With the confrontation with Stain over and done with, Izuku, Tenya, and Shoto were sent to Hosu General Hospital to be treated for whatever injuries they sustained, despite Twilight having used healing magic to help them out immensely. Tony, Terumi, Ghidorah, and Tempest didn't have any noticeable injuries, so they stayed at the local hotel while waiting for their friends to recover.
The following day, the friends were able to see each other again. Twilight had stayed for as long as she could by Izuku's side last night.
"How are you feeling?" Tony asked as Tenya turned his shoulder around.
"My shoulder is starting to heal. The doctors say there was no permanent damage. And my internal radiator has also started to recover."
"Still, that was insane!" Ghidorah laughed. "Who would have thought a gaggle of first-year Hero Course students would be the ones to take down the Hero Killer?"
"Considering how powerful our Quirks are and our knowledge of them, I'd say we had it handled easily," Tempest said. "Besides, Little Miss Sparkle had us backed up regardless."
"Hey..." Twilight pouted with a blush. "You guys did most of the work, I just provided support."
"Don't say that, Twilight. If it weren't for you, Stain would have been a lot harder to deal with." Tony said.
"I doubt we'll get recognition for our actions considering we're underage." Shoto lamented. "The credit will most likely go to Father, Swift Sculpt, and the other Pros at the scene."
"I wouldn't worry too much about that."
Swift Sculpt himself walked in, alongside Shining Armor, Cadence, and a large man with the head of a beagle dog.
"Hello, I'm the Hosu Chief of Police, Kenji Tsuragamae-Woof."
"Oh, Fluttershy would like him." Twilight thought.
"On behalf of the city of Hosu, I would like to express my thanks for your part in bringing down the Hero Killer. I was very impressed with how you handled it. Stain has a few bruises and minor injuries from the fight, but nothing life-threatening. Your supervisors made it clear that you had full permission to engage, including authorized usage of Quirks, and I'm glad to see that you didn't take advantage of that, aiming to secure and capture Stain rather than outright attacking him."
"A part of me wanted to do so..." Tenya admitted shamefully. "But doing that would have ruined the name I set to make of myself in my brother's honor."
Chief Tsuragamae nodded in acknowledgment. "You certainly succeeded as far as I'm concerned-Woof. And you saved Native's life as well. Of course, the official record will have to be that Swift Sculpt, Endeavor, and Spitfire were the ones who captured Stain, but given the circumstances, I see no reason why you can't be given partial credit."
"Wait, really?" Twilight asked.
Indeed, helping to capture a notorious villain, especially if it was part of training, would certainly look good on your future resumes when it comes time to apply for your provisional licenses as heroes." Chief Tsuragamae clarified.
"Well, how about that, Todoroki?" Ghidorah smirked. "Looks like we're getting recognition after all!"
"Speaking of that, did Stain give anything up during his interrogation?" Tony asked.
"A breakdown of his motives, which are understandable even if his actions in accomplishing them were horrible, and confirmation that he had nothing to do with the League of Villains." Chief Tsuragamae explained. "We will be coordinating with precincts in other districts to find the bar he was brought to, based on his description of the interior. Hopefully, we can find it and set up a sting operation to capture the ones behind those monsters who attacked last night."
Inside the League of Villains' hideout, the group was watching the news coverage of the events of Hosu.
"We may have to vacate soon," Chrysalis noted. "If they were able to interrogate the Hero Killer, then he'll tell them enough for the police to zero in on our bar."
"I noticed a news chopper flying by during the chaos. No doubt it must have seen us." Tomura said. "While I'm pissed that everyone is mostly talking about Stain, I'm at least glad that we're being acknowledged for the chaos."
"Before we leave, a few of the villains my brother suggested are coming in as well as our friends," Tirek said. "We also asked Giran to locate a few of our own choices."
"My dear hive has helped bring them here. They'll be able to join us shortly." Chrysalis smirked. Her Quirk was [Hive Queen], which allowed her to create bug-like monstrosities to fight for her as well as harness dark energy for attacking. She could also drain energy from others to empower herself.
"Sadly, one of Giran's people of interest has gone missing," Sombra noted. "The last we heard of her, she was being tracked by Vlad King."
"From what Sensei told me, the girl had a Blood-based Quirk. No doubt they sent Vlad King to handle her since his Quirk is also Blood-based." Tomura suggested. "But what really ticks me off is that we've already lost four Nomu. Clearly, the Doc is gonna be unhappy seeing all his work go to waste."
"Have some faith, my boy," Tirek said. "You are still an unknown, as are the Nomus. It won't be so for long. Now that three are in custody, the populace will start to understand what sort of terror they represent."
"Damn, Deku! Taking out the Hero Killer?!" Katsuki grinned as he saw the news of Stain's arrest.
"And Twilight too! As well as Iida, Todoroki, Ghidorah, Tony, and Tempest Shadow too!" Rainbow Dash pointed out.
"Wish I could have been there to help out." Miruko lamented while shaking her head. "Still, it was probably a good idea for a bunch of Pros who could conceivably counter Stain to gang up on him."
"Too bad Deku and the others got to him first." Katsuki chuckled. "Still, I gotta catch up fast or I'll be left in the dust."
Toshinori and Celestia were on a dinner date together when the former got a call on his phone. He paled slightly when he saw it was from Gran Torino but eventually answered with some encouragement.
"H-Hello, Sorahiko-Sensei..."
"Long time no see, you blonde bonehead! Did you hear the news?"
"I've been busy with my new teaching gig," Toshinori explained, calming down. "What happened exactly?"
