Heroes Never Die It's Hero Time

by Guardian-Sigil

One would think that in a world where everyday people possess impossible abilities nothing would really be a surprise. Izuku Midoriya, who upon the age of four was diagnosed as quirkless, was denied of his dream of become a hero that can save everyone with a smile. But fate gives him a chance; allowing him access not to one but a universe of powers and abilities.

93. Ch:85 Intervention

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"Bark! Bark!"

"Woooah woo! Run like the wind Cosmo! Hahaha!"

Holding Cosmo's collar like the reins of a horse, Kraab is having the time of his life as Cosmo sprints through the ship with her tongue hanging out and her ears flapping about.

"Cosmo! Kraab! Shush!" Uravity races after them, shushing them with a stern look. "We don't know if anyone's around! They might hear you!" She shouts a bit too loudly to the point that both Kraab and Cosmo give her a judgmental look to which she takes offense to. "I'm only shouting because you were both being so loud!"

Kraab chuckles and leans into Cosmo's ear. "And I thought you were the bitch."
"I heard that you little-!"

"Bark!" Cosmo shushes them, her ears perk up towards the end of the hall.

Quickly the trio press themselves against the wall, behind protruding bulkheads and just in time as a squad of Hover Drones speed past.

This pattern continues: following Cosmo and trusting her keen senses to warn them of incoming threats. Her nose works overtime, sniffing out the Omnitrix's scent straight towards a set of highly reinforced doors that look like an over exaggerated vault door mixed with alien influences.

"Is that it?" Uravity whispers. "Is this the science wing?"

Cosmo straightens her stance, her nose pointed right at the doors in confirmation.

"What do you think is in there?"

Kraab answers. "If we're lucky: the Omnitrix but also that Charlotte Project I was telling you about." But there's another problem that they can't see, which is the problem in of itself. "If we run in we might be running right into a trap. If only we could get some eyes in there."

"Hm. Maybe we could." Uravity looks around until she spots exactly what she's looking for, a vent.

And she figures that maybe it's time to steal from the Xenomorph's playbook.

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[PLAY: "Dr. STONE NEW WORLD - Opening Song | "Wasuregataki" by Huwie Ishizaki" - link can be found in this chapter on the AO3 site.]

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(Instrumental~~~)

The camera shows Izuku Midoriya with his head hanging down before zooming up to show Vilgax's battleship floating over Earth's moon.

Sou kore kona itami ga~

Uravity Uraraka gazes up to the sky as the title appears from above her.

Sujikaki no nai monogatari ni wa~

She begins to walk forward as her friends slowly fade into existence: Pinky, Bakugou, Shoto, Creati, Ingenium, and Red Riot.

Hitsuyou fukaketsu nanda~

Inko Midoriya holds a picture of her family as she cries and is comforted by Mitsuki Bakugou and Eirene Ashido.

Yoru no umi ni wa Tsuki ga isuwaru~

Unseen to them Cinder is at the door. He looks up with determination as he heads out to rescue his son.

Sugita kunou wo~

Katsuki Bakugo holds an old All Might card as an image of him and Deku as kids cheering as they hold their cards out appears behind him.

Bikasuru hima ga~

Nue looks down at a watch as an image of him and Izuku in middle school laughing appears behind him.

Aru nara ima dake utsuseyo~

The screen splits between the two, both standing back-to-back, and with determined glares they both march away in opposite directions.

Ororkamono demo shoujiki te itai~

Panels shift and fold away, creating a portal, that reveals Izuku bound in an iconic ring of metal as Toshinori Yagi stares up at it in a mix of shock-and-awe and despair.

Haato ga sawagu yo~

Vilgax the Conqueror makes himself known from atop his throne. As he peers down at his inferiors with an air of ominous superiority.

(Instrumental~~~)

Below his throne his minions have been assembled: Psyphon, Malware, Sunder, Ragnarok, SevenSeven, the Techadon, Rojo, and Nue.

Tatoe dareka wo kizutsuke tato shitemo~

Cinder unleashes a wave of flames as he mows through Vilgax's drone army with his blazing dual-edged spear! Before swiftly speeding away as the Techadon gets pulled in by Thirteen's swirling Black Hole!

Yuzurenai hikari ga arunda~

Pinky slides across the narrow hallways as Ingenium races by. They're followed by a sword wielding Creati and a Hardened Red Riot. Before the screen is consumed by pillars of fire and ice with Shot's eyes piercing back.

Mushi kaesu tsumori wa betsu ni nari keredo~

Uravity smashes through the ice before unleashing a wave of glowing gravity in every direction causing the army of silhouetted aliens to be blasted away.

Kono seaki de kono sekai de~

Bakugou rockets past her in a blaze of a Howitzer Impact that crashes into a grinning Nue like an exploding meteor.

Wasuregataki naru niwa mada hayai~

Vilgax looms menacingly over the Rising Star and the Symbol of Peace as nine dark threads of fate swirl through and around his form.

Yume migachi na shinisokonai sa~

Toshinori looks on at the teen with a look of shame that soon transitions to that of deterPinkytion. And in a wave of smoke a scowling All Might rises to meet the Mad Titan.

Zero kara hairiagare sora ga waretatte~

Vilgax's tentacles reach for the defiant Deku as the Omnitrix begins to spark and glow with inspiring green lightning.

Ano sekai e ano sekai e~

A massive discharge of green explodes outward, overtaking everything and swallowing up everything in a brilliant show of green light.

Nanjyukkai nan byakkai~

Deku gazes out towards the vastness of space from the portal window of his prison cell.

nanzenkai nomikonde~

While Uravity gazes out into the star-filled sky through the windshield of the RazorCrest.

Nanjyuunen~

Deku slowly raises his left fist towards the shrinking window.

nanbyaku nen~

Uravity slowly raises her right fist towards the expanding window.

nan zen nen~

The screen splits between the two, zooming in on their fists just as they gently connect. And the camera is blinded by flashes of green and pink before washing away to white.

Sakimidare~!

A still Omnitrix lays on upon the moon, alone and in the dark, before the Sun majestically peeks out from behind the Earth over the edge and shines its rays of hope down upon it.

(Illustrated by Drag0n5on)

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Ch.85 Intervention

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"This is the last batch." says Creati while dumping the last 9 bombs into Ingenium's satchel.

The two Galvans frown with worry. "Nine remaining."

"And with barely any time to spare." Blukic comments. He's been monitoring the Ideon Cannon's power levels and it's 90% charged.

In the meantime, Ingenium salutes before taking his bomb-filled satchel and running off for the last 9 power cells. "I can attach these faster than anyone else! You four should make for the exit. I'll be right behind you!"

"You all heard the man, let's move it gang!" Snipe gathers up the Galvans onto his hat and runs for the exit with Creati in toe.

The Galvans hold on tight to the brim of Snipe's hat and as they do they spot trouble from above and they let out a terrified scream. "AAAAAAHHH!"

Snipe and Creati jump at the sound, and they hurry to a stop. And just in time too as a heavy mass of metal comes crashing down just paces ahead of them.

And there before them as a massive wall of metal and iron stands the mighty Techadon. It towers over the heroes, its weight so vast it threatens to break the catwalk, while its sheer bulk blocks off their path. And with a threatening whir of machinery it attacks, poised to crush all that stand in its path!

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The vent is certainly a tighter fit than the garbage shoot, but it's enough for Uravity and Cosmo to shimmy their way through. And although it felt like she was being squeezed out of a toothpaste bottle, it was all worth it. Because now they have a perfect view of the lab from the inside.

The vent is located on the furthest wall away from the doors, sitting just above the floor and beside a collection of heavy lab equipment and storage units that obscure the duct perfectly.

The lab itself is unlike the rest of the ship. Unlike the Chimeran Hammer, which is massive, dark, and foreboding, the science wing is neat, organized, and sterile. The floors are a pristine sheet of white, the equipment new and well maintained, and the lights above are nearly blinding leaving no shadows a place to linger. Machinery and laboratory equipment are neatly organized in a sort of spiral with the larger appliances and experiments nearest the walls before decreasing in size as they circle around towards the center.

Kraab notices the Charlotte Project's massive haul sitting dormant halfway through the spiral, surrounded by other apparatuses.

Experiments both forgotten and new are monitored by automatic systems, systems all run by, what Uravity assumes, to be one central computer. A computer that sits midway through the spiral. It's a massive holographic screen that floats in the air designed to shift around the room as per the user's discretion.

But at the end of the spiral, at the exact center of the entire lab, stands a large extraction machine. It looks like a high-tech shrine with cables and automations acting as offerings to a idol of worship, a shining orb that sparks dangerously on occasion with high volumes of electricity acts as such an idol. And why wouldn't this machine, this containment unit, not be a place of worship? After all, the greatest weapon in the galaxy sits atop it.

"Look there's the Omnitrix! It's right there!" Uravity is almost relieved when she spots the Omnitrix floating inside the electrified orb. It's like seeing an old friend after so long, but she's worried, seeing it float there without its wielder and with its cuff ripped open, it's like seeing that same friend on a hospital bed.

"Grrrr." Something has Cosmo's attention as she growls lowly towards the lab.

Kraab quickly spots the problem. "Yeah, and so is he."

From between the spiral of equipment and science that's beyond human understanding, strides a lone member of the Negative Nine: Ragnarok.

A holographic screen is following him around allowing him to work and walk around freely. The screen shifts showing an outline of a horizontal bar that slowly begins to fill in with color.

And although Ochaco can't read any of the symbols or text she can recognize a download bar when she sees one. "What do you think he's doing?"

"Looks like…some kind of data transfer." Kraab answers, skeptical of all this.

"Data transfer? But what kind of data is he transforming?"

"No idea."

"Whatever it is, he's too focused on it. This is our chance to grab the Omnitrix and go before he even notices."

"Woah. Hey now. That's not happening. See that orb?" He points at the yellow glowing sphere sitting atop the central extraction machine. "It's an electrified ray shield. So, unless you like the smell of fried chicken, you ain't getting to that watch."

"Can you disable it?"

"Maybe…" He's hesitant to answer especially considering his current state which includes a severe lack of well working appendages. "Yeah, yeah I got this. Just…get me over there."

"Will do." Pressing her fingers to the vent, the once heavy vent becomes weightless and so much easier for Uravity to unlock and swing open without a sound.

She plucks Kraab off Cosmo's back and tucks him in close like a football. And as she gets ready to slip out, Cosmo leans forward as if to run for it before Uravity puts an arm out in front of her. "No, girl. You stay here."

"Rrrr…" She begs.

Uravity scowls, sternly. "Sit."

Cosmo is reluctant, jittering in place, until she eventually complies.

"Now stay." Uravity orders while backing out of the vent slowly. "Staaay. Stay." With one last command, Uravity sneaks away, crouching down and crawling in between the spiral of equipment leaving Cosmo inside the duct, dejected and whimpering.

