Galaxy Creator of Pisces: This time, I actually do need a break from posting this one. But not to leave anyone hanging! NEVER! So I gift you with the option to binge read the rest lol. Thanks for being a regular reviewer, I really enjoyed reading them.

Stormy2x1: lol. I can just imagine Luffy being furious about missing out on this adventure and Ace taunting him with action figures. But he would have been an annoying hero/sidekick/helper. I don't think anybody would have wanted to work with him, he'd be trying to skip meetings and missions to try out new foods. Plus he'd ruin all their plans.


Hello, readers! I will be post-dumping now. All remaining chapters will be posted today. I don't enjoy posting crossovers on anymore. It's just not rewarding. But I won't ditch a story, ever, so I will post every chapter and just be done with it. If you'd like to read any of my future crossovers, they'll be posted over on ao3 under the same username. And the chapters will still be staggered on ao3 if you'd like to wait for the weekly updates (lol though I don't know why anyone would willingly wait). I won't be responding to reviews anymore, either, since I'll be posting all at once.

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It was 1 AM and Ace was having a terrible time sleeping. He was walking around in an exhausted haze. He needed at least seven hours to sleep to be able to work fine. But that increased the chance of a sleep attack. He hated his narcolepsy so fucking much.

He went into the infirmary and knocked on Recovery Girl's door. He felt bad for waking her up, but he couldn't exactly steal pills from there without asking. They would burn through him fast but hopefully they'd last long enough to put him to sleep. She opened the door looking tired. "I'm sorry, but I can't sleep and was wondering if I could get some pills for it," he said, voice heavy with sleep and exhaustion.

"They're in that cabinet. Take two of them. You may take that whole bottle, we have many more. As long as you don't over use them." Ace thanked her with a bow and headed back to his room, which wasn't too far from the infirmary. He took the pills dry and fell asleep. He only woke up when the alarm went off. He grabbed it too hard and crushed it.

"Damn it," he hissed. But he didn't go back to sleep. He'd gotten six and a half. Fuck. He went to the teachers lounge and was allowed in there, which was nice. He drank two large cups of black coffee and six pepsis.

All Might walked in and saw Ace's pepsi pile and empty coffee cups. "Ace, why are you drinking all of that?" he asked in shock. It was quite a lot of sugar and caffeine. But he had to do what he could. This should let him last long enough to do his work.

"I had a terrible time sleeping. Getting sugar and caffeine sometimes help with avoiding sleep attacks. Don't worry, when I'm on patrol I have enough energy to make it just fine. This is just a precaution," he explained, feeling less tired that he thought he would. All Might nodded, and asked how he thought young Midoriya's meeting went.

"He really made me think he was going to not do well at first, but Sir Nighteye was just playing with him. He can be mean sometimes," Ace joked. "But Freckles was accepted. He'll have to not have my help this time. I won't give him tips or hints, he'll learn from Mirio and the others," he explained. "I'll still be going on patrols with Mirio, even if Freckles comes, too. After all, if he ends up being useless - for lack of a better word - then they would still need my help."

When Ace mentioned the patrolling, All Might's face went sad. Ace asked him what was wrong. "I heard of what you and young Togata had to go through on the latest stealth mission. I am sorry you had to find that." He was talking about the dead children. Ace looked down sadly.

"It was harder for Mirio. I've seen a lot of things, but he hasn't seen dead children before. It's a terrible sight, and to find so many. I warned him before we went in that we might find something unpleasant, and he needed to be ready. But you can't help being upset after seeing something like that, y'know?" Ace explained. All Might nodded, saying even pro-heroes sometimes get emotional when children are involved. "Especially young children, which you had the misfortune to find." Ace nodded, and they tried to move on.

"Since it's a Saturday, you're going to work, right?" Ace nodded, and grabbed two bagels and ate them plain before saying goodbye to All Might and hurrying out to the meeting place. Ace was buzzed.

"Whoa, what's up with you?" Mirio asked.

Ace laughed. "I drank two large cups of coffee and six pepsis," he explained. Mirio asked why on earth he did that. "I didn't sleep well, so it's just a precaution." The blonde asked if that worked. "Usually. Though at home there is no pepsi, so it's mostly coffee. But when we're on patrol I never get tired. Adrenaline keeps me from having sleep attacks, so don't worry," Ace said with a smile.

"Oh, Midoriya! Ready to go?" Mirio asked when the new intern ran over, carrying his costume case. He bowed and said he was ready to go. The three walked to the agency, Freckles staying very quiet. "Don't worry, once Sir likes you, things will be easier!" Mirio said enthusiastically. "Man! I wish I had seen your fight!" he lamented.

