Look! I kept my promise! Ch.70 is here! The big CHAPTER 70. Who knew we would make it this far? And I am ready to keep it going! And I'm sure you are too. So, let's do it. Let's get this Training Camp Arc truly started!
*So, our awesome reader and reviewer, Ray Ethon, has been sharing these awesome Brazilian Dub translation facts about Ben Ten with me for our favorite Omnitrix Aliens. Thanks again Ray! These are so interesting to read. And he had the amazing idea of having me share them with you. And I love it so much that I'm gonna do it! So, from now on I'm gonna try to give all of you one BR-Fact per chapter! STARING NOW!
*BR-FACT* Ghostfreak in the BR dub, his name is "Fantasmático" which is a fusion between "Fantasma," Phantom, and "Fantastic." Basically, in English it is Phantastic.
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Himiko Toga grunts in annoyance while trying to adjust a mask over her mouth. It's a black mask with silver pipes lining its front, effectively hiding her usual fanged grin from view. "I do not like this. It's so not cute!"
But it is practical. She's weaning her usual schoolgirl outfit but with some new gadgets lining her body. Boxes of knives are strapped around her thighs, and a blue utility belt is wrapped around her waist with more little green boxes attached to it on either side. The most noticeable new feature is the loose black mask she wears around her neck, which is decorated with pieces of pale metal in the shape of a carnivorous grin. Three large silver canisters are attached to the sides of her mask, with needles poking out of their tips and wires on their bases, which connect them to the two larger cylinders strapped to the back of her belt.
"They were engineered for the black market, from what I hear." Comments some kid who is just a little shorter than Toga. Not much stands out about him but the standard gakuran school uniform but most notably is the green gas mask covering his face while a green air tank is strapped to his back. "You should be worried that they work, not that they look pretty."
Toga hates that answer, and so she flails her arms up and down as if she were an angry little bird. "Ugh! I'm just saying they could be a little more stylish. Is that too much to ask?!"
"You're worried about being flashy?" Charmcaster questions while playing with a few clay marbles engraved with purple runes. "Are you stupid or insane? Because like doesn't your Quirk rely on you being, I don't know, not flashy?"
"You don't need to be so mean about it!" Toga huffs. "Also, I'm not asking for much! Just a little more color or a redesign!"
"Dluoc eb oserw." SevenSeven comments while setting a strange high-tech device on the ground. "Uyo dluoc eb ekli em dan eb thernao noersiv fo a ccaarrthe eoppel evlo remo."
The others stare at him like he just spoke gibberish, because he did speak gibberish.
Dabi for one is completely done with it. "If you survive this you need to start carrying around a pen and paper or something."
"Hwo od i kolo kiel, Miok-nsa?!"
"Well now, aren't you all precious? Getting along, are we?"
Everyone stops what they're doing to greet the new arrivals.
The first one up is a person with quite a wide, muscular build, their hair smooth, shoulder-length, and reddish magenta color, and their rather square jaw is covered thinly with facial hair. Their lips are notably big, and they're wearing triangular, white-framed sunglasses. Along with these, they're also wearing a dark orange shirt, left unbuttoned to reveal a white V-neck, blue jeans, and plain dark brown espadrilles.
"Hi, darlings! Sorry to keep you waiting." They greet while carrying something large and narrow on their shoulders. The time is wrapped in cloth, disguising it.
And they're followed by someone that looks that should be locked up in Arkham Asylum. "Get to work. Get to work."
They can't see his face, as he's covered head to toe in black straitjacket-like restraints decorated with red spikes. All they can see are his exposed mouth and teeth as clamps from his suit keep his lips open causing him to drool.
And behind him walks in a walking reptile with bright green scales for skin and a face shaped like that of a lizard. His hair is relatively long and swept backward and is a desaturated pink-purple. And he's definitely not hiding who inspired him to be here since he's wearing his own version of Stain's own outfit. The only addition are the pair of goggles on his forehead.
Dabi scans the clifftop, taking a mental headcount. "That makes nine of us."
Their ninth member flexes his finger, his bones and muscles snapping under the tension. "I don't care. Just let me loose. I'm too pumped up to stand by." He's wearing a thick black cloak while a plain looking mask covers his entire face.
"Shut your mouth, you crazy bastard." Dabi scolds without any concern about the cloaked giant turning on him. "We wait. We're still expecting four more people to join our little party."
"And then some!" Toga cheers not at all picking up on Dabi's vibes.
But the stitched-up vandal ignores her and instead decides that the others need to hear his ultimatum. "The League of Villains made a mistake going after them with a bunch of random thugs at the U.S.J. Better to use a small group of elites." He peers out over the dark valley, over to the only source of light in the first: the Wild Wild Pussy Cats' lodge. Where their teachers sit and plan the next day while their precious students sleep soundly in their futons. "The first thing we have to do is take away their sense of peace and show them that their lives rest in our hands."
Ch.70 Dark Forest
"Keep it going ladies! I wanna see you sweat!" Tiger is overlooking the grounds, standing tall and bellowing out orders like some cruel drill sergeant. "The next punk I see slacking is gonna become my new scratching post! YOU HEAR ME!?"
"Sir! Yes, Sir!" The students all cry out in agony.
'There is literally nothing better than watching students going plus ultra.' Shota Aizawa observes silently as a gentle breeze brushes past his dark locks. 'So peaceful, so…militant.'
Militant indeed as each student is put through their own personally designed hell. Like Ochaco Uraraka who's bouncing around all over the place in a giant bubble. The only difference now is that she's wearing a weighted brace that's so heavy and strong it's not only weighing her down but also trying to force her arms and legs closed. Forcing her to push and struggle against the bonds in order to move around the bubble properly.
There's also Katsuki Bakugou who went from shoving his hands into boiling water to being stuffed into a metallic sauna made of random pieces of scrap metal. The sauna looks like an industrial chimney as Explosions and steam explode from out of its open top while a massive tub of water is boiled right underneath.
And Shoto Todoroki's in a similar situation having to generate a massive glacier that towers over the tree line only to evaporate it all away immediately in a geyser of flames. And then rinse and repeat that exactly for six more hours.
But Aizawa knows this is good for them. The first sets of training were nothing but warmups. This right here is what will really determine if they can push their Quirks to their ultimate limits.
'Speaking of which, I wonder how the problem group is progressing.' He looks over, deciding it was about time to check up on them.
And what he sees is both surprising yet ironically satisfying. He set Midoriya to fight against not four challengers but six, these being the Remedial Group: Sero, Aoyama, Mina, Kirishima, Sero, And Kaminari. He figured having the six of them fight against Midoriya would force them to use their heads and think out their strategies. Well, they certainly are using their heads, but not in the way any of them wanted to.
"The best battle plans are always thought out in excruciating detail. It's always best to factor in every single variable and consider how everything can affect a battle. Ask yourself, what can I use to help me? What can hinder my opponent? What's going to hinder me? You need to keep all these things in mind even while under attack. So, remember your ABCs: Always. Be. Calm."
Grey Matter has the whole setup: the chalkboard and a fold out table serving as his stage while he gives the teens their own personal lecture hall. All the while the Remedial Group are now his students, seated on fold up chairs with notebooks to fill out. They're trying to keep up, but the little grey frog is going on and on about things they only have a small grasp on.
"W-wait, slow down." Sato begs trying to jot down the various pieces of advice.
"You're going too fast!" Kirishima is right with him, meaning he's just as lost about this as Sato.
Denki grabs at his head feeling like it's about to explode. "Awww! My brain hurts!"
Mina doesn't need to use her Emote powers to know exactly how he's feeling. "How did we even get here?! I thought we were supposed to be fighting you?!"
Aoyama shutters in his seat. "Well, this is certainly an intellectual struggle."
Sero tears up. "Haven't we been humiliated enough."
Grey Matter offers them a sympathetic look. "Look, I know this is rough, but I'm only trying to help."
"HELP!?" Mina snaps. "You humiliated us by tying all our laces together and tricking us into attacking each other! How was that helping us?!"
"Because it goes along with exactly what I've been trying to teach you." Grey Matter states a matter-of-factually. "Sometimes the side that wins a fight is not determined by who's the strongest. But who is smart enough to use their strengths in the most effective ways."
