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Mount Justice
August 8th, 09:10 EST
As soon as Katsuki had entered the Zeta-Tube, his world exploded into gold. Every other sight vanished: all the sounds and smells of the world went along with it. He was in an endless void of gold.
Gradually the gold began to fade, and his sight and other senses returned.
"Recognized: Hypocenter. B-Zero-Six," the computer's voice rang out as the last of the gold disappeared. The room was gone, replaced by the cave. The place he would be spending the foreseeable future.
Ever since he had been kidnapped, his life plans have had a monkey wrench thrown into them. After he had taken the entrance exam in February, he had been jumped by what he assumed was some street gang of wanna-be villains. The small fries were easily to taken care of, but that masked bastard calling himself Overhaul was another story. He hadn't managed to lay a finger on him.
The last thing he remembered was getting taken down and then nothing. He had waken up in a pod half way across the world. While he had been under, Deku somehow got accepted into the top school, and was being taught under All Might with the rest of the class he was supposed to be apart of!
The American authorities took a whole month to find him in Cadmus. According to them, they were still searching for other abductees. His entire life had been put on hold.
"Katsuki!" The now familiar voice called happily. He turned in time to see a green girl floating towards him.
"Megan," he answered curtly in flawless English. Her uncle, Martian Manhunter, had been the one who downloaded the English language into his brain. He couldn't say he enjoyed the sensation, but it was a lot quicker than learning it the old fashioned way.
"Welcome back. Did you get everything taken care of with your family?" She asked, landing by his side. Behind her Katsuki could see Superboy the clone, eyeing him.
"Yeah, all taken care of," he ground out. Right now, he should be learning from All Might, not halfway across the world.
It wasn't that he was ungrateful. If it wasn't for the Justice League's offer, he'd be back in Japan, waiting a whole year to take the Entrance Exam. Here, he would be able to get real world experience and freely use his Quirk, which he wouldn't be able to do back home. It just wasn't where he wanted to be.
Hero society in Japan was a lot different from the rest of the world, mostly because a majority of the Japanese population was had quirks as opposed to the rest the world. In some ways, it was freeing to be outside Japan, despite how much he missed his home.
"I am glad to hear that," Aqualad said, zetaing behind him. Katsuki turned around and gave the Atlantean a nod. "Your living arrangements?"
"I'll be staying here," Katsuki confirmed.
"We have plenty of open rooms!" Megan exclaimed, bringing her hands together. "Me and Superboy can show you. We live here too!"
Superboy crossed his arms, but didn't say anything.
"Where's redhead?" Katsuki asked, noticing how it seemed they were one short.
"Wally's at school," Megan replied.
"Shouldn't we be as well?" He inquired. One of the stipulations in joining the team and living here was that he attended the local high school.
"We will," Megan said. "The league is still working on getting us into school."
Superboy and Megan would need completely new identities. He would need a Student Visa. Not the easiest things to pull out of nowhere.
"So, we were thinking about having a beach day," Robin piped up from the hallway behind them. "Let's have some fun!"
Katsuki whipped his head around, starting at the kid who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
"Where did you come from?" Katsuki demanded. A laugh was the only answer he received.
Musutafu, Japan
August 9th, 23:16 JST
The screens turned blank and All For One leaned back in his seat. When he had been approached by the Light to become a member, he hadn't expected the benefits to be some lucrative. No Quirks that he has been able to find would stop All For One's death, but Vandal Savage had a way to extend his life, though such an extention would not be a permanent solution.
If he were to be honest with himself, it was more than he could have ever hoped for. The only reason he was grooming Tomura was because of his eventual death. If his life could be prolonged, would it be possible to completely heal him? Magic, a force he had not been aware of until recently, seemed like it could be an option. Or perhaps the advanced technology of Darkseid could provide the answer he sought.
The only issue was his trust. All For One didn't trust the other members of the Light enough not to try something. He trusted Darkseid even less. Still, those were options, and he was a member of the Light, which gave him leverage that no non-member had.
Still, there was no guaranteed fix to his condition. As such, Tomura still held great value for him. The boy would be his successor if no alternative was found, and until such a time he got a hold of the miracle cure, his plans would continue unchanged.
To his right, the screen flickered alive. "Master?"
"What is it, Tomura?" He asked, all thoughts of the Light forgotten at the moment.
"I need information," his apprentice said. All For One had been expecting this call. His own agents confirmed that Tomura had been trying to get information on Yuuei's little school outing. He was proud that the boy started on his own initiative, and he was glad that Tomura was not prideful enough to refuse to ask for help.
"What information?" He asked, unable to hide his smile. He knew exactly what the boy wanted, but it was important for him to ask. He already had the information ready.
