The chapter I have been looking forward to writing, The USJ. It's starts off a bit slow, but picks up pretty quick. I hope you all enjoy. Other notes at the end.
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BetterDeadThanRed: Thank you for pointing that out. I fixed it as soon as you pointed it out.
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"Shit, the press is here. I knew they would show up eventually." Ichigo complained as he and Izumi walked towards the UA gate. "Just stay quiet and get behind me. I'll handle this mess." He ordered, Izumi nodding in acknowledgement. Bracing himself, he started to push through the crowd.
"Hey you! Tell us what it's like learning from All-Might!" A brown haired female reporter asked, with several others shoving microphone-s in Ichigo's face.
"We gotta get to class, so move out of the way before I make you." Ichigo said, continuing to push his way through the crowd. Once they were inside the walls, Izumi let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for that. Who knows how long I might've been stuck there." She said, still clinging onto him.
"It's no problem. I really don't enjoy crowds either. No room to move around." He replied. Suddenly, a large metal wall was erected behind them, stopping an ambitious reporter from entering.
"We should probably hurry, or Aizawa-sensei will be angry." Izumi said.
"Yeah, you're probably right. Also, you don't have to hold on to me anymore." Ichigo informed abashedly. She let out a little squeal before letting go and dashing off towards the building.
"I want to say nice work on yesterdays training. I reviewed the video feeds and went over each team's results." Aizawa said, placing a stack of papers on the stand.
"Bakugo, you're talented, extremely so, so don't sulk like a child because you lost, that would be a waste of time." He reprimanded.
"Yeah, whatever." Bakugo replied sharply, though with a little shame.
"And you Midoriya." He continued, causing Izumi to become stiff, head pointed down. "I saw that the only way you won was by destroying your arm again. Work harder to get your quirk under control, because it's already getting old seeing you in the nurses office. You can't keep breaking your body while training here, but I admit once you have it under control, it will be immensely powerful. So show some urgency, Okay?" He finished. "Right!" Izumi said with no hesitation.
"Let's get started. Our first task will decide the future of 1-A." Everyone's faces grew tense.
'Is it another quirk test?' Ichigo thought, wary of what the result of failure was.
"You all need to pick a class representative." Aizawa watched as the class visibly relaxed.
"Oh good. It's just normal school stuff." Mina said.
"Hey guys! I would make a great class rep!" Kirishima chimed, jumping out of his seat to show enthusiasm.
"I'll be class rep, I suppose." Kaminari said, raising his hand lazily.
"You guys are gonna need me if you want anything done." Jirou stated blandly.
The entire class burst into argument over who should be class rep, everyone wanting a chance job. 'In a normal class, a representative job would be a bunch of extra work, but here in the hero course, it's a way to get scouted by pro agencies and show you can lead a team.' Izumi thought, raising her hand meekly and showing she wanted the job as well.
"Silence everyone, please!" Iida ordered, shutting down the large argument the entire class was taking part in. "The class representative's job is to lead others, which not everyone can do. You must have gained the trust of all the others before you can lead them into battle. Therefore, we must do this democratically and vote for our class rep!" He explained stiffly.
"But we've only known each other for a day, and everyone's going to vote for themselves. Plus, it's pretty obvious you want to be the class rep." Tsuyu pointed out, her claim being backed up by his hand being raised above everyone else's.
"Most people will, but that means whoever gets the most votes is best suited. Right Aizawa-sensei?" Iida objected, looking to his teacher for backup.
"Do whatever, just have it decided before I wake up from my nap." Aizawa said, zipping his sleeping bag and collapsing onto the floor.
"Thank you for your trust in my ways!"
Election Results:
1st: Izumi Midoriya: Four Votes
2nd: Momo Yaoyorozu: Two Votes
"I-I got four votes!" Izumi said, incredibly surprised by the support she received.
"Okay! Who the hell voted for the nerd!" Bakugo shouted, unaware of a guilty Ochako whistling suspiciously right behind him.
"Did you think anyone was going to vote for you with that attitude?" Sero teased, getting an explosive insult in return.
"I got no votes? I feared I wouldn't have enough support, but I can't argue with my system." Iida said glumly.
"Wait, you didn't vote for yourself? I thought you really wanted to be the class rep." Mina said, pondering on what he could've been trying to achieve.
"Alright. The class rep is Midoriya, and the deputy is Yaoyorozu." Aizawa said, pitifully eyeing the shaking Midoriya.
"How did this happen..." Momo said, resisting the urge to face-palm. The rest of the class let out murmurs of approval, pleased with the results and most of the class willing to follow Izumi.
When the class ended, they had a few unimportant lesson before they all had a break period,where they decided to spend it in the newly opened cafeteria. There were a dozen food stands lining the large dining hall, each distributing an exotic type of food. The cafeteria itself was a simple but large, spacious white room with glass walls to view the outdoors as well as an exit to enter the courtyard in the center of UA.
"This place is so packed already!" Ochako said as Ichigo, herself, Izumi, Iida and Shouko sat at a mostly empty table.
"It's not so surprising. All the different courses at UA share a common eating place, so this cafeteria will usually be quite full." Iida said, taking a bite out of his teriyaki chicken. "Huh, I didn't know there was only one dining hall. But wow, this rice is really good!" Ochako said, taking several larger bites out of her bowl.
"Hey guys, I'm really worried about being class rep. I wanted the job, but now I'm not so sure that I'm fit for it." Izumi said, contemplating on whether or not she was actually fit for the job.
"You'll be great. You obviously have the skills needed to be a good leader, otherwise I wouldn't have voted for you. Your quick thinking under pressure, courage and strength will make you a worthy class rep." Iida said confidentially.
"Wait, didn't you want to be the class rep Iida? I mean you have the glasses for it." Ochako said, making everyone at the table sweat-drop.'I don't think that's how we should chose our rep.'
"Well, wanting a job and being suited for it are two different things. Observing the Iida Family Agency has taught me that much." Iida said, releasing information he didn't want to be out and about.
"Wait agency? Like a Hero Agency?" Ichigo asked from his spot on the end of the table. "Uh forget I said anything, it's nothing important." Iida stated, trying to change the subject and not reveal anything else.
"Wait, Iida. You're filthy rich aren't you!" Ochako said, a jealous glint in her eye.
"I was worried people would treat me differently if they knew my heritage." Iida said, face downcast and letting out a defeated sigh before explaining. "You see, my family the Iida's have been pro heroes for generations, it runs in our blood." He stated.
"What? That's so cool!" Izumi and Ochako said in unison.
"Indeed. Are you two familiar with the Turbo Hero: Ingenium?" Iida asked, Ichigo's eyes perking up at the mention of one of his father's old sidekick.
"I know all about him! He's a super popular pro with over sixty side-kicks working at his Tokyo Agency!" Izumi stated, eyes gleaming with anticipation.
"Well, he's my elder brother!" He exclaimed, and Ochako and Izumi jumped up from their seats in excitement, Ichigo and Shouko looking surprised as well. "He's an unmatched commander who honors the hero code wholeheartedly, and as the second oldest son, I strive to be like him! However, I don't feel fit for the leadership role yet, unlike you." Iida said, pointing at Izumi and finishing his explanation.
"Being like you brother is a worthy goal. He's a good man." Ichigo complimented.
"He is, isn't he. Wait, how would you know how my brother acts?" Iida questioned, honestly curious.
"Well, when my father was a pro hero, he only ever took on three sidekicks and Ingenium was one of them. He used to come over to visit my father. I kinda saw him as an older brother figure myself." He said, providing the requested context. "Wait, your father was the The Dark Hero: Shinigami?" Ichigo nodded. "I guess that explains your absurdly complicated quirk and how you placed first in the exams." Iida finished.
"You're the son of Isshin?" Shouko asked Ichigo colder than usual.
"Yeah. Is that some sort of problem?" Ichigo returned, detecting the slight malice in her tone.
"Your dad was one of two people to ever surpass my father. Beating you without my fire would show my father that I don't need his quirk to surpass him." Shouko said, barely managing to finish her sentence before a security alarm blared through the building.
"LEVEL THREE SECURITY BREACH. EVACUATE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY."
The monotonous voice said, alerting the students of the situation. "Wait, what does Level Three mean?" Iida said to a third year student who was sat at their table.
"It means someone who is unauthorized has gotten past the UA Gate. This hasn't happened in my three years of being here!" He replied, standing up from his seat before speed walking towards exit like the rest of the students in the room. The mass panic that ensued caused their small group to be pushed up against on another and dragged towards the exit.
"They reacted so quickly! As expected of UA students!" Iida said, being dragged away from his group and towards the glass walls.
"Yeah but they're causing a huge hazard!" Ichigo said, arms wrapping protectively around the rest of his group.
