Hello there, UltimateDemonBeast65 here with another chapter! 103 Favourites and 126 Follows, thank you everyone who has stuck around and I will now respond to my reviews:
Trux-Killer: I see you have a few different reviews, plus if the Guest reviews are yours that specify your name, I'll answer them here too.
1. You'll see soon enough.
2. Not sure what you mean exactly, but teenage girls gawk over men all the time, and plus it's Tom Hardy, why wouldn't she think he's handsome.
3. The circumstances wouldn't remind him of Spider-Man given that they didn't go to the MCU or access the Hive Mind's knowledge long enough to know about him.
4. Sorry, but no. While bolding the symbiote's dialogue excluding Sleeper was something I was considering and it does make sense in terms of their otherworldly nature, I have always conveyed when dialogue is spoken verbally or internally. I have already caught people skimming the story or not reading it properly.
Spellweaverdrive: Thank you dude for the compliments, and I'm glad that you liked the interaction between Eddie and Midoriya. While I could have given Toga a completely different or original symbiote, I'm trying not to rely on OCs too much plus Carnage just makes sense for her character, but it won't be the same one-dimensional psychopath from the comics or second film. Hagakure is just being a teenage girl, and some teenage girls like checking guys out.
Crossroads of Illusion: The H shaped U.A. building is at least structurally stable, the Titan Tower meanwhile is an anomaly in itself.
SpideyFan2001: Thank you dude, glad that you enjoyed Eddie's interactions with 1-A and I do hope to have him and Midoriya bond more in the future.
Game2002: Only time will tell, my dear viewer.
The Avenging Titan: That is definitely a cool idea, I might consider taking some cues from it but we'll see how the story goes. Sleeper is a canon character from the 616 continuity of the comics, he is the eighth child of Venom who was conceived when the Kree soldier Tel-Kar came and took Venom. He will have some traits from his canon self though he is a much older and experienced version of Sleeper and may or may not be Venom's offspring, that is if this universe ever had a Venom.
Angrypotatoe: Thank you
Austin: Though it would be cool to make references to Tom Hardy's other roles, I'd need to think about how said references could be applied. As for anything involving Overhaul and Eri, that is still a long way away from our current point in time.
With that out of the way, enjoy the chapter!
"Oh yes way, boys~! Look alive, because Carnage has arrived~!"
These were the words spoken by Toga, who has transformed into a monstrous form that covered her in red and black organic matter and flesh. She had a strong grip on Shigaraki's neck with one of her clawed hands, causing the League of Villains leader to be slowly cut off from his own oxygen. Kurogiri, who had been watching in disbelief and horror, finally decided to speak up.
"Himiko Toga, I must strongly advise you to let go of Tomura Shigaraki! While it's true that my leader tried to attack you first, I believe that we can try and resolve this matter peacefully."
"Peacefully? Oh but that is sooo boring~!" Toga said, her voice still distorted but filled with a childlike sense of bloodlust.
"Wait….what the hell is going on…my body…it's moving and doing things on its own…" Toga said, fear radiating from her voice which sounded normal and detached from what she supposedly said before.
Toga then soon dropped Shigaraki to the floor before she walked back into the corner of the bar as the red and black matter around her retracted back inside her body, reverting her to normal as she stared at her own hands and legs speechless and scared.
"Looks like she's reverted back to herself…" Dabi commented, both intrigued by Toga's unknown power and cautious due to the possible threat she posed.
"What the fuck was that?!" Giran asked in disbelief. "The autopsies said all of your victims were killed by knife wounds, yet you had a Quirk that strong to begin with and never used it on them?!"
"My…Quirk…No! This isn't me!" Toga exclaimed, fear and panic in her voice as she checked around her body. "This must be some sort of sickness, some parasite! I don't know what's happening to me!"
Shigaraki let out a few loud coughs before standing back up again before eyeing Toga from her spot in the corner of the bar.
"I have no idea what the hell that was, but whatever it is…" Shigaraki said as he scratched his neck. "...it appears to be the same Quirk as that Vigilante from Hosu…"
"I just told you, this isn't my Quirk! I transform, but not like this! Not without drinking someone's blood first!" Toga shouted in a full state of panic.
"Pipe down already, idiot, do you want us to be found by the cops?!" Shigaraki exclaimed angrily before he put his hands in his pockets and started to walk towards the exit. "...screw this, I'm outta here…"
"Where are you off to?" Giran asked.
"Shut it!" Shigaraki responded angrily before slamming the door behind him.
"I try to make it a point not to complain about a client, but he's too young and far immature." Giran said, scratching the back of his head as he regained his composure.
Toga on the other hand was still in quite a state of dismay, as the feeling of losing control or not being in control of her actions was horrifying for the young serial killer. Dabi looked at Toga for a couple of seconds, wondering what he should do before letting out a sigh and opening his mouth.
"For a second there, I thought the situation was going to erupt into a full-on battle." Dabi said before gritting his teeth. "Tomura Shigaraki, that guy makes me want to vomit."
"Shall we get back to you about recruitment at a later date?" Kurogiri asked. "I believe our leader knows what he has to do. That's why he left as he did. He understands his circumstances: All-Might, the Hero Killer and now this mysterious Vigilante. He's been humbled thrice very recently. I'm sure he will bring you an answer. One that will satisfy both of you, as well as his own desires."
"Fine by me." Giran said as he took a puff of his cigarette before looking at Toga. "Well, are you coming with us or not?"
Toga silently stood back up as she followed both Giran and Dabi out the door and back into the streets of Kamino. Kurogiri started to clean up some of the mess from the averted fight as he pondered to himself.
"Himiko Toga, another individual that possesses this bizarre power to summon and shape biological matter." Kurogiri said before picking up what looked to be a piece of the tendril that Toga stabbed into Shigaraki. "It appears Tomura forgot to disintegrate this after removing it, or maybe it simply fell off of him."
Kurogiri then turned towards a small television which was not on any channels and simply had the standby screen with the words "SOUND ONLY" in purple letters.
"What are your thoughts on this, Master?" Kurogiri asked before a deep male voice came from the television.
"You have found an interesting specimen, Kurogiri. From the footage of Hosu and the livestream of the hideout I can see that these are no ordinary Quirks, or perhaps they're not Quirks at all. But I need to be sure of exactly what this power is and how it could be applied to my plans. Send the sample to the good doctor, he'll know what to do with it…"
Eddie had spent two days at U.A High observing the Hero Course's lessons and classes. He saw their homeroom, their literature, mathematics, art, history and other training and exercises that they did. He liked Class 1-A the most given their achievements and antics, minus a few certain students in said class, and though he thought 1-B was decent, he saw that there was a part of this class who were jealous of their fellow classmates given the experience and coverage they received from being targeted by Villains, especially one student known as Monoma who had to be knocked out by one of his classmates, Kendo, before his mind exploded over talking about 1-A.
