The injured students were admitted into the Hospital where they stayed overnight. Their injuries weren't too bad but they still required immediate attention. It was a very worrisome night, the pros having to alert the parents that their kids were pretty badly injured, as well as having to explain to the authorities what happened.
Unfortunately it wasn't easy for them either, as the pros, they were given trouble for not properly taking care of their interns, and thus would receive some discipline, but for the moment, there was just relief the kids were safe.
The following morning the four students had awoken, each of them bandaged. Izuku had his leg wrapped up, Tenya's arms were bandaged, Shoto had a big patch on his shoulder and Flurry had big bandage around her arm.
"So, how are you feeling Midoriya, any better?" Tenya asked.
"Not really," Izuku said, checking his leg.
"Yeah, me neither," Tenya said.
"My arm still hurts," Flurry said. "Plus I had nightmares last night, I couldn't sleep well.
"You're not alone, I didn't get the best rest myself," Tenya said.
"You know, thinking about that fight now, we did something pretty amazing," Izuku said.
"Yeah, we did," Shoto said.
"After everything that happened, it's a miracle we're even alive," Izuku said. "With my leg messed up, I was a sitting duck, he could have easily just killed me."
"It did seem like he let you, me and Flurry Heart live on purpose," Shoto said. "I'm impressed by you Iida, he actually tried to kill you but you fought back."
"That wasn't entirely true," Tenya said, looking aside.
Suddenly the door opened revealing Gran Torino, Superman Deadpool, Pinkie Pie, Gohan and Videl. The older hero spoke first, "So you're all awake."
"Ah! Gran Torino," Izuku excitedly noticed.
"Pinkie Pie, Deadpool," Tenya commented.
"Superman?" Shoto said in confusion, pleasantly surprised by the Man of Steel's presence.
"Saiyaman 1 and 2 are here as well," Flurry said, her mood perking up.
"That's not all," they heard. It was Peter, he had stopped by with Twilight and Ochako. "Hey survivors, what's up!?"
"Uncle Peter! You made it!" Flurry excitedly stated, happy to see her uncle and aunt.
"Deku!" Ochako ran to her friend, "How are you feeling? Are you hurt too badly!?"
"I'm fine, my leg's pretty messed up," Deku said. "Did you come all the way to see me?"
"Of course, you were almost killed, I had to see if you were alright," Ochako said. "I had to see if all of you were alright!"
"Wow, thanks very much Uraraka," Deku said, touched by her sincerity.
Superman had walked over to Shoto, "How are you feeling?"
"Fine..." Shoto said. "Shoulder hurts though."
"Sorry to hear," Superman said, then used his x-ray vision, "But your wounds are healing up nicely, the doctors here did a great job at patching you kids up."
"Thanks...but why are you here?" Shoto asked. "I mean, I'm grateful, but I'm just surprised."
"Someone needed to check up on you, I'm honestly surprised your father isn't here," Superman said.
"I'm not," Shoto admitted. Superman understood what he meant, it did infuriate him that Endeavor couldn't even stop by to check on his own son.
Meanwhile Twilight had rushed over to her niece, "My poor sweet Flurry, I still can't believe you ran into that terrible man." She angrily turned to Gohan and Videl, "And I still can't believe you let that happen!"
Gohan placed his hands together apologetically as he bowed, "We're terribly sorry Twilight."
"Yes, very sorry," Videl said, copying Gohan's mannerisms.
"Twilight, you know Gohan and Videl wouldn't allow anything bad to happen to Flurry on purpose, they just didn't expect those Nomu things to show up," Peter said. "That creep from the USJ was working with Stain it sounds like." Peter glared at Flurry, "Still, what you did was very foolish young lady."
"No doubt about that!" Gran Torino said, angrily marching toward Izuku. "Honestly I can yell at you for hours for the crap you pulled!"
"I'm really sorry," Izuku said.
"I'm sorry too," Flurry said. "I didn't mean to worry you."
"I'm just glad you're safe," Peter said, rubbing her hair, the girl feeling happy with her uncle's affection. "I would hate it if I ever lost you, you're my precious niece after all."
Flurry looked up at the hero with eyes of sparkle, "You're the best Uncle ever Peter."
"Sorry to interrupt the sentimental, but we have a visitor here," Gran Torino said, just as a man walked into the room. "This is Hosu's chief of police, Keji Surogame."
"Why does he look like a freaking dog?" Deadpool asked.
"Wade!" Pinkie scolded, then bowed to the chief. "I'm sorry about that." "Though that is kind of cute, I bet Fluttershy would love this."
Everyone stood up out of respect, Izuku trying to do the same until the chief spoke up, "You may stay seated, woof."
"Woof!?" Izuku found that odd.
"This is hard to take seriously," Peter mentally commented.
"That was adorable," Ochako mentally said.
"So you're the UA students who apprehended Stain correct?" Keji asked.
"Yes, we are," Shoto answered. "Why would the Chief of Police come all this way?"
"Is he even still alive?" Flurry asked.
"He is, and is currently in the hospital with several broken bones and severe burns, under heavy guard, woof," Keji answered. Something about that answer however disappointed Flurry. "Here's a lesson you all should have learned, when quirks became the norm, the police sought to maintain the status quo, to not use quirks as weapons. That's when heroes came in, they could do what we couldn't, with the proper licensing of course, woof. The police cannot condone the use of deadly quirks, we're trying to stop that harm from being done. The only reason pros can use their powers is due to the early ethic all the old heroes chose to abide by. That's why it is against the law for uncertified people to use their quirks to cause injury. Whether you were up against the hero killer or not, none of you had the authority to harm him."
"Wait, seriously!?" Ochako asked. "But they were just trying to help, you can't be mad at them for-
"Let me finish please," Keji interrupted, then focused back on his speech. "Unfortunately you four students, you along with your supervisors, Gran Torino, Endeavor, Pinkie Pie, Deadpool, Saiyaman 1 and Saiyaman 2 will face consequences for this abuse of your powers."
"Hold on a minute, if Iida hadn't stepped in then Native would have been killed!" Shoto said. "And if it wasn't for Midoriya, not only would they both be dead, but so would Pinkie Pie!"
"Easy kid, that's the police chief," Videl warned.
"I don't care, what type of hero law is this!?" Shoto shouted. "No one else even realized the hero killer was in Hosu! Did you expect us to stand by and let people die!?"
"Please calm down Todoroki," Izuku said.
"I can't condone that line of reasoning! It's unfair to even think about it that way!" Shoto shouted. This statement really started reaching home for Peter, Superman and Gohan, all of them knowing what it's like to want to be a hero but could barely use their abilities without consequence.
"Are you saying it's fine to break the law as long as it goes your way?" Keji asked. That statement did rub Peter the wrong way, the hero doing his best not to lash out, Gohan feeling the same. Superman did have a better understanding but even he couldn't help but feel disappointment right now.
"Sir, if I may," Ochako interjected. "A hero is suppose to save others, so they were just doing what they've been training for. Do you really need permission to do the right thing?"
"In a way, yes," Keji said. "Clearly UA hasn't been teaching you kids well enough, neither have the pros you've been interning with. What a shame."
"Is this guy for real!?" Peter angrily clenched his fists. Twilight noticed and quickly went to calm her husband.
"Now isn't the time," She whispered.
"Still, this isn't right," Peter commented.
"Is this what Peter went through with Iron Man during that Ferry incident?" Ochako wondered, thinking back to what Peter had told her. Looking over to the pro, she could tell that he would have done what her friends did tonight, regardless of hero law.
Keji had overheard Peter a second prior, not too surprised about the hero's feelings on this matter. "You kids have much to learn before you become fully licensed heroes, and not follow the mistakes of other pros who tried to change the law, and failed."
Peter felt that was directed at him, but before he could fully lash out, Shoto had angrily marched toward him, "Damn mutt!"
"Hold it kid!" Gran Torino urged. "Try to hear him out until the end."
