Hello dear readers. Fear not, because the new chapter is here! Well, what can I possibly say? After the many reviews(and a lot of thinking), I decided to keep going with this madness. I guess I did say this would be the harem to end all harems, so now I feel challenged to do so. Also, I didn't know who Tachibana Omina was, now I know... Ummm, I don't know exactly how to feel about that. Thanks? Yeah, thanks.

And thanks again for the reviews, your ideas are really great and surely will help me to make this crazy fic work out. Well then, fasten the seatbelts and enjoy the wild ride. To the story!

Meltdown [Part 1]: Critical Levels

Tired.

In every conceivable way, the lean man clad in black felt tired. It was to be expected considering his modus operandi and general lifestyle. Nocturnal stealth missions were his specialty and honestly, he felt much more comfortable in the silence and darkness the night provided. No annoying press asking questions, no dealing with adorable old ladies whose cats were stuck on some tree, no stupid aspirant villains trying to make their name get known. One might think it is unwise to trade the night for the day, even more considering the amount of quality sleep he usually lacked, but so far the man with scruffy black hair got to balance this and his duties as a teacher. Until recently.

Aizawa stopped in front of the slightly darkened glass, staring inside the room. How many times did he come here and performed the same routine? How many loaves of bread? He absently brought a hand up to rub his eyes, a natural reflex that helped him endure whatever bothersome situation he found himself in, but then decided to use the collyrium he always brought inside his pocket. Chiyo always yelled at him because of that bad habit. With a folder full of papers under his arm, he walked to the metallic door of the room, letting out a tired sigh before pressing the open button and going in. He flinched internally in mental pain as the sound of her voice reached his ears.

"Oh, good morning, Aizawa-sensei! Did you sleep well?~" Toga said from her seat across a square table, her grin too wide and bright for some who woke at five in the morning.

The tall man ignored her attitude that was surely her way of safely teasing him and sat on the other chair across the table, lazily throwing the folder he carried. Aizawa ran a hand through his hair before speaking, his voice monotone as always.

"Before we start, Principal wanted me to deliver a small message. So far you have proved yourself quite useful, Toga. Thanks to your intel the pro heroes and police department managed to solve thirteen cases put on hold, though most of them involved you"

"What can I say? My work is that remarkable"

"We raided four hideouts and dismantled six illegal operations in the span of a month. We're tracking twelve Persons Of Interest, an increase of twelve since the Investigative Section began looking for obscure organizations. So to sum it all, you did us a huge favor, except that we're protecting you"

"I'm pleased to be of help" The blonde made a mock bow, to which Aizawa rolled his eyes, another habit of his.

Reaching the papers in front of him, the erasure hero began to flip through the many reports and files, selecting those which he judged more important and tossed them in front of the smiling blonde.

"That's nice and all, but all that you did was prove that you're reliable. I think you were aware of what would happen if you failed to do so"

"Yeah, yeah, I would go to jail"

"... Just so you can have a better grasp at your fragile situation, currently your sentence sums up to seven life imprisonment"

"Wow, I could wrap up a mummy with my criminal record"

"Keep that in mind always. Now it's time to get into the deeper levels, the big organizations that maintain the underworld running" Aizawa squinted his eyes, glared at Toga. "And of course, you'll tell me everything about the League" His tone was slightly lower than usual, though you could only notice after months in the class of the dark-haired teacher.

"... Ha… hahaha… hahahahaha. Sensei, that was fun. I didn't know you could joke"

"If you want to laugh go see Ms. Joke. I'm always dead serious when it comes to my job"

Toga held a defiant smile towards the man, resting her chin in one hand.

"Sensei, what makes you think I know anything about those things?"

"One, you're too smart to join a group or take a job without knowing the risks. You can say whatever you want about following Stain. Two, your photographic memory has more uses than just passing on tests. Three… you're the kind of person that would learn everything possible whenever you can, just to have a possible advantage in the future"

"Oho? Our time together resumes to half an hour per week at this room and you know me that well, Aizawa-sensei? I'm flattered~"

"Don't be, it wasn't a compliment"

"I like to see the bright side of things! And speaking of bright side, wasn't this supposed to be a deal where both parts win? What do I get for this?"

Aizawa leaned in, resting his arms on the table and interlocking his fingers.

"What part of 'keeping your neck safe' you missed?"

"The part where I get something actually worthy of everything that I said" He could read her thoughts behind that cunning smile.

"You're not getting any closer to him"

"Then you can keep going after small fish"

"You're not in a position to ask anything"

"... Are you sure about that, sensei…? Until now they had been quiet. Too quiet, don't you think? Let's imagine you and your hero friends fail to 'keep my neck safe'. What happens next? Back to level one"

By everything most sacred on this earth, Aizawa didn't know how he resisted the urge to give the voice command. She was on Strike One already, this discharge would surely wipe away that smug grin from her permanent blushing face.

…

"... You have one chance. Say something stupid and we'll have a replay of Strike One"

"Hehe, it's actually surprisingly simple…"

She was aware of her most apparent trait. Her friends knew it, the teachers knew it, it only took a full minute for anyone to get it.

Hado Nejire, eternally curious.

The bubbly girl with knee long periwinkle hair that made twists around her waist was famous for a lot of reasons, her flawless fair skin, her royal blue eyes, her cute looks and surely her prowess as a hero. She wasn't one of the Big Three for nothing. But that all pales in comparison when you get to know her, and it doesn't even need to be for long, her curiosity seemed limitless. Literally, anything mildly different or exotic was enough to make the girl go hype with whatever it was, eager to learn about it and share with her friends, and it increased exponentially when it came to people and their Quirks. As the generations passed, marriages lead to more and more mixing of Quirks, creating a virtual scenario of infinite possibilities, and Hado wanted to see them all. In fact, right now she was dragging her socially awkward friend towards Gamma Gym. They had a free class today and she delayed this long enough.

"Nejire-san, I really don't need to see it myself. You'll tell me and Mirio everything later anyway…" He offered little resistance as the girl kept pulling his arm, forcefully guiding him through the hallway.

"Come on, Tamaki, it'll be fun! How can you not be hyped to see those guys together?"

"How can you be so hyped…? I get it, they have some kind of rivalry, judging by the Sports Festival, but is it that hard to believe they would work together? I mean, we're all trying to be heroes here, teamwork is fundamental"

"I know that, but still-" Hado giggled like a kid ready to stuff her face with cake. "Our kouhai are so pumped up and eager to win! We must keep an eye on them!"

"Sure, they are something else, but do you need to be so energetic…?"

Arguing wasn't as effective as they got to the gym. Hado kicked the doors open and made her way in, eyes darting from left to right, up and down, perceiving all the young heroes in training, currently training. So it was true, classes 1-A and 1-B were working together. Not that she didn't like to see her kouhai getting along but she was intrigued with it actually happening. The impression she had was that both classes would be forever rivals, especially the blond loudmouth from 1-B. Speaking of which, she quickly spotted him hung in a cocoon of tape and some white sticky goo, while the boy with weird looking elbows and the tall guy with many holes for eyes hi-fived.

Hado twirled around and wherever she looked as she saw the students working together, trying to combine or counter their abilities in ways she couldn't wait to learn about. But she still had to find someone, a certain boy that caught her attention more than one time. Not only her attention by the way, as Mirio constantly commented about him, but most of the time it was somehow related to the small kid the blonde helped to rescue, Eri-chan. Hado searched for the dark green mop of hair, and right when she spotted it in the distance, she felt a hand land on her shoulder.

"Tamaki, even if you don't like to be in places with lots of people it wouldn't hurt to say hi and- A-Aizawa-sensei!"

"Hado, I heard that the third year had a free class today, but it's not an excuse to simply drop by into another class. Also, don't drag others around like this" He said pointing to the black haired teen with pointy ears that looked down and murmured something.

"Sorry for not telling you before sensei, but I simply had to see it myself. The two classes from the first year of Hero Course, working together!"

"Yes, we too were surprised when they asked for joint training regularly" Kan-sensei, Vlad King, stood by Aizawa's side, looking back at the students.

"Since when they came up with the idea?" Amajiki asked, showing some level of interest himself.

"Not long ago. It was after we shared the gym for a day. Probably someone thought it would work well and the other students replicated the idea" Aizawa said nonchalantly.

That made things even more interesting, and Hado couldn't stay put any longer.

"Really?! Sensei, if you don't mind I'll walk around a bit. I promise I won't distract anyone! I might even give them some hints!" She said, waving her hand at the two teachers and friend, not caring to hear his answer.

"...Three years and that side of her didn't change a single bit"

"It wouldn't be her if she wasn't like that, sensei…" Amajiki said to the teacher, who secretly held a small smile under his scarf.

The bluenette walked towards the place she sighted him. If someone could change the rivalry between the classes into a powerful collab, it was him. And to her surprise, the green haired teen wasn't training alone, on the opposite.

Midoriya stood in the middle of a circle formed by five girls, the girl with vines for hair, the dark haired ponytail that created things, the girl with big hands, the gravity brunette with a round face and a floating set of clothes. The girls were attacking him in group and Midoriya did his best to avoid all of them and counter when an opening appeared.

"Wow… will he be able to stand against all this?"

She stared intently as Midoriya sidestepped to evade the vine whips from Shiozaki, also dodging matryoshka dolls that exploded on impact. And top it he had to face Uraraka, Kendo, and Hagakure in close combat. Yep, he was really working hard here. For a moment Hado felt entranced, following every move the kid made, focusing on the smallest details, like the sparks that flew by, a result of his Quirk. She also noticed the look on his face, determined eyes and a smile crossing his lips. The girls had similar looks for themselves, which stirred a tinge of awe on the bluenette. Midoriya was someone capable of inspiring those around him.

Hado decided that is was enough staring as the group did a pause to catch their breath. As you would expect, Midoriya was the one more exhausted, sitting on the floor and panting hard. Yaoyorozu passed him a water bottle which he quickly drained, chugging it at once.

"Hah, thanks Momo"

"Don't overdo it, Izuku. You will end with cramped muscles everywhere"

"Okay, I'll be careful, but you know I have to force myself to the limit"

"We all have, silly. That's what she's saying, at least keep on the same level we are" Kendo said as she helped him get on his feet.

"But he sure looks cool when he's giving his all" The group turned to the unexpected voice and found the smiling bluenette coming closer.

"Hado-senpai?" Midoriya was surprised, just as his friends.

"Oh, the girl from the Big Three!" Hagakure shouted.

Hado walked around him for a bit, humming and looking at Midoriya from head to toe, which made the boy a little nervous.

"Hm hm~ You improved a lot since the last time we met, Midoriya"

"T-thank you, but what brings you here, senpai?"

"Oh, glad you asked! You see, there was this rumor that the two rival classes from the first year were training together and when I heard it I was like 'I have to see it myself!'. Today we had a free class so here I am, and it was just as I suspected"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

Hado got closer to his face, making Midoriya back off a little.

"Midoriya, it was you wasn't it?"

"Eh?"

"You were the one to unite the classes. It is totally something you would do. Ne, how did it happen? Did you get to train with someone from 1-B and the others did the same? Who was it? What did you do back then? What are you focusing on right now?"

The third-year girl kept shooting questions at the emerald boy with speed to match his mumbling sprees, and he tried his best to answer them but Hado was way too blunt and close, which made him nervous. That proximity didn't pass unnoticed by the brunette round face. Uraraka held a small pout as she watched Hado showering Midoriya with questions. Next to her, Shiozaki hid a faint blush by lowering her head a little, as the mention of her very first interaction with the boy made her flustered. Then, another small group approached them.

"Hey, is it time to change already- oh, Hado-senpai" Ashido joined them, followed by Tokage and Tsuyu.

"Ribbit. Hello, Hado-senpai. What brings you here today? Perhaps we'll face another member of the Big Three?" The frog girl asked with her index in her chin.

"Hi there, and no, I just came to see the two classes together, but… hmmm, it might be a good idea" She turned back to Midoriya. "What do you say, Midoriya? Want to test your progress with me?"

