A spin-off of MHA Reacts: Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) by KiddoIsTheBest taking place between Phases 1 and 2

I do not own any of the My Hero Academia characters or other properties aside from my own OCs.

My Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is owned by Dreamworks Animation


Chapter 11: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Part 1

Once everyone had seated themselves inside, Sweet Dream floated down and sat down cross-legged, levitating just a few inches off a seat next to Daryl.

The Executive stood at the front before the screen, garnering everyone's attention.

"This next film and universe shall be vastly different from any of the worlds you have viewed previously.", he announced, causing many to speculate in whatever they were about to watch.

"In this universe, the first stories you were ever told of are a reality.", said the tall man.

Many were already racking their brains in trying to solve their host's riddle.

"The first… stories?", pondered Midoriya. His mind immediately went to back when he watched video footage of All Might rescuing people from early in his career online. He knew it couldn't be that… so then what?

"What does that mean?", asked Ashido, scratching her head at the statement. She was never really the riddle-solving type.

"The first stories… what the hell is that supposed to mean?", growled Shigaraki. He grumbled in discontent at this blank-eyed idiot trying to make him feel like a fool.

"The first stories we were ever told? Hmm… could that mean…?", Nezu perked up. He remembered seeing the title before entering the screening room and, after mulling it over for a few seconds, found himself fascinated with the possibility.

The tall man began to rise up into the air, garnering everyone's attention.

"As a final note to keep in mind. Whoever you may be, be it hero or villain, student or civilian, mortal or immortal, one absolute truth remains…"

He paused, everyone leaning in to hear this "absolute truth."

"Death… comes for us all.", he answered before flying up to take his seat in the back.

"Geez, that was kinda dark.", Kaminari muttered. Any chance anyone had of this film being more light-hearted than the last film slightly lessened.

"Yeah, and I thought we'd be seeing something chill, not morbid…", groaned Jiro. She was still slightly reeling from the explosions and gunfire from the last film. Soon the newest film began.


0:00:00-0:00:27

The film began with a new film studio logo presenting itself with a spinning globe.

"Universal? Don't they mean 'Multiversal'?!", asked Togata in a cheery manor. It was a feeble attempt at lifting everyone's spirits after their host's gloomy introduction. It was unfortunately met with mostly groans from his peers.

All except for Eri, who giggled at his side. Not that she understood the play on words but because she could tell the boy was trying to be funny.

"That sounds like a made-up word.", stated Asui.

"Aren't all words technically made up?", questioned Todoroki.

"Guess he's got a point there.", said Kirishima.

"Seems like it's another film studio from the pre-quirk era. Are these going to be frequent?", asked Momo.

"Pretty much. Just be ready for different studios offering their own takes on films.", responded Daryl.

"Things are gonna get real wild with us!", Sweet Dream responded with a wide grin, leaning back and doing a full vertical 360 spin before righting himself back in place.

0:00:27-0:01:00

"Hey look! It's the Dreamworks logo again!", said Sero, pointing at the screen. Everyone recognized the silhouetted boy sitting on the crescent moon.

"So we're watching another Dreamworks film… but why does this look slightly different?", asked All Might, scratching his chin.

"The title for the studio appears to be missing. Could it be an animation error?", questioned Iida.

The audience were then left in awe as the crescent-moon boy began to glow in a wondrous light and sailed through space and into a menagerie of different creatures and characters.

First, the boy saluted an anthropomorphic animal gang that consisted of a wolf in a sleek white suit, a shark in a black jacket and pants with a red shirt, a snake with a red shirt and beige sun hat, a piranha in a white shirt and black pants and shoes with red suspenders, and finally a tarantula wearing headphones and grey hoodie. The group was crammed in a black sports car with the wolf at the wheel, the whole thing driving on a small planetoid with its own road passing a streetlight.

Next, the moon boy passed by a dragon constellation that immediately sprung to life as an actual dragon, even more pitch black than the space surrounding it.

Then, from the cosmic wellspring, two more figures appeared. On a small patch of land adorned with a Chinese gate and floating lanterns, stood a stout anthropomorphic panda bear wearing brown pants and slippers. The Panda gave a bow of honor and respect as he passed by.

Behind the Panda, a pink cloud covered with baby toys came by. Alongside the toys stood a high chair where, surprisingly enough, sat a baby in a three-piece suit, giving a wink to the crowd with a bottle in hand.

Soon, the moon boy returned to view just in time to offer a high-five to an adorable pink creature in a blue-green bubble. Wearing a matching furry blue and green dress, the creature also had on a tiara of flowers of matching colors and had her hair done up like an upright sprout. She overall had a resemblance to a popular toy-line back in 1990's America of the pre-quirk era known as Trolls.

Once the high-five was made, the bubble burst, giving way to a small grassy landscape near water. On this landscape; a green-skinned couple in medieval attire, one male and one female given the long red hair, stood with a donkey rushing out from between them. The trio looked on at the crescent-moon boy, with the couple and boy waving in friendly fashion towards each other.

After lifting into the sky, he finally settled into place as the title of the Dreamworks logo finally emerged.

"Wowww~"s and "Whoah~"s swept through the theater as the charm and wonder of the sequence and its accompanying music left everyone speechless. It was like the studio itself decided on emphasizing the 'Dream' in Dreamworks.

"What…what was that?", asked Midoriya, still smiling from the sheer amazement.

"Yeah… and who were all those… people?", asked a stunned Uraraka in awe, a wide grin plastered on her face as well.

"Other realities… other worlds that have yet to be shown to you all… other stories waiting to be told…", The Executive responded cryptically.

"So not only are they worlds, I'm guessing they're also films as well?", asked Naomasa. These other realities were definitely beginning to get tricky to get a handle on while universes like the MCU and the last two films were founded in some kind of recognizable reality.

"Will we ever get to see any of them?", asked Eri. She especially liked the cute pink creature. Even if she didn't know her name, she seemed really happy and friendly. She would gladly like to know her story.

"Yeah, I'd like to know the story behind that Panda Bear guy.", asked Rin. He managed to get a sense of his own culture from the Panda and was already curious about him.

"That dragon looked badass! I bet the story behind that thing's gotta be manly and awesome!", cheered Kirishima. Even though Bakugo refused to show it, he also wanted to know more about that winged lizard. Koda also wanted to know more about the dragon, wondering if his Quirk would allow him to befriend the beast.

"Yeah, and that green couple at the end looked soooo cute together! I bet that's gotta be some kind of love story right there!", squealed Ashido with Hagakure and the other romantics in the audience in agreement.

"I kinda wanna know what the deal is with that Suit Baby.", answered Present Mic, causing the heads of most of his fellow Staff members to swivel to his direction.

"Wha-? Oh come on! I can't be the only one, right?", the radio host exclaimed. Aizawa only sighed and shook his head in disapproval.

Even some of the villains were giving their own input.

"I'm actually interested in that first group in the car. I'd actually love to hear what their story is all about.", noted Mr. Compress. He couldn't help but feel a slight sense of relatability from that group with his own cohorts.

"I was actually about to say the same thing. Their sense of style has certainly peaked my interest.", said Gentle Criminal. While La Brava also wanted to know more of the green pair and their pet donkey, she also had to agree with Gentle on that first group, feeling a similar sense of familiarity with them.

Meanwhile, Shigaraki couldn't care less.

"They're not serious, are they? I couldn't give a shit about any of them.", the decaying villain huffed with arms crossed and a raised eyebrow.

"Tomura, the more worlds we view, the more our own horizons are expanded upon. Who knows what secrets and power we could bear witness to while we are here.", All For One said to his disciple, easing his annoyance.

For now, at least.

"Unfortunately, it is uncertain and highly unlikely that any of them shall be presented to you while I am your currently active host.", the tall man responded.

This caused some of the students and even some of the heroes and villains in the audience to slightly sag their shoulders and hang their heads in disappointment.

"However, the possibility still remains of another host in the future presenting them to you all.", The Executive replied.

0:01:00-0:01:35

After the studio into, the screen faded to a dark night sky that began to light up with a single star at the center.

Suddenly, a single male voice began to read a rhyme that, to a certain few, would prove to be very nostalgic.

Star light, Star bright, first star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

have this wish I wish tonight .

"O~ooo, that voice, it's as smooth as butter. So sexy and brazen.", said Midnight in a flirtatious tone.

"I know! Usually it's the younger guys that are more my type, but this one sounds so… seasoned. I reeeeeally hope he's our hero for this film.", squealed Pixie-Bob in agreement.

Both heroines couldn't wait to see this new character, much to the annoyance and embarrassment of their colleagues. Aizawa already felt himself going for his capture scarf if his coworker couldn't keep her lust in check. He and the rest of the audience focused instead on the words spoken.

"Those words, why do they sound so familiar?", asked Tsu with a finger to her chin.

"Wait… weren't they in that really old movie about a living puppet? The one that came to life from that old man's wish?", asked Ashido.

"Oh yeah… when he wished on… a star…", replied Sero, who was starting to see the pieces of the puzzle come together.

"That rhyme… oh, I haven't heard that rhyme in ages… not since I was a little girl…", Recovery Girl said wistfully, memories of her own childhood emerging from the lines.

"Indeed, I hadn't heard that rhyme in centuries. It harkens back to my own childhood.", answered All For One, leaving the audience(especially those that knew of his true age)shocked with the jarring declaration.

Soon a new message was scrawled onto the screen.

This story is a Fairy Tale…

"So it's just as I assumed.", noted Nezu, smiling to himself. He wondered if anyone else had figured out their host's riddle by now as this was a massive indication towards what this newest film would be like.

"A… fairy tale…? OF COURSE!!!", Yaoyarozu exclaimed, causing those around her to jump in their seats a bit.

"What is it? Have you discovered something important?", asked a still slightly startled Iida.

"I knew that name sounded familiar. Puss in Boots, he's a fairy tale character from 17th century Europe.", the pony-tailed student answered.

"The first stories… so does that mean… we're gonna be watching a whole world of fairy tale characters?", asked Midoriya as he thought back to what The Executive had said.

"Seriously? That already sounds lame! No wonder the brats were allowed to come in here.", said Bakugo as he already saw a snooze fest ahead of him. Meanwhile, Kota was already wanting to give him the same "greeting" that he gave to Deku when they first met.

And he wouldn't be writing any apology letter this time.

0: 01:35-0:02:13

The audience listened as they heard and watched a story about a the aforementioned star.

Once upon a time,a Wishing Star fell from the sky.

On screen, the saw an actual star made out as a giant glimmering star-shaped jewel crash land to Earth like a meteor.

Scorching a great woods black. The Dark Forest was born, the Wishing Star, hidden at its center filling it with new life, and the legend of a single wish, locked away in the Star, waiting to be granted.

From the star, the impact reduced the entire area of surrounding woods to charred remains. From there, whatever dead plant life was left, new flora had sprung up in its place. Soon, a final overhead shot of the star emerged before revealing the title.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

"So this Wishing Star is the Last Wish in the title… but then is it saying that in this world…?", asked Midoriya, coming to some understanding of this world's mystical side alongside everyone else.

"In this world… magic is… real?", said Aizawa, finishing his student's thought with a new headache to boot.

At that moment, a small prescription bottle fell onto his lap. As he picked it up, he read its contents aloud.

"Ibuprofen… of course.", he sighed, grateful to at least have some water with him. He wasn't the only one in need of them though.

"Magic like wishing stars being real?! But…b-b-but that can't be… are we sure that this isn't some kinda… advanced technology like in Thor or… something!?!", said a panicked Melissa, struggling to wrap her head on the concept along with several of the other more logical members of the audience.

"Oh… no, magic is real.", Sweet Dream said blatantly, leaving everyone blinking in astonishment at the implication.

"Yeah, Magic is pretty much an innate invisible force, a Universal Law. Like Time, Gravity, Physics or Fate. You can't always see it or feel it, but it's there and can be measured.", Daryl noted.

"Um, come again? I understand this is supposedly a Fairy Tale world that's more fantasy than reality but-", All Might began to ask until…

"Reality is subjective…", Sweet Dream, The Executive and Daryl(coupled with an eye roll from him specifically) all said in eerie unison.

