Chapter 12
[Play Plus Ultra-My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack]
All Might walked into USJ, looking at the students around him. Both Mina and Ochaco were crying tears of joy at seeing the No. 1 hero come to their rescue. The boys all had smiles on their faces at seeing All Might come to their aid. Thirteen was on the floor from the injury Kurogiri gave him.
I had a bad feeling, he thought to himself as he continued to walk, so I tore myself away from my chat with the principal and came. I passed Young Iida on my way and got a rough idea of what happened. Good grief, it really makes me angry. Thinking about how frightening it must have been for the children…and how hard my juniors fought…but that is why I must proudly say-
He then stopped right at the stairs.
"It's fine now!" he stated while ripping off his tie, "I am here!"
"ALL MIGHT!" Mineta screamed with tears of joy.
"Ribbit." Tsuyu said with an equal amount of joy.
"All…Might…" Izuku said then noticed something. He's not smiling…
True to what he thought, the Symbol of peace was not smiling. Instead, he had an angry look with a frown that would make almost anyone cower before him. Almost being the key word. One of the people that didn't cower to that frown was Jotaro Kujo, the Stand User of Star Platinum, Izuku's teacher.
How could I not keep my promise to you, Jotaro?All Might thought to himself as he saw Izuku in his injured state. He then thought back to a time when he spoke to Jotaro.
Flashback (8 years ago)
All Might stood a few feet away from the Stand User of Star Platinum. Jotaro had called the number one hero to speak with him, alone. No news reporters, no fans and no other heroes. All Might agreed to the terms and met up with him in the park at night.
"What is it you wish to speak to me about, Kujo?" All Might asked.
"All Might…" Jotaro began, "When we first met I had very little to no respect for you. I thought you were just like all the other heroes. Only wanting to be one for the fame and glory. You became one to save lives and give people hope, nothing else. In all of my life…Yare, yare daze…I can't believe I'm saying this. In all my life, I've never been happier to have been proven wrong about you. You really are a hero."
"Well…thank you." All Might said. He was shocked to say in the least at hearing what the Stand User had said. Jotaro didn't like heroes, mostly for the reason of their pursuit for riches and fame. All Might was the only exception to him.
"That's why I need to ask something of you." Jotaro continued.
"What is it?"
"I've taken a student under my wing. A young boy who is also a Stand User. I'm teaching him on how to control it. He's wants to go to U.A. and become a hero when he gets older."
"Hahahahahahaha! Then I wish him luck! There are no rules against a Stand User entering a hero school. He'll just have to pass the entrance exams."
"I thought the same thing. I'm not going to go into much detail, but I just want you to be there for him as much as you can."
"What do you mean?"
"He doesn't have much experience when dealing with someone attacking him. He hardly fights back, believing that it'll make him no better than them. Yare yare daze, the only thing he'll be doing is defending himself. I'm hoping that he'll get a backbone during the training I'll still be giving him. When he gets into U.A., I want you to look after as if he were the most important person in the world."
"You mean, if he gets into U.A."
"He will. He's got a heroic spirit that makes most look like a sputtering campfire. Can you do that for me?"
All Might thought for a few minutes about what Jotaro was asking him. A stranger that he never met, who was a student to Jotaro, was going to apply to U.A. later in life. From what he heard; it was a boy. He knew he wouldn't get anymore than that, and it was probably not a good idea to pester Jotaro about it. He would get a barrage of Star Platinum's fists to his face. Not seeing anything wrong with what he asked, he looked back to Jotaro.
"Yes!" he answered, "I will watch over him as if he were my own son!"
All Might was surprised to see the Stand User chuckle.
"That's funny." He said.
"What is?" All Might asked.
"I think the same about my student. That he's like a son to me. Anyway, thanks."
Jotaro then walked away leaving All Might alone in the park.
Flashback End
Even after I became a teacher I failed,All Might said in his head, and Young Midoriya is injured because of it. I vow, on the respect I earned from you Jotaro, I will not fail again! I will watch out for him, teach him, and protect him as if he were my own son!
