"We tried to look for anyone named Shigaraki and for any sort of quirk that grants the ability to disintegrate anything that the user touches. But even after scouring the quirk registration records for males in between their 20's to 30's We couldn't find any sort of match. Neither with the villain with the warp-gate quirk. So either they were never hit by the census or those are simply aliases." detective Tsukauchi said, reading the report in hands.
It was still the weekend after the attack at the U.S.J compound. Thankfully, the school managed to get their act together fairly quickly, which meant that in the short period of time that they had, they had already started an investigation on the so-called 'League of Villains'. Currently at a conference room of U.A, detective Tsucauchi and the rest of the hero faculty were discussing whatever information they could gather about the villains and their ring-leader, Shigaraki.
Unfortunately, they still had very little to go off from.
"In other words, we still have almost 'nothin to go on. And once the ring-leader heals from the bullet wounds, he may try to come and attack once more." Snipe said.
"Now that I think about it, that plan of theirs was rather daring. Under normal circumstances, such plan wouldn't have been carried out. We're talking about an unknown individual that came out of nowhere, used some dumb and irrational logic that could only make sense when looking at it from a surface level. Plus, he didn't reveal anything about the nature of his quirk, but did nothing but gloat about that 'Nomu' and all of his quirks. And whenever things didn't go his way, he basically threw a tantrum." All Might, in his normal weak form said. "Then again, he may have just tried to lead my actions. Given the nature of their abilities."
"Regardless, discarding the advantage of keeping the nature of their quirks concealed that easily was quite the foolish move on their part." Nezu said.
"An absurd and fallacious line of thinking that only makes sense on a surface level, the pride they had in that Nomu and the belief that their plan could have gone smoothly. Combined that with the handling of their plan… If you look at all of this from an objective point and then look at the ring-leader Shigaraki… It paints a very obvious picture. It may be that… we're dealing with some sort of man-child." the Symbol said.
"A man-child? As in a child with power?!" asked Vlad.
"It could be that he never recieved any sort of training while in elementary school like most kids." the heroine known as Midnight suggested.
"So?! What does all of these mean?!"
"The total of villains that were rounded up were 72. Thankfully, they were all third-rate level criminals. However, the fact that they all decided to follow this 'man-child' is quite concerning. In this day and age, villains have no doubt felt the pressure on them intensify with time. And so it seems like they were all drawn to this simple, more 'innocent and juvenile' idea of evil." the detective said, much to the concern of the teachers. "Then again, those two Americans weren't as simple minded as the others. Gratefully, they were also not that much of a threat compared to other big time villains from the States."
"Speaking of, what do we know about the foreigner villains?" asked Snipe.
"Well, thankfully Spider-Girl managed to get us intel on those two rather quickly. Had we taken the more traditional route, it would have probably been a bit of a pain." the detective said, with Nezu nodding in agreement.
"Supercharger's real name is Ronald Hilliard. He's the son of the deceased scientist Lyam Hilliard. For what I understand, he and his father were involved in some sort of experiment involving electricity. Ronald's father died, but he in turn became some sort of human battery."
"He also mentioned having a hatred of those with power. Calling us 'acursen kin'." All Might said.
"A little hypocrite, don't you think?" asked Snipe.
"Not necessarily. Apparently he blames the fascination of the fantastic for the death of his father. Believing that the worship of powers and constant drive to obtain it does nothing but bring misery." Tsukauchi said, before looking at one of the pages of his report. "For what Spider-Girl informed us, he was one of the villains that participated in the organized strike against the U.S last year, which was headed by the villain Regent, otherwise known as Augustus Roman. He was sighted in the state of Arkansas, but as the villains started to fall, he managed to slip away."
"Yeah, I remember hearing of that assault myself. If I recall correctly, it was the very same that revealed the identity of Spider-Man to the public." Midnight said.
"Indeed, which would lead us to the next villain." Nezu told the teachers. "Josephine Pulaski, also known as Joey, is the other villain that took part in the attack."
"According to the record, she's a mutant, meaning that instead of a quirk, she has the X-gene with her. On the most well-known scale, she would probably be an alpha level mutant in theory. Although she doesn't seem to be as powerful as some of the most well-known mutants of that category." the detective said, although it's not like he's that familiar with how the mutant gene works and how mutants are classified.
"It's worth pointing out that the two Americans seemed to have singled Parker out of everyone at the U.S.J compound." Thirteen said, for just like with All Might, she was not as injured as Eraser was during the attack. "I can understand why that Supercharger would gun for her, but what about this Joey character?" she asked.
"Just like with Supercharger, she has a history with Spider-Man. She has a criminal record that goes all the way to when she was just fifteen years old. The same age that Spider-Man debuted." Tsukauchi said. "For what I understand, they were on apparently friendly terms with one another, but it all changed when she started working for a notorious New York crime lord. After that, he participated in her first arrest and it wouldn't be her last."
"What a shame. That power could have done so much good, yet she turned on the side of villainy instead." the female hero of black hair sighed.
"I take it that she and Spider-Man crossed roads afterwards?" asked Vlad as both the detective and the principal nodded.
"It usually ended with her either trying to run away or caught. The last time that they met, she escaped from prison after being there for three years."
"She escaped?" asked Thirteen.
"There was a prison break organized by some sort of group last October and because of that, she also managed to escape. Spider-Man tried to stop it, but between the more dangerous inmates and the officers and innocents caught in the middle, a good part of the villains of the prison managed to escape." Tsucauchi said.
"Were there no heroes besides Spider-Man?" asked All Might.
"Apparently it was planned on a day that most of New York's heroes would be either off the city, or preoccupied with other affairs. And the few that remained there, couldn't get there in time. For example, Spider-Girl was on the other side of the city, so she couldn't help her father."
"I see… well, while we're lucky that the two were not the most dangerous villains that they could find, it's still rather disturbing that they managed to get a hold of those two." All Might said. "How did that happen?"
"Apparently a villain from our own country managed to locate them. Or so that's what Spider-Girl was informed by her father and her other contacts. The only thing that they managed to discover so far is that the villain's name started with either the letters 'G' or 'J'. Although they're still investigating that."
"Heh, if by investigating you mean tearing the underground of New York, that is."
"Do you really think it possible for Spider-Man to do such thing?" Thirteen asked.
"I don't think it, I know it." the hero said, with Midnight… why was she nodding in agreement?
"In any case, the police are currently using all the intel gathered so far to try and locate and capture the ringleader. I'll do my part in assisting and keeping the school informed on any advances that we make." the detective said.
"A man-child… when you look at him like that, he's not that different from our own students. Which means that he too, has room to grow." Nezu suddenly said. "I wonder what could happen if someone were to try and nurture the potential this 'Shigaraki' has."
"... I dread to imagine such scenario…" All Might said.
"Hey, hey! Did any of you see the news last night?" Hagakure asked her classmates. "Everyone appeared there! Although, I couldn't stand out."
"True." said the masked teen with multiple arms rather bluntly Which is why Ojiro tried to try and cheer the invisible girl.
"Well, it's hard to stand out when you're see-through." … ok, he wasn't very good at it.
"Still, most of the news channels that I saw made a huge deal about it." Kaminari said to both Kirishima and Jirou.
"I got surprised, honestly."
"Can you blame them? It's not everyday that U.A's hero course gets attacked by villains like that." Kyoka said.
"And who knows what would have happened if not for the teachers being there-"
"Stop it Sero! Just thinking about that makes me-"
"SHUT UP, YOU PIECE OF TRASH!" Bakugo yelled at the small purple-haired(?) boy of the class.
"It's as expected of All Might! He blew those villains away as if they were nothing!" Sato said, with Tokoyami agreeing.
"Indeed his strength was impressive… although it's also impressive that Parker had two villains hunting her down and she still managed to emerge victorious."
"I still can't believe that someone would go out of their way to hurt her that bad…" the invisible girl said.
"And the punishment that she received from the villains was quite serious." Momo said, remembering the last time that she saw the American redhead.
Meanwhile, Uraraka nodded and turned to see two empty seats near the middle of the classroom. "Parker-san and V-chan are usually the first to arrive… but today…" the girl said with a concern that was shared by most of the class.
