Heroes Never Die It's Hero Time

by CreateGunner1209

One would think that in a world where everyday people possess impossible abilities nothing would really be a surprise. Izuku Midoriya, who upon the age of four was diagnosed as quirkless, was denied of his dream of become a hero that can save everyone with a smile. But fate gives him a chance; allowing him access not to one but a universe of powers and abilities.

50. Ch:45 Encounters

Yo, what up everybody? Are you ready? This is the last chapter before we get into more original chapters. Well actually I have 2 more chapters after this and then we get into my true original arc but this will be the last we see of anime content for a little while. So enjoy.

Disclaimer I do not own the rights to Ben 10 or MHA.

*I want to thank "Bacara best Clone Commander" for their own artwork inspired by this story. It's called "Ben 10 X MHA: The Meaning of Power." By "Gero223" on Deviantart. So go check it out!

*I also want to take the time to thank "Weeldx" for their own art piece that was inspired by the emotional outburst of Ch:43 The Final Straw. The artwork is titles "Anguish through fire" by "Weeld1" so head on over and check it out on Deviantart!

*Thanks again to "Drag0n5on" who was kind enough to create a stellar opening for us! Thank you "Drag0n5on"!

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It's hot and humid, a sure sign that summer is here. But still how can it be so hot even as the sun is setting down upon the quiet city. Even as darkness takes its hold the heat lingers on, turning the atmosphere hostile and tense.

And the constant scraping against the brick wall, lining the bar, only adds to the bitterness.

Seated within the shadows is Henzu Uuichi or rather Nue, Nue's Diamondhead-like arm is in the shape of a large blade as he digs into the wall, testing its sharpness and durability. He pries the limb out only to watch silently as his arm returns to a more humanoid shape, his long XLR8-tail sweeps the floor around his Four Arms-like legs.

The only thing distracting Tomura Shigaraki from snapping at his fellow villain are the pictures in his hand: one of a brunette girl receiving a gold medal, while the second photo was ripped right out of a newspaper and it's of a greenette boy with the title of U.A.'s Rising Star. He's been studying the photos almost religiously, and here he is again seated at the bar with photos in hand.

From the other side of the bar, Kurogiri can't help but notice while also becoming slightly concerned…and disturbed. "Are you curious, Tomura Shigaraki? About these children, Ochaco Uraraka and Izuku Midoriya?"

Shigaraki doesn't respond, he doesn't so much as react too fixated on the subjects of the photos.

Nue silent glares from his corner, his multitude of eyes landing on the newspaper clipping with disdain.

The door to the bar pries open signaled by the doorbell jingling.

"Shigaraki." The grinning broker, Giran, peeks his head in with a light smoke in his hand. "Your "League of Villains" has been the talk of the town for the last few weeks. Word on the streets is you're about to start something big."

Shigaraki crumbles the photos into his hand, disintegrating them into ash. "And?" He asks annoyed, as he lets the ashes fall. "Who did you bring?"

"Heh." Giran smirks, stepping back as he pushes the door open allowing several individuals to step inside.

Kurogiri, Nue and Shigaraki wait in silence as the new arrivals enter, not bothering to give them any sort of greeting in this hot humid air.

"So it's really you, huh?" asks a very unsympathetic guy. "I've seen you in pictures." Then he smirks, "But I gotta say, you're way grosser in person."

Says the guy with patches of gnarled, wrinkled, purple skin that covers much of his lower face, neck, and eyes.

He appears to be a young man with a somewhat-lanky build and black hair with his hand stuffed into his dark blue pants that go well with his jacket and its high-standing ripped collar.

A young woman enters behind him. "Seriously? This is your hideout?" The silver-haired woman gives the place a very skeptical look as she rests a hand on her hip. "Gotta admit I didn't expect such…" Her magenta eyes drift over and land on the gnarly looking Nue. "Class?"

Nue growls back, picking up on the jab.

"Wow, it's the weird hand guy!" Another girl, a teen, is practically giggling with excitement as she stands beside the silver-haired woman. "You're friends with my hero, Stain, right? Cool!" She's blushing like crazy, overjoyed by sheer excitement! "Let me join the league! I wanna be in your group!"

The teen is a relatively petite, fair-skinned girl who is clearly very prone to blushing and one would say she has a rather pretty face. Her eyes are a bright yellow and her pupils have thin slits, like those of a cat, and her wide mouth is also rather feline, as both her upper and lower canines are more pointed and longer than the rest of her teeth. Her hair is a pale, dirty ash-blonde and is styled into two messy buns, with numerous wild strands sticking out at all angles from their centers.

Definitely these three are an odd group to behold, and Shigaraki isn't amused, not one bit.

"Kurogiri, get rid of these three." Shigaraki waves them off, not giving a damn. "I can already tell they're exactly the kind of trash I hate." He eyes each of them listing off just how low he sees them. "A brat, a drama queen, and a guy with no manners."

Kurogiri is quick to jump in. "Now, now, Shigaraki. They came all this way, the least we can do is hear them out. Give them a chance."

From the side, Nue chimes in although rather disgruntledly. "Besides, Giran's no slouch." Nue slowly rises off the ground, the floorboards creaking under his weight.

At his full height his head nearly touches the ceiling, towering over them all as he examines each of them with a nasty scowl. "So they gotta be useful."

The gnarly looking guy remains indifferent, unflinching at the sight of the frankensteined being.

The drama queen raises an eyebrow wondering what mistake occurred to make that monster.

As for the brat. "Oh, wow, you're freaky!" She says a little too happily.

Giran chuckles, finding her antics amusing. "Either way, like 'em or not, you still owe me a finder's fee. In cash."

If he were anyone else, Shigaraki would kill him for saying such a thing.

And Giran knows this, hence why he can smile on and enjoy his smoke without a worry. "I suppose I could introduce them before I go." He gestures to the so-called brat. "This one looks like an adorable high school girl, right?"

She does after all, her outfit consists of a plain seifuku with a Kansai collar, both the skirt and the shirt dark blue with a double white trim, which is paired with a red scarf that she ties loosely below. Over this, she wears an oversized beige cardigan with a rather long hem and cuffs. She sports knee-length black socks and dark brown dress shoes with thick heels, the same as the outdoor uniform shoes students traditionally wear in Japanese schools.

Giran continues. "She's actually the suspect in a series of deaths where the victims all bled out. So far, her name and face have been kept out of the media."

The brat smiles on, displaying her feline like grin. "Toga, Here. Himiko Toga!" Toga is just so giddy, fidgeting in place like a new recruit asking to join the pep squad. "Life is too hard. I just wanna make it easier to love in this dumb world. I wanna be Mr. Stainy! I wanna kill Mr. Stainy!" Her blush darkens, and her heart races with each mention of that name. Just the idea of that man's blood painting a filthy street is enough to make her swoon! "C'mon, handy-man, please let me join your League of Villains!"

Okay, even Shigaraki's perturbed. "You gotta be kidding me. Is she crazy?"

Nue frowns, giving Shigaraki a questioning look. "Dude, really? This coming from you…?" Like seriously, he's the last person to judge like come on.

Giran chuckles, not finding it surprising in the slightest. "Well, she can hold a conversation. For the most part, at least. C'mon she could be useful."

The silver-haired young woman eyes Toga curiously. "You use your real name?"

"Hm?" Toga grins up at her, not seeing the issue here.

"Not exactly clever, are you?"

Toga's grin only widens as her blushing increases. "Hehe!"

The silver-haired girl raises an eyebrow. "What's so funny?"

"I can already tell we'll be great friends!"

"I can already tell that we aren't." She responds dryly, giving the expression that she's already done with this crap.

And so Giran takes that as his que to introduce her next. "Now this lovely specimen goes by the moniker of Charmcaster."

Toga blushes! "That's such a pretty name!"

Charmcaster closes her eyes, tilting it forward, exasperated. "Just stop."

Giran continues. "Now she may not look it but she's a hardcore villain, she even made the news relatively recently. Made quite the mess over at Dathomir City. All in all, this girl has a gift for the wicked arts."

Yeah, Shigaraki did hear about that. It was hidden away in the papers and media, but he found it especially when he heard it involved that annoying U.A. bitch. "I thought another villain was involved?"

"My uncle." clarifies Charmcaster. "But he's…no longer in the picture."

"Ominous, not exactly a trustworthy quality."

"Trust is irrelevant," Charmcaster brushes her hair aside, flicking it away, her eyes becoming dangerous and calculating. "all I want is to have what I desire."

Shigaraki frowns, glaring at her through the severed hand gripped to his face.

And finally, Giran moves on to the last member. "And this guy- Hasn't committed any flashy crimes, but he's taken Stain's ideology to heart."

The guy peers away, clearly disinterested and unimpressed. "I don't like this. Is your group really dedicated to the Hero Killer's mission?" he peers over at Toga with an unimpressed look. "I can't imagine you are if you're gonna let this little psycho join you."

Toga's only response is the giggle back, unaffected by the clear insult.

The guy then turns his gaze over towards the monstrosity. "Or a freakshow like him."

Nue is immediately irritated, grinding his jagged teeth together as all four of his fist clench. "What did you say?"

The guy remains stock still, and steadfast as Nue stomps forward, the entire bar shaking with each step as he approaches.

Toga and Charmcaster each step away, concerned for their safety, just before Nue stops just in front of the man.

He leans forward until his gnarly snarl is right in front of the guy's uninterested and unflinching gaze. "What the hell are you doing calling me a freak?" His gaze hardens, locking in with the guy's turquoise eyes. "Patchwork?"

Patchwork backs his head away, his nose shrinking back in disgust. "Back off will ya. Your breath was bad enough when you weren't this close."

Nue's eyes flare up! "Why I oughta-!"

"Grow up, the both of you." cuts in Shigaraki, who is clearly growing more annoyed with each second. "Congrats we're all freaks! But at least these three:" He points to Nue, Toga, and Charmcaster. "know how to introduce themselves to people. Don't just stare. What's your name?"

Patchwork responds but only to get these creeps off his back. "Right now I'm goin' by Dabi."

"No, I want to know your real name."

Dabi turns his head away in defiance. "I'll tell you when you need to know it."

Nue bares his fangs, growing even more aggravated by Dabi's infuriating attitude.

Dabi peers back up at him, just as aggravated but not displaying it so openly. "You got a problem, freakshow?"

"Yeah I have a problem, Patchwork." He lifts his Lodestar-like claw into the air. "But not for long." His claw flexes, flexing its crushing strength.

Dabi glares right back at Nue. "I could care less about your problems."

"Grrr."

Dabi continues. "What I care about is this," He leans to the side, his eyes trailing over towards Shigaraki. "my new purpose is to carry out the Hero Killer's will."

And like that, Shigaraki just…snaps. "Jeez. Why is everyone so hung up on Stain?" he crawls off his seat, his hands itching and twitching at his sides. "He's all I ever hear about." With every word out of his mouth he becomes more and more seething.

And Kurogiri quickly picks up on it. "No, don't do it." But his pleases go unheard.

"Every damn day." A seething Shigaraki takes a standby the snarling Nue's side. "It's really pissing me off!" He snaps!

In that moment all three of the newcomers' instincts kick in. Screaming at them to survive!

Shigaraki lashes his hand out! "You're all done!"

Without missing a beat: Dabi throws his hand forward, embers radiating around it! A blushing Toga springs out a knife seemingly from thin air and slashes forward! And Charmcaster throws a cloud of magenta pixie-dust forward! As Nue roars, thrusting his Diamondhead-arm forward as a massive blade!

But each and every attack misses its intended target, passing harmlessly through sets of small dark portals.

Dabi's and Shigaraki's hands are portaled above their heads, harmlessly placed into the air, Toga's knife stabs into the top of the bar, the cloud of pixie-dust melts away a chair near the corner, and the crystal-blade is wedged into the side of the wall.

And all the while, Giran enjoys his smoke not giving two cents about the possible murders.

"Please calm yourself, the both of you." Kurogiri's glowing yellow eyes lock onto his ward. "Especially you, Tomura Shigaraki. If your desire is to be realized, then we must increase our numbers. Now that we're in the spotlight, our chance is at hand." His ethereal head snakes forward, coiling around the young man's shoulder giving him the perfect position to whisper into his ear. "I advise you to be more accepting. You must use them, and the ideology Stain has left behind."

Even though he's at a whisper, Nue is able to overhear. He hesitates but after considering Kurogiri won't let him fight anyway, he stands down.

And soon the others follow his lead, Shigaraki being the last to do so.

Vexed by the whole exchange, Shigaraki brushes past them, marching for the door. "I'm outta here."

Giran frowns. "Where are you off to?"

"Shut up!" And so Shigaraki storms off, slamming the door on his way out.

With him gone, the air immediately calms down as Kurogiri's head snakes back into place.

Giran rubs the back of his head, unsure of what to make of Shigaraki's outburst. "I try to make it a point not to complain about a client, but he's too young. And far too immature."

A still smiling Toga chimes in way too excitedly. "Really thought he was gonna kill us for a sec!"

Charmcaster frowns, annoyed. "That's because he was."

Dabi turns away. "That guy makes me wanna vomit."

Nue growls slowly, before stepping back towards his corner to wallow in the shadows.

Kurogiri turns to address the three potential recruits. "Shall we get back to you about recruitment at another time? I believe our leader knows what he has to do." He turns his attention towards the exit. "That's why he left as he did. He understands his circumstances. All Might, then the Hero Killer, …U.A." Specifically those students that have caused him the most trouble in all of those events. "He's been humbled very recently. I'm sure he will bring you an answer. One that will satisfy you all, as well as his own desires."

And he couldn't be more right, as Shigaraki throws up his hood and pulls off the severed hand around his face. 'Stain.'

He marches forward, no real destination in mind except to allow fate and his instincts to guide his way. He needs answers, answers no villain can give him. He needs…someone to provide him with answers. To show him what makes Stain so…inspiring.

And immediately two people's faces come to mind.

And so with a destination in mind, Shigaraki takes his leave as the sun finally disappears beyond the horizon.

But if he happened to peer up and if light had still been a factor, Shigaraki might have noticed the two small invisible objects floating in the air.

The objects phase into view, decloaking as they peer around the alleyway. They are in fact small drones: they are about the size of footballs and each look like high-tech eyeballs encased in a red high-tech shell that's outlined by sharp razor-like antennae.

