HERO

by oneaboveall364

everything in the universe of My Hero Academia have a series of events that takes place for a reason. but what if reason was thrown out the window and thus the beings of another multiverse were reborn into this world. the original series of events will be forever rewritten by the unpredictable hands of fate. [rated T for now, will change back to M in the far future]

4. Chapter 1 - Welcome to Japan

Author's Note: my apologies if this took too long. life has a way to slow down one's progress. now, this official first chapter will bring the two worlds of Marvel
and my hero academia through the very popular plot device, the first encounter. as I have warned in my last update, new chapters will be made at a slow rate and I hope all the time I put in them made them more enjoyable. if you any questions of how and where the story is going, please leave a review.

with that out of the way, please enjoy.

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HERO: Chapter 1 - Welcome to Japan

By One Above All

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After the events that took place in Italy on June 1, 2173, Yelena and the four boys had successfully accomplished their mission to free the southern borders of Italy from Hydra's influence. During the mission, Yelena utilized her Paralyzing Shock to infiltrate a Hydra facility by paralyzing Hydra Security as Frank Castle, Charles Barton, and Percy Scandia rally the Italian rebel army to push the northern borders. Within the facility, she retrieves several documents relating to many of Hydra's future projects. Some involving more recruitment of the European locals that held powerful quirks. Most of these recruits were the graduates of the European hero academies that were funded by Hydra. Other documents held more importance, such as the news of a Hydra agent named Erick Williams transporting a special cargo to Milan, Italy. The special cargo was said to be a specimen whose biology held an odd reaction to ionic energy. The specimen was to be alive and still hasn't suffered from permanent injuries from long exposure to the ionic particle beams that were created by Hydra's latest experimental weapon. Immediately, the four reincarnated ex-villains knew who this was in the documents. This was without a doubt the reincarnated Simon Williams, the ionic energy hero known as Wonder Man. his confirmed location in Milan would be conducted by his own older brother Erick Williams, the sadistic villain known as the Grim Reaper. As much as the four would want to rescue Wonder Man, they were reminded by Yelena that they had their mission and that she will inform Director Carter and the Thunderbolts on this news. After the mission was done, Yelena would return to Director Carter and accompany her to matters that involve further reincarnate recruitment.

For the four boys, they each had their own task during this first mission of theirs. Victor von Doom and Erik Lesher were their big guns. Doom's particle manipulation quirk would unleash devastating blasts of energy that destroyed any blockades and enemy bunkers. Further training with the Thunderbolts had allowed Doom to discover that not only does his quirk have offensive attacks but can have a variety of defensive and tactical uses. He could use his quirk to manipulate the green particles that emit from his body to levitate people and objects. He can also levitate himself and create propulsion to allow temporal flight. Of course, Doom knows the drawback of his quirk. His quirk has limits, specifically a percentage barrier. Creating a technological software called the biomatrix, he can identify the full potential of not only his quirk, but the quirk of others as well. The biomatrix can even tell Doom what quirk his target has. With this new software, he was able to calculate the progress he held with his quirk by accumulating the data from his training and the work he puts into the tasks he is assigned to. Scaling himself on the percentage barrier, the furthest percentage that his quirk has gone to was on the day his father was murdered. On that day, his quirk had exceeded over 60 percent. Scanning his DNA structure, his quirk should be allowed to reach over 100 percent if he continues to use it and trains his body. The final estimate that he currently had received from the biomatrix shows that his body will have symptoms depending on his percentage usage. If he uses below 10 percent of his quirk, no major change will occur in his body's biological and cellular structure. Going over 10 and staying below 20, his body will slowly undergo irritation and dead skin will occur. Going over 20 and below 30 will result in the body going through a slow process of corrosion. Going over 30 will result in loss of tissue, muscle, and bone, as well as organ failure, destabilizing cellular structure, and eventually death.

To help control the flow of his particle manipulation, Doom had created a special outfit that consists of a skintight bodysuit, a padded stitched tracksuit, and lace less zippered stealth boots. Each article of this outfit followed a blackout color scheme and were made from an all new material woven into a fabric. This material is the same stabilizing agent used for an iridium engine that was designed by Doom himself, so that Forge could install it into the helicarrier's thrusters. Microchip fibers have also been woven into the fabric to link with the biomatrix software to give a better estimate of his body's progress. Although the outfit allowed him to monitor his progression, he wanted to go further with his quirk in a much faster pace, thus giving an extra twenty percent on usage. The outfit will allow better quirk control, but he begins work on a layer of containment. An armor to make him feel right at home.

Meanwhile for Erik Lesher, there was nothing more satisfying than to see a Hydra war machine flung into the air with its passengers begging to be let out. To see a Hydra foot soldier kneel out of pain after nearly being suffocated within his own metal armor. To watch so many of Hydra pawns flee from their painful defeat as their own weapons were pointed right back at them. All these things were music to Erik's ears. This was the reason that the Magneto joined SHIELD, to bring suffering to the organization that slaughtered his family. However, he is always reminded by the destruction he has caused that these were the actions that drove Wanda and Pietro away from him. To have no mercy, to have no forgiveness, to always seek vengeance whether it involved killing, he would always be an evil man by his children, Charles Xavier, and the X-Men. He would think to himself on how he wasn't any different in this second life. Other than having to endure puberty for the second time, both his old life and his new life were all just ending fights for survival. In a way, Erik felt that he was just stuck in a cycle of violence and war. He wonders if there would ever be a change in his life.

That was until another round of hurdling more Hydra soldiers into a wrecked building, one of them had crashed into the window of a shop. Erik enter through the ruined window to see that the shop the Hydra soldier flew into was a shop cooking wares. Among the stock, there were an assortment of cooking appliances, silverware, spices, and anything else that involved the culinary arts. As he looked around, he reminisces about the times that his mother, sister, and himself would make grand occasion dinners for his father and his uncle on holidays. Roasted Wieners and seasoned potato salads for Christmas eve. Roasted goose for the New Year's. German gingerbread for Oktoberfest. Erik missed those times and would wonder if he could ever get to eat anything as good as his mother's homemade dishes. Catching his attention, he looks to see an Italian cookbook. He picks it up and flips the pages toward any available Italian seafood recipes. As he read through the pages, the hydra soldier that was knocked out before rose back up with a knife in his hand and lunged at Erik. sensing the iron-based metal of the knife, Erik lifts the pinky finger of the hand that he is using to read to the cookbook and halts the weapon in the air. The Hydra soldier tries to pull the knife away but was met by a devastating orb of electromagnetic pulse from Erik's left hand. The blast caused a shockwave strong enough to not only send the Hydra soldier into the wall behind him but made the entire building crumble to the ground. As the dust settled, Erik was still reading the cookbook thanks to an electromagnetic force field surrounding him. It would be on that day that Erik Lesher, the newly reformed Magneto, had taken up a new hobby as a cook.

With war, comes bloodshed and death. Eddie Brock has seen this too many times. If he had to be honest, he was in the same boat as Erik on not wanting to be their alter egos again. For the entirety of his past life, he had been cursed with the existence of symbiotes, Klyntar, and their god Knull. All he wanted to do for the rest of his past life is cast away anything that had to do with symbiotes and just raise his son Dylan. After so much bullshit with the maker, the war of realms, and all that crap with Lee Price, Eddie just wanted a damn break from it all. To go back to be some shit journalist, to be a struggling father to raise the son that he had with the only woman he ever loved, to just be human. That's all he ever wanted, but that was too much apparently. On the day he died, Carnage had returned and rained hell on both hero and villain alike. No one was safe and no one stood a chance. In his last moments of life, he and Venom had to reunite to defend Dylan from Carnage's symbiote army. It was a fruitless effort and they were overwhelmed too quickly. As all was lost and everyone vanquished, Eddie and Venom slowly died on the ground with injuries far too painful to heal. Their failure to permanently stop Cletus Kassidy had caused Dylan to be devoured by Carnage symbiote and the second coming of Knull. Eddie's mind and soul ached at the fact that he was reincarnated from a dead earth. He hopes to not meet other reincarnates with symbiote powers in this new life.

During his first mission in Italy, Eddie was tasked with positions, medical recovery and raw strength. In his Venom form, Eddie could tear through armies of Hydra military and armored vehicles. The last thing Hydra soldiers would see before going unconscious were black tendrils and fists impacting their faces. Firearms and armor piercing rounds were useless against his Klyntar biology. Although he can't stand the existence of his symbiote powers, he had to admit that they were about the best outcome for his reincarnate life. They were only set of powers he knew personally and as he gets older, he'll be strong enough to take on any hero or villain. The only other problem, besides coming to terms with the possibility of other human symbiote hybrids like himself, was that he had to maintain his mandatory diet that kept both his mental and physical state stabilized. Due to the lack of brain matter and raw meat, Eddie's diet consists of an entire grocery store's worth of food. Half of one if he is mostly feed any chocolate related products. With SHIELD's support, this had become manageable for Eddie as he wouldn't need to use much of his strength to combat Hydra and use most of his powers on his symbiote healing properties to heal and restore injured members of Italian resistance. If he had to be honest, he would prefer to be a medic with these powers instead of being a hero-in-training for SHIELD. However, knowing the inevitable threats that will soon come, being a hero was only path set for him. He could finally be the hero that Dylan would want him to be and to never allow any innocents to die as long he holds name Venom.

For Victor Creed, it felt right. To be in the battlefield. To fight hordes of enemy soldiers that were willing to take his life. As bullets were fired and bombs igniting, running knee deep into the action was his way of being positively alive. Each second of beating, crushing, slashing, and brutalizing a minion of Hydra, it was getting harder and harder for him to resist turning back into the old Sabretooth and just go ape shit all over the poor fucks who came his way. It was a classic problem that he had faced in his past life. The animal instincts and bloodlust always corrupting his mine to bring out the monster in him. Fortunately, he found ways to keep himself grounded and sane. His training regimens with Carter and the Thunderbolt. The quote on quote fun adventures with his quote on quote friends, Doom, Erik, and Eddie. Then there was his biggest anchor, Logan. He wished he could bring him to missions like these, but he knew full well that his little brother's past life had been nothing but war. The fact that he was still far too young for official SHIELD missions also play a major factor. It was agreed that once Logan had graduate from middle school education, he would be to take missions as a SHIELD youth operative. To make sure that Logan becomes this earth's wolverine was Creed's main goal in life.

When the battles were over and the mission was accomplished, Victor Creed was the first of the four to volunteer in the Simon William rescue mission. Not just to recruit another reincarnate into the team, but to keep fighting Hydra just for fun. Victor von Doom volunteered so that he could be the first to study Simon's possible Ionic energy form. To hear that Hydra created an ionic generator was a major annoyance to Doom. he hates it when the enemy is ahead of him in any sort a way. Erik lesher just wanted to get back at Hydra with any opportunity he gets. Eddie Brock was the only one who genuinely just wanted to save Simon. He understood what it was like to be an experiment for a bunch of mad scientists. To their irritation and confusion, Director Carter told them that the rescue mission would be done by the Thunderbolts and that once the SHIELD borders were done for southern Italy the mission will be initiation in one weeks' time. For the four teenage ex-villains, they were to be transferred as representatives of the SHIELD youth department to become highly ranked assets for the recently established SHIELD Japanese division that will be under the leadership of Agent Jimmy Woo. as the Thunderbolts were to put their full attention on Europe, Jimmy Woo would be placed as temporary mentor for the four teens. Victor Creed argued that they were needed in Europe, why the hell would they need to be transferred to Japan of all places. To cease the argument, Jimmy explained their accomplishment on the Italy mission was greatly appreciated by Director Carter and all of SHIELD, but several information leaks that came from the civilians of Italy had been released on international media that gave some rather bad rumors on SHIELD's actions of letting teenagers be a part of a SHIELD operation. In order to conceal the inevitable backlash, they sought out a means to distract the media and public from the events that had taken place in Italy. Thus, Director Carter and agent Jimmy Woo arranged a partnership between U.A. Academy and the SHIELD youth department. With Japanese news media speculating that the number one hero All-Might will be teaching at the prestigious Japanese school, this will not only take the public's attention off the southern Italy incident, but will give SHIELD two pieces of benefits. They will be able to further investigate the quirk anomaly known as One for All with the four boys being taught by All-Might as students and they can further investigate the quirk anomaly that is popular in the criminal underworld known as All for One. as a bonus, this will slightly improve relations between SHIELD and the hero community. SHIELD agents and pro-heroes had been at each other's neck for their difference in political beliefs. This will hopefully bring the two sides together during these troubled times. With the European hero community being non-existence except for France and Switzerland, the only hero communities that trusts SHIELD were the pro-heroes of the United States and Canada. With continents like South America, Africa, and Russia being neutral parties, the hero communities of the Asian countries, especially Japan, hold a shear distrust for foreign security organizations.

With all arguments settled and understanding their positions in current series of events, the four boys had agreed to be transferred and would pack all their belongings that had been held within the helicarrier for their move to Japan. There they would have nine months before the U.A. entrance Exam to learn the Japanese language, culture, mannerism, and kanji writing. Through the mentorship with Jimmy Woo, they will learn the full layout of the land and will have to adjust themselves to call the recently bought apartments home for the next three and a half years all the way to their graduation. Doom, Erik, Eddie, and Creed understand that was just another mission given to them by Director Carter, though it be quite long terms. They grimaced at the fact that they will need to master the Japanese language in under nine months' time. They asked if Yelena will be joining them and it was confirmed that Yelena will be joining them at U.A. Academy once her team had been assembled. They were also told that due to the crutching time Yelena and three new recruits will join the academy, but only within two weeks after the beginning of the first semester. On that note, being told that Yelena will be the leader of the three new recruits had reminded Jimmy that Director had instructed Victor von Doom as leader of the four. Erik, Eddie, and Creed completely disliked this and argued that for the whole concept of being led. Due to this being a direct order from Director Carter, their arguments were invalid and thus Doom was acquainted as leader of this team of four. Moving out of the helicarrier would become a two week process for not only did they each have to be assigned to four separate apartment complexes within Musutafu, but they also had to be given partially fake identities to go along with their status as members of the SHIELD youth department, separate bank accounts that will receive monthly allowances by SHIELD, and all essential school requirements were done for ahead of time along with submitting their costume designs. Even their hero names were registered and locked into the system. As their possessions were to be transported into the new apartments, they needed to wait for the new security features to patched into the complexes. Until then, their first day in Japan consists of nine hours of Japanese lessons, intense training that involved minor bleeding, and a very small room with two bunk beds that the four ex-villains slept on during that night. All of which was provided by the SHIELD Japanese division. They would finally get to move into their apartments on June 16, 2173. They wanted to confront Jimmy Woo on why they had to wait an extra day, but they each realize what yesterday was and who it held importance to.

