Hey there everyone, UltimateDemonBeast65 again with the fifth chapter of MVA: Symbiote's Justice! Again I would like to thank everyone who has stuck around for the story and I am glad you guys enjoy what me and my co-writer have come up with, including his OC Thundermane. Now I am going to answer reviews from the story, and also I apologize for not answering some of the previous reviews, the site was not letting me view them, so I am going to try and rectify that now and give answers.
Gamzo: Few things, Eddie and Venom have been in Japan or rather that version of Japan for a couple of days and weren't captured on their first night. It just seems that way due to how the story is written. Also while they have been arrested and are going to be doing this program at U.A. they will need to become the Lethal Protector again for what's coming.
Matt: Thank you for your feedback, and I'm sorry that the site didn't let me see them before. I do sometimes have problems with writing such as putting in too much exposition or repeating certain statements. I also do acknowledge that saying that Venom is a suit, especially with the Tom Hardy incarnation of the character, is ridiculous now that I think about it. I guess it's because I see Venom more as the alien suit from the comics despite me liking how he's a separate character in the films. Either way I will strive to get better with my writing. Also, no, Toga didn't kill a version of Venom, she killed a random guy who got pieces of Venom splashed on him when he was attacked by Endeavour.
Lukas: Thank you, Lukas, hope you're enjoying the story.
Game2002: I think the idea that the cuffs negate Quirks is probably a headcanon rather than officially stated, as like you said there's no official explanation or lore to establish that the cuffs do that. However, I like to think that the cuffs do that, otherwise how are they dealing with Mutation and Transformation Quirks when they make arrests?
Crossroads of Illusion: Nah, these guys are just nameless jobbers and thugs who want some Trigger but I guess they could know the thugs from the Raid arc. I haven't read Vigilantes and so I don't really understand who you're talking about or the Cat Café either.
Trux-Killer: 2 reviews from you this time.
1. That's given me some food for thought, as I can see Venom and Dark Shadow interacting. Mulligan and Toxin won't make an appearance, at least not anytime soon but maybe later along the line.
2. I'm glad that I'm getting Venom's humour down well, as he has a lot of charm and personality for a black blob from outer space.
Digidestined0252: I know my decision to have them be in U.A. won't be liked by everyone but I need an excuse to get them to interact with Class 1-A and the Pros. We'll see how far this fic and story goes.
SpideyFan2001: Glad you like it, and yes the interaction with Tokoyami will happen and there are plenty of Quirks that are harmful to our symbiote protagonist.
The Avenging Titan: I'm not going to exactly redeem Toga, at least maybe not in the traditional way, but I can't really get into that. Also didn't you realise that Toga already drank a piece of Venom already?
Imperial Stormtrooper: We shall see…
Chronosign: Maybe the Klyntars who have mastered or studied the Symbiote Hive-Mind can, but when Carnage was born in the second film Venom was unaware of it happening so it isn't something that they have by default.
Guest 1: Thank you, reader!
Guest 2: Is a response to Trux-Killer but both of you have the same idea or thoughts, so that's cool.
Austin: Thank you, Austin, for your feedback. You have good insight on the story, and yeah the chances of them getting back to their universe are slim, but only time will tell what really ends up happening.
Stranger: Thank you dude!
Holy shit, that was a lot of responses and reviews! With that out of the way, enjoy the chapter!
Eddie had always tried to do the right thing for as long as he could remember, and though he wasn't a pure hearted man or some hero or champion of justice he had a set of standards. He didn't like secrets, he didn't like deception or manipulations nor did he condone the act of sacrificing others to achieve one's goals. In another life and maybe another universe, Eddie could have been a hero. Though he wasn't entirely sure about this plan if he was being honest, especially when it came to being around high school students.
"Do you think it's really a good idea for me and Venom to be on school grounds?" Eddie asked, as he was sitting in the backseat of a car.
"Well, you're mostly going to be watching the Pro Heroes on campus, observing their day-to-day work and even sitting in and looking at their classes." All-Might replied. "I'm sure Venom won't be needed that often unless Nezu says otherwise."
"Yeah, but he gets restless if I'm just sitting down all day." Eddie commented. "It's like a dog, dogs need exercise."
"Do you just compare me to a dog, Eddie?" Venom asked, popping out of Eddie's shoulder and shooting him a glare.
"There are facilities and training areas you can use in your free time to give Venom some exercise if that helps." Nezu suggested.
"And what if he gets, I don't know, too excited?" Eddie asked.
"Eddie, do you not trust me? I wouldn't eat children, Eddie, I'm not a monster!" Venom exclaimed.
"There is a big difference between what you would do and what your instincts compel you to do." Eddie replied as he stepped out of the car. "I don't like this any more than you do, but I'm not going to prison."
"Just be sure to keep him in check." All-Might simply replied as he also got out of the car.
"Got it, he'll stay hidden when he's not needed." Eddie said, moving his arms frantically.
