Chapter 66

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Special Quirk]

Inside the bar that the League of Villains were secretly occupying, The Figure was in Tomura Shigaraki's room and was speaking to the League Leader, who seemed to be annoyed with what he was told. "You want to capture that brown haired brat?"

"You're having me and the new recruits kidnap the blonde bomber of the Sports Festival." The Figure pointed out.

"Because I'm looking to recruit him, and if not that, then at least give his quirk to my Master." Tomura explained. "Along with that Yellow cat lady's quirk if we can."

"Oh, I can get you the cat." The Figure assured. "But like I said, I want Sora off your kill list and on the capture list."

"Why do you want that goody two shoes to be captured?" Shigaraki questioned. "Wouldn't it be easier for you to just kill him?"

"That won't be nearly as satisfying as catching him, bounding him in place and slowly breaking both his mind and body." The Figure answered.

"Oh." The hand covered Villain replied. "Is he one of the 'individuals' that you want to make suffer?"

"Him and a few of his friends are." The hooded boy confirmed. "And besides. You owe me something after all I've done for you and your master."

"...Fine. He's off the kill list." Tomura said. "But in exchange for this, I want to know something."

"What?" The Figure replied in an uncaring tone.

"I want to know your name, and your face." Shigaraki stated.

After five seconds of silence, the Figure finally replied. "When I capture Sora, I'll show myself to everyone. You included."

The League leader was not going to accept that answer, and he placed his hand on the Figure's shoulder, leaving his index finger off of it so as to not decay the cloak. "Don't forget how much I've tolerated you, and how generous my master and I are for letting you keep yourself a secret. You owe me at least this."

"You can't just wait a few more days?" The Figure replied before sighing. "Fine. Whatever." A brief orange glow emitted from inside the hood before he turned around, faced Tomura, and pulled back his hood.

Shigaraki's face showed a brief amount of surprise, before it switched to slight annoyance. "Am I allowed to ask why you look like that?"

"I'll tell you after I have Sora." The Figure stated.

"Hmph. Fine. Now your name." The Villain reminded him.

"My name is..."

[Silence]

"You're sure they'll be alright on their own?" Kurogiri's voice came through as Tomura was snapped back into the present. He had some cards in front of him and it was just him and Kurogiri who were present at the bar right now.

"I'm a non-playable character, this level." Shigaraki answered. "They'll make it work without me. Besides. This game has totally changed."

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Surpassing You]

"I've been thinking of it as an RPG. We had some pretty good equips, but we challenged the big boss while still at level 1." The League leader explained his thought process. "Really, it's more of a simulation game. I'm the player, and I'll use all my little pawns to smash through the Heroes ranks. But first, I need to make cracks in the superhuman world. That's where the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains comes in. Who cares if these guys win or lose. The Heroes will be scared, just because they showed up."

"They're sacrificial pawns?" Kurogiri questioned. "And what of our anonymous ally? Is he one as well, since you let him go with them?"

"Come on." Tomura replied. "Do you really think I'm that heartless? I'd never underestimate their strength, especially after getting our hooded friend's seal of approval. They may have different goals than me, but they're comrades nonetheless. In a society noun by ridiculous rules, Villains aren't the only ones who are being oppressed." He held a picture of Katsuki in his hand. "And about our hooded friend, I may not like him, but he wanted to go, and considering what he can do, he'll guarantee that the League succeeds, even if everyone else gets taken out."

"So he's there as insurance." Kurogiri understood.

"And because he's finally ready to introduce himself." Shigaraki finished.

In the forest training camp, The Figure watched from a distance as Sora blitzed through the forest, towards the purple smoke covered area.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Iron Battle]

Over at the main cabin entrance, the blue flames that erupted from the Dabi clone suddenly died out, and the clone glanced up. "Nice move." Eraser Head, the Hero that he tried to burn at point blank range, had used his capture scarf to barely get above the flames. "Guess you really are a pro." He pointed his hand towards the Hero, but no flames came out.

"Not so fast." Eraser Head said as his quirk was activated, nullifying the blue flame user's powers, before he quickly bound the Villain in his capture scarf, pulled his opponent towards him, knee said opponent in the face, then planted the Villain's body face down on the ground. "What do you want and where are your friends hiding?"

"My what?" Dabi feigned ignorance.

"Your right arm's next." Eraser Head told the Villain as he broke the Villain's left arm. "Be logical about this. At least save your legs. It would be a real pain to carry you off to jail without them."

Dabi noticed that the Pro's quirk was off and took his chance. "You can take your time, Eraser Head." He began to ignite his body, only for the Hero to reactivate his quirk and break the Villain's other arm.

A sudden boom rang out in the distance, nearby the mountains which caught the Pro's attention. "What's that?"

