Okay, so the USJ attack is divided in two chapters, just so you know. And things are going to get interesting, of that you can be certain!
Warning: Kira's language, Kira's fire and Kira's tricks.
Enjoy!
"Uh? You're wearing your P.E. clothes, Izuku?"
"My costume got ripped during the combat training," he shrugged, somewhat sheepish. "I'm waiting for the support company to fix it."
"I see-"
There was suddenly a whistle, gaining everyone's attention towards the bus.
"Class 1-A, gather around!" exclaimed Iida. "Form two lines by your student numbers in order to make boarding the bus go smoothly!"
Everyone kind of sweatdropped at that. He's… really into it.
In the end, no one actually listened, and all just boarded as they saw fit. As the bus started moving, Kira found herself squished between Kirishima and Tsuyu.
"Shoot!" Iida slumped forward in defeat. "I didn't think it'd be this type of bus…"
"Maa, maa, what does it matter? We're all in, aren't we?" Kira replied with a shrug.
As Tsuyu started conversing with Izuku, Kira was about to ask Kirishima about his Quirk when an offhanded remark from the frog-girl made her freeze.
"Your Quirk is a lot like All Might's."
Izuku, the poor boy, started fumbling with his words, and the ginger's mind started racing to find an excuse that wouldn't draw too much attention.
"Wait a second, Tsu, All Might doesn't get hurt when he uses his," then pointed out Kirishima, saving the day without even knowing it. "They just kind of look the same. Still, though, it's nice to have a simple augmenting-type Quirk. You can do lots of flashy stuff!"
He raised an arm, and activated his Quirk, turning it as hard as stone.
"My Hardening's strong against others, but it doesn't look like much."
"I think it's really cool!" Izuku assured, his eyes brightening. He had always been fascinated by Quirks in general. "It's a Quirk that can definitely pass as a Pro's!"
"A Pro's, uh? But you have to think about popularity as a Hero too, you know."
It's a shame most think like that, sighed internally the ginger.
"My Navel Laser is pro-level in both flashiness and strength," Aoyama chimed in.
"It's not that great when it gives you a stomachache, though," pointed out Ashido with blunt honesty.
"Well, if you're talking about flashy and strong, it's gotta be Red One or Todoroki or Bakugo, right?" replied Kirishima, nudging Kira with a grin.
"Bakugo's always mad, so he doesn't seem like he'll be popular, though," shrugged Tsuyu, as involuntarily harsh as always.
"What the hell?" Katsuki jumped to his feet, a vein beating on his temple. "You wanna fight!?"
"See?" the green-haired girl simply pointed to the mad boy, who had just proven her right.
"We haven't known each other that long, so it's amazing that everyone already knows his personality is crap steeped in sewage," Kaminari taunted, a smug smirk gracing his lips.
The ginger laughed at that, which only seem to make the object of their teasing even madder, if possible.
"The hell's up with the vocabulary, bastard!? I'll kill you!"
"Aww, can't handle a few jabs?" Kira was simply overjoyed. When was the last time someone other than herself stood up to the bomber? "Must be tough to finally be in a class where you're not the little king, uh?"
"Shut up Carrot!"
"Ya wanna go, Spikey?"
"Shut up, brats," Aizawa-sensei then intervened, at the front of the bus. "We're here, so stop messing around."
"Yes sir!"
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"Everyone, I have been waiting for you," greeted their new teacher. All students gasped in awe.
"T-that's the Space Hero, Thirteen!"
"The gentlemanly Hero who has rescued tons of people from disasters!"
"Oh, I love Thirteen!"
That Hero… Kira could feel her heart thumping, and fast. She had watched the videos of the numerous rescues on line, she had seen what Thirteen could do for the people. That's the kind of Hero… I am aiming to become!
"Let's go inside without delay," then proposed Thirteen.
"We look forward to working with you!"
"Holy shit…"
The training arena was simply gigantic. If Kira first thought that U.A. simply had a lot of budget, she was now proved wrong. They didn't have a budget… they were just fucking rich.
Surely financed by loads of Hero Agencies, she understood, looking around.
There were different areas demonstrating different disaster scenarios: An earthquake, a landslide, a mountain, a shipwreck, a windstorm, a fire…
"This is going to be fun." Her lips quirked upwards into a feral grin.
"It looks like USJ!" then pointed out another of the students.
