The villain attack continued, all the kids of Class 1-A and 1-B attempting to subdue any villain they came across. Though for a select few, the danger laid beyond just another villain.
Tokoyami was struggling, trying to maintain his power over Dark Shadow, however that proved to be difficult for the bird boy.
"What caused this!?" Rina asked. "Is his power always this out of control?"
"Only at night but...he was training this past week to control it; how did he lose it so badly?" Izuku asked.
"It started after we got attacked by villains," Shouji explained. "While on alert, one of the villains attacked and separated us, I lost my arm in the process."
"Wait really?" Izuku asked, looking to the wound on Shouji's arm. "Oh no."
"Don't worry, it'll grow back," Shoui reassured. "My quirk allows for me to make duplicates upon duplicates."
"Still it must hurt, my dad told me about the time he had to reattach himself after the Hulk tore him in half," Rina said. "Even if he was fine, you don't forget that trauma."
"Rina, I don't think you're making this any better," Izuku scolded.
"Right, sorry," Rina said, trying to get back on topic. "So did Tokoyami lose control while trying to fight the villain who attacked you?"
"More or less," Shouji said. "Seeing me injured fueled him with rage, and thus he lost control of his quirk."
"That's terrible, I knew he struggled in the dark but this is a whole different level of what I expected," Izuku said, amazed by the raw power of Dark Shadow.
"It's probably fueled by regret, he tried to hold it back but to no avail," Shouji said, stepping back and accidentally breaking a stick.
This alerted Dark Shadow and it nearly attacked the three, though Tokoyami showed enough restraint to keep that from happening. "Just forget about me! Find the others!" He continued to struggle, trying to regain full control over the shadowy beast. "Enough Dark Shadow! End this now!"
"Since his quirk is weak to light, we'll need some type of fire," Izuku suggested. "If only Todoroki were here."
"I could use my blades," Rina checked her psionic claws. "Might be too small though, I don't even think my Fatal Claw would work either."
"Midoriya, Howlett," Shouji began. "Bad as our circumstances are, I can't leave Tokoymai behind. You, Midoriya, dragged your broken body to find Bakugo, I can help you finish that goal. I'll distract Dark Shadow while you and Howlett find our targeted classmate."
"It's too risky to leave you here alone," Rina said. "I'd stay with you but I'm worried about Deku going by himself and-"
Suddenly Dark Shadow attacked again, nearly getting the three. Rina and Shouji leapt out of harm's way with Izuku in tow.
"I know the risk, but that's part of what makes a hero!" Shouji said. "All heroes need to take the necessary risks. Now, you can help me save Tokoyami, or find Bakugo. Whatever answer you choose, I need to know that answer now."
"If anything, I can go alone to find Bakugo if you're that worried about him Deku," Rina suggested.
"No, I have an idea," Izuku said.
Meanwhile Moonfish continued his attack, trying to hit all the nearby heroes with his teeth, which Shoto bloked with his ice. Vulture tried flying in from behind, but Bakugo kept him at bay with his explosions.
"This guy's a real pain in the ass!" Bakugo said. "That's it I'm blasting everyone!"
"Did you forget what I said about the fire though!?" Mayday asked.
"She's right, if you cause a fire we're going to have another problem," Shoto said. "Find another way."
"Just use your stupid ice to put out the fires!" Bakugo said.
"I may not be able to see the fire if you cause a massive explosion!" Shoto said. "It's too risky!"
"That and it's going to give us a distraction that we really don't need right now," Flurry said, trying to blast a circling Vulture out of the sky.
"Remy, maybe you should hold back on your cards too," Mayday suggested.
"Good call," Remy said, twirling his staff. "I got other ways to take out these fools."
Before a fight could break out, Izuku's voice was heard by the group, "I see ice up ahead!"
"Izuku!?" Mayday's eyes widened in a glimmer of hope. "Thank God he's alright!"
"But we got bigger problems!" Remy pointed out, seeing Dark Shadow crawling over.
"What in the world!?" Vulture commented. "What is that beast!"
