The Symbol Returns

We took a nap on the jet, but we were still exhausted when we returned to Musutafu. The time change and the traveling really made us exhausted. The principal says after he parks his jet in his personal hangar, “Go take a nap and meet us at UA with the rest of them so we can restore the symbol. I will let him know. Noon should be fine, right?” I yawn, and Ayaka says while stretching, “Sounds good to me. We will see you then, Principal Nezu.” As we collect our luggage, Principal Nezu says to his unseen PokéBall tattoo, “Are you ready to go to your new home, Jewel?” We combine our quirks and quickly arrive home.

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It's Friday, so Mom and Dad are at the gallery. Ayaka texted them and let them know we got home, and are taking a nap before we officially complete the mission. They almost closed the gallery to come home, but she talked them out of it since we are so tired and want to sleep. Garlic takes up practically all of Ayaka’s room now, so we are definitely going to have to get another place so he can be comfortable. Principal Nezu mentioned how the students will be moving into dorms for the new semester, but those won’t be big enough. With my quirk, I would rather live off campus in our own apartment.

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After our nap, we got the rest of the dragon balls from the Kubo family safe, and she put the paper they were in inside her pocket. Just like our new norm, we combine quirks and head to UA. Principal Nezu told us to go to one of the training grounds since we are unsure what will happen when they are all gathered. When we arrive, we see Principal Nezu, All Might in his skinny form, and the nerd waiting for us. Ayaka says, “I hope we didn’t make you wait long.” Principal Nezu shakes his head, “I am the one who told you noon, we were just a little early.” She sighs in relief as she pulls out the paper with the Dragon Balls, and so does the principal.

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She pulls out the Dragon Balls from the plain paper first and places those three on the ground. She then goes inside the shrine drawing, gathers the remaining 4 with my help, and brings them back into 3D. It was really strange. Just as All Might can change the weather, so do these Dragon Balls, as they start glowing. The skies over Musutafu turn black as storm clouds gather, and thunder rumbles. A very large green dragon descends from the clouds to meet us and asks, “What is it that you desire, mortals?” Ayaka responds, “Great dragon, we ask that you restore All Might’s body to how it was. He was wounded in the past and was unable to recover because of it.” The dragon says, “Which one is the one called All Might?”

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All Might steps forward and coughs blood, and the dragon says, “Very well.” A golden energy starts to surround All Might, and his body turns muscular again. The nerd’s eyes start glittering with stars and water filling them as he sees his hero healed. All Might hops up and down as if testing his body, and he says with a smile and clenching his fist, “I haven’t felt this strong in years. The ember of One For All even returned.” The dragon asks Ayaka, “What else do you wish for?” Ayaka asks while thinking, “How many wishes can you grant?” The dragon says, “A total of 3 wishes. Fulfilling one makes the dragon balls dormant for 4 months. Two wishes make them dormant for 8 months, and using all 3 will make them dormant for a year.” Ayaka then bows respectfully to the dragon, “Then that is all we ask at this time. Thank you so much, Great Dragon.” He says majestically, “I am the god known as Shenron. You may call me by name.”

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After telling Ayaka she had permission to call him by name, he went to leave through the clouds, and Ayaka called out to him, “Wait, All Mighty Shenron! I do have a question. You are a dragon and may know the answer.” He stops ascending and brings his head back down through his long, winding body and asks, “What answers do you seek, mortal?” Ayaka asks, “Do you by chance know what happened to the dragons that disappeared 7 years ago in that world full of magic? Their names were Igneel, Metalicana, and Grandeeny.”

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Shenron chuckles deeply and opens a one-way window that is surrounded by clouds, which shows Natsu, Wendy, and Rivet-face, “I am familiar. I feel their presence inside the children they cared for. They are still alive and well.” Ayaka asks, “Why did they disappear at the same time?” Shenron responds by changing the view to a black dragon, which lays waste to everything in a terrifying manner, way worse than All for One. Shenron continues, “There is another one of my kin, Acnologia, who particularly likes destruction, and they chose to protect the young mortals from becoming like my destructive kin by using what the mortals call lost magic. They will disclose everything when the time is right, so they desire that you keep the truth hidden.”

