Izuku! We have a major issue! We have no more pre-chapter author's notes anymore!

Izuku: Oh no! Now how are we supposed to fill up the words!?

I dunno! I need to think of something and quick, hurry, stall the readers while I think of something!

Izuku: How!?

I dunno, just do side-hops until I have think up of somthing!

Izuku: *Furious side-hopping intensifies!


The crowd fled in panic at the reveal of Mightless, all gathered at the exit, pushing each other to try and escape. Aizawa and Present Mic tried to spring into action, but ended getting caught in the stampede, and were forced into the role of regulators, trying desperately to restore order. Meanwhile, Toga tried to hide among the crowd, making sure that Eri doesn't see any of this.

"Toga? Why are we leaving? Why did Izuku go on stage?" Asked Eri in confusion.

Toga couldn't give an honest answer. Instead, she kept a stoic face as she looked for another exit. Meanwhile, Gentle stood, speechless at the sight of his idol.

"You are Mightless? THE Mightless?" Gentle uttered in shock, before returning to his eccentric personality, "This is amazing! La Brava! Keep your focus on me!"

"What are you planning now?" Grunted Izuku in an annoyed tone.

Suddenly, Gentle leaped over him, landing on a piece of the collapsed iron frames to get the higher ground.

"Well folks, it seems our plans were put on hold by an unexpected and angered guest. We shall now make our great escape! So let this be the day be remembered as the day you ran into the Chivalrous Thief! Mightless!"

Suddenly, the railing turned elastic, flinging the Gentle Criminal into the air.

"You're not going anywhere!" Izuku roared, leaping at him, "I'll kill you!"

However, he suddenly ran into an invisible wall midway, deforming his face as tried to force his way through.

"It's no use Mightless!" Gentle laughed as he talked like a bad actor, "My quirk turns any I touch elastic, even the air!"

The Villain leader sprouted wing, trying his hardest to break through the barrier, but to no avail.

"I wish you a good trip, and a happy meeting with the ground." Gentle laughed, as he gave a light tap on Mightless's forehead.

Gently Rebound!

Mightless was sent back down on stage like a bullet, smashing through the wooden floor and even fragmenting the cement floor underneath. Before the villain can recover however, he was covered in ice, allowing Gentle to get away.

"T-This ice..." Mightless uttered, rubbing his aching head.

"It's over Midoriya, we not letting you get away this time." Todoroki said, accompanied by several other students.

"You... All of you..." Mightless trembled in anger and rage.

With swing of his fists, he smashed through the ice, letting out an angered roar.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

Taking two shards of broken ice, Izuku jammed both of them into his legs, as black ooze leaked out, forming into Nomus, which caught his classmates off guard.

"Kill them my children! Rip them to shreds!" Izuku ordered, as he jumped out of the crater he was in.

The Nomus all started to attack the other students, all restricted due to A. their outfits and B. their lack of support gear. One of them sprouted wing, flying Izuku out of the mess and towards Toga.

"Toga, take this Nomu and fly out of here. Tell Kurogiri that it's time to withdraw." Ordered Izuku.

"Understood." Said Toga, "Wait, but what about you?"

"I'll be fine, besides, I have a villain I need to make into a corpse."

"Please Izuku, just let it go..." Toga pleaded.

Seeing this, Izuku caressed Toga's face, looking her in the eyes.

"I'm sorry Toga. But he made Eri sad, and that's unforgivable." Said Izuku, his eyes briefly flashing green, before returning back to it's murderous shade of red.

The villain then smashed through a wall, flying out to track down the crook. Toga held on to Eri, as the two mounted the Nomu.

"Come on Eri, let's go."


"Attention Attention, The Culture Festival will be put on hold due to criminal activity. Please evacuate until further notice!"

The megaphones all across the stalls and festive streets repeated this message, as everyone started making their way to the exits in confusion. Of course, with the amount of people flooding out of the auditorium, it won't be long until the panic spreads throughout the entire site. At a nearby Karaoke stall, people who heard the news ran in panic.

"How, was our singing THAT bad?" Asked Sachi.

"I dunno, they were only plugging their ears a minute ago..." Irina said in confusion.

"Maybe they are all going at an event?" Speculated Yeong.

"Then it must be a dang good one to attract this much attention, look at them! They're running like their lives depended on it." Replied Sachi, "Let's have a look!"

