Sachi's log, entry 25: Apparently, Due to the crappy internet of this place, I wasn't able to save my last few entries, so I guess we need some catching up to do huh? *Window breaks in background* wait, wait, hold on a second.
*Sounds of gunfire and unholy screaming*
Alright, now where the hell was I? Oh right, some context. You see, after playing this game of cat and mouse with the author for so long, I decided I needed a hobby while I was hiding. So I... *Explosion in the background* Son of a bitch! Be right back!
*Chainsaws and goring noises*
Alright... *Pant* I think that was the last of them... *pant*, now...as I was saying *faint music in the background*, Why do I hear boss music?
*Ceiling caves in*
OH SON OF A-
The following day, after the speech, five consecutive crimes were committed almost at the exact same time. The news reporters were running short on men as they tried to cover each event that was happening. At one of these events, the area getting attacked was right near Tom's Ramen Shop. As the store owner looked out the window, he saw a group causing mass destruction and panic. As an expensive car was flipped over, a man crawled out, only to get pinned down by a Grasshopper quirk user.
"You... I worked under your black company for over 20 years! You milked me for my effort until I was a broken shell of a man! No more! I'll kill you!" Yelled one of the villains.
"Hey hey hey now! Are you forgetting I am a very important figure in the marketing business for heroes?" Asked the supposed boss, as his wig fell off, revealing a balding head, "If you so much as lay a finger on me, the heroes will..."
"The heroes don't mean shit to us anymore!" Replied another one of the villains, "We had our eyes opened! They are a bunch of leeches profiting off this illusion we call peace! And you are just a parasite on said leech!"
"Eeekkk! I-I'll fire you! I get my lawyers and ruin all of your worthless lives!" Yelled the boss in panic.
Suddenly, a blast of flames knocked over most of the villains, as a man covered in flames entered the scene.
"E-Endeavor... Thank god you're here! Now, show these low-lives their place!" Exclaimed the black company boss.
As the hero approached the downed villains, the aimed another fire blast at them, attempting to make sure they stay down for good.
"Yeah! Go Endeavor! Kick these villain's asses!" Cheered the crowd.
The villains, struggling to get up, eyed down the hero with hatred in their eyes.
"Figures you'd be on their side, Endeavor..." Uttered the grasshopper villain, "You absolute hypocrite!"
In response, the hero doused them in flames, with an indifferent look on his face as he gestured his sidekicks to put out the fire before they burn to death. As the flames were extinguished, the hero stoically walked off, with a cheering crowd behind him.
"Endeavor! Endeavor! You have done it again! This is the fourth crime you've stopped today, you are on fire!" Exclaimed a new reporter, running up to interview the hero.
"Get lost." Endeavor replied, as the reporter squealed at his attitude.
"He's so cool!"
However, as the hero was about to leave, he was stopped by a familiar face.
"As brutal as ever, huh Enji?" Asked Tom, leaving his Ramen Shop.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Asked Endeavor back, "Shouldn't you be in prison?"
"I served my time." Replied Tom, "Not that it matters to you does it? Since you don't believe in forgiveness nor kindness."
"What do you want!?" Yelled Endeavor.
Tom let out a sigh.
"Your son stopped at my Ramen Shop yesterday." Said Tom, "Again."
"I always wonder were he runs off to when he wants to make a scene." Grunted Endeavor.
"Endeavor, for the last time, you have to stop this nonsense! Todoroki isn't you, nor does he want to be you! If you want him to love you, then support what he wants to be." Said Tom.
"Why should I let a villain tell me how to parent?" Asked Endeavor in a threatening tone.
"Because I'm sick and tired of your son's silent wails! Do you want to see a kitten with a missing leg every single day? I know I sure don't!" Said Tom.
"Don't you dare compare Shoto to a kitten!" Endeavor grunted, "He's my pride and masterpiece! If you don't want him in your shop, then just kick him out!"
Tom let out a sigh of frustration.
"Listen, Enji, buddy, I know we had some dirt in the past." Said Tom.
"By dirt, you mean nearly killing me and All Might nearly once every week?" Endeavor cut off.
"But I just want to ask you, as a friend, a person who really just wants to do the right thing, please, for the love of god, show your kid some love, please!" Tom asked sternly.
"And why should I listen to you?" Asked Endeavor.
Just then, Tom cracked his knuckles.
"Because if I see that miserable kitten one more time in my shop, I'm gonna have to put him down." Replied Tom menacingly, "And we both know he'll inevitably come back."
A drop of sweat fell down endeavor's head.
"You know I can arrest you for making such a threat, right?" Asked Endeavor.
"I'm well aware." Replied Tom, "So go ahead, arrest me."
Endeavor gritted his teeth, as he shot a glare at the former villain.
