Chapter 56

[Silence]

After a bit of walking, Melissa had found the place she was looking for. She then guided the group to a tea shop and they were able to find a few free tables that were next to each other. The girls sat at one table, while the boys sat at the other. Moogle sat on Sora's shoulder, due to him being way too small to sit on one of the seats and reach the table without just flying up there. When the girls got their tea, the boys and Moogle were still waiting on their drinks. The group then just talked with each other.

"Wow. You really got to work with Pro Heroes?" Melissa asked the U.A. girls, who at this point were talking about the internships. "Like out in the field?"

"Just normal training and a few patrols." Ochako told her.

"I helped out with a hostage crisis, but only the evacuation part." Kyouka stated.

"That's still amazing though." Melissa pointed out.

"Somehow I ended up in a TV commercial for hair products." Momo said unenthusiastically.

"Sounds like an experience." Melissa commented. "Lucky."

"We were thinking about checking out the Pavilion, where the academy's exhibit is tomorrow." Jiro spoke up.

"I'm really excited." Uraraka remarked.

Sora at this point was just making sure that Izuku would stay calm, which thanks to him being there and Melissa having a girl talk with the U.A. girls about their Hero work and plans on the island, Midoriya felt much better. "Thanks for waiting." A voice said to the boys and Moogle as he gave them their drinks.

Sora and Izuku recognized that voice and they both even said "I know that voice." They looked up to see a familiar face in waiter attire.

"Denki?!" Sora exclaimed, almost knocking Moogle off his shoulder.

"Kaminari!" Midoriya said immediately after, also surprised to see him here.

"Wait a minute..." Sora noticed someone with Denki.

"Is that…?" Uraraka also noticed who was with Kaminari.

"Monoru..." The Keyblade wielder said.

"Mineta?" Ochako said right after Sora, while Minoru gave a wink.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST Mineta and Kaminari]

"What are you two doing here?" Kyouka asked.

"And why are you serving drinks?" Sora added.

"They needed extra wait staff, and since it meant a free trip to the island, we applied to work." Denki answered. "Right?"

"We get to explore the Expo on our breaks, and we make some money." Mineta listed off the perks. "Plus, there's a chance we'll have some passionate encounters with some of the cute..." He gasped once he noticed Melissa. "Oh my god! I think I'm in love!"

"You better stop that train of thought right there." Sora stood up, once again almost knocking Moogle off his shoulder. "I don't care if you're on your shift or not. I will still smack you upside the head twice if you try anything creepy."

"What!? Why twice?!" Minoru demanded to know.

"One from me and one for Tsu, since she isn't here to do it." Sora stated.

"Are they also your classmates?" Melissa asked Momo.

Then another familiar male voice was heard in the distance. "WHY ARE YOU TWO SLACKING OFF?!" They saw yet another familiar face blitzing towards them at high speeds as he continued to reprimand the pair on their shift. "YOU WANTED TO MAKE MORE MONEY, DIDN'T YOU? BUT YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO WORK FOR IT?!"

Mineta and Kaminari were both extremely startled, while every other U.A. students grabbed their drinks and braced for the strong wind. Momo grabbed Melissa's for her. Then the 1-A Class rep speeded by. "Tenya?!" Sora exclaimed.

"Iida?!" Izuku also exclaimed.

"You're here too?" Ochako said, surprised to see him.

"I come from a long line of Heroes." Tenya pointed out, while doing the robot thing with his arms. "It's to be expected that we received an invitation to the Expo. But my family was busy, so it's just me."

"I wondered if you'd be here." Yaoyorozu commented, "I received an invitation because my father's a shareholder in some of the Expo's sponsor companies. It's so fun to get to go to the preview."

"Yeah." Jiro agreed. "And she had a few extra plus ones, so we basically gambled for em."

"By gambling she meant rock paper scissors." The rich girl reiterated. "These two won the extra spots."

"Well that's a bit more detailed than what you told me, Momo." Sora pointed out.

"I didn't think I'd need to explain the details to you." Yaoyorozu said. "Iida on the other hand would want every detail."

"Ok. Fair point." Sora understood that logic.

"So after an impartial game of chance, the two of us ended up joining the fun as her guests." Kyouka concluded.

"Mhmm." Ochako nodded to that. "The other girls are here. They just can't visit the preview."

[Silence]

"Wait, what?" Sora heard what she said.

"Oh, are they really?" Izuku asked.

"Uhuh." Momo confirmed. "We're all planning to look around together once the Expo opens up to the public tomorrow."

"Here's a thought." Melissa spoke up. "Why don't I show you girls the sites?"

The three girls perked up as Ohacko asked "You're sure you have time?"

Melissa nodded and all three girls exclaimed "That's awesome!"

Minoru and Denki ran over to her and pleaded "Please take us with you."

