"Stark would still become Iron Man and would probably act as a vigilante to take down the League of Villains." Iida said. "Which means he would have made his debut in Japan."

"After dealing with the League of Villains, he would return to America to deal with Obadiah." Momo said.

"I imagine that the battle with Iron Monger would have been far easier with so many heroes around to help." Gentle said.

"Do you think Stark would still reveal himself to the world, even if he's a vigilante?" Kirishima asked.

"I doubt he'd care. He has enough wealth and influence to avoid being arrested." Compress said.

"I imagine with Iron Monger and the League of Villains taken care of, Stark would then go to a hero school and get a Hero License." Nezu said.

"We'll say he went to UA. It's the best hero school in the world after all." Trixter said.

"Iron Man would likely become one of the most popular heroes in the world. Being the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company, a former vigilante, and the world's first Quirkless hero would certainly garner some attention." Nighteye said.

"Not to mention the versatility of his suit. Iron Man would be capable of dealing with all sorts of situations and villains, allowing him to climb the rankings even more." Power Loader added.

"Hmm. So overall, Stark would become one of the greatest heroes of your reality. He certainly is remarkable." Trixter smiled. "Well, I'd say that's enough."

"Does that mean I can go to the workshop now?!" Mei asked.

"Yep. You all do whatever you want. I'll go get the next film ready. See ya." Trixter waved as they vanished.

Everyone went off to pass the time in their own ways.

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Most of the students hung out near the arcade area. Some of them were trying out the 'Iron Man Flight Simulator' while others were battling each other in the 'MCU Legends' game.

"Ha! I win again!" Bakugo shouted.

"Aw man... You're way to good at this." Kaminari said.

"Hey, can I have a turn?" Kirishima asked.

"Sure. I'll kill you just like everyone else who thinks they stand a chance against me." Bakugo smirked.

"Whatever you say man." Kirishima smiled as he selected his character.

"Hey! I'm Iron Man!"

"Alright, alright. I'll be Iron Monger."

The map selection screen came up. The only map available was the front of the arc reactor building were Iron Man and Iron Monger fought.

"Huh? Is this the only map?" Kirishima asked.

"Yeah. That Tricky Bastard will probably add more maps later." Bakugo said.

"Alright. Well get ready to get destroyed." Kirishima smiled.

"Bring it on Rocky!" Bakugo yelled.

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The villains were hanging out in their own corner of the room.

"Kurogiri? You still can't use your Quirk?" Shigiraki asked.

"No, Tomura. I've attempted to do so on several occasions." Kurogiri answered. "It seems we really will have to play by Trixter's rules."

"Tch. This is ridiculous! Are they seriously just going to make us watch a bunch of movies?!"

"I find it rather interesting. We are getting to see a different reality. Perhaps we could learn something from this experience. Trixter did say that's why they brought us here."

"How are we supposed to learn anything from this?!"

"Be patient Tomura. At the very least you should look at this as an opportunity. The League has been in need of allies and Trixter has put us in the company of fellow villains. Perhaps we can recruit them to our side."

"Pfft. Yeah right. A crazy girl, a guy who can't make up his mind, someone who isn't respectful enough to give their real name, and some guy who thinks he's good enough to be called a hero killer."

"They still could be useful to your cause Tomura. It's something worth considering while we're here."

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The heroes and Inko were talking about there situation.

"So what do you all think?" Nighteye asked.

"The film was pretty good." Mic said.

"Not the film idiot. He's talking about our current situation." Endeavor said.

"Well, I don't think there's much for us to talk about." Nezu said. "Trixter already explained the situation to us when we got here."

"But can we trust them?" Aizawa said. "How do we know there isn't more going on?"

"I agree. Are we really just here to witness another reality and that's it? They'll just let us go once we're done?" Midnight said.

"That does seem strange." Inko said.

"Whether or not we can trust them isn't the only issue. There are a lot of mysteries that need to be solved." Power Loader said.

"Yes. Like why we were chosen specifically." Recovery Girl said. "There isn't a single thing that everyone here has in common. Some of us are heroes. Some are villains. Some are students. It's strange."

"Well, Trixter sounded sincere when he said he would leave Eri in our care once we leave. Maybe they aren't bad." All Might said.

"Maybe. We'll just have to keep our guard up. So far, they haven't done anything bad. Aside from kidnapping us." Thirteen said.

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Izuku wanted to win some tokens so he could get some Iron Man merch from the prize corner. But before that, there was something else he had to do. He approached the workshop and entered the room.

Once inside, he spotted Mei and Melissa working on some stuff.

