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"All Might speaking."
"Characters speaking."
"Rosalina speaking to Mario or his friends or reading the story."
"Characters thoughts."
Chapter 5: Battle at the USJ
In a waiting room
All Might was sitting on a couch, now in his skinny form, cursing his stupidity. He had used up all his buff time, stopping petty crimes on his way to U.A.. Nezu was sitting across from him, but his actions were concerning. Normally, the small mouse principal would be giving him a lecture on the fine points of being a teacher, but Nezu was unusually quiet.
"Is there something wrong Nezu?"
"Yes, I received a concerning text from Aizawa twenty minutes ago to send help if he did not send a follow-up text by this time."
"Send help? Is something wrong?"
All Might thought. Suddenly, Nezu's phone began to ring. He looked, hoping it was Aizawa, but it was Vlad instead.
"Hello?"
"Nezu, I can't reach Aizawa or Thirteen and the USJ appears to have been cut off from the rest of the school. We have reason to believe that everyone there is in danger. I am gathering teachers right now to go and assist, but it is taking some time. Can you see if any others can get to the USJ faster?"
"Oh dear, I'll see who I can find. Please hurry Vlad."
Nezu hung up the phone and turned to All Might.
"All Might, we believe the students at the USJ are in danger. Vlad and Midnight are already gathering teachers to go and assist, but it will be a while before we can reach the USJ. I know you have already reached your limit, but you are the fastest and strongest among us. I need you to go and-"
Nezu didn't even finish as All Might had buffed up and dashed out the door.
"If the USJ has been cut off then this is a coordinated attack. But why? What reason would they have to attack the USJ? To capture some of the students? To harm the students!? No, as the symbol of peace and justice, I WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN!"
All Might thought as he rushed towards the USJ.
The USJ
We return to Class 1-A, who are stunned by the appearance of villains at the USJ. Thinking of the safety of his students, Aizawa prepares for battle.
"Thirteen! Get the kids out of here! I'll hold them off."
Aizawa put on his goggles and was about to leap at the villains.
"Sir, you can't!"
Midoriya shouted.
"You specialize in surprise attacks and one on one battles. Your quirk isn't suited for long drawn out battles against multiple opponents."
"Thanks for the concern, but you don't become a pro by being a one-trick pony."
"Aizawa."
Mario said getting his attention.
"The bird guy, watch out for him. Just by looking at him, I can tell he's physically strong, and it's not because of his quirk. So if you face him, don't expect your eyes to stop him."
"Right, thanks for the tip, Mario. Now go!"
Aizawa ordered as he jumped down to face the villains. Mario wanted to join him, but he had to remember. He wasn't Super Mario anymore, he was Mario Mario, a U.A. student who wasn't ready yet. Fighting the urge to join Aizawa, Mario went with the rest of the students toward the exit.
Back with Aizawa, he was holding his own against the villains. Taking on dozens at a time without breaking a sweat. Tomura Shigaraki, the leader of the villains, just watched with an unimpressed expression.
"The most annoying thing about pros is when they live up to all the hype. Kurogiri, go stop those kids from escaping."
"Very well Tomura. What will you do?"
"Watch for my opening."
Tomura responded, carefully watching Aizawa as he fought off the fodder. Kurogiri nodded and flew towards the entrance. As the class was about to reach the doors, Kurogiri appeared in front of them.
"Hello, and good day children. Tell me, would any of you know where All Might is? The information we acquired said he would be teaching this class."
"So then it was you who let the press in yesterday."
Mario said.
"Yes, young hero. We have prepared extensively for this moment. And isn't it fitting that this hallowed hall of justice would be where the symbol of peace draws his final breath?"
"You think you can beat All Might? Don't make me laugh!"
"We're taking you down!"
Bakugo and Kirishima yelled as they charged Kurogiri.
"Wait you two!"
Thirteen yelled in concern. It was too late though as Bakugo and Kirishima's attacks appeared to hit Kurogiri.
"What powerful students, you truly do live up to your school's reputation. How about I spread you out to meet my compatriots?"
Kurogiri said as he reformed and generated more mist. The mist soon covered all of the students and cries of shock could be heard. When the mist cleared, half of the class was gone.
"No, our friends, where did they go?"
