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.

52. Ch:47 Side Quests

So I wanna apologize for this chapter being late. I wanted to post it on Friday, May 7th, 2021. But I didn't finish until Friday and I needed to give my "editors" time to read and review it so I couldn't post until today, Monday May 10, 2021. But I think it was worth it, sure the chapter was longer than usual since I just kept adding more and more to it. Seriously, I thought it was going to be rather short, but it ended up being one of my longer stand-alone chapters. Not that I'm complaining because I sure love this chapter and I think you all will too.

This story has a TV Tropes page so feel free to check it out.

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

*I want to thank "Bacara Best Clone Commander" for their own artworks inspired by this story called "Ben 10 X MHA: Vilgax the Conqueror."

*Alright so I kinda want to take a moment to explain the Easter Eggs and cameos from the previous chapter. These will be in order of their appearances. 1. There was a Boov from the Dreamworks' movie "Home." 2. Of course you had the Quarren from Star Wars. 3. Then you had an Octalian from the show Milo Murphy's Law. 4. I've been wanting him to appear for a while, but Koro-Sensei from Assassination Classroom was there too. 5. An Edosian from Star Trek. 6. So this one was a lot more obscure than I thought. 6. So the little dog, Osushi, is the little Pomeranian from the anime movie, Burn the Witch. 7. Ashido's Dad was based off Majin Buu, hence his name Buuyu Ashido. 8. There was a reference to the Ben Ten: Alien Force episode called Simple. 9. I named dropped Hondo Ohnaka from Star Wars the Clone Wars. 10. And finally a certain Plumber cadet was hinted to as well.

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Ch.47 Side Quests

It's early in the morning, the hot sun already making its presence known through the cracked window.

Hisashi Midoriya leans back in his chair with a quizzical look on his face.

However, his wife, Inko Midoriya looks ecstatic in the seat beside him! "I think it's a great idea!" Inko continues to gush on! "It'll be so great for both of you to make some new memories."

However, Hisashi's still skeptical. "I know but are you sure?"

"Yes. Besides it's just sitting there collecting dust…and rust. So you might as well. Also," Inko rests a gentle hand on Hisashi's worried shoulder. "this will be good for the both of you."

A small smile graces Hisashi's lips like he's ecstatic with the news but wants to keep himself composed as he gives her a small nod. "Thank you."

"*Yawn!*" A bed-headed Izuku Midoriya strolls past looking disheveled with his pajamas hanging loosely off his body as his bare feet drag across the floor. "Morning, Mom." As he stretches he notices Hisashi too and so he gives him a small smile in greeting. "Dad."

Hisashi immediately lights up, his eyes brimming with joy. "Morning." He greets. "Any plans this summer?"

Izuku shakes his head as he heads to the fridge for a morning glass of milk. "Not really, maybe just do some training I guess." He then shrugs playfully with a relaxed smile on his face. "But for now I'm going to sit back and relax." Speaking of relaxed, that's just how Izuku feels, ever since yesterday it feels like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders and so much tension and grief has just washed away with the tears.

Izuku smiles on as he pours himself a glass. "So, are you working today?"

Hisashi shakes his head. "No, actually I'm going to take a quick trip today." He shares a knowing look with Inko. "I gotta go get something."

"Okay, cool."

*Ding Dong!*

Inko starts in her seat. "Oh, the door. Izuku could you be a dear?"

"Don't worry, I got it." Putting down his glass, Izuku pats his head to fix his bedhead, but there's no noticeable difference.

He trudges to the door as the doorbell continues to ring over and over as he lazily adjusts his pajama shirt.

And with one last yawn, Izuku pulls the door open. "Morning, can I help…you…"

Ochaco Uraraka and Mina Ashido blink both startled yet entertained by Izuku's attire or lack thereof.

Izuku's stunned face turns beat red. "I'M INDECENT!" He screams even though he's only wearing pajamas!

"Izuku?!" Inko's eyes widen as she leaps out of her seat and spots the two girls at the door. 'My son has friends! And they're girls?!'

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Mina leans back in her seat as the car continues its drive, she blinks up at the front passenger seat with utter confusion and disbelief. "So let me get this straight. You found an alien watch on a beach and you thought it was a good idea to put it on?" Like seriously, that wasn't too smart. "And now it's stuck there?"

From the front passenger seat, Izuku grins sheepishly as he tucks his head into his black and green hoodie. "More like it came to life and grabbed me."

"Okay, sure. But it can magically turn you into any alien you want?"

"Well it's not magic." Izuku corrects. "But yeah, that's what it does." He raises his left arm so she can have a good look at the Omnitrix.

Mina eyes the watch skeptically, a device she thought was a simple support item and a fashion choice is now the most mysterious thing she has ever seen. "So like everything you transform into is an…alien?"

"Yup."

"Right." There's still some speculation. She can believe aliens exist but a watch that can transform you into them, talk about suspension of disbelief. "So…Wildmutt?"

"Yeah, he's a Vulpimancer."

"Okay, Heatblast?"

"Yes."

"The diamond guy, um, Diamondhead?!"

"He's an alien."

"The giant bug?

"Stinkfly, and yes."

"What about-"

"Ashido." Izuku relents, spinning around in his seat. "Everything I transform into is an alien."

From the seat beside her, Ochaco rests a hand on her shoulder. "And he does mean everything."

Mina sits back as it finally all sinks in. "Woah…"

Hisashi chuckles from the driver seat as he brings the car to a stop at a red light. "Yeah, I remember the day I found out aliens were real. Totally blows your mind, huh?"

"Yeah…" Mina nods.

Ochaco smiles up at Deku's dad. "Thanks again for the ride Mr. Midoriya. I really hope it's not a bother."

Hisashi waves it off with a smile. "It's no trouble really. Besides, I needed to take a drive myself anyway." He's got places to be.

"So…" Mina looks over at Hisashi. "You're a…Plumbing Man too."

"Hehe, yeah, I'm a Plumber."

"But I thought you were a hero?"

"I am, but that's more of a…side gig and a cover."

"Cool." Mina sits back and the car ride goes along rather quietly for a short minute.

Mina bites her lip, she looks hesitant, but after a moment she asks something that could possibly bring the air down severely. "So…is it also why you were…gone?"

A harsh silence befalls the car, everyone's eyes wide and startled.

Mina shrinks away. "Sorry, but I was just…curious."

"No, it's okay." Hisashi slicks back his hair, trying to wash an air of calmness around him. "I figured it'd be hard to ignore, but yeah I was forced away thanks to my duties as a Plumber."

Mina frowns, feeling sorry for the Midoriyas, having to be away for so long. But that also explains those tensions she was sensing back during Parent's Day though.

Upon seeing her regretful expression, Izuku chimes in to reassure her. "But…we're working past it." He smiles over to the driver seat.

A small smile graces Hisashi's lip in response.

From the back-seat Mina and Ochaco crack into big smiles, glad to see that the two have come good terms.

A grinning Mina claps her hands together, snap sign everyone out of the moment. "So, got any cool space hero stories?"

Hisashi instantly lights up! "Oh ho ho! I've got too many to count."

And so for the remainder of the car ride the teens were elated with tales of epic spaceship battles against the Incursion Empire, run-ins with space pirates, from planets inhabited by literal monsters to an actual living-sentient planet. The kids were hooked for the rest of the car ride and admittedly they were a bit disappointed when they arrived at their destination.

"I'd love to share more, but we're here." Hisashi announces as the car comes to a slow stop just at the foot of the forested hill that leads to the backend of U.A.

As they all exit the car, Mina pauses as she looks up the hillside. "Wait, I thought you guys said we were going to check out your headquarters, this is just a forest. And aren't we by U.A. too?"

Ochaco snickers into her hand. "You'll see." And she leads Mina away towards the little foot trail nearby.

Izuku shuts the door but soon turns back around and shyly waves back at the car. "Bye…Dad. Good luck with your errand." Whatever it may be.

"Bye, Izuku." Hisashi's smile is full of heartfelt warmth as he waves back at his boy. "And thanks." And so he begins to pull away, but before he can really gain any speed he mutters under his breath. "I just hope the old thing still runs."

But before Izuku could question what he meant; he's gone.

And so Izuku spins around and runs off for his friends.

He catches up soon after and they continue their trek up the hillside, through the thick woods, and the chirping birds without another person in sight.

After a few minutes of hiking, Mina becomes very antsy as they approach their alien base. "Seriously guys where's this base?"

"Come on Mina!" Ochaco teases. "It wouldn't be a secret if it was obvious."

Mina pouts, her cheeks puffing out in amused annoyance.

And so they continue on with a pouty Mina close behind all the way until they arrive at the shitty looking outhouse.

"Guys this is getting old." Mina whines upon seeing the stupid outhouse, this has to be a joke! "I wanna see cool alien stuff not a stupid outhouse!"

Izuku chuckles, he can't help but smirk. "Consider this lesson one." He swings open the door and steps inside. "Not everything is as it seems."

Mina turns to Ochaco who gives her a shiteating grin in response as she too enters the outhouse. Rolling her eyes Mina follows them both into the outhouse.

When the door shuts closed Izuku goes ahead and gives the lever a pull and the elevator jolts out of place before making its alien descent.

Mina's jaw drops as green light illuminates their descent and the floor turns more metallic and high-tech as they descend the pipeline.

Ochaco and Izuku smile as they catch Mina's reaction; now they understand why Thirteen likes to hold out on details. It's fun to mess with the newbies.

As the elevator reaches its full descent, Ochaco stands before the doors with an excited smile. "Mina Ashido."

Izuku steps beside her. "Welcome."

The doors open and the two cadets declare out! "To Japan's Plumber Base!"

"Woah!" Mina's eyes are like saucers as the massive high-tech lobby of the Plumber Base greets her.

Ochaco manages to weave her away towards the large hexagonal doors. "You haven't seen the best parts yet."

And thus ques an internal montage of events!

"This is the hanger!" Announces Ochaco from within said hanger!

"Woah, it's huge!" Mina awes. "And is that a spaceship?!" She excitedly points over towards the Razor Crest like a little kid seeing an elephant at the zoo!

Izuku grins. "Yup! It's my Dad's!"

Next up is the Plumber Base's holding cells.

Ochaco steps past the door and waves her arm to make a big show of the place. "This is the base's prison!"

Mina frowns. "Huh, there's…not a lot of felons here."

Most if not all the cells are empty.

Ochaco smiles sheepishly "Yeah…not a lot of alien crime actually occurs here."

Mina frowns disappointed she kinda wanted to see what a convict aliens looked like. "Darn, that's boring."

Izuku sweatdrops. "Um, isn't less crime a good thing?"

He is ignored because next up is the base's main power source.

And of course Ochaco takes the lead to introduce it. "This is the base's own special generator!"

Mina eyes the large cylindrical high-tech machine sitting inside the large room. "Why is it special?"

"I don't know!" Ochaco admits with a stupid grin.

She then leads them to the next stop.

Ochaco stops at the closed metal doors. "And this is the armory."

Mina waits for the doors to open but they never budge. "And…why aren't we inside?"

Izuku just smiles on, at this point he's just going along with the ride. "We're…not allowed in there."

And finally they make it to the next tour site.

"This is the Command Center!" Ochaco announces! "It's where the magic happens!"

"Wow!"

Off to the corner, a certain white-metal ball happens to be in the room.

"And this is One-One." Ochaco picks up the little guy in her hands..

Izuku shyly adds in a little tibet. "He basically runs the whole place by himself."

"Wow." Mina presses a finger to One-One, not entirely sure what he is. "And he's a cutie."

One-One blinks up at her and if he could blush he certainly would be. ^A cutie? Really?^

Mina giggles. "And funny too."

Glad-One is so just ecstatic and oh so joyful to hear this. ^Did you hear that? She said I'm a delight!^

Sad-One's eye glares in disapproval. ^I don't like her. She bothers me.^

And finally.

"And finally the conference room!" Ochaco announces as she drops into one of the many seats at the table. "And there you go! That's everything."

"This is unbelievable!" Mina takes the seat beside her. "And it's so close to school! So, you guys could sneak over here whenever you want?!"

Izuku plops down across from them, exhausted from having them pull him around from room to room at record speed. "Basically."

"This is so cool!" Mina cheers all giddy and excited.

Ochaco and Izuku share a look, a sense of relief, gratefulness, and excitement. Why? Because for the first time since they met, they have someone else, another friend and classmate they could share this amazing experience with.

Mina's smile fades away as something dawns on her. "But um shouldn't there be more space…cops here?" There wasn't a soul in the entire base, no aliens or people at all.

"Plumbers." Ochaco corrects. "And honestly there's not really anyone here."

Izuku nods with a frown. "Yeah, except for my Dad and Thirteen. Oh, and Principal Nezu."

Mina's eyes widen. "Wait, Principal Nezu's a Plumber?!"

Izuku realizes he accidentally held out on that. "Oh, yeah, he's actually in charge here."

Woah. Mina's both amazed and a bit perturbed, but otherwise she has but one question. "If he's in charge…where is he?"

Neither of the teens can answer, having been beaten to the punch by a feminine voice. "Busy I'm afraid." A white suited figure steps into the room as an orange trashcan follows them in. "The downfalls of being the head of the Plumbers and a high school. He's got a lot of important meetings to attend to."

Izuku and Ochaco immediately light up. "Hi, Thirteen!"

Thirteen waves back as best they can with stacks of papers in their arms, Chopper wheeling behind them with no papers in hand. "Kids, good to see you. And I see you've brought Ashido along with you."

Ochaco nods excitedly. "Just thought we'd show her around."

Chopper wheels forward, eyeing Mina as he does so. ^Brr-rrap. Bzz,^

Thirteen scowls from underneath their helmet. "Hey, no need to be rude. You're supposed to make a good first impression."

Mina stares down at the little guy curiously. "Is that a robot too?"

^Bwap! Wap!^ Chopper's head spins around aggressively as he wheels forward and back like he's offended.

Thirteen translates. "Um, he prefers automated intellectual."

"Oh…"

Izuku chuckles. "Or you can say he's just a droid."

^Bwwoo.^ Chopper's eye glares up at Izuku before he wheels away, choosing to ignore the annoying teens.

"OW!" Izuku cries out as Chopper drives right onto his foot!

The robot doesn't so much as give him a second glance as he wheels away.

Izuku looks over at his friends. "What's his deal?"

Ochaco only shrugs in response, not having a clue.

"Well, you all enjoy yourselves." Says Thirteen. "I gotta get going here real soon."

Izuku sits up. "Where are you heading off to?"

"Oh, I have a lot of missions and check-ins to run today." Thirteen puts down the stack of papers before pulling out and showing a high-tech tablet. "With what happened yesterday, I'm really behind on my rounds and I got a lot of requests to make."

Mina frowns. "Rounds?"

Thirteen answers. "You know, check in on certain aliens and alien-based places. You know, make sure everything's A-Okay."

Izuku nods. "Oh, I see."

Mina then gets an idea and she springs out of her seat like a light bulb has gone off in her head. "Hey, I know!"

They all turn to her.

"Why don't we do some of your rounds for you?"

Izuku and Ochaco gap. "Huh?"

Thirteen frowns. "You guys?"

"Yeah!" Mina declares. "Think about it. It'll make your job easier and these two can show me around some more. I can learn more about the aliens and stuff!"

Izuku frowns, unsure if this is even allowed. "Is that really a good idea?"

"It is." Thirteen responds, cupping their chin as they consider the proposal. "Okay, you guys can go."

Mina lights up. "Really?!"

Even Ochaco and Izuku look ecstatic and thrilled with the prospect.

"Yeah." Thirteen goes ahead and hands Izuku the high-tech tablet. "Here. It's not much and most of them are basic check-ins and inspections so it should be nice and easy. Nothing too major."

Mina cheers as she basically snags the device out of Izuku's hands. "This is great!"

Ochaco is brimming as she looks over Mina's shoulder at the tablet. "We'll do a great job."

Thirteen, however, is quick to interrupt their celebrations. "But just in case." They point back at the orange robotic trash can. "Take Chopper with you."

Chopper wheels around looking baffled and shocked! ^B-Bwap?!^

"What?!" Izuku's eyes widen. "Why?!"

Thirteen explains. "Chopper may not look like much but trust me, he's been around for a while. He can be a big help."

The teens look over at C1-10P who ejects out his limbs and flails them about like he's trying to flick them off.

Thirteen deadpans and adds. "When he wants to be."

Izuku glares at the bot, not feeling too ecstatic to have the temperamental and easily offended droid around for the day.

Mina, however, couldn't be more thrilled. "This is going to be great! Just the three of us out on the town. It'll be like we're heroes out on patrol."

Ochaco grins, just as excited. "When you look at it like that, it kinda sounds like fun."

"And it will be!"

Izuku smiles, even with Chopper around, this could still turn out alright. "Well, it's better than I had planned for the day. So I'm in."

"Great." Thirteen claps their hands together, thankful for having some of the workload off their own shoulders. "And don't be afraid to call me if anything goes wrong. You got it?"

The teens all respond out at once! "Got it!"

A grinning Ochaco springs out of her seat, before turning to Mina. "Get ready Mina. Today's going to be one heck of a day to remember."

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And what a memorable day it was, albeit it's far from over as now the teens find themselves at their last stop for the day: Mr. Baumann's grocery store.

And honestly it's a welcomed sight especially for Izuku who was basically thrusted into a situation he did not want to be in. But he got outvoted and somehow ended up helping an alien couple, whose car got stranded on the road, give birth to a…squid. In all honesty, the little squidling was kinda cute…until it threw up right at his face.

And then Ochaco took the lead to help a short, wrinkly looking extraterrestrial with glowing fingers get back to his ship so he could go home. It was a glorious sight and fun since she had to use a bike and keep the alien inside the basket to get him across town and to the local woods where his ship was.

And then and only then were they able to make another stop at a seemingly normal looking suburban home where three individuals lived. Two of them looked like normal teens that had a place with their father, but as it turns out the two teens were aliens that look a lot like humans and the dad was actually a bio-cybernetic robot disguised as a human.

Mina went ahead and made sure they were adjusting to Earth life alright, but she overstepped when she begged them to show her their powers. Apparently they could join together to form a super robot, or so the girl of the alien group had explained. But Izuku and Ochaco stepped in and pulled her away before they caused any more of a scene.

And thus it all brings them back here to Mr. Baumann's grocery store.

Mina stares up at the massive warehouse with a hint of suspicion. "So is this some alien hive?"

"What? No!" says Izuku, shaking his head.

Mina scowls, eyeing the doors as if a giant monster is going to burst out. "Is it a place for lowlife alien criminals to hang out?"

"No!" shouts Ochaco. "Mina, relax, it's just a store believe it or not."

"Not to worry." Izuku approaches the door with Chopper at his heels. "No alien lowlives even hang out here."

The doors are shoved open and a little furry mass collides into Izuku!

The bipedal rat is shoved back, holding his head after hitting Izuku's knee. "Hey, watch it!" He hisses.

Izuku deadpans, already done with the guy's shit. "Never mind, just kidding."

Argit blinks and peers up, scowling at the greenette. "Oh, it's you."

Izuku, not forgetting their last encounter, gives a curt nod in response. "Argit."

Argit backs off tucking away what looks like a can behind his back and into his jacket. "What do you want now? Can't you see I'm busy?"

^Woop! Bwop!^ Chopper wheels forward, his arms poking at Argit like he's guilty.