… Trick Shot's special day…

On June 15, 2173, this day would mark the beginning of a new era. For this was the day when All-Might had finally come across his successor. However, this day was important to someone else for much more personal reasons. It's on this day that Charles Barton also known as the international vigilante Trick Shot would make his annual vigilante run on the city of Musutafu and perform heroics that were considered illegal by the Japanese hero community. He would save lives, beat villains, and prevent so many further operations done by the local yakuza gangs. Some would say he does this to show off in front of the heroes who he was always one step ahead. He had this so much thought it had become an annual bounty for most heroes, especially for heroes like Dead Arms, Eraser Head, and most definitely the number two hero of Japan Endeavour. The fire wielding pro-hero and the bow and arrows wielding vigilante have had a rivalry ever since the beginning of these annual vigilante trip to Japan. Endeavor had even stated the only other person that he finds more annoying than All-Might is Trick Shot. the two have even battled and the result was always Barton getting the upper hand and escaping capture. Barton has even evaded capture from All-Might which had been classified as his greatest achievement.

With each year, Barton's reasoning for these annual trips kept changing. It always appeared to be him showing off and humiliating the pro-heroes, but it's what he does for fun while he was there. The truth was that originally, he goes on these trips to meet with some old friends of his. However, each year a member of his once heartwarming group had disappeared or just didn't want anything to do with his illegal heroics. Only one person however remained. She was always there to greet him, always there to soothe his pain, always there with her bright smile. One day she too stopped seeing him, not out of spite, but out of pain. Pain that was brought upon by the cruel reality that this earth had created that molded the unfair social norms of the hero society. She was even sent an institute as a result such norms. After he heard what happened to her, his habit of showing off the pro-heroes had become a routine. It was his way of showing that heroism can be done without political limitations or the need to be at the top when you're already at your prime. The many villains and criminals that he had defeat without his quirk was proof of that. The many pro-heroes he evaded and humiliated to send his message. Some would call him a villain. Some call him an annoyance to society. Others would come to see his actions as impressive and amazing. This day was going to be different in a way for he will cross path with a certain quirk less boy.

"Yo, Jimmy, I finished the damn chore you had me do. The four apartments have their security features installed. Can I please do what I came here to do?", Barton said to his communicator irritated.

"Yes Barton. Go do your annual display of showing off on international news, just make sure it doesn't trace back to SHIELD. The last thing I need is your publicity stunts ruining my meeting with the U.A. educational board. Principal Nezu is one smart rodent and I need to convince him to increase the number of students for the hero courses. Both Class 1-A and 1-B consist of twenty open positions and my goal is to get him to change that number into twenty-four. Both Doom's team and Yelena's team need to be in U.A. Academy for this to work", Jimmy said to his earpiece as he adjusts his tie.

"Oh please. I'm no amateur and why should the boys and Yelena even go to that school anyway. With guidance and training they've gotten from Carter, Frank, Percy, and me, they've proven already that they don't need some cheap hero license to be the heroes that this earth needs.", Barton said as he brings out his bow.

"How many times does Director Carter need to tell you Barton? We are on their earth, so must follow their rules. This partnership between the SHIELD youth department and U.A. Academy is the first step into bettering relations between the Japanese hero community and SHIELD. With Doom's team, Yelena, and the three new recruits as SHIELD represented heroes-in-training, SHIELD will be a better organization to establish better and brighter heroes. Speaking of which, have you marked the confirmed locations of the other two reincarnates. Once we secure Simon Williams, he and the other two will be the three teammates for Yelena to lead when the four of them join Class 1-B.", Jimmy asked as he puts on his coat.

"Hey, I'm a Professional reincarnate hunter. Of course, I confirmed their locations. Though I must admit, I'm not too sure on Peggy's plan on recruiting more teenage versions of our original multiverse's villains.", Barton said as he checked his belt.

"What do you mean? Her decision hasn't failed us so far, so why lose faith", Jimmy asked with curiosity as he finished making his coffee.

"It's not that I don't have faith in Peggy, alright. She can make me nervous, but never doubtful. It's just I expected more heroes from our original Multiverse to join the team, but these guys. Really? After we found out about Hydra holding Simon as a lab rat, Carter had me going reincarnate hunting again. The first one I spotted was in New York. apparently after the disappearance of Eddie's vigilante persona the Lethal Protector, a new vigilante by the name Light Strike stepped up to the plate and targeted many members of the Maggia, the biggest North American crime syndicate", Barton explained as he counted his arrows.

"The Maggia?! Damn it, and here I hoped that wouldn't have to deal with them again. I guess their crime syndicate as also been reincarnated with us too. What about this Light Strike? What makes him a confirmed reincarnate?", Jimmy asked as he enters his car.

"I recognize him, well his powers at least. In our original multiverse, he went by the name Arthur Parks A.K.A. The Living Laser. While I was still alive, the last time I saw him was when He was still an Iron Man villain who then worked for Zemo during the time period before Captain America was still a Hydra agent. one major change to this guy is that he's a redhead and not a blonde", Barton said as he scopes out Musutafu.

"What about his quirk? Have you identified it with Doom's Biomatrix software?", Jimmy said as he waits in traffic.

"Yeah, don't worry, I got it. I'm telling ya this software Doom made is so convenient. I could just know everyone's quirk. But yeah, Arthur's quirk is some kind of duplication quirk that's based on his morale. He pretty much just splits himself into two people. A good cop version of himself with white hair and a bad cop version of himself with black hair. The biomatrix calls this quirk Morale Split", Barton said as he leaps from one rooftop to another.

"That's an interesting quirk, but then how did he regain his protonic energy? From the sound of it, he must have either gone through a mutation or triggered a fragmented memory through a traumatic event like Erik or Creed", Jimmy wondered as he finally gets out of traffic.

"I wouldn't know. All we got to be concerned about is that his vigilante and he better not panic on our first encounter and start shooting himself at us. The other recruit is the biggest gamble that we're probably going to have", Barton remarked as he rests himself on a billboard that showed off a very suggestive advertisement of Mt. Lady.

"Why? Who is he?", Jimmy said as he makes a turn to a suburban driveway.

"This next guy is Cain Marko, otherwise known as the Juggernaut. He's currently the same age as Arthur, Doom's team, and Yelena and he's been sighted with some little kid in Berkeley, California. The biomatrix confirmed that the kid is the reincarnated Charles Xavier. I guess even in this new earth, the two of them will always be brothers", Barton said as he readies his gear.

"Nevertheless, both the Living Laser and the Juggernaut must be recruited to SHIELD. We'll even find a good place for Xavier once we get there. Hell, we'll probably need to get Erik involved due to their history back in the original multiverse. But we'll worry about that later, for now our main priority is Italy and Simon Williams. Once you're done in Musutafu, report back to the helicarrier and take a quinjet to northern Italy. Frank Castle, Percy Scandia, and Yelena Belova will need your help to secure Simon from the Hydra Italian base", Jimmy said as he parks his car.

"You guys really know how to fill a guy's schedule. Fine, once I'm done here, I'll head to Frank Location. Right now, I want to do what I came to Japan for. And, mind telling me what all this gear Peggy had me wear. From the look of this tech, I can only guess that Doom made this, didn't he?", Barton asked finally being irritated by his attire.

"You seriously want me to go through all the new equipment you now hold. Ugh, fine. I still have twenty minutes before the meeting with Principal Nezu. let's start with your new costume. What you have on is the latest style in men's stealth suits. Soundproof boots, fabric that's completely fireproof, and leather that won't be penetrated by standard issue rounds. Upon your request, you will remain without sleeves to keep arm movement flow freely. What's covering your head is a hood made of the same fabric. a face mask is provided for you that acts as both a gas mask and a water converter for when you go swimming. Since it utilizes special made nanofibers, there's no need for filters. The black goggles you have on hold high-tech lens that utilizes Doom's biomatrix software. You got all that so far", Jimmy explained.

"All you done was explain the clothes on my back. How this equipment that I'm holding?", Barton asked as switch through the different modes in his goggles.

Your new bow is called the Gearshift Bow. made with Doom's switchblade tech, this bow is made of a light adamantium alloy. The retractable bow string is made from the same material as your costume. And due to the switchblade tech, the bow can even convert itself into a staff for close-quarter combat. You carry a specialized quiver that utilize Doom's 3-D printing modules. This quiver can make new arrows on the fly and carry customizable modulator for different arrow heads. The left side of your utility belt holds these module chips that once inserted into the quiver will give you a variety of arrow heads to use in battle. Your current module chips will give you sonic arrows, electric arrows, grapple arrows, explosive arrows, and your favorite ice arrows. Your quiver comes with a switchable function from lethal to non-lethal. Lethal for sharp tri-blade arrowheads made from adamantium and non-lethal for ball-point arrowheads to target enemy's pressure points. The right side of your utility belt holds different types of throwable pellets for tactical movement. You have smoke pellets, flash pellets, crystal pellets that converts their contained chemicals into crystal like caltrops once exposed to air, concussion pellets, and finally Nightcrawler pellets. These nightcrawler pellets are made of a special brimstone mixed formula that contains nano-machines that senses the user's mental state. Just think of where you want to be within a ten-meter radius, throw the pellet at the ground, and poof your there. Then there's your wrist bows, both of your arms have gauntlets that holds a miniature crossbow that shoot only two types of projectiles, sharp bolts and grapple bolts. And finally, there's the black sheep of your new arsenal, the adamantium katana sheathed within your quiver. Will that be all now?", Jimmy asked feeling tired of explaining this.

"Yeah, I think I'm good for now. Well, it's time to show the land of the rising sun that I've return", Barton said as he readies himself into action.

"Have fun Barton and do try not to get arrested", Jimmy said as he turns off his communicator and heads for his meeting with Principal Nezu.

Feeling ready, Trick Shot parkours all-round the city of Musutafu and seeks any form of action that would be worthy of a pro-hero's attention. Along the way, he does help people with minor threats that wouldn't get the interest of his so-called rivals. Like his brother Clint Barton once said, "It's always good to help the little guy". After hacking into police communications, he hears a distress call about a sludge villain attack and a hostage being taken. Quickening his pace with the grapple arrows, he perches himself on the building that was in front of where the whole incident was taking place. He kept a low profile to avoid being caught by Mt. Lady.

Assessing the situation that was taking place, Trick Shot took a good look at the lay of the land. The environment was too easy for him. Civilians were held back by authorities. Pro-heroes being shit as usual. And one slimy sitting duck with a rather explosive hostage. Listening to audio frequencies from the nearby phones with his communicator, he could hear all the idle chatter of the public that so many pro-heroes were sworn and or paid to protect and as always, they talked about the same guy. All-Might this, All-Might that. Seriously, we all get he's the number one hero, just shut up about it. Then again, they weren't wrong about giving him praise. The first time Trick Shot and All-Might met it was under unfavorable conditions. Barton had just defeated a villain who had escaped arrest from Endeavor and All-Might had ordered him to submit to a peaceful surrender. Of course, Barton refused, and the number one hero gave him the most intense chase of his life. Although he escaped by a hair, Barton will admit that there was a reason why All-Might was the number one hero and that he was the only pro-hero that this archer will give respect too.

Looking back at the situation, Trick Shot could only sigh in disappointment for the pro-hero's efforts at handling the sludge villain. Observing the colorful cast of heroes that were there, he wondered why none of them can just do something already and save the kid. Looking at the team of heroes that were there, Trick Shot couldn't help, but smile at the dorks that were there. Death Arms was being the same tip of spear guy as usual, too bad his quirk won't help him here. Back Draft was doing something he was good at, finally. Two rookies that were on the scene were Mt. Lady and Kamui Woods. Other than being a combination of Groot and Spider-Man, Kamui Woods has his upbringings. Barton can admit that, for a rookie, Woods is full skill, but has a lot to prove he could truly call himself a professional. Mt. Lady however has yet to prove herself to Barton. She almost represents everything Barton hates about the current hero community. If it wasn't her cute face, Trick Shot would have given her a humiliating defeat that would have made her a laughingstock. In conclusion, these people weren't anything special, which means that kid is a goner unless Trick Shot could do something. Getting his bow and two sonic arrows ready, Trick Shot was about to pop a nightcrawler pellet until he witnessed something incredible.

Out of nowhere, a kid no older than fifteen runs straight into a villain. Zooming in with his goggles, the biomatrix software read that the teenager was also quirk less. An entire team of pro-heroes and a squad of officers, but the only one doing any actual progress on the hostage was a stupid, brave but stupid, quirk less kid. Barton couldn't help but smile and decide it was time to go into action. Readying two sonic arrows, he inputted a certain frequency that causes a silent vibration that causes disruptions to the molecular structure to a liquid like substance, otherwise in this situation, the sludge villain's body mass.

Back in the alleyway where the sludge villain was staging his rampage, the quirkless middle schooler known as Izuku Midoriya was in a futile effort to save his bully Katsuki Bakugo. As he smiled to seem more heroic, the skinny real form of All-Might that was Toshinori Yagi was ready to jump in to save his future successor. But time froze when everyone on the scene witnessed two odd looking arrows shot out and landed on two opposite sides of the sludge villain. Although it was faint, the planted arrow heads released a sound that caused instability within the sludge villain's liquid form. The sonic arrows were enough to massively irritate the villain and release his grip on Katsuki. Izuku was able to pull him out and the two fell to the floor just in time to see a huge puff of blue smoke appearing above them. Out of the blue smoke was Trick Shot with an ice arrow ready. It was as if time stood still and Izuku, Katsuki, Toshinori, and everyone else could see the archer in the air. The bow and arrow in sync. The slick black hood that covered this mysterious man's head. An American accent saying something in Japanese caught everyone's attention further.