Then there was suddenly a loud boom that was heard, which startled the group. "What was that noise?" Midoriya wondered.

"Let's go check it out." Tenya suggested as he and the rest of the group began to move to where the boom came from.

Sora was about to follow. "WAIT, Kupo!" Moogle yelled in Sora's ear. "What about our drinks, Kupo?"

"Oh right." Sora remembered and picked up his and Moogle's drinks before once again getting ready to follow.

"Wait, Kupo!" Moogle yelled out again. "What about a tip, Kupo? You always leave a tip, Kupo."

"Right." Sora placed his drink down, pulled some money out of his pocket and left it on the table before grabbing his drink again and getting ready to go. "We good now?" He asked.

"We're good, kupo." The merchant answered as he held on to Sora's shoulder.

The boy then began running to catch up with the other U.A. students, making certain to not bump into anyone and spill the drinks he was holding. He managed to reach them by the time they made it to the destination, which seemed to be a combat arena of sorts. The students made it into the bleachers and looked inside the arena to see smoke clearing out as an announcer spoke up. "A clearance time of 33 seconds! He's in eight place!" The smoke cleared and revealed another familiar face.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST The Villain Attack] A.N. Why is this the name of the track, when it's just a training exercise? Add Course at the end of it at least.

"Ejiro!?" Sora exclaimed.

"Kirishima!?" Izuku also exclaimed.

"So I'm guessing he's from U.A. as well?" Melissa assumed.

"Yeah. He's in the same class as us." Midoriya stated.

"Please welcome our next challenger!" The announcer spoke into the mic.

Everyone in the class then saw who she was talking about. "Kacchan!?" Izuku was extremely surprised.

"Short fuse..." Sora had a once again dumbfounded look on his face, before he just yelled out. "IS EVERYONE FROM CLASS 1-A HERE! Heck. Is everyone from 1-B here too? Are the staff somewhere here also? I wouldn't be surprised at this point!" He almost spilled the drinks.

"The Villain attack course has been reset." The announcer told him. "Ready? Go!"

Katsuki blitzed straight into the course, before making his way to a robot and destroying it in one shot, propelling himself to another bot to do the exact same thing. Then again and again and again. "DIIIIIIE!" he yelled out as he destroyed the last bot.

"Look at that time!" The announcer was amazed. "Only fifteen seconds! First place!"

Bakugo landed back at the start, looking very proud of himself. He began to walk away until Ejiro noticed someone. "Hey. Isn't that Midoriya in the stands?"

Katsuki noticed the group and without warning, blasted himself up there "DAMN IT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE DEKU!" The force and speed of that ended up making Sora lose his balance as well, and both drinks ended up in the air.

"No!" The Keyblade wielder quickly scrambled himself back up and reached for them. He managed to catch Moogle's drink, but his was unfortunately lost to the floor, as the glass shattered. "Awwww..."

"The fact that my drink is still intact is a blessing, Kupo." Moogle commented, feeling very grateful. "One that I will not let go to waste, Kupo."

"Then please drink it now, before something else happens." Sora suggested as he handed the drink to Moogle.

"Good idea, Kupo." The merchant said before he took the drink.

As Bakugo was screaming and Iida got in between him and Midoriya, Melissa asked "Why is that boy so angry?"

"That's just who he is." Jiro stated.

"He and Deku are fated rivals." Uraraka told her.

Momo then leaned over the stands. "So Kirishima. You two got asked to I-Expo as well?"

"Nah." Ejiro answered. "Bakugo was invited because he won the U.A. sports festival. I just tagged along with him. You guys gonna do this villain course or what?"

"Don't even try it." Katsuki threatened. "There's no way you'll get a better score than I did."

"Yeah. You're probably right." Izuku agreed with him.

"Oh, is that so?" Sora spoke up. "Then why shouldn't we try if you're so 'confident'."

"Tch..." The explosive teen couldn't really make a comeback to that. He got over the rails and into his face. "Go ahead then. Get your pathetic attempts over with! THEN YOU GET OUT OF HERE!"

"Challenge accepted." Sora calmly replied. "Let's go, Deku."

"AH! Right! I'll do that!" Midoriya ran ahead and volunteered himself, with Sora following shortly afterwards.

"We've got two new challengers coming in at the last minute." The announcer stated, as Izuku was first up. "Will he end up on top, or bail in front of the entire Expo?" Midoriya activated full cowling and got ready to go all out. "The attack course is set! Ready? GO!" Izuku ran at full speed and blitzed up the mountain side, reaching a robot and taking it out in one swift strike. He then blitzed over to the next bot. Then the next and the next and the next until he took out the last both there. "An incredible run! He's in second place at sixteen seconds!"