Annoyed Argit bats the metal limbs away. "Yes, I'm busy. Sheesh, for a trash can you sure are nosy."

Izuku raises an eyebrow. "You…understand it?"

^Wap!^

"OW!" Izuku grabs his leg, having just been smacked by the droid.

Argit snickers. "Him." He corrects in Chopper's place. "And yeah, I know a little binary droid to get me through conversations at least."

Ochaco eyes Deku, then Argit, and back again observing how they both glare at each other with hints of familiarity. "When did you two start talking?"

Without looking away Izuku answers. "When I was interning with Gang Orca actually."

Mina gasps! "Wait, is Gang Orca a Plumber, too?!"

Izuku spins around. "No! He's just a pro hero is all."

Argit scowls, finally noticing the pink hybrid. "Oh, great, just what we needed another one. And who's this? Hang on, aren't you their classmate?"

Mina, wanting to put her best foot forward, skips forward and declares! "Sure am, I'm Mina Ashido!"

"I…don't really care." Argit admits a matter-of-factually. "Now if you excuse me I got business across town." He sidesteps around Izuku, weaseling his way around and towards the road.

But Chopper zips across his path, blocking it. ^Bww! Wap-wp!?^

Argit gasps looking insulted! "Watch it tin can! You'll find yourself in a scrap yard for using words like that."

Izuku's glare hardens, stepping in besides his dad's droid.

Argit eyes the greenette before sighing, he is so done with this shit. "I'm out of here. See ya!" And with a leap Argit takes off, scurrying away like the rat he is.

Mina watches as Argit disappears around the corner. She turns back to the cadets with a sheepish and nervous smile. "He seems…nice."

Izuku sighs, exasperated. "Lesson eleven: he's not."

Ochaco chuckles sheepishly before waving towards the door. "Come on, there are much nicer aliens than him."

And thus, like the tour guide she is, Ochaco welcomes Ashido to the alien hub.

Mina's jaw drops. "It is a store?!"

Izuku chuckles lightly. "Why would we lie about that?"

And so they go ahead and wander the store watching Mina's eyes dart from one thing to another: from the strange and slimy looking foods, the weird gadgets and tech, to the strange and sometimes ugly-looking aliens going about the store.

Mina gags as she peers into the freezer section only for a live green tentacle to slam onto the window from the other side. "Ew, tentacles! Who would eat that?"

Down the aisle a little pink-bunny alien in a white undershirt pops open the freezer, grabs a live tentacle that's been impaled with a stick, and walks away while chowing down on the tentacle.

For a moment, Mina's pink complexion turns green at the sight.

Izuku can sympathize. "Lesson twelve." He spots an alien barf up what looks like a giant burger from his nose and hands it to another alien who begins to…drink it with a straw. "Bleh. Always have a barf bag on hand."

Suddenly a mop-head is thrusted into Izuku's face, startling him!

"And have a mop too." Mr. Baumann adds with a cold glare. "To clean the mess Izuku's undoubtedly going to make."

Izuku smiles sheepishly, inching away from the mop like it was a sword. "H-hi, M-Mr. Baumann."

"Grr."

Upon seeing Izuku's terrified and nervous expression, Chopper can't help but to laugh at his expense. ^HweHweHwe!^

"Huh?" Mina steps forward, curiously examining Mr. Baumann from head to toe. "What kind of alien are you?" She pokes at the man's belly. "This is some disguise, it's so life-like."

"It's not a disguise!" Mr. Baumann snaps! "And I'm not an alien." He eyes Mina curiously but upon seeing her horns does he calm down and understand. "Hm, looks like Mrs. Ashido finally told you."

Mina's eyes widen. "You know my mom?"

Mr. Baumann's smile turns warm and soft as he nods in confirmation. "Of course I do."

Ochaco steps forward, introducing him. "This is Mr. Baumann. He owns the biggest alien store in all of Japan. He basically knows every alien in the nation."

"That's an exaggeration." Yet a smirk does grace his lips. "But it might as well be true." Mr. Baumann turns his attention back towards the newest cadet. "And it's nice to finally have you here Ashido. I've heard a lot about you from your mother."

Mina smiles, her eyes brimming with joy. "Thank you."

Ochaco cuts in from the side. "So you knew that secret too?" She gives the old man a critical, suspicious look. "Any more secrets you're holding out on?"

Mr. Baumann frowns, pointing his chin up in annoyance. "Uraraka, please, we deal with aliens; secrecy is all we deal with."

Fair enough.

He then turns his attention back towards the greenette. "Now what brings you here? And how soon can I get rid of you?"

Izuku grimaces.

At his side Chopper seems to be answering Mr. Baumann's questions. ^We-wopp, bo-wp.^

Izuku looks to the older gentleman for help. "What'd he say?"

Mr. Baumann pauses blinking, like he can't believe such foul language came out of a droid's mouth, he then looks to Izuku and gives him the…abridged version of Chopper's response. "He said you're all on patrol for Thirteen."

Izuku will take that answer! "Well, we are. And w-we'll leave right after."

"Good."

From the side, Mina's antennae twitch and she's suddenly filled with a sense of overwhelming dread and worry. So much so she shivers, even with the summer heat leaking into the store.

She quickly scans the nearby aisles until she spots what she thinks is the source of the distress.

A couple of humanoid aliens stand side by side; they're bodies look like they are made of marshmallows, and just as white with light blue eyes that match their blue robes. And it also looks like they don't have feet, instead they hover just inches above the ground.

They also appear to be searching for something.

Mina gestures to them. "What are they?"

Mr. Baumann stops lecturing Izuku to have a look. "Oh, right, those two are new to the area. They're Lewodans."

Izuku's curiosity is piqued. "Lewodans?"

Mina frowns, worriedly. "I…I think something's wrong."

"You think?" Ochaco eyes her antennae curiously. "Is it Emote?"

"I'm…not sure." Mina responds sheepishly. "I'm still not exactly used to it yet."

"It's fine, besides we're space heroes-"

"-Cadets!" Mr. Baumann corrects!

Ochaco sweat drops. "I-I mean…cadets."

Izuku steps forward, chuckling shyly. "In any case, it's okay if we go ahead and check on them."

And so they do that very thing with Mr. Baumann in toe.

Ochaco gently approaches first. "Excuse me."

The Lewodan couple nervously turn to face her.

"Is there something we can help you with?"

The Lewodan woman cups her hands together. "You're all with the Plumbers correct?"

Izuku nods offering up a comforting smile. "We are."

The Lewodan couple share relieved smiles, like their prayers have been answered.

The Lewodan man steps forward, pleading. "Then please you must help us."

Izuku nods. "Of course, we'd be happy to."

The woman steps forward, worry and grief in her eyes as she pleads. "Our child, our little one's gone missing."

Mina frowns becoming full of seriousness. "A kidnapping."

The Lewodans let out a horrified gasp as everyone else stares at Mina, in total shock at what she said, even Chopper looks like he's in disbelief at the lack of tact.

It takes Mina a second to process what she's implied. "Wait, sorry! I was just being dramatic!"

The Lewodans however look unsure and rather fearful, looking to each other and silently asking if that might be the horrible truth.

Izuku steps forward trying to restore the…investigation. "Can you tell us what happened?"

The Lewodan mother takes a moment to compose herself before responding with a nervous voice. "Y-Yes."

Her husband continues to explain. "We haven't been on Earth long and we finally came here, to be amongst others." He gestures to the obvious alien customers that are milling about the store aisles. "But with such a crowd I'm afraid we lost sight of our little one."

Ochaco jolts up, seeing a silver lining. "So they could still be in the store." She declares hopefully.

Mina grins. "A lost child in a grocery store, sounds so easy we should consider it a side quest."

Izuku sweat drops. "I guess."

Ochaco approaches the worried parents. "Not to worry, we'll find the little guy before you know it!"

The Lewodans smile, grateful for their service. "Oh, thank you."

Ochaco then turns to her fellow cadets. "But how do we start?"

Izuku smiles as he grips the Omnitrix. "Easy, let's all start with a search."

And thus with a slam of his hand and a flash of blinding green light, Izuku's gone; replaced by Splixsons that have already started to multiply. "We'll all help out too!" Cheer the squad of Dittos, even as more and more of them duplicate generating about twenty clones in total.

Ochaco and Mina cheer alongside the little army! "Yeah!"

The Dittos scatter across the store alongside Ochaco and Mina, even Chopper gets in on the action, his little satellite spinning around to scan the store.

"No, No, no!" Mr. Baumann stomps over to the nearest Ditto. "I don't need more than one Izuku's running around! One's enough of a walking disaster as it is!"

Ditto tries his best to keep a friendly smile in the face of the man's wrath. "Chin up, Mr. Baumann. I promise, I won't make a mess of things."

*CRASH!*

Ditto and Mr. Baumann spin around to see that a few Dittos clones had accidentally run headfirst into a pyramid of cans, knocking them over and across the floor.

Mr. Baumann rightfully glares down at Ditto.

Ditto sheepishly laughs, shrugging as if he could play innocent. "Hehe, starting now, now I won't cause a mess." And he sprints away before Mr. Baumann could swat him with his mop!

And so the search begins with all hands-on deck, including the Lewodan parents. They search and search from the freezer section to the cleaning supplies.

So far there's been no luck, but there have been some…misunderstandings.

"Ah! I found you!" Without even thinking Mina snatches up the little baby alien into her hands.

Ochaco rushes over to see as Mina turns the baby around in her hands.

"Aw~, cutie~." They both gush.

"Patu?" The baby alien blinks up at them with curiosity and fascination.

The little baby is, in a word, tiny. He looks like a hairless gremlin with green wrinkly skin, long ears, and big adorable dark eyes that are filled with wonder and curiosity. His little three-fingered hands are so tiny with sharp nails. And even with the raggedy brown robes he's wearing, he's just the cutest thing they've ever seen.

"Aw~."

Suddenly a blaster-pistol is shoved into the girls' faces.

The girls startled, peering up to see a man in full metallic armor and helmet. They can't see his face, but they can sense his cold deadly glare from underneath the pitch-black visor of his helmet. "Put the Child down."

Mina and Ochaco begin to sweat! "Sorry! This is not the baby we're looking for!"

And so the search goes on, but after a period of searching and nothing turning up, the search party reconvenes at the little store bar in the center of the warehouse.

Mina frowns looking at the others. "Anything?"

Ochaco shakes her head. "Nothing. You?" She asks Deku.

Izuku, after reaching his time limit, came back with a dejected look. "I couldn't find him at all. It's like he…disappeared."

Mina nods, frustrated. "Same. There was no sign of him."

^Wz-bop.^ adds Chopper.

Not missing a beat, Mr. Baumann translates for him. "He said that he saw nothing when he tapped into the store's security feed."

Izuku frowns, worried.

"This is bad."

The Lewodans cower, the mother seeking comfort in her husband's arms. "My darling son. Where could he have gone?"

Mina frowns, hesitating, but she speaks her mind albeit a bit more carefully. "Maybe…maybe this really is a kidnapping."

Ochaco gasps. "Mina!"

"No, I mean it this time." Although she hates to admit it. "I mean it's possible, right?"

Izuku nods, seeing the logic in it. "Yeah, I guess so."

"No please." The Lewodans cry, their hearts tearing up inside. "It couldn't have been. Please."

Mina looks to her friends for guidance. "What do we do now?"

Ochaco shakes her head. "Not sure."

Izuku ponders for a moment before an idea strikes. "Excuse me." He approaches the Lewodan parents. "Do either of you have anything your son would have held or touched recently? Anything will do."

Ochaco tilts her head to the side. "Deku?"

Izuku smiles back at her, giving her a gesture to wait for a second.

"We do have this." The mother pulls out a little blue blanket, holding it up for Izuku to see. "It's his favorite blanket."

Izuku's smile widens. "That's perfect."

Ochaco's lost here, not sure where he's going with this. "Deku, what are you up to?"

Izuku grins. "I'm just going to try something a bit different." He rubs the back of his head sheepishly. "And honestly I probably should have done this from the start."

Ochaco and Mina share questioning looks, even Chopper looks unsure.

With a smile on his face, Izuku dials up the Omnitrix and disappears within the transformation sequence! "RAWWWR!"

The pink teen lights up, her eyes sparkling with recognition! "Hey, it's Wildmutt!"

Wildmutt raises his head high in a proud solute in greeting. "Rawr, rwr."

Ochaco gasps as all the pieces finally come together "Oh, I see." She gently grabs the blanket and holds it up in front of the Vulpimancer's face.

Wildmutt leans in close, his gills flaring as he inhales and memorizes the baby Lewodan's scent. After a moment of familiarizing himself with the scent, Wildmutt lowers his head and begins to circle around like he's trying to figure out which way the trail will lead. "Rawr!" His head shoos up, his body straightening, like he's using his whole body to point. "Rawr!" And he shoots forward, like he's chasing something!

Ochaco runs after him! "After him, he's got something!"

Mina sprints after them with Chopper right behind her.

As Wildmutt sprints across the store he nearly knocks over several customers as well as nearly tumbles into a fruit stand, but he leaps up and over it.

But it was a close call, and it was too close for Mr. Baumann. "Izuku! You better not cause any more damage!" But there's no point in yelling since Wildmutt's already out the door.

After sighing in defeat, the owner of the store turns back towards the Lewodans. "Miss, why don't you and your husband come with me? We'll get you something warm to drink while we allow these…fine young cadets to do their jobs."

The Lewodans nod, appreciating the sentiment.

And so Mr. Baumann leads them away, showing them great empathy, but before he goes he can't help but worry. 'Hurry back kids. And be careful.'

Ochaco, Mina, and Chopper rush outside to find Wildmutt looking worried and hasty as he paces across the warehouse's open lot.

Mina's concern grows. "Outside? Was it a kidnapping?"

Ochaco's still trying to keep it light. "Maybe, but kids do like to wander off on their own too." She would know after all; she does babysit a little Kineceleran girl.

Wildmutt approaches, his head hung low, as he leans his side towards the teens, nodding his head towards his back.

Mina thinks she understands. "I…think he wants us to get on."

"Yeah, I think you're right." Ochaco agrees.

And so they climb aboard, although it's not exactly comfortable.

^Brr-wap. Wa.^ Chopper wheels forward, his metal hands flailing like he's asking where he is supposed to sit.

Ochaco rubs her head, wondering the same thing. "Oh, yeah, what about him?"

In response, Wildmutt leans his head back and howls! "RAROOOOO!" He then opens his maw wide and grabs Chopper between his teeth.

^Woa-woa!?^ Chopper screams from within the beast's jaws!

But his cries go unanswered as Wildmutt springs forward, charging at full speed! But he quickly comes to a screeching halt, his body nearly, just inches away, from colliding with Mr. Baumann's American muscle car.

Wildmutt gingerly walks around the very expensive and precious vehicle.

"RAROOOOO!" He howls again, acting like nothing interrupts his first charge, and he takes off, following the sweet scent trail and into the city.

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Thankfully the scent trail happened to follow through the back streets and alleys of the city, away from prying eyes and people. So traversing the concrete jungle wasn't too much of an issue other than the smell of car exhausts and garbage. Thanks to Wildmutt's agility, they sped their way through the dark alleys until they eventually made it across town and then the outskirts of the city.

Wildmutt strides forward before slowing to a stop allowing his passengers to hop off. As they do, Wildmutt finally lets down the whiny Chopper.

^Bw. Bw-bzz.^ Chopper whines, shaking his body, trying to rid himself of the smelly dog slobber.

"Ghrghrghr." Wildmutt laughs, a low growly laugh.

Mina frowns at their final destination. "A junkyard?"

Wildmutt vanishes in a veil of red light.

Izuku steps forward, stretching his back after carrying so much weight. "It's a scrapyard." He corrects.

And boy is correct, this scrapyard seems to stretch on and on towering with mountains of scrap metal and machines. All sorts of appliances are scattered about from washing machines to refrigerators. Junked cars lie about inhabiting the scrapyard as if they've always been there. Long forgotten boats and yachts sit silent far from the sea. And there even appears to be a few jets and planes grounded into the scrape, so they are no longer able to reach the sky.

The teens enter through the unattended wired gate, peering around for any signs of the kid or even a person.

Ochaco frowns as she inspects a smashed microwave. "Alright, Deku, so which way?"

Izuku shrugs. "I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"Hey, it's not my fault I timed out!" Izuku defends. "But I know the scent led me here."

Chopper taps Izuku's leg.

The greenette peers down "What is it Chopper?"

^Wa-wa!^

Izuku raises an eyebrow.

^Wa…^ Chopper sighs in defeat.

Mina frowns, peering around the junkyard. "Speaking of, there doesn't seem to be anybody here."

"Yeah." Izuku frowns, his stare turning serious and alert. "But I'm not sure if that's a good thing."

^Wa-wa!^

Izuku looks down at Chopper again who seems to be trying to say something with his raised arms and spinning satellite. "S-sorry, but I don't understand."

Chopper once again sighs, annoyed.

Mina continues. "The kidnappers have to be around here somewhere."

Izuku sighs in defeat, "I'm afraid you're right."

Ochaco frowns. "What makes you say that?"

"Let's face it, we're miles away and a little kid would have no reason to come here." Izuku then adds. "Also I wasn't just following the baby's scent, there was a second scent too."

The girls frown, guess their worst fears were true. And they really do wish they had been wrong on this one, but when all the facts say otherwise, it's hard to argue.

^Wa-wa!^

Izuku snaps. "What Chopper?"

^Bwo-bwop!^

"Seriously, Chopper, can you like write out what you're saying?"

If Chopper's eyes could glare daggers, he would be as he instead wheels forward, deeper into the scrap yard with his satellite spinning around his head and a low hum could be heard.

Curiously, and a bit concerned, the teens follow wary of whatever the astromech may be up to.

And so they follow behind the dedicated bot across the scrapyard past rusted cars, falling dishwashers, and even an inactive tank. To the teens it doesn't look like Chopper's really searching, he's just cruising along with his spinning antenna with a light hum. Chopper bobs in and out between scrap piles before changing directions and again and again it goes weaving in between the mountains of junk and metal.

Until he finally comes to a stop in front of a school bus that's been embedded into the side of a massive scrap pile.

^Wo-wo! Wo-wo!^ Chopper spins in place, waving and cheering, as if he's congratulating himself for a job well done.

However, the teens are even more confused.

Mina frowns as she scans the junked school bus. "There's nothing here."

Chopper shakes his head in disbelief before he spins around and hops up and into the bus.

The teens share concerned looks before they follow Chopper up and into the rusted bus. Once inside they all gasp to find that the back half of the bus is entirely missing and leads into what appears to be a mine shaft with flickering lights leading downward, further into the tunnel.

Ochaco awes. "Oh. It's a secret tunnel!"

Izuku smiles at the little bot. "Nice job, Chopper!" Guess he was scanning for an entrance.

^Bw-whp!^ Chopper waves off their praises; he didn't want it in the first place.

Mina hops off the back end of the bus and into the foot of the tunnel. "Is this the kidnapper's lair."

"Could be." answers Izuku as he steps off the end of the bus. "But there's only one way to find out."

And so they enter the large underground tunnel with nothing but the flickering lights up above to guide their way. They move quickly yet silently not wanting to disturb the possible kidnapper. Or anything else that could be lurking in here.

The tunnel is dark with rock and dirt lining the walls, but metal fillings and metal scrapes protrude out suggesting the scrap yard had been here far longer than the actual tunnel.