"We should head inside, as we'll need to hold a staff meeting before classes begin today." Nezu said who also got out of the car and headed towards the gate.
Eddie sighed again before putting his hands in his pockets. He had also been given new clothes as he had spent several days in the clothes he was brought here with and had no time to change until now. He had a gray buttoned shirt with a black leather jacket on with a large red skull pinned to the back of it and wore dark gray jeans and black sneakers. He adjusted his collar before walking through the gates himself, seeing the H shaped building which various students were walking towards.
"That is a H…" Eddie said quietly.
"And they say the leaning Tower of Pisa is stupid looking." Venom remarked. "Quite on the nose, isn't it?"
"If this is the H building, where are the 25 other buildings?" Eddie quipped.
"We were on a limited budget, so we only had to choose one letter." All-Might remarked.
"Yeah, that's clever I guess…" Eddie said with an awkward chuckle. "So this is U.A. High School."
"Yes, our pride and joy where some of the country's greatest Heroes learned the ropes. Most of the teachers are Pros who graduated from U.A. which makes it even better given their experiences and achievements from back in the day." Nezu explained. "Let's try and hurry, we don't want to be seen by students right now if we can help it, especially you, Mr. Yagi."
"Right…", All-Might said before walking towards the building.
"What do you think he means by that, Eddie?" Venom asked as he observed All-Might through Eddie's eyes. "I do wonder which Pro this skeleton of a man is supposed to be, he does remind us of someone, doesn't he?"
"Well I'd be lying if I didn't think he was suspicious or at least hiding something." Eddie whispered. "His hair reminds me of All-Might, the Number 1 Hero of Japan, but not so much his body or muscles."
"I was thinking the same thing, Eddie! We really do have symbiosis!" Venom remarked as they entered the U.A. building.
Soon enough, the three of them were at the staff room where the meeting would take place. Eddie stayed in the corner as he saw All-Might and Nezu take their seats amongst the staff members.
"Hey Eddie, looks like the teachers still wear their costumes when doing their job." Venom commented.
"Yeah well, this is a school for training future Heroes after all…" Eddie said as they saw the meeting had begun.
There were various Pro Heroes as part of the staff besides All-Might. There were two of the home room teachers, the stealthy and snarky Eraserhead or simply Aizawa who had long black messy hair and a scarf of special binding cloth and the prideful but spirited bloodmancer Vlad King who had white spiky hair and fangs. Other teachers included the punk rock blonde haired Present Mic, the feisty and shameless dominatrix Midnight, the blocky and squared Cementoss, the masked gunslinger Snipe, the elderly nurse Recovery Girl, the astronaut themed Thirteen, the canine counselor Hound Dog, the cafeteria chef Lunch Rush, the doppelgänger master Ectoplasm and the heavy-duty construction worker Power Loader. Some of them noticed Eddie in the corner, curious or suspicious about his presence.
"Thank you everyone for coming to this staff meeting, I wouldn't have summoned all of you if it wasn't important for everyone to hear." Nezu addressed his staff firmly. "I firstly must address that it is a great relief that our first years did excellent on their internship and that I am relieved that the ones that were in Hosu are safe especially after what happened there a few days ago."
"It is a relief that none of our students were critically injured, I would hate for something to happen to them given what our first years have all been through, though I guess some would say Class 1-A is an attention magnet of sorts." Vlad King said, looking at his colleague Aizawa while specifying that.
"Hey, it's not like we're doing this on purpose." Aizawa said with a groan. "I'm a cruel mentor, but not that cruel."
"Of course not, but there's no doubt that's going to put quite a bit of pressure and expectations on them." Snipe said.
"What do you wish to inform us about, Principal?", Cementoss asked, "I'm sure it has something to do with our visitor over there."
"I'll get straight to the point, the U.A. Redemption Program has been approved by the Hero Public Safety Commission and starting today will be its first trial run." Nezu explained before stretching his arm out to point towards Eddie. "This is Edward Brock, who has agreed to be the program's first candidate."
"Our first candidate is an American? Shouldn't we be testing out this program on one of our own country's criminals?" Present Mic asked skeptically.
"This is Mr. Brock's presence that actually allowed the U.A.R.P. to be approved." Nezu replied before he held up a file. "This file contains everything we currently know about Mr. Brock and his situation, so please go over it when you have the chance. To put it simply, Mr. Brock is to observe your classes and training but do not allow him to participate in said training unless fully supervised at all times."
"If that's all we have to do, then this should be easy enough…" Aizawa said, crossing his arms.
"Yeah, about that…Mr. Brock, do you mind if….he comes out for a second?" All-Might asked sheepishly.
"You really think that's a good idea…?" Eddie retorted.
"What do you mean by that? Who's coming out?" Midnight asked with a brow raised.
"I will only allow it this one time, Mr. Brock." All-Might replied before turning to Nezu.
"Go ahead, Mr. Brock." Nezu said in approval.
