Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia nor do I own the song used in this chapter (all rights go to the artist and producers)
Hound Dog's office
Izuku was in for another counselling session with Hound Dog. In this one he had talked about some of his time with the League: how things started off for him, why he agreed to join, the training he endured (he made sure to leave out Razor's name), but most of all, how he and the other members had gotten on. Ryo was somewhat intrigued by the way villains bonded with each other. In Izuku's own words they were "the outcasts of society". They were all villains for a certain reason, and due to similar circumstances, they developed a unique sense of camaraderie that allowed them to bond. Aside from the hellish training Izuku went through, he didn't really have anything negative to talk about. Still, Ryo could tell there was something bothering the young boy.
"Midoriya, is everything alright?" Ryo asked concerned. "You seem troubled about something."
Izuku inwardly sighed. It didn't matter who it was with, he was incredibly to read. Truth be told, Ryo was right, something had been bothering him lately.
"It's silly but," Izuku started.
"Go on," Ryo urged.
Izuku sighed.
"Lately I've been having this feeling, and not a good one," Izuku admitted. "I can't really describe it, and you can call it paranoia but, recently I've felt like something terrible is about to happen. I don't know how or when but, something really bad is going to happen soon."
Ryo's eyes narrowed. It was possible that Izuku had developed a strong ability to detect danger before it occurred. It wasn't unheard of in cases like his, cases where people had been exposed to life threatening incidents one too many times. Some heroes had developed this sense, though they were the ones who had either seen or been put through things that a normal person would find traumatic. If one were to ask why all heroes hadn't developed this sense it would be because they hadn't been in a serious life or death battle.
"If that's what you believe then it's probably right," Ryo said, much to Izuku's surprise. He hadn't expected him to agree with him about this. "Those who've been in similar situations to you have developed a unique sense of danger, whether it's close to them or not."
Izuku couldn't argue against that as Razor, and briefly Stain, mentioned something like that when he was training. Though they had both been countless battles with their lives on the line more than his.
"Maybe," Izuku murmured. "The person who trained me said she went through something like that."
Ryo couldn't deny he was curious about this woman. Whenever she was brought up Izuku always avoided mentioning her name (likely an attempt to protect her). according to Tsukauchi said she was no longer a member of the League since All for One's defeat, however they didn't know why. What they did know about her was that she was friends with Stain and was an exceptionally skilled combatant, she had to be if she taught Izuku all of that.
"It seems we've run out of time Midoriya," Ryo announced. "Let's meet here again on Thursday at the exact same time."
Izuku nodded and left. When he was gone Ryo scratched his head. From his own perspective, Midoriya was making great progress, however at the same time, there was still a lot he was keeping hidden. They still hadn't gotten to 'that event' yet, the one where he froze upon discussing in their first conversation. From what Ryo knew about it, it was an event that took place during his time at the League yet outside of it, and it was a rather traumatic one. It wasn't something he would just open up about automatically, it would take time.
Ryo hummed softly. "I suppose I should inform Nezu of this."
He reported what he learned to the principal on his orders. Normally he wouldn't do such a thing but, Midoriya was a special case. It wasn't because he was a villain, it was because he had a deeper, and more serious trauma than most students. Aizawa hadn't been informed, not yet at least. At the moment it wasn't deemed as necessary. Nezu had specifically requested that he report his findings to him, though Ryo figured it was because he had been through trauma like Midoriya had. Nezu also sympathised with those who were quirkless, mainly because a friend of his was quirkless. In fact, when enrolling Midoriya at UA Nezu was happy because of what it meant. It surprised everyone who worked at UA.
Of all the students that attended this school both then and now, Izuku Midoriya was the first quirkless one.
Class 1B Dorms
Things at this dorm were lively. The students were excited to have the day off tomorrow to do whatever they wanted. Though it was eventually decided that they go shopping at the Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall tomorrow after it was suggested by Setsuna. One student however wasn't accompanying them.
"Guys I'm sorry but I won't be going with you," Neito declared looking more serious than usual. "I agreed to meet with someone else."
His classmates were surprised but some reacted differently.
"Who is it? Is it a girl?" Setsuna chirped. "Are you going on a date?"
"A date, seriously!" Tetsutetsu barked. "Never pegged you as the romantic type Monoma."
