Chapter 28: Interlude 6
Hall of Fame
As everyone exited the theater and went straight to the hall of fame, there were few additional portraits that appeared on both sides. A few of them left the hall uninterested while others went to other rooms. Midoriya stared at Clint Barton with awe while Bakugo gave a quick glance before walking away.
Clint Barton - The Bow Hero: Hawkeye
Phil Coulson - Agent of S.H.I. .
Maria Hill - The Tough-Minded Agent
When everyone stared at the new portraits, it was unusual as the people didn't have any Quirks. They were basically Quirkless with one part of the Avengers, along with Black Widow. It was honestly unusual for them that a powerless man became one of the founders of a superhuman group.
"It's still unbelievable that Hawkeye joined the Avengers." Asui said. "He may have excellent eyesight, but that wouldn't be enough for him to become a Pro Hero if he were in our world."
"Yeah, because the course has a lot of obstacles in various hero schools. I don't think he can make it unless he has a Quirk that can protect himself." Tiger said. "But after seeing him in action, I must say that the schools need to change their mindset about the Quirkless community. If they try hard enough, they can become extraordinary without any superpowers."
"But I think he'll have to take a separate class, considering most of our students are heavy hitters. He's a sharpshooter so he would've been trained by marksmen. I don't think he'll last long if he has a physical fight with the students." Aizawa said.
"Yeah, they would be too fast for him. He could barely hold himself against Black Widow, even though he probably memorized her moves since they're best friends." Midnight said.
"Anyway, Hawkeye is so cool! The way he shoots at enemies without even looking is amazing!" Uraraka exclaimed.
"You're right. That is indeed cool." Yaoyorozu said. "And he's even more 'unstoppable' with trick arrows in his arsenal. I still think, however, that he should've used a gun instead of a bow."
"Nah." Shinso disagreed. "Black Widow is the one with the gun. Hawkeye with the bow makes him unique, even if it probably gives him disadvantage."
"Well, he has the amazing eyesight to make it up for using a 'primitive' weapon." Rin said.
"It's still bizarre that he joined the superhero group though. We don't know his backstory nor his purpose for joining S.H.I.E.L.D." Kendo said. "We only heard that he was sent to kill Black Widow, but instead saved her and became close friends."
"We'll eventually learn his story in the future hopefully." Shoda said.
"Hmm… I should try to work on trick arrows while working on the Iron Man suit." Melissa said. "It'll just be a hobby of mine."
"You do you, Melissa." Power Loader then turned his attention to his troublesome student. "You, on the other hand, continue to work on your arc reactor. I wouldn't want an explosion in the workshop by trying to invent an explosive trick arrow."
"How could you, sensei? I would never do that." Hatsume said sarcastically while smirking before running back to the workshop.
When they stared at Agent Coulson's portrait, they were saddened by his loss. It was unfortunate that he had to die so early. They were starting to enjoy his presence in the stories, except for Thor where he acted like a jerk. La Brava had no choice but to accept that her favorite character is gone while Ashido and Hagakure were saddened that he wouldn't be with his lover anymore. All of them, however, were satisfied that he was avenged by the Avengers.
"May he rest in peace." Shiozaki prayed for him.
"May he rest in peace indeed." Shoto said.
When they stared at Agent Hill's portrait, they wished they got to see more of her. She was kind of a badass in the story, especially in the beginning where she and the brainwashed Hawkeye were shooting at each other without ducking their heads for cover. They hoped to see more of her in the future.
All of them then stared at the "Villains & Allies" wall section.
Chitauri - The Disgusting Alien Army
Leviathan - The Slithering Alien
The Other - The Six-Fingered Servant
The majority of them were disgusted at the sight of the Chitauri, Chitauri Leviathan, and the Other. It was like their worst nightmares came to existence. They wished that their appearance was similar to asgardians, and not some hideous monstrosities. They aren't sure if they're going to have a proper sleep after witnessing them, though they do admire their technology. They wondered what it's like to wield one of their firearms.
"There's nothing to talk about them other than they are disappointing, disposable goons." Shigaraki insulted them before turning his attention to the Other. "He, on the other hand, is unusual. I can't tell if he is stronger or not."
"We'll find out soon in the future, Shigaraki." Kurogiri said before feeling a minor headache.
Shigaraki raised his eyebrow, "You okay?
"Yeah, it's nothing." Kurogiri said before turning his attention to Eraserhead and Present Mic. 'Why am I having a glimpse of memories about them? I have never met them before, other than in the U.S.J.'
"I hope that S.H.I.E.L.D. or whoever the cleaning crew confiscates the Chitauri weapons. They are too dangerous for the civilians to use." Aizawa said.
"Yeah, who knows what they're going to do with those powerful firearms." Snipe agreed.
After staring at the new portraits, everybody went to their usual areas while Kiddo teleported away. Midoriya briefly stayed back to stare at the portraits one more time before walking away from the hall. He then heard whispers from various voices in his mind again. Meanwhile, Kiddo listed two people who are experiencing a time memory. He hopes that it won't become a problem.
"Great. Not again." Kiddo felt a chilling goosebump in his spine, which was different from the usual one. "Crud. The omniverse is slowly splitting up again. The various multiverses will collide with one another if I don't do something. I guess I have a job go do, but I'll do it later."
Museum
In the museum, there was a new section for the Avengers. In the middle, there were statues of the six heroes doing a heroic pose. There were also newly added objects on the glass containers such as Hawkeye's Bow, Loki's Scepter, Chitauri Guns, Chitauri Armor, and along with other objects from the other sections. It was like this new section combined the previous sections into one.
"This is so cool!" Tetsutetsu shouted. "Hey, we should also form a superhero team now!"
"I don't think that's gonna work out for now, Tetsutetsu. We're still kind of horrible at teamwork." Kendo said. "Maybe when we become Pro Heroes where we know what we're actually doing."
"Yeah, you're right." Tetsutetsu then stared at the statue. "It's so cool though."
"It would've been honestly nice to see All Might, Endeavor, Hawks, and other Pro Heroes form a team before. It would honestly be epic and probably boost their popularity in the billboard chart."
"That's impossible." Shoto said. "My father isn't willing to work with anyone during his work unless it's necessary."
"And All Might probably preferred solo rather than a team player because he was the Symbol of Peace." Jiro said.