Uravity makes her way through the science wing, making sure she stays low by using every nook and cranny between her and the Omnitrix for cover. Which is made even harder with Ragnarok choosing to wander around himself; it would seem he's a pacer, unable to work unless he's moving around. Thankfully he's easy to spot thanks to the holographic monitor that's hovering over his head like a neon sign.

Movement in the corner of his eye catches his attention. But he doesn't react, instead he continues with his work, as if he saw nothing.

"Rrrr…" Ragnarok lets out a deep sigh that sounds more like a frustrated growl. "Too much noise. I find it hard to believe that the Mad Titan would allow rats to scurry around his domain. What is the galaxy coming to?"

Uravity slides against the extraction machine, it's bigger up close, taller than her at full height, but it'll make for some good cover. Silently she places Kraab beside it and without a word the cyborg gets to work, looking for a place to hook himself in and begin breaking down the systems firewalls.

Seeing that he'll be fine and unseen thanks to his size, she moves away to find a better and less exposed hiding spot.

That's when he decides to make his move. "It appears that a mouse has snuck its way in."

She jumps, nearly screaming, when she finds Ragnarok standing there, menacingly, between sets of massive test vats.

"What of you little mouse? Are you lost? Are you hurt? Or-" His fists begin to burn with solar energy. "Did you come here to PERISH!?" He fires, his solar beams bright and burning like the sun.

Uravity dives away behind a metallic desk. Just in time too as the beam melts the top half away.

"Keep going!" She screams before running away further into the lab.

Kraab hesitates, the moment she was called out he was ready to abort the mission but if she can keep Ragnarok distracted…

He gets to work, determined to see this through till the end.

"Scurry away little mouse." Ragnarok taunts. "It's all you can do." He fires beams after her, melting and blasting more equipment without a care for repercussions.

'I just need time! Time for Kraab to unlock the watch!' For now she'll run, run the villain ragged, keep his attention on her no matter what until that ray shield is disabled.

Using a monitor as leverage, she leaps into the air and spins, throwing a pair of Ryou Spheres back at her attacker.

Ragnarok easily blasts the incoming orbs out of the air with a simple swish of his wrists. "Such a persistent little mouse. You cannot hope to survive for long."

"You know for someone that's all about absorbing sunlight you really are a downer."

"And you are hopelessly confident." He fires and the blast tears through a rack of canisters filled with chemicals.

As she sprints through the spiral, Uravity tries her best to recall anything Deku, Shoto, or Tokoyami said about this guy. They happened to mention running into him over dinner at the training camp, but they kept it brief due to Mr. Aizawa's listening ears. Other than that she's got nothing else other than what Deku managed to tell her in secret.

"So, tell me something!" She calls out, making sure the villain sees her. "Heard you were some bigshot commander of his own doomsday weapon! So, what happened? Did you get tired of being your own boss?"

"That is none of your concern!" That seems to have done the trick as he fires at her once again.

'Oh boy! He's touchy!' Uravity thinks as beams of light zoom past her head. 'Come on Kraab, hurry!'

"You are here for the Omnitrix? Ha! It will do you no good little mouse! Even with its power the boy couldn't hope to defeat us. He suffered. Was humiliated. And put in his place by forces greater than himself!" Another blast from his wrists explodes through the lab like thunder. "Or perhaps you are here to claim it for yourself." He smirks at that, entertained by the idea. "You are so prideful that you'd come alone and claim that of which was never yours. Such pride, I admire that."

"Pride? Me prideful…? I guess I am." She smirks. But rather than thinking of herself, she remembers those that came on this crazy mission with her. "I am proud, proud of my friends. My family. My teachers." She stops running, spinning around to face her pursuer. "I'm proud of them all! And Deku, I'm proud to be his friend! And my pride won't let me roll over and listen while you disregard his value!"

Ragnarok scoffs. "Pride of your allies? It appears I was right." Slowly he raises his fist in her direction. "You are hopelessly hopeful." His fist begins to charge with power.

But Uravity remains unnerved, unflinching, and ever resilient. "And you…are incredibly narcissistic."

His fist burns brighter and brighter, the heat so intense it causes Uravity's brow to sweat, as he prepares to fire upon her! And then-

"BARK!" A ball of fur crashes into Ragnarok's side and a set of canines chomp down onto the villain's wrist with a sickening tear.

"RAAAGHHH!" Silver blood spews from his arm as he reels back his wrist and misfires his charged beam up at the ceiling causing the roof to erupt with bursts of light and melted metal.

In a panic, Ragnarok flings Cosmo off. The dog hits the ground hard, but quickly recovers and glares back at the alien with a ferocious snarl.

Uravity can't stop the feeling of relief knowing that she has a faithful protector on her side. "Good girl, Cosmo."

Cosmo stops growling just to turn and smile back at her human with a happy wag of her tail before focusing back on Ragnarok. For a second Uravity assumes she's going to go after the villain again but instead Cosmo quiets down and closes her eyes, with an intense look of concentration. For what? Uravity has no idea. And unfortunately, she misses the air around Cosmo's head beginning to ripple subtly.

"Ragh! Foul creature!" Ragnarok snarls and seeing that the animal isn't attacking he makes a move to fire with his uninjured arm.

Uravity gasps, "No!" Sprinting forward, she tackles the dog disrupting the rippling air which makes the phenomenon vanish with a soft burst.

The beam explodes across the lab, launching debris, equipment, and smoke everywhere. Giving Uravity the perfect cover to hurry the dog away.

"Raagh!" Ragnarok snarls in disbelief that he missed and what's more frustrating is that he's lost sight of the two rats.

However, with the rats currently gone, he quickly checks back on his original task, and he is very much delighted to see that the download has reached 100%. "Excellent."

He begins to move towards the Omnitrix but hesitates, he contemplates whether he should pursue after the intruders or complete the task given to him by his master. After a moment, he decides on the latter believing Vilgax's wrath will be far worse than that of a child or a mutt.

He moves with purpose, not caring if anyone sees him, until he reaches the extraction machine that is containing the Omnitrix. He types away several commands into the holographic monitor until a pill-shaped data drive ejects from within the machine with a pop and a burst of steam. The flash drive is large about the size of a pear with an outer blue shell and a light green trim.

"This had better be worth it…"

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Ingenium is making his way through the maze like a red streak, locking the bombs in place one after the other. As he does a literal flying fist rockets through the air and rocks his skull with an obliterating punch.

"Ingenium!" Creati cries but neither she nor Snipe have any time to help him as the Techadon turns its one remaining fist at them.

Snipe and Creati dive away and the rocket fist smashes into the haul of a power cell, denting it.

The two fists then speed back to their main body, and the fist that struck Iida comes back with the satchel tight in its hand.

Snipe gasps. "It has the bombs!"

"We need to get those bombs back!" Snipe starts firing, he's panicking now especially with the cannon so close to firing.

*WHIIIRRR….!*

A thundering hum rumbles above them as the power cells discharge more and more power into the glowing cables above that whir and whir louder, glowing brighter with surging power.

"Oh no…"

The Ideon Cannon is about to fire!

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Clipping the data drive to his side for safe keeping, Ragnarok begins his search again, not wishing for them to interrupt his work any further. But what he's unaware of is that he's already fallen for their ruse. If Uravity and Cosmo can keep his attention on them for just a little longer Kraab should be able to finish his hack.

However, after diving and scurrying away they lost sight of the alien madman. So, instead of wandering around and getting themselves lost, the duo regroups behind a massive machine that is so large it's as big as a pickup truck. With a metallic triangular front that leads to a giant battery-like structure of blue and silver metal and circuits ending with a tripod-like exhaust system at its end, it's certainly a unique machine.

It looks very imposing…and expensive.

And so they wait, look, and listen for what feels like hours but in reality was nothing more than a few measly minutes. Yet, there's nothing. Maybe he left or had gone into hiding in order to set up an ambush?

Uravity pokes her head out, looking for Ragnarok. "Where is he?"

"Grrrrr."

Uravity scans for him but there's no sign of him. The only thing she notices is Cosmo's ears are perked back towards the vent that led them into the science wing.

Leaning down she whispers, "What is it girl?"

"Grrrrr." Cosmo growls softly as if in warning.

Uravity listens and hears something, there's a low rumbling that's getting louder and louder by the second.

*BOOM!* The science lab shakes violently as flumes of fire erupt from within and out through the vent.

Uravity yelps as equipment falls around her. Parts of the walls crack and burst with flumes of steam and flames all the while the ship continues to shake thunderously.

"Hang on!" Uravity hugs Cosmo to her side before huddling against the massive blue machine. "What's happening?!"

*BOOOOOOOOM!* An explosion rocks the entire ship and blasts away a portion of the wall, sending a shockwave crashing through the entire lab like a tidal wave that sweeps everything and everyone off their feet! And then-!

Nothing.

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(1 minute earlier)

The Ideon Cannon begins to charge, it's about to fire, the cables and power cells are all lighting up as one massive unit.

All the while, Snipe fires a single bullet. His shot soars through the air, past the Techadon's head, past the surging power cells, and straight through and into a single explosive with an almost anticlimactic ping.

But then like a warehouse full of ammunition all it takes is one stray spark and the entire grid explodes with lights, fire, and thundering explosions! Like dominos each and every bomb goes off, triggered by their neighbor's own exploding shrapnel and heat!

The wave of fire and devastation rushes towards the doorway which Iida hurries to seal.

The Techadon rages, struggling to break free of the still impeded spikes of crystals before its entire body is consumed in exploding flames.

The doors close slowly, Momo, Iida, Snipe, and the Galvans can feel the intense heat growing, it'll surely vaporize them! But then just as the flames begin to lick at the threshold the reinforced doorway seals itself tight before the entirety of the entire ship rocks violently with a volcanic-like eruption.

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"Ugh…" Everything's spinning, her ears are ringing, and something's definitely broken…

"Ow!" Yup, something's broken. Just what the heck was that? An explosion? Was that Bakugou? Did he take out the power core? No, she can see lights struggling to flicker above her head, there's still power. So, what was that? Did Principal Nezu ram the ship? Did Vilgax blow up his own ship? Just what exactly is going on out there?

The science wing is a disaster. What was once clean, pristine, and orderly is now anything but. The once white floor and walls are now black with soot and scorch marks. Equipment lies broken and toppled all around her. The blinding sterile lights flicker, just barely clinging to life. Smoke fills her vision as her head continues to spin, and then within the mist she spots a shadow, a silhouette limping through the smoke. She can't make it out, her vision is too fuzzy, and the heat of the flames hurts her eyes.

"Poor little mouse."

Her blood runs cold despite the heat as the silhouette's arms begin to glow like a pair of burning stars.

Ragnarok can't find any pleasure in this scene. It's like finding a wounded animal on the road, just barely alive after being run over. "You must be in such pain. Your body is such a delicate thing. Imperfect and soft. Like a twig. Tell me…" He leans in closer making sure she can see his skull-like face as clearly as possible. "What's it like to live such a miniscule existence?"

