"Uraraka, are you alright?" Deku asked as he an Uraraka sat in the apartment. "What?" she asked. "You spaced out again" Deku replied "Is something bothering you?" he asked "No, just a lot of schoolwork. It's just a couple months until graduation after all" Uraraka replied. "Kacchan figured out about our connection, didn't he" Deku stated. "It's that obvious?" Uraraka asked. "Sometimes you're like an open book. This was more of a video played on loudspeakers" Deku replied.
"Plus, I know Kacchan, he is anything but dumb. I revealed to much in the belief I had him" Deku said. "He was right there, his head just beneath my feet" He said as his frustration rose. "I was this close to kill him. But then that damned bunny appeared" Deku said through gritted teeth. "Deku" Uraraka said in a scolding tone. "Oh, sorry. I got a bit caught up" Deku replied as he quickly calmed down.
"You do know that it is inevitable that someone in your class gets hurt or worse right? You're all a bunch of overachievers, joining internships under high ranking heroes. Kacchan under Endeavour, Tokoyami under Hawks, you under Lemillion and so on" Deku asked. "Maybe that is right. Or perhaps you could do something else that demolishing skyscrapers" Uraraka suggested. "You know I can't stop until I've made Japan a better place" Deku said. "By killing innocents?" Uraraka asked. "Uraraka, I know that what I'm doing is wrong by itself. I've done horrible things and killed so many civilians. But I do that to achieve a better world. Maybe my actions will cost many lives. But how many lives will it save? The countless people's lives which are cut short due to society not allowing them any chance due their quirk or lack there off" Deku explained.
"Call me naïve, but I still think there is good in society. There are other ways than violence" Uraraka countered. "You're not wrong. There is at least one good person in this hero infested society" Izuku said with small smile. "Who?" Uraraka asked. "You!" Izuku replied with a bright smile, making Uraraka slightly flustered. "Don't take it too seriously, you're just the only hero who understands why I do the things I do" Izuku said with a small laughter as he stood up and opened a portal. "Alright. Meet you again on Friday, or the dreams. Whichever comes first I guess" Uraraka said. "Of course. Bye Uraraka" Izuku replied and walked into the portal. "Bye Izuku" Uraraka replied with a small smile as the portal closed. She then grabbed her stuff and walked out of the apartment and locked the door.
Meanwhile, outside the apartment, a very concerned Present mid had observed Deku's and Uraraka's conversation, and was now keeping an eye on Uraraka. "This is much worse that you and Mirage Shota" He whispered to himself. "We can't let this continue" He mumbled and began heading towards UA, making sure Uraraka didn't see him.
Once Present mic reached UA he quickly found Aizawa going through paperwork in his office. "Shota, I'm worried about Uraraka. I know you can't tell me why or how her and Deku got in touch, but they are much closer than you and Mirage were" Present mic said with worry. "How much closer?" Aizawa asked. "I don't know to be honest. They are definitely not a couple, but at the same they are closer than most friends. They also seem to have an understanding for the other's actions. I'm not sure, a lot of it flew right over me" Present mic. "I see. That means I got the wrong impression from Uraraka" Aizawa said.
"Shota, shouldn't we stop this? I mean with how close they are this could backfire immensely, much worse that what Mirage did" Present mic asked. "Maybe, but this is the only big clue currently in Deku's investigation. For over two years he has remained completely hidden from the police. Nobody knows how many is in his revolution and nobody knows how deep his infiltration goes. If we lose this source, we might never catch him. Unless he does something stupid, which I highly doubt" Aizawa explained. "I know that Shota, but we both know how it turns out when you get to close to villain. I just don't want her to lose someone like we lost Shirakumo" Present mic said with a hint of remorse in his voice.
After a long silence, Aizawa finally spoke. "Hizashi, this will not turn out like that. Like you said yourself, Uraraka is very capable and can take of herself. We just need enough time to locate Deku, and unlike what I did back then, she isn't undercover. We can easily keep her away once we locate Deku's base of operations" Aizawa explained. "I've learned my mistakes. I won't let what happened to Shirakumo happen to anyone else. And especially not because of me" He added. "I hope you're right about this Aizawa" Present mic said.