"Did you two have to have an interview like that?" Both shook their heads. Freckles looked sad at that and sighed.

Mirio said that he had been asked to come, so he didn't need to prove himself. "Ace was accepted due to his previous showings of loyalty and strength, and probably also because it was him who was able to get All Might help to heal his wounds."

Ace put his hands behind his head and said, "It's weird I'm let into the hero world without any provisional license or anything. I mean I'm glad, I would never, ever want to go to school, but still." Mirio pointed out that All Might was able to prove he was telling the truth about being a leader in his own world but also an underling. "Sidekicks and interns do best with those qualities. Being able to take control while also able to be under someone else's orders."

"I guess that's true. And it's convenient to have me around," he joked. "Since I can off the nomus pretty well and am good for stealth." Freckles excitedly pointed out that they were well known for being very well at those kinds of missions.

He said, "I wish I could be as good as you two! And work together with others seamlessly. I mean, Ace works with you and has worked with All Might. He has good teamwork skills."

"I think Mirio is better at the hero business. He's nicer," Ace said. "I'm the honest and blunt one." Mirio said that he was nice. He'd given his autograph, which had been asked for by others after the first put his online. Ace always drew the Whitebeard mark, even if nobody knew what it meant to him. Or what it was, a jolly roger. "Well, I guess I can be nice. I don't know. I think it depends on the situation and who I'm to help."

Freckles pointed out that Ace disliked Bakugo but still helped save him and put himself at risk. Mirio laughed, and teased him that he wasn't selfish at all. "Shut it," Ace grumbled. It just made his friend laugh again. Freckles seemed at awe with how well they got along.

"It's no wonder you two are partners, you get along so well. And then there's the age gap," he added. Ace couldn't help but laugh at that, stating that the majority of his brothers and friends were over thirty. So age gaps didn't matter to him. Well, if they were close. He wasn't close friends with the younger students. He and Mirio were just barely four years apart, and he was near an adult. Or already was one in this world.

When they arrived, Mirio and Freckles went to change. Ace never wore anything other than black cargo shorts and his hat. Everyone seemed to think his tattoo was part of the outfit or something. And everyone knew he'd once gotten irritated with someone who said he needed to wear a shirt. But, some of the women heroes had incredibly revealing outfits, so him not having a shirt wasn't exactly a problem worth fretting over.

"Today we'll be doing patrols and surveillance. We'll split into two groups, Bubble Girl and me, and you three," Nighteye instructed. Freckles looked confused.

Bubble Girl explained, "The Nigheye Agency is currently working on a secret investigation." Freckles looked alarmed.

"What if I mess them up? They're always the best as surveillance," he said, worried. Mirio said that if that was the case, then he was learning from the best. Nighteye pretended that interaction hadn't happened.

"Shie Hassaikai is a small, designated villain group. Its young head… in other words, the number two, Chisaki, started showing strange actions. His plague mask is his trademark." Freckles commented that the mask was scary.

Then he said, "But designated villain groups are under the surveillance of the police, so they seem pretty obedient…"

Bubble Girl replied, "It's because there was a big breakup once in the past. But this Chisaki person is starting to regather them again for some reason. Recently, he's even made contact with the League of Villains. The details are unclear, though."

Nighteye said, "But we haven't been able to get any proof that he's planning anything criminal. Because of that, the Hassaisakai are grey, close to black, and we cannot treat them like villains. What we're after is their tail. Be careful not to let them suspect anything." Then he looked at Ace. "Put a shirt on." Ace hid his outrage. "You are too noticeable, and the League of Villains knows you very well. We don't want this group to know that as well."

Ace sighed, and said he didn't have any shirts. Period, he didn't own any. "You won't just be using a shirt."

Ten minutes later, Ace was in a full body suit that fit just fine, and a shitty cape. He also had gloves on and sunglasses that covered his eyes and freckles. He was able to at least wear his boots. His brothers would laugh if they saw him in this. "I look terrible."

"You're not here to look good. Your hat will be safe here." Ace was frowning, more like pouting. But he then sighed.

"Fine. I'll pretend like a hero." He was grumpy. But the moment they left the building, Mirio laughed at him. "Shut it!" Ace retaliated.

"Well, at least you don't look too ridiculous. A black suit matches your hair and boots just fine," he pointed out. Freckles hesitantly said that he'd definitely seen worse. He was nervous and quiet, wringing his hands though he had a determined face on. Hopefully he'd get more comfortable after a mission where nothing would probably happen.

They were pointed out as heroes, showing they recognized Freckles from the sports festival. They wondered who Ace was. He didn't mind not being recognized, but he was getting hot. But he knew that was just his mind being stupid, as he was unable to get hot or cold.