Mount Justice
August 9th, 19:40 EDT
Katsuki had something else in mind when he agreed to join the Justice League's youth team. He had always known that Japan's hero society was much more isolated from the hero world that was governed by the United Nations, the Justice League, and the numerous other vigilantes. But this seemed a little ridiculous. A beach. Seriously? In Japan this time would be devoted to furthering their hero training, not for leisurely activities.
Katsuki didn't sign up for beach days with his teammates. He signed up for being a part of a real hero team.
Even if he was starting to get a nice tan.
"Team, report to the briefing room at once," Batman's voice spoke over the loudspeaker as they came in.
"Wonder what he wants," Superboy muttered. Katsuki had similar thoughts. If the Bat was going to tell them they'd have even more beach days to get to know each other, he might lose it.
Green Arrow was with Batman when they got to the room, along with a girl he hadn't seen before. Though judging by her costume and its color scheme, she was most likely affiliated with Green Arrow.
"This is Artemis," Green Arrow introduced her. "My new protégé. She'll be joining the Team, starting today."
"Hey," Artemis said, the bow being held over her shoulder.
"It's so wonderful to meet you, Artemis!" Megan exclaimed, shooting towards her. "I'm M'gann! Or you can just call me Megan. In the field I'm Miss Martian. This is Superboy, Robin, and Hypocenter!"
"Hypocenter? New hero?" Artemis asked. She extended her hand.
"You could say that," he said. He ignored the handshake, crossing his arms.
She slowly pulled her hand back, a sneer tracing its way on to her face.
Artemis turning away from him, looking around the room. "Aren't we missing someone? I was told I have six teammates."
"Wally should be here soon." Megan answered her. As if on cue, the Zeta-Tube flared to life, golden light slowly forming into the shape of a person. The computer voiced his designation as Katsuki watched Wally come into being... Sporting enough equipment for a beach party. He was late on that front.
"The Wallman is here!" Kid Flash declared, running out of the zeta-tube. "Now let's get this party star—!"
When he ran forward, Wally tripped over himself and crashed to the ground, almost everything in his hand scattering to the floor. Katsuki laughed. For such a smart guy, Kid Flash could be pretty stupid.
"—ted?" He finished quietly, which caused Katsuki to laugh harder. This kid actually worked with a pro-hero? It was hard to believe.
Artemis smirked. "Wallman, huh? Ah, I love the uniform. What exactly are your powers?"
Wallman pulled himself up, a look of embarrassment on his face. Katsuki was starting to feel like they were all pulling some kind of prank on him. This guy was seriously Kid Flash?
"Ah, who are you?" Wallman asked.
"Artemis, your new teammate," she introduced herself.
"Kid Flash. Never heard of you," he replied, flashing her a smile. Katsuki snorted at the beach ready boy. Was he really trying to flirt with her?
"She's my new protégé," Green Arrow said, throwing one arm around her. It appeared that the Wallman didn't like that.
"Wha-what happened to your old one?" He demanded.
"Recognized: Speedy-A-Zero-Three." The gold light flashed up and out walked another archer.
"Well for starters, he doesn't go by Speedy anymore. Call me Red Arrow."
Santa Prisca
August 9th, 03:16 ECT
Chisaki Kai stared down at the havoc below him. One day after the boss died and the Shie Hassaikai was completely his. He couldn't let his grief over the boss's death affect him, and throwing himself into his work helped numb the pain.
His Hassaikai would have the island under his command before daybreak. From this island, he would have access to the Venom formula, which combined with his own Quirk enhancement drug would be formidable. With all of Bane's equipment, he could not only make the combined drug, but more of each, giving the Hassaikai more of a reach into the underworld.
He couldn't eliminate the hero and villain world that Japan and the rest of the world were becoming. The erasing bullets could only erase Quirks. However, his bullets had no effect on alien powers and abilities granted by science. He had tried them on villains with powers that did not come from Quirks, and his bullets had not effect He could potentially erase the Quirks of the Japanese heroes, but that wouldn't stop the problem.
He couldn't make the boss's dream come true. So instead he would make the Hassaikai the most powerful family in the underworld. He would bring them to heights never seen by the Yakuza or any mob around the world.
"Sir," one of his men called, running up to him. "We've located Bane."
"Good. Send Tengai and Rappa to deal with him," he orded. Rappa would enjoy the fight, and Tengai would keep him in check. Once Bane and his men were out of the way, the Shie Hassaikai would operate out of this island, and from here they would—
"Sir!" Another voice called, interrupting his thoughts. It sounded panicked. Kai sighed, turning towards the woman running at him.
"What is it?" Kai asked, his voice dripping with annoyance.
"It's about the Nighteye investigation. We believe he is further along than we first thought. His agency has worked with the police and already raided three out of bases."
Damn. Kai thought he had more time. Oh well. The island nation of Santa Prisca was mostly under his control at this point. Only the big man himself remained,and enough bullets should be able to kill him. "Start transferring everything to the port on the far side. We'll speed up our time table."
