Class 1A had stayed in place, completely shocked at the sight of America's #1 Hero; Cathleen Bates, AKA Stars and Stripes. A legend among legends in the hero business, standing right in front of them!

"So…sexy…and strong!" Mineta salivated, Tsuyu slapping him although she hereself, along with the other girls, stared at a version of what they wanted to be with just as much adulation.

When she was a little girl, no older than eight, All Might, not even a licensed pro yet, had saved her, her sister and her parents from a duo of villains during a bank robbery, and Cathleen had emulated the hero ever since, while using her Quirk 'New Order', to smoothe over situations or power on through to victory. she spent three years abroad in Japan and with her skill, tenacity, and fangirl nature, had ended up becoming the personal student of All Might himself.

When she'd returned to the states, she'd further undertaken military training and joined in a few ops, under the ghuidance of then #2 American Hero, John Doe, who similarly sung her praises; whether on or off the job, Cathleen was the closest to a real life comic book superhero the world hjad; always ready to help. Encouraging others to do the same (as seen with her squad of her pals in the army) and even being chosen to represent the USA at UN on occasion.

How did the kids know all this? Well, surprisingly, for once, Izuku was JOINED in his ramblings by Ida; apparently she had worked with his brother a few years back.

Cathleen had smiled warmly at the two boys, but her attention had been focused on the greenie; hyper in his fanboyism, wide eyes filled with hope and tenacity…a lot like she had been at his age. That brought a smile to her face; she was happy her master had chosen such a person. And the fact he had been Quirkless like All Might had been might've been a good thing, if her and David Shield's research held merit…

"Hey again, Izuku!" Ben waved animatingly with a big grin. "Good to see you not under lock and key. I can already tell you're taking good care of Eri."

Class 1-A looked at the fourth teacher, quickly realizing he was the one who aided Izuku, Mirio and the Quirkless boy in saving the little girl, who smiled shyly back at him and then uttered:

"Thank you, Mr. E?"

Ben's eyes watered at the thanks, but he quickly wiped the tears. He saw Bobby giving him a thumbs up, which he returned.

"Many thanks for the nice words, kiddo. But you really oughta be thanking Bobby; I'd never have seen Izuku and Mirio without him."

Eri smiled and hugged Bobby's leg, making the boy hug her back and eclit many coos and aws.

Aizawa suddenly got into Ben's face.

"And just who are you, bringing MY student into such a dangerous…?"

"Buddy, two words." Ben gagged, smelling the stench of coffee. "Breath. Mint."

Michelle chuckled and pulled Aizawa back.

" That dunderhead is Equinox, the new #2 American hero since John Doe finally retired." She said bluntly. "From what we hear through the hero-teaching grapevine, he's our answer to your own Hawks and Lemillion: Top student of the Grade 12 class of last year, already Pro level strength then, and, when he's not teaching…"

"I like to help kids with their Quirks. Lord knows I needed help with mine, which I will not reveal until one of you UA kids guesses." Ben cut in.

"….He already has a sizeable agency, currently being run by his girlfriend and more successful rescue missions under his belt than…well, almost everyone. And that's not even how he pretty much ended the Gang war we had a few months back…."

"But please, I'm just a normal guy over her. Call me Ben." The young #2 said. "Just not Benny, Benji or B-boy. Those are reserved. So, that tour?"

MH-PP

Once inside, the visiting Kirby High students were left in awe of the campus their counterparts called home.

Eri found herself staying close to Bobby, much to the dismay of the girls, both American and Japanese, as well as Izuku. Of course, for as much as a model hero-in-training that the Midoriya boy was, he was slow in the idea of taking on brotherly feelings…

"Kirby is way smaller than this…" Natalie mused, a smile on her face as she glanced around. "But I love the use of more natural lighting!"

"But that dampens your Quirk." Reggie and the ballet girl noted.

"Kind of more run-down." The well-dressed boy noted, paying the rainbow-haired girl on his arm no mind before remembering that two of his teachers were listening. "Not that it's bad or anything; just saying the janitor could really use a raise and some better equipment."

"We're working on that," Michelle noted, having stayed somewhat close to Bobby throughout the whole thing.

