Devil's Dance (Part 2)
Iida had done it. He had finally gotten to U.A.'s main building, albeit with quite the difficulty because of the 3rd party interfering with his mental state. However, it wasn't long until he would just break down in exhaustion, meaning that he didn't want to dabble around, but rather look for the heroes, students, or anybody for that matter. He was desperate.
"Come on, come on! Where's the nearest classroom?!" Tenya pondered in a sweat, turning on his calves' engines and zooming across the unoccupied halls of the school. He had hoped that All Might would have already been on the entrance, ready to be informed about what was occurring at the USJ. Alas, that wasn't the case.
The fearful footsteps of Tenya ricocheted along the walls of the campus, as Tenya got closer and closer to his homeroom. It was then that the malicious migraine came back at full force to haunt the path of the brother of Ingenium.
"Kehehehehe… You think those buffoons can handle the likes of the League of Villains, especially with the power of a warlock like me…"
Tenya then began to admire his surroundings, as they suddenly began to morph and transform into different corridors from the school. To the boy's left was the mahogany door of The Principal's Office; to the right, the bathrooms; in front, both the Break Office and turnaround point of the hallway. Tenya thrust his hopes on the turnaround point, dashing in the general direction of where it would be.
Light struck Iida's face, as the boy had made it to where his classroom's door was. A wave of relief rushed across Iida, making the boy stop in his tracks as more emotions grabbed onto his being… No. Iida had to keep going; it was now his duty as Class President to stand up for his peers.
After all of the meters he ran, Iida could not muster enough strength to activate his quirk, so he just had to rely on his basic human capabilities to help his classmates. Soon enough, he was right in front of the Class 1-B classroom door, which he swung open, much to the shock of the classmates and the teacher inside.
"What's the matter with ya', Tenya?" Vlad King, holding a notebook, asked the startled Iida, who was breathing heavily.
"Haah… Haahhh… T-There's… There's Villains a-at… The USJ…"
"…Shit." Vlad put down the notebook he was holding. "Everyone stay put! I'll tell Nezu." The Pro dashed to the door, gently pushing Iida aside.
"Ahh! Young Iida!" All Might's voice boomed through the hallway, as Tenya's eyes lit up with hope.
"A-All Might!" He replied.
"Toshi!" Vlad King passed besides All Might before stopping to notify the No. 1. "Villains are at the USJ!"
"W-What?! D-Damnit!" All Might's eyes lit up with as much fear as Tenya's had hope. It was then that All Might dashed, leaving to the USJ.
Meanwhile, Class 1-B comforted the worried Iida. It was then that Kendo spoke up. "Iida-San, where's Gohan?"
"He stayed behind, helping to evacuate… but I don't see him getting out so easy." Tenya said in a somber tone, unsure of his classmate's possible survival. This impacted Itsuka, who's look of compassion and concern then turned into utter shock and fear. The rest of the classmates looked in dismay; they could not register that this was actually happening… or they didn't want to believe it.
"…As Class Representative of 1-B, I will ask for the permission to help with this." A look of determination took over Itsuka, as she clenched her fist.
"I agree. Us helping the weak and helpless is the best kind of exercise any aspiring heroes like us could hav-" Monoma Neito combed his hair with his arm while he boasted about his superiority complex for 1-A before he got a combination of a right hook by Videl along with a left blow by Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu. Both blows were delivered to his temples, leaving Monoma unconscious.
"Let it be known that Anything that comes out of his mouth against you is his and only his weird personal views." Tetsutetsu stated.
"Yeah… And by the by, I'm also willing to help." Videl added, to which she gained some looks of concern from her peers. "Why the fuckin' dagger looks?"
"I was gonna say this eventually, but you both have to remember: We are students; we are inexperienced." The seemingly level-headed Kaibara Sen explained. "If the villains really intend to kill, they must not be pushovers in the slightest, meaning that at least some of them must have prepared for any bites we could muster."
"So, from what I understood, you'd prefer to stay here while the rest of our U.A. peers get their crap beaten and eaten out there?" The green-haired Tokage Setsuna inferred.
"I wasn't finished." Kaibara replied, raising the eyebrows of his classmates. "However… Since this is in response to the villains attacking us first, U.A. is now bringing it's A Game. This means more experienced heroes will come clean up, making it more secure for us to help."
The eyes of Class 1-B lit up in unison, as now they all had a clear goal. Iida looked in awe at the group, wondering if they really were going to help him.
"So… All of you are on board?" He asked, making sure his mind wasn't trailing off.
"Isn't it obvious?" Videl barked back, as she raised her arm.
"It's One for All…" The rest of the group raised their arms as well before finishing…
"AND ALL FOR ONE!"
USJ, Much Earlier
*Sploosh*
Izuku, Tsuyu and Minoru had all landed in Flash Flood Zone, where aquatic villains lurked around.
"THERE YOU ARE!" A basking shark-like villain yelled, prompting Izuku to release air from his being. "NOTHIN' PERSONAL, BUTTHIS IS THE E-"
Tsuyu delivered a Video game-like stomp to the evildoer, as she grabbed onto both Midoriya & Mineta and then leapt to the boat.
"I-I-IT'S A WHOLE SCHOOL OF 'EM?!" Minoru freaked out at the sight of so many villains. Meanwhile, Izuku muttered…
"Why would they come here if they couldn't beat All Might… Hell, if they know of Gohan, that means that they must have come prepared to face off against him or even kill him…" Midoriya sighed.
A noise then sparked the focus of the heroes in training.
*ガタンガトン* (This is pretty much a click-clack sound)
Dark cyan, humanoid beings with mouth guards and red eyes emerge from a portal seemingly made by Kurogiri on top of the water-based vehicle, as does a very elderly, gray-skinned man with a misshapen head and male patterned baldness. In it's shoulder was a crow, but it wasn't just for effects, because it too had a quirk.
