So before we begin, I should mention that the window for "suggestions" is officially closed. For the most part I have everything figured out (mostly) and if I require more suggestions, I will announce it: most likely this will be months from now.
*Also just a reminder that my Illustrator "Voidv25" now has a piece of art up on DeviantArt.
*Speaking of Art a kind fan, Bacara Best Clone Commander, drew up their own piece of art labeled under "Ben 10 X MHA: Uraraka Go! By Gero223" go check it out too.
Ch.39 Wild Encounters
'I…I still can't believe it…' Izuku Midoriya peers down at his feet as the elevator begins to slowly descend down into the depths of Plumber Base.
His eyes drift over to his left where Ochaco Uraraka is standing there with a brimming smile on her face. She's staring up in awe struck by the Plumber before them, of Hisashi Midoriya, his father.
"I still can't believe it…" mumbles Izuku, but then again it hasn't even been an hour since he found out.
Hisashi smiles, as he lowers his respirator. "Believe it, I'm a Plumber."
Cuffed and being escorted by Hisashi is Bubble Helmet who looks a lot like a regretful puppy that was caught peeing in the corner. "Just my luck, filthy Red Spot."
Hisashi flashes the criminal a smile but it's only a facade, disguising his malice underneath. "Behave yourself, alright?"
Bubble Helmet flinches, scooting away out of fright. "Y-yes, s-sir."
Ochaco's eyes sparkle with awe. "So um, Mr. Midoriya?"
Hisashi turns his attention away from the captive. "Yes."
"Those aliens…they all called you something else, didn't they? Um, was it Cinder?" She's of course referring to how the aliens at Mr. Baumann's store reacted to his entrance.
"Yeah it was."
"Why was that? Is it because of your Quirk?"
"Yeah, kinda, but really it's because that's my hero name."
"Hero name?!" Ochaco spins and gasps at Izuku, her mind completely blown! "You never said your dad was a hero!"
Izuku winces in guilt. He's known but…he never saw him that way.
Hisashi tries to think of the best way he can explain this. "Well, I have a hero license, but I consider myself more of a Plumber than a pro hero." Besides that's how it's been for the last decade anyway. "But for Plumbers on Earth it's standard procedure to gain a hero license to help disguise our activities. Hence a hero name is just part of the gig." Easy to cover up villain attacks and missions if it's all disguised as hero work. "And Cinder is my codename."
Somehow her eyes sparkle even more. "So, cool."
Hisashi chuckles. "Thanks. Of course though the aliens here on Earth have taken up to referring to us as our hero names."
Bubble Helmet, who's been quiet so far, chirps in. "It's because those names are easier to remember."
Hisashi glares. "Quiet you."
Ochaco gasps as she remembers something from before. "Oh, you mentioned your Quirk is related to your name. Is it because you can breathe fire!"
Hisashi let's out a hearty laugh! "Hahaha, yup, Fire Breather, is my Quirk."
"Woah, so you can like produce your own flames?!"
"Not exactly."
"Huh?"
Hisashi gestures to his throat and mouth. "My Quirk doesn't allow me to produce flames but instead it allows me to manipulate fire through my mouth. Specifically through special breathing techniques, as well as the amount of oxygen I have stored up, I can alter the intensity of the flames as well as direct them to a certain extent."
"Huh?" She's a bit lost here.
Alright he needs another way to explain this. "Okay, um, have you seen this really old cartoon show about a monk boy that can manipulate the four elements?"
"Oh, I sure have! Avatar, right?"
Hisashi throws her a pair of thumbs up! "Correct!"
"Yay!" Ochaco lets out a cheer, funny enough Toshinori actually lent her the DVDs a while back. And she has to agree, it was worth the watch.
"Think of me as a fire bender but I can only bend fire through my mouth."
"Oh!" She gets it now: control flames through his breathing.
Izuku has been fidgeting to the side, even though he feels so off about his father and the situation, he can't resist Quirk talk. "So then…where do the flames come from?"
Hisashi smiles, glad his son wants to know more. "My respirator." He gestures to the red mouthpiece around his neck. "This respirator comes equipped with an igniter that produces the flames. And these filters ensure that a great deal of oxygen can enter. Finally this mouthpiece allows for the flames to exit." He grips the device. "It also protects my source of power from other countermeasures." Like preventing water, or slime from cutting off his oxygen supplies and mouth.
Okay even Izuku has to give props when they're due. "That's…really smart." He says rather softly and half-heartedly, although he really does mean it.
Hisashi smiles, grateful that Izuku is at least talking to him.
Finally after what feels like a dragged-out elevator ride, they arrive at their destination.
Hisashi shoves Bubble Helmet forward just as the doors open wide.
"Welcome home!" Without warning both Principal Nezu and Thirteen spring into view, wearing party hats and blasting confetti cannons that fire out streams, confetti, and glitter!
Hisashi laughs as confetti and glitter get tangled in his hair. "Haha thanks!"
"Pft! Oft!" Ochaco spits and blows her tongue, spitting out bits of confetti and glitter. "Guh, it flew into my mouth!"
Izuku annoyingly tries his best to wipe away the confetti stuck in his hair. Curse his messy hair!
Thirteen lights up at Hisashi. "Welcome back, senpai. I've held down the fort to the best of my abilities while you've been away."
And he's grateful for that. "And I'm sure you've done a fine job."
"Thirteen certainly has." confirms Nezu. "And I have to agree. It's a pleasure to finally have you back."
"Nezu, it's great to be back." Hisashi takes a moment to scan the base like a college student finally returning home for the first time in years. "This place hasn't changed one bit." His smile fades though, becoming a frown. "Although…this place is lacking."
"Lacking?" Ochaco blinks. "Lacking in what?"
"Plumbers." answers Hisashi like it's the most obvious thing, before he turns his attention on his boss. "Where is everybody? They can't all be out on assignments."
Nezu's smile falls. "I'm afraid many of the higher ups saw fit to interfere with our assignments and staffing, many of which have been reassigned to other planets that were deemed more necessary than Earth."
"The Higher ups huh…" Hisashi scowls out of annoyance…and regret. "That's such a shame."
Thirteen nods, sadly accepting the reality of the situation. "Unfortunately there hasn't been much we can do. Most of the aliens here don't cause any trouble so the Magistrata doesn't see any need in giving us more Plumbers."
"Can't say I'm surprised." Hisashi says with annoyance. "A shame, this place just seems so empty now, what a waste. What's worse it feels like after they pulled me away, they forced the others away, too."
Wait, something just occurred to Izuku. Not only is Hisashi a Plumber but Thirteen and Principal Nezu knew about it! "So, you all knew then…? "
Thirteen blinks. "Hm?"
"You all knew that…he was a Plumber." Izuku frowns advertising his eyes downward. "Yet none of you ever said anything."
Ochaco frowns worriedly. "Deku…"
"Why?" Izuku looks up, his eyes locking onto Thirteen. "Why didn't you bother saying anything?"
Thirteen's gaze falls, and even though Izuku can't see their face he can tell they're ashamed. "Sorry Midoriya…I just felt like…it wasn't my place to tell you." And that's fair, it really wasn't their place to tell Izuku that they know something about his family that he doesn't.
Izuku gets it, but what's his response? "And you…Principal Nezu?"
Nezu too looks ashamed, and a bit regretful, even so he makes sure to look the young man right in the eye. "Mr. Midoriya, if it were up to me, I would never have let your father go."
Izuku frowns, unsure.
Hisashi nods. "He means it. He really did advocate for me to stay but the Magistrates forced our hand."
"The Magistrates?" Now that he thinks about it, this is not the first time that term has been thrown around.
Judging by the boy's confused face, Thirteen goes ahead and tries to clarify. "Magistrate is the rank given to the highest-ranking Plumbers. Think of them as our bosses."
Ochaco frowns. 'Nezu has a boss?' That's hard to imagine.
Izuku frowns. So the Magistrates are the head honchos and they were the ones that forced his father to leave… 'So he was forced to leave…' It's nice to have a reason why but…that doesn't mean it hurts any less.
Principal Nezu claps his paws together, gathering their attention. "I'm sure we all have a lot of questions, but I think it would be best if we move this to our conference room." He looks to Hisashi. "We have a lot to catch you up on."
"Sure, let's go gang." Hisashi goes ahead and shoves Bubble Helmet forward. "And let's get this one processed. Shall we?"
"Of course."
Nezu leads Hisashi and Bubble Helmet away as Ochaco and Thirteen follow along. Izuku however, is hesitant, he hangs back a moment, unsure, and he briefly looks to the elevator as if he's thinking about leaving…
After a moment of hesitation he follows, but the twists and vile in his stomach have not lessened one bit.
"There you should be all filled in now." Nezu clasps his paws together before leaning back in his seat.
Finally after an hour of sitting at the conference table, Nezu's finally been able to catch Hisashi up on all of the most relevant and recent events: from the U.S.J. attack, to Vilgax, and even Stain.
^Yes, your noggin should be brimming with joy!^ cheers Glad-One, the happy side of One-One, from atop the large table.
^Or mindnumbliy dead inside.^ adds the ever-pessimistic Sad-One.
Hisashi let's out a hearty laugh at One-One's comments. "Haha! You're certainly a Fun-One!"
^Hahaha!^
^Kill me.^
Meanwhile, at hearing that pun, Ochaco silently gasps from her seat. 'He really is Deku's dad!' He likes puns too! Although she's not exactly sure if that's a good thing or not.
"Haha." laughs Nezu. "Yes now that you're aware of the state of things hopefully your transition back into the Japan branch will play out smoothly and efficiently."
"I hope so to." agrees Hisashi. "Although I have to admit, it's a bit disheartening to see just how small the population's gotten since I left."
