A.N. Jeez, I knew that the last chapter was going to be discussed, but I didn't expect my comments to be so back and forth about the All For One thing. I get that people don't like the idea that Sora's Magic and Focus related abilities are considered a Quirk, but I already said that I was not going to retcon that from my story. Another thing is that All For One went for the Blade, which is its own thing. He failed because his heart is nowhere near as strong as Sora's, and before anyone tells me that it's impossible for Sora's blade to be stolen, here's my counter argument. Yozora did it with a tech sword. And with the story we know so far, there is no confirmed bond between the two aside from they know each other's names and Yozora was told to 'save Sora'. With that said and done, have fun reading this chapter.
Chapter 69
[Silence]
Back at the Bar, the League of Villains were once again doing their own things until a dark corridor appeared. The group looked at it, expecting Vanitas to come out, but were instead greeted with Himiko, who licked off the blood on her lips, savoring the taste. "Oh, I will cherish that moment forever." She said.
"I feel like I shouldn't ask, but I'm going to anyway." Dabi spoke up. "What happened?"
"Vanny let me go see Sora, and after one quick cut..." Toga paused to give some suspense to the reveal.
"What? What happened?" Spinner asked, wanting to know of the fate of Sora.
Even Katsuki wanted to know what happened, but he didn't say anything. He just listened for now.
"We shared a once in a lifetime moment." Himiko answered. "Our first kiss."
Everyone in the room looked at her. "Excuse me?" Mr. Compress said.
"What?" Magne replied.
"HUH!? I'M SO JEALOUS!...Go get him girl! I'm proud of you!" Twice spoke up.
Tomura chuckled. "I wish I could have been there to see Sora's face."
"Oh don't worry." Himiko assured him. "Vanny recorded it, so EVERYONE will get to see!"
"...I don't know how to feel about that." Mr. Compress commented.
"Ditto." Magne agreed.
Katsuki didn't show any reaction on his face, but since his hands were covered, the League didn't see them clenched into fists. There was a vein bulging on his forehead, but his spiky bangs obscured it enough for nobody to notice. The only thing he couldn't hide was his irises shrinking. He didn't audibly show it, but he was pissed off. Sora's annoying, sure, but anyone who would do that to someone as friendly and as strong as him, deserves to get a Howitzer to the face.
"Won't that make society hate us?" Spinner questioned.
"Not entirely." Kurogiri answered. "There will be many people who will disdain Vanitas and Toga for doing such a thing to a young boy, but the blame will primarily be shifted to the Heroes for allowing this to happen, which would create more discourse and probably shatter their faith in Heroes."
"If it works, then it's fine by me." The League Leader said. "We need to take big steps if we're going to change society to what we want it to be."
The night went on, and while this action was certainly a disturbing one, it would help them achieve their goal, so they didn't say anything, even if they knew how messed up it was.
[Play KH DDD OST Access The Grid]
It was the morning of the next day. Over at U.A. High, Moogle was in the Support Development Studio. He had bags under his eyes as he was hard at work, taking a page out of Mei Hatsume by doing an all-nighter and using chocolate to keep him awake. There were multiple empty bottles surrounding him as he was in the process of synthesizing something. The chibi merchant carefully poured the three Mythril Stones that he grinded to powder inside the current bottle filled with water. He then did the same with a Power Stone, grinding it to dust and pouring the dust into the bottle. The mixture of magical minerals began to give off a blue glow, but Moogle wasn't done yet. He then grounded up one Dark Stone and then poured its dust into the glass. The mixture then had another reaction as the color shifted from a blue glow to a golden glow.
"Almost, Kupo." Moogle muttered to himself. He then grabbed a bag from his locker and looked through it until he found what he was looking for. A Serenity Gem. "Bingo, Kupo." He got to work, grinding the gem into dust and then carefully pouring the dust into the golden liquid. The reaction was exactly what he wanted to see, as the golden glow only got brighter. He did it. Even without a recipe in front of him to work with, he still did it. He made an Elixir and upgraded it to a Megalixer.