Eddie had also witnessed the final exams for the students which involved them facing their teachers in combat and choosing to either capture or escape from them to pass, which was quite the spectacle for the San Fransiscan and his symbiote to see. He was impressed to see the students either work together or just survive the onslaught from the teachers in general, and though they stated that the teachers wouldn't be holding back, hence the weighted cuffs on their arms to restrict their power, Eddie and Venom could tell they were holding back the entire time, but it was hard to tell, especially with All-Might's fight with Midoriya and Bakugo whose power, even at its weakest was still massive.
So far Eddie found it was interesting and valuable while Venom was bored half the time but excited the other time but what was concerning was how Eddie remembered that his companion felt alone and insecure due to having to hide inside of Eddie all the time and he was tempted to show them Venom, but also scared they would not trust him given that he was to this world a man-eating Vigilante. This morning on the third day, Eddie was in the staff room, reading a book called "Meta Liberation War" that was written by a Villain from the past who fancied himself a revolutionary. Suffice to say, it was interesting if not radical.
"This Destro was really passionate about his cause…" Venom commented.
"Yeah well, too bad he was crazy and didn't consider the downside of having powers." Eddie retorted. "Like, being fast but not having the senses to see where you're going..."
"Or super strength without healing, like the broccoli boy! I can see why you like him, Eddie, a loser like you..." Venom said with a laugh.
"He's not a loser, and neither am I, pal." Eddie said. "He just needs to get stronger."
"And what about us getting stronger, Eddie? I need some exercise and training!" Venom exclaimed.
"Can you make weapons like Riot and Carnage?" Eddie asked, to which Venom fell silent. "That's what I thought…"
"Brock." A stern male voice called out.
Eddie turned in the direction of the voice and saw Aizawa, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-A and the stealthy Pro Hero known as Eraserhead.
"Oh hey, it's you." Eddie said, putting the book he was reading away. "Eraserhead, the Hero who doesn't like being on camera or in public…"
"Unlike All-Might and other Pros, I have no patience for PR or paparazzi or that other kind of shit. I do my Hero work from the shadows." Aizawa explained dryly before he put a few eyes on.
"Oh, we know a thing about that, don't we Eddie?" Venom said, sprouting from Eddie's shoulder to look at Aizawa himself. "Hiding in the shadows and watching unexpecting prey…"
"Except I don't eat brains like you do, parasite." Aizawa said coldly.
"PARASITE?! Come and say that to my face, you smelly hobo!" Venom roared before trying to lunge at Aizawa.
Eddie however pulled Venom back while Aizawa instinctively tried to use his Quirk on the symbiote, making his eyes glow red and hair stand on end. However, Venom was still present as Eddie held his companion down.
"When are you going to stop picking fights with people for calling you that?!" Eddie exclaimed in anger.
"So it is true…that's no Quirk, it's a separate organism inside your body…" Aizawa said as he composed himself again. "Only Mutation Quirks are immune to my own Quirk's power negation, and your slimy stowaway seems more like a Transformation Quirk to most people. But I looked at him and could not cast him back to you, meaning that it's all true. You are not only the host of an alien symbiote, but also a visitor from another universe, where most people have no powers at all..."
"I beg to differ! There are powers on our Earth yet to be discovered!" Venom said, lifting himself up from Eddie's grip. "Let go of me already!"
"You both know why I'm here…" Aizawa said, staring at the man and his symbiote.
"I'm observing your morning class this time…" Eddie said as he let go of Venom and stood up as the symbiote retracted back into him. "He knows to stay hidden, so do you worry about that, sir."
"Good, cause we need to head there now, the bell rang a couple of minutes ago." Aizawa said as he headed out of the staff room.
"Day three, here we come." Eddie said as he left with Aizawa and headed to Class 1-A.
Aizawa and Eddie arrived a few minutes after at the door and could hear the class was talking amongst themselves, many of them worried about not being able to go to the training camp because of how they scored in the exam, and by exam they meant students fighting teachers which didn't fair well with most of the students.
"Don't these brats ever talk about anything else?" Aizawa said before he slid open the classroom door. "Once the bell rings, you should be in your seats!"
As the door opened, all of the students then sat down in their seats almost immediately without saying another word. Aizawa entered the classroom with Eddie with the teacher going to his desk and Eddie having a seat near the chalkboard.
"Morning. Unfortunately, there are a few of you who did not pass your final exams…" Aizawa explained as some of the students winced and closed their eyes upon being reminded of their failure. "...so when it comes to the training camp in the woods…"
Aizawa then widened his eyes as much as he could bare before forming a large grin on his face that gave a few of the kids the chills.
"Everyone is going!" Aizawa exclaimed in a high pitched voice.
"It's a last minute twist!" A few students shouted.
"He's kidding, right? That's his attempt at comedy or being sincere?" Eddie whispered, cringing at Aizawa's face.
"We really get to go on camp?" Kirishima asked excitedly.
"Seriously?!" Ashido exclaimed, looking like she was about to cry tears of joy.
"Yeah, the good news is that no one bombed the written exam, five failed the practical badly, two teams of course and then Sero failed as well." Aizawa said bluntly.
"Aww, crap! I knew it!" Sero said as he put a hand over his face. "Mineta made it to the gate, but I didn't do near enough to pass…"
"On the contrary, tape boy, you lost the battle but got quite the sweet deal, eh Eddie?" Venom asked, grinning figuratively.
"Cut it out, man, they're minors." Eddie whispered in response.
"They're horny teenagers, just like in any slasher film! You know the drill, Eddie!" Venom retorted.
"Allow me to explain. For the practical battles, the teachers made sure to leave a way for the students to win otherwise you would have never stood a chance. We were interested in observing how you each worked together and approached the task at hand." Aizawa explained.
"But didn't you promise that the teachers wouldn't be holding back?" Ojiro asked.
"That was just to get you on edge." Aizawa replied. "Besides, the training camp will focus on building your strength. Those who failed need those lessons the most. We were never going to separate you…"
Aizawa then formed another large grin on his face.
"That was just a logical deception we use."
"A logical deception?!" The same students exclaimed before they turned back to being excited about the camp while Iida looked disappointed and angry.
"I wouldn't say it's logical, just stupid." Eddie remarked, getting a glare from Aizawa afterwards. "Not that it wasn't a good deception, I meant your methods or ideas behind it maybe…I'll stop talking…"
"They tricked us all…I should have expected this…" Iida muttered before quickly standing up while raising his hand. "Mr. Aizawa, this is the second time you've lied to us! Aren't you afraid that we'll lose faith in you?!"