Iida asked in concern.
"Where I said I would send them. Scattered throughout the facility with my comrades. Tell me, young hero, how long do you think they will last?"
"You villain!"
Iida shouted as he, Thirteen, and the other students prepared to face off against Kurogiri.
Mario found himself falling from a portal into the mountain zone. Once he regained his bearings, he transformed into his raccoon form and slowed his descent. When he landed, he looked around to see if any of his classmates fell with him. Suddenly, he moved to avoid a claw swipe from a nearby villain. Mario found himself surrounded by enemies.
"Wow, what a lame costume kid. Couldn't you have come up with a better one?"
The lizard man who attacked him said.
"It's a shame you have to die in such a ridiculous outfit."
His comrade added with a smirk. Mario just stood silently as he began to glow red.
"What's the matter? Too scared to, Gah!"
The villain was cut off when he was struck by a fireball.
"What the?"
"Let's-a go."
Mario said as he began to fight off the villains. They tried to hit Mario with their quirks but Mario either avoided or blocked every attack sent his way. He kept switching between his fire form and his strength form, taking out villains with fireballs, punches, and kicks. Finally, after all the villains were down, Mario was able to catch his breath. That's when he heard a commotion from nearby. Mario looked over the cliff to see Jiro, Yaoyorozu, and Kaminari defending themselves from a group of villains.
"What the heck Kaminari? Use your quirk already!"
Jiro said while fending off a man with spike arms.
"I can't, you're too close. Do you want me to shock you too?"
Kaminari asked, suddenly a thug in a tank top tried to grab him but was blown away by a fireball.
"That power, Mario!"
Yaoyorozu shouted as she and the others looked up. Mario was above them and threw two large fireballs at the villains. The villains scattered to avoid getting burnt. While falling, Mario transformed into his strength form and stomped on one villain. Mario kept the momentum going and was jumping from villain to villain. Taking them out with ease. After it was done, Mario spun rapidly to produce some winds to blow out the remaining flames.
"You guys alright?"
Mario asked.
"Yeah, thanks for the save."
Kaminari said while shooting Mario a thumbs up.
"Yes, you took them all out quite easily, Mario. Thank goodness you were nearby."
As the three were praising Mario, something began to rise from the ground. Mario heard this and looked to see a villain trying to grab Kaminari.
"Look out!"
Mario yelled as he pushed Kaminari out of the way. The villain grabbed Mario by the throat.
"Not too smart kid."
The villain said with confidence.
"Now you three, don't move a muscle or else-"
The villain was interrupted by Mario twisting his wrist and pinning him to the floor.
"That wasn't too smart villain."
Mario said as he held the villain's hands together. The villain tried to use his electric powers to escape, but couldn't reach Mario to do any damage. Mario then held a fireball to the villain's face.
"Don't try anything, or else you'll end up in the burn ward for months."
Mario threatened, the villain complied and stopped using his quirk.
"Now talk. How did you plan to kill All Might? An army of weaklings like you wouldn't be able to touch him. So, there has to be something else."
The villain stayed quiet while shooting a defiant glare at Mario. Mario just moved the fireball closer.
"Hey! Keep that away from me!"
The villain pleaded. Mario ignored him and kept moving the fireball closer.
"Okay okay! I'll talk! Just stop!"
"Start talking then."
"Okay! It's the bird guy. He's our secret weapon. The rest of us were just backup and meant to target the kids and the other teachers."
"I see."
Mario knew there was something up with that birdman. If he's meant to kill All Might then Aizawa is going to need some help.
"Yaoyorozu, can you make some restraints for these villains?"
"Of course, just give me a minute Mario."
Yaoyorozu began to make ropes, cuffs, and some insulated arm restraints for the villain Mario had restrained. After the three tied everyone up, Mario turned to the group.
"Okay, now that that's taken care of, grab on. I'll fly us down."
Mario transformed into his raccoon form. The three held on as Mario began to hover and descend the mountain zone. Back with Aizawa, he was taking out villains left and right. Meanwhile, Tomura Shigaraki, the leader of the villains, watched patiently for his chance. Suddenly he rushed towards Aizawa. Aizawa saw this and threw an elbow at Shigaraki. But Shigaraki had caught it and began to show a sadistic grin.
