Chapter 10
Frey's POV
"Hey, chico. Why are you wearing a faux overcoat?" Jolena's right. You got bulletproof vest, elbow pads underneath, fingerless gloves, cargo pants filled with knives, a belt filled with medical supplies, sunglasses, and combat boots. You didn't add your sword's scabbard though since it's just floating around. All in all, you don't know why you added a faux overcoat to your outfit. Oh wait, you do know.
"The same reason you wear high heels, Jojo." You seriously don't get why some girls insist that wearing heels in battle is okay. She was wearing hooded bomber jacket, a bulletproof vest and skin tight jeans. On top of that, she had a utility belt filled with magazines and she had a sniper rifle strapped to her back. She's also carrying a sidearm pistol. The heels though? She gonna die first if she ever needed to retreat.
"Hey, these are for style."
"Style my ass, don't you ever go to me when you topple over and hurt yourself while trying to run around with that. So, why bring a gun when you you got a floating spirit following you around?"
"Well my quirk does have a secret ability, chico."
"What a coincidence, so does mine."
"Okay, since we're forced to team up together, tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone."
"Suuuurrreee. Says the bitch that made my sword alive."
"Hey! I'm offended by that, boss!"
"I forgot you could talk. Got a name?"
"You give me one. I don't have any."
"Hmm, should I go with Jack or Summer? Wait, you remind of a character I know about. You got the same voice. I'll call you Bill."
"Bill? Not really my taste but whatever you say, boss."
"Now about my quirk abilities, it doesn't just heal people."
"You bring back the dead?"
".….No. I can activate your pain receptors and put them into overdrive."
"What?"
"Basically, air is painful when I touch you but I'll be cold as hell when that happens. Best I could do is making punches and other things more painful to them. Now, what's yours?"
"Well my quirk's secret ability is…."
Becky's POV
"So Angus, I never really saw your quirk back then. What is it? Maybe I could incorporate it with my quirk."
"Well, you see, my quirk is called Thunderstruck. Anything I touch gets shrouded with electricity. Rubber and glass is an exception but it somehow works fine with other insulators."
"I see, is that why you have a hammer?"
"Yes, I have grown very familiar with hammers. That's why I looked like Thor." Well he knows how to make an armor feel real. His vest looks exactly like Thor's from the movies and he was wearing chainmail underneath. He doesn't have a cape though but what surprises you was his eyepatch. "Don't you think the eyepatch would just get in the way?"
"Oh this? Don't worry about it, it's more of an aesthetic design. I'll take it off once we start. Anyways, do you know how we're gonna defend the bomb?"
"Hmm, I got an idea on mind." You touched the bomb and it suddenly springs to life.
"Woah, Hey! I'm alive. Who the fuck are you too? Fuck with me and I'll blow you up." The bomb had a Scottish accent. Weird.
"That's not how it works Mr. Bomb, or should I say, Mr. Fake Bomb?"
"I'm fake? Well fuck me, that won't stop me from crushing ya. Ya'll are fucked when ya come near me."
"We're here to defend you, actually."
"Oh, fucking really?"
"Look, all you gotta do is avoid being touch by anyone that isn't us for 15 minutes. After that, you can go back to sleep."
"You sold me, lassy. It's a deal. I wouldn't be at fault if they do touch me, right?"
"Of course." You and Angus nodded. You draw out your combat batons and got into position as did Angus. Frey would be the most dangerous of the two since you can't unalive his sword after you bound it to him. "Dammit, Jolena. This WOULD benefit him in this match."
"Are you kids ready?"
"Yes, sir."
"Okay then, let the battle commence!"
You looked around the corners cautiously as you scout out for either Frey and Jolena while Angus watches your back. He's not really good at sneaking around considering he's 7ft tall. You, yourself, is only 5'4. You wore a red long coat with multiple items like tasers and extra extendable batons inside. You considered having them scout out the area but having multiple items do it all at once is tiring. More to that, tasers and batons have a rather, annoying personality which would give them away. You also had safety goggles, skin tight pants and sports shoes. You're specialty is more of dodging rather than taking hits. Very ironic considering you're a blacksmith. You see something move at the corner of your eye. It was glowing. "Angus, stay alert. I saw something."
