The next day, after saying goodbye to his classmates, Izuku met up with Hitoshi, Momo, and Setsuna for their Friday get together: Something the boy had been looking forward to.
At least until he saw the limos waiting outside of UA. That's right; Limos. One for each member of Quirks Anonymous, minus Mirio, Jin and Ippan, they were at work and in a staff meeting, respectively.
"….Lucky you." Himiko lightly teased her brother before giving him a light hug. "Just be yourself and have fun, okay? Besides, they're all your friends, right?"
Izuku nodded in gratitude, returning the hug.
"I'll try and bring you back something." He promised as Himiko ended the hug, waving at him as she ran to catch the train with the others. The boy made his way towards one of the limos, spying Momo waving at him.
"Head right on in, the ride is short but after a first of week, I wagered we deserved to be treated."
Hitoshi was still staring at the limo he was going to ride in, unable to believe he was actually going to ride in one of these things.
"Um….Momo?" Setsuna asked.
"Yes?"
"Just…HOW much money does your family have?"
Momo chuckled sheepishly, getting into her own limo. Setsuna shrugged and settled in for the ride.
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"I'll be back to pick you up at seven, baby! Have a good time!" Nerumi cooed as she waved at her boy. Ben waved back at his mother until she was out of sight, then turning his attention to his tablemate:
A very cute girl of ginger hair wearing black gloves and a stylish combat dressed.
Her name was Penny, and she and Ben had known each other for far longer than one might've expected. However, this would be their first time to truly talking and interacting with each other.
They had been at this same restaurant the night previously with their parents, just to test if they could handle a more…public setting. Honestly, it had been more on Penny's father, the man was brilliant and kind but when it came to his daughter he was overly cautious.
Despite this, the dinner had gone over well. So much so, in fact, that both their parents had decided to trust them to have a proper date
"So, you have FOUR Quirks? What's it like?" Penny asked curiously, leaning in with interest.
The bespecaled boy tensed, unpleasant memories coming to him.
"I-It's a long story...not one I feel comfortable telling..." Ben said to himself softly.
Penny frowned, something Ben didn't like; her face was made for smiles, he mused.
"I'm sorry, Friend-Ben." Penny sighed, revealing she held some cue cards in her purse. "I looked these up for 'conversation starters', just so that we could…"
Ben smiled weakly.
"Don't worry about it." He smiled. "I'm not exactly an…'expert' in this kind of stuff either. Honestly? This? You and me without a chaperone? Its good enough for me."
Penny smiled back, making Ben smile inwardly. There was that smile he adored.
"Then it shall be a stupendous if quieter dinner indeed!" Penny declared happily, only for her head to tilt. "Um, Ben? Didn't you mention one of your classmates wears a Deternat Cooling Mummy suit?"
Ben rose an eyebrow
"Yeah, Izuku. Why do you ask?"
"Because he's sitting at the booth behind us with two other girls and a boy who resembles Eraserhead."
PYRO
Looking over their shoulder, the two did indeed seeing Izuku, Hitoshi, Momo and Setsuna trying to decide what to order. TRYING being the key word
"I can't even pronounce most of these." Izuku thought aloud. "And I'm missing half of my lips."
"Rich people food." Hitoshi and Setsuna grumbled together, making Momo blush in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry! Its just…I have so many happy memoires of this place with mother and father and I thought…"
And now the trio (mostly Hitoshi and Setsuna) all felt like jerks, hurriedly trying to assure Momo it was no problem and they'd figure it out…and no, the protective glares from the waiting staff had nothing to do with such!
"FEAR NOT DEAR CITIZENS AND STAFF!" A loud voice suddenly overtook the restaurant. "I am well-versed in languages abroard and can aid in winding down this situation!"
The speaker was a girl of long, orangeish brown hair in a waist reaching ponytail with a bright smile on her face and what looked like a purse in the shape of a dog by her side.
"Did you have to shout?" A boy in darker colors groaned as he rubs his ears…all six of them. He went ignored as the girl made her way over to the four, the boy focusing on his tea.
"Seryu Ubiquitous, UA Hero Course Hopeful, ready to assist!" She declared. "What dish names are troubling you, citizens?"
The four, a little surprised but otherwise thankful, opened the menus for the girl to read.
"May I also be of help?" Penny asked.
"Penny-love? That you?" a thick Texan voice asked.
It was then that the assembled caught a glimpse of Seyru's tablemates: A very large girl with cybernetic hands, the aforementioned dark boy with six ears and a cut girl with indigo hair and moon-like eyes.
"Salutations!" Penny beamed happily, getting smiles back.
"You know them, Penny?" Ben asked, inwardly noting how funny it was that
"They are my potential classmates!" Penny beamed. "Seryu already made her introduction, so allow me to introduce Hinata Hyuuga, Tang Yun and Ellie Hodunk."
