As All-Might was about to give his speech, the doors swung open as the merc boss and his goons came in with guns drawn.
"In case you haven't caught on, the security system is under our full control. I know we've got a lot of heroes in here, but if you decide to make a scene..." The boss gestured to the nearby monitor, showing civilians on the street surrounded by security drones. "Then the drones will be made to think the people they have in their sights are dangerous criminals. You can consider everyone on this island my hostage. So you'd better play nice."
"How foolish of you to think you can simply come in here unannounced and start laying out such callous threats," Celestia said angrily as she stepped forward.
The boss smirked. "Oh, you must have misheard lady, when I said everyone is my hostage, I mean EVERYONE."
Holes appeared on the floor of the party, which launched digital capture strips designed to contain anyone. They immediately targeted the heroes in the room. All-Might tried to break free, but the merc boss fired into the ceiling.
"Don't move. Try and break free and my boys will turn every stupid bastard and bitch in this room into a Swiss cheese convention." All-Might growled but backed down as the boss kicked him down to the ground. "Now if you all want to live, I suggest you follow All-Might's lead and do exactly as I say."
All-Might and Celestia turned to David, who looked shocked but also determined to figure out what was going on.
"Young Midoriya and his friends were late to the party. And they have permission to use their Quirks in an emergency situation. I don't know how strong these people are, but at worst, they're likely to be gunrunners. Such villains, along with terrorists, are the only sorts of villains who would try and attack I-Island, and terrorists wouldn't bother to hide their faces."
"Awww I'm not getting any reception!" Pinkie Pie said worriedly.
"Me neither!" Kyouka said.
"No bars!" Minoru frowned.
"None of the elevators are working either." Jotaro frowned.
"Something's off about this. The security alert wasn't the right protocol for discovered explosives." Melissa said.
Twilight rubbed her chin. "For now, let's head up to the party. All-Might and Celestia are sure to be there, and we might get a better idea of the situation. Melissa, how can we get to the party without the elevators?"
"That's easy; we can take the emergency stairs over there!"
"If you all stay calm and don't do anything rash, you'll be released without issue once we get what we came here for." The boss merc warned before getting an alert on his earpiece. "What's up? Yeah, I got it. I'll be right up."
The boss then approached Sam, who began sweating nervously as he put a hand on his shoulder.
"Oy, you a researcher here?"
"Y-Yes, I am..."
"Good. Come with us."
David quickly stepped forward. "Stop! That man is my assistant. What do you plan to do with him?"
The boss looked at David. "Professor David Shield, huh? Well, guess it'll work to have you come along as well."
"And if I refuse?"
"Then somewhere on this island, you'll hear a pretty little blonde girl scream."
Celestia fumed, the heat temperature around her flaring dangerously as even All-Might looked furious. David was also angry at the threat but kept a cool enough head to smirk.
"Do you even know how many blonde women are on this island? You'll have to be more specific."
"Attaboy, Dave!" All-Might silently praised.
The boss looked caught off-guard before chuckling.
"Okay, you got me there. How about a more direct approach; I put a bullet in your assistant's brain."
David sighed. "Fine..."
Celestia frowned as she watched David and Sam be taken away. She turned her head to All-Might, who shared in her thoughts.
"This was far too planned. David is one of the few people who knows the full security system. The mercs had no way of knowing he might be here tonight... Unless someone told them and gave them information that might make him compliant."
The two heroes then noticed the glint off Izuku's smartphone from a higher level. Kyouka and Jotaro were both next to him.
"Impeccable timing, Young Midoriya, some villains have taken the tower. I suspect they're only gunrunners or some other type of black-market collectors. Either way, they're likely to be dangerous." All-Might whispered. "Right now they have control of the security systems, and they have everyone on the island held hostage. If you can, try to find a way up to where the security office is and retake control."
"Are they alright?" Twilight asked worriedly.
"They're fine for the most part," Jotaro said, putting a special listening device he got from the Support Course in his Hammerspace Satchel. "A little tied up at the moment, but they're alive."