"I mean, think about it like this,", the Clown Boy began, "if you were dreaming and you met someone in that dream and told them that the whoooooole thing was a dream, would they believe you?"

"I don't know why they would.", replied Naomasa. This was already something difficult to speculate on without their current situation in the theater.

"Now, if someone walked up to you and told you your entire world was a dream, would you believe them?", continued Daryl.

When this only got more people confused, The Executive stepped in to absolve the matter.

"There is basically a center, or prime universe as many other individuals have dubbed it so, through which all realities, universes and multiverses have branched out and stem from. The further from this base a world is, the closer to the greater Abstract Void it is, relatively speaking. And the closer a world is to the Abstract Void, the more… conceptually unbound from logic and reason it can become. The Laws of Physics that apply in your world become more… lenient."

"Like in dreams, anything is possible! That's where stuff like Magic comes from. Those worlds get really fun and crazy.", the imaginary friend added with an excited grin.

"Fascinating, there wouldn't happen to be-?", Compress began to ask before being interrupted by Sweet Dream.

"No."

"What? But I…"

"Sorry. But we haven't seen any proof of Magic in your world so far. So either yours is really good at hiding or it's a non-magic world completely."

"That's a relief.", sighed Aizawa. The last thing he needed was to hear that Magic existed in their world. The more logic-abided of the audience also couldn't agree more.

"Yes, it does sound quite relieving to know. I fear it would drastically complicate matters in our own world.", agreed Nezu. Though he couldn't help but feel some curiosity towards the power and how it could compare to quirks.

"To shape the fabric of reality itself through thought, belief and willpower alone: such is the true nature of magic. Thus is the foundation of my hypothesis on why Wish Magic is the most powerful form of Magic of all.", The Executive speculated.

"Really? The closest thing in our world to something like that would have to be the American hero Star And Stripe and her quirk: New Order.", noted Midoriya, already starting on a new page for just the idea of Magic.

"Is that so? I must agree with Compress, this truly is quite fascinating to know.", mused All For One. She had always been on his list of individuals to keep an eye on for some time now and it was good to know just how much of an alternative there was for her quirk.

"Is Wish Magic really that powerful?", questioned Todoroki.

"Frankly, yeah. It is.", Daryl confirmed.

"It's so powerful that creatures that are born with the innate ability to wield Wish Magic like fairies and genies are automatically bound by limitations. Why else do you think that there are rules for Genies or Djinn or any other wish-granting creatures in the stories you grew up with?"

The audience was coming around to understand such a concept. Most of them, though. Some were still tending to the headaches brought on by all of these implications.

"Honestly, the only thing that can surpass or at least match that kind of power is a straight up Reality-Warper or someone with access to Toon Force or something. And those guys are a real pain in the ass to deal with. Trust us on this, you do NOT wanna deal with the shit that those cosmic entities can dish out. Bill Cypher, Discord, Aku, Amazo, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Dr. Manhattan, The Collector, The Beyonder, The Mask, GOLB. And don't even get me started on Kumagawa and Altair!"

Daryl soon realized he was going into another tangent about those two certain latter cases and reeled himself back with a deep calming breath and exhale.

"Ahem… any way, any one of those guys could curb-stomp all of you and your world with just a thought.", Daryl pointed out.

Several eyes widened throughout the audience at the thought of such unbelievable power that borderlines being flat-out ludicrous. Some of the students and even some pros wondered how these unknown beings fared in comparison to Kiddo or their current hosts.

"For all of you that think that you can just brute force your way through life and everything, conventional methods won't work on any of them. There's just no fighting them when such power is just plain stupid.", Daryl concluded before The Executive followed up.

"Let us continue the film. Any questions on the matter can be saved for afterward."

"Finally! Let's just hurry and get this damn movie over with!", shouted Bakugo, wanting to see whatever magical crap can contend with quirks. If it's anything like Thor or the rest of the Avengers, then this oughta be interesting.

0:02:13-0:02:24

The scene opened with the opening of curtains and the silhouette of a figure being illuminated, complete with a cat's tail and the titular boots.

"It looks like this must be the Puss in Boots of the title.", said Midoriya as he began a rough sketch of the figure.

"Yeah, and listen to that crowd! He's gotta be an awesome and beloved hero for the crowd to be cheering his name!", replied Kirishima, getting more pumped up by the second.

Midnight and Pixie-Bob began to lean in as well, eager to see the handsome face of this new world's hero until they noticed something… off, once he had stepped out into the light entirely.

They weren't the only ones though.

"Umm… is it me, or is this new hero… tiny?", asked Jiro with a raised eyebrow as the new "hero" stood before the crowd.

"Huh, now that you mention it, the other people there do look taller than him.", agreed Sero.

"And fiesta… that's Spanish for party, right?", asked Momo, to which Daryl reassured to her and the rest of the crowd.

"Oh, yeah. He's something of a Spaniard so there'll be some Spanish in here but we'll translate for you guys."

0:02:24-0:02:40

As the mystery hero marched forward, people were already forming an opinion despite not even seeing his face.

"So he's hosting parties and having ice sculptures of himself while winning over the crowd? I'm already hating this guy.", grumbled Shigaraki. This new hero is already giving him serious Stark vibes and he is the LAST person he wants to think about.

"Heh, that was quick. We haven't even seen these people grovel at his feet yet and you're already loathing the guy.", said Dabi with a smirk.

"We heroes have more than enough modesty to allow people to grovel at… our…", began Tiger before seeing a literal crowd of people make a makeshift stairway for the hero's feet.

Including one small child's face.

"That…t-that doesn't seem sanitary.", stuttered Iida while the rest of the heroes and students felt some slight embarrassment from the overkill.

"Hmph. He and his father don't seem so bothered by it.", growled Spinner as he eyed the so-called hero with a scowl.

0:02:40-0:02:55

There were some slight chuckles at how the hero had to be corrected at what town he was speaking towards. Said chuckles were mainly from the children and a handful of students. The rest could only cringe from the mistake.

The villains on the other hand, were beginning to get a sense of what the decaying villain was getting at.

"This crummy hero couldn't even remember what town he's partying at?!", balked Toga. She would at least know and keep track of where she would strike her next lover before hiding and moving on.

"Well, at least he's generous.", noted Compress, admiring this hero's showmanship when delivering his "golden gift" to the clearly poverty-stricken people.

0:02:55-0:03:07

When the crowd began hyping up the new hero for a musical performance, the audience was split. The children and even some students were all for hearing this song while the heroes, more mature students and villains ESPECIALLY wanted that to be the last thing he did.

"I swear to god if he actually starts singing…", seethed Shigaraki as he and the other villains' blood began to boil.

"Don't you dare, you fake!!!", yelled an absolutely livid Spinner.

"Even though this may be a hero, doing a full-on performance for the people may be a bit much.", said All Might as he scratched the back of his head.

"I kinda want to hear if he's any good at least.", mumbled Jiro with a slight blush. She was curious to know if there was at least another hero that was as musically adept as her. She didn't want to count Metro Man given his decision to retire from hero work via faking his own death.

Again, what the hell was he thinking?! What, he couldn't make like a public announcement or something?!

"I wanna hear Puss sing!", cheered Katsuma.

"Me too!", agreed Eri, the familiar memory of the music festival coming to her mind. She wondered if this would be anything like that. Either way, an innocent smile spread on her face just the same. Mirio noticed this as he looked over at the child and couldn't help having a similar smile appear on his own face.

"AND LOOK AT THAT! EVEN THOUGH HE CLAIMED TO BE ALL HUMBLE, HE CAUGHT THAT SHIT BEING READY TO PLAY FOR ALL THESE IDIOTS!!!", roared Shigaraki as the mystery Hero caught a guitar and strummed it without any hesitation.

"Easy now Tomura. We must stomach what we can if we are going to learn anything of value from this film.", cooed All For One as his protégé merely whined in his seat into submission.

When the hero finally faced the camera without his feathered hat obscuring his visage, many jaws dropped from the reveal. Especially two specific vixens whose desires for this mysterious new hero had been completely obliterated.

"Wait…", began Midoriya.

"Is he…?", said All Might.

"AN ACTUAL CAT!?!?", shouted nearly all of the students and even some of the adult pros in the audience.

Koda couldn't help but offer a warm smile at the sight of the new furry protagonist, already favoriting the newest hero.

"Yup! That's right! The Executive says that magic can affect evolution, letting some animals talk or something like that.", Sweet Dream answered to the befuddled audience.

"In actuality, innate magic within animals can affect their evolutionary tract, granting them the possibility of either sentience, anthropology to some extent or both in most cases in universes with magic.", the tall suited man replied in his signature monotone voice.

"Believe it or not, he's actually got a human variant that's also a sword-wielding Spaniard Hero. Same voice, handsome and dashing too.", Daryl said passively.

"WHY COULDN'T WE GET THAT ONE!?!", both Midnight and Pixie-Bob wailed in united despair.

Aizawa sighed.

"This is gonna be a looo~ng film.", he mewled to himself as he began to take a painkiller.

The hand-garnering villain blinked at the new hero.

"Eh, I've always been more of a dog person…", he replied so dismissively.

He then did a double-take at his own response. He intended on saying that out of spite against this arrogant fur-ball.

So then… why did he feel like there was some truth to it? It was just like the dog test scene in Kingsman all over again and it pissed him off why he was feeling these feelings.

"What the hell is going on? I've never even petted a dog before, let alone own one… didn't I?", Shigaraki thought to himself. For now, he allowed the anger from this upcoming song wash away these confusing arising emotions.

For now.

0:03:07-0:04:00

[Who is your Favorite Fearless Hero? starts playing.]

As the cat began to sing, many of the students and even some of the adults couldn't help but be moved by the catchy tune, either subtly bobbing their heads to full on dancing in their seats to the music.

Sweet Dream himself even managed to hype up the audience alongside the in-film crowd by clapping along to the beat, garnering others to either join in or (in Eri and Katsuma's case) wave their hands in the air in pure joy.

As the feline hero began to boast in his song of being completely fearless, some of the students couldn't help having their spirits lifted after the madness of the earlier film.

"He's a real crowd pleaser, huh?", asked Ashido as she clapped along with a huge grin on her face.

"He's actually not bad with those vocals.", noted Jiro, unable to resist tapping her toe in her seat.

"Yeah, and did you see him casually dodging blades and dancing around fire like that!? This is one manly cat!", shouted Kirishima, eager to see what else this new hero can do.

On the other hand, many of the adults couldn't help feeling a bit blanched from how much the new hero was hyping up the crowd.

"Man. And I thought Metro Man was a real showboater.", mumbled Thirteen as she rubbed the back of her head.

"I knew I could get people riled up when I appeared on the scene, but it's kinda embarrassing seeing it from the other end.", All Might noted, looking back to when he was the praised during public appearances.

Some adults and more matured students were mildly annoyed at how obvious the newest hero to grace the screen was enjoying the glory from this praise but none more so than the villains, who were absolutely irritated by the performance.

"Even if he's not human, this Puss is an obvious fake hero from how much he's enjoying the attention.", growled Spinner.

"I already want this cat gutted.", huffed Toga.

"You can gut whatever's left after I torch him.", balked Dabi.

"YOU can torch whatever's left after I rot him.", followed Shigaraki, eyeing the cat with pure malice.

"I suppose the life of a performer is not for everyone.", Compress sighed sadly, almost disappointed in this new hero.

That is until someone arrived at the front doors of the manor.

[Who is your Favorite Fearless Hero? stops playing.]

0:04:00-0:04:25

As the party seemed to miraculously be put on hold from the appearance of the fancy-dressed stranger as he lamented on the things inside the mansion, a lot clicked to the minds of the audience.

"His clothes?", questioned a confused Midoriya.

"His wig?", blanched Uraraka as the truth began to dawn on everyone.

"His portrait?", growled Aizawa, a slight vein began to pop on his forehead as his view on this "hero" began to shift.