Kirishima lowers his head in defeat. "That sounds…complicated."
Mina takes a pause when she tries to consider it all, before she dejectedly sinks into her seat. "What if we can't figure that out?" She is not being sarcastic or joking, she's benign serious, somberly so. "What if we can't factor everything in? And we can't put it all together? What if…we can't do it?"
Without even hesitating Grey Matter answers confidently. "Then you focus on what you do know and what you can do."
That takes Mina by surprise, the little grey alien's words really resonate with her.
"Take in a situation and rather than trying to figure it all out; how about focusing on one part? Take everything in and then decide what you can do in the situation. What is the one thing you can contribute and focus on so that others can focus on what they need to do? Not everyone can solve everything on their own. It takes a team of people to solve big problems. So, use your team. Be useful to your team. You don't need to outright solve the problem outright. Instead, you help each other to reach a solution. And when one issue is dealt with you move onto the next and the next and eventually you will have solved the problem."
Grey Matter's words certainly gives them something to think about, especially Mina. 'Focus on how I can contribute and help everyone find a solution…' She thinks on this some more and even goes ahead to jot it down, not wanting to forget it.
As Grey Matter allows them the time to absorb his lesson, he spots his own problem silently judging from the woods. He spots little Kota Izumi watching from inside the trees with that same nasty scowl and annoyed look. The kid notices the tiny frog-thing observing him so with humph he turns and marches away.
Which causes the transformed Izuku to frown in sad dejection. 'Maybe I should follow my own advice…'
While Grey Matter contemplates what to do, Shoto actually manages to spot the creature's faraway look. Following his gaze, he spots the kid with the horned-hat marching away. Confused, Shoto stares back over at Grey Matter, watching him curiously.
"Meow, meow, meow, meow!" Pixie-Bob giggles into her paw before breaking out into a joyous announcement. "More importantly, tonight's gonna be fun! We're pitting classes against each other in a test of courage. I know you've been training hard today. And later, you'll get to play hard! How's that for a reward?!"
Itsuka Kendo doesn't believe that one bit. "It just sounds like more training…"
Kyoka Jiro is right with her on that. "And training in the dark, no less…"
Fumikage Tokoyami's interest is grabbed when he hears that, while he watches on from inside the nearby cave carved into the nearby cliff side. "Revelry in the dark."
"Hm?" Ochaco Uraraka does a double take as she rolls on by in her bubble. 'Did he say something?!'
Meanwhile, the rest of the students continue to grumble about the training like Hiryu Rin of Class B. "How much can we do in one day?"
Neito Monoma has a deranged look in his eye as he fights off his own exhaustion. "Least we get to beat Class A, am I right?"
"Don't slack now!" Pixie-Bob warns. "Make sure you keep on pushing yourself as you work!"
The students respond all at once. "Yes, ma'am!"
It was a long day but even though the training is over for now the teens still have to keep working especially if they want to eat tonight. Thankfully with everyone doing their part making dinner isn't so much of a daunting task anymore.
Especially when you have people like Bakugou showing off his inner Gordon Ramsay by chopping up the carrots and vegetables with expert knife skills.
Ochaco, who was carrying firewood to the stoves, is shocked to see such culinary skills at work. "Whoa, Bakugou! You're really good with that knife! It's weird."
"What do you mean "it's weird"?!" Bakugou barks back, offended. "How can you people be so damn bad at everything?!"
Denki lets out a snicker as he passes by. "Look at that, he's not blowing stuff up."
Overhearing this, Kirishima grimaces at the thought. "I'm too tired for this."
He may be tired, but everyone has to do their part. And they are: you have those peeling potatoes, some prep the water, and you have those like Izuku prepping the outdoor stoves.
Izuku stacks the blocks of wood into the stove carefully making sure that the flames will have good ventilation whenever they decide to start it up.
"What was with that look before?
Izuku pauses and looks up to find Shoto carrying a pot of water and sliced vegetables over. "What look?!"
"Earlier today you had that annoying meddling-look on your face while you were with Ashido and the others."
'That's a look…?!' Izuku gasps before settling down and realizing that he's talking about when he was watching Kota. "Oh…well, yeah, I guess I did. Because of Kota."
"Kota? Who's that?"
"The boy that's over there." Izuku looks over to where he last saw him. "He's Mandalay's cousin's… Hold on. Where did he go?"
He can't see him. He can't even spot the kid's signature honed red-hat sticking out from the crowd. So where could he have gone?
'Probably to his hideout.' Izuku thinks, sadly. 'He really doesn't like being around everyone.' He goes back to stacking the wood before answering Shoto's question. "Anyway, Kota doesn't like heroes. Actually, he hates the whole concept of superhumans; Quirks and everything. I tried to talk to him, but I think I just made things worse." Is this how his dad felt when he tried to reach out to him? If so… "I mean, what would you say to him, Todoroki?"
Shoto considers it. "It depends."
Izuku suddenly realizes he stepped on a landmine; he's definitely asking the wrong person all things considered. "Of course. Sorry I asked!"
But Shoto's not offended if anything he'd like Midoriya to hear him out. "To have a complete stranger try to change your mindset sounds like a pretty irritating conversation. What matters are actions. You have to show him what you're trying to prove. Right? If you're going to rely on words alone, then they better be incredibly powerful. What you say doesn't matter nearly as much as what you actually do."
Izuku thinks on it, it really hits home as that's essentially how his Dad was able to finally reach him. Not through fancy words but just by simply being there. "You're right. I went about this the wrong way. How can I, a stranger, say anything to him?"
"I don't know what your goal is when it comes to this child. But it sounds to me like you shouldn't be sticking your nose in a delicate situation." Shoto's reminded of Midoriya's reckless and prodding actions during the Sports Festival, especially on their heated fight. "You tend to cut to the heart of people's feelings." He's grateful for that but… "It can be annoying."
Izuku's head drops in shame as he sweatdrops. "Right. Sorry about that."
"You guys! Your hands aren't moving!" Tenya Iida's sudden shouting interrupts them. Looking over they see they're Class Rep berating a trio of Class B students and Aoyama who were lazily peeling potatoes. "We'll never make the best stew if you stop now!" Iida shouts, hurriedly snatching the potatoes away and working like a machine to peel them.
Seeing that he's gonna get on their case if they don't work, Izuku and Shoto put their conversation on hold. Going back to prepping the stoves and water.
Darkness has swept the entire valley, swallowing up the entire forest with no plans to let it go. Anticipation hangs in the air like a thick fog as all the teens gather around in a small clearing that's a good distance from the main lodge. So much so they cannot even make out the building's roof or lights. Heck the forest is so dark and thick some of the students aren't even sure they'll be able to follow the path back, afraid they'll get lost just from trying.
But despite the nerves there are still those like Pixie-Bob who are way too excited to get started. "Perfect! We've filled out bellies and cleaned the dishes! It's time forrr-"
"A totally awesome test of courage!" Mina blurts out, all psyched and ready for some fun and drama.
"We're gonna win!" Fittingly her fellow idiots, the Remedial Group, all join in, cheering along behind her.
"Not so fast." Aizawa's cold cut interrupting is like a blizzard that freezes the six teens in their tracks. "It pains me to say it, but the remedial class will be having lessons with me tonight instead."
Mina's entire completion turns ghost white as she explodes with outrage. "YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!"
"Sorry." Aizawa lies before snapping them all up in his Capture Scarf. "Your training during the day didn't impress me, so I'll be using this time, too."
With a pull they all fall over campaign each of them to cry out
"Oh, give me a break!" Denki and Sero whine.
"I just wanna prove my courage!" Sato and Kirishima cry out as well.
Even Aoyama cries out. "Miséricorde!"
But their pleas all fall on death ears as no one, not even Izuku or Ochaco, want to put themselves before their terrifying homeroom teacher. All anyone can do is pray that they'll survive their lecture tonight.
Pixie-Bob, however, is just ready to get going as she points over to the trail head that'll lead the students down a long path that'll loop its way back to the clearing. "Okay! So, Class B is going to start out as our "scarers." When they're in place, Class A will leave in pairs every three minutes. There are tags with your names on them at the far end of the route. Your goal is to collect those!"
Amongst all the nerves and excitement, Tokoyami remains poised and collected. "Revelry in the dark."