The Chibi Merchant immediately left the Studio and flew with the bottle of golden liquid through the empty halls of U.A. He turned many corners and then he found himself outside the Teacher's lounge, which was currently holding a meeting that was discussing a potential plan for a rescue operation. Moogle set the Megalixir on the ground before knocking on the door as hard as he could, so he could be heard. "It's Moogle, Kupo! I got something that you're gonna need for Sora, Kupo!"
After a moment of silence, the door opened to reveal Toshinori. "What is it, Moogle?" He asked.
"Take this, Kupo." The merchant gave him the healing item. "It's a Megalixer, Kupo. Give that to Sora and he'll be in top shape, Kupo."
"Top shape?" Yagi repeated.
"Knowing that Vanitas is involved, I doubt Sora will be in a good condition, especially since he hasn't regained his cure ability yet, Kupo." Moogle explained. "Just in case he gets critically injured, that should not only save him, but also undo any physical damage that Vanitas would have caused him, Kupo. I only had enough to make the one, so make sure you keep it intact, Kupo."
Toshinori looked at the golden medicine in his hand and understood its importance. "I'll make sure that it gets into Sora's hands."
"Thank you, Kupo." Moogle said before leaving. "I'm going to head back to the Studio and see if I can find some materials to at least make a normal Elixir, Kupo."
"I'll leave you to it." Yagi replied. "If you succeed, give it to someone else you trust can give it to Sora."
"Understood, Kupo." The merchant agreed with that idea. Since All Might would be in the middle of the action, giving him all of the precious cargo wouldn't be the best action. He then took his leave and flew his way back to the Studio to continue doing what he could to help in this situation.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Anguish of the Quirkless]
Over at the hospital where the students were being treated, Izuku woke up and looked at his surroundings. The first thing he saw was some sliced up fruit on the desk next to him with a note on it. He recognized the writing. 'When you wake up, please eat this and call me.' "Mom..." He knew that it was Inko who brought these to him, and he briefly remembered how his mother reacted to both he and Sora's close encounter with Shigaraki at the mall. He would call her if he could, but both of his arms were in casts, so he couldn't do that right now. Instead, he just laid there. "What about Kota? I hope he's okay."
[Silence]
Then came a knock on the door and it soon opened to reveal a friendly familiar face from 1-A. "Hey! Midoriya, good! You're finally awake!" Denki was happy to see him. He opened the door all the way and entered the room with many other 1-A students. "Did you see the news? Reporters are all over the school right now."
"It's worse than last time." Rikido said.
"I brought a present!" Minoru spoke up, holding a melon in his hands. "I mean, it's from all of us. It's a melon!"
Fumikage then spoke up next. "I caused you trouble, Midoriya." He was talking about when Dark Shadow lost control and attacked him. He didn't say anything else past that, as he felt too ashamed to say any more.
"No, please. I caused this to myself." Izuku replied. "Did everyone from class 1-A come to visit?"
"No." Tenya answered. "Jiro and Hagakure are still out. They were knocked unconscious from that Villain's poisonous gas. And Yaoyorozu took a pretty bad hit to the head. She's hospitalized here, though I just found out that she finally woke up yesterday. So it's just us, though we obviously wish the whole class could be here."
"Only fifteen of us for now." Ochako said.
"Because Bakugo and Sora are gone..." Shoto said.
Mina was the first to respond to that. "He knows, Todoroki!" She told him.
Midoriya then remembered those two moments, When he tried to save Katsuki, only to not make it in time and watch his childhood friend get captured. Then he remembered charging towards Vanitas to try and save Sora, only to be blasted away and watch Sora, someone who was like a brother to him, get captured as well, before he blacked out.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Resting Symbol Of Peace]
"All Might told me that there'd always be people beyond our reach, that we can't protect. Even though we want to. Which is why we have to save the people we can reach." He remembered. "I...was so close to being able to save them. I...needed to save them...had to. That's the entire reason I have my quirk." He began to tear up. "It's exactly like Mr. Aizawa said to me. My body...wouldn't move. I couldn't save two people who were right in front of me...and since I failed, they're gone..."