"I-I don't know, shouldn't we ask Aizawa-sensei about that first?"

"Come on, Midoriya, I want to see if you got stronger!" The bluenette held on his arm and shook him lightly, whining like a kid who got denied of something.

And that level of intimacy didn't sit well within most of the bystanders. Uraraka made a huge effort but her fists were shaking and she felt her left eye twitch. Shiozaki flinched when she noticed the brunette next to her letting out a menacing aura. She looked around and some of the other girls were just like her, glaring daggers at the senpai clinging on Midoriya. What should she do? Shiozaki was sure she wasn't capable of generating that level of killing intent so she sought help in her classmates, but Kendo simply shrugged.

"Are they always like that...?" The vine girl thought, slightly worried about what exactly she got herself into.

And such pressure was also noticed by the third year too. She didn't let them see it but Hado watched each girl with curiosity.

"Hmm, they seem pretty eager to do something. I wonder what could it be… maybe they want to fight Midoriya too"

"Sorry, Hado-senpai, but Midoriya said earlier that he would help me with my breakdance fighting moves, right Midoriya?" Ashido held on his other arm and pulled him slightly.

"We are still training with Cuti- Midoriya, Mina-chan, so she'll have to wait even longer. Maybe you should come another day, senpai?" Hagakure made her way between the bluenette and Midoriya, dragging him away from her. Suddenly Hado's face lit up with the bright of the Sun.

"Jealous! These girls are jealous of Midoriya! Oh, that's so cute. Which girl does he like?" Hado might look like an airhead most times, but she was no fool.

During these three years, she saw many boys and girls experiencing the famous school crushes. She even got some confessions herself, though she declined all of them politely. It wasn't completely visible but she could see these girls held feelings for him, and that raised so many questions to her. What did they see on Midoriya that they liked? When did they realize they had a crush on him? Who was the closest one to the green teen? Did they try to make a move on him yet? Hado absolutely had to know more about this, not for the gossip but solely because she was curious about how the socially awkward teen would interact with these girls. It was like seeing a different version of Amajiki and his not very known group of fangirls.

But that was for later on as right now her curiosity was focused primarily on the green teen himself.

"Ne, Midoriya, since I'm here I have an idea for all of you…" Her eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Unbelievable" Tatsuma Ryuko, the pro hero Ryukyu, just couldn't believe in her eyes. "It's not even 9 pm… yet these three are completely drunk already" She sweatdropped, looking worried at the trio of inebriated ladies as they laughed and talked loud.

To celebrate a well-done rescue and prison of five villains, Usagiyama Rumi, also known as the rabbit hero Miruko, was throwing a party at her house. She invited all the female heroes she knew to what she called an only-girls night. She was sure it would reflect positively in her popularity rankings since she did it all by herself, and she simply couldn't stress this enough. Miruko wasn't one to brag a lot but when she did, you better be ready for a long speech. Though her purpose was to throw her feat in the face of the other heroes, it was in a friendly way and no one could say she was a bad hostess since she literally said: "Make yourself at home and drink as much as you want". But perhaps it shouldn't be said when you have , Pixie Bob and in the room.

It took them less than ten minutes to empty three beers each, and it was an hour ago. Right now they were sitting on a large black couch shaped after a crescent moon, laughing their heads off for who knows the reason. Whatever it was, Emi's Outburst was leaking, increasing their laughing fit. The dragon hero, who barely finished her second drink, looked worried at the three drunk heads, them at her blonde companion, Uwabami. The celebrity hero simply replied with a relaxed smile.

"Let them have it, Ryuko-san. It's not every day that we can relax and forget about the job"

"I know, but still… don't you think they are going too far?"

"Heh, it wouldn't be fun if someone didn't pass out! And speaking of it, Ryuko, you're not following us here" Usagiyama, with a small tinge of red crossing her face, came around the two sitting on the barstools. She wrapped an arm around Ryuko's shoulder and gave a bottle of wine in the blonde's hands. "I want this empty in ten minutes!"

"I'm not a heavy drinker, Usagiyama-san…"

"Oh please, just call me Rumi, and it won't do any harm. Look at Nemuri over there" The tan-skinned woman pointed to another couch across the large living room, where three more guests sat. Hearing her name, Nemuri turned to the rabbit hero with an inquiring look.

"Are you implying something, Rumi?"

"Not at all, what I'm saying is that you can hold your cup. Takeyama, on the other hand… but that's the fun part!"

"Oi! I'm not that ~hic~ drunk! Yet, aha hahahaha~" The blonde shouted, raising a bottle with cat Ryuko and Emi.

On the other couch, Tomoko(Ragdoll) laughed while Shino(Mandalay) let out a sigh.

"I'm sorry about her, it's hard to stop Ryuko when she finds someone to accompany her" She said to the R rated hero.

"Nah, it's fine. If nothing Yu is the one to blame since she called a contest" Nemuri said, finishing another martini and eating the pea.

Truth be told, they all were under the effect of alcohol but on whole different levels. Plus, Nemuri and Shino had high resistance and could keep straight faces even after a lot of drinking. Tomoko and Rumi were the kind of person that gets more hyped if the green haired woman could ever be more hyped than she naturally was. Uwabami only drinks socially, as she had to keep her celebrity image at all times, and dragon Ryuko just wasn't fond to the booze. And as the time passed and the empty bottles piled up, they chatted about literally anything that came around their inebriated heads, be it the troubles they dealt with being pro heroes or any other aspect of their lives that they found worthy of sharing. At some point cat Ryuko started to cry out loud, well, kind of. The tears were rolling free but she had the biggest grin plastered in her face.

"Hahahawhaa~ Why? Why it has to be so hard?!" She half cried half laughed while Shino patted her head, sweatdropping.

"It's okay, Ryuko. You'll meet a nice guy… eventually"

"But- pffft hihihihi~ I'm getting old! I don't want to end my days as the single aunt with cats"

"Hahahahaha! I get it, cats!" Emi hit her hand repeatedly on the couch.

"Oi, don't give me this shit. I'm still a young woman and so are you. You have plenty of time" Nemuri said after finishing another drink, pointing the cup towards the blonde. They had the same age, after all.

"It's easy to say that when you're the- hehehehe! The R rated hero, hahaha! The guys fall all over you"

"Yeah, they all fall asleep! Ahahahaha, you must be the dream girl of every guy you met, Nemuri!" The green haired woman was holding her sides.

"Shut up, Emi! I can't even- hehe! I can't even cry with you around, hahahawhaa!"

"Oh my god, don't stop! That's too good!" Now Emi was on the floor, trying to breathe normally. As for cat Ryuko, she finished another wine bottle and let out a tired sigh.

"Seriously… even Yu got someone and I'm stuck single"

"Pfft!" The other drunk blonde choked on her drink when she heard that. Panic quickly took over her reddened face. "W-w-where did you get that from?!"

"Hah? Aren't you and Kamui a thing?" Asked cat Ryuko.

"Of course not! No way! Me and Kamui? Yeah, like that would happen. I'm still a solo player, completely single, never heard of boyfriend" Even the amount of booze she drank wasn't enough to slow down her words. Yu then averted her gaze, sipping her drink.

"Come on, you can tell us. Admit it, you formed a team with him because he gives you the hots" Rumi teased the giant hero.

"Rumi-san, I don't that would be the case" Dragon Ryuko said in defense of Yu.

"Well, it's not like it doesn't happen. I was invited one or another time but they only wanted a famous name on the team" Uwabami told the dragon hero.

"That's totally not my case!",

"Really? If I'm not mistaken your debut was during an incident where he showed up. Did you try to impress him, huh?~" Rumi kept teasing Yu.

"Hell no! It was just a coincidence!"

"Uuuh~ a meet with Destiny~"

"It was not!"

"Hahahaha! Oh, I have a good one! Yu and Kamui, under a tree~ but wait! Kamui is the tree! Hahahahaha!" Emi said, still getting back on her feet. With a little help of her Quirk, she managed to get at least a snicker from her friends. Well, Nemuri, Shino, and dragon Ryuko snickered. Rumi was barely suppressing her laughs while cat Ryuko and Tomoko lost it together with the clown of the party. The laughs died when everyone gave a second thought to Emi's choice of words. Oh…

"Umm, yeah. Are you sure you don't have any interest in him?" The rabbit hero said. Did they get a tinge of shyness in her voice?

"Yeah, I don't have any personal interest" Yu said, crossing her arms. What's up with everyone shipping her with the guy? He wasn't a bad person but, come on, they just formed a team, it's not a marriage.

"Well, be careful anyway. You can end stuck like the aunt of cats here" She took the opportunity to mess with cat Ryuko, who was quick to answer.

"I'm not a lost cause, I'm just waiting!"

"Heh, waiting? What now, are you gonna say you're still a… no shit…" Rumi saw the way cat Ryuko looked down and Shino winced. She hit a delicate spot, didn't she?

"Sensei, are you serious about that?"

"Say one time you saw me joking, Kaminari? If you want to laugh I know the right person, but you get expelled as a bonus"

Kaminari, Sero, and Kirishima flinched at the answer. Well, in their defense it was really an atypical situation. Normally after the classes ended Aizawa would practically vanish and only appear to give them some really important information. Yet, here he was at Ground Beta preparing an extra class if they could call it that way. Apparently, Hado-senpai and Amajiki-senpai paid a visit to them during the joint training, and the bluenette came up with the craziest idea.

"Yosh, you can come all at once, like when Mirio did it!"

Hado was jumping in place, warming up before starting. With a dose of persuasion and a bigger dose of whining, she convinced Aizawa to let her fight the students from 1-A and 1-B. And of course, she dragged Amajiki into this. The indigo-haired teen sighed in defeat, also warming up. He had been involved in something troublesome again.

"Should we go all out from the start, Nejire?"

"Go easy on them at first but don't underestimate them. They are full of surprises!"

"Guess you're right. Mirio always talks about how Midoriya constantly comes up with something new" He said, pulling the hood of his costume.

Hado agreed with him, she had a great interest in seeing what development he did until now. Her eyes focused on the end of the street, where the students were getting ready. It was pretty simple, the two first-year classes versus two of the best students from the school. They even had their costumes to use every option possible.

At the end of the street, Midoriya adjusted his gloves, recently calibrated by the young inventor of 1-H, and thought of a plan, or at least he tried. The fight with Mirio showed him clearly the gap between them and the third year, plus he knew just how strong Hado was and Amajiki had an incredible capability to adapt and turn the situation to his favor. But even knowing that he was eager to fight them. His hands shook in anticipation, the thrill of facing the best of U.A was getting to him. Then, a hand held on his own.

"You sure look excited for this, Deku-kun"

"Well, it's the Big Three we're talking about here"

"Man, Togata-senpai completely destroyed us last time. I'm a little worried that we'll face two of them…" Ashido said, getting closer to the duo.

"Ribbit, I'm worried too, but this will be a good chance to see how far we came already"

One by one the girls gathered around the green haired teen. It was natural to them, even more now that they felt anxious. And some people noticed the group forming.

"Ne, Midoriya gets along with a lot of girls, don't you think, Bakugo?" Kirishima said.

"They see him as one of them. That shitty nerd" Bakugo didn't care if they were against the third year or whatever, he would win anyway.

On another side, the midget from 1-A was chewing a purple ball. Why it had to be Midoriya? Just because he had a cute face? He could look cute too.

"Dude, are you sure it's okay to put this in your mouth?" Kaibara said, also looking to Sero, who was next to them.

"Let him be. That's what Mineta gets for being, well, Mineta" The tape hero said.

"It's not only me, Sero! I'm talking about the group here. At this rate, Midoriya won't leave a single girl for us!"

"Do you even think before speaking?" The lean teen shook his head. His friend was a lost cause.

"Is he always like that?" Honekuni pointed to the shorty teen as he glared at Midoriya's general direction and squished the purple ball between his teeth.

"Just ignore him. He's envious because girls prefer to be around a decent guy"

"Honestly I can see why Kendo has a thing for him"

"Kendo? Really?"