She spits, there's a mix of blood, and grits her teeth. "I don't know. What's it like being Vilgax's little bitch?"

If that struck a nerve, it doesn't show instead all she's met with is a fist flaring with solar energy. He has her dead to rights; it'll take all but one blast to melt her skull into a puddle. And he's going to make sure he enjoys this as much as possible. "Goodbye, proud little mouse."

*Knock. Knock. Knock.*

Ragnarok halts his action; his head snaps towards the once sealed doors that now hang loose in place with dents and gouges from the explosion.

And from one of those gouges a little face with a domino mask and a white beard pokes his head through with a senile yet friendly smile.

"Hello, there. Hope I'm not intruding, sonny." Gran Torino hobbles in slowly, his body trembling with delicate age.

"Another one?!" Ragnarok thunders. "An old rat?"

"I'm not old. I'm well aged. Ho ho ho!"

Frustration turns into an opportunity, one that Ragnarok surely will not fail to miss. "Look upon your elder, child." Raising his arm, he changes his aim from the girl to the cheery old man. "Watch as I end his decrepit life."

Like a fuse reaching gunpowder, Ragnarok's solar beam fires like a cannon with a big loud BANG!

Gran Torino's reaction is instant. In a blink of an eye, seemingly faster than the beam itself, he's gone. Sprung into the air and ricocheting around with sharp, precise movements, too fast for Ragnarok's eyes to follow. And then suddenly there's a blunt strike to the villain's skull and then the other side of his head is against the cold metal floor.

"Pinky!" Gran Torino roars before zipping away as the downed Ragnarok makes a move to backhand him.

From the doorway, the gauged hole begins to widen, the metal melts away making enough room for a blur of pink and red to zoom across the air upon Deku's Hoverboard.

"Ochaco!" Pinky cries, adjusting the chains around her shoulder as Sunder's Ax rests against her shoulder blades.

"Mina!" Uravity cries.

Ragnarok snarls with rage, "It seems that the entire ship is infested! Then it would seem that I alone can exterminate this plague! Raaagh!" With his rage flaring he unleashes a barrage of burning beams.

However, not a single beam meets its mark.

Drawn from his belt, Gran Torino's laser sword ignites and with swift expert movement the beams are reflected away like flies to a swatter. "Give me your best shot, sunny boy!"

"Raaagh!"

Ragnarok movements are furious and powerful, his beams shooting out nonstop tearing apart the science wing. And yet not a single shot hits their intended target. Gran Torino is far too quick. Like a hummingbird, he zips from one spot to the other, flipping this way and that with the blue saber illuminated between the beams. Deflecting them with such grace and poise. For Ragnarok, it's like dealing with a flying strobe light, one that he can't shut off.

With Gran Torino providing the perfect distraction, Pinky is able to glide over to her friend in haste.

"Ochaco! I was so worried! Don't you dare leave us again!" She jumps off the hoverboard and dives into a fierce hug that causes Uravity to choke from the bruises.

"I'm sorry." Ochaco groans, smiling. She truly is happy to see them. But she has others to worry about too. "How's Kraab? Where's Cosmo?"

Pinky blinks, "Who?"

Hearing her name, Cosmo comes bounding over from between a pair of knocked over chemical vats. "Bark! Bark!"

Pinky gushes, "Aw! You have a puppy?!"

"Yeah! Oh! And Kraab too! He's trying to disable the shield for the Omnitrix!"

Pinky quickly scans the lab and spots the extraction machine containing the Omnitrix. The Orb is shining like a beacon while the machine itself looks unscratched and still locked in place despite the explosion. "Then we need to buy him time. Can you move?" She offers her a hand up.

Uravity takes her hand and rises. "Better than that." Pressing her fingers against herself, she begins to float as the Gyro-Disc on her back begins to whir to life. "I can fight!"

Gran Torino is like a blur amongst the rays of light. The villain is giving him no windows to strike and so he's on the defensive: dodging and parrying is all he can do but not like it's a struggle for the old timer. If anything, Ragnarok is the one losing steam first as he takes a wild swing at the veteran hero, but his frustration only implodes upon missing.

The villain's defenses are down, and Gran Torino takes advantage of the window. Like a bullet through the air, he flies swinging the glowing blade with a mighty roar, his eyes locked on to Ragnarok's fully exposed neck.

Ragnarok can feel the heat of the blade growing close, unwilling to fall to a guillotine, he blasts the floor upon where he stands with an explosive solar beam. The resulting explosion blasts the air with heat and shrapnel. It's not enough to cause harm but it's enough to force Gran Torino to flinch and his blade to miss and slice through an entire shelf of organized chemicals.

"Filthy rat!"

A fist lodges itself into Gran Torino's gut, knocking the wind out of his lungs, before the knuckles begin to burn with light. And a bone chilling smile of glee stretches across the victorious Ragnarok's face. But his moment is ruined by another pink blur greeting the side of his face.

*SMASH!* He is sent crashing through a collection of toppled cryo-chambers before slamming into the laboratory's scorched wall.

He's still for a moment but it's more of shock then pain before glaring back up at his attacker.

Uravity's fists glow as she hovers over a grateful Gran Torino. Pinky soon joins her atop a hoverboard, nearly zooming by since she is still getting used to the controls. And finally a mutt in a spacesuit trots over, taking a defensive as the vanguard of the group.

"Correction. It's a whole horde of filthy RATS!" Slamming his arms together side by side he unleashes one of his biggest solar beams yet. The blast ripples through the air, burning through every machinery and rubble in its way.

The squad of heroes scatter allowing the beam to pass between them.

His eyes are drawn to the original intruder redirecting the beam to follow her. But with his attention only on one, he fails to see the incoming Acid that splashes across his thigh, burning it.

Roaring in pain he turns to blast that pink-skinned girl out of the air when his ears pick up that iconic whir of a saber approaching from behind. Spinning to the side, Gran Torino and saber zoom past, he just barely dodges as the tip of the saber burns the tiniest of cuts along his cheek. In revenge the villain aims to shoot the hero down when a Ryou Sphere blasts him back against the wall. The implosion from the pink sphere causes him and any nearby debris to float.

Unable to move as he pleases, he can do nothing as Pinky glides in from above. The heroine snips through the air with the help of the hoverboard before descending over him with her leg outstretched to deliver a powerful axe kick to his shoulders. The kick sends him plummeting into the ground so hard that his weightless body bounces off of it like a kickball. Just as his body leaves the ground and begins to float up again, a blur of yellow zips across and slams into his ribs, launching him across the lab as Uravity cries out, "Release!"

Hurled across the science wing like a stone on water, Ragnarok crashes against the fallen machinery and debris before slamming into the opposite wall with a burst of dust and smoke.

Uravity shuts off her Gyro-Disc and lands shakily on her feet. She's struggling for breath due to pain and exhaustion but is determined to keep pushing. Unfortunately, so is her breakfast as she finally hurls from her Quirk use, the overall adrenaline of the situation, exhaustion, and the pain in her side.

Putting the ass beating on hold, Pinky, Gran Torino, and Cosmo hurry to her side.

Meanwhile, Ragnarok is spitting up his own fluids except it's not his lunch but a bit of blood. However, with a wipe of his arm it's over. He struggles to pull himself across the ground, grim and ash carpet the floor dirtying his usually pristine outfit. This battle is not going well. Where are his reinforcements, he wonders. Are they still struggling with the prison break? Are they too distracted by that explosion?

He growls in frustration and then pain as he rises to his feet. Using a nearby machine as support, he leans against it grateful for its massive blue frame. It allows him a moment of reprieve to catch his breath while he stays out of sight. It also gives him a moment to check on that data drive.

It's intact, unscratched, there's not even a smudge on it. Which is lucky.

He sighs in relief, if this were to be damaged the Grand Destroyer will surely break his spine. And that is where the frustration lies, he was hoping to hand deliver this himself, but that plan is forfeit now.

He scans the nearby rubble, if he remembers correctly there were a few assistant droids stored away in the lab. There!

Grabbing the edges of a massive slab of rubble, he flips it up and over and pulls out a metallic box from underneath. Unlatching the top of the storage unit he reveals a droid lying dormant inside. It's a LED servant droid, a tiny humanoid looking droid with rabbit-like features with a tiny round head and bunny-ear like antennas. It's nothing special nor does it have any means of combat. Its only purpose is to provide any other droid or scientist assistance while in the lab.

He kept it shut off while he did his work since he finds them so annoying, but he clearly has use for it now.

Activating the robot, the little LED droid's eyes light up with life before it lets out a little scared shriek at all the smoke and rubble.

Producing the data drive, Ragnarok makes his instructions low and clear. "Deliver this to Psyphon upon the command deck."

The LED blinks from him to the data drive.

"NOW!"

With a cry the droid snatches the data drive and sprints for the exit, navigating the maze of rubble as quickly as it can.

Taking a breath Ragnarok leans back against the machinery. He pauses, observing the large machine he's been leaning on. After a moment he recognizes that odd-shape and blue haul as the Charlotte Project, the same machine Vilgax used against those earthling abominations. It seems to be intact which means it might still be operational… His gaze shifts towards the center of the smoke-filled lab, towards the yellow beacon shining like a taunting lure. But now even with soot filled air this machine, the Charlotte Project, seems immaculate, perfect and oh so alluring. A devilish spark ignites within his mind as his hands trace over the machine's controls.

Meanwhile, Uravity's finally stopped blowing chunks much to her and everyone else's relief.

"You okay?" asks Pinky, gagging at the rainbow-colored barf.

"I'm fine-*cough!* The adrenaline and pain are finally catching up with me, I guess…"

Cosmo sniffs the sparkling barf curiously before reeling their head away in disgust.

"Try to power through it." Gran Torino advises. "We're not out of the woods yet. Now where is that bastard?" They had lost sight of him when Uravity went down; now they have no clue where he is.

Pinky steps back away from the patches of flames and stacks of smoke only to accidentally bump against a collapsed assembly line. A sharp pain pokes at her back and the heavy cold weight around her shoulder rattles and buckles against her red armor. Gripping the chains wrapped around her shoulder and waist, Pinky peers back at the glowing red edge of Sunder's Null Void Axe. Staring at it in contemplation she begins to unravel the chains as the others keep a look out for the villain.

Gran Torino scans the demolished area carefully, peering past the columns of smoke and equipment, and then he sees it: movement. "There!"

Instantly, they spot the rabbit-like LED droid waddling away like a penguin trying to outrun a leopard seal through the maze of destruction.

Pinky blinks, cautious of the robot. "A droid…?"

"Rrrr?" Even Cosmo seems confused.

Uravity eyes the fleeing droid up and down. It appears to be holding something: a pill-shaped device with an outer blue shell and a light green trim. "What's it carrying?"

