Chapter 12
"ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! IT'S TIME FOR THE SECOND ROUND TO BEGIN!" Present Mic roared as Todoroki and Midoriya took the stage, "FOR YOUR FIRST MATCH WE HAVE TWO STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN CROWD SHOCKERS SO FAR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FESTIVAL AND NOW THEY'RE HERE TO DUKE IT OUT TO SEE WHO GOES ONTO THE NEXT ROUND!" As Midoriya and Todoroki glared at each other from the opposite ends of the stage Present Mic announced, "LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!" The two students both launched towards each other with surprise attacks commencing the Second Round of the UA Festival Fighting Tournament.
Swinging through the air of New York City, Miles Morales the new Spider-Man of Earth-317, is late for school, again. "Oh no no no no! I can't be late again!" shouted the young hero as he landed on a rooftop then proceeded to vault over various ventilation systems and giant air conditioners. "Balancing real life and being a hero is really hard when you're only thirteen years old along with the fact that I've only got my powers just a month and a half ago!" he added webbing to the nearest building to gain momentum as he flew through the air. I wonder if Spider-Man had to deal with this kind of thing? Sticking to the side of a building he climbed down into the nearest alley and changed into his regular clothes. Checking his watch he had a few minutes left before the tardy bell rang, but as he got to the cross walk he spotted an old lady get her purse robbed then had to contemplate what Spidey would do: Go to school and ignore the crime or help some poor old lady? He knew what the obvious answer was so like the hero in him, he back tracked to the alley he changed in then proceeded to stop the crook and give the old lady back her purse. Unfortunately for him the tardy bell rang which meant another mark for him and his never ending struggle of how to balance his new life.
"Ahhh...Mr. Morales, late again I see," an English Teacher commented as Miles tried to sneak his way into class. Rubbing his head he chuckled then replied, "Y-yeah...Traffic sure was busy today..." The teacher shook her head then added, "Just take a seat Miles and open your book to page 616 and begin reading paragraph 3." Following his teachers instructions Miles did as he was told, but thought to himself, I hope Spider-Man comes back soon...I could really use some help with all of this... Unfortunately for Miles and Spidey getting back to their universe is going to take some time, but just like all Spider-Men you gotta do your best and go with what you got.
Back at the UA Festival after witnessing impressive battles from the Students of UA the day was going to conclude with the final round of the Fighting Tournament beginning shortly with Bakugou and Spidey already in their assigned waiting rooms. Coincidentally Spidey's mind wondered and he too was thinking about what has happened on his Earth since he's been gone. Did someone take on his mantle of responsibility or is his absence even significant to the super hero world? Things like this made him concerned since the Avengers usually dealt with big threats and not your every day crook like Spidey does most of the time. Granted he has been a Super Hero long enough to gain multiple Super Villains, even a group called the Sinister Six. Though he assured himself that some big Super Hero like Tony Stark or Captain America probably took them out already. Whatever the case the only thing he could do now is go with the flow and if that mean participating in a School Festival where young heroes are scouted by Pros to join their organizations or going to a school that he will probably be a huge influence on upcoming heroes then he'd guess that's what he has to do. In his long deep thought of where he stood in the Grand Scheme of Things, Spidey didn't notice that Midoriya and Uraraka entered his waiting room. "Uh...Spidey?" Uraraka asked as she touched his shoulder prompting the Web Crawler to have a minor freak out which almost caused him to fall out of his chair. "Geez...don't scare a Spider like that. We're known to jump when things like that happen," Spidey joked as he fixed himself. "It's a Spider Jok- never mind- whats up," he added with a bit of sadness that no one ever gets his jokes.
