My Hero Superman AU; Reign of the Multiversal Supermen by @itsupermanti, Part 1(Prologue) Superman; Man of Steel
(Artwork by SkrubPhace on Deviantart)
We open up with a clear view of the Musutafu skyline in Japan.
Superman(voice over): My name is Hisashi Midoriya, I was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton.
A man in a red and blue costume wearing a cape with a golden “S” symbol on it is seen flying amongst the buildings in the city. This is Hisashi Midoriya, Kal-El of Krypton.
Superman(voiceover): I was sent to Earth as an infant by my birth parents, Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van to save me from Krypton’s destruction. I was adopted by Josuke and Chiyo Shuzenji, who raised and loved me as there own son.
Superman(voiceover, as a thug uses their quirk to set a building on fire while fighting the pro hero Deatharms): They taught me right from wrong, and that EVERYONE mattered. Even when it became apparent that I was different from everyone else. That I was stronger.
Superman(voiceover, as he flies in and puts out the fire with his ice-breath): More POWERFUL than everyone else. After learning of my origin, I realized that I could help others, show them a better way.
Superman(voiceover, while subduing the thug with his super speed): I could lead by example.
Superman(voiceover, as the police place quirk dampening cuffs on the thug and crowd of civilians and news reporters swarm him): Instead of showing everyone what someone as powerful as me COULD do…
Superman(voiceover, as he smiles warmly at everyone): I show them what someone as powerful as me SHOULD do.
Superman(voiceover, as he slowly starts floating into the sky as he tells everyone to have a great day, with Deatharms glaring at him for showing him up as a vigilante): This is why I stand as Earth’s Champion, why I’m the one that people chose to call…
Superman(voiceover, as he is shown flying towards UA): SUPERMAN, MAN OF STEEL, the Symbol of Hope.
Hisashi is seen flying over the gates of UA, with many students crowding at the windows and looking up from their places in various the training grounds, trying to get a clear look of him as he flies by.
He approaches one of the more heavily reinforced training gyms before setting down, and walking in. As he enters, we see that the gym is currently in use both two people, both moving so fast they only appear as blurs to normal with, albeit one of the blurs is also leaving behind trails of lightning.
The two blurs stop to reveal themselves as two grown men.
Superman(voiceover, as the first of the two men is shown): Toshinori Yagi, known to the public as All Might. He was Nana Shimura’s other protege, the one she didn’t tell about her connection to me. He was the one who inherited the quirk One for All from her. When I retired, he assumed the role I used to have. A symbol of peace, unfortunately peace doesn’t always last…He was gravely injured in a fight against All for One, and lost a large portion of his stomach.
Superman(continuing his voiceover, as he turn to the other man): Tensei Iida, he’s an old friend of mine, he worked alongside me, Inko, Enji, and Haruto, among others to protect people from secret threats that were too big for a group of normal Pros to handle themselves, no matter how powerful their quirks were. His family’s engines allow him to tap into a pocket dimension he discovered called the speedforce. Normally the engines in his body allows him to run as fast as a racecar, but with the speedforce, he could outrun light itself, and vibrate his body at various frequencies to pull off a lot of things. When I retired, he lost his speedforce connection and assumed the family name of Ingenium. He got injured while confronting the Hero Killer, Stain. He’s experience helped him come close to stopping him, but Stain used his quirk on Tensei and nearly killed him, leaving him paralyzed.
Superman(as he walks over to them): These two men were both injured to the point that they normally would’ve never been able to help others ever again. That is, if I didn’t help them.
Superman(speaking out loud): I see that you two have recovered alright.
All Might(turns to him): That is correct!
All Might(voiceover as a flashback is shown of him being operated on using Kryptonian technology): Thanks to your alien technology, Recovery Girl was able to replace nearly my entire missing stomach!
Tensei(speeding next to Hisashi in a blur of lightning): And thanks to that “Speed Formula” Jor-El came up with, I was able to restore my Speedforce connection.
(Flashback)
Tensei is shown sitting in a wheelchair, with he old teammates, Hisashi, Inko, Enji, and Haruto standing behind him alongside his younger brother Tenya, for support as he begins to recite the “Speed Formula” he was given.
Tensei(flashback): 3X2(9YZ)4A!
Tensei is then seen being struck by lightning, causing his Tenya to begin panicking, only for a blur to run out of the clearing smoke. It is shown that the ruined wheelchair was the only thing left. The blur stops in front of Tenya, revealing itself to be Tensei, who has regained the use of his legs thanks to the Speedforce’s gift of speed healing.
(Flashback end)
Tensei(excited): Not only have I regained the use of my legs, but I regained ALL of my old abilities!
Hisashi(smiling at his old friend): You just gave yourself a mental block after my “death”, you limited your ability to use the speedforce. My father was able to create the Speed Formula after we ran a scan on Tenya while he was running. The formula only acted as an amplifier for your connection, allowing you to heal.
Tensei(shocked): You mean?
Hisashi(nods his head): You never lost your Speedforce connection, you just thought you did, but your engines kept you connected to it, even Tenya could learn to access it.
Tensei(smirking): Well regardless…
Tensei pulls out a golden ring with a lightning bolt symbol on it, and press a hidden button on it. A red and gold costume pops out of it. Tensei grabs the costume and became a red and gold blur of lightning as he puts it on at superspeed.
Flash(wearing the Injustice Flash costume, with special slots for the engines on his arms): The Flash lives again!
Toshinori(shrinking down, but looking much bigger and healthier than before, matching Hisashi’s own physique): And I can now properly maintain my muscle form!
Hisashi(turning to Toshinori): My father figured that your “Muscle Form” is the result of a Meta Gene activating in your body as a way to allow you to safely use One for All.
