Obviously I don’t want to give money to an organization that hates our boy, but leaving a review with it on the shrine is cosmically hilarious to me.

Officer Jenny arrived back at the Power Plant after returning to Johto to pick up Izuku and Hatsume who were able to bring Professor Elm. Once they entered the building, they reached the room where Mineta and Clair were waiting. "What the heck is that?" asked Izuku who noticed the robotic Pokemon.

"That's the robotic Pokemon created by Giovanni, Mechamew2! But it was destroyed a long time ago." said Professor Elm who asked, "Who rebuild it?"

"We were tricked into building it and made it learn every attack from all the Pokemon." Mars said with guilt and regret.

"A ROBOTIC POKEMON?!?!!" Hatsume squealed very loudly to see an actual robot Pokemon in person. "This is amazing! A robot copy of Mewtwo! I never would've imagined!" she was really impressed by it.

"You see, there was this evil Pokemon called Malamar, and it was the one behind the kidnappings of trainers and NPCs. It made Team Galactic and Plasma work together to capture the trainers and used Mechamew2 to turn them into Pokemon by using some chemicals that make Pokemon go insane, and use an ability to merge them with trainers." Mineta explained.

"It's true, we were manipulated by the Malamar and our team suffered the same fate as the trainers." Jupiter confirmed as she had bad memories being under an evil Pokemon's control.

"Well, where is the Malamar?" Izuku asked, worrying that the Pokemon got away.

"Minoru was able to capture it with the Master Ball." Clair answered, though she was curious about where did Mineta got the Master Ball.

Mineta held out the Master Ball that imprisoned the Malamar. "I'll be taking that Master Ball. We'll make sure that Pokemon menace never sees the light of day again." said Officer Jenny who was proud that Mineta and Clair brought the mastermind into justice. Mineta gave her the Master Ball.

"So what did you need us for, Mineta?" asked Hatsume.

"Hatsume, the Malamar destroyed a control panel for Mechamew2, I need you and the Professor to reprogram the robot so it can operate without it, so it can turn everyone back to normal." Mineta answered.

"Smart idea, Shorty. And I get to work with a Professor!" Hatsume exclaimed with joy.

"I'm happy to help, but I don't know how this Pokemon was built." said Professor Elm, he's lucky Hatsume brought her tools with her, but unfortunately he doesn't have the blueprints to the robot.

"These girls should have the blueprints, since they were able to rebuild Mechamew2." said Clair as she turned her attention to Mars and Jupiter.

"Yes we do." answered Mars as she and Jupiter went to bring them. After a minute, they brought the blueprints. And some caged electric type Pokemon for some reason. "Here. Please don't destroy it." Mars said.

Hatsume and Professor Elm looked at the blueprints carefully. "Now this will be easy." said the former, she was glad she can work on something, even if she was in a different franchise. Her and Professor Elm got to work on Mechamew2 so that it can operate without the control panel. Little did they know, they'll receive greater results than they expected.

A few minutes have passed and Hatsume and Professor Elm finished, Mechamew2 started to move on it's own. "You did it, great job, guys!" said Izuku.

"Your friend was a real big help." said Professor Elm, while Hatsume grinned to see Mechamew2 in action.

"Thank you, sir. And young girl." To everyone's surprise (Well,to Izuku, Mineta, Hatsume, Mars and Jupiter's surprise) Mechamew2 spoke.

"The robot...can talk?" Mars and Jupiter said at the same time.

"Neither of you girls knew?" asked Mineta since they built it, he figured they were the first to know.

"Years ago, I was made by my original creator to assist him in world domination with my ability to learn every Pokemon attack. But thanks to Mewtwo, I was able to learn right from wrong, seeing the memories of a pure hearted child. Recently, I was rebuilt with my original data. But I couldn't control myself as I was forced to learn new powers from more Pokemon, and use my new powers for evil, until the woman and the boy freed me." Mechamew2 explained, everyone can see that the mechanical Pokemon has a soul.

"Oh you poor baby!" said Hatsume who felt bad for the robot.

"So, can you use your powers for good? Like restoring people back to normal?" Mineta asked with hope in his eyes.

"I've learned abilities from Mewtwo and Legendary Pokemon, I can restore the humans back to normal. But after that, I will destroy myself again." said Mechamew2, Hatsume was shocked by its decision.

"WHAT!?" she shouted, "You can't do that! We didn't reprogram you just so you can destroy yourself! You can find a new purpose in life." she argued, "Besides, just think of how much good you will do for everyone in both regions." she concluded, hoping the mechanical marvel will reconsider.

"Very well. I will use my powers for good and live in harmony with humans and Pokemon." said Mechamew2, then a blinding light flashed from the robot, engulfing Kanto and Johto.

When the light faded away, Clair's vision became clear, and she was the first to notice that Team Galactic Grunts and Saturn appeared out of nowhere. "Huh? Where did they come from?" she asked out of curiosity, gaining everyone's attention.

"Saturn!" shouted Mars and Jupiter as they hugged their friend who returned to normal. The grunts cheered as they were happy to be saved, they were fully aware of what was going on. After they were turned into Pokemon.

Mineta realized that all the electric type Pokemon in the cage were actually them. "It worked, they're back to normal!"

"So that means...the remaining missing victims! " Officer Jenny said.

Outside the Power Plant, the trainers and NPCs from Kanto and Johto were turned back to normal and the Pokemon regained their minds. Everyone in both regions cheered and or hugged each other to be reunited with their friends and family. Cyrus was turned back to normal as well. "How the heck did I become a Gyarados?" he didn't remember what happened.

In Saffron City, there was one last meeting. "Ladies and gentlemen, our heroes have successfully captured the true culprit and saved the rest of the trainers and NPCs!" Officer Jenny announced as she showed the video from the camera she gave Mineta. Everyone cheered as they witnessed Mineta using the Master Ball against the evil Malamar, especially the father and his son. "With the help of this Mechamew2, we were able to reverse the transformations of all the victims, thanks to our genius allies." Officer Jenny added.

Mineta walked up to Officer Jenny and whispered something to her, then he stood on the podium and spoke. "Everyone, if you plan on cheering only for me, don't. Because the hero who deserves love and gratitude is Clair." he said and then added, "She's strong, brave, loving and caring. Even though I never did much, she never gave up on me, even when...I gave her a reason to, but she stayed by my side because we value our friendship. I never would've been a hero you guys see me as if it wasn't for her."

The crowd murmured a bit and started to cheer for him and Clair, they remembered the interview Mineta had, the moment they had at the Pokemon Center in the Goldenrod City, Clair's apology, along with trainers apologizing to her and the video showed how helpful she was. She was protecting Mineta and faced Malamar. The crowd begins to chant Clair's name, seeing her as a sweet person. She was being loved by everyone in Kanto and from Johto.

Clair, who was touched by the support, stepped to the podium and said "I think he's overlooking how helpful he really was. When we started searching for the trainers, I started to feel like my old self again, before I let my anger get the better of me. He actually helped a lot more than he thinks, he's the main reason we were able to save everyone, bringing his friend to help reprogram Mechamew2 was his idea after all. Thanks to him, he brought friends and families back together and he helped me learn humility. Minoru has even given me love and care, something I only received from my family and friends I had that tried to help me be more positive." her tears started to well up as she concluded, "He's truly a hero, a hero who made a sore friend into a kind person."

Mineta's eyes teared up as he hugged Clair, while everyone cheered for the two. They saved everyone and Mineta brought out the best in Clair. Izuku and Hatsume smiled for the duo, and Iris, who was in the crowd, tearfully smiled knowing her friend helped save everyone in Kanto and Johto, and helped Clair. "I'm so proud of you, Mineta." she said out loud.

I’m gonna switch gears on the Minetaverse, for a Helluva Boss theme au.

