A group of heroes was shown leaving a busy city, quickly on their way to its outskirts toward the woods. The heroes were led by Spider-Man, the hero having felt a nagging sense of worry. This wasn't the first time he's had this feeling, last time was a few months ago, when the USJ was attacked by villains. He could sense it, something was wrong, his daughter, niece and all their friends were in danger.
Joining him was his wife Twilight Sparkle, and their friends The Human Torch, Rainbow Dash, Wolverine, Fluttershy, Saiyaman 1 and Saiyaman 2.
"Not much further," Peter said, checking the directions he was given by Aizawa. "Let's hurry."
"Shouldn't take us too long to get there," Twilight said.
Johnny flew by Rainbow Dash, looking somewhat annoyed, "I get Mayday was in trouble last time, but can we really be sure that this is for real? Or is it just Peter getting overprotective?"
"Better safe than sorry, you wouldn't want anything bad happening to Mayday or Flurry, would you?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Well no, I don't want them in danger," Johnny admitted. "I guess a quick check up won't be bad, just to rest easier. But if Gambit and Applejack are there, then I'm not that worried, plus they have other pros."
"Last time they had pros at all, Aizawa ended up in the hospital and Deadpool had to regrow his lower body," Rainbow Dash reminded. "Normally I don't take Deadpool seriously, but he had one good point, where the heck was All Might? Why wasn't he there from the start like he was supposed to be!?"
"Think he used up all his power or something," Johnny said. "Kind of irresponsible to do that for petty things that healthy heroes like us can stop in our sleep."
"He needs more faith in our skills probably, or he's just a glory hog," Rainbow Dash said.
"You know those hero types, showing up at the last second to be cool," Johnny said. "Not like us, we show up early and remind the villains who the bosses are."
"Yeah, totally," Rainbow Dash said. "Let's go show those villains who's boss."
"Whoever they are," Johnny said.
Down below Logan had sped through the forest, following Peter and trying to pick up either Mayday's scent or Flurry's. Fluttershy flew right beside him, "Any luck?"
"Not yet, we might need to get a bit closer," Logan said. "Assuming this is the right direction."
"Of course, Peter got his directions directly from UA High," Fluttershy said.
"I trust Peter, but something about UA just throws me off," Logan said. "From the sounds of things, Web Head there had to practically twist their arm into letting him know where this campsite is. They said it's for the protection of the students, which I get. But we're still their parents, we have a right to know exactly where our kids are."
"I can't argue with that, I know UA is a bit different than other schools, but so is Twilight's," Fluttershy said. "And she would never keep a parent in the dark."
"How much do you even trust them to keep these kids safe?" Logan asked. "They already failed once; bunch of kids got ambushed at their training facility. Thank God Rina wasn't there, but I can't say I wouldn't have been just as upset if Mayday or Flurry got hurt. Also remember what Rina told us after talking to Mayday, All Might was supposed to be there."
"He was though," Fluttershy said.
"Yeah, at the tail end of things," Logan said. "Guy's like Goku sometimes, they show up at the very last second. Goku is one thing, he's not a pro so it doesn't matter as much. But All Might should be more responsible than that. I looked into it, and our 'Symbol of Peace' had been doing hero work prior to the school day."
"Which is good," Fluttershy said.
"Guy can't keep his form up forever though, I get he can't ignore a cry for help but he's not the only hero in Japan that can save the day," Logan said. "He's gotta leave some things to the rest of us."
"For guys like All Might, it's hard to do," Fluttershy said. "It's not like he means harm after all, is it really right to criticize that mindset?"
"Having heart is good, but sometimes you need a brain to go with that heart," Logan said. "Been trying to explain that to Peter for years, thankfully he's somewhat picked up on it, but only barely."
Fluttershy sighed in worry, "Can anyone truly master that mindset?"
Also nearby, Gohan and Videl were flying close behind, the former trying to sense out any ki he could. "Strange..."
"What is it?" Videl asked.
"I felt a surge of power, but...it seems to be in another direction," Gohan said. "Does Peter know where he's going?"
"He's following the directions he was given by UA," Videl said. "Maybe that power is something else."
"But it felt familiar, I'm almost sure it was one of the students," Gohan said, thinking about Izuku for a fleeting second. "Maybe my mind's messing with me but I could have sworn I felt something familiar."
