Opening Song – Black Gold, by Flying Lotus & Thundercat
Summary: Operation Phantom's fall continuation.
"-nd today, that's what happened to you."
Izuku's mother never told him the thing he wanted her to say back then… The words he needed to hear. The wind started blowing as cherry blossoms flew through the air.
"Young man…You too can become a Hero." Toshinori said.
Izuku's mother never told him the thing he wanted her to say back then… The words he needed to hear. The wind started blowing as cherry blossoms flew through the air.
Izuku then began to sob fully. Dreams can become reality.
Mark Twain once said: "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."
And on this day is when Izuku Midoriya found out that he indeed was born… TO BECOME A HERO!
Izuku clutched his chest even harder as he began thinking of all of the doubters and bullies that told him that he was useless, worthless, and had no shot to become a Hero.
Izuku needed someone to tell him that he can become a Hero. And the person he admires most in the world just did.
Honestly, part of him thought he would never hear those words, You can become a Hero. Much less from All Might.
"I deem you worthy of my power. My Quirk is yours to inherit." Toshinori said as he put out his two hands in a motion like he was trying to give someone something.
Izuku stopped crying and looked up with tears still around his eyes and mouth.
" Huh, wait, what do you mean to inherit? Inherit what?" Izuku asked with a confused look on his face.
"Hahahahah, you should see your face right now! Don't worry, I'm not going to force this thing on you." Toshinori laughed as he walked closer to where Izuku was sitting. Toshinori raises his index finger pointing up towards the sky, "LISTEN, well young man! This is your choice…" Toshinori points his finger towards Izuku now, " DO YOU WANT TO ACCEPT MY AWESOME POWER OR NOT!" He yells as blood comes out of his mouth.
Izuku continues to look at Toshinori with a clueless face.
What is he talking about, what is this..?
Toshinori rubs the blood away from his mouth. "There are a couple of things you should know about my abilities. Journalists always guess my Quirk as Super Strength or some kind of invulnerability. When people ask in an interview, I always make a joke and dodge the question. And it's because the world needs to believe that their Symbol of Peace is just a natural-born Hero like any other… but I'm not. There's nothing natural about my ability."
"Huh?"
Toshinori then spread his arms out and looked toward the sky. "I wasn't born with this power. It is a sacred torch that was passed on to me from someone else!"
"Someone gave you this Quirk? No way." Izuku said in shock
The wind blows as Toshinori's shirt moves revealing bits of his scar. "Yes way, and you're next. I can give you my abilities." Toshinori said in a dramatic pose.
"Wait, hold on, this is a lot to process," Izuku replied. "It's true there's a lot of debate as to what your Quirk actually is. Nobody has ever figured it out, it's one of the world's greatest mysteries! People are constantly talking about it online. Well the idea of passing on a Quirk and inheriting it just doesn't make any sense to me, I never heard anything like it, power is supposed to be unique to each individual and since the first superpowers no one has been able to just give someone their power like a present, that's crazy! If this is true, this has changed everything we knew about Quirks, to begin with.." Izuku kept on muttering and muttering as Toshinori looked on awkwardly.
"Uh, sounds like you're overthinking this whole inheriting thing. STOP NERDING OUT!"
Izuku stopped his muttering as he heard Toshinori shout. "You'll have to adjust your reality and accept this new truth. I can transfer my Quirk to someone else. And that's just one facet of my secret abilities."
Toshinori holds out his hand as rainbow-colored light starts to emit from his palm." The true name of my power is One For All," Toshinori revealed with emphasis on the One For All part.
"One…For…All... " Izuku said slowly in awe as the name itself radiates power.
"Yes…One person improves the power, then hands it off to another person and continues to grow as it passes along…" Toshinori says as, inside Toshinori's soul, multiple different colored stars move and turn into bigger and brighter stars as it finally stops when it reaches a bright yellow star.
"It is this cultivating power that allows me to save those who are in need of a Hero. The truth behind my strength…" Toshinori finished as the rainbow-colored light in his palm faded.
"But why would you choose to give me a gift like that? What if I can't live up to it?" Izuku asked.
"I was on a long hunt for a worthy successor. And then, I watched you jump into action as the rest of us idly by. You may just be a Quirkless fanboy, but you tried to save that kid… you acted like a Hero." Toshinori answered Izuku's question.
Izuku then began to cry tears of joy from listening to the inspiring words of his idol.
Toshinori saw this and began to laugh, "Come on seriously, you've got to stop crying like that if you want my Quirk. Come on, kid."
Izuku made a fist in his left hand, He said so much to encourage me… he even told me the secret behind his powers. Is this… is this what I've been waiting for all these years, how can I turn him down…? Izuku said in his head as he wiped the tears off his face.