Eventually the sound of heavy machinery and weird chattering catches their ears, the teens speed up until the tunnel finally spits them out and what they find is rather curious.

The tunnel has led them to a large underground dome that's been carved out of the earth with mining shafts leading in all directions. The teens find themselves looking over the dome from the higher levels with the path sloping down towards their left, trailing down to the bottom of the dome. Across the dome, heavy machines are at work from factory equipment to forklifts and even trucks. But what really stands out are the troves of alien tech and supplies lying around the facility.

But what's truly odd are the workers. They most certainly are not human although they do have humanoid shapes. There seems to be an entire army of the creatures, all of them wearing the same thing: red and black suits, with grey goggles that have straight yellow lenses. And each of them appears to be wielding pickaxes as they work and patrol the underground mining system.

Mina ducks underneath a nearby crate as she peers over and down at the working Pickaxe Aliens. "What is this place?"

Ochaco joins her, trying to stay out of sight. "It looks like…some sort of underground smuggling ring?"

Izuku hides too, hoping to join them behind the plastic barrels. "An alien smuggling ring." He corrects. "This is bad." There was only one other scent, not hundreds! If it was one guy then maybe they could pull this off, but maybe they're over their heads here.

Ochaco scans the area, trying to spot any signs of the Lewodan offspring. "Where's the kid?"

Mina shakes her head. "Don't know."

Izuku scans the area too. "Maybe the boss has him?"

Ochaco frowns, sure that sounds good but there's just one problem. "Okay, but who's the boss?"

^Bw. Wp.^ Chopper taps Izuku on the shoulder and points down.

Izuku follows his line of sight and for once he understands the little robot. He said, that's him.

Loud thunderous stomps echo across the mining shafts drawing not just the teens' attention but the attention of the Pickaxe aliens.

Everyone stops working, turning towards the source of the earthshaking footsteps.

Ochaco's hands turn sweaty as dirt crumbles from the ceiling above, Mina cowers back her antenna picking up on the waves of fear and adrenaline radiating from the workers, and Izuku can't help but grip the Omnitrix protectively.

And thus from the depths of the far mining shaft, a hulking orange mass marches into view. The creature is, in a word, massive, with bulging muscles that could barely be contained in his metallic dark red armor that's layered with giant massive spikes across his shoulder pads and knuckles. The creature's skin is orange, his head ovular with large protruding jaws with his teeth merging from his bottom lip. Two brown horns extend downward from the sides of his protruding jaw giving him a monstrous appeal. His yellow eyes glare down at his minions, stomping forward with a powerful stride.

Ochaco shivers at the sight of the hulking creature. "What is that?"

Not missing a beat, Chopper generates a small hologram, projecting the very creature with various information.

Izuku eyes the hologram. "His name is…Vulkanus."

"Vulkanus." Ochaco repeats letting the name sink in.

Izuku reads off the datafile. "Apparently he's a known galactic criminal with a history of violence, smuggling, and other crimes."

'Violent? Smuggling?' Ochaco thinks, a cold glare forms on her face. She could only imagine what else that monster is capable of, like kidnapping. "Let's get closer."

The others don't need to be told twice, sneaking closer down the sloping path using nearby boulders, machine, and crates to get closer and closer until they are in earshot of Vulkanus addressing his goons.

"Well done boys!" Vulkanus holds up a little blue canister, on first glance it looks a lot like a can, between his meaty fingers. "Payday's coming early this week!" He shakes the canister back and forth with a taunting grin. "All thanks to this sweet treat brat!"

"ChrChrChrChr!" The Pickaxe Aliens cheer in response, their language seemingly made of clicks and gibberish chatter they make with their teeth. They raise their pickaxes, swinging them in the air in celebration!
Mina glares, taking an instant dislike towards the orange hulk. "It really was a kidnapping."

Ochaco glares daggers at the villain. "I think…he's got the baby inside that canister."

They watch Vulkanus pocket the canister to the side of his belt, he gives it a pat as if he has no worry about it going missing.

Izuku eyes the canister. "I think you're right."

The teens quiet down as Vulkanus barks out orders! "Get the ship ready! We gotta get this brat over to Pantophage and collect that sweet reward!"

"ChrChrChrChr!" More chirps and clicking ring out from his minions as they all cheer or head towards the red and spiky spaceship off to the side.

Ochaco's glare hardens as she grinds her teeth together. "Sick." She spits.

It's so sickening to even think about, how could anyone be so cruel as to rip a child away from their own family? She can't stand for it! "We gotta stop him." She growls out.

Izuku starts. "Shouldn't we report this in?"

"We don't have time. Look!"

He follows her gaze and his heart stops as he sees Vulkanus stomp his way towards the spaceship.

"If we wait he'll be gone and so will the kid!" exclaims Ochaco.

Mina frowns, worried, after all they are outnumbered and also…she's not exactly used to this kind of situation either. "But he's an alien."

"And he's a villain." Ochaco scowls. "He's no different than a human villain, besides look at them." She gestures to the Pickaxe Aliens and smiles with overconfidence. "We can take them."

Izuku, however, is hesitant after all he can become small aliens too and he knows not to estimate an opponent by their size alone. "Uraraka I get it, this is messed up, but we need a plan first."

As he says this, they spot Vulkanus grab the canister and shake it, grinning knowing the child inside must be terrified.

And that in of itself, is the straw that breaks the camel's back. "I have a plan." Ochaco springs to her feet and declares. "We're going to save him!"

Izuku shakes his head. "But that's not a plan, that's a-"

In a blur Ochaco is gone, having leaped over the crates to attack!

"-wish list…" Izuku sighs in defeat.

Mina pats his shoulder sympathetically. "Well you know what they say: when you can't beat 'em, join 'em." She grins trying to find the silver lining. "So let's get in there!"

Izuku nods, albeit reluctantly accepting it for what it is. "Alright."

And so they both leap up and over the crate ignoring Chopper as he whizzes and whistles for them to stay put.

Meanwhile, Vulkanus stomps toward the ship, his back turned and his guard completely down.

"Hey, Vulkanus?!"

Vulkanus scowls, spinning around, annoyed. "What?! GHA!"

Ochaco's fist slams into Vulkanus' face, shoving him back a ways, his feet scrape the ground, but he comes to a halt a short distance away.

He holds the side of his face, growling out in outrage! "What the hell?!"

Ochaco raises her hands preparing for a fight.

Vulkanus frowns, raises an eyebrow. "A little girl?" But then his eyes widen. "Hey, I know you!"

Ochaco scowls, she launches forward while his guard is still down. She leaps forward with her hand outstretched in front of her.

Before she can touch Vulkanus, the muscular behemoth catches her by the arm, stopping her. "Yeah I do know you. You're the red spot cadet that won that overexaggerated Tournament!" Vulkanus smirks as the Pickaxe Aliens begin to surround him and the human girl. "Must be my lucky day, I get a sweet paycheck and I get to take out a bitch of a red-spot."

Ochaco scowls up at Vulkanus, deep contempt in her eyes.

Before long, a pair of voices cry out in defiance! "Get away from her!"

Vulkanus starts, peering up only to flinch as a green light totally blinds him.

Seeing her opening Ochaco slams her elbow into his hand, breaking his grip for a split second allowing her to leap away.

As the light fades away Vulkanus finds the red-spot girl, a Biosovortian, and a pink alien girl tossing aside his minions!

Lodestar uses his magnetic pull to literally rip out pipes from within the ground, tossing them around and batting away the charging Pickaxe aliens.

Several minions charge forward, their pickaxes raised only for Mina to toss out a splash of acid that melts away their weapons in an instant. The aliens peer down at their dissolving weapons before dropping them and scurrying away! As Ochaco rejoins them she presses her hands against the first Pickaxe Aliens she could reach causing them to begin to float up and into the air, the aliens flailing helplessly as they do.

Vulkanus growls, standing tall and silently banding his underlings together. "Kill them!" He roars!

"ChrChrChrChr!" The rest of his little army charge forward, unflinching before the much taller and more skilled opponents.

Mina gets into a fighting stance. "Here they come!"

Lodestar gets ready too, glaring at Uraraka. "I really hope you know what you're doing."

Ochaco smirks. "Trust me, we got this! Besides." She looks at the transformed Deku right in the eye and says with full confidence and sincerity. "Those Lewodans are counting on us."

Lodestar understands, they're heroes, and their job is to save others. No matter what.

"ChrChrChrChr!" The Pickaxe Aliens charge forward, their pickaxes beginning to glow blue with alien tech.

In response, the cadets spring into action!

Lodestar using their very pickaxes to batter them and shove them away. And thanks to all scrapyard, the very ground is practically made of metal shavings allowing him to nearly bend the very earth. With a slam of his claws onto the earth, he generates a magnetic wave of metal filings that trip up a horde of charging Pickaxe Aliens.

As for Mina she nearly gets clipped a few times by the attacking minions only for her to shove them away and for her to push them back with sprays of her Acid.

"Release!" From Ochaco's end, several large metal containers come crashing down forcing the aliens to scatter and flee for fear of being crushed!

Ochaco smiles as dust clouds rise around her.

"Grr!" From within the dust cloud Vulkanus charges from her flank, his massive meaty fist poised and ready! "You're dead!"

Ochaco gasps, her instincts kicking in along with One For All, allowing her to propel herself away as Vulkanus' massive fist slams into the very spot of where she just stood! "Nice try!"

"Grrr."

"Hey!" shouts Mina, drawing Vulkanus' attention as she slides in, using her Acid to swiftly skate across the ground. "Let's see how tough you really are!" Mina throws her hand forward, tossing a dose of corrosive Acid at the meathead.

"Gah!" Vulkanus blocks the acid with his arms. When the acid attack ends, he examines his arms only to find that the acid has eaten through his armor, exposing his muscular orange flesh underneath. "Damn you! This armor's warranty just expired!" With his rage overflowing Vulkanus raises his foot, ready to slam it down onto the girl's head. "Just like you!"

As he brings his foot down, a magnetic pulse grips the metal of his boot and pulls it away, tripping him up and forcing him to collapse onto his back.

Lodestar bats away a few of the minions as his magnetic pulse ends. "Ashido, get away from him!"

She doesn't need to be told twice as she quickly backs away just as Vulkanus props himself back up.

As he sits up he spots a glowing pink girl floating overhead.

From up in the air, Ochaco glares down at the alien criminal, pink spheres forming around her hands. "Alien or human, it doesn't matter." She swings her hands back. "We'll save anyone that needs our help!" She swings her hands down releasing a pair of Ryou Spheres!

Vulkanus reacts fast, reaching behind his back to pull out a large red hand-blaster with a cylindrical barrel and square grip.

With one pull of the trigger a powerful stream of flames jets out, colliding with the Ryou Spheres and causing a massive explosion of pink energy and flames!

The blast generates a ton of smoke, forcing Ochaco to shield her eyes.

From below Vulkanus smirks as he aims the Heat-Ray up towards her position.

However a stray alien pickaxe slams into the Heat-Ray causing Vulkanus' aim to be redirected, the heat ray firing into the side of the mineshaft.

Vulkanus growls, glaring over at a smirking Lodestar who gives the alien villain a cocky salute. Pissed, Vulkanus turns around and aims the Heat Ray right for the Biosovortian and fires!

Lodestar dodges the first shot but after repeated firings he's forced to use some nearby forklifts as shields, levitating them as barricades.

With Vulkanus distracted, Mina slides in from the side. Her antenna twitch as she charges in, her thoughts rushing back to the day before.

Her mother and her had a talk all about Emote with Mina even trying to test it out. From what they can tell she can manipulate others' emotions, but only when she makes direct contact with their skin it seems. And for now she can only seem to make them feel how she feels. So if she's happy she can make them feel happy, sad then they feel sad, and so on.

And so with this in mind Mina gets to it! 'I can do this!' She just needs to channel her own emotions!

And so she thrusts her hand forward and it slams onto Vulkanus' exposed arm.

"AHHH!" Vulkanus bellows in fright, a sudden wave of fear and panic washing over him from seemingly nowhere.

He shakes and stumbles back but when he catches sight of Mina, his anger returns in full force. He snaps out of his fear, albeit shakily, growling and hissing as his yellow gaze pierces right through the girl. "You must be an Emotlyst." He growls, shaking off the last bits of fear. "Talk about rare." He snickers. "So rare, you'd go for a really pretty penny."

Mina pales as the villain looms over her, it didn't work.

Vulkanus' eyes gleam with greed and wrath as he reaches to grab her!

"Mina!" Ochaco swoops in, grabbing Mina, bridal style, and hauling her out of the way.

As she does so, Lodestar rushes in, his claw slamming into Vulkanus' side! "Hands off, creep!"

As Lodestar handles the alien boss, Ochaco skids to a stop as she puts Mina down. The moment her flight ends however they're both swarmed by the Pickaxe Aliens!

The girls quickly stand back to back as Ochaco fires Ryou Spheres while also using Zero-Gravity on those that get too close. As for Mina she's primarily aiming for their weapons, but she splashes the ground before them forcing them to back off. But when one Pickaxe Alien gets a little too close, Mina reacts by spinning back like she's dancing only to deliver a swift circle kick into the alien's side, swatting him away!

"Nice moves, Mina!" Ochaco cheers! She swings her body around, One For All surging through her fist and as she swings around and throws her fist forward she generates a powerful gust of wind that slams into the charging aliens, causing them to fly back like bowling pins!

Mina grins. "You're not bad yourself!"

"ChrChrChrChr!"

The girls get ready as more Pickaxe Aliens come running their way. The girls stand side by side and they throw their fists forward just as the minions are upon them.

Meanwhile, Lodestar's dealing with his own problems. He's been forced to pull in a number of metal sheets to defend himself from the onslaught of heat rays.

"Burn, red spot! Burn!" shouts Vulkanus as he fires ray after ray at the transformed cadet.

Lodestar growls, ducking his head away from the intense heat. It's too much even with the metal sheet defending him, he can feel the burning heat incinerating his body. If he was human, he couldn't even sweat because it would be evaporating instantly. "Talk about out of the frying pan."

To the side he spots a massive drilling machine, smirking Lodestar thinks just how perfect it would be for stopping this creep. And so he aims his claw out and generates a magnetic pulse out towards it. The pulse connects and Lodestar grunts as he struggles to lift the machine and toss it forward. The machine groans and creaks as it slowly lifts into the air but before it can even move forward a stray heat ray slams into the machine and blows it up in a glorious display of pyrotechnics!

Lodestar tsks. "Dang it." He examines his heated claws. "What's going on?" He should have been able to move that thing easy, so why…?

"Having performance issues?" Vulkanus taunts as he continues to fire away.

From between the now melting metal sheets, Lodestar glares at him. "What are you-"

"What kind of Biosovortian are you?" Vulkanus laughs. "Don't you know magnets lose their pull when heated?" He stops firing so he can finish his line. "And you're one giant magnet." And so with one last blast of heat, Lodestar's magnetic field gives out.

"Gaaahhh!" Lodestar screams out as the burning heat breaks through his shield and slams into him, launching him back in a pile of crates that instantly ignite.

Ochaco and Mina gasp out in shock! "Deku/Midoriya!"

'Midoriya?' Vulkanus puts down the gun and grins, feeling mighty proud of himself.

But the moment is cut short as he ducks just barely avoiding a Ryou Sphere. He growls as he glares over towards Ochaco and Mina, a squad of his unconscious minions lying at their feet.

He growls. "You want this?" He unlatches and holds up the canister, containing the baby, tauntingly, laughing all the while. "No way you're getting your hands on this. Hahaha-AH!?"

The canister is pulled right from his fingers, flying over all the way into Lodestar's outstretched claw.

The burned and slightly scorched Lodestar's magnetic pull may not be as powerful as it was but it's still strong enough to at least pull in a tin can.

As the canister lands between his claws, Lodestar can't help but taunt back with a smirk. "You were saying?"

"RAAHHH!" Vulkanus let's put an earth-shaking roar, his muscles bulging and quaking with rage, his grip tightening around the Heat Ray. "That's it!" He points over towards a squad of Pickaxe Aliens. "Prepare the super canon!"

The Pickaxe Aliens nod and immediately get to it, five of them hopping over to a large machine that's covered by a tarp. With a pull of the tarp a large high-tech cannon is revealed, the cannon is stationary with a little station big enough for the Pickaxe Aliens to man and a large cylindrical barrel that looks big enough to fire out bowling balls.

One minion takes the helm, manning the control console, and immediately the barrel begins to light up and spark as it begins to charge up.

Mina's eyes widen as the charging sequence quickly comes to an end. "Look out for the Inator!"

Her warning is heard just in time as an electric charge is blasted out at high speeds, but thanks to her warning, Ochaco is able to dive out of the way as an electrical blast goes off behind her!

The super cannon continues to fire down on the cadets forcing them to take cover or to be thrown across the battlefield due to the powerful blasts.

All the while Vulkanus bellows out a haunting laugh! "Hahaha! Blast them away! Blast them all the way to the moon!"

Another electric blast blows up right at Lodestar's position, just barely missing him, but it was close enough for the blast to send him soaring backwards and crashing into a forklift. "Ow…"

Vulkanus smirks aiming his Heat Ray at the downed black and yellow alien.

"Don't you dare hurt my friend!"

Vulkanus scowls as Ochaco charges in.

She keeps her head low, moving with incredible agility as her fist begins to glow with power. She'll give this all she's got and end it; she'll stop him and save the Lewodans!

But even through her adrenaline filled fury she can make out just how calm and cocky the smirk of Vulkanus' face is. And just as she begins to process how cognizant he is, her fist slams not into him but onto a forcefield!

Before she even knows it she's completely encapsulated inside a yellow ball, projected into the air and immobilized as the projector lies just below her. Not one to quit so easily, Ochaco slams her powered up punch against the forcefield, but an electric surge greets her forcing her to cry out in pain!

Lodestar gasps. "Uraraka!" She's been captured!

He peers over to check on the other cadet and gasps when he finds that Mina too has been captured in the same type of forcefield.

Mina struggles and pushes against the forcefield, even secreting Acid against it but it's all for naught.

"Ashido!" Lodestar is just about to charge in and save them, but he hesitates, finding a swarm of Pickaxe Aliens all blocking his way towards them. "No…"

Vulkanus snickers. "Give it up kid. You're outnumbered."

The cannon charges behind him.

"And outgunned."

Lodestar scowls frustrated that this guy's got them by the proverbial balls. But what can he do? How can he pull off a win from this?

"Deku! Run!"

Lodestar's breath hitches.

Ochaco slams her hand against the forcefield. "Take the kid and run! You have to save him!"

Lodestar shakes his head. "What about you guys?! I can't just abandon you!"

Mina, albeit scared, keeps her cool seeing the logic in Ochaco's reasoning. "You're not abandoning us! Just go! Save the kid and get help!"

"But-ah!" Lodestar backs away as the minions march closer, their pickaxes poised and ready, their confidence boosted now there's only one opponent against them, their boss, and a super cannon.

Lodestar looks to his friend one more time and they give him the most reassuring smiles and nods that they could muster. They know, without a doubt, Deku will return to save them, but if he's captured too… Then it really is all over for them.

Lodestar understands this too, but he's still frustrated with himself for going along with it. With a reluctant nod he spins around and leaps away, using the little magnetic pull he has to launch himself up and away towards the tunnel they entered from with the canister in hand.

The cannon fires off behind him, but the charge completely misses him.

As he touches down Chopper wheels around form his hiding place. Acting fast Lodestar immediately grabs the droid in his open claw, tucks him under his arm and begins running, using his magnetic pulse to propel him forward with each leap.

