Hey guys, as you can see from the title. They won't be reacting to the episode The Storm in this chapter, that would be in the next chapter.
Today's chapter is the break from all the reactions. We're going to see what they learned or if they learn something.
I guess we're going to find out.
The Stage is Set! It's time to bring down the house!
I want to say thanks, to my friend Wizardwolf1020. For helping me write this chapter.
Book Water:
Interlude 2
(Cue music: September by Earth Wind & Fire)
As Izuku steps a foot from the Movie Theater into the Casino lobby.
He and everyone wowed at the Casino, it was no longer a broken down place from how they remembered entering the building earlier. While listening to the song September. They see the place was a lot more clean and shiny than before. The floor was gold tiles now, and it might be real gold too. There were also red velvet curtains on the wall.
What's interesting, they're no longer alone in the Casino. They believe the people here might have been other spirits assuming from the world that Poker is from.
One of the spirits was a Turtle walking on two feet and its shell was diamond instead of a normal turtle shell. One of the spirits was the appearance of an arctic tiger, who was also walking with two legs, they were also human clothes, the tiger almost looked like he was planning to go to a disco.
Many of the boys' jaws dropped when a humanoid female spirit walked in, she was almost naked, her outfit, if you can call it that? It was very revealing, you can see her side boobs and abs, her outfit was pink and skin tight, and she was also wearing a mask that only cover her mouth and nose.
When she introduces herself to the group, she removed her mask revealing her razor-sharp teeth, as everyone was grossed out by seeing her teeth, as she asked them a question. "Excuse me, boys, would you know where the buffet is? I hear they're serving german sausages today, and I love sausages!" the woman cheered. "Would you know where it is?"
The boys panicked as they shook their heads no. That made the woman angry.
"I'll bite out your cocks!" The woman threatened them as she left them fearing her, while she return to her search for the buffet. (And yes that was Mileena from Mortal Kombat 9.)
"Oh, your all finally out from the Theatre."
Everyone heard a new voice in the Casino lobby, They turned to a young man who looked younger than the students themselves. He was humanoid looking, he had light blue skin with white hair. He was also wearing a half red and half black suit, his tie was bright yellow.
Only All For One, recognize him during his time watching the first two episodes by him before joining the group, as All Fo One said his name.
"Roulette, it's nice to see you again." said the Symbol of Evil.
Now, the mentioned Roulette the spirit just smiled and bowed to them in greeting. "It's nice to see you again, All For One." Roulette turns his attention to the rest of the group. "It's nice to meet you all, my name is Roulette, and I work here at the Temptation Casino, and I'll be your tour guide to the Casino."
Everyone tries to understand the situation and to understand Roulette more.
Tokoyami is the one who spoke for them, "Let me understand this, you're our tour guide?"
"That is right, I am your tour guide." the spirit replies.
Spinner steps in. "I'm guessing to show us what the casino has to offer? Besides food and gambling? Correct?"
"Heidi Ho!" he answered the lizard villain.
Katsuki is annoyed at how perky this spirit's attitude is being he just has enough. "Can you just start the damn tour already?!" he asks the spirit.
"Righty Ho, Bakurino let's start the tour!" Bakugo would have yelled back at the spirit by calling him that awful nickname, but he was knocked out by Kirishima.
(Music ends)
During the tour with Roulette, he showed every inch of the Casino, rooms that they all can enter.
There was the gambling hall, just like the namesake the was the only place they can all gamble. From the information from Roulette, since they entered the casino, all of their money has been converted into Canadian Dollars, and whatever bets they made during their time here, become real. That made Bakugo very pissed off because he lost a few bets since they entered the Casino.
There was also The Restaurant.
They have learned that the Buffet was off limits to humans and that the buffet was for spirits only. Roulette explains that the menu always changes based on the theme of what country the chef picks, today's menu is Ethiopian food.
Many of the students have been wanting to try Ethiopian food.
There was a room that they had been looking forwards to visiting, which would be the training room. Roulette mentioned that the training room could help them train their combat skills, there would also be an instructor available if they want to learn something from what they watch from the other reality. Such as the martial arts that happened in the reality.
Kosei is been looking forward fight exactly like Aang he is been wanting to see the instructor.
However, the bad news for everyone is that only ten people are allowed at a time.
Roulette also introduces them to the washroom, after what the big three did to the theatre washroom. Complete with shower.
Many of them have been wanting to shower, after all-day training and the battle at Deika city they deserve a nice good shower.
Roulette mentioned that there was a strict rule of no peeping to see the other sex shower room or the same sex shower room, Showers are divided with walls with their own, and there was a strict rule that there wouldn't be shared showers of two people.
The next room was a room that took Izuku's attention.
The Museum.
Roulette explained that the museum has every info and statues of the world that they watched back in the theatre room. He and many other wants to know about their favorite characters including the lore of their world.
Now, Roulette introduces them to a device… A mirror? "This here boys and girls is Poker's little on Looking Glass."
The whole group was confused about this… device? Like how on Earth, or any place in the cosmos that this device anything important to them, or to the spirit of temptation to have any value towards this, Mirror?
However, the name itself, A Looking Glass, sounded very important to Yaoyorozu. When she was little, she learned how to read at a young age, it's how she knows so much about how to make anything with her quirk. She remembers that reading is how she learned who she knows how to make her famous Matryoshka Doll, The same dollies that she used to defeat Mr. Aizawa in the Final Exam. So she raises her hand to ask Roulette a question. What she's going to ask isn't logical, at all.
After the whole Logic vs Belief topic back in the theatre, anything can be possible with the power of belief. "Excuse me, Roulette sir, but ain't a Looking Glass, is another way for someone like Alice to enter Wonderland besides the White Rabbit's holes to Wonderland?" she asks the spirit.
As the spirit nodded back to her. "Yes, you're quite right, Ms. Yaoyorozu, 10 points to Ravenclaw!" Roulette joked. Making the group very confused by his movie reference. "You need to know Harry Potter, to know my reference."
He steps closer to the device. "Yaoyarozu, you are right, however, right and wrong. Unlike the looking glass from the fairy tale, Alice used a mirror to enter Wonderland. This Looking Glass, however, isn't a portal to enter another reality, all because of a rule that Poker created that he calls stripper rules." Many of the group blushed at the name of the rule, but some laughed too from the name itself. "So does anyone wants to explain stripper rules?" he as the students.
