The slime backed off of Cobra Commander after receiving the shock. While he didn't scream in pain he did grunt in annoyance.
"So you have a little security system. No matter the kid will do just fine!" The slime villain said cackling as Cobra Commander looked at him with fury.
"So you want to fight do you. Then bring it!" Cobra Commander dared grabbing the hilt of his sheathed sword.
"Heh a sword! This will be easy, just don't touch the helmet!" The Slime villain said as he stopped enveloping Izuku and redirected some of the slime to attacking Cobra Commander.
As the slime formed a dozen tendrils that all lunged at Cobra Commander they were all destroyed when the got close to him.
"WHAT HOW!" The slime villain said as the scattered slime reconstituted and began attacking Cobra Commander again.
Once more Cobra Commander effortlessly cut through every tendril that got near him, his sword barely being visibly.
"HAHAHAHA! Is that the best you can do?" Cobra Commander said cackling as his opponent clearly showed frustration that he couldn't land a hit on Cobra Commander.
"Damn just let me hit you already before he gets here!" The sludge villain said frustrated.
"Tell me something will you, WHY THE FLYING FUCK WOULD I LET YOU DO THAT!" Cobra Commander said laughing as he started walking forward continuing cut through every tentacle that came near him.
That was until suddenly something burst out of a sewer grate behind the Sludge villain and attacked it scattering it around the area.
"Ha Ha. Finally caught you, you fiend." The person said as the dust screen that was created rom his attack cleared.
'Hm massive brute strength. Perhaps he is one of those hero's the boy mentioned. Nevertheless I shouldn't risk agitating him, I know when I'm outmatched.' Cobra Commander thought to himself as he slashed his sword to rid it of the slime and sheathed it.
"Apologies for getting you wrapped up in my villain fighting citizen! Unfamiliar terrain got the best of me!" The person said as they pulled a soda bottle from their back pocket and began scooping up the villain.
However Cobra Commander payed no mind and instead opted to look through the book that was at his feet that the child dropped. He had developed a skill in reading quickly and almost immediately found an entry on who was in front of him. Apparently this was 'All Might' the number one Hero. Almost Immediately he could tell that Izuku was a fan of All Might just from the notes he wrote on the side about how cool he was. Cobra Commander saw this as a challenge though, a challenge to kill the Number 1. It was then that Cobra Commander looked over to where Izuku lay unconscious on the ground.
"I apologize I was not here sooner to prevent this!" All Might said as he finished scooping the villain into the bottle.
"Quite alright. We are after all only human." Cobra Commander said trying to sound sympathetic.
"Quite true. However now I must be going to put this fiend behind bars!" All Might said preparing to jump off.
'CRAP THINK FAST COMMANDER! Wait Midoriya said he doesn't have a power. Yet the notebook said he want's to be a hero. And I have his favorite before me. Perhaps...' Cobra Commander thought before quickly speaking.
"WAIT!" Cobra Commander said holding out his hand to stop All Might from leaving.
"Yes citizen what is it?" All Might asked as he looked at him.
"Its just that my friend here would want to ask you this but is unconscious so I suppose I'm the next best thing." Cobra Commander said secretly clicking the record button on a audio tape hidden in his outfit before continuing. "My friend is Quirkless but still wants to be a hero. Do you think that's possible?"
All Might did not say anything as he recalled his own time before receiving One for All, and then said what he honestly believed. "No I'm afraid. I don't think it's possible. With todays society and all the supervillains running around without powers themselves one would be defenseless. Please tell him it is not wrong for him to dream as long as it's realistic for him." All Might said as he jumped off into the sky.
"Oh believe me, I'll tell him exactly that." Cobra Commander said clicking the stop button on the device as he turned and noticed Izuku waking up.
"Wha what happened?" Izuku asked rubbing his head leaning up.
Cobra Commander smirked behind his mask thinking about what he was about to do.
"I attempted to hold the beast off but it appears the Hero All Might came and saved us." Cobra Commander said extending his hand to help Izuku up.
"Wait ALL MIGHT! He was here and I missed him!" Izuku said looking around frantically.
"Yes I'm sorry." Cobra Commander said sounding sympathetic.
"AW and I was gonna ask him if I could be a hero." Izuku said sounding disappointed.