"Iida! Can you see who or what made it in here?" Ichigo asked, barely avoiding an elbow to the face.
"Can do! Give me a second!" He shouted back, peering through the window. He was pushed into the wall, his face pressed up against the window, but was able to make out a large crowd of reporters. "It's the just the news! There's no real danger!" He called out.
"The media? Really? I knew they were scummy sometimes, but this is worse than I thought. Okay, I have a plan, but we have to work together for it to work out. Uraraka, I'm going to move us through the crowd and over to Iida. Once we're close enough I need you to use your quirk on him. He's going to get everyone's attention and get them to stop panicking!" Ichigo said, Uraraka nodding and giving him signal to push through the crowd to get to his friend. Once they were in arms reach of each other, Uraraka touched Iida's hand with her own, causing him to float up into the air. "Iida! Get above the exit and stop this mess!" He nodded and using his engines to propel him to the exit, flipping him around rapidly and slamming himself into the wall.
"LISTEN UP! EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT! IT'S JUST THE PRESS! THERE'S NO NEED TO PANIC! WE ARE UA STUDENTS, SO WE MUST REMAIN CALM AND PROVE WE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST!" He yelled, catching the attention of the students. The crowd slowed down and visibly relaxed afterwards, shifting their focus to the window.
"Yeah, he's right! Plus the police are here!" One man said, everyone sighing in relief. After calming down enough, the hall was cleared and Iida regrouped with his friends.
"Hey you all alright?" Iida asked, no visible damage on him.
"Kurosaki-kun kinda kept us safe, so we're fine." Ochako said, Izumi and Shouko nodding in agreement. "Well that's good. We should probably get to class. Aizawa-sensei is going to be waiting for us.
"Alright class rep, let's get started." Momo said to Izumi, both standing in front of the podium.
"R-Right. We need to choose rest of our class officers, but first, I want to resign from my position as class rep, and nominate Tenya Iida for the role." She said, the class's faces plastered in confusion.
"Wait, didn't you want to be class rep?" Kirishima queried.
"I did, but then when realized I wasn't suited for the spot, I had to make things right. Iida-san managed to capture everyone's attention and stop the panic, even if he had a little help. It took a lot of courage to pull something like that off." She reasoned.
Iida stood up proudly before speaking. "I kindly accept your offer, and would be honored to be your class representative!"
"But I had more votes!" Momo whined quietly.
"Don't move heroes! One more step and I'll kill this entire family! You don't want that on your conscience do you?" A large, pink, muscly man said, to the three heroes trying to stop him, holding two kids and a mother in his right arm. He had his left hand looming over the families head, threatening to snap their neck if the heroes didn't comply.
"Never fear dear citizens, because I am here!" All-Might said, as he fell from the sky and onto the villain. "Missouri Smash!" He boomed, chopping the villain on the back of the neck, knocking him out. He caught the family before they hit the ground and set them down carefully. "I will keep you safe, even on my morning commute!" He stated heroically, before hearing another cry for help.
'I can already tell that I'm going to be late, or even worse run out of time. Aizawa is going to kill me!'
"Today's training will be a little different from the past two days. You'll have three instructors, myself, All-Might and another faculty member, and we will all be keeping tabs on you." Aizawa said, lightly irked at the lack of the number one hero in the room.
'Three teachers for a single lesson? That's kind of overboard, or maybe it's because of the break in.' Izumi thought to herself, many of her classmates having similar thoughts.
"Aizawa-sensei, what kind of training is this?" Sero asked, breaking the silence.
"Unlike your battle training with All-Might where you fought villains, this lesson is about rescuing civilians who get caught in the crossfire, other natural disasters. or other perilous situations." Aizawa answered.
"Disasters? Sounds like we're in for quite the workout." Kaminari said, stretching in faux preparation.
"Totally!" Mina replied simply.
"Real hero stuff! This is what separates the men from the boys people! I'm shaking with excitement!" Kirishima said, clenching his hands in anticipation.
"Finally, I can show of how well I work in the water, Kero." Tsuyu claimed.
"I wasn't finished yet." Aizawa said, a promise of great pain poorly hidden in his tone. "What you wear during this exercise is up to you. I know you're excited about costumes, but you're not used to them yet so they might be a detriment to your abilities. Lastly, the lesson will take place outside of campus grounds so we'll be taking a bus. That is all for now, so suit up and meet me outside." Aizawa finished, exiting the class soon after.
Ichigo didn't have to debate for a second on what clothing he would wear, grabbing the case that held his hero costume and leaving for the changing rooms. Walking down the hallway, he heard rapid footsteps approaching him and turned around to see who it was. He recognized the bright red hair and the toothy grin of Kirishima as he jogged his way.
"Hey Kurosaki! You're wearing your costume too?" The shorter boy asked, slowing down and walking beside his taller classmate.
"Yeah. I can't really fight at max power with others around if I don't." He replied.
"Wait, is it because of that pressure we all felt on the first day?" Kirishima queried once more.
"Yeah, but multiply in by three. I can't cast my kido very efficiently or release my sword while keeping it suppressed on my own, so the cloak suppresses it for me." Ichigo stated.
"Damn. That's a serious drawback, but the rest of your quirk is so cool! You can cast these manly spells and can wield a that heavy sword like it's a wooden stick, while all my quirk does is harden and sharpen my body." He said, building up his classmate's quirk while belittling his own.
"Hey, it doesn't matter if you don't have a flashy quirk. The one you have is extremely useful, especially when you strive to be a Hero." Ichigo responded, entering the dressing room.
"I guess your right, but it would help me get noticed if it had some kind of flare." Kirishima said, unbuttoning his uniform. Ichigo changed quickly, not wanting to delay Aizawa's plans and facing the wrath. Tying the sealed rope around the neck of the cloak, he exited the room as quickly as he entered it and headed toward where his teacher had told them to meet. He had the common sense to chose the changing room closest to the meeting place, so he walked for less than a minute before arriving.
"Way to hustle Kurosaki." Aizawa said as he passed him.
"Thanks. Should I wait outside the bus, or should I just go in now?" Ichigo asked pointing towards the vehicle door.
"Out here is fine. I have a little left to explain before we leave." He returned, leaning against the bus. Ichigo nodded in acknowledgement and waited outside the bus/
The rest of the class filtered out of the building soon after the short conversation, most dressed in costumes except for the select few who's costumes had been destroyed during the combat training.
"Hey, Kuro-kun!" Ochako called out, running towards her friend.
"K-Kuro-kun? Who said you could shorten my name?" Ichigo said, embarrassed by the cutesy nature of the name.
"Well, I just thought I would call you that instead of Kurosaki because your name is kinda long. Plus, it kinda fit's your dark and angry mood." She explained.
"U-Um. I guess it's fine then." He responded, awkwardly rubbing the back of his head.
"Thanks Kuro-kun! I'm gonna go see why Deku doesn't have her costume on." Ochako said, giving Ichigo a quick hug before heading over to Izumi.
He watched his two friends talk for a short while, about what he assumed was Izumi's costume. Suddenly a loud whistling sound caught everyone's attention, the class now focusing on Iida.
"Gather around class 1-A! We will now be leaving the UA campus! Using your student number's, form two straight lines so we can load the bus efficiently!" He said blowing the whistle wrapped around his neck right after.
'He's really enthusiastic about being class rep." Ichigo thought before following the instructions.
"The buses open layout ruined my boarding strategy." A defeated Iida said, slumping over, head facing towards the ground.
"Iida, you really need to relax sometime." Mina said, rubbing her classmates back.
"Since we're pointing out the obvious, there is something I need to say and it's about you Midoriya." Tsuyu said from the other side of the bus.
"H-Huh? What is Asui?" Izumi responded quickly.
"First, I told you to call me Tsuyu. And second, isn't your quirk a lot like All-Might's?" She asked.
"W-What? I d-don't think so. I-I mean, I never thought of i-it that way." Izumi stuttered, waving her hands frantically.
"Yeah, she's right. All-Might's doesn't hurt his body." Kirishima chimed. "And since we're on the topic of pro quirks, if anyone her has a quirk suited for a pro, it's Kurosaki, Bakugo, and Todoroki. Those guys have some serious power!"
"Yeah, but Bakugo has a terrible anger problem, so I don't see him going to far." Tsuyu added.
"What did you say! I'll kick your amphibious ass!" Bakugo said, leaning over the railing in front of his seat.
"See?" Tsuyu proved, pointing her gloved finger at the ash-blonde.
"You know, we've know you for a few days so it's kinda telling how we all know your attitude is garbage." Kaminari said crudely.
"You're going to regret the day you applied to this school!" Bakugo carried on, spouting insults before being stopped momentarily by Iida.