Back at the Todoroki residence, Fuyumi, the elder sister and only daughter of the Todoroki household came back from her round of shopping. As she entered the main entrance, she was greeted by Natsuo, studying for one of his college exams.
"Hey lil bro." Fuyumi greeted.
However, Natsuo remained quiet, not even acknowledging her presence.
"Still mad?" She asked, "Listen, I know Shoto..."
Natsuo turned around, glaring at her.
"I mean "he" got beat by dad, again, for running away." She continued, "But you have to understand that Shoto's a strong kid, he can take it. And once he becomes a hero, he'll finally be happy."
However, Natsuo didn't share her sense of optimism.
"I don't know how you do it." Said Natsuo, "How you somehow manage to come up with such ludicrous lies and still manage to fool yourself."
"Natsuo..."
"Open your eyes sis! Dad doesn't view "him" like a son! He doesn't even let us address him by his name! What do you think is gonna become of someone that isolated? That sheltered from the world? Someone who's known nothing but hatred!? We are watching our poor innocent little brother being slowly turned into some monster and all you can do is smile and pretend everything is okay!?" Natsuo yelled, smacking the groceries out of Fuyumi's hands.
"Natsuo..." Fuyumi muttered out, her eyes hidden by her hair's shadow, "I-I'm sure it'll all be fine one day..."
"Well that day hasn't come now has it!?" Natsuo yelled back, "We are invisible to dad and watching him torture our little brother and you talk like he'll burst in through the door and take him to Disneyland or something!"
"Grab your stuff Shoto!" Endeavor said bursting through the door, "We're going to Disneyland!"
"Fuck off!" Natsuo exclaimed.
Somewhere, hidden in the Kamino Ward of Yokohama, lies a dark lair, decorated in an assortment of iron pipes. This was the lair of a living legend in the criminal underworld. A mastermind who has his hand print embedded in almost every major crime ever committed in the world's history since the start of the dark ages. With such a reputation, one shutters to imagine what heinous plot such a devious tyrant could be plotting.
"God damn it!" Exclaimed the villain boss, "I pulled a common again! Reroll! Damn Gacha games."
Just then, a ringing was heard, catching the boss's attention. Looking at himself, he panicked, as he was still in his pajamas, and hadn't even gotten dressed yet. Quickly putting on his suit, he dashed to his wall of monitors, grabbing a cup of tea to clear his voice, then spitting it out after drinking it too quickly and burning himself, before finally answering the call.
"Yes, what is it?" Asked All For One, acting all serious.
"Hey boss." Said Toga, as her and the rest of the league, besides Izuku, was seen, "I know you probably weren't expecting us, but we would like to ask a favor of you."
"A favor? Has Izuku gone into some trouble?" Asked All For One.
"Trouble? No, no, you misunderstand, sir." Said Sachi, "Rather, with all the success Izuku has brought so far, I feel as though a reward for him is in order. I mean, he works real hard for the league, and I mean, he's just a young 14 year old who's been through a lot recently..."
"Get to the point." Said All For One.
"We'd like a day off!" Irina said bluntly, "A day we can take where we aren't stealing hero's info or assassinating someone."
All For One shook his head.
"Absolutely not." Replied the villain boss, "It is impartial that we remain active at all times to stay ahead of the heroes. Why call for a day off anyways?"
"Should I tell him?" Asked Spinner.
"And kill any chance we'd have at this thing!? No way!" Replied Dabi.
"What thing?" Asked All For One, "What's going on here?"
Just then, Kurogiri picked up an envelope and read it.
"Congratulations, Shuichi Iguchi, you have won a "Super Family Size coupon for Disneyland Japan", bring as many guests as you like to come enjoy these amazing events before it's too late. Now featuring a mass "Kawaii Klassic" partnership event. All Inclusive?" Read Kurogiri.
"Shit shit shit!" Exclaimed Magne and Spinner, "Don't read it out loud!"
All For One froze.
"You just wanted to spend your day at this place, right?" Asked All For One.
"Y-Yes..." Everyone in the room sighed in disappointment, almost certain he was gonna say no.
"I told you guys this was never gonna work." Said Shigaraki, the most bummed out of them all.
"We...We're really sorry for bothering...wait, where'd he go?" Apologized Irina, before realizing All For One was missing from the screen.
Back on All For One's side, he shut off his video settings, as he ruffled his bald head.
"I really wanna go too!"
He was a huge Kawaii Klassic fan.
"I can't believe they're actually doing this partnership event! Oh my god! And here I thought all I had left of them was the spinoff gacha games, but now this!? I have to go I have to go I have to!"
Slapping himself in the face however, he hardened his resolve.
"No! I am All For One! These people look up to me as a role model! I can't let my love for this franchise to cloud my judgement! I'll have to deny them, even if I miss my once in a lifetime chance!" Thought All For One, as he turned his video back, crying internally, "So long, Moe-Chan..."