"This is a training ground that I made with different types of accidents and disasters!" presented Thirteen proudly. "It's called the 'Unforeseen Simulation Joint', or 'USJ' for short!"
The students sweatdropped at the slight plagiarism, but didn't comment on it.
"Thirteen, where's All Might?" then asked Aizawa-sensei. "He was supposed to meet us here."
"About that…"
They started talking a low tone. Kira exchanged a glance with Izuku. Could All Might have had some trouble on the way because of his… condition?
"It can't be helped," the teacher then gave in. "Shall we begin?"
"Let's see… before we begin, let me say one thing or two! Err, three. Four… five… six... seven…"
It's increasing! All the class sweatdropped yet again.
"Alright, everyone, I am sure you are aware of my Quirk, Black Hole. I can basically suck up anything and turn it to dust," finally began Thirteen.
"You have been able to use your Quirk to save people from all kinds of disasters, right?" replied Izuku, in awe.
"Yes. But it is also a power that can kill easily."
All students sobered up quickly at that remark.
"Many of you possess such Quirks, right?" Thirteen pursued. Kira looked down at her hands. "In a superhuman society, personal Quirks have been certified and stringently regulated, so that doesn't seem to be a problem at first glance. However, please, do not forget… that there are many Quirks that can easily kill with one wrong step."
The ginger clenched her fists a little. She knew about the risks. Hell, she knew. But she also knew what she wanted to do, what she was aiming for. Her Quirk was dangerous because fire burnt and destroyed and killed but… it was also beautiful, because it gave warmth and light and could also help preserve life.
"With Aizawa's physical fitness test… you found out about the possibility of your own hidden powers. And with All Might's person-to-person combat training… I think you experienced the danger of using those powers against others. This class is a fresh start! You shall learn to use your Quirks to save people's lives. You do not have powers so you can harm others. I hope you leave here with the understanding that you have powers in order to help others."
I know, Kira nodded firmly. The words of the Hero had inspired her even more. I know that my Quirk has the potential to do amazing things. Not just hurt, like other people might fear.
I can help people, and I will.
"That is all." Thirteen then bowed. "Thank you for listening."
The students cheered at that, and Kira clapped along.
"Alright, alright," Aizawa-sensei stepped in. "First of all-"
He was cut off as the lights suddenly flickered, electric waves disturbing the different systems of the USJ. Kira tensed instantly as the whole arena suddenly darkened, a black spot growing in the center of the training building, just before the fountain. She narrowed her eyes as the spot grew bigger and bigger… until an hand passed through to reveal a single, red eye.
"Everyone, gather together and don't move!" ordered Eraser Head, suddenly in Hero mode. "Thirteen, protect the students!"
Villains, Kira then understood, dread settling in her guts. Villains are here.
The black spot, which she now knew to be a portal, had expended, and people were now coming out of it.
Slowly, threateningly.
"W-what's that?" Kirishima took a step back, though confused. "Is it like the entrance exam where the lesson's already started?"
"No." The ginger girl was stiff, her denial gaining all's attention. "Those are Villains. The real deal."
A moment of silence followed her announcement as said Villains finally stopped flooding in. They were now covering the whole area below, and they were moving at a slow pace towards their position.
This can't be related to what happened to Ren, right? To what happened yesterday, with the evacuation? She was thinking fast, fingers twitching. This… this is too big, too much for us to handle. We won't be able to do this, not alone!
Careful so as not to be seen, the teen made a move to grab her phone. It was at her belt, in one of the hidden pockets. If she simply managed to dial the emergency number…
"Thirteen and Eraser Head?" The dark voice suddenly echoed. Then, the portal shrunk until it took the vague form of a man. "The teacher's schedule we received the other day said that All Might was also supposed to be here today."
"So the trespassing yesterday was the work of these scumbags after all, uh?" grunted Eraser Head, putting on his goggles.
Might the one who attacked my brother be amongst them? Kira narrowed her eyes at the group, her panic slowly but surely settling down. They all seem like mindless puppets, though… saved for the shadow-man and the one with all of the… hands? Yeah, he got hands hanging to his body, of all things.
She could feel the fear of her classmates growing around her, she could still feel it burning through her veins. However, something else was burning along with it, even stronger, even brighter.
Sheer anger.
And maybe some excitement, but that was another thing entirely.