"That's not one of yours!?" Remy asked.
"Not unless the upper management changed plans!" Vulture said.
"Bakugo! Todoroki!" Came Shouji's voice. "We need light! Fast!"
Dark Shadow attacked again, nearly knocking over Moonfish, Vulture quickly flying by his side to aid his comrade.
"Yo! If you guys got light, feel free to use it!" Came Rina's voice. "You too Flurry! You can make things bright! You're a crystal Princess after all!"
"I recognize Shouji and Midoriya, that other girl, is that Rina Howlett?" Shoto wondered.
"It is, I recognize that aggressive voice anywhere," Mayday said. "But that giant shadow, that almost looks like Fumikage!"
"I think it is!" Flurry said, marveling in fear at the monster. "But...how did he end up like this!?"
"Doesn't matter, let's put a stop to it!" Shoto said.
"Don't," Bakugo said. "This could work in our favor."
"Uh, how?" Mayday asked, and got her answer from Bakugo pointing to Moonfish.
"No, they're mine! They're mine to tear apart! Mine to pierce through their flesh!" Moonfish shouted. "DON'T STEAL FROM ME!"
"Moonfish! Pull back!" Vulture warned as he flew off. "That thing is out of control!"
"SHUT UP!" Moonfish shouted as he attacked Dark Shadow. "MY KILL! MINE TO SLICE OPEN!"
Dark Shadow then grabbed Moonfish, crushing the villain and breaking all his metal teeth, "Insignificant bug! You are meaningless to me!"
"Huh, using a monster to take down a whackjob, good call," Mayday said, happy to deal with whom she deems a second-rate Carnage.
"Of course," Bakugo said. "Todoroki, Princess, let's go what we gotta do."
Dark Shadow tossed Moonfish against a tree and turned his attention to Vulture, "Now you!"
"I don't think so!" Vulture flew in, dodging the attacks and aiming for Tokoyami. "That boy is the center of this shadow, if I can get to him then"
Dark Shadow had managed to land a punch to Vulture, knocking him across the air and landing far off from the group.
"Not enough, it's not enough!" Dark Shadow shouted, ready to attack again, but before he could do more damage, Shoto, Flurry and Bakugo used their quirks to create a bright enough light to simmer Dark Shadow down.
Tokoyami was finally back to normal, Remy quickly rushing to check on him, "You alright kid?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, mostly," Tokoyami said.
"Huh, looks like I'm a terrible match against you, guess you lucked out during the Sports Festival," Bakugo commented.
"Time and and place kid," Remy scolded.
"Thank you for saving me," Tokoyami said. He noticed Flurry offering her hand.
"That's what friends are for," Flurry said, helping the boy up. "Not easy to struggle with darkness, most would let it take over them, like what happened to King Sombra. Like you, he struggled with the darkness and the shadows, but at least you yourself never lost control of who you were inside."
"I'm sorry, but that's not true," Tokoyami said. "My anger consumed me, and I let my quirk take over. I know it was part of your plan Midoriya, and you did make the right call by telling me to not fight it too much, but I should not have allowed that to happen in the first place. Rather I should have been able to completely control it, I took a huge risk and it nearly got everyone killed."
"But Fumikage..." Flurry tried reassuring.
"I appreciate your attempts at consolation Princess, but that doesn't change the fact that I lost control, I even hurt Shouji, and I could have hurt so many others. My powers could very well spell destruction to those around me!" Tokoyami said, almost in tears. "What if I end up just like King Sombra? A slave to my own darkness."
Flurry placed her hand on his shoulder, attempting to calm him "The fact that you feel remorse says you won't be anything like King Sombra. Because he would not have cared about who he hurt or what he destroyed, just like the villains attacking us didn't care."
"Plus, it all worked out," Shouji reassured. "I bear no grudge for what happened, I know if the roles were reversed, you'd say the same to me."
Tokoyami felt some relief, grateful to have such understanding friends. "Thank you again."