"Well I'm afraid many of our resident aliens moved on after your departure, they felt rather unprotected without you."
Thirteen frowns, sadly. "Especially after we lost so much of our staff."
Hisashi leans back in his seat, reminiscing about those they lost. "Such a shame. I miss those guys." Even so a smile graces his lips as he turns to their newest cadets. "But hopefully things can change with the two of you around."
Ochaco's smile widens, she then begins to pester Hisashi more questions about his time as a Plumber. Thirteen joins in as well adding in their own answers from time to time.
Meanwhile, Izuku shrinks back into his seat with a grimace on his face, averting his gaze away from Hisashi and the others.
Unbeknownst to him, the head Plumber happened to take notice, frowning in the process.
^Bring! Bring!^ One-One's entire body shakes as a ring vibrates through him like a phone.
Ochaco eyes the little bot worriedly. "What's with him?"
Thirteen answers. "That happens when we get an emergency alert." Thirteen waves One-One over.
The little bot rolls its way to them, he aims his eye up and then a holographic screen pops into Thirteen's view.
Ochaco tries to read the screen but she can't quite make anything out. "What is it?"
"There's trouble in Endori."
"Endori?!" That's her hometown! "What happened?!"
"Not sure an alien cargo ship is reporting a stowaway that managed to escape and is now running around the mountainside."
Hisashi cups his chin in thought. "Endori? I don't recall a very big alien presence there. Why would a cargoship stop there?"
Thirteen scrolls through the report. "According to the report they made an emergency landing in the mountainside to make repairs, that's when they discovered their stowaway."
Nezu frowns. "Who is this stowaway?"
"Um, unclear. They didn't say."
"Well," With a shove, Hisashi pushes himself up onto his feet. "Mind if I take this one. I'd like to get back into the swing of things. If you don't mind?"
Nezu smiles up at his top Plumber. "I expected as much, please feel free."
"Alright!"
As Hisashi rechecks his gear Nezu looks over and spots that Izuku is still silently shrunk back in his chair.
And after a moment of thought, a smile, a terrible scheming smile, forms. "And why not take our young cadets with you?"
Ochaco gasps. "Really?!"
"Huh?" Izuku blinks in confusion, unclear of what was just said.
Hisashi's smile widens. "Sure I'd love to."
Ochaco jumps out from her seat. "Great! I grew up in Endori so I can really be of help!"
"Fantastic."
Izuku couldn't feel more different. Honestly, for once he rather not go…no he'd still go. He can't just ignore this, even with Hisashi around…
"Wait!" Ochaco screams out in shock as she realizes something very important! "How are we going to get there? Endori is like four hours away by train!" That's why she had to get an apartment near U.A. there's no way she could take that kind of commute day-in and day-out. "Plus…the stowaway could be long gone by the time we get there."
A cocky smirk forms on Hisashi's face. "Who said we were taking the train?"
"Huh?"
Even Izuku blinks in confusion.
Hisashi smiles humorously at their bewildered faces. "How are you two with motion sickness?"
"Whaaaaaa?!" Ochaco's and Izuku's jaws drop, drop right to the floor at the sight before them.
Hisashi grins, loving their amazed expressions. "Hahaha! I take it neither of you have gotten a chance to ride one of these huh?"
They shake their heads in unison, their eyes glued to the beauty before them.
"Well let me introduce," Hisashi spins around throwing his arms up towards his most prized possession! "say hello to the Razor Crest!" Hisashi's very own SPACESHIP!
The Razor Crest is large, it's bigger than the Midoriya's own apartment! The cockpit sits atop the front, lined with a pair of front-aimed guns. The large metal wings sit over the middle of the ship with large bully engines on the ends. The ship has a side ramp that is currently lowered and it's clear that the back end of the ship is also a ramp that leads into its main haul.
Drool slips out the side of Ochaco's open maw. "So, cool."
Even Izuku looks like he's in stunned amazement, he's speechless.
Hisashi grins. "Beautiful, isn't she?" That's a rhetorical question, he already knows the answer.
Nezu strolls up beside the amazed teens. "The Razor Crest. A fine reliable ship capable of long-distance travel across the void and reaching record breaking speeds."
"It's a relic." deadpans Thirteen before they turn to Hisashi. "And…didn't you leave here with a Plumber Ship? " They give their senpai a suspicious look.
Hisashi thinks on it for a moment. "Oh! That thing got blown up." He waves it off like it's no big deal.
"What?!" shouts a stunned Thirteen!
How could he?! Those ships are expensive, and he got it blown up?!
"How'd you even get this thing?" They shout pointing their finger at the offending ship!
"I won it in a game of Savak believe it or not." The Plumber grins, amusedly. "It was an Idiot's Array."
Thirteen facepalms, finding Hisashi's story exasperating.
But none of that matters to the teens who are just blown away by it all!
Hisashi makes a show as his feet dance him over to the lowered ramp leading into the side of the ship. "Well what are you waiting for?" he gestures towards the inner haul. "Get in there!"
Without skipping a beat, Ochaco rushes into the ship, her excitement getting the better of her.
Izuku, however, stays back, as he returns to his somber tone from before, hesitating.
Hisashi notices the frown on his son's face. "Why do you look so confused? How do you think I got back to Earth? The bus?"
Izuku embarrassingly turns red, that was not at all what he was thinking!
"Haha. Relax!" Hisashi slaps his shoulder. "I was just kidding."
Hisashi may be smiling, but Izuku averts his gaze, his frown unmoving.
"Eeeekkk!" Ochaco's scream echoes out from within the haul of the Razor Crest, shattering the peace.
The Midoriyas shout out in worry. "Uraraka!"
In response, a screaming Ochaco scrambles out of the ship as various alien-tech, tools, and ship parts come flying out at her from behind. "Eeeek! The trash can attacked me!"
Izuku blinks. "Trash can?"
^Bwop! Bwop!^
A robotic trash can wheels out from within the ship, bopping and beeping with a tone of a grumpy cat. The droid has an orange top with a pair of circular eyes and an antenna dish atop its head. Its lower half is a dirty gray, its hub is littered with all sorts of various gadgets and slots. A pair of mechanical legs that allow it to wheel forward as a pair of wrench-like mechanical limbs flail about, tossing trash at the ship's intruder. ^Bwop! Wap-wa! Wap-waa!^
"Easy Chopper!" Hisashi grabs the droid, shoving it back by its head. "She's a cadet, relax."
The pair of wrench-like mechanical limbs wave and flail in defiance. ^Blop baw!^
"Hey, watch your language." Hisashi scolds like he's talking to a child.
The little droid swats his owner's hand away, before he leans over to have a look at the cadets. And instantly Chopper's eyes land on Izuku and even though he doesn't have a face it's very clear by his voice and flailing arms that the droid is flipping out. ^Waa! Waa! Waa!^
"No, he's not a clone. That's my son, Izuku."
Izuku jolts up at the mention of his name. "What? Is that thing?"
Chopper takes offense to that! ^Bawp! Bawp!^ The droid swiftly wheels around his owner, charging at Izuku, his head spinning just before he delivers a few swift smacks to the teen's leg.
"Ow!"
^Waa! Wap!^
"Hey!" Hisashi grabs the droid, pulling it back away from Izuku. "Sorry about him. He can be a bit…emotional."
Is that what he calls it?
"Izuku, Uraraka." Hisashi pulls the droid back, who eventually settles down, and smiles. "This is C1-10P, or as I like to call him, Chopper. He's my astromech." As if to emphasize his point he leans on top of Chopper, using his arm to stabilize himself with the droid's orange head.
The teens blink. "Astromech?"
This is when Thirteen butts in with their own explanation. "He's like One-One. A droid partner that helps and aids their Plumber with maintenance, monitoring, and everything in between." From behind their helmet, they smile. "And they can make good companions."
Chopper whacks Hisashi's hand away, his mechanical limbs shaking at him what one could assume are rude gestures. Although Hisashi just laughs it all off.
Thirteen sweatdrops. "Most of the time."
With a laugh, Hisashi gives the droid a light shove, pushing him aside. "Alright kids. Who's ready for their first spaceship ride?"
Despite the very grumpy droid onboard, neither Ochaco nor Izuku would dare to pass up this chance. And so they excitedly, and hesitantly, come aboard.
The interior is large, large enough to fit a couple of small cars or three. The walls are lined with pipes, storage units, and lined with various alien devices and tech. A ladder is positioned nearby leading up to what they can assume is the cockpit.
Izuku climbs up and sure enough he's in the cockpit. The cockpit isn't too big, with a single pilot's chair and two passenger chairs behind it. Surrounding the pilot's seat are a number of consoles that are littered with all sorts of blinking lights, buttons, screens, and of course the steering.
Izuku takes the passenger seat to the right of the pilot just as Ochaco climbs up and takes the left seat. Behind her Chopper flies into the cockpit, literally, a rocket is propelling him up from his underside.
Chopper lands on the metallic floor with a clang, but it doesn't seem to bother him as he wheels over to one of the side consoles.
Izuku and Ochaco watch as Chopper pulls out a metallic port that inserts itself into the dataport of the side console.
The little droid turns and shifts the dataport as Hisashi climbs up and takes his seat at the helm.
After a check on the ship's systems, Hisashi turns in his seat and smiles at the cadets. "You ready?"
They both nod, nervously, in unison.
And so with a flip of a few switches and a pull at the yoke the Razor Crest begins to take flight, slowly rising up into the air.
Izuku and Ochaco lean forward peering out the sides of the cockpit, they watch as the ship slowly rises inside the hanger and as the ship's landing gears fold back into the ship itself.