"No kissing!" Mineta said with pride, as everyone looked at the grape boy with judgemental eyes.
"Eh! Wrong! You're thinking of Hooker Rules, Mineta." Roulette said as Kirishima hits Mineta with his harden fist. "Anyone else?" Roulette looked around until he spotted her. "What about you, Uraraka, Do you know anything from stripper rules?"
Uraraka's face turns all shades of red as her embarrassment rise, and she tries her best to reply. "N-No! I don't know anything about S-Stripper Rules! I'm telling the truth!" she said defending whatever pride she has left.
"YOU CAN'T LOOK, BUT YOU CAN'T TOUCH! THERE! THOSE ARE YOUR DAMN STRIPPER RULES!" Everyone turned their attention to Sen Kaibara as his face was all shades of red too.
"Wow, that's the correct answer, good one, Mr. Kaibara." Roulette said, making the boy blush a lot more. "The boy is right, you can look, but you can't touch."
Shoda has his hand raised, to ask Roulette a question. "Why can't we touch the Looking Glass?" he asks.
"Well, if you touch the looking glass, you could accidentally open a new portal door from any universe." Roulette said, accidentally touching the looking glass.
The whole group checked the looking glass, to see what world the looking glass made a portal door to.
It read Pokemon.
Denki Kaminari got excited that Roulette accidentally touched the Looking Glass to open a portal door to the world of Pokemon.
Speaking off a white door appeared out from nowhere, and it wasn't attached to any wall, it was just in the middle of the hallway, as the door opened to release a familiar-looking yellow creature, as it spoke.
"Pika, Pika?"
A loud yell came from the students, and Denki had his eyes widen as they sparkle like stars to see this creature. "It's Pikachu!"
Hearing its name, the creature looked directly toward Denki and suddenly felt the same emotion as Denki is feeling. Like this was meant to be, as the two ran towards each other.
"I wanna know what love is."
"Where is the music coming from?" Kyoka asks the spirit. The Spirit doesn't know too, not knowing where the music coming from.
"Sshssh Jiro, let Denki have his moment," Hitoshi said happy for Denki.
"I want you to show me?!"
"I wanna feel what love is?!"
The Pikachu jumped at Denki's arm as the two hugged, knowing it was meant to be.
"I know you can show me!"
"I have my very own Pikachu!" Denki cried in pure joy about having his own Pikachu. The Pokemon cried as to why being hugged by his new friend.
"Okie then… Let's continue the tour." Roulette said.
"Wait, Roulette! Don't tell me you're serious you're allowing Kaminari to keep the Pokemon?!" Tenya asks. "What happened to the stripper rules?!"
Roulette tries his best to explain the best he can. "There is nothing I can do at this point, in all honesty, this isn't the first incident, we once have an accident where one of the drunk guests accidentally opened a portal from a universe called, American Dad, and we cannot return the alien that came from that world."
"Aliens exist!" Yelled the whole cast.
"Yes, you can meet him soon, he however likes to play dress-up." Roulette said. "So from my orders from Poker, you, Our wonderful guests, can play with the Looking Glass, but remember stripper rules."
Roulette introduces them to an orb it looked like one of those, crystal balls back in their world. "This over here works like a TV remote, you can pick any universe to glimpse any universe that you want to see. So who wants to volunteer first?"
Many of the students and villains raise their hands wanting to see another universe. Roulette mentioned that for now, only three can choose so he picks Midnight to go first.
Midnight went up to see the orb to see all the universe that existed, there were ever so many so she chose randomly.
As words on the Looking Glass read, RWBY.
The whole cast watches, and saw four young women, with their signature colors of, Red, White, Black, and Yellow.
They seem like they were in a forest fighting, A HUGE BLACKBIRD!
"What the heck!" yelled the students never seen a huge bird.
They watched as the four young women fought the bird until the young woman in red made a plan for the four of them to end up working together to kill the bird with her scythe.
The teacher was very impressed with their teamwork, as the Looking glass ended the view.
Everyone clapped at the action, As Roulette chose the next person to pick the next universe. Roulette ends up picking Spinner of the League of Villains.
Spinner was glad that he was chosen to pick the next universe, as he picked, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The looking glass showed action from the ninja turtles fighting ninjas in black.
There was nothing much, but it made Spinner very happy.
"Woah what a displaced Spinner, can we have something fun," Himiko asks insulting, Spinner's choice as Spinner just flips her off.
Roulette chooses the last person to have them a choice the last universe to show in the Looking Glass, he chooses Hanta Sero.
Hanta was happy that he was chosen. He wanted to choose something cool, but he ended up choosing a reality called, Phineas and Ferb.
It showed, that the young boys building a rollercoaster.
"Umm, are those two boys too young to build a rollercoaster?" Shoto asks having his eyes widen.
"Yes, yes they are." Roulette said. As they continue to watch.
They also saw, a teenage girl, assuming it was their sister trying to get her brothers in trouble, by showing their mom what they are doing. However, she keeps ending up failing each time.
"Well, wasn't that nice?" Roulette asks the cast, but no one answered. "Okay, let's continue the tour. There are three more rooms left I want to show you." as the tour continues.
As they continue to walk Roulette pointed at one of the rooms. "Over here is the fortunetelling room for those who want to know about their fortune." that room got Mina's attention. "The room next to it is the Karaoke room. For those who want to see Poker anywhere, well you can stop searching you see Poker a lot in the Karaoke room."
Knowing that this room is where Poker is mostly to be, that got All For One's attention want to make an offer that Poker couldn't resist.
Now Roulette finally reaches the last room from their tour, "Welcome to the Break Room, now may you all please enter the room one by one, Poker, and one other employee is been waiting for you all. Since you all enter the lobby once again."
The Heroes took a deep breath, knowing how powerful Poker truly is, and hope he doesn't plan to harm them, such as crushing All Might's heart killing all of them at once. They entered the room getting from what awaited them.
As they entered the room, they notice that the inside was different from the lobby, Instead of seeing gold and velvet. The room is gray, from the wall color, the floor, and the furniture too are gray.
To the Heroes, it felt like to them that Poker is telling them a message, a lesson that they learned with their students from the reality of the world of Team Avatar.
They still couldn't believe it took them this long to see to the grey side, that life in general, isn't black and white.
