In a secret location in Hosu, Japan
All for One's pov
Jackal just arrived through Kurogiri's portal with Garou at tow. "It seems that your distraction worked out, Gyoro Gyoro." I say to the flying insect monster. "But I thought you said that your creation could destroy the heroes without trouble." I say. "Yes, but Centichoro is in its infant stage so it will be a while before he reaches his full potential. And I didn't account for Bang's brother being at the scene." Gyoro Gyoro explains. "I see." I say.
"But that does not matter now that we have Garou here." Gyoro Gyoro says, looking at the unconscious form of Garou. "We kept our end of the deal, now it's your turn." I say, reminding him of our deal. "It will take time, but the Monster Cells will be in your hands in no time." Gyoro Gyoro informs. "I would like you to bring me Garou in person so I can extract what I need from him, then you can take him to recover." Gyoro Gyoro says.
"In person?" I ask. "What? You thought this is my real body?" Gyoro Gyoro asks, pointing at himself. "Then where are you so I can bring Garou to you?" I ask. "It's on this card." Gyoro Gyoro answers as he hands Kurogiri the card. "I know this location." Kurogiri says. "Then take me there." I order Kurogiri. "As you wish, my Master." Kurogiri bows as he opens a portal to Gyoro Gyoro's location.
I walk through the portal while carrying Garou's body with a telekinesis quirk. Upon exiting the portal, I am greeted to a large room with a chessboard floor. But the main thing that catches my attention is the massive monster sitting on a huge bean bag. The monster has pink skin, a chubby body, four arms, eight appendages on its head, and its head is just a giant eyeball.
"Greetings, All for One." The Monster greets me. "Gyoro Gyoro?" I ask, shocked by his appearance. "In the flesh." Gyoro Gyoro says. I didn't expect him to be like this. "Did you bring Garou?" Gyoro Gyoro asks. "Indeed I have." I answer as I bring the unconscious Garou to Gyoro Gyoro. "Excellent!" Gyoro Gyoro says with glee as Garou suddenly is brought to Gyoro Gyoro. That isn't me doing it. Is it Gyoro Gyoro? Is that his power? Telekinesis?
"Hm. It seems Garou has begun his transformation into a monster." Gyoro Gyoro says, pointing out Garou's new red hair and his right eye changing. Yes, that's why he should be dead, but if Gyoro Gyoro can control him. Then we have a massive advantage against the heroes. "So, what are you going to do to him?" I ask. "Just run a few tests, then make the monster cells." Gyoro Gyoro answers.
"What about healing him?" I ask. "Your Doctor can handle that since I'm not well versed in human anatomy." Gyoro Gyoro answers. "You may leave. I will contact you when I'm finished and you can heal him." Gyoro Gyoro says as Kurogiri's portal opens behind me. I begin walking towards it when Gyoro Gyoro calls out. "One more thing. I recommend that you allow me to remodel your headquarters." Gyoro Gyoro says. "Why?" I ask. "So I can make it as a base of sorts for when I make new monsters." Gyoro Gyoro explains. "Very well. But, please keep your…creations away from me and my work." I say. "Very well." Gyoro Gyoro says as I leave through the portal.
In a Hospital the next day
Bang's pov
I exit the elevator and make my way towards Endeavor's hospital room. I was called here by Nezu so that Endeavor and I could answer his questions. Bomb couldn't come since I asked him to try and find any leads as to where that creature took Garou. As I walk through the hallway, I look into the hospital windows of the heroes that fell to Garou. Most are looking better, but it's clear that their pride has been destroyed completely.
I eventually arrive at Endeavor's room and I enter to see All Might, Best Jeanist, Hawks, Mirko, Nezu, and Detective Tsukauchi. "Ah. Silverfang, I'm glad you could come on such short notice." Nezu greets me. "I only came so you and the other heroes can prepare for the new threats to come." I say. "Well, now that you're here, let's begin." Best Jeanist says. "Endeavor, what exactly happened since you arrived after the other heroes were knocked out. I know part of the story thanks to Gunhead, but I need to know the rest." Tsukauchi explains.
"I was at home when I received a distress call. I quickly made my way to the location and found Garou after he defeated the others." Endeavor begins. "We fought for a while before he broke my arm using a different technique." Endeavor says. "New technique? Garou has another one?" All Might asks. "Actually, the fighting style he used was Mirko's." Endeavor says. "Huh?! How's that possible?!" Mirko yells.
"Garou has a unique ability to copy any fighting style he sees. Even if he saw it once." I explain. "That's…incredible." Best Jeanist says. Tsukauchi writes this down and Nezu motions for Endeavor to continue. "After Garou broke my arm, I managed to release a support item I had to capture him. I was going to finish him when he broke free and ripped a tree in half with his bare strength." Endeavor says.
"However, when I saw Garou completely, his appearance changed." Endeavor says. "Changed?" Hawks questions. "He dyed his hair red, and his eye turned bloodshot red with with his iris glowing yellow." Endeavor says as All Might stiffens. "Are…Are you sure?" All Might asks as Endeavor nods. "Oh god." All Might says. So, he knows what it means. "What's wrong, All Might?" Mirko questions.
