"Turtle, Loco! Do your stuff!" Joker ordered them, "The rest of you: go crazy!"
The police force and the Heroes, with Mirai and Mirio still recovering from their shot wounds, have all gotten ready to face Joker and his goons.
Turtle went first as smoke began to billow out of his mouth. Opening his mouth wide, he shot out a fiery green ray of pulsing radioactive energy toward the Heroes, this one heading to Death Arms.
"Look out!" Death Arms said as he ducked down for the green energy beam to pass above him. While some of the policemen dodged it, some were caught in the blast, killing them instantly as their clothes were burnt and so did their flesh.
The ray of green energy also phased through the metal container behind them and melted the metal to make a huge hole out of it. The beam ripped the metal container apart and separated it into two pieces as well.
The police and the Heroes looked back at the damage and casualties from the blast in shock.
"Heh, alrighty then!" cheered Loco, "Time to show everyone what I can do!"
Loco's back then started to protrude four engine exhausts. Smoke began to pour out of them and they started to roar to life. Then, atop Loco's bald head, an exhaust pipe came out, and out came smoke from it also. Crouching and putting his arms up in a defensive stance and letting his legs buck up together, he started to build up energy as the smoke on top of his head began to puff out even more.
"Next stop; PAIN!" Loco exclaimed.
Then, just like a speeding train, he zoomed over to the crowd, his whole body shooting forward at immense speed while using his forearms to shield the brunt of the collision's blow.
The Heroes, Kamui Woods, Fat Gum, and Crust got out of the way as Loco shot forward into the fray. Some of the police officers got out of his way safely, while a few of them weren't so lucky, as they were slammed and thrown to the side, their bodies flung as they were killed instantly. He then rammed into half of the metal container and obliterated it, pieces of metal going in every direction.
"I guess it's our turn now, eh, Thermal?" Cham said to him as he turned camo-invisible.
"Looks like it. Just don't get in Hacker's and Turtle's line of shooting, as well as Loco's way," Thermal told him as he slipped the goggles off his eyes and rests them on his forehead. He then started to look around the place, bobbing his head left, right, and around in a circle for some reason.
"Duly noted," Cham said as he slithered his way quickly to his victims.
"Alright. Let's do this," Hacker said as he reloaded the gun in his right hand with actual bullets while having the Quirk Erasure Drug gun in his left, "Okay then, searching, targets locked, yada-yada-yada, and-" he then started firing the gun in his right hand in very rapid succession as he looked like he was randomly aiming and firing his gun.
Each bullet hit the unlucky designated targets, those targets being the heads of police officers. Hacker fired off ten shots, all seven of them hitting their intended skulls, while the other three barely survived as they ducked onto the ground. In fact, the police, Tsukauchi, Mirai, Mirio, and the Heroes all ducked out of the bullets' range.
Tsukauchi cursed, "Damn it! We need to fight back! Everyone who has a gun, start shooting at them!"
But before they could take aim and fire, Turtle came rushing in front of Joker and Overhaul, turned around, and shielded him, as well as the other henchmen, from the barrage of bullets with his giant turtle shell on his back. Joker was just standing there casually, foot on Overhaul's chest, acting like he wasn't in any danger at all.
Meanwhile, with the Heroes, Crust got up and shouted out, "These fiends! I will not let this stand! Heroes, we need to do something!"
Fat Gum and Kamui Woods got up, with the former grunting in agreement. "Yeah, enough stalling here! We got to act now!" Fat Gum rushed over to the Villains and jumped high using his Gum Quirk to bounce up to land in front of Turtle and in front of the henchmen.
"Right! I will surely aid you, Fat Gum!" Kamui Woods said as he rushed over there as well.
"We're right behind you guys!" Crust said, and he turned to Death Arms, who was getting up, "Death Arms! We need to aid Fat Gum and Kamui Woods, stat!"
"Uh, right!" Death Arms nodded, a little dumbstruck.
They rushed over to where they are, leaving only Sire Nighteye and Lemillion behind.
Mirai clenched his teeth from the wound on his shoulder, and struggled to say, "Mirio, are you okay!?"
