Chapter 11
HOHOHO! YOU BETTER NOT SHOUT, YOU BETTER NOT CRY, YOU BETTER NOT POUT I'M TELLING YOU WHY, ZAYDEN CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN! HE HEARS ALL YOUR BEGGING! HE FROWNS AT YOUR COMPLAINTS! YOU WANT THE NEXT CHAPTER RIGHT NOW, SO BIG FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
Long, cringy parody aside, I am back with another chapter of Welcome to the MCU! Last time was the interlude chapter where we had talks about love, talks about your mentor dating your mother, and talks about helping your explodey bro win over his crush. Plus the revelation of David Shield, Melissa Shield, and Detective Tsukauchi joining in for the next movies.
And guess what folks? This string of chapters will consist of Three Movies! Yes, you read right, Three! First with Iron Man Part 2, then Captain America: The First Avenger, and then straight on into The Avengers, before the next Interlude chapter, just as a way to finish off Phase 1 of the MCU. And first on the list is Iron Man 2. And what a better time to do so during all the controversy over Don Cheadle, Rhodey's actor, and his supposed backstabbing of Shuri's actor, Letitia Wright, look it up for more info, I didn't care too much to see what was it about because I've practically had it with the hellhole known as Twitter and the Twittards.
But before we jump right on into it, let's head on into the reviews!
OmniUIShaggyOverexaggerated: The girl talk was similar to the same one in MHA watches DB so I had to make some changes to it so it was different in its own way. I also was careful to write Izuku and All Might's talk, making sure to point out the Izuku doesn't have a say in who his mother dates but that All Might and her were wrong for keeping it from him. Lying bad. And yeah, Bakugou's attraction to Shiozaki was definitely needed as one would find this couple to be the least likely to end up together and Kirishima and the others will make sure that they do. And yep, Nezu is quite the sadistic dude, or rather rat/bear/dog thing.
Yarheeguy: I have to say that your arguments have made me think harder and more objectively over my choices that I did a little rework on my planned counterparts, so thank you for that. And your arguments made sense and kudos to you for your own analysis. However, in the end, the decision is mine and you'll see first hand in this chapter the results after lots of critical thinking. If you don't want the brutal wait, you can skip right on into the end notes where I explain my reasonings.
Raizor: I wouldn't bet that. Not that you could be wrong, but rather seeing how Xboxs and PS5s are breaking down, dying, and being stolen left and right, it kind of seems like your tempting fate. At any rate, Izuku and Thor do have similarities to each other and are counterparts in other fics I've seen actually. In the end, All Might is Thor and Izuku has his own Mission to face.
FShield96: I have gotten a lot of people asking me to to put the titles up top but at this point I'm sticking to my usual format because I'm used to it. Plus, I like to remind myself what chapter I left the story on after I come back after writing a chapter for another story, so yeah. Eri will have a busy time embarrassing people left and right but its nice to have the little princess have a break once and a while. Also, I really loved that Kirishima suggestion and will definitely do that, nice work there. As for your counterpart suggestions, they were definitely interesting and I can say you got one of them right.
tacktician: Good point, and here is another thing, doesn't that sound suspiciously like All Might and his dilemma of finding and training a successor to OFA and continue being the Symbol of Peace before he inevitably retires and possibly dies in the future?
Movieboy66: I do and I really like their videos and I am a fan, however, not to sound like a hater, I find that many of the times they come off as both trying to actually criticize the movie And claim that they are being satirical when they get something wrong or just do some weird bit, so while I do look to them to see some actual legit criticisms of the film, I don't take them at their word on all of their sins. And if you like Cinemasins too, you can go look up Th3Birdman and his Everything Wrong With Cinemasins videos, along with Cinema Wins who praise the good parts of movies, Anime Sins and Wins for the animes, and GCN and Dartigan who sin video games.
Earl John Diawatan: I plan to make a sequel story when this story ends where they move on from the MCU into other movie franchises like the X-Men and Deadpool, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc.
crossover4: Yeah, these three movies, along with Incredible Hulk, are the weakest of the MCU movies and aren't ones that I am all to excited to revisit, especially Captain Marvel. Not that it was 'horrible' it had some stuff to it, but rather because it was So Boring. I'm the kind of guy who will like watching a movie people think is bad because whatever you may say about it being bad, if its entertaining I'll watch it. But if it is either insulting to its previous movies like Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker, or so boring that I don't care what goes on in it, then I have a problem with it and won't wish to watch it ever again. So Iron Man 2 and Thor the Dark World I will be fine watching again, but Captain Marvel is just going to suck when I get to it. Also, thanks for the video suggestion, I'll go check it out.
With all the said, here is the index:
"Zayden." -Normal Dialogue
'Zayden.' -Internal or Mental Dialogue
"Zayden." -Movie or buff All Might Dialogue
"Zayden." -F.R.I.D.A.Y. Dialogue
"Zayden." -Jarvis Dialogue
And as always, I do Not own My Hero Academia, property of Horikoshi and Bones Studios, the MCU, property of Disney, Marvel, and Sony respectively, or the Marvel characters, made by the glorious minds of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, rest in peace, nor do I take credit for the movies, as that belongs to the amazing actors, directors, and studios that worked on them. Additional note, I also don't own any music present in this chapter and future chapters.
Now, let's act like Tony Stark and SHOOT TO THRILL!
Iron Man 2 Part 1: Armored Fame
Third POV
The Hero Students of Class 1-A, 1-B, and even additional guests of the Big Three and Shinsou were all practicing against each other in practice spars out on the P.E. Grounds outside Gym Gamma. The visiting Pro Heroes stood to the sides, alongside the teachers, and called out advice when applicable. Mei was also to the side, monitoring the student's Support Items and Gear.
Thanks to the support/meddling of Kirishima and Itsuka, Bakugou and Shiozaki were paired together, under the guise of Bakugou to watch out more for collateral damage. The two crushing teenagers were awkward around each other but quickly worked well together as their two powerful Quirks were quite monstrous to face. However, the two's praise of each other only made the two blush more. Bakugou had to have been restrained from murdering a teasing Kaminari and Ibarra from Setsuna.
While Endeavor gave advice on Todoroki, on hints on how to use the Fire-side of his Quirk, he also gave some advice to Bakugou, who's Explosion Quirk's use of heat and fire was easy for the Number 1 Hero to give, and Deku, who he gave advice to about focusing more on the goal at hand and less over possibilities and thoughts that could leave you blindsided. The other heroes also gave advice to the students, such as Miruko giving advice to Asui and Kendo and Hawks doing the same to Tokoyami, Pony, and Uraraka.
Another memorable event that occurred was the unofficial Battle Royal between all the girls of Class 1-A and Nejire. Most didn't know what prompted it but easily stayed out of the girl's way given the effort they put in and the aura of deadliness the girls had. The fight was actually so destructive and chaotic that the other students had to stop their own spars to get out of the way, with near casualties including Kaminari getting hit with a stray shockwave from Nejire, absorbed thanks to his Quirk, Rin shielding himself with his scales from stray acid from Mina, and Mineta getting blasted backwards into a wall from a sound blast from Jirou.
At one point, a stray cannonball from Momo was fired towards the group and nearly collided with a off-guard Setsuna, who was only saved at the last second by Deku. When the smoke cleared, the green bean was above his fellow green-haired teen, the two's blushing faces inches from each other and the reptile girl's breasts pressed into the cinnamon roll's chest. The two detangled form their situation, Deku and Reptila blushing wildly.
Thankfully, the show caused the girls to freeze up in horror at the scene they inadvertently created, giving the heroes and teacher the opportunity to break the fight up and tell the girls off for taking things overboard and also remind the bystanding group to always be vigilant and on your guard less they too would want their heads caved in with a cannonball.
Accidents aside, the training went rather well, with Bakugou, Nejire, and even Todoroki, using his left foot to shoot fire, performing better aerial maneuverability like Iron Man, Kirishima, Sato, and Tetsutetsu performing a few of Thor's hand-to-hand moves, and Kaminari attempting to direct his Electrification to a piece of metal like a lightning rod with promising results.
After a quick locker room change, the group all convened in Gym Gamma once again, this time with most of the group wearing more casual clothes for relaxation during the videos. The only ones who didn't bother included Endeavor, Kamui Woods, and Gran Torino.
As they all got seated, they also noticed that they were conveniently extra seats among their rows, one between Uraraka and Izuku, another between Nezu and All Might's seats, and a final third one between Mandalay and Recovery Girl.
Before they could voice their confusion, Nezu, in front of the group, spoke "I welcome back everyone for returning for another viewing of these videos that we received. I am glad to hear that many of you students have grown from these videos in your recent training. In any regards, today we are here again to resume these videos and I'm please to inform you that today we will be watching three of these videos for today, a bonus from yesterday I'm sure."
The students smiled and cheered at the opportunity to watch more of the movies, the heroes and teachers too sharing their sentiments over satisfying their curiosity of this intriguing other world of enhanced suits of armor and magical gods and monsters.
"But before we continue to the next video, I wish to make an announcement." Nezu continued. "Today, we will be joined by three new visitors who I have invited over to view the rest with us. And to ease your concerns, these three are trust-worthy and have promised to keep this discovery and device of ours a secret."
The group was curious over who these new arrivals would be before Nezu said out loud "You may come in!"
The door of Gym Gamma opened to reveal Melissa Shield, David Shield, and Tsukauchi entering.
"Melissa! Mr. Shield!"/"Dave! Melissa!" Izuku and All Might yelled in surprise.
"Hey Deku!" Melissa shouted as she collided with the green haired teen in a surprise hug, with auras of jealousy sprouting left and right, from the girls of Izuku's unknown and unofficial harem, depressed and envious Kaminari and Mineta, the latter tearing up tears of blood, and some of the rest of guys of 1-A and 1-B who found the older blonde very attractive.
"M-Melissa! I-Its g-great to see you!" Deku stuttered out, blushing madly as the attractive blonde hugged him tightly, her large chest cannons pressed onto him.
"Its great to see you too, Deku." Melissa replied. "Surprised?"
"Oh yeah! Tit-I Mean Totally surprised!" Izuku quickly corrected.
"Hey, Midoriya." Sero called out, a comical tick of envious anger on his head. "Mind telling us who this chick is? And why you too are so Close?"
At the stressed use of the word 'close', the two separated blushing. "Oh u-um yeah, I forgot that not all of you have met. This is Melissa Shield. We met during a trip to I-Island and we became good friends over there."
"Yeah, and we fended off a group of Villain criminals that tried to steal my Daddy's invention, so yeah we grew real close from that." Melissa pointed out.
"On yeah, I forgot you guys told us about that." Sato said towards the group of Izuku, Uraraka, Bakugou, Todoroki, Kirishima, Kaminari, Mineta, Momo, Iida, and Kyouka.
"Dave! Its good to see you my friend." All Might said as he, meanwhile, came down to embrace his best friend in a hug.
"Good to see you too, Toshi." Dave replied back.
"But what are you doing here?" All Might asked as they broke the hug. "Why didn't you tell me that you were coming?"
"Me and Melissa wanted to surprise you, like you did with me back at I-Island." David said.
"Me and Daddy came here to surprise you guys and give some pointers to the Support Course." Melissa jumped in. "But after Principal Nezu told us about the device and the videos, he invited us to join and we couldn't pass up. Also, I heard about what happened about your friend, Izuku. I'm really sorry, are you ok?"
Izuku flinched at the mention of Tsubasa and said "Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Just getting used to it."
Meanwhile as the two interacted, Eri watched with curiosity and thought 'Papa seems to like her a lot. Could she be Mama?'
Suddenly, a pink blur shot out and grabbed onto David's hand, shaking it furiously. "OH MY GOD! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN THE PRESENCE OF DAVID SHIELD HIMSELF! MY NAME IS MEI HATSUMEI! I'M A BIG FAN OF YOURS! YOU ARE INSPRIRATION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EVERYWHERE! I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU MY BABIES!"
"She means her inventions." Toshinori whispered to his friend.
"U-um nice to meet you, Ms. Hatsumei." David replied. "I heard that you helped create this video system with Power Loader. I'm impressed and would love to see your um 'babies'."
Mei nearly died of a heart attack then and there.
"I hope I'm not third-wheeling anything here." Tsukauchi said as he joined the group. "Good to see you, Toshinori."
"Good to see you too, Naomasa." Toshi hugged the Detective.
"You seem familiar." Uraraka said. "Weren't you that police officer at the USJ?"
"Indeed I am, miss." Tsukauchi nodded and bowed to the group. "Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi at your service."
"Naomasa here is a friend of mine in the police force." All Might revealed to the group. "I'm guessing Nezu decided to rope you into our group because of well you know what." All Might directed that last part quietly at his friend.
"Correct." Naomasa whispered back. "I was meaning to ask some follow up questions to Midoriya and Bakugou over their friend. Plus, Nezu pointed out that me here would be a benefit given that there's a chance that some new info is given to us about the League of Villains in these videos."