Like most common break rooms in any work area, it's a place to rest up and relax. There were comfy chairs and a water cooler dispenser too. The room itself see really big for the size alone, there was nothing much to do here, and knowing that Poker and the rest of the residents of this Casino are spirits, the chances of having Wifi are not a lot.
As the students and the villains all found a place to sit, they notice there were two podiums in the center of the room, They believe that Poker would use it to announce as he did before when he introduce All For One in the theatre.
Whatever it might be, the Heroes need to be vigilant about whatever comes next?
Speaking of, they finally notice their host Poker. However, his looks different, very different.
Since they met Poker, they know he likes to wear women's clothing and a wig, Instead, he was in a cream-colored suit, with a black shirt underneath. He is also no longer wearing the long pigtails wig, his wearing his natural raven-colourd hair and it was styled up.
Looking at him now, he looked very handsome.
Poker walks toward one of the podiums, as everyone paid attention to the spirit. "I guess everyone is wondering why are you back at my casino no longer in my movie theatre, you may ask?" He waited a couple of seconds silence before he continues. "You can worry no more, right now since you left we be having a long 2-hour break. You can explore my whole casino, gamble, eat, karaoke, anything you can wish that my casino can offer."
Poker introduces to one of his employees. "In case I'm not available, my employees' Roulette and Black Jack can help you." Poker introduces them to Black Jack, a tall male tiger spirit, instead of the standard fur colors of orange and black, his fur was red velvet and gold, like the casino. Black Jack wasn't wearing a suit like Poker and Roulette. However his outfit made him look like a rapper from the early 2000s era, He was so wearing a gold chained necklace with the number 21 being the being of the necklace.
"Good Evening everyone, My name is Black Jack, but I would like to be prepared to be called Jax. Like Poker said, if you need help from Poker you can ask me or Roulette." he pointed at his boss. "Now back to you Poker." as Jax stand next right next to Roulette.
"Thank you, Jax," Poker said as he turns to the group. "Before I let you start the break, there is a game I wanted to play with everyone here."
The group was having mix feeling about this game that Poker wants to play with them, they hope it isn't life-taking, like the traps from the Saw Movies. Izuku raises his hand to ask Poker a question. "Umm Poker what kind of game would it be?"
Poker straight away answered him. "Great question Midoriya, my game isn't what someone such as myself would call it 'a game' it's more like a bunch of questions meant for all of you, and the other half has to do with a debate, that is why we have these podiums."
Things are starting to click in Aizawa's mind, it starts to make sense why the podiums are here, Poker wants them to do a debate. Clearly, about the other reality, they watched for who knows how many hours long?
However, he and the rest of the Heroes have to stay vigilant, especially their students. Poker has All Might's heart and he did something to his heart because if Poker crushes All Might's heart he would kill us all in an instant. For now, they can at least play along until they figure a way to escape Poker.
He knows that they cannot defeat someone who cannot die, yet alone bleed.
Maybe the break isn't a bad thing, A casino is meant to be a distraction from the outside world, also a place of temptation.
Everyone stood as the game would start Poker asked them a question.
What do you think of the other world?
The question was simple and too easy. They believe that the harder questions are ahead.
Itsuka Kendo was the one who answered for 1B. "To answer your question Poker, it's a very unique world, besides the bending that I could say took all of our attention. The World itself as a whole is very different." she said. "I understand it's also called Earth, because of Earthbending, like the word Earth is in the word. What caught my attention the most besides bending and the martial arts would be the four nations themselves."
She continues. "I know we only saw The Southern Water Tribe, The Southern Air Temple Kyoshi, the city of Omashu, Crescent Moon Island, and the other smaller villages of the Earth Kingdom. It looked like a peaceful place to live or visit, well minus the war of course."
Many could agree, that if that world wasn't for war, the world looked like a very peaceful place to live in or just visit on a vacation.
Mashiro Ojiro stood up and let out what he wanted to say. "What I truly like about this other reality is how they use martial arts with their bending," Mashiro said. "I guess many can agree with me, how they use bending is unique unlike how we use our quirks."
He continues, "True, not everyone's quirk is elemental like Todoroki or Kaminari's quirks, true I don't have an elemental quirk." he said waving his tail. "I think many of us can learn to use our quirks like how the benders use their bending with martial arts."
Many of the students with similar quirks to the benders would like to learn to use their quirks in the way of martial artists. Such as Tsuburaba, Todoroki, Ashido, and Kaminari.
The only child in the room stood up, as Kota spoke. " I like the animals, such as Momo and Appa."
Yaoyarozu growls sharing the same name as the lemur.
Kota continues. "There are so many awesome animals and I wish they exist in our world too."
The group thought of all the animals that they saw, they are unique, The only animal that is a mixed spice they can think of was the school principal of UA, Principal Nezu. The difference between Nezu and the animals of the other reality is quite simple. What makes Nezu unique is the fact he has a quirk. However, the animals of that other reality were born that way, their quirkless as much as the non-benders of that world, the quirkless people of their world.
Poker went to the next question.
What do you think of Jet?
Now it's headed to the hard questions.
The villains know what they think about Jet, the question was very simple for them they didn't need to explain themselves.
The Heroes on the other hand, well this would be interesting to watch, the Heroes and students alike to see their point of view towards Jet. The question is now, who would among them brave enough to speak for them. Will they all stand behind the same voice?
Or, not everyone would agree with the voice, having their point of view that makes them different from the rest?
"Well, tough crowd. Come on, who has the balls to answer the question?! All Might?! Midoriya?! Tsuburaba?!"
Finally, one person was brave enough to answer Poker, and it was Eijiro Kirishima who broke the ice. "Well, I'm not sure where to start?" he said.
"Maybe try from the beginning?" Poker said.
"The beginning.. Sure I guess… It all started when my parents met, my Dad, Let's call him Ted, was 28 years old, and he was living with my uncle Marshall who was dating my aunt Lily at the time before they got engaged, but that night my uncle plans to propose to my aunt at the night," He continues. "My dad got a phone call from my uncle Barney to meet him at the bar downstairs of their apartment. Later, my Uncle Barney was upset that my dad didn't wear a suit because my uncle Barney had sex with half of the women in New York. Then a couple of shenanigans there and then, until my dad eyed a woman across the bar and it was love at first sight because that was How my dad met, my Aunt Robin—"
"Your dad's name isn't even Ted! Also your not telling the story of how your parents met, you're describing the season one pilot of the sitcom, How I met your Mother." Hanta said.