"Mr. Aizawa!" Tenya's voice was heard as the class rep came into his view, alongside Mashirao, Koji and Minoru.

"Stay back." Eraser Head ordered, but as he was focused on that, Dabi managed to get the Hero off of him.

Dabi struggled to stay on his feet but he played it off like he was fine and spoke to his opponent. "That's exactly what I would expect out of a U.A. teacher. Tell me, Hero..." The Pro pulled on his scarf to tighten his hold, but Dabi's body suddenly turned into a mud like substance as he melted away. "You worried for your students?"

As Eraser Head was trying to figure out what just happened, Mineta spoke up. "What was that? Did he just melt?!"

The 1-A Teacher ran past the students while giving out an order. "Everyone, get inside! I'll be back!"

In the burning section of the forest, Twice spoke up. "OH COME ON DABI! YOU GOT YOUR ASS HANDED TO YOU! BY A MAGIC SCARF!"

"How weak." The real Dabi commented. "That happened fast."

"Huh!? Don't say that." Twice's split personality kicked in. "Better to phrase as the Pro being too strong. It's important to mind your self esteem, even on a perilous mission."

"Whatever, Twice. Just make another one of me. You need to keep those Pro's occupied."

Twice flipped him off with one hand while giving a thumbs up with the other. "ANOTHER SMALL FRY COMING RIGHT UP!...Leave it to me!"

In another section of the Forest, Izuku was running back in the direction that he and Sora came from, as he knew that path would be clear Heartless, thanks to the Keyblade wielder. Kota was on the young Hero's back as he was being taken to safety by said Hero, who was almost back at where Mandalay and Tiger were. Kota then noticed someone. "Hey, look!"

Midoriya did so and saw his Homeroom teacher running towards where he was coming from. "Mr. Aizawa!" He called out.

"Midoriya?" The Pro noticed him and how roughed up he was.

[Silence]

"You're here...thank goodness..." Izuku was relieved. "I need to catch you up on what I've learned about the Villains, but we don't have much time!"

"Hey." Aizawa said, but the kid didn't hear him.

"Plus I need to find Mandalay!" The One For All user kept going after he took a quick breath. "There's something I have to tell her!"

"Hold on." Aizawa spoke up, but Midoriya still didn't hear him. The Homeroom teacher figured that his student was running on adrenaline at this point.

"Please take care of Kota while I'm gone!" Izuku said. "He has a water quirk. You have to protect him! I'll be back soon!" He took off.

"Wait, Midoriya!" Eraser Head yelled out, which got the boy to finally stop and listen to him. "Those injuries. You went too far again, didn't you? Have you forgotten about Hosu?"

Izuku then recalled at the hospital when he was told about how it was against the law to use his quirk without permission from a Pro Hero. "No...I haven't."

"Go." The Pro Hero permitted. "But tell Mandalay something for me too."

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Vanguard Action Squad -All Out Attack-]

Back at the open area of the forest, Mangne and Spinner were both still engaged in combat against Tiger and Mandalay respectively. Tiger kept attacking Magne, who at this moment did not have her magnet with her. "Hey, no fair. Back off! Let me equip my item!" The brown Pussycat did not back down and kept on the offensive, but couldn't break through Magne's defense.

"You're not!..." Spinner roared out as he slashed at Mandalay. "...a real Hero!" He slashed again, barely missing her. "YOU'VE BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF GIRL!" He swung once more.

"Jeez, you're persistent!" The red Pussycat noted.

"As are you!" The Stain admirer, replied as he saw an opening and went for the kill. "But it's time to knock you off of your false throne!"

"SMASH!" Izuku's voice was heard as he did a full cowling drop kick on the sword of swords, breaking it apart, surprising both fighters. "Mandalay! Kota! He's safe!"

"You found him?" She responded.

Midoriya skidded to the ground but stayed on the move. "And I've got a message from Mr. Aizawa! We need you to use Telepath! Tell everyone in Classes 1-A and 1-B that Erasert Head has granted them permission to engage in combat with the Villains!"

Mandalay's voice was heard throughout every student's heads as she used telepath to speak out to them all. "Everyone in class 1-A and class 1-B! In the name of the pro Hero, Eraser Head, you are granted permission to engage in combat! I repeat, use your training! You may fight these Villains!"