However, as they stepped foot out of the stand, The cheating cashier of the shooting gallery, all battered and bloody, was sent flying through the cabbage stall.

"MY CABBAGES!" Cried the old cashier, who seemed kinda out of place with his outfit.

What followed was a giant white beast with lanky arms.

"A Nomu? What's that thing doing here?" Asked Irina.

Suddenly, a flaming figure came crashing down, smashing into the Nomu and killing it instantly.

"Can't a man just have one day off so that he can see his son's performance?" Asked the man to himself in a frustrated tone, before leaning upwards and facing the three.

"That's..." Sachi uttered.

"Endeavor, the flame hero..." Yeong Finished.

The Number One pro hero looked at the three with anger in his eyes.

"When Snipe was rescued, he gave a detailed description of his kidnappers." Said Endeavor, "You wouldn't happen to be the troublesome trio of villains that took him out, would you?"

"Uuuhhhh... No!" Sachi lied, though he made it pretty obvious.

Seeing this, Endeavor's fist lit up.

"You three are coming with me!"

"Oh shit, Here he comes!" Screamed Sachi as the flame hero charged at them.

Heavy Recoil Shot!

Sachi fired with all ten of his fingers at once at the ground, using the recoil of the blast to propel himself upwards, dodging the charge. Irina followed up by enlarging a pebble that stood between them, turning it into a boulder, barely stopping his fiery punch. Yeong jumped at him from behind, delivering an axe kick to the back. The hit definitely connected, but the flame hero only staggered, as he lit up the flames at his back, burning off Yeong's shoe and setting her stocking on fire.

"Damn, that burns!" Yeong grunted, clutching her leg as Endeavor swung at her.

Emergency Escape Doll!

Irina was barely able to sneak in and shrink Yeong, making her small enough to that the fist wouldn't connect. Sachi then flipped in, firing a barrage of needles at him, which he incinerated with a wall of fire. Irina took advantage of this diversion to try and shrink the flame hero, but proved unable to due to the flames sprouting from his chest he temporally set up for protection. Instead, she ran out of Endeavors range, all the while reverting Yeong back to normal size.

"This is bad, should we call the others for help?" Asked Sachi.

The young villain immediately regretted asking that question, as it implied that there was more of them, essentially giving away the other's position. Hearing this, a frown drew on Endeavor's face. Looking around however, he noticed that everyone had already evacuated the general area. Seeing this, he smiled, jumping back to face all three villain and pointing both of his open palms at them.

"Oh crap guys, run!" Sachi yelled as the three of them scrambled for safety.

"There's no escape from true justice villains!" Endeavor roared as he fired a wall of flame at the three.

Hell-Flame!

A wall of flame was shot at the three as they braced for impact, accepting the fact that they weren't gonna escape the inferno. However, right before the fire reached them, a familiar figure was seen running in. He lifted his right hand, facing the flames.

Demon Breath!

A wall of blue flame was fired, countering the fires of Endeavor and cancelling each other out.

"My flames were stopped?" Enji said to himself in shock.

As the flames scattered, lighting the nearby stalls ablaze, the man who stopped his fire lifted his hood, revealing a scarred figure, glaring at him menacingly.

"We meet at last, Endeavor."

"Dabi! My god! I'm so glad to see you!" Sachi cheered.

"Yeah! With you around, handling this guy's going to be a piece of cake!" Cheered Irina.

"No, this is my fight." Dabi protested, "Now go, the boss told us that it was time to evacuate!"

"Dabi?" Sachi asked in confusion, knowing that the man doesn't usually act like this.

"Just go!"

He felt a genuine sense of sincerity in his voice. Now knowing that he meant business and that the fight itself was personal, Sachi turned around, running off, followed by Irina and Yeong.

"Come back to us safely, got it?" Asked Sachi one last time.

"Sure thing." Dabi replied, giving a tired smile, before turning back to face Endeavor, "Now, where were we?"

Another wall of fire was blasted the second he turned around, this one much stronger than the last. Dabi barely had the time to erect a flame wall to counter it. However, the Number One hero came charging through his fire wall, punching into the goldfish netting stall, splattering water all over his support gear and rendering them useless.

