The weather was starting to heat up, that meant summer was on its way. So Nagisa, Karma and Sugino were walking along in their summer gear.
"Yes that crappy weather is gone, see you later" Sugino stretched
"It's is going to heat up soon" Nagisa said smiling
"What are you thinking about Sugino asked "anyway we should spend more of our time outside. We need to be more active"
"Sounds good" Nagisa asked
"Say boys, how about a nice spot of fishing" Karma said
"Fishing, that sounds like fun, what's in season?" Nagisa asked
"Delinquents are out in troves during the summer months, and with Nagisa as bait, there is no end to the amount of bastards we can shake down
"I didn't know delinquents were seasonal" Nagisa deadpanned
"Seriously guys, we should do something" Sugino groaned
"There's always the beach" Nagisa said
"Play well today" a girl said
"Crap" Karma and Nagisa said as they saw Sugino stopping.
"Good one cap, nice throw" a player said
"Well, well, well look who it is, long time no see Sugino" the captain said making Sugino look down
"Hey guys" he shouted as he walked over
"Way to never come by and say hey to your old teammates"
"I've got this" Nagisa said disappearing
"I wonder what he's up to?" Karma asked
"I've been busy lately, which means I suck" Sugino joked
"You're pitching in the big tournament next week right?" another player said
"They haven't decided on it yet, but I would like too" Sugino said
"It would be epic if you did man" another player said fist bumping through the fence
"Yeah" Sugino agreed
"You have no idea how jealous of you we are man" the second player said
"You get to goof off in E-Class all day" a third player said
"We have to hit the book and still practice like our lives depend on it" a fourth said
"Hey, be nice guys and don't make such a big deal about it, he wouldn't understand. Burning both ends of the candle is a privilege of the gifted" the captain
"Humility much?" Karma asked walking over "Somebody thinks he's one of the chosen ones"
"I am" the captain said "You don't believe then watch me in the tournament, there's great and then there's everyone else. So take a wild guess at which one I am, it's just the way things are. I don't make the rules"
"So if you're one of the chosen what does the make me?" Agent Venom said walking into the middle of the baseball field, throwing and catching a baseball in the air
'What is he up to?" Sugino and Karma asked each other
"You're Agent Venom right?" the captain asked
"Correct, so if you're great, than that must make me super" Agent Venom said
"Whatever" the captains said making the hero smirk
"Want to try and take me one, fine then how about this" Agent venom said
"What?" the captain asked
"Simple, I've heard about an exhibition match at your school in which the Class-E guys play against you, so how about this. I'll get some of the other heroes and we'll make up half of Class-E's team. So you'll be playing against those you reject and those Fate has blessed" Agent Venom said
"Interesting, why not?" the captain asked
"Awesome, now let's shake on it" Agent Venom said
"Its a deal" the captain said shaking hands before telling Agent Venom details he already knew.
"See you later" Agent Venom said webslinging off.
"I see, so they hold a friendly class vs. class baseball tournament huh, a healthy body promotes a healthy mind...I approve" Korosensei cheered before realising something "But I don't think Class-E isn't included in the tournament bracket"
"They leave us to make things nice and even, hate to have a tournament with an odd number" Mimura said "We get the exhibition match at the end though"
"Exhibition match?" Korosensei asked
"More of a spectacle, we get divided into gender and then we face the guy's baseball team and the girl's basketball team with everyone watching" Mimura sighed
"So it's not a consolation prize" Korosensei said
"Not really" Kataoka said
"If you guys want to be a laughing stock, fine we have too much respect" Terasaka said "we're out
"Hold on a second" Isogai said
"What a pity" Karma said making everyone pay attention
"Why?" Maehara asked "Besides we should ask Sugino
"It's a pity they won't get to play because Agent Venom made a deal with the baseball team" Karma said shickong teh guys
"And this deal is?" Kimura said
"Later, so Sugino how should we proceed?" Nagisa asked
"Well, not to be negative we're screwed, like royally. The kunugigaoka team has Shindo as their captian, dude throws fastballs like no one's business. He's already being scouted by high schools. It's not even fair. But I'm not going to lie though I would do anything to defeat him and not just putting up a good fight. I want to beat the arrogant son of a bitch at his own game. Baseball is my first love, my life! It took getting kicked off the team to understand that, not to mention the odds are not in our favour" Sugino said