"This is bad. This is really bad." All Might says, ignoring her. "What's the big deal about this?" Hawks asks. "Do you want to tell them, or should I?" I ask Nezu as he doesn't say anything. "To answer your question, Garou is turning into a monster." I say. "Monster?" Best Jeanist questions. "Long ago, at the dawn of quirks, many individuals were afraid of quirks, but some wanted to be strong like those with quirks." I say as they listen.
"As time went on and quirks became common, those who were quirkless wanted to be strong. So, they trained their bodies and focused their entire life to be strong. However, that obsession came at a cost." I say as they get scared. "It turns out that quirkless individuals weren't powerless at all. They had the ability to transform their bodies into hideous creatures. Creatures with great strength and power. However, it came at the cost of their humanity. They abandoned their humanity and became ruthless killing machines, devoted to destroy all of humanity and create a world of chaos and destruction." I say.
"How…How did the heroes stop them?" Hawks asks, scared. "The heroes united together and used all their power to destroy every monster. After the chaos had settled, the governments of the world wanted to eliminate all quirkless individuals, but the heroes of the past wouldn't allow this. So, the governments kept quirkless individuals alive, but they barely gave them any rights and purposefully allowed them to be ridiculed. Hoping that any individual who had an obsession would be brought down and accept that they were useless." I finish my explanation.
"Wait. Then how are you not a monster?" Mirko asks. "Though I wanted to be a hero, I didn't let it control my life. So, when All Might came around, I stepped down and allowed him to be number 1. But not before I beat him when he wanted to see how strong I was." I say. "All Might, Nezu, did you know this?" Best Jeanist asks as both nod. "Why didn't you tell us about this?!" Mirko asks. "We had no choice. We didn't want this information to get out into the public." Nezu explains.
"But now you know. And you also know why Garou is a massive threat." All Might says. "Then, was that giant centipede we saw a monster too?" Hawks asks. "I don't know. Maybe. But I do know that it'll come back, stronger than before." I say. "Yes. That's why we are going to up patrols all over the city and try to find out where that monster went, and where Garou disappeared to." Nezu says. "The last time we saw him was when that Nomu came and took him." Endeavor says. "Do we know where it took him?" Best Jeanist asks. "No. We lost sight of it. But—", "NEZU!" Vlad King barges through the door, breathing hard.
"What is—", "Turn on the TV! Now!" Vlad King yells as Best Jeanist turns the TV on. "Very recently, a video was posted on YouTube that showed something startling. The footage shown is recorded by an unknown suspect, but it shows the Hero Hunter fighting off 8 heroes. The most shocking part was the heroes nearly putting the life of the individual behind the camera in danger. In a shocking turn of events, the Hero Hunter put himself in danger to save the person recording. This leads us to question who the true heroes were in this situation." The reporter says as Nezu and All Might grow nervous.
"We have to stop this! Now!" All Might yells as he and Nezu run out to resolve this. I chuckle. It seems the dark side of the heroes is finally being revealed to the public. But, it also means that Garou still has some of his humanity left in him. "Well, this isn't going to be good." Hawks says. Suddenly Mirko steps up towards me. "If you were Garou's master, then why did you expel him?" Mirko asks. "…Ten months ago, he went on a rampage on my other students. He beat to the point where some of them would be crippled forever. I beat him up and expelled him from my dojo. I should've seen what he would do after he recovered." I say.
"Do you think he's truly evil?" Mirko asks. "…Despite what he's done, I don't think he's truly evil. He just needs to have some sense knocked into him." I answer. "Why do you ask?" I ask her. "Just…Nothing. It's nothing." Mirko says as she leaves.
Mirko's pov
As I figured. Garou really isn't all bad. But, if I want any chance to stand up to him, then I need to be stronger. Just you wait, Garou. We'll have our rematch soon. Now to deal with this mess.
A few minutes ago at the Izumi residence
Kota's pov
I am laying in my bed currently, thinking about yesterday. I watched the entire fight between Garou and the heroes. And I am pissed. The heroes…they nearly killed me! If Garou hadn't saved me from the rain of bullets I would've died. Not only that, but my Aunt apparently got knocked out by them yesterday.
Garou is right, they are fakes. Every last one. And they call Garou a monster. He's the real hero! He could've let me get hurt, but he saved me instead.
I look at the journal he gave me before going to fight the heroes, remembering that I need to keep it safe until I can give it back to Garou. But he's gone missing and he'll be hunted more now since people are afraid of—wait! What if…they don't believe he's a villain? What if they see that he is a true hero. I look at my phone and remember that I recorded the fight. So, I get up from bed and go to my computer.
After a few minutes, I get the video set up and ready to post on YouTube, but I stop. Should I do this? This could have negative side effects—No! The world needs to know who the real villains are. I post the video and wait. Eventually, the comment section blows up with replies. Most were in denial of what the heroes did, but many are siding with Garou and are shocked that he saved me. It's working. Now the world will know that the heroes are just frauds. I hope you're proud of me Garou.
(Note: So, before I can continue the story, I need you guys to choose something for me. Mainly for those who read the One Punch Man manga and webcomic. Do you want me to go the webcomic version of Garou, or the Manga version? And before you question it, I already have planned on how to continue my story with each one. So, choose if you want Webcomic or Manga.)