"But it would've still been nice to see them teaming up occasionally." Kaminari said while tingling with his fingers. "Hey, Jiro. Can I talk to you outside?"
"Hm?" Jiro was surprised by the sudden question, which slightly made her blush. "Sure."
"Where are they going?" Shoda asked.
"Kuku. Guess." Ashido answered while feeling proud for the two of them. 'Kaminari. You are a bold one, huh.'
Yaoyorozu then stared at the bow, "I wonder if Barton will have new improved bows in the future."
"Uh… bows are bows, Yaomomo. I don't think you can tweak it compared to swords and stuff." Asui reminded her.
"No, I believe there'll be some slight change with the bow. I just don't know what it is yet." Yaoyorozu said.
Sato then stared at the scepter, "Hey, does anyone know what happened to the scepter? I don't remember Thor and Loki carrying it back to Asgard. The last time we saw it was in Black Widow's possession."
"I don't know. It's probably S.H.I.E.L.D. property now." Iida answered. "Maybe Thor made a bargain to bring the Loki and Tesseract back to Asgard, but left the scepter to S.H.I.E.L.D. in return. I say that it's a fair trade."
"If it does belong to them now, let's hope they learned their lesson to not weaponize any artifacts that they don't understand… unless they want Earth to be seen as a threat." Shinso said.
"Hopefully not. They barely handled themselves against Loki and the Chitauri. I doubt they can handle the extraterrestrial threats who are probably more powerful and technologically advanced than the Chitauri." Shoto told them about the possibility, which made everyone shudder at the thought.
"Yeah, it is wise to just stick to their old ways instead of relying on advanced technology for now." Awase said. "I want to try using them once though, especially the Chitauri Gun. I've always wanted to try shooting a laser gun when I was a kid."
"Same with me." Aoyama agreed. "Its laser is brillant andmagnifique."
"I almost forgot you were here, Aoyama." Ashido said. "You never talked throughout the story."
"W-Well… it's because I disparu in the shadows." Aoyama made an excuse while sweat was flowing from his forehead. The secret reason he hasn't spoken once throughout the story was because All For One kept glaring at him menacingly, which enabled him to speak up. 'I need to prevent myself from revealing that I'm a traitor.'
Shoto stared at Aoyama suspiciously, "Hmm…"
While the students were conversing with one another, they started to dance and bopped their heads uncontrollably once the most epic heroic theme was played in the section. They couldn't resist the urge to dance to the music. They don't understand why. Some of them are even humming to the music, unlike the previous hero themes.
"Why is it so irresistible!?" Mineta asked while crying due to his uncontrollable dance.
"I don't know, BUT I LOVE IT!" Kirishima and Tetsutetsu yelled while delivering fist bumps to each other multiple times while dancing.
"You love this, right, Jiro!?" Hagakure asked, but her friend didn't respond. "Jiro? Where is she?"
"And where is Kaminari?" Shoji asked curiously.
"I don't know. They probably want to be… alone." Ashido answered teasingly.
"I don't see Midoriya and Uraraka as well. They're usually here sometimes, ribbit." Asui pointed out.
"Eh. Who cares!? They're missing the best beat of all time!" Shishida exclaimed while dancing aggressively, as his classmates joined in with him.
'Thanks for the save. Kukuku.' Ashido expressed her thanks to him before resuming her break dance to the song.
After a few minutes of dancing, all of them stared at the five monitors where it showed the memorable events from the story, such as "Loki Arrives on Earth", "Iron Man & Captain America vs. Loki", "Iron Man vs. Thor", "Thor vs. Hulk", and "Avengers Assemble".
All of them were having a hard time deciding which clips are their favorite. It was the first time for them to hesitate to pick a favorite. That's the proof that all of them enjoyed every scene in the story to the point they forgot to decide which one they love the most.
"All of them are so good!" Tsunotori exclaimed in English.
"Yeah, it's hard to decide." Honenuki agreed. "But I think I'll go with the last one. It's so iconic already."
"Same!" All of them chose the same clip as well.
"This is the first time where all of us have picked the same clip." Yaoyorozu said. "Why wouldn't we? It's just that good."
"Yeah, it's still giving me goosebumps from staring at it. I hope I'll get to relive it again." Sero said while hugging himself to feel the goosebumps.
"I hope we'll get to see more of their teamwork in the future!" Hagakure was excited to see the heroes team up already.
"Definitely!" Kamikiri agreed.
Game Room
In the Game Room, the room has been expanded. There were new games added in the room, such as a new arcade game called "Hawk's Eye", an offensive game where you shoot at the dummies who are wearing Chitauri Armor with a bow. It's an extremely difficult game because the dummies are moving too fast, but Hawks decided to give it a challenge.
Hawks picked up the toy recurve bow, "I never used a bow before. This will be different."
"Are you confident that you can shoot at the enemies easily, sir?" Tokoyami asked curiously.
"Probably. My eyesight should be superior to Hawkeye. The problem, however, is my aim." Hawks then pulled the bowstring. "Hold on. Why are you here, my student? Don't you and your other friend usually go to that bar?"
"Kuroiro will be roaming around the theater with his classmates, so I decided to go with you because I don't have a drinking buddy, sensei." Tokoyami answered.
"He's so lonely." Dark Shadow teased his master.
"Shush, Dark Shadow!" Tokoyami ordered his sentient Quirk.
Hawks chuckled, "You're hilarious."
A new game was added in the AmuSphere called "Avengers Assemble Simulator" which combined the previous simulator games into one. There were also five more AmuSphere Full-Dive consoles that were added in order for six people to play as each members of the Avengers.
"I call Captain America!" Midoriya exclaimed before hopping on to the first AmuSphere headset.
Uraraka giggled, "Well, that was fast. I picked Black Widow."
Jiro raised her eyebrow at Kaminari, "So this is what you want to show me?"
Kaminari nodded, "Yeah, would you like to play with me?"
"Hmm… I'm not really particularly fond of games but… whatever." Jiro accepted the offer, which made Kaminari happy. "I'll be Hawkeye, I guess."
'I wanted to be Hawkeye.' Shinso then sighed before walking out the Game Room. 'Maybe next time.'
"Then I'll be the Mighty Thor!" Kaminari chose his character.