"I've been waiting, hero." Tomaru said at seeing All Might, "You trash of society."
[End Track]
"That's All Might…?" one of the villain's asked, all of them shivering in fear.
"It's my first time seeing him in person."
"He looks so intimidating."
"Idiots, don't hesitate! If we kill that, we'll- "Nothing else got to be said as All Might vanished from sight. All the villains then fell to the ground unconscious from the number one hero punching them while getting to the still body of Eraser head. He gently picked him up and breathed a sigh of relief seeing that he was alive. It didn't fully relax him though at seeing his injuries.
[Play My Hero Academia-My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack]
"Sorry, Aizawa." He apologized to the downed hero. He then looked to where Tomaru and the Nomu were. In the blink of an eye he grabbed Izuku, Tsuyu, Mineta and the downed Kakyoin away from the villains, getting a hit on Tomaru in the process.
"Huh? Huh?! What?" Mineta was shocked to see that instead of being in the water, he was on land with his classmates.
"Everyone, go to the entrance." All Might said while kneeling next to the unconscious Aizawa and Kakyoin. "I'm leaving Aizawa and this person to you. They're unconscious. Hurry!"
"Y-Yes, sir!" Mineta replied.
"Ribbit." Tsuyu agreed. Both she and Mineta grabbed Kakyoin while Izuku grabbed Aizawa.
"It's no good…" Tomaru said in an almost scared tone while covering his face with his own hand. The original one fell off when he was hit by All Might, and now he was looking for it. "It's no good…It's no good…I-I'm sorry, Father…"
He finally found the hand and place it back on his face. He took a few calming breaths and calmed down. No one could tell, but he was smiling behind the hand.
"He hit me as he was saving them." He said, "Heh. It's the violence of a government official. He's fast, as expected. I can't follow him with my eyes. But not as fast as I thought he'd be. I guess it's true, after all…that he's getting weaker."
Izuku looked around and noticed that Adrian was missing. He guessed that he went to make sure that no more Stand Users came with the villains, since he was in the best shape to deal with them. He then looked to the pro hero.
"All Might, you can't." He called, "That brain villain took One fo- "he stopped himself from revealing the secret. "He took a punch from both me and my Stand, but he didn't even twitch. He's gotta be- "
"Young Midoriya!" All Might interrupted him. He then stood up and looked back at his students. He was once again smiling and gave the peace sign. "It's fine!"
Izuku was a little hesitant at leaving All Might but knew he would probably be doing more harm than good. He was already injured enough because he fought two Stand Users. He turned and walked away with Aizawa on his back, following Tsuyu and Mineta who were carrying Kakyion. Seeing that his students were out of harms way, he dashed towards Tomaru.
"CAROLINA…"
"Nomu."
"SMASH!"
All Might's attack hit the Nomu with no effect, which shocked the pro hero. He dodged a swipe from the Nomu.
"It seriously has no effect at all, huh?!" he questioned and punched the Nomu in the gut. Once again, the creature didn't even flinch. All Might had to dodge another swipe.
"In that case- "All Might sent multiple punches to the Nomu's face and got the same result. He had to dodge another swipe from the creature.
"It doesn't work on his face, either, huh?!" he stopped dodging and went on the attack trying to overpower the Nomu.
"It doesn't work because of shock absorption." Tomaru explained, "In order to cause damage to Nomu, it would be most effect to slowly gouge out his flesh. Whether he'd let you do that or not is a different issue, though."
"Thanks for telling me all that!" All Might said as he dodged a punch and then grabbed the Nomu from behind, "If that's true, then it's easier for me!"
He then did a suplex wrestling move and slammed the Nomu headfirst into the ground. A cloud a dust and a big shockwave were the result of the attack.
"Hey, hey." Tomaru said while trying not to get blown away.
[End Track]
USJ Entryway
"All right!" Rikido shouted with excitement, "Take that!"
"W-Wow…" Was all Sero could say.
