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*There is a side story that is canon to this story, and it is called "Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time, Anytime." You will find an assortment of one shots that take place in the canon of this main story.

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"Weehee Woo-oo!" A high-pitched snort of a cackle rings through the air as an engine roars and tires burn against the pavement.

An armored car crashes through the chain link fence, tossing it aside like cardboard as its wheel bounces across the grassy slope until hitting the pavement of the highway with screeching tires. The armored car zooms down the highway, slipping past the few other cars and semis that are out on the road at such a late hour.

"Weehee Woo-oo!" A bipedal Warthog with an affinity for purple as proven by his mohawk, shades, and outfit cackles as the armored car smashes its way through ongoing traffic. "Look at us go! Hahaha! Ain't nobody gonna touch us!"

His partner, a bipedal Rhino, chuckles from the driver's seat. "Yes. We get the jackpot. Hehehe!" He laughs, his Russian accent thick and heavily accentuated.

"Jackpot?!" The Warthog laughs. "Naw, dog. We hit the freaking motherload!"

From the front a squad of police cars and heroes race towards them.

"Yo! Step on it!"

The Rhino slams his foot on the gas. "With pleasure! Hahaha!"

The armored car barrels its way right through the police and heroes without so much a scratch!

"Weehee Woo-oo!" The Warthog cackles with glee. "Japan's nothing like New York! This place is like our personal playground, son!"

The Rhino breaks into a wide grin. "You know what else Japan not have? It not have teenage turtles that stop the fun."

"Oh, I get that! If I see another turtle, it'll be way too soon."

All of a sudden, a massive turtle with a large circular shell and wide propeller-like fins slams into the front of the armored car, smashing the windshield apart.

Terraspin glowers back at the criminals. "May I see your license and registration please?"

"Waaaahhh!" The duo of criminals scream in shock as a giant turtle peers up at them.

The Warthog scrambles back, trying to get as far away from the shelled menace as much as possible. "You have got to be kidding me! Another one?!"

The Rhino lets out a disgruntled animalistic snort. "Not to worry my large snouted friend, this turtle be roadkill! Mwahaha!" With a deep laugh the Rhino's fist slams into Terraspin' face, knocking the turtle alien right off the vehicle!

"Woooaah!" Terraspin's shell skids off the road before he bounces up and slams into the platted grill of the pursuing Rustbucket.

Terraspin groans, his face stuck to the windshield. He slowly, painfully, opens his eyes to find Hisashi decked in his Plumber uniform, along with Kraab and Chopper, staring back at him.

Hisashi jumps as Terraspin hits the windshield. "Why did you jump in front of them?!"

"I don't know…!" Terraspin admits, now realizing how dumb it really was. "I thought it would work!"

Kraab watches the armored car gaining some distance. "They're getting away!"

"Don't worry Terraspin is the ultimate pursuer!" Terraspin shoves himself off the windshield and takes off into the air, propelling himself up and away like a helicopter.

Kraab watches him take off with a puzzled look before turning to the others and asking awkwardly. "He does realize that he's a turtle, right?"

Meanwhile, Terraspin hovers through the air, steadily catching up with the escaping armored car.

The Warthog's eyes pop open the moment he spots the flying Terraspin in the side mirror. "Oh, no no no no. That ain't right. They fly now!"

The Rhino has to look for himself, adjusting the mirror to do so. "I will shake the turtle!"

He jerks the wheel forcing the armored car to crash its way through the barrier and onto the opposite side of the road!

Oncoming traffic veers out of the way as the Rhino cackles like a maniac; swerving this way and that, the tires screeching all the while as the exhaust plumes out smoke.

But despite his psychotic driving Terraspin easily keeps up his pursuit from above.

The Warthog shakes his head, watching as Terraspin gets closer and closer. "No, good. Just keep the ride straight!" Being surprisingly limber the Warthog flips himself onto the roof of the car, his high-tech shoes magnetically sealing him to the top of the car.

"Weehee Woo-oo!" Jerking his hips, a strange sort-of dance and spin moves, the Warthog fires off a barrage of lasers from his hip shooters.

Terraspin bobs and weaves through the air, evading the incoming laser fire.

"Weehee Woo-oo! Weehee Woo-oo!" The Warthog spins and dances around firing off a round of lasers with each annoying cackle.

Terraspin yells out as he evades the lasers "Why are you making those noises?!"

"It's called a battle cry, son!" The Warthog spins, grabbing at his mohawk and using his tech he fires a mohawk shaped laser! "Weehee Woo-oo!"

The weirdly shaped laser explodes, nearly blasting Terraspin out of the sky.

"Alright, enough. I've had it with this clown!" Terraspin rises up above the car and unleashes a massive whirlwind downward! "UPDRAFT!"

The whirlwind crashes into the ground just behind the vehicle, before redirecting and springing back up from underneath the vehicle itself!

"WWWAAAaaahhh!" The two thugs scream in terror as their ride is suddenly flung into the air.

The car flips over the side of the highway, crashing down into an empty parking lot below; landing on its back and cracking the pavement underneath.

"Ugh." The Warthog and Rhino crawl out of the wreckage, groaning and bruised after such a crash.

"Ow,." The Rhino grips his aching head. "Why is head spinning?"

"Dang it, man!" The Warthog punches the Rhino's shoulder. "Who taught you how to drive?!"

"Not look at me! Japan's steering wheels on the wrong side of car!"

After overhearing their little argument, Terraspin lands before the Warthog and Rhino with a confident smirk. "Welcome to Japan fellas. Are you visiting or are you here on business?"

The Warthog huffs in frustration. "Man, and here I thought New York was bad! But you're just as bad as those other amphibians!"

"Yes!" The Rhino snorts. "Why do turtles always have to be ruining our lives?!"

Terraspin frowns, not exactly sure what these foreigners are talking about. "Um, because you're criminals?"

"Says you, sucka!" The Warthog spins and prepares to fire another round of lasers. "Weehee Woo-oo!"

"RAWWWR" The Rhino let's out a deep beastly roar, smashing his fists against the ground as he prepares to charge.

But Terraspin is faster on the draw, leaping away and generating a strong enough wind to blow the villains away!

"Wo-woaah!"

"Waaagh!"

The two are thrown backwards, crashing into each other and tumbling down.

Terraspin settles back down, standing over the two thugs with a victorious smirk. "Look fellas you two are a lot of fun, but why don't we call it a night? Aye? What do you say?"

*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*

In a flash, Izuku is back to being human.

Panicked, he grips the Omnitrix and shouts. "I meant for them to call it a night, not you!"

While Izuku takes his frustration out on the watch, a pair of massive shadows loom over him. And he can feel the anger and cold stares drilling into the back of his skull as they do.

The Rhino's grin turns dangerously deadly. "Would you look at this, comrade?"

"Yeah." The Warthog chortles. "The little turtle lost his shell."

"Yes." The Rhino pounds his fist into his palm and cracks it. "What a shame? No."

Izuku freezes in place, turning pale as the blood vanishes from his face as he realizes just how screwed he is.

He quickly tries to backtrack, fumbling with his words as his brain checks out, deciding this is too much of a shock to deal with. "L-l-look f-fellas, um, so this was all just how we-like how we in Japan, say "Welcome to Japan!" Hahaha…Ha… I-I didn't mean to get rough with you. You understand, right? This was just an exchange of pleasantries. Hehe…"

"Exchanging pleasantries?" The Warthog smirks while raising a skeptical eyebrow.

"HA!" The Rhino snorts, baring his gold-braced fists. "Please, then let us show you how New York does the pleasantries."

Izuku gulps, his entire body trembling as the two loom towards him with their tusks and horns bared.

"RAAAWWWR!" The two villains let out beastly roars and squeals as they lung at the poor defenseless teen.

*HONK!*

The Rustbucket wails, smashing into the villains and tossing them to the side as it screeches to a stop.

Izuku stares up in shock at his Dad who looks just as shocked as he does.

Hisashi has to manually lower the side window before asking in a panic. "Please, tell me I ran over the bad guys."

Izuku peers over to see the villains groaning in pain after having been rammed into. "Yeah. You got em."


After taking down the villains, it didn't take long for the police to arrive with an armored transport to cart the villains away.

But despite being hit by a literal RV they still got some fight in em as they struggle with the police.

"Hey, don't you touch me!" The Warthog squeals, pulling against his cuffs. "I ain't going in quietly!"

"Neither am I!" The Rhino snorts as he's shoved closer and closer towards the open doors of the transport. "Let go or I will squash you like the blueberries!"

"Wooah!" They both go tumbling inside after a hard kick from behind.

They both spin around to find Hisashi standing over them with his hands on the doors. "Take care friends and I hope you enjoy your stay here in Japan."

The two beasts growl, the Warthog throwing his fists up in protest. "Hey, screw-"

Hisashi shuts the door in his face and immediately the transport pulls away with its villainous cargo.

Hisashi watches the transport leave along with its escort of heroes and police cruisers before turning back towards the RV. Where Izuku is seated at the doorway, waiting for his Dad to finish up.

Hisashi strolls over, hands on his hips while letting out an exhausted sigh, "Well they were certainly colorful."

"Y-yeah. They were."

Hisashi looks hesitant, like he wants to say something but is afraid it'll offend Izuku.

But Izuku easily picks up on it. "What?"

Hisashi shyly looks away, scratching his sideburns nervously. "It's just that…you could have gotten hurt back there."

Izuku immediately shrinks back and tries to defend himself. "I was fine. Terraspin can take a hit."

"Yeah, but Izuku can't." Hisashi states, speaking firmly, fully concerned about Izuku's safety. "What if I didn't get there in time, what then?"

Izuku gives a shrug. "I would have thought of something?"

"Really? When? After they send you to the emergency room?" Hisashi lets out an exasperated sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration. "I was afraid to admit it, but Xylene was right. You really have become too reliant on the Omnitrix."

Izuku jerks up at that, not quite following Hisashi's point here. "Excuse me?"

"You need another way to defend yourself, especially when the Omnitrix times out."

"Well I got an Omni-Shield, but it's back at school."

"I know ,but the thing is that's only meant to defend you. What you need is something that'll actually let you fight back."

"So, what? You're gonna sign me up for martial arts or something?"

"No. It would take too much time for you to learn. Time, we don't have, especially if Vilgax is gonna send more agents after you. No, you need something else." For the first time during this whole conversation, Hisashi breaks into a scheming grin. "Thankfully I know just the place to get it."


Cannon Busters Opening - Showdown

(Beginning Instrumentals)

An open road, a bright sun illuminating the beautiful summer day, and the rush of wind in one's ears as the Rustbucket cruises by moving across the road like a sports car before zooming past with grace.

We got places to go, things to do, people to see, and we got to get it done right away.

Izuku adjusts his hoodie, tugging it down over his body. All before gripping the dial of the Omnitrix and giving it a shine with his fingers.

So if you on the crew, guess we a team. Thicker than thieves and we all tryna help find a way

Hisashi buttons up his Hawaiian short, before grabbing his respirator and dawning it over his maw. He then snatches up a few loose tickets and pamphlets before tucking them away.

If you know the destination, we making conversation. Time is ticking, sun is setting, we got no time for waiting

Chopper latches his leg to his body, readjusting it. Before his arms pop out and flex about making sure they're working properly.

Might be the showdown, Looks like it's 'bout to go down

Bust through with the cannon, at the hoedown

(Instrumentals)

Izuku slams down on the Omnitrix! In a flash of green the screen scrolls down to reveal his aliens: Feedback, XLR8, Grey Matter, Four Arms, Ditto, Ripjaws, Terraspin, Water Hazard, Lodestar, Buzzshock, Diamondhead, Big Chill, Heatblast, Stinkfly, and Wildmutt.

Transition into title sequence: HEROES NEVER DIE; IT'S HERO TIME

So, we won't fall, until gravity is gone

Izuku grins falling through the air alongside Rath, Wildvine, Bullfrag, Cannonbolt and several other inhuman silhouettes! As the glow of the sunrise illuminates U.A. in the background!

We've been on this road too long, so long

Hisashi and Izuku stand back-to-back looking away from each other as the scene rotates around them.

The scenes flip in rapid succession with characters standing back-to-back!

(Instrumentals)

To Thirteen and Ochaco!

To Ochaco and All Might!

To All Might and Gran Torino!

And to Gran Torino and Hisashi!

And I can't stop, we can't stop

I'm so far away from home

We've been on this road too long, too long

A legion of villains have their backs to the camera but as the camera slides through their lineup, each of them turn to acknowledge the audience.

Kraab's claw flexes and clamps nearly clipping the camera.

Rojo folds their arms together and smirks as the camera rolls past.

Sunder raises his axe at the ready.

A Techadon stands tall and proud, towering over the camera.

Nue bares a sharp tooth grin, his eyes gleaming with malice before the camera zooms away and up into to the forbidding sky, through the void of space, through the walls of the command ship, before halting before an all observing Vilgax.

Playing with fire (Fire!)

Take me higher

From up in the air Cinder releases a cloud of flames down upon Rojo below! Rojo cuts through the flames before rocketing up and clashing with the hero in midair!

We're on our way, we're on our way

Undivided (-Vided!)

Gran Torino zooms past, his grin wide, as he slams his feet into the Techadon! The Techadon crashes into the ground, kicking up smoke, but it rises again, unharmed.

And ignited

We're on our way, we're on our way, yeah!

From the smoke cloud, Ochaco leaps back in a spin as Sunder soars after her. Sunder his axe at her but she counters it with a Ryou Sphere!

On our way, we're going

Nue grins madly as he stares down Deku who grins back just as determined and manically.

And no mistakes while we're rolling around town

We just came back round

The Rustbucket bursts forth zooming down the highlighted highway, gracefully zooming past Bakugou, Kirishima, Tsuyu, Hatsume, Kaminari, Jiro, Tokoyami, Shoto, Mina, Hagakure, and Ochaco!

You don't wanna show out

Close up of a smiling Hisashi.

Cut to a closeup of Chopper.

Cut to a closeup of Kraab.

Finally, a close up to a grinning Deku!

Might be a showdown

Deku's hand slams down on the Omnitrix, the alien green light swallows the screen!

Woo!

Freeze on the image of Deku, Cinder, Chopper, and Kraab posing before the setting sun, their shadows casted far off over the ground towards the camera.

(Illustrated by CreateGunner1209)


Ch.59 Don't Cave In

Hisashi leans back, taking in the warmth of the sun and the cool mountain breeze that come together oh so comfortably. The scene is picture perfect: the sun is out, the birds are chirping, he's got his favorite Hawaiian shirt on, and of course he's got the most picturesque view he could ask for.

Hisashi smiles into the distance, gazing up at the magnificence of one of Japan's most iconic landmarks, Mt. Fuji.

He admires the sight, leaning over the railing of the parking lot as other tourists mill about, taking photos of the mountain or getting themselves ready for a day's hike.

Hisashi stretches, taking in a breath of fresh mountain air. "Beautiful, isn't it?"

"It sure is." Izuku stands beside him, hands tucked away into his hoodie.

However, Izuku isn't as enraptured as his father is, but instead he seems distracted or rather confused by Hisashi's actions. "Hey, Dad."

"What's up, Champ?"

"We were in such a hurry to get here. I mean you even drove through the night cause we were in a hurry. I thought you wanted to help me defend myself. So why are we even here? No offense but this really seems like an unnecessary stop."

"Firstly, that's exactly why we're here. Secondly, it's a very necessary stop."

"Here? Why?"

With a playful smile Hisashi waves Izuku back into the Rustbucket.

They both hop into their seats with Izuku already getting antsy. "Where to?"

Hisashi instead points at the seat's buckle and warns. "Seatbelt."

Izuku hurries to put it on. "Okay." It clicks into place. "Now can we go?"

"You bet. And relax, okay? Our destination is a lot closer than you think."

After starting up the RV, they exit the parking lot and get themselves onto the highway once again. But it's not so much as a two-minute drive before Hisashi pulls off onto a dirt road hidden away in the overgrowth beside the highway.

As they drive Izuku takes note of the many many No Trespassing Signs, but despite all the warnings being prosecuted Hisashi drives on without a worry.

Eventually they reach a service road, blocked off by a heavy gate and signs reading that only authorized vehicles may enter.

Izuku frowns in confusion and worry as Hisashi nonchalantly jumps out and swings open the gate.

As Hisashi jumps back inside Izuku just stares at him in confusion. "Dad why are we-"

But Hisashi cuts him off, smiling like their trespassing isn't an issue. "Have you ever been here before?"

Izuku frowns, finding Hisashi's such chill demeanor unnerving. "Y-yeah? I had a field trip here back in middle school."

"Is that right? You guys get to the top?"

"Of course not. The mountain's huge." Izuku pauses and thinks. "But it was beautiful, and probably one of my better memories from middle school." Heck even Bakugou let him be for the day, but then again Izuku and Henzu did end up getting lost after Henzu wanted to explore on their own…

Hisashi smiles on. "Mt. Fuji's a real treasure, isn't it?"

"Yeah…" Izuku is a little out of it, his mind lingering over his ex-friend.

Not noticing Izuku's wandering mind, Hisashi chuckles in a knowing manner. "But really it's more of a treasure chest."

They continue on the service road, the dirt road eventually becoming uneven and bumpy causing them all to shake and bounce in their seats.

"W-w-w-o-o-o-a-a-a-h-h-h!" Kraab rattles against the floor, using his one arm to try and hold himself in place.

^W-w-w-w-o-o-o-^ Even Chopper is shaking around, having to magnetize himself in place.

"Um, D-dad!" Izuku braces himself against his seat. "I don't think this road is for tourists!"

He begins to panic as they approach a literal dead-end, as the road just stops and falls away at the edge of a cliff, with only a small rust barrier stopping maybe a bike from falling over.

Hisashi stops the RV just feet away from the barrier. He turns in his chair, reaching over towards the dashboard. "We're not tourists, we're tenets."

He flips a switch near the radio and the RV immediately jolts in place.

Izuku grabs his armrests expecting them to begin driving again but instead of moving forward or backwards they move down. The RV is moving down, no rather they are being lifted down upon a massive platform disguised as a dirt road!

Not sure what's going on, Izuku spins around, his eyes opening wide in astonishment. "What in the world?!"

"Hahaha!" Hisashi laughs, greatly enjoying Izuku's reaction as he reaches over and ruffles the boy's hair. "This is the real treasure of the mountain. Welcome to the Mt. Fuji Plumber Base."

And it is massive. It's almost like an underground fortress consisting of offices and facilities for all kinds of matters all stacked atop of each other. They seem to be lowering into the main hangar/floor where corridors and giant hallways stretch throughout the entire base. Floors upon floors of facilities, storage units, and vehicles all have a large balcony overlooking the main hanger and floor. Allowing the imagery that if this place had people attending to it, it would look more like a bustling underground city if anything else.

And Izuku is at a loss for words as he just stares at the hi-tech yet rustic architecture of the base. As a massive steel plated wall lines the entirety of the massively spacious base. "The Mt. Fuji Plumber Base? I thought our base was by U.A.?"

"Our current base is." Hisashi explains as the elevator touches down on the hangar floor. "This used to be the original base back in the day. But as you can tell no one's been home for a while now."

Hisashi doesn't pull the Rustbucket away, instead he unbuckles his seat belt and hops out. At the same time Chopper picks up Kraab and makes his way out as well.

Izuku slides out as well, but his eyes stay glued to the base trying to take in every detail of this massive facility. "It's huge. How big is this place?"

Hisashi has to think about it for a second. "Big enough to fit our current base inside of it. And still have room for three more."

"THAT HUGE!"

Hisashi chuckles at his reaction. "And you know what else? That's not even a quarter of the size of the mountain itself. Speaking of, we got entrances and exits and docking bays littered all over the mountain that lead right here." He points towards the massive main floor and its open floor design so that one can truly see how many levels the base has.

"If that's the case, how come nobody's ever noticed an alien base hidden away before?!"

"Oh, you know, it's a big mountain and tourists stick to the paths, which we avoid. And people who do wander by are usually either drunk or dehydrated so they just think they're hallucinating." Hisashi spins around so Izuku can't see his face. "Although occasionally someone might have to go missing."

Izuku breaks into a fit of laughter. "Hahaha! Good one, Dad!"

But Hisashi's not laughing. Instead, he just stands there with his back turned and his face hidden from view.

Izuku suddenly becomes very concerned. "That…was a joke, right?"