"Yeah, says the kid who tried to get revenge on the Hero Killer and almost died!" Venom commented smugly.
"Uhh, a little blunt there Tenya..." Uraraka stated.
"That's a good point, I'll consider it." Aizawa replied. "But I wasn't lying to you about everything. Failure is failure, we prepared extra lessons for the five of you. Frankly, they'll be far harder than what you'd face at summer school."
Afterwards, the students were given more information on the training camp as well as other reference material to look up on and research for their studies. Eddie was silent and in thought as he pondered what their next move was besides sticking with the U.A.R.P. to stay a free man before he took out two 180 gram chocolate bars and unwrapped one before he took a large cut out of it before chewing it.
"Mmmmm, you know I was hesitant at first, especially given that Japan is more of a salty country than sweet." Venom said with a hum. "But this chocolate is delicious! I almost forgot how it tasted!"
"Yeah, it's a shame Mrs. Chen didn't have any of hers available before we got here." Eddie said in a solemn tone.
"Why the long face, Eddie? I know something is bothering you, your heart slows, and your temperature drops when you're like this." Venom inquired.
"So you're looking at my vitals now without my permission?" Eddie responded before letting out a long sigh. "Look, Venom, I know that I did wrong by you back in San Francisco. I wanted to go back to living a quiet life as a journalist, doing his part and getting the story out there to the people, but I ignored what you wanted all because of my own fears."
"And what is it that I wanted, Eddie?" Venom asked tauntingly.
"To belong." Eddie replied, which made the black symbiote fall silent. "Hey kids!"
"Hmm?" Aizawa said, confused.
"Mr. Brock?" Yaoyarozu said.
"Hey there, Mr. B!" Kirishima said excitedly.
"Eddie, what's up?" Kaminari asked.
"You guys wanna see something cool?" Eddie asked with an awkward smile.
"Sure thing, Eddie." Uraraka replied with a cheerful smile.
"What is it, Eddie?" Ashido asked excitedly. "Oh wait! Are you going to finally show us your Quirk?!"
"Mr. Brock, are you really okay with doing that?" Iida asked with a brow raised.
"Oooh, what do you guys think his Quirk is?" Hagakure asked her classmates.
"Like I care about that foreigner's stupid Quirk…." Bakugo said dismissively.
"Maybe it's attracting all women within a two-mile radius…" Mineta muttered before Asui whipped him across the head with her frog-like tongue, while the other girls were visibly annoyed by his comment.
"What if he can shoot webs from his hands?" Kaminari wondered.
"Or turns into a flaming skeleton..." Tokoyami said, chiming in.
"Or maybe he can summon swords of darkness to command in battle!" Jiro added.
"It's been two days, and Mr. Brock-I mean Eddie hasn't shown anyone what his Quirk is. The staff all know given that he's been authorized to be here on school grounds but they've always avoided the subject. Whatever Eddie's Quirk is, it must be either something that he cannot manually control, something that requires a currently unreachable source or something that is too dangerous…" Midoriya said, starting to go into one of his infamous one-sided monologues.
"Uh, Midoriya…?" Sero said, attempting to break his classmate out of whatever trance Midoriya was under.
"Eddie, what are you doing?" Venom asked in a panicked tone.
"Oh those are all good guesses, kids, but you're cold!" Eddie said bombastically before whispering back to Venom. "I'm going to show you and these kids that there's nothing to be afraid of…"
"But we're a Vigilante! We were recorded, and our face is online!" Venom said, trying to dissuade his partner.
"Mr. Brock?" Shoji called out to get Eddie's attention.
"Huh, what? Oh yes, right!" Eddie said, rubbing his hands together. "Are we ready?"
"Yeah!" Most of the students replied in excitement.
"As long as he doesn't lose control, then it shouldn't be a problem." Aizawa thought. "The question is what will they think of his "Quirk" when he shows them?"
"The truth is…" Eddie said, this time loud enough for the class to hear. "I have been trying to hide you, ever since you survived that rocket exploding, I got scared and I didn't want you taken from me if too many people discovered you. You needed me and I needed you, that's why I let you stay and why I tried to keep you safe, but while we never exactly were going to have a normal life, I chose to stubbornly pursue that normal life even though you and I were never normal. But now that we're here, amongst so many others like us, maybe you can find a place to belong, even if it's not forever…I'm sorry, pal, I was acting like the parasite this time…"
The students were rather confused as to who Eddie was really talking to, though their question was about to be answered as a black mass of tendrils formed out of his shoulders and weaved together to make a snake like appendage as Venom's face appeared on the end of the structure and looked at Eddie with surprise and shock.
"Do you mean that…?" Venom asked audibly.
"Of course I do, we're in this together, you and me." Eddie replied.
Venom started to grin, before the symbiote broke out into laughter.
"Hahahahahaa!"
"Woah, hey, you mind dialing that down a little? We're in a classroom…" Eddie said, crossing his arms.
"Shut up, Eddie! Don't ruin this moment!" Venom exclaimed.
"Woah, that's cool!" Some of the students exclaimed in awe.
"It's just like Tokoyami's Dark Shadow!" Kaminari yelled in excitement.
"Hello, young humans!" Venom said addressing the class. "I am Venom, Eddie's life partner!"
"Did you seriously just call me your life partner?" Eddie asked with a groan.
"That we are, Eddie! We look out for each other in order to survive!" Venom retorted.
"What kind of things can you do with Venom?" Kaminari asked.
"Can he snake or coil around people? Or shoot out tentacles or spikes?" Jiro asked.
"Oh, the thing I could do if I had tentacles…" Mineta said with a devious grin.
"Do you ever quit with your perverted antics, Mineta?!" Ashido exclaimed in disgust.
"So this is Eddie's Quirk…" Midoriya thought to himself. "As Kaminari said, he's very similar to Tokoyami's Dark Shadow. But I'm guessing Venom as it called itself is not a living shadow that grows stronger at night and weaker during the day…"
"Well, this might be a little hard to believe, but Venom isn't my Quirk…" Eddie admitted. "In fact, I don't have a Quirk…"
"Wait what?!" A few students asked in disbelief.
"Bullshit!" Bakugo yelled upon hearing Eddie's words.
"It's true, Venom here wasn't born inside of me…" Eddie explained.
"So then what exactly is Venom if he's not your Quirk, Mr. Brock?" Ojiro asked.