"Oh. That's not good." Tsuyu said, to which the elder would chuckle.
"Correct, youngling. This is no good at all… for you. Now… BIO-MEN! ATTACK!"
"We have a fight to win!" Izuku exclaimed, as he activated his quirk.
The boy dashed to the nearest Bio-Man, which was just a few meters ahead of Midoriya, and with a relatively nerfed blow he penetrated the Bio-Warrior's sternum and launched it with a kick to another. Both of the immobilized machinations fell to the man-made waters below, were some villains got electrocuted because of their landing.
Mineta started throwing his violet spheres at some of the other Bio-Men; a few thankfully got stuck in place, leaving them open for attacks from both Asui and Midoriya. As they were dismantling the Bionic Menaces, the elder Doctor stood, admiring the carnage, with his crow fixated in the movements of the U.A. alumni.
"Hmm… Most Impressive. One for All in a younger body could be useful in the hands of Wheelo-San, but All Might is the safest option to choose." The villain thought, scratching the crow's feathers... making it purr... don't ask how that bird purrs. It just works.
After barely a few seconds, the young heroes had defeated the Bio-Men. Of course, it wasn't an easy task, but it was executed very well.
Izuku grabbed his left arm, which although injured, was not in such a critical condition as before. He then pointed his right index finger to the Doctor.
"It's over. Your scheme did not work as planned, and now you will be held responsible for your damages." The boy declared, his voice wavering with nervousness but his allies remaining by his side.
"I commend your effort, younglings, I really do. But know this: I have people to heal… as well as real heroes to create." The Doctor teased his main intent.
"Heal? Real Heroes?... Wait. Just who are you?" Tsuyu asked the elder figure.
"…Dr. Kochin." The Doctor revealed, sending a shiver down the teenagers' spines.
"K-K-Kochin?! The Germany-born, acclaimed scientist for his advancements of technology and cancer treatments?! THAT KOCHIN?!" Izuku gasped, surprising his classmates.
"Indeed… However, this wasn't the main course yet…" The Doctor extended his left arm before it converted into a loaded, miniature machine gun. This astonished the teenagers, but in a showstopping move, Minoru threw a ball of his to the muzzle of the weapon.
"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET! YOU GET WHAT YA' FRICKIN' DESERVE!" Mineta cried out. In response, Midoriya yelled.
"NOW!" He jumped off the rails of the boat, confusing The Doctor and his bird, and before Izuku hit the water…
"DELAWARE… SMASH!" He unleashed a Fully-powered flick of his finger while Tsuyu grabbed Minoru. The flick Izuku made was enough to form a vortex that swished the villains around. Tsuyu, with her tongue, grabbed the green-haired boy, and Minoru, with his balls (PAUSE), he managed to restrain the villains, even while airborne.
"Interesting…" Kochin contemplated, as a warp gate opened and the Doctor then entered it.
Soon enough, the trio landed in a much safer area of Flash Flood Zone, where they looked at the battle of Aizawa and Shigaraki, a battle with Aizawa seemed to be winning…
"Haah… So cool… yet so dumb… Hero. I'm not the Boss here." Tomura said, as Nomu loomed behind him, menacingly, as it stood with a straight back.
The being then rushed at Aizawa, who didn't have enough time to react and got met with a flying kick, sending the hero to the ground. Nomu then grabbed on to the skull of Eraser Head, roaring as a sign of early victory. Meanwhile, a beam of Ki burst in the Mountain Zone, so potent that most people some saw it stopped what they were doing.
"I-Is that?!" Izuku stared in amazement, while Tsuyu and Minoru looked worried.
"S-Son." Aizawa muttered, distracting the Nomu enough to lend him the time and strength to throw some carbon fiber Capture Cloth to the Nomu's neck, almost choking it. Meanwhile, Shigaraki looked over to the spiral of aura emitting from the Mountain Zone.
"Go on, Garlic. Kill Son Gohan." He said, unleashing a disturbingly devilish smile.
Nomu tried to grab onto the Capture Cloth, but its fingers were too thick, so it was hard for it to get it off. Instead, Nomu grabbed on to the longer part and bashed Aizawa along the ground. The battle kept going, but it was clear that Aizawa was being overwhelmed.
"A-Aizawa-Sensei!" Minoru called out, probably making sure his teacher was safe. Little did Tsuyu and Izuku know that Minoru yelled because of a secondary reason… to hide his fear fart.
Nomu unleashed a deafening roar, while on the Mountain Zone, a ginormous wormhole with red & yellow fumes formed, tearing apart that sector of the USJ.
"H-HOLY!" Sato, Ashido, Uraraka and the rest of the 1-A alumni in the entrance stairs look in awe at the wormhole.
"IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!" Minoru cried out once more in disbelief.
Thankfully, the wormhole didn't last any longer than 20 seconds, because a massive beacon of Ki was directed at the villain who had unleashed such an ability, seemingly dooming them for eternity.
As that happened, Kurogiri appeared with Kochin besides Shigaraki via a warp gate as they admired the carnage.
"Is Thirteen dead?" Tomura asked, scratching his neck.
"They're incapacitated, but… a student escaped." Kurogiri responded in a somber manner. This only angered Shigaraki more as he scratched his neck harder.
"I'd turn you into dust if you weren't our ticket out of here… And since Garlic is gone, we won't stand a chance against dozens of Pros…"
"So…" Kochin barged in. "We leave?"
That comment by The Doctor made Minoru squeal with excitement, but he then got waterboarded by Tsuyu after she noticed the grape-colored boy was holding on to her breast.
"Yeah. But before that…" Tomura turned his head to the trio of Izuku, Tsuyu and Minoru. The trio froze as the wicked villain got closer
"Let's leave a few kids dead." He extended his arm, which was about to reach Asui's face before…
"NIMBUS!" A familiar voice yelled, as a yellow cloud got ahold of the Flash Flood Trio, while the villains and Aizawa stared in awe and confusion.