"Damn..." Grunted Dabi as Endeavor jumped in, trying to stomp him. Seeing this, Dabi swiftly flipped out of the way, dodging his feet, before dousing him in his blue fire.

The hero, slightly burned by the flames, picked up and threw the entire fish tank at Dabi, who increased his flame's output to blow it apart. This time, however, Dabi figured he'd come charging at him right as the Fish Tank exploded, and jumped to his side. Sure enough, Endeavor came rushing through the flames, but missed the villain by a hair, leaving him open for a counterattack.

"Gotcha!" Dabi smirked as he charged up another flame blast.

However, Flames shot out of Endeavor's left shoulder, making his trajectory shift as he did a full 90 degree turn, slamming into Dabi before he could fire off the blast and sending him crashing into the light's generator, denting it. The hero walked up to the downed villain, looking down on him.

"This is as far as you go villain!" Enji grunted, as he picked Dabi up by the neck, "Now how about you spill where your other villain friends are?"

However, much to his dismay, the villain started to chuckle, and then, the chuckling went to laughing, then to insane laughing, almost as if the villain had completely lost his mind.

"What's so funny!?"

"Oh nothing, I was just admiring the train wreck that stands in front of me!" Laughed Dabi, "I mean, doesn't this just look so familiar to you!?"

"What are you talking about!?" Enji roared at him.

The villain then pulled out a knife and stabbed the hero in the wrist, making him wince in pain as he let go of the villain, just then, Dabi swung his knife backwards, stabbing into the dented generator's gas reservoir, gasoline burst out, spilling all over the hero. With the fire enhancing liquid poured all over the pro hero, Dabi fired a cloud of blue flames, much bigger than the last one, as he heard screams of pain within the flames.

Eventually, he ran out of stamina, as the fire slowly faded, revealing a heavily burnt Endeavor, barely able to stand. the area around his right eye, where most of the beer went, seemed to be burnt the worst, probably bad enough to leave a scar even.

"Well won't you look at that! I'd say I'm sorry for scarring your face, but hey, at least now you and your "Prodigy" can match!" Laughed Dabi.

"Damn you..." Grunted Endeavor.

Looking down at his father, Dabi smiled in satisfaction.

"You know... it's funny, maybe had you apologized earlier, I wouldn't have done this?" said Dabi.

"Apologized?"

"Didn't that moment from earlier spark any memories?" Asked Dabi, before kicking him to the ground, "Come on! You used that dusty engine that is your brain for one minute!"

The hero's look of confusion did not subside. He would have asked, but as it was right now, even breathing was a pain. Just then, Dabi grabbed him by his charred neck.

"Let me refresh your memory then!" Dabi said, anger apparent in his voice, "Leave him alone! He just got out of the hospital, please!"

"Excuse me, you failure?" A memory suddenly triggered.

By then, like starting up a lawnmower, Endeavor's brain did the rest of the work, setting up the scene.

"What do you think he is!?" Asked Toya, Todoroki's oldest brother.

"My greatest prodigy, the ultimate hero and the one that will make All Might kneel. He's my wrath incarnate!" Replied Endeavor, "A rebellious one I mind you, but still greater than what you lot turned out to be."

"He's just a child! One without friends, one without love, and as far as I'm concerned, one without family because you never let us a mile near him!" the young boy yelled back, pushing his father back with impressive strength for someone's who's only 14, "He has his own dreams! He isn't your puppet you hear me!?"

"No, I don't hear you, how about you speak up louder, it isn't easy to hear what one ant is saying among the hundreds of others." His father replied.

Toya went silent for a moment, still plentifully angry.

"So that's all we are to you isn't it? Just mistakes, rubbish, the horse you discard until you get the perfect breed." Toya said with rage.

"If that were the case, I would have discarded you all ages ago. So consider yourselves lucky I didn't, besides that however, you hold no other value to me. Now how about you go and take care of your whore of a mother like the others?"

Hearing that, a shadow loomed over Toya's eyes.

"So that's all we all are aren't we? worthless children that aren't even worth the space in your trash can..."

"About time you figured it out." Endeavor laughed, "I was worried you were all gonna live in the eternal delusion that you were something just because we share the same blood!"

Suddenly, a cloud of fire covered the flame hero.

"So what will that make you if I beat you then!?"

A hand suddenly reached out of the flames, grabbing Toya by the neck.

