Happy Halloween, Heroes! Rio here with the final part of the MHA Halloween special! Sorry it took a little longer in comparison for the other updates. Had a hard time trying to finish it, but I manage to get it done. I've written a story that had me use a lot of characters before, but it was still hard juggling 20+ characters in one story. I wasn't deterred, though, and now I present to you the last piece of the fic. I truly hope that you all have enjoyed it so far, since it's been a while since I've written a Halloween fic, especially since the first one I did ended up being discontinued and deleted after a while. In any case, enjoy the final part of the special and I will see you all in the author's notes!
My Hero Academia: UA Halloween Bash
Chapter 3: The Party
"Alright, kids, class is over for the day. I'm sure you all are wanting to hurry back to the dorm and get the party started, so go ahead and get on it. I'll be over there soon so try and not break anything until I get there. That goes double for you, Bakugo."
"HEY!"
"Well, I'm done. See you all at the party," Aizawa said with a slight wave before grabbing his gear and left the classroom, causing the teens to erupt in excitement.
"Sweet! It's almost time for the party! Let's hurry and get to the dorms and put on our costumes!" Kirishima exclaimed eagerly.
"You bet! I can't wait to wear mine! I think it's pretty great, and I'm sure the guys will think so too, once they see it," Mina said with a flirtatious wink to the guys of her class, making some of them blush slightly at the action.
Mineta, on the other hand…
"YES! YES, GO PUT IT ON NOW! LET ME SEE WHAT SUPER HOT AND SEXY UNIFORM YOU-GAHAaack…!"
"Alright, horndog, that's enough out of you…" Jiro muttered in distain after stabbing Mineta in the eye with her earlobe before getting up from her seat. "Welp, better go put my costume and get the music ready. I'll see you all at the dorms in a bit."
"Hold on, I'm coming too. I need to get the candy out and ready anyways and I still can't find the bald cap for my costume," Sato said with a sheepish laugh.
"Dude… You have a bald cap for your costume? The hell did you decided to dress up as?" Kaminari asked, quirking an eyebrow at the sugar rush teen.
"The most overpowered superhero in the history of all manga, man." Sato stated with pride, unaware of the unamused look he was getting from Soji.
"…I know who you're going as. You just picked him because your costumes are similar and you don't have to do much work with it." The multi-limbed teen stated, causing Sato to flinch.
"So what? He's still awesome! And his costume is a hassle to finish! Do you have any idea how hard it was to find an effective bald cap?" Sato countered in annoyance.
"Well, you two have fun arguing. I'm off to get ready and get the music started. Join me when you're done if you want, Sato, but I'm not waiting," Jiro said in a bored tone before leaving the classroom, with Sato scrambling behind.
"We better get going too. Our costumes are a little complicated and it'll take a bit of time for us to get ready." Izuku said from his spot beside Ochako and Iida, having walked to them shortly after Aizawa ended class.
"Good idea! I love the costume you got for me, Deku, but I didn't know there were so many parts to it. I love the hat and mask, though, and the axe and grenade launcher are pretty awesome, too!" Ochako said eagerly before turning to Tenya curiously. "How about you, Iida? Are you going to go get your costume on too?"
"Y-Yes! I…I should…get on that…!" Tenya said stiffly before suddenly getting up from his chair in a rushed manner, much to their surprise. "E-Excuse me, my friends, b-but I must go meet with Hatsume right now! I will meet you at the dorm!"
"O-Ok… See you there, Iida," Izuku said in confusion before the Engine teen practically rushed out of the room, much to the shock of his fellow classmates.
"What was that about?" Shoto questioned, look just as lost as the others.
"No idea. I'm just surprise he's breaking his rule on running in the halls. He must really want to get his costume…" Tokoyami muttered.
"In any case, we should all leave now. We have some guests coming from the other classes and we need to make sure we're ready to greet them. We are also getting some other guests from Isami High, so let us not waste time!" Momo requested, her words getting Tsuyu's attention.
"Isami High? Habuko's coming, ribbit?!" Tsuyu asked with surprised wide eyes before scrambling with her phone to search through her messages.
"…Isn't Habuko the name of that snake headed girl Asui hugged during one of our basic training exercises?" Mina asked, looking confused.
"Doesn't matter. We got work to do right now and we ain't getting it done standing around here. Let's go, people!" Kirishima exclaimed before heading out the door, the others following close bye.
"Don't tell me what to do, Spike Top…" Bakugo grumbled, but still went along with the group when he noticed Toru and Ojiro lagging behind. "Hey! You two coming with us or what?"
"Y-Yeah, in just a bit. Kinda need to take care of something first," Ojiro said nervously with Toru…possibly nodding along in agreement if the movement on her shirt was any indication.
"…Whatever. At least you two are getting your shit together… Hurry up and tell him your sorry for overreacting, Ghost Girl. We're not waiting for you." Bakugo scoffed before turning away to catch up to the others, making Ojiro confused by his words.
"…What was he talking about?" The tailed teen questioned, looking at the invisible girl beside him.
"Ugh…He knows about our argument and is pushing me to apologize for getting mad at the bedsheet ghost thing," Toru admitted with a groan, making Ojiro stare at her in surprise.