"He is an organism that latches onto another organism's body and forms a relationship that is beneficial to both of their survival and needs." Aizawa explained. "And other words…"
"A symbiote…" Midoriya, Iida and Yaoyarozu said, all three coming to the same conclusion.
"Get real! You expect me to believe that you have a parasite on your body that gives you powers?!" Bakugo spoke bluntly.
"Parasite?! I'll show you a parasite, you little shit!" Venom yelled angrily. "At least let me break every bone in his body!"
"I'd like to see you try, you oversized tapeworm!" Bakugo yelled back as he stood up on his desk.
"Let me at him, Eddie! LET ME AT HIM!" Venom roared before Eddie unwrapped a piece of chocolate and shoved it in Venom's mouth. "You think you can bribe with chocolate-Oh, that's goooood~"
"Knock it off, neither one of you is fighting each other!" Aizawa said, as he used his Quirk on Bakugo while letting Eddie handle Venom. "Mr. Brock and Venom are not here to participate, they're here to be the guinea pigs for the Principal's reform program."
"Reform program?" Kirishima asked, confused.
"You mean Eddie and Venom were in trouble with the law?" Uraraka asked, surprised.
"The circumstances and nature of Mr. Brock's situation is confidential." Aizawa explained. "But what we are permitted to say is that he is a host to an alien lifeform."
"AN ALIEN?!" The entire class exclaimed.
"What did you expect? That I was made in a lab to cure cancer?" Venom retorted with a grin. "I am a predator, a warrior of Klyntar!"
"Klyntar? I don't think I've heard you say your planet's name before." Eddie remarked.
"You never asked." Venom retorted with a chuckle.
"So there is life out there in the universe after all…that's awesome!" Sero said with a fist pump.
"This changes everything that we know about science, like biology, physics, astronomy and chemistry, as well as the possibilities of countless civilisations across the stars and space, each of their own culture, anatomy and evolutionary cycle…" Midoriya said, going on another of his one-sided tangents.
"And there he goes again…" Todoroki said with a sigh.
Eddie had spent the morning with Class 1-A before going back and forth between them and Class 1-B. They decided to reveal Venom to 1-B the next day, believing they had enough excitement for now. The kids of 1-A were now finishing up for the day as they packed up their supplies and got their bags.
"This is going to be great, I'm so glad we're all going together." Ojiro said with a smile.
"Looks like we'll be at the training camp for a full week." Iida said, looking at what was a brochure for the camp.
"I've got to find a bigger suitcase…" Midoriya said, looking at the brochure as well.
"Yeah, I don't even have a bathing suit." Kaminari commented. "Guess I need to buy some stuff."
"Like night vision goggles!" Mineta chimed in from below.
"Guys, since we're off tomorrow and we finally finished exams, I have the best idea!" Hagakure said excitedly. "Why doesn't Class 1-A go shopping together?"
"Hey yeah, we've never hung out as a class before." Kaminari said with a grin.
"Bakugo, see you there, right?" Kirishima asked his classmate.
"I can't think of anything more annoying…" Bakugo replied as he walked out of class.
"Will you come, Todoroki?" Midoriya asked the half cold half hot teen.
"I visit my Mom on days off." Todoroki simply replied.
"You party poopers! Don't you ever get tired of being so serious?!" Mineta yelled in frustration.
"Maybe we could also ask Mr. B if he wants to tag along." Kirishima suggested.
"That's a great idea, Kirishima!" Midoriya responded with a smile. "I'll go and ask him before I head home."
In the staff room, Eddie and Venom, who Eddie allowed to come out, were enjoying a large mug of hot chocolate. Eddie took a sip from the mug before he offered it to Venom, who in turn also took a sip before All-Might sat down next to him, surprised to see the symbiote out and about.
"Mr. Brock-" All-Might said before being cut off by Venom.
"Hello Skeletor!" Venom said with a grin.
"I told you, call me Eddie." Eddie responded before drinking more of his hot chocolate. "The principal was right, U.A. does have the best hot chocolate in Tokyo…"
"...I see that you've let Venom out, Eddie." All-Might stated as he looked at the symbiote.
"That he has, and I intend not to hide any longer!" Venom declared.
"We existed in a world where people didn't have powers, but here they do and maybe for once he can just see it with his own white milky eyes…" Eddie explained.
"I understand that you two, but he can't be seen by too many people. Otherwise, you'll be putting a large target on your head." All-Might explained in a concerned tone.
"He's not just going to spring out of me in public, I just want him to be happy and to feel safe around people, this school and its students." Eddie said before giving Venom a sip of his hot chocolate.
"Young Midoriya has talked about you a few times in class." All-Might said as he sat down. "I can see why he's taken a liking to you, Eddie. You remind me of him, you may sound or look meek and awkward at times, but deep down you have a strong heart and conscience."
"No kidding…" Eddie said. "He's the one with real power, I just play home to some alien silly putty." Eddie said with an awkward chuckle.
"Don't downplay yourself like that, I've seen what the two of you can do together. I saw what was shown online of your fight against the large Nomu during the Hosu Incident." All-Might said. "And you're strong, both of you are. It would usually take one of the heavy hitters to beat one of these things, but you two took it down and that's saying something."
"Yeah, yeah, I know…" Eddie said.
"You can compliment me all you like, Skeletor, tell me how much of a Hero I truly am!" Venom exclaimed.
"Alright, don't get ahead of yourself there, Venom." All-Might retorted with a smirk.
There was then a knock at the staff room door, which caught Eddie and All-Might's attention.
"I'll get it." All-Might said as he stood up and changed to his hero form, then walked up to answer the door. "Hello?"
"Hey there, All-Might." Midoriya said with a smile.
"Oh, hello Young Midoriya!" All-Might greeted as he waved a hand.
"Is Mr. Brock still here?" Midoriya asked.
"Hey, Broccoli boy!" Venom exclaimed. "Have you tried the hot chocolate here? It is delicious!"
"Guess that answers my question…" Midoriya said nervously.
"What is it you'd like to discuss with him?" All-Might asked as he changed back to his original self.
"I can speak to the kid myself, All-Might." Eddie said as he stood up with his mug of hot chocolate and went over to the door. "Yo, what's up Midoriya?"
"So I was wondering regarding your situation, you're allowed to leave school grounds after hours, right? Or on days off?" Midoriya asked.
"What, you think they confine me to this place all the time?" Eddie retorted half-jokingly.
"But Eddie, you might run the risk of being seen." All-Might argued.
"Well, with the exception of you, some of the Pros and police, most people don't recognise me like this." Eddie countered.
"The class and I wanted to ask if you would like to go shopping with us in the city tomorrow, we needed to get supplies for the training camp." Midoriya explained.