"This is such a disgusting conversation." Momo stated, hand over her mouth as if she was going to throw up.
"Yeah, I usually just try to block him out. He can be quite the hot-head."' Ichigo said from beside her, flipping his book to the next page.
"I'm not sure that would work for me. So, what are you reading?" She questioned, trying to focus on something else.
"Um, do you know who Shakespeare is? Well, I'm reading on of his plays, Hamlet. It's one of my favorites." He answered.
"Oh. Do you mind if I join? I've heard of him, but I never got the chance to read his works." She asked, intrigued by the book.
"Go ahead, It won't bother me." He said, and Momo moved closer leaning her head on his shoulder. They read for the rest of the bus trip, the rest of the class being loud and obnoxious throughout.
"Hey, settle down. We are almost there and I don't want to have a bad first impression with your other teacher for this lesson." Aizawa said, the bus becoming silent. Izumi looked about for her best friend, before spotting him reading with Momo. Seeing them so close made her angry and jealous, both emotions she didn't feel often. When the bus stopped, Ichigo looked up from the book and out the window, seeing a massive dome he recognized as the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. Momo, realizing she had been laying on his shoulder, straightened her back with a light blush.
"Thank you for letting me read with you." She said.
"It's no problem."
When they got of the bus, they were met by The Space Hero: Thirteen who happened to be Ochako's favorite.
"Hello Everyone! I've been waiting for you!" She said.
"It's the Space Hero: Thirteen! The honorable pro who has saved thousands of lives across the world!" Izumi said, shaking in anticipation.
"Thirteen is one of my favorite heroes! I'm so excited!" Ochako said, jumping up and down.
"This looks like a promising bunch! I can't wait to show you inside!" Thirteen said, leading the class towards the building.
"Holy shit! It looks like some kind of amusement park!" Kaminari pointed out.
"There are four major disaster's inside this building. There's the Shipwreck Zone!" She said, pointing towards a lake with dangerous slide and a boat.
"Then there's the Landslide Zone!" She continued, signaling to a large mound of dirt with broken buildings, trees and cars buried inside.
"The Fire Zone!" The smaller red dome with a faux burning city inside.
"And the Monsoon Zone!" She said, pointing out the larger blue dome with a flooded town inside.
"I built this facility to prepare you all for many different kinds of disasters! Welcome, to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, But you can call it the USJ!" She said to the crowd of students. 'Just like Universal Studio's Japan!' They thought.
"Hey, I thought All-Might was with you. Is he here, or did he book an interview instead?" Aizawa asked to the posing Thirteen.
"That's not it. He did to much hero work this morning on his way to UA and used up all his time." She explained.
'That man is the embodiment of is the height of irresponsibility. Well, we should be fine with just the two of us.' Aizawa said to himself. "Alright, go ahead and get started Thirteen." He said.
"Right, before we start, in need to tell you all something. Listen carefully. I'm sure you are all aware that I have a powerful quirk called black hole. I can use it to suck up anything and turn it into dust." She explained.
"Yeah, and you've used your quirk to save thousands of people haven't you." Izumi said.
"While that is true, I could've easily used my quirk to kill. Some of you also have dangerous quirks as well." She responded, causing some's faces to turn grim. "In our super human society, our quirk are all regulated and certified, while being heavily regulated, so we often forget how dangerous they can be. Please remember that if you lose focus or make the wrong move, your quirk could be deadly even if you are trying to help others. Thanks to Aizawa's tests, you have a solid grasp on your limits and because of All-Might battle training, you know how dangerous your powers are when used against others. Carry what you've learned over to this class. Today you will learn to use your quirks to save people's lives. You won't be attacking enemies or others, just helping those in need. After all, that's what comes first when being a hero. That is all, Thank you for listening." Thirteen said bowing.
The class let out applause at the speech, all taking what she said to heart before the lights dimmed and a purple/black void wall appeared in the center of the USJ, a single face peering through it.
"Stay together and don't move! Thirteen, protect the students!" Aizawa said, bringing everyone's attention to the front.
"Wait, who the hell are those guys? I thought we were saving people, not fighting." Kirishima said as more villains entered the USJ through the void.
"He said stay the hell back! This isn't training anymore, those a real villains!" Ichigo said, unsheathing his sword and preparing to fight if needed.
Izumi noticed Aizawa place his goggles on and ready his capture scarf, proving what Ichigo said was true. "He's right, those are real villains." Aizawa confirmed, the entire class going stiff with fear.
"This is perplexing. The only real heroes I see are Eraserhead and Thirteen when the schedule said All-Might would be here as well." The void said, before collapsing on itself and gathering in on place, yellow eyes appearing in it.
"So you scumbags used the press as a front and got onto campus without getting noticed." Eraser assumed.
"Where is he? I went through all the trouble of bringing so many friends. They all want All-Might, so it's a shame he's not here. Maybe killing a few kids will help coerce him into joining us." A pale man with hands all over his body said, and mass of armed villains walking towards the heroes.
"These can't be real villains. How would so many get into a UA facility?" Kirishima said, trying to convince himself more than others.
"Y-Yeah, they can't be, otherwise the alarms would be going off!" Momo added, though still not sure.
"No. These are real villains. They must have shut down the alerts, otherwise this would be suicide." Thirteen confirmed.
"Thirteen, get them out of here, and alert the main campus of the attack. Actually, if their jamming the alarms, then our comms are probably down to. Kaminari, try to use your quirk to signal them instead." Aizawa ordered.
"Wait! What are you going to do? There are hundreds of them, and you can't fight them on your own! You are more suited for one on one, not groups!" Izumi claimed.
"You can't be a pro and a one trick pony. Now move." He replied sternly, before running down the long flight of steps.
"Firing squad in positions!" A man with guns for fingers said.
"I thought it was just All-Might and Thirteen here, so who the hell is this guy?" The woman next to him said, her pink dreadlocks rising like snakes.
"I couldn't tell you, but is he thinks he can take us on alone, then he's dead wrong." The last one said.
"Fire!" He said, and they attempted to us their quirks on him and failed. Jumping behind them, he wrapped his scarf around each of their necks and slamming their heads together, knocking them out.
"Fools, that's Eraserhead! He can erase anyone's quick as long as they're in his line of sight!" One of the villains said.
"Well I bet he can't erase the quirk of a mutation type." A guy with jagged blue skin said, engaging him in close-range.
"You aren't wrong, but I have ways to deal with you guys." Eraser claimed, placing a well timed punch in his opponents face and swinging them into a group of three others.
"Now what gutter punk is next!" He asked rhetorically, before tearing through the crowds of villains.
"There he goes trying to intimidate us. Those goggles make it impossible to see whose quirk he's canceling. How annoying." The hand-covered boy said, scratching both sides of his neck.
"Woah! He's holding them off! I guess I shouldn't have underestimated him." Izumi said, looking down the large staircase. "Midoriya! This is no time to watch. We must move!" Iida said as the class ran off towards the exit. Suddenly, the mist villain appeared in front of the exit, blocking their escape.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. We are the league of villains and I am Kurogiri. Though rude, we decided to invite ourselves into your haven of justice to say hello. And besides, isn't this a fitting place that All-Might the Symbol of Justice and Peace to take his last breath?" He said, revealing their goals and causing the group to become surprised. "I was informed that he was supposed to be here, yet I see no sign of him. There must have been a change of plans correct?" He asked, getting no response. "Ah well, I guess I still have a role to play." He finished, spreading his void further before having a large explosion blasted in his face.
"You think we were gonna sit around while you destroy this place?" Kirishima claimed cockily.
"While you live up to your reputation, you should be more careful, otherwise you might get hurt." The villain said, reforming in front of their eyes.
"Get out of the way now!" Thirteen yelled, one the caps on his fingers popping open.
"I'll scatter you across the building before you become a problem! Prepare to meet your death and my allies." Kurogiri stated, covering the entire platform in a large blanket of void. Iida acted quickly, Iida pulling Ochako and Sero out of the void storm before it got to bad. Ichigo made a move as well, grabbing Izumi and hiding her under his cloak, protecting her from the buffeting mist. "What's going on!" He heard Iida yell before himself and Izumi were transported above the shipwreck zone and fell into the water.
'Damn. That guy must have some sort of warping quirk. That's how they got in here without triggering the alarms and now we're all separated!' Ichigo thought, as he and Izumi tried to surface the water.
"Sorry kids, but you're my first catch of the day. Nothing personal." A villain who resembled a shark said, swimming around the two before arcing around and aiming for the two. Opening his large jaws, he showed of his rows of teeth before having them all knocked out by a well placed kick from Tsuyu.