"Opening bay doors." With a flip of a switch the ceiling above the hangar pries itself open. Above the grassy hillside opens up to the dense forest, shielding the hanger's entrance from view.
The sun shines down on the passengers as they rise higher and higher.
But just before they can fully exit the hanger, Izuku begins to panic! "Wait!"
Hisashi nearly jumps from his seat, turning to look at Izuku to see what's wrong.
"We can't!" Izuku shouts. "We can't fly out of here! People will see!" This thing doesn't exactly look like a plane, people will know! They're going to see an alien spaceship! How are they supposed to explain that?!
"Oh, don't you worry about that." Hisashi states with such ease. "Chopper engage the cloaking device."
^Bwap. Waa.^ Chopper rotates his data rod, rotating the dataport which gives him certain control over the ship's mechanics.
Izuku and Ochaco watch on in amazement as a glitching-static field sparks off the ship's exterior. Just as the ship exits the hanger it's metallic and grey haul becomes holographic in nature as it camouflages itself in midair, becoming almost invisible to the eye.
Ochaco gaps as the ship becomes virtually invisible. "No way!"
Izuku looks to Hisashi. "Cloaking Device?"
Hisashi nods. "Ships that enter Earth are required to have cloaking devices installed." He points to several monitors and dials to his right. "It produces a hyper holographic field around the entire ship, camouflaging into the surrounding environment. The holograms can even extend quite a distance from the ship allowing us to look like clouds, trees, and even a building." Which makes it quite handy, especially when aliens cause more of a ruckus than they should.
"Amazing." Ochaco's eyes widen as she realizes something else! "Oh, so that's why we don't see alien ships just flying around!"
"Exactly. They're just…out of sight."
And so the cloaked ship rises over the tree-line, the canopy sways and moves due to the thrust of the humming engines, and coming into view in front of them is U.A.
"Let's start off nice and easy." He doesn't want to freak them out, it's better to ease them into the ride.
Too bad he didn't give Chopper the memo.
^Waaa!^ With a single rotation of his data rod, Chopper takes control.
And BLAM! The spaceship literally rockets away, breaking the sound barrier in less than a second!
The teens are flung back into their seats, their fingers digging into their seats as the rush throws them back. They're moving so fast it feels like their skins are going to peel off!
Hisashi isn't faring any better as he shouts out at the top of his lungs. "Chopper!"
^Wawawa!^
The Razor Crest soars up and over U.A. flying so close they'd be scraping the roof if they were a foot lower, just before they speed onward to their destination!
And so the ship soars and races through the air, gliding over Musutafu and the neighboring cities. At some point Chopper pulls the ship up and into the clouds, breaking the fluffy clouds like a breaching whale.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!" The teens scream out like they're riding the world's most terrifying roller coaster, all the while Hisashi's trying and failing to regain control over his ship!
He takes the ship through the clouds like they're swimming through them, diving in and out, at one point a passenger plane comes into view and Chopper circles around it as if to taunt the oblivious pilots.
This goes on for who knows how long, but it's been far too long for the cadets! Seriously, how can aliens do this all the time?!
Without warning Chopper shuts off the engines sending the ship plummeting down to Earth.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!"
The teens are nearly floating off their seats as they freefall, falling faster and faster with each passing second! And in no time at all the ground is quickly coming into view!
"Chopper!
^Wawawa!^
Hisashi has had enough, finally with some more tinkering with the consoles he regains control over the Razor Crest. Acting fast he begins the engines back, although the rushing wind blocks out their roars, and with a pull of the yoke he levels out the spacecraft. But that's done very little to their velocity as they continue to plummet! In a matter of moments they'll be pancakes!
And so with one finally pull of a lever the Engines roar and aim down, bringing the ship to a sudden halt!
Hisashi let's out a sigh of relief as the ship hovers in place. "Nailed it." He may be acting like that was normal, but that's far from the truth for Izuku.
The boy is shaking, his knuckles white and frozen to the seat, even his hair is frozen in place as it was pushed back by the sheer force of their take off.
"Woo!" Ochaco springs out of her seat, her hair too is unmoving after being forced back. "Let's do that again!"
The greenette shakily and fearfully shakes his head.
^Wawawa!^ laughs Chopper, who can't help but find Izuku's terrified expression hilarious.
"Haha!" Hisashi sympathetically pats Izuku's shaking shoulder. "Don't worry you'll learn to love it." He turns and looks out through the glass. "And there's our cargo ship."
Ochaco rushes to the window, while Izuku slowly and shakily follows after peeling himself off the seat.
He looks out too but all he sees is a large mountainside, filled with trees, and large boulders. Guess in all that supposed flying, they arrived to Endori.
"This is Lothaal Mountain." comments Ochaco as her eyes take in the all too familiar mountain with its forested slopes, mountain trails, and the vast valley below it. "But I don't see a ship." Yeah, there's no sign of a spaceship anywhere.
Hisashi turns his attention to a nearby console, with a press of a few switches and buttons a holographic light emits outward from the front of the Razor Crest that showers the entire area before them. A holographic field expands all around them hiding the ship from view but as a result a large cargo spaceship has been revealed. The ship is large, sitting within a large clearing as several tan-skinned squid-faced aliens mill about.
The Plumber rises from his seat before climbing down the ladder. "Come on, let's go. You too, Chop."
^Wap. Bwa.^ Chopper begrudgingly follows as Hisashi slides down the ladder.
Ochaco follows suit whereas Izuku takes a minute before coming along too. Now that all the excitement of the ride has passed, those twisted feelings come back, boiling within him.
The moment they exit the Razor Crest, Hisashi or rather the pro hero/Plummer, Cinder, gets right to work. Greeting the cargo ship's captain who is apparently an alien species called Quarren.
Cinder readies his pad, making sure to collect and write down every detail the Quarren can remember. "Alright what can you tell us about the stowaway?"
The captain strokes the tentacles off his face, like a human would stroke their beard. "Not much I can say. While we were entering the troposphere, one of my engineers was going over the ship manifest when he heard some noise from the back." The captain points to a fellow Quarren who is seated on a nearby log, looking disheveled and frightened. "He's pretty shaken up after the whole thing."
Cinder frowns, concernedly. "Was he attacked?"
"In a way." The captain rubs the back of his head. "That beast jumped out at him, roaring and snapping, before ripping its way through our engine room out of the freaking haul. That thing damaged my ship!"
Cinder follows the captain's gaze, and sure enough near the ship's engines is a gaping hole. And judging from the scratches and the way it's bent something definitely tore its way through it. "A beast you say?"
"Yeah, it wasn't a being. It was some sort of animal. Couldn't tell you what though, afraid that my cargo bay doesn't have much lighting."
"No, it's fine." Honestly, Cinder's had far less to work with. "The beast couldn't have gone far, especially in an unfamiliar place. Whatever it is, we'll find it."
"Uh, that'll be a relief."
"I recommend you stay with your ship, make your repairs, and then be on your way." Cinder turns to his astrodroid. "My astromech can even give you a hand if you like."
"That'd be appreciated."
"Great." Cinder smiles. "Get to work, Chop."
Chopper clearly doesn't want to participate. ^Bwa. Bwap!^
"Yes, you have to. Get to it."
^Bwaa…^ Chopper does his version of dragging his feet as he follows the captain.
Ochaco looks to Cinder for guidance. "So what are we doing?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Cinder equips his respirator. "We're going hunting."
Ochaco gasps! That's so morbid!
"No, no, I mean we're tracking." he corrects. "We're not really going to hunt anything."
The girl sighs. "Oh, that's a relief. So how are we going to find it? What exactly is it?"
"Don't know, but I'm sure we'll find out eventually."
Ochaco internally deadpans. "You're acting way too calm."
Cinder smiles, pointing his thumb back at himself. "Relax just stick with me and everything will be alright."
At that, Izuku frowns. He still doesn't feel totally a hundred percent comfortable with Hisashi yet. There's just something…wrong. If only he could get some space even for a little bit.
An idea pops into his head, and so, pocketing his hands into his black and green hoodie, Izuku quietly and somberly begins to walk away.
But his fellow cadet, of course, spots him. "Deku, where are you going?"
Izuku stops, but he doesn't turn to face them…to face him. "It's best if we split up." He says quietly and somberly. "You know so we can cover more ground…"
"I…guess." But she's not so sure about it still.
Izuku doesn't wait for any more questions, instead he strolls away, disappearing down a nearby trail.
Cinder frowns as he watches Izuku leave, a part of him feels guilty for not attempting to stop him, but…he can't really blame the boy. Sometimes it feels like he's trying to be too casual with Izuku, especially after being away for so long… Maybe it's best if he allows Izuku to have his space…for now. Besides he can handle himself. Right?
Cinder turns tapping Ochaco's shoulder, drawing her attention away from Izuku. She snaps to attention in response. But he just gestures for her to follow and so they both take a stroll down a different path.
They stroll down the mountain path for some time, not a word is exchanged between them.
'This is so awkward.' thinks Ochaco as she scans the woods for signs of aliens, beasts, monsters, or whatever there is! But it's so hard to focus when your friend just walks off without much of an explanation. "So, what exactly are we looking for?"
"Everything." Cinder states a matter of faculty his eyes never leaving the tree line.
"That doesn't help!"
"Sorry, what I mean is anything." Cinder explains. "Anything that could lead us to the alien beast."
"Like footprints?"
"Exactly, or anything for that matter: scales, fur, slime, heck even scat will do too."
"Cool." She'll do her best to keep a lookout for that stuff…but her mind still can't help but worry for Deku. He was acting really weird again…
Izuku continues down the game trail, his eyes cast downward as he brushes past the tall ferns and overhanging branches. A cool breeze flows down the mountain, making it seem like his hair is waving in water. Birds sing their songs as the sun shines down, illuminating the path ahead.
