Chapter twenty - I was once led over yonder…

There was a serious wave of anguish that had rushed through the entire room of teachers, during the meeting Nezu was holding. The events that happened at the Quirk Training Camp were brutal and knocked down their confidence and the school's U.A reliability was descending.

"The school is under a lot of pressure, due to the kidnapping of Bakugou Katsuki. The injuries sustained during the disastrous trauma were not serious but caused multiple students psychological shock and a few of them have minor cases of paranoia." said Nezu in a distraught tone. He, for one, was absolutely devastated when he learned that the villains had broken into the camp, students and teachers were injured and to top it off, a top student had been captured! Nezu would make sure it was the last time a situation went down hill like that again.

"Do we know why he was kidnapped? We know it was the League of Villains, but do we know the reason why it had to be Bakugou?" asked Present Mic.

"Yes, Yamada's got a point." interfered Vlad King. "The villains could have chosen a stronger student, but they didn't." All the teachers nodded. There was Todoroki Shoto, Itsuka Kendo and Kirishima Eijirou. So, why Bakugou? All Might said nothing but hated himself for letting this happen.

"My guess is because of Bakugou's personality." sad Nezu. "As you know, Bakugou has an aggressive character, degrading judgement and a potent quirk. The League saw this and thought he'd be a perfect addition."

"As much as Bakugou wants to be a hero, that deduction does make a lot of sense." commented Midnight.

All the teachers were discussing the kidnapping in full detail but All Might still hadn't gotten his head around the fact that his student was missing.

"How can they all just speak about it so freely and casually? What if he never comes back? What if when we see him again, he has renounced us? No, no..I must have faith in him. He wouldn't submit so easily.." thought All Might, who was so clearly troubled that he looked down to his feet and sighed.

"All Might." said Aizawa. "Do you have any input you'd like to tell us?" He saw how troubled All Might was and decided that he'd probably feel better if he spoke out loud.

"I-I.." stuttered All Might. "Young Bakugou..I don't think he will become a villain when we see him next, but how will we save him? We don't know where the hideout is and there could be a reason Bakugou was able to be captured so close up. He must have been following someone or being followed for him to get captured.." Aizawa's eyes had opened. He hadn't thought of it like that.

"Indeed. Had Bakugou been around the teachers or classmates, we would have been able to see who took him and who he was following or being followed by."

"Nezu." Naomasa raised his hand. "I have news regarding the hideout, but I'll wait to the end."

Immediately, the room was shaken with words of triumph and hope but some of uneasiness and skepticism. They were going to go into the League and break in.

"I see. Thank you." Nezu glanced over to Aizawa, who also had his hand up. "Yes?"

"Nezu, I have news regarding the villain Faceless. It is pleasant news." said Aizawa in an unchanging tone. All Might shifted in his seat at the name and was dying to know what it was about. Naomasa sat up straight and listened eagerly.

"A villain by the name of 'Muscular' was about to kill Kota. Please keep in mind, throughout my explanation, that Muscular killed multiple heros, including the WaterHose Due. Those were Kota's parents. Now, Kota was about to be killed until Faceless intervened by severing off Muscular's arm and severely injuring him to the point of death. Afterwards, Kota told me Faceless wiped himself as clean as he could in order not to scare him and walked up to him and hugged him warmly. He then carried Kota back to me and a few other students then left." said Aizawa. The room fell silent and 101 questions were flowing into everyone's mind. Many teachers found it noble of Izuku to save someone and not care for attention. Naomasa got up from his seat in disbelief and joy with his mouth agape while All Might had a new look of ambition on his face.

"I will save you, Young Midoriya." thought All Might.

"Wait, isn't this the villain who saved Iida and Native from Stain?" commented Present Mic. Many 'That's true..' and 'Oh, yeah''s could be heard across the room and that only fueled All Might look of happiness.

"We could make him a hero! There's a chance..I know it." shouted All Might. Many teachers were interested in what he was saying but a few were not so enthusiastic.

"Faceless might have some morals, sure. That doesn't mean we can suddenly flip the switch and make him a hero. He has killed and committed crimes, you know." said one hero. Many teachers nodded. But what Naomasa said next changed the opinions.

"Hell, even if we did make him a hero, what would the students at U.A think? The Media? The heroes?" commented Ectoplasm. He raised a good point. It wouldn't just be about the school, but about the school's image and the trust that would become fickle.