"Smart." All Might said.
"Now that we are all acquainted with each other," Nezu jumped in. "Let us get seated. Detective, your seat is up there with Mandalay and Recovery Girl. Mr. Shield, you will be between me and All Might, and Ms. Shield, you may sit next to Mr. Midoriya."
Melissa smiled brightly at that and quickly dragged Izuku to their seats, Uraraka meanwhile grumbling about being separated from Deku.
As they all were seated, Mei activated the device, it glowing and F.R.I.D.A.Y.'s voice playing out "Systems online and ready. How may I help you today?"
"Amazing." David breathed out in awe, Melissa staring at it with wide, awe-filled eyes and started bombarding Izuku with questions that the green haired boy barely managed to answer.
Mei directed the system to the movie file selections, with a new third file now unlocked, the name of which was Iron Man 2.
"So another Iron Man one. That's So Awesome!" Kirishima yelled.
"And Manly!" Tetsutetsu added in. "Don't forget Manly!"
"And here I thought you were joking when you said that he had a double." Melissa whispered to Izuku, making the teen chuckle embarrassed.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Bakugou meanwhile laughed in triumph. "EAT THAT BITCHES! ANOTHER ONE OF MY AWESOME SELF BEFORE ANY OF YOU! EVEN YOU ALL MIGHT! AHAHAHAHAHA!"
"And he seems as arrogant as before." Melissa dryly said.
The image of Iron Man 2 showed Iron Man with a second Iron Man suit behind him, the suit's back turned away from the audience with the only distinguishing features being a more grey and black coloring, red eyes instead of blue, and what looked like a minigun on its shoulder. The students were practically giddily with excitement and Mei quickly pressed the play button.
The video started in black with Katsuki Stark's voice speaking out. "Been a while since I was up here in front of you. Maybe I'll do us all a favor and just stick to the cards."
"Oh so we are starting off from the end of the first one." Sero said. "Does that mean that something happened after that?"
"Or something could have happened during that announcement." Izuku suggested. "It was a live televised event and Kacchan revealing that he is Iron Man surely would have caused a reaction from others watching."
"There's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop-" Katsuki continued saying before he was interrupted by Christine Everheart's voice.
"Sorry, Mr. Stark, do you honestly expect us to believe that was a bodyguard in a suit that conveniently appeared, despite the fact that you sorely despise bodyguards?"
"Yes." Katsuki's voice replied.
"And this mysterious bodyguard was somehow equipped with an undisclosed Stark high-tech powered battle-" Christine saying as the screen gain color in showing a snowing city.
Moscow.
"Moscow?" Sato questioned. "So we are in Russia? Why?"
"I don't know. Maybe if we Let It Continue WE CAN FIND OUT, IDIOT!" Bakugou yelled.
"I know that its confusing." Katsuki Stark interrupted, as it paned to a hidden corner of a street. "It is one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations or insinuate that I'm a superhero."
"I mean, let's face it," Katsuki said as the screen showed him in a T.V., with a Russian man translating his words to Russian. "I'm not the heroic type. A laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public."
The screen paned back to see an old, bearded man laying on a makeshift bed watching the event, his tired eyes holding great disdain and contempt.
The heroes and students were curious as to what this man was so important, with the heroes' eyes narrowed as they noticed the rage and hate the man had towards Stark.
"The truth is...I am Iron Man." Katsuki Stark revealed, the reporters exploding into a cacophony of questions.
The old man breathed weakly before calling out "Ivan."
The screen shifted to a man in dark clothing, and a bottle of vodka in hand, leaning on the edge of a door and drew closer as the old man called out again. "Ivan. Vanya."
As the old man started to cough loudly, the man turned around to get a good look at him. His long black hair, with blonde highlights, that reached to his shoulders, a mustache and goatee with specks of white hairs on his face and tanned face.
"MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPART DETECTED!" F.R.I.D.A.Y. interrupted as the video paused at the man's face. "IVAN VANKO! MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPART: MUSTARD!" An image pulled up of the incarcerated member of the League of Villains, both his normal face with blonde hair and with his WWII style gas mask.
"WHAT?!" Tetsutetsu roared. "That's that Kid from the Training Camp when the League of Villains showed up!"
"Yeah, the one with the gas Quirk and the gun." Kendo agreed.
The Pussycats, Eraser, and Vlad flinched as they remembered the Forest Training Camp and how they failed in protecting their students from the Villains and their failure in saving Bakugou from getting captured or the same with Ragdoll that lead to her Quirk being stolen by All For One. Likewise, Izuku, Bakugou, Todoroki, Shoji, and Tokoyami flinched at their own failing during that day, Izuku for not being able to get to Kacchan with his broken body, Bakugou at letting himself get captured, Todoroki for not grabbing the orb that had Bakugou inside, Tokoyami for getting captured temporarily, and Shoji for not helping any further in helping Bakugou.
"Such a shame that a young man like him would throw his life away for Villainy, especially with a Quirk with such potential. And our failing during that day." Nezu said, as he notice the looks on said individuals. "But we should overlook our own successes, such as Miss Kendo and Mister Tetsutetsu for apprehending the Villain." Kendo and Tetsutetsu smiled at nodded at each other. "Or for Eraser, Vlad, and the Pussycats for prioritizing the safety and well-being of the students before themselves. Or for Mister Todoroki, Midoriya, and Shoji for being able to save Young Tokoyami and their brave attempts to do the same for Young Bakugou." Todoroki, Tokoyami, Izuku, and Shoji nodded at each other, and send apologetic nods at Bakugou who just brushed them off.
"And for Young Midoriya's save of Young Kouta and his drive to save his fellow classmates." Izuku's eyes widened as he remembered that encounter with Muscular and looked at Kouta who smiled and raised his fist for Izuku, who smiled back and tapped the little boy's fist with his own.
Back to the video, the identified Ivan walked to the old man who was gasping for breathe. Ivan patted the old man and reached for a pill to his right as the old man said in Russian "That should be you."
"Wait what?" Nejire questioned.
"Don't listen to that crap." Ivan responded.
The old man gasped weakly. "I'm sorry, moy syn."
"Uhh what did he say?" Kaminari asked. "Moy sin?"
"Moy syn." Iida corrected. "It's Russian for 'my boy'. The old man must be his father or relative."
"All I can give you is my knowledge." The old man said as he coughed and gasped in pain, Ivan holding on him with tears in his eyes.
The old man breathed his last breathe before he ceased moving and laid dead. Ivan sat back, a tear rolling down his pained face before drinking some more vodka from the bottle. Ivan set the bottle down, his face of sadness giving way to pain and anger, gritting his gold plated teeth.
"EEHAAAAARRRRGGGHH!" Ivan roared in fury. "AAAAARRRRGGGHH!"
The group felt sympathy for the man, who had to suffer the loss of a relative. Iida lowered his head, sympathizing with the man's pain and anger, something he himself faced when Stain nearly murdered his own brother, Tensei.
The scene changed to show Ivan digging through a pile of blueprints before pulling out a large blueprint that he laid out in the wall next to him. He flattened the blueprints to reveal that in the corner of the blueprints was a logo: Stark Industries.
"Oh! So was his father there an employee of Stark Industries?" Mirio pondered.
"Probably." Tamaki muttered.
Ivan looked to the other corner of the blueprint with the name of the project also listed: Arc Reactor.
Eyebrows were raised wide at the mention of the Arc reactor. Mei herself was shocked too that she almost failed to quickly write down the schematics of the Arc reactor that she could see.
Beside the name of the project, right at the bottom middle of the blueprints, held two names listed as the project designers. Anton Vanko and Masaru Stark.
"Vanko? That's the same last name as his this Ivan's." Momo said. "So that could be the old man's name and...he helped build the plans for the Arc reactor with Bakugou's father."
"Could that be why he said 'That should be you'?" Torru pondered. "Could he mean that Ivan should have the same praise or life as Bakugou?"
Bakugou's eyes widened at the mention of his father, but narrowed afterwards in suspicion.
Ivan looked at the names before looking at the designs again. The screen changed to show Ivan, wearing gloves, a bandana, and goggles heating a rod of metal, sparks flying all around. The Russian man wore a silver cross necklace around his neck, showcasing the large amount of tattoos on his chest and neck. As Ivan continued working throughout scenes, the screen likewise showed a wall with cutouts of magazines and newspapers, all showcasing Katsuki Stark.
"Why do I get the feeling that those pictures aren't because he is a fan of Bakugou?" Kinoko asked.
The students and adults too were uneasy at the sight. Tsukauchi's eyes narrowed, knowing from past experience and cases that for one to have that many cutouts of one man would either mean that they were a super fan or that they were tracking that person to commit a crime against that person.
Ivan pulled out a piece of metal from a furnace, laid it out on an anvil and started hammering it, the sounds of the hammer clanging down on metal ringing out as the screen flew by the plans of the arc reactor.
"Wait, you don't think that he is trying to..." Ojiro asked, his eyes widening in fear.
The group's eyes too widened as the possibility sparked in their minds too, a possibility that looked all the more likely with every scene.
A white-feathered bird watched as Ivan worked on a pair of wires as the screen moved by images of Stark's Arc Reactors in newspapers and pictures of the Iron Man suit. One of them stood out claiming that Iron Man stabilizes East-West relations.
"Well, at least we get to hear that Bakubro helped a lot of people during this montage." Kirishima said.
"Always so positive, Kiri." Mina said. "Never change, my good horn buddy."
Kirishima chuckled and scratched his neck nervously.
Ivan flipped a switched, power humming and surging as lightbulbs burst and Ivan's bird flew and cried in panic. Ivan, his face illuminated in bluish-white light, chuckled in sick delight as in his hands, as the screen moved towards it, was an operational Arc Reactor.
"Oh shit!" Kaminari cursed, which was rewarded with a smack to the back of his head. "Ow! What was that for?!"
"There are children here, lower your voice if you want to curse or don't bother." Tokoyami bluntly said as Dark Shadow retreated back into the crow-headed teen.
Kaminari's head slumped mumbling "Nobody bothers with Bakugou."
"And They Shouldn't Try To!" Bakugou heard and shouted. "Now Shut The Hell Up, Sparkplug!"
The scene changed with a clang of a hammer.
Iron Man 2
6 Months Later
"Oh, so some time has definitely passed since Iron Man 1." Uraraka pointed out. "Perhaps that's why that Ivan guy had so many cutouts of Bakugou, especially some after Iron Man was a thing."
The screen was black as a voice over a radio spoke out "270 at 30 knots. Holding steady at 15,000 feet." In the background were the sounds of crackling explosions. "You are clear for exfiltration over the drop zone."
"Huh, sounds like an air drop." Snipe said. "Could that mean Stark joined the military with his suit?"
Rocking music starting playing.
"Yes! Some more rock music!" Kaminari cheered. "This sounds awesome!"
"Care to inform us what this song is, Jirou and Midori?" Mina said, her teasing smile wide.
"Shoot to Thrill, by AC/DC." Jirou and Midori answered, the two taken back by their simultaneous answering and blushing furiously as they realized that Mina predicted it. Izuku put his hands over his face in embarrassment while a blushing and angry Jirou had to be kept away from a laughing Mina.
The screen came to life, showing Iron Man, his back turned to the viewing audience, as he stood facing the opening hangar of a cargo plane.
"Woo! Staring things up with Bakubro!" Kirishima cheered.
"That suit still looks amazing no matter how many times I see it." Melissa said, her eyes wide in awe at the suit.
Bakugou grinned at the sight of his awesome counterpart.
"You right that its an airdrop, Snipe." Cementoss said. "Wonder were he is dropping? A enemy base? A terrorist cell?"
Iron Man ran before jumping out into the light-filled city night below, falling down as fireworks exploded out around him. As the music picked up, Iron Man activated his thrusters and flew. "All You Women, Who Want A Man Of The Street, But You Don't Know Which Way You Wanna Turn!"
The students laughed hysterically, even Bakugou as the two teachers couldn't be further wrong. Some of the adults even face palmed.
"Just Keep A Coming, And Put Your Hand Out To Me, Cause I'm the One Who's Gonna Make You Burn!" Iron Man, as he flew downwards, crashed into a flying firework, a loud clank resounding before it exploded later.
"PffftAHAHAHA! Did Bakugou just get hit by a firework?!" Mina burst out laughing.
"SHUT IT, ALIEN BITCH!" An embarrassed Bakugou shouted. "YOU WISH THAT YOU WERE FLYING IN THAT SUIT!"
"I'm Gonna Take You Down! Down, Down, Down!" Iron Man resumed his flight downwards towards a large, circular area. "So Don't You Fool Around! I'm Gonna Pull It, Pull It, Pull the Trigger!"
Iron Man landed dramatically on his knees, fist to the ground, as fireworks blasted out and the crowd roared in cheers, a squad of Iron Man dressed cheerleaders dancing.