Eddie sighed before holding his hands together as the black organic matter sprouted from his shoulder to form the serpent-like form of Venom, startling a few of the staff members.
"Heyo! How's it hanging, Pro Heroes?" Venom shouted excitedly. "Looks like we're on the same team, huh?"
"Did his Quirk just talk to us?!" Present Mic exclaimed in surprise.
"That's nothing that impressive, one of my students has a sentient Quirk as well…" Aizawa remarked dryly.
"Quirk?! Take that back!" Venom yelled angrily before Eddie grabbed him by the neck.
"It's…a long story...maybe just read the file…" Eddie said, struggling to hold Venom back.
"I won't hold you all from your responsibilities for too long." Nezu said. "I would just like for someone to volunteer in whose class Mr. Brock will observe first."
"I can take him and have him under my watch first.", All-Might said as he then gestured to Eddie to follow him as he opened the door.
Eddie gestured at himself before he then awkwardly stood up and headed out of the room with All-Might.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Yagi, was it?"
"Yes, that's one name I go by.", All-Might replied as they walked down the hallway.
"What else do you go by, Skeletor?" Venom asked as he popped out of Eddie's shoulder.
"Since you are going to be a part of the school now, I guess you should know this about me as well." All-Might sighed, ignoring Venom's remark. "I am also known as the Number One Hero, All-Might."
"Dun dun DUNNN!" Venom exclaimed dramatically before going back inside Eddie
"I knew you looked familiar…" Eddie said quietly. "But how the hell did you lose so much of your muscle mass? No way you can just shed all of that naturally as fast as you clearly have."
"Unfortunately, I'm on borrowed time as of now." All-Might explained before he felt where his scar was. "Five years ago, I fought a powerful Villain that managed to land a critical blow against me. I lost my stomach and my respiratory system was damaged to the point my breathing and circulation could become disrupted. So as you can see not only has it significantly reduced my lifespan but it caused my Quirk to go into flux and I can now only control my power for up to an hour at each given time."
"Shit man, that's rough." Eddie said, feeling concerned for the Number 1 Hero. "What are you going to do then? You're the Symbol of Peace from what I read, you made crime decrease significantly."
"I'm just doing what I can, as both the Symbol of Peace and as a teacher here at UA." All-Might replied.
"How noble." Venom said sarcastically before being shushed by Eddie.
"If you say so, you've been at this gig longer than I have." Eddie commented.
"Let me change first and we'll head down to Field Gamma." All-Might said. "You'll get to see the students of Class 1-A in action."
"Class 1-A, they're good I guess?" Eddie asked curiously. "We learned a fair bit from….yeah I'm not going to say that out loud, but we learned a bit about your universe but I guess Class 1-A is special?"
"Because that doesn't sound wrong at all." Venom remarked.
"They have more experience when it comes to fighting Villains." All-Might replied. "A few months ago, they were attacked at USJ by a group known as the League of Villains."
"Yeah we heard about those guys, like some Legion of Doom type deal, a Villain team." Eddie said, crossing his arms. "Anyway, you should go and get ready. Don't want to keep your class waiting."
"Right. Wait for me.", All-Might said as he went off to find the locker room to change into his costume.
Eddie waited for the Number 1 Hero outside of the locker room for a few minutes before he saw the door to the locker room open. All-Might came out and was now looking like his large muscular self. His hair was slicked back minus two large tufts of hair that resembled ears and he wore a blue, red and white full body costume that had clear American inspiration with the colour palette and design. Around his waist he wore a gold belt that had a silver buckle with red eyes while his forearm sleeves were coloured in gold and had spiked fins on the sides of his arms, and his feet were covered in shin-length gold boots trimmed with white and red accents.
"Not bad, patriotic, but not bad." Eddie remarked.
"Why thank you, Mr Brock!" All-Might said with an energetic and loud tone.
"Just call me Eddie…" Eddie said awkwardly. "...We should get going…"
"Of course! Let's not waste any more time!" All-Might said as he then started to speed walk out towards Field Gamma.
"Wait up, why are you walking so fast?!" Eddie shouted as he went after All-Might.
Field Gamma was a large training area on U.A. High's grounds which looked to be an industrial site covered in factories, pipes and silos. It was useful as both a hazard and obstacle course for improving physique and navigation when acting as a Hero. All-Might and Eddie made it outside where Class 1-A was waiting for them, with three of the students being familiar faces to the symbiote host, Midoriya, Iida and Todoroki. However, the other children were not anyone that Eddie was familiar with.
The other students of Class 1-A were as followed: The allegedly French and stomach laser spewing Aoyama, the pink and energetic acid slinger Ashido, the amphibious nice girl Asui, the bubbly and headstrong gravity padded Uraraka, the tail clad martial artist Ojiro, the electrifying dork Kaminari, the manly Kirishima with his rock-hard defenses, the soft-spoken and shy animal whisperer Koda, the sugar powered Sato, the chimeric and freakazoid Shoji, the punk rock girl Jiro, the tape dispensing Sero, the avian hybrid and shadowmancer Tokoyami, the invisible girl Hagakure, the short-tempered and arrogant prodigy Bakugo, the perverted and diminutive Mineta and the studious and elegant Yaoyorozu.
