"Oh, yeah! Now all you young listeners will learn a thing or two! Maybe even you pros if you pay enough attention." Present Mic boasted.
"So, Present Mic, sir? I'm assuming that your sister's a Pro hero, then?" Midoriya asked.
"You betcha, Midoriya! She's not quite on my level, but she can definitely get the job done." The radio host said.
"So, why don't you ever have her on your radio show or something? I bet that would be interesting." Uraraka suggested, having started listening to said radio show because of Midoriya.
"Well, she works over in America, so I can't just invite her on as a guest. And between being busy with work and trying to figure out time zones, it's difficult to just call her up for a chat on my show." The loudmouthed hero explained.
"So... Not to sound rude or anything, but why are we watching her? She probably just does all the same stuff as you, right?" Kaminari asked.
"Can YOU do all the same stuff we saw your sister do?" Bakugo countered before the English teacher could comment.
There was a short pause at this, before Kaminari lowered his head in shame. "I'll shut up now." He said sadly.
"Damn, dude. Low blow." Kirishima told him.
"A-anyway... Let's get started, shall we?" Sandra suggested.
The sounds of struggling could be heard inside a warehouse, where chemistry equipment was mixing chemicals, overseen by someone who was clearly a thug, looking like a 1940's mobster, before he turned to the rest of his cohorts, who surrounded a scientist who was bound by ropes. "Please! What do you want from me!?" The scientist asked fearfully.
"Oh, no! They've got a prisoner!" Uraraka said worriedly.
"What could they want him for, though? Ojiro pondered.
"He looks like a scientist, so they probably want him to make some nerd crap, like some kind of super weapon." Bakugo theorized.
Suddenly, a massive man with deathly pale skin with splotches of green approached the scientist. It was then revealed this man was an undead zombie, the front of his mouth held shut by a pair of staples. He then said something, but it was completely unintelligible.
Many of the students were shocked at this. "No freaking way! That's a zombie! There are zombies in the world?! That's not fair!" Mineta cried out in fear, tears streaming out of his eyes like a fountain.
"If what I've heard from my hero friends in America is anything to go by, I believe that man is Solomon Grundy." All Might explained. "It's a bit farfetched, but the story is that He was a wealthy, but corrupt merchant in the late 19th century, where he was murdered and his body was disposed of in the cursed Slaughter Swamp. But, because of the curse, he's doomed to endlessly reincarnate every time he dies. And his strength changes each time, from just stronger than an average human to enough to give ME a run for my money when I had my powers." The retired hero said.
"What?! N-no way that's real! That has to be some spooky wives tale to get kids to listen, right?!" Hagakure said, shivering more than Midoriya doing his air-chair exercise.
"It does sound quite shocking, but we must remember Todoroki's sister gained overwhelming power after drinking a giant urn of demon blood. I'd say anything is believable now." Iida said.
"Mr. Grundy's lookin' for a bigger brain!" One of the thugs explained, dusting off the zombie with a handkerchief. The other thugs then tilted the scientist back. "Somethin' in Nobel Prize size. And you've been picked to donate." The thug declared as another thug drew a red dotted line on the scientist's forehead, another one helding a power saw at the ready, causing the scientist to scream.
"WHAT?!" The entire group cried out.
"That's so messed up!" Ashido cried out
"Th-there's no way that would work! You can't just TRANSPLANT brains! And even if you could, it wouldn't be the same person with a new brain, it would be the owner of the brain implanted into the recipient's body!" Yaoyorozu cried out.
"Aww, dang it. So that wouldn't work for me." Kaminari complained quickly and quietly.
"Honestly, we've learned of zombies and magic ghosts fighting for people, logic is out the window." Aizawa told his students.
However, before the saw could carve into the scientist's head, it was knocked out of his hand by a bat-shaped shuriken. The zombie then turned to the skylight with a growl, spotting two figures above them, silhouetted in the darkness.
"You won't need a brain where you're going, Grundy." A gruff voice began as a man in a bat-themed costume dropped down to face the zombie and his goons. "Behind bars at Blackgate Prison." The vigilante declared.
Midoriya gasped at this. "It's Batman!" He cried out.
"Who? I never heard of him?" Kirishima asked.
"He's one of the most famous and beloved heroes in America, even though he's considered a vigilante and takes an approach like Aizawa to avoid the spotlight. And he's considered to be one of the greatest heroes in the ENTIRE WORLD, even though he's Quirkless!" Midoriya exclaimed excitedly.