"Alright, then. Someone's near."
"It's Frey."
"How could you know that?"
"Who else could have a glowing swo-"
"Behind you, bitches." You both looked behind you only to see nothing, until Frey dropped onto Angus and started punching him. "Haha, you fell for the oldest trick in the book!"
You quickly took action and swung your batons at him in which he quickly dodges. "You think I'm just a healer? Living in the streets for a while ain't easy." You looked around and tried to find his sword. It's nowhere to be found. "Where's your sword?"
"Where's your bomb?"
"Oh…"
At the bomb's location….
"Well, uh, this is awkward. So I'm technically supposed to uh….. tell Frey where you are but it looks like your alive."
"Too fuckin' bad then. Want a tea, little lad?"
"Eh, sure."
"BILL, WHERE'S THE FUCKING BOMB?!"
"Oh hey boss! Didn't know we could speak telepathically. He's here with me and he seems to be talkin."
"Tell him to go fuck himself."
"Oh and he told me to tell you to go fuck yourself."
"Oh for fuck's sake. Just come here. I'm getting double teamed. Meet up with me near the windows."
"Okay, boss. Sorry Mr. Bomb, duty calls." Bill proceeded to leave the bomb room to find his boss.
"What a fine young lad."
Back at the fight…
"He's trying to get to the bomb!" You screamed as you and Angus chased Frey down. He stopped near the windows and positioned himself for combat. You saw his sword return to him. "It's now an even match."
"Your sword won't be able to destroy my hammer that quickly, little man." Frey smirked at Angus' statement. "I don't care." He ducks and said, "NOW, JOLENA."
Both of you managed to quickly dodge the bullet but it seems to be following Angus. He quickly blocks it with his hammer which seems to be working until the bullet transforms into Jolena's quirk. It let out its apparent battle cry.
"Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta! Puta!"
Angus tried his best to block the quirk's attacks but it's too fast. Angus fell down unconscious and with multiple bruises all over his body. "Shit!"
"Well, either you give up or you go down fighting. Just you and me, Becky."
"I really hate doing this…" You took 5 tasers from your coat and gave them life. "Before you say anything, you annoying fucks, help me take this guy down."
"Sure. Sure. Sure. Whatever, Becky. Yeah we gonna take him down. We're gonna electrocute him so bad he'll be wishing for the electric chair instead. Haha, very funny of me right? You know I heard one time about this one bomb guy you gave life to and he said-" All of them proceeded to be sliced and diced by Frey's sword. "Nice work, Bill."
"Thanks, Boss!"
"Oh for fuck's sake. Fine." You really should tell the school to get a Support Course. You ARE a blacksmith, not a fighter. You raised your hand up and let Frey just place the capture tape on top of you. You would have took advantage of this if it weren't for his sword watching his back.
"Hero Team Wins! Get back here, kids. I'll send the bots to pick Angus up."
Frey's POV
"How did I do, chico? Amazing, right?"
"Yeah sure. You were okay. You could have shot the big guy sooner though. I also thought it was a good idea to leave me alone with a 7ft tall guy with an electric hammer and a girl that brought my sword to life. Totally a good idea."
"Oh, haha. Very funny. Good thing I added auto camouflage in my hero suit's details right? They could never have spotted me easily anywhere."
"Ugh…. what happened?" Looks like the Viking has awoken. He sat up groggily while looking around. "Did we lose? My entire body hurts. Your quirk packs a punch Jolena. That thing you did there is broken as Thor when he lost his hammer."
Since your feeling good about winning you might as well heal him. "Stay still, I'll heal you, you gigantic ass viking." His bruises began to disappear though now you're starting to feel cold as hell. You're actually starting to see your own breathing. "Jeez, a-anyone got extra clothing I-I can wear? It's g-getting cold for me."
"I got you, chico." She takes of here Jacket leaving only her…. sports bra on her.
"You know, a bulletproof vest would've been better than a sports bra."
"I'm a sniper, chico. I move around a lot."
"F-fair enough. Could have kept an undershirt though."