"Wait a minute… i-i-is this… HIS HOUSE THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING THIS CELEBRATION IN THIS WHOLE TIME?! DID THEY NOT HAVE HIS PERMISSION!?!", Iida shouted, taken aback completely from this revelation.

"I-I-I guess not…", the ever-paling One For All user stuttered in shock.

"And they defaced his portrait too, a governor of all people…", Momo said, growing faint from such a level of disrespect.

The villains were having their own shift of how they viewed this new hero, some trying hard to contain their giggles.

0:04:25-0:04:32

That dam soon burst as the new "hero" used said defaced poster to make his way down from the rafters, the villains all bursting out laughing.

Even All For One couldn't resist a chuckle letting loose.

"I suppose he's not our typical idea of a hero, now is he?", he asked sarcastically.

"It appears not sir.", Kurogiri replied in his own emotionless voice.

The heroes and students could only cringe in their seats and look away as Puss's claws left their own mark on the portrait.

Aside from the initial desecration of replacing the Governor's face with his own.

0:04:32-0:04:38

As the Governor of Del Mar announced Puss's status to the audience, many were taken aback from it. Especially with the Wanted Poster to boot.

"So Puss in Boots… is an outlaw?", asked a confounded Midoriya as he updated the cat's page with a sketch of said poster in his notebook.

"That sounds like he should be a Villain, but he's also beloved by the people.", questioned Kendo as she scratched her head at the idea.

"That'd have to be because he robbed this Governor guy, trashed his house with a party to these poverty-stricken people given their apparel compared to his, and gave that 'golden gift' that probably came straight from the Governor's vault.", answered Nirengeki.

"Then by that logic, wouldn't that make him the equivalent to a Vigilante in our world? Ribbit.", asked Asui as she tapped her chin with her finger.

"Hmm… I believe you may be correct Ms. Asui.", said Nezu, agreeing with the frog girl's statement.

Mr. Compress couldn't be more pleased from the news.

"My my… first a prestigious Villain turned Hero, then a delinquent turned gentleman spy Hero, and now a literal cat burglar Vigilante that robs from the rich and gives to the poor. I'm quite enjoying these brand new array of quote-un-quote heroes.", he mused, pleased with these recent films and eager to see what this Puss in Boots can do.

0:04:38-0:04:50

"Uh… what?", asked Kaminari, not understanding the Spanish exchange between the owner of the mansion and the one who used its revenue for their party.

"Basically Puss is saying, my house is your house. Meanwhile, the Governor is replying, No, your house is MY HOUSE!!!", translated Sweet Dream, the clown boy giggling at the joke.

"Well… he's not wrong.", Uraraka chuckled nervously.

0:04:50-0:05:11

[Slight Reprise of 'Who is your Favorite Fearless Hero?' starts playing.]

"It appears he's got quite the sword skills.", mused Shoji as the cat Spaniard began his battle against the Governor's guards.

"And he's fighting in tune to his own song! Like how in the hell is he doing that?!", exclaimed Mineta in pure astonishment.

"How ever he's doing it, it's pretty badass!", cheered Kirishima, liking the lyrics of how he fights for the people. Especially against a snooty jerk like this Governor, who was already reminding him of Arthur from Kingsman.

"I'd actually kinda want to know…", muttered Jiro to herself, a slight blush creeping up her cheeks.

"He's incredibly skilled at a sword. I wonder how he would contend against Yoroi Musha.", Midoriya asked aloud as he added the skill to Puss in Boots' new page.

[Slight Reprise of 'Who is your Favorite Fearless Hero?' stops playing.]

0:05:11-0:05:30

"That thing about never being touched by a blade. First in the song and now here. He really likes to brag about that specifically?", questioned Todoroki as the fancy-pantsed man missed the target of his sword swing.

"I can change that.", grinned Toga devilishly.

Many of the audience giggled at the sight of the feline felon besting the now-humiliated man, even leaving a form of insignia on his shirt.

Midoriya took notice of it and got in a quick sketch from the quick pace of the sequence. It wasn't long before the cat revealed his next move with a batch of fireworks.

"HA HA! Now this is one Vigilante I can get behind!", Compress proclaimed, enjoying the cat's antics more and more. It was like watching the adventures that had been told to him by his own grandfather, a similar Robin Hood figure.

The more serious adult Pros only saw Puss as a mere nuisance, to which they hoped he wouldn't be too much of a negative influence towards the students. They wished to see if he truly embodied what the people here spoke and sung highly of him.

0:05:30-0:05:40

As the audience was then shown a view outside of the Governor's mansion, a massive issue arose.

Quite literally.

"Um… is that something we should be concerned about?", asked Tsuburaba, pointing at the rising brambled behemoth.

"Something tells me they don't have loud parties here for a reason…", said a nervously chuckling Awase.

0:05:40-0:05:50

"Wha-? Okay, now how did he even do THAT?!", asked Mineta as Puss had amazingly avoided getting buried under a mountain of guards.

"Uh… cat-like… reflexes? Since he's… technically a cat?", pondered Midoriya as a possible answer. He still had that giant towering beast in mind that seemed in a bad mood after having its nap rudely interrupted.

0:05:50-0:06:00

"HOLY CRAP!", shouted Kaminari at the sight of the giant creature.

"HOLY-what?", stuttered Jiro mid-response to hearing Puss's reaction towards the previously mentioned creature.

"Beans. It's like a thing he says.", noted Sweet Dream to the punk rock girl and anyone else curious.

"Yeah but still, SLEEPING GIANT!? THAT'S A THING!?! WHY DID NO ONE MENTION THAT'S A THING!?!?", answered a panicked Mineta. If he was visiting a town, he'd wanna read that part of the freaking brochure.

0:06:00-0:06:30

"The giant's taking people! What's he going to do with them?!", asked a concerned Midoriya.

"Uhhhhh… I don't know. Probably eat 'em. Giants gotta eat too, y'know.", Sweet Dream replied casually. Mainly in part from knowing how these events would play out.

This, naturally, left many of the heroes and students horrified to hear.

Although some of the villains couldn't help chuckling at the Governor's cry for help and Puss's response to it.

"Yes, it'd be a shame if this feline hero couldn't save everyone being taken.", smirked Compress.

"I wouldn't miss Mr. Fancy pants there anyways.", giggled Toga, not seeing the guy as worth taking his blood.

"At least he's showing some initiative in helping the townsfolk by taking on the Giant. Quite the admirable quality.", said Nezu.

"The giant that HE disturbed, mind you.", Aizawa pointed out, already disgruntled by this new hero but also curious on how such an unmatched fight would go.

Hearing him ask the band to play double-time also made him edge on a migraine.

"Having the Cellist launch Puss towards the Giant isn't a bad strategy. Although he's probably doing it for the showmanship rather than taking the stealthy approach of climbing up its leg.", noted All Might.

0:06:30-0:06:40

[Slight Reprise of 'Who is your Favorite Fearless Hero?' starts playing.]

"Go Puss go!", cheered out Katsuma as the cat sailed through the air.

As the Titan took notice and began its own charge, the rest of the audience couldn't help their own enthusiasm spike from both combatants and the rise in the music's tempo, feeling a similar sense to the child.

"He's definitely living up to that song! He's a fearless hero and the most manly cat I've ever seen!", exclaimed Kirishima.

While Harry Hart was more reserved in a Quirkless world, Puss in Boots was willing to battle foes in a Magic one without hesitation, something the red-headed student couldn't help but admire.

He remembered that day he was paralyzed with fear against a villain twice his own size about to attack. And yet here was a hero that was literally less than half his own size willing to take on what was essentially a kaiju-sized threat without any hesitation or fear.

Out of this new roster, Puss in Boots had definitely made himself to be the hardening hero-in-training's personal favorite.

"I get that he's got a sword and all, but it's like a sowing needle compared to that giant. How the heck is he supposed to beat him with that?", asked Kaminari, which actually prompted many to think on the real question.

"I mean, yeah. He doesn't have a giant robot suit like Megamind. That'd be really handy here though.", answered Mina.

"Heh, that sword might as well be a toothpick to that thing. What's the worst it could do?", asked Shigaraki, confidant in the cat's demise.

While many earlier speculated on how Megamind's battle suit would fare against Mt. Lady, they knew that both had at least a better size advantage compared to Puss against the lumbering beast.

[Slight Reprise of 'Who is your Favorite Fearless Hero?' stops playing.]

0:06:40-0:06:56

The entire audience recoiled from Puss landing the first hit on the giant, the theater filled with "Ooooo's" and hisses of sharp intakes of air from the unexpectedly painful move. Many of those whose quirks required the use of their hands even curled their fingers over their thumbs, making imperfect fists subconsciously in response to the sight.

"WHAT THE HELL!? HE COULDN'T GO FOR THAT ONE GOOD EYE OR SOMETHING!?", roared Bakugo.

"I actually felt that!", cried out Uraraka, shaking her own hands in response.

"Spanish Splinter!? Isn't that some kind of torture or something!?!", asked Sero.

"I-I-In some countries, yes. Meant as a form of information extraction against criminals against the country, like terrorists.", replied a shuddering Momo.

"Goddamnit!!! And just when I think I couldn't hate this cat even more, he pisses me off by pulling that crap!!!", snarled Shigaraki, being one of the few who made imperfect fists from the attack.

"I've… actually felt worse…", Midoriya chuckled nervously, remembering the early days back when he used his quirk and had his fingers broken from the backlash.

Still, it did look painful to the boy.

"Well, that was… one effective method for his sword.", said a still gaping Ectoplasm.

After being thrown by the giant, the audience was surprised to see Puss being so nonchalant about the response.

"He's just so chill, like he wasn't just thrown by a freaking giant and crashed through a bunch of walls!", shouted Mineta, wondering how someone his size could be so brave against such odds.

"Musy be one sturdy sign to take all that brunt force.", guessed Ojiro.

0:06:56-0:07:02

"Nothin' like a cup of Joe to help start the day.", chuckled an amused Hawks after seeing the cat have some caffeine to get him going.

"Can't deny that…", replied Aizawa, recalling the mornings where coffee was practically a necessity to keep him standing.

0:07:02-0:07:42

"Fear me if you dare?", asked Shoji with a raised eyebrow as the whiskered warrior vigorously charged towards his massive foe.

"Yeah! It's his signature catchphrase!", exclaimed Sweet Dream.

"Doesn't it sound a bit too… antagonistic?", asked Todoroki with a raised eyebrow.

After mulling it over in his head, Bakugo couldn't help but grin wickedly.

"Gotta admit, doesn't sound too bad.", he said before getting out of his seat and into a battle pose with hands reared back, as if he was ready to start blasting.

"FEAR ME IF YOU DARE!!!!", he roared out, much to the blanched expressions of his classmates.

"At least he's enjoying himself…", said a deadpanned Jiro with the rest of her classmates agreeing mentally.

The heroes were impressed with Puss's agility, especially once the giant had armed himself with the town's tower bell and had it repurposed it as a weapon, swinging it like a massive medieval mace.

The students and especially the smallest children couldn't keep a smile off their faces from the spectacular sight.

"He's countering the giant's strength with his speed! He's incredible!", said Midoriya with a wide grin as Puss rode the swung bell and leapt towards his target.

"The Flying Cartwheel! His second most signature move!", proclaimed Sweet Dream.

"Second? What's his first?", asked Iida, still astonished that the feline hero managed to rescue the giant's captives.

"Oh, you'll see…", the imaginary friend replied with a mischievous grin.

After climbing and leaping up, Puss landed on the shoulder of the giant and plunged his sword into it. The screen then paused, prompting Present Mic to read the newest card.

Puss! Hero Name: Puss in Boots

He's the Wandering Whiskered Warrior. The Milk-Lapping Latin Lover. The Cat that's All That and Everyone's Favorite Fearless Hero! Abandoned and raised in an orphanage, he was later framed for a crime he didn't commit in his youth and chased out of his own hometown. But after returning to save his village of San Ricardo, he was redeemed in the eyes of the People. While still pursued by the law, he doesn't let that stop him from stealing from the greedy, giving to the needy and fighting for justice!

