Nemo of the Myriad Worlds 1 - MHA Marvels

by Spaceman

In a new bi-monthly 7-part crossover, a man from the real world is reincarnated as an orphan in the world of MHA with the Quirk Self-Sustenance. He doesn't regain his memories until after he's transformed into a special Nomu by Dr. Garaki. Now, he's going to attend UA Academy as All-for-One's spy. Gamer! SIOC Midoriya Twins. NewMystery356. Surprise Crossovers.

1. Chapter 1

Nemo – Survivor of the Myriad Worlds

SIOC multi-crossover

Story Start: January 12, 2023

Story Posted: December 2, 2023

Disclaimer:

My Hero Academia (Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is the property of Kōhei Horikoshi and Shueisha.

Marvel Characters belongs to Marvel Comics.

OCs belong to Spaceman (Me).

Other characters belong to their creators.

All characters and Ideas belong to their respective owners. This is a work of non-profit and no offense is intended. This fanfiction is for entertainment purposes only.

Notes:

This is part 1 of a 7-part series that will be published bimonthly. It's already written and has been for months. Feel free to comment and enjoy.

Chapter 01 – Memories of a Monster.

Purple lightning flashes through my mind and memories flow.

Shortly after I was born, I was left at an orphanage in Jaku City. According to the Director of the orphanage, who I asked many years later, my mother was a working girl from the Red-Light district of Corellia. This means my father could be any of her clients, but I'm guessing he was wealthy since my mother didn't just abort me. When she couldn't get (enough) money from my biological, I was left at the orphanage.

All men are not created equal. This was the reality I learned about society at the young age of four. In a world where eighty percent of people are born with superhuman abilities called Quirks, my Quirk was unnoticed by most.

Instead of gaining abilities, I seemed to lose things. I stopped feeling hungry, even when I didn't eat. I stopped feeling thirsty when I didn't drink. I stopped feeling hot or cold even during the hottest summers and coldest winters. I even stopped feeling the need to sleep, only doing so to dream. In a world, their Quirks are considered a symbol of your individuality, my Quirk made less human, less alive to other people.

Some thought I was Quirkless until the age of ten, when I was pushed off a pier by some bullies. The Orphanage had taken a trip to the beach while the building was being fumigated and I was a little excited. I was scared when I was pushed into the water, because I didn't know how to swim, and with no lifeguard or Hero around, I soon sank to the bottom.

I thought I was going to die, then noticed nothing was happening. It was harder to breathe water, but I wasn't suffocating. Not only didn't I need food and water, but I also didn't need to breathe. It was then I began to laugh underwater like Connor Macleod from Highlander.

In that film, the sixteenth century Scotsman was killed on the battlefield, only to rise again as an immortal. His mentor Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez - an Egyptian-born Spainard – proved his immortality by dumping him in the middle of a lake. I also didn't know why I remembered a 1986 fantasy action-adventure film that I had never watched in my life.

Both the caretakers and my fellow Orphans freaked out when I walked out the ocean with my creepy smile. It was only then that I was taken to a doctor and my Quirk finally explained.

[Self-Sustenance] -The ultimate survival Quirk. It's a Quirk that allows my body to provide itself with everything it needs to survive without external input. These needs include air/breathing, sleep/rest, food, drink, bodily evacuations, shelter from environmental effects and their lack (heat/cold, dryness/wetness), etc. I could literally be left naked in the Earth's harshest environments with not a single supply, and I would thrive.

My Quirk wasn't flashy, it couldn't be used to save people like a Hero, and it couldn't be used to harm people like a Villain. While some of my fellow orphans were adopted because the parents saw potential, I was the kid that cost nothing that nobody wanted.

My Quirk helped me live without the help of others. So, I focused on learning. I spent all my time, day and night, studying everything I could get my hands on. A Good education would take me places my Quirk could not.

Then came the day that changed everything.

*NEMO*

Nima Convenience Store.

Jaku City, Kyoto Prefecture.

15 of July

Early Morning.

1POV

It was my birthday. I was at a convenience store, buying a bottle of milk. I don't get thirsty, but I can still enjoy the taste. I managed to gather some money and it's much easier when you don't need to spend it on basic needs.

Suddenly, a Villain burst into the building, shattering the front window. The villain was a huge man standing over two meters in height with the Heteromorphic quirks of a large bull. He resembled the Minotaur of Greek mythology with thick veiny muscles covered by deep red skin, gold-brown eyes, and a bald head with two massive black horns. He's dressed in a black shirt, black pants with red markings going up the legs, and thick military boots. He was generating heat and flames, so I guessed he had a common dime-a-dozen Fire Quirk.

He grabbed me while I was drinking my milk, clearly intending for me to be a hostage.

The Minotaur villain was shortly followed by an oddly dressed Hero. He stood a short lean man standing 160 cm (5'3) with a white jacket, white pants, and black boots. He also had a large metal Conal hat, resembling the Takuhatsugasa worn by Buddhist monks. It partially hid the face of the Hero. As he raised his hands in a boxing position, electricity began arcing between them.

I don't remember what happened clearly, but it was very painful with an injury to chest.

*NEMO*

Jaku General Hospital

Jaku City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Months Later

1POV

I wake up to find myself in a very creepy place. I'm floating in a cylindrical tank filled with unknown watery fluid. My tank is surrounded by similar tanks, all illuminated only by purple light from the floors of tanks. The rest of the lab is very dark with numerous pipes, tubes, and cables illuminated by the Tyrian light.

I look at the inhabitants of the tanks. The inhabitants are muscular jet-black humanoids, that range from near humans to fearsome monsters with claws, wings, and/or teeth in places they shouldn't be. They all have something in common, they have exposed, pulsating brains and at least one pair of dull eyes attached to those brains.

I look down at myself. I have always had a physically strong body as my Quirk not only gives me all the nutrients I could ever need, but also substitutes for any need for exercise and prevents any form of atrophy. Since my muscles don't run out oxygen and nutrients, and are only limited by the damage they take, my stamina is monstrous. I was never this muscular and I didn't have black skin. I carefully reach up and to my relief I find a skull covered by smooth black skin, instead of pulsating, exposed brain.

"Already awake and aware? How wonderful! You exceed my predictions."

I turn to the voice to see a Mad Scientist barely illuminated by the purple light. He's an old man of a portly and short stature. He is completely bald and has a very large and bushy mustache. What makes him stand out is the set of shiny hi-tech googles over his blue eyes.

Dr. Kyudai Garaki. A scientist that is over a hundred twenty years ago and manifested [Life Force] - a longevity Quirk that doubles the user's lifespan at the cost of physical mobility. Seventy years ago, he is the scientist that came up with the Quirk Singularity concept – the idea that Quirks that get stronger with each generation and would eventually become too powerful for their users to control. He was rejected by his fellow scientists, but one man believed in him – All-for-One. A little faith can go a long way. The fanatically loyal Dr. Garaki willingly gave his original [Life Force] Quirk to All-for-One, keeping a copy for himself. He became All-for-One's personal physician and created equipment and shock troops.

"What should I call you, my Unique Nomu?" asks the Doctor. "You're more unique than even the High Ends in development," he continued. "You weren't made from a corpse like the others. Even with your heart burnt away by that foolish Hero's attack, your Quirk kept you alive. You don't need blood to keep your cells oxygenated, but the shock scrabbled your nerves, so you were declared dead."

Declared dead. Turned into a Monster called a Nomu. I might as well be nameless.

"Nemo." I say with a whisper, and I'm surprised at how deep baritone my voice is even in this fluid.

Nemo is Latin for "Nobody". It or Outis was the alias the Hero Odysseus used to trick the giant Polyphemus in The Odyssey. The Hero told the man-eating giant his name was nobody before piercing the giant's eye while he slept. When the Giant yelled for help from the other giants, he could only say "Nobody Hurt Me".

It can also be a reference to Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and Mysterious Island (1875). He was the son of Indian Raja and scientific visionary, consumed by a hunger for vengeance and hatred of imperialism (namely the British Empire).

It's not a reference to the Clownfish from 2003 Pixar film.

"You can call me Nemo."

*NEMO*

Jaku General Hospital

Jaku City, Kyoto Prefecture.

2 Days Later.

3POV

The Nomu. They are deceased individuals whose bodies have been heavily modified by Doctor Kyudai Garaki to hold multiple Quirks and reanimated to act as mindless super-soldiers. They are called Brainless, despite having a visible brain, because the infusion of Quirks often lowers brain activity, making most brainless creatures that can only function with a controller.

High-End. The most powerful form of Nomu with physical stats far superior to even the High-Tier Nomu, including possessing superior strength and the ability to possess up to Six Quirks. What truly makes High-Ends dangerous is their ability to think and act independently, possessing the personalities of the original deceased. Therefore, Doctor Garaki only chooses the most battle-crazed villains to become High-Ends with few exceptions.

Dr. Kyudai Garaki looks over at his computer in Nemo's file. This is a special computer only connected to the hidden laboratory and not connected to the Hospital's computer network. This data is only for him and his master's eyes.

Name: Nemo

Race: High-End Nomu (Variant) (Original: Metahuman)

Powers and Abilities:

[Quirk] [Self-Sustenance (original)]

= A Quirk that sustains the life of the owner, providing all their needs without any need for input of eternal resources. It also grants high resistance to known environments and immunity to what normal fatal damage should be.

= It is a Pure Self-Support Quirk with no offensive ability.

"Much like my own [Life Force] Quirk this Quirk is dedicated solely to the survival of the user." says Dr. Garaki, making notes, "The subject doesn't even need exercise as the body's optimization is controlled by his Quirk. This also enabled me to create a High-End at relatively low cost and effort than all others. Once the initial modifications were made, the body itself provided everything it needed to complete the metamorphosis."

[Quirk] [Super Regeneration (Copy)]

= A Quirk that allows the user to any sort of damaged and missing tissue at incredible speeds, including lost limbs and damage to the central nervous system.

= Regeneration can also become null if the user is beaten by their opponent faster than they can regenerate, whether that's through punches, fire, or disintegration.

"Regeneration is the most standard of the High-End Quirks, but it's the most efficient in Nemo. The infinite resources provided by his original Quirk allow him to push the Regeneration far beyond the normal limits of even the High-End Nomu."

[Quirk] [Foreign Forces Removal]

= Anything that isn't part of the fully functional, unmodified biological physical structure can be removed, cancelled and nullified, including the effects they caused.

= It is a Pure Self-Support Quirk with no offensive ability. Body resource cost.

"A Quirk that cleanses the body. It doesn't matter if it's a physical object, a pathogen, a toxic chemical, or the effect of another Quirk, FFR can remove it. There is a cost to the body's resources depending on the amount and level of threat. Thankfully, the wonderful S2 Quirk renders that weakness mute. "

[Quirk] [Extreme Temperature Resistance (Copy)]

= User can survive a great range of hot/warm and cold/low temperatures without discomfort.

= User is resistant only to the temperature, not other effects, so smoke, falling debris, slippery ground, etc. are problems.

"ETR Quirk renders the subject immune to Fire-based Quirks which have proven to be one of the greatest weaknesses of the Nomu." says Doctor Garaki, "I would make this a standard Quirk for all High-Ends, but it also interferes with all Emission-type Quirks meaning the ETR can only be used on heavy Brute type Nomu."

[Quirk] [Omnilingualism (Copy)]

= The power to speak, understand and decipher all languages, including body language.

= Weaker physical ability. Use can cause mental fatigue. Excessive use of this Quirk causes brain damage.

"The Omnilingualism Quirk is unique. It allows the users to learn any language after being exposed to a portion only once. Unfortunately, this caused so much stress for the original user that she fell into a coma. It's possible Omnilingualism could be used to instantly decode files, but most Nomu outside the High-Ends lack the brain power to run the Quirk and Combat Quirks are more appropriate for those battle maniacs." says Garaki drinking from coffee cup marked "Number One", "Nemo provides us with a unique opportunity."

[Quirk] [Enhanced Senses (Copy)]

= The user has extremely accurate senses, allowing them to see, hear, smell, taste and feel better than an average member of their species. Also provides an enhanced sense of balance.

= Subject is more susceptible to sensory attacks. Sensory overload.

"The Enhanced Senses Quirk has heightened the normally dull senses of Nomu to those of beyond animal keen level, matching the physical stats of the unit" says Dr. Garaki, cleaning his goggles with a special cloth, "The omnilingualism should help him process the data."

"What's the progress on Nemo?" comes the voice of All-for-One over the communications.

"He's ready." says Dr. Garaki, "I thought you were going to send the French student, why did you decide to send Nemo?"

"The Aoyamas were injured in a villain attack. They survived, but without a serious 'help', it will be another year before the boy will be able to attend UA."

"Villains?"

"A European group that was after the money of a few rich families. No connection to my own European contacts." says All-for-One, sounding annoyed, "I arranged for the gang to be eliminated, but it doesn't solve the problem. Sending healers or special tech would send up too many alerts, so I decided on Nemo."

"I have already crafted a cover story." says Doctor Garaki, generating fake tears and putting on dramatic voice, "After being injured by a careless hero, the brilliant director of Jaku Hospital Dr. Kyudai Garaki discovered the orphan boy was alive. Intrigued by the miraculous Quirk, he adopted the boy as his own son and helped him train to be the hero he was destined to be."

"Bravo, Doctor." says All-for-One, a smile in his voice, "The most effective lie is always the closest to the truth."

*NEMO*

I lay on my simple bed in a mostly empty room. It's been another exhausting day of training and while my body doesn't suffer from physical fatigue, it does suffer from mental fatigue. I'm learning all I can to get into UA Academy. Modern Literature, Modern Hero Art, Heroics, Mathematics, Search & Rescue, First Aid, and many more subjects.

I recently watched many hours of martial arts footage on Krav Maga, Filipino martial arts, Brazilian (Gracie) Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Japanese Jujitsu. I did it until my language quirk translated multiple martial arts as body language and I was able to intuitively learn it. Despite not being in the videos I have learned moves used the Pre-Quirk Masters. Those martial arts combined with mixed martial arts of famous champions and parkour means even without my Quirk and strength I'm a nightmare at close range.

I lie on my bed. I don't need to rest, but I'm glad to be doing something other than training like a maniac.

Lying on the desk next to me, is a black case. I opened it to reveal it to be a simply black phone. The surface has a mirror shine, but with my equally black skin it's hard to see myself beyond my gold eyes.

"That's strange. I thought 'Dad' wasn't going to get me a new phone since I broke the last one."

I was training against an annoying opponent. White had been a lower-tier Nomu with [Super-Regeneration] and [Shock Absorption], which made him the ultimate punching bag. Since my attacks are physical and I don't have All-Might's level of insane strength, I couldn't defeat the beast with normal methods. The Doctor was sure surprised when I cracked my phone and stabbed White in the exposed brain with it. The battery pack was more powerful than a standard lithium-ion and it exploded with a bigger bang.

I pull out the manual, but I do read the instructions.

Cog-Tech Phone 7 - This piece of Magitech is completely imperceptible and intangible to everyone but the user. The phone will always return to the owner no matter the physical separation and is indestructible on a physical and metaphysical level. The phone has transfinite data storage capable of holding 50 yottabyte of data – that more than a thousand times the Internet back in your first life. It has all the features and apps of a normal phone including several games you'll enjoy. What's most important is the Myriad Survivor App. 1000-year Warranty.

"Is this a Joke phone?"

I turn on the phone and I can feel a spark of electricity. As the phone turns on, a text message appears.

[Nemo recognized]

[Access Granted]

[Myriad Survivor Set-Up]

[[Start]]

Since I had no choice, I clicked Begin.

[Link Established]

[Downloading Memories]

[01%]

[02%]

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I woke up four hours later with a headache with shouldn't be possible for several reasons. I don't have the anatomy to sustain a headache, any damage to my head should regenerate instantly, and while my senses are enhanced, my sense of pain is actually dulled.

Over forty years of memories come flooding back to me. Growing up in a coastal town in Newfoundland. My Grandparents raising me until their deaths. My days in college and my first job. Years of enjoying anime and manga and writing stories with NewMystery356 who I called Neo. The memories aren't complete as I'm missing personal names. I can't remember my name or my parents or my grandparents or my aunt. I can't even remember the name of my cat,

I do remember the anime and manga I watched and read.

"I'm in My Hero Academia. I'm a Nomu in My Hero Academia."

I look down at the suspicious new phone.

[Installation Complete]

[Set Up Complete]

[You have (1) Message]

[Open]

Again, as I don't have a choice if I want to learn anything.

As I click the button, I can hear background music – MHA background music.

Greetings, Nemo.

My name is Grey, and this is a Cog-Tech Phone loaded with the Myriad Survivor App.

You're wondering what has happened to you and the answer is you have been reincarnated as a source of amusement for me. Your mission is Survival and the Phone and the App it contains will help you with this mission.

Also, before you can run off and/or tell people about your fabulous otherworldly knowledge – You can't. I've made it impossible for you to reveal the secrets unless you gain the right to tell people from Myriad Survivor. You're also compelled to remain in the story until you complete the release quest. I can't have you running away from danger or spilling all the beans like your fanfiction character did in Young Justice crossover Death & Rebirth.

"Fuck You." I say at the last sentence, "That was what I loved about my character – knowledge is power, power is responsibility, sharing my knowledge sets me free."

Knowledge empowers individuals, but it also comes with the responsibility to use it wisely and ethically. I'm not an arrogant Isekai protagonist who believes he can solve everyone's problems.

It's now your responsibility. You want to survive, then you must make choices.

Would you kindly be Entertaining?

END of Message.

"Damn random omnipotent beings. I wonder why he calls himself Grey?" It was the name of my SIOC but that doesn't make any sense to me. Cognito Inc was also the name of the super-company run by Neo's self-insert character – Rorschach/Doctor Genus. I pray I'm not in a work of fanfiction.