"Admit it, you like seeing me wearing this."
"Oh I T-TOTALLY d-do." You really shouldn't use any sarcasm if you're stuttering, but fuck it. "Say whatever you like, chico. You totally think I'm Made in Heaven."
"Then I'd rather go to Hell if Heaven makes people like you." You snapped back though you don't really mean it. She's okay.
"Can you two stop snarking on each other-"
"THANK YOU!" You both say. Why do people always think the two of you are flirting? You just met yesterday.
"-and start kissin' already?" Oh for fuck's sake. "Dammit, Becky. One job."
"Hey, I'm just saying that you two seem to focus on each other more than anyone with those silly banter of yours."
"I'm a man who loves arguing with people. It's in my soul to argue about anything."
"It would suck for someone to talk with you then, chico."
"Why are you talking to me then?"
"No one else would."
"Screw you."
"You wish, chico." Okay that's it. You're gonna have to use an outdated meme for this. "No. You."
"I understand that reference but we need to hurry back at the building." Angus was right, you're taking too long to get back. On your way back you saw Izuku and Apollo with their respective partners heading towards the building. You still can't get over the fact that Izuku is wearing that weird Rabbit themed Jumpsuit. Why he likes rabbits, you will never know. Apollo had a white coat that looks like it belongs to a modern day sorcerer with a white shirt underneath. He had white goggles and striped pants and boots. Everything is pretty much white. Artemis' is much the same as her brother's though instead of white she goes with black. The only thing with a different color was her shirt underneath which is white. Instead of goggles, she dons a hood. She also had tight stripped pants and leg warmers. Instead of boots she wears converse loafer shoes. Emma had a simple cobalt blue jumpsuit with a utility belt filled with medical supplies. She had yellow protectors all over the jumpsuit like the elbows, shoulders and knees. She also had a communicator on her to contact other people. Her hair was done in a ponytail to keep it from getting in the way. "You guys took too long. We discussed how much both of you suck."
"That's not how you joke, sis."
"I'm open for criticism."
"Then I'm not joking."
"Ouch." Admittedly, Becky walked into that.
"Good luck on your fight. Artemis, try not to kill your brother."
"I'd like to see her try."
"I-I don't t-think t-threatening each other is h-healthy for s-siblings."
"Clearly you never had a brother nor a sister before so you wouldn't understand how important death threats are between siblings."
"That's good to know. Makes me want to have a sibling even more."
"Leave the sarcasm to me, Izuku. Ugh, saying "Izuku" leaves a weird taste in my mouth. Can I call you something else? Something like "Rabbit". Is that fine with you."
"You can call me anything, really. We're friends, right?"
"How about big piece of shit? Haha, just kidding. Of course we're friends. Why the hell did you think I'm talking to you in a passive aggressive way?" People don't normally say that. You feel a bit suspicious about his question. You should ask Carlos about this later.
"Just asking. Anyways, Memory Eater wants you guys back at the room. Watch us, okay?"
"Eh sure, why not?" All four of you headed back to the room and the first thing you saw was Carlos sleeping in the corner. "Don't mind him, my son is tends to sleep when he's not hyperactive. He's have more control over it than he did back then."
"Should we wake him up?"
"You know what? Wake him up. Violently. Because I'm a good father."
"Hey chico, I got a good idea. My 『 Free Bird 』 can try to violently shake him awake. Can you record it for me, chico?" You gave an evil smirk clearly liking this idea. You brought out your phone and started recording as Jolena calls unto her quirk. You watch as it slowly hover its way towards the sleeping clown and taking a hold of his shoulders. "WAKE UP, CARLOS!" 『 Free Bird 』 then begins to violently shake Carlos for a good 30 seconds after he woke up. "W-What? What the motherfuck are you doing? I was having a cool dream. I riding a triple headed dolphin unicorn in that dream on the plains of Mars. What the fuck?"
Every had a good laugh on that except Carlos who was more annoyed than pissed. How could this guy even be this chill? "Okay kids, settle down. We got 6 minutes on prep time left so you can do whatever you want except sleeping. I"m only allowing you to place your bets just this one time." This was followed by a collective groan from a betting obsessed class.