The Moon eyed girl, Hinata, managed a shy wave while Tang Yun nodded and Ellie gave a salute.
"S-sorry for all the trouble…" Hinata started.
"Oh not a problem, my fault entirely!" Momo assured the girl. "I should've asked my friends where they'd want to meet…"
"Momo, its okay, seriously!" Izuku tried to assure the rich girl
"Yeah, we should've realized.." Setsuna added, nudging Hitoshi to say something.
"We'll give this a try, must be good is Aunt Nerumi and friends can eat hear. Hey ya, Ben,"
"Sup, Hitoshi?"
"Here with my Quirks Anonymous….Friends, I guess?"
The trio all gasped suddenly
"Y-you heard that right?" Izuku asked, a smile overtaking his face as the two girls nodded.
"He finally called us his friends!" Momo beamed. "And all it took was five years, a mistake on my part and meeting up with someone he knows!"
"Drinks are on me!" Setsuna beamed…before glancing down at the menu prices "…NEXT TIME! The drinks are on me next time! Seriously, how….?"
Smiles were all around and the resteraunt staff returned to their duties as the patrons returned to their meals.
"Well, so much for a private date…" Ben mused in mild annoyance, before smiling when he saw how delighted Penny was, "Oh well, we can always try again. Sides…"
Ben took Hitoshi into a noogie.
"Finally proving your Uncle Sho's kid, eh? You big softie under the grim demeanour!"
Hitoshi said nothing as he broke free and fixed his hair, but a small smirk said it all.
"Salutations!" Ben's date beamed happily to the QA goers. "I'm Penny Polyidenna. Perhaps, if you would allow, you could join us?"
"I-I'm not sure if they'll allow that…" Hinata mused.
"They will." Ben and Momo said together.
"My parents own the place." Momo explained.
"And my mom saved the owner's life, so we eat no matter what." Ben followed. "Besides, surely the staff won't mind for such colorful and eye-catching folks?"
Everyone blushed at that.
"Don't get many compliments from most boys, 'specially not ones so cute." Ellie playfully said as Ben flustered, his cheeks glistening pink.
Tang Yun narrowed his eyes. "I think he was complimenting me..."
"C-Come on, let's not fight, okay?" Hinata nervously said, trying to stop a potential fight before it started.
With a smile, Ben and Izuku, ever the gentlemen, brought the tables together as Seyru and Penny explained what certain items were, then ordered for everyone.
"Thank you, Ben." Penny smiled as Ben pushed her seat in.
"You're welcome." The boy smiled. "So….how do you….?"
"As stated before, they're my potential Classmates for Class 1D."
"Wait a second….I'm in Class 1D…" Hitoshi noted.
"And one of the few staying in it." Ellie noted.
"Yeah, apparently, Nedzu decided to add one more Heroes class to the first years…and we're some of the luckiest ones."
"As are you." Hinata mentioned. "Nedzu-san even mentioned you were the only carryover from the original class roster."
The air grew quiet as Hitoshi processed all of that before he gasped in realization.
"I…I got a chance? I'm…I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN A HERO CLASS?!"
PYRO
"…I'll save it for when he gets in." Shota said as he stared at the notification, a rare genuine smile on his face. His usual frown then overtook his face when he saw who he was partnered with.
"Hey Shota Honey!"
"….Emi…."
PYRO
Hitoshi's face stayed in an elated smile for a long time.
"Wait, so that means there'll be only one General class, right?' Setsuna realized. "Can Nedzu even do that?"
"It IS his school." Tang Yun pointed out. "They'll have to go through him."
PYRO
"Then by all means, try." The rodent said to the HPSC and Japanese School Boards before retuning to his work.
PYRO
Once the meal was done, the kids decided to stretch their legs. Ben texted Nerumi he'd be getting a ride home with Izuku. As they walked, the topic of childhoods and backgrounds came up.
Momo finally revealed she came from the Yayorozu family, owners of the Yayorozu Zaibatsu and pretty much the owners of Japan in all but name. This made the eyes of all widen, but not a single thought of jealousy filled their heads when Momo started a passionate speech about how it was her duty and a child of privilege to help those in need.
"I'm from the Hyuuga clan." Hinat admitted, revealing herself to be from a very old ninja clan who, when Quirks arose, had shifted their 'shtick' to martial arts and business. Her father was CEO and Head of Hyuuga International, the one company to give Deternat a run for its money in support.
"I may not be very strong myself, but I want to be a hero so that my little sister Hanabi has someone better to look up to."
"That and a certain lucky but dense as a star…!" Ellie started, only for Hinata to break into a blush and try and silence the large girl.
Izuku chuckled at this, which got everyone's attention.
"Oh! I'm sorry! Sorry!" He apologized profusely. "I don't mean to offened you, Hinata! Just…kind of funny seeing that from the other end."