Just as Present mic opened the door he saw Midnight running through the hall, alarmingly fast. "Nedzu just put the school in lockdown! We need to get the students to their dorms" She yelled. "What happened?" Present mic asked as both he and Aizawa quickly started running through the hallways as well. "Deku's forces just launched a massive attack near Fukuoka" Midnight replied. "Is Deku there?" Aizawa asked. "He hasn't been seen yet. However, both Endeavour and Hawks are present" Midnight replied.
Endeavour stood in between the ruins of what used to be city blocks. He stood above the foe he had just spent a long time fighting. The nomu had come out of nowhere while Hawks was having a conversation with him. Endeavour immediately that there was something different about this nomu. He had encountered Deku's creations many times before, but this was different. This nomu spoke, taunted him and acted with an intelligence which he hadn't seen before. The entire look of this nomu was also different. It was shrouded in a dark mist which seemed to appear out of cracks which would form along the nomu's skin. The only two clear features where the white glowing eyes and the leather beak sown to the creature's face. Not to mention, it was a lot stronger.
As Endeavour looked down on the unusual nomu, he could suddenly hear energetic clapping coming from the dust clouds around him. "I'm almost impressed Endeavour" An all to familiar voice said, as the clapping started to slow down. "I expected it to lose, but not by this much" Deku said as he stepped into view. Endeavour readied himself for another fight, when the nomu suddenly started twitching.
"Careful now. I would conserve my strength if I were you. Trust me, you'll need it" Deku threatened. The nomu suddenly sprung up and ran towards Deku. "I did…as commanded…master" The nomu said in a deep unnatural voice, filled with pain. "Yes you did. And you've served me well" Deku replied as he placed his palm against the nomu's head. "You've served you sentence Overhaul" Deku said with a smirk and the nomu almost seemed relieved. "You're free" Deku said in a cold voice just before the creature seemingly exploded, it's blood being splattered everywhere.
"Is that what you wanted? To test your sick abominations on me?" Endeavour asked. "A test on someone of your skill level? Of course not. As I said, he has served his sentence. And it was getting outdated anyways" Deku replied dismissively. "So you just wanted to rough me up so that you could kill me yourself?" Endeavour asked as he readied a fireball in his hand. "Oh, you thought I was the one who killed you?" Deku said with a mocking laughter. "No, of course not. I'm just the distraction" He said as his voice got more sinister. "They are the ones who will kill you" He said and glanced to his right.
Endeavour followed Deku's gaze and saw white fire hurtling towards him. He barely managed to raise a wall of fire, which protected him from the intense blast. Once the flames dissipated, Todoroki came walking out of the smoke. "Hi dad" He said in a cold nonchalant voice. "Shoto" Endeavour said as guilt spread across his face. "I know that what I did to you and the others is unforgivable, I'm not asking for forgiveness. But you don't have to do this. Trust me killing me won't hep you" Endeavour pleaded.
Todoroki's expression remained unchanged. "Good, because you won't get my forgiveness. But if you want to live, you should come with a better excuse. And that goes for the both of us" Todoroki said as Dabi walked up next to Todoroki. "I don't know what I did to you, but I've changed" Endeavour said. "You really cared so little for me?" Dabi chuckled "I know my appearance might have changed over the years, but I still got your stupid eyes, and the scars never really left either" He said and slowly traced a finger alongside the scarred skin under his light blue eye.
Endeavour looked closer at Dabi and suddenly his face turned into one of shock and sorrow. "Touya, I should have been better. I should have been the father you deserved" Endeavour said. "Ha! Now you realise your mistakes" Dabi laughed sarcastically. "Just before your last breath" He said with a sinister smile just before he and Todoroki both launched a powerful tornado of blue and white fire against their father.
Endeavour boosted himself away from the tornado of fire, barely dodging it. "I'm sorry, but I still have to protect the innocent" Endeavour said and charged towards Todoroki. "Weren't we innocent?" Dabi asked and sent a wave of fire towards Endeavour. The hero quickly changed focus and opened up a path to Dabi with his own fire. Todoroki tried to blast fire at Endeavour at close range, but Endeavour grabbed Todoroki's arm and redirected the attack towards Dabi, who was blasted back.
Meanwhile, Deku looked at the battle with slight dismay at Endeavours initial success. "Despite going up against two fire quirks superior to his own he still manages to go on the offensive" Deku muttered to himself as he analysed the fight. "But Overhaul did push him to his limit. It won't be long until he has reached the absolute limit of his quirk. He'll either collapse from overheating or be burned by Dabi and Todoroki" Deku noted as puffs of smoke could be seen coming from Endeavour's mouth with every breath.
