*This OVA is cannon.

*This OVA takes place right between the timeline of the Final Exam Arc and the Road Trip Arc.

*This OVA was a suggestion from Needleye03. Who suggested that I write up an OVA in celebration of Deku's birthday which is July 15.

*So just a heads up, there might be some OOC stuff for some characters but nothing that major. It's all for the sake of fun and just trying to get this OVA out as soon as possible.

OVA: Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

July 15, XXXX

7:00

"Y-You guys really d-don't have to do this…"

"But we want to, Deku."

"B-but it-t's fine, I don't mind a…quiet day."

"Pft. That's lame! Don't tell me that's what you want. We're not gonna let that happen."

"Ya, Deku! Everyone really came up with some good ideas! So don't back out, please!"
"Tehehe! Not like we'll let ya."

Ochaco Uraraka and Mina Ashido have been pestering Izuku for a good five minutes now. They strolled up to his home on this fine July 15th morning. Their smiles and cheeriness are just as bright as the morning sun. Honestly he's just so glad he decided to change into a pair of jeans and his signature hoodie before breakfast otherwise they'd see his dorky FatGum pajamas.

That being said, the last thing Izuku expected was for them to show up here. And he'd never would have guessed that they wanted to take him out for his birthday. More than that, the rest of Class 1-A want to celebrate it too, so they came up with some weird itinerary where Ochaco and Mina will take him to every single one of them for some "special activity." Honestly it all seems like too much, especially for him but they just won't take no for an answer.

Maybe if he found some kind of excuse?

"Well, let me make sure my Mom's oka-"
"Go sweety~." Inko Midoriya quietly yet all too sweetly interrupts, sliding in from the hallway with a cheery and delightful grin. "It'll be fun and so much better than hanging out here with your mother."

"You sure?!" Izuku gasps, watching his last line for escape get sliced away by his own mother. 'B-But I never spent one without you!'

"It's okay." She takes his hands into her own and looks him over, a sense of pride swelling her heart as she does. "Go with your friends, have fun. You understand?"

He's stunned, taken back, but comforted by her words.

"He understands!" Mina cheers, laughing as she slings an arm over his shoulders. "You heard her, Midoriya! Onward! We got places to go and people to meet!" She spins, dragging him away with his head still locked under her arm.

"Wait! Hold on-!"

"Yay! This is gonna be great!' Ochaco cheers, pushing him along, much to the boy's chagrin.

However, as Ochaco shoves him away her gaze becomes serious and calculating as she locks eyes with Mrs. Midoriya.

Inko stares back looking just as serious and calculating. And while through the door Ochaco catches Mr. Midoriya's eye from the couch and he too looks dead serious.

It all occurred in a blink of an eye before she and Mina drag Deku down the stairs and away for the city of Musutafu, Japan.

Inko watches them leave as her husband joins her at the door. And just as the kids reach the street, the door to their neighbor's apartment begins to stir and open.

"Finally, I thought they'd never leave." Mr. Baumann comments, holding a big box of supplies in his arms. "Hisashi, come here, I have more boxes inside."

"I'm on it!" Hisashi hurries over, taking the box from Mr. Baumann's arms before he hurries down the stairs and to the old man's car.

Now one would be wondering what these adults are up to? However, it's the teens that are the true masterminds here.

After witnessing Deku's…outrage during the Final Exams and how hung up he still is about his father being home. Ochaco sort of casually, not so casually, mentioned to Mina that Deku's birthday was coming up this July 15.

And Mina being Mina exploded with excitement at the idea that they throw Deku a Surprise Birthday Party with all of their classmates!

Ochaco wasn't so sure and just said they could just get him a gift and maybe go to lunch. But NOPE! Mina had already run off through the school to tell everyone else. The decision was unanimous, Class 1-A is going to throw Izuku Midoriya the best birthday he's ever had! No. Matter. What! And thus began Operation - Surprising Shenanigans!

And together the class divide up into the roles best suited for their talents and knowledge of what Midoriya would like.

Distraction Team consists of Ochaco and Mina as the leads. The main ones that'll make sure Deku reaches every single destination their classmates have planned for him. These classmates include the likes of Kouji Koda, Masahiro Ojiro, Hitoshi Shinso, Denki Kaminari, Toru Hagakure, Tenya Iida, and Eijiro Kirishima!

Now their goal is simple. Distract Izuku one at a time to give each member time to slip away to the birthday destination. And to prevent him from finding out what they're really planning. Simple!

However, this was all so last minute that they're still missing a ton of supplies: balloons, snacks, drinks, gifts, and a CAKE! And thus, the Shopping Team was born! With its members including the likes of Tsuyu Asui, Shoto Todoroki, Mezo Shoji, Fumikage Tokoyami, and Minoru Mineta for some reason. Oh, and Rikido Sato but he's gonna stay home all day to work on the cake. So, he'll be the last stop for our teenage heroes.

And so that only leaves one other thing to do. For the Prep Team to get Dagobah Beach ready and turned into Party Central. This group of course includes Deku's own parents and Mr. Baumann. But some of his own classmates are gonna join in too like Momo Yaoyorozu, Hanta Sero, Yuga Aoyama, and Kyoka Jiro. Oh, and Katsuki Bakugou's here too. And…with his Mom?!

Eh, whatever. The more the merrier.

Ochaco's just glad they're all here and ready to celebrate. And so with high hopes in her heart they set off for an adventure that'll be fun and full of surprises!

Unfortunately for them, not all those surprises will be as pleasant as she thinks as two figures with beastly (Mutant) forms lurk within the back alleys of Musutafu with vile intent.

"Yo! You ready to get this party started, my guy?"

"I am ready." The second villain growls back, speaking with a thick Russian accent. "We be the party animals. Ha Ha Ha!"

"HA! Yo, literally! Weehee Woo-oo! And ain't no do-gooder, hero, or ninja is gonna stop us!"

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 1: Purring Pleasure

7:30

"Meow! Meow! Meow! Nya! Nya!"

"SO, CUTE~!" Ochaco, Mina, and Izuku gush as they find themselves surrounded by all sorts of fluffy kitties with their soft paws, shining eyes, and adorable faces.

"Koda! This is amazing~!" Mina gushes, while pressing her face to one of the cat's fluffy belly.

Koda smiles and states kneeling while petting one of the many residences of the local cat cafe., he blushes but is glad to hear that they're enjoying themselves. "I-I'm happy you like it."

"Like it?! I Love it!~" Ochaco gushes, her pupils like hearts as she hugs a trio of fluffy friends.

"That's wonderful!" Koda smiles but he can't help but wonder. 'But isn't this all for Midoriya?'

Seriously Mina and Ochaco are going crazy for the cats to the point you'd think this trip was more for them then Izuku; who's just more than happy to be petting one of the more playful calicos.

"Meow!"

"So, cute~." Izuku gushes, not caring that they're getting fur all over his favorite hoodie.

Two more cats stroll up to him. "Meow! Nya!"

"Really cute~!"

"Meow! Meow! Meow!" Three more join in.

"Really r-really cute…?"

"Meow! Nya! Meow! Meow! Nya! Meow!"

"Too cute! Too cute! Hey! No get off!"

"MEEEEOOOOORRRRRWWWW!" All at once the pack of felines jump Izuku! Crawling all over him and going this way and that like he's their personal doormat!

"Hey! Stop that! Get off!" He begs, his left arm flailing in the air for help.

However, this just draws all the cats' attention to the shiny Omnitrix. To which they leap and paw at while still dogpiling the poor kid. "Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow!"

"Hey! Don't touch that!" Izuku begs from underneath the fuzzy flood of cuteness, but they just keep swiping at the dial. "Hey! Listen to me!"

But too late and the next thing anyone knows is that there's a flash of green from underneath the dogpile of cate.

But what scares the other patron is the sudden appearance of a TIGER bursting his way out from underneath the pile of cats! "Lemme tell ya somethin you fuzzy feline friends! Rath does not appreciate being dogpiled by the likes of you! Even with your soft delicate paws, tickling whiskers, and fuzzy bodies make it feel like a warm living blanket that's oh so cozy to cuddle with! Rath is here to tell you to stop it! Rath is the only cat that can dogpile others. Ya hear me?!"

"Meow!"

"Not now Mrs. Nesbit! Rath is trying to make a point!"

"Meow. Nya!"

"Constantine, wait your turn. Rath will get to you soon."

"Nya~"

"Aw, Pixie, look at you~. Rath could just eat you up~. But not literally because that would make Rath a cannibal! WOOAH!"

More of the felines jump onto him again, each trying to play with his shiny and oh so tempting claws, much to the tiger-man's chagrin.

However, Ochaco, Mina, Koda, and all the other customers can't help but laugh and they find it \all just oh so adorable and amusing.

So, it's weird when all but two of the other cat cafe goers aren't paying attention to the adorable scene. But instead, are squarely focused on staring outside the panned-out glass window that overlooks the actual restaurant on the other side of the street.

They're an odd pair. A pair of Mutant type Quirks of one resembling that of a skinny warthog with affinity to purple and the other a giant rhino man who has a thick Russian accent.

"You sure about this comrade?" Asks the Russian rhino. "This could be, as you say, tricky."

"Sure, I'm sure!" The warthog lets out a mix of a cackle and a snort. "Trust me, dog, this is gonna be our special day. I can feel it!"

"Eh, I feel nothing but tickles and soft pelts of furry felines."

"Yeah, well that too. But trust me. After we pull this off we'll be living the highlife! Weehee Woo-oo-HEY!"

The warthog shoots up as someone bumps into him behind. He spins around with a free-style dance move only to find a tiger-man hoping around and trying to get rid of his fuzzy feline entourage.

"Sorry fellow patrons who are clearly innocent and aren't planning anything nefarious, and only here to indulge in the heavenly delights that only a cat cafe can provide! Rath is sorry for bumping into you and ruining your delightfully adorable morning!"

The warthog's a little weird out but he just chalks it up to Japanese hospitality. "Hey, it's all cool man. No harm no foul. Ya dig."

The rhino man nods along and agrees. "Da. We be cool…Bro?"

Rath pauses, staring at the two and taking them in before stating. "Rath likes your accents! Where you from Mohawk Warthog and Russian Rhino?!"

"Oh, we just moved here from New York." The mohawked warthog explains with a tusked tooth smile.

"Da." The Russian rhino agrees. "We wanted to, as you say, expand our horizons. And have a look at what Japan has to offer my comrade and I."

"Cool! Well, Rath would like to welcome you to Japan! Rath hopes you like Rath's home!"

Just as Rath smiles in greeting, the sound of a large garbage truck pulling into a stop at the restaurant outside catches the warthog and rhino's ears. They both stop and look back, spitting the garbage truck just as it begins to hook up to the restaurant's dumpster.

A slow grin soon stretches across their faces.

"Oooh, I think we're gonna like it just fine." The warthog admits with a sly grin. "Oh, man! But look at the time! We really should get going."

"Yes. We be very busy, have big plans we do. Oh, um," The rhino bows his head and says. "apologies comrade Rath but comrade Bebop and I must get a move on."

Rath blinks, his head tilting at their names. "Bebop and…"
"Oh, I am what people call the Rocksteady!"

"Bebop and Rocksteady…Rath likes it! Bebop and Rocksteady sound like wrestling names too which his friend Ochaco Uraraka is a big fan of!"

"Yeah, yeah, wonderful, wonderful. Who doesn't love that fake shit? Now if you excuse us." Bebop hurries and slips around Rath with Rocksteady in tow and the two take their leave but not before paying for their service.

"That warthog and Rhino were nice! Rath likes them! Lemme tell ya somethin other customers who are quietly enjoying themselves and minding your own business; what you saw there was how friendly and polite you all should be! It makes Rath's day!"

"Sounds like someone's enjoying himself." Mina comments.

"Yeah and after he didn't want to come here." Ochaco cheekily remarks before they both break out into laughter.

However, as they laugh and joke, Bebop and Rocksteady move in the background, beyond the window. Both of them carefully creeping up to the garbage truck and its oblivious driver.

"Lemme tella somethin Mina Ashido, Ochaco Uraraka, and Koji Koda! Rath is greatly enjoying himself!"

At the same time, Bebop and Rocksteady grab the poor garbage truck right out from the cab and begin threatening him.

Ochaco jokingly scratches Rath's chin like he's one of the cats. "And you seem to be making some new friends, and I don't just mean the kitties."

"Rath really liked those guys! A warthog and rhino are a cool pairing! Bebop and Rocksteady may be tourists but Rath really likes them! Next time Rath sees them Rath is going to make sure they have a good time!"

*CLANG!*

Rath and the teens' heads all snap around and just in time to see that Bebop and Rocksteady had just chucked the screaming garbage truck driver into a pile of trash cans! The driver tries to get up and lash out but they hit him hard, kicking him back to the ground.

And like that all the good fuzzy feelings they had wash away. "Rath retracts his previous statement! RAWR!"

With a roar Rath leaps to his feet and charges right around heading for the exit doors as cats flee and shriek in his wake.

Meanwhile, outside Bebop shouting for Rocksteady to hop into the cab with him as he tries to get the engine going. "Quick! Quick! Get your hide in here!"

"Bah! There's no room. Garbage vehicle not made with rhino in mind."

Just then there's a slam of a door being thrown open followed by the roar of a ferocious tiger. "Listen here you good for nothing tourist! Rath's gonna teach ya both proper Japanese manners and customs! RAWR!" With a roar Rath charges, leaping across the road in a single motion.

Bebop panics and begins scrambling to put in the keys. "Shoot! We were chatting up a hero?! Dang, and I thought New York was bad enough!"

"Ehehehe. Good." Rocksteady smirks, slamming his fist into his palm. "Rocksteady would like to see Japan heroes can, as you say, bring the pain. RAGH!"