Similar to u/Lavastone’s idea of having Mineta being the son of Midnight and Asmodeus. Minoru Nocturneus is the Sinful Heir of Lust, the son of Asmodeus and Nemuri Nocturneus, the step son of Fizzarolli Nocturneus, and runs the night club formerly known as Ozzie’s, now known as Nocturneus Lust Den, with his consort and lover, Tsuyu Froghopper.

The Premise of the Chapter is similar to the following helluva boss episodes, Ozzie’s, Oops, and The musical mid season special.

How have you always envisioned Mineta’s parents? Personally I’ve always head cannoned Mineta’s parents as being decent people, but not good parents.

hear me out,imagine mineta is carmine and kierans brother who moved away to japan to become a hero and his partner pokemon he got from his and his siblings mom,when class1a hear about a field trip to kitakami he gets excited to visit his family

Bad News is He is Not even in the top 100 but 108...

While the entire class is in the top 50. Last is denki with Rank 44. Horikoshi did our lord dirty. Not even top 100.

Good News besides IzuOcha the other are all single. But Not concrete evidence since eng sub yet.

This is what I've also been working on for two weeks, I wanted it to look perfect. So what do y'all think?

praise lord mineta

Mineta was holding his arm in his room because earlier Denki, Sero and him did a pervy prank Denki came up with even though he didn't want too because he knew it would only in up with him getting in trouble and he was right, so Mineta frustrated with both Denki and Sero for leaving him to take the blame, Mineta decided he's not putting up with it anymore.

Mineta with a serious look on his face: Tomorrow I'm going camping and both Denki and Sero are on their own.

Mineta goes to sleep so he can wake up early in the morning and because it was Friday their day off, Mineta knew Saturday the girl's were going to have their Slumber party and he didn't want to get blame for anything.

[It Was Saturday Morning At 5:00]

Mineta woke up from his sleep and got his stuff ready for camp as he grabs his phone, Fishing pole, Tackle Box, his tent, sleeping bag, and keys to his dorm as heads out. Mineta with a smile on his face took a cab to the camp site which was 10 miles away from UA.

Mineta with a big smile on his face: I can't wait to get some peace and quiet, but I should text both Aizawa and Principal Nezu so they won't freak out.

[On The Phone]

Joined Text

Mineta: Hey Mr.Aizawa and Principal Nezu I'm going camping for the weekend, be back Monday morning for class.

Principal Nezu: Thank you for informing us Mr.Mineta, see you Monday and have a fun time.

Aizawa: Just text me when you get there Problem Child.

Mineta: Yes Sir.

[Off The Phone]

Mineta was almost at the woods for the weekend as class 1A was starting to wake up, at first no one noticed a thing until the girls sat at the table as the girls looked around and noticed that Mineta wasn't around.

Mina with a confused look on her face: Hey where's Mineta?

Denki with a smile on his face: He's probably still asleep.

Tsuyu with a confused look on her face: On Friday, he's normally the easiest out of all of us,Ribbit?

Iida with a serious look on his face: I'll go wake him up.

Iida goes up to Mineta room and knocked on Mineta's door but when he got no answer he decided to break his rules and look inside, but as he looked inside he noticed Mineta wasn't in the room as he ran down stairs with a scared experience on his face.

Iida with a scared experience on his face: HE'S GONE?

Everyone looked surprised as Momo pulled out her phone with a concerned look on her face as she called Aizawa.

[On The Phone]

Aizawa: Hello?

Momo: AIZAWA, MINETA IS MISSING AND WE CAN'T FIND HI-?

Aizawa: Calm down problem child, he texted me at 5:30 tell me and Principal Nezu that he's going camping and won't be back until Monday morning before class.

Momo: Oh thanks for telling me Aizawa, I'll let the class know.

Aizawa: Good bye.

[Off The Phone]

Momo with a calm smile on her face: I just got off the phone with Aizawa and he said Mineta left this morning to go camping.

Jirou with a shocked look on her face: Wait, he just left to go camping for the whole weekend?

Mina with a smile on her face: So no one is going to bother us at our Slumber party tomorrow, I'm calling the girls from 1B and Mei to celebrate.

While Mina called the girls for the weekend Slumber party, Denki and Sero were having lewd smiles on their faces at the thought of all the girls in one dorm building. A knock on the door was heard as the girl's were confused until the girls from 1B and Mei appeared with cake and sleeping bags.

Kendo with a smile on her face: We're here for the party.

Ibara with a smile on her face: Some graceful Bible reading will be great without disturbance.

Mei with a smile on her face: And I brought my babies with me.

Iida with a serious look on his face as he chops his arm up and down repeatedly: Alright guys since the girl's are in this dorm for their Slumber party, all boys will go to 1B dorm so the girls can have their privatize.

All the boys except two agreed as they got their stuff and head the 1B dorms, all the while the girls were talking about normal stuff like school, training, and with a smirk on their faces who they have a crush on.

Mina with a smirk on her face: So girls any guy's caught your eyes.

Jirou with a smile on her face: Denki is cute, I'm just waiting for him to grow a pair and ask me out. What about you Mina?

Mina with a blush on her face: I'm going to ask out Kirishima, we've known each other for a long time and I really love him.

Tooru with a smile on her face even though no one can see it: That's so sweet Mina, my crush is Ojiro.

Momo with a blush on her face: I won't lie but I find Todoroki's cold but soft demeanor very attractive.

Uraraka with a blush on her face: Well as some of you may all know I-.

All the girls in the room: You love Midoriya.

Uraraka with a blush on her face as she floated up to the roof in embarrassment as the girls looked at Tsuyu.

Tsuyu with a concerned look on her face as she looked out the window: Do you girls think Mineta will be ok, Ribbit?

Tooru with a confused look on her face even though no one can see it: Um I don't know but we are wondering who your crush it?

Tsuyu with a blush on her face: I haven't really been able to find the one yet, Kroc.

Pony with a blush/smile on her face: Me neither, but if I'm honest I like Mineta.

Tsuyu/Komori/Ibara with a shocked look on their faces: You too/ You too,Ribbit/You too?

All four girls blush as Mina looked like she discovered gold as she pulled out her book.

Mina as she started writing: Oh my gosh, a four girls one boy love story~.

Mei with a smile on her face: If your worried about how he's doing, I have the perfect baby for this request.

Mei pulled out a small robot that looks a bird as it turned on.

Mei with a smile on her face: Ok the baby is ready, I just type in Mineta's name and..

The robot bird came on and flew out the window at high speeds, it didn't talk long for the robo-bird to find him getting his tent ready alone with some firewood all while shirtless.

Tsuyu with a calm smile on her face: thank God he's ok,Ribbit.

Ibara with smile on her face: I'm with Tsuyu on this one, bless the heaven Minoru is ok.

Komori with a blush on her face: There's the nice body I spy on and take pics of in secret hehe.

Pony with a blush on her face: He really does have an amazing body, wait what you say Komori?

The girls looked at Komori with confused as she pulled out her phone showing Mineta in all the right angles, the girl in the room started blushing as they all had the same thing on their mind.

The girls with a blush on their faces: DAAAAMN~

Unknown to them Denki and Sero are in the kitchen spying on them.

Denki with a smirk look on his face: Mineta maybe gone for the weekend but we can succeed on this prank on our own.

Sero with a smirk look on his face: Ok let's set the cameras up.

Will the girls enjoy the show that is Mineta or well their fun be interrupted by the boys, find out in part two.

To Be Continued

I want to apologize for not posting for awhile, I've Be dealing with some things and I didn't want it to effect my work here at the r/ChurchOfMineta, I'm back now and am going to make more Fanfics, happy late Thanksgiving everyone.