But despite the beauty of the nature around him, Izuku doesn't use a second to appreciate any of it. His heavy heart and swirling mind just won't let him, and he knows the source, Hisashi.
For some reason, his return has just made him feel so…so…god he doesn't know but it feels wrong. Like a slow pain is boiling inside him. He knows it wasn't Hisashi's fault, but…it still hurts that he left them. That he left him.
But he knows why! He understands but…why won't he just let it go?
Even if he doesn't fully understand it, he can understand one thing he's feeling. And honestly, he thinks it's frustration. Frustration that Hisashi is acting so casual and knowing about all this alien stuff that Izuku, himself, is still trying to figure out. Today he thought that aliens and his own knowledge of aliens would give him an escape from Hisashi's return. But now…now it seems like everything related to aliens is a reminder of Hisashi and that he left for so goddamn long. Even the Omnitrix, the device that's literally fused to him, is now a reminder that Hisashi was part of this world the whole time and Izuku was oblivious to it all.
And so with a heavy heart, Izuku pockets his arm into his hoodie, hiding the Omnitrix from view. And so he continues down the game trail, oblivious to the slight rustling of the shrubs down the path behind him.
Ochaco frowns, that awkward silence has fallen upon them again as she follows Cinder down the forest trail. They haven't found a thing as of yet, and because they've been keeping their eyes peeled, they haven't spoken for a little while now. Hm, maybe she should try to start up a conversation?
"So…" Ochaco strolls forward making sure to be in the hero's peripheral vision "you were gone a pretty long time huh?"
Cinder stops, jolting up like he's been accused of a crime, but then again that respirator is making it difficult to judge his reaction. He peers back at Ochaco before turning away and continuing down the path.
Ochaco internally panics, scolding herself! 'Way to go! Starting off with what he did wrong!' Not to mention her attempt at a conversation totally failed as they continue down the path without a word.
But that ends when Cinder or rather Hisashi, comes to stop, pulling down his respirator.
Ochaco stops as well, unsure of why he's not moving.
Without looking back at her, Hisashi frowns. "He's mad at me…isn't he?"
Ochaco grimaces. "I'm…sorry?"
"Izuku, he's not at all happy with me being back."
If Ochaco has to be honest, then no Izuku is not all that thrilled. It's been clear since yesterday, he's been acting so weird and off at school and now…now she knows why. "No, I don't think he is."
That may not have been what Hisashi wanted to hear, but he knows it's the truth. "I knew it."
Okay, maybe she shouldn't have been so honest. "Hey, but it's not your fault. You were forced to go!"
"That's only an excuse." Hisashi regrettably smiles from behind his mask. "I should have done more to be there for him." Instead he sent letters, with the hope that those would be enough. "And now I'm paying for it. I haven't earned his respect or his love. It's…clear I lost that a long time ago."
Ochaco frowns, finding the whole situation rather unfortunate. He didn't want to leave but…that doesn't really matter anymore. The damage really has been done. "I'm…sorry…"
"What for? It's not your fault. It's mine. I didn't trust my family with the truth, and now…my truth is to atone for it."
That hits home for Ochaco, because she may be in the same boat as Mr. Midoriya. She's kept…keeping a truth from Deku too. One For All is just a world-changing secret as aliens are. And she's been purposefully hiding it from him, although that's what All Might said she should do. But if she told him…will he be mad at her too?
And so with much hesitation she answers. "Deku's…not an angry person."
Hisashi frowns.
Ochaco continues. "He…will understand…I'm sure. He just needs some…space." For some reason it sounds like she's saying that more for herself than for him.
"Yeah…you're right."
She sure hopes so.
They allow a moment of silence to pass as they both consider and worry about their individual predicaments, all before Hisashi decides that'd it be best if they continued forward.
However, he doesn't even take a step as his eyes catch something on the ground. "Uraraka."
Ochaco stiffens as the Plumber takes a knee, as he leans down to observe something within the ground. "What? Did you find something?"
He nods. "Answer me this? You're from, here right?"
"Yeah I grew up in Endori just down the mountain." But what does that have to do with anything right now?
"So you're familiar with the area?"
Ochaco internally grumbles as her mind flashes back to all the times All Might had her trekking up and down this same mountain. "Too familiar."
"So, you know the wildlife, too right?"
"Um, yeah I guess so"
Hisashi gets up, turning to her, and looking her straight in the eye with a serious glint. "Are there any large dogs or bears in the area."
The cadet takes a moment to think about it. "Um, I think there used to be wolves, but they died off a long time ago. Why?"
"Not good." The Plumber becomes visibly stressed as he quickly reaches for his phone and begins to dial away.
Okay now Ochaco's worried. "What's the matter?!"
His phone begins to make the call. "I figured out what's out here." Cinder gestures to the ground, specifically to what he found.
Ochaco peers down and gasps at what she finds: a very large four-clawed footprint.
Izuku snaps out of his somber daze, slowly and hesitantly answering his phone. His mood drops upon seeing that the call is from Hisashi, a part of him wants to ignore it, but the more rational part of his brain tells him that it could be important.
So, he answers. "Hello?"
Cinder's voice worriedly shouts out from the phone. "Izuku, where are you?! Are you alright?"
Izuku frowns, wishing he did ignore it. "I'm fine, I'm just down the trail."
"Turn around and get back to the Razor Crest!"
Really, now? "Huh? Why?"
As Izuku waits for Cinder's response, the rustling of leaves catches his ear. But it's probably just a passing deer so he doesn't bother looking.
"The stowaway I know what it is it's a-"
"RAAAAAWR!"
Izuku screams as an ear shattering roar pierces the air, and without warning he finds himself shoves to the ground as something very large and very furry lunges at him, knocking him down.
As Izuku tumbles down to the ground, he drops his phone, but even so he can still make out Cinder's voice shouting. "Vulpimancer!"
The Vulpimancer raises it head and lets out a bloodcurdling roar! "RAAAAAWR!"
Cinder flinches away from his phone as the roar pierces his eardrum.
"Deku!" screams Ochaco upon hearing the roar.
Without missing a beat, Cinder takes off in a run. "We gotta go!"
Izuku scrambles to his feet, raising his fists like he's going into a fist fight. But that may as well be useless as the large predatory beast stalks across the trail before him.
The Vulpimancer is a large alien that's more beast than humanoid. His large curving claws dig into the earth as it stalks, its large fangs are barred, as it growls a bit of drool seeps down its maw. It's fur is orange and lined with reddish stripes running down its back leading to a long slender tail. But his most noticeable feature is his face! The beast doesn't have any eyes! Instead all it has are three pairs of gills running down the sides of its neck.
'A Vulpimancer? Is it a dog? Or a bear?' Izuku eyes the beast taking it all in from its bristling quill-like fur to its eyeless face. And why doesn't it have eyes!'
The Vulpimancer snaps and growls. "Ra-rah!"
Izuku fearfully steps back, as the beastly alien growls. "Nice doggy, good doggy." Damn, this is dumb! What is it going to do? Just roll over and ask for a belly rub?! Yeah, right!
The Vulpimancer growls, and Izuku has the feeling it didn't appreciate his comments. "Raarr!" With a push of its powerful legs the beast lunges forward, its jaws open and ready to tear into the boy's flesh. "RAAAAAWR!"
"Whoaaa!" Screaming in fright, Izuku reflectively grabs for the Omnitrix and good thing too because as he disappeared behind a veil of green light the Vulpimancer leaps through the veil only to fly right through it without slamming into its target.
Somehow his prey evaded his strike. "Rrrh?"
"Woah you almost took my head off pal."
"Too bad, it would have been an improvement."
"What did you say?!"
"Quiet you two! Behave yourselves."
"Rrrh?" The Vulpimancer's face is scrunched up, like it's confused, his prey's scent just changed somewhat, and not only that the changed odor has split into three identical scents.
The trio of Dittos eventually stop their bickering, turning their attention to the furry predator. "So you're the stowaway, huh?"
Ditto (2) frowns curiously. "How did they not notice someone like you on board?"
Ditto (3) nods as he pinches the area where his nose would be. "Yeah, especially with that smell."
Ditto should really learn to stop talking because the Vulpimancer leaps forward, its claws bared and shining under the hot sun. "Raahh!"
"Waahh!" The three Dittos scream as they dive out of the way!
"Why'd you have to insult him!"
"Me?! What about him?!"
"Don't drag me into this!"
The Vulpimancer hums a low threatening growl gaining the three's attention, as it crouches its hair standing on end as its tail sways behind it.
The Dittos stand, raising their heads high in defiance. "So you wanna play?"
Ditto (2) gestures for the beast to come closer. "I'll play with you."
Ditto (3) laughs. "Haha!"
"Raahh!" The Vulpimancer launches forward, its intention clear.
The three Dittos act quickly, gripping each other's hands as a line of Ditto clones morph out from the right flank. And then the original Dittos reform with the news clones creating a chain reaction as the clones disappear, leaving a lone Ditto who is a fair distance away from the attacking beast. This of course all takes place within a few short moments.
The Vulpimancer slides across the dirt, growling and snarling in annoyance. Before charging forward, its claws tearing the grass as it kicks forward.
Ditto acts fast creating another chain of Dittos that he uses to pull himself away just as the beast's claws and fangs can rip him apart.
"Too slow."
The Vulpimancer charges again.
Ditto continues with the chain dodge. "Nope."
The beast swipes its massive paw but only to miss thanks to the Ditto dodge chain.
"Oh, I felt the breeze on that one."
"Grrr!" The Vulpimancer growls in frustration, finding this toying around insulting.