"Those guys are underestimating All Might too much!"
Both Ochaco and Mina had tears of joy in their eyes as they heard that All Might was winning.
"Haru! You're bleeding!" Shoji exclaimed making everyone turn to the said boy. He was sitting against the railing, blood coming out of his nose. Sero ran to the young Stand User and knelt to his level. That got Haru's attention.
"Oh, this?" he asked, wiping away the blood from his face. "The bleeding stopped a while ago."
"The mist guy didn't hurt you, did they?" Mina asked with worry.
"No, he didn't. Using my Stand puts a huge strain on my body. Holding the door open for Iida was a…hurtful task on me."
"Why would having a Stand hurt your body?" Mina asked. Haru looked at her with a surprised look. First Ochaco, now her?
"I…don't want to talk about it." He answered while looking away.
Plaza
"How did he make a suplex look like an explosion?" Mineta asked as he helped Tsuyu carry Kakyoin to the entrance, Midoriya carrying Aizawa behind them. "All Might's on a whole nother level!"
"Even though he's a rookie teacher who can't teach without looking at his notes." Tsuyu commented.
It's possible they have a way to kill him… Izuku thought, Even so, there's nothing we can do right now. Instead, if anyone gets held hostage, we'd be worse than in the way. Rather than wondering about the villains, we have to trust All Might!
"Get 'em!" Mineta screamed to All Might, "Aim for his tenders!"
"Were we overthinking it?" Tsuyu asked, "He's amazing."
Izuku though didn't share their thoughts.
But… he said in his head, But Haru, Adrian, and I know…Everyday on our way to school, we read the hero news in real time together. When they were talking about how All Might wasn't at USJ, the three fingers Thirteen put up secretly were probably…because All Might was at his limit. It must've been because he used too much of his power! We're the only ones who know…
Izuku then remembered what he and Haru were told when they first saw All Might as his true self, as Toshinori Yagi.
I got this injury five years ago. Lost my whole stomach, and countless surgeries have made it worse. Because of this, I can only be All Might for about three hours. I'm supposed to the be the guy that's always smiling, the Symbol of Peace. In truth, I smile just to keep the fear under wraps. To convince myself there's nothing to be afraid of.
We're the only ones who know…All Might's secret and the predicament he's in.
His fears were confirmed when the smoke cleared. Kurogiri had used his quirk to make a portal before the Nomu hit the ground face first. It was then popping out of another portal, below All Might and grabbing him in his sides with both hands.
"Is…" All Might said with blood coming out of his mouth, "Is that how it is?"
[Play Villain Invasion-My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack]
The Nomu then applied pressure to where All Might's scar was, making it bleed.
"Were you trying to keep him from moving by sticking him deep into the concrete?" Tomaru asked, "You won't be able to stop him like that. Because Nomu is as strong as you are. Heh heh heh heh! This is good, Kurogiri! It's an unexpected opportunity."
Kurogiri then started to make the portals shrink, while the Nomu applied more pressure to All Might's scar, making it bleed more.
Ouch! he said in his head, That's my weak spot. Stop it!
He then let go of the part of Nomu he was holding on to try and pry himself free. Sadly, he wasn't making any progress.
What power! He thought while still trying to pry himself free. He then looked to the two villains.
"This is your first offense?" he asked, "You'd better prepare yourselves…"
Tomaru just scratched his neck, ignoring the Symbol of Peace's comment.
"Kurogiri." He simply replied.
"I don't want blood and guts overflowing within me," the mist villain explained, "but I would be happy to take in someone as great as you. You are too fast to see with the human eye. Restraining you was Nomu's job. And then, when your body is halfway in, to close the gate…and tear you apart is my job."
Izuku, Tsuyu and Mineta had stopped after seeing the dust clear and were shocked at seeing All Might trapped. They were even more shocked to hear what was about to happen to them. They were pulled out of their shock when they heard a groan. Turning to the source, they saw Kakyoin's eyes open. Mineta freaked out and let go of his legs. To their surprise, he stood up, painfully, and walked towards Izuku. He stopped when he was right in front of Izuku.