Hisashi refuses to look him in the face, refusing to give him a straight or honest answer. "Anyway, I got a lot to show you." He hurries away in a cold sweat, not daring to even address the question.

"D-Dad?!" Izuku shouts after him!

He drops his hand in defeat, turning to Chopper and Kraab. "He was kidding right?"

Instead of throwing an insult or even a hint to an answer, Chopper turns away in refusing to even look Izuku in the eye.

"You too?!" Izuku gasps.

Kraab scratches his head, not sure what to tell the kid. "Let it go kid. Something tells me that you shouldn't know."

"That doesn't make me feel any better!"

After realizing that no one's gonna be honest with him about this, Izuku hurries after his Dad with Chopper and Kraab in tow, they catch up to him quickly despite the base's labyrinth-like layout.

Izuku follows along behind his Dad, the only reason he isn't keeping pace is cause he's too busy having a look around to really watch his steps. "If this was always here, how come we're not using it now?"

Finally, Hisashi gives him a proper answer. "To put it simply, it wasn't really necessary anymore." He then processed to list off reasons as to why. "Budget cuts, personnel shortage, lack of a thriving alien population and activity. Combine all that and there wasn't really a point in using this place. It would have been too taxing and taken up too many resources just to maintain the place for so few people. And after a while Nezu decided to install the new base where it is now for not just convenience sake but because of how much more practical it is."

Izuku can see the logic for sure. It would, admittedly, be really inconvenient if they had to drive all the way to Mt. Fuji to get any Plumber work done. Even if he used XLR8 to get here, that commute would still be annoying as heck.

And so they continue to make their way through the base and Izuku's attention soon turns to the massive reinforced steel wall lining the entirety of the base's west side. The steel plating stretches upward for what feels like miles while massive steel pillars support it from below.

Izuku eyes the giant pillars and steel plating and curiously. "Is that for reinforcing the side mountain?"

"No." Hisashi sheepishly rubs the back of his head. "That is the mountain."

"Nani?!" Hang on, is Hisashi implying that the wall is in fact part of the mountain itself?

Izuku waits, watching Hisashi face closely for an answer.

Seeing him watching, Hisashi slowly nods his head.

Izuku's jaw drops. "That's ginormous! That's practically the entire side of the mountain!"

"Oh, it is."

"Why's it like that?" Izuku frowns, eying the giant steel plates. "Seems a little unnecessary." Just how much did it cost to do such a thing, even?!

"Oh, well…" Hisashi turns away becoming sheepish and shy. "At some point…someone blew up the side of the mountain."

Izuku screams out in horrific shock. "WHAT!? WHO!?"

Hisashi tries to play it cool as he breaks into a nervous cold sweat. "Oh, you know I can't exactly remember. But an alien was involved for sure. Oh, and there were explosives… A lot of explosives."

"Just how many?!" Izuku gasps.

"Yeah!" Kraab shouts out but for a different reason entirely. "And what kind were they?"

Nobody answers.

"I'm just asking for a friend, is all." Kraab clarifies trying to play innocent.

Hisashi sighs, choosing to ignore Kraab's comment. "Anyway, let's go."

They continued their way through the base, eventually making their way through the labyrinth of hallways so large that several tanks could drive on through at the same time and still have plenty of room to maneuver around.

As they pass by a number of odd and strange facilities and rooms Izuku can't help but wonder what kind of alien tech and history could be stashed away in such a place. "Is there really nobody guarding this place?"

"There's a security system but it's shut off for now since we're here. And there is a battalion of worker droids keeping this place maintained."

"Where are they then?"

"They're shut off too. There are even security droids that usually patrol in shifts every few days or so."

"Is that to save electricity?"

"Yeah, you get it." Hisashi nods. "Besides, nobody, alien or otherwise, bothers to come here anymore anyway." As he finishes his explanation, he turns back around to find that they've arrived at their destination. "Ah, here we are."

Izuku peers around his dad to find a large triangular doorway blocking their path.

Hisashi turns to his droid. "Chopper."

^Be-op.^ Without putting up a fight, Chopper wheels forward and inserts his hacking rod into the control panel that's stationed beside the doorway.

The rod twists and turns until clicking into place and the triangular metal door slides open with a whoosh.

They step inside and Izuku finds a large machine taking up nearly the entirety of the room. A balcony circles the machine allowing them to walk around the circular machine.

The machine is stationed down below with high metal arches that resemble an unfinished cage surrounding the entire circumference from above. Several panels and a viewing room look into the area from an adjacent room.

Curiously, Izuku steps forward wanting to get a closer look at the large machine. However, Hisashi holds his arm out, stopping Izuku from getting any closer.

Izuku frowns in response. "What is that thing?"

Hisashi frowns, his expression becoming rather serious as he eyes the machine cautiously as if it were going to activate on its own accord. "That is a Null Void Projector."

Kraab shakes as he lets out a loud gasp. "A Null Void Projector?!" He begins to panic, throwing his only arm into the air like he's ready for a fist fight. "I knew it! I knew I shouldn't have trusted you! Well, I ain't going without a fight! Put em up!"

Hisashi holds his hands up in surrender. "Take it easy, killer. We're not here because of you."

Kraab immediately settles down. "Oh."

Izuku frowns in confusion. "Hang on, I think I'm missing something here. What's a Null Void Projector?"

"Izuku, what do you think happens to the alien criminals we arrest?"

That's an odd question to ask but either way Izuku goes ahead and humors his dad with an answer. "Um, I assume they go to jail."

"Yup, usually after a trial they get shipped off to prison. Well, the Null Void is one of those prisons."

Izuku eyes the machine warily, wondering how such a machine could possibly be such a thing. "That machine is a prison?"

"No, that machine is a gateway to the prison."

"Oh, that makes sense. But then… What kind of prison is it?"

"Izuku," Hisashi expression turns stern and steady, looking Izuku in the eyes as he tells him with full seriousness. "the prison is another dimension."

In response, Izuku's brain shuts off, unable to fully process the information.

Reading Izuku's expression like a book, Hisashi goes ahead and explains. "The Null Void is a pocket dimension. Think of it as another world we can't reach. Or better yet. Think of our universe as one house. And you live in this house all your life thinking you know that everything there is to the world is inside. However now imagine that in fact your house is nothing but one small apartment inside a larger building. There are hundreds upon thousands of apartments, each one different yet similar to the rest. And there are doors leading to each room, but we can never get to them unless you have the exact key to enter them."

Izuku is totally blown away, breaking into a fit of sporadic muttering! "This is crazy! So then are parallel realities a thing? Divergent timelines? How does it work? We might need to reconsider what we know about the laws of physics! But then is time travel a thing? Oh, god but then that would mean paradoxes and-"

"Slow down!" Hisashi lightly karate chops the boy's head. "I can't keep up with your muttering!" After Izuku calms down enough, Hisashi continues. "Look, I'm not an expert in any of that. Heck even for most aliens that stuff is nothing but speculation. But what we do know is that the Null Void is real. So, going back to my metaphor. The Null Void is like a closet that's already in our apartment. But it's locked up tight and nobody can get in. Except for those that hold the skeleton key."

Izuku gestures towards the large machine. "The Projector."

"Bingo. The Null Void is a closet, and it holds a world of skeletons inside. For eons, aliens, Plumbers, and other civilizations have used the Null Void to banish any and all manner of criminals and monsters inside. And I don't mean petty thieves but mass murders, psychos, man-eating monsters, overloads, crime bosses. You name the crime and even the alien race and most likely there's someone in there that fits that exact description. And every last one of them, every one of those aliens and monsters, are left in there to rot for all eternity Where they have to fight tooth and nail to survive each and every day."

Izuku shovers, quickly backing away from the machine. "It…sounds like hell."

"For all intents and purposes, it is a hell."

Izuku is almost too scared to ask, his conscience is already gripping at his heart. "We…we really send people there?"

"No. Not anymore. Some civilizations were overeager to use such a device to send over their criminals, often without a trial. And then trials would commence afterward but no one could ever recover the criminal or their body. And it was even worse if the prisoner was found innocent." From what Hisashi's been told, those never ended well. "So, the Plumbers outlawed the use of the Null Void years ago. Deemed it as unnecessary and inhumane."

"Then I guess it is a good thing it's here and not back at the base."

"Not exactly." Before he can go more into detail the Plumber walks off towards the opposite end of the room where Chopper sits, waiting beside a large metallic container embedded into the wall.

Izuku follows along, questioning what Hisashi meant by "not exactly."

But he stays quiet as Chopper unlocks the metallic storage unit.

It drops open allowing Hisashi to reach inside. "That Projector's an older model. Like really old." He explains as he pulls out the only item held within the storage unit. "Unlike this one."

In his hands Hisashi holds a strangely shaped blaster. It has a large circular head with the body similar to that of a pistol, meaning it was meant to be held and fired with one hand.

Izuku gasps as he puts two and two together. "That's a Null Void Projector?! It's so small!"

"It's a portable version." Hisashi explains his expression still remaining stern and cautious even as he holds the device in his hands. "And if you ask me it's much more dangerous than that older model." With that all being said, Hisashi turns to Chopper. "Chop."

^Wre-wo.^ Chopper wheels up and drops a mechanized suitcase at Hisashi's feet.

Hisashi kneels down, securing the Null Void Projector inside before locking it up.

Izuku frowns as Hisashi picks up the case. "What are you doing?"

"I'm taking it with me."

"Why?! Didn't you just say it was too dangerous! I mean, it can send anyone to another dimension!"

Hisashi clarifies. "That's why I'm taking it. Izuku, this is part of the reason we're here."

Izuku nearly stumbles back, taken back by the sudden revelation. "We're what?!"

"Listen, when I spoke to Principal Nezu yesterday this came up in conversation." Referring to when he called Nezu up about Xylene and the Techadon's appearance in Tokyo. "We both agreed that it would be wiser for us to have access to the Null Void especially with how much more…active Vilgax is becoming."

"But-"

"Think about the Techadon."

Izuku immediately freezes at the thought.

"It was a wake up call. Because let's face it, we were extremely lucky to have survived such an encounter. That thing was powerful, a literal killing machine. If it was only the two of us fighting against it…there's no way, we would have survived. And who's to say Vilgax won't send another one ? Or an entire legion of them? What then?"

Izuku lowers his head, not wanting to even think about the possibility.

"That's why both Nezu and I think it's for the best that we have this." He gingerly taps the case. "With this we'll be able to turn the tables on anything Vilgax throws at us. Maybe even Vilgax himself."

Izuku eyes the case carrying the Null Void Projector warily. He then peers over at the larger and older model sitting inside the large room. "A prison, huh? Is it really, okay? Like can't someone, like Vilgax, escape it?"

"No. The Null Void is a one-way ticket." Hisashi's expression falls. "Even for a Plumber."

Izuku shovers, his attention then drifting back towards the case. "So…am I really gonna have to defend myself with that?"

"No." Hisashi holds the case out away from him. "To be honest, I'm not even comfortable holding it. So, there's no way I'm okay with you using it."

That makes Izuku feel a little better but still he would rather keep his distance.

"No. I have something different in mind for you." Before going into more detail, Hisashi moves to exit the room.

Izuku follows behind him with Chopper and Kraab wheeling align beside him. They leave in silence, hiding the wall furthest front the older Null Void Projector as they slip out through the large triangular doorway.

And so as Chopper locks the large room back up from the outside, the inside turns dark. The lights shut off, conserving power, casting the older Null Void Projector into a silent darkness.

Minutes seem to go by as silence permeates the pitch-black void of a room.

And then from the below, from the circular head of the massive machine, a red-light sparks across its metallic surface.

And then another.

And another.

And another, until red sparks dance across the surface of the machine and bursting out as a swirling vortex of red opens up generating a devastating whirlwind across the room. And from the swirling vortex a pair of muscular arms reach out and pry themselves against the metal floor.


Izuku keeps pace with Hisashi as they continue their way through the labyrinth that is the Mt. Fuji Plumber Base. "What exactly do you have in mind for me?"

Hisashi happily explains away. "Martial arts are out of the question. I mean it would be good to teach you some basic self-defense techniques, but we can worry about that another time. You need something you can fall back on in a pinch, something you can carry around on your person at all times."

With that said they stop at another triangular doorway. This one is just as large, however, it far more imposing with extra steel plating reinforcing its build and giant mechanical locks holding it in place, the door looks more like an entrance way of a fallout shelter if anything else.

"What's behind there?" Izuku wonders aloud.

Hisashi taps his fingers against the thick platted door. "This is the armory."

"Armory?!" Izuku gaps his jaw dropping. "But then that means…?!" He lets the question hang in the air, unable to speak.

Hisashi laughs at his expression. "That's right, Champ. Consider this an early birthday present cause I'm getting you your own weapon!"

Izuku would be excited but then he stops to comment. "Um, shouldn't this be a make-up present since…you know?"

Hisashi is immediately dejected, lowering his head in shame. "Why'd you have to go there?" He sniffs as tears drip form the corners of his eyes.

"S-sorry!"

With a sniff and a wipe at his face Hisashi snaps back to normal. "Chopper, do you mind?" He gestures towards the control panel off to the side of the door.

^Wa!^ Chopper wheels up, inserting his hacking rod into the panel, as a result the giant mechanical locks shift and wheel out of place before the doorway slowly slides open revealing another set of reinforced sealed doors. But after a moment those two part out of the way and a bright light pours out from the other side.

Everyone from Izuku to Kraab is blinded by the light before it dims away, and they get a full view of the armory.

It. Is. A. Motherload. Of. Weapons!

The entire room is just flooded with an array of blasters, melee weapons, and everything in between from all corners of the known galaxies. The weapons line every inch of the walls, every shelf space and storage unit is holding a weapon. And each weapon is so uniquely different, each one tailored made for any type of alien body build, strength, and skill set. From the smallest of blasters that are about the size of a paperclip to the largest of rocket launchers that are bigger than Izuku himself! If you can think of the alien weapon it is most surely in here.

And not are they all blown away by the armory, but Kraab is salivating from the mere sight of it all. "Now this is a treasure trove!" Using his one arm he springs himself up, leaping towards the open doorway. "Come to Papa!"

But then, an iron grip catches him by the head, holding him in place.

With a malicious gleam in his eyes, Hisashi's smile turns dangerously foreboding. "Where do you think you're going?"

Kraab suddenly realizes that he might be in some deep shit right now as entire head quivers in fear . "Uh-uh-uh…!"

Hisashi's grip tightens around the cyborg's skull. "What exactly are you gonna do when you find a weapon you like?"

Kraab's face somehow turns pale wight! "N-nothing!"

Hisashi leans in whispering into Kraab's ear in a low dangerous hiss. "You're lying."

"Waaah!"

Izuku sweatdrops, nervously laughing as he watches their antics. "This just seems like way too much, especially for me. Like isn't a, um, blaster like too much?"

"It's fine." Hisashi smiles, snapping out of the threatening facade despite the fact that he's still crushing Kraab's head. "Nezu agreed to this and even thinks it's a good idea as well. Just pick what you like best."

Izuku hesitantly peers back at the armory before turning back to ask. "Anything?"

Hisashi gives him an encouraging nod. "Anything."

"Just one?"

"Just one."

Izuku peers back at the armory. "Okay. What do you think I should pick?"

"Hm." Hisashi finally sets down Kraab atop of Chopper's head as he takes a moment to think. "Pick what speaks to you. Take what catches your eye."

'Everything's catching my eye!' Izuku internally screams but settles down enough to suck it up and make his way inside.

The others hang back allowing him to take his time as he begins to explore the armory.

Peering around it's all so overwhelmingly terrifying. It feels like one wrong touch and he's gonna set one of these blasters and explosives off! Seriously, how can you even hold some of these?! Some don't even have triggers! How does that work?!

But either way he examines each blaster and weapon, trying to find something that speaks to him.

Starting near the wall he eyes the array of classic-looking Phasers, a collection of mechanical pistols called Plasma Cutters, and a worn down looking set of machine guns called Gatling Lasers.

Now admittedly the pistol-like Phasers seem like a good choice. It's simple enough for a blaster but with his curiosity getting the better of him, Izuku leaves them alone and presses on.

Heading deeper into the armory he passes by a set of display cases showing familiar looking weapons; some of which he saw some aliens holding back at the Tavern of High Charity. Inside the display sits a colorful collection and alien weapons from Needlers, an Energy Sword, a Type-25 Spiker, and a large row dedicated to nothing but blue spherical grenades.

He continues on in coming across a wall that's just lined with rows of shelves and vaults.

Curious, Izuku pulls open the nearest vault, and sticks his hand in to see what he pulls out. The first device he pulls out looks a lot like a screwdriver but it's super high-tech and clearly meant to be a weapon; maybe a sonic weapon of some sort.

Tossing the Sonic Screwdriver back inside the vault, Izuku reaches in and pulls out another rod. This metal rod looks like it's supposed to be a hilt for some kind of sword. But there's no blade to be seen. Izuku examines the rod finding a hole at the top which he can't help but put his eye to to have a look inside. And through the vents and little holes inside the hilt he swears he can see a crystal of some sort glowing inside. Figuring this thing must be some kind of laser sword or whatever he shamelessly tosses it back inside the vault and moves on.

And so his search continues, with nothing catching his eye despite the literal walls that are covered in blasters and weapons.

That is until he reaches the back of the armory where it appears the Plumbers that the real toys should be stored.

Lining the walls are a matter of giant and clearly destructive weapons and blasters. There are sets of guns that look like white-metallic robot arms. With a black cylindrical barrel, white covering, and three wiry claws surrounding the barrel. All the while the center of the blaster glows from blue to orange.

Beside them sit even crazier weapons. For example, there's one blaster so large Izuku would need another peon to help him hold it up. It's just that massive, but even he has to admit that it looks badass. Too bad the only hint of a name he can get from the blaster are the letters etched into its side: B.F.G.

And somehow if that blaster wasn't crazy enough there's a rifle-blaster that has a chainsaw blade attached to its barrel! It's the perfect combination of a projectile and melee weapon all wrapped up in one. But for Izuku it's just plain overkill.

And so he continues on his way until for the first time since entering the armory, something has caught his eye.

Near the back wall of the armory lies a display case with a single weapon inside. The weapon looks like a very odd yet intricately constructed blaster. It has a white body, an orange barrel, and indigo joints and hilt. It looks like it's meant to fold in and out as if it could be constructed into various other forms.

Whatever the case the blaster or tool has a display case all to itself. Floating within the case while a singular spotlight shines down upon it, illuminating it.

Izuku can't look away as he begins to move towards the display case seemingly on autopilot. He moves closer and closer, unable to look away.

The spotlight seemingly shines brighter giving the alien tool an eye-catching gleam.

While still moving forward, Izuku reaches his hand out towards the display case.

He's only feet away from it one more step and he'll have the tool in his hands.

He steps and steps and steps…

Walking right past the display case as if it wasn't even there. He doesn't so much as notice the high-tech alien tool inside as he strolls right past his eyes locked onto the wall behind the display case.

Across the wall brand the shining display case lies rows upon rows of blasters each of writing builds and color. But only one catches his eyes.

And so with a bit of trepidation yet excitement Izuku reaches out and takes his chosen weapon for himself.


While waiting for Izuku to return from the depths of the armory, Hisashi is leaning against the door frame while Chopper and Kraab sit nearby out of boredom.

But then from between the rows of blasters and rocket launchers Izuku appears with a shy yet happy smile on his face.

Hisashi smiles, noticing the item in Izuku's grip. "So, what did you pick?"

Izuku shys away, nervously presenting his choice. "I…I want to go with this." He holds the blaster out for him to see.

It's a one-handed blaster with a circular frame that's soft-green in color. With a black trim, red highlights, a white metallic underlayer, and a sturdy grip providing a good hold for its wielder.

[Author's Note: Look up "Deku's S.A.G.E. Gun" by Voidv25 on Deviant Art for a visualization of Deku's new blaster.]

Hisashi gaps in awe of the blaster. "Woah! I didn't know we had one of these lying around in here."

Izuku frowns. "What kind of blaster is it?"

"Izuku, what you got there is a S.A.G.E. Gun."

Izuku's face scrunches up in confusion. "A…S.A.G.E. Gun?"

"Yeah."

Kraab's eyes widen in surprise. "A Super Advanced Green Energy Gun? I thought those were a limited run?"

"They were." Hisashi explains, taking the blaster and examining it closely. "It was created by Galvians who intended to provide arms and weapons to their allies across the universe. But they only made one batch before deeming war profiteering as immoral and a waste of scientific resources and minds." Hisashi continues to examine the blaster noting the lack of wear and tear across its frame. "This is a real nice find, Champ. There aren't too many plasma blasters like this one, let me tell ya."