Ditto frowns, he may be acting coy but that's nothing but a facade. A way for him to keep himself calm. He wouldn't dare underestimate this creature: he's agile, and clearly powerful judging by the hole it left in the cargoship.
But what really has Ditto on edge is he doesn't know anything about this thing. Mainly, it doesn't have eyes so how is it able to sense where he is?
Ditto eyes the beast's paws. 'Maybe it can sense the vibrations through the ground.'
Without a second thought a chain of Dittos appear, standing atop each other, the clone at the very top grabs a thick branch. When he's secured the other clones morph into each other allowing the remaining Ditto to climb atop the branch.
'I should be fine up here; he can't see me after all.' Ditto peers down to see if his hypothesis is true.
Answer: it's not.
Not giving a moment of rest, the beast's fangs snap through the large branch like it was a toothpick!
"Waaa!" Ditto goes tumbling down, tucking his head and rolling as he crashes through the shrubs and ferns.
"Rwaar!" The Vulpimancer gives chase to his prey.
Quickly Ditto shoves himself to his feet and takes off into a run using his smaller stature to weave between the shrubs and rocks. He can feel the beast breathing down his neck as he gains ground, he gets so close that he can feel drops of its spit landing on him as it snarls and barks.
"Waaaa!" Tears are gushing from Ditto's eyes; he doesn't want to be eaten!
But wait, there might be a chance to escape. A large wall of thorn bushes lie just ahead, if this creature can't properly see then he might just crash into the thorns and give Ditto the chance he needs to turn this fight around!
"RAAAAAWR!"
"AHHH!" Ditto dives, rolling his body across the ground allowing him to slide right underneath the thorn bushes without getting scraped up and tangled!
"Alright!" That animal can't get him now!
*SLAM!*
"Grrrrr!" The Vulpimancer growls as leaves fall around him, after he used the nearby trees to leap up and over the wall of thorns.
'HOW!?' Ditto internally screams. 'How'd it know?!'
"Grrrrr." The gills around the Vulpimancer's neck expand and contract as it lets out low angry growls.
Ditto's eyes widen. 'Those aren't gills! Those are its nostrils!'
Holy Shit! He feels like he just cracked a mind-blowing mystery! No wonder he's been able to track the Splixson. The Vulpimancer's nose must be so sensitive and in tune that it acts like a sonar allowing him to sense his prey. In other words, it may not have any eyes, but this beast can actually see even more than a being with eyes can!
Amazing! He's gotta make sure he writes this down in his notebook later.
"RAAAAAWR!"
But that'll have to wait, because right now he's gotta fight for his life!
Ditto dives out of the way as the Vulpimancer pounces.
Acting fast Ditto unleashes links of clones from his left and right, the clones multiply until they form a circle around the raging beast.
"Rgh?" The Vulpimancer is wary, he knows his prey is up to some other trick. Or perhaps his prey has given up and is providing his hunter with a feast of prey.
The circle of Dittos ready themselves, clenching their fists, and grinding their teeth as they glare down at their target.
Suddenly clones begin to morph out from the Dittos, using each other as steps until columns of clones rise high above the ground. The risen Dittos all glare down at the very wary Vulpimancer.
The Dittos begin to call out. "Improvised-"
"-Special-"
"-Attack!"
"DOGPILE!" They all shout in unison as they all tumble downward, right at the shocked Vulpimancer!
BLAM! They literally dogpile the beast under a mountain of Dittos, each clone flails and thrashes with the aim of subduing their attacker. They punch, scratch, and a few even bite at the beast hoping to do something.
But like a bear breaking through its pen, with a great rush of strength the Vulpimancer breeches the dogpile.
"Rwaa!" The Vulpimancer claws at the ground but the pile Dittos hang on pulling him back and preventing his escape.
"Where ya think you're going?!"
"Get back here!"
"Don't run off with your tail between your legs."
But Ditto has never been known for his combat prowess or strength.
And so after a minute of tug-of-war, the Vulpimancer starts to swipe and claw at the offending prey items. One of its claws snags a Ditto, cutting him just enough to warrant a reaction.
"OW!" Not one but all of the Dittos shout out in pain, each one letting go to tend what feels like a cut arm!
And in their moment of weakness, the Vulpimancer pries himself free and leaps away into the woods. He knows that a prey that fights back isn't worth the effort.
The mountain of Dittos collapses as the beast takes off; the Dittos merge back together becoming three separate beings.
Ditto (1) glares at his clones. "Way to go guys."
Ditto (2) points to Ditto (3). "Hey, don't lump me with him!"
Ditto (3) glares. "You jerks."
Ditto (1) takes off into a run. "Come on, he's getting away!"
The Dittos take off, doing their best to run down the alien.
Thankfully it doesn't take them long to track him down, the beast may be big but he's not exactly stealthy. Crashing and mowing through the vegetation like a thrashing bull.
Cinder stops his eyes peeling, as he scans the trail ahead of them. Something's caught his ear.
Ochaco stops right behind him, she's about to ask why they stopped but she hesitates as something catches her ear too. "What is that?" It kinda sounds like someone's shaking a bag of chips around.
"RAAAAAWR!" The Vulpimancer leaps out from the woods, rustling leaves scattering all around him, just as he charges the duo.
Cinder reacts quickly, throwing himself and Ochaco out of the way! "Look out!"
"Raawr!" The Vulpimancer, however, isn't after them as he leaps up and over their heads before continuing down the trail.
"What was that?!" cries Ochaco. "What was that a mutated dog or something?!"
Cinder leaps to his feet. "No, that's the stowaway!"
Another rustling of leaves, forces Cinder to turn around. A bit of flames hover before the mouth of the respirator, but the flame is unneeded as three Dittos rush out from the shrubbery.
Ditto (1) spots Cinder and Ochaco. "What are you guys doing?!" He asks while him and his clones run by.
Ditto (2) breathes. "If it escapes-"
"-and makes it into town-" adds Ditto (3).
Ditto (1) finishes. "-the whole place will be in an uproar!"
And with that the three Dittos sprint off after the monster.
"Izuku, wait!" Cinder calls after them but the clones continue running; it is unclear if they didn't hear him or…they ignored him.
Cinder gestures for them to follow. "Let's go!"
"Right!" Ochaco runs after him, hopefully they can catch up before things get worse.
Thankfully, it doesn't take them very long to catch up to the Dittos.
"Izuku!" Cinder calls out. "If you can flank then I can-"
"No need!" The Dittos rush forward. "I can handle it!"
"No, wait-!" Cinder doesn't get a word as the Ditto speeds forward.
The Dittos morph into one being, and while running Ditto generates a clone ladder of himself, the last clone grips a tree branch and the moment his hands grab the limb the rest of the Dittos merge back into him.
The Ditto unleashes a chain of Dittos forward only for them to all merge back into the forward moving Ditto, and so on and so forth. The chain of Dittos swing and spring forward, multiplying and reemerging with each other to gain ground.
"Grrrr." The Vulpimancer clearly isn't too happy that Ditto can keep up with him and so he changes his strategy.
With a sudden skid across the earth, the beast makes a hard right into the shrubbery.
Ditto generates a clown chain from his right, the last clone gripping a tree, and together they all swing around the tree before merging back together and continuing the chase.
The beast continues to make hard turns just before Ditto can reach him, but he's not giving up no matter how many times this beast tries to juke him out.
A chain of Dittos latch onto a tree branch, before merging back together. 'I can do this!' Ditto launches himself downward, diving for the beats.
A chain of Dittos launch forward, quickly catching up to the creature. He's so close he can practically feel the monster's fur on the tips of his fingers. 'I have him!'
Without realizing it, the Vulpimancer and the leaping Ditto crash through the shrubby finding themselves back on the trail! And more importantly right in front of a sprinting Cinder!
That darn beast circled back around!
Ditto's and Cinder's eyes widen in shock just before they crash into each other! They both go tumbling down as the Vulpimancer gallops away into the thick woods.
"Oh, my gosh!" Ochaco gasps. "Are you two okay?"
Ditto growls in frustration, gripping his head, as he turns to Cinder. "What was that?!" In a flash of red light, Izuku props himself to his feet. "I had him!"
"No you didn't." Hisashi gets up, brushing himself off as he pulls down his respirator. "He out played you."
"Then why'd you bother following us?!"
"Because I was worried."
"Worried?!" There it is again the sense of frustration…the…the anger and disgust boiling inside of him. "I've been fine, without you so far. Why worry now…"
Ouch, if Hisashi was shot with an arrow at that moment, it wouldn't have surprised anyone. Because his face just portrays the pain he's feeling. "Izuku…"
"Just stop alright…" Izuku turns away not daring to look Hisashi in the eyes. "I can take care of myself…"
Hisashi stumbles back a moment, like he's been shoved back by an invisible force.
Ochaco frowns, worried and concerned with the two of them. She so desperately wants to address it but… "H-Hey, so the Vulpimancer's getting away."
Izuku chokes, his hair casted over his eyes. "I'll get him."
"No!" Hisashi straightens up, taking on the more authoritative and serious posture. "We need a plan, that thing is too agile, especially in this environment. Even your Kineceleran form will have a hard time."
Izuku takes great offense to that. "XLR8's more than enough." He grips the Omnitrix, pinching the faceplate, but the red-glow of the hourglass symbol taunts him, unable to activate.
Frustrated and annoyed, Izuku marches off in the direction the Vulpimancer escaped.
"Izuku! Where are you going?!"
"After that thing!"
"You can't, you're defenseless."
Izuku halts, insulted and furious. "No I'm not!" He isn't useless! "I can do this!"
Ochaco watches on, looking between the two, unsure and scared of what to do.
