UA's Saiyan Heroes
"The equation isn't that difficult to solve." Ectoplasm said, writing down the math problem on the blackboard. "Calculate the definite integral. If you have an answer, raise your hand."
'This is brutal.' Kaen thought. 'I'm a tactical fighting genius, not a math wizard. Why does Mr. Ectoplasm, always have to go so hard core with this stuff?'
"Start by carrying the yay." Kaminari said, his brain shorting out.
'Even Yaoyorozu is having trouble with this equation.' Kaen sighed.
"Midoriya." Ectoplasm said, as Izumi raised her hand.
"107 over 14."
"Incorrect." Ectoplasm stated. "Yaoyorozu."
"107 over 28."
"That's right." Ectoplasm said. "Onto the next problem."
'Izumi seems to be out of it today for some reason, and Mina…' Kaen paused, looking over to his wife, as she was carefully rubbing her sore hips. 'She's still in a bit of pain from letting Eri and Kuro out last week, which is making it hard for her to focus.'
Afterwards, everyone was heading out for lunch, with Kaen and Mina having plans for meeting up with Togata and Eri, as their upper classman, had offered his services, and taken on the role of Eri's caretaker, while they were attending class.
"It's too bad about the Work Studies being canceled, huh babe?" Mina asked.
"You could say that." Kaen said. "But I do understand why the school did it though. They were scared that something else might happen, besides what happened to me." He stated, putting one hand to his side.
"Does your scar hurt babe?" Mina asked.
"Just a bit." Kaen sighed. "It's mainly just phantom pains I'm feeling. It's a real annoyance to deal with."
"Hey, Kaen. Mina." Izumi said, rushing to them.
"Hmm? What's up Izumi?" Mina asked.
"I just had… a really weird encounter with Aoyama, from Class-B." Izumi said, stopping in front of them. "I was talking with Ochako, and Iida, when all of a sudden out of nowhere, Aoyama sticks a piece of gourmet cheese in my mouth, and gives me two more pieces."
"That does seem a bit weird." Mina said.
"True." Kaen said. "But I'm sure it was just his way of trying to be your friend."
"I still don't feel comfortable with how he did that." Izumi stated.
"If I run into him, I'll be sure to let him know." Kaen said. "You're welcome to join us for lunch if you want."
"Thanks. I appreciate it." Izumi smiled.
"Mina, I gotta head out. I forgot there's something I need to talk with Athena about." Kaen stated.
"Sure, no problem babe." Mina smiled. "Just don't take too long, okay?"
"Sure thing." Kaen said, before heading off in a different direction, as the three of them parted ways.
As he made his way to the workshop, Kaen sighed as all the students stayed clear of him. His fight, and transformations had been all over the news, when he watched the reruns himself, he understood why the other students were avoiding the Saiyan teen like a diseased beast. Upon reaching the room, Kaen brought up his arm to knock, before he stepped aside, and avoided Hatsume as she set off another explosion, and went bursting through the doors again.
"Again?" Kaen asked.
"Oh, hey future hubby." Hatsume smirked, looking at him as she picked herself up.
"Hatsume…" Kaen sighed. "You're aware of the results aren't you? I know I saw you there when Mina and I gave them out."
"Just because I wasn't picked, doesn't mean I'm gonna give up that easily." Hatsume smiled. "If you allowed for three more to join your group, instead of just two, then there's hope for me yet."
"Hey, stop flirting with my man." Ruby said, popping her head out the lab. "What's up babe?"
"Still getting used to that." Kaen chuckled. "I need to speak with Athena, is she here?"
"Yeah, come on in. She's just working on a personal project of hers in her private lab." Ruby said, leading him in.
Kaen smiled, and looked to the necklace around Ruby's neck as she lead him in, with a silver ring hanging from a chain, gleaming in the sunlight that filtered in through the smoke of Hatsume's explosion. Each of the girls chosen to be part of his relationship with Mina, which ended up being three instead of four thanks to some convincing from the pink haired girl when she was carrying Eri, were given a special promise ring with a unique gemstone design embedded into the silver of the jewelry. The design on Ruby's ring, were rose petals made of the gemstone her namesake came from, with gold vines entwining between the gemstones. The custom promise rings were pricey, but that was nothing he couldn't afford with his winnings from the Grand Raitai Tournament.
"Here we are." Ruby said, directing Kaen to the counter, with a tent on it.
"Let me guess… she made that with a spacial distorting Quirk?" Kaen asked.
"Yep." Ruby smiled, before knocking on the tent's door. "Athena, Kaen's here to see you."
"Send him in." Athena said, her voice coming out of a speaker on the top of outside of the tent.
