Chapter 20:
Funny thing is, since Stain wasn't able to give his speech, courtesy of passing out earlier due to blood loss of a missing arm, SPINNER got inspired by the heist the LOV pulled off instead and is now dressed as an amalgamation of both Izuku and Paul's clothing. He also uses airsoft m16s except it shoots out nails instead of that big-ass sword he had.
Izuku's 2 and only quirks:
Quirk 1-
Civil War's quirk: Basically lets him calculate angles and wind resistance faster, making him more accurate with the things he throw or shoot with. The only drawback is that it's heavily skill and intelligence reliant with some basic knowledge of physics.
Quirk 2-
Remnant Decoy: It's already explained but he could leave decoy clones in his place that turns into a puddle on hit. He only gets 2 charges per a certain amount of time. He can lower the cooldown if he keeps training with it.
I repeat, this will be the only quirks he had.
It's actually a custom perk deck disguised as a quirk, but you don't need to know that. (Civil War Perk Deck)
You Little Fool
"What the- no, I didn't mean that!" Shiozaki stood up and pulled his arm but he yanked it off. "No, you are NOT going out there."
"Too late." He already convinced himself that he would do this. There was no backing out now. He ignored Shiozaki's warnings and began walking away from her. She still followed after him, her smug look gone and replaced with worry.
"They're gonna kill you if you even got close to them!" Perhaps using the fear of death on him would help Shiozaki convince him.
"So what? I ruined a life, dying is the least I could do if it comes to that point." It didn't work. He's far too stubborn to listen to reason. "Don't follow me, Shiozaki. You got nothing to do with this."
"I will tell the teachers."
"I'll be gone before you even tell them." He was gone before she could respond. He knew what he needed. He waited for the rest of his classmates to leave. Momo and Denki was still with Jirou, since they are best friends in class. Mina was also there with a recently awoken Tooru along with Shinso and Ojiro.
"Yaoyorozu, we need to talk." He pointed outside and gave her a look that won't have 'No' as an answer. She looked at Jirou for permission.
"Hey, he needs to talk. Not like he'll do anything that bad. No offense."
"None taken," Bakugou said while going outside.
"Don't keep him waiting."
Momo stepped outside and saw Bakugou leaning at the wall, looking at her. "Is he…sizing me up?"
"Can you make me a GPS for that track you planted on the nomu?" Bakugou got to the point. Momo was immediately taken aback by how straightforward he is. He seemed different from the quiet loner she knew him for. "…You can make one, right?"
"Why do you want it?" Momo narrowed her eyes, already suspicious of what Bakugou intends to do with the GPS tracker.
"None of your business." He answered quickly but she was already onto him. She's hesitant to give him a GPS tracker since she knew what he'll do the moment he answered like that.
"Then I won't." She turned around, about to get back to the hospital room but her arms were grabbed by Bakugou. She turned around to see his face different than seconds before. From a cold look to a pleading look, he was almost begging her to create one.
"Please. I need to talk to him again." She knew who Bakugou was referring to. The former Akusero Bara had turned out to be Izuku Midoriya all along. She's still angry on Mina's behalf for this betrayal.
"But has he been on our side at all? No, he's a spy, not a traitor." She concluded quickly since he was already affiliated with the League of Villains, if Japan's Bank Heist of the Decade was any evidence. The fact that the villains were able to outlast the heroes and police while dragging a hostage despite being outnumbered is begrudgingly impressive.
"I refuse." She doubled down on her decision.
"Do it."
"I refuse." She tripled down on her decision.
"You know I'd still go with or without your tracker. Which is the bigger risk, Yaoyorozu?" Damn him for that reason. She hesitantly created the GPS tracker and gave it to him.
"At least let me go with you."
"And get you involved? Do you want to get expelled? No, this is between me and Izuku." He held the item tight in his hands. "I'm the one who turned him into Civil War. I'll turn him back to Izuku Midoriya."
"If he even wants anything to do with being a hero anymore." She had a point. He clicked his tongue in annoyance. He was about to leave but he was stopped by Momo again. "You're friends with Shiozaki, right?"