Izuku was not surprised by that. After all, he was the only one to interact with her after the incident. For all they knew, her injuries may have been a tad more serious than expected. He was about to reassure them all, until they heard the sound of the door opening.
"Morning." said… Parker and V?! "Sorry about being late. I kinda overslept today and since Valerie insists on the two of us being a package deal, I kinda dragged her into being late too." she said as the two entered the room.
Parker looked fine, only a bit more shy than normal since everyone was looking at the two. Parker on the other hand still had her right arm on a sling. As well as a few bandaids on her cheek and forehead. The two made their way to their seats. Placing their bags on their usual spot and sitting down. And after that, Annie finally noticed that everyone, absolutely everyone was looking at them. More specifically, to her.
"Um… what? Is there something on my face?" the girl asked a tid bit confused.
"... Parker-san!" nearly everyone in the class yelled, making the two flinch as most started to bombard them with questions.
"Are you feeling ok?!"
"Is your arm well?"
"Are those two villains still hunting you?!"
"Were there any hot nurs- GHAA!"
"Have there been any secondary effects caused by the villain's electric blasts on your body?"
"Good lord are they loud!" the girl said, feeling a little overwhelmed by all of their questions.
"HOLD ON!" Tenya suddenly said, bringing order to the rest of his classmates. "I understand your worries, but give Parker some space. You're invading her personal space." he sternly said as everyone then did as he said and took a step back.
"Huh… thanks." she said as the class started to behave a bit more.
After that, Momo approached the American redhead. "Parker-san, how is your arm?" she asked.
"Oh, it's nothing that serious. I think that I'll only use the sling until tomorrow just in case. Other than that, I'm ok." Annie answered.
"Shouldn't you be resting or something? I mean, you looked like you were hit by a truck last time we saw you." Mina said.
"Nah, I'm good. It's not like it was anything serious." she replied, although stopped by to look at everyone in class.
"Is something wrong?" asked Shoto.
"No it's just… boy you're all really concerned, aren't you? I honestly wasn't expecting it." Annie said, confusing the class.
Before they could reply to her comment, the door opened once more. Earlier in the morning, Mina had asked Tsu who did she thought could take over homeroom. Considering that Aizawa was in the worst condition out of all of the injured during the U.S.J incident. However, much to the shock of everyone the one that would be taking over for homeroom duty was…
"AIZAWA-SENSEI?!" most of the class shouted, for the one coming through the door was Eraser… even if he looked like a mommy.
He had the entirety of his face covered in bandages, with the only exception being that his long blak hair was still out, some of his nose so that he could breath and the two small holes that let him see. And they meant small, because they were really hard to notice. Also, there was the fact that he had both of his arms covered in bandages and hung in slings made out of bandages as well… was it really that hard to buy a pair of slings, or did he just wanted to have them combined with his toilet paper scarf?
"Morning." he said nonchalantly as he started to walk to his desk.
"Holy crap, that's so pro-like!" said one of the students in awe at the fact that his teacher still came despite looking like… well, like that.
"Sensei! You're alright!"
"You call that alright?" asked Ochako to Tenya.
"I call it being stubborn and I should know a thing or two about it." Annie said. "Hey teach, glad to see you, but don't you think that you should be resting or something? It's not good to overdo yourself." she said as the teacher looked at her… or at least they thought he did.
"You are the last person that I want to hear that from, Parker." he said, as he took a seat. "At least you're not doing as bad as I thought you would. Don't worry about my wellbeing, that old hag just exaggerated… Besides, your fight is still not done yet." he said in a serious tone, making everyone worry.
"Battle?"
"Do you mean… "
"MORE VILLAINS!"
"... U.A's sport festival is coming soon." said the teacher.
"It's just some school thing!"
"Yeesh teach, don't go around saying things like that. You almost gave us a heart attack." Annie said.
At the sound of what the teacher said, the entire class started to cheer in excitement. Kirishima was the one that seemed the most excited about it. He simply stood up and cheered for it, however Denki and Jirou all wondered if that was a good idea.
"Is it really ok for the school to do that? The sports festival sounds like an opportunity for villains to attack again." said the girl of sound-based quirk.
"On the contrary, the school going forward with the sports festival should show that we're more than capable of overcoming any sort of crisis. We're increasing the level of security by about five times compared to prior years."
"So, basically the school wants to prove how capable and reliable it is to the public and parents by showing their level of competence in dealing with the villain attack, right?" Annie asked as the teacher nodded.
"That's about right, Parker."
"Yeah, figures as much. But, why tho?" she asked in confusion. "Like, I get the point, but why go through all of this trouble? It's just some random school event, isn't it?"
"I'm with Parker!" Mineta agreed.
"Huh, Parker-san, Mineta-kun, haven't you guys ever seen the U.A school festival?"
"Of course I have/No clue at all."
"How about you, Vector?" asked Ojiro to the shy blue girl.
"N-Not really. T-This is the first time I ever heard about it."
"Figures as much, I expected that the two of you would be a bit unfamiliar with the event." Aizawa told the two foreigners. "U.A's sport festival is one of the country's biggest events. So much so that it has gone as far as surpassing the Olympics in terms of popularity and enthusiasm in Japan. You could say that U.A's sport festival has taken over the Olympics this side of the world."
"And they say we're the self-centered ones." Annie muttered.
"The top heroes of the country are going to watch. They'll be scouting for us." Momo said.
"I know/Scouting?" said Mineta and Annie at the same time.
"Yeah, after graduating it's rather typical to join an agency as soon as possible to become a pro's partner!" Denki said, giving a thumbs up.
"Although most end up missing the mark and get stuck as sidekicks for life." Jirou added before turning to Denki to her side. "That may be you. You know, because you're kind of dumb."
"KHH!"
"Scouting? Sidekicks? What's all that about?" Annie said, not understanding the deal at all.
"Don't they have something like that in America?" asked Uraraka.
"Like football games?"
"No, for heroes."
"Uh… not that I know." she said, before turning to Valerie. "Ever heard you know who talking about that?" she asked in english.
"N-Not really. T-The closest thing that I can think of is something that Dr. Pym wanted to do, but couldn't." she answered in the same language.
"Really? Why couldn't he?"
"T-Thanos." she simply said.
"Oh… Oh! I remember!"
"What are the two talking about?" asked Uraraka.
"Hey you damn Yankees! Speak Japanese, dammit!"
"No."
"In any case, getting into a good agency is a great way to earn a higher status and better experience. Time is limited. Getting noticed by a pro will naturally give you all a better standing for your future as pros yourselves. Remember, this is a chance that happens once a year. You'll have a total of three chances in your life. If you truly aim to be a pro-hero, then you're not allowed to slack off!" the teacher said, as most of the class all started to feel the weight of his words and grew serious.
All… but a shy girl that remained quiet as always, a green-haired boy that simply remained calm and a redhead that was still not getting the hype at all.
.
The fourth period had ended.
Cementos had exited the classroom and the students were all preparing to head for the cafeteria. Lunch time was about to start, yet they were all mostly excited. What Aizawa had told them earlier in the day still remained strong in their heads and it got them hyped like never before.
"Man, am I still pumped up about it!" Kirishima said as he, Sero, Sato and Tokoyami all talked among themselves.
"I know right! If we give a good presentation, we'll take the first step of becoming proper pros!" said Sero.
"It was a good thing that I came to U.A!"
"We'll only get so few opportunities. It's best not to take them for granted." said Tokoyami after Sato.
"Ojiro-kun, I'm so excited! I have to work hard to get noticed by a pro!" the invisible girl said excitedly as she started to cheer.
"I think it's going to be a bit hard considering the nature of your quirk." he simply said, yet the girl was way too excited to properly hear him.
"Hmph, it'll be hard not to notice me! I stand out by simply standing still, I'm sure that those scouting won't be able to take their eyes away from me!" Aoyama said, while making a few flashy moves.
The only one that was near him was Koda, so he was asked whether or not he was right. And since Koda was probably the only other person that could beat V in terms of being shy, he just nodded in agreement while also feeling nervous.
