We were all rather astonished at what we had seen. Bakugou actually protecting someone? Bakugou, indeed?
"You sleeping o the job, Tokage?' Demanded Kamakiri.
"For real!?" Asked Tokage.
Meanwhile Bakugou was still firing strong.
"Blocked my blast, huh!? I guess bugs do have quick reflexes! Try this!" He threw Kamakiri backwards.
"What's this? Do my eyes deceive me?" Asked Monoma?" It almost looked like he protected Jiro just now."
"HE sure did! By kicking her?" Said Kaminari.
"Don't worry, Monoma! He's got sides to him you wouldn't expect! Your vision's just fine," said Kirishima, patting Monoma on the back. "He even backed us up during the provisional license exam."
"YOU MEAN HE'S GOTTEN CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!?" Monoma screamed.
"It's true, though. This is the first time we've seen him put it all on the line for someone else…" said Kirishima.
"Thanks!" Said Jirou.
"Shove it! They escaped, so go find em! Whater it's class training or whatever, I made a pledge1 I will achieve absolute victory every time! We're taking this 4-0, no casualties! The strong don't settle for anything less!"
The others all began to smile.
Moments ago, Tokage had explained, "We don't stand a chance in a straightforward brawl! So if we fail to capture them, make a quick retreat. We'll ambush them over and over, slowly building up an advantage. More likely than not, we'll basically be up against a one-man team since Bakugou'll be taking the lead and barking out orders. If we can keep the pressure on Bakugo, he's bound to stumble. That's when their whole team will fall apart and start screwing up!"
"Crap, they're all falling back!" Said Jirou. "Those extra noises from her make it tough, to be sure, but there're fewer pieces this time. If I focus I can tell what's what!"
"Fewer pieces?" Said Sero.
"They're trying to regroup, huh? Those jerks. Do you all think we're just gonna lie down and take it? Let's go!"
He blasted forward - and was met by Awase.
"He silently snuck up on them! They're using the opposite strategy now!" Midoriya commented.
With a single fuse, AWase and sealed Bakugou to the nearest pillars.
"Job complete!"
"They've totally seen through our plans!" Snapped Sero, trying to catch Awase with tape - which he evaded.
"DON'T MESS WITH ME!" Bakugou snapped, as Sato jumped to his aid, smashing through the pillars.
"GET GOING!"
"NOBODY WELDS ME AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!" Bakugou shouted, blasting after Awase.
Awase threw up shields in a hurry - but -
"HE'S ALL YOURS!" Bakugou called, blasting upwards. Jirou and Sero appeared behind him.
"Got this!" Smiled Jirou. HEARTBEAT SURROUND!
And her earphone plugs appeared above and below Awase, surrounding him with surround sound and stunning him for Sero to bind.
"Bakugou was closing in on Bondo.
"I ain't in top form in the winter…But now I'm finally starting to heat up!" He blasted around Bondo in an arc and threw a giant blast at his back. Sato popped up from behind him and seized his head.
"Gotcha!
"WHAT QUICK TEAMWORK FROM CLASS A! THEY'VE CAPTURED TWO OF MY DEAR STUDENTS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE!"
"Really? That little tyrant never had a cooperative bone in his body! But you're telling me he's mellowed out this much!?" Snapped Monoma.
"Jirou and the boys have faith in him too. That trust gets the job done," smiled Uraraka.
"All that drumming paid off, huh?" Smiled Kirishima to Kaminari.
"Once a band, always a band."
"Bakugou!" Jirou shouted, pointing her Earphone Jack for him to follow.
"We know a thing or two about Tokage's Lizard Tail Splitter," said Sero. "She can split up into 50 pieces and move them all around, but the parts drop dead after a certain amount of time. She can regenerate those lost parts, and this next bit's just a guess but there's gotta be a limit to how much and how soon she can regenerate, right? Kinda like Yaoyorozu? If she's tried out, she's bound to lose focus."
Bakugou had caught up with Kamakiri, seized his cowl, and was throwing him, one hand grasping a horn, into the air.
"She split up as much as possible to make those noises to throw Jirou off, but repeating that strategy won't work well with her limitations," Sero continued, as Bakugou blasted Kamakiri into a building with an explode-a-pult.
"She'll bring a few pieces back to her main body to reset their time limit."
The pieces of Bakugou's bombs he'd thrown the others….
"Take a few, just in case they ain't too strong. But they could come in handy."
"Close one -" began Tokage.
She turned- and next to her was Bakugou, preparing a stun grenade.
"WHY'D YOU GO AND CHANGE SO MUCH!?" She demanded.
"I didn't change. MY goal has always been the same. To surpass All Might and be the number one hero!"
As the light cleared, Tokage lay on the ground, defeated.
Daika City
"Talk about the burbs," I sighed, looking around at our new location. "Not too small, not too big."
"Nice atmosphere around here. It ticks me off!" Said Twice.
"One our and 40 minutes until our oversized friend awakens," said Compress. "Making them clash with Machia will require that we fight as well. This will be no walk in the park."
"Yes, why'd you have to drag me into this?" Grumbled Dabi.
"Hey, Giran brought you int other fold too!" Snapped Twice, throwing a measuring tape at him which Dabi ducked.
"Like I care."
"You bastard!"
"Someone's coming!" Called Toga, as we prepared for action.
"No another step! I was ordered to guide you down into town!" Said a hero with a square jaw.
"A hero? I don't recognize this one!" I noted. Stain, would you have deemed this one a true hero?
"If you want a face-to-face with the Liberation Army's commander, then you'd best follow me, ok?"
He guided them through the deserted streets of Daika. It was silent.
"Not a soul around," said Compress.
Shigaraki looked up and noticed a figure atop a house.
"This whole city, huh?"
"This place isn't usually my turf," said the hero, putting his thumb to his forehead and sticking up his pointer finger. "But today's a big exception."
"Just as the man says!" Said a new voice. "Here in Deika City, 90% of the population heroes included are liberation warriors lying in wait. This is a liberated district!"
He had slicked back hair, sunglasses, a mustache line, and wore a fine suit. "Thank you for making the trip, and welcome. This ia day of celebration and you are the guests of honor. Shall we start the festivities? This is the meta human liberation army's revival celebration!"
And strange figures jumped out from hiding all around them, civilians with sharp fingers and long teeth.
"That's Hanabata, leader of the hearts and mind party!" Cried Compress.
"Is he some big shot?" I asked him.
"Yes! Someone who could easily have 110,000 followers."
"So what? We're here, so where's Giran?!" Demanded Twice.
"Your broker? Waiting just over there with our grand commander," said Hanabata, gesturing to a distant building.
"B-but we were promised we'd get him back! What an obvious lie!"
"Tomura Shigaraki!" Several shouted, headed towards our leader.
They dissolved into dust with a touch. "Off to the tower, then."
"Oh, this is what we're good at -" smiled Toga. And the ground beneath her feet exploded."
"Te girl wanted in connection with a string of blood letting murders. If it isn't Himiko Toga herself. 'How did this high schooler turn to madness? In this shocking, exclusive new interview, hear her story in her own words. How's that for a headline?" Smirked a long haired, fur clad reporter as she raised her hands for a picture.
"Ah, this sucks!" Grumbled Toga.