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Ayaka bows in respect to him, “I understand, thank you for telling me that they are safe, All Mighty Shenron.” Shenron chuckles, “Mortal, what is thine name?” Ayaka responds, “Ayaka Kubo.” He said, “Thank you for caring about my kin, Ayaka Kubo. I have decided to give you a free wish. What else do you desire?” Ayaka asks while holding me, “My lover, Kai-chan, was cursed by a sea god while we were traveling abroad in a different world. Is there a way that you can cancel or remove that curse?” Shenron shakes his head, “I am afraid that I cannot encroach on other gods' authorities. However, I could give her my blessing. A blessing that will protect her in the sea so the sea cannot kill her. The curse will still prevent her from moving as she desires, so I am afraid that this is the best way to counter the curse within my abilities, Ayaka Kubo.”

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Ayaka smiles and squeezes me with the hand she was holding me with, “That is perfect, All Mighty Shenron. I will gladly accept that free wish.” Just like with All Might, a gold light enveloped me, and once it was gone, I didn’t feel any different. Shenron departs after granting that wish and flies up beyond the black clouds. Once he cleared the clouds, the sky returned to normal.

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This day would forever be the day that Musutafu’s skies randomly turned black for a few minutes, confusing meteorologists everywhere in Japan. When Shenron was gone, the Dragon Balls all dispersed as beams of light as they were randomly sent all around the world again with their mystical power. All Might sighed in relief and said, “I hope we never meet that black dragon, Acnologia. He is even more destructive than All for One.” The principal chimes in, “A true calamity indeed.” We all feel fear thinking of the thought of that evil dragon coming to this world. I hope that never comes to pass.

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The nerd, silent in awe throughout the whole thing, runs to Ayaka and hugs her while crying, “Thank you so much, Kubo!” She hugs him back and says, “That’s what heroes do, Midoriya.” The nerd stops hugging Ayaka and asks All Might while wiping his tears, “So, how are you going to explain your return, All Might?” He sighs, and All Might says, “That will be a very sensitive topic. However, we will need to tell them something to ease their curiosity, which people are bound to have. Hmmm.” Principal Nezu says, “Maybe something like ‘a brief mysterious encounter, a stranger healed you and disappeared.’ It is not a lie and is vague enough not to disclose too much. Though people might start jumping to the correct conclusion if you return immediately after such an unnatural phenomenon.” He says, gesturing to the skies and how they turned black, and continues, “So, in lieu of that, I think All Might should lie low for some time before announcing his return.”

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All Might gives the principal a thumbs-up with that shiny main-character energy that is almost blinding, which makes me question whether lying low is something he is capable of. He says, “That is smart to keep it vague and close to the truth. We don’t want to risk alarming All for One with a deceitful answer if he, by chance, sees the announcement somehow.” I ask, “Sooooo, should we use our quirks to get him to a safe house or something?” Principal Nezu smiles and says, “I was actually going to ask you two if you wouldn’t mind.” Ayaka asks, “So, where do you want to go, All Might?” He says with a beaming smile, “I know just the place.” Principal Nezu says, “When you are done helping All Might, children, make sure you move into your dorms. The other students have already moved in.” Ayaka says, while looking as if she doesn’t know how to find the words, while turning on the charm, she decides to ‘rip off the bandaid’, “Soooooo, about that, sir. Can we have an apartment off campus?”

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Principal Nezu sighs, “We have implemented this dorm system specifically after your kidnapping incident, Miss Mochizuki. So I would prefer if you, children, were as safe as possible.” Ayaka says, “We will only go outside in our disguises so ‘Sekai Mochizuki’ and ‘Ayaka Kubo’ never leave UA. I don’t know if you saw, but Garlic evolved, and those dorms will be too small.” She calls him out, and the principal sighs again, “I see the problem, Miss Kubo… Knowing you, children, and how passionate you two are, I would be a fool not to allow it. You would not have my guidance, and you would be at greater risk, so the only way forward is to begrudgingly agree to your request. However, I do have conditions.” We beam with excitement. Ayaka squeezes me tight while squealing, and Principal Nezu clears his throat to get our attention again.