"Apologize? You? Why would he say that? I was the one who made the joke. I should be the one to say sorry for saying that to you," He said, frowning when it looked like Toru was shaking her head.
"It really isn't. It was my fault for getting mad over something silly like that. Let's just forget about it and go out and have fun. I…got a pretty cool costume that Tsuyu found that I think you'll like," Toru said softly, getting a smile out of him in response.
"Really? That's cool. Tokoyami helped me with mine and I gotta say, I really like it. I wasn't expecting to wear a spikey wig though, but it's surprisingly comfortable." Ojiro said in an embarrassed tone, getting a giggle out of his friend in response. "But yeah, let's forget about our argument…but I'm still sorry for making that joke."
"And I'm sorry for overreacting…" Toru said before seemingly crossing her arms. "…And for making that bet, too. We can call it off if you want. I just made that bet because I was mad, after all."
"…How about we change that part of the bet a little. Technically speaking, we are in a competition thanks to the original bet that Bakugo and the others made," Ojiro suggested, making Toru hum at him in confusion. "Instead of one of us be each other's slave for a day, we tone it down to be just a favor? Nothing too over the top or we're uncomfortable to do, of course. Just something simple that we can cash in at a later time. Does that sound ok for you?"
"Yeah! That works! Whoever's the loser between us will have to do one favor to the winner! Let's do that!" Toru agreed easily, much to her companion's amusement
"Sweet. Let's go and get ready then. And just so you know, I know for a fact that I'm going to win," Ojiro said with a smirk, chuckling when he felt Toru smack his arm playfully.
"Oh, we'll see about that. Now come on! I really want to put on the costume Tsuyu helped me find! It even came with a cute hat!" Toru said before grabbing Ojiro's hand and practically dragged him to the direction of the dorms, with him laughing the entire way.
-UA Dorms-
"Alright, everybody! Are you all ready to have a blast!? It's time to get this party started!" Kirishima exclaimed, pointing to the ceiling and now clad in only a pair of pants, a red cape, and pointy red sunglasses. His toothy grin was as wide as ever, his hair was back to it's old color after a lot of hair dye remover and help from Mina, and he was even holding a wooden sword over his shoulder to finish up his costume. All in all, he looked quite manly, in his own opinion, and was damn proud of his choice.
"You heard the man! Everyone! Get out there and have fun! We got plenty of snacks and music available to go all night long and no need to worry about any trick-or-treaters coming in to take our candy or teepee our building! Go nuts!" Mina cheered from beside Kaminari, wearing little more than a flame-print bikini top, leather short shorts with a white studded belt, and a pair of combat boots, which drew quite a bit of attention when she first appeared wearing it.
In fact, she was still drawing a lot of attention, if Mineta's actions were anything to go bye.
"Oh I'm about to go nuts alright…" The tiny pervert muttered in a hypnotized tone as he stared at the scantily clad woman before him, wearing a large white spiky wig with a horned, platted headband with the kanji for oil engraved into the metal, a short green kimono shirt with matching pants and a mesh shirt underneath, a red haori, hand guards and wooden sandals.
"More like bust a nut… Seriously, learn some self-control, Mineta…" Soji muttered from behind his mask, now possessing a long sleeved dark blue shirt with matching pants, a green tactical vest, a false scar over his left eye, a blue headband with a metal plate possessing an odd leaf symbol in the center and a simple pair of sandals as well.
"Indeed. Unless you want Tsuyu to lash out on you again, I suggest you either calm down, or at the very least take it outside…" Tokoyami suggested, wearing the same headband that Soji was wearing, though with a single gash on the metal plate right in the center, and a black cloak covered in red clouds.
"I'd vote for locking him in the closet again, if it were me…" Tsuyu chimed in, wearing a purple kimono-like blouse with a dark purple obi, dark shorts with thigh high stockings and heeled boots. After a moment of staring at Mineta blankly with hidden distain, she looked up to her other male classmates and spoke up in a curious tone. "…You know, this is quite the coincidence. All of us wearing costumes from the same franchises and all. I mean, I understand Kirishima and Mina, along with Midoriya and Ochako, but we didn't really plan for this to happen. It's kind of funny if you think about it."
"Indeed. I guess we just have similar mindsets at the time. Even Mineta, somehow," Soji nodded with his arms crossed before turning to the direction of the kitchen. "Well, I'm going to grab some snacks before they're all gone. Think you guys can handle Mineta and make sure he doesn't go wild when he sees Midnight-sensei passing through again?"
"Not cool, you ninja wannabee!" Mineta exclaimed, getting odd looks from the bird and frog people beside him.
"…Aren't we all ninja wannabees today?" Tokoyami asked with a raised eyebrow, further annoying Mineta.
"You know what I meant!"
"Wow… looks like the ninja quartet is pretty energetic," Jiro laughed lightly as she stared at the quartet of pseudo-ninjas in amusement, wearing a green military jacket over some white armor, black short shorts with military pants-like leggings, and combat boots.
"No kidding. It really is weird that they ended up wearing similar costumes, but I guess they just like the franchise that much," Ojiro shrugged, himself wearing a sleeveless orange gi that was similar to his own, and his tail painted brown like that of a monkey's.