"HUH?!... A… yellow cloud?" Izuku analized what had happened.
"W-What? Nimbus?... S-Shirakumo?!" Aizawa contemplated before Nomu's grip loosened. Why? Because Gohan had kicked it away, confusing Tomura even more. Shigaraki grunted, while Gohan took care of his teacher. However, there wasn't a person who was going to let Son tend to the hero so easily... person? Sorry... a bird. The crow of Kochin got high up and attempted to strike Gohan.
"M-MINORU! BALL, NOW!" Izuku yelled, scaring the grape-haired boy.
"YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME PEE MYSELF!" Minoru responded as he threw the sticky ball, and Izuku flicked another finger to propell the ball at such speeds that it knocked out the bird.
"Should I retrieve it, Kochin?" Kurogiri stared at The Doctor, who just sighed.
"No. It's not necessary; we have more at the base." Kochin replied.
"…Kochin?" Shigaraki asked.
"Y-Yes Tomura?"
"Is this the brat who killed Garlic?"
"I… I-I guess?"
"Aizawa-Sensei!" Gohan called out next to Shota.
"Gah… G-Gohan… is-"
"Yes. They're all safe. Now, we just need to wait for backup… But right now…" Son then gave Aizawa some of his energy, revitalizing him enough to fight, as Son then got into a stance. "Come on... Let's fight. Alongside each other!"
"Heh… You really are impressive… LET'S DO THIS!"
Gohan and Shota dashed forwards, delivering blows to Nomu. While Gohan was on the offensive, Shota utilized his quirk to weaken Nomu. Of course, Nomu's multiple quirks give him dexterity far above a human, so it would be harder to take care of it properly.
Since Nomu was unhinged and barely sentient, Gohan was able to evade most blows thrown at him. Every time Nomu attacked, another blow of equal strength was delivered as shockwaves spread across the battlefield.
It would come to a point where Gohan, while being bearhugged by Nomu, unleashed his power, lending him enough time to seemingly convert his aura into a concentrated blast. The ball shot off, destroying Nomu's abdomen, but it quickly regenerated in a disgusting display, as blood flew off of the healed Nomu.
"W-What?! Wait…" Gohan was shocked before realizing something. "His muscle patches in his biceps and abdomen… Regeneration… No way… Namekian DNA?! Is this… Another Cell?!"
Nomu crashed its fist to Aizawa's chest, making the Pro spit saliva and… blood. This was actual blood from his system…
"Oh that's not good." Gohan said with a serious tone before they were grabbed by their head and leg respectively and then thrown against each other. Now, Aizawa's leg was broken, his head was bleeding more and Son was gathering himself yet again.
Nomu growled, tilting it's head to the side as to taunt the so-called 'heroes'. Gohan bounced back to his feet and started beating up Nomu once again. Now, Gohan and Nomu were true equals in strength. However, the strength of both somehow kept increasing, like if they were growing stronger as they fought.
Shockwaves kept being sent to the surroundings of the fighters, making it hard for outsiders to approach.
"This… is this Son-Kun's true power?!" Yaomomo admired her classmate's strength from the stairs.
Gohan kept fighting, but somehow, his blows were starting to get sloppier, something that Mashirao noticed. "J-Just what's going on with Son?" He thought.
"I should've ended this before, when this was just starting… but my blood… it's boiling… not only because of a fight… but with anger… why me… why?!… Damnit!" Son thought in the midst of battle.
Nomu's attacks were landing, but Gohan just tanked them and delivered back with great force. It was clear Gohan was feeling drained mentally, meaning that, if he didn't focus, he was going to be affected physically. Soon enough, Nomu struck Gohan in the face with a giant right hook to the face with such force that it sent the boy flying back.
"G-GOHAN!" People like Yaomomo and Aizawa called out to him, but Gohan wasn't going to give up.
"You know what?! I've had enough..." Gohan was about to return to battle, but then...
*BAM*
A large thud followed after that slam, which gained the focus of all. From the gateway, All Might emerged with dust and steam like a WWE Superstar at Royal Rumble, tearing off his tie and proclaiming…
"Fear not… I am here." He wasn't smiling, because after he was notified by Vlad King and Iida, he wasn't going to play around with a smile. Not now... Not yet.
All Might jumped to action, swiftly taking care of a group of approaching villains. The No. 1 then got besides Aizawa.
"I'm sorry. You okay, Shota?"
"Urg… Can't say I've been worse…"
"All Might…" Gohan called out, prompting the hero to turn his gaze. All Might saw Gohan, whose cape was detached and several key parts of his costume, like helmet and gloves, were missing and he was bleeding from his head due to that last blow that knocked him back.
"I'm fine. Just hand me Aizawa-Sensei and… Yeah, you can take it on… I hope." These words shook All Might. Seeing his student, Son of a great man and fellow human beaten by villains just couldn't sit with the Pro. Sure, he seemed okay, but the fact that villains could even dare to go after kids was a terrifying concept. "S-Son..."
"...I'll take care of the rest, but I won't hesitate to help when needed." Son responded with a determined look.
"Could it be… Could it really be?" Shigaraki started scratching his neck even more. "Are you getting weaker?"
"Shut it." All Might barked, preparing to strike down the technically multi-handed villain.
"CAROLINA SMAAASH!" All Might yelled, but Nomu came in just in time to tank the attack. Nomu then attempted to trap the hero in a bear hug, but All Might ducked.
Meanwhile, Gohan carried Aizawa to the stairs, where most people from U.A. were located at. When having looked at Aizawa, much concern rang through the group.
"Good Lord from above AIZAWA-SENSEI!" Ochako got closer to examine her teacher. "W-W-What can we do?!"
