Drago: "Goddamn... we haven't touched this in 11 months... so much for Thanksgiving or Christmas..."
Kool: "It happens, trust me." *Looks at some of my stories that haven't gotten an update in years* "So yeah, here we are with Chapter 5. Hopefully, the next chapter won't take long, but life gets in the way of these things."
Drago: "Don't I know it?" *Looks at my own list of stories* "Anyway, it's time to pick up where we left off during the USJ invasion!"
Kool: "With Sean and the others getting Iida out to get help, Deion faces down the Nomu in an attempt to protect his teacher, reckless, but well-meaning."
Drago: "Reckless is certainly one word for it. A certain grape-headed kid would use another phrase, but we're not here to talk about Mineta. Not to get off track, but honestly who WOULD?"
Kool: "People who like Mineta... but as you said, Honestly, who Would? Well, anything you would like to say before we do the disclaimer, school motto, and start the chapter?"
Drago: "Hmmm... nothing really that wouldn't spoil anything. I think we'll just let our readers enjoy what we've brought to the table after the wait. Do you wanna kick off the disclaimer though?"
Kool: "Sure. We, as in Drago and myself, do not own or have any rights to My Hero Academia. It belongs to Kohei Horikoshi-sensei. We only own the concepts of the Quirks we created and our characters. Please support the official release."
Drago: "Way to sound like an abridged series. Now, say it with me."
Both: "GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA!"
Kool: "On with the Show!"
Nomu instinctually swung at Deion the moment he made his intentions known. The villain in control only laughed.
"You!? You want to test your luck fighting a boss battle when you're so clearly under-leveled?" He said it as if he just heard a joke. Deion grunted as he dodged Nomu's swing this time, which worked in his favor. It took both their attention off Deku and the others who were nearby after their daring escape from the shipwreck zone, as well as their teacher.
"If it means taking down scum like you, then I'm going to win this fight!" Deion declared as he wasted no time getting himself amped up before looking at Nomu once more. He needed to unleash all his power to even stand a chance in hell. Deion… let the Nomu punch him. It was a freaking powerful punch too… Just what he needs. Slamming into a rocky wall, Deion had very little bruising because of his quirk, which was at its upper limits now, just before 100% capacity of what he can hold.
"I needed that…" With those words, the tone of battle changed. "HAHAHA!" Deion began to power up, a surge of energy spread through his body as all his cells awakened, flooding him with the power he stored up. Electric crackles ripped around him before a red aura formed around him.
"KINETICS!" He called out as the ground around him exploded with the fury of his new release of power. Onlookers had no idea what was going on. Deion was, in a blink of an eye, moving much faster then he's shown before, against Nomu's arm, tugging the monster before giving it an over the shoulder throw. Izuku looked up at the sight of his classmate and the way he used his quirk.
'It's like the energy he's stored is empowering him… Making him stronger!' He thought. Deion tossed Nomu as it clawed at him but Deion's knowledge that it can somehow not be affected by being punched, like his own quirk, worked here.
'If I can just toss him around, buy time until the pros get here.' Deion only had so much time he can do this. Nomu was now airborne, trying to right himself, only for Deion to grab his leg, firmly plant his feet into the ground and use the force of the big guy's momentum to swing and toss him in another direction. Keeping him away from Aizawa-sensei and his classmates nearby.
"Tch, well well, it looks like you're one those top-notch students." The man with the hands on his face said as he watched. Deion didn't justify it with a response as he was busy keeping everyone safe.
'Got to keep this up' He thought to himself in his mind as he caught once more, grabbing one of Nomu's flailing arms and swinging the monster airborne. He… Got a bit cocky at this point.
"SAN ANDREAS FAULT!" Deion called as he launched himself into the air, completely forgetting two things: One, that was a punch from him. And two, it was a move that drains him a bit, shorten his time in this state. As he hit Nomu, the hit did little more to the monster than just made it turn it's head down to look at him. At this point, it was now falling back towards the ground with Deion under it.
"Not Good!" Deion thought as he had one more idea. He barely had time to move as he positioned himself for something that could help. In his mind, he could hear All Might's voice…
"Now you clench your cheeks, cock your arm back and shout out, as loud as you can…"
"… DETROIT….." Deku's eyes light up hearing his mentor's famous attack. Deion thought it wouldn't work… but Eraser Head opened his bloody eyes for one moment. He fixed them on Nomu, erasing his quirks for just long enough.
"….SMASSSSSHHHHHHHH!" Deion let out as his first made contact with Nomu's backside. With his quirk out of commission for a moment, it did damage to him, surprisingly, launching the monster into the air for a bit longer. The attack used up some of Deion's energy, giving him only enough left to not be hurt once he landed on the concrete ground.
"You…Guys… Ok?" He said, turning to Deku and the other.
"Dude you could have died!" Mineta shouted as he was freaking out.
"Deion… I… You're… Amazing!" Deku was only able to get out as he looked at his classmate with amazement.
Meanwhile, of the few people who could witness the battle, one person was profoundly proud of what she just witnessed.
'My Hero…' She thought before she went back to her own fight.
The man with the hands all over his body peered through the gap in the fingers clutching his face, scratching his neck raw as he saw Nomu actually got hit. He ACTUALLY got hit! And it was all because of a split-second where Eraser Head cast his gaze. He thought to himself that if only no one interfered, the pro hero would be getting beaten to a bloody pulp right now.