"So these are all of the students? They look pretty flashy in their costumes…" Venom commented.
"They all look like they're straight outta Comic-Con…" Eddie whispered.
"I am here!", All-Might greeted, "Hope you're ready to return to our lessons! Today is Hero Basic Training! Feels like I haven't seen you in a while, welcome back!"
"Um, excuse me All-Might?" Uraraka asked while putting her hand up. "Me and the class couldn't help but notice that you came here today with someone else. Are they part of today's training?"
The other students of Class 1-A were also curious as to who All-Might had brought with him today, whispering or thinking to themselves about the matter.
"He doesn't appear to be a Pro Hero, and from the looks of it he's not even Japanese." Midoriya thought, grasping his chin. "Could he be one of All-Might's friends from the States?"
"The hell is some foreigner trash doing here at U.A.?" Bakugo said under his breath.
"You know, he looks kinda hunky if you get past the hairy face and awkward posture." Hagakure said to the other girls, who couldn't help but blush or look at Eddie themselves.
"Alright, settle down children!" All-Might said. "This is Edward Brock and he is going to be observing our lessons and classes for the time being. I want you all to show Mr. Brock here just how dedicated and passionate you all are in becoming Heroes!"
"Uh….hey there, what's up? I'm Eddie, Eddie Brock…" Eddie said, awkwardly waving at Class 1-A.
"Is this guy for real?!" All of Class 1-A exclaimed.
"Wow, what a great first impression, Eddie!" Venom said with a laugh.
"Now then, listen carefully for what's in store. We're going to be conducting a little race! Take everything you have learned from your internships and apply it to this rescue training!" All-Might stated to the students.
"If it's rescue training, shouldn't we be at the USJ instead?", Iida asked, raising his hand.
"Ah! That facility specializes in disasters!" All-Might replied. "As I said earlier, this is a race! So, prepare! You're about to step into Field Gamma! Inside is an area full of factories that form an intricate labyrinth. So good luck finding your way around! You'll be competing in groups of five! Each person starts from a different location on the outskirts of the model city. I'll send the distress signal and you do what you must to rescue me! Whoever finds me first wins! But try to keep the property damage to a minimum please!"
All-Might could then be seen pointing at Bakugo.
"Why are you pointing at me?" Bakugo asked, averting his gaze and gritting his teeth.
"All right, first group get to your places!" All-Might ordered, to which Midoriya, Iida, Sero, Ashido and Ojiro went into Field Gamma and picked a starting point while the Number 1 Hero himself went into the center of the facility.
"A race, huh? In this metal jungle? I'm surprised CPS hasn't tried to shut this place down." Eddie remarked.
"The humans of this universe are not as fragile as the ones from ours, Eddie." Venom retorted. "They are right to want to make their children stronger, as nature is cruel to its creatures…"
When the first group of students arrived at their starting points, the jumbotron zoomed into them to give the remaining class and Eddie the live-feed of the race.
"Iida hasn't completely recovered yet, right? He should sit this out." Kaminari said concerned for his classmate.
"Yeah and everyone in this group has really good mobility." Kirishima agreed while observing the jumbotron.
"Huh, I'd say Midoriya is at a heavy disadvantage against those four." Yaoyorozu said while sitting on her knees.
"That's what I think." Jiro said, sitting beside Yaoyorozu. "Moving around quickly isn't really one of his strong suits, that's for sure."
"And whenever he uses his powers, he always gets badly injured." Yaoyorozu retorted.
"Badly injured? The kid with the green hair?" Eddie asked the students.
"Midoriya has a Quirk that makes him super strong and fast, but the power behind his moves is so great his bones end up broken and render him basically useless." Asui replied to the San Franciscan.
"He's super strong, but not super tough…" Eddie said to himself.
"The broccoli boy is no Superman, that's for damn sure!" Venom exclaimed.
"Who's your pick? I'm betting on Sero." Kirishima asked.
"Oh yeah? Hmm, I've got odds on Ojiro." Kaminari replied.
"I choose Ashido, cause she's got a super athletic body!" Mineta said.
"Who is this small purple child, Eddie? I don't like him! You sure we can't at the very least eat him?" Venom asked, audibly showing displeasure at the sight and sound of the half-pint purple haired student.
"No, get it together! No eating people or their brains until we get home." Eddie objected while trying not to look suspicious in front of Class 1-A.
"I know Deku will be last." Bakugo said bluntly with a look of contempt in his eyes.
"Even if he's still recovering, I think Iida's got this one." Uraraka said to which Asui nodded in agreement.
"I wouldn't dismiss that Midoriya kid just yet." Eddie said, surprising the surrounding students.
