"I-Island straight ahead, fellows!" Yaato called out from the crow's nest.
Everyone in the crew quickly looked to see the island in sight and getting closer by the second. It had taken them two days to reach the amazing place, with a moving island is tricky to find and all, but thanks to Rebecca and Pilar's hacking, plus their invitations from All Might and Dr. Vegapunk, the crew was granted co-ordinates to the island.
That and Mipha's Fishman Karate, mixed with Sumiko's magic and several Logia and Anicent/Mystic Zoan fruits helped speed up the journey.
"The floating artificial island. Home to over 10,000 scientists." Dorothy noted. "Figures that the Doctor would be part of this community. After all, he has done much to help in the development of Support Tech."
"…I like Egghead better." Rebecca admitted. "More fantastical."
"You're not wrong." Chikara noted. "And yes, I am probably biased considering me being descended from a fairy would make me enjoy such a more vibrant design and layout."
"Still, we mustn't forget that this is the Support capital of the world." Nia added.
"And where people can use their quirks freely!" Izuku beamed, having bought 10 new journals for just this occasion.
"It will be good to see the Doctor again." Maetel smiled as she watched from nearby.
DEVIL
After being given clearance to dock their ship, the crew had just made it to the central plaza when they saw All-Might already there and being hounded by his adoring fans.
"Maybe we should try saving him?" Kazuya suggested.
"Nah, let him have this. He isn't saddled with a time limit any more thanks to us healing him." Chikara said.
The crew decided to look around for a moment before All-Might caught up with them, having noticed them arriving earlier while he was handling his fans. Needless to say, most of them burst out laughing at the sight of his lipstick-covered face.
"You'd better wipe all that off before Mother Snow sees it!" Hilda guffawed.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up,"All-Might grumbled as he wiped off the lipstick, his mood lifting once his face was clean."Anyways, glad to see you kids could make it."
"Thanks for inviting us." Izuku smiled, already having filled one journal with notes as he delighted at Marco, Nia, Kobeni, Mipha and Lillque enjoying the sights and amazing technology.
"Man, all this stuff is amazing," Marco noted as he looked around, Click chirping in agreement. "My home world is a bit different in its technological advancements."
"Regardless, I was wondering if you'd all like to accompany me in meeting an old friend of mine,"All-Might said."I haven't seen him in a while, and it would be nice to introduce him to you young zygotes."
"Get him to know the next holder of OFA, huh?" Hilda chuckled.
Just then, a young blonde-haired woman came bounding in on what looked like a pogo stick. All-Might quickly recognized her as she approached and caught her in his arms.
"Hey, Uncle Might! You finally made it!"
"Melissa! Good to see you again!" The Pro beamed as he hugged the girl. "You've gotten taller since the last time I saw you."
"Well, I am 17 now!" The girl giggled before being set down. "Much heavier than the last time you saw me. Then again, with your strength..."
All-Might laughed."How's Dave doing?"
"He's in his lab right now. Apparently, he had to do some cleaning since he decided to shut down some research he and the board felt was too dangerous. Actually, he has no idea you're even here. I wanted it to be a surprise to cheer him up."
It was then the girl known as Melissa noticed Izuku and his friends, gasping in recognition as she looked at the Seraphim in particular.
"No way! You're the legendary Dr. Vegapunk's Seraphim! Each of you created from the fossilized DNA of the Seven Deadly Sins!"
The Seraphim smiled at this, inwardly noting their surprise when, for one, Makoto made not a single pervery comment.
"Indeed, and definitely my proudest creations!" Another voice boomed as down descebnded a familiar giant of a man with a long tongue and humongus head with the top of an apple.
"GRANDPA!" The Seraphim all beamed at the sight of the elderly scientist. Yes, even Shun smiled as they reached to hug him.
"Hello, my darlings." The good doctor beamed, delighting in the hug and giving the seven a look over. "My goodness, you've all grown so big and strong in such a short time."
The Seraphim all blushed and chuckled at their grandfather's words as Rebecca made her way over.
"Sup, Doc?"
"I am well, Rebecca. Happy to see you too. I assume that Pilar…" Vegapunk began.
