Raid Part Two Electric Boogaloo. Things are happenin'! Posting this early because it's done.

Frostlash: Yeah, it's a big "Bold To Assume" moment if AFO thinks that he can get away with this. As for All Might's wounds, the only way to fully heal them would to fully reverse his body, which would do more harm than good. Remember, this fight took place probably more than ten years ago. The initial damage, not to mention the years and years of overworking his body, would all have to be fixed. Toshinori wasted away for years because he needed to be a symbol of peace and needed to be a hero, so he didn't retire and overworked his body. Chiron's basically extending his life through medicines and such right now, but there would be a serious breach in the laws if a magus fully healed Toshinori at the moment.


Astolfo knew he wasn't up to one hundred percent but still ended up agreeing to Best Jeanist's request for aid.

Red Beryl must have told him she met him and the hero had put the pieces together easily. The top ten heroes were all given information on the Servants after the USJ incident, so it didn't matter that much to him that he, nor Red Beryl, had figured it out. The rest of the Raid Team ended up learning about it too, but as long as it was contained, it shouldn't matter too much.

Chiron had been hesitant at first, and rightfully so, but agreed when Astolfo had asked him over the mental link. And with that done, Astolfo had turned his back to his friends without a definite answer when they asked where he was going. Guilt pooled in his chest when he ignored their questions on where he was going in his battle attire, but he did what he had to. They were still kids after all and for them to get involved would only end up in unnecessary injuries— and only if they were lucky.

"These guys are kinda gross," Mt. Lady complained as she held onto and pinned down several other nomu.

"Their brains are exposed," Astolfo said as Hippogriff pinned another down, his lance stuck through a second and keeping it still. "But, this is pretty important."

The giantess stuck her tongue out as Gang Orca held onto another nearby. "I know but still, don't you and Jeanist feel like it's a bit beneath you? I mean, you two are, like, a top hero and a Servant."

"Nah," Astolfo said, watching as Best Jeanist rounded up the last of the Nomu. "All I really care about is that Gray, Bakugou, and Ragdoll are okay." He turned, glancing over his shoulder at Tiger and Gang Orca. The brown-haired man was holding Ragdoll protectively to his chest as the killer-whale like man watched over them.

"What have they done to you, Ragdoll?" Tiger cried, holding her close as the green-haired woman's head lolled back. Astolfo grimaced. He liked Ragdoll, to see her in such an empty and unresponsive state was awful. He felt as if it was partially his fault that she was like this, too. If he only had been stronger then maybe...

"Apologies, Tiger. I had found her Quirk quite useful a long time ago," a new voice answered, making the Rider's head snap up as he felt his blood run cold. "Since the opportunity fell into my lap, I took it."

"Stop right there, don't move!" Gang Orca ordered as he moved up next to Best Jeanist and himself.

"Another member of the league, huh?" the orca uttered.

"Somebody lend a light!" Tiger called but Astolfo quickly stopped them, holding her lance in front of Gang Orca and Best Jeanist.

"No! Stay back!"

Beast Jeanist seemed to sense the urgency in his voice as the voice continued to talk to them. The blonde reacted quickly, pulling his hand tight and restraining the figure as soon as his foot stepped into the light.

"H-Hold on, Jeanist," Mt. Lady protested, "What if that's a civilian?"

"Think about it," Astolfo said as he gripped Hippogriff's reins. "This situation calls for all caution! He just admitted that he injured Ragdoll!"

"Exactly, a moment of hesitation could decide the fight," Best Jeanist agreed, tightening his hold on the figure. "We can't let these villains try anything!"

Something sparked and Hippogriff reared up with a screech of warning before white light, followed by searing pain, enveloped his senses.

(x)

Astolfo's body ached. No... that wasn't the right term.

Hurt like hell.

Yeah, that was the one.

Astolfo's body hurt like hell as he felt his consciousness return to him.

Of course he had to be the one to run into the one guy that Chiron and Gray had been hunting for. Of course it had to be him when he was focused on making sure that Ragdoll was alright.