"Why?" they heard him ask with a confused look, "Why did you have your friend spare me? Why did you bother to bring me with you? I was trying to kill you."
"Civilian or villain," Izuku replied, "it's a hero's job to make sure nobody dies."
That answer shocked Kakyoin to the core. This boy, the one who he tried to kill, was willing to spare his life, even though he came very close to putting him at death's door. Izuku then looked to where All Might was and remembered the predicament, he was in.
"Asui." He called.
"What is it, Midoriya?" she replied.
"You and Mineta carry Aizawa to the entrance."
"Ribbit? Okay…but why?"
Without replying, he gave Aizawa to both of them and started running back to the plaza.
"Midoriya!" Tsuyu and Mineta both yelled.
"It's okay." Kakyoin said to them as he started walking towards the entrance, slowly because of his injuries. Tsuyu and Mineta closely followed him, not worried about him attacking them because of his injuries.
"What do you mean 'it's okay?'" Mineta asked with uncertainty.
"He has both the teachings of Jotaro Kujo and the heart of a hero." Kakyoin replied, "As well as friends like you to fight for and beside. Someone like that…like Izuku Midoriya…will not be killed so easily by someone as petty like Tomaru and his Nomu."
No, All Might! Izuku thought will running, There are still tons of things I want you to teach me!
"ALL MIGHT!" he screamed, getting the villains and hero's attention.
"Welcome back." Savage said, on the ready. "I thought we weren't going to get to finish what we started."
Young Midoriya? All Might thought, What are you…
Izuku then dashed towards where All Might was, only for Kurogiri to get in his path.
[End Track]
"How foolish." He said and opened a portal. Izuku could only watch as he came closer to the portal with no way to stop himself.
{Stardust Crusaders- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders O.S.T [Departure]}
"Over my dead body!" someone shouted and collided with Kurogiri, hitting his metal plate. The mist villain was pinned to the ground by the fist of a familiar potential transfer student.
"JOJO!" Izuku screamed with joy.
"Sorry I took so long." He said, looking at his friend with a smile. "It was a lot harder to find the exit to the Fire Zone than I thought."
"How dare you steal my kill!" shouted the familiar voice of Katsuki as he came up next to Jonasan.
"Ah, just the exploding porcupine I was looking for." He said getting a growl from Katsuki, "I have someone to deal with, so I need you to look after this guy…if he tries anything, blow him to kingdom come."
Hearing that, Katsuki immediately forgot about his rage and replaced Jonasan's hand with his on the villain.
"With pleasure." He said with an evil smile, never taking his eyes off Kurogiri. Ice then came into the portal, freezing the Nomu's entire left side, minus his head.
He's frozen? All Might thought and looked to the source, Young Todoroki?!
"All I heard was that you all are here to kill All Might." Shoto said with a semi bored/angry look.
He controlled it so that the ice stopped just before it reached me. All Might thought to himself as he once again grabbed the Nomu's hands and felt that its grip wasn't as tight anymore. Thanks to that, his grip loosened. The pro hero freed himself and jumped away to a few seconds of respite.
Another figure showed up to try and land a hit on Tomaru. It was none other than Kirishima, his right arm as hard as rock. Sadly, he missed and hand to jump away from the villain for safety.
"Dang it!" he cursed, "I didn't get to show off!"
"Stop acting so stuck-up, foggy nobody!" Katsuki warned the mist villain.
"I can same the same about you." Jonasan replied to his comment.
"The Symbol of Peace cannot be killed by the likes of you." Shoto stated with an angry look.
"Am I glad to see you guys!" Izuku said to them with relief.
"Hey, Midoriya!" Savage shouted charging at him, "Lets continue from where we left off!"
Izuku got into a battle stance ready to fight him again, mostly. His injuries were starting to slow him down. When Savage was three feet away from him, a fist connected with his left cheek and sent him away from Izuku. The green haired Stand User looked to see Jonasan as the one responsible. The tiger quirk Stand User got up while rubbing his cheek.