The eye-drones look at each other, silently communicating, before one camouflages itself into the night sky and flies off for Shigaraki. And the other turns towards the door that leads into the League of Villain's hideout.

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(Opening Theme: DR STONE OP 2 - /SohCAjC-Npk)

(Instrumentals)

Sora no iro wa dō s***

Izuku walks forward with a determined expression before passing by Ochaco

aoku mieru no darō ka

Ochaco continues walking forward before everything fades as she walks down a dark corridor

Kiiroi koe agete umareta

The corridor reveals the silhouettes of the past OFA users before Ochaco closes her eyes to meditate.

kioku no shizukesa Ao to kiiro ga

Izuku slowly opens his eyes before zooming out to show him sitting on a fence along with Bakugou and Henzu all of them with serious expressions before Henzu and Bakugou fade away.

mazariatte dekita midori ni wa hana o

Izuku blinks as he stands next to Ochaco in front of the U.A. gates.

Hana ni wa mizu o Boku ni wa yume o

The two look at each other in surprise before smiling and begin running.

Zero ni tashite ima o kakete Nagareru akai chi moyō

The Omnitrix aliens leap into action showing off their powers ending with several silhouettes coming into view before disappearing behind a flash of green light!

Sen o hīte kara o watte Saita hana no moyō

Shinso leads the charge for Class 1-A with Todoroki as he unleashes a torrent of flames

Tsunagu teishiki fude o motte

The flames dissipate to reveal Hisashi smiling at the camera while Endeavor and All Might stand behind him facing in opposite directions

Torimodoshite iku inochi

The U.A. staff follow after as they jump into the fray.

Me ni mienai rūru e ima ikō,

Gang Orca, Gran Torino, Manual, and other pros go about their daily patrol.

Ikōru o sagashi ni iku

Nezu sits at his desk as silhouettes of the plumber magistrate appear behind him.

Douka ga junsui na hajimari wo Shodou ni kawaru hajimari wo

Izuku rides on his hoverboard while Ochaco flies next to him as they charge in at the villains.

Seimeiryoku wo

Henzu stands next to Shigaraki with the shadows of the League of Villains behind them.

sangenshoku de hirogete

Up in space Vilgax narrows his eyes as bubbles form in his pod.

Hakushi no jidai kako mo sute kizukiage kizukasare

It shows Izuku and Ochaco's misadventures as space cadets. Ditto and Ochaco Posing as Men in Black, Ochaco cheering as Grey Matter tries to hotwire a spaceship only for Thirteen to catch them, Ochaco and ML-E chanting as Heatblast bakes Mochi for them. Ochaco holding Four Arms Bridal style as they run from an angry Mr. Bauman.

Kuroku natte

Izuku grins as he cocks his fist as the Omnitrix begins to glow.

imada kishite

Ochaco does the same as pink energy surrounds her.

tsumiage tsugi wa doko e

The two roar out as they punch forward.

Aa bokura no ashita ni iro ga attara

Izuku and Ochaco walk forward as they look into the night sky with smiles.

Me ni mieru iro ni sā

They turn to look at each other before holding out their fists.

Egaite iku

The two reach out and bump fist under the night sky.

(Opening Theme was Illustrated by Drag0n5on)

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Ch.45 Encounters

Shota Aizawa sits back, eyeing the forms and papers scattered across his desk. Basking in the silence of U.A.'s teachers' office space. Everyone else is out preparing for the next semester or catching up on hero work, leaving him to his own duties.

"You look like someone hard at work."

Aizawa peers up towards the doorway and gives a polite nod in greeting. "Principal."

Principal Nezu strolls inside with a cheery smile. "Mr. Aizawa." As he walks closer, he notices the papers and forms piled on his subordinate's desk. "I see you're working on the preparations."

Aizawa nods. "Gotta make sure nothing can go wrong. As well as make sure the students can receive the proper training they need." Also. "We don't need the villains trying anything. I rather this trip goes as smoothly as possible."

"Ah, yes. I'd say our students have had to deal with enough as it is."

Two encounters with the League of Villains, that is far too much already. But they've been taking the right precautions; no villain, no media, not even a parent will know where the students will be hidden away for a week.

"Agreed." Aizawa throws his head back, dragging a hand through his hair. "But honestly, even if I prep ahead of time, I know Midoriya's going to get himself into trouble one way or another."

Principal Nezu chuckles. "You don't say."

"He's smart but reckless, he acts too quickly sometimes. And he's lucky he hasn't gotten seriously hurt because of it." Like during the U.S.J. attack or his miraculous win against the Hero Killer. "And of course, he's lucky to have walked away with a minor head injury after going up against All Might…" Real lucky.

Principal Nezu nods, a sad smile on his face. "Yes, he does seem to have a talent for attracting trouble." In more ways than Nezu cares to admit to the pro hero.

Aizawa frowns, wondering about his student. "He's…an odd one."

Principal Nezu frowns, concerned. "Mr. Aizawa? Why are you so hung up on Mr. Midoriya?" he gives the pro a questioning look. "Did something happen?"

"That's just it, sir." Aizawa peers up at the ceiling, lost in his own questions. "I'm not sure if something did."

"Pardon?"

"During Midoriya's outburst I tried to cancel his Quirk."

Principal Nezu doesn't show any outward reactions. Instead he listens and waits with a silent frown.

"I used Erasure but I'm not sure if it worked or not."

Principal Nezu tilts his head curiously. "Why is that?"

"Not sure, it could have been the flames or the smoke, not to mention Thirteen did knock me down." Albeit to save him from being scorched, but it did interfere and break his concentration. "Honestly maybe it was a combination of all those things, but…" He folds his arms together, like he's trying to solve a difficult equation. "it doesn't sit right with me. I wanna say that I used Erasure on him, but I can't be certain."

Principal Nezu frowns, considering the inquiry before giving his response. "Perhaps you did."

Aizawa sits up, listening, knowing the older pro is about to go into a lecture.

"You don't need me to tell you that Erasure can only temporarily cancel a Quirk, it does not truly erase the Quirk Gene or its effects. Such as mutations." For example, "If you were to use your Quirk on let's say Mr. Ojiro, you would stop his ability to control his own tail, however the tail itself would not simply disappear. It is still part of his physical being."

"I know this, but what's your point, sir?"

"Mr. Midoriya's Quirk, One Man Army, is a Transformation type Quirk but it is obviously a unique one at that." Well, starting with the fact that it's not a Quirk, but he can't tell Aizawa that. "His Quirk allows him to transform and alter his own DNA. And that is all."

"Sir?"

"Think of it this way, One Man Army is truly only activated when Mr. Midoriya transforms into his alter egos and back, indicated by those brilliant flashes of his!" The green and red flashes the Omnitrix produces when he transforms to and from human. "And thus when his transformation is complete his physical characteristics have changed but his Quirk has remained the same, it is just unused until he reaches his limit."

Aizawa is sort of getting it now. "So in other words, my Erasure wouldn't have transformed him back to his normal self."

"Precisely."

"That…makes sense." He seems to accept that answer but there's still a bit of speculation in his gaze.

Principal Nezu smiles on, hoping he's giving Aizawa a satisfying answer. "That just goes to show you that there's still much we don't know about Quirks. Each one is unique and functions ever so differently than the rest. A true miracle they are." Subconsciously he lightly rests a paw on his scar, the scar running down his face, a reminder that at times Quirks could be considered a curse more so than a miracle.

Aizawa's gaze turns soft, looking away from Principal Nezu's scar.

With a shake of his head Principal Nezu gives a cheery smile. "Well, I hope I was of help." He goes and grabs some forms off a nearby desk before turning around back towards the exit. "Now I better get a move on, I too have important work!"

"Of course, sir."

"Goodbye." Principal Nezu takes his leave.

He strolls quietly through the empty halls of U.A, his footsteps echoing softly through the hall, a reminder of just how asleep the school is when its occupants are gone.

But right now, Principal Nezu's mind hangs on the conversation with Mr. Aizawa. "Oh, dear… Mr. Midoriya you sure do attract a lot of trouble."

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"We're here!" Class 1-A cheers out with pure joy taking in the wondrous sight before them, the Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall!

Well most of Class 1-A are cheering, unfortunately not everyone could make it with such last-minute plans. But here are the ones that were able to make it for today's outing: Mina Ashido, Toru Hagakure, Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, Minoru Mineta, Denki Kaminari, Eijiro Kirishima, Fumikage Tokoyami, Mezo Shoji, Tenya Iida, Ochaco Uraraka, Izuku Midoriya, Koji Koda, Hitoshi Shinso, and Shoto Todoroki. Tallying up a total of thirteen students, still a majority of the class.

Mina is brimming with joy! "Oh, man, do I love this place!"

The Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall's huge, with a big open ceiling allowing for a light breeze and gentle sun to enter the mall. The crowds are huge and bustling, with no frown in sight, as everyone enjoys their weekend off. And of course the mall looks as good as new leaving no trace of any signs of destruction or villain attacks.

Mina scans her little map of the mall. "It's got a ton of different stores to shop at, and they're all super cool and hip. The Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall!"

Kaminari, Hagakure, and Kirishima all join in on a cheer! "Yay!"

Shoji frowns curiously. "Hey, wasn't this place attacked by a group of villains or something way back?" Something about mutant animals or something like that?

Shoto nods. "I think so, but I heard All Might handled it."

Off to the side, both Ochaco and Izuku try not to draw attention to themselves. 'Actually that was us.'

And to be perfectly honest they were all on board with this plan…until they heard where they were going. The accursed Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall. Sure it's where they met but…it's also where they both nearly got themselves chewed up by mutant hamsters, frogs, cockatiels, and a three-headed dog. Yeah, they're not exactly on the same level of excitement as their classmates. But yet, here they are.

Izuku shivers in place, he can still feel the hot breath of the mutant dog's breath on his neck. "They…really fixed this place up good as new."

Ochaco nods, sweating nervously, trying and failing to suppress the memory. "Yeah…hard to believe anything even happened."

They both share a look before they both shrug.

Izuku smiles while telling himself it's all okay. "It's fine, what could go wrong?"

Ochaco nods her head rapidly, mimicking his fake smile. "Yeah, there's nothing to worry about."

From the side, Shinso frowns as he examines his map. "Ah, what? They closed down the pet shop." He really wanted to see the kittens.

Koga frowns in disappointment beside him. " I wonder why?"

Both Izuku and Ochaco freeze in place, shrinking into themselves. 'That's probably for the best.'

Tokoyami notices their perturbed expression. "Are you two alright? You have the hint of trauma in your eyes."

Ochaco snaps, panicking! "No, trauma!"

Izuku spins around too in a panic! "Yeah, who said anything about monsters?!"

Tokoyami sweat drops, concerned about their sanity. "You two are terrible liars."

As those two try to reign themselves in, the others are having their own little chats.

Jiro smiles up at Momo. "I heard you have a new weapon now?"

Shinso overhears. "She sure does, and it's totally badass."

"What is it?"

Momo blushes, becoming flustered. "Guys please, it's just a sword. It's really not much, and I had such a difficult time creating it." So much so it could have severely mutilated her health.

Izuku frowns before stepping forward. "So, what if it was difficult? That should mean it's even more impressive that you pulled it off."

Momo blinks, unsure yet intrigued by Midoriya's words.

Izuku does his best to give her a reassuring smile. "I saw what you did, it was really cool, Yaoyorozu! And I can't wait to see what you do with the Zircon Blade."

Momo blinks back the tears, offering up a grateful smile. "Thank you, Midoriya, I really hope I can improve my skills."

Shoto steps forward offering up words of encouragement. "I'm sure you will."

Momo becomes all bubbly and giddy so happy to be receiving so much praise, her confidence growing back more and more. Soon Jiro and Shinso draw her into a conversation about what she can do with the Zircon Blaze, and even Ochaco joins in with her own ideas. Something about making the sword turn into a shape of a fist or something.

And so Shoto and Izuku are left aside to their own devices.

Shoto frowns, turning to address the greenette. "Midoriya."

Izuku gives him a small nod in return. "Hey Todoroki."

Shoto averts his gaze, hesitating, before asking. "How are you, by the way?"

Izuku quickly picks up on the reason he's asking. "I'm…doing a lot better now. Thanks."

"Oh, that's good. So…" He hesitates unsure how to say this without coming off as rude. "I guess you weren't in too much trouble then."

Izuku blinks. "Huh?"

"Well I mean you did burn down U.A. property." An entire city block actually. "I guess I assumed the school would have told your parents or something."

And for a moment, Izuku's entire world freezes, his blood running cold, and his skin turning pale but just for a split moment.

He gives Shoto a faux grin, trying to come off as normal. "O-Oh, y-yeah, about that you see…the school said that the news should come from me." And…he doesn't really have any intention of bringing it up anytime soon. Why not wait until a more…appropriate time to bring it up?

Shoto gives him a very suspicious look. "Have you told them?"

Izuku opens his mouth to speak, but not a word comes out, hesitating as his conscious screams in his ear. "It's…a work in progress." He admits in defeat,

Shoto frowns, part of him wondering if this has to do with Midoriya's father and how he would take to the news. From what he saw, Mr. Midoriya isn't anything like his own old-man but…looks can be deceiving.

Before anymore can be said, from within the bustling crowd someone yells out, drawing everyone's attention! "Whoa! Aren't those U.A. students?!"

And immediately a few others join in!

"1-A!"

"I saw 'em on TV!"

"The Sports Festival was so good!"

And pretty soon the nearby crowd stops to admire the young heroes-in-training waving and smiling at them excitedly.

Ochaco steps back feeling very self-aware right now. "I can't believe they still remember that."

It feels so long ago now, especially after everything else that's happened: their Internships, the Hero Killer, Mr. Midoriya's return, Parent's Day, the exams, and the…outburst. Seriously it feels like months since then, but it's only been less than that, crazy.

Thankfully with such a bustling mall, those that noticed them soon move on or lose track of the students who figure now is the best time to get going before they draw in more of a crowd.

Jiro is the first to mention her plans. "I wanna track down a new duffle bag to bring to summer training."

Momo beams. "Oh, yeah? Maybe the two of us should browse together."

Mineta, in the meantime, is already scanning the upper floors of the mall. "Let's see, where can I get a lockingpick kit and a small drill?"