"Sorry about that, technical difficulties on my side." Said All For One, "As for your answer, absolutely n-"
"Onii-chan? Are you still there?" Asked a high pitch girl voice in the background.
"My phone! I forgot to turn off my phone!" Thought All For One.
"Wait... that voice..." Said Spinner, "Boss, are you playing "Kawaii Klassic, Doki Doki Clash!?" by any chance?!"
"What? No! Don't be ridiculous!" All For One replied in a panicky voice, as he got up, running to the other side of the room to turn off his phone, but in doing so, he forgot to turn off his video, as everyone saw his bottom half, still in eggplant pajamas."
"Should we tell him?" Asked Twice, trying his hardest to not laugh.
"Nah! This is way too fun!" Replied Dabi, his face red from holding in laughter.
As All For One then realized his video wasn't off, he came dashing back, trying to turn it off, only to trip on one of the numerous pipes littered in his hideout, as he knocked over a shelf full of Funko Pops of Anime girls and Doujins.
"Oh my god it gets so much better!" Chuckled Toga.
"Is that... trap yaoi?" Asked Magne, getting a closer look.
"They are for... uh... anatomy research! I had an assistant that was really into this stuff! I swear it's not-" All For One state, trying to put his hidden collection back in place, only for his pjs to slip, revealing ahegao boxers.
"Leader... you absolute degenerate..." Kurogiri uttered in disbelief, "And I thought I was the only one..."
As he finally got everything sorted in place, All For One, breathing heavily, sat back down to face his subordinates, who stood there with a smug look on them. Letting out a sigh of defeat, All For One had only one thing to say.
"So, who's down for Disneyland?" Asked All For One.
"Ready when you are, weeb." Laughed Shigaraki.
"Real funny, Shigaraki... Real funny." Said All For One, hanging up the call, before crying into his own arms, despite not having eyes.
"A day off at Disneyland?" Asked Izuku.
"Yeah, all included, we all show up, have a merry time, and leave." Explained Toga, "How's that sound?"
"I think that sounds lovely." Replied Inko.
"By the way, Toga, my mom, mom, Toga." Izuku introduced.
"I see." Said Inko, "So you must be the girl I heard Izuku talk about. I'm so glad my baby boy has a girlfriend now. They grow up so fast don't they?"
"Mom...please..." Izuku muttered in embarrassment.
"Yeah, they do." Replied Toga, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Midoriya."
"Oh, would you like to see Izuku's baby pictures?" Asked Inko.
"Mom!" Izuku ran in, tackling her before she could embarrass him even more. However, instead of knocking her out like he had hoped, it instead felt like he ran face first into a wall, "What is she a boulder?"
"Kyah! He's so adorable!" Toga squealed, seeing his baby pictures.
"I can still remember the little kicks he'd do when I first bathed him. He was clutching onto be like a koala." Inko described in graphic detail, as Izuku lied on the floor, watching his dignity fall apart.
Later that day, Inko drove the two to the location, as they immediately ran off to meet up with the rest of the group, while making sure that they didn't make it seem like they were together, as the rest of the team didn't really look friendly.
"Took you two long enough." Said Dabi, wearing a Mickey Mouse hat.
"Sorry, mom just wouldn't shut up." Said Izuku, "And Toga was too entranced by my embarrassing childhood stories."
"Did you know he used to run in a small All Might costume and yell "I am here!" every time his mom called him?" Said Toga.
"Toga! Please! I've suffered enough embarrassment for one day!" Cried Izuku.
"Oh, I doubt you're taking that prize, Izu-bro." Said Sachi.
"Whad'ya mean?" Asked Izuku.
Sachi leaned in, whispering to Izuku about what happened with them and All For One early on in the morning, as Izuku's saddened face turned to hysterical laughter.
"No way! You're joking with me!" Exclaimed Izuku.
"I'm serious! In fact, he came here just 5 minutes ago! He has a fake face to camouflage himself, but I swear to god he's here!" Said Sachi.
"Well, that's not what matters, buddy." Said Spinner, "Come on, let's have some fun!"
The young Shoto was expecting the worst out of his dad after what happened yesterday. Sure, he's run off before, but this time in particular, he did so before his dad could give him any training and even left a letter claiming he wasn't coming back. To make matters worse, his dad was also heavily disgusted in his choice of disguise, and with most of the clothes he packed being All Might themed, the kid was fully expecting the beatings he got to continue the following day.
So this father and son trip was the last thing he was expecting. Was his dad trying to apologize? To get him to stop running off? If so, then it would be too good to be true. But at the same time, from his manner of speech to his almost reluctant smiles made him believe this was forced. But who could have forced Endeavor, the strongest hero second only to All Might, to do something against their will? Some sort of blackmail perhaps?