"Face me, Sher-Khan." Jonasan said, "I'm your opponent now."
"Don't interfere," Savage warned, "or you'll share his pain."
"Pain? You don't know the meaning of the word. I'll show you the true meaning of pain for attacking my best friend, with my Stand!"
Jonasan's Stand materialized on his left. Its height was 6'4" and was very muscular, its body being different shades of red. Its long hair stood up as if the wind were blowing in its face. On his shoulders were pads of silver and his hands wore black, fingerless battle gloves. He wore black and red boots on his feet. The only bottom clothing it had was a black loin cloth. In fact, his Stand looked a lot like…
"STAR PLATINUM?!" Savage screamed in shock (Think of Star Platinum's look from Stardust Crusaders except different shades of red).
"Sorry to disappoint you, but this isn't Star Platinum." Jonasan said with a smirk. Everyone was surprised to hear the name of Jotaro Kujo's Stand. Everything had come to a halt at hearing what Savage had said. Only Izuku, out of everyone else, could see Jonasan's Stand and he knew that when his friend pulled out his Stand, there were bond to be broken bones.
"Wow, I was actually scared for a moment." Savage sighed in relief, "For a moment there I thought you were Jotaro Kujo, back from the dead."
"Well, I could be counted as someone related to him." Jonasan replied with a smirk.
"What do you mean?"
"Jotaro Kujo did train me to control my Stand."
"WHAT?!" Everyone except Izuku shouted.
"That's right." Jonasan answered, "I was also a student of Jotaro Kujo. My Stand didn't manifest until I turned 11, so I started training later, right next to Izuku."
"If that's the case…" Savage said finally composing himself, "let's see how you take damage!"
Wild Tiger then charged, claws at the ready.
"I'm afraid you made a mistake wanting to charge me head on." Jonasan said, "You see, Izuku is a forgiving person."
The tiger Stand slashed at Jonasan's Stand and made contact with its chest. The results, though, was just a scratch no more fatal than if it was from scratching an itch.
"What the?!" Savage cried, "His Stand shrugged off that attack like it was nothing!"
"I on the other hand…" Jonasan continued, "am not!"
Jonasan's Stand then grabbed Wild Tiger by the neck with its right hand and started to shake him while shouting his war cry, that only the Stand Users could hear.
"ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA!"
Savage spit out some blood from the action. He got even more frightened when the Stand cocked his left hand back and made it into a fist.
"ORA!" it cried again and began to rapidly punch Wild Tiger in the face, "ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA!"
"Meet my Stand," Jonasan said, "Crimson Omega!"
With one final punch, Crimson Omega sent Wild Tiger flying into a pillar. The resulting shockwave made the whole plaza shake. Blood came flying out of Savage's body from the injuries his Stand had accumulated.
"What a…powerful…Stand." He said with shock and fell to the ground, unconscious.
[End Track]
"Another difference between me and Izuku is our skill with our Stand's." he stated to the unconscious Savage, "He has more experience since he trained for nine years straight. Luckily, I'm a quick learner so I caught up eventually. Also, my Stand is stronger than his. Now, where were we?"
He said the last part looking at Tomaru. He couldn't tell what mood he was in since his face was covered by a hand. Everyone else got out of their stupor and looked at Tomaru as well. The hand covered villain just stood there, quietly.
"Todoroki…Bakugo…Yaoyorozu." Mineta said quietly with happiness. All three had stopped at hearing the commotion, to see what was going on.
"And Kirishima." Tsuyu added.
That boy…Kakyoin thought referring to Jonasan, I thought for a moment he was Jotaro Kujo back from the dead.
All Three then heard a groan coming from Aizawa.
"Leave this to them." Tsuyu said, "Lets hurry!"
"Right." Mineta replied and both started to continue forward, with Kakyoin following closely behind.