"We just wanted to check up on you and all considering you are fighting Bakugou," Midoriay answered with Uraraka nodding, "Have you developed a plan of attack? Do you know what his Quirk limits are? How would you defend yourself against his aggressiveness?" Spidey was taken aback by how many questions Midoriya was firing off, but it was natural since Bakugou is a very strong opponent and his Quirk wasn't something to joke about either though Spidey would find a way to do it. "I've faced stronger opponents before so a plan of attack isn't needed against Bakugou, also for his aggressiveness I'll just keep my distance by using my speed and dexterity to avoid most of his attacks," Spidey began to explain, "I did hear something interesting about Quirks that I'm sure you all are aware of, but my plan is to have Bakugou tire himself out by overusing his Quirk against me." Midoriya pondered on what Spidey meant then commented, "Oh I see, cause Quirks are a physical aspect of our bodies meaning it can be overused and strained just like our muscles." Spidey nodded in agreement then added, "Exactly, but unlike all of you I can't overuse my abilities since most of them just boost my own physical features such as strength, speed and healing factor." "Which means you only get tired due to your own physical endurance," Uraraka chimed in. Placing his feet on the table and leaning back in his chair Spidey responded, "Yeup, I'm going for the long game since Mr. IHAVETOBETHEBESTANDSTRONGEST is going to go all out from the start, it's no use on trying to fight back when he's eventually going to tire himself out." Midoriya and Uraraka were amazed by Spidey's plan as he added one more thing, "Besides this is going to be a good chance for him to feel what it's like to go up against someone who has more agility, dexterity, speed and experience. I've watched his fights closely and can tell you now that he's a natural fighter and his Quirk matches both his aggressive fighting style and personality." With that said the alert rang calling Spidey to the battlefield. "Wish me luck you two," Spidey commented as he made his way out leaving the two students even more amazed with him.
Entering the battlefield Present Mic roared over the coms, "GIVE IT UP FOLKS FOR OUR VERY OWN HERO FROM ANOTHER WORLD! IT'S SPIDER-MAN!" Geez this guy really knows how to hype everyone up Spidey thought as he reached the top of the steps. Waiting for him on the opposite end was a very angry Bakugou. "Get ready bug cause I'm about to wipe the floor with you," the Explosive Hero gloated as he cracked his knuckles. "Don't be mad cause Todoroki didn't deem you worthy of using his full power during your fight," Spidey retorted back, "After seeing that performance I don't think I'll even go all out against you." Picking up on the two little banter Present Mic added, "Looks like things are really heating up with some pre-battle trash talking." Angered even more by the Web Head's comment Bakugou roared, "YOU'LL REGRET SAYING THAT!" Looking up towards the announcer's booth he added, "HEY COME ON LET'S START THIS THING MY TRIGGER FINGER IS ITCHING!"
Astounded by the young hero's readiness to fight Present Mic asked, "Okay okay, calm down you're going to pop a blood vessel. Are you ready to go Spider-Man?" Spidey replied with a thumbs up as Present Mic began the countdown. "ALRIGHT THEN! 3!" Present Mic shouted as the two heroes prepped for battle. "2!" followed by Spidey reloading his web shooters and Bakugou slapping his face for more focus. "1!" caused the two heroes to take their fighting stances. "BEGIN!" Present Mic roared as Bakugou blasted forward reaching his right hand out to grab Spidey. "Too slow," Spidey mocked as he flipped over Bakugo then landed a solid kick to the Hot Head's back causing him to tumble. "DAMNIT!" Bakugou roared hitting the ground then getting to his feet, "Guess quick attacks won't work against you." Landing a few feet away Spidey replied, "Nothing is gonna work against me if you attack me with half a plan. I will give you some credit to think you could land a hit on your first try." As I predicted. He's using the same tactic he used during his previous battles. Speed, Aggression and Unrelenting Force, but that won't work against me. Spidey thought as he watched and waited for Bakugou's next move.
Damnit! He's got the speed and agility to make me look like I'm just playing a game of tag against him. I can't win with my Quirk alone I've got to think of a plan that'll give me just enough time to land the one hit it'll take to win me this thing Bakugou thought as his mind raced from the many battle plans he thought up. "You know you're kinda acting out of character over there," Spidey began to taunt Bakugou, "I mean you coming up with a battle plan? Come on and stick to the status quo, just come and hit me dude." Pissed off even more Bakugou shouted, "ARRRGGHHH FINE THEN HERE I COME!" Using his hands to propel himself to the Wall Crawler, Bakugou unleashed a flurry of explosive attacks causing the stage to explode with dust and debris. Hidden among the cloud of smoke Spidey taunted, "Whoa whoa dude calm down. You know how much the school has to pay to have these things repaired?" Surveying his surroundings Bakugou snapped back, "SHUT UP AND SHOW YOURSELF!" A web shot through the cloud hitting Bakugou in the chest. "If you say so!" Spidey shouted as he pulled himself towards Bakugou then proceeded to land a right hook which sent the Explosive Hero a few feet back. "Seriously do you know how much it costs to have this stage repaired cause I don't got any money," Spidey commented while Bakugou got to his feet. "Hey now whats with the face? I was just doing what you asked me to do," the Web Slinger taunted while he waited for Bakugou to attack again. As predicted Bakugou once again rushed Spidey with a flurry of attacks. "Hey I just realized this is more fun cause you can now understand me when I taunt you," Spidey added as he dodged. "SHUT UP!" Bakugou snapped as he continued his assault.