"Thanks for the opening kid", Trick Shot said to stunned Midoriya as he releases his ice arrow upon the slime villain.

The ice arrow flew out of Barton's bow and made an impact on the villain's slimy form. In a flash of a second, the sludge villain erupted into an ice sculpture. Converting his bow into a staff, Barton ran to the frozen sludge villain and with one mighty swing he used his staff to shatter the frozen villain into pieces. Every civilian and pro-hero in the area were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the vigilante. Izuku Midoriya knew who this was, and that today was when this vigilante would appear for his annual tour of Musutafu. The green hair fanboy had wondered why this American vigilante kept doing what he was doing. Why perform heroics and save lives but be against the law and end fighting pro-heroes. Toshinori Yagi felt the same way as he wonders why these annual tours always seem to be about humiliating the pro-heroes of Musutafu. Ever since their first encounter, All-Might with the help of Eraser Head had done some further investigation on this vigilante and discovered several records on the mysterious archer. From his origins in Iowa to his debut as an international vigilante, Trick Shot had always said that he does it out of fun, but in later years declares that he does it for a purpose to revolutionize the hero society. Their thoughts ended as Trick Shot picked up a piece of the shattered, frozen sludge villain. Inspecting the frozen piece, Trick Shot could see slight twitching from the frozen pupil.

"So even as an ice cube, you're still kicking. Impressive, too bad you're a complete dick with your quirk", Barton said to the frozen piece and then turned around to face the direction Midoriya was in.

Immediately, Izuku felt his heart racing and slight fear running up his spine. Why was the vigilante coming to him?

Seeing this, Katsuki was at mixed feelings, but one emotion stayed present, anger. It was bad enough that he needed to be rescued by a couple of heroes, but to be rescued by Deku of all people. It was pathetic, with a quirk like his and he had been rescued by that damn nerd. Then their this bow and arrow bastard, this vigilante pretty much helped Deku pull him out of the damn sludge villain.

Toshinori Yagi observed Trick Shot's movement for any hostile intent, hopefully not toward the green haired boy. Although he is a vigilante, All-Might doesn't share the same belief as shota Aizawa or Enji Todoroki that Trick Shot was just doing this to gain attention. He could see an honorable man within this vigilante. Even if he doesn't show it, Trick Shot is indeed on their side.

All the other pro-heroes didn't let their guards down as they knew the laws against all acts of vigilantism. The two rookies that were Kamui Woods and Mt. Lady were nervous for this was their first encounter with the American Vigilante. For Death Arms, he remembered what day it was, but wished that this damn annoying vigilante just do everyone a favor and stayed in America. Nevertheless, it was his duty as a hero to uphold the law and end any form of vigilantism.

"Trick Shot. your involvement in this incident was not needed. Stand down and accept arrest", Death Arms demanded at Barton.

"Hey Popeye, will you cool it for a bit. I'm trying to talk to this kid. Trust me , I'll deal with you later", Barton said to Death Arms and looked back to Izuku.

There was a silence between the archer and the fanboy. Izuku wanted to stay silent and not be associated with such an infamous vigilante. He was already in enough trouble by disobeying the heroes and nearly getting killed. Sadly, he wasn't going to get the privilege as Barton gave his hand to offer Midoriya up from the ground. Hesitantly, Izuku took the hand and was pulled up softly from ground. He wanted to walk away and check on Katsuki but was stopped when Trick Shot spoke to him in Japanese, loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Quirkless. You are quirkless, yet you would run into hell and not give a damn what would happen. Yeah, the rest of these knock offs saved most of these civilians, but they didn't bother to go in for the boy that was taken hostage. They instead waited and made up pathetic excuses to not jump in. but you, a powerless boy, you were the only one who lasted longer than Death Arms against that slime ball. That tells me something, although you don't have powers, you have guts and that's all that's needed to be a hero.", Barton said to Izuku with admiration that the green haired fanboy thought that he would never hear in his life.

If he had to be honest, Izuku wanted to cry and felt what this vigilante had just said was what he wanted to hear his whole life. His knees were weak, his eyes were nearly watery, and his heart didn't feel numb, but was now invigorated. He then felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see Trick Shot walking past him.

"You did good kid. Clint would have liked you", Barton said as he walked closer to Death Arms.

Izuku felt slightly happy. Although All-Might said that he couldn't be a hero without a quirk, this vigilante said that he still could be. Not even the glare that Katsuki was giving to both him and the American was affecting him right now. One thing was still in his head. Who's Clint?

The whole scene remains silent as Charles "Barney" Barton and Death Arms stared at each other. Death Arms held his glare at his annual rival as Barton was just calm and relaxed. Before the pro-hero could say something, the archer threw the frozen piece of the Sludge villain at Death Arms. he caught it and noticed that the eye was twitching.

"I'm going to give you a choice underbite. Do your job and clean up this mess that I finished for you or try to capture me again and fail again. Otherwise, we know how this song and dance goes. If I were you, I decide quick. That villain isn't going to remain frozen forever", Barton said as he shoots out a grapple arrow and launches himself away from the crime scene.

Everyone remained stunned by the vigilante's display of skill, except for Death Arms who was and didn't want to lose to this American again.

"You three, you stay with the police and clear this area. Kamui Woods, Back Draft, Mt. Lady. you three are with me. We're going after him", Death Arms commanded as he races to Trick Shot's next location.

The three heroes that were called were hesitate on fighting a well-known Vigilante but followed Death Arms anyway. As the four left, the three unnamed pro-heroes that stayed behind helped the police collect all the pieces of the frozen sludge villain. Once all the civilians cleared out from the scene, the authorities had sent the two middle schoolers home. Katsuki was praised for his bravery as Izuku was scolded for his recklessness, both boys however didn't care for they were more focused on other things now. As this was happening, Toshinori was hiding in the background and thinking of what he said to Izuku back on that rooftop. He was supposed to uphold his beliefs, not diminish them in a pathetic excuse to value self-preservation. A hero must always risk their lives to save others and that quirkless boy proved that belief right. All though he and Trick Shot were on different sides of the law, the vigilante reminded all of them of what a hero should be. And with that, All- Might made his decision. Looking back at the green haired fanboy, the number one hero has found his worthy successor. Maybe next year, he'll find the time to thank that archer for the lesson he taught all of them.

Meanwhile in the streets of Musutafu, Death Arms and his team were locked into a chase to finally capture Trick Shot. The archer felt that he can't outrun them, so he decided to wing it and fight them off. Besides, he couldn't allow any of them to follow him to his special place. If any of the Pro-heroes knew about his special place, then his annual tour of Musutafu would end permanently. As he stood his ground, Death Arms and his team had caught up with him.

"You finally stop running, Trick Shot. what wrong? Have you finally decided to submit to arrest? For far too long these damn tours of yours have done nothing but make the hero community look like a joke. Well I'm sick and tired of it", Death Arms declares angrily.

"Vigilantism is a major crime and you have done it far longer than any threat I've ever faced. It ends here", Kamui Woods said in his heroic voice.

"That sludge villain was merely defeated with luck. Don't think you can underestimate us since your outnumbered", Back Draft said with some confidence.

Mt. Lady placed her massive form behind Trick Shot and made sure that the vigilante had nowhere to run.

"Sorry short stack, but you can't beat me with all your toys. How can a bow and arrow even beat someone with a gigantification quirk?", Mt. Lady taunted at the small archer in front of her.

There was silence as the pro-heroes waited for an answer. Trick Shot sighed and turned to the giant woman behind him.

"Sweetheart, you have no idea of the things I've done with a bow and arrow. But first", Trick Shot said to Mt. Lady as he quickly pulled out two arrows and shot them at Death Arms.

Seeing this, Death Arms crossed his arms to prepare himself for the possible double hit from what he could only guess were two explosive arrows. Before they could hit him however, Kamui Woods and Back Draft caught each of the arrows with wooden branches and water tendrils.

"Your tricks won't work this time, villain", Kamui declared.

"No, you idiots. Throw those away right now", Death Arms warned them.

The wood and water heroes were confused by this. Unfortunately for them, it was too late as Trick Shot press a switch on the handle of his bow that caused the two arrows, he shot out to go erratic. It turns out the two arrows were grappling arrows and became a tangling coil of metal wires that bonded Kamui and Back Draft. As they struggled to get out of their restraints, Mt. Lady quickly slammed her hand on where the archer was. Once her hand made impact, she thought he caught him and lifted her hand to see nothing there. She then noticed an odd blue smoke on her palm and then felt something on her shoulder. She turned to see Trick Shot throw three small black orbs and then they erupted into three blinding flashes. As she was temporarily blinded, she just went swinging around and hoped to just hit something. Sighing at such an amateur move, Barton decided to save her from a maximum property damage bill and did his best to restrain her. He jumped on her forehead and made her smack herself to get him. This had caused her to fall back a bit, giving Barton enough momentum to knock her down with an array of grapple bolts and grapple arrows to tangle her joints as he shoots out electric arrows to her blind spots. With one misstep, Mt. Lady accidently tripped on herself and fell to the street. As she groans in pain, she opens one eye and went wide eyed as she saw Trick Shot falling toward her with his bow turned staff. With one hard hit, the archer slammed the staff on the bridge of her nose and hitting a pressure point that sent Mt. Lady into unconsciousness. Rising from the fallen giantess, Trick Shot looks to see Back Draft and Kamui Woods still restraint.

"Damn it, he defeated Mt. Lady in under a minute, just who the hell is this guy?", Back Draft said in defeat as he gave up on trying to remove the wires that binds him.

"No, Yu! Damn you, Trick Shot. why can't I get out of these stupid metal cables?", Kamui Woods yelled in a rare display of rage.

"Sorry to tell you this termite food, but those cables are made from Adamantium. You know, the American super metal. You're going to need a very hot blow torch to get out of that, which sucks seeing how you're made of wood and fire hydrate over there is made of water", Barton said to the tangled wood hero.

Death Arms couldn't believe it's happening again. Like every year, heroes always seem to lose to this guy. This vigilante technically didn't beat All-Might but avoiding capture might as well be a win. Mt. Lady, Kamui Woods, and Back Draft were defeated in only three minutes. How? Just how? How does this vigilante keep doing it? It didn't matter. Death Arms felt that he will still try even if it ends like does every year.

"Damn you", Death Arms yelled out as he charges at Trick Shot who just stood there.

Death Arms sent a powerful swing, but Barton dodged it like it was a slow balloon. The masculine hero kept giving punches left and right, but he just couldn't seem to reach the American archer. It was like every year; he treats this battle with the effort it requires, and this illegal nuisance just sees him and the rest of his fellow heroes as jokes. It was then Barton felt bored and shot out several grapple bolts at each of Death Arms' choke points.

As exhaustion began to overtake Death Arms, he felt his limbs being coiled and held in place by metallic wires. He struggled to keep standing but was caught off guard when Barton jumped on his head and shoved a small purple ball into his mouth.

"Like I said Death Arms, you got such an underbite", Trick Shot said as his forcefully closes Death Arms mouth by pulling the pro-hero's lower jaw upward.

The purple pellet within Death Arms mouth erupted and purple smoke shoots out of his nose. In a few seconds, he falls to the ground with a loud thud and goes into unconsciousness. Trick Shot knelt and pulls out a permanent marker.

"Sorry Popeye, maybe next year", Barton said to the down hero as he wrote loser on Death Arms headgear.

Barton then checked his watch and realized that he only has five more hours till his special place closes for the day. Grappling from rooftop to rooftop, he reached the city limit and went the rest of the way on foot. Avoiding any further interaction with other pro-heroes, the American archer had finally reached his destination, the Musutafu mental health hospital. Going around back, he climbed up to the floor where his friend was held. As he reached the window, he tapped on the glass with a certain code of tapping which signaled his friend that it was him. The window was then opened from the inside to reveal Rei Todoroki, the wife of the number two hero Endeavor.

"Barney", Rei said as she sticks her head out.

"Down here Snow Angel", Barton whispered beneath her.

Rei looks down to see Barton hanging from the window ledge. He then pulls himself up to enter her room. As the two were facing each other, he took off his hood, goggles, and face mask to show his reddish-brown hair, blue eyes, and his handsome face. The two hugged and spent the next hours catching up. As Rei sat on her bed, Barton told her all the adventures that he had as both a vigilante and as an agent of SHIELD. He told her about the four headaches that he had trained for Carter and that every time they got something Frank would make them do so many pushups and laps around the track. She would tell him about all the nice people she has met and about the occasional visits from her second son and only daughter, Natsuo and Fuyumi Todoroki. He would say a joke and she would laugh. She would say what some of her children are doing and he listens to her with every intent to keep that smile on her face.

The time came when he had to leave her to join up with Frank Castle and Percy Scandia for their rescue mission in northern Italy. Each goodbye felled them with sadness, but they knew that their lives were too far gone for them to ever see each other more often. He was a vigilante and she was the wife of one of the biggest pro-heroes in the world, that fact that they knew each other personally would consider a sin in the hero community.

"It looks like my visiting hours are just about done, Snow Angel", Barton said to her with a saddened tone.

"Yes, I'm afraid it is", Rei said just as sad.

"Hey, don't worry about me. I'll be fine in Italy and you still have my spare communicator for whenever you feel alone", he said, trying to reassure her.

"I know, but each of your stories always have a never-ending threat of you constantly risking your life. I don't doubt your skill and experience, but I am afraid that the danger will become all that remains in your life. I will always be there for you, ready to greet you with open arms, but I fear the day when you don't come back to see me", she wept as Barton went in to hug her.

"Come on, don't cry. I worked too hard to see that smile go away", Barton kept hugging her and then felt her hand tug at bow.