The students continued laughing hysterically at the scene they saw, Bakugou too laughing, this time arrogantly as he witnessed the cheering crowd and adoration. Mineta and Kaminari were extremely jealous at the hot cheerleaders dancing for lucky, rich Bakugou. Most of the adults, especially Eraserhead and Endeavor groaned and shook their heads at the scene, while some, like Hawks and Miruko, laughed their asses off.
All Might smiled at seeing one of his students praised like a hero, the scene much too similar to some rather extravagant events for him in the past. Though, he couldn't help but worry that this could probably go to the explosive boy's head.
"Shoot To Thrill! Play To Kill! Too Many Women With Too Many Pills!" The music kept playing as Iron Man waved his arms to the crowd and the scene showed an overhead shot of the stage.
Stark Expo-Flushing, New York
"Shoot To Thrill! Play To Kill! I Got My Gun At The Ready, Gonna Fire At Will, Yeah!" The music played as the platform Iron Man stood shifted and morphed to reveal the machinery that worked to remove the Iron Man suit.
As Iron Man's helmet was removed to reveal Katsuki Stark's grinning, smug face, the crowd roared once again in cheers.
"Oh god, we aren't going to hear the end of this, are we?" Kaminari muttered.
"AHAHAHAHA!" Bakugou laughed mockingly. "In your faces, Copycat, Deku, all you haters, I'm the Man!"
"Probably not." Mineta said.
"I'm Gonna Shoot To Thrill!" Katsuki's suit was fully removed to fully show Katsuki in a formal dress suit who pointed at the audience with a smile. "Play To Kill! Shoot! To! Thrill! Yeah, Ooooooohhh, Yeah!" The music ended as the cheerleaders converged around Tony with their Iron Man styled gloves pointed at him, with Katsuki bowing to them.
"Katsuki! Katsuki! Katsuki!" The crowd cheered as the cheerleaders filed out and Katsuki clapped to the crowd.
"Oh! Its good to be back!" Katsuki said. "You missed me? I missed you, too."
"Blow something up!" A man from the crowd shouted.
" Blow something up? I already did that." Katsuki replied making the crowd chuckle.
"I think a day without Bakugou blowing something up or blowing up pissed off is just as likely as a unicorn appearing." Asui said.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, FROGGY?!" Bakugou roared out, his hands releasing a miniature explosion, before he stopped as he realized his mistake.
The group laughed at Asui's prediction, Ibarra included as she giggled. Bakugou, embarrassed, sat back down in a huff.
"Kid's explosive temperament aside, he sure does know how to work a crowd." Hawks said.
As the crowd died down a smidge, Katsuki spoke out with "I'm not saying that the world is enjoying its longest period of uninterrupted peace in years because of me." The crowd cheered loudly. "I'm not saying that from the ashes of captivity, never has a greater phoenix metaphor been personified in human history."
"I feel like perhaps Bakugou during this time has had his ego inflated so much that its going to be an issue in this video." Momo proposed.
"I'm not saying that Uncle Sam can kick back on a lawn chair, sipping on an iced tea, because I haven't come across anyone who's man enough to go toe-to-toe with me on my best day!" Katsuki continued, the crowd continuing to cheer.
"I love you, Katsuki!" A random woman in the crowd yelled.
Ibarra's eye twitched.
"Please, its not about me." Katsuki said.
"Could've fooled me." Todoroki said bluntly.
The group chuckled as Bakugou growled and yelled "I THINK YOU'RE ASKING FOR A BEATDOWN, ICY HOT?!"
"Its not about you." Stark continued. "Its not even about us. Its about legacy. Its what we choose to leave behind for future generations."
The heroes and teachers nodded in agreement, knowing that at the end of the day, their jobs are to inspire a greater future for their world and train the next generation of heroes to be better than they were.
"And that's why for the next year, and for the first time since 1974, the best and brightest men and women of nations and corporations the world over will pool their resources, share their collective vision, to leave behind a brighter future." Katsuki announced.
"Kind of sounds like what I-Island is supposed to be." Melissa muttered. "However, unlike I-Island, which only hosts a celebration and event at some times, doing this for over a year straight sounds a little problematic."
"More like implausible." Momo said. "The amount of maintenance, support, and showcases to plan, oversee, and execute for over a whole year would be ridiculous! Especially in making sure that there would be enough interesting and successful events and inventions to keep the public's interest going for that long enough revenue."
"Kind of sounds like if you didn't choose to become a hero, you would have gone into the business, Yaomomo." Kyouka said, drawing chuckles form the group.
"Its not about us." Katsuki repeated. "Therefore, what I'm saying, if I'm saying anything, is Welcome Back to the Stark Expo!" The crowd cheered.
"And now, making a special quest appearance from the great beyond to tell you what it's all about," Katsuki said. "Please welcome my father, Masaru."
"Wait, isn't Bakugou's dad and mom in this world dead, um no offense, Bakugou!" Kaminari quickly added in as the ash-blonde teen's hands tightened on his seat.
"Way to bring that up again, you insensitive idiot." Kyouka said. "They are likely just going to show a video of him before he died."
The crowd cheered as the large screen behind him, that showed the Stark Expo logo, changed to show a video of Masaru Stark, dressed in a navy blue suit, his Katsuki-like hair gelled and a small mustache on him.
"See?" Kyouka pointed out.
Bakugou flinched at seeing his father in this world, with the knowledge that he is dead in this universe.
"Everything is achievable through technology." Masaru said as we over to a large table with a large model set. "Better living, robust health, and for the first in human history, the possibility of world peace. So, from all of us here at Stark Industries, I would like to personally introduce you to the City of the Future." He gestured to the model set.
"Technology holds infinite possibilities for mankind," Masaru's video continued as Katsuki, off-stage, pulled out a metal device and stuck his thumb in the circular pad. "And will one day rid society of all its ills." The screen of the device read: 'Blood Toxicity: 19%'
"Wait, Blood Toxicity?" Nejire questioned. "What does that mean?"
Izuku's and Ibarra's eyes widened in fear, nervously tapping as they both thought over what it could mean.
"Soon technology will affect how the way you live your life every day." Masaru said as Katsuki shook his hand, frowned, and looked concerned and troubled. "No more tedious work, leaving more time for leisure activities and enjoying the sweet life." Katsuki turned back to the video.
Kirishima looked towards Bakugou concerned, knowing that his best friend's counterpart was troubled because of their same facial expressions. Bakugou meanwhile too was troubled and worried, thinking himself over what could be happening.
"The Stark Expo. Welcome." Masaru finished his speech and the video ended with the crowd applauding.
"We are coming to you live from the kickoff of the Stark Expo," A female reporter announced outside behind a cheering crowd. "Where Katsuki Stark has just walked offstage. Don't worry, if you can't make it down here tonight, because this Expo goes on all year long. And I'm gonna be here checking out all the attractions and the pavilions and the inventions from all around the world."
The screen changed to show Katsuki walking down a backstage hall, tossing his jacket to Awase, who said "All right, its a zoo out there, watch out."
"Open up." Katsuki said. "Let's go."
They walked out to meet screaming fans, who called for his attention, asked for autographs and such, including meeting and shaking hands with the same old, white-haired man from the other two movies.
"Ok, this is the third time we've seen this dude already." Honenuki said. "Is this going to be a reoccurring thing or what?"
"Maybe." Shindo said.
As Katsuki and Awase wormed their way out of the building and fans, Happy said "That wasn't so bad."
"No, it was perfect." Katsuki agreed.
"Look what we got here, the new model." Happy pulled out his car keys and unlocked a white, expensive looking car. Standing by the car was an attractive woman in a purple shirt and black skirt.
"Hey, does she come with the car?" Katsuki jokingly asked.
"I certainly hope so." Happy replied.
Awase and Bakugou both roared in laughter, only for the two to get hit on the head.
"Ow! Who Did That?!" Katsuki roared in anger.
Ibarra looked away and whistled innocently as her Vine Hair receded back slowly.
"Hi." Bakugou's counterpart greeted.
"Hi." The woman greeted back.
"And you are?" Katsuki said as he held his hand out to shake
"Marshal." The woman shook his hand.
"Irish. I like it." Katsuki said.
"Pleased to meet you, Tony." She said.
"I'm on the wheel. You mind?" Katsuki said to Happy as they got onto the car and pulled the rood down. "Where you from?"
"Bedford." She replied.
"And what are you doing here?" Katsuki asked.
"Looking for you." She said.
Ibarra's eyes twitched in jealousy as did her hair, Bakugou remaining calm face while not-so-secretly sweating and looking panicked.
"Yeah? You found me." Katsuki simply said. "What are you up to later?"
"Serving subpoenas." The woman said as she gestured him to the piece of paper in her hands.
"Yikes." Stark simply said, Awase taking the paper.
Ibarra smiled sweetly in peace while Bakugou sighed in relief, much to the chagrin of their wingmen/ladies, aka Kirishima and Itsuka.
"He doesn't like to be handed things." Awase said. "I got it."
"Yeah, I have a peeve." Stark agreed as he rubbed his forehead.
"You are hereby ordered to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m." She said.
"Can I see a badge?" Katsuki asked.
"You wanna see a badge?" The lady questioned.
"He likes the badge." Happy said.
"Anything you wish to clarify, Bakugou?" Sero asked.
"No, I don't." Bakugou said firmly.
Meanwhile, Ibarra, not-so-secretly too to her fellow girls, was writing things down in a notepad.
The lady showed him her badge. "You still like it?"
"Yep." Stark said as he started the car, the woman smiling as she stepped back.
Mineta jumped onto Bakugou, grabbing him by the collar, and yelling with blood tearing eyes of jealousy "TEACH ME YOUR WAYS YOU PLAYBOY BASTARD!"
"OFF OF ME YOU PURPLE PERVERT!" Bakugou yelled as he blasted Mineta away from him, the purple perve landing as a comical charred body.
"How far are we from D.C.?" Katsuki asked Happy.
"D.C.?" Happy repeated. "250 miles."
The tires of the car screeched as Katsuki stepped on the gas.
The scene changed to show the Oval Office of Washington, D.C., a gravel sounding.
"Mr. Stark, could we pick up now where we left off?" Senator Stern said inside the building.
The room was filled with spectators, some reporters and news outlets, some military and Senate officials, Katsuki sitting at the front opposing a group of Senators, looking over and talking to Ibarra from behind.
"What the hell is going on here?" Sero asked. "And why does Bakugou look like he is being tried for a crime?"
"Perhaps, the United States government are attempting to sue Kacchan on Kacchan's Iron Man suit." Izuku theorized.
"Huh?" Uraraka questioned.
"Kacchan in this world is a billionaire inventor, and he yet he is flying around with a weaponized armored suit." Izuku explained. "They likely feel that such a weapon is too dangerous in the hands of a civilian."
"Agreed." Momo jumped in. "Since this world has no superpowers too, they likely don't have laws towards enhanced individuals or billionaires creating weapons of mass destruction and hoarding it to themselves and would likely wish to gain the rights to what they would see as a weapon."
"WELL SCREW THAT!" Bakugou yelled. "THAT SUIT BELONGS TO OTHER ME! THEY CAN'T EVEN HAVE IT OFF MY DEAD BODY!"
"Mr. Stark." The Senator repeated with another bang of the gavel.
"Yes, dear?" Mr. Stark said as the people in the room chuckled.
"Can I have your attention?" Stern insisted unfazed.
"Absolutely." Katsuki said.
"Do you or do you not possess a specialized weapon?" The Senator asked.
"I do not." Katsuki answered truthfully.
"Yeah sorry Bakugou but even I would see a suit of armor full of missiles and fires lasers to be a weapon." Mina said.
"You do not?" Stern repeated questionably.
"I do not." Katsuki repeated. "Well, it depends on how you define the word 'weapon.'"
"The Iron Man Weapon." Senator Stern said.
"My device does not fit that description." Katsuki said.
"Well how would you describe it?" The senator asked as he leaned in.
"I would describe it as what it is, Senator." Katsuki said.
"As?" The Senator asked insistently.
"Its a high-tech prosthesis." Katsuki called it, both audiences, movie-wise and viewing group-wise, laughed. "That is-That's actually the most apt description I can make of it."
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Hawks laughed. "Ok that was clever."
"Funny as it is, I would find an iron suit full of weapons to be the most overkill prosthesis ever made." Shinsou said. "Next thing you will tell me that a shotgun can be classified as a cane." The audience laughed, leaving Shinsou confused. "Why are you all laughing? Did I say a joke or something?"
"Its a weapon." Stern said. "Its a weapon, Mr. Stark."
"Please, if your priority was actually the well-being of the American citizen-" Katsuki said before Stern interrupted.
"My priority is to get the Iron Man weapon turned over to the people of the United States of America." Stern said.
"At this point, Yaomomo, Midori, and Iida, you guys should just go to a game show." Mina proposed. "You guys could rake up millions with your nerd smarts and predicting the future."