All this was all he could think of, as he and Enji descended from Splash Mountain, as the looks on their faces when the picture was snapped looked so artificial, that people thought they did it ironically as a joke. However, seeing his father's forced smile and hearing his passive aggressive words for the whole day was way more uncomfortable to him than getting the belt, so, the first chance he got, he asked his dad if he could buy him a drink, while he used the bathroom, and, while the hero waited in the unnecessarily long line, he ran off to spend the day alone.
That was, however, a horrible mistake. Looking around, he saw many kids around his age, some younger, some older, but almost all of them came in groups. Seeing this, Shoto felt that crippling loneliness within him get stronger. Deep down, he felt like this was planned all along, a way to show him that even if he got out, the world wouldn't welcome him. It was the ultimate way of keeping him in. Whether it was intentional or not, his dad taking him here was the ultimate punishment he could have had.
"Hey, you lost or something?" Asked a voice behind him.
Or so he thought.
"Don't mind him Izuku, I'm sure he's just waiting for someone." Replied a female voice.
Turning around, he saw a small group of people, of varying ages at that. The one that talked to him, a young, green haired boy around his age, walked up to him, holding two cones of Mickey shaped ice cream cones, passing him one.
"The guy at the counter messed up our order and gave us one too many. We'd eat it and call ourselves lucky but we took too long and now it's on the verge of melting, so here, my treat." Said the boy, passing him a cone.
"Oh, there's no need." Replied Shoto, using his ice side to freeze up the melting ice cream.
"Wow, an ice quirk? Those must really come in handy! Especially in a scorching day like this!" laughed the boy, "Oh, uh, the name's Izuku, Izuku Midoriya."
"I'm Himiko Toga." The girl next to him cut him, "And the guys that are getting kicked out of the "Present Mic Experience" Singing booth are Sachi and Irina."
As she said that, the singing booth behind the group had two people, a guy and a girl, both around their earliest 20s, getting tossed out by an angry mob with bloody ears.
"Hey, they stayed inside for a full minute, new record." Laughed the group's lizard man, "Oh, uh, Shuichi Iguchi."
"H-Hi..." Todoroki greeted nervously, "I-I'm uh...Sh-Shoto. Sorry, I don't really do... social interactions."
"O-Oh! That's no problem!" Replied Izuku, recognizing who he was talking to, "Shoto, right? It's nice to meet you. I assume you're waiting for someone?"
"No..." Replied Shoto in a depressed tone, "Honestly, I didn't even want to come here, but dad all of a sudden dragged me for "family bonding" or something of that nature. But honestly, I just wanna go home."
"On the happiest place on earth?!" Exclaimed Toga, grabbing him by the sleeves, "No way, sir! Turn that frown upside down, you're coming with us!"
"Toga! We can't just randomly grab someone we barely know!" Said Izuku.
"Well, we'll get to know him by the end of this! Now come on! Space Mountain is just up ahead!" Exclaimed Toga, "Last one there's a dead Endeavor!"
"Wait for us damn it!" Exclaimed Spinner and Twice, as they ran after her, knowing how long the line is.
"Welp, guess he's coming along then." Said Izuku.
At the ride, where Izuku arrived last, he caught up to the rest of the group, as he saw Shoto awkwardly trying to socialize with his group, and failing miserably at it. Letting out a sigh, he walked towards them, slowly chiming in on their conversation.
"...but that's when she said "Just 5 more..." Finished Spinner, as everyone laughed, "Anyways, that's how my parents got banned from the Endangered Insects Expo."
"Dang, she ate 5 species of larvae to extinction? Put that on her next resume!" Sachi replied.
"Anyways, what about you, Shoto? Got any funny stories you got to shared with us?" Asked Toga.
"Uh... well I..." Shoto muttered nervously, slightly intimidated by their aggressive friendliness, "I uh... don't really have one..."
"Oh, don't be shy, kid." Magne said, patting him on the back, "I'm sure you have at least something worth talking about."
"It's... just that I don't feel comfortable sharing my personal stories with you guys." Said Todoroki, still not sure how he got roped into all this.
Just then, Magne took Todoroki and separated him slightly from the group, whispering to him.
"If you don't have anything to say, then here's a trick: make stuff up!" She suggested.
"Make stuff... up?" Asked Todoroki.
"Yeah! Everyone does it! No story's complete without at least some form of exaggeration, in fact, when Shuichi told that story to me the first time, his parents were at an insectorium, and only ate 2 species of larvae into extinction. The funnest part about sharing stories is the fact that no one will question it!"
"I mean... I guess I could try it." Said Todoroki.
"Yeah! Now that's the spirit, now come on, I'll even give you a prompt to build off of!"
"A what?"