"We'll find out soon enough," Videl said. "It shouldn't be long til we get to those coordinates."
"...Alright..." Gohan could not shake his worry, part of him wanted to fly off and see for himself, but he stuck around with his group, he just hopes he won't regret that choice.
Peter quickly rushed through the forest, getting there as quickly as he could, "Might be the League again, if it is, then you can bet I'll take them down for good. Your days of villainy are numbered Tomura Shigaraki!"
Back at the villains' bar, Shigaraki and The Brotherhood continue to wait on the reports from the other villains, Kurogiri washing the dishes as per normal.
"You are confident they'll be fine on their own?" Kurogiri asked.
"Yeah, I'm basically an NPC in this level," Shigaraki said as he played his game of solitaire. "Plus, this game has totally changed."
"Treating this like one big video game huh?" Pyro asked.
"In a way, tell me, are you familiar with RPGs?" Shigaraki asked.
"Role Playing Games? Yeah, I've seen a few, like Dungeon Quest, heard that's pretty popular around these parts," Boom said.
"Then you understand the mechanics, to get ahead, you need the right equipment and levels," Shigaraki said. "When we started out, we had great equipment, but we still challenged the big boss at level one."
"So you want to gain exp to level up?" Boom asked.
"Precisely, I'm the player and I will be smashing through the hero ranks," Shigaraki said. "I have to make a few cracks in the hero world, which is where the Vanguard of the League of Villains Action Squad comes in. My hope is that they at least weaken the resolve of humanity's faith in heroes."
"Sounds more like a game of chess," Toad said. "You're using them like pawns just to get to the King."
"You make me sound so heartless," Shigaraki said, almost sarcastically. "I'd never underestimate the strength of our allies, especially with those three New York villains with them. Their goals differ than mine, but they're still comrades, and that is important to society, hero or villain. That's why you're called 'The Brotherhood' after all, you see each other kind of like as a family."
"That's a pretty heartfelt thing for someone like you to say," Avalanche said.
"It's just my honest emotions, even I can feel the touch of empathy, especially for some so-called heroes," Shigaraki said as he held a picture of Bakugo. "Because they too are bound by society's rules."
"You know what's funny?" Boom said. "I think Magneto once said the same thing. Despite our overwhelming numbers in the population these days, are we truly accepted? Having to hide our abilities to make everyone seem equal, instead of letting the strong dominate."
"Do you imagine Magneto coming out of retirement?" Kurogiri asked.
"Can't say for sure, but if he did, it'd sure give us an advantage," Boom said.
"Master always spoke highly of Magneto, called him one of the brightest minds in the philosophies of quirk society," Shigaraki said. "Not to mention his incredible power, now that is what I call a max level player."
Back at the camp on the cliffside, Izuku stood in place, trying to catch his breath while Rina checked up on Kota.
"No injuries?" Rina asked, carefully looking over. "You're not hurt at all?"
"I'm fine," Kota insisted. "I'm not hurt."
"How are you feeling right now? Scared? Anxious?" Rina asked, checking over him a little more. "Think you'll be fine?"
"I'm fine, really," Kota insisted. This boy was a bit surprised at how doting Rina was, given her aggressive nature. Just earlier she threatened harm on him, now she's making sure he's unharmed. He couldn't tell if it was a hero thing, or a girl thing.
"It's alright if you're scared, you were almost killed," Rina said, rubbing his head. "Nothing wrong with being afraid, we all get scared sometimes."
"...Even you?" Kota asked.
"Of course, I was scared that Deku would die, I was scared that you could die," Rina said. "I was even afraid that I could die, but that just motivates me to fight harder. Even pro heroes get scared, my dad would say you'd have to be stupid to not feat death."
"If heroes are scared to die, then why are they out there fighting?" Kota asked.
"Someone has to, it's called bravery," Rina said. "Being brave means not letting fear stop you. Deku didn't let his fear stop him, I didn't, and I know you won't let it stop you."
"Hey..." Izuku said, getting their attention. "Sorry to interrupt, what you were saying was really cool, but we should be going. Rina maybe you can take Kota back, there's something I need to take care of."
"The only thing you should be taking care of is those injuries, you look pretty messed up," Rina said.
