A few weeks later, League of Villains Lair, Deku age 15
This was the day the League would strike their first blow. Class 1-A had been targeted, as their class was the first to have All Might teaching them that day. That, combined with their underdeveloped quirks, would make them of little threat. Deku grabbed his new mask, a full head black skull helmet that resembled All for One's and slid it over his face. He proceeded out to where the other members had gathered and Kurogiri warped a gate for them all. As the less powerful villains walked through, Deku smiled under the mask. This was his chance to see his master's plan through, and he gripped his knife tight. Walking through with Tomura and the Nomu, he saw a group of students with the pro heroes Thirteen and Eraser Head.
"All Might's not here. Looks like the info we got was wrong. That or he skipped out." Deku growled under his mask and Tomura stepped forward.
"Where is he? I went through the trouble of bringing this whole crowd, too All Might The Symbol of Peace And he's not here? I wonder if he'll come if we kill some kids?" Tomura scratched at his throat, and the rest of the villains got excited.
"Tomura, our target is All Might, the students are of no concern. Besides, why kill them? I'd be more fun to just break them. Let's see if our new recruits are really worth our time." Deku stated, and Tomura took this in and then smiled as he called out to the villains.
"Listen up! Kill the pros, but those kids aren't worth our time. Rough 'em up as much as you need, but they live to see their teachers fail to save them!" At this, the villains got even more rowdy, and then it all came together. As the groups rushed, Kurogiri spawned portals all over the place, and the students, teachers and villains were all placed in different locations.
"This should make things a bit easier. Kuro, I'll need good vantage points for my data." Deku called out, and a portal opened under his feet taking him to a new area, overlooking a group of students fighting with their new recruits. Overlooking the rest of the U.S.J. building, he could see other groups engaging in combat. Activating a switch in his mask, he could now see with x-rays to analyze the rest of the people inside buildings and other areas.
"Hmm. These kids are more tenacious than we thought. Either that or our recruits are all incompetent." He saw several villains taken out by the kids in the area, however Tomura and the Nomu had taken care of Thirteen and Eraser Head. A portal opened under his feet and he was brought by Tomura's side as Kurogiri joined them.
"Kurogiri, did you kill Thirteen?"
"I put Thirteen out of action, but there were students that I was unable to disperse and one of them was able to run away."
"Huh? Kurogiri you fool! If you weren't our warp gate, I would have crushed you to pieces!We can't win against dozens of pros if they show up to stop us. But before we leave, let's make sure the symbol of Peace is broken." Tomura muttered, turning his head to one of the students.
"Let's wreck his pride." Tomura rushed towards the green haired girl, as a burst through the front doors blew them wide open to reveal All Might, now standing before the villains.
"Well, well, well. About time you showed." Deku muttered to himself as All Might proudly stood before the villains and students.
"Have no fear, students. I am here!" All Might boomed out, and Deku scoffed at the man. Always so over the top. He watched as the hero blew through several of the thugs they had brought and got Eraser Head out of danger. He then grabbed the students closest to Tomura, scooped them out of the water and stood in front of them.
"Everybody back to the entrance. And take Aizawa with you, he doesn't have much time." He then engaged the Nomu, and was locked in combat against it while both the Nomu and Kurogiri had him right where they wanted him.
"Normally I wouldn't want blood and viscera flooding the insides of my warp gates, but I'll make an exception for a hero as great as you." Kurogiri growled out as Deku looked on in pride.
"No. No... ALL MIGHT! WIN! YOU HAVE TO WIN!" Izuku's voice rang out louder than Deku was used to, causing him to clutch his head in slight pain.
Deku saw a few students rushing forward to help. Deku recognized one as Bakugo. As Bakugo slammed down and restrained Kurogiri at the throat, Tomura looked on as Todoroki restrained the Nomu's right side. As All Might slipped free, the trio looked on in hate.
"The Symbol of Peace will not be defeated by deliquents like you." Todoroki stared down the villains.
"They escaped unijured and captured our two strongest men." Tomura muttered to his brother.
"Kids these days are amazing." Deku replied, bringing a flame to his hand. The rest of the students now stood a good distance from All Might.
"Nomu, get Kurogiri. I'll deal with the children." The Nomu fell through the gate with his frozen limbs falling off, regenerating them back and rushing to free Kurogiri. Deku looked over at Tomura, holding his hand out in front of his "brother".
"Leave them to me." He charged forward, blasting at the pair with his fire. The other, Todoroki simply built up a large ice wall in front of him, but Deku's real target was Bakugo. He launched a burst of flame attacks as the Nomu and All Might went at each other. The two seemed to be evenly matched, but right now Deku didn't really care about that.
"DIE, YOU SHITTY VILLAIN!" Bakugo roared as the two exchanged blows. As this little conflict went on, All Might was now fighting harder against the Nomu. The Symbol of Peace was unleashing blow after blow, going into the possible hundreds with the number of attacks. As he landed what seemed to be the final hit against the Nomu, he let out a loud cry.