Izuku finally takes his eyes off the historic plasma blaster to ask his Dad why. "How come?"

"Well one thing about these blasters were that the Galvians constructed them in a way to allow for personal customizations. Since the intent was to gift these to a variety of alien races they designed them in a way that each alien could customize the blasters to their needs and likes." Hisashi points to the barrel and says. "For example, we could take some mods and other pieces of tech to make a longer barrel, turning this into a long-range rifle. Or we could add a grenade launcher of sorts. Heck we can even tear it apart, give it some upgrades, and put it all together again to make something completely different."

Kraab awes in amazement at the blaster. "Basically, the kid can customize it all he wants given he has the right materials."

"Exactly." Hisashi smiles while handing the S.A.G.E. Gun back to Izuku. "And from what I can tell this one hasn't even been fired, yet alone been customized."

Izuku smiles, holding the blaster gently in his hands. "So, after I figure this out I can alter it to fit my fighting style."

Hisashi nods. "It can become a very versatile weapon. Huh, kinda like you."

Izuku smiles at that. "This is so cool. But, um, how does it work exactly?"

A playful smile graces Hisashi's lips. "Would you like to test it out?"

Given the nervous yet excited grin on Izuku's face, Hisashi can tell that he would surely love to.


After making their way through the labyrinth that is the Mt. Fuji Plumber Base, Izuku soon finds himself standing inside a large simulation arena.

The arena is large and has a very clean metal aesthetic. The wall and floors are lined with floor plates that can shift up and down to create a wide variety of layouts within the simulation. For now the plates are aligned in a way to create a sort of citadel at the end of the arena that has a singular tower in the middle with a flag posted atop.

[Author's Note: For a better idea look up the "Citadel Challenge" From Star Wars the Clone Wars to have a better idea of what this training arena looks like.]

Izuku scans the arena before peering up where a view window sits several stories over his head. "What is this place?!"

From behind the viewing glass, Hisashi finds himself stationed over the control system for the arena. He leans over, turning on the mic system. ["This is a simulation room that we use for training. See that citadel over there?"]

Izuku spins around, back towards the tower. "Yeah!"

["See that flag?"]

"Yeah!" It's sitting atop of the tower.

["Normally we'd have new recruits go through a simulated raid to climb the tower and claim that flag. But we're not gonna be doing that today. Instead, I'm just gonna be throwing some practice enemies at you so you can get used to the S.A.G.E. gun."]

"O-okay!" Izuku peers around at the large arena, suddenly becoming nervous at the idea that he's essentially trapped in here.

Hisashi's voice echoes through the speaker system again. ["I heard from Thirteen that one of your teachers, Snipe I think, gave you some basic firearms training, is that right?"]

Izuku yells out. "Yeah! He even gave me some private lessons afterwards!"

[Author's Note: They are referring to the events of the Omake: Bullseye]

"But, um…" Izuku nervously raises up his left arm. "Are you sure I have to wear this?!"

Locked around his wrist, more specifically the Omnitrix, is a high-tech brace much like the one SixSix used against him back at Hosu.

[Yes.] Hisashi reaffirms rather sternly. ["You rely on the Omnitrix too much. And the point of this exercise is for you to get used to a blaster."]

Strapped around Izuku's shoulder is Kraab who waves up at Hisashi. "Okay! But what if I just like take it off for him? Sorry, but I don't feel like getting shot at today, you know!"

["You can try but Chopper's the only one with the key code so good luck!"]

Kraab glowers. "Why am I even here? Can't you do this on your own?"

Izuku grins sheepishly. "Well, I thought having you around would be good. Since you know your way around blasters more than I do. I thought it'd be okay if you coached me through it."

Kraab gives him a suspicious look. "I don't know, I feel like you brought me along in case you need a distraction."

"Ma-...maybe."

"I knew it!"

Hisashi's voice comes back over the intercoms. ["Okay let's get started, shall we? Do you see the safety switch?"]

Taking the blaster out of its holster beside his belt, Izuku grips the blaster in his right hand as he finds the noob located atop the blaster's side. "Y-yes!"

["Okay, turn it!"]

Izuku does.

["Good. Right now, your blaster should be set to stun! So, when you hit the targets they will shut off and not be destroyed. Gotta save as much budget as we can, ya know? But if you flip that switch the other way you will be setting the blaster to kill, so be careful."]

Izuku immediately pulls his hand away from the switch while holding the blaster away with his right.

["Alright this is how it's gonna go down. Chopper, here-"]

Chopper beeps and boops from behind the viewing window alongside Hisashi. [^Wo-Wo!^]

[-will be controlling the targets. It's up to you to hit every single one of them before they can surround you."]

Izuku frowns, not sure what kind of targets could surround him. "Wh-what exactly am I fighting?"

["Oh, we're gonna be throwing an entire squadron of training droids at you. Don't worry, their blasters aren't lethal. But if you get hit by them it's gonna sting, like a lot."]

Izuku fearfully backs away from the center of the arena. "So, um, you're gonna send them out one at a time right?"

["Well, to be honest with you Izuku. I've always been a big believer of learning on the job."]

Izuku's heart stops. "Oh, no…"

Suddenly alarms blare and warning lights spin across the corners of the arena as the floor plates shift and rise, creating barricades and platforms.

A section of the floor plates fold away as a squad of Practice Battle Droids are lifted into the arena.

The droids are tall with thin structures, inset like heads yet humanoid bodies. They're each painted plumber white with yellow targets on their heads and chests. Each of them holding a standard training blaster as they all stand in rows before their enemy.

The Practice Battle Droids quickly spot their target.

^Look there he is! Open fire!^

^Roger! Roger!^

The droids draw their blaster at the kid as Hisashi's cheers on from above. ["Good luck, Champ! You're Dad believes in you!"]

"DAD!" Izuku screams in outrage as he dives behind a nearby barricade just as the droids open fire!

The barricade is showered in yellow taser bolts that either bounce or burn against the smooth metal layer as Izuku cowers from the other side.

The Practice Battle Droids continue to fry at his position, although they have yet to move forward and are instead standing in place as they fire.

"This is crazy!" Izuku screams, his hand nearly getting itself singed by a yellow taser bolt.
Kraab laughs, surprisingly enjoying the firefight. "Hahaha! I like your old man's style. This is great!"

"No, not great! What do I do?!"

"Okay, okay. Relax, kid. It's just a simulation." Kraab peers around, spotting another barricade nearby. "Run to that barricade and fire at them as you do!"

"What?!"

"You're pinned down kid! Trust me, the best option is to keep moving! Now go!"

"Waaahh!" Izuku screams as he sprints for the other barricade!

The Battle Droids immediately redirect their blasters and fire away.

"Aaaahh!" Screaming, Izuku raises his right arm, takes aim, and fires!

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

He fires several bolts of green plasma, they fly through the air and hit the lead droids, frying them, and shutting them off and causing them to collapse onto the ground.

Izuku's hyperventilates as he slides behind the barricade, pressing his back and head against the cold metal, trying to hide as much as possible even as the droids fire at his position.
"There ya go! Nice shooting, each of your shots hit one!"

"Y-yeah, but I-I think I was just l-lucky!" Izuku jolts back as the yellow lasers continue to rain down onto the barricade. "Now what?!"

"Now we keep moving." Kraab explains, looking around and spotting more barricades lining the outer edges of the arena. "Just stay on your toes and keep your head low. You're small and fast, that's your advantage so just keep moving and chip away at their ranks."

Izuku peers over spotting the other barricade. "O-okay." He gets up and moves to the edge of the barricade.

Peering over he spots the droids firing down at the opposite end of the barricade, and so seeing an opening he pulls the blaster up and takes several shots.

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

Each stun blasts hits their mark, taking down another line of Practice Battle Droids.

And with more of them down Izuku is ready to move out but just before he's about to sprint out a stray laser nearly grazes his face. "Nope!" He throws himself back behind the barricade. "There's too many of them!"

He puts the blaster down and raises his hand over his left wrist. "But there's not enough for Feedback!"

He slams his hand down onto the metal brace.

… It takes Izuku a minute to realize his mistake. "I FORGOT!"

Kraab screams out in outrage. "How could you forget?! He just said you can't use the Omnitrix!"

"I know! It was a reflex, okay?!"

Chopper's haunting laugh echoes out through the speaker system. [^Wa wa wa wa wa!^ ]

Understanding Chopper's cruel laugh, Izuku pales.

At the same time, the Practice Battle Droids begin to move forward, marching in unison towards Izuku's position.

Izuku gulps, tucking himself away behind the barricade.

"You're in some deep shit now kid." Kraab warns not expecting Izuku to make it through.

Ironically, Izuku can't help but agree with him. "If I make it through this…I'm gonna kick Chopper across the room!"

Mustering his courage, Izuku springs up from behind the barricade, slinging his blaster up and holding it just inches away from a Practice Battle Droid's head.

The Droid is taken back as Izuku glares back and pulls the trigger!

*PZZZzzz!*


Meanwhile, far from the simulation sits the reinforced doorway of the armory.

It sits quietly and undisturbed, fully confident that it can keep any intruder out due to its reinforced steel, sealed locks, and key coded security.

Most other beings would quickly give up and turn away just at the mere sight of the mechanical locks but one being dares to approach.

Heavy stomps march towards the doorway until a large muscular form appears from the hallway and finds said doorway. The figure approaches, their many eyes lighting up at the sight of the armory.

They hurry over, their many hands grabbing at the lock and door and pulling with all their might. But the door doesn't so much as budge or buckle against the intruder's strength.

Frustrated, the intruder slams his fists against the door but the reinforced steel and invisible ray shield are too much and they are unable to leave so much as a scratch.

Frustrated, the intruder gives in but not before potting the control panel beside the doorway. They eye the little panel quickly deducing that the armory needs a key code to enter.

And so unable to reach the armory, the intruder turns away, but not before vowing to return.


Back inside the arena, lasers fly in all directions as the Practice Battle Droids stumble and fumble about the simulation.

^Somebody shoot him!^

^I'm trying!^

^Hold still!^

*PZZZzzz!*

^Oh, no, 245! He shot 245. He killed 245-^

*PZZZzzz!*

^-Aah!^

It's an all-out firefight as Izuku sprints across the arena, diving behind the barricades before jumping up and shooting back at the droids.

There's only a handful of droids left, the others lying on the floor after being deactivated by his stun blasts.

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

Izuku ducks back down as the droids lock onto his position.

He launches up to his feet, leaping over the barricade and chagrin right for the droids.

^There he is! Get him!^

The remaining droids immediately take aim and fire.

Izuku whoever doesn't give in, instead he sprints as fast as he can and then falls, sliding across the floor as the yellow taser bolts fly over his head. As he slides, he takes aim and fires, hitting each droid in the chest.

^Yaah!^

^I've been hit!^

^What a world!^

The last of the droids collapses onto the ground with a loud clank.

Feeling mighty proud of himself, Izuku gets up raising the S.A.G.E. Gun level to his head. "I think I'm getting the hang of this."

"See what I tell ya?" Kraab boasts from behind Izuku's shoulder. "Like I said, you're faster and more mobile than they are. Keep at it and we'll be out of here by lunch time."

"Yeah." Izuku grins up at the viewing window above. "Come on, Chopper! Don't tell me that's all you got!"

In response to Izuku's taunting, the floor opens back up revealing another squad of Practice Super Battle Droids appear along with a squad of dimwitted Practice Battle Droids.

Izuku snickers. "Is that all?"

Nope, it is not. As new droids appear at each corner of the arena. These ones being much bigger with thicker armor and blasters attached to their thick metal arms.

Like the other droids, these ones are also painted white with yellow targets over their weak points. But even with the ridiculous color scheme they still appear imposing thanks to their size and weight.

Izuku stumbles back with the blaster shaking in his right hand.

Kraab, however, throws Izuku a scrutinizing look. "You had to fucking say something didn't you?"

The Practice Super Battle Droids aim their mounted blasters towards the boy ^Die, Plumber-Dog!^

And they open fire!


Meanwhile, the muscular intruder has somehow made his way to the Plumber's main control center. Large monitors surround the ceiling and walls while rows and rows of stations and consoles sit beneath them. This area was clearly meant to be the heart of the Plumber Base with Plumbers stationed at each monitor but for now only one person has any use for them.

The Intruder approaches the main console and begins hacking away, his many fingers moving swiftly across the keyboards until he has access to the base's main systems. He goes for the armory's systems first only to realize that it cannot be accessed remotely.

They growl in frustration, slamming their fist into a nearby chair, smashing it to pieces as a result.

But not one to give up, the intruder files through the rest of the system. Easily hacking their way into the power system and security system.

They grin at their success especially as they feel through the surveillance system and polling up the live feed coming from the simulation arena.

The intruder grins maliciously watching as the green-haired human gets himself pinned down by a squad of encroaching Super Droids.

A plan hatches in their mind and they begin to hack away at the base's systems, all the while cackling to themselves. "This is gonna be fun. Ehehe."


"Get down!"

Upon Kraab's warning, Izuku throws himself back over the barricade as a rapid fire of lasers zip past his head and shoulders.

As the lasers die away, Izuku leaps up, swinging his right arm up and around and firing the S.A.G.E. Gun, hitting the Practice Super Battle Droid dead-on.

With his back turned, Kraab is able to see the Practice Battle Droid coming up from behind. "Enemy at 5 o'clock at 60 degrees up!"

Izuku immediately spins around and fires exactly to Kraab's instructions, blasting the droid =right in the head. It's body going haywire and sparking before toppling over.

Now facing the other way, Kraab's eyes widen as more droids take aim. "Duck down!"

Izuku tries but he's too slow and a few bolts of weakened lasers zap his backside. "OW! OW! AAAHH!" He yelps in pain, stumbling about and just barely scrambling behind a barricade as the droids continue to fire. "Ah, ow! Those lasers hurt!" He hisses in pain. "Man, I'd hate to know what a real laser bolt feels like."

Kraab gives him a roll of his eyes. "I told you to duck down, moron."

Izuku annoyingly glares back at him.

*PEW!*

A yellow taser bolt nearly hits his face, leaving a tiny scorch mark on the barricade.

A Practice Super Battle Droid marches forward his mounted blaster aimed at the boy. ^We have you surrounded. Surrender or die.^

"You don't mean that literally, do you?!" Izuku throws himself to the side as the droid fires, and the moment his side hits the ground he aims up and blasts the droid in the face.

"I got him!"

"Now get the rest!" Kraab screams, his hand flailing in the air trying to get Izuku to move faster.

Because the remaining Practice Droids do in fact have him surrounded and they are beginning to close in on them.

Izuku springs to his feet and fires, hitting a few but taking a taser bolt to the gut as he does.

"OW!" He stumbles away, hurrying across the arena while still firing back.

As the yellow lasers keep coming, he eventually is able to take cover behind one of the ramps leading up to a raised platform. "What now?!"

Kraab retorts. "Fight back, kid."

"That's what I'm doing!"

"Then be smart about it! Get creative! Do something that'll throw them off!"

Izuku considers the advice. "So, do something unexpected?"

"Yeah!"

Quietly, Izuku slowly takes Kraab and holds him in his hand.

Kraab stares back at him, confused. "What are you doing?"

Izuku bows his head slightly. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry? For what-Ahhh?!" Kraab finds himself thrown high into the air, tossed right over the platform and over the oblivious droids.

He begins to plummet and lands atop a Practice Battle Droid's head, knocking its skull out of place!

^AH! What was that?! What happened to the lights! Woah!^ The crooked headed droid collapses, tripping over its own feet.

The other remaining droids confusingly peer over at their fallen comrade, unsure of what happened.

And with their attention drawn away, Izuku takes his chance. Full of determination and drive he stands his ground, whipping the blaster forward and firing at each and every droid.

^AH!^

^Oh, no-Gah!^

^Get-Ah!^

He takes them out, one by one, shooting them first before they can even take aim.

That is until the final two Practice Super Battle Droids are able to draw their blasters right at his chest.

But not wanting nor willing to be zapped, Izuku shoots first.

The green ray of plasma strikes the first droid in the shoulder, throwing it back. And as it's thrown back it fires but its lasers miss Izuku completely and instead they hit his partner while on the turn.

And thus, the two droids go down with one having taken the other out.

Izuku takes a breath, coming down from the adrenaline rush as he scans the arena for anymore droids.

But not a one pops into view, all of them having been taken down by him.

Feeling rather confident and more assured than ever, Izuku grins, taking the S.A.G.E. Gun and deciding to give it a spin before tucking it away.

And so much like a certain robotic officer he tries to spin it with his fingers only to lose it immediately and it falls to the ground with a clang!

Izuku jolts, freezing up in embarrassment, looking around to make sure no one saw that, before scrambling to pick up the blaster and put it away.

Too bad for Izuku, Kraab did see it and even he's embarrassed on the kid's behalf. "Smooth."

Izuku blushes with embarrassment, strolling over and picking Kraab back up. "S-Sorry about throwing you."

Kraab glares back at him, not in anger but more in annoyance. "I hate you."

Izuku's mood drops some more. "S-sorry."

Kraab veers away, feeling a little…guilty for making the kid feel bad. "But good job. That was…real creative."

At first it takes Izuku a minute to realize what the cyborg said but when he does he immediately brightens up.

Kraab peers over at the pair of droids that took themselves out. "And nice trick shot by the way."

Izuku begins to nervously shake as he admits the honest truth. "I-I was not going for that at all."

Kraab sweatdrops at that. "So, it was a lucky shot?"

Izuku dejectedly drops his head down. "Yeah, it was a lucky shot."


"Look at him go!" Hisashi cheers from behind the looking glass. "He's a real natural!"

^Wo-wap! Wo-wap!^ Chopper grumbles, grumpily folding his arms.

Hisashi frowns at his attitude. "Chill out, bud. It's just a simulation, you're not supposed to be trying to stop him."

^Be-wop. Wap-wap.^

Hisashi breaks into a smile. "You know what, Chop? You're right. Why don't we give him a real challenge?"

^Wowo-wo!^ Chopper laughs maniacally, evilly rubbing his hands together with no intention of holding back.

He quickly spins around, inserting his hacking rod into the system and preparing the next wave.

But then the lights to the entire base go dark.

Everyone and everything is thrown into darkness: the hangar, the armory, the arena, and everything in between. Every ounce of power and electricity has all but disappeared from the base.

^Waaaa…!^ Chopper leaps back in surprise before whining about how unfair this is. ^Wo wo!^

"I don't know what happened!" Hisashi leans over the console, pressing his hand down on the mic so he can call out to Izuku and Kraab. "Izuku! Izuku! Dang it! The mic's out too."

^Wa wa.^

"I don't know why the power's out." Hisashi frowns, cupping his chin as he thinks of possible theories. "It's an old base, maybe we overworked it and caused a power surge." He pinches the bridge of nose in frustration. "We really don't need this. Okay. Chop!"

The droid stands in attention. ^Wa!^

"Head over to the generators and get the power back on while I fetch Izuku. We'll then meet back up at the Rustbucket."

^Wa wo-bop.^ Chopper shakes his head, folding his arms in protest.

"Yes, you have to go by yourself."

^Bop!^

"Why's it even a big deal? You got a flashlight."

^Wo bop.^

"You're scared? Of what? We're the only ones here." Hisashi lets out an exasperated groan. "Can you just get going, already?"

^Wa!^ Chopper spins around, throwing his handout and hitting Hisashi across the knee.

Hisashi shakes at his spite but let's it go, just glad to see Chopper making his way out.

"And you're coming with me." He grips the case carrying the Null Void Projector before holding it at his side and making his way out of the viewing room.


Kraab's eyes light up, becoming makeshift flashlights illuminating the dark casted arena. "What happened?"

Izuku peers around, half expecting something to jump out. "No clue. Do you think this is all part of the simulation?"

"I don't think so."

Izuku looks up towards the viewing window and shouts. "Dad! Hey, Dad!" But there's no answer. "Dad!" And yet again, there's no response. "Okay, something's wrong. I…I think we should go."

"Yeah, I think so."

Izuku strolls over to where he thinks the exit is, finding it but having to manually pull the door open.

Izuku pokes his head out in the pitch-black hallway. "Um, where do we go now?" He pulls Kraab forward, using him like a flashlight.

Kraab peers around before giving an answer. "Go left and then take a right followed by another left."