"So he really is more like a Vigilante by our world's standards.", noted Naomasa with his sister nodding in agreement.

"And he's an actual cat, which by our world's logic could pass for an animal quirk like Mirko's Rabbit quirk, Gang Orca's Orcinus quirk or Tsuyu's Frog quirk.", said Midoriya.

"I told you, just call me Tsu, ribbit.", Asui called out.

"Oh right, sorry Tsu.", the green-haired boy replied, followed with his analytical mind going into overdrive.

"He'd have the characteristics of a cat which would include heightened reflexes, agility, dexterity, senses that would also include seeing in the dark, nottomentionhowthatcouldpairwithhisswordsmanship…"

"There he goes again…", Uraraka chuckled.

"DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE AND SHUT YOU UP MYSELF, YOU DAMN NERD!", Bakugo shouted from his seat, shaking a fist in the air in anger.

0:07:42-0:07:53

"Blinding the giant with his own eyepatch, a viable strategy.", complimented Cementoss.

"And another one of his iconic catchphrases: Pray For Mercy from Puss in Boots!", shouted Sweet Dream, remembering the first instance he discovered the whiskered warrior back when he first saw the film of his initial debut.

"How many does he even need? One is already one too many.", sighed Aizawa.

"I mean, one more couldn't possibly hurt.", All Might reasoned to his sleepy-eyed compatriot.

"Of course you would say that.", he replied, earning a stutter from his colleague.

0:07:53-0:08:00

After opening the eyepatch, it was almost as if Puss was asking a question to the audience themselves rather than the giant.

To which the young children answered with an excited "YEAH!"

Even Kota and Mahoro couldn't help but have the same enthusiasm as the other two, eager to see more.

"Looks like Puss managed to ring the giant's bell.", chuckled Mirio, amusing no one with his joke but still glad to see a smile on Eri's face from the newest hero.

0:08:00-0:08:24

"HE DID IT!!!!", the children and even the students and some pros ended up cheering after the cat had proven victorious.

Through sheer tenacity and his own abilities, the wily feline had managed to befall and conquer the rampaging giant.

"It's official: I'm totally a cat person now!", Kirishima exclaimed proudly.

"And he even went so far as to make that mark again on the dirt in front of the crowd!", said a smiling Kendo.

"Well, if we had any test for him to join us, he's definitely more than proven to be able to pass it by now.", stated Mandalay, with the rest of the Wild Wild Pussycats nodding in agreement.

"He'd make for an excellent addition to the team! His small stature and athletic speed and agility would be invaluable to the Pussycats!", roared Tiger.

"Yeah, but something tells me he'd rather be near more populated areas like major cities than rural areas that are our specialty.", noted Ragdoll.

"That's a shame. He'd really make for a cute mascot at least.", sighed Pixie-Bob.

"Still, I doubt he'll be willing to help with the damage he had recklessly caused while defeating the giant. Sure the odds were against him but he still instigated the creature's attack.", Aizawa noted with the rest of the teachers in agreement. Even if he was this world's standard for a Hero, he was nowhere near their's.

"Oh I'm sure the generous donation he made to the people of Del Mar should be more than enough to cover it.", Compress replied dismissively.

"I wonder how his sword would fare against my blades.", Kamikiri mused, hoping for his quirk and Puss's sword to clash in the Danger Room after the film.

"Hmph, it's obvious he's getting off from all this showboating, such as with all fake heroes.", grumbled Spinner as he eyed the tenacious tabby.

0:08:24-0:08:40

"I swear to god if he starts singing AGAIN!!!", Shigaraki growled, loathing the egotistical cat more by the second. His hatred for the feline may be rivaling that of Stark at this point.

Fortunately for him(but not for all of the Heroes and Children though) they wouldn't have to sit through another encore.

The giant bell had come out of nowhere for a majority of the audiences, causing many to shriek, jump in their seats and gasp in horror. Some with an ounce more hindsight had a feeling that the town fixture wasn't stable but to actually see the worst scenario actually play out was still jarring.

"Well, how about that? The legend died.", the decaying villain said with a satisfied smirk.

Even though this could obviously be another fake-out like Metro Man since the film barely started and he was the titular Hero, he still went out of his way to savor the moment for as long as he could. He'd definitely be replaying this scene in his head(and hopefully on one of those monitors in the Museum) for quite a while.

"PUSS!!!", yelled many of the pros and students, taken aback by the sudden turn.

"M-m-maybe he's ok?", asked a trembling Midoriya, shaken from the sight.

"After being squished by that bell like a bug? HOW?!?", shouted a paled Mineta.

"I-I-Is Puss gonna be ok?", asked a quivering Kota to the Pussycats, who weren't even sure how to respond to the boy.

"Let's hope so.", Mandalay replied meekly to her little nephew.

The cut to black was soon followed with an emerging bright light.

"Don't go into the light! Go to the light! You belong with God now!", shouted Twice.

"Please let that not be the case, Lord.", Shiozaki prayed with hope.

0:08:40-0:09:21

The audience was lead at first to believe there was some afterlife awaiting the feisty feline until the view was cleared.

"Oh, it's just a doctor's office… wait a minute…", said Midoriya, suddenly realizing with factual whiplash alongside everyone else…

"HOW THE HECK IS HE ALIVE!?!", shouted many shocked students and teachers.

"How in the hell is he NOT DEAD, LET ALONE NOT IN A BODY CAST OR SOMETHING?!?", roared Shigaraki, mentally kicking himself for nearly taking the bait.

"Yeah, he definitely should've at least broken every bone in his little cat body.", Mina agreed reluctantly.

The man in the doctor's office soon revealed himself to be the village doctor… among other things.

"He sounds surprisingly overqualified to be just a doctor.", noted Recovery Girl.

"Well, since Puss is a cat, does he go to a Doctor or a Veterinarian?", asked All Might, leaving many slightly stumped and glad to be in this Doctor/Veterinarian's hands.

0:09:21-0:09:49

Some of the less mature audience members couldn't help giggling at the "Doctor's" many tests.

A few did have some issues with the leeches though.

"Bleugh… did people really use leeches in medicine?", asked a shivering Melissa, hoping for something a bit more modern for her tastes.

"Fortunately, we're far from those days of relying on them…", groaned Recovery Girl.

"No! Don't put that down your shirt!!!", squealed a grossed-out Jiro, recoiling and shivering uncomfortably in her seat from the Doctor "disposing" of the leech.

0:09:49-0:10:02

"Seriously? He's just gonna walk off getting crushed by a bell that we don't even know how he survived and getting some… what's Gazpacho again?", asked Kaminari, losing his train of thought for a moment.

"I think it's a cold Spanish tomato salad or soup or something?", answered an unsure Sato. His cooking expertise were more desserts anyways.

"Still… what could have the Doctor so anxious?", pondered Recovery Girl.

"Perhaps it may have something to do with Puss's miraculous recovery?", asked Nezu, who was also curious on how the cat survived without so much as a scratch.

It was then that the Doctor delivered the disturbing diagnosis, leaving the audience in a confused and concerned yet curious state.

"Puss… died? B-b-but that can't be, he's alive right there…", said a confused Eri, pointing at the screen.

"Maybe it was a near-death thing?", asked a worried Mirio, reeling from the inexplicable statement.

0:10:02-0:10:12

The audience practically did a double-take at how quickly Puss casually dismissed his own apparent death.

"Is he serious? He was just told he died and he's acting like it's just Tuesday for him!", questioned Tsuburaba, still reeling from the tonal whiplash.

0:10:12-0:10:32

Heads soon tilted amongst the audience members at the feather-hatted hero's explanation.

"Huh… so the whole saying of cats having nine lives is literal in this world?", asked a skeptical Naomasa.

"Apparently. We know that's just a saying in our world but The Executive did mention this reality was more 'conceptually unbound'… whatever that means.", noted Makoto.

Both of the detective sibling duo were baffled by the statement alongside the rest of the audience.

The UA nurse though was not having it.

"That's just the most confounded thing! How would that even work biology-wise?", she squawked with a shaking fist in the air.

"I…um, guess his corpse regenerates after being fatally injured for a total of eight times, with the ninth life being his last?", mused a nervous Midoriya.

"Oh, so it's like a stock or life-count system in a video game. You start with 9 in this case and come back after losing each life. But run out and it's Game Over.", noted Kaminari, surprising many with how easily he was able to wrap his head around the concept.

"But then… how many does he have left? We just saw him lose one so…", asked Sero.

The Doctor asked the same thing and Puss's response was not well received.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE DOESN'T KNOW?!", shouted many exasperated audience members.

"That sounds like something you'd want to keep track of! I'd wanna know how many times I can die before I stay dead!!!", shouted Awase, palming his forehead and growing jealous of 1A's homeroom teacher's access to headache pills.

0:10:32-0:11:26

The following scene was basically a montage of all of Puss's previous lives being ended prematurely, or for a more fitting term, WASTED(Insert Grand Theft Auto VI reference here).

Many of the audience members(mainly the villains), laughed at all the ridiculous ways the feline felon had bit the dust.

"Flirting with a hot lady before dying, what a way to go…", replied Mineta, responding to Death #1 with a stoic salute.

"That's probably how you'll end up going out, pervert.", hissed Jiro, causing the grape boy to flinch from the claim with many of the girls nodding in agreement.

"We can clearly see you cheating with cards hidden in your hat!", reprimanded Iida with a chopping motion from his arm at Death #2.

"And if you're gonna cheat at cards or anything really, maybe not do it on something that can maul you?", Kendo chuckled nervously.

"Cats can land safely on their feet from reasonable heights like two meters, NOT TWENTY!", pleaded an exasperated Momo at Death #3.

"And especially if he's not drunk on… milk?", many of the adults deadpanned to themselves.

"Everyone needs a spotter when pushing themselves, man! There's no shame in admitting that!", yelled Kirishima as he flinched from Death #4, with Tetsutetsu nodding in agreement(and also flinching).

"Still, he looked buff and manly as hell for a cat.", the duo mentally thought in unison.

"That didn't look 'revolutionary' at all, just dumb.", sighed Amajiki as the cat became literal cannon fodder in Death #5.

Momo took a mental note to NOT use her created cannons for a mode of transportation.

Death #6 really got under Bakugo's skin.

"A shellfish allergy? Of all the stupid ways he could go, he let himself die over a GODDAMN SHELLFISH ALLERGY!?!", shouted the explosive blond.

"I'm no baking expert like Sato but even I can tell that oven was set too high.", mused Shoji from Death #7.

"I'm… flattered?", the sugar-powered student replied awkwardly, his attention elsewhere.

"Was that a talking Gingerbread Man? I… think I may have had a dream of baking with him once…", he thought to himself, deciding to shelve the memory back to wherever it popped up from.

0:11:26-0:12:35

"One… h-h-he's down… to one…", stuttered Kirishima, still comprehending how the cat could essentially burn through all of his spare lives so stupidly.

"So that's why he acted like such a cocky little shit, he had lives to spare but not anymore… soon it'll be Game Over.", grinned Shigaraki, now loving the prospect of this hero now being somewhat mortal.

"And that's why he acted so brave before, he risked nothing in his heroic acts but another life to waste. He's no hero at all.", growled Spinner.

The Doctor soon gave his prescription.

"RETIRE?! But we just STARTED seeing how badass he is! Don't tell me he's gonna quit now!", the hardening student pleaded.

"Hmm… so maybe that's why we're seeing this film. A renowned Hero contemplating retirement.", noted Naomasa as the Doctor gave his prescription, much to the confusion to the cat and the younger audience members.

"Eh? Don't we already know that from All Might's retirement? No offense though…", Makoto asked, quickly apologizing to All Might who now had all eyes on him from the brought-up idea. He merely sunk into his seat.

Something clicked within Midoriya's head when he heard the notion of retirement.

He looked over at his mentor, who was currently feeling all the eyes of the audience upon him and appeared like he wanted to be anywhere but here.

