Deku began laughing as the alarm kept blaring throughout Tartarus. He had waited for this day for a long time now. Just a few moments after the alarm began blaring, guards stormed into Deku's cell. They pushed him up against the wall and restrained him, all the while he kept laughing. "You really think you can stop my escape?" He asked. The guards didn't say anything as they restrained Deku to the point that he couldn't move. "You're being transported to a more secure location" One of the guards said. They then began moving him out of the cell and through the long corridors of Tartarus.
"Just give up and go home. It'll be better for you" Deku said as he was taken into an elevator. "My followers will never stop until I'm free. They'll level this place with the ground if they have to. Let me go and you won't have to deal with all the villains who will also escape in this chaos" He said, still not getting any response from the silent guards.
Eventually after minutes of long hallways and an elevator, Deku was brought through a series of heavy doors. As they passed each door, Deku could hear the heavy thuds as each door closed shut behind him. "You really went all out didn't you?" He asked once they passed the final door and into an empty white chamber. The guards pulled up their guns and pointed them towards the door they had just passed through.
"They say that you can neither kill nor capture an idea" Deku said. "To my followers, I'm the embodiment of an idea. The idea of a better world without injustice. Therefore there is no prison that can keep me without facing the full might of my revolution" He explained with a sinister smile. Another tremor then shook the room, noticeably more powerful than the last few times. Deku could see that the guards were getting nervous. "How is the situation?" One of the guards asked, seemingly talking to someone through his earpiece. A few seconds passed, before the guard repeated the question, this time with a bit more worry in his voice. "I told you that you should have let me go, now there is no hope for you" Deku said as he let out a laugh.
Suddenly, the lights in the room turned off, bathing the room in complete darkness. "Open fire if the door opens" One of the guards ordered. And if as on command, the sound of the door opening could be heard. "Open fire!" One of the guards shouted. The room was ingulfed in the sound of gunfire along with flashes of light. The sound of a body dropping to the floor could be heard and the gunfire ceased. "Wrong guy" A new and hoarse voice could be heard from behind the guards. Deku then heard the sound of someone else dropping the ground and the guards once more opened fire, this time without knowing where to shoot. Body after body could be heard dropping dead to the floor and eventually the gunfire ceased once more.
"The guards are taken care of" The hoarse voice said in an earpiece. The lights turned back on, revealing Stain, standing in front of Deku. "Stain, good to finally see a familiar face around here" Deku said with a smile. "Don't try to flatter me" Stain retorted. The vigilante the pulled out one of his katanas and held it up against Deku's throat. "Oh, so that is how it is" Deku said, his smile dropping and voice turning sour.
"I didn't expect another betrayal after Hawks" Deku said. "Then you shouldn't have tricked me" Stain retorted with an intense glare. "Tricked you?" Deku wondered. "I've done nothing but tell you the truth" He said. "So thought I" Stain replied. "But you haven't seen how things have changed. There are new heroes now, true heroes. Heroes who doesn't do it out of fame or money, but out of the desire to save people" He explained. "I don't doubt that Stain, but the system is still broken. A few good heroes can't fix that" Deku argued. "No, as long as there is at least one true hero, then the system can change. Your option only works if there is no other way" Stain said with conviction "I'll kill you, then continue my crusade against all the fakes, including your revolution" He explained.
"You won't succeed Stain. If you kill me, then I'll become a martyr. You can't kill a martyr. My revolution will only find new strength in my death" Deku threatened. "I take my chances" Stain said and raised his sword. Deku closed his eyes, waiting for the blow to come.
Deku then heard the sound of flesh being pierced, but he didn't feel anything. He slowly opened his eyes and became shocked when he saw a blade piercing through Stain's neck. Stain looked equally shocked as he began coughing and choking on his own blood. The blade was pulled out of Stain's neck and he stumbled sideways before falling to the floor.
Deku then took a look at the person who had saved him. It was a girl. She had relatively short grey hair and grey eyes. Her costume was primarily black, but also had deep purple accents. It was mainly practical clothing that allowed for speed as well as keeping various blades and knifes. In her hand was the weapon that had killed Stain, a black katana with a white edge and handle.
"He was about to kill you" The girl said quietly with a shocked expression. "Yes he was, but I guess you came and saved me" Deku said. "Although, could maybe cut me free?" He asked. "Oh yeah, of course" The girl said. She sheathed her katana and pulled out a knife and began cutting through Deku's restraints.
After some struggle, Deku was finally free from his restraints. "Thank you" Deku said. "It's nothing. I'm the one who should be thanking you. You're the Deku" The girl replied. "By the way, what's your name?" Deku asked. "Etsuko Mushou. Joined the revolution two years ago and I'm a member of Spinner's team" Mushou replied. "Well Mushou, we better get out of here" Deku said and began walking out of the room. "Yes sir!" Mushou responded. "You don't have to be so formal" Deku said. "Yes s… I mean Deku" Mushou said and began following Deku.
"So what's the plan?" Deku asked. "Well, we break you out, get you to the surface and then you use your portals I think. I wasn't really told much" Mushou answered. "And the name of the operation?" Deku questioned. "Frozen hell" Mushou replied. "Oh, so they went with that option. Not my favourite, but it works I guess" Deku muttered as they walked into an elevator. He pressed a button and the door closed.
