AN: Alright another chapter done! I'm really enjoying writing this story, it's just a random mess of things. Also there were two people who caught the references in the last chapter but missed one, it was in a movie. Anyway there are some references to things in this chapter lets see if you can find them!
Prepair
~About one year ago
"Hey Izuku, can you pass me the salt?" Misaka said, preparing dinner for the two.
"Yeah sure" Izuku opened the cupboard and found the salt. "Here you go"
"Thanks," she said, adding salt to the food.
"So what are you making?" Izuku said, hugging her from behind.
"Hey watch it, I almost spilled the salt and I'm making some garlic butter chicken" she said surprised at the sudden hug.
"My favorite!" he said smiling.
"Yes I know now go change and wash up it's almost ready" Izuku nodded and went to go change.
As he was changing her heard a loud thud coming from the kitchen, "Oh great did she trip on something again. Misaka you alright?" he yelled out.
No response.
"Misaka! You alright!?" still no response. "Weird, she usually yells back by now" Izuku walked out the room with his shirt half on.
"Misaka? Zapper you alright?" as he walked into the kitchen his eyes widened. There on the floor was Misaka grabbing onto their stomach, "Misaka!" Izuku ran to her side.
"I-Izuku? I-It hurts, it hurts so much" the pain so bad that she could barely get out any words.
"Don't worry Misaka I got you" he said grabbing her hand and with his other free hand he called for help.
As he was calling Misaka fell unconscious due to the pain, the paramedics arrived a few minutes later to take her way. Izuku was in the back of the ambulance holding onto her hand, as they arrived at the hospital he was told to wait outside. That would prove to be the longest hour of his life, not knowing what was happening to Misaka pained him.
Finally after the hour Izuku was led to a room where Misaka was taken, there he found her laying on a bed awake. "Misaka, you're looking a lot better"
"Hey Izuku, yeah sorry I ruined dinner" she said smiling.
"Hey don't worry about that now, we can always enjoy it later" he said taking a seat by her side. "So what did they say?"
"Not much, they are running a few tests to figure out what happened, they even did a full body xray" she said concerned.
Izuku saw this and grabbed her hand, "It's going to be fine Zapper" he smiled.
Misaka's nervous face began to fade, "Y-Yeah I'm sure you're right"
Just then the doctor walked in with a clipboard in hand, "So doc what's the news? When can we get out of here?" asked Izuku.
The doctor looked up with sad eyes, "I'm afraid it's bad news. After we did the xray we discovered a large cell mass in your pancreas" Misaka began to worry. "We don't usually see this unless it's an indication of Pancreatic Cancer. Then after running some blood tests we have confirmed it is cancer"
Izuku could feel Misaka squeeze his hand harder, "C-Cancer...so what do we do, when do we start treatment?" he said.
"Unfortunately that won't work anymore, the cancer is in it's T4 stage and has already spread throughout her body, infecting her lungs and brain. I'm sorry, but there is nothing we can do" the doctor said with regret.
"N-No come on doc, there has to be something...chemo. What about chemo?" Izuku asked, his voice beginning to panic.
"Chemo would have worked if it was in earlier stages but unfortunately it's too late. Chemo would only make things worse. With palliative care we can make her last months comfortable. I truly am sorry" the doctor said, hanging his head.
"But she hasn't even complained of any pain," Izuku said.
"Her quirk is electromagnetism right, Railgun as you call it?" Misaka nodded. "I have the suspicion that your quirk has been blocking your pain receptors, making it that you feel no pain. Today the pain must have been so extreme that her quirk couldn't hold on"
"H-How long?" Izuku asked.
"It's hard to tell but best case scenario...a few months. Worst case scenario...a few days" The doctor said with sadness in his voice.
Misaka smiled, "Thank you doctor, I know this is hard for you too. But I'd like to be home when my time comes"
The doctor looked up, "I'll have one of the nurses hand over the necessary paperwork" with that doctor left the room leaving the two of them alone.
As soon as the door closed Izuku went to hug Misaka and began to cry, she hugged him back as tears fell from her face. "Why?! Why!? Why did this have to happen!" Izuku yelled out muffled.