"I underestimated this guy," Izuku explained, confusing Rina and Kota. "If these other villains are that strong, then we're all at risk out here. Plus, they seem to be after some of the students, I gotta let Mr. Aizawa, Gambit and The Pussycats know that's why they're here."
"So what are you planning to do? I mean I hope you're not about to go fight more," Rina said.
"I have to, I'm not down yet. If I can move, I can save people," Izuku said.
"It's not worth your health though," Rina said. "I know you're worried, but your life is just as important, let me get you back to camp and-"
"No!" Izuku said. "I'm sorry but this is something I have to do."
Rina couldn't believe this; despite the injuries he was still willing to fight. She respects his determination. "Mayday did say you were stubborn as hell to wanting to become a hero, guess she was right. You want to do what you need to do, that's fine, but I'm staying by your side."
"I can't ask you to do that," Izuku said.
"You're not, I'm doing it by choice," Rina said. "Heroes stick together, my dad wouldn't ditch someone in need, neither would my mom or big sis Laura, consider me your back-up."
To Izuku, it couldn't hurt to have a bit of assistance, plus Rina is strong, probably one of the strongest in Class B given how far she advanced in the Sports Festival. "Alright, I'll count on you then."
"Good choice," Rina said, then turned to Muscular. "What about that guy though?"
"We'll leave him here, with my attack it should have knocked him out, even if it was weaker than I wanted it to be," Izuku said.
"If that was weak, then I'd almost hate to see what it would look like if you reached your intended power," Rina said.
"I just want Kota to be safe, he might be able to help. The forest is burning, my friends, our friends might be trapped by the flames. Kota's water quirk can put those out," Izuku said.
"Me?" Kota asked.
"Yeah," Izuku replied, kneeling to the boy. "We need you."
Rina rubbed the boy's head, "You can be a hero too Kota, just like your parents."
Kota was speechless at the moment, but he nodded in agreement, willing and ready to help.
"Alright, both of you get on my back," Izuku said.
"Hey I don't need to be carried, I got my father's genes and he's pretty fast," Rina said. "One of his most overlooked traits. Same with my mom, people forget she was once called 'Hurricane Fluttershy'."
"Wow that's really cool actually, plus it'd be great if you could run. Kota, on my back please," Izuku ordered. Without any further objections, Kota had climbed on Izuku as he got ready to take off. "Hold on tight, this could be rough!" Izuku leapt off with Rina right beside him.
A few minutes earlier, Aizawa had an encounter with Dabi, the villain attempting to burn him. Fortunately, Aizawa was fast enough to dodge and landed on the edge of the nearby roof.
"Nice moves, not surprised since you are a pro hero," Dabi said, readying his fire again.
"Not so fast!" Aizawa erased his quirk and pulled him in with a kick to the head, knocking him ot the floor. Aizawa pinned Dabi down, "Alright what's your goal here? And where are your friends?"
"You expect me to tell you?" Dabi asked, Aizawa breaking his right arm for that comment.
"Be logical before I break your legs, personally I don't want to have to carry you to jail but it's your choice, be reasonable or get hurt," Aizawa said.
"Heh, I can see why you're compared to Batman," Dabi taunted as another explosion went off. "No matter, you're just wasting your time."
"What was that!?" Aizawa asked.
"Mr. Aizawa!" Tenya called, arriving with Oujiro, Kirishima and Koda.
"Stay back!" Aizawa warned.
"He's good, I won't be able to go on like this," Dabi struggled to stand. "That's a good performance, fitting of a UA teacher." Dabi started to suspiciously melt. "Tell me, are you worried for your students? I wonder if you'll be able to save them in the end?"
"What in the world?" Aizawa wondered.
"Did he just melt?" Kirishima asked. "What's going on!?"
Aizawa rushed past them, "Everyone get inside, I'll be right back!"
"Isn't there anything we can do?" Kirishima asked.
"For now, it's best we obey Mr. Aizawa before anyone gets hurt," Tenya said, then got shaken by a rumble, same with his team.
"It might be too late for that," came a voice. The four students came face to face with yet another villain.
"Is that a rhinoceros?" Oujiro asked.
"So, you are the UA students, I have heard much of you," the villain deviously smirked. "I hope you're a fun challenge."
"Wait I know that guy, he's one of Spider-Man's enemies, Rhino!" Kirishima said.