"Hey Midoriya, Kurosaki!" She said, grabbing both of them with her tongue an dragging them through through the water. Arriving at the boat in the center of the lake, she lifted the two up with her surprisingly strong tongue before carefully setting them down.
"Wow Tsuyu. For a frog, you have really big boobs, perfect for floaties." A nearly drowned Mineta complimented as he floated in the water next to her, before being thrown onto the boat, not nearly as considerate for his health compared to the other two.
"Thanks for the save, Asui." Ichigo said, standing up and giving her a hand.
"I told you all to call me Tsuyu, and no problem." She said, kindly taking the offer and climbing into the boat as well.
"What that villain said about killing All-Might, it's got me worried." Izumi said, face showing signs of fear.
"Yeah, today's turned out to be pretty terrible so far." Tsuyu agreed.
"Hey, they can't kill All-Might! Once he shows up, he'll pound these villains to the ground!" Mineta said, punching the air for emphasis.
"I wouldn't be to sure about that. They had to have gone through a lot of trouble to get here, so they probably wouldn't have come here if they didn't think they could pull it off." Ichigo pointed out, surveying the water.
"Hey tell that carrot to shut up Midoriya! There's now way All-Might could lose to these guys, right!" Mineta begged.
"We got more incoming! Prepare yourselves!" Ichigo called out, ending Mineta's whining and unsheathing his blade.
"AHHH! We're completely surrounded! We're gonna die!" Mineta yelled, a river of tears coming out of both eyes.
"Calm down! We're not going to make it out of here if we panic!" Tsuyu said.
"Guys, no one at UA knows what is happening. We're the only one's who can stop what whatever they might be planning and Aizawa and Thirteen can't do it on their own. We don't know if they have a way to kill All-Might, but if they do, it's up to us to protect him. So lets be heroes and save someone in need of help!" Izumi said confidently.
"Shoji did you get them? Did you see everyone?" Iida asked impatiently.
"They've been scattered across the Facility, but they're still inside the USJ." Shoji said calmly, those surrounding him letting out a sigh of relief before focusing on the void villain is front of them.
"Class rep! You're the fastest one here, so I need you to run to UA and alert them of the situation. Our communication is down, and one of these villains is to blame, even though Eraserhead is canceling quirks left and right. It'll be faster for you to run than for us to try to find a needle in the haystack." Thirteen ordered.
"But that would be dishonorable!" Iida complained.
"Go, Iida! We'll be fine for a while, but we need the backup as soon as possible." Sero said, showing his support for the plan.
"Use your quirk to save others and be a real hero!" Thirteen said, causing Iida to finally accept his duty.
"Strategizing in front of your enemy is stupid even when it's your last option!" Kurogiri said, sending a wave of void towards his foes.
"It won't matter once I'm done with you! Black Hole!"
"What do you mean fight? You just said these guys might be able to kill All-Might, and now you want to fight them!" Mineta exclaimed to Izumi, thinking she was insane.
"Think about it. All the villains in the water obviously have an advantage when submerged so they must have known what was inside the USJ. But there's one thing that's been bothering me." Izumi said, thinking on whether it was just an oversight or they truly didn't know.
"So you noticed it to huh. I don't think they know out quirks, otherwise Tsuyu wouldn't be here." Ichigo stated.
"Exactly, so for all they know we could be the four strongest out of our class. That's why they haven't advanced on us yet, they're playing it safe for now."
"Well then, lets talk quirks. Mine's kind obvious. I have all the strong traits of a frog like jumping high, climbing on walls, and I have a long poisonous tongue as well as being cold-blooded. Also all my abilities are doubled when I'm wet." Tsuyu explained.
"You all know mine, I have super strength at a price. It's more of a last resort until I can control it." Izumi said.
"I can cast spells called Kido, and there's an aspect of my quirk called spirit energy, which my Kido relies on. This cloak suppresses my spirit energy so it doesn't cause this feeling called spirit pressure, which can affect anyone near me. Another thing is I can hover, but can't gain air after I've lost it. Lastly, I can 'release' my sword, which triples the strength of my abilities." Ichigo stated.
"I can throw sticky balls, but they don't stick to me. They grow as fast as I can throw them, and stick up to a day depending on my mood," Mineta said, causing everyone to look at him due to the strangeness.
Then, a large blade made out of water rose from the water and cut the boat clean in half.
"Alright, they made the first move. That means they're probably getting tired of waiting. Tsuyu has the advantage in water and but the rest of us don't, so lets be careful and try to stay out of the water." Ichigo said, Mineta starting to cry once more.
"Mineta, is the line of a hero really right for you?" Tsuyu and bluntly.
"I just got out of high-school and we're already facing real villains on the third day, so don't you dare criticize my reactions!"
"Okay, we got to move now, so enough crying! When I give the signal, go ahead and jump out of the boat Tsuyu!" Izumi said, jumping off the boat, Ichigo right behind her.
"You ready Mineta? Because we've got to be prepared to move, ribbit!" Tsuyu said, wrapping her tongue around his body.
He contemplated on his choice before nodding weakly.
'They're spread out to heavily, so I can't beat them with a single smash. I'll have to stall my power out for as long as I can!' Izumi thought, pulling her middle finger back into a flicking position.
"I'll catch you before you hit the water, so don't worry!" Ichigo said, receiving a nod as a reply.
"That was a dumb move kids! Now you're going to die!" The shark-like villain from before said, leaping out of the water preemptively.
"Detroit Smash!" Izumi yelled, releasing her finger and sending a high speed bullet of air flying into the lake. As it broke the surface, It forced the water out of the way, causing the lake to rise as part of it was occupied by air before collapsing into the empty space, bringing the villains together is a swirling whirlpool. "Tsuyu, NOW!" She called out, before being caught by Ichigo like he had said, holding her in a both his arms. Tsuyu jumped out of the sinking boat with Mineta in hand, sailing across the villain infested water.
'She's just as scared as I am, yet she's still risking her life to get us out of here. I gotta help somehow, otherwise I won't be able to ask her on a date!' Mineta said, steeling his resolve before throwing his sticky hair into the water. "You can my sticky balls villains!" He said, throwing mass amounts of the purple grapes.
"I can't get these off of me! They're stuck!" A villain said, hand stuck on his shoulder as he tried to pull one off. The villains came together at the center, stuck together by Mineta's quirk before being spouted into the air.
"Tsuyu! Get on my back!" Ichigo said, rushing to intercept her and Mineta's fall. Grabbing onto his shoulder with her left hand, Tsuyu hoisted herself up and wrapped her legs around his stomach to ensure she didn't fall. Mineta climbed Ichigo's back before sat on Ichigo's shoulders as he ran through the air, aiming for the spot they had been warped from.
"Well, we caught every last one of them. Not too bad everyone." Tsuyu complimented looking back onto the floating pile of villains. "Also, Ichigo. Has anyone told you your crazy hot?"
"So you planned to split us up, then kill us one by one? I'm surprised at how poorly prepared you were then for such an advanced plan." Shouko said, looking at a field of frozen villains. "Infact, it felt like you all have little to no practice with your quirk." She continued, walking through them and towards the center of the USJ. "How is she that strong? She's barely and adult!" One of the villains asked. "She's not an adult, she's a monster!" Another answered.
'How do they plan to kill All-Might? These villains are barely street thugs, so they can't us numbers. That leaves the options of having one super criminal to take him out, or an elite team instead." Shouko thought to herself, dispatching two more villains who had attempted to sneak attack her. 'I should try to find out more on how they plan to kill him.'
"If you stay frozen like that, you're cells will die and you will succumb to hypothermia and frostbite." She said, kneeling down to face the most recently fallen villain. "But I want to be a hero, so I want to avoid unnecessary cruelty, but I can only do that if you tell me how you plan to kill All-Might." She continued, placing her right hand over his face.
"I swear I just saw the grim reaper!" Kaminari claimed, recovering from a split second dodge he had to pull off.
"Hey, take your whining down a few notches." Jirou said, annoyed by the loud screaming.
"She's right. We need to focus on getting out of here!" Momo said, smacking a villain away with a bo staff she had created.
"Then make me a weapon too!" Kaminari pleaded.
"You have electrical powers, so just zap them all so we can go!" Jirou countered.
"Did you pay attention to me during combat training! I can have electricity flow through my body, but trying to shoot it causes it to go everywhere, so I don't suggest having me do that unless you want shock treatment! I can't call for help so I'm counting on you two." He reminded.
"New idea, your my human stun gun!" She grunted, kicking him towards a large villain. Once pressed against him, he grew a bright yellow and started to have seizures.
"Woah, this is working! You two can count on me!" He said, moving through the crowd and hitting villains with his electrically augmented strength, shocking and bruising them.