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He continues after sighing at the limits of our attention spans, “As long as you adhere to the conditions you previously stated, as well as notify your parents. They are expecting you to move into the dorms, so you will need to convince them. I will also need to ensure that these housing arrangements for you are safe enough to put my heart at ease, children. In lieu of that, I will need to accompany you to ensure that everything meets my standards. Also, this is all dependent on your academic performance. If at any point in time your attendance fails, grades fall, or a villain attacks your residence, you will have to move on campus. Do I make myself clear?”

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Ayaka jumps up in excitement, then bends down and hugs the principal. “Thank you, Principal Nezu!” She steals some pets while she is hugging him, and he accepts it with a sigh. All Might says in a worried tone, “Nezu, you do realize that the point of the dorm system is to keep all of the students safe on campus. Both of them are targets of the League of Villains, and they need to be protected.” Principal Nezu says after his sigh, “You know that I would have denied any other student requesting this, and only agreed because of their specific quirks and ability to detect danger with Miss Kubo’s Observation Haki. That and these two’s quirk natures cause them to be very primal and sexually inappropriate, often in group settings. Them having a space of their own will prevent students from hearing any inappropriate sounds from their dorm room.” Ayaka says while smiling her bright hero’s smile, “Yes, sir. We promise to be good.”

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We teleport All Might to one of his secret lairs, which is a secluded, very swanky apartment space that is inside Mount Takao itself. We used Ayaka’s quirk to bypass the secret entrance and enter. Ayaka tells All Might, “Just ask if you need anything. We can bring you whatever with our quirks, All Might.” He gives her a thumbs up and says with that bright energy, “Thank you, Young Kubo, I will take you up on that. I will pay for any expense while I am here.” Ayaka waves him off, “That won’t be necessary. We used Kai-chan’s quirk and got loaded, so we have loads of money now.” She looks at me with an excited expression, “Speaking of, let’s go ask Mom and Dad about moving out.”

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We said goodbye to All Might, left him in his very swanky apartment-style lair, and combined our quirks to get to the Kubo Gallery quickly. Dad runs to us and hugs us, “My baby girls!” As he squeezes us, he says, “I take it your special mission was successful?” Ayaka says, “Yeah, it was.” He sighs in relief, “I am so glad to hear that. I am so proud of you girls.” We squeeze him back as he hugs us. He breaks away and tells the customer wandering the store, “If you make a selection while I am in the back, ring the bell on the counter.” The customer, looking around the gallery, nods and continues leisurely browsing. Dad takes us to the back, where Mom hugs us and gets paint on us. However, I don’t care about that.

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After our hug, Ayaka brings out Garlic to say hello to Ayame, and she fawns over his very large, beautiful, pink flower on his back. Mom gasps and says, “Wow, he might struggle to fit in your room now, since he is so big.” Ayaka does the thing when she wants something, and she hugs Mom’s arm tight and looks up with that sweet smile of hers and says, “Sooooooo, about that.” Mom sighs, knowing her daughter, “What is it that you want, Ayaka?” Aya-chan flashes that smile of hers and asks, “Can Kai-chan and I move to our own apartment that is large enough for Garlic?” Mom sighs, “I don’t know about that. Your principal wanted you to move into the new dorms on campus.” Ayaka says, “But, he said he would give his blessing if we got your blessing.” Mom says with loads of worry in her voice, “But there is a villain after you both. I don’t know how I feel with you on your own, all by yourselves in this situation.”

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Ayaka pouts, “But Mom, he said we could if we make it look like ‘Sekai Mochizuki’ and ‘Ayaka Kubo’ don’t leave the campus. We promise to use our aliases when we leave and to combine our quirks whenever we use Kai-chan’s quirk for stealth. Principal Nezu said that he would have to go with us to make sure our living arrangement is safe.” Mom sighs, “Ugggggh. Ok, fine, but only after I verify with your principal.” Ayaka jumps up and down and hugs Mom, “ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou!” Mom says, “Not today, though. After we close the gallery today, I want to have my baby girls all to myself. So, if you do any shopping today, don’t get anything too much, ok? I know you recently came into money, but you have to spend money responsibly, otherwise you will spend it all.” Ayaka says, “We can just get more money, Mom. We have more gems that we have yet to sell that are worth billions of yen each that we are holding onto until we need more funds.”