"Now you've done it!" Endeavor grunted in anger.

Dabi on the other hand, took one out a scalpel and stabbed his father in the wrist, making him let go.

"If I can make you kneel, then you will have to let Shoto go!" Toya yelled as he continually doused his father in fire, "I will save him!"

As he poured all of his will and anger into his flames, he practically blew up the entire room while doing so. Eventually, the barrage stopped, as he collapsed, unable to stand.

"A cornered rat bites hard." Endeavor's rough voice reached through the smoke.

"I'm sorry Shoto..." Uttered Toya, as he was picked up by the neck once more.

"But in the end, a rat is a rat." Endeavor said, in a calm but angered tone, as his killing intent was apparent, seeing this, Toya screamed with all of his might.

"SHOTO! RUN! RUN AWAY AS FAR AS YOU CAN! IF I SURVIVE, I WILL FIND YOU! SHOTO! SHOTO! SHOTOOOOOOOOO!"

"Shut it!"

And with that, Toya's body was doused in flames, the fire burning his lower jaw and body, as he didn't even flinch at the blood curling screams from his own son. As the screams died down and his body went limp, Endeavor extinguished his flames, before throwing the charred body out of the window.

Then, walking into Shoto's room, which Tayo guarded with his life, he walked up to Todoroki, his imposing figure looming over the kid who's left eye was bandaged.

"What was all that screaming outside?" Asked Shoto, in fear.

"Your mother saw a rat, and I killed it, nothing more, nothing less." Replied Endeavor coldly.

"When is big brother coming? He comes everyday to see me." the kid asked.

"Forget about them, they're failures, now, get up, we have training to do...

"Toya..." Endeavor uttered in disbelief, "It can't be, you're..."

"Dead, and he still is." Dabi smiled, "And if Shoto was your wrath incarnated, then I am Toya's wrath incarnate."

Clenching his fist, rejection drew on the hero's face.

"It can't be! You couldn't have survived!"

"You would love that, won't you?" Dabi laughed, dropping the hero, "But in case you were wondering, I was saved by a certain individual, one that I am now indebted to, but that's a story for another time."

Pulling out a knife, the villain lifted up his father's head, putting the blade to his throat.

"I was told not to cause any kind of disturbance, but now hey, that rule's already broken, so why not break a few more?"

Suddenly, a voracious roar was heard, as a dog like creature came smashing through one of the stalls, as two familiar figure went flying. they crashed into Toya, allowing Endeavor to gain distance.

"Magne?! Spinner!? What the hell!?" Dabi yelled out in frustration.

"Sorry, but we ended up getting discovered at the door by Hound Dog!" Said Spinner, picking himself off the floor.

"And for whatever reason, Kurogiri still hasn't opened any portals yet, so we suspect he might be fighting his own share of heroes." Magne added, "Not to mention none of us have any weapons."

"Great, just when I thought things can't get any worse!" Dabi ranted as he blasted Hound Dog with his flames, before the three retreated, "Where the hell is the boss anyways!?"


Gentle stood on U.A's rooftop, gazing down upon the destruction he unleashed, and burying his face in both palms in disappointment.

"Our big spotlight was stolen, it seems." Said La Brava, patting Gentle's back, "I'm sorry."

"Worry not La Brava." Gentle replied, patting her in the back, "Failure is natural in the world of villainy. For how many crimes we committed without fail, it was only a matter of time for someone to foil our plans."

Suddenly, the villain stood up.

"But we must not discourage! We will return! Much stronger than before!" Gentle declared with triumph, before looking down at the chaos that was unfolding, "You can bask in today's glory Mightless, but don't get too comfortable, for one day, I, the Gentle Criminal will return, and strike once more!"

Seeing this, La Brava dropped to her knees in admiration, looking at him with gleeful eyes like a fan who just met All Might for the first time.

"GENTLE!" A sudden voice was heard.

The two turned to their left with widened eyes, as Mightless came flying in a blinding speeds.

"He's still following us!?" La Brava yelled out.

"La Brava, stand back!" Yelled Gentle, "For this shall be the grandest battle of the century, a clash of history's most notorious two criminals on top of the beacon of hope of Japan, U.A!"

"Gentle please! You won't win!" La Brava cried out.