"Every time I see you on the news, you're either saving lives or fighting a villain that some pro-hero could have just handled. Why do you always have to risk everything just to prove your beliefs", she pleaded for an answer.

"Rei, you know why. You're the only civilian that knows of my real existence. That I'm a reincarnate, a being of another reality that had been thrown away and left to wander your earth. Even if this world doesn't want me, it's going to receive my help no matter what", Barton answered her.

There was silence and then a small giggle could be heard. Barney Barton looked down to see that precious smile return on her face. Rei's eyes shining from the moonlight as she slowly looked up to him.

"After all these years, you never seem to change, do you?", Rei said to him with a soothing voice.

They both looked into each other's eyes as sweet and loving memories began to flood their minds.

"Do you still remember the day we met?", Barton asked her.

"How could I ever forget, Barney? It was on a breezy afternoon when I decided to take a walk on the beach and then I saw you washed up on the sand. Your body was so hurt, but your face was so at peace", Rei said as she remembered.

"It was like Sleeping Beauty. Only true love's first kiss could break the curse", Barton said sounding suave as Rei giggled at that.

"Okay, one, that kiss was me giving you CPR. Two, I think you got the wrong fairy tale", Rei said to him as they share a chuckle.

It was then that the room remain silent once again. They looked into each other's eyes again and, slowly, their foreheads touched. Rei remained there, not knowing what will come next but knew at the same time. It was then that she felt her Barney's lips touched her. It felt warm, he started to bring her in closer and she felt like submitting, but as his hands placed on her hips and back, she felt the painful flashback of what separated them before. The day she had decided to marry Enji Todoroki and didn't tell Barney about until the last second. On that day, she betrayed both him and her. Those memories were just too painful, and she had to stop what was happening now. She lightly separated their kiss and eyes started to well up with tears.

"Rei, what's wrong", Barton asked in concern.

"This is wrong. I just can't be with you. You have so much freedom and responsibility. I'm not as strong as I once was for you. I lied to you, I have abandoned you for Enji, and yet You found it in yourself to comeback to me. You still see me as someone you want care deeply for and I am just a mess of emotions. After hearing everything that I've been through, seeing my children being abused, and burning my own son. Why do you keep coming back?", Rei cried as Barton's hold on her weakens.

"Rei, I forgave you", Barton pleaded to her.

"But I haven't forgiven myself", she said as she let him go and turned from him.

As the room fell into silence once again, Rei Todoroki turned around to see her Barney gone and the window half opened. Going back into her bed, she hopes this wasn't the last time that she'll see him. To her, the room she had been caged in for so long felt even more empty without her dearest friend. For a while before she fell asleep, she wondered if the word 'friend' is the correct should call him, especially since what they were before her marriage to Endeavor.

Meanwhile for Trick Shot, he made it back into the city of Musutafu with more sorrow for Rei and more hatred towards the number two Hero. This wasn't the first time their nights have ended like this. The source of the problems was always either his job or the overbearing anxiety that she had gotten from being the flaming bastard's wife. Out of all the amateurs that this earth has created to be deemed heroes, Endeavor was the one amateur that Barton hated the most. After hearing everything about him from Rei and reading up on his file in the SHIELD archives, the son of a bitch should have never earned his spot as the number two hero of the word. After much loathement of captain fucking flame beard, his communicator had started to ring. Answering the call, he heard Percy's nearly drunk voice.

"Eyy boy, where the hell are you", Percy snored as the sound of empty beer cans hitting the floor could be heard.

"Percy, you sound cheery as usual", Trick Shot said as he climbed the highest building in Musutafu.

"Director Carter said… (burp)that you need to get your ass back to the helicarrier. Our rescue mission to get Simon William will happen (burp) tomorrow morning", Percy said as tried to keep himself steady as he walks.

"Yeah, I know, I'm heading to my quinjet now. Make sure to tell Frank to not start the mission early, I actually want to get some sleep before I start running head first into a hail storm of bullets again", Trick Shot said as got out a control that turns off the quinjet's cloaking and opens its main hatch.

"Yeah, about that. It's a bit too late, because Frank is already in Italy", Percy said as lays down on the floor.

"WHAT?! Why the hell didn't you start with that instead of telling me what Peggy told you", Trick Shot shouted furiously into his com.

"I'm drunk", Percy said as he threw his empty can away.

"Are you fucking kidding me? I just went through… fuck it, I'll be there in ten minutes. You got that time to get sober", Trick Shot said as he ended the call.

Before he got on his quinjet, he looked to his right to see a billboard that advertises Endeavor's heroics. Pulling out his bow and an explosive arrow, Trick Shot send the arrow flying over five buildings and made a direct hit on Endeavor's poster face. As the quinjet's engine start and it flew out of Japan, Barton held a small smirk in satisfaction for he knows Endeavor's charred billboard would become the next morning's news. To those that heard the explosion, they looked up to see a burning and smoking dick on Endeavor's face.

… Frank's Italian Massacre…

"RITIRO SUBITO", an Italian Hydra soldier screamed as he ran from the bloodbath that befell his comrades.

"OH MY GOD, HE'S KILLING US", another Italian Hydra soldier screamed as he limped away while carrying his separate arm.

"Please, don't kill me. I just wanted the money", a kneeling Italian Hydra pleaded as he struggled to ease to the bleeding on his wounds.

BANG. BANG. BANG.

The Hydra soldier couldn't say another word for he and his two fellow Hydra soldiers. All could be heard next from the Alley was the sound of a gun having its empty cartridge remove for a new full one. Stepping out of the corner and into the lit streets of the city of Milan, Frank Castle the Punisher had just finished off his fifth squad of Hydra Italians. Frank's night in northern Italy went just as he expected. Cross-fires of stray bullets and projectile quirks, ideologies being challenged by either the anti-regulation resistance of Italy and the Hydra influenced Italian government, and a rather offensive ear-full from Director Carter for disobeying her orders of not waiting till the morning to initiate the Simon Williams rescue mission. Just another day for the skull bearing homicidal agent of SHIELD.

Arriving to Milan, Italy in the middle of the night, Frank Castle rallied the usual army of anti-regulation resistance fighters and drove them straight to the heart of the city. As the civil war raged on, he entered through secret tunnels under the city that his team has discovered to be used by Hydra for transportation and envoys purposes. It was these tunnels that Hydra planned on reaching the hollow earth under Italy and retrieve what was considered as the mysterious energy source that have gave Hydra access to an amount of stabilized ionic energy. Following a digital map that he stole from a Hydra stronghold, Frank would follow the specific tunnel he was in and would hopefully end up in front of the base that belonged to the Italian pro-hero Hydra agent, Venetian Noble.

The tunnels that Frank had traversed in were filled to the grim with experimental weapons all that utilize an ionic energy core. He fought the urge to just plant several explosives to cause a chain reaction that could cave the whole tunnel system in. but not only would that cause trouble for SHIELD but would also cause plenty of Italians to lose their homes. Continuing his travel through the tunnels, he came across two apparently finished models of one-handed ionic blasters. Duel wielding two weapons, he used them to their full efficiency when he came across several Hydra agents that made their way to his position under orders to neutralize any possible intruders. The ionic beams of Frank's blasters disintegrated through the groups of Hydra operatives. Battle uniforms turned to ash and human flesh boiled to vapors, all Hydra agents would die if they ever cross Frank Castle's path. Reaching the end of the tunnel, he found a long ladder that leads to a hatch. Looking back into the map, the hatch above him would take Frank to a church that had been ransack by Hydra and converted into an intel base under the control of Venetian Noble.

Up the ladder and peeking through the hatch, Frank spotted several Hydra soldiers in different position of the auditorium. He then punched opened the hatch, which startled the Hydra Soldiers, and threw in three flashbangs. The three tactical projectiles exploded into blinding lights which caused the enemies to be stunned and fired their weapons at any direction. Frank then maneuver his way through the bullets and fired his ionic blasters at each of the Hydra soldiers. Once each soldier was disintegrated, he then lowers his weapons and monitors his surroundings. Hearing a pain-filled groan, Frank turns around and blasts the last surviving Hydra soldier of the church. He then hears clapping from the top of the auditorium and points his weapons at their direction.

In front of the Punisher sat a man who wore technologic battle armor with Italian noble clothing from medieval times covering some of it. His head and face were covered by a blue sackish like mask with a golden chained eyepatch covering his left eye area. This was Venetian Noble and what ticked Frank the most about this guy's costume is that it reminded him way too much of Helmut Zemo.

"I must say, you are a rather efficient man, Signore Frank Castle", the Italian false hero announced his presence.

"There's nothing that makes my day than watching so many Hydra punks being sent to hell through a well shot bullet or a painful slice of a damn good knife", Frank threatened.

"Even if they are of Italian blood like yourself", V N taunted as he slowly rose from his wooden throne.

Instead of answering that, Frank fired at full blast with his ionic blasters at the false pro-hero. However, some kind of barrier blocked the destructive energy from hitting its target.

"Hydra absolutely loves the utility of this ionic energy. For example, this ionic conducting glass barrier between us is durable enough to take on a dozen hits from the world's strongest military tanks", V N explained as Frank lowers his weapons.

"I must say it is quite an honor to meet you, but as we all you don't tend to let people who you have disdain for live on the first encounter. You see, the truth is that Hydra is after the ionic energy that is somehow stabilized and is stockpile within the hollow earth of the planet. They plan on creating super soldiers that can manipulate ionic energy. This project on creating an army of living weapon has been starting to become a grand failure, but that all changes when they came across the American named Simon Williams. How fortunate for Hydra that one of their elite members was Erik Williams, the older brother of Simon Williams. He was tasked to capture his younger brother and bring him here to Italy. Unfortunately for you, the older brother had just left an hour ago, but he did leave me him", V N explained as he pointed up.

Frank looked up to see the chapel's ceiling light turn on to reveal a mechanical chamber with a translucent glass that showed it contained an unconscious Simon Williams. The mechanism glow with pure ionic energy.

"Although I don't give much care for the American people, I must say there is something special about this boy. Hundreds of failed ionic experiments and hundreds of dead test subjects, this American teenager from California is the only human in the world that can natural conduct ionic energy. What's more interesting is that manipulation of ionic energy is completely not quirk related, almost as if it is another sort of bodily power hidden within him, in fact his body hold ionic energy older than the ionic energy in the hollow earth itself. It's almost as if it held on to him from a different lifetime, almost REINCARNATE", V N announced and hearing that word made the Punisher even more alert.

"So, Hydra knows about us then. Why are you telling me all this? You know what Hydra will do to you for betraying their trust, right? What do you possibly think you'll get out of this by talking to me?", Frank demanded for answers.

"You and I have one thing in common Signore Castle. We both despise Hydra. To be honest, I don't care what Hydra plans are for world domination and I don't care what any of their goals are. The only reason I joined them is so that could do some recognizance on their work for my true superiors. Who they are? I can't tell you, but I do hope we can make a negotiation. You and your SHIELD allies are currently putting your attention Italy so far. You and your Thunderbolt friends are more specifically after three things. To secure the American boy, to fully establish peace within Italy, and to send me to a maximum prison. Unfortunately for you Punisher, I can only live without one of those things", V N explained.

"And that would be?", Frank asked.

"I offer an ultimatum, two choices for you to decide. Either take the boy and leave Italy and me to our own affairs… or", V N then pressed a switch on a small remote.

Three green fluid filled chambers emerged from the floor panels in front of Frank. Each of the chambers contained a woman wearing a black full bodysuit.

"You can continue on your mission and die in this church", V N finalized as Frank observed the chambers.

The chambers from left to right were labeled Nine, Two, and Five. The woman on the left had long black hair and her bodysuit had thin red tubes running along the limbs. The woman on the right had long blonde hair and her bodysuit had black thin tubes. Finally, the woman in the middle had long red hair and silver tubes.

"Beautiful, aren't they? These women were once Hydra spies sent to report any form of betrayal I could have committed. They succeeded in catching me in the act, but they never got to report it in time. Hydra knew that I was a double agent, especially with the rumors of me killing my overseer who monitored my operations in Italy. They aren't dead if that was what you were thinking. No, my true superiors had come to me with the offer to take these women off my hands and return them as soldiers that generals could only dream of. Their quirks and bodies modified to become true super soldiers. So, what will it be, Signore Castle? Take the boy and leave or die at the hands of these deadly maidens?", V N declared as Frank scowled under his mask.

"I'm continuing my mission. Also, who said you were going to prison. SHIELD may want you locked up, but I want you dead", Frank gave his final answer.

"Pity, but not unexpected. Nine. Two. Five. kill him", the Italian ordered as all three women opened their eyes simultaneously.

The three women burst from their chambers and summoned levitating tendrils from their hands. They surrounded Frank as Venetian Noble walked to a part of the auditorium that was covered by a red curtain. The Italian traitor removed the curtains and revealed a cave like entrance.

"This is goodbye, Frank Castle. As my women kill you, I shall finally fulfill my destiny", V N then walked into the cave, but was stopped by Frank Castle calling out to him.

"Hey Noble, you said this ionic conducting glass barrier was strong, right?", Frank asked.

Before Venetian Noble could answer that, an arrow had just pierced into the barrier.

"Too bad it has nothing on adamantium arrowhead", Frank said as the arrowhead opened up to reveal a sonic emitter that completely shattered the barrier.

Ziplining into the scene, Trick Shot and Black Knight prepared themselves with their signature weapons.

"Frank, what the hell man? Carter said we do this rescue mission in the morning", Trick Shot said angrily.

"We are doing this in the morning. Two in the morning", Punisher said nonchalantly.

"Seriously, Frank. People need sleep", Black Knight complained.

"Quit your bitching ladies and choose a dance partner", Frank ordered as he and his teammates fought the three women.

As the thunderbolts fought, Venetian Noble entered the cave and traversed the underground system of mined tunnels to reach his destination. A large stone wall stood in front of him. The stone wall held an old red painted scorpion. Placing his gloved hand on the wall, the Italian double agent was filled with ecstasy for what lay beyond the wall.