"Swing batter, batter, hey batter batter, swing batter batter" Korosensei cheered
"I forgot, you don't need much convincing when it comes to baseballs
'Three strikes and there out. Man I miss going to the games" the symbiote said shocking Nagisa
'That's why you did that so you could PLAY?' Nagisa mentally asked
"Well no duh!" the symbiote replied
'Excellent' Nagisa smiled
"I wanted to be the no nonsense coach of a sports flick since forever" Korosensei laughed "But Nagisa, what do you have planned
"Stay tuned to find out" Nagisa smirked
"Anyway I've watched you all grow more focused on what direction you wanted to head and its bit wondrous. No matter the odds, it's always been fight kill and win" Korosensei said
After the tournament ended and Class-D's regular pair of jerks were commenting on the sight of real loser, Karma realised something
"Hey guys we have a problem" Karma said
"No joking, half of our team is missing" Sugino said panicking
"Just have patience, I'm sure this is Nagisa's plan" Takebayashi said as he looked around until he spotted the plan. "Okay then, I think we've got this"
"What do you mean?" Sugino said
"Son of a bitch" Karma gasped as while the Kunugigaoka Baseball team was out of the field, walking from the opposite direction was Iceman, Flash, Batman, Antman and Agent Venom
"Heya folks" Antman shouted
"Just came for some baseball" Agent Venom said before winking at some girls
"How in the hell?" the school asked
"This is Nagisa's plan. Having half our team go super?" Sugino asked
"You, the captain?" Agent Venom said
"Yeah" Sugino said
"Good, thought we might lend you a hand. After all I hate arrogant sons of bitches" Agent venom declared flipping off the baseball team
"He's got big balls" Karma said
"Oh, you betcha" Chiba said
"Thanks for playing with us" Sugino said keeping the act up.
"Time for the exhibition game: Class-E vs. the Kunugigaoka Baseball team. And joining the Class-E team is some of our city's super heroes!" the announcer said as the crowd cheered
"Only the chosen one get's bragging rights my friend, Victory goes to the most skilled player on and off the field" Shindo said
"Blah, Blah, Blah. Look did we come to chat or did we come to play a game of Baseball?" Agent Venom asked
"Let's play some ball" the ref said
"Why are they so fired up all of a sudden?" Flash asked
"We're the reason. So where's the coach, isn't he suppose to teach us his method?" Nightwing asked
"He's over there, using Force perspective to look like a common baseball, since Karasuma said he couldn't draw attention to himself." Agent Venom said "He'll signal us with the colour of his face" he added as Korosensei flashed green, purple and yellow twice
"And the hero thing?" Karma asked
"The symbiote want to play some ball" Agent Venom said
"So what did he said?" Sugino asked
"Yo chief, top disguise" Karma shouted making the ball shrink into the ground
"Kill the opponent" Agent Venom relied
"Good advice, treat them as target. It will be good practice for the big assassination attempt" Batman said
"Yeah, by the way cool suit" Sugino said admiring the full black suit with a red bat on the chest. It even covered his entire face
"Thanks, now let's do this!" Batman declared
"YEAH!" the guys responded before they started.
"So who's up first?" Takebayashi said
"Flash" Agent Venom said
"You got it" the flash said
"Okay boys and girls, let's give them a taste of something I like to call Assassination Baseball, Powered Up edition" Korosensei chuckled.
"Top of the first, let's see what the first pitch has in store" the announcer said
"STRIKE" as Flash missed the ball.
"Does this feel like a crappy away game or what?" Flash smirked seeing Korosensei go red, purple and pink. But he did hear how Shindo's fastball was 140 km/h 'Perfect' the Flash smirked as the next pitch was about to be thrown
"We'll strike three batters on top of the first, and the score three runs at the bottom, and then we win. But those heroes could damage that" the coach said
"piece of cake" Shindo thought as he threw a fastball.
"See yah" Flash said as he bunted the ball and took off. The catchers were looking everywhere for him
"Oh yoo hoo" Flash cried from third base.
"WHAT!" the other team said
"I know Kimura is our faster runner, and could have easily taken home several times, but stopping at third base seems like an insult to these guys" Korosensei chuckled
"Batter No 2, Agent Venom"
"Oh boy" the class-D jerk said "If the fastest guy they had, this guy has no hope" Agent venom just smirked as he saw the ball incoming
"HEADS UP" he said slugging the ball away. He run to first base and stopped, looking back he saw that he had embedded a smoking baseball into the fence. "Nice, you were saying?"