Izuku frowns, eyeing the cyborg skeptically. "How do you know that?"

"Because of this." From his eyes Kraab generates an orange holographic map of the entire base, or rather of the areas they've already walked through and seen.

Izuku's impressed by the details, even if the map is incomplete. "Woah, I didn't know you could do this."

"Why would you? This is the first time I've shown you." Kraab explains before going into more detail. "I've been mapping the layout of this place since we arrived." He metaphorically puffs out his chest. "With this I can lead us through this place blindfolded."

Again, Izuku is impressed but there's a part of him that's suspicious. "Kraab, why exactly were you mapping out Plumber Base?"

Kraab suddenly becomes very nervous, feeling like he might have said too much. "Oh, um, um, no reason. I certainly wasn't planning on betraying you and making my escape."

Izuku doesn't buy it for a second. "Rrrright." Not wanting to get hung up on details, Izuku just hurries them along. "Let's just get back to the RV." He begins heading in the direction Kraab suggested, keeping the cyborg in front so they can see. "We got a long walk ahead of us."

Kraab gives him a nod. "We'll make it."

"I hope so."

And so they head on out leaving the door to the arena wide open.

And so with no living souls left inside the arena the simulator goes silent, falling into darkness as the only light source fades away into the distance.

However, stray sporadic sparks dance across the various droids lying about on the arena's floor. Sparks continue to light up the arena, their gears clanking together as they begin to rise off the ground. Their limbs jerk and glitch as their eyes flicker back to life, going from a soft yellow glow to a chilling blue.


Within the depths of the dark labyrinth that is the Mt. Fuji Plumber Base, one droid finds itself to be alone with only a single flashlight to lead its way.

^Wo…^ Chopper shakes and trembles, fearfully looking around as he slowly makes his way towards the generator room. ^Wo-wap…^

It feels like he's constantly being watched, that around each and every corner there's a set of eyes watching him. But every time he tries to have a look and spot them, they're gone, reminding him that there may or may not have been anything there at all.

Mustering the little courage, he has he presses forward albeit shakily. ^Bop…^

A sound of fast heavy steps rush past from behind.

^Wa!^ Chopper spins around, having sworn he saw something move.

Another whoosh of wind speeds past him again.

^Wo!^ But once again he fails to catch the culprit.

^Wooo…^ Quivering with fear, Chopper backs away, waving the light around, praying that nothing's gonna appear from the shadows.

As the terrified Chopper backs away, he bumps into something heavy. Freezing in place as pure terror courses through hiss system. He can feel heavy exhales breathing down over his head as well as the pair of glaring eyes drilling a hole in his head.

^Wooo…^ Chopper fearfully spins around, shakily aiming his light up at the intruder.

But as he shines the light up all he sees are the several pairs of hands reaching out to grab him.


Using his phone as a flashlight, Hisashi pokes his head into the pitch-black arena. "Izuku? Champ? Are you in here?"

There's no response. No Izuku. No Kraab. Heck there's not even droids lying on the ground. But Hisashi doesn't focus on that, instead he's way more concerned with the fact that his kid isn't here.

"Where'd that kid go off to? Izuku?!" He heads back into the hallway and calls out again. "Izuku!"

He waits for a response, but there isn't one.

However, the sound of Chopper's cry echoes throughout the depths of the base. ^Waaaaaaaaaaa…!^

"Chopper?!" Hisashi immediately bolts towards the source of the cry. "Chopper?! Chopper?!"

He calls and calls but there's no answer and Hisashi's worry only worsens. "CHOPPER!"

He slides to a stop, arriving at where he thinks the cry came from. "Where are you, buddy?!"

As he's about to run off and search again, Hisashi steps right onto something that's both thin and metal that clanks against the ground.

Peering down he finds Chopper's antenna lying on the ground after having been ripped right off the droid's head.

Hisashi's expression turns cold and serious as he leans down and picks up the antenna. "Something's not right here. Something's not right here at all."


Izuku and Kraab continue strolling through the base, not at all concerned since they're following Kraab's holomap.

"Not too much further now." Kraab explains as they pass through another intersection.

Izuku is so happy to hear that. "That's good. Hopefully we'll run into Dad along the way."

*CLANK. CLANK. CLANK.*

The sound of metal steps marching through the halls echoes through the hall, resonating from the intersection they just walked through.

Izuku immediately stops at the sound of the marching clanks. "What's that sound? Dad?"

Kraab's not so sure. "No, can't be."

They watch on, their nerves growing wilder as the clanking marches closer and closer. Until from out of the intersection appears a squad of marching battle droids.

Izuku frowns, visibly calming down as the marching droids turn to the corner and start marching towards them. "Are those Practice Droids?"

"No, they're different. Those must be the security droids that Cinder mentioned."

Izuku aims Kraab up allow the light to shine over the droids and sure enough they are a different model.

These droids look far more advanced than the other Battle Droids, with bigger builds and more imposing figures. The main differences other than the white paint job are the Plumbers' red spots located on their chests, giving them a commander-like presence.

Rubbing his head in confusion, Izuku eyes them up and down noting the blasters they're carrying. "I guess they must have turned on because the power went out. Must be standard protocol or something."

The droids march closer only stopping as they finally notice Izuku through the light.

Realizes that they must be watching him, Izuku waves back flashing them a shy smile. "H-hey, guys. Don't mind me, just visiting."

Kraab plays along. "Yeah, we were already on our way out."

But the security droids remain in place, their gazes not breaking away from the boy for a second.

Izuku grows more nervous by the second. "Um, hello?"

Their heads jolt and twitch, sparks light up across their bodies, as suddenly their eyes begin to glow a vile blue.

"G-guys?"

The security droids' heads jerk up at Izuku. ^Intruders detected.^

They simultaneously aim their blasters at the two.

^Prepare to be terminated!^

Izuku's heart stop as Kraab scream out in terror. "Get down!"

The security droids open fire just as Izuku throws himself to the ground, quickly scrambling himself behind a bulkhead that's protruding out from the wall, giving him a minimum amount of cover. "What the heck is wrong with them?! Is this part of the training?!"

A red laser bolt scorches the wall just inches from his head.

Kraab quickly comes to the conclusion that it's not. "Training's over kid! This is the real deal!"

The security droids continue to fire down at his position, red laser bolts zipping through the hallway flooding the hall in a hue of red.

Through the hail of lasers one of the droids rushes forward, hoping to grab the kid.

But as it approaches its comrades are forced to cease fire, and thus giving Izuku the opening he needs to throw his right hand up along with the S.A.G.E. Gun and stun the droid.

"I got em!" he cheers as the security droid jerks and sparks as a result from the blast.

But after a moment the droid recovers, flinging itself back up with its blaster in hand, and in response begins to fire back.

Izuku throws his head back, nearly evading the laser fire. "What happened?! It recovered!"

"Those are Commando Droids, kid!" Kraab shouts as he's nearly pelted by lasers. "It's gonna take more than some little joy buzzers to take them down!"

"But-" Another laser nearly hits his shoulder.

"If you don't want to die, then fight back!" Kraab snaps out of desperation as the Commando Droids begin to close in. "Fight back!"

Izuku takes a deep breath, his emerald eyes lighting up with flashes of red as lasers zip past his head. He watches in horror as the Commando Droids inch ever closer. Realizing that there's no other way, he reaches down and grabs the switch, takes a deep breath and flips the switch back up.

Seeing an opening one of the Commando Droids moves to grab the kid.

But from behind the bolt head, Izuku slings the S.A.G.E. Gun and fires into the droid. The green ray of plasma burns into the droid's upper torso, melting it away and comply incinerating its upper chest before it collapses onto the ground dead.

The other Commando Droids cease firing having been caught off by their target's fire power.

With his heart pounding in his ears Izuku stands before the droids, aiming his blaster out at their positions before crying out. "Eat plasma, Clankers!"

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*


"Izuku!" Hisashi dashes through the base following the sounds of the echoing laser fire. "I'm on my way, Champ! I'll be there soon!"

The moment he arrives at the base's main floor he makes a sharp right and takes off in a full sprint towards the sounds of laser fire.

*CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!*

Heavy metal steps stomp across the ground just as Hisashi's about to turn again. He slides to a stop aiming his phone up at the stomping metal figure before him.

Blocking his way is a colossus of a security droid. Standing nearly the same height as the Techadon at 10 feet it has a stout yet heavy body, with long reinforced legs to make up for the height. Its arms are long and thick, one holding onto a giant blast shield while the other arm looks more like a flamethrower combined with a blaster.

"A Carbonite-War Droid?" Hisashi's is stunned knowing instantly that something is wrong. "I thought we melted all those guys down." He frowns quickly, assuming how this could be. "Nezu, you just had to keep one didn't you?"

The massive C-W Droid locks onto the Plumber, its usual redeyes glowing a hue of ominous blue. ^Intruder detected.^ Swinging its mounted blaster arm out it fires, firing a stream of molten silver tar.

Hisashi throws himself to the side, the molten tar nearly singing his Hawaiian shirt, but instead the tar splashes across the floor and instantly solidifying like instant cement.

"Woah!" Hisashi leaps to his feet and stands his ground as the C-! Droid stomps forward. "Unit SW:FU-2, I order you to stand down!"

The C-W Droid halts in place, awaiting the Plumber to provide the input code.

"Hisashi Midoriya; designation, Cinder! Shutdown code: SW:CW S3:EP1!"

^Shutdown code, denied. ^Prepare to be terminated!^ The C-W Droid swings its mounted blaster out and fires another spray of liquid carbonite.

Hisashi dives away, rolling across the ground before propping himself up. "Denied?! How?! Why?!"

It fires again, nearly spraying his hand and solidifying it in place, but he manages to pull away and take cover behind a protruding bulkhead.

Hisashi scowls, already growing frustrated with the situation and trying to figure out how to proceed. The case holding the Null Void Projector brushes against his leg. He peers down, holding the case up and finding the locks. He eyes them contemplating if it's a good idea to use such a device. But he quickly concludes that the risk isn't worth it quit yet and so he tucks the case to his side while reaching into his pocket for his dragon-designed respirator.

"Fine." His gaze hardens as he puts on the respirator over his maw. "I've always wanted to know how good the security system was anyway."

The C-W Droid gets into position and prepares to fire, but Cinder, being much faster, leaps up and over its arm, evading the spray of carbonite with ease.

As the droid rotates around it is met with a wave of flames to the face, shoving it back against the wall.

But swinging its blast shield up it is able to take the flames and push forward before taking a swing at the Plumber.

Not wanting to be flatten by the giant shield, Cinder leaps back and takes off into the dark, leading the corrupted security droid away. 'Just what is going on here?! This has got to be on purpose. Someone must have tampered with the security system. And if they had then why? And how?' He rolls out of the way of another spray of molten carbonite before sliding to a stop to face the droid head on. 'I just hope Izuku's safe!'


He is not as red lasers fly and bounce off the walls only interrupted the return fire of green plasma.

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

Izuku returns fire, taking cover beside an intersection of hallways while the Commando Droids slowly make their approach from down the hall. A few of their comrades lie defeated on the ground, their metal bodies having been fried by the plasma blasts.

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

"This is bad! I could really use the Omnitrix right about now! Can you get this thing off of me or what?!"

Kraab angrily shakes his claw up at Izuku. "I'm trying!" He smacks his little claw against the high-tech brace. "But this brace was really well made and I have no idea what the code is! Not only that but this brace will only recognize C1-10P!"

Izuku rolls his eyes, shouting out in frustration. "Great! T-thanks, Dad!"

Frustrated, he takes it out on the corrupted droids, slinging the blaster out and firing thrice with only one of his hots able to land on a droid's arm, blasting the limb apart.

But despite the number he takes down it just feels like more and more droids take their place as more reinforcements arrive.

"There's too many!" Izuku shouts while firing back, trying to hit the few droids that are trying to move in closer.

While latched to Izuku's arm, Kraab spins around and spots more reinforcements coming down the east hallway. "Enemies at 3 o'clock!"

Izuku spins around and he's terrified to see a patrol of Super Battle Droids arriving on the scene. Like the Commando Droids they are painted white with Plumber Red Spots on their chests. But also like their comrades they too appear corrupted with blue glowing eyes.

"Them too?!"

The Super Battle Droids aim their mounted guns forward and open fire at the boy.

Izuku throws himself to the ground as the lasers burn into the wall. Scrambling to his feet he takes off down the west hall as the droids continue to fire at his retreating form.

"They just keep coming!" Izuku screams as he sprints through the dark hallway. "And what the heck is going on?!"

^Intruder detected!^

From out of the shadows a one Commando Droid ambushes the kid, grabbing him and throwing him to the ground.

Izuku hits the ground hard but despite his aching head they struggle against each other, trying to overpower the other.

^Prepare to be terminated!^

"L-let go of me!"

The struggle and flail, Izuku even tries to kick it but it's metal body doesn't feel a thing. It manages to use one hand to grab his hands, using its free hand to grab its blaster and aim at his head.

Using his elbow, Izuku shoves the blaster upward but the much stronger droid pushes down, inching the blaster closer to his face.

Izuku gasps as the blaster is shoved into his face.

However, the droid's eyes glitch going from blue to red to blue and then yellow, its head jerking about before going silent.

Izuku blinks up at the still droid. "Huh?"

*CLANK. CLANK. CLANK.*

Despite its malfunction the droid did its job as the other Commando Droids and Super Battle Droids soon arrive from down the dark hallway.

Unexpectedly and suddenly, the yellow-eyed Commando Droid spins around, letting the boy go and fires his blaster at his own comrades!

Each shot lands and takes down a droid forcing the patrol to break apart and take cover.

"What the hel-...?" Izuku falls silent as he spots Kraab latched onto the droid's back, his little claw embedded into the droid's inner wiring. "K-Kraab?! You hacked the droid?!"

"Duh, of course I did!" Kraab has the droid leap up and open fires at the Super Battle Droids, hitting them each several times before they go down. "You can thank me later but right now we got bigger problems!"

Izuku scrambles to the side, taking cover behind a bulkhead as Kraab positions the hacked droid across from him.

They both aim out and fire back at the corrupted security droids.

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

They've nearly gotten the first wave cleared but then as the remaining Commando and Super Battle Droids hunker down reinforcement arrive just behind their ranks. The Practice Droids from before limp into view, joining their much more advanced comrades. Red lasers mix with yellow taser bolts, each one illuminating through the hallway, bouncing off the bulkheads and walls and nearly burning into their targets.

"There's too many of them!" Izuku gets up making sure to fire a few more times before disengaging and taking off down the hallway. "We have to move!"

"Right behind ya!" While still firing, Kraab gets up, running along backwards to cover their backs.

Seeing their targets out in the open the droids press on, firing away at their retreating forms.

Kraab fires back, stopping for a moment to get a better shot when his hacked droid gets shot several times across the chest and head. The hacked droid goes down as Kraab is flung off its back.

"K-kraab!" Izuku scrambles back, snatching the cyborg off the ground, and takes off again into the darkness.

"I'm fine! I'm fine!" Kraab latches himself onto Izuku's shoulder before tucking himself away into the hood of his jacket. "Just keep moving!"

Izuku rounds the first corn he sees, only to slide to a halt as he comes face to face with a dead-end. "We have to go back!" As he turns around a shower of lasers nearly graze his arms. "W-we-we're trapped!"

Kraab is offended by the idea. "Nah huh! No way am I going out like this! There's got to be a way out!"

Izuku frantically looks around for one, looking all over from the floor to the ceiling. "What about that?!" He points up towards the upperpart of the wall.

Kraab follows his finger up towards the vent.


The legion of corrupted droids march around the corner, coming upon and expecting to find their targets cornered. But much to their surprise neither of their targets are there.

^Spread out and find them. And terminate them on sight.^

^Roger. Roger.^

The droids fan out, turning back around and splitting up into smaller patrols assuming that their targets may have gone a different way.

Meanwhile, Izuku holds his breath watching from inside the vent as the droids split up and march away.

Quietly he slides himself through the vent, wiggling himself through as best as he can despite the squeezing walls and lack of maneuverability "C-can you still get us to the Rustbucket from here?"

Kraab pokes his head around Izuku's hair. "Yeah, but we gotta move slowly. Don't wanna give these clankers a reason to find us."

And so Izuku makes his way through the vents, his progress slow going and it doesn't help how claustrophobic the events are. It feels like one wrong move or turn, and he'll be stuck, trapped inside the vents forever. But with Kraab's guidance he's able to stick to the right path.

"What was that all about?" Izuku whispers, asking Kraab his thoughts. "Do you think the security system didn't recognize me?"

Kraab shakes his head. "I doubt it. This smells like foul play to me."

Izuku nearly lets out a gasp. "Foul play? You think-"

Kraab whispers back. "Yeah, someone's behind this mess."

"W-who? We're supposed to be the only ones in here."

"Look, I can't have all the answers. I'm just as lost as you are. But whoever's behind this they must have also been the ones that shut the power off."

"Do-do you think they got to my Dad?"

"Despite how much I'd love for that to be true, it's not. Even I have to admit that your old man wouldn't go down that easily."

Izuku nods at that. Feeling a little bit better. "I just hope he's safe."

And so, he continuous to crawl his way through the maze, following parallel along a dark ridden hallway.

However, something catches Izuku's ear, and he stops, freezing in place.

Kraab peers down at him, wondering why he stopped. "What's the matter?"

Izuku peers around towards the vent leading into the hallway. "Did…did you hear that? Shut off your light."

Kraab does so, shutting off his flashlights and throwing them into darkness. Or at least that's what he expected but a dim light shines through from the hallway.

Unsure what the light could be, Izuku wiggles his way to the vent, peeking through the slits half expecting to see another patrol of droids.

He does see movement however but it's only one person.

Izuku whispers back at Kraab. "Is that my Dad?"

Kraab listens carefully while also trying to get a good look. "No, those footsteps sound way too heavy."

But then the familiar sound of clanking metal approaches from the other end of the hall.

"Here come the clankers."

Izuku gasps. "We gotta help them!"

"Hold it kid." Kraab pulls on his ear, holding the kid back. "Let's just wait and see."

Izuku holds his breath worried that whoever's in the hallway is gonna get spotted by the droids.

The patrol stops in place as they come across the mysterious individual.

The droids scan the individual from top to bottom, but their blasters remain at their sides, and not drawn out.

^Authorized personnel identified. Please carry on.^ With that the droids move on ignoring the lone figure.

Izuku's eyes widen in shock.

Kraab elbows him, feeling mighty cocky right now. "See, what did I tell ya? That's got to be the master mind."

Izuku presses his face against the vent, trying to get a good look at this possible master mind.

As he peers out he nearly let's out a sharp gasp. As the figure passes by Izuku spots a terrified Chopper underneath the figure's muscular arms!

"They have Chopper!"

Kraab nearly cries out in shock. "What?!"

"We're going after them!"

"Are you insane?"

"Yes. Now are you gonna help me?"

Kraab lets out a drawn-out sigh. "Fine, but only because I like that little droid. He's got a lot of spunk."

Izuku manages to pop the vent open and wiggle himself free and slide his way to the ground. Once down he presses himself against the wall and moves to follow the figure as the light of their flashlight disappears into the distance.

As he makes his approach the sound of fists bashing against metal rings through the hallway like a drum, growing louder and louder as Izuku sneaks his way closer.

"Hey, Kraab. Where does this hallway lead?"

"It leads…" Kraab brings up the holomap and gasps. "to the armory."

Izuku hurries along in a panic, arriving at the end of the hall where a massive shadow is banging his fists against the door to the armory, his flashlight sitting beside the door next to a trembling Chopper.

Izuku pokes his head around the corner, trying to get a better look at this supposed mastermind.

The massive hiking figure slams his fists against the door one last time but none of his attempts even leave a dent. And so he pulls away, giving up on trying to force his way in. Turning around so that he can face the terrified Chopper who points his flashlight up at the Tetramand's face.

The Tetramand is not like Four Arms with blue skin and muscles riddled with battle scars. His dark hair is long and messy almost like he was inspired to copy Eraserhead's hairstyle.

Izuku lets out a sharp gasp. "It's-it's a Tetramand!"

Kraab is stunned. "A Tetramand? How'd someone like him get in here? Not to stereotype but they're not exactly built for espionage."

Thankfully, the Tetramand didn't hear them as it instead glares down at the quivering astromech.

Izuku grips the side of the wall, fighting the urge to run in there and grab Chopper. "There's Chopper."