Elsewhere in the forest, Fumikage was in an extreme amount of stress as he was alone. In another section, Momo and Yosetsu were still in the gas infested area as they were giving masks out to other 1-B students that were nearby them. In another section, Tetsutetsu and Itsuka were making their way deeper into the gas covered forest. In another section, Shoto and Katsuki were about to fight off the Villain in front of them, while Ochako and Tsuyu were about to do the same in another area of the forest. In a different section, Sora switched to Two Become One and blitzed through the Forest, cutting up multiple groups of Heartless that were in his way.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Loneliness]

Lastly, in another area of the forest, Eraser Head was running back the way he came in order to deliver Kota to the main cabin. As he was thinking about how Midoriya's injuries would affect him when the adrenalin stops, he heard Kota say something. "Mister, Is he gonna be okay?...I...I sort of...punched him before, and still, he got beat to a pulp, just so he could protect me." He began to tear up. "I never...apologized...or even thanked him! Please tell me, that he's not gonna get hurt more, right?"

"Don't worry. He sustained those injuries because he has no intention of dying." Aizawa told him. "Though, as his teacher, when this is over, I'll have to scold him for acting without my permission."

Kota was surprised with that answer. "Really?"

"Anyway, you'll get your chance to talk to him again. And when you do, put more emphasis on the thank you part." The Pro recommended.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST All for the Sake of a Correct Society]

Back over at Izuku's location, Mandalay gave him an order. "Get back to camp, right now! Those injuries aren't normal!" She continued to fight Spinner as she said that.

"I'm sorry. I can't!" Midoriya exclaimed. "You need to send one more thing! The Villains! I know one reason they're here!" As he spoke, Magne noticed him and recognized his face from the kill list. "They're after Kacchan and Sora! Please, you have to let the others know!"

"Kacchan?! Who's that?!" The red Pussycat did not know that was Bakugo's nickname. "No! Wait! Stop!"

Magne saw the boy run in her direction, and then realized something. From the direction the boy came from, the info he possessed, and the injuries he had, it stands to reason that this kid not only ran into Muscular, but survived a brawl with the monstrous man, which would only be possible by defeating said man. Magne avoided a punch from Tiger and dashed for the boy, aiming to take him out for being a very clear threat.

"Don't, Big Sis Mag!" Spinner called out as he threw a knife in between his comrade and Izuku, stopping her and letting Izuku get away.

"What the hell was that for, Spinner!?" She exclaimed. "He was on the priority kill list!"

"Shigaraki is the one who wants him dead." The gecko Villain pointed out.

"Uh yeah. And he's the reason we're here!" Magne reminded him.

"But that boy is someone Stain wished to save." Spinner stated. "Which means he was deemed worthy of being called a true Hero. If Stain spared him, then..." He was interrupted when Mandalay kneed him in the face.

[Silence]

Magne then received a strong punch to her head and both were briefly knocked down, thanks to that argument. "About time, I got a solid hit in!" The red Pussycat spoke up. She then activated Telepath and spoke into the forest again.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Vanguard Action Squad -All Out Attack-]

The students could hear her in their heads again. "Listen. We've discovered two of the Villains' targets. One of them is Sora, and the other is a student named Kacchan."

"Bakugo?" Ejiro remembered the nickname.

"What do they want with him and Sora?" Tenya questioned.

"Kacchan, Sora, you should both try to avoid combat and stick to a group." Mandalay instructed.

"Damn it..." Kirishima uttered out.

Over at Katsuki's location, he heard her message. "I hope you can both hear me."

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Go Seize It]

"I could focus if you got out of my damn head." The explosive teen said, charging towards Moonfish. "I can take care of myself!"

Moonfish attacked with his blade teeth, nearly butchering his target, only for ice to block his attack. "Don't rush into this fight carelessly!" Todoroki told him.

Moonsigh was now dangling from his overgrown blade teeth as he uttered out. "Have to keep going...hAvE to WoRk...do mY jOb!...RrRaAaAaAuUuGh!"

"Weren't you listening to Mandalay?" The ice user spoke up again. "They're here because they're after you and Sora!"

"Telling us not to engage and then changing their minds." Katsuki said. "I don't know how, but I get the feeling that this is Deku's fault." He then moved out of his cover. "WELL I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS!" He narrowly avoided more blade teeth, until Shoto blocked him off again with a much bigger mound of ice.

Moonfish however, in spite of his clear lack of sanity, was still a skilled combatant and used his blade teeth to traverse over the mound and over the trees, via retracting and reextending the blade teeth into separate parts of the ground. "Damn it!" Todoroki cursed. "He's good at moving through this terrain with his quirk!"

"This freak looks like a scrawny little sidekick to me!" Bakugo got ready to fight. "Come on, you bastard!"

"This clearly isn't his first battle!" The flame user stated as Moonfish arose from the trees.

"Shooooooow meeeeeeeee." The Villain growled "Show me your exquisite flesh!"

Elsewhere, just outside of the purple gas, Sora heard Mandalay's message and spoke up. "I'm sorry, but I can't do that. Not while everyone is still out there." He then took a deep breath and ran into the purple fog, unbeknownst to him however, there were multiple Heartless that were laying in wait for the command to attack, while the Figure was close by, traversing deeper into the gas at a much faster rate than Sora was.