Not a single one of them has a clue.

Shrugging, Uravity has half a mind to go after it but before she can consider it a burning bright light illuminates from the opposite end of the laboratory.

"Get down!"

That was Gran Torino, he must have been the one to shove her to the ground. Good timing. She can feel the air above them burning with heat before fading away again. Snapping her head up she has a clear line of sight at the villain. That last solar beam melted a path straight towards them gives him a clear line of sight.

"No more meddling, little mouse." Ragnarok doesn't strike, instead he runs, spinning around he runs towards the opposite end of the lab.

Furious, Uravity sprints after him with Gran Torino shouting at her to wait!

But she can't hear him, her head is buzzing with fury. She can hear Cosmo growling beside her and then passing her by and reaching the villain first.

But Ragnarok was ready, the moment Cosmo bites at his heels he spins around and clocks her with his foot, kicking her aside where she drops beside a melted pile of containment vats, unmoving.

Seeing red, Uravity charges forward, throwing her fist like how a pitcher would throw a baseball, launching a Ryou Sphere at his form.

Spotting the projectile, Ragnarok meets it with his own, shooting it out of the air.

There's a resulting blast of light from the collision, blinding them like a flashbang, and as Ragnarok's vision begins to return he spots Pinky zooming across the air with Sunder's Axe in hand.

With a yell she dives at the creep, swinging away with the axe that's way too heavy for her. But without a proper hilt her grip is weak, and her balance is abysmal. Ragnarok easily back hands the side of the hoverboard causing Pinky to veer out of control.

"Woooah!" Down she goes crashing off to the side and losing hold of the chain-strewn axe which bounces away before landing beside the hulking blue machine.

Unable to get the youngin's to cease their attack and now watching as their attacks fail, Gran Torino hurries in to end this quickly. Zooming across the air with his blade poised, the tip burns across the floor as he prepares to thrust the burning blade straight across the monster's torso.

But Ragnarok side steps the flying old man while simultaneously blasting the ground beneath him with a solar beam. The resulting explosion of heat and light not only blinds the veteran hero but throws him off course too. And thus, his saber completely misses its mark.

He's about to let out a roar of frustration when the air in his neck is cut off by a sudden grip.

Sneering in his face, Ragnarok's grip tightens around the old man's neck. He contemplates snapping his delicate spine but flinches as Gran Torino takes the burning saber and makes a swing for his head. Quickly he slams the elder against the soot covered floor, pulls him up, and slams him down, again and again and again. Each with sickening bangs until the saber falls from the elder's grip. The light of the blade vanishes as the silver hilt bounces off the ground before going still. And then, and only then, does Ragnarok release the still and silent veteran.

"Gran Torino!" Uravity cries, devastated.

Smirking, Ragnarok steps over the still body before sauntering away with his hands behind his back as if this was nothing more than a formal affair.

Uravity pales, her feet moving so fast that in a blink she's on knees and sliding to a stop beside her mentor. "Gran Torino?!"

He's breathing, but it's clearly a struggle. His neck is bruised and blood oozes from his forehead. Luckily, he's alive.

"How is he?" Pinky arrives next. Kneeling down near his head, she gently holds his head up and straightens his body allowing him to breathe easier.

Coughing up blood and spit, it's enough to clear his airways and take a much-needed inhale that sounds more like a painful wheeze than relief.

"Are you *cough!*...both okay?"

"Y-yes." Uravity could almost laugh, of course he'd be more worried about them than his own wounds.

He tries to nod. "The…villain *cough-cough*…? Where…?" He tries to blink his eyes open but the dirt and blood sting too much for him.

"He's up ahead. Don't worry, he has nowhere to run-" As Uravity tries to wipe away the smudge of blood on his face a haunting whir fills the smoke-filled laboratory.

Like a warhorn, it's low and ominous, calling out a warning to her that doom is upon them.

Ragnarok is locked into a massive machine with coils latched onto him as the machine's massive blue barrel aims down at them.

Uravity's blood runs cold, recognizing that machine as the one Kraab pointed out when they first snuck in: it's the Charlotte Project, the machine that STEALS QUIRKS!

And Ragnarok fully intends to use it for that explicit purpose. "Thank you, little mouse. Thank you for your contribution to my future success."

The Charlotte Project roars, and an electric blue beam explodes forth without any mercy.

"RUN!" That's all she can say, it's all she can do, it's all the time she has for before the beam collides with them.

It burns, it feels like the light itself is piercing through their very skin and latching onto their very souls with hundreds of needles. These needles tug and pull, trying to rip away that of which should never be severed.

Screaming Pinky and Uravity collapse, curling in on themselves as Gran Torino howls in both frustration and agony.

From the center of the lab, Kraab is still desperately trying to unlock the containment unit that is holding the Omnitrix. But the firewalls have been too expansive and difficult. He's ignored the battle up till now, he even worked through the explosion, but that whir of the machine was too familiar. And now it's too late to act, he's too far away, and too damaged to move, or to do anything else but watch as Ragnarok attempts to take their powers for his own. "NOOO!"

"YESSS! Hahahaha!" Ragnarok can't believe it's working; this blasted machine is working! Slowly but surely their powers, their abilities, will be his. Sure, they are not the most ideal or the most powerful but he can certainly make use of them. Perchance he can acquire the Omnitrix for himself as well. But why stop there? Why not take the Charlotte Project too and harness more powers for himself? Enough powers to overthrow, to outshine, the Grand Destroyer himself! "You humans! Such tiny beings and yet you've been gifted such grand powers! Powers that you did not earn! Your species is young, you have yet to realize that the only way to gain real power is to TAKE IT!"

This is awful, it's the worst outcome. Her body…it feels so heavy, like hundreds of gallons from a relentless waterfall are pelting her all at once and keeping her down.

'This is bad… One For All…it's going to be-' Her heart races with dread and her vision blurs with the threat of tears. 'This Quirk. The power I inherited from All Might will be gone…'

It's going to fall into the hands of this freak. This is how she loses the torch, not passing it on willingly herself, but by force. This machine is a nightmare.

Her mind races with memories, moments, of inheriting One For All. Of struggling with it. Of overcoming it. And making it her own. All the help she had, the guidance, the friendships…it'll all be taken away. 'No…'

She thinks of Kamino Ward, of how courageously All Might fought on. She remembers the horror of watching as his facade fades away in a puff of smoke, exposing his real form to the world. But then it was quickly followed up with an overpowering sense of dread as she feared what it could have meant for One For All. When he won she had hoped, hoped to god that she could see him again. And reassure him that she'll carry his legacy. However,…'After he put all he had left into stopping All For One-I'm going to lose it all because of how stupid I was!'

Beside her Pinky collapses and soon she knows she will be joining her as the pounding weight of the beam begins to make her faint.

If she had just thought a little more before acting. If she had grabbed Gran Torino and ran. If she didn't fall for Ragnarok's obvious baited trap then none of them would be… 'I'm sorry All Might…! I'm sorry I wasn't a better successor…!' Her vision blurs, fading between light and darkness, her gaze becoming unfocused, unsure if the floor is getting closer or further away. 'And Deku…' Her consciousness begins to fade… 'I'm sorry I couldn't save you in the end…' Darkness slowly surrounds her vision and like falling asleep she prepares to fall away…

A light. A shimmer. Just in the corner of her periphery she spotted a faint light. And then a shadow maybe…? She must be hallucinating, her vision's playing tricks on her because for a second it seemed like someone was standing there…

Now a whisper, it's so soft and weak that she almost missed it but it's there. Someone…someone's whispering into her ear, they're close, she-...she can almost feel their hot breath against her skin… She's losing it.

And yet, it's like a hum, an almost silent cheer. It's…encouraging her. Encouraging her to…get up. She tries to ignore it…

But somehow, for some reason, she can't ignore it. Her body…begins to move on its own. It's slow but she begins to rise against the burning weight. She can't think, she can't react, she's not even sure if she's on or off the ground but she knows she's standing. She doesn't even remember pushing herself up, it instead feels like a pair of unfamiliar hands have grabbed her by the wrists and pulled her onto her feet.

She feels disjointed, unconnected, like her body's stuck in a cutscene and she's watching from a third person point of view.

And yet something inside is burning, like a flame inside her just refuses to die out. And then that same flame surges across her entire body, illuminating her like a brilliant pink star. 'What is this?!'

Wisps of smoke radiate off of her in an array of spectrums: she sees a gentle pink, then a powerful yellow, an inspiring magenta, calm purple, rough orange, silent green, violent red, heroic blue, and then finally a kind white. They're like flames, creating a sort of barrier between her and the beam, protecting her. It's as though a weight has been lifted off her shoulders, giving her the strength to stand on her own.

"WHAT?!" Ragnarok is in total disbelief. "You should be withering on the ground like the others! So why?! HOW!?"

Another whisper…and she takes a step. Another whisper. Then another step. Again, and again and again… Until she's marching, following behind the spectral colors that push back against the beam. And slowly but surely, like she's fighting through a storm, she marches ever closer.

From afar, Kraab is teetering between shock and awe. She is unstoppable. She keeps pressing forward like a machine unable to understand when it's being attacked. Soon she is far enough ahead of her allies that the beam is solely on her, leaving them alone. Both Gran Torino and Mina stop writhing and visibly relax with color returning to their faces and their breaths steady.

They haven't lost their Quirks! But they pray that they haven't lost their minds by what they're witnessing through heavy eyelids.

Finally shaking off that kick, Cosmo gets up with a stumble before stopping, stunned by the light show before her.

Uravity's almost to the barrel of the Charlotte Project, the beam has totally swallowed her form and yet between the beam's rays, a spectacular show of colors can still be seen emanating from within.

Ragnarok's panicking, he fiddles with the controls in the hopes of increasing the power! It has to be taking her power, it has to be! If he fails to harness their powers he will forever be at Vilgax's beck and call, his lap dog, a toy he can break whenever he tires of him. He must take the power for himself. He must have it in order to burn like the sun! "RAAAAAGHHHH!"

Step after step, she begins to move forward on her own rather than in a trance. She doesn't understand it but it's like hands are on her back, pushing her forward. And she doesn't fight them! She gains some speed and then she's running; dashing through the beam and letting it wash over her as the imaginary hands continue to propel her forward. The whispers encourage her more and more. Together, they hurl her forward while crying out with unyielding echoes. "SMAAAAAAAAASH…!"

Piercing through the beam, her fist collides with the barrel and like an overfilled bottle the Charlotte Project pops like a balloon! It's a brilliant explosion of light and power the beam, washing away as an array of colors overtake it before that too is engulfed in an aura of pink!

Ragnarok roars in agony as the discharge from Charlotte Project explosion moves from the barrel to the cables hooked to his chest. The surge of pure energy fires into him causing him to scream out in an unrivaled pain! Shocks of power and energy course through him before in a flash all that energy is released with one final burst!