[Silence]

The crowd cheered the boy on and when Midoriya reached the starting point, he felt pretty good about his score. Melissa however, noticed how the boy fought and realized that it was just like All Might. As Izuku went back up to the stands and got praised by his U.A. friends, Sora entered the arena.

[Play KH3 OST Go for It -Into the Clouds-]

"And here our next challenger folks!" The Announcer spoke up. "After those last two spectacular runs, he'll have to pull out some amazing skill if he wants to make it to the top." Sora waved at the crowd before he summoned Two Become One for the course. He then faced the course, looked at the announcer and nodded. "The course is reset! Ready? GO!"

Sora wasted no time and took off with his flowmotion, blitzing towards the first robot and taking it out in one strike. He then almost instantly made his way to the second robot and did the same, then again and again and again. He was a literal blue blur as he made his way through, before he finally took out the last bot. "Yeah!" He exclaimed when he did so.

"Wha...that...I don't believe it!" The announcer spoke up. "Seven seconds flat! That's less than half the time of the last two! This gentleman has jumped to the top of the pack!"

[Silence]

Sora flew back to the starting point and struck a pose. "I still got it."

The crowd above screamed with excitement as The Keyblade wielder went back up to the stands. When Sora got back up there, the U.A. kids then began to praise him for completing the course in less than half the time. Katuki however was very much pissed and screamed out "THAT WAS JUST A WARM UP! I'LL GO AGAIN AND BLAST YOUR SCORE TO ASH TOY SWORD!"

Suddenly a massive wave of ice came over the course and the group looked to see who did it. "AAAAAAAAAAH! THIS IS INSANE!" The announcer screamed out as a certain ice use was next to her, clearing the course with that attack. "Fourteen seconds! He's jumped up to second in one fell swoop!"

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST 1-A]

"Shoto." Sora said, not even surprised anymore.

"Todoroki's here too?" Midoriya asked.

"Another one from U.A.?" Melissa questioned.

"Yep." Momo answered.

"Your class is amazing." Melissa praised. "You're gonna be such great Heroes."

"Oh, please, you're too kind." Yaoyorozu replied, taking the compliment as well as the other girls.

The explosive 1-A students blasted his way back into the arena, screaming "OUT OF THE WAY ICY HOT BASTARD!"

"Bakugo." Shoto recognized him.

Katsuki landed in front of him and was acting very aggressive, which startled the announcer. "YOU CAN'T JUST APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE AND SHOW ME UP!"

Todoroki noticed the rest of the group. "I see the others are here too."

"DON'T IGNORE ME!" Bakugo yelled out before he questioned the flame user. "What are you even doing on the island anyway?"

"My father was invited, so I'm representing him." Shoto answered.

"Um, the next person is waiting." The announcer tried to tell the boys.

"SHUT UP! I'M DOING IT AGAIN!" Bakugo roared out, causing the announcer to scream instinctively.

Sora used his flowmotion to get in between The announcer and the explosive teen. "Dang it, short fuse! That's not how you talk to someone!"

"STAY THE HELL OUT OF THIS TOY SWORD!" Katsuki yelled at Sora, getting in his face.

"This is exactly why barely anybody wants to hang out with Class 1-A!" The Keyblade wielder yelled back at the boy. "You did the same freaking thing at the sports festival!"

"I ain't planning on being buddy buddy with my opponents, Toy Sword!" The explosive teen spat back, looking ready to throw down with him.

Both boys started so aggressively at each other that there were sparks flying. Then from the entrance to the arena Tenya came running in. "Everyone, please stop!" He demanded. "You're gonna make the world think that U.A. is full of degenerates!" Izuku and Ejiro also jumped into the area to stop this argument from potentially turning into a fight.

Meanwhile, the U.A. girls just looked at the event unfold in disappointment, while Moogle sat in a seat and watched this happen, drinking his drink. Melissa giggled at the events unfolding before her, which caused the girls to feel a bit more disappointed. "Oh." The Shield family member realized. "Sorry to laugh. I was just thinking, it looks like you have a whole lot of fun at your school."

"Well it's...never boring. I'll say that much at least." Yaoyorozu told her, while on the screen, Bakugo could be seen struggling to get out of Kirishima's grip, Midoriya had a hand on Sora's shoulder, while the Keyblade wielder was facepalming, and Iida was profusely apologizing to the announcer for what just happened.

[Silence]

Elsewhere in I-Island, at Gate 66, a man was making a phone call, while standing over a few tied up and bagged bodies. When the phone answered, he spoke first. "I picked up the goods as planned." His receiver told him something on the phone. "What? All Might's here now?" Another response from the receiver. "It doesn't matter. We can handle him no problem." He hung up and said to himself. "Of course he had to show up."

