Crocodile had woken up on his bed alone, feeling not so comfortable "Maybe I'm finally generating feelings for her… maybe" Crocodile thought. He made a quick morning routine and warned to the employers that today he wouldn't be available on the work.
Quickly he took his costume and transported to the Villain's Pub, where there was just Kurogiri and Shigaraki.
"I see that you came soon, Mr. 0," Kurogiri said politely while Crocodile sat down in front of the counter. "Do you wish something to drink?"
"No. I prefer to keep my stomach empty in the morning." Crocodile saw that Shigaraki was distracted with one of those 'consoles' and that the screen where All for One talks has been turned off since the last night. So Crocodile proceeded to talk.
"How much time have you been working with this League?" Crocodile asked. Kurogiri stopped to clean a glass and answered.
"Ten years. Master found me in a bad moment of my life and helped me." Kurogiri answered, taking a chair and sitting down on it.
"And you have been taking care of Shigaraki for that time?" Crocodile continued asking. "Because then I don't see from where he took such an arrogant attitude."
Kurogiri sighed. "That is because I'm more like a babysitter. Nutrition, keep watching him, sleep… That's my work." Kurogiri explained. "The education and the rest was part of All for One. He grew up listening about how he was going to be the successor of All for One and more stories. If I'm honest, you made a better work on days that All for One on years." Shigaraki confessed, whispering the last sentence.
"So, you don't like the boy." Crocodile deduced.
"Yeah. Ten years and Zero 'Thank you'. He believes that is going to be the king of the world, but he barely knows what to do."
"And doesn't help that he will betray you." Crocodile said. At that moment, you could hear a pin fall. THAT wasn't a sentence that Kurogiri was waiting to listen.
"W-W-What are you saying?" Kurogiri tried to ask, worried to hear the answer.
"I can imagine that All for One is one of those men who say 'I work alone.' Due to his story of fights. Am I right?" Kurogiri nodded and Crocodile proceeded to continue "Obviously All for One would need the Quirks that he has to keep alive, so when he finally decides to give to Shigaraki his Quirk, will give him an empty version of it." Then, Crocodile proceeded to extend his arm and pointed to Kurogiri. "All for One should have taught him that a farmer is more dangerous than a hunter for an animal because a farmer tricks the animal making feeling it comfortable just kill it on the correct moment, while the hunter is an obvious danger since the beginning. He made trust on you just that on the first moment that Shigaraki has the Quirk, you would be the closest one on taking it."
"N-n-no! Master wouldn't do that to me." Kurogiri said, almost yelling but keep the voice tone down just to avoid that Shigaraki watches them.
"Then tell me. Have you ever had a chance to see a reunion between Shigaraki and All for One?" Crocodile asked. Kurogiri got frozen on the place.
"Mr. 0 has a point. When I had a chance to be on one of their reunions, I had forbidden be there." Kurogiri thought. But before that Kurogiri could discuss it, Spinner and Magne appeared since the door.
"Think on it all the time you need. But remember: We have work to do. Do it, and then be scared on the chances." Crocodile said, finishing the conversation.
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"It's finally time." Crocodile said, watching to his golden watch. He closed it and saved on the pocket. All the reunited villains were on the Pub, waiting the moment to go to the USJ. They waited and remembered the last details of Crocodile's plan. Kurogiri opened a portal where, one to one, the recruited crossed the portal. Then, there was just Crocodile, Shigaraki and Kurogiri.
"Now, our round." Shigaraki said. Kurogiri opened a last portal that they three crossed. On the other side, there was a giant building composed of different sections. A place is similar to mountains, like a desert, like a lake, buildings… On the place where he was, it was similar to a little park with a fountain and benches. In front of him, there was a large stair that connected to a gate. In the top of the stairs, there were their objectives.
"Where is All-Might?" Shigaraki asked, watching to the people who they invaded. He looked to Crocodile with hate, demanding an answer. Crocodile, even with his mask, looked at him deadpanned. "It was supposed to be here."
