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This can't be happening

Yet, as his classmates insisted the very thing, Iida knew it was undeniable.

Scarf unraveling, Aizawa told Thirteen to protect them and jumped into the fray without further hesitation.

Iida moved to follow his classmates when he realized his Class Rep wasn't moving along.

"No time for day dreaming!" Dragging him along Iida repressed a shudder, the memory of crackling hair and smoke ever-present. "Your sister will kill us both if you get hurt."

Midoriya opened his mouth, whether to agree or vehemently defend his demonic relative will never be known to Iida as a rift in reality opened up before them at that moment. And the rift had eyes.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, we are The League of Villains." The rift introduced, voice dark and silky. "I know it's impolite, but we decided to invite ourselves to this haven of justice to say 'hello'."

Iida felt like his heart had fallen right through to his stomach, which was now trying to punch it right back up through his throat. He almost didn't even register Midoriya slipping from his grasp.

"But isn't this a fitting place for All Might, the Symbol of Peace, to take his last breath?"

And all at once the world exploded, the void surrounding them.

Iida ignited his jets. Spinning around and grabbing his Class Rep's wrist before he turned, searching the mist for someone- anyone he could save.

Before he knew it, the void consumed every aspect of his vision.


They weren't dead, as you would have it. Instead, they were simply hurtling towards a large body of water.

He must have a warping quirk!

"Hey! Grab my hand!"

Head whipping up Midoriya's eyes widened to see Uraraka reaching out for them and imediately shot his free hand out to her.

Instantly, their descent slowed enough so they could half-way aim for the ship. There was no telling what was in that water.

Iida awkwardly patted Uraraka's back as she leaned over the railing, throwing up her lungs.

"Sorry," She whimpered, "My quirks drawback.. Urg.."

"They planned this." Their Class Rep suddenly spoke up, staring into the water with an inscrutable look in his eyes. "They broke in when the school was in chaos and they used our class schedule to make a plan to take out All Might."

"It's.. It's All Might!" Uraraka insisted, straightening up. "Even if they did break in, they can't actually beat him.. Right?"

Looking between the two very silent boys, she bit her lip. "We're going to be fine, the heroes will be here any minute.. They'll beat the bad guys, and then we can get on with class."

"I don't think so, Uraraka." Iida said softly, "The communicators are down, no one knows we're in danger, and we've been split up. Chances are, we're on our own."

"Not completely." They turned towards where their Class Rep was pointing to see dozens of heads popping up out of the water.

Iida jolted. "What- what are we going to do? We can't stay up here they'll kill us-"

"Obviously." Midoriya started pulling his shirt over his head. "We're just going to have to fight our way out."

The two stared at Midoriya like he'd grown a second head.

"Are you crazy?!" Iida finally snapped, turning the shorter boy's head so he'd finally look at him and not the water that was quickly filling up with more villains FUCk. "You're not even fully recovered!"

Midoriya took his hand off his jaw, setting his shirt in Iida's hands. "It doesn't matter."

Nodding his head towards the water, Midoriya gave his classmates a hard look. "Look at those guys, anything look similar? They all have water based quirks. They staked this place out and split us up so they could pick us off one by one."

"We're dead if we do, dead if we don't." Uraraka murmured, eyes wide and knees wobbling. "Oh god.."

Iida took a step back, looking down at the villains contemplating how best to kill them. Midoriya was right, if they came up here..

"It's not completely hopeless," Midoriya cut into their miserable pondering, startling them both. "I keep thinking everything over, and I realized something. One thing makes so sense; they sent me here."

Uraraka's eyes widened, "Your quirk, it has to do with liquid, right?"

Nodding, Midoriya nodded towards a flame-adorned dome. "If they knew what I could do, they'd have sent me to the fire zone. Heat and I don't mix, I'd have evaporated just like that time I fought Bakugou if I tried to use my quirk."

"That explains why they aren't coming up here yet," Iida murmured, glancing back over the side. "For all they know, we could be really powerful. Though, it means we won't be able to benefit from our enemies underestimating us."