"What?! No way! How the hell does a Quirkless vigilante get to be one of the best in the world?!" Bakugo demanded.
"Seriously, did a Quirkless kid steal your lunch money or something? What do you have against them?" Jiro questioned.
"He's been studying martial arts for years! Some people even think he knows every martial art known to man! And he takes a stealth approach like Mr. Aizawa and uses all kinds of amazing gadgets! He basically has something to contend with or counter ANY Quirk he might find himself against!" Midoriya explained.
"Wow. That's impressive. And kind of inspiring that he's such a great hero even though he's at a huge disadvantage against superpowered people." Asui admitted.
A woman with long, blonde hair in a sexy biker-like costume then dropped down beside him.
"Let's make this quick, boys. It's dinner time and I'm starving." She declared, giving them a sly glare.
"And there's my awesome sis!" Present Mic said happily.
"That's gotta be the greatest hero outfit ever." Mineta said, practically drooling over the on-screen woman.
"Young listener, would you like a severe case of Tinnitus?" Present Mic asked in a threatening manner despite keeping up his jovial, energetic radio host voice.
"Gotta admit, I kind of dig the outfit, though. It's pretty rockin'. And it'd be perfect if she has a motorcycle to go with it." Jiro admitted.
"Batman and Black Canary!" One of the thugs cried out.
"Black Canary? I mean, it's catchy, but it doesn't exactly inspire fear, or be super flashy." Shoji said.
"I don't know, I like it." Koda admitted.
"It's like you said, Shoji. It's catchy. People will remember that. That's all you need for a good hero name." Midnight explained.
I'm a fan as well. Canaries are beautiful and energetic! And the greatest singers amongst the birds!" Aoyama exclaimed dramatically.
Grundy then stretched his arms towards the heroes and grumbled something, but none of the thugs understood him. Except for one. "You heard the boss! Get him!" The smallest thug ordered, pointing to them as well, finally sending them into action.
They approached the two heroes, but Batman threw down a smoke bomb to shroud the two, allowing Black Canary to leap over the thug towards the front, letting Batman pull him back into the smoke as he was paying attention to the female vigilante. She leapt towards the next thug and shoved him down to the ground, launching herself at the next one and knocking him down with a flying round kick and twisting in the air to dodge a swing from a bat at the next thug in line, grabbing his shoulders to land on his back, performing a suplex-like move to throw him at the final thug running up behind them.
"No way! That was awesome!" Sero said, amazed.
"I was assuming she was a long-ranged fighter like Present Mic. But her physical prowess is incredibly formidable. And we haven't even seen her Quirk yet." Todoroki said, surprised.
"She just took out, like, four guys at once! And stayed in the air this whole time!" Sato said in awe.
"Such deadly power and skill hidden by a radiant beauty. Like a poisonous flower, as deadly as it is mystifying." Tokoyami declared.
"I wonder if I could do that if I used my Quirk to float for long enough?" Uraraka wondered, admiring what the heroine did, hoping to be able to replicate it.
Grundy growled and lumbered towards her while mumbling something. "Such a pretty voice... But I have one, too." She said, taking a deep breath, before unleashing a sonic scream, which greatly pained and disoriented Grundy, causing him to stumble forward and swing at anything in his way.
"There it is! The sonic scream, baby! His ears will be ringing for a few MONTHS!" Present Mic laughed.
"She actually refers to it as the Canary Cry." Sandra informed him.
"Again, you can't deny that's catchy. So, she's basically an UPGRADED version of you, Mic, since she can actually fight up close." Midnight said, leaving the radio host shocked.
"And she didn't lose to a bunch of bugs." Aizawa added.
"They got lucky! They caught me off-guard." Present Mic insisted.
"But you basically gave up the instant the bugs were on you. You didn't even try to fight." Aizawa told him.
"Looking for me, big boy?" She asked in a teasing tone, causing Grundy to look to the side and see the heroine... In the reflection of a mirror, which he charged at full force, crashing through said mirror and into a wall.
"Ha! What a fucking idiot! He really fell for a mirror!" Bakugo laughed.
"Well, he IS a zombie. Last I checked, they're pretty brainless." Kirishima said.
"Yeah, that was the whole point of getting the smart guy's brain, so he WOULDN'T be so dumb." Kaminari agreed.
"Still, it was quite a brilliant strategy using a mirror to fool him while he was still disoriented, instead of rushing in and putting herself in danger against an opponent much bigger and, more than likely, stronger." Yaoyorozu praised.