"You're rather lucky, Shoji. With all of those muscles of yours, there's no way they won't notice you." said Denki.
"Even so, I still need to do my part to earn their recognition." he answered.
"I also think that you'll stand out." said Jirou, who just chuckled remembering what happens when Denki overexertes himself with his quirk.
"You guys sure are excited about this thing." Annie said, as she and Valerie were about to start to head to the cafeteria.
"Of course we are! This is a big deal!" Mina said excitedly, as Kirishima walked to her side.
"Aren't you two excited? Because I'm sure that the two of you will get recognized all things considered."
"Of course they should be looking forward to this event! We all came here to become pro-heroes! It's natural for us to be excited about this." he said, while looking like he needed to go to the bathroom.
"You sure have a weird way to express your excitement." Tsu said with Annie nodding.
"I say aye to that."
"Don't you feel the same way, Midoriya-kun?" he asked the green haired boy.
"Oh sure, he asks him, but just assumes for the two of us." Annie thought.
"Well, of course, but…"
"Deku-kun, Ida-kun…" they all suddenly heard.
Turning to their side, they all saw the… wait, was that really the carefree-looking Uraraka?!
"Let's do our best in the sports festival!" she said with a way too determined look on her face.
"What's with that face?!" both Midoriya and Parker said out loud as Uraraka made a stomp and raised her fist to the sky… or ceiling technically.
"EVERYONE! LET'S ALL DO OUR BEST!" she yelled, as Izuku and Tenya did the same, with nowhere near the same attitude. "I'LL DO MY BEST!" she yelled at the group of Kirishima, Tokoyami and Sato, who all awkwardly agreed as well. "I'M GOING TO GIVE IT MY ALL, PARKER-SAN, V-CHAN!"
"Um… sure, you do you."
"S-Scary…"
"Uraraka sure seems excited." Momo said, turning to see the redhead and white haired Americans. "Do the two of you look forward to this event as well?"
"Um… t-this is the first time I d-do something like this. I-I'm very nervous." said Valerie.
"Um… well, I guess I'll only do what I can." she said, gaining the attention of the raven-haired girl.
"You seem unsure about the sports festival."
"Not exactly. I mean, I'll try and have fun and all, but it's still hard to see why all the fuss about it." she said, gaining some odd looks from some of her classmates. "Anyway, I'm off to the cafeteria. Gotta make sure no one has taken our usual spot."
"Hey, uh, need any help?" asked Hanta.
"No, don't worry. I still have the other arm as tuned as a car!" she said, showing her left arm.
"How can your arm be tuned? Much less as tuned as a car?" asked Shoto, gaining a blank look from the redhead girl.
"Its… I didn't… nevermind. I'm too hungry to explain it." she said as she started to walk away.
"I-I'll keep an eye on her. S-So don't w-worry."
"How does one keep an eye on someone?" asked Shoto once again.
"Oh, uh, it's an e-expression."
"... Oh."
Afterwards, both Annie and Valerie left the classroom. It didn't take long before they ran into two of their friends, those being Hitoshi and wasn't uncommon for the general course student to be there, for this was already part of his usual routine. Meeting Annie and Valerie while in the hallways and walking all three of them to the cafeteria. Mei on the other hand was a bit of a surprise. They would soon learn that the reason she was there was because Power Loader took the liberty of walking her to Shinso's class to make sure that she went to eat at the cafeteria. He wasn't sure if Parker was able to return to school due to her injuries(which thankfully, she did return), so he decided to try and entrust her to the purple haired boy.
After that, Valerie inexplicably told the three that she needed to go ahead to do something. This was a first one for her, but they decided that there was no problem with that. After some time, the three entered the cafeteria and went to their usual spot. However, they found something that made their eyes go wide open.
On their usual spot, outside of Robbie, Kamala and Valerie, was a pile of food. And that was aside from the lunches that the three had. It was not necessarily big big. But it was definitely more than enough food that the rest of the students looked at the table with surprise.
"So… what are we celebrating?" asked Annie, who was seated by Valerie to be as close to the food as possible.
"This is for you. A little bit for us too, but mostly you." said Kamala.
"But, I brought my own lunch, see." she said as she pulled a paper bag with food that she brought from home.
"Are you really going to say no to all of that?" asked Mei.
"Are you actually expecting her to say yes to all of that?" asked Hitoshi.
"Just eat it. We looked like weirdos getting all of that here." Robbie said.
"Alright… well, bottoms up." she said, taking a spoon and eating some of the curry in front of her. "Mm, it's good. First time I eat the food that they serve here. By the way, did you guys all had with you the money to buy all of this? I know it's supposed to be 'cheap' compared to other school cafeterias, but I'm sure that this should have cost an arm and a leg."
"Nah, Vector bought it all."
"SHE WHAT?!"
"... Oh yeah, you're apparently a rich girl. Keep forgetting that." Mei said, grabbing a bowl of rice and eating it.
"Um… surprise?" Valerie awkwardly said.
"But why?! Not that I'm not grateful or anything, but why?!"
"Well, s-since you've said that because of your metabolism you can eat slightly more than normal, I t-thought that this c-could do you good. P-Probably help you heal faster."
"Kinda like how Kamala's powers work?" asked Robbie.
"I can see the logic. Although I remember hearing that her dad could go days without eating, sleeping or even taking a sip of water."
"Where did you hear that?"
"I have my ways."
"I swear, I'll pay you back!" Annie told Valerie.
"T-There's no need. Honestly."
"Still, I don't feel right with you spending all of this just on me." she said, before looking at the curry in front. "Although it was a nice gesture. Just… try not to overdo it next time."
"Oh, ok." Valerie said, before turning to the rest of her friends. "B-By the way, have you heard of the… S-Sports Festival?" she asked.
"Sports Festival?" asked the trio of Kamala, Pony and Robbie.
"That's right. I know it may look irresponsable to hold it right after the U.S.J incident. But rest assured that the school has already taken care of it." Vlad told his students. "We have increased the security by five times this year. This is a big chance for all of you, we can't let what happened hinder your progress in the path of becoming heroes."
"Man this is so awesome! I'm going to show the pros watching the meaning of manliness!"
"All of those people watching might make me a little nervous." said Komori, with some of her classmates nodding.
"I can't wait to show off some of my moves! I bet I'll grab the attention of a few pros in the stadium!" Tokage said.
"Well, you got here through recommendation. I'll be surprise if you didn't." Awase mentioned, with both Kaibara and Bondo nodding. "The same goes for you man, you better not slack off." he told the other recommendation student of class 1-B.
"Don't worry, I don't plan to."
"Aren't you guys excited?" asked Kendo to Robbie and Kamala.
"Um, I guess… should we?"
"Don't look at me, Khan. I ain't have even the slightest idea of what they're talking about."
"I don't think I follow either." said Pony.
"Wait, is this the first time you guys hear of the U.A sports festival?" asked Rin.
"You know what that is?" the inhuman asked in surprise.
"Well, naturally. I watch it every year and it's actually very popular in other parts of the continent." he said, remembering that the first time he ever saw the event, he was still in China. "I take it the sports festival is not as popular back in the states?"
"I don't remember my family ever mentioning that event. We do watch the Superbowl and other sports events though." Pony told her class.
"First time I ever heard this. Then again, this seems like some hero business and I wasn't as into that as other kids. How 'bout you?" Robbie asked Kamala, for if this was some hero stuff, she was sure to have some intel.
"Mm, not that I can recall. First time hearing of this too. What is this anyway? And how come you guys make it sound like some Olympics level event?"
"That's because it is an Olympics level event!" said Tsuburaba, surprising the Americans.
"It's true. By now, the U.A's Sport Festival has taken over the Olympics for Japan." Vlad said
"Little self-center, don't you think?" Kamala asked.
"But why? How important?" Pony asked, with her japanese breaking a bit.
"It's quite simple actually." said Monoma, as he took it to himself to explain it to the Americans. "Students of the hero course tend to always have a start in an already established hero agency once they graduate and their careers begin. Each agency has a certain degree of recognition depending on the heroes that conform it."