"I know many of you are against making villains into heroes, I understand that. However, Faceless is different. He has saved people that he could have easily killed or abandoned. He even killed his allie for a child." teachers looked to each other with guilt painted all over. All Might was nodding his head like a bobbing toy. "Faceless had been through alot in his life. A very, very chaotic life that isn't meant to be lived by a full fledged adult, let alone a sixteen year old boy. Look through the documents and dossiers provided and you will understand where I'm coming from."

The teachers murmured amongst themselves and nodded their heads in confirmation. They were horrified by what they saw, and that wasn't even a fraction of what Izuku had truly been through!

"This just keeps getting worse and worse..no wonder All Might and the Detective were so enthusiastic about the kid." thought Aizawa, momentarily glancing the the two.

"It says here that he has killed three adults. You can't atone for murder, so he couldn't be a hero even if he wanted." said Midnight. She didn't know how to feel about Faceless.

Nezu spoke up. "Well, it was all in the name of self-defence. The documents say that Faceless was a quirkless minor approached by three grown quirkarmed men. Faceless was clearly outnumbered. He would need to defend himself."

Midnight nodded and was satisfied with the answer she was given. The discussions of Faceless went on for a bit until it was time to discuss the plan of how to save Bakugou.

"Regarding the rescue, the villains' hideout is located in Kamino." said Naomasa. That caught everyone's undivided attention.

"Here's the plan."

Back at the bar, a certain fuming blonde was at the centre of a group of villains. He was gagged and tied up with restraints like a mad dog. The Izuku didn't like this at all. His mask was off but his facial expression was not enough to show how annoyed and angry he was.

"Tomura." said Izuku in a demanding tone. Tomura sourly looked at Izuku.

"What is it, Samurai shit?" replied Tomura. Spinner, Dabi and Compressed were confused at why he called Izuku that name. Toga thought it was cute. Tezobi and Kurogiri were used to it.

"Was it absolutely necessary to bring this one? You could have taken somebody else, for goodness sake." Tezobi silently agreed with Izuku, as she knew who Bakugou was. She was so angry with him.

Bakugou quietened down a little after seeing Izuku's face and hearing his voice.

"That Samurai bastard...he has Deku's face and voice but Deku had green hair and bright ass eyes. The shit in front of me has black, long hair and dull eyes. What the fuck is happening. There's no way that's Deku…" thought Bakugou in confusion.

Tomura scratched at his neck in irritance. "Oi..don't fucking question me, you piece of shit. You'd still be sad over All Might if it wasn't for me." Izuku placed his hand on the handle of his sword with a daring look in his eyes.

"Care to repeat that, Handy Manny?" retorted Izuku. Tezobi just shook her head in disappointment. Dabi coughed on the smoke of his cigarette and chuckled.

"Shit." chuckled Dabi. "This is great entertainment."

Both Tomura and Izuku glared at Dabi, shutting him up. Bakugou was beyond confused.

"Faceless!" screeched Toga in excitement as she jumped near Izuku.

"So, the fucker's name is Faceless." thought Bakugou.

Izuku stayed in his place and held a deadpan expression. Most boys his age with blush and start getting feverish just at the sight of a girl. Izuku was not easily seduced. Maybe he was immune to seduction as a whole. He had seen Tezobi and Tomura naked. He wasn't getting giddy anytime soon.

"You look so good when you're about to kill...Please let me touch that face of yours with my pretty knife..!" she said flirtatiously. Tezobi was getting irritated with Toga while Bakugou, Spinner and Magne were creeped out. Compress wasn't even facing them.

"So strange." was all Izuku said before nonchalantly sitting on the couch with his fist rested on his cheek. Tomura got up from his seat and walked towards Bakugou, who now had a dangerous fire in his eyes. This amused Tomura. He unfastened and removed the binding on Bakugou carefully and took a step back from him.

"Son of a bitch.." thought Izuku, eyeing Bakugou. Izuku hated how Bakugou got everything he wanted, all because of this quirk. Bakugou rubbed his sore wrists and joints in quite a surprisingly calm way before punching Tomura to the floor.

Everyone was astonished at what they saw and did not dare to make a sound, but they were all scared of what would happen next.

"Fuck.." thought Tomura as he got up to get the hand of his Father. That made both Kurogiri and Tezobi flinch. Izuku was still, as he knew Tomura wouldn't kill Bakugou.

"Tomura, he's just a ki-" Tezobi was cut off when she saw Tomura peacefully get up and walk back up to Bakugou, who was in full raging mode.