Izuku: (completely fed up) YOU ARE A PERVERT!!!! You’re not the real Mineta Minoru… you are an outdated anime trope! You are a comic relief!

Mineta: You are a sad, strange, little man… and you have my pity. 🖖 Farewell! (walks off)

Izuku: Well, good riddance, you looney!

Mineta sat at the bar, the dimly lit space providing a fitting ambiance for his current state of mind. He took another sip of his drink, the alcohol burning his throat as it went down, but he hardly winced. This, along with his fourth drink, was his way of trying to suppress the multitude of thoughts and feelings that haunted him.

Mineta’s gaze flickered up, his eyes adjusting to the imposing figure towering over him. As he recognized who it was, a mix of surprise and wariness crossed his face.

Mineta: Zilko. He took another drink, his voice slightly edged with resignation. You’re a long way from Russia.

Zilkov slid onto the stool beside Mineta, his burly frame creating a stark contrast against the smaller man. His face was inscrutable, but there was a hint of something in his eyes, something like concern or perhaps curiosity.

Zilkov: Didn’t expect to see you here, either. Drowning your sorrows, are you?

Mineta: Looking for someone shady.

Zilkov nodded, a gruff acknowledgement of Mineta’s words. He signaled for the bartender, ordering himself a drink before turning back to Mineta.

Zilkov: You’re in the right place. This bar is a haunt for those in the know. What kind of shady are you looking for, my friend?

Mineta: In case you haven’t heard, I died for a bit and missed a few years of my daughter’s life. She might’ve gotten involved with the wrong people.

Zilkov regarded Mineta for a moment, his expression betraying a mixture of surprise and mild disbelief. He took a swig of his drink, his gaze fixed on Mineta’s face.

Zilkov: I had heard rumors about you dying, and then being resurrected. Never knew the full story, though. He paused, swirling the drink in his glass.

So, you think your daughter might be in with the wrong crowd?

Mineta: I hope I’m wrong…

Zilkov let out a low hum, his eyes scanning the bar patrons around them. The atmosphere in the room grew a bit tense, but Zilkov’s gaze remained focused on Mineta.

Zilkov: I hope you’re wrong, too. For your sake… and your daughter’s.

Mineta spotted the person he was looking for enter the bar. He slid his drink away and crept over to him.

He reached the unsuspecting man and casually leaned against the wall beside him, his voice a murmur in the dimly lit space.

Mineta: Evening. Mind if I have a word?

The man was a rather large man with a big head and stocky build. He appeared to be balding, with his dark purple hair being mostly seen on the sides and back of his head, as Mineta snatched him out of his seat.

The large man’s eyes widened in surprise as he was suddenly yanked out of his seat. He stumbled slightly, looking up at Mineta with a mix of confusion and wariness.

Man: What the hell, man? What do you want?

Mineta: Kurozumi right? Mineta grabs his glass and strikes him across the cheek.

Kurozumi winced as the glass smashed against his cheek. He stumbled back, a look of pain and surprise on his face.

Kurozumi, gritting his teeth through the pain: What the hell! You nearly took my damn ear off, bastard!

Mineta grabs him by his pimp coat and pins him against the wall. Mineta: I’ll take off a lot more than that if you don’t answer me honestly. Broken glass works just as well as a scalpel.

Kurozumi’s face paled at Mineta’s threat. His beady eyes widened in fear as he felt himself pinned against the wall.

Kurozumi, his voice slightly quivering: Alright, alright! Just relax, man! What do you want to know?

Mineta: I hear you’re the slinking coward who runs most the brothels around here?

Kurozumi tried to maintain a calm facade, but the fear in his eyes was evident. He swallowed hard before nodding slightly, confirming Mineta’s statement.

Kurozumi: Yeah, I handle the brothels. Whaddya want with them?

Mineta: Three years ago did a short girl with purple hair ever come to you for work?

Kurozumi hesitated for a moment, thinking back to the past. He scratched his chin, seemingly trying to recall something.

Kurozumi: Not…exactly… He paused,

Mineta: What do you mean “not exactly”? He brandished the broken glass.

Kurozumi raised his hands in a placating gesture, a bead of sweat trickling down his forehead.

Kurozumi: Hey, now, no need to get all riled up, man! I mean, it’s like this: She never officially worked for me but she was always in the usual spots. And she always scared away the customers!

Mineta: I swear if my little girl—

Kurozumi, sensing Mineta’s rising anger, quickly tried to clarify.

Kurozumi: Whoa, wait a second! She never did any… “work” for me, okay? It was more like she baited people before taking their money and leaving!

Mineta:…You’re very lucky. He dropped the broken glass.

Kurozumi let out a sigh of relief as Mineta dropped the broken glass. He backed away from the wall, straightening his coat and trying to regain some semblance of his former swagger.

Kurozumi: Look, I’d never let anyone touch a kid! I got standards, man. I ain’t that low.

Mineta: Sure you do. Mineta walked back to the bar where Zilko still was.

Kurozumi watched as Mineta walked away from him, a mixture of relief and irritation on his face.

Kurozumi, muttering under his breath: Crazy bastard…

Meanwhile, Mineta went back to sit by Zilkov, who had been watching the scene.

As Mineta sat back down by Zilkov, the Russian man raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity in his gaze.

Zilkov: Seems like you got the info you were looking for. He took a sip of his drink, his eyes studying Mineta’s face.

Mineta: Yeah…I did…

Zilko nodded, sensing the mixture of relief and concern on Mineta’s face.

Zilko: And? What did the weasel tell you? Anything useful?

Mineta: That my daughter didn’t do something she’d regret.

Zilko grunted, taking another gulp of his drink.

Zilko: That’s what you were worried about? Whether she was working at one of those places or not? His tone was gruff, but Mineta could see a hint of understanding in his eyes. Mineta: I wasn’t there Zilko! I couldn’t be there for her so I don’t know if she…

Zilkov’s expression softened slightly as he listened to Mineta. He knew the feeling of not being there for someone you cared about.

Zilkov: You were dead, Mineta. You didn’t have a choice in that. He paused, taking a moment before continuing,

Mineta: …Before I left the country my mother said" I never really wanted to have you...” and she wished she didn't...not because she hates me... because she Knew she’d ruin my life.

Zilkov listened intently to Mineta’s words. Despite his rough exterior, he could sense the pain and vulnerability behind them.

Zilkov: Your mother said that to ya? His voice was lower, his eyes showing a flicker of concern.

Mineta: I didn’t hear anything from her until I found out she’d died in a gas explosion…

Zilkov’s face darkened as Mineta spoke. His mind drifted back to his own family, and the thought of losing them so suddenly sent a pang of empathy through him.

Zilkov: Damn, that’s rough... He paused, taking a sip of his drink before continuing, You’ve been through a hell of a lot, Mineta.

Mineta: Which is why I wanted to make sure my daughter had a better life than I ever did…

Zilkov nodded, his expression solemn as he listened to Mineta’s words. He took another sip of his drink before responding.

Zilkov: A good goal to have, especially for a father. You care a lot about her, don’t you?

Mineta: She means the world to me…

Zilkov grunted in acknowledgement, a flicker of understanding in his eyes.

Zilkov: Family can do that to ya. Make ‘em the most important thing. He was silent for a moment, staring into his drink before looking back up at Mineta, his gaze earnest and unwavering.

Mineta sits up and empties his glass. Mineta: sigh I miss my wife, I miss her a lot. I’ll be back. (Yes I made the joke and I’m unashamed)

Zilkov watches as Mineta stands up, sensing the deep longing in his voice.

Zilkov, pausing for a moment before replying, his voice gruff but sincere: Good luck, Mineta.