Ejiro then spoke up. "Alright, then let's go get them."
[Silence]
Everyone in the room except for Todoroki had a shocked and confused face when he said that. "I was here yesterday too, and so was Todoroki. We were on our way to visit you, when we saw All Might and some police officer talking to Yaoyorozu."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Forever No. 2]
Ejiro then went on and explained the details about what he and Shoto heard Momo say, about how she planted a tracker on one of the Villains with Yosetsu's help, then made a receiver and gave it to All Might and the detective that was with him.
Iida realized what the pair were thinking. "This means you're going to have Yaoyorozu make another receiver for you, doesn't it?"
"What if it does?" Todoroki replied.
Tenya remembered what happened at the Hosu hospital and spoke up again, sounding angry. "You should listen to what All Might said! We have to leave this to the professionals! It's not the right time for us to get involved! Idiot!"
"Maybe!" Kirishima yelled back at his class rep. "But all I know is that at camp, I couldn't do anything! I heard my friends were targeted, and I just stood by, helpless! So if I stand by and do nothing now, how am I supposed to call myself a Hero OR a man!?"
"Kirishima calm down. We're in a hospital." Kaminari told him. "There's a better time and place for this, dude."
"Yeah, and as much as I hate to say it, what Iida said is true." Tsuyu agreed with her class rep's reasoning.
"All of you...just listen to me for a minute. I know what you're saying is right..." Ejiro looked to Izuku. "...But still! Come on, Midoriya! They're still within your reach! We can save Sora and Bakugo."
[Silence]
"So...let me get this straight." Ashido meekly said. "You're going to get Momo to make you another receiver, track a bad guy, and then try to save both Bakugo and Sora all by yourselves?"
"Yeah." Kirishima confirmed.
"The villains who attacked the camp planned to kill some of us. But they took Bakugo and Sora alive." Todoroki stated. "What we don't know is how long they'll let them live. That's why we're going after them."
Tenya still protested against this. "Have the two of you lost your minds!?"
"Hey. Calm down." Mezo said. "I get how frustrated Kirishima is, and how Todoroki is, since he couldn't grab Bakugo. I'm upset too. But we can't let our emotions get the best of us, right?"
"Um...we should just leave this to All Might." Yuga agreed with the others. "Mr. Aizawa only gave us permission to fight and use quirks at the training camp."
"As much as it pains me to say this, Aoyama is correct." Tokoyami also agreed with the others. "Though I'm part of the reason we failed, so I can't talk."
"You guys!" Ejiro was getting more frustrated.
"Listen." Asui spoke up again. "We're all shocked that both Bakugo and Sora were taken from us. We're also worried about them too, but we have to be rational. It doesn't matter how noble your intentions, if you go out there trying to find the bad guys, knowing you're breaking the rules, then you're acting like Villains, not Heroes."
The room got quiet after that as everyone had conflicted feelings over the matter. One one hand, sitting back and doing nothing when their classmates and friends are in obvious danger was not what anyone wanted, especially since Sora would most certainly not sit around if they were the ones in danger. But on the other hand, if they do go out and break the rules, they're going to stray from the path of being a Pro Hero. Not only that, but since All Might was on the case, they should have faith that he will succeed. He's never failed when it counted before.
Then came a knock on the door. And a doctor entered the room. "Sorry for interrupting you guys, but I need a moment alone with Midoriya."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST I Absolutely Won't Use The Heat]
As the students began to leave the room, Kirishima quietly said one last thing to Izuku. "We talked to Yaoyorozu yesterday. If we're doing this, it's tonight. Look, I know you've got some pretty hardcore injuries, so I don't know if you can go. But I wanted to invite you, since you probably feel the worst. We'll meet in front of the hospital after dark." Then he left the room.
After everyone was gone, The One For All user was taken to another room and had his casts removed. The doctor then began to explain Midoriya's current condition. "Recovery Girl performed some pretty strong healing on your arms while you were unconscious, so you should be able to move them around fairly well. But they were seriously messed up. You've done absurd damage to your body in the last few months, and frankly, this is a whole new league of trauma."