"Nine lives… just like the wielders of One For All.", he mused to himself, staring at his own scarred hand.

"Will I even be able to pass it down? Could I? Even if I defeat All For One and his League members, then what? I can't be the last holder… right?", the current holder asked himself.

Toshinori Yagi wasn't faring any better with the gazes of the crowd. He wondered why this was an issue now when it wasn't before as the Number 1 Hero. Perhaps it was the doctor's words to Puss about going to loved ones? Those only seemed to make him feel a heavier weight though.

"Nana… David… Mirai…", he mulled internally, the many faces he'd seen come and go throughout his hero career. Many of them he could chalk up to All For One being the menace he is but for those last two, he only had himself to blame.

"Hmm… that cat is avoiding the question.", deduced Recovery Girl as Puss kept denying a finite answer of having loved ones.

"It sounds like that's the case. Either he doesn't have anyone close to him or he does but doesn't want their pity from them.", agreed Aizawa.

"But why would he do that? Shouldn't he have some support from friends or something?", asked Uraraka.

"Isn't it obvious, Ochako? He doesn't want to be seen as weak.", stated Tsu.

Before the stubborn tabby stomped away, the Doctor gave the whiskered warrior the address of someone to care for him and final parting words that resonated with the audience.

Death comes for us all…

"Those same words again…", muttered Midoriya, looking over them in his journal. He decided to write to them down when The Executive made it clear they held some significance within this film.

He and the rest of the audience could only watch and see where it went.

0:12:35-0:13:05

"And now, instead of considering retirement, he's drinking and trying to drown away the gloom.", sighed Hawks as the next scene showed the Spaniard cat in a… Cream Bar? This is a children's film after all.

"Sounds like he's in some serious denial.", confirmed Naomasa.

"It can't be helped. Many Heroes wish for their careers to last as long as they can to the point where they'll outright refuse retirement, rather instead to make the most of themselves even if their physically incapable of retaining their peak.", added in Nezu.

0:13:05-0:13:27

The villains loathed this new hero for basically taking his spare lives for granted and not learning his lesson, praying for something to set him straight.

They unknowingly had gotten their wish when they heard it. A sound that silenced the audience and grabbed their focus by the throat.

A whistle in the dark that caused many to have their blood freeze in their veins. And the sudden appearance of a newcomer that emerged from nowhere, chilling audience members to the bone.

As everyone else grew anxious, a sadistic grin grew on a certain villain's face.

"Here comes a new challenger…", Shigaraki said with glee, eager to see what this shadowy stranger could do and put this hairball in his place.

Said place hopefully being a grave.

"Like a phantom in the night…", mused Tokoyami, entranced but also wary of the shadowy figure.

As the stranger removed his hood, many got a good look and were surprised to see he wasn't exactly human.

"So who is this, the… um… Big Bad Wolf or something?", asked Kota, trying to feign bravery while also grasping Mandalay's arm and shaking slightly.

"No… that one wears a Grandma Dress, this guy's… different.", Sweet Dream replied calmly and in a surprisingly quiet manner, not a smile on him in sight.

The aura the wolf gave off just reeked of malice, even when he was playing coy.

Those that weren't completely unnerved such as Midoriya, Todoroki, Iida, Bakugo, All Might, Hawks, Aizawa, the Tsukauchi siblings and the villains all came to the same conclusion.

"He's dangerous…", they all mentally said in unison.

0:13:27-0:14:20

The entire interaction between the feline and the canine just felt… wrong. Like the wolf was in on a joke that only he knew the punchline to.

"This guy is obviously a villain… right?", asked Mina as she and many others were now on their guard. The wolf pretty much had dozens of red flags sprouting up that kept everyone on edge.

"I don't think he's a fan of Puss in Boots…", squeaked Mahoro as the two Shimano children hugged each other, Midoriya doing his best to comfort them both.

"A… Bounty Hunter?", asked Iida at Puss's claim to which the spectacled scholar was answered by a classmate of his.

"They're mostly frequent in lawless times and areas to compensate for the lack of law enforcement. Bounties are placed on criminals as motivation for those to neutralize them, either to bring them in alive or dead for a cash reward.", replied Momo.

"Yeah, it's actually not all that different from what Pro-Heroes in your world do.", noted Sweet Dream absentmindedly.

Many of the heroes and students were flabbergasted at the claim, stammering at the clown boy all kinds of claims against the notion. They merely went over his head though.

0:14:20-0:14:45

"Hey! Don't interrupt his catchphrase, you damn wolf!", is what Bakugo wanted to shout. Although even he was slightly taken aback at how he had caught the Whiskered Warrior off-guard.

"Whoa… this wolf villain's fast. Would that mean he'd have a wolf quirk, similar to Puss's cat abilities?", asked Shoji to Midoriya.

"I don't know. Something feels… off about him.", the green-haired boy noted.

"Dual-wielding twin sickles? Consider my attention received…", beamed All For One once the villainous wolf brought out his weapons. He and many others may have been focused on his close-quarters combat now but his earlier line still stuck with them for some unknown ominous reason.

Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me, but no one's escaped me yet.

0:14:45-0:15:00

"As 'iconic' as it may be, that flying cartwheel seems easy to intercept. Very impractical.", mused Aizawa once the whiskered warrior was intercepted.

0:15:00-0:15:15

In that one moment where before the Vigilante-like Hero of the story once stood tall, it had happened.

A single moment that had left the audience speechless.

A confidant Hero that had claimed to never have been touched by a blade…

…had been grazed, mere inches from a fatal hit.

This phantasmic newcomer had seemingly achieved the impossible, causing the breaths of many heroes, students and even some villains to freeze within their very lungs.

0:15:15-0:16:05

At this point, even the young children of the audience knew this wasn't another ordinary battle for a Hero to defeat a Villain, as they all hugged their respective guardians, clinging for dear life.

"H-he-he was touched… by a blade…", stuttered a pale Midoriya, shocked at seeing the Feline Vigilante bleed.

He, Todoroki, and Iida all hadn't felt such an intimidating force in a long time, and yet the three boys recognized when they had all felt such a feeling together.

"He-he's like Stain…", they said in their heads.

"I'd really like to thank Mr. Wolfie for that.", answered a now more invested Toga, who was part of the small portion of the audience that was actually enjoying the show.

"Looks like it's finally sunk in for that furball.", smirked Dabi.

"Wh-what?", asked a shuddering Kirishima, beads of sweat dampening his brow.

"Without lives to burn, he's finally realized there's no coming back once he dies here. Game Over.", grinned Shigaraki, finishing the scarred villain's statement.

"Sadly, that appears to be the case…", sighed Nezu in a defeated tone.

Seeing the predator inch closer to his soon-to-be prey has the audience members share the pounding heartbeat of the once great Puss in Boots.

For Eri, she couldn't understand it but seeing the eyes of the wolf brighten in the thunder reminded her of her days in captivity. Specifically, that of when her now-defeated captor had her mutilated for his twisted experiments.

Whatever reason the Wolf was here now, she wanted him to go away. She buried her face into Mirio's side, who also had been in a terrified state at how dire the situation had gotten.

Things only got worse when the audience was shown frames and glimpses of different scenes of Puss in his past and now petrified present states. Some like Mina and La Brava would've enjoyed seeing the green giant and donkey from the opening alongside a possible love interest if it weren't for the grim scenario playing out.

"Wh-what's happening?", asked(or more so begged) Shoda at the dizzying frames.

"What else happens when one is about to take the final curtain call?", asked Mr. Compress.

The Wolf soon confirmed what the glimpses had been: this Hero's life literally flashing before all of their eyes.

Once the villain kicked the cat's weapon towards him, daring him to pick it up, no one felt fear strike their hearts more so than Ejiro Kirishima.

From the cut received on the head of this new favorite hero of his reminding him of when his own hardening quirk first emerged, seeing and hearing the pounding heartbeat of the hero had caused the entire screening room and everyone there to fall away from the Hardening Student.

In that one eternal moment, the Red Spiky-Haired Hero-In-Training was back to being the pitch-black haired petrified middle schooler, standing before a ruthless villain out for blood.

He never thought anything would remind him of that day where he had been frozen with fear, and yet it was playing out onscreen with him forced to watch and relive the dreadful experience.

And it only got worse when the Hero chose to finally take action, the most shameful action any Hero or someone that desired to be one could ever take.

"He…he ran…", the hardened student gasped with a quivering and uneven breath, tears beginning to brim his eyes as he clenched the armrests with a visor grip.

0:16:05-0:16:45

As the Whiskered Warrior abandoned his weapon, the audience was left shocked from such a controversial move.

"Might as well go with the rest of the waste: down the drain.", growled Spinner at the coward before him. He felt vindicated seeing this so-called Hero being exposed for the fake he really was.

The Wolf soon left some parting words once the cat was flushed away.

"He said, 'Run, run, kitten'.", answered Sweet Dream to absolutely no one that had asked.

0:16:45-0:17:26

[Por Qué Te Vas by Gaby Moreno starts playing]

The following was a sequence of Puss leaving behind the enemy that he was forced to evade and treading across the lands in shame.

The heroes were familiar with the idea of Heroes losing to Villains before with the fake death of Metro Man and the 'real death' of Harry Hart, with those in the MCU also coming to mind such as Yinsen and Phil Coulson.

This however, had felt like a loss on a spiritual level. For rarely, if ever, have Heroes ever been seen succumbing to their deepest fears. Pro-Heroes such as Mirko and Endevour had shown to be absolutely fearless even in the face of uncertain victory. And it was when they prevailed that made them such an inspiration to all.

Even All Might had made his last stand against the most dangerous Villain in all of their history without any regret, staying strong in his valiant effort.

Yet this Hero had chosen to run when he realized that to continue the fight meant a guaranteed death.

Mandalay sighed.

"I guess we should revoke that previous invite, right?", she asked her teammates, to which none argued with. They and the rest of the Heroes had been reminded that while Puss had been regarded as a Hero in this world, he would now never make the cut in theirs.

As the Once-Favored and Fearless Hero arrived at his fated destination and dug a grave for his costume, the hearts of the Heroes and Students could only brace for the weight of the symbolic loss.

As he apologized to the garments and footwear in the dirt and claimed to no longer be worthy, Kirishima pleaded for it not to be so.

"Don't say that…DAMNIT DON'T SAY THAT!!!", he shouted at the screen, refusing this to be the end.

A soft reassuring touch on the shoulder from Ashido had managed to calm the boy down… for now.

[Por Qué Te Vas by Gaby Moreno stops playing]

0:17:26-0:18:17

"Is he really giving a Eulogy… to himself?", questioned Vlad King, who didn't want to deny the gecko villain's claims of the Feline Felon's egotistical nature.

"I'd say it's more so a symbolic gesture for his Hero/Vigilante Career. You forget the service held for All Might announcing his retirement?", noted Thirteen.

"True, a lot of people had offered their support, bringing flowers and everything.", agreed Naomasa, which only caused the former Number One to shift and sink in his seat even more so.

0:18:17-0:18:51

"Heh… not you. Not anymore.", grinned Shigaraki as the has-been hero wept a reprise of the opening song he had sung so proudly before.

"He was never a hero, let alone a fearless one.", growled Spinner with a scowl.

"You know, that song's actually starting to grow on me.", smirked Dabi.

"Yeah, it's definitely not as annoying now.", grinned Toga.

"Indeed. I think I'd rather prefer this rendition. I find it quite enjoyable.", smiled All For One, loving every ounce of despair of the whiskered warrior at his lowest point.

"Of course you would…", sighed All Might, loathing the villains for taking delight in the hero's misery alongside the rest of heroes and students.

"Take note Tomura. Bones can break easily, but spirit isn't something that can be broken so simply. And when it does, it's equally difficult to mend.", the Symbol of Evil said to his own pupil, a twisted take on All Might and the UA staff's own teachings to their students.

"It's not enough to kill your enemies, but it's only when you've left them completely devastated and beyond any chance of considering hope that you'll have truly succeeded. Hope can be easily snuffed out by despair after all."