"The world works in mysterious ways Izuku, this was just meant to happen" she said, stroking the back of his head.
The car ride home was quiet, only the small cries of Misaka were heard. Once they got to there apartment Misaka turned to Izuku, "Listen Izuku I have something to say"
He looked up wiping the tears away, "These next months are going to be bad for you too and I don't want to burden you with being with someone who is doomed to die…so if you want to leave me I would understand"
But before she could say anything else Izuku stopped her, "Don't! Don't say that, I will stay with you until the very end no matter what"
Misaka smiled, "Thank you Izuku, I love you"
"I love you too Misaka, now and forever" the two shared a kiss.
Present- One week since Izuku escaped
"So tell me why are you heroes here again?" a man said turning around in his chair.
There stood Aizawa, Uraraka, and Togata, "Because mister Jones, we have reason to suspect Viper is coming after you" Aizawa said staring down at the older looking man.
"Why? I haven't done anything that might have warranted this" Jones said shrugging.
This made Uraraka mad, "We all know that was bullsh*t!" she said slamming her hand on his desk.
Jones just stared at her, "I remember you, yeah you're that girl who tried to sue me" he smiled. "Tell me...how are your parents"
Uraraka's eyes went wide, her rage began to burn within her. She pulled her arm back ready to punch Jones in the face, but Aizawa saw this and threw his capture weapon around her arm, stopping her. "Uravity stand down, he's not worth it" he said.
She relaxed, putting down her fist, Aizawa let the cloth around her arm go slack. Uraraka turned around to leave, "If you ask me maybe Viper should go ahead and kill him, it would save us the trouble" slamming the door behind her Uraraka left the office.
Aizawa sighed, "I would like to apologize for her behavior"
Jones smiled, "Heroes today have no respect that's your problem"
"Uravity is an amazing hero and I won't tolerate you bad mouthing her" Togata said staring at the old man.
"Whatever...so what happens now? I get some heroes to protect me?" Jones asked.
"Yes and no, we can't have you under 24 hour protection. This building should be enough to protect you but once you step out a hero will accompany you" Aizawa explained.
Jones nodded, "I see well I hope you heroes take care of this pest soon, my men are getting close to finding out who he is and when I do. Let's say it won't be pretty" Aizawa was going to say something when the phone on Jones's desk rang.
"Yes?...Another transport!...How much was lost?!...F*ck, find him! With each transport he destroys that's millions down the drain!" Jones angrily hung up the phone.
Adjusting his tie he looked back up at the two heroes, "Sorry about that but it appears another one of my convois was destroyed thanks to his Viper"
"That's the 4th this week, even though he's injured," Togata said, sounding almost impressed.
"His revenge is the only thing keeping him alive, and he won't stop until he's gotten his revenge" Aizawa said. "The question becomes why is he after you?"
Jones shrugged, "Don't know my company only makes hero gadgets, most of which we give to UA"
"So you say, I warn you now Mr. Jones if we find anything in your company, you can bet I will bring you down" Togata said, towering over the old man.
This didn't faze Jones, "Save your threats for those who are afraid number 1 hero. Leave, I am a very busy person"
The two heroes left the office to find Uraraka leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. "Have you cooled off yet?" Aizawa asked.
"Yeah I'm fine now, sorry about that. So what do we do from here?" she asked.
"As much as I don't want to, we have to make sure Viper doesn't get to him, that means he will need a bodyguard" Aizawa said looking at Uraraka.
"No! Absolutely not!" she said, protesting.
"I know you have your reasons to hate him and I don't blame you for that but you are a hero. Unless we find evidence he's been doing something illegal then we don't have much choice" Aizawa said.
That's when Togata stepped in, "I can take care of him, Uraraka you are too personally involved with this to properly protect him"
Aizawa thought about it, "You're right, alright we will rotate duties. Togata will take the first day, for now Uraraka you're with me we are going Viper hunting. Viper has switched things up, he's now attacking OCP cargo trucks"
"Stay with the trucks and Viper is sure to show himself"' Uraraka said.