Ochaco pauses, giving him an odd look from the corner of her eye. 'Why's he keep saying that?'
Pixie-Bob calls Class B over. "Now, those who are scarers aren't allowed to make physical contact. Use your Quirks to terrify the others. Got it?"
Tiger nods in approval before explaining. "The winners are the creative students-WHO MAKE THE MOST PEOPLE PISS THEIR PANTS!" He roars with laughter while his teammates give various reactions along with him: Ragdoll gleefully cheers, Pixie-Bob is brimming with crazed excitement, and Mandalay is the mom who's given up on controlling her rowdy bunch.
Jiro, meanwhile, grimaces at Tiger's words. "Did we need that visual?"
"I see!" Tenya speaks up, always one to find the reasoning behind these types of activities. "They're encouraging us to stoke our imaginations as we compete with each other, all while showing us more uses for our Quirks in the process! AS EXPECTED OF UA!"
"All right!" Pixie-Bob presents them all with slips of numbered paper. "Everyone draw to see who your partner will be!"
While Ragdoll leads Class B to their positions, Class A line up to figure out who's gonna be their partners. As they do, Izuku takes a second to check everyone out. Not in a pervy way but in a more innocent curiosity as everyone is wearing casual clothing rather than the normal U.A. uniform he's so used to seeing them in. Heck he even pulled out favorite black and green hoodie just for tonight. He hasn't worn it since the end of his Father and Son Roadtrip so it's nice to have it back on again.
Soon everyone's spirited into their pairs, you have some upset with their luck while others are grateful for the partners granted to them like Ochaco who's so glad to be with the calm and reassuring Tsuyu.
But for some reason Izuku's having trouble finding his partner. 'Hm? If we're in teams of two… Wait. There are 21 of us, but six in extra lessons.'
He takes a second to mentally count out the pairings:
There's the composed Tokoyami and the cool Shoji.
An irritated Bakugou and the indifferent Shoto.
An anxious Jiro with the excited Hagakure.
The naive Momo with the embarrassed Shinso.
A jittery Ochaco is thankful to be with the unphased Tsuyu.
The undisturbed Ojiro is paired with a very disappointed Mineta.
A willing Tenya is with a grateful yet nervous Koda.
And then there's the stunned Izuku who can't seem to process reality.
'Okay let's try this again.'
There's the composed Tokoyami and the cool Shoji.
An irritated Bakugou and the indifferent Shoto.
An anxious Jiro with the excited Hagakure.
The naive Momo with the embarrassed Shinso.
A jittery Ochaco is thankful to be with the unphased Tsuyu.
The undisturbed Ojiro is paired with a very disappointed Mineta.
A willing Tenya is with a grateful yet nervous Koda.
And then there's the stunned Izuku who can't seem to process reality.
'I'm all alone!' Izuku pales, shaking with fear and dejection to the point he tries to hide his face inside his hood, pulling it closed until only his eyes and nose are poking out.
Feeling bad for him, Ojiro tries to provide some comfort. "We were randomly assigned. It's not that nobody chose you or anything."
Someone grabs Ojiro's shoulder from behind, startling him so bad he jumps.
It's Bakugou and he's angry. "Listen up, Tail. Trade with me!" He jabs his finger towards Shoto who still looks uninterested with all of this.
As Ojiro tries to say no Bakugou out shout him and begins arguing all the reasons why he shouldn't be with the candy cane prince.
He's not the only one having issues about his partner, as Mineta is desperate for a female partner. "Shinso…Please switch partners, I should be with her!"
Shinso blacks the way, rapidly shaking his head no, as he keeps Mineta as far away from Momo as possible. Momo is so disturbed that even Jiro wonders if she should step in and give the pervert a piece of her mind.
All the while, Shoji and Tokoyami watch on, having already steeled themselves for the frights ahead. "Revelry in the dark."
'Again?!' Ochaco gasps. "He said it again!'
Desperate for a partner, Izuku looks to his only choice, Kraab. Knowing he's watching from inside the trees, Izuku pokes his head out from his hood. Just enough to show off his puppy dog eyes that are brimming with crocodile tears.
debates leaving the kid hanging but then gives the teen a bone, waving to him that he'll at least tag along out of sight.
Izuku brims with relief but if only he knew that Kraab was going only to film some more blackmail material.
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12 MINUTES LATER
"EEEEEEEKKKKK!"
"EEEEEEEKKKKK!"
"Next team!" Pixie-Bob gleefully calls from the starting line. "That's you two kittens, Ribbity and Miss Floater!"
Already scared from all the screaming, Ochaco and Tsuyu make their way into the dark forest.
"EEEEEEEKKKKK!"
"EEEEEEEKKKKK!"
Ochaco flinches every time a shriek penetrates through the black woods. "I'm getting scared, Tsu. And those screams aren't helping."
"That's Kyoka and Toru, I think. Here, take my hand." The seemingly unphased Tsuyu offers Ochaco her hand. "Don't be afraid. We'll look out for each other. One step at a t-time." Her facade nearly breaks as another shriek pierces the air but feeling Ochaco's hand take hers gives her some reassurance too.
Meanwhile, Yui Kodai stands in the middle of the path wearing a white dress giving her the look of a lost specter wandering the woods.
"Pfft-Nyahahahaha!" Juzo Honenuki's head pops out from the nearby bushes. "Nice going, Kodai, you managed to scare everybody so far, ya big creeper!"
Kendo's head pops out from the other other side. "Yeah, you're the star of the night!"
Kodai stares at them blankly. "Huh?"
"Nyahahahaha!" Juzo is still laughing. "Right! I can't get over how funny Bakugou and Todoroki were! Nyahahahaha!"
Those two guys were walking around totally unphased by everything Class B's been throwing at them. But all it took was for Kodai's head to pop out from the Soften ground to startle them stiff.
"I thought they were tough! Nyahahahaha!"
Kendo is about to laugh along with him until the foul scent wafts past her nose. "Hey… Smell that?"
Juzo and Kodi pause and sniff the air as Kendo explains. "I think there's something burning nearby."
"Huh?" Juzo takes a big whiff of the air. "Now that you mention it, it's kinda smokey out here." A weird purple haze has started to creep in, wafting at his face. Perhaps it's just smoke? "Maybe Bakugou and Todoroki got so scared, they…fire…-" Juzo's eyes droop before he collapses, totally unconscious.
"Honenuki?!" (Kendo gasps before finally noticing just how thick this strange purple must has become. And that's when it clicks. "Yui!" Kendo's Large Fist expands and completely envelope Kodai as she grabs her and uses her free hand to cover her nose and mouth. "Don't breathe in!" She warns, watching as the purple mist becomes so thick it makes it even more difficult to see. "This smoke, it's poisonous!"
Pixie-Bob sniffs the air, suspicious of the strange scent. "What's this foul smell in the air?"
Mandalay and Tiger sniff the air as well as the remaining teens such as Ojiro, Mineta, Iida, Koda, and Izuku who still has his head tucked away in his hood.
But even from inside his hoodie, Izuku can sense that something's very very wrong. "You see that?"
Up above the tree line rises stacks of smoke.
"Black smoke." Mandalay states, giving no doubts about what it is.
Tenya can only presume it was an accident. "Has something been set ablaze?"
"Maybe a fire on the mountain?" Ojiro offers up.
Watching from the trees, Kraab isn't so sure. Smoke now? When all the kids are spread out and alone? That's no coincidence. This was no accident. This…was planned.
Dabi has his scarred hand pressed against a tree as blue flames spill out from under his fingers. All around the azure flames reflect in his turquoise eyes, causing them to shine with deadly zeal. "Now. It begins."
Back at the clearing, a fuchsia aura surrounds a surprised Pixie-Bob, lifting her off the ground and yanking her away like a fish on a line. "Hey, what's happening?!"
"Pixie-Bob!" Mandalay calls after her, unable to do anything else.
Dabi breaks into a wide grin as the purple mist begins to swirl around the azure flames. "Take them down. Those who believe they deserve the title "hero.""
From within the azure flames, stands an array of shadows all hunched over in the canopy and brush with their narrow yellow eyes gleaming under the burning light of the flames.
Somewhere on the trail a fearful Ochaco and Tsuyu wonder the woods, oblivious as to what's going on.