Seeing they risen eyebrows, Izuku explained.
"My Quirk awoke too early, and an accident scarred me. I'm terrified of the very element I control, because every time I see, hear or smell it….I remember…."
The sizzling, the screams, the pointed fingers, the beatings to quell the flames, how everything hurt for three days straight before they finally operated on him….
Smacking his cheeks, Izuku continued.
"All my life, all I've wanted is to help people. To be someone they can look at say; 'if he can do it, so can I. Everything'll be okay.' And…there is this girl who…just by being herself is already the kind of person I want to be."
Many let out adoring coos at that reveal, especially Momo, who whipped out a notepad and jotted down something quickly:
'Izuku and Mina. Help them be happy.'
Setsuna was adopted by two women with Snake like Quirks and had always been a sharp kid, although she still struggled with the shifting presepctive aspects of her Quirk, she had gotten a recommendation from Gang Orca to UA.
Hitoshi had admitted that yes, Eraserhead was his adoptive father. He had no memory of his original family…and he smirked when he admitted to seeing Ms. Joke as his mother-figure.
"I have a brother at Kenbetsu." Tang Yun admitted, a smirk on his face. "My opposite in every way. I came to UA to try and forge my own path, not be in his shadow….He's not a jerk about it or anything, though!"
"Me and Seyru are pretty much the same." Ellie mused. "Poor kids in a family business. Only difference is I love me a good scrap every now and then, so I decided to try at Hero or Support work. Imagine me surprise when I get into the first."
"Daddy was Crust's number one sidekick before he died saving civilians from a heartless monster." Seyru admitted. "While I do wish to bring that villain to justice, I also know he would want me to live my life as my own, so I decided to become a hero!"
Ben and Penny were not as forthcoming: All they said was that they had known each other since childhood, but they way their eyes dulled when they revealed that? It wasn't a pleasant story. No one pressed for me details, but the burnt genius already had suspicions, recalling the bust of a lab some years ago….
Izuku's train of thought was derailed when a small girl with white hair shot from an alley and barreled into him. The mummy-wrapped boy staggered a bit after the impact, but the girl who barreled into him gave a scared squeak as she fell over.
"What's going on?" Hitoshi asked before noticing the girl, his training under his adoptive father kicking in as he knelt down to her level.
The girl's outfit resembled hospital attire. She was also barefoot (never a good thing outside), but her arms were covered in bandages. Her long silver-blue hair was a bit dirty and tangled, and one side of her forehead had a small beige horn poking out. When she looked up at him, her apple-red eyes were filled with an emotion the Quirk Anonymous-goers were all too familiar with.
Fear.
"Hey, it's okay, sweetie, we aren't gonna hurt you," Setsuna said softly, trying her best to soothe the girl, helping her back to her feet. "What's a poor little girl like yourself doing out here by yourself?"
"Do you know where your parents are? Do you need us to help you find them?" Momo asked worriedly.
The little girl said nothing, looking at the 'big kids' that had found her…before gasping: Izuku realized she could see his burns and turned around so as not to scare her.
'Wouldn't be the first time.' He mused. 'At least there was no screaming.'
"Ah, there you are Eri."
The little girl went deathly still. The kids all felt a chill go up their collective spines as well. Looking at the alley where the girl came from, they saw a man emerge.
He was pale with a thin build and average height. His hair was shaggy and brown, like a shorter version of Izuku's own hair. He wore a black shirt with matching pants and a pair of white shoes. He also wore a green jacket with a purple feather boa along the shoulders and collar. Overall, the most unusual things about his appearance were his white surgery gloves and a gold-embroidered plague mask. A somewhat unassuming appearance, yet his very presence filled everyone with dread.
"You shouldn't just run away like that," The man continued, walking towards the pair of kids. Looking at the ten teens, the man gave a curt nod. "I thank you for catching my daughter. I'm sorry that she disturbed you like this."
"She wasn't disturbing us..." Tang Yun hummed, nervously scratching the back of his head.
"Are you really her father?" Seryu asked slowly, placing her purse on the ground. Said Purse suddenly came to life, sniffed the air and began growling lowly. "Because a child normally does not run away in fear from their own parents."
"I yelled at her a little too harshly when I was scolding her for getting in trouble." The man said. "She gets scared of me when I do that; something I need to work on. Come along now, Eri."
The little girl jerked at the sound of her name, and it looked like she was going to obey. Before she could take a step, however, Izuku, suddenly remembering dealing with the Togas, instinctively swept her up, holding her close.
"Not until she calms down." He said with finalty. "She's terrified."
"Exactly what kind of trouble is she in? She looks like she's injured. We should bring her to the hospital in case she suffers an infection or something." Momo said. "I can cover the expenses, not to worry."
"Love, do you see how he's dressed?" Elie whispered. "He's got money."