Kaen just raised an eyebrow as he looked at the ten, the door opening. Bending down, Kaen stuck his hand in the door and he quickly began to pull himself in, as his body cartoonishly squeezed through the door.
"Athena?" Kaen asked, looking around.
The inside was helluva lot bigger then the outside. If Kaen didn't know better, he would have thought he was inside the Vatican, with how big it was. Though the equipment and tools all around would prove it wasn't the Vatican.
"Over here." Athena's voice came from the other end of the lab.
"The hell is this place?" Kaen asked, making his way to his sister, who was busy working on… "Is that a fully functional suite of Ironman Armor?"
Athena looked up from her project to raise her welding mask, and look at Kaen, before she turned back to the suit of armor she was building.
"More like Iron Woman armor, and it's not finished yet. I'm making it in case of emergencies." Athena said.
"What kind of emergencies?"
"The kind that require a nuclear deterrent." Athena said, getting back to work on it. "Basically, I've made the entire thing out of Darmanium, and the power source is still in development. I'm trying to replicate a fully functional Arc Reactor, the same kind Tony Stark, used to power the Mark 6 armor he equipped to his armor, to fight and defeat Whiplash in at the Stark Expo."
"You do realize, no one's ever been able to successfully recreate that element since him, right?" Kaen asked. "Not important, I needed to talk to you. Is the speaker off?"
"Not on unless I press the button on my headset." Athena stated. "What's up?"
"It's about the mole." Kaen said. "I think I may have a lead on who it might be."
Athena stopped her work, and looked back to Kaen, before removing her headset. Stopping everything for this was important, as she needed to be able to catch everything he said.
"Who do you think it might be?" Athena asked.
"I think it's Yuga Aoyama." Kaen stated.
"The Candy Boi from Class-B?" Athena inquired. "Why would you suddenly think it's him?"
"Izumi came to me and Mina, and told us he all of a sudden fed her some cheese." Kaen said.
"Cheese, that's your argument? I mean yeah being fed cheese out of nowhere would be startling, but not suspicion of villainous activity."
"Hear me out, okay?" Kaen said. "What I find strange is, he isn't in our class, and has hardly spent any time around Izumi, yet all of a sudden he's taken an interest in her?"
"So you think All-for-One, if Aoyama is the mole, ordered him to get close to Izumi, because he knows she's the one dad passed One-for-All on to." Athena said.
"It's a possibility, and an angle I'm not wanting to overlook." Kaen stated.
"Well… He is one of our suspects because of another thing." Athena said, going to her design desk, and pulling a file from a drawer, and showing it to Kaen. "His hero costume has a pair of gaudy visors, so it's possible a Scouter function could be hidden in them. Their frames are certainly big enough to hide one."
"Another thing is, his Quirk doesn't seem to be suited for his body. Like he can't handle it." Kaen said looking through the file.
"So?" Athena asked. "It's the same thing for Izumi, she can't handle the full force of her Quirk either."
"That's not what I mean." Kaen said. "Dad told you the story of how One-for-All came to be right?"
"Of course. He told me when you, Mina, and Eri were out at Disney World." Athena said.
"Remember what he said about powers? Some of All-for-One's subordinates he handed powers down to, couldn't take the strain their Quirks put on their bodies." Kaen stated.
"I see what you're getting at Kaen, but those people shut down completely, they became brain dead and were catatonic vegetables for the rest of their lives. The worst Aoyama goes through when he overuses his Quirk, is he gets a bad case of the runs." Athena sighed.
"But what if All-for-One was somehow able to stop the complete vegetation of his followers? What if he and Dr. Ujiko found a way to minimalize the negative side affects? You know as well as I, that Dr. Ujiko, is just as much a Genius when it comes to Quirks, as Uncle David is, and I hate to say it, but he may be even better then Uncle David in that area." Kaen said.
"You make a valid argument." Athena said. "Alright, we'll keep tabs on Aoyama. If anything comes up, we'll know right away. I have something that might help with that actually." She stated, digging through her projects. "Aha, here they are."
"What is it?" Kaen asked, as Athena brought him a case with what looked like lady bugs inside. "Insects?"
"These are tiny drones, with powerful cameras, and microphones." Athena explained. "They run off solar energy, absorbed by their wings."
"An' these will be used for spying on Aoyama?" Kaen asked.
"Yes." Athena stated. "I just gotta put in their programmed orders to tail our prime suspects, and the rest should take care of itself. Ruby helped make these, so their designs were simple enough to make. They're made of a light weight tungsten, so they won't make any noticeable noise when they fly, and they've got built in camouflage so when the snow falls, Aoyama, or anyone he's talking to, won't notice them." Athena said, plugging the case into her computer.
"Have the drones come back and report in every two weeks so we can analyze the data."