Hisashi(as a figure is seen walking up behind him): Your Meta Gene allowed your body to safely adapt to One for All’s energy, and now you can assume that form whenever you’d like, regardless of the fact you don’t have access to One for All’s stockpiled energy anymore.
???(talking up from behind Hisashi): Which is perfect.
Three men turn around to see a lanky, scrawny man wearing a suit and glasses, with dark green hair that has a yellow streak along his bangs. This is Toshinori’s former sidekick, Sir Nighteye, and he appears to be glaring at the Man of Steel and the Fastest Man Alive.
Superman pinched his nose and suppresses a groan as Nighteye approaches, already having an idea of what the man will say.
Nighteye(maintaining his glare on Superman): Japan needs All Might, especially now that YOU and your friends have caused new stronger threats to emerge.
Toshinori(trying to reason with the pro): Mirai please. According to Endeavor, these new threats have always been here.
Toshinori(gesturing to Superman and Flash): They simply kept them hidden from the public to prevent mass panic.
Nighteye(still glaring at Superman): Then why didn’t he decide to share his technology with the world? We could’ve healed you sooner, then you wouldn’t have had to pass on One for All!
Nighteye: Hell, we could’ve killed All for One already!
Superman(glaring right back): WE don’t kill.
Nighteye(taken aback): Excuse me? But this is the real world! Sacrifices have to be made!
Superman(maintaining his glare): My team and I only resort to ending a life as an absolutely last resort. We always try to find ways to subdue and contain a threat first.
Nighteye(glaring right back): Then why not work WITH the Hero commission? Think of how much more you cou-
Superman(interrupting him): And have them treat us like weapons? Face it, you’re just another soldier in their ever growing army! Toshinori’s different, he’ll save as many lives as he can or die trying.
Nighteye(getting frustrated, and shrugging off Toshinori when he placed his hand on his shoulder): LIKE YOUR SON?!?! HE NEARLY RUINED MY INVESTIGATION OF THE EIGHT PRECEPTS BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO LET ME ASK QUESTIONS TO THE GIRL!!!
Superman(eyes glowing): THAT “GIRL” IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER!!! AND YOU WANTED TO INTERROGATE HER OVER HER TRAUMATIC PAST, A PAST WE HELPED HER MOVE ON FROM!!!
Nighteye: YOU ALL NEARLY RUINED MY MOVE AGAINST OVERHAUL!!!
Flash(speaking up): YOU NEARLY DIED AGAINST HIM!!! INKO AND SUPERBOY SAVED YOU WHEN THEY CONFRONTED CHISAKI FOR WHAT HE DID TO AN INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL!!!
Nighteye was about lash out on the speedster as well, until a voice spoke up from behind them.
Nezu(from his place on Inko’s shoulder): I suggest you take your leave, Sasaki, NOW. Or do you really WANT young Eri’s family to make you wish for death?
Wonder Woman glares at Nighteye for everything he said to her husband, ESPECIALLY concerning Eri, with lightning coursing in her eyes.
Nighteye(turns and starts leaving, and glares at them over his shoulder): Fine, side with the alien vigilante! Just don’t expect me to EVER help him!
Toshinori(turning to the couple): I’m sorry about him, he gets stubborn whenever he’s proven wrong. Especially since he learned that Young Eri is able to use One for All better than any other user before her.
Wonder Woman(turning to him with her eyes back to normal): You don’t need to apologize for him, he’ll see he’s wrong, eventually…
Flash(addressing Nezu): Did you need anything sir?
Nezu: Why yes actually! Please, follow us.
———
The heroes and principal arrive at a UA testing ground that appears to contain various odd looking pieces of technology being inspected by specialists. Upon a closer look, Flash realizes that they are familiar with this technology.
Tensei(worried): This is Intergang’s Apokoliptian tech! What’s it doing here?
One of the detectives overseeing the inspections hear this, and begins walking over, revealing themselves as Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi, aka True Man, All Night’s trusted friend in the police force.
Naomasa(explaining): We confiscated all this during a joint raid on an Intergang base with assistance from Green Lantern and Endea-sorry, Batman’s help.
Naomasa(gesturing to all the tech): Enji instructed us not to take any of this to the Commission, so we brought it here to be analyzed and catalogued before Haruto would transport it off planet to Oa.
Naomasa(scratching the back of his head over the last bit of his statement): I’m still processing the fact that a well known vigilante has actually been a space cop this entire time.
Toshinori(raising an eyebrow): Then why did Nezu come get us?
Another detective walks up to them, slowly changing shape until they had green skin, And red eyes, with a blue and red costume. This is the Detective John Jotaro/J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter.
J’onn: I was the one who sent for you.
Hisashi(offering his hand): It’s good to see you again J’onn
J’onn(shaking his hand and accepting a hug from Inko): Likewise, but I called for you because we are best suited to handle this any situation that may arise during this inspection.
Tensei(curious): Then where are Haruto and Enji?
J’onn: They are currently on their way to retrieve Orin so we can have the whole League on-site.
Inko(smiling): This might be the first time the whole League will be together for a mission since Hisashi and I retired.
Toshinori(confused alongside Naomasa): Who’s Orin, and what do you mean by the “League”?
Tensei(turns to them while pulling his cowl off with a smile): Whenever we would all meet up and work together, we all agreed that if anyone ever saw us working together, we would introduce ourselves as the Justice League.
Nezu(grinning): You paid homage to the Justice Society!
Hisashi(smiling): Yes, they were my inspiration growing up. I knew that I was powerful, but I recognized that I still had limits and after a talk with Nana, she inspired me to put together a team, so that we can help each other with threats none of us could handle alone.
Inko(continuing): We each have our specialty in the group, with a unique background. Orin is Aquaman, the King of Atlantis.
Naomasa+Toshinori(shocked): ATLANTIS IS REAL?!?!