"Urgh! Yeah! This is no problem!" Mirio nodded as he gritted his teeth as well and held onto his bleeding stomach.
"We have to go over there and help the others!" advised Mirai, "Remember what I taught you, Mirio!"
"Right! I just have to keep moving!" Mirio was going to go intangible...but something was wrong. "Huh? Wait...wh-what's going on!?
"Togata? What's wrong?" Mirai asked his pupil.
"I...I-I can't use my Quirk!"
"What!?" Mirai said in shock. Then he remembered when they were shot by the Hacker henchman...
...Wait...
"Togata, look at me for just a second," Mirai asked of him.
Mirio turned his gaze to his teacher, and Mirai tried to activate his Quirk by looking into his eyes...
...But nothing happened.
He felt the same...
He felt...human.
Then, he thought back to the bullet in question, the one that he pulled out of his shoulder...it had a shot-pointed tip like it was actually an injector shot-
...Oh...Oh shit.
"Sir Nighteye?" Mirio spoke up in concern, seeing the horrified realization on his face.
"Togata...I...I think we just lost our Quirks," Mirai said in a dreaded tone.
"Wha-Huh!?" Mirio said in shock.
- Class 1-A -
"I think we just lost our Quirks."
"WHAT!?" All of Class 1-A yelled out.
"L-Lost their Quirks!?" Kirishima exclaimed.
"D-Dude! Seriously!?" Kaminari exclaimed in shock(no pun intended).
"Oh my gosh!" Mina's eyes went wide as her mouth dropped in horror.
"That-That can't be! Ar-Are they serious!?" Jirou asked anyone in a frenzy.
"Did...Did they really erase Sir Nighteye's and Togata-senpai's Quirks?" Iida asked in dread.
"N-...No way..." Todoroki murmured in absolute shock.
Ochako looked terrified. Momo meanwhile just froze as the dread crept into her, eyes widened in fear.
Mineta looked shocked out of everyone, his valiant attitude now gone, only replacing a look of pure horror.
And Izuku...just sat there, eyes also wide from the lingering dread of how this was all playing out, shaking in trepidation.
Oh no...oh no...oh no, no, no, no, no.
Bakugou...looked on in what appeared to be slight confusion...mixed with horror.
Aizawa and All Might looked on at the screen, neither of them moving from their spots. The former looked on with his teeth clenched, while the latter was just looking on in major concern.
"We...We lost our Quirks..." Mirai said dejectedly upon learning this bombshell.
"But...ho-" It was then Mirio figured it out with wide eyes. "...The bullets."
"Yes..." Mirai looked down, his whole expression and demeanor turning serious as he grimaced in anger, "...Togata. We still have to fight."
Mirio stared at Mirai for a second...and he smiled and nodded, saying, "Right Nighteye-sensei. Like you said one time, power doesn't make a Hero...it's the heart of one."
"...Yes...yes it is," Mirai nodded firmly. "...It's time we...we live by that principle."
Live it like All Might...
"...Lemillion? Let's go," Mirai told his pupil.
Togata nodded with a smile, "Yeah. Let's."
Class 1-A listened in on the conversation with Mirio and Mirai, stunned.
"Wait...they're going to go out there? Without their Quirks?" Jirou said in surprise.
"Whoa! Ar-Are they really!?" Kaminari asked anyone.
"Oh snap...t-they might!" Tsuyu said with wide eyes.
"Oh my gosh..." Ochako softly said, her hands going up to her mouth.
"They...They're certainly bold!" Iida said out loud, a look of slight dread on his face.
Todoroki looked amazed at what was said on the screen.
Can they...Can they really do it?
Momo's mouth dropped in shock, a little fearful for Togata and Sir Nighteye's safety.
Midoriya looked on just in plain shock...
They're...They're going out there...even without their Quirks…
All Might looked on as he heard what his former sidekick and Mirio said...stunned and silent.
And Bakugou sat there...absorbed in all of what was happening. At one glance, he looked like he was looking on in anticipation, but in reality...he was just confused.
They're...They're going out there without their Quirks? Wouldn't...Wouldn't they just be in the way?