Izuku stands up with a determined look on his face."Okay, I'll do it, YES!" Izuku accepts Toshinori's offer.
"No reluctance, that's exactly how I figured you'd respond," Toshinori said with a smirk. "Meet me at the Dagoba Municipal Beach in two days at 5 A.M sharp. That is where we will begin your training for you to inherit One For All."
"RIGHT! I'll be there," Izuku responded.
"Now I have somewhere to be, Young Man!" All Might transforms back to Buff Might, then launches himself into the Air, which looks to be the direction of the Local Harbor.
Izuku looks at the disappearing form of All Might in the sky, Huh, I wonder where he was going in such a rush?
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
It was a dark and silent night in Mustafa
Joker was perched on the top of a Shipping Crane, overlooking the Harbor.
He Looked over his shoulder and asked his Partner Mona about the Important Mission tonight,
"You're sure the Shie Hassaikai are moving some shipments?" Mona Scoffs and says "Of Course I do, I haven't been wrong..yet." Joker Nods.
It's been a couple of months since his Vigilante work started, after his training and mastering of the metaverse, his power, Arsene has gotten stronger. The rebel soul that resides in him burns ever brighter every night he becomes Joker. His Vigantisim has gotten noticed by the Pro Hero commission and Villains alike, no doubt they were gunning for him. He always left a calling card that Morgana suggested. He's experienced some pro-Heros coming upon him, but he always escaped from their grasp, he just mostly defended or evaded and tried not to assault the hero, adding to the pile of charges wasn't gonna be a good result once they captured him.
Joker has been dealing with various issues related to the yakuza, better known as the Shie Hassaikai, and a growing force in the criminal underworld. they had been stealing medical items from pharmacies, possibly working on a new drug, there have also been multiple cases of human trafficking, and tonight is supposed to be BIG.
As he waited while leaning on the Crane, He pulls out his phone. the small screen in front of him flashed with breaking news.
"-fiery attack that has left the heart of Musutafu paralyzed," the reporter was saying. "The Sludge Villain took a young student hostage and triggered various explosions, destroying property and putting lives in danger. The Pro heroes themselves seemed unable to stop it. Just as all hope seemed lost, an unexpected hero appeared."
Joker's eyes widened as a familiar frail boy with messy green hair leaped out towards the sludge villain and began clawing away at it.
What the fuck..!
Then he also notices a familiar ashen blonde hair in the Sludge villain's grasp.
"Morgana quick, come check this out."
"Hey! What did I say about using real names!?"
"Forget that real quick come look at the news." he passes the Animated Cat the phone. His eyes widened.
" That's Bakugo and-"
" His name is Izuku Midoriya. He is a quirkless boy who attends the same school as the hostage. Despite having no apparent powers, he attempted to save his friend from the slimy clutches of the sludge villain. Just as the Villain was about to retaliate, Hope arrived. All Might saved the day. The two boys were checked for injuries and released with minor scrapes and bruises. It all goes to show you that, as the old adage says, not all heroes wear capes. Reporting live from Downtown Musutafu, I'm Kuri Shimamura."
Ren's eyes were glued to the image of Midoryia on the screen.
"So a quirkless boy really can be a hero…" Morgana Muttered.
(Joker without a Doubt, the boy is ready for a Persona…)
Joker takes back the phone from Mona. Noticing movement in the Harbor.
"Alright Mona, I'm heading out. Wish me Luck" Joker Smirked while giving himself a Thumbs Up.
" Yeah, You got this Joker!"
Unbeknownst to the Pair, they were being watched by the Same Man In a Crow Dark Knight Armor through the lens of a Rifle…" Tonight, you die...Trickster."
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Joker lands on the roof of a Warehouse building, silently creeping his way towards the center of the roof, because it has a skylight, he'll be able to see everything from a bird's eye view
Nobody looks up, always expecting an attack from behind, jeez I didn't know games were programmed to be semi-realistic…
(Art imitates life…)
Isn't it life imitates art..?
(Focus…!)
Fine…
Joker crouches down a bit while standing on top of the skylight, overlooking the Yakuza's operation. " Time to activate Third Eye " he mutters while his eyes simultaneously Turn Golden Yellow.
Third Eye: A special ability that Ren can use both in the real world and the Metaverse. It allows him to see hidden elements such as treasure, footprints, scents, or the strength of an enemy.
Igor had gifted it to him some time ago.
Joker turned on his Third eye and scanned over the warehouse, which revealed a group of six thugs, and one right under his position, standing around a couple of women tied together and had their mouths shut with tape, Also were a couple of crates nearby. The only source of light in the pitch-black warehouse was a singular fluorescent light tube dangling in the air, it was still able to light up the warehouse moderately, but it was still dark regardless.