And with that, Mineta walked away, leaving Zilkov sitting alone at the bar. **

Makoto woke up in Shoka’s lap in the common area. The last thing she remembered was training her body in gym Gamma. Makoto: Wha-what happened, how did I…

Shoka looks down at Makoto, his expression a mix of relief and concern. He brushes a stray lock of hair away from her face and smiles softly.

Shoka: You passed out from exhaustion. You were pushing yourself way too hard again.

Makoto: Dammit, I’m not any thinner…

Shoka shakes his head, a hint of frustration in his voice.

Shoka: You can’t just measure your progress by how thin you are. You need to be more gentle on yourself, Mako-chan.

Makoto grumbled: Easy for you to say Mr. Six pack…

Shoka lets out a small chuckle, his expression amused.

Shoka: Hey, I work hard for these, you know.

He pats his stomach, his tone teasing.

Hahena: Hey, lovebirds, we’re still here ya know.

Shoka and Makoto both blush slightly, realizing they were not alone in the room. They look up to see Harumi and Kenta carrying food into the common area.

Shoka: C’mon guys, Mako needs some self esteem!

Makoto’s cheeks turn a deeper shade of red as Shoka pats her stomach. She tries to swat his hand away, but can’t hide the hint of a smile on her face.

Makoto, embarrassed: Stop it! It’s not like I’m that big! Hime: sigh Alright come on, while we eat let me tell you all the amazing story of how I beat the WarMongrel. She says passing Makoto sashimi.

Takuma: Ha, I bet you’re story is no where close to when I fought the Gastronaught with Slicka! Sophie: Big deal, I smoked Oppenhammer on my own!

The others chime in around the room, each of them eager to share their stories of fighting villains.

Kenta: Psh, Oppenhammer’s got nothing on Killer Klutz!

Harumi: I-I b-bested Deadlift.

Hearing Harumi’s soft voice speak up amongst the others gets their attention. Shoka, Kenta, and Takuma all turn to her, a mixture of surprise and awe on their faces.

Shoka: Wait, you fought Deadlift? The walking mountain?!

Harumi: Mhmm…

The others gape at Harumi, shock and disbelief all over their faces.

Shoka: How?! He’s, like, invincible! Kenta chimes in, his expression wide-eyed.

Kenta: I heard he once benched a fully loaded cargo ship!

Takuma: C’mon, you gotta give us the juicy details! You can’t just drop a bombshell like that and expect us not to be curious!

Harumi looks around at the expectant faces ogling her, a slight blush forming on her cheeks. She fiddles with the hem of her hoodie, clearly uncomfortable with the spotlight.

Harumi, her voice barely above a whisper: I…I can tell you…if you really want to know.

While they traded stories, Makoto fell asleep in Shoka’s lap for hours until she felt herself being carried to her room. She looked up into his icy blue eyes.

Shoka looks down at her as he carries her bridal style, a soft smile on his face.

Shoka: You passed out again, you know.

Makoto: Whatever…

Shoka lets out a small chuckle, continuing to carry her to her room. He gently sets her on the bed before crouching down to her eye level.

Shoka: You really need to take better care of yourself, you know that, right?

Makoto: Look I’m not good at any of this okay? I’m not used to people caring about me…

Shoka’s expression softens. He reaches out, gently tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

Shoka, his tone tender: But you have people that care now, Mako-chan. I care. We all do.

Makoto: Do you know the relationship our parents had?

Shoka purses his lips slightly, his expression becoming somber.

Shoka: So you keep saying, it doesn’t change anything.

Makoto: Doesn’t it though, no matter how much my Dad did to be better, they only ever cared about what he was before. The whole country was willing to take everything away from him because they couldn’t see he’d changed.

Shoka’s expression darkens, anger and frustration boiling beneath the surface.

Shoka: That’s not fair. To your dad, and to you. They didn’t know his story, didn’t care to know what he went through. And they still judge him for it. He grits his teeth, struggling to keep his temper in check.

Makoto: I bet your parents never told you about what happened to my mom when she went into labor with me. The doctors decided not to give my mom epidural medication because they thought it convince her to not have the baby.

Shoka’s eyes widen as he listens to what she says. The anger and outrage on his face is clear.

Shoka: They did what?!

Makoto: When they found out who my father was, half of the doctors assumed that my dad had raped my mother and she was too scared to get rid of it. Shows what they knew about my mother…

Shoka’s expression hardens further, anger and disgust evident on his face. He clenches his fists, trying to keep his voice level.

Shoka: That’s despicable… He pauses, taking a deep breath before continuing, his voice low and tight. They had no right to assume anything about your parent’s relationship… or what your mom wanted.

Makoto: Just like everyone else they cared more about hurting my Dad than anything else really… And now you know how my mother died…and came back.

Shoka’s expression softens slightly, his anger replaced with a mixture of sadness and understanding. He reaches out, gently taking her hand in his.

Shoka, his voice quieter now: I’m sorry, Mako-chan. You didn’t deserve to go through any of that.

Makoto:…Can I ever get a happy ending?

Shoka squeezes her hand in reassurance, his blue eyes locked onto hers.

Shoka, his voice firm: You’ll get your happy ending, Mako-chan. I’ll make sure of it.

Makoto: You really mean that don’t you lava boy…

Shoka laughs softly, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

Shoka: Heh, you really like calling me that, huh?

Makoto: Gotta…problem… Makoto eventually nods off as Shoka tucks her in and sneaks out. **

Soon Makoto’s alarm went off, it was two in the morning. She went to sneak out of the dorms.

The halls are quiet and dark, only the faint moonlight filtering in through the windows as Makoto sneaks out of the dorms.

Makoto drowsy: Momoko better not give me shit for being late…

She makes her way through the empty halls, her footsteps soft and muffled by the carpet. Despite her drowsiness, her mind is focused on the task at hand. She eventually leaves the dorms and starts making her way across the school campus to the gym.

Momoko: You’re late cream puff!

Makoto groans, her groggy expression replaced with one of annoyance at the nickname.

Makoto, yawning slightly: It’s two in the morning, Momo. What’s your problem already?

Momoko: Evil never rests and Justice never sleeps!

Makoto lands hard on the gym floor, a frustrated huff escaping her lips. She rubs the back of her head, wincing in pain.

Makoto, irritation evident in her voice: You’re insane, you know that?

Momoko: Training begins now! Momoko sucker punched Makoto. You weren’t ready.

Makoto staggers backwards, her hand clutching her stomach where Momoko punched her. She tries to shake off the pain, her frustration mounting.

Makoto, gritting her teeth: Yeah, no crap! Maybe a warning next time?

The two of them continued their training, Makoto used her Systema training from her Dad. They eventually decided to take a break when Makoto put Momoko on her back.

Momoko let out a huff as she landed on her back, the impact of hitting the gym floor making her wince.

Momoko, catching her breath: Okay… you finally got me. Good job, cream puff.

Makoto: Yeah sure… She sat down to drink from her water bottle.

Momoko props herself up on her elbows, watching Makoto drink from her water bottle. She has a sly grin on her face.

Momoko, her tone suggestive: You got a boyfriend yet, Mako-chan?

Makoto: What’s it to you?

Momoko laughs, sitting up fully now. Her grin grows wider.

Momoko: Just curious. You’ve been hanging around that Shoka guy a lot lately. You two getting cozy?

Makoto: Very funny…

Momoko snickers, her expression amused.

Momoko: Oh come on, Mako-chan. Everyone’s noticed how much time you two spend togeth—

Momoko paused momentarily as she suddenly snatched something from Makoto’s neck. She suddenly felt a huge weight lifting from her body. Makoto: What did you just do?

Momoko holds up the object she just snatched from Makoto’s neck - a long needle as thin as a hair, glowing with an otherworldly light.

Momoko, her expression intrigued and excited: This was bugging me.

Makoto: What did—how did you see that?!