"Behind you Kaminari!" Jirou said, a large stone being flung at him. Acting quickly, she plugged her jack into the speaker on her right leg and fired sound at a frequency high enough to destroy rock. Once the rock was destroyed, the villains bare hand landed on Kaminari's back, unintentionally knocking himself out cold.
"It's finished!" Momo said, gaining a large bulge on her back before her costume exploded, revealing a massive rubber sheet.
"Is that supposed to be a shield?" A villain insulted.
"This is a sheet of rubber one-hundred millimeter's thick. Go ahead Kaminari!" She replied, before bringing her head under the insulation.
"Finally! Now I don't have to worry about hurting my friends!" He said, releasing the maximum amount of electricity he could.
"Great, now that this area's clear, I'm worried about our classmates." A now essentially naked Momo said from under the blanket.
"Um, Momo? You're kind of showing off a lot of skin." Jirou pointed out.
"Oh, I can just make new clothes." Momo said, a new outfit coming out of her stomach.
"Alright, you guys go help them with the void villain. I'm gonna see who all needs some help." Ichigo said, dropping the three down near the top of the stairs.
"Wait, you're going back out their?" Mineta asked.
"Yeah, I can tell not all of our classmates are up there, so I'm guessing the're somewhere in this dome." Ichigo said, walking off the stairs and back into the air.
"O-Okay, I trust you but please, please be safe. I can't lose you." Izumi pleaded.
"I will, don't worry. I'll see you at the end of this mess." He said, running towards the Windstorm zone.
'Please don't die, Ichigo'
"That's 59! Who's gonna be my sixtieth?" Aizawa cried, trying to mask his intense fatigue with fake confidence.
Hearing rapid footsteps, he turned around, seeing the pale man who lead the operation run at him.
"Final boss! I beat you and this is all over!" Eraserhead said, throwing the end of his scarf at the man. The man grabbed it before tossing it away, taking away all the tension and making it impossible for his foe to return it. Debating his options, Eraserhead decided to counter the man's charge with one of his own, building momentum for his next attack. Ducking under a lousy attempt at a grab, he shoved his elbow into his stomach.
"It was hard to see with you moving so wildly, but I found your tell, your hair." The man claimed, holding Eraserhead's elbow as his hair fell down and his quirk was deactivated.
"When your hair drops, you stop using your quirk. You're having to blink more often, aren't you. Don't push yourself to far, or you might fall apart." The man said, enjoying the feeling of his enemies joint disintegrating in his hands. Eraserhead managed to pull away, landing a swift punch to his enemies gut before jumping back. Another group of villains leapt at him in his weakened state, forcing him to take them out with one hand and his legs, barely managing to do so.
"Even after all that, you're still standing. You really are so cool compared to the others! But, let me tell you hero, that I am not the final boss."
"Blackhole. What an astounding quirk to go up against. However, since you are a rescue hero, more apt towards saving others, not fighting villains. Meaning, you have very little combat expertise compared to most." Kurogiri pointed out, creating a warp gate on his 'chest' and behind the hero. The back of Thirteen's suit started to crack as pieces turned into chunks, all being pulled into the void. Her body sustaining terrible injuries, she fell down.
"Sorry you all, he got me." She managed to say before fainting.
"Thirteen, No!" Ochako yelled.
"N-No way. They took out Thirteen." Sero said, looking defeated.
"Iida, go now! Please!" Mina begged.
Iida contemplating his choices, nodded hesitantly before getting into a starting position.
"Engine!" He yelled, running past the villain at astounding speeds.
"A sheep running from the wolves? I can't allow that, due to more pros making it harder to stop the Symbol of Peace." Kurogiri said, a warp gate appearing in Iida's path.
'This task was entrusted to me, and I won't let you all down!' He thought, slowing down as to not get sucked up into a newly made portal before the mist was enclosed by Shoji. "Go! I have him captured so run!" He said, gripping on tightly. Speeding up once more, he made it to the door without any other obstacles in his way, courteousy of Ochako's quick thinking, touching the villains physical body with both hands. "I'll return as soon as possible!" Iida yelled, his retreating figure becoming less noticeable.
"What do you think of him Eraserhead. He's the anti-symbol of peace, but you can call him Nomu." The villain said, mocking the hero pinned under the hulking purple mass above him, arm placed firmly on his broken elbow and chest.
"I think this is the last, ONE!" Bakugo said, heaving the man over his shoulder and slamming him onto the ground.
"Alright then. Let's hurry and find the rest of our class. If we're still in the USJ, then everyone else probably are too and they don't all have the offensive capabilities we do. God damnit, if we hadn't gotten in the way, we wouldn't have gotten split up like this. We gotta make it up to them." Kirishima claimed, deactivating his quirk.
"If you wanna track everyone down, have fun, But I'm gonna murder that warping bitch." Bakugo said tensely.
"Huh? Our physical attacks did nothing, yet you still want to fight him?" Kirishima asked.
"He's their way in and out, so I'm gonna take him down!" Bakugo said, flipping over a now visible lizard villain and stomping on their face.
"Wow, that was some insane reaction time, and I agree with you. I also think you have faith in out classmate's which is extra manly." Kirishima said, before hearing a familiar voice yell for them.
"Hey, is anyone down there!" Ichigo yelled from above, trying to find his other classmates.
"Kurosaki! Down here!" Kirishima waved from a window, catching his attention.
"Hey, you guys alright? Ichigo asked, landing on the windowsill.
"Yeah, we're fine. How's everyone else?" Kirishima asked.
"Most of our class is either at the exit fighting the mist villain or heading there on their own. You guys were some of last one's I needed to fine, so come on! You guys can get on my back if you want to move quicker." Ichigo offered.
"Hell yeah! I saw how quick you move, so let's go!" Kirishima said, climbing into his right shoulder.
"I'm not getting on your shitty back. I can fly there on my own." Bakugo said climbing out of the building and joining him on the window.
"Alright, then lets move!" Ichigo said, jumping into the air before running towards the exit once more.
"Hey! I've got Bakugo and Kirishima!" Ichigo said landing on the platform, placing Kirishima down with the rest of his classmates.
"Okay, we're missing Todoroki, Ojiro, Toru, Momo, Kaminari and Jirou!" Ochako informed.
"Right. I saw Todoroki and Ojiro making their way over here, and I'm pretty sure Toru is with Ojiro. I'm gonna go look for the other three." Ichigo said, turning to take off once more before noticing the severely injured Thirteen and the lack of Iida. "Wait, what the hell happened up here?" He asked.
"That villain used Thirteen's quirk against her, and Iida made it out of the USJ and is getting help!" She said.
"You guy's gonna be okay up here then?" He said, worried.
"We'll be fine, just go get the others!" She ordered, Ichigo nodding before running towards the part of the Landslide zone he hadn't been to.
"Holy hell. He was right. How did you all get here so quick?" Kirishima asked.
"Half of us didn't get teleported, and the rest of us rode on Ichigo's back." Tsuyu said.
"Wow, he's really been at it huh. That's so manly!" He responded.
"Yeah, and it's really hot." She said blatantly.
Line Break.
"You really shouldn't let your guard down so easily, especially after such a blind and predictable attack like that!" The villain said, right hand holding Kaminari by his neck, the other holding a blade. "Also no quirks, or your friend here is dead." He continued
"Damnit. They got the Idiot." Jirou said.
"I don't want to kill someone who's quirk is based on electricity, like me, but I will." He said, causing both the heroes in training to raise their hands.
"Electric types like you are born winners right. Maybe not hero work, but plenty of other jobs, so why villain work?" Jirou said, trying to provide a distraction for her using her quirk, snaking her earlobe down her leg.
"I know what you're doing, so I suggest you stop. Or maybe this boy's life doesn't matter?" The villain said as her jack neared the plug in, causing her to retract it. "Now, stand still while I restrain yo-." He ordered, getting cut off by a foot connecting with the back of his neck, causing him to fall unconscious.
"You guy's alright?" Ichigo asked, walking off the villains knocked out body with Kaminari laying over his shoulder.
"Yeah, we're fine. Thanks for the save." Momo said.
"Yeah, no problem. We need you two back with the other's as soon as possible though. You two can get on my back, but I'll have to carry Kaminari. He's a bit to dumb to be able to hold on at the moment." He said.
"Yeah, we can do that." Jirou said, holding onto his left shoulder with Momo climbing on his right. Once secure, he ran towards the bottom of the stairs, getting there in around a minute. When ascending the stairs, he noticed the large purple beast that Aizawa was fighting, barely able to keep up with the monster. Passing the halfway point, he crossed Ojiro who had his invisible friend on his back.
Finally reaching the top, both girls got off and Ichigo put the now completely conscious Kaminari on the ground. "You guys help them out with the void villain, okay? Ojiro and Hagakure will be here soon." He asked.