"Leave the garbage where it is! Or Rath's gonna throw you in it-GAAAAH!"

A horn right to the face and Rath is tossed right to the side like a tennis ball. "Ooof! Waaaah!"

"Idiot Tiger Man." Rocksteady snorts, smirking as he brushes his thumb over his lips. "Don't you know that when one messes with rhino, one gets the horn?!"

"Lemme tell ya somethin' Bebop and Rocksteady who I thought were both really cool until a few moments ago. Didn't you know that when you mess with Rath you get Rath's claws?! RAWR!"

He launches back at the villain slicing at him with his onyx claws.

However Rocksteady is a lot faster than he appears. Despite his weight and stature his horn makes the perfect shield as it deflects and parries the incoming slashes, much to the tiger's frustration.

"Hold still so Rath can hit you!"

"Rocksteady hold still? No! Rath hold still for Rocksteady!"

The two charge and clash with Rath gripping Rocksteady's horn as the rhino pushes against his grip.

"Deku!"

"Huh?!" Rath's head snaps around, spotting Ochaco, Mina, and Koda exiting the cafe as several of the felines escape.

"We're coming!" Ochaco shouts as she and the others try not to step on the fleeing cats.

Rocksteady laughs at their presence. "Ha ha! Big bad Tiger Man needs comrade children to save him?"

"Grrrr." Rath let's out a beastly growl but he stops and smirks as he decides to let his Pack do the talking.

Or in this case, Koda's the only one allowed to speak. "Go my cuddly and ferocious friends! Assist your feline brethren!"

"NYAAAAAA!" All at once the chaotic cats all form up and pounce upon the rhino like a pride of miniature lions.

"Aaah!" Rocksteady is immediately bombarded with scratches and bites, not just to his legs but to his arms, chest, and face! Oh the face. "No, get off little furballs of death. Before Rocksteady steps on you!"

"Step on this!" Rath shoves his foot into the rhino and lets out a mighty roar. "SIRIUS BUTTKICKING!"

WHAM! Rocksteady is flung back, the cats falling off of him, before he crashes into the restaurant's wall. "GAaaah!"

"HA! Rath wins! Rath is stronger than any Rhin-OOF!" Rath is struck at the side and tossed away as the garbage truck screeches to a stop.

Bebop doesn't even relish in the fact he slammed the tiger with a garbage truck as he hurries for Rocksteady to move his ass. "Let's bail, dog!"

"Ugh…" Rocksteady moans, quickly hobbling over and squeezing himself into the passenger seat. "I hate the kitty cats."

"See! This is why I'm a dog person!" Bebop comments, stepping on it, and getting that garbage truck rolling away.

And just in time as Ochaco, Mina, and Koda finally arrive.

"Ugghh." Rath groans, shaking his head before realizing the villains had already escape. He lets out a deep growl before shouting into the air after the fleeing villains. "Lemme tell ya somethin' Bebop and Rocksteady who I now thoroughly despise! Rath is coming after you. And when Rath gets Rath's claws around you Rath will-"

"NOPE!" Mina instantly cuts him off, not at all afraid of the giant tiger man. "Rath won't be doing anything. Rath is going to stay here and wait while we call the police."

"WHAT!? But Rath wants to-"

"Everyone in class worked really hard on this." Mina explains as Koda instructs the cat cafe owner on what to tell the police. " Are you really going to ruin all their plans just for a pair of villains of the week?"

Ochaco's a little conflicted. On one hand she'd like to stop the villains too, however, they are just students… Also, they did all plan this anyway. "Come on, Deku."

But Rath can't seem to let it go. And they can tell that he has half a mind to run after the villain, despite their head start.

Mina, gets it, hell she can literally sense how he's feeling. But she can also imagine how everyone else will feel too. "Rath. Let them go, besides we're…we have to let the heroes handle this."

He still doesn't answer but after a moment he throws his hands up in defeat. "Fine! But that doesn't mean Rath has to like it!"

"Fair enough." Mina smiles.

Ochaco, however, is still a little hesitant. Worried that this might be a sign of what's to come. "I really hope there aren't any more snafus."

Prep Team

Dagobah Beach

7:45

"I really hope there aren't any more snafus." Mitsuki Bakugou hopelessly comments, shaking her head in shame and embarrassment as Hisashi and Mr. Baumann struggle to get a simple picnic tent together.

"Ow!" One of the legs swings back and hits Hisashi before he catches it to prevent the whole thing from coming down and getting covered in sand.

"You can help you know!" He shouts seeing her just stand there with the main road behind her.

Mitsuki sighs and walks over, grabbing the opposite leg of the tent and helping him pull to where it can stand on his own. "There we go. See? It wasn't so hard was it?"

Hisashi throws her an incredulous look but his gaze softens as he says. "So, um, thanks for coming by and…helping out."

"No need to thank me. After all," She throws him a teasing yet accusing smirk. "I'm just here to make sure you don't mess it up."

Ouch. That hurts. "You-you got me there… But come on, there isn't much for me to mess up. I mean, they're doing most of the work themselves." He is of course referring to all of Izuku's wonderful classmates.

They're all going about the beach, setting up and preparing all that they can. From Sero trying to sweep up the gazebo, to Momo painting out a sign with Aoyama who is using way too much glitter, and Jiro who's helping Inko hang some of the pennant flags and confetti.

And then there's Katsuki Bakugou who's angrily yet complying to his mother's orders of picking up any litter that washes onto the beach.

Hisashi amusedly shakes his head at the sight. "I still can't believe you managed to drag him here with you."

"Yeah well you see that's the result of fantastic parenting." She may seem proud now but all it takes is for another second to pass until she sees him "accidently" toss a can at an unsuspecting Sero. "KATSUKI! I saw that! Don't you dare deny otherwise!" She marches after him but the kid just shouts something back much to his mother's rage. "Don't use that tone with me! I'll shove sand in your mouth before you use that language around me ever again!"

And soon they all stop what they're doing, watching the two Bakugou's shout back and forth as Mitsuki chases her son down the beach with a raised fist.

"Hehehe, Mitsuki's still such a delight." Inko comments, smiling on like this is normal to her. Which it pretty much is considering how long she and Mitsuki have been friends.

'That's delightful?!' Hisashi internally gasps, even though he knows this is in Mitsuki's character.

"This is wonderful…isn't it?" Inko's smile never fades even as a slow tear begins to roll down her soft face.

"Inko…" he gently wipes it away.

"I'm sorry. I'm-I'm just so happy our little boy has friends. Friends that really do care about him."

Hisashi can't help but feel guilty that it's someway his fault. "Was…was he lonely?"

Inko may not outright say it but a look of pain does cross her face for the briefest of moments. "He had me. And he had Uuichi…poor boy. They had a falling out…"

"I know…I heard."

"But I'm hopeful, hopeful that Izuku will see just how much people care." Her smile widens and she looks on at the rolling waves and warm sun. "Things are so much brighter for him now."

Hisashi smiles back, his heart aglow with love. "I'm sure he's enjoying himself."

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 2: Shred

8:00

He is. He is enjoying himself, and surprisingly, the most fun he's having is at the local skatepark!

"Woooo!" Izuku glides into the air, skating right off the ramp, his hair swaying or at least as much as it can from underneath his helmet.

"Hahahaha! Yeah!" He cheers, the skateboard landing down with a clunk but its momentum keep him skating along.

Mina lets out an impressed whistle from atop her scooter. "Wow, Midoriya. I didn't know you could skate!"

Ochaco giggles as she ties on her roller blades. "I guess all his time on the Hoverboard has translated to being a decent skateboarder."

"For sure."

"Thanks guys." Izuku grins, sliding to a stop right before them. "But I'm really more impressed with him!"

With a whoosh and a kick of a board, Masahiro Ojiro spins in the air atop his skateboard before landing beside the trio, catching the board in his tail as he does.

"Woooooah!" The trio clap and awe in unison before singing his praises.

"Amazing!"

"So cool!"

"Ah! My phone was on selfie-mode! Damnit!"

Ojiro for his part, takes the compliments bashfully, sheepishly smiling while rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh, um, t-thanks, guys."

"Man, Ojiro!" Mina claps. "First Midoriya, now you?! Just what other talents do you guys have?!"

"Ha ha ha. Well, skate boarding's always been more of a side hobby for me." Ojiro shrugs not really seeing the big deal. "But that along with my martial arts training gives me incredible balance."

"You were moving out there like a pro!" Ochaco exclaims, flailing her arms from one direction to the next as she goes on and on about his moves. "You went this way and that! Spun like this! Spun like that! You were going so fast!"

Izuku smiles nodding along with her not so great descriptions. "Yeah, he was. Hmmm." He pauses as a lightbulb lights up in his head.

Mina throws the birthday boy a sly smile. "What is it, Midoriya?"

Izuku shakes his head at his own idea but then thinks on it again before giving Ojiro a sheepish and almost mischievous smile. "Hey, Ojiro. Is it cool if we tried something?"

"Oh, um, sure I guess. What is it?"

One Minute Later

"Wwwwwwwoooooooo! Yeaaaaaahhh!" Grey Matter is having the time of his life with the wind rushing past his face and the adrenaline coursing through him.

"You good?!" Ojiro asks as he leaps off another ramp before sliding back down and continuing to shred across the skatepark,

"Yeah! Hahahaha!" Grey Matter cheers, clinging to his classmate's tail as it swings and whips this way and that; to the point he might be flung off. But not to worry, they took the time to get him a helmet, which is just a walnut shell tied together with a rubber band, but hey it fits.

It's like a roller coaster! Hahahahaha!"

"A rollercoaster?" Ojiro smirks, figuring that the little frog might be able to handle more. "Then try this! Hold on!"

"Woooooooo!" Grey Matter's hands nearly slip off as Ojiro does two spins in the air before slamming back to the ground and skating off again.

"Careful! You might get hurt!" Ochaco calls, sounding like a worried mother.

"We're fine!" Grey Matter hollers back as Ojiro speeds forward. "Nothing's gonna go wrong-"

Ojiro tries to get the boar dup and over a railing but he missed timed and hits the railing, falling over and whipping his tail forward as an accidental response.

And with it he accidentally flings Grey Matter away, high into the air "WWWWwwwwaaaaaahhh…!"

"DEKU!/MIDORIYA! His three friends cry out watching him fly off towards the overcrowded parking lot.

"Waaaaaahhh!" Grey Matter hits a car's rooftop and bounces off before hitting the mirror, then the nearby car's door, and then the ground with a splat. However, he's fine. Dizzy and dazed and very grateful he was wearing a now broken and smashed up helmet.

"Ow…ouch, that's gonna leave a mark." He wobbles to his feet, stumbling to the side and using the tire for support. "And that's why you always wear a helmet, kids. Ow. Where am I?"

He is in the nearby parking lot. Which is rather large since it not only leads into the local skatepark, but so too the playground and the train station.

"Oh, man I got launched far. Well, I better head back."

Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. He's not actually sure which way he came from and also this parking lot it packed to the brim. It's a nice summer day in the middle of the work week which means that every parking spot is taken by some vehicle or another. Creating a giant maze of tires, littler, and such for the tiny Galvin who scampers under one vehicle to the next.

"Hm, there's a light pole maybe I can-"

*CLANG!*

A crowbar falls to the ground nearly crushing him in the process. "Waaah! What the…?"

"Hey fool! Watch what you're doing! You trying to get us caught?"

"Me?! What about you?! Why is Rocksteady carrying all the heavy parts and engines while Bebop do nothing but yell at Rocksteady?"

"Because Bebop is not the muscle! You're the muscle, fool!"

"Them again?!" Grey Matter gasps watching as Rocksteady reaches into the hood of the car Bebop just pried open and rips out the car's engine and tucks it under his arm.

That's not all he has, between the two of them they got a pile of car batteries, some car suspensions, and other ripped out car pieces.

"Come on, man, move it!" Bebop takes the batteries and hurries along with Rocksteady struggling to keep up with how much he's carrying.

"I am! But maybe if Bebop helped carry engines too then maybe Rocksteady can do the move it!"

"Don't you back sass me! Let's move before anyone comes snooping!"

'Too late.' Grey Matter deadpans, watching them clumsily make their escape; dropping car batteries and other mechanical pieces onto their toes.

Seeing them stumble gives the tiny brainiac a genius idea. One that which he immediately in acts.

One Moment Later

*HONK!*

"Waaah! What was that?!" Bebop jumps as some empty car mysteriously honks at them.

"It was car." Rocksteady answers, startled but not reacting as bad as his partner.

"I know it was a car!"

*BEEEP!*

"Ah!"

*BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP!*

*WHRRRR! WHRRRR! WHRRRR! WHRRRR!*

More and more cars and vehicles seemingly turn on and begin honking or having their alarms go off. Triggering and startling the criminals, causing them to stumble back and around everytime a new car seemingly turns to life.

Until eventually some of the cars begin backfiring.

*BANG! BANG! BANG!*

"Waaah!" Bebop screams, throwing himself to the ground and covering his head. "Was that gunfire?! Are we under attack?!"

"No clue!" Rocksteady shouts back, ducking down fearing that a bullet will go through his head.

*BANG!*

"What the heck, man?!"

"Hehehehehe…!" Grey Matter chuckles to himself, crawling out from underneath the nearest sedan. He's covered in grease and oil but he doesn't care, watching the villains stumble and flail over themselves is hilarious.

Plus this should distract them long enough until someone can call the police. So with a plan in mind he better trigger the next car alarm.

He crawls in under the hood, squeezing in quickly going for the interior wiring. And soon the sedan too begins wailing. *BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP!*

"Raaaagh! No more!" Having startled Rocksteady the giant rhino roars and his fist down onto the hood. Crumbling the car in seconds as the entire car bends forward.