"No need. Anything they record is instantly downloaded to my personal computer when their data storage becomes full. They don't have a lot of space on their hard drives, so that'll be every couple days or so." Athena stated.
Kaen just waited, before he noticed something off in the corner, behind a protective glass barrier.
"Is that a dress I see?" Kaen asked, causing Athena to freeze up. "Let me guess… Kirishima?"
Outside, Ruby, Jenny, and Hatsume were busy working on their projects, before they jumped when Athena's voice echoed from the tent.
"GET OUT."
~Class Some Days Later~
"So… Aoyama was just trying to say he relates to having a body not suited for your Quirk?" Kaen asked, hanging out in the classroom with Mina and Izumi.
"Yeah. Kinda surprised me, but he was just trying to be friendly and not so intrusive about it." Izumi said.
"Like sticking a piece of random cheese in your mouth isn't intrusive?" Mina asked, stretching her body.
"Just let it be Mina." Kaen said. 'Doesn't change the fact, he's got a possible connection toAll-for-One though. He's one of four prime suspects, so we have to be vigilant about him.'
"Hey guys come here, check this." Mina said, after finishing her stretches. "Babe, give me a beat."
Kaen shrugged his shoulders with a smile, and pulled out his phone, before he began playing music. Once the beat started playing, Mina began her dance with a couple steps back and forth, before she flipped through the air, and landed on one hand, pausing for an affect as she began break dancing, and performing the windmill move.
"I'm a break dancing Queen." Mina cheered, as Sero and Yang seemed to be enjoying the show. "Watch this break down."
"Did you know about this level of skill with her moves?" Izumi asked.
"You kidding? I've been break dancing with her since she first invited me to the classes she takes. Teacher was surprised that I was such a fast learner." Kaen smiled.
"I bet her dancing skills, end up being super useful in hand to hand combat." Izumi said, pulling out a notebook, with Mina's full name, including the new addition of Yagi, written on the cover. "When it comes to a fight, she would have complete control over every part of her body."
"You got a notebook for everyone in class?" Kaen inquired, raising his brow.
"Pretty much." Izumi stated. "Maybe I should take up dancing too."
"She's been teaching Eri the basics of break dancing." Kaen said. "Mina!"
"First let me see what you got Izumi." Mina smiled, knowing what Kaen was gonna ask. "We'll start with something easy. Step forward and back, in left and right, while swinging both arms. Make sure you're staying loose."
"Sure." Izumi said nervously, as she began trying to do as Mina instructed. "I think I got it."
"No, no, no. You're doing it all wrong, you're not loose at all." Mina said. "Kaen, show them how it's done."
"Me?"
"Of course silly." Mina smiled, taking his phone to change up the song.
"Alright." Kaen said, removing his blazer. "But if I embarrass myself, you owe me dinner."
"You won't flop, I believe in you, have some faith in yourself." Mina smiled, as he stretched. "Ready?"
"I'm ready." Kaen said. "Hit it."
Pressing play on the song, Mina turned up the volume as Kaen began to step to the beat of a cover song, bet on it, by an artist named Peyton Parrish. Dancing to the rhythm, Kaen showed Izumi, and his class that he was more then a capable dancer, and as the song ended, he finished the dance by taking a, Michael Jackson pose.
"Bravo, that was amazing." Yang said.
"Told ya, you wouldn't fail honey." Mina smiled, giving Kaen his phone back, and pecking him on the cheek with a kiss.
"This reminds me of how Sato's always baking stuff." Kaminari said. "It's a hobby, but it also helps out with hero work. Man, so smart. Speaking of hobbies, I bet yours is the same Jiro."
"What? I don't know." Jiro said, blushing a bit.
"Come on, your room looks exactly like a recording studio. One look, and I could tell music was your whole life." Kaminari added.
"Drop it moron. Forget about what you saw in there." Jiro said.
"Oh yeah, that's passion." Kaminari said. "For real though you should start a jam session…" He continued, before one of Jiro's jacks was in his face.
"Just shut it." Jiro exclaimed, before walking off and taking her seat at her desk, leaving Kaminari confused as to what he said that might have offended her.
"Alright everyone, Aizawa Sensei's about to enter, let's get in our seats." Kaen said, clapping his hands to get their attention.
With everyone in their seats, Kaen took his, just seconds before Mr. Aizawa entered the classroom.
"Morning class." Aizawa said.
"Morning Mr. Aizawa." The class greeted.
"I have some news to start the day off with." Aizawa stated, pulling up his sleeping bag. "It's coming, the school festival."
There was a brief moment of confused silence, before Kaen raised his hand.
"Why does it look like you're terrified at the simple mention of the festival?" The Saiyan asked.