"You mean, I was hurt a lot worse this time?" Izuku asked as a nurse came up to him and began bandaging his arms.
"I took a close look at your charts." The doctor stated. "Your past injuries were bad. Splintered bones and ripped muscles that were painful sure, but could eventually be repaired. This time, the damage was devastating. Usually a person's body has limiters that keep it from using more than 80% of its power at any given point, but in a crisis situation, it's possible for those limiters to fall away, allowing someone to use 100%. We call it hysterical strength. The reason we have those limiters in the first place, is because our bodies can't handle that type of strain. You had this hysterical strength. Because of that, your power ended up overcharged for an extended period." He then showed an x-ray to Midoriya. "It's bad for your bones and muscles to get battered of course, but it's worse for your ligaments. Ligaments protect the joints, and yours have seriously degraded. In other words, if you sustain this type of injury, even just two or three more times, I don't think you're going to be able to move your arms anymore." As Izuku took that in, the doctor gave him a recommendation. "For now, focus on rehabilitation. Use them a lot, even if it hurts, and we'll leave the rest to U.A. I'll discharge you today so you can go home and take it easy. Take this seriously."
"...Right." Midoriya replied. "Thanks for your help, doctor. I'm sorry for any trouble I caused."
The doctor then pulled out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Izuku. "Recovery Girl is fed up with you, eh. But I get the feeling that's nothing new. Also, don't forget you did save someone." The paper had the words 'To Mr. Midoriya, Kota' written on one of the folds. "Healing begins in the mind. Try not to worry. Stay positive."
[Silence]
After that conversation was over, Izuku was allowed to leave the room. He did so and took the note with him. He went to the rooftop and read it.
"Dear Mr. Midoriya,
I'm sorry I punched you in the balls. Thank you for saving me, even though you just met me. Please get better soon, so I can thank you in person, okay?
Kota."
"...Kota..." Izuku uttered out, as he was moved by the letter. He looked to the sky with a determined look on his face. He knew what he had to do tonight.
[Play KH DDD OST The Nightmare]
Back inside the warehouse in Kamino, Sora's condition was expectedly horrible. He had bags under his eyes from Vanitas keeping him awake for the entire night, either from the silhouettes tightening their grips and hurting the boy's arms, or from Vanitas harming Sora's body with dark magic. He wasn't bleeding anymore, but that was because a good portion of it was sucked out from his tongue the night before, and any open words were cauterized shut by Vanitas' dark Fire. His skin looked more pale and his body weakly trembled.
The only thing that was still holding somewhat strong was his spirit. As much as he hated what happened before and what's happening to him now, he had to keep his emotions, especially his anger in check. If this was any other Organization member, he would have let loose with his Rage Form to break free and rough them up. But this is Vanitas. The one person who would actually benefit from Sora's temporary power boost. He would only use Rage Form if Vanitas fatally wounded him, and it would only be so he could survive. After that, he'd discharge the power as fast as he could and revert to normal. The dark Keyblade wielder however wasn't aiming to kill him. The question is… "Why..."
"What was that?" Vanitas heard his 'brother' utter something.
"...Why...are you doing...this...?" The light Keyblade wielder questioned. "What happened...to make you...like this?"
"I'm literally made of negative emotions, you moron." Vanitas answered. "I've always been a cruel person at heart."
"But what about...when you said...you stood by my side?" Sora reminded him.
"That me was a different person entirely." Vanitas answered. "Did you forget how time travel works? Once I returned back to my present time, I had no memories of what I did in the future. Those moments we shared would only be remembered by you. I only know about these events, because I unfortunately 'lived' long enough to watch them."
"What?..." Sora was confused. How would Vanitas have been alive to watch these after he was struck down by Ven?
