Welp I'm back again folks. It's been a bit, but for good reason! Ben was adamant I let him watch the episode with Mirio dubbed. It's mostly for the proofing process, where we edit and change things around before I post it. Plus, there were a few things I needed to accomplish with this chapter, so I needed to take my time.

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Chapter 15: You had ONE Job!

Izuku was currently annoyed. First, his girlfriend and Shouto were now taking their provisional license exams, meaning he had no source of hugs. Next, he along with Hitoshi, had been forced to deal with the shiny metal fanboy, who was currently following them around begging to join the team. At first, they'd made him do a bunch of silly things using Hitoshi's quirk, but they started to feel bad after they made him shout his undying love for waffles in a crowded intersection. They had at least had the foresight to make him wear a mask to hide his dignity. They were really just trying to make him go away, so he wouldn't get hurt. Currently, they found themselves sitting on a roof, hanging out and eating some hamburgers they'd bought from a local fast food place.

"Dude, I think he might actually be serious about joining us. Circumstances of his...contribution aside, he WAS helpful." Hitoshi drawled in his usual manner, decked in his gear. He had his balaclava partially drawn up so he could eat one of the burgers he and Izuku had just purchased.. Between the two of them, they had purchased about 14 between them.

"I know. It's sort of...inspiring. Although, he probably doesn't remember the fact we just made him dance like a pop star on the

roof for 20 minutes, Wonder how he'd take that?" Izuku asked, his own mask retracted so he could also indulge in the burgers. Hitoshi shrugged, but before he could speak, Tetsu climbed up to the roof they were on.

"So assuming we let you join, what's your Quirk?"

"I GET HARD!" Tetsu blurted out excitedly.

"...Excuse me?"

"I mean I harden my skin into steel."

"Oh. That makes more sense."

Before Izuku could ask for specifics, Tetsu bowed in an exaggerated manner, prostrating himself in front of them.

"PLEASE! You have to let me join." At the lack of response from either vigilante, Tetsu pressed on. "I look up to you. Even more than the Crimson Riot! You do what's right regardless of whether it's legal or not." At his genuine words, Izuku was suddenly reminded of the way he used to look at All Might. His hero worship aside, he had looked up to All Might for many of the same reasons that Tetsu had listed...and to hear them spoken back to himself was...a very warm experience. The idea that anyone could look up to him, despite all he'd done as a vigilante, was a surreal experience.

Kid...That's just your lingering insecurities speaking. You're not the same helpless kid you were before. You're a bonafide hero now. Don't forget that.

"Tetsu... Thank you. But I just do what needs to be done. I didn't want to wait to start trying to help people. Half the time my body just moves on its own. So when you rushed out to help us just because you were on the news? That impressed the hell out of me, Tetsu."

"I mean...do you think I can be a great hero too?" Tetsu asked, his usual bravado missing. In its place was a teenager who didn't have a super flashy quirk, who doubted himself. Izuku saw this, and clapped a hand on Tetsu's shoulder.

"Yes, buddy. I do think you can be a hero." Venom smiled, or at least, the exposed part of his face did. "Now come on, and have a burger on us."

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"Young Mirio, are you sure you want to do this?" The voice of All Might spoke to his apprentice.

Mirio Togata was a lot like All Might's other form. Blond, muscular, and cheerful. His face held a rather carefree and goofy smile, and he was giving his mentor a thumbs up.

"Uh huh! I need to meet the guy who almost got your quirk instead of me. I've watched him in action, but I want to know what kind of person he is under the mask." Mirio responded casually, his eyes lit with determination.

"Very well. Let's go."

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The two vigilantes and their...sidekick... were now sitting in a circle in an alley way. Izuku had Hitoshi take some action shots with his phone, which Izuku would then use to get some cash from the local news outlets. Hitoshi was happy to help, as he knew Izuku was a little skim in the cash department. It was actually the symbiote's idea, as Peter had actually done the same when he first debuted. Izuku dusted off his hands, before looking at Tetsu.

"Alright. I want you to hit me in the face as hard as you can using your quirk." Izuku spoke calmly, voice steady and smooth.

"Dude...are you sure?" Tetsu spoke hesitantly, unsure of how to handle his idol asking to get hit in the face. Izuku just looked at him funny.

"Tetsu, I get slammed through enough buildings and vehicles that insurance companies are considering adding a "Venom" clause to natural disaster insurance. Just give me your best swing."