"You fucking villains think I'll side with your weak asses, ha?!" shouted Bakugou. "Don't make me laugh. You lot were so desperate, that you kidnapped a kid! That's low as fuck!" This made Magne angry but she compressed her emotions. Everyone burned glares onto Bakugou's body except Izuku, who was trying his best to stay calm and not attack Bakugou.

That was the boy who started all this. That was the boy who tore him down. Bakugou had chewed Izuku when he needed him and spat him out when he found out that he was 'useless'. Izuku regarded Bakugou with disgust and utterly loathed him. While Izuku wasn't facing Bakugou, his demonic aura didn't go unnoticed.

"And you, Faceless bastard! I'll kill you and hurt you so bad that you'll never walk again, so don't think that you're so strong!" screamed Bakugou. He was practically a depressed version of Deku, in Bakugou's eyes and that made his blood boil. He hated everything to do with Deku. Everyone turned to face Izuku, who was now chuckling. That sent deadly chills down everyone's spines and made Bakugou cringe with rage.

"It's kinda funny because I don't know if it's because of my 'Make Believe' quirk, but I have the feeling something bad will happen in a few seconds. My guess is probably the authorities, who came to collect their loud-mouthed rising star." thought Izuku sarcastically. Bakugou was about to walk up to Izuku until..

"Kamino Pizza here, please open the door." said a young adult's muffled voice from the door. Simultaneously, Kurogiri and Compress looked to the door in confusion while Izuku scoffed.

"It's about damn time." said Izuku, not even looking at the door. Only then did everyone understand what he meant. But it was too late!

The wall behind Spinner was blasted through with a large wave of strength. Bricks and cement blocks were flying across the room and an assembly of heros and police were stood before them. Izuku quickly put on his mask but made no attempt to escape. He was exhausted and rested on the couch watching all the destruction take place. Bakugou proudly nodded his head and gave a smirk before walking to the heroes.

"Villains! You have underestimated my rage and my student's unwavering loyalty!" boomed All Might. He was glad to see Bakugou safe and sound but was looking for Izuku as well.

"Kurogiri! Portal!" Tomura bellowed to the mystic villain. Kurogiri tried to do this but was rendered unconscious by Edgeshot. Dabi was stopped by Kamui Woods, funnily enough, and All Might captured the rest of the villains. But that was short-lived when a certain man walked out of the building. A man in a black suit and tie with a mask covering his head. The aura was heavy and made Izuku white in the face. Tomura smiled in delight.

"No, no, no...it's Sensei, isn't it. Shit.." thought Izuku. He was shivering in fear.

He felt sick the the stomach and wanted to throw up. He kept it in. Best Jeanist foolishly attempted to fight All for One and failed. He was quickly tossed to the side like a piece of trash and walked towards his fellow members. He forced Kurogiri's quirk to activate and made everyone get in the portal, Izuku lazily got up and walked towards it but Gran Torino snatched Izuku away in the nick of time.

"Gotcha." said Gran Torino. Izuku was being passive and let himself get caught, much to All Might and Grand Torino's surprise.

"What's wrong with this kid? He didn't retaliate or nothing..something's not right but it ain't my place to be nosy." thought Gran Torino.

"Congratulations." whispered Izuku with a faint smile, which nobody could see because of his mask. He was put in the back of a police van and had quirk-suppressing handcuffs on. They didn't know that the cuffs were useless because Izuku was 'quirkless'. All Might was overjoyed that Izuku was found and now in the safe hands of the heros.

All Might and All for One fought a battle for the ages for their allies. It was nit for nat, eye for eye, tooth for tooth and blow for blow. The fight went on for quite a while, but resulted in All Might's favour. All for One was immediately put in a heavily guarded car and knocked unconscious. He was put in a straight jacket and blindfolded, though that was unnecessary. The whole fight was recorded and broadcast to the whole of Japan, and maybe even the world.

Izuku was unlucky not to see any of it, but he didn't care anymore. He had had enough of being commanded and stopped and controlled, like he was some avatar in a game or a marionette. Though he didn't particularly care about being told what to do. For all he cared, he could be thrown into Tartarus along with Sensei and he'd be fine with it. Being dead was better than living. Izuku longed for the bliss of eternal sleep that would not be awoken. He tried his best not to think about anything and just clear his mind. It was the only thing he could do.

What is the difference between a kidnapping and a rescue?