"Uh, any reason we're talking about some old, irrelevant king?" Bakugo said. "We still have a bigger problem at hand."
"That reminds me, did everyone hear Mandalay before? The villains are after Kacchan," Izuku explained.
"Yeah I remember, but what for though?" Mayday asked. "Do they wanna kill him?"
"Why would they want to?" Flurry asked. "Katsuki, did you tick anyone off?"
"How the hell would I know?" Bakugo asked.
"Let's just get this boy back to camp, we'll figure out the details later," Remy said. "Plus I wanna check up on Applejack and the others soon, I'm kind of worried."
"Last I saw your wife, she, Mandalay and Tiger were fighting the villains at the clearing," Izuku said.
"Our boy Deku here knocked Scorpion the hell out," Rina said.
"Scorpion? As in another one of my dad's enemies?" Mayday asked. "That means there could be more of them out there."
"First The Brotherhood, now Spider-Man's enemies," Remy said. "I can only imagine who else is crossing the Pacific to get here."
"My point though is that I don't know if the villains got detained, if we go there they'll just notice Kacchan and pursue us," Izuku said.
"So we cut straight through the forest to camp where our pal Katsuki here can be safe," Rina said.
"What of the other potential danger?" Tokoyami asked. "There might be more villains."
"Shouji can use his search ability to seek out any danger," Izuku said. "Even if a villain shows up, we have Todoroki, Mayday, Rina, Flurry and Gambit as our muscle as well."
"We are a formidable group, bet we can be like a mini-Avengers," Mayday said.
"Hey I can survive by myself!" Bakugo shouted.
"More like you'll get yourself killed," Rina said, enraging Bakugo further.
"I don't need your damn protection!" Bakugo shouted. Truthfully he was getting on everyone's nerves, it sounded like he was trying too hard to sound tough, not sure if out of bravery or stupidity.
"Keep your voice down kid!" Remy ordered. "We're getting you to safety, whether you wanna do it the easy way or the hard way is up to you."
"That a challenge old man!?" Bakugo shouted.
"Bakugo, we're on your side remember?" Shoto said. "At least try to respect that Gambit is a Pro Hero and deserves to be spoken to with respect."
"I didn't ask for your input Icy Hot!" Bakugo shouted.
"I'm not arguing this, just get walking Bakugo," Shoto said as the group started moving.
"Hey don't give me orders!" Bakugo warned as he followed.
"Mayday, can you keep an eye on Kacchan?" Izuku said. "Stay close to his side."
"Ew, do I really have to do that?" Mayday asked.
"You're the only one who can physically restrain him if he causes trouble, please, I know you don't like Kacchan but it's the right thing to do," Izuku said.
"Hey are you talking about me like I'm not here!?" Bakugo angrily shouted.
"Mayday, do this for me," Izuku said.
Mayday groaned in annoyance, this was not something she wanted to endure, but unfortunately she can't resist her crush's plea, "Dammit Izuku, alright fine, I'll watch over Grenade Boy."
Bakugo grumbled in annoyance, "Freaking pain in my ass, like I need a bunch of damn bodyguards."
Mayday groaned in annoyance, "Ungrateful douchebag, be happy we don't just ditch you." To think not too long ago, Mayday was in a battle exercise involving this very possibility, talk about foreshadowing. Even Bakugo seemed aware, having brought this up himself. It's like fate is testing her resolve. "I can't let him get captured though, Izuku wouldn't forgive me if I didn't give it my best to keep him safe, I'll put in some effort at least, shouldn't be too hard."
"I have no idea how his teachers put up with his crap, too bad UA don't got teachers like Ororo or Hank to keep them kids in line," Remy felt. "Hell send in Logan to teach this kid some manners, if I find Aizawa, alive at least, I gotta be up front about his teaching methods if this boy is going around like he's all that."
"All I care about is getting everyone to safety," Izuku felt. "If we work together, it's very much possible to achieve. I believe in us."
Elsewhere Ochako and Tsuyu were facing off against Toga, the gravity girl having an injury on her arm from Toga having just cut her with her knife.