Somewhere else in the gas. Tetsutetsu spoke up. "Did you hear what she said, Kendo? We've got permission to punch people!"

"Wait! Tetsutetsu!" Itsuka spoke up. "Do you know how this gas works!?"

"Yeah! It's dangerous. Give me some credit, Kendo." The steel student replied.

"Listen!" The Class 1-B rep told him. "Mandalay didn't say anything about the gas in her message. That means it must not have spread to wherever she's broadcasting from. That doesn't make any sense. This gas is moving really slowly. Normally, it would spread out more, right? This is staying in one place, not acting naturally. And look. It's definitely denser here than in the area we just ran away from."

"Okay." Tetsutetsu was somewhat following her. "So what?"

"I think it's swirling around one source, somewhere near here, like a typhoon." Itsuka said. "If that's true, there should be someone who's producing the gas at the center of the storm. The Villain who's controlling it."

"Hah I GET IT NOW!" Tetsutetsu understood. "OH MAN, KENDO! YOU'RE SO AMAZING!"

"I figured you'd miss the signs. That's why I came with you. " She said with a deadpan expression, before getting serious again. "Okay. The closer we get to the center of this swirl, the thicker the poison will be. That's a problem. There's a limit to how much gas these things can filter, and the denser the gas, the shorter the functioning time. That means..." She couldn't finish that as her partner ran ahead.

"We run head first into the center of this and PUNCH WHOEVER'S THERE!" The steel student exclaimed.

The Class 1-B rep groaned. "Well technically, yeah!"

"Shiozaki and our other classmates suffered, because of this Villain's stupid power!" Tetsutetsu spoke up once more. "Stuff like that really pisses me off! Let's teach this bad guy a lesson, Kendo!" Itsuka nodded to that and the two pressed on, ready to fight.

[Silence]

In the center of the gas. "Three...no, four people are headed straight for me." Mustard analyzed his situation. "Are those creatures even trying to keep them occupied? I'll give credit to the first two for actually avoiding them, but those creatures aren't even going for the other two and they're right on top of them. Hmph. No matter. It doesn't matter what kind of wonderful quirk they have." He pulled out his gun and took aim.

Tetsutetsu appeared from the purple gas, charging towards the Villain. "I FOUND YOU!" He roared out, before he saw the barrel of a gun aimed right at his face.

"They're still only human." Mustard pulled the trigger.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Vanguard Action Squad -Darkness-]

The booming sound of a gunshot echoed through the forest, catching Sora's attention. He was familiar with the sound, thanks to Clayton and plenty of Barbossa's pirate crew shooting him with firearms before, and he knew how dangerous those weapons were. He had to hurry, but he couldn't use his flowmotion, due to the gas being too thick for him to see, so he had to just run towards the sound.

Back in the center of the gas, Mustard was slightly surprised, but didn't look too phased by who he was up against. "Ahhhh. I saw you on TV, during the Sports Festival." He recognized Tetsutetsu as he watched the mask that was on the boy's face break off from the bullet that penetrated it. "You can make your skin hard. That means your bullet proof. Ehh, that doesn't really matter. Because now it's just a matter of how long you can hold your breath in this toxic miasma."

Tetsutetsu had a hand over his nose and mouth while his entire body stayed in steel form. He briefly sized up his opponent, figuring out that this guy might be his age, due to the school uniform and teenage sounding voice. He then rushed the Villain again, only to get shot again in the head.

"What, you think you're the Terminator?" Mustard scoffed. "Even if you can steel yourself, charging straight in is a fools move. Shouldn't you be smarter if you go to U.A.? Don't be so rash. Use your head." He aimed his gun to the left. Tetsutetsu knew what he was about to do and just barely managed to get himself in the way of Itsuka, who was spared from the bullet that came out of Mustard's gun. The steel Student now began to bleed from the third shot to the head. "Or you're not worth killing."

"Tetsutetsu!" Kendo called out to him, seeing his cracked and bloody head.

"It's no good!" The steel student realized. "Retreat!"

Mustard let out a maniacal laugh. "Two against one and you were banking on a surprise attack! What a simple plan. I expected better. I'm producing and controlling this gas, yes, but that's not all." He then decided to tell them how his quirk works, when they thought about running away. "The gas is showing me your movements with its fluctuations! In other words, you can't hide from me." He then disappeared into his gas. "You arrogant U.A. students. Why didn't you figure that out, HUH!? You're shattering the image I had of your school. What a shame."