"Because I am. It's gonna double my work load as a teacher, and I'm already barely getting any sleep since the dorms were put into play." Aizawa said, before the news of the festival finally sank in for the other students.
"Normal school stuff." They cheered.
"So awesome." Sero said. "Ya gotta love this time of the year."
"We gotta think of something cool to do." Yang said.
"Hold on Mr. Aizawa, are you sure this is okay?" Kirishima asked.
"Hush Kirishima, don't you ruin this." Kaminari scolded.
"Think about it though, there are villains everywhere right now, not to mention those who have a bone to pick with Kaen and his family, just because they're Saiyans." Kirishima stated.
"You're right, that's a reasonable point." Aizawa stated. "However, there are students here besides those in the hero course."
"You concerns are valid Kirishima, but think about it." Kaen said. "The Sports Festival was the Hero Course's time to shine. The Cultural Festival is a chance for the other three courses to show off what they've got, that they excel at. In short, it's their turn to take the spotlight."
"While this doesn't get as much attention as the Sports Fest, it's still the yearly event that they all look forward to." Aizawa stated. "Many of your peers are feeling stressed out by the current conditions here at U.A, and the sudden need to change their scenery and move into the dorms, in which that system had to be adopted into U.A's regime, due to the hero course."
"When you put it like that, guess it'd be unfair to cancel it." Kirishima said taking his seat.
"Don't misunderstand the situation." Kaen added. "There's been plenty of attempts by the police and other government officials, who've been trying to cancel the Cultural Festival, due to the rise in attacks on U.A and its hero course students. But Principal Nezu and my dad have been doing everything in their power to keep it going."
"So yeah, it's still on, and hopefully everyone will enjoy it." Aizawa added sliding down the wall in a corner of the classroom. "Though unlike festivals in the past, this years will only be open to U.A's students and staff, as well as the families of the students, with a few exceptions. You may not be the focus this time, but your class still needs to participate with some kind of original programming. You need to decide what you want to do, today." He finished, before passing out and began sawing logs.
"He's out." The entire class said.
"Alright everyone. You heard what he said. We gotta figure something out that can be done for the Class's presentation at the festival." Kaen said, heading to the blackboard, with Momo following him. "As Class Rep, it is my job to facility the process from here. We'll start off with a quick brainstorming session, any ideas, raise your hand."
Almost instantly the entire class raised their hands, and began calling out their ideas.
"Alright everyone just calm down. We're gonna go one at a time." Kaen said, popping a pair of soundproof ear muffs on Aizawa. "Kaminari?"
"A maid café." Kaminari said.
"Denied." Kaen said. "You're just giving that idea to fulfill one of your perverted fantasies."
"Okay then, how about a topless…"
Before he could finish, Kaen hung him upside down in a burlap sack from the ceiling, with the rope pinned to the ground.
"No perverted ideas." Kaen said, dusting off his hands. "Need I remind you, my daughter, who is also our class mascot, will be attending the festival?"
"How about a Mochi shop?" Uraraka suggested.
"Celebrating Japanese cuisine, I like it." Kaen said, writing that down on the blackboard.
"An arm wrestling contest." Kirishima said.
"I can appreciate the intensity." Kaen said.
"How about a fun house?"
"What, like at an amusement park?" Kaen asked. "Not sure we'd be able to fit that in the classroom. Maybe if we used Gym Gamma."
"A Creperie." Sato suggested.
"That'd be good for eating on the go." Kaen said.
"Disco." Mina said.
"No one likes Disco these days babe."
"A hero quiz." Izumi stated.
"As I'd expect from you Izumi." Kaen chuckled.
"A frog song and dancing around."
"That's kinda charming."
"Maybe a petting zoo?" Koda said.
"A cute suggestion, but I doubt it'd be very hygienic for a school."
"Soba stall." Todoroki said.
"That is your favorite."
"Fight to the death." Katsumi stated.
"No." Kaen said. "This is a festival, not a battle royal."
"A mad banquet of darkness." Tokoyami suggested.
"Maybe a little too dark."
"Maybe a skit?" Jiro suggested.
"Possibly. Anyone else?"
"A traditional café."
"A dance routine?"
"Takoyaki shop."
As Kaen wrote those idea's down, Momo noticed one that she hadn't heard be verbally suggested.
"Who gave the idea for a concert?" Momo asked.
"Oh, that was me. We're allowed to throw our hats in the ring too you know." Kaen said, as he finished writing on the tablet that was connected to the digital blackboard. "Any ideas from you?"
"I would suggest, a school wide group study session." Momo said.
"Okay, now that we've got something from everyone, let's get through them and pick our winner." Kaen said.
"To begin with, let's remove any that would be inappropriate, impossible, or confusing." Momo said, as Kaen handed her the tablet, before crossing out those fitting that description.