Momo created another object. A matryoshka doll that looks oddly similar to Awase and gave it to him. "Can you ask Shiozaki to pass this along to Awase? I already thanked Shinso but I've yet to express my gratitude to him."
Bakugou looked at the doll then looked at Momo and then looked at the doll again and then looked at Momo again. The pattern repeated itself ten times over causing an annoyed Momo to pout and Bakugou to smirk. "Give it to him yourself. I'm sure as hell he'd appreciate it."
"Hey! Bakugou!" Momo tried reaching out to him only to fail as he was already walking away, feeling smug. She sighed in exasperation, not sure what got over him. She was about to enter the hospital room again but was yet again stopped by a familiar voice.
"Oi, why does that doll look like me?"
In the words of the enigma known as Shinso, Momo just had the appropriate quote for this situation. "Fuck."
I'm In Love With Judas
"That is the worst tragic love story that could have possibly happened," Tooru said while laying down on her hospital bed while Ojiro was feeding her some soup.
"Tooru." Shinso chastised her while Ojiro sighed in exasperation. "Still, yeah, that is kinda tragic."
"You guys really suck at helping." Ojiro deadpanned at them.
"Got anything better to say?" Shinso replied. Ojiro opened and closed his mouth trying to say something to Mina but he was unsuccessful.
"And the worst part is he said he still loved me! REALLY, AKUSE- IZUKU?!" Mina threw her hands up in the air, frustrated about her own confusion. "He betrayed us!"
"Or he was never on our side, to begin with." Momo entered the room, having finished her awkward talk with Awase. Jiro gestured her best friend to go back to her side.
"Tell me more about Awase."
"Jiro, you heard?!" Momo was grimly reminded by her friend's enhanced hearing and let out an annoyed groan.
"Well, he did try to buy us time when that nomu attacked. He legit gave your unconscious ass to me and just stood there, arms spread, and ready to take a chainsaw to the face." Shinso recounted the three's nomu encounter. It was a near-death experience for them, especially Awase, who surprisingly turned out okay. "Gotta say, he earned my respect that day."
"Less Awase more Izuku." Mina pouted, wanting someone to talk to about her boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend. Technically ex? She growled in frustration, not knowing what to feel. She still loved him but then again, he's a villain and it's all confusing. "AAAARRRGGGHH!"
"Whoa there, calm down."
"I AM CAL-" Her arms went limp. Shinso shook his head apologetically.
"I'm sorry I used my quirk on you but when I release it, you have to calm down. You promise me that?" He released her and she proceeded to slap him on the arm. "OW!"
"I HATE HIM! I HATE HIM! I HATE HIM!" Mina jumped up and down, having a tantrum. "Seriously, he made me fall in love with him only so he could break my heart to pieces! AND THAT SHITHEAD HAD THE GALL TO CRY ABOUT IT!"
"Wait, he cried? Like, actually cried? Like a little bitch?" Shinso asked her, to which she nodded, causing him to raise his eyebrows. "He wouldn't cry if he… actually, yeah, think about it."
"What's there to... wait… no, you have a point." Momo thought about it herself.
"I mean, why would he help me get into the hero course? There's no reason behind it! He only needed to insert himself into the class!" Shinso recalled the grueling training he went through just so he could do well in the Sports Festival. It proved fruitful as he replaced Monoma in Class 1A.
"...He wouldn't have helped me improve my quirk." Tooru remembered him mentioning how she could theoretically be a walking flashbang grenade. It turned out to be true as she discovered how she could manipulate light with her entire body.
"If he never cared, why would he help you guys?" Ojiro added his thoughts while Jirou was stuck in her own, not having much of an interaction with Izuku other than the blatant stares he would give her. Then she would notice him blushing when Mina got too close. She thought for a moment that it was because she was getting inside his comfort zone but it was something else. How he would encourage her during their training camp. How he was said to have recommended Mina to intern for Slime King, which proved useful. Her eyes widened in realization.