"Yikes" the jerks said
"NO way" Shindo said
"That's incredible, he hit it so hard it embedded itself into the fence!"
"They may be good, and while I suggesting bunting, something even pros get discombobulated over. That kind of hit is indeed incredible" Korosensei analysed
'FIRST BASE? you could have gone home with that shot!" the symbiote said
"That would be too easy" Nagisa smiled
'I suppose so. Oh look Principal Dickless is watching...let's wave' The symbiote said as Agent Venom waved to Asano, who scowled.
"practicing against him really did pay off" Antman said as he remembered how they had a one on class match against the octopus with him throwing faster pitches and even taunting Mimura about his air guitar. After they were wiped out Takebayashi gave them some data on Shindo's pitches
"Shindo's pitches top off around about 145 km/h, he also throws curveballs and fastball exclusively with 90% of those being fast balls.
"He sticks at what he knows best, at the junior high level a good fastball is the only thing you need" Sugino said
"Exactly, which mean f we get our heads around his fastballs we'll be in tip top. Now for the rest of practice I'll be slowing down my pitch considerably and I'll be using Shindo's form, same stance and force as if Shindo himself was throwing, and that way Shindo's pitches will go slow motion to your guys"
Batman was up next and was waiting for the pitch
'I'm not as strong as Agent Venom, but I should get it to first base, leaving the next batsman to get Flash home' he thought as Shindo's fastball was indeed in slow motion enabling him to bunt it.
"ANOTHER Bunt?' the announcer cried as Batman got to first base while Agent Venom got to second with the opposing team scrambled around for the ball "The ball have come to a dead stop with bases loaded and no outs, it's a bad day for Shindo, maybe he's not feeling well"
"So who's next?" Batman asked
"Batter No.4 Sugino" the second announcer said
"Sugino" Shindo snarled as Sugino saw Korosensei go teal, green and black
'Got it" Sugino said
"Shindo goes to pitch and Sugino gets ready to bunt" the announcer said worried as Shindo pictured Sugino pointing a gun at him
'Something's not about these guys, are they playing baseball or something else?' he asked himself
'I know I've got nothing on your throwing arm's strength. But real strength is a different story, it's not about striking hard or often" Sugino said as he switched from a bunt to a full hit 'Its about striking true' he said as he sailed the ball over head into the outfield making it so Agent Venom, Flash and Batman could get home
"It's a base clearing triple with the batter landed on third" the announcer said
"YEAH!" Sugino cheered
"This isn't real" Shindo said
This is unprecedented, Class-E has scored the first three runs" the announcer said
"What's going on?" the coach asked
"You seem alarming pale, you could be coming down with something" Asano said "I recommend you get some rest, otherwise your team will worry and that will undermind their playing
"I'm fine sir" the coach said
"Don't be stupid, you're unwell that can be the only reason they're not doing so well" Asano said as he told the girl near him to take the coach to the infirmary "I'll be taking over
"Well that was fun" Nakamura said
"Nothing like getting beaten to liven up the mood" Okano said
"No worries there is always next time" Kataoka said
"It was all my fault, my lack of skills dragged the team down" Kaede said
"That's not true" Kataoka said
"We all sucked" Nakamura added
"The other team had big boobies, they were jiggly all over the place. It made me so mad I could concentrate" Kaede said
"What is the deal with you hating big boobs?" Okano asked
"Let's just hope the guys are doing better than us" Hayami said
"Keep this up guys" Batman said
"We're only in the first innings and the big boss wants to pack it in" Antman smirked
"No" Agent venom said "It's something else"
"Alright it has come to our attention that the coach has been unwell and the concern for him has been affecting the players' performance. But luckily Principal Asano has stepped in to take over the role of coach" the announcer said
"That bastard!" agent Venom scowled
"Calm down, man" Batman said
"Not yet" Agent Venom said. Antman went up to bat and he was worried as all the fielders were in the infield.