Tetsu shrugged, and then encased his arm in steal, before he swung and caught him in the jaw, knocking him back a bit. Izuku looked at him appreciatively.

"Not bad, rookie. Not bad at all."

Izuku was about to throw away the wrapped of their last hamburger when he noticed a face staring at him from the wall.

"Hi."

"HOLY SHIT!" Izuku backflipped away, before settling on a wall opposite of the mysterious face in the wall. Hitoshi and Tetsu looked at him like he was crazy, until they saw the cheerful smiling face sticking out of the wall.

You have a danger sense that is all knowing. Why are you still such a spaz?

'Less Izuku criticizing, more dealing with THE DAMN FACE IN THE WALL!' Izuku screamed mentally.

"Are...are you a Nurikabe?" Izuku asked hesitantly. (AN: Nurikabe are demon walls in Japanese folklore. They are also annoying as f*** to kill in Nioh.)

The face in the wall then became confused. "Why would I be a Nurikabe? Are you an Onigumo?" (AN: demon spider. Again, an annoying dick of a boss in Nioh.)

"I'm not on trial here. You jumped ME." Izuku shot back.

"Well, that's fine. I'm Mirio Togata. Successor to All Might and you are Izuku Midoriya. Better known as Venom." Izuku was about to get angry, when the skeletal form of All Might climbed onto the roof from the fire escape.

"Jesus Christ, All Might. I'm glad I didn't give you my social security. Otherwise, I'm sure everyone would know it by now." At Izuku's sarcastic remarks, All Might had the decency to look sheepish.

"I promise he was the only other person, Young Midor-" Whatever platitudes Yagi was going to state were cut off by Tetsu rushing up to Izuku.

"HOLYCRAPOMGYOURNAMEISIZUKUWAITLIKETHEGUYDATINGKIRISHIMA'SFRIEND-!" Came the word vomit from Tetsu, full fanboy mode engaged. Izuku didn't really know how to handle this, so he just sort of webbed Tetsu's mouth shut.

"I don't really know what you just said, so I'm gonna leave you like that until you calm down." Izuku shifted focus to All Might. "So to what do I owe the pleasure, Symbol of Peace and...Mirio?"

Toshinori coughed awkwardly, unsure of how to proceed. However, it was Mirio who spoke excitedly in response to the question.

"I wanted to meet the guy who almost beat me out as successor to All Might." Izuku raised a brow under his mask, but said nothing. "That, and despite our differing methods, we both want to help people. You just didn't let bureaucracy stop you." Mirio then stepped out of the ground naked as the day he was born. Izuku was shocked by the exposed stranger, before Mirio was handed pants from All Might. Glossing over the nudity, Mirio was an hulking guy. He was very muscular and tall, around 6 feet tall. He had friendly, but odd looking eyes, and his hair was up in a pompadour.

"Uh, thanks...I think." Izuku was unsure of how to interact with Mirio. He was everything All Might seemed to be. "Odd question. You ever play Fallout?"

"Uh...no...why?"

"No reason." Izuku turned to Shinsou " Hivemind, take our friend somewhere else. I need to speak to them alone."

Hitoshi nodded, before leading Tetsu down the fire escape to give them some privacy.

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Izuku stood observing Mirio and All Might, who were whispering to each other, while waiting for the other party to speak. Now that Hitoshi and Tetsu were gone, they could speak freely.

"Alright All Might. I thought I made it clear I didn't really want to see you around last time we met. So I'm assuming you have a good reason beyond wanting to remind me of every negative interaction we've had." Izuku spoke nonchalantly, although there was definitely a hint of bitterness in his voice. He was still unsure of how to take the offhanded comment of 'you were almost All Might's successor'.

Toshinori sighed, rubbing his head sheepishly as he thought of the words he wanted to say.

"Mirio wanted to meet you. I didn't really want to come, but he was insistent that I did as a mediator. He didn't believe me when I said you didn't exactly like me."

"Hey! I just thought it'd be easier if I had a familiar face to introduce us!" Mirio interjected, not happy with his mentor's explanation.

"Look, TinTin, I don't know what he told you, but he and I are not friends. He hurt me in a big way, so kindly tell me what you want so I can leave." Izuku was full on annoyed at this point. The suit was making him a little less reserved in displaying that, and he definitely hadn't worked all his issues with All Might out of his system. Mirio seemed to get disheartened at that but he pressed on.

"I wanted to suggest an alliance. It'll help you get legitimacy as a hero sooner, and allow us to team up."

