It was Tuesday, the second day of the week and Kamala was pretty hyped all things considered.
Honestly, since learning about the Sports Festival, she's been nothing but excited. After classes the day prior, she asked her host in Japan, Nozami Aikawa, what she knew about the event. The elderly woman realized that the young American probably didn't know about the Sports Festival and so, made it her mission to inform her about everything that she needed to know. She was actually a fan of the Sports Festival herself, having recordings of the event over the years. She showed as much as she could to Kamala and the teen ended up being glued to the screen.
She couldn't help but watch in awe and excitement… even if the Sports Festival of last year involved some guy that looked like Tintin having his clothes drop out of nowhere in the middle of things…
Well, it's a good thing her dad was around, because that would have been awkward… like, really awkward.
But other than that, she had a blast. The idea of competing in some sort of big time event while showcasing her abilities just seemed to cool not to be part of it. And now, she was going to be part of it. Plus, there was something really epic that was going to happen to her that day, so her excitement went past eleven. So, the first thing that she did after arriving at school earlier than normal (which if her parents and Bruno ever hear about, they would either be super duper proud of her… or start praying believing the end of all was coming) and head for the parking lot of the school. There she waited for some time until finally, a black charger arrived. From it, the pro-hero/slash english teacher Present Mic came from the passenger seat. Although, it would probably be weird to anyone from the country since the passenger and driver seat were on the opposite sides of where they were used to.
After the pro-hero, the driver stepped out, which was none other than Robbie Reyes, the enforcer of class B.
"You know? For someone so young, you sure know how to handle this bad boy over here!" the blonde hero complimented the student.
"Thanks sir, it's not that impressive to be honest."
"Nonsense!" the teacher said in english (which was a thing he does from time to time). "Every time we come here it's the smoothest ride of my life! You have talent!"
"If you say so, s-"
"Robbie!" Kamala called, waving at her classmate and getting the attention of the two fo them.
"Oh hey! If it isn't class 1-B's fangirl!" Mic said.
"Please sir, it's hyper fangirl" she corrected.
"Of course you are!"
"What are you doing here? You are not the kind to wake up early for school." Robbie asked.
"It's Tuesday!"
"... You do know that Taco Tuesday is probably not a thing here in Japan, right? And can you even eat a taco now that I think about it?"
"That's not it."
"Well, aren't you an excited one? Good to see kids being hyped about school!" Present Mic said to Kamala. "Anyway, I have to set some things for class. See you two later." he said, waving goodbye at the two before leaving.
Robbie then went to the trunk of his car, taking out his backpack before closing it and locking his charger. He then slinged his backpack over his shoulder and began to walk with Kamala following soon enough. As they did, Kamala kept on her cheerful smile… which weirded Robbie out. Sure she was the most… happy-going of his circle of friends, but this was not like her.
"Ok… what's your deal anyway?"
"It's Tuesday!"
"...Do you think that I can convince Parker to trade you for Valerie?"
"Nice try, grumpy pants! But you're not raining on my day today!" she declared, before she began to run towards class and leaving Robbie… for some reason.
"It's way too early in the day to deal with this nonsense." he said as he kept on walking.
Soon enough the two finally arrived at the entrance of their classroom. Kamala standing out, almost as if she was waiting for Robbie (or more likely that she finally remembered his presence). The two then walked in and waited for the rest of their classmates to come in as well. All the while Kamala kept on that excited optimism of hers… which Robbie was really not getting at all. Soon enough, the rest came by and in not more than five minutes, the entire class had finally assembled, with Kendo being the last one.
"Hi everyone! How's it going?" she asked.
Robbie replied by getting up, grabbing Kamala by both her arms, getting her to stand up as well, walking to Kendo and finally presenting her to the class rep.
"Here, you can have her." he said, almost as if he was giving Kamala away (who still had that excited smile on her).
"Um… what?"
"Hey Kendo! Aren't you excited?" Kamala asked.
"Well… I guess-"
"Do you think that we'll have to go through an obstacle course for the preliminaries?! Or do you think that we'll do a treasure hunt like last year?!" she asked.
"What are you talking about, Khan-san?" asked Komori.
"The Sports Festival! What else would I be talking about?!" she asked in excitement, with almost everyone getting pumped up witht just the mention of the event.
"Hell yeah! Khan gets it!" Tetsutetsu said.
"Hey Shisida! Let's show them how great that bite of yours is!"
"Ha, ha, very funny Khan. Still, I do plan on showing what I got!"
"Kodai! Let's use that quirk of yours to enlarge their attention to you!"
"Mm!"
"Kaibara! Let's show everyone that your drill is the drill that… does drill stuff!"
"I think that you were very close to making a reference there. But sure, whatever you say."
"Hey stretchy! What's got you this excited? Did you manage to catch up with the Sports Festival?"
"Catch up? I marathoned almost two decades worth of Sports Festival yesterday!" the inhuman informed the Tokage and everyone else.
"... You can watch two decades worth of a school event in one afternoon, but you draw the line with basic algebra?" Robbie asked.
"This is more important than algebra! Algebra won't get you anything in life!"
"That doesn't… it… you know what? Forget it. I'm changing you for Valerie as soon as I can." he said, picking Sen's interest.
"Hey, what hero do you hope to impress?" she asked the rest of the class, who all grinned.
"Crust! He's one of the manliest heroes of the whole country! Who wouldn't want to be in his agency?!" Tetsutetsu said.
"I guess that if I could be with either Ryukyu or Mirko I would be excited, but for that I'll have to give it my all."
"Same here, Kendo! Although, I wouldn't be complaining if I were to be with someone like Mr. Brave though." Tokage said.
"I'm aiming for the top. If it's not Endeavor, then what's the point?" Kamakiri said.
"What about you? Anyone in mind?" Pony asked, as Kamala smirked.
"Why of course!"
"Care to share it with the rest?" asked Rin.
"Well… Captain Marvel! Dhu!" she said, as the entire classroom went silent.
"... You're kidding, right? Please tell me you're kidding." Robbie said.
"Nope."
"... Yeah, it's official. I'm trading you for Valerie." Robbie said. "Khan, this is a big deal, yeah. But only in Japan and maybe some other places around. Why would anyone from another country ever bother watching this stuff? More importantly, why would the Avengers bother wasting their time seeing a bunch of teens look like idiots when they could be out there avenging stuff or whatever?"
"Besides, if we didn't even know that the Sports Festival was even a thing yesterday, what makes you think that they would too?" asked Pony.
"I know, but… hey, I can dream, right? And if there's even the slightest chance of Captain Marvel watching, then dammit if I'm not going to take it!" she said.
"No offense Khan, but that seems more like a fantasy to me than anything else." Rin said.
"Oh, come on. Don't tell me that you wouldn't want a hero from another country to take interest in you and to train you, or whatever?" she asked him.
"Oh, well… of course I do. Heck, it would be the best day of my life if either Collective Man or Aero asked me to come with them.
"Mm… I always like Black Widow. And Justice was a favorite of mine growing up." Pony said, turning to the only foreigner that had yet to share his opinion on the matter. "What about you, Robbie?"