Tenya steps in for Kirishima, "I think what Kirishima is trying to say… I think? That at first, we all found Jet… What the word?"
"Awesome, and sexy!" Himiko replied with dirty hand gestures with her fingers.
Izuku covered Kota's eyes, from what Toga was doing. Tenya on the other hand just sweats drops. "Well, I would agree with the first word, definitely not with the second word I would use thank you very much, let's just say, I don't swing that way." he continues. "Yes, when we first Jet and his Freedom Fighters, we found them, Awesome, Cool, Tubular, and I believe from the words of the girls… he was a total heartthrob."
Ochaco continued for Tenya, "Yeah, Jet was a total heartthrob, and we all felt bad for him and the rest of Freedom Fighters, that they were all became orphans by the Fire Nation." Ochaco said. "When we all heard the first part of the plan during the dinner scene. We all thought that Jet's plan was… how Ida would say, Tubular, we were all aboard with his plan," she said with a frown remembering the result of Jet's plan.
She continues, "When Sokka was being a party pooper we all thought that he was just jealous that Jet was the better, warrior, leader,-"
Uraraka was interpreted by Toga, "Don't forget he's a total hottie Too!"
"Quit it Toga!"
"Try me, Meg!"
As the two girls argue, Melissa As the two girls argue, Melissa stood up and continues for Ochaco. "Before Ochaco was interrupted, I think she was about to say, as much cooler Jet was to our eyes, we stop seeing him as cool or badass when he shows us his true colors." she said. "Jet has good intentions towards the Earth Kingdom, but his loath and hatred to the Fire Nation blind his morals, It didn't matter to him if he killed a Fire Nation soldier, Firebender, non-bender."
"As long they were Fire Nation, it was good enough for Jet and to him, it's a victory for the Earth Kingdom," Melissa said, defending Sokka.
"Jet wasn't a hero." Everyone turned to Izuku, as he spoke. "He wasn't a hero, nor he was ever a villain too. He was a victim. The victim of war, the War lasted for the last 100 years, and I hate to believe what I'm about to say, but I think most of everyone in that world was a victim at some point, or they're still is, in which it's leaning more towards the latter.
stood up and continued for Ochaco. "Before Ochaco was interrupted, I think she was about to say, as much cooler Jet was to our eyes, we stop seeing him as cool or badass when he shows us his true colors." she said. "Jet has good intentions towards the Earth Kingdom, but his loath and hatred to the Fire Nation blind his morals, It didn't matter to him if he killed a Fire Nation soldier, Firebender, non-bender."
"As long they were Fire Nation, it was good enough for Jet and to him, it's a victory for the Earth Kingdom," Melissa said, defending Sokka.
"Jet wasn't a hero." Everyone turned to Izuku, as he spoke. "He wasn't a hero, nor he was ever a villain too. He was a victim. The victim of war, the War lasted for the last 100 years, and I hate to believe what I'm about to say, but I think most of everyone in that world was a victim at some point, or they're still is, in which it's leaning more towards the latter." he continues. "I'm afraid to say this but… If Jet in fact succeeds and Sokka wasn't able to rescue the villagers, Jet would be making a Jet 2.0. The worst part is it could have been Katara."
The students were shocked to believe that Katara could have been Jet 2.0, they wanted to hear more of Midoriya's theory.
"Katara lost her mother when she was little, back in the Southern Water Tribe, and Sokka was in the village." he said. "if he wasn't able to convince the villagers and he was still there when the flood hit the village. I'm afraid that Katara would have killed Jet with Icebending, and Jet would have made Katara into Jet 2.0."
"I'm starting to see, there is a cycle here, Jet wasn't born bad, just like everyone in this room, and at some point in his life, he became an orphan by bad people, making him the victim. When he grew up he felt nothing but loath and hate towards the people who took his parents, and not knowing who those people are it was easy for him to blame the Fire Nation as a whole, his hatred made him do all of those acts towards the Fire Nation, and if one of those villagers survive his flood the hatred will grow and spread, in which made me realize one thing. Evil isn't born, it's made. The same thing can be said with good as well."
"No one is truly born good or bad, or born as a hero or villain. Life isn't that simple it's complicated, it's not just black or white, but grey, and Jet was the one who opened our eyes to finally see the grey side in life." Izuku said.
His fellow classmates from both 1A, 1B, Shinso, and the big three. Were silence. Even though their quiet they can no longer deny that life, in general, isn't black and white, but grey.
As for Jet, they cannot call him a villain, he may have good intentions at heart, but his hatred makes him blind, but there is one certainty that they all can agree on, his another victim of the 100-year war, and they were glad that Team Avatar stopped Jet.
The question is now, what's next for Team Avatar?
They don't know until they finish this break, they all cannot wait to see more of Team Avatar once this is over.
For Poker, he doesn't have any more questions for them for now, He was more questions but many of his questions can wait, it's debate time!
Poker had asked everyone to sit down at their seats, as he calls time for Debate. "To understand the next activity, The debate is very appropriate towards the other reality. So for the first topic, May I first call upon our first debaters, Melissa Shield and Izuku Midoriya."
Izuku can be shy when it comes to public speaking, what he said earlier about Jet was completely different. It's like being called by his teacher to have him read a page from the book they were reading in Literature class.
Melissa on the other hand has no problem, her public speaking was great towards the daughter of David Shield, but she too has to present her inventions to school.
Then she remembered the countless interviews after the events of I-Island, it was truly tiresome, to say the least.
As the two stood in front of their podiums, Poker mentioned that Melissa is on the pros side, and Midoriya is on the cons side.
And the topic is.
After seeing the number of Non-Benders in the other reality, can Non-Benders and Quirkless alike be Heroes?
Melissa felt very confident answering this debate issue. She wants to prove that a quirkless wonder like herself, can be a Hero too as much as any quirk individual. Just like her idol Sokka and the other non-benders of the other reality.
Izuku on the hand was shaking in nervousness towards this question because he was once quirkless too.
What made it worst for him, was his in the cons area, it means he has to disagree that quirkless people shouldn't be heroes because they don't have a quirk. If he says that out loud he would be a hypocrite towards the quirkless community back home.