Back in David Shield's laboratory, Toshinori was strapped into a capsule that was monitoring everything, from vitals, to breathing patterns, to brainwave activities, to his quirk genes. Dave was on a computer nearby, also looking at what was previously mentioned, but mainly focusing on the quirk gene. A graph came up and showed a massive decline on it, which shocked and terrified the scientist. The capsule opened up and Yagi came out of it.

"I don't get it, Toshi." Shield said, still in shock. "Why are your quirk levels going down so dramatically? I know you were seriously injured by All For One, but to suddenly get these numbers is absurd. What in the world happened to you?"

Yagi coughed before he answered. "I suppose if you're a hero for a long time, your body starts to fall apart."

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Ingenium]

The number one Hero was very conflicted. He wanted to explain everything, but he didn't want Dave or Melissa to get roped into a much bigger fight. Shield then uttered out. "At this rate, the Symbol of Peace will disappear. The only reason Japan is able to keep its crime rate at six percent is because of your presence. Other countries have around twenty percent. And some are even worse than that. Honestly...part of me wishes you never left. America could use you."

Toshinori walked over to his friend. "There's no need for you to be so pessimistic, Dave." He tried to reassure his friend. "The world is full of capable Pro Heroes. Not to mention the good people like you, who support them. Besides, I can still be All Might for a few hours each day. I'm not dead yet."

"Come on." David abruptly spoke up. "What if a monstrous Villain appears, and you're not capable of saving us again?"

"Listen." Yagi said in a serious tone. "Just in case that day comes. Understand that I have no intention of stepping down."

[Silence]

It was sunset now and an announcement went off. "The I-Expo preview will be closing at 6:00 PM. Thank you for coming. Enjoy your night."

Back at the tea shop, Denki and Minoru were exhausted. "The expo isn't even open to the public yet." Mineta pointed out. "If we're this slammed now, will we ever get to rest?"

"Shut up." Kaminari told him. "I don't want to think about it."

The two then heard a familiar voice. "Yo Denki! Mineta!" The pair looked up to see Sora and the others who were here before walking towards them.

"How did your shift go?" Izuku asked.

"You should be proud of the work you've done today." Tenya complimented their efforts.

"Did you get our tip, Kupo?" Moogle wondered.

"Yes, and thank you for that." Kaminari replied to Moogle, still sounding tired.

The class rep then handed them two slips and Mineta asked, "What are these things?"

"Invitations to the big Expo reception later tonight." Momo told the pair.

They were trembling at that answer. "There's a party…?" Minoru realized.

"These are for us?" Denki questioned.

"Melissa took pity on you for some reason." Kyouka stated.

"She figured you could use a break." Ochako reiterated.

"I had a few extras." Melissa said. "Please, I'd live for you to have them."

"Kaminari..." The purple ball haired student uttered.

"Mineta..." The electric student also uttered out.

"A beautiful angel has rewarded us for all our hard work!" They both exclaimed simultaneously while hugging each other and holding back tears.

"I hear there'll be quite a few Pro Heroes attending tonight's party as well." Iida spoke up. "It's imperative we don't tarnish U.A. 's reputation. We'll change into our formal clothes and go in as a group. Everybody meet in Lobby Seven of the central tower at 6:30 PM sharp. Don't you dare be late. I'll contact Todoroki and Bakugo and share this information."

"That's assuming that Short Fuse will even care about this event." Sora pointed out.

"I'll drag him here myself, if I have to." The class rep promised that. "Thank you. You're dismissed." He turned around and blitzed away.

"There he goes. Always at full throttle." Midoriya remarked while giving a thumbs up to the class rep.

As everyone went over to the hotel area, the U.A. girls split up from the boys and Melissa. "Meet you in a bit!" Uraraka called out.

"Bye!" Isuku replied.

"See you soon!" Sora waved back to the girls. Moogle split off too, to which Sora waved him off as well.

Before the boys could go get ready though, Melissa spoke up. "Hey Deku, Light Heart." Both boys looked at her. "Can I show you two something before you get ready for tonight?"

Inside one of the guest rooms, Katsuki got the news and had the expected response. "Why would I want to go to a party?" Laid on his bed. "It'll just be a bunch of old geezers I don't know giving speeches. It sounds like a pretty lame night to me."

"But we could eat as much gourmet food as we want?" Ejiro told him as he went to his suitcase.

"Well it's not like I brought any fancy clothes with me anyway." Bakugo stated.

"I figured you wouldn't." Kirishima said as he pulled out not one, but two formal uniforms from his case. "So I brought some stuff for ya."

"You gotta be kidding, you spiky haired idiot!" The explosive teen was unamused by this action.

Back at the entrance to Dave's lab, Toshinori was back in his Hero costume and getting ready to go. "Right then. I'll see you later." he buffed up. "LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTYING WITH YOU."

"Same." Shield replied. As All Might was leaving, the scientist looked doubtful for a moment, before he spoke up. "Toshi."

The pro Hero stopped and looked back at his friend. "YES DAVE?"