"I remember Aizawa talking about that." Eddie said before giving Venom another sip of his mug. "I mean I guess I would need to ask the Principal first though, just so the school knows where I've gone."
"It would be best to ask the Principal then before planning anything." All-Might stated with a nod.
"Guess I should probably go and ask before I forget." Eddie said as he finished his mug of hot chocolate. "I'll see you at the mall if he lets me go out tomorrow."
Eddie then washed the mug in the staff room sink before putting it away, then headed out of the staff room while waving goodbye to Midoriya as they headed to Nezu's office.
Toga was not having the best of days. She had wanted to join up with the League of Villains, and sought out the broker Giran to introduce her to them, but when their leader Shigaraki tried to attack them, something from within had manifested and taken control of her. She had a Transformation Quirk, however it worked by allowing her to transform into those whose blood she drinks, and this transformation was not of this nature. Sweat ran down Toga's face as she moved through the crowd of people around her, navigating the streets of Kamino as she would catch a glimpse of something in the reflections of the windows and glass she passed by.
"This can't be real…" Toga muttered to herself. "This is some sort of sickness, that's it! A sickness that's playing tricks on my mind…"
Toga quickly ducked out of the streets and into what looked like an abandoned alley of shops that was covered in trash and glass. She made sure not to step on the glass around her feet, though it was difficult given how much broken glass was around the serial killer. Toga got to stepping over a much larger piece of glass and as she lifted her leg to move forward, she caught a glimpse of a female figure covered in red and black flesh and blood, causing Toga to flinch as she finally tripped over, just avoiding a few pieces of glass as she fell on her back. Toga's breathing became heavier, her face was covered in sweat from the stress that was overwhelming her at this moment before looking at her hands again.
"I'm in control…I'm in control…no one controls me but me!" Toga exclaimed before she then proceeded to vomit out a mixture of blood and chewed up food into a small nearby box.
After a minute or so, Toga was now reduced to coughing due to having nothing in her body to spew out any more. She had tears running down her eyes from the pain and stress she was experiencing, as she wiped the tears away with the sleeve of her cardigan.
"...Toga…"
Toga let out a high-pitched yelp as she jumped back up on her feet and pulled out her knife, turning her head back and forth to try and find the source of the voice. Toga then looked and saw a window opposite to where she was standing, and in the reflection of the window was the same red and black female figure, mirroring Toga's movement and even having a knife in her hand like she was, but her facial expression was one with a large grin and an intent gaze.
"Stay away from me!" Toga shouted. "You're not real, you're just a trick, a figment of imagination!"
"No, Toga, I'm very real." The red and black figure said as she continued to smile. "Unless of course stabbing the handy man was also your imagination too~"
"Where are you? Are you inside me? You're some sort of parasite, some sort of disease based Quirk, aren't you?!" Toga roared at her reflection.
"Yeah, I'm going to pretend you didn't call me that, girl, because if I was a parasite I would have drunk you dry and gobble your cute little body by now~" The figure retorted in a nonchalant tone as she examined her fingers before staring back at Toga. "But I can't lose, Toga, you and I, we're one in the same…"
"You don't know me! You don't know anything!" Toga shouted.
"Oh, don't I? What about that injured bird you brought to your parents, the one you snacked on when most other kids would have tried to help the poor little thing? Or that boy, Saito, I believe his name was, your first crush allegedly, who you sliced open, stuck a straw in and drank him like he was a juice box?" The figure explained, causing Toga's eyes to widen in shock.
"How do you know about that? Are you reading my mind?" Toga asked skeptically.
"Well technically, it's probably best I don't say exactly how. The point is, I know you, Toga, and I know that you want more in this life than just stalking people and drinking their blood like a vampire." The figure explained.
"What do you want?" Toga asked, pointing the knife at the window.
"What do I want? Are you serious right now, girl? I want to stay, I want to be with you, to be your knife, your sword, your shield against all those who would try and hurt you, try to make you hide what you are…"
"And why should I trust you?" Toga asked. "You invaded my body!"
"No, I was born inside your body, my blood is your blood, Toga~" The figure retorted with a distorted giggle. "Guess that makes us kind of like sisters, doesn't it~?"
"That's insane, I don't remember-" Toga stopped as she remembered something, remembered when she was in Hosu a few days ago. "...That black liquid…I drank it just to see what it tasted like…"
"That's right, Toga! I was born when you drank the good stuff, and now here I am~!" The figure said in a theatrical tone.
Toga looked at her free hand, observing it before it became covered in red and black matter, making the hand bigger and clawed. She turned and twisted it before looking back at her reflection.
"My Quirk has always been useful for sneaking around people and impersonating others to let their guard down." Toga explained before she finally smiled again. "But with you, I have the perfect weapon for when the going gets tough."
"So now do you trust me, girl~?" The figure asked, stretching out her hands.
"Let's just say I'm more curious than scared now…" Toga replied before putting her knife away and glared at the reflection. "But what you did back at the Leagues' hideout, you took control of my body."
"I was trying to protect you, if you die then so do I, Toga, I can't have my host being killed before we reach our full potential." The figure explained as her grin widened.
"Doesn't matter, you still took away my choices, my freedom!" Toga exclaimed. "And no one, not my parents, society or even you is going to take that away from me again!"
"Spoken like a true predator, Toga~" The figure remarked. "I wasn't strong enough to reveal myself to you until that moment, hence why I just leaped out and took control when it looked like you could have been killed. But if we do this, if we make our bond whole, then we will be a duo, a team~"
"So I'll be in control? You'll just supply the weapons and protection?" Toga asked.
"I will only act when you allow me to, my cute little host~" The figure replied before bowing. "I live to serve you, my kin, my sister~"
"So what do I call you~?" Toga asked with a grin.
"Hmm, it could be something cute and simple, but you're already cute enough for the both of us~" The figure replied. "So I'll be the ugly and wild side of who we are, a hunter who lusts for blood, you may call me….CARNAGE~!"
Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall, famous for selling various items and objects that not only accommodated the average person, but Quirks of the strange and unique variety. Some say the mall's structure looks like the letter J with ramps and bridges intersecting that allow people to cross between the floors. Eddie found the place easy enough, especially with how unique the building's shape was.
"Well, it looks like we found the J building." Eddie remarked.
"And now only 24 buildings left!" Venom said within Eddie's mind.
"Now, you know the drill." Eddie said sternly.
"The ferret said we could go so long as I remain hidden, I don't forget things, Eddie, otherwise we never would have found those bodies." Venom said with an annoyed tone.
Before Eddie could say anything, he heard some familiar voices.