Four of the thugs were armed with baseball bats and the other two had brass knuckles, showing off their protection and it seemed they were discussing something important. To Joker's Third eye they were green, meaning they were weak, compared to him.
One of them was unarmed, most likely was gonna resort to his quirk, and he glowed a yellow Aura around him. Yellow Aura's meant they were formidable but nothing to be really cautious about, and he had a gray skull-like mask.
The Thug underneath Joker was a different story, he was a Glowing red which meant Danger. Not only that but the thug underneath Joker also seemed to be a mutant quirk. He Looked like a SilverBack Gorilla standing on his hind legs wearing a Double-breasted jacket, a Black-colored coat, a pinstripe pattern, and a modern and sophisticated appearance. His Silver colored Fur complimented his Black suit. There also seems to be a Tommy Gun slung over his shoulder. The look made the Gorilla look straight out of an American Mafia Movie...
Joker scanned close enough to positively identify the group, and all of them were members of the Shie Hassaikai. Joker slightly lifted open the windowpane, and he soon heard what they were saying loud and clear.
"I guess we did good, stealing that weapon for the Boss!" said one of the thugs
"I'm with you there, along with all those beautiful babes" replied another
"We've gotta watch ourselves though, the Boss said that Joker could be on the way. He's been known to hit our locations, so be on Guard!"
"Joker's nothing! I bet he can't even get through us or OverHau-!" As soon as that name came out, The Silverback Gorilla backhanded the goon, causing him to fly into a couple of shelves, rendering the thug to be knocked unconscious.
"What an idiot, no one that dumb to even attempt to say the boss's name." A Thug quipped
Clearly, there was… Thought Joker.
" Yo SilverBack!" One Called out to the leader
A resounding voice of a Command came out of the Gorilla's Mouth " What is it?"
"Tell us about yourself Man, and your Quirk" Another Answered
"This isn't a 'Get to know each other' Job, you dumbasses!" He shouted
"Ahh Come on, we're gonna be here all night, might as well know a little bit about our leader, ya know?"
"Yeah!" The rest of the Thugs agreed
SilverBack facepalmed " I work with children " he muttered, then sighed " Fine! My quirk besides being a Mutant type, allows me to make my Hands into Diamond Hard skin which is an emitter type."
"Woah!" came out of their mouths
"So that's why you're called Diamond Fist SilverBack" Muttered one of them.
"Is that what they call me? You idiots can just call me George" He said while shaking his head.
Joker felt he had heard enough from their words to confirm that they were in the Shie Hassaikai's employment, and he now decided to pay them a visit so that he can bust these guys up.
Joker rose up slowly and silently, and then he partially summoned Arsene, a Pair of Black ethereal Angel wings showing up behind Joker. Joker then flew upwards like a fallen angel, ascending, then downwards rapidly, soon breaching through the Skylight Glass Roof and crashing on top of Silverback, suddenly appearing without warning and knocking him out cold on the cold hard floor. Dust and Smoke pick up and cover the scene.
The remaining four were shocked by his sudden arrival and completely unprepared to fight him despite the weapons.
"J-Joker's here!?" shouted the thugs
Once the Cloud of dust dissipated, they saw Joker Rising up from a crouched position on top of unconscious SilverBack and pulling on his Blood Red Glove and saying two words that shook them to the core...
"It's Showtime.." Joker said with a Smirk
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Stakeout on a nearby Roof...
"Ragdoll, do you have sight on Joker?" asked Detective Tsukauchi, while holding onto a radio
" Yes, sir he Just landed on the Warehouses Roof and is making his way towards the center" She answered
Tsukauchi breathes before shouting commands on the radio "Operation is a Go! I repeat Operation is a Go!" He turns back towards Ragdoll "Thank you, I was very skeptical of the lead that was dropped on my desk from an unknown source"
She nods "No problem Detective"
"Let's get moving" They turn towards the exit of the Roof.
In a Matter of Minutes Swat Vans and Cars surrounded the Warehouse as the police rapidly formed a perimeter as soon as they arrived on the scene. Eraserhead stood there having arrived minutes earlier.
"Where's All Might?" Eraser asked the approaching Tsukauchi.
" All Might had a run-in with that sludge villain earlier and ran out of time. He said he'll be a bit late"
"Typical" Aizawa Grumbled
The Two continued walking and were soon joined up by Midnight. They saw a majority of the entire Police staff were outside, Blocking, and watching all the possible exits around the Warehouse.