The Charlotte Project is no more. Although 45% of it is still intact, the rest is left looking like a tin can that was thrown into a lawn mower; torn and ripped apart and left smoldering. And then…there's Ragnarok. He's beaten, limp, and wobbling on his feet. His body is cooked and broken. With the machine gone so too is his will to fight and thus, he falls.

Uravity, however, is only a fraction better. Her entire body aches, her ears are buzzing and her eyes sting. Closing her eyes she takes a moment to reflect. The weights against her back are gone. And those lights, the colors are gone too. A part of her wants to consider what that was but…that might just drive her insane. She just can't bring herself to analyze it right now. Partly because her head is still spinning and pounding with a migraine. But also, she can't afford to get distracted. Not now when they've come so far. For now, she chalks it up to her subconscious playing tricks on her. So, slowly she turns her back to the busted Charlotte Project and the assumedly unconscious Ragnarok in order to return to her friends.

Ragnarok does remain still, motionless and fallen, but after a moment he begins to stir. His hand twitches and grazes a cold metal hilt. His gaze pries itself open and he locks onto a glowing red blade. And his last chance…

Meanwhile, Pinky's knees buckle before giving out. Catching herself, she takes another moment to catch her breath. Gran Torino, meanwhile, remains still but breathing, he seems to be having a harder time recovering. But they're alive and that's all any of them can ask for.

Cosmo trots over, her tail wagging in relief. She sniffs at Pinky's face, gives a quick lick, and then trots over to Gran Torino and nudges his side gently.

And then her ears perk up at the sound of a sharp inhale. Her head snaps to attention, and she watches as Ragnarok's form rises like a shark breaching the water and lunges at Uravity's exposed back. "RAAAAGH!"

She wants to move; she wants to chomp down on his face and tear it off but instead she's still. A spark, a shock, rages through her system from within and the air ripples around her.

Uravity has no time to react, no words, no screams, as Ragnarok descends upon her with Sunder's Axe in hand!

"YOU RATS! I WILL SLAUGHTER YOU-AAAAGH!" Suddenly he's thrown back by an invisible force. It was like he ran straight into a fist of an unseen gorilla and now that invisible force has him pinned against the busted haul of the Charlotte Project. And its hold is tightening.

Uravity and the others are just as surprised. Pinky and Uravity give the other a questioning look but they both go unanswered. Uravity didn't strike him, she didn't make a move. So then who…?

They can almost hear their jaws dropping to the floor at the sight of Cosmo the Spacedog.

Snarling and growling in place, her sharp eyes are full focus as the air around her head ripples subtly yet violently as a result of her Telekinesis!

Ragnarok makes an attempt to move, to shoot them, to hurl insults. But the powerful grip shifts into a tightening pressure and then both he and the Charlotte Project are lifted into the air! This pressure it's too great, he can barely move his own neck. He can only wonder why the air around him ripples like water and how could the ground be ten feet below him? He can only assume it's the humans' doing.

Fueled by petty revenge, he manages to lift the glowing axe up with his wrist alone. If he could graze the girl, if he could just graze the rat, she'd be gone forever!

"Grrr! Bark! Bark!" With Cosmo's focus now sharp and keen, she locks onto the chained hilt of Sunder's Axe.

The chain springs to life like a serpent and with a flick of her head Cosmo commands the chain to bind itself around its own wielder. Around and around it coils before tightening with a sharp metallic snap that causes Ragnarok to cry out.

"RAAAGH!" He attempts to struggle; to push against the floating binds but he might as well be a mosquito stuck in a spider's web. "No! NOOO! I will not be made the fool! I will take what is mine! I deserve it!"

With the Charlotte Project floating up above, Uravity spots the end of the chain dangling before her, she follows it and takes particular notice of how tightly Ragnarok's gripping the blade. Slowly she reaches out and catches it. "You deserve everything that's coming to you…"

The realization strikes Ragnarok harder than the Spacedog's Telekinetic blast. He attempts to release the blade but he's far too late.

With a finishing warcry, Uravity pulls on the chain with all her might! And the blade…slices cleanly through Ragnarok's flesh and bone.

Ragnarok prepares to let out a roar but in a blinding flash of red that floods the entire laboratory he vanishes without a trace. Both he and that accursed machine are gone, nothing was left behind except for the weapon that did him in, and the still hand lying on the floor with a glowing red cut where the blade had struck him.

He's gone.

With the danger having passed Cosmo releases her Telekinetic hold and the floating chains fall to the floor. Happily, she wags her tail and spins, smiling at her new pack with glee.

And her pack in turn had their minds completely blown. "YOU HAVE A QUIRK!?"

Cosmo happily barks back, "Bark! Bark!"

'Well, this is something.' Ochaco thinks, after all it looks like she found herself a superpowered dog, well that's certainly unique.

"Ugh…"

"Gran Torino!" Suddenly remembering that the older hero was hurt bad she rushes to his side. He's unconscious now, breathing, and alive but clearly he's in bad shape.

"Mina!"

But Mina is too stunned to answer, she's still trying to wrap her head around what she just saw. "The dog…has powers."

"Yes, she does, but later! Right now, Gran Torino needs our help!"

Mina snaps out of her wonderment, putting it on pause till this is all over. She quickly hurries to find the hoverboard she was borrowing.

Realizing what she's looking for, Cosmo uses her Telekinesis to levitate an entire pile of rubble, revealing the hoverboard underneath. She then uses her powers to levitate the device over Mina.

"Huh," Mina smiles in thanks. "Handy."

"Woof!"

With Cosmo levitating the hoverboard in place, Mina and Ochaco carefully lift Gran Torino as gently as they can onto the floating stretcher. They set him down and not wanting him to fall off, they make sure he's nicely secured. Once they do, Mina pulls out a med-kit from one of the armor's pockets.

Together they start to work on bandaging him up and making sure he doesn't bleed out.

As they work Mina's eyes dart up and away from Ochaco in worry and curiosity, "Ochaco…what was that?"

Ochaco's cheeks puff up in annoyance, she told Mina that they'll talk about Cosmo later. "If I were to guess I'd say that Cosmo's like Principal Nezu. You know?"

"No, not that. I mean," Mina pauses and makes a small gesture towards where the Charlottle Project once stood.

"I'm not sure…" Everything was so disjointed. She was in control but also had no control, it was like she was trying to pilot her own body but someone else was grabbing the controls. It kinda felt like rowing a canoe but the person rowing with you is unknown and while you propel the boat forward they're steering the direction of the canoe. It was so strange and foreign yet…comforting. Somehow it was both unfamiliar and familiar. She didn't know who was behind her on that canoe specifically, she can't even picture their faces, but it feels like she knows them. How? She couldn't say…

Dwindling sparks flash from the center of the lab, and Ochaco's head snaps when she spots that the electrified orb is beginning to fade, glitching in and out of existence.

"Kraab!" She makes a move to go to him but hesitates and looks to Mina for permission.

"Go. I have him." Mina assures, finishing up the bandages around the elder's head.

Appreciating that she can handle it, Ochaco hurries over to Kraab and the waning orb.

He's right where she left him, tucked against the containment machine with his exposed wires now entwined with the machine's innerworkings, through a gap he certainly cut out with his one remaining claw.

He would wave up at her if his hands weren't so full, "Hey, kid. That was one hell of a show."

"Hell is right. Now, please tell me you've made progress."

"I'll do you one better." His eyes blink rapidly as the electrified orb blinks out of existence.

Gone is the barrier, gone is the bottled-up lightning, and gone is any doubt. The Omnitrix is free, it's theirs, she can get it back to Deku. But…something's off.

The Omnitrix seems to be in one piece but…it seems faded, less color than usual. Slowly she reaches forth to grab it, ready to move her hand back as if it was an animal that could strike in an instant. But nothing of the sort occurs, it remains still, silent, and dim. It feels cold in her hands and that iconic hourglass symbol isn't glowing with life anymore. The tint of green that is there is barely noticeable, almost grey. It's like the watch itself is just barely clinging to life.

"What's wrong with it?"

"Your guess is as good as mine. Who knows what they did to it? Well, I guess he would have known." Kraab is of course referring to the owner of the severed hand now left behind on the soot-covered floor. And for a moment he swears he saw it move. "Yeesh. You're two for two now."

"Sorry…"

"Don't be! It was either you and your friends or him. Believe me, you made the right call." Especially considering that he is part of that "friend" list too.

"The right call…" Ochaco should probably be more disturbed about the fact that she sent another villain straight to hell. Or an equivalent. But right now, her mind is hanging on the fact that the Omnitrix isn't reacting to her touch at all. She figured that since it was bound to Deku's DNA anyway that it wouldn't work for her. But she still expected the watch to react in some way. She guesses that there might have been a part of her that hoped that the Omnitrix would just fly off and reattach itself to Deku like that magic hammer from that old marvelous superhero movie she watched once. Or maybe the Omnitrix would suddenly come to life and tell her where its wielder is and take her to him. All of those sound-like fantastical daydreams now that she thinks about it…

"Awesome you got it!" Mina is beaming despite an unconscious Gran Torino floating on the Hoverboard behind her.

"How's Gran Torino?" She unlatches Kraab from the machine and holds him over the veteran hero.

Kraab's eyes illuminate as he scans the man's body from head to toe. "He's alive obviously. This old man really knows how to shake off the grim reaper. But barely, he has several fractures and some internal bleeding. He needs medical attention right away."

The brunette's blood runs cold, they need to hurry. "We better get him back to the Rustbucket!"

"And the Omnitrix too!" Mina adds.

Ochaco pauses, confused, and seeing this Mina picks up with an explanation. "We got your message from Lucy. Mr. Midoriya, Mr. Aizawa, and the others are going to rescue Midoriya and All Might. Gran Torino and I were sent here to help you and get the Omnitrix back to the ship!"

"Back to the ship…?" Ochaco asks. That doesn't sit well with her.

She thinks back to how Ragnarok was talking about Deku and Vilgax. It sounded like Deku fought the Mad Titan and lost, royally. She assumed, no, knew he was powerful especially after witnessing first hand what he did in Kamino. But the Charlotte Project's existence changes her presumption; it's even worse now. He has powers, Quirks now, if she trusts Kraab's earlier statements. And she does. So, there's no telling what he's capable of now. The heroes will be running head first, not into an inferno but into a volcano. They won't stand a chance on their own. But maybe this can change the tide for them… "Change of plans."

Mina's heart drops, "What?"

"Kid, what are you doing?" Kraab asks warily, not trusting that look in her eye. It's that same look he witnessed all summer but just on someone else.

Without his consent, Uravity gently sets Kraab onto the Hoverboard beside Gran Torino.

"Kid?"

She ignores him and instead kneels down to be at a similar level to the patient hound. "Hey girl, thanks for everything." She slides her hand over Cosmo's head and ears, the former of which greatly appreciates the gestures. "Can I trust you to help them back to Hangar 7?"