"Where are you going?" Izumi asked, confused.
"I. I need to help Aizawa. He's going to die if I don't get down there to help him." He stated, getting gasps of surprise.
"You can't! That thing was built to kill All-Might!" She claimed, before grabbing onto him.
"I won't let you! You can't leave me!" She cried into his shihakusho.
"Hey, once we get out of here, We'll get dinner together okay? But you have got to make it out of here with Aizawa first. I'm sorry, but I need to be down there." Ichigo said, before giving her a quick chop to her shoulder and knocking her out, causing her to collapse in his arms. Standing up, he walked towards his classmates.
"Shoji, Make sure she gets out of here after you all defeat that son of a bitch." He continued, putting Izumi into his friends arms.
"I'll protect her with my life." Shoji replied.
"Thank you. I just want you all to know that I'm glad to be part of this class." He said, before jumping down the staircase.
"I think it's time we said goodbye to our friend Eraserhead. He was incredibly cool until the very end." Shigaraki said, bored with the grunts of pain, heavy breathing and sorry attempts at damaging the creature. "Nomu finish him off." Doing as told, the monster's speed increase by double grabbing the hero by the broken arm. "Goodbye, Eraser." He said, Nomu's fist rocketing towards Aizawa.
*Shhlick*
The sound of a sharp blade tearing through flesh rang in Aizawa's ears and he was carefully carried away from his doom. "What the hell?" He coughed out, looking up to see a stone-faced Ichigo. "I told you all to leave! What in the hell are you still doing here!" He yelled, wheezing due to his punctured lung.
"The guy who got them in here blocked out path and scattered us around the USJ. Thankfully, everyone but me and Iida is up there, so we should be okay." He explained.
"Were's Iida? And why did you come down here for me?" Aizawa asked angrily.
"Iida ran to UA to alert them of the situation, and I came down here to save you." Ichigo claimed.
"I don't want your help, so go and save yourself! That is a direct order from your teacher!" He said, getting leaned up against the stairs.
"I'm sorry, but I'm disobeying your orders this time. Kirishima's coming to get you, and don't worry, I'll get the lights on my way out." Ichigo said, the mass amount masked fear he had kept hidden showing through for just a moment and showing Aizawa how truly scared the young adult was.
"Ichigo, Wait!" He said, too late as he had already left him and gone towards the massive monster. 'I won't be able to live with myself if that kid gets killed." Aizawa thought, dread filling his veins.
When running back to the large beast, Ichigo noticed the hand he had cut off was back, looking like nothing had happened.
"You're the one who hurt my Nomu?" The pale man asked, Ichigo nodding in reply. "How dare you! You're nothing but a miserable worm in our plan!" He insulted, before Kurogiri warped beside him, a new dent in his metal armor.
"I'm sorry Shigaraki, but one of the rats escaped." He said.
"If you weren't our way out, I would kill you Kurogiri. Kill you!" Shigaraki said, furiously scratching at his neck. "But it doesn't matter. The symbol of peace wasn't here anyway. We might as well leave a dead student as a parting gift." He continued. "Nomu. Kill the boy with the orange hair." The barely sentient mass of muscle did as told, and attempted to hit Ichigo, who barely dodged in time, earning him a bruise on his left shoulder.
'I need to release my sword while I can, otherwise I won't hold him off for long' Ichigo thought, raising his sword.
"Hail, Zangetsu!" His voice blared through the massive dome, sword shifting from a katana to a long, Khyber style blade with no guard and a hole on the middle of the blade.
"Oh, a second form? That makes things interesting." Shigaraki said.
"I'm ready for you this time, so come at me!" Ichigo said with faux confidence, trying to give his friends hope.
Nomu groaned, before rushing the boy, throwing a punch that Ichigo blocked with his sword.
"Now this I can work with!" He said, grabbing onto the Nomu's arm with his left hand and pulling him closer. Swinging his sword, he cut the arm off at the shoulder, backing away right after.
"Ichigo! A battle over time won't work against that thing! It's got multiple quirks!" Aizawa yelled, hoping he could hear his callout.
'Multiple quirks? That's impossible! The only one able to pull off something like that is dead!' Ichigo thought, before dodging a swing from the arm he had just cut off.
"He's right, Nomu does have multiple quirks. Super Speed and Strength, hyper-regeneration, and a variant of shock absorption which allows him to redistribute all the force applied to him. The perfect All-Might killer, and you plan to take it on by yourself!" Shigaraki laughed.
"Every quirk has it's limits, so I'll just have to do so much damage that he won't be able to regenerate!" He yelled, letting out a flurry of attacks.
For every cut that the creature healed, another five took its place. "He's, he's beating it." Aizawa whispered, impressed by his students show of strength.
"What the hell! Nomu is supposed to regenerate faster than that! This isn't fair!" Shigaraki yelled.
Finishing the Nomu off, Ichigo placed the tip of his sword in what was left of its chest. "Getsuga Tensho!" He yelled, the blue arc of energy that came out of the sword erasing the center and the top of the creature.
"No! How did you beat him! He was the perfect creation!" Shigaraki whined, stomping like a child.
"Now you know why you don't mess with UA!" An exhausted Ichigo said, turning his attention to the two villains left standing.
"He won. He beat them!" Kirishima said, yelling in celebration.
"No way. The villains told me that thing was meant to kill All-Might." Shouko muttered, awe-struck.
"Uhhn..." Izumi groaned, slowly regaining consciousness.
"She's waking up everyone." Shoji said, stoic as ever even after the amazing feat that had been pulled of in front of his eyes.
"Where's Kurosaki-san?" Izumi said weakly, standing up slowly.
"He just defeated that All-Might killer! Izumi, he beat that big purple monster!" Ochako said, pulling her friend into an enthusiastic hug.
Shigaraki stopped his tantrum to face the boy who had defeated his weapon.
"Hehe...AHAHAHAHA!" Shigaraki cackled, holding his sides and bending over.
"What's so funny? I just destroyed your weapon to kill All-Might." Ichigo asked, before a fist connected with his back, sending him barreling forward before hitting the ground.
"Wait, you actually thought that you took down Nomu? He was using barely twenty percent of his power, we just have to restrict it because he doesn't listen well because the power goes to his barely working head!" Shigaraki said laughing hysterically.
"You should have seen you face when he sent you rocketing over here!" He continued, Nomu walking over to the now limp, but conscious Ichigo. "I love seeing that hope you heroes have crushed. It sends waves of joy coursing through me. But, you have served your purpose of completely destroying you classmates hopes." He said, Nomu grabbing Ichigo by the hair and making him look at his friends, all having looks of complete fear and agony on their faces.
"Go ahead and kill him, Nomu." He finally finished, the beast dropping Ichigo before sending him rocketing upwards with an uppercut, the brown cloak coming off, but the pressure that should have come with it absent.
He arced through the air before falling back down to the ground, dust kicking up around him as the Nomu landed above him. As if wanting revenge, he unleashed punches equivalent to All-Might's own attacks, each one breaking a different part of Ichigo's body and making a deeper crater around them.
"ICHIGO NO!" Izumi cried out, watching the one she had come to love being beaten and battered over and over.
Shigaraki laughed even harder, enjoying every second of the young man's demise. "Let's see you talk cockily to me now, Hero!" He managed to say in-between his laughing fits.
Nomu stopped his barrage, standing over the broken boy before walking back over to his master. "Kurogiri. Teleport him up to the rest of the students. Seeing the body of their classmate should traumatize them even further." He said, getting the equivalent of a nod from his teammate. A void appeared under Ichigo, warping his mangled body up to the platform where his classmates were at.
"No no no. This can't be right. He can't die. He promised he'd make it out of here. He promised!" Izumi yelled, running towards her friend and looking into his eyes, seeing a lack life within them. "ICHIGO!"
"I can't lose. I can't! I need to get back up and help! Move body, move, please!" Ichigo cried, viewing his world through a screen in the sky as he sat in his inner world.
"You want to win that bad huh. Well, I think I can help."
"Nomu, go kill the student's and teachers that are left up there. They've had enough time to mourn." Shigaraki said, pointing towards the exit. Grunting, the beast made a leap, landing at the top of the stairs where 17 students were standing and waiting for him. In a blink of an eye, the Nomu had grabbed Sero and Kaminari, holding each of them in one of his massive hands.
"Wrong move grabbing me. This is for Ichigo!" Kaminari said, coursing the greatest amount of electricity he could through his body. The beast flinched from the shock, but gripped tighter, causing both the boys to yell in pain. The other students stood frozen in fear as Nomu squeezed the life out of their friends, fearing they'd be next.