They feel like they are being watched. A chill runs down their spines as a disturbed giggling rings like an ominous song from within the pitch-black forest.
Dabi grins widely as his shadows begin to move, prepping to take to the sky. "We, the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains, will tear them off their pedestals."
Back at the clearing, a villain with magenta hair and triangular, white-framed shades is holding a thick metal bar, wrapped in cloth, against Pixie-Bob's bleeding head. Having bashed the bard against her skull, the villain is now pressing it down and keeping her out of the equation. "First, let's get rid of these feral cats." The magenta-haired villain grins, pressing the bar harder against the unconscious heroine's skull.
"What? No Way!" Mineta cries out in terror. "I-I t-thought they made sure no one could find us. So, why the heck are there villains attacking this place?!"
The magenta-haired villain is not alone as a villain with a lizard-like appearance is right at his side.
"Pixie-Bob!" With his hood still up, Izuku tries to run in and help but is stopped by Tiger who shoves him back.
Mandalay is there too, blocking his way so he can't rush in. "This is bad."
"Oh, no." Izuku realizes that she's distracted; she's not just worried about them. And neither is he. "Where's Kota?!"
He's at his secret base, atop the cliff face, and he is mad. Sitting there brooding over the fact he's trapped here with no good wannabe heroes. He's curled up in on himself as he sits at the edge of the cliff face. As he sits there and sulks his mind begins to wander until a previous memory of his comes to mind. Where it came from, he can't be sure but now that it's here he can't stop replaying it in his head.
[FLASHBACK]
Mandalay is speaking to him just in front of the lodge. She had just tried to air her concern about his behavior, but he snapped back about how unfair it was for him to be here with heroes.
But she tried to reassure him, to help him understand that someday his view will be different. "Trust me, Kota. It will happen. You'll meet someone, and you'll finally understand why we do what we do."
He turns away, tilting his hat over his eyes, not wanting to hear this.
But she's not offended, instead she offers him a sympathetic smile. "Someone who'll risk their life, put others first. Someone who will be…"
[End of FLASHBACK]
It makes him mad just thinking about it. "No one like that really exists."
But before he can really let that reality sink in, the scent of smoke snaps him out from his brooding.
Worried, Kota looks out over the valley, and he sees it all: azure flames, stacks of black smoke, and a cloud of purple mist has the entire forest entrapped.
5 MINUTES LATER
"Aw…! We wanted the chance to face off with all the others!" Mina tears up as she and the others are led away by Aizawa's Capture Scarf like it were a leash.
"I thought Pixie-Bob said we'd be getting a reward." Kirishima whines.
"This is more like torture." Denki grumbles. "We want our treat, Mr. Aizawa!"
Sato, Aoyama, and Sero all nod along, agreeing with him full heartedly.
"Do you want me to tighten your bindings?" Aizawa glares back at them just as they arrive back at the lodge.
"For tonight's lesson, we'll be talking about how to behave in an emergency." He explains as he finally releases them only to usher them into the building and then towards the classroom. "If you don't become more aware that you're falling behind your classmates, then the gap will keep growing."
'But I know more than all of you so I'm really you're all behind me.' Although Mina would never say this aloud: 1. She's not supposed to say anything about aliens. And 2. No way she's ever say something like that to Mr. Aizawa's face!
But Aizawa actually does feel sort0of bad for them. But this needs to be done. He won't let any of them go down the slippery slope of falling behind in progress. "In a broad sense, this knowledge is your reward. How's that for a treat?"
They all hang their heads low, finding the treat a disappointment.
Kirishima almost wants to cry. "I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up."
Even Aoyama's usual calm and eccentric facade is breaking. "Hope can be a dangerous thing. No?"
They arrive at the classroom and the moment they open the door they are met with this.
"Oh, strange! Now, who do we have here?!" They are greeted by Monoma's stupid grin while Vlad King looks on in embarrassment for him. "Six members of Class A bombed the exams?! And look, there's only one guy from Class B!"
"You failed, too, idiot!" Denki shouts back.
But Monoma's too far gone, lost to his delusions. "Hahahahaha!"
They all file inside, taking a seat at one of the desks, Kirishima sits down grumbling about Monoma. "He tried to get under our skin the same way yesterday."
Mina sits beside him with a huff. "At this point, I'm kinda worried about him."
"So, Vlad." Aizawa approaches Vlad King at the front of the room. "Why don't we start with practice maneuvers?"
"I was thinking the same thing." Vlad King responds. "Perhaps we should pair them up."
While seated there, Mina's antennas twitch as Emote picks up a tidal wave of fear and unease. The emotions crash into her, overwhelming her senses to the point she shoots out of her seat in fear and anxiety. "Something's wrong!" She cries out, startling everybody.
Everyone gives her a strange look, even the teachers aren't sure what she's on about.
But before anyone can ask what's wrong there's a sudden jolt in their brains before Mandalay's voice infiltrates their minds. {"Everyone!"}
Kirishima jumps in his seat. "It's Mandalay's Telepath."
Denki rubs at his head, feeling kinda uncomfortable about that. "It's sort of annoying that it only works in one direction, though."
Mina continues to stand there, her antennas twitching rapidly, picking up on growing fears radiating from outside. "T-there's s-something going on out there…"
Aizawa eyes her, concerningly, but he needs to focus on Mandalay right now. "Stop talking." He holds a hand to his ear as if he was holding a com set, but really just trying to listen as carefully as possible.
{"Two villains attacked us."} explains Mandalay's panicked mind. {"It's possible there are more coming. Everyone, return to camp immediately. We're regrouping. Do not engage any enemies."}
"I'll look after the other students!" Aizawa quickly tells Vlad King before he takes off for the exit. "Protect them!"
He zips down the hall, moving swiftly and with urgency. 'If it's a full-scale attack…' He stops dead in his tracks the moment he reaches the outside. There in the distance he can see the glow of azure flames rising with the stacks of black smoke. 'We're in big trouble.'
"Looks like your concern has you distracted, Eraser."
Caught off guard, Aizawa turns to face the intruder only to find the scarred and stitched hand of a villain raised towards him. "VLAD-!" He's cut off, engulfed in a burst of burning blue flames.
A cruel smirk stretches across Dabi's features, his smile threatening to break the stitches holding his face together. "You pros oughta lay off. We haven't come here for any of you, so just stay out of our way."
And he does mean we as yellow-eyed shadows glide in from the smoke-filled sky.
Izuku glares at the magenta-haired villain and his lizard partner from behind his classmates. His hood pushes his hair down over his eyes, masking his appearance in the dark.
The lizard villain steps forth, showing off his Stain cosplay and apparel. "How are you this evening, U.A. High School?" The lizard makes a show of it, as if talking to a grand audience. "We are part of the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains!"
"The League of Villains?" Ojiro frowns, his mind racing back to the U.S.J. attack. "What are those guys doing here?"
Izuku clenches his fist in jealousy when he considers his organization's name. "And why do they get such a cool name?!"
Ojiro looks back at him in shock. "Are you serious right now?!"
The magenta haired villain smirks at the little kiddies, using one hand to press his metal bar against Pixie-Bob's bleeding head. "I could crush this kitty's head so easily. How about it dears, should I?"
"You get away from her!" Tiger roars outraged and wanting nothing more to claw the villain's face off.
"Now, now. Hold on, Big Sis Magne." The lizard steps in, holding the magenta haired villain, named Mange, back. "You too Tiger, calm down. When deciding if someone should live or die, we must be careful that we're abiding by Stain's principles."
"Stain?" Izuku's worry grows, these must be some of the people influenced by that Stain Video.
Iida comes to the same conclusion, putting him on edge instantly. "So, you're the ones he ended up inspiring!"
"At your service. That's us!" The lizard proudly confirms. "And you, Four Eyes, I believe I recognize you. You're one of the self-righteous brats who attacked Stain in Hosu City." He reaches behind his back, grabbing a large hilt of a massive blade that's strapped to his back. "Let me introduce myself." He rips the blade off his back only to reveal a massive great sword that's made up of hundreds of knives and blades all welded and strapped together with belts and rope. "Call me, Spinner! I'm here to make Stain's dreams a reality!"
