A/N: I don't own TF Comics all rights belong to Mann. Co (Valve) and I also don't own MHA all rights belong to some guy in the future (Kohei Horikoshi) and some Japanese Comic Book Company (Jump Comics and Shueisha) also some animation company in the future (Bones Studio).
It's kinda getting hard to write these Japanese sentences, like yeah I'm learning but will everyone around me suddenly starts speaking in Japanese? NO! I'm AN AMERICAN FOR CHRIST SAKE! Thank God that's stopping in this chapter.
S/N: Hey now young joey, at least yer learin something and getting paid for you should continue that too! I might look to expand in Japan HAHAHA!
A/N: Yeah, paid in Australia Shaped Holes around my house...
Actual Authors Note: Sorry you had to use Google translate for when the mercs are talking to the people of Japan, I wanted to convey that they can read and speak it, but worry not this will be the last time you'll see it. It will return if needed be. Oh and yeah I google translated the Japanese dialogue too, I didn't mention that last chapter lol, and these early chapters will be introductory so I apologize if they're a bit boring and slow and greeted by a wall of text, I want the mercs to digest the "future" slowly.
If you see parenthesis () on the " Authors notes" section that means I'M talking rather than the fictional author writing the fanfic
Oh yea btw, the way you can identify whose merc is talking (when not identified or insufficient context on who is speaking ) is by how they speak:
Spy: Very Formal
Medic: Formal as well, but there will be Z's in some words like this=zis, or if he speaks German, or crazy talking
Heavy: Heavy refers to himself in third person, and sometimes speak in broken English
Engineer: Cowboy speak
Chapter 2.9: Logging On
Location: Musutafu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
In the City
After exchanging their Dollars to Yen, they set off into the city to find a suitable home for the four of them. Scouring the city, they found it hard due to a lack of newspapers our flyers that advertised Apartments for Rent.
"Why does future, have no newspaper"
"I dunno, but I guess it's the future... I guess..."
"Zis is ridiculous!"
"What is it Medic?"
Medic was at the pet store, looking at the birds
"Zis prices for pet Doves are RIDICULOUS!"
"Doktor, Heavy thinks we should buy birds later."
"Grrrah, it's fine, I stole my now pet Doves from a wedding back home anyways. If you happen to hear, see or know about a wedding with Doves preferably, let me know hehehehe."
Leaving the pet store, with a disappointed yet looking for opportunistic theft feeling Medic had. After a short walk they see this strange store, er well if it's even a store, as there on which there was a bunch of computers in a line with people using them, it's like they were in a library but the books are replaced with computers! The mercs looked at the computers, back then the computers that they know of were big and bulky, but looking at the future computers they were amazed on the technological progress that humanity had made, and wondered what other technological advancements humanity made in the last 2 centuries, advanced Robots? Advanced Sentries? Teleporters? Infinity Sandviches? A formal Suit that can be Fire-retardant? Stronger Birds? They drifted into their imaginations as the future could hold so many possibilities! And their answers can be answered by going into the "store".
"It would seem that this store, can give us valuable information." Spy looked up and saw a sign, the "store" was called "Java Junction Internet Cafe". Internet Cafe? What's an Internet Cafe? He knows what a Cafe was, but what does this Internet what do to with it? Spy took a step forward and called the rest of the Team. "Gentlemen! Let us move!". They followed Spy inside the Internet Cafe. Now they took a gander at the computers and it's even more magnificent up close, there were even lights on the damned keyboard! Spy whistled in excitement, followed by Engie's up close and personal inspection, by that he was practically tearing up the things to see the parts, that's when they got the attention of the owner.
"おい！何してるの？！？私のコンピューター！あなたがそれを破壊したのです！" ("Hey! what are you doing? ! ? My computer! You destroyed it! ")
The stranger kept his cool, "わあ、まず謝ります。次に、壊したわけではなく、ただ分解しただけです。第三に、これらは素晴らしいコンピューターの部品です。" ("Woah, first of all, I apologize. Second, I didn't break it, I just took it apart. Third, these are great computer parts. ")
He was taken a back from the stranger's weirdly calm manner, " 実質的に破壊してしまいましたね！" ("You practically destroyed it! "), the owner takes a gander at the other sharply dressed people, "彼らはあなたと一緒ですか？" ("Are they with you? ")
"はい" (" Yes")
He made a face that was so angry, it made one of the patrons of the establishment winced and puked in the face of the Fierce Tiger of Java Junction. "友達を連れて出発してください！さもなければ警察に電話します！" (" Bring your friends and go! Otherwise I will call the police!")