The Pickaxe Aliens all rush after him, but Vulkanus knows there's no point. The red spot will be long gone by the time they even make it outside.

Ochaco and Mina let out a collective sigh, taking relief in knowing that Deku got away. However their relief is soon replaced with freezing dread as Vulkanus begins to irriely chuckle to himself. "So, he's a Midoriya, huh?" His grin grows. "I can't wait to take another crack at him."

---

Izuku leans against the side of the building, using the empty side street as cover as he catches his breath. His hair's a little singed and he looks a bit red thanks to the intense heat he was exposed to, but other than that he appears alright.

Chopper remains by his side, the blue canister in his metal limbs, waiting patiently for Izuku to compose himself.

"Dammit." Izuku slams the side of his fist against the building. "Dammit!" He left them, he just left them! How could he do that? Was that the right call? Will they be okay? Oh, god!

"What do we do now?!" Izuku begs the little astro mech. "I-I don't know! I don't know how I'm supposed to save them!"

^Wa-wzz. Br-rap.^ responds Chopper.

Izuku just stares at the droid before sighing and shaking his head. "Why'd I even bother to ask you. Not like I can understand you."

^Waa.^ Chopper openly glares up at the greenette, irritated.

Shaking his head Izuku eyes down at the canister in Chopper's grip. His friends may need him, but so does this kid.

Leaning down he snatches up the little device and holds it up, examining it. "Is the Lewodan really in here?"

^Wa-wap!^

Guess there's only one real way to find out. And so he grips the sides of the canister and after a few twists and presses the canister unhinges.

And out from the tiny container a white puffball springs out and a high-pitched cooing. "Wreo wreo!"

Izuku blinks as a floating vanilla swirl smiles up at him, continuing to purr and coo, its little blue eyes brimming with relief and joy.

"Wreo wreo!" The baby Lewodan circles around Izuku's head as if he's trying to thank his rescuer.

Izuku smiles, understanding the message. "You're welcome, little guy."

He holds his hands out and the baby Lewodan comes to a stop just above them allowing Izuku to hold him.

"You're like a…marshmallow."

His body's all gooey and soft and there's even a sweet sugary smell in the air, emanating from the little guy.

Izuku smiles relieved to see that the little guy is unharmed and uninjured. "So you're the one we were sent to rescue?"

"Wreo!" The baby floats forward rubbing his little head against Izuku's left arm.

Izuku tries to push it up with his left arm, the cuddling tickling him and making him smile. "Haha. Cute."

The baby hops away, playful smiling while letting out a high-pitched coo. "Wreo wreo!"

Izuku is more than happy to see the kid's not overly traumatized from the experience, grateful he's still able to smile and play like the child he is. But the sense of relief washes away once again and is replaced with a looming sense of guilt and dread.

Vulkanus, a known smuggler and galactic criminal, now has his friends! He's got them locked up and hidden away in his heavily guarded lair! How's he supposed to save them when Vulkanus has his own army, a super weapon, and two hostages?! "Oh, this is bad."

Perhaps…perhaps it's time to bite the bullet and call in for some…professional help.

"Please, pick up." Izuku begs as he grabs his phone and dials away. "Please, please, please." Hopefully Thirteen isn't too busy.

---

"Yeah!"

"Woah!"

"Kick his ass!"

"Let's see some blood! Hahaha!

The alien bar is packed, all the patrons circled around a duo of brawling aliens. The alien crowd cheer as the well-equipped Yautja takes on the screeching Xenomorph, both lusting for the other's blood. They bash and claw at each other, smashing into tables, the wall, and even a few other patrons as they lash at each other's throats.

"Knock. It. Off!"

They are not the only ones engaged in battle, a human wearing an oversized astronaut outfit is mixed in there as well.

Thirteen grabs a chair, swinging it around, and slams it into the Yautja's head! "Stand down, both of you!"

The Xenomorph hisses as it slashes at Thirteen, its sharp claws tearing at their suit, ripping the front portions to bits. The Xenomorph then lunges forward using its massive head to headbutt Thirteen and knocks them forwards onto the bar counter!

As Thirteen hits the counter, their ringing phone slides out from within the suit and onto the countertop.

The Xenomorph pounces onto Thirteen from behind, weighing them down as it hisses, and its secondary jaw protrudes out towards the helmet.

Thirteen struggles to push themselves off the counter as the partly bleeding alien's green blood seeps onto the suit and begins to melt it away.

As they struggle Thirteen accidentally accepts the call and Midoriya's voice can be heard. "Hey, Thirteen I was wondering if you could-"

The Yautja gets up and pounces onto the two fighters, the combined weight and force is too much and Thirteen's helmet slams down onto the phone! The helmet cracks away as Thirteen gains a surge of strength and launches both themselves and the aliens back away from the counter and the smashed phone.

"Bring it you has been movie rejects!"

---

It's no good, the phone went dead for some reason. Izuku did pick up on the sounds of glass breaking and it kinda sounded like cheers and alien screams in the background. He shivers wondering if Thirteen's been caught up in their own kind of mess.

Izuku peers over at Chopper and the Lewodan child. "Well, maybe Principal Nezu's done with his meetings."

And after holding the phone to his ear for five minutes, he quickly concludes that Nezu is still stuck in his meetings. Curse the responsibilities of the administrative powers!

Izuku takes a deep breath and then exhales. "Alright, I know it's his day off. But I'm sure he'll help."

---

"Ah, yes, we still have it. It's right here." The uniformed woman smiles as she checks the company's records.

Hisashi grins from across the front desk. "Oh, that's good. I know it's been a while, so I wasn't sure."

The woman bows. "Please allow me a moment to retrieve it."

"Of course."

As the woman leaves towards the back Hisashi briefly checks his phone. He frowns when it fails to turn on. "Oops." He's not used to cellphones anymore, he forgot just how pathetic battery life is back on Earth. "I'm not exactly used to charging this thing." He laughs.

Oh well, it's his day off anyway. What kind of emergency would there be any way?

---

"Dad!" Izuku whines when the call goes straight to voicemail.

He scrolls through his phone. "There's one last person I can try."

---

Meanwhile, the command center of the Plumber Base is a glow with flashing lights. Loud music is blasting through every speaker and party decorations litter the floor as One-One has his own personal dance party.

The screen lights up with incoming transmission but due to the music, bright lights, and flying streamers it all goes unnoticed by the little bot. Who's caught up in his own little world.

---

And so Izuku slumps down to his knees in utter defeat, allowing despair to wash over him and drag him down, his phone left abandoned on the ground beside him.

"Ahhh!" Izuku cries out, frustrated and lost, pocketing his phone as he gets onto his feet. "This is just my luck!"

Like come one, what are the chances everyone he could call is away?! But who else is there?

Maybe Gran Torino…but he's miles away, it would take him over several hours to get here. Hm, then maybe an actual pro hero? No, bad idea, it'll be too much trouble to keep aliens a secret especially if he chooses the wrong person.

Izuku bows his head at the sheer hopelessness of it all; he truly is on his own.

"Wreo wreo!" The Lewodan baby chirps and whistles, circling around Izuku before gently nudging and cuddling his left arm in an attempt to cheer him up.

And it works, somewhat. "Thanks little guy." Izuku pats the baby alien's head. "I just wished I knew what to do next."

How is he even supposed to deal with someone like Vulkanus. On first glance the guy seems like your typical meathead, all brawn no brain. But his use of alien weapons certainly weakens that assumption. Not only that but he's, once again, outnumbered. And he's not exactly sure which of his transformations could survive a blast from that super cannon: maybe Diamondhead but he's only assuming that.

And making poor assumptions could potentially get him and his friends killed.

"What I need is information."

He needs to know how Vulkanus thinks, how he fights, everything! But…who would possibly know anything about that? All of Japan's Plumbers are unavailable and Gran Torino's only a part timer so he probably doesn't even know anything about the guy. So who?

"Ah!" Izuku screams! "Who would have info on Japan's alien underworld?!" And then, a light bulb goes off in his head. "He's perfect!" With a quick dial up Izuku transforms into his Kineceleran form.

^Wa! Wa!^

"Not now Chopper." XLR8 grabs Chopper and the baby Lewodan. "We got an errand to run." And in a blue blur he's gone, moving as a blue streak across the city as he tries to locate the one person who holds everything he's searching for.

---

"Seriously, is that all you're going to cough up?"

"GrargGrarg."

"No I can't give you a discount!" Argit snaps as he shows off the assortment of alien devices tucked away in his orange jacket. "This is high quality merchandise here. State of the art and only available for a minimal amount of time. Give me a good offer now or regret it later." He's clearly rehearsed his pitch over and over for this, a telltale sign of a pro con artist.

The fish faced alien with blue skin and purple tentacles ponders for a moment before finally coming to a decision. "GrargGrarg."

Argit lights up! "Deal!" He reaches to hand over the device when a sudden gust of wind makes him flinch.

XLR8 grins, good thing he remembered Argit mentioning he'd be across town today. "Ha! I finally found you!"

Argit gasps! "Ah, the little red spot!"

"GrargGrarg!" The tentacled alien slithers away, crying out as he goes! "GrargGrarg! GrargGrarg!"

Argit calls out for him! "No, wait! Come back!" He scowls, snarling up at the transformed cadet. "Look at what you did?! You scared off my customer!"

XLR8 glares down at the rat as he puts both Chopper and the baby Lewodan down.

"Wreo wreo!" The baby Lewodan chirps and squeaks but unlike before his tone is angry.

The baby clots above Argit's head, glaring down at the rat man with contempt. Chirping and scowling down at him. "Wreo wreo!"

Argit swats at it, trying to keep the annoying thing at bay. "Hey, get away from me you melted goo ball!"

"He doesn't seem to like you." XLR8 notes as he continues to eye the child's reaction. And then a cold realization slowly begins to seep in. "But I'm sure Vulkanus feels differently."

And just like that he has Argit's full and utter attention his quills and tail stand on end as a result! "Vulkanus?!" He gasps clamping his claws around his muzzle. But even he realizes that he just gave himself away. "Look I don't want no trouble."

"I know." XLR8 growls trying to command the situation by keeping himself calm and poised. "That's why you're going to tell me everything you know about him." He leans in close and growls. "I need to know everything. His strengths, weaknesses, how he fights, how he thinks. Everything."

Unfortunately for him, Argit's more annoyed than intimidated. "What makes you think I know anything?"

XLR8 gestures towards the very angry Lewodan kid who's still growling and circling around the rat alien.

Argit pales. "Hey now let's not go around accusing people." With a quick breath, he brushes back his quirks, calming himself down. "Look, Vulkanus is not someone you wanna mess with. And ratting him out, well I'm as good as dead if I do that." Argit sheepishly smiles.

"Argit, help me and I'll make sure he gets what's coming to him."

Argit rolls his eyes. "Yeah, like I haven't heard that one before?"

He can't count how many times he's heard that or a variation of that line from red spots and wannabe heroes.

Plus why would he give up a business partner like that? Vulkanus is good business and money, he'd be crazy to just toss all that aside.

XLR8 begins to panic, noticing Argit's lack of interest in helping. "Please, you don't understand. He's got my friends."

"Friends?" Argit's eyes widen as a wicked smile begins to form across his face. "Oh, no way. Did he? Ha! He did! He captured those teen bimbos? Haha!" He's full blown laughing now, clutching his gut as he mocks the girls' misfortune. "Ha! Oh man, tough luck buddy." Wiping a tear from his eye the laughing Argit places a hand on XLR8's shoulder. "No way you're getting them back now." Not against Vulkanus at least. "Word of advice, you're better off starting a new harem all together. Haha!"

XLR8's eyes narrow and if Argit was paying attention he would know that he definitely crossed a line.

But when he finally notices XLR8's demeanor, he frowns like he doesn't understand why the red spot would be so upset. "What's with that glare? You trying to imitate Eraserhead or something?"

XLR8 only continues to stare with a blank expression, his gaze narrowing ever so slightly as he remains deathly silent.

---

"WAHHHH!" Argit screams from the top of his lungs! "Are you insane?! Who do you think you are, Eraserhead?!" He glares up at XLR8 as the ground lies 30 stories above his head.

XLR8 grips Argit's tail tightly as he dangles him off the side of the building, grateful that it's the weekend and no one's at work. He speaks calmly and patiently, like he knows that he's in full control of the situation. "It's been a long day and my friends are endanger. Just tell me what I need, okay?"

Argit sighs, calming himself down when he reminds himself that he's dealing with a soft-hearted kid. "Look buddy. I know Eraserhead." As a crook in Japan, it's actually normal for him to get wrapped up in human related crimes and schemes too. And thus he has run-ins with actual Earth-bound heroes. "I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Eraserhead."

He admits it was the same situation, he was dangled from the side of the building. But unlike Eraserhead, this kid lacks that intimidating factor.

Instead XLR8 remains silent, staring at Argit with an indifferent and calm expression.

Argit scoffs, almost amused by the kid's sad attempt at being a threat. "And believe me, you are no Eraser-AHAHAH!

He let go! He actually let him go!

Argit screams in absolute terror as he plummets down towards the ground. Flailing and spinning around in the air helplessly as he quickly approaches his demise.

From the side of the building XLR8 speeds down, keeping pace with the plummeting rat. "You were saying?"

"Alright! Alright! Alright!"

That's all he needed to hear. XLR8 outpaces the falling Argit and makes it to the ground first. Once there he spins around and around in a small circle as fast as he can until he generates a small tornado that rises and rises into the air.

The wind catches Argit and it slows his descent guaranteeing his survival. When he's low enough to the ground, XLR8 stops running, cutting off the wind, and Argit harmlessly falls to the ground with a loud thump!

Argit doesn't even get a second to calm his racing heart as XLR8 grabs him by the collar and hoists him up, scowling.

Argit immediately coughs up his end of the deal. "Vulkanus, big guy. Touch skin and even tougher to take down!"

From around the corner Chopper and the baby Lewodan arrive, they arrive just in time to see XLR8 scowling at the rat alien.

"I know. Tell me something useful."

Argit takes a deep breath and nods, adrenaline still coursing through his system after such a fall. "You saw his armor right? With all the spikes."

"Yeah, so?"

"Yeah well there's a reason for that. Pieces of that armor are from his glory days."

XLR8 glares, frowning. "Glory days?"

"Yeah, back in the day Vulkanus was some champion for some gladiatorial type shit. Apparently he crushed anybody and everybody he ever faced." Argit shrugs, not entirely convinced himself. "At least until the ringleader got blown up by some red spot."

"Okay, cool but that doesn't help me?"

"It does." Argit corrects.

And XLR8 raises an eyebrow, rightfully confused.

Argit bows his head, wishing the kid would catch on faster. "Look there's only two ways you can handle Vulkanus. One, you can fight him but obviously that's already failed."

XLR8 glares in response.

"Or two…you fight him."

"What?"

"Hear me out." Argit defends. "Vulkanus still holds pride over his gladiatorial wins and although he's after that sweet sweet dough nowadays, he still loves a good one-on-one." Argit smirks, confidently. "Especially when those fights have stakes."

XLR8 listens intently. "Go on."

"If you want to stop him, you have to challenge him to a one on one fight. And a deal: free your friends for whatever it is you can offer!"

XLR8's can't totally see how simple it could be. "Is that it?"

"Would I lie?"

XLR8 gives a cold furious glare.

Argit gulps, becoming very nervous for his safety. His eyes drifting towards the top of the building he was just dropped from before peering back at XLR8 pleadingly.

After an intense moment of silence and stares, XLR8 finally drops Argit. "Thanks." he turns towards Chopper. "I think I can work with that." He grins.

Meanwhile, Argit gets to his feet, shaking himself off while filing his collar. "There's one more thing you should know."

"What?"

"Vulkanus is a Detrovite."

XLR8 frowns, waiting for Argit to explain what that actually means.

---

"I can't believe I was able to mess things up so badly." Ochaco moans as she huddles against the forcefield. Guilt riddles within her, twisting her insides after she had just jumped in there without a plan. Maybe she's been getting too cocky as of late. Serves her right honestly.

"Sorry Mina, some first day huh?"

"It's not all bad." Mina answers from the neighboring force field bubble. "I mean it's definitely exciting. Albeit…in the worst way possible."

After being captured, Vulkanus had their suspended forcefield bubbles moved out of the way and to be guarded by a duo of Pickaxe Aliens. Meanwhile, Vulkanus got the rest of them back to work while also delegating a squad to patrol the entrance for any more signs of intruders.

So Ochaco and Mina were forced to sit and wait as captives, watching as the Pickaxe Aliens work on all sorts of alien tech and crating it for transport. No doubt all of it is illegal but it's not like Ochaco's knowledgeable enough to identify any of it.

When the aliens seemed distracted, Ochaco tried to use the small percentage of One For All she can use to smash her way out of the forcefield but once again she was met with an incredibly electrical shock while the forcefield remained intact. Even Mina gave it another go with her acid. But all their attempts failed. In fact the aliens were so confident they couldn't escape that they straight up ignored them when they openly started to throw attack after attack at the forcefield bubble, but nothing worked.

After exhausting themselves, Mina tries to at least lighten the mood. "At least it can't get any worse." Oh, the poor naive girl, she is clearly showing just how much of a newb she is.

A hulking mass approaches. "Oh, yes it can."

Mina scowls up at the behemoth. "What do you want, tusk breath?"

"Watch your language girly." Vulkanus growls, looming over the two. "Behave or I'll have to teach you some manners myself." With a grin he gestures to the super cannon positioned parallel to them from across the underground dome.

The cannon, albeit shut off, is aimed right towards them. And a single Pickaxe Alien is standing near it, ready to turn it on and fire in a moment's notice.

Ochaco begins to sweat nervously. "What are you going to do with us? We're not worth anything to you!"

Vulkanus' grin widens. "On the contrary you both can fetch me some sweet coin too."

The girls' breath hitches.

Ochaco shakes her head. "How? We're more trouble than we're worth."

"Maybe but that won't really be my problem after I sell ya off."

Mina gasps! "Sell us off?!"

Ochaco's fists clench. "Why… ? Why would you do that? Who would even pay for…a human and a half-human half-alien?"

"More than you'd think actually." Vulkanus admits rather casually. "I have contacts with the spice mines of Kessel and they're always in need of some more…workers. I'm sure there's a mad doctor or two who would love to experiment on some Quirked humans." He laughs. "Then of course I've heard that humans are considered rare delicacies in certain parts of the galaxy."

The girls pale. He can't be serious? But they know for a fact that he is.

In utter humiliation, Ochaco facepalms herself. "Ahhh! I can't believe this. I'm so stupid!"

Vulkanus, surprisingly, frowns and interjects. "Hey, hey, don't talk about yourself that way." He sounds almost concerned. "You're probably a very bright young lady who's just having a bad day."

"Ow. Thanks." Ochaco is actually able to form a small smile in appreciation. "That's actually a really nice thing to say." Surprising too.

"Hey, hey! It's what I'm here for." And with a grin and a clap of his hands, Vulkanus takes his leave. "Now if you will excuse me I got work to do." And after that curious and odd interaction he stomps away so he could begin scrolling through his contacts for potential buyers.

With him out of ear shot, Mina presses her face against the bubble. "Don't worry Ochaco. I'm sure Midoriya's already on his way back with the rest of the space heroes to come and save us!"

Ochaco smiles, appreciating the sentiment. "Yeah, I think so too."

