Hello, guys.

This Author's note is a little different today.

It isn't just because today is the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

No.

It's because we lost a great human being.

I'm sure many of us heard that on Thursday, September 8th, that Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. I may not be British, but I can also feel the loss and shock we had that day. She had a huge impact on the world in her long years as Queen, from her time as Princess in WWII to her time as Queen from the Cold War to the COVID pandemic, and I'm sure those in the UK, as well as the world, will soon feel the lack of her presence in the times to come. My heart goes out to you guys in England, Scotland, and the rest of the UK, as the world mourns the loss of a long-reigning monarch.

Before we start, though I feel like I shouldn't be doing this, please, a moment of silence to remember Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and those who lost their lives on that dreadful day September 11th, 2001.

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Thank you.

"Underline" is when a character is speaking Japanese, and a lack of one is when the character is speaking English.

Italics is either thoughts, a flashback, or a song/poem.

I do not own Kingdom Hearts, My Hero Academia, OMORI, or any of its characters.

Chapter 14: U.S.J.: Limit Breakers!

Such a wonderful feeling, to be able to ascend to greater heights.

(Play: FF7 Remake OST - Hurry!)

Cloud and Sora were on the motorcycle riding over to the red dome. As they rode, Sora looked over Cloud's shoulder.

"Say, Cloud." he piped up, "Thanks for the save back there."

"No problem. Consider us even for that incident with Cerberus." Cloud responded, "Besides, you're the first familiar face I've seen here besides Tifa."

"You're both stranded, too?"

"Yep." Cloud nodded before looking ahead of him and frowning, "Heads up. We've got bad guys at the entrance."

He was right. There were villains guarding the gates to the Conflagration Zone, and they looked startled at the sight of a man and a boy riding a motorcycle. Cloud pulled the brakes, turning to the side before he and Sora jumped off of it. The SOLDIER grabbed the Buster Sword from his back, before slamming it down as he landed on the ground to give the villains a warm welcome of a shockwave, sending some of them flying.

"Nice one," Sora complimented as he landed on the ground. The remaining Villains surrounded them in an attempt to attack from all sides. As they watched, Cloud removed the blade from the ground, swinging it to the side.

The two otherworldly warriors stood back to back as they analyzed their foes.

"That was just a warm-up." Cloud replied to Sora's earlier compliment, "But there's a lot more enemies than I expected."

"Nothing we can't handle." Sora smirked confidently, going into a stance.

"On that, kid, we can both agree." Cloud did the same, "Let's get this over with."

"Yeah!" Sora agreed.

"Oh. One more thing, before I forget." Cloud looked back at him with a serious look, "What's with that weird headset you've got on? Haven't seen that on you before, but it looks ridiculous."

Sora stared at him, "You're bringing this up now? When we're surrounded by people who want us dead several times over?"

"Worth a shot." Cloud shrugged, before the two lunged towards the group of villains at breakneck speeds. Sora performed a three hit combo on one Villain, knocking him away, while Cloud slashed through another, knocking him down in one blow, before moving swiftly and swiping the Buster Sword two more times, taking another villain down with each strike.

Sora then turned around, switching his Keyblade in a flash of light. When the light disappeared, his Keyblade had changed shape. It was now a blue blade that graced him, adorned with yellow and white markings that made the blade akin to a falling star, and the hilt remained black, while the handguards changed shape to become more round.

This was Shooting Star, a Keyblade that enhanced his magic power, and had been on him since he landed in this world. Until it was lost in the first Heartless encounter and found again by Momo. Sora would have to thank her later, as he then looked towards the enemy in front of him. He ducked, dodging a metal ball thrown at him by one villain. With an advance and a hard swing, Sora sent him careening away, knocking down three other villains trying to charge at Sora's left. Meanwhile, the SOLDIER continued his onslaught, going full on the offensive by changing his stance, using the blunt end of his weapon to knock his foes down one after the other.

The remaining villains quivered slightly as they slowly realized how massive the gap was between them and the two warriors they now faced.

"Now then…" Cloud said dangerously, daring any of them to approach, "Who's next?"

Meanwhile, a young woman dressed in black had finally made it up to the base of the Mountain Zone. She looked up at it, whistling slightly. She wouldn't lie, it was impressively well-made for an artificial mountain.

"Surprised that they managed to fit something like this here.'' She commented to herself, "But to give my honest opinion, it's got nothing on the mountain back home."

She then looked around, trying to find a way up the mountain. Thanks to her experience as a tour guide for her mountain many years before, she managed to find a particular path and began to fast-walk up the mountaintop to hopefully find more students.

Thinking back on how she had gotten here, she sighed a bit. She didn't hold it against her friend for being so urgent, but he didn't have to leave her in the dust. Eh, that was just him being him. Least she can do is tell him off.

As she climbed, she kept looking behind herself, before continuing on her way. She hadn't climbed up a mountain in a while, so here, she was cleaning off the rust as she continued forward. Not to mention the place was still crawling with evil villains, so an ambush wasn't out of the question. Eventually, she managed to make it onto flat land.

However, that leads her straight into contact with dazed Villains who look slightly charred.

Just her luck.

"Eh…" she heard one of them grumble, "What the hell hit us?"

So they were still out of action, and therefore not a threat for now. If they weren't villains, she probably would've tended to them now. But they were, and she had to be quick about this. She didn't have time to deal with the small fry, not when lives were on the line. She had to keep going if she had any hope of finding the missing children and bringing them safely back.

No parent should ever have to bury their child.

And none were going to after today.

She ran past the villains without looking back. Please be there in time, she thought as she sprinted at a faster pace than normal, too steeped in her own thoughts and not noticing the rushing sounds of footsteps right behind her.

As she looked up, she noticed several other figures struggling to get up.

"Hey! Who goes there?" She heard one shout in Japanese. She says nothing as she increases her speed with her power, before becoming a blur, sending fast but quick punches and jabs to their heads and necks, so as to knock them out, but not to kill them.

They never saw it coming.

That was the first time I used that move on more than one enemy, she thought, Not all that great. I'll have to get better at doing so if I want to keep improving.

She wiped her gloves clean of the dirt as she examined her handiwork with concern.

"That was a little too easy." she muttered, "I don't like it. It feels…wrong."

After looking at her work one last time, the young woman continued up the mountain, leaving a trail of unconscious bodies as she came closer to the peak. She hoped the strange feeling in her gut was simply a feeling, and not a premonition.

(Silence)

Mashirao had found himself in a pinch.

When that wispy purple villain had used his Quirk, the next thing he knew was that he was inside the Conflagration Zone all alone. He had tried to look for his other classmates, only to find none had fallen in with him.