"Obviously a hero agency belonging to a note-worthy pro-hero is more prestigious than one of average heroes. For example, Four Kind's agency may be cool and all, but it has nothing compared to Endeavor's agency or Best Jeanist who are among the top ten pros of Japan." continued Shisida.
"And it is those more prestigious agencies the ones that graduates of the hero course aim to be on. The better the agency the more likely it is for you to gain more knowledge and prestige as a pro yourself. And with that, you'll be able to make a name as a professional." Vlad finished.
"And I take it that those 'hero agencies' are going to be watching then?" asked Robbie.
"Not only them, but also top ranking heroes. There is a chance that one of the top ten heroes may take an interest in us!" Kendo said.
"And what happens if they do?" the inhuman asked.
"Naturally, you could be asked to intern with them." Monoma said.
"Wait, really?" all of the Americans asked as Vlad started to inform them of the internship.
"That is correct. After the Sports Festival in two weeks, you'll get one week to intern with whatever heroes that took interest in you. If none take interest, then don't worry. The school will provide you aid with that." the teacher said.
"Huh, it sounds like with the scoutings for athletes." Pony said.
"Sounds weird." Reyes said.
"In any case, take this event seriously. It only happens once a year, meaning that you'll only get three chances in total. The outcome of your performance could make or break your career as pro-heroes!"
"Man, your teach is far more enthusiastic than ours." Annie said.
"That's the only thing you get?" asked Robbie.
"I say, it sounds fun! We get to show our powers to a bunch of heroes? And if we do good, they might take us to learn from them?! Sign me up!" Kamala said.
"I guess." the redhead said, making Hitoshi look at the girl with a bit of confusion.
"You don't look forward to the Sports Festival?"
"It's not that. It's just that I still don't get it that much."
"It's just like the people scouting for athletes at a game. It's not that hard, web for brains."
"I know. I get that part, but I don't get it get it."
"That makes no sense." the inhuman said.
"I guess that the idea of treating being a hero like… well like the way they do is still confusing to me."
"I guess, but it still sounds fun to me. Look out, heroes of Japan! Because Kamala Khan is going to show you how we do it in Jersey city!"
"Doesn't sound encouraging when you say it like that, you know?" Annie joked, making Kamala frown.
Of course the New Yorker would take a jab at Jersey.
Hitoshi chuckled at the antics of the hero students. He had to admit it, at first he was afraid that they may drift apart. But seeing that after one week of being at U.A they still remain quite close… it made him want to be with them even more than before. Heck, he was also starting to be glad that Hatsume was with them… as long as she doesn't make a mess out of one of her experiments like last week. Which meant that he was confident of telling them the following.
"Well… I'm actually looking forward to the Sports Festival." he said, as the Americans all turned to him.
"Oh yeah. Sorry, with all of the talk about internships and pro-heroes watching, I kinda forgot that this was a school event more than hero stuff." Kamala apologised, with Valerie nodding.
"Now that I think about it, we know that this is a pretty big deal for the hero course. But what about the others? Don't they get something from it as well?" asked Ronbbie as both Hitoshi and Mei looked at one another and smirked.
As for in another part, Tenya and Uraraka looked over at the table of the Americans.
"That is a lot of food." Uraraka said, with Tenya nodding.
"Indeed. I don't think that any normal person could eat all of that by themself. Parker is quite the enigma."
"Now that I remember, doesn't your brother work with her?" Uraraka asked ass Ida nodded. "Doesn't he talk about her at all? Like, what's she like?"
"Well, he has mentioned her more often since last week. Apparently she's very hardworking and social with the rest of the agency. Although she does things that my brother finds odd."
"Like what?"
"For instance, she's rarely without her mask. Even if they're just going over paperwork or simply being in the office, she always has it on while working." he said and although the fact that the two sisters are in entangle with vigilantism (the older sister being a former vigilante herself) was still not quite to his liking, he still found it odd that the two were so reserve. "Those two in particular are nothing but an enigma to me."
"I guess Parker-san is very reserved. She was a bit quiet today. More than usual." Uraraka said, for outside of the Sports Festival bits and her helping out some of the others during math and english, she didn't speak with anyone but the other American of the class. "I still find it weird that she said she was surprised to see how much we were worried about her."
"I find it odd too. Disregarding her relationship with vigilantism and her animosity towards a lot of things, we're still her classmates. Of course we would be worried after what happened on friday." Tenya said, before he realized something. "Now that I think about it, Midoriya-kun was the only one that didn't seem to be surprise to see her."
"Oh yeah. Well, outside of V-chan, the other two kids from class-B and those kids from that sit with her at lunch, she's probably only sociable with Deku-kun. Now that I think about it, I think the two may have each other's contacts."
"You sure?"
"It's just a guess. I did see the two talking a bit after the entrance exam was done and I think she may have given him something."
"Mm… perhaps we could try and ask Midoriya if he knows why she would think like that. Of course, it would have to wait until after he's done with his talk with All Might."
"Oh yeah. I wonder what they are talking about now?"
"An hour and a half?!" Midoriya asked, shocked to hear what his teacher said.
After the fourth period came to a halt, the green-haired boy was ready to go to the cafeteria. He didn't go there right away, he stopped for a bit with his friends, Uraraka and Ida to talk for a bit. He learned something new about the girl of short brown hair. Something that in all honesty, made him admire her. But before their talk could go any further, All Might came by and asked him to have lunch with him (which caused Uraraka to burst out laughing at how the number one hero of the country looked like a shy school girl).
He went along, but started to hope that his friends didn't find it odd. More importantly, he hoped that they didn't find it suspicious for it to happen. God, he better not tell this to Parker. She did warn him about keeping a low profile and having lunch with All Might was anything but keeping a low profile.
"Yes, although I can try and hold my muscle form for about two hours at most, I can now only operate as a hero for an hour and a half. I overdid myself in a reckless manner on friday. And that Nomu foe was surprisingly strong."
"Oh, I'm sor-"
"HAHAHA! Don't apologize, my boy! It's just that I may be as reckless as you are!" the hero laughed, spilling some blood from his mouth… because of course he would. "Thankfully the medicine is helping me. Without it, then I'm sure that I would have had a hard time using my power for even an hour. Actually, I think I wouldn't even be able to reach the hour."
"Oh yeah, Recovery Girl mentioned something about medicine, didn't she? What's that about? And why did she say that you don't have an excuse not to take it anymore?"
"That's a long and very messy story, my boy. I may tell you about it another time. But now though, we should talk about a more serious issue." the hero said in a more serious manner. "The Sports Festival and the fact that you still haven't learned to adjust to One for All. What are you going to do about that?" he asked.
"Oh right… Actually, now that I remember, there was that one time that I did manage to use it without hurting myself."
"Oh, you did mention it before. What's the difference between that time and the other ones?" All Might asked.
When he asked that, Midoriya tried to think of what happened then and the other times he has tried to use the power. It could have been the fact that it was a life or death situation, but then again that may not have been the case. He did use the power a bit earlier and did hurt himself. And that's also without mentioning that right after All Might beat that Nomu thing, he used it again and broke both his legs. Then, he remembered what both Thirteen and Parker had said about their quirks (or powers in case of the two American girls) and the ability of taking someone's life with them.
"I think… this was the first time I tried to properly use it on another person." he said.
"I see. You must have succeeded in putting the brakes unconsciously then. In any case, that's progress. Good one, kid… But I'll have to be blunt. I won't be able to stand as the Symbol of Peace for much longer… And no doubt there are those who follow villany who have already taken notice of it." All Might said.
"You sure?".
"Yes. My boy, the reason that I gave you this sacred power is because I want you to inherit not only my quirk, but the spirit that I have as a hero." All Might told, remembering how the young child once told him how he wanted to be a hero like him. "The U.A's Sports Festival will be a big event that the country as a whole will take notice of! And what I want to tell you is… that as the next 'All Might', as the next Symbol of Peace of your generation… I want you to tell to the world, 'Here I am'!"
All Might expected many reactions from the boy. A sense of dread perhaps. For him to realize the weight that it meant to be his successor and what that implied. Perhaps for him to be nervous or even excited. What he didn't expect tho, was for Midoriya to have a blank expression.