Kraab leans up whispering into the kid's ear. "Let's hang back for now. We'll make our move when it's the right time."

Meanwhile, the Blue Tetramand glowers down at the droid. "Listen up, trashcan."

Chopper quivers back in fear. ^Wo-wo.^

"If you don't want me to smash you down into a trash cube then I suggest you do as I say."

^Wo…^

"Good. Now open this door. Your stupid masters got this armory locked up tight and I can't get in. Open it and I'll let you go."

Chopper's shaking lightens up as he allows a sliver of hope to seep in.

"But if you betray me by turning on the power or signaling your friends, well then this base is gonna become everyone's tomb." The Blue Tetramand chuckles maliciously. "Well then again they might already be dead thanks to my new friends. Hehehe."

Izuku frowns, assuming that the alien is referring to how he hacked the base's security droids.

^Wo.^

The Tetramand confidently grins down at the little bot. "I promise, no harm will come to you or your friend."

It's a clear and obvious lie but Chopper has no other choice but to cooperate.

It's either he and his friends die, or he plays along for now and survive until they can overtake this villain. Either way he has no real choice but to open the armory.

And so, he, very hesitantly, wheels himself over towards the control port, inserts his hacking rod, and unlocks the armory.

The giant mechanical locks shift and rotate out of place allowing the reinforced steel doors to slide open.

Light pours out from the armory; an eerie glow illuminates the armory from all corners provided by the vast array of alien weapons themselves.

The Blue Tetramand loses his breath at the sight of the blasters and weapons, like he just found the most beautiful thing in the world. "Now this is a treasure trove!"

Kraab jabs the side of Izuku's head. "See, he gets it."

In shock-and-awe of the armory the Blue Tetramand wanders into the armory, unable to look away from the wide variety of weapons.

Chopper stays back, bowing his head down in guilt and shame.

"Psst. Chop! Chopper!"

Chopper jerks up in surprise, peering around wondering if he was just hearing things. Maybe it was his conscience, weird he didn't think he had one.

"Psst. Chopper! Over here!"

No, he wasn't imagining things, spinning around and spotting Izuku waving him over. "Hurry before he comes back!"

Chopper almost wants to let out a cheer as he carefully wheels his way over while the Blue is far too distracted with the armory.

Izuku pulls back into the hallway as Chopper makes his way around. "Glad to have you back, Chopper."

"Yeah." Kraab waves from inside Izuku's hood. "Honestly I thought you were a goner."

^Wo-bop.^ Chopper waves before his tone shifts becoming serious and hurried. ^Wap wap.^

Izuku understands, glad that the lessons are finally paying off. "Yeah, we should go before he comes back."

And so they hurry off heading down the hallway now that the vents aren't an option since they got Chopper with them now. They hurry along and make it to the first intersection thanks to Kraab's holomap and both the bots' flashlights. They slide as they turn, ready to make a rush for the RV when their lights shine upon a patrol of Practice Battle Droids.

The Practice Battle Droids jump in surprise until one of them completely points them out. ^There they are! I found them!^

^Great. Now, blast them!^

However, Izuku beats them to it. Shooting first and frying one of their heads before he, Kraab, and Chopper break out to the direction they just came from.

^Look, they're running away!^

^Well then go after them!^

^Roger. Roger.^

And thus, they begin to open fire at their targets' retreating forms.

From inside the depths of the armory, the sound of laser fire echo through alerting the Blue Tetramand that his minions have run into one of the Plumbers.

He quickly peers around and scoops up the biggest and coolest blasters he can find before rushing back towards the exit.


Lasers and plasma fly across the hallway as Izuku, Chopper, and Kraab take cover against the walls and bulkheads, trapped between the remaining Practice Battle Droids and the entrance to the armory.

From inside the armory the sounds of the Tetramand's heavy steps rushing through the armory can be heard as his looming shadow stretches through the doorway.

Kraab jumps at the sight of the hulking shadow. "He's coming back!"

Izuku manages to hit the last droid before shouting over to Chopper. "Chopper! Shut the door!"

^Wap!^ Chopper rushes over, hacking the door shut just as the looming shadow nears the door.

Kraab applauds the kid's effort. "Good thinking kid! No way he's getting out of there now!"

Izuku breathes a sigh of relief, stepping away from the wall now that the droids are done for. "Yeah, no way he's getting out of there. Not from…an…armory…" Izuku suddenly has the sensation that this may not be as ideal of a situation as he thought. "Oh, no."

On que a fiery blast resonates from the other side of the sealed doorway shaking the entire door and hallway.

Izuku and the two bots go quiet as another blast resonates from inside the armory again, and again, and again. The sealed door begins to buckle and crack under each blast.

Izuku and Chopper back away with every bend and break; it's only a matter of time before the door is vaporized and they're all blasted into oblivion.

"Run!" Izuku screams as he runs away at full speed.

^Wooo!^ Chopper screams wheeling away after him.

"Faster! Run faster!" Kraab shouts from inside Izuku's hood.

They trio scream out in terror even as they run away, vanishing into the darkness.

With a resounding boom that shakes the entire base the reinforced door of the armory is blasted right off its frame. Crashing against the opposite wall as a bent broken molten piece of metal.

Stepping forth out from the armory stands the towering figure of the Blue Tetramand. A mad grin stretches across the villain's face as he holds up a pair of B.F.G.s in his upper arms, he grips a Lancer in his lower right arm, while a pair of Needle Rifles are strapped to his back, and a number of smaller weapons are hooked to his bandoliers and belt along with an entire armory's worth of Antipersonnel Grenades. "Plumbers…." The Tetramand stomps forward, his grin turning even more deranged and unhinged. "I'M COMING TO GET YOU!"


Izuku sprints through the dark maze with Kraab and Chopper lighting his way. "How much further to the Rustbucket?!"

Kraab is jostled around in Izuku's hood. "It's just around the corner!"

"It better be!" They round the corner hoping to find the Rustbucket but instead they come face to face with a fiery security droid.

A giant Carbonite-War Droid towers over the trio, its entire frame up in flames and smoke as it looms over them.

"WAAAAaaahhh/WOOOOOooo!" They scream out in terror as the flaming bot wobbles closer.

And then the bot's legs buckle under its own weight, crumbling apart and collapsing to the ground with a heavy crash. Revealing a flame breathing standing jut behind the defeated droid.

"Dad!"

"Izuku!" Cinder rushes over and embraces his son, while the case is still in his hand. "I'm so glad you're safe."

Izuku breaks the hug. "I'm glad to see you too, Dad. But we should leave, like right now!"

"Yeah, I know something's gone wrong with the security system."

Kraab yells out from inside the hood. "Yeah, we know!"

Cinder frowns. "You do?!"

"Yeah!" Izuku points back towards the way they came. "And it's because of him!"

On que, the Blue Tetramand appears with an array of blasters in hand. "Peekaboo, I found you."

Kraab screams. "He's packing!"

The Blue Tetramand aims the B.F.G.s and fires launching out blasts of raw energy.

Cinder grabs Izuku and Chopper while exhaling down at his feet. A stream of flames shoot out and like a rocket it propels them out of the way just as the blast of the B.F.G.s tears through the hallways, scorching the ground and walls causing chunks of rubble to break off and fly everywhere!

While the B.F.G.s' charge he Blue Tetramand takes the Lancer and fires down at their positions.
"Move!" Cinder shoves Izuku against the wall using the piles of rubble as cover against the rain of bullets.

With Izuku safe, Cinder rushes out, lashing out with his flames as he dives across the hall, taking cover behind the still flaming C-W droid.

The Blue Tetramand sidesteps the flames and fires towards at Cinder's position

Watching from inside Izuku's hood, Kraab yells into Izuku's ear. "Shoot back kid!"

"Okay! Okay!" Gripping his blaster, Izuku flips the switch from kill to nonlethal. "Switching to stun!"

With his blaster prepped, Izuku swing sup and fries three consecutive shots.

*PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz! PZZZzzz!*

The three shots hit their marks, sending a surge of stunning pain coursing through the stunned Tetramand.

Izuku grins but his victory is quickly dashed as the Blue Tetramand powers through the stun blasts.

Despite being shot at the Tetramand grins, chuckling at the boy's efforts. "Hehe, tickles."

With a mad grin on his face he turns, the B.F.G.s poised and ready to fire.

However, a blinding wall of flames cuts him off, shielding Izuku.

Smoke and flames bellow out causing smoke to fill the already dark hallway.

The Blue Tetramand rushes his way through the flames, prepared to fire but stops as the boy, Plumber, and droids all seem to have disappeared.

He patrols through the smoke-filled hallway as the flames burn behind him causing his shadow to loom across the floor.

Peering through the smoke and shadows he fails to locate where exactly his prey ran off to. "Come out, come out wherever you are! You can't hide forever. Not from me."

Through the smoke and flames, Cinder's voice echoes out. "Well since we have a minute mind introducing yourself, friend?"

The Tetramand spins around expecting the Plumber to be there. But much to his surprise and frustration he's nowhere in sight. "I ain't your friend, especially not to a Red Spot." he continues to skulk forth, trying to find them. "But unlike you Red Spots I'm fair so you might as well know the one that's gonna blast you to oblivion." To prove his point, he aims a B.F.G. down towards the end of the hall and fires, blasting apart part of the wall and ceiling. "The name's Kolar."

Cinder's voice echoes through the darkness. "Well, Kolar. What brings you to our neck of the woods? This seems like a lot of effort for some fancy toys. Was it really worth the risk especially when backup eventually arrives?"

Kolar eyes the darkness carefully, like a predator trying to locate a mouse in a thicket of shadowy thorns. "These toys were just a coincidence; it'd be such a waste to not use them."

"Fair, but what's your plan? Why did you break-in?"

"I didn't break-in, I escaped." Kolar explains with a frustrated glower.

Hidden behind a pile of rubble and a veil of smoke, Izuku nearly lets out a sharp gasp. "Escaped?"

Cinder looks down at him, wondering the same thing. But as he tries to understand Kolar's explanation his eyes eventually drift down towards the case in his hands.

Cinder's eyes widen in shock before he leans up and throws his voice out again. "Kolar, my friend, did you…did you escape from the Null Void?!"

Kolar spins around just as Cinder ducks down. "You catch on quick. That's right Plumber I not only survived the Null Void, but I managed to escape it!"

Izuku let's out a silent gasp. 'How?! I thought that was supposed to be impossible!'

Apparently, Cinder thinks so too. "That's impossible!" He's never heard of anyone that's escaped the Null Void. Never.

"Ha, you'd think so!" Kolar snorts. "But I'm smarter than your average Tetramand. And you'd be surprised what kind of gizmos are just lying around the Null Void. And it doesn't hurt that I got a background in engineering."

Cinder can't believe what he's hearing. "You built your own projector?!"

"Close more like a dimensional radio that hacked into your Projector. With it I crawled my way out and found myself back here on Earth."

'Bet it took him decades to complete.' Cinder thinks with a sense of foreboding looming over him. 'That would also explain how he was able to hack into the base's security system and droids so effortlessly.'

Cinder carefully throws his voice again. "Listen, I don't at all agree with the use of the Null Void. If you ask me, you've been locked away for too long my friend. Why don't we settle down and come to an agreement, I'm sure we can work something out and get you home."

"Home?! What home?!" Kolar guffaws, taking the Plumber's offer as a joke. "I turned my back on that place decades ago." He spins around and blasts apart another section of the wall with a B.F.G. "Besides there's no way I'd ever put my trust in a Plumber."

"Why is that friend?"

"Because…" Kolar's grip threatens to break the blasters as he roars out in anguish and fury. "It was a Plumber that put me in the Null Void in the first place!"

Cinder, Izuku, and Chopper jolt up, shocked by Kolar's revelation.

Judging by their silence, Kolar manages to reign in his boiling rage. "That's right, Plumbers! No trial. No sentence. Just a one-way ticket to hell is all I got." His rage begins to bubble over. "I'll never forget it. That Cheshire grin. That polite yet condescending way of talking. And their maniacally haunting laugh. Oh, that laugh. It was the laugh of a devil, a devil in the form of an impish white chimera."

The Midoriyas pause, feeling like they've heard that description before. 'Cheshire grin? Polite yet condescending? Maniacally haunting laugh? Impish white chimera?' There's only one Plumber that fits that bill. 'Principal Nezu…!'

Of course, it was him. Hell, they can almost hear his maniacal laugh right now.

And the thought that Nezu was so vindictive as to use the Null Void sends a shiver down Cinder's spine. "I'm sorry my fr-...Kolar."

"Yeah, I am too."

From behind their cover, Cinder, Izuku, and Chopper can hear the hum of a B.F.G. charging up.

Cinder grabs the two and launches them away just as their hiding spot is blasted into oblivion.

Kolar grins down at their prone forms, B.F.G.s in hand and ready to fire. "Sorry about this, boys. But now that you know what happened I can't let you go and warn that damned Plumber. I got a score to settle, one I've been waiting to settle for decades."

Cinder glowers up at the Tetramand. "Sorry but you'll have to wait a while longer!" From out of his maw appears a jet of burning flames.

Kolar leaps back, avoiding the flames, before firing after the Plumbers.

But the Midoriyas split apart, diving away to the sides as the laser zooms past and explodes against the end of the hall.

"Raaghh!" With his heart pounding in his ears Izuku spins around and fires his blaster back at the alien while Cinder unleashes a veil of flames upon him as well.

The stun blasts and flames slam into the Tetramand, temporarily stunning him and holding him in place. But he braces himself against the stun blasts and flames before breaking through them all with a single flex. "Is that all?!" He laughs. "I had to fight tooth and nail against all sorts of monsters everyday for decades inside the Null Void! At this point, pain has become a bore."

He takes the B.F.G. and fires down at Izuku's position.

Izuku makes a break for it, running back down the hall. But he's too slow and the laser crashes into the side of the wall, erupting out and blasting him off his feet.

"Wwwooaahh!" Izuku is tossed across the ground, sliding across the floor and losing his hold of his blaster.

The blaster slides to a stop not far from him, just in reaching distance.

He scrambles, reaching for the blaster and grabbing it but it refuses to move as if something's holding it down in the darkness.

Izuku grips whatever the thin rod of metal is holding it down and pulls but it refuses to budge,

From inside his hood, Kraab peers up, aiming his light up at the rod and following it up towards the glowing blue eyes of the corrupted Security Commando Droids.

^Intruders detected. Prepare to be terminated.^

Izuku pales up at the patrol of Security Commando Droids, rolling his eyes at the circumstances. "Oh, just my luck."

The droids prepare to shoot when Cinder leaps in and kicks the droid away, grabbing its blaster and taking it for himself. At the same time Izuku is able to pull his S.A.G.E. Gun free while Cinder unleashes a wall of flames between them and the droids.

"Get to cover!" Cinder grabs Izuku and throws him back before he takes the stolen blaster and aims it at the droids as the flames wash away. "Eat heat, Clankers!" A rapid fire of laser bolts rain down on the Security Commando Droids, tearing them apart before they finally break apart and disperse taking cover behind rubble and bulkheads.

As the droids return fire, Cinder continues to shoot back while working his way back behind a bulkhead. Chopper shakes and trembles behind him, pressed against the wall as much as he can. while Izuku and Kraab take cover right across from them against the opposite wall.

Izuku leans out and fires back at the droids, flipping his blaster back to kill.

Cinder throws Izuku a concerned look as he auto-fires at the patrol. "Hanging in there, kiddo?"

"Yeah!" Izuku calls back through the rain of lasers and plasma. "Well, you know, it could be better."

Kraab peers back towards Kolar. "Well, it's about to get a lot worse."

They all turn to find Kolar looming near the end of the hall with a devilish grin stretched across his face. "Go get 'em, boys."

He steps aside revealing a patrol of Security Super Battle Droids.

The heavily armored droids march forward, stretching their arms out before firing upon the Plumbers.

Cinder and Izuku fire back but they are quickly forced to pull away and shrink back against the walls as the hallway glows red from the stream of lasers flying through the air.

Izuku falls to his knees, trying to make himself as small as possible from the incoming fire. "You know the Omnitrix would really be handy right about now!"

Cinder doesn't take his eyes off the encroaching patrols as he addresses his mech. "Chopper get on it, already!"

^Wo.^ Chopper prepares to move across the hall. ^WAAA!^ He leaps back after nearly getting blasted by a barrage of lasers.

Izuku growls in frustration as both patrols begin to close in from both sides. "No good! We got too much heat on us! We need to break up their ranks somehow!"

Kraab chimes up from inside the hood, his claw poking at Izuku's head in order to get his attention. "Kid! Remember what I said about getting creative?"

"Yeah!" Izuku's eyes pop open in surprise as he recalls what happened during the simulation. "Are you insane?!"

"You're the last person that can ask me that!" Kraab snaps back before settling down becoming fully serious. "Now are you in or not?"

Izuku sighs as he grabs Kraab and holds him in his hands. "Like I have any other options."

Cinder tries his best to gun down the incoming droids before pulling back and looking over to find Izuku holding Kraab up like a frisbee. "What are you two doing?!"

"We're getting creative!" Izuku shouts before flinging Kraab across the hall! "Fly, Kraab, fly!" "Wooo-ooo!" Kraab woos out, spinning through the air flying right through the rain of laser and towards the incoming patrol of Security Super Battle Droids.

And with a loud wham his claw pierces the lead droid's armor. Once embedded Kraab gets to work at hacking into the droid's controls.

The Security Super Battle Droid jerks and sparks its corrupted blue eyes flashing to yellow as Kraab takes full control.

"^Prepare to be terminated, Clankers!^" Kraab and his hacked droid cry out as they spin around and gun down the entire patrol of Security Super Battle Droids, cackling all the while. "Mwahahahaha!"

The Midoriyas and Chopper watch on, impressed yet a little horrified by Kraab's enthusiasm to kill.

"Woah." Cinder looks over to Chopper and asks. "Can you do that?"

^Wo wa-bop!^

"Chopper!" Izuku calls out from the other side, kneeling down and resenting the brace covering the Omnitrix. "Now's our chance!"

With the tables turned, Cinder steps out and provides covering fire allowing Chopper to finally hurry over to Izuku.

From down the hallway, Kolar growls in frustration. He was hoping the droids would finish them off, but it appears he will have to step in. And so, taking the B.F.G.s he prepares to fire.

*PEW! PEW! PEW!*

Kraab's Super Battle Droid open fires, blasting apart one of Kolar's B.F.G.s into scrap. "^Oh, man I was really hoping I could save one of those for myself.^" Kraab's droid shrugs. "^Oh well.^" Cutting his losses he shoots back at the Tetramand.

Kolar is forced back, pressing his back against the wall but the protruding bulkheads provide very little cover for someone of his size. "I need some more elbow room." Shoving himself off the wall he takes off in a run back through the smoke-filled hall and towards the main floor.

Kraab points him out. "^He's retreating!^"

Cinder rushes after him. "Don't let him escape!" He stops as red lasers nearly hit him from behind. "Izuku!'

Izuku leans out from behind the bulkhead and fire back at the remaining Security Commando Droids. "Go! I'll cover our flank!"

Cinder nods before turning to Kraab and his hacked droid. "Let's hurry!"

And they hurry away, chasing after the fleeing Tetramand.

Izuku stays behind, covering their backs as he said he would, firing down at the agile Commando Droids that leap across the hall, evading his killing shots.

"Chopper, hurry!" Holding his left arm out he gives Chopper the chance to unlock the brace.

^Wap!^ Chopper immediately gets to work in less than a few seconds the brace unlocks, opening with a click and a buzz before going dark and collapsing to the ground.

"Thanks, Chop!" Izuku breaks into a wide grin, handing Chopper the S.A.G.E. Gun before dialing up the newly freed Omnitrix. "It's Hero Time!"

The Commando Droids slide to a halt as a blinding flash of green floods the entire hallway.


Kolar continues to run, ducking his head down as lasers and flames fly past his head.

Cinder pursues him into the main hangar. "Give it up, Kolar! You can't hold out forever!"

"Raaggh! I can endure anything! Even this, Red Spot!" Kolar spins around, firing at Cinder with his Lancer while using his free hand to throw several grenades that stick to the ground and walls before blowing up!

As Cinder dives away from the explosions, Kraab and his hacked droid step forward "^Then let's see if you can take this!^" From out of the droid's other arm, Kraab fires out a single missile.

The missile flies across the room and crashes into Kolar, exploding into a ball of heat and smoke.

Cinder watches on in amazement, believing that Kraab truly got him.