"That's ridiculous. What are the chances that anyone outside of the country would bother watching this?"
"Well, I'm sure that there are a few that will be looking forward to watching you on T.V. Like say, that 'Doctor' that you know." Kamala said, mostly referring to the master of the Mystic Arts himself. "Come on, if there could be a hero that you wished were to see you at the Sports Festival, who would it be?" she asked as after a bit, the boy answered.
"... Captain America, I guess." he said, as the other foreigners looked at him. "What?"
"You don't look like a Captain America person."
"And you did tell Khan that hoping for an Avenger to even bother watching the Sports Festival to be a fantasy."
"That was you, Rin. And the hell do you mean with me not looking like a Captain America person? He's Captain America. Everyone is a Captain America person."
"Well, you're not wrong there." Kamala said.
"... So, are the people that you're all talking about that much of a big deal?" Tsuburaba asked as the foreigners looked at him (and then later to the rest of the class) with shock.
"You're joking right? Please tell me you're joking." Rin asked.
"Not really. I'm serious."
"... Hey, Reyes. Any chance that you could add an extra someone to that exchange of yours?"
"I promise you that I will try."
"I'll give him a hand."
"Same."
And as for the students of class 1-A, most had already arrived by now. With Mina and Kirishima being the last two that were missing. Like usual, Annie and Valerie were mostly by themselves. Valerie was still as shy as ever and didn't dare to have a proper conversation with anyone that wasn't Parker and maybe Ojiro, whom she started to open up a little bit (no surprising, considering that the two were by themselves for a bit during the U.S.J incident). Annie however was simply working on her own 'personal project', which outside of those she was close with, was a complete mystery. One thing worth pointing out, was that Annie no longer had her sling with her. Which did surprise some of them since she herself stated that she would probably use it till today.
"I wonder what does Parker-san write in that notebook of hers?" Uraraka asked Midoriya and Ida, who were by her side as the trio watched the American write on her notebook. "I mean, math and english are kind of the hardest normal subjects that we have and she's like, the only one besides Yaoyurozu to understand them really easily. So I don't see a point on having extra notes."
"She may be… something, but at least she's dedicated to her studies." Ida said, before turning to the boy of green hair. "Do you know anything?"
"Why are you asking me?"
"I'm sorry, but since you're the only one other than Vector that she's on good terms with, I thought that you may know something."
"Well… not really. I did caught a glimpse of what was inside once when I went to ask for her help after math class, but I couldn't understand anything there."
"I bet it was all in english." Uraraka guessed, but Izuku shook his head.
"Even ignoring that, I don't think that I would be able to understand anything there. I saw some… I guess some sort of formula or something. I don't know, there were a lot of numbers and letters there. And I'm not sure that those letters were of any human language." he said, before the redhead exclaimed in joy.
"Eureka! I got it!" she exclaimed, thrusting both her arms up and probably making a fool of herself. However, she then looked back at her notebook and frowned. "Wait, how did that 2 get there?!" she asked, before taking her seat once again and resuming her work while muttering.
"It's almost as if for any virtue that I find in her, it gets countered by three more." Tenya grumbled.
As for Izuku, he was reminiscing about something that had happened yesterday.
"So… you sure that's as far as she knows?" All Might asked.
One for All was more than just some power. It was a sacred torch passed down generation after generation. Cultivating it from mere embers into a raging fire meant to vanquish any and all evil. A secret that only a few were even aware of, for to know what One for All was, is to know of a feud that has lasted for untold times. It was meant to be a secret meant to be guarded with one's life and to be taken to beyond the grave if necessary.
… So why exactly is it that in the span of just two weeks, did said secret get either told or discovered on two separate occasions?
"Y-Yeah. We were walking by and… well, I just wanted to apologise for getting her hurt back at the U.S.J when she suddenly said that she knew I was keeping a secret. And that whatever it was, it involved you as well." the young Midoriya informed his mentor, feeling a little ashamed to have allowed something like that to happen. "She then listed a lot of things that kinda gave it away and then told me that she didn't want to hear any of it."
"Really? Wasn't she the slightest curious about it?"
"Well, she did say something about that. But then she also said that she understands secrets or something. She even offered to try and cover for me in case someone else also catches up to it."
"Well, at least there's that."
"Yeah, she also told me to try and keep a low profile about it… which means that having lunch with you was probably not the best course of action… I better not tell her about this." the boy admitted, feeling a bit embarrassed about that before facing his teacher. "I'm sorry, All Might. I didn't meant-" he was trying to say, but the hero raised his hand to stop him.
"It's ok, my boy." he said, much to Izuku's shock.
"Wait, you mean you're not-"
"Mad? Well, after what happened with young Bakugo and now this? I probably should. But, I guess that looking back at things, with the two of us suddenly being separated from the rest after the villain attack and me asking you to come have lunch with me. I guess that someone was bound to realize something was up. So I guess part of the fault is mine as well." All Might said, before chuckling a bit. "Hehe, although considering that it was her who found out about it, I guess I can't hold it against you, can I? I guess I should have expected as much from Peter's kid, huh?" he said, as the boy suddenly realized something.
"Peter… that's… that's Spider-Man's name, right? Like, beneath the mask." he asked, before turning to his mentor once more. "All Might… about Spider-Man. Y-You don't actually hate him, do you?"
"Me hate… oh, has Recovery Girl been feeding you this nonsense? I swear, she-"
"What? No…! Well, I think she may have mentioned it once when I was at the infirmary. But I'm pretty sure I wasn't even conscious, so I don't think that one counts." he admitted, although he constantly wondered if that was just some dream or something. "You see… after Parker-san and I met yesterday, I decided to take a look at as many times the two of you met."
"Is that so?" All Might asked as the boy nodded.
"Yeah. I tried to look at America's side since most of Japan's news and experts tended to paint him in a bad light. Although maybe it was the fact that my english is not the best by any margin and that the online translator that I used was probably not that good… but it also seemed as if they were saying mostly the same. About Spider-Man being a danger and you always keeping him in check."
"Really? And what newspaper were you looking at?"
"Um… I think it was called the… what was it? Daily Tru- Bugle! The Daily Bugle." Midoriya said, which ended up making All Might to burst out laughing. "Um… did I say something?"
"HAHA! Kid, when it comes to Spider-Man's moral alignment the Daily Bugle is as reliable as my first car!" he said, still laughing at what his prodigé said.
"I… I don't get it."
"Let's put it this way, the Daily Bugle doesn't have the best track record when it comes to opinions about some caped crusaders. And especially when it comes to Spider-Man of all people. They've done better since that old Jameson left the place, but prior to that, they slandered his name at any chance that they could."
"Are you serious?"
"Oh believe me, it's true. I myself fell under their deception and… there seems to be some sort of tradition back in the States involving superheroes fighting because of a misunderstanding. That's how I became aware of their practice, because my first time meeting him ended up becoming a senseless fight because of a misunderstanding that was partially my fault. And despite that, they still pinned all the blame on him while making me seem like the good guy." he said, much to the shock of Midoriya.
"Are you serious?!"
"I wish not, but that ended up happening."