"In case you didn't notice, I already have a team. And that's arrogant of you to assume that I want or need your help. What's important is that I help people. Whether society accepts or rejects that isn't my problem. Don't misunderstand, I have nothing against you. I'm just a little irritated right now." Izuku glanced at All Might briefly before cutting his gaze back to Mirio. "I'm not opposed to helping you out if the situation demands, but neither is that something I just want to openly commit to."

Mirio seemed saddened, but he ultimately nodded his head. "That's fine I guess. For now."

Izuku shrugged, before turning to All Might. "So the UA student's get back tomorrow, right?"

Toshinori nodded in confirmation. He'd been hearing bits and pieces about what was happening at the Provisional license exams. The students that Izuku had trained were outshining the others by a wide margin, which led to faculty concerns about them being flight risks.

"That's correct. In case you're curious, it seems every student you trained is on course to pass. But I'm sure you assumed as much." Izuku said nothing, but his Venom outfit shifting into full form.

"As fun as this is, I don't really feel like being around you guys any longer. You got what you wanted, so now I'm going to go be a hero. Enjoy the retirement All Might." With a subtle barb thrown All Might's way, Venom shot up into the sky, before using his ear piece to dial Hivemind.

As the phone rang, Venom had moved several city blocks, and observed the hustle and bustle of city life in it's natural flow. On the 6th ring, Hivemind answered.

"Yo, Izuku." Came Hitoshi's usual bored drawl, with a few siren's going off in the background.

"Where are you? And what the hell is that racket in the background?"

"Oh, that? Some bald hero fought a crab monster. Beat the thing in one punch, and now he's screaming to himself and smacking the ground. It's pretty weird."

"I...see... How's Tetsu?" Izuku wasn't sure how to react to that, so he just pressed on with his point.

Hitoshi sighed, but answered nonetheless. "He's got a good heart, and he's not stupid. Just super inexperienced. I'd say you'd need to give him a training camp experience before letting him tag along. He did however, shield a couple from harm when that pro was fighting the creature. He jumped without prodding, shielding them with his quirk from some collateral debris chunks that were flying around. I say we keep him around."

"Agreed. We'll talk more tomorrow. I'm tired, and I'm about to crash on my feet. We'll meet up at UA to greet the others tomorrow morning yeah?"

"Sounds good to me. Later, Izuku."

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Elsewhere...

Tomura Shiguraki was sipping on a soda can, as he watched the news. His fingers twitched everytime someone mentioned Venom, and he was getting more irritated the longer the news spoke about the vigilante. He began mumbling incoherently, only to be interrupted by Kurogiri walking over to him suddenly.

"Master Tomura, we have a problem. The containment unit has failed. Your experimental "raid boss" is about to get out." The black mist villain spoke calmly, before using the nearby remote to flick the channel to a security camera feed.

The feed was unstable, and flickering. However, a large silhouette was visible in the smoke. It was hulkingly massive, both muscular and tall, sitting around 7 feet tall. Its hair appeared spiky through smoke, and its left arm writhing as it it has a mind of its own. The face wasn't visible but a beak like projection jutted out from the creature's face.

"No, Kurogiri. Don't you see? This is perfect. Get whoever is around ready. We're about to initiate our raid. The boss is now in place right? So let's go Venom. It's your turn. Roll for initiative."

As they looked back at the camera feed, the figure raised it's hand at the camera, explosions resonating on it's right hand. The camera feed cut, but the audio was working long enough to pick up one single word:

"Kill."

To be continued...

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Well guys. 3 chapters left after this. I'll get to it when I can. I have 4 papers due in november. Sooooo yeah. I'll try and get it done as soon as I can. Plus I'm broke so not like I'm getting any of these awesome games that are coming out. AMIRIGHT?

Anyway, another side note. Jesus christ. Naruto Fanbase. Come on guys. The fact the majority of your crossovers are all harems is kind of pathetic. The ONE MHA crossover that has length story is looking like it's gonna be a harem too. So that's dumb. I'm just saying. If these guys put half as much effort into writing a romance between two characters and sticking with it, rather than trying to make half assed attempts to justify fem characters acting like sex crazed fangirls and sharing, you'd probably have a better story. Just saying. And hilariously enough, they don't even have a grasp on polyamorous relationships either. It's just OMG LETS ALL FUCK THE SAME GUY.

I'm going off the rails again. I'm gonna cut it here I guess.

OH! I am actually helping another writer as a consultant for their story. I won't say more, but I'll shout it out when he posts it. Until then, my friends. Later.