"No, uh, nevermind." David put a smile on his face again. "See you tonight."

All Might let out a soft laugh before he exited the lab, leaving his friend alone there. Shield pulled out his phone and looked back at the photo of young All Might.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST Mind]

The man then had many memories flash through his mind. The first was when he was trapped inside a burning building, only to be saved by a young Toshinori. It was actually their first meeting. The two had introduced themselves and Dave had noticed how frail the attire that All Might was wearing.

Flash forward to Dave explaining that he made All Might a new, sleeker and much more durable costume, and the young Hero getting a feel for it and approving it with a thumbs up.

Flash forward to Young All Might saving many lives out in the streets. From holding up a collapsing building to save people trapped under and inside it, to taking down Villain after Villain, all while keeping that same confident smile on his face, showing no fear. All while David was there, supporting him.

Flash forward to a conversation the two had by the docks at sunset. "The Symbol of Peace?" David asked.

"I want to see a society where everyone can smile without worry." Toshi explained. "I want to be the symbol of Peace, and shine a light on this world." After hearing that explanation, David looked towards the sunset, with a warm smile on his face.

Flash forward to the present, David had that same smile as he looked to the current sunset, but that smile soon faded when he looked back down to his phone, seeing what could only be considered a promise of the past. He then turned off his phone.

[Silence]

Elsewhere in a subsection of I-Island, multiple guards were now tied up and had their mouths taped up. The man responsible for this was talking to someone on the phone. "We found five guards, but they're restrained now. The plan's a go."

"Keep 'em bound but don't kill' em." The man on the other end ordered. "Start working on the security system."

"Yes sir." The man said as he sat by a terminal. "We'll begin infiltration now."

On the other end of the phone, the man who gave the orders hung up. "Now the fun can begin." he commented as he had dark face paint on the lower half of his head and eyes, put on a mask that was made of some sort of mish mash of metal plates and a the storage unit door in front of him opened up, with a large group of armed men behind him and ready to go. "Get ready to move." The masked man ordered.

Back with Izuku, Sora and Melissa, the trio were inside an academy. "This is the I-Academy campus, where I spend most of my time." The Young Shield told the boys as they were reaching a specific room. "And to the left here is my own personal research laboratory." She let them in. "I'm sorry it's such a mess."

"Wow. It looks so professional." Midoriya commented.

"If this is where you study, no wonder you're such a genius." Sora remarked.

Izuku then noticed a large assortment of trophies on top of a shelf. "Whoa. So many trophies."

"Again, genius." Sora doubled down on his statement.

"Well actually..." Melissa began as he entered another room inside her room. "Not too long ago, I was getting terrible grades. That's why I've been studying so hard lately. I've got to be a good student if I want to be a Hero."

"Eh...you mean like a Pro?" Midoriya questioned.

"Or is this more of the metaf...meto….met...um..." Sora couldn't figure out the word right now.

"Metaphorical, and yes." Melissa answered. "I gave up on being a Pro a long time ago. I mean, I'm quirkless after all."

Izuku felt that and repeated. "You...don't have a quirk?"

"Nope." Melissa confirmed. "After I turned five and I still didn't have one, I got taken to the doctor, and they said I was in the minority of the population that would never develop a power."

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST Lack Individuality]

"Gosh, I'm sorry." Midoriya apologized, looking really empathetic. "I'm sure it must be hard."

Melissa however, just looked perplexed. "What do you mean?" She questioned.

"Oh...I..." Izuku did his best to say this right. "It's just to be told that something that comes naturally to everyone else must be really painful."

Melissa understood what he was getting at. "Well I was definitely in shock for a while." She held a small box in her hand. "Luckily, I had another big goal that was close to my heart."

"What was that?" Midoriya asked.

Melissa looked at her shelf. "To be like my father. Papa didn't have a quirk that would let him be a Hero, but he supports Uncle Might and other Heroes with the power of science. He's still fighting for peace, just indirectly."

"I guess without all the inventions and costumes that your dad made him, All Might would have been struggling a lot more way back then." Sora commented. "Guess it goes to show that you don't need a power to be someone's Hero."

"And you want to be someone who does that too." Izuku understood.

"Yep." Melissa answered. "That's how I'll make a real difference. Or at least I hope so." She then opened the box and presented what was inside to the pair. "This is a Support item I made a while ago, after observing Uncle Might using his power."

"What is it?" Midoriya asked.

Melissa took his scarred hand and put it on. "Try pressing the button here on the back."

Izuku did as instructed and after a brief moment, the support item changed from a wrist band to a spiraled armored gauntlet. "A glove?" He said.