"So harsh." Tokoyami said.
"Why'd you even bother asking?" Katsumi inquired.
"Who said a local history presentation? That sounds super boring." Yang stated.
"Definitely." Shoji agreed.
"It's not awful, but the others seem more fun." Ojiro said.
"Very well, my classmates have spoken." Iida hissed.
"An' we do group study sessions all the time." Kaminari stated.
"Yes that's true." Momo said with a slight blush.
"What if we rolled all the food stuff into one idea?" Sero suggested.
"Doesn't Soba with crepes sound gross?" Kirishima inquired.
"Rolled them into one idea huh?" Kaen pondered. "I wonder…"
"Kaen, I know that look on your face. What are you thinking?" Mina asked.
"Well… here me out for a second." Kaen said. "May I?" He asked, gesturing for Momo to give him the tablet.
"Oh, of course." Momo said.
"Thanks." Kaen stated, opening up a blank page on the digital blackboard. "Now, here's what I was thinking, after what Sero said. What if, we rolled several of these things into one?"
"What do you mean?" Shoji inquired.
"Well, something like this?" He said. "It's not something solid yet, but as I said, I got the idea from what Sero said about rolling all the food things into one."
"So you're work shopping off the idea, by combining a few of the ideas up there." Izumi said.
"Pretty much. Here's what I have so far." Kaen stated, projecting his idea.
On the digital blackboard, in Kanji the word Concert, was writing at the top, with a few brackets coming down from bellow, with a few of the other ideas on them as well, with dance routine, Creperie, Mochi shop, cafe, and hero merch shop, written under each of the brackets.
"The hero merch shop idea I worked off from Izumi's idea for a Hero Quiz to make sure there was something else in there as well." Kaen said.
"Okay, but how could we afford all the stuff to put this little wreck room concert together?" Jiro asked.
"Funding won't be an issue. I am the Kaioh Emperor after all, and that title came with a paycheck that would make even Fort Knox seem like a childs piggy bank full of loose change." Kaen stated, before the bell rang.
"That was a somewhat productive meeting." Aizawa yawned. "Thanks for the earmuffs Yagi. Now decide what you're gonna do by tomorrow morning, or we'll go with my idea. An educational lecture."
"You mean a normal class?"
"Who would come see that?" Kirishima asked.
"You're joking right?" Kaminari inquired.
"He's serious." Kaen sighed, putting the tablet down. "Well, if any of you need me, I'm off to go pick up Eri from Togata's dorm. Let's at least try to make up our minds before curfew tonight."
~Hero Course 3rd Year Dorms~
"Togata, Hado, Amajiki Sempai." Kaen called. "I'm here to pick up Eri."
"Oh hey, you're the first year with a kid right?" One of Togata's classmates asked. "Aren't you that Saiyan as well?"
"That's me." Kaen said. "I'm here to pick up Eri."
"Sorry, you just missed those four. They left to Gym Gamma with a hero who came by looking for Togata." The student said.
"Thanks." Kaen stated.
"Hold on, before you go." The student began. "Is it true you're here not as enemies? Saiyans in general I mean."
Kaen paused when he turned to leave, before he let out a sigh.
"I've been living on this planet for nearly seventeen years now. I've been raised by All Might that entire time, and have even fought Akuma, my own brother, to prevent him from taking the free will of this planet away from its people. I even fought the invading Frost Demon Forces to keep them from killing the people of this world, and destroying the planet." Kaen said. "Believe me when I say, I am no enemy to the people of this world. I am a friend."
Taking his leave, Kaen left the student thinking on those words, while the Saiyan teen made his way to Gym Gamma. There, he could hear the sounds of fighting going on, and that concerned him. Fearing it may be Fujio or Tucker here for Eri, Kaen kicked it into high gear, and slammed through the doors of the gym, before stopping when he saw Togata, completely shirtless, sparring against a familiar red haired hero the Saiyan worked under before the Yakuza raid.
"Yujiro?" Kaen asked.
"Ah, good to see you again my boy." Yujiro smiled, easily blocking Togata's strike.
"What are you doing here?" The Saiyan inquired.
"Well, I came here to see your kid, and to have a nice, chat, with this lively fella." Yujiro said, hitting Togata with his own strikes. "Needless to say, I'm holding back against him."
"Papa."
Kaen smiled and turned to Eri, as she ran to him and jumped in his arms. Her stay, inside Mina, resulted in her hair gaining a couple of stripes in her bangs, one pink on the right side of her hair, and another black on the left side.
"Hey there's my kitten." Kaen smiled, hugging Eri as Nejire and Amajiki came to his side, with Kuro rubbing against his legs happily. "Do you know why Yujiro, wanted to meet with Togata?"
