One's Justice
Chapter 2
Downtown
On a relatively peaceful day for a world filled with powers, the worst thing someone could expect is a random villain merely robbing a bank or a mysterious being fighting a couple of superheroes to satisfy their bloodlust. The villain will quickly be apprehended in a quick fight, sent to jail and everything goes on as if nothing happened. But today, there a dragon level monster is laying destruction on an uncommonly enormous scale. It launched balls of energy in every direction, blowing up everything they impacted on in fiery explosion. Already, five city blocks lie in ruin, buildings collapsed with occupants still inside, cars lie smoldering in fires and hundreds of innocents lie dead. Three heroes have been sent by the Hero Association to end this killer's reign of mayhem and are ready to fulfill their duty as guardians of peace even if they must give their lives.
"Enough destruction monster! You're gonna pay for all the innocents you've killed today!" Death Arms yelled in anger.
"Yes, let us see how you like going up against those who can fight back!" Smile man challenged while holding his kendama up high.
"Worthless creatures, you believe you are protecting this world, but you are merely aiding the rest of your parasitic race in turning it into a rotten husk!" Screamed the monster at the top of his lungs. "But now I, Vaccine Man, am here to remedy your damage in the name of Mother Earth." He growled.
"Yeah? You seem to be doing a real good job of cleaning up our mess by blowing up everything in sight big man!" Lighting max yelled.
Vaccine Man looked at him with an annoyed look. "Mother Earth made me from the pollution of your disgusting ways with the purpose of cleansing her of you parasites. As such, I am 'cleaning up your mess' by wiping your race of the face of the planet." He explained.
The heroes put on determined faces, readying into combat stances. "Well, let's see how well you do your apparent job now that your going up against three A-Class Heroes!" Lighting Max responded.
"All right, we can't hold back on this guy, so I'll take him head on. While he's occupied with me, you need to get behind him and knock him off balance Lightning Max. When he's hit, hit him with everything you've got Smile. We clear?" Death Arms silently told the two heroes so Vaccine Man Wouldn't hear.
"Right." They said in unison.
First, Death Arms ran up to Vaccine Man and raised his fists to hit the monster with all the strength he could gather. Vaccine Man balled his fists and raised his arms to cover his face to block the attack. Death Arms impacted him with a series of blows that pushed Vaccine Man's body back a few centimeters, of course the monster never flinched. Gusts of wind emerged from each hammered blow.
Lightning Max launched himself with his boosters at great speed towards the scuffle, then spun around behind Vaccine Man. Death Arms moves away as Lightning Max is about to impact. "Flying Reverse Round House Lightning Kick!" He yelled as he struck with his left leg while Vaccine Man lowered his arms to see what's going on. A great flash of light surrounds the purple fiend, causing Death Arms and Smile Man to shield their eyes. Max launched another kicked, this time with an even bigger explosion before jumping away.
Seeing Vaccine Man covered in scorch marks through the smoke, Smile Man readies his kendama and jumps at his foe quickly to finish him off with enormous effort. Smile hits him on the head which such force that immediate area surrounding them was engulfed in dust. Smile man rejoined the heroes, with all three of them waiting to see the result of their efforts.
When the dust settled, they were shocked to see Vaccine Man still standing, grinning as if nothing happened. "Well, that was disappointing. I'll admit, your combined hits tingled a bit, but I am still unimpressed." He told them, removing his grin and returning to a serious face. The heroes were understandably shocked that their efforts did not even scratch the monster. "Oh God, what kind of monster are we facing?" Smile Man muttered.
"I take it you're all done then? Good, so it's my turn now." He said before flying at them with great speed, ready to first strike Death Arms. The hero braced himself for the hit, but Vaccine Man's punch was so hard that one hit to the stomach was all that was needed to knock the hero straight into the air. Smile man and Lightning Max looked on in horror at the ease in which Vaccine Man defeated the strongest hero present. Vaccine Man then kicked Smile right on the hip, sending him flying towards a destroyed 18-wheeler. Lightning Max tried to run away, only to have his arm grabbed by Vaccine Man enlarged left hand, who sported a sinister grin at Max's fear-stricken eyes. Vaccine Man raised his other hand, and launched an energy attack at Max, blasting the hero violently into the ground. "Pathetic, and that attack was very tame. I figured using anything stronger would have been a little overkill." Vaccine Man said, thinking the hero was dead. Just as he was about to continue his rampage, a spiky haired young man appeared from the rubble having regained consciousness. Katsuki was on his way home when Vaccine Man launched his attack. He survived the onslaught but was knocked unconscious by the force of one of the monster's blasts. The monster looked at the boy and decided to make one more kill before moving on.