"Don't mind me girls, I'm here here to grab some blood and move on," Toga said, pulling out a strange device stuck to a machine. "It won't take long."
Just as she lunged in, Tsuyu quickly grabbed Ochako and flung her up, "You gotta get back to camp! Remember we were told to use quirks to protect ourselves, not to fight! At least I think that's what Mr. Aizawa meant!"
"Come with me then!" Ochako encouraged.
Just as Tsuyu was about to follow, Toga rushed in again, cutting Tsuyu's tongue, causing her to quickly retract.
"Tsu huh?" Toga said, turning to face the frog girl. "That's such an adorable name! I wanna call you that too!"
"No way! Only my friends can call me Tsu!" the girl replied, just as Toga tossed the end of the sucking device at her, pinning her hair against a tree.
"In that case, that makes me your friend too!" Toga said, making her way over, affectionately eyeing Tsuyu. "We're gonna be such good friends you and I, oh..." Toga glanced at Tsuyu's mouth. "Aw, you're bleeding, but it makes you look so adorable. I can tell we're gonna be close."
"Get away from her!" Ochako shouted, about to attack when suddenly.
"Tsu!" Coming from the bushes was Franklin Richards, the boy quickly tackling Toga to the ground.
"Franklin!?" Tsuuy shouted in surprise.
"Aggressive aren't ya!?" Toga shouted as Franklin tried keeping her pinned down. "Silly boy, don't you know it's rude to come on so strong to a lady!?"
"I got her pinned!" Franklin said, turning to Ochako. "Get Tsu and leave! Quickly before-"
Toga broke free and used her knife to cut Franklin across the face, knocking the boy back. "I should be annoyed but I guess some boys can't help it, they see a pretty lady and they want one," Toga said as she stood up. "Wouldn't you agree girls?"
Franklin looked ready to fight again, glaring right at Toga. But something about her put him at unease, the fire in the background did not help much either. She looked so demonic; it startled the boy greatly.
Franklin's hesitation nearly left him open for Toga to attack, but at that moment Ochako rushed in to kick the knife away from her hands. She then grabbed Toga's shoulders and jumped up and around, coming down with a kick to her back to knock her forward and quickly rushed over to pin her down. "Got you!"
"Whoa! That was a really amazing move Ochako!" Tsuyu said, the excitement in her voice snapping Franklin out of his daze.
"I'll say, you know some pretty cool moves," Franklin said.
"Spider-Man taught me during my internship," Ochako said. " He couldn't teach me everything in one week but he taught me enough to keep people safe."
"Oh right, you're the girl Uncle Peter took in," Franklin said. "Mayday and Flurry told me one of their classmates trained with him. That means you were at Hosu fighting that creep who attacks heroes."
"Silly boy, Stain isn't a creep, he's dreamy," Toga said.
"Dreamy? Him?" Franklin said, remembering the pictures he saw of Stain. "A face like that nearly gave me nightmares, at least Doctor Doom has the decency to wear a mask to hide his scars."
"You can't just take looks into account, silly boy," Toga said. "Sometimes it's the person's actions that send your heart a flutter. He likes blood, and so do I. Having a crush is incredible, it makes you feel all warm inside. In fact, I sense the same thing from you Ochako. I can tell you have a crush on someone."
"H-huh!?" Ochako did her best not to react, though she didn't know if she should feel embarrassed or creeped out.
"You want to be like that someone, don't you?" Toga asked. "Aw, we're two lovesick girls, or perhaps three." She focused her attention to Tsuyu. "Is there someone you like Tsu?"
"I told you not to call me that!" Tsuyu demanded, the frog girl getting uncharacteristically angry
"It starts when you want to dress like that person, but when that's not enough, you try to act like them, to fully become them, when that happens, there's no turning back," Toga happily explained. "You're in way too deep by that point, an endless void of desires."
"What is with this girl?" Ochako wondered.
"Keep her pinned, I'm gonna get Tsu free so the three of us can get to safety," Franklin said, turning to the frog girl.