Meanwhile, back at the main gate, the students who remained after the mist man was flung away were tending to 13 as best as they could. Sero supplied some tape to cover up the injuries. They were a decent replacement for bandages and would prevent any exposure to debris or anything else that would cause infection until paramedics arrived. Sean was still supporting Mina, rubbing her back as they walked over to Uraraka, who was watching as Sero worked.
"This was a good idea Sero-kun." the floating girl commented to her classmate. He gave her a reassuring grin as the tape supply from his elbows was finished.
"13-sensei's gonna be okay now, right?" Mina asked.
"Well it's a patch job, but I think it'll be good enough for the time being." He replied. They noticed their teacher's breathing, while still heavy and coarse, was more steady than it was when they first collapsed from the counterattack. Everyone in attendance gave a sigh of relief But Sean turned his gaze away from 13 and down towards the plaza where Aizawa and the villains were. That's when he caught sight of the flying body of the hulking monstrosity that the villains brought with them. And standing between both it and Aizawa was-
"Deion?" He muttered to himself, but it was loud enough for Mina to hear it. Her ears perked up and she also turned her head in the same direction, witnessing what was going on as well. She placed her hand on his, which shook him out of his thoughts and made him look at her. Mina's eyes still had tears in them, but she nudged her head in the direction of the stairs.
"Get going. Your friend needs you... right?"
"...yeah. I'm sorry, I'll be back with him safely. I promise." Taking his hand off her shoulder, Sean ran over to the edge of the stairs and jumped, forming twisters under his hands and feet to propel himself towards the fighting. The best thing he could do for the time being was to find a way to keep the big lunk in position long enough for help to arrive. And there was one tried and true method for pinning enemies that his father taught him.
Nomu rolled along the ground after being launched by Deion's attack but scrambled back to his feet in an animalistic manner before charging back at the young hero-in-training. He reared his arm back in an attempt to slam it right into Deion's head, and even with Aizawa's position ready to erase his quirk, he realized that all the muscle mass wasn't just for show and the raw power would still be there for his student to deal with. Now wasn't the time to insist on keeping him safe now that he's already involved himself. But just before the impact as Deion braced himself, there was a sudden blast of wind that slammed into Nomu. Though blast might be an inaccurate term because it was more like a tornado keeping him pressed against the ground flat as a pancake.
"This is..." The young man looked into the air realizing there was only one person capable of doing this. "Sean!" And even Aizawa looked up with a grimace.
"These kids don't know how to listen..."
Sean was keeping Nomu pinned using a Trap Twister, similarly to how he used it against Deion during their Heroes and Villains training. He had his teeth grit together, trying to put as much power into it as he could. The twister was easily much larger than the last time he used it, due to there being no restricting hallway as well as the size of his target.
"He has a shock-absorbing quirk! It won't work!" Deion called up to him.
"Maybe if it was one compressed blast of air! But if you keep the pressure on constantly like a wind tunnel it should do the trick! We just have to keep him contained!"
But his hold on Nomu was slipping quickly. The more he resisted, the easier it seemed like he was able to stand up. Sean looked on in shock but kept the Trap Twister going, hoping that even if it was just for a little bit longer, it would pay off. But Nomu, in a crouching position, suddenly leaped straight up into the air, with the pressure of his jump breaking the twister and he was suddenly in Sean's face, with the blue-eyed boy looking in pure horror.
"Oh shi-"
Suddenly the doors to USJ burst open, slamming against the walls and echoing throughout the complex. It caught the attention of just about everyone there, including the villains, even Nomu. Sean used this to redirect the wind and push himself away from Nomu, flying back and landing on the ground behind his teacher and classmate. The figure that walked through the door was humongous and bulky, with the light shadowing his face but even dressed in a yellow pinstripe pair of pants and a dress shirt, everyone could tell who it was from his frame and his iconic hairstyle.
"It's all right now..."
And there it was, his signature catchphrase. The students at the gate's faces lit up with overwhelming joy and relief. As he walked closer to the edge of the steps, everyone in the plaza could see him. And Izuku, Deion, and Sean turned their heads to see the Symbol of Peace looking down on the area. However he didn't have a smile on his face, it was a look of fury and grit teeth that he wore.
"I am here!"
Mineta was crying frantically and hugging onto Tsuyu's leg, and the frog girl looked without much difference in her expression, but you could see it in her eyes that she was just as relieved as everyone else to see All Might. The hand man looked upon his target with joy. All the hiccups and unknown variables that popped up in his plan were suddenly smoothed out. He was grinning like a fool underneath the appendage covering his face. Though his few cohorts that were still scattered around the plaza weren't as happy. They were staying away from the area that Nomu was fighting in out of fear they'd be collateral damage, but now looking at the Number One Hero, they're scared stiff for a different reason.
"Th-that's All Might in t-the flesh? I've never seen him like this... but we outnumber him so we shou-"
One of them got to talking to break the silence but was cut off mid-speech when some unseen force knocked him out. And it wasn't just him, but every single other minor villain was blown away and then All Might appeared in an instant in the plaza, standing next to Aizawa and the two American students. It couldn't have been more than a split second between the time he spent at the top of the steps and now!
"Heh, you took your time getting here." Aizawa spoke up, holding the exposed muscle of his cracked elbow. All Might saw this, as well as the other injuries along his body. He was still standing, if only enough to keep himself from collapsing in a heap. He even noted Nomu, who had landed on the ground next to the other man shortly after the doors burst.