"She won't admit it but she has a huge crush on him. Looking closer it makes sense. Midoriya must be a cinnamon roll" Honekuni concluded.

"Yeah yeah, I bet cinnamon roll is their favorite food" Mineta spat, then received a slap from Sero.

But that last comment caught the attention of a short blonde with bright blue eyes.

"Hmm… they have a common taste. That's cute!"

"What is cute?" Yanagi asked her foreign friend.

"Midoriya and Kendo like cinnamon rolls. I find it cute that they share a taste for food, and you, Yanagi-chan?"

"Meh, as long as she's happy, but isn't it weird that they didn't make it official yet?"

"You mean it's weird that Midoriya keeps so many girls around him" Kodai pointed to the small crowd around the emerald boy.

"Not really, Kendo isn't the type to be possessive and jealous just because he has some girl friends"

"I know that, but this is too much, don't you think?"

"I think…" The girls turned to the brunette in a costume of a witch-themed after mushrooms. Komori went silent for a moment with all the eyes focused on her but continued. "I think Midoriya is a nice person to be around. I mean, Kendo saw something on him so the others might have a special reason to be this close to him"

"A special reason, huh?" Kodai thought about it for a moment. "Heh, maybe they are hoping to get into the green valley" She joked, getting a quirked eyebrow from Yanagi and a surprised look from Komori, but the best part was the lost expression Tsunotori had.

"Eh? Valley? Where? Are we going on a trip?"

Kodai flinched. She totally forgot about the language barrier.

"Umm, it's nothing. Just a silly joke, Tsunotori"

"I don't get it, what valley?"

"Explain to her, Kodai. I can't imagine Midoriya getting close to any 'valley', though" Yanagi teased her kuudere friend. It was a little game between them where one would try to embarrass the other just for the fun of it. Despite that, Kodai managed to maintain her serene face.

"If I explain it won't be funny anymore. Just forget I said it" Kodai said, looking at the silver-haired girl, then walked to the starting point. Tsunotori watched her go, still confused.

"Well played" Yanagi went after her. The blonde just looked lost at her friends.

"I don't… think he would do that, but maybe… he doesn't have to go this far so…" Komori followed the two, looking at the ground and fiddling with her water guns nervously, leaving Tsunotori alone, arms raised and a slightly indignant expression.

"Hey, I don't get it. Where's the funny part?" She said, going after the group.

Back the large group of girls surrounding the green cinnamon roll, Midoriya was distracted thinking when he felt a pair of hands wrapping around his waist. The movement was subtle, yet it felt natural to him, so he simply turned his head a little to see the clingy girl.

"Right now isn't a good place or time. Someone can see us, even if you're invisible, Too- Himiko?!" He shouted and jumped to the side once he found golden eyes and a fanged grin where he expected to find nothing at all.

"Good to see you lively as always, Izuku!~" The blonde instantly got all the eyes around focused on her. They didn't have pretty looks. "If you keep doing those ugly faces, you might end stuck with them. Just saying" Despite the killing intent, Himiko kept relatively close to Midoriya.

"What are you doing here? This isn't officially part of the classes… and what are you wearing?!" After recovering from the shock Midoriya noticed that she wasn't wearing her normal clothes either the school's training clothes.

"Oh, I just got these! Do you like it?" Himiko spun on her heels, showing her new outfit to him.

It was basically Midoriya's hero costume. Dark green jumpsuit with black lines on the sides, a red belt with some pockets, a black protection cover on the legs up to the thighs and even red boots that matched his, but lacking the iron soles. Her gloves had the same beige color but only reached her wrist, and her respirator had a different design to it, resembling sharp teeth like the scarf of her old costume. Damn it, even the hood with bunny looking ears was there. Midoriya felt his left eye twitch before taking a long deep breath, releasing it very slowly.

"Explain"

"Eh? Not even a compliment?" His neutral face told her to get over with this. "Okay, okay. Well, since we all agreed that I would stay here I have been helping the heroes and police department, as you already know"

"Go on"

"Just to let you know, thanks to me a lot of cases were solved" She said with a hint of pride in her voice.

"And in how many of them you were involved?"

"That… doesn't matter now. The thing is, I proved that I'm a reliable girl and now Aizawa-sensei it thinking bigger. But nothing is completely for free in this world~"

"~sigh~ So to talk about it you asked for a costume? I'm not following"

"Nope, what I asked for was to get closer to you, but in a way that you can choose whether you want me around or not. We know you love me but I can wait for your confession~"

"And here I thought you couldn't be more out of your mind. How will you get closer to me?"

"Simple, I'm officially a student of U.A. I decided some time ago, Izuku. To make you say you love me… I'll be a hero too!"

Well, no one was expecting this.

"A hero? Really?! Have you lost your mind?!" Uraraka, who got beside Midoriya when the blonde made her appearance, stepped forward, facing the girl.

She didn't know what made her angrier, she getting near Deku, the costume she was using, or saying she would be a hero. Probably all of the options above. Himiko held her hands up in defense but had a smug grin plastered on her face.

"I have never been more lucid in my life, I swear. What is it, Ochako-chan? Afraid of the competition?~" She leaned close to her ear and whispered. "Or is it fear that I might steal him from you?~"

Himiko said and instantly stepped back, dodging a punch she knew would come. The brunette was furious and the only thing stopping her from beating Himiko to a pulp right now was that thin thread of self-control, tied only to the presence of the homeroom teacher. But before she could commit a crime, Midoriya put a hand on her shoulder. He told her he would deal with it.

"Look, I don't care about what crazy stuff goes on your head but one thing I know, and you better remember it. You will never mean anything to me more than a problem" He didn't sound as fierce as he wanted. After a moment frozen, Himiko started to giggle.

"Oh my, thank you Izuku~"

"... For what?"

"I just went from 'living nightmare' to 'problem'. That's progress to me!~"

"I-I didn't mean that!"

"I know, but I like to see things this way. Let's be partners, Izukyun~" Himiko gave him a wink and skipped away, leaving behind a group of fuming teens and Midoriya without knowing how to react.

He hated when that happened. She always broke his serious attitude that easily, no matter what he said or did.

Anyway, it was time to begin the match. The students of both classes walked to the main street divided into two groups that surrounded Hado and Amajiki. On the sideways, Eraserhead dropped some eyewash, in case of his students get too caught up in the fight. Since this was such an atypical situation, no one noticed that one of the groups consisted basically of Midoriya and his harem. Add Himiko, Bondo, Todoroki, Komori, Kaminari, Tokoyami, Rin, Tsuburaba, Fukidashi, and Aoyama. A full class for each of the top students from U.A. Seems fair.

The horn sounded, marking the start of this crazy exercise, both groups advancing towards the center where their opponents awaited. Hado and Amajiki gave a quick nod to each other before dashing into opposite directions, the latter choosing to face the team lead by Bakugo, who came flying straight at him.

"LET'S GO, SHITTY SENPAI!"

He didn't waste a second and once he got at close range, Bakugo let out a big blast, quickly redirecting his trajectory with smaller explosions. Just as he expected his attack was easily blocked as a giant tentacle grabbed the air where he was a second ago. The smoke dissipated and Amajiki looked up at him, a giant barnacle shell on his arm acting as a shield.

"The first to attack wins? Good plan if you have the element of surprise, but given your Quirk, I doubt you'll ever have this kind of advantage"

"Tsc, you do the same reading thing like shitty Deku… Time to hand over the crown, senpai. The King just arrived!" Bakugo boasted off into another offensive and Amajiki sighed. He wasn't good dealing with the energetic types like him.

On the other side, before beginning the offensive, Midoriya discussed a plan with Tokage and Todoroki. Considering their team and Hado's Wave Motion, they would have a better chance if they could hit her with range attacks. So Todoroki took the lead, creating an ice column to give Bondo some high ground. Immobilizing her would cut them a lot of trouble. As a second plan, Shiozaki would use her vines to hold her since ice was too weak against her shockwaves. In the last case, a discharge from Kaminari would paralyze her. The rest of the team would enter the fight once Hado was contained. It was a good plan. Except for the fact that it didn't work.

The moment Bondo got in position to shoot his glue, a shockwave broke the ice he was standing and he ended covered by his own attack. The blue haired girl reacted too quick. Seeing this, Shiozaki sent her vines forward underground, but Hado blasted the ground to propel herself up, avoiding the trap. Kaminari started his part on the plan, shooting his pointers at the flying girl, but she was surprisingly good at evading them.

"Damn it, I can't hit her! Hagakure-san, blind her!"

"Got it. Ochako-chan! Aoyama-kun!" The invisible girl dashed to the brunette, who quickly understood her plan and made a step with her hands.

Hagakure took the impulse and Uraraka's Quirk activated.

"Launching!" She tossed her friend up high, enough to get close to Hado.

"Time to shine, mon ami"

Aoyama fired his Navel Laser at Hagakure, who used her Light Refraction to disperse it in a bright flash that blinded Hado temporary. To her, it came out of nowhere since the invisible girl went full invisible. She was gratefully caught by Dark Shadow as the Zero Gravity effect was cut.

"Yosh, now I got you!" Kaminari shot a pointer that stuck on Hado's leg. When she recovered her vision it was too late and the blonde had her on his sights. "Light's out!"

The yellow arc of energy crossed the air and hit the bluenette. Hado grunted in pain as she felt the discharge coursing through her limbs. Losing her focus, she fell to the ground.

On the other side, Monoma saw the light show from the corner of his eyes, then released another blast. He copied Bakugo's Explosion before the ash blonde teen engaged, against Bakugo's will, of course, also having Hardening and Twin Impact for close combat. His explosions didn't have the same strength of the original and his arms were sore with the recoil, but he wouldn't let that stop him. Right now it was time to use one of his other talents, shaking the morale of his opponents.

"Oho? It looks like your friend is in trouble, senpai. Shouldn't you go to her aid?" He got close to Amajiki and punched the tough shell, activating the second impact right after, but he barely made a dent on it. Amajiki countered with a tentacle whip, sending the now hardened blonde back.

"I understand that you all are not very familiar with us but… you must be crazy to think she would go down with only that"

They didn't see it but the elf-looking actually was smiling. He knew she was just testing them. Actually, Mirio was the only one that went all out from the start.

"Okay then, let's get more serious"

As Sun Eater said that more tentacles with barnacle shells manifested on his left arm while his right arm turned into a single thicker tentacle with a crab pincer on the end. A round shape formed under his cape, a turtle shell, and his legs shifted into bird legs with sharp claws.

"Lunch Rush made a seafood buffet today. You guys are going to have a bad time"

At the same time, the other team got close to the crater ready to tie Hado. Once they did it she was officially out. But when Yaoyorozu, Jiro, Kendo, and Tokage got closer, the ground shook and they were sent flying, just to be caught by Midoriya, Dark Shadow and Tsuburaba.

"Thanks, Midori"

"Don't worry, Kyoka. Are you okay? Her shockwaves are really strong"

"No shit? My ears are ringing" She kept her eyes closed for a little bit.

"Midoriya, another plan?" Todoroki shouted as he tried to freeze her in place to no avail.

"Man, how is she still going after getting zapped?" Kaminari said, barely avoiding a shockwave. He was considering another discharge but the first one was already pretty strong. He needed some time or else his brain would short-circuit.

"Hahahaha! That was pretty impressive, but I have a lot of stamina to spend! Did you know my Quirk basically runs on my vital energy?" Hado said in a way too happy tone for someone who just blasted a pink haired girl and a frog girl away. She wasn't afraid of telling them how her Quirk worked, and she was actually eager to learn about these kids. She flew forward, landing in front of Tokage.

"Ne, ne, you can split your body, right? How many parts can you divide into? How do you control them?"

"Eh?! What? I-" Before she could even process the questions, Hado brought back a fist. "Problem!"

Togake divided her midsection just in time to avoid a Wave powered punch that hit Aoyama in the background. In what could only be described as fighting instincts, the bluenette quickly turned and countered Kendo's Double Jumbo Fist, charging her own fists with a shockwave.

"Oh, you make your fists bigger on the last second to increase the impact?! That's so cool! And clever too!"