"Yeah, but isn't Kirby in the sky?" Kyouka pointed out, leading to many of her fellow students daydreaming about how cool that would be… until they saw the American students tense and cringe ever so slightly.

"Not since a certain…. international incident almost 30 years ago." The ballet girl mused, trying to find the right words as she looked down at her feet.

"Yeah…" The blonde girl teethed awkwardly.

"I wasn't even born when that shit went down..." Ben muttered.

Thankfully, Michelle was quick to break the awkward silence.

"Nice to see you clean up for once, Shota." She then smirked evilly. "Pity, I was hoping I could put THAT on the Internet. Do you some good and boost your rep."

"You're never going to let that go are you?"

"No. No, I am not."

Before anyone could ask for ANY details on what the two were talking about, the group came to Class 1-A's classroom.

"Classrooms are pretty much the same."

"So, who's the top dog?"

Everyone turned to see Katsuki had spoken, having been quiet up until now.

"I too would like to know that," Tenya noted, wanting to catch up with his American Class Representative counterpart. "As fellow heroes-in-training, it would be beneficial to all if we knew who to look out for and whom to align with."

"Oh, Kirby doesn't have a ranking system," Reggie noted. "The school doesn't want to lead to more dropouts or underachievers becoming villains, so they abandoned that long ago. Nowadays, students are just students."

"That's stupid." Katsuki hissed.

"No, it creates a sense of equality and comradery." Reggie retorted, his face becoming annoyed. "There is an Honor-roll, and the best students are recognized at the end of each semester, but we don't have class representatives or ranks like you do."

"Something I actually agree with." Principal Nedzu announced suddenly, appearing on the desk. The girls of Kirby all squealed at the sight of the principal, who let out a smile before clearing his throat. "Now I know that you visitors were all looking forward to hearing from and seeing All-Might…"

"Yeah! I've been meaning to see how my old master was doing!" Cathleen smiled, exactment very clear. "Of course, my cute little students are definitely even more eager."

Sure enough, the eyes of the visiting class were sparkling with anticipation, many of them reaching for notebooks or pads, or even limited-edition All-Might Comic books and action figures.

Riley even pulled out the VERY rare All-Might TV show complete series, and Isabella pulled out his autobiography while Odessa pulled out a copy of his underground movie.

Nedzu chuckled, glad to see his friend had fans across the sea and had to hide his shame and sadness in disappointing them, something one of the boys noticed.

"I'm sensing a 'but' coming..." Ben frowned.

"Sadly, in the aftermath of the battle that I have little doubt you've all seen by now…." Nedzu began.

"The one against the mentor of the leader of the League of Villains, All-Might has retired." Aizawa cut in.

The students hung their heads in disappointment when suddenly, a booming voice echoed throughout the halls, and light shaking could be heard.

"DON'T BE SO SURE ABOUT THAT, AIZAWA! FOR I AM HERE…!"

Everyone turned…

"COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A HERO!"

The American students' eyes sparkled in awe of the former #1 hero in Japan; proudly standing in a Silver age costume and wearing a baseball cap with both the Japanese and American flags sticking out of it.

"Aren't you supposed to be at a doctor's appointment, Toshi?" Midnight asked.

He let out a mighty chuckle. "I MAY BE RETIRED, BUT I DID PROMISE TO GREET OUR YOUNG COUNTERPARTS! AND I WOULD HATE TO DISAPPOINT THEM AFTER THEY LOOKED SO FORWARD TO MEETING ME!"

The visitors all nodded, half aware that the legendary hero was in front of them. Some snapped pics on their phones, and some of the girls stared lovingly at his muscular form (which was not lost on the boys).

"BESIDES A HERO ALWAYS KEEPS THEIR WORD, AND I SHOULD KNOW! WHY? BECAUSE I…. AM ALL-MI….!"

POOF!

The great hero then reverted to his true form, spitting out blood and freaking out everyone in the room, minus Izuku, who by this point was almost indifferent to it.

Yes. That was indeed possible.

"Oh man, it's worse than I thought..." Cathleen winced as she caught her mentor and offered him a hanky to wipe his mouth clean.