"All the plans can change." Crocodile answered dryly. "But I can assure you that he will be here on a way or for another one. Now, do the introduction." Shigaraki walked casually some few steps, and when he was to an acceptable distance (enough close to the stairs to be heard, but enough far to not be attacked easily for anyone.), he extended his arms dramatically ("What an idiot." Crocodile thought.) and raised his voice. "We are the League of the Villains! We are here with a unique objective!"
Before that Shigaraki started to explain his objective, Kurogiri opened a new portal. Of this portal, a 'creature' appeared. It was gigantic (bigger than Crocodile even.), pure black, on its head there was a beak with teeth, eyes that weren't looking to anywhere and its brain was exposed. The only piece of clothing that it was wearing was a pair of jeans.
Crocodile wouldn't admit it on that moment, but he was scared of that creature. He had seen Zoan users on their three forms, on their Awakened Form, SMILEs users… But nothing like that. That had an atmosphere that reminded him to a mythological creature, taken right out of the Tartarus. The feeling could be human, but that had lost its humanity long time ago.
"What kind of atrocities had they made to create… that?" Crocodile thought. But that could be thought later.
"We are here to defeat and kill the symbol of the UA, the symbol of the Peace and the symbol of Japan. Our loved nº1 Hero: ALL-MIGHT!" Shigaraki screamed with the creature behind him. "So bring him to me!"
Crocodile kept watching to the Class. He couldn't hear it, but clearly Eraserhead was indicating to his students that evacuate the building. "Kurogiri, we start the plan. Teleport me with you there." Crocodile pointed to the gate and Kurogiri nodded. They both teleported to that place, with Kurogiri blocking the exit.
"Now, now, now… I wouldn't move so fast." Crocodile said, walking calmly while his shiny and golden hook impressed to the students. "I can't lose such important pieces for my-"
"WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP AND ACCEPT YOUR DEFEAT, SHITTY CAPTAIN HOOK?" One of the students yelled while he ran ready to attack Mr. 0. Crocodile watched him calmed. He remembered of the files: Katsuki Bakugo. Respected student, whose deplorable attitude, uncontrollable rage, and constant bullying were 'hidden under the carpet' for his former Middle-School and the UA. Quirk: Explosions.
"I just hope that he doesn't use boogers to attack." Crocodile thought. He didn't move while he watched how explosions started to appear in the hands of Katsuki. Actually, he finally chose what to think about him "He won't be a hero while I can do something." Crocodile thought at the same time that he finally decided which attack use.
"DIIIIIEEEE!" Katsuki yelled. But when he was close to hitting it, Mr. 0 moved a little bit to the left and transformed his right arm on sand. "Barchan" The sand crossed completely the arm while Katsuki fell on the floor, yelling of pain. If someone watched his arm closely, it could see the reason: On a second, his arm lost all the water, the muscles got stiff and all the sensibility disappeared.
"And you are supposed to be a future candidate to be the nº1 hero." Crocodile mentioned sarcastically while he raised a leg and, with a little bit of Armament Haki on his shoes, proceeded to step and crush the bones of the arm. The sound of the bones cracking was enough to understand how dry the arm got. "You are… nothing." Crocodile ended throwing back the student to the class.
And before that any Pro-Hero tried to attack Mr. 0, Kurogiri extended himself over the students and created different portals for them. After that Kurogiri dissipated his smog, Crocodile flew using his Sand-Sand powers and pushed Eraserhead downstairs with his hook.
"So, it is you. The master of the Sand, 'Mr. 0'." Eraserhead deduced while he got up on the floor. "Your reign ends today."
"Okay…" Crocodile put his hand inside of his cape and took an Hourglass. "I haven't done that for 4 years, but I think that the moment deserves it. You have three minutes to defeat me. If not, I will kill you." Eraserhead proceeded to put his glasses to keep hidden his eyes and started throwing him his scarf.
