A helicopter sped through the air into Denmark, carrying the Nordic Confederacy´s best heroes: the Shieldmaiden Hero Freya, the Swedish werewolf Ulfheddin and Finland Finneas, the Tundra Hero. A militia had taken out an American Intelligence plane and taken the agents prisoner, including the Japanese hero Deku and an agent with her identity undisclosed. In just a few hours, the Americans had made contact with their Nordic counterparts and secured their cooperation, launching a lightning strike against the enemy.
The Americans had revealed that Pestilentia, the second most wanted man in the world, was involved, and that had greased the wheels of teamwork enormously. "So, let me get this straight…there´s an American down there killing everyone in the perimeter, making a big distraction?" said Finland Finneas. "Seems so, we´ll hit them from behind and get them all." Ulfheddin replied in a snarl. "Any other reinforcements coming?" "The Americans are sending their guys too, I think, they´ll probably arrive half an hour after us." Freya showed them a hologram displaying the mission area and the air routes their allies would take "That´s them, I´m not sure who they are sending but they are probably good. Wait…we´ve got a transmission from Hero Net, patch it through."
Through static they heard "…from Team First Response, any hero units in the area?". A sonic boom split the air as a hypersonic aircraft decelerated into the area, moving the air around the soundwave and rocking the helicopter. Freya´s hologram adjusted to the new trajectory, a wide arrow cutting into the area. "This is the North´s Finest, identify, we could not get details." A voice answered, clearly relieved to have slowed down, speaking English with a Japanese accent "This is Frostburn, Team First Response, from Japan. They have our friend down there, we are getting him back." "This is Freya, commander of the rescue effort, if you are here we´ll take the help, we can sort any paperwork later. We´ll deploy to the perimeter, engage their forces completely, and destroy them. You take the compound and get your friend back. See you down there!"
The helicopter was nearing the target. "60 seconds out!" yelled the pilot. Freya put her winged helmet on and grabbed her shield, a raven painted on it. She slid open the helicopter´s door and looked down into the veritable warzone below: the American agent had barricaded herself in an observation post, and was surrounded by four tanks, half a dozen APC´s and even one of the mech suits that were becoming commonplace in Africa, in Ndege Mweusi´s war. And there were already a few burnt vehicle husks around her as well. One of the tanks exploded into flames as a gigantic bear joined the fight. A Quirk user, obviously, the bear man was almost six meters tall, and barrelled down at the American.
"That one is mine! Till Valhalla, friends!" Freya jumped off the helicopter, axe in hand, as the speakers in the kneepads and elbow pads of her suit blasted "Immigrant Song" As the song reached the "Aaaaaaaahhaaaaah haaaaaah!" part, she joined the singing, her powerful lungs combined with the speakers turned the bear man´s attention, as she landed boot first on his face. One hundred and fifty kilos of heavy armour and muscle, and the enhanced speed and strength of her Valkyrie Quirk, all connecting on the bear snout of her enemy. Bones cracked, the momentum took down the great mass of the bear man.
Upon closer inspection he was more man that bear, his physiology much more human than ursine. As he fell down, he used his claws to try and strike Freya, who easily sidestepped. Freya identified a bear claw tattoo on the enemy´s brown fur, and with that she could know who he was: the Siberian serial killer, the changeling Berserker. A nasty fellow wanted in Europe for his crimes.
Berserker rolled to his feet and gave a bloody sneeze. "Cyka!" he yelled, as a powerful, heavy blow hit the spot where Freya had just been half a second ago. The speed and greater size shouted the influence of the Trigger drug, and Freya knew just how dangerous that could be. Around them, Ulfheddin had overturned a tank and Finland Finneas had frozen various vehicles solid. Overhead, the hypersonic plane from before had launched some missiles into the compound, which imploded with a vacuum sound. Implosion bombs were a creative idea to minimize casualties while still destroying infrastructure, and Freya approved the allied heroes using them.
Berserker kept attacking, speed and strength combined into a deadly power. Freya dodged every strike, counterattacking with her axe, delivering deadly blows. After Berserker overextends a punch, Freya severed a tendon in his arm, jumped in the air and, using all the might of her Quirk to strike with her shield, finally knocked down the criminal for good. And just in time for the end of her theme song.