Izuku's POV
"What's our game plan?" Artemis asks you all of the sudden which surprised you because you were deep in thought on analyzing the map. "W-well uh, can you tell me more things about your brothers quirk. I-If you d-don't mind?" You smiled sheepishly while scratching your head. "You don't have to tell me you know?"
"If telling you more about my brother's quirk will give us the win, then I will gladly betray him in this exercise. Though I will not actually do that to him in serious situations." She says blankly. You swear she's staring deep into your soul. "My brother told me to start telling more jokes. Was that joke funny?"
"N-No."
"Oh. I will try harder then." You could only assume that she is giving you a small smile though it's barely noticeable. "Anyways, you already know the basics of my brother's quirk. When he did say that it's stronger by day. It IS stronger by day. It doesn't matter how much light there is at night. His powers are strongest at noon as mine on midnight. That doesn't mean it is useless during the night. It's just weaker. Quirks are weird that way."
"I-I see. Not much we can do then. Does his light form make him akin to light? Or is it more like armor?"
"When we take our respective forms, sharp objects doesn't really work well against us. Blunt objects, however, still hurts. Don't ask me how I knew about the sharp objects. That too was a joke."
"So it's basically like armor. Would you be fine if I take care of your brother?"
"I wouldn't mind though I would like the satisfaction of seeing his behind handed to him. Say, you're really good at analyzing quirks aren't you? That's a useful ability specially if you can figure out someone's quirk just by watching them in tv. I bet your old classmates find that good, don't they?"
"Um, well…. my old classmates aren't really, that…. good to me…"
"Why wouldn't they? You're smart, heroic, and overall a nice person. You should have more friends, right?"
"Well you see, I was a late bloomer. My quirk didn't really manifest until only 10 months ago. Until then, all they see me is an annoying quirkless kid who doesn't amount to anything. Well that's how it went until Carlos came. I don't even know Carlos really did traumatize the bullies or he was just joking and made them back off. Only a few people made fun of me by then but it was more behind my back. The only one who didn't stop was Bakugou, an old friend turned bully. He would use his quirk on me most of the time and he was the one that made everyone dislike me. Good thing Carlos didn't care if I was quirkless right? The only time I was ever directly made fun of is when Carlos isn't around… sorry for the sob story. You probably didn't want to hear that considering we just met."
"I don't really mind. Why didn't you tell the teachers then?"
"They just shrugged and called it as "kids being kids". Carlos gave me a confidence boost though that only got me acquaintances and not really any other friends."
"That school had bad teachers. That Bakugou seems troublesome. It would be funny if he actually became a hero. I would like to tell you that your classmate's IQs are the same as their age when they were born if they could not see you for who you are than just assuming that you are worthless." She gave a you a gentle smile which flustered you a bit. "Hehe, nice joke, A-Artemis. T-Thanks for the uhh, conversation. Anyways, I don't really have a plan as of now."
"Unless you can think of one mid-battle, let's say we just wing it."
"O-Okay then. For a level headed person like you, having no plan must feel pretty weird. N-No offense whatsoever."
"My plans correspond well with my brother's which is winging it. Actually having a plan is very uncommon for us."
".… How about I just scout ahead while you sneak around the building. Emma and Apollo's quirks don't really go well together and given the fact that Emma's timid, we could try to exploit that and turn it into an advantage."
"Using someone's flaws against them? I didn't expect this from you but then again, it wouldn't matter in a real situations wouldn't it?"
"You kids ready?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Okay then, let the battle commence!"
You began floating up using your quirk and searching through the windows one by one while Artemis sneaks through the dark using her Umbra Veil. After a few minutes of searching you decided that the bomb was inside one of the rooms. "Hmm, if the bomb must be inside of the rooms. It might not be on the ground floor because it would be too obvious and not near the roof for the same reasons. Then again, they might be using reverse psychology on us in which case I might have Artemis to search the rooms while I go check the middle of the buildings. Or I could just tear every door off the building since a door could only do so much to harm me. Maybe if I-"
"Heads up, Izuku! You're not paying attention and you're getting a Light Blaster for that." Apollo suddenly came out from the corner apparently listening to you. He is aiming at you with one arm and letting out a huge blast. "Crap. I can't dodge this one while I'm in the air. I haven't mastered flying yet. Still gotta try. Come on. Come on."