Without warning, Shinso uses Mineta's head to lean on. "Yeah, no way I'm letting you wander around unsupervised." That's the last thing they need.

"No fair! Have you no faith?!"

Shinso responds with an extremely deadpan expression. "No."

Kaminari has to think about what he's getting. "Guess I should probably buy some outdoorsy shoes for this thing."

Hagakure nods in agreement. "Oh, that's smart, me, too!"

"Mind if I join?" Shoto steps forward raising his hand in greeting. "I don't exactly…know where I'm going." Actually this is probably his first time ever being inside a mall, so this place might as well be a maze to him.

"No sweat man!" Kaminari slams his fist to his chest like he's making a solemn vow! "Before the end of the day you'll have the best kicks around!"

Shoto frowns, confused. "No, I want shoes. Why would I want to be kicked?"

Before Kaminari can explain that it was slang, Tenya bursts in from literally out of nowhere! "Hold it! The guide said your shoes should already be broken in, though! But wait-" Almost on a dime, Tenya chills down, cupping his chin in deep contemplation. "-perhaps it's a mistake not to factor utility into the equation."

And so with everyone making plans, Kirishima takes it upon himself to reign them all in! "So, then why don't we split up and look around? We can meet here again when we're done."

Mina yells out her agreement! "Great idea!"

"Perfect. Let's say we're all back around three?"

Everyone responds at once, not seeing an issue. "Sounds good!"

Everyone was just so excited to be there that they all immediately took off for their destinations without a second thought leaving a stunned Izuku and Ochaco behind amongst the bustling crowds.

Izuku can only stand there dumbfounded at how fast everyone disappeared, the crowd flossing in around them hiding their classmates from view. "Looks like it's just you and me left."

Ochaco nods just as stunned. "Yeah."

"So, what are you gonna shop for today?" asks Izuku. "I…kinda want to find some new stuff for my room."

Ochaco frowns. "Your room? Why shop for that now?" Did he move out or something?

"Oh, well." Rubbing the back of his head, the air around Izuku becomes rather solemn. "I…did some redecorating recently, is all. So my room is kinda…feeling…" His eyes gloss over with a sad and distant look. "empty."

Ochaco can't help but think this has something to do with the outburst. "Deku… Is this about…you know…?"

"Yeah…" Izuku speaks softly and sorrowfully.

Ochaco remains silent not wanting to pressure him into speaking out. It appears to have been the right call as Izuku eventually gives into his own regret. "I was just such a huge fan." More like a fanatic. "Like otaku level fan, my entire room was nothing, but All Might this and All Might that." Thinking back on it he might have been a bit obsessed. "But now…after everything…I couldn't' look at them anymore." It was too much for him.

Ochaco frowns, concerningly, but she remains quiet both out of concern and gratefulness, grateful that Izuku is finally opening up and letting her know how he's really feeling instead of bottling his emotions up.

Izuku takes a shaky breath, continuing with his confession. "I admired him for so long, so it hurt when he said I couldn't be a hero. But it's not really fair either."

Ochaco's eyebrows furrow in worry and confusion.

"All Might only said that to me once, but…there were others who told me that my entire life: my teachers, my classmates…my friends."

Ochaco's mind instantly think of Katsuki Bakugou and…Henzu Uuichi. And judging by their reaction she can only assume how everyone else was treating poor Deku.

Izuku chokes. "All Might was just…the last straw, I guess. The one that hurt the most…" Because…because he was his hero, the only person he ever looked up to.

"Deku…"

"I guess because he's the Symbol of Peace, the Number One Hero, I wanted to be…just like him…" Izuku shrinks into himself, his shoulders slumping in defeat. "But a Quirkless kid like me could never be one. And that's why it hurt so much; you know? Because…it was the truth." And that hurts to admit but not a tear is shed. He's accepted it already, there's no need for tears, besides… His eyes drift down towards his left wrist, towards the Omnitrix. "Without this...I never would have made it." He would have never received any training, never would have gained powers, and…and…he never would have made friends, real friends. "I was only wishing to be a hero, but…I never did anything to chase that dream." He never sought out training for himself or even tried to apply his hero notes to strategic crime fighting. He didn't do a thing but worship and study heroes for years on end, and nothing else. "So, really in way, All Might was right about me." A sad yet defeated smile plays his lips. "I couldn't have become a hero."

"That's not true!" Ochaco nearly screams out in denial, snapping Izuku's attention! "Deku you're the most heroic person I know! You've helped me and everyone else so many times." Literally from the moment they met, he's done nothing but help and care for others. "You said it yourself, you wanna be the kind of hero that saves everyone with a smile." A reassuring and happy smile. "But you can't do that like you are now. So, don't think for a second that you're not a hero!"

Izuku is totally baffled, blinking rapidly as he tries to make sense of what she's telling him. "Uraraka…"

She's…she's right. How can he save people with a smile if he's too busy feeling guilty and sorry for himself? The answer: he can't.

Izuku cracks a small smile, wiping his eyes, making sure a tear won't be shed today. "Thanks, Uraraka. I guess I still feel a bit guilty is all."

Ochaco smiles, happy she could help, but her smile soon fades away. "Well…I feel guilty too."

Izuku is stunned. "What?"

"After what you told me about you and All Might…" Ochaco averts her gaze, rubbing her hands together shamefully. "I haven't been able to look at him the same way…" It's hard to even talk to him because all she can think about is what he…what he thought of Deku. "I mean he's great and I know he cares. He supports me and he trained me, but…it doesn't sit right with me. What he said and did to you." About being a villain, about not becoming a hero…About crushing his dreams. "I…I mean…he really hurt you."

Izuku frowns, not knowing what to say.

"I mean it doesn't make sense; how could he think you were in league with All For One?" She shakes her head trying to deny any of it! "I still can't believe it. It's wrong, so wrong, and I…I don't know what to think of him anymore…" She caves into her own shame and disappointment, her voice drifting away quietly.

Izuku's heart clenches with remorse. Is it because of him and what he told her that she's feeling this way? Yeah, it is. And in a way that isn't right. "Uraraka…do you hate him?"

Ochaco immediately snaps to. "What? No! No, I don't hate him."

Izuku sighs. "Good, because…I don't either."

Ochaco's breath hitches, stupefied.

Izuku continues. "I may not be on the best terms with him, and I haven't really forgiven him yet, but I can acknowledge that we both messed up." Izuku took things too far and All Might didn't do enough; both of them share the blame. "We both made mistakes and…I can't hate him for that. Not anymore anyway." He's already seen what his bottled-up anger can do and…it scares him.

Ochaco understands, completely. "Anger…doesn't solve anything."

"Yeah. So please Uraraka, don't ignore All Might. He didn't wrong you and you shouldn't look down on him." Izuku bows his head, accepting it for what it is. "I may not see him the same way anymore, but he's your mentor. He can teach you so much and…you shouldn't squander that. Even I can say that he earned his Number One Hero status."

But really, it's not right for All Might's own successor to ghost him. Not when they both need each other to grow and become better: as both student and teacher.

"Don't push him away, I know for a fact he's already hurting enough as it is." Izuku could tell the moment All Might came to him to apologize, his guilt was eating away at him from the inside, and it most definitely still is. "He made a mistake, and although I can't forgive him, he still needs others around him. He still needs people on his side." Izuku's jade eyes lock on to her. "Don't abandon your own mentor."

"Deku…" Ochaco frowns contemplating his words before accepting them for what they are. "I guess I have been a bit harsh but…I really just want him to do right by you."

The greenette solemnly nods. "I think…he wants that too."

And really both of them should give him the chance to do so.

*BRING! BRING!* Somehow within the noisy bustling of the mall, they are able to hear Izuku's phone ring within his pocket.

Quickly he scoops it up and checks the caller ID. "Oh, it's Principal Nezu."

Ochaco frowns looking over his shoulder to see Nezu's caller ID. "What does he want?"

"Don't know." Izuku answers the call, sticking the phone to his ear. "Hello, Principal Nezu? …" Izuku's face scrunches up in concentration as he sticks a finger into his opposite ear, trying to block out the noise of the crowd. "What?! … I… I can't hear you! … Hang on a second!" Covering the mic, Izuku turns to Ochaco. "Sorry, I can't hear him over the crowd. So…can you wait here for a minute while I take this?" Gotta find a quieter spot.

The brunette waves it off. "No biggie, go ahead."

"Thanks." And so with his phone to his ear Izuku tries and fails to connect with the little chimera. "Yeah, I'm here! … Hang on! I still can't hear you! …" And soon he's swallowed up by the crowd, disappearing completely from sight as he makes his way to the escalator.

Ochaco bounces in place as it finally sinks in how alone she really feels even when surrounded by people. "Funny, we came here as a class, but here I am…by myself."

Sad. But it's whatever, a phone call shouldn't take long. And if it's Principal Nezu then it must be important, not just some social call, right? Yeah, so it's justified. Wait, maybe she should have come along anyway. It might relate to her too. Oh, dang it! Can she still catch up to Deku? Shoot, will she even be able to find him in the massive place? Probably not.

Dang it. Well, maybe she should find a place to sit nearby while she waits? Or maybe run and get a snack real quick? Or-

"Oh, it's someone from U.A., nice." A scratchy almost familiar voice echoes from within the bustling crowd.

Ochaco immediately feels very self-conscious all of a sudden, her face blushing, not at all used to being recognized yet. But where did that voice come from?

Without warning an arm wraps itself around her shoulder. "I want an autograph."

"Uh-!" And immediately Ochaco is feeling super uncomfortable here! It's not okay to just touch people without permission! That's a BIG no, no!

A hooded guy with locks of grayish-blue hair sticks out from within his black hoodie, smiles and acts like everything's casual. "You were the one who won right? Beat the shit out of the living bomb and then out-of-bounded that, what was it, U.A.'s Rising Star?"

"Uh…yeah." Ochaco's internally freaking out, there are so many red flags here!

But she also doesn't really want to make a scene and it's not like this guy has really done anything bad, as of yet. But it's still not okay to touch people! Get your arm off of her!

"Aren't you one of the students who ran into the Hero Killer in the Hosu incident, too?" The hooded guy snickers. "You sure get around." He says rather suggestively, conveying he knows more than he's letting on.

And that's another red-flag! Why did he say it like that?! "You sure…know a lot."

"What can I say-I'm just a big fan of yours. I can't believe I'm running into you again."

For a brief moment, Ochaco's heart stops.

"It makes me think that it might not be a coincidence."

Her instincts, her instincts are screaming, blaring at full volume, but her body is frozen in place: unable to fight or flight as the guy's hand slowly rises up towards her neck.

"No, no. This feels like it's destiny."

Ochaco is shaking as four of the guy's fingers grip her neck, the ring finger hovering above her skin, threatenly.

"Oh, right. From your point of view, we haven't met since the attack on U.A."

Her heart is beating at a hundred miles per hour, beating so fast she can hear it thumping as her body trembles and breaks into a cold sweat, her fear and dread growing with every beat. But with all the fear, she summons enough courage to force herself to look up towards the danger and what she sees shakes her to her very core.

Without a severed hand gripping his face, Tomura Shigaraki's chapped lips form into a smug grin as he admires his catch. "Why don't we spend some time catching up? Ochaco Uraraka."

With her heart racing, Ochaco's eyes widened in fear, as if the Grim Reaper himself has his hand around her neck. "Tomura…Shigaraki…!"

---

A few minutes before their encounter, Tomura Shigaraki's arrival at the Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall was overlooked and obscured by the bustling crowd.

But even with the noise and annoying smiles surrounding him as he strolls through the facility, his mind blocks it all out, focusing on one question. The question posed to him by the Hero Killer, Stain: "What meaning is there to killing if you don't have real convictions?"

'Just wait, Hero Killer.' Shigaraki scowls underneath his hood, eyeing the obvious and naive sheeple around him. 'These people think they're safe, like nothing can harm them. I don't know if they're naive or just ignorant.'

He spots children admiring the newest line of pro hero actions figures, like their idols of worship.

'People are getting killed somewhere at this very moment, but these idiots keep smiling. Like they don't have a care in the world.'

He continues on silently wishing a death upon each smiling face that he sees across the massive mall until something catches his ear.

"Hero Killer gear!"

"Are they really selling this?"

Shigaraki stops, spotting a few random teenagers admiring a booth filled with Hero Killer merch: like replicas of his mask, katanas, and even a stupid T-shirt.

"You'll get into so much trouble if you buy that."

One of the teens grabs a mask, holding it over his eyes. "Sure, but how does it look?"

"Haha. Oh, cool." His friend snags a photo.

Shigaraki frowns, pondering. 'But, on the other hand, you've got sympathizers who couldn't care less about your ideals.' Like the infuriating recruits of Toga, Charmcaster, and Dabi. 'And yet they still follow you. What's up with that?'

It doesn't make sense. 'Aren't we doing the same thing? You and me? In the end, you destroy things you hate, just like I do.' It doesn't make sense! 'So what gives? What's the difference?'

And like fate was at play, he spots them, the two people that can give him the answers:

Ochaco Uraraka and Izuku Midoriya.

---

And thus that brings them to this moment, with Shigaraki's hand clenching Ochaco's neck. He would have preferred both nuisances, but this will do as long as he gets his answers.

"Act natural. Don't make a scene." he whispers into her ear but there's really no need, the bustling noise emanating from the crowds surrounding them is drowning out anything he says. "I'm just an old friend who ran into you at the mall."

Ochaco remains stock still, shaking as her breathing hitches, her expression nothing but sheer terror.

"Calm down and wipe that look off your face. I think we should have a conversation, is all." Shigaraki offers up one creepy smile. "A friendly chat. Oh, and of course, if you try to run or fight me in any way…"

She can feel his last finger hovering just above her skin, sending cold shivers down her body.

"Well, it'll be fast. Soon as all five of my fingers touch your neck, your throat'll be the first thing that disintegrates. In a matter of seconds, you'll be nothing more than dust and powdered bone." He chuckles lightly to himself. "If I remember right, part of your Quirk works the same way I think." What a coincidence.

Despite the looming threat, Ochaco somehow manages to keep her cool even though she's scared to death. "I-If you do that…especially here in public, a hero will come and stop you." She eyes him disdainfully. "You can't escape."