"I don't care who you are. You're criminals!" Tiger steps forward, desperate to reach his defenseless teammate and friend, Pixie-Bob. "That woman lying there is named Pixie-Bob. She's a pro hero who's saved countless lives. She's giving her all for these young heroes, pushing them to reach their full potential. She's looking for a mate, but otherwise she's content." His paws flex and then his sharp claws unsheathed, glistening dangerously in the moonlight. "WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO CUT SUCH A HAPPY LIFE SHORT!?"
A fanatical Spinner charges, somehow his lanky frame is able to carry his crazy mesh of a great sword. "Didn't anyone ever tell you it's not a hero's job to be happy?!"
"Tiger!" Mandalay calls out. "I've talked to everyone! Trust the safety of the other students to Ragdoll! You and I will stay here! We'll hold them back!" She turns to Iida, Izuku, and the others. "You return to camp! Class Rep, you're in charge on the way there! Don't engage anyone!"
Iida understands quickly taking on his role. "Leave it to me. Let's go!"
Iida leads them away to which Ojiro, Koda, and Mineta are happy to do but Izuku hesitates, unable to look away from Mandalay. She's still distracted, she's still worried about Kota.
Tenya notices that he's not following. "Midoriya!"
"Go on ahead without me!" Izuku runs off towards the heroes.
"What are you saying?!"
"Mandalay!" Izuku shouts.
Mandalay turns to look at him, ready to yell at him to run.
But he beats her to it. "Kota! I know where he is!"
Her eyes widen with hope.
"I'll get him to safety! I promise!"
"Wait, Midoriya!" Iida shouts after him but it's too late, he's already sprinted off into the forest and brush.
Spinner and Magne's heads perk up when they see the green-and-black hoodie kid run off into the woods. As he vanishes, they share a look of frustration like they just missed a big opportunity
Meanwhile, Izuku just takes off moving his way through the trees and brush without a care to his own safety even as he crashes through invisible branches and thorns.
"Hey kid! We got a problem!" Scuttling out from the ferns is Kraab who intercepts Izuku, leaping onto the back of his hood as he runs.
"Kraab!" Izuku's glad to see, he can help. "Quick! Contact U.A.! My Dad! Thirteen! Anybody! The camp is-"
"Under attack I know! But I can't!"
Izuku gasps, nearly tripping over as he continues to run.
"Someone's jamming our signal. We've been cut off!"
So, no help is coming! Nobody's coming. Not unless they can call for help. "O-Okay. D-do you think you can track the jamming signal?!"
"Maybe. It would have to be somewhere high up."
"Then hurry! You need to disable it!" Without stopping Izuku peers back at Kraab, staring right into his eyes. "Can I count on you?!"
"Yes!" Without any hesitation Kraab leaps off the kid's shoulder, scuttling away quickly to where he thinks the signal is coming from. "Just make you stay alive until then!"
'Alive? I need to make sure Kota's okay first! I need to get to him right now!' Without thinking over it he slams the Omnitrix, transforming.
"RAAAGH!" Wildmutt takes off into the woods at full speed, displaying his agility and acrobatics with expert precision now able to sense all that's around him.
He can sense the foul scent of the mist, the thick choking smoke, and the unfortunate still scents of his classmates scattered throughout the dark woods.
He can't sense Kota from here. He's still too far away but at least as Wildmutt he'll be able to tell if Kota ran back to the lodge or not. Either way once Kota's secured, he can go sniff out for the rest of his friends.
He bounds across the woods moving ever faster, claws tearing at the ground and bark. "RAAAGH!"
The purple mist has the entire forest in its grasp, polluting it with its vile stench and ominous hue.
Kendo is coughing into her hand, trying to keep the mist out while using her other hand to keep Kodai covered. Even while enveloped in Kendo's enlarged hand Kodai does her best to hold her breath while also carrying the unconscious Juzo.
"Kendo!"
Kendo stops to l find Tetsutetsu coming out from the brush. He's wearing a gas mask and so is Ibara who is unfortunately lying unconscious in his hands. "Tetsutetsu! Ibara! And…Shinso?"
Sure, enough Shinso's here too, running up behind Tetsutetsu with a gas mask of his own. "Where'd you get those masks?"
"Yaoyorozu gave them to us." Shinso explains, showing that they're carrying more clipped to their belts. "She sent us off to deliver them to others."
Tetsutetsu can confirm this. "Yeah! But don't worry Awase's taking her to the rest of our class since he knows where they are." He turns offering her his extra masks. "Take some. We brought a bunch."
"Great thanks." Kendo takes one and throws it on while Shinso helps Kodai put hers on too. The two then get a mask on Juzo before the mist affects him even worse.
Kendo scans the woods trying to see if she can spot anybody else. "We need to get back to camp fast. Who knows how many villains could be roaming through the woods?"
"No." Tetsutetsu stands up, moving away from them. "I'm goin' to fight."
His classmates and Shinso are stunned, wondering what could have gotten into him all of a sudden.
"You guys make sure these two get back to camp." He gestures towards the unconscious Ibara and Juzo, while he stares out into the thick purple mist.
Kendo can't believe this. "What? Mandalay told us to retreat!"
"You're always getting on Monoma when he talks about the differences in our classes, but you feel it, don't you? We're not the same."
Kendo quiets down…listening.
As does Shinso, listening intently to what Tetsutetsu has to say.
"We all got into U.A. with the same exam. We studied the same curriculum. So why are they better? Isn't it obvious? Class A has been through crisis after crisis and turned each one into an opportunity. They've had so many chances to prove themselves. And come on, Kendo. A real her doesn't turn his back and run from a bad guy. Fighting villains is what we do!"
Kendo doesn't like where this is going. "Yeah, but…-"
"Don't try to stop me. We're in the hero course. If we don't stand up now, then when will we?"
"Right now." Shinso responds, surprising both Tetsutetsu and Kendo. "I understand exactly how you feel. "I might be a part of Class A now but…I sometimes feel like I'm not really one of them."
That worries Kendo but before she can air her concern Shinso cuts her off.
"Not that they're excluding me or anything. But I've seen exactly how strong they are firsthand and up close, how well they perform under pressure." He can see it by how they carry themselves during training exercises. Or how Yaoyorozu and Todoroki composed themselves in order to pass their Final Exam. "I'm sure it's because of what they've been through. I wasn't there to stand by them before but…we get to now." From out of his pocket Shinso reveals his own Capture Scarf, the one he snuck into camp even though he was told to leave it behind. "And I'd like to show them that I have what it takes to be like them. I want to be a hero that people can rely on too."
Kendo's stunned yet sympathetic to his plight. And Tetsutetsu sees where this is going and he's all onboard.
With a nervous yet excited look in his eyes, Shinso holds the Capture Scarf at the ready. "We're goin' to find these villains-"
"-And show them what we're made of." Tetsutetsu finishes the statement as his arms flex, becoming coated in shining Steel.
They might be ready to throw themselves into danger, but Kendo and Kodai are hesitant; unsure of what to do.
A shocked Kota looks out over the valley, and he sees it all: azure flames, stacks of black smoke, and a cloud of purple mist has the entire forest entrapped.
He has no clue what's happening? Or what's going on? And what was Mandalay's Telepathic message talking about? Villains? He-he doesn't understand. What's it supposed to mean?!
As Kota watches out over the burning forest, a massive figure stomps their way up the cliffside. Their cloak billows in the wind as he towers over the defenseless child from behind.
To be continued…
Yeah so, I will be the first to admit that Ch.70 wasn't really anything that special. BUT all the pieces are in place for the excitement to truly begin. So, get ready because you're all in for some huge surprises from here to the Kamino Ward Arc.
Now will Ch.71 be done in time? I'm not sure. I hope so but my daily schedule is gonna be changing soon so I can't guarantee how well I can fit time into my days for writing. But I am excited for next time. And I'm sure you are too.
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Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.69:
Atom king: I have to say this chapter was everything I expected it to be with Izuku Ochaco and Bakugou working together on their test with their combined speed in the valley of peace avoiding projectiles from Ragdoll than learning an bit about each other with Mandalay with her game of trial of truth that's funny to final spot witch mountain where they have to escape out of the mountain cave with Izuku discovery more about Shocksquatch powers and abilities.