He stood on Mirio's side so he could make any contact easily. They had certain signs to relay information. When Freckles said he was nervous, he said, "You must have at least gone on a patrol in your first internship, right? Or was the League of Villains attack too traumatic?"

"You did get injured very badly and your friend was taken," Ace added. Freckles shook his head.

"No, but for various reasons, I wasn't able to experience the basics…" Mirio said that was strange. He was the only one of them smiling. Freckles was nervous and looking down, which wasn't very helpful for surveillance. And he didn't have haki to make up for loss of sight. Ace told him to not look at the ground too much. "Yes!" he said and looked ahead. Damn, Ace wasn't supposed to give any hints. Oh well.

"But don't worry, Bubble Girl and Sir are the ones actually watching the targets today. We're just on patrol," Mirio said nicely. The youngest asked if they always talked during the patrolls. "Me and Firefist do, but only because we can both multitask and he has haki. Don't worry, I'll teach you lots of stuff. Stick with me!" he said enthusiastically.

"Now that I think about it, we haven't told each other our hero names yet! You already know Firefist's, so mine is Lemillion! I want to save a million people!" Freckles responded that his was Deku. Mirio blinked. "Are you okay with that?"

"I am."

"Once we put our costumes on and go out on the streets, we're heroes!" the blonde said happily. He was always happy. Well, except when they talked about sad subjects or were in a serious situation that they had to both be nothing but aware and focused on what to do next. "Don't let your guard down, Deku!"

Ace sensed two people, one running and one walking. The walking was dangerous. Ace tapped Mirio's hand once. He held two fingers up, then made a motion of a small object and then a taller one, followed by a thumbs down. Two people, an older one and a child, were coming, and it wasn't good. He nodded, understanding clearly. Nobody else noticed it.

They were unable to tell Freckles before the child crashed into him. She fell backwards. Ace suddenly felt worried. It was what looked to be a frightened, injured child. Not good for a first patrol. They couldn't let Freckles give them away. Even if the girl had to be taken back, they couldn't blow their cover or it would be over.

"Sorry, that must have hurt! Are you okay?" She was terrified. "Can you stand, are you okay?" he asked in concern.

The second presence came out, and for some reason Ace wasn't surprised it was their main target. "Now you know... You can't go around making trouble for heroes." The girl was terrified of him, and Freckles was going to blow their cover just with his expression.

Ace and Mirio shared a look, but still had neutral faces on. Staying calm here would probably help in the long run. At least, that's what they were both told by Nighteye. Plus, this wasn't a rescue mission, even if this girl was scared of the villain. This was to gather information, and this was a good step in the surveillance.

"I'm sorry about my daughter, hero. She likes to play around and keeps getting hurt," Chisaki said with a smile. His plague mask gave his appearance away easily. "I don't know what to do with her.

Mirio moved and put Freckles' mask up, saying he'd let it drop down again. "We're sorry, too, for bumping into her," Mirio said with a smile. "With that lovely mask, you must be from the Hassaikai, right?" Ace kept a relaxed face on, and his body language looked completely at ease. "You guys are famous around here."

"Yeah, don't worry about the mask," Chisaki said, still sounding conversational. "I'm sensitive to filth. It's my first time seeing you heroes." He didn't suspect Ace at all. He could tell.

Ace made a show to look meek, shrugging his shoulders. "Right! We're still pretty new, so we're kind of nervous. Now stand up, partner!" Mirio said with a smile.

"He's obviously her father, she's perfectly safe with him. We have bigger fish to fry, Deku. We don't go after people not doing anything wrong. You just learned all that, have you forgotten already?" Ace asked in a teasing voice.

Both he and Mirio were smiling, shaking their head as if Freckles was being silly. "That's right, let's look to a future we haven't seen yet," Mirio said.

Chisaki asked what agency they were from. "We're still students! We're still so new that it would be presumptuous to identify with an agency." Chisaki pointed out Ace looked older. He bit his lip in embarrassment.

"I sorta decided to be a hero a little later than everyone else. But I'll be graduating soon and set out to be a real hero," Ace said, losing the bashfulness and bringing up confidence. Mirio nodded, saying they were gaining from some experience in different places for their internships. "Anyway, we need to finish patrolling this division before lunch! Let's go!"

"Right!" Freckles said, before the girl tightened her grip on his shirt.

"D...Don't leave me!" she said with tears. Shit. Freckles wouldn't leave her now without a fight. God damn it, why did this have to happen on his first patrol?! By now both of the older ones were wearing neutral faces. Chisaki's eyes had narrowed just barely.