His smile only widens. "I don't doubt that." He points out towards the massive, congested mall. "But just look at these sheep. Any one of them could use their Quirks and start a massacre whenever they wanted. And yet they're all here, smiling. They think laws and rules will protect them because they assume everyone has their same morals. They're convinced nothing bad could ever happen to them." Like oblivious insects unaware of how one boot could squash them all. "Heck this same mall was attacked less than a year ago, it was under sieged by mutant monsters."

Ochaco remembers, she was there after all.

"And yet not a trace of the attack was left, why? Because they all assume a villain won't appear here again." He smirks victoriously. "And yet here I am."

Ochaco's internal rage begins to boil up, how dare he say such things? How could safety and smiles be a bad thing? Her fists clench at her sides but what he says next makes her blood run cold, below freezing cold.

"After you I could kill 20…30… Maybe even more before a pro showed up and managed to stop me."

Ochaco's eyes widen, in absolute horror at what he's suggesting. "You…"

Shigaraki scowls down at her, eyeing her challengingly. As if to tempt him to follow through.

Ochaco can't help but bite back out of spite. "You have such a way with girls, huh?" She says defiantly, disgusted with him, her voice laced with a toxic sarcasm.

Shigaraki smirks.

She glares up at him, despite her trembling heart, with as much defiance and repulsion as she can muster while trying not to lose her cool. "Y-You wanna talk…let's talk."

Shigaraki chuckles as he pulls her in closer. "This is nice. A real moment. Let's go grab a seat and get comfortable, why don't we?"

---

"Hello! Principal Nezu? Can you hear me?" Izuku presses the phone to his ear, using his free hand to cover his opposite ear.

["Yes, I can."] Principal Nezu responds from the opposite end of the call.

"Oh, good. I can hear you too. Sorry about that. I needed to find a quiet space to talk." Says Izuku as he leans over the edge of the railing, peering down the three-story height towards the civilian filled first floor.

It took him a bit to find said quiet place, having to go up the escalators to the third floor to get away from the majority of the noisy crowd.

["It's fine, I understand."]

"Anyway what do I owe this pleasure?"

["I'm afraid this is no pleasure of mine."]

Izuku can almost hear Principal Nezu frowning from the other end.

["Sorry to say but I felt it necessary to inform you immediately."]

"Inform me? About what?"

["I had an interesting chat this morning, with your homeroom teacher, Mr. Aizawa."]

Izuku raises an eyebrow. What could this have to do with anything? Maybe it's about the remedial exam? Or the counseling? Though wouldn't Principal Nezu already know about all that?

["He had some…interesting concerns to say, about One Man Army."]

Izuku freezes. "Does…does he know?"

["I can assure you that he is unaware of the situation. I provided a well-executed fabrication that should satisfy his suspicions."]

The greenette let out a sigh of relief.

["However, you shouldn't let your guard down now. You must remain vigilant and careful, use precaution not just around Mr. Aizawa but others as well, others that cannot know of your…situation."]

"I…understand, sir."

["Good."]

And thus begins a lecture courtesy of Principal Nezu about how Mr. Aizawa's concerns came to be and what measures Mr. Midoriya must follow to ensure it is not an issue in the near future.

And all Izuku can do is listen and wait, he hopes his friend will forgive him for making her wait because this is clearly going to take a hot minute.

---

"When it comes down to it, I hate basically everything." Shigaraki can't state that enough, it's basically his whole thing and Ochaco knows this already. But she not really willing to say it as she sits beside her possible murder.

"But the Hero Killer pisses me off the most right now."

Okay, now that's kinda of a surprise. "I-I… I t-thought…he was one of you." Ochaco manages to cough out.

The leader of the League of Villains is quick to clarify. "Not technically, but that's what the media made it look like. And that's what my problem is. It's like suddenly, everyone is obsessed with that stupid Hero Killer."

His mind replays the entirety of that stupid viral video, the one documenting Stain's vision.

"The attack on U.A., the Nomus I released on Hosu - he upstaged all of it. No one's even giving me a second thought. Why is that? Despite what he claims to believe, all he really did was try to get rid of whatever things he didn't like." He cracks a smile, enjoying just how much power he has over the girl's life as he goes in for the killing question. "What do you think the difference is between us? Uraraka?"

---

"Man, he sure can talk." Izuku sighs, his shoulders slumping as he grips his bag and strolls through the upper levels of the mall back towards the escalators.

He just got off the phone with Principal Nezu who wanted to warn him all about how Mr. Aizawa tried and failed to use Erasure on Heatblast. Just another thing to add to his ever-growing list of worries and problems.

And of course it's concerning, Izuku always knew there was a chance that Mr. Aizawa would try to cancel his "Quirk" but honestly, he was hoping it wouldn't actually happen. But it sounded like Principal Nezu got the situation under control, but still Izuku better make sure he doesn't slip up and expose the truth of One Man Army, or rather the Omnitrix.

Izuku let out an exhausted sigh. "I just hope there's no more bad news today." Like seriously, it'll be really nice to go through one day without hearing that something terrible has occurred.

But more than that he'd like to actually enjoy his shopping trip. He hasn't even been here for half-an-hour and already it feels like he's missing out.

"Well I better head back then." As he walks off, he strolls near the railing of the third floor.

He marches down the corridor until he arrives above where he thinks he left Uraraka. Ad so he leans over the side of the railing, scanning the crowd below for any sign of her.

'Hang on? Where is she?' His eyes peeled, spotting the familiar landmarks and stores, so that has to be the place. 'But where is she?'

There's no sign of her, but then again, he is pretty high up so maybe he just can't make her out in this crowd.

'I'll just head down, I guess.' Hopefully he'll spot her when he's actually down there.

---

"The difference between you…and the Hero Killer?" Ochaco takes a moment to come up with an answer. But she's having a hard time especially with the hand of death gripping her very soul. "I…I'm not sure."

Shigaraki frowns.

"But…I know what's the same."

He perks up, listening intently.

Ochaco takes a shaky breath, her brow covered in a cold sweat as she tries to fight off her anxiety. "You're both villains. And I don't agree with either of you. You both kill and hurt others to get what you want. You're both terrifying, but…in different ways."

##########(Flashback)#########

At the end of the Hosu Incident, Deku was thrown to the ground, injured and bloodied having just been ripped away from SixSix's talons.

From the ground, Deku shakily peers up, gasping for air, in sheer terror of the Hero Killer. He can feel it, the bloodlust, the rage, the…the…the-

Stain sighs, drool and blood dripping from his mouth as a deranged grin is plastered to his face. "Everything that I do…" He reels around still holding onto the terrified boy. "Is to create a stronger society!"

########(End Flashback)#######

"That night, he even saved my friend from another villain." But why did he do that? He didn't have to? But he did. But why? The answer: because Deku's a true hero. The kind Stain wants. The kind Stain desires society to have.

But he kills to achieve that goal…

"He's a maniac, but he doesn't destroy things just for the hell of it. Just because it annoys him." Ochaco's nails dig into her thighs, trying her best not to fight back. "Like you."

##########(Flashback)#########

All Might had just defeated Nue during the U.S.J. attack, and then the rest of the U.A. staff arrived and easily took out the League's remaining forces. Leaving Tomura Shigaraki without a proper means of fighting the Number One Hero!

Kurogiri had just generated a warp gate but before stepping through the warp gate Shigaraki takes one last look back at the heroes. "This may be Game Over but the next time we meet you're dead, All Might." His gaze drifts to the hero course students. "As for those kids…" His glare hardens underneath the severed-hand. "I'll be sure to make each of their demise a slow and painful one."

########(End Flashback)#######

He wants to kill them…out of spite. Just to hurt All Might. Nothing more, nothing less. It's without a real sensible purpose.

"The Hero Killer, Stain…he's just like All Might." Even Ochaco can see it.

She recalls just how intimidating a presence All Might can have especially against villains, just like the effect he had on them during the start of the Practical Exam.

And then there's almost like…a sort of charisma to them both. Maybe because they…they both strive to serve a higher purpose in their own ways.

"He's committed to his goals…" Ochaco admits, almost like she's impressed. "…to his convictions." She's just been rambling on, her body shaking and blood cold as her heart races, but even so she goes through with her answer. "Which is something you lack. That's the difference."

With courage surging through her she definitely glares up at Shigaraki for the first time since she began to answer. And the sight breaks her.

Shigaraki's terrifying eyes glare down at her, analyzing and contemplating, but all so sinister.

And for a moment, she thinks that he's thinking of killing her off here and now.

But instead he sighs out of relief. "Ah… That's like a weight off my chest." A small grin forms across his face. "I see it now… All the dots connected. Why he makes me so angry, why you and that shapeshifter irritate me so much-Everything makes sense."

Ochaco can't help but tremble under his terrifying psychotic smile.

But Shigaraki's all too wrapped up in his own epiphany. "It's him. The problem is All Might."

Ochaco gasps, horrified.

"Yeah, yeah. That's it. That's the most rational explanation." Shigaraki laughs, reveling in his found truth. "I didn't see it, even though it was right in front of me the whole time. What was I worried about so much? It's simple." His smile is just as big if not bigger than the bustling oblivious people around them. "He's why these morons are able to smile thoughtlessly!" His grip tightens around the poor girl's neck, making her gag and choke.

"They feel so safe because that garbage pro is smiling thoughtlessly, too, as if there's no one in the whole world he can't save." He smirks, leering down at the hero student. "Like he can't make a mistake." He says all too directly.

Ochaco is straining not just for air but for her life, terrified not just at the thought that Shigaraki might end her!

"Oh, I'm glad we had this chat. I feel better. I can't thank you enough, Uraraka."

She can't breathe, she can't breathe! Oh, god she's going to die! Her hands move on their own, reaching for his grip!

"I don't need to change my ways after all." He smiles on even as he feels her fingers begin to grip his hand, but he quickly gives her a pull telling her to stand down. "Whoops don't struggle, now. Unless you want to die." he grins at the thought. "You want all these people here to crumble as well?"

Ochaco's on the verge of full on panic now! She doesn't want anyone to die! Not today, not ever! But what can she do? What can she do?!

In the meantime, Shigaraki couldn't be in a more different state of mind. 'You know, it's really ironic, Hero Killer. I'm your opposite, but you let me live.' He laughs finding the cruel irony in it all. 'And now your ideals and convictions will become a steppingstone for me.' Oh how delicious it is, how cruel it is to take one other's purpose and use it for his own. "Haha…-Ha…!" Shigaraki's laugh fades away, his eyes drifting on the sight of his own breath.

The mist from his breath floats and disappears into the air, as a harsh cold washes over him despite the hot summer sun beaming down on them.

Without reacting, Shigaraki can sense it, a new presence looming over them like a ghost.

A deadly chilling voice drips with venom. "What. Are. You. Doing?"

Shigaraki remains still, his grin never faltering as he peers up at the looming blue creature above him.

Ochaco's peers up as well, her eyes praying for help.

Big Chill's glare narrows, he knew something didn't seem right. "Let go of her." He demands while wondering why this guy seems so familiar? Like they've met before but why?

Shigaraki's grin only widens out of amusement, as he eyes the green hourglass symbol lodged int the creature's chest . "Ah, it's you. The cheating shapeshifter."

Big Chill's cloak flexes as if reading to burst open and go on the attack.

"U.A.'s Rising Star." Shigaraki chuckles, as he turns his head to snicker up at the transformed Midoriya. "Even after the attack on U.A. You're still a nuisance."

Big Chill's eyes widen, faltering as his heart drops. "Shigaraki."

Ochaco chokes, gagging for air and in response Big Chill prepares to lung forward, his wings beginning to open but then-

"Calm down…Midoriya." Shigaraki warns. "I got what I came here for already."

Big Chill isn't having it. "Then release her."

"I will but…"Shigaraki's grin turns wicked. "if you try following me, I'll get angry." He raises his hand and gestures towards the bustling mall. "We understand each other?"

Big Chill scowls. "I can-"

"Stop me?" Shigaraki asks, tauntingly. "I'm sure you can. But not before I kill her." His grip tightens around the poor girl's neck, making her freeze in place. "Or anyone else for that matter?"

Big Chill's fist clenches together, a bit of frost misting out from his grip. He's done enough harm acting on impulse as it's been if he plays his cards wrong Uraraka and others will die. All because of him. Sure Big Chill can phase and remain relatively unaffected by Shigaraki's Decay Quirk but…he can't say everyone else would be fine. And so he relents, standing down.

Shigaraki smiles. "Good boy." He turns his smile to his captive. "You got him well trained, huh?" He laughs at his own joke before he finally releases her as he pushes himself forward.

Ochaco immediately begins coughing up a storm, gripping her neck, as she desperately tries to catch her breath.

Big Chill is immediately at her side, making sure she's okay.

Shigaraki begins to step forward, ready to take his leave when.

"Shigaraki…"

He stops, turning ever so slightly to see Uraraka glaring up at him with disgust.

"Why?" She questions.

Shigaraki frowns, uncertain.

Ochaco thinks to Deku's own outburst his own anger, he lashed out because he was hurt because he felt abandoned and worthless. There was a reason for his anger, for his destruction, so what's his? What's Tomura Shigaraki's?

"Why? Why do you hate heroes so much? Why do you hate…this world?" This world of heroes?

Shigaraki pauses, pondering the question. His hand flexes towards his pocket as a wave of haunting memories flood his mind as he peers back at her, his eyes piercing into Uraraka's very soul.

Ochaco gasps at the sight, for a brief second she saw a flash in his eyes; a flash of pain and fear.

"Because this society is a lie."

Ochaco's lips tighten, her mind plagued by his meaning.

Big Chill too takes a moment to pause.

Shigaraki turns away. "But here's a little word of advice, friends. Be careful. The next time we meet," His gaze drifts from Uraraka up to the transformed Midoriya. "I'll likely have to kill you."

And with that threat proxying a goodbye, Shigaraki disappears from within the bustling crowd like a stone lost to a churning stream.

Big Chill has half-a-mind to follow after Shigaraki, but he knows that the second the villain senses his presence…he'll…he'll… And for a moment Big Chill can see nothing but a vision, a vision of ashes bellowing within the crumbling mall as innocents scream and wail in pain, as Shigaraki takes his vengeance out on them.

And so Big Chill inevitably and regretfully stays put, allowing the villain to simply walk away.