Momoko smirks, twirling the needle between her fingers. Her eyes flicker with curiosity and mischief.

Momoko, her tone smug: You really thought I wouldn’t notice? You forget who you’re talking to, Mako-chan. I notice everything.

Makoto rolls her eyes and took the needle from her upperclassman. Makoto: I need to go…

Momoko lets out a small huff, her expression turning to one of slight disappointment.

Momoko, her voice laced with sarcasm: Oh, running away already? That’s no fun.

Makoto brought the needle to her teachers to get answers while her classmates waited in the common area.

The class waited impatiently in the common area, their expressions a mix of curiosity and concern. Some of them whispered amongst themselves, trying to speculate what the needle could be and why it was in Makoto’s possession.

Sophie: How the hell do you not notice a six inch needle in your neck?!

Takuma, chiming in: Especially one that’s practically glowing! It’s like she’s got a built-in nightlight.

Makoto: I had a lot going on okay!!

Kenta, his tone slightly teasing: What kind of “things” could you have goin’ on that would distract you from a giant needle stickin’ outta your throat, Mako?

Makoto: Shit happens! Hatori: Okay everyone let’s just calm down and figure out how this happened. kero

Kita: Can you think of when this could’ve happened Makoto?

Makoto rubs the back of her neck, her expression contemplative as she tries to recall any out-of-place events.

Makoto, her tone thoughtful: I mean… I’ve been feeling a lot more tired than usual lately… and I’ve had some weird dreams…

That’s when it finally hit her, the day she ran into an odd specimen. Makoto: Sharaso Shirakawa…

Takuma, his tone serious: Wait, the creepy geisha who tried to molest you? You think she’s involved in this?

Makoto: She…pinned me to the floor and everything after that was foggy until Sophie and Hime barged in with Quinn.

The class falls silent for a moment, taking in what Makoto just revealed. They exchange concerned glances with each other, the implications of what she said sinking in.

Sophie: The bitch was talking about making grape girl her doll or some shit. I was half not listenin’ and half trying not to rip her head off.

Takuma, his eyes widening: What if she did something to you when you had that weird run-in? Like, some kind of trick or some crazy geisha voodoo!

Hatori: That would explain your sleepwalking and the weird dreams! Hatori sat next to Makoto, taking her adopted sister’s hand in hers.

Makoto lets out a soft, shaky sigh, her hands trembling slightly. She looks down at their interwoven hands, the weight of the situation weighing heavily on her.

Makoto: They tried to get in my head, they got to my brother and sister too. Shiryu was walking with his girlfriend when he woke up in an alley four blocks away.

Hatori squeezes her hand reassuringly, offering her a small, supportive smile.

Hatori, her tone gentle: It’s going to be okay, Mako. We won’t let anyone else get hurt.

Makoto: How, and what do they all want from me?

Takuma, chiming in: Well, that’s the million-dollar question, ain’t it? We gotta figure out what these creeps want with you and your family before we can do anything about it, Mako.

That’s when something occurred to Makoto. Makoto: I have to go…check on something.

The class exchanges puzzled glances, unsure of what Makoto is referring to. They watch silently as she stands up and walks towards the exit.

Makoto ran all the way to her grandparent’s house to see if her dad was still there. She knocked on the door only to find her grandfather. Makoto: Hey Grandpa Satoru, are Mom and Dad here by any chance?

Grandpa Satoru looks down at her with a tired yet kind expression. He runs a hand through his greying hair and shakes his head.

Grandpa Satoru, his voice weary: Sorry kiddo. Your parents had to head back to the city a couple hours ago.

Makoto: Thank you… She was about to leave, but then she looked at her grandpa and hugged him.

Grandpa Satoru is slightly taken aback by the sudden hug, but he wraps his arms around his granddaughter and hugs her back. He pats her head affectionately as she buries her face into his chest.

Makoto: I know it hurt when you thought you lost mom when she was pregnant with me. I won’t put you and Grandma through that pain either.

Grandpa Satoru's expression softens as he hears her words, his arms tightening around her in a comforting embrace. He places a gentle kiss on the top of her head, his voice soft and emotional.

Grandpa Satoru, his tone filled with a mix of bittersweet nostalgia and worry: I appreciate that, kiddo. Please be careful, okay?

Makoto: Yeah I will! She took off down the road to Musutafu Royal Towers.

As she runs, the evening air grows colder, the setting sun staining the sky in hues of gold and crimson. After an hour of running, she finally reaches the entrance to Musutafu Royal Towers.

Suddenly she was tackled to the ground. She rolled on her back to a familiar unwanted face. The goth girl that had tried to run off with her the day of the concert now had her arms pinned. Ikuro: Hey princess, didja miss me?

Makoto's eyes widen, a mix of surprise and anger swirling in them. She strains against Ikuro's hold, trying to free her arms.

Makoto, her tone sharp: Get the hell off me!

Ikuro: ‘Fraid I can’t do that for you sweetheart. My sister’s a cop working for some shady people who want you.

Makoto's expression darkens, her eyes narrowing in anger.

Makoto, gritting her teeth: “Want me?” For what? What do they want with me?

Ikuro: I don’t know, an’ I don’t care. She lets Makoto up just in time for a muscular hunchback with six arms to put a bag over her head.

Makoto grits her teeth as the bag is placed over her head, cutting off her vision. She feels several pairs of hands grabbing her, restraining her as she tries to struggle against them.

As the bag is taken off, Makota blinks rapidly, her eyes adjusting to the sudden brightness of her surroundings. She looks around, her expression a mix of fear and confusion.

She looks to her left and right to find her siblings have been abducted too. Her brother Shiryu has some apparatus on his arm that’s pumping some green fluid into him. Cere is suspended upside down and crying. Makoto: Where are we, what have you done with us?

A cold, feminine voice rings out in response to Makoto’s question.

Woman, her tone calm yet commanding: Welcome to our humble establishment, children of Minoru Mineta.

Makoto turned to find an elderly tall slender woman with cyan hair dressed as a geisha lady. Her breathe was foggy as she hobbled towards the three of them. I am Omisaki Shirakawa.

She smiles, her lips painted a dark shade of red. Her eyes scan the children with a cold, calculating gaze.

Omisaki, her voice still calm but calculating: You know why you’re here, don’t you?

Makoto: You’re a part of Phoenix Tree, the people that framed Dad fifteen years ago.

Omisaki’s smile widens, her expression one of amusement. She raises a delicate hand to her lips, feigning surprise.

Omisaki, her tone slightly mocking: Such a smart little girl you are, dear. Yes, it is true that we are part of Phoenix Tree, but “framed” is such a crude word, don’t you think?

Makoto: You tried to have him executed for the murder of his own best friend! You turned the whole country against him and sent every hero to bury the truth with him!

Omisaki lets out a soft, amused chuckle.

Omisaki, her tone chillingly nonchalant: Yes, well… sometimes, sacrifices must be made for the greater good. She turns her attention towards Shiryu, walking over to him and studying the strange apparatus on his arm for a moment.

Makoto: What are you doing, don’t touch my brother!

Omisaki ignores Makoto’s protests, her eyes fixated on Shiryu’s arm. She gently touches the apparatus, her slender fingers tracing its surface with curiosity.

Omisaki, her tone cold and detached: This contraption is fascinating, isn’t it? It’s been pumping your brother full of trigger for some time now.

Makoto: Wh-Why are you pumping him with quirk enhancing drugs?

Omisaki’s smile widens once again, her tone almost mockingly cheerful.

Omisaki, her voice laced with faux sweetness: Oh, my dear, it’s not so much “enhancement” as it is “awakening”. You see, your darling brother has foreign DNA from his “unique conception”. Those gene donors happen to have traits we desire for our services.