Crocodile got tied up with the scarf and Eraserhead proceeded to try to move him like an Olympic hammer. Crocodile smiled when he saw the worried and shocked face when instead of moving his body, the body of Mr. 0 just dissolved on sand.
"Desert Spada" Crocodile called, and from his regenerated sandy arm, a blade of sand traveled quickly to Eraserhead. He tried to avoid it jumping, but the slash cut him anyways. Rolling on the floor, Eraserhead could feel the injury on his right side, since his armpit till more or less the place of the bellybutton. It hurt like hell, but he wasn't bleeding.
"I failed the slash." Crocodile said since behind of Eraserhead, surprising to the Pro-Hero. Crocodile proceeded to attack him with the hook. Eraserhead avoided the hook and was able to give to Crocodile some few kicks on his guts and his head. But anyways, all the attacks were useless due that all the time it was like trespass sand.
"What are you?" Eraserhead asked. "I'm using my Quirk on you, but you still being able to activate your Quirk." Eraserhead confessed, punching him on the face, just to see how his fist got stuck on the mask.
"I'm a creation made by a magic device that gave me the ability to create, control and transform me on sand." Crocodile answered, blocking the scarf with his hook.
"I see, you're a liar." Eraserhead concluded. "Desert Spada" Another slash of sand was sent to Eraserhead, who this time he avoided it. But Eraserhead jumped very close to Crocodile. So he tried to tie up his scarf on the hook, and he did it.
"Novice's mistake." Crocodile mumbled, throwing back his hook. With the strength of it, Eraserhead went flying right to Crocodile. When Eraserhead was close to Crocodile, the last one was grabbed Eraserhead on his neck. "There is still a minute. Let's make it more difficult." And with that said, Crocodile blew sand since his mouth right on the eyes of Eraserhead.
Eraserhead retired quickly his glasses and tried to clean the sand of his eyes, but Crocodile won't allow it.
"Hit me." Crocodile demanded while he started to kick Eraserhead on the chest with the sole of his shoes. When Eraserhead got up, Crocodile grabbed him of the hair and hurled him to the floor with an arm. He tried to get up a second time, but he received a punch right on his face
Eraserhead got up weakly, bleeding of the (now open) wound that had on a side, his nose, his mouth and other wounds on this head. He spat blood and talked "What… are you?"
"I'm what you don't want to believe." Crocodile answered. His eyes then went to the hourglass, whose last grain of sand fell at that moment. "Three minutes. Now is my turn." And with incredible speed, Crocodile got in front of Eraserhead. He tried to avoid or even escape, but Crocodile was faster, and then… he stabbed the hook on the guts of Eraserhead.
Quickly, Crocodile removed the hook of the Pro-Hero, and let him fall to the ground, bleeding. "That couldn't be considered a fight." Crocodile concluded. He started to walk calmly to another place when Kurogiri came back to the plaza.
"You were right, Mr. 0. Make me fight against Thirteen was the most indicated option." Kurogiri said. "Now Thirteen rest over the stairs, with different injuries." Crocodile nodded and continued walking.
"Good work." Crocodile said at the distance. "I just hope that the rest has the same level of competence as you, Kurogiri." Crocodile thought. He had zero chances to see the rest of the League fight, but if they were found as 'Huge names between the criminals', that should mean something.
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Ruins Zone
Magne had been waiting on those ruins. The only weapon that she had was a huge magnet, remembering the three students that she had to control.
"The French kid can shoot the laser, the kid with six arms is the muscle, and the girl is who I must be careful." Magne tried to remember. "Honestly I'm worried about the girl. I don't care those boys, but I can't imagine Mr. 0 as that kind of person." Magne thought, being honestly worried. But her train of thought stopped when she saw three portals floating over the zone.
Each portal expelled a person. Magne kept watching those students. They were clearly disorientated for their situation, don't know what to do or where to go.