In the meantime, said villain has found his way out of the mall and into the back alleys of the city. Smiling triumphantly to himself knowing full well that the hero-wannabe won't be following after him. Not with other people's lives on the line. And if he does well, the deaths of all these families will be on Midoriya's hands just as much as his.

But that's not the only reason Shigaraki has to smile. After all he feels like a new man, having found the answer he's been seeking.

The answer to Stain's question: "What meaning is there to killing if you don't have real convictions?"

Shigaraki's grin widens as he makes his way through the back ends of the city alone and without a person in sight. 'I had convictions and ideals from the beginning, Hero Killer. I just didn't know. Nothing has changed. The only real difference is now I know what I'm working toward. To create a world without All Might, and to prove how fragile society's sense of safety really is.' A world without heroes. 'That's what drives me. From this day forward, I will call it my conviction.' Reaching into his pocket, he pulls out a severed hand.

As he eyes the all too familiar limb, Shigaraki thinks back to Stain's last primal roar of defiance, his bloodlust and Killing Intent radiating off of him like waves: "There is only one man I'll let kill me. He is a true hero. ALL MIGHT IS WORTHY!"

Shigaraki dons the severed hand over his victorious wicked grin. 'Everything is All Might's fault.'

And so he continues on back to his lair, unaware of the watching eye. From within the air above him, a spec of air shifts and distorts and the lightest of hums can be heard as an invisible drone follows after him.

---

Shortly after Shigaraki's departure and Big Chill made sure Uraraka was unharmed, they both reported the incident to the authorities. And almost instantly pro heroes were on the scene along with the police, and they set to work evacuating the entire mall.

At the same time, other police officers and heroes conducted a massive sweep of the area, heck of the entire ward, but there was no sign of Shigaraki. The only proof he was ever at the mall were the few glimpses of him on the security cameras but those aren't even that reliable due to how congested the mall had been.

The rest of their friends from Class 1-A all rushed to their side, asking if they were okay and apologizing for leaving and allowing Shigaraki the chance to antagonize Uraraka.

But they were forced to leave the two alone as they were seen to a police cruiser that was bound for the police station so they could take their statements.

As Uraraka and Midoriya sat in the police cruiser, they silently watched the mall disappear from view. They both then shared a look almost like they're silently agreeing not to return to a place that's so obviously cursed. After all they are 2-for-2 on visiting the mall and encountering villains.

At the station, the two teens had to wait until a familiar face arrived to speak to them. Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi, since he's the one leading the investigation on the League of Villains. And as an added bonus both teens are familiar enough with him to feel like they can trust him with taking their statements and hearing their concerns.

And so after hours of giving their accounts of what happened, Izuku was released first only able to contribute a facial-description and the brief encounter he had with the villain.

As for Ochaco she was held in the conference room for far longer, in fact she's still there currently discussing the "conversation" she had with the leader of the League of Villains.

Detective Tsukauchi leans back in his seat, frowning as he scans over his notes. "Huh. From what I'm hearing, it sounds like they're not a monolithic organization. And it sounds like his desire to defeat All Might hasn't changed a bit."

Ochaco remains silent in her seat, agreeing with the Detective's logic.

"Anyway," Tsukauchi offers up a grateful smile. "thanks for the report, Uraraka. This helps."

Ochaco isn't so confident with that statement. "It does?"

"Of course!"

"Oh, okay…" The brunette shrinks back into her seat, feeling useless and insignificant. "I guess I don't feel like I helped." For one, she was unable to stop Shigaraki and she allowed him to threaten not just her life but others, too…

Tsukauchi leans forward, resting an arm on the desk. "Don't worry. You and Midoriya did a great job holding it together when so many lives were on the line. Most people would've panicked and lost their cool in that situation." He gives her a reassuring smile, letting her know he means every word. "No one got hurt today because you both were able to remain calm."

Ochaco nods, figuring he's right but it still bothers her that she couldn't do more.

Unbeknownst to her, Izuku feels the exact same way.

Izuku leans back on the bench, as officers file in and out of the station behind him. He's been permitted to leave but he decided to hang back and wait, not wanting to leave his friend behind especially after what just happened. But he opted to wait outside wanting some fresh air as the cool breeze of the night washes over him.

Honestly, he's just relieved they made it through the ordeal without a scratch thank god. But really things could have so easily gone for the worse; to the point nobody would have been able to walk away. It would have been so easy for Shigaraki to go ahead and kill a few innocent people before he even had the time to react. And then those deaths would be on him just as much as Shigaraki.

No, there's no use being hung over about it. The police and the heroes are already on the case, so really everything's taken care of already. And he's already given the police everything he knows about the incident and so there isn't much as he can do anyway.

But what really bothers him is what Shigaraki asked of Uraraka.

Izuku sat-in while Uraraka explained her entire encounter with Shigaraki and his big question: the difference between him and the Hero Killer.

It didn't sit well with Izuku at all when he heard about Shigaraki's reaction. A villain with a purpose has to be worse than one that simply destroys without any meaning. Before Shigaraki wanted to watch the world burn but now he has the convictions to do so. And that thought alone is enough for a cold shiver to run down Izuku's spine.

The personnel exit of the police station opens up and out walks Detective Tsukauchi leading a very quiet and solemn looking Ochaco.

Upon seeing her friend she stops in place, bowing her head, not meeting his gaze. "Thanks for waiting, Deku."

Izuku immediately got up and approached. "How are you holding up?"

"I'm…" Her voice drifts away , a clear sign she's rather shaken by the experience.

Izuku frowns worriedly, wondering just how shaken she is by having her life threatened like it was.

"Young Uraraka! Tsukauchi!"

The three spin around to spot Toshinori Yagi rushing towards them. Getting closer the skeletal version of All Might slowly comes to a stop upon noticing Izuku nearby. "Y-young Midoriya…" He gives a small nod in greeting.

Izuku slowly returns the gesture before turning his gaze away. "All Might…"

Ochaco shrinks back, avoiding the hero's gaze. "Oh, h-hey…All Might…"

The two teens don't say any more than that and a harsh solemn silence takes hold, turning the moment awkward.

Toshinori's frown saddens upon witnessing their reactions.

Tsukauchi curiously watches the odd and awkward interaction. He gives Toshinori a questioning look and Toshinori responds with a look that says: we'll talk after.

Toshinori turns his attention back on the children and he offers up a small sincere smile, happy to see them despite their feelings towards his arrival. "It's such a relief. I'm so glad you're okay." he turns to Izuku and gives him an honestly concerned look. "Both of you."

Izuku nods, appreciating the gesture even if he still has his hang-ups.

Ochaco folds her arms together, holding herself as to keep herself safe. "What…what are you doing here?"

Toshinori responds. "Tsukauchi needed to speak to me anyway, and this does kinda involve me anyway." And so naturally he was informed about the encounter with Shigaraki and so he booked it here as soon as he could. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there to protect you both and the others."

Izuku gives a slow shake of his head. "It's fine… You weren't there so it's not like you could have done much."

Ochaco curls in on herself even more the moment he says it. But it's hard to think that not even All Might would have been able to save her. And that is not a comforting thought to have at all as her gaze drops and her shoulders drop.

Izuku quickly picks up on her demeanor as does Tsukauchi, both showing concern. Wondering how to best address her clear distress.

However, Toshinori takes it upon himself to address her with a soft, kind approach.

She keeps her eyes downward, refusing to even meet his gaze, her mind plagued with doubts and misgivings with the hero: the hero that failed to save Izuku and that couldn't save her.

Toshinori steps closer, gently, his gaze soft and reassuring. "Young Uraraka."

Her gaze relents and she hesitantly peers up and meets Toshinori's soft gentle sapphire gaze.

Toshinori reaches out to her and speaks with such reassurance and certainty. "I am here." It's all okay now, she's safe.

Ochaco's heart swells as she finally snaps and she break down, tears flowing as she collapses. "I-I was s-so scared! I-I thought he-he was g-going t-to-!"

Toshinori holds her in a comforting embrace. "You're okay. You're okay, he didn't hurt you."

"I-it's n-not just t-that." Ochaco sniffs, desperately trying to wipe away the tears. "I-I couldn't do anything! I was…I was powerless! H-he threatened to-to k-kill everyone! And I-I wouldn't been able to save them! W-what if I wasn't able to save…any of them…?" It's too painful and nightmarish to think about all those deaths, all the pain, and she wouldn't have been able to stop it! She would only be able to watch as she too slowly turned to dust along with those she would have failed!

Toshinori's heart aches, relating to her torment. "I know exactly how you feel, and often too."

Ochaco chokes back a sob, blinking up in confusion.

Toshinori leans back, his eye to the starry night sky, the same sky everyone in this grand old world looks to during the good…and the bad times. "Someone could be injured and calling out for my help anywhere in the world right now, and I would never know about it." He'd never even know their name. Their face. Or who they are. And the sad truth is he'd be unable to save them, to answer their prayers. That's the hard-sad truth of the matter. "I know it's frustrating, but we're only human."

Izuku frowns fully understanding the veteran hero. Heroes, even All Might, are only human. They make mistakes, they have limits. And even though it seems like one, such as All Might, can do so much there are still things that are impossible for them to do. Heroes are people, not gods, they and especially All Might can only do their best to save those they can.

"There are always gonna be people beyond our reach that we can't protect." He gives her a reassuring pat on the head. "But that's all the more reason to stand tall and smile."

Ochaco blinks up at him, her tears subsiding.

"So that the "Symbol of Justice" is always there. Even when I can't be, a flicker in people's hearts, whether they be a hero or a villain."

Ochaco understands, All Might cannot always be there for others. But the symbol, what he represents, can be. All Might is limited but a symbol can be the impossible, a symbol can reach past limits and be more. No doubt that must be a huge burden on him, one that he carries everywhere he goes and weighs on his every action.

But again All Might is human, not some almighty force, he is prone to making mistakes, making the wrong calls. Like…like with Deku…All Might was wrong and…he knows that. He accepted that and…he's going to make amends. She knows it.

"I-I'm…sorry for yelling…" She whimpers. "I was just so scared…"

Toshinori nods, sympathizing with her worries. "It's alright."

Tsukauchi smiles, glad she was able to calm down. "The kid's worried about what Shigaraki said. But that was likely the villain's resentment talking. All Might here has never failed to save someone after arriving at an emergency."

Izuku frowns at the notion, but even he has to agree. There's never been a case where All Might failed to save someone. But what about the undocumented cases?

For a brief moment Izuku looks up at Toshinori who is staring right back at him with an apologetic gaze. And for that moment Izuku can instantly tell that the hero still feels guilty about everything. He really is sorry and honestly…Izuku wants there to be a day he can look up at All Might again and smile, to be his hero again. But…for now he'll settle for the fact that he is just grateful he came to make sure they were safe.

Toshinori helps Ochaco to her feet. "Hang in there, I'm sure you did your best."

Tsukauchi nods. "She did, because she was able to remain calm despite the circumstances not a single person was harmed today."

Ochaco gives a small solemn smile in return, she still feels like she could have done more but for now she'll just be grateful no one was harmed.

Some movement catches Tsukauchi's eye, he turns and realizes it's time to wrap things up. "Think we got everything we need so you two are good to go. We're all done here."

A pair of familiar voices cry out in worry! "Izuku?!/Ochaco?!"

The teens spin around to find Officer Sansa, that cat-faced officer, leading their parents Mr. Uraraka, Inko Midoriya, and Hisashi Midoriya around the building to meet them.

Mr. Uraraka rushes forward latching onto his daughter.

Ochaco gasps upon his tight embrace. "Daddy?"

"My little girl!" Mr. Uraraka cries. "Are you okay?! Did the villain pull anything?! Are you-"

"I'm okay, promise." Her smile is soft as she turns towards Tsukauchi and Toshinori. "I'm doing a lot better now actually."

"Izuku! My baby!" Inko nearly throws herself at her son, fretting over him like the doting mother she is with tears in her eyes and a tissue in hand. "When we heard what happened we came straight away!"

As Izuku tries to calm his frightened mother, Hisashi examines him for injuries before taking a moment to address Detective Tsukauchi. "Has the villain been detained yet?" He asks going into full pro hero mode.

Tsukauchi frowns, hesitating to respond upon seeing the man's face. "Unfortunately, no luck as of yet but we are under constant vigilance."

"A shame, perhaps I can help." Hisashi then hands his hero license to the Detective. "I'm the pro hero, Cinder, and if you need any assistance in this case, I'd be more than happy to help."

Tsukauchi eyes the license like he's trying to memorize every detail of it. "I thank you for the offer, I'll be sure to contact you personally if we ever require your services." Tsukauchi says with a smile as he hands the pro hero his license back.

Grabbing the little piece of plastic, Hisashi nods and then turns his attention back to his kid. "For now, I'm happy you're safe." He says before smiling, trying to convey a sense of comfort. "I was so worried."

Izuku's heart turns cold, turning his head away with a quiet frown. "Yeah…sure…" There's a hint of skepticism in his tone, suggesting an underlying issue.

And everyone picks up on it, each of them sharing a concerned and questioning look.

Hisashi smiles sheepishly trying to alleviate. "I was, believe me."

Izuku doesn't respond nor does even look his father's way. How can he believe him? Worried about him now? Sure he was away for a good reason, but…but it's not like he ever expressed his worry before? Why now? Because it's hero related? Izuku doesn't want to believe that but then again Hisashi did go straight to talking to the police officer first before speaking to him.

"Izuku are you-"

"We should go home." Izuku cuts in, not even turning to face his old man, his voice quiet and tired. "It's been a long day and…I'd like to go home."

Inko is quick to respond, pulling her son along towards the car, fretting over him. "Of course, sweetie, let's go. You need to rest."

As she leads him away, Hisashi stands back with a sad frown. It's starting to become rather tiring, every time he reaches out Izuku pushes back, keeping him at arm's length. He's trying, he is, he's giving him his space, but…when is it going to get better? He wonders.

And so he turns back to the detective. "Thank you for looking after him."

Tsukauchi nods. "It was my pleasure."

With one last nod, Hisashi leaves for his…family.

Mr. Uraraka turns to his kin. "We should get you home too. Your mother's worried sick."

Ochaco nods. "Right."

Tsukauchi turns to Officer Sansa. "Sansa. Make sure they get home safe."

Officer Sansa gives his superior a salute! "Sir."