"Waaah!" A tiny toad is thrown out from inside the hood and lands with a plop right in front of the villains.

Bebop and Rocksteady stand there, confused.

Bebop frowns, raising an eyebrow at the thing. "A frog?"

"Is one of those Punk Frogs." Rocksteady happily points out.

"What? No! No, it's not! That's just some creepy little frog!"

"Hey! I'm not creepy!" Grey Matter slaps his mouth, realizing too late that he should have kept it shut.

Bebop and Rocksteady slowly turn and stare down at the tiny alien again, this time really taking in its attire.

"That symbol do-hicky…" While staring at the Omnitrix symbol do the pieces all click into Bebop's mind. "Yo! That's the same one that Tiger-jerk had!"

Rocksteady seems to recall it too. "Ah, I be remembering. The Japan school of U and A had plain looking student there. Freaky child who could transform."

Bebop gasps. "Transform?!"

"Plain looking?! Freaky?!" Grey Matter echoes, insulted by his comments before shrinking back as the villains' gazes turn cold and dark. "Um…is there a chance we can talk this out?"

"Talk it out?! Fine!" Bebop raises his boot high over the alien's head. "You can start by telling me how much this hurts! Weehee Woo-oo!"

"Waaaah!" Grey Matter leaps away and the boot misses, but he has no time to relax as Rocksteady's even larger foot soon comes crashing down.

But he hops, hops, and hops this way and that. Scampering under cars and trucks only for the villains to toss em aside with a laser blast or horn toss.

Until he runs out of places to run as two flipped over cars land on their side, blocking his path.

"Oh, no no no no no NO!"

"Oh, yes yes yes yes YES!" Bebops grins. "Time for some pest control, dog. Let's squash this rat!"

Rocksteady frowns, looking around confused. "There no rat. Only tiny frog."

"No! I…-UGH! Just kill the thing!"

"With pleasure. Raaagh!"

As the rhino charges Grey Matter curls in on himself, awaiting the inevitable.

But he should know better than to give up hope. After all, how could he forget his friends? "Midoriya! SHREDDING TAIL!"

Like a speeding race car, Ojiro swoops in on his skateboard. Moving at an incredible speed and all at once manages to scoop up Grey Matter while delivering a roundhouse tail swipe right into BOTH villain's faces.

The villains fall backwards, Rocksteady even falls back onto a car smashing it.

Rocksteady quickly going for the "Another comrade?!"

"Another one?!" Bebop gaps, before looking around and spotting Ochaco and Mina sprinting their way through the giant parking lot. "And more of them! Damn, are you all part of the hero school thing? That's bogus, man!"

Clutched in Ojiro's grip, Grey Matter calls out for the villains to surrender. "Give up! The police are on the way!"

"And you're about to be outnumbered!" Ojiro adds after putting some distance between them and the villainous pair.

Bebop lets out a pig-like snort in defiance before turning to said partner. "I ain't about that. Rocksteady!"

"I am on it, Bebop! RAAAGH!" While still holding onto their random look, Rocksteady uses his massive horn as a means to smash and toss over the nearby cars with a snort and roar. "Raagh! Raagh! Raagh!"

"Waaaaah!" Grey Matter screams as Ojiro quickly skates them away from the flying cars, each one smashing and crashing just feet from them. Sending metal and shards of glass flying everywhere.

"RAAAAGH!" With a powerful swing of his head, Rocksteady slams an SUV so hard with his horn it goes catapulting into the air before plummeting down right towards the kids.

With nowhere to go, surrounded by cars on each side, Ojiro can only speed up as the SUV comes plummeting down. But it's no use, it's coming and there's no escape! "AAaaaaaahhh!"

"VENUS SMASH!" In a blur of pink and a gale of wind, the SUV is tossed aside, crumbling under the power of Ochaco's fist.

Ojiro slides to a stop, breathing heavily and trying to catch his breath, as is Grey Matter. All the while, Mina rushes to their side to make sure they're not hurt.

"You guys okay?!"

"Yeah…thanks." Ojiro answers between breaths.

"Ugh…I was sure we were going to be road kill." Grey Matter sighs, just letting his arms and legs dangle from inside Ojiro's grip. "Where'd those villains go?"

They all stop and look around. But in this maze of cars and pavement the villains are no where to be seen.

"How do we lose two guys that big?" Grey Matter wonders aloud.

Ojiro eyes the frog warily in his hand for a moment. "You're not gonna chase them down are you?"

"No." The frog, surprisingly, admits. "The logical thing to do would be to inform the police of their activities. Hm, but perhaps I can consult them and help them track the villains down. I mean I have Wildmutt, it'd be easy. Well assuming they're nearby, worst case I'd be at it all day."

Ochaco and Mina look worried as they both share a look. "How about we just stick to informing the police for now? Remember we do kinda have places to go and people to meet."

"Hm, very well. I'll be sure to give them a thorough statement."

"I'm sure you will." Ochaco really hopes this won't slow them down too much. It's supposed to be his birthday but if he goes running off to fight criminals it's going to be ruined. They need to keep him on track.

She sighs. 'Hopefully the shopping team's already done.'

Shopping Team

Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall

8:30

They are almost done.

Shoto Todoroki has already gathered cases of ice scream, which he carries on his right side for obvious reasons. While in his left arm he carries boxes of fireworks…which should probably also be held by his right arm all things considered.

Tsuyu Asui soon joins him, carrying bags of party favors like whistles, streamers, poppers, hats, and so on.

Then there's Mezo Shoji who really has his hands full, literally, every arm is carrying something: bags of snacks, soda, napkins, plates, bowls, utensils, cups, etc.

And then there's Minoru Mineta who looks like he's Russel from the movie Up with the giant set of balloons he has tied around his waist. Which does lift him off the ground when there's a strong enough breeze coming through.

"Did you all complete your lists?" Tsuyu asks, looking over the list she was provided.

"Yes." Shoto confirms, holding up the ice scream and fireworks. "But why do I have to carry all this?"

Mineta chuckles at that. "Seriously, Todoroki? We thought it was obvious why."

Tsuyu nods before looking across the mall for their final member. "Now we just wait for Tokoyami."

"He was supposed to get the gift for Midoriya right? I wonder what he got."

Shoji looks around before adding in. "Well, we can ask him."

Tsuyu follows his gaze and sure enough there's Fumikage Tokoyami making his way through the bustling crowd of shoppers. "Tokoyami, did you get it?"

The bird boy smirks. "Of course, I got the only gift that Midoriya will truly appreciate! HA!"

With Dark Shadow's help, Tokoyami presents them all with a glorious dark cape. One that billows in the wind and looks like it belongs to a dark and noble warlock.

His classmates immediately reject it, each one holding their arms in an X. "NOPE!"

Tokoyami winces in pain, clenching his chest as a result of their rejection. "And thus is the abyss of despair."

Dark Shadow, however, couldn't look more smug. "I told you it was too gaudy! Here!" From out of nowhere he presents a matching skull-like mask with dark horns and spikes coming off of it. "It needs the skull mask to pull it all together!"

"Seriously…?" Tsuyu deadpans.

"Then what would you have us choose?!" Tokoyami defends. "What would make the perfect gift for Midoriya?!"

"Hm, not sure." Shoji thinks on it before spotting a spinning rack of gift cards. "How about a gift card?"

"Or something nice and sweet?" Tsuyu offers.

But Shoto has another suggestion. "We could do something practical."

Tokoyami still has his own ideas too. "Or something that speaks to him."

Mineta grins, leering over towards the local Spencer's. "Hehe, I know what'll speak to any guy."

There's a pause as everyone just stares at each other. Each coming to the conclusion that this might take longer than they thought…

While standing around a red laser nearly gets into Mineta's eyes. The teen flinches and looks over seeing a pair of kids pretend to shoot each other with toy blasters that emit harmless red lasers.

"How about that?"

Shoji looks over and frowns. "That? Really?"

Tsuyu shakes her head. "I don't think Midoriya would like that."

Even Shoto has to air his disproval. "Do you really see Midoriya as the gunslinger type?"

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 3: Laser Pointer

9:00

Silence. Darkness. A thick fog accompanies the shadows to every corner. Not even the dim light of backlights and strobes can deter them. And amongst them all Izuku Midoriya is out. Lurking. Hunting. Staying alert with his weapon of choice drawn.

He stops. He spots movement and then his enemies. Slowly he raises his weapon and fires.

*PEW! PEW! PEW!*

"Aw, man!"

"He got us!"

"Run!"

Izuku shows no mercy, however, even against the group of grade schoolers he's decided to target with his laser tag gun. However, there's movement in the fog to his left and he spins around ready to fire.

"Woah! Friendly fire! Friendly fire! Hahaha!" Shinso has his hands up as he steps through the fog, his own laser tag vest glowing green to match Izuku's. "Sheesh, you're really in your element here."

Like that Izuku's facade breaks and he blushes, all embarrassed. "S-sorry, it's just so dark in here and there's a crazy amount of fog."

"Not surprised, this place holds the record for most fog machines used in a laser tag game in all of Japan."

Izuku smirks while raising his blaster. "Well, then, we better use that to our advantage."

Shino matches his smirk and soon the two boys are off, acting like gunslinging outlaws in this strobe light filled kid's facility.

Or at least that's how Ochaco sees it. "I'm conflicted. On one hand I'm happy they're enjoying themselves but on the other…"

"They might be going too far." Mina comments watching as another eighth grader gets bombarded by the two's lasers.
"No! No! No! Dang it!"

Ochaco sweatdrops and chuckles nervously as the two boys vanish through the fog. "Um, we should find them before they accidentally attack someone for real." Ochaco leads them left, through the fog, and into a maze of multiple passages. "Um, which way did they go?"

"Um, I-I think this way…?" Mina goes right and Ochaco follows, unknowing if this is really the way the boys went.

Meanwhile, The Boys have found their next victims, a pair of what they assume to be college dudes here to have some fun. Both lurking in the thickest part of the fog and dim light like they're hunting too.

Izuku and Shinso smirk at each other before taking aim and firing upon the unsuspecting fools.

As their opponents' vests light up there's a pig-like snort followed by high pitched whining. "A sneak attack?! Yo, man, not cool!"

"Japanese cowards. Too scared to face us properly, comrade."

"Yo! I have had it!"

From within the fog the dude's mohawk glows violet before being launched out like a spinning laser. "Weehee Woo-oo!"

Izuku, seeing the familiar laser blast, shoves Shinso to the side just as the laser whizzes past and blows up the nearby fake wall that was part of the overall maze.

"What the heck?!" Shinso screams not at all expecting a real laser to be fired back at them.

"Those voices…" Izuku springs to his feet and peers in closely and in the briefest of moments, there's a break in the thick fog and he spots the familiar forms of Bebop and Rocksteady. Once again stealing, but this time they're hauling around a number of fog machines that are still producing said fog, hence why it's so hard to see them.

However in that brief moment, Rocksteady also saw who exactly was shooting at them. "It's him again! The transforming boy with green circle! He is following us!"

"Are you for real?! Dodge this, sucka! Weehee Woo-oo!"

Izuku doesn't wait and transforms, flooding the laser tag arena in a blinding green light just as Bebop's laser bolt comes flying in. The moment it's supposed to make contact however, it doesn't explode but instead is absorbed away by sets of golden conductors.

"This isn't dodgeball." Feedback corrects with an annoyed scowl. "This is laser tag." He takes aim and fires several bolts of electricity at the pair, who dodge out of the way. "Let's light this place up!"

"Lets! Weehee Woo-oo!" Bebop returns fire, illuminating the arena in violet, as he fires rounds of purple lasers from his hip blasters. All the while he shouts for his partner to book it. "Go, man! Go!"

With a snort and a nod, rocksteady turns around and charges down through the arena, vanishing within all the thick mist the stolen fog machines are producing.

Feedback catches/absorbs the incoming lasers, while having to leap back to evade the rest. "What are you villains after?! Just turn yourself over to the police!" Between the leaping and catches he manages to fire back with his own lightning bolt.

"Are the wires in your head loose?! Because you're talking crazy, my guy! Weehee Woo-oo!"

As another laser blast explodes against an innocent pillar, Shinso ducks down and shields his head. He's confused, unsure of what's going on, but if these guys are so open to using their Quirks and weapons then they must be villains. "Crazy? Then what does that make you? I mean what kind of out of touch pig would dress-up like he's a 90s popstar?"

That instantly triggers the warthog, who just starts going off. "What did you just say about my drip-...?!" Bebop goes silent and still, standing there in a blank daze as he falls under Shino's Mind Control.

Shinso smirks, standing up thinking the fight is over. "Game set match."

Feedback smiles and give shim a thumbs up along with a wag of his tail. "Nice job, dude. And you got the rhino too."

"…The what?"

"Raaagh!" From within the fog, Rocksteady emerges from behind them and he side checks the surprised Brainwasher, battering him to the side.

"Shinso-GAH!" Feedback grunts in pain as Rocksteady's horn slams with his chest, throwing him back.

Rocksteady gives a snort and a grin as he grabs Bebop and runs. "Rocksteady recognizes you too, little Purple Man. Your Brainwashing Powers not work on brain like mine!"

With a groan, Shinso tries make a remark, hoping to stop the villains again. "Why? Is your brain that small?"

"Raaagh!" Rocksteady doesn't bother addressing the question, instead he takes off into the dark and foggy arena with bebop slinged over his shoulder.

"Where do you think you're going?!" Feedback's tendrils lash out and wrap themselves around the rhino's waist. He grins thinking he'll slow him down but that grin is wiped away the moment his feet leave the ground and he's being dragged behind the stampeding rhino. "Waaah! Oh, we're going! We're going! Ahhh!"