"And she's got sass for days!" Ashido laughed.
She then whistled to get his attention and waved to him when he finally looked at the REAL her. "Not too bright." Batman said as he walked up, carrying the thug who spoke for Grundy. The zombie roared and charged for the two of them again, but they casually sidestepped this attack, causing him to crash completely through the wall they were standing in front of, sending him to the roof of a building below them.
Many in the audience laughed at this, while the more stoic members (Aizawa, Yaoyorozu, Iida, Todoroki and Tokoyami) groaned at the zombies blundering "Okay, I can't believe I was scared of this guy at first. He's a total chump!" Mineta laughed.
"To be fair, he's a big guy. He likely has a lot of weight behind him. Once you start moving so fast with all that mass, it's hard to stop, like big trucks hauling heavy load. So they used his size against him, something that's common practice in a lot of martial arts." Midoriya pointed out.
"Well said, Young Midoriya! But also, they've taken advantage of their surroundings as well. They know they're on the top floor of a building, so they stood near a wall, so Grundy's large and powerful form would crash through the wall and fall, no doubt causing him great damage. While it did harm and disorient them, Grundy wasn't majorly affected by the Canary Cry, so Batman and Black Canary must need something greater than their own physical strength to defeat Grundy. So, as the saying goes 'the bigger they are, the harder they fall'." All Might added.
Canary then looked out of the hole in the wall where Grundy laid on the building next to them, whistling to get his attention again and looking at him playfully. Grundy chuckled at this, getting back to his feet and making his way back towards the heroine with his arms stretched out towards her. But as he approached, he suddenly felt a lack of ground as he tried to step forward and noticed he almost walked off the edge of the building.
He growled at this and raised his finger. "Uh, uh, uh." He grumbled, backing away from the edge.
"Oh, crap! He's learning!" Sero exclaimed in fear.
"True, but he's not looking where he's going. If he doesn't pay attention, he could wind up backing off the OTHER end of the building." Iida pointed out.
"Escaping one danger only to walk directly into another. Truly a cruel irony." Tokoyami said.
"You're learning, Grundy. Maybe you don't need a bigger brain after all." Canary complimented him.
He chuckled at this as he continued to back up... until he felt the ground shift beneath him, alongside a cracking noise.
"Well, looks like you were right, Iida. Looks like Mr. Grundy's on a one-way trip to the first floor." Shoji said.
"I'm not even sure you can say THEY beat him this time around. He pretty much beat himself." Sato chuckled.
"I almost feel bed for him. ALMOST" Koda admitted.
"Then again..." Canary said, moving her eyes to the side. As it turns out, as Grundy backed safely away from the ledge, he moved BACK into danger by walking onto a section of raised windows. He looked back up at Canary with a growl while she blew him a kiss with a sonic spike to it, breaking a hole in the glass and weakening it to the point the rest of it shattered, sending Grundy into the darkness below.
"A true stylish victory! She has incredible pinasche!" Aoyama declared.
"So she can control the level of sonic power she uses as well. Fascinating." Todoroki said.
"Are you sure you can't do that?" Midnight asked Present Mic.
"Yeah, maybe you can stop SCREAMING every time you use your power." Aizawa said with a smirk.
"Will you two stop picking on me already!?" The radio host snaped, flailing his arms.
"But wait, if Batman's supposed to be one of the greatest heroes ever, why'd he have Black Canary do all the work?" Hagakure asked.
"Well, she seems more than willing to do so." Asui pointed out.
"And because she's GOOD at it. You saw her take out all those guys. She JUMPED into the fight. And took all of those guys out without breaking a sweat. Even the big boss." Ojiro added.
"No one escapes justice. Not even the undead." Batman declared.
"So, how about that dinner? Your treat." Canary suggested.
Black Canary was vocalizing as if she were singing, as she was approached by a musical-themed villain, who was also vocalizing.
"The hell's she doing? Why's she singing?" Bakugo questioned.
"That villain there is the Music Meister. He can control the minds of anyone who hears him singing." The celestial explained.
"Oh, great. A more broken version of Shinso!" Ashido cursed.
"You have a point. Unlike Shinso, he doesn't need a response to control you, so I suppose that IS more... broken, as you say." Yaoyorozu said.
However, as it seemed like something romantic might happen, Canary unleashed her sonic scream to send the Music Meister, along with four other heroes and villains, including a gorilla, flying.
"Whoa! Even Present Mic can't send someone flying like that!" Jiro said, amazed.
"And not just humans, but a gorilla, too! And they weigh around 350 pounds!" Koda added.