"As far as names go, I was thinking 'Full Gauntlet'. It's the first functioning support accessory I ever made." Melissa told the boys. "When we first met, Deku, I saw your scars. It looked as though you injured yourself. Then at the Villain attraction, I noticed you were limiting yourself on purpose. So I was thinking, maybe your quirk is too strong and therefore your body can't handle its full power."

"Wait a second." Sora realized. "Are you telling me you made this so that people like All Might and Deku could go past their limits without hurting themselves?"

Melissa nodded in conformation. "I could withstand All Might's punches three times. So I think it'd be a perfect fit for you too, Deku. You should be able to use your full bower if you have it on."

"For real?" Midoriya wondered as he looked at the gauntlet. "All of it?"

"Please, take that with you." Melissa requested.

"But I can't." Izuku said. "It's important to you."

"That's why I want you to use it." Melissa told him. "Just promise, you'll be a true Hero someday. And you'll never stop helping people in need."

Izuku looked at her with a surprised expression, before shifting to a smile as he said "Promise."

Melissa then looked to Sora. "I know you said you'd look out for him, but don't let this gift of mine keep you from doing that. It's strong, but it won't last forever. Make sure that if and when it doesn't work anymore, you'll make sure to tell me. I'll have figured out how to make a newer, stronger one by then."

"Absolutely." The Keyblade wielder answered with his usual Sora smirk, which made Melissa giggle for a moment.

[Silence]

Izuku then got a phone call and answered it. "Hello?"

Tenya's voice was heard as it screamed out "What are you doing Midoriya!? It's way past when you and Sora were supposed to be here!"

"Huh?" The Keyblade wielder heard that and looked at the time. "Oh shoot. He's right. Come on, we gotta go." He grabbed The One For All user's free hand and ran with him out of the room. "Sorry to run off, Melissa! We'll see you at the party maybe!"

[Play KH3 OST Data Trace Complete]

After a bit of running, Sora and Izuku were at the hotel that the pair and Toshinori were staying at. The pair scrambled for their suitcases and took out their respective formal attires. Izuku went to the bathroom to change, while Sora just changed in the bedroom, making sure that the door to the hallway was locked and shut before he did so.

Izuku didn't have time to find a place to put the gauntlet, so he just put it back into wristband mode and put his yellow undershirt on over it. He then put on his dark red and black overcoat and dress pants, his red shoes and a blue bow.

Sora didn't have time to remove the ribbons on his arms, so he put his white undershirt on over them. He then put on his crimson waistcoat with a golden trim, then his grey overcoat and dress pants, grey dress shoes, and his crown necklace, as well as Kairi's good luck charm in one of his pockets, and Axel and Roxas' charms in another.

Izuku came out of the bathroom and Sora saw him. "Looking good. You ready?"

"Yeah." Midoriya replied.

"Good." Sora said as he grabbed Izuku by the hand and activated his flowmotion. "Let's go." He then took off with his friend towards the meeting area.

[Silence]

The two made it on an elevator and when they reached the floor they needed to, they ran out. "We're here!" Sora exclaimed.

"Sorry about that you...guys." Izuku apologized, only to see Kaminari, Shoto, Tenya, Mineta all in formal attire, and Moogle who was sporting a tiny tuxedo, minus footwear, due to his stubs not really being able to fit in a pair of shoes.. "Uh. Where is everybody?"

"They're not here yet." Iida told the pair before he began to chop the air. "Does a proper meeting time mean nothing to you people?"

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST Dress]

Another elevator door opened and out came Ochako, sporting an incredibly fancy and expensive looking dress, as well as heels, stockings, a pearl necklace and a flower bow on her head. "Sorry I'm late." She apologized. "It took me a while to get ready."

"Best night ever!" Both Denki and Minoru preached. Sora decided to let this one slide, because it was honestly true. This was probably going to be one of the best nights he's ever had in this world.

Another elevator door opened and out came Momo and Kyouka, both also wearing very beautiful and expensive looking dresses and accessories. Their hair was done to look more fancy too. Jiro was embarrassed to be seen looking like this though and she hid behind Yaoyorozu as she spoke up. "Apologies for the tardiness. Jiro's feeling shy."

While Kaminari and Mineta were chanting in the background, Sora made a comment about the girls. "I guess the term 'fashionably late' is actually a thing. You all look beautiful." He was very genuine with what he said and the girls could tell that he meant it that way, which made Momo and Kyouka blush a little bit, while Uraraka simply smiled at the compliment.

"This is fancier than anything I've ever worn before." Kyouka commented. "It feels like a costume."

"I'm just glad you're not in a T-shirt." Denki said to her.

"Dude!" Sora exclaimed to the electric student.

"What? I'm giving her a compliment." Kaminari said, oblivious as to how that could be taken as the opposite.

"Even the jacket can't ruin it." Minoru said before Jiro used her headphone jacks to blast their ears, which Sora didn't stop.

"Shut up." Kyouka told the two as they were recovering from her response to their 'compliments'.

