"Pleased to meet'cha, UA students!" the reptilian Villain cackled, "We're the League of Villains Vanguard Action Squad!"

Tiger growled as he slid into a combat stance, taking a careful step forward.

"Woah, I'd be careful," the bulky woman chuckled, shifting her staff like weapon slightly against Pixie-bob's head, "Or I might just crush her pretty little skull. What do you guys think? Should I do it?"

"Like I'd let you!" Tiger spat, stepping forwards again, the reptilian suddenly moving between them, his hands held up.

"Woah, hold on Big Sis Magne, you too Tiger," he said, a nasty grin on his face, "Holding the life of a person in your hands is a big deal. Or do you not believe in the tenets of Stain?"

"Stain?" Iida gasped, "You're that madman's followers?"

"Yeah, let me introduce myself," the lizard cackled, reaching behind him and gripping the handle of the cloth wrapped bundle on his back, swinging the massive weapon over his shoulder as the fabric flew away to reveal a plethora of knives haphazardly bound together with a mixture of belts and chains into a single giant sword, "I am Spinner! And I plan on carrying out Stain's will!"

"𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕡," the word slammed into the two villains' minds, making them stagger back slightly, Spinner shaking his head as he stared at Izuku in shock.

"So, it really is you! The one Stain recognized!" he laughed, "A fellow monster to purge the false Heroes! No wonder the boss guy put you on a no kill list!"

"No kill list?" Izuku muttered as Mandalay turned to the students.

"You lot! Get back to the Lodge! Class President lead them away! We'll hold the Villains off here!" She shouted, her eyes darting around as she seemed to scan the edges of the forest, "Tiger! I've broadcast the order!"

"Iida, go on ahead without me," Izuku muttered as his friend tried to usher the students away, giving Izuku a concerned look as the Vampire called out, "Mandalay! I know where he is!"

The Hero froze, turning her head to stare at the teen, a wave of relief washing over her face before her eyes set into a look of determination.

"Go!"

Mandalay's quirk echoed in his head as Kota slowly backed away from the massive figure in front of him. He swallowed, the cloaked man saying something about his hat, the child too scared to understand. Kota spun on his heel, feet slamming into the hard rock as he bolted towards the forest. Rock shattered as the figure slammed into the ground in front of him, a muscled arm extended back as hundreds of pink fibers erupted from his skin, wrapping around the limb as he brought it down on Kota's head.

The body slammed into him, throwing both of them out of the way of the punch as it shattered the rock. Kota gasped as he looked up, wide-eyed, Izuku curling around him as they landed heavily on the ground. The teen was up on his feet in a second, placing himself squarely between the Villain and Kota, the strange red tentacles that were his quirk curling back over his arms like blades.

"Kota! Are you okay?"

"Huh?" the child gasped, eyes still locked on the face of the Villain, "I…he…mom…dad…"

"Oh? Hey, I recognize you! Midoriya, right?" the Villain cackled, staring at Izuku from his single eye, the glass one reflecting the moonlight menacingly, "Damn, you were supposed to be untouchable. Or unkillable, or something? Shit, I'm so unlucky!"

"What are you talking about?" Izuku growled, trying to keep calm as the Villain tossed his cloak to the side, revealing his heavily muscled body, "What are you after?"

"Huh? What does it matter? That hand bastard really wanted you dead, but made a big deal about us not getting to kill you," the man chuckled, leaning down as muscle-fibers sprouted from his skin, "He was also going on about grabbing Endeavor's kid and some kid named Bakugo as well. Oh, maybe you can tell me where they are!"

"Todoroki and Bakugo?" Izuku hissed as he watched the Villain closely, "What do you want with them?"

"Don't know, don't care," the man growled, his vicious grin rising slightly, "Hey, maybe I can't kill you, but they never said I couldn't beat the shit out of you! Hey, maybe they'll even give me a bonus if I bring you back with me!"