"Huh? Green-haired boy!" Mei smiled when she spotted him. "You're just in time."

"Oh. Hey Midoriya." Melissa waved.

"U-um. H-hi." Izuku smiled nervously.

"Did you bring those notes?!" Mei said as she got very close to his face.

"Y-y-yeah! I got them right here!" Izuku said as he handed her the notebook while blushing.

"Ah, excellent!" Mei said as she rushed back over to her desk.

"Um... I was wondering something." Izuku said getting Melissa's attention.

"Hmm? What is it?" She asked.

"Well... I'm not very good with support stuff but... I was wondering if maybe you could make a suit kinda like Iron Man's." Izuku said.

Melissa frowned. She knew what this was about.

"Is that about you wanting to be a hero?" She asked.

"U-um... Well... I know All Might said it wasn't possible... But Stark did it so I just thought that maybe I could... Be like him." Izuku explained.

"Of course you can!" Mei said. "I'm gonna begin working on making my very own Iron Man suit and you can test it for me!"

"R-really!" Izuku smiled.

"Ye-"

"No..." Melissa interrupted.

"Huh?! What do you mean no?!" Mei asked.

Melissa sighed. "Look, Midoriya, I know you want to be a hero really badly. I get it. But it simply isn't possible to be like Stark. He has many things that most people don't. He has access to money and resources that aren't available to most. But that isn't even the biggest problem."

"Huh?" Izuku asked.

"The technology necessary to replicate Stark's suit simply doesn't exist in our world. It might be possible to build a suit with enough time but we'd have no way of powering it. None of us have any idea how to make an arc reactor and nothing in our world would function as a suitable power source. Without that it simply isn't possible to make an Iron Man suit. I'm sorry..." Melissa explained.

Izuku frowned. It felt like all the hope in him had vanished. He was right back where he started. Hopelessly dreaming for an impossible outcome.

"Who cares if we don't have the technology! We'll just have to make it ourselves. A real genius doesn't let anything hold them back!" Mei said.

"It isn't that simple Hatsume." Melissa said.

Melissa understood how hard this was for Izuku. She had also been devastated when she found out she was Quirkless. She spent a long time wallowing in self-pity because of it. Things didn't get better for her until she finally accepted that she couldn't be a hero the normal way and looked for a new way to help people. Izuku needs to accept it to. Feeding him false hope will only prolong his misery.

"It's okay..." Izuku said. "Thank you for letting me know." He turned around to leave.

"Midoriya... There are other ways to be a hero. I found my way. You just need to find your's, okay?" Melissa said.

"Yeah... I know." Izuku said as he exited the workshop.

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Izuku left the workshop and leaned against the door.

"Another person I could never hope to be like..." He whispered to himself. He didn't notice a certain someone standing next to him.

"Hi, Izu-kun." The person said, startling him.

"Ah! Toga?!" Izuku said.

"Himiko." She corrected.

"R-right. H-Himiko."

"You know, Izu-kun, you're pretty weird."

'I'm weird?!' Izuku thought. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"I just don't understand why you're trying to be a hero, even though you can't." Toga said.

Izuku frowned and looked down at his feet.

"I don't mean it like it's a bad thing. Being Quirkless is a part of who you are. You should be happy with yourself, not try to be something you're not." Toga said.

"I want to be more." Izuku said.

"Huh?"

"I've always wanted to be a hero. Since I was a kid, it's all I've ever dreamed of. I know it isn't possible but..." Izuku clutched his chest, tears forming in his eyes. "I just can't stand knowing that I'll never be able to save someone and give them hope. That I'll never be able to tell them that everything will be okay. Why was I born like this? Why won't I have the chance that so many others have?"

Toga didn't know what to think. She always believed that the world should be a place where people have the freedom to be themselves. And yet, here was this boy who didn't like who he was. He wants to be different. He was the exact opposite of her. She wishes she didn't have to be different to fit in.

"There's nothing wrong with it." Toga said. "Don't be ashamed of who you are."

Izuku just looked at her before walking away.

Toga would've liked to continue chatting but realized that he needed some space. She would settle for watching him from a distance.

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Izuku walked over to the prize corner. While he couldn't be like Iron Man, he still liked the hero and wanted to check out some of the merchandise available in hopes that it could cheer him up a little. He noticed Eri was standing there staring at something.

"Hey, Eri." Izuku said.

Eri quickly turned to him. "H-hi..."

"What are you looking at?"

Eri pointed at the Iron Man action figures.

"Did you want one?" Izuku asked.

Eri nodded.