"How are we gonna proceed now Detective?" An officer asked
All the Commanding officers, Pro Hero Eraserhead, and Midnight all came to a Circle around a Table
" According to this," Tsukauchi said digging in his coat pocket then, pointing to a schematic and layout of the Warehouse " There's two Possible Escape routes, the backdoor of the warehouse and the large front doors of it, then there's a narrow walkway on the second floor, next to a window...The Backdoor is being monitored as of now. If Joker tries to come through the back he'll immediately be pelted with tranquilizer rounds." Tsukauchi then puts down the schematic on the round table, examining it even further. "Then that leaves the front… Joker would have to push the Large Warehouse doors open, and that'll make a lot of unnecessary noise for him"
"There's always the Roof" Aizawa spoke up…
The realization kicks in for Tsukauchi, "Hey you!" as he points at Swat Commander
"Yes?"
"Get your team situated on the surrounding warehouse roofs, and stay low. Joker's currently on the Warehouse roof. We need the element of surprise, this has to be done quietly.."
The Swat Commander salutes and then goes to order his men onto the Surrounding roofs.
" Ok, now we have all possible escape routes covered, but what's next? For all we know is that he can stay, and wait until we make a mistake that he can capitalize on." Midnight Chimed
"The Schematics have a support beam that someone can walk on," the detective pointed out, showing them the Support Beam layout. "Tsukauchi, what are you trying to get at?" Midnight asked him. "In order for us to really capture him we have to push him to our turfs, meaning we settle the majority of the force right outside the front, but we need him to only see the front being the only Escape route he has", This had to work…
Tsukauchi Thoughts running a marathon, then he settles for the plan.
"Move the Majority of the force to the front"
"What?!" All the senior commanding officers are in disbelief
" Detective Tsukauchi, why? He has no escape, and he'll be a cornered animal!" a senior commander shouted.
"A Cornered animal is the most dangerous." Aizawa glared at the Senior offices, before continuing "And we don't know how much he's capable of doing. For all, as we know he can be a walking Bomb" Finished, the Officer paled at the Bomb comment. "We'll stick to your plan, detective." They Muttered, before walking off.
Tsukauchi let out a breath he was holding, and muttered "Thank you"
"You don't really think he's a walking bomb, do you Aizawa?" Midnight asked
"From all the reports, and heroes that have commented on Him, all point to otherwise. He mostly tries to evade physical confrontation at best."
" There's still the possibility but Tsukauchi, why move to the front?" Midnight questioned
Tsukauchi sighed before nodding "I know I'm already asking a lot already, but Aizawa this mission Relies heavily on you"
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Back to the Warehouse minutes later...
It was soon enough that the brawl started. Joker rushed in and began throwing punches at a larger thug, managing to stun him and then knock him down to the ground. He then dodged the swing of a baseball bat and countered an incoming punch, twisting the arm around and punching the thug in the face, taking him down.
One of the thugs managed to get behind Joker and prepared to strike him from behind with his baseball bat, however it seemed Joker was aware of this and did a backflip over him from the swing. "HA! I got you now, let's see you try dodging a lightning bolt in Midair!" Shouted the Villain with a Skull Mask, charging Lighting in his hands before firing at a still airborne Joker.
What he didn't expect was for Joker to tilt his body to the side, thus dodging the Lightning Bolt. Joker still in the Air Threw out a hand, then a familiar Blue Flames covered his hand, next came out the Colt 1911 shooting at the skull masked thug crashing him towards a couple of crates, then a shelf with of its materials fell on top. Joker then landed with a roll.
One of the Thugs ran up towards Joker but with Joker's free hand he raised it towards the Thug, almost in a stopping motion.
"Wh-what are you doing? are you telling me to stop?" The Thug questioned while cranking the Bat back, then swings it towards Joker.
[EIHA!] A Large Reddish, Black explosion blasted the thug to kingdom come and was sent flying into some shelves, with the Baseball bat falling to the floor with a Clank.
Joker soon finished off the thugs, knocking all of them out.
"Guess I'm done already" Clapping his hands together getting rid of the Mock 'dust'. He turns towards the ladies that are tied up. He kneels before them and takes off a tape on one of them "Are you ladies alright?"
She nods, "Thank you so much, we've bee-Watch Out!"
Joker quickly turns, blocking a Diamond hardened Punch sending him flying towards some crates, landing with a grunt.
"That's for...landing on top of me bitch…," Silverback says while cracking his knuckles, "and you shut your trap!" he says backhanding her, causing her to let out a yelp.
"Ughhhh…"Joker grumbles, shaking his head and moving the debris off of him.
"Come on you son of a whore!" Shouts Silverback seeing Joker stumbling to get back up.
(That's an oddly specific insult but correct…) Arsene quipped
Ughh...Shut up...
Joker and Silverback face off.
Not waiting for Silverback to make the first move, Joker runs forwards then leaps, leading with EIHA infused right hook. Joker's fist sails towards his Gut, landing it making SliverBack grunt a little before chuckling.
