LW: USJ time! Let's see how this version of Midoriya and co handle Shiggy and the League's debut and attack
Your Move Hero - The Face of Inexperienced Evil
"Iida, I don't want to overstep the bounds and abuse my power… but as Class Rep, I request that you calm down" Izuku says as they board the bus for wherever Aizawa was taking them for Rescue training, the blue-haired teen having a bit of a moment where he was trying to get everyone to follow a seating chart, that didn't actually work with the transport they were using.
"Of course, my apologies" Iida nods before sitting down beside Ochako, looking rather uncomfortable fitting his armored hero suit into the bus seats
"Midoriya"
"Yes Asui…"
"Call me Tsu, I thought we already discussed this" the frog girl interrupts "I'm straightforward and kind of blunt so I'm going to just come out and say it. Your quirk is weird" Tsu states flatly, and honestly, Izuku couldn't argue as even before accepting One For All his quirk had been seen as a bit of an odd duck
"She's right, you have an energy quirk that is also a summon quirk, a fusion quirk, and a self-augmentation quirk" Sero agrees
"All those flashy, eye-catching powers, makes my Hardening look pretty mediocre" Kirishima sighs, his hand shifting into a rocky-looking material for a minute
"That's not true, your quirk is one of the strongest defensive quirks I've seen in a good while. Plus, my quirk looks like it has a lot of moving parts, but like its name implies it's just the energy, all those extra things were created through a lot of trial and error" Izuku admits
"Is there anything your quirk can't do Midori?" Hagakure asks
"Break any of the hard rules of the game, it's why it hurts to summon anything higher than Level 4's straight out because Level 5's and higher are tribute monsters, needing some sort of sacrifice, be it monsters or Duel Energy on my part. I also can't summon Extra Deck Monsters straight out, especially Fusions, Synchro without tuners, XYZ with mismatching levels, never tried Pendulums with my quirk and Links…. They're mostly generic enough that I can use them as long as I have enough guys on the board to match their arrows. So in short…. I need to know how to play Yugioh, in order to use my quirk properly"
"And given he wins locals every year with a different deck too, it's pretty clear Deku knows how to play the game" Bakugo chuckles "Even helped me work on my deck a few times over the years"
"For the record, Kachan forgot to read Buster Dragon's Effect and so didn't see the point in having a Dragon in his Dragon Busting deck," Izuku says jokingly as an example "Not that it matters, he's found a deck that suits his play style a lot more anyway"
"Everyone settle down, we've arrived at our destination" Aizawa announces just before the bus pulls to a stop and allows all 21 of them to get off
"Hello students, I've been waiting for you" came the cheerful voice of a lady in a big puffy spacesuit "I can't wait to show you inside"
"Space Hero 13!" Izuku and Uraraka cheer, causing Bakugo to chuckle as it seems the nerd had found a new friend
"Welcome to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, a facility I designed myself to train you future heroes in Disaster and Rescue scenarios" 13 announces once everyone was inside
'In that case, I should probably do this now rather than later' Izuku thinks before pulling out a card
Jam Breeding Machine
"Midoriya, explain" Aizawa orders, as his Problem Child manifests a strange device just by the main doorway
"I mentioned tribute fodder previously Sensei, this Spell periodically, or when fed energy directly, summons Slime Tokens that I can use as fodder, for a greatly reduced cost on my end" Izuku explains, getting a nod of approval from his teacher as a 2nd token pops out of the device
"How'd you get around the 'No Summoning' rule Deku?" Bakugo asks as the 1st token pops out
"My quirk turned it into an AOE, if I stand more than 5m from the device I'm in the clear, hence why it's in the doorway, rather than nearer one of the Rescue Zones"
"Hey 13 where's All Might? Don't tell me he booked an interview today he only has 1 class a day" Aizawa grumbles lowly as he walks over to the Rescue Hero
"Actually he used up too much power on the way to work and is resting in the Teacher's lounge" 13 explains quietly, raising up 3 fingers as she does so she doesn't have to reveal his secret around the students, especially as (unlike Aizawa) she read their quirk files and knows 2 of them have enhanced hearing
Unfortunately, Izuku knew All Might's secret, and therefore the 3 fingers were a neon sign for the summoner that All Might had used up his time for the day, or close enough to, that he most likely wouldn't be there today
"That man is an irresponsible fool" Aizawa sighs 'Well, we should be fine with just 2 of us, it's introduction to Rescue protocol, how bad can it be?'
"Ok, let's get this thing moving. I just have one thing I need to explain first, or two, maybe three…." 13 begins and then starts to flounder, only stopping when Aizawa flicks her helmet with his capture weapon "Right. I'm sure those of you who know me are also aware of my quirk Black Hole. A very powerful, but also incredibly dangerous one if used incorrectly or without careful consideration. With the certification of all quirks, as well as how heavily regulated they are in our society we often forget just how unsafe they can be when left unchecked. As Heroes, losing focus and being careless could be costly or even deadly for those around you " she explains, the lesson hitting harder for 1A after their battle trial where it looked like Bakugo's attack actually had killed their Class Rep.