"The hell did you say about that loser, Gaijin?!" Bakugo roared at Eddie.
"Bakugo, that is no way to speak to our guest!" Yaoyarozu exclaimed with a disappointed frown before she stood up and bowed apologetically to Eddie. "I'm really sorry about my classmate's attitude, Mr. Brock."
"It's cool…I'm used to it by now…" Eddie said, scratching his head.
"You're kidding about Midoriya though, right sir?" Kaminari asked in disbelief. "Asui just told you that he breaks his bones whenever he uses his Quirk."
"Well, call it a hunch and take it from a guy like me who's been through the wringer a couple of times himself." Eddie replied. "You kids all did internships, so maybe he's gotten better."
Uraraka smiled at Eddie's words, glad that someone else also believed in Midoriya.
"Is everyone ready?" All-Might asked before he pressed a remote switch in his hand that activated a horn. "Begin!"
As soon as the horn was blown, the five students made their way to All-Might's location using their Quirks. Sero shot out tape from his elbows, with the tape wrapping around the pipe he was aiming at and swinging off of it to propel himself forward before cutting the tape off and shooting at another pipe. Ashido used her acid to slide across a large pipe that was near her starting location. Ojiro slammed his tail on the ground behind him to boost himself while Iida used the engines in his calves as he ran.
"Look at him go!" Kirishima exclaimed excitedly as the jumbotron showed Sero using his tape as he swung on another pipe. "In a maze like this, it makes sense to be above everything else!"
"So that means Sero's has an advantage because he can take to the sky." Shoji said through the mouth on one of his appendages.
"Looks like this course was built for me in mind!" Sero said as he zip-lined forward in the air when suddenly a green blur moved past him at impressive speed.
The blur was none other than Midoriya, whose body glowed and surged with green electricity as he leaped between pipes and walls, ricocheting off them and dashing through the air.
"With my new training…I can win!" Midoriya yelled as a grin formed on his face.
All-Might was caught off guard by Midoriya's improvement with One For All while the rest of the class not participating reacted with a mix of surprise, shock and disbelief.
"Woah, Midoriya?!" Kaminari, Mineta and Kirishima exclaimed in unison.
"Since when could he do that?!" Kaminari said, amazed and shocked.
Eddie however just smiled as he watched the jumbotron.
"What did it tell ya?"
"The broccoli boy has learned to use his strength without breaking himself, impressive for a so-called loser…" Venom remarked.
"What?! No way!" Sero exclaimed as he was now behind Midoriya.
"The way he's propelling himself through the air…" Todoroki thought in awe.
"Crazy, those jumps…he looks just like…" Uraraka said, amazed by her friend's newfound control over his Quirk.
"Those are my moves!" Bakugo thought, in shock and anger. "While I spend my time getting groomed at that useless internship, he…look at him! Damn it!"
"Someone looks angry…" Venom said, referring to Bakugo.
"Yeah, looks almost offended by that Midoriya kid's progress." Eddie said quietly. "Also, thanks for not lashing out when he called us 'Gaijin' like that Pro you attacked in Hosu."
"See? I can be reasonable when I want to be!" Venom said with a chuckle.
"Midoriya? Are you kidding me?!" Ashido said in disbelief as she climbed up one of the buildings using her acid on her hands and feet.
"Shouldn't he be breaking a bunch of bones?" Ojiro wondered as he used his tail to hang on a large pipe.
"Focus! I can do this!" Midoriya thought as he ran across one of the rooftops. "Don't go above five percent! I've just got to stay calm and alert…"
However, Midoriya to his surprise ended up slipping on a pipe and was sent tumbling to the ground below.
"Yikes, he almost had it…" Eddie said, gritting his teeth and putting his hands behind his head.
"Maybe I gave him too much credit! He is still a loser after all!" Venom exclaimed.
Soon enough the race was over, with Sero being the winner as most people had deduced and suspected.
"And it's over!" All-Might exclaimed as he took out a white and red sash that had the words "Thanks for saving me" written on it in Japanese. "Thanks, Hero, and congratulations!"
"Alright!" Sero cheered as he wore the sash and posed, pointing his index finger upward and held his helmet on his side.
"Darn it!" Ashido said in frustration as she stomped on the ground with one foot.
"Midoriya? You're okay, right?" Iida asked, kneeling down next to him while reaching one hand towards him.
"I see…by jumping in an area with unstable footing…" Midoriya thought as he was still lying on the ground in pain. "I need to be careful where it is on landing. I'll have to remember that…"
"Young Sero may have come in first, but compared to the start of the year you all showed me some incredible improvements!" All-Might said. "Keep working and preparing for your Final Exam!"
"Sir!" The group excluding Midoriya said.
"Group 1, leave the field. You're up, Group 2!" All-Might said before approaching the now crouching Midoriya. "You surprised me, that was incredible."