"And I see you're a fan of the classics, aren't ya, Goku," Jiro teased while nudging the martial artist on by the waist, getting a chuckle out of him. "So where's Hagakure? I figured she'd be with you since you guys made up."
"Oh, she went to go and grab a couple of Sato's candy apples just now. I think she'll be here any-"
"Ojiro! I'm back with the apples! Sato really outdid himself!" A familiar energetic voice cried out, causing the duo to turn to see a figure in a full purple bodysuit, covering even the head but leaving a slit for the mouth, and a red and white striped pointed hat with fake magenta hair sticking out of it, coming right towards them with a candy apple in each hand, one of them having a bite on it.
"Ah, thanks, Toru. These do look good," Ojiro said with a smile as he accepted the treat before looking over at Sato, who was wearing a yellow jumpsuit with red gloves, belt, shoes, and a bald cap, and gave him a thumbs up, which was returned with much eagerness.
"Wait until you taste them!" Toru insisted with a laugh when she noticed Jiro was nearby and spoke up in surprise and guilt. "Oh, Kyoka! I didn't see you there! I'm sorry I didn't get an apple for you… Let me go and get one right now!"
"No thanks. I'm not a big fan of candy apples. Sticks to the teeth too much for my taste," Jiro said with a slight laugh before giving the pair a wave. "Well, I'm happy you two are getting along now. I'm off to the turntables to work with the music selection and hang out with Koto. If you guys have any requests, let me know. Take it easy, and good luck in the contest."
"No worries!" "Take care, Jiro." Toru and Ojiro said with waves of their own, smiling at Jiro as she left them to meet up with Koda, who was sporting a red cap, a black t-shirt under a red jacket with white sleeves, blue jeans and a belt that held six ball-like capsules that were colored red and white, as a couple of their other classmates watched them interact with smiles of their own.
"Well it looks like whatever got Ojiro and Hagakure in an argument has blown over. Good for them," Sero said with an easy smile, dressed in a black trench coat with matching pants and a V-neck shirt underneath and a toy sword strapped to his back.
"Indeed, mon ami. Tis wonderful when two close friends such as themselves reconcile!" Aoyama sparkled, a long red wig on his head and sporting a pink vest that went past his legs, a black sleeveless shirt with matching elbow-length gloves on both his arms under pink detached sleeves, puffy white pants and a gold necklace with a red gem on it.
"Easy on the sparkles there, Zelos, No need to get worked up," Sato laughed before the sound of sobbing reached his ears, and turned his head with a deadpanned expression to see Kaminari weeping on the ground behind him. "Dude, are you still hung up about your costume? Get over it, already, it looks fine."
"Fine? Fine!? How is this stupid mistake of a costume I found fine!?" Kaminari exclaimed as he gestured to himself, showing Sero his yellow face with red dots on his cheeks, the yellow body paint that covered him along with matching yellow long ears and a dented tail with a black mark on the tip on his back side, the red jacket with white studs and a fur collar under a black shirt with lightning designed neck, and black sparkling pants with red shoes.
"…I honestly can't see anything wrong with your Pikachu costume, dude. It looks fine to me." Sero admitted, still looking confused.
"I must agree with The Black Swordsman! The costume you have chosen for yourself is magnifique! I, for one, do not see the problem of your choice as well!" Aoyama assured in his own way, which only seemed to set off Kaminari further.
"I'm dressed up as a girl, dammit! Can you not see the heart-shape tail that's sticking out of my butt! I'm crossdressing as a freaking female Pikachu!" Kaminari exclaimed in irritation, making the two teens go wide-eyed before the lightning teen dropped to the ground again with tears raining from his face to the floor. "I was so pumped to dress up as Rockstar Pikachu that I forgot that it was a girl until Jiro told me when I showed up! That jerkwad Monoma was there dressed up as some sort of knight or something and wouldn't stop laughing at me because of that until that big hand chick that was dressing up as some kind of cat girl dragged him away! There's no way I'm ever going to win the costume contest looking like this!"
"Hell right, you're not! The costume contest is going to be mine, you morons! And don't you forget it!" A loud, vulgar voice called out to the three teens, and all looked forward to see Bakugo walking towards them wearing a black vest with a fire design at the base and no shirt, puffy black pants with sandals, a white checkered scarf that looked like it was made of snake scales, and, strangely enough, hair that was dyed as pink as Mina's. The moment the three teens saw the hair, they immediately began to burst out laughing, even Kaminari.
"D-Dude! Wh-What the hell is that hair-hahaha!" Sero laughed loudly as he pointed at Bakugo's pink hair, causing the explosive teen to growl furiously at them.
"Shut up, Tapeworm! I am a fire breathing, explosion making dragon slayer right now, which is much better than a couple of pretty boy swordsmen and a freaking lightning rat!" Bakugo roared at them, which only made them laugh harder.
"S-So what? At least our hair is natural! Y-You went freaking Ashido on us, man!" Kaminari guffawed, his earlier bad mood now gone thanks to the odd hair of his explosive companion.