The steel student had enough of this guy's chit chat and ran towards where he was, much to his partner's protest, only to get shot in the same cracked spot of his head and knocked to the ground. "Moron." Mustard noticed how far his victim went. "What's this? You seem softer than you were earlier. Let me guess, maybe metal fatigue, or is it because you can't breathe anymore? How many more shots can you take? Brace yourself for another." He shot again, hitting Tetutetsu's hand as he covered his head injury. The young Hero was in a kneeling position as he tried to stay alive. "Don't they usually do endurance tests for people like you, who have simple, one note quirks? And yet, you still rush in like you're indestructible." He shot the steel student again in the hand, before he took the time to reload his weapon. "Hey. You guys want to grow up to be Heroes, right? Something about that is so strange to me." He fired another bullet and hit Tetsutetsu, cracking his arm. "For people to fawn over someone like you." He shot again, cracking more of the boy's arm. "A one trick pony." He shot again. "Just because of where you went to school!" He shot again, then kicked his downed opponent in the side, knocking him away. "THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS WORLD!"

Tetsutetsu struggled to get up. "Oh crap, I can't breathe." He then got shot again. "Kendo!..." His strength was leaving him and his vision was getting blurry. He was starting to lose consciousness.

From behind Mustard, Itsuka ran through the gas and went to grab him. "STOP!" She yelled out.

The Villain sidestepped her advance and berated her. "I told you, I can tell exactly how you're moving, thanks to the flow of the gas."

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Combat License]

As he finished saying that, Kendo activated her quirk and her hand grew huge, hitting her opponent in the head and knocking him off balance "I don't give a damn if you know where I am!" She told him as she prepared to fight.

Mustard retreated into his gas again. "I can't believe you think you'll win with that pitiful quirk!"

"Whether it's pitiful or not..." Itsuka said as she enlarged her other hand. "Completely depends on how I use it!" She then swung her arms with all her might as she began to violently fan away the gas around her. "I CAN STILL STOP YOU!"

Mustard braced his body from the force of the wind. "Just how much power do those stupid hands have?!"

"You're pathetic!" Kendo called out his cowardice. "Carrying a gun around in that dumb uniform is basically saying you know you can't win a fight on your own merits!"

"You little…!" He aimed his gun at her, trying to get a clear shot.

"This is for those at U.A. who have a one track mind!" The class 1-B rep spoke up. "Because when everyone else is ready to give up..." As Mustard was about to get a clear shot, he barely felt something coming behind him, and he turned around, but it was too late, as Tetsutetsu closed the distance and landed a powerful punch to the Villain's face, obliterating the gas mask and knocking him out cold. "They take another step, and GO BEYOND!" The gas then very quickly dissipated. "The poison, it's disappearing."

The steel student breathed in the oxygen around him. "If a gas user is...wearing his own mask...there's only...one thing to do. Break it." Tetsutetsu then collapsed and took more breaths of fresh air, deactivating his quirk. "You're gonna pay for ruining our camp, and for shooting me. Stupid kid..."

[Silence]

Close by, The Figure saw Mustard on the ground and held in the urge to groan in disappointment. He already knew that this kid was trash, but he at least expected the boy to get one kill before keeling over. He then summoned his Keyblade.

Itsuka helped her partner before taking off her mask, asking him. "Are you gonna be okay?"

"Yeah, just nicked is all." Tetsutetsu told her.

"You got more than nicked." Kendo replied. "You took a bullet to the head for me."

"It's what Heroes like me do." The steel student affirmed her.

"It's a pretty crazy thing to do." She told him. "But thank you for doing it."

Tetsutetsu wiped off some of the blood from his head before it could get into his eye then the pair looked at Mustard's knocked out body. "So what do we do with him?"

"We need to restrain him and make sure that he can't get away. Go find Yaoyorozu and see if you can get her to make a rope." Itsuka instructed.

"What about you, Kendo?" He questioned.

"One of us needs to stay here and keep an eye on him until then." She answered as she restrained Mustard with her enlarged hands. "I can keep him in place, and you can better defend yourself from an attack if another Villain tries to fight you."

After a small moment of silence, The steel student nodded. "Got it. I'll be right back." He then turned around and began to leave the area.

"I'm counting on you." The Class 1-B rep told him.

"Last mistake you'll make tonight." A sinister voice was heard behind her, before she felt severe pain in her back.

"AUGH!" Itsuka cried out.

Tetsutetsu heard that and immediately turned around. "Kendo!" He then saw her collapse to the ground, and a figure wearing the Organization cloak that he recognized from the practical exams. "What the?!"

[Play FF7 Remake Intergrade OST Deepground Soldiers]

The Figure had an orb of darkness in his hands as he stabbed Mustard in the chest to unlock his heart, before jamming the dark orb into the downed Villain's chest, then putting the gas mask on the beat up boy's face as Mustard's eyes quickly opened and his irises glowed red. "At least try to pull your own weight, by killing these two." The Figure told him before he vanished from the scene.