He already feels guilty from watching Non-benders being able to fight toe-to-toe with powerful skilled benders. If Izuku stayed quirkless and decided to train he would be at the same skill level as the non-benders of the other reality. Though, he accepted the responsibility of being the 9th user of One For All and carrying on the title of symbol of peace once he graduate, and becomes a Pro Hero.
Even though he has never proven that quirkless can be heroes, he could make things right. Like All Might once told him, 'The respect you have for All Might. That sense of responsibility. They're shackles holding you back.' He understands now that he, not All Might, and he'll never be All Might.
Izuku is his person, and he can be his Hero.
If history repeats itself 10 years from now and meets a fanboy asking his idol Deku if he too can be a hero, even though he doesn't have a quirk. Izuku vowed he won't give him the same answer as All Might did. Izuku knows that a simple yes, is not enough. Training his body, learning self-defence, and maybe support items like Sokka's boomerang.
He knows what to say now.
"I forfeit this debate because I believe that quirkless, and non-benders can be Heroes, with hard work and training. You can badass as much as Sokka and Kyoshi Warriors."
Many of the students and the Heroes liked Midoriya's answer, even the spirits in the room liked it too, as the debate is over.
"Wait?! Midoriya gave up, and I won?! Just like that?" Melissa asks Poker and Midoriya.
The two shared a looked as they replied to Melissa. "Yeah, pretty much."
"B-B-But, I have a whole speech, I was ready to defend my case on why Quirkless, such as myself can be Heroes too! I have the right to be heard! If I have a laptop with me I could even make a slide show presentation! T-Shirts, Mugs, a motivational speech, and You're telling me I'm not able to do my whole speech because Midoriya gave up?!" Melissa asks Pokers.
"Yes, you won, Quirkless can be heroes too… Just take the win, Melissa." Poker said to Melissa.
"B-B-But."
"The Debate is over! Go and have fun people! All Might take your niece and go."
All Might carried Melissa off her feet as they start the break.
As the debate ended, everyone went their separate ways, most of the villains went to gamble hoping to earn riches, The Teachers went to the restaurant to talk… and went to eat, and some of the students decided to check out the Looking Glass to see more universes, 10 students went with Roulette and Jax to the training room, the other half of the students went to eat, and some went to take a shower, Mina went to see the fortune teller wanting to know her fortune, Melissa and Jiro both decided to check out the museum, While All For One went to the Karaoke room, not to sing, but make an offer that Poker wouldn't resist.
In the Training Room.
Roulette and Jax have finally reached the Training room.
Roulette pressed the codes at the training for the 10 students who were going in, and those were Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Itsuka Kendo, Kosie Tsuburaba, Togaru Kamikiri, Mashiro Ojiro, Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka, Eijiro Kirishima, and Tenya Ida.
Jax has specific orders from Poker himself, to help Kosie Tsuburaba for Airbending training, and that Itsuka Kendo would be helping him.
As Roulette finish pressing the code for the training room, everyone entered. The moment they entered the room, every student entered their dimension of the room, giving them privacy.
Tsuburaba and Kendo wowed at the training room, it was bigger on the inside, to them they were inside a white dome. Jax press some buttons on his tablet computer altering the environment of the doom.
When the alteration ended, Kosei recognize the training simulation. "Wait this is the Southern Air Temple."
Itsuka realize that Tsuburaba was right. "You're right this is the Southern Air Temple, but it looks so different from when Team Avatar went to visit the Southern Air Temple."
"I know what you mean, it doesn't look… Dead, like it feels like there's life in here." Kosei isn't wrong, the environment at the training simulation was like there was more life and color in the air temple.
In the simulation, Kosei and Kendo were introduced to their mentor, and their jaws drops when they saw to see who it is. Who was a better sensei for Kosei to learn how to fight like an Airbender, who better than Avatar Aang himself.
"Hello, it's nice to meet you. My name is Aang it's nice to meet you" Aang introduces himself to Kosei.
Kosei couldn't breathe he was just exhaling trying to get a word out. From his struggles, he passes out. Thankfully Kendo was able to catch Kosei before his head hits the floor.
Itsuka was thankful that she was able to catch Kosei, she turns her head to the Avatar as she introduce herself. "It's very nice to meet you, I'm Itsuka Kendo, and my buddy here is your biggest fan, Avatar Aang."
"Oh, It's nice to know that I have a fan and all, but I need to get him inside to rest so he can rest and–"
"Wait! No, No! I'm Fine!" Itsuka and Aang jumped, from their shock that Tsuburaba have woken up just after being passed out for a second there.
"Monkey Feather! You spook me. Please take it slow, you just passed out a second ago." Aang said, reissuing Kosei, that he can rest.
"I appreciate it, Aang. I do, but I promise that I'm fine, it's just. You have no clue how much it means to me to finally meet you." He continues. "Learning about you, and that we have something in common, such as our air powers, but it's not the fact that we have similar powers that made me like you. The fact that you help people all around the world with your friends. Made me want to be a better hero and person, I know I'm not much cooler or stronger than my classmates, like Juzo, Neito, or even my closest friends like Hiryu, Sen, Yosetsu. Seeing you in action that, I can be more than the guy in the background or the guy with the lame power…" He stopped to realize that he was saying so many, and he might start sounding like a creep. "Shit, I-I'm sorry, I got out of hand."
Kosie starts to tear up, he always wanted to meet Avatar Aang, but this isn't how he wanted to meet him, and it feels like he screw up. "I'm sorry, I- I shouldn't–"
He felt two hands holding his shoulders as he looked up, and see Aang giving him a genuine smile. "Hey, Hey, it's okay, you don't beat yourself up. I get it, I'm your idol or hero that you look up to, just to let you know you didn't ruin anything. I wasn't creeped out, I was surprised." Aang took a step back rubbing the back of his head, then like a Turtle Duck lays an egg, Aang got an idea. "Look, why not we start over, okay?"
Kosei just nodded he wanted this do-over.
"Hi, my name is Aang, and I'm the Avatar." Aang bowed down in the way of the Air Nomads.
One Kosei's tears drip down from his cheek, he rubbed that checked as he gave the Avatar the same genuine smile as he introduce himself to his idol. "I'm Kosei, and I'm a Hero-In-Training. Please to meet you, Avatar Aang," he said bowing down in the similar way that Aang did.
In the museum.
