This fic is inspired by works such as Total Command by Epsilon110, Cobalt Star by Admiral Drifter, and Make a Fate Roll by The Plauge Dragon.
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Nedzu had noticed an anomaly; a small group of vigilantes making headway with little information about them. Any possible witness would flee before they could get a good look. They would flee the moment a hero got within a block of them. Those apprehended spouted about mysterious figures with strange tools and weapons that were Quirks.
Most of these made sense; except for the tools.
It was most likely that these vigilantes were using them to maskt their Quirks. After all, the little information given pointed to them using Quirks yet never showing it.
So he called his most valuable hero for such an task; Eraserhead.
The door to his office opened and the familiar figure walked through the door. "So Nedzu, who are you sicking me on this time ?" Aizawa inquired. "A group of anomalies my dear Easerhead, quite the interesting sort" Shotii rolled her eyes at this. "Vigilantes, what have they done to catch your attention?". Nedzu chuckled at this; "Nothing much, but I know you going after them would help in my investigation".
Aizawa just groaned at her boss's antics before accepting the file he laid out for her. There was little information on them except for the collective name (not a very original one at that), and some witness accounts. She raised her brow at the statement related to the usage of tools and huffed.
It was going to be a lot of sleepless nights for her.
Izuku was leaping from roof to roof, Hitoshi was just behind him with a new scarf on his suit. Then they heard a scream and raced to action. Roof after roof was cleared in rapid succession as they barreled towards the source of the scream.
When they arrived they found their usual work; a mugger holding someone hostage with their Quirk.
Hitoshi was first to act by using his new scarf to propel himself to the alley. "Hey asshole." he shouted as Izuku made his way down. The mugger turned to the pair and sneered; "Who the hell are you two supposed to be?". There was a moment of silence before the mugger's eyes grew white and she stopped moving.
The victim was quick to flee from the mugger's grasp. Izuku walked past Hitoshi and bound the mugger's wrists with a snap. The two highfived as the Mugger dropped to the ground unconscious and police sirens were heard in the background.
As they turned back to the roof Tokoyami burst into their comms. "You guys have a hero on your tail, can't get much else for now " he said. "Alright Shadow, thanks" Izuku responded. The two then made their way to the roof tops through the fire escape.
As Izuku and Hitoshi made their way across the city a piece of fabric struck him across Izuku across the face.
He crashed on top of the roof they had been running across. Hitoshi just turned to the source of the fabric before he was kicked in the face. He crashed down as the hero revealed themselves. Izuku activated his comms and called in. "Shadow we're in need of aid, just three bloc-" what he had been saying was interrupted by the hero slamming him into the ground with their scarf.
"Damn, of all the heroes to be beaten up by, it just had to be Eraserhead." Hitoshi spoke up.
He should have known, its little wonder why his Quirks aren't working right now. Eraserhead just continued by dragging him closer and closer while keeping her foot on Hitoshi's chest. Then he saw just what scared him most, he saw the red glow of her eyes.
His worry was put to rest when a small ball of electricity struck Eraserhead in her arm. The arm dropped limply while Eraserhead just muttered a curse. "Heard you guys needed help so I came as quick as I could." Denki spoke up while keeping his Stun Gun trained on Eraserhead.
Eraserhead's hair dropped and Izuku felt his Quirks return to him. He was quick to activate a set of fire Quirks to force her back. Denki followed up with several more shots from his Stun Gun. Eraserhead was forced to jump away from Hitoshi while reactivating her Quirk. The flames dulled but the electricity continued.
The momentary shock in Eraserhead as she stared down Denki and he continued firing was enough time for Izuku to scoop up Hitoshi in his arms. He looked down at Hitoshi and frowned when he noticed the blood leaking from his head.
Now Sero made himself known by throwing a trashcan lid at Eraserhead. Eraserhead countered this by striking it with her scarf. Both Denki and Sero put themselves between Eraserhead and Izuku as he prepared a smoke pellet. "Shadow we're returning now, Puppet's been injured so prep the med bay." he spoke into his comms.
Eraserhead could only watch as a cloud of smoke surrounded the four vigilantes and they dissapeared. She groaned as she turned to her numb arm. The thing just hung limply at her side.
The moment the boys appeared in home base they were rushing Hitoshi to the med bay. Kai was already there with his supplies ready. He ushered the boys to remove Hitoshi's mask so that he could check his condition.
Izuku just paced back and forth while Hitoshi was in the med bay. Katsuki and Kirishima rushed in towards the room the moment they heard what happened to Hitoshi. "The hell happened to my brother?" Katsuki shouted. Izuku would ignore his own shock at the lack of a nickname as he stared at the boy.
"Eraserhead, came out of nowhere and struck us quickly. If it weren't for Denki and Sero we would have been in trouble." he answered solemnly. Katsuku just grit his teeth while his gauntlets glowed.