"What I'm saying is this is the official stance of the police department, but any punishment would only be needed if this went public," Keji said. "If this did go public, no doubt the citizens would sing your praises, but you would still face consequences. But we could say Endeavor saved the day, Stain's burns would support that story, and any broken bones could be attributed to assistance from Spider-Man and Superman since they were both spotted near him. Thankfully there weren't any witnesses, this could be the last you heard of any punishments, but no one would know about what you've done. The choice is yours, I know where I stand," He gave them a thumbs up, "I don't want to ruin any young careers."
"We're still gonna have to take some responsibility as supervisors though," Deadpool said.
Tenya walked over and bowed to Deadpool, "I'm sorry, I should have listened."
Deadpool turned to Pinkie, seeing his wife shrug it off made his response to Tenya easy, "Eh, things happen. You made a mistake, but you were also acting like a hero, so it cancels out."
"I honestly wasn't thinking like a hero, I just wanted revenge for my brother," Tenya said, that line catching Peter's attention. "I was wrong. You warned me and I didn't listen, any burden you bear is my fault."
"We all make mistakes Tenya, what matters is if you learn from them," Pinkie said, then brought Tenya in for a hug. "Honestly, I'm just glad you're ok, if you died out there I would feel terrible. I don't care about my consequences, I'm just glad you're alive."
"Thank you ma'am," Tenya said, feeling teary eyed. "I won't do it again!"
"I apologize as well," Izuku said.
"Me too," Flurry added.
"I also apologize, and we leave it to you," Shoto said.
"I know it's not fair, you won't enjoy the fame or praise you would have received otherwise," Keji said, then bowed himself. "But allow me, the Chief of Police, to thank you for your service."
"Honestly, you could have started with that," Shoto said.
"For real, starting off with critique did not seem the way to go, this system is way too flawed," Peter felt.
Ochako giggled, "You're so serious Todoroki, you beat out Iida in that regard."
"Well, I best take my leave, I'll leave you all to recover then," Keji said.
"Yes sir," Izuku said. "Thank you."
Keji was about to leave when Peter called out, "Yo McGruff."
"Peter!" Twilight shouted. "It's Police Chief!"
"It's fine Miss Sorceress," Keji said, then turned to Peter. "May I help you?"
"When you file that report, leave my name out," Peter said. "I don't want credit for something I didn't do."
"Same," Superman said. "Endeavor's name should be more than enough."
"Are you certain? Capturing Stain would be a big deal after all," Keji said.
"I don't care about the credit or the glory that comes with it," Peter said. "I'm not in the hero business for any of that."
"Same here I've never been one to care about fame or glory, as long as Justice is served," Superman said. "Do what you must to protect the futures of these children, but I can't be part of something fraudulent."
"Very well, I can respect your wishes, I'll leave the credit to Endeavor," Keji said.
"Hey, can I get a bit of that then?" Deadpool asked.
"Wade!" Pinkie scolded.
"Ugh, never mind," Deadpool lamented.
Keji chuckled a bit, "You never fail to bring a laugh out of me Deadpool, woof. I will be making my leave."
As Keji left, Gohan turned to Videl, "Think I should have tried going for that credit thing?"
"What are you my dad? There's still people who believe him when he said he helped All Might bring down Cell," Videl said.
"I remember that, All Might had to take credit for defeating Cell, even though you did most of the work Gohan," Peter said. "Of course the difference is that All Might actually tried fighting Cell."
"Well he did help, so did you, Twilight and everyone else there, even Vegeta," Gohan said.
"What was Cell like?" Izuku asked. "I've heard stories but I don't think I know anyone who's actually fought him, even All Might never told me much about it."
"He was a Bio-Android created by a man named Doctor Gero, honestly if I had to say, he was a Nomu before they even existed," Gohan said. "Cell was made from the cells of many warriors, like my dad, Vegeta, and my teacher Piccolo."
"Even a few pros, but the scientist who created him seemed to mostly focus on anyone who came in contact with Gohan's father," Videl said.
"Still, making a monster from the cells of others," Izuku commented. "A monster that's been bio-engineered like that. An artificial human, like those Nomu creatures. Seems like someone liked the idea of doing that, but I imagine that Cell was a bit different from them."
"Yeah, he could talk for one," Gohan said. "These Nomu look like prototypes really, but if they truly perfect one, we may end up with a situation similar to Cell, and if they're mass produced, then it'll be much worse."
"I regret not being around for the Cell games, unfortunately at the time I was on a mission off planet with The Justice League," Superman said.
"That's when you went to Apokolips right?" Peter asked.
Superman nodded in confirmation, "Earth already had it's troubles with Cell and Ultron, not to mention the risk of the Sentinels rising, the planet did not need Darkseid showing up."
"We do appreciate you keeping evil aliens off the planet," Izuku said. "But what's this about Sentinels?"
"You'd have to ask the X-Men about that," Superman said. "But like the Nomu, Ultron's drones and the Androids from the Red Ribbon Army, they are yet another product of potential destruction. Science has come a long way, and unfortunately there are those who would use it for evil."
"Of course Ultron wasn't built for evil, he was suppose to assist The Avengers," Twilight said. "Then it broke free on it's own will."
"That's another thing to worry about," Gran Torino commented, getting their attention. "So many nutjobs want to create their own ultimate being that they fail to consider the idea of it developing will of it's own. If these creatures keep getting made, I guarantee one of them will try something like that."
"We won't let that happen," Gohan reassured. "If these things do grow in numbers and their own intelligence, the fight against Stain might seem like a simple bike ride through the park in comparison."
Izuku shuddered to think of the Nomus gaining that type of intelligence, one of those things nearly took down All Might, if whoever's creating this could get even more materials and more power, one may be engineered to take on Superman himself. "Now I really have to get stronger, to prevent creatures like Cell or Ultron from being made." He clenched his fist in determination, "For the sake of our future."
"I don't want that to happen but if it does, then hopefully I'll have a hero license of my own, that way I don't have to worry about credit, not that I'm after that of course, I just want to be able to help," Ochako said.
"Hey if you still want to help, we won't stop you," Deadpool said. Some of the heroes wanted to comment, almost ready to scold that type of thinking, but they really couldn't bring themselves to say that.
"I can live without the credit," Ochako said. "Honestly Peter and Superman turning down that type of credit despite being big heroes is so cool in it's own way, like they're so tough and cool that they don't need it, they got the legacy of being awesome." This comment got a sheepish chuckle from the two heroes. "Though I still wish Deku and the others could have gotten some credit for bringing down the hero killer, it just doesn't seem right for Endeavor to take the credit."
"Being a hero isn't always easy," Superman said. "But a true hero doesn't do heroic acts for the praise, they do it because it's the right thing. When I started out, each time I stopped a crime, I just moved on, I didn't care about the glory, I just wanted the world to be safer."
"Same, most I did was leave a note each time I stopped a crime," Peter said. "What matters is that you kids did the right thing, sometimes doing the right thing isn't an easy choice and it can get muddied in laws and morals, you really have to listen to your heart."
"Remember, someone is alive because of you," Gohan said. "Not only that, now you're taken a step in preventing other heroes from that potential fate Native could have endured."
"Thank you for your praise," Izuku said. "I'm glad everyone's alive too, that's all I care about."
"You're a good kid Izuku, so are your friends," Peter said.
"It's nothing," Izuku said, the found himself face to face with Ochako. "Uh, Uraraka? Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, I'm just, really happy you're alright, I got really worried when all you sent was your location," Ochako said.
"I'm really sorry about that, but it's all I had time to send," Izuku said.
"Yeah, I understand," Ochako said, taking Izuku's hand in hers. "I'm just glad you're safe. If something happened to you, I don't know how I would handle it."
Izuku blushed a bit, not sure how to respond. It didn't help that he suddenly had eyes on him, including a smug smile from Peter, Twilight and Flurry looking on like if they were watching a romance movie, Superman smiling in approval, Gohan and Videl curious as to what will happen next, even Deadpool and Pinkie Pie seemed to be in a giggle fit. Tenya and Shoto were a bit confused, though the former had a better idea of what was happening than the latter. Gran Torino just hoped the boy wouldn't say anything stupid.
"Well, it's nothing, not the first time you've seen me like this, at least I don't have any broken bones," Izuku nervously said.