"You know, Erasure Head, you really shouldn't push yourself too hard. You might just fall apart."
Aizawa saw his elbow begin to decay rapidly. Thinking fast, he activated his quirk and pushed Shigaraki away. While the decay stopped, his arm was rendered useless now.
"You know Erasure Head, it was hard to get a read on you with all your jumping around. But I finally found your tell, it's your hair. When it's standing up that means your quirk is active and you use your goggles to keep people guessing on who you're using your quirk on. Very impressive, but still, your quirk isn't meant for long drawn-out fights against large groups. You must be reaching your limits right about now. Oh, and I'm not the final boss by the way."
Shigaraki said while pointing behind Aizawa. With his survival instincts kicking in, Aizawa jumped to get away from the person behind him. But the birdman grabbed onto Aizawa's other arm, crushing it. With a yell of pain, Aizawa activated his quirk on the birdman, but it appears Mario was right. He was still strong without a quirk. Thinking fast Aizawa kicked the birdman's exposed brain, causing him to let go. Aizawa backed up, putting some distance between himself and the villains.
"Most impressive Erasure Head. You managed to avoid lethal damage from Nomu, but now what?"
Shigaraki had a point, Aizawa had no arms and was facing two enemies. One with a quirk that could destroy him with a touch, and another who his eyes didn't work against. This was a bad situation for him. Nomu was about to charge in when Mario decked across the face. While they were in shock, Mario blasted the villains with a fireball. Nomu reacted quickly and shielded Shigaraki from the flames.
"Mario! What are you doing here?"
"The mist villain stopped us from escaping, sir. He used his power to spread the class around the USJ."
"What? Wasn't Thirteen there to stop him?"
"She was about to, but Bakugo and Kirishima got in the way."
"I see, I'll have to scold them later. Mario, leave and go back with the rest of the students. I'll hold them off."
"Forgive my language and rudeness, but how the hell are you going to do that? You have no arms and your quirk doesn't work on this Nomu thing."
"I'll find a way."
"I'm sorry sir, but I'm not leaving you to die."
"Aww, such caring students Erasure Head. Maybe it'll hurt that much more when Nomu rips him apart in front of you. Nomu, kill."
With Shigaraki's order, Nomu charged Mario. Mario transformed into his strength form and began to trade blows with Nomu. They appeared to be evenly matched at first, but Mario was quickly losing ground. Aizawa watched, frustrated that he couldn't do anything to help. But he began to notice something about Nomu.
"That's odd, no matter how tough he is that Nomu thing should still be damaged by Mario's punches."
Aizawa said to himself as he noticed that no matter how much power Mario put into his punches, Nomu was unharmed.
"Could that be his quirk?"
Back at the entrance. The rest of the students were facing off against Kurogiri.
"Iida, you need to escape and get help."
Thirteen ordered the young hero.
"What? You can't expect me to abandon you all."
"Iida, they are doing everything they can to make sure we don't leave. That makes me believe that this is the only part of the school that is being attacked. If you get outside they won't be able to follow you. You're the fastest here, so be a hero and go and get help."
"Surely you are not so foolish as to discuss your strategy in front of me!"
Kurogiri shouted as he generated a large amount of mist.
"It won't matter once I'm through with you. Black Hole!"
One of the fingers on Thirteen's glove opened up and began to suck in Kurogiri.
"Ah, Black Hole, a powerful quirk indeed. But you specialize in rescue operations and lack combat awareness."
Kurogiri opened up a portal in front of him and one behind Thirteen. The children gasped at what was about to happen and Thirteen braced herself for the pain. But it never came.
"Don't worry, I got your back."
Peach was blocking the attack with the Shadow Queen.
"Peach! What are you doing?"
"What a hero would do Thirteen. Now if you would turn off your quirk please."
Thirteen closed her finger and the attack had stopped. Peach fell to her knees as it had taken a toll on her and the Shadow Queen, who was now much smaller than before.
"Insolent child, I will show you the depths of darkness and despair."
"Darkness?"
Peach responded to Kurogiri. Something changed in her, something that was felt by everyone present. The air was heavier and there was a feeling of dread. Peach's fur began to change from pink to dark purple, her eyes turning red, and the Shadow Queen grew larger and darker.
