The Césaire Apartment
Marinette was speaking to Marlena on her phone while Kalianna and Alya are playing with her little sisters, Ella and Etta, who are both wearing propeller hats.
"Yes, Mrs. Césaire. The girls are ready for bed. Uh...technically speaking..." Marinette chuckled. "Yeah, we're good. Enjoy the movie!" She turns off her cellphone.
"Come on, bedtime, you little monsters! That's enough mischief for one day!" Alya exclaimed as she and Kalianna each picked up the rambunctious twins.
"It's not us! It's the Sapotis!" Ella and Etta said in unison before laughing.
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Kalianna and Alya tucked the twins in their beds.
"Off to bed, little Sapotis. You need to rest if you wanna be fighting fit for tomorrow" Kali smiled.
"It's not fair! We don't wanna go to bed! We wanna stay up with you guys!" Etta protested.
"Yeah! We wanna watch the movie and tell each other lots of secrets!" Ella added.
"And what kind of zombies will you be at the amusement park tomorrow if you go to bed late? Show 'em, Marinette" Alya uttered.
In the doorway, Marinette pretends to yawn and feel exhausted after she wakes up in the morning.
"So what's it gonna be? A boring sit-down pajama party with the big kids, or...the super cool amusement park tomorrow?" Kal asked.
"The amusement park!" The twins replied as they both settled down to sleep.
"That's what I thought. So, goodnight, Sapotis" Alya reaches down to remove Ella's hat.
"Wait! Can we keep 'em on? Please?" Ella begged.
"All right. But go to sleep now"
"Goodnight you two" Kalianna said before she turned off the light and closed the door.
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Alya sets down a tray with a pitcher of orange juice and two glasses on the coffee table, then she transfers the tray's contents to the table.
Marinette gets out three plates and spoons in the kitchen. "You seriously have a technique down with your little sisters. But...uh, who are the Sapa... Sapo...?"
"The Sapotis? They're little monsters from a créole fable who are always pulling pranks and making all sorts of mischief" Alya explained.
Kalianna takes a tray with two slices of cantaloupe out of the refrigerator.
"Now that we're all alone I can finally tell you guys" Alya takes out her phone. "Apparently Ladybug and Leopardess have been around at least since the pharaohs. But no way can the Leopardess and Ladybug we know can be five thousand years old! So, I downloaded a great app that analyzed some recordings I had of them talking. Based on the frequencies of their voices, it turns out they're girls our age!"
Kalianna averted her eyes to the charm bracelet that Adrien got for her while Marinette became nervous.
"Euhh.." The bluenette looks away from Alya's phone. "Uh...Alya? The orange juice?"
Alya, Marinette, and Kalianna hear Ella and Etta giggling just then. Alya looks over the couch to see that the pitcher of orange juice has been completely emptied. She groaned.
In Ella and Etta's room, Alya wipes both twins' mouths with a napkin.
"It's not us! It's the Sapotis!" Ella and Etta said in synchronization.