"... Oh… I didn't know that." Izuku admitted before he asked All Might something. "S-So… you don't hate him?"
"Far from it, I respect him." All Might told him, before taking a sip of his tea as he started to reminisce about his past. "I got to meet both sides of the man, although granted I wasn't aware that the two were one in the same at the time. I found Peter Parker as a mostly reserved and distanced, yet caring, compassionate and smart individual who would find twenty dollars in the ground and would give it all to someone else. He was a really good friend. As Spider-Man… our meetings sometimes didn't start the way I would like to and I do admit that at first, I had my own issues with him like most of the heroes of New York. But as time passed, I started to catch a glimpse of who he really was. No one takes being a hero as seriously as him, hardly anyone is as compassionate as him and he probably has the patience of a saint if he was able to deal with all of his issues for so long. Not like we were any more innocent for giving him some shade from time to time either… As Spider-Man, I saw someone worthy of respect and recognition, a sentiment that grew tenfold after what happened last year." he admitted to his student, who was amazed by what his teacher said.
"Wow… I-I don't think anyone in the country would ever think that of the two of you."
"Understandable, but it's true. I mean every single word… So if you think I would have a problem with you and young Parker being friends, don't. I'm quite glad that your meeting was the opposite of mine and her father." he reassured the boy, who smiled. "Actually… maybe you should tell her about all of this at some point."
"Y-Yeah, she mentioned something similar. Considering that she's already-"
"Even excluding that, you should try and be close to her and maybe her friends as well. I have been meaning to tell you that for a while actually." he said, Izuku not understanding at all until he remembered something.
"The super elites… she's one of the super elites that you mentioned?! D-Does that mean that V-san, is one too? W-What about Robbie-san and that other girl…"
"Yeah, they are. And do you know why I want you to try to be close to them?"
"Um… because they might know something about being a hero?"
"Because they come from a different place with different costumes and different approaches to things." All Might said. "I learned a lot during my time in the U.S. Things that allowed me to become the man that I am today and that I probably wouldn't be able to learn here. I'm not sure if you could get the same chance as me of studying abroad for the foreseeable future, but you get Parker and her friends. You can learn from her and she in turn could learn from you as well. Two ideologies merging to form something new and perhaps better. Like Iron and Carbon come as one to form Steel. Something new, yet stronger. That is how you can surpass me." he told the green-haired boy.
"I see. I get what you mean."
"Good thing. I hope my analogy was good, otherwise those two would chew me over, haha!" All Might laughed, hoping that either David Shield or Peter Parker approved of the usage of chemistry… that was chemistry, right?
As for Izuku, he drank what was left of his tea. Thinking of how to approach Parker and hoping that they could become true friends.
"I can try and talk to her." Izuku told his friends, as he was about to stand up until he saw Sero approach the redhead.
"So… hey Parker. Looks like you're working over stuff. Is that um… from math or something?" he asked the girl.
"Uh? Oh, no this is a little side project of mine. Been working on it for a while now."
"Oh that's cool… thought it was school stuff."
"Nah, I'm caught up with all of that. Need any help with english or something?" she asked.
"Oh no, not really… well, I think my english homework is ok, but maybe I did something wrong with math that I may not have noticed."
"Is that so? Then don't be shy, bring them over. I can give it a quick check before hobo teach Aizawa comes." she told him, who nodded and went back to his seat for his notebooks.
Izuku then decided that he could probably talk with her later. Homeroom was about to start and she probably should focus on helping Sero with his homework. Good thing he finished his… wait a minute…
"I did bring the right notebook, right?"
"I still don't get what's the big deal. So we don't know as much about abroad heroes as you, it's not the end of the world. I'm sure you didn't know much about the heroes here before coming to Japan." Kendo told the foreigners of their class now that lunch was about to begin, the bell ringing not that long ago.
"Uh, it's not just 'some heroes' we're talking about. How do you not know of the Avengers?! That's like… a capital sin in some religions!"
"Pretty sure it's not, Khan."
"Well it should be! They're the Avengers!"
"What's so special about them anyway?"
"They literally have the title 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes'! And the only other groups that can honestly compete with them for that title are the Fantastic Four and the X-Men!"
"I think that maybe the Winter Guard and Triumph Division could probably be added to them." Rin mentioned.
"So they're a big deal in America. So what?" Kamakiri said.
"I mean, of course we have heard that name before. Aren't they like the equivalent to the top ten ranking of Japan?" Awase asked.
"They're more than that! They're the greatest hero team the world has ever seen!"
"A little self-center, don't you think?"
"Tokage, Japan traded the Olympics for a highschool event. Not like a bunch of highschools, just one highschool. None of you have the moral high ground here. Also I'm with Khan on this one, they're the Avengers. How aren't you aware of them?" Robbie asked.
"Besides, what if one of them sees you?" Pony asked.
"As much as I like the enthusiasm I must remind you that that is very unlikely. We've all agreed that a foreigner pro-hero watching the event is almost not going to happen." Monoma said, as Kamala realized something.
"Maybe it could."
"What are you talking about?" Manga asked.
"Excluding our friends and family back home, I came here through the overseas program of Avengers Academy! I'm technically as much of a student of the east branch Avengers Academy as I am a student of U.A! There is a big chance that they'll be seeing us!" she said in excitement. "Come on! Don't tell me that doesn't excite you or something?!"
"I mean… when you put it that way, I guess it would be cool to be noticed by some foreigner pro-hero. But I still fail what's all the fus about them." Tokage said.
"And we're supposed to be weird ones?"
"Says you, Rin. I'm the only functional guy here as far as I know." Robbie said. "Hey, Khan. Didn't you mention something about All Might being trained by Captain America or something?" he asked as the inhuman realized something.
"Oh my god, I totally forgot!"
"Forgot wh-"
"It's Tuesday!"
"... So… is Tuesday a special day in the States or something? Because I'm not following." Tetsutetsu said as Robbie grumbled.
"Not this crap again." he said, before turning to the Jersey girl. "What's so special about the day of the week anyway?"
"We get heroics today! And we're supposed to get All Might all week long!" she said as the other students remembered said fact.
"Oh my god, how could we forget that!"
"This is going to be so manly!"
"We'll show him that we're more worth his time than class A! HAHAHHA!"
"... So the goddamn Avengers fly past your heads, but the moment someone says All Might you act like hormonal teenage girls at a boy band concert?" Robbie asked.
"In their defense, it's All Might. Can you blame them?" Rin asked.
"What's so special about All Might anyway?" Robbie said, as the entire class stared at him in silence. "What?"
"You know, maybe you are the weird one." Kamala said as everyone nodded.
"... Fuck it, I'm changing places with web for brains then." he said.
"Oh man, I can't wait for today's heroics class! After the U.S.J, anything they throw at us will be a piece of cake!"
"Don't count your eggs before they hatch, Ejiro."
"Why would he be counting eggs? What's the point in doing so?" Todoroki asked the redhead American, who just looked at him with a deadpan face.