"Sorry…" The former #1 sighed as he turned away, embarrassed to be seen in this state by visitors and not wanting to gross anyone else out with the bloody coughs he felt coming.

"Toshi, remember what Chiyo said." Nedzu chided.

"I apologize, Nedzu..." Toshinori sighed before he then found some leaves being offered to him, from the palm of the girl who had a recycling symbol badge on her coat's shoulder and green hair in dreadlocks.

"They're medical leaves. Just grind them up, put them in water, and they soothe even the worst internal injuries. I was able to create a few before we left."

The former Symbol of Peace smiled gently at the girl and took the leaves, grinding them into powder and mixing them into a water bottle he'd brought with him. Taking a big gulp, he found the pain that constantly ravaged his body lessened considerably.

"Thank you, young lady."

The girl squealed at the thanks from All-Might, before bowing and returning to join her classmates.

"Kianna here has powers that make Swamp Thing and Poison Ivy turn even greener with Envy," Ben smirked as he explained to the 1A students. "I helped her out with fine-tuning some of what she's capable of."

"Master Toshi!" Cathleen beamed, taking the man into a hug. Despite his smaller form, All Might chuckled and returned the hug as best he could.

"Hello Cathleen, so wonderful to see you after so long!" He smiled. "And holy super crasp, how long has it been? Last time I saw you, you were barely up to my bulked up pecs! Now you're even taller than this old man!"

"You're not an old man, master." Cathleen smiled sweetly. "How's retirement? Are you getting enough rest?"

"…I'll say this much, I'm glad to be a teacher." Toshinori smiled. "But enough about me, how're you? How's the family?"

"I'm enjoying teaching too, tyo be honest. I do miss the boys, but they're all doing well with side jobs and or family. Speaking of which, mom and dad are living in Hawaii and enjoying themselves. And! My little sister has some business in Mufasta, so she'll be flying in with her daughter tomorrow! If I recall, she's about Eri's age…."

Eri's eyes beamed at the prospect of a friend her own age, as did Tsuyu, Bobby, Brittany and Riley..as well as Shoto, to the surprise of some.

"You know? This reunion actually gives me an idea," Perry announced. "We've had two nights and a day to adjust to the time shift, so I think it's about time we get some training in. How about a sparring session?"

The eyes of the hero students widened, some surprised and shocked, with others excited.

"Great idea, Dad!" Brittany beamed.

"That's Mr. Grin to you, young lady." Perry sighed at his oldest daughter.

"NO!"

All turned to see Eri, the poor little thing shaking.

"Sweetie?" Ochako asked the little girl, whose will to speak up seemed to be vanishing before she caught sight of the look in her eyes.

"M-Mr. Deku, Mr. Everyman, Mr. Lemillion, and Mr. Equinox all got hurt last night saving me!" She teared up, remembering how Bobby had been riddled with bullets. "Please, don't make them fight!"

Bobby could feel the entirety of his class looking down at his back, and he turned to see something he inwardly thought was both incredibly adorable and scary: A very angry Riley glaring at him despite her face looking like she was pouting.

"Bobby." She asked, leaving no room for lying. "What. Is. She. Talking about?"

"Um…well," Bobby tried to choose words that would save him from trouble before remembering his pride in his action. "Me and Mr. E helped Izuku and some blonde guy who reminds me of Tintin rescue her last night. She was being used to make bullets that destroy Quirks, and one of the thugs could freeze a person for a while. Izuku got knocked down and I grabbed the two of them to safety. I…might have gotten shot…"

"YOU GOT WHAT?!" The entire American class, along with Momo, shouted, shaking UA

"I healed the wounds up!" Ben tried to add, but he was tuned out.

"Sides, it's not like the bullets would affect me," Bobby said somewhat smugly, only to regret it when he saw Riley was in a mix of both anger and sadness. He instantly became gentle and reached to hug her. "I'm sorry; but I….I couldn't just stand at let a little girl go through that, Not after…"

He choked on his words and closed his eyes, awaiting whatever came next. Riley then leaped towards him and Bobby braced himself for a hit, which many of the UA students seemed to be expecting as well.