The youngest said, "U-Um… your daughter seems scared."

"It's because she got a scolding," Chisaki said, now very on edge. He suspected them.

Ace sighed. "C'mon, you know about that. You get scolded a lot by your mom, too, right? Always doing reckless things," Ace said, like he was exasperated with him. Mirio said that they should go again.

But the little, emotional fool put an arm around her. "No… her bandages don't seem like they're from playing too much." Chisaki said that she fell a lot. "For such a small child trembling like this without making a sound. I don't think that's normal…"

Chisaki's eyes narrowed again and Ace said, "That's enough, Deku. Do you want to get in trouble from the teacher? We don't harass normal people." I'm sorry little girl. She looked up at him and when Mirio agreed with Ace's words, Chisaki was looking at him, and Ace sent her the briefest, apologetic look. He was a pirate and didn't help people he didn't know, but this girl was so afraid. He felt bad for her, but they could do nothing right now.

Even if they did fight, they were dealing with someone dangerous. This was bad for Freckles' first patrol. "What are you doing to this girl?" Chisaki looked angry before he donned a relaxed and almost apologetic look.

"Jeez, heroes are sensitive to the subtle signs in people. Very well, it's embarrassing to talk about. People are watching here, so will you come with me this way?" Ace made a move to pull Freckles up but just gripped his shoulder hard enough for him to wince. But then he and Mirio went inside. Ace was sure they both knew this was a trap, but he followed after them. This guy was strong. And Ace sensed he wouldn't hesitate to kill them.

He didn't know how his quirk would work on Ace or what it was, but Mirio and Freckles had normal human bodies, even if they did have powers. Chisaki started to talk, "Actually, recently, I've had a lot of problems with Eri. She keeps defying me no matter what I say."

"Parenting, huh? Must be hard," Mirio said.

"You can say that again. Even keeping track of my little brother is a hassle. I can't imagine being a parent. Especially to him," Ace said with a lighthearted laugh. Eri was being held by Freckles and looking behind her. Ace couldn't help it, he didn't want to seem heartless here. He mouthed, "I'm sorry." She looked down, seemed to realize that they couldn't help her.

"Yes, children are hard to understand," Chisaki said. "They feel like they can whatever they want." Then he took off his glove. Ace grabbed both of their shoulders and pinched painfully hard. The three saw the glove come off, and Ace was ready to fight before Eri jumped down and ran away to Chisaki, saving them from him. "What, done with your tantrum already?" the villain said when they both walked away. Eri nodded silently.

"Uh um.. Eri?" Freckles asked. Idiot! She's saving us! Don't wreck the sacrifice she just made! Mirio had the same body language as Ace, ready to fight.

Chisaki said, "She's always like this. I'm sorry you had to listen to my problems, too. Sorry for the trouble. Well, do your best at work," and he walked away, Eri going with him obediently despite the trembling.

Freckles started to protest, but both he and Mirio stopped him. "Wh-Why?" he asked, not understanding why they didn't fight to get her back.

"We're not going after them," Mirio said sadly, quietly. "Didn't you notice? He showed his killing intent to bring her back to him. If we chase after them too far, it'll be even harder to catch him. Let's ask Sir what to do."

They all walked out of the alleyway with sadness, but did their best to hide it. It started raining. "Lemillion, did I go too far? With the banter?" Ace asked after five minutes of silent walking. Mirio said it was good. He made it seem like they were at ease, even if Deku was showing too much emotion.

He looked angry. "We didn't want to leave her either, Deku. We had to, which is the sad truth. Hopefully we can save her in the future," Mirio said.

When they met up with Nighteye and Bubble Girl, Mirio did all the talking, while Ace made sure there was nobody spying or listening to them in the vicinity. "We're sorry, sir. We never thought we'd run into him like that. Running into a transfer student at a crossroads…"

Nighteye put his hand up. "No, this was my fault. We could have avoided this if I'd used my foresight on you three beforehand."

Bubble Girl said, "Anyway, I'm just glad you're alright. If you'd acted carelessly and made him suspicious, you may have been in danger."

Ace said, "We were in danger from the start. He was already pissed that Eri got away from him. I'm surprised he was able to stay calm for so long considering how angry he felt. He took off his glove at the end, and when Eri saw it, ran to him. He would have killed us if she hadn't run."

Mirio nodded, and Freckles asked how they were prepared for it. They didn't seem surprised at them coming at all. "My haki. I gave signals to Mirio about it. And gestures saying there were two, one child and one adult and were bad news." The youngest said he hadn't even known. "That's why it was good."

Bubble Girl said, "That must have been scary."