"... I'm not even going to dignify an answer to that." Annie said, before resuming his talk to Kirishima. "So a bunch of… is F-listers a term? Let's go with it, whatever. So we beat up a bunch of F-listers henchmen, big deal. That doesn't mean that everything's going to be a piece of cake from now on and no, I'm not talking about a literal cake, Shoto." she quickly said, knowing that the boy of ice-flame
"It's always hard to say these words, but Parker is right. There's still much more we need to learn before becoming proper heroes. Do not slack off just because we've already been in a stressful situation!" Tenya said, in his robot-like manner as Uraraka chuckled.
"Hehe, it's kind of funny. The two of you tend to say the same thing and agree with others. You two are so alike."
"We are nothing alike!/Hey, what'd I ever do to you?" the two said in unison, before looking at each other and giving each other a slight annoyed look.
"Ok… sorry about that."
"Still, I'm kind of excited. I wonder what All Might has for us now." Denki said and to the surprise of many, Valerie spoke.
"Um, A-All Might w-won't be coming." she said as near everyone turned to her, making her flinch. "H-He… he's g-going to be w-with class B t-this week."
"Wait, what?!" Katsuki yelled. "Why would he even bother wasting his time on some worthless extras when I'm here, damnit?!"
"It's still his job, dufus. Besides, who knows? Maybe to them, you're the extra. Ever thought of that?"
"What was that, you damn Yankee! Care to repeat that?! Do you have a death wish or something?!"
"Whatever, you ain't the first angry chihuahua that I've dealt with. And honestly… you're also probably the least intimidating."
"Parker! Stop instigating fights!"
"Oh come on, he started it!"
"H-Hey guys, come on, there's no need to fight."
"Shut it, Deku! No one asked for your opinion!"
"Good lord, does he have an off button? Because I rather hear styrofoam being grinded than him."
"What's with them?" most of the class thought.
After some time (And a few death threads later of course) order returned to class. A couple of minutes of waiting, the door opened. It was time for heroics to begin and despite what the blue girl had mentioned, they still hoped for All Might to show up… instead, the America of white hair was proven right when another teacher came through the door like a normal person would.
"Evening children I'll be taking over heroics for today and the remaining of the week. I don't know if all of you are aware of who I am, so allow me to introduce myself. I'm the pro-hero Snipe. I've been teaching heroics at U.A for a while already. I hope we can work together the days we get to be together."
"... Oh, I was really hoping you'd be wrong about not having All Might!" Mineta said… rather rude, but most of the class actually shared the sentiment.
"Well… that wasn't hurtful in the slightest."
As for class B, they couldn't be any more excited… actually, they probably could, but it was hard to blame them. All Might, the All Might, the Symbol of Peace, he was going to get to teach them to be proper heroes! Who cares what Reyes and Khan's weird friend has to say about him, All Might was the number one for a reason. And as such, most of the students were barely able to keep to their seats…
Well, mostly everyone.
"Reyes, aren't you excited?!" Tetsutetsu asked.
"Um, what for? Classes?"
"We're about to get All Might himself to teach us how to be manly pros! Isn't that amazing?!"
"I… I guess?"
"Robbie, how come you aren't excited?! This is All Might we're talking about! He's a big deal in the hero community!"
"If you say so, Khan."
"Wow, you really are weird. I mean, I don't think that the foreigner excuse could be used since both Khan and Pony know about how awesome he is."
"I can't say about Pony, but Khan is obsessed with heroes. Do you know that there's apparently a superhero with blue skin that has two slugs things that were apparently his digestive system? Because I didn't and I could have lived like that for the rest of my life if not for Khan deciding to tell me that just cause 'fuck my sanity appaerntly'."
"... Oh my god, Khan does drugs."
"What the- I would never consume drugs!"
"Sounds like you do if what Reyes said is to be believed. Actually, don't inhumans get their powers by getting high or something?"
"Kamakiri, that's insulting, probably racist and moronic! Who do you hang with if you actually believe-" she was saying, trying to defend herself and even her kin… until she remembered that after getting into contact with the Terrigen mist, she had perhaps one of her most vivid and… weird visions till date. "... On second thought… I can see why you would think that." she said as, after a brief silence, Awase spoke.
"Oh my god… the inhumans are a bunch of super potheads!"
And after the… enlightened conversation the students all had, time for heroics was at hand. Most of their excitement could hardly be contained, with the exclusion of Reyes, of course. But even then, he would be lying if he were to say that he wasn't even the slightest curious about the number one hero of the country. And after a few more seconds, they all started to hear something. Or better yet, they believed that they were hearing someone approaching their classroom at high speeds. And before they knew it, the door opened.
"I AM… COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON WOULD!" said All Might, coming through the door not like a normal person would… which Robbie was quick to point out.
"In what world is that normal?"
"Shush, that's All Might!" Kamala said, her eyes almost looking like stars for just how excited she was.
"... Did you just shush me?"
"Greetings children! I hope you've all been having a wonderful day full of learning!" the hero said as he started to 'heroically' walk towards his desk as most of the students watched in awe.
"Oh my god! That's his bronze age costume! I remember him having it when he and Cap teamed up to fight the U-Foes!" Kamala said as Pony nodded.
"He also used it when fighting the Living Monolith with the X-Men!"
"That's a manly hero there!"
"He's the number one for sure!"
"So, Reyes? What do you think now?" Kendo asked, as everyone turned to wait for his answer.
"What do I think…? Well, he's cool… I guess." he said, making everyone question if his eyes were functioning properly and making All Might as if he had a bucket of cold water dropped on him.
"You… did you hit your head when you were a kid?" Kamakiri asked.
"I mean, he looks cool. But I wasn't into heroes growing up like you. Besides, outside of Captain America and the Avengers, I'm not as fluid in hero things. And the name All Might never made it to a list of the hero hierarchy that someone I know made." he said, making All Might feel as if now an anvil fell on top of his head.
"You're joking?! Who's the idiot that made a list of heroes that doesn't include All Might!?" asked Kamakiri once more.
"... My doctor's dog." he said as everyone started to question the sanity of the boy with dual-colored eyes. "It makes sense if you know the context."
"It… it sure does, young Reyes." All Might said, recovering from the shock of not being recognised or even acknowledged (not like it mattered or anything, he didn't do what he does for glory and fame… but boy after being used to it for so long this is only the second time in his life that someone so young doesn't think that highly of him and the first one was already the kid of a big time hero back on her homeland). "In any case, it is great to see you kids! I've been looking forward to teaching you!"
"Y-You mean it!"
"Why of course, young Tetsutetsu! Why, what kind of hero and teacher would I be if I didn't? As a faculty member of this fair school, it is my duty to nurture the potential of our young and shining students, who have a world of possibilities ahead of them! And looking at you all, my what shining examples do I have before my eyes!" he said with a smile, that lived up to the expectations of the kids who all looked up to the man in front of them, heck, even Robbie started to think a little better of the guy. "Now then, let us begin with the class. I'm sure you're all wishing to know what we'll be doing, aren't you?"
"Will it be a battle like last week?"
"Are we going to the forest area like last week?"
"Please sir, if we're going to make teams, keep those three nutjobs away from me!"