"What is going on?" Meanwhile, Ochaco and Mina wander through the foggy arena. They heard the distant laser fire and explosions but assumed it was all part of the game but now what's that rumbling noise, they can't help but wonder.

"I think they took things too far is what I think." Mina says a matter-of-factually, but Ochaco would like to give their friends the benefit of the doubt."

"Raaagh!"

"Waaaaahh!"

*CRAAASH!* Through the pli-wood wall, Rocksteady smashes his way through between the two girls like a speeding freight train. With the warthog on his back and pulled behind him, like a car stuck on a towline, is a freaked out Feedback who's own strength and weight is in no way slowing the beast down!

Ochaco and Mina see it all though, as if in slow motion as the three burst through the wall in between them. Ochaco and Feedback even lock eyes in that briefest of moments. The message in Feedback's eye was very clear: help.

But like that they're gone as Rocksteady crashes through the next wall, and the next, and then the next!

And as he reaches the final wall he ducks his head down, speeds up and *BOOOOM!* with a single charge he's through to the outside world!

"Gaaah!' Feedback goes blind under the bright sunlight and between the rubble and force of the crash he loses his grip, tumbles down, and rolls away as Rocksteady takes his friend and their loot of fog machines for a run.

"Uggggh" Feedback groans, his tendrils feel like they've been through a taffy machine, and so he takes them and rubs them in the hopes of getting some feeling back.

"Midoriya!/Deku!" From behind Mina, Shinso, and Ochaco run up, all three blinking as he take in the massive gaping hole in the side of the laser tag building.

Feedback just groans, his head still feeling like it's spinning. "Ugh… Now will you guys admit that they're a problem?"

Shinso can only nod as he tries to spot the villains. "Yeah, they are."

Feedback slowly rises to his feet and dusts himself off, as he does his tendrils droop as he looks like a sad dog who has to deliver some bad news. "Listen, guys I appreciate everything you're doing but this is getting dangerous."

Ochaco and Mina both go pale and they start with nervousness. "You're leaving?"

"I'm sorry but this is a problem. Those villains are too quick and if I don't go after them. Who will?"

Ochaco's nerves take over as he worries grow. "But-but-everyone made plans for you."

"And I appreciate that, but this is more important than some birthday."

For some reason that hurts Ochaco, even though it; s not her day that fact that he sees his own Birthday as any other day just seems so sad…

Shinso seems to not like how Feedback addressed his own day either and decides to step in to help mediate. "What's your plan? To chase after them?"

"Yes." With a ding Feedback goes quiet and still after naively walking right into Shinso's obvious trap.

Although the girls seem taken back as well, that is until Shinso addresses them directly.

"I'll handle things here. If I release him we won't see him again until the Summer Camp. Take him, I'll stay here and handle the police. I'll make sure they understand the situation and stop these villains from their crime spree. In the meantime, lead him away. Snap him out of it once you've reached the next event."

Ochaco's smile grows with the hope that they can salvage the rest of Deku's birthday. "Thank you, Shinso. Way to take one for the team."

"For Midoriya…it's worth it."

Mina lets out a sigh, exasperated, she says. "I really hope no one else is dealing with a headache like I am."

Shopping Team

Kiyoshi Shopping Mall

9:30

"This is giving me a headache." Tsuyu groans, they've been at this for what feels like forever. Going from one store to the next with nothing to show for their efforts. Why? Because none of them can agree on one single gift. "Maybe he needs something that'll give him some comfort?"

"Like what?" Shoto asks.

"Like this, kero~." She holds up a large body pillow, this one representing a cute green Froggy.

"Something like that?"

"Yup, kero. It's nice and soft. Cute. And green, so it fits."

Minta chuckles creepily to himself. "Hm. Soft and cute is right, ehehehe-OW!"

After slapping the pervert's head, Shoji tries to move the topic on. "If you want cute then how about this one?" He reaches into the shelves and pulls out another body pillow, this one of a blue octopus.

Tokoyami tsks, shaking his head in disapproval. "Ridiculous. There's only one he'll like." On cue, Dark Shadow reveals another body pillow, this one of a cartoon-like crow. "Perfection."

Shoto's even more confused now, is this what other teens are into? He wonders. "He'd like that?"

Tsuyu turns to ask him back. "What do you suggest, Todoroki?"

"Well there's this one." He randomly pulls out of the other body pillows, this one happens to be of a dog with a big spot over the left side of its face and its eyes are also two different colors.

Shoto holds it up, not realizing how much this pillow resembles him. "A dog, since they're loyal and reliable."

'Just like you, huh?' The others silently think.

"You're all wrong!' Mineta shouts, cutting them all off so he can have his moment instead. "There's only one kind of body pillow that is worthy! Only one that can provide sweet comfort, love and joy!"

"What is it?" Shoto, oblivious, asks.

"THIIIISSSS!" From seemingly out of nowhere, Mineta reveals his choice of a body pillows and it's so bad that all their eyes naturally blur it out like it was an indecent scene in an hentai.

They scream, covering their eyes or out right gag at the sight,

"Mineta there are children present!" Shoji roars, spreading his arms out so no one will see.

"DARK SHADOW!" Tokoyami roars as his familiar is summoned.

Without having to be told the monster wraps itself around Mineta, cocooning him in a void of darkness where his muffled screams can barely be heard. "Censor what your children see, parents!"

Tsuyu shivers in disgust but is glad the situation's been handled. "That was awful, eww."

Even Shoto looks mildly uncomfortable and yet most of of the time he's so calm and seemingly indifferent. "Who would even like something like that? Not Midoriya."

"Not him." Shoji admits. "But I can almost take a guess on one other person who would."

"Do I even want to know who?"

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 4: Fun and Games

10:00

"Sheesh, that sounds really nasty." Denki Kaminari is nothing but smiles even after hearing all about the trouble Izuku's had all day. "But don't you worry good old Kaminari's gonna give you a good time. Hahaha!" He laughs but he just had Chun-Li deliver a finishing move to Izuku's Ryu, thus winning the fight. "Ha! Take that birthday boy!"

"I-I wasn't paying attention!" Izuku smiles along anyway as the arcade game asks if he would like to play again. Which he does.

But with so many options available he's not sure if he wants to stick just to Street Fighter. This arcade is packed from wall to wall with games of all sorts from the most retro of games to the newest VR systems. It has everything you could want and more from one of Japan's largest arcades.

But the bright lights and fun noises are not what distracted him, no what has him distracted is own betrayed he feels that Shino Brainwashed him and then Uraraka and Ashido led him away before he could help. The moment he found out he wanted to run off and look for the villains buuuut Kaminari called them over and he would have felt guilty for leaving. And so here he is but he still can't help but let his mind wander.

To which Kaminari takes advantage of by having Chun-Li deliver a jumping kick to Izuku's Ryu. "But hey look on the bright side. That just means you stopped them three times already."

"Stop them? They got away." Izuku corrects while throwing a quick glance at Uraraka and Ashido who are just leaving the arcade to pick up some drinks for them from the cafe next door.

"Yeah, but what did they take? A garbage truck? Car parts? And some fog machines? Not exactly evil mastermind type stuff, is it?"

"No, I guess it's not."

Just then Izuku's character is defeated again, much to Kaminari's joy.

"Ha! I win again! Come on birthday boy, I thought you'd put up a better fight then this!"

Izuku can't help but smile, finding Kaminari's overall enthusiasm infectious. "You wanna play that game?"

"Hahahaha! I'm the gamemaster here, Midoriya. I've earned every high score in this place. Are you sure you can beat the likes of me, alone?"

A sly smirk appears on Izuku's features as he reaches for the Omnitrix. "Not alone, maybe."

Within a flash of green, Kaminari is confronted by a tiny being, sparking of electricity and shrill cackle. "Hehehehehe bzz!"

Buzzshock hovers in the air before transmitting himself into the nearby game. As the machine rumbles and shakes more and more Buzzshock clones pour out until Kaminari is completely surrounded by laughing smiles. "But maybe we are bzz! Hehehehehe bzz!"

The swarm heads out, each one taking on its own game and having a go at them. Each of them try that game out on their own until they hit their first obstacle or death. Once they do they just hop right into the machine, literally, transmitting themselves through its wires to play the game from within. And win.

"What?! NO!" Kaminari screams watching as all their ranks rise higher and higher, closer to his own title.

"Hehehehehe bzz!" They laugh and cheer, controlling every pinball machine, fighter game, first person shooter, and everything in between until they slowly take over Kaminari's highest scores.

"NO! My highscores! Have mercy!"

"Hehehehehe bzz!"

Kaminari tries to swat the Buzzshocks down but they lead him on, having their fun as they do.

However, one of the Buzzshocks zips himself away landing before the arcade's fancy VR room that has a bored looking employee standing as the attendant for those waiting to get in.

With no line present and wanting to give it a try Buzzshock zips himself over.

But the attendant cuts him off. "Hey, sorry bro. But there's already a pair inside. Wait your turn."

Buzzshock stops in midair, looking a little annoyed, but he complies. Floating down and waiting there patiently for the current gamers to step out.

As he waits there's a loud thump followed by a low rumbling from inside the sealed room. Confused, Buzzshock turns to the indifferent attendant who didn't seem to notice a thing. "How interactive is this bzz?"

"Standard." The guy replies without looking away from his phone.

They wait a little longer but then there's a loud crash and the lights outside the VR room flicker.

Unable to ignore it, the attendant finally puts down his phone and howlers through the sealed door. "Hey! What are you guys doing in there?!"

From inside the room there's a muffled snort before a guy with a Russian accent responds back. "We are playing the game videos! Mind own business, skinny teenager and earn the minimum wage!"

"That voice bzz! There's no way bzz!" Buzzshock immediately zips in and through the door. Once inside he finds the VR room totally trashed, the walls and panels ripped out along with all the wiring of the VR system itself; all done by Bebop and Rocksteady. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME BZZ!?"

The two criminals spin around, with Bebop shouting at the sight of Buzzshock and the Omnitrix symbol. "YOU!?" Not even bothering with formalities bebop immediately grabs his mohawk and fires off a violet laser blast. "Weehee Woo-oo!"

Meanwhile, Kaminari is swatting away at the annoying Buzzshocks only for them to zip this way and that.

*BOOOOM!* A violet explosion rocks the VR Room and through the smoke Bebop and Rocksteady leap out to find themselves in an arcade swarming with Megawatts.

"They're multiplying, dude!"

"Then we crush all of him like tiny peanuts!"

Recognizing the villains from Midoriya's story, Kaminari shrinks back in freight. "Peanuts?!"

"Don't worry bzz!" One of the Buzzshocks zips forward to fight the villains. "They can't stop me-*SPLAT!*"

Rocksteady chuckles having just squashed the Buzzshock underneath his heavy foot.

"AAAaaaahhh!" Kaminari lets out an horrified shriek thinking he'll be a splat on the ground real soon if they don't run.

Rocksteady gags, holding his foot up and revealing the splatter of inky black and green underneath. "Gah, I step on little hero student!"

Even Bebop seems disgusted. "Now that's just nasty."

That seems to be a trigger as the army of Buzzshock take offense and begin berating the villains with zaps of electricity.

"Ow! Ow! Okay! We gone! We gone!" With all the wiring and VR equipment in hand, Bebop scrambles for the exit amongst the rain of bolts and jolts.

"Not so fast!" Kaminari cuts the two off, smirking and folding his arms like he's some cool anime protagonist. "We're not playing your games. You're playing ours!"

All around him the various machines and arcade games have come to life, green sparks dancing off their metal frames as they hover and dance in the air via the infused Buzzshocks who laugh and howler from inside their electronic shells. "Game Over bzz! Hehehehehehe bzz!"

*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*

In a flash of red all of the floating machines and game crash to the ground as does Izuku who lands hard on his ass with an audible groan.

"Ow!" He hisses, rubbing his behind as a set of shadows looms over him and Kaminari. And much to his horror they have a fuming Bebop and a beastly Rocksteady towering over them. "Ehehehe, um, w-would you like to p-play again?"

The villains share a look before cruel grins stretch across their animalistic faces.

Two Minutes Later

Ochaco and Mina are strolling back to the arcade with drinks in each of their hands: a strawberry lemonade, a grapefruit Jarritos, a fruit punch Arizona Ice Tea, and a Minute Maid Lemonade to be exact.

But despite their successful drink run, they don't look happy.

"That took forever!" Ochaco whines as she holds up the pink lemonade and green soda.

Mina let's out a groan in agreement. "I know, sheesh! Why do people even get in line when they have no clue what they want?! And then they take even longer to decide at the register! Like for real! Get a clue!"

"Yeah, could you imagine being so oblivious to others' patience?"

As Ochaco says this they turn the corner and find themselves back at the arcade. A messed-up, machine busted, and smashed window paneled arcade. And at the center of it all is Kaminari and Izuku who both look beaten, exhausted, and dirtied. All the while a panicked looking employee is on the phone, most likely calling the police for help.

"Deku!" Ochaco screams, dropping the drinks and instantly running to their side along with Mina.

"Kaminari!" Mina cries. "What happened to you guys?!"

Despite his head feeling like it's still spinning, Kaminari let's a weak yet coherent moan. "There was…there was…a pig and a-a rhino, Ugh!" He collapses again, unable to say anymore.

All the while Izuku sits up and nods his head in defeat.

"SERIOUSLY!?" Ochaco cries. "Bebop and Rocksteady, AGAIN!? Okay this is just getting ridiculous."

"You're telling me! Look at him!" Mina shouts, pointing at Izuku's dirtied form. "He's filthy, now!"