Though it was a counter to Hado, Kendo took some steps back. Once again her experience showed off as Tsuyu, using her camouflage, and Hagakure tried a tackle, only to be repelled by a shockwave directed to the floor, but it wasn't the end. By doing so she prevented Shiozaki's vines from forming another trap.

"Hmm, you're quite troublesome" Hado casually repelled a literal BLAM and Rin's scale shots, flying after the vine girl.

Shiozaki wasn't exactly ready for that after failing twice but she extended her vines in a net to capture the bubbly bluenette. Unfortunately, Hado easily destroyed the floor, breaking the base for the complex structure.

"Have you ever tried tricot or making knots? You could shape your vines is so many ways!"

Shiozaki was at point blank. That punch would surely take her out of the game. That is if green lighting didn't come right on time.

" Smash!"

She didn't have enough time to evade so Hado sent a weak wave through her arms to dissipate the impact. The wave was a little too weak.

"Are you okay, Shiozaki?" Midoriya stood in front of her, guard up and eyes focused on the bluenette.

"Eh? Uh, y-yes. She just surprised me. Thanks for the save"

"Don't mention it. Besides, you'll be important to our next move"

"I will?"

"Remember that thing I showed you today?"

Her eyes widened with understanding, then she took some distance to get ready. Meanwhile, Hado looked with an awed face towards the green teen.

"Wow! That kick was so powerful! I totally underestimated it. Ne, Midoriya, how does your Superpower works? Is it a stockpiling Quirk? Do you have to eat something? Where do the sparks come from?!"

"I… I can't really answer that"

"Eh?! Why not?" She said as she flew after him, trying to hit the emerald boy with shockwaves.

"I, uh, I was a late bloomer. I don't understand how it works completely" This was the best he could think of while jumping around.

"But how do you control it?" She barely missed him, bringing a wall down.

"I… I have a trick. I get an image in my head… and when I feel the power flowing I just- Manchester Smash!" She made a backflip to evade the ax kick that shattered the ground and took the opportunity to send him flying away, hitting a pole.

"An image? What kind of image?"

"An egg… in a microwave- agh! and a Taiyaki too" He said, slowly getting up. Those shockwaves really got your head spinning. When he focused on her again, Hado had the brightest smile.

"An egg and a taiyaki?! Hahahaha, that's awesome!- Ops, more incoming"

A wall of ice almost reached her but was quickly blasted away. Right after that came a jet of acid that she evaded by flying up. Then came a freaking cannonball that missed her by inches, along with glistening laser shots. She could fly but it was only turning this into a shooting game with her being the duckling.

The moment she landed, Mina came sliding and did a dropkick, while Kendo tried to power slam her on the floor. The bluenette barely avoided the attacks but she ended on the claws of Dark Shadow, who threw her into Tsuburaba's Air Prison. Hado was surprised for a moment, but she didn't let that dishearten her. Pressing her hands on the walls of the prison, she sent multiple weak waves in quick succession, making the whole thing vibrate and shatter. She repelled a great jet of glue, as Bondo just freed himself, then took some distance from Rin and Ashido.

On the other team, Amajiki was starting to have some problems. It wasn't too hard to block Bakugo and Monoma trying to blast him, neither the two manly teens, Kirishima and Tetsutetsu. In fact, the only melee fighter that got to leave a mark on his shells was Kaibara, but they were getting smarter as the fight extended. He simply couldn't stand still or else Honekuni would transform the ground into quicksand. Awase already welded three of his tentacles, forcing the elf-looking teen to pop them out, and now Shishida and Ojiro got into the synergy with the hardened boys into synchronized attacks.

A few minutes ago Amajiki had the upper hand completely. His improved Chimera Kraken got most of the students surprised and he simply tore the group apart, unleashing a terrifying offensive with the tentacle beast that was his arm. The more clever students were quickly stopped by his octo-crab arm and those who got past this, namely Kamakiri, Iida, and Bakugo, had to deal with a strong turtle shell. It was a balanced form and it made things almost too easy for Amajiki until the explosive teen started to shout things to his teammates.

Bakugo wasn't exactly an example of leader but his calls were always on point and with some tries, the team of mixed classes actually got a good amount of synergy. There were two offensive lines, Bakugo, Monoma, and Iida being a quick hit-and-run unit, while the rest of the melee fighters engaged with attacks one after another. A quick mention to Sato and Shishida, who were insanely strong. A second group kept some distance but their objective was to slow him down or contain his movements. Sero, Mineta, Awase, and Honekuni composed this unit. The rest of the team was basically arranged into a defensive stance, with Tsunotori, Kodai, and Yanagi working together to launch ranged attacks. Whenever Amajiki tried to get close to them, he had to deal with Komori's mushrooms and Kuroiro sneaking up on him traveling through the shadows.

"Seriously, what are those guys? Hado told me to not underestimate them but that's almost ridiculous"

Back to Hado, she evaded flying scales, jets of acid and eventually some flying words, but something was off. They weren't attacking like before. It was coming from one side only and not everyone can as coming at her. Her eyes widened in realization when she looked where she was floating to. Shiozaki used her vines to create huge tendrils that sprouted from the ground in a circle, and Hado was right in the middle. With Midoriya's command, the tendrils started to whip at the center one after another, in a quick succession that forced Hado to us her waves defensively. The bluenette focused for a moment, then released a huge shockwave around her, thrashing the vines. Right after a fireball almost hit her, and more were coming, so she had to fly away again.

Thanks to Yaoyorozu's planning they knew how to prevent Hado's counter-attacks, not giving her an opening to take the offensive. Midoriya wanted to tire her out before dealing the final blow, hence why Shiozaki and Todoroki were so important for the plan. He also gave chase along with Dark Shadow, being the fastest of the team. The knockback of her shockwaves was considerable but not enough to take him out of action. Of course, she was containing her strength.

"~pant~ The kids these days… are so cool! I don't have a difficult fight like this in some time!" The bluenette landed and paused, looking around as the group surrounded everyone ready to strike. "So maybe I can use full power" Hado smirked to herself.

Midoriya got a bad vibe from the bluenette.

"Problem! Everyone stay back! Todoroki"

"Got it"

The icy hot teen cooled the air around him and ignited his left side, ready to recreate the trick he did at the Sports Festival. Shiozaki used her vines to belt everyone she could reach on the ground. Midoriya braced for the impact, ready to jump at the first opening. It was risky but he had to try. At the center, Hado charged her next attack. The ground cracked as smaller waves hit it. "I've never got to test this with someone. I wonder what will happen~"

"Yosh, get ready, you all. ORBITAL SHOCKWAVE!"

Hado slammed her charged fists together, making the waves resonate and expand quickly, literally blasting anything and anyone at a five-meter radius.

Todoroki used his flames to expand the cold air, creating an explosion to counter the shockwaves, but her attack was fairly stronger, pushing him against the ice wall he created behind him and sending the others flying if it wasn't for the vines holding them.

Seconds after the shockwave dissipated, a green blur of lightning dived into the crater. Midoriya jumped back before Hado unleashed the wave and took impulse on the wall of a building. He aimed an 8% Detroit Smash at her but she managed to avoid at the last second. Just as he expected. Midoriya spun on his heels and raised his hand, ready to flick a finger.

"Delaware Smash Air Force!"

He managed to hit Hado with the compressed air blast before being knocked back by a shockwave, hitting the broken floor with some force.

"Shit… that really makes your head spin…" He complained while slowly getting up.

"Yeah, that Air Force thing hurts too" Hado held her sides with a hand but seemed overall fine.

"Don't you ever go down?" He got back to his feet and took his fighting stance, green sparks coming from his body.

"I need a lot of energy to keep using my Quirk, so it's really hard to tire me out" She answered with a confident grin.

"Then I'll need to keep trying. Yaoyorozu!"

At his signal, she fired the cannon she just created, but it was loaded with Bondo's glue. At the same time, Rin shot more scales and Todoroki created a firewall to circle the area. The melee fighters joined Midoriya into another attempt to capture her. This fight wasn't the one-sided beating that Togata gave on 1-A, which was a signal of improvement, but seriously, the bluenette deserved her place as the third strongest student of U.A. And the best part of this extra class was that she was having a lot of fun watching her kouhai using all their skills to defeat her. She was having fun but she didn't plan to lose.

"Maybe if I tone it down a bit they can handle Wring Wave-"

BOOM!

The loud noise cut halted her thoughts. It didn't come from Amajiki's side and it was much louder. The rest of the group stopped to look at the source of sound too. More explosions were heard and smoke started to rise.

"Oi, who the fuck is blasting the place when I'm here?!" On the other first-year group, everyone looked at Bakugo when they heard the first explosion, but they quickly realized it wasn't him.

On the rooftop of a building, Aizawa looked at the direction of Ground Gamma and had a very bad feeling about this.

The silence fell on the room. Even Emi's nonstop laughs died as Rumi exposed cat Ryuko. Shino looked away sipping her drink while dragon Ryuko pulled the collar of her shirt. Maybe it was the booze but suddenly the room felt warmer. After three long and weird minutes, the rabbit hero scratched her head in frustration and groaned.

"Aw, come on, not a single time?!"

She looked at the blonde who hid her face even more.

"Not even a quick one? During a party or something?!"

She desperately sought for the reddish-brown haired woman, just to get a silent negative. Talk about crashing the mood.

"... I don't think it matters so much" Dragon Ryuko voiced her thoughts with a tinge of shyness. She had one more thing in common with the cat hero besides the name.

"I-I know, right?! There's nothing wrong with waiting for… s-someone special" Cat Ryuko quickly came out of the shell she hid in once she heard someone siding her.

"I guess it doesn't matter much either…" Tomoko didn't try to hide the blush in her face. Let's say that from the four Pussycats, Tora and Shino were more 'mature'.

The three of them looked through the room and their eyes landed on the celebrity present, who looked back at them with an apologetic face.

"Sorry girls, can't team up with you in this, but it's your choice. I don't see any harm"

Now Rumi felt a little bad for making a joke about it, so she tried to get some backup.

"I don't see any problem either b-but let's agree that by know we all should, umm, have experience… right, Nemuri?"

The dark haired woman raised an eyebrow when everyone looked at her with expectant eyes.

"What? Just because I go by the title of R-rated hero it doesn't mean I get on the bed with anyone" She said bluntly. Maybe it was the alcohol finally getting to her head.

"But, umm, you are experienced, ain't you?"

"My personal life doesn't concern to you but yes, Rumi. You can say that" It was getting harder for Rumi to fix this mess.

"~sigh~ I can't make a joke out of this. Actually, only dirty ones, but those are lame..." Now it was Emi's turn to be the center of attention. "Umm, nope. I'm still as virgin as olive oil. I have someone in mind, though"

Now that was interesting.

"Someone in mind? Who is the lucky guy?" Rumi tried to change for a lighter topic.

"Oh, Aizawa" Most of them looked surprised at the green-haired woman.

"Eh?! Eraserhead? Really?!"

Emi nodded, looking happier than a few seconds ago.

"Sure! Since we were young I had this crush on him and it never passed, so I guess it's love. He won't admit he feels the same, though. That silly man~"

"You have, umm, a different liking for it, Emi-san" Dragon Ryuko couldn't see the two pro heroes working together, let alone being in a relationship.

"The word you're looking for is 'weird'. What did you see on him?" Uwabami was skeptical.

"I don't know. Maybe it is his always tired look or his cool 'I don't give a damn' act to hide his soft side. All I know is since the first time I saw him I wanted to make him smile"

This surprised everyone in the room, even Nemuri, who knew about this for some time now. Hearing her reasons made it much simpler to understand her feelings and after some time working with the sleepless man, she had a hunch that Aizawa might be low-key tsundere.

"And you Rumi, do you have someone to call special too?"

"Eh?"

Damn it, she didn't expect to be asked that. Everyone said it one way or another so she couldn't simply ignore now, right?

"... No, I don't have…"

"And you still called me a v-"

"Ryuko, calm down" Shino calmly silenced the blonde.