"Now, now, let us all calm down. The exercise that we'll do today… will be this!" he said as he pulled out a card with the words 'RESCUE' written in flashy font. "This will be a joint exercise between me, your homeroom teacher and an extra set of hands! We'll be heading to the U.S.J compound as soon as possible!"
"The U.S.J? S-Sir, don't you think that… well I don't know… it's a bit early for that?"
"I understand why you would think that, young Khan. But worry not. The school has fortified their security to avoid what happened. Not only that, but we decided to have some extra guests for today that will verify them. That and to make you all feel just a little bit safer."
"Really? Who?" Kendo asked.
"Just a couple of pro-heroes that principal Nezu sought out personally for this occasion. But enough of that, the place that we're going to is rather far from school grounds. We better get started while we can, you zygotes… but before that..." the hero said, pressing a button that allowed for the briefcases in the walls to pop out. "I believe that I have yet to see your hero costumes up close! I hope to be impressed by the way you all look in them!"
And with that statement and with hearts full of excitement, the students left to change.
"Aw, I wanted to use my costume!" Mina complained, for instead of their hero costumes, they were all wearing their P.A uniforms.
"For the time being, your costumes would have to wait. Most of them have add-ins that were out there to specifically aid you in hero matters. However, I want to see what you are all capable of with the bare minimum." Snipe said as all were still on the same grounds where they did their Quirk assessment test a week prior. "Alright kids, this is what we're all going to do. So please listen up everyone." Snipe said as the entire class paid attention to him.
"No booklet with a script? Already on a good start, eh Val?" Annie joked.
"We'll be doing a simple search and rescue. As you know, one of the things that you are to expect as a pro are missing people. Whether it's a lost child or just a hiker that strayed out of the right way, heroes are expected to aid in these sorts of ordeals." he explained before Kaminari raised his hand. "Yes?"
"Yeah, isn't that a specialized branch of hero work? Shouldn't we focus on something more generalized first?"
"Specialized? What do you mean by that?" Annie asked.
"He means how there are pro-heroes and hero agencies that specialized more on search and rescue scenarios more than anything. You don't have to go that far to know of some. For example, there's NO.13, who specialized in that area. The same goes to the well-known team the Wild Wild Pussycats." Snipe explained as Annie chuckled, which lead to Tenya to grumble in annoyance.
"Wait, you're not making that up? That's their actual name?"
"Out of all the Americans in the world, why did this fine school had to get you?" Tenya murmured to himself.
"We're getting sidetracked. While it is true that upon graduating you can choose whether or not to specialize in this area of hero work, that does not mean that you'll be excluded if this situation ever occurs. In times like that, every bit of help matters, so it's best to get you to at least know the basics of a search and rescue."
"Oh, ok sensei. Thanks." Kaminari said.
"Will we be going to the U.S.J for this, sensei?!" Ida asked in his robotic and kinda loud usual self.
"No, the U.S.J compound will be occupied by those of class B. We'll be heading somewhere else."
"Will it be Ground Beta, sir?" asked Momo.
"Good guess, but no. While it is possible for someone to lose their way in a city, I'm sure we can all agree that it is a fairly manageable situation. We'll be heading to Ground Omega. Which is a forested area specifically planted by U.A."
"Wait, U.A has its own forest?"
"Why so surprised, Masahirao? Didn't you mention something like that last friday?" Annie asked.
"In my defence, that was a very awkward and tense situation. I just said whatever came to mind to try and ease the atmosphere."
"Ground Omega isn't that far from school grounds compared to the U.S.J compound, so we can walk there ourselves. Which could be beneficial for the next detail of the exercise." Snipe said, gaining everyone's attention. "You'll all be paired in teams of two each."
"We'll work on pairs?" asked Tsuyu.
"Yes. It usually takes more than one person to do the search and rescue, especially if it's in a forest of sorts. That's why I'll be assigning teams to each and everyone of you." he said, pulling a few popsicle sticks from his pocket. "You'll each take one of these. Whoever has the same markings as you will be your partner for the exercise."
As he indicated, the students all took one of the sticks that he had with him. There were all sorts of pairing between the students, some of which they all felt different. Momo Yaoyorozu and Jiro Kyoka, who after the U.S.J incident became even friendlier towards each other. Some, like Tsu and Kodai or Ojiro and Kirishima, weren't something each was expecting, but they didn't mind. This could be a chance to get to know each other better. And then there was the pairing of Bakugo and Mineta in which each was wondering what the hell was wrong with the world… Well, Mineta was definitely not enjoying this in the slightest. Not only was he not pair with a cute girl, but out of everyone in class he had to be paired with the explosive short fused guy that is more likely to put him in a coffing than the villains that attacked last week. If he had to be paired with another guy, why couldn't he at least be paired with either Midoriya or Kaminari? At least they get him.
The last ones to have yet to be assigned a partner were Parker, V, Midoriya and Uraraka. They all took a stick from their teacher and looked at who was their respective partner. Truthfully, they (and to an extent, most of the class) were already expected to be paired with someone specific from class. Parker and V were very easy to tell. The two have been by the other's side since school began so of course they expected to be in the same team. As for Midoriya and Uraraka, the two alongside Ida always hung out with one another. Plus, it's not like it would be the first time that the two were paired for an activity in class. Heck, they were playing the part of hero together in last week's exercise… hopefully no one would need to go to the infirmary this time around.
However, it seems like things weren't going to go as they expected0, for when Parker saw who she was paired with, it turned out to be the green-haired boy Izuku. As for Uraraka, by default, she would get V for the day. Neither of the japanese children had any issue with that, especially since the two didn't mind the Americans. However, Annie was a little unsure about things. Mainly due to the fact that… well, Valerie was very shy, all things considered, so she was a little worried that she may not be completely on board with the idea of the two not being together. And seeing the puppy eyes that Valerie was giving her, she may be right on the money.
"I know that there may be a few of you that are probably not exactly content with your partner…" he said, noticing both Americans looking at each other and Mineta praying to any god that was up there as Bakugo glared at the small teen. "But truth is that you need to start to learn to work together with people other than those you feel comfortable with. I'm sure that All Might already mentioned something like this last week, am I right?"
And as Annie gave Valerie an apologetic look, Uraraka decided to try and ease her worries.
"Don't worry Parker-san. I'll make sure the two of us are ok." she told her as the girl nodded.
"Thanks."
"In any case kids, it's time for us to start heading to Ground Omega. I suggest that you walk with your teammate. Try and think of a way to prepare for the exercise." Snipe said, as he and the students all started to head to ground Omega, with Mineta starting to plan his will in case his 'teammate' does… something.
He wasn't even sure what that something would be, he only knew that it was most likely not going to be pleasant in the slightest.
While the students started to walk, Izuku thought that maybe he and Parker should start to try and get an idea of what the exercise will be. Besides, it would be a good time for him to try and see if there's anything in her mind seeing how distant she has been… more than usual.
"Hey, Parker-san, what do you think the exercise will be like?" he asked, as Parker grumbled something about not being called by her first name.
"In all honesty I'm not sure. There may be a dummy involved like how we had faux weapons with All Might last week. I think Robbie and Kamala said something about… wait… I think they mentioned someone falling into a river."