"Doesn't matter, we'll still have the element of surprise." Midoriya undid his belt, "Iida, do you think you can hold this for me?"

"Shouldn't we plan-"

"You're quirk is jets, right? Uraraka already told me her's is anti-gravity." Midoriya cut him off, handing him a belt with two thermoses. "That's good, it means I don't have to worry about you two. When I give the signal, you just soar right over everything while I distract them."

"You can't do that!" Uraraka insisted, grabbing their Class Rep's arm before he could turn their back on them. "I can make us weightless and Iida can fly us all over-"

"And what's to stop the villains from attacking us in the air?"

Neither had a response to that.

"Shimura, you're our Class Rep and we trust you to lead us, but that also means you have to listen," Iida said, looking the shorter boy in the eye. "You're hurt, you're not supposed to use your quirk, and those are real villains. We have to think."

"I am," Midoriya crossed his arms and sighed. "I just can't think of another way."

"Let's talk quirks then," Uraraka suggested. "You both know I can make things weightless, and that it gives me motion sickness to float myself. Iida?"

"It's like Shimura said, I have engines in my legs which let me run fast." He turned towards their Class Rep. "You said your quirk is good for this environment?"

"Theoretically." Midoriya admitted, "I can turn myself into a liquid, so I might be able to combine myself with the water and hold them down while you two get away."

"A liquidification quirk?" Uraraka eyes widened, "So you'll be invincible down there?"

Midoriya didn't get a chance to answer when a giant water hand slashed the ship in half. Someone was getting impatient.

"Just trust me on this, okay? We don't have time to talk other options." Midoriya stressed as he turned around.

Iida opened his mouth to argue when his eyes landed on Midoriya's back; there was a long jagged scar running the length of his Class Rep's shoulder.

Is that's why he's so calm?

Midoriya quickly stripped his pants off and dove into the really cold water with a warriors yell, before painting the battle zone red.

Iida set his jaw and grabbed ahold of Uraraka's hand, feeling gravity melt away as his engine's ignited.


Iida rubbed Uraraka's back as she barfed on the shore, looking over the bay for any sign of their Class Rep when he spotted a red-and-white head bobbing over.

"Shimura!" Leaping into the water Iida sprinted over and slipped his arm around his waist. "Are you okay?"

"Perfect." Midoriya ground out, pretending like Iida was the one inconveniencing him by keeping him upright.

"You're not even well yet and you just-"

"Gimme my thermos," Midoriya mumbled, completely steamrolling over Iida's no doubt well-intentioned scolding. Note to self: Water made the wooziness worse

Wiping her mouth Uraraka looked over and immediately looked the other way, not that there was much to see what with Midoriya's knight in literal shining armor protecting his chastity.

Once Midoriya had downed one of his thermoses and had pulled his pants back on, he started to feel a little better. Which inevitably meant he was about to try turning his Uncle's everlasting blond hair grey.

"You two follow the shoreline, it'll lead you back to the entrance and allow you to avoid the plaza entirely."

"Here, let me help you walk-"

The words died in Uraraka's throat as she really looked at him, "You're.. You can't be serious!"

"Mr. Aizawa won't hold out long if he doesn't get some backup," Midoriya met her gaze head-on. "I'm back to normal now and I have another recharge. I won't get hurt as long as I have my quirk activated."

"Unless someone with a heat-based quirk is out there, or have you forgotten what happened with Bakugou?"

"That was-"

"No, Shimura you listen to me! I did nothing last time and look what happened to you! I'm not going to ever stand idly by again, do you understand me?" Iida felt his heart hammer in his chest, "Now do I have to throw you over my shoulder and drag you back to Thirteen like an overgrown toddler or are you going to walk?"

Midoriya didn't say anything for a moment, then. "That wasn't your fault Iida."