"I waited far too long for this change of fate. I've betrayed. I've killed. I've lied. I've abandoned so much to get here. This prize will make me god and then my people will be free. Free to be anything they want to be. Away from Hydra. Away from SHIELD. Away from all the oppressive laws that held them back. And now, I shall finally find peace for my purpose is complete. Lode a Da Vinci", he proclaimed as he ignites his quirk into his hands and turned the wall into sand.

With nothing stopping him, he enters the stone room uncaring of the foreign SHIELD agents that still pose a threat to his plans.

Back on the surface, the Thunderbolts are dealing with their latest playmates. Black Knight was fighting Nine, a woman who controlled tendrils made from a red liquid that is made of a lead and alcoholic substance. Punisher was fighting Two, a woman who controlled tendrils made of mercury. Trick Shot was fighting Five, a woman who controlled tendrils made of a clear liquid rubber. They each fought their own separate battles.

Black Knight and Nine was a close quarters fight. Even with the gear he had on, Nine's kicks felt like being hit by a cement block. He tries cutting her tendrils with his sword, the Ebony Blade, but she kept summoning more tendrils to replace the cut off ones. He tries getting in closer, but her flexibility was far superior than his reach. Feeling that their fight was going nowhere, Black Knight sheathed his sword and brought out dual Uzi machine guns. Each gun held silencers and utilized non-lethal ammunition. The left Uzi used pistolized smoke pellet ammunition, while the right used rubber bullets. Spraying at the floor space between him and Nine, Black Knight created a wall of dark smoke to hide his presence. Nine then extended her tendrils and slashed at every angle of the smoke screen but hit nothing. The smoke dissipated to also reveal nothing. During her confusion, Nine felt a fast-sharp pain at the back of her head. She fell unconscious to the floor due to a well-placed shot from Black Knight's right Uzi.

"Gotta love kinetically charged rubber bullets, am I right?", he said to the unconscious Nine on the floor.

Trick Shot on his end was taking the whole fight in stride as he always did. It still irritated him on how Frank had to just rushed things. They had a plan, a time, and a full-proof method of entry. But as usual, the Punisher just had to go be murder happy again and nearly blow the operation. They were just lucky that Frank had thought of his own plans that worked as well.

Still, the jackass could've have just given them a break. Right now, for Barton, this chick was giving him a hard time. The woman called Five was good in both fighting style and quirk utility. Whatever her tendrils were made from some sticky substances. Deciding to take a page from Percy, the archer threw a handful of smoke pellets at Five. she would have leaped out of the smoke cloud, but she got stunned by a flash pellet that was among the smoke pellets. Nearly out of her daze, she sees Trick Shot's shadow aiming his bow at her. He shoots an arrow, but Five dodges it and slashed her tendrils at the shadow. He dodges the tendrils and continues to shoot more arrows as Five kept unsuccessfully slashing at him. The smoke had finally dissipated, and Trick Shot was revealed to be in front of her. He pressed a switch on his bow and Five heard pinging sounds all round her. She looked down to see a dozen ice arrows under her. They then combusted and incased Five in ice.

"If I had to be honest, it pains me to always hurt a pretty face", Trick Shot said as he admired the gorgeous frozen women in front of him.

Barton and Percy looked to see Frank dodging and shooting randomly against the woman called Two. the legendary villain-killer didn't have a single scratch on him, but it didn't make sense why he would be missing his shots.

"The hell? Why is guns without roses missing his bloody shots? He never hesitates to get the kill", Percy said as he took a swig of the communion wine.

Frank then dodged another whip of Two's tendrils and fired another stray shot from his left ionic blaster. Barton was going to insult Frank on shit aim, but then notice where the shot landed. The ionic blast combusted through one of the church's support beams. Looking around, he realized that Frank had shot at specific support beams that held chains and cables that held the ionic chamber above them.

Deciding that he was tired of this woman, Frank hid both ionic blasters into his black trench coat and place his hands behind his back. Two saw this and wait for any possible movement. Frank then held out his left hand and gestured her to come at him. Feeling challenged, Two rushed at Frank with tendrils sharpened to a point. As she was inches away from him, the support that held up the ionic chamber gave out and crushed Two with the condensed ionic energy it emitted. Her bones crushed and any flesh on her body had been squished and sprayed everywhere, even on the Thunderbolts.

"Oh man, this is not going to come off for a very long while", Barton said with disgust as he tries to wipe the blood off his outfit and resist the urge to vomit.

"Oh please. You think this is bad. Hell, you should see me when I go wild on those wanky lizard men. Now, that was gory", Percy said.

"Will you two ladies shut it and get over here. I gotta admit. I was never one for energy-based firearms, but I did have a taste when I once hunted down that bastard Zemo back in my old Earth. throughout my time in the Marine Corp back in our original multiverse, I would always get the job done with a good gun and damn good caliber rounds. Shooting lasers though, well, getting the edge on the enemy is always a priority", Frank said as he admired the newest addition to his arsenal and wiring them to link a connection with the chamber.

"Speaking of firearms, hey Percy. I don't remember you ever dual wielding machine guns before", Barton said to the Knight.

"It's Peggy. She told me that my quirk is too much of a risk to rely on in these missions, so she talked it out with Frank here to hook me up with some of his own toys", Percy explained.

"A waste of two perfectly good Uzi's. Alright, stay clear. I'm about to open this thing", Frank said.

Before Barton and Percy could stop him for the possible risks, Frank pressed the triggers to the ionic blasters and combusted the ionic chamber from the inside. The ionic shockwave shook the very foundation of the church. After the dust cleared, the three found an unharmed teenage Simon Williams in a charred, purple crater.

"Seriously Frank, do you think before you do. What if that didn't work and you killed all three of us", Barton argued.

"Well, it's a good thing it didn't", Frank argued back.

"Hey guys, I think he's waking up", Percy alerted them.

The young Simon Williams had started to blink and spoke in what most could considered to be gibberish. His conditions were critical, and it was as if he was stuck in between of being unconscious and trying to stay awake.

"Jesus, what did these bastards do to him", Percy said as he examined the reincarnated teenager.

"Black Knight, take Simon to the quinjet and contact Forge to have a medical team ready at the helicarrier. Trick Shot, rally the Italian resistance and take down any remaining Hydra influence in this city. Tonight, Italy will finally have peace", Frank ordered them as he walked toward the cave entrance.

"What about you, Frank?", Barton asked his team leader as Percy picked up the teenage Simon over his shoulder.

"My mission isn't done yet", Frank said as entered the cave.

Once the Punisher was out of earshot, the two other members of the Thunderbolts converse about their squad leader.

"I could never read that guy", Percy said as he exited the church.

"There's a reason why Frank is the way he is and there's a reason why Peggy puts a lot of trust in him. The only other people I see her giving that much trust in is Forge, because he is one of the founding members of our SHIELD, and Yelena, because she is Peggy's adopted daughter. And then there's Frank, the trust I see there are other forces at work", Barton explained.

"And she said she wasn't going to be like Nick Fury", Percy said.

"Come on Percy, don't show doubt. Peggy means well and she knows exactly what she's doing. It's just that SHIELD and every concept of it can do that to a personal. For an organization like this, its leader has be like Nick Fury", Barton explained further.

"I guess you're right. This SHIELD hasn't failed me so far and I would hate to see it have a fallout while I'm still around", Percy agreed.

"Good. now back to our tasks, you get Simon here to the helicarrier. Once I'm done with the resistance and Frank with our runaway target, we'll meet up with you for long deserved R and R. I know a great place in Switzerland for us to check out", offered Barton.

"That's if Frank willing to come with", guessed Percy.

"On that, I agree with you", snorted Barton.

As the two went their separate ways, Frank traverse through the cavern system and seek out his target to complete his mission. Remembering what Venetian Noble said back on the surface, the Italian double agent said that he worked for another group other than Hydra. From the way he spoke, he truly held more loyalty this group. At the end of his little speech, he sounded like he was after something within this hollow earth under Italy. Something that this whole other group was most likely after as well. Whatever it is, Frank will have to care about that later. For now, it was just him and the mission.

At the end of the cavern, there was what could have been a wall. Instead, there laid a crumbled entrance to something more unexpected. Through the large hole, Frank walked in and was shown the hollow earth underneath Italy. The ceiling of the hollow was covered with luminescent rock. It was as if there was sunlight in the hollow earth. The ceiling was then outmatched from being the most bizarre for Frank had laid his eyes on something even more unexpected. The floor of the hollow earth was a lush forest with no signs of animal life. In the center of the forest, there stood a massive rock with buildings settled on top of it. Once through the forest. Frank grappled to the top of the rock and analyzed the architecture around him. These buildings were reminiscent of the houses and fortresses of feudal Japan. Which was odd considering that all of it was under Italy of all places. Frank then stopped walking when he spotted a trail of blood. Following it, he then found an injured and bleeding Venetian Noble slumped to a wooden pole. Seeing the Punisher, the Italian told him something through a battered voice.

"Leave Signore Castle, this is my trail, not yours" , V N said.

What trail?", Frank said as he walked closer to the Italian.

"The Scorpio's wrath", V N struggled to say as Frank felt something through his eyes.

"I knew I was being watched", Frank said as he placed his right hand in his trench coat.

Out of instinct, Frank ducked to avoid the flying debris as something break through a Hokkedo and tried to swipe at him. The attacker went for a right swing, but Frank dodged that too. Without even looking behind him, he continued to dodge two other blows and an odd downward vertical strike. Feeling bored of whoever it was that was attacking, Frank quickly whipped out his right hand to reveal an adamantium knife and went for an upward vertical. The knife pierced through the exoskeleton-like hide and exited through the attacker's bottom jaw. Now having a good view of his attacker, Frank didn't expect to a seven-foot-tall humanoid scorpion creature. The creature then falls to the ground and gargles in its own green blood. Kneeling next to the creature, it spoke in some sort of dead in an odd mix of Japanese and Spanish. When translated, it came out as this. "By the soul of Da Vinci, may the Zodiacs never rise again".

As Frank pondered on what that could mean, he heard Venetian Noble crawling towards him. The Italian rested his broken body next to the dying creature and had only one thing to ask.

"I had the power, the resources, and the commitment. At the end, my grand goal was stolen by you, a soulless American butcher of villains. Why? How?", V N pleaded to know.

Frank thought of it and decided to be honest.

"Because unlike you and every other person who calls themselves a pro-hero, I have been at this for a long time. I have seen things that would mentally handicap a person for life. I have lived through true pain, unbelievable agony, and pure evil. So much so that I don't even need this work of mine to know who to point my gun at. You relied too much on the power you hold that you forgot what made it so valuable. While for me, I never needed a crutch.", Frank answered.

Once Frank gave his lifelong resolution, the two men noticed that the creature was slowly disintegrating into dust. From its green sand, an item was sticking out. Digging into the dust, Frank picks up what seems to be a Japanese Muramasa sword.

"Signore Castle, go to my hotel. The one at the edge of the plaza. You will know everything there", Venetian Noble pleaded to Frank.

"Why tell me this?", Frank asked.

"Because you are more worthy than I'll ever be in eighty lifetimes. Now please, kill me with the sword", the Italian requested.

Without giving it another thought, Frank Castle unsheathed the Japanese sword and stabs it through Noble's heart. His dying words were, "keep my homeland safe". With his target now dead by his hands and the mission complete, Frank decided it was best to have the sword checked by Forge for any cosmic signatures. Leaving the hollow earth and returning to the surface, he then felt an irritating headache forming in his head. He collapsed to his knees as visions started appearing in his mind. They were like whispers. Speaking in so many different languages, the whispers had shown what the Scorpio Muramasa was for. This Japanese blade held some sort of mystical property that allows a certain change into the wielder's body. The whispers had shown him a flashback of him stabbing the sword into Venetian Noble. Once the blade entered the body, the spiritual energy of the attacked is absorbed into the sword. The blood of the victim flows upward into the handle. Upon their death, spiritual signatures, blood signatures, and quirk genes are transferred to the current owner of the sword. Frank had to admit, this was… surprising. A sword that allowed him to take the quirks of the people kills with it. Remembering that he had just Noble with the sword, he then decided to see if he could emit some focus to the sword with his original quirk Evil Eyes. feeling his focus, the Scorpio Muramasa gave him another vision. It showed him how to use Noble's quirk, Venice Personified. This quirk is rarity within the earth for it only function under an environmental condition being that this quirk can only be activated if the user is on Italian soil. This quirk only three known functions, but only one can be used outside of Italy. This first ability is known by the Italian hero community as the homeward function. Whenever an Italian citizen is in danger, the user of the quirk is given the option to instantly teleport to where the danger is active. This had been reported to even teleport the user from the other side of the world. Written within Venetian Noble's biography, he had confirmed that when he first got his quirk, he could only ever use in his home city, Venice. With further physical and mental training, he could use it anywhere in Italy. Thanks to the sword, Frank can use it too. The quirks two other functions are geokinesis with any rock and soil of Italian origins and instant map memorization of the entire country. With this quirk, Frank can now sense any and all crimes and villain activity in all of Italy.

Although it felt oddly interesting to have two quirks now, Frank then felt a minor hot sensation on his left arm. Rolling up his left sleeve, there on his wrist was a red Japanese kanji that read Quirk Eater. To Frank, it's a good name for the sword. Still, it sucks having a quirk that only work in one country. Clicking the sword to his belt, Frank has completed his mission, but now a new one has just opened. Leaving the church grounds, he heads to one of Venetian Noble's hotel room to know just what this mysterious group truly is.