"Wait!" Izuku started to try and defend his cohort, only to stop midway:

Instead of hitting Bobby in a state of anger brought on by worry, Riley took him into a hug.

"Why can't you ever think about yourself?" She asked with a gentle smile on her face. A smile that was shared with many of their classmates; the rainbow-haired girl gushing at the scene, many of the guys giving Bobby a thumbs up and Riley's sister giving a warm smile.

"Softie," Aizawa noted.

"He is in trouble when we get back," Michelle told the UA staff members. "But admit it; you'd be proud of him."

"I know I am," Ben said with a smile on his face.

Riley looked over Bobby's shoulder to see Eri looking at him and Izuku with worry. She ended the hug and motioned him to comfort the little girl. Said little girl found her two saviors leaning down and giving her a gentle pat on the head (Izuku) and a light hug (Bobby). The next three words they said:

"I regret nothing."

Eri's eyes widened at the boys' words, and tears started to drip down her cheeks before Momo produced a handkerchief that she handed to Izuku to clean off her tears.

"Those two…SO MANLY!" Eijirou said, tearing up in pride.

"And what about that Overhaul guy?" Denki asked.

"Suffering a fate worse than death," Ben said with a surprising cold tone. "And making more work for the heroes and cops…."

Perry clapped his hands.

"We'll worry about that later. Let's get this party started in here!"

The teens cringed at Perry's attempt to be cool, as did All Might…And you KNOW it's bad when All Might of all people cringes!

"Now, don't you go and worry your adorable little head, little lady," Bobby assured Eri. "We may not look like it, but Deku and I can take WAY more than average heroes. Right, Deku?"

"Um… Y-yeah!" Izuku followed with a smile, realizing that he was now feeling how All-Might had told him he always felt under pressure; he wasn't sure of this but had to keep up the façade for Eri.

"But…" Eri started.

"It'll be fine, this is just practice," Minoru said, a surprisingly sincere look on his face. He then saw the surprised looks. "What? It IS just practice, right? Sides, I'm about her height, so hearing it from me should put her at ease!"

With that? 1A's tolerance of Minoryu grew.

"Alright people, suit up!" Michelle said, clapping her hands. "Cathy and I will be leading you all o the fighting grounds in 10."

The American students saluted their teacher and headed to the lockers.

"Mind if I watch?"

The teachers turned to see Mirio coming in, along with Tamaki and Nejire.

"Nejire wouldn't stop hounding me about letting her see the American Super Rookie who helped me out last night." Mirio awkwardly said. "And Sir requested that I call him in. It seems the interrogating is taking longer than he thought, so he may not be able to make it to his interview."

"Is he on now?" All-Might asked, getting a nod as he whipped out his phone, scrolled through his contacts and pressed a number he hadn't called in years. Without missing a beat, he calmly and happily declared: "Hello, old friend."

On the other end of the line, Sir Nighteye let out an unsure sigh, then smiled at the voice of his old partner and simply said:

"Hello, Toshi."

They might not be able to meet in person without risking his life, but this was a nice reprieve and middle ground.

It had happened so fast; one minute, he was in an interrogation room, being yelled at by EVERYONE; the diseased apparently all thought that since the curse was under the age of 10, he didn't deserve a 'good cop/nice hero.'

Nor did they care about how two foreigners had gotten involved, at least not at first. A call came in for Nighteye and the two dectecoves went to grab some water. They weren't gone for more than 30 seconds…But that was all it took.

A portal suddenly appeared under Overhaul's feet and he found himself crashing onto the floor of a bar.

"Hello again, Kai." Tomura's gravely voice informed Overhaul where he was…although there some new faces, including a young woman who Overhaul couldn't help but admire.

"Well, well, well, so this is the child-abusing prick you told me about." Puppetress sneered, one leg crossed over the other as she gave the Yakuza a look-over. "….Frankly? Not impressed."

A strong arm suddenly sent Overhaul flying to the ground

"Hey big boy, remember me?" Magne smirked as Overhaul paled at the sight of the transwoman alive and well.

"H-How...?!"