But he should've known better.

A sharp cry of pain made Astolfo haul himself from the debris that Best Jeanist had launched him back into. His arms screamed in protest as he watched the blonde hero sump back, stomach torn open.

"No…" he gasped, seeing the man twitch weakly as he collapsed backward onto the ruined pavement. The rest of the Pros with them were all in a state of unconsciousness as well, beaten and bruised.

"I don't need your quirk," the black-clad monster floating before them said and without any other indication, the Rider knew it was him.

All for One.

"It wouldn't fare well with Tomura's disposition," he continued before he landed on the ground.

Astolfo hauled himself to his feet, picking his lance up and drawing the villain's attention to him

"Oh? So the child lives," All for One mused, "Interesting. And you think you can take me on?"

Astolfo panted, gripping his lance with trembling hands before he shifted his footing. "Yeah… I can…" he said, gritting his teeth. The mastermind only seemed amused before an explosion of black liquid made Astolfo break eye contact (or what he assumed to be eye contact) with the villain.

"Dammit!" a familiar blonde coughed. "The hell—!?" Bakugou cursed. Gray followed him, coughing and gasping for breath as she knelt on the ground.

"My apologies, Bakugou," All for One said, "And to you, too… Gray, was it? You weren't supposed to be caught up in this at all. Dear me."

Gray glared up at him as she panted.

"Haah?" Bakugou growled, eyes blazing before more bursts of black liquid made him turn around. He momentarily startled at Astolfo's presence before his eyes landed on the villains appearing between him, Gray, and the Rider.

Astolfo grit his teeth, glancing down at the prone forms of Kurogiri and… Dabi, he thinks the other one is named. He edged over to them, tapping them both with is lance to ensure they didn't move, ignoring All for One's speech.

"Gray…. Gray… you have to enter Spirit form as soon as you can… get Bakugou away…" he told the Assassin, feeling her nervousness.

"I'll try—" Gray managed, still gasping for breath as All for One held his hand out to Shigaraki.

"This is all for you," the man said, "Everything is for your sake."

Astolfo tensed before the man swung his arm out, metal rising up and blocking a shower of arrows aimed at him. The Rider grinned. He knew those arrows. He shifted suddenly, rushing forwards with his lance glowing— this was an opening he wasn't going to let slip. The lance just barely grazed Toga and Twice, but that was all he needed as he sent the two down to the ground in a paralyzed state. He reached his hand out, grasping Gray's as she threw her own out to him before the two both leaped away from Compress and Sigaraki.

"You brat!" Shigaraki roared before he dove to the side as more metal flew into the path of arrows. Three weren't intercepted, two piercing Shigraki and one hitting All for One, but it glanced off of the metal collar around his neck. Astolfo shot off again, running towards Bakugou as Gray activated Add.

"Bakugou!" Astolfo cried, reaching his hand out. The blonde's fingertips just barely grazed his before Shigaraki lunged at him again. The Rider twisted out of grasp, kicking the white-haired villain in the side and sending him back. He landed next to Gray, grinning again.

"You're down five, handyman," he taunted, "And I have a sniper."

"Confidant, then?" All for One asked, raising a hand.

"Oh not at all!" the Rider chirped before he held his own hand out and a book materialized. "But I'm also not a coward! Come at me with your worst!"

"Very well," the black-clad villain raised a hand before he withdrew it quickly, another arrow, this one black instead of gold, imbedding itself into his arm. Despite getting hit, All for One seemed distracted as he looked up at the sky.

"So he's come after all."

Like a rocket, All Might crashed down onto them, locking hands with the villain.

"I'll have you return my students! All for One!" he roared.

"Have you come to kill me a second time, All Might?" the villain sneered in return before the pressure between the two caused an explosion of dust outwards. Astolfo and Gray were knocked off of their feet, as were Bakugou and the other villains.

"It took you long enough to find us," the villain said, "It's only five kilometers from the bar to here, and yet at least it was thirty seconds. You're getting sof—"

He was cut off as more arrows flew over All Might's crouched form and embedded themselves in his arms.