"Then I'll be Hulk!" Shishida and Tetsutetsu claimed the character in unison before glaring at each other.
"So you're choosing Hulk, huh?" Shishida questioned.
"Yeah!" Tetsutetsu answered proudly.
"Janken!" Shishida and Tetsutetsu will have a rock, paper, scissors battle where the winner will become the Hulk. "Guu/Choki!"
"I won!" Shishida was victorious.
"NOOO!" Tetsutetsu shouted loudly.
"Better luck next t-" Shishida had his jaw dropped when someone took the role of Hulk already.
"Sorry, Shishida. You were too slow." Honenuki apologized sarcastically. "Thanks for saving me some space!"
"NOOO!" Shishida cried out while Tetsutetsu laughed at him.
Meanwhile, Kirishima was starting up the game "MCU: Champions of the Universe" as he usually does. He waited for Bakugo, who isn't in the Game Room currently, to join him because he is confident that he'll be rejected from entering the Danger Room by Aizawa-sensei again.
"DAMN IT!" Bakugo cursed angrily.
'I knew it.' Kirishima said while chuckling silently. "So you weren't allowed, huh?"
"Tsk. Whatever. Let's just play." Bakugo doesn't want to talk about it before grabbing the second controller aggressively. "If I can't beat any heroes in the Danger Room, then I'll beat your ass in game!"
"Ha! You're on then." Kirishima accepted the challenge.
When the selection area appeared, there were few new additional characters. The characters were Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Agent Phil Coulson, Agent Maria Hill, and the Chitauri. There was also Mark VII armor for Iron Man that was added, though it didn't have any special abilities.
'Hawkeye…' Bakugo ignored the character immediately before choosing Iron Man. "I'll be Iron Man again."
"Okay, then I'll be…" Kirishima was scrolling through the characters until he chose Hawkeye instead of War Machine or Captain America. "…Hawkeye."
"You're kidding me, right?" Bakugo questioned while his eyebrow was twitching.
"Nope, I definitely am not." Kirishima said teasingly.
After choosing their characters, the map selection appeared. There were few new additional stages in the game. The additional stages were The Stark Tower, S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, New York, and the Chitauri Command Center. The last map had a mode where an army of Chitauri would attack both players occasionally, except if they played as the Chitauri.
"Oh yeah." Bakugo chose the last map with no hesitation due to its difficulty. "You're going down, spiky hair."
"How many times are you going to say that?" Kirishima then smirked. "But I'd like to see you try again."
Bakugo received a slight headache while his eyes were full of fear, "Grr!"
"You okay, Bakubro?" Kirishima asked worriedly.
"I'm fine!" Bakugo answered angrily before placing his hand on his chest. 'What the hell was that!? I don't have a memory of dying! F*ck whatever that was!'
Unbeknownst to him, Kiddo was watching him while invisible. He noted that the third person has experienced time memory. He theorized that it was because of the omniverse splitting apart. He needed to fix it, otherwise, the space-time continuum will be broken across various multiverses, which means that he'll have to be away for quite a while. He then teleported somewhere else to see whether some people are experiencing a time memory.
Prize Room
There was a few merchandise that were newly added in the Prize Room. There are action figures from The Avengers, water cans, shirts, toy versions of the six heroes, and the Chitauri weapons. There's a high chance that the people would buy the last part compared to HYDRA weapons. There were also new vehicles called "Aerohawk", an advanced version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with a purple arrow symbol on the wings, and "Chitauri Hoverboards", a hoverboard that is made out of alien tech.
Awase whistled, "That is cool."
"Yeah, I want to ride the hoverboards!" Melissa was eager to test the hoverboard that is made out of alien technology. "Has the mini-games been added yet!?"
"So far, Kiddo hasn't added them yet." Tetsutetsu expressed his disappointment. "I really want to own some trading cards right now."
Suddenly, an unknown machine appeared in the room out of nowhere. A few of the students walked towards the machine out of curiosity while two villains, Toga and Twice, were watching from afar. Shoji pushed the button in case it was a trap for them, willingly sacrificing himself to save his friends. An orange holographic screen then appeared with different choices of mini-games.
"Is this a mini-game?" Kendo questioned.
"It must be. And I recognize these names." Shinso then stared closely at the mini-games. "These are from an old franchise game called 'Mario Party'. I occasionally played these games during my spare time."
"I recognized these mini-games too, except the names are different." Yaoyorozu said.
There were a lot of mini-games to choose from, such as "Stark Says", "Tug o' War", "Don't Wake the Leviathan", "All-Star Repulsors", "Rhythm and Mjølnir", "Take a Bow", "Drop Quiz", "Sign, Shield, Deliver", and many more. There were also mini-games that involved the real world as well.
"Wait. Real world? What does that mean?" Rin asked.
"I think Mario Party-esque mini-games are inside… this machine… meaning that we'll have to play virtually, similar to the AmuSphere except with our real body." Yaoyorozu answered, which piqued everyone's interest. "And these new mini-games are taking place here… on the real world."
"Playing the mini-games sounds risky…" Ashido then smirked. "Count me in!"
"Heck yeah!" Tetsutetsu agreed immediately.
Yaoyorozu sighed, "You guys are reckless."
"I just hope that there isn't going to be an error or something." Shoji said worriedly.
When everyone chose a mini-game they wanted to play, they were sucked inside the machine immediately. Meanwhile, Mirio and Eri remained behind along with Toga and Twice who left the room not long after. Mirio decided to choose the real world mini-games instead because he doesn't want to risk Eri's safety inside the virtual world. He hopes that everyone who recklessly chose to play the mini-games inside isn't harmed.
"Find the former Number One Hero within three minutes." Mirio read the task. "Huh, that's easy. We're going to have three tokens if we find All Might. Let's go, Er-"
"Hmm." Eri was groaning in pain while touching her horn.
"You okay, Eri?" Mirio asked worriedly.
Eri nodded, "I-I'm fine. I think… I gave you your Quirk back, Lemillion."
"Huh?" Mirio tried to use his Quirk immediately, but nothing happened. Kiddo allows everyone to use their Quirks as long as they don't use it to harm the other, so he is still Quirkless. "I'm still Quirkless, Eri. You're still learning how to control your power, so you couldn't have given me my Quirk."