Izuku gasped as the Villain launched himself forwards, the massive man surprisingly fast as his fist slammed into Izuku's stomach. The teen barely had time to react as the second punch hit him in the shoulder, the sound of his bone breaking echoing against the rock of the cliff as he was buried into it.

Izuku leapt back, his arm already healing as he shot a Blood Blade out at the man. The Villain simply raised his arms and charged straight into the attack, the cut barely getting halfway through the thick fibers that coated his arms. Izuku battled to keep away, his attacks slicing through layer upon layer of muscle as the Villain just laughed and charged.

"Is that it? Is that supposed to be your quirk?" the man laughed, "All you can do is throw out some blades! That's pretty weak! My quirk's a muscle enhancer. My muscle fibers can't be contained by my skin. And best of all, they don't have nerves! That means your little cuts can't hurt me!"

A small gasp made Izuku glance back, his eyes going wide as he realized he was standing almost on top of Kota, even after the child had backed away from their fight. The moment of distraction was all the Villain needed as he leapt towards the teen, hand closing around his wrists as he swung both into the side of the cliff. Izuku cried out as the first punch slammed into his chest, his ribs groaning in protest. The second punch cracked the bone. The third broke it.

Blood sprayed from his mouth as Muscular rained down blows against his chest, his ribs collapsing onto his lungs, his heart desperately trying to beat even as it was crushed under the pressure. The world began to fade as his regeneration struggled to keep up with the damage. The sound of water caught his ear, something cool splashing against his head as the Villain stopped, turning away.

"Huh? What's that kid? You want to die too?"

"Water Hose…my dad…and mom…did you torture them like this too?" He heard Kota ask, a sense of dread washing through Izuku as the Villain stepped away.

"What? You're their kid? Wow! It must be fate! You know, they're the one's who gave me this damn false eye!"

"It's because of you! And the people like you that things always end up like this!" Kota screamed, Izuku taking a small gasp of air as his lungs slowly opened.

"Brats like you always like to pass the blame, don't cha?" the Villain sighed, "It's no good. I don't really hold a grudge against 'em for my eye. They just tried to stop me like they wanted to, and I killed 'em, just like I wanted to."

The man chuckled as he lifted an arm, Kota shivering as the muscle fibers sprouted from his skin, wrapping around it.

"What I really hate, though," he cackled, "Is when people can't put their money where their mouth is! LIKE YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY!"

"𝔈𝔑𝔒𝔘𝔊ℌ," the word rang out as the hand closed around Muscular's wrist, the Villain freezing as he fought against the sense of cold that washed over his mind.

"Oh! This is the other thing you can do!" he cackled, shaking his head violently as he yanked his hand free, staring at Izuku with a feral grin on his face, "Thought you had to have eye-contact to do it though."

"You're too fast…to fight at range…" Izuku's voice was strained and breathless as his chest slowly healed itself with the cracking of bone, "So…I'll just…bring the fight…to you…"

Muscular watched as the teen flexed his hands, the skin on his fingers splitting open as blood dripped from the wounds. Suddenly the fluid surface hardened, sharp dark red claws jutting from his hands as Izuku lowered himself into a combat stance.

"You think that'll be enough?" Muscular laughed, stomping his foot forwards, the rock cracking beneath it, "Those blades are even shorter than the last-."

He was cut off as Izuku vanished, a spray of blood from his side making him blink as he looked down at the four deep gashes in his side. He immediately pulled the wounds closed with muscle fibers before he felt something rake across his back. He spun around, already "stitching" the new wounds closed, when the fibers on his arms suddenly shredded. Another attack slashed across his chest, only a gust of wind indicating that something had passed. Muscular let out a roar as he swiped at the air around him, muscle fibers growing around him as quickly as they were shredded off. He felt his arm connect with something, Izuku appearing a moment later, sliding along the ground, before the teen jumped quickly back to his feet

"You little shit!" Muscular shouted, a look of fury crossing his face, "You think that's enough?! You think I'm gonna be scared off by some little shit giving me faerie kisses?"

"No," Izuku's voice was stable and flat as he spoke, stepping towards the Villain, "Your type never is, are they?"