He did find a large wave of villains who clearly wanted him dead. Due to being outnumbered, he had to evade them and knock them down with as much stealth as he could, and when he was found, he had to move quickly to get away from them

(Play: FF7 Remake OST - Ignition Flame)

But now, they had managed to catch him by surprise, and despite his best attempts, he found himself surrounded by a group of villains. If there were more, he was bound to be in trouble. He growled a bit as they were closing in.

"Nowhere to run this time, you prick." one of them snarled, "Hands up where I can see em."

Ojiro got into a stance, looking around in hopes of finding something to jump to, but he found none among the flames. One of the villains was about to leap out to him with knives outstretched, but before they could do so, another villain stopped him.

"Wait!" he told him, "Did you hear that?"

Confused, the others look around, before Mashirao suddenly hears the sound of an engine in the distance… close to where the entrance potentially was?

He tensed up as it got louder. What was coming?

"WOO-HOO!" a familiar voice shouted, as a motorcycle leapt into view. The group of villains and Mashirao looked up to see who was coming after them, and they saw something detach from the bike.

Before they knew it, both the bike and the figure landed, with the bike crashing into a large villain and running him over, and the figure landing right next to Ojiro. As the bike began to cause disorder among the circle of villains, Ojiro looked over to who had come along to assist him.

"Hey, Mashirao!" Sora grinned, "Glad to see you're still in one piece."

"Sora-san? How-?" Mashirao began, before they saw the bike stop in front of them, the driver's back was to them and facing the villains in front.

"Kid," the driver told Sora in English, "Get your friend out of here. I'll draw their fire, and scout ahead and check for other survivors."

"Got it. We'll meet you at the entrance," Sora responded in English. The driver nodded, before revving his engine and rushing off into the distance, sending two of the villains flying into a wall while doing so.

"Bastard! Get back here!" One of the villains shouted, giving chase as the cyclist drive off. Others did as well, but there were still many villains that surrounded Sora and Ojiro.

"He's going to just leave us?!" Ojiro asked, shocked.

"He trusts us enough to take these bozos down," Sora explained in Japanese, "Besides, you'll need help considering our numbers."

"Fair point." Ojiro sighed, "But I haven't seen any of our classmates here with me in this zone. How are the others?"

"They're fine, I hope. Haven't seen Koda, Fumikage, or Kyo- Look out!"

Ojiro ducked as a villain tried to nail him with a left hook. Taking advantage, Ojiro used a side kick him to push the villain back, before swinging his tail to send him away.

Sora swung his blade, which now looked completely different, sending two fireballs at two other villains, but though one of them was hit, the other dodged and tried to attack with an ax kick, but Sora blocked her attack by parrying it, raising his blade over his head to block the heel strike and knocking her off balance, before spinning once and striking her away.

As Sora raised his hand, forming another fireball in it, he failed to notice three more villains coming from behind. But when they tried to reach him, they were stopped as Ojiro knocked one down with a divekick, before swinging a hook kick upon repositioning himself to keep the other away, while his tail grabbed the other behind him.

"Coming to you, Sora-san!" he called out, spinning around and swinging his entrapped foe towards Sora, "Hit him hard!"

"You got it!" Sora nodded, as he released himself from a bladelock and kicked the villain he was fighting away, before he turned around and struck the villain Mashirao had thrown at him with his tail, making him reel back and fall on his back unconscious. Sora then rolled away from the sword villain from earlier, before turning and throwing another blast of fire at him.

Mashirao watched him dilate his eyes again, focusing on the villains in front of them.

"You might wanna stay back for this one." Sora warned, "What I might do could hurt you too."

"Understood." Ojiro took a step back as Sora's eyes scanned the remaining villains, before he raised his blade. To the tailed hero-in-training's surprise, Sora's weapon suddenly began to shift from its regular form, and in a matter of seconds and a brief flash of light, it suddenly changed from a sword to a large weapon that Sora held in both hands. It looked like a fantasy-esque rocket launcher at first glance.

"Take this!" Sora shouted in English as he aimed it at the center of the group, before firing off the tip of his launcher like a rocket into the group of enemies, and as Ojiro watches, the rocket explodes into several fireworks, with the resulting explosion sending the villains flying away, leaving them dazed or unconscious.

"Now's our chance! Let's get outta here!" Sora shouted to Mashirao as his launcher reverted to its original form. When he saw him, he saw Ojiro look amazed. Not only was Sora a swordsman, his weapon could change form as well, and not just in appearance.

"You weren't kidding when you said you were holding back at the Battle Trial," Ojiro shook his head, "What was that, by the way?"

"Thanks. It's the newest thing I can do with my Quirk. I call it Formchange, though I'm having trouble maintaining it." Sora smiled, though Mashirao could clearly see that it was forced, "But you really shouldn't downplay yourself. You've managed to hold out against these guys for a good while all by yourself before we got here. That's no small feat."

Ojiro closed his eyes smiling, "That is true…"

Sora looked towards the distance, "I'd tell you all about it, but right now we need to focus on getting out of here. Watch our backs, okay? We'd best have eyes forward and back."

"Sounds good to me. Lead the way. I'll make sure we aren't ambushed." Ojiro nodded, and with that, the two sprinted off back towards the entrance, leaving the dazed and unconscious cluster of villains behind.

Meanwhile, Cloud had finished securing the perimeter, striking any villain down where they stood in case they tried to call for help. When he saw no sign of any other students, he rendezvoused back to the entrance of the Conflagration Zone, where he saw Sora and Mashirao from a distance running towards it, and he smirked.

"Looks like they're done." he muttered, as he watched them run out. Revving his engine, he drove towards the exit as well.

(Silence)

She stops to catch her breath.

She hadn't run up these mountains in a while, but at least she wasn't completely out of shape. Tifa Lockhart, Cloud's childhood friend, observed her surroundings once more, keeping an eye around for any suspicious behavior.

Suddenly, she heard sparks and strange noises, almost like somebody was casting thunder magic. But she knew better; magic that she knew of couldn't be cast here by the natives of this world, as the only thing that was different with this world was the Quirks. It had to be somebody with a lightning Quirk. She looked up to see some lightning close to where she was, and that confirmed her suspicions.

Someone's fighting over there, Tifa thought, Must be one of the students.

But as she began to walk towards that direction, she heard more footsteps, and she turned around to see several villains looking right at her.

"The hell did you come from?" they asked in Japanese. Tifa weighed her options. Clearly they didn't know who she was. That's good. She and Cloud weren't supposed to be well-known anyway. But what now?

"Saw some electricity over there." Tifa told them in Japanese, "I'm gonna go check it out."