"That boy you chose as your successor, Izuku Midoriya? He was practically instrumental in taking down that damned Hero Killer. Then again, he had some backup from those two kids I was helping out as well as Celestia's little star pupil."
Toshinori had almost spit out the coffee he was drinking before regaining his bearings. Celestia had overheard and her eyes widened in surprise as well.
"Is Young Midoriya unhurt?"
"He's fine. Got away with just a small cut that got tended to in a jiffy. A few of his classmates were also interning around Hosu alongside the two I was having intern under me. Officially, they were helping in a sidekick capacity to capture Stain but the real story is that they were the ones who took him on with Swift Sculpt's permission."
"That's a relief."
"But Toshi, there's another problem... It turns out the Nomu that attacked the USJ wasn't the only one."
Toshinori frowned, his grip on his phone tightening ever so slightly.
"So the League of Villains had more waiting in the wings..." Celestia frowned.
"That tears it. We didn't finish him off after all. I thought doing what Nana didn't, fighting as a team, would overwhelm him to the point where he could never harm anyone ever again." Toshinori snarled.
"It gets worse; A news chopper spotted two figures that matched the descriptions of Tomura Shigaraki and Kurogiri...and they weren't alone, they had Queen Chrysalis as one of their consorts."
"Tirek..." Celestia said lowly, her eyes narrowing. "He is HIS brother, after all. It's only fair that he's allied with her as well."
"Toshi, I know it's been a while since we last spoke, but I need you to be careful and train those kids well. The next time the League of Villains makes its move, it will be a more serious threat, with more dangerous villains under its wing. Do you intend to tell Midoriya and his friends about him?"
Toshinori nodded. "Yes...I owe the kids that much at the very least.
Three young men were sitting in a diner in the middle of the city. One looked like a humanoid reptile with wild purple hair, the second was a young boy with ash grey hair who looked to be a middle school student, and the third was a slightly older man with curly black hair.
They were relatively minor villains at the moment with little to no notoriety to their name. However, things were about to change for them very soon.
"I feel kinda bad for Stain." The reptilian young man, Shuichi Iguchi said. "He helped inspire me to make something of myself...but to see his ideologies torn down and struck with the harsh sting of reality..."
"Indeed, his notoriety got him far, but only for so long." The older man, Atsuhiro Sako, said. "Like many others, he was inspired by All-Might's heroics and went to a private hero school, but found the educational system to have a gross misunderstanding of what it meant to be a hero. He tried to revamp the system through words but found they weren't enough. So he tried turning to action, only for his actions to be dissected and proven counter-intuitive to his cause."
"Secret villain forums are talking about recruitment for the League of Villains," The youngest of the trio, who only went by Mustard, said.
"From what I've heard, they're slowly finding their own path to take as a group," Shuichi said. "It'll be good to rally under a cause, even if it means being villains."
"Well, my own great-great-grandfather was the Peerless Thief: Oji Harima." Atsuhiro chuckled. "If the League of Villains are set to change the system of how Heroes and Villains work, why not join them?"
"But if we're really gonna join them, we should probably see if we can help set some goals for them." Mustard pointed out. "After all, if we're gonna be professional villains, we need to have some standards."
"Yeah, I'd been bullied my whole life for being a Heteromorph," Shuichi said bitterly. "Perhaps we can help the League of Villains become a sanctuary for those cheated or scorned by society."
"I can agree to that. My Quirk has been deemed 'villainous' by everyone, even my own damn parents." Mustard said, clenching his fist. "If they want a villain, then they may as well get one."
"I can only wonder what my great-great-grandfather is thinking right now in Heaven..." Atsuhiro sighed. "But alas, I cannot simply live in his shadow, I must forge my own path while also honoring his memory, just like that brother of Ingenium at UA."
"Then it's settled, we seek out the League of Villains and help them find their cause," Shuichi said with determination. "I'll go by Spinner, Mustard already has his own codename, and Atsuhiro, you're...?"
Atsuhiro smirked as he put on a black balaclava before putting on a top hat and white mask before standing up and taking a bow.
"Call me Mr. Compress. Let us carry our pact with pride, gentlemen!"
This is a rather short chapter today, sorry...
-BIO TIME-
[Iro 'Rainbow Dash' Dashell]
Hero Name: The Pegasus Hero: Sonic Rainboom
Quirk: Weather Pegasus
Quirk Description: Rainbow Dash has a pair of pegasus-like wings that enable her to fly at near-supersonic speeds. She can also manipulate all the facets of the weather for various effects, such as generating lightning bolts, conjuring tornadoes, making clouds for platforms and protection, changing temperatures, and more.
[Tenya Iida]
Hero Name: The Gearshift Hero: Reciprium
Quirk: Engine
Quirk Description: Tenya has engine-like protrusions in his legs that allow him to move at extraordinary speeds. This also has the added bonus of increasing his leg strength to superhuman levels.
[Josuke Morimoto]
Hero Name: The Statuesque Hero: Swift Sculpt
Quirk: Sight Speed
Quirk Description: Swift Sculpt is able to lock onto a single person. If that person loses complete sight of him, his speed is temporarily increased a hundred-fold. He can move so fast that it almost seems like he's teleporting in the blink of an eye. A heredity mutation he gained also made his skin as strong as concrete and rebar, making his body nigh-unbreakable.
[Kuin Sanagi]
Villain Name: Queen Chrysalis
Quirk: Hive Queen
Quirk Description: Chrysalis is able to summon bug-like monstrosities of various kinds to aid her in battle. She is able to see through her monsters' eyes and communicate through them as well. She is also able to manipulate dark energy to attack and defend herself with and she can drain someone's energy from them like a parasite, adding to her strength.