The decaying villain understood what his master meant. The Wolf killing this fleabag was one thing, but to force him to flee with his tail between his legs?

Now THAT felt so much better to see, and this movie was just getting started.

0:18:51-0:19:15

"So… this is Mama Luna? Aw man, she's one of those Cat Ladies.", groaned Mineta at the sight of the door being answered.

"Somehow I get the sense that this domicile isn't up to Health Code Standards if she's the caretaker of an abundant number of cats.", questioned Iida, much to the deadpanned expressions of his classmates.

0:19:15-0:20:00

"Dear god, it's even worse than I imagined inside!", gasped Iida at the interior of the Cat Haven. It took every fiber of his being to resist the temptation to clean such atrocious living quarters.

Meanwhile, the LoV members had gone from the contempt of seeing Puss mourn his Hero days being over to snickering at the sight of his new caretaker and home.

That snickering soon erupted into full-blown laughter at Puss's new designation.

"Now this is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!!", gasped Shigaraki in between breaths.

"The Mighty Puss in Boots, reduced to Pickles the House Cat!", guffawed Dabi at the notion.

0:20:00-0:21:18

[This Is The End by Dan Navarro/rendition of The End by The Doors starts playing]

The next sequence showed Puss coming to accept his new life at Mama Luna's.

While the LoV members enjoyed the degradation of the former Hero, for the Heroes and Students, it was heartbreaking to see an incredible Hero be reduced to such a pathetic state.

"Don't make him use that gross litter box…", groaned Kendo at sight of Mama Luna forcing him away from the toilet.

"He even peed manly with his arms at the side… at least he used to…", sighed Tetsutetsu, slightly beginning to understand his 1A bro's pain.

"You won't let him cook? Why wouldn't you let him cook!? I'm sure he'd be able to make you something delicious!", asked Sato, seeing the retired hero be spray-bottled in response for being UNcat-like in the kitchen.

"Oh no, he's conforming…", lamented Ojiro as he witnessed the once great hero joining the rest of the litter for that gross cat food trough instead.

"How the mighty have fallen…", followed up Tokoyami.

"And there's only one litter box for ALL those dozens of cats?!", yelled Kaminari as he began to gag from his brain fooling his nose.

"Oh god, the smell. I don't even wanna imagine the smell…", he quaked, trying to breathe through his mouth as much as he can.

"I'm starting to understand why Gran Torino refused retirement. I hope the rest of my life isn't anything like this.", All Might mulled to himself.

He was only forced to retire when the remnant of One For All finally burned out within him. Puss on the other hand only did so out of fear against an opponent that was more capable than him, a foe that he could NOT beat and forced him into hiding.

If All Might couldn't stop All For One back in Kamino and he managed to slip away with All Might wasting the last of his power, would he be in a similar position to Puss here now? He prayed to any god that THAT wouldn't be the case.

"This is actually… kinda sad to watch…", said Mina, feeling glum and uncomfortable from seeing such a mighty hero end up like this.

"Puss…", mewled Kirishima as it became harder to bear the sight of Puss resigning to his new life.

"Please don't let this be the end…", Midoriya prayed to the film.

[This Is The End by Dan Navarro/rendition of The End by The Doors stops playing]

0:21:18-0:21:45

"It looks like we're back at Del Mar… or what's left of it…", Uraraka chuckled nervously, extremely grateful for the miserable montage to end.

"Yeah, but who could this new group be?", asked Midoriya as a young woman with a group of three bears entered the picture.

"From the way they had a Wanted Poster of Puss in Boots, could they also be a group of Villainous Bounty Hunters?", speculated Iida.

However, some soon began to recognize the villain group after the female lead gave off some rather famous descriptions.

"Wait… a grown lady with three bears? 'Too big… too little?' You've gotta be kidding me! It's… THEM?!", shouted a wide-eyed Shishida as it settled in on him and some of the rest of the audience.

0:21:45-0:21:51

Just before their Wanted Poster appeared, the screen froze on the familiar villainous group. Present Mic nearly did a a double-take on the card before deciding to go on with reading it.

And he thought Odin and Thor were something to announce.

Introducing Goldilocks and the Three Bears Crime Family!

Made up of the Matriarch Mama, the Muscle Papa, Baby the Scout and Scheming Leader Goldilocks(or Goldi for short), this found family had decided to take a crack at crime! When they work together, you better watch your back because if your move against them is too fast or too slow, they'll make sure your end is just right!

"Goldilocks? And the three bears? They're in this too?! But why are they a crime family?!", questioned Kaminari, confounded by the crazy idea.

"Guess porridge doesn't come cheap…", joked Sero.

"What? What does that have to do with these 4 new villains?", asked Todoroki honestly.

Many of his classmates blinked at the heterochromic boy's response. His older siblings were a bit more understanding at their younger siblings' lack of knowledge on Fairy Tales with his harsh upbringing. Not even their mother was able to tell such stories to him as a child without his father's intervention once his quirk emerged.

"You really never heard of that story?", asked Kirishima, to which Shoto merely shook his head in response.

Bakugo rolled his eyes as he sighed in frustration.

"How the hell have you never been told this baby story? I'll tell you then, you Icy-Hot idiot.", he grumbled as he gave his recap of the tale.

"Once upon a time, some little blond brat thought it was a good idea to break into someone's house while the owners were away, eat their food, break their shit, and take a nap in someone else's bed. But it turned out the house was owned by bears and once they came back home, they found the girl and ate her. The end. Lesson of the story? Don't break into people's homes, eat their food or break their shit."

He recalled the whole story with a straight yet bored expression. As for everyone else though, not as much.

"HUUUUUHHHH?!? What the heck kinda version is that?!", shouted a flabbergasted Hagakure at the blond bomber.

"That's the version my old hag told me!", the explosion student answered back.

"Who?", asked Ojiro, to which Midoriya replied, "Oh… that's what he calls his mother…", with a nervous chuckle.

"How can you refer to your own mother in such a manner?!", scolded Iida.

"They never ate her in the versions we were told!", yelled Sero.

"Yeah and look! Goldilocks is fine and clearly uneaten so these bears didn't eat her! That version of the story obviously didn't happen here!", agreed Ashido.

"Tch. Whatever. My version's still better.", Bakugo scoffed.

0:21:51-0:22:07

"So not only does this Vigilante have a homicidal Wolf after him, but also Villainous Variants of a Classic Fairy Tale story?", noted Cementos as he gave a recap of this turn of events.

"It seems that way. Don't know how all of this will make sense but I wonder how long his retirement is gonna last because of them…", Naomasa responded.

All Might couldn't help but flinch a little from hearing the possibility, knowing that he was out of action with his iteration of One For All burnt out.

He almost wished there was something else he could do, something to make sure that Midoriya wouldn't succumb to the same fate as Puss and himself.

0:22:07-0:23:03

Before the audience could speculate further on this group and which Villain party would reach the retired tabby first, the scene returned to Mama Luna's.

Specifically at Lunch time…

The disheveled Puss(now going by Pickles) was still an uneasy sight to see for the Heroes and Students, with the beard not helping at all.

His meal was soon interrupted by a chatty and perky newcomer.

"That's gotta be the ugliest cat I've ever seen…", said a disturbed Kaminari.

"That's cause it's not a cat, Charge Dolt. I think it's a dog dressed up as one.", Jiro deadpanned at the lousy disguise somehow managing to fool someone.

In the middle of their one-sided conversation, the disgruntled Vigilante tabby tried to throw off the dog by switching languages. When the dog spoke the same, Sweet Dream translated for both.

"Puss tried to say he doesn't speak English. The dog was happy to hear cause he spoke Spanish too. He also asked where he came from and if he liked naps.", the clown boy giggled.

Many of the audience members(mostly those of the girls and even Koda), 'awwed' at hearing the lovable mutt not have a name and the sight of his "poster."

"An UNwanted poster?! How could someone NOT want him? He's adorable!", shouted Mina at the sight of the happy fuzzy face.

"Yeah! I'd adopt him… if I could.", murmured the animal-loving Koda.

Seeing as the dog might be playing a pivotal role in the film, Midoriya wrote a page for him.

Under the name though, he merely wrote "Dog to hopefully be named later".

0:23:03-0:23:44

Many audience members couldn't help but giggle at hearing the stray pup's situation, especially with how easily fooled Mama Luna was at the disguise.

Shigaraki felt those same strange emotions again, and from a supposed dumb unnamed dog of all things.

"There it is again. This mutt should be irritating the hell out of me… and yet… he feels like one of the least annoying characters I've seen in any of these movies so far. Maybe even the least annoying I've met… ever…", he pondered to himself.

There was a sudden flash, like a match lit in his mind.

A memory resurfaced of his hands, long before they were cold, itchy, clammy and crusted, feeling soft warm fur.

It was breathing and gentle, yet felt kind and comforting.

"Mon… why do I… know that name? I… did have a dog once?"

The image of a Corgi appeared in his head before his sight settled back to the Chihuahua onscreen, leaving the decaying villain confounded but oddly not angry in the slightest. Almost calm in a sense…

The exchange between the two soon came to the topic of Puss's story, something that the Heroes and Students prayed wouldn't be the end of so soon after meeting said Hero(or Vigilante, depending on who was asked).

0:23:44-0:23:54

"He was the great and awesome Puss in Boots and he still is!", yelled Kirishima at the sight of the visual flashback, putting Shigaraki back into his common place of aggravation.

Many chuckled at the unnamed mutt unable to see what Puss and the audience saw.

0:23:54-0:24:30

"YAOW! What the hell?! That dog looks like he's got worms or something!", shouted a recoiling Sero as the dog offered a belly rub to Puss, right before getting an earful of Jiro's earjack.

"That's rude. He's already admitted to being homeless.", she answered.

"Still, he wouldn't be wrong. I'd hope this dog would eventually see a veterinarian.", Momo mused.

"I think it's kinda sweet he wants to be a Therapy Dog.", said Hagakure, with Koda agreeing with a nod and a warm smile.

0:24:30-0:25:10

Many of the more action-seeking audience members were waiting for when things would get going again. However, after a scene shift and an awkward encounter on the litterbox, it looked like they wouldn't have to wait anymore.

"That crazy wolf FOUND HIM!?! ALREADY!?!", yelled a shaking Mineta with many of his classmates already on edge.

However, that proved not the case once the front door was busted through.

"Oh, it's not the wolf. It's just the three bears.", Sero said with relief.

"Like that's supposed to be an improvement?!", yelled most of the students in response.

0:25:10-0:25:27

"An offer? So they're not after Puss for the bounty but for another reason perhaps?", speculated Aizawa.

"It's a possibility. Maybe they do want his bounty, or maybe they require his assistance for something.", continued Naomasa.

Midoriya kept his notebook ready, just in case the Crime Family spoke of this mystery agenda. However, he and the other Heroes and Students were concerned for the old woman's safety in the clutches of said crime family.

0:25:27-0:25:50

Many grew worried for the cat fancier's safety until they saw their first attempt of an "interrogation", garnering chuckles from the audience.

"Huh, that may have been the most polite form of interrogation I've ever seen.", said a surprised Iida, almost glad to see such manners from such a furry brute appearance-wise.

0:25:50-0:26:49

"A fugitive orphan… sounds like Goldi ran away from an orphanage before ending up with the bears in the story we all know.", mused Makoto.

"It's kinda sweet that they accepted and now treat her as their own.", said Toga with a warm smile, reminding of her own time with the League.

Upon seeing Mama Luna being given the "Piano Treatment" after attempting to escape, the mad woman's response brought out more chuckles.

"It's…not?", asked Todoroki honestly.

"I think the real question is if it was by her own choice or not…", added Ojiro, scratching the back of his head.

The chuckles soon turned to full-blown laughter from the less mature of the audience at the 3 bears' obvious incompetence, with Goldi's role of being the leader made all the more clear.

"This has got to be the funniest home invasion and interrogation I've ever seen!", wheezed Uraraka, trying to catch her breath from all of the mayhem.

"Puss is correct, they truly are amateurs when it comes to forcing intel out of someone.", mused Kurogiri.