"I'll show you darkness."
The Shadow Queen grew to giant proportions and attacked Kurogiri. He tried to defend himself with his portals, but they were destroyed by the Shadow Queen's hands.
"What!?"
"You little insect. Do you believe you know darkness? I am the Shadow Queen! The dark is my domain, and you are merely a peasant who spouts words about a force he does not understand."
The Shadow Queen then caught Kurogiri in her hands.
"Clever little bug."
The Shadow Queen opened them to reveal he teleported away. Suddenly, she thrust her hand to the left and caught Kurogiri coming out of a portal.
"I told you, the dark is my domain. Your "quirk" is merely an extension of it. I know where you'll be no matter what."
The Shadow Queen began to crush Kurogiri. Then she slammed him into the ground over and over again. Finally, she brought his beaten and battered body to her eye.
"Pathetic worm, BEGONE!"
The Shadow Queen yelled as she threw Kurogiri away. Everyone was stunned by what they just saw. Left in awe and terror of the Shadow Queen's power.
"Iida."
The Shadow Queen said getting his attention.
"Shouldn't you be running now?"
"Right!"
"Here, let me get the doors."
The Shadow Queen pushed open the doors. But as Iida was about to run outside, something came flying in and attacked the Shadow Queen.
"Villain! I will not let you harm our students."
All Might said as he clashed with the Shadow Queen.
"All Might!"
The students shouted.
"Not to worry students, I'll finish this villain post haste."
"But All Might, that's not a villain, it's Peach and the Shadow Queen!"
Uraraka shouted.
"What!?"
All Might looked down to see that she was right. It was Peach and the Shadow Queen.
"Is this what she's like when the Shadow Queen takes over? She's so different and her strength is incredible. She's actually able to hold me back."
All Might thought. He released his grip and backed off, but the Shadow Queen looked at him with hungry eyes. She was about to attack when.
"Shadow Queen, stop!"
Peach yelled.
"But-"
"I said stop, return to me now! THAT'S AN ORDER!"
Peach yelled, she sounded as though she was in tremendous pain.
"Very well Peach."
The Shadow Queen returned to Peach's shadow. When she did a huge gust of wind came from Peach as she turned back to normal. Then, she collapsed, exhausted by the use of her quirk.
"Peach!"
Uraraka shouted as she and the others ran to her. Thirteen was already checking her pulse.
"Thirteen, is she?"
"Don't worry All Might, she's alive. Just unconscious from her battle.
"I see, thank goodness."
"Aizawa is still fighting in the center plaza and many of our students are still spread out in the facility. Please hurry and save them."
"Right!"
All Might left to join the fight. Meanwhile, Thirteen and the rest of the class left for the exit. With Thirteen carrying Peach in her arms.
Back with Mario, he was still fighting Nomu but it was not going well. Nomu was unharmed while Mario was beaten, bloody, and bruised. Mario appeared to be on his last legs, but he still stood his ground.
"I didn't expect you to last this long against Nomu. I have to admit, I'm impressed. But I'm bored now. Nomu, finish it."
Shigaraki ordered. Nomu was about to go for the finishing blow.
"Get away!"
Midoriya shouted as he launched a punch at Shigaraki. The punch generated a great force that caused a dust cloud to form. When Midoriya looked, he saw that Nomu had blocked the punch.
"Not a bad punch kid, did All Might train you? It doesn't matter, you're dust."
Shigaraki reached out to Midoriya, but Mario pushed him out of the way.
"That won't stop-"
Shigaraki didn't finish as he felt intense heat coming from Mario. Mario unleashed a powerful fireball at Shigaraki, engulfing him in flames. Shigaraki screamed in pain as Nomu pulled him into its arms. Mario unleashed a massive amount of fireballs at them. Putting everything he had left into this attack. Finally, he stopped and fell to his knees, exhausted and on the verge of unconsciousness. When the smoke cleared, Aizawa saw Nomu, charred skin, and burnt muscle all over him.
"It may have been extreme, but at least Mario left lasting dama-"
Aizawa's thoughts were interrupted as he saw a terrifying sight. Nomu's skin began to grow back, and all the damage Mario did was being undone.
"A regeneration quirk! Does that mean?"