"By the way, can I just say thank you? You've really changed my life" Mushou said. "How so?" Deku asked. "Well, I've haven't had the best life. I'm quirkless, you probably know how that is like" Mushou answered. "Yes I do. We who are born quirkless experience a pain no one else can really understand" Deku said. "I guess that's right. Anyways, I didn't really feel like I had a purpose before you and the Phoenix revolution came. I was just a 16-year-old in a small High school without much hope. But when you came and talked about all the injustices in society, I got hope. So I started training myself and managed to join the revolution a few months before the attack on Deika" Mushou explained. "I'm glad that you found your purpose then. Besides, quirkless people can be some of the most powerful people" Deku said. "How so?" Mushou asked. "Simple. Without a quirk, no one can predict what you will do next" Deku answered just before the elevator doors opened.
Deku and Mushou continued to walk through the hallways of Tartarus. As they got closer to the surface they saw more and more dead guards in the halls. The sound of fighting also got louder and louder. After several minutes of walking they finally reached one of the fights, and Deku immediately recognized one person.
"Dabi, good to see you" Deku said as Dabi sent a guard to the ground with his fire. "Finally, you've taken your time" Dabi replied. "Have you seen Stain by the way?" He asked. "Stain has betrayed the revolution and tried to kill me. His body lies somewhere deep in this prison" Deku replied. "I see. Then there is only one thing left to do. There is a bunch of guards around the next corner. They've barricaded themselves with the aid of a few heroes and are currently blocking the exit" Dabi explained. "Oh? Let me handle them" Deku said with a smirk.
Deku walked up to the corner and took a quick look around it. He quickly looked away, just before a bullet was about to hit his head. "Lay down on the ground and surrender!" Someone shouted from behind the barricade. "I've been here for 15 months and I'm not going to spend any more time here!" Deku yelled back as green lightning began covering his body. "Training has payed off. Let's se what 70% can do" Deku smirked. He jumped right front of the barricade and punched into the air. A massive shockwave shot out from his fist and straight through both the barricade and the exit behind it, making a massive hole in the wall.
Deku quickly ran out through the hole he had created, not waiting for the others to follow him. As he stepped outside he stopped for a moment and took a deep breath of the fresh air. "Oh how I've waited for this" Deku mumbled before he began looking around. He saw several heroes fighting against his followers. Amongst them was Todoroki who either froze heroes in place for others to take care of, or burnt them to crisps with his white fire.
"Todoroki, how's it going?" Deku asked. "Good, the plan is going fine so far. But reinforcements are bound to show up soon" Todoroki replied and pulled away from the fighting. "We chose operation frozen hell, so you need to make a portal" Todoroki explained as he walked up to Deku "Here's the coordinates" He said and handed him a note. "Alright, call for the retreat" Deku ordered and began opening a massive portal. "Deku is secure, all forces return to the courtyard for extraction" Todoroki said into his earpiece.
Members of the revolution began appearing into the courtyard and ran into the portal. Meanwhile, others kept all the heroes at bay. Halfway through the extraction, Deku heard the voice of one of the last people he wanted to hear. "Oi, Deku! Just because I'm sorry doesn't mean I can let you run around freely" Bakugo yelled as he blasted himself through a line of Deku's followers. "What are you gonna do Kacchan? Stop me and everything I've worked for?" Deku asked as green lightning spread across his body. "No, but she will" Bakugo replied. Deku then noticed a blur of pink lightning coming from the side before t crashed into him, sending him flying into a nearby wall. "So you came as well, Ochako" Deku mumbled and got himself up from the rubble. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you escape Izuku" Ochako replied and readied herself. "I'm sorry too. I have a promise I've broken and I need to fix it" Deku said and charged up one for all.
Ochako jumped towards Deku with her fists ready. Deku narrowly managed to dodge by jumping away. He knew Ochako was stronger than him with one for all, but at the same time, she couldn't go all out with so many people nearby. Ochako ended up blowing pieces of rubble up into the air. She grabbed them with black whip and slung them towards Deku. He was about to dodge when he felt his body becoming heavy, making it difficult to move. 'Is it her gravity quirk?' Deku wondered as he punched the incoming rubble just before it hit him.
Before Deku had time to fully recover, he saw that Ochako was already right in front of him. He grabbed her fists just in time before, but she still overpowered him and began pushing him back as the wind blew around them. "So that's how one for all changed your quirk. Can make things both weightless and heavier now, huh?" Deku wondered. "Yep" Ochako replied before pushing him down and pinning him into the ground.
Deku desperately tried to get out of Ochako's grip, but he was overpowered. "I'm sorry Izuku, I can't let you go. Even if Eri has to be alone" Ochako said with a hint of regret. Suddenly, Ochako was hit by several throwing knifes to the side, forcing her to let go of Deku. "Hurry up Deku!" Mushou yelled, holding more throwing knifes ready. "No Ochako. I'm the one who should be sorry, for hurting you" Deku said before delivering a kick to Ochako's abdomen, sending her flying away. Fire then erupted from his feet as he began flying towards the portal he had struggled to hold open. Deku placed his hand on the ground and formed it into spikes to keep the heroes away. Once the last few people had entered the portal, he walked through it and closed it. Leaving the heroes behind to take care of the wounded.
A/N: Wow, I even surprised myself with how quickly I got this one out. Deku's finally free, Stain is dead, I've introduced my first attempt at an OC and Ochako and Deku had their first fight. I hope you like it. Because soon we'll be ready for the final arc. Anyways, I hope you're all having a wonderful day. Goodbye.