"Another one!?" Oujiro asked. "These guys must really hate Spider-Man if they followed him all the way to Japan!"
"What now? Do we fight?" Kirishima asked.
"Be smart now, if you try to fight me, it will surely end in your demise," Rhino said. "I am not here for any of you, I am looking for a girl, Spider-Man's daughter, is she here?"
"You think we'd tell you?" Kirishima asked. "She's our classmate, we're not putting her in danger like that!"
"Perhaps you need more convincing," Rhino warned, stepping forward. "Be smart, you can get out of this in one piece, or I can impale you with my horn, it's your choice."
Meanwhile the villain Twice is attempting to adjust his quirk that he used prior to help his teammate, "Damn Dabi! You just got your ass handed to you by a magic scarf!"
"How weak," Dabi said.
"How dare you! It's not polite to say, phrase it as the pro being too strong," Twice said. "Always mind your self-esteem even in this perilous mission."
"Just make another clone so we can keep those pros occupied," Dabi said.
"Another small fry coming right up!" Twice said. "Leave it to me!"
Meanwhile Izuku is still running through the forest with Kota on his back, Rina running by his side, feeling a bit worried for the boy.
"Hey, do you want me to carry Kota?" Rina asked.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me," Izuku insisted.
"But..." Rina noticed someone nearby. "Is that your Home Room teacher."
"You're right!" Izuku realized. "Mr. Aizawa!"
"Midoriya?" Aizawa turned to see Izuku, along with Kota and Rina. He couldn't help but notice Izuku's injuries, however.
"I'm so glad you're here," Izuku said. "I want to tell you about the villains, but we don't have much time."
"Midoriya," Aizawa interrupted.
"And I have to find Mandalay and tell her about Kota and something else I learned!" Izuku continued, paying little mind to his teacher.
"Hold on now!" Aizawa again said, trying to reach the boy.
"Would you be able to keep Kota safe?" Izuku asked.
Aizawa grew a bit frustrated by Izuku's constant talking, "He's having an adrenaline rush."
"I'm going to head off!" Izuku said, about to leave.
"Wait up!" Aizawa ordered, Izuku stopping in his tracks. "You're badly hurt, did you go too far again!?"
"We went against some really tough bastard, Deku didn't have a choice," Rina said. "Don't worry, we laid him out."
"That's not a good thing," Aizawa said. "None of you are authorized to fight villains without licenses."
"Huh? You can't be serious, some guy was going to kill Kota, what were we gonna sit back and watch?" Rina asked. "My dad wouldn't sit back; you don't need permission to do the right thing."
"First Spider-Man's influence, now Wolverine's, that era of hero work really went down the toilet as far as rules go," Aizawa shook his head. "Regardless of how your father would have handled it, rules are still rules."
"Come on teach!" Rina argued.
"I am not your teacher, but given the circumstances, I'll let this slide," Aizawa said. "Midoriya, when you find Mandalay, give her a message from me."
Meanwhile Tiger is still engaged in his battle against Magne, the buff hero going in hard.
"Hey no fair you cheater," Magne said. "Let me get my weapon first!"
Tiger continued to attack, despite Magne's dodges, "He's too quick! How can anyone be capable of predicting my style!?"
Scorpion continued trying to sting Applejack, the farmer girl constantly moving but barely dodging his stings. "So you come all the way from New York, and instead of taking in the sights of Japan, you want to team with a bunch of thugs and cause trouble!?"
"It's what I do best!" Scorpion said. "Plus it's good to knock you so-called heroes down a peg, ain't that right Spinner!"
"That's right Scorpion!" Spinner agreed as he attacked Mandalay with his sword, "You are not real heroes!" He constantly swung at her. "You brought this on yourself!"
"Wow you're persistent," Mandalay said, dodging each strike.
"As are you," Spinner said. "But now you must die!"
"I won't let you!" Applejack used her lasso to wrap around Spinner's sword, trying to pull it apart.
"Applejack, watch out!" Mandalay warned. Too late, she had been stung by Scorpion, the girl screaming out in pain.
"Good gravy!" Applejack shouted, holding her throbbing arm.
"No!" Mandalay went to attack Scorpion, but he fired some acid at her, the hero dodging out of the way, and nearly being open to Spinner.