"B-By the way, how did you know that we wouldn't get All Might this week? Did Reyes-san and… Khan was her name, right? Did they say anything?"
"Kamala Khan and yes to both questions. told them that last friday. You know, before we had to fight for our lives against an evil cloud and a big bird-thing with an exposed brain. Fun times."
"I'm not sure I would call them fun times… Also, how come All Might didn't mention that before?" Midoriya thought before asking something else. "I see… by the way, Parker-san. Uraraka-san was wondering, what do you do on that notebook that you always have with you?"
"Mm? She's interested in my diary?" she asked, making the boy turn red (for if that was true, then that meant he caught glimpse of a girl's diary).
"W-W-W-What?! N-No- I mean, w-we didn't-" he was trying to say, but the girl started to laugh.
"Hahahaha, oh man, you should have seen the look on your face! Hahaha!"she laughed, getting the boy confused. "I was only joking. That wasn't my diary!"
"It wasn't?"
"Course not. Who in their right mind would let their diary out to the world to see just like that? It's… I guess the best term to call it would be to say that it's a journal of mine. I write a bunch of science stuff there, that's all." she said, chuckling a bit at the fact that she managed to trick the boy that easy. "Can't believe you fell for that. I got you good, didn't I?"
"Y-Yeah, I guess you did… so, a journal?"
"Yep, I've been using it to try and figure out a personal project of mine."
"And it involves… I'm going to guess and say advanced science?" he asked as Annie thought about it for a second and nodded. "Uh… I a-actually… I actually have a couple of my own…"
"You do?" Annie asked, until she remembered something from friday. "Oh yeah! Now that I think about it, didn't you have a magic notebook that appeared out of nowhere when you started to ask me a lot of questions about my powers?"
"Y-Yeah, that's the one. I've had a couple of them. I write down things that involve hero work. Quirks, strategies and their pros and cons. I've been writing them since I was little."
"And what? Were you trying to write an entire chapter about me that day?" she asked, making the boy blush a bit as the girl chuckled. "I'm flattered."
"Uh, y-you mean it?"
"Well, I guess it's a little… creepy. But it also means that you think I'm awesome! Which I am of course, so it's nice to be recognized." she said, before she asked something. "You said that you wrote a couple of them? How many did you write? Three? Four?"
"... Um… T-Thirteen."
"... Ok, a little more creepy than before… but I guess it could be worse?"
"How?"
"... So… I see that you have that mouth thingy from your costume with you, don't you?"
"She thinks I'm creepy." Midoriya thought before answering. "Y-Yeah, I ordered this one after my costume got ruined after my fight with Kachan. I already sent it to the agency to have it repaired."
"Wait, that's an option?"
"Yeah, didn't you do that? I saw that your costume was ripped on one of the arms and all. I thought that you would send it to an agency to have it repaired."
"Well, not really. My mom patched it up for me."
"She did?"
"It's not like it's her first rodeo. Heck, she and dad have a lot of practice sewing costumes back to the way they used to be. Mostly my dad, since it was his costume that got shredded more than anyone else. Is sending your costume to an agency costumed here in Japan…? I swear I didn't intend for the pun to be in there."
"D-Don't they do that in the U.S?"
"Well, not my dad for obvious reasons. But I don't think other big time heroes do it either. They usually either patched it up themselves or have spares… or both actually. My dad had a couple of extra suits because of that. I actually am planning on making an extra one later. You know, wouldn't want to have to skip hero work because my super duds were either on the laundry or ripped to shreds."
"I didn't think of it that way. Wow, there sure are a lot of things different between Japan and America."
"Yeah, I guess there are… Hey, that creepy journal thing that you have… mind if I give it a look?"
"You sure about it?"
"Yeah, come on! I want to see what you got there! B'sides, that way, I can make sure that the chapter that you make about me turns as good as it can get!" Annie said, as the boy actually smiled, for no one before had any interest in his hero guides… even if she thought they were creepy.
"O-Of course! That could actually help me out with the explanation and analysis!" Izuku thought before something occurred to him. "Parker-san, if I do that, could I see your science journal?"
"Sure, you scratch my back, I scratch yours! Just sorry in advance if my calligraphy isn't the easiest thing to understand."
"Don't worry, I'm sure that even then, I don't think I could have understood half of what is in there."
"Nonsense, it's just chemistry and I can translate if your english is not that good! It's not that hard once you get the hang of it."
"Looked more like rocket science to me."
"Nah, rocket science is way different. You get to find the square root of a lot more things in them than in chemistry." Annie said and if she were to be honest, she was actually having a nice time in class for a change.
Heck, she usually spends most of her time either with Valerie or explaining stuff. So being able to just… talk normally with someone else without worrying was very refreshing. And Izuku felt almost the same. Uraraka and Ida were incredible friends and the others didn't fall short either… well, maybe Kachan… but outside of him, he had a very good relationship with the others so far.
But… there was something about Parker that made him feel like she could understand him very easily. And she seemed to have enough patience to let her slow down and help him understand her as well. And they were so invested in simply chatting about whatever that Izuku ended up forgetting to ask a few things that All Might may have deemed important to ask. Truth is he didn't have his mind in those details at the moment. He just wanted to talk with a friend, that's all.
And as the two kept on talking and sometimes laughing, Mineta watched with some jealousy in his eyes.
"It's not fair! Why does Midoriya get to hang out with a hot foreigner while I'm stuck with Bakugo?"
"Hey, you grape-fruit shit-hair, don't slow down, you hear me?! If we get a crappy deal because you, I'm going to fucking kill you! Got that?!"
"Whaaaa, r-r-right!" the boy cried as he accelerated his pace.
"... Ok, where does this school get all of this funding?! This is some Stark level money! Back in my old school, we didn't even have an auditorium! We were lucky to have two very small gyms with one of them having a noisy floor! And they always used that one for our school plays and stuff!" Kamala shouted.
"Your school had two gyms? Mine only had one and the ceiling always had leaks from whenever it rained… it didn't happen that often, but still." Pony said.
"Your schools had gyms?" Robbie asked.
After getting dressed and getting in the bus that would take them to their destination, all of the students stared in awe and wonder at the U.S.J complex. Most of the kids' jaws dropped to the floor when they saw the exterior of the building, but when they saw the interior… well, either U.A had some of the deepest pockets in the world, or they had a magic beast chained in the basement that granted them whatever wish they wanted. Because by whatever you pray to, this place was ginormous and looked expensive!
And while most of the students had a sense of wonder while looking at the complex… the Americans were currently questioning most of what they thought was true in the world. For starters, since when did schools were allowed to have a budget?!
"Welcome children! To the Unforeseen Simulation Joint! The U.S.J!" Thirteen said to all of the arriving students.
"Oh, its initials almost make it sound like Universal Studio Japan!" Bondo said, with most of the class agreeing with him.
"I loved going there as a kid! Their water rides were always the best!" said Manga.
"And their roller coasters were always the manliest! Right Kamakiri?!"
"If you didn't have the guts to get to even the smallest ones, then you're just wasting your life." he answered.
"... Ok, since when was that a thing?" Robbie asked.
"And how come we're only finding out about it now?!" Kamala asked.