"I just love seeing the sight of people all cut up and bloody, it really brings out their natural charm and good looks," Toga said, this really starting to bother the three students. "Isn't this fun Ochako, talking about our crushes?" Suddenly she injected something into Ochako's leg.
"Ow!" Ochako shouted.
"Hey what happened!?" Franklin went to help but the moment he got in close, Toga had whipped out a second needle and got Franklin in the ribs, the boy wincing in pain, hoping that didn't puncture and organ
"Sucky time, you're next Tsu," Toga said.
"Uraraka!" Came Shouji's voice. It wasn't long before that group started to appear, Rina being on the first to notice as well.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing to Frankie!?" Rina shouted, ready to attack.
Toga quickly breaking free and leaving with her blood samples. "Sorry, don't feel like being killed tonight," Toga then noticed Izuku on Shouji's back, feeling all flustered.. "Oooh, cute one."
"Hey you bitch! Get your ass back here!" Rina commented as Toga ran off.
"Wait! Don't attack, she might have a dangerous quirk!" Tsuyu warned as Franklin freed her from the tree.
"It doesn't matter what she has, I bet Mayday and I can take her," Rina said.
"Girls listen to Tsu, it's too dangerous," Remy said. "Plus remember, none of you are licensed, you can fight but you can't pursue. Stupid ain't it, shows the flaw in our society. But I'd rather follow that rule and keep you safe than risk anyone else getting hurt." He looked in her direction. "I should go after her myself, however leaving you kids alone is a bad idea, especially since these villains want Katsuki."
Izuku couldn't help but take one part away from what Remy said, "The flaw in our society?"
"Who is she anyway?" Shouji said.
"We're not sure, aside from the fact that she's obviously one of the villains. A crazy one at that!" Tsuyu said.
"That's an understatement, I wouldn't be surprised if she was some secret love child of Harley Quinn and The Joker," Franklin commented.
"Frankie, you're hurt!" Flurry said, going to check on his eye. "Did that girl do this?"
"Looks like Ochako got hurt too," Mayday said. "Still, how'd you let that happen Franklin!? You can read minds."
"I'm not going anywhere near that girl's mind," Franklin said. "Like Tsu said, she's crazy!"
"I'm fine, I can still move," Ochako said. "But what happened to Deku? He looks bad."
"Fought off a villain, like a boss," Rina said.
"We'll talk more later, we shouldn't stand around here," Shoto said. "We're taking Bakugo to safety and can use your help."
"Wait, if you're protecting Bakugo, then where is he?" Tsuyu asked.
"He's right behind us," Izuku said, turning to where Bakugo was, only to find that he wasn't anywhere to be seen. "Mayday! Where's Kacchan!?"
"Huh?" Mayday turned around and saw that Bakugo was gone, confusing her a bit. "Huh, what's weird, where'd he go?"
"Mayday! I told you to keep an eye on him!" Izuku shouted.
"Hey in my defense, he was right beside me a second ago," Mayday said, hoping that would be enough. She was genuinely confused and a bit worried, but her lack of care in her voice was not helping her cause. "And Izuku's gonna flip out now, isn't he?"
"Dammit! Where'd he go!" Izuku said, looking around. "Kacchan!"
"Did you enjoy my little trick?" came a voice. Everyone looked around until they spotted a man in a tree, holding a marble. "I captured the lad in question with my magic, a talent like his would be wasted if he were to become a hero. He deserves a grander stage."
"Magic!? You're a magician?" Flurry asked.
"In a way, yes," the man said. "Maybe it's not as flashy as say your mother Princess Cadance, but it's at least a step above other magicians."
"I get the feeling you're just some discount Mysterio, I don't suppose he's here too," Mayday said.
"No I'm afraid the boss couldn't get in touch with him, not that it matters," the man tossed the marble up and caught it again, just to further taunt them. "You may call me, Mr. Compress."
"Hey you! Give him friend back to us!" Izuku shouted.