The group laughed while Izuku and Momo blushed and rubbed their necks, while Iida was sent into a rant about how he wouldn't demean his knowledge and education over money and how money-making game shows were absurd.
"Well, you can forget it." Stark said bluntly. "I am Iron Man. The Suit and I are One. To turn over the Iron Man suit would be to turn over myself, which is tantamount to indentured servitude or prostitution, depending on what state you are in." The room laughed again.
The group roared in laughter, before Eri asked "What is prostitootion?"
The group was silent as their laughter was replaced with horrified awkwardness.
"U-Um, I-I'll tell you about it w-when you are older, Eri." Mirio nervously told her.
"Why?" Eri asked confused.
"Trust us, Eri." Izuku said. "Not another word and I will give you a piggy back ride when this is over."
Eri decided to stay quiet, liking her piggyback rides, especially when she makes Papa use his Quirk to go really fast.
"You can't have it." Katsuki insisted.
"Look, I'm no expert-" Stern started to say before Katsuki interrupted him this time.
"In prostitution?" Katsuki asked. "Of course not. You're a senator. Come on." The room of people laughed a third time, this time Katsuki looking over to Ibarra who gave him a disapproving look. Katsuki shook his head and mouthed the word 'No?', to which Ibarra shook her head.
"Oh come on, Shio." Setsuna whined. "Even your counterpart doesn't have a sense of humor, that shit was hilarious!"
"I find using something as deplorable and unholy as prostitution or jokingly accusing a Senator of prostitution as a joke to be incredibly disgusting and shameful." Shiozaki preached. "Such disgusting and sinful acts should not be taken likely by making a joke out of them."
While the group sweat dropped at Shiozaki's faithful preaching, especially Mic who was subject of it during the Sports Festival, Bakugou however smiled and thought 'When she goes off like that, she sounds adorable. And kind of hot.'
"I'm no expert in weapons." Stern continued, trying to not look too embarrassed. "But we do have someone here who is an expert in weapons. I'd now like to call Justin Hammer, our current primary weapons contractor."
Katsuki looked over to see said Justin Hammer, who appeared as a short man, dressed in a dark grey suit and wearing purple-tinted round glasses, who had short light grey hair. In the live T.V. teleprompter, it also had Justin Hammer listed as CEO of Hammer Industries and DOD Primary System Contractor.
"MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPART DETECTED! JUSTIN HAMMER! MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPART: KAGERO OKUTA AKA GIRAN!" F.R.I.D.A.Y. showed an image of a man with grey hair, purple-tinted glasses, purple dress pants with a purple blazer and white undershirt, a scarf around his neck and a cigar in his mouth.
While the students looked confused as to who the man was, Tsukauchi eyes narrowed as he pulled out a notebook and began writing on it. All Might looked to his friend and asked "What is it, Naomasa?"
"That man there." Tsukauchi referred to Giran's image. "His codename, Giran, is a known name in the criminal black market that has been known to supply criminals and Villains with illegal Support Gear and is suspected collaborator of the League of Villains. My department has been looking into him recently since Camino."
All Might's eyes widened. "You think he helped recruit the members of the League?"
"Its possible, yet the man has been rather elusive." Naomasa said. "He is skilled with covering his tracks. But now that we know his name and his appearance, it will be easier to track him down. As well as track down the League too."
All Might, along with fellow heroes who overheard, perked up at the last part and made a mental note to have their agencies look up and keep an eye out for the suspected criminal.
"Let the record reflect that I observe Mr. Hammer entering the chamber, and I am wondering if and when any actual expert will also be in attendance." Katsuki roasted the CEO of Hammer Industries.
"OOOOOHHHH! BURN!" Kaminari yelled.
Justin raised a glass of water to Tony and laughed nervously. "Absolutely, I'm no expert." Justin said. "I defer to you, Katsuki. You're the wonder boy." Katsuki looked away with a look of distaste and annoyance.
"You clearly don't see to like him, Bakubro." Kirishima pointed out.
"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" Bakugou yelled. "And yeah I don't like him! He looks and sounds cocky, arrogant, and annoying!"
The students once again sweat dropped, all of them thinking 'Pot, meet Kettle.'
"Senator, if I may. I may well not be an expert, but you know who was the expert? Your dad, Masaru Stark. " Katsuki's eye twitched. "Really, a father to us all, and to the military-industrial age. Let's just be clear. He was no flower child. He was a lion."
"Appears as which this Justin Hammer is attempting to strike at Bakugou by comparing him to his father." Edgeshot said. "An attempt that clearly appears to angers Bakugou for likely being a blow to his pride and perhaps some parental issues."
"We all know why we're here." Hammer continued. "In that last six months, Katsuki Stark has created a sword with untold possibilities. And yet, he insists it's a shield. He asks us to trust him as we cower behind it. I wish I were comforted, Katsuki, I really do. I'd love to leave my door unlocked when I leave the house, but this ain't Canada."
"Does Canada have some kind of low crime rate or super chill?" Sen asked Pony, the American, who just shrugged her shoulders.
"National crime rates aside, looks like he's trying to make the public lose their trust in Bakugou so they could agree to demand Bakugou to give up his suit." Awase said.
"You know, we live in a world of grave threats, threats that Mr. Stark will not always be able to foresee." Hammer said. "Thank you. God Bless Iron Man. God Bless America." A few claps sounded throughout the room, the most loud of which came from Senator Stern.
All Might and Endeavor flinched upon Hammer's words. All Might and Endeavor, both as the Number 1 Pro Heroes of their country and one the Symbol of Peace, both feel the weight of so many lives upon their shoulders and to remember that they are those that they can't foresee to be in danger nor be able to help them was a personal blow to them.
"That is well said, Mr. Hammer." Stern said. "The committee would now like to invite Lieutenant Colonel Ejiro Kirishima to the chamber."
"Kirishima? What?" Katsuki questioned as he turned to the entrance of the room.
Walking down towards Katsuki in a navy blue suite was Kirishima, who met Katsuki halfway with a handshake. "Hey, buddy." Katsuki Stark said. "I didn't expect to see you here."
"Look, man, its me, I'm here. Deal with it. Let's move on." Kirishima replied.
"Is it just me or does Kirishima look a little different?" Ojiro asked.
Sero, squinting as he looked, said "Nah, don't see it."
"I do actually." Kaminari said. "His hair is shorter and black. Do you know why your counterpart's hair is black, Kirishima?"
Kirishima froze and looked over to Mina, who looked away, innocently whistling like she didn't hear the question. "Who knows." Kirishima responded. "It could just be that things like looks are different in other universes, like Bakubro's last name."
The students nodded and turned their attention back to the screen. Meanwhile, Kirishima looked back at Mina who simply made a 'Lips are Sealed' gesture with a smile, one which Kirishima smiled and nodded back in appreciation.
"Ok, I just-" "Drop it." "Alright, I'll drop it." Katsuki and Kirishima bantered back and forth as they sat down, Kirishima in the middle between Hammer and Stark.
"I have before me a complete report on the Iron man weapon," Stern continued, Katsuki mouthing 'Not a weapon'. "Complied by Colonel Rhodes. And, Colonel, for the record, can you please read page 57, paragraph four?"
"You're requesting that I read specific selections from my report, Senator?" Kirishima asked, a note of suspicion in his tone.
"Yes, sir." The Senator confirmed.
"It was my understanding that I was going to be testifying in a much more comprehensive and detailed manner." Kirishima pointed out.
"I understand." Stern said. "A lot of things have changed today."
"Yeah, sure have." Hawks said. "You are taking a supposed to be fair justice system and manipulating it to point out specific points to prove your biased and money-gaining point. Has the U.S. Justice system always been this corrupt and biased?"
"When has it not been?" Pony asked confused.
Hawks burst out laughing at the unintentionally burn from the American over her country.
"So if you could just read-" Stern said before Kirishima interrupted.
"You do understand that reading a single paragraph out of context does not reflect the summary of my-" Kirishima tried to point out before Stern interrupted him this time.
"Just read it, Colonel, I do. Thank you." Stern said.
"This Senator is unbelievably corrupt and disgraceful to the American Justice System!" Iida yelled. "
"Way to state the obvious Iida." Uraraka chuckled.
Kirishima, sighing in defeat, proceeded. "Very well. As he does not operate within any definable branch of government, Iron Man presents a potential threat to the security of both the nation and to her interests."
"Ouch." Kyouka said. "Must sting to have your best friend testify against you, huh Bakugou?"
"I would never testify against my Bro!" Kirishima shouted.
"I did, however, go on to summarize that the benefits of Iron Man far outweigh the liabilities." Kirishima proceeded talking over Stern's attempts stop him. "And that it would be in our interest to fold Mr. Stark into the existing chain of command, Senator."
"See?!" Kirishima shouted as he wrapped his arm around Bakugou's shoulders. "Bros before Senate hoes!"
"GET YOUR ARM OFF OF ME, SHHITTY HAIR, BEFORE YOU END UP LIKE THAT PURPLE PERVERT!"
Katsuki jumped in with "I'm not a joiner, but I'll consider Secretary of Defense, if you ask nice." The audience laughed at his boldness. "We can amend the hours a little bit."
"Bold of the guy to ask for Secretary of Defense." Snipe said.
"Is the kid ever not bold about anything?" Ectoplasm whispered.
"Touché." Snipe replied.
Stern stubbornly continued with "I'd like to go on and show, if I may, the imagery that's connected to your report."
"I believe it is somewhat premature to reveal these images to the general public at this time." Kirishima said with a frown of concern.
"With all due respect," Stern said. "Colonel, I understand, and if you could just narrate those for us, we'd be very grateful."
Kirishima sighed as he turned to a man beside a large television set sayin "Let's see the images." The screen changed into an photographed image of a military base, an additional focused image showing a group of people near a larger object. The screen changed again to show a more clearer image showing that the large object was in fact a large weaponized mech.
"Oh crap!" Kamakiri cursed. "Looks like its not just that Ivan dude from the beginning, other countries are trying to make their own Iron Man."
"Intelligence suggests that the devices seen in these photos are in fact attempts at making manned copies of Mr. Stark's suit." Kirishima said as Katsuki looked intrigued before pulling out a high-tech phone of sorts and pointed it at the screen. "This has been corroborated by our allies and local intelligence on the ground, indicating that these suits are quite possibly, at this moment, operational."
As Kirishima continued to talk, Katsuki was typing in and hacking into the system discreetly. "Hold on a second, buddy." Katsuki interrupted as he pointed his phone at the screen more noticeably. "Let me see something here." Katsuki pressed a button and the screen pulled up a coding screen with words 'Welcome Mr. Stark.' "Oh! Boy, I'm good. I commandeered your screens."
"Did...did Bakugou just hack into the television? In front of a Senator and live TV?" Melissa questioned, eyes widen in shock.
Meanwhile, Mei was slobbering like a dog at the appearance of the high-tech phone, writing down the schematics of it.
The crowd murmured in confusion as Katsuki continued typing in commands. "I need them." Katsuki said, Kirishima leaning in. "Time for a little transparency. Now let's see what's really going on."
"What is he doing?" Stern asked, his face showing fear and concern.
"I believe that Bakugou's counterpart is about to throw some more context to this hearing." Nezu said.
"If you direct, your attention to said screens," Katsuki continued ignoring the Senator. "I believe that's North Korea." The screen changed to show a video of a large manned mech suit, armed with large claws, guns, and missiles marching slowly out of the hangar only for it to stumble and fall to the ground, suddenly firing off bullets into the air as it malfunctioned, the people on the scream screaming in terror.
The people in the meeting looked in surprise as few even rose from their seats. They all gasped in horror as the unknown camera person screamed as the camera cracked and was splattered in blood.
The group flinched at the unfortunate fate of the cameraman.
"Well, that failed." Kyouka said. "And I was almost spooked from that mech."
"Can you turn that off? Take it off." Stern ordered to Justin Hammer.
"Iran." Katsuki continued, Kirishima looking at the Senator with a blank stare. The video changed to one of an armored suited man shouting as he attempted to fly only to veer and shift direction rapidly and out of control before crashing to the ground and into the camera. "No grave immediate threat here. Is that Justin Hammer?"
Sure enough in the video, it showed Hammer instructing a test pilot in an armored suit to walk. "How did Hammer get in the game?" Present Hammer scrounged the television trying to find a way to shut if off. "Justin, you're on TV. Focus up."
The meeting of officials murmured as they talked to each other, Stern looking caught red-handed. Katsuki looked to Kirishima with a smirk, the military Colonel barely holding back a chuckle.
"Ah, nothing like two bros exposing the Senate in its lies." Sero said
"Give me a little turn. To the left." Justin in the video asked the pilot who complied successfully. "Ok. Left's good. Turn to the right." The pilot complied, only to scream in horrible pain as the front half of the suit shifted right the man's front body all the way behind...while his lower half remained still.