"Um… How should I do that?" he asked.
"You are aware of how the Sports Festival works, right?"
"Of course. The hero course, alongside the support, management and general courses all partake in various preliminary competitions divided by their respective year. Those who pass the preliminary get to participate in the main event. A tournament where all of the students that passed do their best to claim first place."
"Correct! Which is the opportunity that you have to make your mark!" All Might said, while pointing two fingers at the teen.
"... Huh?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HUH?!" All Might reacted, by literally falling on his back… and bringing the rest of the sofa he was sitting on with him as well.
"Sorry… I know what you're trying to say, I do. But with the villain attack I'm still struggling to use my powers. I wasn't able to do as much, so to try and do more while on such a big event feels a little overwhelming. Not only that, but I don't see as much of a point for me to stand out as much there. I do have you grooming me to be a hero, so I don't know if there's even as much of a point in me doing it. I don't think there could be someone that could teach me more than the number one hero. Besides, I still don't know how good I'll be able to do with how I am as of now. Not only that, but I'm not that good physical activities anyway, and-"
"I'll tell you, if this were a talking nonsense competition, you would already get first place!" All Might said, while still on the ground and spilling some blood from his mouth… again.
"Nonsense?" asked Middoriya as All Might turned to him.
"There's a difference between those who aim for the top and those who don't. You may not notice it now, but that difference is the kind that has a great impact in society." he said, finally standing back up. "I understand how you feel, my boy. And I won't force you to do something you don't feel like doing… However, I want you to remember how you felt back at the beach. Back when you earned my power."
Midoriya listened and part of him felt a little down. Here was All Might telling him to reach for higher ambitions and yet he was second guessing himself. The blonde hero looked at the boy and decided to try and cheer him up.
"You say that because I'm your teacher that there couldn't be anyone else that could teach you more, right?" he asked as the boy nodded. "I appreciate the gesture, but please don't get stuck with this old man. There's a world for you to learn from. Some, who could probably do a better job than me."
"You mean it."
"Yeah. I was just like that when I was your age, but believe me, there's always more to learn." All Might said, reminiscing about his time as a student and before going to the U.S to study. "Just take young Parker and her friends as an example. They not only come from a far away land with different culture, but the birthplace of modern heroism as we know it. I'm sure that you could learn a bit from them." he said as the boy realized something.
"Parker-san…"
"Yeah… now that I think about it. I've been meaning to tell you-"
"All Might… t-there's something that you should know." he said, a tad bit shyly.
"Mm? What is it, my boy?" he asked, only to hear Midoriya mumble something with such a low tone, that it would have taken his All Might hearing to even try and hear a semblance of a syllable. "What was that? Could you repeat that?" he asked, only for Midoriya to barely raise his volume. "I'm afraid that I'm still having difficulties understanding." he said as Midoriya finally started to talk rather clearlier.
"Um.. well… I met with her yesterday and… we may have talked a bit and…" he said as All Might nodded. "... S-She may have realized that we have a secret…" he said awkwardly.
At first, there was no reaction. All Might simply heard what he was saying, but not really getting it at first. But he allowed the words to sink in his skull. That was when he finally started to understand what the boy had said. His eyes started to widen as it finally clicked in his mind.
"Um… All-"
"WHAT THE-"
"HECK!" Uraraka shouted.
The final bell of the day had rang. Classes were finally done and the students were already preparing to head home… or at least that's how it normally would have been.
When Uraraka opened the door to start to head out, she was met with quite the shocking sight. A wall of students all surrounded the class 1-A classroom and dear lord they knew none of them.
Suffice it to say, Valerie and Koda were hiding at the back.
"F.Y.I, I didn't make a mess of the cafeteria today, so I don't take responsibility for any of this." Annie said, all while signaling at the wall of students as Valerei hid behind her.
"What business do you have with class 1-A?" asked Tenya in an almost robotic manner as Mineta came to his and Midoriya's side.
"We can't get out! Why are they here?!" he asked as Bakugo scoffed.
"They came to scout the competition, you dumbass. We all survived a villain attack, after all. They want to see what they'll be dealing with at the Sports Festival." Bakugo said as he walked to the wall of students. All the while Mineta was shakingly pointing at him while looking at Midoriya.
"Sorry, that's neutral Kachan."
"Well, he's still a jerk but at least he isn't telling anyone to die or something." Annie said.
"It's pointless, so why don't you go and die or something, you goddamn extras." he said as Tenya started to scold him.
"Don't go around calling people 'extras' just because you don't know them!"
"I stand corrected." Annie said, as she started to walk to where the ash-blonde was (much to Annie's dismay). "Sorry folks, Katsuki is kind of a jerk. If it makes you feel any better, we can hardly stand him either."
"Shut it, you damn Yankee!" he yelled.
"See. Whada I tell you?" she joked as there were murmurs around the students outside of the classroom.
"Is it me or does she have an accent?"
"Is that a sling? I can't see well from back here?"
"Wait, does that mean she's the girl that got hurt fighting those tough villains?!"
"Uh… No! No, t-that's the other girl. Y-Yeah, I'm the one that fell down the stairs." Annie tried to cover up… only for Tenya to bring her efforts to the ground.
"Parker! Don't go and joke about such serious scenarios!"
"Parker? It is her!"
"Goddammit Tenya!"
"Wait, that's the oh-so famous Parker that Shinso always talks about?" asked one male voice.
From the crowd, two students made their way to the front of the group. One was a girl of brown hair. She had a somewhat similar build to Annie's at first glance, but was just slightly shorter. The other one was a boy of black hair and… man, that has to be the biggest chin Annie has ever seen, proportionate to the body. Like… that has to be his quirk… right?
"Doesn't seem like much. She looks like some average girl at most." the girl of brown hair said.
"Wait, you two know Hitoshi?" she asked.
"And she really is way too straightforward with people." the boy said. "Yes, we know him. He's a classmate of ours."
"Oh, that's neat. Glad he's making friends!" she said with optimism.
"Stop making friends with the enemy, you Yankee!" Katsuki yelled at her. In response, she stuck her tongue out to him. "Tsk… whatever. As I said before, it's pointless to be here. So do something usefull and fuck off." he told the group of 'extras' as he deemedn them.
"We came to see what the oh-so great class 1-A had. But as it turns out, you're all a bunch of arrogant punks." the boy of large chin said.
"Hey man, not cool. Don't lump us with napalm brain over here."
"Care to repeat that?!"
"See, he's been using those explosions of his for so long that he can't even hear properly."
"Parker-san is some sort of thrill-seeker. That's the only explanation." Izuku thought, for that was the only way anyone would intentionally anger Kachan.
"Whatever." the girl said, as she noticed Annie looking at her. "What?"
"Is this about the whole transfer through courses stuff?" Annie asked.
"Transfer?!" the rest of her classmates said in unison.
"Mmm? You mean you guys didn't know?" Annie said, honestly a bit surprised. "Depending on how well one does at the Sports Festival, people can be transferred in and out of the hero course. And since these guys all seem to be from the general course, I thought that's why they were here." she said as Valerie finally took notice.
"O-Oh yeah. T-Their shoulders have two pebbles."
"... HOW DO YOU TWO EVEN KNOW THAT?! JUST THIS MORNING YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE SPORTS FESTIVAL WAS EVEN A THING?!" Kaminari asked.
"Hitoshi mentioned it during lunch. I honestly thought that me and the others were the only ones that didn't know. You know, since we're not from around here."
"Well, at least one of you can get down from their pedestal to talk to us." the girl said.
"Easy gal, Hitoshi's a friend. And honestly-"
"We didn't came here to chat." the boy said, as he took a look at everyone of class 1-A. "And we also didn't come to scout the competition. We're here to tell you all not to get too attached to your classroom. Consider this a declaration of war!" he said.
Meanwhile from the other side of the hallway, the students of class 1-B were all looking at the mob that formed outside of their sister class in the hero course.
"Hey, what's going on over there?" asked Tokage.