Up in the audience Midoriya was deep in thought of how effective Spidey's plan was working out. "Deku?" Uraraka asked as she touched the mumbling hero. "Ah sorry I was doing it again..." Midoriya apologized as he glanced at the others, "It's just amazing how Spider-Man's plan is working out well for him." At the end of the bleachers Tokoyami commented, "His plan is something we all could've come up with to easily win against Bakugou, but its that we all don't have the experience to deal with an enraged foe for a extended amount of time. Granted we did face villains, but most of them took pity on us since we are just students." Several of the students in 1-A were shocked due to the fact that was the most words Tokoyami has said since they've known him. "I-I agree," Ojiro added to break the silence, "Spider-Man is a pro Hero so maybe he's used this strategy before." "It is an effective strategy," Yaoyorozu chimed in while still focusing on the fight below, "Emotions can cloud a person's judgement and sometimes words can throw many opponents off guard which can create openings for attacks. Or they can be distracted by the banter and not completely focus on the battle at hand giving you a slight upper hand." Everyone considered that even though Bakugou is a capable strategist he's still vulnerable to psychological attacks. "With a solid plan or not, Spider-Man could still easily beat Bakugou," Mineta stated as they watched Spidey land another solid hit on the Hot Head, "Case and point."
Getting back on his feet after taking that hit Bakugou commented, "So are you done toying with me?" Landing a few feet away Spidey replied, "I don't know, are you done trying to win this fight with a simple strategy like that?" Spidey couldn't help, but drag this battle out cause he knew Bakugou wasn't as bad as everyone thinks he is, but he also knew that if the Explosive Hero fought every battle like this then he'd never make it in the Pro World. Call it tough love, but Spidey learned the hard way of what being a hero means and how many sacrifices it takes to be a good one. The two stood glaring at each other for a moment then Spidey added, "Fine then let's get this over with." Going on the offensive Spidey leaped forward while cocking his right hand back to punch Bakugou out of bounds, but Bakugou did something no one expected of him by using Midoriya's attack he used against the Explosive Hero during their Training Battle back at school, he flipped Spidey over his shoulder. "What the-" Spidey commented before Bakugou shouted, "NNNOOOWWW DDDIIIEEE!" Following up with his signature attack "AP SHOT" Bakugou sent Spidey flying, but the Web Crawler has taken explosions to the face before and quickly webbed the floor then proceeded to use it as a sling shot. "HAHA I SEE SO YOU DO LEARN FROM OTHERS!" Spidey shouted as he flung himself towards Bakugou, "STILL THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BEAT ME!" With one final punch Spidey sent the Hot Head straight out of bounds. A moment of silence passed as Midnight announced, "Bakugou is out of bounds! SPIDER-MAN IS THE WINNER!" Walking over to the defeated Explosive Hero, Spidey reached out his hand then said, "Nice fight, but you still got a lot more to learn if you wanna beat experienced opponents." Smacking the Web Head's hand away Bakugou got to his feet then replied, "Save your lessons. I'm done with stupid tournament." Watching the young Hero storm off Spidey couldn't help, but wonder if what he did was worth it.
With the tournament over all the students gathered again and the placements were announced. From third to first in order was Fumikage Tokoyami sharing third with Tenya Iida, who they all learned had to leave due to a family emergency, then it was Shoto Todoroki in second and finally Katsuki Bakugou who accepted first place with an odd nod to the crowd. It was surprising the Hot Head wasn't running his mouth even though he lost the Fighting Tournament some expected him to be cursing or blabbing on about how it was a fluke, but once again Bakugou defied people's predictions of him though it did make the ride back to school a bit comfortable with a tad bit of awkwardness. "Congratulations on your performances during the Festival," Aizawa stated as he unenthusiastically popped a celebratory streamer, "I hope it was a learning experience for all of you and that you'll strive to improve to be a better hero from today and going forward. Now you all will get some time off to rest and recover, but be prepared to give it your all when you get back to school. Other than that you're free to go." As Spidey exited the Classroom with the others, he noticed many of them weren't happy with how things went, but he could tell they all a fire inside of them to come back better and stronger when classes resume.