"That won't be necessary." The man growled out. "She's just a bit of a clumsy girl is all. I will not ask again."
"Clumsy?" Izuku asked, a small sense of anger at the man's callousness getting to him as a memory (thankfully a less traumatic one) filled his head. "Sir, I know clumsy: Try Yubi and Gankyu with a Chinese lantern and six bottles of rocket fuel!"
At the Midoirya Household
Himiko, Hisashi and Inko were sitting down for dinner when the felt a sudden chill go down their backs
"Worst. Talent show. Ever!" The daughter shuddered.
"Still not sure how they even got rocket fuel…" Hisashi mused.
Back downtown
"Okay, tensions are running a bit high here." Ben said as he stepped forward. "So, let's all just act real calm and talk things-LOOK, THERE'S AN ALIEN!"
The sheer absurdity of what Ben said made the man whirl around to see where he was pointing. Using this opportunity, everyone made a run for it.
"Momo, can you call somebody?!" Izuku asked, holding the little girl close.
"I can!" Penny chirped as her eyes glowed brightly. "There, I managed to get in contact with the police force nearby as well as Sir Nighteye's Agency, which is close by!"
"That means Mirio could possibly show up!" Setsuna said hopefully.
"How did you do that, Penny?" Ben asked, genuinely intrigued.
Penny looked nervous. "Um...I-I have a Technology Manipulation Quirk. I-I can access the internet with it."
She suddenly hiccuped after saying that but nobody had any time to ponder as the ground in front of them suddenly erupted upward, creating a wall taller than the buildings around them. Looking back, the group saw there were walls covering most of the street, trapping them and the little girl Eri in a rectangular space...with the strange man. Said man, no villain, had his right hand on the ground and was glaring daggers in their direction.
"I knew this wasn't going to be easy..." Hitoshi sighed.
"One last chance, you diseased rats," The man growled. "Give Eri to me and I won't reduce you to a bloody smear on the wall."
"I do not think we will be doing that!" Penny said with a frown as her eyes glowed and flickered like cameras taking pictures. "Now that you have been properly identified as Kai Chisaki, codename 'Overhaul', acting leader of the Shie Hassakai Yakuza Clan."
The man's eyes widened: He'd gone out of his way to not appear in public, how had she?!
"Well, this day certainly took an interesting turn..." Hinata giggled awkwardly.
"Let's try and survive this first before we make jokes..." Hitoshi said dryly.
"Sorry."
Kai then dashed forwards to the kids, only to be forced to duck under a massive spike that came from Ben's arm as Ellie's hand shifted into a blowtorch and she tried to melt the barrier keeping the kids away. It would take too long though…
Izuku tensed at the smell and sound of the flame, fighting back memories before a motorized scooter suddenly manifested and Momo clung onto it, catching her breath.
"Izuku, take Eri out of here!" She ordered, the burnt boy getting onto the scooter and driving away.
"Oh no, you don't!" Kai slammed his hand down, creating a spike that cut off their escape. He had little time to enjoy this, as a pole suddenly slammed onto his hand and crushed it. The Yakuza barely had time to see Tang Yun was holding the weapon as Hinata raced forward, her eyes suddenly pulsating.
The normally shy girl was not determined and VERY angry; Eri couldn't have been much younger than her own sister, so for this man to be threatening a child? He would get no mercy.
Kai, back on his feet, reached to touch his hand, only for Hinata to delvier Pressure point strikes and send him flying back with a double palm strike. The Yakuza managed to correct his movement mid-flight and glared at the brats, only to find his Quirk wasn't working.
Despite this, he was calm.
"Gentle Fist, eh? Rappa always wanted to fight one of you." The Yakuza drew a gun, only to have it sliced out of his hand by a floating sword that went over to Penny.
Meanwhile, Setsuna had used her own Quirk and was trying to carry Eri away as best she could. However, her concentration was broken by
"PENNY!"
The orange haired girl had been fighting off Kai, deflecting his bullets and delivering some slashes. However, his Quirk suddenly returned to him and managed to land a heel strike to Penny's chin, sending her flying backwards into a sporting goods store.
In doing so, Penny blacked out and one of her swords hit Setsuna, knocking her back together and on the ground. Eri screamed as she fell, only to be caught by Izuku.
Ben raced to aid his friend, Hitoshi following him and grabbing some elastic coils
'Please work!'
He then swung them at the Yakuza, pinning his arm to his side…
"Thank you." The villain smirked before he exploded into a bloody mess, reassembling himself free of the bonds and healed. He then raced towards Hitoshi, only to be sent flying back by the scooter, tossed by Izuku.
"GIVE HER BACK!" Kai roared, only to be side-slammed by Ellie, who had abandoned burning or drilling their way to safety. However, Kai was quick enough to grab one of her artificial hands and fire whatever it was at Izuku…
It turned out to be the flame-throwner.