"Die!" Spinner barely missed, but Mandalay was still focused on her farmer friend. "Tiger! Applejack's hurt!"
"It's too late! She's dead!" Scorpion shouted, ready to attack again.
"SMASH!" Izuku came in and punched Scorpion hard, knocking the villain to the ground. Izuku seemed to recognize who he just took down. "That looks like one of Spider-Man's old villains, is he with The League!?"
"Whoa! Nice one!" Applejack said, still holding her arm.
"Thanks Applejack," Izuku said, then noticed her arm. "Wait, are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, it's nothing," Applejack insisted. "Wait, is that Kota?"
"Yeah, it is," Izuku turned to Mandalay. "Kota's safe! I found him!"
"And I helped!" Rina pointed out, running into view. "The kid is with Mr. Aizawa."
"I'm so glad!" Mandalay said, then noticed Izuku's injuries. "What happened to your arm!?"
"Don't worry about me, Mr. Aizawa had a message!" Izuku said. "He has given everyone in Class A and Class B permission to engage in combat with the villains!"
"Not that they should need it," Rina sassed.
Mandalay nodded in agreement, "Everyone in Class A and Class B, by permission of Eraser Head, you are allowed to engage in combat! Use your training to fight these villains!" Deactivating her quirk, Mandalay couldn't help but worry about Aizawa's orders, "I hope you know what you're doing Eraser."
Aizawa was seen running with Kota in his arms, remembering what he was told not too long ago, "It sounds like our students are the targets of this attack, they do need to protect themselves and each other. If they get in trouble, I'll just take the blame for them, but they have to fight." Aizawa felt a twinge of regret. "Damn, forgot to tell Midoriya to come back when he finished relaying the message, knowing him he'll try to help, he's too driven by his own emotions to realize he's hurt. Once this all ends, he's going to collapse from his injury."
"Hey mister?" Kota said, getting Aizawa's attention. "Is that boy going to be ok?" The little boy started feeling regret, remembering his original encounter with Izuku. "I sort of punched him before, yet he got beat up trying to protect me. That girl helped too, she's a lot nicer than I thought she was." Kota began to tear up, "I never even got a chance to thank them, please tell me I'll get the chance too."
"Don't worry, I can't speak for the girl, she isn't one of my students, as for the boy, well the reason he took those injuries is because he has no intention of dying," Aizawa explained. "Still, he acted without my permission, and I will have to scold him later for it."
"You really mean that? That they'll both be safe?" Kota asked.
"You'll get your chance to thank them later, just make sure that when you thank them, you speak from the heart," Aizawa said.
Back with Izuku, the boy was still panting, looking very inured but still ready to fight. Rina stood right by him, far as she's concerned, she still had to keep an eye on him, partially out of Loyalty since they just fought together, after being assigned as partners, albeit for different reasons, but also since Mayday would worry otherwise.
"Deku, you should get back to camp," Rina said. "Let me take these creeps on."
"Not without one more message!" Izuku said, making a run for it. "The villains are after Kacchan! You have to let him know!"
"Kacchan?" Mandalay asked. "Who's that?"
"You're open!" Spinner went to attack Mandalay but Applejack had lassoed him.
"You ain't going nowhere Lizard boy!" Applejack pulled at the villain, trying to knock him over.
Mange seemed a bit surprised by the information that Izuku had given, "That Rumble in the ground earlier, there was a fight wasn't there? Whoever fought this brat must have told him. Wait, was it Muscular who told him? Is this kid stronger!?"
"Rina! Get back to camp with Izuku!" Applejack called, this distraction allowing Spinner to break free by pulling Applejack over and escaping the lasso.
Magne broke free, engaging after Izuku, "Guess I'm gonna have to stop him myself."
"Big Sis Mag! Don't!" Spinner shouted, tossing a knife at his comrade as Izuku managed to escape.
"What the hell Spinner!?" Magne shouted in annoyance. "He's on the priority kill list!"
"Say what!?" Applejack asked in confusion. "Why is that boy a priority too?"
"Keep in mind that only Shigaraki wants him dead," Spinner reminded.
"No duh! He's our boss!" Magne pointed out.
"But that boy is worthy of being a true hero, he was even saved by Stain himself," Spinner said. "So if Stain deems him worthy then-"
Suddenly Mandalay took Spinner down with a surprise kick while Tiger punched out Magne.