"Huh?" Muscular growled, "The hell does that mean?"

"What are you afraid of?" Izuku asked, his eyes cast downwards as he continued to walk slowly towards the Villain, bloody claws rippling in the moonlight.

"What? I ain't scared of shit!" Muscular laughed, "An even if I was, I'd just beat the shit out of it!"

"Hasn't worked on me so far, though, has it?"

"What the hell are you going on about, kid?" Muscular chuckled, "You saying I should be afraid of you? Just 'cause you got some fancy blade making quirk and can mess with my head a little?"

Muscular blinked as the hand closed over his face. The kid had been a good ten meters away, how had he gotten that close so quickly? His head was slammed into the ground, the rock shattering around his skull as the small hand squeezed down surprisingly tightly on his face. His fibers shot out of his skin, wrapping his head as it was lifted from the ground, before feeling the blades slice through the fibers on his side. He coughed when the fist slammed into his kidney, immediately closing the fibers around the limb, which seemed to dissolve even as he tried to trap it.

"Not good enough," the flat voice said, Muscular pulling back the fibers from his remaining eye to see, his face paling at the look the teen was giving him.

"Hey," he chuckled, a hint of nervousness in his tone, "The hell is with that expression, kid? That's not the kind of look a kid should be able to give. Let alone a Hero!"

"Oh?" Izuku laughed, the sound echoing deeply in his chest as he lifted the still dizzy Muscular over his head, "I suppose you haven't heard, then. I'm not just a Hero…"

The man gasped as he was thrown against the side of the cliff, the rock cracking under him as his eyes locked with emerald green. He felt a smile force it way across his face as the thing in front of him smiled back. A smile that was too wide. Too sharp. To Hungry. He felt every fiber of his being scream as he looked into those eyes, its arms crossing over its chest as the claws shimmered. Muscular's quirk activated at its maximum as the fibers shot from his skin, wrapping him in a near impenetrable ball of muscle.

"…I'm a M̵̢̘͉̘͎̣̀ͅo̶̥͍̾̋͐̑͝n̷̫̗̔̅̔̾͒s̵̗͈͎̗͓͎̲̝̣͐̌̈̄ͅt̶̰̖̩̹̬̤̹̒̄̒̆̉e̷̛͈͕̺͎̱͕̔̊͗͒̊͑̉̚͜ŗ̸̡̡̨̙̦̠͎̟̲́̆͘."

The fibers shredded apart as Izuku slashed his hands across the man, the claws on the ends of his fingers shooting out, cutting cleanly through the thick armor. The blond man could only stare, his arms thrown out to the sides, the same grin on his face, as the creature lifted its hands, blood pooling in the palms.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH!"

The scream of pain echoed down into the forest as the blood red spikes slammed through the Villains wrists, pinning his arms against the mountain. He tried to kick off, his ankles snapping as a second pair of blood-forged spikes slammed through his legs. He thrashed against his bindings, screaming wildly as he felt his blood dripping from the wounds, his muscle fibers desperately trying to wrench the limbs free.

"𝔖𝔱𝔬𝔭," the word slammed into him, the icy cold order washing over his mind as he fell still, a hand gripping his chin as he was forced to gaze into those terrible green eyes, "And 𝔉𝔈𝔄ℜ."

A feeling Yowai Jitsuryoku hadn't felt in years flooded through him. A feeling he thought he'd abandoned along with his old name. Back when he took on the moniker Muscular. But there it was. The feeling of a raised fist. Of harsh words. Of the eyes of his peers as they taunted him for his "gross" quirk. There it was. Like an old friend that had never left. That had simply hidden away in the shadows, growing, and growing until Yowai was ready to meet them again.

And he was. Right now.

And he felt fear.

Izuku stepped back as the Villain shuddered, his eye rolling back in his head as foam bubbled from his lips. He let out a long low sigh as he turned away, blinking when he spotted Kota, the child huddled as far back on the cliff as he could without falling off.