"Let us do it then." said one of the villains.

"Nah. I'd prefer to do it myself." she responded, "You stay back and make sure none of the Heroes come here."

"Wait a second." another said, "I don't remember you coming through the portal."

"Portal?"

That was the wrong thing to ask as the villain suddenly grew hostile.

Great.

"She's lying! Kill her!" the villain shouted. They all got ready to take her down. Sighing, she herself got her hands up and ready.

Okay… so much for stealth and deception. Time to fight.

(Play: FF7 Remake OST - Darkness Ahead)

"Hope you're ready," she challenged.

In a blur, Tifa rushed towards the one in front, sending forth a flurry of punches towards their gut before kicking them away with a spin hook, before raising her hand to grab the wrist of another villain, preventing them from attacking her with their club, before swinging them around with her right arm above her. When she thought it was enough, she flung it towards the crowd of villains, knocking three of them down.

She ducked under a villain's left hook, before retaliating with a whirling uppercut, sending them slightly into the air, while Tifa somersaulted in the air, before sending a divekick into the poor man's gut and landing on top of him.

She then concentrated, before feeling her chi rise, and she stockpiled it for a stronger attack later on. It would prove most useful.

Tifa then turned around and grabbed the fist of a muscular villain in her right hand. He tried to release her grip, but it only tightened around his fist, to the point where she could hear the bones creaking. Having enough, she brought the villain closer before kneeing his gut and sidekicking him for good measure. She watched him tumble to the ground at their feet.

"Surround her, dammit!" She heard one of them say. Uh oh. She was used to one on one battles, but being surrounded against several enemies would leave her at a disadvantage, especially since she didn't have materia on her. She had to finish this fast if she wanted to get to wherever that lightning was before it was too late.

By the planet, she wished Cloud hadn't left her behind. His materia would really help right now. She'll have to make do with the one move that could be used in a situation like this.

Hopefully, she won't be exhausted after this.

She covered herself in a blue fiery aura, before winding her fist back.

"Now! Get her!" one of the villains shouted. They all converged on her in a unified assault, but they had only surrounded her from the front. Big mistake.

"This'll hurt…" she declared, before releasing the concentrated energy in front of her, "Final Heaven!"

Several large blasts of blue chi released from her fist, sending the swarm of enemies in front of her away, some of them even falling off the mountain and down to the level she was just on, screaming in shock and horror along the way.

She winced as she heard those sickening thuds. That wasn't even her Limit Break at full power, and it still did a number on the majority of those villains. Hopefully they were broken and not dead. She brushed herself off, looking over at the unconscious and dazed bodies in front of her. That took care of that.

That actually made me break a sweat. She thought, Guess there is strength in numbers.

"Now I don't have to worry about hurting my friends!" Tifa gasped as she heard a masculine voice declare in Japanese, "YOU GUYS ARE FRIED!"

She spun around, just in time to witness more potent lightning coming from beyond the plateau. Dammit! I almost forgot about them! she thought, I've got to get over there now!

Without any hesitation, she sprinted towards the source of the lightning, praying that she wasn't too late.

(Silence)

As Sora and Mashirao exited from the zone, they were met with a group of unmoving villains. "They're not… dead, right?" Ojiro asked worriedly.

Sora examined one of them, checking for a pulse. "Yeah. They're still breathing."

Sora was relieved that Cloud didn't go too far. He didn't really know Cloud that well, but he could be pretty ruthless in combat. Enough to cripple, but not to kill, thankfully.

"Relax, kid. I haven't crossed that line in a long while."

Speaking of the devil, Sora saw Cloud in his bike rev up to the two of them, his sword now sheathed on his back. He got off and adjusted his shoulders. "Cloud." Sora responded with a smile, "You find anybody else?"

"We're in the green for this zone. All the villains inside are properly secured and subdued. Only friendly there was the one with the tail," Cloud confirmed, looking to Mashirao and switching to Japanese, "You were alone, right?"

"As far as I could tell," Ojiro nodded, before asking, "Who are you?"

"Cloud Strife. Former SOLDIER." he answered.

Sora perked up. That was the first time he heard Cloud's last name. Could Tifa also have had one too?

Ojiro studied him. He was definitely older than Sora and himself, and his outfit was… different… from what he saw from most people. Could he be a Pro Hero that he knew nothing about, like Mr. Aizawa when they first met?

Not to mention that the blonde, spiky hair was similarly shaped like Sora's own. Though it seems the two are on good terms with one another, Mashirao had to wonder what connection the two really had.

There was a bit of a silence before Sora broke it, "You should probably go and see if your friend made it here."

"And get a lecture for leaving her behind again? Not interested." Cloud responded, "I'll lead you both to the exit, and after that, I'll stay near the bottom of the stairs to ensure we've got a clear path for your friends to get to."

"Sounds like a plan," Sora nodded. Mashirao nodded slightly after. He heard and understood enough of what Cloud and Sora were saying to one another in English to know what the plan was. Cloud then went back to his motorbike.

"Hop on." Cloud told Mashirao, pointing to the spot behind him. Ojiro looked to Sora, and he nodded in approval, "I'll go easier on foot."

Mashirao nodded back, leaping behind Cloud, and with a rev of the engine and a burst of Flowmotion, the bike and the boy rushed back to the entrance as fast as they could.

As they arrived close to the central fountain, Mashirao began to see signs of conflict.

"Look!" Mashirao pointed over to the center of the plaza near the Shipwreck Zone. Cloud and Sora followed his gaze, seeing that All Might was staggering back from Nomu, who was trapped in ice from the thigh-down. To Sora's surprise, he saw that Katsuki had managed to pin down Kurogiri. When he looked back to All Might, he saw blood dripping from his left side.

"Shit…" he heard Cloud mutter, "Change of plan. We're gonna back the big guy up,"

"You sure?" Sora asked between strides, "Shouldn't we-?"

"If that injury gets any worse, he's done." Cloud explained, "I'm not sure your classmates can take that big creep if All Might's having trouble."

"Serious?"

"Positive,"

"He seems to be doing fine." Ojiro said in English, "Todoroki has managed to freeze the villain and trap them. All Might should recover enough strength to fight back afterwards."

(Play: MHA OST - Enemy Strike)

As he said that, Nomu began to lean forward, ignoring whatever pain it was going through. It then gripped the frozen part of its body, crushing the ice - and its frozen part - into dust, leaving Nomu as an upper torso.

But that moment of relief disappeared just as it began.

Because seconds later, before their eyes, the lower torso reformed itself: first the muscles burst out, and then right after that dark skin covered it, and the legs returned as if what had just happened was all an illusion.