"Go Beyond! PLUS ULTRA!" At this, the punch sent the Nomu flying through the roof, and All Might stood there looking proud. Deku looked over at Kurogiri and Tomura, when suddenly a shot rang out, striking near Tomura. Looking at the entrance, they saw a group of pro heroes had arrived with the student who had managed to escape. The pros started to deal with the small fry. Deku gritted his teeth and turned towards his team-mates.
"... Let's go. Now." Kurogiri opened up a portal and Deku started towards it.
"You're not getting away that easy!" Bakugo rushed Deku, grabbing onto his black mask and blasting him back. The mask broke apart, pieces falling onto the floor as Deku shakily got to his feet. Bakugo came up behind Deku.
"Not so tough now, are y-" He charged forward, only to be met with a blast of fire and a shock wave pushing him back and onto the ground. As Bakugo got to his feet, he looked on to see the remnants of the helmet fall away and reveal-
"... Deku?" The young man looked at his old friend and shuddered as red eyes stared back at him while his opponent smiled.
"You have no idea how right you are, Bakugo." Deku smiled as he swung his knife, creating a wave of fire launched at Bakugo. Taking the blunt of it, Katsuki slammed against the floor behind him and looked on to see his old friend leaving with Shiguraki back through a portal. Once they were gone from view, the portal disappeared leaving Bakugo to wonder just what happened to Izuku. The pros came down and got the situation under control. All Might was hidden behind one of Cementoss' walls and the other pros all began rounding up the smaller villains and helping out the students. After a moment, the pro hero came over to Bakugo.
"Bakugo, All Might says you recognized that guy with the suit and skull mask. Who is he?" Cementoss asked the young man, who simply stood in shocked silence. Finally, he spoke up, his voice shaking.
"... his name is Izuku Midoriya... he was- is... my friend."
League of Villains Lair:
The group returned and the screen was lit up, showing that All for One was listening.
"We lost completely. All the underlings were defeated in an instant! Even Nomu was defeated! Those kids were strong! The Symbol of Peace wasn't weakened at all. You were wrong, Master!" Tomura growled out, and Deku clenched his fist in annoyance at his "brother's" boldness against their master.
"No, I wasn't. We were just as prepared as we should have been." All for One's voice came over the screen, giving Deku reassurance.
"Yes, we underestimated them. It's good that we did it under that cheap "League of Villains" name. And what about the creature Master and I created, where is Nomu?" Deku recognized the other voice as All for One's doctor.
"Yes, why is he not with you?"
"He was blown away. It was All Might's doing, without coordinates to his precise location I couldn't use my warp to bring him with us. We didn't have time to search for him." Kurogiri explained while getting more and more worried.
"This is a travesty. After all we did to make him as powerful as All Might!"
"Well, I suppose it cannot be helped. That's unfortunate. Of course you all have regrets. But this was not a futile mission, we've learned many things. Gather the villainous elite. Take all the time you need. I must remain hidden in the shadows, which is why I need you to be my face. A symbol of your own. Tomura Shigaraki. Next time, you will show the world that you are to be feared."
"Master, there's another problem." Deku spoke up. "Katsuki Bakugo saw my face. He knows about me, and most likely has informed the U.A. staff of me." There was silence from the screen for a few moments.
"That is... unfortunate. We've lost the element of surprise with you, my boy. However, we can alter the plan. Your purpose will still be the same, just a bit more known than we wanted." Deku nodded at this, and Tomura looked at his "brother".
"Everyone, await my instructions and keep a low profile for now. We want there to be a calm before the storm." At this, the screen shut off and Deku walked to his room down the hall. Tomura held up his forearm to Deku as he walked by.
"Brothers." Tomura muttered out, and Deku smiled and returned the gesture.
"Brothers." He walked away, feeling better than he had a moment ago and laid on his makeshift bed, thinking of the things that had happened today. He had been exposed, he had seen All Might beat their strongest member, he had seen and fought with Katsuki. And now, he was no longer a hidden blade, but a open threat to the students and teachers.
"You won't win. No matter what! All Might, Kacchan, they'll all stop you! You're gonna lose!" Deku held his head as Izuku kept raging in his thoughts.
"Shut up, brat. You've caused me enough headaches today."
Hours later, Midoriya Residence:
Knock knock
"One moment!" Inko got to the door, to see a policeman and a detective standing there.
"Mrs Midoriya... we have some news about your son."
An hour later:
Katsuki rushed up the stairs to Inko's apartment and pounded on the door. He tried to catch his breath and the door opened to show a crying Inko holding the old photo of Izuku. Bakugo simply stood there for a few seconds before grabbing her in a giant hug. She cried into his shoulder and he held her tight.
"... I'll find him. And I'll bring him home. No matter what." At this, Inko returned the hug tightly and started sobbing quietly. Bakugo rubbed her back, and thought back on the young villain he met earlier that was wildly different from the Izuku he knew.
"No matter what." he thought to himself, and he held Inko until she had stopped crying.
Hey guys, author here! I honestly thought this chapter would take me longer to do, but apparently not. Hopefully I can get the rest of them out this quick for you all, but no promises! So, enjoy and thanks for reading!
P.S.: Chapter 8 is probably gonna be the longest, because that's the All for One vs All Might chapter.