"There's no way they could get into an Hero school!" then protested Kirishima, a band of sweat rolling down his forehead.
"Sensei, what about the trespasser sensors?" inquired Yaoyorozu, tone calmer than she truly felt.
"We have them, of course, but…"
They all stiffened as Thirteen trailed off.
"Did they only appear here, or around the whole school?" then remarked Todoroki, himself as composed as always. "Either way, if the sensors are not responding, then that means they have someone with a Quirk that can do that. An isolated area separated from the main campus during a time when a class is supposed to be there. They might be fools, but they're not dumb. This surprise attack was carefully planned with some sort of goal in mind."
The rest of the students tensed even more at that, a feat Kira didn't think possible. However, she couldn't stop herself in time.
"Damn," she whistled lowly, staring at Todoroki. "I think that's the most I've ever heard you talk. If I may add something to that analysis, I'd say that their goal is pretty obvious."
The dual-haired boy raised an eyebrow in mild wonder.
"All Might, duh," she rolled her eyes. "This must be the first attack of this kind to ever happen. Why U.A., of all places? Why now, of all times? Why today, and not tomorrow? All Might is the only thing that has ever changed in U.A.'s curriculum. Also, he's the Symbol of Peace. He's bound to attract some much unwanted attention, and I believe we just happened to end up stuck in the middle of this particular conflict."
After a moment, Todoroki nodded in silent agreement. The rest of the students could only gape at the two.
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM!?"
Kira shrugged, Todoroki didn't even bother with reacting.
"Thirteen, start the evacuation," ordered Aizawa-sensei. "Try calling the school. These Villains even had something to counteract the sensors. It's possible that someone with radio-wave-type powers is interfering. Kaminari!"
"H-hai?"
"Try contacting the school with your Quirk too."
"Y-yes sir." The blond instantly went to work.
Kira grabbed her phone without hiding any longer. Annoyed, she realized that what their teacher had just guessed was true. There was no signal, she wouldn't be able to call for help.
"What about you, sir?" then asked Izuku, shaking. "W-will you fight by yourself? With that many, even if you can erase their Quirks… Eraser Head's fighting style is capturing after erasing the enemy's Quirk. A frontal battle is..."
"Suicide," completed flatly Kira with a click of her tongue. She put back her phone into the secret pocket. "It's complete suicide."
"You can't be a Hero with just one trick," however retorted Aizawa-sensei, glancing their way. "I'm leaving it to you, Thirteen!"
And with that, he propelled himself down the stairs. In the span of three seconds, he had reached the first Villains. They tried to attack him, obviously unaware of who he was, but found themselves unable to use their Quirks and were quickly knocked out. By the time they recognized him, it was too late for another three.
Another came at him. This one was a heteromorphic-type, Eraser Head wouldn't be able to erase his Quirk. However, he proved himself to be very well-versed in hand-to-hand combat. Along with his iron strips, Eraser Head was basically wiping the floor with them.
"He's awesome," gasped Kira, unable to look away.
"Kicchan, come on!"
She suddenly realized everyone was already running outside. She shot another look at the rest of the Villains, and frowned when she realized that the three that had stayed behind the group… were no longer three.
"Wait, where's the shadow-guy, didn't he..." Realization dawned on her. "Shit! Guys, stop!"
They did stop, though it wasn't because she told them too. Now standing between them and the sole way out was the shadow Villain, blocking the path.
"I won't let you," he simply stated, though it sounded more like a threat. Kira quickly ran to join the others, ready to fight. "Nice to meet you. We are the League of Villains. It may be presumptuous of us… but we have invited ourselves into the home of the Heroes, U.A. High School, in order to have All Might, the Symbol of Peace, take his last breath."
"Called it!" Kira's cheer brought a certain silence, and she chuckled nervously. "Nevermind, carry on."
"Anyhow…" The shadow-guy stared at her for half-a-second, before reporting his attention on all of the students. "I believe All Might should have been here. Has there been some kind of change? But well. That is neither here nor there. This is the part I am to play."
He suddenly spread shadow wings. Thirteen pointed a finger his way, ready to activate her Quirk, but stopped the second after as none other than Kirishima and Bakugo jumped at the enemy.
"Die!" snarled the bomber.
