Disclaimer: If I owned My Hero Academia I wouldn't be writing fan fiction right now.

This is my first work, please be gentle. This work is cross-posted on Ao3. It was inspired by According To Persephone. Critiques of my work is appreciated but please no flames.

Kouta was sure that he was going to die at the hands of the same person that killed his parents. He was frozen in place as Muscular's hand was coming down seemingly in slow motion. Someone- anybody help me! A blur of green tackled Kouta just before the fist landed. Kouta looked at his savior, he saw a mess of curly green hair. Izuku clenched his fists ready to fight.
"Well, aren't I lucky. You're the kid Shigaraki is after." A smile spread across Muscular's face.
'He wants me?' To say Midoriya was confused was an understatement. But he knew that if Tomura Shigaraki is after him, it would not be good for him. 'Maybe he is after One For All.'
Not wasting any more time, Izuku picked Kouta up and ran away from Muscular. As much as he is curious to why Shigaraki wants him, he didn't Kouta want to get killed. Izuku didn't stop running until he saw Aizawa. Izuku skidded into a stop when he got near Aizawa and let Kouta slide down from his back.
"Sensei. I'm so glad to see you! Please take care of Kouta for me. He has a water quirk." Midoriya mumbled out. "Please!"
He started to run off to help when Izuku skidded to a stop because of Aizawa's stern voice.
"Wait, Midoriya. If you see Mandalay tell her this."

Mandalay was fighting Magne and Spinner with Tiger. Spinner closed the distance towards her and raised his arm back to swing his blade down. Right when Spinner was beginning to swing his arm down when Izuku jumped and kicked the blade, shattering it.
"Mandalay!" Izuku shouted. "Kouta is safe."
"Thank you." She breathed out in relief.
"I have a message from Aizawa-sensei. Please inform everybody with your quirk!"

"Members of Class A and B, In the name of, Pro hero, Eraserhead, you are granted permission to engage in combat!"

Aizawa kept on running with Kouta on his back.
"Do you think he will be okay on his own?" Kouta whimpered his voice jostled from Aizawa running. Aizawa signals Kouta to explain.
"We ran into this villain." Aizawa stiffened when he heard villain. "And he said that Shigar something wanted him."
Aizawa felt nauseated and he started running faster. Hopefully, he could get Kouta to safety, then he could get Midoriya before it's too late. 'Why did I let Izuku run off like that? I should've made him stay. Goddammit, problem child!'

Spinner and Magne started to run after Izuku but Tiger and Mandalay forced them to engage in fighting.
"Darn he is the one Shigaraki wanted ." Spinner said as Mandalay kicked Spinner onto the ground. Mandalay felt as if a bucket of ice was poured over her head.
"What?"
"All of this was to get to that boy. Izuku made a big mistake running to engage the villains in combat alone." Mandalay looked to where Izuku had just run off. She had him just a minute ago but Mandalay would not be able to protect him. Please stay safe and don't get captured especially since he had saved Kouta.

"W-we've identified one of the villains' objective! The student named Izuku."
"Deku?"
"Why Midoriya?"
"Who's that?"
"Wherever you are, "Izuku", please avoid combat as much as possible! Refrain from solo movements! Got it?! "Izuku" !"