And Kraab smirks as Kolar disappears behind the explosion. "^I guess not.^"

"Guess again." Kolar remains unwavering and unphased by the explosion even as heat and smoke radiates off his skin. "My turn, scumbag."

Aiming his remaining B.F.G. up he takes a shot at the Practice Battle Droid.

Kraab and Cinder turn away to run but it's too late as a green laser blast slams into the back of the droid and completely obliterates it!

By some miracle, Kraab survives but he didn't get off scot free as his head rolls across the floor before spinning to a stop. His eyes blacked over from being unconscious.

The resounding blast also catches Cinder, tossing him against the wall and his head bangs against a bulkhead. As he's flung through the air, he loses his grip on the case. As a result, the case slides across the floor in the opposite direction, it's side casing cracking from the blast.

Kolar stomps forward with blasters in hand, aiming to finish the job. "I wanted to begin my retribution with the chimera. Congratulations Plumber, I've changed my mind."

As he stomps closer, he finds the broken case lying at his feet. Intrigued he pulse the case apart to find the Null Void Projector inside.

He grimaces at the device before a cruel realization dawns on him. And thus, he tucks away his blasters to instead take up the only weapon he needs: the Null Void Projector."

"All you Plumbers, all of you Red Spots deserve nothing but hell!" He roars out, aiming the Null Void Projector to the side. "And I'm gonna be the one to send you there."

He pulls the trigger and a beam of red shoots out! The beam converges together in midair and with a reasoning pop and boom a swirling vortex of red forms before his very eyes.

The pull of the Null Void causes a vacuum of sorts to occur, as a harsh wind begins to pull anything and everything it can into the vortex.

Despite having been locked away inside the very hell for decades, a deranged grin stretches across Kolar's face as he declares out. "I'm going to make sure that every last Plumber gets to rot away in the Null Void! Just like you all did to me! Mwahahahaha!"

Kolar grins, turning back around to grab the unconscious Plumber and cyborg and toss them through the portal.

However, just as he's about to reach down and pick them up someone from behind taps him on the shoulder.

"Excuse me."

"Hm?" He spins around in confusion only to be met with a red fist to the face!

WHAM! He's flung back into the air, crashing into the wall, his blasters flying out of his hands. As does the Null Void Projector which slides across the ground not too far away.

"Ugh." Kolar groans, adjusting his aching jaw as he pries himself out of the wall.

"Hey pal, why don't you fight somebody your own size?" Four Arms cracks his fists before flexing and preparing himself to throw down. "Or at least somebody with the same limb count."

"Raaaghh!" Not one to pass up a clear and obvious challenge, Kolar charges the much younger red skinned Tetramand.

Four Arms throws his right fists forward as does Kolar and the four punches collide midair and resounding slam echoes across the base.

Four Arms immediately takes a swing with his left upper fist but Kolar sees the punch coming, using his own hand to grab Four Arms by the wrist.

Growling in frustration, Four Arms throws up his last fist but that too gets itself caught in Kolar's grip.

Now with the upper hand, Kolar slams his skull into Four Arms'. The kid stumbles back in a daze. As he does Kolar lets him go and delivers a nasty gut punch causing the kid to retch.

Kolar grins down, expecting the brat to give up.

Too bad for him, Four Arms doesn't know the meaning of the word as he wills himself to get back up, swinging his fists up together in a ball and uppercutting Kolar with a powerful blow!

Kolar stumbles back and Four Arms takes full advantage taking several swings at him.

But despite his aching jaw Kolar once again catches the incoming fists, and with expert judo skills he flips Four Arms over and tosses him aside!

After crashing into the wall, Four Arms quickly gets back on his feet and charges headfirst into his opponent. Both of them duking it out as the swirling vortex that is the Null Void looms over them, resulting in a red glow to take over the entire hangar.

As they fight and brawl, Chopper, who is still holding onto the S.A.G.E. Gun tries to sneak closer to Cinder's and Kraab's still forms. As he approaches, he happens to bump into the forgotten Null Void Projector. ^Wa!^

Meanwhile, Kolar breaks through Four Arm's defense, using his lower arms to rip Four Arms' arms away, before delivering dual punches to his gut followed by a dual uppercut to the head!

Feeling like a broken 'Rock Em Sock 'Em, Four Arms goes down collapsing onto his back in an exhausted heap.

"I thought you were a Tetramand!" Kolar roars, standing before his fallen brethren. "But you're just a cheap copy!"

Four Arms struggles to get up only to be met with a kick that sends him flying back! Oof! Spinning through the air he lands on his stomach, groaning as he pulls himself back onto his feet.

Kolar slowly stomps towards him, letting the accursed feeling of defeat sink into the boy. "You got guts kid, but you have no idea how to fight like a Tetramand."

Despite his aching everything, Four Arms still manages to pull out a pained smirk. "Mind sharing some pointers then?"

Kolar smirks back at the kid's coyness. "Sure. Here's one."

He charges in and Four Arms prepares to defend himself.

However, instead of a punch the sprinting Kolar digs his hand into the ground and throws up cracked pieces of rubble and grit right from the ground!

The cloud of tiny debris and dust fly into Four Arm's face, blinding him and causing him to choke.

Suddenly there's a sharp pain in his side as Kolar's fist slams into his ribs. And just as his vision returns, Kolar's hand grabs at his face, his fingers digging into his eyes.

"Raaaaahhh!" Four Arm wails, desperately trying to pull Kolar's hands away but then a swift kick in the gut sends him rolling back onto the ground.

"Ugh…" Having been tossed aside, Four Arms lies with his back to Kolar while the swirling red vortex lies to his right.

Four Arms moans in pain while prying his face off the ground. "That was just plain dirty."

As Four Arms pulls his head up he spots Chopper wheeling his way through the hue of red, with both the S.A.G.E. Gun and Null Void Projector in hand.

"That's the lesson kid." Kolar taunts as he looms closer. "In a fight for survival there's no such thing as playing dirty." As he approaches, he crosses before the red vortex. "You better learn that if you're gonna survive the Null Void." For a moment he turns his attention away from the boy to instead glower at the accursed portal.

During that momentary distraction, Chopper quickly slides over the blaster per Four Arms' signal.

Four Arms rucks the blaster behind his back as he rotates himself around on the ground. "I'm a quick lesson. And Kolar."

Kolar glares down at him with a nasty scowl. "What?"

"I'll take your lesson to heart. Just don't hold it against me." Without hesitating, Four Arms slings up the S.A.G.E. Gun and fires!

A stun bolt is launched out, zooming through the air before crashing into Kolar's face! Zapping and tearing into his upper right eye in the process.

"Raaaaggghhh!" Kolar wails in pain grabbing at his sizzling face. "My eye! MY EYE!"

He wails and wails, growling in pain before a large blur of red zooms in towards his face.

Four Arms slugs him across the head knocking him back! But he doesn't allow Kolar to collapse; instead, he grabs him by the arms and spins, spinning him around and around before shouting out. "STRONG ARM TOSS!"

With a mighty roar Four Arms spins around and throws Kolar right into the swirling red portal.

Kolar is immediately sucked away, his form swirling about in the vortex, and shrinking from view as he's pulled away into the void while his cry fades away into the distance. "NOOOOOOoooooo!"

Taking that as his que, Chopper fires another beam of red at the portal. Upon impact the portal collides in on itself, folding out of existence with a loud snap.

And like that everything settles down as the red glow of the vortex vanishes away. Everything remains as it is, still and unmoving. And Four Arms finally allows himself to breathe, visibly relaxing now that the threat has passed.

Even Chopper finally lets his guard down. ^Wa…^

Four Arms can't help but agree. "You said it." That really did suck.

Not too long after, Hisashi and Kraab begin to stir awake.

Kraab moans while rubbing his aching metal skull. "Oh, my head…it feels like it's still spinning."

Hisashi lets out a groan as well, taking off his respirator while he gets up to his feet. Looking around he finally notices that there's one less Tetramand in attendance. "Where's Kolar?"

"Ugh." Four Arms tries to think of a good answer. "He's gonna be on a trip for a while…a long while."

Hisashi frowns at that, but he can quickly assume its meaning as Chopper hands him back the Null Void Projector.


The disguised elevator slowly rises up, locking in place as it reaches its final destination. Upon the elevator coming to a full stop, the Rustbucket's engine roars to life and it begins to roll away, driving down the winding dirt path circling about at the base of Mt. Fuji.

The sun shines through the windshield, warming the Midoriyas for the first time in what feels like forever to them. Especially after spending another day in-a-half of fixing up the mountain's hidden Plumber Base.

Izuku leans out the window, watching as the base's entrance vanishes from view. "Is it really a good idea to just leave this place unattended?"

Hisashi nods from behind the driver seat. "It is now that we debugged the system, and the Security Droids are all back to normal."

Funny enough they all recalled what happened and were very apologetic about their actions. And a bit fearful as Izuku stood nearby with his blaster in hand.

Hisashi continues, reassuring that this was the right move. "They'll fix everything up for us. And we set them to go on more patrols especially around the old Null Void Projector just to make sure something like this won't happen again."

'That's good." And with that Izuku is finally able to relax, leaning back in his seat, exhausted. "Man, that was something… And so is this thing." He holds up his newly acquired S.A.G.E. Gun under the warm light of the sun, admiring its green sheen and slick design.

"It sure is. And so are you!" Hisashi playfully slaps Izuku's shoulder. "You're quite the sharpshooter."

While tucking the blaster under his hoodie, Izuku blushes at the praise. "M-maybe but I don't know, I think I was just lucky."

As Izuku says this his eyes wander down towards the space between him and his Dad, where a new shiny case sits on the floor, containing the Null Void Projector.

With guilt in his eyes Izuku frowns up at Hisashi. "I'm sorry by the way."

"About what, Champ?"

"About Kolar, and…" His eyes drift back towards the case. "You know, what I did to him?"

Hisashi understands, taking a pause as to figure out how to best address his concerns. "I wouldn't feel too bad about it."

Izuku just stares back at him in shock.

Hisashi shrugs back at him, not sure what the look of shock is for. "What?"

"Sorry, I just thought you'd be upset."

"I'm not upset, not with you." Hisashi clarifies, turning his attention back towards the empty dirt road. "Look I may not agree with the Null Void, but Kolar wasn't as much a victim as he claimed to be."

"Why's that?"

"Chopper."

Upon being summoned, Chopper wheels forward and presents a hologram of Kolar's face and profile.

Izuku eyes the holograms curiously. "What is that?"

"It's an old Bounty Notice." Answers Kraab from atop Chopper's Head. "Think of it as a Wanted Poster. Plumbers use these to warn the public about wanted criminals. While Bounty Hunters such as myself use them to find new jobs."

Upon Kraab's explanation Izuku tries and fails to read the inscription on the hologram. "What does it say?"

Hisashi reads the alien text aloud. "It says he was wanted for illegal weapon shipping and the assault and murder of Plumbers." Hisashi then explains what exactly that means. "He was a weapons dealer but after he was found out there was a shoot-out and he took out several Plumbers. After which there was a stalemate between him and the remaining Plumbers. Apparently, he caused so much damage and hurt so many others that Nezu took it upon himself to use the Null Void Projector. Banishing Kolar before he could hurt anyone else."

'That explains why Principal Nezu was so willing to use the Null Void. It was to stop an already bad situation from getting worse.' Izuku thinks before realizing that if someone like Kolar is trapped in the Null Void then what else is in there with him? "I guess the Null Void is full of monsters."

Hisashi frowns at that, his expression turning cold yet somber. "Yeah, it is."

And so he tries to let the topic go, driving along the winding dirt path as they slowly make their way down the mountain.

But Izuku can't let it go so easily, especially not after witnessing someone else enduring such a fate. "Is…is it really a good idea to use the Null Void on…on Vilgax?"

"It is." Hisashi hesitantly affirms, recalling why they were taking it in the first place. "Look, Izuku. Vilgax…Vilgax isn't just some monster or your everyday murder. He's…a tyrant, one that would kill a child to get what he wants. He's cunning, cruel, and sadistic. And worst of all he's unrelenting. Trust me, this might be the only way to stop him." Hisashi states with finality, wanting nothing more to discuss about Vilgax.

Izuku, however, has to bite his tongue, resisting the urge to poke around at Hisashi's mind for answers. Like how does he know what Vilgax is like? Have they met? But judging off Hisashi's stern expression he decides against it.

Instead, he tries to reaffirm that the Null Void is a one-time exception. "After we…beat him. We won't use it ever again, right?"

"Yes."

'That's good.' Izuku thinks, not sure how'd he feel if they used it more than necessary. But then again what if they needed it again? What then? What if…what if there's another threat out there, another villain that can't be taken down so easily. Like…like All For One. Would the Null Void be a good option?

As Izuku ponders over this he airs another thought at his Dad. "Not even…not even against the League of Villains?"

Hisashi goes silent, his expression becoming concerned and disturbed by Izuku's question.

However, Kraab pipes up trying to get some clarifications. "Who are the League of Villains?"

Izuku gasps at his assumption "That's right, you weren't around to hear this." He slowly turns back to Hisashi and adds. "And you weren't either."

Hisashi doesn't take the comment to heart. "No, but I heard plenty from Nezu and Thirteen."

"Ahem!" Kraab pipes up again. "Who are the League of Villains?"

Izuku goes ahead and explains. "They're a group of villains."

"Duh, I knew that."

"Okay, well did you know that they broke into my school?"

"Um, no."

Okay, this isn't getting them anywhere. "Okay, let me start from the beginning." Izuku adjusts himself, spinning around in his seat so that he can face the cyborg. "You know that I'm a student at U.A., right? Training to become a hero and all that?"

Kraab rolls his eyes in annoyance. "Yes, I'm well acquainted with your hero complex. Not to mention you mentioned your school a few times here and there." Mostly in passing conversations but it was enough for Kraab to put all the pieces together.

"Right, well U.A. is also one of the most secure and safest places in Japan. Or it was until the League of Villains broke in and set a trap for All Might."

"All Might?" Kraab frowns at the name. "He sounds familiar."

It's actually Hisashi who pipes up with a reason as to why. "You probably heard of him through Nezu's transmissions to space. He's one of our Planet's greatest heroes."

Kraab's eyes widen in surprise as the name finally clicks. "Oh, that meat sack with a disturbingly permanent grin on his face! I always thought he was a comic-book character or something."

Izuku can certainly understand the mistake, all things considered. "Yeah, well he's real and the League wanted to…" How did Shigaraki put it? "take down the Final Boss once and for all."

"Well did they succeed?"

"No. Luckily, my classmates and I were able to hold out long enough for help to arrive." Izuku shivers, recalling the monstrous animals, the horde of villains, and the powerful Nomu. "And I mean really lucky, like if Tetrax hadn't been there or my friends hadn't gotten there in time I don't know what Henzu would have done to me."

Kraab frowns at the name in confusion. "Henzu?"

"Oh, right. I guess he goes by Nue now." Izuku corrects, figuring that was the problem.

Hisashi's expression grows very worried at the mention of the villain's name. "Nue? Hang on, you mean that guy that absorbed the DNA from the Omnitrix?!"

Izuku's shocked that he knows about him. "Yeah. You heard about him?"

"Of course, I did, hard to miss the hybrid of all aliens cozying it up with a group of Villains. Nezu told me about his Quirk, Osmosis, and how he got ahold of the Omnitrix. He also told me that this Nue guy was really gunning for you, Champ. Why is that?"

Everyone settles down all listening intently for Izuku's response.

Izuku shrinks back, becoming very nervous, worried they might not react well to the news.

"It's cause…Henz-..." He stops to correct himself and then. "Sorry, Nue and I used to be…friends."

A palpable shock floods the RV.

"You were friends with a bad guy?" Kraab stops to consider that he too is in fact a bad guy benign affected by Izuku's ways. "Eh, not surprised actually."

"He wasn't always a villain." Izuku defends before backtracking. "I mean he always had his…moments. But we looked out for each other. I mean we didn't always agree on everything, but he had my back, and I had his. Until…until we had a falling out."

Hisashi frowns, considering that Nue is now an inhuman freak. "Must have been one hell of a falling out?"

Izuku somberly sinks into his seat. "Yeah, it was."

But there's still something Hisashi can't wrap his mind around. "Izuku how could you be friends with someone like him?"

"You weren't around, Dad. You have no idea what it was like for me." Izuku blinks back the tears as he recalls his old miserable school days. "I was Quirkless, bullied, ignored, and I didn't have many…any friends. And neither did Henzu. We, admittedly, had a rocky start but after a while we just kinda clicked. Yeah, he would drag me along on his…schemes, but he always stood up for me and he'd listen to what I had to say." It was a lot more than anyone else would do for him and back then, back then he really was the only one on Izuku's side. "We were the outcasts and so we figured that we'd ought to stick together."

Kraab can only wonder what happened. "So, what drove him over the edge?"

"This did." Izuku flashes the Omnitrix. "Henzu's Osmosis always had a problem when absorbing energy."

"Why? Couldn't take it?"

"His…brain couldn't. It always brought out the worst in him, it was like a rush of power for him, and it made him…erratic." Although the word insane would also be appropriate. "Anyway, one day he went too far, and I stood up to him and he felt betrayed. Betrayed by may be one of the only people he ever did trust." That part still riddles Izuku's heart with plenty of guilt and shame to last him a lifetime. "We fought and he ran away from me, from school, from his foster home, everything. He all but vanished and I thought…and I thought I'd never see my friend again."

Hisashi almost doesn't want to say it, scared that he might hurt Izuku, but he presses on too concerned with Izuku's story. "And then you did."

Izuku slowly nods his head, his eyes cast down towards the floor in sadness. "Yeah, and you already know what happened with that."

"Izuku, I'm sorry."

"I am too." Izuku admits, sorry, that he lost one of his longest standing friendships. All because of some alien watch…

Uncharacteristically, Chopper actually offers up his sympathies as well, patting Izuku on the shoulder. ^Wa waa.^

Izuku appreciates the gesture. "Thanks, Chop. And you're right I guess I did get an upgrade in friends, didn't I?" He's got his friends from Class 1-A, the Plumbers, and everyone else in between. A far cry from what his friend circle used to be for sure. "But still sometimes I can't help but think what happened was my fault."

Kraab whacks the kid's shoulder., snapping him out of his self-pity "You're too nice for your own good kid. If you ask me, you're better off without him!"

"He's right." Hisashi admits, surprised that he is agreeing with a bounty hunter of all people. "I know I couldn't be there for you, but I am here now. And I won't betray you."

"Thanks, Dad. And I know my friendship with Henz-…Nue is over. I know that already. And I know that there isn't any way to turn things back the way they were."

Hisashi reaches out, holding Izuku's shoulder reassuringly. "That's just life kiddo Friendships…come and go. The best we can do sometimes is move on."

"Yeah." Izuku smiles up, trying to reassure them all that he's alright. "I'll try."

As the others smile back in reassurance, Izuku's eye naturally draws towards the driver side window. As a hulking red and disjointed figure charges in towards the Rustbucket. Everything moves in slow motion as a wide jagged-tooth grin and a set of mismatched eyes stare back at Izuku.

Suddenly, the entire RV is tossed aside with a loud thunderous crash, feeling like they'd just got run over by a semi-truck! The RV spins out of control, sliding right off the road at full speed before crashing into the mountainside!

Upon impact, the RV is lifted up by the sheer force of the crash and as a result Chopper and Kraab are tossed forward, crashing right through the windshield and into the heavily vegetated mountainside. At the same time both Hisashi's and Izuku's heads smack against the dashboard, their vision going dark for the briefest of moments as the RV finally settles to a stop. It's windshield smashed, its frame broken, and with a new massive dent in its side.

And as this all occurs, the case containing the Null Void Projector flies out as well! Breaking open and tossing the Projector out! The Projector bangs against a boulder before bouncing off the ground, it's frame cracked as the heads of the baster begins to spark red.

Izuku wakes up in a daze, his head pounding, ears ringing, and vision blurry. He thinks he can make out his Dad's still form across from him but not much else.

Freighted and worried that his dad might be dead, he lets out a sigh as Hisashi begins to stir.

Izuku gingerly pulls his head up, shards of glass fall from his hair while a scrape of blood stains his forehead. He wheezes in pain, grabbing at his aching head. "What…what hit us?"

Suddenly a massive yellow claw crashes through the front of the RV and rips Izuku right off his seat!

"I-Izuku!" Hisashi yells out, wincing in pain from his aching head.