Though there's one moment in the chapter that got my attention it's with Ragdoll with her power she would know an person by their own power but when she see Izuku what does she see when use her search powers and would that mean she will find out about the Omnitrix and the plumbers if so will Ragdoll join the plumbers?
Than there villains getting ready to attack the camp I hope Izuku and his friends are especially since this time the villains have some out this world partners backing them up.
Guardian-Sigil: I really happy everyone enjoyed the chapter. I had tons of fun writing it and coming up with everything that would happen so that makes me happy. Especially when it comes to Shocksquatch and his new abilities. Hope it makes it okay if I add or semi-rework how other aliens' powers work
And as for the Ragdoll situation…let's just say I have plans and leave it at that
But the villains have made their move. So far the story is somewhat same to cannon but trust me you guys will like where this is all heading
Guest: When Midoriya gets Eye Guy can you make a scene where he sees Hagakure
Another Idea instead of the Symbol of Peace Midoriya is seen as the Symbol of Unity
Guardian-Sigil: Perhaps. I like the idea that maybe Eye Guy has some kind of Thermal Vision at least. Also I have another idea for Izuku… How about the Symbol of Hope?
Alien XXX: This chapter was completely fun, and in case you are going to make a ship, please make it the izuku x ochaco one mainly because of the chemistry they have.
You should also make izuku able to change aliens by pressing the dial on the omnitrix.
When izuku faces muscular, please let izuku not hesitate to leave him seriously injured.
That would be all, I'm your fan :)
Guardian-Sigil: I know I know, Izuku should learn to change aliens. Don't worry he will
Oh believe me I am dying to get the Muscular vs. Deku fight going
Quickghost: I want to see way big in action, that would be amazing, a victory royale against all for one.
And that izuku can now change aliens by pressing the dial, so that he doesn't have to wait for the omnitrix to recharge and so he isn't at a disadvantage, and that he shreds muscle, please.
PS: To make a ship, the izuku x ochaco is quite obvious, considering their friendship, their trust between the two, whether it be with the theme of heroes or plumbers.
Guardian-Sigil: Way Big is so much fun to watch. And changing aliens will show up I promise, just not now
DeadCool14: A chapter without having an omake first? This truly is the month of Halloween because this is the work of black magic
I really loved the fights here, and damn, that's a really cool power for Shocksquatch! Can't wait to see what you do with the others. And it's alright I can wait for the next one. Really wanna see what you do
Would Mr. Compress call Charmcaster his assistant?
Will Albedo have the Alien Force Jacket? Since you said Deku wouldn't get it, I think Albedo should, as a parallel to Deku's hoodie
Will Horas appear at somepoint?
Oh, did you watch that JoJo abridged series? Could you find episodes 5 and 8?
When Toepick and Eye Guy show up, would you make them part of the Anur System?
What do you think of this? Hatsume is adopted and her parents are Planchaküles, Jury Rigg's species, which would explain literally everything about her lol, (not to say it's all from her parents but they were a big inspiration) but also a good way to introduce her to the world of aliens, and a way for Deku to get Jury Rigg
Speaking of, what do you think of this joke?:
"Midoriya, is that a new transformation?"
Deku: "Huh? Oh yeah, his name is Jury Rigg!"
"Jury Rigg?"
Deku: "Yeah! You like it? I made it from scratch!"
Guardian-Sigil: Well. Did you like the Halloween OVA? Used a lot of black magic to summon it forth from the bowels of the underworld
And if you liked Shocksquatch's new abilities, I hope that means it's okay to semi-rework how other aliens' powers work too
Would Mr. Compress call Charmcaster his assistant? He might once but she wouldn't like it considering she was Hex's "assistant"
It's too soon for Albedo. Any questions you really have for him I will not have an answer right now. Not until after the Kamino Ward Arc will I have an answer because that's when I plan to rethink the future of the fic
Horas? Do you mean Horang? Then yes but I may do something similar as to what I did with Henzu (Kevin)
No I did not watch JoJo abridged
I might make Toepick part of Anur System but not sure I will focus or even mention on that at all
For the Hatsume thing, that might be fun.
Hahaha I get it
SpaceDwarfNichol: I love your idea to give Shocksquatch an Electric Sense or whatever you call it. I firmly believe each of the Omnitrix aliens can be the most useful for the scenario, despite similar power sets. Like all the electrical aliens are various levels of strength and weakness. However, when it comes to bruiser, brawler, strong electric aliens, Shocksquatch and Frankenstrike are just way to similar. So this really diversifies them!
Can't wait for more!
Guardian-Sigil: I'm calling it Static Sense I think. Works better off the tongue. And if you liked that then i hope you're okay if I add/rework how other aliens' powers work. Like I have an added idea for Brainstorm and maybe Eye Guy. Also maybe something different or more for Amphibian so he's not so redundant either
DeadCool14 (again): Did you see the video of Kuro and Ash reacting to the Ledgerdomain And Beyond episode? There is some really cool stuff there, not only about how they made it but also fun facts about other things
Please have Deku say these for when Frankstrike and NRG appear: "Every Ben 10 Alien RANKED from Best to Worst!" 9:10 and 18:23
Would you do a reference to Lucky Girl? Like she could be a retired Pro Hero, maybe as an extra story if you do an original arc again, or something like that
If you could, would you commission Kuro to draw an Emotlyst transformation?
Do you think that the creature from NOPE could be a Nemetrix transformation?
Would any of Deku's transformations allow him to see Hagakure, just for making another one of those jokes? Like Chromastone or something
Would there be an episode similar to Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures? Mostly because I wanna see a moment similar to the end, in which Max bought toys of the show because they reminded him of Ben's aliens, but instead it's Hisashi buying them for Eri, but she likes Deku's names better.
She would love all of his names unapologetically
And speaking of which, I really hope that you do Deku being her dad, because it would be adorable, she would call Hisashi grandpa which would absolutely complete the character, and not to mention that she would call Ochaco mom and that would lead to all sorts hilarious misunderstandings, like when they all go to meet her parents; I love Dadzawa, but I like this one better
Guardian-Sigil: The Ledgerdomain video is one I completely skipped over. I didn't mean to but I forgot about it after a while. Plus I'm not incorporating it soooooo
Lucky Girl? Maybe. But since Gwen's not here I don't see the point
I'm not gonna commission Kuro, I have personal friend Voidv25 for that stuff
I still have to watch NOPE
If an alien could see Hagakure it would be Eye Guy, BUT only through Thermal Vision or something maybe' Also I might just Hagakure learn to shut off her Quirk or something. Like I said I'm gonna give these things more thoughts later after Kamino
Yeah no there will not be a chapter like Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures. Because in this world Izuku could claim copyright for usage of his image
And again I will think over the Eri thing, but I'm a fan of Dadzawa so we'll see what happens
Guest: Once again, I come back to this story and these recent chapters have been a pleasure to read! Especially with these recent two! Shocksquatch was a surprising or rather "shocking" addition to the transformations. I like that you are taking well thought creative liberties to give each alien enough differentiation in their powers. This way, when Izuku gets another transportation, it isn't just taken as, "Wow, another form that can shoot out electricity...". (Looking at you, Brainstorm, Frankenstrike, Amphibian and sometimes Eyeguy). I think that not only does this make each transformation feel unique, but it also gives Izuku a wider selection of forms to carefully choose from. Like, during the battle with the rock monsters in the mountain, sure, Izuku could've chosen any other electric-powered alien to take them out. But none of them have the unique ability to navigate inside the mountain like the way Shocksquatch did, or any other transformation as far as I'm concerned. This can also be applied your error to Ghostfreak's sunlight weakness. If Ghostfreak wasn't harmed by sunlight this way, I'd bet Izuku would use him for stealth all the time! But now because he is affected by sunlight, it becomes interesting now that Izuku has a form he can only use at night, and he now has to think of alternative ways to sneak around areas during the day. (Real quick sidenote, I never really liked Shocksquatch before, but after reading this newest chapter with the new 'static sense/compass' power, Shocksquatch moved up a few spots for me.)