"Let's just say our group has a good doctor." Atsuhiro 'Mr. Compress' Sako smirked behind his mask. "And I still need to pay you back for the arm..."

Overhaul screamed when Mr. Compress grabbed his arm tightly and compressed it into a marble, severing it and leaving his hand uselessly flopping on the floor while his stump wriggled, blood gushing out before Dabi walked over and cauterized it with his flames.

"Stop whining, you little bitch. If you could make a poor little girl go through all that shit, surely a grown-ass man can handle it." The burned man sneered.

"Y-You'll pay for this...!" Overhaul snarled.

"No, the only one paying will be you, Kai..."

Overhaul's eyes widened in horror as he turned to see an old man being wheeled in by Himiko Toga.

"B-Boss...!"

"You don't get to call me that, Kai. Not anymore." The Oyabun snarled, his eyes narrowed in rage. "To go so far as to render me comatose because I disagreed with your way of going about your plan."

"Boss, please! All I ever did was make sure that the people would fear the Yakuza again! I did it as repayment for all you did for me!" Overhaul pleaded, sounding like a little boy who was being yelled at by his father.

"It was all completely unnecessary!" The Oyabun snapped. "You didn't have to go so far as to create a Quirk-destroying bullet with Eri's very DNA when it would be so much simpler to purchase a small amount of Quirk Suppressant materials to make a more effective bullet. And far more under the radar as well!"

Overhaul was shocked. "I did consider that at first... But wouldn't the heroes be concerned as to why anyone would buy so much?"

"Why would they be?! It's used to create containment methods! Defensive walls, handcuffs and chains, various other defensive implements!" The Oyabun barked, slapping his hands on the armrests of his wheelchair. "You wasted so much time acting the role of a villain! Not of a true Yakuza! And now you've lost us so much!"

"Oooh, someone's getting racked over the coals here." Puppetress giggled as Tomura smirked in agreement, gauging Overhaul's quivering face.

"You are hereby cut off from the family. Never again will the Shie Hassaikai have to suffer your mad exploits."

Overhaul's eyes widened in horror, all his memories of his beloved adoptive father rushing through his head before they all shattered like glass. Suddenly, he let out a bone-chilling scream, tears running down his face as he fell to his knees.

It was at this moment he finally and truly realized where he had gone wrong, how none of the lies he had told himself amounted to anything..and worst of all? Three CHILDREN and a foreigner had undone all he had worked for in a single hour!

Sobs echoed throughout the room, snot dripping from Kai's nose and saliva from his mouth. He didn't care anymore; nothing mattered. All his work, his dream to repay the kindness of Kaito? It all meant nothing. He had ruined everything! And worst of all, TOMURA was still standing! A no vision punk and his band of losers got to go on, byut not his gang?!

Where was the justice or sense in that?

"Stop whining, Overwhore!" Rappa sneered, having also been busted out by the League. "Man, I can't believe I kept trying to upstage ya! You're just a pathetic little kid who was desperate for his daddy's approval!"

Overhaul turned to Rappa with hot tears still running down his face and ran at him with his remaining arm outstretched, only for it to be lopped off by Puppetress' Aztec Warrior bodyguard.

"Thank you, Quatal." Puppetress said.

"Awww, he looks so cute all bloody and pathetic like that~!" Himiko giggled as she took out one of her syringes and jabbed it into Overhaul's wounds, sucking out the blood and storing it away. "Just in case~!"

"Now this is something I like to see." Magne smirked. "The smug prick who looked down on us is now on the other end of the foot."

The transwoman magnetizer then kicked Overhaul in the face, knocking a few teeth out and breaking his nose, bloodying his face as he went flying back. He weakly turned to the Oyabun, who kept a glare of contempt on him.

"Boss, please-!"

Suddenly, the Oyabun mirrored the very words that Equinox had made him see and hear that very night.

"You are nothing but a disgrace. You've destroyed the family with your delusions and now Eri may never be a normal little girl again. I honestly should have let you rot on the streets where you belong, scum."

And with that, the old man wheeled himself out of the room, not sparring his adoptive son a single glance as he did so.