"Wait." Gohan responded.
"What is it, Son-Kun?"
"H... Here." Gohan pulled out a brown bag, confusing his classmates and then even more when Son pulled out a green bean.
"Aizawa-Sensei."
"Y-Yeah…" Shota was clinging on to his consciousness, although he was now pretty much on autopilot.
"Bite down." Gohan demanded, and so Shota did. When the teacher bit down, a rush of pain came and went, and after a few seconds… he was back in shape.
"W-What?!" Son's classmates looked confused yet impressed while Aizawa flexed his muscles a little. He then looked at Gohan and asked.
"That… what was that?"
"Senzu Beans. I gave Recovery Girl the soil needed to grow them." Gohan responded, as a gargantuan crater was made in the battlefield. Now, All Might had suplexed Nomu, but a warp gate opened, lending Nomu enough room to go halfway through and grab hold of All Might's midsection. When it got in contact, Nomu tightened its grip, with All Might starting to bleed.
"A-All Might!" Izuku, Gohan, Shoto and two other approached the zone, but Shota called out.
"ALL OF YOU! STAY BA-"
"AIZAWA!" Gohan finally exploded with anger, surprising the heroes and alumni around him. "Look, I understand your concern, but right now isn't the time, especially WHEN THE NUMBER ONE'S IN THE LINE!"
"SON! If this wasn't a life-or-death, I would expel you for acting over your own head, but right now, you have to tone it down."
"…Not again." Gohan started walking again, catching up with Izuku and the others while Shota followed Gohan. "Not again will I stand back and watch as others get harmed, let alone killed."
This shocked those around Son, because they didn't expect such a reaction from him, even after his earlier outburst. This also showed how determined he was with his goal, mostly because of personal issues from his past, which nobody was planning to ask him at this point.
Conversely, as Gohan recollected himself, a portal opened in the center of the ceiling, something which the purpose of was unclear. However, it's purpose would soon be revealed, as Nomu's eyes begin to glow a bright pink-ish fuchsia. This would make Gohan stop in his tracks, as he sensed something from Nomu.
"…Ki?!"
"GOHAN!" Sato yelled, as Nomu fired off it's concentrated Ki laser through the portal in the ceiling, and the portal's pair was just in Gohan's range. Thankfully, Gohan wasn't killed… but…
*drip, drip*
1-A and All Might were awestruck yet again, as the laser hadn't penetrated Son's chest, but rather his femur. The laser had left a gaping hole the size of a baseball, with blood profusely coming out. He had let his emotions get the better of him, making him drop his guard and causing the injury.
Son let out a howl of agony, as he gripped his leg while balancing with the other. This scream froze most around, who were terrified of an attack that pierced through Gohan that easily. If that had struck All Might, he would've been fried on the spot. "D-Damnit... Why me... WHY?!" He chastised himself for letting his guard down.
"Hehehehehehe… AHAHAHAHAHAHAH! THERE YOU GO! SON GOHAN AND ALL MIGHT IN DEATH'S DOOR!" Shigaraki taunted, but his laughter soon stopped when Bakugo blasted Kurogiri.
"K-KACCHAN!" Midoriya called out in happiness, while a wave of ice from Todoroki froze Nomu's left side.
"Nobody will be dying, as long as we are alive…" Kirishima barked with a grin.
"…Oh." Gohan's face turned pale, as he realized something embarrassing.
"SON-KUN! W-WHAT DO YOU NEED?" Yaomomo came with Denki and Kyoka en suite.
"I… I'm very dumb." Gohan responded, pulling out a Senzu Bean from the almost-burned bag and consuming it. As pain came and went, the bean did it's deed and Gohan's femur was regenerated. This shocked his classmates, whom were all stunned and Kyoka almost vomiting from such event.
"…Ew… Wait… did that?" Kaminari admired the 'wound'.
"And now…. Judging by the beatdown from Vegeta before and the combination of all of these injuries, I should be roughly as strong as where I left off after The Cell Games…" Son thought once more. "Not the way I planned on getting stronger, but I guess it works." He then noticed that another punch by Nomu had been made, but thankfully nobody was hurt.
"NO! GET OUT OF HERE." All Might demanded to his students.
"You heard the man." Son appeared behind the All Might Helping Crew, startling them. "Besides, I have a plan…"
"Time for cleanup!" Tomura rushed at the teenagers, but before he could do anything, All Might and Nomu clashed, unleashing a powerful shockwave.
The USJ could only handle so much, and now it was at it's breaking point, as parts of it were now crumbling down. All Might and Nomu kept colliding their fists with each other, but the latter started giving it beyond his limit, beyond 100%.
Meanwhile, the All Might Helping Crew got in position, and Son charged up.
"VILLAINS!" All Might knocked Nomu upwards, before hammering it down and landing in front of it.
"Kaaaaaaaaaa…" Son cupped his hands, Bakugo loaded his gauntlets, and Midoriya's standard training uniform started tearing.
"HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THESE WORDS?!" All Might clenched his fist.
"Meeeeeeeeee…" A light started forming from Gohan's hands and he reeled them back.
"PLUUUUUUS… UUUULTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" All Might unleashed his final blow to Nomu, sending it flying. However, something would interfere with its airborne state…
"DEKU-KUN?!"
"MIDORIYA?!"
Those who didn't know Gohan's plan freaked out seeing Izuku in Nomu's way, but this was perfectly calculated. Instantly, Izuku went 100% and beyond as turquoise sparks started coming off of his body and green plasma flames came off his eyes. Izuku unleashed a barrage of blows, handling Nomu like a ragdoll… ;)
"FIFTY-STATE… SMAAAASH VOOOLLEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYY!" The lightning coming off Izuku burned Nomu's skin as well as some of the surrounding area, and Izuku finally let out a primal roar as Bakugo blasted himself next to Izuku to unleash the next part of their plan.