The trials were also amazing with what Izuku, Uraraka and Bakugo had to go through! It would seem that the three (especially Izuku and Bakugo) are finally learning to cooperate as a team in battle. This really shows with not only Bakugo trying to work with his teammates, but also when Uraraka and Izuku actually listen and follow through with some of Bakugo's ideas. Like in the previous chapter when he thought of the idea to trap Tiger and in this one when Bakugo suggests they take Ragdoll head-on instead of running away. All of this really shows how far each of them have come, compared to their first Practical Exam. I am really excited to see what's next.
Also, one more thing I'd like to kindly add. I noticed over the course of this story that there have been a few others who have been asking you to incorporate various 'ships' into the plot. While some may fancy the idea, I respectfully disagree. Honestly, with how much plans and ideas you have in store on top of managing all of these characters and a cohesive storyline, I do not think anything like 'ships' is necessary. If anything, I'm afraid that it might bog down the story in some ways or conflict in others. I love this unique story for its awesome battle scenes, genius tie-ins to both original pieces and splendid directions. I, for one, do not go to this story looking for romance. I believe the story is outstandingly well done as it is. Those are just my thoughts on that, but in the end, it is your decision and your story. Other than that, I am very excited for the next chapter! Awesome job!
Guardian-Sigil: If you liked the creative liberties I took with Shocksquatch then i hope you don't mind if I make more of them later. Nothing too crazy or anything but just little touches to make others like Brainstorm or Ampfibian more unique. Which I think will work since I managed to change your opinion on Shocksquatch, Eh?
Also yes, I don't mind the Ghostfreak weakness either because it'll force Izuku to think outside the box if he has to use Ghostfreak in a less than ideal setting.
For Exams I am happy how it went too. Showed their development. Was an original chapter. Had many surprises. And gave some nice moments before shit hit the fan. All in all it was a good time
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the "shipping" situation. Because I fully agree with everything you said. I have so much I want to get to that adding "a dating chapter" or a "beach episode" would just sloooooow things down unnecessary. If anything I might have epilogue ship confirmations, maybe, but not much else
Guest: You should hold off on any new aliens until the provisional license exam arc.
Guardian-Sigil: Yeeeeaaaah not gonna happen. Not trying to be spiteful but I already have plans to introduce more aliens between then and now. Also I have every alien's introduction planned out so it's be a major pain to change all of that
Goliath: If you do izuku 10,000 I have and idea.
Deku and class 1a are basically the justice league/avengers and the worlds most powerful hero team.
And I have two ideas for movies.
The rise of the krang: it's reveals the origin of quirks came from an alien race called the krang who going to make the human race into there army and were imprisoned in the null void centuries ago and when there released by the league of villains, they are similar to the krang from the rise of the tmnt movie and when shigaraki tries to boss them around they turn them into krang mutants under there control.
The age of Venjix: mei decides to create and ai that would help society. But instead decides to eradicate every living being on the planet and gives mei a no holds barred beat down and gives her a breaking speech.
Venjix: you know hatsume you truly are pathetic, you are so wrapped up in your own inventions that you don't see how your actions affect others and cause people not to like you, even midoriya barely tolerates you. Deep down you know this which is why you put up a front to show that it doesn't bother you, it's no wonder your parents put you in a dumpster when you were a baby.
At this point mei breaks down crying, and when Venjix is defeated she decides to quit u.a but midoriya, lida, and power breaker talk her out of it.
Venjix is from power rangers rpm.
Guardian-Sigil: Cool ideas but I don't think I will use them. They contradict premade plans that I have for the story itself. Also what is Venjix? Oh power rangers…yeah, sorry, but I know literally zero things about Power Rangers
Either way I do wanna thank you for the suggestions. And I do like the Justice League/Avengers idea
DeadCool14 (again, again): Fun Fact: Did you know that Pixie-Bob, was the one who came up with the Pussycats' name and concept, as well as setting up their hero office?
Would Kirishima be part alien? Like one of his moms is this species: wiki/Elimigator
But he wouldn't get much from it, like his sharp teeth and maybe his Quirk could be a combination of her natural abilities and his other mom's Quirk
If you'll do the Alien X universe recreation, would it have a purpose aside from retcons?
Guardian-Sigil: No I did not know that.
No Kirishima is not an alien.
Would Alien X's recreation of the universe serve a purpose? Not sure what you mean? Because the purpose of it was to retcon stuff in Omniverse. Aldo I have no plans of ever using that scene/event
Dreadbot: I really like to this chapter I like the reference you had to the mandalorian in The valley of Peace with the flares I like how you introduced shock squatch I like the idea for his sensory abilities I can't wait for the next chapter please keep writing
Guardian-Sigil: Sorry for the long wait. But I really wanted to write that Halloween Special. In any case I hope the wait was worth it and if not then hopefully you're glad that we'll be getting to the good parts real soon
Jakesurfboy: This was another great chapter especially since it's all original ideas and it was done well. Shocksquatch new abilities are pretty cool and make him stand out from other electric aliens. Also yeah I completely forgot about Brainstorm and Ampfibian being electric as well so that's 6, damn that's a lot. I look forward to the next chapter and since it seems like the league is getting closer to attacking,things are about to go wrong real fast soon.
Guardian-Sigil: Not to worry since everyone liked this change I have ideas to add and change up Brainstorm and Ampfibian too
Metal Lizard: Any chance there that will will be characters who are Monsters? like
Man-Bat-DC
Hisako-Killer Instinct
Bill Cipher- Gravity Falls
Man-Thin-Marvel
Bigby Wolf- The Wolf Among Us
Guardian-Sigil: Monsters? Like for a Halloween Special? OR as villains in the main story? Well I guess I'm okay with Man-Bat. Not Bill Cypher since he's more of a magical character. I still need to watch Killer Instinct. And as for Man-Thing…well if you read the "Blitzwolfer By Night" OVA on my side story then you know how that went
Guest: Why wasn't the professor paradox wasn't part of the summer road trip
Guardian-Sigil: You need to go back and read my "Special Announcements Chapter" it explains all that
Guest: Does he has the sage gun with him so he can practice and didn't he use it for test
Guardian-Sigil: No. They weren't allowed to bring extra gear and hero costumes. Since the point of the Training Camp is to expand their Quirks, not their skills
Guest: Kaminari isn't the only one afraid of ghostfreak mineta is scared too
Guardian-Sigil: They sure are
Guest: I find your story amusing, it never ceases to amaze me
Guardian-Sigil: Thanks! I try!
BlueRanger-Lyric: Wow, that was quite an amazing chapter there, I especially liked that Monty Python reference with the "Trial of Truth" especially with what was revealed from that trial, Ochako steals, Bakugou has a fetish and Deku getting revenge on Monoma with those pranks, not like he doesn't deserve those, and it's kinda scary the thought of Izuku becoming a lier, it's gonna make his credibility questionable at best, Izuku's really had bad influencers all throughout his life, and the thought of Bakugou actually respecting his teammates, that's something I wish he would have said out loud, though this "Bright Star" from Deku, is that supposed to hint that he actually has a hidden quirk? Or is that possible hidden powers he could inherit from an Anodite? Because what else could that bright star be if not his Omnitrix, and I still can't believe that this whole time, they've been protecting a large Picnic Basket, lol, that was so hilarious, and admittedly, I like the name Static Sense too, and those additional abilities you gave him are definitely very interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of him throughout the story, and I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next
Guardian-Sigil: You have no idea how badly I wanted everyone to be wearing their Fantasy AU apparel for that chapter. And have Mandalay speaking in rhyme for her trial. Because yeah her scene was right out from the Monty Python movie.
And the Bright Star…I won't say what that was about but we will find out one day
And I thought the Picnic Basket twist would be a fun idea. I'm sure everyone figured it was a random empty box so showing that, no, it served a (funny) purpose was a fun idea
Also, yeah, I'm gonna go with the name Static Sense. Rolls of the tongue better
Dinobot: So will there be Dinosaurs later on? there are Aliens and the krakken so there could be and if there are It would be cool to see Dinosaurs mixed with Alien DNA from the Omnitrix I can list some
Tyrannosaurus rex/Heatblast
Triceratops/Fourarms
Dilophosaurus/Ghostfreak
Ankylosaurus/Cannonbolt
Pterodactyl/Big Chill
Stegosaurus/Diamondhead
Allosaurus/Feedback
that's the Dinosaurs I can come up with the Alien fusion Idea looking forward to see what happens next.