Their shouts stun some of the detectives and specialists as they’re working, making them stop to process what they just heard. They then decide to keep working and deal with that information later.
Nezu(claps his hands together): How exciting! To think that such an ancient civilization still exists to this day!
Eraserhead(walks onto the field with Class 1-A, confused by all the equipment): What the hell is going on here?
Eraserhead(looking around): We were going to hold some training exercises here! What is all this stuff?!
Powerloader(walking up while pushing a cart full of teach): This is alien tech confiscated from an Intergang base, we’re analyzing and cataloging everything before Green Lantern takes it off world.
Powerloader(looking at the rest of the tech): I’d stay away from here, we’re still not sure what everything here does yet.
Shinso(wearing his new archer gear as Green Arrow, mumbling to himself): Of course it’s alien tech…
Momo+Midoriya Siblings: Hey, we resent that!
Nezu(hopping into Eraserhead’s scarf): Actually, the class can help make the process go along much faster!
Nezu(addressing the class): As a hero, you could all find yourselves helping perform tasks such as this in order to help minimize possible risks.
Superman(voiceover as the class and Justice League members present begin helping catalog the alien tech): Everything seemed to be going well at first.
Superman(voiceover as Izuku and Eri are shown lifting large crates while being guided by Ochaco into a stack of tech ready to be transported): Nothing out of the ordinary…
Superman(as Shouto and Momo are seen performing scans on some of the tech while Kota makes a list of them): Everything was going along smoothly…
Superman(as the rest of the class are seen helping the researchers present): We should have known that something bad was going to happen.
Superman(as Bakugo was shown picking up a device, only for it to zap him): Especially with Katsuki involved in hero training that ISN’T combat training…
Bakugo(screaming in pain): DAMNIT!!!
Bakugo(looking down at the device, before throwing it down): STUPID PIECE OF ALIEN TECH!!!
Powerloader(trying to stop him): WAIT, DON’T!!!
However as soon as the device hits the ground it begins sparking, before it begins pulsing and producing a booming sound!
Naomasa(concerned): What’s happening?!
Manhunter(explaining): That’s a motherbox! Haruto said that it got hit and damaged during the raid!
Powerloader(turning to Bakugo): Why would you throw a piece of malfunctioning alien tech unto the ground?!
Bakugo(annoyed): Stupid thing’s probably won’t even work any-
Bakugo is caught off as the motherbox shoots beams into the sky across the city that begin expanding into portals.
Bakugo(with everyone staring at him for being an idiot): -way?
All Might(assuming his muscle form): What’s it doing?
Flash(putting his cowl back on): It’s opening boom tubes!
Wonder Woman(summoning her sword and shield): Get ready for anything!
As the portals stabilize, human looking figures can be seen coming out of each. They each appeared to be wearing a costume of some kind with cape. They’re all also hovering in the air after they exit their respective portals.
But the most discerning feature to note, is that many of them appear to have glowing red eyes.
A muscular man with white hair, wearing a red and white costume with no sleeves and metal bracers coming out of the portal above the city outskirts: What the hell just happened?!
A man in a red and white costume with graying hair and a mustache, a symbol that looks like an “O” in downtown Musutafu: Where are we?!
A teenager wearing a black, yellow and blue costume that came with the previous man: I don’t know dad!
A child sized figure wearing a demonic looking mask with a red cape, above the rural parts of the city: I’LL TAKE THIS WORLD!!!
A blonde man wearing a red and blue costume, with eagle shaped shoulder pads and a cape that looks like the American flag, above the Musutafu News’ Building: WHAT THE F*#^?!?!
A muscular old man with long gray hair, coming out on Dagobah beach, catching his breath: What did you do, Brandon?
A young man with brown hair, wearing a a blue and silver costume with a red cape, hovering over the mountains near the city: You can’t get away that easily father, we were meant to be gods!
A man with black hair and curl on his front bang, wearing a red and blue costume with a “U” symbol on his chest, addressing the group that came with him, in the remains of what used to be the League of Villains’ bar: Another world for us to conquer, let’s wait and see who stands in our way before proceeding, shall we?
A blond man wearing a black and yellow costume, with a blue cape and a yellow glowing “S” on his belt, putting his hands up to keep a group of people away from him with a scared look on his face: Stay away from me! I don’t want to hurt anyone!
A familiar looking teenager wearing a black and red costume with silver lining, with a red cape, and a familiar “S” shield and a grin on his face, in the forest surrounding the city, seeing all the people come out of the portals using his powers: This should be fun…
And lastly at the portal at the UA testing ground;
A blonde man wearing a red and black costume with an odd three pointed silver symbol on his chest, looking down on them: Who are you people?
His eyes start glowing: IS THIS ANOTHER TRICK TO IMPRISON ME?!?!?!
Superman(hovering in front of him): Just calm sir.
Superman(holding his hands out in a calming manner): Just tell us who you are, and we can help you.
Mystery Man(glaring at him): I’M THE PLUTONIAN!!!
Plutonian(shooting his beams at Hisashi): NOW WHY DON’T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!?!
The beam seemingly hits Hisashi right in his face. The now named Plutonian keeps firing his beam, expecting the man in front of him to start burning, only for his beam to be pushed back by Superman’s own. The Plutonian’s eyes widen at seeing someone with his abilities, before he is tackled out the air by All Might, Shazam, and Supergirl.
Plutonian(getting madder): GET OFF OF ME!!!
He throws them off of him before he gets pushed into a wall by the Flash.
Flash(charging the Speedforce into the engines on his arms as they dispel huge bursts of flames with lightning): SPEEDFORCE BLITZ!!!
Tensei then begins delivering a flurry of punches much faster than what All Might could ever hope to accomplish in his prime. He then delivers a final punch strong enough to punch the man through the wall.