"Really? But I… kind of remembered…" Eri whispered to herself while enduring the headache until it disappeared within seconds. "I-I'm alright now. Let's go find, All Might! We don't have time!"
"O-Okay…" Mirio said while retaining his smile. 'What happened to Eri? Is she okay?'
Meanwhile, Kiddo marked Eri as the fourth person who experienced a time memory. He was grateful that she wasn't experiencing a horrible future memory from a possible, dark future… for now at least. If he doesn't stop the divergence of the multiverses soon, then everyone will experience a time memory from alternate timelines and universes, but he'll have to see how many are affected by the time memory first before preventing the divergence.
Living Room
After playing the mini-games, the students gathered in the living room for a meeting about the story with tokens on their hands and laps. The other students remained in the Game Room, so there's slightly 'few' students in the living room than usual.
"So, what did everyone thought about the s-!" Yaoyorozu was interrupted immediately.
"It was amazing!" Hagakure shouted. "All of the heroes assembling together for the very first time was breathtaking! I want to watch it again!"
Shoji nodded, "It was indeed spectacular. The concept of Avengers sounded nice, but as the teachers pointed out before, it shouldn't have been possible because each of the heroes' personality differ from one another. They were bound to not cooperate with each other."
"That is… until the death of Agent Coulson." Nejire said, as everyone was saddened that the good agent was gone forever. "If it wasn't for his death, the Avengers wouldn't have assembled to beat Loki and his hideous army together. We should thank him for that one."
"Agreed. His sacrifice wasn't in vain." Shoda agreed.
"The story was honestly a culmination of the previous stories. If we didn't know about each heroes' solo stories, then we wouldn't have cared about them." Iida said. "We would've think that they're just your usual Pro Heroes from another reality. We wouldn't even know that Thor is an ancient god or Captain America is a super soldier."
"You're right. We cared deeply about the characters. We know about their stories." Shoto said. "We may not have seen the backstories of Black Widow, but you could tell we cared about her. The same saying also goes to Hawkeye, even though we know nothing about him."
"The only thing we know about Hawkeye is that he was recruited because of his excellent marksmanship and saved Black Widow from the life of mindless killer." Shinso said. "And then we followed him as the brainwashed agent of Loki, who then seeked revenge against him. If anything, I think the Avengers was basically a brief solo story for the archer."
"I wish we'll get to see more of Hawkeye. He was really a unique character of the group." Tokage said. "A hero who is fighting in the frontlines with nothing but a bow and couple of arrows, which some have sneaky tricks."
"Man, it was really an epic story." Tetsutetsu said. "I was honestly worried about Hulk being part of the team. Does anyone share the same feeling?"
"Yeah, you weren't the only one. Hulk was very destructive in the second story, but he isn't at the same time. His actions are unpredictable, so we weren't sure whether or not he'll harm the heroes or not." Kendo said. "Well. He did try to kill Black Widow at first, but it was mainly because of the sudden explosion and influence by the scepter."
"Oh right, the scepter. That was a scary weapon." Awase said. "It basically manipulated everyone's mind to act differently in order to be caught off guard. I wouldn't want that near me."
"It basically turns you into someone else if it doesn't control your minds. That is messed up indeed." Shinso said, wondering why the scepter is so powerful compared to his Quirk. "It even terrifies me. It shouldn't be used by anyone unless they want to become a different person."
"And I'm still wondering whether or not it's sentient like Mjølnir. It surely feels like that both of them are."
"You aren't the only one who had the same thought." Sero agreed. "The scepter basically started to manipulate everyone's mind by itself."
"Imagine what would happen if Loki brainwashed All Might or Endeavor. The Pro Heroes would've been screwed because there's no way that both of them could resist the scepter's control." Iida told them about the possibility, which horrified them. "I wonder what the scepter is made out of. Is it made from the same energy as the Tesseract? It looks like it, especially the sound that it makes is similar to the HYDRA weapons."
"Yeah, it's probably made out of the same thing." Shoto said before sighing. "I wonder how many of these things are there. Will there be more artifacts that are as strong as the Tesseract and the scepter?"
"I hope not. Both of them are powerful enough. We don't need another one of them." Yaoyorozu couldn't begin to imagine the destructive power if there is something that is equally or more powerful than the Tesseract and Loki's scepter.
"Let's hope and pray that there aren't more shenanigans in the future stories." Tokage said. "I want to simply… enjoy heroes fighting normal threats like what Pro Heroes usually does on a daily basis. Don't you guys agree?"
"Definitely." Shoda agreed. "I want to see them kick the mafia's ass or something… ordinary for them."
"…Y'know. Aside from the amazing team of heroes assembling together to fight a common threat, the story taught us something." Iida said, as everyone stared at him. "It taught us that we should put our differences aside and work together in unity. We may have different personalities from one another and different goals of becoming a hero, but it shouldn't stop us from learning how to work as a team. When the situation calls for it, all of us need to work together for the common good. It doesn't matter whether we are rival classes or not, but the important thing is that we stick together like bread and butter."
"What a weird example in the last part, but I agree." Shoto agreed. "I kind of regretted not working with you guys during the Provisional License. I didn't join because you will hinder my Quirk, but now I see the importance of teamwork. I wouldn't have failed that exam if I wasn't arrogant enough to believe that I can pass on my own."
"It's alright, Todoroki. We all learned from our mistakes." Yaoyorozu reassured her friend, which made him slightly blush. "Anyway, Iida is right. We need to work together eventually in the future. If the six heroes who hated each other's guts managed to work together within the day, then we should succeed them with no problems when we two more years of learning to become a hero."
Kendo smiled, "I guess there's no harm to that. We'll probably eventually work together with our teachers in the future to adapt with each other's skills and abilities."
"Yeah, I'm kind of excited to work together with the class who faced the first version of the League of Villains and almost avoided expulsion by their moody teacher." Shoda said.
All of the Class 1-A students remained silent, but they couldn't deny that. They were glad that both classes are on good terms unlike the usual trope in old movies and televisions they've seen before. Meanwhile, Monoma remained silent but couldn't deny that working together with the 'superior' class would benefit him in the future.
"Anyway, I hope Black Widow is forgiven by the government. You could tell that she regretted her past actions. I'm sure she would've continued to become a weapon if Hawkeye didn't save her." Hagakure said.