"Rrr… Woof!" She barks as if making a promise.

"Ochaco…?"

"I need to return the Omnitrix back to Deku." Uravity affirms, trying her best not to sound shaky or weak both for her and Mina's sake. "That's the only way we'll win. None of them know what they're walking into. Vilgax, he's stronger than Cinder or Principal Nezu realize! They won't win on their own. But if I can help, if I can get the Watch back to Deku and support All Might. Then we have a chance!"

What can they say to that? Mina's mouth opens and closes like a fish, she can't even start. She wants to refuse her so much, to say that one thing that'll convince her to come back with her. But she can't think of that one thing to say.

Unlike her, however, Kraab accepts this fact, "You're right. But you're not going alone."

"Yes, I am." Uravity states with a firm glare. "You're too damaged to come along and Gran Torino's out cold." She addresses Mina and Cosmo simultaneously. "Your job is to get them both back to the Rustbucket and RazorCrest."

None of them, not even Cosmo, like this plan. It's risky and the thought of having her run around alone in this massive ship isn't exactly comforting to think about.

But maybe Kraab can do something about that? "Then take this." His eyes flash as he transmits directly into the com-set that's built into her headgear.

There's a ping and a notification icon appears in the corner of her pink hued helmet. "What's this?" With a click the entire glass before her face lights up, highlighting a path across the ground like a videogame route and checkpoint.

"My body might be damaged, but my mind is still intact. I've been mapping this whole place out. I've pinged the arena for you, just follow the route I set and it'll take you straight there."

"Thank you." They'll have no idea how much of a relief it is to have this map. They probably don't want to hear that she was actually planning on running off and hoping that she'd just find Deku. But now she knows she can do this.

Pressing her fingers to her arms, she begins to flair at the Gyro-Disc whirs and preps to launch her away.

"Hey!"

There's a tug at her wrist and she lowers down to meet Mina who can't meet her gaze in a poor attempt to hide her worry. "Don't… Make sure you all come back, alright."

She offers her a kind smile, "Don't worry, we'll make it back."

"…How can you be so sure?"

She pats her pocket, the one hidden beneath the black and green hoodie tied around her waist. She can feel the light bulge of a folded-up letter inside and beside it the cool metallic touch of Melissa's gift for Deku. "Because I made a promise to a little boy."

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THE PREVIEW: Ch.86

"Such tenacity. Such determination. It's quite enjoyable to watch, I see why the masses of your planet find your exploits so fascinating."

"You've always moved forward, jumping in to help before you could even think. Like a hero should…"

"And the biggest lie you ever told was telling yourself that you're the HERO!"

"They're c-coming. T-they w-won't let y-you get away with t-this…!"

"I-I'm not like Midoriya. My Quirk has limits. I-...I can't keep up with something so in-…inhuman."

"Listen to me… Listen to the words I am saying… You. Can. Do. This."

"My students must be rubbing off on me. In the past I would have never made such a gamble."

"DIIIIIEEEEE!"

"I'll show everyone that I can stand by them! That I can be a hero just like THEM!"

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*And that brings us to the end of Ch. 85 Intervention. Now the Omnitrix is back with the heroes, but can Ochaco get back to Deku in time? Can our heroes save Deku and All Might from Vilgax's clutches? But what about Bakugou and his group? Where are they? And just what other surprises do I have in store? Stay tuned to find out!

*ARTWORK* We have new fanart! Thank you to SpeedDemon099 on fanfic and DeviantArt for the beautiful piece of fanart! Everyone! You need to check it out it's called "Hisashi Midoriya: Heroes Never Die: It's Hero Time" by SpeedDemon099 on DeviantArt!

Link to Artwork: delete the spaces (_ ) within the URL below in order to get the full link.

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*I'm gonna nip this in the butt now but I am basing Cosmo the Spacedog off of the MCU's version of the character. Yes I know they're supposed to be male in the comics, cartoons, and games but I love the Guardians of the Galaxy movies so sue me! Either way she's a good girl. Yes she is! *Sigh* Man, I miss having a dog. In any case, I'm gonna nip this in the butt too. But YES she will get the ability to talk later. I got it all planned out. Oh, the fun to be had. (Side note I already plan on giving specific characters their own pets/companions later on so that's gonna be fun!)

*Also, I apologize if the chapter threw some of you off with the "Meanwhile" sections. When I first wrote up this chapter it was supposed to be combined with Ch.84 Escalation. So, I copy-and-pasted some of those sections in for things to make sense like the explosion and what not. In any case, can't wait to hear from you guys'next time! Peace!

*UPDATE* No seriously, we might have to wait… Because fanfic is being such a pain these last few weeks I am getting disheartened that not as many people are seeing these new chapters. And there's nothing I can do about it. So, my schedule for updating may change once again. For now let's still plan on updating every 2 weeks but this may change to 3 weeks depending on my progress and if fanfic's alert system is working again or not. This should give fanfic site more time to fix their shit and it'll give me some more time to prep the final chapters of this arc. If I do not post in 2 weeks then I'll try to squeeze in an Omake or 2 on the spin-off story series, "Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time, Anytime" located on my profile but we'll see what happens. It all really depends on fanfic (and my progress) right now. Sorry.

TV TROPES LINK*: delete the spaces (_ ) within the URL below in order to get the full link.

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Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.84:

Atom King: Now chapter starts off with an bang with every one of our heroes fighting Vilgax robots, with some fighting in their space ship, others fight in Vilgax ship.

Now the best has to be Momo, Iida and Snipe fighting the Techadon,I love snipe reaction when he finds out the robot can self repair that's funny, still this really give these three heroes their moment especially Momo.

Now Mina is off to find the Omnitrix but can she find it in time?

Guardian-Sigil: I really wanted to make the fights in this arc really stand out compared to my past action scenes. So, it's amazing to hear that I delivered and especially better to hear about how much you liked it. So, thank you for sharing.

Now I hope this fight scene was a good follow up yet still different enough compared to last chapters.

But in any case get set for a lot of fights and action because next time we reunite with some of the MHA fanbase's favorite characters!\

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Grimm: Excellent episode!, much better than the other, all the tension with the roofing was very good, you showed how dangerous it was and how it was one of the most lethal members, keep it up.

It's funny to me how they give Sunder's ax to Pinky, I can already imagine that Sunder treats it like Kevin does his car and although he is out of combat, I imagine he despairs because they took it away from him and shouts: WHERE IS MY GIRL? ! ha ha ha

Now Ragnarok vs Pinky and Gran Torino will come, this will get good, by the way, Tetrax called him Sleemo, is that his name?! because I imagine that he doesn't really like his real name and that's why he uses the name Ragnarok Hahahahahahahaha,

By the way, I saw that Gran Torino's saber was blue, friend, you missed the opportunity to reference Yoda even more by making it green, literally Yoda is the inspiration for Gran Torino.

I heard that you don't want to add aggregor or when I animate it is called D'void but how about adding them as their names as a reference for AFO, I imagine him in the null void being called D'void because he mentioned that he is a man many names and I wouldn't be surprised if he used them within the null void to make a name for himself there.

and I have some suggestions, I know you already have plans for the forever knights and everything but how about combining some characters or members with humarise, for example the omniverse twins could be the serperts under the masks or Sir Morton has the Leviathan Quirk, it would be very cool considering how little we know about these characters in the canon and they are more interesting that way, also combining both organizations would not be bad making them hate Quirks and aliens, it would be like I hate them all

Guardian-Sigil: Thank you! Thank you! I really wanted these fights on a different level than my previous ones. I'm learning as I go and I hope it shows.

We'll see Sunder again I'm sure but I would consider him out of the count for the rest of this arc. But our heroes are definitely gonna get some mileage off this Null Void Axe. It's more of an OP weapon then I realized…

Sleemo is not Ragnarok's name. "Sleemo" is a curse word from Star Wars. It's like calling something a bastard or a slimeball or…well you get it.

I know I know, Gran Torino is based on Yoda. I know! And believe me his lightsaber was green in the original draft. The problem was that a light green lightsaber doesn't match his outfit. A light blue works way better in this case. I even considered a yellow lightsaber for a minute there too

Look. I am not adding Aggregor for reasons. I'm not gonna get into it but I have reasons why I won't be using him

Sooo you're suggestion is my idea for them soooo it works out. I mean there'll be a bit more to it but that'll be more fun to see play out then me to tell you out right ;)

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Guest: In the manga it was revealed that Shigaraki's Quirk is actually an altered version of Overhaul's Quirk, is it the same here? because I remember that you had established that Decay could not disintegrate things like diamond head crystals because they could not deteriorate.

Guardian-Sigil: IDK, probs. (shrugs) It doesn't really matter where the Quirk came from anyway

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DeadCool14: No, I mean have the Small Chills do all those things in canon omakes

No I do hear you, I'm just like a salesman trying to sell you on it XD Like, come on! A least give me a sudden kiss and akward hand holding!

Maybe a funny scene where Deku gets hit by a Quirk that makes him jealous or something, and starts a fight with Bakugou because he thinks he's trying to get with Ochako because he can't let Deku have anything nice

Would Psyphon's REDs appear later?

Will Iida get regular Plumber armor for his suit? Since his armor doesn't offer much defense because it's meant to be light so he can run faster

Would Humungousaur learn to control his height? Like, he can choose his size between his regular and giant form? Maybe he could teach Mt Lady if they happen to run into each other

When Swampfire shows up, would have someone shout "Mah boy!" in the background? As a reference to Kuro XD

Would Hagakure's powers work like Translucent from The Boys? I can see Deku going full analyst mode about how her powers work and she doesn't get any of it lol

Maybe he also has the Ass Bomb as an idea in the Tower of Babel XD XD

Fun Fact: When Vilgax uses his steroids it causes him great pain, which fuels his rage for battle

Would Vilgax's species be like Kyptonians from Man of Steel? Where they genetically enhance their offsprings to be the best? In the pop-ups it said that they are trained from birth as warriors

A chapter based on Game Over: Izuku could have found out Kendo is a Sumo Slammers fan in a reference to that Fairly Oddparents scene where Timmy finds out Trixie likes comics; Kendo could be a Deku level fan when it comes to Sumo Slammers. After taking down all his All Might stuff Deku could have gotten back into Sumo Slammers and now he and Kendo go to each other's rooms to watch it or play games. Ochako and Mina could spy on them to know what they're up to (and we'd get the obvious joke lol) and then get zapped into the game.

Kung Fu Panda 2 reference: That scene where everyone is captured and Po tries to free them by throwing his hat, but it fails. I can see that with Ripjaws, who could have one of those hats in his videogame form

And the girls saying they're not interested in the lore but then question how Kenko's powers work when Deku defeats him and he and Kendo tease them about it

What about this idea: Eon fights some alternate Pussycats and makes them old, then he mocks Pixie-Bob by saying that she's "18 at heart, right?"