"NO!" Momo, Setsuna and Hitoshi cried in worry. "IZUKU!"
"VILE VILLAIN!" Seyru suddenly roared, unleashing martial arts onto the villain. "THERE WAS A CHILD IN…!"
"I can regrow her easily." Kai said as he dodged. "And you should worry…"
CHOMP!
Seyru's dog bit hard onto Kai's neck and shoulder, narrowly missing his vitals as his mistress pulled out the same gun Kai had aimed at her friends. The villain managed to block it away, only to receive a powerful punch in the 'important place.'
PYRO
Izuku had shifted so that his back would meet the flames and held Eri close to him, hoping…
SNAP!
CLANG!
SIZZLE!
His cooling Mummy suit couldn't take the heat at its current battery level and fell apart, exposing Izuku to what he feared most.
There it was:
The sizzling of flesh, the horrid smell, the screams, the pointed fingers, and whimpering
'Wait, whimpering?'
Izuku glanced down to see the little girl crying into his chest, seemingly not aware of the flames.
She was scared.
He remembered something Crimson Riot had said in a video Eijiro had showed him:
'There's nothing wrong with being scared; hell, I pity anyone who doesn't feel fear when they put their live on the line. But to watch a civilian, an innocent person, die in the crossfires of a battle? I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. That's why whenever I do some 'Daredevil' or 'fearless' act, I'm thinking about the people I have to save. Worry about them first, then think of myself.'
What kind of hero would he be if he didn't do that?
"It'll be okay." He promised, forcing a smile on his face.
A smile Eri saw.
Despite his burnt skin, missing half of his lips and having blacked flesh in that section's place. Despite one of his eye brows being almost nothing but bone? Despite his arms looking like badly burnt steaks and his chest like leather in color?
He smiled warmly at her.
'It'll be okay.' His eyes and smile promised. 'You'll get out of this.'
Eri began to cry; feeling bad she had been so scared of this boy. All Izuku did was keep hugging her gently…
"..wait, what?"
Izuku had no time to think or wonder what was going on; there was a pressure building in him. He needed to…!
"EVERYONE!" He called out.
Ben picked up Penny as Ellie grabbed Hitoshi and Setsuna. Hinata and Tang Yun grabbed Momo and they all ran.
Kai wasn't so quick.
The flames that Izuku had absorbed, now glowing a greenish blue, struck the Yakuza with great force, sending him skywards and then down into a crater. Kai screamed in pain from the flames, hotter than anything he'd ever experienced and trying to understand how a cowardly mummy child had this kind of power!
Despite it all, maybe even because of the pain, the Yakuza scambled to his feet and raced towards Izuku, who was now glaring at him as he placed Eri behind him.
"GIVE HER TO ME NOW YOU MON…!"
SQUUUUUIRT!
Cooling agent and water suddenly hit Kai, who barely had time to see Momo and Ellie dosing him as Hitoshi wrapped him up again.
"Tell us everything and then stay still until heroes come!" Hitoshi demanded, praying that for once, his Quirk worked for him.
The villain's body suddenly froze
"Her blood is the key to my plan of riding the world of Quirks through the bullets I tried to shoot you with."
Overhaul swayed from side to side, his eyes blank as if he was in a trance. Everyone lowered their guard and relaxed, knowing that Hitoshi's Quirk had managed to end what could have been a big disaster.
"KERO!" Seyru hollered, her dog suddenly growing to rival All Might in size and pin the villain to the ground.
"Penny, are you okay?!" Ben asked in worry as Momo rushed over, creating some medical equipment to help when both of their eyes widened at the sight of the damage to Penny.
Instead of blood, there was shining metal exposed from the cuts in her body. She winced in pain as she propped herself up, a few sparks coming off her in the process.
"Oh no..." The orange haired girl whimpered, tears in her eyes. "I-I didn't want this to happen..."
"Penny, wha-?" The group all asked.
"I'm not a real girl...I'm..."
Before more could be said, a familiar face to Izuku, Momo, Hitoshi, and Setsuna phased through the wall, decked out in his Hero Costume, and ready to help.
"Don't worry, I got your call!" Mirio said as he looked around. "Where's the Villain? Just point me to him and I'll take him down!"
"You don't need to worry, hun," Ellie smirked as she pushed the still brainwashed Overhaul to the UA Third-Year. "Only thing this little pussy is lacking is a pretty red bow."
Mirio smiled before his eyes turned to the rest of the kids.
"Any injuries?"
Penny revealed her chin and hands, this time for all to see
"I'm…not…a real girl." She confessed. "My father, Peitro…."
"Oh, I remember that!" Momo said, a bright smile on her face. "Father was so happy to hear from Professor Polendiana, but he wouldn't tell me anything!"
"So, you're like me, but even cuter and all natural?' Elle asked. "Can't see why you'd hide that."