"Sorry, Aizawa-kun... if only I'd gotten here sooner."
In another burst of speed, he grabbed Aizawa, Sean, and Deion in one arm, and rushed over to Midoriya's group and grabbed them in his other one, easily carrying all six without any of the extra weight slowing him down as he soared past the villain's gaze. The one with the hands even doubled over as if he had been hit, but only registered the blow once All Might was well beyond his grasp. All Might landed several meters away and dropped everyone off on the ground, standing except for Aizawa who was now kneeling. His legs had given out after being placed on the ground again.
"Everyone, get to the entrance. I'm leaving Aizawa-kun with you. He's in no condition to continue fighting, so hurry!" With no hesitation, Izuku, Tsuyu, and Mineta all grabbed hold of their teacher to support him, with Mineta being the shortest and holding his legs so they didn't drag along the ground or on the stairs when they leave.
"All Might, you can't! That brain guy he took One f- one of my punches that didn't break my arm! He's-"
"Young Midoriya!" All Might interrupted Izuku as he spoke, then turned around flashing his usual smile and a peace symbol. His gaze was no longer twisted with fury. It was All Might as usual, and while he was still hesitant, Izuku simply nodded and he started heading towards the entrance with the others.
"Oi, All Might..." The raspy voice of Aizawa called out to his fellow pro, he turned his head as he was being carried away and gave him a stern look. "Don't underestimate these guys and get yourself killed."
Sean and Deion exchanged a look as they headed back with everyone else, running back to the stairs as the battle between All Might and Nomu began. Within moments you could hear the thunderous impacts of their attacks one by one. The look they both had was one of mixed concern and assuredness. There was no way this guy could take on All Might, right? But Deion knew first hand about the shock absorption, and that it would take a serious amount of power to even hurt that thing. All Might has power in spades, but would it be enough? At the same time, Deion was having another thought that he shared with Izuku... about All Might's time limit.
'I'm the only one who knows... about his injuries... about how he's only able to work as a hero for a few hours a day. What if he's already past his limit?'
Unbeknownst to the other, they were both thinking this exact thought. And even as the others were talking about how things might be alright now, and through the shouting of their classmates at the entrance, they turned back to see All Might in a suplex hold... but there was a warp gate underneath him! And Nomu, who should have had his torso buried in the ground, was rising up through the other end of the gate and gripping into All Might's side. Izuku and Deion both went wide-eyed because it was the side where his injury was! Not to mention, the mist guy that had gone flying before was now standing next to the hand man! The power of Uraraka's quirk had worn off!
"Asui-san... can you take Aizawa-sensei by yourself?" Izuku asked. The frog girl turned her head towards him. She figured the pain from his hand was starting to affect his whole arm now.
"Sure, okay." Without a second thought, she shifted her body underneath Aizawa while he slipped out. Without a second to waste, he bolted back towards the plaza with tears in his eyes. "Midoriya-chan?!"
"Midoriya, no! Get back here!" Aizawa called out to him. He didn't even have the strength to use his scarf now to try and reign him in, reduced to only shouting to the boy. But his words fell on deaf ears.
"Well, when in Rome!" Deion took off as well, not missing a beat as he went to catch up with him. He wanted to save his teacher and role model as well, there was no way he was gonna let All Might face those guys alone in his current predicament.
"Argh, dammit! I don't wanna feel bad about this later! Wait up!" Sean followed suit, chasing after his friends in an attempt to give All Might a chance to escape.
"Deion-chan! Sky-chan!"
"You guys are insane! You're gonna get yourselves killed!"
Aizawa knew it was useless to yell after them now. Midoriya was one thing, but all three of them were way too much for him to handle in his current state. Not that they've been doing a good job of listening to him today anyway...
"I don't need your blood getting spilled too..."
The three boys ran as fast as they could, Izuku in the lead but Deion catching up more and more as he ran, building up power as his feet touched the ground and using it to increase his speed a bit. Before long, they were approaching the plaza and making a mad dash for All Might and Nomu. When they were close enough, Izuku jumped and reached out for the hero, while Deion went and aimed a punch at Nomu's head, but the mist man appeared in front of them, opening another warp gate in his body as they approached, unable to change their trajectory.
"Oh no, you don't!" Sean also jumped behind them, reaching to grab their outstretched legs before they could be pulled in. And just as he grabbed them by their ankles...
"DIIIIIIIIEEEE!"
A familiar shout followed by an explosion came out of nowhere and hit the metal brace around what would be the mist man's neck. Sean pulled his friends back and they landed on their stomachs, looking up to see Bakugou with a murderous grin on his face.
"Kaachan?!"
"You're in the way Deku and Dark Knight!"
A stream of ice also appeared and began freezing Nomu at his feet, creeping up through the warp gate and up to the arm that was holding onto All Might's bad side. That could only be-
"Todoroki!"
With his grip loosened from the freezing, All Might pulled his way free of Nomu's grasp and leaped away, landing next to the ice boy and holding his wound. Appearing from above in front of the hand man, Kirishima attacked but was avoided quickly. Missing his chance, he jumped back to join the group that had accumulated.
"Don't think you'll get away this time you foggy bastard!" Bakugou had the mist man pinned on the ground by his collar, with said man's gleaming yellow eyes squinting in frustration. Izuku and Deion got back to their feet, standing with everyone confidently now. They had the upper hand in numbers and in power now! Nomu was half-stuck in a gate and half-frozen, the gate user was pinned, and the mastermind was standing alone by the pond in the plaza, completely out of his league.