Would Deku still get his own Zero Pointer moment? Like, he saves Ochako from a Way Bad going Way Big as he's throwing a punch

Will Deku snap at some point because of everyone giving him crap for his puns and alien names, since everyone's names are so obvious? lol

Would Tsu actually find Deku and Bullfrag very attractive, but then he makes puns and snaps out of it? lol

I got an idea: What if Billy's robot girl, Masuma, was like a fusion of Momo and Ochako? Y'know, to show just how much of a scumbag he is

In canon he based Masuma's look of a girl he had a crush on AND adding to that, it also reminds me of when Lex Luthor made a robot clone of Lois Lane for, you know, sex and murder, because Lex always has what he can't have

There's this cartoon called Hero Inside, you can watch it on Max or online, like Kimcartoon; it's so awesome, the animation, the designs and everything is just so perfect. There is so much you could use for the story. There's this character with gravity powers that could be great inspiration for Ochako and Gravattack, specially some gear he has, and one move another character does that maks it look like he's throwing a punch but uses a kick instead, great for Rath. Seriously, please check it out, it's only one season with 11 episode for now

When Deku gets Alien X, would he have an epiphany similar to Lex Luthor in All-Star Superman?

Guardian-Sigil: Got ya. We'll see

Well be careful, salesmen get doors slammed in their faces if they're too much. But seriously stop bringing the topic of shipping up. Please.

The REDs? I forgot they were a thing

Iida's suit will look the same but I'm sure it'll get some internal upgrades or other (this is not an invitation for suggestion BTW). he won't get anything fancy maybe just lighter weight and more durability

I think you asked this before. But Humungousaur will NOT be able to control his height, size, or weight. Why does everyone bring this up? He's already one of the strongest alien out there as it is.

I don't watch the boys but I did watch a clip of what you're talking about. So, no. Also Hagakure is invisible, Transparent was transparent. They are very different concepts. Hagakure bends light, Transparent does not. I think, like I said I never watched the show

No, Vilgax's race are not genetically made.

Calling out "My boy" for Swampfire would make more sense after the characters were already introduced to him. So don't expect it on his first or second appearance

I'm gonna do a Game Over chapter at some point when the kids are in the dorms. I already know which game(s) I am going to use as the scenario. But it won't be Sumo Slammers. I have my own idea for that franchise in the story but I am saving it for later. Don't ask, I won't tell.

I mean Deku did save Ochaco when they first met, against the Techadon, Rojo, Vulkanus, several Nomus, the League of Villains, etc.

Will Deku snap? IDK probs

Ysu find Deku and Bullfrag attractive? IDK probs

Sorry but a lot of the jokes and small character interactions I don't think up until I am actually writing the chapter itself. So any questions like this won't get a real answer, because I don't have a real answer.

Actuall, Billy's robot being based on those 2 is not a bad idea at all and would fit his character for sure

I don't have MAX

Alien X? IDK maybe. I need to rewatch that movie because I thiiiiink I remember the scene you're talking about

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Anon: I don't know if it could happen but I would love to see the interaction between Garaki and Psychobos (even encouragement if possible) and how Psychobos considers Garaki a fellow scientist who is not as intelligent as him but it is more pleasant than putting up with the abuse of malware and khyber in addition to Be very interested in the nomus and take note for future projects, if you know what I mean ;)

Although that makes me wonder, when Animo was a prisoner of the League, did he interact with Garaki or at least talk to him? The experiment with the nomus minimo garaki instructed him about them.

Guardian-Sigil: I'm not sure if it can happen either but if it didn't happen would be a sin too

I'll see what magic I can conjure

Alsoi should make it clear that the League "hired" Dr. Animo to "improve" Dr. Garaki's Nomu. So, they did in fact work together. I actually have plans to dive more into what happened during their work later in the story

That said I would not call them friends but colleagues who begrudgingly work together or at least until Dr. Animo dipped

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BlueRanger-Lyric: Wow, that was an amazing Chapter with Yaoyorozu, Iida and Snipe fighting against the Techadon, by the way, I really appreciate that you used the commission I made for it in your Fanfic, I'm glad you liked it so much that you would use it and provide a link to it, thank you very much for doing that! Anyway I really liked how the whole chapter went and how it ended, especially with how the Ideon Cannon was destroyed, I can't imagine Vilgax will be pleased with his most powerful weapon being destroyed by "Meir Humans", not to mention how the Heroes seem to be winning and beating his best warriors in his own ship, and am I right to assume that the Techadon has been destroyed since it was caught in the blast of the explosion, but if not, I shudder to think how dangerous it'll be when facing against other heroes, and especially when Izuku fights against it with a new transformation it hasn't encountered yet and get stronger because of it, and I'm also wondering how Ochaco, Mina, Gran Torino, Kraab and Cosmo will get the Omnitrix back from Ragnarok and how they will get it to Izuku and what new transformers he'll get that defeat Vilgax, my money is on ether Gravattack, Atomix or Suckerpunch (Or whatever you decide to name his Chimera Sui Generis Transformation) But anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next in the coming chapters, keep up the good work bud!

Guardian-Sigil: Honestly, I felt a little obligated to use the Techadon artwork since you did pay for it. Kinda felt unfair if I didn't acknowledge it

Glad you like the fight, I really want these fights during this arc to be something else

And who said the Techadon was destroyed? Did you see a body? I didn't see a body? ;)

(I got plans for that robot. BIG PLANS. MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!)

Also I'm not gonna do the Vilgax transformation. I thought that was a hypothetical question?

In any case I hope you liked the fight for the Omnitrix. I'm sure it had some unexpected twists and turns to it!

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BlueRanger-Lyric again: I just watched latest episode of Ink Tank's Ultimate Overhaul series, and what Ash said about Bloxx not being able to rebuild itself after his pieces fall off him got me thinking, why doesn't he have that ability as a default ability, since he's literally made of LEGO, and LEGO is all about taking things apart and putting them back together, so out of curiosity, will you make that a default ability of his or only have it be accessible to his Ultimate Form they made?

Guardian-Sigil: Yes I saw the video too the same time you did. And look I am indifferent to Bloxx I never even realized that fact about him. I just assumed he regrouped and regrew them anyway

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Guest: Techadon is destroyed? Because I would like to see how Rojo uses the robot's gauntlet and unlike Cash, thanks to his Quirk he can use the weapon without problems.

Guardian-Sigil: Who said it was destroyed? I never said it was destroyed? Who's spreading this rumor?! Did you see a body? I didn't see a body! ;)

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Guest: I'm glad you like the ideas I shared about Alien X, but I'm curious if you'll actually go forward with my idea of Alien X being Izuku's 10th alien he had locked away, maybe using the same key system that was used in Ultimate Alien, and since X is the Roman Numeral of 10, it would also make sense for Alien X to be Izuku's 10th alien, and I can see the Negative Effect of using Alien X being so bad that Izuku would lie and deny to others and himself of having that Alien, especially if mentally scarred and traumatised him that badly, but what do you think, will you do that with Alien X or will you do something different with with him then that idea?

Guardian-Sigil: That part definitely not. Deku only started with 9 aliens in total. There was not secret 10th alien under lock and key. But having Alien X locked away is not a bad idea. However, Alien X will be so far in end game territory that I can't make any promises about how I will treat, use, or explain him

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Guest 037: Something tells me Iida and Izuku are gonna be Shield buddies after this.

Guardian-Sigil: Maybe, I am kinda leaning towards having Iida getting a version of a shield for himself a version. And dropping the Omni-Shield from Deku's arsenal. Mainly because I have barely utilized it since it debuted and I have some special plans for his gear for later on anyway

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Guest: Are we going to see Thirteens backstory on how she became a Plumer? Because, I am dying to know how she discovered the truth on aliens and how long she has been working with them.

Guardian-Sigil: At some point, yes

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DeadCool14 again: Yeah Iida did good with the shield, but I don't think it really fits him, it does fit Deku perfectly tho, it's one of my favorite things you added and it's worked several times, like, what's gonna happen if someone else takes a hold of the Omnitrix with a rope or something or Deku needs to protect himself when he's human. And he also used that shield to defeat Stain and declared that even a Quirkless person could be a hero, it's too important

And again, I don't want full-on romance, I just want occasional smooches, hand holding and 'I love you's. It's not fair that only the old people like Inko and Hisashi and Gran Torino and Xylene get that XD. Hey, in fact, just do the same thing you do with them!

Maybe a beach episode where Deku pretends to be her boyfriend when a bunch of guys are flirting with her, maybe he found out about what Todoroki did and got jealous lol. And then when she's feeling self-conscious about her muscular build in a bikini he accidentally lets it slip that he thinks she's beautiful

Would Grey Matter get more intelligent moments that are not related to technology? Like in "Showdown: Part 1", where Azmuth recognized the frequency of Khyber's whistle by hearing it and then used the Proto-Tool, a device he's never seen before to craft a flute to replicate the sound. So that Grey Matter feels more distinct from Jury Rigg

Oh and speaking of that episode, "Showdown: Part 2" there was a small gag of Galvans asking people for change for them to use. What if that was a bit of a running joke? Galvans often ask people for loose change that they can use? Like every so often Grey Matter and Blukic and Driba do it, then Albedo and Azmuth and even Lulie

What do you think of this for when Way Big does Ultraman attacks: he charges cosmic energy in his arm fins and doing different motions, for an Ultra Slash he does a spin and throws, for the Hand Beam he slides the energy from the fin down and shoots it from the hand and for the Ultra Attack Beam he just spins his arm and shoot the energy

Check out this video I found about Shocksquatch "Shocksquatch vs Yetta ~ Ben 10 Omniverse (Español Latino)". I totally forgot he could do this

And I meant the opening flying scene from HTTYD 2, it's so beautiful, Deku would be so free flying as Jetray

Guardian-Sigil: You'll have to see what I have in store for both Deku and Iida.

I get it with the ships. But again I think you missed the point here. A whole chapter dedicated for shipping stuff will ruin the flow: no dates, no beach episodes, no small trades of blushes or looks, etc. it will ruin the flow of the story that "I" want to tell. Plus it took me 6 months to write up these chapters I don't want to use 1 month to write a chapter with stuff I don't want to write about. So please I ask again, stop bringing up anything to do with shipping or at this point I'm gonna start ignoring reviews

Yes, I want Grey Matter to have more brain power moments

We'll see, I got ideas for Way Big too. And often or not I make up Ultimate Moves on the spot based on the needs of the chapter and the action

Thanks for the vid, and yeah I know he can do that. I just don't like to reveal every alien's entire powerset and moveset in the first minute they are introduced

Okay now that scene makes sense

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DeadCool14 again (x2): Yeah, they are really good lines, and I just remembered some other ones:

First, that one with Albedo saying those lines that end with '-aited', in the video it was Dio talking to Joseph, and during that it changes to a fight scene, so that means that Dio just kept going for a long time XD

Snipe or Deku: "Son of a bitch stole my gun!"