"How could villains have even infiltrated I-Island in the first place?" Tenya wondered. "The security here is tighter than Tartarus Prison."
"The most logical explanation is that they had someone on the inside," Shoto said. "For some reason, a resident of the island gave these gunrunners clearance to enter the island legally, including all their weapons."
"Okay, acts of terrorism. Guess that's another thing heroes gotta deal with, huh?" Elleanor frowned as Tony nodded.
"We need to focus on getting All-Might, Celestia, and the other heroes free!" Minoru said.
"Yeah, and the best way to do that is to get the security system out of the villains' hands." Marco pointed out. "I can use my Iron Element to manipulate the machines but I need to be close enough to do so."
Izuku nodded. "And we also need to be careful not to fight any of the villains unless we're either confronted or we know we can take them without any issue."
"Oh dear, this is all so much pressure..." Fluttershy said worriedly before Rainbow slung a reassuring arm around her.
"Come on, Fluttershy! This is what we're training for... To be able to save people!"
"She's right, we have to do this." Kira concurred. "Whatever these villains want, we can't let them get it."
"I know where the security center is, I can guide you all there. We need to get to the top floor of the central tower, 200 floors up." Melissa said. "Chances are they disabled the authentication locks and password, which would let us restart the system without issue. If we stay off the villains' radar, we should be able to take out their hacker and get the system running."
"Pretty big fuckin' 'IF', Blondie," Katsuki grunted. "If they've planned this far ahead, then I wouldn't put it past them to have the stairs blocked off at some level, just in case someone lagged behind getting to the party."
"We do have one advantage; The villains haven't discovered us yet." Melissa pointed out. "The security system could have easily sniffed us out. The fact that it hasn't means they don't know how it works very well."
"That won't last long," Kyouka said. "Narukami and I overheard the leader taking away your dad and his assistant. Not to mention they'd be stupid to have their hacker by himself in the security room."
"True, but most of the regular gunmen will be in the dining hall," Momo said. "At worst, we'd only be dealing with a few lieutenants. Still dangerous, but not as much as facing down weapons that only Tony could conceivably survive."
"Don't forget you've got me on standby." Jotaro pointed out.
"Alright! Let's hit the security network and save the day!" Pinkie cheered as she and Ochako high-fived.
Tenya nodded. "Even if I was against this plan, trying to get to safety would be pointless. The only possibility would be to somehow reach the airport and leave the island. Reaching the security system to regain control seems far easier compared to that."
"Well, what the hell are we waiting for? Let's get moving!" Eijirou said.
Denki smirked. "Yeah, let's show those guys! We'll blitz past them and have the heroes on their asses before they can cry 'Uncle'!"
"I'll be going too," Melissa said, taking out a pouch. "It's a good thing I stashed a few Support Items with me, just in case. Besides, none of you know how to change the island's security systems."
Meanwhile, David and Sam were brought up to where Specs was still working on the security network.
"Ah, good, you brought someone. Have him unlock the vault, Swordkil. Damn thing's on a separate network from the rest of the security."
Swordkil activated his Quirk, [Blade], to turn his arm into a blade, then held it up to Dave's neck.
"You heard him. Get that vault open."
David narrowed his eyes. "And what could you possibly want from there?"
"You'll find out when you get it open. Now get to it or I direct this blade to your friend instead." Swordkil instructed.
The young heroes were taking the emergency stairs to climb up to the 200th floor. Melissa was regretting arriving in heels, unlike the other girls who wore Mary Janes. She quickly ditched them and kept running with the others.
"Heads up! Roadblock!" Elleanor called out. Everyone had reached the 80th floor, only to find a security shutter cutting off their route.
"Pinkie, stop!" Rainbow ordered, only for Pinkie to slam into the security shutter and flatten against it before peeling off, her torso in the shape of an accordion.
"No problem, let's just smash through it!" Ghidorah said as he coated his arm in spikey bone armor.
"Bad idea, friend!" Kira stopped him. "With our combined power we could certainly do it in seconds, but that would alert the security network and bring the villains right on top of us. We should only be fighting if absolutely have to."