"…You are…all taking this quite well." Penny mused.
"Penny, I have six ears and Hinata has moon eyes that give her x-ray vision." Tang Yun pointed.
"Look at me." Izuku said with a smile, making Mirio gasp when he saw his little brother figure was uncovered…but then smile when he saw the little girl clinging to him.
"I'm Buggy the clown without the X chromosome and with the Amazon Lily look." Setsuna recounted.
"And I got four Quirks, remember?" Ben smiled. "…Suddenly realized I could've used Weather Manipulation and ended this whole thing sooner…"
"You're a first year, don't worry." Mirio assured Ben.
"And no matter what?" Ben returned his attention to Penny. "You're my best friend. Doesn't matter where you came from or how you got here, you're one of the most important people in my life."
"Ours too." Hinata cooed.
"A champion of justice!" Seyru remarked. "One who actually had a plan too."
Penny, a smile on her face, took Ben, Hinata, Tang Yun, Ellie and Seyru into a hug.
"Oh! I feel so blessed to have such wonderous friends! Thank you, Ben!"
Everyone else cooed at the scene just as the police arrived.
PYRO
It had been almost two hours since the encounter. When the police had questioned Izuku, Ben, and their friends, they gave their individual reports on everything that had happened.
Despite how scared she was, Eri soon took off her bandages when the doctors asked to replace them. This mostly came from the motherly comforting words of Momo, Hinata, and Ellie.
Throughout the whole affair, she never let go of Izuku, who was wrapped with bandages and given some healing cream from Hinata.
The warm atmosphere was ruined when the police went into more detail anoit what Kai had been doing with Eri:
Using her body and Quirk to create Quirk-Destroying bullets. Eri was technically dead 10 times over at this point and Kai had had no intention of stopping until all Quirks were eliminated.
Needless to say, after the horror and disgust, came unfathomable rage.
"That monster must pay!" Seyru growled.
"Oh he shall, I assure you."
The kids all turned to see Mirio saluting and then being patted on the shoulder by a man in a business suit with glasses and brown hair with yellow streaks in it. A man they all recongized.
"S-Sir Nighteye!" Izuku, fanboy mode overtaking him and ignoring the doctor, raced to greet the legendary Pro. "I-I've heard Mirio talk about you, you were one of All-Might's most prominent Sidekicks and-!"
The Foresight Hero put his hands on Izuku's shoulders and leaned forward at him, his sharp eyes piercing into him.
"S-Sir, please don't be mad at Midoriya! He and the others were acting in self-defense!" Mirio said, trying to vouch for his friends.
"Two...Years..."
"Wut?" Ellie questioned.
"TWO YEARS!" Sir Nighteye snapped, but not out of anger, but of exasperation. "My agency has been trying to get a lead on Overhaul for TWO. YEARS! But not only do you all come across him and a child he was holding captive by complete CHANCE! But you also manage to successfully detain him with minimal property damage! If I was your facilitator, I'd just make you all licensed Pro Heroes on the spot and take you to Disneyland, Super Nintendo World, and Universal Studios back to back!"
"Um, sir, I don't think that's very professional..." Momo nervously said, getting a nudge from Setsuna
"Shut up, rich tits! We may get to go to the three best amusement parks it the world for free!"
"Wait…So…we're NOT in trouble?" Hitoshi asked.
Nighteye sighed, composing himself. "Given the circumstances, you'll all have to remain anonymous as the ones who took down Overhaul. Penny will simply be addressed as a concerned citizen who got caught in the line of fire while calling the authorities. It's the only way to keep the media off your backs. But make no mistake, I will call the Hero Commission Board and inform them just how big a deal you all capturing this Villain is."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, glad to see that Nighteye wasn't mad. However, before more could be said and Izuku could try and ask for an autograph from the former Sidekick of All-Might...
It was certainly more entertaining and endearing that listening to Kai's maddened rants about 'destroying Hero society and putting the Yakuza back on top.'
"Are you a fucking idiot?!" Izuku snapped, louder than anyone had heard him say before.
"WHOA! GREENIE, LANGUAGE!" Setsuna gasped.
"Who gives you the right to say that Quirks are a sickness?! That Heroes are sick people who need to be cured by having everything that makes them unique taken away?!"
"It's been documented that-!" Overhaul began, only for Izuku to punch the glass, which thankfully only quivered since it was made to resist even the hardest impacts.
"Um…Did anyone else know he was that strong?" Ben asked through his teeth. Hitoshi, Momo, Setsuna and Mirio all shook their heads silently, a little scared of the boy now.
Despite it all, Momo stepped forward, guessing what the madmen had meant"
"That they came from rats spreading virulence like the Black Plague? Yes, that's been long debunked. And for someone who's an obvious germophobe, it must be the ultimate nightmare."
Overhaul's eyes widened. "How did you-?!"
