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Chapter 6: Have I Got A Deal For You
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"C'mon, 'Zuku. Answer..."
Ochaco Uraraka heard Izumi whine as the two girls and their friend, Jun, strolled through the city, searching for signs of Izuku. The girl had her phone to her ear, calling Izuku to learn his whereabouts.
The vigilante had disappeared after he had distracted the press at their school. While this was a great relief to the trio, they had absolutely no idea where Izuku had went. All Ochaco knew was that he wanted to find the one who had revealed his identity, HeroMastermind. The vigilante hadn't told them anything else.
For the past two years, the brunette noticed a slow but gradual change in her best friend.
When she first met Izuku, she saw a kind boy who, was willing to help a new girl like her. Despite her attempts to get to know him better at the time, the greenette was extremely nervous, always stuttering and trying to shift the conversation away from himself.
It was after class that day that Ochaco saw one reason why Izuku was the way he was.
Her parents had always taught her to stand up to bullies, so the girl didn't hesitate when she saw the explosive bastard known as Katsuki Bakugo push Izuku against the wall, demanding to know "why a Quirkless Deku like him would get so chummy with Round Face over there?"
To this day, Ochaco just couldn't get behind that nickname, or Bakugo in general. How could such a vulgar, violent bully be considered hero material by every single one of their classmates and teachers? Ochaco knew that the Quirkless faced discrimination, but seeing it firsthand was something else.
She had comforted Izuku afterwards, saying how it didn't matter that he was Quirkless: He was still a human being and deserved respect and care. It was after she said that not only was Deku similar to Dekiru, meaning "you can do it!", but that it was also cute, that tears gushed out of Izuku's eyes so much that Ochaco thought he was going to dehydrate. The memory always brought a smile on her face. She was probably his first friend in years!
"Well, he declined," muttered Izumi as she put down her phone and poured. "It's always something happening with 'Zuku."
Jun, noticing his friend's expression, decided to give his five yen on the situation.
"Chill, Izumi," said the former as he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "He's probably busy or something."
"Please, Jun, there's no way he could've ignored the call."
"How do you suppose that?"
Turning to her friend, Izumi, for the first time in a while, smirked raised her phone. "Well, a certain somebody changed the ringtone on 'Zuku's phone to that All Might shouting 'I am here' repeatedly."
"…It was you, wasn't it?"
Shrugging, Izumi gave her reply. "Of course I did, Ishii. 'Zuku isn't as big as fan of All Might as he was before. That cheesy catchphrase would give him hell as a ringtone."
Ochaco cupped her cheek, her mind on the topic at hand . "Well, maybe Deku is handling some serious crime now, but we've been checking the news for any sightings of him. Where on Earth could he be?"
"AHA!"
Izumi's exclamation, combined with her sudden jump in the air, gave her friends quite a shock. Ochaco and Jun backed away, backing into a wall and tripping respectively.
The greenette then turned towards them. Both friends had a sudden feeling of dread when they saw that Izumi had a determined smirk on her face. "I've figured out where he might be!"
Ochaco gulped, wondering what could Izumi be thinking about. "Well, it hopefully can't be anything that weird, could it?"
OOOOOOOOOO
An entire alien city right beneath Musutafu was that weird.
With wide eyes and mouths shaped like "O"s, the trio took in the sight of the incredible scenery of Undertown. Ochaco, Izumi and Jun struggled to withhold their curiosity, eyeing each and every alien they saw.
Izuku wasn't very open to sharing his experiences in Undertown, always dodging any questions and changing the topic of conversations whenever his friends and family brought it up. So, the group, especially Ochaco and Jun, couldn't help but gaze in wonder of the underground city.
"I can't believe that there's an ENTIRE alien city down here," muttered Jun as his eyes wandered over the products found at the many stalls of what he thought was the marketplace.
Izumi gave a whistle, impressed at the town around her. "I know, right? I bet it's been here since forever!"
The greenette had led her friends to the Taris district, the poorer area of Musutafu and where Ochaco and Jun lived. The both of them were surprised that the entrance to a secret city was located in an abandoned warehouse in the area.
Ochaco eyed her surroundings, feeling uncomfortable under the gaze of many alien beings. She supposed that humans didn't venture down here, so the aliens weren't used to seeing them.
"Are you sure about that he's here, Izumi?" asked Ochaco cautiously. "I'm sure that there's a reason Deku wouldn't answer your call."
The greenette preteen shrugged and grinned. "Where else could he be? He normally goes to Undertown every now and then. We could surprise him for once!"
Eventually, they came across a stall that was hovering above the ground. To Ochaco's and Jun's slight disgust, there were live tentacles wriggling with a bright green and pink colour on them. The humans then noticed a pink humanoid rabbit-like alien, whom they noted was probably the vendor, narrow his eyes at them. "Hang on, humans? We don't usually get your kind down here."
Before any of them could reply, the vendor took out two of the tentacles on stick. "Well, I might as well try and sell these. Want some tentacles, they're so fresh, they grab you!"
Ochaco looked at the tentacles with a look of curiosity as her stoma growled. Coming from a less fortunate family, she often skipped meals or ate very little to help her family save money. Izuku would often offer part of his lunches to her, only for the girl to refuse each time out of a refusal to be pitied, although she was tempted to partake in it.
She was often hungry as a result, so the tentacles, despite looking gross to her, looked VERY appealing with how juicy it appeared.
Sighing, Ochaco hoped that she would t regret her choice. "I'll take one, I guess I'm finally that hungry."
The vendor then held out two tentacles on sticks, one having suckers and without. "So, with or without suckers, miss?"
Ochaco, wanting to get this over with, just pointed towards the one with suckers.
Just as the tentacle vendor held out Ochaco's snack, Izumi moved herself in form of the alien. "Yo, um… have you seen another human around here? He looks like me, but taller and has pretty messy hair and has a alien watch on his left wrist."