Suddenly, the purple gas erupted from his body again, spreading like a windstorm as it raced through the trees and almost instantly engulfed the forest area it occupied before, and began to quickly expand beyond its previous limits. Mustard stood up and aimed his gun at Itsuka's knocked out body. "Let me extend your nap forever, you big handed bitch." He then felt another presence quickly approach him and readjusted his aim, shooting at the rehardened Tetsutetsu, who covered his face with his arms. "Right. You're still up. Then I'll kill you first, before I light up your girlfriend here."

Tetsutetsu wasn't going to let that happen and went for a punch, but Mustard back stepped away and took another shot, this time aiming for the stomach while his opponent protected his face. The bullet connected and caused Tetsutetsu to stagger back, giving the Villain a clear shot to the head, which he took. As the steel student reeled back again. Mustard shot again, this time at one of his opponent's feet, knocking the kid off balance, and giving the gas user plenty of time to shoot his other foot, tripping the Hero candidate. "I'm not playing this time." Mustard went to reload his gun, but then saw that it somehow loaded itself, with bullets that seemed to be made of darkness. "Well, that's handy. How much damage do these do?" He took a shot and saw bits of steel fly off of Tetsutetsu's head as pieces of his hardened hair were blown off. "They're basically armor piercing. Good." He then aimed for his downed opponent's shoulder. "Let's break your guard."

Mustard then felt a third presence rapidly approaching him as well as an object coming at a much faster speed. He rolled out of the way and from the purple gas came the Two Become One Keyblade, and the one who threw it, soon came into view as well. Tetsutetsu recognized who it was, and so did Mustard. "Oh, you. Not only are you the second best kid in the Sports Festival, but you're also on our capture list." He then shot towards Sora's legs, only for the Keyblade wielder to call back his blade and block the bullets.

The Hero then casted Aero in front of him to very briefly clear out the gas around him and Tetsutetsu, letting the pair breathe. "Get Itsuka out of here!" Sora ordered.

"What about you?!" Tetsutetsu questioned.

"I'll take care of him!" Sora answered, before the Aero spell began to fade. "Hurry!"

Before Tetsutetsu could say anything about the hooded guy to Sora, the gas reached him and he was forced to hold his breath and grab his classmate. He watched Sora engage Mustard in combat, as he was about to leave however, he saw multiple sets of yellow glowing eyes appear from the smoke, and begin to approach the currently distracted Sora.

Sora swung as Mustard multiple times, but the young Villain avoided the attacks, thanks to his drastically improved reflexes. He managed to aim his gun at Sora's side and pull the trigger, landing a shot, but instead of skin tissue and blood flying everywhere, Sora just staggered back, feeling the bullet penetrate him, but not fully. Sora did not let that distract him however, as he saw Mustard attempt to shoot him again in the same area.

The Keyblade wielder swatted the gun and attempted to slash at the Villain, only for the blade to get swatted away by Mustard, who then took aim again, only for Sora to again swat away the gun and try another slash, which Mustard blocked. The two were locked in a power struggle for a brief moment before Mustard headbutted Sora hard, knocking the Keyblade wielder down and giving him a chance to shoot.

Mustard aimed for the face and opened fire, but Sora quickly rolled out of the way and jumped back to his feet. The Villain kept shooting with his unlimited ammo but Sora kept deflecting the bullets. He then felt something hit him in the back, which caused him to stagger forward, and give Mustard an opportunity to kick him away.

As Sora fell back, he looked in the direction that he was shot from and saw a Sniperwild, who had it's sights set on him. Just then, dozens more Sniperwilds appeared and set their sight on Sora and opened fire, while Mustard did the same.

Sora's reflexes did not fail him as he quickly blocked, dodged and deflected the dozens upon dozens of dark projectiles that were being shot towards him. He kept this up for at least ten whole seconds, blocking many bullets, dodging several dark attacks, deflecting multiple dark bullets at a majority of the Sniperwilds. He could have kept going too, if it wasn't for another surprise attack from below, in the form of Neoshadows, which partially came out of the ground and grabbed the boy's legs, keeping him in place.

This sudden surprise gave Mustard and the remaining Sniperwilds the opening they needed as they shot at the boy as rapidly as they could, while all staying on the move and encircling the Keyblade wielder, doing their absolute best to overwhelm the very dangerous opponent they were facing.

Sora blocked and deflected as many as he could, but now he was getting hit, because he couldn't dodge the projectiles anymore. He couldn't attack the Neoshadows either, as he was too focused on defending himself from the onslaught of projectiles, being shot at him from everywhere as best as he possibly could.

The Neoshadows then began to pull Sora's legs, trying to drag him down or, at the very least, make the boy lose balance, which was working as Sora staggered from their tugging, which was then followed up with more bullets making through his defenses. Sora couldn't take much more of this.