Bzzz
13's lecture was interrupted by a power surge, followed by an inky black fog beginning to form in the central plaza of the USJ, which soon expanded into a portal or vortex-like phenomenon
"Are they part of the lesson Sir?" Kaminari asks as people start pouring out of the portal, most notably a lanky-looking man wearing what looked to be severed hands, and a jet black hulk with a metal beak and exposed brain.
"No, those are real villains" Aizawa states, jumping onto the railings "13, get the students to safety, anyone who can, try contact the school, I'll hold them off"
"Sir, your quirk and fighting style is based on stealth, one on one fights, and ambushes, you're at a huge disadvantage in an open brawl like this"
Aizawa smirks as he puts on his goggles "Well, then there's your first lesson of the day kids. No Hero is a One-Trick-Pony"
"At least take backup" Midoriya shouts, throwing a shimmering card to the teacher, the man would have rolled his eyes if he didn't feel the warmth when he caught the monster card, a slime token explodes into sparkles as Jinzo manifested "Follow his orders, deal with the villains!" Izuku commands, his eyes flashing gold
"At once! Well Shouta, seems we get to work together a lot sooner than expected" the cybernetic being muses
"Indeed. Try not to kill anyone, but honestly, as long as the kids are safe I'm not going to complain" Aizawa orders, before both Hero and Monster enter the fray, Eraser nullifying the quirks of several villains with projectile/bullet-based quirks, while Jinzo's energy attacks and metal fists sent a large man with a 4 arms and a stony appearance flying into a different group of thugs.
"Wow, they're syncing up pretty well" Jiro notes as the students turn to run away
"And fast, Dekiru just summoned him and then BAM they're like a Pro Hero team already" Ochako gushes
"That makes sense, Jinzo is Aizawa Sensei's spirit monster, plus I manifested him the other day so they have a mental link which most likely augments and enhances their natural synchronicity" Izuku answers via a mini mutterstorm
"Ok, since Aizawa has the intruders handled for now, we need to all get out of here as quickly as possible and alert the staff as to what happened here" 13 says getting everyone's attention
"Yeah I get the feeling we're not going to be able to do the 2nd one until we've completed the 1st, my coms are just getting static and white noise" Denki sighs, having been fiddling with his gear to try to raise the alarm given something clearly was stoping the USJ's natural one from going off
"It's not cause of Jinzo is it?" Mina asks, biting her lip "His effect messes with Traps, but in the real world…"
"It's AOE, just Jam Breeding Machine. But yes I do believe he could disrupt Support Gear as a real-world version of his trap lock effect" Izuku assures her
"Nobody's going anywhere!"
'Crap the portal guy' 1A thinks as the black smoke erupts in from of them, before compressing into a much more human form, in fact…. He honestly looked like a butler, or maybe a bartender more so than a villain at this moment
"Hello there" the living smoke cloud greets, strangely politely all things considered "We are the League of Villains, here to shake Hero Society to its core and destroy the Symbol of Peace. Unfortunately, it seems All Might isn't here like he's supposed to, it is very rude to not show up to your own funeral"
"Like Hell you are!" Bakugo shouts as he and Kirishima leap forward and attack the villain, against 13's order to stay back
"You are as impressive as would be expected of UA students, even with only a few days being such. But you really should be more careful children, otherwise, someone might get hur…fuck!" the mist man breaks character as the slime token behind him leaps forward and latched into his arm, Izuku guessing that it reacted to the villain's spirit if not his physical body, as he could sense the being's Ka somewhere in the darkness
"Boy's get out of the way!" 13 orders, the 2 look back to see one of her glove's finger ports was uncapped, and promptly leap back, out of the line of fire "Midoriya, you too…"
"It's a token Sensei, it's designed to be sacrificed" Izuku counters, just before the black mist envelopes the token sending it who knows where
"I'm done playing with you brats, instead I'll scatter you throughout the facility to have the others deal with you" Blackmist scowls, despite only having glow slits for eyes, before blackness engulfs the USJ entrance, while smaller portals open up in various areas around the facility, spitting out students left right and centre
'So, he has a warping quirk' Izuku thinks as he rights himself within the shipwreck area and starts swimming toward the surface 'Rare and powerful, at least he should be easy to identify in theory. Plus given their main objective, maybe All Might not being here was a good thing after all'
"Nothing personal kid" he hears behind him, turning slightly he panics as a shark mutant lunges for him "You just gotta die today!"