In repose to her question, the tentacle vendor took a close look at Izumi, the girl feeling slightly uncomfortable under his stare. Just then, his eyes widened as he began to speak. "What? I don't know any kid like that! I haven't seen nothing!"
Much to Ochaco's misfortune, the vendor retracted his arms, and the tentacles on sticks he had, into his stall as he backed away and pressed a button on his stall. The humans watched as a shutter door covered the tentacles and the vendor board a curved platform with handlebars and a large screen at the side of the stall. Once he pressed a switch on the dashboard and the stall began to hover.
"H-Hey! What about my tentacle?"
"Never heard of it!"
Ochaco frowned as the vendor drove his stall away, taking her would-be snack away. Then again, come to think of it, neither of them had money that the aliens would've taken. What did they use as currency anyway?
"Well, since that didn't work," said Jun as he turned to Izumi. "Where do we start looking?" The greenette looked surprised at the question.
"C'mon, you've been here before, haven't you? You may know where to look for Senpai."
"Um…"
"… You've have been down here at least once, right?"
"Actually, I just saw 'Zuku go through the hatch above and put two and two together."
Hearing his friend's confession, the raven-haired boy sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Well, then I guess we're searching for him blind-"
"Hey, you two." After speaking up, Ochaco saw her two kouhai stop bickering and turn towards her. "We should probably start looking for Deku instead of standing here. It'd be what we want us to do."
The two first-years gave it a thought, realising that it was what the no-nonsense vigilante would've done.
Just as the trio were about to start their search, they heard a voice call out. "Why hello there, humans!"
Turning around, the group saw another alien, this one dark green skin and four arms. His attire, a tan uniform and top hat, combined with his moustache reminded Jun of a certain chocolate factory owner he saw in one old foreign movie.
The alien took off his hat with one of his arms and bowed. "My name is Professor Blarney T. Hokestar and I can see that you poor souls are in need of assistance."
Before any member of the trio could reply, the "professor" turned around and beckoned with his hand. "Follow me, children, and you shall receive what you absolutely need!"
Observing the alien, Izumi perked up. "Cool, do you know where my brother is? His name's Izuku and he's probably been down here often."
Hokestar then nodded, attracting the attention of Ochaco and Jun. "Why of course, miss! That boy has stopped many thieves and hooligans from making off with my wares. I am glad to meet his sibling."
"Cool! Do you know where he is?"
The professor froze, his expression revealing his surprise as he cupped his chin. "Eh... maybe... if you..."
Jun shook his head. "Well, sorry man. We've got to look-"
Before the raven-haired not could finish, the alien interrupted him. "Now hold on, my dear boy! I have some trinkets suitable for humans on me right now! Would you be so kind as to-"
"Look, I'm not in the mood for-"
Jun's exasperation disappeared when he and Izumi laid their eyes on two things in the Professor's upper hands.
Two golden booster packs of nothing less than the Sumo Slammers trading card game.
"SHOW ME THAT!"
"GIMME!"
The two first-years ran over to Hokestar so fast that Ochaco thought they both transformed XLR8. With cartoonishly wide eyes, she witnessed the two of crowd Hokestar, who was also shocked at their sudden enthusiasm if his yelp was any clue.
"Izumi, look! They're from that limited edition pack months ago!"
"Yeah, I thought we missed out because of the mid-terms!"
Hokestar, having had enough of the two humans yelling and crowding him like seagulls, took in a deep breath.
"CEASE THIS AT ONCE!"
Izumi and Jun both took a step back, startled at how loud Hokestar was. The "Professor" then coughed and began to speak.
"Apologies for the exclamation, but this is no way to conduct a sale!"
The duo, starting to come to their senses, then realised their combined enthusiasm over trading cards would indeed put others, even alien beings, off.
"Yeah, sorry. We just really like that game."
"Oh, it's quite alright. If you two like it, they're yours, children, with my compliments."
Izumi and Jun were psyched! With new cards, the two of them may actually have a chance of defeating those damn meta decks.
Just then, a sudden thought crossed Jun's mind, causing him to hold out his arm in front of Izumi and blocking her path. There was something off about this...
"Hang on, why are you so generous? We don't have any of your alien currency on us."
Hokestar turned to Izumi in response to the question, a certain shine in his eyes. "Well, if this young lady truly is the sister of that fine lad Midoriya, then... well, let's say it wouldn't be the worst thing in the universe to have a one-man superhero team as a spokesman for my products. Now would it?"
In the background, Ochaco heard the alien's offer with suspicion. In the Taris district, the brunette would often see all sorts of two-bit conmen and scam artists try to trick every yen out of visitors to the district. She took note of his teasing tone and how he framed his offer. Ochaco hoped Izumi and Jun could see though it.
"I suppose that's harmless enough, right Izumi?"
"Yup! We'll talk to him."
As Ochaco inwardly grimaced, Hokestar happily handed over the packs with a sigh of satisfaction and a bow. "That's all I ask, if you wish to browse the rest of my inventory, my store is just a little while to the south. Have a good day."
And with that, the alien turned and walked away, leaving behind two excited first-years and their senpai.
OOOOOOOOOO
"These booster pack cards will go great with my Crimson-Eyes D. Dragon "
"Tell me about it, Jun! I've got more magic support for my Dark Sorcerer deck!
Ochaco grinned, although she didn't think Deku would appreciate being told of the offer, she enjoyed the joy in the voices of her friends.
She only knew of Sumo Slammers through the many anime series about it. The brunette recalled that she wanted to try the trading card game when she was younger, but with her family's finances, she never got to experience it. Then again, she didn't really have many hobbies growing as a result. However, seeing and hearing her friends and other people being happy was enough.
If only she could see Deku like that more often.
Ochaco didn't know all the details as to why her friend slowly but gradually changed from an idealistic boy to a brooding and quiet vigilante. Inko and Izumi weren't willing to say much, but from what she knew, it started with a corrupt Pro Hero named Captain Nemesis and Jun Ishii.