"GO TO HEEEEELLLL!"
*BOOOOOOM*
Izuku delivered his Final Smash and Katsuki delivered an explosion at the same time, Nomu was sent to the floor, making an even bigger crater than what All Might made.
"THAT'S OVERKILL!" Sero exclaimed, having taped himself to the nearest ground-bound object to not fly away.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaa…"
"THREE FREEZE!" Todoroki made a pillar of ice, doing his best to conseil Nomu for it to have a harder time to escape and regenerate.
Gohan then rushed in, jumping off the ice made by Shoto and was getting closer to Nomu.
"Meeeeeeeeeeee…"
"Oh no." The villains cursed.
"Oh yeah." All Might muttered.
"DO IT GOHAN!" 1-A yelled at the top of their lungs.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
*ギュアアッ* (Gyuuuaaaa aka just a sound effect)
Gohan unleashed a potent Kamehameha Wave that made a sonic boom, shattered all ice and/or glass around him, made yet another hole in the USJ and eradicated Nomu without a second thought. He wasn't just going to let another Cell roam around the world without a hitch. No. He would prevent such things to ever happen again for as long as he lived.
A sudden golden blur seemingly engulfed Gohan as another burst of energy from the blast careened into the stratosphere and beyond, meaning that no trace remained of Nomu. This didn't go unnoticed by his peers, teachers and even adversaries. Soon, Gohan was left huffing. He looked around, but that 'Golden Blur' was gone.
"W-What?... WHAT?! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Tomura started to freak out, enraged at what had transpired. "YOU CHEATED! YOU ALL CHEATED!"
"Pff… It wasn't cheating at all." Gohan barked. "It was a lot of grinding, and now the true ending has been revealed." Son then stuck his hand outward and charged a Ki sphere, ready to launch it at the villains. "Surrender."
"You heard him." All Might added salt to the villains' wound. "You said that you'd be cleaning up, right? Bring it on then."
The main villains stood speechless, as Son got as close as just a few meters to All Might's northwest. Shigaraki, though, kept scratching his neck even more.
"If only we had that other Nomu, this would've been taking care of so easily…" He snarled.
"Tomura. Kurogiri." Kochin spoke up. "We have to leave. There's just nothing we can do."
Gohan, who managed to hear that comment, started chuckling. "I know. All is futile now. Just leave already, because you aren't worth U.A.'s time. Besides, I'm doing the Other World, because Hell doesn't have time for scum like you."
"WHY YOU-" Shigaraki ran before his hands and feet were shot.
"Apologies, everyone!" A voice sounded from the entrance stairs, as 1-A alumni looked in awe.
"PRESIDENT OF CLASS 1-A, IIDA TENYA!"
"AND PRESIDENT OF CLASS 1-B, KENDO ITSUKA HAVE ARRIVED WITH THE CALVARY!"
Class 1-B, Iida and U.A. staff had arrived, prompting people like Uraraka and Ashido to cheer.
"Haaah… That's over with… Wow… now I have a goal… which is more or less what might be best…" Gohan thought, admiring the scene of destruction, and then his classmates. He looked at Izuku, Katsuki, Shoto, A deflating All Might, Midnight, Nezu, Itsuka… wait.
"Huh?" Gohan focused on the steam coming off All Might after he (Son) unleashed his Kamehameha Wave. Somehow, All Might was still steaming and getting much less buff. When he focused, Son could tell his energy was dropping.
"A-All Migh-" Gohan was interrupted when Cementoss covered his field of view with his quirk.
"Son-San, go back to your group, I'll take care of this." He said, giving an assuring smile, which Gohan reciprocated.
"GOHAN!" Kendo yelled, as she, Videl and Iida got closer to Gohan.
"Hey guys! You alright?"
"Hell yeah we are!" Videl flexed, showing her biceps.
"Don't worry, Son. The only place affected was the USJ, so the rest of the school is fine." Iida comforted Gohan, who let out a sigh of pure relief.
"Thank the Guardian of Earth that's the case." Gohan responded, the group letting out a chuckle after that.
Kendo admired the damage dealt to the facility. "…To think this much damage was done by one villain attack… Wow… W-Will U.A.'s reputation be ok?"
"As long as we are… I believe they could be alright." Gohan thought aloud.
"I don't think it's that simple, but I can agree that they'll be alright." Videl added.
"Alright. Let's go back." Tenya said, waving his hand in a circular manner.
Undisclosed League of Villains Bar
A portal opened, and from it came out Tomura and Dr. Kochin. The Doctor landed gracefully, while Tomura just stumbled into the floor, bleeding.
"Damnit… Damnit… I got shot… Garlic and the Nomu are dead… the fodder was taken out like trash… The blasted chicken was taken out... Son Gohan was just as strong as All Might… and to top it off… All Might is in perfect health…"
"He is not, Tomura." The cheeky warlock corrected. "If he was, then I would've made more fun of your 'plans', but I guess this is quite the show…"
"Shut it, Bibidi." Tomura barked back, making the blue-cloaked Demon upset.
"You get his name wrong and you insult him? Know your place, scum."
"Mr. Dabura. Calm down." A voice pled formally from a monitor. "We merely underestimated All Might and the boy. Now, how about that Nomu, you were saying?"
"Oh. Son Gohan blasted it to Kingdom Come, and most likely ended it's life." Kochin told the monitor figure.
"My, oh my… Very impressive… Well, thanks to Babidi…" The monitor figure coughed sarcastically, reffering to Shigaraki who just scoffed. "Thanks to him, we have enough assets to make Nomu just as strong as it."
"… Speaking of Nomu… Is he ready?" Kochin asked, reffering to an unknown character.
"Yes. He's been sent out in the hunt for the Hero Killer." Babidi, the warlock, explained.