Meanwhile, Izuku is pulled into the air, pinned inside a massive yellow pincer. He struggles to get free, glaring up at his captor, only for the blood to vanish from his face as he's greeted by a grotesque grin.

Nue's grin grows wider upon Izuku's horrified expression. "What's up, Deku?"

"N-Nue?!"

"Aw, you remembered my villain name. And here I thought you forgot all about your old buddy."

Trying to hold back his fear, Izuku does his best to appear brave. "Right now, I wish I could."

Nue just grins back before slamming Izuku into the ground!

"Aaaggh!" Izuku wails as rocks and roots dig into his back.

"Hahahaha! I've been waiting a long time to do this, Deku! Ever since the U.S.J., I've just been dying to see you dead!"

Izuku coughs, wheezing in pain, as he tries to pry Nue's arm away. "W-what are you even doing here?! H-ow?! How did you even-"

"Find you?!" Nue sadistically grins. "It wasn't hard thanks to my new boss."

"B-boss?!" Izuku gasps trying to come up with a quick theory." Do you mean…All For One?"

Despite his guess, Nue doesn't seem all that bothered. Instead, he seems glad Izuku was so close to getting it right. "Ah, so you know about him. Good that makes things fair." He presses down on Izuku harder causing the teen to scream. "Because I know all about your Big Bad too." Despite the crushing pain in his ribs and chest, Izuku freezes in place feeling like all of time has stopped. "What?"

Nue's grin turns demonic as he prepares the final blow with a crystal blade.

However, a jet of flames crashes into his face, causing him to stumble back allowing Izuku to scurry away.

Nue soon composes himself, snarling in protest only to find some rando in a Hawaiian shirt and dragon-like respirator standing before him and Deku.

Cinder inhales, preparing himself to Firebreath the second Nue gives him a reason to. "Back off, kid. You're in way over my head."

Nue however couldn't care less about Cinder's threat as instead he's more concerned with who Cinder even is. "Who the hell are you?!"

In response, Cinder unleashes another jet of flames.

However, Nue counters with a powerful stream of water, washing away the flames before zooming forward with XLR8-like speed. He grabs Cinder, lifting him up a diamond hard grip before using his Lodestar-like claw to rip away his mask!

Upon ripping away the mask, Nue is stunned to find an older version of Deku glaring back at him. "No way!" His three misshaped eyes rapidly shift from Hisashi to Izuku and back. "Are you serious?! You're the dad that flaked out on his wife and kid?!"

Out of disgust he tosses Hisashi aside onto the dirt road.

"I always wondered what kind of bastard would leave someone like Momidoriya. Now I know." Nue snarls, his Feedback-like tendrils whipping behind him, sparks dancing off the ends dangerously. "You should have stayed away, spaceman."

Hisashi winces prying his face off the road, before pausing under Nue's words. 'Spaceman?!'

"Nue!"

Nue pauses, turning back around to find his old ex-friend glaring back at him with a raging fire in his eyes.

"Stay away from him!" Izuku roars with his hand hovering over the Omnitrix.

Nue scoffs. "Or what?!"

"Or else!" Izuku turns the dial, prepping himself to transform.

Nue breaks into a deranged cackle. "Hahahaha! What? You're gonna go all freak on me? Go ahead, there's nothing you can do that can stop me!" He cackles like a hygiene that's about to tear into its prey. "I know all your transformations inside…and out." As he makes his last statement his diamond turns into a jagged blade. "Allow me to demonstrate. Raahhh!"

Nue zooms forward with the speed of XLR8, thrusting his diamond blade forward at Izuku's head!

With milliseconds to spare Izuku slams down on the Omnitrix and transforms.

The flash of green washes away just as Nue's blade makes contact only to stopped dead in its tracks.

"Oh, yeah!" The transformed Izuku glares back having fended off the blade with his armored arm.

Nue stumbles back in shock at the new transformation who goes ahead and introduces himself.

"I don't think you've been introduced to Cannonbolt!" Upon his entry, Cannonbolt curls up, his spherical body spinning in place before racing forward.

"Hhaa!" Nue puffs his chest out, generating a powerful stream of wind while his tendrils and Lodestar claw whip forward and fire beams of lightning and electricity.

The lightning storm of attacks bounce off Cannonbolt's invulnerable spinning shell right before he rams right into the hulking Nue!

"Gaaah!" Nue is tossed aside, flung backwards into the air.

But before he can so much as to touch the ground Cannonbolt ricochets off the side of the Rustbucket and bounces back, slamming into Nue again, flattening him against the ground.

"Give it up, Nue! You can't stop me!" Cannonbolt circles around for another charge.

Pulling himself off the ground, Nue lets out a beastly snarl. "Wanna bet?!"

"I do!" Cannonbolt veers towards the villain, racing forward at a breakneck speed.

Nue grins dangerously, standing his ground before the charging bowling ball. "Raaaagghh!" He roars slamming his diamond fist into the ground.

A crystal ramp shoots up, intercepting Cannonbolt's path and redirecting the incoming Arburian Pelarota straight into the air.

With Cannonbolt unable to move, Nue combines Four Arms' strength and Terraspin's flight to rocket himself high into the air. And in a blink of an eye he's hovering right above the still spinning Cannonbolt.

"Raaaagghh!" He swings all four of his fists and claws down on the Arburian Pelarota launching him right back down towards the earth.

Cannonbolt's curled up form crashes into the earth, creating a massive crater around his immobilized shell.

Nue has Izuku where he wants him, roaring out in glee as electricity dances off his body. "Check my own Special Attack, DEKU!" Aiming his body, arms, and tendrils down Nue unleashes a cyclone of twisting wind, spiraling streams of water, and a barrage of lightning down upon the immobilized Cannonbolt. "THUNDERSTORM VENDETTA!"

The clash of powerful elements strike down Cannonbolt, completely consuming him and blasting with a powerful gale of wind, water, and lightning!

A massive dust cloud gushes up towards the sky, reaching so high that hikers and other tourists Arburian Pelarota saw it in the distance. The twister-like winds whip through the mountains, carrying the bullet like rain drops with it as lightning sporadically flies out in all directions, hitting everything from the Rustbucket, to trees, and even the Null Void Projector! The Projector sparks, its large barrel glowing red as a result.

As the dust begins to settle, a massive crater lies across the mountainside, scorched and smoking with little fires and burn marks.

Meanwhile, just before Nue's final attack Hisashi was able to recover respirator only to be knocked off his feet by the thunderous blast. It takes a minute to recover, painting with worry, and scrambling to his feet "Izuku! Izuku!" He shouts and shouts hoping his son is still alive somewhere in the mist-like dust.

Chopper and Kraab wheel over to Hisashi, their frames heavily scratched up and dented after being thrown into the brush and mountainside.

Kraab panics, looking around for Izuku. "I don't see him!"

"Izuku! Champ! Where are you?!"

Lying at the center of the smoking crater, Cannonbolt lets out a pained groan, his vision blurry as lights dance in his vision. But through all the haze and settling dust he can make out Nue's massive form landing before him

"H-how…?" Is all he's able to wheeze out through all the aching pain.

Nue scoffs, smirking down at Deku's beaten form. "How? You go to a school that pumps out heroes like a sweatshop! I had to make sure I didn't fall behind." To demonstrate electricity dances off his tendrils, his diamond arm becomes a blade, and his jagged fangs snap together thirsting for blood. "I've been practicing ever since you turned me into an inhuman freak!" And like that Nue snaps, his rage completely taking over, and driving him across the line. "You did this to me, Deku! You did this! Now it's finally payback time! RAAAGGGHHH!" He unleashes an unholy roar, leaping up at Cannonbolt with his claws, blades, and fangs ready to tear into his flesh!

As the dust finally washes away, Hisashi, Kraab, and Chopper cry out in terror, watching helplessly as Nue prepares the final blow. "NOOOOO!"

And like a miracle or rather a curse from the gods, the damaged Null Void Projector misfires, firing a massive red beam right at the combatants!

The beam cuts between them before imploding in on itself, generating a massive red portal that immediately swallows up the two.

"Raaaaahhhh!" Nue cries out in shock as he's sucked right into the crimson vortex.

"The Null Void?!" Cannonbolt cries out, summoning all the strength he can to hook himself to the ground with his large black claws.

But then a pair of tendrils slither their way up his ankles and quickly wrap themselves around his stubby legs.

Cannonbolt claws at the ground as he's slowly pulled towards the spiraling vortex. Peering back just enough to find Nue's tendrils leashed around his legs.

"If I'm going down then I'm taking you with me, DEKU!" With one final tug Nue rips Cannonbolt right into the void.

"AAAAAAAHH-!"

The Null Void shuts closed, cutting Cannonbolt off and throwing the mountainside into a sudden silence.

Hisashi shakes and trembles, peering around shakily, hoping, praying it was all a trick, a mirage, a trick of the light. But reality soon catches up to him, forcing him to his knees in utter defeat.

Kraab is stunned, unable to process what just happened, even Chopper seems shaken, standing completely still out of pure horror. "Are they…are they…" He can't even bring himself to finish, not daring, not wanting to even hear the question or its obvious answer.

"Y-yes." Hisashi wraps, tears staining his face as he falls forward in horribly sickening defeat. "Yes. Izuku's trapped inside…the Null Void."

To be continued…


"Good. Good. Yes. I can feel your anger rising. Let the hate flow through you."

"I can feel your anger. It gives you focus, makes you stronger."

"That is the power of the dark side. That is the way of the…CLIFFHANGER!"

But for real. Why is Henzu here? How did he find Izuku? Why did he show up now? What is he after? What's gonna happen next?! All of these questions and more will be answered next time! With "Ch.60 Null and Void."

Actually, I do want to apologize in case Henzu's sudden appearance felt in anyway forced or random. Originally this chapter was gonna have prior scenes of Henzu interacting with others and gearing himself to go after Izuku. But those scenes just didn't fit well and cut away too much from the events of Mt. Fuji's Plumber Base. So they were cut out. BUT I plan on diving into those same scenes next time. So that any lingering questions will be answered next time with "Ch.60 Null and Void."

***NEW ARTWORK*** Thanks to Voidv25 there is artwork of Deku's new S.A.G.E. Gun on Deviant Art! [Look up: "Deku's S.A.G.E. Gun" by Voidv25]. I love it, especially its color scheme and how it'll fit well into Izuku's aesthetic. Also I should point out that moving forward Izuku will be using the Blaster mostly when he is human. So, him using it as Four Arms will be rare to see. Anyway, thanks again to Voidv25 for your work on the S.A.G.E. Gun and more! You're the best!

*Also, quick reminder that there is artwork of Henzu Uuichi A.K.A. Nue on Voidv25's file as well.

*There's no Preview this time since it is a cliffhanger. It even has the "To be continued…" and everything!

*Soooo as you probably know already, I am a big fan of Star Wars, specifically of the Clone Wars TV show. So, when I needed droids for Izuku to fight my mind automatically went there.

Well, except for the Carbonite-War Droid that Hisashi fought. That thing is straight out from "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II" video game. BTW that game is gonna be on the switch and I am so happy cause my original disc for the Wii is broken. It glitches out on the first level so I've been dying to play the game since forever.


Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.58:

Vasto-Lorde-Ash-Ketchum: This is great and I'm glad you are taking your time to plan out this story to its fullest potential. I love the references and homages to Ben 10 and other series as well. Its plot is awesome and very fun to read. Sad to see that people don't like the long wait. But I have some questions.

What made you make this story and what other stories are you planning to make in the future with these or other characters.

Also, I'm also an artist and I want to make a cover for you if that is okay. The reason why is that I really like your story and want to make something for it to make it special.

(Also sorry for my past comment and if I insulted or hurt you)

CreateGunner1209: Hey thank you for the review and kind words. It really means a lot to hear.

And I would love to answer your questions but I can't, especially your last question. If you could please reach out to me VIA a PM and turn on your Settings to allow for me to PM you as well. Thanks


Atom king: All I have to say about this chapter is its incredible

With grand Torino and the relationships he has with Hisashi with a teacher and student relationship with the tough training and by training I mean dumping the students in the middle of the woods to learn how to survive I can't wait to know more of Thier past together especially on what Grand Torino did to 13 for her plumber training.

Now Grand Torino relationship with Xylene it was unexpected but it's really good I just love the chemistry the two share in this chapter and I really like to know more about it, hope that two reunited later.

Now krab has a new body and is izuku drone all I can imagine it be like fry and Bender from Futurama.

Finally the Techadon it's the Amazo from justice league the model name is call JLU that just awesome can't wait for it to come back later maybe with new upgrades from vilgax.

CreateGunner1209: Yup! Yup! Yup! The chapter was incredible. I loved it too especially the Techadon and I'm so glad more people got the JLU reference than I initially thought.


Guest: Okey lamento parecer que te estaba asiendo una mala crítica

Me disculpo del corazón se te Ise molestar en verdad lo lamento.

Así que supongo que solo esperar.

En verdad lamento si te ofendí

Por qué tú historia me encanta y todo solo espero que no aya resentimientos en tres nosotros

CreateGunner1209: It's fine; no harm no foul. Just keep in mind that it bothers me too thatI can't get a chapter out every week. Especially since I was hoping we'd be at the Overhaul arc by now, so I am a bit self-conscious about this. But thank you for understanding and please be patient as I do try my best to get these out when I can


Guest: Aw nuts the hug was missed. Eh they'll get one eventually

CreateGunner1209: Eventually


Guest: JLU…. Your not slick XD. So just throwing this out there but Izuku and Hisashi are traveling the country…they could possibly run into a certain precious white haired apple loving unicorn and before U say anything the chapter doesn't even have to be all about her. She runs into them they take her away she travels the rest of the trip with them which is only a few anyway. She has no record since Overhaul wanted her hidden so they could legit just take her without worrying about the police until later. Plus that could serve as a potential point. Hisashi is already in hot water so adding what seems like a 'kidnapped' girl will add more fun/tension btw can't wait to see the after effects of Lucy pretending to be Tsuragamae. So just saying…we can totally save her. Not to mention wouldn't that be a fun surprise for Inko

CreateGunner1209: To be fair, I don't know why, but I didn't think that many people would pick up the JLU/Amazo reference. But I was pleasantly surprised.

And no, it's too late for me to introduce Eri. If I was gonna do it, it honestly should have taken place way before the Sports Festival. Also I really just wanna get through the last of the Road Trip Arc already. Also throwing Eri into the mix would really screw over my already existing plans for said chapters. Don't worry we will get to Eri eventually and in a perfect world we would already be there


Shark: It sucks that the shows never showed Xylene again. Would've been interesting seeing her and Verdona together. Also have you Spiderman: No Way home? Not trying to spoil it, but when have Izuku traverse the multiverse would you have it be similar to how it was in that movie?

CreateGunner1209: They tried to. They wanted to bring Xylene back in Omniverse but it was dropped for some reason. Along with Fasttrack, Jetray, and ChamAlien. Also, yes, everyone and their mother has seen Spider-Man. And no it will not be similar to Izuku;s experience to the multiverse. Well obviously the fact that he'll meet other versions of himself but if you're expecting a one-by-one version of my take of the movie then definitely not. Don't worry though I have a lot of big plans for the spin-off but I wouldn't worry about for now, not until I can update a little more frequently again (maybe)


Guest: Great Chapter! I really love this one!

Nice to know that we finally know how Gran Torino knew about aliens in the first place.

I love how you expanded the Techadon's capabilities in this story. You turned an average war machine into a deadly force to be reckoned with. You made this particular model so much cooler than the others seen in the Ben 10 Franchise. Good to know that we will be seeing more of it in action in the future since Vilgax was able to retrieve what's left of it. Given how it's being portrayed in this story, it almost feels like it's playing the role of Doomsday from the DC comics. A villain that gets stronger and adapts by gaining new weapons the more it battles Midoriya, and it refuses to stay destroyed despite the damage inflicted on it. I wonder how Izuku will do against it in the future since it will likely create countermeasures against Upchuck.

CreateGunner1209: It is so great that you loved it so much! And believe me I got plans for that Techadon, big plans that I can't wait to show you guys.


Guest: Después de ver cierta serie, ahora te pregunto:

Tú crees que el sindicato Pyke, sean buen material de antagonistas para un episodio o un arco en está historia? Tal vez una OVA..

Sería interesante verlos mezclarse en la sociedad y haciendo sus negocios con las especias, incluso intentar hacer tratos con familias de clase alta como la de Yaoyorozu y que al negarse los Pykes los amenazan o que los Pykes estén haciendo negocios con Overhaul, yo que sé, lo dejo a tú elección...

Me gustó el capítulo, no pensé ver que Kraab se pudiera "redimir", me gusta esto

Cuidate mucho

CreateGunner1209: Look I get it, a few other readers brought up the same point several (many) times. I am willing and have one idea to use the Pykes for an OVA. BUT I wouldn't expect it to spill over to the main story at all. But again I have one fun idea that I might do for a one-shot OVA type thing. But I don't know when I can get around to it


Bruce: If you plan to expand the Nemetrix roster I have a couple ideas for you. You can have the Root Shark be Spidermonkey's predator, the Sand Ripper or Behemoths could be Four Arms predator, the Arburian Carcharodons can be Cannonbolt's predator, maybe the Cascareau's Leviathan can be Water Hazard's predator. Maybe you can also do something with the Gracklflint. You can find all of these creatures and more by googling "Ben 10 category non-sapient species".

One more additional thing, there is an eleventh Nemetrix predator that's not very well known called Tentaclaws. Tentaclaws is an obscure predator that only made one appearance when Zed transformed into it to attack the Proto Truck. Ben used Heatblast to fight it but Tentaclaws had really powerful heat resistance making Ben's fire attacks useless. This along with its cephalopod like beak that looks powerful enough to crush metal leads me to believe that Tentaclaws can work as a predator for NRG. Just google "Ben 10 Tentaclaws" and it's the first link.

CreateGunner1209: I like the suggestions and I know I already got other creatures I'd like to add too so this is good. But in all fairness it will be a while before we see any of this play out.

Also yeah I totally forgot about Tentaclaws. He was so brief I forgot it even existed. So thanks please remind me when Khyber eventually arrives


Guest: Oye una cosa ya que ban al monte ruji Aras referencia a maziger Z no se que izuku diga que solía ver un anime de el o que hay una estatua.

Lodestar podría ser oponente para contrarrestar el don de wolfran. No sé si lo pensastes para que saliera pero solo lo quería comentar.

Por último denuevo me quiero discutir por si te Ise sentir que te estaba mal criticando no era mi intención y realmente me quiero disculpar tu historia es muy buena y me gusta es más es la mejor izuku Ben 10 que e leído

Pero de todas formas me disculpo y espero que lo aya resentimientos

CreateGunner1209: There are no hard feelings, just be careful with what you write especially since I also have to use Google Translate to see what you're saying. Also I do in fact remember that Lodestar (who has magnetic powers) can somewhat counter Wolfram who has a stronger magnetic power


Superb: It's been a while since I've read this story. What is the extent of Izuku's knowledge in regards to One for All? I know he knows that Ochaco got her new quirk from some hero/mentor but does he know it's All Might? How much does he know about All or One and One or All?

CreateGunner1209: He knows that All Might gave Ochaco OFA. And he knows the same things Ochaco knows about OFA and AFO by this point. They are both in the loop in regards to them. So he knows OFA's origin, that AFO might be leading the League of Villains, etc.


HeroTime: I have a gut feeling that when we finally get to Secrets of the Omnitrix that Xylene is going to be included. I'm sure that's going to make things extremely awkward when they meet Myaxx on Incarcecon.

CreateGunner1209: You might be right


Arsenal: When he said true blue bastard of a man I thought he meant thrawn from Star Wars but it only took 1 line of dialogue to guess it was Torino

JLU series, specifically the S1:EP29 model.

So justice league unlimited Amazo

Samuroid reference to the flash from cow

Zillobeast hell yeah I can't wait.

CreateGunner1209: Well I'm glad the dialogue cues are so helpful to ID characters. That really make sme happy to hear actually

Also yes to all your easter egg answers.


Guest: Does this add or change anything to your story?

/JwDZL_s2rns

CreateGunner1209: IDK. Please understand that by the time the War Arc ends I will mostly likely have diverted away from the cannon plotline/events. So as of now that does not affect my story in the slightest (for now it is too soon to tell)


Guest: Ruffled clothes, spying on older couples, ochako saying "Men" when Izuku is being a guy…This was probably the closest thing I'm going to get for izuocha (sad face)

CreateGunner1209: Sorry but I never sought out to write about ships nor do I think I can do one properly. I rather tease ships much like what happens the anime "Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun"


Guest: Now I want a moment with Gran Torino on the room with Yagi and Hisashi

The student who fears him and the student who rebels against him

That sounds hilarious.