"This is getting good!" Flurry was really anticipating what will happen. "Maybe they'll kiss! Or is it too soon? Who cares, I want to see them kiss!"
"Looks like love may blossom here, I mean if that boy isn't as dense as I am when it comes to romance," Peter joked to himself.
"Maybe I should get everyone out the room so they could have some privacy," Superman considered.
The two just stood there a moment, well sitting for Izuku, not sure what to say next. The others could tell they wanted to say more but both kids seemed to shy to really continue. The guys in the room wanted to nudge Izuku while the girls thought about assisting Ochako. This moment was interrupted by a familiar voice. "Ahem..."
Ochako turned to see a surprising face, "Mayday!?"
Peter turned to his daughter, "What brings you here kiddo? I thought you were off with Best Jeanist."
"He's downstairs, I wanted to check on Izuku and Flurry, I can't believe they ran into that hero killer guy, good thing I asked you to come check on Izuku huh daddy?" Mayday said.
"Yeah, good thing," Peter said. "Well so much for Izuku and Ochako, but of course Mayday would be worried, she does like Izuku and...wait, how much does she like him?"
"Cuz!" Flurry said, rushing over to hug Mayday. "I'm so happy to see you!"
"Same here," Mayday said, returning the hug. "You must have been so frightened out there, going against someone so dangerous."
"She actually held her own out there," Izuku said. "You would have been proud."
"I am proud of my cousin," Mayday said, maintaining the hug. "I just wish I could have been there for you."
"I'll be fine," Flurry said. "At least it's all over, plus the boys kept me safe too, especially Shoto."
Mayday looked over her cousin's arm, "Well he didn't do the best job but I guess we can only ask for so much from him."
"Mayday!" Peter scolded. "That's not how you show appreciation."
"It's fine Spider-Man, I mean she did get hurt, so your daughter has the right to be angry," Shoto insisted.
"Huh, finally learned a bit of humility, least you're improving faster than Katsuki," Mayday said.
"Mayday..." Flurry warned.
"Alright, I'll back away, I've got nothing to prove anyway, I'm still Number One," Mayday said, making her way over to Izuku, noticing that Ochako still had his hand held. "So, keeping his hand warm Ochako?"
Ochako realized she was still holding the boy's hand and quickly pulled away, "Uh, well...yeah, I wanted to make sure he wasn't cold."
Videl shook her head in shame, "That was such a lame excuse."
"Well he looks fine, so you can go back to my daddy, I'll take over from here, Izuku and I do go back after all, it's only fitting that his first true friend be the one to take over from here," Mayday said, putting on quite the smile, one that unnerved Ochako.
"Uh, alright," Ochako said, nervously stepping away, not noticing the slight glare Mayday shot her direction.
"So much for Ochako's chance, though of course I should have expected Mayday to get a little jealous," Flurry looked a bit worried for this scenario. "Mayday, I love you, you're my favorite cousin, but honestly I don't know if your personality is what Izuku needs right now."
"Looks like Mayday is making her territory known," Twilight realized. "I hope this doesn't become an issue, Mayday can be a little competitive when she wants something, and I don't want her flipping out if Izuku ends up liking another girl."
"Wait, so he has two girls who want to date him or something?" Gohan felt a bit confused. While not as bad as his father, Gohan was still a bit oblivious to certain romantic situations.
Mayday then turned her attention to Izuku. "You look pretty bad yourself, how's your leg holding up?"
"It's healing nicely," Izuku said.
"Good, I'm glad you're not hurt," Mayday said, this time sounding a bit more shy. "I'm really sorry I wasn't there, I should have been able to help you."
"Well that's a shift in personality," Videl noticed.
"You couldn't have known, I shouldn't have just run off like that without a pro," Izuku said. "Well I had one I just didn't know, but if I told Pinkie who I was after then maybe things would have gone a bit more smoothly."
"Don't fret Izuku, I had an idea of who I was up against, and I still wasn't prepared," Pinkie said.
"Yeah I should have gone instead," Deadpool admitted. "I could have totally taken Stain."
"I'm just happy you're safe," Mayday said, embracing Izuku in a hug. "That's all that matters to me."
"Well, there it is," Superman noticed. "Looks like that boy has two girls vying for his affection, I wish him luck on that."
"Mayday's so cute when she's worried for her friends," Peter felt some pride in his daughter, but also some concern. "Still, I hope this doesn't cause trouble in the future, if it does I bet I can help Izuku out, with some assistance from Johnny. Wait, what am I thinking, I can't trust Johnny with this! Even if he is married he's still Johnny!"
Izuku was blushing quite a bit, while not a stranger to Mayday's physical affection, just about any affection from a girl was enough to send his mind array. Slowly he returned her hug, it felt awkward but he could tell this was actually making her feel better. Mayday does act tough, but he knows she has a sensitive side, it's the side of her he saw first before anything else, it's the side he remembered the most after he had met her. It's a side of her he actually kind of likes.
"Get a room you two," Deadpool joked. Seconds later he was tossed out the window into the busy street below, the sound of cars honking and swerving emanated from below.
"Dumbass," Mayday said, dusting her hands, this leaving just about everyone freaked out.
"Mayday!" Peter and Twilight scolded.
"Young lady that was very dangerous!" Superman scolded.
"Well he had it coming," Mayday insisted. "You would have done the same thing."
"Well I..." Twilight tried thinking of something to say but her daughter had her there. "Alright you have a point but that doesn't make what you did right!"
"You should probably use your words more," Superman suggested.
"I did, I called him a 'dumbass'," Mayday said.
"That's not what I meant, also you really should watch your language," Superman said.
Mayday giggled at that, "First Cap and now you? Alright, I'll mind my dirty mouth.
"Mayday don't sass Superman!" Twilight scolded.
"And don't disrespect Captain America!" Peter also scolded.
"Fine, sorry." Mayday said, then turned to Izuku. "I'll see you later then, take it easy on your leg too."
"I will, thanks for coming," Izuku said, still a bit freaked out.
Mayday made her way out the room, "Bye everyone, I'm glad you're not dead!"
"That's a terrible way to say it," Pinkie felt. "Mayday's really going through some changes, I hope Peter and Twilight know how to handle this."
Peter felt a little ashamed of his daughter, he needs to give her a nice talking to. He shoo it off and turned to Ochako, "We should get going too, I want to go over some hand-to-hand combat training."
"Alright," Ochako said, turning back to Izuku. "See you when class starts up again."
As Ochako made her way out of the room, Peter turned to Tenya, "Hey, Engine Legs, mind coming with me a moment?"
"Oh, me? Alright," Tenya said, somewhat confused as he followed Peter outside the room.
"I'll be right back Ochako!" Peter called to his intern.
"Sure thing Peter!" Ochako called back.
"We should all be going, let these children rest," Superman suggested.
"Sounds good to me, I have to make a phone call anyway," Gran Torino said.
"I should call my sisters, just in case word gets to them and they start to worry," Pinkie said.
"My mom was actually worried when she heard about this," Gohan said. "Weird, I've faced worse than the hero killer, but I guess a mother always worried regardless."
"My dad was a wreck when I called him yesterday and told him about this," Videl commented. "Parents worry way too much."
"Well you two are parents yourself, suppose Pan had to fight someone like Stain?" Twilight brought up.
"Yeah, good point," Gohan said, imagining his daughter in that situation. "Honestly I wouldn't be comfortable myself."
"No parent would," Twilight said, then turned to the kids, "You all get better soon, and remember to use all of this as a learning experience."
"Sure thing Twilight," Izuku said as the heroes left the room one by one. He had to wonder about Tenya though, "Wonder why Peter wanted to speak with Iida?"
Down the hall past the staircase, Peter and Tenya were sitting together on some chairs, the boy wondering what the pro beside him wanted. This is his first one to one interaction with Peter, needless to say, he felt a bit nervous.
"You look tense, I'm not gonna yell at you or berate you if that's what you're worried about," Peter explained.
"Right, sorry, I'm just confused, I don't normally talk to pros of your esteemed stature," Tenya explained.