Or not, as he gets frog kicked by Tsuyu "Hey Izuku" she greets before shooting out her tongue to latch onto him, then pushing off the shark villain and swimming to the surface, while Izuku noticed she was also carrying Mineta under her arm as she swam "See yah" she croaks before zipping off, dropping Izuku and Mineta onto the deck of the ship before clambering up herself, during which the boys had regained their breath, and Mineta was already beginning to panic
"It seems to be one thing after another with our class" the frog girl sighs sitting down beside the twitching and shaking grape boy
"Yeah. I can't get what those villains were saying out of my head, that they came here to kill All Might, and picked what should have been the perfect time to do so"
"Come on Midoriya, there's no way they can kill All Might, he'll deal with these villains without even breaking a sweat!" Mineta announces, regaining a little hope
"But what if they can?" Tsu asks "I mean if they came up with a plan like this, they must have something they believe can kill the man. He is still human after all, and while he never talks about it, his quirk isn't Immortality or even Advanced Healing. Plus, given what the smoke guy said, plus the shark guy I fought to rescue Izuku I'd be more worried about not getting tortured to death by villains because we might not last until All Might shows up even just based on how many villains smokey belched out when they arrived"
"You just had to ruin the moment Froggy" the grape boy groans, his face resting in his palms " I was beginning to think we had a chance for a moment there"
"Sorry, I just chose to be realistic" she responds with a shrug just as more villains show up and surround the boat
"So Midoriya, you're the class genius, what do we do?" Mineta asks, panicked and a little sarcastic
"1st things first, besides the smoke, hands, and bird brain villains everyone else seems to be weak, street thug level enemies, meaning quantity over quality. 2nd, they don't know our quirks, otherwise, they wouldn't have sent Tsu here, where all the water is"
"True Kero, it would make more sense to throw me into the Conflagration Zone" Tsu nods, pointing to the arena opposite them where the constant firestorm was taking place
"Yeah, but just because they send the best aquatic student to this zone accidentally, doesn't mean they didn't also send their best aquatic villains here on purpose" Mineta argues, pointing down at the villains who all seemed to have fishy or aquatic themes and quirks
"Also true, however, I have a prime counter to a hoard of water-based villains, so long as Tsu is confident she can leap across while we're holding onto or tethered to her"
"I can manage, these legs aren't just for show kero"
"But they are quite a show, girl" Mineta grins, Izuku sees Knopse with a similar expression and sighs, ignoring the pervy boy and spirit combo for the moment
"Great, then here's our Ace in the hole!"
Wattkiwi
"The fuck is that? Besides a kiwi with a lightbulb for an ass?"
"Wattkiwi, a Thunder-type monster I had planned to add to my 'Rescue Deck' to serve as a walking battery, but is now going to be our toaster in the bathtub"
SWISH
"They're attacking! We have no choice, let's do this Midoriya!" the grape boy screams, Izuku picks up the monster and tosses him overboard, all 3 wait for the loud BUZZ ZAP as everything in the water of the Flood Zone was electrocuted
"Mission accomplished, now to set some cards and return the rest to the deck for safety" Izuku mutters as he puts thoughts to action, then notices his classmates' eyes drawn to the TRAP kanji [罠] glowing on his right wrist "Oh, it's my quirk telling me I have energy going to inactive cards. Oddity enough it says Trap even if they're all Spells" he chuckles before Tsuyu grabs both boys and frog hops over to the edge of the pool.
Meanwhile, at the entrance
"Shoji, can you detect the rest of the class?" Iida asks, the dupliarm user hums and nods
"Yes, they've been scattered as the villain said, but they are all still within the USJ" he responds through one of his arm mouths, which at least helps ease some of the worry of the remaining students, as well as 13
"That's good to hear, but what do we do now?" Sero asks "The villain seems to be basically intangible, and can teleport people, that's a dangerous combination"
13's eyes narrow behind her helmet "Iida, come over here" the robotic-behaving teen nods and complies "I require your assistance on a special job. I need you to run to the school and alert the faculty about what's happening here. The USJ's alarms and sensors haven't been tripped, or may even have been disabled, point is, nobody knows what's happening here, and won't know until someone from your class alerts them" the hero explains
"But, it would be disgraceful as well as unheroic for me to leave you here" Iida attempts to argue
"You're the fastest person here" Mina fires back "Anyone else would be too slow to do any good, we might not even make it back to the school before the Villains manage to injure or even kill someone. It HAS to be you Iida!"
"What you're doing is Heroic, you're retrieving a valuable resource, reinforcements!" Uraraka agrees
"As long as you help people, does it really matter how you do it Speedy?" Sato hums, getting ready to fight or at least try to distract BlackMist so Iida could get away
The engine quirk user frowns before getting into a sprinter's stance, ready to jet out as soon as he had a chance, his classmates were right, they needed help, and he was going to get it for them!