'Crap they caught on' Antman said
"Can they do that?" Okajima asked
"Technically if it's in their territory, they can defend however they want" Takebayashi said "And then they can get called out by the umpire, who is on their side"
"We have to redirect the game's flow. Sugino is a formable talent, he kept up his skills by joining a municipal team, no denying the boys is making an effort. and the heroes have skills and powers that they've been using for a long time giving them an advantage. But that is neither here nor there; what separate the common follk from you is a sense of destiny. Forge ahead to meet you future and rabble like them will fall in the dust by the thousands. Who know you may even be better heroes then them one day; so don't think of this as baseball, rather think of it as recon for clearing the debris and do as destiny commands
'Slug it Antman' Agent Venom said as Antman went for a bunt, only it was caught as was about tro be thrown to third, but Sugino stayed
"Sorry guys" Antman said
"it's okay, we can still win this." Batman said
"Bullshit we can" Agent Venom growled
"Wow you're pissed" Karma said
"Whatever" Agent Venom snapped as a blade was shown in his hand
"Antman is intimidated by the pressure so that's one out" the announcer
'This is messed up, how can I bunt my way around a b.s. set up this, any advice sir?' Okajima though seeing Korosensei looking lost 'We got nothing
"Strike three batter out" the umpire said
"That's it" Agent Venom snarled getting
"Chill" Batman said as Chiba got out
"Not again, one more and now we field" Agent Venom snarled
"That's three out in a row, Shindo is back in action" the announcer cheered
"Good work my boy, now keep it up four seam fastball will turn the tide. I want high drama so pitch as if you're going to crush them" Asano said
"Sir" Shindo ordered
"Allow me reiterate, this is much more than a game, it is benchmark on your climb to the top
"SIR!" the team said. Karasuma and the girls were watching. Karasuma frown
'That man know how to inspire his students, like someone else we know, he's a gifted motivator, photographic memory when it comes to faces. Strengths and weakness, they teach the same but as moulder of young mind they couldn't be more different' Karasuma pondered 'They're on a collision course with each other. I can sense it" he pondered while Irina read a baseball rule book
'Nagisa, you need to calm down. Too bad I don't have any chocolate to give you so you can regain control' Kaede sadly said
It was the Kunugigaoka team's turn and Sugino was the pitcher. He looked to see The Flash as the catcher, to make it fairer to the others. The Flash could get a hotdog from the other side of town and be back in time to catch them out, so they parked him behind the batter's box.
"Not cool man" Flash moaned as Sugino threw a curveball, making the first batter get a strike to which the girls cheered
"Yeah Sugino" Nightwing said "that's the way, we can't catch a damn. In the bunker Asano was doing more of his brainwashing on Shindo, telling him to crush the opponents.
"Psst Karma down here" Korosensei said
"Not the best place to be Chief" Karam said
"You're first up to bat next innings correct, so how about we shake things up a bit" Korosensei smirked as the third out was given
"Batter No. 8 Left fielder Akabane
"Hm" Karma said
"Move it kid, get you tail in the batter's box.
"Hold on a second here, never peg you as the cheating type sir" Karma said "If the rules haven't changed, which means this little gambit ain't legal" Karma said "They're bogartting the infield, umpire should have called them on it by now, anyone else smell rat or is it just me?" Karma smirked "oh never mind you guys are morons! Baseball's a foreign language to you guy" he added making the crowd hurl insults at him
'I'm not sure this is working accord to your plan sir'
"That's fine, the important thing is to speak out when you see an injustice" Korosensei said showing his ring face. That innings all of Class E got out. Agent Venom really wanted to punch some head,s but he chuckled when two player on the other team got attacked by bullet ants. But the second inning was not going their way as the home team scored two runs thanks to Shindo. Asano smriked.
"Thank you Korosensei, Class-E sets an example impossible to ignore, all the more so for resorting to cheap tricks, including those heroes. Between that and genuine skill and strength on balance which do you think is more inspiring' he mentally said as Class E was all out again. Agent Venom was fuming.
"That's it! I DON'T CARE TO WHO HE IS I'M GOING TO KILL HIM' Agent Venom thought. The others were getting worried as the teams switched again, all the other students were jeering Class-E, Kaede was more and more nervous now that he was going to blow.
Asano asked the next batter over for a word, while he was doing so. Takebayashi signalled over Agent Venom
"Here, its a piece of chocolate, it should calm you down" Takeabayashi
"Thanl man" Agent Venom said calming dow.