"Yeah, I would have thought you'd go out with someone like Kendo since you two are always bickering like an old married couple," Kohei exclaimed.
Some of their classmates both snickered and slightly agreed with that. Kendo (regardless of how awkward she was feeling at that statement) resisted the immense urge to unleash a full powered giant fist at Kohei. Neito had been her friend since childhood and she understood him better than most people but, she didn't feel that way about him. Neito remained indifferent towards their comments, which was oddly uncharacteristic of him.
"I am meeting a girl but it's not a date," he corrected. "She's just a relative of mine that I haven't seen in a while."
There were disappointed groans from his classmates and some walked away having lost interest. Others chatted for a bit about the trip tomorrow. Meanwhile Kendo pulled Neito to the side and started talking.
"Hey, about tomorrow, this relative your seeing," Kendo whispered. "Is it her?"
Neito gazed at her with a solemn expression.
"Yes," he confirmed. "It's the anniversary of her death after all."
Tomorrow while the rest of his classmates would be off having fun, he would be visiting his mother's grave. Tomorrow would make it ten years since she had passed away. Ten years since his life had changed. He silently wondered if any of his family would show up. He highly doubted (and hoped) that they would. He wouldn't have minded if his father or younger sister Kokoro showed up, they were the only people in his family that were ever kind to him.
"I see," Kendo murmured. "And how are things with, them?"
"Same as ever," Neito answered quickly. "Look Kendo I'm feeling tired so I'm just gonna go to bed."
Before she could answer Neito was already walking away. He really didn't want to talk about this. Kendo watched sadly as he walked off. She knew how personal and sensitive a topic this was for Neito which is why, she said nothing. Unbeknownst to either of the two teenagers, their homeroom teacher had overheard their conversation. He had been standing behind a wall close to them. As Neito hurried off Sekijiro (Vlad) gazed at his student sorrowfully. The two of them hadn't spoken since a few nights ago. It appeared as though Neito wanted to avoid him altogether because he was scared of how he would respond to his outburst. Sekijiro wasn't mad at Neito, not since he spoke with Kendo about why Neito acted the way he did.
Flashback
Following Neito's outburst Kendo led Sekijiro to the top of the roof where she began to explain to her teacher about Neito's origins.
"Before I start, I need to ask you, have you ever heard of the Tezuka Group?" Kendo asked seriously.
Sekijiro frowned. What kind of question was that?
"Of course I have," he answered. "Who hasn't? What's that got to do with Monoma though?"
The Tezuka Group were one of the largest corporations in Japan, as well as the world. The specialised in medical science, weapons development, and quirk research. To add to it all, they were a publishing company that created and sold much manga. The family was quite rich and held a lot of influence. They were also extremely ruthless when it came to business and rarely (if ever) lost an argument with another group. Their influence was so deep that they were even allowed to have individuals trained in the use of their quirks so they could act as the perfect bodyguards, something extremely rare in this world.
Kendo stared into her teacher's eyes with a serious expression.
"Everything," she stated. "Because Neito is the son of the current head of the Tezuka Group. Monoma is just his mother's name."
Sekijiro stared at the girl in shock. When he first received Neito's file it was in no way connected to the Tezuka Group. Even his guardian wasn't connected. What Kendo said next shocked him even more.
"What's more, Neito is his illegitimate son, whom he had with a fellow employee," she continued.
Sekijiro didn't know how to respond to that. He would have never guessed that Neito was an illegitimate child. However, if he was, and to someone from the Tezuka Group, then it was likely to cause certain problems. Kendo wasn't finished.
"He was taken in by his father after his mother passed away when he was six, and that's when things really turned bad for him. His stepmother and siblings, bar his younger sister, were horrible to him. They bullied him relentlessly, they still do as far as I know," Kendo explained sadly. "His father and younger sister are pretty nice to him, but the others are just terrible. It's why he behaves the way he does. I only know about this because he and I know each other from when we were kids."
As she finished speaking, Sekijiro finally connected all the dots to Neito's behaviour. The way he treated Class A, and the way he reacted to Sekijiro's accusations about being bullied just now, it all made sense. His family were the reason Neito acted that way. They were his tormentors (most of them anyway).
"Don't let him know I told you this," Kendo pleaded. "And don't let him know that you know. He'll be furious otherwise. Trust me he'll deny it no matter what you do."