At the time, she knew Jun absorbed the abilities of Izuku's alien forms with his quirk and want mad. On one rampage, while he and the teen were duking it out, Nemesis popped out of nowhere, knocked Diamondhead aside and fired a powerful blast at Jun. However, the mad villain managed to dodge in time.
The laser had hit a support pillar of an apartment building and made it collapse, killing everyone inside.
Afterwards, Ochaco recalled Izuku being sullen and withdrawn, especially upon seeing that Nemesis had somehow walked away without any king of consequences. His mood didn't improve when, to Ochaco's shock, he got into a fight when Katsuki Bakugo, calling the latter a villain until teachers had to separate them. On the day, Izuku had disappeared in the middle of the night and came back the following morning with a teary eyes and had to be comforted by his mother.
It was on that same day that Captain Nemesis seen with injuries all over his body, black eyes, two broken arms and a leg. With evidence stockpiled next to him, he was arrested for attempted rape, murder of several pro heroes who worked in the same area as he did, reckless destruction of property and bribery. When Ochaco first saw the news about it, she almost lost her lunch upon seeing both the state of the pro and the crimes he had committed.
For a week after that, Izuku was despondent. The child couldn't pay attention in class, he ignored any questions from Ochaco and his family, much to their growing concern, and stayed in his room most of the time.
It took everything Inko, Izumi and Ochaco had to help him regain his drive. For a while, it worked. A new fire had sparked within Izuku and the brunette recalled admiring him for his newfound resolve. This allowed him to cure Jun, restoring the poor boy's sanity. She had hoped to see the positive boy that was her friend
Unfortunately, Izuku had started to do some digging into rumours regarding certain heroes, only to find out some of them were no better than villains. After giving it some thought, Ochaco realised that being a big hero fanboy, it must have broken his heart to uncover all of these secrets.
After that, the number of arrests of Pros with skeletons in their closets rose dramatically.
Izuku began to spend less of his free time with Ochaco, Izumi and Jun. More of it was devoted to being vigilant and keeping watch for any criminal acts. He would often blow off outings with his friends, although he was considerate enough to check on Jun's mental state.
Fortunately, Izumi had told her later that Inko had put her foot down and organised a timetable of sorts regarding when to study, when to relax,and when to fight crime with him. Even with it, the teen took his vigilante work so seriously Izumi joked that his emerald green hair would turn grey decades early.
Ochaco often wondered if that would be the case. She did try to get a smile out of her friend now and then, occasionally succeeding, but it was almost always fleeting.
"Deku... I wish I could take some of that burden off you."
The teen really did want to help Izuku, she was glad that he didn't judge her when she told him the reason that she wanted to be a hero. The vigilante had told her that helping her parents was still a selfless thing to do. Seeing how the teen accepted her goal and how he helped people despite the odds were just some of the many reason why she loved-
"Huh!? Hang on, what am I thinking!?"
It was only when a large shadow loomed over her that the brunette was snapped out of her thoughts.
Just as Izumi and Jun continued to admire their new Sumo Slammers card, a yelp from Ochaco alerted them to a looming presence behind them. As they turned around, hands raised to defend themselves, the duo were surprised at what they saw.
Standing right in front of their senpai was an alien that looked like Wildvine and had clothing that reminded Jun about the hippies he learnt about in history lessons.
"So, you guys said you're friends with Midoriya? I've been looking for him."
Ochaco took a step back. Wearing a pensive look on her face, she found the guts to speak. "W-who are you?"
Just then, as the humans stared back at the plantlike alien who looked down on them menacingly, the latter smiled out of nowhere and spoke, giving off a completely different air.
"I'm glad you asked! I'm Pax, alien rights activist. I heard your conversation with Hokestar!"
Before the humans could say anything, Pax continued, making gestures with his arms as he spoke. "If you humans really are friends with Midoriya, then you guys of all people should care that Hokestar's holding a poor harmless alien hostage.! Keeping it in deplorable conditions! Milking it for sone so-called miracle elixir, man!"
Izumi and Jun, after hearing what Pax had said, turned to each other, their faces wearing stunned expressions. Professor Hokestar looked like a good-nature being, not some animal abuser!
Ochaco was the first one to speak. "What can we do to help?"
OOOOOOOOOO
"I'm telling you two, we can help Deku this way!"
Izumi cupped her chin, her mind on Ochaco's explanation for agreeing. "Well, I guess that is freeing this alien does give him less work to do. He may actually have this weekend off!"
It was a simple idea. Ochaco, Izumi and Jun would go with Pax, confront the Professor and try to free the poor hostage alien. In doing so, she may actually give Deku one less thing that he'd feel compelled to resolve and hopefully relieving him of some stress. Ochaco had patted herself on the back for this.
After all, she was born with the ability to make objects lighter. Why not lighten burdens as well?
After the group had reaching the "professor's" ship, the location of which Pax had led them to, Jun took a pensive step forward and knocked on the door. "Professor, you home?"
After two seconds of silence, Jun turned to his companions and shrugged. "What now? Do we come back later?"
"Dude, you can't give up! There a captive creature in there that needs out help!" proclaimed Pax as he raised his hands towards the ship. "Like, right now!"
Izumi then took a step forward, her hand glowing pink. "Don't worry, I've got this."
Eyeing a hole near the entrance, a tendril made of neon pink light extended from Izumi's hand and made its way through the hole. Through the girl's powers, she could feel anything the tendril touched. After fumbling its way through the other side of the door, the tendril came into contact with a long rod-like object. Hoping it was a lever, Izumi crossed her fingers and pulled it. Much to their pleasure, the door to the professor's residence opened, the sounds of machinery being heard as it did so.
"Sweet!" Before Pax could enter, Jun spoke up. "You know, we really shouldn't be in here."
"Don't worry, Jun. We just won't touch anything here. That way we don't leave a trace..."