"Melissa, is there another way past?" Rarity asked.
Minoru noticed a door. "Where does this lead?"
"The plant factory, where they study the effects of anomalies on fauna. There's probably a way to move up from there, but it's a security lock." Melissa said.
"Well, if those bastards are gonna come looking for us no matter what, I'd rather try fighting them in an open area with lots of covers," Tony said before opening the door. "Ladies first."
"Gee, what a gentleman." Kyouka playfully said.
Specs got the alert when the security door opened.
"The heck? Who could still be able to move in this situation? I could have sworn I scanned each level." He brought up the security feed and spotted the young heroes running through the halls. "Ah, shit...Wolfram, we have stragglers on the 80th floor! Looks like they're making for the emergency stairs!"
Wolfram, the merc leader let out a growling sigh. "That's what we get for not fully checking the network first...Nothing for it. Trap them on the 80th using the security barriers. I'll send Nobu and Daigo up to capture them."
As the young heroes saw the barriers closing up, Shoto quickly shoot out an ice stream to wedge the closest one open. Tenya quickly leaped through the opening at high speed and struck the door behind it.
"Everyone inside! Quickly!"
Once in the plant factory, Kyouka spotted the elevator coming up.
"Quick, hide!"
Tony's body rippled like water as he became translucent, blending into the foliage like a chameleon as everyone else did their best to hide.
"Tony's so lucky his Quirk lets him adapt to everything. The rest of us are gonna stand out in our clothes." Denki said. "And they aren't just gonna pass unless they search every inch of this place and find nothing."
Nobu and Daigo stepped off the elevator, letting Izuku and Twilight get a good look at them.
"They have military-grade body armor. These guys are professionals. Just staying here and hiding isn't gonna be an option."
"But we can't waste any time fighting them either. The longer we take, the more time these people have to get whatever they came for." Momo said.
"It's only two assholes. Six of us can easily take 'em down!" Katsuki said.
"I volunteer. I need a good fight, anyway!" Ghidorah smirked.
"Me too!" Elleanor grinned.
"Me three!" Eijirou added.
"Alright; Bakugou, Kirishima, Todoroki, Elleanor, Ghidorah, and Tony, you guys are our fighters." Sunset nodded. "The rest of us will find a way forward."
Shoto nodded and launched an ice sheet to block the two villains. Ghidorah roared and turned into a monstrous grizzly bear as he leaped from behind cover and landed in front of Nobu and Daigo.
"The hell?!"
"Nobody said anything about a frickin' horned bear!"
Nobu quickly activated his Quirk, [Displacement], spreading out his hand in a webbed pattern as a transparent orb appeared in his hand. The sounds of the orb's effect could be heard on the other side of the ice sheet.
"No, you don't!" Ghidorah growled as he lunged forward, only for Daigo to use his Quirk, [Brute], to transform into a form similar to a hairless gorilla.
"You wanna pick a fight? Then let's see how tough you are!" Daigo roared.
"You guys need to get going," Shoto said as he created an ice platform to elevate the rest of the group, minus Katsuki, Eijirou, Elleanor, and Tony, to the upper level.
"LET'S ROCK AND ROLL!" Elleanor yelled, turning her hair into a Viking helmet and her hands into a sword and an axe before springing into action.
Daigo managed to throw Ghidorah through Shoto's ice but was blown back by Katsuki's explosions. As Daigo recovered and went to counterattack, he was blocked by Eijirou's hardened body, but the blow sent him right into the wall.
Nobu launched his Quirk to attack Tony, but he suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind the thug before delivering a roundhouse kick to his side.
Meanwhile, the rest of the group was blocked by barriers along the halls.
"Oh, dear... How are we supposed to get through?" Fluttershy wondered.
"Hey, where do you think that leads?" Rainbow pointed out as everyone looked up to see a small hatch in the ceiling.
"I think it runs under the maintenance room for the sunlight system," Melissa said. "There's an emergency ladder inside there, but it can only be opened from inside the maintenance room due to the manual release."
