The match had begun. Bakugou was leading us through the industrial terrain, blasting on ahead way too fast as we all struggled to keep up and I kept trying to get my headphone jacks into the damn ground.

"Hurry it up, slowpokes!" Bakugou shouted at us.

"But I'm trying to listen as we move!" I reminded him.

"Whatever! Just keep up!'

"It's always follow the leader with him," grumbled Sato.

"Guy hasn't changed since the Sports Festival," sighed Sero.

"And to think it almost seemed like he was ready to cooperate," I sighed, thinking back sadly over our strategy session.

"Shaddup and listen, minions! Just follow my lead! I'm gonna lead this charge while you back me up from behind. Along the way Ears will keep her ears open and try to locate the enemy goons."

"Huh? WE're going straight for the kill? But their whole team specializes in counter-moves!" Sero had said. "Since we've got Jiro, why not play it safe and wait for an opening?"

"Idiot. That's exactly why we gotta make the first move, or we're dead in the water. WE don't wait around for openings - we smash in and make our own! As soon as we spot em, they're ours! One more thing..."

"Hope this works," I said to myself.

"Stop! They're here!" Bakugou shouted. "Ears!"

"I have a name, you know!" I shouted at him, sending out a headphone jack to scout.

"They've gotta be close. Find em!"

I plugged in and knelt down to listen in.

shoop shoop shoop mufff muff plop plop sheep shoop...

So many noises - it's so damn hard to make out what's going on. What the hell?

"What's the holdup!?" Bakugou demanded.

Shut up, I'm listening - oh, crap -

"Hang on - oh, no! They've got us!" I shouted.

"Yes, it's all over now," said Tokage's floating mouth behind Bakugou.

He turned around to throw a blast at her, which she avoided. Tokage's quirk, allowing her to split up her body into independently moving pieces, had allowed her to sneak up on Bakugou and beat him up with her detached body parts.

"In here, Bakugou!" Screamed Sero, creating a tape prison over us to barricade out Tokage.

"Like I said, it's all over now!" Came Tokage's gloating remark from above.

GLUE SQUALL! Screamed Bondo as glue spread out over the tape and trapping us!

"Arch, we're trapped!" Cried Sato.

"Woo, I did it! Just like Setsuna planned!" Said Bondo.

"This way," Sero directed us. From above, Kamakiri was planning to jump down.

"Ha ha ha, too slow, too slow!"

"At least you two can get away!" Sato said, holding up his hands. Bakugou's blast came from above, blowing all the glue away. And leaving us with no cover from Kamakiri, who leapt down towards me.

"Let's start with the biggest nuisance, Jirou!" Said Tokage.

Crap crap crap -

In a flash, Bakugou was between me and Kamakiri, kicking me out of the way to safety and blasting Kamakiri in the face.

Daika City

"Talk about the burbs," said Spinner. "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 the League 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!" Said Spinner.

"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.

Tomura 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?" Asked Spinner.

"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 the League's 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 the long haired, fur clad reporter Curious as she raised her hands for a picture.

"Ah, this sucks!" Grumbled Toga.