Tsukauchi and Toshinori see the families off to their respective vehicles: the Midoriyas take Inko's personal car while the Urarakas are escorted by police cruiser.

The two watch the cars disappear down the road and out of sight leaving them behind to the silence of the night.

Tsukauchi watches on as he addresses his dear friend. "This time, at least, it appears to have been a coincidental meeting. But there's still a pretty big possibility that one of them, both of them, or any other student will be targeted in the future. Of course, we'll continue to be on high alert here, but the school should be ready to take drastic measures. The stronger the light shines, the greater the darkness."

Toshinori turns to face his friend wondering where he's going with this.

"I think that, for the good of the students, you should consider leaving U.A., All Might."

Toshinori frowns. "But I've barely gotten started." He shakes his head, shamefully. "No, I can't even say I did teach the students a thing yet."

"All Might…" Tsukauchi frowns concerningly. "The way those kids were acting, they weren't exactly happy to see you." Not at first at least.

"That's because I failed them as a hero and as a teacher, especially Young Midoriya."

Tsukauchi understands, guess the cat's out of the bag. But does that mean…? "Wait, so is he-"

"He is in no way shape or form associated with All For One, that much I am certain." Toshinori reassures. "In fact he's now well aware of All For One and One For All."

"Really?"

"Yes, it was my successor's decision, and I trust her."

"I see but why did they both seem so…off?"

"I'm afraid the issue goes…beyond my poor assumptions."

Tsukauchi understands, he knows all about Toshinori's response to Midoriya's inquiry. And honestly, he's amazed it took this long for it to finally be addressed. "So, guess he hasn't forgiven you then."

"You're guess is correct." Toshinori admits in defeat. "I hurt him, and he's been living with that pain since that day." His fists clench. "I have to make things right, I have to. So, I'm not leaving U.A. because the best way I can make amends is to help guide not just him but all of the students into the proper heroes of tomorrow." Besides he can do more for them all by being present than he could being away. Besides even if he does leave there's no guarantee the villains won't target the students again just to provoke him. Better to stick by their side and guide them properly this time. "And along with that I will do all that I can to protect them, from the League, and from All For One."

Tsukauchi sulks, peering up at the night sky. "All For One again. This time we have to capture him."

His friend agrees one hundred percent.

"And what about Hisashi Midoriya?"

Toshinori blinks.

"That was him, correct? Midoriya's father."

"Yes, it is."

"Huh, I haven't realized he came back to Japan." He must have slipped in under the radar somehow. But he put out a report for any news of Mr. Midoriya's return to make its way back to him. So how come it hadn't until now? Surely if he entered the country with legal means it would have been documented and he would have been alerted.

Toshinori shrugs. "Yeah, me neither. I didn't find out until a week or so ago."

Tsukauchi cups his chin in thought. "Strange, he comes back now." After a decade of essentiality disappearing with no paper trail, records, or sightings in that time. Very strange.

"Tsukauchi?"

"I'm sorry if this is touchy, but what's the verdict on him?"

Toshinori goes quiet unwilling and very very hesitant to answer due to his already poor assumptions prior.

The Detective understands completely. "I get it, you don't want to assume especially after whatever happened, but still…" This has to be addressed. "His files and records are full of holes, not to mention they're filled with reports of suspicious and possible-criminal activity." Such as abiding and assisting reported villains, or the supposed tampering of evidence and crime scenes. "He might not be associated with All For One, but if there's something there…then I don't think it'd be wise to ignore." If not for them, then for Izuku's sake. If his father is a criminal or a villain, then it'd be best if they make sure: before his father's potentially criminal ways catch up to his family.

Toshinori isn't so sure, the vibes he gets from Mr. Midoriya is one of a fellow professional hero: always ready to take action, poised, and analytical about the situation. He clearly knows how to handle himself, and even if he seems shifty, Toshinori can just tell the man means well enough.

But if Tsukauchi's instincts are telling him something's not right, then he trusts him. "You're the Detective, if you think something's fishy then I'm behind you, but…" They need to be smart about this, no more assumptions and no more jumping to conclusions. "I rather we talk to others first, I'd like more opinions on this." Opinions of those they can trust and could help them see a different angle.

Tsukauchi nods, smugly. "Ah, so like I said we should have done at the beginning." Back when Toshinori first proposed this investigation.

"Yes, and I dare say, I wish I listened to you sooner."

"Not to worry. For now we'll put that on hold, first comes first, the League of Villains."

"Of course" Toshinori turns his gaze back towards the sky, where the unknown lies, looming overhead. "The League of Villains."

---

Tomura Shigaraki finally makes it back to the lair, he feels rejuvenated and more determined than ever before; striding into the bar with purpose and a terrifying grin on his face as he prepares to address the newest members of the League.

But upon his arrival, he freezes in place, the door left ajar to his side as red flags and alarms dance through his mind, warning him that something is oh so very wrong.

Nue has his arms raised, jaw wide and teeth bared, and eyes flared but he remains stock still, frozen in place, like someone hit pause on him as a translucent electrical-field dances around him, holding his body in place.

Kurogiri too seems stunned, having been thrown against the wall as a scorch mark is left on the wall beside him, clearly it was a warning shot.

Toga giggles, clapping her hands all giddy at the sight of Nue's frozen body.

Charmcaster and Dabi seem on edge, both pressed against the counter with their hands out, ready to defend themselves. With Giran calmly and curiously watching on from the corner with a smoke in his hand.

But what really has Shigaraki's attention is the unfamiliar intruder in the center of it all.

They stand there unfazed and unflinching in their dark armor-like robe, their build lanky and skeletal. The skeletal looking man with bone-white skin and a fin protruding from his head stands with his back turned towards Shigaraki. His current attention is on the frozen Nue as he plays with a control pad located on the skeletal man's high tech arm-brace.

At the man's side a little red drone that resembles an eye with serrations hovers nearby like a loyal pet.

Shigaraki scowls, his hands flexing, threatening to kill the scumbag. "Who are you? Another recruit?"

The intruder pauses. "Tomura…Shigaraki. Hehehe." The intruder chuckles, slowly turning around to face the leader of the League of Villains. "It is a pleasure." His red eyes shine with mirth, as his black lips curl into a sinister smile.

Shigaraki immediately senses that something is not right with this guy, not at all. This guy…he…he doesn't seem…he doesn't seem. Human? For some reason. Why though? He's just a freak with a Mutation, so then why? Why is he on edge?

"What do you want?" Shigaraki spits out, demanding an answer!

"I want-" The skeletal intruder leans forward, his grin widening, his yellow teeth on full display in a disgusting smile. "-what my Master desires."

For a moment, it feels like all the air has been sucked out from the room as Shigaraki eyes the skeletal ambassador with much skepticism and unease. Who is this guy? And who in the hell is his… "Master?"

---

Hey guys that was Ch.45 and if you were hoping for more reactions towards the aftermath of Ch.43 than please be patient. Like I mentioned last time, much of my original arc will continue to address a lot of the aftermath and set ups. So if something wasn't properly addressed in this chapter it will be in the future. So I guess patience is key here. It's set up like this so I can properly do some character development and interactions as well as confrontations and consequences by giving them individual focus rather than cram it all into one single chapter.

*Speaking of, this is the last chapter we'll be seeing on the anime for a little while. BUT that does not mean my original arc has officially begun. I want to get through 2 original chapters that will help set up the original arc. But that does not mean these next 2 chapters should be looked down upon, in fact I can guarantee that every last (or at least most of you) will love what's to come during those chapter. No hints though, you'll all have to wait and see

*Description of Nue from Ch.17 It's Hero Time Part III: "The base form is that of a Tetramand but with many key differences. Nue's upper right arm is that of Diamondhead's while his upper left arm is that of Lodestar's. His lower pair of arms are that of Water Hazard's. Large gaping holes like that of Terraspin's are embedded into Nue's chest and abdomen, and the Geochelone Aerio shell somehow morphed into part of his back acting like a thin layer of skin. Ditto's fins poke out from his shoulder and two slim black tendrils have grown out from his shoulder blades. Several circular protrusions glow green down his back, thanks to Buzzshock's DNA. And finally a Kineceleran tail swishes behind him. But what really brings the monstrosity together is Nue's mutated face. His jaws are that of Ripjaws and his left eyes have split like that of Four Arms while only a single large eye like that of Grey Matter is on his right, and finally Ripjaws' lore is dangling from Nue's forehead poking out of his long black locks."

Yeah, I know I kinda been sleeping on this character but not to worry I plan to start remedying that with my original arc.

*Also for those butt hurt about Ochaco having a bit of attention during this chapter. Relax, she's essentially the stand in for Izuku (canon) and this is a dual-protagonist story so calm down. Besides the original arc will only have Ochaco around for maybe 1 or 2 chapters out of 11 or 13 chapters.

*That said I just wanted to get through this chapter ASAP so I can just get to the really fun and important stuff anyway during the next few chapters and original arc.

Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.44:

ChaosMegabot: I'll admit, I came into this story during the Sport's festival so I didn't know that you omitted the suicide baiting in this story. Also I'd like to apologize for my last comment about Izuku being expelled and all that. I was trying to make it sound sarcastic but probably came off trollish, I was just kind of sick of Izuku being dragged down a lot. It just felt like you focused a lot more on Uraraka in this story when I entered into it. Though I maybe wrong.
Also you're right that Izuku wouldn't have stood a chance without a quirk or the Omnitrix for the enterance exam since he never trained. A part of me wants to blame the fact that the reason for this is because his self worth was constantly damaged by Bakugo and society itself. In addition, even if he did become a quirkless hero; what agency would want to intern him? Many heroes would just see him as a liability in many cases as they're all stuck on quirks defining the person. (I maybe wrong though, I'm rather new to MHA)
Glad that Izuku hasn't exactly forgiven All Might for this whole ordeal. I can understand why he's still stuck on when he was told no. His mother didn't believe in his dream, his father was never around, Bakugo became Izuku's personal bully/villain, society constantly failed him. All might, the hero who inspired him told he couldn't be a hero and left him on the roof of an apartment building. I know now that you omitted Bakugo's suicide baiting, but still the last rope that that kept Izuku tethered to being a hero was his idol who briefly snapped that cable and then left him alone. Izuku probably felt that right then and there that All Might was just like the rest of the world that failed him.
I can't wait to see Bakugo face consequences, All Might's already facing turmoil because he destroyed Izuku's trust, in addition I really want to see Aldera being taken down for any involvement in Izuku's mental health problems.
You also mentioned that Izuku won't be getting Ship as a pet, but what about Zed or a Panuncian? Don't know if anyone asked about those, but anyway keep up the good writing. Can't wait to see how you'll rebuild Izuku from this ordeal.

CreateGunner1209: Got it sorry but often tone of voice is lost when typing unless you say otherwise. So no hard feelings there. Also this is a dual protagonist story, Ochaco is essentiality the stand in for Izuku (cannon) so yeah, it's going to happen. But Izuku (my version) will always have center stage at the end of the day.

Also, exactly, I agree even if he did train and somehow managed to graduate as a hero from U.A. his struggle will still be an uphill battle.

And yeah I'm trying my best for the characters to make reasonable decisions as much as I can, unless I think a certain situation or two will be fun. Other than that I do try and so I thought it'd be best if Izuku doesn't forgive All Might for a little while after.

No, no pets for Izuku if anything I'd give him a droid later down the line. But that's no guarantee either.

Thanks for the review I really enjoy hearing your guy's thoughts.

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Shark: Can't wait for Izuku to finally go back to his puns, I missed those. Also how prepared would you say he is to fight Vilgax?

CreateGunner1209: So do I, and I'm not sure how to properly answer your question without giving things away.

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Atom king: Everything in this chapter is incredible, with Eraserhead telling Izuku that the start of the new school Year he'll get counseling sessions, thirteen cheering him up and telling him not to be afraid of using heatblast, Ochaco having a talk with All might about everything that happened between Izuku and him, Mina plans of everyone going to the Mall for the weekend before summer camp I'm curious what's is going to happen at the mall cause knowing Izuku who's not even trying will probably turn a simple trip to the mall into some little adventure, still it's awesome that his friends are there cheering Izuku , though I'm wondering who did Eraserhead talk to after Izuku the room I guess we have to find out next chapter.
Now the big one the talk between Izuku and All might and wow that was emotional with at the end Izuku saying that he doesn't trust All might anymore, I'm wondering how long will it take for Izuku to trust All might again I guess we have to wait and see.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks I'm so glad the chapter was just so enjoyable. You have some good points and questions that will be addressed down the line and during the original arc