'Perfect! Just what I was hoping for!' Cobra Commander thought smirking that he was smart enough to record the conversation.
"Well, I just so happened to ask him for you." Cobra Commander said helping Izuku up who seemed to perk at that information.
"YOU DID! WHAT DID HE SAY PLEASE TELL ME!" Izuku said frantically hoping he would hear what he wanted to his whole life.
"Why don't I let him tell you himself." Cobra Commander said pulling out the audio device which Izuku grabbed frantically fumbling to press play.
Once he had managed to press play there was a brief moment of silence until he heard the man's voice ask a question. "My friend is Quirkless but still wants to be a hero. Do you think that's possible?". Izuku smiled at what the man had asked thankful that he did. However what came next was something that altered the way he saw things. It was undeniably the voice of the man he had seen on his computer screen for years now. "No I'm afraid. I don't think it's possible. With todays society and all the supervillains running around without powers themselves one would be defenseless. Please tell him it is not wrong for him to dream as long as it's realistic for him.". Izuku's heart stopped as soon as he heard those words. His Hero, no his idol told him to dream REALISTICALLY in a world full of superpowers where people could do anything. Without noticing it Izuku slumped to the ground on his knee's fighting back to hold back tears.
Cobra Commander smiled seeing as how he got the result he hoped for. Breaking the boy into a state of depression, making him easily manipulative and rebuild. If he was to start a new COBRA in this world he would need more operatives than the few that were transported with them. Speaking of that he remembered that the slime creature triggered his helmets defense protocol in case it were to ever be removed.
'That means the others should have picked up it's signal provided it works.' Cobra Commander thought to himself while looking at the distraught child before him.
Smiling Cobra Commander walked up to the boy ready to begin his plan.
"I know it hurts right. To have your hopes and dreams CRUSHED by those you admire." Cobra Commander said kneeling down before Izuku who looked up at him with tearful eyes.
"Its just that. I had hoped All Might would be different from the rest. That he would say I could become a hero." Izuku said sobbing.
'Perfect just how I need him to be. Now for the next part.' Cobra Commander thought bore speaking. "What if I told you I knew of a better career for you."
Izuku looked at the mans expressionless mask with curiosity. Better career? Did there exist one better than being a hero.
"What do you mean?" Izuku asked his vice full of curiosity.
"I represent a group of people collectively known as COBRA." Cobra Commander said his voice full of passion and sympathy.
"Cobra?" Izuku said confused.
"Yes. Me and my associates fight for what we believe in. A better world where people are united under one banner. A world where there are no wars and people live in peace." Cobra Commander continued spinning off a version of COBRA that this boy would accept until he could accept the true COBRA.
Izuku processed that for a moment. A world united under one banner, where everyone lived in piece. But this man, why was he telling him this. He needed to know.
"Why are you telling me this?" Izuku asked looking at the man.
"Because I unlike All Might don't believe in dreaming realistically. I believe that if you wan't to make something happen, you pour every ounce of willpower into it and MAKE it happen!" Cobra Commander said appealing to the boy as his eyes widened at what he was saying. "What I'm teling you is, I would like you to join COBRA to assist in our ultimate goal."
Izuku was dumbstruck. This man despite not knowing him for a full hour yet was already offering to let hi join his organization. Izuku couldn't belive it, even though Kaachan no Bakugo, All Might, and even everyone else believed he couldn't be a hero this man saw something else in him.
"Well child do you accept?" Cobra Commander asked after a few seconds of silence.
"I- I don't know." Izuku said hanging his head down.
'Damn. This might not have been the best decision. But I've already put enough work into this so maybe just give it time.' Cobra Commander thought while standing up and soon helping Izuku up.
"Very well. However I'm always open if you ever change your mind." Cobra Commander said not a hint of malice in his voice. "However please let me walk you home just to be safe. After all you were just attacked."
This man was truly perplexing to Izuku. He not only knew Izuku was Quirkless but still offered for him to join him and he turned it down. Yet this man was still showing him kindness.
"Oh. Thank you." Izuku said before both of them resumed walking back to Izuku's house unaware of the event's about to happen.
"Wow! Where we ended up it sure sounds a lot better than where we came huh Stormy." Mindbender said as he continued to type and click away on his laptop.