"I actually went there before my aunt returned to Texas! It was super fun!" Pony said, making Robbie and Kamala feel betrayed.
They weren't even that close to her, but they still felt betrayed. Where was the camaraderie?!
"Oh wow! For all the rumors that were going around, I thought that this place would look a little wrecked. But there's not even a sign that a fight went over here!"
"Indeed, young Kendo" All Might said, as Thirteen continued.
"The school went the extra mile to get the U.S.J back to an operational state. Now, it looks just like it did back when it first was built! No sign of what happened last friday!" she excitedly said, but Robbie pointed something out.
"Why is there a red stain on the stairs?" he asked, as a few students started to feel a shiver down their spines thinking the worst.
Thankfully for them, a voice that the Americans recognized managed to explain the why.
"Sorry folks, my bad." said a woman of around twenty or so years that arrived with whom many recognized as the hero Ingenium in his shining armor. "I kind of skipt breakfast today and was eating something on our way here… and accidentally dropped some sauce on the floor. I was actually looking for a mop to clean it up before you all came here, but guess I missed my mark." said the lady, who didn't look that impressive… even if to most of the boys, she was very attractive.
She was wearing normal everyday clothes. A pair of nice-looking sneakers, some jeans, a black shirt and a green jacket. In all honesty, she looked a little out of place amidst the group of heroes that were All Might, Vlad, Thirteen and Ingenium. Speaking of which, there were more than a fair share of students flabbergasted at the sight of the turbo hero. Heck, there were at least a couple of girls that may or may not have a faint blush on their faces… In their defences, they were all fifteen.
"I-Is that really-"
"Mayday?" the trio of Americans asked in unison at the sight of the older Parker sister.
"You know her?" one of their classmates asked.
"She's… a friend's sister." Kamala said.
"Hi everyone. I'm Mayday and the walking tincan over there is Ingenium. You probably knew that one actually. Anyway, it's a pleasure to know you all."
"Young Pa- I mean… young Mayday and Ingenium will be accompanying us today. The two of them are who I was telling you earlier today. Be on your best behavior today! We can't let them think that you lot are anything but exceptional heroes in the making, can we?" All Might told the class, who didn't look that convinced at the woman.
"She's a pro?" asked Kodai.
"Mmm… sure, let's go with that." she simply replied.
"Don't you have a hero costume?" asked Kendo.
"Let's just say that it's in the laundry today."
"I know that she may not look like much to you, kids. But she's more than capable of getting the job done, so don't let the lack of a costume fool you." Ingenium told the class.
"Says you. I'm stunning even without fancy clothes." she told the hero as, before anyone could follow what happened, she found herself standing alongside both Tsuburaba and Kuroiro while placing a hand on each of their shoulders. "Right, gentlemen?" she asked, surprising all of the students.
"W-What?! B-But- How?!" they asked.
"Oh aren't you two just adorable! Why I could almost eat you up!" she joked, giving the two boys a pat on the back each and walking by while the two boys blushed. "We should probably get going. Wouldn't want to lose daylight, right?"
"Indeed! Let us all resume our class down at the plaza!" All Might said, as he and the other heroes all started to descend down the stairs and towards the plaza.
And as the students all kept on walking, the duo of Kamala and Robbie approached the first-born of the Parker-Watson children.
"Hey guys, how are you doing?" she asked them.
"Um, we're good. But, and I don't want to sound rude or anything, why are you here?" asked Kamala.
"Oh, that? Your principal asked me and Ingenium to come here and have a look at your school now that they had this place patch up. As to why he did that, your guess is as good as mine."
"And that thing about your costume being in the laundry or something like that… was
that true?"
"Pff, no! Your principal just thought it would be fun not to tell a thing about me to your classmates."
"Does Annie know you're here?" Robbie asked as Mayday grinned.
"Not a clue!" she told the two, with Robbie having a similar mischievous grin on him as well.
As for Kamala…
"Thank god the most my brother did to me was just being weird." she said.
Arriving at the plaza of the U.S.J complex, the trio of U.A instructors, as well as the two guests of today, all stood in front of the students, whom all lined in order and expecting to hear what their instructors would have to say.
"Alright kids! It's time to begin your rescue training!" Vlad told the class.
My Hero Academia: Legacy Bits! - Marvelous Jealousy!
Kamala Khan was in her room, having finished the latest chapter of her story and having logged out of her usual games. Her guild managed to beat the event boss and managed to do it while also earning some extra points by beating him without much effort. As a result, they managed to ascend through the games ranking, having knocked down some random guild by about ten places or something. Well, not her fault they probably sucked at the game. After she turned her computer off, she got up and stretched up a bit. She also looked at the book that was by her night stand. A study guide for U.A's written portion of the exam. Her new friends had told her that she should probably check it out for a bit before they take the exam, but…
"Nah! I'm sure it won't be that hard. They're probably overreacting." she said, before her phone rang.
She picked it up and saw just who it was to be calling her. It was Nakia Bahadir, one of her best friends from back in Jersey. She was from a Turkish family that like hers, moved to Jersey before she was born. However, unlike her she was… a bit too proud of her heritage. And by proud, it meant that sometimes went the extra mile, like how she stopped going by her old nickname of 'Kiki' just because… well, she Kamala didn't exactly understand her reasons, but they were probably reasonable.
Accepting the call, she turned her camera on so that they could see each other even if only via their phones. However, when she did, Kamala noticed that she was far from the only person calling her. Next to Nakia, stood her other best friend Bruno, as well as a blonde girl. She was Zoe Zimmer, the cliché somewhat rich and pretty girl of school. Truth be told, she wasn't always the nicest person in the block, actually she was a bit of… well, there was a word that a certain Los Angeles boy would no doubt use, but she didn't have it in her to use it, so 'not always the nicest person in the block' will have to do.
Back when they first met, she was a bit of… well, she was the usual rich girl like in those old highschool movies. A bit of an airhead that usually didn't think things through before saying them, there were times that she would sometimes said either insensitive or just dumb things to her, Nakia and Bruno. But after a while of actually getting to know each other, she started to grow into a better person. To the point that not only would the old Zoe be unrecognisable from the new one, but also becoming one of Kamala's other best friends.
"Zoe! Bruno! Nakia! Hi!" she excitedly told them.
"Kamala, could you not shout that much? It's kinda late here at Jersey City." Nakia told the girl.
"Oh, yeah sorry. Keep forgetting that time works different here."
"That's not… you know what? I'm going to let this one slide just because of the fact that it's been forever since we last saw you." Bruno said.
"Yeah! How's it going there girl! How many samurais and ninjas have you met?! Have you been to the Great Wall already?!" Zoe asked, getting two asian countries mixed up.
… ok, there were a few details here and there to work on, but she means well… probably.
"Zoe, the Great Wall is in China! It's in the name, for crying out loud!" Nakia corrected.
"Sorry, I confused them. But in my defence-"
"No, just… don't say something that would make you look worse than you already are." Nakia said.
"... well, excluding that, how are you all? Did you all organize to call me? That's sweet!"