Aizawa nodded, "Exactly, we'll set up an ambush"
"Alright got it, who else is coming?" Uraraka asked.
"Just us, that way we won't have to worry about anyone else. So no holding back, do you understand?" Aizawa said glaring at Uraraka.
Uraraka's eyes went wide, "Sir, you know I won't do that," she said.
"You have to, or more people are going to die" Aizawa placed a hand on her shoulder. "The hero commission has already given the green lite the use deadly force, as of this moment all heroes are to bring him in dead or alive"
Uraraka looked away, "I-I don't want to remember, I don't want to become that again"
"I know you don't but we don't have a choice, your training with Karnak was intense but we need those powers now" Aizawa said hoping that Uraraka would change her mind.
Uraraka sighed, "Fine, I'll do it but this will be the last time"
Aizawa smiled, "Thank you Uraraka"
She nodded and walked off, "So who's this Karnak guy?" Togata asked.
Aizawa sighed, "Years ago Uraraka was scouted to work under a hero by the name of Karnak, he is a superhero based in a city called Attilan. A ruthless man, who's only goal is to send the criminals he catches in jail, be it in full body cast or coma" Aizawa explained. "He has a special kind of power, he can see the structural weak points of anything. Buildings, cars, computers...people"
"Woah that's some power, but what does that have to do with Uraraka?" Togata asked.
"She knows how to use that power to some extent, however she doesn't use that ability often," said Aizawa.
"Why? With that power she could climb the ranks fast" Togata said, wanting to know why she wouldn't use a power like that.
"To use that power she has to empty her mind, void of any sort of emotion. She becomes the complete opposite of who she is now, ruthless, cold, and deadly. It also increases her physical limitations making her faster and stronger. She once used this "Hysteria Mode" a few years ago. It was during a hostage situation she was the only hero on the scene, the villains were about to start killing hostages. So she made the choice, by the time I got there she had already taken care of them. However of the 4 villains, 3 of them were permanently crippled...the last one is still in a coma to this day"
Togata's eyes went wide, "So that's why she took a few months off"
"Yeah, from that day on she swore never to that "mode" again, fearing that the next time she'd kill someone. But there's no more time to worry about that, Viper needs to be taken down now" Aizawa said looking out the window.
"Do you think she can do it?" Togata asked.
"Yeah she can because she has too" Aizawa said looking back to Uraraka. "She may not like going into that mode but with the other heroes preoccupied she's all we got"
Uraraka went home to prepare, she really didn't want to do this but she was a hero first and she had a duty to fulfill. Looking at the picture of her parents she sighed, grabbing the photo she removed it revealing a safe behind it. She entered the combination, it was the day her parents died.
Opening the safe she saw 3 items, a light green hoodie, a M9 pistol with a silencer, and a curved dagger. Her hand was shaking as she reached into the safe, first she grabbed the hoodie. Slowly she began to put it on over her hero costume, her heartbeat began to rise as she threw the hood over her head.
She then for the M9 pistol, looking at she tucked onto her back, she then reached for the dagger. The dagger was cured, the hilt was solid black, the blade itself was made of a special metal that could only be found in the arctic. As Uraraka held the dagger she thought back to her training with Karnak.
FlashBack
Uraraka didn't even see the fist coming but she felt it. Before she knew it she was on the floor grabbing onto her stomach. "Get up" a man said walking towards her.
"G-Give me a minute" she pleaded but the man grunted and without saying anything he kicked Uraraka across the face causing blood to fly out of her mouth.
"You're enemies won't give you a minute, you have to learn to push through the pain and adapt. Now get up" with a tear in her eye Uraraka pushed herself up. "Good now again!"
End of Flashback
Uraraka shook her head, "I didn't think I would put this on again" she turned around with the dagger in hand.
She took a deep breath, "Alright then, let's get to work"
Aizawa stood on top of a building with the moon on his back, "What's taking her so long? The convoy is about to leave" he said looking at time that reed 11:45"
"I'm here Mr. Aizawa" a voice said behind him.