Entering the hotel, Frank noticed immediately that it was abandoned. Using his quirk, there didn't appear to be any sinister intent within the location. Now assured that he wasn't walking into a trap, Frank ransacked the entire lobby until he found the guest booking list and found Noble's hotel room number. Entering the room, all he found was the Italian's personal belonging. After further investigating, he found a note sticking on the screen of a laptop that read of a sublevel underneath the hotel's basement. Using the employee's elevator, he reached the basement and searched for any loose bricks. He then found one and pressed forward. This caused a hidden door to open from the wall. It revealed a stairway leading further down, most likely to the sublevel room. This room hidden underneath the hotel held everything he needed to know about this new enemy in this never-ending war he called a life. Plagiarized paintings. Schematics for unfinished weapons and military machines. Artifacts of long forgotten history. Analyzing his surroundings further, Frank concluded that this room was both a private study and museum for anything related to Leonardo Da Vinci. However, that wasn't what he was after. His eyes then landed on something that stood in the center of the room. Resting on top of a small pillar, a red leather book with a golden symbol on the cover. Engraved in the golden letters, it was titled "Sons of Da Vinci".

… Jimmy Woo and Principal Nezo…

How does someone describe the man named James "Jimmy" Woo? Is he just like every other SHIELD agent? A man whose words often act as weapons. A very persuasive advocate with goals to enforce the situation to be on SHIELD's benefits. Or is he just a former FBI agent who carries more ghost on his shoulders than bullets in his gun? If one were to ask the person directly, then he would say just two things. Loyal and honest. Jimmy Woo had arrived on the scene during Margaret Carter's promotion to director of SHIELD. He would become one of few of the finest agents to serve in the organization and has proven his reliability to take on tougher missions for Director Carter. It came to the point where he was confirmed a reincarnate by Carter and had received his lost memories of his original life in their original multiverse. He then became a member of Carter's close circle of reincarnates and would do all that is required to make sure the director's words are a reality. Getting eight teenage reincarnates enrolled to U.A. Academy early was just another mission for him. However, the principal of this hero training school would prove to be his toughest advisory yet.

An hour after his call with Barney Barton who was later chased by Death Arms and his team, Jimmy Woo would find himself waiting in the principal's office for the principal himself of this fine academy to arrive. It's no secret that SHIELD agents and the hero community don't see eye to eye, but that didn't mean they couldn't be professional. Reaching into his briefcase, he pulls out the eight files of their SHIELD youth department members. In his research of the U.A. staff, he understood that Principal Nezo was a person who made it his life to feel the potential of the next generation of young heroes. Even someone of his standard could see the value of these walking headaches he has come to know.

Since their arrival to Japan, Jimmy Woo had the most difficult task of being the current caretaker of the reincarnated teenage former villains. Magneto. Sabretooth. Venom. Doctor Doom. the last thing he ever would have expected was to be tasked to be the guardian to four of the most dangerous people of his old earth, but orders are orders. At least Doom and Erik excelled in learning Japanese culture and customs, the two were able to speak and write Japanese within weeks. Sadly, the same couldn't be said about Creed and Eddie Brock who have proven to lack the fundamental skill of acquiring attention span of learning. Nonetheless, he is stuck with these four until they graduate U.A. and become pro-hero representatives of SHIELD.

Hearing the door opening behind him, Jimmy turns to see Principal Nezo and two members of his teaching staff.

"I see you made yourself cozy in my quaint little office", Principal Nezo said.

"Let's just say couldn't wait any longer to schedule a meeting. After all, with all the press and sponsors your brilliant academy always seem to get, how's a guy to get pleasant chat with its head director", Jimmy explained.

"Flattery gets you everywhere, Jimmy. As I continue to count the many messages and emails from the SHIELD Japanese division, you and your people seem ever so persistent on gaining my attention in a face-to-face meeting, especially with how busy I always am", Nezo reasoned.

"No doubt you are. However, there is one certain matter that can no longer wait, and the boss wants her answer now", Jimmy said.

"That I can understand. All that I've known about Director Carter, other than her status as leader of SHIELD, is that she has quite the isolated behavior towards all things concerning international security", Nezo explained.

"Yeah, she always has that certain side of her that would make her seem shady. In all honesty, she is a very pleasant person to get to know personally. Every choice she makes always has everyone's best interest at heart, even toward the hero communities of U.N. affiliated countries", Jimmy explained further.

"I bet she is", a scruffy long hair member of Nezo's staff remarked.

"Now now, let's not push each other buttons just yet. We are here on a decent enough tone as is. Mister Woo, I'm sure being the head of SHIELD Japanese division, you must be well informed of my two friends that are here", said Nezo.

"I mean who hasn't. After all, they are a part of the U.A. teaching staff and well-known heroes. The blood manipulating hero, Vlad King, and the eraser hero, Eraser Head. But if we're being formal, should I refer to you two as Sekijiro Kan and Shota Aizawa ", greeted Jimmy.

The two pro-heroes looked at each other and each had deep observations behind their eyes.

"Our hero names are fine, thanks", said Vlad King in a gruff tone.

Jimmy could already tell that these hero teachers don't like him. It was almost ironic seeing that Peggy is trying to better relations with SHIELD and the hero communities. Obviously, he will have to get through these two before he could convince Principal Nezo. Vlad King would easy, but Aizawa was going to be more difficult.

"The three of you are the faces of the U.A. hero course. True that the teachers of the hero courses of the second and third years are great at their jobs, but two are the ones to leave the most memorable impressions. My Japanese division has started to house the most excelled members of the SHIELD youth department in hope to better resource access between are two groups. We established this deal in hoping the improve the training progress of our younger operatives. Of course, this has come to be more difficult than expected for the public's view of allowing teenagers getting sent to military grade ops for matters of national security. As we all, there are certain accords that prohibit SHIELD agents from performing heroics and pro-heroes are prohibited from gaining accessibility to any and all government related operations that are regulated by SHIELD. I have come here today to offer a chance at bridging our sides, so that our younger operatives can coexist with your hero-in-training", explained Jimmy.

"Just get to the point, what do you people want from U.A. Academy?", demanded Aizawa.

"Ugh, fine. We wish to put eight of our youth department into your next year hero course", said Jimmy.

The three U.A. staff members looked at each other for the rather heavy request. Nezo decided to give his answer.

"As tempting as it is to see how far SHIELD training could do for a few young and capable agents, I'm afraid we will have to refuse this request for it is a mandatory requirement for all public Japanese high schools to have a class of a total of twenty students. If you wish for your teen SHIELD agents to join my academy, then they'll have to register and perform in the entrance exam like everyone else", said Nezo.

"Then, it's a good thing that I brought this", said Jimmy.

In his hand, Jimmy revealed a written document that was addressed to Principal Nezo to allow all U.A. Academy assets to be accessible to the SHIELD Japanese division. Nezo looked visibly surprised as he picked up the document and read it. The document itself was declared by the Japanese representatives of United Nations and signed by the prime minister himself. As Vlad King swallowed a lump in his throat, Aizawa's gaze became more sterning and his hands clenched into fists.

"Typical of SHIELD. I have to ask, just how strings did you have to pull to make this happen?", asked Aizawa.

"A lot of them, believe it or not. The United Nations can be quite the handful", answered Jimmy.

As Nezo finished reading the document, he can no longer prolong the inevitable. This wasn't the first time that SHIELD had tried to use hero schools like U.A. for their own benefits, but still why U.A. this time. Certainly, they have drafted some of the American hero schools and even some from other Asian countries, but each partnership ended before the end of the first semester. How could they possibly believe U.A. could be any different? Yes, they were the best school in the world, but with SHIELD it might as well as be a hidden political plot.

"You see the plan is for SHIELD to have their youth department members to be accepted into the best hero schools to have a better stance in the hero community. If we were to merge are two sides, then we each could benefit from the other's qualities and thus better our relations with each other. U.A. can be given endless access to any amount of money, construction opportunities, and political immunity for the proper education and training to provide for their students. SHIELD can have their youth department members graduate from an excellent school and become their pro-hero representatives, thus allowing them to be legally place for government and SHIELD approve missions. In that logic, it's a win-win", explained Jimmy.

So, this was a political plot and Nezo felt almost disappointed that he saw it coming. However, the offer Jimmy had given to him was all too enticing to pass up. His school could use more in the budget, bigger construction opportunities could allow more planned projects on battle training and heroics exercises. And with SHIELD backing them up, the political immunity can offer them less pressure from the Japanese public and educational board. Aizawa and Vlad King had to admit that the political immunity sounded good.

"Now I can admit that it is a required standard for all class per coarse to have a total of twenty student, but let's call this insurance. In a way, our teen agents already have their place in the hero course. They just must show that they earn it by participating in the entrance exam. However, four of the eight will be joining the U.A. student body a bit later than most, so they'll be joining class 1-B. The other four will most definitely make it into class1-A", explained Jimmy.

"Hold it. It's obvious that Nezo will accept your offer, but that doesn't mean me, or Vlad will support this if we're not better informed", Aizawa said stoically.

Jimmy looked at him analytically, knowing full well that Shota Aizawa was going to get his words in sooner or later. Vlad King stepped in to defuse Aizawa's bluntness.

"What he means is that we are already breaking educational norms, but the least you could do is be more honest with us. Both class 1-A and 1-B will a total twenty-four students this year, but we would like to know just who these foreign students are", said Vlad King.

Looking at both, Jimmy stayed silent for a few seconds, then smiled.

"You only had to ask. Very well, I will give you three each copies of the files that will tell everything there is to know about your eight future attending students", said Jimmy.

Opening his briefcase, he stacked three separate piles of manila folders with documents that told only the necessary information of the youth department members. The principal and the two teachers looked through each cover of the folders. Each one held a different name. Victor von Doom. Erick Lesher. Victor Creed. Eddie Brock. Yelena Belova. Arthur Parks. Simon Williams. Cain Marko. Obviously, these names were unfamiliar to them.

"There you have it. Three Europeans, Four Americans, and a Canadian. Each of them are about to hit the age of fifteen and ready for their public education. So where to start, how about our Latverian here. Victor von Doom orphaned due to parents dying in harsh weather incidents. Mother died in a forest fire and father died from an intense frostbite in a harsh blizzard. During that time, he was a child soldier serving in the Latverian resistance until we picked him up. His quirk for some reason is hard to identify biologically. His parents had quirks that were involved in medical and healing uses. He however gained a type of particle manipulation quirk. So yeah, he is quite the oddity. Next, we have Erik Lesher. Born within a middle-class German family, he could have lived a normal childhood if it wasn't for the German military. The bastards gunned down his whole family in a park and all because he has a quirk that can change metals into other types of metals. Those damn soldiers killed them just for an endless amount of gold. As tragic as it was, that traumatizing event had awoken his second quirk, magnetism of all iron-based metals. Then there's Victor Creed, he had the typical beginnings of having an abusive childhood. You know how it goes. School bullies, piece of shit father, and the good old life of an outcast. That was until the day he decided to be given to his more savage side and retaliated. After some rehabilitation, he's as clean as they go. Even if the Creed family is disbanded, their end brought a million-dollar lottery in mutation quirks for dear Victor. His mutation quirk not only give him the claws and fangs of a savage animal, but also gave him a healing factor that could survive several chains of explosions. And then there's this poor boy, Eddie Brock. This kid has gone through a major struggle getting his quirk in check, but as he got older his quirk had caused some alterations to his diet while he is in his transformation state. So much so that they're almost cannibalistic tendencies. Fortunately, we've kept him on a diet that will satiate his tendencies. Spoilers, most of it is just chocolate. If you look pass his mental problems and eating habits, you will notice the value his quirk holds. He is able to shapeshift his body through a black biomass that emits from his body to change his size, enhance strength, enhance speed, enhance agility, a healing factor to match Creed's, and he also can others from any ailment from disease to missing limbs. A very high valued target for any hero schools. These four are no doubt going to be a part of your first-year hero coarse. You, Aizawa, should definitely take some precaution seeing how they're most likely to join your class 1-A", explained Jimmy.

Shota Aizawa eyed the SHIELD agent in front of him. Even for all the good they have done for the world; SHIELD was well known for their more shadiest methods of operating certain tasks requested by the United Nations. He respected their organization but didn't agree with ethics. To him, the difference between a pro-hero and a SHIELD agent is that one would risk everything to get to everyone safe, while the other only focus on beating their opponents down, either through cuffs or a public execution. Nonetheless, he had to agree with one thing Jimmy proposed. Throughout his years of being a teacher, U.A. hasn't failed him yet and it never will, but the current educational system is a complete joke and so many promising kids with impressive quirks have barely scratch the service of their full potential. If it wasn't for this flawed judging of who could be a good hero that society would want, then the hero community wouldn't struggling in numbers and effectiveness. Hell, those that didn't end up in their dream hero schools just end going other programs will inevitably send them to become future SHIELD agents. In truth, there are more SHIELD agents than there are Pro-heroes. However, this proposal was just too good to be true. This merging between their two powers. It was either a side project, a social experiment, or another step in these rehabilitation progressions for these four boys that bluntly assigned to him. Looking at the files, the American and Canadian were going to be involved in some rough house tactics. The Latverian and German seemed like ones that would give less struggle, but behavior was what Aizawa sought for in these files. He wanted to understand just were these insane powers that these foreign teens possessed. For now, he'll worry about it later. SHIELD had played their cards and all they could do was say yes. Aizawa hated it when he and fellow staff members are stuck in situations like these, whether it's the media or politics.

Then again, this cooperation with SHIELD will provide better. For now, both Aizawa and Vlad King will tolerate their presence, even if it came in the form of possibly unstable foreign teenagers. If these kids or their superiors don't cross the line, wherever that may be, they can have faith that Nezo can try get things on U.A. side.

"Fine. their offer checks out and a part of me would like to believe that you SHIELD operatives would prefer these kids to be in a classroom for a hero course instead of a cell in a SHIELD facility", said Aizawa.

"Trust me. These kids of ours are more than you believe. Let's just say that they can create bigger changes to the hero community before they even get their provisional hero Licenses", claimed Jimmy.

The two men eyed each other. Both giving each other analytical stare. Aizawa then closed his eyes and saw point at arguing about it any further.

"Fine. I'll tolerate it", said Aizawa.

"This whole thing feels wrong, but it can give our school more benefits and as long as none our next year students aren't harmed in any way. Then, I guess I'm fine with it", said Vlad King.