"You're one to talk," All Might retort, not at all startled by Chiron's sniping. Astolfo wasn't sure where the Archer was, he couldn't sense him, but for all he knew, the centaur was still at the bar sniping from there.

"Kinda hard to ignore that fancy life support mask you've got on."

Okay, cool, All Might wasn't above petty insults. Astolfo had to grin a bit at that.

His eyes scanned the area for Bakugou as All Might lunged for All for One. The villain matched his punches, blocking each of them before he blasted the Hero away with a flick of the wrist.

"Well damn," Astolfo uttered as Gray gripped onto Add. "This is gonna be a lot harder than I thought.."

"You're telling me…" the Assassin uttered. "We need to get Bakugou."

He nodded before yelping as Kurogiri seemed to explode, the black-mist extending outwards before settling in one area. Astolfo spotted Bakugou not too far away, but he also noticed Spinner closing in on the boy. Astolfo slammed his hand down onto the ground, summoning Hippogriff to him and leaping on.

The beast shot towards the two as Gray transformed Add into his rocket-propelled hammer form and slammed it into the ground, launching herself after him.

"Bakugou!" the Rider yelled, holding his hand out and the blonde turned, grinning before he blasted the ground. He rocketed up towards him and grasped onto his hand. Astolfo pulled him up onto Hippogriff as Gray clashed with Spinner. A tuft of green hair made him glance over his shoulder as Hippogriff circled above. Golden arrows shot through the dust and smoke, stopping Magne from getting close to them.

"Hang on!" He called over his shoulder before cracking the reins and Hippogriff rose above the dust cloud. He felt Bakugou's arms around his waist tighten as the beast climbed higher and higher into the sky. He gazed around before he saw them, Midoriya, Iida, Kirishima, Todoroki, and Yaoyorozu. A flash of light made him grin, seeing the black-haired girl holding a mirror up to signal to him.

Kirishima was on Iida and Midoriya's shoulders.

Those kids were going to jump up to him? He could work with that.

"Bakugou!" he called over the roar of the wind, "Let go of my waist and hold your hand out! You're getting picked up!"

"The hell do you mean!?" Bakugou asked, but slowly did as told. A flash of blue, green, and red made the blonde's eyes widen before he chuckled lowly.

"COME ON!" Kirishima yelled, holding his hand out. Bakugou grabbed his hand and Kirishima activated his quirk, the two's hands locked together.

"Get outta here, you crazy kids!" Astolfo yelled as the four shot over the battlefield.

"Good Luck, Astolfo!" Midoriya called over his shoulder as the Rider cracked the reins.

"Don't let them get away!" he heard Compress yell.

"Grab onto each other!" Magne ordered before activating her quirk. Compress was shot into the sky towards Astolfo, who blocked his path before Mt. Lady shot up, blocking the magician-like villain from hitting Astolfo.

"Lady!" he cried, taking in her battered appearance as she staggered. Blood dripped from her nose as she tipped forwards.

"The rescue—" she gasped, "Is top priority! Make sure those dumb kids get out—"

He nodded before he cracked the reins again and Hippogriff dove. He grimaced, hearing the woman collapse behind him.

A flash of yellow made Astolfo grin as he and Gran Torino took out Spinner and Magne.

"You're late!" All Might huffed as the aged hero landed on Hippogriff and the beast circled above them.

Gray ran over, wiping a cut on her face as Gran Torino took off again, landing by All Might.

"You're just too fast, Hotshot," the man snapped. "I don't see Archer, you bastards kill him or somethin'?"

"Not the time for that joke, Mister Torino!" Gray said as arrows whizzed past them. All for One brought his hand up again and metal chunks blocked them.

Astolfo whistled and Gray looked up at him. She nodded, seeing him look to the side, before she turned, sprinting towards Shigaraki, who was pushing Toga and Twice's prone forms through Kurogiri's warpgate. Gran Torino shot off after her, aiming a strike at Shigaraki before Magne's quirk was activated suddenly.