"Figure out you were a germaphobe? Easy. You broke out into hives every time one of us landed a hit on you during our fight." Setsuna said. "Only someone who really hates being touched because of potentially being covered in somebody else's germs would do that."
"Yer a lot dumber than you look, hun," Ellie said. "The truth is the Quirk factor is a beneficial gene mutation. One could almost call it the next stage in human evolution. Since when is a disease beneficial to the infected?"
"We should slam the Death Penalty on you for all you've done!" Seryu snarled, her teeth turning razor-sharp and her eyes having a feral gleam. "We should have you subjected to the worst forms of torture! It's only what a vile filthy diseased VILLAIN like you deserves!"
"Seryu, DOWN!' Ben snapped, causing the girl to look at him in shock before gently settling down, Hinata placing a gentle hand on her to make sure she was alright. Seyru let out several breaths and pressed her clothes before clearing her throat.
With the Justice-loving girl pacified, Ben turned back to Overhaul with a cold gleam in his eyes which honestly made the Yakuza Leader shiver.
"Honestly, all of this...because you wanted to repay your debt to your adoptive father...by torturing who was essentially your niece...do you think he would have wanted that?!"
"Everything...I did it for the Boss..." Overhaul weakly began, only for a booming voice to echo through the chamber.
"KAI!"
Everyone flinched as they turned to see an old man who appeared to be a Yakuza Oyabun. Despite his age, he had a strong commanding presence that even the police recognized.
"It's Oyabun Kaito Chisaki of the Shie Hassakai!"
"B-Boss!" Overhaul choked out. "How did you-?!"
"Get out of the medically-induced coma YOU put me in?! Turns out my foolish daughter made a friend who was able to awaken me." The Oyabun snarled. "To go so far as to render me comatose, just because I told you to hang back a little bit."
"Boss, please...!" Overhaul begged, looking less like a fearsome thug and more like a scared child being yelled at by his parent.
"It was completely unnecessary and cruel! You didn't have to go so far as to create a Quirk-destroying bullet with Eri's very DNA! If you had really wanted to try monopolizing on a Quirk Erasing Drug, you could have simply reverse-engineered Quirk Suppression Tech that the police use in containing Villains!"
Overhaul was shocked. "I did consider that at first... But wouldn't the heroes be concerned-?"
"Why would they be?!" The Oyabun rebutted. "Telekill, the one substance able to permanently shut down Quirks, is used to create containment methods. Defensive walls, handcuffs and chains, various other defensive implements."
The Oyabun slammed his hand down on the table, making Overhaul quiver in sorrow and emotional pain.
"You wasted so much time acting the role of a Villain! Not of a true Yakuza! And now you've lost us so much!" Oyabun Kaito looked Overhaul dead in the eye as he said his next words. "You are hereby cut off from the family. Never again will the Shie Hassaikai have to suffer your mad exploits! Officer? Please take him away."
The police were happy to do that.
"No, wait!" Kai begged, tears escaping his eyes. "BOSS! PLEASE! NO! I CAN DO BETER! I CAN CHANGE! PLEASE! PLEASE! IT WAS ALL FOR YOU! BOOOOOSS!"
He went ignored as the old man bowed to the children.
"Than you for saving Eri." He looked up to his granddaughter, who teared up and turned away. Izuku knelt down to hug her.
"I think you should leave." Hitoshi suggested.
"So….whose explaining this to our parents?" Hitoshi asked.
"No need."
The kids turned to see Eraserhead, the Midoriyas, a couple dressed in the finest attire imaginable and two snake like women giving the kids angrt looks.
"…..IT WAS THEM!" The kids all pointed to each other weakly.
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"Boss...Please...forgive me, I'm sorry...Boss, please..."
"Well, well, well, how the mighty have fallen..."
A black and purple smokey portal appeared as Overhaul looked up, his sight blurred by the tears still running down his face before a hand grabbed him tightly by the face and pulled him in.
He found himself in a bar surrounded by colorful figures and freed of his shackles.
"Kai Chisaki. What potential you squandered." A man dressed as gambler noted as he fiddled with some chips.
The former Yakuza held no care for these people and readied to fight for his life, but when he hand touched the ground?
Nothing happened.
Then he realized.
"M-my…what…what did…how did you do?"
"Oh? You wanted to keep that? I'm so sorry; I thought me taking it would make you happy, make you healthy and all that." Jester pointed out. "But to answer the 'how?' All. For. One."
Kai's eyes widened. His pants needed changing.
All for One?
THE All for One?
"Not the original." Jester said. "I'm one of his successors. And you? Well, on top of losing to not even top 10 pros, but harming a kid? You cost yourself a potential alliance to us."
"As an actual father and grandfather, I am disgusted." The Chef villain growled. "So disgusted in fact, that I will now prepare a Durian onion roasted skunk to vent my frustrations!"