"It's not like I had never done it! I'm looking for someone nice too… but you all take that too seriously!"

"Not much, Rumi. These kinds of things mean a lot, you know" Nemuri said, getting an incredulous look from the tan-skinned woman, not because she didn't agree but because it was Nemuri who said that.

"It's a little hard to believe when you're the one talking"

"Whatever, as I said before-"

"Oi, Rumi! That wasn't nice at all!"

Nemuri got cut by Yu, who pointed a finger to Rumi.

"Hah? What are you saying, now?"

Yu wanted to show she was angry, but she was far too drunk to do so.

"Nemuri is right… this is something really important…" Her voice was dragging a little.

"I didn't say it wasn't, I meant-"

"No, no, no, listen… she has all the right to be happy, even if she looks like a ho in her costume"

"Yu, as flattered as I am you should let go of that bottle and lie down-"

"I've got this, Nemuri. Everyone… has the right to find someone special, even you, Rumi… I know that one day… you will meet a guy that makes you feel the best woman in the world. Like me and- mmmff!"

"Okay, you're definitely drunk. Sorry for the trouble Rumi, we're leaving" Nemuri quickly muffled the blonde's mouth and got up to leave. Everyone was looking at them but something would end badly if they kept in that room.

"Wait, wait, wait. What was that, now?!" Rumi got up and held the dark-haired woman in place. The others looked as surprised as the tanned woman. Nemuri forced herself to act normally.

"You know Yu has zero resistance and we had been drinking since we got here. She's just speaking nonsense"

"Mmff- Nemuri! I'm completely… fine"

"You can barely walk, now stay quiet, we're leaving"

"Oh no, you won't. We all heard that and she ain't leaving before some explanations" Rumi then turned to the blonde hanging on Nemuri's shoulder. "Spit it out Yu, are you going out with Kamui or not?"

There was a pause after Rumi made the question. Apparently, Yu trying to get her brain to work in the right way. Then she got a somehow upset expression, puffing her chest to answer the other woman.

"For the last time, no!" Rumi even recoiled a bit and Nemuri let out a relieved sigh.

"You heard the drunk lady. Good night everyo-"

"I have my Sweetie!" Nemuri ran one hand over her face, looking at the grinning drunk blonde.

Rumi dragged her back to the couch, with Nemuri following behind.

"Now, Yu. I'm guessing Sweetie isn't the name of your cat?"

"Just ignore what she said, she's making that up-"

"Let the lady speak, Nemuri"

"Eh hehe~ Nope! That's what I call my Sweetie~"

"Yeah, I got that, but who is the guy? ...Is it a guy?" Rumi and the others, even Emi, gave a slight glance to the 18+ hero.

"It's not a guy" They turned to Nemuri. She glared back. "It's the BEST guy~" The group let out a collective groan.

"Now can someone explain why suddenly my sexuality got doubted?" The dark haired lady asked indignantly.

"To be honest you two are stuck together for some time" Shino calmly said.

"We're teachers at the same school!"

"Speaking of which, does she even teach at all?" Tomoko thought out loud.

"She's an assistant at hero training"

"Yes! I can get close to my Sweetie the whole class~" Yu said between giggles.

Nemuri looked at her friend, wanting to knock her out immediately, but that would raise even more questions. "Please don't say anything stupid beyond what you already said"

"The whole class? Aren't Aizawa and Sekijiro the homeroom teachers?" Dragon Ryuko asked Nemuri.

"Yeah, so?"

"Then it's one of the two" Uwabami concluded. Emi immediately got up from her seat.

"J-just a second! You can't be talking about Aizawa!" She looked desperate at the blonde.

"Hah? Eraser? Pfft, hell no, he looks like a zombie. Hehe, zombie…"

"So has an affair with Vlad King?~" Rumi taunted.

"Nope~" The simple answer surprised the group.

"Then it leaves…" Shino did the elimination process. The only remaining teacher of the first year that took care of the hero training was… "ALL MIGHT?!" The group of women said in unison.

Yu opened her mouth to say something but Nemuri beat her to it.

"Oh wow, you found out her secret. And I bothered to keep my mouth shut, silly me. Well, we're leaving, bye girls, thanks for the drinks Rumi" And she got up already dragging Yu with her. Luckily the shock from the false revelation would give her enough time to get out.

"But I want to drink more, Nemuri…"

"You had way more than enough for one night" Seriously, the amount of trouble she had because Yu couldn't hold her beer.

"Ne, do you think Izuku is up to late night sex?~"

"You know he's always free to us- ah! S-shut up for a second, you boozy mess!" "Damn it, I let that slip! I'm a mess to, ain't I?!"

"Oi, I heard that!" Rumi quickly recovered from her shock, ears perking at that last piece of information. Nemuri froze a few steps from the door. So damn close…

"What do you think you heard…?" The 18+ hero would deny it to the very end. "Easy now, think before speaking, Nemuri".

"Yu. She mentioned, ahem, late night sex"

"It must be the booze getting to our heads. She's saying nonsense and you're hearing things" Everyone here was inebriated and Nemuri planned to use that as an excuse. Luckily by the next morning, they would barely remember that discussion even happen.

"Yeah, sure. You're hiding something Nemuri, and I don't know why, but I have one question that you can't escape. Who is 'Izuku'?"

Nemuri thought with cautious about her next words. Too bad she didn't think fast enough.

"Izuku? Isn't him the green haired boy from 1-A, Shino?" Tomoko asked the redhead.

"Oh, that cute boy from the camp! I remember him very well~" Cat Ryuko got up from her lap pillow, almost hitting Shino. "But what does he has to do with you and Nemuri, Yu?"

"Yu, don't say-"

"Izuku is my Sweetie!~"

"... another word…"

Once again the silence fell in the room. All the eyes turned to the giggling blonde, to who didn't seem to care about the situation she just got herself into.

"Okay, stop. Just because you don't want to tell us you don't have to lie about doing it with a kid" Rumi sounded really concerned.

"Who said I'm lying? Ask Nemuri" Yu pointed to her dark-haired friend who was about to break her pretty neck.

"She… she's raving, I swear" Her voice was too shaky to sound convincing.

"Oh… my god…" Were the only words dragon Ryuko could come up with right now.

While Nemuri slowly sat on the couch, considering whether or not put everyone to sleep, the other ladies stared at the duo in silence. There was simply nothing they could say about this. Except maybe for the obvious.

"Holy shit, is that for real? Do… do you two know he's a student? Like, still a kid, underage and all?" The rabbit hero didn't know how to react as the idea of, well, having sex with someone fifteen years younger than you was almost too much for her.

"Umm… well, the age of consent here is 13, against the 18 years of most countries, so if he really wanted…" Shino did her best to say something, anything to cut that awkward silence, but it backfired. Cat Ryuko got closer to Yu, a strong red hue in her face, and it wasn't only for the booze.

"Say Yu, did you really got to, umm… you know, with the Midoriya kid?"

"Hah? What now?" She was too tipsy to follow the line of thought.

"Did you… ~deep breath~ Did you get laid with the boy or not?!"

Everyone turned to Yu again. They wanted to know the answer as much as Ryuko, but probably not for the same reasons. Meanwhile, Nemuri cursed the moment she thought letting Yu drink was an acceptable option. The blonde looked like she was stuck processing the question, then showed a smug grin.

"Girl, you don't know… half of it. We had been fucking… so much for the past week~"

"That's it. You want to ruin everything? Then you can sink alone" Nemuri thought within herself. Leave it to Yu to fix the huge mess once she got sober.

"And Nemuri too! She may look like an old rag but she still has the magic~"

Nemuri suddenly got up, glaring at Yu.

"I'll show you the old rag!"

It took Rumi, Tomoko, and Shino to hold the infuriated woman back, while Yu kept laughing.

"Calm down, Nemuri! Damn it, after getting laid with a kid you're mad because she called you an old rag?" Rumi almost let go when Nemuri glared at her, looking like she wanted to beat the tanned woman too.

Meanwhile, Ryuko kept inquiring Yu as the curious cat she was, all that while Uwabami and dragon Ryuko watched the scene unfolding. In the background, Emi was slowly getting back to her laughing fits, leaking a little to Tomoko.

"For a-a week? And… how it was? With him...?"

"Damn, I can't remember of feeling better in my life… Sweetie is so… delicious~" She bit her lower lip, probably replaying something in her mind.

"I-Is he that good?"

"Oh yes, he's a wild beast~ but he's a nice boy… you should find… someone like him, Ryuko…" That put some ideas in Ryuko's head.

Meanwhile, Nemuri finally calmed down and the others released her arms. She ran a hand through her hair before letting out a defeated sigh.

"Will it be too much if I ask you all to keep that between us?"

"You can't be serious, Nemuri. Are you planning to keep doing that?" Dragon Ryuko said.

"So Yu wasn't exaggerating if Nemuri wants so bad to have the boy. Now I'm curious" Rumi said in a provocative way.

"It might not look but this… he's special, okay? Just don't tell anyone, please"

"Yeah yeah, and I'm the Easter Bunny. The next thing you're going to say is that you really love him" Nemuri stared back at her and those sky blue eyes spoke the truth. "No way. He's what, fifteen?!"

"Actually sixteen"

"Oh, that's a lot of improvement. I can't even imagine what passed through your mind but this is completely crazy, Nemuri. Unless… well, considering it was you, the kid must be well trained~"

"I-It's not like that between us..."

"Says the hero who uses a whip as her main weapon. Did you turn the kid into an M type yet?"

"I wouldn't do that to him! ...if he didn't want to…"

Shino put a hand her shoulder.

"I won't say I agree but if that's how you feel I can keep a secret. But I have to ask, why him? And how did you get him to agree with this?"

"Umm… let's say I did an offer he couldn't refuse. After that, we got so attached to each other… I don't want anyone else"

"~sigh~ You know these people calling us heroes crazy? They might be right. Anyway, to your happiness or whatever" Uwabami raised the cup in her hand and emptied it right after.

"Ne, Tomoko, maybe if I sweet-talk Midoriya… he seemed a good guy, right?" Cat Ryuko latched on Tomoko as the blushing green head looked away.

"Are we going to ignore that two pro heroes got laid with a first-year student?" Dragon Ryuko didn't want to be one ruining the happiness of her friends, but everyone here seemed to be missing the point.

"Make that three. You can stay as much as you want. Don't wait for me up~" Rumi said as she headed to the door, but someone got a tight hold of her wrist. Once again she flinched internally as Nemuri glared at her.

"Wait a second, where do you think you're going?"

"Where to else? U.A" The tanned woman showed a wide grin. "I gotta see the boy who got Kayama Nemuri on the leash"

"One, what do you take me for? Second, you're not going anywhere close to him"

"Uuh, she's jealous~ Don't worry, I won't steal your 'man', just have some fun now and then. It's a little price to keep my mouth shut"

That made Nemuri hold tighter on her wrist, but then her face gained a defiant look.

"You'll end with a great disappointment if you think he's that kind of guy" Nemuri then showed a smug grin to rival the one in Rumi's face. "But I'm curious to know how long would you last with him? Five minutes, maybe less? I did teach him some things but he has… a natural talent, the type that makes you want to never leave~"

"Hah! Like I would lose to some random kid"

"He's not some random kid and you won't touch on a hair strand of his hair"

"Geez, never heard of 'sharing what is good'?"

All the embarrassment and shame she felt until now turned into anger. She wouldn't simply let that rabbit in the heat have her way with him. Not over her dead body.

Shino and dragon Ryuko moved to hold the two before someone got the other in a headlock, but that wasn't necessary. Nemuri's phone rang and she picked it up, getting startled once she saw who was calling.

"Aizawa? Where's the fire?" He never called except when it was an emergency. Wait…

"Are you kidding me? Where are you and is Takeyama with you?" He sounded a little breathless.

"She's with me and we're at Usagiyama's apartment. What happened?" Worry began to fill her chest.

"Bring her and fast- tsk! the League took action. They are at U.A" Her heart began to beat faster.

"The students? Are they safe?"