Momo nodded. "So we'd have to enter the vent first. I'll get it open."
She created a demo charge from her body and threw it to blast open the vent.
"That'll do it! There should be another vent into the maintenance room, but they'd have to be pretty small to get through quickly." Melissa said.
"Yeah, and they'd have to be able to climb the outer wall without falling..." Starlight said before all eyes turned to Minoru, who realized the implications.
"No way! One wrong move and I'm a pancake at worst, and right in the middle of the fight below at best!"
Pinkie suddenly squished herself into a smaller size and took out a pair of plungers, smiling reassuringly at Minoru.
"Don't worry, I'll come with you!" She said in a more high-pitched voice.
Feeling better that he had someone watching his back, Minoru scaled the wall using his hairballs as Pinkie followed with her plungers. Within minutes, the emergency ladder came down.
Swordkil and Specs were getting annoyed as the kids kept bypassing the security, shutting down the cameras as they went.
"I can't keep track of them at this rate!"
"Where did these kids even come from?" Swordkil asked. "Hey, Nobu, you're letting the kids get past you!"
"Kinda busy with six of 'em down here! I don't know who they are, but they aren't just normal tourists!"
Ghidorah, having changed back to normal, spat out a glob of blood after Daigo hit him hard in the face. The blood morphed into a clamp that covered Daigo's mouth, making him struggle to pull it off as Tony wrapped him up in barbed tentacles coming out of his back before throwing him into an ice pillar created by Shoto.
"Time to clean house!" Katsuki grinned. "Ellie! Trampoline me!"
"You got it!" Elleanor said, stretching her body out into a trampoline shape as Katsuki bounced off his girlfriend before spinning around with his Quirk active.
"HOWITZER IMPACT!"
Upon impact, the massive explosion sent Daigo flying, his body badly singed but not too damaged as he slammed into a wall and passed out, his Quirk deactivating.
"Damn, you!" Nobu snarled at the defeat of his friend as he launched his Quirk out to try and dismember Katsuki.
"I don't think so!" Elleanor said, turning her legs into a single rope and wrapping it around Eijirou before swinging him around like a yo-yo. Eijirou hardened his body and made himself like a rock to slam into Nobu, sending him flying before he was trapped by Shoto's ice prison.
"That should keep 'em contained until the pros can be freed," Tony said.
"Well, guess a rock can be used for something after all..." Eijirou chuckled as he got up and dusted himself off.
"Let's call that the Pendulum of Pain!" Elleanor grinned as she and Eijirou high-fived.
Just then, numerous security drones started coming out of the woodwork.
"Guess the fun ain't over yet..." Tony grinned as his hands turned into blade-like claws, and his crocodile sharp teeth bared wildly.
"Wolfram! I managed to ID the kids in the tower! They're UA High students!" Specs called.
'So we're not just dealing with brats with a hero complex, but well-trained fledglings who know what they're doing." Wolfram frowned. "They must be trying to regain control of the security system. Be on the alert, you made sure to send security drones out to the 80th floor, right?'
"Yes, sir."
"Then raise any barriers between Floor 100 and 130!"
"Are you sure? That'll just make it easier for them."
"Just do it! We need to capture them before they screw everything up!" Wolfram barked.
"Seems like they're getting serious now..." Kira frowned as he and Tenya saw all the security drones along the walkways on the 130th floor.
"Ugh, I wish I could just fly outside and reach the topside in a flash!" Rainbow groaned in frustration.
"They've likely learned who we are now..." Starlight frowned. "Melissa, are those drones vulnerable to electricity?"
Melissa shook her head. "No, they're specially insulated from any outside electrical current. We should be able to disorient them by jamming their optical sensors though."
"Like with a smokescreen!" Momo realized.
"Or a rainstorm!" Rainbow grinned.
Tenya and Applejack both bust down the door as Momo started tossing out smoke bombs with Rainbow conjuring up foggy clouds. Izuku joined in with [Smokescreen], allowing everyone to charge in. The first wave of drones got stuck thanks to Minoru's hairballs and a bunch of roots created by Fluttershy, and the second wave quickly flew over them. Izuku threw off his jacket and rolled up his sleeve, revealing the Full Gauntlet on it.