"I'm sorry, I had no idea you owned this boy," Compress taunted. "Here I thought he was his own person, then again that's the life of a pro nowadays, they always belong to someone."
"Alright that's it, you wanna see magic mon ami!?" Remy pulled out some cards, charging them up. "Here's a classic one, Pick a Card!"
Remy threw them at the tree Compress was standing on, the villain quickly leaping away, "I'm not one for amateurish tricks." Compress landed on another tree, "Besides you needn't worry, I just want to show this boy there is more to hero life, everyone's role in life must relate to their core values. Princess Flurry Heart, as an Equestrian surely you believe in that concept, one must follow their natural talent to their fullest potential."
"That does not include becoming a villain!" Flurry said. "In no way is that someone's ideal path!"
"Oh, so you think this boy can become a hero then?" Compress asked.
"Well..." Flurry honestly didn't think Bakugo could be a hero, she always thought he had a dark side to him.
"Flurry!" Izuku scolded. "Have faith in Kacchan! Just like you showed that same faith to...wait, where's Tokoyami!?"
"Huh!?" Remy looked around and saw that Tokoyami was gone. "Where'd he go!?"
"If you're looking for your friend," Compress said, showing a second marble. "He's right here."
"He just took two of our strongest classmates without a sound, how is that possible!?" Shoto wondered, then turned to the villain. "I wouldn't be monologuing if I were you, that's always the precedent to a villain's defeat!"
"Sorry it's a bad habit of mine to ramble, I was once an entertainer," Compress said. "Honestly taking that Tokoyami boy was improve on my part. After all, after what he did to our dear friend Moonfish, as well as driving off a veteran villain like The Vulture, he seemed to have tons of potential, one that would be wasted as a hero."
"You bastard! Give them back!" Izuku said.
"Uraraka, hold this guy!" Shoto said as he passed the boy he was carrying to Ochako. He sent massive ice block at Compress, to no avail as the villain escaped.
"Apologies, I'm not one for combat," Compress said, then spoke to a radio. "Vanguard action squad, target acquired, our little show is coming to a close. Meet me at the retrieval point for the final bow."
"No! They're gonna take them!" Flurry shouted.
Remy angrily gritted his teeth, "No way I'm losing two kids under my watch! I'll get them back!"
"Not alone!" Izuku said. "Gambit, I know there are rules but-"
"You know what, screw the rules," Remy said. "You kids want to save your friends right? You want to be heroes!?"
"Yes! Yes we do!" Izuku said.
"Then time to do this the proper way, let's go get them boys back!" Remy said.
"We're right behind you!" Shoto said, the entire group running off, with only Mayday hesitating a moment.
"I feel bad for Fumikage but is it really worth trying to get Bakugo back?" Mayday thought it over, deciding between just going back to camp and trying to rescue a kid she doesn't care about. "Still, Izuku's heading into danger, I don't know if I should just leave him on his own."
Elsewhere Dabi was walking through the forest with the villain Twice, the latter praising the efforts of a job well done. "Man, our boy compress really pulled it off, I always knew he was awesome." He then shifted his tone, "He certainly took his time, I was getting bored waiting."
"Don't be a pain in the neck, the job's done, let's regroup," Dabi said.
"You're the pain!" Twice said. "Please forgive me."
"Man, this place was supposed to be hard to find thanks to the fire and poisonous gas, but now the gas is gone, things never go to plan," Dabi said.
"For real," Twice said.
Nearby Aoyama was hiding behind a bush with an unconscious Jiro and Toru, fearing for his safety as he remembered an order from Momo.
"Aoyama, I have to help protect the Class B, you take these two back to camp, where they're be safe."
"If the gas is gone, that means someone defeated one of the villains," Aoyama peeked his head out. "Should I fight too?" At that moment he noticed Dabi looking in his direction, "Did he see me!?" He hid again as Dabi approached the bush, Aoyama again fearing for his safety.
"Hey by the way, shouldn't we call that Nomu back?" Twice asked. "Apparently he responds only to your voice, which sounds vital."