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Mom sighs while placing her hand on her head, “Ok, well then don’t listen to your Mom then. Just be home in time for dinner… Oh dear, how much does Garlic need now?” Ayaka chuckles, “He really puts back food now. We will pay for the groceries, Mom.” She sighs, “I won’t argue on that front.” She hugs us one more time, “I am so glad you are back home, my babies. I love you both so much.” She kisses us on top of our heads and says, “Alright, I probably should get back to work if I want to finish by closing time. Love you and don’t forget to be home by dinner.” Ayaka says, “We won’t. Love you, too, Mom and Dad.” Ayaka perks up as we leave and says, “I know the perfect thing to pass the time today! We can go shopping and spoil Sir Floof and Garlic so they can decorate the inside of their PokéBalls!”

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I can tell they liked that because their PokéBall tattoos on us started swaying back and forth as if they were excited. Ayaka giggles, “Ok, let’s get clothes that don’t have paint on them at the house really quick and throw these outfits in the laundry bin. We can put up our luggage at the house while we are there.” I nod, and we head home very quickly, getting changed lightning-quick since we are excited as well. I really am looking forward to spoiling Sir Floof. After we get changed, we put on our lightweight hoodies, and I put on those dark shades I picked up in that villain hideout in Miss Delia’s world. These shades seem to lessen the load of my teleportation quirk as well, somehow. When we were running in America, the shades made it seem less strenuous than the first time we made the commute. These shades are mystical, though. I only need to hold them to feel this way and not necessarily wear them. So, I could have them made into a tattoo, and they have the same effect. I will probably do that to protect them and get a normal pair of shades like them to replace them.

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On the bright side, we are going shopping today, so I can buy another pair while we are out. Ayaka says before we leave, “Let’s withdraw some yen as our aliases and then change back and use those funds to pay for our shopping trip.” I say as I get my shoes on at the door, “Sounds like a plan, Aya-chan.” We combine our quirks and transform in the alleyway by the bank while in 5D, then come out as Fumiaki and Hanzo. We lower the hoods on our hoodies when we walk in and approach the bank teller. She squeals and pats her colleague, who is distracted, to get her to look at us, and then she also squeals, “It’s them!”

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We get to the counter, and all of the employees huddle around the bank teller, obviously there for us, but pretending to work. The bank teller, after clearing her throat and blushing, says, “How can I help you, gentlemen, today?” Ayaka says, “We would like to make a small withdrawal of 1 billion yen, please.” I scoff and say, “I think we have different definitions of small, Fu-chan.” Ayaka laughs, “Compared to what we have, it is small, you dummy.” As she stops laughing, her eyes flicker passionately in that sexy way that makes me blush. I turn away in embarrassment, and like she always does, she turns my very red face back to hers, and she says, “Now, you know I love to look at your blushing face, Han-chan. Don’t hide from me.” I stammer, “B-b-b-but w-we h-have an a-audience.”

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The employees are squealing silently. That is a weird way to describe something, but they were nonverbally freaking out as if muted, not to ruin the moment between us. Ayaka says while biting her lips, looking at mine, “And? That hasn’t stopped me before.” I get a nosebleed since she says it in such a sexy way, and the employees fight over who gives me a tissue. So I politely take them all. The bank teller finished counting the money using the machine and placed it in a briefcase for us. As she handed it to us, she asked while completely red, “T-this is completely unprofessional of me to ask, but can I take a picture with you both?” Ayaka says in that flirtatious manner of hers, “Sure,” and takes the teller’s phone to take a selfie of us. I am scowling at the teller as Ayaka hovers her hand around her waist, not touching her, just like we did in Brazil.