Wonder Woman(addressing the students and Eraserhead): Get everyone to safety, we’ll try and contain him!
As the students start getting all the specialists and detectives to safety, the Plutonian charges back through the hole he was punched through and attempts to grab Tensei by the neck, only for him to phase through his hand and disappear in a flash of lightning, helping evacuate the training ground, as the security alarms start going off.
The Plutonian is then slashed by Inko’s sword, resulting in him bleeding from a wound on his chest, making his eyes widen.
Plutonian(shocked): You actually hurt me?!
Plutonian(telekinetically pushing everyone back): NO ONE HURTS ME!!!
As he is pushing back the heavy hitters, he fails to notice an arrow flying towards his face until it explodes and releases a burst of sticky goop on his eyes distracting him.
Plutonian(trying to pull the goop off of his eyes): ARGH!!!
Green Arrow(notching another arrow): This was definitely a better motif to go with.
Batman(pulling out batarangs along with Robin): GET HIM!!!
Superboy, Supergirl and Uravity tackle Plutonian as he manages to get the goop out of his eyes, forcing him to the ground using their combined telekinesis’ and gravity manipulation to force him down.
Supergirl(eyes glowing): JUST STAY DOWN!!!
Superman(charging in to help keep him down along with Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter): Keep him down!
Superboy(feeling a force building up against their own): Wait, STAY BACK!!!
Superboy(reinforcing Ochaco’s defense with his telekinesis): HE’S TELEKINETIC!!!
However his warning comes to late, and the enraged Plutonian manages to send the two parents and their daughter flying off him, sending Ochaco through a wall, Eri into a container of Intergang tech, and Izuku straight up into space.
Superman(voiceover as Denki goes rushing in): Who is this guy?!
Superman(voiceover as Shazam and Troy start raining down blows with magical lightning and enchanted weapons): His powers are similar to a Kryptonian’s, but according to Izuku their telekinetic.
Superman(voiceover as he flies in to land a punch after Denki and Mina were pushed back): And his symbol doesn’t match any Kryptonian family.
Superman(voiceover as he grabs the Plutonian, keeping him in place): So WHERE did he come from?!
As Superman struggles to keep his opponent in place, he suddenly loses his hold as Plutonian was hit by one of the empty containers that was telekinetically thrown by Supergirl.
Plutonian(realization dawning on him as he glares at Eri): You’re just like me!
Supergirl: Yeah, but I have backup!
Plutonian suddenly finds himself struck by batarangs that attach to him before emitting sonic blasts, disorienting him and making him fall to the ground.
Robin(pulling out more batarangs and asking Batman and Green Arrow): Think that got him?
Green Arrow(with his bow ready, seeing Plutonian rises from the crater he made): You just had to jinx it kid!
Before the Plutonian could take another step, he was suddenly crushed a green construct of a cargo boat by Green Lantern.
Green Lantern(picking them up in a green bubble): GIVE HIM EVERYTHING!!!
As soon as the Plutonian breaks the construct boat, he is immediately hit with a rapid assault of punches by Manhunter, Flash and All Might and is then struck by lightning by Shazam and is forced to stay in place as gravity is increased on him by Uravity as Supergirl, Troy and Wonder Woman fly straight at him.
Supergirl+Troy+Wonder Woman(as they all deliver a punch together): PRINCESS IMPACT!!!
The combined punch is strong enough to send the Plutonian flying out of UA completely and into Musutafu.
Superman(hovering into the air): We have to make sure he doesn’t hurt anymore people!
Hisashi takes off after the Plutonian, while on the shores of Dagobah Beach, a green watercraft emerges, before fading away to reveal Haruto Yaoyozoru, the Green Lantern, King Orin of Atlantis, the Aquaman, and Enji Todoroki, the Batman.
Batman(wearing a red and black batsuit, think “Justice League 3000” Batman, stepping unto the beach): Thanks for coming back Orin.
Green Lantern: Yeah, it just wouldn’t feel right without the entire League being back.
Aquaman(addressing his old friends): No need, it was getting boring without any action anyway.
As they walk on the beach heading towards the waterfront, they spot the injured man in a cape that had come out of one of the portals earlier, they run over to check on him.
Aquaman(kneeling down to check on the man): Sir, what happened to you?!
Old Man(slowly catching his breath): My son, he’s being manipulated! Him and a group of other heroes tried to kill me!
Old Man(looking down): All because I ignored my brother’s ramblings that we could be gods.
The group of four then hear a sonic boom as an object is seen being sent into orbit.
Green Lantern(looking at the object): What was that?!
Batman(getting serious): Not sure, but whatever it is, it came from UA.
They then here another sonic boom, and the old man tries to get back up, only to fall down unto his knees.
Old Man(trying to force himself back up): That must be Brandon! I have to stop him!
Aquaman(catching the man as he starts to fall over): Go check it out, I’ll keep an eye on him.
As his two friends leave to investigate, Orin turns back to the old man.
Aquaman: Do you have a name I can call you?
Old Man(confused): You don’t know who I am?
Aquaman(raising an eyebrow): Should I?
Old Man: I’m the Utopian.
Aquaman(confused): Who?
Meanwhile, within Earth’s upper atmosphere, Izuku manages to catch and stop himself from the knock back of Plutonian’s telekinetic push.
Superboy(shaking his head to clear it): Okay, so he’s a strong telekinetic…
Superboy(eyes glowing with power): But I’m a stronger one.
Izuku then rockets back down to earth, igniting as he re enters the atmosphere, at around Mach 7.
The Plutonian is seen having crash landed in the middle of Downtown Musutafu. He recovers quickly, and with a roar of anger, he pushes aside the debris of the crater he landed in, only to be called out by a young voice.
???:Hey!