"You're the one who wanted him loose," Dabi said. "Of course Shigaraki designed the monster specifically for me, it probably killed someone by now."
Elsewhere the Nomu in question was chasing after Class B's Yosetsu Awase as he tried carrying Momo to safety, the girl having taken a bad bump to the head.
"What the crap is this thing!?" Awase shouted, running from the monster as it pursued the two, saws and drills emanating from its body. "Yaoyorozu are you even still alive!? If you don't wake up, we won't get away!"
"I'm sorry..." Momo said, too injured to move. "I'm alive but..."
The monster got in close, about to attack with its blades, "Too late! I'm sorry Yaoyorozu!" He tried shielding her but fortunately the monster stopped in its tracks. It retracted all its weapons and started walking off, no explanation given.
"Wait, that's it, we're safe?" Awase asked, genuinely confused.
"Did the villains accomplish their mission? Did they take Bakugo?" Momo looked to the Nomu as she created something in her hand. "Awase, use your quirk and attach this to that monster. Quickly."
"Uh, alright," Awase said, making his way to the Nomu. "I hope whatever you have planned works." He then used his quirk to stick the device to the monster. "Wow that was scary, let's get the hell out of here."
"Right," Momo said, retreating with the boy.
Back at the clearing, Magne was bounded by Tiger, the hero using his stretchy body to keep the villain restrained, "Dammit Spinner! I blame you for this!"
"Be quiet, it's your own fault for following the path of villainy!" Tiger said.
"Hear that villain?" Mandalay said as she pinned Spinner down. "This is it how it ends! With your defeat!"
"Fool! Stain's message will always live on! His words will constantly endure!" Spinner shouted. "I will purge you degenerate heroes and that boy with glasses to avenge his name!"
"Can someone shut that guy up!" Applejack said, having tied Scorpion up with her lasso. "Land Sakes does he love to talk, one of the most annoying habits of...of..."
Suddenly the farmer girl felt lightheaded, to the concern of Mandalay, "Applejack?" Just then she collapsed, Mandalay rushing to her side. "Applejack!"
"Must have been the poison from Scorpion's tail!" Tiger said in worry.
"Isn't that a shame?" Came another voice. Suddenly Kurogiri had materialized nearby, "Let's move you all to a much more fitting place."
Elsewhere Compress was still leaping across the treetops as the students continued to pursue him, though this proved much more difficult than they expected.
"This guy is too quick," Shoto said. "We gotta hurry before he escapes."
"Too bad Iida's not here, he could catch him," Ochako said.
"Even if we caught up, we'd have to worry about this quirk," Remy said. "Don't want to end up concealed in that little orb of his."
"Parker! Try webbing him down!" Shoji said. Upon no answer, he looked to the side and saw that Mayday wasn't around. "Wait, where's Parker!?"
"Did she get captured too!?" Tsuyu asked.
"He's far away though, can his quirk reach that far?" Rina asked.
"Hard to say, we don't know how it works," Shoto said.
"I have an idea!" Izuku said, getting everyone's attention. "Uraraka, you have to make some of us float, and Asui, launch us as far as you can toward him! Shouji can hold me, Todoroki and Rina to control our trajectory through the air. Gamibt, think you'd be able to keep Uraraka and Asui safe while we do this?"
"Keeping ladies safe is one of my many specialties," Remy said. "You sure you want to do this though? You are hurt."
"I'm fine, now while we're in the air Uraraka, when the timing looks right, release us," Izuku said.
"What about me and Frankie?" Flurry asked.
"I'd include you but too many kids might make out trajectory a bit difficult, just stay back for now," Izuku said.
"Well thought out Deku, like a good strategist," Rina said. "Cyclops would be proud."
"Hold on, I'm kind of with Gambit here, you're too hurt to do this!" Uraraka said.
"I agree as well, you're in too much pain, it's too risky," Shoto said.
"I don't feel any pain right now!" Izuku said. "Now hurry!"