"Yeah, I hope the red in her ledger is wiped out." Kendo said. "I like her. She may have been a villain once, but she changed. I guess a lesson about this story is that everybody changes. Hulk and Black Widow are considered villains, but they become heroes in the end. There's probably a… slight chance that villains in our world can… change."
"If so, then it isn't a common occurrence." Shoto said. "I haven't heard a lot of news about villains getting parole for having good behavior in prison."
"I know." Kendo agreed.
"Speaking of change, I hope Loki changed his ways." Nejire said. "Yeah, Loki may have killed innocent people within his arrival, but Black Widow probably killed more than him and she was forgiven instantly. I hope he receives help from his family and makes him realize that they care for him, even though they'll probably punish him first."
"I really hope so as well. The only reason Loki became a villain was because of the realization that his adoptive family doesn't 'love' him and desperately earned their approval. He then became a different person once he wielded that horrible scepter." Natsuo agreed. "I hope he overcomes the scepter's influence and reverts back to the old Loki before he became evil the next time we see him."
"It's unlikely to happen so soon though, but it doesn't mean it isn't a possibility." Fuyumi agreed with her brother until she received a headache. "Aagh!"
"You okay, sis?" Shoto asked worriedly.
Fuyumi nodded, "I-I'm fine. Say, when was the last time we met our father again?"
"I don't know, probably weeks ago at our old house." Natsuo answered, wondering why his big sister is bringing out the topic of their father when he doesn't want to talk about it. "Why do you ask?"
"Nothing." Fuyumi answered untruthfully. 'Why am I having memories of meeting my father, who was in a hospital bed, with the whole family. Mother was also there. I'm probably just tired.'
Meanwhile, Kiddo marked her down as the fifth person who was experiencing a time memory. He then departed until he saw Toga and Twice spying on the students. He noticed that Twice was acting unusual than before. As he took a closer look at him, Twice was touching all over his body slowly as if he 'survived' from something. He immediately knew that Twice was experiencing a time memory as well, marking him the sixth.
Cafeteria
Meanwhile, the heroes were having a meeting while Hawks didn't want to attend their 'boring' meeting and Nezu went to the therapist one more time. The heroes noticed that Nezu has better control of his rage now, otherwise, he would've been very disappointed with Loki because it reminded him of the scientists who experimented on him like an animal.
"So… the story was good, right?" Present Mic spoke.
"I suppose. I never thought an arrogant man like Tony Stark excels at teamwork. He acted like a child since he appeared, yet he listens to Steve Rogers' orders." Aizawa complimented him. "If anything, I never thought all of them would've work together. They were arguing a lot earlier. The concept of Avengers was essentially a bad idea from the start because of their contracting personalities, but they proved me wrong."
"It wouldn't be the first time you were proven wrong, Aizawa." All Might said. "Didn't you underestimate the Class 1-A?"
"I never really underestimate them. It's the same that I didn't underestimate my expelled students." Aizawa corrected him, which confused All Might. "Yes, I expelled my students and enrolled those who learned their lesson. You didn't know about that, did you now, All Might?"
"I… didn't." All Might answered before turning his attention to Nezu. "Is that true, sir?"
Nezu nodded, "It is indeed a fact. Eraserhead's teaching is different from anyone. He test the students' resolve to hero work by expelling them so that they would be determined to take the hero school seriously. His current students are the only ones who aren't expelled due to showing determination in the first day of class."
"And as a result, they missed the orientation." Vlad said.
"That is pointless for them. It's basically wasting time, as villains wouldn't simply wait for the heroes to finish their orientation or whatever event they are doing during break time." Aizawa defended his actions.
"It seems that we aren't going to talk about Kiddo." Thirteen said before realizing the weird name. "Why does he prefer the name 'Kiddo'? Isn't Melaris Dragonborn a good name?"
Mandalay raised her eyebrow, "You're asking that now? Seriously?"
"Well, I didn't think about it much because we were too focused on whether or not he is dangerous!" Thirteen defended herself.
"I suppose so. Maybe Ms. Midnight has an answer for that." Mandalay then turn her attention to Midnight who was silently sulking and staring at the ceiling. "Midnight, are you okay?"
"…"
"Nemuri!" Aizawa shouted at Midnight, which snapped out of her trance. "What's going on with you? You're acting… 'weird'."
"Says the weird guy." Midnight said while trying to form a smile. "I'm fine. I'm just thinking about something."
"Is it about Kiddo?" Present Mic asked curiously.
Midnight shook her head, "Nah. It's not about that. It's just… personal stuff."
"O-Okay… we aren't going force you to tell us." Present Mic understood his friend.
All Might then received a minor headache before turning his attention to Midnight, 'Y-You're… d… wait… why am I having these memories…?'
'He's the seventh.' Kiddo listed All Might on his note before teleporting away from the cafeteria. 'It seems that he has the memory after her death. So these guys are having memories from the recent timeline or after their deaths. Interesting, but terrible.'
Meanwhile, Amajiki and Sato were enjoying a meal from Lunch Rush. They were eating shawarma and taco. It was pretty good for them. They can tell the difference due to their taste. They ordered more, which Lunch Rush happily obliged for his customers.
Apocalyptic Workshop
In the workshop, Power Loader and Melissa are working with the boots while Hatsume was improving the arc reactor to make it last longer, though both tasks proved to be difficult. Neither of them were talking to each other due to the sheer focus they are displaying right now, which is actually terrifying to those who passed by.
'It looks like neither of them are experiencing a time memory. That's good.' Kiddo said mentally before teleporting to a different location.
Outside of the workshop, Eri was walking ahead while adorably playing with the toy Captain America shield and Iron Man repulsor gloves. Mirio stayed a bit behind, slightly shedding a tear that the little girl was enjoying herself a lot. He was glad that the experience in the theater deeply inspired her, which was a much faster result than in the U.A.
Doomsday Bar
Meanwhile, the villains were hanging in the bar as usual. Dabi and Shigaraki were frustrated that Thor and Iron Man had to appear in the story while the others simply enjoyed their anger and disappointment for the heroes. All For One was glad that Shigaraki isn't thinking much about Captain America anymore due to Iron Man before departing the bar.
"Tsk. I'm heading out." Dabi walked out the bar angrily after a sip of sake. He wasn't just disappointed with the appearance of Thor. He was also immensely disappointed with Loki who failed twice to achieve his goal. And neither goals were a great idea.