Mina grins, feeling bolder and more confident. "Besides even if he comes alone he's got to have some alien in that magical watch of his that he can poof up and take these aliens out!" She makes several punches and jabbing motions into the air.

"Mina, it's not magic. But…" Ochaco's eyes drift over to the large assortment of boxed weapons as well as the army of Pickaxe Aliens that can use them. "I'm not sure he does have an alien he could use. There's too many of them and who knows what other weapons Vulkanus has lying around."

He could even have something that could harm Diamondhead or put out Heatblast's flames. Hell he might even have a freaking nuke lying around!

"Well okay, but Midoriya's not totally defenseless he could always use his Quirk." Mina states without a hint of irony.

Ochaco blinks, not sure she heard her right. "What did you say?"

Mina repeats herself. "You know, he could use his real Quirk."

"Real Quirk?" Ochaco's not sure why she keeps saying that.

And so Mina explains. "Well you guys said that One Man Army was just a cover. So, he's just been hiding his real Quirk, right?"

Ochaco's heart stops as she finally realizes that neither she nor Deku actually told her the full truth about his…situation.

Mina frowns, becoming worried after seeing Ochaco's shocked eyes. "Oh, or maybe it's an invisible Quirk. Or is it just a little more subtle like heightened senses?" She frowns, becoming more and more intrigued as she thinks about it. "Now I'm curious. Say Ochaco what is Midoriya's Quirk?"

"Mina." Ochaco looks her right in the eye, taking note to analyze the pink girls' reaction. "Deku…doesn't have a Quirk."

Mina blinks, grinning like Ochaco just shared a bad joke. "Yeah, stop kidding. So what is it?"

"Mina…I'm being serious. Deku…Deku is Quirkless."

"Oh…" It takes a moment for Mina to fully process what's been said.

And the longer she's silent the more and more Ochaco's heart plummets. Does Mina have…prejudices against Quirkless people? She can't, no! Yeah, Ochaco's heard about it being a thing but…there's no way Mina would. Right?

Mina finally speaks although it's at a whisper. "That's…"

Ochaco's fear grows, ready to explode forth depending on her reaction.

"Unbelievably amazing!"

What?

"He really doesn't have a Quirk?!" Mina asks with a huge toothy grin.

While in disbelief and in shock of her reaction, Ochaco manages to give a small nod of her head.

"Woah! That's incredible. So Midoriya's like…the first person in the hero course that doesn't have a Quirk?"

"Yeah, I guess so." Technically at least.

"That's so cool!" Mina awes, her eyes sparkling. "Talk about guts! Taking on aliens, struggling on without a Quirk, and doing it all with style?!" She's totally blown away! "Talk about the stuff of heroes. I bet even Mr. Aizawa would be impressed."

Yeah, Ochaco kinda has to agree with her there. "You're not wrong. Deku's amazing. No matter how many times he's knocked down, he always gets back up. Every single time." And every single time he comes back stronger and smarter. "And I have no doubt he'll be back to save us."

Mina grins. "Yeah, he will."

Ochaco nods. "Let's just be sure we're ready to help him out too."

"Got it." Mina frowns tilting her head to the side. "But…how will we know when too? We can't exactly move around freely." She flicks the forcefield bubble as proof.

"Don't worry. If I know Deku, he's got something crazy in mind already."

---

She couldn't have been more correct if she tried.

Izuku stands tall just before the school bus as the mountains of scrap metal lie around him under the summer sun.

With a new sense of confidence and preparedness, Izuku mentally prepares himself for the gauntlet.

He looks over at Chopper. "You remember the plan?"

Chopper's whole-body shakes. ^Wap-bzz!^

"I'm going to assume that's a yes." Izuku then redirects his attention towards the baby Lewodan. "And you, make sure you stick close to Chopper alright?"

"Wreo wreo!" The baby nods before going in for another supportive snuggle.

Smiling in appreciation, Izuku pats it away with his left hand. "Good."

With their plan ready, Izuku holds up the Omnitrix and begins to dial away. He knows exactly which alien he needs. He needs someone that can hold his own in a fight, who has some great endurance and strength. He needs an alien that commands attention while also presenting himself as a worthy challenger for Vulkanus. He needs Four Arms.

"Four Arms is more than capable of handling his job." Izuku smiles, it feels good to be throwing out puns again, before he slams his hand down onto the Omnitrix, allowing the transformation sequence to take its hold.

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Ochaco's and Mina's ears perk up; for a brief second they could have sworn they heard the faint sound of Deku transforming. They go silent, peering up towards the upper level of the dome where the main tunnel lies.

A few specs of dirt rumble and fall from the ceiling drawing everyone's attention as a deathly silence befalls the entire mineshaft. The Pickaxe Aliens halt in their work, peering around, they can feel the hair on the back of their necks stand on end. A feeling of approaching doom overcoming them as they peer around nervously. They all stand with bated breath, listening.

And then there's the faintest of sounds echoing from the mineshaft.

The teens and the aliens all peer up, even Vulkanus seems drawn to the echoing noise.

Soon the echoes become louder and they can hear the sounds of the Pickaxe Aliens that were sent to guard the entrance; they can hear their cries and the sounds of their bodies being pummeled into the ground!

The echoes of beatings and cries increase until they see a few guards getting themselves tossed right out of the mineshaft, knocked to the ground as unconscious heaps.

The entire underground dome loses their breath as a large hulking silhouette glares down at them all from above, the lights of the mineshaft obscuring and blinding anyone that tries to look directly at the intruder.

Vulkanus growls, whoever this prick is, he's dead! "Who are you?! What business do you have?!" He demands.

The silhouette growls, pointing an accusing finger at the alien boss. "My business is with you Vulkanus!"

From her prison, Ochaco squints up at the intruder, the light not making it easy to see. "Four Arms…?"

"Oh?" Vulkanus smirks as he's finally able to make out the faint glow of the Omnitrix on the alien's body. "Welcome back Izuku Midoriya." His grin widens. "I knew you'd be back, you Midoriyas always do."

"You know my old man?!"

"Unfortunately. He's been a huge thorn at my side for years."

The transformed Izuku chuckles. "Then you're really going to hate me."

"ChrChrChrChr!" The army of Pickaxe Aliens all raise their pickaxes, and they slowly begin to crawl their way closer towards the path leading up to the transformed alien.

Said alien glares down at them.

The intense gaze makes them all freeze up, their hearts stopping for a split second as fear kicks in. It feels like…it feels like a predator is eyeing them and their nothing but little field mice for it to stalk.

Vulkanus snarls, noticing his minions' hesitation. But he too is hesitant if this kid is anything like his old man, he must have some sort of trick up his sleeve but what. "Don't keep me waiting!" He yells. "You're up to something, so what is it?"

From above they can hear the transformed Izuku pound a fist to his chest just before he declares out! "I challenge you to a duel, Vulkanus! I win, you give my friends back!"

Vulkanus scowls. "And if I win?"

There's a moment of hesitation before Izuku gives his answer, he needs this to be tempting. "You get the…Lewodan back and…" Another moment of hesitation. "And you can have my Omnitrix!"

Ochaco and Mina gasp aloud, shocked! Just what does Deku think he's doing?! Is he crazy?! Sure he can't actually give up the Omnitrix, it's essentially part of him, but the kid? No! Then what was the point of letting them get away?!

Meanwhile, a smug smirk graces Vulkanus' lips as his minions all click and chatter excitedly. Looks like the deal was way too tempting.

"You got yourself a deal." Vulkanus declares. "Just you and me. We keep going until the other surrenders or…" He grins as he delivers a very deadly warning. "They're unable to continue."

"ChrChrChrChr!" The minions excitedly cheer and chatter, growing ever more excited and bloodthirst.

Vulkanus smirks up at the kid who has yet to reply back. "What's the matter? It's too late to back out." Vulkanus grins, mockingly. "Don't tell me U.A.'s Rising Star is scared of me? Or." His grin grows. "Is he not ready for the asswooping of his life?"

"ChrChrChrChr!" The minions laugh.

Ochaco isn't sure but she could have sworn that in that moment she heard the faintest of growls. But not a normal growl, but a growl of a ferocious and very…Pissed. Off. Beast.

As Vulkanus and the Pickaxe Aliens laugh, their moment is ruined as Izuku leaps down from above and crashes down, kicking up one hell of a dust cloud!

Ochaco and Mina's jaws drop at the sight before them, and even Vulkanus looks surprised so much so he stumbles back a bit as if he's…afraid.

"Let me tell you something, Vulkanus!" The beast roars out, his dual black claws shining under the fluorescent lights, his orange and black fur coating his muscular build. "Rath is going to kick your hinny!"

Vulkanus stumbles back, before standing his ground and trying to gain back his confidence. "An Appoplexian?!" He didn't use that during the Sports Festival!

Rath growls an animalistic snarl, his teeth bared as he stands tall like the tall bipedal tiger that he is. "Rath is going to wipe the floor with you! Then Rath is going to use your own goons to wipe you off the floor! And then Rath is going to wipe the floor with you all again and use it as a litter box!"

Vulkanus frowns, raising an eyebrow. "That made no sense."

...

"You make no sense! RAAAWWR!" With the roar of a top predator, Rath pounces forward and delivers one hell of a clobbering!

WHAM! BAM! SLAM! Every punch lands with such precious and ferocity, each blow knocking Vulkanus back. He's nothing but a giant punching bag for Rath to use at his leisure!

"RAAWWR!" Rath roars as he cups his hands together before swinging them up and into Vulkanus' jaw!

The massive alien goes down, knocked onto his back groaning in pain.

"Yeah!" Rath cheers, his adrenaline pumping! "Rath rules! Like holy cow this alien is so cool!" Looks like Rath's intensity is getting to Izuku, and he likes it. "Like for real, Rath can kick some serious booty!"

"Guh…" Vulkanus groans in pain, lifting his head off the ground.

Rath immediately loses his shit. "Stay down or Rath is going to kick your teeth in! RAAWWWR!" After he roars, his eyes widen, and he stops as if realizing something: this amount of rage and pride within him is intoxicating. "Huh? Is this how Bakugou feels all the time?" That might explain some things. "Huh, weird."

If he thinks that weird than Vulkanus breaking into a fit of haunting laughter is just plain freaky! "Haha…hahaha. Hahaha! HAHAHA!"

"What's so funny?!" Rath demands to know! He must know!

Vulkanus continues to laugh as he rises to his feet. He grips his jaw, massaging it and putting back into place even while chuckling. "I can't remember the last time someone knocked me on my ass." His fists flex just before he slams them together, the slam echoing across the mine. "I might actually enjoy this. Heheha."

Rath snarls. "Let me tell you something, Vulkanus, known smuggler and alien criminal boss! You may be big! But Rath is even bigger!" To prove his point he raises his arms to up at his sides and flexes.

Without a single word Vulkanus quickly marches forward until his towering mass looms above even that of bipedal tiger.

"Except for the part where you're taller…! And…heavier than me… But that doesn't matter!" Rath yells out in declaration! "Because the bigger they are, the harder-!"

WHAMM!

Vulkanus' fist strikes like a cannonball, smashing into the Appoplexian's face and launching him back into the dirt!

"ChrChrChrChr!" The spectating Pickaxe Aliens all cheer out!

"Gahhh…" Rath groans his head spinning in a daze. With a quick shake of his head he shakes off his aching pain. "Grrrr. Yaahhhh!"

Rath charges in blindly, aiming to throw Vulkanus back onto the ground. But the alien boss expertly sidesteps and grabs him by the arm and by his neck before spinning him around and slamming the transform Izuku's face into the dirt!

Rath's steaming mad now! "Grrr. That's it! No one makes Rath eat it! No one! Rath is-Gah!"

Vulkanus shoves Rath's face further into the dirt. "Oh, put a sock in it!"

"ChrChrChrChr!"

With his goons cheering him on, the grinning Vulkanus gets up while Rath is motionless on the ground he grabs the beast by his ankles, and he begins to spin him around and around.

Rath is lifted into the air as Vulkanus swings him around and around like they're a spinning top! "Woah! Woah Woah! Hey! Cut. It. Out!" Rath's face actually turned green and his cheeks inflate as he tries to hold back his lunch. "Oh…! Bleh, Rath's going to hurl…!"

"Rah!" With one last swing Vulkanus let's go and throws Rath across the battlefield and into the side of a metal truck container!

"ChrChrChrChr!"

As Rath pulls himself out of the container, he roars and jumps right back in for more. The two brutes exchanging blows and insults.

Ochaco and Mina can do nothing but watch from their imprisonment as Rath struggles against the much more experienced Vulkanus.

Mina winces as Rath one hell of a gut punch. "Do you think he's got this?"

"I hope so…" Ochaco frowns, her mind not focused on the fight. "But something doesn't feel right." Something is seriously off about this, almost…underhanded.

Mina gives her a questioning look.

"This seems too…straightforward. It's too easy of a plan." Deku wouldn't come back here without a real plan, would he?

"Hey, Ochaco."

Ochaco peers over at her pink friend.

Mina points over the fight and towards the edge of the cheering aliens. "Look."

Ochaco follows her finger and her eyes pop open when she spots Chopper sneaking his away from the outskirts of the distracted army. A floating vanilla swirl following behind him in a hurry.

Ochaco gasps aloud! "What's he doing here?!"

"ChrChr?!" The lone guard, who was watching the fight, spins around after hearing her shout.

But the girls, acting fast, leaned back and made sure they looked as bored as possible. Wanting to look as innocent and clueless as possible.

It seems to work as the guard turns back around to watch something that's far more interesting and intense.

The moment he looks away Ochaco and Mina lean against the force fields trying to get a better look at the droid's antics.

From across the way and through the crowd, Chopper stops, and he spots the two girls looking right at him. His metal arm pops out and he waves. The floating ice cream follows the droid's gaze and begins to bounce slightly from side to side in greeting.

Mina blinks. "What is he doing?"

Meanwhile, Ochaco's face breaks into a smile. "I knew it. Deku really does have a plan."

He better because if getting his face punched is part of it, it better be a good one.

"Ow!" Rath yelps. "No, headshots!"

He jumps forward and delivers one mean right hook to Vulkanus' own face.

Vulkanus stumbles back, holding the side of his head. "Hypocrite."

"Rahh!" Rath leaps up, his elbows aimed down ready to deliver a strike from above.

Vulkanus catches him and tosses him aside!

"Woah!" Rath crashes down atop a pile of crates, all of them becoming splinters under his weight.

"ChrChrChrChr!"

"Yeah! Yeah!" Vulkanus takes a moment to soak up the limelight, allowing his minions to sing his praises while his opponent is down.

"Ouch." Rath groans, picking his head up.

As he shakes his head something orange and small catches his attention out of the corner of his eye.

Looking over Rath spots Chopper sneaking his away behind the distracted aliens using anything he can as cover as the baby follows close behind him.

But what has Rath concerned is that he's not heading for the girls! Instead Chopper stealthily makes his way right for the super cannon!

Chopper's hacking device pops out and he immediately inserts it into the weapon hacking and tampering away at its program.

Chopper's head spins around, keeping a lookout, and that's when he spots the downed Rath glaring daggers at him.

Rath quietly mouths his rage. "You were supposed to save the girls."

Chopper dismisses the comment with a wave as he continues to hack the cannon.

Rath growls. This is not good: Chopper was supposed to rescue the girls while he distracted everyone!

What's he doing over there?! He's going to ruin everything! "Let me tell you something Ch-"

Vulkanus' meaty fingers grab Rath by the head and then he finds himself tossed into the air and thrown across to the other side! "Waaahhh!"

"ChrChrChrChr!" The Pickaxe Aliens cheer as he drops to the ground.

Pissed Rath leap to his feet. "That is it!" He charges right for the smug Vulkanus. "Rath is going to tear you a new one!"

And so Rath delivers the hurt with an onslaught of finishing moves! Each and every one delivering a massive blow to Vulkanus!

"Cosmic Drop!"

"Incursion Ambassador!"

"Sirius Butt Kicking!"

"Tetramand Elbow Drop!"

Ochaco's jaw drops, her eyes brimming with glee as she watches Rath pull off such amazing wrestling moves and attacks!

She watches as Rath leaps up, grabs Vulkanus' face and slams it down to meet his knee!

"That's a Codebreaker!"

While Vulkanus is down, Rath climbs onto a forklift and jumps off of it, he raises his arms as he comes down for a body slam!

"A Frog Splash!"

And finally as Vulkanus stumbles to his feet Rath pounces but instead of his claws, he throws his legs forward, wrapping them around Vulkanus' head before throws his own body over with Vulkanus and tosses his head to the ground.

"And a Hurricanrana!" Ochaco can't look away, she's completely enraptured with the brutal match. "So, cool! Rath's going all out, delivering finishing moves after finishing moves like he's in a fighting game!"

From the nearby force field bubble, Mina's jaw drops at the sight of Ochaco's dazzled expression. She's in complete shock to learn of Ochaco's secret and very obvious obsession! 'Ochaco you're a…closet WWE fan?!' Huh, who knew?

^Wa. Wa-wa. Wa!^

Mina peers down and sees that Chopper has finally made it over to them. "It's you!"

Chopper salutes up at her. ^Bzzz-bop!^

Ochaco snaps out of her enrapture, becoming serious and hurried. "Hurry, Chopper. Before they notice."

Chopper immediately inserts his hacking device into the forcefield projectors.

As he does so, the baby Lewodan floats up and around the bubbles, smiling and waving to the teens inside. "Wero wero."

Mina gushes. "Aw~. What a cutie~."

"Wero wero!" The baby Lewodan cheers.

"ChrChrChr!"

The cadets' heads snap up to see that the guard has finally decided to check on them. And boy was he surprised to see an astromech and a baby trying to free their prisoners. "ChrChrChr!"

His calls grab the attention of his fellow aliens and those that heard come running over to stop them.

"Hurry, Chopper!" Ochaco screams!

^Wa! Bo-wap!^ And with one last turn her forcefield bubble goes down.

Without a second to lose, Ochaco springs forward and slams her open palms onto the aliens before shoving them back and watching as they begin to float away. "Release!"

And with a touch of her fingers the floating aliens fall right onto their comrades.

Ochaco stands her ground as Mina's released too, she then yells out! "Deku, it's time to go!"

From the battlefield, Rath turns and smiles, more than pleased to see his plan worked. Although they weren't supposed to be spotted, but hey, at least they're free.

"You filthy double-crosser!" Vulkanus' roars, upon seeing the freed captives and the little astro droid! "You liar! You were never going to uphold your end of the deal were you?!"

"Ah, doy!" Rath responds smugly. "Why would Rath trust a criminal to keep his word?!"

After all Vulkanus is a criminal, a villain! It would have been stupid to think he'd even keep his end of the bargain if, when, he lost!

Vulkanus looks mighty offended. "Not fair!" From behind his back, he pulls out the Heat Ray and fires.

Rath ducks down and dodges it.

Vulkanus huffs. "I mean, yeah, I was going to double-cross ya." He aims his Heat Ray. "I'm just mad that you did it to me first."

Rath growls, remaining still as he's held at gunpoint.

In the meantime, Vulkanus eyes the teens who are fighting off his goons. And amongst the fight he spots it, the baby Lewodan.

Quickly he addresses his nearby goons. "Grab the Lewodan and kill those no-good bitches along with that droid!"

The army of goons nod and run off.

Vulkanus growls down at Rath. "As for you." The Heat Ray begins to charge. "You're toast."