Once Santa Prisca was completely his, and everything he needed here, he could start moving men over. The ones who were known and needed to lay low. Here, they would have complete freedom, and their work could begin.
The Father Boxes would make the move incredibly easily.
Musutafu, Japan
August 10th, 01:38 JST
Vyndtv knew he shouldn't be in the third dimension, especially not in the new universe he had helped create, but he couldn't stop himself. He and Larry had agreed not to interfere with the merged world, and he planned to keep to that agreement... For the most part.
In the natural universe, Vyndtv had not interfered with it, no matter how much he cared to. He had wanted to see how the world progressed naturally. How the heroes moved forward on their own merit.
This was different. This world was to prove that his chosen heroes were superior to that fool Larry's, and if he had to even the playing field, he would happily do so. Since Larry knew next to nothing about Vyndtv's favored world, so he should be able to get away with his ploy.
All Might slept peacefully in his apartment. A simple snap of Vyndtv's fingers made sure the Symbol of Peace wouldn't awaken during the night. Another snap and the blankets flew off, All Might's shirt going with them. Vyndtv examined the wound up close. The spot where All For One punched a hole through his stomach was an angry red. In the world that hadn't been merged, he would have fought All For One again, losing what was left of his powers.
Not this time, Vyndtv thought. He pressed his finger against the wound and his powers surged through the famous hero. His power repaired his body in a way that no medical science would be able to. It was as if the wound was never there, all signs of its existence gone.
To top it off, Vyndtv fed some of his power into the leftover embers of One For All, increasing them, giving All Might easily another five years as a pro, before those embers extinguished themselves. Providing he wasn't using the power twenty-four seven, that is.
Larry would never go watch All Might and the other heroes of the world Vyndtv liked. He would never know that All Might's wounds weren't healed by someone with a very powerful Quirk.
With his work complete, Vyndtv opened the window, implanting a memory in All Might of closing the window himself. It would look like someone snuck in while All Might was sleeping. Someone with the most powerful of healing Quirks, who somehow discovered not only All Might's real identity, but where he lived…
Okay. It was a bit out there, Vyndtv knew. But Larry was too stupid to pick up on things like this. Too stupid to make sure someone with that Quirk really existed.
Vyndtv briefly considered healing All For One as well, but decided against it. All Might, who only had embers of his powers left, wasn't at full strength, even though Vyndtv had fixed his body.
With another snap of his fingers, Vyndtv left the third dimension.
Author's Note:
Hello! I am back! I hope you enjoyed the second chapter of The Fifth Dimension!
For those of you who are unaware, Yuuei is the Japanese spelling for U.A. Bakugo and other Japanese characters will refer to it as Yuei, while English speakers will call it U.A.
Since unlike Young Justice, My Hero does not have an official timeline, I'm using an unofficial timeline I found on Reddit. Just google My Hero Academia timeline, and it's the first or second result to pop up
As you can tell by the last chapter, this fic is not canon to Young Justice or My Hero Academia. Events of the past might have changed, causing people's lives to be a little different, such as Bakugo getting kidnapped and ending up in Cadmus. Or U.A. implementing the dorm system without Bakugo being kidnapped by the League of Villains. I will assure you these changes have been made with certain specific events in mind, and they will be explored later in the story.
Before anyone calls bullshit about Martian Manhunter downloading the English language into Bakugo's head, in Young Justice: Outsider's, that exact thing happened. I'm not going to go into detail about it, as to avoid spoilers, but it is canon that Martians can do that.
In canon, Red Arrow is B06. But as this is an AU, I've given the designation to Bakugo, as Red Arrow made his feelings on joining the team very clear. So instead he was given Zatana's guest authorization.
At the time of writing this. Bakugo does not have an official hero name. King Explosion Murder, and Lord Explosion murder were rejected. I assume he'll get his real hero eventually, but until then I do need a heroic I.D. Through some googling, I found that the Japanese fans have an unofficial hero name for him; Bakushinchi. Which can be translated to Ground Zero or Hypocenter. For his code name, I have chosen Hypocenter.
Before anyone asks, the Meta-Gene and Quirk-Gene are not the same thing. They evolved in two different worlds, and as such are two completely different things that grant power. Bullets that erase quirks cannot erase meta powers. All For One cannot steal meta powers. It goes without saying that the same applies to any non quirk power as well, such as Superman's kryptonian powers, or Ms. Martian's martian powers.
This story is effectively a mini series. It's going to be three to six or so chapters long, and will mainly focus on one mission. I do have a longer sequel planned, but I'm not sure if I'm going to write it yet. It depends on how well this first fic is received. So please review. Praise, constructive criticism, it is all appreciated.
Lastly, an awesome thanks to my beta! NoMeImporta32 has really helped me out with the last two chapters! And is currently helping with the others!