"Well, The TL;DR of this experience would be this: We can't move freely like we want to, but Tomura, I believe in your power. You can become the Symbol of Fear." The monitor figure finished his transmission.
USJ
The police had arrived and was now apprehending all of the evildoers left in the facility. All students (except Midoriya because of his injuries) had gathered outside, where a detective was counting them.
"Besides the one with messed-up legs and burns, it looks like all are unharmed." Detective Tsukauchi Naomasa analized. "We're gonna get you all back to your classrooms. This is no time for statements."
"Mister Tsukauchi, what about Thirteen-Sensei?" Uraraka asked.
"They have terrible lacerations across their back and upper arms , but those don't threaten their survival. All Might's injuries aren't life threatening either. It's possible that Recovery Girl's healing will be enough, so he is at the nurse's office."
"And what of Izuku?" Gohan asked, with Tenya and Ochako nodding in agreeance.
"Ah. He's also in the nurse's office. I actually have a meeting there, so I'll leave the rest to you Sansa." Naomasa looked at his feline accomplice, who saluted.
"Tsukauchi-Sama." Gohan raised his hand.
"Go ahead, Son-San."
"…I was the one who killed Nomu." Son felt guilt immediately after finishing that sentence, surprising his classmates who thought that it was just blown away.
"…Understandable." Naomasa wrote what had been said, very casually, confusing Son.
"I-It's that simple?"
"Keep this in mind: My profession and quirk can tell how honest someone is when in an interview, so I can tell that you're being honest.'
"Oh... That's interesting." Gohan said, now being a little nervous. "S-So... Anything else?"
Well you could say what you saw from it, like it's quirk."
"Alright. Nomu, from what I gathered, had the following: Shock Absorption, Enhanced Senses, Enhanced Reflexes and a Hyper Regeneration that countered Aizawa-Sensei's quirk." Son explained, hearing all of the letters Naomasa wrote.
"Hey, what about that laser he broke your femur with?" Rikido asked.
"Ki."
"Ki, huh?" Naomasa wrote this down as well.
"Life energy manipulation, that's what he did when he blasted my leg." Gohan clarified.
"Alright. Thanks for the information; it's greatly appreciated."
"No problem, Tsukauchi-Sama." Gohan bowed, with his classmates following suite.
"Alright." Vlad King stretched, catching the attention of the alumni. "It's time to head back. Make sure to leave room, because it's gonna be cramped in there." He pointed behind him, to the Private Bus.
"Ooh! Before we go, give this to Midoriya. It'll help him heal faster." Gohan then gave the detective a Senzu Bean, which the latter put in his pocket.
"Thank you, Son. Have a good day." Naomasa waved as Gohan got on the bus.
"Detective Tsukauchi! I have a report." Another officer spoke up. "We've discovered blood samples of the dangerous villain inside the building."
"What about the body?"
"Sadly, it's nowhere to be found."
"Hmm… It was most likely for the best…"
"Also, we found a bird, a crow to be exact, and it seems that it in fact possesses a quirk."
"A quirk, huh? That's interesting. What kind to be exact?"
"It seems like it's an emitter-type quirk, Tsukauchi-San." Nezu came around the corner with Nemuri and Sekijiro (Vlad King) who was holding the crow in his arms like a newborn.
"Mr. Principal. I'd like to go over the school with a fine-toothed comb, if you don't mind."
"Some might not like it, but the police certainly has jurisdiction! Investigations are your field of knowledge, so do whatever feels necessary!" Nezu said with a smile and an iron fist.
At the bus… There was a lot of commotion, something that Gohan just had to get used to.
"GOHAN!" Kaminari called out to the onyx-eyed boy, who was surprised by being called out like that… oh well.
"Yo!"
"DUDE! YOU WERE THE MVP OUT THERE MY GUY!" Sato added, making Gohan do a half-assed half smirk as he sat besides Ojiro.
"T-Thanks. I… really don't wanna talk about it though."
"Son." Aizawa called out from the front, prompting the demi-human to meet his gaze. "Sato is quite correct. You were our most valuable asset in there, getting everybody to safety and helping me in battle. I am very thankful for you being here… However, you well know where your actions got you to in some instances."
"Correct." Son agreed, looking down. Now, there was a deafening silence in which the conversation of Shota and Gohan currently was, making Gohan a little more self-conscious.
"Your actions, although successful, put yourself and your peers in grave danger. Your attitude was that of a spoiled brat at some points."
"Aizawa-Sensei. I completely understand and agree with your points made. However, you can't just assume that's for no reason at all."
"I'm very aware of that."
"Yet you are clueless as well. You don't know what I've been through… happiness, yeah, at some points… but also sadness… anger… kidnapping… murder… genocide…" This started worrying the people around Gohan, some who twitched at the mention of genocide. Even people like Shoto and Katsuki were taken aback by such mentions by 'goody two shoes' Gohan, who then stood up.
"S-So-" Aizawa tried to reason with the boy, but was interrupted.
"I want to be a hero, but I don't want to ever be a sitting duck ever again. It… IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THIS WORLD SAFE-"
"Calm down S-"
"AFTER MY FATHER SACRIFICED HIS OWN LIFE TO KEEP ME SAFE WHEN EVEN HE KNEW I HAD ENOUGH POWER TO BEAT THAT VILLAIN!" Son's voice trembled as he got furious, just wanting to unleash his inner screams to the silent void.
There was silence, as everyone except the bus driver looked at Gohan, concerned. Now, Gohan had realized what had happened, and his eyes got red, although no tears came out.
"I… I sincerely apologize…" Son bowed profusely, completely distraught at how he acted. He then sat back down. The rest of the alumni and teachers looked away in silence, all except Kendo.
The rest of the ride, once again, was void of conversations. Gohan clenched his fist, feeling the guilt he thought had been suppressed for at least a few months at full force.