...Bakugou clenched his hands into fists on his desk.
"...That's...That's crazy."
Some of the kids in Class 1-A, including Midoriya, who also heard, glanced at Bakugou.
"...That's...That's just crazy. It's pure suicide," Bakugou softly said as he stared at the screen.
...No one made a rebuttal...
Midoriya, though, wasn't going to take that lying down.
"If they say they can do it, then they can," Izuku said in determination.
Bakugou turned his attention to Midoriya and just stared at him. Momo also looked at Izuku, and so did Ochako, Iida, Jirou, Kaminari, Kirishima, and all the others. Even All Might and Aizawa turned to face Izuku.
Bakugou looked at him, and soon his stare turned into a glare, albeit it was slight.
"What the fuck makes you say that?"
"...I don't know. But...if they really do believe what they said, then they will." Midoriya told him as he stared at the staticky screen.
...Bakugou didn't say anything back. He just turned his attention to the screen again.
Everyone in the class remained silent as they heard more of the chaos on the screen.
Momo, though, looked at Izuku and thought about what he said.
If they really do believe it...then they will...
...Momo looked back at the screen.
...I believe I can be a Hero...yes...I can...like Togata-senpai and Sir Nighteye said, it takes heart...like...like Midoriya's...and like...like Izuku said...I can…I can be a Hero.
Meanwhile, Tsukauchi and Sansa tried to fire their guns at Turtle, but his back shell was too hard for the bullets to penetrate the shell.
"Damn it! We're not getting anywhere!" Tsukachi exclaimed, "We got to get closer and try to apprehend them!"
"Detective! The Heroes are going on ahead!" said an officer pointing ahead to the Heroes charging forward.
Tsukauchi watched the four Heroes, Fat Gum, Crust, Kamui Woods, and Death Arms heading over there. Upon remembering Sir Nighteye and Lemillion, he glanced at the Hero and the Hero-in-training...and saw that they were running over to where Joker and the Villains are at.
Wait...something doesn't feel right...I thought that Togata kid's Quirk is Permeation...he should be using that right now, shouldn't he?
He kept his gaze on the two until he made a decision himself.
We can't just stand around and do nothing though! We got to act!
"Everyone! Advance forward! Sansa, stay close to me!" Tsukauchi announced.
"Sure thing!" Sansa said as he got his gun ready. It was then, he felt someone passing him by, and by pure cat instinct, as well as remembering one of the Villains' Quirks, he froze and shouted out to Tsukauchi, "Tsukauchi! Watch out for the Chameleon guy!"
Tsukauchi stopped as he remembered and turned around to try to find him someway and somehow. Until he sees a shift in the air coming towards him like someone was cloaked in invisibility. It was getting closer, and Tsukauchi jumped to the right to not get hit by this force.
He felt his hat being swished off his head.
The detective rolled over and knelt to get his gun out. "Show yourself!"
"Ah, shit," grumbled the voice of Cham. He materialized out of his camouflage and raised his hands up, "One of the times I didn't bring my gun."
"Stay where you are!" Tsukauchi yelled at him.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever...although, you should probably say that to Loco," Cham said with a devious smirk.
"Huh?" Tsukauchi's eyes widened as he thought one thing.
Oh shit!
WOOO-WOOOO!
The other police officers, Sansa, and Tsukauchi turned their attention to the sound.
And then-
BAAAAAAM!
The other half of the metal container burst into metal fragments as Loco came barging through.
"CHOO-CHOO, MUTHA-FUCKAS!" Loco hollered out.
Some of the other officers were hit and killed instantly by Loco's barrage, and he was aiming his whole body at Tsukauchi.
Tsukauchi barely got out of the way as he quickly jumped to the left, rolling over as he let go of his gun from his hand. The gun slid over away from the detective, and upon knowing that he dropped his gun, Tsukauchi tried to frantically look for it. While trying to look for his gun, he also saw that Cham was gone...
Shit!
Tsukacuhi at that moment had now miraculously found his gun on the ground, and stumbled to get it. Once he got close to it, he snatched it up and tried to find where Cham is.