Magne laughed quietly, watching them. "What future heroes. They can't even take a choice." Magne thought. She abandoned the place where she was hidden with the magnet, but the students weren't feeling her presence. So she left the magnet on the ground carefully and, putting both little fingers on the mouth, whistled. That called their attention, turned around to see her.
The first on talk was Aoyama, the French guy. "Are you with these 'méchants'?" Aoyama asked. Magne raised an eyebrow, surprised by the unexpected "Frenchglish"
"If you're talking about the League of Villains, yes" Magne answered. "I'm the Big Sis Magne." She grabbed her magnet back and charged it over her shoulders. "But enough chit-chat, now fight me and let me do my work."
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Mountain Zone
Spinner was sat down on a rock on the Mountain. He had the mission of defeat (or do what he wants) three students to Mr. 0.
He was in favor to defeat those students in his opinion, due that he wasn't happy for the information that he read and heard.
"They're not Pro-Heroes. They're insulting the honor of fight for the innocents!" Spinner groaned. "'To give honor to the name of Ingenium'? 'To upgrade on my skills of fight'? 'TO BE POPULAR BETWEEN THE GIRLS'?"
At that moment, three portals appeared and expelled three students who landed on a plain part. Spinner unsheathed a sword and talked.
"You, fake heroes!" Spinner yelled, called the attention of the U.A. students. "I'm Spinner. Remember my name, because I'm who will stop your charade!"
Kaminari started to charge electricity on his hands "Yeah, like no!" Ojiro got in a fight position, supported by his tail. "We won't allow you to act here for your pleasure." Finally, Iida prepared to run. "We'll defend the honor of the U.A!"
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Downpour Zone
Toga was trying to find refuge on a building but was useless. When she heard about the 'Downpour Zone', she thought on a simple and little rain. She wasn't waiting for a literal storm. Strong wind, cold water, as dark as the night…
"Did I do something to piss off Mr. 0?" Toga asked nobody, trying to recover the warm. All her clothes got soaked and stuck on her body, the water had soaked to the skin and she couldn't find a good refuge.
But all that stopped when she heard a voice on the distance.
"Eiji? Tooru? Is it someone here?" A pink girl, who Toga recognized as Mina Ashido, yelled to the air. Toga giggled and prepared a knife while she observed the street.
When she saw that Mina was passing on the street, she jumped out of the building and, with the stealth of a snake, she put a knife close to her neck and grabbed her off the belly.
"Hiii~" Toga said, making that Mina finally realized her situation.
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Conflagration Zone
Dabi observed the students that had appeared on his zone. As Mr. 0 said, there were four students: Tooru Hagakure, an invisible girl who needs be naked for use her Quirk (Not very useful close to the fire); Minoru Mineta, a disgusting pervert teenager whose Quirk could be melted with the heat; Tokoyami Fumikage, who has a strong Quirk, but could be easily controlled using the fire; and finally Shoto Todoroki.
He had zero ideas about what Mr. 0 had planned, but he had clear that if Mr. 0 was trying to hurt him really bad, or even just hurt him, he will burn Mr. 0 till transforming him on a sculpture of glass.
But he'll try to be the less dangerous possible to Todoroki. About the rest… Well, he didn't know them, and doesn't enjoy kill with no reason, but if they're in the middle of his work…
He took a little stone of the debris and threw it close to the group. The first reaction (and only one) was Todoroki shooting a slash of ice right to him. Dabi raised an eyebrow and, extending his right arm, activated his fire and melted the ice.
The crush of both attacks produced a giant cloud of steam. When the steam disappeared, Dabi walked calmly until that he got in front of the group with fire on his hand.
"Hi."
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"We must escape" Sero confessed. Jiro, Sero, and Midoriya had been absorbed by portals, just to land on the Landslide Zone. They three walked around the zone until they found themselves, but the reunion didn't go as they expected.
"We can't escape. There are villains here, our friends can be on danger." Midoriya declared. "We can't leave them here!"