"Kota, are you…okay?" his words faltered as the world wobbled, Izuku falling to his knees as he heard a worried gasp.

"What's wrong?" Kota asked, Izuku feeling a small hand press against his shoulder, the feeling strangely detached.

"I'm…out of blood…" Izuku managed to mumble, "Don't have…pods with me…"

"Y-you can drink from people though, right?" Kota asked, "L-like those…those monsters from the movies?"

"Yeah…" Izuku hummed, turning his head slowly to look at the crucified Muscular, cringing slightly at the thought of taking blood from the man.

"You can have some of mine!"

"NO!" Izuku almost fell as he tried to stand up, only Kota steadying him stopping him from collapsing entirely to the floor, "I…I can't…I…protect you…save you…"

Izuku's breath burned in his throat as he stared at the ground. He could smell the blood of the Villain pinned to the wall behind him, it would be so easy to just bite him and drink his fill. But what was his fill? How much could he take without risking the man's life? Could he take it without consent? Even if the man was a Villain? Was it worth it?

"You can't do anything like this, you idiot!" the child shouted back, almost forcing his arm into Izuku's mouth, the Vampire biting down instinctively, "You have to drink blood to be a Hero, don't you? So, take enough to save us both!"

Kota gasped as the fangs pierced his skin, Izuku sucking hard, the taste of blood flooding his mouth, cool and fresh like mountain stream. The teen swallowed, his sense returning to him just enough to pull back, Kota pressing a hand over the bite as he gave Izuku a worried look.

"Kota!" Izuku gasped, jumping to his feet as he felt himself come to, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I-!"

"Shut up!" the boy suddenly sobbed, fat tears running down his cheeks as he wrapped his arms around Izuku's waist, "Just shut up! You stupid Hero!"

Izuku blinked in surprise, before placing a comforting hand on Kota's shoulder, "It's okay. Let's get you somewhere safe. We'll need you to use your quirk to help with the fires."

Kota nodded as he pressed his face into Izuku's stomach, before looking up at the teen, a slightly worried expression on his face.

"It's just…I'm not gonna turn into one of you, am I?"

Shota Aizawa scowled as he ran through the forest. He'd managed to take out the Villain that had attacked the building they were using for the remedial studies classes, only to discover that it was some kind of clone. He had to find the source. If the enemy could produce an infinite number of people as strong as that man, then they were screwed.

"Aizawa-sensei!" the voice made him stop, looking around wildly as Midoriya skidded out of the forest in front of him, a small child on his back, "Good spot, Kota!"

"Midoriya? What happ-?"

"Sensei! Take Kota! He has a water-based quirk, he can help with the fires," Izuku cut him off as he let the child down.

"Midoriya, wait-,"

"I need to tell Mandalay that he's safe, so I'll be going! Please and thanks!" Izuku called as he crouched.

"MIDORIYA! WAIT!" the shout startled the boy, who spun to stare at the teacher, "How much blood do you have left?"

"Oh…uhm…not a lot…" the teen mumbled, Shota grumbling as he stepped forwards, yanking his sleeve up.

"Drink, now. No questions." The teacher barked, Midoriya thankfully just nodding and sinking his fangs into the man's arm, "Also, I have something I need you to tell Mandalay."

"It doesn't matter if they succeed or not," Shigaraki cackled as he sat in the bar, three photos spread out in front of him, "Honestly, it doesn't matter if they die out there. Just the fact that Villains were able to make it there will be more than enough to unsettle the Heroes."

"I see," Kurogiri hummed as he continued cleaning the glasses, watching as the pale-haired man picked one up gingerly, "And what of your…special target?"

"Him…" shigaraki growled, one hand resting his leg, tapping at the prosthetic under his pants as he slowly pressed one finger after another against the photo, until all five came in contact and it fell from his hand, rotting away in an instant, "I'm going to kill him myself."

