Im not sure how many of you also follow or know someone who reads this on Ao3, but I've locked down my stories to everyone who isn't a registered member because of some knock-off app that's stealing stories from the site. If you know someone who does read on ao3 as a guest, please tell them that and they should read here or on wattpad until further updates. My bio does have my wattpad on it. Since I have to lock all my stories, I decided to just post this one early too. You'll still get another chapter on Friday, though. The I-Island arc isn't meant to be long, but anyways, Thank all of y'all.
Frostlash: Jason's not entirely useless. He's pretty useless, but he did manage to pull the Argo together. He's known as Chiron's weakest and most useless students, but he was still taught by Chiron in an age where gods ran rampant and Quirks didn't exist. Mineta might be able to run, but Jason would still probably win. Granted, Asterios might just bash their heads in either way. A win-win situation. In this house, we don't support misogyny!
There were two hundred floors total and by floor fifty, Chiron had noticed some of the children slowing down.
He, Gray, and Astolfo lead the group, their Servant abilities and stamina outranking the others. And if any villains appeared in front, they would be met with a scythe, a lance, and many arrows.
Iida, Midoriya, and Todoroki were right behind them with Uraraka, Melissa, Yaoyorozu, Jiro, and Kaminari after them. Mineta brought up the rear as the group ran.
Somewhere along the line, Chiron had ditched his suit, shifting into his Servant, though still human, form. He could outspeed any of them in his true form, but he was hoping that being near them would be enough to keep them safe. Or at least from getting killed.
That, of course, prompted questions from Melissa, which He, Gray, and Astolfo answered as vaguely as they could.
The group hit their real roadblock on floor seventy-nine. Chiron slowed to a halt, gazing up at the metal doors blocking their way before he turned over his shoulder.
"The route's blocked," he told Astolfo and Gray as the students joined them, "We've reached a dead end."
"Should we break through it?" Todoroki asked and Melissa shook her head.
"That would only alert them that someone's here," She said. Chiron nodded, thinking before he waked up and placed a hand on the door.
"Solid steel…" he murmured, "About half a foot thick and locked tight."
"Do you think we should just go into our spirit forms and slip through?" Astolfo asked, joining him. His tone was just as quiet before cries from Midoriya, Melissa, and Gray made them turn. Mineta had pulled a latch on a wall, making a door open. Chiron groaned internally.
This child was worse than Jason and Achilles combined— at least Achilles and Jason paid attention to the "don't touch if it's dangerous" rule, this child didn't have an ounce of common sense it seemed.
Common sense dictated that pulling a random latch would be bad no matter what situation they were in, but evidently this boy didn't realize that.
He sighed before he nodded to the other students and lead them through the door.
"The villains know we're here now," he told them as they ran through the hall. "Be on your guard! I'm authenticating combat in self-defense for all of your Quirks because of this!"
"Right!"
"Thank you, Sensei!" the students called up as they ran.
"Kaminari," he added, sparing a glance back. "Watch Mineta, make sure he doesn't pull a stunt like that again. Common sense dictates that pulling any random latch would alert the enemy. Mineta, pull something that could endanger all of us again and I'll make sure you're expelled after this."
"Yes, sir!" Kaminari barked and Mineta swallowed, uttering something on how 'he didn't have the authority to do that' since he wasn't a "real teacher".
That child was going to get himself killed or fired if he kept that attitude up in the professional world.
"Is there another way up?" Gray asked Melissa and the blonde nodded.
"Yes!" the girl said between pants. "There's an emergency staircase on the other end of the hallway!"
"Then let's hurry!" Iida said. Almost as soon as the boy had said those words the metal gates designed for dealing in fires started closing in front and behind them.
"Todoroki! Iida! Gray!" Chiron ordered and the three nodded. A blast of ice stopped the gate from closing and Iida and Gray leaped through. The two blasted a door open on the other side as Chiron helped the others through the gate.
He leaped through last, jogging over to the others as Iida beckoned everyone over.