"Well, let's see." Nejire pondered. "I think he said something along the lines of Togata, having a lot of grit, passion, and determination, and he hated seeing that go to waste, just because Mirio's Quirkless now."
"So Hanma's been training Mirio for the last few hours, while we've been watching over Eri." Amajiki said.
"I appreciate it." Kaen said, reaching for his wallet. "Here, payment for watching over her."
"Thanks." Nejire smiled, taking her share of the money.
"If you insist." Amajiki said.
"So basically, it's Yujiro's plan to just keep making Togata fight until he burns through the effects of the Rewind Band?" Kaen inquired.
"I think so." Amajiki said. "Hanma knows Quirks pretty well, and thinks that any dormant Quirk Genes in Mirio's body, may be awakened if he's put through enough of a strain."
"Sort of like how a Quirk can sometimes mutate and evolve under extreme pressure." Kaen realized in understanding.
"Papa, is it my fault Togata's Quirk is gone?" Eri asked.
"No Kitten, it's not." Kaen said. "But don't you worry, Aunt Athena is doing everything she can to get him back to his heroic self."
"That's enough." Yujiro's voice echoed through the gym. "Good work young man. You managed to impress me a bit."
"Really? Because to me it felt like I was hitting a brick wall that could hit back." Togata said.
"Your speed and strength might not be what they were when you had your Quirk. But that doesn't matter. You're still a strong fighter, and with enough training, you can still become a hero." Yujiro smirked turning around and heading out. "Kaen, walk with me."
"Here's your payment for watching Eri." Kaen said, handing some money to Togata.
"Keep it. I ended up pushing her off onto Amajiki and Hado, when Hanma came to train me." Togata said.
"Then consider this an advance for tomorrow." Kaen said. "Fighting with Yujiro Hanma is no easy feat."
"Papa should know. He fought Grandpa Yujiro for the title of Kaiho Emperor." Eri said.
"It's Kaioh Emperor. An' you've earned this just by coming out alive." Kaen corrected.
"Thanks." Togata said.
"Kaen, now." Yujiro called to him.
"I'll see you tomorrow when I drop Eri off." Kaen said, heading off with Eri and Kuro.
The night sky had begun to overtake the atmosphere as the sun set, with Kaen following Yujiro through the school court yard.
"So, how are you even on U.A Grounds right now?" Kaen asked.
"Principal Nezu gave me a special pass that allows me certain access, when I told him I wanted to train Togata." Yujiro said. "There's a couple things I wanna ask you."
"Such as?"
"Such as why you're able to use the Demon Back, when you're not even of my blood." Yujiro said.
"Ah, well that's the thing. Those of the Saiyan Royal Bloodline, are capable of the Demon Back. But so few know about it, or its potential, that it was nothing but myth to family over a certain period of time. My mom served in the royal palace as a chef for Lord Beerus once, so she knew about it when I first unlocked it when I was twelve." Kaen said.
"Yet you're unable to keep it up 24/7, like me." Yujiro said.
"Haven't figured out how yet." Kaen stated. "Anything else?"
"Just one thing." Yujiro stated. "I happen to know, that the government has given your family ownership of Frostita's space craft. They can't seem to figure out any of the tech, so they're turning to you for answers."
"Specifically how to utilize the weapons on board." Kaen said.
"Exactly." Yujiro sighed. "It honestly wouldn't surprise me at this point, but did you ever think about using the ship to build an array of weapons?"
"After it was destroyed? No." Kaen said.
"Then what would you use it for?" Yujiro asked.
"If the main floater of the ship is untouched and in a somewhat operable condition, then that means we could rebuild the ship, without the weapons, and use it to find my cousin, and reunite him with us." Kaen said. "All I want, is for my mom to be truly happy again."
"She isn't happy now?" Yujiro asked.
Kaen sighed, rubbing Eri's back as she fell asleep in his arms.
"Gine, isn't my bio-mom. She's actually mine and my sister' aunt, by blood. Though she may show she's happy, I get the feeling that's not how she actually is, since both her sons, my cousins, are still out there. One of them in the Frieza Force, and the other on another planet safe from harm." Kaen stated.
"So you think, she won't truly be happy until she's able to reunite with them?" Yujiro asked.
"I do. I honestly believe, deep down, there's a part of her that's never been happy without them." Kaen said.
"You're a good kid, Kaen." Yujiro smiled. "If you and I were to fight, with you at full strength, there'd be no way in hell for me to win. I'm just not as strong as you."
Kaen looked at Yujiro as he made his way towards the direction of the school gates.
"See ya around kid. I'll be in touch if I need you working under me again." Yujiro said, waving back to him.
Kaen just looked at Yujiro, before he smiled and made his way back towards his dorm. When he got there, he was shocked to see everyone was still up, as it was nearing curfew.