"Oh man, do I love this place. It's gotta ton of different stores to shop at, and they're all super cool and hip, Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall!"
This voice definitely belonged to the energetic moth-like Ashido who was in the mall with the other students of Class 1-A minus Asui, Bakugo, Aoyama, Todoroki, Sero, Koda, Ojiro and Sato.
"They carry designs for all body types, and have a range of gear from teens to seniors…" The green haired Midoriya muttered as he descended into his tangents once again.
"You're going to scare the children, stop…" The deep voice of Tokoyami advised Midoriya, hoping his words would reach his classmate.
Eddie then finally decided to approach the class, then let out a smile as he waved to all of them.
"Hey, how's it going, kids?"
"Eddie, you made it!" Uraraka said cheerfully.
"Yo, Mr. B is in the house!" Kirishima exclaimed.
"Hey Eddie!" Ashido greeted excitedly, waving a hand back at him.
"I'm glad to see that the Principal let you come today." Midoriya said, who snapped out of his trance when Eddie arrived. "But what about Venom?"
"He has to stay hidden, can't afford to attract unwanted attention." Eddie replied.
"I supposed that is for the best, Mr. Brock." Iida said before adjusting his glasses.
"Woah, aren't those U.A. Students?" One of the bystanders called out, gaining the attention of other local shoppers.
"1-A!" A male shopper exclaimed excitedly.
"I saw them on TV!" Another shopper remarked.
"Looks like these kids are famous, Eddie!" Venom commented.
"What do you expect? They survived a Villain attack, a story that the media gobbled up like a chocolate parfait…" Eddie said.
"Yes, you would know, Mister Journalist." Venom teased to which Eddie just sighed in annoyance.
"The Sports Festival was so good!" All three of these shoppers shouted.
Uraraka then laughed nervously before speaking.
"I can't believe that they still remember that!"
"Sports Festival?" Eddie asked the kids, confused.
"It's an annual competition the school holds every year when students participate in order to show off the fruits of their training and Quirks. The Festival is often used by Pro Heroes and Agencies to scout for students who show potential in becoming Sidekicks, offer internships or apprenticeships in the case of those from the Support Course." Tokoyami explained.
"Oh, so like the Olympics but superpowers? Are the Olympics even a thing any more?" Eddie wondered.
"The Olympic Games were discontinued after the percentage of people born with Quirks reached over sixty percent, and so the Games were deemed obsolete, given that it was seen as unfair to have superpowered athletes and Quirkless athletes competing in the same sports events." Yaoyarozu explained.
"Yeah, definitely would have been unfair for both sides." Uraraka commented as she scratched her head.
"The Sports Festival is pretty much the second coming of the Olympics." Kaminari said.
"Maybe we should compete next time, Eddie!" Venom exclaimed. "We'd make a killing and get scouted by an Agency!"
"Yeah no, the Sports Festival is for kids and non-criminals only." Eddie whispered.
"I wanna track down a new duffel bag to bring to summer training." Jiro said to Yaoyorozu.
"Oh yeah? Maybe the two of us should browse together." Yaoyarozu offered with a gentle smile.
"Let's see, where can I get a lock picking kit and a small drill?" Mineta said, looking at the surrounding shops.
"I really hate that small purple kid…" Venom said with disdain in his voice.
"I'm not exactly a fan either, but he's still just a kid." Eddie commented.
"Guess I should probably buy some outdoorsy shoes for this thing." Kaminari said to Hagakure.
"Oh that's smart, me too!" Hagakure retorted.
"The guide said your shoes should already be broken in though!" Iida exclaimed, to the bewilderment of Uraraka and Midoriya. "But wait, perhaps it's a mistake not to factor the utility into the equation."
"So then why do we split up and look around? We can meet here again when we're done." Kirishima suggested.
"Great idea!" Ashido said with a smile.
"Perfect! Let's say we're all back around 3?" Kirishima asked.
"Sounds good!" Said all of the students.
Soon, pretty much all of the group had gone off to explore and look at the different shops, leaving only Midoriya and Uraraka with Eddie. Uraraka stared off into the distance while Midoriya was awkwardly standing there in silence as he watched most of his friends leave. Eddie puts his hands on his hips and was surprised yet not entirely surprised either.
"Teenagers…" Eddie muttered.
"Always thinking about themselves first and rushing in without a thought…" Venom remarked.
"Looks like it's just you, me, and Eddie left." Midoriya finally said.
"Yeah…" Uraraka said simply.
"Hey Eddie, are we being a third wheel right now?" Venom asked.
"Third wheel? What are you talking about?" Eddie asked, loud enough for Midoriya and Uraraka to hear.
"Did he say third wheel?!" Both Midoriya and Uraraka exclaimed.
"The broccoli boy and round-face girl are dating, right?" Venom asked curiously.
"W-What is he saying about us…?" Uraraka asked nervously.
"He thinks you're a couple." Eddie said bluntly.
This answer caused both Midoriya and Uraraka's faces to turn red as tomatoes, to which Eddie winced realising how awkward it was now between them.
"S-S-So…" Midoriya said, trying to change the subject. "What are you going to shop for today? I wanna find a few heavier wrist weights so I can up my training."
"I mostly just need bug spray…" Uraraka said, however, Eddie's words and an image of Aoyama appeared in her mind.
"Is it…because you like him…?"
Uraraka formed a smile on her face before she started to blush once more.
"Yep…gotta keep those pests away!" She exclaimed as walked away, turning her back on Midoriya and Eddie while rapidly waving at them.
"YOU MEAN ME?!" Midoriya panicked as he pointed to himself.
"You're so stupid, Aoyama! That's not it at all…I don't think…" Uraraka thought as she ran off.
"I don't think she was talking about you, kid." Eddie said, putting a hand on Midoriya's shoulder. "I wouldn't worry too much about it."
"She likes him! Round-face girl is in love with the broccoli boy!" Venom exclaimed with glee.
"Pipe down, you've already made the situation weird enough as it is." Eddie said with a groan.
"We came together as a class..." Midoriya said with a shrug. "But here I am all by myself…at least I would be if you weren't here, Eddie…"
Eddie's eyes became larger and pure white with black outlines for a brief second, making Midoriya start to sweat nervously.
"And you too, Venom, sorry…" Midoriya said as he wiped his brow.
"Well what a surprise! I never thought I'd see the two of you here." A familiar female voice said behind them.
Eddie then turned around, as his eyes widened in surprise and awe. Behind him was the Number 15 Hero Thundermane, but she was wearing a blue tank top that showed off a bit of her waist, black leggings that stopped half-way down her thighs, and had black and white tennis shoes. When they first encountered each other, she was in costume and in danger so he wasn't paying attention to how attractive Thundermane was, but out of the costume and in public Eddie couldn't help but stare.