Sekijiro gritted his teeth in frustration. He knew she was right. Neito was too stubborn to actually do such a thing. Still, it made him angry, not knowing how he could help his student. The Tezuka Group was not one you should be enemies with and getting any sort of dirt on them was almost impossible. At the same time, he was happy that he understood Neito better, even if it was only a little. What kind of teacher would he be otherwise?
Flashback end
It truly did sadden him that Neito was too scared to come forward. Midoriya was right, it was common among victims of bullying. It was probably a good thing that he was living here now instead of with his family. He would need to find some way to get Neito to open up about his problems, but he would need to do it carefully and in a way that didn't seem like he was trying to force an answer. It was his job after all, to save people, as both a hero and a teacher.
At an unknown location
"Is everything in place?" asked a deep male voice from a phone.
There were four figures present in the room. They were a team known as 'The Elemental Assassins' because their names, appearance and quirks coincided with the four elements. Their names were Blaze, Aqua, Tempest, and Atlas.
"Yes master," Aqua answered. "Our forces are ready, and each device is in prepped. Tomorrow when the raid commences we will not fail you."
Aqua was a woman of twenty-nine who possessed long navy-blue hair that went down to her back and ocean blue eyes. She was of average height and quite beautiful to most eyes. She wore a blue cheongsam dress that was partially ripped exposing her right leg and blue high heels. In addition, she wore a crescent moon shaped necklace and two diamond earrings.
"I would expect nothing less from you," the voice stated firmly. "However, should you fail, well, I don't think I need to explain what will happen."
"We've seen the bodies, so you don't," Tempest said.
Tempest was a twenty-eight years old woman with grass green hair in the form of a mohawk and emerald green eyes. She was tall and her features were quite sharp. She wore black high heel boots that went up to her knees, a green miniskirt held by a belt with a skull on it and a dark green tube top that stretched between her armpits and just above where her bellybutton was. To add to it, she had piercings on her nose and bellybutton as well.
"While we are capturing individuals, as well some valuable items at the Mall, will it be necessary to capture children as well?" Atlas asked.
Atlas was thirty-one and possessed short brown hair and eyes. He was a large individual with a muscular and intimidating appearance. His expression was usually calm and focused. He wore a white sleeveless top with a hood, and loose earth brown trousers. He went barefoot as he found it comfortable and gave him a better sense when using his quirk to control earth. On his back there was a tattoo of samurai preparing for battle.
"If they are seven and above then yes, we don't need infants doing jobs where they'll probably screw up or develop a quirk from out of nowhere," the voice answered. "I've got enough on my plate dealing with Atrocity and his shitty group."
"I still don't get why you wont just kill him and be done with it," Blaze exclaimed. "You're strong enough to do it."
Blaze was twenty-six years old and owned long crimson red hair tied up in a pony tail with blood red eyes. He was short in height and was relatively handsome in appearance. He wore a dark red open sleeveless leather vest that exposed his chest, traditional camouflage trousers and black combat boots. His left ear was pierced with a ruby earring. Across his chest there was a large scar, and on his back there was a large tattoo of a dragon.
"In due to time," the voice assured. "The game has changed now. I can't explain why or how but it has. Do not worry. Death will come to that group soon enough."
With that the call ended and the figures dispersed into the night to get some rest.
Class 1A Dorms
Izuku arrived back at the dorms all on his own. It was late, and most of his classmates were now in bed. Surprisingly, Momo was still up. She was drinking tea while reading a book. She stopped upon sensing his presence.
"Good evening Midoriya," she greeted. "Still up I see. Were you coming back from another counselling session?"
"I finished about an hour ago and spent a bit of time at the library doing homework. It's a quiet easy place to do it," Izuku replied. "By the way, when you say still up, does that mean everyone's gone to bed."
Momo nodded.
"They're all just getting ready for the big shopping trip to Kiyashi tomorrow," she announced. "We would have invited you too only."
"You don't have to say it," Izuku interrupted. "I know."
Momo suddenly felt as though she shouldn't have said that.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean," she started to apologise.
"It's fine," Izuku interrupted again. "I'm not bothered. I'll just spend the day training, and also slightly relaxing."
Momo didn't know whether or not to laugh at that statement. However, at that moment she remembered something else.