Joker Leaps back watching Silverback warily
"BWAHAHAHA! Was that supposed to hurt? How have you been doing this while so WEAK?!"
Then with the speed that you wouldn't expect from a Gorilla, Silverback rushes at Joker, wrapping both arms around Joker's body and squeezing into a tight bear Hug, causing Joker to try to squirm out of his grip. The Grip is Slowly Tightening, like how an anaconda constricts its prey and Joker was his Prey.
"AhGrhHaHrgh-Ahhh!" Joker grits out, while having his body crushed and his lungs are taking the force of it.
"There's no Use! I'm gonna grind your bones to Dust! Pipsqueak!"
Fuck, I can't breathe! My lungs are being crushed…!
Joker then Rears his head Back and smashes it on SilverBacks Nose causing him to lose grip of the Bear Hug, and stumble back a bit.
(NOW…!)
"COME ARSENE!" With that, Arsene Breaks out of the Bear Hug, and Joker drops a knee.
Silverback stumbles back a bit with blood dripping down his nose "What the Hell!" he shouts, staring at Arsene's Floating form, he tries to think of something but Arsene quickly breaks him out of his thoughts by Grabbing him by the face and tossing him into the air like a ragdoll while rearing a fist Back.
[Miracle Punch!] Joker shouts, rising back up.
"Noooooo! " He cries out
Once the punch lined up, Arsene threw the punch landing straight on SilverBack's Jaw and launching him flying into a couple of crates.
"Note to self, buy Painkillers," Joker says, stretching his back and watching Silverback rise back up, not seeming winded at all. "That Hurts you brat!" Villain shouted. "No more holding back!"
With a snarl, Silverback slings over his Tommy Gun from his back "HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE THIS!"
[Rebellion's Guard!] Arsene's wings plant down in front of Joker blocking him from the incoming Bullet fire
*BoomBoomBoomBoomBoomBoomBoomBoomBoomBoom...Chink'
Then The distinct sound of a chink means being out of Ammo…
"Now!" Joker and Arsene then rush towards Silverback, Silverback quickly throws the guns away and crosses his arms attempting to block the attack, But Arsene Quickly Launches an Uppercut slash breaking his guard, "WHAAT!" Joker rapidly closes the Distance with an Open Palm aiming toward the Silverback's upper body. Time seems to freeze, and Silver's only thoughts seem to be why does Joker has his Palm outwards aiming at him, then he suddenly remembers that Joker blasted a thug with an explosion in a similar manner.
Time Resumes….
"NoooooOO!"
[EIGGAAA!] The Largest Curse Explosion Joker produces on his own consumes Silver's upper body. Once the smoke and ash clear, Silver is standing there with his eyes rolled back into his head, Mouth agape, Unconscious. His suit is in tatters, some of his furs is singed, and there's smoke trailing off his body...
(A/N: The same move that Future trunk does to Future 18, killing her. By the way, my phone's autocorrect kept putting Nigggga! Instead Eiggga. Very similar.)
Joker moves to the side and Silver's Body crash face-first onto the cold hard floor.
"Phew, that really took a lot out of me," Joker says while shaking the hand that produced Eiga,
"EIha is the 1st tier of Curse explosion, and Eiga is the 2nd tier. It was my first time using it. Mayb-" Joker shakes his head turning around to the Hostages "Hostages first, Focus. The night isn't over yet."
Joker walks over to the lady that was backhanded, and he can see she has a busted bruised lip.
Yeesh, he did not hold back…
He kneels in front of her "Can I see it please, I can help with it."
She nods, Joker reaches over her and puts a gentle touch on her busted lip making sure not to hurt her even more, and quietly says "Dia". A green aura appears overhead, and then the bruising starts healing. The lady mutters thank you, but he's already moved on to the other woman tied up.
But no one has noticed a man in black watching them on the support beams ready to act...
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Some minutes before Joker's fight with SilverBack Diamond fist finishes...
"You can climb on top of the Support beams and stay hidden. Once Joker finishes his 'work' he'll most likely be a bit exhausted, then you swoop in to apprehend him. If that doesn't work make sure he escapes from the front whichever way possible, but don't let him get an idea of what you're trying to do" That was the plan…
Aizawa otherwise known as Eraserhead can remember the plan so vividly. Everything has gone according to the plan that Tsukauchi made out, but why does he feel so conflicted right now? Is it because he just saw this vigilante, no this kid just took down another S-class villain, the struggle was all there. At one point he was thinking of blowing his cover and helping the kid out of that Brutal Bear Hug, but the Kid no- Joker overcame it and turned to his advantage by head butting that walking bi-pedal Ape. He saw that Joker has a lot more hidden in his sleeve, and his Power has tiers to them, he wasn't sure but heard Joker mumbling to himself about [EIHA] being the 1st tier of Curse explosion, then that bigger blast was [Eiga], but him saying Curse explosion was something totally different from what he was expecting. He has weaponized Curses? How is that even possible, but then again in today's world, the impossible became possible. The ethereal being named Arsene, that Joker has command over, was also another shocking thing to see, it was like it was a sentient being, a fallen angel of death. Aizawa Shota never was a religious man, but seeing Arsene in person was unreal, the footage from earlier did not do it justice.