"Hehehehe..." despite in the face of an angry yet fierce Tiger, the stranger stood his ground and laughed quietly and looked at him with an unyielding grin, "言っておきますが、この問題はすぐに解決します。その上、すべてのコンピューターを無料でアップグレードします。その代わりに、あなたのコンピュータを無料で使わせていただきます。けっこうだ？" ("Let me tell you, this problem will be solved soon. What's more, I will upgrade all computers for free. In exchange, you will let us use your computer for free. fair enough? ")
He widened and rubbed his eyes at the stranger's proposal and the same time confused. How would he even upgrade all of his computers, did he have the money to do so? "どうやってそんなことするの、お金はあるの？？". ("How would you even do that, do you have the money? ? ") It was then, that his gaze burned through his eyes with his wide grin.
He then reached for his pocket and got a wrench out and showed it in front of him, "これ". ("This. ")
He took a look at his friends and they smirked once he pulled out his wrench. He then reassembled the computer parts that he had disassembled, he then pointed at the thing, "一体どうやって私のコンピュータをそれでアップグレードするつもりなのですか！私のコンピューターを叩くつもりですか？!" ("How on earth are you going to upgrade my computer with it! Are you going to hit my computer? ! ")
The stranger smiled at him, "Yeah!".
WHACK!
CLANG!
CRASH!
His eyes was closed when he was about to hit his computer, and opens it again. To his surprise, it wasn't destroyed! He opened the computer case and he saw that it got replaced with the latest and top-of-the-line computer parts that he couldn't afford! He looked at the monitor, oh my God it was upgraded to the latest and powerful monitor, and the mouse and keyboard was also upgraded to a more expensive branded ones! He looked at the stranger, "これはすごいですね！この 1 台のコンピュータをアップグレードするだけで、多額のお金が節約できました。" ("This is amazing! Just upgrading this one computer saved me a lot of money. ") He then looked at the other computers, "そして、これらすべてをアップグレードするつもりですか...無料ですか?" ("And are you going to upgrade all of these...for free? ")
The stranger nodded.
"取引！" (" Deal!") They both shook hands
"Let's get to work now!"
WHACK!
CLANG!
CRASH!
WHACK!
CLANG!
CRASH!
WHACK!
CLANG!
CRASH!
"Phew! Well 'guess that'll do..."
Engie just had finished upgrading every computer in the internet cafe, with confused yet surprised patrons when Engie walked up to them and started whacking the computers that they were just using, and even more exhilarated that their computers were faster and better, even the monitors, keyboards and mouse too! They even thanked him! Just then the owner approached him with a more accepting face and his tone is in a thankful manner. "最初は、あなたたちは二人ともアメリカ人である以上にダメな旅行者だと思っていました、ハハハ！しかし、それにもかかわらず、あなたは契約の終了を保留しました。今度は私が終了を差し上げます。いつでも、好きなだけ、それらを自由に使用できます。". ("At first I thought you all were no good tourists!, no less than American tourists, hahaha! But regardless, you put the end of the deal. I also give my end. You are free to use them whenever and however you like. ") Engie returned his thanks, "どういたしまして." (" You're welcome.")
The owner asked a question, well a strange one, "それはあなたの癖ですか？" (" Was that your quirk? ")
Engie confused, asked, "癖って何ですか？" (" What's a quirk? ")
The owner look dumbfounded, "癖が何なのかまだわかっていないのに、癖はありますか？" (" You don't know what a quirk is, yet you have one? ")
"そうですね、そう言えると思います." (" Yeah. I guess you can say that. ")
"とにかく、お気軽にご利用ください！" ("Anyway, please feel free to use it! ")
"はい" (" Yes.")