Shigaraki sighed angrily, "Tony Stark. Iron Man. I despise that tin can. I can turn him into dust easily."
"I don't think that's possible, Shigaraki." Mr. Compress said. "Tony Stark keeps upgrading his armor to the point that he probably doesn't need to carry it anywhere anymore. And even if your Quirk doesn't require five fingers, it's almost impossible to catch him with his sp-"
Shigaraki glared at him, "I didn't ask for your opinion, Compress."
"My apologies then." Mr. Compress apologized to his leader 'sincerely'.
Shigaraki sighed, "When will he die? It's like he's fighting against fate multiple times. He didn't even die at the portal. I already expected that he'll survive, but it sounds ridiculous whenever he is in a life and death situation!"
"I agree with you, but I don't think he can be killed easily." Spinner agreed that Iron Man should've died a lot by now. "It seems that his codename has a meaning after all. An iron that is hard to penetrate, but it'll eventually do so."
"I can't wait that long." Shigaraki said before getting up from his seat. "I'm going to be roaming around doing… whatever."
"Be wary of the h-" Kurogiri noticed that Shigaraki kneeled on the floor immediately. "Shigaraki! Are you okay!?"
"Tsk. I'm fine!" Shigaraki was suffering from a mild headache, but it eventually dispersed within seconds later.'What was that memory!? Sensei was possessing me!? I don't remember anything about that! The f*ck is going on!?'
'And that marks him the eighth person who is experiencing a time memory.' Kiddo listed it down in his notes. 'This is getting worse than I thought. I'm sure that their variants and other residents within the omniverse are going to experience a time memory within an hour.'
1 HOUR LATER
Lobby
After an hour had passed, all of the audience members were transported to the lobby. They noticed that the break time was much longer than usual. They even almost forgot that they were in the Doomsday Theater because of the enjoyment they have during the extended break. Kiddo then teleports in front of him with a new outfit that looks like armor (dark red in color), but the arms are unprotected. A few of them noticed that Kiddo had a worried expression on him.
"Kiddo?" Midoriya called him. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I have terrible news." Kiddo answered. "I'll be going away for a while."
"Away? Where are you going?" Yaoyorozu asked curiously.
"It's an important business, but I can assure you that it isn't something disastrous as the Pro Heroes are already suspecting." Kiddo stared at the heroes who immediately looked away. "Anyway, watching the MCU stories will have to halt for now."
"Really…?" Katsuma was slightly saddened by the news.
"BUT! Don't worry, you may not be able to watch the new stories but you can still be entertained one way or another." Kiddo said, as everyone wondered what he meant. "Occasionally, there's going to be other hosts that I invited. They'll entertain you guys until I arrive from my long business trip."
"So who are these hosts?" Aizawa asked cautiously.
"I don't know. I'll pick at random. There are so many deities across various multiverses to remember, you know." Kiddo answered. "Anyway, before I go. Please step into that teleporter."
"Where are we going to be teleported?" Dabi asked.
"To your rooms of course. It has been a long day from your perspective, hasn't it?" Kiddo answered. "You'll finally have to relax and take a shower."
"Finally!" Yaoyorozu cried out.
"I could use some rest and a fresh bath right now." Iida was glad that he could finally rest for a while. "It is essentially for students like us, everyone!"
"You're enthusiastic about resting, Iida. I honestly didn't expect that." Kaminari pointed out teasingly.
Dorms
As everyone cooperated with him, they stepped into the teleporter one by one. Upon teleporting to their destination. There was a long but big hallway with the left and rifht sides having numerous doors. The students were shocked by the gorgeous appearance of the hallway. They thought it would have a creepy appearance like the exterior design of the Doomsday Theater, but it surprisingly looks like royalty.
"Both sides are dormitories, but aren't designed for one gender." Kiddo said, as everyone was confused by what he meant. "Let me explain. All of you guys will be sharing rooms with a second person. It would be gender neutral as well, so a boy and girl can live in the same r-."
"REALLY!?" Mineta shouted excitedly.
"Except for you, Mineta. You'll be sharing with a boy obviously." Kiddo said brutally, much to Mineta's disappointment. "If any of you are concerned whether the boys… or girls… attempt to… do something naughty to you, know that I implanted a spell that prevents them from doing so… unless you give them consent of course."
"We… didn't need to know that…" Jiro said while immensely blushing.
"Yeah… that was… unnecessary…" Sero agreed while also immensely blushing.
"Anyway, some of your roommates will also be heroes or villains whether you like it or not." Kiddo added.
"You've got to be kidding me!" The heroes and villains exclaimed.
"Don't worry. Neither side will attack each other out of spite because I also implanted a similar spell that prevents them from doing so." Kiddo reassured them. "You rest assured that you'll be safe from being attacked."
"Well, that's a relief. I was worried that I can't sleep safely if I'm partnered with a hero." Mr. Compress said.
"And so," Kiddo snapped his fingers, as keys appeared on their hands. "There are numbers on your keys, please proceed to your designated rooms. Have a nice sleep, everyone."
When Kiddo teleported away, everyone went to their rooms according to the keys' numbers. Most of them were proud to have their chosen partners while others were utterly disappointed with theirs, especially Mineta and Aizawa. The villains couldn't believe that they'll have to sleep with the heroes. It was a pain in the ass.
LEFT SIDE
Shoto Todoroki & Fuyumi Todoroki (Room 1)
Tenya Iida & Nirengeki Shoda (Room 2)
Ibara Shiozaki & Yuga Aoyama (Room 3)
Touya Todoroki & Natsuo Todoroki (Room 4)
Jurota Shishida & Hitoshi Shinso (Room 5)
Minoru Mineta & Mezo Shoji (Room 6)
Himiko Toga & Jin Bubaigawara (Room 7)
Denki Kaminari & Kyoka Jiro (Room 8)
Atsuhiro Sako & Shuichi Iguchi (Room 9)
Shota Aizawa & Hizashi Yamada (Room 10)
Izuku Midoriya & Ochaco Uraraka (Room 11)
Ken Ishiyama & Sekijiro Kan (Room 12)
Katsuki Bakugo & Tomura Shigaraki (Room 13)
Eijiro Kirishima & Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu (Room 14)
Melissa Shield & Mei Hatsume (Room 15)
Ectoplasm & Kojiro Bondo (Room 16)
Tsuyu Asui & Kinoko Komori (Room 17)
Fumikage Tokoyami & Shihai Kuroiro (Room 18)
"We're roommates, Shoto!" Fuyumi expressed her delight that her roommate isn't somebody she doesn't know nor the villains.