"TEXAS SMASH!"
The sudden shockwave knocked the entire group of drones out of the way.
"That generator behind them! It holds the drones' IFF data! Scramble it and they shut down!" Melissa called out.
"Wanna tag-team this, Marco?" Denki smirked as Marco nodded.
"You bet I do!"
"ONE MILLION-VOLT CANNON!"
Combining Denki's Quirk with Marco's Lightning Element, the two launched an electrical beam that struck the generator. Instantly the drones started to shut down, allowing the team to keep moving.
"That glove is certainly a lifesaver!" Twilight smiled.
"I can't believe you chose to bring the Full Gauntlet to the party," Melissa said.
"I kinda didn't have a choice. You never told me how to take it off." Izuku admitted, causing Melissa to blush in embarrassment.
"Boss! We got a problem! The drone sensors are shut down. We've lost those kids." Swordkil called in.
Wolfram growled. "They must have hit the IFF Generator! Lose the chatter. One of those brats might have some sort of Spy-type Quirk. Let Specs know he has full authority to handle the security situation."
"Got it."
All-Might and Celestia carefully eyed Wolfram as he kept patrolling.
"He'd be smarter to maintain communication. Young Jiro's hearing doesn't extend as far as he fears, but for the things it can hear it's infallible. By now I'd imagine the young heroes are reaching the server rooms. They're almost there..."
With the go-ahead, Specs took direct control of the drones and had them converge on the server room in the 138th room. Starlight quickly clapped her hands and slammed them down onto the ground, creating spikes to stab the drones out of the sky.
"We can hold them off here! Izuku! You, Twilight, Uraraka, and Marco keep taking Melissa to the control room!" Rainbow ordered.
"We'll be okay as long as we're together!" Fluttershy said as she summoned whip-like vines that wrapped around her wrists.
"Oh yeah!" Pinkie grinned, taking out a pair of giant cartoon revolvers with Ten-Shooter written on them.
"Let's be sure not to make too much of a mess, everybody." Rarity said as she summoned several crystal spears in various colors and had them hover around her. "After all, who else will clean up afterward?"
"Very well said, my dear," Jotaro said, taking out a rapier from his satchel.
Swordkil was getting annoyed. "At this rate, we'll run out of drones. Can't take any from outside or people will realize something's wrong. Not to mention encourage the heroes we contained to free themselves and unload on us. We should focus on the six that broke off."
"I'm already looking for the kids, but I'm not seeing them on any of the upper floors." Specs said. "How else do they expect to get up here? Isn't the vault open yet?"
"It's a complicated lock. I have confirmation from our boys that Professor Shield is still working on opening it, with no indication that he's trying to stretch it out. But it's a multi-level password and each piece is only known to a specific individual. Good thing all of them were at the party like we planned."
Melissa led Izuku, Twilight, Ochako, and Marco out to the wind power turbines outside the tower.
"There's likely to be more drones in the building. Our only chance to is to climb this and reach the upper levels using the emergency exit at the top." Melissa said.
Izuku nodded. "Uraraka can float us up partway, then I can take us up the rest of the way using [Blackwhip]."
"You know I could just use my magic, get us up there easier." Twilight sarcastically pointed out.
"She's got a point." Ochako concurred.
Twilight thrust her hands out and a sphere of magical energy formed around the five, floating up into the air as Twilight grunted, keeping her focus on managing the bubble. Once they were halfway, Izuku launched [Blackwhip] to grab the turbine supports and slingshot them higher.
More drones started appearing from the doors, but so did Katsuki, Elleanor, Shoto, Ghidorah, Tony, and Eijirou.
"The cavalry has arrived!" Elleanor cheered.
"Oh no!" Twilight gasped. "We're getting blown off-course!"
"On it!" Katsuki said as he immediately smashed the turbine with an explosion. Shoto then supercharged the turbine using his flames, allowing the team to be sent right to the emergency door.