I click the [Myriad Survivor App]

[✰ Quests ✰]

[Survivor Gacha]

[Gift Gacha]

[Storage]

[Companions]

[]

I click [Quests].

[Main Quest] - All-or-Nothing.

Eliminate all living hosts of All-for-One as threats.

(Good Karma)

or

Eliminate all living hosts of One-for-All as threats.

(Evil Karma)

Rewards: [Hidden].

[NEW] [Quest 1] - My Hero Academia.

Become a Hero Course Student of U.A. High School.

Rewards: 250 pts + [Hidden]

Bonus: Be one of the Top 5.

Bonus Rewards: [Hidden]

[NEW] [Quest 2] - Hero Two

Ensure that the Midoriya Twins become Hero Students.

Rewards: 250 pts + [Hidden]

Midoriya Twins!? I click on the link.

Two photos appear on the screen with text below.

The First is a young teenage boy with a round face framed by short fluffy dark-green hair and green eyes. For once he doesn't look like someone is pointing a gun at his face and looks calm in his photo.

The Second is a young teenage girl with a similar round face framed by longer fluffy dark-green hair and has the same green eyes. Two words come to mind - Rule 63.

The text below reads [Izuku and Izumi Midoriya – Twin Quirk-less children of Inko Midoriya (Mother) and Hisashi Midoriya (Father). One is destined to inherit [One-for-All] and become the successor of All-Might, but the other will need help from a different source to be a Pro-Hero.]

"How am I supposed to make one of them a Hero!? I can't train someone like Batman, and I can't ask All-for-One to give a random Hero hopeful a Quirk!"

I click on the [Survivor Gacha]

[Survivor Gacha]

Acquire Random Items, Abilities, and Companions to Help Your Survival.

[Spend 500 pts for 1 Draw]

[2 Bonus for every 10 Draws]

[DRAW]

[Current: 250 pts]

Since I don't have enough points, I go back to the previous page. Then I click on [GIFT Gacha].

[GIFT Gacha]

[Acquire Random Items, Abilities for your Companions.]

[50% Off for First Draw]

[Spend 500 pts for 1 Draw]

[2 Bonus for every 10 Draws]

[DRAW]

[SEND GIFT]

[Current: 250 pts]

[Gift Bag Items: 0]

"This is suspicious. I could save up for a Draw, but I would fail the Twin mission. I guess I'll get a Gift for the unlucky twin. It's not like I have many options and my Gacha Luck is trash."

My luck in these types of games was bad in my first life and in my second life. In my second life, I even attempted to play a mobile game that resembled Fate/Grand Order, but my Luck was the worst. The best card I got was a 5-star gender bent version of Senji Muramasa.

I click the button and the phone makes music before displaying my reward.

[Spider Totem]

[Single-Use Item]

[SR]

Summons a special spider that will without fail bite the receiver of this Gift. Instead of injecting a potent venom, the subject will fall unconscious for an hour and awaken with the powers of a Marvel Universe - Spider-Man or Spider-Woman.

This is perfect – too perfect. Random Omnipotent Being, you lack subtle. My Hero Academia was based on Kōhei Horikoshi's love of American comic books and films. Izuku was based on Spider-Man and the Quirks he received from One-for-All in the latter half of manga and anime are based on Spider-Man's powers.

Spider-People are not super rare in the multiverse. In my previous life I own Spider-Verse TPB and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) DVD, so I know about the many, many versions of Spider-Man. I hope he or she gets one of the better versions, because I'll give up if we end up with Midoriya Man-Spider.

*NEMO*

A small distance from M Apartments

Musutafa, Japan

A couple months later.

Early April

Afternoon.

It's been a week since I moved from Jaku city in Kyoto Prefecture to Musutafa in the Shizuoka Prefecture to be closer to UA Academy. It saves a four- and half-hour ride and it won't really matter once I move into the Dorms. My apartment is in the same building as the Midoriya family, but I haven't met them yet. I've been waiting for a certain day and that day is today.

Sludge Villain Incident. At 12:02 PM in Musutafu, Japan, the Sludge Villain robs a store and flees through the streets with his Quirk active. The theft draws the attention of many bystanders including All Might himself. One of the Midoriya is attacked by the Villain by being pursued by All Might but is saved. Due to a series of events, Midoriya proves he or she is worthy of becoming All-Might's successor.

Finally, I have the answer – the male twin Izuku Midoriya will be All Might's successor and inherit One-for-All. That means my Gift is for the other hero-worshipping brainy twin Izumi Midoriya.

I type Izumi's name into the Gift screen, making sure to double check it and make sure the correct person appears on the screen, and hit Send.

A translucent red-and-blue spider looking like a Marbled Orb Weaver but made of crystal appears on screen. It then jumps out of screen, scaring the non-existent crap out of me. It moves so fast it becomes a blur even to my senses, away from me, and runs after Izumi. I watch as it jumps and lands on the poor girl's neck, sinking its fangs into the back of her neck. She lets out a cry of pain that scares the public and even causes some to look frantically for a Villain.

The spider, having done its job, falls away and disintegrates into vanishing crystal dust.

I don't look around like an idiot, instead I rush over to help the beautiful green-haired teenager who has collapsed to the ground. I pulled out my non-Cog phone - which is an All-Might themed Plus Ultra 8 – and hit the button for the General Hospital.

"What is your emergency?" says the voice.

"A young girl was just bitten in the neck by weird spider and collapsed."

"Weird in what way?"

"It was either a Quirked Spider or a Villain can summon mutant spiders. It was super-fast even for my senses and made of crystal. After it bit her, it dissolved!" I yell, sounding freaked out, "Send an Ambulance!"

"Paramedics and Heroes are on their way. Please stay on the line."

I continue to hold onto Izumi while random people gawk. While some of them look concerned, it's clear some of these idiots are just after photos. I glared at one that was trying to get a voyeur picture.

*NEMO*

Musutafa General Hospital.

Musutafa, Japan

1 Hour Later

1POV

"I was a blue-and-red spider and looked like it was made of crystal. It had super speed and leap at Midoriya's neck. After it bit and she screamed, it fell off and turned to dust." I explain to the police officer. I'm not lying, so they don't suspect I released that little eight-legged bastard.

While he's not All Might's friend Naomasa Tsukauchi, he does have a Quirk that can tell if I'm lying. While the Hero profession is loaded with powerful and unique Quirks, the Police Department is loaded with lie detection, forensic investigation, and information gathering Quirks that are used for more subtle work.

"Marbled Orb Weaver?"

"I saw one in an Animal Encyclopedia." I reply, which is also true. In my first life, I owned Smithsonian's The Animal Book – a visual encyclopedia of life on Earth." I think it's also called a Pumpkin Spider because the organic ones have large orange abdomens."

I can her Mrs. Midoriya crying in the other room and the Doctors and Nurses trying to calm her down. They are probably worried about her flooding everything as despite her power being a nerfed version of The Force (moving small objects), she can produce a truly insane volume of tears. I think I can also hear Izuku and Toshinori Yagi (the horribly emaciated form of All Might).

The Doctor with the head of Barney the Dinosaur explains no toxins were discovered in blood work. They did detect a massive amount of MGH in her system, which is why the police are very interested.

Meta Growth Hormone - a naturally occurring biochemical produced within Quirked people like how Mutant Growth Hormone is produced by Mutants and Enhanced in Marvel comics. It was used as the basis for the Quirk boosting drug Trigger, but it doesn't grant superpowers to those without powers like the Marvel version does. Someone with massive levels of MGH either has a recently awakened Quirk (which would be strange in a teenager) or involved in something seriously illegal.

As Izumi wakes up, I can hear the bending of the hospital bed's metal frame, followed by a commotion.

"I have a Quirk!?"

*NEMO*

Izumi Midoriya feels herself falling though darkness. The last thing she remembered was walking home after being teased by the other girls. She had a bad day at school with everyone laughing at the Heroic dreams of her and her brother. While not as popular, she and Izuku used to have friends, but the day the creepy doctor with glasses said they didn't Quirks everyone began to treat them as useless. Izuku tries to keep his friendship with Kachan alive, but Izumi doesn't have any friends.

As she was walking home, she remembered something hitting her behind the neck followed by pain.

Izumi finds herself landing on a huge spider web. The translucent glowing opalescent material of the web makes a loud sound like crystal windchimes. She finds herself stuck and looks up to see dozens of Heroes standing around her offering their hands. The men and women are dressed in similar costumes with large eyes, large spider symbols, and general spider-theme.

"With great power comes great responsibility." says the group as one voice, "Will you accept the power and take responsibility for the health and safety of others. Will you be a Hero?"

Izumi is confused, but in her heart, she feels a deep desire. Izumi's dream calls to her and she reaches up and grabs one of the hands.

*NEMO*

Musutafa General Hospital.

Musutafa, Japan

Seconds Ago

3POV

Izumi awakens to shock and grabs the railing of the bed, on reflex. There is a loud sound of bending metal as the steel of the frame is crushed like wet clay. Izumi looks around and sees her crying mother, a purple dinosaur doctor with creepy white teeth, a nurse without any mutant traits, and a nurse with small antlers. She can also see her brother nearby with an emaciated blonde man who looks like he should be in one of the beds.

"Izumi, you're awake!" cries her mother.

"I thought she was registered as Quirkless?" says antler Nurse. There are different types of beds for different patients. Quirk less people are given generic beds, which are not too different from ones that existed from the Pre-Quirk era. On the other hand, there are beds for those with special Quirks such as Reinforced Beds for those with Superhuman Strength and Containment Pods for those with potentially Hazardous Quirks.

"She is." says the other Nurse.

"Then why is bending the bed!?"

"It's obvious she now has one."

"I have a Quirk!?" yells Izumi.

More people rush into her room.

One of them is a normal looking man standing the generic height of a Japanese male – 170 cm (5' 7") with dark brown eyes, pale skin, and short black hair. He's dressed like a police detective complete with the trench coat out of a Noir novel.

"It's good to see that your awake, Miss Midoriya."

The Other is a tall, densely muscular teenager standing an impressive two meters in height (6'7"). He has gold eyes with black sclera, pure black skin, and a completely bald head. He's dressed in an oversized white shirt that proudly proclaims PLUS ULTRA. He also wears wide-leg dark green pants and black sneakers.

"Nice to meet you." says the black-skinned teenager, "The name is Nemo, and I was the one that called the hospital."

"Thank you." says Izumi, calming down, "Why am I in the Hospital?"

"You got bit in the back of the neck by a mutant spider." replies Nemo before anyone can react.

"What!? That sharp pain was spider fangs? Did it inject venom? I did lose consciousness. Was that Spider the reason I dreamed about spider-themed heroes I never saw before? How did a spider bite give me a Quirk? It can't be something merely awakened because neither of my parents have super strength, just fire breathing and moving small objects? Maybe the Quirk came from the spider? Animals can have Quirks, but it's extremely rare."

Izuku isn't the only one that rambles and mumbles. It's kind of cute.

"The Spider's origin is unknown." I say, even I don't know where the app got that one, "It could have been an experiment like an attempt to give animal a Quirk or it could have been created accidentally. For all I know, it could be the descendant of a spider that got irradiated in a school science experiment."

Again, not lying, as some spider-hero-making spiders were genetic experiments, while others were just irradiated arachnids.

"Getting powers from radioactive spider? Sounds like something out of a comic book." giggles Izumi.

"Thankfully, her bloodwork is clear of radioisotopes." says the dinosaur-headed doctor, who I wish would stop smiling. There is something seriously wrong with a T-Rex with pearly white human teeth. "Other than the abnormal amounts of natural MGH and elevated stress levels, you're in the clear. The MGH can be explained by your suddenly radical transformation and the elevated stress levels are unfortunately common among the Quirk-less population."

You would be stressed out if you thought 80% of the world thought you were useless and you were bullied by others.

"Excuse me." I say to everyone, "I need to call the Doc and check in."

"Doc? Are you sick?" asks Izumi.

"I mean Doctor Kyudai Garaki - chairman of Jaku General Hospital and my adopted father. I don't get sick thanks to my Quirk."

"Your Quirk?" asks Izuku, a little confused.

"Jaku General?" asks Dr. Dinosaur-head whose name is Dr. Murasaki according to the nametag I can now see.

"My Quirk – Self-Sustenance – provides me with everything I need to survive. I don't need to eat, drink, sleep, breathe, etc... Medical care is just another needed service for most people, but I have no needs and can regenerate." I say, boasting a little, "As for why I moved here, I'm training for UA."

"You're going to UA!?" says the excited Izumi and Izuku

I was soon drawn into a one-and-half-hour discussion about Quirks and Heroes with Izumi and Izuku before the adults could finally get us to stop. While I can't tell anyone about the future, I can let out my fanboy frustrations. It also turns out TV Tropes can really get Hero Analyzers going.

*NEMO*

Kurēto

Land Reclamation N-17

Nine Months Later.

Land reclamation is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. Japan has had many such projects with N-17 being somewhat infamous. Due to a nasty combination of miscalculation and embezzlement, a dam broke and flooded the area during a major storm. This was later followed by a tsunami and an oceanic Hero/Villian fight, leaving the project in tatters.

It's a huge flat area where the red soil is contaminated by the ocean and covered in a layer of salt and sand so thick it looks like snow and sugar. It's littered with trash and wood from the ocean tides, which is further worsened by the illegal dumping of trash like Dagobah beach. The masses of driftwood and old piers has earned this place the name Kurēto (The Crate) because it looks like a wooden crate filled with sand and garbage from above.

Nine months ago, I agreed to help Izumi train for the U.A. exams and I found this place for training. While All-Might trained Izuku on Dagobah, I found this place to train Izumi. Unlike Izuku, who will inherit the legacy Quirk [One-for-All] from All Might in a month's time, Izumi already has her Spider-Girl powers. This means we have spent the entire nine months training her to fully control her strength and power. Outside of immense physical power, she also possesses the ability to cling to any surface (wallcrawling) and possesses the precognitive danger sense (spider sense).

We are currently testing her support equipment that she crafted herself. She is currently dragging a garbage-and-sand-filled cargo container weighing 26000 kilograms (about 57320.12 lb.) using a translucent line of polymer webbing. While the young girl has a maximum lifting capacity of 10 tons, she can drag the 28.66-ton container.

She can't generate organic webbing like some versions of Spider-Man, instead she was compelled to create her own using chemistry with some intuitive hints. The web fluid is an impressively strong and versatile polymer that can be used to create grappling lines, entangle and bind people, and other uses. It impressed the UA Science Teacher - Doctor Stone enough that he had her patent the formula and Power Loader said if some cosmic mess-up occurred and she doesn't get into the Hero course, the Support Course would give her a recommendation.

"The web line is approaching its time limit, so it will begin to lose strength. Should we switch to a new line or test the strength of decaying line."

"I would prefer to test the decaying line inside lab conditions, under more controlled circumstances."

I'm not alone training her as Doctor Stone is also with us. He's mostly supervising, while providing us with scientific theories and explanations about our powers.

Dr. Senku Ishigami is a slim and physically weak young man of average height (171 cm/ 5'7") with light green, brush-like hair that spikes up, two locks of hair that drape over his face, and sharp red eyes. He's dressed in a jumpsuit with a high-collar coat and goggles.

He's famous for being the first man in the post-Quirk era to land on the moon, using a spaceship designed by himself and built by I-Island. The Age of Space Exploration was knocked off track with the Age of Quirks, but Dr. Ishigami has always prided Science over Hero Culture. His adopted father Byakuya Ishigami was also a Pro-Hero and Astronaut.

It's possible he only became a Pro Hero to spread Scientific awareness. Doctor Stone's Quirk is not powerful or flashy. [Analyze] merely allows Doctor Stone to identify the exact chemical composition and weight of any object. It's Senku's Genius Intellect, Craftsmanship, and Exceptional Memory that allows him to turn them into feats of engineering. It's his Tactical Intelligence, Mental Resistance, and Charisma that allows him to operate as a Pro-Hero.

"Is it true that you're dating Thirteen?" I ask.

Anan Kurose, also known as Space Hero: Thirteen, is a Pro Hero who specializes in search and rescue, and a faculty member of U.A. High School. She isn't just called Space Hero because she wears a modified astronaut uniform and has a Quirk called [Black Hole], she was part of the crew that joined Doctor Stone during his space flight. This is something that wasn't part of the manga, so I was very interested.

"It's not relevant to the training, but yes. Anan and I are together." he says, "Why do you ask?"

"You should help her design a better costume."

"You don't like her costume?"

"It looks heavy and cumbersome. Spacesuits are not meant for surface conditions and while her Quirk is strong it can't be used at close range without risking herself." I say, desperately wishing I could flat out tell him the future, but I can feel the restrictions flexing, "Also, what would happen if she fought an evil clone."

"Evil clone!?" says Izumi, "Why does that sentence fill me with dread and frustration?"

"You have a very sympathetic heart." I say, thinking about the unholy mess that was the Clone Saga.

Miles Warren, I hope there is universe where you're being fed feet first into a woodchipper, you clone-making bastard! It always happens – some idiot thinks Peter is getting too mature for today's audience, or they miss awkward high school Peter Parker, and they try to change things. Clones, deals with the devil, the multiverse getting broken, etc.

"I guess I could get her to try out a new costume." says Doctor Stone, thinking about it, "I do have a new spacesuit that she may like."

It would help protect her from Kurogiri's Uno Reverse during the USJ Incident. Also, I looked at the wikia and knew there was a cute girl under that space suit. Even if she continues to wear a Hard-shell suit, she could still stand to be more agile.

I suddenly remember Hachimaki wearing the upper half of a spacesuit and a diaper in the Planetes anime. That is annoying. The anime was fantastic and realistic, with hard science and themes that are philosophical, sociological, and political in nature.

