Adjusts Stitch onesie and settles into my favorite writing chair, grinning at the audience
Oh. My. GOSH! You beautiful, amazing readers! clutches heart dramatically Do you have any idea what you've done? 1500 powerstones? NUMBER THREE IN THE RANKINGS?
pulls knees up to chest, rocking excitedly
You guys are absolutely incredible, and I cannot thank you enough for supporting this story.
straightens glasses that had gone askew during the excitement
And you know what this means, right? We're approaching the end of Volume 2, which can only mean one thing... It's time for another BEYOND PLUS ULTRA special!
gestures to the empty chairs beside me
Please welcome our special guests for today's panel! We have the man himself, Izuku Midoriya, the absolutely adorable Manga Fukidashi, and the ice queen with a burning heart, Hitomi Todoroki!
waves hand and the three students materialize in comfortable chairs
"Yo!" Manga's speech bubble flickered with excitement. "MY FIRST PANEL APPEARANCE!"
"Thank you for having us," Hitomi said formally.
Izuku settled into his chair. "Always interesting to break the fourth wall with you, Wisteria."
pulls out notebook covered in butterfly stickers
Okay, so here's how this works! Readers can leave their questions in the comments, and I'll pick the most interesting ones for our lovely panel to answer in the next Beyond Plus Ultra segment. You can ask anything - about their training, their relationships, their hopes and fears... though I reserve the right to dodge anything too spoilery!
"Wait," Manga's speech bubble formed a question mark. "You mean people can ask ME questions too? Not just the main characters?"
reaches over to pat his speech bubble gently
Of course they can! You're becoming quite the fan favorite, you know.
"YES!" His entire face turned into a bunch of fireworks.
Izuku leaned forward, "I've been meaning to ask you about some of those scenes you wrote. The weight training sequence seemed a bit-"
frantically waves hands
"Nope! This is for reader questions only! You can't turn this around on me, mister!"
"Worth a shot," he chuckled, settling back. The movement made his muscles shift under his shirt in a way that had Hitomi very deliberately looking elsewhere.
scribbles note about that interaction for later chapters
"Will there be snacks at this panel?" Manga's speech bubble showed a hopeful cookie emoji.
"Already ahead of you!" I pulled out a plate of cookies from... somewhere. "Help yourselves!"
As they reached for cookies (Hitomi with perfect poise, Manga with enthusiastic grabby hands, and Izuku with that casual grace that made everything look cool), I turned back to the audience.
"So there you have it! Leave your questions in the comments below, and we'll answer the best ones in our next Beyond Plus Ultra segment! And don't forget - there's a bonus chapter coming later today as part of our powerstone celebration!"
"MY RIVAL READERS!" Manga's speech bubble exploded with excitement. "I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS!"
"This should be interesting," Izuku mused.
Hitomi simply nodded, but I noticed the frost had receded from her armrest. Progress!
adjusts Stitch hood one final time
"That's all for now! Don't forget to leave those questions, and I'll see you all in the bonus chapter! Plus Ultra!"
"Plus Ultra!" Manga echoed enthusiastically, his speech bubble creating a shower of sparkles.
"Plus Ultra," Hitomi said with quiet dignity.
Izuku just smiled that smile that meant he was planning something. I made another note to watch out for that in upcoming chapters.
waves goodbye as the characters fade back into their narrative space