Everyone grimaced.
"Sad part is? We'll all still like it when we taste it." A new voice added; a man slightly older than Kai, dressed in a white suit with an apron atop it and covering his face with a plague doctor mask.
"YOU!" Overhaul snapped, trying to leap to his feet and charge at the man, only to be hit with glass.
"Oh, you remember me, Kai!" the plague mask wearer smirked before his voice turned dull. "Unfortunate. Before you start ranting, I did NOT tell them about you. It was her."
Before the plague masked wearer now stood a woman who looked like Eri if she was a grown-woman, minus the horn and with green eyes that looked at Kai with nothing short of joy.
"Finally, you're right where you belong." She snarled, walking up to the glass and flipping him off. "Not so big and strong without your goons and Quirk, huh?"
Kai said nothing, glaring at the woman.
"You know, at least I can admit I messed up too." The woman mentioned, getting the attention of everyone in the room. "I feared my own daughter over an accident….and I left her with you; dad's little charity case. I left my little girl with you, thinking that with your medical training you'd be able to find some way for Eri to use her Quirk without fear. I trusted you to do actually pay our family back for the kindness we gave you with kindness of your own….Should've known you don't understand that."
"Understand?! Understand?!" Kai snapped. "I understand better than you ever did you spoiled little princess! You've doomed the…!"
"The Hassakai now serve me." The woman cut him off, whipping out her phone to reval a sight that broke Kai even more:
His boss, dead on the ground right outside his home. The shame and disgust had been too much.
"Much as you want to deny it Kai, the world is changing and we need to change with it. Besides, with you gone, Rappa is the strongest and he always liked me more than you. Anyone who doesn't fall in line can end up like you were when dad found you."
She made her way back to the main group, the Chef handing her a cupcake to cheer her up as the doctor gently patted her on the back.
"I had good parents once." Jester mused as he made his way over to Kai, drawing a sword from within his cloak. "I also worked with kids. Good times. Good times. Until a certain blonde came along…"
Katsuki Bakugo said nothing.
"But congratukations, Mr. Chisaki. You just surpassed him as my most hated person! And for that, the remainder of your life will be spent as a venting punching doll for all of us to use as see fit: Punches, fucks? It's all the same…At least, that's what I would say if I wasn't so madly in love with this gorgeous goddess."
Mime blushed under her make-up and lightly pushed Jester back with a smile on her face.
"So, I guess we'll have to make you Nomu's birthday present."
"Who…. Or what's a…Nomu?" Kai asked, only to tense when he felt hot breath hit his neck.
"That." The Gambler smirked.
Kai found himself pulled backwards as a tentacle wrapped around his neck and mouth. The spinning of drills and heavy breathing were soon accompanied by the horrific owner: A tall and gangly creature with black skin, its brain exposed and two bloodshot eyes accompanined by a long, salivating tongue that dripped of eyes and sores that released a gas of sorts.
The wannabe Yakuza boss screamed for help that would never come as the creature reached for his pants.
"Well, I think we all have better things to do;" Jester mused. "I'm going to see if I can heal Sensei, Mrs. Kaito and the good doctor have recruits to bring up to speed, Monsieur Chef has a special dinner to prepare…Tomura, why are you pinning Bakugo to the glass?"
"Showing him what happens if he screws up." The younger man giddly smirked under his hand as Katsuki struggled to ignore the horror he was seeing. Thankfully, the horror was short-lived.
"Now, now, our cute little sociopath." The Gambler smiled as he pulled the two younger boys apart. "While I like your thought process and would usually agree with you…Rare sentence…I think seeing Sensei himself would do a better job."
"You just want to watch alone, don't you?" Tomura grumbled.
"I will neither confirm nor deny that."
The villains then departed, Jester, Tomura and Mime taking Katsuki with them to meet the big boss.
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Kai Chisaki's body would later be found in a back alley, so damaged and ruined that dental records had to be used to identify him.
Devil Dragon Stand Knight A/N:
Eri has been saved and Overhaul is getting fucked up the ass by the League of Villains now! Also, we've basically confirmed that we're getting a Heroics Class 1-D in the not-so-far future and we've already got five candidates!
Penny Polendina from RWBY
Ellie from Borderlands
Tang Yun from Dislyte
Seryu Ubiquitous from Akame Ga Kill
and Hinata Hyuuga from Naruto!
The only reason we're not making this an X-Over category thing is because this is fundamentally the BNHA universe just with the crossovers fused into it as if assimilated into its universe.
Also, it seems the mysterious Jester has All For One but why did the original AFO have him get his Quirk instead of Tomura? Those mysteries will be revealed in the future but for right now, I'm leaving Mrotrax to cap things off!
Mrotrax A/N
An unexpectedly epic chapter, I wager?
Next chapter we'll get some training/ trauma therapy in, possibly with some interatcions with the other classes.