"So Tsukauchi agreed with our plan?" Nighteye asked as All Might returned to his office to speak about their plan.
"He agrees with me that it's a long shot, but he's going to help us get the Nomu under the knife today to see what they can do with its brain." All Might said before inflating into his muscle form. "Now, I must be off. Until next time my dear...friend..." All Might started leaving the room to be met with an ash-blond haired man with a pair of familiar bright red wings on his back in front of the door. "Hawks?! What are you doing here, my friend?!"
"Just wanted to stop by and say: what's up? But more importantly, I know what you guys are planning to do against the League." Hawks said as he walked into the office and the two were taken aback by his cheery demeanor.
"How do you-"
"I might not be one of the heroes involved yet, but that doesn't mean I don't notice when someone's planning something." Hawks said as he grabbed the chair from in front of Nighteye's desk and sat down. "I believe I can help you guys out."
"And what would the number three hero in Japan gain from helping us? More popularity?" Nighteye asked glaring at the man.
"What? Come on man, I don't care about rankings. If anything I like being lower on the board 'cause of how much easier they have it." Hawks waved his hands up defensively before turning to All Might. "I want to make a world where heroes have time to kill, and dealing with the League would help with that." He crossed his leg and sat back while one of his feathers flew off his wing and around the room. "I can use my feathers to keep the people safe from danger should the situation get worse."
"We appreciate your excitement to join us, but we have everything under control." Nighteye said making Hawks look at him and smirk.
"The future is never set in stone, you never know what might happen."
"The future is already decided, so when I say we have no use for you: we don-"
"Nighteye, involving Hawks might not be the worst thing." Hawks turned to face All Might as Nighteye simply looked at him in shock.
"But All Might-"
"Hawks made history by entering the top ten at such a young age, he's more than capable of helping us." All Might explained as he knew there was another reason behind the hero's sudden visit. "I say he joins us as support with Endeavor."
"See? That's why he's number one, you just can't help but listen to him." Hawks laughed and pointed at All Might before standing up and standing next to the man. "I won't let you down."
"We'll leave you to your work, come Hawks." All Might said as he walked out of the office with Hawks in tow leaving Nighteye frozen in surprise. Once he closed the door, he turned to the younger hero who now looked at him as if he was bored. "Why are you really here, Hawks? If you were only interested in the raid then you would've talked to Tsukauchi and his superiors, they would've agreed to let you on in a heartbeat since I know they asked you at the beginning."
"Positive and attentive, man nothing gets past you." Hawks started laughing before beginning to walk away. "I'm interested in those boys of yours."
"My boys?" All Might looked at him confused before realizing who he was talking about.
"Yeah, I know you plan on making Izuku Midoriya your successor as the Symbol of Peace. I don't know what's so special about him yet, but seeing how his Quirk is so similar to yours: I can assume you see him as a second you." Hawks stopped walking and started scratching the back of his head. "I saw what he could do during the Sports Festival, I even wanted him to intern under me. But then there's the outlier in this: Hayato Kiryuu. What makes him so special? Is it the decade-long friendship they share? Is it that he's your old teacher's grandkid? Is it that he's one of the few speedsters Blitz hasn't killed in Japan? Curiouser and curiouser."
"Young Kiryuu has the potential to be an amazing hero, that's all it is."
"Is it? Or is there something else you're hiding from the world besides the fact you deflate like a popped balloon?" Hawks continued to walk away, his back still turned to the hero who stood there, frozen in shock from each word that had left the winged hero's mouth. "Don't worry, I'm good at keeping secrets. But I plan on meeting them myself and finding the answer to my questions, Toshinori Yagi."
"Weird, Mr. Aizawa isn't big on us wasting time, but you'd think he'd have something planned for us to do while we're waiting for the next semester to start." Izuku noted as he and Hayato sat in their living room watching TV after spending the past few days recovering at home.
"I know, the boredom is killing me." Hayato yawned before hearing his phone ring on the coffee table. He dove for the phone before Izuku could hand it to him, shocking his best friend as he laid on the ground with his phone next to his ear. "Hey babe! I'm so glad you called, I was ready to start reading!"
"So you're happy to talk to me or you're happy that you don't have to lift up a book now?"
"Both!"
"Well, mother and I are about to arrive home and seeing how it's barely the afternoon right now: I was wondering if you would like to do something together. You know, just us...together...somewhere-"
"Momo, we're already dating, you don't need to ask me out on a date if you wanna go on one." Hayato laughed and jumped onto his feet. "You wanna meet me there or should I meet you at your place?"
"Come here so we can decide on what to do."