"Oh man... Kurogiri, our two-way ticket's been compromised." He said with a casual, almost bored tone. Not exactly fitting for someone in his position. Bakugou grinned madly at the now named Kurogiri, chuckling to himself.
"I freakin' knew it. Just like I thought, you're still a solid man under all that mist, you've still got a body even with all your warping range. That means you're not entirely immune to something like being blown up like back at the entrance. You still had to dodge or else you wouldn't have said: "that was close"! If you even think about moving suspiciously..." He caused some explosions on the tips of his fingers that were holding the brace for emphasis. "THEN I'LL BLOW YOU UP!"
"Man, he does NOT act like a hero at all..." Kirishima commented, which thankfully Bakugou was too focussed to hear.
"At least he's on our side..." Sean chimed in.
"They captured them, and without roughing them up much at all... the things kids today are capable of is incredible." The hand man kept commenting as if he were merely a spectator. "Nomu."
At his behest, the monster man started pulling himself out of the warp gate, even though half of his body was frozen and shattering like glass, he still stood up to the best of his ability. Much to the horror of the UA students, that wasn't all he did. The broken parts of his body burst free of the remaining ice and started growing back like one big lizard tail. It was only a matter of moments before Nomu's body was completely healed as if nothing had happened to him.
"He's not down for the count just yet. I never said shock absorption was his only gimmick, did I? He has super regeneration as well. The perfect anti-All Might, designed specifically to withstand him at one hundred percent of his power."
All Might had his eyes narrowed, as did Deion. Izuku's eyes were wide in shock like most of his other classmates, but that didn't stop him from thinking the same thing as Deion once more.
'Shock absorption and super regeneration... he was designed to kill All Might like that? He's made for a drawn-out fight! Do they know?!'
"And now to get our escape ticket back. Nomu."
Nomu sped towards Bakugou like a freight train leaving the station at max speed, and the only one capable of seeing his movements was All Might himself. Even Bakugou, the target could only turn his head to try to see what was coming, but then a second later, there was an impact where he was kneeling, and the pressure blew everyone else back. The attack landed and blew out a chunk of the nearby wall that separated the section as well.
"Kaachan!" Izuku cried, thinking his childhood friend was hurt, or worse... only to look next to him to see Bakugou looking on in surprise, sprawled out on his butt. "Wait, what?! Kaachan?! Did... did you dodge that?" The other boys were surprised to see him among their headcount too, and not a stain on the wall.
"Shut up, trash. I... I didn't see anything..."
As the smoke and dust cleared, All Might was standing in that hole in the wall, his arms up in defense indicating he had blocked Nomu's attack.
"You're kidding... in that fraction of a second he saved the kid and protected himself too..."
"Hey... do you not know the meaning of the words 'hold back'?" All Might asked, his breath a bit heavy.
"Hey, I can't help it. I had to save my ally here. That one over there, the dark-skinned kid... he attacked Nomu with just about everything he had to save Eraser Head, even if he didn't know it wouldn't work. Doing harm to save someone is fine, right? That's the rule you play with, hero. And that's why I'm mad, All Might. I'm furious. At this world and its contradictions, the contradictions that judge the same harm into good and bad just because of who causes them. That make labels like 'good' and 'bad', 'hero' and 'villain'. You're the 'Symbol of Peace' right?! That's a load of garbage! You're just another cog in the machine meant to dish out your own harm when others who don't do it your way act! Violence breeds violence. And the world knows this, or at least they will when you're dead."
"You're kidding, your type of villain skulks in the shadows and watches, but you're just in this for the kicks. Aren't you?"
"Oh? I've been found out." He grinned with squinted eyes under his hand mask, if the look on his face were actually seen, it could only be described as a lunatic's smile.
"It's three on seven, we outnumber them by more than double," Todoroki commented.
"Not to mention Kaachan found the weakness in that mist guy."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's show them that we don't show villains any mercy." Deion smacked his fist into his palm, giving himself another slight charge.
"No! I can't let you students get involved in this any further." All Might stood in front of them and held his arm out as if to bar them off.
"But you would have been in trouble if I hadn't helped right?" Todoroki asked back.
"That was different! I'm grateful, Young Todoroki. Truly. But this and that are not the same things."
"But All Might, ti-" Izuku meant to speak, but he bit his tongue just so he didn't spill the beans about his mentor's injuries. All Might simply gave him a thumbs up to assure him that everything would be alright.
"Nomu, Kurogiri. Get him. I'll handle the children."
All Might clenched his fists and took a deep breath, standing straight and high. The hand man ran forward, once more showing off his above-average speed for someone his size. It might not be a quirk of any kind, but he was definitely light on his feet. His target was the six students, who despite his odds, he seemed more than confident in his chances of taking them all out. But then All Might suddenly dashed forward as well, making the man stop dead in his tracks as Nomu also ran past him. The two hulking men reared their arms back and threw a mighty punch, connecting fists in a clash of strength;
A mighty shockwave rippled across the area, creating crazy winds that everyone had to shield themselves from, but still ended up being sent flying. Deion landed close to Sean as they bear witness to this fight, a seeming clash of titanic forces. He took one look at the others: Kirishima, Todoroki, Bakugo, and Midoriya, all of them also doing their best to stay close to Symbol of Peace as he began his onslaught on the Villain. "Hang in there All Might!" Deion said only loud enough that he could hear himself. His mind racing at the same time. 'This is the top? What we all are aiming to be like?' He thought to himself. He has never seen All Might go all out like this before. He took a sweep of his friends once more, his eyes darting to Sean last before giving his full attention as All Might's blows became even faster. 'He's holding his own... He truly is Number one for a reason... Can I really reach those limits?'