Izumi trailed off when she, Ali with the rest of the group, laid their eyes on the contents of Professor Hokestar's home. Scattered throughout were numerous objects and trinkets such as masks and, to the disgust of the group, body parts floating in jars of some kind of liquid. It looked like the laboratory of a mad scientist.
"What did I tell you guys? This place is a horror show."
"Y-yeah, it is kinda creepy," said Ochaco. She thought that Hokestar was suspicious, but she never believed that he'd live in a place such as that. "So, where is this creature?"
Her question was answered when Izumi accidentally slid her hand on the side of a device at the end of the room. The lights were on, temporarily blinding the group as a hole opened up in the middle of the room.
"Sorry, guys. That was an accident-" Izumi's apology was cut off as, from the hole in the ground, a glowing, yellow, transparent sphere rose. It was, however, the contents of the sphere that drew everyone's attention. Inside the container was an organic lump with a few black spikes on it.
"Meet the Screegit," said Pax with a tone of awe in his voice as the humans began to surround the sphere. "One of the most endangered species in the whole universe."
Just then, before their eyes, the creature raised its tiny head up and looked at its obese red with yellow eyes with red pupils. The Screegit then got up on its last pair of legs, stretching its other limbs with a cute yawn.
The effect was instantaneous if the reactions of the girls were any indication.
As Ochaco gazed in wonder of the absolutely adorable alien, Izumi crouched gave the Screegit a look of pure awe.
"Aww, it's adorable! Who's a cute little guy? Yes, you are!" The greenette's affection was well-received as the Screegit, having the turned towards her, went to the edge of the container and planted its tongue on the wall with a smile.
Pax, ironically, didn't seem to like Izumi's reaction, foreign as he began to walk over to the same device the girl had touched earlier. "That's not cool! Don't talk down to it."
Izumi's face flushed upon hearing the Flourauna chastise her. "Heh, sorry..."
Jun, having been quiet about how cute he found the little alien, finally spoke. "What exactly is the Professor doing with this little guy?"
Pax, a solemn look on his face, planted his fingers on the glowing yellow circle on the machine and pressed down on it.
"This."
The activist's simple reply was explained when several tubes descended from a hole that had opened up in the ceiling and attached to the Screegit's container. Then, the sounds of whirring and suction were heard as the Screegit's spines were pulled towards and into the tubes.
Izumi could barely watch as some kind of liquid was extracted from the poor alien and into the tubes. She watched with mild disgust as her eyes followed a pipe extending along the ceiling and ending right above a bottle with a star on it. Soon enough, a few drops fell into that same bottle.
"Ugh, that's disgusting," said Izumi as she tried to get her mind of what she had just witnessed."
Jun watched as Pax scoffed at the demonstration, clearly incensed by the scene. "I know right! Hokestars's using and abusing this poor creature for profit!"
Grabbing the tubes and ripping them off the container, Pax continued his tirade. "All of nature's creatures deserve to know what freedom looks like! FREE THE SCREEGIT!"
Jun nodded in agreement, a look of resolve in his face. He'd always hated animals abusers.
Izumi reached for her phone and quickly speed dialed her brother. He had to know!
Ochako, on the other hand, was sceptical. The Screegit didn't seem very upset: in fact, it was dancing as Pax continued his proclamation. Maybe there was more to it than what appeared-"
"FREEZE, YOU MISERABLE MISCREANTS!"
The humans and Florauna turned in shock to see none other than Professor Hokestar. He looked furious and, to the humans' fear, held a futuristic gun in his upper right hand. Ochako was willing to bet that if any of them got hit by whatever the gun shot...
Well, she didn't want to know.
"Move a muscle, and I'll blast you where you- Woah-oh!"
The humans flinched as Hokestar's threatening tone turned into one of surprise as he accidentally stepped on a loose bottle on the floor. The alien's loss of balance caused him to lose his grip on his weapon. In a rush, he tried to grab his gun, his multiple hands evading and scrambling through the air.
Ochako couldn't do anything but gasp as the con artist finally grabbed his rifle, only to press the trigger in the process.
PEW!
A bright yellow glow enveloped the room, causing Ochako, Izumi and Jun to cover their eyes as they felt small bits and pieces of... something hit them. Izumi had to stifle a groan and a desire to puke, it felt like she was getting pelted by wet spinach!
Slowly, the girl opened her eyes. The preteen let out a shocked gasp as she saw green chunks and pieces of clothing all over the room. She then looked down towards Professor Hokestar, having fallen backwards and, disturbingly, a smoking rifle.
"AHHHHH!"
The surprisingly high-pitched scream drew her attention to her right. To her horror, she laid her eyes on Pax.
Or rather, what was left of him.
Standing in front of her was the lower half of the Florauna's body, the upper half was completely blown apart! All that was left were tendrils that looked as thought they were cut in half. On the other side of it were Jun and Ochako, both horrified at the gore they had just witnessed. The former had screamed earlier: He came down to find his Senpai, then to help a creature. Not become a murder witness! The brunette was hardly better, she had her hand over her mouth as she tried to not lose her breakfast.
Finally, Jun broke the silence, turning his head towards a still stunned Hokestar and yelled."WHAT DID YOU DO?!"
The professor then came back to his senses, expressively pushing his hands out as he spoke."Egad! He just ran out in front of me! I-I-I-I-I-I didn't mean to! I, uh-"
Just then, Blarney T. Hokestar spotted movement out of the corner of his eye. Turning his head to the left, he spotted a particularly big chunk of what was part of Pax began to move. He looked all over his residence and saw more and more pieces begin to move towards one spot.
Just as Izumi noticed the first pieces begin to move, something slimy fell on her shoulder. She turned and saw another chunk that belonged to Pax on it. Letting out a disgusted groan, she quickly swatted it away and off her shoulder. Then, she, her friends and Hokestar watched with intrigue as the pieces all climbed on Pax's lower half and started merge with each other. Soon enough, once the body was formed, a face was created.