Just then, Magne turned to the rest of the group, now including Izuku, talking to them out loud.
"Hey, Shoto, tell the rest of the group about the time your dad pantsed Endeavor! (No one in the group besides Izuku and Dabi knows Shoto's Endeavor's son)" Exclaimed Magne.
"When he did what?!" Shoto exclaimed.
"No way! He did that? Was he arrested afterwards?" Replied Twice.
"your dad's still alive, right?" Asked Mr Compress, also intrigued.
Shoto was far pass the denying phase, as everyone seemed to have bought the story.
"Well..."
So he decided to improvise, while imagining the scene himself, only with him being the pantser.
"My dad was... a huge Endeavor fan!" Todoroki lied, "So when he saw Endeavor take out a villain with ease, he came running to him asking for an autograph. However, just then, he tripped, as he pulled down the hero's pants in the process."
"What happened next?" Asked Spinner, "How'd your dad make it out there?"
"Well, Since the surrounding area around him were on fire, Endeavor's pants ended up catching fire causing him to hobble around in his undies in a panic, trying frantically to put out the flames." Todoroki chuckled, just imagining the scenario.
"But I thought Endeavor's costume was fireproof." Asked Spinner.
"The inside isn't." Explained Todoroki, unintentionally giving away a flaw in the hero's armor design.
The rest of the league chuckled at the imagery, even Izuku smirked thinking about it.
"Anyways, amidst his panic, the villain he was fighting fires a rocket at him, and while trying to dodge, the rocket snagged his downed pants, dragging him in his red speedo halfway across the streets from everyone to see." Todoroki continued, trying not to laugh.
"Man! What a riot!" Laughed the league, "To think Endeavor would make such a fool of himself!"
"I know right!" Todoroki laughed.
"Hey jackasses! Move it!" A voice yelled from behind.
Looking ahead, the line has already moved on and none of them noticed.
"Wow, I never thought the line would move this quickly." Said Todoroki, "Sorry."
"Time moves quicker when you're having fun." Explained Sachi, "Now let's go, hope there's room for all of us to ride in one go!"
Sadly however, the seats were 1 short. Looking at each other, they debated on who to leave behind.
"It's fine guys." Said Todoroki, go ahead.
Knowing that it was the most logical decision, seeing how he was just a tag along, they were about to leave him behind, until...
"Man! I've wanted to ride this for so long, it's so exciting!" Exclaimed Sachi, "By the way, I have a tendency to sing whenever I'm riding a very exciting ride, hope you don't mind."
...
"I WAS KIDDING!" Cried Sachi, as the group departed without him.
The ride itself was short, exciting, and satisfying. However, to Todoroki, it was so much more. For once in his life, he knew what it was like to be part of a friend group. As they reach the end of the ride, heading for the exit, Izuku decided to talk to Todoroki, curious to what his life was actually like under Endeavor, as all stories he's heard came from Dabi's assumptions.
"So, where is your dad anyways?" Asked Izuku, "Wouldn't he be worried by now."
"I hope he's worried." Replied Shoto, "Honestly, having him around ruins the whole experience."
Knowing they were gonna get to that eventually, Izuku decided to address in the elephant in the room.
"So, that scar of yours..."
"Family incident." Replied Todoroki, "My dad was abusive to me and mom, and she ended up snapping mentally. I got caught in the crossfire."
Izuku expected many things from the son of the number 2 hero, such bluntness was not one of them. Having him answer such a heavy topic so casually was shocking enough for the kid to stagger a little bit, tripping on his own leg and nearly falling over.
"Are you okay?" Asked Todoroki, creating an ice platform below Izuku to catch him.
"Y-Yeah." Replied Izuku, still shocked, "It's just... wow..."
"D-Did I do something wrong?" Asked Todoroki, concerned and even scared.
"What? No! Of course not!" Said Izuku, "I just... I didn't expect such bluntness. I mean, no one would address abuse of this magnitude so casually. I guess I was just caught off guard, ha ha..."
Hearing this, Todoroki face shifted slightly, giving off a more depressed tone.
"I'm sorry I'm a failure at basic communication." He replied.
"Shoto! Don't say that!" Izuku exclaimed, "Just because you don't talk like most people doesn't make you a failure, it just makes you... you!"
"Makes me... me?" Asked Todoroki, "Izuku, you're not making sense."
"Well, how do I put it?" Izuku said to himself, "It just means you have a trait more people can recognize you by. It means you're more... unique, exotic! That you stand out more than the rest, that you can be differentiated in more ways than just your quirk. "
"Unique..." Todoroki said, looking at his hands, trembling, "I wish could be unique. But it's all just lies. My quirk, it serves as a reminder that I'm just like my dad if I ever use it. But deep down, I know that as long as I have it, I'm just my father in another man's mask."