'He's not a wall to overcome, but a staircase to climb. An example to live by.' Sean thought as well, looking on in awe of his teacher keeping the pressure on a monster like Nomu. 'Putting everything he has on the line to protect what he cares about, to show that heroes and justice can't be beaten... That's exactly what I aspire to be, what everyone wants to be.'
'And it's why he's is All Might. He was once like us... And he reached his goals, becoming the hero we know him to be.' Deion's thoughts unknowingly echoed Sean's own as the intensity of the battle kept growing, the massive pressure of the wind was starting to push everyone close by back as All Might was beginning to punch the monster back, seemingly getting him away from everyone. 'That is exactly what I aspire to be, A hero like him.'
'He has the strength to match and... even overcome something that was meant to beat him.' Using his Quirk, Sean held his hands out and tried to maneuver the wind so it blew around him and the others, so it wasn't pushing them all back during the fight. 'It's not even about being a pro, he's not in it for the fame or the bragging rights. The thing that drives him is a pure and unwavering conviction. The simple things like smiling faces and making people's lives better, seeing people safe. And if anything threatens that, he will be a shield and defend everyone he can. Even if it means...'
'Even if it means putting his own life on the line. He'll go that length, that extra mile for anyone. He values life and will do anything to protect it.' He felt the wind pressure finally die down, meaning someone was diverting it. He only knew one person who could do that. His eyes went back to battle as All Might began to really push and even break apart the ground as he forced the villain back, more so then he did in his battle. Deion clutched his throbbing arm, still in pain from being sucker punched just before All Might arrived. 'This man is truly everything good in the world. He's entrusting us to carry on his mission... He can't keep this up forever.'
'That's why we have to learn everything we can. To be prepared for days like this... to be strong enough for days like this. Becoming true heroes is the whole reason everyone came to UA.' Once the powerful gusts from the punch rushes ceased, Sean lowered his arms and stopped his Quirk. All Might was pushing Nomu farther and farther away from them to the point where it was no longer needed. 'Becoming a hero is everyone's dream, and it was his dream too at one point. Now he wants to share that dream with his students... with us. He wants to see us thrive and succeed. That's why...'
'I WILL BECOME A HERO!' Both young men thought together.
"GO BEYOND... PLUS... ULTRA!" All Might's voice roared out as his fist made contact with Nomu one last time. Using a ton of power, He launched the monster, sending him rocketing into the ceiling, blowing through it. No one could see clearly from all the Smoke and falling debris, but it was clear they won't be seeing that... Thing... Anymore. The leader Villain looked on with anger at the sight. With the main threat gone, Deion turned his attention to the remaining Villains. 'I'll someday clear your name... Will.' He thought. "We're not done yet, guys." He called to his friends. "Someone should get Midoriya, his hand is messed up." Deion noticed how Deku's body seems to hurt itself every time he uses his quirk, something he wanted to ask him about. Now isn't the time for that though.
Sean walked over and offered his hand to Izuku once he heard Deion, looking to his green-haired friend with a smile. "You look like you could use a hand." He laughed a bit, followed by Midoriya's own chuckling. Izuku grabbed him with his good hand and Sean helped him to his feet. "Don't worry, I know that was in bad taste so I'll scratch comedian off of my backup plans if being a hero doesn't work out."
"That might be for the best," Izuku commented back with a smile, but still chuckled. All Might was standing nearby as he was looking like he was kind of stuck. "I really have gotten weaker. Back in my heyday, I would him knocked him out with 5 punches. Today it took 300 mighty blows." He boasted as his body began to steam slightly, a look of worry spread over both Izuku's and Deion's face.
Sean noticed too that All Might looked worse for wear. Beaten, bleeding from his mouth, but still standing with a smile. Standing as the Symbol of Peace. 'One day I'll become a hero like him, and like my family. But I'll get there on my own, protecting everyone I hold dear in the process.' Turning his head to look up at the stairs leading to the entrance to USJ, where he saw Mina tending to 13 along with Uraraka and the others who stayed behind.
"Alright, we're not out of woods yet guys," Kirishima said as he hardens his arms, getting ready to fight. Bakugo also getting ready to fight the remaining villains. At the same time, Deion and Izuku head right for All Might, which both of them seem to realize that they both knew something about him. 'Wait... Does Deion know about One for All?' Izuku asked himself as Deion gave his green-haired friend a look. 'Does Izuku know about All Might's injury?' He asked himself as then shots rang out. Iida had finally returned with the rest of the teachers, back up had finally come for them.
Sean breathed a sigh of relief, one that he didn't even know he was holding in once he saw who had shown up. "Getting him out of here was the best call we made today."
"So that's where his speedy ass went," Bakugo commented as to Sean. Cementoss quickly threw up a wall between All Might, Deku, and Deion, and the rest of the class, since it was clear both students knew about All Might's condition. "Can't have anyone else seeing you in your weaken state." The Pro-Hero commented. "Thanks." He said before he turned to the two. "I'm sure you both have questions for each other, but they can wait." All Might looked to Izuku, meant to say What Deion does and doesn't know about. "I do think I should let Young Sky on this also if you haven't said anything already." This was to Deion, who shook his head. "I haven't told a soul." He said.