"Indeed. It appears as though Cobra Commander has received the challenge he was looking for." Stormshadow said still in his meditational stance.
"Yea! Imagine him trying to start COBRA up again here. Pretty wicked huh!" Mindbender said when a notification popped up on his screen and started beeping.
"What is it?" Stormshadow asked as he got up and walked over.
"Interesting. I went ahead and coded a few of the COBRA programs onto this and one of them just activated." Mindbender said looking at the screen.
"Which one?" Stormshadow asked knowing there were hundred of programs Mindbender had made.
"The one for CC's mask defense and tracking system." Mindbender said pulling up a map that led to Cobra Commander.
"Shall we follow it then?" Stormshadow said as he once again inspected his blade.
"Eh why not. With any luck CC's calmed down and the other will be there!" Mindbender said downing the remaining drink and tossing the bottle aside as he got up and started to follow the map.
"Shall we stay hidden or attempt to blend in?" Stormshadow asked sheathing his blade and following Mindbender to the exit.
"Why should we! Doubt a ninja and man in a lab coat holding a laptop will be weird in a society with superhero's!" Mindbender said opening the door that led out of the warehouse.
"How far away are we?" Stormshadow asked following him.
"If we keep up this pace I'd say about 2 hours. Although since we aren't in New York doubt we can hail a cab." Mindbender said as he turned a corner in an attempt to follow the signal and the maps directions.
"Very funny." Stormshadow said as he suddenly threw one of his throwing stars off to the side impaling a rat that was climbing so boxes embedding itself in the wall.
"Could you please NOT!" Mindbender said obviously spooked by the ninja's repeated seeing if he could hit stuff phase as Stormshadow retrieved the star and continued walking.
"One less vermin in the world." Stormshadow said returning the star to it's place for later use.
"yea well I'd rather you do your vermin hunting AWAY from me!" Mindbender said as he turned his head to say that to Stormshadow missing the chain-link fence in front of him.
As Mindbender toppled backward landing on his rear Stormshadow let out a small chuckle.
"Please no. I have to deal with Zartan enough already! Last thing I need is the chameleon and the ninja insulting me." Mindbender said getting up and looking through the fence.
Mindbender paused for a moment before deciding how to get him and the laptop over the fence without damaging it.
"Hey Ninja Boy hold this for me while I climb." Mindbender said handing Stormshadow the laptop as he began climbing the fence. However when he was over and on the ground he turned to tell Stormshadow to climb up but didn't see him.
"Where did he-" mindbender started but remembered he was dealing with a ninja and turned around to see Stormshadow holding the laptop in a manner that said 'Take it'.
"Stupid ninja's." Mindbender said grabbing the laptop and walking past Stormshadow who merely stayed silent and followed.
After a few minutes of travelling by themselves they took a turn in an alleyway where the signal was leading them but stopped when Stormshadow grabbed Mindbenders shoulder.
"What!" Mindbender said slightly irritated this was about to be another attempt to scare him.
"You may come out!" Stormshadow called throughout the alley as three thugs popped out.
"Heh looks like we got a few unlucky customers on our turf huh!" One thug said to the other's.
"Yea looks like we out to show him what the Scorpions do to those that don't pay the fine!" One of the other thugs said.
At the thugs declaration Mindbender couldn't help but snicker causing the thugs to get angry.
"OU THINK THIS IS A JOKE!" The remaining thug obviously the leader of the group roared.
"Yea. I mean do you boys even know who your dealing with!" Mindbender said smirking seeing his colleague had vanished.
"Hey where did your friend go! To scared to fight!" The first thug said laughing until his head left his body as Stormshadow appeared behind him slicing his neck with his Katana.
"HOLY SHIT!" The second thug said as the Boss turned around only for Mindbender to appear with a extendable shock baton he kept on him and zapping the thug leader as Stormshadow threw two ninja stars at the second thug's face killing him.
As Mindbender loomed over the body of the still conscious thug leader he started snickering again thinking about the situation.
"Who the hell are you!" The thug leader said as soon Stormshadow loomed over him as well returning the two stars he threw to their resting place.