"Hey where were you during lunch when that beautiful music started playing?" she asked. "I noticed both you and Jiro were absent. Jiro went to look for the source of that song but never found it."
"I was in the hallways on the way to the bathroom when I stopped to listen," Izuku lied quickly. "I couldn't stop listening."
Momo didn't doubt his story, mostly because it had been that way with everyone at lunch. The minute that beautiful music started playing, everybody ceased their activities just so they could listen.
"Shocking," Momo responded sarcastically. "Still, there was something both captivating and enchanting about that music. Like something out of a fairy tale."
'Wow, people really like it when I play. It must be better than I thought,' Izuku thought. 'Then again, members of the League really liked it when I played. Kurogiri especially, though Tomura was fond of it also.'
Momo finished her tea and stood up to leave.
"Well, goodnight Midoriya. See you tomorrow," she said.
"Sure," Izuku replied.
Momo walked off to bed, and Izuku started to do the same. Despite his talk with Hound Dog, he still couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible was about to happen. Maybe it was paranoia, maybe it wasn't, but, somehow, he just knew something would happen. He hoped nothing bad would happen to the League (Sensei's League), Razor, his mother and other people he knew. At the same time, he hoped nothing bad was about to happen to him. He wouldn't admit but, he felt an odd sense of safety at UA. Almost like no one could lay their hands on him. That didn't take away his stress though.
"When you're feeling sad, angry or in any sort of bad mood, try singing. It's what I do all the time, and it works. Just look at how happy the others are as well."
Utada's (Umi's younger sister) words echoed in his ears. Izuku stopped walking and stared at the ground.
'I've been thinking more about them recently, ever since the Battle Trial,' he thought sadly. 'I wonder if they're still alive.'
Truth be told he had been thinking more about what happened to him in that place more and more, even though he didn't want to. It had been both a good and terrible experience for him, because in that place he learned how twisted the world really was.
Upon arriving at his room, he immediately went out onto the balcony. He took out his phone and started playing music only version of a song Utada taught him. He particularly liked this song because of how beautiful it sounded.
(Insert Song: Confessional Song by Charlotte Church)
Izuku sat on the balcony while he sang it softly. As he did, the stress he was feeling at that moment slowly started to evaporate. He sung the song in both Japanese and English for good measure.
He didn't normally sing aside from that one time with Umi, but, he discovered that he actually enjoyed it. It really was a good way to relieve stress. Once he finished he got into bed and fell asleep.
Dream flashback
Izuku dreamed he was in a dark place. He was lying on the ground, bruised and beaten, a feeling he was quite familiar with. Next thing he knew he was on a bed with bandages wrapped around him.
"You took quite the beating out there," came a high voice.
He turned to see a beautiful woman with short ocean blue hair and seaweed green eyes. She wore a blue bra, loose purple trousers and open-toed brown sandals. She also wore a bracelet on her left hand with a symbol of the moon on it. This was Umi.
"You landed in a few good hits yourself, and I've never seen Lobo get pushed to that point," another high voice exclaimed.
A woman with pink hair held back into pigtails and pink eyes appeared. She wore a white blouse with a silver musical note pattern, navy jean shorts and a set of pink trainers. In addition, she wore a bracelet on her right hand with a symbol of a musical note on it. Her facial features were quite similar to Umi's. Fitting since she was her younger sister Utada.
"Indeed," Umi agreed. "Speaking of which, what are you doing here Lobo? It's not often you check on your defeated opponents."
"You never check on them at all actually," Utada corrected.
"Tch," Lobo growled.
Izuku turned and saw his opponent from his previous fight. Lobo was a tall imposing individual with tanned skin and a muscular build. Since he wasn't wearing his wolf mask his face was fully visible. Lobo possessed short black hair and piercing yellow eyes of a wolf, and facial features that were foreign. As for the rest of him, he had the appearance of a luchador wrestler. He wore black white red trim claws tights, boots that were covered with black red white spike kickpads, and black red fingerless gloves with the picture of a wolf on them.
"Well, unlike most of my opponents, he didn't try to cheat and actually managed to hurt me," Lobo pointed out. "He fought fairly, and that's something that hasn't happened to me in a long time."