Meanwhile, further away from the fight
While the other three heroes battle Vaccine Man, Kamui Woods was pulling people out of rubble while Backdraft puts out fires. Mt. Lady is holding up a twelve-story building to keep it from crushing evacuating bystanders. Below her, the people were running in panic, but some managed to get the courage to say, "Thank you!" to Mt. Lady for saving them.
"I have to carry these people to safety and this fire isn't helping me! Can someone help those other Pros fight that antenna thing?!" Kamui yelled to Mt. Lady and Backdraft.
"I can't, I have to put these fires out or they'll spread to the rest of the city!" Backdraft responded.
"I'll go, I just have to keep this building up long enough for these people to get out here." Mt. Lady said.
Kamui grew frustrated. "Damn! Then I hope those guys can take that thing on. Cause from what I saw it do, it has to be at least a Demon level threat. God forbid it's a dragon." Kamui said, clearly worried for the three Pros. He put down the people he was carrying near Mt. Lady. "Okay everyone, please go this direction in an orderly fashion! There will be ambulances and police officers ready to take care of you."
"Thank you Kamui Woods! But what will you do?" An elderly man asked.
"I have to go search for other survivors, so do not worry sir. Everything will be all right. Now go!" He ordered the man.
Suddenly, a two-hundred-meter building collapsed with hundreds of screaming occupants inside, to the terror of the present heroes too busy to get to it. Thankfully, salvation came in the form the Number One hero, All Might. All Might jumped in from the sky and landed right below the falling office building and miraculously caught it with his bare hands just before impact with the ground. To everyone's amazement, All Might held the enormous building up with his arms seemingly with ease. This would have proven difficult to do with a building of that size even for Mt. Lady. "Nothing like a gigantic piece of architecture to work up the muscles! Mr. Woods and Mt. Lady, I believe your help is required in this endeavor. I believe these people must have places to be, so let's not keep them waiting!" All Might said with his trademark smile.
"Right away!" Kamui exclaimed in gratitude. "YES SIR!" Mt. Lady replied in excitement at meeting the world's symbol of peace and justice. They went straight for the windows and started evacuating the occupants.
I have to hold this building up long enough for Kamui and Mt. Lady to get these folks out. As soon as we're done, I'll find and defeat the monster responsible for this while I'm still in this form. All Might thought.
Back to Katsuki Bakugo
"Well, well, well. Another lamb to slaughter." Vaccine Man said out loud while walking up to Katsuki. Katsuki looked at the monster, then in shock noticed the defeated heroes before looking back and put on an angry face. "You think I'm gonna be a pushover like these guys?! I'm gonna be a hero bigger than all these chumps! Bigger than All Might! So, let's how you can handle my power!" He screamed as he launched a series of explosions towards Vaccine Man at point blank range. Unfortunately, all it they did was cover his chest in ash, which he quickly wiped off. Katsuki looked in shock at the lack of effect that the explosions he had so much pride in had on the purple being.
"What, that's your power? Honestly, the hammer wielding one hurt more." Faster than Katsuki could blink, Vaccine Man slapped him away. The scene was watched by a barely conscious Death Arms. You're very brave child, but you don't stand a chance against that thing. He sadly thought before passing out. Izuku arrived to witness the fight, only for his excited smile to vanish as he saw the destruction and the broken, beaten bodies of the brave heroes who dared to face a foe out of their league. The quirkless boy saw Katsuki lying on the ground, with Vaccine Man moving in for the kill. That must be the Mysterious Being, and he's about to kill Kacchan! I-I can't let this happen! But wh-what can I do?! He thought as he put his hands to his mouth while tears formed on his eyes.
"Don't worry boy, your death will help bring Mother Earth back to health." Vaccine man said while bringing his hand closer to Katsuki's head. Suddenly, without thinking, Izuku rushed in at his full speed and pushed Katsuki out of the monster's reach. "Deku, what are you doing?" Katsuki weakly asked.
"I-I don't know. I just wanted to help you." Izuku replied trembling and with tears of fear in his eyes. Vaccine Man quickly caught up to them. Izuku could only stare in pure terror as the monster's eyes pierced his soul.
"Another brave one, eh? Oh well, the more the merrier." Vaccine Man menacingly said while preparing an energy attack. Izuku and Katsuki closed their eyes, preparing themselves for the end, until the explosion meant to kill them was mysteriously blocked. They opened their eyes and saw a balding man in a yellow jumpsuit, and on his neck, there was a caped ruffling in the wind. Katsuki passed out just before he could see the figure well. "Great, another one." Vaccine Man stated annoyed. "Now who are YOU supposed to be?"