"You got it, be there in an hour." Hayato ended the call and looked at Izuku who was smiling at him. "Call Ochaco and do something instead of just smiling at me like a joker."
"I'm just happy to see that you've finally found your person." Izuku said as he watched Hayato head towards their room before stopping.
"My...person?"
"You've been with a few people before, and I've seen how you are with everyone. I don't think you've ever been as happier in your life than you are now with Yaoyorozu."
"That's crazy talk, it hasn't been that long since she and I got together."
"But, she's the world to you and more. You can say all you want about wanting to be the best with me, but you're getting better and stronger for her." Izuku said making Hayato turn his head and smile.
"Maybe, but the same could be said about you and Ochaco. You're not doing this to make All Might proud or to prove me right: you're doing this because now you have someone else to protect besides everyone in this home." He continued walking into their room to change while Izuku looked at his phone and smiled at the photo of him and Ochaco on it.
"Yeah..." An idea crossed his mind and he looked at the time before nodding to himself. "She should still be home."
"I hope I'm not underdressed." Hayato whispered as he rang the intercom to buzz himself into the Yaoyorozu property.
"Yes?" He smiled as he recognized the older man's voice coming from the speaker.
"It's me!"
"Master Kiryuu, what can I help you with today?"
"I'm here to see Momo."
"Ah yes, they told me to wait for your arrival. I'll buzz you in." The gate began opening while Hayato just looked up confused.
"They?" He shrugged off his suspicion and used his Quirk to arrive at the front door where he quickly knocked on it to enter. The door opened to reveal Ichigo waiting behind the door who gave him a warm smile.
"Hello, Kiryuu. Please come in."
"Is Momo ready?"
"She's getting ready right now, but first I'd like to talk to you about something."
"Sure, what is it?" He leaned on the wall as he hoped Momo would hurry and finish getting ready.
"Well you see, my husband is returning from Venice in a few days and he's been looking forward to meeting you." Ichigo explained making Hayato gulp as he remembered the tiny detail Momo kept reminding him about: he hadn't met her father yet. "But he'd also like us to take the opportunity and meet your family as well so that we may know what kind of people they are in case you and Momo make the big jump in the future." He felt his heart drop as she explained his current situation.
"B-But Momo already knows Inko and Izuku, and of course Hisashi is in America at the moment so-"
"Not your best friend's family, your family. Your mother, your father, your sister, and your grandfather. Hayato, this is a simple favor I'm asking of you." He sighed and buried his face into his hands. "What is it?"
"Fixing my family hasn't been easy, Momo's only met my sister and grandpa because they're the ones I trust the most. But my parents...part of me still isn't ready to forgive them yet." Ichigo then placed her hands on Hayato's shoulders and pulled him in for a hug.
"They're your parents, even if you don't forgive them: they still deserve to know you love them even if you don't trust them entirely." Ichigo broke their hug hearing a door open and footsteps hurrying in their direction.
"Mother, is Hayato here?"
"Yes he is, hurry before it gets too dark." She looked at Hayato and placed a hand on his cheek making him smile. "Family is family, no matter what."
"Nothing good to watch here...nope, seen it already..." Ochaco sat on her sofa scrolling through a list of movies and TV shows to watch on her laptop, hoping Izuku would call her soon. She jumped hearing a knock at her door and she walked over hesitantly to see who it was. Once she opened the door, her face lit up seeing her boyfriend behind it with a shopping bag in his hand. "Deku!"
"Sorry if I surprised you, if you're too busy then-"
"Don't be silly! Come in!" She grabbed Izuku by his shirt and led him into her apartment and the two of them walked over to the sofa where he put the bag in between them.
"I didn't know if you ate, so I got some meat buns for us to eat." Izuku said as he opened the bag to reveal the food to the girl whose eyes lit up in excitement seeing it.
"Deku, you're the best boyfriend ever!" Ochaco pulled Izuku in for a tight hug making him blush and smile from her reaction. She reached into the bag and started eating while Izuku gulped as he contemplated what he was about to do.
'If I do this...there's no going back...but there's no one I think should know about this more than her...' He took a deep breath getting Ochaco's attention.
"What is it?"
"Ochaco..." She began to blush slightly hearing her first name come from his mouth for the first time. "You've been my best friend since we started at U.A. and more importantly: you've made me the happiest guy on earth by being my girlfriend for the past month. I don't really know how to describe how I feel since I've never had something like this before...but what I do know is that you deserve to know the truth."
"About?"
"It's...it's not a secret I should tell. In fact, even thinking about telling you would lead to me getting scolded by All Might and Hayato." Ochaco looked at him confused as Izuku began to clench his shorts tightly in his hands.