"Holy shit." Jirou was having an epiphany. "Mina, I think Izuku's feelings for you were genuine."
"No way. That bastard couldn't possibly… couldn't possibly… really?" Now Mina is even more confused.
"Thanks for telling me quickly. Go." Aizawa sent Shiozaki her way after she told him of Bakugou's plans. He grunted in annoyance. "That kid… this is the worst timing for him to go out there."
He stood up from his seat. He was wearing a formal suit for tonight. Endeavor was pissed about his son's kidnapping and now he had to deal with one of his students acting foolishly. It was already late afternoon but he still picked up the phone. It rang in his hand. He looked at who the caller is to see that it was Nezu.
"Speak."
"Eraserhead, a pleasure. Mitsuki Bakugou called, her son hasn't come home yet." The worst-case scenario had happened. He was pacing around the room, thinking of ways to tell Nezu. The rat, however, caught on quickly. "I see… I'll send heroes to find him. You need to continue with this conference."
"Yes, sir." He sighed, not trusting those heroes to find Bakugou. He was tempted to go out there and stop the kid himself but this is a conference too important to miss. "He couldn't possibly know where to look."
RAID: HERO MYTHICS
"And so, that's why you should join us." Izuku rested his face on his palm as Tomura finished up what looked like a Powerpoint Presentation in an attempt to make Todoroki join the League. This is the most embarrassing attempt at recruiting someone in his entire life. Toga looked clueless. Dabi was cringing. Magne was sweating profusely. Compress was shaking her head. Twice was cheering and booing at the same time. Spinner and Kurogiri was clapping.
"Yeah, if I could speak my mind, I'd say that is the worst Powerpoint Presentation I've ever heard," Paul said through the phone. Izuku had to get out of this bar for a second to recuperate himself.
After all that, Todoroki refused, from what he heard.
"Sensei, I need your power." He heard Tomura call out. He knew his sworn older brother was reaching out to the TV. He's not about to let Todoroki go.
"Sucks to be Toya right now." He thought of Dabi right now to keep his mind off a certain pink person that he loved. There was no denying it at this point, he messed up and fell for Mina Ashido. In the words of Sensei, 'This is a blunder'.
"A wise choice, Tomura." He heard All For One say through the television.
"Oi, sorry to interrupt, but something's happening. My police scanner is going crazy." He heard Paul say through the phone.
"What do you mean?" He heard Dabi's voice ask Paul. He still not back at the bar, instead standing in the other room listening in.
"Wait, no… AH PISS!" Paul's voice was suddenly filled with panic, alerting everyone in the room. "MATES, YOU GOTTA GE-"
*CRRRAAAAAAASSSSSHHHHH*
A loud crash was heard from Paul's call.
"They found…bzzttt…you need to find Giran…bzzzttt…they set us- FUCK YOU *RATATATATATATATATATTA* You need to find…bzzzttt" Gunshots were the last thing heard from Paul's call until everything cut off. They found Paul, which meant…Izuku's eyes widened. Dread filled his entire body as his hand instinctively gripped the revolver and throwing knife he had.
"What? Paul? Boss?!" Spinner called out on the phone but nobody was answering. A knock on the door was heard.
"Hello? Pizza Delivery."
"Who ordered pizza? HELL YEAH WHO ORDERED PI-"
"SMAAAAASSSSHHHHH" All Might crashed through the wall, pushing everyone back.
"LACQUERED CHAIN PRISON!" He heard Kamui Woods hang from the side of the building and presumably restraining everyone except Izuku, who was not at the bar.
"Paul Williams has been tracked down by an unknown person who left a piece of information for us. Tracking you down was already child's play, Shigaraki." He heard All Might say with full confidence while everyone was audibly struggling to escape.
"You think wood can stop me?"
"Oh no, you don't!" A loud smack was heard as Dabi went silent.
"He's knocked out. Damn it. How did they find us?"
"Kurogiri, send in the nomus." Nomus were not sent out when Tomura asked the warp villain. "Kurogiri?"
"I'm sorry, but I messed with his brain a little." He heard Edgeshot say.