Midoriya looked up to see that All-Might, though averting his gaze, gave him a thumbs up in approval.
"Find me after class." All-Might said in a serious tone. "We need to talk…"
"Yes sir." Midoriya said quietly.
"The time has come for me to tell you the whole truth, about me…and One For All…" All-Might said, piquing Midoriya's attention and desire to learn more about his power.
The first group came back to the jumbotron to which the others in their class congratulated Sero on his win.
"I knew you had this in the bag, Sero! Awesome job!" Kirishima said, giving Sero a fist bump.
"Thanks, Kirishima!" Sero said, meeting his fist bump halfway. "For a second there I thought I was toast when I saw Midoriya move like that."
"Yeah, that was incredible, Deku!" Uraraka said cheerfully. "You've improved so much since the Sports Festival!"
"I already knew that you'd gotten this much control over your Quirk when we were in Hosu, but I'll say it again, you've gotten stronger since our fight in the tournament, Midoriya." Todoroki remarked.
"Wow, you really think so…?" Midoriya asked nervously as he scratched the back of his head.
"Hey kid." Eddie said, addressing Midoriya to which the green haired teen turned to face Eddie as he felt that he had seen the man before.
"Oh, Mr. Brock…" Midoriya said, while trying to figure out where he had seen him before.
"You did good out there." Eddie complimented.
"Well yeah I guess my internship really helped me learn control." Midoriya said before looking down. "But, I still lost the race."
"No one wins their first race, and if they do then they aren't going to really benefit from it." Eddie said as he looked Midoriya in the eyes. "I know I'm just here to observe, but don't be so down in the dumps, take it from a guy who moped around in self-pity for nearly a month over a bad decision…okay that's not exactly the same thing, but my point is you have room for growth, and you shouldn't be expected to grow at the same pace as everyone else."
"That's….actually solid advice…" Midoriya said as a smile formed on his face. "Thank you, Mr. Brock."
"Call me Eddie." Eddie retorted as he smiled back.
"Hey, there's something I was curious about." Kaminari said, addressing Eddie. "What's your Quirk, Mr. Brock?"
"Oh shit…" Venom said awkwardly.
"Oh, my Quirk…?" Eddie responded as he tried looking over to All-Might for support.
"Yeah!" Ashido said excitedly. "You are All-Might's guest, aren't you? So you must have something really impressive!"
"Come on! Show us, Mr. Brock!" Sato said, also wanting to see Eddie's "Quirk".
"Well, are you going to show them, Mr. Brock?" Venom asked mockingly.
"This is bad…" Eddie said, as he tried to gesture to All-Might with his predicament. "Come on, help me out here…"
"Okay, students. That's enough." All-Might said, "Mr. Brock is simply here to observe, not take part in any of the classes. "
Eddie sighed in relief while the students were disappointed at not being able to see his "Quirk".
"We'll have a go at the training area later, when the kids aren't here." Eddie said quietly.
"Eddie, I am expected to hide all this time? Just like back in our universe?" Venom asked in a solemn tone. "This universe is filled with so many powers, it makes me feel like I could belong…"
Eddie couldn't give his companion an answer, though his words did touch his heart. Eddie did feel guilty, especially with what happened back in their universe with their fight and temporary 'break up' as some people would put it. Eddie came to realize that Venom didn't really have other people to relate to, especially among his own kind given that he remembered how his partner told him he was a nobody, a low-ranking footsoldier back on his planet. He wanted to make it up to him, but he didn't know how or if allowing him to interact with other people was the right thing to do.
"Group 2, head onto Field Gamma to begin the race!" All-Might said as the second round of the race began.
Hosu City had been dealt quite a heavy blow after the Hero Killer's rampage and the League of Villains' attack. Police and construction workers were around the area making sure they could repair the damage done by the Villains while also preventing any intruders or hooligans from trespassing. In one of the alleyways, a tall black and green figure, the alien visitor Sleeper, was examining the wall, looking at traces of blood left behind from what appeared to be a fight. Sleeper dipped one of his fingers in the blood and started to smell it, or at least it looked like he smelled it.
"A metahuman…but not belonging to the host of the Klyntarian visitor…" Sleeper said before the blood on his finger melted away as he stood up. "But they were here…this planet's network has all the evidence I need…"
Sleeper heard footsteps approaching to which he ducked into the shadows, becoming a flat slime-like substance that clung to the wall. The footsteps belonged to an officer who shined his flashlight into the alleyway, only to find just the walls. However, the officer noticed that there appeared to be wall paint that was black and green on the right of the alleyway, paint that he had never seen before.
"Don't tell me those damn kids have been graffiting on the walls again!" The officer exclaimed as he approached the wall paint.
The "wall paint" however, stretched and contorted as it ensnared the officer who tried to scream but was silenced by a black and green tendril being wrapped around his head. Sleeper formed back into his humanoid shape, holding onto the officer with both hands as he started to secret a green acidic liquid which started to wash over the officer as it slowly and horrifically melted away as his flesh and bones, dissolving his blood and fluids as vapor and smoke emanated from his now liquefied corpse. Sleeper let go of what remained of the officer's body, which soon evaporated with everything else left behind from their body and clothes.
