He should have predicted this was the ultimate goal. The increased villain activity (all three minor attacks happening close to his location,) seemed far too strategically planned. Small time criminals being harder to bring down than anticipated as they fought back against him all seemed too perfectly instigated. Reports of sightings of the boy, civilians swearing up and down that he tried to rob them. His reserves of power slowly being used up.

And now, All Might was glaring up at a screen in a thronging city, Milions of civilian onlookers watching as Stain's Apprentice dominated every screen in Japan. His broadcasting wasn't limited to only his country this time however. It stretched to every major capital in the world, was live streaming on media sites such as YouTube, and was hacking into many more.

'Why hello All Might!' Stain's Apprentice greeted the number one pro hero with an exceptionally happy tone, as if discussing a lovely day. 'I hear you've been having a busy day!'

"So all that was you huh? Should've known."

Izuku hummed. 'Yes, you should have, and do stop moving so much, I'm trying to focus a camera on you.' A second later, the screen split in two, revealing All Might's enraged features. 'There, that's better!'

"Stop playing child. What is it you want?"

Izuku leaned back from the camera, settling more comfortably in his chair. His iconic coat was draped over his shoulders as he sat in full gear. 'You think I'm playing All Star? Not at all. I will not treat this as lightly as I did Endeavor.'

All Might blanched, remembering the damage done to Enji and how thoroughly this child had destroyed him and his empire. "You call that treatment 'light'?"

Izuku's tone revealed that he was smirking, though his mask hid his face. 'I do enjoy some well dished poetic justice. But,' he reached upwards, throwing his hood back and pulling off his goggles 'Endeavor is not the subject of matter here.'

All Might was surprised. "Your eyes are green? All my students who have seems your eyes said they were shocking yellow, and why show them to me?"

Izuku sighed. 'Your students all said that I have yellow eyes, because that's what they saw. No one in this quirk obsessed world ever remembers that colored contact irises still exist.' All Might looked in suspicion at the boy's lovely green eyes, a trying to remember a face. Izuku noticed the look and laughed. 'What's with that face? Going to interrogate every green eyed person in this over populated world? Good luck!'

All Might sighed, abandoning his attempt in favor to bring try and bring their conversation back on track. "Child."

Izuku rambled quickly on, delighted. 'You know, there's a model group in Russia, all of them have various body parts or their whole body made from precious metals or gems.'

"Kid-"

He picked up speed, enjoying how easily he was finding it to rile up the hero. 'One of them has, you guessed it, solid emerald eyes. They're quite stunning to look at honestly, I'm a rather big fan.' He said this all lightning quick, batting his own sparking emeralds and holding a gloved hand to his mask covered mouth.

"That's enough." All Might snapped, looking quite crossed. Izuku tutted and wagged a finger.

'Tsk tsk. Never tell a genious to shut up.'

All Might sighed, spreading his arms wide. "Why show me your eyes? What is your point in all of this?"

Dropping his pettiness, Izuku looked somber once again. 'Why? It's so we can look each other in the eyes (as best we can given the current situation,) and you can see that I am not lying. I am entirely serious.'

The silence dragged on for a moment, All Might swallowing nervously. Izuku's eyes were hard as diamond, and Toshinori did indeed find them captivating.

'I... am not coming to you as Stain's Apprentice today. Right now, what I'm doing, what I'm going to do, is just me. No one and no thing else.' He took time for a deep breath, closing his eyes. 'Any guesses as to why I have orchestrated all of this?'

All Might drew his mouth into a line, looking grim. "To challenge me. A fight." Izuku nodded. "Surely you know that almost certainly means defeat for you? Why risk this all?"

'So this is what Stain meant by the child's deciding plan.' Toshinori grit his teeth at his own train of thought as the boy moved to respond. 'Risky indeed.'

'What does it matter? My motives fall by the wayside when you consider the stakes.' He tilted his head, raising an eyebrow. 'Care for me to list them?'

"Please do." All Might growled, ignoring the murmurs of the nearby pedestrians.

Izuku kicked his feet up onto the desk, keeping them out of the way of the camera. 'Honestly, you have more at stake than I do. Significantly more in fact.' He spread his arms out, gesturing to emphasize his words. 'If you win, you get everything. I'll come quietly, you'll get to poke and prod me, you'll get my brain, my notes, my creations. I will live quietly, complacent, never to take another's life.' Izuku started swiveling in his chair, spinning a full circle. 'You have everything to gain... but so do I. If I win, it'll prove I'm not some disillusioned kid who is blindly following a path he doesn't understand.' He stopped and sat forward in the chair, pointing a finger at the screen. 'I am right, and you all will see that, wether I win or not.'