"And in all directions, too, instead of just straight forward." Todoroki noted.
"Okay, I get it! My sister's better than me! Stop rubbing it in!" The loudmouthed hero complained.
"I wonder if she'd take an offer to take his job?" Aizawa whispered to the other teachers besides Mic, who laughed quietly.
Black Canary was standing on the edge of a rooftop with a spotlight on her. "~Look at him, save the day~" She sang as she observed Batman fighting a small army of thugs. However, she seemed unaware of a number of thugs sneaking up on her.
"Oh, no! Look out behind you!" Uraraka cried out.
"I think she's got this." Asui told her friend.
"~Keep evil far away~" She continued to serenade as she brought a fist up to bash an unarmed thug in the face, before kicking a knife-wielding thug in the gut, knocking the wind out of him and doubling him over, allowing her to put him in a headlock and choke him out. "~If only he could love me~" She sang more as five more thugs snuck up on her.
"Whoa. I know we already saw her beat a bunch of criminals like nothing, but that's still crazy. She hit that first guy without even paying attention." Ojiro said, impressed.
"And she's singing the whole time. It's like she's not even taking this seriously. That's so cool!" Hagakure cheered.
"A hero should ALWAYS take their duty seriously and not toy around with dangerous villains!" Iida said, robotically chopping his arms. "Though, I suppose her skills are impressive." He admitted.
"The madame can TRULY put on a show." Aoyama praised.
However, she simply leapt over and behind them. "~He could love me~" She crooned as she spun around, backhanding three of the thugs. "~If only he could love me~ If only he could love me~" She chanted once more, sending a high side kick at one thug's head, before swinging that leg to knock down the final thug with a round kick.
"That backhand was awesome! A triple takedown!" Uraraka cheered.
"And her movements following through on that kick were so fluid." Midoriya said, writing that down to potentially use in his Shoot Style.
"I'd be a lot more impressed if she wasn't singing a love song right now." Present Mic said.
"Your sister is going to date, Hizashi. It's perfectly natural. You should support her choices instead of insisting she never find love and intimacy." All Might told him.
72 Hours later...
Canary was now locked in combat with the Dark Knight himself. "~Let's not fight. Let's get along. For our hypnotic puppeteer~" She sang as she traded blows with the bat-themed vigilante.
"She can fight Batman!?" Kaminari said.
"So that must mean she's like one of the greatest martial artists alive!" Kirishima said in amazement.
"But why are they fighting in the first place?" Midnight asked.
"Music Meister." The Empress explained.
Canary was now looking back at a pair of other heroes, who looked at her expectantly. "Fine." She said in annoyance, before using very precise sonic screeches to knock down a handful of training probes.
"Looks like they're doing some kind of training exercise." Sero said.
"I wonder if we could request some of those drones?" Aizawa wondered.
"What? The robots UA has are probably way better than those dinky things." Bakugo scoffed.
"It's still pretty cool she can shoot small, precise waves like that. It looks like she can control the speed, too. Because those moved way faster than the ones she used on Grundy." Shoji noted.
"Yeah, I may actually have to look into that." Present Mic admitted.
Two Hours Later...
Canary was facing off against a dozen more training drones, unleashing a much larger sonic screams that caused all of the drones to short-circuit and explode all at once.
"Whoa! She took out all of them! That was sick!" Mineta said.
"The way they shorted out before exploding. It's almost similar to how your vibrations short-circuit and destroy the robots when we train with them, Jiro." Yaoyorozu noted.
"Okay, I've officially found my idol. Midoriya has All Might, Kirishima has Red Riot, I want to be just like her." Jiro said in awe.
"You'll need to start taking some martial arts classes, but other than that, I totally think you could do it!" Uraraka told her.
Three Days Later...
The leather-clad heroine now stood atop a tank, facing off against an army of robots. "Okay, boys! I'm going to entertain the troops!" She declared, unleashing another massive sonic scream that caused the whole army of robots to start short-circuiting, then exploding one by one.
"No way! She just took out a whole army!" Ashido cried out.
"Oh, man, could you imagine if she had been at the USJ?! No villains would have gotten away!" Dark Shadow exclaimed.
"Indeed. It truly serves as a lesson. Even the most beautiful canary be as vicious as an eagle." Tokoyami declared.
"So... looks can be deceiving? Don't judge a book by its cover?" Kaminari asked.
"Yes." The bird-headed boy confirmed.
"Then just say that!" Bakugo told him.