"Yup." The cyborg girl smirked, delighting at the memory of her brother cowering in his office when he learnt where they were going, whimpering something about 'self defense' and '(bad word) assistants'…..
The doctor sighed at this, but then spied the other youngster he'd seen off a few months ago.
"Izuku, how are you, my boy?" Vegapunk asked
"Not too bad; I can do three powers at a time now." Izuku explained, delighting in the doctor's smile.
"And your Haki?" Vegapunk asked.
"…Still working on the Conqueror imbument." Izuku confessed. "But I met a friend, Koby, whose helping me on that end."
"Well, regardless!" Vegapunk beamed. "It does this old man's heart well to see you all growing up so big and strong..Are you going to introduce me to your friends?"
Remebering the others, Izuku gently brought Veapunk forward, allowing him to meet Katsuki, Kirby, Mipha, Himiko, Kobeni, Nia, Ben, Hilda, Rosa and all the others.
Amidst the introductions, Melissa noticed Marco, a curious look in her eyes as she inspected him.
"Uh, do I have something on my face?"
"You're...different. I don't think I've seen you before."
"Well, to be fair, I am from another planet." The young bio-droid explained, offering a hand to shake. "My name is Marco Nui, nice to meet you."
Melissa smiled, a small unnoticeable blush on her face as she shook his hand. Click peeking from behind Marco before hopping on Melissa's head.
"Oh, that's Click. Guess he likes ya!"
"He sure does!" Melissa giggled as Click nuzzled into her hair with a content chirping purr.
DEVIL
Meanwhile, a group of men in concealing coats were coming out of the airport. The leader made a call from his smartphone.
"We successfully infiltrated the expo without a problem. When do the goods arrive?"
"3:00 PM."came a voice garbled by an audio modulator."You'll find them at Gate 66."
"Okay, we'll be waiting," the leader said as he hung up before calling a different number.
"Hi, welcome to McDonald's, can I place your order?"
"Yeah, this is an order for a group. Can I get three Big Macs, two Quarter Pounders, one of them with cheese, three 10-piece McNuggets..."
"Uh, can I get a Diet Coke?" Asked one of the other men.
"A Filet-O-Fish sandwich, a Crispy McChicken sandwich with extra pickles, seven large orders of fries, three chocolate milkshakes, one strawberry milkshake, a medium Dr. Pepper, a large Sprite, a medium Coca-Cola..."
"And a Diet Coke!"
The leader sighed. "And a small Diet Coke."
"Awww..."
DEVIL
David Shield was checking his tablet for anything that might have been missed as he stood in the empty research lab.
"Professor Shield?" A middle-aged man asked as he came in. "I finished putting the equipment away like you asked."
"Thanks, Sam. Guess we can both take a break now."
The other man, Samuel Abraham, nodded. However, he did have a concerned look on his face.
"Are you sure about this? The research you created..."
David sighed. "As useful as the research would be for heroes if any villains got their hands on it, it could cause untold devastation. I agreed with the board when they made this argument."
Suddenly, the door opened as Dr. Vegapunk himself walked in.
"There's the protégé I remember."
"Dr. Vegapunk!" David beamed. "What a pleasant surprise! I wasn't expecting you until tomorrow."
"I arrived early to meet my grandchildren; I hope I'm not interrupting anything…"
"Just a little cleaning." David explained, then motioning Sam over. "This is my assistant, Sam."
"A-an honor to meet you. Doctor…." Sam managed as he shook the genius' hand. "…You say you're grandchildren are here?"
"Indeed!" Vegapunk beamed, then focused on David. "Of course, there's someone else here who wishes to see you, my dear student."
Sure enough, All-Might had made his presence known, David letting out a happy gasp of surprise.
"I AM HERE! SHAKING WITH EMOTION FOR OUR HEARTFELT REUNION!"
"Toshi?!"
All-Might laughed as scooped up David in a big hug.
"I came all this way just to see you, David!"
"Man, it's been years!" David laughed. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Melissa had sent me an invite for the expo and I just had to come over!"All-Might beamed."Also, I would like you to meet some young friends of mine I've recently taken under my wing."
"Professor David Shield!" Lilique excitedly said. "A top scientist in the field of Quirk research, and All-Might's sidekick during the early years of his hero career!"