"Apologies, human." Sleeper said in a cold tone. "My presence cannot be detected on Earth, not yet at least."
Sleeper crawled up one of the walls in the alleyway, soon making it to the rooftop before concentrating as his eyes glowed, activating some sort of sensory ability that caused him to see outlines and tracks from people who were previously here and made sure to identify which were the movements of his target. Sleeper found a match, finding large bare footprints around the area which he followed. He soon left the rooftops after following one of his target's trails where their giant bare feet had morphed into the footprints of a smaller person wearing shoes.
"Retreated back into your host, attacked by someone with pyrokinetic abilities based on the residual ion particles in the air." Sleeper commented. "You are in this city, my kin, and I must find you before it is too late."
The sun was setting over the city of Kamino. While the young Heroes in training had their exams and skills pushed to the limit, the infamous League of Villains was laying low, their leader Shigaraki and his right hand Kurogiri, with the hand clad Villain in question, looking at two photos, one was of Izuku Midoriya, who he had developed a grudge against at the USJ when they attacked U.A. students and staff. The other was of Venom, who he was angry at for killing one of his Nomus, not to mention he saw as a wild card in their plans.
"Are you curious, Tomura Shigaraki?" Kurogiri asked. "About this boy, Izuku Midoriya? And the Vigilante that killed one of our Nomus?"
Before Shigaraki could give him a response, the door to the bar opened to reveal a man with white messy hair, a goatee and wore dark tinted circular glasses with gold frames, a beige scarf and a purple suit with a white shirt. This man was Giran, a Villain who acted as a business broker for other Villains and their activities.
"Shigaraki! Your League of Villains has been the talk of the town for the last several days." Giran said. "Word on the street says you're about to start something big."
"And? Who did you bring?" Shigaraki asked as he crumbled the photos in his hand before turning it into dust.
Giran smiled before he went back into the doorway to fetch the potential recruits he had brought with him. They were two young Villains, one of them was known as Dabi, a slender man with black messy hair, blue eyes whose most prominent features were the various patches of burnt skin on his body with sutures and pins that appeared to be holding the half-dead flesh in place. He wore a white v-neck shirt and belt and baggy navy blue coat, pants and boots. The other Villain was none other than Himiko Toga, who appeared to be looking a little exhausted but wore a cute smile on her face.
"So it's really you, huh?" Dabi asked with a keen eye. "I've seen you in pictures. But I gotta say, you're way grosser in person."
"Wow, it's the weird hand guy~!" Toga said excitedly as she moved her arms up and down. "You're friends of my Hero, Stain, right~? Cool!"
Toga then stopped moving her arms and held her open hands in front of her face as if to attempt to look stylish or cute.
"Let me join the League! I wanna be in your group!"
"Kurogiri, get rid of these two." Shigaraki ordered as he pointed at the two Villains. "I can already tell they're exactly the kind of trash I hate. A brat. And a guy with no manners."
"Now, now, Tomura Shigaraki, they came all this way. The least we can do is hear them out, give them a chance." Kurogiri said to his leader. "Besides, this broker is respected in the underworld, they're bound to be valuable assets."
"Like 'em or not, you still owe me a finder's fee. In cash." Giran stated and walked behind the two after he smoked his cigarette. "I suppose I can introduce the two of 'em before I go."
Giran then gestured a hand to Toga.
"This one looks like an adorable high school girl, right? She's actually the suspect of a series of deaths where the victims all bled out. So far, her name and face have been kept out of the media."
"Toga here, Himiko Toga~!" Toga said with a grin. "Life is too hard, I just want to make it easier to live in this dumb world! I wanna be Mr. Stainy! I wanna kill Mr. Stainy! Come on, handy-man, please let me join your League of Villains~!"
"You gotta be kidding me! Is she crazy?", Shigaraki asked.
"Well she can hold a conversation." Giran replied. "For the most part at least. Come on, she can be useful."
Giran then looked over to Dabi, who had his hands in his pockets with a bored expression on his face.
"And this guy hasn't committed any flashy crimes, but he's taken Stain's ideology to heart."
"I don't like this." Dabi commented. "Is your group really dedicated to the Hero Killer's mission? I can't imagine you are, if you're gonna let this little psycho join you."
Toga in response appeared to visibly gag or flinch at Dabi's comment before she felt that sensation from before, that hunger and desire built up once more in her system.
"Oh great, not now…right while I'm in the middle of trying to get into the League!" Toga thought in frustration.
"Grow up. She may be a psycho, but at least she knows how to introduce herself to people." Shigaraki stated. "Don't just stare. What's your name?"
"Right now, I'm going by Dabi." The half-burnt man replied.