Shoto smiled before nodding, "Yeah."
"I'm Tenya Iida! I am your roommate! Nice to meet you!" Iida introduced himself loudly while bowing to the Class 1-B's Vice Class Representative.
"Uh… yeah… nice to meet you too. I'm Nirengeki Shoda." Shoda introduced himself while wondering if the Class 1-A's Class Representative is too serious in general.
"Merci. We are roommates!" Aoyama said joyfully. "My dazzling light shall shine your vines!"
"…May the Lord save your soul." Shiozaki prayed while wondering if there's something wrong with Aoyama's 'dazzling' personality.
"Uh… nice to meet you?" Natsuo couldn't believe that his roommate is a villain. His luck was unbelievable, but there is something familiar about the villain. "Hey, have we met before?"
"…you saw me on TV. You obviously know about me." Dabi deflected the question with a simple answer while silently cursing Kiddo for placing him in the same room as his brother purposely. 'That damn deity. He knew that we were related.'
"Looks like we're roommates, Shinso." Shishida said.
Shinso nodded, "Yeah. Please take care of me."
"NOOOOO! I WANT A GIRL ROOMMATE!" Mineta cried out in despair that his roommate isn't a beautiful girl, but a muscular and hentai-tentacle boy.
Shoji patted the purple midget's grape head, "I'm sorry you're disappointed, Mineta."
"Toga! We're roommates! How amazing! HOW TERRIBLE!" Twice exclaimed joyfully… and angrily? He is happy to be together with Toga, especially having a memory that he doesn't recall.
"Aww… I wanted Izuku to be my roommate, but you're okay as well, Jin." Toga wishes that her roommate was her crush instead, which slightly broke Twice's heart.
Denki blushed, "I guess… we're roommates…?"
"Yeah…" Jiro couldn't say anything while her cheeks were blushing. She couldn't believe that the duncehead was her roommate. She isn't mentally ready to share a room with a boy.
"Thank heavens that my roommate is you, Spinner." Mr. Compress expressed his delight that his partner isn't a hero.
"Same with me. I don't think I can handle being in the same room as a false hero." Spinner agreed while glaring at the many false heroes before his eyes. 'If only my roommate was All Might. That would be a dream come true of being in the presence of a true hero.'
"OOOOH! YEAAAAAH!" Present Mic yelled joyfully that his roommate is his old friend. "It looks like we're going to stick together, Shota!"
Aizawa sighed in annoyance, 'Damn it, Kiddo.'
"W-W-We're roommates, D-Deku…" Uraraka said while trying to hide her blush.
"Y-Yeah…" Midoriya doesn't know what to respond while trying to contain his immense blush.
"It seems that we're roommates, Cementoss." Vlad then glared at the villains. "Good thing my roommate isn't a villain."
"Same." Cementoss agreed. 'But probably because Kiddo knows that you're going to argue with the villains, so he didn't allow you to have a roommate with one.'
"Why the f*ck are you my roommate?" Shigaraki asked his roommate while scratching his neck aggressively.
"Don't f*cking asked me! I don't want to live in the same room with you!" Bakugo yelled at him, as both of them glared at each other while trying to resist attacking each other lest they want to face a god's wrath.
"Yo, Tetsutetsu! We're roommates!" Kirishima exclaimed.
"Heck yeah!" Tetsutetsu was glad that Kirishima was roommate, as both of them then did a brother handshake while activating their Quirks.
"Oh no… my roommate is you." Melissa isn't sure whether she is glad to have Hatsume as her roommate or not.
"Why so down!? We're going to be best of tech buddies!" Hatsume then wrapped her arms around Melissa's neck happily, which made Melissa unsure whether Kiddo made a correct decision or not.
"My roommate is a student." Ectoplasm said before looking at his roommate. "Hello, Mr. Bondo."
"Uh… hi, sir…" Bondo greeted the teacher nervously while crying in secret. 'Why is my roommate a teacher!?'
"Hello, I'm your roommate. Tsuyu Asui." Asui introduced herself. "You may call me 'Tsu'."
"Nice to meet you, Tsu. I'm Kinoko Komori." Komori introduced herself to Froppy.
"Darkness." Tokoyami said to his roommate.
"Darkness." Kuroiro said the same thing to him as well.
"What's up with you guys?" Kaminari asked while trying to look away from Jiro.
RIGHT SIDE
Kurogiri & Yosetsu Awase (Room 19)
Pony Tsunotori & Tomoko Shiretoko (Room 20)
Higari Maijima & Nemuri Kayama (Room 21)
Mirio Togata & Eri (Room 22)
Shino Sosaki & Kota Izumi (Room 23)
Ryuko Tsuchikawa & Snipe (Room 24)
Katsuma Shimano & Maharo Shimano (Room 25)
Tamaki Amajiki & Nejire Hado (Room 26)
Yui Kodai & Toru Hagakure (Room 27)
Rikido Sato & Juzo Honenuki (Room 28)
Koji Koda & Manga Fukidashi (Room 29)
Momo Yaoyorozu & Itsuka Kendo (Room 30)
Mashirao Ojiro & Reiko Yanagi (Room 31)
Hiryu Rin & Kosei Tsuburaba (Room 32)
Sen Kaibara & Togaru Kamikiri (Room 33)
Yawara Chatora & Lunch Rush (Room 34)
Neito Monoma (Room 35)
Toshinori Yagi & All For One (Room 36)
"Hmm… so you're my roommate. I'm Kurogiri." Kurogiri introduced herself.
"I-I-I know who you a-are. I'm A-Awase." Awase introduced himself while stuttering. 'Damn it! Why is my roommate a villain!? Why can't it be Honenuki or Yaoyorozu!?'
"We're roommates, Ms. Pixie-Bob! I'm so glad!" Tsunotori was glad her roommate wasn't a villain. She couldn't have retained her cheerful personality if there was a gloomy villain with her.