The owner left Engie and the mercs to their own devices. It left Engie in an another question. 'Quirks? What in the Sam Hill is that?' He had to search it up, thankfully the owner gave them a paper that has the rules and instructions on how to use this 'Internet' thing. He went up to the Team. "Alright fellas, we'll find our answers in this Internet thang, now we can search what ever we like but let's focus on what the changes the future brought, and do y'all know what a quirk is?"
The rest of the team exchanged confused glances at eacher. "Quirk? What is quirk?" Heavy questioned
"Quirk? Is zhere someone who also likes to steal doves in weddings?"
"Quirk..." Spy pondered as quirk means "a peculiar behavioral trait", and going by that he had seen strange people in costumes like those in comic books back home, and there are people with a peculiar trait in their bodies, like the cop with a cat head. " If I may Engineer, from the meaning of the word quirk, we have seen people with peculiar traits in their bodies, and if those people in costumes are to be an indicator, it is safe to say they are those are superheroes like in the comic books, but were in the future, in which these are Real superheroes with Real powers, and for what I can mostly gather from around the countless stores and posters we have come by on the way here, All-Might is the most popular and strongest superhero around Japan!"
The Team was in shock! Superheroes like the ones in the comic books, but there are REAL Superheroes! "WHAT?!"
"Yes, it is safe to believe that the future has superheroes now."
"Heavy is taken by surprise again."
"Zis is incredible!"
"Hot damn, the future keeps suprisin' us huh?"
"Indeed, but with this internet thing we can learn more about the future."
"Und what are we waiting for? Let's surf ze web!"
"What?" Heavy was confused
"You know? "Surf the Web!" it's in zat sign over there!" Medic points at the sign.
"Ah, ok."
"Well, y'all heard Medic. Let's get surfin!"
The Team cheered!
They got on a booth and read the manual for a bit, those Mann Co Multilingual Classes were paying off!
After reading the manual thoroughly, they are now ready for The Internet. Engie used the mouse and hovered the cursor to icon hat was called "Google Chrome", then he double-clicked it. They were met with a white page and in the middle was the name of the search engine and at the bottom of it, was the search bar, first they type "quirks" and hit enter. They were greeted with multitudes of "results" and they click website titled "History of Quirks". There they learn that these superpower or "Meta Abilities" as it was stated. The first ever quirk recorded was in the 21st century, where a newborn baby had the ability to radiate light from its body, and from then people with superpowers started popping out in the world and in response governments around the world started to regulate the use of quirks. Then they read about this person named Chikara Yotsubashi who was the leader of the "Meta Liberation Army" on which he advocated that the use of quirks are a basic human right and that governments shouldn't be limiting people with superpowers and some time later they rebelled against the government and several years later, they were defeated. Then as the years gone by the ratio of people with superpowers and the "Quirkless" (on which described people with no superpowers) have increased over the years, and currently 80% of the world population have such powers.
"No wonder that man mistaken my engineering as a superpower, practically everyone in the future had one!"
"Da, it very interesting and scary to think about."
"If zhere are superheroes. Zhen zhere zhould be supervillains Ja?"
"It's a good assumption as if there are superheroes around the there are still criminals that use their powers for evil."
"Hol' up" Engie searched Villians. The results are news articles about recent arrests, activities of villains. "Yep, there are supervillains!"
"Interesting! It's like ze human race evolved suddenly in ze 21st century, yet human nature is still ze same HAHAHA! Not only zat they don't even know what caused zis sudden evolution!"
"Indeed. Not only that, but we belong to the 20% of Quirkless people by technicality. We don't have powers as we were born before the 21st century. Although our weapons can be mistaken with quirks as my invisible watches and disguise kit can be mistaken for a quirk."
"Well good night Irene! Let's search some tech advancements, there has got to be a substitute with Austrailum by now, it's essential for the teleporter!"
Now Engie searched for tech related stuff, and for what he could gather tech did advance! In the 21st century. Then tech just stagnated, it was all due to the rise of quirks! Engie was not pleased. "DAMN IT!". That just prolonged their time here, though all of his buildings can work without Australium, they need Australium for the teleporter for it to overcharge it! "Dagnabit damnit! What do you mean tech stop developin' during the 21st century!?, did the government also passed a law too focus on them quirks?!"
