[EDIT: I changed some things in this chapter. See what they are, won't you? XD ]
- Class 1-A -
...The kids, both Class 1-A and 1-B, were stunned...
...Monoma, who looked unsure about anything, let go of Midoriya's collar.
Midoriya stood there, his face expressing a little bit of shock from the news.
"...Someone turn on the television," Midoriya said softly without looking at his classmates.
...Uraraka got up from her desk and walked over to the remote on Aizawa's desk. Grabbing it, she turned to face the TV, gazing at it...afraid to see what they might see.
They all were...
...Uraraka turned on the television.
...It came on...
...And the sounds of chaos erupted.
Midoriya turned to the TV, while Class 1-A all jumped at the sounds that came on.
Then...there was a picture...
...Of a dead Sir Nighteye, bleeding under a pool of blood, that came from a headshot wound.
Midoriya's eyes widened.
All of Class 1-A gasped in horror.
Kirishima, Ashido, and Asui all looked at the picture with mouths agape.
Iida and Todoroki looked on at the scene in dread...
Kaminari, Jirou, and Uraraka all gasped.
Yayorozu's eyes were wide in shock, her mouth partly agape.
Bakugou looked on in surprise...
The rest of the Class looked at the scene in horror...
Mineta looked on terrified, feeling sick to his stomach.
Midoriya then walked over to where the TV was and stood a little way from it to fully see the picture.
The image of Sir Nighteye's dead form was in view, with the sounds of someone sniffling and sobbing, and another voice consoling the one that was crying.
"It's gonna be okay...it's gonna be okay! We'll get him! We'll get that bastard!" said the voice of what sounded like Fat Gum.
The rest of Class 1-B all entered the classroom and looked at the TV screen too, all shocked and horrified at what was being shown.
Fat Gum kept going, "Don't worry, we'll bring that...that maniac to justice! We'll take him down, and get All Might back from those psychos!"
Midoriya froze, his eyes widened in shock.
Everyone froze, Bakugou included.
"...What?" Midoriya whispered.
...A moment of silence to register what was said...
...Iida then spoke out, "They...kidnapped All Might?"
"That...That's what they said. *ribbit*" Asui confirmed, still trying to grasp the situation.
"Dude...then...what...what do we all do?" Kaminari asked anyone, "Where do we even go from here?"
...Silence...
...Until Mineta says, "Okay...I think now would be a great time to PANIC!" he yelled out as his eyes bugged out of his head while he grabbed said head with both of his hands, tears falling down his face.
Sato stood up and tried to calm not only Mineta down, but everyone else, "Hey man, l-let's not be too hasty! All Might can surely get out of this, right!?"
"But dude, All Might, h-he doesn't have a Quirk now!" Sero reminded him.
"Oh my gosh, what's gonna happen to him!? How can we do anything!?" Tooru exclaimed, putting her invisible hands on her face in panic.
"This doesn't look good," Tokoyami grimly says.
"Hey, All Might can get out of a jam! He wouldn't be called All Might for a reason!" said Kirishima as he stood up from his seat, "We just got to put our faith in him and do our part! In fact, we got to go over to Principal Nedzu and demand that we do something about it!"
"But what can we do!?" Ashido asked him, "We'll just be blindly running into the fray!"
"I-I know, I just...damn it, I just want to help!" Kirishima said hopelessly.
"We all do too, but we don't even know where to start!" Jirou tried to reason.
"Yeah!" agreed Kaminari as he stood up, "I mean, I don't even think we can fight these guys legally or anything! Not that I'm saying I don't want to save All Might, it's just...man, fuck all this legality! I just want to help too or something!"
"Hey, we all want to help!" Kendo called out, "All Might is too much of an influential figure for all of us! But right now, we need to let the teachers and the school facility decide on what to do next!"
"Yeah! And I totally get what you're saying, Kirishima-Bro, and Kaminari-Dude!" Tetsutetsu said, "But...really, I can't believe I'm saying this, but we just got to wait! It wouldn't be smart to just run off into battle without a plan!"