"The only problem that could come now is" Deku said as he heard someone cutting through the air behind him. "Miruko" He smirked as he turned around to see the heroine aiming straight for him. But just as her kick was about to land, a large and dark creature came out of nowhere and blocked it. "Come on and fight me yourself coward!" Miruko called out as she carefully observed the new foe. "I'm not stupid, I've learned my lesson from our last encounter. I also would also recommend focusing on rescuing civilians. The nomu won't kill you, but it won't let you past either" Deku said with confident smirk. "Like hell I'll pass down a challenge!" Miruko exclaimed and jumped towards the nomu. She tried to kick it in its' side, but nomu grabbed her leg and threw her towards a nearby building. The nomu then charged after Miruko, leaving Deku to continue to witness the fight.
Both Todoroki and Dabi had been damaged from the fight with their father. Todoroki's clothes had multiple pieces burnt away and small amounts of steam was coming from his left side. Dabi was much in the same condition in addition to having lost several of the staples that held down his scarred skin. However, Endeavour was by far in the worst state. He could no longer maintain the iconic fire he used to produce around him. His costume was severely damaged, showing burnt skin beneath and his left arm was hanging limp to his side, covered in 3rd degree burns.
"Come on old man. Just die" Todoroki huffed and sent a wave of white fire against Endeavour, noticeably weaker than the earlier attacks. The hero tried to defend himself with an attack of his own, but only a weak stream of fire came out which was easily overpowered. The intense heat and power pushed Endeavour into the ground with another set of burns under his already tattered costume. "Finally" Dabi smirked as he and Todoroki walked up to their father. Endeavour slowly got up, but was to weak to attempt any form of attack.
"Kill me if you want, I deserve it. But you don't have to follow Deku and kill innocent people" Endeavour pleaded. "Innocent? How many heroes knew what you did to us and did nothing?" Todoroki asked. "I'm talking about the people trying to have a normal day who have done nothing wrong!" Endeavour exclaimed. "You mean the masses who follow heroes blindly? The ones who vote for the same corrupt politicians every election? Those who can see all the problems of the system yet decide to ignore it, because it is easier to look the other way?" Dabi retorted. "Besides, isn't it better to go through a short turbulent transition to achieve a better world rather than continue in a world where the weak silently suffer?" Todoroki argued.
"Deku is a madman" Endeavour said through gritted teeth and cast a glance the green haired boy who was silently observing him. "What will happen if you win? Will you decide it is best to rule with an iron fist? Supress anyone who critiques the way you think is right. Turn Japan back into a dictatorship?" Endeavour asked. "If that is what it takes" Dabi replied coldly.
Then, Dabi and Todoroki raise their left arm, ready to kill their father. Endeavour stood unmoving as he slowly raised his right fist towards the sky. "Goodbye old man" Todoroki said as he and Dabi sent a stream of blue and white fire towards Endeavour. The intense fire quickly engulfed the hero, but the only sound that could be heard was the roaring flames. Eventually the flames ceased revealing charred ground and pile of dust where the number one hero had stood.
"Great job. One down, one to go" Deku said with a glee as he walked towards Dabi and Todoroki. "We should probably get going" Dabi said. "Yeah, wouldn't want any heroes to-" Deku said, but was interrupted as he heard something being smashed against the ground. He turned around and with a shocked face saw that Miruko had somehow ripped the nomu's head of and smashed it against the ground. And now, she was heading straight for them with a killing intent. "Todoroki!" Deku exclaimed. "Don't worry" Todoroki replied as a massive wall of ice sprung up between them and Miruko, giving them just enough time to escape through a portal.
Miruko landed at the other side of the ice wall with no small amount of frustration at seeing that Deku and his accomplices had escaped. Shortly after, Hawks landed beside her with the small amount of feather he had left. "Where the hell were you!?" Miruko asked. "I started rescuing civilians once he had beaten the nomu. I didn't know Deku came" Hawks explained. "Not like I can do much fighting with so few feathers anyways" He added. "Well, you'll be number one now, you better start catching up some slack" Miruko said as she looked at the pile of dust on the ground with a solemn look. "Yeah. Guess I'll have a lot of work ahead of me" Hawks replied nonchalantly.