"All Might...and Hayato...? What's going on?"
"Can you promise me that no matter what happens between us in the future, you will never let anyone else know what I'm about to tell you?"
"Deku, you can tell me anything. Just tell me: what's wrong?"
"Up until this year...I didn't have a Quirk. And the first time I ever used it was that day we took our entrance exam and I saved you from the robot." Izuku took a deep breath as he remembered the first time he had ever felt the power of One for All surge within him.
"So saving me...gave you a Quirk?" Ochaco looked down as inside she didn't know whether to feel shocked by this news or happy that she was the reason he got his power.
"It wasn't saving you that gave it to me. It was All Might...that's why my Quirk is so much like his: they're one and the same." Ochaco's eyes widened and her jaw dropped as he finally told her the secret he kept hidden from everyone.
"I'm glad to see you all made it." Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi looked at the group of heroes walking into the police precinct as the mission he had been planning for as long as he could remember was finally about to be enacted. He smiled with pride as All Might, Endeavor, Hawks, Gran Torino, Kamui Woods, and the number 5 hero Edgeshot all made their way and stood in front of his team of SWAT officers. "The second squad has assembled and waiting on us as well."
"I don't see why he has to be a part of this." Endeavor growled as Hawks stood between him and All Might.
"Hawks is one of the most capable heroes to come from the most recent generation, that's why I'm glad both he and Kamui Woods agreed to join us." Tsukauchi explained as he gestured towards the two younger heroes.
"So, what's the plan?" Hawks asked placing his hands behind his head.
"We're going to strike the building that we assume is their base of operations. Meanwhile, thanks to the brilliant minds of Sir Nighteye and the U.A. Principal, we managed to control a Nomu of our own and have it lead us to their second base. The second squad is going to strike there while we handle the first one, that way whatever villains are in either bases won't have the time to warn the others."
"This plan would work better without an old man like me." Sorahiko scoffed before seeing his former student turn to him.
"No, you're still just as capable as any one of us here. And you're just as crucial to this mission as any of us are...especially if this makes HIM show himself." All Might said as he balled one of his hands into a fist. "Now, it's time to put an end to the League of Villains."
"You heard the man, time to move out!" Tsukauchi yelled making his officers nod and begin to storm out of the building.
"Ochaco...are you okay? You've been pretty quiet." Izuku asked walking up to his girlfriend in the kitchen as she threw away the now empty bag that he brought their food in. He had been there for almost two hours and all they had done was eat and watch a movie together...except she stayed as far from him as she could. "Ocha-"
"You're ridiculous. I can't believe you thought I would believe something as ridiculous as that." Ochaco walked past him throwing her arms around from anger and frustration while Izuku looked at her worriedly. "Did Hayato put you up to this?! I never thought he would stoop so low to-" She was cut off by Izuku wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close to his body. "Let me go."
"It's not a lie. My Quirk is a special one that can be passed on from person to person. The secret behind it is so dangerous that barely anyone knows about it, I trusted you enough to tell you and I want to know that I made the right choice."
"But how is that even possible?"
"I don't really know the specifics myself. But there's a villain, the worst villain to ever exist, and he had the power to steal Quirks and give them away. He had a brother who everyone thought was Quirkless, so he gave him the power to stockpile power. But the brother actually had a Quirk the entire time, and it was the ability to pass on his power to someone else." Izuku explained as he and Ochaco walked back to her sofa and sat down. "The brother tried taking his brother down, but he wasn't strong enough so he passed it on to someone else, hoping that the Quirk would grow and become strong enough to finally defeat his brother."
"So...you're the third person to use this Quirk?"
"I'm not the third, I'm the ninth. Everybody that's come before me except All Might was killed by that villain so he could take the Quirk for himself."
"So you're basically a mini All Might then?"
"Well, not anymore...I'm probably going to be crossing into your territory with this." Izuku stood up and walked in front of his girlfriend, activating One for All and beginning to float in the air. Ochaco's jaw dropped as he began to rise in the air further until he reached her ceiling.
"You're...flying?" Ochaco's eyes stayed focused on Izuku as he deactivated his Quirk and slowly made his way back to the ground.
"It's shocking I know, but this is one of my newest Quirks. Remember the Quirks I said the first user had?" Ochaco nodded at his question. "The Quirk to stockpile power also started taking the Quirks and they would be passed on to the next person as well." Once he was back on the ground: he walked back and sat down next to his girlfriend, taking her hand in his and holding it tightly. "I trust you so much with this secret because you mean everything to me. I would never lie to you and I would never make up something that sounds as crazy as this. I didn't want to keep this hidden from you for long but there's no time like the present. Are you...still mad?" He was answered by his girlfriend grabbing him by the shirt and pulling him in for a kiss.