Hearing this, Izuku grabbed the back of Todoroki's head, turning it towards Spinner.
"My friend here's a literal lizard." Said Izuku, "Now look around you, and tell me how many lizard quirk users you see."
Looking around, Todoroki immediately spotted an Iguana user, followed by a Salamander user, then a Chameleon user. Because of how much they stand out from the rest, they were surprisingly easy to spot.
"A lot of them." Replied Todoroki.
"Exactly!" Replied Izuku, "Now tell me, since they are all lizards, it would be logical that they are all related, right?"
"That's absurd! Why would they?" Replied Todoroki.
"Exactly, so why should your quirk tell you who you are?" Asked Izuku, "I don't care what your dad did to you with fire, but you gotta remember. That power you wield, that's your's and your's only, so don't let your dad win by having him convince you you're fate belongs to him."
Todoroki's eyes brightened, hearing that. Who was this kid? And why was he going so far to help him. Initially, he just viewed this group as a group of very nice people that took pity on him, but now, he was more intrigued than ever, who were they, really? This train of thoughts derailed however, as he noticed someone running in.
"Hey, is that... Dabi?" Asked Toga, as she saw a him running in.
"Guys!" Exclaimed Dabi, with one of Izuku's support gear to help hide his scars, "Where the hell were you!? I told you it will only take a minute and the poof! You were all gone."
"Hehehe, sorry, we got tired waiting." Chuckled the group.
However, Dabi smirked back.
"Well joke's on you! When you were gone, I won this "Jumbo Sized" Totoro plush doll and I'm keeping it!" He exclaimed, pulling a giant plush toy out of seemingly thin air, amazing practically everyone.
"Why does this guy seem so familiar?" Thought Todoroki.
Just then, Sachi, who just came off Space Mountain, came running in.
"Ha ha guys! Real Funny! Just because I planned to sing, you bring Shoto along instead of me!" Ranted Sachi.
"Shoto?" Dabi muttered in shock, noticing his little brother.
Just then, he grabbed Izuku and Toga, pulling them away from Shoto.
"Alright, which one of you invited him into the group!?" Whispered Dabi in a pissed off manner.
"Woah there Dabi? Why the long face? I thought you'd be glad to be reunited with your little brother." replied Izuku.
"Wait, Shoto's your little brother?" Asked Toga.
"Well of course I'm glad, but if he recognizes me, then it's all over for me and the league! He'll inform dad or dad will somehow find out, then the cover of our entire organization will be blown!" Exclaimed Dabi.
"We'll just recruit him then." Said Toga, "The more the merrier."
"We are NOT involving my little brother in this! I'm doing all this so he will never get hurt again! So if any of you ever try to corrupt his pure innocence, I'll fucking murder you!" Dabi whispered back, "Now... play it cool, don't reveal shit about me to him and we'll turn around in 3... 2... 1..."
"Ahahahaha..." Dabi fake laughed, "Man, you guys are sooooo funny!"
"What was the joke Dabi?" Asked Spinner.
"Your mom!" Dabi replied, pointing finger guns at him.
"How dare you! I will end you like how my mom ended 7 species of bugs!" Spinner yelled in rage as everyone went in to deal with him.
Seeing this, Todoroki decided to help out too by freezing Spinner in place.
"There, I got him!" Said Todoroki.
"Great job, kid." Complimented Sachi, "Really helped us out there."
"R-Really?" Todoroki uttered out.
"Yeah, that ice quirk of yours? That was awesome!" Said Mr Compress, giving him a thumbs up.
"It was so awful I nearly threw up!" Said Twice, giving him a thumbs up as well.
Hearing Twice, tears came out of Todoroki's eyes, as he didn't know about Twice's condition.
"Wait no! Twice didn't mean it let us explain!" Everyone else frantically tried explaining.
After that chain of events, they spent the rest of the day touring the whole park, enjoying the rides, snapping pictures of each other and chatting about stories they may or may not have made up. As it was getting late, the group noticed that they were talking for so long, they worked up an appetite.
"Don't worry guys, my coupon came with included meals." Said Spinner, "Now, we have a choice of three Bento Boxes, which we can fetch at..."
"Or we can just grab a grub here." Said Todoroki, pointing at a sign that said "Sapphire Steaks."
"Sapphire Steaks!? That steakhouse makes almost every top 3 list for the most expensive restaurants in all of Japan! Are you sure about this!?" The group exclaimed.
"Don't worry." Said Todoroki, "It's on me, or should I say... on my dad."
Back with Endeavor...
"Fucking finally... I can't believe the lines to get a simple drink would be THIS long!" Said Endeavor, finally making it, "I'll have a "Panda Shake""
"That'll be 1500 yen (Cause Disneyland prices)" Said the cashier.
"Sure, let me just..." Endeavor replied, checking his wallet, "Where the fuck's my credit card!?"