"As encouraging to hear my two friends agree to these terms, it is my decision that matters most. I must say it will be difficult breaking this news to the other members of staff. All the changes that we will have to make for next year. Nevertheless, I agree to these terms. Class 1-A and 1-B shall have four extra slots for next year's hero course", said Nezo.

Jimmy Woo exhaled and grow a smirk on his face.

"Well then, gentlemen. As head of the SHIELD Japanese division, I'm sure my boss, Director Carter, will greatly appreciate this newfound partnership with our two groups. And who knows, you people might turn these four boys into great heroes. Oh, and I'm sure next is going to be exciting especially with All-Might being a teacher", said Jimmy.

The three U.A. staff members tensed at what they heard.

"How do you know that?", Nezo asked.

"We're SHIELD remember. It's our job to know", said Jimmy as he exited the room and left Principal Nezo and the two teachers in silence.

"This is going to be one difficult year", said Aizawa tiredly.

"At least he explained some things about those four boys you're going to get. I'm going to have to do some digging to prepare my course for these four. A Ukrainian girl and three Americans. From what these files are saying, their powers are incredible. A paralyzing shock touch, energy manipulation, and an extreme strength enhancement", said a very cautious Vlad King.

"As much as it is a risky partnership to a part of, I am rather excited to see just what these foreign kids have to offer. Let's just hope U.A. does have enough to teach them a thing or two. If not, then this whole thing might as well be a social experiment. Let's just wait and see what next year has to instore for us", said Nezo.

Once Jimmy Woo was outside the U.A. grounds and near his car, he made a phone call to associates at the SHIELD headquarters in Tokyo.

"Hey, it's me. Yeah, they accepted the director's terms and we can finally get those boys into their apartments. Have their possessions moved out immediately. If I must hear more of Creed's bitching about living arrangements again, I might as well drink all the Sake the local downtown bars have in their stock", said Jimmy.

… One Week Later…

Izuku Midoriya had truly believed that his dream of becoming a hero were over when All-Might told him that he couldn't be a hero without a quirk. That all changes when he made the reckless decision of running at the sludge villain to save Katsuki Bakugou. He and his ex-childhood friend would have died if not for the unexpected intervention of the vigilante named TrickShot. The words that the archer still riddled his mind after that incident and in a way, it sparked some hope that managed to stay alive within his being. That spark then became the flicker to a great fire for when after receiving an odd proclamation of never asking to be saved by Katsuki, Izuku was then visited by All-Might. Revealing his intentions, Toshinori Yagi chosen Midorya to be his successor and the next user of One for All. after a waterfall of joyful tears and a promise to rekindle his dream, Izuku had begun his training regime with All-Might to get his body ready to properly inherit his work. A week had passed, and he had several months until his entry into the U.A. entrance exam.

Nearing the end of his afternoon run, Izuku jogs the rest of the way home. He turns the corner on the street where his apartment was and sees a small moving truck. The driver to the vehicle had just took out the last box and given it to a boy who was the same size as Izuku.

As he walks closer to his apartment complex, Izuku wonders if this was someone new in their complex. The moving truck then drove away, and the boy was by himself with the box in his hands. Seeing that the boy was deep in his thoughts, Izuku walks to him to see if he was alright. Feeling a tap on his right shoulder, the boy blinked a few times and turned to see a green hair Japanese boy next to him.

"Um, hello. You must have just move here. Then that must mean we're neighbors now, because I live here too. I'm Izuku Midorya, it's nice to meet you", greeted Izuku.

Now having a closer look, Izuku could see that the boy was foreign by his facial features. He had blue eyes and black hair that reached down to his neck. He wore a red flannel button shirt that was unbuttoned to reveal a white T-shirt with a crudely painted X in the middle. He also wore navy blue jeans that had visible stitches, probably attempts to repair any tears on the fabric. And finally, a pair of black sneakers had been recently bought.

The boy continued to look at Izuku and then at the hand the green haired boy was offering. He then decided to shake the hand and decided to give his name.

"Logan, Just Logan", the boy now known as Logan said in roughly understandable Japanese.

The two shook hands and then went back in silence. Izuku then decided to keep the conversation going.

"So, did you move here just today?", Izuku asked.

"Yeah. My brother and I just got here. He got some of the stuff already inside. I just got to work on the rest of these boxes", said Logan.

"Oh, really. So, it's just you two? What about your parents? Where are they?", asked Izuku.

"Gone", said Logan who looked away momentarily.

Sensing that parents were a sensitive topic, Izuku decided to stay away from it.

"Oh, um. Where your brother at least? He's, inside right?", asked Izuku.

"No, he went to some convenient store to get our dinner. He'll be back in about an hour", said Logan.

"Oh, okay", said Izuku.

They then return to the awkward silence from before. Looking at the pile of boxes next to Logan, Izuku decided it would be nice to lend a hand.

"Um hey, I can help you with these boxes, if you want. We could get this done together", Izuku offered.

Logan looked Izuku, wondering if this green haired boy in front of him was either those weird Japanese people or just the ones that played tricks on ignorant foreigners. He then looked at the rest of the boxes on the curve. He might as well accept the offer and see where this goes. If this Izuku Midoriya was going to be another jerk in his life, then there's six sharp pointy things Logan will happily introduce to this punk.

"Alright, I guess need the help. These boxes go to our apartment floor on F5-2", said Logan.

"Wait, really!? That's next to where I live. I'm F5-1. so that means we're going to be neighbors", said Izuku.

"Oh, alright", said Logan.

The two of them carried a box each and took them to Logan's Floor. Izuku decided to ask his most used question.

"So, what's your quirk?", Izuku asked.

Logan turned his head to Izuku and brought out one hand. Balling his hand into a fist, he then summoned three 13 inches long sharp bone claws. Izuku looked at the bone claws and immediately went awestruck.

"Wow, you have a weaponized bone structure for a quirk. There were some cases in the field of studying quirks where people can turn their own bones into weapons. Quirks like those always have some genetic alterations that affected the bone marrow or the intake of calcium. Thenagainthereisalsoharmtotheuserfortheysuffermajorinternalbleed"

Izuku then went into what appears to be a mumbling state. Halting his walking, he still held the box with his left arm while his right hand rested his chin. As he intensely focused on his thoughts out loud, Logan was feeling more and more unnerved by this green haired boy. He was starting to think this guy really was one of those weirder Japanese folks.

"HEY", barked Logan.

Izuku flinched and then looked nervous again. He turned to see a nearly annoyed Logan holding up his apartment key.

"We're here", said Logan as he opened his apartment.

As Logan entered the room and placed his box on a wooden coffee table, Izuku entered the room as well and found himself surrounded by some peculiar possessions aligning the walls. There were animal pelts, shelves that held odd objects that appeared to be from a much more damaged origin, and what covered a large portion of a wall was a Canadian flag. Beneath it was a large flat screen television. There was also a couch that fit three people. Seeing Logan opening his box and pulling out the clothes that were within it, Izuku decided to do the same. For the next thirty minutes, the two boys were able to get the rest of Logan and Creed's possessions to their floor. As they unpacked what was left of boxes, Izuku felt it safe to continue talking to his new neighbor.

"So, you're from Canada, right?", asked Izuku.

"Yeah. Creed and I were born and raised there. A lot of bad things happened though, so we moved to a small town and lived as lumberjacks. We then got picked up by some people from some charity organization and now we're here to get back into school", explained Logan who wanted to keep the story as vague as possible to this Izuku guy who he just met.

"Oh really, then you and your brother must be trying to get into a hero school then, right?", asked Izuku.

"Creed is. I'm actually going to be a second year in some middle school", said Logan

"I see, but then that means your younger than I thought", pondered Izuku.

"Yeah, I'm actually thirteen", said Logan.

"Okay, then what about your brother?", asked Izuku.

"Fifteen", answered Logan.

"So, he's the same age as me. Then what middle school are going to?" asked Izuku.

"Some place called Soumei Junior High, ever heard of it?", asked Logan.

"Wait!? You're going to Soumei. That's one of the most prestigious private schools in Tokyo. You must have been a very excellent student over in Canada to have been accepted there", said Izuku.

Thinking about it, Logan can now see why he was placed in that school under recommendations made by Jimmy Woo. remembering SHIELD's map of Tokyo, the SHIELD Japanese division headquarters wasn't too far from Soumei. Only possible reason for that would be to keep tabs on him, because unlike his brother he didn't have three other youth department members with him. It was almost embarrassing, but nonetheless he had to follow orders. If Creed can trust them, then so can he.

"Well, sort of. I just got lucky. My brother is going to some high school called U.A. Academy", said Logan.

"Wait, your brother is going for U.A. then he must be really impressive if they're offering him a shot at the entrance exam", said izuku.

Logan chuckled at that. He did have to admit. His older brother always did know how to get the job done. The training they have done together and the grueling Japanese lessons from Jimmy Woo, all of it was to get them ready to live the rest of their lives as they always wanted too. Being a SHIELD agent in the youth department is nice and all, but ever since he was younger Logan had always wondered if becoming a hero was just as great.

Since their time in elementary, Creed and Logan had watched in amazement at the heroics performed by the Canadian pro-hero community through the news. As they got older, Creed had changed his opinion about Pro-heroes and called all of them amateurs. Of course, receiving intense training by the director of SHIELD herself and a three-man team of the world's most infamous vigilantes could give someone such a mindset. Nonetheless, he was happy for his brother and just wondered if his new middle school could hold just as much action that U.A. has. Logan was then taken out of his thoughts when Izuku decided to him about his entry for the entrance exam.

"It's really coincidental that we became neighbors. I'm trying out for U.A. too. It's my dream school and All-Might graduate from there. For the next few months, I'll be training to prepare myself for the entrance exam", said izuku.

Before Izuku could continue his praise for the number one hero, the door to the apartment opened to reveal a taller, masculine teen with long blonde hair. He wore jeans, combat boots, a gray shirt, and a leather jacket. In both of his hands, he held bags of to-go combo meals from the nearest fast food place.

"The dumbass convenient store didn't have anything good. At least, there was a McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken the next train over", the taller teen complained as kicked the store closed.

Dumping the food on the table, this teen then goes to the fridge and pulls out a jar of Japanese sake. After the first gulp, he then spit the aftertaste into the sink.

"God, this stuff is weak. Pretty soon I'm going to miss our beer back west. Yo Logan, what do you want? Chicken or beef?", asked the teen.

Once the teen turns to see Logan with some weirdo with a head of green hair, the room went into some awkward silence. The taller teen silently stared at Izuku with his usual scowl, while Izuku was looking back with a face of slight fear. It remained like this until Logan introduced them.

"Hey Izuku, this is my older brother, Victor Creed. Hey Creed, this is our new neighbor and your maybe classmate, Izuku Midoriya", introduced Logan.

The taller teen now known as Victor Creed then looked at Izuku a bit further and then softened his scowl. He then got closer and offer a hand. Izuku accepted it and was immediately brought to his feet.

"So, you're going to U.A. is that what I'm hearing?", asked Creed.

"Um, yeah. I am going to take the entrance exam and go to U.A.", said Izuku nervously.

"From the look of the track clothes you got on, you been putting up a lot of work to get yourself ready for something that nine months away. So, either your very determined or you just like to overwork yourself to the point where you just break the competition apart and watched them fall. What is it? You a bull ready to bust through or just another slice of beef to be put in my grill?", said Creed intimidatingly.

As Izuku was becoming more and more nervous at the scary foreign teen in front of him, Logan scoffed and cooled the situation down.

"Creed, come on man. Go easy on this one. He's the first Japanese local to not give you a reason to pound him into the ground", said Logan.

Victor Creed looked at Logan and then back at Izuku. His face then gets closer to Izuku's with his glare intensifying as Izuku was sweating. It was silent, but then out of nowhere Creed just backed off from Izuku and laughed loudly.

"That face of yours man. Did anyone ever tell you that your face looks just so punchable, especially with those freckles?", said a humor filled Creed.

"Um, no. well, some do actually", said Izuku nervously.

"Let's start over Freckles, the names Victor Creed. Toughest bad ass in all of Canada. And of course, you know my close second", said Creed.

"Oh, ha ha, bub. So Izuku, you said be taking the entrance exam too", said Logan.

"Yes, I am. But from what I'm hearing, you two aren't in any school currently, right?", asked Izuku.

"Nah, the two of us had received a unique form of schooling, so we're all good. We'd figure we use the nine months to get the lay of the land seeing how we're going to be stuck here for a while", said Creed.

"I see. I guess… welcome to Musutafu. I hope to see you through the entrance exam, Creed-san", said Izuku.

"Sure thing man. Here's to seeing you there too, Midoriya", said Creed who offered a fist bump.

Izuku at first hesitated at the gesture, but then accepted it and bumped fists. Saying their goodnight, Izuku left the Canadian's apartment space and returned to his where his mother had just started dinner.

"Odd guy. Still though, his face is just so punchable", said Creed who planted himself on the couch.

"He looked like he got bullied since kindergarten,'' said Logan.

"Been there, done that", snorted Creed.

Logan then started eating the burgers and chicken that was on the table, while Creed felt his phone vibrating in his jacket pocket. He checked and instead of his phone it was his SHIELD pocket communicator. The incoming transmissions were of the three assholes he would be spending his life with. He sighed and placed the com on the table. He accepted the call and three holographic screens appeared above it. The screens showed the other three top members of the SHIELD youth department. Eddie Brock, Erik Lesher, and Victor von Doom.

"Hey there assholes. So how are we enjoy our first day of living among the Japanese locals?", asked Creed.

"I live in a quiet apartment complex where nothing special happens, but there's a cafe across the street. So, all good here", said Eddie.

"My apartment is close to a food market and a farmer's market. It is also a good bus distance away from the academy we are assigned to. These living arrangements are exactly in my favor", agreed Erik.

"My living arrangements are… decent enough", said Doom tiredly.

"What's wrong, Doom? You sound piss again", asked Creed.

"I'm not mad. Just tired. My apartment space is tolerable, and the neighbors are respectful enough to not be annoying. These conditions are suitable enough for my needs, especially with this unbelievable nine-month time gap to prove ourselves worthy to go to some heroics school filled harmonious induced adolescents", said Doom.