*NEMO*

U.A. High School

February 26

Early Morning

1POV

It's time for the U.A. Entrance Exam and I can see a few familiar faces in the crowd. Hizashi Yamada, the Pro-Hero, English Teacher, and Radio Talk Show Host known as Voice Hero: Present Mic yells to the crowd but doesn't get a reply.

"Excuse me, sir, but I have a question." says Tenya Iida

"Hit me!"

"On the printout, you've listed four types of villains. Not three." says Tenya, "With all respect, if this is an error on official UA materials, it is shameful. We are exemplary students. We expect the best from Japan's most notable school. A mistake such as this won't do."

"If you waited Iida, he would have explained." I call out, preventing him from also complaining about the boy with "unkempt hair". Izuku doesn't need to be embarrassed because Iida is stressed. "I'm guessing it's not listed because it's not worth any points, but an obstacle."

"Correct, Listener." confirms Present Mic

"The fourth villain type is worth zero points. That guy's just an obstacle we'll be throwing in your way. There's one in every battle center. Think of it as a hurdle that you should try to avoid. It's not that it can't be beaten, but there's...kind of no point."

Present Mic's speech continues and thankfully Izuku's mumbling has stopped.

At the Yell of Start, I'm running towards the doors to my assigned battle center. As I run through the mock city, I must admit this school spends an absurd amount of money.

"EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"

Did that one-pointer sound like a Dalek from Doctor Who? It's been two centuries since the last Doctor Who television special, so I guess the show is part of public domain now. I easily dodge everything it throws and delivers a blow taking it out.

I must admit I'm starting to enjoy myself, as mechanical menace after mechanical menace falls to my blows. Nomu were created for combat and on some instinctive level we want to fight, despite most of us lacking higher brain functionality. Even as I destroy another Two-Pointer, I make sure none of the other participants near me are in trouble. I notice one injured girl being chased by a two-pointer and quickly respond driving a sharp fragment of its comrade into its optics.

"Thank you." says the girl.

"No problem. This is a Hero School, saving people is in the job description." I reply, as I make sure the robot is dead and wondering why it's squirting oil like blood, "Do you need help to medical?"

"I'll be OK. You focus on the Exam." says the girl with a small amount of sadness. I'm guessing she believes she failed or just isn't ready for Hero course. I think I see a tear as she gets up and runs.

Thirteen one-pointers, sixteen two-pointers, and four three-pointers for a total of forty-one villain points. I have no idea how many Rescue Points I also got. Those points were just a plot point that allowed Izuku to get into the U.A. despite Zero Villain Points.

The ground shakes and the building-size Zero-Pointer rises from the ground. The massive green robot has a very chunky build with eight red lights on its "face". I don't run away like many other exam participants, instead I maneuver around making sure there aren't any trapped or injured.

I then hear a loud banging sound. I'm guessing it's the sound of another Zero-Pointer's death in another testing area. Izuku performed his First Smash and caved in the head of the Zero-Pointer to save Ochako, causing the entire machine to explode. Seriously, a little damage and the whole robot explodes like a villain out of an anime – who designed these things?

"Test Over!"

*NEMO*

My Apartment

A Week Later, Early March

Afternoon

1POV

I ignore the automated voice and look at the displayed Top Ten.

Name – Villain Points – Rescue Points – Ranking.

Katsuki Bakugo - 77 - 0 - 1st

Eijiro Kirishima - 39 - 35 - 2nd

Ochaco Uraraka - 28 - 45 - 3rd

Ibara Shiozaki 36 - 32 - 4th

Nemo Garaki 41 - 25 - 5th

Itsuka Kendo - 25 - 40 - 6th

Izumi Midoriya - 40 - 25 – 7th

Tenya Ida 52 - 9 - 8th

Izuku Midoriya - 0 - 60 - 9th

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu - 49 - 10 - 10th

"Fumikage and Yosetsu from 1-B got knocked out the top 10 ranking." I say, remembering the two that were originally at the bottom. "Izumi got the same amount as Kendo? Not bad."

My Cog-Phone beeps and I answer it.

[Quest 1] - My Hero Academia. [COMPLETE]

Become a Hero Course Student of U.A. High School.

Bonus: Be one of the Top 5.

[Accept REWARDS]

I click on Accept Rewards.

[Quest 1] - REWARDS

250 pts

[Storage] [Unlocked]

Bonus: [Multiverse Gift]

I click on [Storage]

[Storage]

The user can store items in a pocket dimension.

When dimension is closed, no time passes inside of the storage.

Current storage size: 1mx1mx1m

"It's a Game Inventory."

Cautiously, I click on Multiverse Gift and the screen of my Cog-Phone displays a golden cube with large white question marks on the six sides. It resembles one of the Lucky Blocks from the famous Minecraft mod. It rises from the surface of the phone, going from image to reality, and expands to its full size of one meter cubed. It hovers for a few seconds, then drops. I catch it before it can hit the flood.

"So, how do I open this?"

As quick as I say "open", the golden block dissolves into vanishing motts of golden light to reveal its contents. It's a pitch-black sphere, which then spreads out to reveal it's a black liquid that moves like a living creature. It lunges at me and I'm too close to dodge it. The sticky organic goo flows across the surface of my body and soon it covers my face. I start panicking, until I remind myself that I don't need to breathe.

Soon, I'm able to see and I'm now dressed completely in form fitting costume composed of the same black substance. As I look in the mirror, large white eyes appear on my mask and suddenly I look very familiar. I look at my Cog-Phone screen.

[Unnamed Symbiote]

Type: Companion/Equipment

A Klyntar Symbiote created by the primordial god of darkness Knull in his crusade against light and life in the universe. Due to the actions of Heroes, the symbiotes broke free and rebelled against Knull imprisoning him in a planet made of their own bodies. Some of them travelled looking for hosts to become Heroes, but those that choose evil hosts would become corrupted Villains.

Note: Quirk [Foreign Forces Removal] can remove parasitic beings but can't be used on Companions.

"Parasite!?"

"Sorry about that. The app can be insulting." I say to the living extraterrestrial suit covering my body.

Since I now have a symbiote, I think about the pros and cons. Feeding it won't be problem, not only does Self-Sustenance keep me constantly full, but since I regained my first life's memories, I'm a chocoholic.

"You are Nemo. You know what I am. You know the names of many of my kind. " Says the Symbiote, "I don't have a name."

"You want me to give you one, roommate?"

"Yes."

The Symbiotes are from Marvel Comics. The most famous of the Symbiotes is Venom whose hosts varied from heroic to villainous to anti-hero. In the comics, during Secret Wars - Spider-Man came into possession of a black costume when his red-and-blue suit was damaged in battle. It would later be revealed that this black costume was in fact a symbiote with negative side-effects. Since then, Venom has appeared in many comics, animations, and other media. He and Eddie Brock eventually defeated Knull and became The King in Black.

"Kurayami" (Deep Darkness)

"Kurayami. Deep Darkness. I like it."

"Now, how am I going to explain you?" I say, lying on my bed. Kurayami transforms from an unfinished costume to casual clothing. "I guess I could claim you're a person with a heteromorphic quirk who was an experiment of a villainous father. That's almost completely true."

"Do you intend to tell people?"

"Not right away."

[Quest 2] - Hero Two [COMPLETED]

Ensure that the Midoriya Twins become Hero Students.

[Accept Rewards]

[Quest 2] - REWARDS

250 pts

[Companion System] [Unlocked]

"Companion System?"

[Companion System]

The user of Myriad Survivor can assign companions.

Companions can obtain Quests and use the Gacha.

Companions can communicate with MS player and each other.

Companions - 1/1 - Kurayami.

Complete Quests to Increase Companion Maximum.

My other phone, the Plus Ultra 8, rings.

[Spider-Mi]

"Congratulations, Izumi" I say as I answer the phone.

"How did you know?"

"I never had a doubt." I say with confidence, "Also, your name is on the Leaderboard. We both got into the Top 10."

"Oh, right!" says Izumi, sounding embarrassed.

"So, what are doing to celebrate?"

"We are going to that new restaurant – Chewey's. Do you want to come?"

"I would Love to. It'll be there shortly." I reply, "Also, make sure your mother doesn't get dehydrated."

"What? Mom!? Please stop crying!" are the last words I hear as a hang-up. Inko Midoriya's ability to cry is infamous among fanfiction writers.

[Doc G]

"Hi Doctor Dad?"

"Hello, my boy. Did you Pass?"

"Number Five on the Leaderboard."

"Who were the other Four?"

"A Pomeranian with an explosive temper, a walking stone wall, a gravity girl, and an ultra-religious pile of weeds."

"Anyone special?" says the bald mad scientist.

"Nope, and let's make this quick."

"You have somewhere to be?"

"I'm meeting a girl in an hour."

*NEMO*

Dr. Kyudai Garaki's Hidden Lab, Jaku Hospital.

A few minutes later.

3POV

"So, Nemo passed the Exam. If he doesn't get expelled by Aizawa if he lands in 1-A, he should be fine." says All-for-One over communications, "Anything interesting about the Top 10?"

"The Number 1 is a very aggressive student with an Explosive Quirk. He had the highest amount of Villain points, but no Rescue points. The Number 9 is the opposite – all His points came from Rescues. Neither of them was part of Nemo's battle area, so he doesn't have more information."

"Anything else?"

"Nemo was in a rush. It sounded like he had a date." says Dr. Garaki, awkwardly.

All-for-One grins. The infamous demon lord of the criminal underworld and stealer of Quirks. Before his battle with All Might and the scarring of his face, he enjoyed many beautiful women. Dr. Garaki on the other hand, unless he went to brothels, is nearly a virgin despite being over a hundred and fifty years old.

*NEMO*

Chewey's Restaurant

1 hour later

1POV

"So, you live alone?" asks Inko.

"My adopted dad lives in Jaku, and I wanted to go to UA. I got the apartment since it's cheaper than daily rides and I may get a dorm room in the future." I reply, while enjoying a slice of the America-style Barbeque Chicken Pizza.

"You really love that, Pizza?" asks Izuku, noticing how many slices I have already eaten.

"I don't often splurge on food, even with my sense of taste. Thanks to my Quirk, I don't get any nutrition from anything I eat, so all food is purely for enjoyment."

"Your Quirk is amazing. You don't need anything to survive any situation."

"I didn't always think so. I grew up in an orphanage and people thought I was Quirkless for the longest time." I reply, causing the twins to tense, "One of my bullies pushed me off a pier and suddenly I learned I didn't need to breathe."

"That's horrible. Was he punished?"

"The caretakers said, 'no harm, no foul'. I wasn't hurt, I just had to force the sea water out of my lungs." I explain and I'm guessing the teachers at the twins' old school Aldera made excuses for their bullies instead of defending two Quirk less kids. "I would have picked a business course and lived a normal life, if it hadn't been for that one day. I got a severe injury during a villain attack and my body decided to go Plus Ultra. Suddenly, I wake up with black skin, a ton of muscles, and a mad scientist wanting to be my daddy."

"You call your father a mad scientist?" asks Inko.

"He's bald man with scary shiny glasses and is completely obsessed with his Quirk research. I swear he only adopted me because he found me fascinating." I showed them a picture of Dr. Garaki on my phone and the Twins laughed. There is faint recognition on their faces, but I'm not sure if they remember Dr. Garaki once posed as Dr. Tsubasa – the doctor who told them they were Quirkless and should give up.

Izumi's head turns as she senses danger, so I turn as well.

"Everyone this is a robbery!" yells a Villain. He's a tall, thin man with a weasel face and long black hair. He's dressed in black and pointing his fingers like they are guns. He then uses his Quirk to fire an invisible air bullet from his fingertip and damages a photo on the wall. The air bullets seem to have the same destructive power as a BB Gun, but he could be holding back to conserve energy.

Suddenly, a crossbow bolt slams into his chest and sends him flying. He tries to struggle to his feet only to realize the bolt contains a fast-acting tranquilizer. As the criminal falls to the ground unconscious, I turn to see the owner of the store.

It's Chewbacca. The man looks identical to the loyal friend and first mate of Han Solo, and serves as co-pilot on Solo's spaceship, the Millennium Falcon. I know the author loves his Star Wars references, but this is the kind of stuff that unleashes The Evil Emperor of Childhood Memories – Disney.

Chewie is 2.3 meters tall (7'7) mutant. He resembles a sasquatch with long brown fur, blue eyes, and a dog nose. He's currently dressed in chef clothing over thick netting but is holding a huge crossbow. I'm guessing he only supervises the kitchens, since he would need an absurd amount of hair netting to work with food.

"That's Naga Mora - the retired pro-hero Chewie – The Long-Haired Hero. His Quirk grants him a strong body covered in thick durable hair." says Izuku, the walking Hero Encyclopedia. "He...he retired after his partner was killed by a villain."

Mora? There is a second-year student at Shiketsu High School called Nagamasa Mora – his Hero name is Chewyee. I guess it's a legacy name in this universe. Chewyee is safe from The Mouse because he looks more like a cross between Chewie and Cousin It from The Adams Family.

*NEMO*

Class 1-A

U.A. High School.

Second Week of April on a Sunday.

Early Morning.

1POV

Today is the day of the Entrance Ceremony before the real classes begin, but that's not important. What is Important is I'm in Class 1-A run by Shota Aizawa also known as the underground Pro-Hero Eraser Head. This man is hard ass about everyone trying their all and he will expel anyone that doesn't have any potential, including his entire class last year.

I do notice a few changes in the class from Canon, other than me sitting in Seat No 1 instead of the sparkling Yuga Aoyama, the timid animal-speaker Koji Koda is replaced by Izumi in Seat No 9, and the perverted dwarf and future sex offender Minoru Mineta is replaced by the mind-controlling Hitoshi Shinso who in the original timeline was a part of the General Department from Class 1-C. Shinso is also starring at the sleeping bag, so he must already be aware.

While the rule-obsessed engine-legged Tenya Ida yells at the explosive Bakugo for his delinquent ways and praises Midoriya for understanding the Entrance Test, I'm far more concerned with a sleeping bag on the ground.

"What's wrong?" asks Izumi.

"Either the teacher is already here or there is a Hobo sleeping in the classroom."

"What!?" says several classmates.

The sleeping bag slowly rises like a monstrous caterpillar to reveal a tall, pale-skinned man with messy, shoulder-length black hair, that partially hangs in front of his face and half-opened black eyes. He's also drinking from a juice box and not giving a fuck that some of students are freaking out beyond the noise they are making.

"It took eight seconds before you all shut up." says Aizawa, "That's not going to work. Time is precious. Rational students would understand that."

"If we were rational, we wouldn't be trying to be Heroes" is what I'm thinking.

"Who is this guy?" says Izuku, saying his thoughts out loud, "If he's here, then he must be some kinda pro. But he looks so worn out. What's his deal?"

"Hello, I'm Shota Aizawa. Your teacher." says the underground hero.

Some of the students gasped at the teacher's words, but I already said he was either a Hobo or a Hero.

"Right, let's get to it." says Sensei, holding gym uniforms, "Put these on and head outside."

*NEMO*

It's time for the Quirk Apprehension Test - an evaluation comprised of eight fitness tests held by Shota Aizawa. It's a short two-episode arc to show off the Quirks of the students and for Izuku to prove he belongs to U.A. High School. It consists of students doing eight school exercises, only this time they are permitted to use their Quirks.

The First event is the 50m Dash and Tenya Ida with his [Engine] Quirk manages to get a time of 3.04 seconds. Izumi then blows his score out of the water with a score of 1.00 seconds, and I can clearly see she could have done better. Spiders are insanely fast for their size with Australia's Huntsman spiders able to 42 and 31 body lengths per second. The fastest human of twentieth century was Usain Bolt, who runs at a sluggish 5.2 "blps".

I can hear Bakugo yelling, but I ignore the angry Pomeranian.

I'm able to get a score of 2.4 seconds, also beating Ida's score. My tar black High-End Nomu body was made to break records and I'm now twice as fast as the pre-Quirk record-holder Usain Bolt. The Big difference is I could continue to run at this speed forever, never wearing down or getting tired.

Izuku takes the longest at 7.02 seconds, which is average. Until he learns full cowling from Gran Torino, he'll just keep hurting himself. I need to suggest a change in action without the damn restrictions messing with me.

*NEMO*

The second test is the Grip Strength test.

The masked and sleeveless Mezo Shoji uses his [Dupli-Arms] quirk to score an impressive 540.0kg (about twice the weight of a large motorcycle). It's an interesting Quirk, but up close it almost looks like something out of HP Lovecraft.

My High-End strength was designed to counter the strength of some of strongest Pro-Heroes with some High-Ends even surpassing the USJ Nomu that fought the weakened All Might. I squeeze until the numbers max up and I hear a loud metallic crack indicating I squeezed too hard. Aizawa looks annoyed as robots take away the damaged machine and bring back a replacement.

"Sorry Hobo-sensei, but you said give it our all."

I'm not sure if Aizawa is going to say anything about the 'Hobo' comment, but a loud metal screeching gets our attention. A blushing Izumi is holding a twisted piece of metal in her hand and the entire class looks bug-eyed at results, even icy Shota is staring. The robots return and the second grip test machine is taken away. Thankfully, the U.A. seems to have unlimited resources for training Heroes because another shiny brand-new Grip Tester is brought back.

"Are those bought or made in house, Sensei?" I ask Aizawa

"The Support Courses - Classes F and G." says Aizawa, still a little surprised.

"What about H?"

"They are more volatile." says Aizawa, before getting serious again, "Next."

*NEMO*

In performing the Standing Long Jump, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with the feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet, swinging the arms and bending the knees to provide forward drive. The amphibious beauty Tsuyu Asui is a natural at all things jumping and kicking. Note to oneself; see if Tsuyu is interested in Capoeira – it helped her male counterpart in the Marvel Comics timelines.