He gripped his knife and revolver tighter, waiting for a moment to attack.
"Young Todoroki, it's good to see you again. They haven't hurt you, right?"
"They wanted to recruit me."
"Too bad they underestimated your hero spirit! WAHAHAHA!"
"FUCK YOU AND YOUR STUPID LAUGH! YOU'RE THE REASON WE'RE ALL LIKE THIS ANYWAY!" He heard Tomura shout with rage against All Might. He felt the same thing too, but he needs to keep a cool head. He's no match in outnumbered situations unless he's absolutely precise with his attacks.
"That being said, we know who all of you are." He heard an old man's voice coming from the bar.
"Vamps, also known as Himiko Toga." He could hear the slightest whimper in Toga's voice.
"Magne, known as Kenji Hikiishi."
"Compress, the magician known as Atsuhiro Sako."
"Twice, his real name being Jin Bubaigawara."
"We also restrained your hacker, Paul Williams. Also known as 'Soul'. A former member of the Salary Day Gang."
"Karura, another code name for Dabi. We found no records of him."
"Finally, the most popular of all of you, Izuku Midoriya, also known as the second Civil War. Wait, where is he?"
He didn't give them time to look for him as he burst through the door and lunged the knife at All Might, somehow successfully hitting him on the weak spot through sheer luck and surprise.
The knife lodged itself on All Might's weak spot causing the Symbol of Peace to yell in agony, actually kneeling down from the pain.
"TOSHINORI!" He heard the old man yell out and flying beside All Might. Izuku was about to raise his revolver but Kamui Woods managed to restrain him on time.
"OH NO YOU DON'T, KID!" The hero still called him a kid. Izuku remembered Kamui defending him from Mt. Lady a year ago, so he had no problem with the wooden hero restraining him.
"Nice throw," Tomura told him as he was getting tied up by Kamui's branches.
"Hmm." He hummed a thanks, his cassette recorder being inside his pocket right now.
"GAH!" All Might groaned as he pulled out the knife. Unfortunately for Izuku, it was not serrated, so it took a quick bandage wrap to fix that. Temporarily. He'll be bound to bleed out if he doesn't hurry.
"SHOOOOOOOOOTTTOOOOOOOOOO!" Endeavor flew into the bar to get his son.
"Father?" The confused teen saw his father looking uncharacteristically worried. "Maybe because I might become a damaged trophy. Yeah, that's it."
"By the way, for the record, Izuku joined as willingly," Tomura taunted All Might, who spat out blood. "You had to destroy his dream, didn't you? You call yourself the number one hero and you can't even do your job as an inspiration to the next generation. So much for saving people."
Something in All Might snapped as he smacked Tomura in the face. Somehow, the hand on Tomura's face didn't get knocked off. "What? Pissed I'm saying the truth? You tell him Izuku."
"Hmm."
"See?"
"TOMURA! IZUKU! STOP ANTAGONIZING ALL MIGHT!" Compress yelled at them as everyone nodded in agreement. "YOU MIGHT- GAH!"
The villains suddenly vomited out black liquid along with Todoroki.
"SHOOOOOOOTOOOOOOOO!"
Live and Let Die
Everything was black until it wasn't. Izuku landed softly on Spinner's back as they appeared on the destroyed nomu factory. "Apologies, but Paul is too far to reach."
Sensei is wearing his mask again, this time ready for battle. "Tomura, Izuku, you've failed again. That's okay, both of you can always try again. You mustn't be discouraged. See, I even brought your group, and the one person you consider a good pawn."
Sensei pointed at Todoroki, who quickly summoned his ice menacingly, but was quickly destroyed by Sensei. "I would not do that if I were you, lest you want your quirk to be lost."
"ALL FOR OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEE!" All Might flew in but Sensei intercepted him like it was nothing.
"All Might! You're late." Whatever quirk Sensei used, it sent All Might hurtling away. Todoroki was smart enough to disappear, apparently escaping his captors. "You've lost him but it would take too long to convince him to your side."