The Plutonian turns around to be greeted by the sight of a teenager in a yellow, blue and black costume, wearing a mask and what appears to be an “i” on his chest, hovering before him.
Plutonian(eyes glowing): AND WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?!?!
???: I’m Invincible!
Invincible(flying straight at the Plutonian): And I’m stopping-
However, before Invincible is able to land a hit, a red, and blue blur shoots down from the sky and nails the Plutonian into the ground!
Superman(pushing Plutonian down): Remember me?
Superman(turns to Invincible): I suggest you leave son, this man is out of your league!
Invincible(confused): Who are you?!
Superman(smiling): A friend.
???: Is that so?
A red and white blur then flies straight at Hisashi and pushes him off the Plutonian.
???(stopping in the air to reveal the man with graying hair that was with Mark earlier): Any chance YOU were the one that brought us here?
Invincible(shocked): Dad, what are you doing?!
Omniman(turning to his son): Getting some answers!
As Hisashi recovers, he is suddenly hit by a beam of heat vision that barely even affects him. Looking up he sees a blond man with an American flag cape looking at him stunned.
Homelander: WHAT THE F*#^?!?!?! HOW DID YOU SURVIVE THAT?!?!
Hisashi then picks up an object flying straight for him and uses his superspeed to dodge aside, avoiding the demonic looking child.
Superman(voiceover): Another one?! Who are these people?
Superman(voiceover, as he spots the approaching Omniman): They must of come through the portals as well!
Superman(raising his hands in a calming manner): Listen, there was an accident with a piece of alien tech, it opened portals across the city and pulled you all through.
Superman: If you all just calm down, we can help you get back to where you came from.
Homelander(eyes glowing with anger): NO ONE TELLS ME WHAT THE F*#% TO DO!!!
Brightburn(eyes glowing with a growl): TAKE THE WORLD!!!
Omniman(glaring at him): And why should we listen to you?!
The Plutonian then fully recovers and heads straight for Superman, only to be intercepted by a red and blue blur coming straight from the sky crashing down on him!
Superboy(eyes and hands glowing with telekinetic power): Stand down, NOW!!!
Plutonian(pushing Izuku off of him): Make me kid!
(Cue “One Hundred Percent” by Brandon Yates)
As Superboy does battle with the Plutonian, Homelander and Brightburn charge at Superman, with Invincible scolding his father.
Invincible(scolding his father): I told you, even though you’re from earlier in our timeline, I won’t just let you pick fights with people!
Omniman(annoyed): I’m just trying to get us some answers!
Invincible(throwing his hands in the air): Fine! Go get them, see how well that goes for you!
As Omniman joins in fight against Superman, All Might arrives alongside Wonder Woman, Shazam, Supergirl, Troy and Uravity along with the Flash, as they begin getting everyone to safety as a News Helicopter begins reporting the mayhem.
Meanwhile, Elsewhere;
A man with orange red hair(who happens to look A LOT like Dr Doofensmirtz) is watching the News report and sees the battle that is occurring. This is the Quirk supremest, Re-Destro.
New Reporter(on-screen): We can see Superman and most of the Justice League engaging these mystery men, with assistance from heroes-in-training Superboy, Uravity, Shazam, Troy, and the third Green Lantern as well as All Might and the young controversial Supergirl.
News Reporter(as Re-Destro begins making a call): This battle can only be described as a “Clash between Supermen”.
Re-Destro(as soon as his call is answered): Activate him.
Re-Destro(as a man with mechanical parts connected to cables is shown, wearing the symbol of Superman on his chest): Its time our TRUE leader made a comeback!
As soon as the order is given, the man opens his eyes to reveal a menacing red glow.
Meanwhile, Batman and Green Lantern are seen approaching downtown when they spot a red and yellow blur passing by them and leaving civilians behind. The blur then stops to reveal Tensei who spots them approaching him.
Batman(with a serious tone): What’s the situation?
Flash(setting a civilian down): A motherbox malfunctioned and opened portals across the city.
Flash(continuing): Some guys came out of them and they have powers similar to Hisashi’s.
Flash(turning towards the sounds of destruction): We don’t know how many came through.
Green Lantern(landing next to them): I think we ran into one of them on the beach, Orin stayed behind to keep an eye on him.
Batman(turning to Haruto): Go help them protect civilians from getting caught in the crossfire!
As Green Lantern is about to take off towards the battle, the noise of a loud, powerful engine is heard heading towards them, making him pause.
They turns towards the noise and see a jet black sports car, reminiscent of a 2022 Chevy Corvette C8 with a bat emblem on its hood, speed past them.
Flash(confused): Was that a Batmobile?!
Batman(concerned): That was Shouto’s!
Batman(pressing a button on his gauntlet): It’s not equipped to deal with Kryptonians, get going Haruto! I’ll be there as fast as I can!
As Green Lantern flies off, Izuku is seen punching the Plutonian across the face hard enough to make the windows around them shatter from the force.
Plutonian attempts to blast Izuku with his heat vision, only for the beam to seemingly stop in midair, before being caught off all together!
Plutonian(shocked): WHAT THE HELL?!?!
Superboy(punching him across the face): You’re telekinetic…
Superboy(smirking as his eyes glow): But I’m better at using mine.
The Plutonian recoils from the last punch thrown and feels something over his lips. He touches his lip and when he brings his hand away, he sees blood on it. His eyes widen as he realizes that his nose is bleeding from the last punch across the face!
Plutonian(stunned): How?
Superboy: My telekinesis can overpower yours.
Superboy(catching his punch, resulting in the windows around them to shatter): I simply pushed through your personal field, AND RIPPED IT APART!!!
Superboy(pulling him closer and putting him in a full-Nelson hold): I’M ENDING THIS, NOW!!!