*Hisashi has been saying Abdul's "I have learned that the only way to defeat x is to burn it" catchphrase a lot*

Tezuka: "Are you trying to put that on a shirt or something?"

"Oooh, let me guess, the only way to x is to burn it right?"

Hisashi: No… that's just stupid

"Oh, well I just thoughthat uh-"

Hisashi: SIKE!

This how they react to the Orangutan, maybe they're trying to scare someone over one over one of Deku's transformations or Thirteen joking about a Nemetrix predator:

"I wouldn't get too close. It is five times stronger than a normal human being. He can easily rip your arms off."

"Dang, that's pretty violent—"

"Then, when it's done scratching its ass with your arms, it'll rip off your legs and use them as antennas, then use your intestines as jump ropes. And then, when it's hungry, it'll eat your heart with a side of gallbladder marinated in your testicles. And then, on those lonely, cold nights, it'll use your skull with the eyeballs intact as a fuck toy!"

-NBC's "The More You Know" logo appears-

It's Always Sunny joke:

Kaminari: Wait! Check his pulse!

Jirou: HE DOESN'T HAVE A HEAD!

They could be talking about Deku as Swampfire, but they don't know he can regenerate

Guardian-Sigil: We'll see, these are fun ideas

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Striker23: I don't think it's been mentioned or commented on, but what is Hitoshi Shinso's hero name? It was never said in the manga why he wasn't part of class 1-A until the end, but here, if he is part early, while everyone has hero names, he must have one too.

Guardian-Sigil: As of now I don't believe it has been revealed. But I rather it not be yet cause I have a hero name for him in mind that I want to use

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BlueRanger-Lyric (again x3): I saw a comment of yours asking if Shinso has a Hero Name, and after a bit of searching, I found this "Mind-Games Hero: Mockingbird" from "ThatOneNerdYaKnow" on Deviantart, but what do you think, do you want to use it or make up your own Hero Name for him?

Guardian-Sigil: See answer above.

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Thunder Dragon: Well Bludvik and Driba were useful. I am officially shocked. And also the sheer amount of crazy here. I want more! And please lets see Izuku get his watch back and soon. And maybe we can see Ochacho lose some of her powers.

Guardian-Sigil: Had to make sure they served a purpose otherwise I would have cut them out to make things easier.

Well, I hope the crazy got crazier for you in this chapter! And it's only to get even crazier from here!

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Jerson: Hello, you probably don't remember me but I'm the guy who recommended animals for the topic of Dr Animo, I had to stay away from this story for a while due to work issues, but I'm back and with more animals: Golden poisonous frog ( Phyllobates terribilis) is a frog from South America considered the most poisonous animal on Earth, Stonefish (Synanceia spp) is a fish with skin that looks like stone that camouflages itself at the bottom of the sea and has poisonous spines, the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) Although it looks harmless, the males have a poisonous spur on their hind legs, Giant freshwater ray (Himantura chaophraya) is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world and well it is a manta ray, Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus ) although small, this creature can break hard shells and aquarium glass with its powerful blows, the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) well, it is an Ostrich, I think it is self-explanatory, and finally sea snakes or serpent because yes, there are snakes that can live in the sea.

Guardian-Sigil: Yes I remember. It has been a while. And hey you might want to cool it with the list Dr. Animo isn't gonna reappear for a while. I say this not because I hate your list or anything. I love animals, seriously I watch all the documentaries in the background when I work or relax at home so believe me I love these lists. I just can't promise which ones I can or cannot use and I don't want to disappoint

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BlueRanger-Lyric (again x4): I just saw this TikTok of a Sound from "Rise of the Guardians" with that scene where everyone compares they're bag of Teeth sizes, using MHA characters with population poles of favourite characters, and this got me thinking, what if you did something similar to that scene? Ether as part of a Chapter or as an Omake, and you could use whatever characters you wanted for that scene, like for example, Class 1A students in on the Alien secret comparing how many alien robots they destroy and you have Izuku or Bakugo be the "Winners" if it was a competition, but what do you think?

Here's the link by the way: htt_ps:/v_t.t_i_k_t_o_k.c_o_m/ZSY4bbYpk/

Guardian-Sigil: Yes I've seen that tiktok too

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BlueRanger-Lyric (again x5): I've just got another Commission done from the same guy I made that Techadon Commission you liked, and now they've made the commission of a Nemetrix's natural Predator to Humans with a Grizzly Bear

http_s:/_/w_w_w.d_ev_ian_tar_t.c_o_m/rzgmon200/art/Com-Nemetrix-bear-1067592615

I got the inspiration from this YouTube video "What Is The HUMAN Nemetrix Predator? (Ben 10 Discussion)" http_s:/youtu_be/o_FJ_rTc_l8N_G_g?sidtVnI0bN08aHEf3d

Guardian-Sigil: I saw it, I follow the guy's art

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BlueRanger-Lyric (again x6): Thought out of curiosity, if you wanted to add a Predator Transformation in the Nemetrix for a Human, be it still alive or Extinct, what creature would you add to hunt Izuku when he's in his Quirkless Human form?

Guardian-Sigil: In order of most human kills to least human kills: Mosquito. Human. Snake. Dog. Testie fly. Assassin Bug. Freshwater Snail. Tapeworm/Roundworm. Crocodile. Hippopotamus. Or Cattle (seriously, cows have a higher human body count then all shark species combined).

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Metal Lizard: So now that Cosmo the Space Dog has appered will Goose also goes be Chewie also appear later on? because since Flerkens are a dangerous alien species similar to Earth's cats someone could find Goose and she bcomes a pet like Kota Izumi could have found her and started to take care of her until someone like Cinder reconizes that Goose is a Alien and him that they are dangerous of coruse he doesn't belives that until Goose shows them why shes dangerous only to those who she cares about.

Guardian-Sigil: To be honest Goose was supposed to appear instead of Cosmo. But then the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 movie came out and reminded me that dogs are superior to cats sooooooooooooooo here we are

BUT I have sort of an idea for goose to make a cameo later on. Heck in one draft all of Class 1-A was supposed to in this arc so I was playing with the idea of giving goose to Koji Koda

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Guest: Puzzle answer: Ryuga from Beyblade Metal Fusion(season 1)/Masters(season 2)/Fury(season 3)

Going by your answer, I assume you've never seen or heard about the show before. The show is insanely well made for the premise being spinning tops hitting each other. I liked it a lot, I was not that much of a morning person at that time, I got up at 5:00 AM to watch the show when it was airing on live TV and Cartoon Network was trying to quietly, basically shove it into a box never to be opened again, because what kid would get up at 5 AM to watch a TV show, ME, I did that because I like the show. Check out the show, ONLY IF YOU REALLY WANT TO. (There was a sequel series called

Beyblade Shogun Steel, you don't have to watch it, the best the series had to offer, IMO, is Masters and Fury, Fusion is necessary setup and introduction to most of the reoccurring characters)

If I dissuaded you from looking into the 2003 TMNT series, it was not my intention. I was trying to tell you,"I don't remember this very well so I can't give an accurate comment about it, look into it yourself"

With the references, I like them. I might like them even more if there were fewer references to outside media (franchises other than Ben 10 and MHA). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST TO STOP WITH THE THIRD PARTY REFERENCES ALL TOGETHER, it is just a personal preference of mine because to many characters in a scene can make the scene feel cluttered.

I don't usually read on AO3, has been my main fanfiction site for literal years.

It was brought to my attention ,via one of Plot Armor's videos, that Mr. Compress was not among the captured villains listed at the end of the final fight against AFO.

All the resurrection/carry-on-his-will methods I brought up were mostly in direct response to Rise of Skywalker and Palpatine's secret followers and that those secret followers, (1) Cloned Palpatine to resurrect him, (2) Assembled a massive army of Star Destroyers, and (3) "Somehow" kept both the Republic and the Resistance from finding them out. Rise of Skywalker is a fun watch if you don't think about the plot at all.

Nice to see that Vilgax's Ideon Cannon is finally out of commission and the Techadon is down for the count, it's nice that Iida, Snipe, and Momo got a chance to shine this chapter, looking forward to the next one. God bless you.

Guardian-Sigil: OOOOOOOH! HEY! I loved that show! Beyblade was up there with Pokemon for me! I even had an account on that old website they had where you could create your own beyblades and stuff and battle online! L-Drago, Fireblaze, and Libra were my favorites! I even watched Shogun Steel (PS. loved it's OP)

It's fine, I tried watching the 2003 TMNT a while back and I couldn't get past episode 1…

I get having less cameos. I guess in my mind I'm trying to paint the scene as much as I can and make the world feel full

Well Mr. Compress was already captured. He was caught when Gigantomachia was first captured

No, Rise of Skywalker is a bad movie. Sorry, but it is

In any case, glad to hear you liked this last chapter. Hopefully this chapter was just as good!

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Guest: Will you make Tamaki eat alien food or Hisashi's food? I can imagine what his stomach will be like after that XD

Guardian-Sigil: Ooooooooooh now that's a delicious idea. This idea is a treat. A dream to savor. A buffet of potential!

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Guest: When are we going to get some back story on Thirteen? I mean we know basically nothing about who she is outside of her being a hero and a plumber. We need to find out more about her life. Like how she learned about aliens and became a plumber.

Guardian-Sigil: I know, we will learn more about their backstory later. But this arc isn't exactly the best place to stop and do backstories

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Guest: Dang, I figured that the whole DNS snafu would cause disruptions to your upload schedule but I thought that you would have posted the next chapter as soon as the issue was fixed. Hmm, more time to work on the next chapters and maybe check out one of the shows I mentioned in my last comment. I was looking forward towards your response regarding the TMNT 2003 show.

Guardian-Sigil: Sorry but it is what it is.

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Guest: I forgot to mention, what I meant by reducing third party references is that say, Character A from MHA is fighting Character B from Ben 10 and suddenly Condiment King joins the fray! Who's Condiment King? Good question! If you don't know who he is, I don't blame you. I didn't even know he existed in Batman associated media until I watched the Lego Batman Movie. What I mean is, I would feel lost, a two person battle has suddenly become a three person battle and this third person is an important factor to the fight for reasons people who aren't familiar with Condiment King don't know. Readers of this theoretical fanfic might be wondering, among other things, "Why does it matter that this Condiment King guy has gotten involved in Characters A and B's fight?" unless this theoretical author previously established him as a notable figure in the narrative. I recently watched one of Overly Sarcastic Productions' Detail Diatribes so if my phrasing seems similar to them, then that is why.

Guardian-Sigil: Fair enough I will keep this in mind. Just be aware that adding cameos, easter eggs, and third-party characters is a lot of fun for me to write. I mean just look at this chapter I added Cosmo the Spacedog, was she needed? No. But do I really love including her? Yes.

P.S. Adding Condament King as a cameo is a genius idea!