Remy felt a bit conflicted with his decision. "He's one stubborn kid, weird, technically I shouldn't allow this, even if I'm the one who motivated them to putting rules aside and doing the right thing. Somehow though, I kind of trust his gut instinct, and I think he can pull this off." "Just be careful out there Izuku."
"Hold on!" Ochako said, tearing of her outer shirt and using that along with some sticks to make a couple of splint casts for Izuku.
"Good thinking Ochako," Remy said. "Rina, Shoto, Mezo, make sure you keep an eye on that boy."
"I'll be fine, I wouldn't do this if I thought I'd be a liability to their safety," Izuku said.
"Smart boy," Remy praised.
As Ochako helped wrap up Izuku's arms, Tsuyu had wrapped her tongue around the four students as Ochako activated her quirk.
"Alright, make sure you have a good grip!" Tsuyu said as she launched the four students towards Compress.
"Please, be careful Deku," Ochako said.
"I'll be fine, I promise," Izuku said, offering a reassuring smile. Not as big as All Might's, but as much as he can muster.
Meanwhile back at the evac point, Toga was standing around, happily confused, "Lame, I think I'm the only one here."
"Hey nutjob, you got the blood right?" Dabi asked.
"Yes, from two students," Toga said.
"Two? The minimum was three!" Twice said. "You're one short of your goal!"
"Hey I thought those brats were gonna kill me, I made due with what I had," Toga said.
"Fine, but it's strange," Twice said, getting into his serious voice mode. "You're looking a bit too happy, when you should be ashamed."
"I should, but I made some new friends!" Toga said. "Plus I found this cute boy I'm interested in."
"Is it me?" Twice asked. "No thanks babe, I love you too!"
"You're both too loud, be quiet," Dabi said, then looked up into the sky to see Compress falling with the four students having been slammed into his back.
"Whoa now, I know these kids!" Twice said. "Who are they!?"
Not too far off, Vulture was still seen flying around, trying to locate his rivals, "We've already suffered a setback, but it sounds like Compress managed to acquire the target at least. I'll just make sure those other fools make it back to the evac point, if they haven't been captured." He noticed a path of destruction among some trees, almost recognizing it instantly. "Well now, seems like Rhino's been quite busy."
Meanwhile a group of heroes had finally arrived at their destination, one that ended up being nothing more than a wild goose chase.
Peter, though arriving at the address he was given by Aizawa, saw that there was nothing there, nothing at all. He had been deceived, and he was not happy.
"So, Mr. Gloomy didn't trust me huh?" Peter said, angrily clenching his fists. "Just who does he think he is, lying to me about my child's location!"
"He seriously gave you a bogus address?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Ugh, if my kid gets into UA and Aizawa is his teacher, I'm pulling him out without question."
"I don't even know if our kid should be in UA," Johnny said. "This is stupid, why can't I know where my nephew's going!?"
"It's probably not even legal to keep this from us!" Rainbow Dash said.
"That just ticks me off even more," Johnny said.
"If we find this camp, I'm going to bash some heads, be it the villains or the UA staff," Videl said. "I can't believe they did something this shady!"
"Johnny, Rainbow Dash, Videl. I know the three of you are unhappy, I am too, but we really need to focus," Twilight said.
"Well where are the kids suppose to be anyway?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Gohan turned east of his position, "I knew I sensed something over there! Dammit, I should have said something sooner."
"Did you pick something up Gohan?" Peter asked.
"Yeah, I thought for a second that I sensed the energy of Izuku Midoriya," Gohan said.
"Izuku!?" Peter said in worry, hoping the boy was alright. "Gohan, do you think you can lead the way?"
"You got it!" Gohan said, flying off with most of the team.
"Logan, try to get their scent if you can!" Peter ordered.
"Sure thing Parker," Logan said, running in the direction of the fight.
"We're coming for you Rina!" Fluttershy said. "You and all of your friends!"
"Hang in there kids!" Peter hopefully urged. He had some students to save, especially his daughter and niece. There was absolutely nothing that would stop him from completing that goal.