Izuku then flies up into the sky fast enough to push back the other fighters around him. His take off pushed Homelander away from Mina and All Might, Brightburn away from Eri and Ochaco, Invincible away from Denki, and Omniman away from Hisashi and Inko. They all look up at Izuku as he carries Plutonian up into the air, before firing his heat vision as hot as he can, causing his Solar energy to begin to pour out of his body.
Plutonian(panicking as he feels himself start to fall apart): WAIT, NO!!! STOP!!! I DON’T WANT THIS!!! I WANT TO LIVE!!!
Superboy(looking like a human star): SUPER FLARE!!!
Izuku lights up and explodes like a miniature supernova, nearly blinding most of the people looking at him.
(End song)
Uravity(seeing her boyfriend seemingly explode): IZUKU!!!
Supergirl(punching Brightburn back and flying up to her father): DAD!!!
The batmobile drifts to a stop, with Shouto and Kota stepping out to see the results of Izuku’s super move as the two Green Lanterns arrive.
Robin(spotting something falling from the sky): Is that him?
Batman(taking a closer look): No it’s not.
The object lands in front of the batmobile, revealing it to be a probe of alien origin, with deep scorch marks, leading them to realize just what it was.
Green Lantern(scanning the probe): This probe is like nothing in this universe!
Green Lantern(looking at her father): So you’re saying he was a probe the entire time?
Green Lantern(standing up): He probably developed his own consciousness and reformatted himself into a humanoid form.
Uravity(running up while looking up): But where’s Izuku?!
Supergirl then lands besides them, supporting her father as they touch down. Izuku’s hair and eyes have turned into their natural green color due to jettisoning his store of solar energy.
Homelander(recovering from the show of power he just witnessed): Impossible…I’M SUPPOST TO BE THE STRONGEST!!!
However before Homelander can go charging at the depowered Izuku, a ringing sound begins emitting from all the screens around them, making everyone clutch their ears in pain, before the sound stops and the screens go blank. And an ominous robotic voice is heard from the screens as a words begin appearing.
Voice(echoing and coming from all of the screen displaying what is being said): So-so-so-so-so-so…
Voice(stops echoing): WhAt CaN yOu Do?!
Before anyone can question what is happening, an red, blue, and black blur crashes down from the sky, kicking up a large cloud of dirt as it creates a large impact crater where it landed.
Superman(voiceover): I should’ve known these strange visitors wouldn’t be our only problem…
The smoke clears to reveal a man who resembles Re-Destro, but with cybernetic parts and red and blue armor plating with a chest piece that bares the symbol of the house of El(think New 52 Cyborg Superman/Zor-El).
Superman(voiceover): What did Rikiya do?!
???: Now THIS is truly interesting!
Everyone turns towards this new voice, and are shocked to see another Izuku, wearing a red, black and silver costume(GodFall armor), hovering down.
Izuku?(grinning): Pardon my intrusion…
Izuku?(eyes glowing): But is there room for some “Superboys” in this dance?
As he finishes his question, what appears to be an army of Izuku and Denki look-a-likes begin descending from the sky.
Cyborg Superman(grinning as well): Perfect, this will be the greatest test of my new power!
Cyborg Superman(eyes glowing): The world shall know of the rebirth of Destro!
Superman(voiceover, as the army of Superboys and the Cyborg Superman approach): Things just got a whole lot worse…
To Be Continued…
Stay tuned for Part 2, Superboy; Teen of Steel!
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BnHA 326: What’s up Kids, It’s Me, Your Old Pal Stain
Previously on BnHA: Ochako shamed the U.A. Clown Mob into letting Deku go back inside his own fucking school by giving them an hour-long speech about how not to be humongous dickheads. Kouta and Gigantic Fox Lady saved the manga by being the only ones brave enough to give Deku a hug. Shouto was all “man, all this togetherness sure does remind me of that promise you made that we would handle Touya together which you immediately bailed on, doesn’t it, Dad.” Aizawa was all, “for the one and a half people out there who thought that my losing an eye and a leg might actually make me less sexy, I’m very happy to prove you wrong.” All Might was all, “[standing outside the U.A. fortress alone in the rain talking to someone or something??].” Like seriously, what was up with that though.
Today on BnHA: All Might is all “here I am in Kamino having a belated mid-life crisis because Deku abandoned me and I’m a terrible mentor and everything sucks and I hate myself.” Stain is all, “don’t make me come over there and give you a ten page speech about why you’re still the goat while menacingly holding you at swordpoint the entire time” because idk if you knew this guys, but Stain is pretty crazy actually. Anyway so he does that, and then All Might gets all emotional, and then the lady from chapter 92 shows up and gives All Might’s statue an encouraging pep talk, and then Horikoshi is all “and it even stopped raining lol can you believe this shit I’m not even a little bit subtle,” and he really isn’t. But I still got emotional anyway, because seeing people reassure All Might that everything he’s struggled for his entire life hasn’t been in vain just got to me okay. Horikoshi knows I am weak to the All Might feels and he just goes for the jugular every time, that bastard.
lmao. “in the neverending downpour, All Might is...” yeah, thank you, glad we’re getting right to that then
“All Might is driving 95 mph in his busted ass car in the pouring rain, is what he’s doing.” huh
so basically a day or two after his adopted child refused to accept the handmade bento that he packed with love, my man is out here acting like he’s got nothing to live for anymore. this sure bodes well for certain prophecies on which the clock is still ominously ticking down
his fucking face though omg. is it weird that I’m kind of hoping more people ambush him just because I think it’d be funny to see them get their asses kicked like the last bunch
(ETA: or maybe he will just stand there openly not giving a fuck and basically daring them to stab him!! get it together please All Might.)