"I-Indeed! I'm truly sorry, my friend, but this…this is too hilarious, hehehehe!" Aoyama continued laughing, with Kaminari and Sero following suit, causing Bakugo to grit his teeth so hard it was practically audible and his head steaming in utter fury.
"THAT'S IT! TIME TO DIE YOU PIECES OF SHI—"
"I think that's enough out of you kids. If you keep this up, I may have to sedate you. Don't make me give you an injection…" A smooth, sultry voice spoke up to the boys, making them jump and turn their heads slowly to see Midnight hovering over them in a tight nurse's outfit, making them go wide-eyed, blush brightly and gulping audibly.
"…Inject me, please," Kaminari muttered weakly, making the boys and teacher to turn the electric teen in shock and disgust.
"Dude… The hell is wrong with you…?" Bakugo muttered in distain, with the others having similar thoughts, and completely unaware of two of their other chaperones watching over them.
"…I thought we told her to tone down on the costume," Aizawa muttered while glaring at his fellow teacher and his students, wearing his typical outfit but with a pair of cat ears on his head.
"We did. That's the most modest costume that she owns. Kind of if you think about it." Present Mic laughed, wearing a stereotypical Dracula outfit, complete with fake teeth and a fancy cape.
"Damn that woman…" Aizawa grumbled while shaking his head before scanning the dorm to see who has attended. He can easily see the rest of his students mingling about along with some other students from different classes. He even saw a couple of third year students chatting away with Mina and Kirishima; Nejire and Tamaki, who were dressed as Midnight and Aizawa himself, oddly enough. The Erasure Hero wasn't sure he should be touched or creeped out by the costume, so he decided to continue looking around the area to see anything amiss. Not finding anything out of the ordinary, he turned to Present Mic to see what the instructor wanted to do, when he heard someone call out to him from the entrance of the dorm.
"Present Mic, sir! It's good to see you! And Master Aizawa, I'm glad to see you recovering from the raid. You're looking much better than the last time I saw you!" Mirio said as he reached the two teachers, with Eri cutely wearing a cat onesie for a costume and looking at the two instructors warily.
"Oh, this guy has been through a whole lot, Togata! I got plenty of embarrassing stories about him so let me know if you want to learn anything, just in case," Present Mic laughed, ignoring the glare he was getting from Aizawa, before the human microphone kneeled down to Eri's hight and spoke to her in a friendly tone. "And you are Eri, correct? Aizawa said things about you, but I want us to get to know a bit more about each other. The name's Hizashi Yamada, but you can call me Present Mic, or Mic, if you prefer."
"…'llo, Mr. Mic." Eri said timidly from behind Mirio, getting a soft chuckle out of the loud hero.
"Hmm…It seems that she is still quite shy. Understandable, considering what she's been though. She will be better though, and I'm sure she'll be able to fully control that amazing Quirk of hers in due time," Present Mic said kindly as he went and pat Eri's head, getting a slightly uncomfortable groan from her.
"Indeed. I'm sure she will become a great hero once she is fully recovered. Both of you will," Aizawa said, giving Mirio a smirk and causing the phasing teen to laugh bashfully.
"…Thanks, sir. It'll be a while before I can fully use my Quirk again. The serum is slow acting, but I can feel my power returning, slowly, but surely, every day. I owe you, Eri, Midoriya, and everyone else who was there on that day, much. Hopefully I will be able to repay you all," Mirio said before bowing at his former instructor, then felt something touched his shoulder, and looked up to see Aizawa staring at him blankly.
"You owe us nothing. We were only doing what we were meant to do; being heroes. You did your best, and that is what helped us win in the end. You have our thanks as well, Lemillion, and I, along with others, look forward to working alongside you as a Pro Hero in the near future," The teacher said softly, a hint of pride in his tone which caused Mirio to beam brightly at him with Eri looking up at the smiling teen with a tiny smile as well.
"Hey, speaking of potential heroes, have you seen Midoriya around? I haven't seen him, or Uraraka, Iida, Yaoyorozu or Todoroki around lately. Did they leave to have their own fun?" Present Mic asked, looking around the dorm and not seeing a hint of the five teens anywhere.
"They're outside, at least a few of them are. Iida is not back from visiting Power Loader's protégé yet, so Midoriya and his friends are waiting for him. All Might is out there as well, so we don't need to worry about them acting inappropriate." Aizawa said in a bored tone, making Mirio blink a couple times in confusion.
"Huh? All Might is here? I haven't seen him when Eri and I arrived. Is he in costume as well?" Mirio asked.
"He is, but I doubt he would be easily recognized. Guy's using his body to his advantage, to say the least." Present Mic laughed, getting a sigh out of Aizawa while both Mirio and Eri looked at the teachers in confusion.
As the party continued on inside, outside, there were four more students standing by the entrance of the web-covered dorm, waiting patiently for the last of the guests, along with their friend, to finally arrive.
"Hmm…It seems that Iida has yet to arrive," Momo muttered, her hair down to the small of her back instead of in her typical spiky pony tail and sporting a simple navy blue vest with the zipper down to show off her cleavage, a salmon-colored sari-like skirt and a pair of sunglasses resting on her head.