There was an explosion, smoke suddenly blinded everyone. Kira instantly put on her goggles, and looked around to find the Villain. She could see her friends coughing and trying to see something through the smoke, in vain. After another second, she found that the two idiots were now facing head-on the shadow-guy, who was still nowhere to be seen behind the smoke.
"Did you consider that you'd get beaten by us before you did it!?" taunted the redhead.
"What are you guys thinking!?" she yelled their way, trying to reach them. "He's too strong, you can't-"
"Oh dear. That's dangerous."
The ginger froze.
He was right behind her.
Instincts screeching, she snapped her fingers and blinded the Villain with the sparks turned into full flames. The momentum allowed her to put some much needed distance between her and him.
"Even if you are students," then mused the man, apparently unaffected by the attacks. "You are excellent golden eggs."
"This is bad! Move away, you three!" ordered Thirteen.
Kira, still shaking slightly from the sudden surge of adrenaline, nodded sharply and grabbed the two boys by their costumes.
"My job is to scatter you all and torture you to death!"
"MOVE IT!" She tried pulling them along, but it was too late.
Darkness spread around them. Kira let go of the boys, a burst of wind forcing her to loosen her grip. Cursing under her breath, she however didn't have the time to even think about reacting.
She started falling.
"Fuck!"
She was falling towards buildings in flames. Using the opportunity, she called upon the nearest ones and managed to create wings of fire. They were pretty much useless, though, other than for managing a safer landing. As soon as her feet touched the ground, they disappeared. Sighing in relief, she then took a look at her surroundings.
I'm still in USJ. It's the training field for fire. Is that Villain really that much of an idiot? She wondered, honestly confused. For sending me here, of all people…
Shouts from farther away suddenly echoed. Tensing, she quickly ran towards the source, realizing something.
If she was here, then surely some of her classmates were too.
"Get him!"
"Let's go!"
Hiding behind one of the buildings, she took a quick look at the street. There were many Villains, at least a dozen of them, and they were all heading for Ojiro, who seemed to be preparing for the fight of his life.
Which might actually be the case. I mean, we die if we loose, right?
…
I have got to stop thinking like that.
Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she ignore the fastening pace of her heart and closed her eyes. She could feel the flames surrounding her. There were so many of them it made her head spin a little. It was hot and dangerous and simply fricking awesome and-
And she could control all of it.
"Oi, assholes!" she then yelled, stepping out of her hiding place. She put on her goggles as her shout gained their attention. "You better get lost if you don't want to end up like roasted chickens!"
"What was that, girlie?" growled lowly one of them, turning to face her.
"I said…" She spread her arms in a violent movement. "Get lost!"
And then, everything burnt.
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…
For about ten seconds. Suffocated by the sudden smoke and heat, most of the Villains who failed to react in time were knocked unconscious. Seven managed to run away before either she or her classmate could stop them, but she took pride in the five she just took down.
"Ojiro-kun, you alright?" she then asked, running to meet him.
"I'm fine," he assured, rubbing the back of his head. "We've got to be careful, though. They'll surely attack us again, and maybe come back with reinforcements."
"I don't want to sound conceited or anything, but they don't really stand a chance here, right now," she deadpanned. She made a ball of fire to prove her point, and he sweatdropped in understanding.
"Right, of course. But what do we do now? The others must have been scattered in the rest of USJ, surely attacked at the moment we're speaking."
"We have to get out of here, first," she retorted, glancing around. "I might be fine, but I doubt you'll be able to stand such heat for an extended period of time. If you stay too long, you risk breathing in ashes that might damage your lungs. Here, take this. It should work for the time being."
She pulled a cloth from her belt, handing it to him. He nodded gratefully, tying it around his nose and mouth.
"You really are prepared for everything, aren't you?"
"Better safe than sorry," she shrugged. There was suddenly a yell from behind her. In the blink of eye, though, Ojiro had moved and slammed him into the ground. "Well, that works too."
"I'm not that defenseless," the boy retorted with a roll of his eyes. "So we get out, then what?"
Kira thought it over for a moment.
"These guys are weak," she mused, tapping her chin with her finger. "Their real strength lies in their number. I have no doubt that our friends can handle themselves, but Aizawa-sensei… well, he's not suited for fighting a group for an extended period of time. And from what I've gathered, we won't be able to get out of here and we can't call for help either. Right now, the best course of action would be for us to handle the Villains still here, and then get everyone back together."
"Alright. Plan of action?"