Pixie-Bob nodded, "Yeah, you best behave now… AND OFTEN HAVE SOME FUN!"
"It looks like we're roommates, Midnight." Power Loader said. "So please stop acting seductive when we're sharing a room."
"You know I'm not going to do that~" Midnight teased her fellow teacher.
"Yeah! We're roommates, Lemillion!" Eri cheered.
"You're right!" Mirio was so tremendously happy that his roommate is Eri because someone needs to guard her. 'I'm glad Eri didn't partner with the villains or anyone she doesn't know. She deserves to be happy with someone she knows.'
Mandalay stared at Kota cheerfully, "It looks like you're sticking with your cousin, Kota."
"So it would seem…" Kota was kind of glad his roommate is a family member. He doesn't like to have a roommate without anyone else besides the Wild, Wild Pussycats and Izuku Midoriya.
"Oh no…" Snipe was distraught that his roommate was one of the Wild, Wild Pussycats members.
"What's wrong, Snipe? Aren't you glad that your roommate is a pretty, young girl?" Pixie-Bob teased him, much to his annoyance as she'll definitely talk about young boys constantly.
"We're roommates, sis, like before!" Katsuma said excitedly.
"Hmph. Kiddo made the right decision for you to be my roommate." Maharo doesn't want anyone else to be her roommate besides Katsuma.
Nejire poked Amajiki, "It seems we're roommates, Amajiki. I'm glad that my roommate is a friend of mine."
Amajiki tried to form a smile, "S-Same."
"Hi, I'm Toru Hagakure! The Invisible Girl! I'm your roommate!" Hagakure introduced herself to the Class 1-B student.
Kodai simply nodded, "I'm Yui Kodai."
"Hi, I'm your roommate. I'm Honenuki. Mudman" Honenuki introduced himself.
"I'm Sato. Sugarman." Sato introduced himself as well.
"It looks like I'm your roommate. Nice to meet you!" Fukidashi does a dramatic pose while there exclamation marks on his comic book speech bubble.
Koda nodded rapidly, "H-Hi."
Kendo chuckled, "It looks like we're sticking together again."
"Yeah, Kiddo must've done this on purpose." Yaoyorozu said while smiling.
"Uhm… Hi? I'm Ojiro." Ojiro was slightly frightened by his roommate's appearance.
"…You're spooky." Yanagi said, which utterly confused Ojiro by what she meant.
"Well, I guess Class 1-B sticks together." Tsuburaba said.
"Quèshí." Rin agreed, though Tsuburaba doesn't know what he meant.
"It looks like we're sticking together as well." Kaibara said.
"Yep." Kamikiri agreed.
"Nice to know that a fellow hero is my roommate." Tiger approved of his roommate.
"I'm more of a chef rather than a hero, but yeah, nice to know as well." Lunch Rush said.
"Hahaha! I have the room all to myself! That just shows how worthy I am!" Monoma shouted proudly while his classmates and schoolmates pitied him that he doesn't have anyone to talk to, though they wondered why he gets to have the room all for himself.
"Damn it." All Might clenched his fist angrily after knowing who his roommate was. "Why is it you!?"
"Probably because both of us are powerhouses, All Might." All For One answered while laughing. "Well, you used to be a powerhouse."
After greeting each other's roommates, they entered their room. Most of them head straight to the showers while others remained completely silent in their rooms due to the dissatisfaction with their roommates, especially the ones who are partnered with a villain. A few hours later, they were conversing and playing some games inside the room while others went to sleep immediately to avoid having eye contact with their roommates or being too awkward to talk with them.
"It seems they're settled in." Kiddo then flew outside of his Doomsday Theater to look at his majestic yet terrifying one last time before departing on his mission. He then teleported outside of the omniverse with ease.
5 MONTHS LATER
Lobby
During the course of five months, all of them were having different activities. They were playing some games, watching different stories that were introduced to them by different hosts that Kiddo sent, going on a date with their lovers, and more. They were having a blast to the point that they almost forgot about the situation in their world. All of them kind of missed Kiddo and the hosts he was sending. They were wondering if they're going to have a new host for this month.
"It has been five months since Kiddo departed on his mission." Uraraka said while rubbing someone's hair.
"Yeah, I kind of missed him." Midoriya was currently lying on Uraraka's lap while reading his notebook. "Wait. How do you know it's been five months?"
Uraraka chuckled, "Jiro asked those robot cleaners while she was on a date with Kaminari. She then told everyone soon after."
"Oh yeah, I should've asked them as well." Midoriya said. "But I was terrified that Hatsume would drag me to her shenanigans."
Suddenly, there was an earthquake (or more like a spacequake) in their current location which means that a new host will arrive soon. Everyone rushed to the lobby to know who the current host will be until Kiddo gets back. A minute later, a bright light of red, purple, and yellow shone at their eyes. A familiar host was then flying on the air while stretching his arms and fingers.
"Hey, guys." Kiddo greeted them.
"KIDDO!?" All of them shouted in disbelief.
"Wow. I noticed that some of you guys are a bit different." Kiddo observed everyone, noticing that some of them are dating or made new friends. "So yeah, I'm back after fixing the… personal business of mine… for 197 years."
"Huh? Hasn't it been five months?" Jiro asked while Kaminari was wrapping his arms around her.
"In this particular universe, it has been five months only. But elsewhere, it has been almost 200 years. The time perception is different due to the various timelines of the omniverse." Kiddo explained to them, though some of them didn't understand. "So how has it been for the last… five months… while I was gone? Were the hosts fun?"
"Yeah! They were so nice!" Eri cheered. "And showed us some new stories!"
"That's good." Kiddo was glad that the hosts he sent weren't treating them badly while he was gone, otherwise, he would've demolished their existence instantly. 'At least the author won't have to worry about making other reaction stories.'
"Does this mean that we're going… continue with the MCU now that you're back, Kiddo?" Yaoyorozu asked.
Kiddo smiled, "Yep."
Most of them cheered instantly that they're going to continue with the main reason they were invited to the party in the first place while others simply remained calm. Kiddo snapped his fingers at the MCU theater room section, as everyone rushed to get their food trays for snacks and meals. All of them rushed inside while the ones who were behind walked inside calmly.
"Let Phase 2 commence." Kiddo said before sighing. "Oh, how I missed this."