"Yeah, the mother bear had the right idea of gutting her.", groaned Shigaraki.

"Let's be honest: those cats are probably gonna eat her corpse once she dies and the cat food runs out…", Dabi smirked, much to the disgust of those around him. A small number though couldn't help but nod reluctantly in agreement though.

0:26:49-0:27:09

"See? Even Goldilocks could tell that's a dog dressed up as a cat from a distance.", Jiro deadpanned towards her Charge-Dolt of a classmate.

"Please watch that ego of yours, Puss!", begged All Might when he was being held up and compared to his own Wanted Poster. Being insulted indirectly was more the correct term though.

"I guess Puss's time in retirement in such an insanitary place has surprisingly proven to be very lucky. With his unkept appearance and scent masked by the overwhelming… um… stench, the bears and Goldi can hardly tell he's there, let alone recognize him.", noted Midoriya.

"I… suppose so…", mulled Iida, still irked by the location but understood how much of a stroke of fortune it was for the has-been Hero.

Because of all of the points the green-haired boy made, it surprised many when Baby Bear announced that he "found" Puss in Boots.

0:27:09-0:27:26

"Huh, so the grave from his Vigilante-Hero Persona funeral actually threw off the villains. Surprisingly convenient.", mused Midnight, also amused with how these series of events have played out so far.

"You've got to be kidding me. That pity party he held for himself ended up faking his own death by accident?!", questioned a flabbergasted Spinner.

"It appears so. Although I'm more interested in whatever they're attempting to steal though. Must be quite the score.", replied Compress, whose interest had been piqued.

0:27:26-0:28:24

"A map to the Wishing Star… the one from the story at the start of the movie.", gasped Midoriya as he flipped back to its page.

"And from the sound of things, they had hoped to commission Puss in helping them steal this coveted map.", added Yaoyarozu.

Although, there appeared to be a major obstacle given both Goldi and Puss's reactions at the mention of a name.

"Big Jack Horner? Who's that, another Fairy Tale person?", asked Nejire.

"I'm not sure, but from how both Goldi and Puss are referring to him, it sounds like he's very powerful and intimidating.", speculated Amajiki.

"But then that begs the question: is he a Hero like Puss or a Villain like Goldi and the Bears?", asked Mirio.

Both Recovery Girl and All For One couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity from the name, only for the reference to still allude their recollection and remain within the fog of deep memory.

"So that's it? We're watching some pathetic excuse of a Hero get his extra life stock back just so he won't feel like a wimp anymore?", Shigaraki scoffed.

"Actually, I'm already quite interested in both this 'Big Jack Horner' character and the full potential of this Wishing Star.", All For One proclaimed, The Executive's opinion on Wish Magic still ringing in his head. The allure of it all was just too tantalizing for the Demon Lord to resist.

All Might looked at his foe with a weary expression. He knew no good would come from any wish from him being granted.

0:28:24-0:28:55

"Wait, what happened to his sword? Is it still in that fake grave, shroom?", asked Komori.

"Don't you remember? He never picked it up.", answered Honnenuki, causing everyone to remember that dreadful encounter. At least, dreadful to everyone except the League members.

"Either way, it looks like his mission is clear: retrieving the map and reaching this Wishing Star of legend. It's not everyday that a Hero and a Villain have such a closely common goal. Consider me intrigued.", chirped Nezu.

Something did bug Shinso about this new development though.

"Don't get me wrong but, should Puss even get that wish and those lives? I mean, he wasted through that first batch, how do we know he won't do that again with the next batch?", he asked, leaving many to ponder on the thought.

It was obviously and painfully clear that the cat wasn't worthy of claiming to be any form of Hero when he clearly struggled with such underlying unresolved fears. While the Villains would clearly decide against the idea of the Whiskered Warrior claiming the Wish, many of the Heroes weren't even sure how to respond.

Soon the feisty feline had redressed and reacquainted himself with his Hero/Vigilante moniker, dashing away towards this mysterious Big Jack Horner.

Although some hoped he would consider taking the kind-hearted dog as an acquaintance, as many of the students and young children had already grown attached to the hound.

"No! Please take the puppy with you!", cried out Katsuma, who already loved the unnamed pup and didn't want the pair to part so soon.

"I hope the dog gets to be part of this. Or at least gets a name eventually.", agreed Setsuna.

"Yeah… what was it that Puss called him again?", asked Tsubaruba.

"Perro. Spanish for Dog.", replied Sweet Dream.

Midoriya shrugged his shoulders and merely wrote the word down as a place-holder name in the stray's page.

0:28:55-0:29:19

The scene soon left behind the Cat Sanctuary and transitioned to a grandiose yet imposing factory-like fortress overseeing the more meek and gloomy commoners' settlements.

The audience was left in awe of the almost menacing structure, with Kuroiro and Tokoyami almost at home with the much darker atmosphere from a film that had surprised them with such.

They watched as the Feline Felon stealthily climbed his way over the gate and oversaw a delivery with two sketchy individuals.

0:29:19-0:29:53

"Looks like the mutt tagged along after all.", groaned Dabi, although he was surprised to not hear the decaying villain complaining about it. He thought for sure that the fleabag would get under his skin like…

…well, like most things. Everything really.

He arched an eyebrow as he took a glance at him and could've sworn he almost looked… relieved?

"A stick? What the hell's he supposed to do with a damn stick?!", shouted Bakugo when the stray dog offered a substitute for the lost weapon.

"Well… a stick sword is better than no sword, right?", reasoned Mirio, trying to side with the homeless dog's reasoning.

0:29:53-0:30:40

Many felt a sense of repulsion at the sight of someone massive taste-testing the factory pies.

"You've got to take that pie now. You can't just stick your finger in something and leave it; it's yours!", noted Sato, grossed out by the mystery tester.

The man's Wanted Poster soon revealed his identity.

"So this is Big Jack Horner.", Midoriya noted as he began a new page for the burly baker in his notebook.

"Guess that answers that question: this version of Jack Horner is definitely a villain if he's willing to hire murderers so carefree and on a whim.", concluded Naomasa.

"And that also makes you wonder what kind of operation he's running under this legitimate Pie Business.", questioned Makoto.

Hawks was getting the same sense of this Pie Distributor being no different from Detnerat, meaning this Big Jack Horner could possibly be somewhat similar to ReDestro.

0:30:40-0:31:15

"So this Baby-Faced bastard collects magic shit?", scoffed Bakugo, unimpressed with this newest excuse for a villain as he and the Serpent Sisters had a tour of his Trophy Room.

"It appears so…", noted Tokoyami as the sight of a flame-spewing bird irked him personally.

Many of the audience members did find the collection alluring to a degree. To see things straight from their childhood stories in a glass display, whether it be from a Fairy Tale or some form of Classic Literature. It was difficult to not be in awe for everyone.

Well… almost everyone.

"B-b-baby…unicorn? THAT MONSTER!!!", shouted a distressed Hagakure.

The outburst wasn't different from Koda's from Megamind's Baby Seal boots but the invisible girl was already in a rather unpleasant mood after the whole failed spy mission fiasco.

But to mutilate a creature from her childhood dreams? This guy was now officially on her Hate List, a list that was just made.

Like, right now. For him specifically.

Even though many Villains in the audience had it out for on-screen Heroes like Dabi with Thor and Shigaraki with Stark, that wasn't to say some Heroes could hold the same type of personal grudges for on-screen villains.

"I suppose we can add animal cruelty to his list of crimes…", said Aizawa, recalling the fiery caged bird.

0:31:15-0:31:42

"What is it with her gloating about murder?!", All Might asked incredulously from the unsettling behavior of the Serpent Sister.

Meanwhile, All For One was now more interested in this Wishing Star more than ever if this man so casually disregarded the artifacts in that room that could prove to be useful to him.

"The Master of All Magic… not a bad moniker. He's quite ambitious, I'll give him that.", the Demon Lord mused to himself.

As for the Heroes and Students, none of them liked the sound of it one bit.

0:31:42-0:32:17

"Now that was a mistake: overstepping into the dealer's personal life.", noted Kurogiri as one of the Serpent Sisters brought up and unintentionally insulted the original rhyme.

Many of the audience members couldn't help busting out laughing from the flashback.

"Oh my… I had nearly forgotten that rhyme. I'm glad it was recalled now.", chuckled Recovery Girl.

"Pinocchio?! He got upstaged by FREAKING PINOCCHIO?!? No wonder he's such a jerk now! He just could never let that go!", giggled Toga, almost tearing up and holding her sides.

"Yeah. It also sound's like he's got a bad case of Magic Envy.", noted Midoriya, causing many heads to turn his way.

"Magic… Envy?", asked Uraraka, which caused the One For All Holder to stutter a bit before he fell back onto his train of thought and explained his reasoning.

"Um… yeah. You know how back home, those with weak Quirks can get jealous of those with stronger Quirks? Or those that are Quirkless can be the same for those with Quirks? Well, I've read that it's known as Quirk Envy. If we were to replace Quirks in this context with Magic, you could say that Jack Horner suffers from the same thing: Magic Envy."

"Yeah, that sounds like the case. Especially with how he's got that red face of anger.", Asui pointed out once the flashback had ended.

Shigaraki grinned. If what Kurogiri had said earlier was true, then that annoying loudmouth Sister wouldn't be around for long.

Horner putting on a pair of gloves was a good sign for the decaying villain.

0:32:17-0:32:32

Once the hefty man-child snapped on the second glove, the screen froze and Present Mic read from the newest card in his hand.

Jack Horner! Villain Name: Big Jack Horner!

He said it himself, folks! This Inglorious Baker runs a pie enterprise on the surface, but underneath the successful business, he's amassed himself a wide array of magical weapons and relics to do away with anyone that gets in his way. He's got hexes for those that vex him and is far from being a 'good boy', taking glee in his torment. His hunger for power may be as insatiable as his penchant for pies.

"This Big Jack Horner sounds like a real wild card with those artifacts at his disposal. Who knows what kind effects they can inflict. We can't even compare them to tech from Stark, Megamind or Kingsman.", assessed Power Loader.

"He's right. It'd be more so like a Villain possessing whatever Odin had stored in his vault and we've already seen the formidable capabilities of just one relic and the enchanted automaton built to guard it.", a stone-faced Nezu added.

This brought concern to all of the Heroes and Students of such an idea. Some villains actually were amazed with what chaos Jack Horner could offer.

0:32:32-0:32:44

However, those concerns were soon put on the dashboard as the Stabby Tabby's heist was soon interrupted by a stowaway in the map's chest.

"Oooooh! It sounds like they got history!", squealed Ashido at the sight of the female cat recognizing Puss. She and many others with keen eyesight also recalled her visage appearing during the short life-flashing sequence.

Chuckles arose from the audience from the newest cat's immediate attack.

"Yeah, bad history.", laughed Sero as Puss was delivered a roundhouse kick to the face.

"Looks like we got another runner-up for a spot on the team after all.", mused Mandalay as the rest of the Pussycats agreed with her.

At that moment, just before her Wanted Poster appeared, the screen froze and Present Mic began announcing this new hero or villain.

She's the Rebel without Claws and the Purr-fect Purloiner who'll rob you six ways from Sunday, she's Kitty Softpaws!

After being abandoned by her previous family, this Declawed Dame took life into her own puffy paws. With speed and reflexes surpassing Puss, this Feline Femme Fatale's got thieving skills capable of stealing the clothes off your back before you even know what hit you!

"Great… another annoying cat.", grumbled Shigaraki.

"Hey, could be worse. At least she's not claiming to be some Hero like that fake Puss.", recalled Spinner.

"That's true.", noted Dabi before calling out to the rest of the audience with a smug attitude.

"So what is it Heroes? This Kitty Softpaws is a blatant thief, does that make her a Villain in your eyes?", he yelled with a big fat grin on his face.

"Aside from attempting to rob from a pair of murderous twins, we've yet to see her perform any act of villainy, Villain!", barked Vlad King at the charred still-smiling villain.