"I know you're low on options, but are you really stupid enough to strategize in front of your enemy?" The warp villain shouts before sending out his smoke to capture and scatter the remaining students
"It won't matter if you know what we're planning when I'm done with you" 13 replies as a powerful suction was formed by her open finger port, activating her quirk and drawing in the villain's smoke with a cry of " BLACK HOLE"
"Interesting" Kurogiri hums, as the smoke was only technically part of him, meaning he felt no pain or even discomfort as it was destroyed by 13's quirk, even as he was slowly pulled toward her "Black Hole, the quirk that turns matter into dust. But Space Hero: 13, you're a Rescue Hero, combat isn't your specialty, meaning you have little experience in the field, nor do you have much battlefield awareness" there was an audible smirk as he opens a gate inside himself, with the other end being directly behind 13
"He's opened a warp gate" 13 curses 'Even now, my body can't handle that level of cosmic power. Really hope my anatomy saves my ass for once' she thinks as the redirected Black Hole tears open the back of her suit
"Yes, and now you shall be the one who turns to dust!" Kurogiri declares, 13 managing to deactivate her quirk, but the damage was done, she swayed wearily before dropping onto her front, midnight blue flesh scarred and torn from the ordeal
"I'm sorry my students, I failed to protect you" she groans
"13!" Mina and Uraraka scream
"Move it speedy!" Sero calls restarting the bluenette's focus on his part of the plan, getting help. Rushing forward his quirk activates boosting his leg strength as well as his speed
"Oh no you don't. If the Heroes are alerted we won't get the chance to kill All Might" Kuro verbally scowls, smoke billowing toward Iida though is blocked when Shoji attempts to tackle the villain, forcing him to warp to another section of the entrance
"Keep going, we'll hold him off!"
"Impertinent child! I'll send you far away, where you won't be of use to anyone ever again!" Kurogiri shouts, though just before enveloping Iida, he pulls back "What?"
"I don't know how your quirk works, but this seemed important" Uraraka says, managing to grab and activate her quirk on the smoke villain's neckbrace-looking apparatus "There's a physical body in there somewhere, otherwise you wouldn't need armor!" she grins as she lifts and tosses the now weightless villain over her head
"Run Iida Run!" Mina screams while Sero and Sato double-team the warp villain by latching onto his armor with tape and then super strength yanking him as far from their speedster as they could
"Damn pests the lot of you!"
'Finally, I made it' Iida thinks as he reaches and begins to pry open the door "Once I'm outside it's a straight shot to UA, and then back here with the teachers. A Hero's duty" he mutters to himself before making his escape.
'He's going to call for backup. It's all over now' Kurogiri thinks before warping himself elsewhere
And, back to Izuku, Tsuyu, and Mineta
"So, we dealt with the villains and didn't die or even get injured, next move is probably to attempt to regroup at the entrance. If we follow the shore we can avoid the main plaza entirely"
"Any plan that doesn't involve us risking our lives is A-Ok with me" Mineta nods frantically
"It's a sound plan, that way we don't run into any of the villains Aizawa and Jinzo are fighting"
Izuku nods, though internally he was worried, even with Jinzo as assistance Aizawa couldn't hold off those villains forever, eventually he'll be overrun and beaten… "We can't let him over-exert himself and die because he took on all those villains by himself"
"You're not suggesting we go TOWARD the villains Midoriya?" Mineta asks, while Tsu croaks nervously
"I'm not saying we jump into the fray, just that we sneak over, and if things start to turn against him, we take out a few stragglers to lighten the load on Aizawa sensei" Izuku explains
"Understood. Just try stay out of line of sight Izu, we don't want you to have another incident because of Aizawa's quirk" Tsu warns
"And remember, we're just going to look, don't jump into the middle of the battle like a Bakugo ok?"
"I'll try" Izuku nods, getting a confused croak from Toadly Awesome and a chuckle from Yubel
Meanwhile, criminals are being either yanked by Aizawa's capture weapon and getting the shit beat out of them by the underground hero, or being sent flying by Jinzo's energy balls, or just backhanded when the cyborg slips in whenever Aizawa's quirk lulls. And then the hand villain charges at him
"Final Boss" Aizawa mutters as he rushes to meet him, quirk active as the villain had yet to show any signs of what his quirk was, so better safe than sorry
"First it was 23 seconds, then 20, then 17" the villain monologues just before Aizawa slams into him, managing to hold his ground as well as grab onto the Pro's elbow, maintaining a tight grip, even when Aizawa's hair wilted "It took some time to notice with all the jumping around you did, but I learned your tell. Your hair rises and waves around while your quirk is active and drops when it's off, and this prolonged fight means you need to blink more often" there was a grin in his tone as his quirk activates and begins to eat away at Aizawa's jumpsuit, and a moment later, his skin, though the Hero gives no indication besides a clench of his jaw.
"Don't work too hard Eraser, or else you might crack" he cackles, before taking a punch to the chest from Jinzo to allow Aizawa to backpedal, bobbing and weaving around more canon fodder goons, though the damage to his arm, which was causing it to sway limply was dragging down his skill level, as was the pain, as one would expect.
