The Tick vs... MY HERO ACADEMIA! Issue 26
Admittedly, Spinner thought to himself, being the number one disciple for the Hero Killer did have some of it's disadvantages. For one, he traded a rather regular home life for traveling across the country from Stain's favorite hunting ground to favorite hunting ground.
That wasn't too bad. It wasn't like he had much of a home life to begin with, no one to care about him if he pulled up roots and started to wander. But he was more then just a look out. The Hero Killer was teaching him. His fighting style, as Stain's quirk didn't do much to make him stronger or faster in combat, so he had to make do with skill. His philosophy, newly super charged by the influx of selfless heroism.
Spinner saw the same video. 'I am Mighty.' It's what convinced him to seek out the Hero Killer. That perhaps he could be mighty, too. But instead of something to fight, he found something to fight for. No longer was Stain killing indiscriminately, but rather leaving it for the worst of the worst. The true fakes in it for truly selfish reasons, or who's behavior wasn't very heroic at all.
Like that one they found last week. Sure, a faker was a faker, but sometimes a faker could learn, could become real. But they scouted him. Followed him home. See how he treated his loved ones, so they could decide his lesson.
After what they saw him do, though...
'There's nothing more disgusting in this world, Spinner, then a rapist...'
The next night, the world had one less.
'If you ever find yourself at the mercy of anyone, Spinner, hope for an evil man.' He had told him afterwards, a sharp flick of his wrist cleaning the blood from his blade. 'Evil men like the power they hold over people. They want to see you suffer. They want to see you squirm. They want you to know that they hold your life in your hands. But a good, decent man? They'll kill you with hardly a word.'
He still remembered that moment, burned into his head, into his brain as he commented on his teacher's message. 'But, you taunt everyone... you make sure they know why you're doing all of this.' That dark chuckle from Stain would stay with him for the rest of his years.
'Don't you know, Spinner? I am not a decent man.'
The door exploding in a burst of blue flame knocked spinner from his revelry and woke Stain up from his nap. They both drew their weapons as the intruder walked in lazily, giving out a low whistle.
He honestly looked like roadkill, like someone decided to fix a burn victim with raw hide and leather instead of skin grafts and healing quirks. Stain for his part, pointed his katana at the intruder, cooly. A way that Spinner tried to emulate, but found his own weapon of choice was far too heavy for him to use one handed.
"Who the hell are you?" Stain asked, as the intruder smirked.
"Dabi. I thought for sure I was your number one fan..." He looked over Spinner. "But I suppose I'm not that devoted." Stain let out a long, suffering sigh, before sheathing his katana.
"Another fanboy, just what I needed, like I need another hole in my head." He went back to leaning up against a wall, slumping to the floor. Spinner, for his part was completely shocked! Flabbergasted! He was supposed to be Stain's disciple! Not some punk that just walked off the street.
"Y-you can't be serious! You're just going to let him literally walk off the street like that!? He could be a sidekick for all you know!"
"Dabi, are you a sidekick to some hero trying to bring me in?" Stain asked, arms crossed. He was trying to sleep and the fanboy was going to keep him up over this.
"No, sir. Just a like minded individual. I was hoping that we could... work together. I heard what you've been doing lately. Those... sharp lessons of yours. I don't hate hero society, it needs to change, but for the better. I will help you change it!" Dabi got down on his knees. "If you take me, I only ask one thing, though!"
Stain rolled his eyes, Spinner sighed and threw his hands up in the air. This was happening, wasn't it? This was something that he was going to have to deal with! He saw enough martial art movies to know where this will go! The new guy was going to far out strip him and then he would be removed from the school.
"What's that?" Stain just wanted this over with so he could go back to sleep.
"I want you to help me kill Endeavor." That... Stain's curiosity was piqued, he opened one eye, looking over the burned man.
"I have to say, Dabi. At first you had my curiosity. But now? Oh, you have my attention!"
After the Sports Festival, Mei decided that first, we'd get some milkshakes and watch the rest of the festival at a local cafe. It wasn't... so bad. I got to see what the Upperclassmen were like, and the Seniors at the school for strong as all hell! The first match in the Upperclass tournament made my match against Katsuki look like my match against Mineta...
"Geeze... is that really the difference a year makes at UA?" Izuku commented, as he watched the Festival on the television in the cafe. That was... he wanted to say unexpected, but really...
"Hey, it's UA. If you can survive a year, you'll be turned into an absolute machine!" Mei said, looking over to Izuku. "Well, not literally I hope. I'd really miss those muscles of yours if you decided to go full conversion cyborg. Then again..." She started tapping her chin, deep in thought.
"Mei, I think you're starting to confuse your fantasy for our fantasies." Izuku countered.
"I suppose turning you into a cyborg would get rid of those muscles of yours that Ilike so much." She sighed. "Oh well, I'm over it now."