"Not all of them. They came in great numbers and brought an army of Noumu- stay back! Vlad!- We need here, and bring whoever is there with you, quick!"

The call ended.

Terror began to pour into her heart. It was happening again. They would take him away from her, hurt him, break him, make him suffer, then finally…

"No… no, that won't happen... That won't happen!"

Her breath became labored and Nemuri felt dizzy, so much that Rumi had to hold her.

"Hey, girl, calm down. What happened? What did Eraser say?"

"The League of Villains… they are attacking U.A"

"Right now?! Are they stupid or crazy? The place is full of pro heroes and students from the Hero Course"

"They brought an army… damn it! Is that why they were so quiet?" Nemuri then walked to the Yu, who looked confused at her since the woman got the call. "We gotta go. Now"

"What…? Where to?" Nemuri held on Yu's shirt and lifted her from the couch, giving a headbutt on the blonde. "Ouch! What was that for?!"

"For both of us to wake up. He's in danger. Yu… Izuku is in danger" The mention of that name and danger suddenly made the blonde focus. "They need you at U.A right now, Yu. He needs us"

"Then what are we waiting for?"

With that, they once again headed to the door, Yu doing her best to walk straight. Everyone present did the same, quickly following them. Tipsy or not, they were heroes and the duty called.

The explosions got louder and closer. The two groups halted the fight to look at whatever was making this mess. In the distance, some figures approached, apparently flying. As they came closer their warped and grayish forms became clearer, and they heard what could be described as anguished screams. Jiro and Shoji could hear it much better and the latter created an extra eye to confirm his worries. They knew that sound and it wasn't a good sign. His eyes widened and he turned to his teammates.

"Noumu! Those things are Noumu and they're flying to here!"

"Oi oi, are you serious?! Isn't it a joke?!" Kirishima really wanted it to be a joke.

"I wish it was. There's a lot of them, more than twenty, but they look much weaker than the black one and those that appeared on Kamino District"

"That's not the problem" Amajiki released the guys he was holding, Shishida, Tetsutetsu, Kaibara, Ojiro, Sato, Koda, and Kamakiri. "If there are Noumu here, then the League of Villains must be present too"

"Hah! They're crazy if they think I'll let them step on my turf and just leave!" Bakugo shouted, his hands crackling with tiny explosions.

"Oho? Interesting" A voice echoed through the air. "Then please show me what exactly you pretend to do… hero"

"That voice…" Midoriya tensed up.

His worries only increased when Jiro said she heard something that sounded like the mindless soldiers, and that there were lots of footsteps heading towards them, but that confirmed his suspicions.

"The League is attacking!"

"Here at U.A? Did they lose their minds?" Todoroki looked between the green haired teen and the smoke clouds in the distance.

"Deku-kun, are you sure about that?" Uraraka ran to his side, followed by Yaoyorozu and Tokage.

"The League? Don't tell me they came for revenge on you guys from 1-A" The lizard girl said, worry growing in her voice.

"I don't have any idea but if it is them, they have a plan and an objective, and it probably involves us"

"Wait up, isn't it good that they appeared here? Think about it, the place is filled with heroes. They must be desperate" Rin and the others reunited with the group.

"Not exactly, Rin-kun. We have a school with many heroes in training, but few of them have the same experience that 1-A or I have. This is a very dangerous situation" Hado looked at the flying objects almost getting to them. These Noumu had large wings resembling bats and some had tails with sharp ends. Amajiki joined her as the second group arrived.

"Big problem, right Nejire?"

"Yes. What could they want to attack us here...?"

"Whatever it is it must be pretty valuable for them. Seriously, these guys are getting too bold. Let's hold these guys until the pros get here"

Both students got ready to fight. The bluenette looked back and gave a command.

"You guys stay back and be careful. They can come up with a surprise attack"

"Wait, we can't let you two fight them alone. These Noumu already are strong alone, but with these numbers-" Midoriya argued but she cut his words.

"Don't worry Midoriya, we can handle some mindless monsters. What you guys need to do is protect each other"

He wanted to insist on helping them but she was right. The priority was to protect his friends. He wouldn't leave anyone behind. He turned to her with determination filling his eyes.

"Understood. Then we'll-"

The voice echoed again in the air like a whisper. It gave chills to most of the students.

"I want to see how well you can protect each other. Shall we play a little game?"

And suddenly a huge circle of dark purple mist appeared above them. Their eyes widened as a crowd began to come from it, landing on the street they were and on the rooftops of the surrounding buildings.

Villains. With Quirks ranging from animal and machine looking Mutants to elemental Emitters, strength amplifiers, muscular bodies, and many more dangerous abilities, all of them aiming to strike the heroes in training. And to make it even better, the flying creatures weren't the only mindless monsters they brought with them. At the end of the street, a crowd of brown colored quadrupedal beings appeared, rushing at their direction. The exposed brains clearly identified them as Noumu.

"You all know the objective. I don't care about hostages so do whatever you want" The voice echoed in the wind again.

To that, the villains responded by opening wide sick grins and laughing. The young heroes were again in the face of great danger. Before the fear could freeze most of them, someone took a step forward and got into a fight stance. He shouted so everyone could hear him.

"Listen, everyone! Cover each other's backs. That's the reason why we're training, to save people. We can't afford to lose anyone here!" Both classes looked at Midoriya, feeling encouraged by his words. Then someone else did the same, in a more aggressive way.

"I'M GOING TO MURDER THOSE FUCKS! YOU SHITHEADS COMING OR NOT?!"

Though even the villains questioned the moral alignment of the ash blonde teen, Bakugo also made the others feel braver. Both classes got ready to fight.

Meanwhile, on a nearby rooftop, the erasure hero held his capture tape and put his golden goggles on. This guy really did it this time.

"I admit, I wasn't expecting you to be so stupid. Showing your face here… you must be desperate"

"Even when I bring an army you keep being cool" The pale young man with hands all over his limbs and face said, scratching his neck. He then turned to the lean dark blue haired girl with curly horns on his side. "This guy will cut your Quirk if he looks at you. Keep hidden until the time to retreat" She nodded and ran away as more villains got on the rooftop.

"Tsk, he's learning from his mistakes. Took a long time gathering an army, chose people with tactical Quirks, and his grunts are immune to my Erasure" "~sigh~ Did you come to rescue your little friend?"

"Friend? Oh, you must be talking about Toga. Nah, that would be too troublesome. She's too unpredictable to be a valuable pon"

"And now he isn't openly telling his plans, but he has yet to learn how to lie"

"But… striking U.A, a great symbol of the heroes society, in their own base? That is something worth the risk. Besides, I have to test my new units, you know"

Eraserhead quickly glanced at the street, seeing the new brownish creatures and his students fighting them and the villains. They got separated into small units but they remained close to each other, probably a plan of Yaoyorozu or Kendo. Perhaps both of them. Despite the situation, it took a small weight from his shoulders, knowing they could defend themselves to some extent. That said, it was time for him to take action.

"Sorry but this is not some testing ground for you to play"

"I agree. Sandboxes get boring quick if they don't have many features"

Ignoring the last sentence, Eraserhead dashed forward, tapes unwrapping as he ran at the thugs blocking the path to Shigaraki. Unfortunately for them, not being able to use his Quirk was an advantage right now, as the mutant type villains weren't particularly strong looking.

First came a muscular guy with rock looking skin. Jumping over him, Eraserhead wrapped his face with the tape and pulled him down on landing, slamming the guy headfirst on the floor. A backflip to evade a woman with sharp claws, rolling the tape on her ankle and he swung her around, hitting two more thugs. The next villain was basically a gorilla, but Eraser easily dodged his strong punches, then wrapped one arm right on time to redirect it to another tough looking guy. He pulled the gorilla's head down and connected a knee to his chin.

One by one Eraserhead took down the villains and Shigaraki only watched nonchalantly, scratching his neck sometimes.

"Yare yare… that's what I get for sending low-rank units against a boss. Well, I don't have to defeat him, really" He got a radio from his pocket. "Are you done getting ready, Kurogiri? Over"

"Yes, Shigaraki Tomura, the 'special unit' is in position"

"Good, it was faster than I expected. Also, sorry for forcing you into this. Over"

"It is a good plan, though I wish you didn't insist on attacking them in their territory"

"That's not it. The overload takes its toll. You're a far too valuable unit. This cooldown will surely be troublesome. Over"

"Then make sure that this attack earn us great results"

"Sure will. Over and out"

Eraserhead didn't like the way that chat went. He got close enough to him to hear it but every time he tried to reach Shigaraki another villain came in. They were just stalling him, which wasn't good. Any time he gave to Shigaraki was a time he would use to his plan. Eraserhead took down a half bull villain by sending him headfirst on a water tank and drop kicked a woman with wasp stings on her wrists. He ignored the next two villains and went straight forward to the leader, erasing his Quirk, wrapping him with his capture tape and pulling him to land a strong right hook. The blow was so strong that it literally tore a hole through Shigaraki's head. The pro hero saw the body turn into a pile of mud while the sound of Shigaraki's voice came from a small earphone.

"Sorry, Eraserhead. I can't let myself be captured at the beginning of the game"

The scruffy man quickly got up. If the leader wasn't here his priorities changed completely. Now there were five more tough looking villains on the way to his students. The capture tape flowed around his neck.

"To all of you, you picked the wrong fight with the wrong school"

Back to the two first-year classes and third-year students, they were handling the situation pretty well. Despite the huge numbers, these villains weren't extremely skillful or strong, but some had dangerous Quirks, and the Noumu were another problem on their own. The most prominent students from both classes lead their teams through the battlefield, doing what they could to keep coordinated and close to each other. Well, most of them, as Bakugo and the BakuSquad were blasting through the enemy's army. Among the students, he was one of the few that could really fight the mutated creatures and bigger villains, along with Todoroki, Amajiki, Hado, Shishida, and Sato, so they were in charge of taking them down. The less offensive students made a bigger group in the center to help everyone as they could.

"Ha ha! We're doing it! I guess we're winning, don't you think?!" Kaminari said as he disabled another villain with a discharge.

"Of course we are winning! Who the fuck do you think I am?!" Bakugo shouted, then blasted a brown Noumu away, knocking two villains in the process.

He then turned around and saw Midoriya dodging punches from a tall dude with tough skin. Bakugo blasted at his direction.

"Get down, shitty Deku!"

The green teen reacted right on time to avoid an explosion. The villain was knocked back but still remained on his feet, arms raised in defense. Before he could even think of boasting, Bakugo got under his defense and released two big explosions at point blank, cracking the hardened skin and taking him down.

"Tsk, it ain't even close to Kirishima… Oi, Deku! Don't get on my area!"

"K-Kachan, you're running around and-"

"Then get out when I'm passing, damn it! Where are the teachers?- AP Shot!"

"The explosions must have set the alarms off. They should be getting here- Delaware Smash Air Force! right now! There!"

Suddenly the street warped and many pillars came from the floor, hitting the villains. Some of the flying Noumu were shot, falling from the skies. Hound Dog entered the fight head-on, tossing people and Noumu around. Ectoplasm and his clones quickly joined the main group of students, getting a quick debrief of the situation from Tokage and Yaoyorozu. On the rooftops, Aizawa managed to pass my the villains, finding Snipe and Vlad King. There were some ranged attackers that had to be dealt with. The heroes in training got even more motivated now that the pros arrived.

"Yosh! You villains are up to a serious beating now! Acid Veil!" Ashido melted some projectiles shot at her team.

"Don't be careless, Ashido-chan, the fight is still going" Hado warned the pink haired girl.

"I know but come on, we're totally winning this. Now with the teachers, it will be a piece of…" Her words slowly died as she felt an updraft. Above them, another cloud of mist formed, but three times the size of the previous one. "...cake"

From the huge portal came a giant mass surrounded by smoke. The students had little to no time to react, getting out of the way as fast as they could. The ones with less mobility had some help like Shiozaki desperately tossing them out of the way with her vines, and Sero doing the same with his tape. Honekuni managed to get the ones on his unit underground by softening the floor and Iida carried seven students with him thanks to Uraraka. The gigantic mass hit the street and crushed the buildings around it, creating a strong wind. Now separated in two large groups, the students watched in astonishment as the object shrouded in hot smoke rose from the crater it created, letting out a low bestial roar. It was a villain. A giant villain.