As compared to Enji, Yagi, And Hisashi being in a room together, the tension will be high. Hope to see both

CreateGunner1209: I know! Originally All Might was gonna be in Tokyo too and take part in the events of the chapter so we would have seen that interaction. But alas he had to be cut out


Matrix: May I make a suggestion, how about when vilgax appears in public he kills 9 pro heroes to emphasize on how much of a threat he is to the public

CreateGunner1209: You may make a suggestion. And I will consider it


Paradox: I just want to start by saying great chapter. Really sets up done character development and reconciliation down the line and was just plain fun. Second I want you to know this is one of my favourite fanfics and the one I comment in the most. I'm really looking forward to your twists on the two heroes movie and the rest of this arc. I can't wait to see what aliens Deku gets next, I have my favourites but you always put the right alien in the perfect spot

CreateGunner1209: I just want to start by saying, thank you. Thank you so much for your support, it really makes my day when I see everyone's reviews, questions, and critiques. It really keeps me motivated to keep on writing.

And believe me you should be excited for the movies. I have so many twists and ideas for them all! Heck, ⅔ of them are all planned out already and ready to go when we eventually reach them!


Guest: First off, I actually enjoy the story. A lot. If I had to pick a specific strength on your part it would be character interactions. The story is still overflowing with bad grammar and you occasionally misuse or completely forget words in the middle of a sentence, and some of the "Easter Eggs" are more cringe inducing than anything else, especially when they are one-to-one rehashes of specific scenes/lines.

But seriously, even with all its faults, this story is deeply enthralling and entertaining. I loved everything leading up to Midoriya's meltdown during the final exam, the way the characters interact, the consequences of the choices made and the impact that certain events have all seem to be thoroughly thought out and well executed. What's really captivated me, though, is Ochaco's confrontation with Shigaraki, and the simple fact she asked him "why?". It seems like you are making the main characters more sympathetic too and willing to try and understand the villains, something the canon material failed to do until all of the villains were beyond the point of no return. The way things are going in canon has me deeply concerned for their ultimate fates, and while I understand that the things they've done are monstrous and unforgivable, it never had to get to that point. That's the real tragedy of the story in my opinion.

I may be looking too deeply into something that isn't there, but it looks like you are at least willing to have Ochaco and Izuku try to help the villains too, at least with what you've displayed with Kraab and maybe Rojo and the Road Crew. If so, I am very excited to see how things pan out. If not…well, that's on me for getting my hopes up.

CreateGunner1209: I pride myself on the character interactions too since I get kinda thrown off by supposed character interactions in other fanfics.

But I ain't no English Major, heck I never even took a proper Creative Writing Course. So everything I do is a learning process. Not to mention I rely too much on Google Docs and WordDoc to catch my mistakes.

Too bad you don't like the Easter Eggs cause I always have too much fun with those Case in point: Bebop and Rocksteady at the beginning of this chapter. They add nothing but I had fun writing them, but hey to each their own, right?

And yeah in some cases I am sort-of fastforwarding character development here and there in places. Like Ochaco and Izuku and such. And yeah I love a good villain backstory/motives. For example I hope to eventually dive more into Henzu's own origin one day as well. I want to dive back into Rojo's past some more, Charmcaster's, Dabi's, etc. And I wouldn't say you are over analyzing. Although most of this story is panned out there is still plenty of room for things to change and expand.


HaremFanatic101: First of all, amazing story my dude, you managed to make a amazing fanfiction where I wish this whole thing was the real canon.

Deku is more of an active protagonist, ochako is a total babe both in being a secondary protagonist and allowing the other side characters to really shine.

Great use of the Ben 10 characters to interact with this world on a way to keep to the originals while showcasing this is full on a different timeline then just the original series happened and we are following Deku or something.

I don't know if you remember my last review, but so far you are keeping the power scale pretty balanced while showcasing the aliens are near apex predators like the omnitrix made them to Be (Since the Omnitrix transforms the wearer into the alpha status of a alien species) as by Deku's Inexperience, doubts and overthinking attitude to what each alien can do.

So many powers to think about and so much to be creative, what consequences they arise and of course how they can help.

Great job so far with each chosen alien, the more obscured and lesser used ones are brilliant for the story to keep izuku powered down until he gets the more powerful ones (or discovers how OP the ones he already has like cannonbolt being a living invulnerable meteorite)

BTW you doing the cult with the world ending Giant tick storyline anytime soon? Or bring secrets of the omnitrix as a sort of journey into revealing Azmuth? I imagine you got all sorts of plans and I'm really excited what story potential you got with all these bangers coming out, really smooth narrative you got going here.

And with aliens that everyone is hammering on in these reviews. Here are story structures and character writing that can really spice Things up and not just be Be all, end all aliens.

Humongosaur, A more comedically able alien and allows to showcase Deku at his most raw strength besides the other aliens I will mention. It will bring about how with that form alone he already is stronger then almost 95% of pure super strength heroes, really showcase the One man army element. However, such a form will be utilized too much and would make Deku too lazy in being a living tank all the time.

WayBig, I know, an overly requested one, but one I believe should send Deku into a fearful realization. While he used this form to save the day, defeat the villain and save many lives. Such a form shows to our hero and many other who witnessed such raw power, the Omnitrix is more then a Swiss Army knife, it is a nuke capable to transforming the very Atomical grind of the universe or destroy planets.

Villains on his back aren't the main problem anymore, As Deku realizes just one press can make him the strongest being on the planet and he can do whatever he wants, not that he wants too, but just that in a moment of vulnerability, it could reach his thoughts, especially for revenge.

WayBig should also send ripples among the hero community and his friends, they are of three ideas, Jealousy (Bakugo knowing he can never reach deku with such a form even worse with say NRG later on, Endeavour witnessing his rival's brat being 100x stronger then anything he has accomplished with the harsh sacrifices being all for naught) Fear (More the weaker classmates, for they would be stuck in his shadow literally and figuratively, as such a form makes all they do as heroes almost seem pointless, but not out of spite, but of pride for their own work. Class B, cause fuck Mamoa, and the alien civilians, cause appeasing a kid who can transform into a literal living cosmic storm can guarantee protection, something Deku considers wrong in what he stands for especially when he wants to be treated as friend for all.

As such an alien who only ever be used as a last resort, because it is too much power for one person to have, and a great gateway into other more powerful forms as deku has to be cautious and aware of his aliens even more then ever.

Whampire, A form Shirou more then empathizes with, the ability to completely control someone and with such powerful abilities to boot. It is a form that deku more then feels more like a villain, especially when he enforces his will on say super villains and accomplishes what many rookies heroes think they can especially when they are big rank graduates. A power that deku might reject, but ultimately like shirou, it is he user that determines a powers moral ground. A good place to show deku in temptation with such powers in conflict with villains.

Swampfire, just my personal pick and it would be awesome for a fake out where he regenerates and everyone freaks out after they saw his head explode and just grow back.

Just some ideas.

I am excited what more you got for this story and I trust you will put out more greater quality with each chapter.

And I do love when you bring more of the secondary character into the spotlight, Shoto, Tsukuyumi and Mina are lots of fun.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you for the review. It really means a lot when you guys take the time to write one up whether it's a few words or an entire essay.

I am glad you like what I am doing with the characters and aliens. And although I will admit that it is not always perfect I am trying to adjust and keep things balanced.

Also no I am not doing the Giant Tick storyline. Yes, Secrets of the Omnitrix or at least my version of it will reveal Azimuth.

And I like your points about the aliens. Mainly the fact of how others would react. With fear. I think I can work with that specifically.

And I really like my chapters starring other side-characters as well. It give me a chance to play with different characters and not just Deku.


Doc: Wonderful Chapter as always! I know u don't want to spoil the arc but will Billy billions be there? Seems like a ideal place to for the interaction between izuku and billy. Can't wait for '3 heroes' but also, is izuku gonna get another weapon for when he isn't transformed?

CreateGunner1209: No. Billy Billions was a last minute add on. So far I have nothing else planned for him other than some small undeveloped ideas. I do plan on him returning but when is uncertain. Also as you just read, yes Izuku has a new weapon which I have been planning on introducing for a while now (since start of Road Trip Arc).


Guest: To add to what Toa Naruto said, the Ultimate Forms add nothing to the story and even in Ben 10 they were just a lazy gimmick to sell toys that was completely dropped by the next series. And to honest even the writers pretty much gave up on the concept half way through Ultimate Alien.

CreateGunner1209: I agree and thank you for reinforcing that point. It make me feel more confident with the decision not to add them


Guest: At some point, when all the official aliens have appeared in the story, would you be open to the idea of creating your own original aliens?

CreateGunner1209: Yes BUT only when it makes sense to and they can slip right into the story with ease. I will not force a chapter just to shoe-horn in an OC alien. And even then I probably wouldn't make my own. I'd probably use other OC aliens that exist. I'll probably just borrow the OC aliens created by the amazing artists over at Ink Tank (Youtube) if anything else.


DeadCool14: Oh ok, yeah it makes sense, Xylene does like older men.

Yeah! Upchuck!

Yeah I know it's Billy, it's a reference to Omniverse when Ben doesn't remember Billy's name.

When we get to the Forest Camp Arc can you have everyone tell Deku that Bullfrag is a lame name but then he goes to Tsu and say she likes it because then it would hurt her sibling's feelings. A fun idea I came up with

When Darkstar shows up can you have him act like DIO? Because JoJo is my current obsession and now when I think of vampires I think of DIO.

And when Whampire and Vladats show up can they all say 'Wryyy'?

Are you gonna make OVAs about the Big Chill babies?

Are you gonna expand on the Dragon Planet plotline that was forgotten about in Alien Force?

Can you do this scene "MEN IN BLACK Clip - "Jeeb's Head" (1997) Will Smith" but with Tezuka and Hisashi later on please?

Hoo boy! There's gonna be a lot of glares when we get to Secret of the Omnitrix. I really hope Azmuth blows up at everyone for turning the only thing he created to help others into a weapon.

If you decide to say that Hisashi and Tezuka used to date I would love it if Hisashi treats it very nonchalantly, like it was a thing they tried, it didn't work out and they decided they were better as friends. Meanwhile Tezuka is incredibly awkward and embarrassed about it, even before they had that falling out.

Are you hinting that Hisashi is also a parallel to Ben? Like in his youth he was a lot like say Classic Ben and UAF Ben from Season 3 onward?

If so I would love it if he also went on a cross-country road trip with his grandpa and cousin when he was 10, and his shirt is in memory of his grandpa. You probably won't but I think it would be neat.

Glad to know someone else likes Nanomech, I think he's alright, he's very underrated. Are you gonna give him some new abilities or would he stay the same?

CreateGunner1209: You're right, I forgot Ben got Billy's name wrong every time they met. I better remember that. Thanks

I wasn't planning on people commenting on Bullfrag's name. We will have to see what I can do

I tried to start JoJo but I fell off of it. I need to pick it back up

"Wryyy" Um I guess but why and what does it mean?

I was not planning on making OVAs for the Big Chill babies. I was gonna do one chapter of them and be done with it

Expand the Dragon Planet plotline…no. Sorry but I can't do everything Ben Ten did in this story. I have to spare my sanity somehow

I was already planning on an Omake with Jeebs

I wasn't really trying to make Hisashi a parallel to Ben. Because BEn was a bratty kid that became a showoff. Hisashi was a punk kid that thought he could handle anything but in reality he couldn't until he became more experienced and level headed. But if the parallel is there, who am I to say no?

No, I was not planning on giving Nanomech new abilities. And if I did maybe it'd be that he can shrink himself even more. But I rather not add powers to canon aliens.


Dreadbot: I really like this chapter I like how you introduce xylene and how you made her Gran Torino's love interest I thought the interactions between him and hisashi were funny I can't wait to see the tekadon come back can't wait to see where it goes next please keep writing

CreateGunner1209: Thanks! I cannot wait to see how those same elements play out later. Especially the Techadon


Guest: Ima guess the season 1 aspect you're introducing is.. Deku getting sick

CreateGunner1209: You're guess is wrong, sadly. I took inspiration from the Mount Rushmore Plumber Base. And the S.A.G.E. Gun was hinted to during the last Preview. But don't worry nobody guessed this one correctly


Guest: the okames are great, you could do one like in the spongebob chapter where he and squidward stay in the krusty crustacean and squidward tells the story of the mutilating criminal chopper to bob but using izuku, ochaco and one one and he is the one tells them the story of a plumber who heard something similar in the plumbers' vase it would be very funny an okame if.

I wonder what he was from sevenseven after joining the league. I hope it shows up soon it will be great when that happens.

Now that I think about it, it would be fun to have an okame where Hisashi tells Deku how he and his mother met and why he wasn't careful. He was born.

Did the idea pass for a moment that in the relationship between Turin and Vin xylene they had a son and he was in space?

CreateGunner1209: Not a bad idea but I will do it IF you get the name right for said horror story ;)

And not to worry we will be seeing a glimpse as to all the others are doing

And no I was not considering giving Xylene and Gran Torino a son


Michael: Will myaxx and azimuth call out xylene for attacking her and assuming the Omni true is a weapon.

CreateGunner1209: Yes


Matrix: How about hisashi is one of vilgaxs victims who dies fighting against him, and how about during his funeral tezuka tries to talk to izuku but cuts her off and gives her a massive reason you suck speech for assuming the worst out of him just do to costing her a per motion

CreateGunner1209: No to all of that. One, Hisashi can still serve a purpose in the story for a long while. Also, Izuku yelling at Tezuka (who came to the funeral to show her respect) seems out of character for Izuku. Yes he would be hurt but Tezuka would be the last thing on his mind


DevilishMan87: You know what would be a very sweet moment Ochako and Deku could share. So we all know Ochako takes some inspiration from Deku, but what if he revealed he was inspired by her as well? I mean it is impressive to know she of all people got the attention of the number one hero, developed a new quirk so fast that she can even give him a run for his money in some of his stronger forms, and how he wants to inspire and help others in there time of need like she did. You don't have to use this idea soon or at all, but would be a heartwarming moment to know how the two friends feel about each other.

CreateGunner1209: That would be really touching


501awesome: OH Vilgax always had that certain flare and unwordly distinguishment compared to the other rogues in Ben's gallery. He had that menacing alien Aura where he just felt like the aliens from any disaster movie. Evil for the sake of evil and to be fair that's ok, that was perfect for the original Ben 10 as they needed a classic 1 dimensional boss because it worked. Vilgax just used some steroids and single handedly defeated some of of the original Ben 10's most heaviest hitters. And that just fits with him, because that is so Vilgax he uses what he's got and to some of the newer Ben 10 villains that may not be enough but to Ben and Team Tennyson, that alone in the hands of Vilgax could take up a entire week fix, because that is what pg Vilgax does an alien commander, a warlord who took over 10 planets and nearly made the entire plumbers disband in the OG series. That was Vilgax. And on Chapter 57 he became a sort of Darkseid to Izuku and whilst AFO became more of Lex Luthor. You had handled Vilgax from the OG incredibly well and I just cannot wait for the big confrontation which I hope exposes the "Secrets" of Izuku and the Omnitrix.

Nue has steadily becoming one of my most favourite of your MHA adaptions of Ben 10 Characters. He felt betrayed and his moral judgement itself was already very flimsy even before he was Amalgamised. He continuing downward spiral into hate and revenge is a perfect representation of Shigaraki. Fuelled by hate for his ex best friend and hunger for whatever power the omnitrix could offer him. It makes it so continually hard to picture the redemption arc he is going to have like in Alien Force and I love that so much a wonderful challenge you have made yourself somehow making a character so spiteful into soon to be one of Izukus most trusted friends once more if that is still on the table. The character is so bitter now that the redemption arc will be all the more sweeter if handled in the way you intend it, not people telling that in the main series how it was done, not how other fans would have preferred but how you would prefer. Power to you author, power to how you will write as I have trust that you can somehow pull this off to the very end.

Now call me a hypocrite for what I had just said but I understand that the Kevin Rooters arc from Omniverse can be frustrating and that it makes so much contradictions. But I implore you to take a look at it again in the distant future of this fic, it had tremendous ideas and themes working for it if you had just looked at it as it's own thing because Ultimately (pun not intended) Omniverse was just that it's own thing with loose connections to the previous series'. Take a look at it again, it was so good and I know you can make it work author, you made Sunder, Ragnarok and the Road Crew work for God's sake. You are giving Kraab the most written off bounty hunter in Ben 10 Canon a redemption arc. You are the James Gunn of Ben 10 if I didn't know any better. You could handle

Trombipulor, Kolar, The Vreedle Brothers and F***ING Sublimino better than what the writers could do with flying colours and everyone would be like "Wow, how could I not have thought of that."

Now imagine what you could do with characters like Maltruant, Aggregor, Addwaitya, the previously mentioned Rooters, their leader Servantis, Inspector 13, Enock (Frick Driscoll he stole Enock's thunder in Negative 10), Z'skayr, Eon and the other big leagues. I know that you are right now unsure on how to handle them currently and I am not asking you to figure out a plan for them right now (you got enough trouble putting out a chapter as it is, keep up the work friend!) your determination to keep these stories pumping out while keeping yourself healthy is tremendously admirable. All I am saying is that even though you don't think you could do any of these ideas justice, I am here to tell you can! Not now definetly but somepoint when the story and its soldier of an author is ready. You have came a long way since starting this Camping Trip arc, it had given the chance to show how this version of MHA Ben 10 crossover world is different from the rest. How everything is connected and how one's actions influences another. The worldbuilding in this arc was better that the worldbuolidngin recent MHA arcs. It was the level of worldbuilding in Alien Force. This arc ahs been a great outlet to explore this alternate MHA world that would never had fit in any MHA arc. A clear sign of Ben 10 worldbuilding elements working tremendously well with MHA writing and characters. Only in your hands could a world with a story like this could be born.

Anyways sorry for the long rant, this review was mostly a rant on how much I love this story and the way you write, the effort you put in this made me wish this was actual show I could binge watch on Saturday and Sunday and any other day in between. And a excited request on reconsidering your current stances on certain Ben 10 plots and arcs that you believe that either may not fit and you are unable to make it fit because your wrong and I believe you can make it work. Dare to risk and the story will be all to show for it. After wall that was why Ultimate Alien failed the studio was afraid to take risks with its characters and stories and the show along with the audience paid for it. But you can rectify this flaw, you can make it work! I wish all the best in whta life has left to offer. And I cannot wait to see what will happen next.

Sincerely a committed fan/reader

CreateGunner1209: You hit the nail on the head for AFO and Vilgax. Although I was more inspired by Young Jsutice's Dark Seid and Vandal Savage. But I think you get it so thank you for picking up on it

And I am glad you love what I am doing with Nue so far. I plan on diving into his character more next time so I hope it'll live up to your expectations.

Now the Rooters themselves weren't bad and I am considering them. Especially after your points. And heck I even proved one of your points in this chapter with Kolar. It was a conscience mind you but it still proves your point. So thank you and I hope I can deliver more depth to lesser known characters as the story continues on. And I am sure I can do a lot with big bads like Aggregor, Eon, Inspector 13, and whatnot.

Thank you so much for your kind words and support. Also sorry about the short response to such a long review (which was a delight to read) I am writing these responses rather late so I am kinda rushing through my answers. Again, thank you for your support, I love reading such long rants such as this


Guest: If you see Ben 10 ominverse food around corner let's say in future luzku turn to gravattack to make peace but not like from the show but instead the elite and brutes from halo but someone want to stop the peace treaty

CreateGunner1209: I might not do that chapter at all, but maybe an OVA would be good


Guest: Please add bebop and rocksteady in vilgax team bring at least humor on his team and which version of bebop and rocksteady you prefer

CreateGunner1209: When I saw this review I was so happy cause I had written up the opening scene to this chapter a week ago. But neither of them will be joining Vilgax


Guest: an okame that would be great

izuku and ochako having to clean the plumber's vase and end up going into the armory and then causing an accident would be fun

will you include manny who is a hybrid human and tetraman, helen hybrid human and kineceleran. Also this halan mitac pyronite and human and there is another that I do not remember?

They could appear as freshmen at the plumbing academy.

CreateGunner1209: Yes, I want to add the Plumber's Helpers into the story at some point