"Man, I wonder if that's how much Senpai can regenerate as Wildvine."
Then, a fully-healed Pax just picked up his glasses and cleaned them, despite the horrendous state of his clothes.
"Woah... that was a rush..." said the activist with a slur in his voice. The sentence from his thought-dead victim snapped Hokestar out of his daze.
"Oh, my boy, oh, I-I cannot begin to make proper amends for my accidental act of minor mayhem!" Hokestar rushed over to check on Pax's state, holding rifle tightly. Seeing it, Jun decided to say one important request.
"Well, you can start by PUTTING THAT THING AWAY!"
Hokestarc, after juggling his weapon in his hands which made the humans distinctly uncomfortable, then threw his weapon out of his shop, as though it nuclear waste. Taking a deep breath, he then spoke.
"Now, if I might be so bold as to ask what precisely are you rapscallions doing in my ship in the first place?!"
Pax now glared at the alien with his single eye. "You know perfectly well who I am and what I'm doing here."
Professor Hokestar, as evident from his stumped expression and silence, did not. "Eh, refresh my memory."
"I'm Pax, alien-rights activist," said the Florauna as he then slung a long, fibrous arm around a surprised Ochaco. "And we're here to free the poor Screegit from its life of torment!"
Hokestar, to the surprise of the humans, looked aghast at the accusation. The con artist wasted no time defending himself. "Torment?! My friends, I am merely doing the Screegit a kindness. Like Earth cows, the milk in its system needs to be relieved with startling regularity," explained the alien, his multiple arms making gestures as he did so.
While Ochaco began to digest Hokestar's words, Pax glared at the latter. "What kind of fools do you take us for?!"
"... What are my options?"
"Uh, Pax, this Screegit thing does seem pretty happy," said Ochaco as she turned over to the creature which then gave her a big smile, showing its large yellow teeth. "More like a pet, really, than a hostage."
Pax scoffed. "What's the difference?"
The con artist cleared his throat. "For one, I treat the Screegit as if he were my own kin."
"You keep your family locked up in a cage?!"
"It is for his own safety, of course and ours!"
Ochaco sighed as she witnessed the two extraterrestrials start to bicker. She glanced towards her friends and saw Izumi and Jun with conflicted expressions on their face. The teenager couldn't blame them: She didn't know who to believe at that point.
She had to do something.
Just like Deku would.
And just then, Ochaco found herself in front of the Screegit's container just as she finished her thoughts.
After a deep breath, she wrapped her hands around the sphere, raising her pinky to prevent her quirk from being activated, and lifted it up.
The sound of sparking electricity and gas spewing flooded the room, causing Pax and Hoketsar to stop their bickering and turn towards the Screegit, now in the hands of the brunette teen.
"S-Sorry, but with you two like this, I think maybe we should keep the Screegit elsewhere-"
"NO!"
"NO"
The combined volume took Ochaco by surprise, but she managed to recover in time to dodge the con-artist leaping towards her. The girl then found herself in front of a glaring Florauna.
"Every creature belongs to itself! Let it go!"
"Give me that back!"
Witnessing the chaos in front of her, Izumi snapped out of her daze. She didn't expect her senpai to have the balls to go and pick up the Screegit like that.
"Looks like I gotta make sure she doesn't get glomped by those two!"
Once again, two pink tendrils of light grew from Izumi's hands. Raising them, the tendrils immediately extended towards Pax and Professor Hokestar and wrapped themselves around them. The two let out yelps of shock as Izumi commanded the tendrils to hold them against the ceiling.
Ochaco let out a breath. "Thanks for that, Izumi. I thought they had me."
"Hey! What're you humans doing here?!"
The trio of humans looked behind them to see a short alien with a rock-like purple skin wearing a lavender and gold vest and carrying some bags. Though small and squat, Ochaco noted that his compact body is heavily muscled.
"Ah, Plugg! You're here!" Yelled Hokestar as he struggled against Izumi's light construct. "They're trying to steal the Screegit! You must stop them!"
"Plugg" then glared at the humans with such ferocity in his eyes that it gave them shivers. "Nuh-uh! No one steals from the boss!"
As Plugg dropped the bags, Jun immediately placed his hand on the surface of the device form earlier. With just a thought, the molecular structure of his skin changed and shifted until it was that of the alien metal. Jun looked down at himself, pleased to see that his entire body, clothing included, was as gold as the console. That "Plugg" fellow didn't stand a chance!
"Now listen up, short stuff, I'll give you a chance to-"
CLANG
To the surprise of Ochaco and Izumi, Plugg leaped head-first towards Jun's chest. The metal teen was taken by surprise when, instead of being absorbed by his metal skin, the impact launched him off the ground and embedded him into the wall on the other side of the room. Izumi then turned towards Plugg, a apprehensive look in her eyes as she tried to focus on the tendrils she created.
"Heh, no one stand sup to Solid Plugg. You're next little lady-"
To Izumi's great relief, Solid Plugg was then interrupted by the fact that he started to float off the ground.
"Wuh?! Why am I flying?"
"Because of me."
Seeing the weightless Solid Plugg attempted to "swim" in air and turn around caused Ochaco to gave slight chuckle. It was a good thing she managed to quickly think up that idea to deal with the alien. She had once saw Jun take an explosion from Katsuki Bakugo: If Solid Plugg was strong enough to send him flying, she didn't want either herself or Izumi to be on the receiving end of his strength.
Izumi let out a sigh of relief. Then, with a swing of her hands, the captive aliens were then thrown towards the wall. Wincing at the sound of the two impacts, Izumi hurried over Jun, currently trying to get himself unstuck from the wall.
"You okay? That was quite a hit."
"Ugh, it's fine. I don't think I'm dented," said Jun as the metal on his skin and clothes retracted, reverting them to normal. "Man, that midget sure packed a punch."
"Hey!" Solid Plugg's voice caused both first-years to back away, despite him floating towards the roof. "No one calls me short!"