"I WAS mad, but looking at this...it still sounds insane but I have no choice but to believe it. I'm sorry for doubting you." She broke their kiss and rested her head on his chest.
"I'm sorry for dropping this so suddenly on you." Izuku said as he laid back and placed his hand on Ochaco's head. But their moment was ruined by Izuku's phone beginning to ring. He took it out and looked to see a call from Hayato coming in. He hesitantly answered and sat up, placing his phone in between the two of them. "Hello?"
"Turn on the news!"
"The news?"
"Just do it!"
"Hayato, what's going on?" Ochaco asked raising the phone to their heads.
"Ochaco? What are you...screw it! Just turn it on!" Hayato immediately ended the call and the two grabbed Ochaco's laptop, quickly turning on a live news report. Their eyes widened as they watched what they could only assume was the embodiment of hell: dozens of SWAT officers fighting against a swarm of Nomus with Endeavor and Hawks trying to protect the officers. The camera then panned to All Might standing in a hole in the side of a building before jumping away, his iconic smile now replaced with a face filled with pure anger and hatred.
"What happened...?" Izuku asked himself watching the chaos unfold in front of him.
-Ten minutes ago-
"So...you like fire?" Yuki asked as she sat next to Dabi.
"I have a complicated history with it."
"All this laying low is pretty boring, can't we go do something?" Twice asked as he raised the bottom portion of his mask to drink his liquor.
"I agree." A man wearing a dark yellow overcoat with a white mask under a top hat said as he twirled his silver cane in his hand.
"Seconded." Toga said raising her hand.
"Enough!" Tomura slammed his hands onto the countertop shocking all of them. "I'm not a fan of this either but if it's what Master said we should do, then we do it!"
"But I'm so hungry! I could go for some-" Twice was interrupted by a knock on their door, surprising all of them.
"Hello, I'm from Pizza-la Kamino Store!" The voice behind the door called out making them all turn to face Twice who began to wave his hands defensively.
"But I didn't or-" Twice was interrupted once more, but this time by the wall behind him being destroyed as the number one hero burst through.
"SMASH!"
"Kurogiri! Make a gate!" Tomura called out making the warp villain nod and begin to create a portal.
"Pre-emptive Binding Lacquered Chain Prison!" Kamui Woods appeared and extended his arm forward, causing it to extend into several different branches that wrapped around the villains in the room.
"A tree? What the hell?" Dabi started igniting his body with his blue flames, only for a small yellow and white blur to zoom in through the wall as well and kick him in the head, immediately knocking the villain out.
"Just like my grandson, impatient. It's in your best interests to just stay put." Sorahiko scoffed before zooming to his former student's side.
"Just what I'd expect from one of the most competent newcomers: Kamui Woods! And of course from the veteran faster than the eye can see: Gran Torino!" The majority of the villains in the room shuddered as All Might looked at them with a piercing glare and a victorious smile. "You can't hide anymore from us, League of Villains? Why? Because WE are here!"
"How did you find this place?!" Mr. Compress yelled trying to escape his bindings.
"Let me go!" Toga cried out as she and Twice tried wiggling out of theirs.
"Hey, loosen this grip! Yes, tighter!"
"When one is on the offensive is when one neglects defense the most." The villains turned to see Edgeshot slide in from the crack in the door and open the door to reveal several SWAT officers with their guns pointed at them. "We're not the only ones from the Pizza-la Kamino store. Even outside, you're surrounded by skillful heroes like Hawks, Endeavor, and the police."
"After everything I've gone through to get us to this point...why are YOU here coming after ME, you last boss." Tomura growled as All Might walked up to him. 'Everyone's restrained...escaping from this won't be easy. They're not the only ones here? Well, neither are we.' Tomura turned to Kurogiri and nodded. "Kurogiri, bring as many as you can over!"
"Nomus, I assume? Good luck with that."
"What?!"
"I'm sorry, Tomura Shigaraki. The Nomus that were supposed to be in a fixed location...they aren't there...!"
"What?!"
"You're still green, Shigaraki." All Might looked down at the younger boy and smiled as he felt victory grow closer with each passing second. "You underestimated everything. The diligent investigations of the police, the will of the U.A. students who keep pushing forward no matter how much you try to interfere with them, but most importantly: you underestimated our anger! This is the end for you!"