Izuku starts at that, confused and a bit worried about her priorities. "Um, Ashido, I don't that's-"

"Important!' Ochaco jumps up realizing just how dire it is. "One of our next stops is a nicer setting, too! Oh, man…"

"It's okay!" Mina assures as she digs out her phone to do a little reshuffling of the schedule. "I know how we can fix this!"

Izuku looks frantically between the two, wondering if maybe they're the ones with the concussions. "Um, but what about Bebop and Rocksteady?!"

"Fashion…comes…first." Kaminari groans and yet he's still an unmoving body slumped over the ground. "What kind of hero…looks messy and dirty…when they save the day…?"

"A lot of them, actually!" Izuku cries indignantly.

But Mina doesn't hear him, instead too focused on the real mission here. "Next stop Tatoon Market!"

Ochaco jumps up, cheering as well. "Yeah!"

From the floor Kaminari lets out a pained groan and a wave of his limp hand. "Ugh…you guys go ahead…I'll handle the police report. Ugh…"

"Thanks, Kaminari! You're the best!" Ochaco squats down patting the groaning teen's head like a dog. While Izuku watches on with a deadpan expression. 'So, this is where their priorities lie…'

Prep Team

Dagobah Beach

10:30

Everyone is still setting up. With the adults like Hisashi, Mr. Baumann, Inko, and Mitsuki busy setting up the grill and preparing the BBQ leaving the kids to do what they can on their own.

So without much instructions to go on Momo walks over to Jiro to see if she can help her set up the DJ booth and speakers. "Kyoka, do you need any help?"

"Sure." Jiro smiles, while handing Momo a pair of aux cords. "But be careful my Mom's let me borrow this equipment for the day." It didn't take much to convince her honestly but she did have to bring it from her studio so it's not exactly a cheap setup, either. However, right now the real issue is coming from everyone else. "But what I really need is for them to quiet down. They're really giving me a headache."

They don't even need to be inside the tent to hear Bakugou's cursing. "You fucking moron! It's not center!"

"Well why didn't you say anything before?!" Sero shouts back after having just taped up the big glittery sign that reads "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IZUKU!"

Aoyama stands below it, observing the banner with a thoughtful look as they shout and scream. "It could still use more GLITTER~! Hohohoho!" He laughs while excitedly producing an entire bucket of sparkling glitter. And without a care he tosses the bucket right into the air, spilling its contents across the banner and the two others that were fortunate enough to be nearby.

They are just plastered in glitter, from between their hair to inside their clothes, they can feel it seeping in everywhere. And it pisses ONE of them off.

"Sparkle Butt." Bakugou growls, his eyes ablaze with fury.

"Eeeeeek!"

And so begins the not so entertaining show of Aoyama running for his life and Bakugou an Exploding chasing him down, all the while Sero tries to Tape him up before he turns this Birthday into a Deathday.

"They…sure are excitable." Momo nervously giggles as she watches them run about the beech.

Jiro however stares at her like she's just grown a second head and says. "That's one way to put it…I guess?"

Shopping Team

Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall

10:45

"Guys we should consider Midoriya's opinion." Shoji is trying to reign them in but it's still the same as before. Not one of them can agree on that one perfect item. "He might not want money or anything flashy. Maybe something practical?"

"Like what?" asks Shoto, sounding exasperated after already being here for what feels like hours.

"Well, how about these weights?" Suggests Shoji as he reveals different pairs of weights with each free hand. "He likes to work out so this way he can do it even at home."

"Then he'd like an electric razor!" offers Mineta.

Although Tokoyami can't seem to understand the logic. "Why's that?"

"So he can cut that hair of his!" He turns away not letting them see the look of envy and rage on his face. "I don't like how all the girls talk about how fluffy it is."

Tsuyu really has half a mind to slap him but holds back since they are in a public setting. "We're supposed to consider Midoriya's opinion, not yours. Kero." Speaking of which she'd like to express her own idea. "If we're looking for something of a practical use, then I think he would really like a blender." She holds up said blender, this one even has a cute froggy sticker attached to it and the lid is green in a way to resemble a Lilypad.

But of course, leave it to Shoto to question even that. "Why? Does he drink smoothies?"

"I…I'm not sure? Kero?"

Seeing her hesitation, Shoto turns around and lifts up the item he happened to find. "Well I think everyone likes these."

"What is that?" asks Mineta.

It's a snow cone machine. One with a cute blue penguin as its mascot and it even has a manual lever to turn making it batteryless.

And upon seeing it they all have the same outward reaction. "That's somehow both thoughtful and childish!"

"So it's good then?" Shoto obliviously ponders.

To which they all sweatdrop and hang their heads in defeat.

Well all except Tokoyami who goes all haughty and maniacal with laughter. "Ha! Ha! Ha! You are all such oblivious fools. There's only one thing Midoriya will truly appreciate, this I can guarantee! Behold! The finest line of nail polish there is!" Specifically, it's a "Boy De Chanel - 404 Black."

"Not all of us are emo!" Mineta screams, startling the rest of the customers. "At least choose green instead of black!"

Tsuyu gives up, slapping her own forehead in defeat. "We really need to decide something quick otherwise we're going to ruin the surprise for Midoriya…"

"How?" asks Mineta. "It's not like he's coming here.

Meanwhile, just outside the store Mina and Ochaco are leading a very distraught Izuku into that very mall. Where they plan to meet another one of their dear classmates.

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 5: Dress Up Doll

11:00

"G-guys. P-please, I don't know about t-this…"

"Trust us! You'll look great."

"Yeah, give it a shot, Deku."

"Relax, Midoriya~! Just have fun with it, we won't judge~. Hehehehe~!"

"O-okay…"

[PLAY on REPEAT: "You got the goods✨ -song from Rottmnt"]

Izuku rips back the curtain and the moment he does the Ochaco, Mina, and Toru Hagakure instantly start gushing. "EEEeee~!"

It might not seem like much, but he does look good. Or rather he kinda looks like a punk. Or rather a punk rockstar. He's got a ripped up blue shirt over a red long sleeve undershirt all which is covered by a shredded black leather vest that's just riddled with spikes. As well as skin tight black leather jeans that's all pulled together with red leather boots. He even threw on some shades and an electric guitar just to pull the look together.

Ochaco gushes at the sight. "You look so good!"

As does Hagakure. "Like a real rebel~!"

"Rocking! Hahaha!" Mina laughs while throwing up rock-on hands and taking photos with the other.

You got the goods✨~

With a flourish Izuku leaps out from the changing room again, demonstrating his newest outfits. He's got a blue jersey underneath layers of other hoodies and jackets starting with a grey and red hoodie, a jean jacket, and then a black winter coat over all of it, each zipper is open so they can see every layer as well. And the jeans and his signature red shoes really give light to the top half of the outfit.

"Now that's a look!"

"Yeah, it is. Hehehe~!"

"You're ready to party!"

You got the goods✨~

Izuku calmly strolls out from the booth, one hand over his pocket as the other grips the side of his suit jacket. He kinda looks like a reporter with a nice blue business suit, red tie and even a pair of square-lensed glasses. He even combed his hair and that combined with the glasses almost makes him unexplainably unrecognizable. Like he's one step away from ripping those glasses off and tearing off the suit to reveal some super suit hidden underneath.

"I can hardly recognize you!"

"So, wholesome and charming~!"

"Hm, I don't know, it's kinda unassuming and plain."

You got the goods✨~

He slides out, spins and has a hard time hiding his blush even though he didn't have to out on this outfit or do the pose like they told him to. But he did and he feels so out of place, he is wearing so much pink ad tie-dye and in a style straight out of the 80's. Making him look like Ken from the Barbie movie but with freckles and green hair.

But the girls seem to like it judging by their laughter and giggling. Hehehehehehe!"

You got the goods✨~

Finally, he feels comfortable enough to show off a little in his next and final outfit, sliding out with a stylish swagger in his step.

His final outfit is a bit of a combination of most of his other outfits: the ripped black jeans with his signature red shoes, a white collared shirt and blue jacket instead of the blue suit. As well as finally combing back his hair, making it slick or at least less messy.

The three girls clap and awe as he steps out. "Ooooh~!"

Mina whistles at him, impressed. "That's the one. That just screams, Izuku Midoriya."

"D-goes it, th-though?" Izuku asks, his face turning red from all the compliments.

Meanwhile, Ochaco is hovering near the store's speaker system as the song begins to cut away. "This song has a really nice beat. I better mark it down for later." After jotting it down she turns to address Deku's concerns. "Trust us. It looks good!" She not so subtly snatches his iconic green hoodie, hiding it away so he's not tempted to put it on and ruin the look.

"You bet~!" Hagakure sings. "You were right to call me Mina! I told you, I'll turn him into a star!"

"I never doubted you!"

"Can-can we stop?" Izuku begs, his face looking like a shaking tomato. "P-pleaseeee?" He takes the jacket and hugs it over his head and closes it tight in an attempt to hide.

But Mina just laughs, snapping photos for…reference. "I guess. But isn't this fun?! Hahahaha!"

"For who?!" Izuku shouts, still blushing from embarrassment.

Hagakure pats him on the shoulder and tries to get him to calm down. "Relax, Midoriya. It's your special day, just let us spoil you."

"But I've been doing nothing, but what you guys tell me-"

"Alright!" Mina claps her hands, effectively cutting him off. "Now that you look the part we can finally get to the good stuff now!"

He's almost too afraid to ask. "Where are we going?"

Ochaco just shrugs in response, acting like it's nothing. "Oh, it's nothing special. Just the," She pauses for dramatic effect. "one-and-only Heroes of Japan History Museum."

"THE WHAT!?" Izuku screams, to say he's excited would be an understatement. "ARE YOU SERIOUS!? The Japanese Hero Museum?! The very one continuing the history, gear, and stories of some of Japan's earliest pro heroes and the like from the past 200 years?!"

Ochaco can't help but smile, finally it looks like Deku's gonna really enjoy his birthday. "Hehehehe! Thanks, Iida! He got us four tickets and he'll be meeting us there right after this!"

"YES! Thank you, Iida!"

Mina giggles into her hand, finding his enthusiasm infectious. "Well some one's happy."

"He sure is." Hagakure nods although they can't really tell if she is or not. " That's exactly what new clothes can do to a person."

Mina nods along, acting like Hagakure just dropped some real words of wisdom there. "Clothes really do make the man."

Ochaco, however. Sweatdrops at their responses. "Guys, I really don't think that's why he's happy…"

"Yo, dog! Clothes really do make the man! Ha! Ha!" From the two changing rooms next to theirs both Bebop and Rocksteady step out, wearing they're more iconic and signature outfits. Almost like they're throwing it back to the radical late-80's.

"I feel so hip! So fresh! Ha! Ha! "

"Is this necessary?" Rocksteady asks aloud, while adjusting the army helmet that Bebop plopped on his head. We are wanted criminals? We not have time for fashion."

Bebops gasps, completely offended by his partner's statement. "There's always time for fashion! What's the rush? Not like anyone's actually looking for us."

They both turn and stop dead in their tracks as they Izuku and his friends staring wide-eyed back at them.

The warthog lets out a deep sigh of grief, acting all nonchalant and tired at this point. "You know what…I'm not even surprised, anymore."

Even Rocksteady looks a bit weirded out by the coincidence and yet he awkwardly pounds his fists together while asking Izuku directly. "We fight?!"

"Um," The teen gestures to his new getup and politely asks. "Can I change first?"

"Yeah, of course." Bebop responds rather exasperated but nonetheless is willing. "Why not?"

"Thanks!" And in a blink of an eye, and a flash, Izuku changes not just his outfit but his entire physical form! "Always wear the best suit for the job. Right?" Water Hazard raises his hands up at the villains, not giving them a chance to respond. "Now might I just say you guys have some real drip."

With the last horrible line delivery, Water Hazard unleashes jets of pressurized water right into the villains' faces, launching back and through the glass window panels and into the rest of the mall.

"Dripping with water, that is. Ehehehe!"

"Midoriya!" Mina snaps, having just watched him dowse the entire store front in water.

"Don't worry! I'll clean it up!" He assures as runs out to face the villains. "And don't worry about my clothes, they'll be fine!"

Mina chases after him, shouting for him to stop as Ochaco and Hagakure rush after her.

"Soooo, I have a question." Hagakure states as they run.

"Now?!" Ochaco snaps, unable to believe her timing.

"Yeah, what happens to his clothes when he transforms?"

Ochaco comes to a screeching halt. Her body and mind frozen as she tries to thin up an answer. But…she has no answer. Where does his clothes go? She slowly turns and says. "I have no idea…" And it scares her.

Meanwhile, the center of the mall has become a wet battlefield. Like it's literally flooding with water as Water Hazard soaks the entire place with his blasts of water.

He fires and fires at the villains who respond in kind with laser bolts or throwing projectiles like nearby garbage cans and furniture. To which Water Hazard blasts away or propels himself away from with said water jets.

Now most of the crowd has taken off running for the exits, generating a general uproar of screams and chaos. And yet not even the shouts or sounds of pressurized water seem to reach the ears of the teens inside one of the mall's many stores.

Mainly because Tsuyu's too busy berating the rest of her group. "I repeat, what would Midoriya want with a super soaker? What is he? Nine years old?!"

Mineta gets annoyed at that and bites back. "Yeah, well, what would he want with Soap Bombs? Huh?! He'll just make a mess and slip on them!"

Meanwhile, back outside that very same store, Water Hazard hoses down the entire floor causing the charging Bebop and Rocksteady to slip and slide across the soapy soaked floor. "Caution! Wet Floor!"

With a pig-like snort, Bebop grabs his mohawk which begins to charge violet. "Caution! Lasers! Weehee Woo-oo!"