Izuku nodded. "He was also the one who designed all of All-Might's most notable costumes!"
"Wow, didn't know Puffy Fluffy was a nerd like Deku..." Katsuki noted, getting an elbow from Kirby.
"Be nice."
"Yes dear." Katsuki muttered, growling when Nia and Himiko subtley made 'whipped' noises.
David chuckled. "I guess introductions aren't really needed."
"Indeed. You might recognize this young man as the brave child who was supposedly lost at sea." Vegapunk said as he gestured to Izuku. "Thankfully, Rayleigh rescued him and in the process, he ate Roger's Treasure."
"The Devil's Bounty..." David realized. "Guess you needed to keep him on Egghead to train his powers ?"
Vegapunk nodded. "Indeed. And before you ask? I tried to alert his parents to let them know he was alright...but it seems one of my Satellites had turned traitor, hoping to sell Izuku out to some...less than righteous individuals."
David frowned. "The Elders of the HPSC."
"Lord knows they would have jumped at the chance to turn Izuku into the next Hawks." Vegapunk frowned. "Needless to say, I have cut York off for her betrayal and left her at the mercy of the Midoriya Clan and other associated parties."
"…That would explain why mom and dad came home beaming with bruises and busted knuckles." Izuku realized.
Back at Mufasta
"Oh," York moaned. "Please…no more…I'm in pain…"
"Oh sweetie…." Inko smirked as she knelt down. "You think you're in pain now?"
"That was just the first month's worth." Hisashi joined his wife, before growling. "We got nine more years' worth to go."
All York could do was sob.
"You'd think I'd get bored watching this over and over; maybe even sympathize with the dumb blonde." Pilar mused to no one in particular as he munched on popcorn before he spied Komeko walk in. "But you'd be wrong! BEAT HER ASS, CHIBI-DORIYA!"
"You're mean!" Komeko frowned before reaching towards York…who found herself being dragged telepathically towards the little girl, whose palm was lit ablaze.
All York could do was scream for a mercy that would never come…especially with Hisashi and Inko being so elated their baby girl's Quirk came in.
Back on I-Island!
"And then there's me!" Hilda said, strutting in with all her big, beautiful glory. "Hilda Toukotoya, All-Might's chosen successor!"
David's eyes became briefly solemn as he turned to All-Might.
"So, then she...?"
"Indeed. She is my chosen successor...and there is also someone else important I'd like you to meet."
Ben was trying to sneak away, only for Bakara to lift up her pinky finger and create a Glyph that spun him around so that he was facing David.
"Benio Torekuroshi...the son of All For One."
"I heard..." David frowned. "Got to say, from what I've heard, he's not a thing like that madman."
"I'm not even really his son, just a lab rat he grew out of a test tube..." Ben frowned.
"You're a perfectly normal and wonderful person, Ben." Penny gently said, squeezing his hand.
"Ah, and there's another familiar face!" David smiled, recognizing the android girl. "You're Pietro's little bundle of joy, aren't you?"
Penny beamed. "Indeed! It is nice to see you again, Professor Shield!"
David chuckled. "Listen, I'd like to get the chance to catch up with Toshi. How about you kids go and enjoy the expo?"
"Boy, would we!" Himiko beamed. "Come on, girls! Let's see if they have a shopping mall here!"
"Oh, let me show you!" Melissa giggled, leading the girls of Izuku's Crew away.
"Is Daddy here, by the way?" Penny asked Vegapunk.
"Old Pietro is actually in the next lab over." David smiled.
Once the kids were gone, Toshinori let his body deflate to its regular skinny self.
"You're looking much healthier, Toshi." David noted. "Though you still kind of look like a skeleton."
"Young Midoriya and Vegapunk's kids were real lifesavers." Toshinori smiled. "They undid all the damage All For One had inflicted upon me all those years ago."
"This is all well and good, but I believe we should make sure Toshi is doing alright." Vegapunk pointed out. "Oda knows he's long-overdue for a check-up!"
The great hero whimpered; for all his bravery and deeds….he still HATED doctor's appointments!
"Not to worry, we've stocked up on those Vaccine-Pops." Sam assured All Might.