"Alright. Let's get some tokens." Izuku said as he and Eri walked towards the arcade area.

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Izuku and Eri approached the Iron Man Flight Simulator game. There was someone about to begin playing it.

"Oh. Did you want to try?" Uraraka asked.

"U-um y-yeah." Izuku answered nervously. "B-but we can wait."

"No, it's fine. Go ahead."

"Um... Okay." Izuku looked at the game for a moment. "You want to play it Eri?"

"Um... I don't know how." Eri said.

"Don't worry. I'll help you." Izuku said.

"O-okay." Eri said.

Izuku picked Eri up and sat her down in the game's chair. He handed her the controllers and put the headset on her head.

"Alright. You ready?" Izuku asked.

Eri nodded and he started the game.

The game began with a tutorial voiced by JARVIS. Izuku helped her through the tutorial.

"Okay, so it looks like you just have to fly through some rings. Seems simple enough." Izuku said.

While he helped Eri, he heard a conversation going on behind him.

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"Huh! How the hell'd you win, Rocky?!" Bakugo yelled.

"Told you I'd crush you." Kirishima smirked.

"Whatever! You just got lucky! Rematch, right now! I'll kick your ass this time!"

"All right, but can I be Iron Man now?"

"NO!"

Kirishima sighed. "You aren't really a people person, are you?"

Kirishima and Bakugo were about to Start their next match when...

"So what'd you guys think of Iron Man?" Mina asked.

"He was a really interesting hero." Toru said.

"Yeah! The way he beat Iron Monger and the Ten Rings was awesome!" Sato said.

"He started off pretty unlikable but after awhile he really became a noble hero." Uraraka said.

"Isn't it kinda crazy that he's a Quirkless hero?" Sero said.

"Yeah. Guess All Might was wrong." Kaminari said.

"He wasn't wrong." Bakugo said. "It doesn't matter if Stark's Quirkless. It's like Deku said. With that suit, Stark might as well have multiple Quirks."

"Not to mention that Stark is rich. Most people simply don't have what he has." Tsu said.

"Yeah. I guess you're right." Jiro said.

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Izuku tried to ignore the conversation behind him. Once Eri finished playing the game, he helped her take off the headset.

Eri blinked a bit and shook her head a little. Playing a VR game had been a pretty weird experience. Although she loved being able to fly like Iron Man for a bit.

"You okay?" Izuku asked.

Eri nodded. "It was fun."

Izuku frowned. Eri says it was fun and yet she still hasn't cracked a smile at all.

Some tokens came out of the machine.

Izuku picked up the tokens. "Alright. Let's go back to the prize corner."

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Izuku and Eri approached the prize corner.

"So which one did you want?" Izuku asked.

"That one." Eri pointed at the Iron Man Mark III action figure.

"Okay... Now how does this work?" Izuku wondered how to pay for the toy.

Suddenly, Trixter appeared. "Hello Midoriya."

"AH!" Izuku jumped. "T-Trixter? I thought you were preparing the next film."

"I am."

"What?"

"Don't worry about it. So you want to buy this action figure for little old Eri?"

"Um, yeah." Izuku said as he handed Trixter his tokens.

"Thank you. Here you go Eri." Trixter handed the toy to Eri.

"Thank you." Eri said as he began to mess with the toy.

Trixter smiled. "Well I gotta get going. And Midoriya."

Izuku looked at Trixter.

"Don't give up." Trixter said as they vanished.

Izuku stood there for a moment before turning to Eri, who was playing with her new toy. "So. Do you like it?"

"Mmhm." Eri nodded. "Iron Man is really cool."

Izuku smiled. "Yeah. Yeah, he is."

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"Okay everyone!" Trixter suddenly appeared. "The next film is ready. Please gather your snacks, get your drinks, use the restroom if you need to, and enter the theater."

"What?! But I haven't killed Rocky yet!" Bakugo yelled.

"We can finish this later man. Let's go." Kirishima said.

Everyone prepared to enter the theater, curious of what they would be shown this time.

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Author's Note

Alright. That's the first Interlude. Now I may have gone a little crazy with certain ideas.

I want to say that, for the card game and arcade games, I will not be going very far into them. I won't write out entire matches or anything like that. I just felt like adding some details regarding those things.

Also, let me know what you thought of this interlude. Writing the reactions to the films is one thing, but making the in between portions entertaining is another thing entirely. I was pretty nervous about writing this part honestly.

Anyway, next chapter will be the beginning of The Incredible Hulk. One of the most unfortunate heroes of the MCU. It'll be interesting to say the least. I'll see you all there.