"Finally, got a solid hit in!" Mandalay said. "Now about that, hey young girl!"
"Sorry, gotta check on Deku!" Rina said, already far away. "Let that Bakugo kid know he's in danger!"
"Hey wait!" Mandalay called, but Rina had already left. "Dammit, these kids don't listen much, still..."
Scorpion tried standing up, "Hey, I'm not do-"
Applejack rushed over and stomped on his head, knocking him down again, "Put a sock in it!" She turned to Mandalay, "Probably should let that Kacchan boy know he's being chased after!"
"Right..." Mandalay used her quirk to send the message. "We've discovered one of the villains' targets! Theyre after a boy named Kacchan!"
"Bakugo?" Sero asked from the remedial room.
"What could they want with him?" Tenya asked, possibly about to engage in his own fight.
"Kacchan, please avoid combat! Stick to a group!" Mandalay said.
"No! Bakugo!" Kirishima wanted to go look for his friend, turning his back on Rhino.
"Big mistake!" Rhino charged at Kirishima, but Tenya had rushed in for a kick.
"Reciprocal Burst!" The attack barely phased Rhino, the veteran villain grabbing Tenya's leg and tossing him, though fortunately Oujiro was quick to catch his classmate.
"This guy's gonna be tough," Oujiro commented.
"Bunch of weaklings you all are, I have no need for any of you, just point me to the daughter of Spider-Man!" Rhino demanded.
"Not a chance!" Kirishima shouted, hardening his body. "If you want answers so bad, you're gonna have to go through me!"
"Kirishima! What are you doing!?" Tenya asked. "This man is a very dangerous villain!"
"I know who he is, I know this guy is one of Spider-Man's most frequent enemies, I heard he might be even stronger," Kirishima said.
"I am stronger than Spider-Man," Rhino boasted, stepping forward. "Do you still wish to step up against me?"
"Of course, I'm a hero in training," Kirishima said. "Spider-Man has the guts to fight the strongest enemies, so I need to do it too! Bring it on you over-sized zoo animal!"
"Big mistake!" Rhino charged at Kiishima again, the boy blocking as he took a blow that knocked him further into the forest, Rhino charging after him.
"We gotta help him!" Tenya said.
"Right, though I don't know how we can hope to defeat one of Spider-Man's enemies," Oujiro said. "Too bad Midoriya's not here, we could use his superhero knowledge, bet he memorized all of Spider-Man's fights against his villains."
"We'll plan as we go, hurry you two!" Tenya urged, running into the forest as both Oujiro and Koda followed him.
Meanwhile Bakugo was rushing at the villain, "Gonna beat you into a pulp!"
"Katsuki wait! It's too dangerous!" Mayday warned. "You heard Mandalay, they're after you! Do you really want to endanger yourself!?"
"I'll be fine!" Bakugo said. Suddenly a bunch of sharp metallic objects came at him. Fortunately Mayday was quick to pull him out the way.
"I told you to be careful!" Mayday scolded. "You're gonna get yourself killed!"
"Surprised you care so much," Bakugo said in an almost taunting way. "I thought you hated me, I'm surprised you haven't tried to ditch me like you wanted to during the Practical Exams."
"Huh?" Mayday did remember that she told Izuku many times she wanted to leave Bakugo behind. How ironic that she is now in a position she could do just that, though she knows there would be consequences if she did. "Well, this is different, I can't allow you to die!"
"Are you really worried about me? Or are you more worried about what Deku would say?" Bakugo asked, avoiding another oncoming metallic spike. "Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if this was this damn nerd's idea."
"Must work...must do my job!" Came the villain's voice.
"Even if it was, at least he cares enough to keep an eye out for you!" Suddenly more metallic objects came, causing Mayday to dodge quickly. The villain had leapt away, infuriating the girl. "Dammit, Katsuki take this boy while I go after that creep!"
"No way! You get that kid out of here!" Bakugo said, readying his explosion.
"Katsuki your quirk isn't good for this terrain! Your explosion might start a fire!" Mayday said.
"I'm aware of that! I know how my damn quirk works!" Bakugo said.