"You were saying?" Cloud told Ojiro.

"What kind of power does that guy have?" Sora wondered, "It's strong, can regenerate… not to mention it's pretty durable. It took Izuku's punch like it was nothing before."

"Whatever it is, it's a threat that has to be eliminated." Cloud replied coolly.

It seemed like Shigaraki, who Sora could hear now, had given him his answer, "On the mark with the Hyper Regeneration, All Might. But it isn't his only Quirk." he revealed, "He also has Shock Absorption. Nomu was specifically modified to take you on at 100% of your power. He's basically a very efficient punching bag that hits back."

"Well, that answers that," Cloud grunted.

"Multiple Quirks? What do we do?" Mashirao asked Sora in Japanese.

He wasn't paying attention to the question, as he saw that Tomura had ordered Nomu to attack Katsuki. Sora rushed in to try and prevent that, only to be halted by the resulting shockwave from the punch Nomu delivered. Cloud had to apply the brakes and move to the side to prevent his bike from being sent flying.

Sora covered his face to prevent any debris from blinding him. When he looked back, he saw that Bakugo had been moved aside, close to Midoriya, Shoto, and surprisingly, Eijiro. Wondering what exactly happened, Sora's eyes glanced towards the spot where Bakugo and Kurogiri had been.

(Play: MHA OST - Evil of Psychology)

All Might was there instead, having taken the full brunt of the hit, and looked worse for wear. Blood leaked from his mouth as he panted. The Number One Hero was running out of steam. "Dammit. These are only kids, and you didn't even hold back?"

"I didn't have any choice." Tomura responded, "That brat was threatening my companion. Besides, these kids aren't angels."

You're no saint, yourself, Sora thought angrily.

"Look at the green one." Tomura continued, pointing to Izuku, "Just moments ago, that simple guy tried to hit me with all he had. When it's about helping, Heroes can be so violent, and say it's all part of their line of work."

Sora grimaced. The guy had a point. But that only accounted for a small number of Heroes in this world; not all of them are that destructive.

"And you know what, All Might? That pisses me off." Shigaraki snarled, "Why do people get to decide whether violent acts are heroic or not? Casting judgment on what's good and what's evil? You say you're the Symbol of Peace?" he laughed, "Like hell you are. You're just a government-sponsored instrument of violence. And violence breeds more of it. Once you're dead, I'll make sure society understands that."

Sora was about to rush in, but Cloud grabbed his hood and lifted him up, preventing him from going at them, having moved from his motorbike. "Don't try anything." Cloud told him, "Running in blind won't make things better."

Sora yielded, and Cloud dropped him.

"You're delusional, and nothing more than a lunatic," All Might retorted to Shigaraki's rant, "Criminals like you… always trying to justify your actions and paint yourself as noble, but I can see through that. You're only doing this because you enjoy it, isn't that right?"

"Oh, you get me." Sora heard Tomura mutter.

"This guy's sick…" Sora muttered in Japanese.

"Just another psycho who's beyond help. It's nothing new," Cloud sighed, drawing his Buster Sword.

"Shigaraki, we've got more company," Kurogiri warned, noticing Cloud.

Tomura and the others turn to see the new arrivals, "So the prodigy and the stuntman return. Perfect. A few more to add to boost our score."

"We can take 'em." Sora summoned Shooting Star, ready for a fight.

"We have them outnumbered," Mashirao got into a stance, "This should be easy with All Might and your friend, Sora."

"I wouldn't celebrate yet," Cloud warned, "We've got Hojo's missing experiment as the biggest threat. I'm not sure we can take the guy if All Might's having trouble. Not to mention we have no information about the creep's Quirk."

"Hojo?" Sora asked.

"Some crazy scientist I used to know. This guy can't even hold a candle to the insanity of that son of a bitch." Cloud explained, "Enough about him. Let's just focus on kicking their asses to next Tuesday."

But to Sora's surprise, All Might was urging the other four Heroes in training to move.

(Play: MHA OST - You Say Run)

"Nomu, kill All Might," Tomura ordered, "Kurogiri, back me up and keep the prodigy and the stuntman away from us. I shall deal with the children. Let's clear this level and go home."

So many things happened at once. Sora and Mashirao went after a lunging Tomura, while Cloud was heading off towards All Might. Izuku, Shoto, Katsuki, and Eijiro suddenly stood still as All Might began to launch a punch towards Nomu, who responded with its own. The resulting shockwave forced Tomura to back off, while the students, minus Sora and Cloud, were pushed back from the resulting force.

"Didn't you listen, idiot?!" Shigaraki gloated as he landed on his feet, "One of his Quirks was Shock Absorption!"

"Yeah? What about it?!" All Might retorted, before going on the offensive and delivering a barrage of punches at Nomu, who responded by launching his own attacks. The clashes and resulting shockwaves eventually forced Cloud back to his motorcycle.

Wanna fight him alone, huh? The former SOLDIER thought.

"He's gonna fight the brain guy head on?" Sora heard Izuku ask in shock.

"Whoa they're… so fast!" Kirishima said, while Shoto stared at them with awe. The four of them were struggling to stay afoot as the shockwaves continued. Sora himself was keeping Mashirao on his feet while planting Shooting Star on the ground.

"No…! I can't get near them!" Kurogiri grunted.

Meanwhile, All Might continued his assault, and Sora noticed that those strikes were getting faster and faster. "He said your Quirk was only Shock Absorption, not Nullification. That means there's a limit to what you can take, right?"

To Sora's shock, Nomu was suddenly taking hits. Once… twice… three times… the number of hits All Might landed successfully began to increase as seconds passed. Nomu managed to hit All Might's wound, but the Symbol of Peace remained on the attack, proceeding with his barrage as he continued, "So you were made to fight me, huh, big guy? If you can really withstand me fighting at 100% of my power…" he snarled as his punches sped up and became more frequent, "Then I'll have to go beyond that and force you to surrender!"

Sora watched amazed as Nomu slowly began to lose ground, taking more and more hits as All Might's assault intensified. A second later, The Number One Hero landed a solid strike that sent it reeling dozens of feet away, but he wasn't done yet.

"A real Hero," he declared proudly as he jumped into the air in pursuit of the flying Nomu, "Will always find a way for justice to be served!" He then waited for Nomu to throw a punch, dodging it, before throwing the bigger opponent to the ground before landing a kick at Nomu's throat, dragging him across the ground.

Nomu tried desperately to throw a last punch, but All Might caught it, before spinning around and throwing his opponent back to the ground, leaving a massive crater.

Sora was impressed. This all was happening in such a short span of time. The tides changed greatly in their favor. They could win this!