"Looks like a mob. Wait, are they from general?" Kamala said, noticing the two pebbles in their shoulders.
"Oh yeah, I think they are." Rin said, as he too took notice. "You have a good eye, Khan."
"Thank you!"
"If only you used that good eye paying attention in class instead of daydreaming about ponies or whatever." Robbie commented, making the girl feel as if she had a bucket of cold water dropped on top of her.
"Didn't have to mention that, Robbie." she said, before turning to him. "You think this has to do with the Sports Festival?"
"If what Shinso said during lunch is true, then yeah."
"So what? Are they like, scouting the competition or something?" asked Kendo, for she had an inkling of an idea to what the two Americans were talking about.
"Well, class A did make a name for themselves after the villain business. Makes sense." Shoda mentioned.
"Yeesh, looks a little too intense, don't you think?"
"Of course not! We should go there too!"
"You're joking?" Kamala asked the boy of metal quirk (or as she likes to call him, tiny Colossus… Minossus… that's probably not even a real word).
"We all heard how they fought real villains, so let's go see if it's true!"
"Little insensitive, don't you think?" asked Rin.
And just before he could go and get among the mob in front of class A, he stopped. Not because he wanted to, that wouldn't be many of his part. But because something stopped him… rather, someone. And that someone, turned out to be the enforcer of class B, who had wrapped his chains around Tetsutetsu.
"Like hell you are." he said, making sure the boy of metal quirk didn't take another step. "They've just taken on real criminals last week. We heard, Khan and I saw one of our friends all messed up because of them. That's about enough."
"Yeah, besides fighting villains is really scary!" Khan said.
"You said it like you had experience with that… do you have experience with that?" asked Tokage to the inhuman.
"Heck yeah I do! And it's not the most pleasant thing to do!"
"Really!?"
"Don't act so surprised. We're from America. That country gets attacked by aliens and gods every other week." Robbie said, with Kamala nodding.
"Literally! Just last week there was a fight in Town Square against some weird calamari monster from another dimension!"
"... You two wouldn't happen to be on drugs, would you?" asked Tokage.
"Reyes and Khan are right… well I don't know about the calamari thing, but the part about being attacked is right. We have to respect their privacy."
"But I wanted to see if it was trueeeee!"
"How about instead of slacking off while probably picking on a fight, you start focusing." Reyes told him. "The Sports Festival is going to be in two weeks. If you don't want to look like an idiot on national T.V, then start preparing." he said as he started to walk away… while pulling Tetsutetsu with him.
The rest soon follow his lead. Kendo soon reached the boy's side. She had to ask him if he was ok with that? About letting all those other kids potentially bother his other friends.
"Web for brains can take care of herself and Valerie. As for the rest, if they manage to get to U.A they must be made of sturdy shit." he answered. "Besides, I think we should focus on shaping these idiots into shape instead." he said as Kendo chuckled.
"You're right about that." she said as they kept on walking.
Meanwhile back at the front of class 1-A, things didn't show any signs of de-escalating.
"Now, now. Let's all just calm down. No need to go around and pick fights. We're all U.A students, let's act civilized, ok?" said Annie, trying to calm things.
"Grow a backbone, would you! If you want to play friends with these losers be my guess. I'll be aiming for the top and you extras are just stepping stones on my way there!" Katsuki said.
"... On second thought, you can have his spot. I don't like him."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!"
"Why?" Val though.
One of the general course students was about to say something but was interrupted by another voice. One that to the students of class 1-C in particular, was very familiar.
"What's with all of this? Why is there a mob here?" the voice asked, who made his way to the front. Revealing to be…
"Shinso-san/Shinso?/Hitoshi!" the trio of the two general course leaders(?) and Annie said simultaneously.
"Huh? Why is there a mob in front of your class? Hatsume didn't blow up the cafeteria, so you couldn't have been blamed for that."
"Ha, ha, very funny Hitoshi." the redhead said as Shinso chuckled a bit, action that surprised those of the general course.
"Shinso's smiling?!" they all thought, for they didn't expect the always stoic Shinso to not only smile, but to interact with a hero course student of all people.
"Anyway, what's going on here, anyway?" the boy asked.
"... well, outside of the fact that they just came here to declare war on us… pretty normal Monday if you ask me." Ojiro said, making Shinso turn to his own classmates.
"Seriously guys?" he asked, mainly to the two students that were at the front of the group.
"You weren't aware of this?" asked Momo.
"No. I went to the bathroom after class was over, so they probably took the initiative to come here and do this nonsense."
"So y-you're not here because of the Sports Festival?" asked Valerie.
"Not at all."
"Then what are you doing here, man?" asked Denki as the boy turned to his two friends.
"Your sister called. She wanted me to tell you that she's not going to make it on time today." he said, ignoring the blonde kid a little bit.
"Really? Why didn't she call me?"
"She did. But you never picked up."
"That's odd, I didn't hear it ring even once." Annie said, as she pulled her phone out of her pocket.
A lot of students found it weird to see the kind of phone that she had. It was old, like really old. It was one of those brick phones from probably before they were born. Was she unable to afford something… of the current decade? At the very least Uraraka related to Parker there, since she too had an old phone due to the lack of income in her family. Heck, her phone might actually be more… well, just better than hers in any technicality. But she was also a bit surprised, not expecting that anyone in class would have money problems like her family, but that the one to have them would be Parker's. Especially since she moved from the U.S to Japan.
"Shoot, I knew I forgot to do something yesterday." Annie said, as she realized that her phone had run out of energy. "Thanks man, you're a lifesaver."
"Wait, you're leaving already?!" asked Denki.
"Yep. I can't let my baby brother all by himself, can't I?" she asked as she turned to the purple-haired kid. "Well, lead the way." she said as she, Valerie and Hitoshi left the confused students behind them.
"... Did she seriously just pull out of this mess like that?" asked Mineta, only to see that Bakugo was starting to leave as well.
"Hey, come back! You're the reason they hate us!" Kirishima shouted at him.
"Does it look like I give a damn." Bakugo quickly replied to him. "Once you're at the top, all of this is just a waste of time." he declared, soon leaving the others behind.
"Oh man… that was so manly, yet so simplistic!" Kirishima said, letting out a few manly tears."
"He may have a point." Tokoyami said as Sato nodded.
"Are you guys nuts! Don't give him the reason, that idiot just made the entire school our enemies!" Denki told the other students of class 1-A.
After that the chaos started to dwindle down. Those of the general course and others started to leave, allowing the students of class 1-A to do the same. There was a bit of small talk amongst each other while they started leaving. But… Izuku didn't move for a bit. No, he was contemplating the events that had transpired. And he couldn't help but to feel like an idiot.
"I want to be a hero and earn enough money for my parents to have the life that they deserve."
There are many dreams.
"A hero beloved by many! Someone who prizes the rules and guides the people! And I aspire to be like him one day!"
So many ambitions.
"Remember, this is a chance that happens once a year."
So little time.
"You may not notice it now, but that difference is the kind that has a great impact in society."
How… how did he feel back at the beach.
"Nice classmates. Seem friendly." Annie joked as the trio were walking.
"-Sigh- Sorry about that."
"Don't apologize, they weren't that bad."
"They scared Valerie."
"In their defence, she gets scared a lot."
"T-That's t-true…"
"I don't think that's something that you should admit outloud." Shinso said, making the girl blush and the redhead to chuckle before turning to him. "What?"
"Tell us."
"Tell you what exactly?"
"That declaration of war. The whole transfer stuff from the hero course. Are wittle us safe from that?" she joked, only for the boy to look at her for a bit and laugh a bit.
"Haha, please, you honestly think that you need to worry about that nonsense?"
"Just sayin. After all, this could be your big chance, you know?"
"Y-Yeah… and, w-well-"
"You don't need to worry. Especially from me. I couldn't take your place even if I wanted to."
"Wanted you say? Meaning…" Annie said, as Hitoshi pointed at her injured shoulder.
"Someone has to make sure that this doesn't happen again. And I'm sure that Valerie and the others could use an extra set of hands." he told her, making her grin.
"You have your way with words. Have you been practicing?"
"Who knows." he replied as the trio walked.