The audience groaned and hissed at the sight, a few of the students either subconsciously rubbing their spines or trying to look away to appease their upset stomachs. Mirio and Izuku quickly covered Eri and Kouta's eyes.
The people in attendance gasped in horror, on-screen Hammer cursing "Oh Shit! Oh Shit!" Present Justin finally pulled a plug and turned the screen off. "Wow." Katsuki said, Kirishima, next to him, put his hand over his mouth. "Yeah, I'd say most countries, five, ten years away. Hammer Industries: 20."
"You think?" Mei asked sarcastically. "I would never design a baby so poorly made like that."
Izuku looked to the Support Course Students with an incredulous look. 'Didn't you almost twist my body like that with your Power suit?' Izuku thought but chose not to speak out.
"I'd like to point out that that test pilot survived." Hammer rushed to the mic to say.
"Hopefully." Itsuka muttered.
"I think we're done, is the point that he's making." Stern jumped in stuttering. "I don't think there's any reason to-"
"The point is," Katsuki interrupted. "You're Welcome, I guess."
"For what?" Stern asked.
"Because I'm your nuclear deterrent." Stark revealed. "Its working. We're safe. America is secure. You want my property? You Can't Have It." Katsuki slammed his hands in emphasis. "But I did you a big favor."
Katsuki Stark stood up and turned to the crowd. "I successfully privatized World Peace." Stark raised his hands in two peace signs, the crowd jumped form their seats and clapped and cheered.
"And that is how you win in a hearing." Hawks said. "Call the people out on their lies and make them looks like idiots that no one would take seriously."
"I'm believe that disrespecting and demoralizing your country's government is something that should not be taught or tolerated to impressionable youths." Edgeshot pointed out.
"Tell that to America." Hawks fired back.
Edgeshot remained silent, unable to disagree with the Winged Hero.
"What more do you want?!" Katsuki asked in a shout. "For now!" Katsuki turned to the Senators. "I tried to play ball with these ass-clowns."
"Fuck you, Mr. Stark. Fuck you, buddy." Stern cursed, his fellow senators looking in shock. "We're adjourned for today. You've been a delight."
"Oh wow." David said. "I have upset a few Senators myself when I refused to commercialize some of my more dangerous Support Items but I've never had a Senator curse at me during a live hearing."
Katsuki put on his sunglasses, giving the Senators a thumbs up and blew kisses at them.
The scene changed to show the hearing through a small Russian TV, Katsuki walking down the aisle, shaking hands hands and announcing "My bond is with the people. And I will serve this great nation at the pleasure of myself. If there is one thing that I have proven it's that you can count on me to pleasure myself. "
The group laughed at Stark's joke about himself, Bakugou meanwhile growling and turning away in a huff with a bright blush on his face. Ibarra's mind however ventured into a more 'mature and erotic' place upon Bakugou's last quote and immediately turn bright red, a tiny trail of blood leaking from her nose.
Meanwhile, the scene showed that the one who watched the event: Ivan Vanko.
"Hey its that Vanko guy." Ojiro said. "Looks like he's still watching Bakugou from afar."
Ivan worked on a piece of machinery, the scene showing a tube of electricity. Ivan finished attaching the piece of machinery and turned on a switch, the machine humming alive in power as the tubes or wires came alive in blue electricity trailing down the whip-like cord.
Eyebrows raised left and right as they saw the electrical whip, with even Mei and Melissa widening their eyes in horror and yet amazement at the invention.
Ivan walked towards the wall full of pictures of Katsuki Stark, the harness of his gear attaching, locking on, and powering the whip-like cords in his hands coming alive once again in electricity. Suddenly, he lashed out on of the whips of electricity, the victim of which was the TV set, which now laid on the ground, slashed through in half, smoking.
"Well shit." Kaminari cursed. "Looks like Bakugou's got a electric whip-powered super villain gunning for him." Kaminari then looked at his hands. 'Could I be able to do the same, but with my Quirk on a conductive cord or whip too?'
The scene to Malibu, California at Katsuki Stark's mansion.
Katsuki clapped his hands, the hologram screens and garage/workshop's lights turning on, along with the stereos that played rock music.
"We now turn you to our next segment of today's broadcast: Name the Song, with your expert DJ's, Izuku Midoriya and Kyouka Jirou." Sero jokingly said, much to the laughter of the students.
Kyouka repaid his joke with a jack in his ear, the Tape Quirk teen screaming in pain.
"Um, joke aside, I think that song is from an pre-Quirk era band." Izuku explained. "The Clash I think they were called. And this song was called Should I Stay or Should I Go."
"Wake up. Daddy's home." Katsuki said.
"Welcome home, sir." Katsuki's A.I. system, Jarvis, welcomed. "Congratulations on the opening ceremonies." Behind Katsuki, being scanned and shown the schematics of were four different Iron Man suits, one the classic red and gold Mark 3, the entirely silver Mark 2, the Mark 1, and a new black and gold suit with a label on it known as the Mark 4.
"HE MADE ANOTHER ONE?!" Mei screamed in delight as she once again started drawing up the suit's look.
"I guess that it would have been likely that during the six month time skip that he would have made some more Iron Man suits." Melissa said.
"They were such a success, as was your Senate hearing." Jarvis continued, showing a Youtube video of Katsuki's Senate hearing. "And may I say, how refreshing it is to finally see you in a video with your clothing on, sir."
"Gee, I wonder what deplorable and disgusting videos could 'Lord Explosion Murder', could have bee-*WHAM*!" Monoma said before he was knocked unconscious. The culprit however wasn't Itsuka, nor even Bakugou, but rather a certain holy vine girl, her aura surrounded in a sinister jealous aura.
Katsuki chuckled at the A.I.'s humorous banter. Katsuki turned to the sound of splatters and a blender to see the Dummy Arm accidentally turning on a blender without the lid placed.
"Aw! Its that adorable Dummy Arm!" Torru squealed.
"You!" Katsuki yelled, the Dummy Arm turning its attention to Katsuki only to accidentally knock over the blender, spilling the rest of its green contents. "I swear to God, I'll dismantle you. I'll soak your motherboard. I'll turn you into a wine rack."
Dummy responded by lowering its claw arm in a whine.
"APLOGIZE TO THE ADORABLE DUMMY ARM!" Torru and Mei yelled as they rushed Bakugou, all three of them pulling them away from each other.
"I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THAT STUPID ROBOT'S SHITTY PROGRAMMING!" Bakugou yelled.
"But wouldn't it have been you that programmed it-" "SHUT IT SPARKPLUG!"
"Shouldn't we try to be teachers and break these students up before they kill each other?" Mic asked his fellow teachers. "I mean here we are while they knock, stab, smack, and blow each other up and we are doing nothing."
"It is just the drama and energy of teenagers." Nezu replied. "It would be unwise to suppress them of their expression. I say we only intervene when the situation escalates into something drastic or possibly dangerous."
The teachers deadpanned at the smiling rat/bear thing, Midnight thinking what they all were 'You just find it funny and like the drama and action.'
They however kept their mouths shut, in fear of an accidental drop in their salary.
"How many ounces a day of this gobbledygook am I supposed to drink?" Katsuki asked as he drank from a bottle full of the green drink.
"We are up to 80 ounces a day to counteract the symptoms, sir." Jarvis responded.
"Symptoms of what?" Mina asked.
"Maybe it has to do with that Blood Toxicity levels from before." Uraraka said.
"Check palladium levels." Katsuki ordered as he took out and placed his thumb over the same device he used in the Stark Expo.
Jarvis reported back what the device read "Blood Toxicity, 24%."
"Palladium?!" Melissa yelled in alarm.
"What's wrong?" Mirio said. "Is that bad?"
"It is if it is in his blood and body." Melissa said. "Palladium is highly toxic towards the human body. Outside it may cause eye irritation but if it was ingested or injected into a living being it could result in severe damage in the liver, kidney, and bone marrow, and that's just as Palladium chloride. If it is the Palladium that I think it is, pure or simply impure palladium, then it could be much more disastrous."
Eyebrows were raised again in alarm and fear, Ibarra's hands covering her mouth in horror as tears starting welling at the implication.
"But how could Bakugou have been palladium in his bo...the Arc Reactor!" Momo gasped in horrified realization. "It uses palladium to power itself!"
"The palladium could have spread into his nervous system and bloodstream and could be toxifying his system." Mei deduced. "Probably to the point of possible lethal consequences."
Izuku and Bakugou's eyes widen in terror.
Katsuki wiped away the blood on his thumb as Jarvis continued reporting "It appears the continued use of the Iron Man suit is accelerating your condition." Jarvis pulled up a screen with an X-Ray of Katsuki's chest, showing white and red vein-like cracks spreading out from the Arc reactor in Stark's chest, the area around it in a corresponding red to the palladium.
"Jesus!" Kaminari cursed. "Even I know that that's really bad."
Izuku felt mortified and sick, the thought of Kacchan sick almost completely foreign to him, remembering how the his younger self would fight off any illness he got and raged at how he wasn't going to be treated like a vulnerable baby. He remembered how he fought through one nasty cold that he even went to school instead of staying home, Izuku while worried for him then also found it an inspiring show of his will.
But this wasn't a nasty cold that Bakugou counterpart had. If such a dangerous element spread too far it could...Izuku shook his head from thinking about That probability.
"Another core has been depleted." Jarvis revealed as Katsuki pulled up his black shirt to pull out the arc reactor from his chest. The back of the reactor opened up and out popped out a thin drive, which was smoking and, as Katsuki it out, was burnt.
"God, they're running out quick." Katsuki swore as he removed the drive and looked at its burnt remains.
"Wait why is that smoking?" Torru asked. "I feel like that shouldn't be smoking. Or burnt."
"It could be that Bakugou's arc reactors are burning up due to perhaps the high amount of energy the reactor is emitting, frying the main power source and thus meanwhile increasing his blood toxicity." Momo answered.
Ibarra was staring at the scene horrified, her heart racing at the thought of Bakugou dying from the very thing that was keeping him alive. The notion of Bakugou, counterpart or not, dying made Ibarra feel horrified beyond belief.
"I have run simulations on every known element," Jarvis reported as Katsuki opened a box to reveal more of the same drives, these ones intact. "And none can serve as a viable replacement for the palladium core." Katsuki stuck on of the drives into the open slot of the arc reactor, it sliding in and closing as the arc reactor returned glowing. Katsuki put the reactor into his chest. "You are running out of both time and options."
All Might clawed at his aching wound from All For One, knowing full well the stress and gravity of the situation as compared to his deteriorating body and his limited amount of time to use One For All, along with the desperation to find a worthy successor to the Quirk, one which he found in Izuku and made at peace with in his final battle with All For One.
However, the fact that his student from another world faces the exact same situation, one far worse by comparison, made All Might grit his teeth in frustration at the one, apparent constant on life throughout worlds: how Life is unfair and cruel, sadistically cruel.
Katsuki exhaled as he stuck the reactor back in and lifted his shirt to get a good look at it, his chest showing black veins spreading out from the center. "Unfortunately," Jarvis finished up. "The device that's keeping you alive is also killing you."
Bakugou clawed at his chest upon the sight of his counterpart's own chest, his heart racing at the thought of some foreign toxic metal infecting his body and killing him. He gritted his teeth at bullshit the situation was, finding a way to save his life from certain death only to find out the solution is killing him slowly and that his counterpart has reached a dead end in finding how to fix it.
Katsuki continued staring at the infection as Jarvis revealed "Miss Shiozaki is approaching."
"Uh oh." Kinoko said. "That's not good."
"I recommend that you inform her-" "Mute." Katsuki said, interrupting and muting Jarvis before he could say more.
"Oh god, is he doing the keeping it a secret to protect them thing?" Setsuna groaned.
"I suppose he is." Itsuka said.
Ibarra frowned that Bakugou would hide such an important news like that from her.
Katsuki quickly pulled down his shirt as Ibarra walked in saying "Is this a joke?" Katsuki didn't reply as he drank from the bottle again. "What are you thinking?"
"What?" Katsuki asked.
"What are you thinking?" Ibarra repeated more angrily.
"Hey, I'm thinking, I'm busy." Katsuki replied. "And you're angry about something."
"Thank you, Captain Obvious." Awase said.
"Do you have the sniffles?" Katsuki asked. "I don't wanna get sick."
"Indeed, your counterpart does look rather unwell, Shiozaki." Iida said. "You should strive to not strain yourself if you are feeling ill so as to not make your illness worse."
"Thank you for the kind, wise words, Iida." Ibarra thanked.
Meanwhile, Bakugou gripped his seat so hard, cracks were forming, the explosive teen never wishing to blow up the Engine Quirk user more than he did now.