"Isn't All Might your teacher?" Peter asked. "He's way more esteem than I am, anyway right now I'm not gonna talk to you as the Spider-Man, the pro hero, I just want to talk to you as Peter, a guy from Queens, New York."
"Sure, what about though?" Tenya asked.
"Your quest for revenge," Peter answered, getting a solemn look from Tenya. "Remember, this isn't a lecture, I just want to check up on you, I mean you kids did have me worried."
"Everything is fine, we apprehended the villain after all, that should be enough," Tenya said.
"Yeah, it is enough, but it really sounded like you had quite the vendetta against Stain for what he did to your brother," Peter said.
"Yes, it was wrong to think that way, I shouldn't have pursued revenge like that," Tenya said, lowering his head. "I feel so ashamed."
"Don't be too hard on yourself, at least you realized that revenge wasn't the best idea, but I know how easy it is to fall into that path," Peter said. "Tell me, have you heard the story about my Uncle?"
"Your uncle?" Tenya asked. "I believe I did, something about him being attacked by a mugger?"
"You got it, my Uncle Ben was killed by a mugger when I was close to your age," Peter said. "I felt so angry when that happened, my Uncle was such a nice man, always looking out for everyone, especially me. My parents died when I was just a baby, so my Aunt and Uncle raised me like one of their own. They gave me a home, they took care of me and raised me into the man you see now."
"I see, your Uncle was like your father," Tenya said. "It makes sense that you would feel rage towards someone who would kill one of your parental figures."
"Rage wasn't my only feeling," Peter said. "See what happened was I heard about a fighting event somewhere in Manhattan, I had my uncle take me since there was a Grand Prize I wanted to win. If I lasted long against their champion then I would win some prize money, and let me tell you the guy I fought was huge, like probably bigger than All Might. A big burly wrestler from Russia who could crush an ordinary man with little to no effort, but that didn't deter me, I went in there and cleaned house against him."
"So did you win the prize?" Tenya asked.
"I thought I did, but the deal was to last like five minutes in the ring, but I beat him before the five minutes, so instead of the 10,000 dollars I would have gotten, which is the equivalent to a million yen by the way, I got saddled with like 300 dollars," Peter explained. "So they pretty much screwed me over."
"That must have been frustrating," Tenya said, trying to imagine dealing with such dishonesty.
"It was, so I left, feeling really ticked off when a burglar had run past me, apparently he just stole the money I was owed, but instead of stopping him, I let him go," Peter said. "I was so mad at the booker that I let him get robbed, the way I saw it, if he was gonna pull one on me, then he deserved that type of karma."
"You let the burglar go?" Tenya asked, very surprised to hear this from the mouth of a pro.
"Yes, and guess what happened because I did that?" Peter asked.
Tenya thought this over, trying to piece it together when he came to a realization, "Don't tell me..."
Peter nodded in shame, "That same guy needed a car, and when my Uncle wouldn't willingly give up his..."
"He was killed..." Tenya finished.
"You guessed it," Peter solemnly stated. "My uncle was killed because I let my anger get the better of me, if I had stopped that guy then my Uncle wouldn't have died that night. It was because of me that my cousin Peni didn't really get to know him, she was only two years old when he died. It wasn't just me who felt the sting, Johnny felt it, my other friends Kitty, Bobby and Gwen also felt the pain of losing my Uncle. Worst of all, because of me, my Aunt lost the love of her life."
"But you didn't know that would happen," Tenya said. "It's not fair to blame yourself for events you couldn't foresee. I mean if you had known your Uncle would be in danger, wouldn't you have stopped that burglar?"
"Of course, but my issue was that I should have stopped him regardless, it was the right thing to do," Peter said. "I had the power to, I could have taken him out easy, I may not have been strong then as I am now but it still would have been more than enough to in that moment. But I didn't, now I have to live with that."
Tenya felt for Peter, he could tell that even to this day the hero feels immense guilt for allowing this to have happened. "So, what happened with the burglar?"
"I went after him and did what I should have done, put a stop to him," Peter said. "I knocked him out and left him for the police. If I'm being honest though, I contemplated killing him."
"What made you decide not to do it?" Tenya asked.
"Because I knew my Uncle wouldn't want me to do something like that," Peter explained. "My Uncle raised me better than that, to not stoop to that burglar's level. Of course I still feel angry, but at least I didn't lose myself to revenge."
"That is admirable, and you figured it out on your own, if not for my friends well...for starters I wouldn't even be alive right now," Tenya said.
"That's what friends are for, to help you," Peter said. "My point to this is that you're not the first to feel this way, and probably not the last, so I don't want you to feel alone or like you're any less worthy of being a hero, you're human too after all, and you're a kid. What matters is you choose not to pursue personal vengeance, that is a good start to being a hero, to help others, you gotta help yourself first. Sometimes even heroes need saving."
"Still, even though I choose not to act on my vengeance, I still feel such hatred and rage, how do you overcome that?" Tenya asked.
"My wife has a saying that helps, Friendship is Magic," Peter said, then stood up. "When I was a kid and something bad happened, I had a bad habit of pushing my friends away when they wanted to help, don't make my mistake."
Peter left Tenya to his thoughts as he went to rejoin his wife and intern, both of whom had gone downstairs while Peter was talking with Tenya. The boy sat there thinking over Peter's story, amazed to hear such a well known and respected hero have such a humbling and very tragic backstory. Tenya felt a bit foolish, while he was angry his brother got hurt, one difference between his brother and Peter's uncle was that at least his brother was still alive, he could still see his brother, he can still interact with him, even if things will be different, he has more than Peter did. Tenya had to wonder how enraged he would have been if his brother had actually died from his injuries, what he would have done then. He respected Peter's restraint against he burglar that killed his uncle, Tenya did not think he could have felt that restraint in Peter's position. He still had a lot to figure out about himself, but for the sake of his family, his friends, his mentors and for Spider-Man, he would do his best make a better man of himself.
Meanwhile downstairs, Superman had made his way over to Gran Torino, "May we talk a moment sir? Somewhere private?"
Gran Torino turned to the Man of Steel, seeing a serious gaze in his eyes, "Looks important, come with me then."
The two made their way to the side of the building, both keeping an eye and ear out to make sure there are no eavesdroppers.
"So, that Izuku boy has One for All," Superman stated.
"Toshinori told you?" Gran Torino asked.
"He told me he found a successor, he never mentioned who though, just that it was a young boy from Musutafu," Superman said. "I had my theories when I saw him fighting at the Sports Festival, he had a lot of power that reminded me of Toshinori when he was younger. Of course All Might told myself and Steve Rogers right after the Sports Festival."
"So Cap knows too huh? "Gran Torino realized. "Well anyway you are correct, Izuku Midoriya is the tenth holder of One for All,. According to Toshinori, he was a quirkless boy who risked his life trying to rescue Spider-Man's daughter from some sludge villain."
"A quirkless boy huh? Just like Toshinori was," Superman said.
"That kid's got heart, but he's a bit naïve, and reckless," Gran Torino said. "Plus it seems like half the time he's doing this to impress All Might rather than for himself. Not saying he doesn't have the hero drive, in fact he breathes a hero's essence, that boy is no different than Toshinori, or even you as a kid. But his fanboy personality isn't doing him any favors."
"I get that, Iron Man mentioned a similar problem back when he was mentoring Peter," Superman said. "At least he seems to be improving, from the looks of things he didn't break his arms and legs, his injuries came more from Stain rather than himself."
"He's getting there, got a long way to go but he's on the right path, helps that he's very willing to learn," Gran Torino said.
"That's good to know, that boy has so much potential, I might have to snag him into the Justice League before The Avengers beat me to it," Superman joked.
"Don't be surprised if he forms his own squad, he has some good friends after all," Gran Torino said.
"That he does, especially Shoto Todoroki," that reminded Superman of something. "I should go, I have one piece of business to take care of."
"Do what you gotta do Clark, I'll stick around a bit longer," Gran Torino said as Superman flew off.
Word quickly spread of Stain's capture, and as planned, Endeavor was credited from bringing him down. Many were seen discussing him, this capturing not only the attention of the civilians, but a few shady figures.