Katsuki Bakugou's movements stuttered for a moment when he heard the announcement. "Deku? Why are those fuckers after Deku?"
He had to jump back to avoid being sliced by Moonfish. Hearing the announcement made Katsuki's blood go cold as if Todoroki had just frozen him with his quirk. 'I sure fucking hope he keeps out of harm's way and that he doesn't do anything stu-.' His train of thought was interrupted by a bloodcurdling scream and people running out of the trees with something chasing after them. It was Shouji carrying Izuku in his arms. "Bakugou! Todoroki! One of you, please make some light." Shouji shouted.
Moonfish turned away from Bakugou and Todoroki and started to move towards Izuku intending to capture him. Dark Shadow snapped off Moonfish's teeth with ease and then threw Moonfish aside into some trees. While Dark Shadow was distracted Todoroki and Bakugou ran towards him and activated their quirks trying to make as much light as possible. Dark Shadow began shrinking immediately until he became his normal size.
"I am a bad match-up for you." Growled Katsuki.
"Sorry… Thank you for saving me..." Rasped Tokoyami.
"Are you guys okay?" Asked Izuku as he was being set down by Shouji.
"Why are you asking us that? When the villains are fucking after you?" Bakugou was staring at his childhood friend incredulously.
"-I...um." Izuku looked down in embarrassment.
"Let's take you back to the facility. We should go with you in the center of all of us to protect you." Todoroki spoke up. Later during the trip back, a familiar voice echoed through the forest, "Ochako!" Everyone started running to where the sound came from forgetting to keep Izuku in the middle. There was Uranaka pinning an unknown girl under her. The girl shoved Uranaka off of her and got up while making sure no one will attack her, she swiftly ran out of sight.
"Are you okay?" Asked Todoroki.
"Yeah. It was nothing damaging. But I think her quirk has something to do with blood." Uranaka said with a tremor in her voice.
"I am so glad you guys are okay. You two should come with us escorting Midoriya back to the facility." Said Shouji.
"Ribbit. You're protecting him?" Tsuyu questioned exchanging confused glances with Uranaka both of them wearing expressions of disbelief. "Where is Izuku?"
"Are you guys fucking with us? Deku is right behind," Bakugou turned to look behind him. Izuku was not there and the woods behind were empty. "...us..."
"The boy you're talking about…" Everybody looked to see where the new voice came from. Standing on a tree was a tall man wearing a trench coat and a top hat with a cane. "I took him with my magic." He was twirling two blue marbles. "We'll take him to a stage where he would be dressed in white walking down the aisle and he will shine more as my boss' spouse."
Everyone felt revulsion and dread at that revelation. "You fucker! Give Deku back!" Bakugou shouted in righteous anger.
"It's not just Midoriya!" Todoroki looked around. "Tokoyami's not here, either!" 'He snatched the two in the back noiselessly? What kind of quirk does he have?' "You're underestimating us!"
"I was originally an entertainer, you know." The villain was still twirling the marbles. "It's a bad habit of mine. Taking Tokoyami was an improvisation on my part."
"Uranaka, take this guy." Handing Tsuburaba over to Uranaka, Todoroki made a huge block of ice heading right towards Mr. Compress. His eyes widened when he saw Mr. Compress jumping away from them with Izuku and Tokoyami. "Sorry, tricks and running away are my only redeeming features! Vanguard Action Squad! Target successfully collected!" Was his parting words as bounce from tree to tree. Everyone immediately started running after the masked villain. 'Damn it! That fucker is fast! Come on think! What would Deku do?' Katsuki thought as he was running.

Dabi's eyes widened slightly when he saw Mr. Compress crashing towards the ground with heroes in training slamming into him. "Give Deku and Tokoyami back, you fuckers!" Shouted Bakugou."I know these kids!" Twice yelled, pointing at them. "Who are they?"
"Mister, get out of the way." Dabi said calmly his hands lighting up in blue flames. "Roger."
Grunted as he disappeared. All of them ducked to avoid the flames hitting them. Twice and Toga started to fight with Todoroki, Shouji and Bakugou. "Midoriya?" Dabi looked at . He nodded. Several warps appeared and the Toga and Twice walked into them leaving the kids, Dabi and .
"Quite the loss? Heroes?" mocking said pulling off his mask and opening his mouth to reveal two blue marbles.
"Boss would love this present." Out of nowhere a bright beam shot out of nowhere, hitting Mr. Compress right in the face his mouth opening letting the marbles fall out. Bakugou, Shouji and Todoroki made a run for it trying to grab the marbles before the villains grabbed it. Bakugou got one of the marbles, while Todoroki made a grab for the other only for the scarred villain to get it. As he tumbled forward, Todoroki's eyes met with the scarred villain's piercing blue ones.
"How sad? Todoroki… Shouto." Whispered Dabi. The portal moved even farther away.
"Release it." He said to . Bakugou's heart stopped there was Izuku with Dabi's hands around his throat. Bakugou ran towards the portal praying in vain that he would be able to make it towards his childhood friend, his first friend.
"Deku!" He yelled tears welling in the corners of his eyes.
"It's better you than me, Kacchan." Whispered Izuku.
The warp swirled, and vanished into thin air along with Izuku Midoriya.