"Then it will be the only finale that's fitting for a man like me." Gentle whispered softly, "Goodbye, La Brava."

"Wait, gentle..." La Brava whispered into his ear, "I love you..."

Those words made steam emit from his body, as his physical strength skyrocketed.

Gently...

The air around the villain started to sink like a pillow as the villain slowly fell back.

Slingshot!

The villain launched himself into the air, propelling himself towards his opponent. Said opponent's hands turned to black claws, as he tried to rip the man apart. Just then, the man two full 90 degree turns midair, bouncing off new platforms he made, before ending up above the guy.

Gently Dive!

Gentle dove into Mightless, sending him tumbling down towards the center of the H shaped building. However, the villain was able to grab Gentle by the leg, as he slammed him against the side of the building. Glass shattered as the villain was sent flying into an empty office. Mightless then flew in, looking for him. darting around the room however, he was nowhere to be found.

"Looking for someone?" Asked a voice from the ceiling.

Looking up, Mightless noticed that the ceiling was sinking upwards. His eyes widened as he put up both arms to block the upcoming blow. The villain sprung at him, but instead, landed right in front of him, as the floor was revealed to also be elastic.

Gently Uppercut!

The villain sprung upwards, doubling his momentum as he slipped under all of Izuku's defenses, delivering a vicious uppercut that sent him flying to the ceiling. The elastic ceiling sunk inwards like a trampoline, as it then propelled Mightless downwards, sending him crashing down several floors.

"My, my, what a drop that was." Gentle laughed as he hopped down, "Usually, I wouldn't go to such an extent, but frankly, you and your relentlessness brought all of this upon yourself."

However, Mightless didn't respond, nor was he even moving. Seeing this gave Gentle a sense of discomfort.

"Hey hey hey! Come on, don't play that game! A fall like that couldn't have been enough to bring you down, I mean, you're Mightless! Next to All For One, there's no one in the world that's more dangerous than you!"

No response.

"Come on now!" Gentle said, panic becoming more and more apparent as he inched closer and closer to Izuku's downed body, lying in a pile of rumble, "Wake up! This can't end so abruptly! We only just started!"

Still nothing. Memories of that man whom he failed to save suddenly came to mind, which only amplified his panic.

"Mightless! You are a living legend! Most low life thugs view you as an idol, a god! You are the All Might of the villain world. They admire you, I admire you!" Gentle yelled out, eventually picking up Izuku's limp body, "I won't accept the fact that you were beaten this easily!"

Suddenly, the villain sprung to life, grabbing the villain by both of his arms, as his sleeves started to decay. Seeing this, Gentle elastified the air around them, separating the two.

"I was hoping to crumble both of your arms off." Izuku grunted, "Shame."

Seeing this, Gentle smiled.

"That's more like it!"

That smiled however gave off a creeping sense of oddity in Izuku's head. That smile, it looked familiar, too familiar. It was the eccentric smile one can only give when one is on the brink of fulfilling his dreams. So why? Why now? When he clearly knows that his death was inevitable. He couldn't let his overthinking mind hinder him however, so he brushed it aside to focus on the battle instead.

"I don't know what's your problem." Mightless grunted as he place both of his hands on the floor, "But whatever the case, you will die!"

The floor shattered to bits, before reforming into jagged spikes. Gentle, however, figured it out ahead of time, and leaped into the air to avoid them.

"You're wide open!" Yelled the villain, lunging at Gentle, only for an air wall to bounce him back.

Gentle then landed on one of the spikes, as it bent like a straw, flinging him into Mightless.

Gently Cannon!

The punch to the guts sent Mightless flying out of the building. Luckily, they were on ground floor, or the injuries would have been far worse.

"This guy..." Mightless muttered, "He's a lot stronger than I gave him credit for."

The man suddenly appeared behind him.

"You shouldn't look down on us lower level villains." Said Gentle, before bouncing around at superhuman speeds, "After all, it was a with stone and sling that David brought down the Goliath."

"His speed is on par with that of Grand Torino, and his moves are harder to predict than Stain's!"

Mightless tried to focus, looking back to when he fought Mirio. Activating his sensory enhancing quirks, he noticed Gentle was coming from the side. However, when taking a step towards him, the ground beneath him sunk in, throwing off his balance which left him open.

Gently Lariat!