He shakes his head, and watches Joker walk over to the hostages, he hears him asking them if they're alright, then he kneels in front of the woman that was backhanded by the Ape. She then starts having a Green Aura surrounding her, and Aizawa's eyes widen when he sees that the bruise from the hit is going away and healing. How many Quirks does Joker have or is 'Arsene' the one that provides the power, no they're one and the same, Joker can use Curse explosion without the need of Arsene?
Let's just get this over with...
He prepares his capture tape and attempts to throw it but he's interrupted by a sudden Meowing above him.
"Meow, Meow, Meow" "Joker, Above You!"
He sees Joker Dodge the attempted capture and is now locking eyes with him, Crimson Red matching Golden Yellow. Eraser looks up to see where the meowing came from, he searches for it, and finally sees it. A Black Cat looking at him so smugly like it just did something important.
Did I just get snitched on by a….Cat…?!
"You can come out now, you know?" Joker calls out to him
Dammit, leave it to my thoughts to screw it up, might as well oblige…
Eraserhead jumps down to a crouch position and then rises up with his capture tape locked in his hands, for an immediate attack, but to his surprise, Joker seemed startled by his appearance.
"Aiz-I mean Eraserhead, what're you doing here?" Joker said while taking a defensive stance at the same time. Hopping Eraserhead didn't pick up on his slipup, but Aizawa did pick it up.
'So he knows my name, interesting, and he looks vaguely similar, but anything that comes to the truth is foggy…'
"Isn't obvious, I'm here to apprehend the vigilante Joker"
"I was afraid of that, but that won't be happening"
Eraserhead and Joker face off.
Joker had chosen the wrong path and Aizawa could not afford to let Joker Escape. For the sake of the plan, Eraserhead must end this.
Not waiting for Joker to make the first move, Aizawa leaps forward, leading with his capture tape. The tape sails through empty air, Joker having used Arsene to bat the Tape away to the air.
So he's using his quirk, that won't help with it being temporarily erased…
Aizawa's eyes turn to a glowing red and his hair floats on its end.
Eraserhead rushes at Joker, wrapping his capture tape to bind both arms, then jumps over him, launching Joker into the air, hoping to slam Joker back on the ground; it fails. At that slip of a second Eraserhead blinked, and Joker summoned a dagger to cut the tape before it could slam him back down to the floor.
I blinked for a minisec, and he was able to use his quirk at that speed…?!
"So you can Summon a Dagger, too? You're a bag of tricks aren't you" Aizawa goaded
"Sorry, a magician always holds his best trick for the last second" Joker smirked, but he didn't notice that Aizawa had somehow wrapped his tape around his ankles. Aizawa shows the smallest smirk he can give, and Joker went completely on alert.
The Tape wrapped around Joker's ankle tight, then Aizawa pulls, causing Joker to fall back to the ground. Joker tries to cut the tape with a dagger, doing a cutting motion but the blade doesn't summon because Eraserhead is temporarily erasing his quirk. Joker is pinned to the ground. Eraserhead continues to tighten the Capture tape around Joker, while's still struggling to get it off.
"This is finished" Aizawa breathes out, then all of sudden he gets flung into the air by some mysterious wind pressure throwing him into some crates.
Aizawa flings the wooden boards off him and stumbles back up.
'What the hell, I had erased his quirk. How was he able to summon a gust of wind, if it was erased…?'
The incident allows Joker to wiggle out of the capture and rise back up, with the tape in hand.
He throws it to the side, discarding it. "Eraserhead, no more tricks, Just hand to hand." Joker breathed out.
"Alright then"
This time they rush forwards, and they begin their attack at the same time. Kick, dodge, punch, parry, attack, deflect, point, counterpoint. Frustration was grasping Aizwaw's chest more than any of the blows that made contact. Was this a dance or a fight? A conflict or a conversation?! Was Joker only playing? That is until He finally lands a brutal Roundhouse onto Joker's side, but it hurt him more than it did joker!
'What the hell is he made of…?!'
Joker quickly rubbed his affected side, with a little grimace on his face.
Joker backs away from the fight. Both gasping for air, while the Civilians are still sticking to the ground watching the infamous Vigilante Joker hold his own against the underground hero Eraserhead.