Aizawa looked to Shigaraki, but he was still burnt and out of the fight. Aizawa breathed a small sigh of relief.
"At least he's out, but now what?"
"You damn brat!"
Shigaraki yelled in anger.
"Nomu! Finish them already!"
Nomu rushed towards Midoriya and Mario.
"Mario, get up!"
Midoriya tried to pull Mario to safety, but Mario couldn't move.
"Mario!"
Midoriya couldn't do anything but try and shield Mario from the attack. Midoriya closed his eyes and prepared for the worst, but nothing happened.
"It's all right now young Midoriya, you have no need to fear. And do you know why? Because I AM HERE!"
Midoriya opened his eyes to see All Might holding Nomu back. With one punch he pushed Nomu back to Shigaraki.
"So the final boss arrives. About damn time."
Shigaraki said to himself. All Might looked to Midoriya and Mario.
"I'm sorry young Mario, you had to put yourself in harm's way because of my absence. But it is all right now. Young Midoriya, take Mario back to the entrance. He needs medical attention immediately."
"Yes sir!"
Midoriya lifted Mario with the help of Kaminari and Asui. Together with Jiro, Yaoyorozu, and Mineta, they left towards the entrance of the USJ. Aizawa walked up to All Might.
"I'm sorry for my tardiness Aizawa."
"We'll talk about that later, first we deal with him."
Aizawa looked towards Nomu.
"I can handle it. You should go with the students."
"He has multiple quirks All Might."
"What?"
"He seems to be able to either nullify or absorb physical trauma and he can regenerate. This may be a challenge even for you."
"I see, what do you suggest then?"
"My arms are useless but my eyes still work. I'll use my quirk on him. That'll give you enough time to put him down."
"Right. Congratulations you two, you'll learn a special lesson from us today. That there is no greater fury than the fury of the just!"
All Might shouted as he charged Nomu. Aizawa used his eyes the second Nomu and All Might began to clash. With his quirks deactivated, Nomu was easily being bested by All Might.
"No, without his shock absorption and regeneration Nomu doesn't stand a chance. If only Erasure Head wasn't here. Where's Kurogiri!?"
"Tomura, we must retreat."
Kurogiri appeared beside Shigaraki's burnt body.
"What happened to you?"
"We have greatly underestimated the strength of these students. If we don't retreat now, then we'll be captured. The fight is lost Tomura."
"Damn it! Damn these kids, damn these teachers, damn All Might! I swear, I'll kill them all one day!"
Shigaraki yelled as Kurogiri pulled him into a portal. Back with the fight, All Might was about to deliver the final blow.
"It is time to go beyond, PLUS ULTRA!"
All Might yelled as he punched Nomu into the ground, burying him. When he didn't get up, Aizawa turned off his quirk.
"It appears the other one got away with the mist villain."
"It appears so Aizawa, but that is a problem for another day. For now, we need to help our students and restrain the villains. It appears our backup has arrived."
All Might said, pointing to the entrance where the other teachers have just arrived. With the main threat dealt with, the teachers spread out through the USJ, dispatching any remaining villains and saving the students of Class 1-A. As Aizawa got up the stairs he turned to Nezu.
"I'm glad to see my text reached you, sir."
"It did Aizawa, but even without that text, we would have come."
"Why?"
"It appears that Mario shares a psychic bond with his brother Luigi. Luigi was able to feel that Mario was in danger and let us know about it. Thanks to those two, we were able to mobilize our forces before things got worse."
"I see, why didn't they put in their quirk description?"
"They forgot about it. It appears to work in dire situations. Luigi explained they used it a lot back in their hometown because he was constantly being bullied. Mario would come to his rescue every time, no matter how far he was. How fortunate that Luigi was able to pay back the favor."
"Fortunate indeed."
"Now, please go see recovery girl Aizawa. We'll need you to be in top condition, you are one of our best teachers and your class still needs you."
"Right, a few of them need a good scolding for their actions today."
Aizawa said as he left with one of the other teachers. The rest stayed behind to clean up the mess the villains left behind.
And that's the end of the chapter, thank you so much for reading. Yeah, thanks to Mario and Peach, fewer injuries this time around, though Mario seems to have bared the brunt of it. Once again, thank you please feel free to leave a review, and have a nice day.