Even in the bar as Shigaraki overheard the reports of Stain's capture, he angrily slammed his fist down, feeling frustrated about his plans not going the way he intended. "How could people still not have forgotten him, while we're barely even an afterthought!?"
Back at his shared agency, Johnny had received word of Stain's capture, though unlike most of the public who heard official word from the media, Johnny was told straight up by Peter what happened through the phone.
"I see, so that's what happened, well thanks for telling me the full story Pete," Johnny said. "Don't worry, I won't blow those kids' cover to anyone who could punish their actions. It does kind of suck that they can't take credit but that's hero life I guess. Well I'll let you get back to your intern, meanwhile I still gotta deal with mine, quite the brat that one is. Well see ya."
Johnny hung up just as Rainbow Dash entered the room with Bakugo right behind him, "Who was that?"
"Peter, he was telling me about the hero killer and his capture," Johnny said.
"Right, I heard Endeavor saved the day," Rainbow Dash said. "Not bad I guess."
"That's the official story," Johnny said. "Don't tell anyone but the true heroes were little Katsuki's classmates."
"Huh?" Bakugo replied. "What classmates?"
"Yeah, this is new info to me," Rainbow Dash said.
"Four UA students had tracked down Stain in an alley where they pretty much beat the crap out of him," Johnny said. "But since they went off on their own, they technically broke the law, to save their skins, they decided to let our good buddy Endeavor take the credit, otherwise they would have been charged with some vigilante penalty."
"You gotta be kidding me," Rainbow Dash said. "Did Peter tell you who did it then?"
"That depends," Johnny turned to Bakugo. "Can we trust you with a little secret?"
"Think I'm a snitch or something?" Bakugo asked. "I couldn't care less who broke the rules, if I were there I would have tracked that bastard down myself."
"Good, because I just thought it would be fair for you to know that your best buddy Izuku Midoriya was one of the kids who defeated Stain," Johnny said, grinning in satisfaction as he saw the look of disbelief on Bakugo's face.
"Is this a joke? No way that damn nerd took down a villain like that!" Bakugo shouted.
"Heard it straight from Spider-Man himself," Johnny said. "Not just him, Pinkie Pie was there too, and a few more pros can verify," Johnny tapped his chin. "Well they can't actually, since it's suppose to be a secret but if they could they would. Izuku Midoriya helped defeat Stain, your rival beat you to a villain fight. But it's all good, I mean no one's gonna know about this right?"
Bakugo couldn't process this, no way this punk took down a villain like Stain, it had to have been a mistake, or pure luck. "Well, like I care! He needed help! I could have taken him down myself!" Bakugo angrily stormed off, "Damn nerd, he won't one-up me! I'll be the best! I'll be Number One!"
"Hey!" Rainbow Dash shouted, getting Bakugo's attention as he stopped in his tracks. "Answer something for me."
"What is it?" Bakugo asked.
"Why do you want to be Number One?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Is this a Pop Quiz or some genuine question?" Bakugo asked.
"Don't sass me id, I'll fail you if you do," Rainbow Dash warned.
Bakugo groaned in annoyance, between Spider-Man, Rainbow Dash and The Human Torch, and how much they act like teens, he tends to forget they're adults with power, and these two had power over him at the moment. "Alright, I'll tell you. I want to be Number One to prove that I really am the best."
"Is this pressure from your parents, mentor, teachers, or something you want?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"It's something I want!" Bakugo shouted, then quickly minded his temper. "When I was a kid and got my quirk, everyone told me I had something amazing, and I believed they were right, I had something special. All my life I was told I'm the best so naturally I want to remind people why they called me the best. I even had kids following me around because they heard of how great I was, it'd be embarrassing if everything those adults said as a kid was proven false because I couldn't live up to my own hype."
"So you don't want to let anyone down?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I don't care about someone else's opinions, I just care about what I want!" Bakugo said.
"You just said everyone called you the best, so you clearly do care about what others think," Rainbow Dash pointed out.
Bakugo angrily clenched his fists, trying hard not to lash out, "Look! I just want to be the best! Because I know I deserve it! I need to prove that that bug girl's win at the Sports Festival was a fluke! The only reason she won is because I let my guard down! That and she has this stupid obsession over that damn nerd!"
"Again it goes back to Izuku Midoriya, why do you hate him so much?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"CAUSE HE'S STUPID!" Bakugo exclaimed with a small explosion. "That stupid kid has a stupid dream about being a hero! He doesn't have what it takes, I tried being nice and telling him when we were still in preschool but the punk just wants to go out there anyway in a desperate attempt to follow some stupid fantasy!"
"That 'punk' made it to the final eight of The Sports Festival, even if you placed higher he still did well, he beat you in that race without even using his quirk," Rainbow Dash reminded.
Bakugo angrily groaned, trying not to lose his cool again. "I just don't like him alright!? I never did! He's a pathetic wannabe loser who kept following me around since I was a kid because he loved my quirk so much, he was jealous because I had a quirk and he didn't! Or I thought he didn't until he showed up at UA with this quirk he got out of nowhere, the punk's probably been lying to me his whole life, laughing behind my back! Well I'll show him!"
"You said you've known him since pre-school, what is your relationship anyway?" Johnny asked.
"I just told you! He's a creepy fanboy who follows around anyone with an interesting quirk," Bakugo said.
"Mind telling us why you had a problem with him being a hero though? I mean if you hated him so much, why would you care what he does?" Johnny asked. "Maybe he was more than a id who followed you around? Maybe you two were friends?"
"The hell he was! That kid could disappear for all I care," Bakugo said.
"So, let's say that phone call was Peter telling me that boy died in Hosu, because in addition to the hero killer, some monsters were there too, Peter said they looked like the creatures at he USJ, whatever they were," Rainbow Dash said, gaining Bakugo's curiosity. "Suppose one of those things killed him, would you care?"
Bakugo turned away, making his way back out of the room, "I don't have to answer that."
"Fine, don't tell us, I get it, you and I weren't so different," Rainbow Dash said, Bakugo again giving her his attention. "I got praised a lot as a kid too, my parents celebrated all my achievements. I could come last place in a race, not that I ever did, and they would still make it seem like I won the World Championship. So naturally I got a big ego myself, but thanks a lot my friends, I was able to keep it mellow, they prevented me from getting a big head when I tried going pro. You have a good mindset Katsuki, it's good to want to be the best, but don't walk around like you're guaranteed fame, no matter how good you are, there's always gonna be someone better than you. Expect that Katsuki, it could be Izuku Midoriya, it could be Shoto Todoroki, it could even be Mayday Parker. No matter what, you're going to find a rival, so you better be prepared."
"I had to accept that with Peter when I was your age, so you need to expect that with any of your classmates, especially Izuku Midoriya," Johnny warned.
Bakugo had no response, he just stormed off again. Rainbow Dash looked a bit concerned, "I hope he got our message."
"Hey I think so, it's good to open his mind a bit, reminding him that he's not the only one with talent," Johnny said. "He looks down on his classmates because he thinks he's better than them, especially Izuku. Hearing that the guy he detests the most along with three others took down Stain will snap him out of his own reality where he's the peak of the mountain. Katsuki might have been a big deal in middle school, but in UA he's just a grain of sand in a long beach, and if he wants to be the one that turned into a pearl, he needs to step up and be a real hero."
"This could backfire though," Rainbow Dash warned. "Suppose he just tries knocking them down rather than building himself up?"
"Katsuki is about being the best, he really wants to self improve, he wouldn't sabotage others, he would want them at their best so he can be better," Johnny said. "It's a pride thing, I mean that's what I'm getting from his personality. He's bratty but I can tell he's got more integrity than pulling a cheap trick like that."
"I hope you're right," Rainbow Dash said. "Anyway who else took down Stain?"
"Uh, Tenya Iida, the kid with the engine legs," Johnny began.
"The fast one? Sweet!" Rainbow Dash complimented.
"Shoto Todoroki, Endeavor's son," Johnny added.
"Probably why his old man took credit then," Rainbow Dash theorized.
"And Flurry Heart," Johnny concluded.