Kyoka decided to check out the museum.
While browsing, she couldn't help but wow at everything that the room has to offer. There were ever so many exhibits from the other reality. There were life-size statues and paintings from the world of bending, mix animals and the Avatar.
She just hope that more of her classmates from 1A, 1B, and The Big three would be here too. She's just glad that Melissa Shield is here to company her in this room. They're not close like BFFs, but she does like Melissa. She's cool, older, and more mature, almost like a big sister type.
Kyoka walked closer to Melissa, she was checking out the Avatar Kyoshi exhibit.
Just like Kosei Tsuburaba, Kyoka has her favorite Avatar. To her, it was Kyoshi herself. Tsuburaba is lucky he gets to see his idol a lot more, while Kyoshi hit the dust 400 years ago. She wanted to know more about Kyoshi. What kind of Avatar was she? what were her struggles as the Avatar? What were her biggest accomplishments as Avatar?
She sighs, thankful Ashido wasn't here.
If she was. She would question Kyoshi's love life. Like what boy was her type, and if he was handsome or not?
Enough of that, Mina has her fortune being told, and I want to know more about Avatar Kyoshi. As she introduces herself to Melissa Shield once again.
"Hi there," Kyoka said to the older girl.
"Oh hi, it's nice to meet you again, Jiro right?" Melissa guesses if she got it right or not, the girl just nodded to confirm that she got her family name right. "Cool. I have to say that it is been a while since we have seen each other… Well outside of I-Island and the theatre."
Kyoka rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, meeting each other in the theatre isn't a great reunion, especially that Poker took us from our world and ended up being here… I guess you can say being in the museum is a true reunion," she said with a smile.
Melissa chuckled. "I have to agree, from all the times I would imagine having a reunion with class 1A, I always figured it would be me visiting you're class at UA, or during the next Sports Festival by watching it live. Then again, a simple meeting at a local coffee shop would be a great reunion too." She sighs. "Then again what would be an appropriate reunion that doesn't bring back memories that happened back in I-Island, especially after the whole Bruhaha that my father cost with those hired villains." she looked away after the mentioned about her father.
Kyoka notice the mention of her father is a rough subject to Melissa, maybe they could just focus on the exhibit for now. "Hey, why not let's just focus on the exhibit, I know you were interested in the Avatar Exhibit." Kyoka said, "I have to admit, Aang and Roku are very likeable, but there is no doubt that Kyoshi is my favorite Avatar, which Avatar do you like?" she asked the blond.
Melissa smiled at the question, maybe she can make this fun. "I want to say, Kyoshi too. Her exhibit is why I decided to come here."
Melissa continues. "You may not know this, but I'm quirkless." Melissa saw Jiro's reaction her eyes widened like dinner plates. "Yeah, I know it's shocking, but being born quirkless does still happen back in our world. I don't recall if I send it out loud or not stating the fact I'm quirkless back in the theatre?" She thinks trying to remember if she did mention the lack of quirk during their reactions. "Thought that's not the point. We're here to talk about Kyoshi, and I learned a lot about Kyoshi at her exhibit. Though a lot of her story isn't available for some reason, there were only huge signs that said. Spoilers are not welcome. I'm guessing part of her story isn't allowed in the museum for some reason."
Kyoka frowned at the Infomation. "Well that's stupid, it's like blocking information of famous performers in a museum exhibit back at home. Famous exhibits like Amy Winehouse, Micheal Jackson, and The King of Rock himself, Elvis Presley," she said. "What other things are there in the exhibit?" Kyoka asks the blond.
"Not a lot, not thanks to the spoiler signs. Though I did learn about awesome achievements of Avatar Kyoshi." Melissa said getting Kyoka excited.
Melissa starts to explain. "There was a reason why Kyoshi started the Kyoshi Warriros."
"Really, what was the reason?!" Kyoka excitedly asks Melissa.
"According to here, The Kyoshi Warriors was from after the Island was settle, they were supposed to be the main protectors of the island from outsiders, For example, the current Fire Nation soldiers during the war. Though there is more to the story besides being the protectors of Kyoshi."
"Such as?" Kyoka asks.
"So in her hometown, Kyoshi realized that her home was taken control over by men, and they were bullying the women, especially toward Kyoshi's battle in trying to push same-sex relationships to be accepted by the world. Kyoshi once saved a woman when one pushed her basket of fish off her hands. Furious Kyoshi slammed his face to the ground with a Non-bending martial arts throw. However, as we know that Kyoshi was the Avatar during her time, meaning Kyoshi can't be everywhere at once due to her duties." Melissa said, "That is why created the Kyoshi Warriors and thought them Non-bending combat and self-defences, it starts to make sense why the Kyoshi Warriors are all women, besides being the protector of their homeland, the origin was women protecting women from abusive men."
Kyoka wowed at the information about the Kyoshi Warriors, she know she was badass, but now they rock too. "Damn, Kyoshi is the Woman! She was so awesome! What is this about same-sex relationships?" she asks.
"Well, I'm glad you ask, because according to her history, Kyoshi is an openly bisexual woman, she loves both men and women, and her love interest was a Fire Nation woman named, Rangi," Melissa said.
"Fire Nation?! Oh, wait… I just recall that this is before the war. It's pretty cool that Kyoshi had a girlfriend during her time." Kyoka said. "So what this about Kyoshi trying to make same-sex relationships to be opened and welcome? How different was it in their world?" Kyoka asks.
Melissa answered Kyoka, the best way she can. "Unlike in our world, the LGBTQ community is more accepting and welcoming today. In the world of Bending. Avatar Kyoshi tried to make the LGBTQ community be more accepting and welcoming like back in our world." Melissa said as she sighs at what she was about to say. "Even though Avatar Kyoshi was the Avatar, even she couldn't make it happen."
Kyoka felt bad for Kyoshi to learn that info about her favorite Avatar. "Is that bad? Damn, I thought an Avatar like Kyoshi would affect change towards people's opinions towards the LGBTQ community," she said. "What's the whole world's opinion?"
"I won't say the whole world it's split into, well the four nations themselves. According to the exhibit. The Earth Kingdom is by far the slowest toward change to accepting same-sex relationships. The Water Tribes, both Northern and Southern Tribes, Were a lot different from the Earth Kingdom, not as bad as the Earth Kingdom, but if someone decided to come out. Families would want the coming out to be private, not public. Air Nomads is the most accepting nation among the four nations. They accepted all same-sex relationships and sexual orientations."