He fires but Rath, acting fast, leaps to the side, rolling away to avoid it. "Let me tell you something, Vulkanus! Rath is going to turn you into toast! Yah!"

Leaping forward and with a swing of his claw, he swats the gun out and away from Vulkanus' grip before slugging him with an uppercut!

As they struggle to overcome the other, Ochaco and Mina flank Chopper, who's personally overseeing the baby's safety, protecting them both from incoming attacks from the Pickaxe Aliens. They move forward as one, trying to fight their way towards the exit.

Ochaco slams her fist into a floating forklift and it rockets forward, smashing it into a wave of incoming goons.

Mina slams her own hand onto an incoming alien's face. The alien screams and runs away as Mina does her best to channel Emote.

"You're getting better with that!" Ochaco cheers.

Mina grins. "I'm trying." She leaps back and side kicks a minion away. "But I'll do my best!"

"Wero wero!" The baby Lewodan cheers them on as they continue their way forward!

The group follows the edge of the underground mine, this way they only have to defend their one side. As they run, a flying Rath crashes into the wall before them!

Rath groans and growls as he pulls himself out of the rubble.

Seeing that he's okay, Ochaco snaps demanding to know why he brought the kid here! "Why' didn't you leave him somewhere safe?" Why'd he bring him into the hornet's nest!?

Rath snarls down at her, not approaching her hurried tone. "Hey! Rath was worried he wouldn't be safe by himself!"

The last thing they needed was for the kid to go missing again, especially since Vulkanus could have gone looking for him! There would be no one to protect him then and Rath needed Chopper's help!

Mina doses the ground with acid, forcing some goons to back away. "Also, why'd you go with the name Rath?"

Rath shrugs. "It just felt right, that's why! Wah!"

A heat ray nearly burns his head clean off.

Rath glares at Vulkanus who's managed to grab the Heat Ray again.

"Get the kid out of here!" Rath lunges forward, making a beeline for his prey! "RAAWWR!

As Ochaco and Mina see to it, with Chopper's help, Rath takes on Vulkanus one more time!

Vulkanus fires shot after shot at the charging Appoplexian. But Rath dodges and rolls out of the way until he's reached his target.

With a single swipe, his razor sharp claw slices through the Heat Ray. The weapon igniting upon itself as it falls apart in Vulkanus' grip.

"That was expensive!" Vulkanus throws his fist forward.

Rath slaps the fist away before he throws himself onto Vulkanus, knocking them both to the ground! Rath pins him down, using the alien's own mass to weigh him down as he basically stands on top of him.

"You're going to tell Rath everything!" Rath screams into his face, spit flying everywhere. "Why would anyone want to harm such a cute defenseless baby?!"

Vulkanus blinks, processing the question, before snickering. "Are you kidding? Do you have any idea how much dough I could get from that little pile of goo?" He smirks. "Let me tell ya, it's a gold mine."

Rath snarls. "You make Rath sick."

"Sick? Haha, you should see my client." Vulkanus taunts. "After all they ordered the goods, I just delivered 'em."

Rath frowns. "The goods? Deliver?"

"Let me simplify it for ya." Vulkanus growls. "I deliver the brat and the client gets his sweet treat!"

Rath's breath hitches, and even the escaping teens stop in their tracks, stunned.

"Sweet treat?" Rath's in total shock. "You mean…" And then it clicks. "You're just the Uber Eats driver?!"

"That's one way to look at it." Vulkanus admits.

Rath snarls, gripping Vulkanus up by the collar so their faces could meet. "You messed up pile of rotten tomatoes! Are you saying you're clients going to eat the baby?"

Vulkanus' silence is all he needs to hear.

"You. Are. Sick!" SLAM! Rath's fist collides with the creep's jaw!

Punch, after punch, after punch, Rath yells out at the wrongness of it all! "That's. Just. Wrong! No one, and I mean no one shall harm!" WHAM! "An innocent kid!" BLAM! "While Rath is on the job!" SLAM!

Vulkanus groans his head spinning in pain as Rath's powerful grip lifts him up by his skull.

As if sensing the end, the Pickaxe Aliens stop attacking and watch as their boss is manhandled by his skull. Even the cadets take a moment to pause and watch with utter horror.

Rath snarls like a furious beast as he lifts Vulkanus up, readying his shining sickle black-claw. "It's over, Vulkanus!"

He swings his claw and it slices through Vulkanus' neckline!

"RAAAWWR!" Rath unleashes an animalistic roar as he rips Vulkanus' skull right out from his own body!

Bodily liquids gush and ooze out as Vulkanus' headless body tumbles to its knees and collapses to the ground as a still fleshy mess.

Ochaco and Mina watch on, horrified and appalled. He did it, Deku…crossed the line…he…he…

Rath, causally sniffs the decapitated head in his hands, before gagging and tossing it aside like a piece of garbage.

Watching him acting so casually about a murder, Ochaco feels like the world has turned upside down. "Deku!" She cries out in anguish after watching someone she's trusted for so long to just throw all his morals away! "How could you?! We're supposed to be heroes?!"

Rath frowns, looking confused and not at all like he murdered someone in cold blood. "What?!" And then he remembers, they don't know. "Oh, you mean Vulkanus. Naw, I wouldn't worry about him, he's fine."

Mina pales, quivering. "But you…" She can't even say it.

Rath shakes his head. "What?! No I didn't. Guys he's a Detrovite!"

The girls blinks, not understanding what that means.

Rath sighs. "It means that he can survive decapitation!"

WHAT!?

"You…no…good bastard. *Cough*"

Rath glares down at Vulkanus' scowling head, a lump of gooey flesh attached at his base allowing him to move around like an ugly orange slug.

Vulkanus glares up at Rath. "Do you have an idea how long it'll take for my body to grow back?!'"

Rath chuckles. "Long enough for it to grow back in prison?"

Meanwhile, the girls feel like their heads are going to explode! He's alive?! Vulkanus is actually alive?! How?! What?! That doesn't make sense! But, hey, it's just a relief to see that Deku hadn't actually gone too far. Like come on, a Deku that was willing to kill…talk about scary.

"That's it!" Vulkanus snarls as one of his minions picks him up. "Screw the reward! I wanna see them dead! Blow them all to kingdom come!"

Immediately a minion starts up the super cannon and it begins to glow and charge up with energy.

The teens gasp, backing away as the cannon turns towards them. The villain and his minions all grin with glee. However, none of them noticed just how smug and calm Chopper seemed to be.

"Chr!" The minion manning the cannon is flung back as sparks fly out from the console!

Vulkanus gasps! "What?! No?!"

The cannon sparks and jolts in place, its gears and wires grinding and snapping from within as it continues to charge and charge. But unlike before where the charge was low and swift, the humming grows and grows as the cannon begins to twitch and beep louder and louder!

"What's happening?!" Mina screams.

^Bo-wap! Bzz-op!^ Chopper responds.

Rath turns, growling. "What did he say?!"

Surprisingly, Vulkanus is the one to answer for him. His face pale and his eyes wide. "You stupid bucket of bolts! You tempered with the cannon's core?!"

Rath frowns. "What does that mean?!"

"It means." Vulkanus growls before screaming out in horror! "That cannon is going to BLOW!"

All three cadets cry out! "WHAT!?"

Chopper laughs. ^Wawawawa! Wa-bop!^

Vulkanus growls, glaring at the tin can, before he calls out to his goons!" Evacuate the liar! Grab all that you can!"

"ChrChrChrChr!"The Pickaxe Aliens jump to it, grabbing all that they can before scrambling for the exits, leaving much of the bigger equipment and crates behind.

"We better go too!" Ochaco shouts as she presses a hand to everyone's shoulders, and her friends all begin to float into the air.

^Waa!^ Chopper shoots out a cable that Ochaco immediately catches, a floating Rath then grabs the droid while using his free hand to grab Mina who is holding onto the Lewodan baby. The moment she knows they're secured, Ochaco focuses allowing One For All to course through her legs.

However she takes a little too long as all the Pickaxe Aliens have already escaped the mine.

Rath begins to sweat as he remains suspended in the air. "Let me tell you something, Ochaco Uraraka, my best friend and sister in arms! Rath doesn't want to get blow up today or ever!"

"And. You. Won't!" With her friends' lives on the line Ochaco kicks into high gear!

She races forward, pulling her friends along behind her like their balloons as she races through the mineshaft!

She sprints as fast as she can, while not straining herself too much, but half way through the tunnel she heard it. The sounds of the super weapon going quiet before a thunderous explosion rings out throughout the mineshaft! And the sound of the earth crumbling and being blasted apart behind them was heard!

Ochaco gives it all she's got. She sees the exit and with one final push she zooms right through the junked bus, bursting out of its front window before zipping to the side and behind a pile of scrap metal. Once there she releases her friends and they all duck down behind a junked Sudan!

And just in time as an electric explosion bursts from the mineshaft! The blast echoes throughout the scrapyard as cracks in the earth form and the underground mine-shaft caves in on itself, bringing the mountain of scrap pile down over it.

It appears the explosion was able to contain itself, not leaving the perimeter of the underground mine, bringing down about half of the scrapyard down on top of it.

As the dust settles and the ground stops shaking, the cadets, the droid, and their little friend all step out from their hiding place.

In a flash of red, Rath is gone, replaced by a very drained Izuku who scans the scrapyard for any signs of life.

And then the hum of an engine is heard and gusts of wind forces them all to brace themselves. Peering up they find Vulkanus' ship hovering above them, and out from the open hanger, is the slug of a crime boss himself.

Vulkanus scowls down at the twerps. "You got lucky this time! But I swear I will get you back for this!" The ship begins to rise into the air. "Mark my words Midoriya!"

Izuku scowls, with his Omnitrix timed out he can't apprehend the villain, but he can still get the last word in. "The name's…Deku." He declares coldly and calmly as he adjusts the collar of his hoodie.

Vulkanus scowls even harder. "Deku."

The ship's cargo bay closes, it then disappears behind its own cloaking device, before they can hear the engines roar off in the sky. And then all is quiet.

It's over, they won, they saved the day!

"Woah!" Mina throws her arms up into the air and falls back, not caring in the slightest about the garbage. She's just glad to be alive! "That was amazing! You guys do this every day?!"

Ochaco smiles sheepishly. "We try not to."

"Awesome!" Mina leaps to her feet. "I've got to get in on this!"

Izuku blinks. "Does that mean…?"

"Yup!" Mina cheers. "You've got yourself a new cadet!"

Izuku and Ochaco smile, more than happy to have her aboard from now on.

^Wa. Wa.^ Chopper groans.

Izuku can only assume that he's whining.

"Wero Wero!" The Lewodan cheers out his high pitched squeaks.

Izuku smiles as he pats the little guy's head. "Now, let's get you home. I think your parents have waited long enough."

"Wero wero!"

Ochaco, however, has other concerns. "So, um, how do we explain this?" She gestures towards the caved-in scrapyard."

Izuku frowns worriedly no doubt they would get in trouble for this: imagine the property damage and the fact they didn't receive an okay from anybody. Oh, boy he can already see Thirteen's disappointed look right now.

Mina chuckles sheepishly. "I won't say anything if you guys don't."

And in that moment, Ochaco and Izuku silently agreed that Mina might not be the best influence. Not that they're going to disagree with her, this time at least.

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"My darling, son." The Lewodan mother cooes as she and her husband embrace their found child. "I'm so happy you're safe."

"Wero wero!" The baby coos and whistles in glee as he snuggles into their warm embrace.

From the parking lot outside Mr. Baumann's store, the cadets, Chopper, and Mr. Baumann watch on with soft smiles and warm hearts.

"Aw, now isn't that something." Mina wipes at her eyes. "I think we can call this a Quest Complete!"

Ochaco smiles on. "Yeah."

Thirteen's voice calls out to them. "Good job, kids!"

Izuku lights up, spinning around to face the Plumber. "Hey, Thirte-Woah! What happened to you?!"

Thirteen's a complete mess, a total opposite of how the woman started their day. Thirteen's costume hangs limply off their body, having been torn to shreds. And the helmet looks cracked and beaten as Thirteen tucks it under their arm, unable to wear it as it is. Thirteen's soft face is all scratched up and burned, and it looks like a blackeye is starting to form too.

Thirteen sheepishly smiles, rubbing the back of their head. "Oh, this, I got into a little scuffle is all. Nothing to worry about."

Izuku sweatdrops. "R-right…"

"So, how'd your day go?" Thirteen looks over and sees the reunited Lewodan family. "It looks like things went well."

"Yeah…" The cadets all shared pained looks, reminding each other to keep quiet.

Mr. Baumann, however, speaks up singing their praises. "They did a fine job, actually. They just helped find a missing child."

"Did they now?" Thirteen smiles before turning the cadets. "Where was he?" They ask innocently enough.

The cadets all internally panic as they all shout out at once! "Outside!/Subway!/Playground!"

Thirteen raises an eyebrow, questioning their answers. But to be fair they couldn't really make out what they said since they shouted over each other.

Before Thirteen can ask for them to explain, the baby Lewodan floats over cooing and squeaking as he bobs around his rescuers with a gleeful smile. "Wero wero!"

Izuku smiles up at the little ice cream swirl. "You're welcome little guy."

He reaches up with his left arm to pat his head but the baby instead lowers just at Izuku's wrist and begins snuggling the Omnitrix while cooing out some sort of request. "Wero? Wero?"

Izuku immediately gets the message, "Oh, you wanna see Rath again?"

"Wero!" The baby nods.

Thirteen frowns, dropping their busted helmet to the ground. "Rath?"

Ochaco lights up, rushing over and grabbing Thirteen's arm! "Oh, Thirteen you gotta see Deku's newest alien!"

"New alien?!" Thirteen lights up, just as excitedly as Ochaco! "Let's see it!"

With a shiteating grin, Izuku dials the alien up! "Rath!" He roars out as said transformation!

"Wero wero wero!" The baby circles around the bipedal tiger, absolutely delighted to see him again!

"Hehe." Rath smiles, his fangs glimmering under the hot sun. "Cool, right?"

"An Appoplexian." Thirteen eyes Rath from head to toe while cupping their chin. "Interesting."

Mina walks over, leaning forward to look up a Thirteen. "What do you know about them?"

"Appoplexians are powerful, argumentative, and extremely aggressive." Thirteen frowns, concerningly. "They also believe any problem can be solved by hitting it."

Ochaco and Mina give deadpan stares, processing that information. 'Huh, that kinda reminds me of someone.' They can't help but think of Bakugou in that moment.

"Rath is totally awesome!" Rath declares while flexing and striking an array of poses! "Rath kicked some serious hinny today!"

Thirteen's eyes widen. "Today?" They eye the kids suspiciously.

In response to the scrutinizing stare the cadets all become very sheepish, even Rath, averting their gazes in the hopes they don't have to be the one to answer.

Mr. Baumann picks up on it. Glowering as he places his hands on his waist and glares down at the kids. "Kids? Is there something you'd like to tell Thirteen?"

They immediately respond, out of sync and all at once. "No./Not really./Nothing!"

Thirteen glares at them harder, as if that'll make them crack.

Chopper snickers before calling attention to himself. "Wa-wop.^ From out of his projector an array of photos, videos, and audio dance on a holographic screen before them all.

Thirteen's eyes widen as they step closer to the holograms, almost transfixed on them and how things went.

The cadets' jaws drop as they watch videos of themselves getting captured and fighting off Vulkanus and his goons! That backstabbing droid was recording them the whole time?!

"Kids."

The cadets all freeze up.

They watch as Thirteen slowly turns around, their eyes gleaming with a silent rage. Thirteen speaks low yet coldly, wanting straight answers, no excuses. "When were you going to tell me you got captured by Vulkanus?"

The kids share worried looks, before Mina gives the Plumber a sheepish response. "Um, we weren't." Maybe Thirteen will take it easy on them.

Thirteen's steaming mad, their glare intensifying tenfold. Clearly they won't be getting off so easily.

^Wawawawa!^ Chopper shuts down the holograms, laughing at their expense.

Rath, however, can't seem to find the situation as funny as the droid can. "Let me tell you something C1-10P, also known as Chopper who happens to be my Dad's out-of-date astromech! Rath is going to make you pay! Rahh!" Rath charges!

^Woooo! Wop-wop!^ Chopper panics, wheeling away as fast as he can with an angry Appoplexian on his tail!

"You can't run from Rath!"

^Waaa!^

Ochaco facepalms as Mina tries to look away. Meanwhile Thirteen only becomes even more disappointed with their behavior.

They watch as Chopper wheels around the parking lot only to get himself cornered between several cars.

"Ha. Ha. Ha."

Chopper freezes in place, slowly turning around to find a grinning Rath looming over him.

"Rath has you now!" Rath lunges for the droid.

^Wa! Wa!^ Chopper wheels out of the way!

*CRUNCH!*

Rath goes cold. "Oh, no…"

He missed, he missed Chopper, but…he didn't miss the car…Mr. Baumann's CAR!

"Izuku."

Rath's hairs stand on end, a shiver running down his spine as he freezes in place. He knows, he knows he can't escape Mr. Baumann's wrath now. "No wait! Rath will buff it out! Look!"

He spins round and raises his fist! "Hiyah!"

*CRUNCH!*

Rath starts breaking into a cold sweat now. "Oops." he made it worse!

The entire hood of the car has been flattened down like an elephant decided to dance on it!

Thirteen facepalms, groaning in agony. "Like I said, Appoplexians think they can solve everything by hitting it."

Rath covers and whimpers as a steaming Mr. Baumann marches forward with his dangerous mop in hand. "IZUKU!"

The boy cries out in agony! "Rath. Is. SORRY!"

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"Ah, I'm finally home." Izuku lets out a heavy sigh as he steps through the door frame.

Everything hurts, and who knew Mr. Baumann had such a mean swing? Ow, his hinny still hurts.

From the hallway Inko appears to be having an enthralling discussion with her husband, who has his back turned towards the door. Inko spots her son at the doorway, she lights up and notifies Hisashi.

Hisashi spins around but before he can say a word the brimming Inko gives him a shove forward!

Nearly tripping forward, Hisashi laughs, clearly he's in a good mood. "Ah, hey Champ!"

"Hey, Dad. How was your errand?" Izuku greets exhaustedly. 'And what's with Mom she seems…giddy?'

"It went better than expected actually." He shares a smile with his wife before turning back towards their son. "How was your day?"

Izuku's eyes glaze over as he flashback to the day's events: the squidling, his friends capture, Argit, Vulkanus, the explosion, and finally the Sirius Butt Kicking curtesy of Mr. Baumann.

Izuku shivers, but he tries to keep an air of cheeriness, not wanting his Plumber of a Dad to find out what happened. "Let's just say…I really need a vacation. " He laughs, sheepishly.

Hisashi perks up. "A vacation?"

From behind him, Inko giggles into her hand.

Hisashi breaks into a huge grin. "Funny you mention that."

Izuku frowns, confused. "Okay." he places his hands on his hips as he gives his parents accusing looks. "What are you up to?" They're scheming something up, he can tell.

Hisashi's smile only widens as he steps toward the door. "Here I'll show you." And he leaves.

Izuku sighs. "But I just got home, whatever…" he looks over towards his Mom, hoping she can clarify.

Inko does not. "Don't worry honey. Go! I think you'll like it." She gushes.

Izuku's suspicions only grow but he relents, following his Dad down the building and around back toward the alleyway.

"Dad, please, I had a long day. Can you just tell me what this is about?"