"That is easy/ We are even more deadly than a scorpion. We are COBRA." Mindbender said before shoving the shock baton into the eye of the thug sending enough volts through his body to fry his brain and burn the area he was effected in.
"These people were hardly worth it." Stormshadow said as he grabbed the thugs leaders body and drug him over against the wall of the alley with the other two he had moved.
"Yea. They hardly put up a fight!" Mindbender said collapsing his shock baton and returning it inside his coat walking over to where he sat down his laptop. "They talked the talk, but couldn't walk the walk."
"We have had enough delay's. let us continue." Stormshadow said as he and Mindbender began following the signal to Cobra Commander.
"How much further Destro darling?" Baroness asked as she, Zartan, and Destro were following the tracker that was supposed to lead them to Cobra Commander.
"According to this Cobra Commander is 30 miles ahead." Destro said clearly irritated over the distance but kept a polite voice to the Baroness.
"Great just what my doctor ordered. 30 cc's of fucking running!" Zartan said annoyed that he was being dragged along in this wild goose chase to save their commander.
"Please Zartan dear if your going to moan about a little running then do it in your head." Baroness requested not wanting to listen to his complaining for 30 miles.
"Destro dear is there anyway to get there faster, without running?" Baroness asked as Destro signaled the other two to stop.
"Well according to this and the fact we are in a train station perhaps there is a train going to where we are heading." Destro said pointing to the end location on the device and motioning at where they were at.
"Yea but one teeny weenie problem. WE HAVE NO MONEY!" Zartan said loudly.
"Well cool down first. Your being louder than Cobra Commander after a failed attempt at world domination." Baroness said as she suddenly thought of a solution.
"You two wait here, ill be back." Baroness said as she disappeared into a crowd of people out of the other two's sight.
"I honestly don't see what you see in her." Zartan said shaking his head.
"I see a woman who is incredibly talented and smart." Destro said looking at Zartan.
"Yea yea whatever." Zartan said not daring to straight up insult the Baroness in front of Destro.
The two stood there in quiet for a minute as Destro just looked at the tracker that was made to auto sync with any GPS satellite it could giving it a flawless tracking capability.
'Hm his signal is mobile. Either meaning he killed or drove away what or whoever activated his helmet and is wandering around, or he's been captured and is being moved. Although option 1 seems more likely.' Destro thought to himself looking at the signal.
Suddenly the baroness walked back over to the two with a few bundles of yen in her hands.
"Let me guess pickpocketed the richest guys you could find." Zartan said smirking.
"Whatever. We need money if were going to stay low profile and get around." Baroness said handing Destro and Zartan two bundles of yen and keeping one or herself.
"Thank you my dear." Destro said before putting the Yen in his pocket and looking around.
"Over there." Destro said pointing to a counter where people were buying tickets and then boarding trains.
As Zartan huffed in annoyance he regrettably followed the other two to wait in the small line to buy tickets wherever it was they where going to find Cobra Commander. As they waited in line Destro made sure he knew where to buy a tickets for the train to take them. Once he made sure of that he looked around seeing if anyone was suspicious of them or looking at them awkwardly. Surprisingly to him people were barely even paying them any mind.
'Probably due to customs in this dimension.' Destro thought before moving ahead with the line.
Zartan however was starting to grow impatient just standing there waiting as he repeatedly tapped his foot in annoyance. The other two hearing this decided to prevent Zartan from going crazy and drawing a crowd or breaking something.
"Listen Zartan just put up with it a little longer will you." Destro said only loud enough for him, Zartan, and the Baroness to hear.
"Fine. But once we find the Commander we're getting food!" Zartan said as he looked off to the side to see if there was anything to distract him.
Eventually after a minute of waiting the three were finally at the desk to purchase the tickets.
"What train would you like?" The female attendant asked typing on her computer.
"The train to Musutafu please." Destro said handing the appropriate amount of yen for the three to ride.
"Here you go and please enjoy your ride." the attendant says smiling and handing Destro three tickets for their train.
The three exit the line and then head for their train.
Once their on they find a spot where all three of them can stay together in the crowd.
"NOW LEAVING! TRAIN TO MUSUTAFU!" An intercom voice says as the train begins leaving to it's destination.
"Finally!" Zartan says slumping over temporarily, agitated about how long he waited.