Ignoring the alien's reply, the duo joined Ochaco as the latter picked up the Screegit's container. She grimaced as she took in the damage done to the sphere.
"Darn, when I had to deal with Pax and the Professor, I guess I threw this aside a little too hard..."
"We can worry about that later, Senpai!" Exclaimed Jun as he pointed towards the aliens, two of which were starting to stir.
Izumi eyed the crack on the Screegit's sphere, frowning as she saw how large it was. "Well, that doesnt look that bad."
OOOOOOOOOO
"He finally picked up!"
After the trio had finally reached the tunnel the they had entered Undertown in, Izumi's efforts to inform her brother about the situation had finally borne fruit. Once she's told him about what Hokestar's been up to, Izuku would efficiently and swiftly deal with the four-armed con artist.
"Izumi, this had better be something important-"
"'Zuku! We've been looking for you all day! Listen, do you of a Wildvine-looking Aline called Pax? He's an alien rights activist!"
"Pax? He's a bother, but harmless. How did you meet him?"
"We just thought you were in Undertown and decided to head down there. Yeah, I know where it is. Anyhoo, we met this alien called Professor Hokestar who's pretty shifty."
"Professor Hokestar? He didn't try to-"
"He did give us some stuff, but here's the important stuff. You see, he was keeping this cute little thing called a Screegit in a ball. Don't worry, we've taken it and-"
It was Izuku's next sentence that took the three of them by surprise by how loud and fearful he sounded.
"WHY ON EARTH DO YOU HAVE A SCREEGIT?!"
As the trio tried to check if their eardrums were still fine, they saw the ladder to the surface in front of them.
Izumi continued to speak as she climbed up the ladder. "Cool it, 'Zuku. What's wrong with it? It's so cute! It couldn't harm a fly!"
"That's not it! The fact that there IS a Screegit on Earth is bad enough! You said it was being contained? The container isn't damaged, is it?"
Upon hearing his query, Izumi became quiet as the group took a breather just outside the warehouse and she glanced at the crack.. The silence, however, said everything that Izuku needed to know.
"Izumi, listen to me VERY carefully. Cover up any cracks or holes as quickly as you can! Screegits aren't just rare, they're incredibly dangerous! I'll head over there shortly."
Izumi said her goodbyes before putting down her phone and releasing a breath she didn't realize she was holding. She glanced towards the container in Ochaco's arms, the creature inside sweating and lookin rather sick. She didn't really think a cute critter like the Screegit could be that scary, but if someone like her brother could react like that...
"Hey 'Chako!" Izumi ran towards Ochaco, who was inspecting the damage to the container. The brunette, however, turned around too quickly and, with Izumi's arms outstretched, was knocked over onto the ground, causing her to release her hold on the Screegit's sphere.
The three humans gasped as the ball fell onto the road right in front of them, bouncing a few times as it did so. Izumi let out a sigh of relief as she saw that the container, apart from the crack being just slightly larger, was in one piece.
"Phew, for a moment there I thought it was gonna get smashed-"
VROOM
Freezing as a red Toyota Prius drove right in front of their eyes and at the container, the poor Screegit was launched straight into the air. As it flew, Izumi would later swear that she heard it moan in discomfort. The sphere then ricocheted off the streetlight and landed around a corner. Soon enough, a sound similar to cracking glass came from, if the greenette's estimation was correct, around the corner
"Eep!" yelped Ochaco, worried for the Screegit. "I hope the little guy's okay..."
"AHHHHH!"
"What is that thing!"
Jun, grimacing, turned to his senior. "I've got a bad feeling about this." The trio then ran towards the corner, already slightly tired from the dash from Undertown.
Once they turned there, they were all in for a shock. The small, adorable critter they knew had somehow grown to an incredible size, easily towering over a nearby one-story building, and now has large, jagged teeth. A green liquid spilled from the monster's mouth and, to Ochaco's horror, melted through a car with ease. It wasn't the end though, two long, spindly arms grew out of the behemoth's sides and pulled the body down the street. It was only through the colors and spines on its back that Ochaco could recognize it as the Screegit they had saved.
"Hey, dude and dudettes!" The humans jumped at the loud greeting and turned to see a familiar Florauna right behind them. Pax had his hands and a flabbergasted expression on his head. "W-where's the Screegit?!"
"First, start by telling us WHAT HAPPNED TO IT!" Exclaimed Izumi as she pointed her index finger towards the rampaging Screegit.
"I have no idea," said Pax. "I mean, Screegits usually only react like that in a nitrogen-filled environment, but you Earthlings breathe oxygen."
Pax then noticed the stunned expressions on Ochaco's, Izumi's, and Jun's faces. Even Izumi, someone who wasn't the best at science, knew a certain, basic science fact.
Jun raised his hands in frustration. "Surprise! Earth's atmosphere has nitrogen in it too, you idiot!"
"W-what?! Why didn't you tell me?!"
"You never asked! You'd think telling us something like that would be a high priority!"
Pax opened his mouth to try and reply, only to pause for a short while before speaking again. "Eh.. now that I think of it, I probably should've..."
Ochaco groaned: because of their actions, an mutant alien is wrecking her home! Collapsing against a wall, she covered her face with her hands. "What do we do now?"
"You can leave this to me."
The familiar voice surprised Ochaco. Removing her hands, her chocolate brown eyes widened as she saw a familiar vigilante with green hair in front of her and her juniors. It was the person behind Izuku, however, that she didn't recognize.
The man wore a strange suit and had light blue hair. "What did I say, Midoriya? My car's the fastest in Musutafu."
Izuku glanced back at him, his eyes stern. "Never mind that, Shimura, when will the other Plumbers arrive?"
"Judging by out usual response time... I'd say about a minute or so."
"Shimura" turned around to his car and, to Ochaco's amazement, took out what could only be described as "a space rifle". Izuku didn't pay attention to that, instead looking towards the Screegit nearly 14 kilometers away as he raised his wrist and activated the dial, turning it to show a silhouette of a Petrosapian. "Well then, I'll try to stop it by then."