"Did you just donate-" "Keep your business." Katsuki interrupted Ibarra before she continued "Our entire modern art collection to the-" "Boy Scouts of America." Katsuki finished her sentence as he gathered the hologram of his X-ray into a red, holographic ball. "Yes." He revealed as he tossed the ball behind him, into a formed holographic target. "It is a worthwhile organization. I didn't physically check the crate but, basically, yes. And its not 'our' collection. No offense."
Ibarra followed Katsuki saying "No, you know what? I think I'm entitled to say 'our' collection considering that I put in, over 10 years, curating that."
"Wow, 10 years?" Torru said. "Kind of a dick move to not involve her into it, Bakugou."
"Bakugou is dying." Midnight reminded them. "He is likely giving it all away since his life is ending quickly and he wants to give away any unnecessary possessions."
"It was a tax write-off." Katsuki said. "I needed that."
"You know, there's only about 8,011 things that I really need to talk to you about." Shiozaki insisted.
"Hey Dummy, quit spacing out." Katsuki continued walking, tapping on the Dummy Arm. "The Bridgeport's already machining that part."
"The Expo is a gigantic waste of time." Shiozaki admitted.
"Agreed." Momo and Melissa said at the same time, the two smiling and giggling at their simultaneous response.
Katsuki placed his hands on his assistant's shoulder and said "I need you to wear a surgical mask until you're feeling better." Shiozaki conveniently coughed. "Is that okay?"
"That's rude." Ibarra replied.
"Rude though he was, it is important to distance and sanitize oneself if they are susceptible or are infected with an illness." Tiger pointed out wisely. "For the courtesy, consideration, and safety of others."
"There's nothing more important to me than the Expo." Katsuki admitted. "Its my primary point of concern. I don't know what you're-"
Shiozaki interrupted with "The Expo is your ego gone crazy."
"Lets pray that never happens here." Kaminari whispered to the now conscious Mineta.
"No, you idiot, we should be praying for it." Mineta whispered back. "He could so ego-crazy that he could hire out a whole squad of sexy cheerleaders, make them wear scanty hero suit costumes, dance erotically, maybe he would have his way with them and we could be there to get the scraps-"
"Ahem." Mineta and Kaminari shivered as they turned to find Bakugou behind them with an evil grin and his hands popping with explosions.
The two perverts were forced to run away as fast as possible while Bakugou gave chase, Mic mumbling "There we go letting it slide again. Man, we are horrible teachers."
"I don't get paid enough to care." Eraserhead replied, sucking on a juice pack.
"Wow. Look at That." Katsuki said, but instead about it being about Ibarra's thoughts, it was about what he picked up: A large painting of the Iron Man Mark 3 saying 'I Am Iron Man'. "That's modern art. That's going up."
"Oh, you've got to be kidding." Shiozaki groaned.
"My thoughts exactly." Uraraka muttered, deadpanning at the art.
"I'm going to put this up right now." Katsuki said, pretending to ignore her. "This is vital."
"Stark is in complete disarray." Ibarra revealed about the company. "You understand that?"
"No. Our stock have never been higher." Stark pointed out.
"Of course it would be." Melissa said. "Their CEO is the closest thing to a hero in this world and would likely invest a lot in the company who could build anything half as good as they Iron Man suits."
"Yes, from a managerial standpoint." Shiozaki pointed out herself. "You are-"
"Well, if its messy." Katsuki interrupted her, for the umpteenth time. "Then let's double back. Let's move on to another subject."
"Oh no no no no." Shiozaki disagreed profusely. "You are not taking down the Barnett Newman and hanging That up!"
"YOU BARBARIAN!" Momo cried out in horror. "THOSE THINGS COST THOUSANDS TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS! AND YOU ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH THAT?!"
"Really, Millions?!" Uraraka said, eyes wide in horror at the expensive price.
"Isn't it just a black line through a white?" Mina asked.
"DO NONE OF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF CULTURE OR ART?!" Sero jumped in yelling. "THAT'S THE SHINING FORTH TO GEORGE PAINTING PAINTED BY BARNETT NEWMAN IN 1961! THAT'S A TREASURE!"
"Oh right, you're an art enthusiast." Kyouka said. "And Momo is a rich lady so no wonder you guys would be pissed."
"I'm not taking it down." Katsuki said as he climbed onto the counter with the Iron Man painting. "I'm just replacing it with this. Let's see what I can get going here."
"Okay fine." Ibarra relented as Katsuki placed the painting down and replaced it. "My point is, we have already awarded contracts to the wind farm people."
"Don't say wind farm." Katsuki interrupted, again. "I'm feeling really gassy."
"Oh my god, when will this guy ever stop interrupting people." Setsuna groaned. "What do you see in him, Shio?"
"He's...he's confident, and strong, and self-assured." Ibarra said as he fiddled with her hair. "And he's cute."
"And to the plastic plantation tree, which was your idea by the way." Shiozaki continued. "Those people are on payroll and you won't make a decision."
"Everything was my idea." Katsuki snapped. "I don't care about the liberal agenda anymore. Its boring. Boring. I'm giving you a boring alert. You do it."
"I do what?" A confused Shiozaki asked.
"Excellent idea." Katsuki continued. "I just figured it out. You run the company. Ibarra, I need you to run the company."
The group blinked their eyes in confusion at the sudden suggestion from Stark.
"Yeah, I'm trying to run the company." Shiozaki said.
"Well, stop trying to do it and do it." Katsuki said, as they then divulged into a back and forth of interrupting each other.
Kaminari decided not to meme as millimeters from his ear was a certain earphone jack that was daring him to meme.
"You will not give me the information-"
"I'm nor asking you to try-"
"In order to-"
"I'm asking you to-"
"To physically do it."
"I need you to do it."
"I Am Trying to Do It."
"Ibarra, You're Not Listening To Me!"
"No, you're not listening to me."
"I'm trying to make you CEO."
"WHAT?!" The group shouted in shock.
Shiozaki stopped talking, blinking in confusion. "Why won't you let me?" Katsuki asked.
Shiozaki leaned in with a suspicious look and asked "Have you been drinking?"
"Chlorophyll." Katsuki admitted, Shiozaki still looking shocked and confused. "I hereby, irrevocable, appoint you chairman and CEO of Stark Industries, effective immediately."
Shiozaki gaped at him in complete shock like a stunned goldfish.
Setsuna looked to Ibarra and burst out laughing. "HAHAHAHA! Oh My GOD! YOU BOTH MAKE THE SAME FACE! YOU TWO LOOK LIKE A COUPLE OF GAPING GOLDFISH!"
"Congratulations of the major promotion, Ibarra." Itsuka congratulated her classmate. Her fellow Class 1-B classmates congratulated her, Ibarra still gaping like a goldfish but that gaping wide mouth turned to a blushing smile.
Bakugou saw this and smiled in smug victory. 'Nice move there, other awesome me.' Bakugou mentally congratulated his other self.
"Yeah. Done Deal. Okay?" Katsuki said, clapping Ibarra's shoulders.
Shiozaki continued gaping at him as Katsuki explained while walking over to Dummy, who approached with a plate of glasses and Champaign. "I've actually given this a fair amount of thought, believe it or not. Doing a bit of headhunting, so to speak. Trying to figure out who a worthy successor would be. And then I realized, its you. Its always been you." Katsuki uncorked the bottle and poured its contents into the glasses.
"Awwww!" The girls cooed, while Ibarra hid her blushing face in her vines.
Shiozaki slumped down onto the couch behind her in silent shock. "I thought there'd be a legal issue," Katsuki admitted. "But actually I'm capable of appointing my successor. My successor being you." Katsuki handed the glass to her. "Congratulations? Take it. Just take it."
Shiozaki shook her head as she smiled and took the drink. "I don't know what to think." She said, her voice cracking in emotion.
"Don't think. Drink." Katsuki simplified. The two tapped their glasses as they laughed and drank. "There you go."
"That's nice and all but don't you guys think that this sudden promotion could be because he is dying and needs to find a successor to take his place?" Kaminari said.
The room grew silent, until the sounds of dozen hands smacking their foreheads rang. Shiozaki's smiling face to a darkened, sad look, sniffling as her nose became runny. The girls all stared at him with glaring red eyes that screamed 'You better run.'
The guys all groaned and thought 'Oh, you done it now.'
The next few minutes were spent with Kaminari running for his life from his female classmates, Miruko and Hawks laughing as they watched, Izuku, Kirishima, Sero, Sato, and Shoji all trying to keep Bakugou contained from murdering the electric dunce, and Yui comforting the saddened vine girl.
The scene changed back to the alleyway in Russia, Ivan waiting by as a man walked up to him, spoke something in Russian and handed him an envelope and walked away. Ivan walked further down the alley and opened the envelope to reveal a passport with his face on it and a ticket, a ticket to the Grand Prix De Monaco Historique.
"Wait why would he be going to Monaco?" Ojiro asked. "For the race? I thought he wanted to go after Bakugou?"
"Its race and they are mostly sponsored by companies." Todoroki said. "Perhaps Bakugou is scheduled to be there because he is sponsoring his own car in the race and he might demand Bakugou appear to face him."
The scene changed once more to show Ibarra waling into a gym of sorts, filled with weights, a bench press, some lounge chairs, and a boxing ring, which the last one was occupied by a sparring and geared up Katsuki and Awase.
"The notary's here." Ibarra said as she walked in. "Can you please come sign the transfer paperwork?"
"I'm on Happy Time." Katsuki replied as he continued boxing with said Happy.
"Happy Time?" Awase questioned with a brow of confusion.
"I guess Happy Time is just you and Bakugou sparring, Awase." Itsuka said.
The two traded jabs and dodges, with Happy lunging in only for Stark to grab the attack and slam his elbow into Happy's protected head, Awase groaning and looking at his employer in shock.
"Sorry." Katsuki apologized.
"What the hell was that?" Happy demanded to know.
"Its called mixed martial arts." Katsuki said. "Its been around for three weeks."
"Its called dirty boxing." Happy retorted. "There's nothing new about it."
"I Agree!" Tetsutetsu roared. "Box like a Real Man and Not Some Mixed Martial Arts Cheater!"
"You Wanna Start Something Metal Head! Bring it On!" Bakugou roared back.
"Ok, my patience has run out." Eraserhead said. "Bakugou, sit back down or you will have a day's detention."
"Tetsutetsu, Retrain yourself or the same punishment." Vlad King joined.
The two teens grumbled as they sat back down.
As the two argued and continued to box, a new individual walked into the room, one which the two men stopped only to gape in awe of, that person looking like-
"URARAKA?!" The group called out in shock.
True to the audience, the counterpart to Uravity walked in wearing a short sleeved, white dress shirt and black, baggy dress pants, her chestnut brown hair more scarlet red and longer, reaching past her shoulders. her dress shirt had a few buttons undone, revealing a glimpse of her, impressive cleavage, her counterpart's normally innocent, wide eyes more blank and alluring.
The girls congratulated their currently embarrassed and surprised classmate, claiming that she looked beautiful and 'quite the looker' as Mina said. The female pros smiled, in approval of the older counterpart of the heroine-in-training, feeling a tiny bit of jealousy at the girl's beauty. Midnight was gushing and squealing, muttering something along the lines of 'I trained her well'.
The guys gaped in awe and stuttered at the beauty that the Uraraka counterpart radiated, quite a lot of them blushing red hot. The guys of Class- 1-B looked towards their world's version of Uraraka and realized that the girl was definitely attractive like her counterpart and wondered if they should ask her out. Kaminari and Mineta were practically drooling, with their noses bleeding, like a pair of starving dogs. The other guys of Class 1-A nodded in approval at how their shy classmate looked cool and confident. The male pros weren't an exception from the blushes at the hot stare of the woman but immediately tried dispelling those thoughts as they reminded themselves that her counterpart, in their world, was a 15 year-old student sitting not a few feet from them. All Might, Gran Torino, and Nezu bot held back immensely the desire to burst out laughing as they saw Izuku's reaction.
Izuku gaped in awe, his brain short-circuiting and his face blushing red as he saw one of his best friends looking, in his words, hot. Unbeknownst to himself, the corner of his lip was twitching and a tiny bit of drool escaping his mouth. Inside his brain was only saying this: 'Humana Humana Humana Humana Humana...'
Hell even Bakugou gaped and blushed at how 'Pink Cheeks' could get so fine. He then immediately felt a cold chill run down his spine as he felt the jealous eyes of a certain crush and the glaring, raging eyes of a certain 'Shitty Nerd' stare at him.
Back to the movie, as the Uraraka look-alike walked to her, folder in hand, Ibarra said "I promise you this is the only time, I will ask you to sign over your company."
The Uraraka clone opened the binder to Ibarra and said "I need you to initial each box."
Katsuki, staring at the new lady, was tapped on the head by an impatient Happy. "Lesson One. Never take your eye off-" That was as far as Awase got before Katsuki swiftly kicked him in the chest, launching the driver into the edge in a grunt.
"I think you forgot Lesson Two there, Awase." Sen said. "Keep your focus up."