Kirishima and Kaminari just both glanced at each other, the former just gritting his teeth and slamming his fist onto the surface of his desk, not really destroying it, but having a dent in it.
"Damn it!" Kirishima exclaimed as he sat back down, "This...This really blows, man!"
"Yeah..." Kaminari said, feeling hopeless…
Jirou got up and went to Kaminari's side, saying, "Hey, I know we're sitting ducks here, but we're Heroes-in-training, not actual Heroes yet...I know it sucks, but..."
"I...I know," Kaminari said as he turned his face to Jirou with a small smile, "Still...like Midoriya said, he did so much for us..."
Jirou frowned, agreeing to that as she felt sympathy. "Yeah..."
Todoroki sat there, quiet as he can be, feeling for the first time that he was utterly helpless...
Yaoyorozu looked down at her desk for a second to try and think of anything, just anything they could somehow do...but she thought of nothing.
...Then Bakugou spoke.
"Are we forgetting the fucking elephant in the room here?" he said.
The kids all looked at the explosive blonde.
"Huh? What do you mean, Bro?" Kirishima asked in confusion.
"..." Bakugou glanced at Midoriya with a stern glare, while Midoriya just gazed at Bakugou with a look of unsure confusion. "...You said you were Quirkless once, right?"
Midoriya's eyes widened.
Yaoyorozu stood straight as she looked back at Midoriya in curiosity.
Uraraka, as well as his other friends, also turned their attention to Midoriya.
Monoma turned to Midoriya, "Wait...yeah, what did you mean by that?"
"...Uh...I..." Midoriya faltered there.
Damn it! Kacchan just had to go and mention that again, didn't he? Shit! What do I say here!? I mean...can I really just lie about it and say that my Quirk came to me later on in life?
"...It...It manifested later on in my life...I was Quirkless for a time as a child but...I got one when...when I was about to turn fifteen..." Midoriya explained, "My...My Quirk just came in too late."
Everyone just stared at him, trying to process that information...
Yaoyorozu thought about what Midoriya said.
It...makes sense, I would think. He didn't know how to control it while he was in UA, so that must be the reason why he was a little inexperienced with his Quirk back then...but if that's the case, then why didn't Midoriya say anything about that before?
"Bullshit."
Everyone, including Yayorozu, looked at Bakugou.
Midoriya froze.
Bakugou glared at him, "You said something completely different to me."
...Oh, fuck. I was honestly hoping he would forget about that. Midoriya thought.
Uraraka turned to Midoriya and sees the nervous expression on his face. She thought about that one time she saw Midoriya approach Bakugou after their first Hero Basic Training class with All Might...
"...Um...De-uh, Midoriya?" Uraraka said, feeling a little odd in calling him by his surname, but after everything that they watched, as well as how dire the situation is(and also, it didn't feel right to say the name right now), she might have to resort to calling him that for now. "What did you tell Bakugou? Was it after we won against him and Iida?"
...Midoriya felt cornered.
"Midoriya?" Iida spoke up, "Is that true? What did you tell Bakugou?"
"...Uh..." Midoriya faltered once again.
Yaoyorozu looked on at the green-haired boy curiously as she herself became interested.
Really? What could have he told Bakugou?
"Well...go ahead," Bakugou said with an intense look as he glared, "What did you tell me?"
...
...
...
"...I..." Midoriya then finally said, "...can't say..."
...
...
SLAM!
BOOM!
…Bakugou slammed his hand on his desk, creating a small explosion on the surface of it. This surprised everyone, except for Midoriya.
"DO YOU WANT ME TO FUCKIN' TELL THEM FOR YOU OR SOMETHING!?" Bakugou hollered at him in a rage, "ARE YOU THAT FUCKIN' SPINLESS!? ARE YOU THAT SCARED OF TELLING THEM WHAT YOU TOLD ME!? HUH!? YOU SCARED THAT THEY WOULD REJECT YOU IF YOU TOLD THEM ALL THE TRUTH!?"