"That quirk of yours isn't built for these kinds of fights ay Eraser? You're a little out of your element" the Villain wheezes "And yet you still jumped right into the thick of it, to save those students of yours. And even look at you, even after all of this you're still standing, that's so cool!" he grins under the hand as a shadow covers Aizawa "Oh and one more thing Hero… I'm not the final Boss. Nomu is" he cackles as the beast backhands Eraser across the plaza
"What do you think Eraserhead, Nomu's a real piece of work isn't he? He's the bioengineered Anti Symbol of Peace"
'Bioengineered? Oh fuck this noise' Aizawa thinks as his head spins, Nomu hits like a truck, which then decided to park itself on his back and pull his arm back to the point he's now fully sure it's broken if it wasn't already.
"You can shut down people's powers, but that's not really all that impressive. When faced with true, overwhelming power, you might as well be a quirkless child" Handyman taunts, knowing nothing short of All Might could even hope to stand a chance against Sensei's living weapon, but Eraser was a hero, so he was going to try
He activated his quirk, but as Nomu slammed his fist into the man's left arm it was clear all that muscle was neither for show, nor quirk-related like All Might's, the beast was just a tank of bulky muscle, and it was making his bones creak as well as sending pain shooting through his limbs 'Shit, this thing isn't giving me much choice' he thinks, just before getting his head slammed into the plaza floor repeatedly
"Yes Eraser, feel the futility…" Handyman sneers, then ducks, just barely missing getting a punch to the face from Aizawa's spirit partner "Jinzōningen - Psycho Shocker" he wheezes, then reaches forward with surprising speed, as all he needed, was for all 5 fingers, to touch the cyborg's face.
"Oh no, he's getting pummeled" Mineta weeps then yelps as the telltale explosion of monster destruction is heard "And now he's all alone!"
"Tomura Shigiraki" the smoke cloud greets as it warps to his side, the energy dissipating from Shigiraki as he does
"Kurogiri, please tell me you killed 13" Shigiraki sighs
"I took care of her, unsure if she'll survive having her quirk turned against her like that, but that's not why I'm here. One of the students I failed to disperse, managed to get out of the facility. He appeared to have some sort of speed quirk, but I can't confirm" Kurogiri explains
Shigiraki clearly didn't take the news well, if the rather painful scratching of his neck was any indication "Fuck! Kurogiri, if you weren't our Warp Gate, I'd dust you right here and now"
"I'm aware of that Sir"
"There's no way we can win if dozens of pros show up to stop us. Maybe it's best we leave while we're still winning the round" he sighs tiredly "I was so looking forward to 100%ing this game"
"Wait, did the hand guy just say they were going to leave?" Mineta whispers
"That's what it sounded like from here Kero" Tsu nods "But something doesn't feel right"
"Yeah, even with pros on the way, it feels like they're giving up too easily, especially after all the effort they must have put into breaking into UA in the first place" Izuku agrees, a sort of Danger Sense ringing in his ears
"I don't like this Izu" Yubel agrees, biting her lip
"Anything that gets us out without fighting is ok in my book" Knopse argues from her perch on Mineta's head, not that either of them physically existed at the moment "Don't overcomplicate things kid"
"Oh, one more thing" Shigiraki muses as he turns on his heels "Before we go, let's give the Symbol of Peace something to remember us by. Let's wreck his pride" he grins behind the hand mask then lunges at Tsuyu with his arm extended "A dead kid or two should ensure the message sinks in"
Panic floods all 3 students as Shigiraki reaches Tsu much too quickly for them to react… but then nothing happens "Even after the beating Nomu is giving you, you're still fighting, still trying to save these brats. You really are the coolest Hero, Eraserhead" he chuckles, before Nomu once more attempts to bury the hero into the ground, and not having much luck for some reason
'Ok I was right about one thing, this guy is way stronger than the goons we fought earlier. Meaning I have to go all out to save us' Izuku thinks, charging OFA into his arm and leaping at the villain "LET HER GO!"
SMASH!
The attack probably should have done something, but besides a dust cloud, there didn't seem to be anything, not even the expected outcome on Izuku's end of the bones in his arm shattering. Of course, when the smoke cleared the answer was clear… Nomu blocked the shot, shielding Shigiraki from taking a point-blank SMASH to the braincase with its jet black bulk.
"That looked like quite the attack brat, this Smash of yours… are you perhaps one of All Might's disciples. Oh well, doesn't matter, at least your pitiful attack shows Nomu should be able to tank All Might's hits with his shock absorption" Shigiraki chuckles "You all bore me, time to die!" he cackles, before a familiar scarf wraps around his torso and yanks him back
"Get away from my students!" Aizawa shouts, his eyes bloodshot to the point it must be agony to keep them open, his hair also no longer looks like it was moving through water, now clumping together like tails, horns, or the branches of a tree, maybe due to the blood most likely beginning to matt and coagulate within it
"Grr, stop getting in my way Eraser. Nomu end this bastard" Shigiraki orders, the Beast shrieks, and charges straight for the Underground hero
"Aizawa Sensei!" Izuku yells, then thrust his right palm forward
Activate Trap: Mirror Wall
The facedown manifests beside him as it rises before the aforementioned wall grows between Eraser and the Nomu, the reflected damage cracking the hulking brute
"Grrr, no fair, Nomu has All Might Strenght! New plan, kill the Summoner!" Shigiraki screams as he claws at his neck, the beast's head snaps to the left before charging at Izuku only to punch another Mirror Wall due to it being a Continuous Trap. Unfortunately, it also had a maintenance cost, one Mineta and Tsu had front-row seats to as the energy flowed out of Izuku and into the card
"Midoriya!"