"Oi oi oi, what the heck is that thing?!" Awase asked no one, eyes wide with the size of the villain that towered over the buildings.

"How is it possible? It must be at least forty meters tall!" Fukidashi shouted.

"That's twice the size of !" Mineta shouted, pointing a shaking finger to it.

Even the villains seemed shocked as they froze in place. One of them began to run away the moment the portal opened and the steaming body fell.

"Holy shit, what did they do to Vulcan?! He never grew more than five meters!"

The villain beside her also ran away.

"It must be the amplifier drug! Let's get out before he burns everyone here!"

That piece of information didn't escape Shoji's ears. He quickly told that to Ectoplasm, who was closer to him.

"Amplifier drug? So the League got their hands on it too… Retreat and regroup, if this works like the other cases we saw before, the effect will pass with time. Judging by the looks this guy must be burning energy at ultra-high speed and-"

"Watch out! He's going to punch!" Todoroki shouted, clearing the way for his classmates by freezing the villains on his path.

The gargantuan villain slowly raised his arms, more smoke coming from his body. The heat around him increased and they could feel it from afar. The skin was pinkish with the temperature and had large red incandescent lines. Whatever this guy's Quirk was, it was definitely dangerous. Then, he brought his hands down, destroying the street and remaining buildings around him. That sent a strong heated wind and tons of debris flying into an indiscriminate attack. The students were closer to the center of the blast so they ended being flung by it. Some hit the floor, other hit walls. Some got trapped under the debris and other ended knocked out. Hanging from the edge of a building, Eraserhead got back up and picked his phone. Where the hell were them?

"Aizawa? Where's the fire?"

"Are you kidding me? Where are you and is Takeyama with you?"

When they arrived at U.A's main gate, they saw the cloud of smoke in the distance. Nemuri's heart sunk in her chest as her mind once again made her expect for the worse, but she shrugged the feeling. Now wasn't the time to be desperate. They rushed in and headed to the source of chaos, and as they approached Ground Beta their eyes widened in shock with the humongous being destroying the place. They all looked uneasy at Yu, who froze in place for a moment.

"... Izuku… is somewhere in the middle of this mess… Nemuri, help me get there"

"Oi, you're not in shape to fight this thing" Dragon Ryuko said with worry in her voice. They had to practically carry the blonde here.

"Don't worry about it, the alcohol won't affect me in giant size. The relative amount to my body will be practically zero" Yu said with determination in her voice. "I'll save them… definitely"

She took a few wobbly steps, then someone held her arm and put it around the shoulder.

"Here, I'll give you a ride" Rumi said as she carried the blond in her backs.

"Eh? What are you planning? This will be too dangerous for you-"

"Like you would do something by yourself. Look at this monstrosity, you need a little boost to take it down"

Yu seemed to understand what she meant and nodded, then Rumi crouched and leaped forward at high speed, using the walls of the building to gain height. They quickly got to the main street and the situation there was critical. Rumi quickly spotted the teachers and students, but some of the kids looked hurt while others fought villains to protect the wounded. The place was infested with those Noumu things and right at the center was the biggest problem, steaming and slowly making his way towards the hurt heroes in training.

"Get ready Yu"

"I was born ready!"

"Then…" She hit a wall and crouched, putting all the strength in her legs to use, then she jumped, leaving a hole where she took impulse. "go get him, !"

"Canyon CANNON!"

The students and teachers turned quickly when they heard a feminine voice booming in the sky and a second later they saw landing a powerful flying kick right on the chest of the huge villain. She sent him stumbling backward and he fell on the surrounding broken buildings, lifting a great cloud of smoke. The blonde, lacking her mask and purple horns of her costume, quickly landed and got up, clenching her fist.

"I'M HERE!"

At one side of the destroyed street, Eraserhead let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Now it was up to her, which allowed him to focus on other urgent things, namely the large group of villains surrounding his hurt students. Kendo, Tetsutetsu, Tokoyami, and Tsuburaba were trying to hold them back but the villains had greater numbers and weren't protecting anyone. The pro hero slowly walked past the defensive line, getting surprised looks from the teens.

"Kendo, reorganize the students and evacuate"

"But sensei, they-"

"Don't worry. Our biggest problem is already on capable giant hands. Remember the priority"

"... Understood. Tetsutetsu!"

"Lead the way!"

As the students retreated, he heard the villains laughing, taunting him about facing them all alone. They even had the nerve to threaten to kill the teens.

"You villains gather into a large group and think you can simply walk into my school and hurt my students…?" His voice was low and leveled, hiding boiling anger behind it. His hair flowed up with the capture tape. Red eyes shone behind golden goggles.

"You better be ready. You just got the Erasure Hero in a bad mood"

"That bastard… is getting up" didn't want to believe in her eyes, but the steaming giant was getting up again. Compared to her he was not only taller but far large too, practically three times. But that wouldn't stop her, there were people depending on her here.

"I have to take him away from the kids" She said as she crouched like a lineman, then dashed forward, breaking the ground as she sprinted, and hit the villain around his waist to push him back. The moment she came in contact with it, she screamed in pain.

"Gaaaah! It's- hot!"

She managed to push him away for two blocks, breaking the buildings in the way, before he forced her to halt. She quickly let go and evaded a hammer slam to her backs. Looking at herself, her costume was burned where it touched him, and now her arms were slightly uncovered and a little red. Yu got into her fight stance, but then the villain received a flying attack to his head that made him take a side step. It was Ryukyu in her dragon form. She wasn't as tall as , but her strength and durability would surely be handy. She landed on top of a building close to the giant blonde.

"This guy is constantly emitting heat. Do you think you can handle that?"

"I have to. Try to attack at any breach you see"

dashed forward again, jumping to reach the face height of the villain and punch it, but he barely backed off. She shook her hand as not only he had hardened skin, it was too hot to the touch.

On the street, Mandalay and Ragdoll helped the students to locate the wounded and retreat safely while Pixie Bob secured a path to escape. Miruko dived into battle, eventually teaming up with Sun Eater and Bakugo, who got isolated from the rest to delay the villains.

Minutes ago, after the first impact, a pile of debris moved to reveal a green mess of hair. Midoriya coughed as he crawled out of the hole he was. If it wasn't for the ice wall Todoroki created at the last time.

"Todoroki! Sero! Tsuyu!" He called for the ones that were close to him at the time but didn't hear any answer. The place was getting on fire quickly and there were chunks of building everywhere. Then he heard a faint groan. Rushing to it, he found a hand poking out under a piece of wall. He used Full Cowl and carefully moved it, revealing the dizzy form of Kodai Yui.

"Kodai-san. Kodai-san, can you hear me? Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"... Huh…? What… Midoriya…?" She slowly focused on the green teen, making him feel a little relieved. When she tried to get up, Kodai winced. Midoriya looked down at her legs and one of them looked swollen, probably hit by flying debris.

"It doesn't look like you hurt a bone, but you shouldn't move"

"What makes you so sure about it…?" She asked weakly.

"Experience. You would be crying rivers if it was broken. Here, let me help you" She got a little surprised with the answer and right after he was carrying her on his backs.

"We need to find the others. Who was with you before?"

"Uh, Yanagi and Komori, I think. Shiozaki saved us when this huge villain fell and we got separated from our team"

"Okay. Then we're going to look around for-"

"Watch out!"

Midoriya barely avoided a stream of blue flames, thanks to whoever warned him. Looking around, he found a familiar yet different brunette with bobbed hair.

"Komori! Are you okay? Where are the others?" Kodai said as Midoriya jumped to where the girl was.

"Kodai, you're hurt!"

"I'll live, but where is everyone?"

"I don't know, I woke up dazed and the first thing I saw was this guy with the ugly scars. I hid to try and surprise him but then you appeared and… what are we gonna do…?"

"Don't worry, we'll get out of this" She looked up at the green teen carrying Kodai. He was smiling. Even though his eyes were burning with determination, he had a warm smile crossing his lips. How…? How could he keep smiling like that when they were in such a dire situation? "You're Komori, right? I'll get us out of here, trust me"

Komori simply nodded, staring at the boy with bewilderment.

"Oho? Are you sure about that?" Turning around the corner, the villain with blue flames faced the students. Dabi had his usual expression as he held a blue flame ball. "You shouldn't make promises that you can't fulfill… hero"

"Tsk. Komori, can you run?"

"Not so fast! I'm going to let you run away, follow me!" Twice appeared on the other side.

"The kid that Stain respects… should I really kill him…?" Spinner came out of the remainings of a broken building, carrying his cluster sword.

"Trapped? Wait, does it mean…" Midoriya didn't like where his logic lead him to. If they sent the Vanguard to find him specifically…

"You gave us a lot of trouble... Midoriya. Izuku" Shigaraki showed himself, with Compress by his side.

His legs shook. Midoriya wanted to spring into action and fight his way out, but he couldn't do so while carrying Kodai. He was faster than them but he would need to leave Komori behind.

"Damn it, out of options. Think, Izuku, think!" "All that destruction to get me? You're lying" He would try to buy some time for now.

"Good point. In fact, we're not here for you, but it could be a bonus reward. You see, someone you know has been talking non-stop about things that should be a secret, so we came to silence her"

So they were after Himiko. Great, once again she was causing trouble. What worried him most was the size of this operation. Shigaraki assembled an army just to get Himiko? No way, there was something else.

"You're lying again. A stealth mission would be much easier"

"Maybe, but I didn't want to ignore the opportunity of making you heroes look pathetic after losing. And you…" Midoriya felt a chill run down his spine. "You cost me months of grinding levels and gathering decent units. All because of that little stunt Toga did with you. This is what the mission is about. Get rid of Toga, stain the image of the heroes, and most important, make you pay"

Shigaraki gave a signal and Dabi launched a flame attack, but it was blocked by a piece of wall that suddenly floated. Spinner was knocked out cold and Twice started to shout nonsense.

"Ah! Toga-chan! You crazy fucking traitor! I missed you, my love-" The blonde punched him and ran to the green haired teen.

"Ochako-chan!"

From the place where Spinner was, Uraraka jumped and ran to him too, making Kodai weightless to help them escape. Yanagi also appeared, controlling some boulders to block Dabi and his flames.

"Let's get out, Deku-kun!"

"Sure!"

"Slow down kids, lemme show you a magic trick" Compress got in their way but Himiko reacted quickly by tossing rocks on him. "Hah! You should know how skillful I'm, Tog-ghu!" She kicked him between the legs.

"I know, you always use your Quirk so it's easy to get you distracted with it" She said nonchalantly.

"Tsk, after them" Shigaraki ordered, then some brown Noumu appeared and followed the group.

"How did you get here, Uraraka?" Midoriya asked as they ran.

"I was sent flying after the first impact. When this huge villain crushed the street I hid on a nearby building and found Yanagi-san"

"Kodai, are you hurt?" Asked the silver-haired girl.

"My right leg, but nothing too serious. I still can fight"

"No, we need to regroup" Midoriya said convicted.

"But everyone must be fighting, we have to help them"

"Our priority is to keep everyone safe. We know their objectives and the teachers need to know too"

"But-"

"And I can't fight with my all when you're hurt like this. First, we make sure everyone is safe, then we think of a plan to fight them off"

Kodai was perplexed. Midoriya was thinking way far ahead, not to mention he really prioritized making sure she was safe. If that wasn't being a hero, she didn't know what was. I mean, it was the right thing to do and they all knew it, but when it was him saying this, it sounded… different.

"They came after me, didn't they?" Running a little ahead of Midoriya, Himiko said. He simply glared at her backs.

"Yes, they came because you were leaking information"

"Heh, I knew it. They can't be at peace without lil me~" She began to giggle, earning a worried look from the three girls that weren't used to have her around.

"And they want to get rid of me too, just for revenge, though" Her laughter died immediately.