You forced yourself to move using your quirk in which it surprisingly responded with speed and quickly dodge a large beam of light coming towards you. Both you and Apollo was shocked by your own ability. "W-what? How the hell did you even dodge that?!"
"I'm asking myself the same thing. It's as if I'm pushing my body past its limits without making it hurt." You quickly called Artemis through your communicator. "Artemis, I found your brother. I might need you to sneak up on him while I fight him." There was silence on the other side which got you worried until she responded, "I'm busy."
".…Shit." You searched through your pocket and found one coin. "You're seriously fighting me with a coin?" He doesn't expect that you could move a coin around in fast speeds that could easily put a hole through a thick concrete wall. "You'll see, Apollo."
Artemis' POV
You didn't expect Emma to be a decent fighter. Okay decent might be an understatement. She might be the definition of a skilled fighter. Her fighting style is very unorthodox and nothing that you have seen before though you noticed some movement associated with gymnastics. "You decided to use gymnastics as a way of fighting with your quirk, haven't you?"
"Y-yes."
"Caught you. That slight stutter meant that you're still nervous even when fighting. Now I have to figure out how to get your guard down." You started bouncing off ideas in your head on what you should do. "Hmm, shy personality, meaning she could be easily flustered. Even then, she seems focused enough to fight. She was partnered up with my brother who is a bit of a ladies man back then. I need to say the right words at the right time. I just have to find an opening." Both of you continued to fight with you maintaining your distance while she tries to get in close. You keep firing darkness arrows at her to keep her away in an attempt to tire her out. She seems very persistent and had full control of her quirk. She lowers her weight so she could come at me on high speeds and only increasing them to attack me. You could see that as you dodged when she tries to stomp you from above which broke the concrete beneath you. Okay that definitely got you nervous. That's saying something since you rarely ever get nervous. You noticed her clutching her left leg. The one which she stomped the concrete with. Then you remembered something she said back then.
Back then….
"If I'm not careful, I might end up hurting myself just as much as my opponent….."
Right now…
This is your chance. Just think of the right words. "So, any opinion on my brother?" That got her attention. "O-oh, u-um… uhhh" She's stuttering. Just need more things to say. "He's a charmer is he not? Did he tell you that you look gorgeous?" Her face is turning red and she's in full panic mode. "I-IT'S NOT L-LIKE T-THAT! I-I S-SWEAR A-ALL W-W-WE TALKED ABOUT IS T-THE PLAN!" You caught her right on point. "Is that so? From what I know about him, we usually just go in without any plans and wish for the best. Did you really JUST talk about a plan or were you two busy checking each other out?" Her face is now redder than the color red at this point. She moves in to attack you with full force. Big mistake. "N-NO! I-IT'S N-NOTHING LIKE THAT!" You waited for her to get close in on you near the darker part of the building you never had the chances to show this move off due to the lack of darkness in the area. The moment she pulls her arm back to punch you, you disappeared into the shadows before appearing behind her and delivering a roundhouse to her liver. Any well place shot at the liver would prove very effective seeing as how Emma went down in pain. You pulled out your capture tape and wrapped her hands with it as Memory Eater announces how Emma is out. "I would like to apologize for using such tactic, Emma. No way I could beat you without an opening."
"I-It's o-okay. Just d-don't hit me a-at my s-side again. O-Okay?"
"No promises." You turned on your communicator to contact your partner. "Izuku, are you okay?" The was a loud crash before he answers, "Yes, but I made need your help. Your brother doesn't really back down. I can't really grab him with my quirk since that would be like getting flashbang'd." Of course, the one weakness of his quirk which practically makes it unusable on people unless deemed harmless. "Can you at least shatter every light source there? I could travel faster if it was dark." Another loud crash before he answers, "Sorry I tried to chuck a pillar on you, Apollo. Yes, I can shatter the light sources in this building without taking too much damage." As soon as he said that, every light bulbs in your area and quite possibly the entire building began exploding with green aura. You gave a small smile before disappearing into the shadows.