"Hey Class Rep. Where's the rest of the Raid Team?" Ojiro asked.
"Not here, I'd assume they're catching up on extra classes, so the vote will have to commence without them." Kaen said, making a shush motion with his hand as Mina took Eri. "I'm only here, because I'm already caught up."
"What about Bakugo?" Ojiro asked.
"Sleeping." Kaminari said.
"Now that things have settled down, and our Class Representative has returned, we can get down to business." Iida stated. "Yagi, what are your thoughts on our list for the class's presentation at the Cultural Festival?"
"Well, it's obvious we've caused some strain on the other students." Kaen said. "So I think whatever we choose, it should be to raise the spirits of the other students."
"I don't disagree, we're aiming to be heroes right? So we should be aware of any trouble we've caused for others." Momo said.
"Correct, and with that in mind. I don't think we can offer the students of U.A a meal that can satisfy their taste buds, since they're used to Lunch Rush's gourmet cooking." Iida added.
"Ah, so food is out of the question?" Sero asked.
"Not quite." Kaen said. "Remember what I said earlier about a concert? I think doing something like that might actually help raise the spirits of the students as well as the parents, guests, and teachers who attend. We could serve snacks for the concert goers, but it'd have to be something sweet, and easy to carry."
"An' we have to keep their needs in mind." Shoji began. "If we're the only ones having fun, then the event will be a disaster."
"Hang on a second." Todoroki said, coming up to the group, and clicking onto the laptop. "I think… would something like this work?"
Kaen looked over Todoroki's shoulder, and he pulled back, blushing when he saw that he'd pulled up footage from the DVD release of the Skillet/Panic at the Disco concert.
"Whoa, Yagi is that you?" Sero asked.
"Holy crap, you're performing with Skillet, and Panic at the Disco?" Kirishima asked.
"The DVD also includes the footage of his fight against that villain who attacked the concert." Todoroki said.
"Putting that aside… yes something like that would be along the lines of what I was thinking." Kaen said, closing the laptop. "I wouldn't be able to direct it though, I'm no good with that sort of stuff. I mean the dancing you saw me do earlier, was… That's it."
"What's it?" Momo asked, as Kaen opened the laptop again, and brought up footage of a Popstar's concert.
"The concert won't just be all rock and roll. It can be a Pop Concert with dancing, special effects, and everything." Kaen said. "Momo can make the equipment we need, which would double as Quirk training for her, and Jiro can direct the performance."
"Hold on… I still think a skit would be good." Jiro said.
"Watching a bunch of amateurs perform a skit can be kinda stressful." Sero said. "Besides, he's got a point. You'd be perfect for that sort of thing, in directing and being the lead singer for the concert."
"Offering stress relief would be beneficial for the other courses. In order to do that, we should probably focus on something that provides entertainment for everyone, which is why I brought up something like the concert from the DVD pack." Todoroki said.
"Are you some sort of secret raver or something?" Kaminari asked.
"No, my sister is a big fan of Panic at the Disco, and my brother is a fan of Skillet, so they bought the DVD Pack, and split the cost between themselves. They made me watch the DVD with them before I moved into the dorms, and I was in shock when I saw Yagi on stage performing." Todoroki explained.
"What were you even doing there anyway?" Momo asked.
"It's a long story, involving Eri." Kaen said. "Speaking of which, if we do this, there's a chance that we might be able to get her to smile again."
"What makes you say that?" Jiro asked.
"Because at the end of the concert in that video, Eri ended up smiling for the first time in two years." Mina said, making herself known. "An' the reason was, because Kaen had been victorious in battle against the villain who attacked. An' that was after she saw him perform with Skillet and Panic at the Disco."
"So we've got a couple goals in doing this concert. Let the other students in the other courses have a good time, while also trying to get Eri to smile again." Iida said.
"But none of us really know how to dance. No one wants to see a cringey performance." Sero said.
"No problem, I've got you. I can teach you how to dance in no time flat." Mina said. "If Izumi were here, she'd be showing you how well she improved since earlier."
"Hold on, if we're gonna be doing a concert, we need up beat, heart pounding, feet stomping, music." Kaminari said.
"Well if it's music we're talking about." Yang smiled, turning to Jiro, resulting in everyone else doing the same.
"What?" Jiro asked, a blush crossing her face.
"Why don't we perform live, with all your instruments?" Yang suggested.
"Absolutely not." Jiro stated.
"What's wrong? You're really good at playing, and teaching people how to play, and you always look like you're having a ton of fun when you make music." Yang said, recalling when Jiro taught her to play the guitar.
"What about Kaen, he was playing a guitar in that video."
"Yeah, but I'm crap when it comes to teaching others how to play, I'm self taught with my instruments." Kaen said.