"Now for a lesson, my students. Villains, you should watch as well." All Might grinned, landing on the ground as Nomu was still recovering from the impact from before, leaving him helpless to what was coming. "You may have heard these words before, but now I will teach you what they really mean!" All Might then reared his fist back, "Go beyond!" And then he launched the devastating final blow, directly into Nomu's gut, while screaming with all his might, "PLUS… ULTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The air suddenly grew hot from the impact, and in a matter of seconds, Nomu went sailing away, tearing through the roof and into the sky, and it could be seen, heard, and felt by everybody within the facility.

A dark-haired brawler stopped in her stride as she saw something fly away. What was that? She thought. She shook her head, worrying more about the other students that were in trouble.

Back with Sora, the others bearing witness to this watched in awe, while Sora was simply impressed that All Might pushed past 100%, and relieved that he had won the day. However, he was still concerned for the injury that bled from his side.

(Silence)

"That was like the finishing move in a video game." Kirishima noted, "He beat the shock absorption right out of him."

"Imagine having power like that." Katsuki wondered, "He must have been punching that monster so fast he couldn't regenerate."

Sora looked over to Cloud, who surprisingly had a look of relief on his face while gazing towards All Might. When they made eye contact, however, Cloud's face quickly went back to its neutral expression.

That was odd. Sora never saw Cloud have any face other than his brooding one. Something was different about him. Back then he couldn't sense anything from Cloud, but now… there was something creaking from the wall that hid his emotions.

There was nothing wrong with this new behavior, but Sora had to wonder: what changed him?

...

This was bad.

When that mist villain covered them all with his Quirk, Momo, Kyoka, and Denki had found themselves high up in the Mountain Zone with Sora's barrier still around them. It shattered after a villain struck it, but the shards eventually became sharp and explosive, pushing back a group of approaching villains, and giving Momo enough time to create weapons for both herself and Jiro before the remaining villains could attack them.

Kaminari, however, was rendered defenseless for a time, mostly due to the risk of electrocuting both Momo and Jiro by accident. However, with some "encouragement" from the girl with Earphone Jacks and a little creation from Momo, Denki was free to electrocute the villains without hurting his friends.

It was only after the electricity and screams faded did Momo uncover the insulator sheet she had made to nullify Kaminari's electricity. All around them were unconscious villains, twitching. Wow. Kaminari did a good job. Now they needed to get back to their classmates and regroup.

She voiced this to Kyoka, but she looking a bit nervous. "You're looking a little overexposed right now!"

(Play: MHA OST - U.A. Session)

She took notice of her torn clothes, exposing her mature chest. She shrugged it off, "It's fine. I can always make some new ones."

Yaoyorozu-san is so punk rock… Kyoka thought, before she saw a pair of familiar legs walking around.

"Dammit Kaminari! Don't you dare look!" Jiro sprung into action and covered Yaoyorozu's exposed breasts from view with her own body. When she got weird noises in response, both girls looked over to see what was going on.

Denki was alright… sort of. Right now he was looking like an idiot, giving a thumbs up with both of his hands and walking around making funny noises. Jiro walked up to the brain-dead Kaminari, waving her arm across his face.

She turned back to Momo, giving her a thumbs-up. While she created replacement cloth for her Hero Costume, Jiro kept an eye on the brain-dead Kaminari.

"See?" Momo presented a brand new leotard on herself, covering her chest, "Good as new,"

(Play: MHA OST - Evil of Psychology)

However, they didn't notice the earth rattle beneath them, and suddenly, something emerged from the ground.

Or rather, someone.

They couldn't even react in time, and in a matter of seconds, a villain grabbed hold of the still brain-dead Denki by the scruff of his jacket, stepping back and gaining distance between them.

"Get your hands up," he demanded, "And no Quirks, got it? Use your powers, and your friend dies, are we clear?"

Momo scowled, "Kaminari-san's helpless…"

"That damn villain… got us by surprise." Kyoka muttered, "I thought Kaminari's blast got all of them, but we didn't account for villains like him… how did we not see this coming?"

The villain simply raised his hand up, electricity sparking in his fingertips, "Here's the thing. I feel a little brotherhood between my fellow electric types… so I'd rather not kill him unless you make me."

Momo immediately realized that this was probably the person who messed with communications. Reluctantly, she and Kyoka raised their hands up in surrender.

"Now don't move a muscle." the villain sneered through his skull-like mask as he walked forward with confidence.

Momo grimaced at their current predicament, but then she heard Jiro speak out, "Sheesh… you and Kaminari… Electric types like you are born winners,"

That stopped the villain in his tracks as he looked at her like she grew a second head.

She looked to her classmate in confusion. "What are you talking about?" she asked.

"Because even if all electric types are not heroes, there's still plenty of jobs to apply for around here, aren't there?" Kyoka continued. Momo then noticed what she was doing: Jiro was slowly slithering her right Earphone Jack to her leg amplifier while she kept that villain distracted long enough for her to strike.

"Just wondering… why did you become a villain?" Jiro pressed on, while her jack slowly got closer to her destination, "You don't have to respond if you don't want to." Her jack was just about to plug into the amplifier…

"Stop." the villain warned, electricity sparking from his fingertips again, causing her to stop what she was doing. "You thought I wouldn't notice, huh? I'm not a simple thug who can fall for such infantile tricks. You should prioritize your friend here."

As he spoke, two other villains slowly got to their feet, having recovered from the electric barrage they got from Kaminari earlier. "Pose no resistance, and I won't kill this idiot right here," the villain holding Denki threatened. This was bad. Not only were they being blackmailed, both Momo and Kyoka were also outnumbered.

"What will it be, 'Heroes'?" The villain pressed, "Someone else's life… or your own?"

"I have a suggestion!" a feminine voice called out in Japanese, "How about neither?!"

(Play: FF7 Remake OST - Critical Shot)

Suddenly, a blur of blue and black knocked the two villains that were getting back up down to the ground again hard, before the villain holding Denki reeled back from a kick to the gut, letting go of Kaminari and allowing the blur to grab him and retreat back to Momo and Kyoka. As the blur appeared in front of them, gently placing Kaminari down, the two heroines-in-training got a good look at their savior.

She was a young woman, slightly taller than Momo herself, and wore a black vest over a white undershirt, as well as black and white shoes. She had raven-black hair that draped down her back, just above her hips, and bore a red eye color, slightly darker than Kirishima's. She also was wearing a black skirt with two ribbons tied on each leg, not too big, on top of slightly baggy black shorts. Interestingly, the back of the skirt was longer than the front, covering the back of her legs. On her hands were black leather gloves.

"Are you two okay?" she asked them.