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That ended up turning into a thing, since all of the ladies working here wanted to take a picture with us. One of the ladies asked, “Do women disgust you or something? Why haven’t you touched any of us?” Ayaka turns on the charm with her, and she says, “Just because we are popular doesn’t give us permission to touch women without their permission.” She stammers, completely flushed, “Y-y-you have my p-permission.” Ayaka chuckles, and she lifts her chin in that sexy way as fan service, and she faints, and Ayaka catches her and lays her down gently. I get it, but I still don’t like it. The other employees asked Ayaka, “So, do you guys like both women and men?” Ayaka responds while still emitting all the charming charisma, “We are attracted to those we form a strong emotional connection with.” They squeal, “So hot!”

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The bank manager comes out and scolds the employees and apologizes on their behalf, bowing, “I am so sorry about my unprofessional employees. I do hope this doesn’t deter your patronage, Mr. Fumiaki and Mr. Hanzo.” Ayaka waves in dismissal, “Not at all. I love attention from beautiful women.” She says the last part while winking at the employees, and they all turn completely red and get weak in the knees. We say our goodbyes to the bank staff and go outside, and discreetly go 5D in the alleyway and drop our transformation magic. She takes out several wads of yen and makes an easily accessible tattoo, then tattoos the briefcase on herself in a discreet place on her stomach.

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We went to the mall, where there are many stores. We buy Garlic a king-sized bed, which he immediately takes into his PokéBall. The store staff was quite startled, but relaxed a bit after Garlic retreated into his PokéBall. While we were in the store, we bought Garlic’s mattress, we bought Sir Floof a smaller bed, and lots of fuzzy blankets, soft stuffed animals, and fuzzy pillows. Before we left the mall, Garlic wanted to get plants for his PokéBall, so we went to a plant store.

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The mall didn’t have a store dedicated to plants, so we had to go to a special greenhouse run by people with plant quirks. It smells like nature, if that was a smell. Lots of flowers and plant smells flood my nose. Garlic comes out immediately excited, and a lady who reminds me of Ayame comes and greets us and asks us, “Good afternoon. Are you the Kubo children?” Ayaka nods and asks, confused, “Yes. How did you know?” She says, “My daughter Ayame told me about Garlic here, and I wanted to meet him myself. I feel so lucky you stumbled upon our shop. Let me know if you need anything.” Ayaka says while petting our very excited Garlic, “We wanted to get him some plants he likes. I am sure he will choose a lot, though you won’t have to worry about transporting anything. We will take care of that.”

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We look around, and Garlic selects a wide assortment of medium-sized plants, and we buy them. Garlic held everything after we paid and went back into his PokéBall very content with all his loot. Ayame’s mom seemed shocked that both Garlic and the plants had just disappeared. Ayaka says as she puts up her spare change in a tattoo, “We will most probably be back to buy more plants for Garlic soon.” Ayame’s mom smiles and says, “I am looking forward to it, children. Thank you so much for your patronage.” We wave goodbye, leave the greenhouse, and have time before dinner, so we decide to go to the modeling studio real quick to do a quick shoot for Hanako.

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We did an underwear shoot today, and it was so embarrassing.

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After the shoot, we went straight home and are still wearing the boxer briefs from the shoot since we were allowed to keep them. They feel so nice. Once home, we took off our shoes, and we held off on unpacking our luggage since we are going apartment hunting tomorrow.  If we get a place, we can move in almost immediately if we grab our luggage and go. We would also need to grab other items, such as school uniforms, electronics, and school supplies.

​We were able to buy me another pair of shades earlier, so Ayaka tattooed the special ones on me to protect them, just in case. Ayaka spots the stuffed animal on her bed and looks at me, then at the stuffed animal. She smiles and says, “Come here, Kai-chan. I want to see something.” I go to her, and she takes the sunglasses tattoo off, puts it on the stuffed animal, and then makes it a tattoo again. She made it into a tattoo on my upper arm. She plays with it and makes it look like the teddy bear’s arms are behind its head, leisurely stretched out, looking like it is relaxing. Ayaka squealed, “Oh, my god! That is just as cute as I thought it was going to be! Now everyone can see how cute you are.” I sigh at her words, and she smiles her hero's smile and hugs me. It is pretty cute, isn’t it?