The Uraraka counterpart looked at the ring as Katsuki hammered onto Happy who said "That's it. I'm done."
Katsuki turned to the girls and pointed at the new girl asking "What's your name, lady?"
"Rushman. Olivia Rushman." The now named Olivia answered.
"Olivia?" Melissa questioned. "I guess you go by a different name in this world, Uraraka."
"Its not that surprising." Uraraka rubbed her neck in nervousness. "I mean Bakugou's last name there is Stark and All Might is called Thor."
"Good point." Melissa agreed.
"Front Center." Katsuki ordered. "Come into the church."
"Come again?" Kyouka questioned, a look of surprise on her.
"No." Ibarra said. "You're seriously not gonna ask-"
"If it pleases the court, which it does." Katsuki interrupted.
"Its no problem." 'Olivia' reassured Ibarra.
"I'm very sorry." Ibarra apologized. "He's very eccentric."
"You could say that again." Sero said.
Katsuki lifted the ropes to allow Olivia in, the redhead staring at the Stark billionaire with a alluring stare.
"OH MY FUCKING GOD! SHE IS SO FUCKING SE-*WHAM*!" Was all Mineta could say before he was punched into the ground, his head burrowed deep into the newly created hole.
"I expect you to apologize to Uraraka and keep yourself in under control." said Izuku, who spoke in a dark and chilling voice, his body sparking in green lighting and his slightly glowing eyes in shadows, a sick smile on his face. "Won't you, Mineta?"
"I-I-I-I'm...S-Sorry..." Mineta croaked before he fell into unconsciousness.
"Good to hear." Izuku said, walking back to his seat, leaving the group staring at him in shock and terror. Kaminari practically was begging for the earth to swallow him up to hide from Izuku. Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were having difficulty whether to say that was 'Chivalrous and Manly' of Midobro or consider investing in life insurance and bodyguards. Bakugou even mentally prayed to his counterpart to not make any moves one the Uraraka counterpart, before he faced the same fate from not only Deku but also Ibarra, who still stared at him.
The heroes and teachers would have said something about what occurred but the dark, malevolent aura that Izuku permeated actually glued them to their seats, with even Endeavor frozen in place yet all wondering why. All Might and Gran Torino were frozen in place, their eyes widened in horror and fear.
"Die he look like-" All Might asked.
"Yes." Gran Torino replied. "You think-"
"Absolutely not." All Might immediately said, peaking towards Izuku. "At least, I hope."
The reason the two were so scared was because Izuku's smirk and dark expression looked suspiciously similar to an arch-nemesis that gave All Might his wound and killed his predecessor.
As Izuku sat down, the girls themselves were grateful at Izuku putting the purple perve in his place, and scared off Kaminari as a bonus, but they were conflicted at seeing the rather dark turn that their cinnamon roll took, hoping to possibly never that Izuku ever again. Even if they found it a little hot, Uraraka and Setsuna especially.
"Papa?" Eri asked. "Are you ok?"
Izuku's dark look faded with a warm smile. "Never better, Eri."
Back once again to the movie, Katsuki and Olivia stared each other down, Katsuki attempting to get a read on Olivia while drinking from his bottle. After a failed attempt of triggering a response, Katsuki awkwardly looked to Happy and said "Can you give her a lesson?"
"No problem." Happy said as Katsuki stepped out of the ring.
"Ibarra." Katsuki whispered as he walked over to her.
"What?" Ibarra whispered back.
"Who is she?" Katsuki asked.
Ibarra sighed and said "She is from legal and she is potentially a very expensive sexual harassment lawsuit, if you keep ogling her."
"I'm confused." Sero said. "Since when did Bakugou in that world turn into Mineta?"
The group chuckled at the joke.
"I need a new assistant, boss." Katsuki joked.
"Yes, and I've got three excellent potential candidates." Ibarra replied. "They're lined up and ready to meet you."
"I don't have time to meet." Katsuki said as he stared at Rushman. "I need someone now. I feel like it's her."
"No, it's not." Ibarra insisted.
"You Really don't want Uraraka to be Bakugou's assistant." Setsuna pointed out the obvious. "Any reason, Shio?"
Shiozaki just gave Setsuna a death glare and remained silent.
"You ever boxed before?" Happy asked Olivia.
"I have, yes." She replied.
"What, like the Tae Bo? Booty Boot Camp? Crunch? Something like that?" Happy questioned.
"Not sure whether he is making a joke or is sexist or both." Kinoko pondered.
"Of course my other self is making a making a joke. I'm not sexist." Awase replied. "At least I hope."
Before Olivia could respond, Katsuki called out "How do I spell your last name, Olivia?"
"R-U-S-H-M-A-N." Olivia spelled out.
Katsuki turned to the table next to him, a hologram keyboard appearing. "What, are you gonna google her now?" Ibarra questioned.
"Hmm? I thought I was ogling her." Katsuki replied. Katsuki looked at Olivia's information and pictures of her. "Oh, wow. Very, very, impressive individual."
"You're so predictable. You know." Ibarra groaned.
"She's fluent in French, Italian, Russian, Latin?" Katsuki listed, the last one more surprised and questioning. "Who speaks Latin?"
"No one speaks Latin." Ibarra answered. "Its a dead language. You can read Latin and you can Latin." As continued, Katsuki widened an image of Olivia clad in sexy, blank lingerie.
The guys of the group were quick to look away blushing, less they suffer the same fate as Mineta, but couldn't help the urge to sneak a peek. Mirio made sure to cover both Eri and Kouta's eyes. The girls of the group were getting a little pissed off of Bakugou's ogling, especially Ibarra. Meanwhile, Uraraka blushed heavily in embarrassment and fearfully looked at what Deku's reaction was. Deku was trying to look away like the rest of guys, but also snuck a peek and blushed heavily before looking away. Uraraka was even more embarrassed that she blushed even more heavier that she covered her face in embarrassment.
However, hidden beneath her cover, Uraraka felt a tiny bit smug that she got Deku's attention. Uraraka's fellow girls that liked the green bean grumbled in slight jealousy.
"Did you model in Tokyo?" Katsuki asked. "'Cause she modeled in Tokyo."
Ibarra rolled her eyes in jealousy.
The audience Ibarra meanwhile had a dark and menacing glow around her that made even the teaser Setsuna scoot away nervously.
"I need her." Katsuki said. "She's got everything that I need."
"Are we sure Bakugou isn't the sexist one here, or is he just really horny?" Pony asked.
Olivia meanwhile looked back at the two, Happy meanwhile instructed "Rule Number 1: Never take your eye off your opponent."
Happy threw a slow and weak punch, Olivia grabbing his hand lightning fast before twisting his wrist, so hard it cracked, jumping and flipping her legs around his neck and grappling his arm before slamming him onto the mat.
"Woah!" Mina said. "Damn girl, that was awesome!"
"Reminds me of your Gun Martial Arts that you used on Toga, Ochaco." Asui pointed out.
Uraraka smiled that her counterpart could kick ass, hoping that she too can be as skilled, like her fellow classmates and Deku.
"Whoa!" "Oh my God!" Katsuki and Ibarra yelled in surprise. Olivia quickly let go and got back up, the unfortunately recipient of her technique also getting up, although more slowly and tiredly than her. "That's what I'm talking about." Katsuki complimented.
"Happy!" Ibarra yelled in worry.
"Don't worry, I just slipped." Awase lied.
"Yeah, sure you did, Awase." Shihai said as he patted an embarrassed Awase's shoulder. "Keep telling yourself that."
"Even in another world you 1-A, attention-hungry idiots can resist to hog the spotlight and attention!" Monoma awoke and preached, only to get knocked right back out by Kendo.
"You did?" Katsuki asked as he rung the bell. "Looks like a TKO to me."
Olivia climbed out of the ring and said "I just...I need your impression."
"You have a quiet reserve." Katsuki deduced. "I don't know, you have an old soul. Maybe some experience."
"I mean your fingerprint." Olivia clarified, a subtle smile on her lips.
Nezu rubbed his chin, a calculative look in his eye. 'Hmm, adept in martial arts, excellent reactionary ability, expert in multiple languages, including Latin, and great amount of patience and restraint, and she is only from legal? Sounds to me like someone is more than meets than eye.'
"Right." Katsuki said as he grabbed a pen and signed his signature on the notary while placing his fingerprint on the page.
"So, how are we doing?" Ibarra asked as she walked over.
"Great, just wrapping things up." Stark replied.
"Will that be all, Mr. Stark?" Olivia asked.
"No." Katsuki said.
"Yes, that will be all, Ms. Rushman." Ibarra said. "Thank you very much."
Olivia took her leave, Katsuki and Ibarra watching her go.
"I need one." Katsuki said.
"No." Ibarra replied.
"Looks like Bakugou is interested in you, Uraraka." Mina teased. "You sure there isn't anything between you two?"
"Nope." Uraraka responded plainly and 100% not shy nor embarrassed. "Literally wouldn't happen in a thousand years."
Izuku and Bakugou overheard this and had their own reactions to her reply. Izuku felt relieved only to be later confused to why he felt relieved in the first place. Bakugou meanwhile fumed as his pride and ego took a small hit but chose to keep his mouth shut so as to not give Deku or Ibarra a reason to suspect something.
The scene changed, showing a view over the new location: Monaco. The scene had a French TV announcer speak while the logo of the event, the Grand Prix De Monaco Historique.
"Wait, isn't that where that Vanko guy is going?" Sen asked.
"It appears that Todoroki's deduction was correct." Jurota spoke. "Stark must have been scheduled to arrive to this event and therefore, Vanko knew where he would be and where to strike."
Outside the Hotel De Paris, a black fancy car rolled up to the front, Katsuki Stark, wearing a grey suit climbing out to meet the cheers of the spectator fans. Katsuki waved at them as he, Ibarra, dressed in a black dress, and Happy, in a black tux while carrying a unique-looking briefcase, entered the building.
"You know, its Europe." Katsuki said. "Whatever happens the next 20 minutes, just roll with it."
"Go with it?" Ibarra questioned confused. "Go with what?"
"Exactly." Katsuki said.
"He is about to do something rash and/or stupid isn't he?" Shinsou asked.
"Yep, most likely." Mei replied.
"Mr. Stark?" Olivia came up to them, wearing a red dress. "Hello. How was your flight?"
"It was excellent." Katsuki said, Ibarra beside him surprised to see her. "Boy, its nice to see you."
"Well Uraraka is Bakugou's assistant after all." Itsuka said. "Sorry Ibarra."
"Like I care." Ibarra huffed and turned away.
Bakugou flinched, cursing his other self.
"We have one photographer from the ACM, if you don't mind." Olivia informed, as Katsuki and Ibarra grabbed two cups before Olivia snatched them up and put them back. "Okay?"
"Mmm-Hmm." Katsuki agreed.
"When did this happen?" Ibarra asked.
"What? You made me do it." Katsuki replied.
"I made you do what?" Ibarra asked again.
"You quit. Smile." Katsuki answered as the photographer came up.
"Wow." Setsuna chuckled. "He is such a dick."
"Stating an obvious, aren't you." Reiko responded.
Ibarra laughed unamused, her smile forced.
"Stop acting constipated." Katsuki said, smiling as they took a picture. "Don't flare your nostrils."
"You are so predictable." Ibarra pointed out.
"Right this way." Olivia lead Katsuki through the bar.
"You look fantastic." Katsuki complimented the former Stark Legal employee.
"Why thank you very much." Olivia thanked.
"But that's unprofessional." Katsuki quickly said. "What's on the docket?"
"You have a 9:30 dinner." Olivia revealed.
"Perfect." Katsuki said. "I'll be there at 11:00."
"Wow, hammering in that the kid is going through a bit of a rock star phase." Snipe said.
"He's a multi-billionaire with a high tech suit of armor, billions of dollars to spend, and is likely one of, if not The most famous man of the planet, so it was possible that would have gone to his head." Ryukyu said.
"Yeah, but he was a self-centered dick before, so the only thing that has changed is that armor." Miruko said. "And he is no longer a CEO so he can do whatever the fuck he wants, which will probably lead to something stupid yet hilarious."
"Absolutely." Olivia said.
"Is this us?" Katsuki referred to the table in front of them.
"It can be." Olivia said.
"Great. Make it us." Katsuki ordered.
"Okay." Olivia said.
"Mr. Musk." Ibarra greeted the famous billionaire. "How are you?"
"Hold on minute." David Shield said, his eyes wide and starry-eyed. "Is that Elon freaking Musk?!"
"Isn't he that famous billionaire who helped build those electric cars and jets back at that time?" Kaminari asked.
"Yep." Melissa said. "Dad has been a fan of Elon Musk for as long as I can remember. He practically had a heart attack when we met his family back in America."
"Hi Pepper." Elon Musk greeted back, shaking the CEO's hand. "Congratulations of the promotion."
"Thank you very much." Pepper thanked.
"Elon, how's it going?" Katsuki jumped in greeting the man. "Those Merlin engines are fantastic."