Around her, her companions had disabled every vehicle, except from the mech, which struggled against Ulfheddin, before being tripped on Finland Finneas´ ice. Freya jumped high in the air and landed on the mech´s cockpit, and with a mighty heave broke the lock, opening the mech. The pilot, a woman with hedgehog quills instead of hair, raised her hands in surrender. Luckily Freya had enough flex cuffs for dozens of criminals.
Turning around, Freya met the American agent who had held an entire mechanized brigade by herself. Tall, covered in blood and soot, her fatigues torn and stained. She had a light machinegun slung on her back and a rocket launcher on her arms. And quite attractive, in a "just escaped hell armed with a rusty dagger" way. "Thanks for the assist, you saved my ass back there" "Happy to help" Freya said, extending her hand "I´m Freya, those two are Ulfheddin and Finland Finneas. Nice to meet you!" The agent shook her hand "Holy Diver. Freya…weren't you supposed to be two meters tall?" "The cameras add quite a bit." "That plane was with you?" "No, they were some First Response guys…we thought you Americans had called them?" Holy Diver sighed heavily "Ughhh…Midoriya´s friends. They seriously came from Japan in time. The paperwork is gonna be a fucking nightmare. Lets just move out, there´s another group of militia coming and this place is too full of holes"
Shouto Todoroki fast roped from the Mei, quickly reaching the ground and surveying the scene. Iida joined him, and a second later, Momo was by his side. Tokoyami glided using Dark Shadow, Uraraka slowed her descent with her Quirk, Asui just rolled as she landed, Hastume was using some sort of propulsion system. The enemy compound had two entrances "Iida, take Uraraka and Tokoyami and go to the left side, Momo, Tsuyu, with me. Hatsume, stay with the plane." "That´s a no from me, chief" She sped off to the roof and blew an implosion charge, turning a section of roof into a super-dense ball of roofing. "Shit, just move out, we´ll meet up with her inside anyway."
The two teams charged through their respective doors. Inside, the corridors were dark, and Shouto could see a light at a distance. "Momo, armour up, Tsuyu, go high. I´ll light them up." He fired up his left side, aimed to the faraway light, and called his attack "Prominence Burn!"
White-hot flames lit the corridor, showing the concrete walls and several doors on the sides. The ball of flame hit a solid target and enveloped it, the fire glowing in every shade of red and orange. A figure stepped through the flame, a Nomu! Twice as big as the one they had first encountered, it almost reached the ceiling. In a bizarre, nightmarish scene, the Nomu wielded a fire extinguisher at the flames, trying to put out the fire, before being consumed itself. The Nomu´s efforts hadn't been in vain, though, as a small opening in the flame wall allowed a dark figure to emerge. Three more joined the first figure. Three identical armoured men, with a bigger one behind. Red eyes contrasted against black armoured masks. Machine guns on their hands. The enemies raised their weapons and fired.
Shouto reacted instantly, shielding Momo and himself with a block of ice three meters thick. "That is a special forces formation, those are Mountain Brigade troopers…I know what to do." She removed the vambrace from her armour; a late medieval Gothic harness, made of aramid fibres that could withstand a .50 calibre shot, and produced a shield large enough to cover her entire body. "Tsuyu, throw these behind them! When we move, combo Beta!" she tossed a pair of chain grenades to the Frog Hero. "We´ll advance ten meters, then you send ice low, take to the wall, and send fire to the big one." Momo produced a mace and held it with her right hand. "Have I ever told you that you are so attractive when you strategize, Momo?" "Quite a few times, Shouto. Let´s do this. On three. Three, two, one…Plus Ultra!"
Shouto sent a spear of flame to melt the ice wall, and they charged behind Momo´s shield. "Now!" Chains and ice spikes exploded behind the enemy troopers, catching one and tripping another, who instead of falling, just knelt and kept firing. Shouto kept running, catching the wall with ice and fire footholds. Five steps and he jumped, his hottest fire aimed at the largest trooper. "Prominence burn: Super Nova!" A bullet hit his shoulder as the fireball connected on the big guy´s face, turning his helmet white hot on contact. Shouto might have had time to ponder the ethical consequences of melting a man´s head off, if he hadn't just caught a shot.