"Why? They only want to get her, don't they?" Uraraka was confused by is words.

"Yes, but remember that the heroes captured a lot of villains when they rescued me. If Himiko didn't kidnap me they would probably have an army twice as large as this one. He's angry at be because of that"

Uraraka glared at the blonde. Always causing trouble, not matter the situation.

"Then we need to get both of you safe. I think I saw Ectoplasm-sensei nearby when I was looking for you"

"Really? Awesome, lead the way, Uraraka"

They made a turn at the next corner and passed through a broken depot, reaching the next street. But then they heard the anguished screams again. Three brown Noumu jumped and cornered them, slowly getting closer, like wolves ready to kill the prey. They backed off in defense, then Midoriya raised one hand and got his four fingers ready to flick.

"Delaware Smash Air Force!" The four compressed air blasts hit two of the creatures but the third evaded and jumped at them. He was ready to punch it, even if he had to use more than 8%, but in the last second, a shockwave hit and sent it flying.

"Hado-senpai!"

"Midoriya! Finally, I found someone. I fought some villains on the way here, we should head the other way"

"That's where we were going to. The League is after Himiko and me, we have to keep moving"

"After you? But why?"

"Long story, let's hurry up and-"

"Get down!" They barely avoided a fire blast from Dabi.

"Aah! Let me go!"

Out of nowhere a flying Noumu appeared and held Uraraka, carrying the brunette with him and he flew up again. Right after Spinner attacked the group by surprise, forcing Midoriya, Kodai, Himiko, and Komori to separate from Hado and Yanagi. More villains appeared around them with more Noumu. Shigaraki looked at him, hands on his pockets as if he had already won.

In the midst of flames, debris, and noise, Midoriya felt the world around him slow down. He was surrounded, with a wounded classmate and greatly outnumbered. He and Himiko were the targets and pretty much the cause of this massive attack. And the worst part… some ugly creature was capturing Ochako. It was… it was taking her away from him.

"... No… I can't let that happen…"

Inside his head ran a flashback of when they kidnapped Bakugo. The same feelings bubbled up in his chest, but a thousand times stronger. At that time he wasn't strong enough, he wasn't fast enough. He worked hard to get better at controlling One for All so he wouldn't break his arms every time he saved someone. He came up with the Shoot Style and Hatsume gave him support items to help him even go even further. So why? Why this was happening again? His hand was reaching out to her, but he couldn't save her, neither those around him.

"I can't let that happen, not again. I'll save everyone… I'll save her… Ochako…"

"I WON'T LET YOU GO!"

Something clicked inside him. Something powerful.

A black shadowy mass erupted from his hand, dismantling the Air Force glove. It formed tendrils that rolled around his arm and torso and flayed in the air, then shot forward to wrap on Uraraka and the flying Noumu.

"What the hell?" Shigaraki voiced his confusion.

Everyone was lost, Midoriya included. Where that came from? Was it One for All? The sensation he got was the same, except that it was completely different at the same time. Well, whatever it was, it managed to reach Uraraka and he began to be pulled by the Noumu. Midoriya sunk his heels on the floor and tried to resist, but he didn't have enough support. Hado and Yanagi jumped back to him and held on Midoriya, trying to anchor the teen on the floor, but that creature was stronger that it looked. Himiko and Komori also tried to keep him in the ground but he felt something pulling that wasn't the Noumu. The shadowy tendrils rolled around the girls holding on him and then the group soared in the sky.

The black mass shrunk like a rubber band and they were sling shot at the creature, flying over it and making a full circle. On the floor, the heroes in training and pro heroes watched the scene in confusion. They suddenly heard screams from above and what they found was a flying Noumu carrying Uraraka and Midoriya holding on it with some weird black thing.

"The fuck… Deku?!" Bakugo shouted.

"Oi, isn't that… Nejire?!" Sun Eater detected the bluenette in the bundle of black mass.

Miruko just stared.

On another side of the battle, Midnight was already using her Quirk as Yaoyorozu produced gas masks for everyone. Then she heard shouts from above and saw the scene. Her legs moved on their own and she dashed after them. She didn't know what was that black thing but they needed help. He needed her help.

The black thing tightened around them and he could see the Noumu was having difficult to fly. Also, Uraraka was wincing. If that kept going they would end crushed.

"Stop… you're hurting her… Stop" He fought against the tension on his own arm. "Please stop, One for All!"

"Izuku!"

He came out of his own world. Then, a hand cupped his cheeks and turned his head to meet bright golden eyes. She took a deep breath, then looked deeply into his eyes. Her mouth shone a fanged grin.

"I'm home, Izuku~"

That was something Himiko said time and time again when she kept him locked at that cold room. She remembered clearly of the way he shook just by hearing her voice. Saying those words right now when he wasn't exactly mentally stable, looking at him the way she did… she achieved her goal. He was back to the room.

From the top of a building, Snipe locked on the target and shot three times in succession, three headshots. The Noumu didn't even have time to register what happened and plummeted. The black mass let go of it and shrunk back to the source. The tendrils unwrapped and it all went back to Midoriya's hand, vanishing completely. The girls held the catatonic teen as they fell. Hado would try to soften their fall with her waves, but before she could do so a large dark claw caught them and the brunette a little ahead.

"Nice catch, Tokoyami-san!" Hado said to the bird-headed teen, who simply nodded.

Dark Shadow put them on the floor and gave a thumbs up. Uraraka quickly rushed to him and kneaded by his side.

"Deku-kun! Wake up, Deku-kun!" His eyes were wide open but he wasn't responding. Tears formed in the corners of his eyes. "What happened?" She turned to the girls and they also didn't know.

"He's back at the room, Ochako-chan"

Himiko didn't show any animosity when saying that. You could say she was sad. Uraraka turned to the blonde and glared daggers at her.

"So it was you…"

"Before you beat the life out of me, why not try to bring him back. He will come back if it is you…" She looked away while saying this, hands clenched into tight shaking fists.

The brunette looked at him again, at his frightened expression, then got closer to him, cupping his cheeks with her hands.

"Deku-kun… Izuku… please, wake up. It's fine, you're not in there. You're here with me, remember? … Your Ochako is here with you. Izuku…"

Inside the green teen's mind, everything surrounding him was darkness. It wasn't the dark and cold room, it was another place. Wait, just a moment ago he was at U.A, so how-

"Dude! You messed everything up! Didn't I tell you before?! You're not alone!" A tall bald man pointed a finger to him as he shouted. He used a black leather jacket and pants and looked like one of those badass bikers Kendo showed him the other day.

"Yes, it's time now, yeah, it manifested! But…" The mysterious man poked a finger on Midoriya's chest, or at least where it should be, as his body was a shadowy form. "this power… it isn't something you can use with thoughts like this, right? WORK HARDER, DUDE!"

Midoriya simply stared wide eyes at the man. He wanted to say something, though he didn't have an idea of what to say, he didn't have his mouth. His mouth. The man looked at his expression for a moment, then scratched his head.

"Huh, I guess you can't talk right now. Well, at least you got my power first. My Blackwhip is a top tier Quirk, you know, pretty versatile. It is much stronger than mine, though, probably because of One for All"

Midoriya kept staring at the man. Could it be… one of the predecessors of One for All?!

"When it activated you were thinking 'I have to reach them', right? That's a good thing to have in mind, but if you feel afraid or angry, the power will get out of control. These emotions are natural and in fact, they are a great drive to make you surpass your limits, but you can't let them take over you" The man said in a calmer manner, but then his body began to fade into a shadowy mass just like Midoriya was right now.

"Oh, I'm out of time. Well, that's it, just remember these feelings and you'll be fine. You're doing great kiddo. Whenever you feel in trouble remember that you're not alone, we all are here to help. See ya another time, and take good care of that heart of yours…"

The darkness around him swirled and his eyes slowly recognized sources of light. His vision was foggy but he could see someone in front of him.

"Ocha… ko?"

"Izuku!" She embraced him in a tight hug when he said her name, feeling the weight of her worries being lifted from her shoulders.

But as cute and sweet this scene was, they were still in a dire situation, and Hado was the one to cut their moment.

"Midoriya-san, glad you're fine but what was that?"

Midoriya looked at her, then at his hand, trying to think of an answer to himself.

"I… don't know, maybe some new form of my Quirk… it never happened before"

"We have to talk about this, but later. You know, without villains trying to kill us"

Just as she said that a new group of villains surrounded them. The group quickly got up and ready to fight.

"Deku-kun, are you feeling okay now?"

"I'm not sure if I can use my Quirk safely but I'll do something"

"These guys don't look like much trouble. If I had my knives…" Himiko complained to herself.

"Don't focus on defeating them. Once we open a way out we'll run away. I saw a large group of students and teachers when we were flying" The bluenette said.

But before the villains could make a move, Shigaraki's voice echoed through the wind again.

"To whoever is near the objective. Whoever gets it wins a bonus reward"

The pale young man then grabbed a radio from his pocket.

"Kurogiri. Activate Overdrive Mode. Over"

"Now? We don't know where Toga Himiko is-"

"Doesn't matter, just teleport everyone. I'm calling an Attack of Opportunity. Over"

"... Understood"

The radio went silent and after a few seconds, the wind started to blow. All around the battlefield students, pro heroes and villains noticed the strong updraft. Up in the sky, another cloud of purple mist formed, but this time two golden forms vaguely resembling eyes appeared. The cloud swirled in a vortex, sucking the air and even lifting minor debris.

"What the hell is that thing?!" Miruko shouted after kicking another random thug.

"It's that shitty portal dude, but the fucker just got a huge upgrade!" Bakugo answered, blasting a brown Noumu right after.

"This can't be good, and I have the feeling my Erasure won't work on it…" Eraserhead said while looking up, dozens of unconscious villains scattered around him. Maybe he went too far venting off his anger. Maybe not…

"First a villain three times bigger than me… now a weird purple vortex with eyes?!" said to herself, hands and arms with light burns, her breath short. So far she stopped the humongous villain from harming anyone else, but she was getting exhausted and he didn't even flinch.

On the street, Midnight kept running towards where they went. She went as fast as she could when the dark vortex appeared in the sky. Her heart told her she had to reach them as soon as possible.

"Himiko, do you-"

"Sorry Izuku, never seen Kurogiri doing that either. It's like he's…" Her eyes widened in realization.

"What? What's he doing?"

"... Shit, Shigaraki is definitely crazy. We have to get covered!"

"Why?"

Himiko simply grabbed his hand and pulled him away, but Uraraka stopped her.

"Where do you think you're going?!"

"We don't have time for this, we have to hide!"

"Leave Izuku alone!"

"I just- damn it, fine! Just follow me before-"

They began to hear screams. Around them, portals appeared and quickly moved to engulf whoever they were close to. Many villains and Noumu were warped away to who knows where. Himiko got desperate and held Midoriya's hand again, but Uraraka didn't let her drag him. They struggled, each one pulling him in one direction. Suddenly they heard a familiar voice screaming.

"Yanagi!" Kodai reached with her hand but the silver-haired girl has already been warped away.

Right after another portal appeared under Komori and Hado. Their screams were cut bluntly as the portal closed.

"Izuku!"

Midoriya and Uraraka got pushed away and fell to the floor. He looked back in time to see a flying portal getting Himiko. She had… tears in her eyes.

She ran through the chaos of flying portals and climbed a pile of debris, finally locating the emerald boy. Midnight jumped down and ran towards them, but she saw a portal open and suck Uraraka away. Midoriya tried to hold her hand but the pull was too strong. He jumped and grabbed Kodai as another purple vortex teleported a pile of rocks where the girl was standing. He skidded on his backs while holding her on his arms. One more vortex opened above them. Their eyes widened. Midnight ran more than her legs allowed her, one hand reaching to him.

Just a few more steps.

…

Gone.

She tripped and fell where he was a second ago.

"~sob~ No… ~sob~ nononono… ~sob~"

Midnight slowly got on her knees and elbows, hitting the floor with a shaky fist. Teardrops fell freely. The feelings in her heart translated into an anguished cry.

"RWAAAAAAAAAHH!"

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