"ICHIGO! PLEASE SAVE US!" Izumi yelled, sparking something inside the boy. The air grew thin, but heavy at the same time, crushing most of 1-A to the ground. "W-What the hell is this pressure?" Shouko said, barely withstanding the force. Then, Izumi remembered what Ichigo had told her.
Flashback
This cloak suppresses my spirit energy so it doesn't cause this feeling called spirit pressure, which can affect anyone near me.
Opening her eyes, she looked into Ichigo's, finding black and yellow staring back at her. "I-Ichigo?" She asked, starting to cry from joy.
"How the hell are you still alive, Kurosaki?" Bakugo asked rhetorically
"I'm not the king of this body yet, but I am here to help the current one's queen." 'Ichigo' said, doing the impossible and standing up with the severely broken body. "Wow, that thing did quite the number on our body. I can't have you dying, otherwise I don't get a chance at the throne." 'Ichigo' continued, talking to what seemed to be himself and cracking his neck before setting his sights on the beast that had damaged his body. Grabbing his sword, he practically teleported and cut off both the monster's hands.
"Sorry, but I can't have these two dying quite yet." He said, a white ceramic like substance starting to coat his face as he kicked the giant down the stairs and leapt after it. Reaching the bottom, he sunk his sword into the Nomu's back before ripping it out and looking at Shigaraki.
"How in the hell are you still alive! People don't get a second life!" He cried, throwing a fit and scratching his neck furiously.
"You can watch as I tear your precious weapon apart piece by piece you manchild." 'Ichigo' said, before focusing on the rapidly approaching Nomu. Ducking under it, he ran his sword through it's stomach before kicking it into the air. "And let me show you Ichigo, how our Shikai is meant to be used." He mocked to 'himself', sending a nameless Getsuga at the airborne monster, sending it further into the air before crashing down.
"What the hell? Ichigo just got a massive power boost!" Kirishima said, looking down at the ongoing fight.
"I'm not sure that's all Ichigo. His fighting style has changed, his eyes are similar to Mina's, and his voice is different." Shouko pointed out.
"S-She has a point, but I'm so glad he's alive." Izumi said, still crying.
"COMMUNICATIONS ONLINE. ONE MESSAGE UNREAD." Aizawa's headpiece said, causing him to raise his working arm rapidly and click a button on it. "All-Might is on his way. He should be there in five minutes if you can hold on for that long: Message sent four minutes ago." The headset said, causing Aizawa to sigh in relief.
"Everyone. All-Might will be here soon." Aizawa announced, the class rejoicing.
'Please, hold out for a little longer Ichigo.'
"Nomu! Take off all your restrictions, just kill that kid!" Shigaraki yelled, Nomu gaining twice as much speed and strength. Instead of dominating the fight like before, 'Ichigo' was at a stalemate with his opponent, and he was running out of time.
'Shit. Sorry king, but I won't be able to be in control for to much longer.' A white version of Ichigo said, standing on the same skyscraper as the real one. 'That's fine. We saved our friends and the heroes will be here soon if you can hold out till then.' Ichigo replied. 'I'll try my best, but when we get out of this mess, I'm not going back to sleep like before. I'm going to be king soon, so you better be on guard.' He threatened, before pulling himself back into the real world.
"You gonna give up yet you lousy musclehead?" 'Ichigo taunted, pushing against the Nomu's fist with his sword. Suddenly, the exit door was blasted open.
"Fear not, my students, for I am here!" All-Might said, walking into the building, missing his signature smile. "I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong when Aizawa and Thirteen didn't respond, so when Iida informed me of the invasion on his way to UA, I got here as fast as possible." He explained, Mina, Izumi, and Ochako crying from joy and relief. "All-Might, please help Ichigo! I don't know how much longer he can hold off that thing!" Izumi begged.
'I can't imagine how scared he must be, trying to fight the thing made to kill me. I gotta help him now!" All-Might said, jumping down the stairs and landing at the bottom.
"Took you long enough." The now completely masked Ichigo said before giving in to exhaustion and falling down to the ground.
"Finally, All-Might is here! now we can-" "You shut your mouth. I will battle your monster in a minute. Right now my student needs aid." All-Might interrupted, very carefully picking up Ichigo.
"I'm so glad you're here." He muttered, coughing up blood afterwards.
"I'm sorry I put you all through this. I should have been more responsible and gotten here when I was supposed to." All-Might apologized, as he quickly, but carefully ran up the stairs.
Once he reached the top, Momo had made a small which he set the boy on. Izumi rushed over to him, before sitting next to him on the mattress, a smile appearing on Ichigo's battle torn face.
"I will handle these villains now, and everything will be alright." All-Might said, his uncharacteristically stoic face turning into a frustrated frown.
He jumped back down to the ground, his landing knocking all the lower lever villains down to the ground. Then, the ones who were still standing where hit right after, the only thing they saw before getting knocked out was a flash of white and yellow.
"You have made a grave mistake attacking my students. You will pay gravely." All-Might said, before moving to attack Shigaraki.
"Carolina-" "Nomu." "Smash!" All-Might yelled, using both arms to chop diagonally, but his attack was blocked by the purple creature who seemed to take no damage from the move. Ducking under a grab from the creature he let off another smash, this time going above his limit and hitting the Nomu in the chest which had no effect.
"Let's try this then!" He continued, placing two more smashes on the creature's face once more having no effect.
"Like I told you're student, Nomu has a stronger variant of shock absorption, and that's why his sword worked so well. But he also has regeneration, so any damage that does get through is instantly healed, though your student almost made him reach his limit." Shigaraki bragged.
"Alright, so all I need to do is wear him down and then it's onto you!" All-Might replied, getting behind the Nomu and grabbing his stomach before bending backwards and burying his head underground with a suplex.
"Holy hell. He really is in another level compared to everyone else." Sero said in awe of the shock-waves his attacks were creating.
"All-Might is so fucking awesome!" Mineta yelled, before receiving a slap on the back of the head.
"Shh. Ichigo, Thirteen and Aizawa are all resting, and I don't think they appreciate your yelling." Momo said sternly.
"Oops. my bad." Mineta said, genuinely sorry for possibly annoying the man who had saved them all by delaying the villains.
"But seriously, he's unstoppable." He said quietly.
They're all froze when the smoke cleared. The top part of the Nomu's body had been warped under All-Might's back, and it dug its claws into his sides.
"What kind of trick was that." All-Might muttered.
"Nice. You tried to bury him in the concrete so he couldn't move, but that won't work. He was built to kill you even in your prime." Shigaraki said, laughing lightly. "Now, Kurogiri. Finish him off." He ordered, Nomu trying to pull All-Might halfway through the gate. "I don't enjoy having a bloody warp-gate, but for a hero like you, I will do it happily. Once you're halfway through, I'll close the gate, and you will be cut in half!" Kurogiri said.
Seeing the trouble he was in, Bakugo and Shouko intervened. "Take this you misty bastard!" Bakugo yelled, grabbing Kurogiri by the armor and shooting off and explosion.
"It seems you need a little help there All-Might." Shouko said, freezing the right half of the Nomu up to where it contacted All-Might.
"Thanks for the help you two, But I can get this from here!" He said, pulling himself out of the Nomu's grip and jumping beside Todoroki.
"Shut up All-Might! I caught this misty bastard, and he's their only way out!" Bakugo countered, pinning the smoky villain down.
"You caught both my strongest men without being injured. Kids these days make the league look like crap. Can't have that now can we Nomu?" Shigaraki said calmly as Nomu broke of both its frozen limbs and regrew now ones.
"First, lets free our escape route. Get him, Nomu." Shigaraki said, as Nomu attempted to tackle Bakugo.
"'And that's why I told you to get out of here!" All-Might said, placing Shouko and Bakugo away from the fight.
Bakugo looked back to where he had been, seeing a massive crater instead of the floor. "Now please, get away from here!" He ordered, preparing to attack the Nomu once more.
"Nomu, Kurogiri, kill him. I'll take the children!" Shigaraki said, running towards the two now retreating hero wannabe's.
'I only have about a minute left. My power is decreasing faster than I thought. but even so, I must win because I am the symbol of peace and Justice!' All-Might thought, charging the Nomu and meeting his punch with on of his own.
"Didn't you listen? One of his powers is shock redistribution!" Shigaraki said, being blow away by the shock waves of the battle.
"So? You said he could take me in my 100%, so I'll have to go beyond that and force you to surrender. Besides you also said that his quirk was shock redistribution, not nullification, so he still can feel the punches!" All-Might said, as they both threw an unbelievable amount of amount of attacks, All-Might's ramping up exponentially in speed and power.
Pulling back his arm as far as possible, he punched the villain with 400% of his power and sent him flying across the USJ, going through an entire forest before stopping.