"Huh? O-Oh, yeah. We're fine," Jiro said, still stunned at how fast she had dismantled those villains.

"Wh-who are-?" Momo stammered, surprised at how calm and motherly she sounded to them. The woman suddenly looked behind herself, glaring at the dazed villains.

"That was low… using a child as a hostage against other children…" she growled, which surprised Momo even further at the abrupt change of tone from calm and caring to deadly and threatening. She straightened up and adjusted her gloves with a glare before getting her hands up and widened her legs into a stance.

"You bitch…" the villain snarled, hands sparking with electricity, "Who the hell are you?"

"Someone who's going to teach you some manners." she retorted, flaring a reddish-yellow aura as she slightly lowered her body like a cat ready to lunge at her prey.

In a blink of an eye, the two villains that had tried to get up earlier were flung to the wall, leaving imprints on the mountain's side. The skull-headed villain turned around to see his comrades fall from the imprints they made from the impact, only to realize that he had let his guard down.

Suddenly, he felt an immense amount of pain from… oh god.

That blasted woman had just kicked him down below the legs. And not just any spot.

It had to be the goddamn crotch.

He couldn't even describe how painful the kick was. It was almost inhuman. What kind of person even had this much strength to deliver such pain to the family jewels?

Slowly and painfully, he slunk to the floor, holding his crotch in agony, unable to do anything more, before something hit the back of his neck and caused his vision to turn black.

"That kick was a lot harder than I anticipated. Least I'm prepared if I ever meet Don Corneo again…" Momo heard the woman mutter to herself in English.

(Play: FF7 Advent Children Soundtrack - Tifa's Theme - Piano-)

With the villain out of the way, the woman turned around to the three students in Class 1-A. Kaminari was still acting dumb and doing the thumbs up, but his eyes showed genuine fear after what he just witnessed. Momo and Kyoka were amazed at how quickly she had finished the fight, staring at her with admiration.

If there was a living definition of girl power, this woman was definitely a candidate.

"Oh. Oops." the woman said bashfully in Japanese, placing a hand around her arm and rubbing the spot while looking away embarrassed, "Um… I'm sorry you all had to see that. I hope I didn't scare you."

"What do you mean?" Jiro responded in awe, "That was so punk rock of you…"

"Thanks for saving us, miss." Momo smiled, bowing, "We'd probably be in big trouble if it wasn't for you."

"Please, you don't have to be that formal. I was only doing it to keep you safe," the woman returned the bow regardless, "I'm just glad you're all unscathed."

"Yayyy…" Kaminari muttered. The woman looked to him in concern.

"Um… is he okay?" she asked, concerned, "He doesn't look 100%."

"Don't worry about the idiot. He just overused his Quirk." Kyoka told her, "He'll be fine in a few hours."

"Oh. That's good. We should probably go before these villains regain consciousness," she said, looking back at the downed group of villains before her, "But just to be safe, we should at least tie them up."

"I can take care of that." Momo told her, ready to use her Quirk to make some rope, "Thanks again, miss… er…"

"Tifa." the woman smiled warmly at Momo, "Just call me Tifa."

"Alright, Tifa-san. Thank you."

"It's my pleasure."

(Silence)

Meanwhile, back with Sora, he saw that All Might was standing there in the surrounding dust, in the pose he had when delivering the final deadly blow to Nomu.

"I really have gotten weaker…" All Might muttered aloud, "Back in my heyday, five hits would have been enough to knock that guy out." He straightened himself up, rubbing blood off his cheek, "But today, it took more than three hundred mighty blows."

Wow. He even counted the number of punches he delivered. Sora watched All Might turn towards Tomura and Kurogiri, the former shaking with fury at All Might's victory.

"You've been bested, Villains." All Might replied with confidence, "Surrender. We all want to end this quickly."

Sora noticed that Shigaraki was less than pleased, and he was shaking with eyes towards All Might. "He cheated…" he heard him snarl, "Got weaker, he said… we were utterly demolished… even with Nomu…" He started to shake even more, "You would have lost if it wasn't for those brats. You cheated!"

"Oh, I'm sorry," Cloud walked forward with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "Is teaming up three to one not cheating? I think you're just mad that you lost, you whiny little bitch. Give up, or we'll make you give up." He stood next to All Might, his eyes glowing strangely.

Geez, Cloud. What's gotten into you? Sora thought. It wasn't out of the question for a guy like Cloud, but hearing it now made him the slightest bit uncomfortable. He wasn't used to a lot of cursing, especially when the person in question is a familiar face and voice.

"Dammit… dammit!" Shigaraki scratched his neck, "What is happening?"

Sora just shook his head. He was in denial, unable to accept his defeat. Was he that deluded? The poor fellow was just digging his own grave at this point.

"What's wrong, Villain?" All Might taunted, "Didn't you say something about 'clearing this level'? If you want to come, then come on and try," His eyes were showing now, and Sora saw that they were a brilliant blue, though not really the same as Cloud's own, which were glowing all on their own.

Both glares were enough to make Shigaraki take two steps back in fear.

"Damn… this is intense," Katsuki noted. All Might's aura was making him sweat. Hell, even that guy with the massive sword was giving him chills.

"It's expected. We shouldn't interfere." Shoto noted.

"Midoriya! We should get moving unless we become hostages." Kirishima called out to Izuku, who was further in front of the quadrio.

(Play: MHA OST - Threat Incoming)

"What's Midoriya doing?" Ojiro asked.

"I dunno…" Sora pondered, "But I don't like it."

Suddenly, Sora noticed something odd. Steam was slowly coming off of All Might, slightly different from that of the dust surrounding him and Cloud. Even stranger, neither of them were going on the attack to try and subdue them. That was odd. Why is that happening? All Might never looked like this before.

Unless… he's reaching his limit.

It made sense, given that he had broken it only moments before. Whatever that was, it wasn't good. All Might was just trying to scare them away before this mysterious limit was reached, and by the looks of it, Cloud was following along.

"Wait here." Sora told Ojiro, "If worst comes to worst, you need to get clear."

"Are you going to try and Formchange?"

"I don't know yet."

"What's the matter? Got cold feet now that your muscle's out of the picture?" Cloud asked, "Guess you're just all talk now. Can't do jack on your own, can you?"

Tomura began to scratch his neck in irritation even more, clearly getting angrier and angrier. However, Kurogiri seemed to be talking to Shigaraki, calming him down. The villain looked up once more, seemingly invigorated by the words of his comrade.

Sora saw it before it happened, but it still took him by surprise.