After too much silence, the bus stopped, and everybody got off. Gohan was the last one to get off, and there was somebody waiting for him, resting besides the bus.
"You good, Gohan?" It was Kendo Itsuka, who looked worried at her friend.
"…Kinda." Gohan just had to be honest, because no way in HFIL that his outbursts could be ignored.
"Look. I… I really could not even fathom what you've experienced; we both know this. You have to know this though: I don't judge you. At all."
"What does that mean?"
"Iida told me how you acted when Kurokiri of whatever warped your friends. Now, I know where that stems from; it stems from the need to help those around you to compensate for the past, right?"
Gohan chuckled. "Hit the nail in the head."
"Dang. I'm just… so… utterly sorry." Itsuka looked down, to which Gohan raised his left eyebrow. "I've never really experienced such a thing, but seeing you, a friend, someone my age, having been through so much pain… it… i-it sickens me."
"…Yeah. My life has been a fieldtrip and a half… times twenty." Gohan said, prompting Itsuka to attempt to smile.
"I bet that if anybody else was in your shoes, that'd deal a number on their being… hell, that's what happened from the looks of it… Y' know... If I could trade lives with you… I probably would."
"I appreciate that, Kendo-San. I really do. Your compassion for others is truly admirable, and from what you've told me, people really believe you really have what it takes to be a president… something that I currently don't possess."
"IIII'm pretty sure you do, Son. It's just… ya' know… that whole 'feelings' thing has to be under control… Hey, have you tried meditation? I've been trying it out recently and it has helped with my anxiety of becoming a true hero and the likes."
"I have actually. I've been training since I was just 4 years old, albeit without the consent of my parents or myself."
"Really? Why?"
"…I was kidnapped… twice."
"Oh…"
"Then the whole murder thing happened… then the genocide… and then my father sacrificed himself… saving me temporarily, before I finished the villain off." Kendo was surprised when hearing this.
"So… That Nomu wasn't your first time? T-Taking a life I mean."
"No…" Gohan looked down but then back at Itsuka's soft features. "I've despised fighting for most of my life… at one point, when talking to a friend, I called it the 'Devil's Dance' because the anger that coursed through me was like a demon had taken over me. My friend wasn't even human, but an android, yet he understood me. When his skull was stepped on by the villain my dad sacrificed himself to, it felt like I had lost a part of myself, or someone who was like me. That's when I realized what my duty was…" Son looked at the U.A. main building.
"My duty was to save those who were in a place like me once before, scared to fight. Now, I have another duty as well…" He looked at Kendo with a genuine smile running through his face once more.
"I want to help you all get stronger as well!" He declared, making Kendo smile in turn.
"H-Heh! That's the s-spirit!" She enlarged her fist and Son fist bumped in return, both closing their eyes.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH HEEEE'S SOOo CUUTEE AND ADMIRABLEEEEEEEEEEE!" The teal-eyed female squealed internally. A voice then rang through both their ears.
"OI! LOVEBIRDS!" Videl called out, with Uraraka and Iida alongside her. That comment she made the pair of Son and Kendo blush and they turned around, flustered.
"Oh god this is not what it looks like." The boy thought.
"Oh god this is totally what it looks like." The girl thought. "N-N-N-N-N-NOT AT ALL, BIDET! T-T-UH-I WAS JUST G-GIVING SON A PEP TALK YA' KNOW?! MAKIN' SURE HE'S GOOD EMOTIONALLY, RIGHT?!" She looked at Gohan with an intense stare.
" YEP " He answered. "But it's all good now. Hey, how's Midoriya?"
"He's just getting his stuff. Wow, how did he recover so fast?"
"Oh! I gave him a Senzu Bean." Gohan responded, nonchalantly.
"What you gave Aizawa-Sensei I presume?" Iida inquired, to which Son nodded.
"HEY GUYS!" Midoriya had now arrived, making Uraraka and Iida happy to see him, as well as Gohan and Itsuka. Videl then started giggling, making Itsuka confused, but Videl then pulled the former in to tell her something in the ear.
"I know how you feel, and trust me: I think you got a shot." Videl whispered, making Itsuka even more flustered.
"L-L-Look, I know what it looks like, but I really don't believe in 'love at first sight'." Kendo responded.
"Who said I was reffering to love?" Videl gained a devilish smile, turning Itsuka's facial structure beet-red.
"After this, 1-A students like me were interviewed individually about the USJ incident. Classes were cancelled the following day to install Capsule Corp. Security, but villains are always always lurking around…"
Musutafu City (East District)
A man crouched ontop of a building, overlooking the busy-night city of the Japanese nation. He sported a dark combat suit, plated with metal armor across his body to holster his weapons. The torso was sleeveless, so he instead his arms were wrapped in yellow bandages, all the way from just below his shoulders to his wrists. He also wore long black wristbands and a watch on his left arm, and his knees were protected with metal pads, the costume completed by black boots with steel armor. He also donned a signature blood-red scarf and matching headband, as well as the tattered cloth he wears around his face as a mask.
He then licked the air with an extraordinarily long tongue, tainted with numerous small papillae. Saliva flowed through his teeth, meaning that he was hungry for something, craving it. He then put on a very sinister smile, but it only lasted a few seconds. He was not alone, and he could smell it.
"This world… It needs to change, doesn't it?" A voice questioned. The thirsty man's smirk vanished as he then pulled out his blade and turned around to face the person, almost cutting off their neck and beheading them as he extended it.
"And you are?" The red and black vigilante asked back at his prey. The tension in the air was cold around them, but it would just remain for a moment. The man then realized who he was talking to.
The one being threatened was a tall man of muscular built with black hair. His hair was unkempt with three bangs hanging to the right of his forehead and two hanging to the left. His hair also stood up in the front with five spikes and four in the back. He also wore gray and black Battle Armor, similar to that of Vegeta's.