Makoto: But my brother hates those other quirks, they make him crazy and violent! If you amplify them with trigger-

Omisaki cuts her off, her tone now sharp and condescending.

Omisaki, her patience slowly wearing thin: Precisely the point, my dear child. Your brother’s anger issues combined with the power of his quirk make for the perfect killer.

Makoto: But he doesn’t want to be a killer, he hates hurting people! He cries when he snaps and throws up every time he gets into a fight!

Omisaki lets out a scoff, her tone dismissive.

Omisaki, her expression twisted in a cruel smile: Such sentimental drivel. It’s quite pathetic, really. Her tone grows cold, almost menacing. But that is no longer a concern. Once we’re done with him, your brother will comply. He’ll follow his new mission without question.

Makoto: And what about Cere, why’s she upside down?

Omisaki turns her attention to Cere, who is still hanging from a rope.

Omisaki, her tone almost gleeful: Ah, the younger one. A peculiar little creature, she is. We’ve found that her black blood has amplifying properties to mental powers, they should have a reaction to her Radiohead quirk.

Makoto: She’s overstimulated, that’s why she’s crying! She can hurt herself and others if her powers go haywire!

Omisaki simply shrugs, her expression nonchalant.

Omisaki, her tone indifferent: That is of no concern to us. As long as we obtain the necessary results, a little collateral is acceptable.

Makoto: Are human beings just collateral damage to you?! Is that why you didn’t bat an eye at sending everyone after Dad, just because you wanted what was in his head? In…my head?

Omisaki turns to face Makoto directly, her expression hardening. She takes a step closer, her footsteps light and deliberate.

Omisaki, her tone cold and authoritative: I have no use for sentimentalities. You are a means to an end, as are your siblings. Once we’ve unlocked the secrets in your genetics, the true potential…you will submit to Phoenix Tree.

Makoto: I won’t, Dad beat you all before, that’s what the Black Orchard really was. Him trying to root you all out.

Omisaki clenches her jaw, her patience finally wearing thin. Her expression darkens, her voice dropping to a dangerous whisper.

Omisaki, her tone full of cold fury: Your father was a meddlesome fool. A weakling trying to play the hero and stick his nose where it doesn’t belong. You are just like him…

She grabs Makoto’s chin, gripping it tightly with her slender fingers.

Omisaki, her tone laced with menace: And you’ll end just like him; broken, defeated.

Makoto slowly looked up at the elderly woman…and smiled. A startling sharp toothed smile that caught Omisaki off guard. Makoto: You can’t break what’s already broken. Suddenly thorns shot out of her skin in all directions.

Omisaki stumbles back, caught off guard by the unexpected attack. She tries to shield herself from the thorns, but a few catch her skin, causing it to tear and bleed.

Omisaki, her voice sharp and strained: How the hell-?!

Makoto runs over to her brother and begrudgingly amplifies the trigger dosage on the apparatus. Makoto: I’m sorry Shiryu, I know you hate this quirk but we need an exit…

As the dosage of trigger increases, Shiryu’s body begins to convulse, a low, guttural growl rumbling from his throat. He starts to wake up, his eyes wild and unfocused at first.

Omisaki runs away, calling the guards as Shiryu bursts out of his restraints getting larger, growing fangs and claws. He cracks the ground he’s standing on as his vision turns red.

The security guards burst in, their eyes widening in surprise as they see the monstrous Shiryu.

Guard 1: What the-?!

Shiryu: I SMELL BITCH!! He storms out into the hallway, tearing through the guards and roaring throughout the compound.

Guard 2, his voice panicked: What the hell is that thing?!

Guard 1, his tone urgent: Call reinforcements!

While they’re being distracted, Makoto stumbles over to her sister and tries to get her down in her sedated condition. She lowered her down and wipes her tears from her pale eyes. Makoto: Cere it’s okay, big sister’s here, I promise I’ll get you out of here.

Cere’s eyes slowly open, her expression dazed and disoriented. She looks up at her older sister, her voice weak and shaky.

Cere, her voice barely above a whisper: M…Mak...to…?

Makoto: I’m getting you out of here—ghi! I can make it to UA and they’ll take care of you.

Cere tries to sit up, but her body feels heavy and lethargic. She reaches out a trembling hand towards Makoto, her expression pleading.

Cere, her voice soft yet desperate: D-Don’t leave me, please…!

Makoto: I promise I won’t! She lifts her sister under her arms just as more guards came in.

The guards come to a halt, their eyes widening at the sight of the two girls.

Guard 1, his tone authoritative: Stop right there. No one is leaving this place.

Makoto gets bigger and feels blades poking through her skin. Makoto gravelly: I’m no monster…but tonight I’ll make an exception…

Mineta and Clair visited the Police station where the Plasma and Galactic grunts were to get answers on what they were up to. Officer Jenny was escorting them to the Galactic Grunt's cell. "We had some doctors visit to see what states their minds were in, but they seem normal." she said as they reached the cell.

The Galactic grunt was mortified to see the duo again, but mainly Clair, recalling what happened last time she met her. "No! NO NOT HER AGAIN!" the grunt panicked in fear.

Clair smirked as she realized that the grunt, who tried to murder MIneta before, was still scared of her. "Open the cell." She requested. The guards were fully aware of what she intended to do and let her in, to the grunt's horror. "You remember what happened last time, right?" Clair asked rhetorically as she pulled out her whip, scaring the grunt. "Now tell us what you were doing with trainers." she demanded.

The Galactic Grunt was scared, so she talked. "Okayokay!" The grunt started, after looking out the window for something, or someone. "I discovered that we've been capturing trainers to turn them into Pokemon."

Clair, Mineta and the officers looked at the grunt confused. "What?" they all said in unison.

"We were capturing trainers to make them into Pokemon from other regions." the grunt repeated as she continued. "My partners from Team Galactic suffered the same fate as some of the trainers. We made our own R chemicals to make the Pokemon go berserk, and then merged the trainers with them."

Mineta's eyes widened when he heard what the chemicals he saw were called. "You mean the same chemicals that Cyrus guy used for his Gyarados?" he asked hoping to get a wrong answer.

The grunt gasped as she realized what happened from Mineta's implication. "No! Not Cyrus too! He became a Gyarados!" she exclamed in despair.

Mineta was starting to piece together something terrifying. "You mean...you mean the trainers back at the lab in Kanto were..."

"You already know. The trainers you couldn't find were turned into Pokemon." The grunt answered. Mineta realized that the Hiker trainer he talked to was the Greninja that was trying to talk to him and the others.

"You mean the Pokemon they rescued were actually the trainers?!" Officer Jenny asked in complete shock.

"Why were you turning trainers into Pokemon?" Clair asked, she was starting to get angry at the grunt for what they were doing to trainers.

"I don't know." the grunt answered.

"Wrong answer." Clair responded while readying to whip the trauma back into the grunt.

"Nononono, I swear I don't know!" The grunt said in a panic, she still has phantom pains from Clair's whip. "Ever since we left the Kalos after capturing two psychic Pokemon and selling them to a different team, Cyrus was acting strange and wanted to work with Ghestis and his team." she concluded.

"How did you guys turn some of the trainers into Pokemon in the first place?" Clair asked.

"We..we found some of Team Rocket's old blueprints to build a very powerful robot, the blueprints said that it can use the powers of every Pokemon." the grunt answered.

"Where can we find this robot you guys keep mentioning?" Clair was wondering what kind of robot they've been using the entire time.

The grunt dreads that Clair is gonna face the robot herself. "It's in the Power Plant in Kanto. Beware, there wasn't a single Pokemon strong enough to stop it."

Officer Jenny thought of something and said, "If we capture the robot, we can use it to turn the trainers back to normal."

"If you can, that is." the grunt replied, she noticed that Clair isn't leaving her cell.