"What am I going to do with you, Mei?" Izuku asked, with a sigh, shaking his head.
"Love and adore me because you're crazy in love?" Mei had this cute look of innocence on her face, that Izuku had to quickly change the subject.
"Iida's still really mad at you, you know." There we go. They could talk about Mei's match against Iida. Well, 'match'. It was really more like Mei was taking complete advantage over both Iida's good nature and the fact that the Festival was televised.
"He'll get over it. You think he's the type to hold a grudge? He's almost as much of a teddy bear as you are, Izuku!" He looked at her.
"T-teddy bear!?" He practically squeaked out. Mei nodded enthusiastically.
"Oh, yeah. Look at you. You're all cuddly and I bet it's really warm to be held in your arms." She paused. "Oh, wait. I actually know for a fact that it is." Izuku blushed, and placed his head on the table.
"Don't be like that, Izuku. You know you love me."
"I love katsudon, too, but it doesn't tease me nearly as much as you do." Izuku told the pinkette, head still firmly placed on the table. It was a chore, sometimes, but the heart wants what the heart wants and honestly, Mei's teasing was... different then the teasing he got in middle school.
Soon enough, however, they were finished their milkshakes and it was time to head to Izuku's home for dinner. He was... he finally did something his mother could really be proud of. He was coming home the conquering hero.
Quite literally, actually. He had barely stepped through the door when his mother hugged onto him!
"Oh, Izuku, baby! I can't believe you did it!" He managed to blush, but he was smiling just the same! It... felt good, really.
"Thanks, mom!" He didn't know what else to say. "I had people believing in me there, and I had you cheering me on, how could I lose?" He hugged his mom back. It's just what they both needed. They held each other tight for a few moments, before the hug broke.
"So... how does my champion feel about Katsudon?" Izuku nodde vigorously. That was exactly what a champion deserved, a meal fit for a winner!
"I would like that very much!"
"Alright, Izuku. I'm going to get started on it. Oh! And Uncle Nick said he'd be running late tonight." Uncle Nick... who... oh! Of course! They had to be coy about the Tick living with them. Which meant that his mother didn't know about Mei already knowing that Izuku was Aphid.
"Thanks, Mrs. Midoriya!" Mei added, grabbing Izuku by the wrist, pulling him towards the room. But his mother caught on quick.
"Now, now, Izuku! If you're going to have your girlfriend in your room, I want that door open!" She called to them, before they crossed the threshold. Mei sighed, pushing Izuku onto the bed.
"Ugh, your mom is such a kill joy." She looked around. "Oh... wow, I think that's a bigger mood killer then your mother." The genius inventor stated, commenting on Izuku's particular choice of decorations.
"I suppose it'd be awkward to make out while the Number 1 Hero is gazing from every direction, huh? You wanna... just cuddle, instead?" He asked, smiling sheepishly. He was almost sixteen, maybe it was time to take down his posters and various memorabilia.
"I suppose it'll have to do." She sighed, before joining him on the edge of the bed. Sure, it wasn't the declaration she made earlier, but she got to have her muscly teddy bear hold her.
Honestly, I think I was starting to get used to this whole boyfriend thing. Sure, Mei still left me a stuttering wreck when she just surprised me, but... I was head over heels for her, and I never felt like this for anyone before and it was just... I hate to say it, I was giddy and energetic like a school boy, ironically. Unfortunately, my mother really did put her foot down on our original plans, probably not wanting the pink haired temptress to corrupt her baby boy.. Oh well. It's not like we had the whole school year for that!
Izuku Midoriya had just finished escorting Mei Hatsume, the wonder beautiful girl that he was... going steady with! It was like one of those overly bubblegum pop songs that talked about true love and the like, the way he felt for the pinkette! She was enough to leave him dizzy and blushing and just absolutely mad like a march hare.
All it took for him to be putty in her hands was a touch on the arm, a kiss right below the eye, a bright smile. What's worse, she knew it, too! Be still his beating heart, the way she knew how to press all of his buttons and in which order, too!
Oh well, it was just his burden to bear and it wasn't much of a burden at all. If this was how the weight of the world felt, then he was practically Atlas already!
Speaking of bubblegum and pink, however!
"IZUKU MIDORIYA! YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!" And Mina Ashido barrelled right into him! They rolled around on the ground, until they ended up coming to a stop, with Mina on top of Izuku, blushing deeply, her hands resting right on his chest..
"... Ashido! What's going on!?" Izuku asked, finally managing to sit up. The pink, acid empowered school girl was already getting onto her feet.
"There's no time! You're my only hope!" Her eyes went wide, as she looked at the roof tops. "Oh no! It's too late!"
And that was when three men dressed in... white bunny outfits dropped from the roofs.
"Hey." Said the first one.
"Hey!" Said the second.
"Heeeeeeeey..." Said the third.
"... what?"
-TO BE CONTINUED!