"No, I want to know your real name." Shigaraki said with an annoyed tone.
"I'll tell you when you need to know it." Dabi said. "In any case, my new purpose is to carry out the Hero Killer's will."
"That wasn't what I asked you, Patchwork. Jeez, why is everyone so hung up on Stain? He's all I ever hear about!" Shigaraki said as he rose from his seat, anger boiling inside of him.
"No, don't do it." Kurogiri pleaded to his boss, but to no avail.
"Every damn day! IT'S REALLY PISSING ME OFF!" Shigaraki yelled angrily.
Suffice to say, both Dabi and Toga were taken aback by Shigaraki's dismissal and hatred of the Hero Killer, who they claimed to admire. The tension in the room exploded as it was clear that Shigaraki wanted the two dead.
"YOU TWO ARE DONE!" Shigaraki yelled as he thrusted his palm forward in an attempt to attack both Villains.
Dabi in response spun himself around before attempting to thrust his palm forward and ignite it in flames while Toga pulled out a knife from her cardigan and lunged forward to try and stab Shigaraki. Kurogiri however with his quick thinking spread the purple vapor from his hands in front of them, allowing him to use his Quirk, Warp Gate, to create small portals that each of the attackers' hands went through, preventing either side from landing a hit.
"Please calm yourself, Tomura Shigaraki." Kurogiri said as he tried to reason with his leader. "If your desire is to be realised, then we must increase our-"
However, before Kurogiri could finish, before anyone could say anything, Shigaraki had something plunged through his shoulder. It looked like a red and black tendril and it protruded out of Toga's shoulder. Giran, despite being a broker whose job was to know about his clients, was shocked and at a loss for words and even Dabi was surprised by this secret weapon that Toga had apparently activated. Shigaraki's eyes widened as he finally felt the pain of the tendril stabbed through him race up and down his body.
"What the hell just happened?!" Kurogiri thought in disbelief. "This girl, I stopped her knife from hitting Tomura with my Warp Gate, but then she shot out this tentacle faster than any of us could see or predict! Is this her Quirk's doing?"
Shigaraki finally let out an audible growl before grabbing the tendril with his bare hand and attempting to disintegrate it. However, the tendril in question broke off the piece that was lodged in Shigaraki's shoulder before retreating back into Toga, whose smile had disappeared and was replaced by a look of confusion and shock.
"What's going on? Did they really just happen? I thought…I thought those were hallucinations, that I was sick!" Toga thought.
"You're not sick, girl~" A feminine distorted voice said in her mind. "You're quite the opposite~"
"YOU BITCH!" Shigaraki screamed as he lunged towards Toga as he thrusted his palm forward again.
However, Shigaraki was then grabbed around the neck by Toga, who seemed to not be in control of her actions due to how confused and detached she was from her arm's movements. Red and black organic matter started to form around it, making her arm bigger and her fingertips became clawed as more red and black matter started to envelop her body. Giran was trying to keep his cool as he watched what was happening in the bar while Kurogiri stood there as he was afraid that Toga would snap Shigaraki's neck faster than he could create Warp Gate.
"Her body…" Dabi thought, both curious and nervous at the same time. "...it's being surrounded in an organic material…just like that…"
"...Vigilante…" Shigaraki thought as Toga's grip tightened.
Soon Toga's entire body was covered, looking like she was covered in blood red muscle tissue and black pulsating veins, though it showed off or perhaps even improved her feminine figure, bust and curves. Her face then morphed into a nightmarish look, having a large black gaping mouth with large ivory-coloured razor sharp teeth while her eyes became larger and pure white with black eyeshadow, and her hair became loose and slightly longer before turning the same blood red as her body.
"No…way…." Shigaraki said, struggling to speak through Toga's grip.
"Oh yes way, boys~" Toga said with a now distorted voice as her grin widened. "Look alive, because Carnage has arrived~!"
Did you enjoy the chapter? If so, please favorite and follow the story and give me your feedback! So now I'll explain a few choices and decisions I made for this chapter minus the reveal at the end:
All-Might, though he won't tell him about One For All or at least not at this stage, decided to tell Eddie about his injury and how he can only control his power for a limited time because Eddie was honest with them in their interrogation room plus he can't just keep the charade of him being buff all the time up and it would be stupid to just lie that he's not All-Might given that Eddie and Venom could figure it out on their own. But I didn't want to struggle with that cliche here.
Venom not being able to come out during the race scene was because it's best saved for the next chapter where I can use more of the chapter space to my advantage. Plus Eddie will try and let Venom be out in the open when he realises how sad it's making Venom.
Sleeper killing an officer is to demonstrate that he not only doesn't hesitate to kill when he needs to, but also to show he's not entirely heroic or altruistic as though he's definitely not a villain, he will use darker methods to get the job done. He doesn't enjoy killing people either if you were wondering.
If that is all, then I will see you guys next chapter! MVA: Symbiote's Justice, Lethal Protectors away!