Izuku again fails to clear the sandbox.

Izumi must have a little Jumping Spider in her as she almost lands near the wall of the training field. If she did hit the wall, you could have just clung to it, but I'm not sure how Aizawa would have scored it. Her score is 33.2 meters, while college pros don't get a tenth of that.

My own Standing Long Jump is sufficiently heroic, and I clear the sandbox. If I'm running across rooftops, I don't have to worry about falling through the gap and hitting my face on someone's fire escape.

*NEMO*

Next is Repeated Side Steps.

"Holy Shit!"

I watch Izumi bouncing back and forth, remining me of the sidestep battle between Speed-o'-Sound Sonic and Saitama in One-Punch Man. This is supposed to be Mineta's event showcasing his ability to bounce between targets using those sticky rubber balls he has for hair. Instead, Izumi is stealing the show. I wonder if I'm just a side character in Izumi's story.

"Language." says Aizawa, but it's clear he wishes he could say the same thing.

*NEMO*

The Ball Throw

This is the highlight of the episode in which Bakugo uses his [Explosion] to get 705.2 meters (about 2313.65 ft), Uraraka scores the impossible infinity (∞) with her [Gravity], and Izuku after a false start, finally uses [One for All] to score 705.3 meters (about 2313.98 ft) in exchange for his index finger becoming a martyr.

"He only hurt his finger this time." says Izumi sounding relieved.

"Immense strength, but damaging himself." says Iida, "What a strange Quirk."

"You have to be manly and brave to use it." says Eijiro, the manly-obsessed man with the [Hardening] Quirk.

"Not much control." comments Shota.

[Defend a Friend] - Temporary lessening of information restrictions to help defend a friend.

Hell Yes. I can't waste this.

"What do you expect from someone whose first time using his Quirk was the Entrance Exam?" I asked the class. Ochako is especially surprised as it means Izuku's first use of his Quirk was to save her.

"What?" The class gasps.

"Izuku's Quirk is a Power Stockpiling Quirk like All Might's." I say causing everyone's eyes to widen and Izuku to look nervous, "It builds up power over time and releases it as a hurricane of force. The problem is if a person's body is not ready for it, the body is damaged by the recoil."

I look at Bakugo who looks angry, confused, or a tiny bit scared. "If Izuku had awoken his Quirk as a child like you did, when he first used it, you would have been soaked by your best friend's remains."

Many in the class look horrified and/or disgusted at that. Bakugo pales imagining his child-self soaked with exploded Deku. Bakugo looks at Izuku's purple and bruised badly broken finger.

"All Might himself didn't awaken until much later in his life, so he was essentially Quirkless." I say looking at Izuku, who looks surprised, "He awakened when he had a body strong enough to endure it. All that muscle isn't just to look cool; it protects him. After the Sludge Villian incident, All Might seeing the same potential in Izuku, taught him."

"YOU WERE TAUGHT BY ALL-MIGHT!?" yells half the class and Izuku looks ready to freak out. He's probably wondering how I managed to figure all of this out since I trained with his sister on a separate beach. I'm going to have to figure out an excuse for later.

"That must have been awesome" adds Eijiro.

"Not so much." I reply, making Izuku look confused, "All-Might does amazing workouts. He made Izuku physically strong enough and taught him how to release his power, but He Didn't Teach Him How to Control It! The Number One Hero had so much Natural Talent when it comes to Fighting, he's Inept at Teaching Control!"

I think I just torpedoes the Hero worship of many students, while Aizawa is looking seriously frustrated. Bakugo does a face palm as if it was obvious. All Might always beats the Villains in Bakugo's eyes, so the Idea that All Might is super talented in fighting makes sense. The idea that Deku lacks that Talent also fits in Bakugo's world view.

Those with immense amounts of natural talent have problems teaching those without the same amount of talent. Geniuses can't understand how people can't understand what they consider easy and often forget to teach or consider certain steps.

"But..." says Izuku.

"Talk to All-Might or his secretary Yagi and have them contact Gran Torino – All Might's teacher. As a former UA Teacher, maybe he can teach you, so you don't end up giving yourself nerve damage."

Aizawa looks ready to talk to All Might/Toshinori Yagi himself.

*NEMO*

Hallways

A Little Later.

1POV

After Class 1-A's Quirk Apprehension Test, I got a notification from my Cog-phone that a new app had been added. Since no one can see me using the Cog-Phone I checked it out and found a Character Profiles App loaded with UA Information and I also found information on the three missing characters - Koji Koda, Yuga Aoyama, and Minoru Mineta.

Koji Koda is in General Department Class 1-C. He didn't get into Hero course in this timeline, but it's possible with effort he could transfer in as Hitoshi Shinso did in the Canon timeline. At the same time, it's possible he will get jobs with either search & rescue and/or animal conservation. He's a sweet gentle guy despite looking like a rock, so he should be fine.

Yuga Aoyama had both of his legs shattered during a Villain attack in Europe and even with modern twenty-third century medical technology and healing Quirks, it will take time for him to heal. As a result, Aoyama will never have to betray his friends to protect his family. It's possible he could become a Pro-Hero in the future.

Minoru Mineta on the other hand is in severe trouble. He was caught peeking at girls at a hot spring and many of those girls were the daughters or wives of prominent people including the daughter of a well-known and powerful politician, the niece of HPSC's Madam President, Moe Kamiji also known as Pro-Hero Burnin, and Rumi Usagiyama who is known as the Rabbit Hero: Mirko. He survived his many severe injuries (those sticky hairballs are very flammable) but was arrested. His dreams of becoming a Hero to obtain women are forever dashed.

"Young Garaki?"

I turn to see the emaciated form of Toshinori Yagi and it's time for the excuse.

[All-Might]

Profile:

Toshinori Yagi

Quirk: [One-for-All] (Former)

Status: Scared/Protective

"Please, call me Nemo. Garaki is my mad scientist adopted father."

Toshinori awkwardly grins at my "joke".

"Do you...?"

"You're wondering how I knew so much about Izuku and All Might?"

"Yes."

"At the Hospital, you mentioned you worked as a secretary for All Might and you were standing next to Izuku. I learned Izuku was training on Dagobah Beach, while his sister and I were on Kurēto. Simple strength enhancement doesn't explain All Might's abilities and Izuku suddenly got abilities like All Might. The biggest difference between Izuku and All-Might is the significant amount of muscle mass. I formed a theory and Izuku's responses confirmed it." I say with smirk, "You talking to me also confirms my theory."

"That's impressive, young Nemo." says Yagi, impressed by my deductive ability. Yagi is probably very worried that people will realize Izuku is All-Might's successor, but my story is more believable as it's closer to the truth.

"You better call Torino. If Izuku doesn't learn to control his Quirk better, the same reckless hero heart that impressed All-Might will put him in a wheelchair for life."

Yagi flinches at my words, but nods.

*NEMO*

Ground Beta

U.A. High School

1 day later, Second Week of April

Foundational Hero Studies class

1POV

It's time for the Battle Trial. All Might came in through the door "like a hero" and nearly everyone was excited. He's wearing the Silver Age costume, which still has his cape. Capes are not very popular these days due to many accidents involving Quirks. There have been so many Cape-related injuries and fatalities, that some countries have Banned Capes from all Pro-Hero costumes. Some countries make exceptions for Underground Heroes due to their stealth and misdirection, but most heroes these days avoid them.

I read an article online about Capes killing Heroes and it was like Edna Mode's rant in The Incredibles (2004). Capes caught in doors, on weapons, in vehicles, and by villains. If a Hero's Quirk doesn't need a cape to function or that Hero is not stupidly OP like Stars and Stripes or Captain Celebrity – No Cape.

Izuku and Ochako react to each other like in canon. Izuku is blushing because Ochako is wearing an almost skintight space girl outfit that shows off her curves, much to her embarrassment. Izuku on the other hand is replicating All Might which resulted in a bunny-eared mask trying to copy All Might's hair style. I frown as I remember what that outfit looked like post the first Parahuman Liberation War – torn to hell, bloodstained, dirty, and more terrifying than that creepy rabbit from Donnie Darko.

No one noticed my frown with my mask, and I whispered to Izumi about how obvious it is that Izuku and Ochako like each other and she giggles.

"Cool Costume, Izumi!" says Mina, looking ready to go to a disco. It's hard to describe the costume of the pink-skinned acid manipulator.

"Did you design that?" asks Toru, the invisible nudist. It's impossible to describe the non-existent as she is only wearing gloves and boots. She needs to get a special costume like Mirio/Lemillion.

I sent Izumi some drawings of Spider-Woman. While I don't do much drawing in my current life, I used to draw in my previous life. I never did any professional work, but it was good enough that younger kids were paying me a dollar per drawing for something I drew on the Bus. Izumi ended up choosing Ghost Spider of Earth-65 better known as Spider-Gwen.

"Actually, Nemo gave me the design."

In that universe, Gwendolyn Maxine "Gwen" Stacy has bitten by a genetically engineered spider and became a heroine instead of Peter Parker. She used her powers more for fame and fortune, until comic book tragedies made a hero out of her.

"I just based it off some old pre-Quirk Comics."

The big difference between her costume and the original is a pallet swap from pink (which honestly is Ochako's color) to Midoriya green. The mask is also modified so she can easily open it because there are times citizens want to see the smiles of the heroes to comfort time. I must admit she looks amazing in the tight black outfit with the web-themed arms, shoulders, and hood.

"Pre-Quirk Comics had some amazing artists. According to historical records, when the first professional Heroes started to appear they based their costumes on the Heroes on American comic books, since that nation has the most comic book heroes. Today, America also has the largest number of real-life Pro Heroes." rambles Izumi, until I put my black-gloved hand on her shoulder.

My own costume is based on Agent Venom from Earth-616 of the Marvel Universe. I'm dressed in a matte black militaristic armored costume with a white spider with long legs on the chest and back and a black facemask with large eyes. The changes I've made include less weaponry, a better utility belt, and simpler smooth pauldrons instead of spikes. My (hard) mask also has non-reflecting black lens instead of white because in the dark, I would rather shooters aiming for my armored chest instead of between my eyes. My mask kind of resembles the mask of Spider-man 2099.

"Manly." says Eijiro, looking like he stepped off the set of a "Mad Max" film.

Even egotistical "I'm the protagonist, extras." Bakugo looks mildly impressed. He looks as explosive as his Quirk with militaristic costume and two gauntlets resembling massive hand grenades on his arms.

Agent Venom was originally Eugene "Flash" Thompson. He was originally a bully that picked on Peter Parker in high school, but inspired by the heroics of Spider-Man, he eventually became a self-less soldier, He ended up losing his legs in service of his country but was given the Venom symbiote becoming the heroic Agent Venom. He eventually lost it during Adventuring and was bonded with others including the Anti-Venom III Symbiote.

My Other – Kurayami – also approves of the costume. The symbiote has memorized every detail so he can copy it if need be. In some emergencies I might decide to use the Symbiote and disguise it as my costume.

"They say that clothes make the pros, young ladies and gentlemen, and behold, you are the proof!" says All Might looking at the amazing costumes of the new generation of Pro-Heroes. He then begins to explain today's test.

The Battle Trial replicates a situation where the villains are hiding a payload inside the building and the heroes must secure it or defeat the villains within a time limit. The villains are granted victory if they successfully protect the payload or capture the heroes. Instead of a papier-mâché nuclear bomb that was the anime, it's a generic container roughly 1 meter cubed (10.7639 sq feet) in volume. I'm guessing other students on the villain side realized they could "win" by "detonating" the bomb.

Destiny is still trying to make the story conform to Canon, as random pairings and matchups are the same, only with Shinso, Izumi, and myself substituting for Mineta, Koda, and Aoyama, respectively.

Team A – Izuku and Ochako

Vs

Team D - Bakugo and Iida

It's the same match as in Canon with the difference being Izumi is looking nervous and I'm comforting her. Izuku is scared, but he's facing his bully to prove he's changed. Ochako's focused on winning and following Izuku's plan. Bakugo is consumed by his Ego, caring more about fighting Deku than the package. Iida is focusing on getting into his role while being a little melodramatic.

"There is a history between those two." says Jiro.

"Bakugo believes a Hero is someone who wins and beats the villain. Izuku believes in saving people and giving people hope. You can even see this is the entrance exam – Bakugo only got Villian points, while Izuku only got Hero points." I say catching the attention of some of the viewers, "Izuku offered a hand after an accident and Bakugo saw it as Izuku looking down at him."

I'm able to reveal the information because I got Izumi to reveal why Bakugo was a jerk, despite Izuku trying to defend his "friend".

"Seriously? That's messed up." says Kirishima.

"Our old school made it worse." says Izumi with some confidence, "The teachers never punished him, while they and the students fed his ego. He became convinced he's the main character in a Hero story and everyone else is extras in his stories. He sees Izuku as interference in his story."

Bakugo then pulls the pins on his grenades.

"They've been storing up my sweat inside for one monster blast."

"No, he's going too far!" yells All Might, "Young Bakugo! Don't do it! You'll kill him!"

"He'll be fine as long as he dodges!"

Bakugo's reserve of nitroglycerin sweat in his gauntlets detonates in a massive explosion that shakes the building.

"Whoa, whoa! This's nuts!"

Bakugo is Nuts. If he isn't sent to the councilor Inui (Hound Dog), then I'm going straight to Nezu. I'm not going to wait six seasons for Bakugo to grow a heart. Izumi is holding me tightly, but If I wasn't already superhuman she could be seriously bruising my arm.

The match finally ends with victory for the Heroes of Team A, but Izuku is again the one with injuries. The class has a discussion on the performance of the two teams and Iida is the MVP of the match.

Team B – Shoto and Mezo

Vs

Team I – Ojiro and Toru

I wouldn't even call this a match. The emotional son of Endeavor uses his ice half of his Quirk to freeze the entire building rendering Ojiro and Toru unable to move. Team B wins but they are criticized for property damage and how dangerous the move would be if there had been hostages.

"All Might."

"Yes, Young Nemo."

"There are special costumes meant to work with Quirks, usually made with hair or other substances from the subject, correct?"

"Yes." says the confused number one.

"They may be pricy, but I believe Toru should get one."

"Doesn't she already have one?"

"Nope."

All Might has a look on his face. He looks like he wants to quote Joseph Joestar from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure with an "Oh My God!". Apparently in this timeline, he didn't realize that Toru in hero costume is a Nudist with gloves and boots.

"How could you tell she wasn't wearing a special costume?" whispers Izumi.

"You know that I have enhanced senses? My vision can shift outside the normal visible range." I reply, making her gasp, "She has short, wavy chartreuse hair, with pink specks. Her eyes are amazing, and she has light yellow bushy eyelashes."

"So, you saw everything?" says Izumi, sounding a little upset.

"I don't care. The only girl I'm focused on is the one in front of me."

Izumi blushes red to her roots. If this was an anime, you would probably see steam rising from her face.

Team F Sato and Izumi

vs

Team E - Mina and Nemo

"Crap."

*NEMO*

"This is going to be messy." I say, as I approach the new test building.

Team E is the Hero Team in this event, while Team F are playing the part of the Villains. I'm glad Izumi doesn't know comic book history and into acting like Ida, because the evil versions of Spider-Man can be nightmarish – sadistic, intelligent, psychopathic, and even cannibalistic.

"You have known Izumi for a long time?" asks Mina.

"I was there when she got her Quirk." I reply as I look at the building.

"Since you were four!?"

"No. About a Year ago, she was bitten by some sort of Quirked Spider or a Quirk in the form of a Spider. She awoke with Spider powers, and I helped train her for U.A. High."

Mina pauses for a minute at the weirdness, then changes the topic.

"So, what's the plan?" says Mina, trying to focus despite the odd origin.

"The Midoriya twins are very smart at analyzing Quirks and Izumi will be the one to come up with a strategy. She will have Sato guard the bomb, while setting up traps using her web shooters."

"Web shooters?"

"Her personal capture gear designed by herself. Wrist-mounted devices that can shoot various sticky webs that are many times stronger than steel." I say pointing to my own wrists to indicate how they function, "She'll avoid hand to hand combat as I'm more skilled than her, you're covered in acid, and if she fails to pull a punch by accident, she will punch through us."

"You're kidding me!?" says a pale Mina.

"Nope. She can lift over ten tons and can pull even larger loads. Our ribs are softer than the steel she can bend with her punches."

"Holy shit." says Mina amazed at Izumi's strength, possibly the strongest female Japanese Hero next to Dragoon Hero: Ryukyu and Mineyama Hero: Mt. Lady in their transformed states. I say Japanese, because Stars and Stripes from the States has a BS-level Quirk.

"You can use your most corrosive to burn through the walls and structures to avoid and disable the webs. They are only as strong as what they are anchored to. Also, be careful of hidden lines and look up, you're fighting a person with every spider power imaginable."

"Will you be fine with the acid?"

"My Quirk protects me from environmental hazards and this costume is made of the same material as the military." I reply, as the Battle Trial begins. "Remember, our objective is to reach the package over defeat the Villains."

There have been wars in the past two centuries and people have used their Quirks on the battlefield. This included a battle in Korea in which one man disabled all electronics using insanely powerful electromagnetic shockwaves, while his partner released a massive cloud of fog that caused all metals to liquify. In less than an hour, most of the military capacities including 300 helicopters, 4,000 tanks, and 2,500 armored vehicles were destroyed! Many people after the Quirk wars were terrified of how deadly wars could get, especially with Quirks becoming stronger with every generation. Fog-of-Peace's son could manipulate a cloud of acid and was assassinated by his own government, which led to Fog-of-Peace becoming a terrorist – Idiots.

*NEMO*

Inside the Building.