His accent sounded Spanish, at least as far as Izuku could tell. That meant he was most likely from Europe or America. Before the memory could continue the scene changed to a different area where Izuku was lying on the ground. He was bleeding and in agony. The fight he was just in was going badly for him. His opponent, the sadistic bastard who ran this place, stood over him laughing manically. Light emanated from all over his body but his white suit with blood marks was still visible. His name was Shiro, king of the largest criminal organisation in the underworld, Hades.
"Time to die Deku," he sneered in a cruel deep voice as he extended his hand and light started flashing.
Dream Flashback end
Izuku shot straight up. He was sweating and breathing heavily. Part of him had the urge to throw up but he held it back. He quickly got out of bed and grabbed some water that was in his desk. He drank it to get his breathing back under control. Once he settled down, he got back into bed and stared at the ceiling. It had been a long time since he had dreamt about that place. That last part of the dream was just before he had escaped alongside Razor. Trying not to think about it, Izuku went back to sleep. He made the decision to sleep in for a change.
Later in the morning
Class 1A was up and getting ready to head to the mall. They were really excited about the trip. Elena was coming with them as well on invitation from Ochaco. The Gen Ed girl invited some of her other friends, including Hitoshi, but they were all busy. The absence of Midoriya that morning was also noted, but some just (correctly) assumed he was sleeping in, though others like Todoroki thought it was unusual. Still, it was brushed off and the students proceeded to go their trip. Kirishima, through some unknown means, convinced Bakugo to come along. The ash blonde had been less angry than usual for some reason (his confrontation with Inko had impacted him). Even Shoto had agreed to come along. Unbeknownst to them, Class 1B was heading in the same direction.
Meanwhile, the teachers began their security improvements of the school, determined not to suffer from any villain attacks.
On the other hand, Neito was on his way to visit his mother's grave. He had left shortly before his classmates and had no desire to be late. The train to Osaka would take well over an hour to get up. Compared to his usual casual clothes, Neito was dressed in a neater more professional manner. He always dressed this way when going to important events, like now.
Once the train arrived he proceeded to a flower shop that sold his mother's favourite flowers. Yellow Tulips, her favourite flower, were in. Neito was fortunate enough to buy the last bouquet. His mother had favoured these because of both their colour and their fragrance, which she described as wonderful.
As Neito walked he reminisced, as he did every year, about his childhood here. This was where he met Kendo, until she moved away to Tokyo. Though they met again when his father took him to live with him. Finally, Neito arrived at the graveyard. He stood at the grave of his mother, Hana Monoma, who passed away at the age of thirty-six (relatively young by most people's standards). Neito placed the flowers at her grave and stared at it. So much had happened to him recently, things he never would have thought could happen. The last year had played over in his mind, every event that occurred, he wanted to tell her all about it.
"Father was unable to come today but he sends his regards and his respects," said a voice Neito was relieved to hear. "Though personally I think he should have come along with me I'm here to offer mine as well."
Neito chuckled. She hadn't changed a bit. He turned to see a beautiful thirteen-year-old girl with short black and blonde hair held back into a bun and her father's eyes. In addition, she wore a traditional school girl uniform. She wasn't wearing any jewellery, not she needed to, and held an assortment of flowers in her hand. She had a warmer more sympathetic expression than the rest of his siblings.
"It's alright Kokoro," he assured her. "I understand he has a busy schedule."
Out of all his siblings, Kokoro was the nice one. She treated him like family and didn't give a crap about what her other relatives thought. She chose to be a better person, much to their father's delight. Although this may have stemmed from the fact that she was neglected by her mother and siblings (being the youngest isn't easy). She spoke often enough with her father to have a positive relationship with him. She also got on well with the servants at home. His influence is what made her open up to Neito a bit, much to her mother's chagrin. Though she could get along with her family, she strongly opposed the way they treated Neito, viewing it as unfair and unjust.
"Shouldn't you be in school?" Neito questioned.
Kokoro shrugged.
"I skipped to come and see you," she replied dully. "Besides, it's not like anyone at home will notice or care."
Neito couldn't help but agree with that statement. At the same time, he mentally prepared himself for the barrage of questions his little sister was going to throw at him in some café later.
"Enough about me, let's skip to the important part about why we are here," Kokoro declared.
Walking up to the grave, they both started praying to Hana.
Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall
The mall was packed many people today. Students from UA and other hero schools marched into the mall for their shopping excursion. Most classes (including 1A) split up to go and buy their own stuff. Some went for music, others for gear, for food, for clothes, for electronics and for those like Mineta, well, that didn't really require an explanation. In addition to students, there families and friends walking around going about their own business. It was just an ordinary day, or so they thought. No one could have been prepared for what was about to happen.
The Elemental Four, and several members of their group, stood waiting around the mall. Each holding a device that would ensure the success of the mission. The moment the clock struck twelve the raid began.
The first to activate their device was Aqua. It was a small sphere that manifested a large forcefield around the entire mall. It also possessed a holographic effect, so people outside wouldn't know about what was going on in here.
Next up was Blaze who activated his device from his phone. They were small triangular pyramids which emitted a signal, causing people coming near the mall to feel repulsed at being near the place. This keep people from trying to get in, however, the downside of it all was that these devices didn't last very long which is why they needed to get this done as quickly as possible.
Now, Tempest activated her device which were gas bombs filled with a sleep-inducing substance to knock everyone out quickly. Utilising her quirk, Tempest created a vortex to disperse the gas even faster. This went noticed by some people, particularly one group of students.
"EVERYONE COVER YOUR FACE," Momo yelled.
Her warning didn't reach everyone in time, but it did reach those closest to her. Some civilians were still standing. With Momo was Tenya, Jiro, Tokoyami, Kendo and Tetsutetsu. Not wasting any time, Momo created multiple gas masks and distributed them.
"What the hell is going on?" Tetsutetsu demanded.
"It's a villain attack," Tenya realised.
"You've got to be kidding me," Jiro exclaimed. "Why here of all places? And why now?"
"Excellent questions," Kendo stated. "We'll have to find out later though. All that matters is what's happening right now."
There were silent murmurs of agreement.
"Is it the League?" Tokoyami asked.
"Not sure," Momo replied bitterly. "I can't see who it is."
Their conversation was interrupted by an unknown force that was knocking out the remaining civilians with incredible speed. Acting on instinct, the UA students brought out their quirks, and at the right moment. The first target of the unknown force was Tetsutetsu, who he attempted to punch, only to be met with steel.
"Ow, shit, fuck, that hurts," the figure yelped in pain as he recoiled from the punch.
The figure was a young man with wearing a blue and red outfit that covered most of his body. He had blonde hair and a yellow visor covering his eyes. His voice and appearance made him appear to be in his early twenties. What caught their attention was the tattoo he had on his neck. It was of a man wearing a dark helm with armour and a sceptre while surrounded by three identical dogs. For some reason he wasn't affected by the gas.
"Who are you?" Tenya demanded. "And what is the meaning of all this?"
The man raised an eyebrow.
"Well since you asked so nicely, I'm called Speed Demon, awful name I know but I didn't choose it," Speed Demon explained. "As for the meaning of all this, though seriously I would've phrased that better, this is a raid where we knock out and kidnap everybody bar a couple of kids at this mall."
That surprised everyone present. A kidnapping operation, here, and now. This didn't make any sense.
"Why would you?" Kendo started before she was abruptly cut off.
"That is something you will find out when we have finished up here," a female voice rang out.
Aqua and Atlas appeared. Both looked calm and entirely focused on the task at hand. Atlas had already activated his own device. It was an oval shaped portal at the centre of the mall where civilians were being brought by their forces, and the Elemental Four themselves.
"If you think we're going to just come with you quietly then you're even dumber than you look," Tetsutetsu barked while punching his fists together.
"We do not think you would do that at all," Atlas responded calmly. "It would be unfitting of your reputation as UA students."
The students present guessed he knew them from the Sports Festival.
"It doesn't matter if you resist or not, you will come with us," Aqua declared in a monotone voice. "So get ready, because this going to hurt."
Without further ado, the villains readied their quirks to attack. The students, bar Jiro who couldn't use her quirk in such a populated location, did the same. Momo handed Jiro a pole to fight with.
Tenya went for Speed Demon, and the two took off running at even speed. Both of them attempted to land blows on each other while at the same time blocking.
"Not to shabby," Speed Demon complimented. "However, I think it's time I got serious, because if you think this is my fastest then you're wrong."
Speed Demon accelerated and started attacking Tenya with more fury. Tenya accelerated himself with Recipro Burst, but to no avail. Speed Demon cornered him against a wall and unleashed multiple accelerated punches that Tenya was helpless against.