The attacks didn't let up, as the Sniperwilds kept jumping around and shooting from wherever they could, keeping their eyes on only Sora, while Mustard kept running circles around the Keyblade wielder, taking complete advantage of his gun now having unlimited ammo, as well as a bottomless clip. He kept shooting as he then began to belittle his opponent. "And he said you'd be hard to capture! That nobody except him could take you down!" He kept shooting, landing a few more shots on the boy's legs. "You're supposed to be one of the best in the school!?" He then landed a clean shot on Sora's hand knocking the Keyblade out of it, before he and the Sniperwilds shot him up.

"AUGH!" Sora cried out, feeling the many stings from the dark projectiles impacting his body. Most of them didn't break his skin, but the few that did were starting to make the Keyblade wielder slightly bleed from the penetrated parts of his body. Sora extended his hand and attempted to call back Two Become One, but Mustard shot his shoulder multiple times, and forced Sora to drop his arm.

The Neoshadows then pulled down again, forcing Sora to hands and knees as he was being dragged down by them. Mustard then walked over towards Sora, while he and the Sniperwilds kept shooting him, not giving the boy a chance to rest at all. As soon as Mustard got directly in front of Sora, he aimed his gun at the boy's forehead.

The Neoshadows managed to grab Sora's wrists and then they tugged those as well, forcibly holding the boy to the ground like he was cuffed and chained to it. Sora struggled in vain as he was now at the mercy of Mustard.

Mustard planted the barrel of his gun directly on Sora's forehead, before he spoke up. "When I drag you to him, he and the others will have to take me seriously." He had his finger on the trigger. "Thanks for being so easy to capture."

Before he could pull the trigger however, he detected something coming towards him and he turned around to see Tetsutetsu again right on him. The Villain was too late to dodge out of the way, but not too late to guard his face from the punch.

[Silence]

The steel student's fist made contact and pushed Mustard away from Sora. Before any retaliation could be made, Tetsutetsu then threw another punch, this time towards one of the Neoshadows, hitting its face a forcing it to let go of Sora, giving the Keyblade wielder the ability to call back Two Become One and use it to destroy the other Neoshadow.

Mustard and the Sniperwilds were about to open fire, but Sora acted faster and used some of his focus energy to use his Judgement attack, throwing Two Become One and letting it ricochet off of everything to shred the Sniperwilds and force Mustard to take cover. When the attack was finished, Sora called back his blade and casted Aero again, to let him and the 1-B student breathe. "I thought I told you to get out of here!"

"You needed help, and you still do!" Tetsutetsu told him.

Sora very briefly thought it over and then said. "Alright, we'll watch each other's backs!"

"Hell yeah! Let's pummel this punk!" The steel student roared out before the two took in deep breaths and held them when the Aero spell began to fade.

Mustard regained himself and then spoke up. "I'll show you what happens when you underestimate me."

[Play KH1 OST Squirming Evil]

Mustard then opened fire on the pair, but Tetsutetsu got in front and blocked the shots, in spite of the metal on his body chipping off from each impact. This bought Sora enough time to charge up his focus energy fully and execute Wisdom Barrage, circling around Mustard and firing multiple bursts of light bolts, which the young Villain narrowly dodged. Using this opportunity, Tetsutetsu charged towards his opponent.

Mustard barely noticed the steel student in time and got his guard up, defending his face from another metallic punch. He then aimed his gun at the kid, only for it to get grabbed by said kid. Acting fast, Mustard pulled the trigger and shot his opponent's palm before his gun could get damaged by the heavy hitter. Before he could get another shot off, he felt Sora closing in to his left and he quickly leapt out of the way and hid himself in his gas.

Sora was about to pursue, but then he saw multiple sets of yellow eyes come from the smoke and he prepared to fight off the next wave of Heartless. This time, instead of Sniperwilds and Neoshadows, it was Black Fungi and Poison Plants.

The poison Plants shot multiple poisonous seeds towards the pair, but while Tetsutetsu was willing to block them with his hardened skin, Sora grabbed him and got both of them out of the way when they shot their seeds out. Sora then motioned that they can't let the seeds touch them, which the Steel student understood. The two then saw the poisonous mushrooms rush them and they both guarded themselves, taking the force of the charge.

Sora countered with a strong three hit combo, while Tetsutetsu countered with a solid one two punch combo, but the Black fungi didn't flinch, instead they slammed their bodies into the pair and pushed them back a bit. When they tried to attack the Fungi again, they retaliated by hardening their bodies, which staggered their attacks.