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DeadCool14: Oh my God that was so good. I legitimately thought I was gonna cry. I love how you write these characters, it's so damn wholesome.
Is Xylene gonna appear? And will Izuku meet her for the first time or will he have already met her when he was a kid and thought she had a mutation quirk?
Can you add some Tetrax x Myaxx? No big reason, I just think it's an interesting ship.
Are SevenSeven and EightEight gonna go to Earth to get vengeance for SixSix thinking he's dead? Speaking of which is he dead or not it wasn't very clear for me. And if they do can Vulcanus join them? Because the original series he and SixSix were always together and I like to think they were best friends.
Are you gonna make a reference to Lucky Girl? Like she was a pro hero and one of Uraraka's favorites alongside Thirteen?
Can Deku and Uraraka call each other 'dweeb' and 'doofus' at some point? But as playful insults.
Since Animo is working with the League he should have access to more advanced tech so is he gonna get a new suit? Like the one he had in Dr Animo and the Mutant Ray?
Is Sublimino gonna appear? He could be used as character development for Shinso.
I really hope that Deku's breakdown is gonna be used for a lot of things going forward, like it's the catalyst for Eon, Bad Ben and the first version of Ben 10,000 from the original series.
Are you gonna set up Ghostfreak when Deku unlocks Wildvine? Since Ghostfreak's DNA was scanned when Myaxx took a sample from a Florauna, Wildvine being unlocked would be his first step into escaping and he would become stronger every time Deku used him, even being able to use his powers when Deku is not transformed and forcing him to transform into him. Oh and I've got an idea for him based of something I've always wandered about him, since light hurts him then why did he remove the protective second skin he had when he got free? My guess is that he was born with the defect that didn't allow him to create one for himself and when his DNA and consciousness where transferred into the Omnitrix it was altered into the one of an average Ectonurite, but when he got free his DNA was turned back to his original one and thus the skin would disintegrate on its own.
Can you add in Lt. Steel? He seemed like a really cool supporting character that never got off the ground, he only appeared twice in the original series (the second I don't even think it counts since it was a dream) and once in Omniverse, he and his men could join the Plumbers and be an ally to Deku and Uraraka.
When Malware is defeated is Deku gonna kill him or cure him? Because that's not who he is, he's not gonna kill someone that is in pain and needs help. Especially since he and Malware are pretty similar.
If Deku's version of Ultimate Ben 10,000 appears can he be different? Like instead of having the aliens' powers without transforming, which I think is so dumb, I think instead he should just have the Ultimatrix.
When the Omnitrix recalibrates will it have the energy limit the Ultimatrix has instead of the time limit? Because I think it would be a good way to show Deku's improvement and he could covert it as him getting better with his quirk.
Are Deku or Mina gonna make a joke to Jiro and Kaminari that Feedback is basically what their child would be like at somepoint?
I found in another fanfiction this made up for Gutrot's species, Nitroanderthal, I think it's really cool. This is the fic s/12772380/9/ in case you wanna ask the author to use the name if you want to. They didn't make a planet name but I'm thinking it could be a wordplay on Dmitri Mendeléyev who invented the periodic table.
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I found these cool Ben 10 anime openings, if you and Drag0n5on wanna use the songs and some of the visuals. The second one is my favorite btw.
Could you please make Mt. Lady Bakugou's cousin? It's from an AU made by Blamedorange on tumblr, it's really good and it totally makes sense that they could be related.
And speaking of cousins are you gonna an omake like the episode Big Fat Alien Wedding? You could maybe have Lucy and Clyde cameo as Deku's cousins.
Oh and in case you wanna know, according to the wiki, Way Big is 90 feet tall. But also according to the wiki; in the original series, it is stated that Way Big is 100 feet tall, it was said to be over 200 feet tall in Alien Force, but according to Dwayne, he grew only a little. I think that Way Big should be that big when Deku's an adult, and 90ft is the average size of a teenage To'kustar.
wiki/Technology_Levels
And this one explains how the tech levels work, sharing this one because I was curious about them when you mentioned them in the story and after reading them your ranking for Earth isn't very accurate. Wow that one was actual constructive criticism XD
Oh and if you wanna know things like what happens to the clothes when Ben transforms look for the Omnitrix wiki.
Also, that Pinky and the Brain reference was freaking hilarious! XD
Sorry that this was so long. You don't have to answer everything if you don't want to.

Sorry that in the review for this chapter some parts are from the one I sent last time, it was in case you didn't see the second comment I made. I saw it right now, sorry

CreateGunner1209: Thank for the review! And I'll try to answer the questions as best as I can, but don't be surprised if I say the questions border too much on spoilers. And yeah, I thought I answered a lot of the questions already. (I deleted them here to make it easier to read).

I plan for Xylene to make an appearance, yes.

Textrax x Myaxx? IDK

I left SixSix's demise open ended on purpose. Trust me I have a plan for it all. And if the others even do show up I can say that Vulcanus will not be with them.

I wasn't planning to referencing Lucky Girl.

"Doffus" and "Dweeb" hmmm I can try certainly.

I have plans for Animo just you wait.

No, I wasn't planning on Sublimino to appear. I actually forgot he was a thing.

Wow you had a lot to say about Ghostfreak. And the answer is no, I'm handling him a bit (a lot) differently. At least in the sense of his introduction and such.

Lt. Steel, maybe, I haven't really given him much thought. Besides eventually the Plumbers may not even need him anyway.

I'm still undecided on a lot of aspects involving Deku 9,000.

The Omnitrix will have the energy limit that was never explained in the show but the fandom and creators backtracked and claimed that how it works.

I wasn't really planning on Mt. lady and Bakugou being cousins, if I did I probably would have said so near the beginning of the story.

No Omake, Lucy's already set for an appearance.

I'd probably just go with 100ft to make things simple and then go from there.

Yeah, the technology thing was, thanks

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Guest: Almost shed a tear again in this chapter. You are doing a brilliant job at playing at my heart strings. Bravo, bravo and keep doing what you're doing.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you, thank you (takes a bow) I really am trying

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Guest: Did you consider Deku using a different alien to fight All Might at first? Like Diamondhead or Four Arms?

CreateGunner1209: I think the only one I thought of using was Diamondhead. Oh, and XLR8. But Heatblast seemed like a better fit: represented Izuku's fiery anger, and his powers helped keep everyone else at bay so they couldn't interfere. Heatblast was just perfect for the outburst.

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Guest: I like to imagine that Todoroki mentioned part of this story at the dinner table, just to piss off Endeavor since there's another fire user that can rival All Might.

CreateGunner1209: Perhaps, but too be fair to All Might he wasn't really trying to fight Heatblast, just fend off his flames but he never actually tried to target Heatblast himself.

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Luz: The truth is I do not know what to say, so now a question ramdom :v
Do you know Red vs Blue?
The best soldiers to be the worst soldiers.

CreateGunner1209: Yes

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Guest: I feel like Izuku should some time alone away a MHA setting to get his thoughts cleared and work things out by himself

CreateGunner1209: Well there's a reason I'm going to do an original arc

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Guest: Good on Izuku to not forgive All Might as of yet. This isn't the kind of thing that you forget. When all is said and done, these types of things take time.

Nezu was right in saying that there was no way that Izuku would've been a hero the way he went about it in canon. His drive to be one was strong, but that was it. Wishful thinking that got him nowhere. He really could've done anything in his life past that one moment to at least prepare for the journey ahead.

Maybe All Might answer wouldn't have changed, but the he answered should've. Cause it seemed like he was basing his career off, which was pretty brutal off of what Izuku wanted his hero life to emulate. But all Izuku wanted to do was to be a hero who could save people with a smile on his face.

All Might should've realized that and say that if he truly wanted to be a hero than you needed to work for it. Actually ask him what steps the boy have taken to make that dream a reality.

But what's done is done.

CreateGunner1209: I agree hence why it happened as it did. THANKS for the review it's always great to hear everyone's opinions and reactions!

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Paradox: Another masterpiece. I'm very happy to see that the healing can begin. I really hope Izuku gets a win soon, he really seems like he needs it. I cannot wait to see your original story. If it's even half as good as what you've been giving us so far then we're in for a real treat. I hope Izuku gets a fun alien to experiment with soon. Maybe not Rath yet but something to shake things up and frustrate his friends

CreateGunner1209: Izuku will get a win within the next few chapters, trust me

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Shiroa Fubuki: Hmm will there be dna aliens? Or not :p

CreateGunner1209: I want the DNAliens to appear later down the line. I have an idea that I really like but it's way too soon for me to say if they'll for sure make it in. But I want them to

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Guest: Algo que me pareseria jenial es que el spit-off Eon no esté solo y que tenga seguidores talbes toga,Dani y incluso una Eri villana con sus poderes aumentados si si si si eso sería jenial también que izuku no viaje solo entre universo que lo acompañen Ochaco todoroki y bakugo el en especialmente el tiene que conocer a Eon y ya me puedo imaginar cómo izuku se convirtió en un Villano del tiempo osea que lo impulso a ir por un camióno oscuro oye dime ¿aperecieran los hijos de los plomeros ose helen manny pierce y Alan los híbridos humano alien? Por cierto porfabor que henzu se redima y devuelva un aliado me gusto mucho que Kevin se volviera bueno en alien forcé y oye en un universo que izuku visite podría ser que izuku el escarabajo azúl de dc sería jenial me preguntó porque nadie a echo un fanfic de eso sería jenial oye podrías Aser en el futuro una de izuku el escarabajo azúl pero volvió aló importante eso fue jenial este cap me molesta que no aya aparesio ningún alien pero igual fue bueno me preguntó cómo sea nejire cuan conosca a algún alien no los dejara de mostaza sabes una cosa que sería asombra que resulte que los quiks son de orijen

CreateGunner1209: Good ideas but I have a plan I like for Eon but alternate versions of villains and even Eri to join him is a good one that I didn't think og. But I still want Izuku to go alone. Why? Because he'll be making some new friends and allies during his timetravels and dimension traveling adventures anyway The Plumber's helpers will look the same, yes. And sorry I don't really understand the rest of your questions. I have to use Google Translate and it keeps saying "jenial" and I don't know what that means.

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Guest: ¿Are there any non-canon or fan made aliens that you would have liked to add before deciding that you wouldn't put them in, at least for now?

CreateGunner1209: None

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Guest: How would the exam have gone if Deku was in better mental condition? What aliens would he have used?

CreateGunner1209: Well before I decided for Izuku to lash out at All Might, my first idea was for Izuku to use XLR8 to runaway only for Ochaco or Bakugou to convince him to help them figth All Might instead. Or to have Izuku be Big Chill or still XLR8 and run through the gate with no problems.

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Dreadbot: I love this chapter I like how everyone is trying to help deku get through what happened and I like the interaction he had with Eraserhead I like the ending to the story I can't wait to see what you do next please keep writing

CreateGunner1209: Thanks like I said I want to start turning away from the doom and gloom, despite this current chapter, but hey things are going to lighten up

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Guest: I agree with the Newbie Guest comment about how Izuku really only got a chance to be a hero thanks to Omnitrix. Really by doing so, he proved All Might right. This could come up in story and Izuku having a problem with this. I feel Izuku should try find his own identity and decide what type person he wants to be. He's really nothing like Deku from canon. If you ever going to do time skip, you should have Izuku going to space with the Plumbers and trying to distance himself from the Omnitrix and trying to find a purpose.

CreateGunner1209: I agree that Izuku receiving the Omnitrix gave him his big break. And I see your point and I will keep it all in mind for the future.

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Jakesurfboy: I'm just going to say it now, Dadzawa is literally the best right now. The fact the he is being kind and patient with Izuku after he blew up a fake city and hurt a teacher and 2 students instead of punishing him shows what kind of teacher he is. I think All Might did a good apology but I'm glad he isn't forgiven immediately and it shows he will have to really try to earn his forgiveness and the fact that the other teachers are pissed at All Might especially 13 is good touch to show he also has to earn forgiveness from his workers as well and not just Izuku. I'm also glad you made Ochako take the mature route and not be mad at All Might as that would lead to more problems. Overall this chapter was done pretty good and I look forward to see how everyone moves on from this point

CreateGunner1209: Thanks I'm so glad you loved everyone's reactions. I was worried for a long while about them.

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Guest: I left a review how one for all can only be given to quirkless people like izuku and melisa I wasn't trying to say give the quirk to izuku I was thinking maybe the quirk needs to be put out and make the omnitrix the replacement of the quirk or something

CreateGunner1209: Don't worry I have a plan anyway to address and fix the issue.

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Eclipse Serpent: For some reason, I imagine the possibility of Vilgax kidnapping All for One from prison and using the device he used on Ultimos to steal the quirks inside All for One. Either for himself or for a new set of Bioids. Combine that on if he gets the Omnitrix, he could have an enhanced quirked powered alien army.
In addition, if you add Ghostfreak (Zs'Skayr) and his abilities to overshadow others, would he try to take One for All through Uraraka? I know that the quirk would snap out the brainwashing, but it would be interesting to see Zs'Skayr overpower that and take over Uraraka.
Will you also be doing the Big Chill babies thing? I want to see people's reactions to Izuku unknowingly lose control of his transformation and begin eating metal including all the test bots in U.A. though I don't want him to be a butt monkey in that and be punished like he unjustly was in the Megawatt ordeal. (I did not find that fair and believed everyone hated Izuku after that)
Can't wait for the next chapter!

CreateGunner1209: Well Zs'Skayr would have to know about OFA first. I'd love to answer your questions and theories but they are so far down the line that I can't for sure say what will happen for sure or in full detail.

And also the Megawatt thing meant nothing there were no real consequences hence why that event hasn't been brought up since then.

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Guest: I am gonna have to verify things am I if so let's begin yes. Skipping 1 as I is what it is. 2 if to say it lightly Izuku or Ura could tell their class what happened that is something that could happen. 3 may be farfetched but you be surprised how tenacious the press could be. Number 4 has a bit of meat to it add all might' s diagnosis and it's a strong reason to think otherwise. Say for instance they want info on all might they would be aware that they effect the school's year with all might being a teacher surely they would want to keep an eye out for weaknesses or openings and if they want watch a hero get beaten up for kicks or entertainment. Plus if imagine for a moment at this point in time they know of the omnitrix Izuku's turn would've come up sooner or later so the villains would want to gain knowledge about their target. Beside All for one would've been interested about the exam in the first place as after all knowledge is power and I am sure he knows that. Believe me if the incident is any indicator All For One will be interested final exam be damn. On another topic the aftermath of an incident is always going to be rocky and this one is no exception. At least Izuku is not going to be alone. Plus all might've attempt at making up is fine but as expected and reasonably so Izuku accept it but trust and forgiveness has a long way to go and as it's a wound their connection has a long way to go. But if everything goes correctly it will be normal

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the response and the review, it's always great to hear my reader's opinions and thoughts.