"Just so you know, this isn't personal," Speed Demon said. "It's just that if I don't do what I'm told I'll be killed, or worse."
Tenya didn't get the chance to ask as he passed out from the pain.
Kendo and Tetsutetsu faced off against Aqua. They coordinated their attacks and launched several powered punches and kicks at her, destroying some of the surrounding area in the process. Aqua was blocking their attacks with a water shield she conjured up from out of nowhere. Tetsutetsu thought they had her on the ropes, but that wasn't the true case. In reality, she was only testing their strength.
"Okay, I think I've seen enough. I'll admit, you two are talented and strong," she complimented. "Now that I'm done testing your strengths I think it's time I ended this."
Without warning, Aqua brought water from a nearby fountain and submerged the two students in it. Kendo and Tetsutetsu struggled and squirmed but it was pointless. In very little time they were suffocated into unconsciousness.
The other three students took on Atlas. Despite the fact that they were attacking from different sides effortlessly dodged them. He occasionally brought up a pile of earth when Dark Shadow attacked to block thee sentient creature but not much more.
"Okay, enough of this," he declared.
Without warning, Atlas stomped his right foot on the ground and unleashed three earth pillars upward that connected with each of the students. One of the reasons he went barefoot was so he could sense the vibrations within the earth and locate who was around him, as well as direct his powers. The students crashed down and Atlas unleashed a wave of earth at them which successfully connected and pinned the three of them against the same wall. The three students were in immense pain.
"These guys are so freaking strong," Jiro muttered.
"They're on whole different level than the villains we've fought before," Momo stated.
Tokoyami just gritted his teeth in frustration. He felt truly helpless at that moment.
Atlas turned to his comrades to see they were finished. The second he did, Momo made a decision. She knew it was risky and dangerous, but right now she was desperate. She silently told Jiro to use her quirk to blast the rock away. Not hesitating in the slightest, Jiri complied with those orders and used her quirk 'Earphone Jack' to unleash a powerful soundwave that freed them from the wall. That only brought Atlas's attention back to them.
He sighed. "How troublesome."
Momo and Tokoyami prepared to use their quirks again, but they never got the chance. Jiro, realising they were no match for these people, and in the heat of the moment, made a decision. Whether it was adrenaline or fear or both she did not know. The only thing she did know was that if she didn't act, they would lose and be taken to a place they might not escape from. Jiro injected her earphones into the ground below and activated her quirk. The soundwaves produced caused the floor the three students were standing on to collapse and they fell into the sewers bellow.
Atlas was stunned at what he had just witnessed. He underestimated them, a mistake he did not usually make. He tried using his quirk to sense them but couldn't detect any movement. Whether they were dead or unconscious he didn't know, and he didn't care either. The only thing that mattered was completing the mission.
Deep in the sewers the students had just woken up and were aching in pain.
"Jiro, what did you do?" Tokoyami demanded.
Jiro stared at the ground miserably. "The only thing I could. We were never gonna beat them, we needed to get away."
"But our classmates," Tokoyami argued.
Before things could escalate, Momo intervened.
"Now isn't the time to be arguing amongst ourselves," she reasoned. "We need to get back and inform the heroes. If we don't, then our classmates are lost for good."
Tokoyami stared at the ground grudgingly but agreed nonetheless. The three of them started walking trying to find a way out. As they walked, Jiro could feel nothing but despair at how useless she had been in this situation, as well as an immense swarm of guilt for leaving her classmates behind.
UA Entrance
Izuku was just coming back from the gym (he had a lot of stress he needed to work off) when he noticed three familiar figures at the entrance. It was Momo, Jiro and Tokoyami, who's clothes were filthy and were looking both exhausted and injured. Jiro noticed him first.
"Please, help us," she called out in a ragged voice.
It was then that she and her companions collapsed.
Hi there. Well, what did you think of that? I'm sorry I took so long with writing this chapter but I don't have much free time. One issue I want address. Characters Knuckleduster, Pop-Step and Crawler are from the spin-off Illegals, and I don't own them. Since the spin-off is part of the My Hero Academia Universe I thought they would tie in well with this story. What did you think of the villains and flashback in this chapter? What did you think of Neito also? I hope you enjoyed reading. Next chapter will focus on trying to get the students back by figuring out where they went. Please review.