"A real hero, will always find a way for justice to be served!" He continued, catching up with the Nomu and sending him into the air, before jumping up and spinning him around and throwing him to the ground, creating a hundred meter wide crater.
"Now for a lesson." He said, landing on the ground besides the Nomu. "You many have heard these words before, but let me show you what they really mean!" He boomed, pulling his arm back for an one thousand percent uppercut. "Go beyond! Plus ULTRA!" He finished, his fist connecting with the Nomu's stomach and sending it skybound, piercing the USJ's almost unbreakable dome.
"No way! He sent that thing into orbit!" Mineta yelled, awe-struck by the insane amount of power needed for the feat.
"He did it! He beat the All-Might killer!" Mina beamed, jumping for joy.
"I can see why my father hasn't and will never surpass him." Shouko said.
"Damn, back in my hayday, this would've been over in three punches, but today it took over three hundred blows." All-Might said as he started to smoke. 'Shit, I'm out of time. Better finish this quickly.' All-Might thought before speaking. "I have bested your strongest. It's over now, so surrender!" All-Might said, acting like he could fight them.
"Shigaraki, we can't fight that. He made me useless with mere shock waves. It would be best if we just retreat, plus the rest of the hero's will be here soon." Kurogiri advised.
"Damn it. They have two cheaters on their team. That's not fair! They cheated, They cheated, They CHEATED!" He whined, punching the ground in anger.
"Listen up. This won't be the last you see of us. Next time we fight you, you all will DIE!" He continued, as he was absorbed by the void and disappeared.
"Damn, they got away." All-Might said, using the last of his strength to stay in his hero form. He noticed that most of the villains that had been knocked out were regaining consciousness. 'If even one of them attacks me, then it's all over.' He thought, standing his ground. Then a large explosion broke open the dome, and several recognizable figure stood in the light.
"Sorry it took us so long, but we are finally here!" Nezu yelled, a dozen pro heroes trailing behind him as the walked in. They villains who had gotten up noticed them as well and attempted to fight the mass of pros. "
We have the numbers, so get them!" On said, shooting bullets randomly out of his hands. The heroes quickly reacted, and the villains numbers went down to zero, none of the escaping the wrath of the angry UA teachers.
Nezu hopped of Ectoplasm's shoulder to see the damage dealt. He quickly noticed the predicament All-Might was in and acted quick. "Cementoss, block the student's view of All-Might." He ordered, and a large cement wall was erected in front of the pro.
"Recovery girl! We need help over here Asap!" Midnight said from her spot by the three severely injured heroes.
"I'm coming. What did those reckless fools do now." She groaned walking towards where she had been called.
"The crisis is officially over!"
Some bar on Mahjong street.
A purple warp gate opened on the floor, where Shigaraki and Kurogiri had escaped to.
"We lost all our men, even Nomu. What a failure. Those kids were so strong." Shigaraki said, heaving himself onto a bar table. "And All-Might was way stronger than we thought. You were wrong master, so wrong!" He whined.
"No, I wasn't. We just weren't as prepared as we should have been. Also, why is Nomu not with you?" 'Master' replied.
"He was sent flying, and without his exact coordinates I couldn't warp him back!" Kurogiri explained.
"Well, it was a great loss but a necessary one, especially after all we did to make him as strong as All-Might." He said.
"Also, there was a kid there who was able to hold off Nomu till All-Might got there. He was so incredibly strong." Shigaraki said.
"Oh?"
"If he hadn't weakened Nomu with his fancy sword, then he would have won! That brat!" Shigaraki said.
"While it didn't pan out as planned, I've learned quite a bit of information. Gather your elites and take your time, because next fight, you will show the world it should be afraid of you."
"Sixteen and seventeen and counting that one girl is eighteen. You all seemed to be unharmed except for those orange and blonde haired boys. The Blonde one should be okay, but I'm not sure about the other one. He seemed to be in pretty bad condition." The police officer explained, causing everyone to look downcast.
"Well, he's got the best doctor in the world with him, and he's to stubborn to die like that." Kirishima said, the rest of the class nodding in agreement.
"Well, lets get them all back to class. We can get their statements tomorrow." He said, his fellow officer nodding.
"Detective, what about Aizawa-sensei and Thirteen-Sensei?" Tsuyu asked.
"They're with the orange haired boy in intensive care. Thirteen should make a full recovery, but Aizawa might not be as lucky. He's got two splintered arms, facial fractures, and his orbital floor is almost completely destroyed. We don't know if his eye-sight will be impaired or not." He explained.
"Not his eyes." Mineta whimpered.
"Sir, will we be able to visit Kurosaki-kun?" Ochako asked.
"Yeah, probably if you're talking about Ichigo. His father and the green haired girl are with him at the UA nurses office along with All-Might." The detective said. "Anyway, lets get you all back to class!"
"Well, I'm not going to scold you since its not exactly your fault he's in this condition." Chiyo said from her seat, looking at the orange haired boy.
"I know, but I can't help but feel guilty, especial since he fought something created to kill me. Also, I think I shorten my time limit with that fight, but I can't be sure yet. I hope I can hold the form for at least an hour." Toshinori replied.
"I'm so sorry." Izumi apologized, not looking up from Ichigo.
"Well, there's no use in worrying now. These things happen." He replied, smiling at the cute scene in front of him.
"Guess who I found roaming the Halls." Isshin said, entering the room with the detective behind him.
"Sorry about the trouble. Hi All-Might." The officer said.
"Woah, I didn't know you were investigating this Naomasa!" Toshinori exclaimed.
"Wait, its okay for him to see you like this?" Izumi said, finally looking up from Ichigo.
"Yeah, this is Naomasa Tsukauchi. He's my best friend on the police force." He explained.
"That's quite the introduction, but I'm sorry to cut to the chase. We could really use any information you have."
"Wait, before that, tell me all the students and Aizawa and Thirteen are okay!" All-Might asked.
"Well besides Ichigo and this one here, the rest of the student injuries were scrapes, and both of the teachers are in stable condition, so relax." Naomasa said.
"That's good to hear." All-Might and Izumi said in sync.
"If you heroes and Ichigo hadn't ricked your lives, they all never would have made it. You four saved that entire class today." He said.
"You're giving us to much credit. Those student's fought as hard as us. I don't think there's ever been a group of first years who gotten into a fight like this so early in the year, and not only did they survive they learned what it meant to be a pro. Those villains made a mistake attacking them. This class is strong, and filled with courage. Mark my words, they'll all become great heroes." Toshinori promised.
"Ugh. My head is pounding like crazy." Ichigo said, regaining consciousness.
"Ichigo!" Izumi yelled, burying her face into his chest. His eyes widened in shock, before realizing who it was he was hugging.
"I told you we would make it out of there." He said, wrapping his arms around her.
"Y-You scared us all! When that thing got back up, no one knew what to do." She cried.
"Hey, lets not talk about it right now, okay. I'm just glad it's over." He whispered.
"Okay, then can I do something that I'll regret not doing if something like that happens again." She asked quietly.
"Of course. I'm ready for whatever." He replied, inaudible to the rest of the room."
Lifting her head off his chest, she looked into his warm brown eyes before steeling her resolve and pushed her lips against his.
What he had said before was a lie, because he was not ready for her to kiss him so suddenly, but he returned the gesture with as much love and care he could. They kissed for a good thirty seconds, never going past the innocent declaration of love, before they split apart, Izumi resting her forehead on Ichigo's.
"That was way better than I expected." Ichigo said, breathing heavily.
"Yeah. I wish it didn't take you almost dying for me to realize how I felt." She said, putting herself down.
"Well, I'm just glad you feel the same way about me." He said, as she repositioned herself to lay next to him, eyes still closed.
"Wow. I didn't know I was getting grand-kids this soon." Isshin joked, Izumi remembering there was other people in the room and attempting to hide her face. They all laughed at her reaction, Toshinori spitting blood everywhere, but he didn't care. They were all just glad this terrible day had a happy ending.
"Seriously though, I'm happy for you two." He said, taking a seat in one of the office chair.
"Now, tell me about the USJ incident."
Hey, I finally finished it. I absolutely loved writing this, and I hope you enjoyed reading it. I have a few things to say before I go. First, thank you for all the support I've gotten on my story. I really didn't expect a lot of traction, but you guys proved me wrong. Second, I want to say that the Tsuyu in my story is heavily based on Epsilon110's Tsuyu from Total Command. If you haven't read that story, you should. That thing is a masterpiece and a half. And lastly, I'm going to take a break from posting chapters. Give me about a week, and I'll be back in action! I won't be replying to reviews during the week either, but I will when I come back.
Anyway, take care you all. Daedalus77 signing off!
End of Season 1