...And that was when he noticed...that was of his men was stabbed...
Clutching the knife in his chest, blood was pouring out of his wound, and out his mouth...the person was none other than-
"SANSA!"
And then, he heard a gunshot.
BANG!
He quickly turned his attention to one of the officers. One fell to the ground, looking like he'd been shot in the head.
"Damn it!" Tsukauchi yelled, "Somebody get him some medical attention now!" he then rushed over to Sansa, who still had the knife in his chest. "Sansa!"
Sansa was now kneeling down and trying to breathe, obviously in more pain than he thought he could be.
"Sansa! Hold on okay!" Tsukauchi told his comrade.
"U-U-Uuugh...o-oh shit...th-this is really it..." Sansa said with wide eyes, looking to be in shock.
"Sansa!"
Back to the Heroes, Fat Gum landed in front of overshadowing Turtle, while being in front of Joker and his goons. Crust and Kamui Woods arrived at the side of the Villain group, while Death Arms, Sir Nighteye, and Lemillion arrived on the other side of them.
Joker, who was facing away from Fat Gum and still had his shoed foot on Overhaul's chest, said to his henchmen, "Fellas, would you all be so kind as to take care of these rejects for me?"
"Sure thing, Boss," Hacker said as he reloaded his gun.
"Yeah, Boss, sure," Thermal said with an evil smirk as he was still bobbing his head around, while his eyes were still looking around wherever.
"Certainly," Turtle also said with an evil smile as well ah he charged his radioactive energy breath out of his mouth.
Hacker told Thermal, "Hey. I'll take care of Crusty over here. You know what to do with the Woodman, right?"
"Oh, hell yeah," Thermal said, his smirk turning even more devious as he bobbed his head around.
"What is wrong with your neck?" Kamui Woods asked Thermal.
"Heh, yeah, about that..." Thermal then set his sights on Kamui Woods and stopped his neck bobbing as he looked at him with a wicked smile. "Take a guess what my Quirk is."
"Uh...we don't know what your Quirk-..." Kamui Woods's eyes widened in horrific realization, "...Wait. The report from the Yaoyorozu invasion said one of them had-"
And then, Kamui Woods burst into flames!
"AAAAAAHHH!"
And Kamui Woods was on fire, burning every bit of his body.
"Uh-oh, too slow," Thermal said with a sadistic grin.
"KAMUI WOODS!" Crust yelled out to him in horror.
Then, while Crust was distracted, Hacker quickly raised his Quirk Erasure gun and shot the Hero.
BANG!
"AAUUGH!" Crust exclaimed in pain.
"Holy crap, that was way too easy," Hacker said with a smirk.
"U-U-Uuugh!" Crust got the shot bullet out...but he looked at the 'bullet' in confusion. "Wait...wh-...what is...huh!?"
The crust that was on his body was crumbling away, reducing it to powdered rubble.
And now he was normal...
"...My...My Quirk...it's...it's not cooperating with me," Crust said in shock.
"No shit, Sherlock. We took it away," Hacker told him.
"WHAT!?"
Fat Gum, who heard the commotion and saw what happened, looked on in shock.
"What...oh...oh man...oh shit," Fat Gum said appalled.
Death Arms, Sir Nighteye, and Lemillion looked on in horror as well.
"My gosh..." Mirio softly said, a little perturbed by what he saw.
"What the fuck!? Crust's Quirk is gone!?" Death Arms exclaimed.
BANG!
"ACK!" Death Arms yelped. He looked down at the side of his torso and saw that it was...bleeding…
"...Oh shit," Death Arms' eyes went wide in terror, as he realized... "No...I still got my Quirk, right? I mean, I still have my Quirk, right!?"
"Nope. Sorry, Chucklehead," said...the Joker with the Quirk Erasure gun in his hand, who just shot the weapon at Death Arms.
Then his arms felt...lightweight...
"WHAT!?" He looked at his arms and they seemed to have...shrunk...
Mirio and Mirai looked on at the once aptly named 'Death Arms' in shock.
"...No..." Death Arms mumbled in dread, "No...no, no, no, no, no! My Quirk! My Quirk! My Quir-"
BANG!