Walking alongside Midoriya, Spidey couldn't help, but wonder what the Green Haired Hero's Mom thought of her son's performance during the Festival. Was she even watching? Of course she was, her only son who recently got his Quirk was participating in one of the biggest Sports Festival in Japan. Though he imagined the poor lady fainting a ludicrous amount of times when Midoriya used his Quirk. Dude practically almost killed himself during his fight with Todoroki, if his Mom was anything like Aunt May she definitely would've been on the verge of a heart attack after that was done. "Hey Spider-Man," Midoriya called out interrupting the Wall Crawler's in depth thought of how to deal with a worried Mom. "Whats on your mind?" Spidey replied as the two continued their long walk home. "Its...that last fight with Kacchan, the strategy of yours...have you used that during fights against villains?" the curious Hero asked. "You mean piss them off with bad jokes and unnecessary commentary on their appearance or life choices? Then yeah I have," Spidey answered honestly, "But I don't do that cause it's a strategy or something, I do that for myself." Amazed yet confused by his answer Midoriya responded, "What do you mean you do it for yourself?" Thinking of a simple way to explain it Spidey replied, "You know how you talk to yourself when you're scared? Yeah that's basically what I do cause I'm a sixteen year old kid fighting bad guys in a red and blue spandex body suit. YOU'D HAVE TO BE OUT OF YOUR MIND IF YOU COULD REMAIN CALM WHEN YOU LIVE A LIFE LIKE THAT!"
Taken aback by the Hero's answer Midoriya commented, "Your suit doesn't have any special attributes?" Annoyed of how the student only cared about his suit, Spidey answered, "Nope. Well besides the two way lenses I have for my visors, everything is hand made by me. Do you know how many sewing classes I had to go to just to learn how to fix a bullet hole?" Hearing no answers from Midoriya, Spidey added, "Twenty, I had to go to twenty classes." As the two boys reached the steps of their home the door flung open with a worried Mom instantly grabbing both of them and smothering them with concerned words and appreciation of how well they did during the Festival. And with the door closing at the Midoriya Household that concluded the ending of the UA Sports Festival for our two young heroes.
A few weeks passed before the students returned to school. Spidey and many others were concerned for Iida since the "Hero Killer" was all over the news during their break. The Wall Crawler couldn't help be reminded of many "Hero Killers" from his Earth. Well most of them turned to the side of good, but that didn't stop them from going on a killing spree against small time heroes. If it were up to Spidey he'd immediately track down the Villain and contain him as soon as possible before anyone else got hurt. But he wasn't in New York City meaning he couldn't play by the old rules he knew, he'd had to follow along and wait for the chance. It was that how could everyone be even a little bit calm when someone dangerous is running about killing Heroes? Maybe living in a world full of Quirks have given the people the idea that someone will eventually solve the problem. For now he'd had to focus on the task at hand and that was to make sure the students of 1-A were ready for the real Super Hero World. "If you're done day dreaming Spider-Man it be nice to finally get class started," Aizawa commented as Spidey through out his internal thoughts was constantly rubbing his head. "Ah...s-sorry I was just-" the Web Head managed to say before his teacher interrupted, "I know you're concerned about what happened over the news during your break. Why wouldn't be you're a Hero yourself, but you're only a kid and the Association doesn't want any one young going near that Villain." It's like he was reading Spidey's mind, but it couldn't be helped since Aizawa was a Pro Hero himself, maybe he too was thinking of how to stop the Hero Killer. "Ehem. Anyway today we will be getting down to business and you all will be picking your Hero Names and what Organization you'd want to join for your Mentor Program," the Pro Hero announced today's class assignment, "Midnight will be joining us today to help you with your Hero Names." The 18+ Hero entered the room with a wave to the students. The boys, except Spidey and a few others, couldn't control their facial expressions when returning the gestures followed by Jiro and some of the girls commenting on how gross their male partners were.