"We're going to hit the wall!" Melissa called out.
"HOLD ON!" Marco cried as Click transformed into his Scarbax Shield Form, Marco holding him out so that the shield took the brunt of the impact.
"That was close!" Izuku breathed out as Twilight dispelled the magic bubble and fell to her knees, Ochako and Melissa worriedly checking up on her.
"I-I'm fine, just need a minute..."
"Damn it!" Wolfram called out. "How have you not caught them by now?! Send Swordkil in and defend the control room until I can get there!"
ll-Might and Celestia noticed as Wolfram left in a hurry for the emergency elevator.
"He's getting desperate now. They must be close to the control room."
"That was bonkers!" Melissa said to Marco. "I had no idea Click could turn into a shield!"
"Yeah, and it's a good thing he doesn't feel pain either." Marco chuckled as he pet his friend, who chirped dizzily. "He does get pretty dazed, though."
Izuku felt [Danger Sense] suddenly go off and dodged a sword strike from Swordkil. he then swiftly turned around, feeling a strange energy building up inside him, almost like his power was being charged up the more he continuously moved.
"Judging from the fact that you just tried to kill me, I'm guessing your boss really doesn't want us getting any farther."
Izuku's fist crackled with red glowing energy before he punched Swordkil in the chest, a few ribs audibly cracking as the merc was sent flying and crashed into a wall, slumping over into unconsciousness.
"How did you do that?" Marco asked in surprise as Izuku looked at his fist in surprise.
"If reading from the notes of [One For All] are accurate...I think you just unlocked [Fa Jin], the Quirk of the 3rd user!" Twilight realized as she regained her bearings and stood back up.
"Come on guys, we're almost at the control room!" Melissa said.
With only basic gunmen left to defend the control room, it was easy for the five young heroes to take them down and reach the top floor.
"Man, what a workout!" Marco breathed, wiping his brow.
Melissa suddenly gasped when the group saw several gunmen guarding David, forcing him to work on the security system for the vault as Sam kept watch beside him.
David sighed. "There, the vault's open. Now just what do you want from it?"
"The research you were working on regarding Quirk Enhancement," One of the gunmen explained. "Which part of the vault is it in?"
David narrowed his eyes. "So that's it. Block 11-37. But the device is incomplete and still unstable. Just a prototype really. And I had the research frozen for safety reasons."
"I'm sure we can find someone as talented as you to finish it. Not that we were planning to kill you after all this, but our boss knows your cooperation would likely end here, so he doesn't want to push his luck. Just open the damn locker."
David glared at the man but did as instructed. Sam soon went and got the device, opening the case.
"It's still here, David! Even after all these years!"
"You seem a little too eager in all this, Sam," David said with his eyes narrowing. "From everything I'm seeing, you have a personal stake in this, don't you?"
Sam sighed and gave David an apologetic look. "David, I'm sorry but we worked tirelessly on the device. We put our hearts and souls into this project. We very well could have changed the world! A safe way to help boost Quirks without the dangerous need for Trigger! But then you agreed with the government to shut it all down, all that hard work for nothing! If I didn't at least get paid for everything I did, then what was the point?"
"I can't believe you!"
Everyone turned to see Melissa, Izuku, Twilight, Marco, and Ochako stepping out from behind their cover. Before the gunmen could try anything, Twilight telekinetically yanked away their guns with her magic and crumbled them all together into a big metal ball before using it to bowl them all over like pins.
"Melissa! Thank goodness you're alright!"
"No, this wasn't part of the plan!" Sam said in a worried tone.
"What in the world is going on here?" Marco asked.
David grunted. "Apparently, Sam was desperate for some kind of reward for his part in helping me create the Quirk Enhancement Device."
"Quirk Enhancement Device?" Twilight questioned.
"I had developed it a few years ago to allow heroes to fight bigger and more dangerous villains. It's able to magnify a person's Quirk similar to Trigger but without the dangerous side effects. The island's board of directors was concerned that if it ever fell into the wrong hands, villains could use it to wreak all sorts of havoc. So I agreed to have the research shut down." David explained. "Apparently, Sam didn't like all that and set this all up behind my back to try and steal the research back for himself."