"Wow, the Air Nomads are Rockin woke. Like, rock on! What about the Fire Nation's view towards the LGBTQ, this would be interesting?" Kyoka said.
"It's interesting that you ask, because according to the exhibit, Once upon a time ago, the Fire Nation was very accepting just like Air Nomads. " Melissa frowned to say the next thing she learned from the exhibit. "However, not all stories have a happy ending, after the war started, Fire Lord Sozin made same-sex relationships illegal. No thanks to Fire Lord Sozin and the war itself, he made coming out forbidden for the last 100 years."
Kyoka wanted to scream from learning that fact about Fire Lord Sozin. "Sweet mother of Rock N Roll! Fire Lord Sozin has the biggest shit list, doesn't he? He committed genocide on a whole nation, he started a war for who-knows-the-reason-why-that-is? Now you can add a new fact to hate him more because his Homophobic! What's next he kicked someone's puppy… Or whatever the closest thing is towards a puppy to their world." Kyoka said.
"I don't know, maybe a Catdog does exist in the other world," Melissa joked, trying to do her best Sokka impression.
As upset as she is, Kyoka just hopes Avatar Aang or the next Avatar can continue where Kyoshi left off towards her fight in making same-sex relationships, and same-sex orientation accepted, like back in their world.
Looking more toward Kyoshi's exhibit, she saw Kyoshi's war paint. She looks closely that Poker left a note.
"Oh?"
"What's up, Jiro?" Melissa said as she walked closer to Jiro.
"We're allowed to wear Kyoshi's war paint. I mean I'm not the gal who's into the idea of make-up, but this isn't make-up but war paint. I was wondering, if you're interested in wearing the war paint, I wouldn't mind trying it out. If you're into the idea too?" Jiro asks the blond.
Melissa looked towards the war paint. She may not be Kyoshi herself, or a member of the Kyoshi Warriors, but Kyoshi and her warriors inspired her a quirkless woman that she too can be a powerful woman even though she's quirkless and a non-bender. Wearing her war paint would be an honor.
"The white symbolizes treachery, a sinister nature, suspicion of others and the willingness to visit evil deeds upon them." Melissa quoted the meaning of the white symbol.
Kyoka recites the other half of the symbolic meaning of Avatar Kyoshi's war paint. "The red symbolizes honour, loyalty, heroism. This is the face we show our brothers and sisters. The red is the trust we have for each other, buried in the field of white but always showing through our gaze."
As the two young women agree that they'll wear the war paint for the rest of their time in the theatre as they help each other to wear the war paint from Avatar herself.
(I wanted to mention some lore about Kyoshi, that was mentioned in the books and comics. However, I cannot show the whole books and comics. Because that would be a spoiler.
If you guys want to know more, I will just read the books and the comics to know more.)
Mina decided to have her fortune to be told. When she entered the room she was expecting curious stuff, like shrunken heads, voodoo dolls, and ouija boards.
Sadly that want's the case when she entered the room. The whole room was smaller, the walls were covered by purple curtains. The lack of light in the room is been supported by candles standing by a small round table in front of her.
Mina sat down on the chair waiting for her fortuneteller for the last several minutes. She started to regret coming to the Fortunetelling room, she thought she would just leave and join her friends.
Before she can leave she heard chimes ringing. When looked back at the table. There was a tanned male muscular with red-styled hair and three brown eyes figure standing there. He was showing off his muscles by exposing his muscles and only wearing jewelry. His outfit felt like a costume because he dresses like an Egyptian pharaoh.
The was only one thought that Mina has in mind when looking at this fortuneteller.
'Is he a fortuneteller or a stripper?'
The spirit introduces himself with an American accent. "Hello, sorry for the wait. I was doing errands for Poker." The spirit sat down. "My name is Tarot, I'm the fortuneteller of the Casino. You must be Mina Ashido."
Mina was surprised, that this spirit knows her name. "Who do you know my name?" she asks him.
"Child, I'm a fortunetelling spirit I see all and see all secrets." he changed his tone to a more bored one. "Sometimes I see too much… way too much."
"Oh." Mina blushed, she was assuming that what Tarot sees might be rated eighteen subjects.
Wanting to change the subject Mina went to ask Tarot if he can tell her fortune. "Tarot, sir, dude? I was wondering if can predict my future?"
"What future do you want me to predict child, Money, Love, or perhaps your demise?" Tarot asks.
Mine got her eyes to widen from which option that Tarot gave. "Oh, not of that, please. I was just here because I was wondering if I'm going to pass my math test with, Mr. Ectoplasm's math class?"
"What kind of Math?"
"Algebra," Mina replied to the spirit.
Tarot took out one of his bracelets as he toss it into the air. It transforms into a life-size green casino chip. If Mina has to guess its height the little chip would be around her tummy. Besides the height of the chip. The little spirit looked cartoonish with big wide eyes, a mouth, ink-colored limbs with white gloves and matching shoes.
"Chip, fetch the cards for me," Tarot said. As it wheeled to get the cards that Tarot needed. Seconds flew by as Chip returned and he gave his master a new deck of playing cards. Tarot slides the deck of cards to Mina, and she holds it confused about why Tarot gave her the deck?
"Follow my instruction correctly, if you do those cards will theremin your fate, towards the upcoming test."
Mina gulped, she realize that these cards maybe just be simple playing cards, but in truth, they hold her fate.
"Now I want you to shuffle those cards five times, then split those cards into three."
Mina did exactly what she was told to do.
"Now that the one is split into three I need you to draw the cards on top of each one in the right order, Right, Left, then lastly the Middle when I saw so. The most important part is when you give me the cards one by one don't let me see them, or you will." Tarot explained.
Mina gulped fearing that she may accidentally show the cards to Tarot. "Noted, I'll try not to show you the cards when handing them to you."
"Don't try, Do," Tarot warned the girl. "Now give me the first card."
Mina handed the first card to Tarot, and he hold it straight at her. " What number is this?" he asks.
"That's the three of spades," Mina replied nervously.
Tarot turned the card to see what card it is, he said to her. "Correct. Now give me the second card."
Mina did as she was told as Tarot now holds it having the face card facing Mina once again. "What card is this?" Tarot asks.