"Tomura Shigaraki... we should return while we still have the chance." Kurogiri whispered to the hand man. Shigaraki was standing there, glaring at the cement wall that had been erected in front of them, stuck in his thoughts about what just happened to Nomu. Were they given faulty information? Was All Might really as weak as he had heard? If he was, then what the hell just happened? Some kind of cheat? His game was ruined. His pawns being rounded up, beaten and unconscious. He had nothing else.
"Yeah... let's go Kurogiri." With that, another warp gate was formed, and both Shigaraki and Kurogiri sunk into it, disappearing to parts unknown.
After the pros had taken out all the villains who had remained, which were basically everyone except the two that escaped and Nomu, who had been dispatched to parts unknown thanks to All Might, the police had arrived and detained them all. Several police cars and prisoner transport busses had been lined up at the front entrance to the facility and a detective was doing a headcount of all of the students. Medical personnel also showed up, expecting students to be injured, but besides 2 of them, everyone seemed fine, a bit shaken up because of the experience. But Class 1-A made out out this situation alive and well, having stared evil in the face for the first time. Some of them still hyped up on the adrenaline coursing through them, others wanting to just forget this day happened and move on. But the class as a whole was both lucky, and clearly, ready for the roles they will one day grow into. In the meantime, each student was interviewed by the police, explaining as best they could about what happened.
Izuku and Deion had been taken to see Recovery Girl, along with All Might. While 13 and Aizawa had been taken to the hospital for their injuries as they were much more severe. After speaking to the police, the students were all told to go back to their classroom at UA. Once they departed, with some strange amount of luck, the police had also found Nomu and detained him in some heavy-duty restraints, though he showed no sign of a struggle whatsoever. It was odd, the being seemed to even follow orders. The Nomu just... said nothing and did what they say... besides talk. Back with the Students, it was a quiet walk back to class in a way. It wasn't until Deion and Izuku both returned that someone finally said something.
"So... Are you guys alright?" It was Momo, speaking out to check on her friends. "Yeah, Recovery Girl was able to heal us," Izuku said as Deion nodded. "Yeah... So do we just... go on with our day?" He asked as it was unclear what do now, having been an attack only an hour or less ago now.
"Aizawa-sensei and 13-sensei are both out of commission... but the hospital said they would be okay when the police asked for us," Kaminari said, having recovered mentally from his big attack when he was separated with Momo and Jiro. "All Might's tough as nails, but he's gonna be okay too, right?" Deion and Deku gave each other a look since from their classmate's point of view, they were the last ones of them all of them near him. Bakugo, as much as he seems to not even care about what's going on, turned around at the mention of All Might, glaring daggers about Students who were still standing up.
"Yeah... He's just a little tired from his fight. He went to rest for a while." Deion covered for both of them, All Might pushed his limits to point it might have even severely shortened the time he could even do his normal duties as a hero.
"Come on, Kaminari, this is All Might we're talking about! I'm sure he'll be up and about teaching us tomorrow like nothing happened!" Mineta spoke confidently in such a nonchalant way. Whether he was that sure of All Might or trying to keep himself from wetting his diaper-shaped pants was anyone's guess though.
There was a grim look on Deion's face for a split second, which was quickly replaced with his normal stone emotion face before he and Izuku finally took their seats. "You're not wrong Mineta, All Might is All Might, that is for sure." He didn't confirm or deny what his classmate had said. Iida thought decided now was a good time to say something.
"Alright everyone, with Midoriya and Deion back... By the way, why don't you have a last name."
"I'm not allowed to reveal that."
"...Anyways, with everyone accounted for, we can at least return to our studies. We can't let what happened overshadow our classwork now, can we?" He used his commanding tone to try and whip the class back into shape.
"Screw that, four-eyes!"
'Bakugou...' came everyone's collective thoughts.
"You expect us to just sit down at our desks and hit the books just because you say so?! Last I checked, you ain't a teacher or my freaking mom." He sat down at his desk with his feet kicked up on the desk and leaned back in his chair with a sour, very Bakugou-like expression on his face. "If I can't leave until the bell rings, I'm doing what I want."
"Bakugo... Shut up." Deion once more nonchalantly sasses the hot-headed teen as that seems to be his job in class. "At least do something productive with your time." He said before getting out his books, listening to Iida, more because he was his friend and he was still trying to repair his relationships. Speaking of which...
"Hey, Deion." It was Momo who called his name. "I saw you take on that monster to try and save Mr. Aizawa, and you too Sean, Izuku, Todoroki, and Kirishima, all of you... were amazing too today." Even though she implied them all... forgetting to mention Bakugo, she had her eye on Deion... Now everyone had their eyes on him since very few even knew he went up against the same Monster that All Might had to fight.
"Wait... HE DID WHAT?!" Kaminari yelled this time in complete surprised.
"It's true, Mineta can vouch for it. He saw the whole thing with Tsuyu and Izuku." Sean pointed to the shortest member of their class.
"It was so cool! Deion was tossing that thing around, and it looked like he had some kind of Anime transformation when he did this thing where he... he... I don't know what he did but it looked so cool!" Mineta raving about something that isn't about him being a pervert, that's a new one.
"Yeah, I didn't think he was that strong... He also did one of All Might's moves, and he seems to have his own special attacks already, kero." Tsuyu explained. Deion was going to say something about that... But he opted out of doing so... Mostly because of the people who helped him with his special moves aren't around anymore. He knew they would all get the chance to make one, in his case, it would be coming up with more, or refining the one he has.
