INVASION

Aizawa waddled into the testing room in full PPE, with oxygen tanks strapped to his back, plastic guards hovering around him, and a finger on a button to flood the entire room. Izuku had fled the country, and everyone else gathered in a floating bunker.

"Alright, Mina, you may begin," Aizawa said. "Make sure the planet still exists when you're done."

"Oh, the planet will be just fine," Mina assured. "I sadly cannot say the same for your pitiful species. Behold, the hour of your conquest has come!"

Mina pressed a button. The space above Japan and New York City warped, revealing two fleets of sleek alien ships.

"Your greatest defender had cowardly fled the moment they heard I was to unleash the full might of the Irken Empire, and now there is no one left to save you!"

Aizawa looked up at the alien fleet. Then back down at Mina. "Points for creativity and thinking outside of your Quirk, but the logistics of calling in an extraterrestrial fleet every time you want to make a minor arrest makes this Hero Move highly impractical. Might make a good ace in your back pocket, but something for general use? I encourage you to think a little smaller."

Mina's smile faltered. "Wha- no, you don't get it! Your pathetic civilization is over. Done. Finished. You all serve the Tallest, may the reign forever over all the known universe."

"I suppose this is why you wanted to be known as Alien Queen. I thought it was a bit of a deep cut with the acid thing and that super-old classic horror movie. Being an actual alien ruler certainly justifies the whole alien fleet thing, though you might run into issues with the nation's air sovereignty. I'll run it by Nezu."

"You no longer have any sovereignty! Submit now, or we will put the entire planet to the torch."

Aizawa winced. "Ooh, you really shouldn't have said that. The Americans are really twitchy about stuff like that."

Dib stared at the alien ships through his telescope. "Yes!" he shouted. "I knew it! They're finally here! Time to rally our defenders, drive back the alien menace, and claim my rightful spot as the savior of mankind!" He dashed downstairs and shouted, "Dad, dad! Come here! I found them!"

"Now hold on, son, I just need to pour this test tube into this flask, and I'll cure world hunger."

"No time!" Dib yanked on his dad's arm, and the test tube clattered down a drain. "Here! You see it!"

"By the scientific method, I do! Those are trace quantities of a hitherto unknown element!"

"Wha?" Dib looked through the telescope. Where there was once an alien fleet, only dust remained.

His dad patted him on the back. "You might have made a life-changing discovery. I'm proud of you son."

A wind blew, and the dust scattered.

"And… it's gone. I am no longer proud of you."

Left alone in his room, Dib shrieked in rage.

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Zim, back at the Irken Homeworld: Hello? Did you guys go on invasion without me again?