"you're upsetting Kayano" Takebayashi said
"I'll apologise to her but in the meantime" Agent Venom said taking the field. He noticed something so he got closer. Sugino pitched at the batter only to be bunted. This shocked Class-E as the batter took first
'Imagine, my team bunting against amateurs would be disgraceful, but given that the upstarts are having their own questionable tactics used against them. We chosen ones are justified' Asano smirked as the class gathered inward. Looking over to see a berserk Shindo taking the batter's box.
"I've got this" Agent Venom said. "Sugino's worn out" he said taking the pitcher's mound. 'Turn and advantage into a weakness. Now that I'm thinking clearly I can use Matt-sensei's advice here'
"You're mine Sugino you hear, I will crush you" Shindo snarled
"Got to get through me first. And I don't care what your sleezeball of a headmaster has been scheming. I'm here to wreck his shit" Agent Venom said "So you chicken?"
"I don't care!" Shindo shouted
"Good, batter up, Mr. Destiny!" Agent Venom said as he threw a fastball
"Too easy" Shindo said swinging at it.
"Oh is it?" Agent Venom asked as half the bat dropped to the floor while the other half was in Shindo's hand. "Can do repeat what you said before, about Only the chosen one get's bragging rights, whoops. So Mr Chosen one, how does it feel to be beaten by a superior?" Agent Venom asked as Shindo was confused. "Yo coach! You better get your boy a better bat" he shouted as Shindo got a new bat only to see Karma and Takebayashi in front of him
"Choking up the infield won't hurt the batters concentration, but hey what are you going to do?" Karma asked "Now...if you got called on it earlier, then we could too. So you're cool with this sir?" Karma asked
'Well play, but it's just another desperate trick' Asano though "Proceed as you will, a true athlete does not faultier in the face of such trickery" Asano said
'Let's hope this works. I don't want to see my friends in a medbay' Agent venom thought
"Wow duly noted and we'll hold you to that sir" Karma smirked as they got closer, in fact they stopped right in front of Shindo
"WHAT, Are you guys crazy?" Antman asked
"I'm going to hurt you guys if I miss" Agent Venom said
"What?" Shindo asked
"Yo Mr Chosen one, don't mind us you might hit us with your swing, but we'll be fine" Karma said
"My, what an obvious attempt at a bluff, put everything into that swing of yours, crack their skulls if you need to" Asano said "They will get the penalty of obstructing the batter"
"I'm coming after you pal" Agent venom said as Shindo seemed confuse 'good luck guys' Agent Venom said as he pitched the ball. Shindo went in for the swing making Karma and Takebayashi dodge giving Shindo a strike
'They dodged at the last millisecond' Asano said amazed
"When it comes to guts and visual acuity, my students are on top of it, they can dodge his swing like they bunt his fastballs" Korosensei said enjoying a sweet treat
"Oh come on what was that, you're going to have to come after us like you're going to kill us" Karma said smirking while making Shindo see a knife in his hand. Shindo hit it into the ground front of Karma, who did a jump grab and threw it to Flash who then shot it over to third base where Antman before he threw to first giving Shindo an out
"It's over, the game is over and the winners are Class-E and the heroes" the announcer said "What the hell happened" this made the class E student cheer
"How did they lose to those Class-E jerkwads?" the rotund Class-D jerk sai
"All that fire power wasted. Not to mention they had heroes on their sides." the skinny jerk said
"Good game Shindo" Agent Venom and Sugino said helping him up "I know it wasn't a proper game, but hey I had to teach you a lesson. Humility is better than arrogance. And those you look down upon can and will fight back at anytime"
"Plus I wanted to show my old friends to my new friends. Even if half of them were half weren't here" Sugino said
"It doesn't matter now, but I see why you wanted to play against us. Thanks" Shindo said as the Class-E team walked off. "Besides this isn't over. I'll play you next time in high school"
"Looking forward to it" Sugino said walking off the field with his old friend while the other guys watched.
G'day guys Grizz here with the next chapter and it is the baseball arc. This was fun, I always wanted to do it so some of the heroes showed up, originally it was all of the heroes against the team, but I figured this would be more fair. And yes Asano will be getting his from Agent Venom in the future.
Now I'm planning something with Mrotrax, the author of Nagisa: Assassin with a mouth. But it won't be anytime soon since we're busy with our tales of assassins and heroes, but it will be fun so keep an eye out for it, also read his Nagisa: Assassin with a mouth fic it is good
So until next I'll catch you on the flipside