"Then why aren't you being cooperative!?" Mayday asked. "Keep in mind we're surrounded by poison gas too, we gotta be smart about-" The two heard screaming, both looking up to see that Vulture was flying off with Flurry Heart. "Oh no! Flurry!"
Shoto was pursuing on an ice bridge with Gambit right behind him, the more experienced hero taking note of the new situation. "What's happening here!?"
"I could ask the same!" Mayday said, looking up. "Is that one of my dad's villains!?"
"I got you Flurry!" Shoto shouted, leaping in with fire and trying to blast Vulture out of the sky.
"Careful now, you wouldn't want this girl to get hurt," Vulture taunted, hovering in the air.
"Put me down this instant!" Flurry demanded.
"Soon dear," Vulture taunted, then turned to the side. "Moonfish, how goes your work?"
"Target found, must apprehend," Moonfish said. "Must do my job!"
"Mayday! Katsuki!" Flurry called.
"Mayday?" Vulture looked down. "Ah if it isn't Spider-"
"Your guard's down!" Shoto leapt in again, trying to grab Flurry, but Vulture tossed her up and took the moment to kick Shoto to the ground. Fortunately Remy quick to rush in and break the fall.
"Nice try!" Vulture said, catching Flurry mid-air. He turned to his fellow villain, "Let us hurry Moonfish. Let us complete our work."
"Complete job...must finish job...!" Moonfish snarled.
"What's with that guy? He's so creepy!" Flurry said.
"Don't you worry, if you play nice, you won't have to worry about his wrath," Vulture reassured.
"Flurry!" Mayday shouted, getting her cousin's attention.
"Oh right, Spider-Man's daughter," Vulture said, then turned to his ally. "Moonfish, if you can apprehend her as well, that would be helpful. I have a personal grudge to settle."
"Your problem...I have work..." Moonfish said. "Shigaraki wants Bakugo..."
"Shigaraki?" Flurry remembered the sinister villain, the memory causing a chill trembling down her spine. "Vulture, what are you planning with Katsuki!"
"I'd like to know myself!" Shoto shouted, gliding in once again. "I won't say it again, return her to me!"
"Moonfish!" Vulture ordered, flying up as the villain sent his teeth to knock Shoto back. Remy rushed in and tossed his cards up at Vulture, the villain quickly dodging.
"So close..." Vulture taunted.
"Hey you old bastard! Put my cousin down!" Mayday demanded, getting ready to use her webbing.
"Easy Mayday! If you make the wrong move, Flurry's gonna fall!" Shoto warned.
"Fall...maybe that can work," Mayday said. "Try to knock Vulture off balance, he can drop Flurry and I can make a web hammock for her!"
"Are you nuts!? That's too risky!" Shoto said, then found himself blocking Moonfish's attack.
"I'll tear open your flesh!" Moonfish shouted, going for another attack with his teeth.
"The hell's with this guy, is he crazy!? "Mayday asked, creeped out by the new villain.
"He's a very complicated man," Vulture said. "Moonfish, these fools are getting in the way of your work, destroy them."
Moonfish lunged again, this time Remy rushed in with his cards and sent some explosions to knock the demented villain back. "Something tells me this guy is a few screws short of an engine."
Flurry continued to struggle, trying to break free of Vulture's grasp, "Look you, I'm really going to make you regret trying to kidnap me, if you don't let me go I'll show you hurt like nothing you've seen before!"
"Quiet!" Vulture shouted, squeezing hard on her shoulders, causing her to yelp in pain.
"That's it!" Mayday shouted.
"Mayday don't do anything-" Shoto tried warning, but Mayday leapt up to attack.
"Let her go before I kill you!" Mayday lunged up ready to strike, but left herself open to an attack from Moonfish, knocking her to the ground.
"Skin too tough..." Moonfish lamented. "No blood...not yet..."
"She's gonna require a bit more than that, but I think you have it under-AH!" Vulture screamed in pain when Flurry grabbed his ankles, using her magic to cause him discomfort.
"I warned you!" Flurry shouted. "I'm gonna make this hurt!"
"Brat! Die for all I care!" Vulture flung the girl off, causing her to fall toward a tree.
"Flurry!" Mayday was about to go rescue her when suddenly, Shoto jumped in and caught her in his arms.
"I got you," Shoto said, using his ice to slide to the ground. "You're not hurt, are you?"