Hisashi sighs, exasperated. "Listen to me alright. I know what I'm talking about."
Ochaco frowns and looks to Deku.
Izuku snaps back. "And so do I!"
That's it! She can't take this anymore! "Enough!"
Hisashi and Izuku snap out of their argument, looking to Ochaco with surprise.
Ochaco breathes, regaining her composure. "You both know what you're doing! But that doesn't matter if the alien gets away, does it?!"
The two Midoriya's go quiet as they frown, ashamed of their behavior.
"Deku."
Izuku looks up, her eyes locking with his.
"We all know you're capable but your head's not in it right now."
Izuku shrinks back, knowing that's true.
"This whole time we've been learning about aliens on the fly." She speaks gently, yet firmly; Deku needs to hear this. "But Mr. Midoriya actually knows these aliens: how they act, how they think, and what they can do. We have to listen to him. Okay?"
It hurts, and his insides still feel all twisted, but…she's right. "I…understand."
"Good."
A soft grateful smile graces Hisashi's lips, glad Ochaco was able to mediate them, and get their attention back on track.
Ochaco turns to the pro hero/Plumber. "Mr. Midoriya. All we need now is for you to make a plan."
"Hm." Hisashi cups his chin, following her orders and ponders. "Uraraka, you said you know this mountain, right?"
She nods. "Of course!"
A cocky smirk stretches across the older Midoriya's face. "Perfect."
He hasn't sensed hide or tail of his pursuers for some time now, perhaps they have given up the hunt. Either way the chase wore him down and now is the time to replenish his strength. As such he allows for his senses to guide him.
The Vulpimancer strides out from the thick woods, his tongue hanging out as he pants as his nostrils are greeted by the scent of fresh spring water.
A waterhole sits before him at the bottom of a steep cliff, a small spring waterfall pours down from the cliff, feeding the watering hole. Reeds and aquatic plants fill the edge of the watering hole giving it much more color.
The alien beast raises his head, his nostrils flaring, taking in the greater area. Not a scent of danger, especially those strange monkeys, pierce his senses. So with no danger in "scent" the animalistic alien feels safe to dip his head down into the water, guzzling the fresh mountain water.
The rustling of leaves can be heard just a few meters away, and immediately the Vulpimancer snaps his head up, aiming his face towards the source of the rustling. He inhales and exhales, taking in his surroundings again but once again nothing comes into range: not a squirrel, not a deer, nothing.
So with nothing alarming present, the alien turns back to his drink.
Wait, smoke? Heat? FIRE!?
"Rrrahh!" The Vulpimancer snaps around his gills flaring. "Grahh!" Smoke rushes his gills as the heat of the flames scorch the ends of his fur.
A ring of flames have circled around the beast and the watering hole, snaring him between the inferno and the steep cliff. In other words…he's TRAPPED!
"RAAAAAWR!"
Cinder watches from behind the flames, as a little flame licks the mouth of his respirator. "We got you." Cinder eyes his suit, what was once red is now brown with dried mud, perfect for suppressing his odor. "Haha. Talk about getting my hands dirty."
Cinder let's out an exhale of air, and a flamethrower whirls through the air from his maw, the flames feed into the ring of fire, expanding the flames and consequently the smoke.
The wind carries the smoke, right towards the snarling Vulpimancer.
Cinder smirks under his mask. "And a little smoke sure does help too." Now it's up to the cadets to do their parts.
As for the flames, they slowly encroach towards the waterhole, forcing the Vulpimancer to make a move. He wheels around and sprints for the cliff, his sharp claws and dexterity allow him to easily scale the cliff. And in just a few short pulls he'll escape the flames.
"Ryou Sphere!"
A pink sphere slams into the rocks above the Vulpimancer, the rocks break apart and with it the Vulpimancer loses its grip!
"Raaah!" Like a cat, the Vulpimancer lands on his feet, before baring his teeth up towards the top of the cliff face. "Grrrrr."
A mud-covered Ochaco glares down at the beats from atop the cliff. "You got nowhere to run!"
The Vulpimancer lets out a few barks in defiance. "Rah! Rah!" The heat of the flames lick at his fur, making the beast jump back. "Raagh!"
The flames are slowly burning closer and closer, the smoke getting heavier and heavier as the circle tightens.
With nowhere else to go, the Vulpimancer backs away into the watering hole. He backs away until the water reaches past his knees. Hopefully he can wait out the flames and heat within the fresh mountain water.
*Sniff.*
Wait, there's a scent. A…living scent!
The Vulpimancer wheels around only to be met with a whip to the head! "Grahh!" He howls in pain, stumbling back a bit.
A soaked Feedback chuckles as his tendril retracts and he spits the hollow reed out from his lips. "You're one bad dog, aren't ya?"
"Grrr." The Vulpimancer growls before he begins to charge forward.
*Crack!*
Feedback's tendril cracks like a whip, forcing the beast back. "Back you horrid beast, back!" The ends of his tendrils spark with electricity. "Time to put you down."
"RAAAAAWR!" The Vulpimancer charges, mud and water splashing all around him as his claws crash through the spring.
"Good! Night!" Feedback launches his tendrils not to the beast but right into the water! "And sweet dreams!"
A blast of electricity surges through the entire spring and as such shocking the beast in the process.
"GRAAAAAWW!" The Vulpimancer howls in pain as electricity courses through his entire body, his fur smokes and stands on end as he withers in pain. And then it all goes black.
The electricity cuts away just as the Vulpimancer crashes down into the water, his tongue hanging out and his breathing labored as he loses consciousness.
Feedback grins as he wipes away the water on his brow. "Got ya."
But for safe measure Cinder cuts through the flames and quickly throws a net over the sleeping beast. "Just in case."
"Wow, this is convenient." Hisashi smiles, pulling down his respirator, as he stares up at the floating beast.
The three Plumbers have just arrived back at the Razor Crest. Thankfully Ochaco's Zero-Gravity made transporting the Vulpimancer easy, she made him weightless and with the use of the net, Hisashi pulled him back like a balloon on a string.
The gravity manipulator smiles. "Thanks."
"No, thank you for the help."
Hisashi places the Vulpimancer down allowing Ochaco to release her Quirk. Peering up they only have a few more meters to the ship, but the ramp isn't down yet. But that'll only take a moment, after Hisashi calls Chopper over to open it up.
"And thank you for your help too, Izuku."
Izuku catches up, and he briefly peers up at Hisashi before turning away again. "You're…welcome."
Admiralty he still feels a bit off about his father, but he has to admit that he sure knew what he was doing. And it was a good thing he listened to him; in fact he might actually found some respect for the Plumber. But…does he have it in him for more for Hisashi…?
Ochaco watches on as the Midoriyas interact, she notices that Izuku is once again averting his gaze much like he did before he snapped at Hisashi before. 'Deku…'
She had no idea he could get so hung up on something like this. But then again, she's not sure if she could forgive her own father if he took off without a proper explanation for years on end.
But if Deku's acting so off after his own father was forced to keep a secret from him then…how will he act if she told him about her own? Will he be upset? Angry? Would he forgive her? She…just doesn't know. And that's what's bothering her.
"Grr." If she was paying attention, she would have seen the Vulpimancer stir within the net. "RAAAAAWR!" The Vulpimancer rips through the net, he breaks through so easily it might as well be paper!
The moment he's free he charges, making a wild beeline right for the Midoriyas!
"Mr. Midoriya! Deku!"
Both of the men barely have a moment to react before the Vulpimancer's jaws clamp down on Izuku's left arm.
"Ahhh!" Izuku screams as the Vulpimancer drags him away!
"Deku!"
"Izuku!"
The Vulpimancer comes to a screeching halt, turning his back to the end of the Razor Crest. This way his back is defended allowing him to keep his fangs and claws aimed at his foes.
Izuku tries to slug the beast with a few punches, but none really have any effect. "Stop! Let go!" Izuku struggles to pull his arm free and what's worse is that the beast is chowing down on the Omnitrix, meaning he can't even use it!
"Izuku!" Cinder steps forward but a snarl from the Vulpimancer keeps him at bay.
Cinder scowls. 'Damnit, he took Izuku as a hostage.' What a clever boy.
Ochaco scowls, she gets the message too. "What, what do we do?"
Cinder's eyes furrow, he's got nothing. 'Dang it!' Why are hostage situations always so difficult? If he makes the wrong move, Izuku's going to lose his arm, and he really doesn't want to have to explain to his wife why their son's an amputee now.
And so it becomes a stalemate as the two sides square off waiting for one to make the first move. Izuku remains still not wanting to lose his arm even as the beast's drool slides down his arm. And boy those things smell like wet-dog of all things too.
"Grrr." The Vulpimancer moves a paw forward, Cinder and Ochaco back off in response.
The Vulpimancer grins, knowing he can escape as long as he has his new chew toy. He takes another step forward away from the end of the Razor Crest.
And then BLAM! The back ramp comes crashing down onto the large animal, pinning him down while knocking him out!
"Ahh!" Izuku is launched forward as the Vulpimancer loses its grip and practically spits his arm out.
Hisashi and Ochaco rush forward. "Are you okay?!"
"Yeah…" Izuku wipes away the saliva covering the glowing Omnitrix in disgust. "I just need to take a shower." He gives his arm a sniff before wincing in disgust. "Or maybe three."
Izuku turns to the pinned Vulpimancer, who's being squeezed down by the large ramp. "But what caused that?"
^Ba. Ba. Baw!^ C1-10P, better known as Chopper, wheels his way down the ramp, spinning around with his limbs in the air like he's flexing nonexistent muscles. ^Wawa. Wawa!"
Hisashi smiles. "Thanks Chop. You really saved our bacon."