"This is my revenge for what you did to Nomu!" Tomura yelled as he and Kurogiri lunged towards All Might. Crap! Sora thought, but before he could lunge in, a burst of green beat him to it, as Midoriya suddenly was lunging towards Kurogiri, aiming for the brace on Kurogiri with a clenched fist.

"Midoriya!" Kirishima shouted in surprise.

He's fast! Shigaraki thought.

"Don't you touch All Might, you stupid villain!" Izuku screamed.

But before he could strike, a hand rose out to greet Izuku's face. But it wasn't just any hand. It was Shigaraki's.

"I won't fall for that again!" Kurogiri declared.

Everything seemed to go in slow motion as Sora burst into Flowmotion, in hopes of reaching them before Tomura activated his Quirk, but as he took those steps, he realized that he was going to be too late.

Shigaraki was laughing. Laughing at Izuku. But Sora felt like that laughter was for him. He wasn't going to make it. And to make matters worse, several of the downed thugs were getting up again. Just as the villain's hand was about to make contact with Izuku's terrified face…

SHHKKKKK!

(Play: FF7 Remake Soundtrack - Decision and Action - Timestamp 3:35)

The sound of metal tearing through flesh was heard. Sora stopped mid-stride as he saw Shigaraki's hand recede from the portal Kurogiri had made, and when he looked over to meet the owner of the hand, he saw a relieving yet terrifying sight.

Cloud's Buster Sword had impaled Tomura's torso, and the villain had retracted his hand in response, unable to comprehend what had happened and choking. Cloud, however, simply lifted him up with one hand on his weapon while he struggled.

With the coldest glare Sora had ever seen on him.

It was almost like… his glare.

Nobody moved.

Nobody spoke.

In a swift motion, Cloud pulled the Buster Sword out of Shigaraki's midsection, before rushing in and sucker-punching him, sending him careening backwards onto the ground. At that, time began to move again.

"Shigaraki!" Kurogiri shouted, and tried to move towards the fallen villain.

"Shut up and stop moving." Cloud said without emotion as he waved his hand, and Kurogiri froze where he stood, not blinking. Though the others were confused at what just happened, Sora realized what Cloud did: He had cast Time Magic on Kurogiri.

"Now then…" Cloud walked over to Tomura, who was coughing in pain and clutching the bleeding wound in his stomach. "What to do with you?"

"Damn you…" Shigaraki snarled through coughs, looking up defiantly, "You know you can't kill me. Heroes like you don't do things like that."

"Who said I was a hero?"

That made Sora's blood run cold. He couldn't see it, but Cloud's pupils had become slits as he said that. But from the tone of his voice, Sora could easily guess what Cloud was thinking of doing right now.

He was going to kill Tomura Shigaraki.

"Holy shit…" he heard Bakugo say, "He's really gonna do it…"

Izuku had recovered on the ground, but even he was shaking in terror as he saw it all transpire. Todoroki, Ojiro, and Kirishima were staring at Cloud in shock, while Bakugo actually looked at him in disbelief.

The sound of a headset falling to the ground, along with the sound of footsteps, were heard.

Shigaraki was looking up at Cloud, only to stop moving in terror upon seeing the slits that were his eyes. Cloud said nothing as he raised his Buster Sword high with two hands, ready to swing it down on the helpless villain.

Tomura, however, didn't see Cloud. He was seeing somebody else in his place.

A tall man, with long, silver hair, holding a long masamune high with a sadistic grin on his face and the snake-like eyes that had frightened him in the first place. If there wasn't any Villain Shigaraki was afraid of, then now he had his first one.

"No… Stay back!" Tomura tried to scoot away, but a foot was planted painfully at his own as Cloud looked at him with no remorse in his eyes. In Shigaraki's view, he was seeing Cloud, and then the silver-haired man, and then Cloud again.

But all he could think of were those glowing snake-like eyes.

"Cloud, don't!" All Might shouted, but Cloud wasn't listening. Izuku closed his eyes as he braced for the inevitable. Without another word, Cloud swung his blade to deliver the killing blow…

*CLANG!*

(Silence)

The sound of metal clashing with metal met the ears of everybody. When Izuku had opened his eyes, he saw a relieving sight.

Sora had thrusted his Keyblade between Shigaraki and Cloud's sword, preventing him from dealing the killing blow. However, Sora was struggling to keep Cloud's sword from going down any further. The SOLDIER looked at him, and Sora stared back with a hard glare. Sky blue eyes met the glowing greenish-blue ones.

An eerie silence fell upon the simulation as Sora and Cloud stared at one another. No words were said between the two swordsmen, but it was clear they were communicating in some way. Izuku was worried about what would happen next. Would Cloud go after Sora now, or would he press further and kill him as well as Tomura?

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Cloud yielded, closing his eyes and raising the Buster Sword out of killing range. Sora in response dismissed his Keyblade.

"Scared you, didn't I?" Cloud smirked.

"Very funny," Sora scoffed.

(Play: MHA OST - You Say Run)

The exchange was only heard by Tomura, who was now visibly shaking. "You… that was a trick?!" Ignoring the pain from his bleeding stomach wound, he lunged towards Cloud and Sora with a hand outstretched. Before Cloud and Sora could bring out their weapons though, a gunshot was heard, and Tomura's hand now had a bloody hole where his palm used to be.

"They're here…" All Might said with a smile.

As Sora and Cloud looked up, they saw a welcoming sight.

"I'm sorry everybody! Excuse the delay, but I've gathered everybody that was available!" said a familiar voice as Nezu appeared along with a Pro Hero Sora had never seen before, but it didn't matter.

Iida had returned, and with precious backup. Not only were the teachers here, but so were Power Loaders and some other guys.

The thugs that had recovered began to charge at the new arrivals, but they were swiftly dealt with as Ectoplasm began spitting out copies of himself to deal with them with ease.

"Disperse through the facility and capture the enemy. Our priority is to protect our students!" Nezu ordered.

"Hai!" The teachers responded.

"Damn… they arrived…" Shigaraki moaned, as Cloud and Sora braced themselves, but suddenly, Kurogiri surrounded Shigaraki and forced the swordsmen back. One of the teachers, Snipe, fired bullets towards the villains, but Kurogiri's Quirk absorbed them.

Suddenly, Sora and Cloud felt the air around them being pulled towards something, and they turned to see Thirteen, held up by Hanta and Rikido, using her Quirk to try and bring Kurogiri closer.

"Curse you… I may have failed to kill you this time… but mark my words, you will die by my hand…" Shigaraki declared between coughs as Kurogiri began to shrink, "All Might, the Symbol of Peace!"

And with that final warning, Shigaraki and Kurogiri disappeared.