"Are you forgetting something?" Clair asked in a threatening tone.

"What do you mean?" the grunt asked fearfully.

"Apologize to my friend, now!" Clair said with a snarl as she got closer to the grunt, scaring her.

The grunt panicked in fear. "AH! I'M SORRY! I'm sorry I tried to kill you! It won't happen again!" she shouted to Mineta.

Clair smirked smugly. "Wuss." She chuckled as she made the grunt completely scared of her. She turned her attention to the others. "Let's head to the Power Plant fast." she said.

Officer Jenny decided they take the helicopter to reach the Power Plant. Just in case they'll need to carry the robot to save the trainers, hoping it's not too heavy. "Once inside the plant, we'll have to be careful. Wild Electric types are there." cautioned Officer Jenny.

"It's just a robot, I took on robots in my series and if they're inside a plant, it must be smaller." Mineta thought despite being , though he was unaware of what kind of robot they'll see.

Clair was still curious why Team Plasma and Team Galactic wanted to turn trainers into Pokemon by using a robot. "Exactly what kind of robot did they make to turn trainers into Pokemon?" Clair thought to herself.

They arrived at the Power Plant and were at the front entrance. "I'll be requesting back up if anything goes wrong." said Officer Jenny as she gave Clair a two way radio and strapped a mini camera on Mineta's shirt, just in case.

Clair and Mineta nodded before entering the Power Plant, but Clair noticed something wrong, there were no Pokemon in the building. "Where are all the electric type Pokemon?" she wondered.

As for Mineta, he was understandably nervous or scared. He had a feeling that something or someone is watching them. Clair holds his hand and gives him a smile to assure him that they'll be fine. He smiled back and thought, "We can do this, we came this far, we'll save everyone."

After travelling far into the plant they discovered a big room and they discovered the robot. A gold 10 ft tall robotic Pokemon that resembles a powerful Pokemon named Mewtwo. But it's legs are tank like wheels treads.

"Clair, what is that?" asked Mineta who was both intimidated and confused by the robot, he was confused because the robotic Pokemon kind of looked out of place. It didn't look like it was from the TV series, or from the games.

"That's....Mechamew2." Clair said in disbelief, she never imagined that she would see Giovanni's "Mechanical Marvel" after so many years. Mineta gave her a confused look, so she had to explained what the robotic Pokemon is. "It's a robot created by Giovanni years ago, it's a mechanical Pokemon that is programmed to learn attacks from any Pokemon it battles and amplify their attacks. Meaning that it's invincible to all attacks. And unlike any other Pokemon, It can use more than four attacks."

"How come I have never heard of this Pokemon before?" asked Mineta recalling that he saw the show and games but never seen a robot version of Mewtwo.

"You wouldn't, it was only in the series's live musical show, Pokemon Live in the year 2000." Clair answered embarrassingly.

Mineta could only wince to Clair's response.

(Note: I'm not making stuff up, there's a Pokemon Live musical from 2000 that actually has Mechamew2.)

"Do you think we should ask Officer Jenny to help take this thing out of here?" asked MIneta who was certain that the mechanical Pokemon is heavier than it looks.

Just as Clair contacts Officer Jenny, the lights turn on and then they see a dark, psychic Pokemon, the real mastermind behind it all. "A Malamar!" Clair exclaimed.

And they see Jupiter, who was holding some sort of control panel, appears next to it. "So, you arrived, humans." The Malamar was using Jupiter as a puppet to communicate. "I figured those useless grunts would tell you to come here."

Mineta was pretty spooked and confused. "Why is she talking like that?" he asked.

"I believe that Malamar is using her to talk to us and the one that made both Team Galactic and Plasma kidnap trainers to turn them into Pokemon!" Clair said as she understood what was going on.

"Correct." said the controlled Jupiter and then the Malamar made her explain. "After my allies were captured by Team Galactic, I decided to use their leader to make them suffer. By Cooperating with Team Plasma, I tricked their leader into turning trainers and both of their minions into Pokemon with the help of Team Rocket's R chemical and blueprints to their most dangerous weapon. He believed that he'll control everyone as Pokemon without realizing he was helping me create soldiers to rule this world. When you and the small child defeated two of the grunts, I had to use Team Galactic's leader and to him into a Gyarados to dispatch you both, but you survived and destroyed my lab after freeing my prisoners. And now that you're here, your interference ends now!"

The Malamar made Jupiter activate Mechamew2 to attack the duo, the robot then used fire blast against them. Clair grabbed Mineta and dodged the attack. "Clair, you can bring Dragonair now! Or Kingdra at least!" Mineta said in fear.

"I told you, Mechamew2 is impervious to attacks! Kingdra wouldn't be able to destroy it even if it tried." Clair responded.

"I meant using your Pokemon against the Malamar!" said Mineta, he knows that the robotic Pokemon is invincible, but that doesn't mean the Malamar is aswell.

"If I can get past that robot!" Clair exclaimed as she dodged a shadow ball from Mechamew2. She dodged again as the robot was approaching them.

She let go of Mineta so he could distract the robot. "Can't hit a fast target, slowpoke!" the short boy taunted to get the Malamar's attention. The evil Pokemon made Mechamew2 learn every other Pokemon attack, such as Roll Out. The robot formed into a ball, and rolled towards Mineta. The boy hoped that his power can stop it, so he threw as many balls he can make. Surprisingly it worked, it managed to stop the robotic Pokemon. Even the Malamar was shocked, because the small boy managed to stop the robot by throwing weird balls from his hair.

The Malamar was hit by Dragon Pulse then noticed a Kingdra with Clair. "Nice hit!" Clair said to Kingdra, they were able to sneak towrads it without being seen.

Jupiter was freed, but the Malamar hypnotized her again before she could escape, and made her control Mechamew2 to disappear. "What the? Where'd it go?" Mineta thought and then Mechamew2 appeared in front of Clair. "CLAIR!!" Mineta shouted.

Before Clair could do anything, Mechamew2 use disable on Kingdra and use levitate on it and Clair. The Malamar was going to use Psycho Cut, but Mars appeared and tackled Jupiter, making Mechamew2 drop Clair and Kingdra. "Jupiter, snap out of it!" Mars yelled trying to help Jupiter.

The Malamar was going to attack Mars, but, "Kingdra, Smoke Screen." ordered Clair, thankfully Smoke Screen wasn't the move that was disabled.

Kingdra uses Smoke Screen and blinded the Malamar, Jupiter's eyes opened and saw Mars. "Mars!" she said as she hugged her friend. The blinded Pokemon then attack aimlessly, forcing the Galactic commanders to get away, and destroying the control panel by accident. "NO! That was the only thing that can control the mech!" Jupiter cried in dismay, without the control panel, Mechamew2 is useless.

The Malamar was slowly regaining its vision, but was hit by Kingdra's Hyper Beam against it. This infuriated the Malamar, it was going to attack. Mineta was going to use his balls to stop it, but he remembered something. He has the Master Ball, the Pokeball catches any Pokemon in an instant. "HEY, PSYCHOMON!" he yelled gaining the Malamar's attention, "HYPNOSIS SUCKS!" he screamed as he threw the Master Ball at the villainous Pokemon. Mars and Jupiter sent out both of their Golbats to stun the Malamar. the Master Ball was able to catch the Malamar as it shrieked while being captured.

The Master Ball successfully captured the dreaded Malamar, though Mars and Jupiter didn't feel like it was a complete victory. "Without the panel, we won't be able to turn everyone back to normal." Mars said sadly looking at the broken panel.

"You mean that the robot can still turn everyone that was turned into Pokemon back to normal?" asked Clair.

"Yes. We used Mechamew2 to learn every power from all the Pokemon. Even the Legendary Pokemon themselves. But with the control panel destroyed, Now it's impossible." Jupiter said sadly.