Two weeks. That's how long it'll be for the Sports Festival. And nearly every student was aware of what that meant. They better put everything they have to prepare for this.
My Hero Academia: Legacy Bits! - Genius Payback!
"So? What do you think?" asked Riri Williams, protege of the Golden Avenger.
She was invited to the Baxter building to spend some time with the top members of the Future Foundation. Or as it's otherwise known, Richards School for Gifted Youngsters… for the smartest man in the world, one would think he could have pulled something more original than that. And it was kinda weird that they were able to legally get away with it.
In any case, it was Tony who recommended her to spend some time with other geniuses close to her age. And there's no other place on Earth filled with as many young geniuses as the Future Foundation, especially the top members. From the children of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, to the Power Pack leader, to even the heir of old Atlantis. This place was certainly her cup of tea.
And you know, showing off her own armor design didn't help either… even if to many this one just looked like a smaller variant of Iron Man's MARK 51 PRIME Model.
"It is quite impressive. It seems to be light, yet fairly durable to a degree." said Turg. he was very easy to remember… being a head in a flying jar helps.
"Meh, could have looked better." said Bentley, one of the other kids that was among the smartest in class… she didn't like him that much.
"Care to explain how, or are you just the kind of guy that always assumes he's right?" Riri asked.
"A little too on the nose, don't you think Iron Girl? Like, I know everyone rips him off when making armors, but couldn't you have added the slightest hint of originality?" he asked.
… Yeah, she didn't like him.
"Iron Girl? When are you from, the 60's? Why would I-"
"Yeah, yeah, we get it. You don't like names that are defined by gender or bla bla bla. Doesn't take away that I'm right."
… wow, she really, really didn't like him.
"It's aesthetically fine to me. Besides, the most important part should be functionality." said Lunella Lafayette, who is not a technical member of the group per say just yet, but was probably the second smartest person in the room.
… not like it hurt her pride or anything… yep… she's still smart enough to build a suit of armor… but is beaten by a preteen with a dinosaur for a pet.
"You are the last person that's allowed to talk about fashion here." Bentley said.
"Says the guy that likes to wear sunglasses indoors like a jackass."
"I heard you, Powers!"
"Yeah, yeah you two are a pair of pretty ladies. Can you two keep quiet! There's an Iron Man armor fully functional in front of us! How cool is that?!" said Franklin Richards, one of the most powerful beings in existence and the oldest son of Reed Richards… somehow… Valeria definitely inherited the brains.
"For the last time, this is not an Iron Man armor! This is the Iron Heart MARK II!"
"What happened to the MARK I?" asked the older Richards.
"... Anyway, what do you think?"
"It seems sturdy enough. Could do with a better interface and a better processor would do you wonders. Also, while it looks decent, it doesn't tell you Iron Heart, more than it does Iron Man Jr." Valeria Richards, smartest girl in the world said.
"See? I was-"
"Want to test out the output that the suit's repulsors are capable of dealing? Because you'll find out if you keep talking."
"... I mean… you know, it's probably the colors. Have you thought of adding on some black?"
Man, she real- wait a minute.
"Huh… maybe he's not wrong there." she thought, while looking at the suit that she was wearing.
Before anyone could add anything new to the conversation, the door opened. From it, a girl with red hair came. Right was familiar with the members of the Future Foundation to a degree. Heck, not that long ago they all worked on a project together at E.S.U… sure it blew up in their faces, but hey. It's not like anything of value was lost that day. Sidetracks aside, she has never met this girl before. She didn't look that special to be honest. Just some average girl at most.
"Oh, hi. Don't mind me, I was just by the neighborhood swinging by. That's actually a lie, my dad needed to bring something to Dr. Richards and me and my sis offered to bring it here. And while she's trying to not have her brain fried by the way Mr. Richards explains things, Mrs. Richards told me that I could have a look around." the girl said as if this was something normal to do.
"Uh, who's she?" Ririr asked.
"Don't know. First time I'm seeing her." said Lunnella.
"Don't worry. Her dad is a friend of the family." Valerie reassured them with her brother nodding.
"Yeah, she's kind of cool. Don't worry." Franklin said. "Hey Ann, how's it going? Anything new around?"
"Not really. Just the usual for today. By the way, did you dye your hair black?"
"Like it?"
"Looks like you're telling your parents that this isn't a phase. But you do you." she quipped, as a few chuckled. Mainly Valeria.
"See, we told you." his sister said.
"What do you know, this is a boys thing to do."
"Please, don't drag us into this, Richards."
"This is just a you thing." Alex and Bentley said
"And a little cliche at that." Anna-May said as Franklin frowned.
"... On second thought. Forget what I said. She's the opposite of cool."
Well, she's definitely… something. At least she seems-
"Oh by the way, nice Iron Man cosplay. I'm sure you'll be the rage, next Comi con. Although the Prime armor wouldn't have been my pick."
"You see! I was right! Ha, can we keep her?" Bentley asked.
… nevermind.
"So… how long till she leaves?" Riri asked Lunnella.
"Hey, Anna-May, I heard that there was a science fair in your school." Valeria asked.
"Oh yeah, that. I got first place, no big deal. Made a volcano that spills yogurt. That was sweet and yes, pun definitely intended!"
"... Are all teenagers like that? Because I'm smart enough to hack N.A.S.A with a Wii, but can't get her at all."
"No Lunella we're not all like that. She's just some abnormality as far as I can notice."
"I see…" said the girl, pressing some buttons on her wrist-watch… computer… thingy.
"By the way, did someone parked a red T-Rex downstairs? Because last time I checked, those guys were either supposed to be on the Savage Land or in a car as fuel."
"Oh, yeah. That's just Devil. Just ignore him, he can be distracting." Lunella said.
"Ditto."
"... Wait, what? Just like that?"
"Sure. I mean, it's not a big deal… well, the guy is definitely big but, you know? Nevermind."
"But… don't you think that he's special or interesting?!"
"Outside of the color red… not really. 'sides, I'm more of a tortoise and… Gog gal anyways. I like dinosaurs as much as the next person, but I ain't afraid to admit that they're kinda overrated."
"... You're right, she is an anomaly. One that I'm not that fond of."
"Glad to see we're on the same page." Riri said, as she turned to the redhead. "So anyway, what are you doing here?"
"Just wanted to say hello and all. Hey Alex, how's it going?"
"Oh, you know, the usual."
"So your brother is still a pain to deal with?"
"Oh you bet he is."
"Well, you've said hello. Now you can leave, right? We're in the middle of something that's kinda important, you know?"
"S'that so? Want any help? Because I'm a bit of a sc-"
"Yeah, I'm going to stop you right there and tell you that this is some big science stuff. I may have thought that your yogurt volcano or whatever as cute when I was four, but this is some big league level stuff. So if you don't mind, we're already behind schedule."
"... Yeah, any second thoughts just went out the window." Annie thought as she let something fall out of her pocket without being noticed. "Why of course! I'll let you all be. My feeble mind wouldn't be able to keep up with you big brain folks." she said in a proper manner.
"Hey Annie, she didn't-"
"No worries Powers. I was planning on checking on a couple of things nearby, so leaving now is probably the best call. Especially since I'm sure my sis is already done with Val and Franklin's dad." she kindly said as she started to go to the door. "Well, I'm off! Try not to split too many atoms and burn the ozone layer or whatever you big science guys like to do." she said, walking out, with a mischievous smirk that was undetected by the 'geniuses' of the room.
"... Well, that was uncalled for. And that's coming from me."
"Bentley is right. Don't you think that you were a little too harsh on her?" asked Onome of Wakanda.
"Look, it's getting late, so why don't we continue?" she suggested as Valeria nodded.
"Ok then, let's check how your mobility is." she said as she was about to put on her helmet and prepared to do some aerial mobility tests.
Just then, what Annie had dropped on the ground started to expel something. It seemed to be some sort of gas that seemed odorless to the children of the room… well almost, for the Moloids started to cover their noses.
"Is there something wrong, Tong?" one of the other kids asked.
"I… I think I'm smelling some sort of strong aroma." he said as the other Moloids nodded.