As he landed he covered the injury in ice, he would have to rely on ice to avoid injuring himself further. He skated on a slide of ice, getting behind the remaining troopers. The one on the floor squared his weapon directly between Shouto´s eyes. The trooper pulled the trigger. But Shouto had been faster, and the machinegun was frozen in a fraction of a second, catching six bullets in a spire of crystal. Ahead, Tsuyu dropped from the ceiling, kicking one of the soldiers as Momo soaked their fire with her shield. Tsuyu´s kick connected with the helmet, sending the trooper´s head back with an audible snap. The Rainy Day Hero disarmed the enemy with her tongue and leapt back; if the trooper could still fight with a broken neck, she might need to change strategy.
Momo charged the third Mountain Brigade trooper, hitting his machine gun with the shield and striking his knee with the mace. There was no scream, but the leg was crippled. The commando stepped back and tried to get a better position, but Momo attacked his head. Her mace was at least five kilograms heavy, and likely to cause a concussion or at least smash through the faceplate. The soldier blocked with his weapon, bending it beyond repair, and discarded it. Before the trooper could reach for a melee weapon, Momo bashed with her shield, her entire weight behind the strike. The man stumbled backwards, putting his weight on the crippled leg, and fell.
Shouto´s opponent drew a machete, and hacked at his arm, frozen at the forearm. The ice splintered, and the trooper was freed. His legs were still wrapped in Hatsume´s polymer chains, so the soldier swept Shouto´s feet from under him with both legs. It took Shouto by surprise, but his reflexes were faster, much faster, and he cast a pillar of ice to stop his fall. From the pillar exploded a dozen small shards, one of which Shouto held to position himself, the rest hitting the trooper and keeping him down. Shouto clapped the floor and ice surged to envelop the trooper completely. "Stay down, fucker."
Tsuyu´s enemy had armed himself with a combat knife, held in an ice pick grip. Tsuyu kicked and the man defended with his arms, counterattacking with slashes. Tsuyu was strong and skilled, but the opponent was tireless, and her attacks seemed to have no effect. The trooper managed to get a lucky hit, cutting Tsuyu´s left leg, leaving her limping as she backed away. Shouto needed to help his friend before the soldier could press the advantage; he stomped on the ground, creating two razor sharp stakes that impaled the man at the knees, immobilizing him. Stopped mid-step, it was all he could do to reach out with his gauntlet. "Tsuyu, remember Daniel-san!" Catching on instantly, Tsuyu performed a beautiful, deadly crane kick, passing through the trooper´s guard and catching him on the chin. A normal crane kick might knock down a man, but a kick from Tsuyu´s super strong legs, trained by the Rabbit Hero Mirko, that would knock out a titan. The trooper´s head snapped back, his spine broken, his mask shattered.
The last soldier had managed to take away Momo´s shield and mace, throwing them aside, attacking with a two-handed axe. Momo caught the weapon and disarmed her opponent. They circled each other, and the trooper charged. Momo clapped her hands in her "Alchemist Stance", clapping them on the floor. Using the lipids on her body with complete control, she channelled her Creation through her arms, her forearms, her hands. "Gate of Truth!" she yelled. The final attack tore through her upper body armour, adding the plates as shrapnel in the pillar of matter that enveloped the trooper and tore his armour away, leaving behind a large, unconscious man with dead eyes chained to the floor in titanium.
Using the relative peace won in the fight, Momo took out her rugged schematics tablet, engineered by Mei to survive pretty much everything. A few clicks later, she found the schematics for a vibration radar gauntlet, and crafted it around her, now unarmoured, left arm. A knock on the floor and the vibrations were turned into data for the reader. With a sigh of relief, Momo said, "That looks like all of them, at least in this part of the building, and the doors in the corridor seem empty too. I think we earned a breather."
Shouto disinfected his wound and sealed it shut, covering it with a fireproof bandage. Next, he treated Tsuyu´s wound, a nasty cut that kept bleeding. "He got me good, kero." "You´ll be alright, Tsuyu-chan, but you may need to go back to the plane." "Just go and get Midoriya, I´ve got the rearguard. Kero." Momo crafted a spear for Tsuyu to lean on and fight if needed, and then started walking ahead with Shouto. Shouto gave her a calorie bar from his pouches "Your signature move consumes quite a bit. Take this." Her fingers lingered on his for a couple of seconds as she grabbed the bar, her gaze crossing his. "I think I need something more than calories right now." She smiled, and she kissed him. No villains stood a chance against them if they fought together.