Just then, the Poison Plants shot out more seeds, but while Sora rolled out of the way, Tetsutetsu ducked and took cover behind the hardened Black Fungi that were in front of him, letting them take the brunt of the seed volley. When the seeds stopped coming, the Black Fungi unhardened, which allowed the steel student to slam his fists into one's head hard enough to flatten it between them, briefly dazing the Heartless and giving the boy enough time to beat it until it faded away.

Sora was amazed that that actually worked and wondered why he never thought of that before. Then again, he never fought this combination before. Either way, he got back into the action and used his flowmotion to blitz towards another Black Fungus and slam its head into its body, dazing it long enough for Sora to slice it up.

More Black Fungi charged the pair as they blocked the charge, retaliated with strong blows to the head, then finished them off with quick and powerful combos. When the last pair charged them, the two had gotten the pattern down as they blocked the attacks, and prepared to retaliate, only to see them harden their bodies.

The pair then saw the Poison Plants as well as Mustard shoot at them, but the pair took cover behind the Black Fungi, and let them take the brunt of the volley. When the seeds stopped coming, Mustard kept shooting, but Sora used his flowmotion to blitz towards the Villain and distract him, while Tetsutetsu grabbed and lifted one of the hardened Heartless up.

By the time Mustard realized what was going on, it was too late as the steel student threw the Heartless towards him. The Villain shot at the Heartless, but the bullets didn't pierce through the body, so he had to duck and roll out of the way. He then looked to see the 1-B kid holding the other Hardened Heartless in front of him, as he charged Mustard.

While Mustard was preoccupied with that, Sora got to work disposing of the Poison Plants, pulling them out of the ground and cutting them up. Once he got to the last one, he noticed Mustard get around Tetsutetsu's improvised shield, and aimed his gun at the boy's eye.

Acting fast, Sora threw the last Poison Plant towards Mustard, catching the Villain's attention and making him shoot that instead, killing his own ally instead of the enemy. Before he could correct that mistake, however, Tetsutetsu threw the Black Fungus towards him and it hit him head on in the stomach, forcing him back and making him stagger.

The Black Fungus unhardened itself as well as the other one, but while Sora took care of them, Tetsutetsu pressed the attack and went to punch the Villain again, who barely managed to get his guard up and block the punch aimed at his face. Mustard was pushed back and then aimed his gun at Tetsutetsu, before shooting the boy multiple times, chipping off more metal chunks of his steel skin and making the boy bleed from his arms.

Before he could continue, he felt a gust of wind erupt from below him as he was blasted up into the air. Sora casted Aero below Mustard, and now that the Villain was in the air, he grabbed Tetsutetsu and used his flowmotion to get up just above Mustard's level. Now that they were out of the gas, the pair could breathe too, and as they did so, the steel student yelled out. "Throw me!"

"Way ahead of you!" The Keyblade wielder replied as he spiraled in the air and then announced. "Improvised Team Attack! Steel Spike!" He then let go of Tetsutetsu and let the Steel student not only land that well reserved punch to Mustard's face, but also drive said face into the ground with great force.

[Silence]

The gas cleared out once more as Mustard laid defeated again. Sora and Tetsutetsu could finally breathe normally again, but there wasn't any time for rest. "Kendo!" The 1-B boy realized as he rushed back to where he left her, while Sora followed him. The pair reached her and saw that she was not hurt. She was still unconscious, but unscathed. "Oh thank god."

Sora briefly smiled before he turned his attention to the black smoke in the distance. "Alright. Now that the gas is taken care of. I need to deal with that fire. Get Itsuka out of here, Tetustetsu."

"Wait, Sora..." Tetsutetsu started to speak but was interrupted.

"No time. I gotta go." The Keyblade wielder told him as he took off with his flowmotion.

"Wait! But there's a…!" He couldn't finish that as Sora was already gone. "Damn it!" He quickly grabbed his class rep and began to carry her out of the area. "I hope Sora figures out that there's a guy in that Organization coat running around powering up these guys. If not, then he's gonna have a hard time fighting off the other bad guys."

October 5th...Holy cow, what a birthday that was for me. First off, I got Nick All Stars Brawl, then I see that Sora get's put in Smash Bros, which put me back in the mood of Kingdom Hearts and allowed me to finally finish this chapter. Speaking of the chapter, You now have your answer as to who the Figure helped. It was Mustard, because the Figure thought that he was so bad, that the only way he was going to be useful was if he was powered up by darkness, and in a way he was. He managed to damage Sora and almost captured the Keyblade wielder, were it not for Tetsutetsu's assistance. Now that Mustard is dealt with though, Sora now has to deal with the fire and find Katsuki, while also taking out every Heartless he sees. I also saw the results of the second poll. Many people are expecting to see Rage form come into play while Dark Form is also expected. Either way, you guys are expecting Sora to use dark powers. I see. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and until I decide to upload again. ;)

P.S. The third and final Poll is up. Have fun voting.