"Everyone…" Ochaco said with joy at seeing All Might get back up. She then noticed two familiar figures, plus one stranger, walking towards their location. "Wait, isn't that Tsu? HEY! HEY!"
"OCHACO?" Tsuyu called back.
"HEY, HELP US OUT!" Mineta called, "HE'S HEAVEY, AND THE GUY BEHIND US IS INJURED!"
"Mr. Aizawa?!" Ochaco said in a shocked voice.
"Let's go!" Rikido replied, as he and Ochaco ran towards their fallen teacher. Mina just watched with worry at where All Might was, while still sitting next to the injured Thirteen.
"L-Leave this to All Might…" Thirteen said getting her attention, "When the other teachers get here, get to a safe place…"
"O-Okay!" Mina replied. Haru watched from the railing he was sitting against. He then looked to where the action was happening.
I wish I could help. He thought to himself, I feel so weak. The only thing I've done so far is get Thirteen out of harm's way and open a door for Iida, while Izuku and Adrian are out there on the front lines, fighting the bad guys. If we survive this…I vow to get over my problem…and get stronger!
Plaza
"Kurogiri," Tomaru said to himself, "our exit and entrance, has been overcome. We're in a pinch."
"You careless dastard." Katsuki said to Kurogiri, "You're just what I'd thought you'd be. Only certain parts of you can turn into a misty warp gate. The fog gate covered your actual body, right? Back then…If you were completely made of mist and physical attacks couldn't touch you, then you wouldn't have said 'that was dangerous.'"
Kurogiri then tried to move but was stopped when he felt and explosion on his metal plate.
"Don't move!" Katsuki commanded and got closer to his face, "If I feel like you're moving suspiciously, then I'll blow you up. So please, give me an excuse!"
"His behavior isn't very hero-like…" Kirishima said to himself.
"In addition to capturing them," Tomaru continued to talk to himself, "they're almost uninjured. Only the green haired boy is covered in blood. Kids these days are amazing. They make the League of Villains look back."
Tomaru then turned to his Anti-Symbol of Peace weapon.
"Nomu." He simply said and the creature started to move. Everyone was shocked to see it, despite its frozen arm and leg get out of the portals. Its arm and legs shattered because of the ice but still moved.
"Even though his body's broken…" Izuku said with shock, "he's still moving?!"
"Get back, everyone!" All Might commanded. They got an even greater shock when the ice broke off and the Nomu's arm and leg started to grow back.
"What?" All Might asked, "His quirk wasn't shock absorption?"
"I didn't say that was all he had." Tomaru said with glee, "This is his super-regeneration."
That freak has more than one quirk?! Jonasan screamed in his head.
"Nomu has been modified to take you at 100%. He's a super-efficient human sandbag."
Seeing the Nomu was fully healed, everyone got into fighting positions. Izuku and Jonasan also pulled out their Stands.
"First, we need to get our gate back." Hearing that shocked everyone, "Go, Nomu."
He's fast. All Might thought to himself, being the only one fast enough to see the Nomu move. To everyone else's eyes, all they saw was the Nomu vanishing and then a shockwave blowing them away. When the smoke cleared from their last location, they saw the Nomu kneeling next to the down Kurogiri.
"Bakugo!" Izuku exclaimed out of shock and worry. He may no longer see Katsuki as a friend, but he didn't want to see him severely injured or dead. He then noticed the said boy sitting a foot away from them with a shocked look on his face.
"Bakugo? You were able to- "Izuku didn't get to finish as he almost fell to the ground landing on one knee, pain showing in his face.
"No, I wasn't Deku! Now shut up!" Katsuki replied and turned to Izuku, to be even more surprised. When he first arrived, his only focus was on the mist villain. Looking at Izuku closer, he noticed the multiple slashes and bruises on his body.
When did he get those? Katsuki asked himself at seeing Izuku in his injured state.
"Then how…?" Kirishima began to ask, then stopped as both he and the others looked in the direction of the impact.
"Then that was…" Shoto didn't finish as his reasoning was confirmed as the smoke cleared to reveal All Might. He was still standing but didn't look in good shape. His long sleeves were torn off and he was coughing.