Shino Sosaki, better known as the Hero Mandalay, jumped back as the ridiculous sword the reptilian Villain was swinging around slammed into the ground, the numerous knives grinding against each other as he hefted the weapon back up. Just off to her side, her teammate, Yawara Chatora, the Hero Tiger, was fighting against the other Villain, having managed to successfully disarm her and draw her away from the still unconscious Pixie-bob. Even still, the bulky woman seemed able to match her friend blow for blow.

*You're surprisingly handsome*she projected into the Villain's mind, making him stumbled as his cheeks flushed, a smirk crossing her face, "Wow, a blush? You're surprisingly innocent, Spinner-san!"

"Shut up you harlot!" the man shouted, swinging his weapon above his head as he leapt at the Hero, "And be purged like a good girl!"

The blade exploded as something slammed into it, shards of metal scattering across the clearing as one of the students skidded across the ground.

"Mandalay!" the one who had said he knew where Kota was shouted, "Kota is safe!"

She took a quick shaky breath as she felt the knot in her chest loosen.

"Also, Aizawa-sensei has a message for you to relay!" Izuku shouted, "Tell everyone that he gives them permission to fight back!"

"Okay!" she called, jumping forwards to kick down the still shocked Spinner, "Now get back to base camp!"

"I can't!" the teen shouted, already turning away, "There's something else I need you to tell everyone! They're targeting Kacchan and Shochan!"

"Kac-," Mandalay paused as she stared at the teen in confusion, Spinner taking the opportunity to scramble out from under her.

She didn't get the chance to ask as his body seemed to flicker for a moment before he vanished. She blinked, looking around at the rest of the people, who were all also staring at the space the teen had occupied a moment before, the two Villains looking like they were about to do something before they'd frozen. She jumped forwards, driving her boot into the side of Spinner's head, sending the reptilian man sprawling to the floor.

"Finally," she huffed, "A solid hit!"

*The targets are the students called Kacchan and Shochan!* Mandalay's voice echoed in their heads as Bakugo and Todoroki watched the strange leather bound person stagger to their feet, *Those two must avoid conflict and head towards the base camp immediately!*

"So, they're after you?" Todoroki muttered as he adjusted the unconscious Tsuburaba on his back, "But who is this "Shochan"?"

"They're talking about you, dumbass!" Bakugo shouted, sparks dancing across his palms, "That damn Deku, using that fucking name again! And not fighting back? Fuck that!"

Bakugo launched himself forwards, explosions kept small enough to not ignite the surrounding trees as he sped towards the Villain. The freak suddenly spun around; his mouth held open as he muttered incomprehensibly to himself. Bakugo barely manged to throw his hands forwards and counter his momentum as the Villain's teeth suddenly shot out of his mouth like spears, skewering straight through the space he would have been in.

"Bakugo!" Todoroki shouted, a wall of ice blooming just in front of the blond as the Villain attacked again, his body being carried into the air by his twisting and jagged teeth.

"Fuck off, Half-n-half! I can take him!"

"This guy is obviously experienced, and we can't run back with the gas behind us," Todoroki mumbled, "That means we're trapped."

"We aren't fucking anything unless I say so!" Bakugo barked, "Now hold that fucker still so I can blast his face off!"

Izuku looked up as the sound echoed through the woods.

"A gunshot?" he muttered, his head jerking to the side as he heard something crashing through the forest.

He leapt back just as a massive shadowy claw slammed through a tree, using Celerity off the trunk of another tree, shooting towards a familiar scent. Shoji, looking ragged and scratched, one of his tentacles bleeding, jumped as Izuku appeared beside him.

"Midoriya!" he said in a hushed tone, "Keep it down! Dark Shadow is going wild, and it reacts to sound!"

"Damn…" the vampire muttered, "I could use Influence…but I have no idea if it works on Dark Shadow, or if using it on Tokoyami will calm them both down."

"Right," the masked teen muttered, the two watching as the dark creature thrashed through the forest, "What do we do?"

"We need light…" Izuku mumbled, "We need to find Bakugo and Todoroki!"

"But how? We'll have to draw Dark Shadow to them."