Seeing the taller boy flinch, Midoriya held up his hand before he could say anything. "Bakugou had his own grudge and his own problems, it was only the first day so you had no reason to go behind my back and tell on him for confusing me with someone else. Whoever this Deku was obviously hurt him somehow."

"That doesn't-"

"I'm not going to just jump into a fight," Midoriya insisted, "I'll just watch and see how things are going. Because no one else is coming and these guys think they have the means to kill All Might. Even if they've overestimated themselves I'm willing to bet at least one of those main guys up there would be beyond us."

"If we get to the buses we can go get help!" Uraraka cut in, earning Midoriya's attention. "Mr. Aizawa and Thirteen are really strong! They should be able to hold out until we get some service."

"That guy has a warping quirk," Iida reluctantly admitted. "Even if we got out, he'd be able to zap us right back in.."

Midoriya nodded, "That's why we have to make sure Mr. Aizawa doesn't get overwhelmed. It doesn't matter if I risk my life doing it because everyone's dead if I don't."

Uraraka and Iida exchanged a look before they nodded.

"Then we're coming with you."

"What? No, you guys I-"

"You can still get hurt, and if you have to reform more than once you'll be helpless." Iida gave him a look, "Do you think I could face your sister and Mei if I let that happen?"

Midoriya looked between them, biting his lip. "You guys sure? We might not come back.."

"Then let's make sure we make a difference," Iida gripped his shoulder, giving him a wobbly smile.

Squeezing the taller boy's hand, Midoriya gave a nod. Turning towards the plaza.


"Remember, we're just here to see."

Midoriya rolled his eyes, honestly Iida acted as he was some five-year-old child who couldn't be trusted with the cookie jar.

Aizawa was currently doing alright. Kicking ass, taking names, all that good shit.

Well, he was until the man with the hands came over and destroyed his fucking elbow and started taunting him.

"By the way," The villain said. "I am not the final boss."

Aizawa turned around and barely had time to register that sentence before he was slammed into the ground with a resounding crack.

Midoriya eye's widened as he watched that thing break his teacher's arm, listening to this guy talk about how it was a bioengineered anti-Symbol of Peace.

"We have to help," Uraraka whispered, "We have to try... Any ideas?"

Midoriya gulped, before forcing himself to square his shoulders. "If you lay a hand on it, you could float it up and away. It doesn't matter if it's strong if it's in the sun."

Turning to Iida, he said. "That guy's quirk could be really bad if he touched us, do you think you're fast enough to avoid him and keep him off us?"

Iida hesitated, Aizawa's screams punctuating the silence and steeling the bespectacled boy's resolve. "I'll do my best."

The three teens jumped into action. Midoriya and Uraraka tearing over to face the monster while Iida faced the main villain.

"Hey ugly! I bet you can't catch me!" Iida called, and took all of two seconds to realize they might have miscalculated.

The man ignored him, focusing on how Midoriya was squirming in that thing's grasp, and on Uraraka laying her hand on it-

"Noumu!" The man cried, and it squeezed and Midoriya popped like a balloon as that thing roared it's fist back and sent his classmate rolling several yards away, and it started stalking towards her.

"Uraraka!" Iida made to zoom after her but was halted when the villain stepped in his path.

"I don't think so," He laughed, "We're just getting started. I think if All Might's going to be tardy, it might do some good to wound his pride."

That was the only warning Iida got before the man was on top of him, and those cruel fingers that could melt things were on his face- yet they weren't doing anything.

"..You really are cool, Eraser Head."

The monster screamed.


End of Chapter!

So excited to have this done! What did you think? At first, I was going to keep a lot of things the same (Froppy, Mineta, ect) but then I reread it and reread it again, and decided to shake this bowl a bit more

What will happen next time? Will the pros get there in time, will everyone make it out alive? Or will Midoriya have to figure this one out himself?

On an unrelated note, would anyone of you be interested an ATLA fanfic? I've been working on a few ideas ranging from warrior Yue to an Airbender!Zuko au

Lemme know what you think, I hope you like this!