"Yeah, we're in this camping activity at school and we decided to call. It's like the gang's all here!" Zoe told them in her usual chirpy and upbeat personality. "So, are you doing X-Men things over there? You know, that super thing that you said they do in that new school of yours?"
"U.A actually. No X-gene or anything and no. I still have to do the entrance exam in a few weeks."
"And have you been studying?" Bruno asked, as their friend remained in silence for a bit.
"... So anyway, wanna hear something?"
"Yeah, I expected as much." Bruno sighed. "Ok, what? Did you meet… what was his name? Best Jeanist? By the way, what kind of name is that?"
"I wonder what he does?" Zoe asked, as Nakia sighed in annoyance.
"His name is… honestly, how is it that I've managed to deal with you as much as I have?"
"No… I mean it would be cool, but no. I met a bunch of kids that are all planning on going to U.A too! They're pretty awesome!"
"Really? What are they like?"
"There's this kid named Shi… no wait I think it was Hitoshi… what was the name and what was the last name? Whatever, he's from here in Japan and is really a cool guy… Although he should probably sleep more. He has bags under the bags of the bags of his eyes."
"Sounds like how we'll look after this call is over."
"There's this shy girl, who honestly speaking, makes me wonder if she actually means to become a superhero. Oh, there's this girl named Annie, Bruno you would love her! She's a big brain science person like you! Said something about manales and proteins or something last time I saw her. Didn't really get what she was saying."
"I'm pretty sure she was talking about monomers and, yeah. I probably would. It would be nice to talk with someone that could actually understand what I say."
"There was also-" she was about to say, until the sound of a claxon interrupted her.
"Was that a car? Are you playing a game or something?" asked Bruno.
Kamala walked to the window of her room and when she looked outside, she actually smiled. "Hey Robbie!"
"Who?!" asked Bruno.
"Hey Khan! There's this place at the plaza near the beach that seems about your style and is doing some sale or shit! Wanna come?"
"Sure! Besides, it would be nice to get a ride in your car!"
"HIS WHAT?!"
"Hey, didn't you said something about only being able to drive-"
"The less they know, the better!"
"THE LESS- KAMALA WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?!"
"Uh, sorry Bruno. Forgot you guys were still there." Kamala apologized, pointing the phone the other way around so that they could see the California native. "This is Robbie, the other guy I was going to tell you about. Hey Robbie, say hi!"
"Um… Hi I guess?"
"Hi! Nice car!" Zoe told him.
"Thanks. Anyway Khan, are you coming or what?"
"I'll be there in a sec!" she told him, closing the window and turning to her phone. "Sorry guys, but it looks like I'm needed elsewhere."
"Sure, no problem! Have fun!"
"What do you mean 'no problem?!', don't encourage her like that! Did you-"
"Anyways, bye!"
"Wait,Kama-" Nadia tried to say, but her friend ended the call.
Meanwhile in Jersey, Nakia groaned in frustration and irritation. Which only grew when Zoe spoke.
"Nice car. You think that-"
"Don't even finish that sentence! I don't want to even think about whatever nonsense that was! The moment her dad hears about this, he's taking the first flight to Japan and dragging her back here!"
"Aren't you exaggerating?"
"Am I- Bruno, help me out…! Bruno?" she asked, turning to see the genius boy… only to see him as pale as a ghost and staring into the distance. "Um… are you ok?"
"Has a car… super hero school… looked like a badass…"
"Um… is he ok?" asked Zoe.
"Hey guys!" they suddenly heard.
Both Zoe and Nakia turned to where the voice came from to find the person whom it belonged to. He looked like a jock (had the attitude to match it once actually), was a tall, fit and blonde boy, who both belonged to their school's football team and was Zoe's kinda boyfriend. His name was Joshua Richardson, or Josh for short.
"Sorry it took so long, guys. I got held back because the zipper in my camping house got stucked. Anyway, are we still going to call Kamala?"
"... Oh, so that's why I felt we forgot something." Zoe said.
Kinda insensible, sure… and Nakia couldn't hold it against her because she also forgot about him as well.
"Has a car and devil looks. Has a car and devil looks. Has a car, devil looks and a goddamn leather jacket…"
"Um… Bruno, buddy… are you ok?" Josh asked.
And as his friend showed concern for his well being, Bruno decided that he'll accompany Mr. Khan and possibly Amir to the next flight to Japan.
You know, just… to make sure things are ok.
(Preview of My Hero Academia: World of Marvels)
"Ugh, that hurt." Nana said, getting some rubble off her.
"That damn kid… he sure didn't look anything like the Human Twister. Those damn intelligence agents had one job and they blew it like that!"
"Sorahiko, calm down."
"Like hell I will! How can you get the two confused like that?! The Human Twister has never used armor, let alone green armor! And we're those saw blades he had in his wrists?! And speaking of, was that even a quirk?!"
"Whatever the case is, we're still pro-heroes and the government of this country called us for help. It Is our-"
"Yeah, yeah, duty and all… damn Italians, bad enough that the raviolis that they gave me were half cooked, now I have to pick up their slack!"
"Is this about the taiy-"
"I told you we should have had taiyaki! But did you listen?! No! 'Sorahiko, we can have taiyaki any day we want. Why don't we instead try the native cuisine? We never get to do anything this fun back home'. Oh yeah, this is so much fun! Not only do I get to eat raw pasta instead of delicious taiyaki! Not only do I get to wake up with my back aching because the hotel beds are as comfortable as rocks! But I get to be buried in rubble because a brainless zygote couldn't do his job right and get the villain confused with some random brute that I've never seen before…! And worst of all, the souvenir that I bought the kid is probably lost after all that mess back there!"
"You see? There are good news! Like hell were you giving Toshinori that ugly keychain as a gift!"
"What do you know? The kid loves my gifts!"
"More like he's so terrified by you, that he can't turn them down."
"Ah like you're one to talk."
And as the two pro-heroes were talking, they failed to hear or notice that the side of the building that they were next to, was starting to crumble. The villain that had attacked sure did a number on its infrastructure and in no time at all, would it finally give in and fall apart. And as it did and the two japanese heroes kept on talking, someone caught glimpse of what could happen and decided to act without haste. He ran towards where the two were and just as it was falling to the duo, the individual did something that could only be described as… astonishing.
He began to grow.
Larger and larger, taller and taller, until he was about half the size of the building in question. His footsteps shook the ground like small tremors and were as loud as speakers at max volume. More than enough to snap the two to reality and in time to see the individual stand above them and catch the falling debris with his two hands, now the size of cars.
"What the-" Sorahiko said, as he saw the person above them, seemingly appearing out of thin air despite his massive size.
He had a full body suit of color red. Wore a pair of black gloves as well as black boots. Had some sort of silver belt that looked quite advanced. Definitely more advanced than anything the two had seen. He had a mask that covered most of his face, only revealing his mouth and that's without mentioning that to his sides, there were some metallic things where his ears should be and that it almost seemed like he had antenas in his mask. That and the fact that it looked like he had his underwear outside, made it kind of obvious that this man was American. But the two knew exactly who this chum was. They heard of him before.
He was…
(To be Continued in… in My Hero Academia: World of Marvels)