"Alright kids today is a very important day for you all since today is where you take one small step to becoming pro Heroes," Midnight began to explain, "First we will decide on your hero names. Remember your Hero Name is something that will define you as you progress through your Heroic Life. So please think carefully on the name you come up with." Glancing at Spidey she added, "And since you're here Spider-Man do you wanna give the students an explanation of how you got your name?" Confused by the question Spidey honestly answered with, "I...I mean...Do you think you could come up with a better name than Spider-Man? Also I was kinda pressed for time since I had to come up with a name right before a wrestling match, but that's another story for another day." Spidey's answer added more confusion to the class as he tried to explain that a Hero's Name isn't really important, but the actions of what you do are. Look at Squirrel Girl, her name literally describes her powers and she's taken down about five major super villains one of them happens to be Doctor Doom.
"Let's just say that your action makes the name," Spidey began to explain, "Like the man makes the suit, it won't matter if you have a super cool hero name. If your actions don't meet public expectations of how a hero should be then you'd might run the risk of gaining the reputation as a Menace..." Spidey's sad tone of his words were noticed so he quickly commented, "BUT don't let that stop you from coming up with a name that you'd personally feel comfortable with or something you've been wanting to be called since you were little. Like I said you make the name so just work hard and I'm sure your name will be something people can say with hope and confidence whenever you arrive onto a scene." Midnight nodding in agreement with Spidey's multiple answers added, "Couldn't have said it any better myself Spider-Man. Now with the name cards on your table please think carefully of your name and when you're done I'll judge them."
The following events were a classic montage with most of the students nailing their names on the first try were as for our class clowns and a certain Hot Head had to get their names reworked before finally being accepted. All in all Spidey acquired more admiration for his classmates when some of them explained that the name they chose had a personal meaning to them and he knew that all of them were going to do great in what was going to come next. "Alright now that we got that out of the way let's see how many of you had offers from Pro Organizations," Aizawa announced as the board lit up with the students name and the numbers of Offers each of the got. No surprise Todoroki and some others had many offers while some others like Mineta had only a few which may have cause some doubt in some of the student's abilities, but Aizawa commented, "Don't let the numbers discourage you. Accept what you have been offered and work hard to show them that you are worth the pick and that you can make a difference in the Pro World."
Oddly enough Spidey didn't get any offers, but it didn't surprise him as much since he isn't from this world though he'd kinda hoped he at least get one. "Ah don't worry Spider-Man, there is actually something special planned for you," Midnight announced filling the class and Spidey with confusion. "And that would be?" the curious Wall Crawler asked. "Since you've proven yourself more capable than majority of the students at this school along with your completion of 'Situation Zero' plus your performance at the Sports Festival, the Hero Board is granting you the title of a Pro Hero along with your choice of starting an organization of your own or flying solo for now to get more accommodated on how things work here," Aizawa explained. A moment of silence fell upon the students and Spidey as they tried to comprehend the Pro's explanations. As if all their brains finally understood what Aizawa explained, in unison Spidey and his classmates shouted, "WAIT WHAT!"
ALOHA MY READERS DO NOT WORRY FOR I AM NOT DEAD, BUT SIMPLY POUNDED BY WORK!
Anyway I sincerely thank you all for your patience on this story's progress and thank you all for the reviews. I know the length of this chapter won't satisfy your reading crave, but it seriously took me like thirty times (when I had the chance) to review and re-write some parts. I mean you should've seen the draft of this chapter, but I finally settled with this and I hope you all enjoyed it. Also you may have noticed I did skip some parts from the Manga/Anime well that's because A: I concluded that most of you already know what happens and B: I didn't want to bore you with the things you already knew. BUT do not worry I plan to still write chapters as long or longer like this and the previous one. AND I do plan on having some of Spidey's villains "MYSTERIOUSLY" making their way into MHA World by some force "BEYOND" their control.
Ah and I will be doing some cut backs to Spidey's Earth to show you on what is happening since Peter Parker has left. I did plan on that from the beginning since I started this story, but couldn't wrap my head around it.
Finally and once again I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and thank you for the patience, I've already gotten about halfway through the next chapter so expect that soon, hopefully if work doesn't kill me, but nonetheless expect it. Leave a review of you liked it or have some criticism about it, I am a very open person and I usually take these kind of things as a learning experience and ways to improve on my very terrible writing style, pacing, and story telling. Thank you all once again and I'll see you all in the next chapter!
P.S. WHOOPS I UPLOADED DIFFERENT A FILE. SORRY IF THE LAST ONE LOOKED LIKE A WALL OF TEXT!