"Das ist Blödsinn, warum um alles in der Welt stagnierte die Technologie wegen der Supermächte!"
"Heavy is disappointed in future"
"An interesting development, we should search for Mann Co. next maybe they haven't gone bankrupt yet."
Engie jeered and he searched for Mann Co., and the results are not Mann Co. "What in the Sam Hill?"
"What the hell?" Engineer, are sure you searched for Mann Co? These are results for a company that specializes on male pubic hair removal!"
"Pfff-"Medic held his laughter.
"Yeah! I dunno I'll search some more!"
"I shall do some searching too!"
"Heavy will search internet" Heavy got on a both and his hands are too big for the mouse and keyboard, so had to use one figer on each hand to type and use the mouse.
Spy had already gotten to a booth and searched
Frontier Engineering? There's a shit ton of them all over the world with the same name. Zepheniah Mann? It corrected the search with other people with Mann in their names. Who invented stairs? Apparently it's not Abe Lincoln. Australium? It just corrected itself to show Australia as a result. Speaking of which, history of Australia. It was expected that this Australia didn't have advanced tech in the 1890s due to Australium not existing, but one thing is the same, Australia is still fucking wild. He realized what was going on, this isn't just the future, there were on another earth! "FELLAS! WE AREN'T JUST IN THE FUTURE WERE IN ANOTHER EARTH! Fellas?" Engie looked back and saw no one behind him and looked around the room and saw that they were also surfing the web.
Medic is surfing the web. Where's the nearest wedding with doves? There's a wedding with 100 doves on a city named "Deika City". Animal organs? He was met with an educational results. "Graaaah!". Medic has his priorities straight.
Spy is surfing the web. Best luxury men's clothing store? It was just 2.5 kilometers away. Best Wine shops around? Even closer, 1.5 kilometers. "Hmmm!". Best Cigarettes in town? It was 3 blocks down, practically next to this shop! But Spy got back to what's more important, find a home. Apartments for rent? There's a lot of adverts! And looking through the advert he had found a good one that could house all four of them!", Spy had found their perfect home.
Best Sandviches in Japan? There's an advert for a cooking hero named "Lunch Rush" that makes the best sandwiches, "Heavy is interested". He read the advert and it says only available for UA Students and Faculty! "What?". He then search this "UA High School". He went to their website, hero school? Makes sense since there are 80% of people have powers and the world needed these schools for kids to control it. He explored a bit more and saw some pictures of the rooms, the facilities, the students, the faculty and most importantly the cafeteria it even had Lunch Rush in the picture! "Hmmmm..' . Then looking around the website, he saw the tab called "Job Opportunites", he clicked it. There was a pop-up saying:
"We Are Hiring! Looking for Teaching Assistants!
Requirements: Patience
Must Have an Associate's Degree/ Bachelor's Degree in education or any related fields
Classroom Management
Ability to Communicate Well
Optional:
Have a PhD
Already have experience being in a classroom
A Quirk"
Heavy looked at the requirements at least 2/4 of them have experience teaching in a class with Engineer was a substitute for a professor, 3/4 of them have patience, you don't even have to guess who's the most impatient of there were, they have experience working with lunatics, and they can read and write in multiple languages, they all finished college, and on top of that Heavy and Engineer has PhDs though Engineer has so much more PhDs than Heavy. "Heavy has found perfect job for team!"
While the rest of the team was busy surfing the web on their own, Engie was in denial that tech development just stagnated! So after searching for a while he saw this thing called "Support Items for Heroes", he clicked it. To his relief tech DID advance past the 21st Century! Only being that the advanced tech it's meant for heroes. It's a silver lining that he's ok with. Then he saw a school named "UA High School", it is a hero school that also teaches support courses, it's like an Engineering school integrated within a Hero School but it specializes on helping heroes. That's when Heavy tapped his shoulder.
"Heavy has found jobs for team."
"Really? Well good job Heavy!"
"Engineer, I found ourselves a good home for us."