He jumped, "H-How I didn't even hear you land on the roof" Aizawa squinted as he looked at Uraraka in her light green hoodie, 'Her aura is completely different'
"Training that's how, now what are we looking at?" she said looking over the edge of the building.
"One chargo trunk and 2 armored vehicles," he said looking down at the trucks. "One driver and passenger in the chargo trunk. Five heavily armed personnel in each armored vehicle, most likely mercenaries"
Uraraka nodded, "Any sign of Viper?"
"Not yet and this is the only convoy going out tonight so he has to show up, stay alert. Oh it looks like they are moving…" Before Aizawa could say anything else an explosion was set off underneath the leading convoy. "Damn it! I've been watching over this since they got here, there is no way he could have gotten here first"
Uraraka began to survey the area, and she noticed a man dressed up as one of the mercenaries pull out a sword, "There!" he pointed.
Aizawa turned to see the sword slash across one of the mercenaries' chest splattering blood all over the ground, "Uraraka, you have to do it now. Stay here and empty your mind I'll by you some time"
She nodded as Aizawa jumped from the building, he got to where the mercenaries were and arrived to see Izuku stabbing one of them through the stomach. "Viper!" he yelled out and the mercenary hit the floor with a loud thud.
Izuku turned with blood still running down his sword, "Oh Eraserhead how nice of you to drop by. Here to help me take out the trash?"
"Not quite," he said, readying his capture weapon.
"Pity and here I thought you cared about the people. Don't get in my way Eraser...final warning" Izuku pointed his sword at Aizawa.
Just as they were to fight the sound of gunfire erupted behind Izuku, almost as if he had a sixth sense he jumped into the air dodging bullets as he flipped in the air. "The bosses orders were clear, kill him" it was the mercenaries from the other armored car, they had M16 and AR-15 rifles.
The bullets zoomed by Izuku, some missing him completely and others just barely but enough to graze his skin. He took cover behind the exploded armored car, one of the mercenaries motioned for the group to split up and take the other side they were going to surround Izuku.
"Wait, you guys can't do this," Aizawa said standing in front of them.
"Like hell we can, it's what we paid to do" one of them said. "Now get out of the way before we treat you as a target. You maybe be great hero but even you can't dodge a bullet"
Aizawa narrowed his eyes, "Would you really attack a pro hero?" he said as his eyes glowed red.
The mercenaries looked at each other before turning their guns on Aizawa, "Yeah we would" one of the mercenaries pulled the trigger and fired at Aizawa.
His capture was durable but would it stop a bullet? "It's time we find out" throwing it in front of him Aizawa used it as a shield. He reacted fast enough but the bullet ripped through the carbon fiber cloth. 'Shit'
Just as the bullet was about to hit Aizawa in the clanking sound of metal hitting metal was heard, looking up he noticed Izuku standing in front of him. "Viper?"
He turned to Aizawa, "Now you owe me, get out here unless you want me to cut you down too"
"Open fire!" one of the mercenaries yelled, bullets flew at Izuku and Aizawa. Faster than even Aizawa could track Izuku deflected all the bullets..every..single...one, by the time the mercenaries emptied their clips Izuku was still standing.
"Tell me" Viper pulled out four throwing stars and held them in between the knuckles of his hand. "Who sent you? I'm dying to know"
The mercenaries fell back in fear, "L-Like hell we'll tell you"
Viper smiled, "Oh so you all know? Good, that means I only need one of you alive to talk" he threw the stars one by one as they hit the target straight between the eyes. One by one they fell, they didn't even have the chance to reload before their fate was sealed.
There was one that Izuku left alive, this mercenary was new only a few days on the team. He watched as those around him fell dead, "O-Oh god! Oh God! What are you!" he yelled out fumbling with the magazine.
Izuku appeared stabbing through his shoulder, pinning him against the metal door of the armored truck. "Your worst nightmare," Izuku said pushing the sword deeper with his leg. The young mercenary screamed out in agony.
"So tell me, who hired you?" Izuku said, lifting up his face.
With tears in his eyes the mercenary grunted in pain, "I-I don't know"
"Tsk Tsk Tsk, wrong answer, that's going to cost you a finger" grabbing his hand.