"I thought Deku-kun was the only one who was using All Might's moves since they're the same power type. But considering this is Deion-kun we're talking about, it only makes sense since he's also similar to them!" Uraraka mused to herself, nodding her head and crossing her arms.
"Well, he does seem to know him more personally than others. His Father and All Might are good friends." Todoroki chimed in as this fact was true. Deku nodded and remembered how surprised he was at seeing Deion perform the Detroit Smash the way he did.
"I'm just glad we're back here safe and sound," Deion said.
"You sound weak for saying that."
"Shut up, Bakugo, we didn't ask for commentary from the Peanut gallery."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU-" His mouth was covered by Kirishima.
"Thank you, Kirishima. Any more out of him and Iida likely would have written him up for the principal's office." Sean noted, which knowing Iida, likely would have happened... with Bakugo burning the write up if DID happen.
"Yeah, it might be time for his nap anyway."... Kirishima had to harden himself as Bakugo began to lash out in a fit of rage at Deion's next comment, which caused the rest of class to laugh, Finally, seeming that with this, the tension and fear that some of the students had of their classmate seem to have melted away finally.
"So... What should we do after school?" Uraraka asked everyone.
"We need something to take our minds off of things! So how about the beach or an amusement park?" Mina tossed in her two cents, with Mineta and Kaminari perking up at the word 'beach'.
"But it's right after school, would anyone have thought to bring a swimsuit with them? Amusement park sounds better out of the two." Jiro asked.
"Might be better to just go over and hang out at someone's place." Tsuyu suggested. "We can do those other things another time, I think going out to public places right now might be too much, we are on the news and trending on social media." She was, in fact, right. Social Media was buzzing with their names and faces as they were Class 1-A. Only clips of them coming out of the USJ were circulating though since it was the only time they were around news reporters.
"Well... I'm home alone for weeks on end... So we can all go to my place." Deion offered up. No one has been to his place so far, and he just lives at his dad's house in Japan.
"Yeah, I don't think my place would hold everyone... wait, how big IS your place?" Sean asked him, turning directly to his friend.
"It's a normal house." Deion deadpanned at the question. "It's a place can hand out, do you really need to ask how big it is if I offered it for everyone to come over?" Laced with sarcasm that was, but a grin formed on his lips after that. "Just make sure Bakugo gets his nap and snacks before he comes over."... And the desk goes flying across the room.
"Party at Deion's!" Kaminari and Mineta cheered. "Break anything and he'll break you." Jiro chuckled, making the two back away while laughing nervously and sweating bullets.
"... She's not wrong." Deion said as both of them screamed in terror at the idea. "Just need to head to store first since I forgot to the other day." He quickly tosses Jiro his keys. "You seem responsible. My Address is Number 4, Yavin Street. Just let everyone in." Deion said with a smile to the punk rock hero to be. She grinned and nodded. "Sure thing Hero, someone wrap up Bakugo if we're taking him." Sero grinned as stood up... What happened was too violent to be said.
"Hey, you mind if I come with you, I can help carry some stuff if you're getting a lot." Izuku offered.
"I'll come with you guys too. Six hands are better than four." Shoji nodded at Sean's comment. "Besides, we'll need all the food we can carry with this many people coming over."
"Yeah, any request? I'm paying." Famous last words for his wallet.
"Oh, can you get some red bean buns?" Mina asked.
"Maybe some candy, any will do!" Uraraka chimed in.
"I'd love some ramen." Kirishima after he finally got Bakugo calmed down... Somewhat.
"Eggrolls!" Said hot head shouted, clearly shocking everyone that even after Deion's teasing, he was still coming to his place, and Deion was allowing him.
"We're going to need some snack to help us Study!"
"Iida, we're not going to study, we're going to party!" Mineta stated. Deion sighed.
"Alright, I'll just a lot of every party snack and drink." He knew he opened pandora's box with that question...
Sean pats his shoulder solemnly. "I'll make a grave for your wallet, what do you want the tombstone to say?"
"He died as he lived... Never having money for more than a few hours." Deion said as Deku patted him on the back. Lucky, at the time all this planning went down... and Deion got a text with an extensive list of things people want... He had to veto the 'Caviar' since Momo was used to the kind of parties she'll normally throw... as well as the fact she offered to give him the money for it... He doesn't want to take money from his friends. But she at least settled on some sweets. The rest of the class headed to Deion's place, which left Jiro in charge of until he got there, while the trio of Deion, Sean, and Izuku made their way to store close by his home.
The convenient store near his house wasn't too far away. The rest of the class followed Jiro to Deion's place while Deion, Sean, and Izuku shopped for the requested snacks and drinks. Doing a count that he had enough for everyone to have at least some of everything, Deion began to regret suggestion his place, but overall, he just wanted everyone to relax after the crazy events that happened today. "So um..." His attention turned to Izuku, who was helping him gather the snacks up while Sean was on drink duty. "You know about All Might?" He asked. The question covered a lot of topics for the once qurikless boy, but it was broad enough to not seem like he was hiding something. "...Yeah, he's been around my house when I was growing up. He and my dad were old school mates. They even went to U.A together." Deion gave him a bit of a rundown of it. "Ah... So do you know... About him?" It was a more direct question. Deion gave his green hair friend a look. "His injury? Yes." Deion could see a wave of relief go over his face as it seems that Deion didn't press for more details. "I figure you must have somehow found about it as well. You seem to be one of his favorites. I saw you talking with him while he wasn't in the buff form a few weeks ago. I figured after talking with All Might then that there is something about you that he likes. I can see what that could be. You were really brave today even though you don't have control over your quirk." Deion smiled as the two of them stopped for a moment.