Water Hazard has no time to react as he's blasted across the mall, thankfully his shell armor's more then enough to take it.

But it's still enough to allow the villains to make their escape. "Ha! Ha! This' been fun! Be we got a job to do!"

"Yeah." Rocksteady snorts. "We have big payday! Hahaha!"

And they take off, charging off and sashing their way, literally, through the emergency exit sign.

"Not today!" Water Hazard gets up to go after them but finds some guy in a business attire and headset blocking his oath with an angry and annoyed scowl.

"Hey! You!" The manager growls. "Where do you think you're going?!"

"After them!"

"Oh, so who's picking up this mess?!" With a wave the manager thrusts his hand at the rest of the mall which is soaked and damp with water.

Instantly, Water Hazard is sweating bullets, and not just from his hands. "Um…I can clean this." Another glass window finally gives out and shatters apart in the distance. "I-I think…"

Finally the girls catch up and over hear all of Water Hazard's weak promises and excuses.

Hagakure slaps her face, her head hanging in utter despair. "There goes my loyalty card…"

Ochaco looks around the mall, feeling sick as she recalls all the other traumas' they've had here. "We really need to stop coming here."

Meanwhile, the Shopping Team has still failed to notice that any of that happened. Instead Tsuyu is shaking her head in despair and utter exhaustion. "We really need to stop coming here."

"Look!" Shoji calls, showing off a multi-colored scarf. "I still think he'd like this Adjustable Scarf. It would fit any of his transformations."

"No. He will appreciate this sword." Tokoyami is so confident that Midoriya will like his idea. It's a massive purple greatsword. It's as tall as him with a thin yet clunky blade with shards of metal that looks like circuits and welded to it. Somehow it's edgy and gaudy all at once and definitely not something that'll be re-gifted later.

But Tsuyu just shakes her head even more at that. "We're never gonna leave…"

"Why don't we just settle for something simple?" offers Shoto.

"Like what?" asks Shoji.

"Well how about those?" He points over to a spinning rack of Gift Cards nearby. "We could get him a simple gift card?"

"Not bad." Shoji comments while grabbing at one of the cards. "Then how about an Amazon Gift Card?"

"No." Tokoyami shakes his head. "He'll appreciate this one." He shows off a gift card to GameStop.

"No, this one." Mineta cuts in, holding up a gift card to an owl-themed bar and restaurant with an affinity for the color orange. "This one is perfect. Ehehehe."

Shoto ignores him, pushing him aside so he can grab the gift card that caught his eye. "I think this one is fine."

Shoji peers over his shoulder and reads it aloud. "Burger Shack?"

Mineta frowns, trying to recall what he knows of the chain restaurant. "Isn't that place known for its greasy American food?"

Tsuyu confirms his question with a nod. "It is, kero. But I'm not sure if Midoriya likes that kinda place."

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 7: All You Can Eat

12:00

Ochaco and Mina are not liking this at all. But what can they do? Nothing. All they can do is silently glare from across the table while Eijiro Kirishima naively tries to get Izuku to try every piece of greasy and messy food that Burger Shack has to offer.

"Okay now try this." Kirishima shoves a big meaty burger before Izuku, it's huge and dripping with a mixture of grease and condiments from ketchup, mustard, and mayo creating a colorful concoction at the base of the cardboard box it came in.

Izuku takes the greasy burger and with a gulp takes a bite out of it. To which his face lights up as he chews down the greasy all American burger.

But the girls are shuddering watching as drips of ketchup and mayo splash onto the table and nearly onto Izuku's new and clean outfit.

Kirishima smiles at his reaction. "Not bad, right?"

"Not bad at all." Izuku admits while wiping his face with a napkin. "A bit too much mayo though."

Kirishima takes note of that before moving down the menu's list once again. "Well you tried their Italian beef, hotdog, and meatball subs already. What's left? Oh, their Chili Fries!"

Kirishima gets all excited as he grabs the steaming bowl of Chili Fries from his side of the table and practically shoves it into Izuku's face.

And at first glance, it's not exactly appealing. It's a mess of soggy fries, red almost brownish chili, and gross looking cheese with an overwhelmingly spicy aroma that makes his eyes water. "What-what is this?"

"Chili Fries!" Kirishima states with an excited grin.

"So, it's supposed to be like this?"

Kirishima gasps, wounded by Midoriya's ignorance. "You've really never had chili-fries before?! Midoriya! You're being deprived! Quick!" He shoves the bowl closer to his face and mouth. "Eat! Now!"

"Okay! Okay!" Izuku, very hesitantly, takes the bowl and sets it down. Watching as the steaming fries cause the cheese to boil and make a gross oozing sploosh sound. "B-but what's the big deal?"

"THE BIG DEAL!?" Kirishima is shaking his head in disbelief, almost like he was just told that they stopped making his favorite brand of hair dye. "Oh, you poor naive boy." He pities Izuku, placing a hand on his shoulder as if Izuku was somehow emotionally wounded. "Chili fries are one of the manliest things you can have! It's like a flavor explosion over strips of gold!"

"I-I think you're exaggerating a bit but…" Izuku stops and considers the strange concoctions again… 'Well it would be rude to not try it…right?'

Slowly, hesitantly, he takes a single fry and slowly brings it to his lips as cheese, chili, and whatever else is mixed in there drips off. And with a gulp, he summons his courage, and takes a bite.

The reaction is immediate. It's glorious. It's like fireworks are going off in his mouth with each blast releasing a new savory and delicious flavor. Making his eyes wide and sparkle and he just sucks it all in, literally. But it ends all too soon with a swallow and he's left visually disappointed. That is until he remembers that he still has an entire plate just waiting for him to devour. And that's what he does as he literally digs into the glorious meal. Much to Mina and Ochaco's horror.

"Ha! Ha!" Kirishima "Welcome to enlightenment, Birthday Man."

Ochaco and Mina cringe and visibly shiver watching as Izuku just barely avoids s training chili and cheese all over his brand new getup. They basically flinch every time there's the tiniest splash of chili. "H-Happy Birthday, Midoriya/Deku." They both sort-of sing-song, not really wanting to ruin his meal for the sake of new clothes.

Kirishima clasp him on the back but Izuku just keeps going at it, causing the red head to laugh. As he eats Kirishima turns away hoping to start a conversation. "So, I've been meaning to ask but some of the guys have been warning me about some villains you're hunting down?"

Izuku immediately freezes and slumps in seat but still continues to stuff his face albeit at a much slower pace. "We-we haven't been chasing them down…"

Ochaco shrugs and sheepishly grins at that. "More like we've been accidentally running into them."

"Yeah, it's really weird!" Mina exclaims. "We've literally run across them everywhere we've gone today!"

Ochaco nods along and points fingers guns from Mina to Kirishima and back. "Yeah! And they keep stealing all the weirdest things!"

"That is weird." Kirishima thinks before shrugging it off. "Well, there's nothing to steal here but delicious chili fries." He laughs while taking a fry from Izuku's bowl. "And come on, what are the chances you'll run into them again?"

Ochaco deflates, almost like she's finally letting herself relax. "Yeah…I guess you're right." And now that they're calm, she too can enjoy her pizza puffs and meatball sub.

Mina soon digs into her own meal as does Kirishima.

But before he can even take a bite there's a tap on his shoulder from the customer sitting at another booth just behind their own.

"Excuse me, teenager with affinity to the color red. May you pass the tomato ketchup that is red like your hip and most fashionable hair?"

"Of course, man!" Kirishima happily hands the nice rhino man his ketchup bottom. "Here you go!"

"I thank you comrade."

"Hey, don't mention it."

And with that they both turn away to their respective meals. With Kirishima leaning in to talk to his friends while the rhino eats his burger as his warthog partner devours his own plate of chili fries.

Shopping Team

Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall

12:30

"Finally! I thought we'd never leave, kero." Tsuyu let's out a heavy sigh as they finally exit that dreaded mall with all their goodies and prizes.

Shoto adjusts the ice and fireworks in his arms before responding into Tsuyu's comment. "Technically we never truly decided on one-"

Before he can continue he's cut off by Shoji placing a hand on his shoulder. "Just let it go. I'm sure Midoriya won't mind."

Mineta couldn't agree more with the sentiment. "I'm just glad we can finally go and get this party started!"

"I'm afraid we can't yet." Tokoyami injects with an air of seriousness and dread.

"Oh! Why not?!"

"There is one more task left before us." He pauses, looking to eac of their increasingly nervous faces before responding. "We must retrieve Midoriya's Birthday Cake."

All of Shoji's arms grow eyes the size of saucer plates as he panically exclaims. "We forgot! Sato was supposed to have it done hours ago!"

"Let's run!" Shoto leads the charge as they all take off down the street for Sato's abode.

Tsuyu hops past them all with her tongue roped around the single bag that's mostly likely containing Izuku's gift. "At this rate we're going to be late!"

Operation - Surprising Shenanigans

Phase 6: A Fanboy's Paradise

13:00

"You are all late!" Tenya Iida is beyond disappointed, he's furious. Tapping his foot with lightning speed with a sour look over his face. "You were all supposed to arrive over an hour ago! Explain yourselves!"

Mina just slaps her head, shaking it in exhaustion; she honestly can't deal with this right now. "Iida, just, don't be our Class Rep. for like five minutes. Okay?"

"So, rude! What exactly happened to all of you?!"

Ochaco almost doesn't want to say but she can't just ignore the question either. "Um, we've been running into some…crazy characters all day."

"Huh?!" Iida wants to ask more but judging off their haphazard expressions and attitudes he knows better to push it and figured it'd be best to get the show moving along. "Well in any case, we should try to make up for lost time and so let us begin our grand tour! Welcome to the Heroes of Japan History Museum!"

He waves his hand to reveal said museum with its big grand architecture of marble and steel, all supported on inspiring columns. Giant and shining under the sun with banners displaying the logos of superheroes that served throughout history, or at least the last 200 years or so. A pair of massive statues guard the museum's entrance both representing two of Japan's oldest and most iconic heroes: Ultraman and Kamen Rider, to be exact.

And Izuku's eyes are practically stars as he takes in the magnificent sight. "I can't believe I'm here! It's finally happening!" He actually had a chance to come here once before back in Jr. High, it was going to be a field trip, however, Henzu somehow convinced him to ditch the field trip for some not-so-innocent misadventure. Safe to say he regretted that decision very much. "I can't wait to see it all! So, much history! So, many heroes! I can hardly wait!"

"That's the spirit, Midoriya!" Iida grins, holding up a tour sign as if he himself was an official tour guide. "And I will be here to answer any question your inquisitive mind craves an answer for!"

"You're so cool, Iida!"

Mina deadpans, not sure if she should be happy or concerned. "Since when was history…cool?"

Ochaco isn't so sure either. "Um, I wanna say it's a guy thing but even that doesn't sound right…"

And thus begins their magnificent tour of the history rich building. Well it is a museum so that is to be expected, but that doesn't stop Izuku from taking in everything he can.

There's an entire hall displaying all of Ultraman's various outfits and costumes. There's even a brief segment about how these costumes went on to help inspire All Might's own attire.

Another room has every one of Kamen Rider's different motorcycles on display too.

Other exhibits had mannequins displaying various heroes' resemblances or at least their costumes. Like Astro Boy the famous kid hero who developed a Robot Quirk. Or the exhibit detailing the life and adventures of the hero, Sunfire.

Various hero gear and weapons were also scattered about throughout the museum. From a mysterious katana sitting beside a white mask with a red sun at its center. Or a pink wand that has a golden crescent moon as its focus.

Some exhibits weren't as detailed, for example one exhibit was nothing but a murder board with various news articles depicting some anti-hero named Devilman.

But others exhibits were well detailed like the one about the powerful five membered team that all were various colors.

Heck there was even a piece of Jet Jaguar hanging over the main lobby of the museum, specifically the mecha's head.

But there's really only one exhibit, one item, Izuku wants to see above all else.

"Here we are everyone." Iida is of course leading the way like the tour guide he is. And like an expert guide he knows his audience. "Welcome to one of this museum's most famous pieces." He grips the curtain that leads into the very exhibit. "Behold Mega Man's one and only MEGA BUSTER!"

With a grand flourish he rips open the curtain and reveals…Bebop and Rocksteady? And they're carting off the Mega Buster!

Bebop stares back at them, his brain fried, and tries to throw out the first excuse he can. "Um, this exhibit's under maintenance."

Despite the fact that he has the Mega Buster over his shoulder, Iida somehow buys the completely obvious lie. "Oh, our apologies we didn't mean-"

"Iida!" Ochaco shouts. "They're not maintenance workers, they're thieves!"

Izuku runs up, taking the vanguard as he transforms into the impressive form of Four Arms. "Now get your grubby hands off that precious piece of history or I swear your faces are gonna need some heavy duty maintenance!"

"Naw. I'm okay. But you're not gonna be, Fool!" Bebop takes the Mega Buster and fires at the teens.

Four Arms spins around and wraps his friends in his arms just before the incoming laser blasty makes impact and blasts them away.

Bebop howlers and whistles at the blast. "Woooo! Now that's some firepower!"

"Comrade! Let's go!" Rocksteady insists and the two take off into the rest of the museum.

"Ugh…" The teens groan as Four Arms shoves the rubble off of them.

But Ochaco is more concerned with Izuku considering he took the brunt of that blast. "Deku are you alright?!"

"I will be." Four Arms responds, letting them go and picking himself out from the rubble. "Once I bring them in, that is."

"NO!" Iida immediately leaps up, gripping Four Arms, well, arms. "We are not allowed to engage with them!"

"But we can't let them destroy property, especially all the gear and displays with such historical importance!"