Izuku grinned, the taller teen shuddering slightly as the dim light of the moon reflected off his fangs, "I have half an idea."

"Goddammit, Half-n-half!" Bakugo screeched as the wall of ice erupted between them and the Villain, blocking another barrage of the blade-like teeth, "Fucking hold him still!"

"I can't!" Todoroki growled, "He's too experienced with his quirk to be caught! We have to retreat!"

"Fuck that!"

"I see ice!" the shout made the two turn suddenly, their eyes going wide, "They're over there!"

The trees groaned as the black creature slid between them, its massive claws digging into the bark as he yanked itself after the two figures running desperately towards them.

"Kacchan! Todoroki! One of you!" Izuku shouted as he just barely ducked under a swiping claw, "Give us some light!"

The two teens watched as the massive shadow creature howled, Tokoyami at its centre as it lashed out, one clawed hand slamming down on the Villain they'd been fighting and riving his into the ground. Todoroki stepped forwards, smoke already rising from his side as Bakugo slapped a hand to his chest.

"Hold up, dumbass," the blond growled, "Just watch."

The Villain let out a shriek as he lifted himself back into the air, sending out a wave of tooth-blades that pierced harmlessly through Dark Shadow. The shadow beast immediately turned, twisting and jerking as it threw itself at the Villain, his teeth groaning under the force as the massive creature slammed into him. With an almighty crash, the Villain's teeth shattering as he was launched across the forest by the quirk's attack.

"NOW!"

Todoroki and Bakugo shot past either side of Dark Shadow, flames and explosions in hand as the beast let out a wailing cry, suddenly shrinking down.

"I'm your worst match-up," Bakugo growled as he kept a steady stream of explosions in his palm, lighting the area around him as Tokoyami fell to his knees.

"Thank you," the raven-headed teen muttered, "I'm sorry. After I saw Shoji get injured, I let myself be overwhelmed by my rage, and lost control of Dark Shadow."

"That's fine," Izuku hummed as he patted Tokoyami on the shoulder, "I understand what having to fight for control can be like. But we can't let that struggle define us. We will grow stronger and overcome it."

Tokoyami looked up at Izuku in surprise, wiping a hand across his beak as he gave a determined nod.

"Now," Izuku continued, "We have to get both Kacchan and Todoroki back to the camp. Both Vlad King and Aizawa-sensei are there. Having two Pros present is our best bet for safety."

"Right," Todoroki said, handing Tsuburaba over to Shoji, who held him on his back with his arms, "We are their targets, so the two of us need to stay in the centre of the formation."

"The fuck?" Bakugo screeched, "No one's fucking protecting me! I can look after myself!"

"Kacchan! We don't have time to arg-," Izuku's words cut off as his head snapped to the side, the rest of the group stepping back at the look of pure fury that flashed across his face.

"Midoriya, what's wrong?" Tokoyami asked carefully.

"I smell blood," he growled, "Their blood."

"Ochako, is your arm okay?" Tsuyu asked as they stared down the Villain in front of them, the blonde inspecting the blood on her knife.

"Huh, too shallow," the girl muttered, before looking back at the two of them, "You two are really cute, y'know? I can see why Shin-chan likes you!"

"S-Shin-chan?" Ochako muttered, glancing at Tsuyu as the frog girl shrugged, "Who are you talking about?"

"You know! Shin-chan! I've been watching you and Shin-chan for the past few days, you're all really close! I want to be that close with Shin-chan!" the girl repeated, pointing her knife at the two girls in turn "I'm Toga by the way! Nice to meet you… Uraraka and Asui, right?"

"They know our names?" Ochako hissed.

"Probably from the Sports Festival," Tsuyu murmured in reply, "It puts us at a disadvantage."

"Well, that doesn't matter!" Toga hummed as she reached behind her head, pulling out a strange cylindrical object, a plastic tube attached to the end, with the press of a button, and thick needle shot out of the end, "Normally I'd have to suck, suck, suck to get the blood. But this little machine will let me drain you dry with just a small cut! Then I can visit my lovely Shin-chan!"