A shot erupted behind Death Arms...and it went right through the back of his skull...
He fell to the ground forward, dead.
"...Wasn't that special to begin with, ya loser," said the voice of Cham with a gun now in his hand, the one that he stole from Sansa.
"NO! DEATH ARMS!" Sir Nighteye yelled out to him. He then ran over to where Cham would be and started to punch the air. Upon not getting him, Mirai frantically tried to spot him. That's when there was something pressed against the side of his head-
Mirai swung his left arm around and wrapped whatever arm was there next to him.
"GAH!" the voice of Cham rang out.
BANG!
Cham shot the ground, his target unsuccessful as his arm was wrapped around by Mirai's grip.
Mirai then raised a fist and punched Cham in the face!
"DAH!"
His camouflage was going in and out with every punch Mirai is giving him.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
And then, when Mirai was going to deliver the final blow-
"CHOO-CHOO, MUTHA-FUCKAS!"
Loco came charging at them, in which Mirai had to let go of Cham and ducked out of the way. Cham, a little dizzy, was then grabbed by Loco.
"GAH!"
"Sorry, Cham, but I think you need to sit this one out!" Loco exclaimed. He then twisted around, as like an 18-wheeler would, and came to a stop.
"Uuugh...yeah, I'm getting way too many close calls," Cham said with a bruised face.
Meanwhile, a few minutes ago with Crust and Kamui Woods, the latter seemed to collapse on the ground, still burning...it would be obvious to say that Kamui Woods is dead.
Crust, however, is still in shock.
"My...Quirk is gone?" he asked the Villains.
"Yep. So let's make this quick, shall we?" Hacker then raised his other gun hand and fired at him.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
"UUUGK!" Crust fell on the ground, body riddled with bullets as he lay there, dead.
"NO!" Fat Gum yelled out. Everything was going so fast, he couldn't process what was happening.
"Wow. Five shots. Bit of an overkill, don't you think?" said Thermal as he slipped his goggles on his eyes.
"Eh, whatever brings 'em down quicker," Hacker says as he casually reloaded his gun.
"Hey, Fat Gum!" Turtle yelled out to him, "Don't lose sight of me!"
Fat Gum turned his attention to Turtle, gritting his teeth in anger. "YOU BASTARDS!"
Turtle then fired another beam of green energy from his mouth. But Fat Gum jumped up to avoid it as he guided his tall and round body above Turtle.
"This shouldn't be too hard," Hacker aimed at Fat Gum in the air.
But then, Fat Gum used his weight to shoot down on the ground and slam it where Turtle was, using his booted feet to smash his face in!
"ACK!" Turtle yelped.
"Oh shit!" Hacker exclaimed, his eyes wide in shock.
"Damn!" Thermal also exclaimed in shock.
And Fat Gum went to work.
Once he jumped off Turtle's face, he back-flipped and landed in front of the Kaiju Monster person and thrust-jumped himself forward right into his stomach.
"UURK!" Turtle spat out, the wind knocked out of him.
The force from the jump pushed Turtle back as Fat Gum backed away once he hit him hard. Skidding on the ground, Fat Gum was ready to take him down, until he saw in his left peripheral vision that Hacker was about to shoot him.
Fat Gum turned to his left and shot forward at the two Villains.
"Oh fuck!" Hacker yelled out, the shock overwhelming him as Fat Gum was almost where they are.
"Shoot him!" Thermal exclaimed Hacker.
"YOU TWO ARE GONNA PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO CRUST AND KAMUI WOODS!" Fat Gum hollered out in valor.
BANG!
"ACK!" Fat Gum yelled out, feeling something hitting him on the arm. It ruined his momentum and he was soon about to fall on the two henchmen, but they got out of the way in time. Fat Gum then rolled on the ground as he began to feel...smaller...
When he stopped rolling, he lay there as he picked himself off the ground.
"UGH!" Fat Gum looked at his right arm to see...a shot-bullet in it. "...What?" his eyes went wide, "...Oh...Oh no..."
With Hacker and Thermal, they looked at the deflated Fat Gum and blinked.