(Silence)

Sora dropped to the ground in relief. At long last, he could rest easy. With the Pros around, everything was going to be okay.

"Come on. On your feet, kid," Cloud offered a hand, and Sora reluctantly grasped it. When he got up, Cloud offered him his AR Device back.

"How are you holding up?" Cloud asked.

"Seen better days." Sora grinned, "I can tell you're just peachy."

"'Peachy?'"

"I know what I said."

(Play: MHA OST - Anguish of the Quirkless)

Sora then looked over to where Izuku was, and it looked like he was crying. He was about to go and comfort him, but then All Might began to talk to him. Before Sora could do anything, a wall of cement blocked his view, and the source, Cementoss, was walking over to Kirishima, who had tried to go over to Izuku and All Might. The Hero told the boy to go to the exit, and then he looked to Sora and Cloud, nodding his head.

"Loud and clear." he heard Cloud mutter, before telling Sora, "Let's get out of here. There's been enough trouble today already with that whiny excuse of a villain."

"Not until I see that my friends are all safe." Sora retorted. Cloud looked at him for a second, before sighing.

"Fine. Suit yourself."

With that, Cloud went back over to his motorcycle, a compartment attached to the front wheel opening, while Kirishima and Mashrirao walked up to Sora.

"Yo Sora." he began, "You okay?"

"I'm fine, Eijiro," Sora smiled, "Don't worry, the other guy was just bluffing."

"That was a very exaggerated version of bluffing, then," Ojiro sighed, "Are you going to head back?"

"As soon as I know everyone's safe." Sora told him.

"Should've known. Always looking out for others." Eijiro smiled, "You're a real man for that, Sora."

Sora grinned at the compliment, and he turned over to Katsuki, "You're okay too, right Katsuki?"

"Spare me the mushy-mush, extra." he responded, "And mind your own damn business."

"Fair enough." Sora shrugged, before suddenly stopping cold.

(Play: KH OST - No Time to Think)

"Hey, what's wrong?" Eijiro asked, noticing how Sora immediately flinched.

"No, no, no, no…" Sora muttered, looking over to Cloud. Judging from his face, he could sense it too, as he was looking around him with the Buster Sword gripped firmly in his right hand. Frantically, Sora looked around as well, and saw exactly what he was afraid was coming.

Shadows began to appear all over USJ, and from it popped several black creatures only three of the people present knew of.

This fight wasn't over yet.

(Silence)

And Chapter 14 is finished. Not only did we get a front-seat view of how Cloud and Tifa helped turn the tides of U.S.J., but we also saw Sora's second keychain. Or rather, first, since it was on him when he came into the world of MHA. And it's Shooting Star, back in action!

We also got to see a hint of Tifa and Cloud's personalities in this fic. I hope I did them justice. I also hope you guys weren't taken aback too much with how... well... brutal... Cloud was with Tomura. Thank goodness Sora was there to stop him this time around.

And just to reassure you readers worried that I actually killed the main villain, Shigaraki is fine. Considering how the Buster Sword is a foot wide, Cloud only stabbed between the heart and lungs. Unlike his fake persona, he isn't going for the kill this time. I'm not planning on killing Tomura this early. He's just a lot more injured due to his tantrum and current personality.

And the little bugs of darkness are back for more? Seriously, can't our happy-go-lucky Keyblade wielder catch a break?

Onto Reviews.

KingNice92: Thank you!

Xerayn: I agree! Just how unlucky can that number get?

PUBLISH: If they had no clue what they were, I'd totally agree, but Sora's already told Nezu, and he believes Sora is who he is. Seeing the Heartless here would only solidify Nezu's belief.

dbot: It's true. KH2 was the last time we ever see Cloud and Tifa in the series (other than the mention in KH3). Cloud and Sephiroth disappear to, in Sora's words, "somewhere else", while Tifa goes out to follow them soon after, giving Sora the Fenrir keychain as thanks for helping her find Cloud. That was the last time they showed up.

Phantommore: Yep!

Guest: That's not my secret to tell. I'm sure Cloud or Tifa will explain in due time.

blueassassin996: Looks like your gut feeling in Chapter 7 was correct. Congrats, blueassassin! Now enjoy them both in their (somewhat) full splendor!

cursedsilver: That's a good point, and I appreciate your feedback. I agree that with the power scaling I have now, this Sora would've bodied the entirety of the villain army at U.S.J. and Nomu (though this might be a tougher battle). But remember, he's trying to hold back his power as best as he can when he's with Class-A. Unless the Heartless come about or if something terrible happens to any of his friends, I would assume he'd hold back his power as much as he can not to arouse suspicion and to make sure others have a chance to shine.

Wizardwolf 1020: Fair point. I guess that's another little detail I messed up on. I honestly couldn't see any other way for the downed villains to force Sora into a corner (unless they have a healer). I really wanted to introduce Cloud at that chapter, so I went with that idea that their darkness caused them to get up (however impossible it sounds KH-wise). Then again, in MHA canon, some of those villains did get up even after Aizawa flung them high up and back into the ground, as the finger-bullet villain (forgot his name) got bodied by Aizawa, and bodied again after All Might showed up, so perhaps I never needed to add in the darkness detail. Thanks for your feedback, Wolf!

Sindel34: Realistically, yeah. I'd agree that a big sword like Cloud's coming in at high speeds is bound to get people killed when he uses it, but I never did specify which part of the Buster Sword made contact with the villains (I'm starting to wish I did now). At worst, getting hit by the blunt end or the side of the Buster Sword would result in several broken bones. And honestly, if Cloud was on a killing spree before he arrived to help Sora, he probably wouldn't have shown up when he did.

The OC Maniac: Looks like somebody's psyched to see the FF7 duo here! Well, given Tifa's personality, I'd say she'd most likely shrug it off, as in KH2, she treated searching for Cloud like, in a Youtube comment's words, "a job she's accepted having to do." But even then I think that she would be annoyed just a bit, but we'll have to see, as they haven't regrouped yet as of now.

Akashi1412: Thank you, and yes, Todoroki before character development does only use ice, though by technicality, he is using his Quirk. Just not all of it. I guess the only reason why Todoroki placed so high in canon is due to plot, as an enigma for Midoriya to rise up to. And I kind of expected that people would have problems reading the underline, and I'm really sorry about that. I wanted to make it so that I didn't have to literally type the words, "in English," or "In Japanese," every single time a person speaks, and this is probably the only way I know, as I don't want to mix the italics up. Apologies for that, but I'm not planning on taking the underline away.

What are your thoughts on this chapter? I'm glad if you liked it, and I'm sorry I didn't meet expectations if you didn't.

Thanks for reading my story, and until our paths cross again!