Iida instantly freezes, his mind blanking on how to process the logic and obvious concern. "I'm conflicted!"

"Of course you are." Mina deadpans.

"Get back here!" Four Arms charges after them, startling other museum goes as he does/ "When I get may hands on you I'll-"

"You'll what?! You're all talk, freaky!" Bebop howlers back before spotting all the nearby exhibits, mannequins, and statues that lie between them and the exit.

And with a grin he grabs the Sunfire mannequin and chucks back at the red brute.

"Waaah!" Four Arm's priority immediately shifts from catching the villains to catching the priceless piece of history! Which he does, and with one hand too. 'Phew~."

But it seems that Bebop and Rocksteady found the perfect direction and so they throw more and more priceless artifacts right out from their exhibits.

And Four Arms rushes to catch them all from the Astro Boy statue, or one of Kamen Rider's motorcycle. He also manages to save the Silver Samurai Armor and even manages to hold up Jet Jaguar's giant metal head while still holding onto everything else!

Bebop runs backwards and laughs as Four Arms is forced to a stop with a literal mountain of random junk in his arms. "Ha! Ha! Looks like you got your hands full, foul!"

Rocksteady laughs along too as they rush out the museum and into the city. "Careful not to break the relics with the history."

With laughter and the Mega Buster slung over their shoulders they head vanish into the city leaving Four Arms struggling to carry all the weight of history on his shoulders.

Then finally, does Iida and the others rush to Four Arms' side.

"Midoriya! Are you alright!" Iida questions, his hand chopping the air frantically.

"N-No."

'I got you!' Ochaco reaches up, making everything weightless with a touch and elevating the weight allowing Four Arms to put everything down as gently as he can.

'Phew!" Mina sighs while brushing the sweat away from her forehead. "That could have been real messy. Huh?"

She may be trying to play it off but Four Arms doesn't want to play. Instead he begins striding away and towards the exit.

Seeing this Ochaco immediately hurries to catch up to him. "Where are you going?!"

"After them!"

'No! You can't go!"

"I'm going." He pulls away from her and glares. "Look I appreciate all you're trying to do but that's enough. It doesn't matter. What matters is that we stop those villains from hurting anybody else. Now are you gonna help or you gonna stop me?"

They all stop and share a look, all their expressions are a mixture of concern for both the villains, of course, but mostly of Midoriya's rather uncaring comment. Uncaring in that fact that his own birthday seems unimportant to him…

What are they to do?

Prep Team

Dagobah Beach

13:30

Inko is busying herself by cleaning up the tables. They just used them to chop up and prep the food for the barbeque and they left quiet the mess. And so she's busy sweeping it all into the trashbags.

As she does both Momo and Jiro approach and offer their help. "Mrs. Midoriya we can get that for you."

"Yeah, we got it." Jiro insists with a smile as the two take the garbage bag and cleaning wipes from her.

"Oh, thank you, sweethearts. You're both so helpful." Inko gives them one of the kindest and most wholesome smiles they've ever seen causing the girls to falter in awe.

'She's so sweet~!'

"Tsk." Bakugou glares, mumbling under his breath about how pathic the two are.

Inko seems to sense him watching and with a smile she waves him over. "You're very helpful too, Katsuki. Do you mind throwing this all out for us?" She offers him the now full garbage bag.

"Tsk. Fine. Sure." Bakugou takes it and shoves up buuuut he can't even make eye contact with her and there's a slight softness to his voice.

And for some reason Momo and Jiro get the sneaking suspicion that this is Bakugou's version of being POLITE!?

And it is although he might be behaving himself cause his own mother's watching him like a hawk.

Either way, he takes the bag and marches back towards the street, kicking up sand as he does, where there's a dumpster waiting for him.

He reaches the dumpster and slings the bag in as he does there's a strange heavy and metallic sound coming from down the street. Assuming it's a semi-truck Bakugou's thrown for a loop when he spots what he thinks is a garbage truck that's completely shrouded in loose hanging tarps and bungee cords. The garbage truck is…oddly shaped to say the least with the only opening in between the tarps being the cab's windshield.

And what's even stranger is watching as the garbage truck speeds past thanks to its Rhinoceros Driver and his Warthog buddy. But as they turn the corner them and their odd truck are gone.

"Well that was fucking weird" Bakugou shrugs still watching where they turned away.

"Hey you lazy brat! Get over here and help out!"

"GET OFF MY ASS!" Bakugou shrieks back at his own mother.

But he can't hear her response as someone taps him on the shoulder. "Woah, chill down, Bakugou."

Bakugou spins around ready to bite off the person's head only to stop when he finds Kaminari leading the rest of their class, specifically those taking part in distracting Deku, to the beach.

"About time you fucks showed up. Now hurry up, Deku's gonna be on his way here soon."

14:00

"RAAGH!" Wildmutt knocks over garbage cans as rockets out from the alleyway, startling several pedestrians, especially as he leaps up and over them.

"Deku! Please, slow down!" Ochaco begs as she and Mina cling to his back.

"Ragh!" Wildmutt yips back as if to say NO before making another sharp turn, and nearly throwing them off.

"Midoriya, please!' Iida finally catches up his Engines at full throttle as he keeps pace with the oversized beast. "Where are you taking us?!"

"Rggh!' Wildmutt mercifully comes to a stop though that might just be because the Omnitrix times out and he's able to revert back to normal. "They went this way!"

Despite losing his advanced sense of smell he was able to tell more or less which way the trail was leading and as such he leads the way down the street.

"Where?' Iida asks as he and the others catch up. "How do you know?!"

"I grew up here!" Izuku explains as he takes off into a full sprint. "I know what's nearby! Now hurry!"

"Why?! What are they up to?!" Ochaco begs to know just as they hear a loud crash followed by collapsing rubble and terrified streams.

The four teens pick up the pace, rounding the corner and finally discovering the source of all that noise. But an added bonus is that they found Bebop and Rocksteady, too! Although their mode of transportation is truly a sight as it were.

"Weehee Woo-oo!" Bebop howls and laughs as the massive vehicle slams forward and through the wall of the Musutafu bank. "Yeah, that's what I'm talking about baby! Ha! Ha!"

"Yes!" Rocksteady laughs along with his partner from inside the heavy machine's cab. "We make the Pay Day!"

"Pay day?! Naw, we hit the jackpot, boss! Ha! Ha!"

Ochaco shrinks back unsure if they really want to tackle this. "Guys what is that?"

Even Izuku steps back, sweat dripping off his brow as he nervously takes in the mess he's lead them into. "I think…we just found out why they stole all that random junk."

Before stands, not a garbage truck, but a massive mecha monstrosity. It looks like a cross of a giant boar and rhino. With the garbage truck as its skeleton, of course, with scrap metal welded onto its already thick armor. The rusted metal scraps are sharp and pointed up making the machine the appearance of a spiny prickly back. Parts of cars and vehicles have been geared and mechanized together to form massive rhino-like legs as replacements for each wheel. And at its front a massive horn of iron stuck up before the cab as well as a bucket of a bulldoze is being used as the maw that's aligned with rusted metal shards acting as extra tusks.

"Let's ride, BopSteady! Weehee Woo-oo!"

The mecha, now dubbed as BopSteady lets out a mechanized roar before using its massive iron horn and tucks to shove its way into the bank.

Bank tellers and customers all scatter out of their way as BopSteady smashes past the counter and through the back wall of the bank, revealing the bank's massive safe.

The mech's iron horn folds up, revealing the museum's Mega Buster charging up inside. It glows and then BOOM the safe's door is blasted right off its hinges, revealing piles of piles of freshly minted money inside.

With grins on their faces the villains watch gleefully as the mecha's mouth drops open and it begins to suck in the cash like a vacuum, causing the money to swirl like a tornado as it all gets emptied into the garbage truck's main haul.

"They're robbing the bank!" Mina gasps watching as the money swirls around like a tornado and into the garbage truck's main haul.

"Such fiends!" Iida shouts as he takes off, running towards the mecha and its laughing drivers.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Excuse me!"

Bebop and Rocksteady pause and both lean out of the cab to find Iida scolding them. 'I will have you know that what you're doing is a crime! And as such I must insist for you to stop and surrender yourselves to the police!"

His friends can only stare on in disbelief. 'Wow, he really went for it.'

"You brats again?!" Bebops snorts. "Just what exactly do they teach you at that school?!"

The mecha swallows up the last of the cash and let's otu a another mechanized roar as it begins to rotate around to face the teens.

The teens gasp and leap pout of the way as the BopSteady stampedes past them and through the already damaged wall.

"Hey! Get back here!" Izuku shouts watching as they crash their way through traffic.

"We are not stupid!" Rocksteady shouts back. "We leave before the real heroes of the Japanese arrive! Ha ha!"

"Yeah!" Bebop chortles. "Go home, kiddies! The party's over!"

With a press of a button the mecha's hide releases plumes of thick fog, completely obscuring the robot from sight.

The fog overtakes the street, completely hiding them from view, but they can still hear their laughter and cheer even from this distance.

Izuku glares into the fog, determined to finally bring these villains in for all their crimes. Thankfully with a beep and a shift the Omnitrix is back to full charge. Izuku smirks down at the device, lifting it up and gripping the dial. "The party is just getting started."

14:15

"Careful, don't spill it!"

"I got it." Rikido Sato is sweating bullets, not because he's carrying Midoriya's delicate cake inside a clear plastic container, no it's because how he has Shoji, Tsuyu, Shoto, Tokoyami, and Mineta all literally hovering over his shoulders. They've been so intense since they picked him up from his house and are causing him a lot of unnecessary stress. Like the fact that they're making him run since they were literally hours late! "I'm moving as fast as I can, it's not my fault you guys were late!"

"Less talking and more hopping!" Tsuyu shouts back as she leads the charge. "We have to get there before Midoriya does!"

With Shoji's extra limbs perk up as the tips form into ears. "Does anyone else hear that?"

But Shoto just keeps running, ignoring Shoji's question. "Don't get distracted. Just keep moving!"

They reach a crosswalk just as it turns red and tells them to stop. Which they do but they're in such a hurry most of them jog in placing, watching carefully for the signal to turn.

They are so distracted, waiting for the light, they somehow don't notice the giant boar/rhino mecha pulling up right next to them at the red light.

Bebop patiently waits for the light too but as he leans his arm out the window his snout picks up on the sweet scent of chocolate and baked goods. Following his snout he quickly spots the kids and their prized cake.

Hatching an idea Bebop just casually steps out from the mecha and approaches the kids.

The teens are so distracted they almost jump out of their skins as Bebop places himself in front of them. But the warthog just smiles making the situation awkward as no one knows what he wants. Bebop glances from the cake to Sato and without a word he just casually grabs the sides of the container and pulls it out from the student's hands. He then rotates around and walks off, tossing the cake to Rocksteady before jumping to the cab as well just as the light turns green once again.

The teens all just stare, confused, startled, and shocked as the BopSteady almost casually trots away and around the corner.

They all blink with only Shoto finally breaking the incredibly odd and awkward silence.

"Did a pig just steal our cake?"

"Yes." Shoji nods.

"And a rhino was driving a giant monster tank?"

"Also, yes."

…

"AFTER THEM!" With a roar the teens book it after the mecha, not caring if they use their Quirks in public or not!

Like Shoto who immediately casts a trail of ice behind him in short bursts in order to speed himself forward.

Or Tsuyu as she leaps off building to building with her froggy athleticism.

Or Mineta who tosses groups of Sticky Balls in his path for him to bounce off.

With all that combined the Shopping Team quickly catchup to the runaway mecha. "There they are!"

Rocksteady's ear perks up at attention, he then checks his driver side mirror and spots the teens chasing after them. "Bah! Those bratty teenagers are of the school for heroes, too!"

"They what?!" Bebops spins around in his seat and leans out the window to see. "If they want to play heroes then they better be ready to play rough! Weehee Woo-oo!" He grabs his mohawk and fires a laser blast.

This violet laser spins and spins in the air and collides with the side of the building Tsuyu was jumping towards, knocking her off balance and sending her plummeting to the ground.

"ASUI!" The boys all scream just as a blue blur zips past them.

Tsuyu waits for impact but it never comes, instead she finds herself in the arms of one speeding XLR8. "Midoriya?! What are you doing here?!"

"Me?! We're after them, too!"

"We? You mean-"

"Quickly guys!' Ochaco soon rockets onto the scene with Mina and Iida in tow. She ran alongside Shoto and others and quickly explains the situation. "Deku's not gonna let this go until those villains are stopped! He's going to ditch his own party if they escape!"

Shoto immediately understands what's at stake and suddenly his gaze turns more focused and determined than before. "Understood."

He speaks for them all as suddenly they all pick up speed with Ochaco making Shoji, Sato, and Mina weightless so they can ride with the speeding Iida. Or Tokoyami using Dark Shadow as a means to thrust himself into the air like he was Spider-Man.

Either way the villains now find themselves begging chased down by nearly half a class of hero students.

"They are not giving up!" Rocksteady states as he presses down on the gas.

"Damn, brats!" Bebop elbows the rhino to hurry. "Quick! Get us back to the warehouse!"

"I am trying! But where was the warehouse again, comrade?"

"By the beach! Head towards the beach!"

"Okay!"

He makes a sharp turn and fails to notice XLR8 and Tsuyu latch themselves to the mecha's side. Once there XLR8 hacks away at the mecha's leg, using his speeding claw as a drill of sorts to try and break in. While Tsuyu clings to the side of the metal hide and keeps the speedster of a raptor in place with her long tongue. He hacks and hacks and hacks until, finally, there's a crack.

14:30

"They're late." Mr. Baumann pointedly states as he checks his watch for the fifth time.