"All Might!" Izuku screamed in worry.
He protected the child, huh? Tomaru thought to himself.
"Do you not know how to hold back?" All Might asked.
"It was to rescue my companions." Tomaru answered, "I had no choice. I mean, earlier, that…plain looking one, who obviously has a Stand." He said that part while pointing to Izuku. "He was about to punch me with everything he had, you know. Violence for the sake of others makes it admirable. Isn't that right, hero?"
All Might just grunted in response.
"You know what, All Might?" Tomaru continued, "I'm angry. I'm angry at this world that categorizes the same violent acts as heroic or villainous, deciding what's good and what's bad. 'Symbol of Peace?' Ha. You're just a device to repress violence. Violence only breed violence. The world will know that once we kill you!"
"That's preposterous." All Might finally spoke, "They eyes of white-collar criminals like you burn silently. You just want to enjoy this yourself, don't you, you liar?"
He already figured me out? Tomaru thought with surprise.
"It's three against five." Todoroki said to his classmates and the transfer student.
"What do you mean?" Izuku asked trying to get up, "It's three against six."
"No, it's not, Zuku." Jonasan said, forcing Izuku back into this kneeling position. "You're injured and lost some blood. I'll be helping them with the villains. You just rest."
Jonasan then walked up next to the three boys.
"Bakugo already exposed the fog's weakness." He stated while summoning Crimson Omega. "He should be the easiest one to handle."
"These guys are crazy," Kirishima said while activating his quirk, "but if we back up All Might, we can push them back!"
"No!" All Might said as he walked away from the wreckage, "Run away."
"You would've been in trouble if I hadn't done anything earlier, right?" Shoto fired back.
"That was a different story, Young Todoroki. Thanks. But it's fine! Just watch as a pro gives it everything he's got."
"All Might, you're bleeding…Besides, time's- "Izuku stopped himself from accidently revealing more. He hoped no one had noticed. All Might gave him a thumbs up, assuring him that he would be alright.
All Might... Izuku said with amazement. Unbeknownst to the pro hero and student, Jonasan had heard what Izuku had stopped himself from saying.
Time…what are you talking about Izuku? Jonasan thought to himself but then shook away the thoughts to focus on the problem at hand.
"Nomu, Kurogiri. Get him." Tomaru commanded, "I'll deal with the children."
[Play You Say Run-My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack]
It's true that I barely have a minute left. All Might thought to himself, My power has been declining faster than I expected.
"Now, let's clear this and go home." Tomaru then charged towards the boys.
But I must do this.
"Hey, we've gotta do this after all!" Kirishima said, getting into a fighting position as Tomaru ran towards them.
Why? Because I am… All Might then tapped into the deepest reverses of One for All "the Symbol of Peace!"
Tomaru and the students looked in surprise as All Might dashed towards the Nomu. The weapon charged as well towards the Symbol of Peace. Both threw punches at each other, their fists colliding creating a shockwave that blew away the villains and students.
"Dang." Tomaru said as he landed, "Hey, you talked about his shock absorption yourself earlier, didn't you?"
"Yes, I did!" All Might replied as he and the Nomu started to punch at a faster rate, the area around them getting destroyed in the process. To Izuku, who was trying to not fly away because of the shockwaves, it looked like when Jotaro would sick Star Platinum on a villain and punch him at almost supersonic speeds.
"A head-on fistfight?" Izuku asked.
"W-Wow…!" was all Kirishima could say while trying not to fly away.
"I-I can't get near them!" Kurogiri said to Tomaru, landing next to him from the shockwaves.
"If your quirk isn't shock nullification but shock absorption," All Might said as he continued to punch at the Nomu, "then there's a limit to it, right?"
He then started to force the Nomu back. The weapon then made a cowardly move and punched All Might where his scar was. The hero felt the pain but that didn't stop him. His punches started to get faster, harder and he was driving the Nomu back even further. Tomaru looked in shock as his Anti-Symbol of Peace was getting forced back.