"The end? Don't be ridiculous, this has only just begun. Justice...peace...I'll destroy this pile of shit that you put a lid on with those pointless ideas! That's why I started gathering as many people as possible to join my cause...just to bring you down!" Tomura started standing up and returned All Might's piercing glare with one of his own. "Kurogiri!" Before the villain could respond to his leader's order, a red needle stabbed its way through Kurogiri's body: knocking him out as well.
"Ninpo: Thousand Sheet Pierce!" The end of the needle changed to become Edgeshot's head and neck as he looked down at the villain beneath him. "He'll be asleep for quite a while, so don't think he'll save you from this."
"Didn't I tell you earlier that it's in your best interests to sit still? Atsuhiro Sako, Himiko Toga, Jin Bubaigawara. With little information and time, the police worked through the night to determine your true identities. Don't you understand? There's nowhere to go from here." Sorahiko said shocking Compress, Toga, and Twice. "Hey Shigaraki, can I ask you where your boss is?" Sorahiko asked while the leader of the League stood gritting his teeth.
"This...this is...unsatisfying...don't toy with me..."
"Where is he?" All Might asked taking another step closer to the villain.
"Disappear...go away..."
"SHIGARAKI!"
"I HATE YOU!" Tomura's shout was then interrupted by a fountain of black water suddenly appearing next to him with Nomus appearing from it.
"What?! The Nomu came out of nowhere!" Kamui Woods yelled as more fountains appeared with more Nomu beginning to appear in the room.
"Kamui Woods! Don't let them go under any circumstance!" All Might yelled as he turned to face the younger hero.
"Endeavor, Hawks, we need back up!" Kamui Woods called out turning around before seeing the sight unfolding in the room also happening below with Endeavor and Hawks trying to hold back the Nomu that started appearing.
"Tsukauchi, expand the evacuation area!" Endeavor called out as he unleashed a stream of fire onto a pale Nomu in front of him.
"We'll try to keep this contained as best we can!" Hawks called out as dozens of his feathers flew off his wing and started attacking the Nomu around him.
"I don't get it...there should only be two hideouts...that's what our investigation results said...Jeanist, didn't you take control over there?!" Tsukauchi looked at everything happening around him before pressing the radio on his vest, with no response coming from the other end. "Jeanist?!"
"Toshinori, how is this happening?" Sorahiko asked as he kicked a Nomu into a wall and landed next to All Might who had just thrown one out of the building.
"They shouldn't have been able to warp here...they're dealing with this too quickly...!" All Might gritted his teeth and turned to the villains Kamui Woods was struggling to keep in his trap. 'Don't tell me they're going to use this to escape!'
"Master..." Tomura whispered before all of the villains in the room started to spew the black water from their mouths as it began to envelop them.
"This is bad! Everyone's going to be taken away!" Sorahiko yelled as he shot himself forward towards the villains.
"Damn you! Take me with you, Shigaraki!" All Might ran as fast as he could to grab Tomura, only for the group to warp away in the last second shocking everyone in the room.
"I'm sorry, everyone!" Kamui Woods yelled as he retracted the branches back into his arm.
"It's not your fault! None of us could do anything! I thought Kurogiri's Quirk was more like teleportation than opening a path in space itself!" Edgeshot yelled as he dodged a Nomu by jumping onto the ceiling before stretching the top half of his body into needles and stabbing through it.
"All Might!" Sorahiko yelled as he watched his former student have several Nomu jump on top of him and try to pin him down.
"Oklahoma...Smash!" All Might jumped up and began to spin in the air, creating a small cyclone that shot the Nomu on top of him and in the room out of the building.
"Did these bastards come from the other location?!" Endeavor asked as he lit several Nomu on fire before kicking one into a store behind him.
"I can't get a hold of Best Jeanist or the rest of the second squad, it's possible we failed on the Nomu factory side!" Tsukauchi yelled as Endeavor grabbed a Nomu by the throat and lit the artificial monster on fire.
"What a mess!"
"Endeavor!" The two looked up to see All Might standing in the hole on the side of the building coughing. "Are you alright?"
"What're you looking at to ask a question like that? Even though you're at the top, is your vision going so early?" Endeavor asked before turning around and unleashing more streams of fire on more of the Nomu behind him.
"If you're going to go, then hurry up and go!" Hawks called out as he tackled a flying Nomu to the ground and used one of his longer feathers as a sword to cut the back of its neck.
"I'll leave this to the both of you." All Might nodded and looked up, all his anger and hatred towards the nemesis of One for All rising to the surface. He then jumped with as much strength as he could towards the direction of the Nomu factory the other group was headed towards. 'I'm going to settle things once and for all, All for One!'