"Indeed. Midoriya, Uraraka, do you two have any idea where they are?" Shoto asked as he turned to the pair, wearing a blue shirt with matching vest under a black jacket, a frilled white cravat, light blue pants with black boots, brown gloves and a top with goggles on it
"Not sure. He said that he and Hatsume were on their way, but that was a while ago…" Izuku said as he looked at the message on his phone, wearing black trench coat with a gray collared shirt, black trousers, dark brown heeled boots, a pair of red gloves, and a white, bird-shaped mask with a black design around the eyes.
"He's never been this late for anything. I'm getting worried," Ochako spoke up with a frown, clad in a dark purple cavalier hat with a feather plume tucked into a purple hatband, a long-sleeved pale pink blouse with a cravat, a black corset vest with gold detailing, bloomers that match her hatband, black pantyhose, a holster belt carrying fake grenades, lace-up pumps and a simple black face mask.
"Don't worry, Uraraka. I'm sure he has a perfect explanation for being late." Izuku assured, giving his fellow hero turned thief a reassuring smile.
"Er… I think I see Iida coming over here now… Along with the reason why he was late," Momo spoke up in an awkward tone, pointing at the direction to the school building while Todoroki looked away from the direction with a light blush on his face. Izuku and Ochako followed Momo's finger, and indeed, saw what looked like their friend approaching them, along with another figure that made them blush brightly and prompting Ochako to instinctively move her gloved hand over Izuku's eyes to blind him.
Tenya's costume was something to be expected from him; a green, spacesuit-like set of armor in a greenish, military-like color with a helmet with a single visor as oppose to his two eyes of his own hero helmet, and a rifle-like toy weapon in his arms. Mei, on the other hand, appeared to be dressed up in nothing more than a shimmering, skin-tight light-blue body suit with dark blue patters on it, blue face paint and even her hair dyed a dark blue akin to match her body. As soon as the four teens saw the energetic tech-head and the way she was clinging onto Tenya, they had immediately figured out why he was so late, and couldn't help but sympathize with him.
"Hey, everyone! Sorry we're late! Had some issues getting this guy into costume, but it's all good now!" Mei chirped as she hugged Tenya's metal coated arm, causing him to visibly stiffen from inside his armor.
"Y-Yes! S-Sorry for being so late to the festivities, my friends! Please forgive my rudeness!" Tenya stuttered before bowing, at least as much as he could within his armor and Mei still holding onto him.
"I-It's fine, Iida. We understand," Izuku assured with a thumbs up towards the direction of Tenya's voice, his eyes still covered by Ochako's hand and unaware of the frown she was giving to Mei.
"H-Hatsume, are you sure that wearing that kind of costume is such a good idea? Not to be rude or anything, but…" Ochako began, but trailed off as she couldn't figure out what she wanted to say without being too mean.
"Oh, this thing? I just made it not too long ago, so it's a bit of a rush job. Still looks good, though, don't you think?" Mei said as she let go of Tenya's arm and struck a proud pose, causing the teens, except for the still blind Izuku and nervous Tenya, to sweatdrop at her action and costume choice.
"Well…It's not the most revealing costume we've seen. And Hagakure is also wearing a full body suit as well, so it's not all that odd, really," Momo admitted unsurely, side-eyeing Shoto as he held a hand over his nose for some reason.
"…I'll concede to that. Midnight's costume is turning heads and Ashido is wearing nothing more than a bikini top and a pair of shorts, so Hatsume's costume is, admittedly, fairly low key in comparison. Or at least as low-key as Hagakure's," Shoto conceded, his voice muffled behind his hand while Mei beamed at his response.
"Hey, glad you guys liked it! Now, I'm not really going to be in the contest myself, but Iida here is, and he's promised to split his winnings for he if I make him a super awesome costume that'll make him win the competition!" Mei stated as she pat the metal teen on the arm, making him grunt uncomfortably.
"Only because you forced me to wear it and demanded half my winnings if I did win…" The metal teen grumbled, causing everyone sans Mei to laugh pitifully at the poor teen's plight.
"Now, now, children, settle down! The party is in full swing now and you all are wasting it by being outside. Head in and mingle with your peers! It's the reason why your two friends orchestrated this, after all." A cheerful, yet somewhat high, voice called out to them, prompting everyone to turn, and Ochako to move her hand from Izuku's face, to see a large black figure watching over them, their entire body covered in a black cloak that hid even the hair and, somehow, his arms as well. He was also wearing an odd, skull-like mask that looked more cartoonish than anything to finish the look; the shape being nothing more than a large circle with three spikes at the base in place of teeth, and three circles within the mask for the eyes and nose.
"Um… Ok… We'll head inside…but, who are you?" Izuku asked, the voice of the newcomer not sounding familiar to him, but for some reason felt calm around the odd Grimm Reaper cosplayer.
"Oh, you can just call me Death. At least for now. You'll find out who I am after the contest is over. Which reminds me, we better hurry up in and get ready for the voting. It'll only last for a little while so we better make our votes count!" The Death cosplayer said while pointing at the dorm, revealing a massive hand that was easily bigger than their heads, before putting the appendage back into possibly a pocket, which further confused the teens.
"Um… O-Ok then. See you inside, Mr. Death…" Ochako said with a nervous laugh and a wave, with the other students following suit, while Death simply gave them a farewell wave with his other massive hand before pocketing it as well.