"So, what are you exactly doing here with the kid?" Thundermane asked Eddie, trying to get his attention.
"Eddie…EDDIE!" Venom yelled.
"Huh, what? Oh right, you! Thundermane, right?" Eddie asked awkwardly.
"Yep! I'm surprised you forgot about me so soon." She remarked with a smile. "Anyway, like I asked, what are you doing here with him?"
"His class invited me." Eddie replied, ignoring what was probably the point of Thundermane's question.
"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Thundermane asked, squinting her eyes a bit.
"They didn't tell you what happened after you took me to the station?" Eddie asked, surprised.
"Informed by whom?" Thundermane asked again. "Care to explain what's going on exactly?"
"Invite her to get coffee with you!" Venom barked.
"Yeah sure…" Eddie replied before sighing as if to say "I can't believe I'm doing this". "...Would you like for me to explain over coffee?"
"Hm. Sure, let's go then." Thundermane said.
"Sorry, Midoriya, I'll catch up with you later." Eddie said to the green haired teen. "Maybe go and find Uraraka and see if she's okay."
"Alright, Eddie, I'll see you at 3 then…" Midoriya said with a nod.
Eddie nodded back before he followed Thundermane to a nearby coffee shop. They sat down at a table as they waited for their coffee to be made, to which Eddie couldn't help but glance at the electricity-themed Hero again.
"Before you do explain yourself however, I think it's time we introduce ourselves." Thundermane stated. "I'm Jasmine Azul Cabello, but just call me Jasmine."
"Edward Charles Allan Brock, but just call me Eddie." Eddie said as he extended his hand to Thundermane.
"Heh, nice to meet you Eddie." Thundermane said as she took his hand and shook it. "Moving on, what's going on with you? Why are you out and about even though you're…you know?"
"Well I guess the simple explanation is I'm on parole for good behavior." Eddie replied. "Longer explanation, U.A. High are keeping me out of prison so long as I cooperate and test their little redemption program."
"That's certainly the first time I've heard of this." Thundermane said. "Do you know if anyone else besides the staff at U.A. was told?"
"The Commission knows, they had to approve it, but I think they only did it because they're scared of me, or rather scared of him…" Eddie replied, pointing to himself.
"Ah. Wait, your Quirk is sentient?" Thundermane asked. "Like that kid with the shadow bird thing at the Sports Festival?"
"Well, see this is going to sound a bit…weird and insane…" Eddie said, starting to come up with the right words. "But I swear that I am telling the truth…"
"How weird are we talking here exactly?" Thundermane asked with a brow raised.
"Like, I don't know, aliens and parallel universes…" Eddie replied before wincing for a few seconds.
"That…does sound really weird." Thundermane finally said. "So what, you're telling me that you're from another universe or something?"
"From a universe in the 21st Century, where no one has powers and some mad scientists thought it would be a good idea to bond aliens with humans." Eddie replied.
"That far back in time?" Thundermane asked, surprised before leaning closer and lowered her voice. "And I'm guessing what you have is one of those aliens and not a Quirk, right?"
"Pretty much." Eddie replied with a shrug.
"I…I'm still having a hard time believing this..." Thundermane sighed, scratching her head.
"Yeah, I didn't think you'd buy it either." Eddie said. "But that's my story, though as far as the kids know I'm just a Quirkless guy who's the host of an alien."
"Well, I guess as long as they don't know about you during the Hosu Incident." Thundermane said, but before she could say another word, one of the baristas called her name. To which she stood up and walked towards the counter. "Be right back."
Eddie nodded before scratching his head.
"You mind telling me what you're trying to do?"
"I saw how you looked at her…" Venom retorted.
"We barely know each other, plus we're trying to get back to our universe, no point in mingling with someone we won't see again." Eddie explained.
"But you have been so lonely since Anne tied the knot with Dan, maybe it's time to move on and find someone else." Venom suggested.
"In case you forgot, we're still fugitives back home, so I doubt I could have a love life even if I wanted to." Eddie argued.
"Hey, here's your coffee." Thundermane said as she came back with both of their drinks and sat back down on her side of the table.
"Thanks." Eddie said as he took a sip of his coffee. "So, you're out shopping too?"
"Yeah. I'm planning to go to the Philippines for a couple of days." Thundermane replied. "Figured I'd buy a few things here first before leaving."
"What's in the Philippines?" Eddie asked curiously.
"My family." Thundermane simply replied before taking a sip of her own coffee, then spoke up again. "I want to visit them after what happened that night with Stain…"
"Right, that crazy bastard…" Eddie said.
"The crazier, the better!" Venom remarked.
"I still hate him for what he did, and I'm not just talking about the Hosu Incident." Thundermane continued. "And I can't stand that philosophy of his at all…but, I guess that near-death experience made me realize one thing."
"And what's that?" Eddie asked.
"That I should be there helping my family and community back home." Thundermane replied. "I know I have sent them money to fund maintenance and construction and I do contact my family occasionally. And I know it's kinda part of the job and I still want to stay as I'm living my dream to be a hero here. But I feel bad for not at least taking one day to help them for the past couple years."
"I mean, I can't fully relate, but I do see that your family means a lot to you." Eddie said.
"They really do, but like I said, I just never took the time to go back. After my first visit, I will work something out where I can visit and still do my job here." Thundermane said as she stretched her arms upwards, to which her tank top lifted and showed more of her waist before taking another sip of her coffee.
Eddie glanced at Thundermane, before Venom then forced his host to make an audible whistle to which he covered his mouth. Thundermane slightly blushed before giving Eddie a small smile.
"Heh…I already noticed your gaze, but I guess you needed to let that out at some point?" She remarked. "Or did your 'alien' somehow make you do that?"
"I mean, I was thinking about it…" Eddie admitted awkwardly before having more of his coffee. "Didn't mean to do it though…"
"Whatever you say." Thundermane said, then took another sip of her coffee.
"I'll say this though, it's nice not being hunted by the authorities for once." Eddie said.
"Well, you do have a new start because of this program after all." Thundermane stated. "And I thank you again for saving me."
"Don't mention it." Eddie said before sipping more coffee.
"So, assuming you really aren't from here, what do you think of this world?" Thundermane asked.
"It's nice and colourful, the Quirks and Hero stuff is pretty cool, my 12-year-old self would love it here." Eddie replied.
"Guess you don't have much besides the aliens where you're from?" Thundermane asked with a grin.
"I had a life once, but I lost it because of the mistakes I made…" Eddie replied. "Now it's just me and Venom, against the world."