'Why do I feel this will be a long ride." Baroness thought to herself as she looked over and saw Destro still looking at the tracker and Zartan leaning back in his seat, eyes closed.
As Cobra Commander walked with Izuku for about an hour the sound of sirens soon became obvious causing Izuku to worry. Suddenly the smell of smoke reaches their lungs and Izuku soon sees his house on fire. Without thinking Izuku runs toward the house but is held back by a fire fighter.
"Don't be stupid kid. Rushing in there while that pyromaniac is still in there is suicide!" The fire fighter said.
"BUT MY MOM SHE'S-" "Just stay put an hope a hero gets here soon!" Izuku pleaded but was told by the fire fighter to wait until a hero came.
Suddenly an explosion burst from Midoriya's house as out of the fire a man dressed in a flame suit with a gas mask came out holding a flamethrower.
"FEAR ME COWARDS FOR IT IS I THE 'PYROMANIAC'" The person yelled to the crowd of people forming behind the barricades letting off a stream of fire from his weapon.
Suddenly the fire chief was on top of one of his trucks with a mega phone. "SURRENDER VILLAIN AND TURN YOURSELF IN BEFORE A HERO ARRIVES!" The fire chief said stunning Izuku.
'He said turn himself in before a hero arrived yet the other one said wait for a hero.' Izuku thought surprised at why the fire department had only formed a barricade to keep people away from the fire.
"PLEASE! I WOULD TAKE ON EVEN ALL MIGHT!" Pyromaniac said letting off another stream of fire.
'Why aren't they doing anything. They could at least all concentrate the high pressure house fire on him to not only nullify his weapon or at least try to control the fire!' Izuku thought amazed nobody thought of that or was doing anything but staying back for that matter.
Cobra Commander just stood back smirking under his mask. 'Perfect. It appears his home is now up in the flames of a pyromaniac. Just the push he would need.'
'Also since neither I or the others had anything to do with this I don't have to worry about deceiving him about that. Less chance for rebellion.' Cobra Commander thought to himself as he slowly began approaching seeing a hulking man with fire coming off him charge past the crowd.
"STAND BACK CITIZENS! IT IS I THE FLAME HERO 'ENDEAVOR'" Endeavor said running past the crowd launching a stream of fire at the villain.
"YOU THINK FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE SHALL STOP ME! I WAS BORN FROM THE FLAMES!" pyromaniac screamed shooting his weapon at Endeavor who just shrugged off the flames being immune due to his quirk.
"Come now villain. Surely you are not so naïve to think that fire would work against the flame hero!" Endeavor said charging towards the villain.
"It appears drastic measures must be taken." The villain said tossing their weapon aside and pulling out two grenades.
Upon seeing them Endeavor stopped running eyeing the explosives.
"YEA THAT'S RIGHT! FEAR ME COWARDS! WHEN YOU ALL BURN KNOW THAT IT WAS I WHO BROUGHT THE FIERY PIT TO YOU!" Pyromaniac said pulling the pins on the grenades and then exploding himself and the remains of the house up.
Endeavor and the crowd were untouched however as Endeavor just cursed the fact that this wouldn't go well for him. Although since the villain appeared mentally unstable perhaps that would sway the media. Izuku however was amazed at the sheer stupidity of the situation. The fact that he saw Endeavor now walking out of the way as the fire fighter now began flooding the scene with water to contain and douse the fire. It didn't strike him until then realizing his mother was dead.
'She- she's gone." Izuku said falling to his knees for the millionth time this day.
Already in one day he was told to kill himself by Bakugo, All Might saying he couldn't be a hero and to dream realistically, and now his mother was dead at the hands of some suicidal villain because the people decided to wait for a hero instead of taking matters into their own hands. NO! Izuku was through with people, the world doing this to him! Kicking him around making his life HELL! Seeing as now he had no where else to go and remembering the offer the person gave him before he looked to see if he was still there which he was. Getting up and approaching him the man looked down through his helmet at Izuku.
"About your offer." Izuku started looking straight at him.
"Yes?"
"I accept."
A.N- Found out the city was Musutafu instead of Mustafu as stated in chapter one so my bad for lack of research. Anyway please review and see yall next chapter