The teen then slammed the dial down, green light flooding everyone's vision. Once it died down, standing where Izuku Midoriya once did was a tall, muscular being of crystal know as Diamondhead. "Now then, it's hero time!"
Getting into position and with just a thought, a crystal pillar erupted from the ground and launched the hero into the air, ready to challenge the mutated Screegit.
Meanwhile, Tenko Shimura walked over to Pax, the latter tensing. "Again, Pax? That makes it the third time this month."
While the alien and human argued over the ethics of arresting an "alien rights activist", Ochaco, Izumi and Jun heard the screeching of several tires behind them. Turning around, their eyes widened as they saw several armoured cars, all in white and green, right next to them. The door in the front car opened up, revealing a very familiar portly woman with green hair and in the same suit Shimura was in. "Get in the cars now, I'll explain more on the way."
It took five seconds for Izumi's brain to register the fact that it was her mother in front of her now. Eventually, the girl, wide-eyed and stunned expression plastered on her face, let out one simple declaration.
"This is one fucked up day."
"Izumi, language!"
OOOOOOOOOO
After a few well-placed crystals ramps, pillars and platforms, Diamondhead landed a good 10 meters in front of the monster. The vigilante and taken a look at the damage the Screegit had done so far. Despite the number of half-melted and crushed vehicles and objects, he couldn't help remember that the Screegit was still an animal in an environment foreign to it.
During his first outings into Undertown, Izuku had made it his priority to understand as much as he could about extraterrestrial subjects, one of which was fauna. As it turned out, alien booksellers and translators were easily paid with manga, some of which Izuku had more trouble getting due to his age at the time. After all, knowledge was power, something that he would gladly acquire in order to protect others.
Standing in front the creature, Diamondhead placed his hands on the ground. "I don't have a way to reverse the Screegit's transformation, so I'll create a crystal hold for the creature before it can cause more destruction-"
Much to the hero's misfortune, the Screegit decided that it would be a great time to spit out a large ball of acid right form its mouth. The acidic globe flew over Diamondhead and onto a nearby railway. The Petrosapian shook his head as the tracks and part of the platform dissolved away. Making things worse, the transformed teen could see a train in the distance, heading towards the gap.
"I'll worry about that yellow beast later, handling the train is more urgent!"
With skills honed over the years, Diamondhead launched himself with another pillar towards the underside of the tracks, creating spikes on his arms that dug into the platform to keep him steady. Placing a hand on the underside, pale green crystals grew and filled up the gap. With another thought, crystal formations rose from the flat crystal bed in the shape of rails. Diamondhead then retracted the spikes on his arms, allowing him to fall and make a three-point landing on the ground below.
Feeling as sense of satisfaction as the train moved over the crystal tracks with no hiccups, the Petrosapian then turned his focus to the cause of these events.
Before Diamondhead could create even a single shard, a familiar voice called out to him. "Ah, Midoriya, my boy!"
Suppressing a sigh, the teen turned around and saw the thin, multi-armed, intergalactic flim-flam man known as Professor Blarney T. Hokestar ride up to him on a blue, one-wheeled scooter, his newest sidekick Solid Plugg sitting right behind him. "I wish I could've gotten here earlier, but renting this fine vehicle took longer than I expected."
Diamondhead had to roll his eyes, from what he remembered Hokestar do in the past, the Screegit had his name all over it.
"Professor, after I deal with the Screegit, we are going to have a discussion on what you-"
"A-actually, my boy, I'm here to help!" proclaimed Hokestar as he held up a small metal disk in one of his hands, Diamodnhead's eyes narrowing at the sight of it. "If you somehow create a vacuum around the Screegit, either with an airtight container or not, the little dickens will shrink to a more containable state. And then, I'll will be there to safely contain it once more!"
Diamondhead cupped his chin, he could create a crystal container tall around the Screegit, but it may not be flexible enough to prevent letting more air, and thus more nitrogen, in to mutate it.
"Hang on, I've got it!"
As Diamondhead slapped the symbol on his chest, the two aliens covered their eyes as there was a flash of green light. When it died down, a Kineceleran stood there, his tail waving in the air as his biological face mask came down.
"You'd better be ready to do so," said XLR8 as he turned to the Professor. "You'll know when to do it."
The hero then ran forward towards the location of the monster. XLR8 could see several civilians struggling to flee the monster, with a child with deer-like features, to his horror, being directly under some acid drool, a fearful expression in his face. With his incredible speed, the vigilante ducked below the dangling ball of acidic saliva and scooped up the poor boy.
After placing the boy in a nearby alley, XLR8 got to work and carried every single person there to the same alley, he had to make sure none of them were in danger from being crushed or melted.
Noticing them all look at him expectantly, the hero spoke, "All of you, get away as far as you can! I'll deal with the monster. Before they could even nod, XLR8 dashed off once more, ready to deal with the Screegit once and for all.
As Izuku grew, he researched on potential applications for his alien powers, either from heroes with similar Quirks or physics.
What he was about to do was a mix of the two.
XLR8 began to run around the Screegit, a blue and green trail left behind in his wake. The monster stopped in its tracks, confused at the sudden obstacle in its path and feeling with wind swirling around it.
Meanwhile, XLR8 pushed himself even further: he had to make sure that he was running fast enough to create a vacuum around the Screegit, ensuring that there was no nitrogen to change it. Then again, he had to ensure that the Screegit didn't suffocate in the process. He could see that the force of the cyclone he was creating was enough to lift the large Screegit in the air, its long arms digging into the road, and nearby streetlights, trash cans and vehicles began torn off their positions. Not to mention, it's acidic slime was being found everywhere, making the vigilante glad he got the civil ailand to run away.
"I have to stop it, but without killing the poor thing." Thought XLR8 as he ran faster and faster. "If not, what kind of hero would I be?!"