"We can cross through here!" he said and Chiron took the lead again. The entire room was filled to the brim with plants of all sorts.
"What is this place?" Midoriya asked as they ran.
"A plant factory," Melissa panted, "They research the effects that quirks have on fauna here."
Chiron's eyes flashed before he held his arm out in front of the students.
"Someone's coming," he said, gazing at the elevator. "All of you hide! Astolfo, Gray!"
"Right," both Servants nodded, taking off in different directions. Chiron turned to Midoriya and Iida.
"Wait for the Villains to pass," he said, "If the three of us enter combat, you two take charge, we'll meet you on the top floor."
He paused before he reached over, gently ruffling Midoriya's hair. "Be safe, alright? If it gets too dangerous then hide and wait it out. You're heroes in training, but you're still children," he told them, moving from each of his students to ruffle their hair or pat their heads.
"I want Midoriya and Iida to take charge if the three of us are forced to stall the villains here," he added and Midoriya and Iida both nodded. He turned to Todoroki and Yaoyorozu next.
"Keep the others safe," he told the two, glancing to Iida and Midoriya. "I don't want the trio who hunted the Hero Killer to end up over their heads again. Those three boys will do their best to keep everyone safe, I trust you to help them if they act too impulsively."
"Be safe, Chiron-sensei," Yaoyorozu said after nodding and he nodded in return before he took off. He activated his strain of presence concealment as he scaled one of the trees.
The elevator dinged and two villains stepped out, looking around.
"Of course they'd pick a spot with so many hiding spots," one of them grumbled.
He tensed, summoning his bow to him and knocking two arrows between his fingers as he knelt on the branch.
"Hey! We see you, stupid kids!"
He froze, fearing the worst and glancing towards the students.
Only, the two weren't staring at the children, but over towards his tree.
"Oh yeah? What of it?"
A new voice made him look below him to see a familiar redhead and a blonde waltzing onto the scene. He didn't bother with secrecy any more as he let his arrows fly.
Negotiations were never an option as the taller of the two villains reared his arm back and dodged the arrows aimed at his feet. Chiron leaped down from the tree and lunched towards Bakugou and Kirishima as he released his presence concealment. He ignored the startled shock from the students as he grabbed them both, tossing them out of the way. In a flash A glacier of ice shot out in front of him, blocking a blast from the villain.
Gray and Astolfo ran over as the other students emerged from the bushes. The ice started to crack and shudder and Todoroki and Astolfo both acted fast— Hippogriff was summoned to the Archer and Todoroki slammed his hand down onto the ground.
"Sensei, go with Astolfo to protect the others!" Gray said as she readied Add. A block of ice rose up under the other students, carrying them up above them.
"Are you sure?" Chiron asked and the girl nodded. Chiron turned to Kirishima and Bakugou.
"I'm authenticating you both to use your Quirks for combat! Be safe! Gray, make sure they don't die!" he added before he grabbed Astolfo's hand and he swung onto Hippogriff. The Rider gave Gray one last look before Hippogriff took off after the others with a low screech.
"You guys are all here too?" Kirishima asked as he jogged over to where Gray and Todoroki were. "What the heck is going on?"
"You mean you didn't hear the broadcast alert?" Todoroki asked as he sent the other students up.
"Nevermind that," Gray said, "Villains have taken over the tower, they're holding everyone on the island as hostages."
Both Kirishima and Bakugou startled, the blonde's face settling into his signature scowl though there was a tinge of worry in it.
"Wait that's what this is about?" he asked and Gray nodded.
"We can explain later," she said before she shifted her footing as the ice was blasted to smithereens. "Chiron gave you all clearance to fight, right? well, get ready!"
Achilles was apparently such a brat that Chiron considered sending him back to his father. He didn't but that's something they don't ever mention in fate and I think it's funny. They also never mention that Achilles was Chiron's Great Grandson but you know. Fate and Mythologies get messy.