"Wait, Flurry!?" Rainbow Dash couldn't believe her ears. "She fought Stain!?"
"Sure did," Johnny explained. "Now remember, keep this under wraps, and don't tell Peter I told you, or at least don't tell him I told Katsuki. I don't think Katsuki will blab but it was still a risky choice to tell him."
"You got my word," Rainbow Dash said. "Well anyway we should-"
"DIE!" Bakugo shouted from downstairs, causing a massive explosion.
"What the heck just happened!?" Rainbow Dash shouted, running in the direction of the blast. "Katsuki what did you just make explode!?"
Johnny groaned in annoyance, "Maybe telling him wasn't the best idea."
Meanwhile off at Capsule Corp, Kirishima had finished changing into his hero gear and checked his phone. "Midoriya wrote me back. Looks like the location he sent was in the middle of the action in Hosu. Good thing I reported it."
"Hey put that away before Master Vegeta spots you!" Tetsutetsu warned.
"Hold on, I want to reply first," Kirishima explained, trying to text.
"Red Riot!" Vegeta shouted, getting the now nervous boy's attention.
"Tried to warn ya," Tetstutetsu said.
"Can it!" Kirishima replied.
"Come on, we have more training to do!" Vegeta ordered.
"Yes sensei, I was just checking on something a friend of mine sent," Kirishima explained.
"You can chat with your friend later, we're going to Kaiba Corp," Vegeta said.
"Huh? Kaiba Corp? What for?" Kirishima asked.
"It's part of your training, our good friend Seto Kaiba has an exercise set up for you and the other intern," Vegeta explained.
"Uh, alright," Kirishima said, putting his phone away. "Hey by the way, have you heard much about Hosu?"
"Are you referring to Endeavor capturing that lunatic that hunts down heroes?" Vegeta asked. "Yeah I heard about it, not my business though, so I really don't care."
"But my friend was involved in that," Kirishima explained. "It sounds like he could have gotten hurt."
Vegeta groaned in annoyance, "From what I've heard, there were no casualties, I know you're worried but you shouldn't neglect your own training. If you're that worried for the safety of your friend then put that emotion to use, use it as motivation to get stronger."
"Yes sir," Kirishima said, about to leave with Tetsutetsu.
"By the way," Vegeta said, getting Kirishima's attention again. "The friend of yours at Hosu, which one was it?"
"My friend, uh, Izuku Midoriya," Kirishima explained.
"Izuku Midoriya?" Vegeta said. "Is he the boy who lost to Endeavor's son at the Sports Festival?"
"The green haired nervous boy?" Tetsutetsu asked.
"Yeah, that's him," Kirishima explained.
"Interesting," Vegeta said, thinking this over. "Well, enough dilly-dallying, back to training!"
"Got it sir," Kirishima said, leaving with Tetsutetsu.
"The story is that Endeavor caught that cretin Stain, but it sounds like that Izuku Midoriya boy sent out the message, I wonder how involved he was? Something tells me he wouldn't had stood idly by, given his determined heroic nature. Plus from what Bulma told me from her phone call with Kakarot's wife yesterday, Endeavor didn't show up until later, something's not adding up. I'll just ask Gohan about it later," Vegeta walked off to meet with the boys.
Back at Uwabami's agency, the snake heroine was reviewing a commercial she filmed with Momo and Kendo. "The production crew works fast, I'm impressed. But it's still a month away from completion, it needs more CGI."
"So weird, that means we'll be on TV," Kendo said, gesturing to Momo. "Pretty interesting huh?"
"Yes, sure," Momo said, looking a bit blue. "Just what it takes to be a pro hero."
"So, how about a patrol?" Uwabami suggested, much to the relief of the two aspiring heroes.
At Gunhead's agency, Rina was on the phone with Mayday, having been told what happened, "So Flurry and that Izuku boy got attacked by that Stain guy? Holy shit that's so wicked!"
"Yeah, I was so nervous when all Izuku sent was a text of his location, I would have gone but I was too far away from Hosu and I couldn't leave Best Jeanist's side yet," Mayday said. "Good thing daddy was able to go."
"Yeah, lucky for that Stain guy my dad didn't go, he'd totally wreck that ninja wannabe," Rina said.
"Oh yeah, I have no doubt about that," Mayday said.
"Wild Thing, we're about to start," Gunhead said, getting Rina's attention.
"Uh sure thing boss," Rina said, then turned to Mayday. "I gotta go."
"Yeah same, Best Jeanist is waiting," Mayday said. "He's making me wear jeans now."
"Ha! That's funny, catch you later May, oh and don't forget to tell Frankie, he'll wanna know," Rina said.
"You got it," Mayday said, hanging up to rejoin her mentor.
"So, girl talk?" Gunhead asked.
"Pretty much, one of my childhood friends was endangered by the hero killer," Rina explained. "She's safe though."
"Right, I heard about his defeat at the hands of Endeavor, good to know that's one more piece of scum taken care of," Gunhead said. "Well, let's get back to your training."
"Yes sir," Rina said, following her mentor.
In front of the Endeavor Hero Agency, Superman had landed before the front doors leading into the building. He walked through the doors, passing the halls. All the sidekicks stopped to stare in disbelief, the Man of Steel himself had graced them with his presence.
"Where is Endeavor?" Superman asked. Quickly everyone pointed in the direction to Endeavor's main office. Superman walked the path until he approached the doors. Knocking before entering, he made his way into the room.
"Superman, this is a surprise," Endeavor said as he stood by his window. "I thought you'd be off rescuing a cat from a tree."
"Here's a tip to remember, rescuing someone's pet brings a smile to their face, that alone makes the effort worth it," Superman said. "Heroics don't have to be glamorous."
"Yeah, yeah, you're quite the Boy Scout aren't you, just like your buddy Steve Rogers," Endeavor said. "Now why are you here?"
"I'm here regarding the whereabouts of your son Shoto Todoroki," Superman answered.
"He's in the hospital last I heard," Endeavor said. "Why are you asking?"
"Hold on, what do you mean last you heard? Have you even gone to see him at all?" Superman asked.
"I've been busy filing a report on Stain, plus I have other hero work, the doctors told me he's fine and made a full recovery, I will go pick him up when he's able to come out," Endeavor said.
"You can't mean to tell me that you couldn't spare the time to go see your son," Superman said. "Even Spider-Man made time to go see his niece, and he's busy with his own hero work and has his own intern."
"What do you want me to do? Smother my son? He's a strong boy, he doesn't need constant care, he'll brush this off and be back on his feet in no time," Endeavor said.
Superman groaned in annoyance, doing his best to remain civil. "Endeavor, your son is strong, brave too, I mean he fought the hero killer, he apprehended him, something even the most trained heroes failed to do."
"Including you," Endeavor pointed out.
"...Yes, including me," Superman said. "Even so to see everyone going to check on their interns and you being the only one not there sets a bad example, especially when Shoto isn't just your intern, he's also your son! He may be a strong boy and an aspiring hero, but he's a human being first and foremost, a child no less. Being strong does not mean you don't need someone to take care of you or let you know you care."
"Funny coming from someone who is said not to be human," Endeavor said.
"It's true I wasn't born on Earth, but even I would never trade away the love I felt from the couple who raised me as their own, the couple I proudly call my mother and father," Superman said. "So I know what it means be to be a human, and what a true parent's love can do for a person."
"Are you telling me how to be a parent?" Endeavor asked, getting irritated. "Do you have a problem with how I choose to raise my son!?"
"I'm just telling you that there's more to being a hero than just going out to stop bad guys and filing some reports," Superman said. "I mean, you want to be the Number One Hero in Japan correct?"
"Not just Japan, the whole world," Endeavor said. "All Might may be my rival, but I intend to surpass you as well Superman, same with your fellow Boy Scout."
"That's fine, you want to surpass us, go ahead, I couldn't care less about being Number One, I could be ranked 1000 and it would make no difference to me," Superman said. "But before being a hero, you need to be a father, being a hero starts at home. First and foremost, you want your kids looking up to you, if you can't manage that how can you manage millions of kids around the world looking up to you?"