Vanitas knew what he was thinking and gave him the answer. "After our brother Ventus struck me down in his heart, and his friend Aqua broke the χ-blade that was forged eleven years ago. I thought that I was dead just like everyone else apparently thought." He clenched his fist. "But then the worst thing happened. Thanks to the fact that my powers come from negative emotions, the overwhelming amount of negativity that was present in the Keyblade Graveyard, brought me back as this." He gestured to his body. "An Unversed Remnant of what the complete Vanitas used to be. My strength and memories remained intact, but my ability to create Unversed was gone, and still is."
"You we're..." Sora tried to summarize that, but ended up coughing a few times and couldn't finish.
"Yes, I was somewhat revived, but not for very long." Vanitas answered. "Remember that suit of armor that saved your group's life back at the Graveyard?" Sora remembered Terra's sentient suit of armor, and then remembered what Namine described it as. 'Terra's sadness, his anger, his lament.' All negative emotions that were strongly directed to Xehanort and anyone on his side, which would include Vanitas. "That damn suit of armor is the reason for both my many revivals, and for the suffering that I was forced to go through for the past eleven years."
"..." Sora didn't say anything.
"Every time I was revived, that suit of Armor was there, on its knees with it's blade in front of it. By the time I touch the ground, it would have already stood up and had it's blade at the ready. The moment I could finally move my body, it attacked. If I ran, it would catch up to me. If I fought back I would be alive for only a little bit longer. But every single time, it would always end the same way, with that Armor killing me again. And again...and again and AGAIN AND AGAIN!"
Vanitas' aura exploded, before he calmed himself down to continue his story. "The only difference was how I died. One instance I was cut in half. Another, I was crushed. Another, decapitated, another Frozen and shattered, Another, incinerated, Another torn apart, Another, choked out. Another, ran over and dragged across the ground. The list goes on. That happened for over a decade, until you and your friends showed up."
Sora listened as Vanitas continued. "After being revived from the Armor's negative emotions again, I noticed that it wasn't there, It was heading towards somewhere. I could feel many darknesses and lights there as well and figured that the old man was doing his time travel plan. I watched from a distance and saw the χ-blade get forged again. Finally, I could be free from the hell that is my existence. And then you stopped it. You sealed up Kingdom Hearts, stopped the universe from being purged, and because of that, you made it so that I would continue to exist forever, because there will always be negative emotions, so I will always come back, no matter how much I don't want to!"
"I'm...I'm sorry..." Sora apologized, not knowing that Vanitas suffered through all of that.
"I don't want your apology." Vanitas told him before giving Sora a shock with dark Thunder. "I want you to suffer. I can't kill you, because you won't come back from that, so instead, I'm going to break you, as well as Ventus, for starting this, Aqua, for her assisting Ventus, and Terra, for killing me all those times."
[Play KH3 OST Unforgettable (With Intro)]
"Y...Yo...You can't...beat us..." Sora told him. "You lost...to us last time..."
"If you really think that I didn't get stronger during those eleven years of hell, then you're even more of an idiot then Ventus." Vanitas told him, before he had the silhouettes drop Sora's body on the ground and vanish. "Summon your blade." Sora struggled to push himself to his feet, but he managed to fight through the pain and even while weakened he stood up and summoned Oblivion. "Good."
Vanitas summoned Void Gear and blitzed towards Sora, but before the boy could put his guard up, the remnant already had his blade raised up. As the light Keyblade wielder thought that he was going to get slashed, he braced himself for the attack, only to see a green hue wash over him. His wounds were healed, and the pain he felt before was now gone. "You just..."
Sora then saw Vanitas actually try to slash him, but the boy now had enough strength to block the attack, but not enough to keep himself from being sent to the edge of the dark dome that the pair were in. "You've got three different Keyblades that you can use right now, and five extra forms to go with them. You've got various magic spells and knowing you, you'll somehow get another Keyblade and unlock more power to try and compensate for your current weakness." He got into his combat stance. "I've got one Keyblade, no forms, no Unversed to call for backup. And I'll only heal myself when you heal yourself."
Sora got into his combat stance and got ready for the long and tough fight that was about to happen. "I'll beat you here and now."