"Thanks you." Elon said. "Yeah, hey I've also got an idea for an electric jet."
"You do?" Katsuki asked.
"Yeah." Elon confirmed.
"Then we'll make it work." Katsuki promised as he and Ibarra walked on. He turned to Ibarra and asked "You want a massage?"
Ibarra sighed. "Oh God, no, I don't want a massage."
"I'll make Olivia make an-" "I don't want Olivia to do-" "You look tense." Katsuki and Ibarra talked back and forth.
"Careful Shio, you are looking a little too jealous there." Setsuna said.
Ibarra once again huffed and gave both Setsuna and Bakugou the silent treatment.
As Katsuki and Ibarra made it to the bar and talked some more, they were interrupted by Justin Hammer. "Katsuki! Is that you? Hey, pal!"
"My least favorite person on Earth." Katsuki mumbled annoyed before turning to address the fellow inventor. "Justin Hammer."
"Way to be blunt." Sato mumbled.
"How ya doing?" Justin asked.
"What brings you here Mr. Hammer?" Ibarra asked as he shook the man's hand.
"Well, Stark here isn't the only rich guy with a fancy car here today." Justin informed. "Oh by the way, you know Christine Everhart from Vanity Fair."
"Hi." Christine walked up, Ibarra's eye twitching slightly in jealousy while Stark froze in slight panic.
"Yeesh, her again?" Setsuna said. "Looks like this other world isn't being too kind to you in easing your jealousy, Shio."
"Enough, Tokage." Itsuka replied. "Leave the poor thing alone. You should be more worried that one of these videos doesn't have You teased with your certain crush."
Setsuna froze, her eyes peeking at said certain individual, her cheeks flaring as she suddenly shuddered in fear and worry.
"You guys know each other?" Justin asked.
"Yes." Christine said. "Yes, we do."
"Yes, roughly." Katsuki unfroze and said.
"Is that how there night went too?" Sen joked to Awase, the two snickering while Ibarra's eyes flared red in rage as her hair started to shift.
"Btw, big story." Justin said as he pointed at Ibarra. "The new CEO of Stark Industries. Congratulations."
"I know, I know." Christine said. "And my editor will kill me if I don't grab a quote for our Powerful Women issue. Can I?"
"Oh, sure." Ibarra agreed.
"She's actually doing a big spread on me for Vanity Fair." Justin jumped in. "I thought I'd throw her a bone, you know. Right?"
"Right." Ibarra said, she and Katsuki looking awkward. "Well, she did quite a spread on Katsuki last year."
"Yeah, a spread." Sen chuckled.
"A spread on a story or a spread of her le-*WHACK*!" Awase said before he and Sen were whacked in the head by two vine hair fists.
"And she wrote a story as well." Katsuki jumped in a panic.
"It was very impressive." Ibarra said dryly. "Very good. I'm going to go wash."
"Don't leave me." Katsuki pleaded as Ibarra left and Justin lead Katsuki away with him and Christine.
"Hey, buddy. How you doing?" Justin asked. "Looking handsome, my man."
"I'm all right." Katsuki said. "Please this is tough."
"His face is illuminating a sea's worth of agony and irk." Tokoyami said.
"In none sage words?" Kyouka asked.
"Bakugou is clearly feeling awkward and annoyed being near Hammer." Asui translated.
"Say Brie." Justin said as a cameraman took a picture of them, Katsuki putting on his sunglasses.
"Hey, listen," Christine drew their attention back to her as she held up a recorder. "Is it the first time you've seen each other since the Senate?"
"You mean since he got his contract revoked." Katsuki pointed out.
"Uh, actually, its on hold." Justin stuttered out.
"That's not what I heard." Katsuki said. "What's the difference between 'hold' and 'canceled'? The truth?"
"I like this guy." Miruko said. "He tells it as it is and doesn't give two shits about being polite."
"Traits that you and Hawks do constantly." Edgeshot.
"Better than trying to soothe their fears or egos." Hawks replied. "People deserve the truth and to not be lied, coaxed, or have their fragile feelings soothed if they handle it."
"Yes, what is?" Christine asked as she pointed the recorder at Justin.
"The truth is-um-why don't we put that way?" Justin tried to move the recorder out of the way as they walked and sat down. "The truth is, I'm actually hoping to present something at your Expo."
"Well, if you invent something that works, I'll make sure I get you a slot." Katsuki said.
"Wow, what a way to be nice and honest for the media and diss someone at the same time." Sero said.
Olivia came up and said "Mr. Stark, your corner table is ready." Katsuki nodded as he and Olivia proceeded to walk away.
"Yes, I actually have a slot this year. Yes, I do." Hammer said.
"Hammer needs a slot, Christine." Katsuki called out as he left.
Hammer laughed awkwardly. "We kid, yeah. We kid. We're kidders."
"Yeah kidding, that's what that is." Ojiro said sarcastically.
Katsuki was now alone in the restroom, scanning his blood again, the machine this time reading 'Blood Toxicity: 53%'.
"Damn, that infection works fast." Gran Torino said.
"You can clearly see the sings of his infection." Recovery Girl said as he pointed to the screen. "By his neck. Those black veins are clearly signs of blood poisoning and really bad case of it."
Katsuki wiped away the blood of his finger before looking at it and putting it in his mouth, practically tasting the toxicity. Katsuki sighed in frustration, leaning towards the mirror. He looked towards the screen, Bakugou feeling like his counterpart was looking straight at him, and asked "Got any other bad idea?"
The scene changed to show Katsuki stark walking through a crowd of fans, himself now wearing a black and dark blue race track suit with the words Stark on his chest.
"Oh. My. God." Momo gaped stunned. "Is he-"
"I think he is." Kyouka said. "But he could be that-"
"Stupid? Rash? Idiotic?" Todoroki said. "I think he could be."
This time even Bakugou couldn't retort against 'Icy-Hot' as he himself was gaping at his own stupidity.
Meanwhile, Izuku, All Might, and Ibarra face-palmed, while Aizawa was practically slamming his head into his seat mumbling "Stupid. Fucking. Problem. Children."
Back over with Justin and Christine, Justin said "Katsuki and I...Katsuki-I love Katsuki Stark. Katsuki loves me. we're not competitors."
"Never have I heard a more bumbling lie than that." Shinsou muttered.
"Him being out of the picture created tremendous opportunities for Hammer Industries, you know?" Justin kept trying to weasel his way through the interview, Christine not paying attention as she gazed in stupefied shock at the TV.
"Everything Katsuki and I do...is a healthy...competition..." Hammer noticed her gaze and followed to see the TV, witnessing Katsuki Stark on TV, by the race track.
"Well, what's the use of having and owning a race car, is you don't drive it?" Katsuki announced to the TV.
Justin turned to Christine, his face one of shock too. "Is he driving?"
"Pretty much looks that way, you weasel." Hawks muttered.
Ibarra looked at the TV, her eyes raising in alarm as she saw Katsuki on the race track, the former driver of the race for the Stark brand tossing his helmet away in rage.
"Oh yeah." Kaminari said. "Bakugou just stole the spotlight out of the other driver. Man, that has to stink. Getting shown up by the guy your racing for. Oh and Ibarra found out."
"Olivia. Olivia!" Ibarra worryingly called out to the new assistant. "Did you know about this?"
"This is the first time I have known of it." Olivia said honestly, herself also worried.
Ibarra sighed. "This-This cannot happen."
"I understand." Olivia said. "How can I help you?"
"Where's Happy?" Ibarra asked.
"He's waiting outside." Olivia told the new CEO.
"Okay, get him. I need Happy." Ibarra ordered.
"Right away." Olivia said as she quickly walked off.
"Katsuki's...we're not competitive." Justin tried once again lying, turning back to Christine. "You know what I mean?"
"Yeah yeah yeah, you know, can you excuse me for just one second?" Christine asked.
"Just read me what you wrote." Hammer said. "Just read it back to me."
"I will. I will, after." Christine said. "But I have to make one quick phone call. I'll be right back."
"Where are you going?" Justin asked. "I've got some caviar coming."
Christine walked off leaving Hammer alone as he turned back to the TV, Katsuki Stark, helmet on, looked to the camera and held a thumbs up to it. Hammer looked at the billionaire hero with narrowed eyes seeping with anger and jealousy.
"Yeah, not competitive my ass!" Tetsutetsu voiced.
"Well, this certainly won't end up well." Sero sighed in defeat. "Who else thinks this won't end well?"
Almost every hand in the room, even Eri and Kouta, raised their hands in unison.
"FUCK YOU ALL!" Bakugou roared in anger.
"Uncle Kacchan is going to be in trouble, isn't he, Papa." Eri said, not as a question but a statement.
"Yes, yes he will, Eri." Izuku muttered.
AAAAAANNNNNDDDDD SCENE! BOOM! First part of Iron Man 2, done and done! And yes, Eri, you are right, Kacchan is in for a world of hurt and ego bruising next chapter. Also sorry guys for the cliffhanger but I'm not sorry 'cause I'm a sadistic, Chaos-loving god! In the words of my favorite Destiny gamer, Jez3, I am Zayden the Sane Slayer, Slayer of all Sanes. Copying checks out. I recommend his videos, they are funny as hell. Also who he is excited for Attack on Titan Final Season?! Because I am!
Also, this is quite possibly the most packed and longest chapter so far because I didn't want to have to split this into 5 chapters. As for the long wait, you can say I wasn't so much into this because Iron Man 2 isn't exactly a movie I would rewatch or care for with the only things going for it, for me, is Justin Hammer and the music. Speaking of which, hope you guys liked me putting the lyrics of Shoot To Thrill, my reason to do so being because without it, the scene in my mind felt bland and lost of its epicness and over-the-top-ness of the scene in the movie.
Anyways, let's continue onto counterparts. First off, the red-headed elephant in the room: Uraraka as Black Widow. I know many people would dislike this and would suggest others like Toga or Momo, but I found there to be more points of comparison for Uraraka. While Toga is an acrobatic and stealthy killer, Uraraka also is a major threat up-close with not just her Quirk but her Gun Head Martial Arts training and Black Widow's leg lock takedown signature move can be compared with Uraraka's own signature takedown that she uses, like on Toga, as well as that Natasha's Widow's Bite, that stuns and incapacitates foes, is similar in a way to Uraraka's Zero Gravity, which makes the float and kind of incapacitates and disorients them.
Also Natasha has been shipped and even romantically teased with Steve much like Uraraka with Deku, both wear skin-tight black suits, and while Toga has a more darker past much like Natasha, Uraraka and Natasha are both characters that love and care for their friends, even going to the route of sacrificing for them, and both have been also paired with ships that many didn't accept, such as Natasha with Bruce and Tony and Uraraka with Bakugou. Plus you can probably see confident, badass Black Widow as the end result of Uraraka's journey of being a confident, competent, badass hero.
Additionally, I found the people who don't like Uraraka in the comments, ironically, gave me another reason to have her as Natasha: both characters have been reasonably and unreasonably critizied, like Natasha being egged as useless for being a normal person in a team of superheroes, just ask Cinemasins and their apparent need to trash on Widow in every MCU movie she is in, and Uraraka for god knows what. But still keep in mind, even if you don't like this decision, in the end, as many of you have pointed out, this is my story and I will stick by my decisions, no disrespect meant to you guys or Toga fans that wanted her as Widow. And it was either this or have Uraraka as Peggy, so pick your poison. Also, the reason for calling her Olivia Rushman, at this point, is because of Natasha, in this movie, at first going by Natalie Rushman as a cover name and I wanted a cover name for Ochaco that matched her first name in a similar manner.
Moving on to the Villain side: Whiplash as Mustard was kind of a toss up, since they aren't any Villain characters in MHA that use a whip so far, and the only comparisons I will say these two have is anger and jealousy towards their enemies, Tony and Howard with Vanko for ruining his father's life and messing his own life in the process and the U.A. students for Mustard as he was jealous of their attention and fame. Plus, they are both forgettable, one-time Villains that deserved more attention and work put on them.
Then onto Justin Hammer, I found Giran to be the most obvious choice. They are both shady business men who supply their employers with weapons, and Villain man-power in Giran's case, are stylish, and I found the mental image of Giran doing the Hammer Hustle at the Expo to be too hilarious to pass up. Plus, I found with the addition of Tsukauchi to the viewing group that showing the broker of the League of Villains would be a way to tie into canon as another Villain the Heroes would find and track to the PLF mansion for the War arc.
Anyways, that's all for now! As always, I hope you guys liked the chapter, sorry if it felt rushed and lazy, I have been feeling off my game with this one admittingly, but I hope you guys liked it, leave your thoughts in the comments (hopefully I don't get too much shit), check out my other stories if you want, and keep each other safe and healthy in these trying times.
This has been Zayden StormVoid and have a A HAPPY HANUKKAH, A HAPPY KWANZA, AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS!