"Be careful, Doom. technically, we are of that age as well", said Erik.

"Yup, being a teenager again suck. And it doesn't help that SHIELD monitors our spending. I can't buy one thing without it being illegal", complained Creed.

"I think that's the point", said Erik.

"Okay guys, how about instead of complaining about being young again, we focus on the now. We all know that we are doing in Japan is just a very long-term mission that will end when we graduate. So, let's just put our head into what we can do before the day of the entrance exam. Erik, what do plan on doing until then?", said Eddie.

"You're being rather encouraging about this idea that the four of us are a quote on quote team. To be honest, I'm surprised at their efforts on trying to install this concept of teamwork into our mind. But to answer your question Brock, I will be furthering our studying on the Japanese culture. If I'm going to be living here for three years, I might as well try to strengthen my understanding of the locals of this country. What about you, Doom?", said Erik.

"I'll be busy. The technology of this earth is dreadful and pathetic. Everything they have so far, our original multiverse had already invented during the 80's. If I'm going to be a so-called pro-hero, I might as well be the most technologically advanced one they ever see", said Doom.

"There he goes again, preaching his grand destiny. Seriously, do you ever chill with that ego of yours", said Creed.

"I could say the same about you Creed. You're always trying to prove that your far superior from the three of us through skill and strength of body alone", said Doom.

"Relax guys. For me, I'm hoping to get as much vigilante runs before the exam. Get a good feel for how Japanese's underworld is like", said Eddie.

"Jimmy said that was prohibited, remember? We are trying to get into a heroics school", warned Erik.

"What he doesn't know, won't hurt him? And besides, this wasn't my first vigilante run. Back in queens, I've done this several times and never got caught", said Eddie.

"Except when you got napped by Barton and Percy. And look where you are now", said Creed.

"In my defense, I was just a kid and they caught me by surprise. During our training, I used my off days to fly back to Queens and continue to perform my vigilante run. Even then, I've haven't been caught yet", said Eddie.

"That may be true, but you should heed the dangers of underestimating these pro-heroes. Though these locals are nothing, but bleake imitations of the heroes we once knew in our former earths. Still, they show great strength and power in their heroic displays, especially this All-Might that Japan and parts of the world seem to worship. Not to mention the unpredictability of this Quirk Gene that we apparently share with the rest of this earth's inhabitants. Something that I will have a look into later", said Doom.

"Whatever. Look, you guys know why I do this. SHIELD logistics have shown that 80 percent of each country's hero community never operate or perform during night shifts. Recent data has proven that most unsolved cases originate from crimes that were committed at night. What I'm doing is giving criminals a reason to be afraid of going out at night", said Eddie.

"Just remember that Director Carter has prohibited us from ever using lethal force", warned Erik.

"Hey, as long as they're still breathing, I can do whatever I want to them. I was lucky enough to ask Barton for a list of locations in Japan where crime seems to be occurrent. There are some places here in Musutafu that I'm definitely planning on hitting", said Eddie.

"Sounds fun to me. You don't mind if Logan and I join in, do ya? We've been meaning to get into some action and a vigilante run will more than cut it", said Creed.

"I'm fine with it as long as you don't get caught", said Eddie.

"Oh please, I'm no amateur", said Creed.

As they continued to talk about their nightly activities, all four heard a distinctive beeping sound from Doom's screen.

"It seems my long-awaited product is ready. In the meantime, gentlemen, do try to maintain your civilian guises. Have a good night", said Doom as his screen turn to black and fades away.

"Try not to get into too much trouble", said Erik as he left the chat as well.

"So where should we meet up?", asked Creed

"At the Tatooin Train Station. We'll split from there. You and Logan can take westside Musutafu and I'll take east", said Eddie.

"Alright, see you then. Logan, get your jacket and mask. We're going out", Creed called to Logan.

"What? Is tonight our hunting night?", asked Logan.

"Damn straight it is. Let's move", said Creed.

Preparing for their vigilante run, Creed and Logan dressed in spare dark combat clothes provided to them by SHIELD. They made sure to rip off the SHIELD symbol to not bring attention to back to Jimmy Woo or Director Carter. Once they fully concealed their appearances, they then climbed to the roof of the apartment complex and jumped to the next rooftop. They continue to traverse through the rooftops and as they did Logan had started to ask Creed about this middle school that he would soon be a part of.

"Hey Creed, can I ask you something?", asked Logan.

"Shoot, but watch your footing", said Creed.

"So, do you mind telling why exactly were going to school in Japan? I mean yeah, it has some of the best hero schools in the world, but why didn't we go somewhere in America", asked Logan.

"The hell I know. All Jimmy said was that us going to school will help out with political problems and will give Doom and SHIELD a better place to study the Quirk Gene more closely. They mentioned All-Might and All for One a lot", answered Creed.

"Alright. Can you tell me one thing?", asked Logan.

"Yeah", said Creed.

"If we're reincarnates, then how come I'm never given back my memories", asked Logan.

This question again. As much as Creed wanted to give him the answer he wanted to hear, the truth was that they had tried several times to restore Logan's memories of his life back in their original multiverse. Director Carter had explained to each of them that there was something blocking her from entering the fractured memories within Logan. Each time she got near, there was a burning sensation that erupted and locked any entryway that have been accessible with her memory restoration quirk. Doom had tried using his tech and Eddie tried using his symbiote powers, but they came unsuccessful as well. Doom's tech had malfunctioned and had burned up interior damage, while Eddie suffered several burns that took weeks to heal. Through so many efforts, they all concluded that Logan may never get his former memories back. He will never remember what kind of Wolverine he used to be.

"I'm sorry Logan, but we tried everything. The memories you have now is all you're going to get", answered Creed.

Logan took a more saddened look, but Creed wasn't going to let him be that way.

"Hey, don't get that look. Listen it doesn't matter which Wolverine you were. No matter which one, they were all heroes. You fought in every war, answered every fight, and saved as many as one man possibly could. You're no killer, you're Wolverine and you're my brother", said Creed.

Logan took in the words. He swallowed whatever was in his throat and sighed.

"Thanks Vic", said Logan with the light returning in his eyes.

"Don't mention it. Now come on, we can't leave all the ass kicking to Brock", said Creed as he and Logan speed further from the rooftops to their destination.

As they reached Tatooin Train Station, they noticed that Eddie Brock wasn't there. They wondered if they had arrived too early, but they then picked up on a nearby scent. Turning around, they see Eddie in his Venom form materializing from his symbiote invisibility.

"I'm telling ya guys, it feels great to have my invisibility back. It helped me get away from plenty of Pro-heroes", said Venom.

"Get away? Come on Brock, why run from a bunch of amateurs. With our training and our original powers back, we could wipe the floor with any of these pathetic rip-offs", said Creed.

"And lose my SHIELD authorization, hell no. so you boys ready for the night?", asked Creed.

"Damn right. Logan and I are ready to kick some ass", said Creed.

"Alright, remember after beating any criminals, contact Jimmy to send a SHIELD squad to pick them up. We really don't need any rumors spreading in social media about a new vigilante in Musutafu, especially since U.A. Academy going to be announcing their partnership during our nine months here", said Venom.

"Not sure the locals are going to like that", said Logan.

"Well then, they're just going to have to live with it", Said Creed.

"You feeling alright, Logan? You seem to be down ever since we arrived to Japan", asked Venom.

Logan looked at both Creed and Venom. He looked down and admitted to them his feelings about the country they were in.

"I can't really describe it. Breathing the air, walking on its grounds, living in an apartment, and suddenly, I'm being asked to be a second-year middle schooler her. It's not the mission that I'm having problems with, it's this country. For some reason, a part of me feels at peace here… like somehow there a place here that calling out for me. But… another part of me is saying that I shouldn't be here, because all I'm going to get here is pain… lots and lots of pain", confessed Logan.

Creed and Venom Looked at each other. Creed then walked closer to his brother and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"That's the phantom pain talking. The part of you that had once lived before is feeling all the emotional pain you once had when used to call this place home", said Creed.

"Tell me, how bad was it?", asked Logan.

Creed chuckled a bit. "Truth is, you feel in love twice in Japan and one of them was related to a villain you killed. That's how bad", answered Creed.

Logan looked at Creed with shocked eyes and then placed a hand over his face. "Oh man", said Logan.

"Just chill for a bit. Me and Venom are going to have a little talk", said Creed.

Creed then walks back to Venom with a look of worry.

"How bad are they?", asked Venom.

"The visions are becoming occasional now. We're looking at three per month, but their becoming livelier. He mentions how they felt real and then there's the one he keeps having on his birthday", said Creed.

"Does he get the ones with you in them?" asked Venom.

"Thank god, no. None of the bad ones with me have surfaced yet. The one that he does get on his birthday has always been the same one. The day of his possible death", said Creed.

"Any clue how he died to be reincarnated here?", asked Venom.

"All I've got was who he was with and they were fighting. He told me that in his vision he was with seven people. Four men and three women. It took him a while to remember the details of their description, but he did mention that it felt like those seven people and he were a team. So, it's safe to assume that he was with a few X-men members before he died", explained Creed.

"Did any descriptions he mentioned tell you who they were?", asked Venom.

"Well, one of them was definitely Iceman. Not too hard to guess by the details alone. Two of the three women were also easy name. They were Jean Grey and Storm. One of the other guys was also Cyclops. I figured that out when Logan mentioned "some dork wearing a visor". The last three took some time, but I had some help from Doom's R.C.S.", explained Creed.

"His what?"

"You mean they didn't tell you? It's pretty much a digital library that hold any information of our original multiverse. Doom, Erik, and Forge created it as a sister software to the biomatrix. Whenever we use the biomatrix to scan for possible reincarnates, it will receive info from the R.C.S. or by what Doom calls it, his Reincarnate Codex Software", said Creed.

"So then, who were the last three?", asked Venom.

"Oddly enough, the two last guys were Daredevil and Spider-Man. The third woman that I didn't mention was a doctor who joined the X-men. Her name was Cecilia Reyes. That's pretty much everyone I could have identified. On how he died that day, it's still blurry to him", said Creed.

"Let's just hope it doesn't bother him further while he's in his new middle school. Now back to why we're here, I got two gangs we can hit separately. You and Logan can go to westside and find this one gang of thugs at an abandoned part of a railway. Their called the 42nd Tori snakes. They're usually hired by black market leaders to kidnap anyone wandering alone at night. The victims are found dead the next day with their limbs gone. I'll be at eastside hunting down their rivals, the 25th Chimamire Bees. those bitches are responsible for several forms of homicide on unexpecting men", said Venom.

"Sounds like a plan. Yo, Logan. You ready brother?", said Creed.

Logan stood up and cracked his neck. He then turned to walk to Creed.

"Yeah, I'm ready", said Logan with some resolve calmness.

The three reincarnates then separated. The Canadian brothers went to westside as Venom went to east. Unknown to them, their fellow teammate Victor von Doom had begun working on a valuable piece to his progress. Exiting his apartment, he uses an elevator and traverse through the grounds. Further to where he wants to go, he crossed paths with a custodial who sweeping the floor.

"Excuse me, young man. You can't be here at this time", said the old man.

Doom then wiped out a small device that held a blue light. Pressing the trigger to the device, a flash of blue light hit the pupils of the custodians, leaving him in a numb state. Doom walked closer to the man and said something into his ear.

"You never saw me. Keep sweeping", said Doom.

As Doom left the old man's side, the blanked face custodial just remained there sweeping the one area he was in. Doom then made his way to a dead end in a hallway where the wall on his right there was a small noticeable hole. He faced the hole and said an activation phrase.

"Biomatrix software online. Begin scanning for von Doom D.N.A signature", demanded Doom.

A white light then emitted from the hole and scanned Doom's body. The white light then turned green.

"Scan positive. Welcome back, Doctor Doom", said a digital voice from a hidden speaker.

The wall then opened to reveal a four-person elevator. Going down, Doom enters a room that he built underneath the apartment complex. It would be known as his underground lab and workshop. Within it held all his future projects. If he would become a hero-in-training in some hero school, then he will make sure that he excels further than anyone else. However, his main focus would be put on something more personal. Sitting in his chair, he begins working on a processor that will give him the edge he needs in this second life of his. He wields with a burning needle. He connects wire to wire. He downloads every piece of data available from SHIELD accounts and servers. He would then route several networks and satellites into a catalyst system for quick rerouting. He continued to implement more and more to the point where even more wasn't enough. Once he finally felt satisfied, he performed the final nail in the coffin. Switching to the next table, he starts creating a three-piece plastic mold with his own design of wiring and metallic circulation. With one final click, he had given his next creation a tangible form. One priceless U.S.B. that house his digital manifestation of an old friend.

"Route all networks to the mainstream server tank of this location and integrate into current software module", demanded Doom.

"Initiating in 3… 2… 1", the room went silent and all light had been removed.

Doom sat there. Waiting. As he waited, he contemplated on what fate had instore for him. Will he remain the hero of his story for a while, or will he just be the same old Doom as before? Somewhere in his head, he saw the irony in this. As one of the most dangerous villains of his earth, he would gain so little victories and plenty of failures. Either being sent to a highly secured government prison or retreating to Latveria as the loser. In his final days of life in his original earth, he had played the hero by dawning the title of "Infamous Iron Man" and had achieved several victories against his former fellow villains. His one and only lost as a hero would how die and be reborn in this new earth that would a rather bizarre parody of his former multiverse. Nevertheless, he's stuck here. Forever. So be it. He drifts in his mind further, until the lights final return. No longer white, but a bright shade of green. Time to wake him up.

"Biomatrix software online. Identify your artificial intelligence module code and placement name", demanded Doom.

"Module code: 21740427. I am the A.I. servant unit, Boris. It's a pleasure to be at your side, Master Doom", said the A.I. named Boris.

It was then, on that one of soon to be many moments of triumph, Victor von Doom gave a little smile.

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Next Chapter: Chapter 2 - The Beginning of the Beginning

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