"Hmm… Seems these children really don't know who I am. Even Young Midoriya didn't recognized me. I can't tell if this is amusing or disheartening… Oh well. Time to head inside and vote!"
-Hours later-
"Alright, everyone! Voting is now over and they are being tallied up! Thanks to everyone who is participating and all of you for deciding who has the best costume among the participants. I gotta say though, everyone's really gone all out on this! I'm really happy to see so many of us actually going through the effort of finding the right costume for them!" Kirishima said to the crowd, a proud smile on his face as he stared at all the, in his opinion, really awesome costumes that his classmates wore. It felt good to see them all letting loose like this, and he hoped that they would be able to do something like this again in the future.
"Yup! And there's even something else as well! Consolation prizes for the second and third place winners!" Mina announced, getting looks of confusion from the crowd. "We thought it wouldn't be fair if the winner is the only to get anything, so the principal decided to add in a couple extra prizes for us to give to the runner ups, which is pretty cool in my opinion!"
"That is right! We want this event to be fun, so I decided to chip in a couple good prizes for the second and third place winners, while the original prize for first place remains the same," Nezu announced, wearing a red hat with an M on it, a red shirt, blue overalls, brown boots and a false mustache on his nose, and reached behind him to pull out a pair of tickets on one hand, and a small card on the other. "Third place will get these movie tickets for the nearby theater, while second place gets this homework pass that will allow them to skip one lesson from a class of their choosing and receive full credit on the assignment, within reason of course. The limitations of the pass will be on the pass itself, but I believe it is still a good second place gift, if I do say so myself!"
"And we're happy you gave that to us, sir!" Kirishima said to the principal turned plumber with a toothy grin before raising a finger to the sky. "Alright, now it's time to announce the winners! Koda, the list, please!"
Jumping at the sound of being called out, Koda nervously made his way to the center of the room and gave Kirishima the list he made before scurrying away.
"Alright everyone, get ready!" The Kamina cosplayer called out loudly, causing the guests and residents to lean in in anticipation. "In third place…we actually have a tie! That's pretty cool, especially considering who won! The winners of the movie tickets are Class 1-A's resident cinnamon rolls; Joker and Noir!"
"Huh!?" "W-We got third?!" Izuku and Ochako exclaimed in surprise, looking at each other with wide eyes as many of their classmates congratulated them.
"Ribbit, congratulations, you two. A shame that neither of you two won, but at least you got a free date out of it," Tsuyu said with a nod, her words bringing a blush to their faces
"Indeed! I hope you two will have a wonderful outing together in the future! Look forward to it!" Tenya stated with an applause, causing them to go even redder, especially when more people congratulated them and when Nezu handed them their tickets.
"Alright, guys, settle down! Can't embarrass them too much!" Mina laughed as she took the list from Kirishima and read it with a massive grin. "Well, well, this is a surprise! Here's hoping I don't get exploded for this, but in second place goes to the hotheaded, and pinkheaded, Natsu Dragneel! Get your homework pass, you mad dragon slayer, you!"
"WHAT?! I GOT SECOND!? WHAT THE HELL!? WHO BEAT ME!?" Bakugo roared furiously, explosions going off from his hands when he felt a pair of soft…somethings on his head that caused him to stiffen in shock.
"Now, now, Bakugo, no need for you to be so upset. Second place isn't all that bad. And you got a pass for any assignment you wish. I know you're doing well in your studies, but I wouldn't deny such a useful gift, if I were you," Midnight said with a smirk, leaning on top of Bakugo and resting her chest on his head.
"Haha, thank you for calming him, Midnight! I'm not sure that the dorm can handle him going off with all these flammable decorations," Nezu said cheerfully as he gave the somewhat dazed Bakugo his card while Mineta and Kaminari looked on in jealousy.
"So lucky…" They muttered simultaneously, unaware of the disgusted looks they were getting from Jiro, Momo and Tsuyu.
"Perverts…" They girls said in distain before looking back at Mina and Kirishima, both of them possessing wide smiles on their faces.
"Alright, everyone! Time for the main event! The winner of the contest, and woo-boy was it a surprise when we saw it!" Kirishima said.
"No kidding! When Koda showed us the results, I was not expecting this guy to be the winner!" Mina stated, her words confusing the mass of teens.
"Huh? Who in the world is she talking about?" Sato muttered with a raised eyebrow.
"Don't know. Could be anyone outside of Bakugo, Midoriya and Uraraka. Could even me Mineta for all we know," Soji shrugged before shuddering at the thought of anyone voting for the tiny pervert.
"Oh god, I hope not…" Momo muttered, having overheard the pair and looked green at the idea while Shoto shook his head.
"I doubt Mineta won. I don't think he even got any votes, despite how, admittedly, well made his costume is," Shoto said calmly.
"Prepare to be shocked everyone!" Mina and Kirishima called out together, catching everyone's attention once more. "First place of the contest, and winner of the cash prize is none other than the one…! The only…!
"DEATH HIMSELF!"
"Hello, everyone!" An unfamiliar voice called out, and all the party attendants turned around to see the dark figure of Death waving at them cheerfully with a large foam hand, greatly confusing everyone the moment they noticed him.