"Oh, come on. I'm just here to help you yet you threaten to kill me? Seriously, what kind of negotiator are you?" The person asked the bladed one, smiling. Surprisingly, the blade's edge was already making contact with the opponent, but it didn't even make a mark in the skin.
"…Son Goku?"
"Close… but not quite." The man clarified as more lights turned on in the city, causing light to illuminate the man's face. "The name is Turles, and I have a proposition for you… Stain."
DEVIL'S DANCE – END
SEASON 1 – END
–Ladies, Gentlemen and everyone of the like... It's an immense honor to say this, because IT'S THE END OF MHA SEASON 1! Also, I can't thank every one of you who've followed me and gotten this FanFic to 100+ Favorites & Follows! As a reminder, I started this FanFic mostly because of the curfews and quarantine, but I had thought of concepts for such a crossover ever since mid 2019. Eventually, I decided to write and release my take on these two realities merged into a singular one while TRYING keep most of the souls of each of the separate series. So… while here, I'm gonna give my opinion and / or reasoning on somethings.
Was The Great Saiyaman executed well in Z? Kind of, mostly like that because we didn't see too much of what could've happened and we got the Blue-Balling 25th Tenkaichi Budokai that lead to the rest of the Majin Buu Saga. Also, since Gohan was written with a righteous heart who interferes when necessary, that made the perfect segue for him to be in MHA and the such.
Now, could MHA characters bound to the limits of the series be able to match Gohan? Let alone Chiaotzu? Not close. We might be getting into Dragon-level destruction, being able to destroy cities without much issue, but without that DB pizazz of Ki just doesn't seem possible people could just catch up.
With those two questions in mind, I decided to make the best of both worlds and made the necessary changes for such a thing to be made… As you can see, that I've attempted by making this FanFic.
So, why the Inhibitor Rings? As one of you has pointed out in great detail, the Inhibitor Rings kinda were a copout for Gohan from my part. I kinda knew this from the start, but I still decided to go with it, mostly because it's kind of a tease for whenever / if ever I decide to go beyond the Buu Saga from DB because, as you know, I explicitly said that they're pretty much Dragon Ball Fusions' Metamo-Rings… And I'll leave it at that ;)
Any schedule? Idfk mostly like once every 3 weeks or, like on this occasion, maybe a little over a month.
Alright… I barely got any interaction for my… 3rd community event? The one about compiling the Prologue into a single chapter… Yeah I'm gonna do it LUL
Now: The third / fifth one I'm not to sure about, that being 'Should I post the current Season 2 Summary'? Y'all can decide that in the reviews.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS CHAPTER! We began with Habit Headgear with the Majin Mark, which is self-explanitory, an I also extended a little bit of his fight with Mt. Lady and Kamui Woods. Now, Nezu's talk with Gohan upgraded his power-fiasco I gave him to diamond, which then upgraded to Netherite after the USJ incident. Why is Gohan feeling like a 3Der character now? Well, since Dragon Ball doesn't fixate itself that much in characters with trauma, I decided to add some of that pseudo-tragic feeling that MHA sometimes possesses, and does pretty good imo. Thus, since Gohan has been through so much shit in the original DB, how about that actually affects his way of being? That's kind of the secondary reason why he stopped training until the Buu Saga here. Now after the USJ, he recognized that if he wasn't there, that things would have been different. Granted Gohan not being in MHA is just MHA, but I mean with the given circumstances of Garlic Jr. and Dr. Kochin.
SPEAKING OF WHICH! THERE IS A GARLIC JUNIOR HERE! MASAKOX COULDN'T EVEN! KEKW But yes, I added Garlic Jr here. By the way... THE DEAD ZONE IS OP WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT! Deadass just pulls people into another dimension with no way back. I decided to change Garlic's origin as well to make him a servant of Dabura, along with the Spice Boys and the others from the DBZ Anime filler. Dr. Kochin from The World's Strongest is also making his MZWA debut with the Bio-Men. To be honest, I tried thinking properly about how to include Dr. Wheelo in the Hero Killer Arc, but I also want to include others in there as well, so I'm just pushing him back for a bit. Other villains from DB Movies that appeared briefly were Gurumes, Bongo and Pasta from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Ruby, as well as... the Spice Boys and the others from Garlic Jr.'s appearances.
Nomu with Namekian DNA. Some of you might think it's weird that I'd do this, but think about this: If Dr. Gero got resources (SPOILERS: Like Quirks) for Cell from All For One, then they could've interchange data on the Z Fighters as well. Another option is Babidi with his Papara Pa- The Manipulation Sorcery. In games like Budokai 2 he brought back Freeza and Cell, and in Shin Budokai: Another Road, he's able to read Trunks' mind and learns about time travel, leading to people like Cooler, Z Broly and Janemba to be brought into Trunks' timeline. So it's possible he knows how to obtain DNA from someone like Piccolo, thus making this another valid explanation, although kind of a stretch. By the way, as of Saturday, December 5th 2020 at 6:36 PM AST, I've retconned how I Gohan being Equals with the Nomu, something which a user didn't like. To be honest, it was my fault. Even though I reread both manga and see the anime when in progress of writing, I do tend to miss out, not only on some details, but on how people could interpret things differently from how I visualized it as well, which has been a life-long problem of mine.
Finally, the tree has sprouted for Gohan and Itsuka, as you could tell in the final act... while Turles is recruiting Stain for God knows... Well... We know... I hope... Do you understando?
PHEW! That's over with… Wow. I can't possibly thank you all enough for Following this FanFic, it really means quite a lot to me. Make sure to give everybody here the support / criticism they need to grow as writers as well! Speaking of criticism, PLEASE PROVIDE STUFF YOU'D THINK IS GOOD! Remember to Favorite if you truly enjoy this Fic, and I wish you the best in your days!