Summary: Bryant finally uses a couple forms he had neglected to remember, and they both come in handy. Making more acquaintances with the students, his confidence boosts. Villains are par for the course at this point so he just goes with the flow. The Mountain Zone proves to be infested with villains but also the apparent leaders.
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"I need to master these forms to be more effective with them. But there's so many, and I don't even know how many more I could get". He cycles to the two crystalline forms he got a while ago from a Yakuza member, as well as the plant humanoid from Katsuki. Seeing the mountains, he starts climbing up as he can hear all sorts of fighting going on up there. Once up, he sees five students including Momo, battling an onslaught of villains, including the two villains that started the whole thing. "Jesus, it looks like a war zone up here". He retreats to behind a rock for some cover, and selects on the forms he hasn't used, the crystalline thin one. Pressing in the faceplate, his bones become lengthier and thin, especially his legs and arms. His skin is covered in some type of rock, while his hands become covered in pink crystal. Two sets of three pink crystal spikes protrude from his back while another two come of of his chest next to the watch symbol. His ribs shift around inside him, while one more crystal sprouts from his head. Lastly, and most painful is his skull. The sockets merge into one cycloptic glowing eye, his face becoming v shaped and his mouth getting smaller.
"Okay, wow, been saving this one for awhile. Hope I can find some use for him". He then hears someone shout at him, who was also hiding behind the rock it seems, and he's paired with a girl with distended earlobes. "Another villain, I'm gonna fry you". The girl notices the watch, "Kaminari you idiot, don't"! Blasting a wave of electricity towards him and unprepared, Bryant just holds his hands up, as the volts surge through him into his chest. Opening his eye, he notices his hands glowing, "Hey, I'm fine". Involuntarily, he ejects the glowing energy out of his hands and narrowly misses the Kaminari guy. Catching on, he teases the guy, "Alright Mr. Electric. Hit me right here, I dare you". The girl once again warns him, "Look at the chest". He zaps again, "I won't pass up on a free hit". Blasting him again, Allen opens up his arms and embraces the energy as it flows into him, "Should've listened to your friend genius. Oh and by the way, never take a free hit". He blasts him with the bolts of glowing energy, which knocks him down and hurts a little, but he's fine.
"I was trying to tell you, it's that guy with the watch", the girl tells him off, "Try listening to me next time, will ya"? She helps him up, "If your friend here is done wasting my time, I suggest we work together to stop all Hell from breaking loose". They agree, "There are a bunch of them, so we shouldn't go out head first", suggests the girl. The boy cracks his back, "Ugh. What about Shoji, he's out there:, he objects to her. She shoves one of her earlobes down his ear, "Gah". She goes on, "Listen to me and I can give you some damn advice". Bryant stares them down, "So who are you guys again"? The girl introduces herself and her friend unenthusiastically, "I'm Kyoka Jiro, this Denki Kaminari". He isn't very impressed with her lack of energy, "Are you emo or something? It wouldn't kill you to crack a smile". She replies, "In case you hadn't noticed we're kind of in the middle of a huge invasion, so forgive me if I'm not overjoyed". He gets it, "Fair point. Well, if you want to call the shots, any suggestions"?
She starts, "I don't know anything about your quirk, but based one what I saw, Kaminari's electricity gave you a good kick. So I think you two should team up in that regard. He blasts you, and you just shoot it out". He likes her idea, "Well, it did seem to be stronger than what he jolted through me so, alright. But what about you"? She points to her feet and forearms, "I'll hand back behind you two. With this equipment I can act as support if nothing else". He again agrees, "Sounds like a deal. You're pretty good at this". She almost smiles at the compliment but refrains from so. Peeking his head out, Bryant gives the go ahead and the three of them walk into the shit storm. "So, what have you guys been doing over here"? A big, green villain interrupts them and tries to clobber them, "Denki, hit me", Bryant yells. He zaps him and absorbs the energy, then blasting the villain into the cliff face with ease, "Nice"!
"Now, back to my question". Denki answers, "Not much. I zapped a few generic bad guys, and Jiro here smashed the ground and used her earphone jacks to send a few flying. It was awesome". Kyoka blushes at the praise, though they don't see it. "So, what have you been up to", she asks. He counter asks, "You want the long or short version"? She asks for the short, "Long story short", he blasts another minor attacker, "I've been going zone to zone to help the others. I've lost count on how many villains I've dispatched. This watch rules". She snarks, "Cocky, aren't you". He sighs, "Come on lady, I've been polite to you, and I'm even going through with YOUR plan. Can't you grant me that"? Denki tells him, "It's just how she is, don't take it personally. Once you get to know her she's not so bad. That is unless you mouth off or look at a girl the wrong way, then she shoves that jack in your brain"; he shivers.