"Yeah, shame he didn't realize just sort of people he was dealing with."
Everyone whirled around to see Wolfram coming in, just as he placed his hand on the vault door, launching the nearby handrails to tie up Izuku and Marco.
"As much as I'd like to skewer you for good measure, I'll settle for just keeping you out of the way for now." Wolfram chuckled before placing his hand on the ground and causing the floor around Twilight, Ochako, and Melissa to grow into a metal cage.
"What do you think you're doing?!" Twilight demanded.
"Pretty neat, huh? My Quirk, [Metal Manipulation], allows me to manipulate, mold, and reshape just about anything metallic I touch." Wolfram said. "Now then, Sam, if you'll hand over the goods, we'll be sure to vacate the island as intended."
"What?" Sam asked in shock. "But I was hiring you to help me get it!"
"And we did, but when we learned just what it is you were trying to obtain, we figured we could get even more money selling it off to the highest bidder. Plenty of people would pay at least twice what you offered us for such a device. And since you were so kind as to pay us up front..." Wolfram drew a revolver from within his coat. "Our contract is officially terminated."
He fired, shocking the group as Sam was shot right through the head, a marble-sized bullet hole spurted out blood as he collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, dropping the case as Specs rushed to pick it up.
"NO!" David shouted, slamming into Specs.
"This is getting way too complicated for me." Wolfram snarled as he took aim with his revolver and fired again but only succeeded in grazing David's shoulder.
Before the villain could fire another shot, Marco let out a furious shout as he used his Iron Element to break himself and Izuku free before disassembling the cage that Melissa, Ochako, and Twilight were in and forming all the metal he broke apart into a giant metal hammer.
"Shit!" Wolfram cursed as he dropped his revolver and slammed his hand onto the ground, erecting a metal wall to block Marco's incoming swing. "Specs, get the case! We gotta get the hell outta here!"
"But Boss! The vault opening is on the other end! And that girl...!"
Sure enough, as soon as Marco had freed her, Melissa was already running out of the vault.
"Go, go get her!" Wolfram barked. "I'll take the case to the roof! Meet me up there!"
Specs made to chase after Melissa but a cage of magical energy formed around him. When he tried to grab the bars, he was electrocuted by magical lightning and fell to the floor limply, smoke coming off him as Twilight smirked.
"I don't think so," Twilight smirked.
"Who are these kids?!" Wolfram questioned.
David smirked, clutching his wounded shoulder. "These kids are the next generation, Wolfram. Us old-timers are just here to make sure they know what they're fighting for."
In the next chapter! We bring a close to the I-Island Arc with an epic battle! Will our heroes prevail?!
-BIO TIME-
[Elleanor Yagami]
Hero Name: The Friendly Hero: Elle-Atte
Quirk: Jubilation
Quirk Description: Elleanor's body is composed of a malleable orange slime that is a perfect combination of solid and liquid, allowing her to freely stretch and shapeshift her body however she chooses. She can also release a special dopamine-based pheromone to help relieve stress in others, improve their moods, and even cure depression.
[Kira Kobayakawa]
Hero Name: The Shepard Hero: Mechacain
Quirk: Shepard's Protection
Quirk Description: Kira's Quirk allows any damage inflicted on him to be nullified, and to instead have it rebounded on whoever attacked him. He can also apply his Quirk to any allies in physical sight so that any damage done to them will be reflected back at the attacker. Kira needs to be able to recognize a legitimate assault, meaning if someone catches him off-guard or is too far away, his Quirk won't work.
[Takeshi Kinzoku]
Villain Name: Wolfram
Quirk: Metal Manipulation
Quirk Description: Wolfram is able to control and remold any kind of pre-existing metallic material that he touches with his hands. He can create just about any type of structure from any kind of metal he can get his hands on, giving him a major advantage in areas filled with a lot of metal objects.