1POV

Entering a spider's lair is extremely stupid, especially since I helped train Izumi. I can see webbing everywhere. There is webbing meant to slow and entangle intruders, hidden lines meant to trip intruders, floors covered in sticky webs meant to adhere feet, and even hanging web lines meant to hook targets like the Bolas spider.

I wouldn't be surprised that if we tried to go up the stairs, we would be hit in the head by paint cans on webs (like Marv and Harry in the first two Home Alone films).

"Holy crap! She has been a busy spider!" says Mina, "How are the janitors going to clean this up?"

"The web decomposes after 3 hours, not that it helps us. Every stairwell is covered and even if we disable some of it, she'll be able to detect the vibrations and know our exact location."

"That's so not fair."

"As I told her, Hero training is about saving lives and defeating villains. Honor and fair play are for competitions between friends and rivals, not for real life against those that would take your life. In real life, if you're playing fair, you're not playing right."

"So how are we going to get through this mess and reach the package?"

"I have an idea. First, let's go back outside."

*NEMO*

Floor 4

1POV

"Are they coming up?" asks Sato, holding packets of different types of sugar. Sato's Quirk [Sugar Rush] allows the user to multiply his strength five-fold for three minutes for every ten grams of sugar he ingests. Izumi did a Hero Analyse yesterday and got Sato thinking about how different types of sugar could have a different effect on him. Since Sato has great talent in baking, especially desserts and sweets, he already had different types on hand.

"They went back outside. I'm detecting faint vibrations starting on the second floor and making their way up. The vibrations aren't strong enough to be full size people, but there is no indication that my lines have been cut." says Izumi, then she slowly calms herself down and opens her senses, "It's wind. Wind blowing against the webs from... holes in the wall! They've located us!"

A window explodes inward, but the webbing placed over the shaded windows prevents them from shattering into fragments. It does make a gap big enough that a few metal canisters can be thrown inside the room. These canisters soon fill the room with white clouds that burn Sato's eyes, but Izumi's mask protects her.

"It hurts! I can't see!" yells Sato as he stumbles around.

Suddenly, Nemo appears behind Izumi and Izumi nearly jumps into the ceiling since her Spider Sense failed to warn her. She leaps at him, but he ducks back into the swirling clouds, and it becomes a cat and mouse game. Finally, she manages to grab him, knocking him to the ground.

"Got you?"

"Whose got who?"

"HEROES WIN!"

As the smoke and gas clears, the truth is revealed. Izumi is mounted on Nemo on the floor and poor Sato is still stumbling around with irritated teary eyes. Mina on the other hand is sitting near the objective with her arm extended.

Izumi looks at the acid armor covering Mina's body which must have protected her from the smoke and gas. There is also a lot of acid-burnt webbing near the floor going from the window to the objective. While Nemo managed to keep her attention as the stronger threat, Mina was able to crawl on the floor and avoid the sticky traps.

"Why didn't my Spider Sense work?"

"It only warns you of danger. Neither one of us had the intention of attacking you and instead focused solely on the objective." says Nemo, looking up at Spider-Mi sitting on him.

"Enjoying the position?" calls out Mina as she gets off the floor and goes to help Sato.

Izumi then realizes she is still sitting on Nemo in a very intimate way and blushes scarlet under her costume.

*NEMO*

1POV

Izumi was declared the MVP of this Battle Trial despite losing and I must agree, her trap making was amazing. I was happy with her performance, but the U.A. Nurse Chiyo Shuzenji was not happy with mine. Youthful Heroine: Recovery Girl was not happy that I used tear gas and smoke grenades inside a building. Izumi has fine do her to mask, Mina was fine due to her acid shell, and I'm not damaged by poison, but Sato was left in a wretched state.

I ordered Sato a Hero-style gas mask and some protective goggles for his costume at my expense.

*NEMO*

Hallways

Next Day

1POV

"The Press are Parasites."

"Don't you think that's a little harsh?" says Iida to my comment.

"Those that don't get along with the Press end up having their reputation ruined, those that do get along with the press are consumed by a need for Fortune and Fame." I reply, "The best thing you can do is avoid them and focus on what heroes are supposed to do – save people and defeat villains."

"I guess I can see your point." says Iida, "Many times my brother's words have been distorted by the press."

"Ingenium, right? Nice guy, but Press makes him sound Arrogant."

"Yes."

A bell rings.

"What is that?"

"Warning." says Announcer A, "Level Three security breach."

"No way!"

"All students please evacuate the building in an orderly fashion."

"What's a "Level Three security breach?" asks Ochako.

"It means that someone's managed to get past the school's barriers! This hasn't happened in my three years here. We should get going!"

The students are yelling and shoving each other in their panic.

"Stop shovin' so hard!"

"Wait, I'm getting trampled!"

"I said, stop pushin' me!"

Ow. This is a total mob!

"Everyone was quick to react. As I'd expect from UA students."

"Sure. But they're also causing a huge panic."

I glance outside, then inhale, while placing my hands over Jirou's ears much to her confusion and embarrassment.

"SHUT UP AND CALM DOWN!" I yell at the top of my lungs. "It's the Press! The Paparazzi! You're U.A. Students, so stop acting like cowards in a Gojira film! Just look around you, you're hurting your classmates in your panic!"

I'm currently pointing at 152 cm (about 5 ft) Kinoko Komori from Class 1-B who's on the ground. The little girl with the Mushroom Quirk looks bruised by the stampede. The crowd quickly starts to look very guilty with her classmates going to help her.

"Now, help your injured classmates and move in an orderly fashion. We will not lose our cool because some press parasites couldn't understand the concept of trespassing."

"Most Impressive, Nemo." says Iida.

"That was cool." says Ochako and the recovered Midoriya, who had been dragged with the crowd.

"Do you want to be class president?" asks Midoriya.

"Hell no! I still think Iida is the best choice, because he wants responsibility."

"You voted for me?" asks Iida.

"You didn't?"

*NEMO*

Lunch Time

1POV

"How do you think the Press managed to get in?" says Midoriya.

"A Villain." I reply sitting next to Izumi and drinking a bottle of milk.

"What!?/A Villain!?"

"What makes you think it was a villain?" asks Momo

"I doubt the reporters had a Quirk destructive enough to bring down the barrier. Those types of Quirks are usually found in either the hands of Heroes or Villains." I explain, making sure to sound logical, "Also, the reporters wouldn't normally cause damage as employers could get sued. On the other hand, a Villian could open a hole in the barrier and use the over eager reporters as a distraction."

"Distraction for what?" asks Ochako.

"Since no one was injured, kidnapped, or killed, and no apparent act of sabotage, it would be Information gathering."

"What information? Student files would be secured. Teacher files even more so. Schedules. (mumble)" says Izuku.

"Schedule might be the answer, Izuku. We have a field trip tomorrow." I add, causing Class 1-A to notice, "Iida."

"Yes, Garaki."

"I told you, call me Nemo. Tomorrow if anything happens, be ready to run back to U.A."

"You think I would abandon people!?"

"No. We might need you to get the calvary."

There is a long pause.

"Now, on to something important."

Something Important!? Thinks Class 1-A and those ease dropping.

"Due to my past at the Orphanage, I have problems socializing and I have a fear of relationships. I would rather fight a horde of villains than open my heart, but my defenses have been melting for almost a year." I say looking at Izumi, "Heroism is overcoming fear to do the right thing and I believe this is right. Izumi, will you go out with me?"

"YES!" says Izumi hugging me, while the others collapse to the ground.

*NEMO*

Nemo's Apartment

Late Night

1POV

"I have a date with Izumi Midoriya. I have a date with the Spider-Girl of this world." I say to myself. I look down at the Reward I got from the Myriad Survivor App for having the guts to finally ask her out.

[Lost Wallet]

[UR-Class]

A high-quality leather wallet with magical abilities.

Anti-Theft – Wallet will appear to possess average to below average amount of money. Any money taken from wallet by unauthorized hands will return to wallet. If wallet is taken or dropped it will return in Inventory. Wards render it unmemorable and uninteresting to others.

Transfinite Limits – It can hold as much money as it needs to. The weight of the wallet will not increase no matter the amount of money placed inside the wallet.

Preservation – Any money, cards, or small items stored in wallet are not subject to time while the wallet is closed. Since damage requires time due to thermodynamics, it's impossible to damage stored items.

Collection – Collects money that is considered lost, be it destroyed or missing. Any money destroyed in a fire, lost in the woods, or fallen between furniture is subject to it. Range: 250m (about 820.21 ft)

Looting – Collects money from defeated enemies – can be toggled. The amount of money taken can be set between 1-100 Percent of all enemy assets. Will not steal gold teeth or medical implants. Currently Set: 50%

Conversion – Can convert any form of currency to any other form of currency – be they paper currency, coins, precious metal, valuable gems, or cryptocurrency debit cards. All resulting currency is considered legal. This conversion includes currency from different worlds.

Current Money: ¥20,105

"Roughly two hundred and six dollars and forty-five cents in USD and two hundred and five dollars and ninety-nine cents in Canadian Cash." I say looking the number of Japanese Yen, "I hope it will be enough. Damn rising prices!"

I've never been on a date before, in either of my past lives. I was always the loner who spent his time in the library reading strange books or playing on a computer or going on long walks by myself or writing fanfiction. I barely have any idea what to do, but at least I have some cash.

The greedy Dr. Garaki will spend 2.2 million Yen of laundered money on a Nomu that has a 65% chance of failure, but he won't give me ¥220 for a liter of Milk. I only have some spending money because All for One thinks it would be suspicious if the U.A. Student son of a prominent doctor didn't get an allowance. Still, I only get ¥10000/month (102.69 CAD/76.99 USD) which is average for a High School Student.

I lie back, but I don't close my eyes.

I have no need to sleep, so tonight I don't. Tomorrow is the field trip to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, where we were supposed to train our rescue skills. Instead, it will become a test of survival skills as it's invaded by Tomura Shigaraki and early incarnation of the League of Villains. I've managed to tell the class what I can within my complicated restrictions, but it will be a difficult fight. The League of Villains might not have elites like Dabi, Twice, Mr. Compress, and Toga yet, but the sheer number of thugs and the Nomu are going to be a problem.

I look down at my Cog phone.

MYRIAD SURVIVOR APP

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[✰ Quests ✰]

Current Points: 1250 Pts.

[Main Quest] - All-or-Nothing.

[Quest 1] - My Hero Academia. [Complete]

Become a Hero Course Student of U.A. High School.

[Quest 2] - Hero Two [Complete]

Ensure that the Midoriya Twins become Hero Students.

[Quest 3] - Show Potential [Complete]

Pass Aizawa's Quirk Apprehension Test.

Bonus: Ensure Izuku gets Proper Training.

[Quest 4] - Battle Trial [Complete]

Win your Battle Trial in Foundational Hero Studies.

Bonus: Ensure Partner doesn't get captured.

[Quest 5] - Be Her Hero [Complete]

Be a Man and Admit your Feelings for Izumi.

Bonus: Ask her Out!

[NEW] [Quest 6] - Villian Fight [Complete]

It's time for an Unexpected Visit.

Hero Route: Save Classmates.

Villain Route: Eliminate Classmates.

I clicked the Hero Route.

Hero Route: Save Classmates.

Objective 1: Prevent the Deaths of Classmates.

Rewards: 5000 Pts + [Free Spin]

Objective 2: Prevent the Death of All Might at the hands of League of Villains.

Rewards: 2000 Pts + [Hidden]

Bonus Objectives: Defeat Villains.

0/3 - 250 pts. 0/6 - 500pts. 0/12 - 1000 pts.

Secret: [Bonus]

Bonus Reward: [Hidden]

[ACCEPT?]

"This is going to suck."

I switch over to Gacha and click the ACCEPT button, while quoting Bruce Willis in the Die Hard movies.

" Yippee-Ki-Yay."

*NEMO*

On the Bus to USJ

The next day – Wednesday - Second week of April

1POV

It's Wednesday and time for the USJ event.

On the Bus, Tsuyu Asui says it's cool how Izuku's Quirk is like All Might's and because I talked about Power-Accumulation Quirks, he doesn't turn completely into stuttering mess. Of course, this then turns into a discussion about who would be popular.

"My Hardening's super strong and can destroy bad guys in a fight, but it doesn't look all that impressive." says Eijiro. I'm thinking Bull Shit because I saw how cool he was when he saved Mina and fought Gigantomachia during the Parahuman Liberation War, or the time he fought against the Yakuza.

"Oh, no way, I think it's really awesome looking." says Izuku. "You're definitely Pro material with a Quirk like that."

"You really think so?"

"You're a future star like those manly heroes from those 1980s and 90s action films." I tell Eijiro

"You're a fan of classics?" asks Eijiro.

"Seems like it'd be easier to be a popular hero if I had somethin' flashier."

"My own Quirk isn't flashy. Maybe I should become an underground hero like sensei."

"Really? You're super cool. The Black Soldier. You and Izumi also make a great Battle Couple like the Water Hose or Fortress."

Water Hose were Pro Heroes and the parents of Kota Izumi before they were killed by A-Rank Villian Muscular. Fortress is another Pro Hero couple that work disaster search & rescue, the Husband manipulating Earth and the wife manipulating Water.

"You even have similar costumes with the same spider symbol!" says Mina.

"Thank you, they are from the same franchise" is what I'm thinking.

Izumi, who has her mask off, flushes red to verdant roots. I also have my mask off, but nobody can see me blush with my tar-black skin.

"Well, if any of our classmates have flashy pro Quirks, it's Izuku, Todoroki and Bakugo." comments Tsuyu "call me 'Tsu'" Asui.

"Sure, but Bakugo's always angry, so he'll never be that popular." says Kaminari.

"Uh‐‐ What'd you say? I'll kick your ass!" yells Bakugo, the angry Pomeranian.

"Ya see?"

"Y'know, we basically just met you. So, it's kinda telling that we all know your personality" says Asui, "is flaming crap mixed with garbage."

"You're gonna regret the day you applied to this school, you loser...!"

"I can't believe what I'm hearing." whispers Izuku, "Kacchan's the one in class who's getting teased."

"Believe it." I say to Izuku, having heard him with my enhanced hearing. "You can't get by with your Quirk alone in this school."

"All of you be quiet" says Aizama, "We have arrived."

*NEMO*

The Unforeseen Simulation Joint (In Japanese - Uso no Saigai ya Jiko Rūmu, lit. "Unbelievable Disasters Room"), often abbreviated as U.S.J., is a training facility located in U.A. High School. Its purpose is to train Hero students for disaster rescue. Despite the size of the place which rivals Universal Studios Japan's 54 ha (108 acres), it can be divided into eight regions.

Entrance: The entrance to the building, consisting of a large blue gate. Located to the north.

Central Plaza: The central area that connects to the simulation area as well as the main entrance.

Ruins Zone: Located in the northeast, this zone simulates a destroyed urban environment, with buildings found in precarious conditions.

Landslide Zone: Located to the east, this zone simulates sloped terrain with assorted debris.

Mountain Zone: Located to the south, this zone simulates a rocky, mountainous area filled with cliffs.

Conflagration Zone: Located to the southwest, this zone simulates an urban environment that is constantly on fire.

Flood Zone: Located to the west, this zone simulates a maritime environment with a lake, a ship, and even a waterslide.

Downpour Zone: Located to the northwest, this zone simulates an urban environment that is constantly hit by heavy rainfall and strong winds.

I have all the map data on my phone and so does the trouble that's coming.

"Hello, everyone, I've been waiting for you!"

Anan Kurose also known as Space Hero: Thirteen, meets us at the entrance. Apparently, she took her boyfriend's suggestions and is now wearing a more form-fitting space suit. The original costume had a black dome and collar for a helmet, thick insulated coat, gloves, and pants, and bright yellow sneakers. The new costume looks like Samus Aran's Varia suit from Metroid only white-and-black, a wider waist as she not six-foot-three and doesn't have an avian spine, and she has two gauntlets instead of a single arm cannon.

The students gasp.

"It's the Space Hero, Thirteen!" says Izuku, "The chivalrous pro who's rescued a ton of people from disasters across the world!"

"Thirteen is one of my favorite heroes!" says Ochako, "She got a new suit! So cool."

"It was designed by our science teacher." I whispered to her and Izuku.

"I can't wait to show you what's inside!" says Thirteen.

"This is going to be awesome!" says the student and they soon gasp as they enter the structure.

Kirishima sums up their collective feelings towards the amazing structure of technological wonders and wonderous designs.

"Holy crap! It looks like some kind of amusement park!"

"A shipwreck. A landslide. A fire. A windstorm. Et cetera‐‐" exclaims the space-themed heroine, "I created this training facility to prepare you to deal with different types of disasters."

She spreads her hands.

"I call it the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. But you can call it, USJ!"

"Just like Universal Studios Japan."

"Don't say that out loud! Do you want us to get sued?"

Even after centuries, the Pro Heroes still fear the entertainment conglomerates. In America, one arrogant Pro Hero thought he could insult the mouse-themed overlord of the States and their career was so badly ruined that even Japanese Pro-Heroes know of it and are horrified.

Thirteen then goes into a long lecture on safety and how Quirks can kill if used improperly. I know that if I don't hold my strength, I would be tearing apart my opponents like wet tissue paper. During one of the training sessions in Jaku, I was forced to fight some low-level Villains and I easily decapitated one with a backhand. The others weren't willing to fight afterward, so the Doc turned them into low-tier Nomu.

"That's all I have to say." says Thirteen, "Thank you so much for listening."

The students cheer and I join despite not actually listening.

"Right. Now that that's over..."

It's time. After the speech is finished, Aizawa sees Kurogiri's black portal opening from the fountain. Soon, creepy Tomura Shigaraki is the first to emerge.

The students gasp and Aizawa yells out "Stay together and don't move! Thirteen. Protect the students!"