"WoooooWeeee! Things are getting better!"
"I found ze wedding venue with doves!"
"Doc, you can steal 'em later for now let's discuss our findings."
"Indeed." Spy shows the webpage with the apartment. "I have a found a home for us 4 bedrooms, a big living room, moderately sized kitchen, 2 bathrooms. The rent is pretty good considering the quality of the rooms and the size of the apartment."
"Very Nice!" "It's... beautiful..." "Hot damn!"
"With that tone, I guess it's decided. GENTLEMEN! WE HAVE FOUND OUR HOME!"
The Team cheered!
"Everyone! Heavy has found jobs for us!" Heavy showed his monitor, ""UA High School; We Are Hiring! Looking for Teaching Assistants!..."
They read the requirements, and they could all fit, well except for Medic as he has a chance to get turned down.
"Heavy can teach little babies foreign literature, Heavy has experience"
"While I can teach 'em, real Engineerin'!"
"I could teach zhem medicine!"
"Alrighty, let's make these resumes here while were still here!"
"Wait. Heavy what is this school?"
"This is hero school we are going to work for, Heavy looked further and they have other Departments other than Department of Heroes, Department of Support like Engineer, Department of General Education, and Department of Management."
"Ah, I've read them as well, it would seem that this school is very flexible. I'm real surprised!"
"Hmmm, I could do management, but I also want to teach those students in the Hero department on proper stealth..."
"Fellas, we can negotiate our positions there once we submit our resumes and get the call, but above all else we have to get to the apartment after submitting the resumes, online I assume Heavy?"
Heavy took a look again, "Da."
"Well zhat's convenient back then we had to sent it to ze post office, or fax it!"
"Indeed."
"Lets get to it fellas!"
Later...
The mercs have made their resumes and submitted it online and they each printed a list of things that they need whether it be personal reasons, decor for their rooms, or materials like metal for Engie. They bid farewell to the owner, who had scolded them on being so noisy, it even got them glares at the people playing video games! Later they made their way to the apartment, got in talks with the landlord and paid him in advance (with overpay) for the next year and 6 months. They got up on their apartment, and they planned on what they need to do before they all rest for the day.
SAXTON'S Preview!
Looks like my mercs are getting settling in, and this Internet thing is sure handy!
Yea, it would be very convenient for us to search something and get them in an instant!
Oh and here's the preview Mr. Hale!
Alright, this UA school is rather big but not bigger than my YETI PARK! I got an up close and personal view of the Rat and Hobo eh and what they're teachers? Weird...
Oh looks like they got found out, that Rat is smart! They gonna fight their way throu-
No Mr. Hale they don't fight them
Why not? They got found!
There are some situations that fists can't solve Mr. Hale
What do ya mean by that joey? Do you see me? I have punched every problem that was thrown at me and I'm still 'ere!
Read it further Mr. Hale
Okay... oh maybe that's better...
Well, dear reader, you already know what's I'm gonna say!
SEE YOU AGAIN FOR THE NEXT SAXTON'S PREVIEW ON THE NEXT CHAPTER!
Actual Authors Note: Well well, the introductory phase is almost over. I plan to do a timeskip next chapter but that'll happen either during middle section or near the end, as I don't want to drag it that much and you won't have to use google translate no more, as Engie has build the 2-way translator for all four of them! For whom will they be assisting you're gonna find out in the next chapter! Oh and introducing! Patch Notes! If I ever made an edit on a chapter it will be in the TF2 style for when they post updates on the game it'll go like
Mann and Quirks Chapter (insert number here) Update Released
An update to chapter (insert number here). The major changes include:
-I wasted 5 Dollars in opening CS2 Cases and I got jack shit in returns (true story)
Fun Fact: This chapter's title was Settling In, but I decided Logging On was better cus old men discovering internet and its a GTA 4 mission title that fits lol
Another thing is that I use my Phone and computer to write and publish the fics.
So yea, see y'all in the next chapter YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Mann and Quirks Chapter 3: Logging On Update Released
An update to chapter 3. The major changes include:
-Added Translations
-Reason: added for convenience for you and for me