Just as it seemed like Katsuki was about to go back out Kai approached them. "He doesn't have a concussion or any permanent damage, but he'll have to stay off vigilante work for a while." he explained calmly. Katsuki just looked like he was about to go on a warpath when Izuku held him by the shoulder. Katsuki just stopped as Hitoshi walked out.
This was their first encounter with Eraserhead. They were caught unprepared and almost lost two members of the group. Next time they wouldn't be caught do off guard.
The next time Eraserhead went after any of them was when she struck against Sero and Denki.
The duo had been on their usual patrol route when she had dropped down and knocked Denki's Stun Gun out of his hand before striking Sero across the head. She just looked more shocked when she got a close look at the two of them. Tokoyami was quick with a new system he had put in place and the others were already on their way.
Katsuki had actually been the first one to arrive; "Sup fucker, name's Ground Zero and I'm going to beat the shit out of you for what you did to Puppet". Eraserhead tried to use her scarf as a defense only for for it to be blown aside with a single powerful explosion. He continued pressing the attack as he forced her off of Denki and Sero.
He trudged forward with vengeance in mind with every explosion. "Hey stick-" another explosion echoed out "-with me, come on man.". he barely glanced back as Denki helped Sero to his feet. The only interruption was when Tokoyami shouted over the comms; "Stand down, you've done enough for now.".
He looked to see Eraserhead was burnt heavily by his assault. The heroine just seemed to be glaring back at him. He spared a glance back to see that every member of their group was there (sans Hitoshi of course).
Shadow was checking on Sero while Denki and Kirishima were standing ready behind Izuku. "Before anything else happens, there's something I wish to ask you Eraserhead?" Izuku started. Katsuki just stared at his friend in shock, or should he really be shocked considering that this was Izuku.
Eraserhead stood up and responded; "Ask away kid, but I'd like a question in return". Izuku nodded. "Why are you so dead set on us?" he asked. "Because people are talking about a group of males with Quirks, had to see just what all the fuss is about." She answered. "Alright, now what's your question?". "Why are you boys doing this?" she asked with... concern?
Katsuki just huffed at this. "The hell you think we're doing this." he shouted. Eraserhead just glared at him. "Alright, how about a truce as you've injured at least two of us and we've hurt you quite thoroughly." Izuku said. Eraserhead nodded.
Izuku then turned to Katsuki. "Come on, we should get back in case she hurt him to badly." he gestured to an injured Sero. Katsuki took one last look at the standing Heroine before nodding.
The group gathered to leave before Izuku turned back to Eraserhead. "Just telling you, my name is Owl" he said before throwing a smoke pellet and letting the group disappear.
"So Aizawa, how has your endeavor gone?" Nedzu inquired as he stared at the heroine's current state. "Not the most fruitful; I've managed to pin point possible Quirks for some of them and a couple names. But the most interesting thing that happened was during my second encounter with the group." she began. Nedzu leaned forward in his seat as Aizawa continued.
"The names I have gathered so far are those of Owl the Leader, Puppet the Manipulator, Shadow the Informant, Ground Zero the Enforcer, and Stick the Trapper. The last two have yet to reveal their names so they are just called the Stunman and Headstrong. Owl seems to possess a powerful fire Quirk, Ground Zero posseses an explosive Quirk, Puppet has either a hypnosis or mental manipulation Quirk, and Stick has a fabric manipulation Quirk. Shadow, Stunner, and Headstrong have yet to reveal their Quirks but it can be assumed that one possesses a warped Quirk." She paused for a second to breath.
"The most interesting thing is that all the members are indeed male, and way to young to be doing vigilante work.". Nedzu nodded at this and scratched his Chin. 'Could it be, no All Might crushed that man's skull into a paste... Perhaps a successor or... No, no one in their right mind would willingly bare a child for that man' he was in deep thought. Aizawa just stared as her boss looked to be concentrating while scratching his chin.
She turned to leave when he leapt from his seat and landed next to her, scaring the ever loving shit out of her. "Thank you for your help, if you wish to continue pursuing the vigilantes you are free to do it on your own time. If anything else pops up about them then please do inform me." he said before walking past her.
Aizawa just stared at her boss before groaning once more and following after him. In all her work with the vigilantes, she had forgotten about the entrance exam.
Sero just stared at the newspaper in despair. Denki just looked at his roommate with concern before looking at the newspaper himself. The moment he reached it, he couldn't help but laugh.
It soon turned to him rolling around on the floor while apologizing to Sero.
On the newspaper it read; 'Vigilante within the Band identified by name Stick, otherwise known as the Trapper'. With a photo of Sero's vigilante persona underneath it.
There were several others but this was what struck them. As most of the others also followed after Denki's model of rolling around on the floor while laughing and apologizing to him for his misfortune.
"Don't worry Sero, few vigilantes ever have just one name." Izuku tried to help his friend even as he had to help Eri stall her own fit of giggles at the news.