"This is my first time in formal wear." Ochako told Izuku. "I just borrowed something from Yaoyorozu."

"It...looks really good. Like...perfect." Midoriya replied, managing to keep his cool, in spite of how attractive she looked to him right now.

Uraraka blushed and turned around replying "Oh Deku, stop. You don't have to flatter me so much!" in a very giddy fashion.

"Contain yourself." Tenya told her.

Another elevator door opened up and everyone was surprised to see who it was. Denki and Mineta were of course already looking very pleased, but the sight even caused some of the girls to blush as well. Melissa Shield came out of there, wearing a beautiful blue and white dress, with a black veil on her waist and a white rose on the veil. She had on white heels and her hair was done in a ponytail. She also had on two golden earrings, a sweetheart necklace, a black bow and a red headband. "Oh good. I thought I was gonna miss you guys." She spoke up as she approached the group. "Let's get downstairs to the party."

As Kaminari and Minoru were gushing over Melissa's looks, Kyouka muttered out "These tickets were a mistake."

[Silence]

Back inside the room with the control panels, one of the men there was typing away on a keyboard. He was trying to gain access to every system that he could, and after a few moments of decrypting various codes and bypassing many firewalls, he was successful, and began to take control of everything. He first started by locking up everything. Literally, everything.

On the second floor of the central tower, a man announced something on the stage. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to I-Expo's opening night reception. We at I island hope you enjoy yourselves. Now I wonder if we could get All Might, the number one Hero up here. He's visiting from Japan. Wouldn't you like to hear him say a few words?" The crowd of fancy people, scientists and Pro Heroes alike had liked that idea and cheered a little. "Come on. Maybe a round of applause would help." The crowd began applauding. "Please, join us on the stage."

All Might was a bit surprised and slightly uncertain as David walked up to him. "Really Dave?" He quietly said. "Could have warned me."

"This was bound to happen once they found out you were in town." Shield pointed out.

"You owe me one." All Might told him before he made his way to the stage.

Back at the control room, more and more places were getting locked at a rapid rate.

Back at the elevators, Iida called up Ejiro and Katsuki, but neither answered. "It's no good. Neither of them is picking up their phones." The class rep said. "Knowing those two, they're just blowing off the party."

"I doubt Ejiro would want to miss it." Sora defended the red head. "He's probably dragging Short Fuse here himself."

Elsewhere in another hallway, Bakugo and Kirishima were walking down it in their formal attire. "Moron. You;re absolutely positive we're going in the right direction?" Katsuki questioned.

"Yeah, I mean. I'm pretty sure we are." Ejiro answered.

"You're pretty sure?!" Bakugo repeated, very unamused.

"Well I left my phone back at the room, so we're going on instinct here." Kirishima told him.

Back at the control room, everything was finally locked up.

Back at the second floor of the central tower, All Might was on the stage and spoke to the crowd. "THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. IT'S TRULY A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. FORMAL SPEECHES AREN'T MY THING AND..." He was interrupted when the screen behind him began to blare red and show an emergency warning on it.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia Two Heroes OST A Villain's Mind]

Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and were concerned with what was happening. Then an announcement came on. "This is an announcement from the I-Island security system. We have received reports that an explosive device was discovered somewhere on the grounds. I-Island will now be in high alert mode. Your safety is our top priority." Many drones were dispatched to the streets and were patrolling the streets at a rapid pace. "Residents and tourists should return to their allotted homes within the next ten minutes before lockdown is in effect. Anyone remaining in the street after ten minutes will be in violation of the law. Please clear out all public areas." The 1-A students saw the lockdown take effect where they were at too. "As a precautionary measure, most of the main island building will now be sealed off."

Back at the second floor, a door opened up and out came many armed men as the announcement repeated itself. Another door opened up and out came even more armed men. Then another opened up with even more, as well as a man in a metal mask. "In case you haven't caught on." He spoke up. "The security system is under our control now. I know we got a lot of Heroes in here, but if you decide to make a scene..." He pointed at the screen, which now showed multiple police drones surrounding civilians and tourists in multiple locations. "I'll make sure that the security sentries that have all the good people in their sights are dangerous criminals. So...I'd play nice, because everyone on this island is my hostage. Naturally, that includes all of you." Most of the Heroes in the room were not going to take that sitting down and the man knew it. He spoke into an earpiece. "Do it."

Suddenly, many spots on the floor and ceiling opened up, and long bangs came out of them, targeting and wrapping themselves around every Hero in the room, restraining them all almost instantly. They all struggled to break free, but they couldn't overpower their restraints. Even All Might couldn't break free. "CRAP!" He continued to struggle before he was stopped by the sound of a gunshot.

"Don't move." The man in the mask ordered. "If you take so much as a step, I'll kill everyone in this room."