Saitama glared at him with his expressionless face. "Just a guy who's a hero fun." Izuku instantly recognized him as the man he ran into earlier and was surprised to see him again. Izuku noticed something about what just happened. Did-did he just block that blast? But that's impossible! This monster beat these heroes and Katsuki into the ground and he doesn't have a scratch on him. How can this guy stand up to such power? Saitama turned around. "You kids all right?" He asked in a monotone voice. Izuku could only nod. "Cool. Oh, by the way." Saitama pulled out something from his costume. "You forgot your notebook." Izuku looked at it for a few seconds before gently taking it.
"Uh, thank you." Izuku said, confused that Saitama first focused on a small matter. Yet he was grateful for the stranger returning his cherished book.
"All right enough with the small talk. I have had enough of you weaklings popping out of nowhere, especially you with the ridiculously backstory!" He pointed at Saitama. "I am ending this!" He was soon surrounded by a purple aura, and to the horror of Izuku but indifference of Saitama, his body began to grow and transform. His new, terrifying form was complete with razor sharp claws, tusks coming from his face, and spike all over his body. "I am VACCINE MAN! The Earth is a single, living organism that you humans have tainted like the germs that you are! This beautiful world created me to destroy your species for your wreck less, polluting habits! Now prepare to -!" He could not finish his sentence as Saitama flung his fist forward and blew the monsters into pieces in one might punch. The shockwave instantly blew all the smoke and nearby fires away and scattered the remains of Vaccine Man to the winds.
All Might and the other pros
Everyone stared at the far-off burst of wind. "What was that?" asked Kamui.
Mt. Lady replied, "Don't know, I was looking at the evacuees."
All Might noticed it seemed familiar to the force of wind he saw coming from the grocery store earlier.
Could it be? He wondered.
Back to Saitama and Izuku
Izuku could only stare wide eyed in shock and amazement. His mouth hung open as if trying to swallow a melon whole. WHAAAAAAAAAT?! Was his only thought.
"No…Not again. Not one punch." Saitama said in despair. "Damn it!" He cried out to the heavens. This sudden outburst was what finally broke Izuku out of his trance.
He pulled himself together but was still shaking heavily from shock. "Um are- are you okay?" He trembled.
Saitama pulled himself together too, not wanting to sound any more like a raving lunatic in front of the boy. "Uh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Just a little frustration-with-myself problems I'm dealing with." He got up and started to walk away but stopped for a moment. He turned around to face Izuku and said, "By the way, nice save with your friend there. That was very brave of you. Kinda dumb, but brave. I think you should get a medal for that."
Izuku stared at him, feeling touched at the praise he received for saving Katsuki. "Um, thank you. B-But before you go, could you please tell me your n-name?" Izuku asked nervously.
"Oh, its Saitama. What's yours kid?" He asked back.
"I-Izuku Midoriya." He said.
"Well, good to see you again. Be more careful with your stuff, kay? Never know when some jerk will want to mess with them." Izuku looked at Katsuki's unconscious form, remembering what he did to Izuku's notebook, before looking back at Saitama.
"See you around I guess. Don't worry, ambulances are on their way for your friend." Saitama then left.
Izuku watched off in amazement while waiting for emergency services, not realizing that this was the beginning of a great bond between two men from similar worlds.
Hero Rankings and quirks (suggestions very much appreciated)-
Lightning Max, Class- A Rank 20: Weapon generation quirk. He can bring out boosters around his shoes to create explosions, allowing him to deal powerful kicks and attain high speeds.
Smile Man, Class- A Rank 27: Weapon generation quirk that summons a mighty kendama to deal heavy damage to opponents. Whenever he wields his weapon, he attains higher strength and speed to wield his weapon with greater power.
Death Arms, Class A-Rank 12: Strength quirk that gives him enormous strength equivalent to three bulldozers.
Kamui Woods, Class A-Rank 9: His quirk is Arbor, the power to manipulate his wood armor and make wood appendages of any shape.
Backdraft, Class B-Rank 14: Water Quirk that allows him to shoot out and manipulate water from his spigot arms.
Mt. Lady, Class B-Rank 23: Gigantification Quirk that enlarges her body from her normal height of 162 cm to 2062 cm tall.
All Might, Class S-Rank 1: One for All, a quirk passed down from one generation to the next and grows more powerful every time it is passed on. Gives its user unimaginable strength, speed, durability and reflexes.
Author's note: You may notice that some of the characters from One Punch Man may have their abilities altered a bit. I am giving them quirks because I don't want the supporting characters to know yet that people don't need quirks to become a hero. Then Izuku wouldn't have lack of confidence problems to get over and that would kind of the defeat one of the main purposes of his story.