"This can go on forever, I don't have time for this," Joker says backing away until he's parallel with the 2nd-floor railway. Joker puts a hand to his face "Come Arsene!"
"I won't let you!" Eraserhead shouts out activating his quirk, but it's useless as two raven black ethereal wings appear behind Joker lifting him onto the 2nd-floor railway with one sweep.
'What the hell, my quirk didn't stop his activation…?!'
He looks up to Joker now crutching his head in pain with one hand, while the other is holding onto the railway for support. Joker stumbles to a window and looks back at Aizawa with a small blood trail running down his nose. Eraserhead notices the blood, running down Joker's nose. Joker wipes a finger around his nose cleaning his nose. Joker looks down at Eraserhead with a smirk.
"Cya" Joker says while a mock salute.
"Wait!" Eraserhead Shouted, it seems as if Joker was contemplating it then he turned to Eraserhead to continue. "Kid, this can go easy. Walk out with me and make it easier on yourself. Turn yourself in, You've done enough good, there's no denying it, I'll say more than others have."
Joker opens his mouth to speak then it closes immediately, he has a look of doubtfulness, and concern on his face, then he opens up. " If I do that then I'll be sent to Tartarus for the rest of my life, to rot down there and be experimented on, my body cut open, so the government can know how my powers work."
"I won't let them, you're still a minor. I'll help-"
" You're still just one hero, an underground hero at that, not well recognizable." a small smile appears on Joker's face, " You're actually a part of my inspiration Eraserhead, but even I know you only do so much"
"I ca-"
"Sorry, I've heard enough. This is the end." Joker turns back towards the window. " See ya," Joker bid his farewell to Eraserhead and crashed through the window, his arms over his head to avoid the shards of glass. Screams of surprise from the woman can be heard inside as Joker spun elegantly through the air while the moon shone brightly on him.
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
"I AM HERE! ARRIVING LATE!"
" Oh, Yea! All Might's here! No way that Joker guy is getting away." shouted an officer
" Hey! Lower your voice rookie"
"Sorry~"
All Might walks over to Tsukauchi and whispers " Sorry, I got caught with some hero work, did I miss anything?" Tsukauchi shakes his head "Nothing really, we've sent Eraserhead into the warehouse to apprehend Joker. Midnight's taking the front so if this plan does work, he'll be put immediately to sleep if he shows up." All Might nods while listening to the information.
"How long has he been there?"
Tsukauchi looks at his wristwatch "It's been 15 minutes, a little too long for my liking."
"Let me go in, we'll be done quickly, " All might asks
Tsukauchi looks to consider it, he nods "Alright then, let me give the order to move ou-"
Before anyone could move, then the sound of glass shattering from the 2nd floor caught their attention. The Target of this entire operation, Joker, the man himself had launched himself out of the window. The boy burst through the glass, flipping through the air elegantly, the soft glow of the moonlight hitting his mask. He landed gracefully on the floor, glass shards falling all around him.
"What a showoff," the rookie cop whispered with a scoff.
Joker looked around, smirking a bit as he was planning to run, only for him to be blinded by hundreds of lights. He was surrounded, hundreds of police officers were trained on him, blocking all possible escape routes. All Might and Midnight had stepped up.
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
"Enemies here?" Morgana questioned in concern. "These readings! It can't be!"
"It's an ambush!" Morgana gasped.
"Joker, can you handle this!?" Mona asked.
All These questions were running through Joker's earpiece. He can only Standstill at what he saw before him. The Number One Hero, The Symbol of Peace, All fucking Might and Midnight the Rate R hero, also his Mother. Standing some feet away, casting shadows in front of the spotlights blinding him. Behind them were several other heroes, but not ones he can recognize due to the blinding lights.
" Young Vigilante, your time has come. Please come quietly or we'll be forced to use force on you." All Might asked.
"Do decide to run, I'll love to whip you, pretty boy!" Midnight shouted, while licking her lips, then ending with a devilish smirk.
(Kinky…)
Joker suppressed his urge to gag. He had dealt with worse before, but seeing his mother try to flirt or threaten him with a whipping like a dominatrix she is, almost made him lose consciousness.
"Joker!" Mona yelled through his earpiece. "What are you waiting for? RUN!"
"Morgana"
"What?! You have to run, you have to-"
"I'm….. I can't"
"Bu-but you have to, you're the Wildcard, the Ultimate Trickster. Yo-"
"I'm sorry" Joker whispered, taking his earpiece out and crushing it.
"YOUNG MAN? HAVE YOU DECIDED TO GO THE EASY WAY?"
Joker nods, putting his hands up in the air, signaling his Surrender.