"MIDORIYA!" Jiro yelled, surprising to the boys. More when they saw that she was shaking. "We can't do that. You should know, more than anyone, who was there."
"Of course I know him." Midoriya revealed. "Mr. 0. Appeared two years ago, counting with a Quirk which allows him to control the sand on a telepathic level. There are rumors that even he can transform on sand."
"But nobody knows about me." A voice said behind of them. When they three turned to see, they saw Crocodile walking slowly right to them. "A man with mask still being dangerous while the mask never leaves him." Crocodile narrated. "And a man with no weakness is even more."
"H-How are you here?" Sero asked. "Master Aizawa should have been able to stop you."
"Aizawa?" Crocodile asked. "If you're talking about Eraserhead, then remember a lesson…" Before to give his 'lesson', Crocodile raised his left arm, showing his golden hook with dry blood. "I don't trust just in my powers."
The students cringed, thinking about what he could have done to Aizawa.
"I hope that the blood of street rat doesn't oxidize my hook." Crocodile said, just to gain the rage of the students. Sero was the first on attack, shooting the tapes of his elbows right to Crocodile.
"Don't dare to call-"
"Desert Spada"
The tapes of Sero were cut by a slash of sand, and the slash landed on the chest of Sero. He was sent meters away.
"Sero!" Both Midoriya and Jiro yelled. They tried to run right to him, but they were stopped by more slashes of sand.
"How dare you to hurt my friends?" Jiro asked annoyed. "The Pro-Heroes will stop you." Jiro connected her earphone jacks on the boots and shockwaves were shot right to Crocodile.
"Sables" A little whirl appeared on the hand of Crocodile. Quickly, the whirl expanded enough to be considered as a 'serious problem'. That whirl was hit by the shockwaves, neutralizing the shockwaves and dissolving the whirl.
"Now, Midoriya!" Jiro yelled. Crocodile saw that Midoriya was ready to punch him right on the stomach with a shiny fist.
"Detroit Smash." Midoriya yelled when the punch landed on Crocodile. When that happened, Crocodile exploded on particles of sand around the zone. And as usual, the arm of Midoriya got broken and completely purple.
But that didn't stop there.
"A very risky movement." A voice said behind of him. There was Mr. 0 grabbing the neck of Jiro with his hand. Her earphone jacks were grabbed around the hand of Crocodile. "But completely useless."
Crocodile proceeded to grab with more strength the neck of Jiro. "I wonder how fragile can be a neck. Will be stronger or weaker than your arm?"
"Stop! Don't hurt her!" Midoriya demanded, grabbing his injured arm with pain.
"Then give up. And I could forget her life." Crocodile demanded. Midoriya frowned when he heard such an answer.
"I won't give up. You must be stopped!" Midoriya yelled.
"I see. You prefer that the criminal can fall don't caring the price instead defend the innocents losing the clue of a criminal." Crocodile said, calmly but annoyed.
"I didn't-"
"I saw both sides of the Justice. Choose your side!" Crocodile concluded. Midoriya watched right to the eyes of Mr. 0, who weren't losing their focus. Finally, Midoriya raised his good arm on the air.
"I give up. Just don't hurt Jiro." Midoriya said, walking right to Mr. 0. Crocodile just mumbled a laugh.
"Wrong choice!" Crocodile yelled. At that moment, he threw Jiro right to the ground, knocking her out, and jumped right to Midoriya. Before that Midoriya could do something, Crocodile covered his fist on Armament Haki, and hit Midoriya right on the face.
Midoriya fell to the ground with his nose bleeding and knocked out. Crocodile grabbed Midoriya of a leg and dragged him back to the plaza. But at the half of the way, he heard a loud band on the entrance. When Crocodile saw the entrance, the gate had been completely broken, and there, All Might was walking with no signal of his famous smile. "Have no fear. 'Why?' You may ask. Because I AM HERE!" All Might yelled.
Crocodile just smiled under his mask. "Right as I planned."