Following her break-up, her growing responsibilities as the Guardian, and having to shut-out her friends and family to protect her secrets, Marinette becomes increasingly overwhelmed and depressed. Worried about Marinette hiding from them how she feels now about her friends come to her house to talk and give her a friendship bracelet made with beads and almost discover the Miracle Box, forcing her to lash out at them and denounce their friendship to get them to leave. Devastated, Marinette’s friends are akumatized back into Lady Wi-Fi, Reflekta, Princess Fragrance, Timebreaker, and Horrificator as the “Gang of Secrets”, who want to force Marinette to reveal her secrets so they can renew their friendship. Ladybug successfully helps Alya resist her akumatization and recruits her as Rena Rouge to help defeat the others. After the victory, Marinette reconciles with her friends. In private with Alya, unable to shoulder her secrets alone, Marinette reveals her identity as Ladybug.