"Kaito! Please! Don't leave me! You're all I had! It was all for you! Boss! BOSS!" Overhaul screamed, tears streaming down his face. "Father…! Please…!"

Seemingly incensed by that display, Dabi suddenly scorched the Yakuza's feet and Toga stabbed him in both his shoulders. Both of their faces were cold and hard, fighting back memories of themselves doing such begging.

Spinner then hit the Yakuza with his sheathed sword before a warp gate appeared under Kai, who found himself being punched back and fourth between Magne and Compress.

SNAP!

The League stopped and let their leader step forward. Tomura waited for Kai to catch his breath before removing his father's hand and kneeling down.

"You know Overhaul, I hate guys like you the most. Fucking hypocrites who talk the talk but can't walk the walk." The Decayer taunted cruelly. "And now look at where it's all got you. All your plans for domination, of the Yakuza's rise, what did it cost you? The love of the one person you cared about? Everything you strove for?!"

Overhaul weakly tried to stand up but Tomura punched him hard across the face, hitting surprisingly hard for someone of his lanky stature.

"Thanks to us, you don't have to worry about your 'disease' anymore!" Tomura laughed, gesturing to Overhaul's severed arms. "Now you don't even have a fucking thumb to suck on! So just sit back and watch as we take what was never truly yours, to begin with!"

The Yakuza, already bleeding and sobbing, couldn't even scream, which filled Tomura with delight..and confusion. Something about this seemed…familiar.

What didn't feel familiar was a delicate finger under his chin, scratching and lifting it upwards.

"So sadistic." Puppetress cooed, a blush on her face. "I was already enthralled by your passion and destruction…but such blunt and simple words?"

She leaned into Tomura's ear and whispered something. Something that made the decayer blush and turn around to coimpose himself, pulling his shirt a little out to release some steam.

Chuckling, the supervillainess turned to Kai and strechted out her palm, which she opened. Suddenly, the Yakuza found himself being lifted upwards off the ground, his form following Puppetress; hand as it bobbed and weaved, slamming him into walls and worsening his wounds.

"Terrifying, isn't it?" She smirked. "That's just what daddy thought. You know, you should be grateful. Better we do this to you now than wait a couple of years for your niece to come back and kill you herself. I don't know about here in Japan, but back home? No one bats an eyelash if a child abuser like you has an accident."

As Overhaul writhed and squirmed in agony, the Cowboy bodyguard walked up and put his foot on his back, pinning him down as he took out a lasso whip with razor wire covering it.

"Sorry, partner. But from now on...YOU'RE OUR BITCH."

"Well said, Showdown." Puppetress smirked as her grip tightened on the strings. "Now, don't worry. We're not going to kill you….But HE might."

In walked in an older, round man in a butler's attire. He had greying orange hair and three chins, which made his smile seem more disgusting and his eyes shine like dulled emerald.

"Meet my chauffer. Mr. Crunch Chomp." Puppetress smiled as she moved the bleeding Yakuza to the newcomer. "As it turns out, he has a prefereance to fellows who match your description."

"You spoil me, mistress." Mr. CC smiled perversely, dabbing away some sweat as he opened his mouth, revealing that instead of teeth, he had several large forks, knives, spoons and even an axe or two in it."If you'd allow us some privacy?"

The League of Villains quickly amscrayed as their base of operations was filled with the agonizing screams of the once great and feared Kai 'Overhaul' Chisaki, now reduced to a broken wreck with nothing left to his name...and he only had himself to blame for his fate.

Knightmare Lord A/N:

Seeing Overhaul get tortured by the League, disowned by his beloved Oyabun, and then reduced to being a punching bag/sex slave/potential Nomu is very therapeutic to me. I love seeing assholes like him suffer.

Yeah, I'm pretty sick. What do you think, Mrotrax?

Mrotrax A/N:

…I do believe this is the height of Overhaul torture.

Moving on from that, we see the return and Quirk of a minor villain in Pen-Pal; Mr. Crunch/Chomp. I always forgot his name, so here they both are. And giving him more of a role…and a nightmareish one too!

Next chapter, we get into the fights between hero students and learn a little more about Puppetress' past!

Stay safe!