0:32:44-0:33:10

Hearing Kitty's admittance to being approached by Goldi and the Bears earlier didn't help her case for the Heroes, who still couldn't be sure of if she should be classified as a Villain yet.

Though some were willing to compromise and dismiss her as a possible Vigilante alongside Puss given her own Wanted Poster.

0:33:10-0:33:32

The Heroes and Students were already growing fearful of the twin sisters' fate, but at the mention of the Midas Touch and Jack Horner holding up a certain relic, Momo gasped and yelled out in a panic.

"That's the Hand of Midas!", pointing out the artifact in caution.

"The Hand of what?", asked Shoji, to which Iida answered in a similar pale and aghast state.

"From the tale of King Midas, meant to be a lesson against Greed. The story has many variations but essentially, it is summarized as a King that is granted a wish. He then wishes for everything he touches turn to Gold. In some versions, it only retains to one hand, which is later severed and left to be an artifact of legend."

"To turn anything you touch into gold? That doesn't sound too bad.", said Uraraka with a tilt of her head. Until Momo continued.

"He couldn't deactivate the ability. Everything he touched; from the bed he slept in, to the water he bathed in, to the food and water he tried to consume: all gold. And when his own daughter tried to hug him, well…", the pony-tailed Creation student then guided the gazes of her classmates back to the screen.

Gasps of shock and horror arose as they put two and two together.

"Hmm… I suppose Jack Horner should've said he promised their volume in gold since gold is quite the heavy metal.", said Compress.

He was just being technical. He couldn't help it when wealth was on the line, especially from something that could make endless fortune like that.

A still stunned Midoriya managed to get enough of his bearings to write down the Serpent Sister's demise.

Tricked into turning into a gold statue from the Hand of Midas by Big Jack Horner out of spite for reminding him of his past.

0:33:32-0:33:45

"In a mission that requires stealth, they really shouldn't be bickering at a time like this.", said Thirteen.

"Still though, she's got a point. He did look so much cuter without that gross ratty retirement beard, ick!", replied Midnight with a slight recoil.

"And yet he's standing up for it just to spite her.", sighed Pixie-Bob.

"I'm sure with some grooming it'll look amazing.", said Present Mic, stroking his own goatee.

0:33:45-0:34:07

The cats' question of stealth was soon outdone when Goldi and the Bears literally fell onto the scene, causing some laughter among the audience members.

"I don't know why she would want to stay.", giggled La Brava at the remaining Serpent Sister holding the petrified sibling in a wheelbarrow.

"She most likely wishes to not upset Horner any further. Such would be the wisest choice in this precarious position, to avoid getting further involved.", replied Gentle to his partner.

0:34:07-0:35:02

Many audience members couldn't help chuckling at the exchanges between Jack Horner, Goldi and the cats.

Especially with Puss's response to Goldi and the Bears accusing him of being supposedly dead.

"That's one hell of a recovery…", remarked Natsuo.

"Well, he's not wrong. He technically did get better, just spiritually instead of mortally.", replied Fuyumi.

"The bears are horrible interrogators and negotiators too.", noted Awase when the began to ask for pies.

"Yeah, they're not really the best at being Villains.", replied Pony as the group reminded those that had viewed them of Gentle Criminal and La Brava's videos.

"And there go the Lilliputians…", remarked Tsuburaba as Goldi smashed the bottle of little people to threaten with.

The scene soon devolved into madness with a collapsing cabinet, the cats escaping on a newly-freed magic carpet and Jack retaliating with a well-thrown trident throw.

0:35:02-0:35:50

The entire next sequence had multiple parties either fighting to escape or catch the map.

"Wow, she's good.", garnered Compress for Kitty's sleight of hand.

Although her abuse towards facial hair was another story.

"Gah! What's this movie's problem with facial hair?!", shrieked Present Mic from seeing both a guard's mustache torn off and beard caught in machinery.

"I agree, even I felt that one.", replied Gentle as both mustachioed men petted their faces in reflex.

As Puss wielded the Stick against the bears, one student couldn't help but express his gratitude.

"Well, whaddya know!? The Stick Sword is surprisingly effective!", beamed Mirio while those around him(save for Eri who just looked on in confusion), just mildly sweat-dropped from the third-year's sheer optimism.

That is, until it failed to fend off Papa.

"You were saying, Blank Face?", growled an unamused Bakugo.

"Erm… well… still, two out of three ain't bad.", the Permeation Third Year chuckled nervously.

0:35:50-0:36:22

"Alright! Looks like the dog is being useful as a getaway driver!", cheered La Brava, happy to see the hound being a team player in the group's escape from the pie factory.

At the mention of Puss needing therapy, one of the Third Year's responded.

"Don't we all…?", Amajiki quietly whimpered.

0:36:22-0:36:42

"Santo Coloma?", asked Midoriya, hoping to fill in on a possible history between the two felines.

"It sounds like where they had their possible falling out.", speculated Shinso.

"If I had to guess, it was probably a botched heist between the two, with that Puss vigilante leaving Kitty with an empty bag.", scoffed Vlad King dismissively.

"I wouldn't put the possibility out of the question.", mused a smiling Nezu, already racking his tiny but mighty mind into what this "Santo Coloma" event had the feline felon in such a sour mood towards her former partner.

0:36:42-0:36:59

"Looks like that will halt Jack Hornet's forces from continuing their pursuit. What a shame that it'd be at such a costly sacrifice.", sighed Compress.

"And he's back to his old habits of claiming to be a 'fearless hero' hogging the glory.", sneered Spinner with a spiteful gaze.

"What can we say? Old habits are often hard to break.", chuckled Compress.

"Is he really gonna take credit for being generous when he just needed to stop the guards?", asked Jiro.

"That money could've been stolen from the people and it's keeping them from being followed. What's the harm?", asked Kaminari, who would soon be eating his own words.

0:36:59-0:37:14

The audience's blood soon ran cold as an eerily familiar whistle echoed and a nearly-forgotten figure re-emerged. Goosebumps spread throughout the crowd like wildfire.

"I-I-It's him…", said Eri, shivering as she grasped Togata's arm, the young man holding her close in response.

"He's back… and already not far behind.", gasped Melissa, surprised how close he had caught up. She and many others were sure that he had lost the Vigilante-like Hero's scent after his short-lived retirement.

As the wolf placed two coins over his eyes to taunt the tabby, the current One For All user came to a horrific realization.

"Oh god… h-h-he's not in it for the money… he just wants Puss dead! This is personal!", stuttered a terrified Midoriya with his own wide eyes.

The One For All user's fear soon shifted to confusion as he then wondered something odd.

"If he's going to be reoccurring in this story, why didn't the Wolf get a Poster Intro? Even the Stray Dog technically got one with the Unwanted Poster."

0:37:14-0:37:55

The scene shifted back to the remains of Jack Horner's treasure room with the Small-Headed Sociopath already preparing to give chase.

"So he's got a Mary Poppins bag that he's packed to the brim with all kinds of Magic stuff. That is so not good!", cried out Mina. Her heart slightly broke at the sight of the Glass Slipper tossed away and broken in apathy.

"And what's the Baker's Dozen? Somehow I get the feeling that it isn't just 13 donuts in a box instead of the classic 12.", guessed Hawks.

Sweet Dream then spoke up.

"That's the group of goons that Jack Horner has! Oh, and in case you guys were worried about those unicorns whose horns he stole, they're okay!"

Right as Jack Horner left with his newly magicked mini-fortress tank carriage, the clown boy paused the movie(0:37:49)to show what was pulling it.

"See?!"

"That doesn't make us feel better at all!", yelled Jiro at the messed up sight.

No one even knew how to respond to the sight, other than mixed parts horror and humor, so they just kept watching while picking up their jaws.

0:37:55-0:38:29

As the scene returned to the two cats and dog, many were intrigued by the mystical properties of the map.

"So the map's got riddles instead of pictures. Great. Is it gonna tell them how to get this dumb wish or what?", groaned Bakugo, who already wanted the next action scene already. The Baby-Faced Bastard with the dumbass haircut already had a bag full of things he wanted to see used.

How would this world's Magic fare against Quirks? Would it be something like Thor's case? If so then he'd already want to see what's next.

Meanwhile, Midoriya was already writing down the riddles of the Map, wondering how they'll help and make sense further down the line.

The Dark Forest is deep and far. Within its bounds you'll find the star.

"So that Dark Forest from the opening story is their next destination. And from both of their descriptions, it sounds extremely perilous inside.", noted Iida, wondering what trials awaited the trio.

Both Tokoyami and Kuroiro couldn't help but perk up at the mention of The Dark Forest from the opening. Both boys in black were already internally giddy at the prospect of seeing this place for themselves.

A single wish burns true and bright. This map is the key so hold on tight.

"From that line, it sounds like the map functions like a form of Passkey. Like it's not just necessary to have it to find the star, but to reach it too, ribbit.", Tsu croaked.

0:38:29-0:38:51

"Oh, so now he likes the Stick Sword?", teased Toga as Puss soon sided with the wooden weapon.

"Yeah, bringing a stick to a swordfight might be even dumber than bringing a sword to a gunfight.", mulled Snipe with a head shake of disapproval.

"Either way, they're going to have to get along if they want to keep the map out of the hands of the other villains following behind them.", groaned Aizawa.

He'd known several cases of when Pro Heroes butted heads and refused to work together. It often led to complications in cases that potentially could lead to disaster if left unattended.

0:38:51-0:39:51

"The Chihuahua Gang… that's also a thing here? And why do I actually want to see that?", asked Kaminari, with several people surprised that they agreed with the electric student.

As Kitty was disturbed by the kind stray's innocent nature and questioned his sanity, Todoroki, Bakugo, Dabi, Shigaraki and several LoV members all responded with the same thing:

"Most likely."

"Seriously? How does he not have a name? Can't he just name himself at this point?", asked Uraraka when the mutt was asked his own name.

The dog then began to list off everything he's ever been called, causing some audience members to be caught off-guard by some more obscene sounding ones.

"I hope the puppy gets a name by the end of the movie.", Eri said wistfully for the little stray's sake.

"Me too…", agreed Midoriya, wanting to properly fill in the page for this adorable member of the film's cast.

0:39:51-0:40:18

As the newly-assembled furry trio rode off with their pursuers not far behind, whether tracked by scent or clairvoyant crystal ball, the chase was on for a legend. The audience was astounded with the montage of all of the current parties all taking part in this mad race.

"Hey, he kept the sandwich. Tuna fish is so tasty!", shouted Twice as the dog was displayed.

This was a drastically different tale from those before, where the Heroes and Villains here in this story all shared a common goal.

A race to the legendary Wishing Star, ready to grant the desires of whoever arrived there first.

The audience could only watch and see what would come out of this race and who would be the victor.


Author's Note:

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Sorry for the hold-up. Aside from a lot of pressure either from the holiday season and people visiting my county for work, playing Super Mario Wonder with my sister or from people asking me to hurry on reviews, I've also had to contend with people PM'ing me and asking me to speed things up or write this a certain way.

All of which can take a serious toll on both my energy and motivation in writing this. I really do want to keep writing this series, but to avoid burnout I also want to be able to work on my other stories too to stay mentally limber. That's why some of them will be posted before the next chapter of this will.

Anyways, as for the listed Reality Warpers and Toon Force Users in the beginning of the film, they weren't kidding when it was said they couldn't be fought by regular means or at all.

Bill Cypher from Gravity Falls by Alex Hirsch

Discord from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Aku from Samurai Jack by Genndy Tartakofsky

Mr.Mxyzptlk from DC Comcis, specifically from the Superman Animated Series. Rest in Peace, Gilbert Gottfried.

Dr.Manhattan from both Alan Moore's Watchmen comics and the Zack Snyder Film

The Collector from The Owl House by Dana Terrace, NOT the Marvel character

The Beyonder from Marvel Comics, specifically from the recent Marvel show Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur because I love his design since it's not just 'classic white guy in white'

The Mask from both the film and the Dark Horse comics

GOLB from Adventure Time

Kumagawa from Medaka Box

Altair from Re:Creators