"Really?" Franklin asked, sniffing the air to no effort. "I don't smell anything."
"I… could we open the windows? The smell is very nauseous." Korr asked as the other kids nodded, not finding an issue with their request.
They pressed a button and the windows started to open. However, just as they did, something happened. What they could best describe as a crazy dove came through and started acting like a deranged blind and angered hippo. Flying like crazy and almost hitting some of the kids. And that wasn't the only one, for a series of animals all started to come by. From other doves, to ravens and rodents. Basically any sort of wild animal that one could find in New York popped in and all of them were as demented as the dove from before.
"What the-"
"Look out!"
"Everyone, duck!"
"As in duck the actions or-?"
QUACK!
"Ok, both ducks!"
"What the heck is going on?!" asked Bentley, as he dove out of the path of, was that a Vulture?!
Since when were there Vultures in New York outside of the old geezers that robbed banks?!
"-BZZZT- Hey, what the blue blaze 'sgoing on up there?! That dinosaur of yours started to act crazy wanting to climb the building! And climbing building 'snot something a big lizard should do, that's the other guy!" Ben Grimm said communicated himself to the kids through his communicator.
"We have to do something about this!" Wu said.
"Don't worry, I got this!" Valeria said, pulling out a small disk and from it, a holographic interphase appeared.
"What is that?"
"Oh nothing big. Just my atmospheric scanner that runs on a micro-quantum processor. Don't you have one?" Valeria asked, with a bit of mockery remembering how the first time they met, Lunella judged her for not having a personal laser watch.
"Franklin, can't you do anything?!" asked Alex.
"Like what?!"
"I don't know, make them disappear or something?"
"I have the power to tangle with Galactus on his best day and you want to use me as pest control!"
"Oh yeah! Big cosmic godlike powers and he's currently as useful as sunscreen on a dark room!" Bentley said, having to avoid a Racoon almost jumping to his face.
"No need to panic! I'll try to use my-" Riri was saying, but before she could do something, a squirrel jumped to her face and unfortunately for her, the faceplate of her helmet snapped close with the rodent inside. "AHHH! GET OFF! SOMEONE GET THIS THING OUT OF MY ARMOR!" Riri pleaded as she was flying around and crashing into walls… and also almost into some of the kids.
"HEY WATCH IT! I ALREADY ENOUGH PROBLEMS AS IT IS WITH THIS RACOON OVER HERE!"
"No need to worry Bentley. If I'm right, which I am, then this should be over right about… now." she said as soon the animals all started to leave, with the kids wondering what had just happened.
"... You know, I'm never going to look at doves the same way. What happened?"
"According to this, a powerful chemical agent was unleashed within this room."
"Is that what you guys were talking about?" Alex asked the Moloids. "But why didn't we smell anything?"
"It seems like it was specifically designed to last for only a few minutes at most and to be undetectable by certain species."
"And who did this?"
"I bet it was that redhead girl from earlier! It's way too much of a coincidence for this to happen the moment she leaves!" Bentley suggested.
"Is she even smart enough to do that?" Onome asked.
"Oh yeah, she is. We went to the same Elementary school and her science projects always beat mine. Always." Alex informed the group.
"You know what? Forget what I said about keeping her!"
"Ok, while a possibility, let's not-" Valeria was saying, until her phone beeped.
She pulled it out and saw that she had recieved a new message. When she opened it, she was confronted with a picture of some sort of destroyed gizmo and a hand showing some piece of debris with the logo of the Future Foundation still visible. All along with a message.
Dear Richards family and their merry group of lost boys… and girls. Next time you decide to blow up something, make sure it's only your dumb junk and that it doesn't take MY SCIENCE PROJECT with it!
Sincerely, Anna-May you made months of dumpster diving and saving money utterly worthless…! Parker.
"... Nevermind, it was her. But I have to admit that the creation of said chemical compound is very fascinating to say the least" Valeria admitted.
"Are you seriously impressed by this?" her brother asked, as Riri crashed into the ground and started to pick herself up.
"Oh, was she?!" the armored teen said, getting her helmet off and the squirrel free. Upon doing it however, everyone flinched at her face, for it was covered in claw marks. "Well then, I hope she has her will made already! Because this means war!"
Meanwhile on the roof of a building nearby, stood Spider-Girl who finished her business with Mister Fantastic already and was waiting for her sister to arrive. Which she did a couple of minutes later.
"Let me guess, you actually went along with that stupid prank of yours." she asked.
"Oh no my dear sister. This was no prank. This was retribution for a wrong done against me!"
"Yeah, yeah. Let's just get out of here already. Hope you enjoyed it, because if mom and dad get mad at this, you're the only one getting grounded."
"No need to be concerned, it'll all be worth it… hehe… hehehe… MWAHAHAHHA!"
"... Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have let you eat ice cream at two in the morning that time I got home late." Mayday said as the duo left the area.
So, it's been a while since last I did something like this in this story, so let's see what you all have to say.
First the more specific reviews.
B4TM4N-WH0-L4U6H5: to answer to that, basically everyone in canon plus one last person. Let's see if you can guess who she was. The only hint that I'll give is that A) she's not a My Hero Academia character, she was a love interest from another Marvel continuity.
Marvelesque1Der: All in due time my friend. It's nothing too awkward and both Spidey and Logan did nothing. It's just that Laura did something and it involved the Parker family. That's as far as I'll say before the moment to acknowledge it comes. Let your imaginations run wild, but not too wild.
Kokomo: Are we going to see top tier villains from Marvel, you ask? Well, the answer is… wait to see. Maybe we'll see an X-Men villain make an appearance. Maybe one of the Sinister Six will show up, or maybe the Masters of Evil or the Fearsome Four. Who knows…? Well, I do, but I rather see you try to guess.
One thing that I'll say that could probably answer some of your questions is to tell you the state of the world in this story. If any of you are wondering, the current state of the world is like an amalgamation between the All New All Different Marvel phase and the current Marvel state. The last big event that happened was the War of the Realms before Regent's strike. So yeah, the world is mostly the 616 continuity with My Hero Academia slided into it. Of course, this means that there will be some events that may or may not happen differently. Maybe there could be a story that never came because of those slight chances, who knows.
So because of that, I am announcing that in the future there might be new sister stories to this one. Two anthology stories and a prequel that involved All Might during his time at E.S.U. One of the anthology series will be moments of the Marvel Universe in this story. So for example, a meeting between Hawkeye and/or Bullseye with Lady Nagant. A meeting between heroes of MHA with Marvel in different points of time. MHA characters reacting or getting involved in these moments like for example, heroes of MHA being taken to battleworld during the first Secret Wars, maybe someone getting their personality swap during the Axis event or they standing on the sidelines during the Avengers /X-Men war and/or the Dark Reign. Those sorts of things.
As for the other one, it would be kind of about the main characters before their time at U.A. Like maybe Tony or someone interacting with Kamala's parents, Robbie spending some time with either Yu or Strange, Annie's time before either her dad's secret identity gets revealed or before she left for Japan, Valerie trying to get used to her new life, things like that. And it's not only them, but maybe a few of the MHA cast and if any of you feel like it, maybe a story about OC characters of yours. Like, maybe a student in a school from another country, a hero working with either Marvel, MHA characters or both and so on.
Of course, that's if any of you feel like it. If that were to happen, then I would post your story in the second anthology series with your name as the author or something. And if that happens, you can either give me an idea of your story and I'll try to write it down to how you imagine it, or see if you can send me your story. Maybe that could help you guys to get started in writing or something. Whatever the case is, just send me a message and we can talk about it.
And another thing. If any of you are from another country that speaks another language that isn't english and you feel like translating one of the stories that I have, you can do it. There was one guy that messaged me from Russia that wanted to translate this one and I told him that it was ok (who knows if he did, he hasn't replied). It can be here or on another platform like Wattpad or another place like that. Just message me and again, we can talk about it.
With that out of the way, that's a wrap up. The next chapter might take a little longer to upload because of both school and that I've spent too little time on my Pókemon story, so I should probably work on that for a bit. Other than that, stay safe and healthy. See you next time