"I'm fine," Flurry said, then realized that Shoto was holding her in his arms, her face turning red.
Shoto noticed her blush, looking confused at first until he remembered he was carrying her. He quickly placed her down, feeling a bit awkward himself, "That's good."
"Oh good, you're safe," Mayday said. "Wait, why did you need to be caught though? You can fly."
"Oh right," Flurry said. "Heat of the moment, I guess."
"Try not to forget what you're capable of, it can save your life," Remy warned.
"Mentor her another time!" Bakugo shouted. "We still got villains!"
"Well now that they don't have a hostage," Mayday got into stance. "I'm more than ready to lay into them!"
"Let's hurry, I'm worried about our other classmates," Shoto said.
"Not just them, but the kids from the other class need help too," Remy said, readying his staff. "Let's hurry and take these two down!"
"Fools, none of you will be getting out of this alive!" Vulture warned.
Not too far away, Tetsutetsu and Kendo had an encounter with the villain who released the poison out gas into the forest area, the one known as Mustard. Things were rough considering the gas was strong, and he was armed, but neither kid backed down, both were really giving it their all here.
"You're so pathetic!" Kendo shouted, using her giant hands to fan away the mist. "The fact that you need a weapon shows you're not strong enough to be a threat without your gas!"
"How dare you!" Mustard aimed his gun, ready to take Kendo out when he remembered. "Wait, that other kid! I forgot that he-"
Tetsutetsu came in and punched Mustard hard enough to completely knock him out, destroying his helmet in the process and dissipating the poison.
"The gas, it's disappearing," Kendo observed.
"Of course, by breaking his helmet, he had no choice but to cancel his quirk," Tetsutetsu said, falling to his knees in exhaustion. "Stupid villain, ruining our summer camp. You'll have hell to pay for that."
"Let's tie him up and keep moving," Kendo said. "I'm worried about the others, they could be in danger."
"Hopefully it's not too bad, I mean we got two UA Teachers here, along with The Pussycats, a member of the X-Men and some Apple Farmer who's supposed to be really tough," Tetsutetsu said. "But of course, it'd be bad to leave it all up to them, and I wouldn't mind knocking out a few other bad guys."
"Let's rendezvous with our friends, with any luck well run into Franklin, the two of us can coordinate a plan," Kendo said.
"Oh right, he's like your right-hand guy," Tetsutetsu said. "Swell kid, hope he's doing alright."
"That's what I want to make sure of too," Kendo said. "Come on, let's hurry."
Elsewhere Izuku and Rina are both still running through the forest, trying to find any sign of their friends.
"Where could this damn Bakugo kid be?" Rina asked, looking around.
"He and Mayday went second in the Test of Courage, they might still be around here if they haven't gone back to camp yet, they might be around here," Izuku said.
"If he's with Mayday then he should be fine, she's the strongest kid in school, aside from probably Frankie," Rina said.
"Huh? You mean Franklin Richards? How is he-" Suddenly Izuku and Rina had been pulled out of the way of an attack.
"You two alright?" came the voice of Mezo Shouji. "Sorry for being so sudden."
"Huh?" Rina looked down. "Oh, I remember you from the Sports Festival, you carried two kids on your back."
"Yes, and you're Rina Howlett, Wolverine's daughter," Shouji said. "It's a pleasure to meet you, I have great respect for your father."
"He'd appreciate that," Rina said.
"Shouji, what's wrong?" Izuku asked, taking note of the boy. "Wait, you're injured."
"As are you, but I know you're not the type to worry about your own injuries first," Shouji said. "We got attacked by villains. I tried to cover us both, but the attack triggered Tokoyami's quirk, and he desperately didn't want to use it."
"Tokoyami? Isn't that the guy I fought at The Sports Festival?" Rina asked.
"Yeah, but why would he...oh no..." Izuku remembered what he was told at the Sports Festival.
"Deku, what's wrong?" Rina asked.
"His quirk gets hard to control in the dark!" Izuku said. "Which means..."
"Yes, we'll have to get through Dark Shadow first," Shouji said, the three facing off with Tokoyami and his now massively large shadow, the boy unable to control it.
"Stay back!" Tokoyami desperately warned. "If you get too close, you'll die!"
"...Oh shit..." Rina commented.