"...Did you do that?" Thermal asked Hacker.
"Uh...normally, I would boast, but no, I didn't," Hacker admitted.
"Don't worry, boys, I got your back," said the voice...of the Joker.
"Huh!?" the two Villains looked at their boss...who was holding a Quirk Erasure gun in his hand and aiming where Fat Gum was.
"Boss!?" Hacker said in shock, "Oh wow, thanks!"
"Yeah...that would've been ugly," Thermal said with wide blinking eyes behind his goggles.
"Oh yes, that would have been, wouldn't it?" Joker said with an evil grin behind his mask. He turned to Turtle, "And I say, Turtle, you took quite a beating! I hope you're doing fine right now!"
"Ugh...yeah. I'm good, Boss. Thanks," Turtle said as he rubbed his aching head.
"Good, good! Well, this seems to be quite the showdown we're havin-"
WHAM!
Joker staggered from the punch that was from...Mirio.
"Boss!" All five Villains yelled out in shock.
Fat Gum, now known as Taishiro Toyomitsu, his real identity, looked up at what happened at the scene.
Mirai looked on at the young man in surprise.
Mirio...looked enraged.
As Joker got off of Overhaul, he regained his balance, almost looking sloppy as he tried to stand again...yet, when he stood up, his tall and lanky stature somehow looked...intimidating. Especially with the mask still on his face, not once seeing his expression.
Joker looked at the young man that punched him...behind his mask, he was still smiling...but his eyes told a different story.
"...Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-HA-HA-HA-HAAAA..." Joker laughed...what for, they don't know. "You…" he pointed his finger at Togata, "Now you...I like, kid!"
Mirio got into a stance, arms up and ready to fight as he glared at him. He's also not smiling...
"You...are not gonna command any of your goons to hurt more people!" Mirio said vehemently.
"Togata!?" Midoriya exclaimed in shock.
"Whoa! What happened!?" Kaminari exclaimed.
"It sounds like Togata-senpai approached Joker!" Uraraka said in surprise.
"Whoa, I think he punched him!" Jirou said, "That...That's hardcore!"
Bakugou looked on in pure silence as he just watched the fuzzy screen.
With All Might, his teeth now clenched in anxiety.
Young Togata...
- Kamino, Yokohama -
Meanwhile, in a bar in Kamino Ward...
The League of Villains were doing their things, with Shigaraki and newly joined Spinner playing video games, Mr. Compress reading a book, Twice, Toga, and Mustard playing cards, Magne doing her hair, Muscular and Dabi sitting on the couch watching some TV, Kurogiri was maintaining the bar, while Moonfish was just...standing there looking creepy.
"Pick a channel," Muscular mumbled.
"I'm trying as best as I can, man..." Dabi said as he channel-surfed.
When he went two channels down, though...
"Have a taste of All Might cereal-"
"Do you feel cramps when-"
"TELL me, kId...hoW doES iT feEL tO nOt haVe a QuIRk anYmOre?"
Dabi raised an eyebrow, as did Muscular.
"Hm? What?" Twice looked over at the screen.
Toga and Mustard looked away from their card game to glance at the TV screen.
Mr. Compress looked up from his book, "Hm?"
Magne looked over to the screen, her eyes blinking at the distorted voice.
Even Spinner and Shigaraki stopped playing their game to see what that was.
Kurogiri stopped polishing the glass to look at the TV.
Moonfish...basically just turned his head to the television.
"What the hell was that?" Shigaraki asked either one of them.
"Huh? Hey, why is the TV screen all static and fuzzy-looking?" Spinner asked inquisitively.
"Um...I think we're on one of the local news channels..." Mr. Compress told everyone in puzzlement.
Then, a young nondistorted voice that belonged to Mirio spoke out.
"To be quite honest, it feels quite good. I feel freer than I ever have been."
"...HEh-hEh-hEh-hEh-hEh-hEh-hEh-hEh! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAA-HA-HA-HAAA!"
Joker laughed uproariously on the TV, the distorted voice sounding like a demon...
Then, a female voice came into the scene, sounding like a reporter.