^Wa. Wa!^
Hisashi kneels down to inspect the unconscious alien. "Now help get this fella put away. Will ya?"
^Baw!^
"No! We can't just leave him here!"
Ochaco chuckles awkwardly watching as Hisashi scolds the droid. Judging by their reactions this must be normal for the two of them. But now that Mr. Midoriya is personally overseeing the beast's capture; it gives her and Deku a moment to themselves.
Izuku finally gets up after wiping away what he can of the Vulpimancer's drool. All in all he's just happy to still have his arm in one piece, oh and the Omnitrix, another huge plus.
Ochaco watches Izuku before her eyes trail down to the Omnitrix. 'He's trusted me so much.' Deku trusted her with his Omnitrix, his problems, his…secrets!
And yet she's refusing to treat him with the same respect. Why? Why won't she just tell him the truth about her powers? Is it because All Might told her not to? No…that's not why. Is it because the truth can make him a target? Well, that's not really fair because he's kinda already been a target thanks to the Omnitrix, so not much would change would it? No, it wouldn't. So then why? She knows why, the answer being she's scared. Scared of how he will react. If he'll even trust her anymore.
She shakes her head, shaking away those thoughts. No! If she holds back now, then it'll only be worse later on! The longer she holds onto this secret the more damage it'll do when he eventually finds out! She needs to tell him; she needs to tell him now!
Ochaco gasps. 'Now? Really?' Should she? Is now really the best time?
She eyes Izuku as he toys with the glowing Omnitrix, his face focused on the device like he's studying a new feature.
Yes, she has to tell. She needs to get this off her chest before she has to pay for it later.
"Hey, Deku…"
Izuku turns his attention away from the alien device. "Yeah?" He blinks oblivious to her intentions.
"Can we talk for a moment?"
"Um, sure?" Izuku frowns. 'She's acting weird, why is that?'
Ochaco breathes, calming her nerves. "Cool, then follow me… Please."
"Sure, Uraraka."
And so he trails behind her as she leads him towards the tree line.
Without turning to face him, Ochaco slowly stops moving forward. "Deku?"
Izuku stops, nervous of her deposition. "Yes."
She chokes back a breath, her nerves getting the best of her. "You trust me, right?"
"Of course."
There wasn't a moment of hesitation in his voice, and that gives Ochaco the confirmation she needs. And as such she moves forward ready to tell Deku exactly what he should have known from the start.
Izuku, unaware of what awaits him, follows.
And that wraps up Ch.39 Wild Encounters. I know a lot of you were probably expecting the Final Exams stuff, but I wanted to really address Hisashi Midoriya (Cinder) some more. Speaking of which the next chapter will not be the exams quiet yet, instead I wanna introduce a few more things. Some of which you guys can probably guess. Anyway I really hope you guys liked this chapter, I know it was definitely a lot of fun for me.
*I'm still working on the next chapter and I hope to have ready for next week but honestly the chapter's turning out longer than planned so it may take 2 weeks. Darn because I wanted to update week after week.
*So for those that never bothered to watch Disney's "The Mandalorian," first off go and watch it immedialty it's a spectacular show! Anyway if you're wondering what Hisashi's ship is based off of, it's the "Razor Crest" ship from Star War's show "The Mandalorian."
*Speaking of Star Wars, the new droid Chopper or C1-10P is also a character from Star Wars. He is from the Star War's "Rebels" show. Now admittedly I love the Star Wars the "Clone Wars" series more (it's far superior) but one thing I did like from Rebels were some of the characters. And obviously one of them was Chopper the grumpy yet entertaining mech droid who'll go out of his way to be a little A-hole.
*Also for those of you panicking or exasperated by the ending of this chapter. Relax, the truth of the matter will be shown next chapter, promise.
Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.38:
Shark: Glad you're back, with college going in this was a much needed refresher. I'm liking what you're doing with Hisashi and how things are going with him and Izuku. I'm sure with them both technically being plumbers things should be easier now. Also, I'm so glad Izuku finally cussed out Bakugou. Very much needed. And honestly, will he really be that mad at Uraraka for not telling him about One for All?
CreatGunner1209: Glad to be back! I'm glad you like Hisashi. And good question, and I'll all say is that you'll have your answer relatively soon.
Guest: Is it Rath.
CreatGunner1209: No
Guest: I imagine izuku and Hisashi relationship is going to be weird considering that his dad is technically his superior. That might make for an interesting original chapter like the buzzshock or the circus chapter. I'd imagine them going on a plumber mission sometime during the summer break and hisashi is either to hard on izuku during it or has difficulty seperating his fatherly instincts from his position as his team leader.
By the way the summer break is a great time to do more Ben 10 related adventures, since there's still lots of time after I-island and summer camp.
CreatGunner1209: True, and your guess was spot on considering this newest chapter. And I agree that's why I got stuff planned out already.
Atom king: This chapter was certainly worth the year long wait, let's start at the first half of chapter with Izuku Dad Hisashi coming back I love the tension and drama between Izuku and his dad, and how it's messing with Izuku head with mix emotions about it with him just looking at to space at school while everyone was just acting like a normal day with his classmates worrying about the upcoming test but the most shocking thing is what Izuku say to Bakugou Wow I mean wow with all that anger and frustration he feels about his dad he needed vented out some of that anger what a way to vent can't wait to see how this pay off later in the story.
Now on the best of the chapter is back at the alien store with Izuku drowning his sorrows with soda I was kinda hoping it would be smoothies, anyway he and Ochaco have a small talk about his dad and how to deal with like talking to him about everything, only for that to be interrupted by Bubble Helmet good thing too it looks like Izuku needed something to punch after being trick and a chase bubble helmet was stop by a returning hero cinder and by the way the alien community is cheering at him for his return something tells he's had a positive impact in community even bubble helmet is crying out of happiness for just being arrested by him afterwards he meets up with , Izuku and Ochaco and revealing that he's Izuku father and a plumber Ochaco reaction was both cute and funny. Now with Izuku knowing the truth about his dad being plumbers the question he asked and dad answering them all at once was a funny moment it did answer one question I had about Izuku mom her not knowing about the plumbers and aliens now I just to see her reaction towards everything but I also like how carefree he talks about his job as plumber I wonder if he's just acting that way not to scared and worry the kids about everything?
Now that Hisashi and Izuku are starting to Bond there's one I hope happens later and that's All might and detective friend spy on Hisashi, cause I still want Izuku to at least disown All might as fan I mean come on the guy you a big fan of is arresting your dad who's a plumber and hero to the alien community in front you I think some kind of hate or distrust is going to happen, can't wait to see what happens next.
CreatGunner1209: What?! It's hasn't been a year since I took the break! Wait…OH you mean a year to see Hisashi introduced into the story since I hinted to him back in Ch.1…Ohhh, my bad. And I'm happy you enjoyed Izuku's turmoil especially since I want to build off of it as evident by this chapter. And I hope I can meet your expectations.
Dreadbot: I loved this chapter I loved every single bit of the interactions Suzuki had with his father and the comment he made tobacco go I thought it was perfect I love your work I can't wait for your next chapter and thank you for using my design for the mask for hisashi I think that sounds cooler than the ODST armor
CreatGunner1209: Thank you for the amazing review, I'm glad you liked it so much. Funny enough about the mask, I had just finished typing up how it looked and then an hour later you wrote the suggestions. It made me happy because it confirmed that the idea was a good one.
Guest: Are you going to give midoriya a motorcycle in Ben 10 omniverse it will be funny when he try to learn to dive one
CreatGunner1209: I wasn't planning to, should I? I didn't really think he'd need one.
Guest: White hands...I think it reminds me of just three of the is that this alien is probably the most appropriate expression of hatred, but he's a ghost, so he's not very the other one is...Maybe if omnitrix reproduced his power, Bakugo could he's way big enough for humans to the last one, it's strong enough to knock a human out, has white hands, and finally, it's good enough for Midoriya to express his anger on Bakugo and all Might.
CreatGunner1209: Who or what is white hands? Is that an OC alien or something, I'm confused.
Guest: Intro to the father being Granpa Max nice call. Buckugo getting worse and is called out by Izuku diggin it. Morona getting knock out twice nice. The elephant known as Vilgax is being considered relief level has gone down a little. And ya a party of 5 is not that much even if you include the bots and M le. News on the increased roster well congrats on the giddy people who will be waiting for chapter 39 or 40 to come (technically 44 or 45). welp congrats we are now going to be confused on how to count this and yet I am giggling about that. And just so you know I was the one to ask ya about paradox and azmuth not doing so by the way thought I give ya a small break. Hope you enjoy please and thanks.
CreatGunner1209: Thanks, I'm thrilled you liked the chapter. And yeah I know the Plumbers don't have a lot of members, I hope the inclusion of Chopper is a nice bonus for you. And don't worry the Plumbers will not be this…lacking in numbers for too long. I wouldn't stress over the count; I don't think of the Omakes or the Announcement as chapters hence why this chapter is called "Ch.39."
Dreadbot (again): I love that Star wars reference you put in the story I was wondering since you're including references from a bunch of different sci-fi franchises are you going to do any for Halo and if you do I feel like you should use Sergeant Johnson because he is the definition of the word badass and manliest man although the decision is up to you
I forgot something very important about Sergeant Johnson if you include him he knows what the lady's like
CreatGunner1209: Thanks, I wasn't planning on Halo but what you suggested isn't bad. I'm not too familiar with Sergeant Johnson but one of my editors is so I asked them to provide me with some good lines. Although I'm still waiting on them
Guest: Midoriya will quit all might's fans for some reason after the final exam. And when he go to the shopping mall to join the classmates,the economic class students will ask for help as a assignment. Their assignment is to make various goods in cooperation with hero assignment. Midoriya has 14 forms and has a very good personality,is good gemstone of them. He'll take this opportunuty to bring new furniture into the all might's goods will be given to uraraka.