"You'll try and fail." Vanitas corrected before he blitzed forward to attack.
[Silence]
Back at the hospital, the day went by and it was now sunset. Izuku had finished eating the fruit that Inko had sent him when he received a call from her and he answered it. "Hi mom." He spoke into his phone. "Yeah, I was discharged, but there's something I have to do, so I won't be home until tomorrow or so." After she said something on the phone, Midoriya replied to her. "Yeah. I can move now at least. My body feels kind of run down and sluggish though, even with all the healing they performed on me." After another response from her, Izuku replied to her again. "I heard it's because U.A. wants a close eye on the students. Well that, and they want to keep the media out as long as they can."
"Izuku..." Inko's concerned voice spoke into the phone once more. "Do you...really have to go back to U.A.?"
Over at the Endeavor Agency, an office worker was with the Number 2 Hero himself. "There's a call for you, Endeavor sir."
"Who is it?" The flame user questioned.
"A Mr. Tsukauchi from the police department." The office worker said.
Endeavor took the phone. "I'm listening."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Overflowing Power]
"We would like to request your assistance, sir." Naomasa got right to the point.
Over at the Jeanist Hero Agency, Best Jeanist, the Number 4 Hero spoke to his sidekicks. "I've received an emergency summon, and must leave this place in your hands. Be as strong as heavyweight denim without me, smart at tailor made suits. Keep the fabric of society safe."
"You got it, Best Jeanist!" All of the sidekicks gave their word.
Elsewhere on the rooftops of a different city, Edgeshot, the Number 5 Hero was leaping from rooftop to rooftop like a ninja as he was on his way to where Tsukauchi requested him to meet up for a rescue mission.
Inside the Gang Orca Agency building, the Number 10 Hero, Gang Orca was walking towards his changing room, preparing to go out and rendezvous with Naomasa for the rescue mission.
Over in a run down building, Gran Torino, a Pro Hero who was one of All Might's mentors left the building in his Hero costume, prepared to meet up with his former student and assist him with the upcoming rescue mission.
Over at the Wild Wild Pussycat's Agency, Tiger left alone, while Mandalay stayed to take care of Kota, and Pixie Bob. The Brown Pussycat was also requested for this rescue mission, because Ragdoll could be there as well, and to him, it was also a chance to redeem the Pussycats for their failure to protect the U.A. students.
Elsewhere on the streets of another city, Kamui Woods was driving a car towards the destination where he and his colleague, Mount Lady, who was sitting in the passenger seat of his car, were requested to meet Tsukauchi for a rescue mission involving the captured U.A. students.
Every one of the Heroes called had the same thoughts going through their heads. It was time to show the League of Villains that they bit off way more than they could chew.
[Silence]
It was nightfall now. Shoto and Ejiro were waiting at the front of the hospital, like they said they would. "I wonder what Yaoyorozu decided." Kirishima said out loud.
"No matter how much we want to go after them, it's her choice." Todoroki pointed out.
The entrance to the hospital opened and saw the girl they were talking about. "She's here." Ejiro noticed her.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Anguish of The Quirkless]
Momo wasn't alone however, and close behind her was Izuku, who the boys soon noticed as well. "Midoriya." Shoto uttered out.
When the four students were face to face with each other, Kirishima asked the question. "So how about it? Did you decide?"
The class 1-A deputy had a concerned look on her face. "I think that..."
"Hold on." Another voice spoke up from outside. The four students looked to see Tenya there.
"Iida." The red haired student had a bad feeling about this.
"Why are you here?" Izuku asked.
"You..." Tenya replied. "Why did it have to be you two of all people?" He was referring to Midoriya and Todoroki. "The ones who stopped me when I acted recklessly, who received amnesty with me after Hosu. Why are you trying to make the same stupid mistakes I made? Didn't you learn?"
"What are you talking about?" Ejiro was confused, but Shoto stopped him from pressing further into it.
"We're still just students." Iida reminded them. "And U.A. is in a bad position as it is. Anything we do will reflect on our school. Don't you get that?!"