"So, what was that about your sister not being quite on your level?" Aizawa asked his friend with a smirk.
"ALRIGHT, I GET IT!" Present Mic screamed.
"She was really cool! I actually wish we got to see more of her." Uraraka said.
"So did everyone who watched Batman: The Brave and The Bold." The hostess said quietly to herself.
"I like all the different ways she used her Canary Cry. I'm wondering if I could have my boots upgraded to make the soundwaves more precise like she did." Jiro added.
"That's an excellent idea, Kyoka! I'm glad you're thinking of ways to improve yourself!" Yaoyorozu told her bestie.
"And I really liked how skilled she was in martial arts. I feel like I could learn a lot from her." Ojiro said.
"Well, then, why not take the chance to meet her?" The hostess asked, everyone nodding at the idea.
And with that, the blonde biker babe was summoned into the room. "Whoa, what the? Where am I?" She questioned, looking all around.
"Yo, sis! How's it going?" Present Mic said as he stood up.
"No way... Hizashi?" She asked in shock.
"Yep. That's me! How have you been?" He asked, hugging his sister.
She was surprised at this, but soon hugged back. "I'm doing great, but what is all this? Where are we and why are we here?" She asked.
"Oh. Well, that's the Empress of the universe." Present Mic said, pointing to Sandra. "And she's been shedding a little light on some of our family lives, showing some of our family members we weren't all cued up on. So, we saw you and Batman fighting a zombie and how you use your Canary Cry, or your martial arts." He explained, before frowning. "And now they won't let me forget you're better than me." He groaned.
"Oh, Bats and I fighting Grundy? Yeah, that was a fun night. Would've liked more of a challenge, though." She said, before looking to the rest of the audience. "Oh, so these are the students you told me about once or twice? Well, they certainly seem like interesting kids. And they've got potential if what I saw from the Sports Festival was anything to go by." She said, observing the students.
Uraraka and Ojiro were the first to walk up to her. "Your martial arts were really amazing, ma'am. It was so awesome how you took down four thugs without even landing on the ground." Uraraka said.
"Yes. I'm proficient in martial arts, myself, but I'm not sure I'd ever be quite on your level." Ojiro admitted.
"Well, it's nice to see some newbies are smart enough to actually learn to fight instead of just relying on their Quirks. But hey, don't sell yourself short, kid. Rome wasn't built in a day. As long as your diligent and keep expanding your skillset, you'll get there some day." She told the tailed boy. "That goes for you, too, dear." She added to Uraraka, who smiled.
Jiro then came up next. "Your Canary Cry was totally awesome. I loved all the different ways you could use it. I can make sonic blasts, too, but I need speakers for it." She explained, gesturing to the speakers on her boots.
"Hey, whatever works for you is fine. But remember, it's not just about having powers, it's how you use them." She told the rocker girl.
"Got it, ma'am. I'll do my best to be totally rockin' like you." She said.
"That's what I like to hear." Dinah said with a smile.
"So, how did things work out with Batman? We saw your little love song for him." Present Mic asked.
"Oh. It didn't work out. But I still found someone really great. What we have together, it's... Fantastic." She said with a smile.
"Well, that's great. I'm happy for ya, sis." He told her with a smile.
"Thanks. But you better let me know when YOU find someone, understood? Unless you want some VERY LOUD phone calls early on in the morning." She warned him.
"You got it!" He said nervously.
"Good. Glad to hear it." She said, before looking to the hostess. "So, can I go back now? I was in the middle of busting some jewelry thieves." She said.
"Of course, ma'am." The celestial confirmed with a nod, sending her back. "Well then, it's time to move on to the next family. And I think we'll go with Aoyama." She said.
"Oh, wonderful! At last, my flashy family will be able to show off our pinasche!" The flamboyant boy cheered.
"Great. What is this going to be? A walking disco ball?" Mineta questioned.
"Well, she may not be immediately as flashy as her brother, but Juliet Aoyama, or- as they know her in America, Juliet Starling, brings quite the flare to her performance." The empress declared.
A/N: And another chapter down. So, to the guest who suggested some characters to Spy X Family for family members for Ashido and Aoyama, I'm sorry, but I haven't seen that show and have no idea how to connect the two. So instead, I went with Juliet Starling from Lollipop Chainsaw, a super fun game that I personally love and I felt didn't get as good of a reception as it could've, at least here in the west. It was actually quite popular in Japan. And since I literally JUST found out the game is getting a remaster set for next year, the timing COULD NOT be better.