*CRACK*
"F*CK!" he yelled out as finger was now facing the other way,
"You have 9 more fingers, so I suggest you tell me what I want to know. Who hired you!" Izuku said yelling in his face.
"Go f*ck yourself" the mercenary spit in Izuku's face.
He stood up and whipped the spit from his face, "Now that was just rude, well you are a cold blooded killer who kills for money. That insult has a much steeper price, I'd say your knee cap" Izuku pulled out a kunai and was just about to stab it into the man's knee cap when he was stopped.
Aizawa's eyes went wide, he quickly threw his capture weapon around Izuku's hand stopping him from hurting the man any further, "I think that's enough" Aizawa said, holding onto his scarf tight.
"Are you really protecting him right now? You know what he and his group have done?" Izuku asked, surprised. "His group is responsible for thousands of dead civilians deaths in the middle east, when a warlord hired them to get rid of a rebellion"
Aizawa said nothing, "Oh there's also the time where he murdered a little kid because he saw their faces. So tell me do you still feel like protecting him?"
"It doesn't matter what he's done, right now he's a scared kid. As a hero I can't just ignore that, now drop the kunai" Aizawa said, he could feel Izuku's strength as he was fighting back.
For a second it looked like Izuku calmed down, "You know...you might be right" for a split second Aizawa relaxed, he never does that especially when he's out doing hero work but this one time he did.
Seeing that Aizawa relaxed, Izuku grabbed the cloth, and spun into the air pulling the cloth as he did. This caused Aizawa to get pulled towards Izuku, still in the air Izuku managed to kick him straight in the chest sending him flying towards a wall.
Hitting the wall Aizawa coughed out blood, "5 broken ribs with one kick, m-man you've been working out since last time"
Viper then walked towards him, "You're wrong, the only difference is at this very moment I'm not holding back. I'm done playing games, were you even trying to fight me?" he asked looking down at Aizawa.
With a blood running down his lip Aizawa smiled, "No I was just stalling"
"Stalling? Stalling for what?" Just then Izuku heard 3 silenced shots fired, pulling out his sword he cut through the bullets. That's when he turned towards the roof of a nearby building, "Who's this?"
The person jumped down from the room and landed on the cement floor without making a sound, "Impressive jumping from that height, who are you?" he asked.
The person looked up to find the person had brown eyes with silver lining the cornea of the eye, that's when Izuku noticed who it was. "Uravity? You're using a gun, I expected better from you"
In a blink of an eye Uraraka disappeared from his sight. Izuku had barely enough time to react when she appeared in front of him ready to stab him in the chest. Using his katana Izuku turned it and with the flat part of the metal he blocked the attack. Sparks flew as the two metals crashed into each other.
"Woah if I didn't block that I would have died. It looks like you're not playing around, so what's changed?" he asked, holding back the strike.
Uraraka didn't respond, "Something is different about you…" before he could finish his sentence he felt something hit his stomach near his kidney, looking down he noticed that Uraraka had kicked him.
Izuku slid back as a result of the kick but quickly fell to one knee holding onto the spot she had kicked, "She hit me right on my weak spot...was it just a coincidence?" During his training with the League of Assassins Izuku sustained an injury on his kidney which he never really recovered.
He looked up to see Uraraka her face so void of emotion, "What is this, you're completely different from the last time we've met and those moves they are almost like mine"
Aizawa chuckled, "This is her Hysteria Mode, she won't stop until you are taken down"
"Hysteria Mode? What the hell is that?" Izuku rushed at Uraraka and with a swing of his kataka he went to cut her arm but was surprised to see her react and block his strike. Seeing a chance, Izuku punched Uraraka in the stomach so hard that he sent her flying back.
Normally Uraraka would be grabbing onto her stomach but she simply looked at him after recovering and dusted herself off. Izuku narrowed his eyes, "This is going to more trouble than I thought"
The two ran at each other with weapons at the ready, both swung and with a clank they two metal blades sparked on impact.
AN: Another chapter done! Hope you all are doing good, stay safe everyone!