"I'll be ok, but I'm not going to be able to keep this card running too long" Izuku explains, grimacing as even weakened, the Nomu keeps punching, and the trap keeps siphoning energy in order to sustain itself
"Keep it up Nomu, killing those brats will be a nice warm-up for Destroying the Symbol of Peace!" Shigiraki laughs
'I can't keep this up, and if this Nomu thing is supposed to fight All Might, nobody here could even slow it down, I'm actually surprised Sensei isn't in worse condition right now' Izuku grimaces "I've only got 1 chance…"
DRAW!
'Yes!' Disengage Mirror Wall" Izuku orders, the barrier once more sinking into the floor as the trap self-destructs
"At your limit?" Tsu asks in concern, Aizawa, and Mineta wondering/worrying the same
"Your foe's stalled Nomu, FINISH HIM!" Shiggy bellows, while Izuku smirks, another trap manifesting and flipping face up, causing the card in his hand to glow
Activate Trap: A Hero Emerges
"Huh?"
"WHAT?"
Nomu didn't outwardly react, but Izuku swore there was a flicker of fear in it's eye as both its arms were removed in a singly slash
Elemental HERO Bladedge
"What? How?"
"My quirk works in real-time, so it allows me to switch effects that require the opponent's choice for a random card, of which I only had one. I overheard you saying the Nomu had Shock absorption, a quirk that works on blunt force damage, but against sharp force, such as say a blade, it might as well be non-existent" Izuku explains, the golden HERO glaring at the hand villain, which explains why it got blindsided by the Nomu's punch "What?"
Shigiraki laughs "I did say Nomu has Shock Absorbtion, but I never said that was its only quirk. It's also got Hyper Regeneration"
'Multiple Quirks!' Izuku thinks, a shiver running up and down his spine. Before the abomination could make another attack through…
CRASH
…the door wasn't just flung open as it was torn off its hinges and into the USJ stepped a villain's worst nightmare… a scowling All Might
"I knew something was off when neither Aizawa nor 13 were answering my calls, so I came rushing over once I could get away from Nezu. I ran into Young Iida along the way and was brought up to speed before letting the lad continue his mission. To think Villains would attack my students and colleagues just to get to me, it's disgusting. But, you wanted me…" All Might says, ripping his tie from his neck "You've got me!"
'We're saved!' most of the students think, their nerves soothed by All Might's prescience, even if the angry scowl sends a fearful shiver down their spines
"Finally, after all this waiting around the heroic piece of trash arrived" Shigiraki hums, turning to face the Number 1 Hero
Meanwhile, All Might shows how he earned that title, blitzing the remaining villains in the plaza and making his way to Aizawa, the man shaking as he manages to force himself to stand, though once All Might's hand touches him, he sags slightly, leaning into him
"I'm sorry I'm late Aizawa, thank you for keeping the children safe in my absence" All Might whispers then in the blink of an eye disappears, snatches up Mineta, Tsuyu and Izuku then returns to the beaten-up Underground hero
"Huh, how did… Holy Crap All Might is faster than most speed quirks!" Mineta screams
"Sure seemed it, kero. But at least we're safer here than over there" Tsu agrees
"All of you, get to the entrance, I'll handle this villain myself
"All Might. He's fast enough I didn't see him move, but he still seems slower than I expected" Shigiraki mutters as the canon fodder is taken out swiftly "Slower than he used to be. It seems what Sensei said was true, he is getting weaker" he chuckles
"All Might watch out, it took a point black Smash and didn't even flinch, AND it's got multiple quirks!"Izuku shouts, the hero freezes for a second before lunging forward with even more ferocity
"Thank you Young Midoriya! Now, care to team up Mr. Edge?"
"Of course, happy to assist a Pro Hero. Plus, fighting alongside All Might, that will make the other spirits quite jealous" the golden hero chuckles, following All Might as he launches a cross chop 'Carolina Smash' and even the pressure wave combined with the impact itself didn't phase the beast
"Shit, he wasn't kidding about tanking a direct hit" All Might scowls, getting similar non-reactions to the gut punch as well as trying to cold cock it in the jaw, though that one was more or less a wild swing given the metal jaw meant it was even less likely to affect him than the other hits
"Yeah, blunt force isn't going to cut it from what we can tell, which is a pain in the ass
"You don't stand a Chance All Might, Nomu has Shock Absorbtion, meaning the only way to harm him is to slowly carve away at his flesh, not that he'd let you do that" Shigiraki cackles
"Well there's also blades, but he regens too fast for that to work either" Bladedge grumbles
'I need to do something, that Nomu is something else, and Toshi is already getting weaker due to his injury AND the power transfer…. Wait that's it!' Izuku thinks, flaring OneForAll and channeling it through Duel Energy, his mind focussing on All Might, or more specifically…
Soul Resonance: Manifest
Elemental HERO Electrum
All Might feels energy surge within him as he lands a hit on the Nomu's chest, another blow landing a second later accompanied by a rumble of Thunder
"Looks like you're having a little trouble there Toshi, need a hand?" the Fusion asks with a grin
"It would be an honor to fight by your side" All Might nods
"No fair no fair! You cheaters! Damn summoner sending in reinforcements!" Shigiraki screams as his Final Boss starts to lose ground against the 3 Heroes.