Guardian-Sigil: Not gonna lie, these sound epically cool. And the inner Dino nerd kinda wants to do them if I can. Not sure if I will, but I've had this one idea to introduce a Dino into the story for a long time now. Buuuuuut in a roundabout way, that does make sense, and it'll take place way later. But when I do eventually reveal it I think you're going to love it
Crimson Beetle: With everything that went down I feel like after this Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi is going to confront Hisashi and demand answers if he is working with All for One and I don't know how Hisashi will talk himself out of this so Hisashi will have to think of something to keep his secret about working with aliens being off the planet fighting Vilgax what will he do?
Guardian-Sigil: I guess we will have to wait and see
Guest: I would really like to see deku try to survive the scp foundation.
Guardian-Sigil: I would too
Guest: No encontré el especial de Halloween. No se podía subir en este mismo sitio?
Cómo lo encuentro
Guardian-Sigil: You have to follow the instructions exactly. And the reason I didn't upload it here is because you will be missing out on images and links that help make the Halloween OVA better.
Type in "Archive Of Your Own" into Google. Then search "Guardian_Sigil" or "Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time, Anytime." Once there you can check out my profile and click "Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time, Anytime" and look for the Halloween Special
All of the instructions were laid out in the Announcement. If you have to Google: "Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time by Guardian-Sigil" TV Tropes page
Guest: Do Scp when luzku wake up in Scp Foundation and need to escape and figure out how he got there, like do it base on game survive an escape form it
Guardian-Sigil: I bet I could get real creative form the Peanut, Shy Guy, Plague Doctor, and more, right?
Guest: How did nobody mention that the chapter was the 69th chapter of the story!? C'mon we should celebrate!
Guardian-Sigil: Thanks, it is a big accomplishment
Guest: I read the special and I loved it. But I don't think it should be canon in your story. I say this for 2 reasons..
1) I think you should introduce Blitzwolfer like they did in the original series
2) Deku would never kill anyone and if he did it would haunt him forever and make him never want to transform again
Guardian-Sigil: 1. I will keep that in mind.
2. I know Deu would never kill anyone that's why I had the Blitzwolfer DNA possess him. Hence why I kept having Izuku passing out and saying that Blitzwolfer was running off instincts. Izuku was never in control. But if I make it cannon I will be getting rid of most of the deaths…mostly
26skarmamaga: You don't have to give me an exact answer, but is Ochaco still going to do her work study with Ryukyu, or is she going for Nighteye. Most likely Nighteye, but that makes me wonder who Izuku is going with.
Guardian-Sigil: I might as well say it. Ochaco will intern with Sir Nighteye.
I won't say anything else other than that but that's what I am going with for sure
Gotta have some surprises for you guys, ya know? :)
Felipe: well, hello, honestly I don't know how the topic of giving you ideas and suggestions and things like that works, so I'm just going to put it in a comment, I don't know if you're going to do the same thing that Ben 10 did, which is to introduce the "evil Ben 10" or in this case izuku, but well I have a suggestion for you, in DeviantArt there is a guy called "EnderKnight1" and he does Ben 10 content stuff and he has an evil Ben 10 from the dark Multiverse called "Ben Tennyson (Earth-3)", I honestly like it a lot, but his idea sounds more like an izuku from the dark Multiverse with an Omnitrix, the dark multiverse is supposed to be the fears of the people who inhabit the normal Multiverse, I imagine that the origin of that evil Ben 10 that he made is more suitable for a villain izuku with the Omnitrix, because it would be like "what would have happened if the problem is not that izuku was born Quirkless, but that izuku was born izuku", now I think that sounds pretty dark (trust me look for it, when you read the description you will see that the idea takes on more meaning and form), so I'm not giving you orders or demands, I can't force you to do anything, I just wanted to give you an idea in case you want to introduce a villain izuku and not just albedo (who is another character that looks the same at first and then is modified to give it a more unique touch) it is just a suggestion so that in case you want to introduce to a villain izuku who is actually izuku, you have an idea of how to explain him
Guardian-Sigil: Thanks for the suggestion. I have ideas in mind for things like Evil Dekus for sure, so the more ideas the better. If you want more info then please read the "Special Announcement" chapter from way back when. It explains a lot o this stuff
Wendy: you know in "green lantern the animated series" the orange lanterns and their power were a legend, if at some point "legends/stories of the galaxy" comes up in the conversation, why not make a reference to the orange lanterns and planet Okaara
Guardian-Sigil: Yeah, why not. I kinda have this one idea to include a Green Lantern. NOTHING MAJOR. But I plan to do a timetravel/dimension hopping related spinoff story so there's definitely a place for it there
Guest: So when the whole world learns that alien is real and learn luzku has no quirk and only have powers because of the omnitrix, will the governments will pressure him to stop being a hero or take away the omnitrix
Guardian-Sigil: No spoilers, we will have to wait and see
Jesner: you know, actually now that izuku mentions her, considering izuku has the omnitrix and aliens are after him, one would think Nezu would have included thirteen in the members for this camp, hisashi i get it, because he's not a member of the school staff, but thirteen is part of the school staff, considering an "alien" type problem could come out at any moment one would think that Nezu would have added thirteen to the list of members who would be present to assist in this camp (or as backup in case ANY type of problem happens)
Guardian-Sigil: Yeah I get it. But I already have over 50 characters to include in this Training Camp arc: Class A, Class B, Kraab, teachers, Pussy Cats, Kota, LoV, etc. So yeah I had to cut some characters out, sadly, because I did consider adding them in for a while
But trust me I already got so many extra stuff planned for the Villain Attack on the camp that I think you'll see why I cut back on adding even more characters
Jerson: Don't forget that Dr. Animo is also with the League of Villains, I say this because it's been a long time since we've seen anything from him, not even a mention of him, and it's been a long time since we've seen a mutant animal or something like that, is he even doing his mutant animals or is he just working with the doctor in the animal nomus? oh by the way speaking of the subject I have a suggestion for an animal for you, called "lammergeier" or "Gypaetus barbatus"
Guardian-Sigil: I didn't forget. I just didn't have a good place to put him. I even considered giving him his own chapter during the Road Trip Arc but that arc was taking so long already that I had to skip over it.
Cool Vulture. Maybe one day I can use it. Because fittingly there were some mutant animals in this chapter (hinted) and I already know what they're gonna be. Any guesses?
DarkMist: so in this case it will be the negative nine, well it makes sense after all the beginning of the story you only gave nine aliens to izuku, so this makes sense even so just out of curiosity, if at the beginning of the story you had given him 10 transformations instead of 9, who would have been number 10? who would have been the other alien that you would have unlocked at the beginning instead of showing him later in the story? And in that note, in which case, it should be the negatives 10, who would have been the 10th member of the Vilgax team?
Guardian-Sigil: I don't know. For real I have no clue. When I first planed out this chapter one of the first things I did was decide which aliens would appear where and I determined places for nearly 90% of them. The remaining 10% or so ended up being the 9 original aliens we got in this story. So, I have no real answer for you. I guess it would have to be someone with a basic power set. For example I would use Heatblast or Wildvine first before I ever introduce Swampfire.
Guest: That pepper spray that izuku used is actually very effective, he has a utility belt where he carries things like his hoverboard, right? Why doesn't he add a can of pepper spray as part of his hero outfit? I would have done it
Guardian-Sigil: I mean he has a shield and a blaster now
Guest: I just reread your Jeff Omake and it made me think you should bring in Serleena as an agent of Vilgax.
Guardian-Sigil: Perhaps for now I already got 9 agents working for him
Guest: Since midoriya is problem child 1 would that make uaraka problem child 2
Guardian-Sigil: Technically yes but I feel like he'd call her something else. After all Izuku's nickname is Problem Child. So, she needs something else
Guest: Ball weevil should be next or kicking hawk
Guardian-Sigil: I got all the aliens planned out from the start
Guest: hugemungusaur should be next for the one vs six
Guardian-Sigil: I got all the aliens planned out from the start
: Did I just see someone say "why doesn't izuku have pepper spray?" ...why would he need pepper spray when has a gun, a shield and a devise that could turn him into hundreds of aliens, some who can do the equivalent of pepper spray as their power.
Guardian-Sigil: Yeah...I mean I see their point. But I especially see yours too