The hit came with so much speed that Izuku ended up doing a full blackflip before crashing onto the cement pavement.

"La Brava..." Thought Gentle, "We worked together for so long, and with so little success. If you feel guilty for my lack of fame, then don't, it's not your fault.

Before Mightless can get up, several layers of elastic air were formed above him, flattening him with force equal to that of a truck.

"I dream was to make it down into history as a legendary figure. For someone to accompany someone like me along this harsh path, it takes a lot of dedication, yet you stuck around for me."

Using his two layers of strength enhancers, Mightless tore through the layers of elastic air, only for two huge discs of elastic air to crush him from both sides.

"This battle, one of which I am sure to lose in the end, it's all for you, to show that without you, I wouldn't have the courage to move forward and take on the impossible! So La Brava..."

Before Mightless can break free however, Gentle came barreling in, delivering a hit so brutal, he felt both his hand and the ribs in Izuku's body shatter, as it's jagged bits punctured into his lungs and other organs. The Villainous leader vomited out a thick stream of thick black blood, which started to squirm and come to life, only for Gentle to stomp it dead.

As La Brava, in tears, ran down the stairs, reaching the battlefield, he gasped in amazement at the sight that was held in front of her.

"Are you watching?" Gentle's thoughts raced, "This is for you..."

In front of her, Gentle stood over the downed body of Izuku, lying in a shallow crater. Gentle stood triumphantly, raising his arm in the air in victory with the sun shining down on him. His coat torn apart and his hair undone, with two strands standing up and swaying in the wind. The sun coated his appearance in the shadows, as she only saw his silhouette.

"GENTLE!" La Brava cried in tears of joy.

"La Brava..." Gentle uttered, completely exhausted as he went to hug his lover, "I did it, I did the impossible..."

"I always believed in you Gentle." La Brava hugged him back, "In the end, our love triumphs all!"

"Because in the end, love is stronger than any hero or villain in the world." Gentle replied.

The two hugged each other in silence.

"I'm... I'm sorry I couldn't catch your battle on tape." apologized La Brava.

"It would be best not to," Gentle replied, "But now, we know that we can do anything!"

"Then let's run, before the heroes show up!" Said La Brava.

"You go on ahead. I'll stay behind."

"Why?"

"We need to let them know the man who brought down Mightless." Replied Gentle, "Now go, I can't risk you getting captured, and I don't think my body can take much more."

La Brava understood, and like the naive girl that she was, fled out of sight.

"Meet me at the old coffee shop!" She called out.

As Gentle made sure she was out of sight, he turned to the downed villain.

"You can stop acting now, I know that your wounds have healed." Gentle said, as Mightless got up like nothing happened.

"Can you go a little easier next time? That really fucking hurt!" Izuku grunted.

"Sorry about that, guess I have a case of "actor getting way too into his role" syndrome" Laughed Gentle, before collapsing from exhaustion.

Izuku did the same. He wasn't the only one drained off all stamina.

"Say... why did you let me win?" Asked Gentle, "Your anger was initially genuine and frankly, you could have easily beaten or even killed me."

"Well, I guess I figured out that everything we were doing thus far were for the same cause." Answered Izuku, "I went through all the trouble of sneaking into U.A to make Eri happy, much like how you broke into U.A to make that girl happy."

"It wasn't only for the girl." Said Gentle, "I admire La Brava's dedication, but to become a living legend like you was my dream. But like many people, following such dream would prove to be near impossible. I was on the verge of giving up at some point."

"Was she the reason you kept going?"

"Of course."

"I see..." Smiled Izuku, his eyes once more flashing green. "Guess we're not so different from one another after all..."

"Not so different in our driving force, very different in the cause we fight for." Said Gentle, "I know your plan is to change the world for the better you know."

"And you're not gonna stop me?"

"Why should any of this concern me? I'm just trying to become famous." Said Gentle.

"I see." replied Izuku, "Then how about you and La Brava join the league? There's always room, and I'm sure you'll become popular once you serve under me."

Hearing this, Gentle smiled.

"No thanks, I prefer getting famous my own way."

"Alright, then good luck on that." Izuku got up, "In the meantime, it's about time I left."

"Then farewell it is." Gentle said, getting up as well.

As the two parted ways, He called out to all members. A black portal was opened, and the groups evacuated.

To Be Continued...