"I- wait, why are you asking me all of this?" she suddenly realized.
He shrugged.
"Right now, we're pretty much in your territory. If someone has a plan, it ought to be you. And also… well, even though you can be pretty hotheaded –no pun intended-, you seem to have good self-control. We can't do this when panicking."
"To be honest, the only reason I'm calm like that is because I'm more or less invincible right now," she admitted, somewhat sheepish. "But anyway. I say we scatter and try to handle the Villains as fast as possible."
"Alright. I'll go by the air."
"The air?"
With a small grin, he jumped. She gasped at the height he managed to reach, and her eyes widened when he caught one of the lamppost with his tail, hanging upside-down.
"Nice," she nodded. "I'll see you later, then. Stay safe!"
"You too!"
And with that, he jumped even higher and disappeared into one of the buildings. As soon as he was gone, Kira spun on her heels and went to the nearest Villain. He was conscious, but definitely out of it.
She crouched next to him. He glared, sight unfocused, but this glare quickly disappeared when she started playing with a ball of fire.
"Let's have a little chat," she offered him a smile. It wasn't a normal smile, though, It was one that promised pain if he didn't obey.
The Villain gulped. This was not going to end well for him.
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"And that makes seven! Yosh, we did it!"
Ten minutes or so later, they had managed to find the rest of the Villains. There had been no reinforcement, letting them understand that either there weren't as many as they first thought, or the rest of their classmates simply handled the rest of them.
"Now let's get out of here," nodded firmly Ojiro. "Let's go, I spotted the exit earlier!"
They started running. When reaching the exit, though, the door opened. A single Villain peered in.
"Yo, you guys done here?" he called.
Ojiro instantly jumped, and kicked him out without an ounce of effort.
"Yup, we're done!" Grinning, Kira then opened the door, and quickly step out.
The light blinded them a little, and the sudden take of fresher air made the boy cough a little. When he got back his breath, he untied the cloth around his face and handed it back to her.
"Now what?"
"We've got to go back to the entrance," she replied, eyes lingering on said entrance. It was at their complete opposite, they'd have to be careful when moving. "Some students didn't get warped away. I can't see too well, though…" Damn those weak contacts, I think my vision deteriorated again. "I can't see the shadow-guy, though, so something-"
"Kira-san."
She blinked at his tone. It was tensed, fearful. He wasn't even looking at her. Frowning, she looked in the direction he was pointing at, and froze.
In the middle of the USJ Center, the fight had stopped. Aizawa-sensei was down, obviously very injured and kept to the ground by some sort of monster. The shadow-guy was floating a few meters away, and the creepy one with all of the hands…
He was advancing their way. Or rather, their friends' way. Izuku, Tsuyu and Mineta were all in the water, watching everything unfold with barely restrained fright.
He's going to kill them.
"Ojiro, run to the entrance and tell everyone what's going on!" she ordered, mind running a mile a second. "If the shadow-guy is back there, then that means either someone managed to get out, either… either they're too damaged to put up a fight any longer. Either way, you need to get there, and fast!"
"What about you? You can't possibly think you'll be able to handle those guys, that's suicide!" he protested.
She hit violently her right foot on the ground. Some sparks flew around, but she ignored them and hit her left foot in the same manner, with the same strength. The boy blinked when realizing she had suddenly grown taller.
"What-"
"Get moving!" she crouched.
He then realized that, under the soles of her boots, were now little wheels.
Rollerblades!?
Before he could question her any longer, she propelled herself forward, gone in a flash.
Okay, so the attack started. I've always thought it funny how the guys never bothered checking about the students. I mean, they're training to become Heroes, but they simply ignored their potential, which is a fairly stupid mood. If they bothered doing a quick check up, they would have known every of their Quirks and understood how to deal with them without trouble. But hey, they were aiming for All Might, so I guess they had other things to think about... Anyway, so Kira and Ojiro teamed up -I never saw anyone else with Ojiro in the anime, so sorry if there actually was another student with him- and she basically became invincible. I mean, Kira and dozens of buildings on fire?
Yeah, no chance for the Villains.
And yes, I integrated rollerblades in her costume. She knows how to use them, so why not? I always thought Hero costumes had to exploit every trait of the wearer, and that's what Kira has done. She can fight with a staff, so she got a staff. She can use rollerblades? Well there you go.
Hope you liked it~
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