Finally, his efforts bore fruit. First, the Screegit's arms began to retract, leaving simple yellow flesh and skin behind. Then, the Screegit itself began to shrink.
Once XLR8 was able to match the state of the Screegit to what he remembered was its default state, he immediately put the brakes on himself. The Kinceleran skidded in a circle around the now tiny creature, looking up as Hokestar rode up on his rented scooter and held up the disk. "Catch this, my boy! You must put it on him-"
Before he could finish, XLR8 ran up to him in the blind of an eye, snatched the disk in his hand before quickly returning to the Screegit and placing it on his head without a second to lose. After seeing a transparent yellow sphere envelop the critter, he finally let himself give a sigh of relief as multiple armoured cars drove over to them.
OOOOOOOOOO
Soon enough, Inko Midoriya and her lieutenant were inspecting the creature as a now-human Izuku watched attempted to restrain a resistant Solid Plugg, feeling some pity for them as he knew from personal experience how strong the alien was.
"Well done, Izuku. It was good that you got the civilians to safety," said Inko as she passed the Screegit over to Tenko, who was more than happy to coo at the little creature.
Unfortunately, Hokestar chose that moment to butt in. "Indeed! And now, with your kind permission, gentlemen and lady, I shall take my Screegit and be-"
"Sent to a jail cell with that button Pax if you so much as think about touching that Screegit." Pax turned to see Izuku giving him a sharp flare. Glancing at the other two humans, Pax could see that they shared similar sentiments.
"Screegit? W-w-w-what Screegit? Never heard of the thing before in my life."
Seeing the con artist's change of pace, Izuku snorted as he gave him a nod. "No, indeed."
"Now, if you'll forgive my hasty departure, looking forward to your endorsement of my products, Izuku Midoriya!"
The last thing Hokestar saw as he bowed and turned back to his scooter was the sight of the greenette with a puzzled expression in his face.
In one of the vehicles, Jun could see Inko tap Izuku on the shoulder before pointing towards him and his friends. Seeing the teen approach them menacingly, Jun inched closer to Izumi and whispered, "Hey, Izumi? Do you think we'll get in too much trouble?"
"Eh... hopefully?"
OOOOOOOOOO
"What on earth were you three thinking?!"
Ochaco flinched at how loud Inko was. She didn't expect someone like the Midoriya Matriarch to hide something like this.
Finally, Izumi was able to speak up. "Y-yeah, we're really sorry, Mom. We didn't know the Screegit was that dangerous!"
Ochaco glanced at her junior, the greenette had an expression of true regret and shame while a quick look to her right revealed Jun with a downcast look on his face, staying silent throughout.
The brunette herself was the next to say something. "Mrs. Midoriya, it's my fault. I chose to take the Screegit from Professor Hokestar. If anyone's getting punished, it should be me."
The brunette then bowed until her forehead touched the table. It was true, that Screegit wrecked the Taris District, her home. If Deku hadn't stop it in time, it may have destroyed her's and Jun's homes eventually. Not to mention their parents were at risk then as well.
Inko took in the girl's sentence and body language, letting out a deep sigh. "As you all are minors and because you generally have little to no knowledge of alien matters such as this, you all won't be charged with anything. Don't worry, Ochako."
As the Ochako sighed in relief, she reflected on what had happened.
She should've asked Pax if the Screegit had any important requirements.
She should've heard Professor Hokestar out.
Last but not least, she should've been more cautious in Undertown.
She had a long way to go if she wanted to be a good hero.
OOOOOOOOO
Sitting outside the room, Izuku wondered about his friends. If his theory was true, they probably had something to do with the Screegit's release. If he was honest, he felt some of the blame should be placed on himself. The Urarakas and Jun's mother were good people, they didn't deserve to have their home in danger.
"I should've let them know about Undertown. Maybe I should've told them a few things that would've been important. Perhaps something like..."
"Hey, kid."
Izuku was snapped out of his thoughts as he could see someone come near him out of the corner of his eye. Looking up, he could see Tenko Shimura stand there with a amused look.
"So Magister Midoriya was right, you do mutter a lot."
Failing to prevent the blush on his face, Izuku promptly decided to take the offensive and get some information in the process. "Speaking of my mother, is she the leader of these "Plumbers"? The word you used 'Magister' is probably a rank of some kind."
"Well, to put it simply, we're space cops. The Plumbers, don't ask about the name, please, are an intergalactic organisation of law enforcement that handles alien crimes and hides the existence of extraterrestrial life. Well, until a few days ago."
Izuku grimaced, he wasn't the only one unhappy with the reveal of his identity. "Okay, I suspect that the Japanese government, maybe even the United Nations, are aware of your existence. Combined with some news that I've read this morning about the government officials being questioned about aliens, they asked you to come get me didn't they. What's next?"
Seeing the sudden glare directed at him, Tenko held up his arms placatingly, hiding his slight surprise at Izuku figuring out the details of the deal with the UN made that morning. "Don't worry, they did ask Magister Midoriya to bring you in, but we've got another idea instead."
The teen tensed, prepared for an threat, only to be greeted by an outstretched hand, ready to be shook.
"We want to take you in, not as a criminal, but as a Plumber cadet of sorts."
OOOOOOOOOO
Notes:
No changes to Hokestar's and Pax's appearances. More regarding this universe's Plumbers and Inko will be explained in the following chapters.
Next Time on My Hero Academia: Hero Time
"I understand you two are angry are me for hiding… about 75% of my life," pleaded Inko to her children, Izumi looking uncharacteristically irritated.
"What gave that away, Mom? My voice? Or through some other secret trick you learnt in Plumber training!?" The girl's hands began to emit a ferocious pink glow, as did her eyes.
Inko and Tenko then headed towards the large computer, the former keying in commands on the keyboard while her lieutenant clasped his hands together.
"Alright, kids, who's ready for a crash course on Plumber history?
Next Chapter: Aftermath