"Made to fight me? If you can withstand me at 100%, then I'll force you to surrender from beyond that!"
All Might's punches got even faster and harder, the Nomu also started to flinch from getting hit.
He's bleeding while giving it his all…! Izuku thought to himself, He's not swinging randomly. Every single hit…is more than 100% of his power!
The next punch All Might threw sent the Nomu flying. Tomaru watched in anger as his weapon was getting beaten.
"A hero…" All Might said as he punched the Nomu who recovered and charged at him, "can always break out of a tough spot!"
All Might then threw the Nomu around like he was a sack of potatoes. The weapon kept trying to recover, but the hero wasn't giving him the chance. Seeing that the Nomu was taking more damage, All Might could tell that his shock absorption quirk had reached its limit and he planned to push it. He then grabbed the Nomu by his arm, jumped almost to the roof of USJ and threw the Nomu back down onto the ground. He then descended at a fast rate and landed as the Nomu was rebounding off the ground.
"Hey villain," he said as he prepared one last punch, "have you ever heard these words? Go beyond! Plus Ultra!"
This one's for you…Jotaro! All Might said to himself as his fist towards the Nomu. When it connected, he screamed "OOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The area around All Might became useless debris and the Nomu went flying. It broke through the roof, flew into the sky, putting holes in two clouds and vanished with a twinkle.
Squall Zone
"Wh-What's this vibration?" Tokoyami asked.
Fire Zone
Ojiro had just dispatched another villain when he heard something.
"An explosion?" he said to himself.
USJ Entryway
Ochaco, Mina, Tsuyu, Mineta, Haru, Sero, Sato (both carrying an injured Thirteen), Kakyoin and Shoji (carrying an unconscious Aizawa) saw the Nomu fly through the roof and felt with shock written all over their faces.
"That was a villain up there just now, wasn't it?" Sero asked.
"Y-Yeah…" Sato answered.
"This power is…" Shoji didn't finish it, knowing the answer.
"It's All Might's!" Mineta said with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face, "There's no one else who can do something so amazing!"
Except for Jotaro Kujo. Both Haru and Kakyoin thought at the same time. Nevertheless, they smiled at seeing that the Symbol of Peace had won along with the rest of the students.
Plaza
"Is this a comic book or something?" Kirishima asked in shock, the rest of the boys with the same looks on their faces. "It's like he nullified the shock absorption. His brute strength is crazy."
"What insane power…" Katsuki stated, "Does this mean he rushed at him so fast he couldn't regenerate?"
So, this is the top… Shoto thought to himself.
Is this…the world of pros…? Katsuki said in his head.
Someone who would risk his own wellbeing to protect others… Jonasan thought to himself, I can see why Sensei respected him.
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All Might… Izuku simply said in is head, worried about his teacher's state. He carefully watched as the smoke cleared and the figure of the number one hero was revealed. He had some more blood on him, his hair was messed up and his shirt was even more torn, but he was still standing and smiling.
"I really have gotten weaker…" He said out of the blue, "In my prime, five hits would've been enough. But it took more than 300 hits."
Izuku sighed with relief, with a smile and tears in his eyes.
And now… All Might thought to himself as steam started to rise from his body, I'm out of time…
He then turned towards Kurogiri and Tomaru, who was shaking with anger.
"Now, villains…" he said, "I'm sure we'd all like to end this as soon as possible."
Tomaru was seething with anger. His weapon, his Nomu, was defeated by a hero who was supposed to be weak. It was supposed to be an easy win. Instead, All Might sent the Nomu flying out of the building and away from its masters.
"He used a cheat?!" Tomaru said to himself in anger.
AN: Hey, everyone! Giving you a heads up. In the future, I'm adding characters from another member's stories. Read Stardust Crusaders - Blooming Adventures and If Diamond Is Unbreakable Then The Show Must Go On! by nene9131 to know more about these characters. They're amazing and well done! Until next time. Sentinel Prime, out!