"Young Man, Midnight here will use her quirk to incapacitate you. I swear to you that no harm will come to you." Joker Nods
"Midnight you're up." She nods while making a slight rip in her costume, and slightly makes her way towards Joker.
"I'm sorry, kiddo." She said as she ripped her sleeve, "I'll make this quick."
Purple vapor poured from her skin, snaking across the ground towards him. The scent was sweet, like flowers in a summer wind. He grunted as dizziness came over him, nearly dragging him down to one knee. He clutched his head as the All Might closed in, but he was still standing.
"He's resistant to my Quirk?!" Midnight shouted in confusion.
Of course, I'm resistant to your quirk. I don't have any weird feelings for you…!
Joker's mind retorted.
"MIDNIGHT. I WILL HANDLE THIS MYSELF THEN" All Might's voice boomed, walking towards Joker with Quirk restraining cuffs.
Joker stood there, waiting for the inevitable until Arsene's Voice cut through all the thoughts running through Joker's head. (DODGE…!)
Joker suddenly Dodge, the movement Alarming all the Cops, and All Might readied himself for a battle until…There was an Everlong silence until a sound of a gunshot cut through the silence.
All Might turned to Tsukauchi for an explanation until he also saw the look of confusion on his friend's face.
"Who shot?! The Suspect was cooperating!" Tsukauchi shouted to the officers.
" Sir, there's no live ammunition, only rubber bullets" the same Rookie spoke out, there were questioning looks in the group of officers until a scream of pain screamed out.
"Ahhhhh!" Everybody turns to see Joker, now sporting a bullet wound in his shoulders, blood running down his arm, drips falling to the floor. Joker was holding his wounded shoulder looking down, breathing heavily...there was another score of silence because everyone was confused about what to do, that was until Joker looked back up. His eyes were no longer Golden Yellow, they were now glowing Blood red eyes staring at them with hate.
While those in the back may have been barely able to feel something, they could certainly feel as a wave of something indescribable washed over them. For those in the frontlines, they could immediately feel an immense change in the atmosphere which informed them that they were about to see something horrifying. Another pulse of magical energy surged throughout the Harbor.
Joker shook his head and allowed his powers to subside and the pressure around the Harbor lifted, and his eyes returned to Golden yellow. It was then that those in the Back seemed to notice what the surges had caused. For the Officers in the front, many of them had remained stilled more out of confusion than anything else. The urgent feeling to flee had welled up within their bodies but the curiosity as to what would happen before they had kept them rooted.
As for the heroes, that was another story entirely.
A good number of the professional heroes had found themselves tensed, some even walking forwards. A few had been prepared to stop whatever unspeakable force it was that Joker was prepared to unleash while the majority were ready to protect the citizens and help evacuate where necessary. These people had encountered villains as part of their profession, but none of them had ever felt as threatened as they had just then.
Having been as close to the source of the power as she had been, Midnight had found herself shivering where she had stood, almost oblivious to the world around her. She had been so focused on what was happening before her that she had barely been able to hear Tsukauchi's orders. His quirk was to Summon a spectral being, only one if the reports from the Media were correct. That begged a simple question. Who was he trying to Summon…? Midnight shivered at the thought.
"Capture him!" Tsukauchi ordered as every police officer began chasing after Joker. Joker knew wouldn't be able to outrun this many police, not that he didn't think he could.
All Might had snapped out of his daze and lunged at Joker, then Joker yelled out "Tetrakarn!" All Might reared a fist back hoping to stop Joker with little force, then his fist struck...hitting an invisible barrier that shattered. Leaving Joker enough time to leap onto a ladder and start making his way up it. He smirked knowing it will take the police far too long to actually follow him. Once he was nearing the top of the building, he saw even more police officers up there waiting for him. He let out a sigh, bowing his head in defeat.
Aw, Crap…
Just like that, the officer struck him in the face with the butt of his gun. Joker fell to the ground rather roughly, and all of the officers converged on his location. He was apprehended, his hands being placed behind his back.
"Vigilante secured!" exclaimed one of the police. An older-looking officer stepped through the crowd and stopped beside Joker who was held down.
"Didn't expect to find some kid," the officer said. "You have an Anonymous tip, to thank you for this," he mentioned as he knelt down to grasp Joker by the head. "You were sold out."
"What...?" Joker wondered. "What do you-" he didn't get to finish as the police pulled him up by his arm.
"Suspect confirmed! Cuff him!" it wasn't the first time he felt the cold steel of handcuffs wrapping around his wrists. He struggled against his captives, trying to break free, only for an officer to slam a shotgun stock to the back of his head, knocking him out cold. Just like that, The Phantom Thief of hearts had been arrested.
Ending Song – A Sky Full of Stars, a Persona 4 Golden soundtrack.