Back with the group, they stood there, jaw agape.
"Y-You sure about this?" Asked Toga, taken aback, "With all of us together, this whole meal might cost you well over 100 000 yen!"
"Hey, you've been treating for the whole day." Said Todoroki, flashing an evil grin as he imagined what his dad must be going through "I think it's time to repay the favor."
Dabi, figuring out Shoto's ulterior motives, could do nothing but try to hide his tears of pride.
"I'm so proud of you little bro..." thought Dabi.
"WE LOVE YOU SHOTOOOO!" Everyone else cried, leaping onto him with tears of joy.
Fast forward to them at the restaurant, they picked a balcony view with enough shade to not bake alive in the hot sun of late May. looking down the balcony, the Kawaii Klassic convention can be visibly seen.
"Hey, isn't this the place our Boss is at?" Asked Spinner, chowing down on a T-bone steak.
"Boss?" Asked Shoto.
"We work part time at a small business." Dabi improvised, "Apparently, our boss is attending the convention down there."
"Hey, wanna see who find's him first?" Asked Toga.
"You're going down sucka!" Replied Izuku, as the two searched the crowd for their boss.
"Wow, there are a LOT of cosplayers down there." Said Mr Compress, "You'd fit right in, Magne."
"Bold of you to assume I haven't cosplayed before." Replied Magne.
"So what is this whole "Kawaii Klassic" thing even supposed to be?" Asked Todoroki.
"From what I gather, this old Magical Girl anime, where 5 girls would become "Kawaii Kuties" at night, magical warriors each representing a different attribute, including Love, Courage, Kindness, Murderous Violence and Peace." Explained Izuku, "Together they would battle the forces of... *sigh* Evillaga and stop her from robbing the world of kindness, stealing dreams and violently raping all little boys in the world to awaken an evil eldritch abomination to cause Jewish genocide. Overall, pretty kiddy stuff."
"What the hell?" Todoroki uttered.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Galaxia Stars!" Said the announcer.
Suddenly, a group of idols came on stage at the center of the convention, singing a remix of show's main theme song, which starts off all whimsical and twinkly, until it one of the girls busts out an electric guitar, as the song shifts into hard rock for 30 seconds, before shifting back.
"Hey look, I found him! Over there!" Exclaimed Toga.
"no way!" Izuku replied.
"No really! Right there, lip syncing with the singers and doing this girly ass dance, that's him!" Said Toga.
"Holy shit you're right!" Exclaimed Izuku.
"Oh my god this is priceless!" Laughed Spinner, as he took his phone out to record.
Back with All For One, still dancing to the tune of his favorite song, he suddenly got chills down his spine.
"Why does it feel like I'm being watched?" Thought All For One.
After lunch, the group left the restaurant, stuffed and satisfied.
"Man, I ate like a king." Said Sachi, letting out a satisfied sigh.
"Yeah, that really hit the spot." Replied Toga.
"I'm starving at that that meal." Said Twice.
"Excuse me?" Asked Todoroki, "Oh wait, no, I get it."
Looking at the sky, they noticed that it was almost sunset.
"Wow, we stayed for that long?" Asked Toga, "here I thought we were there for an hour at most."
"Well, we were about to leave, until you guys started ordering alcohol." Said Todoroki.
"Our B." Said everyone member at legal drinking age in the league.
Looking up however, Todoroki felt warm, fulfilled and satisfied.
"Have days always been this short?" Thought Todoroki.
"Hey, what are you spacing out for, Shoto, we still have one last event to catch." Said Spinner.
"You mean the Light Show? That's always one of my favorite events at the park!" Exclaimed Izuku.
"Well, let's go see it then!" Said Irina.
Todoroki, on the other hand, was hesitant. Was it really okay for him to be gone for that long? Would it really change anything if he didn't come? It was just one day, heck, he doubted he was ever even gonna meet these guys anymore. So, will it be okay, to be gone for so long? Just then, he remembered what Izuku said.
"You are you Todoroki, don't let your father decide what you're gonna become."
He was right. Why should he listen to his dad? This was his life, it was his choice.
"So, Shoto." Said Izuku, breaking him out of his trance, "You coming?"
Todoroki looked at Izuku, giving him a warm and genuine smile, one of gratitude.
"Of course!"
"SHOTO!" A voice suddenly called out.
"Crap! It's my dad!" Exclaimed Todoroki.
"Wait, him!?" Exclaimed Irina, pointing at the tall, burly red hair barreling through the crowd, "That's Endeavor!"
"Endeavor's your father!?" Everyone who didn't know shouted.