"Ah…I see. Must've been pretty rough." Thundermane said.
"Well it helps that you have no one to go back to." Eddie said before he finished his coffee.
Thundermane didn't say anything, only giving a nod towards him and finished her own coffee as well after a couple of minutes. She then spoke up shortly afterwards.
"Thanks for the coffee, Eddie. Guess I'll see you around after I come back?"
"Yeah, hopefully I won't be gone when you get back." Eddie replied as he stood up from his seat.
"I hope so too." Thundermane said, standing up as well. "Welp, now it's time for me to go shopping for gifts and supplies. Catch you later!" She then gave him a wink and smile as she walked away before turning her head back to face where she was going.
Eddie blushed a little before he started heading back to where Midoriya was. He heard Venom humming the old nursery rhyme "KISSING" in his mind, letting out a groan as he kept walking.
"Yeah, go ahead, being real mature right now…" Eddie said sarcastically.
"Come now, Eddie, your heart rate was a lot faster when you were with her." Venom remarked.
As Eddie was heading back, he felt someone bumped into him which caused the San Franciscan to stop in his tracks before turning around. The individual in question was a man wearing a black hoodie and pants with red sneakers and had pale blue messy hair from what he could make out.
"What an asshole!" Venom yelled angrily.
Eddie was tempted to call out the man for bumping into him, but he decided to focus on getting back to Midoriya. As he made his way back, he then saw both Midoriya and Uraraka sitting at a bench in front of indoor plants, with Midoriya looking as if he had been hurt or upset by something, causing Eddie to rush over to the two students' location.
"Hey, what happened?" Eddie asked.
"A Villain showed up and hurt Deku, that's what!" Uraraka replied. "We need to call for a Pro!"
"Shit, I was just with a Pro!" Eddie exclaimed. "Wonder if she hasn't gone too far!"
"Maybe I can track her." Venom offered.
"You can do that?" Eddie asked in surprise.
"I told you, being here has forced me to evolve, so maybe I can pick up her trail." Venom said as then started to concentrate, to which Eddie's eyes started to glow a faint yellow as his vision changed, with the world appearing faded and dark while the people around him were surrounded by a colourful glow.
"Woah, this is crazy! Wish we had this power back home." Eddie remarked in amazement. "So what do I do?"
"The coffee shop, go back there and a trail should be present that will lead us to her." Venom explained.
"Kids, go and report what happened here, I'm going to track down Thundermane." Eddie said.
Midoriya and Uraraka both nodded as they headed off to go and find security. Eddie then went back to the coffee shop and over to the table where they sat. Sure enough there was something they could see, glowing prints that looked like surges of electricity.
"Is this her trail?" Eddie asked.
"She has electric powers, right? So perhaps it is her. Follow it and see where it leads." Venom replied.
Eddie sighed before rubbing his hands together and started to follow the trail. The trail Eddie followed led towards one of the escalators going up to the second floor, then went across the walkway to the other side of the mall. And after passing a few more shops, it went inside one of the larger clothing stores. Eddie followed the trail inside of this particular clothing store and tried his best to find Thundermane, hoping she wasn't in the middle of trying stuff out. As the trail seemed to be ending, Eddie saw Thundermane browsing through some clothes in the women's section.
"Jasmine!" Eddie called out.
"Hm?" Thundermane hummed before turning towards Eddie. "Wow, you missed me already?"
"A Villain was spotted by one of the students I was with before, the bastard threatened them." Eddie explained.
Thundermane's eyes widened before her expression was more determined and gave Eddie a nod.
"Crap…I'll notify the nearby Pros and evacuate the area." She said, "Go back and gather the students that came here."
"Gotcha." Eddie said with a nod as he then went to go and find the students of 1-A that were inside the mall.
Midoriya and Uraraka had reported the incident, to which the mall was temporarily closed. Thundermane had helped security evacuate the civilians before the police and local Pro Heroes arrived. Eddie stayed with the students as the authorities started to search the property but found no signs of the Villain that Midoriya had identified as League of Villains leader Tomura Shigaraki. Eddie saw Thundermane exit the mall and approached her when she got close enough.
"Did you find any sign of this Shigaraki guy?" Eddie asked.
"No. None of us could find him or any traces of him being here." Thundermane replied with a nod. "Some even checked beyond the perimeter and couldn't find him."
"Shit, but at least Midoriya and the other kids weren't hurt." Eddie said. "Nezu and All-Might would kill me if someone happened to them while I was present."
"What about you? Did you notice anything off as you got the students together?" Thundermane asked.
"Not exactly, no. Shigaraki must be long gone from here by now." Eddie said as scratched his head.
"...alright, me and some other Pros will do what we can around here." Thundermane sighed. "Thanks for informing me about the Villain, Eddie."
"No problem." Eddie said with a shrug.
"Yeah, no problem, Jasmine~" Venom teased. "Look at you two, on a first name basis and everything~"
"Shut up, man." Eddie retorted, annoyed by the symbiote's antics.
"What did he say?" Thundermane asked as she overheard Eddie.
"Nothing important." Eddie replied nervously.
"If you say so." Thundermane said before walking away and waved him goodbye.
Eddie let out a sigh of relief, though he knew that things might only get more and more difficult, especially if he had to deal with Villains. While the other students went back home, Eddie accompanied Midoriya to the police station for questioning.
Did you enjoy the chapter? If so, please favorite and follow the story and give me your feedback! Now I will go over the choices that I have made minus a few exceptions which I will either address next chapter or directly:
So the reason why Eddie decided to let Venom reveal himself now is a mix of reasons. One is Eddie is trying to make amends for the second film where Venom had insecurities about his identity and having to hide all the time, and so in a world where is not a fugitive and everyone has powers he would better fit in. Another reason is because I just don't really want to dance around him hiding Venom and feel as though it's just cliché to keep on doing that. Also while Eddie has revealed he's Venom, he won't reveal he's the Vigilante that was in Hosu until later though some people might connect the dots on their own.
The scene between Carnage and Toga is meant to be the symbiote gaining Toga's trust which she would need to do through speaking to her, and while it might seem like Toga has just accepted Carnage, she won't just immediately trust her when it comes to control over her body.
So I also didn't have a scene with Venom and Dark Shadow despite having the opportunity to. I am going to get it over with: Tokoyami is a cool character but he's not my favorite, and I don't want to do an interaction between Venom and Dark Shadow out of fan service just because the two are alike. If I do have one, it can't be forced, plus I'm sure every other fic involving Venom has done this to death already.
If that is all, then I will see you guys next chapter! MVA: Symbiote's Justice, Lethal Protectors away!