"From where we are, folks at home, the scene...oh gosh, for those that are just tuning in and can't see what we're seeing, Crust, Kamui Woods, and Death Arms are all...they're all dead! We can confirm that...oh goodness, they're dead! And Fat Gum is incapacitated as well!"
All the villains froze at that announcement.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it has been a brutal scene so far! First, there was what appeared to be a Yakuza organization that was going to square off with the Heroes and police force of Musutafu, when all of a sudden, a man in a clown mask shot what seemed to be the leader of this Yakuza group! Then, other members of their organization killed some of their members! Now only six of the Villains remained, including the clown masked man, who happens to be the leader!"
"...Stay on this channel," Shigaraki said as he got up and went over to the TV and sat in front of it. The rest of the Villains went over to the television as well.
Kurogiri looked at the screen from where he was, and asked Shigaraki, "Should I...tell Master?"
"...Yes...I think he might want to hear this too."
"Do not worry, Shigaraki. I am watching it right now." The voice of Sensei came on the other screen in the back.
"That's good...cause this is starting to get...really interesting..." Shigaraki said with a smile on his face.
"He-he-he-he-heeee! Oooh, now isn't that profound! HA-HA! Well, I have to say, I'm happy that you feel absolutely worthless," Joker jested.
Mirio glared at him, "Being Quirkless doesn't make you worthless! In fact, I think the Quirkless are the strongest people that I have the privilege to know!"
"...Oh really?" Joker stared him down with a deadpan stare through the eyeholes of his mask.
"I like to think so! And just because I don't have a Quirk, doesn't mean I can't fight!" Togata told him.
"...Hmm...alright then," Joker began, "In that case, let me ask you something, kiddo; why do you think I'm doing all of this, hm? To prove some kind of point? To make a statement? To make the biggest late April Fools Day you've ever seen? Don't choose the third option, that was just a joke. I mean, if you were really thinking about that answer, then you're stupider than I thought."
Togata just kept his eyes on Joker, "...Is it because you were treated unfairly? Because you're Quirkless?"
…Joker remained silent...
The young man's glare softened as he looked understanding, "I see...so you probably are angry at the world...I don't blame you."
Shigaraki's eyes widened in surprise. "Oooh...so he is Quirkless?"
"Hmm...quite an interesting feat this Joker has done so far."
"Wait. So this Joker guy is just a Quirkless man?" Magne asked anyone.
"Whooooa...hardcore," Toga said as she has her chin in her hands and was leaning forward on the couch.
"A Quirkless Villain, huh?" Dabi murmured, "I can definitely see that being the norm."
"Yeah..." Spinner mumbled, feeling like he can connect with that on some level.
"I wonder why he's distorting his voice though?" Mustard pondered.
"Yeah, that's odd. Yeah, what's the deal?" Twice said.
"Hmm...I guess we'll just have to listen further," Mr. Compress told them.
"Hmph...he doesn't sound so special," Muscular grumbled.
"Everyone, quiet. They're still talking," Shigaraki silenced them.
Midoriya listened in on the conversation between Joker and Togata.
Is this the motive?
All Might stared at the screen, listening in as well.
...Is...Is this Joker like me at a time?
Bakugou looked on at the fuzzy screen...silent as he can be.
"I can understand...you're different...you feel like you won't amount to anything...that you're not part of the norm..." Togata looked at Joker, and began to smile again, "But believe it or not, that also applies to Quirked people as well."
Joker remained silent as he listened...
"Everyone is different. To their Quirks and to their backgrounds. Some people with Quirks don't feel like they don't belong in the world because of their Quirk. In fact, I felt like that at one time...like I didn't feel like I belong in the normality of society because of my Quirk. It was more of a handicap back when I was younger...and if I can dare say it to you, Mr. Joker, you might have felt like you were handicapped when you probably realized that you didn't have a Quirk...I at least did when I couldn't get a grasp of mine."
...All was silent...
"...But either way, you don't have to go down this road to prove to the ones that hurt you that you're not capable of being something more. If anything, you can be something more! You don't have to be a Villain!"
…Joker just looked on at the young man...