"Who the hell is that guy?" Sero muttered in confusion.
"Your guess is as good as mine…" Tokoyami shrugged as the false carnation of death made his way to the center of the room to accept the prize.
"Congratulations on winning the contest, Death! How does it feel to know you just robbed a bunch of teenagers out of their hard earn money and or easily given allowances!" Mina said with a teasing grin as she handed Death the wad of cash that was the bets.
"Surprisingly good, if I had to admit. But not to worry, children, I will put this money to good use!" Death assured with a thumbs up, making the students look at each other unsurely as they still couldn't figure out who the costumed figure was.
"Hey, hey, how about you go ahead and take off the mask. High time you show everyone who you are, at this point," Kirishima said with a wicked grin at his peers, who looked even more unsure at what the hardening teen was implying.
"Oh, yes, of course! Silly me for forgetting that. I'm still surprised that nobody noticed me outside of the teachers and you two, but I suppose my costume was just that good." Death said as he reached for his mask while Mina laughed at the statement.
"We wouldn't have found out either if you didn't say anything! But still, it's pretty cool that you manage to be so convincing! You even went and change your voice, too! Props for going the extra mile, All Might!" Mina chirped, her words making everyone look at her with wide eyes before turning back to death, who had removed his mask to reveal the bony face of Toshinori Yagi, or All Might, grinning back at her.
"Indee-oh. Ahem… Indeed, Young Ashido! I'm glad that the skills I picked up during my time in showbusiness still comes in handy every now and then," All Might said kindly after adjusting his voice to normal, while everyone was looking at the former hero in shock.
"…Holy crap, that was All Might?" Takami muttered in shock, with his fellow Big Three and Eri looking at the bony man cloaked in darkness in shock.
"Oh wow, I didn't think the guy we met outside was All Might! I thought he was some weirdo that one of the teachers invited to freak us out! I voted for him for a quick laugh, but man, he is good!" Mei exclaimed, looking impressed.
"Indeed. To fool us all like that, Sensei truly does earn the position of first place!" Tenya announced with a round of applause, prompting the majority of the partygoers to follow his example, much to the man's embarrassment.
"Oh, wow… I wasn't expecting to be so well received! Thank you all for voting for me and have a wonderful Halloween to you all!" All Might said, his voice sounding similarly to how it was when he was active, getting a cheer from the everyone before they dispersed to continue with the party.
"Aww man, we lost. I was hoping to win the money to get some cool stuff for my room!" Toru whined while Ojiro laughed at her actions.
"Don't worry, Toru. There's always next time. Besides, all you have to do is ask me to get something for you and I will get it with no questions asked," Ojiro said in a calming tone, making the bodysuit wearing girl look at him oddly.
"What do you mean?" She asked when Ojiro pulled out his phone and showed it to Toru, who gasped in surprise.
"Our bet, remember? I got the results right here, and you got a couple votes more than me, so that means you won our bet. Whatever favor you want me to do, just ask and I will do it in a heartbeat," Ojiro said with a kind smile before the purple blur that was Toru jumped at him with a big hug.
"Haha! I won! I won between the two of us! Thanks for showing the results to me, Ojiro, and I promise not to make you do anything bad!" Toru assured as she slid off her friend, unaware of the faint blush on his cheeks.
"Oh... It's no problem. Just want to make you happy," Ojiro said while scratching his head with a smile. "So, how about we go and grab some snacks while there's still some left. I think Sato made some caramel-filled chocolate for us, so let's hurry and get them."
"Good idea!" Toru agreed easily before grabbing his hand and dragged him to the direction of the snack area, passing by an annoyed Bakugo who was thankfully out of Midnight's clutches.
"Damn… Wasn't expecting All Might of all people to be competing, but if he's the winner, then I guess I can't complain," Bakugo grumbled with his arms crossed, when a small smirk formed on his face. "Heh, at least I had the best costume out of the rest of the class, even if Deku and Angel Face manage to snag third together. I lost cash, but I'm gonna call that a win."
"…Bakugo really is a competitive person, isn't he, Deku?" Ochako said with a light laugh after overhearing the explosive teen talk to himself.
"He's just competitive. Always has been. I'm just surprised that everyone liked our costumes enough for the both of us to win third. And these tickets," Izuku said while looking at the two pieces of paper in his hands curiously.
"I know. I didn't even get a chance to bring the axe and grenade launcher, too. I really wanted to show them off…" Ochako pouted, getting a nervous laugh out of Izuku in response.
"W-Well, there's always next time, Uraraka! Maybe we can go to a convention together with these costumes in the future and you can show off your…'weapons' then." Izuku suggested, blinking at the bright expression that suddenly formed on Ochako's face.
"Really? You'll do that?! Thank you, Deku, you're the best!" Ochako cheered before enveloping her best friend in a tight hug, making him even more nervous than ever.
"N-N-No p-p-problem, Ura-Uraraka!" He stuttered badly with a weak smile, getting a giggle out of the girl before plucking a ticket out of his hand.
"Hey, let's use these next week! There's this awesome space movie that's coming soon and I really want to go see it. Wanna come?" She asked, her smile going wide when she noticed the excited look in his eyes.