"Whoa, what is that thing?" says Eijiro

Izuku and Izumi gasp as dozens of villains emerge from the portal. I gasp when I see two of the villains – one of them has four mechanical tentacles and one has a green skinned monster from a fantasy novel. I feel like an idiot because I should have guessed the truth.

"Wait, has the training started already?" says Eijiro, "I thought we were rescuing people."

"Stay back!" yells Aizawa, scaring the students, "This is real. Those are villains."

I watch as the USJ Nomu exits the portal, followed by a second Nomu! SHIT!

*NEMO*

[Entrance: The entrance to the building, consisting of a large blue gate. Located to the north.]

1POV

The students were told to evacuate the building and ran back towards the entrance. The trouble is we are cut off by Kurogiri. He's a High-End Nomu created by Doctor Kyudai Garaki from the corpse of Oboro Shirakumo to serve and protect Tomura Shigaraki under All for One's command. He's the literall Key to the USJ mission scattering the students so the villains in each zone can eliminate them and send me somewhere safe so I can continue being a good spy even if the plan fails.

He's currently attempting to turn Thirteen's [Black Hole] against her using his portals, but she can move faster due to her new suit, avoiding more severe damage. Kurogiri tries to adjust, but unlike the others, I know where his true body is and aim for the metal brace around his collarbone.

He dodges, creating a distraction so Ochako can hit the Brace with her own [Gravity] Quirk.

"Iida, NOW!"

Iida pushes his [Engine] Quirk to the limit and runs past Kurogiri and out of the USJ.

"NO!" yells Kurogiri, "You wretched...!"

My punch hits the collar brace of the surprised Nomu with the force of one of All Might's smashes and there is a visible shockwave. The Villian cries out in pain, and he flies towards Thirteen who's ready to suck him into oblivion. Kurogiri barely escapes using his [Warp Gate] and in the process something strange happens. A black tear opens in the air, resembling a fragment of the Warp Gate.

"Holy crap did we just crack reality!?" says Hanta

Ochako, Rikido, Mezo, and Mina can only stare.

"I'm guessing he wasn't planning on that?" says Thirteen, "We should..."

Suddenly, everyone can hear a female cry of pain from the tear, which we realize belongs to Toru. I'm the first to react and jump into the crack, which teleports me to a different zone. The voices of my concerned friends are cut off as the crack closes behind me.

*NEMO*

[Landslide Zone: Located to the east, this zone simulates sloped terrain with assorted debris.]

[Students: Shoto Todoroki and Toru Hagakure]

Minutes Ago.

3POV

When Shoto ended up in the Landslide Zone, he immediately froze the villains waiting for him there. The overconfident villains found themselves covered in ice and it didn't help the wet soil of the Landslide Zone made generating ice easy for the Hero student. She taunted them about how they should be ashamed for being easily bested by a child. More villains attacked, but Shoto easily countered and incapacitated them as well.

"You should know that if your bodies remain frozen, they will die." says Shoto, warning the criminals who are worried about severe hypothermia and frostbite. "I don't have to unfreeze you as I'm not a Hero yet, but I will if you cooperate and tell me what I want to know. What is your objective? "

"To Kill All Might."

"As if a bunch of losers could achieve that goal." says Shoto, "How does your leader plan to succeed?"

"The guy in charge – Shigaraki - the guy with all the hands, has a monster. Black skin, exposed brain, big muscles. It's got Multiple Quirks. Shigaraki had Kurogiri – the warp guy – cut off a limb and it grew back."

"Look Out!" cries Toru, surprising Todoroki since he didn't realize she was there.

A crimson beam of force collides with Toru's body. Optical force beams are a curiosity in metahuman physics, as a beam of light emitted from the eye that has its physics alerted. The speed of the photons is decreased to give them pseudo-mass, so beams can do concussive damage. One American Hero was able to blast through a mountain with his cycloptic blast. This red beam would be more than enough to slice through a squad of heavily armed soldiers or pierce the steel-hard skin of a Hero.

Toru's light manipulation, which passively makes her invisible, defuses most of the beam, causing it to shred the surrounding zone. Even some of the frozen Villains are hit and explode into gory fragments. She doesn't deflect all of it and Shota can only watch as the screaming translucent girl surrounded by a red aura is knocked into him.

The two tumbles across the ground and Shoto can feel some of his ribs crack. He's more worried about the near naked girl in his arms and he can't even see her injuries. Shoto looks up to see a Villain clad completely in black slowly walking towards them.

Then he sees Nemo falling from the sky!

*NEMO*

1POV

As I appear from the crack in spacetime, I spot the Villian.

He's a tall, athletic man dressed in a black jacket and pants with white gloves and black boots. His black mask is covered by a white spider with the abdomen and four legs on his forehead, the spider's thorax over his nose, and the remaining four legs going down his cheeks. His jacket's flaring collar is also marked by the same white lines making it look like the spider's lower legs continue.

[Black Tarantula]

Profile:

Carlos LaMuerto also known as Black Tarantula is an Argentinian born vigilante and former member of the Cartels, who like the Yakuza of Japan fell into decline with the rise of Quirked criminals. Despite years as a criminal and a vigilante LaMuerto survived and after the Cartel Crush Incident, he escaped to Japan, where he was found by All-for-One.

Quirk:

[Optic Blast] - His eyes can project powerful concussive blasts of energy but requires several minutes between uses to restore the charge. Pushing past this limit risks eye damage and blindness.

All-for-One granted him Enhanced Physiology including [Super-Regeneration].

Status: Conflicted - Normally he wouldn't attack a school of children, even a Hero school, but his son Fabian is being used against him.

"Lo siento por esto, niños, pero mi hijo depende de mí."

"Sorry about this, kids, but my son is depending on me." says Black Tarantula in his home language of Spanish.

It's for that reason, why I don't use my full strength when I attack him.

As I hit the ground, he turned to face me. I rise to my feet before he can react and charge. He attempts to deliver a strike, only for me to counter. Black Tarantula has studied many forms of martial arts, but so have I, and my Quirks allowed me to learn his moves through his body language. Finally, I grab his wrist crushing it with my superior strength and while he's distracted by the pain, I grab him by the face causing him to cry louder and kick his leg forcing him to the ground.

"Shoto!"

Shoto responds by freezing my opponent to the ground with his ice. Shoto then notices the Villian's face is covered in glittering dust and the man's eyes are severely irritated.

"What is that powder?"

"A party supply that irritates if it gets in someone's eyes." I say, wiping off my hand on my pants, "If he tries to use his eye beams, he'll blow up his eyeballs."

I wanted something a little more useful than pocket sand to blind opponents, so I found reflective dust in a Party supply store. It's meant to be mixed with paint.

Shoto is about to ask questions, when I get up and run. Leaving behind a First Aid Kit, I ran towards another tear. As I jump in, I yell "Get her to a hospital!"

*NEMO*

[Ruins Zone: Located in the northeast, this zone simulates a destroyed urban environment, with buildings found in precarious conditions.]

[Students: Katsuki Bakugo and Eijiro Kirishima]

3POV

Originally, Bakugo was enjoying what he believed to be what the best heroes did – beating up Villains. He and Eijiro fought against the villains amongst the Ruins who had thought they were just ambushing some kids. In minutes, Bakugo's Quirk had sent them flying with burns, bruises, broken bones, and blown ear drums. Bakugo is sadistic in his hatred of villains, blasting some of them multiple times.

Kirishima on the other hand in the invincible shield, the protector who won't let blood flow behind him. Any villain that turns their weapon against him, has their weapons broken by his rock-hard skin. Any villain that attempts to deliver blows with their mutant bodies, finds those bodies breaking against the future Hero.

They were ready to leave the Ruins and help the Heroes defeat Kurogiri, when an American Villain made his appearance.

He's a tall and very muscular African American albino with red eyes, white skin, short white hair, and sharp pointed teeth like a shark. He's dressed in black biker leathers with a white shirt. He walks with an air of arrogance.

The man attempted to introduce himself, but Bakugo interrupted him with an explosion to the face. Much to the young violent hero's shock, the American was unharmed.

[Tombstone]

Profile:

The American Villian Lonnie Thompson Lincoln was bullied for being Quirk less in his youth, which led to him to take the wrong path in life. An accident during a robbery of a chemical plant awoke his mutated Quirk, which began his career as the Villian Tombstone, while hiding behind the businessman face of L.T. Lincoln of the Stone Corporation. A young American hero exposed his villain identity, which forced him to escape using his criminal contacts.

Quirk:

[Tombstone] - The Quirk grants him immense strength, durability of stone, and he doesn't need to breathe – which also gives him an almost non-existent heartbeat. The cost of this power is an albino corpse-like appearance, which he uses for intimidation. He also lacks significant speed.

Status: Angry – Lincoln can't believe he's working as a thug for another crime boss, something he hasn't done in years. It hurts his Ego as he was the Big Man of New York.

Tombstone delivered a bone-cracking punch to Bakugo sending him skidding across the dirt and rubble. When Kirishima attempted to help, he himself was attacked. Explosives rained down from above and Eijiro barely prevented himself from being thrown around like a Ping-Pong ball. The future Red Riot was shocked to see the Second American villain was flying high above him.

The flying Villain is a short, lean muscular man with hazel eyes, a bald head, and prominent nose. He's dressed in green armor which also covers the feathers of his arm wings with sharp blades. His head is protected by a clear helmet and his hands are covered in clawed gauntlets.

[Vulture]

Profile:

Adrian Toomes was the sixty-six-year-old businessman and owner of an Aerospace company. Due to his own Quirk, he was also a supporter of metahuman freedom – championing that those with flying Quirks should be able to fly and wanting to decrease regulation on flight quirks. His business and life were ruined by a group of younger businessmen, so he purchased a copy of [Life Force] from All-for-One granting him the body of a thirty-three-year-old and used his tech to take revenge.

Quirk:

[Lord of Birds] - (Original) The Quirk gave him feathers on his arms which allow him to manipulate air, allowing him to fly. If the feathers are removed, he loses the ability to manipulate air, but the feathers will regrow in time. Vulture's costume protects the feathers with metal alloy which turns them into deadly wind-sharpened blades.

[Life Force] - (All for One) The Quirk Life Force originally belonged to Dr. Kyudai Garaki, but he gave the original to All-for-One and had copies made for himself and other subjects. Life Force allows the user to double their life span, causing them to age at a slower rate, making them look much younger than they really are. The weakness is a loss in mobility. This modified version resulted in Toomes looking 33 when he's 66.

Status: Scared – Despite his aerial acrobatics and ruthless nature, he's weak at hand-to-hand made worse by Life Force quirk.

Kirishima has no clue how he's going to reach the flying enemy and while Bakugo could reach the guy with his explosions, he's too busy fighting Tombstone.

Suddenly, a black amorphic crack appears high in the air and Nemo appears.

"Shit!" is the first thing he yells as he falls from ceiling height, but he fires out a line and snags onto the shocked Vulture. The villainous Vulture panicked and attempted to get Nemo off him by flying him into the ruined buildings. He doesn't work as he intends, because as soon as Nemo's feet hit the surface of the building, he jumps off with enough force to create a crater. The ruined building collapses as Nemo speeds towards Kirishima, dragging the squawking Vulture behind him.

As Nemo lands on the ground, he swings his "web line" and swings the now screaming and crying Vulture towards a shocked U.A. Student.

"Kirishima!"

Kirishima reacts and delivers a max hardened blow to Vulture. Body armor cracks, air explodes from the villain's lungs, and his helmet detaches so he doesn't drown in his own vomit. As Vulture gets up, he swings one of his blade-covered wings at the red-head, only for the blades to break against the rock-hard skin, foolishly damaging the feathers inside them. Kirishima and Nemo then deliver a double that knocks the fool unconscious.

On the other side of the Ruins, Tombstone has a severely beaten but still fighting Bakugo by the throat.

"Hey kid, what do you want on your tombstone?"

"Lonnie Lincoln. Loser." says Nemo, causing the man to turn, which gives Kirishima a chance to attack from the other side, allowing Bakugo to escape. "He won't be missed, rest in pieces."

Nemo delivers a more powerful punch to Tombstone, that removes some of the albino's teeth. He then grabs Tombstone and uses a martial art move to toss him into the air, where Bakugo comes down with his explosive fists. Tombstone – once America's greatest crime boss The Big Man - is blasted into the ground hard enough to embed him several inches.

"I am not a..." Tombstone doesn't get to finish his sentence or get out of hole he made, as Nemo's foot smashes his head back into the ground, making a bigger crater and finally knocking Mr. Lincoln unconscious.

"Don't have time." says Nemo as he creates a web line to swing into another crack.

"I didn't know he had web shooters like his girl." says Kirishima.

"No time for that. I want to beat that smoke guy."

*NEMO*

[Mountain Zone: Located to the south, this zone simulates a rocky, mountainous area filled with cliffs.]

[Students: Denki Kaminari, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Kyoka Jiro.]

1POV

The Pro-Hero Students trapped in the Mountain Zone were able to do good against the horde of villains after them. Jiro unleashed a sonic attack with the help of her new amps, which gave Momo enough time to generate the insulated rubber sheet she needed to protect her and Jiro from Kaminari's electrical release. The massive amount of electricity was enough to disable most of the villains, but it didn't stop all of them.

Then they arrived – two American villains.

One is a man in his late thirties with blue eyes, pale skin, and no hair. He's not just ball, his skin is devoid of hair including eyebrows and eyelashes. His skin is covered in glowing markings resembling Lichtenburg figure lesions – the branching electrical burns left by a lightning strike. He even has scars on his face that resemble lightning bolts going down his cheeks. He's dressed in an insulated black suit with metallic yellow coil highlights

[Electro]

Profile:

Maxwell Dillon was once a normal Electrician whose Quirk rendered him immune to electrocution. He dreamed of becoming an electrical engineer, but his dreams were dashed due to his mother's actions. One day he tried to help a Hero, only to be knocked into the power lines. He awakened a stronger power, but the Hero attempted to arrest him and was incinerated by the electrical surge. Forced into Villain life, he was forced to escape the United States and ended up in the hands of All for One.

Quirk:

[Electrostatic Generation] - The ability to absorb and manipulate electrical energy. He can generate lightning bolts, electromagnetically propel himself across surfaces, detect electrical activity around himself (both mechanical and biological), absorb electricity to recharge or boost his powers, augment his physical abilities, and even manipulate electromagnetism. His weaknesses include being paralyzed if he runs out of electricity and as his power increases, he becomes more sensitive to things that can "short him out".

Status: On Alert – He's fully charged and ready to attack, but at the same time he's at his most sensitive.

Electro casually absorbed the electrical discharge from Kaminari, which caused many Japanese villains to escape the attack. Electro didn't do this for their sake as when they get in Electro's way, he kills them. Two of the three students can only watch in horror as local villains are violently electrocuted to the point the two can smell burning human flesh. Kaminari avoids the horror because the electrical release left his brain drained and he's wandering like an idiot.

A powerful shockwave of air then hits Momo and Jiro, knocking them down the side of the mountain. Jiro is knocked unconscious by the overwhelming sound and Momo's ears are ringing, but she can see the other villain.

The other villain is a man dressed in a tan and yellow bodysuit that makes him look like a palette swap ninja from Mortal Kombat. His weapons of choice are gauntlets on his arms.

[Shocker]

Profile:

Herman Schultz was a good Support engineer until his past crimes as a teenager got him expelled. The Quirkless villain committed crimes using his own support gear – the Vibro-Shock Gauntlets – but it turns out particularly good at it. He's been arrested many times, but since he lacks a Quirk, they can't send him to a major prison.

Quirk:

None

Status: Nervous – He's attacking a Hero school, and he has a long history of being beaten.

Suddenly, a tar black hand grabs Shocker by the back of his costume and tosses him towards Electro. Electro turns to fire his lightning, but he can't stop eighty kilograms (176 lbs) of American Super Villain moving at the speed of a car. Electro can hear a rib crack as he and Schultz go tumbling down the mountain's side.

Momo lets out a cry of surprise when Nemo lands next to her and Jiro on a ledge. She does notice that his gloves have gained claws allowing them to grip the surface of the mountain like his girlfriend.

"Situation? Any injuries?"

"My ears are ringing, and I have a lot of bruises, but I don't think anything is broken. Jiro is unconscious and Kaminari is incomprehensible until he recharges."

"You take care of your teammates, I'll handle the Americans, but there is something I need."

*NEMO*

1POV

I don't know how Momo's power truly works. She uses her lipids (fat) to generate any object she remembers the molecular structure for. It's not like Alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist, as she would not be able to create metal cannons and motorbikes out of organic lipids. The weight doesn't match up either. Instead, the lipids are used to form a shell or used as a catalyst and get the process going.

I do know I'm grateful for what she gave me.

"Get off me, Shocker!" yells Electro down below.

"Careful, my ribs are cracked. My suit is damaged!"

Good to know. I then whistle causing the two to look up and see me. Electro charges up despite Shocker no longer being protected by his suit's insulation. In response, I tossed my gift from Lady Momo - a large barrel. Electro easily pierces through the barrel only to discover to his horror it's filled with Saline!

Gold yellow electricity crawls across Electro's steaming skin, as he moves as if having a seizure. His glowing eyes flashing erratically. The fully charged Electro short-circuits from contact with the salt water, all stored electricity and stamina is explosively torn from his body. He eventually collapses to the ground with his skin steaming and smoke trailing from every orifice.

As for Shocker, with his suit damaged, it feels like he's been wrapped in an electrified wire fence. Then his damaged gauntlets also overload from electricity and explode. It's a blast that sends the unconscious smoking bodies of Dillon and Schultz flying.

I don't have time to react as a crack formed directly underneath me and I fell through.

*NEMO*

[Conflagration Zone: Located to the southwest, this zone simulates an urban environment that is constantly on fire.]