"I don't know who hurt you in the past, but you can prove that person, or you can prove anyone else, wrong! You can prove that they are wrong to do that to you and be successful in what you can do! You can even try to get some help from others. Others that care about you! You can change!"
...The tension was eerily thick as Joker soon asked him, "Tell me, kid...what thrives you to be a Hero?"
The young man kept his smile and replied, "Simple. Ever since that day, when I saved one kid from drowning, and upon seeing his face relieved and smiling afterward, I knew that I want to make the world a better and safer place for people! To tell them, 'It's alright! I am here to save you!'. I also plan to save at least one million people, hence my Hero name, 'Lemillion'! And I will always do it with a smile to ensure them that it is alright! I will be a Hero to others even with or without a Quirk! And you probably can too!"
...Joker stood rigidly still...
The henchmen, the injured Taishiro and Overhaul, Mirai, Mirio himself, all anticipated his answer…
All of Class 1-A, as well as All Might and Aizawa, waited for Joker's reply…
The League of Villains, Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and 'Sensei' all waited for Joker's answer...
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...Then the Joker spoke.
"You remind me of that stupid bitch."
...This surely caught Mirio off guard.
"Huh?" Mirio uttered in pure puzzlement as his smile fell.
Mirai looked on with wide eyes as he blinked.
Taishiro looked on in shock.
And while Overhaul was in a good amount of pain, he did look at Joker with confusion.
"...What?" All Might said in bafflement.
The kids in Class 1-A all froze at the reply. They kept listening in.
...What? Who...Who is he talking about? Midoriya thought in bewilderment.
The League all blinked.
"...Who now? What now?" Twice asked anyone.
"Who's he talking about?" Dabi asked his comrades, "A Hero? Someone else? Maybe...a family member?"
"Huh...I don't know," Toga looked on, intrigued.
"...Hmm..." Shigaraki kept listening and watching.
Meanwhile...Sensei...aka, All for One...was also listening...with great interest...
"Uh...who?" Mirio asked as he looked on at Joker in confusion. He didn't expect this kind of reaction...
"...Let me ask you something, boy...have you ever heard of a Hero named...Sylph?" Joker asked him.
...All Might froze.
"Sylph?" Ochako wondered in confusion.
"Is that a Hero?" Kirishima scratched his head.
"...Who's Sylph?" Shouto thought out loud in interest.
"Slyph...?" Momo muttered in question.
"Slyph? ...Why does that...sound...familiar...?" Izuku pondered with a murmur.
Aizawa was also thinking the same thing...
Sylph...that name sounds familiar. I think I learned about that Hero back when I was attending UA...
All Might...still stood frozen...
"...Sylph?" questioned the surprised voice of All for One.
Shigaraki looked on at the screen...eyes widened in shock...
"...Does he mean...?"
"Slyph? Um...no, I don't think so..." Togata said, trying to rack his mind on that name.
Mirai, however...stood frozen.
...What...What is...
"Well..." Joker began, "She...was once a Hero...that I looked up to..."
Mirai's eyes widened.
...What is his relationship with Shimura Nana?!
Le gasp! What is he gonna reveal!? What's his and Nana's story!? :O
And just to let you all know, I am in no way making Joker all sympathetic. You'll see what he has to say...or not. Or he could just lie for all I know! I mean, he's the Joker, he tells so many stories that are untrue and some that are half-true! XP But either way, tune in next time to see what he does say to Mirio about Nana! 8D
Thank you all for reading! I hope everything looks okay and good...I really hope the fight scenes aren't lackluster. I mean, I tried to make the Heroes pretty competent in some ways...well, still, please leave a fave, follow, and more importantly, a review! ^^;
Also, serious question, but should I open a 'P' account? ...Do you all happen to know what I mean by that? XP If you do, then I want to ask you all...do you happen to like my stories? Do you want to support my fan writing and whatnot? If so then…well, thank you! I do want to feel like everyone is enjoying my work so far, so I really would love the support! :D I want to bring out the best fan content that I can possibly make, so please do support me!
Until next time, keep on rocking everybody! ^_^
-TSP