"So, how's Momo handling things"? Kyoka responds, "I think well. The villains aren't letting up though. They seem pretty set on coming over here. Maybe it's because of the elevation vantage"? He adds another question, "Has anyone even seen All Might? The guy with hands on his face mentioned him but I've gone through every zone and haven't heard a peep. Also, any reinforcements"? Jiro tells him, "I think All Might was fighting some kind of mutant over behind this zone, but I'm not sure. As for the help, Iida managed to escape and went to get the teachers awhile ago. Thirteen got ripped apart by her own black hole thanks to that black fog guy". Bryant shakes his head, "So basically everything is so screwed that we have to either carry our own weight or die. Speaking of which, any causalities"? She shrugs, "I don't think so, I hope not". Bryant remembers, "Fuck, Eri"! They ask, "Who"? He let's them know, "A brought a little girl here, maybe you've seen her. This place is supposed to be pretty much the safest school in Japan, yet villains were able to sneak right in?! If I get out of here alive, that freaking principal thing is going to get an earful".
A woman briefly stands in their way as they get jumped by her; she wears an all magenta outfit of a skirt, boots and sports bra. "Where do you think you're going"? Her twin tails extend into twin drills. Suddenly another woman hopes onto a rock above them, "Save some room for me Martial". The woman in an ugly, purple bodysuit and gray dreadlocks basically looks like Medusa with how the strands flow above her head. "Just shut up and shoot them Needle", shouts the twin tails woman. Denki tries blasting them both with electricity but their hair blocks it like an insulator. Bryant scolds him, "Not smart. You should just keep zapping me instead". Kyoka shoots a sonic wave out of her arm equipment towards the 'Needle Hair' woman as she sends her of course, needle pointed, strands of hair towards them, "I'll handle this. Kaminari goes to apologize but 'Martial Hair' joins in, impaling him but it's just a flesh wound. Falling to his knees, Bryant tells Jiro, "Keep him covered, I'll zap these bitches into neon. Hopefully I don't need a source to actually shoot".
Being made partially of a rock, he runs towards Needle Hair while she shoots him but of course the needles just bounce off and he clenches his hand to blast an ultraviolet laser beam into her. She's knocked back, and briefly tackled by Martial Hair, who jumps onto his back and starts to grind into his 'skin' with her drill hair. He tries to reach her but in his panic, discovers a new power; "Get off"! He flies off into the sky, a few feet off the ground to both their surprise, "Well, will you look at that". He talks to her, "I'd hold on if I were you". He starts to spin around like a ballerina with his arms out, twisting her like a merry-go-round. Shew tries to hang on but the centripetal force makes it hard and sends her flying off into one of the many rocks below, knocking her out. Looking down below, Denki, though wounded still attempts to zap the Needle Hair woman in vain, while Kyoka helps by creating a little shockwave when putting slamming her hands into the ground.
Knocked off balance and into the air a bit, Bryant catches the villainess, "Caught you. Well, what do you have to say now"? She stretches her hair tendrils and points at him to shoot, but once again the needles just bounce off, "Your power didn't work on me the first time you idiot. What makes you think it'll work a second"? He holds her and flies up into the air, then straight back down, headfirst into the ground, "Tombstone Pile driver", he shouts. With a big impact, the dust clears and he steps out proudly, dragging the unconscious villainess out of the crater, "So, how is everyone"? Denki gives a thumbs up, while in Kyoka's arms, "Yay". Bryant squints, "The fuck is wrong with him"? She giggles, "If he exceeds his voltage limit he turns into a vegetable for about an hour. It always cracks me up". Allen turns back willingly to save time for a recharge, "Well, if you two are safe here, I'll be on my way. Just point me towards more students and you two get behind a rock while your friend here recovers". Kyoka point right, "I saw Koda and Shoji down there handling that fog guy who sent us here to begin with. Maybe go help them". He gives a thumbs up, "Got it. You two stay safe". Jiro respectfully whispers, "You too".
Heading up the mountain, to the right side as informed, he sees both Mezo and Koji. He runs over to them, but sits back for a moment as he witnesses Shoji decimate a couple of lower level villains with a practically limitless amount of arms. Allen walks over, clapping, "Not bad at all man". He accepts the compliment, "Thank you. Just doing my part to protect everyone, including Koda here". He looks down at the man with a ridiculous costume and a rock shaped head, "What's his deal? He okay"? He reforms into his basic six arms, "Yeah, he just can't do much since there are no animals in here. There's bugs but he's mostly scared of those". Suddenly, the fog man appears, teleporting in front of the three, "Greetings, I am Kurogiri. I've been watching you". Bryant looks to Mezo, "Him"? He shakes his foggy head, "No, you". Bryant seems a bit creeped out by that, "What"?