"I'm not worried about my kids looking up to me or anyone's kids," Endeavor said.
"Then why do you want to be Number One!?" Superman asked, almost losing his patience.
"Because I refuse to settle for anything less!" Endeavor fired back. "I've been chasing that Number One Spot for many, many years, at the very least if I can't reach it, then my son will, that's why I'm grooming him to be the best hero, to surpass even me!"
Superman shook his head, "I should have figured, I mean I saw the Sports Festival, I saw your son's battle against Izuku Midoriya, and how you bragged to the world that he will surpass you because you created him to do so."
"Is a son not the creation of a man?" Todoroki asked.
"Well it certainly takes two for that to happen," Superman said. "Tell me, what does your wife think of all this?"
Endeavor snarled at Superman, "That is hardly your business, I think you've overstayed your welcome, now if you don't mind, kindly make your way out of my office and out of my building."
Superman turned away in disappointment, "I'll respect your wishes, but remember, being a father is one of the greatest honors a man can have, don't throw that away from something as petty as a Hero Ranking."
Superman marched out the building, leaving Endeavor to himself, the fire hero still fuming a bit, "The nerve of that man, Justice League member or not, to come into my Agency to lecture me about both my professional and personal life..." Endeavor took a breath, "No matter, it's not important, what's important is Shoto making his recovery so I can continue his training. He will be Number One by my leadership."
At Peter's house, Twilight was preparing some food for Ochako and a visiting Peni, the cousin of Peter amazed by what the young girl had been through.
"Sounds like Peter's put you through quite the adventure," Peni said.
"Yeah, but it was fun, I got to team with Superman," Ochako said. "Plus Peter's such a nice guy, he's kind of like a big brother."
"He's the best big brother, ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be as great as he is," Peni said. "He's kind, brave and always tries to do the right thing."
"Yeah, I admire that about Peter," Ochako said. "He seems to have some experience being a mentor."
"Of course, he's told you about Miles Morales right?" Peni asked.
"Yeah, his sidekick from New York," Ochako answered.
"I hope you get to meet him soon, he's a really nice guy, one day he just might inherit the Spider-Man name from Peter, if Peter ever retires," Peni said.
"Huh? Wouldn't that be Mayday?" Ochako asked. "Or sort of since she's not a Man but still."
"Mayday can use the name too, I mean there's been two heroes who used the name Spider-Woman, though Gwen eventually changed it to White Widow to avoid confusion," Peni explained.
"Thought it was Ghost Spider?" Twilight asked.
"That name came with problems too, actually so would White Widow," Peni thought a moment. "Wow, Gwen does not have luck with names."
"I doubt he'll retire soon anyway," Twilight said. "Even so I think Miles can accept the title of Spider-Man, but he may try for a different name. Though he's currently using the moniker in New York since Peter's patrolling Japan for now."
"Miles is the reason why Peter felt less anxiety about leaving New York for a few years, he knows that his sidekick has this covered," Peni explained.
"Peter does like to brag that Miles is the coolest sidekick since the original Robin," Twilight said.
"Original Robin?" Ochako asked.
"Oh yeah, there's been more than one Robin, the first one is now Nightwing, and he's established himself as a hero in his own right," Peni explained. "I don't remember who the current Robin is, but I met him once...and he's a bit bratty."
"Really? I thought he was nice," Twilight said, thinking back to the boy.
"Eh, different views, but I do agree with Peter that Miles is as cool as Nightwing," Peni said.
"Speaking of Peter? Where is he?" Twilight asked.
"He's in the other room, talking with Tony Stark," Peni explained. "Which is weird, isn't there a huge time difference between here and New York?"
"Eh, seems like Tony is a night owl these days," Twilight said. "He really should get better rest, I wouldn't want him to over exert himself."
In his room, Peter is on the phone with his mentor, "Yeah, she's a great kid, knows how to follow orders and she's so easy to train, or at least easier than I thought. She's having trouble with certain things but I think she'll be better by the end of the week."
"That's great, so this girl, she's got gravity powers?" Tony asked. "Is it like that one girl you know? The Gravity Queen as she's called?"
"Sort of, Ochako needs touch something before she can make it float, but if those two ever met, that'd be pretty righteous," Peter said. "This girl has potential, I can see it, I think she's gonna make a great hero."
"Good to hear, wow you're really coming into your own as a mentor, really proud of you Peter," Tony said.
"Uh, thanks Mr. Stark," Peter replied.
"Peter, it's Tony," the Armored Avenger reminded.
"Right sorry, weird force of habit," Peter said. "Still, I appreciate all you've done for me Tony, and I'm happy to give back, between training Miles and now training Ochako."
"Speaking of Miles, I gotta say, that boy has some serious talent," Stark said. "He's really keeping on top of your old turf, almost like you never left."
"I'm happy to hear, last time I spoke to him he did seem pretty confident, but nervous," Peter said.
"He made a rookie mistake or two but he's a fast learner," Stark said. "He might be on the rise to being the top hero of his generation, his only rival being Miss Marvel."
"Kamala's good, and not to brag but I think Miles has a bit of an edge," Peter said. "Kamala is still too overly eager and rushes into things, Miles is a bit more level headed."
"I'm personally rooting for him, now tell me, what about the other kids in class? Like that Izuku Midoriya boy?" Stark asked. "Mayday spoke highly of him, and he did seem rather knowledgeable about Superheroes. Steve's also a bit curious about him as well for some reason."
"He's doing great, had some trouble though," Peter said. "Hey, can you keep a secret? It's about Stain and the truth behind his capture."
As Peter relayed the info, Ochako dug into her food, wondering just what Peter was talking about with his old mentor, and wondering when she would be able to meet his sidekick Miles Morales.
"Hey Twilight, tell Ochako about your future sidekick Luster Dawn" Peni suggested.
"Huh? Luster Dawn?" Ochako asked, her curiosity peaking.
Back in the hospital, Flurry was in the hallway speaking to her father on the phone, "Dad, I told you I'm fine, Uncle Peter was there, Pinkie Pie was there, even Superman was there."
"That doesn't alleviate my worries! I can't believe you got mixed up in something so dangerous!" Shining Armor said.
"Dad I'm training to be a pro hero, it's gonna happen," Flurry reminded.
"I know, it's just...I just worry, since you were a baby your life was in constant danger just because of your royal status," Shining Armor said. "You have no idea what lengths I went to just to ensure your survival!"
"Dad, I know you were worried, but I'm a big girl now, I'm not as helpless as I once was," Flurry said.
"Even your aunt needed saving, you are strong Flurry and I don't want to make you think otherwise, but that doesn't change the fact that evil can strike anywhere," Shining Armor said. "I just keep thinking of when you were so young and you were captured by King Sombra."
"That won't happen again daddy, King Sombra's dead," Flurry reminded.
"That didn't stop him from capturing you when he did, we thought he was dead when your mother and the Empire's citizens used the Crystal Heart to destroy him," Shining Armor reminded. "It's just hard, you're so far away and I can't keep you safe. I should be in Japan with you."
"The Crystal Empire needs you though daddy," Flurry said.
"But you need me more!" Shining Armor declared. "Being your father is way more important to me than being a Prince!"
"Daddy, I know you're worried. I know you would do anything for me, but you have to trust that I can handle it," Flurry said. "I want this! I want to be a hero! I want to get stronger just like you and mom! Like Uncle Peter and Auntie Twilight! Like Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!"
"Flurry..." Shining Armor began, feeling unease "I'm just..."
"I have friends here daddy, friend who look out for me," Flurry said. "Remember that boy I told you about? The one I met at the Entrance Exams?"
"Yeah, the boy with the green hair, Izuku something..." Shining Armor said.
"Midoriya, and he was there, I knew I could feel safe around him because he's always been there," Flurry said. "We fought together at the USJ and we fought together last night. He's very strong daddy, and he's a great hero. Auntie Twilight said he' a lot like Uncle Peter when he was a boy, just without the goofy humor."
"Well that's one plus over Peter then," Shining Armor said.