[Student: Mashirao Ojiro]

Ojiro is a calm and noble martial artist with a prehensile animal tail. He has always been one to rise to the challenge, but even he must admit this is a bit much. He was tossed into the Conflagration Zone by Kurogiri, one of if not the most dangerous Zone in the USJ. He's also completely alone and forced to use hit-and-run tactics. He's received only a few injuries from the defeated Japanese villains, but now he faces a far stronger enemy.

His opponent is a very muscular heavy man standing over two meters with rhino-based heteromorphic Quirk. His body is covered in a tough dark gray hide with large fists, rhino-like feet, and a horn. The mutant is completely naked, but lack of genitalia and more human-like skin around the mouth makes it look like he's wearing a costume. He also has numerous scars on his body, which are fainter grey marks on his skin.

[Rhino]

Profile:

Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich was born in Russia and was bullied and exploited because of appearance and low intelligence. He volunteered for a special project of the KOB (the Russian equivalent of the Hero Public Safety Commission) but was declared a failure and was almost locked away by the government agency. He escaped to America using the name Alex O'Hirn and worked under stronger villains until a recent Villain Purge had him arrive in Japan with many other American Villains.

Quirk:

[Nosorog] - Russian for Rhino, his Quirk gives him the appearance of a Rhino. It grants him immense strength and physical abilities, while covering his body is layer of armor-like skin capable of stopping small arms fire. The over 322 kilograms (about 709.89 lb.) of super muscle and bone can reach considerable speed moving in a straight line.

His weaknesses include once charging, he cannot change direction or easily halt his advance. The Rhino also possesses below average intelligence and prolonged combat causes overheating.

Status: Tired/Dehydrated.

"I hate the heat. Why did I agree to come to Japan? I don't even like sushi. Now, I'm fighting some Karate Kid with a tail while surrounded by Fire. What would Mama say if she saw me now?" says the red-faced Rhino.

Ojiro looks down at his bruised and bleeding fists and he can feel similar injuries on his legs. Ojiro is positive some of his tail bones are damaged from when he hits the Rhino, so he wonders if he can somehow talk the villain into surrendering.

"Hey, Mister...?"

"I'm just called Rhino. I know, not very original." says Rhino sounding confused, could be due to dehydration "You can call me Alex, if you want."

"Alex. Why are you guys attacking me and my friends?"

" I don't want to, but Doc Ock made a deal with that big shot – All for One. I want... I want something cold to drink." says Rhino now getting unsteady on his feet.

"How about this?" says Nemo suddenly standing next to the Rhino.

The Rhino is startled by the man in black, but then he sees he's holding a Japanese juice pouch. Rhino's throat is so dry that he gratefully takes the juice pouch and begins to drink. Ojiro is shocked, but grateful to have some backup.

Slowly, Rhino calms down and the redness fades from his face. He begins to smile and looks at the two Japanese Heroes like they are the nicest guys in the world. Rhino even releases tears of joy before falling asleep on the warm floor of the Conflagration Zone.

"What was that?"

"Something I was saving for Mr. Aizawa or Mr. Yagi."

[Morpheus Juice]

[Medicine] [R]

A pouch of magical juice that tastes like a dozen tropical fruits.

Effects:

Removes all de-buffs and negative status conditions

Heals minor injuries.

Heals fatigue.

Side Effect:

Induces Sleep.

"Never thought I would give it to a Villain. Good thing it came in a three pack."

"How did you get here?" asks Ojiro.

"The same way I'm leaving. Take care of Rhino." I say as I jump back into the crack that appeared behind me.

*NEMO*

[Flood Zone: Located to the west, this zone simulates a maritime environment with a lake, a ship, and even a waterslide.]

Students: Izuku Midoriya, Hitoshi Shinso, and Tsuyu Asui.]

1POV

When Izuku transported into the Flood Zone, he was nearly sent to the bottom of the lake, and he was almost devoured by a fish-like villain in the water. He was saved by his awesome amphibious classmate Tsuyu "Call me Tsu" Asui and her amazing tongue. Since then, he, Tsu, and Hitoshi have been struggling to survive.

The group of villains resemble carnivorous fish, crustaceans, octopi, and other amphibious monsters, so they can move quicky in water, but on the ship the heroes are able to hold their own. When some of villains attempted to sink the ship, Shinso used his [Brainwashing] Quirk to cause the strongest villains to attack their comrades, which quickly turned into bloodbath. It seems many heteromorphic Villains are driven by their instincts and go into a feeding frenzy at the smell of blood.

When the boat finally does begin to sink, Izuku has a plan. Izuku uses a Smash attack to create an explosion of water. As the water flows back, carrying the Villains with it, he tosses Web Grenades.

In another world, in which Mineta was the classmate instead of Shinso, his sticky balls of hair were the key to victory. In this world, the Web Grenades are capture devices created by Izumi with help from Doctor Stone. They are hard to make, so she only gave a few to her brother.

In seconds most of the seafood themed villains are trapped in nets of sticky webbing, clustered together in the center of the lake. It looked like a victory, when things went wrong.

"Damn brats! I won't be humiliated by kids!" screams one man with shark teeth as he struggles and pulls out a small remote.

"No! Don't do it! It's not worth it!" says the other villains crying out in fear and panic. Before the Heroes can react, the shark tooth villain clicks the button.

On the shore, one Villain hasn't moved since the beginning of the fight despite its animalistic growls and hisses. It's a tall, lean muscular humanoid reptile dressed in the torn remnants of a lab coat. He has the head and tail of a lizard with many sharp teeth, a row of spines going down the back and piercing claws. The lizard mutant looks like a hybrid of various lizard species, with the primary being green iguana. He acts more like an animal than a human, smelling the air with its tongue as it hunts for prey. Around its neck is a grey metal collar like someone's pet.

[The Lizard]

Profile:

Dr. C. Conners was once a Herpetologist – a scientist that studies reptiles – working at the Zoo after his time in the military. He was respected for his scientific knowledge and his contribution to nature conservation. Then, came the day when he attempted to regenerate the arm, he lost during his military service by boosting the regenerative abilities of his Quirk. He succeeded, but he transformed into a savage monster that Villains control like a pet.

Quirk:

[Lizard Tail Regrowth]

- Originally, Lizard Tail only caused minor Heteromorphic traits – reptilian scales on parts of the body and a reptilian tail. It granted him accelerated healing to his body and regeneration to his tail, but he was able to regrow a finger as a child.

- The overuse of an unnamed Quirk-boosting drug resulted in an Atavistic mutation which has granted him superhuman physical abilities, tough scaly skin, a regenerative healing factor, a stronger tail, and fangs & claws. The price for this power is the mind has become a feral beast. Also, the Lizard's strength and agility are reduced when exposed to intense cold for more than a few minutes

Status: Extremely Hungry – The Lizard's body is continuing to mutate and consumes nutrients. He's already eaten several Villains and civilians in the past month. Chance of Restoration: 0.024%

As the collar beeps, unlocks, and falls away from The Lizard's neck with a hiss, the Lizard lets out a hissing roar. Then to the horror of the young Heroes and the saner villains, the Lizard's body mutates growing taller and more muscular with numerous horns and thicker scales. The Lizard then jumps into the water, swimming towards the lake's center.

As the heroes reach the beach, they hear screaming and turn to see a horror that makes the three of them turn white. The Lizard, like an angry mutant saltwater crocodile, is tearing apart the villains, creating a foaming mass of red-tainted water. Izuku wants to go back and save them, even if they are Villains, but Tsu and Hitoshi stop them as they know it's too late and they need to worry about themselves. They escape the Flood Zone while the Lizard is feasting.

*NEMO*

[Flood Zone]

Moments Later

1POV

Nemo appears in the Flood Zone on top of the double rock-filled water slides, to find the scene of carnage at the center of the lake. He knows the Izuku, Tsu, and Shinso escaped, because he didn't get a notification that he failed the Quest. He can only guess than the American Villain went crazy and slaughtered the Japanese amphibious Villains.

"So, who am I fighting?"

I hear a hiss and turn to see the mutated Lizard climbing the cliffs nearby. Despite coming out of the lake, its body is still soaked with human remains and its body is continuing to mutate like a Resident Evil Boss Monster. It turns it head and stares at me with eyes devoid of humanity, then it leaps at me with insane leg power. The Leaping Lizard lands on the waterslide as a dodge its claws and sharp teeth, bending the railing from the force. As I dodge I watch a fact on it analyze profile change.

[Chance of Restoration: 0.012%]

[Chance of Restoration: 0.006%]

[Chance of Restoration: 0.003%]

[Chance of Restoration: 0.000%]

"Sorry Doc. You can't save everyone." I say as I let my symbiote Kuroyami reinforce my body and help me keep my balance in the simulated rapids. As the black goo of the symbiote covers my right arm, I tap into my true strength and deliver a devastating punch. A punch that blows a hole through the torso of Lizard, ending its furious roars and hisses. It's almost comical how The Lizard slowly becomes aware that it shouldn't be alive as its heart is destroyed and much of its blood is now flowing down the rapids. It has fantastical regenerative abilities, and its cells continue to mutate, but without oxygen and nutrients those processes soon fail. The Lizard's eyes pale as the brain dies and corpse falls back into the flowing water. It's smashed against the rocks repeatedly, before what remains is dumped into the lake to join its victims.

Another of the smoking spacetime cracks appears next to me, almost opposite to the one that he used to appear. He quickly jumps into it, knowing there is someone he MUST save.

*NEMO*

[Downpour Zone: Located to the northwest, this zone simulates an urban environment that is constantly hit by heavy rainfall and strong winds.]

[Students: Izumi Midoriya and Fumikage Tokoyami]

The League of Villains made a few mistakes in their plan to the invade the U.S.J. Villains tend to be arrogant believing they are smarter and/or stronger than they are. They see those that follow the rules as weak and unless they're overwhelming powerful, they don't fear most heroes. They couldn't conceive that a bunch of first year hero brats could be stronger than them.

The biggest mistake was while they did research the terrain and assigned locations based on the abilities and skills of the Villains (despite Rhino being placed in the [Conflagration Zone]), they didn't do any research on the Quirks of the Class 1-A students. If they had, they wouldn't have placed amphibious Tsu in the [Flood Zone] where she could swim circles around the villains. They also wouldn't have put Tokoyami and his stronger-in-the-dark Quirk [Dark Shadow] in perpetually dark [Downpour Zone].

ROARR!

There is a lot of screaming. Not the screams of victims being killed by Villains, but the scream of Villains being brutalized by a Lovecraftian horror in the form of a bird's shadow. Tokoyami is barely controlling his sentient living Quirk, which is both powerful and insanely aggressive in the darkness of the dome. Some screaming villains are silenced when they hit structures with enough force to leave them unconscious or broken wretched things in the mud. Dozens of other Villains were silenced when Izumi defeated them and webbed them up. There are even some Villains who decided to hide until the adult Heroes showed up and things were safer.

Nemo arrives in the [Downpour Zone] to find two Villains huddled together near a tree, shaking in cold and fear. One is a young woman with long green hair, but brighter and not as wild as Izumi's own. She's dressed in a green metallic costume with a cape and is wearing green lipstick. The other is a younger woman with short red hair and dressed in green. She also has numerous bone growths extending from her body including what appears to be antlers coming out of her head. He doesn't do an analyze when he sees them.

"Can we surrender?" says one of the girls.

"Yes. Yes, you can." says Nemo, "Who are the Americans?"

Suddenly, I'm surprised and grabbed hard by a Villain. Normally, it's not easy to sneak up on me, but the weather of the Downpour Zone is messing with my senses, and I was distracted by the two pathetic but beautiful female villains. The grip is surprisingly painful, and I quickly realize my blood is being sucked into white fingers.

My other – Kurayami – gets the vampiric Villian to let go by generating some spikes from my body.

The villain despite his painful grip is not impressive to look at, looking like a wannabe vampire. He's a lean humanoid with red eyes, translucent white skin, and shoulder-length black hair with a goatee. He also has a nose like a vampire bat, fangs, claws, and pointed ears. He's dressed in a black and red jumpsuit with a fairing collar long coat that screams Goth and Vampire groupie. He also wears a black chocker, which he seems to dislike as he tugs on it.

[Morbius]

Profile:

Dr. M. Morbius was once a respected Hematologist – a scientist that studies blood – whose research has helped save many lives around the world. He even created an artificial blood substitute for those whose Quirks gave them blood-centric dietary requirements due to his own history of being bullied for having a "Villain Quirk". When he developed an incurable disease, his research led him to All for One that granted him a second Quirk. The crime lord then forced the scientist to work with Dr. Garaki.

Quirk:

[Blood Puppet] - (Original) He can control the blood in his own body to enhance his strength, stop bleeding, boost his healing, and even levitate himself. The weakness is pushing it too far causing him to hemorrhage and the use consumes blood causing anemia.

[Blood Drain] - (All-for-One) He can absorb the vitality of others by absorbing their blood into his body through pores in his hands. The Quirk also causes overwhelming bloodlust and survival instinct.

Status: Suicidal/Bloodthirst – Dr. Morbius was once a scientist who wanted to help people and now is being forced to kill to survive and working for a monster. He can't even kill himself, so he prays not for a Hero, but a Vigilante.

"I don't know your Quirk, but your blood is mine. I will..." says Morbius with a thick Greek accent.

Morbius cries out in pain as instead of drained blood filling his veins with euphoria, the blood causes him to feel extreme pain as if molten metal had been injected into him. Dark veins appear on his pale hands and spread up his arms. His pale translucent skin is stained and darkens to purplish red, deforming and steaming with blistering heat.

"What is happening to me?! What are you!?"

"The blood you stole becomes yours, who are you to say that?" I say to Morbius, who looks terrified of me, "My blood doesn't need anything to survive. My blood will continue to fight parasites even out of my body."

Morbius is screaming in agony as dark veins continue to spread, as my nigh-immortal Nomu cells continue destroy his mutated cells. I don't have time to wait for Morbius' inevitable gruesome death, so I run back into the downpour.

I pull out some water-proof road flares from my inventory and toss them towards the mass of darkness that is [Dark Shadow]. [Dark Shadow] cries out in pain and Tokoyami finally gets some of his control back.

"Are you OK!?" I yell out to Tokoyami.

"I'll be alright. The demon has been calmed. Go find your lady love."

*NEMO*

On the other side of the [Downpour Zone], I find Izumi surrounded by dozens of defeated criminals. Her costume has a few minor tears and is wet and dirty from the mud. She has a few minor bruises and cuts, but the dozens of Villains have far worse injuries with severe bruises, broken bones, and missing teeth. Their villainous pride has also been destroyed since the beautiful green Spider-Girl was able to defeat them while holding back and apologized for the severity of their injuries. One of the biggest, most muscular villains is inside a net of webbing and crying over the humiliation.

Izumi's current opponent is a man dressed in bright green costume with head covered in a fishbowl helmet and a purple cape secured by medallions designed to resemble eyes. As he moves his body generates a green mist that clings to him and the ground in an unnatural way. This green mist seems unaffected by the rain and the fog it creates in the forest.

It takes me a few seconds to realize I'm looking at an illusion and use my enhanced vision range to find the real Mysterio.

[Mysterio]

Profile:

Quentin Beck was a struggling SFX artist who was an expert in holographic technology. He had originally worked for a Support company, but a Hero had him fired and blacklisted for bogus reasons. He struggled more and more in the film industry due to them using ever advancing CGI and real-world Quirks. Eventually, he cracked under the stress and robbed his employer and rich actors becoming a Villian.

Quirk:

[Mist of Mystery] - He can generate and manipulate a green hallucinogenic mist that when inhaled or absorbed affects the brain. It affects the brain, so they believe what they are seeing and hearing, despite the logical conflict. He can make people believe the cheapest SFX is reality. The weakness is prolonged use causes dehydration, and it can only be generated in certain environments, hence the suit.

Status: [Greedy] - He's thinking about the money he will receive for this mission. He doesn't care about the young heroes that could die, as all he cares about is money.

I wait a few minutes and watch as Spider-Girl closes her eyes. Mysterious flying drones hidden by holographic illusions open fire at her, but she dodges the bullets. She is so graceful in her movements I'm captivated. It's like she is dancing in the rain and mist. As she spins in the air, she fires rocks with absurd accuracy and hits all the drones. As she lands, there is a pause, then the drones are destroyed.

Mysterio's Status has changed to [[Scared]]

She walks towards him, slowly and reopens her eyes, which is little intimidating with the expressive eyes of her mask. Mysterio backs away from her, knowing how screwed he is.

He stops when he realizes someone (me) is standing behind him.

I tap him on the shoulder and as he turns around, I deliver an angry punch to his smug fishbowl-covered head. I may have used too much strength as the helmet explosively shatters, covering Beck's face in lacerations, embedded glass shards, and other wounds. I can imagine the shockwave also gave him concussion and hearing loss. I would worry about brain damage, but he was stupid enough to mess with my girl so no big loss.

"Overkill." says Izumi.

"Illusionists are annoying."

"It would have been worst if you hadn't made sure my costume was gas proof." says Izumi.

When I suggested, I was thinking about Villains that could generate poisons like Mustard or pheromones like Midnight. I was also worried about something like Scarecrow's fear toxin as an out-of-control Spider-person could rank up a triple-digit body count very easily.

"We need to get out of here and back to the others."

"You think my brother is in trouble?"

"Does he break more bones in a month than most people break in their lifetime?"

*NEMO*

Central Plaza

Tomura Shigaraki is agitated. The pale-haired Villain is never comfortable in his own skin, a result of his Quirk making his skin look like it never heard of moisturizer or proper hygiene. He claws at his neck making it red, while his body is covered in the severed hands of his family.