"Which makes you our last and only hope. C'mon, I bet everyone in school would love to hear you rock out." Yang stated.
"No, I'm not Ashido, or Sato." Jiro said.
"What do either of them have to do with the concert?" Kaen asked.
"Their hobbies actually help them with their hero work. They have a purpose." She stated, tapping her jacks together. "But music, it really is just a hobby. Sorry, I just don't think it's something I wanna show off to the school."
"Oh, that's why you got weird." Kaminari said, recalling earlier in class when they were talking about hobbies.
"Jiro, it's okay to feel nervous about putting yourself out there." Kaen said. "My heart was racing like a bullet train, when I told the world about what I really am, and that's something I have to live with. But you, your talents, they actually mean something. You can play so many instruments, and you're one of the best musicians I know, and trust me, I've met quite a few. An' remember this?" He asked, bringing up her hand, showing the ring on it.
"My promise ring?" Jiro asked with a blush.
"I promised you, that I'd stay by your side, and I'd be there to protect you, no matter what." Kaen said. "I'd understand if you still decided not to do this, but you're so talented, and I know your music, would put so many smiles on so many faces."
"Yeah Jiro." Koda said, putting his input on the situation in. "I think your music would definitely be useful as a pro, and you'd make so many people happy."
"Be that as it may, it's still your choice." Kaen said. "If you don't want to perform, then I respect that, and we'll find another way to bring the music to the concert."
"Well after what you all said." Jiro began with a blush on her face. "If I didn't do it, then I guess it wouldn't be rockin' at all."
"Glad to hear you're on board Kyoka." Kaen smiled. "But everyone, I wanna make a request."
"What would that be Kaen?" Momo asked.
"I wanna have a section of the concert performed by Mina and myself, specifically for Eri. If all goes well, then it would mean she'd be smiling again." Kaen said. "So I wanna keep our performance in the second act a secret from her, until the day we can do it."
"That's doable." Sero said.
"If Eri is surprised, then there's no way her smile would stay hidden any longer." Yang said. "I'm up for it. I can help out anyway I can."
"Same here." Tsu said.
"I'm all for it." Kaminari smiled.
"Then it's settled. Operation Eri's Smile, is underway." Iida stated.
~Undisclosed Hotel~
The moonlight shined through the window, as Seryuu leaned against the headboard of the bed, covered only by the sheets, and looked to her right and put her hands on the back of the man she'd given her first to.
"So, I guess this makes us husband and wife, by Saiyan standards." She asked, getting on her knees and pressing into Celeron's back, a monkey tail flicking around from her backside. "I never knew being a Saiyan could be so fun. Is it always like this?"
"It is." Celeron stated, getting to his feet, showing he no longer had the body of a Nomu.
"You're still thinking about it, aren't you? When that disgustingly false hero returned to the world of the living, claiming the title that's rightfully yours?" Seryuu questioned.
"It doesn't matter." Celeron stated. "Soon this world will be destroyed, with you and I as the only survivors on my flying citadel. An' then the title that is rightfully mine, shall be mine once more."
"Destroyed?" Seryuu asked.
"Frostita's nephew, Cooler, is making his way to Earth as we speak."
"Shouldn't we do something to try and stop him?" Seryuu inquired.
"Why bother, when he's just doing out job for us, and purifying this world of the filth that permeates its atmosphere." Celeron stated. "Once he's disposed of the fakes that poison this world, I'll kill him, and then there'll be no one left to stop us. Not even All-for-One, will be able to do a thing against us."
"Oh, I like the way you think." Seryuu said seductively, wrapping her arms around his neck. "C'mon, all this talk about true justice, has gotten me ready for another round."
"With pleasure, my Queen." Celeron smirked, turning around and pinning her to the bed. "Anything, for the woman, who'll rule by my side."
"After this… I have an idea you may find interesting to find… new recruits for our army." She said.
"I'm listening." Celeron said, leaning down and nibbling on her neck.
"Oh you rascal." She laughed.
~Deep Space~
"How much longer until we get there?"
"It'll be a bit while longer sir. At least by, four weeks."
"Well hurry it up. The sooner we get to this planet, the sooner we can exterminate the one responsible for killing my aunt, and the strongest of my Cooler Force."
"Yes sir, Lord Cooler sir."
Cooler just sat in his floating chair, watching the footage play over and over, from both Salza's Scouter, and Frostita's ship as it transmitted the signal. In both, the same face of the monkey who killed his men, and his aunt, enraged him as he growled and paused the screens, both stopping on clear cut images of Kaen, as a normal Saiyan, while fighting.
"I don't know how this is possible, and I do not care. Once we get to that planet, you are dead, Kaen Yagi."