CreatGunner1209: Perhaps, that's not a bad guess. But we'll have to wait and see what really occurs.
Arsenal: This was great. I can't wait to see a truckload of team ups. Like a father/son team up against vilgax or nue, or maybe hisashi and all might against vilgax and afo, with all the foils in this story to the main cast, izuku/nue, hisashi/vilgax, ochako/shigaraki, all might/all for one, when we get to kamino, hot damn is it going to be great. Liked the Star Wars reference btw. I wonder if Ben 10's boba fett is gonna come after izuku next. I think closest match is khyber? Anyway, loved this chapter, hope you keep feeling good
CreatGunner1209: TO be honest I'm a bit worried about Kamino. I have a plan for it but I'm not 100% sure it'll go over as well as I think.
Guest: Great to see you back! It's refreshing to see a new chapter after so long. Not only that but new art. That and the Star Wars references was hilarious and touching. Also Hisashi coming back and Deku's inner turmoil is surprisingly a nice touch to story. I feel like Dekus character is kind of bland and him being selfless b/c he's the nice doesn't feel right. His relationship with Bakugo didn't feel right to me. I like how where you are taking character and further differentiate him from canon. Some of my moments with him was his interaction Argit and cursing Bakugo. It shows there is a limit of the amount crap he can take before he lashes out but I like how it subtle doesn't contradict his character too much. I really like see more this. I can't wait to see how this affect later chapters as seen with Aizawa.
Oh man, the exams are coming up and I can't wait to see how you deal with it. But for the exams, I feel Ochaco and Deku should switch teachers. Deku fights Thirteen while Ochaco fights All Might. Mind you, this make both students struggle b/c they have to fight their mentors. But for Deku, it's much worse. To him, Thirteen is one more positive influence in his life especially at the time they appeared. No one gave a shot or saw the potential he had. Not even All Might and that pretty much crushed him. But Thirteen was the exception. They gave Deku a shot and hope. He can't really harm the person that practically gave he has right now. Furthermore, I think is one of only 2 teachers that has chance of beating Izuku. The other one is Nezu. Both of them knowledge of the Omnitrix's aliens and know how deal with thanks to their experiences as Plumbers. I think Thirteen has the best b/c their quirk allows deal with Deku's abilities and put then in tight corner. As for All Might, he will get destroyed. Deku took Nomu, who was design to kill All Might, and Ochaco with One for All. The reason why Deku had hard time with them was b/c of their other quirks which All Might lacks.
Another thing I wanted to talk about was Vilgax teaming up with the League of Villains. I feel like he's going manipulate and use all of them for his own benefits like in canon. Compare All for One to Vilgax is like comparing a feral to a mountain-size dragon. All for struggles to take over an entire country while Vilgax taken over several planets and defeated their strongest warrior. Like the league, he'll manipulate All for One probably kill him. I feel he's going to steal the All for One quirk and use to create his power stealing machine like in canon. I mean he did with it Dagon, a freaking god who's over a thousand years old and could rule the universe. Seriously, almost body screwed when Vilgax comes into the pict
CreatGunner1209: Great to be back! Trust me this is long overdue. Also I'm thrilled you're enjoying the story so much, it's great to see!
We will have to wait on the exams I wanna do one more original chapter before we do them. And you bring up a good point but I already settled on an idea a while back, sorry. Besides I think what I have in mind will really blow you away.
I thought about that and I'm still on the fence for some of those elements. But thank you for addressing them, sometimes know what you guys telling me what you want to see can help me come to a real decision. But then again I may not use all these elements all at once but over the stretch of the story.
Guest: You know this chapter has got me thinking about Deku's lack of self-preservation. I think the reason he developed this trait was b/c he saw himself worthless. The reason for this was his years of bullying and no one ever standing up him and apparent parental abandonment. This may tie into when Azmuth giving him a new Omnitrix. It has a failsafe that kicks in in the event that the user's life is in jeopardy.
Also Deku reason of being hero might change. Instead of a desire to help people, it is a desire to be the hero that he never got. He tries to be this hero who is there for weak and powerless and inspire others to give the boy a hero and a father he never had. This might further develop his mindset and tie with his lack of preservation.
CreatGunner1209: Possibly, that's a good theory.
Guest: Man, Deku calling Bakugo a whiny bitch reminds me of the time that he called Endeavor a selfish pile of shit. I like moments like these b/c it rather humanizes Deku and changes his character up a bit.
CreatGunner1209: Glad to hear it. I figured it was good because after being annoyed and bothered all chapter Deku finally snapped, and that just happened to be Bakugou.
Guest: So is it weird that after this chapter I want Bakugo and Midoriya's past to come to light. I read the manga so I know how he develops but this story is on a tangent which is great but I can't help but feel the manga has swept bakugos actions under the rug. Let's not forget he did tell Izuku to kill himself snd suicide baiting is never a good thing and I know statistically it's worse in Japan so I really wanna see how the class would react to bakugos past transactions
Off that same tangent they also swept the fact the Midoriya was quirkless under the rug actually they basically swept quirklessness under the rug there have been 3 characters who were revealed quirkless including Izuku and the other 2 have shown no real sign of people mistreating them which I find weird. Maybe add in a moment where Izuku stands up for some one or a group of quirk less people and show how adamant he his against discrimination
Anyways keep up the good work this is one of my favorite stories
CreatGunner1209: I agree, that said that's why I basically cut out that "kill yourself" scene from Chapter 1. I didn't really want to deal with that whole mess. But trust me things will play out between the two of them. And I have something big in mind for the Quirkless stuff.
Guest: So I'm really looking forward to see you writing Mitsuki's reaction to Hisashi's return
Actually the bakugou's in general
And if you decide to incorporate any of the school briefs
I would love to see parents day
That would be the perfect chance for Yagi to question Hisashi
Man I wish I got into this story earlier when you were taking ideas I would have sent this then
Seriously this story is the best! I really hope to see Izuku and Ochako together as pairing because they are otp for me followed by Mina and Kirishima. Plus if they get together while Yagi is still suspicious of him or at the very least Ochako shows apparent interest I could see that setting him on edge. I really can't wait to see how all that plays out
Also I see people mention tiny in your Q&A and honestly I'm iffy on it I mean ML-E is there. Add in Kota and that sounds like a fun outing. Tiny could be fun but I'm either or on her involvement.
Back to the original thing I was saying I look forward to what happens next
CreatGunner1209: Parents Day isn't a bad idea, I might have to consider that. Althought I was going to have the parents be allowed into the UA Culture Festival too. And yeah like I said at the start but the window for suggestions is basically closed, although it's still loose enough for a breeze to come in every now and then. I'm iffy on Tiny too, I already put in ML-E but I guess people want her too. I haven't settled on it though mainly because everyone wants Eri to interact with her but it's a long while before we even see Eri.
Guest: You know I really like what you are doing with Deku's and Ochaco's relationship. Honestly, you are portraying it better than it was in canon. It's really nice seeing support each other and being there when the other is down. Also, poor Mr. Baumann.
CreatGunner1209: Thanks, I'm glad you like them.
Guest: What alien do you think Deku would've used against Stain if his watch wasn't locked. I personally think he would've gone with Diamondhead, Buzzshock, or Lodestar
CreatGunner1209: Lodestar: manipulate Stain's weapons, can regeernate, has no blood, plus his power wouldn't be redundant when partnered with his friends since Diamondhead and Shoto would basically have the same fighting strategies i.e. walls of diamonds/ice.
Guest: Great chapter like always. But i think Uraraka has been winning too much, i think it would be funny if she began to act a bit more like Ben as a result
CreatGunner1209: I agree actually and that was something I missed when I was planning things out. But now I don't know when to have her lose unless it's a totally filler chapter. Although technically she did lose to Charmcaster when they first met since Charmcaster and Hex did escape. But then she did win later…hm I'm in a spot here aren't I?
Guest: How do you think the other aliens Deku unlocked would do in the Quirk Apprehension Test? Here's what i think
Diamondhead (while not being as strong as Four Arms physically, he can use his abilities to assist in the tests)
Four Arms
Heatblast (he can propel himself and his good physical strength)
Feedback
Water Hazard
XLR8
Stinkfly (He would do better than Big Chill since he could launch the ball with his slime and is also physically stronger)
Big Chill (he can fly but his ice abilities won't amount for much)
Terraspin
Lodestar
Izuku Midoriya
Buzzshock (He's a little guy but he can fly)
Ditto
Ripjaws
Grey Matter
CreatGunner1209: Seems about right although I'd probably have Buzzshock above Izuku since he can also multiple to help with other events.
Jakesurfboy: The first chapter back and it's already a good one, I wasn't expecting Hisashi being a plumber but it's a good direction to go with. Overall I'm looking forward to the next one. Also I don't remember, but are the people from the Ben 10 universe going to be here like the Tennysons, Rook maybe even Ship the alien for Eri to interact with if so I'm curious as to how your going to use them in the story
CreatGunner1209: Thanks, I'm glad it was a good one. Really? I thought Hisashi being a Plumber was super obvious? Just curious what did you think happened to him? The Tennysons don't exist or if they do they will not make an appearance in the main story. That said they will make an apperance in the spin-off series I mentioned in the "Special Announcements." Rook, I want to include but I'm not sure of when yet, or even if I should. The problem being that MHA already has so many colorful characters and Rook's personality clashed with ben's so I don't know if Izuku and Rook can pull off the same vibes. And I think I finally settled on an idea of when and how to introduce ship. Although I don't think it will involve Eri.