"We still don't know who you're talking about!" Ochako shouted as she watched the Villain's hands, warily eyeing the knife and needle.

"You know!" the blond girl giggled, "Lovely, bloody, vicious Shin-chan! It was love at first sight when I saw him in the Sports Festival! Drinking that nasty boy's blood! Then those people had to start talking about how scary his quirk was. They know nothing! So, I carved them up! It's so unfair that people like Shin-chan and me get so much hate because of our quirks!"

"Your quirks?" Tsuyu muttered, "Do you…do you have to drink blood for your quirk to work?"

"Oops!" the girl laughed as she suddenly darted forwards, "I guess I said too much!"

"Ochako!" Tsuyu shouted as she wrapped her tongue around the brunette's waist and threw her to the side, "Get to the camp! Just because we have permission to fight the Villains doesn't mean we have to beat them!"

"Tsuyu, what are you doing?!" Ochako cried as the frog girl tried to jump away, just barely dodging as Toga's knife cut into her tongue.

"You're the first Bride," she gasped, drawing her tongue back as blood dripped from the end, "I'll follow right behind you!"

"Oh? Is that what we are? Shin-chan's brides?" Toga gasped, hopping up and down excitedly, "I like that! I want to be a bride too!"

"You could never be," Tsuyu hissed as she crouched low to the ground, "I bet your blood tastes foul."

The expression on Toga's face changed as Tsuyu leapt at her, easily dodging out of the way of the attack, throwing the needle directly after her. Ochako shouted as the weapon pinned Tsuyu against a tree by her hair, the frog girl struggling as Toga grabbed her wrists, pinning her down.

"What was that?" the blond growled, "You think my Shin-chan wouldn't like my blood? What makes you think you know anything? I know blood! I know good blood and bad blood and my blood is the best!"

"Get off her!" Ochako shouted as she grabbed at Toga, Toga darting back as she swung her knife around, the Brunette dodging back as the blond lunged forwards.

Toga blinked as Ochako vanished from her line of sight, a hand gripping her wrist tightly, twisting it behind her back as she was thrown to the ground. Another hand grabbed the back of her neck, pinning her head to the floor, the other girl sitting across her back, pinning her legs.

"Hehehe," Toga giggled as she looked up at Ochako, "We all have the same scent, you know? The scent of love! You two love Shin-chan too, don't you? Don't try to lie, I heard you two talking earlier!"

"S-shut up, Villain!" Ochako barked, "You don't know anything!"

"Oh, but I do!" Toga cackled, her eyes going wild as her grin stretched unnaturally across her face, "You want to become like him, don't you? You want to become him! Don't lie! I know it! I want just the same! I love guys who are covered in blood and all messed up! And one who can heal from my love is great!"

"I said," Ochako growled as she pushed harder down on Toga's neck, "SHUT UP! OW!"

"Love is great, isn't it?" the blond giggled as Ochako watched the needle pierce her skin, the strange metal cylinder vibrating as it sucked out her blood, pushing in down the clear plastic tube.

"OCHAKO!" Tsuyu shouted, still struggling to free herself.

"Ochako!" the second shout surprised them, the three girls looking up as Izuku came barrelling out of the woods, his eyes immediately going to the blood stains on their shirts, "Who hurt you?"

"SHIN-CHAN!" Toga shrieked in excitement as she tossed the distracted Ochako aside, leaping to her feet and lunging at Izuku, knife extended.

The teen simply lifted his hand, catching the blade as it pierced straight through his palm, his eyes focussing on the grinning Toga.

"Was it you?"

"Hi, Shin-chan!" the girl said excitedly, drawing another knife from the holster on her thigh and swinging it at Izuku's neck, Izuku snatching her wrist from the air as he continued to stare blankly at her, "I wanna be one of your brides! Can I be one of your brides? Do we get to drink your blood? Do you get to drink ours?"

"𝕊𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖," the word made Toga choke, blinking as something forced her throat closed, "𝔸𝕟𝕤𝕨𝕖𝕣: Did you hurt them?"