Everyone from Class 1-A to the adults are all standing together on the beach, waiting under the tarp and tent with rows of tables, chairs, and decorations all around them. Everything's set from the food, to games, and banners. But they're still waiting on the Shopping Team and the Distraction Team. As well as the Birthday Boy himself.

"Maybe they got lost?" Momo suggestions in an attempt to alleviate everyone's uneasiness.

"No way." Sero shakes.

Even Shinso seems skeptical. "They went to Iida last, you'd think he'd stick to the schedule, especially."

"Yeah." Hagakure agrees before worriedly asking. "Do you think something happened?"

Inko begins to shake and tremble, tears welling at her eyes since she can't help but worry. Hisashi is at her side, trying his best to comfort her as is Mitsuki.

Bakugou sees this and instantly becomes annoyed. "Where the fuck are you, nerd?"

Just then Jiro's Earphone Jacks perk up "I hear something…" She listens in closely before her eyes go wide with panic. "EVERYBODY MOVE!"

Suddenly the giant BopSteady crashes onto the scene, literally. It's flying into the air and on it's side all in slow motion, Chunks of metal peel off its side as money flies around it. All the while XLR8 and his friends cling to its haul as the mecha's two drivers scream as the ground quickly comes into focus.

Everyone on the beach, dive and hurry out of the way and just in time as the mecha crashes right into the tent, destroying it and all the hard work they all put in these long hours. Much to all their horror. "NOOOOO!"

"It's all ruined…" Momo gasps.

"Oh, my…The tragedy!" Aoyama weeps with a single tear running down his face.

XLR8 kneels down atop the mech and with it down his head snaps up at the shouting. And he's surprised to find everyone and his parents there. "Mom? Aunty Mitsuki? Mr. Baumann?! Everyone?! What are you all doing here?"

Sero sheepishly smiles and gestures to the ruined Happy Birthday sign. "Um, we're…here to surprise you?"

Raising an eyebrow, XLR8 tilts his head at that. "Surprise?"

"SURPRISE!" The villains pop out from the turned-sided cab like a pair of weasels. Both ready and botched for a fight. "Oh we got a surprise for you!"

"Yeah!" Rocksteady snorts. "A pain and revenge for the ruining of our jackpot plan!"

"Yeah! You better be ready to pay sucka!"

There's a low angry growl that shakes the villains and even XLR8 to their core. "I don't think you understand…"

The villains peer behind XLR8 and whatever they see is so frightening that they give up on fighting and instead hug each other with shaking fear.

Confused, XLR8 spins around to see what's up and he topo finds the sight terrifying.

Ochaco may have been the one speaking but she was speaking for everyone, as they all gathered atop the down mecha with red brimming glares.

"This was supposed to be a special happy day…" She explains as a dangerous whisper. "One that Deku will remember forever… And you ruined that… Now you're both going to pay…"

XLR8 backs away, feeling scared not just for the villains but for himself too. "U-urarak-ka? E-every-b-body?"

He backs far enough back that he gets wrapped up in Bebop and Rocksteady's hug. And together the three cower before the rage filled hoard.

"Y-yo! Y-your cl-classmates are scary, d-dog!"

"We are learn lesson now! Please, have the mercy!" Rocksteady begs.

XLR8 turns back to the others, gulping and shaking as he actually tries to save the villains from their impending fate. "Um, g-guys?"

Their red gazes silence him and in a flash XLR8 zips away for his own sake, leaving the villains to face the music alone.

"WAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

15:00

Bebop and Rocksteady are done. Beaten. Exhibited. Bruised. And tied up and left in the corner until they can call the police over to take care of them.

But right now Class 1-A have other priorities, like making it up to Izuku.

"Deku…"

Izuku turns around to find a guilty looking Ochaco standing before him with the rest of their class behind her. They all have their heads down in shame, well except Bakugou but that's to be expected honestly. But what's not expected is Ochaco's sudden apology.

"I'm so sorry! We wanted to give you the best Birthday ever but we failed!"

"Nothing went as planned." Shoto admits sadly.

Kirishima's head slumps. "And it's all because of us."

Mina shrinks, sad to be delivering this news. "If we just helped you stop the villains from the start then none of this would have happened."

"We couldn't even save the cake for you…" Sato tearfully explains as he holds up the crushed remains of Midoriya's chocolate cake.

"All that effort…wasted." Bakugou tsks while glaring at the offending mecha.

"We have failed you." Tokoyami admits with a sense of finality and shame.

Together they all bow and say. "We're sorry."

"You guys…" Izuku doesn't know what to say. What can he say?

But for now, Ochaco still has more to say, herself. "I know you don't think your Birthday is important. But it is!"

Tsuyu nods along more and more with Ochaco's words before speaking up herself. "You are important to us, Midoriya."

"You're our classmate." states Iida.

"Our teammate." adds Shinso.

"Our friend." says Shoto.

Bakugou tsks and mumbles under his breath. "And our nerd." Despite the insult Izuku can almost hear how soft he meant it.

"You guys… T-thank you." Izuku begins to tear up. He can't take it, it's too much. He's…he's never had an experience like this. Not once. And it truly means a lot. "I guess that…my Birthdays were always so…lonely before. I guess that I just took the mentality that it doesn't matter. Maybe as a way to make it hurt less but…I've never been so touched before. I've never had friends like you!" And with that the tears begin to flow freely. "I don't need gifts! I don't need a party! I'm-I'm just so grateful to have all of you!"

He cries and cries as his classmates…friends come together to comfort him.

Inko too is moved to tears. She's just so happy for her baby boy. He has such wonderful friends, how can she not cry of joy?

Her husband holds her close as Mitsuki laughs and hands her a tissue. All the while Mr. Baumann is trying and failing to hide his own tears.

Ochaco looks to Deku and says. "We know you didn't want a party. But we just thought you deserved one."

Izuku smiles, grateful and understands the attempt.

However, it's then that Mr. Baumann decides to interrupt the nice tender moment. "Why do you sound like you're not gonna try?"

Everyone stares at him, confused.

He sighs, exasperated, and then explains. "Look I have some extra food back at my store. I can run and get it. And there's plenty of us here. I'm sure we can get this place cleaned up in no time."

Izuku can't believe what he's hearing. Is this really happening? "Mr. Baumann…"

"Don't think you're getting off lightly." Mr. Baumann lightly, almost jokingly, scolds. "You caused this mess, and even though it's your Birthday I still expect you to clean it up." Out from his Janitor's Closet Quirk, the store owner hands Izuku a broom. This one is green and tied with a nice ribbon with a tag that says To: Izuku Midoriya and From: Mr. Baumann.

The teenager smiles at the gift and proudly proclaims. "Yes, sir!"

The old man smiles back before turning to scold the other rowdy teens. "Well, what are you all waiting for?! Let's throw this trouble maker the biggest party he's ever had!"

"YEAH!"

15:30

Everyone starts with the clean up. Each using their different skills and Quirks to do so. Like Shoji and his many arms to pick up anything and everything he can reach. To Sato and Kirishima peeling away chunks of the mechanized BobSteady.

Ochaco and Inko use their telekinetic-like Quirks to pull as much trash and debris away. Mina even melts anything unsalvageable. And Momo produced some extra brooms for everyone else to use.

And, true to his word, Izuku is helping with the clean up too. By using Lodestar's magnetism to help transport as much of the metal to the street.

16:00

With the beach entirely cleaned up, the next step is for everyone to come together to reset all the tables, tarps, chairs, and decoration.

This is where everyone gets creative from Momo helping to produce any extra materials for Hagakure, Aoyama, and Sero to use to make new decorations and banners.

While those like Shoji, Sato, and the like help Mr. Baumann bring over spare tables.

Jiro is even able to salvage the DJ booth with the help of Kaminari who actually knows how to work with wiring.

Inko, Mitsuki, Hisashi, and even Bakugou race to get the snacks and food ready.

And all the while an army of Dittos are helping out where they can: from chair set up to decoration making. Creating an even livelier atmosphere.

16:30

With the beach complete and everything set, the rest of the guests arrive just a few minutes after. And the list is a great surprise for Izuku. He spends almost the whole time greeting everyone he knows from Principal Nezu, Thirteen, and all his teachers like Mr. Aizawa, Present Mic, Midnight, and more. Each wishing him a well and Happy Birthday. Even most of Class B comes by, all except Monoma for obvious reasons. Kendo even managed to drag Hatsume with them, too.

Then there's Gran Torino who arrives with a whack of his cane to Hisashi's knee. To which Recovery Girl quickly heals.

Ochaco even managed to get the invites out to even more than just their school as Gang Orca and his aquarium of sidekicks arrive. Much to Izuku's surprises and pleasure. Actually they're especially happy the venue's a beach as most of them arrive via the ocean.

But those aren't the last surprises in store as Izuku is greeted by those of the alien community as well like ML-E and her mother, the Lewodan couple and their precious Tiffin, a few Buzzshocks even sneak in to mess with the lights and stereo, and even Argit caught wind of the party and decided to show up.

All in all the party was growing bigger and bigger by the minute.

17:00

With the party in full swing, the first thing on the docket is swimming! Where, somehow, Ojiro's boarding skills also happen to translate to surfing skills.

Or at least until Ripjaws decides to cause his next wipeout.

17:30

With Present Mic and Jiro manning the DJ station, the dance floor is truly rocking. Literally, as Diamondhead takes the literal center, letting all the lights dance off his shard-like body. Making him a living disco ball as he dances and swings with the music.

18:00

Later a volleyball game gets going with Iida and Shoji as the captains. To which Shoji's team was utterly destroying Iida and Izuku's team. That is until Stinkfly makes his volleyball game debut and becomes his team's permanent spiker.

18:30

Much to Mr. Aizawa's dismay, Present Mic snuck in a karaoke machine for everyone. To which he has a turn followed by those courageous enough to try like Kirishima and Tetsutestu, Gang Orca too, and even Koda gives it a shot.

But the funniest singer had to be Rath since Deku himself did not have the courage to scream into the mic himself.

19:00

As everyone settles into their seats Mr. Baumann, Thirteen, Hisashi, ML-E, and Argit all sneak Izuku away along with his fellow Plumber Cadets to around the rockpile. There they all present Izuku with an alien tradition known as the Brave Box. The real name is impossible for humans to say so that's what they call it. Anyway the box is strange, somehow metallic but looking like it's biotech with a purplish red hue and a mysterious dark void of a hole on top. He can almost swear that the box is breathing.

Principal Nezu explains that it's an old alien tradition to stick one appendage inside the box for as many seconds of that person's age.

But one look at that box had Izuku turning into Big Chill and flying away.

…

They caught him ten minutes later.

19:30

Finally, it's time to eat. But the grill got destroyed during the attack, so what are they to do?" Well Hisashi, Shoto, and Heatblast all team up to take turns and cook the BBQ with their respective flames.

Although they all got scolded by the head chef, AKA Katsuki, for how charred it turned out.

20:00

During that time, Sato managed to run home with Iida and run back with a new cake. Well actually it's a slightly skewed cake, it being one of Sato's proto-types from earlier that day. But despite it not having any frosting or even looking that neat, Izuku appreciates it even more so since it took all that effort to make and get it here.

Honestly, all that hard work definitely made it taste better.

As he eats Izuku spots bebop and Rocksteady still sitting their, wallowing in their defeat. And feeling bad he goes ahead and brings each of them their own slice of cake.

20:30

The gift opening was definitely something to see. As it turns out the Shopping Team could not agree on one gift…so they got him several! Like the multi-colored adjustable scarf for Mutant Quirks, a Burger Shack Gift Card, black nail polish, and a froggy body pillow.

He got the broom from Mr. Baumann already. But he got a new set of notebooks and pens from his wonderful mother. While Hisashi got him the newest game system. And Mitsuki forced Bakugou to hand over a lovely necklace, with the symbol of UA at the end.

The pro heroes in attendance got him an array of hero merch from their respective brands, with the exception of Mr. Aizawa who handed Izuku a book titled, "Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior." Yeah, no need to be subtle with this one. Hell, he didn't even bother wrapping it.

But Izuku appreciated it all the same.

21:00

Finally it was Pinata time. Momo and Sero spent half an hour making a pinata into the perfect replica of a miniature Terraspin. And with ML-E's help they stuffed in as much candy as they could.

Unfortunately, they made it too well as almost all of Class A and B couldn't break it. Factor in the fact that they were all blind folded and that Hisashi wasn't keeping the blasted thing still made it that much more difficult. To the point that when it became Izuku's turn again, he decided to give some of his aliens to take a swing. Like Four Arms!

22:00

Finally, as everyone settled down, had the last of the cake or go into slow dances on before the softening music. It is then that Shoto goes out of his way to set up an incredible fireworks display.

At first the firecrackers and explosions were kinda pathetic and so he decided to throw them up and blast them with his own flames at full force, getting them up higher and with much bigger, and prettier, results.

Izuku can't look away, the lights, the colors, the sounds, the company, and especially the emotions of that moment are the greatest gifts he could ever ask for. This has truly been the Best Birthday Ever. one that he'll never forget.

As they all watch the fireworks, Ochaco leans in, tapping her shoulder to his and tells him. "Happy Birthday, Deku."

*Finally done! Sorry guys I thought I could have this OVA done in a week or two but again I'm busy. Sorry, Deku! I hope you can forgive me for having your Birthday present 2 weeks late!

*UPDATE* I have nothing to report here. This OVA took up all my time, so I haven't even started the next real chapter yet. I mean I have the first draft of an outline from over a year or two ago but that's it. It will take some time to write up as I want…No, I need to do this next arc, right. So stay tuned. I will try to have some Omakes in the later weeks to keep you all posted.

*If you have Omake ideas, please refer to the first chapter of this side story for instructions.