Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 36: The Training Camp

Kamino Ward. Midnight.

A man sat by himself in a dark room, illuminated only by the soft glow of artificial light from the many computer screens before him. The man was connected to various machines, tubes and containers protruding from his skin, carrying unknown liquids in and out of his body. His face was heavily scarred from the sallow sockets that once held his eyes down to his lips, which were curved upward in a perverse smile. His fingers were knitted together in contemplation.

Although he could no longer "see" in the traditional sense, he used a quirk to help him view the monitors before him without much effort. They displayed the interface of the various networks and systems that were running, ranging from surveillance to monitoring the current physical vitals registered by the machines the man was hooked up to. But the information he was presently concerned with were plastered on the monitor before him: the images of All Might, Batman, and the boy Izuku Midoriya. Although All Might was the main focus, it was the introduction of the other two outliers in his plan that had captured his interest.

The door behind him opened, bathing the man in the light of the hallway. "Close the door, Doctor," said the man without turning. "And come join me."

"Of course, Master," said the Doctor, closing the door and joining the man beside him. "Studying your enemies, again?"

"Naturally," Said the Master.

"You've taken quite an interest in this quirkless boy," Said the Doctor in a matter-of-fact fashion.

"I'm more than interested," said the Master. "This boy can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with even his strongest of classmates."

"His mentor has provided him with a number of tools and weapons to assist him," said the Doctor.

"It isn't his tools that make him powerful," replied the Master. "It is his mind. He is able to out-think his opponents. In doing so, he wins the battle before it even begins. He reminds me of . . . " The master trailed off, going silent.

"Do you believe them to be a threat?" Said the Doctor. "The boy and the Batman?"

"Perhaps," said the Master. "But it is a risk I am prepared to take."

"What do you mean?"

"Every bit of information I have gathered on this boy has been more and more interesting," said the Master. "Quirkless since birth, but a vast intelligence and superior training by arguably one of the most dangerous men in the world. What's more, my sources say that he once idolized my old nemesis, but now seems to hate him. This is an opportunity that I cannot ignore." He turned to the Doctor. "This boy may be the perfect key for All Might's undoing, and he will be mine."

"By going after his protegee, we may bring Batman's wrath down upon us," said the Doctor.

The Master thought for a moment. "Kurogiri," said the Master. He spoke into the television that let him observe Shigaraki in the dive bar.

"I am here, Master," Said Kurogiri.

"Have Giran contact the Mercenary," the Master said. "He may be exactly what we need in this situation."

"Now that you have finished up your first semester at UA High, your summer vacation officially begins."

Aizawa stood before classes 1-A and 1-B outside the gates of UA. The bus to take them to their summer training camp was waiting to take them to their destination. "However," he continued. "Don't think that these will be months of rest for you heroes-in-the-making. At this camp, we'll push you to go beyond your limits. You're aiming to become Plus-Ultra."