Meanwhile, Sean was looking at his own phone since Deion texted him the list of drinks. "Okay, I can understand the soda requests, but..." He trailed off while looking up at the shelves and seeing many, MANY cans on the shelves in front of him. "Who the hell asks for canned coffee for a party? And why are there so many kinds?!"
Hearing Sean from the other side of the store, both boys chuckled as they finished up the snack list. "So we both keep All Might's Secret?" Deion asked. Izuku didn't get the feeling that Deion knew more than he said, which means he didn't know that All Might passed on his quirk to him, meaning he doesn't know about One for All. "Yeah... All Might did mention that he wanted Sean to know as well." Once more, just talking about the injury. Unknown to them, the reason why Sean should know is that like All Might said, and He knew Sean's parents, but the connection goes a bit deeper than they think. "We can tell him here. The person at the front of the store can't hear us, and it's best if the whole class doesn't know it." Deion reasoned.
"Uhhhh... eenie, meanie, minie... this one." The element manipulator picked out a random brand and grabbed a few cans to put in his basket. "If they don't like it, they should have specified."
"I think it was Mina who asked for coffee to drink... I don't know, a lot of people started shouted stuff as we walked away and I heard coffee from a girl's voice." Sean heard Deion as he and Izuku came up to him, a basket full of snacks. "It might have been Toru since you know..." Deku stated as he was referring to her quirk since they can't see her if she goes... well completely naked or just ducking behind someone and they can't see her clothes.
"...Great, now I hope I got the right kind."
"Pretty much," Deion said. "Let's see if we have everything at least." He began to go over the two lists and looked at it. "All we're missing is the Eggrolls and we're good," Deion said in a rather cheerful voice... mostly because the shopping was almost done. "This going be like 10,000 Yen at least..." And he groaned at the thought about losing that much money. "We could split the bill between the three of us if you want," Deku suggested.
"I've got like... 3,000 on me," Sean said, taking out his wallet and poking through it real quick.
"I have about 2,000 on me, but I can pull some more out since my mom gave me a card to do that," Izuku suggested as Deion shook his head. "That should be enough, I'll just cover what's left, you guys are my guest after all," Deion said. The three made their way to the checkout counter, pooled their money together, and left the store with two or three bags per hand each. Or in Deion's case, he was holding about four or five bags in each hand.
"Dude, you sure you're alright? I know you have a power-type quirk but... that can't be good for your circulation." Sean noticed even Deion seemed like he was struggling a little.
"Nope... totally fine. No pain no gain..." 'Even though my quirk only stockpiles impacts... this hurts like hell!'
"Seriously, you're gonna hurt yourself like that." Izuku's ears perked a bit upon hearing the word 'hurt'. And he turned to Deion, giving him a nod. Deion saw this and responded in turn before looking at Sean, who looked confused at the silent signals. "What?"
"We should find someplace... quiet to talk." Deion basically dragged Sean by the arm into a nearby alley, making sure no one was around. Izuku looked panicked at the sudden action but followed quickly nonetheless making sure no one followed them in.
"Totally not creepy at all... you even freaked out Midoriya."
"It's about All Might." This grabbed Sean's immediate attention. Not because it was coming from Deion, but rather because it was coming from Izuku.
"What do you mean about All Might? Did something happen at USJ? I mean you went with him to Recovery Girl right?"
"It's not that, it's something else." This time it was Deion who spoke, confusing and concerning Sean even more. "He's not well, Sean. He hasn't been for a long time. And before you ask, he isn't sick. But he's hurt. And we think he's running out of time more and more these days... until it gets to the point where he won't be able to be a hero anymore."
Kool: "And we can cut it here this time. I see waiting for Sean's reaction to what's wrong with the Number 1 Hero a good place to end for this outing"
Drago: "...I was gonna say something dramatic but you ruined it with that comment so I'm not gonna do it now."
Kool: "Oh don't be so sour about it. Anyways with an amazing clash in the beginning and the rest of class once more trusting Deion, it's safe to say that class 1-A is really starting to bond."
Drago: "With the exception of Bakugo... being Bakugo about everything. But what can you expect? Anything else would be too OOC for him if we tried it."
Kool: "Bakugo is just going to be Bakugo. Nothing more, nothing less. At least he was invited to go hang out, that is a kind thing to do... even if he's now going to be the butt of Deion's jokes"
Drago: "And best bud Kirishima is always around to keep him in check. Even if he would never admit it to anyone. Not even himself."
Kool: "Yep, anyways next chapter we will be departing from canon and having everyone relax and unwind a bit, as well as getting to know each other a bit more... oh and Sean reacting to what Izuku and Deion have known for a long time."
Drago: "Like that wasn't implied from the moment you brought it up literally seconds ago..."
Kool: "You still sour about it? I'm sorry. Anyways, look forward to some hijinks, good times, a little shipping, and maybe a dramatic backstory or two!"
Drago: "With that said, we hope you look forward to seeing everyone just act like a bunch of dumb kids next chapter. Until next time, ja ne!"
Kool: "See ya!"