"VILLAIN." All Might called him before he got kicked to the ground by him.

"There's a good boy." The Villain said before he began to address the room. "You're gonna follow All Might's lead and do whatever I say, right?" The Hero wanted to fight back, but he saw David slowly shake his head to tell him not to do that. It was too dangerous to try.

Back in the room with the 1-A students and Melissa, Shoto tried calling on his phone, but was getting nothing. "I'm not getting any signal. Looks like my service is completely blocked."

"Are you serious?" Minrou asked as Kyouka tried to call an elevator, only for nothing to happen.

"The elevator's not working either." She stated.

"What the heck is going on here?" Mineta questioned.

"Why do I get the feeling that this isn't what it seems?" Sora wondered.

"It's strange that the system would go on high alert." Melissa commented. "That's not the protocol whenever explosives are discovered."

"Iida..." Midoriya got serious. "Let's go to that party."

"For what reason?" Tenya asked.

"Because that's the place we can fight All Might right now." Izuku pointed out.

"Wait. All Might's in there?" Ohako asked while everyone was reassured.

"Oh thank goodness. We don't have anything to worry about then." Minoru commented.

"So Melissa. Do you know of any way we can get down there without the elevator?" Midoriya asked her.

"Yeah, sure." She answered. "We can use the emergency stairs. That will at least get us close."

"We'll follow your lead." Sora said, as the group walked over to the emergency stairwell door. Only for it to not open. Even after Melissa tried to override it, via the hidden terminal inside the wall, which unlocked it, but still didn't open it.

[Play FF7 Remake OST Mako Reactor 5]

"That's not supposed to happen." Melissa said.

"That's it, Kupo." Moogle flew over to the control panel. "Sora, I need you, Kupo. You too, bolt brain, Kupo."

"My Hero name is Chargebolt, you know." Denki said, feeling a bit offended.

"Shut up and listen, Kupo." The merchant spoke up. "It's clear that this lockdown in effect is not what is supposed to happen, Kupo. It's also clear that normal methods aren't going to get us anywhere fast, Kupo. So unless we break some rules, we're stuck here, unaware of what the heck is going on, Kupo."

"What do you mean, break some rules?" Iida questioned him.

"Sora, jam the tip of your blade on the terminal, Kupo." Moogle ordered. "I'm gonna get the door open myself, Kupo."

"What!?" most of the people there exclaimed.

"Why not just let me unlock the door with my Keyblade?" Sora asked.

"The terminal says it's unlocked, but the door isn't opening, Kupo." The Merchant pointed out. "So I'm gonna hardwire it open, Kupo."

"Oh. I get it." Sora understood.

"Good, Kupo. Now pry this terminal off of the dang wall, Kupo." Moogle ordered. Sora did as instructed and forced the terminal out of its socket, while still keeping all the wires attached. Moogle attached a wire to his phone. "Alright, you're up, Chargebolt, Kupo." Moogle pointed at a very specific assortment of wires in the terminal. "Add an electrical pulse to these wires, Kupo. 50 volts, Kupo."

"Got it." Kaminari did as instructed and put up a 50 volt charge where he was supposed to. The pulse went through the terminals and the wire connected to Moogle's phone. A series of firewalls came up, and Moogle scoffed. "Hmph, this is your security system, Kupo? You're lucky that nobody else is as smart as I am when it comes to these things, Kupo."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Melissa questioned, not liking that insinuation.

"I could and just did, easily hack it, Kupo." Moogle explained. "I now have remote control of all doorways to the emergency stairwells in this building, Kupo." He then opened up the door with his phone. "If there are any more systems we need to get into that your override doesn't work on, I'll plug in and do it, Kupo."

"Was that your plan the whole time?" Shoto wondered.

"No, Kupo." Moogle answered. "But when the system came on my phone, I figured that it would be better to just hack in instead of doing the same thing at every terminal for an emergency stairwell door, Kupo. Either way, the door's open, so let's go, Kupo."

"Uh...right." Melissa replied as she took the lead, while the rest of the students followed. Moogle detached his phone from the exposed wire in the terminal before he flew over to Sora and sat on his shoulder. The Keyblade wielder let him sit there for now as the group walked down the emergency stairs.

And now begins the Villain takeover. You'll already notice one major difference being the fact that now everything is locked down and even security overrides won't work. Now comes Moogle's time to shine. Since he's a tech pro on a level well beyond anyone on I-Island, except for maybe David Shield, he can easily hardwire security terminals and hack into systems to gain access to door controls. And since Sora is there as well, he'll be an essential bodyguard for the tiny guy, as Moogle would most certainly be unable to defend himself as well as Sora could defend him. That also means that Melissa will only be able to help the team with directions now, due to the fact that any potential security override she would have had is now useless for actually opening the doors. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and until I decide to upload again. ;)