"It's not just Izuku, I had other friends too, friends who look out for me, and Mayday's here too, so it's never gonna be that bad," Flurry said. "I'll be fine, please believe in me."
Shining Armor sighed, clenching his fist in worry, "I'm sorry for getting riled up. It's not you, it's me. I should show more faith in you, after all, you have your mother's ambitions and strength, you have what it takes to be a hero."
"I love you daddy, and I miss you, I promise I'll be home soon," Flurry said. "And don't worry, Uncle Peter and Auntie Twilight are taking good care of me, they treat me as much of a daughter as they treat Mayday."
"Yeah, I trust my sister," Shining Armor said. "I know she's taking good care of you, I know she loves you tremendously, it warms my heart that my precious baby sister is taking such good care of my little girl, just promise that you and Mayday will be safe at UA."
"We will, bye daddy," Flurry said, hanging up the phone to rejoin her friends.
Shining Armor hung up as well, sighing in despair, "I want to trust her but...if this happens again, I don't know what I'll do. I can't lose her, I won't lose her." Shining Armor made his way back to the throne room, contemplating Flurry's future.
The young Princess made her way back into the room with the boys. "Hey I'm back, just got off the phone with my father. It's so relieving that he's adapting to technology." She noticed a solemn look on their faces. "What's wrong?"
"Iida just got his test results back," Shoto said.
"Yes, there may be permanent damage to my left hand," Tenya explained.
Flurry's eyes widened in shock, "Permanent?"
"Yes, both my arms were badly damaged, my left got it worst of all," Tenya explained.
"Is it really bad?" Flurry asked, getting teary eyed. "Will you still be able to use your arm?"
Tenya could sense her distress, so he quickly tried to put a damper on it, "It's fine really, I mean my hand might be numb on occasion and I might have trouble moving my fingers, but there's hope that it could get better, especially with transplant surgery." Tenya could see she still looked distraught, making him feel guilt over this, because of this not only does he have permanent damage, he's brought worry too his friends. "When I found Stain, I did not think rationally. I should have contacted Deadpool and Pinkie Pie and let them work together to apprehend the villain. But I got lost in my anger, and got injured, making myself a liability. Pinkie would have been able to focus more had she not been worried more about protecting me and focused more on just apprehending that villain." Tenya cringed as he remembered Pinkie getting hurt, all because of his own irrational actions. "Much as I hate him, he was right about my anger. So until I can call myself a real hero, I'll leave my left hand as it is."
"Are you confident that would be a good idea?" Shoto asked.
"I should have been a better friend, then maybe..." Izuku shook his head. "Don't think that way, he's already accepted what happened, I can't make this about me." "Iida, I know just how you feel." Izuku held out his scarred hand. "Let's get stronger together."
Tenya nodded in agreement, the two having a moment of comradery over their injured hands. Flurry took note of this, understanding the situation. Seems both have scars to remind them to improve, and hopefully it will make them better heroes.
"I feel kind of bad now," Shoto said. "First Midoriya, then Franklin Richards, now you Iida."
"Huh? W are you talking about Shoto?" Flurry reassured.
"Whenever I'm involved, someone's hand gets all messed up, like something's wrong with me," Shoto said, getting a weirded out reaction from the others. "Am I cursed?"
That just got a round of laughter from Izuku, Tenya and Flurry, much to Shoto's confusion.
"Wow Todoroki, I didn't know you had a sense of humor!" Izuku said.
"I'm not joking, I've become like The Hand Crusher or something," Shoto said, getting more of a round of laughter.
"The Hand Crusher!?" Izuku couldn't believe this, it was so funny to him.
"Gee, I guess I can't be around you for a while then Shoto-san, I don't want my hand broken," Flurry joked. "I don't think Frankie will appreicate that joke much right now it but is a strange turn of events."
Tenya enjoyed his round of laughter, it felt a bit weird at first but he remembered Pinkie Pie's words. "Isn't it nice to have funny moments like this? Reminds us that even in dark times we can still find something to smile and laugh about"
"I think I understand you better Pinkie Pie," Tenya muttered as he looked at his hand. "Thank you."
Meanwhile at UA, All Might had just received a call on his phone, annoying or amusing some of the staff with his weird choice of ring tone.
"Hello? May I help you?" All Might asked.
"Toshinori!" Gran Torino shouted, spooking All Might.
"Sir! Hello!" All Might nervously greeted, standing up while blood sprouted from his mouth.
"You could have warned me about that Izuku boy," Gran Torino said from a phone station. "I know it couldn't be helped but because of him I'm getting a pay cut and my teaching license was suspended for half a year! His tendency to jump into situations without thinking is a lot like your bad habit Toshinori."
"I humbly apologize for my insufficient teaching!" All Might said, sweating up a storm as he left the room. "I'm also sorry for the trouble my protégé caused you!"
"Well I couldn't care less about my teaching license, I only got it to keep my promise to Shimura, you are her successor after all," Gran Torino said.
"I truly appreciate all you did for me too, thanks to your teaching I'm ranked Number One Hero," All Might said.
"If that's true why don't you ever visit me?" Gran Torino asked. "Even Superman told me you barely talk to him these days, I thought you two were pals?"
"Sorry it's just that my teacher life keeps me so busy," All Might said. "Cl-Superman understands that very well."
"Come on it's just me, we both know who Superman is, no one can hear me, unless you're somewhere around others," Gran Torino said.
"Of course not, I'm alone in the hallway," All Might insisted. "It was just instinct."
"Well I'm not calling about Clark, or the boy, I'm mostly calling about the villain Stain," Gran Torino said. "Despite how briefly I saw him, his very presence shook me to my very core. I've never seen such hatred in a person."
"I can't believe he was able to frighten someone like you," All Might said. "I mean not even Majin Buu shook you up too much and he scared even Spider-Man, what could have spooked you?"
"Likely his fanatic ideology, his obsession was quite intimidating" Gran Torino explained. "Not to praise his actions but his determination is similar to your Symbol of Peace thing. I see the similarities."
"How so?" All Might asked.
"Quite simply your charisma," Gran Torino explained. "Soon his ideology and opinions will be all over the media, people want to know his motives. The age we live in, for better or worse is full of suppression. People might be interested in these new ideas. The world still hasn't forgotten the Superhero Civil War, for all we know this could be a twisted version of Captain America's vision of heroics."
"Even if villains try to copy him, they'll just be stopped like Stain was," All Might explained.
"That's where the League of Villains comes in," Gran Torino said. "Tell me, you remember The Brotherhood of Mutants Correct?"
"Yeah, that's Magneto's group, but what does that have to do with this?" All Might asked. "Magneto retired and disbanded The Brotherhood."
"Think about it Toshinori, they weren't just a group doing things for the fun of it, they had a vision, Eric Magnus believed in something strongly enough that he recruited followers to his ideals," Gran Torino said. "The Hosu incident suggests a connection between both Stain and the League. "They'll go from being a group of delinquents who attacked UA to a group with an ideology, very similar to The Brotherhood. These potential followers might seek them out, wanting to join their cause. Even if they're weak on their own, together they'll create an unstoppable force. The villain in charge might very well be a brilliant strategist, getting rid of obstacles one by one, trying to create conditions that will favor his advantage."
"When I heard from Tsukauchi that Nomu had multiple quirks, I had a bad feeling that he might be back," All Might said, angrily clenching his fist.
"The man who killed Shimura, my sworn friend, your master and the previous holder of One for All," Gran Torino said. "The man who opened that hole in your stomach, your arch nemesis All for One is on the rise again."
"For him to have survived such injuries though," All Might said. "I don't want even imagine the possibilities."
"Toshinori, Izuku Midoriya really admires you, his loyalty is a fierce one," Gran Torino said. "Find the time to tell him everything about you and One for All, he deserves more than anyone right now to know the truth."
True to Gran Torino's words, many would be villains were indeed seeking out the League in hopes of joining their ranks, villains who believed in what Stain had said. His words of worthy heroes being spread all over, despite attempts to keep it under wraps. Stain attracted attention right to Shigaraki's door, not just from Japan, but from overseas, including a Brotherhood itching to meet with Shigaraki, and wreak a little chaos themselves.