"He said the quirk Nomu had was Shock Absorption, right?"
"That's what he said, Absorption, not Nullification. Meaning there has to be some kind of limit to how much damage it can handle, we need to find and breakthrough!"
"Best chance we have, given it regens too fast for us to bleed it out or even cripple it for a capture" Bladedge agrees, slicing through a leg and scowling when the creature barely reacts "Also, pretty sure this thing can't feel pain or it's blunted to a degree it's not even funny"
'I did it, I was able to manifest All Might's Ka with no materials and from such a large distance using One For All. Now, there's really only one other thing I could try, by switching the quirks around' Izuku thinks before grabbing onto Duel Energy, and pushing some of that power through OneForAll, more specifically through its connection, to All Might…
One For All - Super Soldier!
Power flows into All Might, feeling like a 2nd wind, then his eyes widen as he looks over and sees lightning arc of the 2 HEROs, Electrum's muscles bulge even through his costume.
"Oh hohoho, that successor of yours is quite the catch. With this boost we're getting this Beast doesn't stand a chance" Electrum grins then gives a deep booming laugh before unleashing a double-strength punch, pushing Nomu back several feet
'This power, the boost Young Midoriya showed off during the battle trial, I can feel it bolstering One For All, I might even have 5 minutes at full strength still in me thanks to him. But that doesn't mean I can relax or take it easy, it's still best I deal with this monster as if I still only had a minute left in the tank' All Might thinks, and while he didn't have the lightning like the spirits did, there were rainbow colored veins shimmering up and down his arms and legs. Looking from one HERO to the other, both nod and know this is it, time to blitz this 'Nomu' creature and get rid of it before it can hurt anyone else, then worry about the ringleader with the hands.
With that in mind All Might and Electrum began matching Nomu blow for blow, Bladedge tearing at it in between punches, keeping it off balance and unable to properly counter the dual Hero assault
"Weren't you idiots listening, Nomu has Shock Absorption and Regen, any damage you do is near instantly nullified?" Shigiraki sneers "All you're doing to wearing yourselves out, stupid heroes!"
"Exactly!" All Might shouts "Absorption, not Nullification, and near-instant regeneration, meaning once we reach the limit of his 1st quirk, we can start whittling him down by doing damage too big and too fast for it to heal" he explains "This is what you thought could kill me, could handle my power at 100%, well I guess I'll just have to go further and force you to surrender!" the overcharged Hero bellows as a punch sends Nomu flying, the trio following so as not to let the beast recover
"A Real Hero will always find a way for Justice to be served!" Electrum declared, slamming an electricity-coated fist into the Nomu's exposed brain, causing it to stall for a second before being suplexed by All Might
"Now for one final lesson. I'm sure you've heard these words before, but it's time I show you what they really mean" All Might roars, the excess energy collecting in his arm, causing it to glow like a strobe light, assisted by the lightning and energy from both Electrum and Bladedge being drawn into the punch's energy flow "GO BEYOND! PLUS! ULTRA!"
The, at this point potentially 250% strength punch to Nomu's sternum, lifting the creature off his feet then shoots it up and out through the roof of the USJ, everyone still in the plaza watching in shock and awe
"Well shit, guess we missed one hell of a fight" Izuku yelps as Bakugo, Kirishima and Todoroki nearly run into him "Still, he's the number 1 for a reason, those villains didn't stand a chance. Especially with you juicing him Deku" the blond teases, lightly cuffing him on the back of the head
"He's right though, your quirk's not subtle, even if it somehow made All Might even more manly than ever!" Kiri cheers with a wide grin "Also, are one of those All Might's spirit?"