"The one where a group of explorers go off to other planets to find a new home to live? Of course! I've seen the trailers for it and it looks really promising!" Izuku exclaimed.
"I know, right!" Ochako agreed before their talk dissolved into nothing more than excited talk about their favorite movies and why they liked them, much to a certain former hero's amusement.
"Hahaha… Amazing. To think that this party has gone off so well. Young Kirishima, young Ashido, you two have done incredible work." All Might said as he pat the two teens beside him gently, getting laughs from them in response.
"It's nothing, sir. Just wanted everyone to relax for a bit before things get heavy again," Kirishima said bashfully, with Mina nodding in agreement.
"And I am proud that you two have did that, and with great success as well. You two are well on your way to become wonderful heroes. This old pro can tell," All Might assured, making the two party planners glow in pride, before the man put on his mask once more and adjusted his voice. "Now, you two go have fun. I think I'll mingle with Aizawa for a bit before heading off myself. Take care, children!"
"See ya!" The two said as they waved to the departing teacher, happy to have had his support, before turning to each other with wide smiles.
"Well, the party's still going on. Wanna hang out for a bit before it's over?" Kirishima asked while holding out his hand, which Mina grabbed without thought.
"Thought you never ask! C'mon, let's get to dancing! I love this song!" She laughed before dragging her equally amused horn buddy to the rest of the dancers and proceeded to move to the rhythm.
It truly was a successful night for a pair of young heroes who simply wished for their friends to relax. They had manage to do so and then some, even getting those who weren't even part of their little group into the action and made their time enjoyable in response. As the teens and students spent the night enjoying themselves, they knew in the back of their minds that they will be hard at work first thing in the morning, training and preparing themselves for whatever danger they may face. There will be pain. There will be loss. There will be even more danger than ever before, but they weren't afraid. Whatever perils they may face in the future, they will face it head on without fear. They were going to win whatever fights they are in, even if they lose at first. After all, they were strong. They were powerful. They had potential. And, of course…
They will Go Beyond.
Plus Ultra.
Author's Notes:
And done! Man it took a while for me to get it to where I was satisfied, but I did it and I can proudly say that I have finished my first MHA story! And I've done it all in the span of a week, too! I think it took me about…4 or 5 days for me to write this up, since I've just heard about the Halloween prompt from the IzuOcha discord just over a week ago. Haven't done a rush job on a fanfic since my BLAD of RWBY and JNPR days, and that was years ago. Still, it feels good to have completed a fic that isn't monstrous in length or a oneshot like my other works. I actually enjoyed it, and hopefully I will be doing more stuff like this with both My Hero Academia and Persona 5…and possibly RWBY, too. Not stuff like this, at least not all the time, but a few oneshots here and there to break up the monotony of the work I do. It'll surely help with the ideas for Trails of the Trickster, at least.
Now, here's a list of the costumes that class 1-A wore, and I hope you guys liked who I chose. I didn't think they were too bad considering the time constraints, so here you go!
1: Yuga Aoyama/Zelos Wilder (Tales of Symphonia) 2: Mina Ashido/Yoko (Gurren Laggan) 3: Tsuyu Asui/Hinata Hyuga (Naruto) 4: Tenya Iida/Master Chief (Halo) 5: Ochako Uraraka/Haru 'Noir' Okumura (Persona 5) 6: Mashirao Ojiro/Goku (Dragon Ball) 7: Denki Kaminari/Rockstar Pikachu (Pokemon ORAS) 8: Eijiro Kirishima/Kamina (Gurren Laggan) 9: Koji Koda/Pokemon Trainer Red (Pokemon RBY) 10:Rikido Sato/Saitama (One Punch Man) 11: Mezo Soji/Kakashi Hakate (Naruto) 12: Kyoka Jiro/Shino 'Sinon' Asada (SAO II) 13: Hanta Sero/Kazuto 'Kirito' Kirigaya (SAO) 14: Fumikage Tokoyami/Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) 15: Shoto Todoroki/Sabo (One Piece) 16: Toru Hagakure/Vivian (Paper Mario TTYD) 17: Katsuki Bakugo/Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) 18: Izuku Midoriya/Joker (Persona 5) 19: Minoru Mineta/Jiraya (Naruto) 20: Momo Yaoyorozu/Nico Robin (One Piece) 21: Mei Hatsume/Cortana (Halo) 22: All Might/Death (Soul Eater)
Some of these guys I've had planned from the beginning, some took me a bit of rework, and some were just put in at the last minute. I was honestly not expecting to have so many Naruto cosplayers when I first started this fic, but hey, that ended up happening. Oh well. In any case, I got one last thing I am going to say. I got another fic that I am planning on uploading tomorrow; an IzuOcha fic that I was originally saving for IzuOcha week, but decided to replace it with another idea that was requested in the discord. Instead of scrapping it, I'm going to upload it tomorrow to see how you all will like it. I hope it is enjoyable to you all. With that said, thank you all so much for reading my story, everyone. I will see you all tomorrow for my oneshot, and I wish you all a safe and happy Halloween!
Farewell, Heroes! Go Beyond! Plus Ultra!