When he was younger, he was a Hero-loving child named Tenko Shimura. His biological father Kotaru resented his Hero mother Nana for abandoning him at an Orphanage to protect him from All for One and his father abused him for his love of heroes. Finally, his Quirk [Decay] activated and he destroyed everything – his home and his family. These are facts that Tomura can't remember due to his trauma and limits his power.

When no Hero or Civilian offered a helping hand, he was found by All for One who adopted him as his heir. All for One gave him the name Tomura to represent the despair he would give others and Shigaraki, All for One's true name.

Many things are making him agitated today. Even with Shouta Aizawa, the cool hero Eraser Head helpless at the hands of his primary Nomu, he's not happy. Even as the Nomu continues to crack bones, he can't crack a smile.

He wanted to destroy All Might, but the Symbol of Peace was running late. He had Kurogiri scatter the students so the villain groups in the various zones could eliminate them. Instead, Kurogiri came back with a severe concussion and his [Warp Gate] quirk malfunctioning. Kurogiri did manage to tell him that one student managed to escape and would soon inform the U.A. about his invasion, meaning Game Over. He also mentioned it was Nemo that hit him, meaning it was the Doctor's own creation that screwed them over. He grabs a random no-name Villain and turns him to dust out of frustration.

"When will the Warp Gate be ready, Kurogiri!?"

"It's coming back slowly as the fragments close in each Zone." says Kurogiri, wobbling back and forth, "I think one of my retinas is detached."

"Why didn't the doctor give you regeneration!? You're a High End!"

His other agitation is the American Villains! His teacher and foster father made a deal with a group of high-tier villains that had escaped America. With the Japanese villains of the League, he's clearly the commander thanks to his master's authority and his own intimidation, but the arrogant Americans are organized under two Co-Leaders that he's forced to share control with.

One is a tall muscular man standing over two-and-half meters in height with luminescent yellow-green eyes with blackened sclera, dark green skin, and a bald head. His face is ugly and distorted with a prominent nose, long pointed ears, dark lips, and a mouth full of sharp teeth and a blackened tongue. He also has sharp claw-like nails on his fingertips. He's dressed in dark purple pants and a hooded cloak that adds to his monstrous fantasy goblinoid look.

The Fantasy costume does have modern additions in the form of a belt and combat webbing loaded with grenades. Each grenade casing was painted dark orange with spooky faces in yellow and the rest of the grenade painted dark green, making them look like Jack O Lanterns.

[Green Goblin]

Profile:

Norman Osborn was a ruthless, amoral businessman owning a major American multinational company. The multi-billion-dollar company was involved in developing technology for the military including Quirk boosting drugs (going against international law). He was also heavily involved in organized crime, using Villains to eliminate competition and Heroes that got too close. Eventually, his empire was exposed not by the government or a Hero, but by a photographer named Peter Parker.

Quirk:

[Goblin Force] - A powerful Quirk that can temporarily or permanently boost his physical and mental abilities using stress and negative emotion. The weakness being it can temporarily or permanently distort what it enhances, transforming the user into something inhuman. His excessive use of Quirk boosting drugs has left him a monster, destroying what little humanity he once possessed.

Status: [[Insane]]

Goblin doesn't care about killing the young heroes of U.A. other than wanting to spread fear. He's obsessed with getting revenge on the reporter that ruined him - Peter Parker. Parker was brilliant and could have become a scientific genius, despite being Quirk less. Osborn treated the boy like a son, better than his own failure of a son. Then, Parker exposed his business dealings. Now, Goblin wants Parker to suffer and die. Goblin has considered waiting until Parker had become a success in science and business, before tearing everything down around him. Goblin has considered waiting for Parker to have a wife and children, before torturing and killing them in front of Parker while he was helpless. Goblin even considered finding a way for Hero-loving Parker to become a Hero, in order to take that away as well.

The problem is Green Goblin rants and mumbles a lot when lost in his murderous fantasies, which annoys Tomura and his companion.

The more rational leader of the American Villain group doesn't look impressive. He's a stocky, slightly overweight man standing 175 cm (5'9) with brown eyes behind goggles and bowl-cut brown hair. He's dressed in a dark green armored jumpsuit covered by a long dark brown coat. He does have four mechanical arms extending from his back like mechanical tentacles, ending in robotic claws with numerous tools.

[Master Planner]

Profile

Dr. O. G. Octavius - the Leader of the group was a genius whose life was made difficult due to a lack of Quirk. He was a genius in engineering, radiation, and robotics, but was treated like trash. He even created four VI-controlled robotic tentacles to help him around the lab and handle hazardous materials, but more respect was given to Support Heroes who could barely make items from cheap plastic. The final straw was when one of his presentations was sabotaged and he ended up in hospital. As he heard people mocking him, he finally snapped and became a Quirkless Villain. He was allied with Norman Osborn when Parker pictures spread across the online newspapers.

Quirk:

None.

He's one of the most wanted Villains in America, but under Japanese law he can't be considered a Villain since he lacks a Quirk.

Status: Calm – He's a very arrogant mad scientist, so he can stay calm surrounded by threats.

"I regret agreeing to this plan." says Doctor Octavius, "I respect All for One for his history and his connections in Japan and around the world, but you Tomura are like a child. You must learn from the experience, both success and failure."

Tomura demonstrates he has learned from experience. He's learned to swear like a sailor.

*NEMO*

A group of students showed up to save their teacher. Izuku Midoriya, Hitoshi Shinso, and Tsuyu Asui could hear the screams of Aizawa as his limbs were crushed. They couldn't run away as it ran against everything that made them Heroes.

"SMASH!"

Izuku unleashes his All-Might-inspired [One for All] attack and doesn't break his bones this time. A destructive shockwave is released, not aimed at muscular bird faced Nomu crushing Aizawa, but aimed for Shigaraki. The Nomu immediately releases Aizawa to protect its master as a meat shield, which gives Tsu a chance to jump in and grab Aizawa.

Izuku is worried when the Nomu isn't damaged, and he isn't fast enough to avoid being grabbed by the throat by one of the Master Planner's mechanical tentacles.

"Doctor Ock, you're a fraud!"

"Who dares...!" yells the scientist turning the other student before he can kill the one in his claws.

Doctor Octavius's mind goes blank under Shinso's Quirk [Brainwashing].

"Drop the Hero!"

Izuku is released and he manages to leap away, but then the metal tentacle moves without orders and strikes Shinso in the side. Shinso goes flying across the Plaza from the superhuman blow, landing with a broken arm and several broken ribs. The Master Planner's spinal implant beeps and clarity returns to his eyes. He uses his tentacles to walk over to the boy on the ground.

"Impressive Quirk, boy." says Doctor Octavius, "But, you aren't the first mind controller I have encountered. It's just rare to meet one that's heroic."

"There are no villainous Quirks, only villainous people." says Shinso despite a possibly damaged lung.

"Wise words." says the Master Planner as he raises a tentacle which deploys a metal blade and poses to pierce the young Hero. "You called me a fraud. Did you mean it?"

"No." says Shinso, honestly, "You're a genius. An evil genius, but still a genius."

Doctor Octavius smiles and contemplates letting the mind controller survive.

"You do have one flaw."

"Yes."

"Your very arrogant"

"Ahh. I know. Reacting to a child's..."

Suddenly, one of his tentacles automatically moves to protect its master from an attack, only for Izumi to outmaneuver the coil of metal and deliver a kick that resembles Cammy White's airborne Spiral Arrow from Street Fighter. While the robotic tentacles are extremely durable, the cheap cement of the Plaza easily fragments under the claws, and Doc Ock is sent flying across the Plaza.

As she lands, she fires a pair of web lines that strike the eight-limbed villain, and she swings him around using her immense strength, before smashing him into the ground, then she uses the web lines to smash him into the ground a second time. The robotic tentacles react and run and leap at her. She fires webs that slow the movements, while she herself gets closer, dodging the swaying coils and delivers a punch to the villainous scientist's stomach, cracking the armor and rendering the Villain unconscious.

The future Spider-Girl then uses a web line to pull herself away from the unconscious villain who's now on autopilot. The virtual intelligences of the tentacles can't awaken their master, so they are now trying to evacuate him to a safer location. It's almost comical how the metal tentacles lift their overweight master and drive him towards the Entrance.

Shinso is wide eyed at Izumi's performance and says Nemo is a lucky bastard under his breath.

Tsuyu is wide eyed at Izumi's amazing performance and ribbits with appreciation.

Izuku is amazed at his own sister, fanboying inside like he would any of the Pro Heroes.

Tomura is impressed by the female Hero, as she got that arrogant windbag to shut up. He also takes the opportunity to place his five fingers on one of the robotic arms as it walks by. Master Planner shouldn't have added Tomura to the "friend" list on his arm's Identification, friend or foe (IFF) list. A genius should know villains are backstabbers. The robotic arms of the Master Planner stumble as one of the limbs crumbles to dust, then soon the other arms and Quirkless scientist.

*NEMO*

Green Goblin doesn't complain about his partner being turned to dust by Tomura. The Villains have never been friends and Osborn has known Doctor Octavius has been conspiring against him for years. Otto's death is just the removal a rival and future enemy.

He pulls out a couple of his Goblin Grenades – some serious illegal grenades made by Oscorp before it was taken apart by the Heroes and the government, spraypainted a Halloween theme. He pulls the pins with his sharp teeth, then casually tosses them at the young Hero students. Izumi's spider sense warns her, and she fires impact webbing to intercept the grenades in the air. The Grenades still explode with enough force to send her flying back.

The Savage Goblin rushes forward to attack Izumi, while the spider girl is disoriented, only for Izuku to deliver Smash that sends him flying into the air. Osborn somersaults despite his size and lands on his feet, his injuries healing before Izuku's shocked eyes. His face split by a psychotic evil grin, Goblin charges at Izuku grabbing the boy before leaping into the air. As Osborn is in the air, he tosses Izuku towards the ground with enough force that it will shatter the boy's spine on impact.

Izuku is saved by his sister using webbing. The stretchy webbing not only prevents the potentially lethal impact, but slingshots Izuku back at Goblin. Izuku, showing amazing reflexes, releases another SMASH that sends Goblin flying into ceiling, smashing through one of the reinforced glass panels in the main USJ dome. Goblin then falls back down and smashes into the ground.

He rises to his feet with the same psychotic grin filled with too many teeth and no form of sanity. He doesn't even complain about the numerous lacerations and embedded glass fragments. Any normal Villian would be on the ground bleeding out or begging for help, but Green Goblin – America's most feared villain - laughs.

He stops laughing when I deliver my punch. Goblin's eyes widen at the force of the punch, because it's on par with one of All Might's punches. The visible shockwave ripples across the plaza and Goblin can feel his body stretch. Then he's sent flying across the Plaza with me in pursuit.

I'm no longer hiding Kurayami, letting the ancient symbiote cover my body and increasing my height from two meters (6'7) to nearly match Goblins two-and-half meters (8'2). I'm also not holding back against a monstrous version of Green Goblin. I know what kind of horrors this lunatic can unleash if he's allowed to live. Like the Joker of DC Comics, a world in which Norman Osborn is allowed to live is a world that suffers.

Green Goblin roars and releases a massive blast of fire from his mouth. It washes over me and incinerates everything around me, but I'm immune to extreme temperatures. Klyntar are normally vulnerable to fire due to how Knull created them in the forge of a Celestial's corpse. My symbiote Kurayami is immune, letting us run through the flames. Instead, our spirits burn with bloodlust.

My next punch is even stronger, causing Goblin's fire to gutter out. My third punch causes a wet snapping sound that Izuku recognizes as breaking bone. As I continue my blows, Green Goblin begins to cough up dark blood in excessive amounts. Until finally, one punch sends Goblin flying across the ground and smashing into the "Punching Bag" Nomu.

"Have no fear, students...Because I AM HERE!"

All Might has arrived.

*NEMO*

"What Insane difficulty is this? Did importing the Americans corrupt the Game?" says Tomura, scratching at his throat to the point it's beginning to bleed, "Nomus ATTACK!"

A large, black humanoid monster with a very muscular body that has many scars on it. His brain is exposed on the top of his head, while his large eyes are around it. He has a beak-like mouth with an array of sharp teeth. He only wears a pair of beige pants and metal kneepads designed to emulate skulls. His feet and torso are left bare.

The OG U.S.J. Nomu – Punching Bag.

Upper Tier Nomu

Profile:

This high-tier Nomu was created by Dr. Kyudai Garaki and All for One. It was designed to make it extremely durable and capable of resisting All Might's thunderous punches. Shigaraki believes this Nomu would be enough to kill the seriously weakened All Might.

Quirks:

[Shock Absorption] - Quirk grants him the ability to absorb the shock of any attack, but he has a limit to how much he can absorb.

[Super Regeneration] - Quirk grants him the ability to regenerate from severe injuries in seconds. He can even regenerate whole limbs.

[…]

Status:

[Mindless]

A massive muscular Nomu with six arms each ending in three claw-tipped digits and legs ending in three claws (two in the front and one coming out the heel). The bestial Nomu's body is covered in sharp hard hair the same tar black as its flesh. Its inhuman head is elongated with four red eyes, fangs, and endites of a spider, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. It growls and hisses with aggression, foaming at the mouth. The saliva is clearly acidic as it smokes as it hits the ground.

In the comics, Spider-Man (Peter Parker) has been mutated several times into a savage hybrid of man and spider, and in the animated series he mutated into monster when he used an untested formula meant to nullify his powers. The villainess Queen infected Manhattan with a Virus that at first gave everyone Spider powers, but later transformed the population into anthropomorphic spiders.

The MAN-SPIDER Nomu.

Upper Tier Nomu

Profile:

Dr. Miles Warren, also known as the villain The Jackal, conducted many cloning experiments, against many bio ethics laws. Dr. Warren's life was ended permanently by the vigilante Kaine. One of his cloning experiments was retrieved by All for One and used by Dr. Kyudai Garaki to create one of the most savage and dangerous Nomu. While most Nomu are mindless puppets this one is a predator that only kills and devours its prey alive. It is barely controlled by Tomura Shiguraki.

Quirks:

[Monstrous Spider Physiology] - (Mutation) The Nomu possesses immense physical abilities exceeding those of high-end Nomu, six arms armed with piercing claws, the ability to cling to any surface, heightened predatory instinct, and the ability to generate webs. The Nomu can also generate extremely corrosive venom that can be injected by its fangs or sprayed from its mouth.

[Super Regeneration] - Quirk grants him the ability to regenerate from severe injuries in seconds. He can even regenerate whole limbs.

[Toxic Blood] - The Quirk makes the Nomu's blood extremely toxic and corrosive. It also increases the lethality of its venom and makes its claws toxic. All body fluids of this Nomu are toxic and will poison anyone that attacks this Nomu. This Toxin is able capable of killing hundreds with a touch.

Status:

[Insane][Mutating][Dying]

I run towards the toxic Man-Spider Nomu, as with my Quirks I'm the only person that can safely fight it hand to hand. If All Might punches the spider, the League will have succeeded in killing the Symbol of Peace. My friends cry out and All Might, even while already fighting Punching Bag Nomu, calls out "Young Nemo!".

"It's toxic! You can't touch the spider!" I yell to All Might, "I'll handle this one!"

It's begun.

All Mights fists collide with the USJ Nomu and the energy released from the impact is so intense it creates strong wind. Shigaraki is thrown into the air by the force of the blast and Kurogiri can't get close due to the hurricane force winds of All Might's fighting spirit. The Nomu manages to hit All Might's old wound, but the Hero of Peace endures.

I'm fighting against the Man-Spider who's also throwing punches, but it's a lot harder to avoid six arms even with my ability to read body language. The Man-Spider doesn't have a thinking human mind, but animalistic hunger and bloodlust. Soon its claws pierce my body, but I push through the pain and continue to punch with blows that continue to get stronger. One slash of my hand cuts off some of its arms, spraying green blood that hisses as it hits the ground, but the only cry that comes from my throat is a roar.

All Might swings the USJ Nomu around and smashes him into the ground, creating a monstrous crator and causing the monster to bounce into the air. All Might lands on the ground before the falling monster can and gathers the power of [One for All] – a legacy of Heroes – in the palm of his hand.

At the same time, I feel all my emotions flowing into Kurayami transforming them into Power, a power that flows through me and my Quirks. I can hear the words of All Might and I feel them in my heart. As my fist is surrounded by star fire and I also draw back.

"A real hero will always find a way for justice to be served! Now for a lesson. You may have heard these words before, but perhaps it's time someone taught you... what it means... to go beyond!"

As one we deliver our blows and cry out.

"PLUS...ULTRA!"

All Might strikes the USJ Nomu and the monster folds under the mighty blow, there is a buildup of light as the monster tries to absorb the shock but is overwhelmed, then the Nomu flies into air with the force of missile. It smashes through the side of the U.S.J. with enough explosive force that the entire structure shakes and lights explode. It travels into the open sky, through the clouds, and beyond!

My own punch collides with the Man-Spider Nomu and a monstrous crater forms underneath us from the blow. The shockwave nearly breaks the remaining windows in the U.S.J. and the heat of the star fire released destroys the poison and purifies the air.

"HOLY SHIT!" I don't know if Izumi, Izuku, or the other students yelled that out. My hearing is a little messed up from delivering a punch with the force of the mother of all bombs.

Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and Green Goblin are gone. I'm betting Doctor Garaki will be surprised that his "son" was able to match All Might and was responsible for taking out the American Villains.

Deep in the crater. the Man-Spider Nomu is steaming and has become emaciated as if every fluid was drained from its body. Its smashed body cracks and then crumbles into dust; the battle is over.

The Battle for the U.S.J. is over.

*NEMO*

END OF CHAPTER 1

End of MHA Season 1

Next is...

The Reveal of Kurayami.

The U.A. Sports Festival.

Internships

Final Exams

I-Island Surprise.

DECEMBER 16