side note, “anti-hero supporters” is such a strange way of saying “people who hate heroes”, which I’m assuming is what they actually wanted to say?? this makes it sound like it’s a group that really loves antiheroes. “these Hannibal stans have been a real menace lately. time to go deal with them”
ha ha ha, fucking ouch
are you really gonna do it Horikoshi you bastard. are you really going to let that be the final encounter between the two characters whose relationship you once described as the vertical axis of the entire fucking story. are you really gonna?? huh??
huh
you’re telling me you were driving 112 mph and you still didn’t get there in time. you’re losing your touch old man. lol Todo’s ice is almost fully melted already, how late were you
(ETA: so apparently this is taking place after the end of chapter 325, meaning he went to U.A., hung out for a bit, saw the kids come back with his bedraggled half-dead protégé in tow, watched as they shamed the civilians into some long-overdue character development, and then was all “welp, time to go argue with the hero-hating faction or something because I’m feeling useless.” and Edge just let him go, just like that. though to be fair I have to imagine it’s pretty hard to say no to All Fucking Might.)
also belated lol at the fact that the kids were all “yeahhhhhhh we are definitely not gonna touch that thing, let’s just leave it here, he doesn’t need it anyway.” probably the right call to make since they couldn’t get a hazmat team on such short notice
fuck. ha ha ha fucking ouch part two
All Might please put that thing down before you get gangrene. also yeah, you dropped the ball, good for you to acknowledge it. nobody’s perfect and you did your best. but yeah you could have handled a lot of things completely differently. but I still love you
is Horikoshi really putting this flashback here. are you serious. what kind of fucking sadist
look, I swear I’m not one of those people that runs up and down the street shouting “DEATH FLAG!!” at every third panel lol. but this shit screamed Death Flag when we originally got it, and it’s screaming DEATH FLAG!!! even more now. like with the capital letters and exclamation marks and all. and that’s just a fact. I don’t like it but that’s how it is
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“DID YOU READ THE SIGN??!” Horikoshi asks while zooming in maniacally because he thinks we’re blind or something. lol what
-- though actually, it only just occurred to me that this sign is actually written in English. I never really paid attention up until now and had been assuming it was written in Japanese and translated by the scanlators, but the writing here is clearly part of the original image. anyway so maybe that’s why he’s zooming in?? just to make sure everybody pays attention lol
okay fuck this
see, this is the whole problem right here. once again All Might is all on his own. Deku’s self-destructive angst spiral was fortunately brought to a grinding halt because he actually has support from his friends and family and teachers and classmates. but All Might never had that same kind of support, and it’s made all the difference between the two of them, and not in a good way. Katsuki wasn’t wrong when he said All Might and Deku were both cut from the same cloth. but now when it’s All Might’s turn to go all “I WALK A LONELY ROAD~~” once again, there’s nobody in sight
just, after forty plus years of him carrying this torch, I just wish someone would finally come along to let him know he doesn’t have to. all those things that he wanted to say to Deku are also things that he needs and deserves to hear himself. Aizawa was making a little progress there, but now he’s got his sad zombie cloud boyfriend situation to deal with, and we can’t expect him and his perfect hair to solve all our problems. someone else has gotta step up
oh my god
“you rang?” never mind I take it all back sob
omg why am I laughing. shit
this man truly has the best PR game in the series. we were truly convinced he was gonna suddenly become a good guy and defend All Might against the other villains or some nonsense. as if this wasn’t the same man who decided on a whim that Iida Tensei deserved to be paralyzed, and that his fifteen-year-old brother deserved to die for daring to be upset about it
lol even All Might is all “I genuinely never saw this coming” lmao
just want to say, for the record, I have always harbored a very sensible hatred toward Stain. feeling very vindicated right now. good job Past Me
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STAIN: heard you talking shit old man
ME: smh that’s what I thought you’d say you dumb fucking Stain
STAIN: how dare you talk about All Might that way
ME: gljfljgk
(ETA: in hindsight I have no idea how I didn’t clue in sooner that he didn’t recognize him -- or, well, ~didn’t recognize~ him, to be more accurate lol. I think it was the whole “is that a slight against the heroes?” thing that threw me. Viz’s translation makes it much clearer that he’s offended on behalf of All Might specifically, not heroes in general. anyways.)
sob. so All Might is all “yeah I don’t blame you for not recognizing me in this sweet leather jacket”
good thing he still knows how to do this party trick
A+ reflexes on Stain’s part presumably pulling the sword back a few inches to keep this dumbass from impaling himself with his whole pufferfish routine. can you imagine if that was the gruesome death Nighteye foresaw. and he was just too embarrassed to say anything
lol anyways guess I was wrong about Stain everyone
way to fucking go, Past Me. you really biffed this one
oh wait
Stain sure is one wacky rollercoaster ride
oh fuck me lol I forgot how much I did not miss this
(ETA: “this here is the sacred ground where All Might gave up the last of his power and turned into a shriveled old man!! please ignore the part where I admit to knowing all about that, and yet pretend not to recognize said man when he’s standing two feet in front of me.”)