"That would be the Ten of Hearts," she answered.
Tarot went to check the card to see that Mina is right. "Correct, now give me the last card, child," he said in a serious tone.
Mina was shaking the last card holding the results if she would pass her Math test or not, She gave the last card to Tarot having the face card facing her. Now the Tarot holds the card he asks her the same question once again. "What card is this?"
"That i-is the Four of D-Diamonds." she answered with a shaking tone.
Tarot turned the card to him as he gasp to say. "Correct, you got all the cards right."
"What does it mean? Tarot sir?" she asks.
"It means you're able to tell each number apart, meaning you're going to pass your math test," Tarot said.
Mina cheered to celebrate and thanked Tarot. "Woo! I'm going to pass my math test! Thank you Tarot sir!" she hugged him, as she was excited to celebrate.
The moment, the girl left. Chip went to ask his master if he was telling her the truth?
"No, she going to get an F minus, I may see the future, but I like fooling humans." as Tarot was about to leave, a new customer went entered the room, He was a muscular male teen with silver hair. Wanting to foresee his future. Tarot thought he would do the same scam as he did with the Pink girl as he decided to read his fortune.
(This whole scene with Tarot and Mina, is actually a Filipino movie reference.)
At the restaurant.
Aizawa gathered his fellow Teachers and the big three.
The three older students may be students but they have longer work studies experience than the first-year students.
Also, they have outnumbered in case the villains decide to Attack once they are done in the Casino and returned to their world, true the 1st years all have their Provisional License, meaning they can fight back with their quirk.
Though the teachers all agree, even though the first years can defend themselves, they hope they'll be the last line of defence in case they fail.
Now that their order has arrived. They can start the meeting while making it look like they're just having a great meal.
"Sooo… If I'm right? I use the injera to scoop up the food and feed it into my mouth?" Nejire asks
Pretty close… but yeah." Tamaki said as he does it correctly.
"Hado, Amajiki, I understand that the food is good, but let's focus on the conversation at hand." Midnight said. "So Aizawa what do you have in mind?"
Aizawa took a bite of his food. "First things first, besides the League of Villains is here, I believe the biggest enemy would not be, All For One, but Poker himself." He said while taking another bite." Besides watching the reality, among everyone here. Poker is the strongest being in the casino." He turns to All Might. "The spirit has your heart, and enchanted it to link to everyone's heart, and I'm assuming his heart linked also counts to Shoto Todoroki's older siblings too. If anyone of us broke Poker's rules again. Everyone would be dead by Poker's hands."
"So what are you saying, Aizawa, what's the plan to get my heart back?" All Might asks.
Aizawa sighs, he thought of every scenario in beating Poker. After learning that Poker isn't Human, and learning more lore about spirits such as Hai Bai. They know that spirits can't bleed and if one can't bleed what are their chances for their victory.
"Sadly to say, there is no plan. No plan to battle Poker or an escape plan." Aizawa said. "The Looking Glass sounds like an exit, but finding our universe would be different. For one thing, I don't know what our world is even called. Kaminari's Pikachu is from a world from Pokémon. In our reality, it's an anime, a video game, and a card game. Who can say if our world is similar to their other worlds? Once we thought a world of Fiction turns out to be another reality existing outside our own."
Aizawa opened the minds of everyone at the table. The thought of their reality turning from a work of fiction into another reality is just mind-blowing. The possibility is out there, but it's one they want to believe.
"Sweet mother of god, that's a possibility I wish that isn't true… Aizawa, are you staying here?" Vlad King asks.
"Oddly yes, as soon as reality has its final episode, I think that when Poker opens the door to our reality," Aizawa explains.
"That leaves us with one question, What to do with Kaminari's Pikachu?" Togota asks.
The break is over
Once the break ends, Everyone returns to the main lobby. Poker has appeared in the centre.
"So did everyone enjoy their time in the Casino?" Poker asks
Everyone's answers were mixed. A lot of the students had a time at the Casino, the villains had fun gambling.
"Good, it's nice to hear that everyone had a good time. Though I do have announcements, we have a new guess that would be joining us, and no Denki it won't be your Pikachu!"
"What no! Please don't separate my Pikachu!" Denki pleads for his Pikachu.
"Don't worry, he will be safe here with Roulette. You'll see Pikachu in the next break." Poker explained.
Hearing that Pikachu won't be able to join them, Denki tries to be strong while he hugs Pikachu. "This isn't the end Pikachu, we'll meet again," Denki said, trying to hold his tears.
"Pika, Pika, Chu." The pokemon itself tries to hold his tears too.
Shinso kneeled next to Denki. "Pikachu would be okay, Kaminari."
"I know, it's just I don't know what to do with Pikachu!" Kaminari let out his tears for Pikachu.
Shinso however spotted Pikachu walking along with Roulette, assuming for the two of them to gamble?
"Moving on." Poker said. "I do have two announcements, the first one the Washroom is now repaired. No thanks to those 3 idiotic heroes."
The big three try to hide their faces from embarrassment. Hado had enough of the constant staring, she can't keep the secret anymore. "It was Mirio! He destroyed the toilet, he was the last one to use it!" She let out her frustration.
The students gasped at the truth. The villains laughed so hard from hearing the newest.
"Anyway, my other announcement is someone new is coming to the Theatre, he's been watching the other reality too." Poker snaps his fingers to have red curtains appear once and for the last time.
"This new guest is the newest and the last person to join the theatre. I want everyone to clap your hands to the new guest."
The red curtains opened to reveal who it was. The Heroes and Students didn't like who it was, especially what he did to the Hero community. The leagues of villain members smiled to see him, especially his followers like Spinner. Because the one behind the curtains was.
"Stain!"
To be continue
Next Chapter: The Storm.
Til next time
Before I go.
In all honesty, I have a lot more questions and debate questions that I wanted to ask, For this interlude. However some of the questions. Works a lot better during Korra's era, more than in Aang's era.
Such as the question: "Should bending have their quirk law, of legal bending use?" I think that question works a lot better than during Korra's era.
As for the Training Room, so far it's just the surface layer. It would be explored more in the next interlude including more lore with Looking Glass.
I also have to remove some ideas from the interlude.
Before I go, just to let you know that I publish new reaction fanfic starting MHA. They be reacting to, DC Comics Entertainment: Young Justice series.
For now, until the next chapter, see you next time.