Astolfo turned towards All for One, noticing the strange red and black appendages from his fingers that were digging into Magne's knocked out body.

The villains flew towards the gate, all being drawn towards Toga, who looked less than happy even in her paralyzed state before they were thrown in. All for One tossed Magne after them, who crashed into Kurogiri and they vanished. An arrow flew past the spot not even a second later.

"Dammit! Not again!" Astolfo cried before he ran a hand through his hair. Gray shifted her footing before she yelped and vanished into black liquid again. Astolfo gazed around wildly before he spotted an explosion of liquid right in All Might's path. There wasn't enough time for the man to stop his attack, but Gray brought her arms up quickly to protect her face.

The block lessened the blow, but just barely, and Astolfo heard a painful crack.

"I'm sorry—!" All Might gasped as he pulled his arm back.

"I'm fine!" Gray bit out before a yellow blur shot past. The Assassin was dragged out of the way of a barrage of arrows by Gran Torino as Astolfo raised his lance. All Might reared his fist back again as Hippogriff shot past All for One. He slashed at the man's legs before he pulled up and out of the way of the Symbol of Peace.

"Detroit SMASH!"

He landed by Gray and Gran Torino, grimacing as the dust kicked up started to settle.

"His limit's up," He uttered as All Might stood over All for One, fist planted in his face. The Villain didn't seem the least disturbed, instead, firing a blast that sent the man flying up to one of the media helicopters. Astolfo went to crack Hippogriff's reins as Gran Torino leaped up to grab the blonde. Before he could reach All Might, a golden blur made them all startle. Chiron grabbed All Might out of the air, landing in front of them. Gran Torino landed next to them, grimacing a bit.

"Chiron!" Astolfo cried, feeling relief wash over him. Sure he had been sniping from wherever he had been, but it was different when he was on the battlefield himself. Whenever Chiron was on the battlefield himself, Astolfo could feel more at ease.

"Sorry I'm late," the Archer said, brushing his hair out of his face as he glanced back from steadying All Might. "I had to pick up a friend."

Astolfo's eyes widened as he turned and behind them, a woman stood on top of the rubble. He recognized her face as her pink-blonde hair swaying in the wind.

"Saber!" Gray gasped and the duel wielding swordmaster just grinned.

"I came to join the party," she said, sliding down the rocks to meet the two. She held something out to Astolfo. "Chiron said you knew how to use this," she said and Astolfo's eyes widened, seeing Achilles' shield. He took it carefully before he nodded.

"Yeah..." he said before a noise made him look past Musashi. A woman, struggling to climb out of the rubble.

"Dodge, then counter!" He heard Gran Torino yell as All for One charged up a blast.

"Not everyone is that fast!" the villain sneered and Astolfo saw All Might freeze where he was. Gran Torino had leaped out of the way, Chiron had as well and Musashi had grabbed Gray and taken off to the side.

Astolfo locked eyes with Chiron and the man nodded. Astolfo gripped the shield.

Faster than the blast was moving, Astolfo vaulted off of Hippogriff. He gripped the shield before he swung his arm out, throwing it.

"I won't let you hurt her or my friends!" He roared as the shield glowed. "Akhilleus Kosmos: The Miniature World Enclosed by the Azure Sky!"

In a flash of green light, a world burst from the shield, the terrain changing and building upwards in a likeness of a greek battlefield and colosseum. The blast from All for One was contained before exploding outwards and throwing Astolfo to the sky. The phantasm had done its duty though as the created world vanished, damage minimal.

Astolfo smiled, feeling his consciousness fade.

'I leave the rest… to you all…' he thought before he hit the ground and his vision blacked out.


I told you she'd be back. Also yeah, Astolfo wasn't used to his full extent— again— but I couldn't figure out where to use or how to use Casseur de Logistille in this fight. Before I get yelled at, remember Astolfo was already damaged from the blast that took out Jeanist, he's not 100% like Chiron, Musashi, and Gray are.