Hisashi stops just before the alleyway, he turns around and gets down so he can be eye level with his boy. "Izuku we've been apart for a while." He smiles back at Inko who gives him an encouraging nod. "And your mother and I think it's a good idea if you and I tried to spend more time together at least before school starts up again. You know to get to know each other better and…maybe make some new memories."

Izuku cracks into a soft smile. Is that all this was about? Of course he'll try to hang out with his Dad. He can spare a few days of the week for him this summer. As long as they don't have Plumber stuff to do.

Upon seeing his smile, Hisashi gets up and gestures towards the alley. "Also since we had this old thing lying around, I figured we could use it…for the summer." he adds in the last part rather too quickly.

But Izuku still caught it. "Wait?" For the summer? "What is it?" What could they possibly need for the whole summer?

Hisashi smiles as he disappears into the alley.

Curious Izuku follows and his jaws drop when he finds his answer!

"Izuku, say hello to-" Hisashi throws his hands out, presenting the one and only miracle that is! "-the Rust Bucket!"

The so-called "Rust Bucket" is an RV! And the name "Rust Bucket" definitely fits. The thing's a hunk of junk, it's actually a miracle if it can still run! Just how old is it?!

The RV is big, with six-wheels and the entire cab is surrounded by windows. There's a driver side door and a passenger door to access the back of the old RV. It's a light rusted bash in color with a red stripe and a blue stripe circling round the body. Up on top are two storage units for the AC and heater along with an array of satellites and antennas. And of course the whole thing is coated with rust!

Just looking at this thing Izuku quickly picks up on the actual surprise. And he's not sure if he should be excited…or terrified.

Hisashi breaks into a brimming smile as he slings an arm over his son's shoulders! "That's right, Izuku! This summer, we're going on our first-ever Father and Son ROAD TRIP!"

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Psyphon silently enters the command center where his master is seated upon his throne.

Vilgax glares down at Psyphon as he continues to indulge himself in Earth's vast internet and records. "Has this Sensei finally given us a location?"

"Yes, my Master." Psyphon bows. "We just received his transmission. He sent us the coordinates and the meeting shall take place in a few days' time."

"Excellent." Vilgax grins behind his breathing apparatus. "And what of the surveillance drones?"

"We've deployed more than a hundred droids to survey the planet, a majority of which are now monitoring the country known as Japan."

"Excellent."

Psyphon eyes Vilgax nervously before finally speaking up. "Master if I may, why have you indulged these humans as you have?" he spits, revolted by the idea. "It disgusts me, should we not force them under our boot and-!" he immediately silences himself the moment Vilgax waves a hand for him to do so.

Despite this Vilgax actually holds no ill will, in fact he can understand Psyphon's frustrations.

"I'm intrigued, Psyphon." He admits much to Psyphon's surprise. "This League of Villains fascinates me."

Ever since he was stuck in the healing pod, Vilgax's indulged himself in finding out as much about this world as he can. Especially about the humans and society that occupies Japan. It's fascinating to witness the effects of how this society that's oversaturated with heroes, the embodiments of justice and freedom, could be so striking and limiting.

"Despite their society's norms and regulations, they have somehow slipped through the cracks and are now festering within them. Compromising the integrity of their own nation from the inside."

Psyphon frowns, not understanding a thing. "Master?"

"This Sensei intrigues me especially, there's something about this one." Vilgax sits back as holograms of the League of Villains' escapades dance before him. "The way he commands others, sets things in motions, I can't help but think of myself, honestly."

Psyphon is at a complete loss here, becoming worried for his master. What is he saying? He doesn't understand.

"Psyphon!"

"Y-yes, my Master!"

"Prepare the communication center. I need to begin my preparations."

"Preparations?"

"Yes." Vilgax eyes the holographic news media, his eyes landing on photos of Tomura Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and Nue as they watch the destruction of Hosu City from atop a water tower. "I wish to start a League of my own." he admits as the news media changes to images of the ferocious and monstrous Nomus…

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THE PREVIEW:

Izuku: Now it's time for the Preview! My Dad and I are off for a summer long road trip! I wonder what my Dad has planned for us…

Rath: Let me tell you something, Izuku Midoriya, current wielder of the Omnitrix and protagonist of this story! Rath is going to make sure you have a good time!

Izuku: Ah?! Why are you yelling?!

Rath: Because Rath is excited for the Road Trip Arc to start! Hurry up already!

Izuku: AH! Okay, okay! Next time my Dad and I try to enjoy our vacation!

Rath: EW. What is that?

Izuku: Huh? What?! I have to eat THIS!?

Both: Next time: Ch.48 Life on the Road!

Rath: You better read it or you're in for a Sirius Butt Kicking!

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HAHAHAHA! SEE! It's like I've been saying if you guys are patient your favorite aliens will appear! Such as Rath! Woah! To be honest the original plan was for him to appear a little after Kamino Ward but I had to rethink and rework some things so it had to change and I had the brilliant idea of doing it here! And I think it more than worked out. Right?

And yes, the original arc I've been leading up to is what I am referring to as a "Road Trip Arc." Specifically for Izuku and Hisashi and this arc is honestly going to be about 10 chapters long. And then right after it will be the 2 Heroes movie and then we'll be back with U.A. for the Training Camp. And yeah I do mean 10 chapters dedicated just to this original arc, and that's after I had added stuff in and cut stuff out. So it's all planned out from beginning to end already; I just need to write it up all together.

Now, how this arc will work is that for the most part I wanna do a bunch of fun stuff for Izuku and Hisashi based on certain elements from Ben Ten with MHA thrown into the mix of course. However, each chapter will allow for progression in the story in some manner: from introducing new aliens, introducing new characters from MHA and Ben Ten, as well as expanding on already existing characters, and more! Although the first chapter will mostly focus on just Izuku and Hisashi. So until next time!

*Also did you guys like the preview? A guest suggested it once and I wrote it off because I was dumb. I didn't realize that I could go about it a different way so I gave it a shot. And I thought it'd be fun for Izuku to talk to an Omnitrix Alien for each one; kinda like how the anime has Izuku talk to another character during the previews. Anyway, did you like it or would you rather I not bother with them? Please let me know so I can either continue with them or not.

*Also just because Eraserhead met and interrogated Argit does not mean he knows about aliens. That was to show that humans and aliens still encounter each other but the alien part remains hidden or unrealized.

*Man two chapters in a row where I crammed a whole lot of Easter Eggs and Cameos in! 1. Incursions were mentioned. 2. And so was Anur Transyl. 3. I mentioned aa sentient planet but it's up to you which one I mean. I.E. are you a DC or Marvel fan? 4. There was a Men In Black reference. 5. A shout out to E.T. 6 And even a shout out to the Sym-Bionic Titan. 7. Then of course there were appearances from Grogu, A.K.A. Baby Yoda, and Din Djarin, A.K.A. Mando. 8. And obviously you had the stars of the Aliens and Predator franchises fighting it out. 9. There were also a few scenes taken right out of a few franchises, the first one was from Amphibia between Ochaco and Vulkanus. 10. And the other scene was the exchange between XLR8 and Argit which was inspired by a scene in between the Flash and a thug from the Justice League animated series. 11. Oh and the Kessel spice mines from Star Wars were hinted to as well.

*And yeah a League of his own, I got plans for Vilgax which you guys will get to see come into play within the Road Trip Arc.

Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.46:

DeadCool14: Ok, I understand, sorry for annoying you like that.

If you're having trouble with Deku 9,000 watch?vs1hZ-dpzr0o this video gives a really good perspective on him. The original Ben 10,000 wasn't really a jerk he was just misguided, the video explains it better.

My idea for him would be to actually make him a tad like Endeavor, he would say that he doesn't need anyone and while still wants stop villains and save people he doesn't care about inspiring them and probably doesn't give villains the benefit of the doubt like he did with Clancy and Gentle and maybe kills some of them as a last resort. He would push people away like All Might did because he didn't want them to get hurt and because he thought they would just get in his way, he would think that he's the only one that can truly save everyone and doesn't let anyone else help not leaving anytime for himself and he would never smile at all.

Will he have a "I truly am pathetic" moment like All Might in season 1 episode 2?

Is Kwarrel gonna appear?

When Eri shows up will she live with Class 1-A instead? And please will she call Deku and Uraraka, Mama and Papa?

Will Albedo turn into Feedback a lot to screw with Deku? If the Ultimatrix happens after Malware that is

And speaking of which, I meant that everytime he's on screen Feedback is always smilling, even in the art, it's like it's permanently stuck on his face.

Are you gonna do a backstory chapter for Hisashi and Endeavor? I imagine that their relationship would a mix of Deku and Bakugou with Mirio and Tamaki

How big is Gravattack gonna be? Because his canon size is never stated and it's an inconsistent mess throughout the entirety of Omniverse . ?width590&formatpjpg&autowebp&s8f5f3e468f94094814957f237981d81d3106ad56 as shown in this picture, I think he's canonically 20ft, I mean he's literally a living planet so I'd imagine he's huge

When the Omnitrix recalibrates will Deku get locked out of his current aliens and get a new selection of 9? And will the recalibration happen for a different reason than the Omnitrix not being used for 5 years?

When the Anur aliens get unlocked will everyone call them Dekuwolf, Dekumummy and Dekuvictor until Izuku comes up with better names? And if so I vote to change the last one to FrankenDeku

If you introduce Deku 22 in your spin off is he gonna be Akatani "Yamikumo" Mikumo from the MHA prototype? And will he have elements from the reboot? Since he's not gonna show up much I assume and maybe facing villains like Steam Smythe, LaGrange, Timbuktu and Lord Decibel with Izuku could help him be a better hero.

Omg I just realized, is Tsu supposed to be Gwen like how Thirteen is Grandpa Max? Because I just realized that in her interactions with Deku she gave off a lot of Gwen vibes from both the Original Series and Alien Force

Will Todoroki keep the conspiracy train going by asking Shinso if he's Aizawa's secret love child?

Will Shinso be "good friends" with Kaminari since they're both literally Present Mic and Eraserhead? And to keep that ball rolling he could end up dating Camie, the illusions girl that Toga impersonated in the exam. Because knowing her true personality in Season 4 they could have some Eraserhead and Ms. Joke vibes. Just throwing that idea out there for fun

A long while back I asked about a way you could explain the Omnitrix better as a Quirk, but you didn't answer that one, why? Did I offend you in some way about that? If so I'm so sorry

When Chromastone uses his powers will he absorb the light of the sun to charge himself if no one has any light based energy for him to absorb?

Green Needle comes from a famous auditory illusion from a Ben 10 Alien Force Omnitrix toy where you have to put a figure on it and it lights up and shouts the alien's name and some people heard Green Needle when they put in Brainstorm. watch?v1okD66RmktA I only hear Brainstorm but maybe you hear it.

Loved all those alien references, awesome job and I saw what you did there, clever. Btw Squidstrictor's species are called Cephalod-ae

Have you thought of a hero name for Shinso? I thought of this: The Speak-No-Evil Hero: Simon

Will Uraraka use Shoot Style and the Air Force gaunlets instead of Deku?

Could Hisashi use specialized cigarettes and cigars as support items? He doesn't smoke them but he can use them to shoot powerful concentrated fire bullets. The cigarettes are like pistols and the cigars like a shotgun or a grenade launcher

CreateGunner1209: Dude, seriously I don't think you really understood what I was trying to say about your questions. When I said "you just need to wait for when we get to those points. This is a What If story so the real tools I have are the small twists and surprises I can give the readers so please understand." I was trying to say relax on the flood of questions. And suggestions honestly it's kinda overwhelming when I see it all at once. And again some things tip the line or out right cross the line of asking for spoilers. Now it's fine to ask for clarifications or to ask about obvious stuff like "will 2 Heroes happen?" and stuff. But don't be surprised if I don't answer due to the dangers of spoiling my own story.

Look if you're really dying to know then I suggest making an account on Fanfic and DMing me directly. Warning I am still a bit of a stickler for spoilers but if you're cool I am more willing to share a little more details. But again that means no giving away spoilers in reviews.

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Guest: I went in wanting izuocha now I see Izumina pulling up...I can accept this although izuocha for the win.

But seriously I hope Mina becomes a plumber with them one Nue joins you'll have a set.

Moving on I'm glad the healing process with Izuku and his dad has begun. Honestly o was a little worried you were gonna kill hisashi in a grand fatherly gesture sending Izuku just before or has as the start to get along. Glad that is not the case. Although looks like he's telling them about the exam and I am looking forward to when Inko and Hisashi meet Yagi next time. That's gonna be tense and dramatic!

CreateGunner1209: Yeah no i was not going to kill off Hisashi for Izuku to love him. Talk about extreme, but who knows it might be fun to see Izuku go all Batman revenge and justice and brooding for a little while. Meh, I'm sure that fanfic exists somewhere.

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Atom king: Whoa this chapter is incredible with all for one talking to psyphon to Mina being told the truth about her alien heritage that was worth the long wait with all hints and foreshadow that you drop in the story can't wait to see Mina first day In the alien community I can't wait for her reaction to everything especially at Mr baumann store, and about the omnitrix I bet would be so awkward and sweet at the same time.

Now with Izuku and Hisashi wow talk about a emotional volcano with Izuku yelling out what he been bottling up about well everything he's felt about in the past ten years but once everything cool down Izuku went to his room and read every letter his Dad sent him and now the healing of Izuku and Hisashi relationship can begin.

Now the big event the return of Vilgax and he's fully recovered and ready to take on the world the league of villains better listen to what Vilgax has to say or else they will meet their end at his hands I get chills just thinking about it.

CreateGunner1209: So what did you think of Mina's intro into the alien community? It certainly was…different and exciting! So Vilgax will, admittedly, be used in small doses for now but his actions will have an effect for sure.

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Guest: Did you just include a boove? The alien species from Home

CreateGunner1209: Yes, yes I did. I may not have enjoyed that movie but I saw no harm into adding the alien in real quick. You know, for the kids

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DeadCool14: Oh my God this was so wholesome! I loved it! Also, oh boy shit's starting to hit the fan. I can't wait for more! Also loved that reference to the Red vs Blue war, but how did Hisashi destroy the statue? But then again with Izuku's history with Mr Baumann guess it's just in they're nature.

CreateGunner1209: Yeah, let's just say it involved a lot of fire in this case.

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Guest: Next alien he should get it Whampire scaring his classmates like with wildmutt

CreateGunner1209: Sorry, not yet. But I hope Rath was a good consolation prize for you

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Guest: I would love to see a piss off bakuguo and endeavor and a very jealous mineta and kamanari of a new transformation he's get

CreateGunner1209: I would too. Any ideas of which one?

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DeadCool14: And yeah, Alien Force was the official name for Ben, Gwen and Kevin's team, even thought they never said it.

CreateGunner1209: Cool, I didn't know that.

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Guest: Bueno el planeta hielo fuego no aparesera pero almenos podías Aser que hisashi les avle de ese mundo y otra cosa

Hisashi si tenía el remolque

¿Cómo ubiera Sido el ataque de irá de izuku si ubiera tenido a últimate humungusaurio con sus cañones?

Y arias una referencia a los xenamorfos también

¿Vilgax usará su icónica espada de alien force

¿Cuando agas el spit-off día rías el mundo donde izuku murió y kota heredo el omnitrix para continuar su legado?

CreateGunner1209: Well as you saw Hisashi has the RV now :)

If Ultimate Aliens appear I'm sure Humongasour's track would be explosive.

And I hope you liked the Xenomorph reference.

I have plans for Vilgax, just you wait.

As for the spin-off, I wasn't really going to do that. I will think about it. But to be fair I wanted to do something a bit more different with the spin-off.

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Dreadbot: I love this chapter I liked Mina's reaction to finding out she's an alien I thought the heart to heart azuku had with his father was very good and I liked the beginning with siphon and him threatening to kill shikaraki and the ending where vilgax reveals himself can't wait to see all for ones reaction to him

I forgot to mention I loved how you included Hondo from Star wars he's one of my favorite characters and the red and blue armies from the one Ben 10 episode the name currently escapes me I love your work please keep writing

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review. And yeah I love Hondo too, and admittedly, he's a character I would not mind adding into the story. At least for a chapter or two.

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Jakesurfboy: I honestly have no words to describe how much of a genius play you just did, all the signs that Mina was the half alien and you made so many clues that looking back I feel stupid for not seeing it earlier. You did the right amount of clues were it wasn't obvious but not in your face either. I'm glad the Midoriya family is now back together hopefully Izuku can fight with a clear head now. Also I may be looking to much into it but in Hizashi's letter he mentioned a recruit and I know you said Rook would be in this story so I'm thinking Rook will be here soon. And yes I did realize it was Psyphon a couple days after the review where it just hit me but yeah this chapter also says it. Overall this chapter was just amazing and I loo forward to your own arc that you plan on doing I'm looking forward to it. One final question now with Mina knowing about aliens who else in 1A will know, I'm hoping Koda will since he can be useful to understand Vuplamancers (I know I spelled it wrong) which can be useful for the plumbers

CreateGunner1209: Don't feel so bad, that's how you make a good twist. A good twist should come as a surprise but it should not just come out of nowhere. The reader or viewer should be able to look back and say "Oh, wow, that was a hint." So you're not alone in your reaction, and if anything it makes me feel more confident about my writing. Rook was the recruit but he won't appear for a while. He will enter but much later. And so I hope you're ready for my original arc, the Road Trip Arc?!

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Arsenal: Wait, you plan on giving uraraka the past user's quirks? Does that mean eventually her propulsion support gear might be damaged and she'll end up using float for mobility? Maybe with all the others she might become a dark storm cloud. Flying mass of smoke with dark bolts coming out and snapping villains up.

For this chapter, I honestly expected izuku to take a sample of minas mom and turn into her in order to convince her, and her to say something like

"Plumbers? Why not something cool like 'alien force'?"

I liked that one Easter egg that mentioned hondo, he was one of my favorite side characters in Star Wars rebels. I'd like to see some other Star Wars cameos, like perhaps a passing mention of boba fett, or maybe someone makes fun of the diaper that dengar wears.

Maybe we can even see a reference to Rex Salazar as one of the upper years. Perhaps in the support course class 2H? Or his family on I-island?

This has been a great story so far and I know it will keep on being great. Whatever happens I can't wait. Hope you have a great day

CreateGunner1209: Guess we'll have to wait and see how things play out for her. But trust me one of the main reasons I gave her OFA was because of what I could do with the predecessors' Quirks. And I think you guys will like what i have in mind.

Yeah i love Hondo too and honestly I kinda want to include him as a full blown character at least for a chapter or two, but who knows? And hey, Grogu and Mando made an appearance today, so there was that.

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Guest: I'd find it funny if Izuku gets his on robot buddy and it to be kvn from final space

CreateGunner1209: Perhaps

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AcceptableGhost: I'm going to be totally honest, I was expecting Mina to be half-Kraaho. Either way it was an cool reveal and I like the original alien. I don't know if Ben 10 has a lot of empath aliens, so it was a good idea to go original.

The references I saw were: Home, Milo Murphy's Law, Assassination Classroom, Star Trek, and Star Wars.

It was great to see Hasashi's and Izuku's relationship start healing as well. I wonder how Vilgax is going to react to Nue, due to his multiple alien mutation. Not to mention the LoV's reaction to aliens and the Omnitrix.

Overall, this was a great chapter and I can't wait for the next one.