'He really has bet everything on this. I am beginning to fear for his mental stability.' All Might worried quietly as Izuku spelled out what was at stake for each of them. "If we both have everything to gain, and I have countless lives to lose, what would be your loss should I win."

Chuckling lightly, Izuku held his finger up, a mad glint in his eye. 'Ahh, there's the kicker. I, have nothing left to lose. The only stable adult figure I have left is rotting in a cell in Tartarus. I've neatly closed off my life here on the wrong side of the law, so, should I fail, there will be no more loose ends. I've done all I can do as his apprentice, Endeavor being my finishing wax seal. What do I have to lose?' He relaxed and went back to spinning the chair. 'The crux of the issue is if you will fight me or not. And (of course,) you know what you have to lose if you fail."

He kept spinning around while he waited for All Might to respond. He knew, that since he was surrounded by the mobs of civilians who belived in him so much, All Star couldn't refuse. It'd be too shameful and cowardly for him to do so.

"I accept." Izuku halted his spin, facing halfway away from the camera. He was smiling widely underneath his mask as he sharply turned around. "Where are you?"

An explosion went off in the distance, the sound echoing to the city. 'Take a guess, Toshinori Yagi.'

All Might's eyes widened, his heart skipping several important beats. As he bent his knees to take off, he heard one last comment from the screens surrounding him.

'Oh, and All Might? No one else.'

The screens faded to black.

- Elsewhere -

Stain was laughing. He had been since his wonderful little idiot had displayed his plan to the world. Something so daring, and not in Stain's name, was just like his son, and he honestly couldn't be more proud. He was still laughing as they dragged him through the halls and into another interrogation room. They didn't get much out of him. He only laughed and repeated "I told you I didn't know what he was doing! My kid's a wild card!"

- Back With All Might -

He landed heavily in the ruins, looking about for the child. The explosion had led him to one of UA's own training areas for their students (ironically enough, an area that had been built for the 'hero' teams to find the 'villains') which meant it had caused no harm to anyone. Everything about this spelled out trap, but All Might had no other choice. He was quickly running out of 'OFA juice' and he needed to end this conflict as quickly as possible. He stepped purposely through the rubble littered streets.

He came across a building with a peculiar little contraption sitting outside it. As All Might approached, it stood and walked into the building. It mirrored itself in looks, with a camera on each end of it's body, and several pairs of legs that were capable of walking in every direction. It seemed totally harmless, just a little droid to film both in front and behind of itself.

All Might hesitated outside the large doors, the droid stopping and tilting one camera head in a 'come on let's go' fashion. Toshinori set his jaw, and stepped in.

A/N

Wow, so I got this out much quicker than I thought I would, and you guys had a lot to say.

Spyroflames, no. If Izu is deafeted by AM, he will not go to UA, and I am still unsure of ships for him. The only person I would want to ship him with would be Mei, as they both are obbbsessed with tech, and she'd help ground him to reality. However, I am still unsure if adding this or not, but if I do, it'll be at the end if the 3rd book, or in my specific oneshot comp. So, if I decide to give him a ship, it's gonna be Mei.

SombratheWeeb, glad to have you back, and I'm afraid I don't understand your question. All Might's only plan for izu is to capture him and put him through a rehab effort as, due to the many times Izu has put his own body at risk for the UA students, AM belives that there is still good in izu, which we know there is. If that didn't cover your question, ask again with perhaps a bit more clarity. :)

Hardcasekara, Eri is a good question. Since, as I will explain in a bit, I'm not going to be covering her greatly in the three main books, I'll explain that all here, so spoilers for those of you who care about spoilers.

Izu does indeed save Eri. As Shig and co make a deal with the 8 precepts, izu also makes a deal with Kai. They work together as science and technology partners, in exchange for Eri's freedom. Under the logic of 'why wait for your golden egg to hatch when the next best thing is right in front of you', Kai agrees. Since Kai and Eri were never found out by Mirio and Izu, like in canon, Nighteye doesn't have any verifiable dirt on Kai. Somehow (not sure, haven't fully read manga) Shig finds out about Kai's deal with Izu, and turns on him. He manages to destroy one of Kai's hands before Izu jumps in, and this is where Spinner and Dabi officially separate from the League. Eri is given into the safety of Eraser and Izu occasionally checks into make sure she is happy and healthy.

Reason why I will not be covering it, is because, after the throwdown, there will be a few finishing chapters and then the book ends. Bk3, opens up about 2.5-3 years later, skipping events such as this.

Whoo.

Well that was long. Hope I cleared everything up for you all, have a lovely day, and I'll see you later Lovies.

P.s., predictions on how the throwdown is gonna happen will make my day ;)