Mineta felt that they failed to save everyone, until he came up with an idea. He pulled out his phone and called Izuku. "Midoriya? Bring Hatsume with you to the Police Station in Johto and make sure you bring a Professor with you, we're gonna need some." he said and then turned his attention to Clair. "Tell Officer Jenny to get back at the Police Station to pick up some friends of mine.

While the 1B half of Arashi Ryu were in a nearby sports arena to train for the final battle against Inferno Phoenix, the 1A half was following Kaminari who claims to have spotted Mineta and four of his Inferno Phoenix teammates, Yuki, Marina, Sid, and Nelson. Class 1A followed their electrical comrade to a field near the arena. Jiro was the first to speak, or rather yell.

Jiro: Have you lost your mind, Kaminari?!

Kaminari: What do you mean?

Bakugo: She means, why did you leave the arena to come here, Dumbass?!

Kaminari: I thought I saw Mineta head here, but I don’t see him. He was with a few of his teammates.

Iida: They’re probably in the middle of their own training for both the exhibition match against Shiketsu and the final battle against Arashi Ryu. It best we don’t disturb them.

Midoriya: He doesn’t want us to mess him up so…

Uraraka: (interrupts) There they are! (Sees a six more figures) but who’s that with them?

Class 1A looks to where Uraraka was pointing and they saw the five members of Inferno Phoenix, Minoru Mineta, Yuki Koriyama, Marina Medusa, Sid Wilde, and Nelson Jackson. But the other figures were four members of the League of Villains, Himiko Toga, Twice, Spinner, and Dabi, along with two upper tier nomus. The Inferno Phoenix teens were undaunted, even Mineta wasn’t afraid he was determined to face them.

Midoriya: (gasp) No way!

Iida: (surprised) The League?!

Bakugo: What the hell are they doing here?!

With Inferno Phoenix and the League.

Mineta: (steps forward) We finally caught up with you. Come along quietly, or we will use force.

Dabi: Aren’t you cocky?

Spinner: These heroes are persistent.

Twice: The purple one looks familiar. Who is he?!

Mineta: I’m surprised and offended you don’t remember me. I was UA student, class 1A.

Toga: You were in the same class as Izuku, Ochaco, and Tsu?

Spinner: During the training camp, I remember him. Though last time we met, you were child sized.

Mineta: (smirks) You could say I grew up.(frowns) Now then, Dr. Balthazar gave us explicit instructions to take you four back to Titanium City.

Marina: You would do well to listen.

Sid: We aren’t afraid to throw down.

Yuki: It’s best you don’t provoke us.

Nelson: As Minoru said, we will use force if you don’t comply.

Dabi: Is that so? Nomu, attack.

The two nomus charge but the only one who acted was Yuki. She rushed past between them, with quirk active, causing the nomus to freeze solid. With the two monsters frozen Sid jumped up and drove his wolf claws into the nomu brains, shattering them and killing the beasts with ease. The league (and 1A) were surprised that two upper tier nomus were killed with ease whereas All Might struggled with one.

Toga: (shocked) No way! Not even All Might could kill even one.

Mineta: That has been didn’t think when he faced the one at the USJ. All he could have done to end it was to splatter the brains, since it was exposed. I’m surprised my former class didn’t think of that either.

Spinner: He’s sharp as a blade. (Draws a sword) Let’s see how much.

Mineta: (smirks) You’re funeral. I always wanted a lizard skin jacket with matching boots.

Spinner: (smirks) Is that right?

Kaminari: Stop!

Inferno Phoenix and the League looked towards the direction of the voice and saw Kaminari and the rest of Class 1A heading towards them.

Kaminari: You axis of evil rejects! Get lost! No messes with Mineta when I’m around. You get my drift.

Twice: It’s Class 1A! Who are these guys?

Toga: (excited) Hi Izuku! Hi Ochaco!

Yuki: Well, ain’t this quite the party? (Marina nods)

Nelson: This is unexpected.

Sid: You said it.

Mineta: (annoyed) Kaminari? 1A?

Dabi: What’s this? Is 1A on a field trip?

Spinner: Let’s fight either way.

Kaminari: Mineta is getting ready for an exhibition match and a final battle against Arashi Ryu to prove which is the top hero school in the world. Don’t interfere, hear me!

Midoriya: Hang on, Kaminari.

Todoroki: In case you missed it, Koriyama and Wilde just took out two nomus without any hassle.

Bakugo: Plus Grape Head just said the obvious way to kill those freaks.

Kaminari: I honestly don’t give a damn. If they think they’re gonna hurt Mineta then they are sorely mistaken. (Charges up electricity)

Kirishima: Wait a sec, man. Something doesn’t feel right here.

Kaminari: Forget it, You can’t expect to stand by while my best friend is in trouble.

As Kaminari argues with 1A, he didn’t notice as Mineta was getting increasingly irritated by Kaminari’s interference, until he couldn’t take it anymore.

Mineta: (irritated) JUST STAY OUT OF IT KAMINARI!!!

Everyone looked shocked at Mineta who yelled out in anger at Kaminari, who was trying help, even though he wasn’t.

Kaminari: But why?

Mineta: (Irritated) As usual, you butt in without knowing the context, I can’t believe how stupid you are, you moron. You get in the way constantly with your stupidity!

Kaminari: What?

Mineta: I’m done, (points at Kaminari) I’M DONE LIVING IN YOUR SHADOW AND I’M DONE BEING COMPARED LESSER TO YOU, DO YOU HEAR ME, KAMINARI?!

Kaminari: (confused) What are you talking about?

Mineta: (plucks two orbs) Alright fine! If you won’t listen, (gets in battle stance) I’LL CRUSH YOU FIRST!

Kaminari: Wait a minute. Mineta, how can you say that what gives?

Mineta: ENOUGH TALK!!! (menacingly) Now get battle ready, Kaminari. I won’t forgive. I WON’T EVER FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID!

Kaminari: Mineta, what?

To be continued.

Yeah, according to this and to some meme regarding a ... Chill anthropomorphic dog...

https://www.reddit.com/r/MyHeroAcadamia/s/P2Q67sxdTP

Maybe... Just maybe, Mineta was an inspiration to the meme in the first place.

I would love to see a scenario where Mineta meets and interacts with all the class 1A girls parents. What do you all think?

Protect him from Haters out there.

Protect from all costs.

If our lord were to play any instrument for his subjects, what would it be? I imagine a ukulele, violin, banjo, I thought about even a piano or a triangle hahaha but after that thought I can't get it out of my head and decide to ask you because I don't have anyone else to ask the question. So what do you think?

Reminder, respond if you want!

One thing that really pop out to me for how the fandom treats Mineta specially in some stories is how there doesn't really seem to be any middle ground on how you treat girls in the story. This came from one fanfic I read where Izuku had to talk to Mineta and Kaminari when they said their reasons for becoming heroes is to get with girls. Izuku then goes on a talk about how a pro-hero Captain Celebrity in the story also wanted to the attention of women and it had him harassing girls, not doing a good job at herowork, even trying to force some female villains to have sex with him in exchange of letting them escape. Izuku pretty much makes it seem that wanting to get girl's attention will lead you to inevitably become a sexual predator. No in-between, either your a total gentleman or you belong on a sex offender list.

It even feels like in other fanfics where though not as seriously when someone like Izuku is caught or shown to be somewhat admiring some girl's body or chest but stops because he thinks 'No I will not end like Mineta!' as if having naughty thought at all will lead you to become a pervert.

Yes Mineta's antics can go beyond simply making a lewd comment or two or staring for too long, these stories tend to make it seem that doing anything out of the ordinary among girls at all puts you on the same levels as perverts and other terrible people. There is no in-between.