That did alleviate All Might's worries a bit.
DEVIL
Not only did I-Island have a large variety of attractions, but there were lots of heroes invited to show off their gear and sign autographs.
"No way! It's Godzillo!" Himiko gasped excitedly.
"And Mr. Plastic!" Rosa pointed.
"By the way, there's a big party being held tonight. Hope you guys brought formal wear." Melissa said.
"My old man works a designer job." Katsuki said. "He got me some threads."
"And Mommy has some friends who got me the CUTEST dress!" Himiko giggled.
"Rosa and I also got dresses that are big enough to fit all our beautiful blubber." Hilda chuckled.
"I'm not really wearing anything formal," Marco admitted. "I mostly just go around with my usual look."
"Helps that you're practically wearing clothes 24/7, ain't ya." Nia snarked.
Soon, the crew had entered a showcase based on underwater hero tech, and Izuku was sure it wasn't just by chance that they ended up here if the smile on Melissa's face was any indication.
"A lot of this was created using Papa's patented research. These support items will someday help heroes around the world." Melissa noted.
"Well, we could certainly use some of these!" Yaato chuckled.
"Hmmm...efficiency." Mukuro calmly noted as she inspected a rack of high-tech guns with multiple settings and functions for various situations.
"I-It would be nice to have something a little heavy-duty on hand..." Kobeni said.
"Would you be willing to look at the Clima-Tact Bakara and Kobeni made me?" Lilique asked Melissa. "I feel like if anyone can upgrade it, it's you!"
Melissa eagerly accepted all the requests, then excused herself for a moment. When she came back, she bumped into Marco, who'd been looking for a washroom.
"…Something on your mind?" the bio-droid asked.
"Well…" Melissa tried to find the right words. "I guess you could say I'm…kind of jealous of you guys? I don't mean any offenses, its just…well, I always wanted to be a hero, or a hero's sidekick, like dad was. But I'm quirkless, so…"
"You thought Support was the best route to go?" Marco guessed, getting a nod.
"And I love it!" Melissa beamed with a nod. "Still, a part of me…"
"…Well, why not do both?" Marco asked.
"…Pardon?"
"Why not be a hero who uses and builds support gear?" Marco asked. "Who says you have to be just one thing?"
Melissa thought for a second….Who said indeed? What was stopping her? Her father adored and supported her no matter what and she was, after some struggling, the top student at her Academy. Besides, Uncle Toshi had started out Quirkless and look how far he got!
The blonde girl smiled and hugged Marco, who tensed, blushed and then returned the hug.
"Thanks."
"No problem." Marco smiled, leading Melissa back to the others.
worlds and even details how his parents got together.
DEVIL DREAMER
El;swehere in the universe, deep, deep within space, a blue robot tensed.
"Kina?" A golden robot paused, concerned for his love.
"….My baby's found his special someone!" Kina delighted.
This brought a smile to Mata Nui's face. He then looked over his homeland; the matorans were happy, the Turga lead wisely and with his evil brother Teridax finally slain, the Toa's biggest concerns were the occasional Rahi or Dark Hunter; nothing they couldn't handle.
"Well, why not go and see him?" The Great Spirit suggested.
DEVIL DREAMER
As everything was going down, Ben couldn't help but feel a shiver run up his spine, which Penny couldn't help but notice as she placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah...just had a bad feeling, that's all..."
Knightmare Lord A/N:
Izuku and his crew have arrived at I-Island and met David and Melissa Shield while also reuniting with Dr. Vegapunk. However, it seems Wolfram and his cronies have also made it onto the island and things are gonna heat up pretty soon!
Mrotrax A/N:
The start of the first movie is off to a great start…and we may have a new couple in the making with Marco/Melissa; a wonderful idea from Knightmare Lord.
Yes, I summarized the last bit of Bioncle lore in the Mata Nui/Kiana section; at this moment, we have no plans for Makuta Teridax to have a role in the story, and I feel it would make sense for Mata Nui to send his son away to protect him. And now I'm suddenly getting the idea that we can link 'Hero Factory' in this verse as a future endeavour Melissa and Marco start….
But that's all for now!