CreateGunner1209: Well like I mentioned in my ANs last time, that was sort-of a missed opportunity on my part. I had this other idea for a long time and hinted to it before I realized how Kraaho would have worked. But I already loved what I had. Sorry. Although Ben Ten never had an empath as an alien, I think the closest thing was Pixie-Dust.

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Guest: How long is your original arc gong to be exactly?

CreateGunner1209: 10 chapters or so.

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Guest: Ahora sí, Vilgax ya está listo, y "enfrentarlo sería cortejar a la muerte"

El que entendió, entendió...

CreateGunner1209: Oh, yeah. Vilgax is gearing up.

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Guest: Si Enel dado caso de que agas que henzu se redima le darías su automóvil

Y en serio una escena de izuku y Ochaco es donde eyos se terminen besando por asiente y dónde izuku caiga en los pechos de Ochaco sería lo máximo

Arias también una referencia a día de la independencia pondrás alguna mension de la rasa alien de esa película

Cómo se llevarán izuku y su padre ahora saldrán a jugar

CreateGunner1209: For Henzu…perhaps. It depends on how his story plays out.

I can certainly add a reference to Independence Day.

Well Izuku and his Dad will get along by going on vacation!

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Luck: Fun fact:

If the Red vs. Blue series is chronologically at the same point as the original series Hisashi stopped the war that Sarge declared on gravity.

CreateGunner1209: Cool

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Guest: Recuerdo que ay un cap dónde Ben y gwuen cambian de cuerpos Aras eso con izuku y Ochaco me imagino a izuku nervioso por estar en el cuerpo de una chica y sonrojandóse por acidentalmente tocar los pechos de uraraca y a Ochaco nerviosa por ir al baño y tocar el miembro masculino jejeje

Sabes me imagino a heatblast con fire de color Green

Y enserio quiero una esena pervertida entre izuku y Ochaco asta incluso que se vean ambos desnudos y se desmayen

Y su pongo que los aliens que estaban en guerra son los que se peliaban por una estatua de color azul y rojo y que Ben destruyó

Sabes deberías cambiar el nombre de caballeros eternos a samurais eternos ya que están en Japón y no tendría mucho sentido

Apareseran mando y Beny yoda como cameo

Sabes técnicamente los aliens con súper fuerza

Para eyos no sería poderes sino su fuerza normal al igual de la fuerza de un humano

CreateGunner1209: I think I remember that episode but wasn't that because of magic? Well I don't know if I will do that anyway. To be honest I found out recently that I don't like writing out filler chapters, chapters that don't progress the story, and such I'm leaning against them. And yes the aliens that fought were red vs. blue from Alien Force.

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Guest: Apareseran los aliens que comían palomitas y su popo era oro y que cuando comían carne se transforman en mounstros

De verdad quiero que aparescan los supremos pero abra que esperar al futuro tu desision final

Que izuku use a amenaza acústica contra muscular y hay desbloquee a humungusaurio

CreateGunner1209: The popcorn alien won't appear, sorry. And I have plans for the Forest Training Camp not to worry, it's all planned out already.

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Guest: También recuerdo un capítulo dónde aparece un fanático de los aliens y captura a Ben transformado en materia gris que opinas

Podrías ponerlo que el siempre supo de los aliens y al final se ase amigo de izuku y Ochaco

También está ese capítulo de alien force dónde apareser un artefacto alien que se transforma en los aliens de Ben y mata alos hermanos alien que Yano me acuerdo sus nombres y al final la dueña viene por el que alparecer ara un juguete

También está cuando la boda alien y visitando alos viejos

Si apareseran sietesiete y ochoocho y espero que sixsix siga vivo y aparesera el otro casa recompensas el que párese un cangrejo

Cuando apareseran spider .

Y si incluyes a humungusaurio no te olvides de su avilidad de crecer

CreateGunner1209: Actually the fanatic capturing Grey Matter was an original idea I had for the very start of the story but I cut it out because it wasn't needed. And I won't forget Humongousour's ability. I'm not Omniverse that outright forgot about it

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Guest: Several things to list down so let's do this. Vilgax and phsyphon has stuck them a request with the villains interested but want validation knowing how it goes can be nowhere BUT no. Madam Ashido making the request was an interesting choice but what is even MORE interesting is the fact that the alien species is your own work which is the interesting contrast to doctor Ed's own with the Nights(dream eaters in case your wondering). With Mona joining the plumbers went from technically 8 to 9 and in case your wondering yes I counted the robots. Then the drama with father and son with both argument and reconciliation as the roads to a healthy bond is there but it will take time an on that note things will be easier with both Izuku and Hisashi. Finally with Vilgax heal things are about to become nothing more then stormy weather, wild and potentially destructive. And on an off topic thing if you pick one of the three following persona team for Izuku which will it be SEES in wich you fight shadows in a hidden 25th hour where those without personas sleep in coffins, The investigation team in which you have to solve a murder, or the Phantom thieves those who targets criminals with distorted desires by stealing their hearts. And in case your wondering if Izuku will deal out of place in any location do not fret as they are all in Japan so he should feel right at home. Which three they are is 3, 4, and 5 in that order. And in case your wondering why not the latter two is the fact that they are the most talked about and I could see you enjoying one of the three.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you for the review. It was great. But admittedly you kinda lost me there for the last half. I got Persona but to be honest I never played Persona and know virtually nothing about it so I'm kinda lost here. Sorry that I am uncultured

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Josep: Si si ases que izuku y Ochaco cambien de cuerpo que sea durante están con amigos y los dos tengan que tomar el papel del otro y que cambien de cuerpos gracias a una máquina alien se ra divertido ver eso y más si tiene que ir al baño o tomar un baño jejejejeje

¿Oye dime si podrían curar a all maigt con la tecnología alien ?

¿Sabes cuándo pones secuencias de transformación cual debería imajinarme la de original alien forcé o la de ocniverce ?

¿Monóma como reasionara alos aliens y darse cuenta que se poder no funciona en eyos ?

CreateGunner1209: So for the versions of the aliens. That is up to you. I am vague with the descriptions so you can imagine the version of the aliens that you like the best.

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Newborn miracle: It would be very interesting to see the league learn about aliens.

CreateGunner1209: It would be.

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Guest: Since you're making alien/human hybrids become a thing in this story, will it have a huge impact later on in the story? Are you going to make an original arc where Izuku and Ochaco fight a villain group made entirely out of these hybrids. That would be pretty awesome if you did so. Just think about it, these kinds of enemies would not only have quirks from their human side, but also have alien biology abilities mixed in as well. It's like going up against human villains with multiple quirks which would pose a challenge to both of them. Pro heroes would also have a hard time dealing with them since they are so used to fighting Villains with just one quirk ability, and probably question why these people have more than one "quirk" ability. They may have some experience with the Nomus, but the difference is that these hybrid people have human intelligence and have a sense of free will under their belt. It would not be an easy fight against them.

CreateGunner1209: No, nothing like that. It was more or less to world build how aliens and humans can interact.

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Guest: Next alien should be eye guy he's has way more puns and also I like to see rath when the wild wild pussycat come and with the fight with the big 3 he should unlock master control I love love to see a jealous classmates and a piss off bakuguo and a very annoyed eraserhead

CreateGunner1209: Well Rath is here! As for the rest of the aliens, I have it all planned out on when they will appear.

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Farouk: Have any of you people wonder what it's the purpose of Deku characters and design in the manga and anime. He is the MC of MHA but yet Horikoshi design him to look like a plain looking nerd with timid personality from the start. Why did horikoshi design his mc like that in the first place? Why he takes a different approach in his character? Been plain looking is one thing but made him as shy crybaby with questionable psychology just outrageous. Some people already hating on first sight

Not only that Horikoshi also draw and give deku a very odd bunny looking costume as his first hero costume in his first day at UA which leads to terrible first impression, before he redesign it in later arc but still have the oddity aura around it. Other characters have an awesome looking suit which considered to fit with their quirk and personality while deku get the weird one. Why did Horikoshi draw deku's costume like THAT in the first place despite he is the MC. Shouldn't he made Deku's costume look more interesting compared to the other.

People also question Deku worthiness to ofa since all might just give it to him in the first place when he watched Deku reckless yet heroic action. Then the doubts about deku worthiness become more heated when Mirio been introduced as the one who should inherits ofa. Instantly almost everyone in the fandom believe that Mirio should have ofa and not Deku. I want to know why Horikashi suddenly decided to create a character that it's basically a better version of the MC in the first place. This only lead to Izuku become more hated by the fan.

Also about the crying habits that Deku got from his mom. Is it necessary for horikashi to draw Izuku tear like a waterfall? I get it that the crying were served as a comedic elements for Deku but the way he make it it just ridiculous and the fandom use it as a way to taunt deku more.

Horikoshi also kinda forgot that Deku is an analytical person who wrote all other characters quirk and flaw and yet he kept writing deku as brute who punch everything. Is he forgets about deku traits or what?

Another thing I want to add is that I believe horikoshi add the bone breaking drawbacks as a way to balance the so called overpower quirk deku possess so people doesn't think that Deku is an OP character. Unfortunately the fan doesn't see in that way and still think that Izuku is way too op and bone breaking drawbacks are been used as joke to make fun of Deku also make the fan frustrated thinking when will Deku stop breaking his bones.

While his rival who also to be believed Horikoshi favourite character Bakugou get a lot of good things. Even though his a complete jerk and a bully , his character design are good, his costume looks cool along with his flashy quirk explosion which a unique power compared to other power, his a bold and aggressive behaviour just make him more appealing, people find that his anger issue to be funny which is something I don't understand, and lastly he got his character development lot faster than Deku and it's noticeable while Deku doesn't have one or just been ignored.

I can't help but wonder what exactly does Horikoshi think when he creating Deku? Does he dislike his own MC? Does he realised that his mc has been considered to be boring? Does he even know how much hate that his mc got? For crying out loud there's dozen video about people saying Deku suck! Honestly I think Deku doesn't deserve all the hate, yeah he's a goodie two shoe but that's doesn't mean people need to hate him all the time sooner or later he will develop to a great character it just not now. Fan can be easily frustrated this day.

CreateGunner1209: In all fairness I have no issues with Deku's design whatsoever and it makes sense when you stop and actually think about it. For one if you look at Horikoshi's past character designs you see that it's just his style of artwork, every artist is different. And even some of his past OCs were very elaborate and creative, but those series fell to the way side whereas MHA did not. And I say part of that reason is because of Deku's design.

Allow me to explain. An important piece of writing is that the reader has to be able to connect with the MC as well as be invested into the story. And part of doing that is creating ways to draw the reader into the world they are reading about. I think a lot of us would say we look plain looking in real life (and if you say otherwise stop kidding yourself). And an MC who is "plain looking" can help the reader (in a small way) connect with them. For example there is a comic series called Bone by Jake Parker. The MC is literally a white blob with legs, arms, and a head and that's it. But that was genius because it allows for the reader to literally insert themselves into the story in place of Bone. The reader doesn't see themselves as special and neither does the MC at the start, but yet he grows and so do we.

Which leads me into the next point, Izuku's crying. That was actually genius when you also stop and think about it. So I will be using Star Wars the Clone Wars as an example here. When the beloved character, Ashoka, was first introduced everyone, and I mean everyone, absolutely despised her. Everyone wanted her to die and go to hell. But? She's beloved, right? Well that's because she went through a lot of amazing character growth and development, just like Deku. The writers of Clone Wars purposely made Ashoka as annoying as possible, giving her major flaws and such, so they had a template to allow her character to grow and develop over the course of the series. And as a result the readers felt like they went on a journey with her, that they grew up alongside her. This way we can take a look at how the character was and compare it to who they are now: and let me say that the development was well worth it. So in the case of Ashoka and Deku they both developed into amazing characters. Because let's be honest can you say Deku is still a crybaby or at least can you also add bonefied Badass to his character?

As for the bunny thing, again I have no issues there and it makes sense when you stop and think about it. In a past story of Horikoshi's one of his MC's was literally a rabbit. So clearly he has a favorite animal so no need to judge him there. And again I think the awkward looking suit was again on purpose. I look at it this way: as Izuku progressed and got stronger, his suit also changed with him piece by piece: darker color, leg guards, gauntlets, cape, etc. It's a way for an author to help the reader feel like they are progressing alongside the MC. It all comes back to character development. If you showed someone, who has never seen MHA, a picture of Deku in his costume at the beginning and a picture of how his costume looks now; that person will immedialty understand that Deku went through a lot of character growth. It's like checkpoints, each new item is a checkpoint in the story this way it helps set in that feeling that the story is progressing and having his costume develop with that helps. And honestly that's what I'm doing with my own story too.

As for Mirio, first off I was never one that said he should have gotten it. I was in the minority, not anymore since everyone was like "oh, woops, if Mirio got OFA it actually wouldn't be a good thing." Anyway Mirio is a good character because he serves a lot of purposes. His mere existence makes Deku question if he should have OFA, and he gets to see what makes Mirio worthy of OFA too. And in a way it gives Deku a reason to prove not just to himself but to the fandom why he was the right choice. No not the right choice, but the best choice at the end. Again it always comes back to great character development. Also Mirio's a fun character so why not add him into the story.

As for how analytical Deku can be. I get that actually. I mean it does show but usually within the fighting or when Izuku is hanging back and watching. I have no issues with it, it's fine I like the action we have in the anime a whole lot. But hey no one's perfect, and heck I know I sometimes want more action then slow planning. But I do get your point hence why I do try to use Izuku's head more in my story when I can.

As for Bakugou. I think it fit well, it's kinda like All Might told Bakugou near the beginning of the story. A novice (Deku) will always seem like he's progressing faster (with his Quirk) whereas a pro feels like they aren't progressing as fast (in this case Bakugou). And the costumes show that I mean Bakugou's only made one change to his costume and you can't really tell if you don't pay attention. I mean it is obvious but it's not significant. And honestly I don't get why he's so liked as he is either. I mean yeah he's a lot more tolerable now and I do like him, now. But the core of his character is still there, pride and the drive for victory, and that goes for Deku too. Because I'd say Deku went through as much if not more development, it's just not such an obvious 180 as it was for Bakugou. But his core is still there: a person that wants to save everyone with a smile.

Deku is a good MC: the reader can connect with him from how he looks, to his insecurities, his personality, weaknesses, and strength. And too be honest people that say Deku sucks are the Bakugou to someone else's Deku. And I don't mean the well-developed Bakugou but the one that mocks and torments Deku at the start of the story. Because Deku is insecure and lacked confidence and a lot of us know exactly what that's like. Deku see people say "Oh, if Deku just fucking trained he could be a hero." Now that is such a BS and weak excuse to use. Because I personally know just how destructive and devastating it is for people to put you down and degrade your self-worth and confidence to the point that it is nearly impossible to do anything, to take initiative, and to grow. But like with Deku…it sometimes takes one person, one person, a hero, who is willing to help us get through our own fears, challenges, and weaknesses. We can't all do things alone and often or not the ones that think they can end up falling apart much like Bakugou before he finally confronted Izuku about his own insecurities. We all need heroes. Deku was the best choice for an MC, because the reader can grow alongside with him. Because he's just like us. And one day maybe we can all be someone else's hero too.

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Guest: I'm guessing when vilgax appears to the heroes its gonna be a hallucination of death moment like at kamino or when izuku and bakugou encountered shigaraki during the war.

CreateGunner1209: I guess it will be

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Guest: Will we get more Easter Eggs/Cameos? from a different series? because I had a few Idea's in mind

The Reaper Leviathan/Subnautica

The Predator/Predator

Peridot/Steven Universe

Groot/Marvel

krang/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Ratchet & Clank/Ratchet & Clank

Glacius/Killer Instinct

Arbiter/Halo

Chewbacca/Star Wars

Ridley/Metroid

Just giving some Ideas until the next chapter in this story is out see ya.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you for sharing

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BFGuest: You have one wasted opportunity with the openings.

Doa - Eiyuu (the first opening for ultraman nexus) would fit this story, very, very, very well.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you for sharing and it does fit for sure

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Josep: Oye se que aliens serían inmunes ante el quirk de Kai y son goop y NRG fuera de su armadura ya que una es una baba moldeable y sin forma y el otro está echo de energía pura que también puede tomar otras formas aun que Ghost no se talves funsiona es tu deción

Que aparezca lobo en el campamento de los gatitos salvajes y se llame así al principio y luego lo cambie sería lo máximo

Neta sería genial que Ochaco y izuku cambiarán de cuerpos pero por culpa de una máquina alien y que tengan que estar así un día entero y tengan planes ese día me imagino la vergüenza de izuku al ir al baño y estar rodeada de chicas y ablar de cosas de chicas que lo pongan incómod Ochaco ir al baño y no sepa que Aser jejejejeje

Te digo un móbimiento para cabeza de diamante

Meteoro diamantino izuku da un gran saltó y crea un gigantesco diamante con púas y cayendo a una gran velocidad asia su oponente

Izuku y Ochaco le contarán a Melissa sobre los aliens y ay algún alien en l islan

Aparesera el magistrado patelide el que es de la misma rasa que acuático

Me muero por qué aparezca mono araña y humungusaurio

Si ubieras puesto a un supremo en el vs all maigt que supremo abrías puesto

CreateGunner1209: Although I appreciate the suggestions, most of them will not come to fortition due to what I've already got planned. But it does make me happy that you are interested in this fanfic

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Guest: Great story!

CreateGunner1209: Thank you! It helps when you have such great readers!

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The nut man: This is by far the best Ben 10 and mha crossover I've read in my opinion keep up the great work!

CreateGunner1209: Thank you, sometimes I'm honestly not so sure I'm meeting people's expectations. So thank you, your words really do mean a lot

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DevilishMan87: Ideas for wrong transformations
Midoriya: Let's see you deal with Four Arms!
*Turns into Lodestar*
Midoriya: Lodestar! ...How do you confuse the walking magnet with a guy that literally has four arms?

Midoriya: I doubt you can out run xlr8!
*Turns into Ripjaws*
Midoriya: Ripjaws! ...Sometimes I think you have mind of your own, you know that omnitrix?

Midoriya: I doubt you could last long against Diamond Head!
*Turns into Terraspin*
Midoriya: Terrapin! ...Omnitrix why do you work most of the time, but not always?

Midoriya: You can't hide from Wildmutt!
*Turns into Stinkfly*
Midoriya: Stinkfly! ...Do you want me to loose or something watch?

Midoriya: Let's see how you deal with Feedback!
*Turns into Big Chill*
Midoriya: Big Chill! ...Oh for the love of... it's fine, this could work.

CreateGunner1209: Hahaha! Wrong transformations are always fun

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Insert name: Gotta admit, that was a really heartwarming moment. :')

Oh, man. If that new recruit Hisashi mentioned in his letter is who I think it is, then I can't wait for you to properly introduce them. And speaking of Hisashi's letter; now that he mentioned Hondo, will he be making an appearance later?

Damn, Vilgax must be a greater threat than I thought. Even Koro-Sensei is afraid of him!

I can't wait to see what shenanigans will they get with Mina on the next chapter, especially if they go visit a certain shopkeeper~.

CreateGunner1209: Admittedly Hondo is a character that I would actually love to introduce one day at least for a chapter or two. He's just so much fun and I love him, even my so-called "editors" are like: "Yes! Hondo! Yes!" And honestly I am on their side with this one. It may not be for a while, same with the "recruit" but I think it will be well worth the wait.

Anyway I hope this chapter was a good follow up, and I hope you liked Mr. Baumann in this chapter too