Izuku nods "Electrum, a 4 monster fusion, and honestly a pain to bring out, but against that Nomu villain, he needed all the help he could get"
"Meaning you pulled Bladedge out all your own, nice job Deku"
"No problem Kachan"
'Shit, I really have gotten weaker, I could have dealt with that Nomu thing in under 10 blows back in my prime, but today, it took closer to 200 full power blows, even with the assistence of my partner and Bladedge' All Might groans, knowing he was nearing the end, especially as he'd just used up all the power Young Midoriya had passed over to him with that last punch, he could feel OneForAll sputtering and on the verge of shutting down, but he was sure he could hold on just a little longer, he still had 2 more villains to deal with "You've been bested villains, now surrender, we all want to get this over with quickly" he states seriously, his body begining to steam as his quirk was reaching it's limit
"He cheated" Shigiraki whispers with a heavy scowl under his handmask 'He's not any weaker than before, just look what he did to Nomu, a creature hand crafted to kill the bastard'
"What' wrong? Not going to attack me?" All Might taunts "You were here to kill me right, that's what you said before, so come and get me, if you think you still can"
'I'm all out of power, if I move too much I'll forcefully transform back to my weakened form. I need to stall them, just until the others arrive' All Might thinks "What are you scared?" 'This might actually work, they're so close to surrendering, or more likely running away given the mist villain's quirk, just have to told out a little longer'
"Damn it all, if only Nomu were still here, he'd rush you like it was no big deal, pound you into the ground and end this once and for all" Shigiraki whines as he claws at his neck frantically
"Tomura Shigiraki, control yourself. It's clear he's weakened, Nomu's assault did its job. He's alone, the children are on the other side of the plaza frozen in fear, and our underlings are beginning to come to and recover. We still have time Tomura, if we work together, we can still Kill All Might!" Kurogiri states, attempting to reassure Shigiraki, and given the young man stopped scratching…. It seemed to have worked
"Yeah, yeah you're right. This is it, our only chance. We have to do it now or it was all for nothing" Shigiraki mutters, psyching himself out, before rushing at the hero "This is for what you did to Nomu!"
'Shit, I was hoping they wouldn't call my bluff'
Bang!
"FUCK!" Shigiraki screams as Snipe's bullet goes right through his palm, backup has arrived!
"Sorry, everyone. I know we're a bit late, but I got the teachers over as fast as I could" Nezu announces from his place on Vlad King's shoulder
"I…. have returned with backup!" Iida shouts, the almost All Might style declaration helping to raise his classmate's spirits, though the fact he brought most of the UA staff with him was the bigger morale boost.
YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
Present Mic's quirk shriek knocked several villains off their feet, and disorientated a good few others, allowing them to be easily taken out by Ectoplasm's clones
"Shit, the Pros are here, just when we were about to pass this level. Kurogiri, get us out of here!" Shigiraki scowls before the black mist envelops him, both villains escaping without a trace
"Well, that was anti-climactic"
"Shut up Oni" Bakugo grunts, getting an unseen eye-roll from the demon "Come on Deku, Shitty Hair, Icy Hot, we might as well link back up with the rest of the class so the teachers know where NOT to go looking for us"
"Right. You good there All Might?" Kirishima calls out
"I'll be fine Young man, get to the rest of the faculty, I'll be right behind you, just need to catch my breath after that Nomu fight" All Might booms with a grin and a thumbs up, steam billowing off him at this point "I'm not as young and spry as I used to after all"
"Manly!"
"I will never understand that boy" Yubel sighs deeply
"Eh, you get used to it, he's a good kid overall" Exxod shrugs, a surprisingly gentle smile on the Rock monster's face.
"Midoriya!" Uraraka screams with joy seeing the 4 approach them, though remained where she was due to holding up 13 "You're all ok"
"Kero, we told you he was fine" Tsu huffs, Mineta nodding alongside her
"Yeah, but that was BEFORE that beak villain got shot into the sky, who knows what happened down there while you guys were moving Aizawa Sensei to the rest of us" Mina argues, meanwhile with the main villains gone most of the teachers headed deeper into the USJ to rescue/retrieve their remaining students.
Later
"We're going to need to completely overhaul our security after this incident" Nezu sighs, eyes scanning the expanse of the USJ
"It won't be easy, Warp Quirks are a pain to deal with and work around, only good thing is they're so rare" Midnight nods "Good thing nobody was hurt in this incident"
"Eraser's a hardier bastard than I thought, which is good given it sounds like he took most of that brute's attacks on himself before All Might got here" Sniper agrees, trying to figure out how best to deal with the openings this attack had revealed about their security
"Aizawa has always been tankier than his lean frame would suggest" Nezu nods, then frowns "I have a very bad feeling about this incident, there's more going on with this 'League of Villains' and I worry, they're just getting started"
TBC
LW: USJ completed, more information about Izuku's quirk revealed, as well as a hint to a future idea/concept, and a glimpse of the main villains of the series… or are they?
I know most people don't like Mineta… but in this instance, canon Grape boy has a point. They've been hero students for less than a week, have had basically no training, and are currently in the middle of a large-scale villain attack. Add to that he personally has a non-combative quirk (We'll get to that later) unlike Bakugo, Todoroki or Izuku, and he has every right to be freaking the fuck out.
Also, something I noticed that was funny about Nomu, even with Super Regen, he still retains those muscle tear/stretch marks, even when that part of its body is destroyed (as seen when it regened after Todoroki froze off an arm and a leg).