There wouldn't have very many encounters with Eraserhead afterwards, though there would be many close calls. There was many other heroes which they would have to contend with as well. From the glory seekers who had to be overwhelmed with sheer force. To the Underground Heroes who would actually collaborate with them on certain occasions.
The group also had their fair share of villains to deal with, the vigilantes that they are.
Tonight was not going well for them in the slightest. Tokoyami was struck sick and incapable of providing assistance to them from the comms centre due to Overhaul's germaphobia, while Katsuki and Hitoshi were both stuck with Mitsuki on a business trip. So it was just Izuku, Denki, Sero, and Kirishima tonight.
The night had originally started as a test night rather than a patrol night. Izuku had equipped his group with grappling guns that had been Infused with some Quirks to improve their effectiveness. The night was going to be spent just getting them used to these prototypes and seeing what could be improved.
But no.
Muscular of all people just had to go on a damn rampage.
The duo couldn't just let a villain like her off scot free, so they intervened. They had arrived just in time to save the Water Horse hero duo from being crushed to a pulp. Yet the battle wasn't going the best. Muscular had already surrounded herself in so many muscle fibres that Denki's weapons did little to stop her.
It was only when Kirishima put himself between Muscular and everyone else that her rampage stopped. While Izuku was thinking of a way to stop Muscular while Denki and Sero were escorting the injured hero duo away. Muscular was throwing everything she had at Kirishima.
Yet she could not hurt him.
No matter how hard the villainess drove her empowered fists into the vigilante he would not falter.
"Why.. Won't... You... Falll!!!???" she shouted in pure rage. Her body was slowly being shrouded in more and more muscles. She was growing larger with every moment, yet Kirishima still did not falter.
"Because I am a hero." Kirishima shouted back as his arms were slowly trapped in Musclar's fibres. "Well Mr. Hero, I'm going to tear off your arms, your mask, then I'll kill you and your mother." Muscular shouted back, letting her head free from the shroud of muscles.
Izuku used this chance and threw a glass canister at her face. It broke upon contact and Muscular was forced to breath it in. Everyone watched as the fibres around her body were all pulled back until she was stuck with only her own body. Kirishima used this chance to strike her clean across the face while she was confused.
She slumped to ground from the hit.
The Water Horse duo just starred in shock while Sero was checking on them. "How. Did. He?" one of them asked. "He's built like a fortress, that's why." Seri spoke up. The duo just turned to one another as Kirishima approached them; "You two alright?" he asked.
Whatever they were about to say was interrupted by Muscular lunging at them with a look of pure rage.
Only for Denki to trap her with his Shock Bracelet.
She slumped down to the ground with a mass of wires shocking her. There was little she could do as the voltage let her body numb. Izuku walked past her and retrieved the remains of the canister.
The heroines just watched as the vigilante group left the scene before police could arrive.
The next day Izuku was tinkering with the grappling guns before he got a text from Kirishima.
"Bro, did you read the new headline ?"
"The entire Band has been named"
Izuku checked the news at this and found something that made him smile.
'Vigilante Group Saves Hero Duo, Brings Down Dangerous Villain' was the headline. Most of the details were what the outlets could retrieve from the Water Horse Duo, but what got his attention was one particular line. 'Alongside named vigilantes Owl and Stick, two previous unnamed vigilantes were responsible for stopping the villainous Muscular in her tracks. From the info given by Heroes on scene they were called Fortress and Taser. Fortress managed to hold Muscular back while Taser managed to stop the villain in her tracks'. He stopped reading after this, but he smiled.
They were all named now, mostly good ones, and they now had a reputation to uphold.
"Mom, do you think I can be a hero like those guys from the news?".
"Yes Kota, but for now you're our little boy, come here.".
Katsuki was obviously fuming in jealousy. Of all the actions taken by the group to get a vigilante name. The actions taken by Kirishima and Denki were the most heroic of the bunch. Owl had just told his name, Puppet's name had revealed by Owl, Shadow was already present in the Underworld, Ground Zero was literally attacking a hero, and Stick was the result of a misunderstanding. But Taser and Fortress; just holding off an A-Class villain with their bare hands and taking her down before she could continue her rampage, no biggie.
He was busy blowing off steam as the rest of the group celebrated the fact of them all having vigilante names. Izuku had used this as a chance to distribute his new Grappling Guns and have a special announcement.
"Now everyone, with the dawn of our vigilantes names, we need a proper name for our group. TheBand is not what was in mind when Katsuki, Hitoshi, and I started this course. So let me tell you all of my idea." he spoke with clarity and joy. The others all gathered around him, even Katsuki. Eri and Kai watched from the side with the former sitting on the latter's lap. "The new name I have thought of is called-" he paused for dramatics.
"The Guild."
So yeah. Here's another chapter. Had some stuff to do so it took a bit longer.
Also, I was recently approached by another author by the name of Dragon Sage God with a wide variety of story ideas. Now none of them were really something I would do, but he asked to just give a shout out in case anyone might be interested in doing one of his story ideas.
Until next time.