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Guest: I just binged this entire fic and I'm sleep deprived. Now like many other's and you since you realized, why is Uraraka constantly winning! I don't care about her winning villain fights because those are life and death, but the school events in general actually. She placed first in all the Sports Festival Events. In the chapter you gave up on, she got a free win against Izuku because of the Time Out. What I fear is that because the story has already gone so far you can't suddenly make her drop in power and nerf her.
As for Izuku, it's not that I want him to win all the time, but he just struggles looks like a tool to make Uraraka look better. In the fight with Stain, he was nerfed without the Omnitrix and would have been killed easily if the others weren't with him. He suffers the same problem Ben has in general when the watch times out. I mean Izuku handled himself better than Ben who got his ass handed to him by Albedo in hand to hand combat. While it seems nice to receive credit for the takedown of Stain, it's probably but a target on his back. So not only is he technically faking having a quirk, but living a lie that he handled a high ranking villain by himself. He really needs to learn how to properly defend himself, it just gets annoying that he believes evading and buying time will always work.
You also gave the same replay to people complaining about nerfing the aliens. I can understand the nerfing to at least make things harder, but should the species itself really be nerfed? Rather wouldn't have been better that Izuku was secretly nerfing himself, I mean he's been having problems since he was diagnosed as quirkless. Top that off with Henzu defriending him and going villain, his father never being around and returning later in life, his idol telling him he can't be a hero, Bakugo's bullying; It'd be no wonder that he'd be a mess inside that he'd unconsciously nerf himself while diverting things with stupid puns to help block out his feelings. I agree that it's a pain the ass to understand inconsistencies and retcons the Ben 10 writers implement. I feel that you should complied the feats of each alien and see how well the did when facing an opponent in Ben 10 to measure their strength. Heroes aren't the only one's to think outside the box because villains can do that as well. I'm not saying what your doing is bad and agree that you went about the right route when involving Heatblast being submerged in water.
I truly enjoyed the meltdown and that teachers should've taken responsibility before the exams. No one ever bothered to start therapy for these kids after the USJ and even more after the fight with Stain. Top that with All Might believe Izuku to have been working with All For One, Uraraka keeping One For All secret, Bakugo being too dumb to live and pissing off a living magma bomb, monoma's taunting, Hisashi's return; the meltdown was inevitable and spectacular. And you gave a legitiment reason to weaken All Might to having an hour of power.
I'm glad everyone's still cool with Midoriya. On the class in general, I feel like they're just background characters barring Izuku, Uraraka, Shoto, Ilda and Bakugo. I now it's mainly about Izuku and Uraraka, but it'd be nice to see them interact a lot more with the others in 1-a outside of class. Also please do not have Kota dick punch Izuku, because he's already suffered enough. Anyway, I can't wait to see what happens next. Keep up the good work!

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review, one of the things I look forward to the most is hearing your guy's opinions, thoughts, and reactions. I hope I can meet your expectations in the future.

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Guest: Looks like Bakugo might be aware of AFO now...interesting...
But anyways amazing chapter this makes me look forward to when All Might meets Inko and Hisashi after Kamino assuming Izuku has told them by then

CreateGunner1209: Very interesting. And thanks for the review.

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Guest: Wonderful chapter I honestly half expected aizawa to punch Yagi but the mans been through the ringer the only thing that I wish u added was Ochako telling All Might that it had been Izuku that inspired her to fight at the mall
(Unless u have done that and I missed it in which case ignore this)

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review, and no I don't really want for them to say that. I don't see the point honestly.

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Guest: Pairing IzuMina or IzuOcha or both
Then again a if you don't do pairings I understand as much as I love this show the fandom is toxic which is sad and strange. If u don't establish the pairing in the synopsis the retches come out
Anyways wonderful chapter makes me look forward to the healing process maybe Izuku will finally start to bond with his dad I hope
Just gonna throw this out there but is there any chance you'd consider getting Eri early. Not necessarily beating Overhaul just her running away and Izuku rescuing her
The one thing about this book is that it's long which I love but then I think about The little unicorn still being with that monster

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review and thank you for understanding my fears about the toxic fandom and ships. And I hope for Hisashi's and Izuku's relationship to begin healing next time.

I have considered getting Eri early but if I was going to do it I honestly should have done it sometime between the U.S.J. incident and the Sports Festival. I did consider it and talk it over with others to have her during the original arc but everyone I talk to, including myself, all say that with what I have planned for the arc will be interfered and thrown off royally if I throw in Eri. So sorry to say but no that will not occur until the actual Overhall arc. I'm sorry but for story wise it is for the best

Okay not the best for her but you know what I mean. That said I am dying to get her into the story, I want her and ML-E to be friends :)

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Guest: You have to give him the armor from the reboot it's really cool I would love to see a piss off bakuguo and endeavor and a jaw dropping class 1a deku using the armor up aliens to fight all for one seeing he should also fight muscular with WAY BIG him swatting the villians at the camp both class 1a and 1b and the pros seeing his giant transformation and the the pairing should be deku x mina or deku x tsuyu because this story is only showing him and uraraka are just friends

CreateGunner1209: Yeah, sorry, but no. Like I said many times: no elements of the reboot will be in this story. As for Way Big…I know when he'll be introduced But there are rules I am following for when, where, and how aliens get loaded into the Omnitrix so no Way Big won't be at the camp, sorry. Anyway thank you for letting me know your thoughts.

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Josep: ¿Oye podrías Aser que resulte que los quiks son en realidad el orijinados de un experimento alien ose que es la conversación y alterasion de ADN alienígena en humanos en escalas mínimas podrías?

¿Cuánto durará tu arco original 2,3 capítulos? Y ¿el de l-lslan cuántos durara? por qué enserio ya quiero que Vilgax yege ala tierra y los aliens sean rebelados

Podrías Aser que tetrax regrese para ese arco original y que los estudios lo conozcan mejor o que regrese cuando sea el encuentro con all for one ¿Podrias aser que tetrax regrese?

Otra aparesera atomix sería el alien perfecto para derotár a Vilgax o talbes way big como en la película o ¿la vas a adaptar también pero creo que sí la adaptas sería mejor para un especial no Cres?

Porsierto por qué no ases que izuku le ponga nombres a sus ataques esa es una de las cosas que más me gusta que los ataques tengan nombre por ejemplo Podrias ase que diamondep aga un movimiento llamado meteoro diamantina y heatblast referencia a ace de one piece lanza sagrada del mar de fuego, Cris de fuego, lunes de lusiernaga y gran orden del emperador de la llama sería jenial que eso pasara podrías

Y cuando aparesera spider monki y goop que es básicamente asido viviente también cuando aparesera swampfire el puede Aser explosiones atraves del metano como reasionara bakugo a eso me muero por averiguarlo

Por último en el spit-off porfabor que izuku no viaje solo porque enserio puedo imajinate como izuku se convertirá en un futuro alterno en Eon quiero saber que ara bakugo al conosera a Eon y como el al encontrarse con el bakugo tiene que cono ser al villano del tiempo

Que opinas

A también el ¿omnitrix en realidad era para hisashi como en la serie era para el abuelo de Ben si es así como reasionara izuku al enterarse que el poder del reloj era para su padre? También ¿nos contarás cómo fue que hisashi se convirtió en plomero su historia de cómo se unió a los fontaneros y como gran Torino descubrió alos aliens ? Y también ¿Resultar o arias que resulte que Nana Shimura era también una fontanera en secreto y así fue como Torino los descubrió? Lo arias

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review sorry if my answers don't match your questions, I have to use google translate to understand. Sorry.

The original chapters will be between 11-12 chapters and I-Island will be about 3 chapters.

Tetrax will return.

Trust me I want to give the aliens Ultimate Moves and I have but there hasn't been much opportunities to do so. Hopefully that will change soon.

And as for Eon I have an idea I really want to go through with for him already. But thanks for your thoughts.

And yes the Omnitrix was for Hisashi originally. And yes I will explain how and why Hisashi became a Plumber but it will be later down the line same with Gran Torino. And no Nana Shimura was not a Plumber.

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Joesep (again): Hisashi irá con su izuku a l-lslan sería genial verlo en acsion otra vez y supongo que rook aparesera talbes asta cuando estén en los dormitorios pero sería jenial que resulte ser un estudiante de hisashi y el ayude ala familia de izuku no se talbes quedando se en casa de izuku y ayudando y que actúe como el equivalente a un hermano mayor talbes para izuku me preguntó si murió estará más entusiasma por conoser a izuku y más Aserca de los aliens pero supongo que también lo está Tamaki y nejire más nejire supongo

CreateGunner1209: Hisashi will be at I-Island and I hope what you guys like what I'll do with him. I'm still figuring out where to add Rook but honestly I feel like it should be some time after the Provisional Licensing Exam. But I like to think that Rook didn't join the Plumber Academy until after the U.A. Sports Festival or at the very least he was at the academy during that event.

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Guest: "Spoiler Warning from the Manga"

But seeing as we learned that OFA eats away at the users life force is that going to happen to Uraraka?

CreateGunner1209: Okay so this actually isn't an issue. Why? Because this is a fanfic, I am not bound by what occurs in the anime/manga I can change things as I see fit.

BUT I will be not be ignoring OFA and it's…side effects. Either way it was never an issue because literally after reading the chapter I had like 5 ideas on how to address it in my head. And I've already settled on one of them so just relax

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Guest: You about to hit 2000 view you must be proud for this

CreateGunner1209: I am, I really I am, I never thought we'd get here

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Insert name: I'm going to go on a whim and say that the original arc may have something to do with the monster aliens. I mean, you already said that Ghostfreak is going to appear in the summer, and we would be getting five new aliens already (Ghostfreak, Blitzwolfer, Snare-Oh, Frankenstrike and Whampire), which would match up with what you said about a lot more aliens showing up.

Also, I want to ask. Is Pakmar going to appear? Or Mr Baumann's alien wife from that Omniverse episode?

CreateGunner1209: I did say something like that, but we'll have to wait and see. First we need to get through 2 chapters to set up the original arc and then I will explain what the Original arc is.

And I'd like Pakmar to appear but I am waiting. As for Mr. Baumann's wife…IDK maybe.

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Guest: It's getting dark, excited,surprise, but not much humor have you see Dragon ball abridging from team four star add some there funny quotes we need some humor for this story

CreateGunner1209: I know I want to go back to more fun and funny stuff, I hope to do son after the next chapter. And I've seen parts of Dragon Ball Abridged.

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Guest: You know when lzuku get his omnitrix reboot he will get the right aliens like in Ben 10 alien force

CreateGunner1209: My dude, this is a fanfic, I am not bound by what occurs in the show. I can change things as I see fit

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Guest: Oye dijiste que si ban a alpareser los caballeros eternos recuerdo que en Ben 10 aparesieron dragones reales y también apareseran aquí si es así podrías poner que los dragones son de otra dimensión dónde di existe la magia real por qué eso es algo de las pocas cosas que me desecsiono de este famfic que no ubiera magia real si estaba hex por qué que yo sepa asta abia aliens que usaban y sabían de la magia en Ben 10 y lo ubieras podido explicar en el spit-off sabes porfa si aparesen los

CreateGunner1209: So no the Dragon was an alien, from outer space, with a spaceship and a laser cannon. He had nothing to do with magic. And let's be honest, magic was never really a major player in Ben Ten.

I mean most of the arcs and stories barely involved magic. Sure magic was Gwen's thing but Gwen isn't in this story and I already worked ways around it, so no magic.

And as for the Spin-off, the spin-off will be like the MHA movies. Where those events occur but they don't tie into the main story in anyway. So no, magic will not just leak over from one AU to another. And yes some AUs will have magic but like I said it will not effect the main story.

Sorry but that's how I feel

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Guest: Porfa si aparesen los dragones de los caballeros eternos que resulte que viene de otra dimensión dónde si existe la magia real por qué que no uniera magia real es una de las pocas cosas que isistés mal en mi opinión ya que asta los aliens sabían de la magia y algunos la usaban en Ben 10 enserio ya ni puedo ver ese episodio dónde revelas la verdad de que no hay magia en este universo por desecsiono sabes que en el spit-off lo abrías podido explicar todo Aser va de ella pero siendo sincero me encanta tu historia solo solo digo que es algo que isistés mal al no incluirla porfabor podrías Aser que sea así después de todo son otros universos dónde cosas son diferentes

Ablando de eso abría algo universo que hicieras dónde bakugo no fue un cabron ni diota y si era alguien agradable y henzu no se coronpio y izuku lo convensio de ser un herue en el metro cuando acsorvio el omnitrix que tal

O donde solo henzu no se coronpio y las cosas pasaron igual solo que solo con henzu del lado del herue

Otra cosa cuando agas lo de Eon que tal si en el mundo de Eon el boro casi todas la peculiaridades con sus poderes del tiempo como lo asen las balas Anti quirk par que así los demás sufran lo que el y muchos más sin quiks sufrieron dejando solo a 1000 personas en todo el mundo con poderes asiendo una referencia a un evento de xmen dónde bruja escarlata iso lo mínimo con los mutantes aunque solo fue temporal y cuando lo deroten en ese universos los poderes regresen

Sabes hay leyendas de fuentes de la juventud en Japón y china en la vida real así que si puedes Aser el capitulo dónde Ben y max rejuvenecen con izuku sin usar a Eri sería jenial

Y en mi opinión si deberías Aser lo de diagon por que según lo que recuerdo el le dió poder a los humanos atraves de la historia así podría Aser lo de que según fue diagon quien le dío ala humanidad los quiks al usar ADN alienígena alterando alos humanos si tú quieres
Y dime Vilgax si es más fuerte que all for one y all maigt verdad porque yo creo que sí

Porsierto veremos una escena dónde izuku y Ochaco estén almorsamso en la base de los fontaneros y sientan asco y naoseas al Ver a hisashi comer comida alienígena que se ve asquerosa y laves también a trece que supongo que el también debe estar acostumbrada a comer eso y izuku y Ochaco tengan que aprender a comer eso también sería divertido y jenial

Y me preguntó cómo reasionara bakugo al enterarse que izuku está aspirando a ser un herue más aya de lo que la humanidad conose oye y creo que estaría bien si pudieras que según el abuelo materno de bakugo también fue un fontanero pero o está retirado y ya puedo verme ala clas sobretodo un colérico monóma preguntándoles a izuku y Ochaco sobre los aliens podrías a poner eso ultimos

CreateGunner1209: Okay first off the dragon in Ben Ten was an alien from outer space, with a spaceship and even a laser cannon. He had nothing to do with magic. And let's be honest, magic was never really a major player in Ben Ten.

I mean most of the arcs and stories barely involved magic. Sure magic was Gwen's thing but Gwen isn't in this story and I already worked ways around it, so no magic. Besides which alien used it beside Anodites? Sure there's Terraspin's species but only one known member was able to and he was only seen in the show maybe 3 times and never used again. Even Zs'Skayr used sci-fi means for his evil deeds too.

And as for the Spin-off, the spin-off will be like the MHA movies. Where those events occur but they don't tie into the main story in anyway. So no, magic will not just leak over from one AU to another. And yes some AUs will have magic but like I said it will not effect the main story.

And as for the Spin-off I'm doing things a bit more…creative and less heavy.

We'll see about Eon. The spin-off is more for fun.

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Guest: I know you don't care for the reboot, but the Gwen 10 that appeared in the Alien X-tinction episode used Ripjaws that had water respirators on her back allowing her to breathe.

CreateGunner1209: That's cool