Izuku's POV
This is bad. Really, really bad. You had to lie to Artemis about not being to injured. You got multiple cuts all over your body as if they were cut by glass shards. Good thing it didn't affect your costume otherwise Apollo would have saw this as a chance. It doesn't really matter as from the way you're standing, he knows that you're hurt. He's the only light source around now since he apparently doesn't turn off his light form in a fight. "You got hurt by destroying all those light bulbs, didn't ya?"
He charged at you though you dodged quickly. This time around he fires a beam of light at you while you were dodging though you used your quirk to force your body out of the way. "I'm not the only one getting tired. Your quirk weakens every time you fire a light beam. I've noticed it getting thinner and thinner as we were fighting. Doesn't matter if it was daytime since it only amplifies your power, not restore them."
Apollo was shocked on how you got him all figured out. He gave you a serious face before saying, "You're right. I only have one last blast before my quirk becomes unusable." He starts pointing his hand at you. You got ready to dodge the blast as it comes right at you. You jumped up and used your quirk to stay near the ceiling though Apollo quickly moves his light beams toward you leading you to dodge all over the place. The light slowly dissipates from Apollo as decides to sit down. "You're at your limits and you missed me."
"I wasn't aiming for you."
"What?" You felt dust fall on you before looking up. It was too late when the ceiling comes crashing down on you. It only managed to fall on your legs though that got you immobilized. It hurts too combined with the cuts around your body. You screamed in pain as Apollo approached you. "I'm sorry, dude. I didn't know it hurts that much. I'll just wrap you up in tape then." You had no choice. You used your quirk to send Apollo flying away from you. You did get flashbang'd in the eye for a few seconds. You saw Artemis jump out the shadows and deliver a knockout blow to her brother and wrap him up in tape. You began passing out as she runs at you while hearing, "Hero Team Wins."
Okay, okay. I know you might be asking why I took so long. I don't know either. Maybe because I'm trying to figure out who to give One For All to. Many of you would just tell me to give it to Mirio. To be honest, I'm really bored of the usual candidates. I ain't giving it to Bakugou though because he doesn't really deserve One For All. That's what we can agree on. Hopefully. I mean, if you bullied someone for years and then you get some awesome power, would that be fair? Naaaaahhhh.
I kinda wanted some other candidates for this one. There are some people who is kinda like Midoriya and Mirio in a way. I might as well show you who they are:
1. Kirishima - Why him? Why not. He's an all around nice dude. He wouldn't hesitate to save someone ever again. I'm pretty sure he's willing to sacrifice himself to save someone who's life is in danger. Like he did for Fatgum.
2. Shiozaki Ibarra- Why her? Why the vine girl? I know this is kinda lame but I did mention about One For All being an Enhancer quirk and not just a strength quirk. I kinda want to see her Vine Hair to turn into those snake like plant monsters she can use for combat when push comes to shove. Though while that limits the enhancement, The rest of OfA will be put into her natural stats like her speed and strength but only by a little amount. Most of the enhancement WOULD have gone to her Hair, after all.
3. Ojiro- Same reason as Ibarra. Would be cool how he could tail whip you across the fucking map. Even then, he's unlikely to get it.
4. Itsuka Kendou- She's smart and she's nice. She's really good in using her seemingly useless quirk. Add One For All to that and you're getting punched really far away. I can't really say how OfA would enhance her quirk since there's not really much to improve. I mean, I could do an asspull and she can now gigantify herself while having the remaining OfA give her abilities a tiny boost.
These are my 4 main candidates. If I'm being honest, I'm being more biased on Shiozaki Ibarra and Kirishima. Only because I wanted to see either some Monster Vines and or Kirishima running towards Bakugou without even getting a single burn on him. That would be funny. Yes, I do love seeing Blasty Mcsplody suffer. What he did back then shouldn't be ignored and swept under a rag. I'm giving some good retribution on him. I'll also make him not straight for reasons in future chapters.