Black Tendrils shot out of All For One's fingers and injected Kurogiri, opening the portal. "Escape, Tomura!"
"We're not leaving you." Tomura tried to argue but Sensei stopped him.
"No, you need to continue this without me. Know that I will always be with you in spirit." He pushed back Tomura and the rest of the League pushing them into the portal. Someone, however, was not lucky.
The portal was already closing as Izuku got near. He would have made it if it weren't for some explosive blonde catching him mid-flight.
"IZUKU! I'M TAKING YOU BACK!"
"Kacchan?!"
"Who is this-?" Sensei was interrupted by All Might, who punched him on the torso. "Grrr… Civil War!"
*bzzttt…don't worry…wvlilclockybzztt… about me…bzztt* He punched in on his cassette recorder as he pulled out his revolver. This is between him and his former friend.
"We can do this the easy way, or the hard way, Izuku." Bakugou tried reasoning with him but he shook his head. He's killed too many heroes to go back now. Not that he ever wanted to go back.
*bzztt…no matter…bzzttt…what you do…bzztt… I'm not… bzztt…going…bzzzttt…back…bzztt…treat me…bzztt…like a villain…bzztt…not like a friend…bzztt*
Bakugou lowered his guard for a moment after what he just heard. Slight regret momentarily took his face but it was quickly erased as Izuku took this as an opportunity to fire a shot. He dodged the bullet easily, having been used to this.
"...Fine, Civil War." They circled each other, waiting for a precise strike. If Bakugou loses, he dies. If Izuku loses, he's captured. All For One was too busy dealing with All Might. He quickly turned around and fired a shot at another target. The bullet hit Gran Torino in the shoulder, taking down the veteran hero.
*BOOM*
Bakugou was quick to work as he sent an explosion to Izuku as his back was turned. "You know what's funny? Yaoyorozu gave me a fake tracker? It lead to a police station instead. It just so happens that the big explosion your leader did make me go here."
*BOOM*
*BANG*
The two simultaneously dodged each others' attack. They knew each other too well to even get a good hit in. Izuku wished he had his lever shotgun and sniper rifle right now. It would have made this fight a lot easier. Bakugou sent out a big explosion leaving him no choice but to use his other quirk, dodging and leaving a clone on his place.
"A quirk?"
*bzztt…given…bzztt*
*BOOM*
Another big explosion, forcing him to use his quirk again. In exchange, he managed to shoot him, leaving a scratch on Bakugou's shoulder. "Accuracy quirk is less effective on moving targets if I can't predict where Kacchan will be going. I need him to get close."
He let himself get hit by another explosion, feigning weakness. Bakugou bought into it. He launched himself up in the air and started doing a similar move. "A Howitzer Impact? Is that how you want to play it?"
He placed his revolver back in its holster and kept his hand ready to draw. Bakugou was getting closer and closer.
"HOWITZER….!" Bakugou raised his right arm while Izuku drew his revolver.
"IMPACT!"
*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!*
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM*
Izuku was launched by the point-blank explosion to the chest into a brick wall while Bakugou lay flat on his back with five holes. Those same bullet holes were the exit hole for his bullets. Both groaned in pain but neither could stand up. All Might was too distracted against All For One to notice what happened. Gran Torino was quick to fly beside the explosive blonde, not caring about his own wound.
"BOY! WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Gran Torino yelled in shock at Bakugou's state, currently bleeding out with five bullet holes.
Izuku woke up quickly to see him still laying on the debris. He took a peek outside to see Gran Torino tending to Bakugou as best he can. He then looked at Sensei fighting against All Might. He wanted to help, he really did, but he could barely stand up without feeling pain all over his body. He can walk this off, he always does. He just needs a place to hide and regroup with the League. He didn't have any other options. He only knew one place that is close here.
"There's no way she would… not after the camp." He thought to himself, debating whether or not he should go to her apartment. He walked with a limp, struggling greatly to stay awake. He holstered his revolver. "No choice… I need to try…"
He walked away from the battlefield.
{- To Be Continued...
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