"Iida. We have to." Izuku walked up to him. "I know you don't like us breaking rules but..." He couldn't finish that sentence, because Tenya interrupted it with a punch to his classmate's face, shocking the other three students there.
"I'M FRUSTRATED TOO, AND CONCERNED OBVIOUSLY! SORA IS JUST AS MUCH MY FRIEND AS HE IS ALL OF YOURS!" The class rep told them. "BUT I'M THE CLASS REP DAMMIT! I'M WORRIED ABOUT ALL MY CLASSMATES! NOT JUST SORA AND BAKUGO! WHEN I SAW YOUR INJURIES, ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS MY BROTHER IN THE HOSPITAL! WHAT IF YOUR BODIES END UP IRREPARABLE, JUST LIKE HIS, BECAUSE I DIDN'T STEP IN!? HAVE YOU NOT STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT WHERE I'M COMING FROM?!" He grabbed Midoriya by the shoulders. "Or are you saying...that you don't care how I feel?"
"...Of course I do." The One For All user replied.
"Iida." Shoto calmly spoke up. "You've got it wrong. We don't expect to face them head on and win. Especially Vanitas. We'll get them back without fighting."
"Yeah, we'll be stealthy." Ejiro told him. "I'm talking covert ops here. We can rescue them without breaking the rules."
"I trust in Todoroki's judgement but...still...things could always go wrong." Momo stated. "So I'll join you as backup. I'll stand behind my classmates."
"You can't be serious!" Tenya was shocked to hear that she was going to accompany the three.
"You're the best." Kirishima told her.
"I know it'll hurt..." Izuku began. "...but if I can still move at all, then I can't just sit still. I have to reach out and do something." He had a determined look on his face as he looked up to his class rep. "Because all I can think about is saving them."
"We'll never agree..." Iida knew that there was no stopping them. "...so I'm going to come with you." That surprised all four of them.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Threat Incoming]
Back with the Pro Heroes, Naomasa began debriefing both Hero teams that he assembled. "We've gathered some of our finest Heroes today." He spoke up. "Now, let's talk strategy." All of the Pro Heroes there were ready for their orders. They already knew that this mission was going to be very important and would also decide whether or not the public can trust in Hero society or not. None of them could afford to make any mistakes here.
Elsewhere in Kamino, back at the bar where the League of Villains hid out in, Tomura decided to speak to his current 'guest' about his offer. "I'll ask you one more time, Katsuki Bakugo." He said. "Aspiring Hero, will you join the League of Villains?"
"Go throw yourself into traffic." The explosive student immediately replied, with a glare that showed no fear or doubt in that answer. It did show anger though, as the boy was clearly angry about something, but the hand covered Villain could only guess it was because of the restraints. Why else would Katsuki be mad?
Tension was high everywhere, as many things were happening all at once. From the Heroes' side having made their plans and preparing to act on them, to the five students who are now assembled and preparing to depart, to The League's attempt at 'recruiting' Bakugo to their side, to Vanitas and Sora clashing Keyblades. Now, it's only a matter of time until these events all converge together.
Now that this chapter is finished, I feel much more accomplished. Leaving the last chapter on that sour note, only to open up with the aftermath of that, (While reading comments that either were disturbed with that, or were talking about the AFO thing or Vanitas being crueler than he was before.) I was feeling very uninspired to continue, but then I remembered a few things. First off, I have all the context and you guys don't. It's unfair of me to get annoyed by these comments, when they don't have all of the key details yet. Secondly, since my fic has gotten this popular, I should come to expect that no matter what I write, there will be some people that won't be pleased. Lastly, everyone has their own opinions and most people will stick by those opinions no matter how much you argue against that. That doesn't mean I shouldn't argue against it when I genuinely don't agree with what I was told, but I have to make sure that I don't get angry when I do, or else I'll just look like some toxic author, when in reality I just want to write a story and share it to whoever is interested. That said, I hope that you enjoyed this chapter, and until I decide to upload again. ;)