Past Me, I know we’ve had our ups and downs these past ninety seconds, but I’m really starting to think you were on to something. this dude has always been kind of insufferable. always acting like his high horse is a fucking giraffe when it’s actually a Shetland pony
dammit now he’s got All Might going off on a depressed monologue
oh my god my heart
shit
why the fuck does that hit so hard. he became a hero because he couldn’t bear to just sit back and let bad things happen to people who didn’t deserve it. I mean that’s basically the same as every hero ever, right? so why does it still hit so fucking hard every single time though. what is it about seeing someone so determined to stand up for other people and fight on their behalf. it just never loses its impact no matter how many times I see that determination mirrored in so many of my favorite characters
“I wanted to make the world a better place.” omg. but you did, though. like seriously, I feel like people are always dogging on him for not being 100% perfect, and fandom really doesn’t give him enough credit for everything he still managed to accomplish. this man came of age at a time when Japan was by all accounts a total shitshow, and singlehandedly managed to bring about an era of peace that lasted for four fucking decades. can you imagine having peace for that long?? that’s longer than I’ve been alive. shit
and he gave people hope. he inspired them and protected them and made them feel safe. and no, he couldn’t save everyone, because he’s only one fucking dude (and also because the whole time AFO was also out there desperately working to undermine him so that he could keep preaching his narrative of “heroes are bad actually”). but you know what he did do, is inspire multiple new generations of heroes who, if they can all manage to work together, will finally be able to accomplish everything he never could
so yeah. forty years of peace, and inspired the “that’s how we all became the greatest heroes” generation -- that’s a fucking win in my book. talk about having a net positive impact on the world. lol anyways now I’m all fired up and ready to fight anyone who tries to talk any shit about you, All Might
“but what if I talk shit about myself” okay listen up All Might I’m gonna need you to try just a little bit harder to work with me here okay. please calm down and stop blaming yourself for every single bad thing that’s ever happened in the world. do you remember that time Bakugou was blaming himself for Kamino, and you gave him a hug and told him it wasn’t his fault, and that he was only a boy, and that even though he was strong, even strong people can struggle with the burdens they place on themselves, and that you were sorry for not seeing that earlier? do you remember all of that? that’s what I want someone to tell you too, dammit. anyway please stop breaking my heart please and thanks
wtf
are you dead All Might
um
I don’t even have the slightest idea what’s happening lol
oh snap did he grab him so they could hide??
hold the fucking phone. don’t tell me this person in the background with the umbrella is here to actually do something decent??
oh my godddd
and here come the feels. oh boy. okay don’t mind me, I’m just gonna sit here sobbing over this fictional lady and her simple act of kindness in this weekly shounen manga that I care about way too much
FUCKING DAMMIT AND HERE’S A SECOND HELPING
DON’T MIND ME, I’M JUST GETTING DISPROPORTIONATELY EMOTIONAL OVER THIS WOMAN’S DETERMINATION TO HONOR A MAN WHO SACRIFICED EVERYTHING TO SAVE HER AND COUNTLESS OTHERS. I’M JUST HAVING SOME FEELS OVER HERE ABOUT HER HEARTFELT, DOESN’T-EVEN-KNOW-ANYONE-ELSE-IS-WATCHING FEELINGS OF GRATITUDE THAT COMPELLED HER TO COME OUT HERE AND MAKE THIS SMALL BUT POWERFUL GESTURE. I’M JUST OUT HERE GETTING ALL PROFOUNDLY WORKED UP ABOUT STATUE MAINTENANCE AND THE HUMAN RACE. NEVER MIND. JUST IGNORE ME AND CARRY ON
holy shit. I was not even remotely prepared. you can’t just do that to me. you can’t just leave all these death flags on my lawn and then suddenly shift gears to show me the best of humanity in a chapter where I was expecting the worst. that fucks a person up lol
OH ARE WE STILL GOING
my heart. you see that, All Might. your legacy is so much more powerful and meaningful than you think
...has. has Stain actually been giving All Might a pep talk this entire time
I give up lol. this dude is a fucking enigma
YAYYY
it may just be a metaphor panel, but I’ll take it lol. I missed them. nice to see the traffic light trio front and off-center. I know the whole “this is the story of how we all became the greatest heroes” thing had left some questioning whether certain characters would continue to play a central role in the narrative, and hopefully this will help to ease those concerns just a bit
anyway, so idk if it’s getting a bit chilly down there in hell, but damned if Stain didn’t just give an actual decent fucking speech
I have to say, earlier when I was whining about All Might not having a support squad, I really was not expecting Stain to be the one to come over and pat his head and reassure him that he made the world a better place
-- okay LISTEN
YOU CAN’T JUST COME INTO MY HOUSE AND HIT ME WITH THOSE ALL MIGHT TEARS AGAIN GODDAMMIT THIS ISN’T FAIR. my god. first 317 and now this
holy fucking shit
“I’m just gonna pretend like I haven’t been stalking him for two days and didn’t see the entire Deku bentogate thing go down, and then I’ll give him the whole big speech that I rehearsed, and then I’ll turn around and be all ‘BUT IF YOU’RE A TRUE HERO’, and then I’ll toss him the super-secret AFO wifi password that I stole from Tartarus. god I’m such a badass. fucking give myself chills”
so basically what you’re telling me is that this whole time my “what’s up kids” characterization of Stain from this shitpost has actually been 100% accurate. just want to make sure I’m understanding this right. okay then
“and then I’ll dramatically spin around and be all NOW COME KILL ME BITCH”
it must be so much fun to write Stain. drawing this coked-out maniac who talks like a chatbot that was trained to speak by reading Alan Moore monologues. that must be a trip
anyway so All Might is still crying, the awesome lady from chapter 92 is admiring her handiwork totally oblivious to the batshit insanity going on fifty meters to her right, and it’s finally stopped raining lol
“THE RAIN WAS A METAPHOR YOU SEE” yes, yes, we got it lol. thanks for that Horikoshi. don’t think we needed any help putting the pieces together on that one but I appreciate the effort
so that’s the end! and as I mentioned in another post, I had the count off by one chapter, but next week should be cliffhanger week! so break out your U.A. Traitor bingo cards, friends and fiends. either that or something else happens that I’m completely not expecting at all. which, based on my success rate with Stain predictions, I’d say is more than likely lol
mmm but anyway, so now that the Hug Deku 2021 campaign has finally come to an end, what’s it gonna take to get a hug for my struggling bento-preparing jacket-rocking world-weary death-flag-waving husband who is the worthiest man to ever live and deserves the fucking world, goddammit
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