Hey guys. Sorry that the next chapter of my MHA/Spider-Man story hasn't been finished yet. Between Covid-19 and my Real Life constantly getting in the way, I haven't really had time to work on it as much as I'd like.

Along with that, I've recently fell in love with the Persona franchise. Specifically, Persona 5 Royal. It's just... awesome!

So naturally I got this Plot Bunny bouncing around in my head that won't let me work on anything else until I at least get this started.

Also, before I forget, this story starts shortly after the Sports Festival Arc in My Hero Academia. Roughly two weeks.

Where does it take place in the timeline of Persona 5 Royal? Stay tuned to find out.

So with all that being said, let's get into the story proper.

-Prologue: Meeting The Phantom Thieves-

-Musutafu, Japan-

5/10/20XX

Evening

Izuku Midoriya sighed as he looked at the text on his phone. Looking around at the alley he was standing in, he said "This is the place. Now, where are-"

KA-CHUNK! "Don't move a muscle."

Izuku's hands shot up, almost dropping his phone. "P-please don't shoot me! My wallet's in my right back pocket. There's not much, but-"

There was a sigh, before a woman's voice said "Skull, quit scaring him. We all know your shotgun's not loaded."

A man's voice groaned from behind Izuku, one that sound a little too much like Bakugo for Izuku's taste. "Seriously, Panther? Why do you gotta ruin my fun?"

"Your 'fun' almost made the kid wet himself. Not exactly how we wanted to-"

Another boy, this one sounding quiet and calm, said "Knock it off, you two."

In unison, the man and woman's voice said "Sorry Joker."

From the shadows in front of him appeared a young man, who looked to be maybe two years older than Izuku. He was wearing a black ankle-length tailcoat, a high-necked waistcoat with gold accents, black pants and boots, and a pair of blood red gloves. On his face was a black and white domino mask that looked strangely bird-like (and yet in the days that followed, that mask would be the only think about Joker's face he remembered.) Well, that and the unruly, wavy black mass that was his hair. He smirked at Izuku and said "Sorry about my friends."

"I-it's cool," Izuku stuttered. "Nice to meet you... Joker, was it?"

The one known as Joker nodded, before looking behind Izuku and saying "Skull, Panther, you guys can come out now."

Two more people came out of the shadows, a young man and a young woman, each taking positions on either side of Joker.

One was a young man who, to Izuku anyway, looked like a total thug. His hair was blonde (though clearly dyed to look that way) and he wore a black jacket with elbow pads and what looked like a metal vertebral column attached to his back (which Izuku saw before he turned to face him.) The jacket matched his black jeans that also had knee pads; and he wore gloves like Joker, though his were yellow and had metal knuckle protectors. His belt had a holster on each side, one of them having a shotgun in it, and both sides having a nice supply of shotgun shells. Aside from that his attire included a blood red a red ascot and combat boots, and a metal mask shaped like a skull, and was holding a metal baseball bat in his right hand. He guessed this one was Skull.

The young woman's attire actually made Izuku blush a little. She was dressed in a red latex catsuit that left very little to the imagination, with a mask shaped like a cat's face in the same color. She had pink gloves, thigh-high boots that were a darker red than the rest of her outfit, and a clipped on tail on the back of her suit. Really the only thing that wasn't red or pink on her outfit was her platinum blonde hair that was styled into two bushy pigtails. Clipped to one side of her belt was a whip, and the other was what looked like a small submachine gun. Probably a Mini Uzi. This one was clearly Panther.

After taking it all in, Izuku asked "So, you guys are the Phantom Thieves of Hearts?"

They all nodded, Skull smirking and saying "That's right, pal."

Panther smiled, and added "The one and only."

Joker nodded. "So, I take it you're the guy who put the request to meet us on our website?"

Steeling himself, Izuku replied "Yes. I'm sorry I asked to meet like this, but I didn't think it would be safe to put all the details online."

The three of them looked at each other, before looking back to Izuku. "What makes you say that," Panther asked. "You're not being targeted, are you?"

"I wasn't followed, if that's what you're asking," Izuku quickly said. "And no, I'm not being targeted. Though I probably would be if the Hero Commission found out I was doing this."

"That sounds effing ominous," Skull said. "What's your request got to do with the Hero Commission?" His eyes widened. "Wait, you're not asking us to go after one of the higher ups there, are you?"

Izuku quickly waved his hands and said "No no! Nothing like that. Hopefully. But... the person I want you to look into does have pretty strong ties to the Hero Commision. After all, he is the Number 2 Pro Hero."

Each member of the Phantom Thieves felt their jaws hit the floor. Finding his voice, Joker asked "Are you saying...?"

Izuku nodded. "Yeah. I want the Phantom Thieves to investigate Enji Todoroki, AKA the Flame Hero Endeavor. And if necessary, change his heart."

All three of the thieves looked at each other with mixed looks of surprise, concern, and a bit of confusion.

Eventually Joker asked "Why exactly do you want us to go after him?"

Having known this question was gonna pop up, Izuku sighed and said "It's... complicated."

"So un-complicate it," Skull said. "Else we're outta here."

Panther glared at him, but turned to Izuku and said "What my friend means is that we'd really like to know why it is you want us to change his heart. We don't really just change the hearts of whoever we feel like it, or just because someone asks. We need a good reason before going after someone."

Izuku was quiet for a moment, before he asked "You sure you guys wanna know?"

They all nodded, so he sighed and said "Alright.

'So, about two weeks ago..."

Sorry if the chapter's a little short, but it's just the prologue. It's just meant to get the story rolling.

So yeah, Izuku Midoriya is asking the Phantom Thieves to go after Endeavor. Why is that? What made him decide to do this? How did he even hear about the Phantom Thieves?

All that and more will be answered in the next exciting chapter of My Phantom Thief Academia! Stay tuned!