"It didn't feel that scary…" Freckles said. It was raining and Ace was the only one who was still dry. Maybe this outfit was good for undercover missions. He was already so well known from the news. He frowned internally. He was acting too much like a hero, even wearing a costume. Apologizing to people he couldn't save.

He hated himself that it felt horrible to not help her but felt really good whenever he and Mirio did anything to help anybody else. Was it just the sense of accomplishment that made him happy? But he pushed back the conflicting thoughts. He'd deal with them later.

"The other day, a band of robbers were escaping, there was a truck accident that involved some people. The people involved were Chisaki and others from Hassaiaki. But there were zero casualties. Those who were the robbers felt intense pain and passed out, but for some reason they were uninjured, and even underlying health problems and cavities were completely gone.

"They thought it was due to Chisaki's quirk," Nighteye said, and Ace shook his head. He commented that it was something really bad. He nodded and continued, for once not upset that Ace had interrupted him. "Anyways, because they caught the villains and no one was injured, there wasn't anything to accuse him of."

Bubble Girl added, "But they said all the money they'd stolen was burned up and nothing was left. The police found no sign of a crime in that regard, but either way it seemed suspicious, so Nighteye Agency started watching them.

"We don't know what they're thinking, but we do know that they act when they must." They were going to leave before Mirio stopped them.

"Oh, right, Sir! I guess it's a lucky break, but we got some new intel, right? Chisaki has a daughter." Ace, for some reason, didn't think that was accurate. Nighteye saw and asked what he was thinking.

Ace said, "I don't think he was her father. The way he worded things, he was pushing that image a lot of the time. I can see saying it a couple times, but he continued to use the words 'daughter' and 'parent'. The way he said it almost forcefully made me think he was trying really hard to seem like her father.

"And how many times he said parenting was hard. Wouldn't a parent being seemingly accused of something bad want to pretend they are a good parent instead of telling heroes that he has a lot of trouble with it? I don't know, it's just a hunch I don't have anything to go by."

They thought for a moment before Mirio said it was a good point, and in hindsight he knew what Firefist meant. "Then we'll keep that hunch in mind," Nighteye said.

Deku explained her name and how injured she seemed. "I don't know anything about her, but she was asking for help. If there was any way we could protect her…" But Nighteye didn't like this.

"Don't think so arrogantly," he scolded. "Haste makes waste. If you rush in to chase them, then they're more likely to escape. You're not so special that you can save anyone you want whenever you want. Currently, we are also requesting that other agencies team up with us." Freckles looked down sadly. Ace was glad he was able to control himself, and was a good liar and faker. How many times in the beginning of his pirate career did he lie to get information? Put on a front? Looks like his criminal activities turn into helpful things here.

It was so ridiculous.

"First, we must predict what our opponent will do and after analyzing it, arrange for the most complete preparations possible," Nighteye said. Ace got worried that he wouldn't be included. "I would like to have both you and Lemillion take part in it if it involves any instance of stealth. Ace will also be able to tell where and how many enemies there are."

Ace pointed out that he didn't even have a license. "Did that stop you before? Stop the pro-heroes from including you, stop me from accepting you? Not having a license isn't a big deal with your help involved if necessary." Ace smiled a small smile. "Don't get cocky."

"Yes, sir."

He turned back to Freckles. "This world isn't so lenient that you can save her with good intentions. The truly wise villains stay in the shadows. Know that sometimes, things will take time. The three of you should go back to the office today."

They nodded, and started walking back, Freckle's eyes shadowed. A harsh reality was just given to him. And it was different here than in Ace's world. You can rarely think things will go right there and trust nobody but those you know deep down are trustworthy. Here, Freckles probably thought heroes barged right into places and saved people. That was what All Might used to do.

"Well, that was an unfortunate first patrol," Mirio said, a bit subdued.

Freckles shook his head. "I learned from you both. I can't let my emotions control my actions. I need to gauge the situation first. Ace, how do you know how to do that so well?"

"You mean fake?" The youngest nodded. He wasn't going to tell the truth. Mirio would know if he was lying, he knew all about Ace's other life. It may have been reckless, but Ace's instincts knew he could trust him with this information. "Role playing. How acting like a villain is pretty easy? Like that."

Mirio made no move that would show that Ace was lying. He understood most likely why Ace wouldn't tell anybody else the truth. That he'd lied a lot to get things done back home. Lying was a good skill there. Especially when undercover. It was as easy as breathing for Ace. Words just came to him naturally.

"Oh," Deku said quietly. "I should keep my mask up." Mirio nodded, saying it was very important.

"I can't wait to get out of this thing," Ace said. The rest of the walk there was quiet, as was the walk back to the school.