Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall (Day)
After a few minutes, Dominic found the store he was looking for. Fighting Fit. Inside the store were various items related to martial arts: boxing gloves, running shoes, punching bags, etc.
"Mimikyu, we just hit the mother lode." Dominic said, knowing how much his more muscular Pokemon would love this equipment.
"Excuse me, are you looking for something?" an employee asked the blonde.
"Uh, yeah." Dominic said. "Do you have anything for people with punching Quirks? Like, POWERFUL punching Quirks?"
"Sure! Follow me." the employee said, guiding the trainer to a section of punching bags with far more bulk than anything else he'd seen before. "Is this what you were looking for?"
"Ohoho, yes." Dominic said, grinning widely. He got out a Poke Ball and tossed it into the air, releasing a Pokemon covered in gray and white fur. "What do you think of this, Annihilape?" The Rage Monkey Pokemon looked up at the punching bag, touching it to get a feel for its weight. It then turned back to its trainer with a pleased expression. Though, it was a bit hard to tell with a Pokemon that had a permanent angry face.
"I thought I recognized you." the employee said. "You're that kid that won the UA Sports Festival!"
"That I am." Dominic answered with a smile.
"So, you must've come here for your... Pokemon things, right?" the employee asked.
"Right again." the blonde confirmed. "Annihilape loves a challenge when it comes to training, so we came here looking for something it'd want to use."
The employee looked down at the simian Pokemon. "You have a good eye. This bag was manufactured by Mirko's Hero Agency." It was very slight, but Annihilape's red eyes looked even more eager to train with the punching bag.
"We'll take it. How much?" Dominic asked.
"Y563,054.00." the employee said, making the trainer choke on his own breath.
"Oh, that makes sense." Dominic said, grimacing. "Let's see, the conversion rate should be..." The boy reached into his hoodie pocket and got out 4,000 Gold Coins. "This should be enough, right? I'm still getting used to Japanese currency."
The store employee stared blankly at the amount of money Dominic had. They then fainted.
"I'll take that as a yes." the boy said, taking the bag and bringing it out of the store. "Oh, this thing is heavy." Deciding that this wasn't working, Dominic had Corviknight take the bag home. As expected, the Raven Pokemon shot straight through the glass ceiling. "I'm sure there won't be any negative repercussions from that." he said, walking away from the store. Just as he took the first step, the mall PA system blared a message.
"There has been a dangerous, wanted, villain spotted in the mall. Please evacuate in an orderly fashion. We are now in lockdown."
"Oh, that's not good." Dominic said, worried. "Annihilape, Mimikyu, return."
Temporary Xiao-Long Household (Afternoon)
As it turned out, Shigaraki appeared at the mall and confronted Midoriya. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, but the mall was closed for a few weeks. It was a good thing Dominic bought the punching bag before the lockdown.
Right now, the blonde was sitting on the training room couch, watching as Annihilape practiced Rage Fist on the new bag. It appeared to be having fun.
"Now, then. There are a few more days until the camp, so we'll need to figure out what to do in the meantime." Dominic said. Just as he said that, Indeedee ran into the room with a letter in its hands. "Calm down, Indeedee. What is it?" The Emotion Pokemon handed the letter to its trainer, who tore open the letter and read it.
'Dear Dominic Xiao-Long. Due to your position as the winner of the UA Sports Festival, you have been cordially invited to the I-Expo on I-Island. You may bring your Pokemon, as well as a plus one. If you decide to come, a surprise waits for you here. Sincerely, David Shield.'
'I-Island...' Dominic thought to himself, looking up the location on his phone. Apparently, it was an artificial landmass, and during the I-Expo, inventors from across the globe came there to pool their ideas. David Shield was also a prominent figure in this world, being All Might's original sidekick and an extremely talented inventor. 'I wonder what the surprise is.'
Both Annihilape and Indeedee looked curious at what their trainer was thinking about.
"Looks like we're going to I-Island!" Dominic said with a smile. "As for my plus one... I have an idea." The boy got out his phone and dialed a number. "Hey, how would you like to go to I-Island?" There was a scream on the other end of the line. "I'll take that as a yes. Meet me at my house and we'll leave in a few hours. I want to show you something." A beat of silence as the person on the other end asked a question. "Of course I can get us there. I don't like to brag, but I happen to have my own private air service."
Somewhere in the house, Corviknight sneezed.
"One of my Pokemon happens to excel at bringing people across continents at high speeds." Dominic explained. "By proxy, it can take us to I-Island before nightfall. I just need to build a Flying Taxi cab." And hope that a certain hammer enthusiast wasn't around while he did so.
Somewhere in the house, Tinkaton sneezed.
AN: The next chapter will cover the events of the first movie, Two Heroes. If you have any way to get the script, please Review.