"Yeah! They said mean things to me and-!" Toga felt the words tumble from her mouth before she could stop them, her voice cutting off as the knee slammed into her stomach, her eyes going wide as the little food she'd eaten earlier forced its way out of her, making her wretch.

"You hurt…my B̵̻͊͂̆̃̚r̵͕̻̟̯̪̦̾́̊ͅì̸̱̼̱̠̬̼̙̂͋̎͑̈́͊͐d̴̩̮̼̖͆̐͌͜ë̸̡̢̨̡̧̫͙͓͓͔́̃̚s̷̞̙̭̝̜̜͚͔̱͋͗̐̑̌̓͠…" the voice was different. It was scary. It was angry. It was so damn hot!

"I wanna see your blood!" she coughed, staggering back, a wide feral grin on her face even as her beloved Shin-chan stared at her with murder in his eyes, "Let me see your blood!"

"You-," Izuku started, blinking at the shout behind him.

"Midoriya! Where are you?!" Shoji called as he burst out of the undergrowth, Tsuburaba on his back, "What's going on? You suddenly vanished!"

"Shoji?" the teen muttered, looking behind him as Toga jumped away.

"Damn, more people," the girl muttered as she wiped the vomit off her chin, "I don't wanna die, so I'm going to leave. See you later, Shin-chan!"

"Wait!" Izuku barked as the girl suddenly vanished into the woods.

"Izuku!" Ochako shouted as she fell into his arms, the teen looking startled for a moment, before hugging her close, the two quickly helping Tsuyu down from the tree as Izuku spoke.

"We have Kacchan and Todoroki with us," he said as he pulled the needle free from the wood, Tsuyu falling into his arms for her own hug, "We just have to get them back to the camp."

"Huh?" Ochako asked, "Then...where are they?"

"What?"

The four teens looked around, shock on their faces as they stared at the empty ground behind them.

"Tokoyami's gone too," Shoji hissed, "What's…"

"I've taken them," a voice called, the group all looking up to the see the figure standing on the tree branch, rolling three marbles in his hand, "With my magic! They're a resource that the Heroes don't deserve to have."

"You!" Izuku growled, stepping forwards, his vision wobbling slightly as the man just jumped away, "Give them back!"

"Give them back?" the masked man chuckled, "They are not mere objects that you can claim! They are their own people, free to make their own choices!"

"𝔖𝔗𝔒-," the word got halfway out of his mouth before the world darkened at the edges, his legs giving out under him.

"Izuku! You need more blood!" Ochako gasped as he stumbled forwards, "Drink some of mine!"

"And mine, kero!" Tsuyu added, helping to prop up the panting teen.

"Ah, such caring friends you have!" the stranger laughed, pressing a hand to his ear, "Vanguard Action Squad. The targets are secured! Meet back at the extraction point in five minutes as planned!"

"Get…back here!" Izuku managed to shout as the man jumped away, somehow skimming across the tops of the trees with ease.

"Izuku," Ochako said, pulling him closer to her as Tsuyu helped steady him, "We know you're going to go after them, so at least go prepared."

"You two…" Izuku muttered as he pulled himself up, pressing his face to Ochako's neck, "Thank you."

The girl gasped as he sunk his fangs into her neck, Shoji turning away in embarrassment as she let out a deep throaty moan. She squirmed against Izuku as he held her close, the sound of his swallowing echoing in her ears as she began to feel faint. He'd never taken this much before, but she didn't care, it felt too good. She gasped and panted for breath as he drew away from her, watching as he turned his head, biting down on Tsuyu's neck. The other girl let out a surprised ribbit, shuddering as he drank from her, her breath quickening as she pressed closer to him, her face paling. And in a moment, he was done, gently lowering the both of them to the ground as he stepped forwards.

"Midoriya," Shoji said quietly.

"Don't worry," the voice the teen spoke in was different. Strong. Determined. Angry, "I won't kill them. Just make them wish that I had."

And he was gone.