"I've monitored you through all six zones. You peeked my interest is all. Your quirk is atypical, not unlike All For One's. You have potential, so I thought I might offer you a chance". He asks, "For what exactly"? He has no expression, just eyes, "To join the League of course". He declines, "Sorry man, but HELL, to the NO. I do appreciate how formal you are though. You haven't attacked us on sight either. So how about a counter offer. You join the Heroes". He doesn't say anything for a few moments, like a malfunctioning robot, "My life is dedicated to protecting Tomura Shigaraki. I will not abandon my duty". Bryant puts his arms up, "Oh well, I offered. But, if that's all you wanted, I need to protect these guys and find All Might, so if you'll excuse us". He grows a big cloud of fog around him, "I'm afraid that's not an option. You are a hindrance and possible threat to Tomura. Therefore I cannot let you interfere".
He shrugs, "Well, you've forced my hand". He turns to Mezo, "You, Jeepers Creepers, keep this guy safe will ya? I'd ask for help but I wouldn't want you injured". Shoji accepts but not without asking, "Are you sure? My quirk is exceptionally useful". Bryant shakes his head, "No way buddy, this dude is living fog, so I doubt we can hurt him conventionally. I'll take my chances, you stay put". He cycles through his watch, "Let's see, better think fast. Orbital? Ice Queen? Inviso"? He settles on Inviso, "Let's see, er, not see how a sneak attack will work". Upon transforming, he immediately turns invisible, to the indifferent reaction of the bad guy, "I've watched you become these forms of yours. You cannot easily beat me". Sneaking up behind him, Bryant tries to bite into him but instead he's transported right into him and out the other end into the front of him, where Kurogiri simply kicks him to the ground from his back.
"You can't exist if you're just fog. You've got to have a body", Allen concludes. He switches to Orbital, trying to grab him, but since he can't actually tell where his body is in the mist, he just ends up grabbing rocks. Mezo encourages, "Keep trying". He switches to Ice Queen, "I'm not done yet". She blows cold wind all across the black mass but he just keeps making more of it, like a shell. She lands back over to Shoji, who blushes upon seeing her private parts, so covers up in the wings, "Any suggestions"? He looks away while talking, "You could see if there are any you haven't tried. I assume you have some"? He turns back to human and manually looks through his watch again, "I guess there could be something. But I can't touch him or even see where his real body is".
He comes across the other crystalline bulky one, "Might as well give this one a try". His arm is encased in a turquoise skin, the rest of his body following behind. His eyes are glazed over into yellow, pupiless glass. His jawline bulks up as does the rest of him, while a spiky protrusion slants in the back of his skull. Lastly, two more larger spikes jut out of his back rather unpleasantly. His voice is now deeper, "You haven't seen this one yet, have you Kurogiri"? He places his hands into the ground and creates a pillar to elevate himself over the mist, "COOL, wasn't even meaning to due that. I bet anything, this guys is versatile. Now, let's see". Observing the fog man from atop, he finds nothing, "Shocker, I can't see shit". Lowering himself back down, he thinks of something, "Maybe I can trap him, like with Molten". Digging his arms into the ground again, he creates a dome around the entirety of the villain within moments.
"Did that work", asks Shoji. "Beats me", he shrugs. Sure enough, he teleports out of the casing, "I must say I am not impressed". He sighs, "There is one guy I know for sure who would defeat your sorry ass, but I want to do this as fair as I can. Can't rely on being unstoppable all the time". Mezo suggests, "You could try shooting him with your arm diamonds". He gives him a look. "Do these bulky things look like guns to you? What makes you think I can…"? Having pointed his arm straight an on the thought of what he just said, ejects a handful of sharp crystals that go through the fog, "Huh". The crystals come back through another portal towards them, but he stands in front of Shoji to take the ineffective reversal. "Okay, this could work. Just keep shooting until maybe I hit something"?
Bryant creates a barrier in front of the two, "Alright, here's the deal. I'll keep shooting, and won't stop until I hit something. Maybe it'll get to a point that he can't counter them all, or at least I'll hit his actual body by sure luck". Running from end to end, he shoots the shots off towards his huge mass and sure enough the diamonds come back at him, until he does finally hit something as he hears Kurogiri give a slight grunt, "Ah, so I must've hit the gooey center after all. Let's see how many shots it takes to get to tootsie roll". Aiming at the middle of the fog injures the man more but then the mass starts to move and the shots once again fail to hurt him. "So, your secret's out and now you're thinking I can't just keep shooting the center. That's where you're hiding. I guess it was kind of obvious, but still hard with all this BS surrounding you". He switches back to Ice Queen, "Now, with enough lung capacity, I'll turn you into an ice cube".
She heads above the middle of his mass and starts blowing, even freezing the surrounding fog for good measure. Once it's all frozen, she flies into it and starts smashing it all. The icicles shatter to the ground until all that's left is his actual body, exposed and encased in see through frost. "Cool off a little, fog boy". Bryant lands and turns back, "There, that's him dealt with. But what about you guys? Want to come with me? Personally I'd like to see you two in action". Koda doesn't speak but Mezo agrees for the both of them, "Okay, let's head down the moutnain. I want to check on Momo. Now on the plus side, if Magne was any indication, he should be frozen for quite awhile, at least long enough for us to come back and properly arrest him".