"Y-Yeah..." Said Todoroki, as he came crashing back down to reality. Of course they would abandon him once they found out, no one would dare oppose his dad. In the end, he was forever to be his father's prisoner. But, deep down, he really didn't want to go. All he wanted was just to leap into their arms, to stay for just a minute, no, a moment longer. But in the end, they were just normal people, nothing special.
Just then, a voice called out.
"Hey! Is that Endeavor I see?" Yelled Izuku, pointing to him.
Suddenly, the crowd went wild, as, like a tidal wave, crowds of people flooded Endeavor. The hero, being overwhelmed, was unable to see even 4 feet in front of him, as it was covered by fans asking for an autograph. Amidst this confusion, the League took off the opposite way, trying to fight the crowd of people.
"What the... what's..." Todoroki uttered out, confused.
"Todoroki, come on!" Izuku called out, "You wanted to spend more time with us, right?"
Tears ran down Todoroki's eyes. These were not just normal people, these were true friends. With an even brighter smile, he called back.
"Yes!"
However, the flood was too overwhelming, as he slowly got cut off from the rest of the group. He could use his ice quirk, but that would just give away his spot. Just then, he saw a hand, reaching for him. Reaching out, he grabbed hold. Then another, he grabbed that one too. As he tried to fight the stream of people, they eventually were thinninhg out.
Then, with one more push, he lunged forward, falling into Izuku and Toga, who were revealing to be the ones reaching out for him.
"Got you!" Izuku smiled.
As Todoroki got up, he saw everyone else, as he tried to choke out as many ways to thank them as possible. But the joy was just too overwhelming, as he stuttered on every line. Just then, multicolored light decorated the background, as everyone turned their eyes to their destination, the Light Show. with his heart finally calm, Todoroki finally talked.
"Thanks you." He said, "For this amazing day you all gave me."
Everyone looked at each other, before turning to him, smiling back.
"No problem."
As Todoroki sat by a nearby bench to get himself comfortable, he was accompanied by Izuku, who sat on his left side, then Toga, who sat on his right. Her presence, cramping up the space, forced the three to really press up against one another, but Todoroki didn't care, he was happy, truly happy.
"Hey..." Todoroki said to the group, "I know I just met you guys, but, perhaps we could share our contact info?"
Just then, Todoroki heard a ring in his phone. Picking it up, he found a new notification, the first one in over 9 years, as he blocked any and all notifications involving his dad.
"You have been added to: LOV Group Chat."
The boy smiled, not even questioning what LOV stood for, as he gazed at the beauty displayed in front of him, slowly leaning into the person on his left, not even caring who it was.
"By the way." Said Sachi, "I wonder where Shigaraki went."
Meanwhile, in the kids section, Shigaraki can be seen riding the "Choo Choo Train" ride, his 25th time. All the other kids were too scared to even approach the attraction, as the employees asked for him to leave. Instead, with child-like innocence sprinkled onto his face, he continued.
"This is fun." he thought.
With the lightshow over, Todoroki finally parted ways, which was real hard, as he became so attached to the group, that Magne needed to use her quirk to pry him free from the Izuku when he was told they were leaving.
"Nuuuu! Please! Just a few more minutes! Just one more story to share! I don't wanna leave!" Todoroki cried.
"You have us in your contacts, Shoto! Now please, before your dad destroys the whole park in an attempt to find you!" Said Sachi.
"W-We'll need again right?" Todoroki asked, tears still streaming down his face.
"Of course!" Toga smiled.
"A-Alright then..." Shoto said, as the two groups finally split off, "Good bye..."
"Bye!"
As Izuku and Toga got back to Inko, she immediately begun to ask questions again.
"Oh my? Look at our love birds returning! How'd your date go? How was it? Did you go through the tunnel of love? Tell me everything!" Inko exclaimed, hugging both of them.
"Oh-ho, do we have a story for you." Said Izuku, smiling with Toga.
Meanwhile, as Endeavor and Shoto being driven home by their chauffeur, the heroes started yelling at his son, hitting him with every possible insult he'd used before. However, this wasn't enough to kill his mood.
"Jeez, what's gotten into him?" Thought Endeavor.
Back at Tom's, the shop-owner soon received a message on his phone, one from the groupchat he was a part of. There, he saw his favorite batch of customer, only this time, they were with another familiar face. The photo was a selfie of them at Splash Mountain, taken the very moment they were about to get soaked. And at the very center, Todoroki was present, along with the caption "Picked up this stray kitten at the park. He hasn't meowed yet, we think it's bilingual."
Seeing this, Tom smiled.
"Looks like you finally found friends, huh Shoto?" Laughed Tom, "How cute he is, like the son I never had... or ever will have."
Looking around, his shop was empty once again.
"Just me... all alone..." He continued, his voice sounding more and more sad, "So alone... WAAAAHHHHH"
He had to close shop for 4 days and payed 5 000 000 yen for water damage.
To Be Continued...