...The whole class went silent...not knowing what was going on, or how to process all of this.
"...Midoriya?"
...Midoriya looked at the voice that called him.
...It was Yaoyorozu.
She looked confused, but all in all, she looked like she wanted to know.
"..." Midoriya looked back at Bakugou...his face neutral, until he said, "Kacchan...I'm not scared. I just can't tell anyone..."
...Bakugou just looked at him...and scowled. He stood up and walked over to Midoriya.
"Uh, B-Bakugou?" Kirishima said in worry, trying to get his attention.
Todoroki got up, as well as Iida, Ashido, and Asui. In fact, some of the other Class 1-A students got up, not knowing what is gonna happen.
Class 1-B was just confused.
Bakugou stopped in front of Midoriya, the former glaring at him, while the latter kept his neutral gaze on him, not once flinching.
"...You know what?" Bakugou said, "Even I don't fully know myself what you mean. So how about this? Since everything has gone to shit with All Might, I think we might need to recover from all of this. But tomorrow...meet me at our old school. And you better be there to tell me everything."
...Midoriya looked at his once-childhood friend...and sighed... "...Sure..."
Before anyone can say anything, the PA system came on again.
"Everyone. Students. This is Principal Nedzu. Due to the recent events involving All Might's capture, we must cut the school day short and end your classes early. This is a dire situation that cannot be ignored. So with that said, you can all leave the campus early today and come back on Monday. We apologize for this sudden disruption in the school schedule, but again, we have to ensure All Might's safety with the utmost care. We will see you all next week. That is all."
...They were all silent...
"...Tomorrow afternoon...be there," Bakugou growled. And with that, he walked past Midoriya, and the rest of Class 1-B, as he walked out of the classroom.
...The rest of the classroom of 1-A and 1-B just stood and sat there...
"...Midoriya?" Uraraka said to him in worry.
"...I'm sorry you all had to see that," Midoriya muttered. He then turned around and began to walk out of the class, passing the 1-B students...
...Until Yaoyorozu spoke up, "Midoriya!"
Midoriya paused in his step and turned his attention to Yaoyorozu, his expression of surprise.
Yaoyorozu looked at the green-haired boy with uncertainty...but she said, "Whatever it is...whatever you can't say...and however you got your Quirk...just know...that...I and everyone else that day...still see you as a True Hero."
"..." Midoriya slightly smiled. "...Thank you, Yaoyorozu."
The girl nodded with a smile of her own.
Nodding back to her, Midoriya then exited the classroom...
...The rest of the students didn't know what to do as of now...
Class 1-A was trying to register everything, as well as Class 1-B.
...Meanwhile, though...in an air vent...there resided a fly inside...
- In the Streets of Musutafu -
"...Hmm..." Hacker hummed in interest, as he looked through a camera in his head.
The Joker and his henchmen were driving wild through the streets, and Hacker himself was sitting on a seat, just minding his own business, while Thermal was sitting next to him on his left.
"Hm?" Thermal looked at Hacker after hearing his interested hum. "What's up, Hacker?"
"...Get the boss over here," Hacker told Thermal.
"Huh? Um, okay then," Thermal stood up and shouted to Joker a few rows of seats down from them, "Hey Boss! Hacker's got some info for ya, I would think!"
Joker turned his head, which was still masked-covered to the duo, "Oh?" his eyebrow raised, "Color me intrigued. Hold on, I'mma comin'!"
He got up, maneuvering his way over to the seat while Rubber was driving. Passing by a seat, there was Cham holding a gun to an unconscious All Might's head if he gets up, and on the other side, Overhaul was in between Crystal and Turtle. Loco was in the very back, keeping watch from the rear.
As soon as he got up to them, Joker stood and leaned over to Hacker, "Well now, tell me what you found?"
"Well...I don't know if it's actually meaningless information, but-"
"Oh, Hacker, don't you worry about that! Just tell Joker what kind of dirt you dug up! Anything you find is surely something good!" Joker said with an evil smile.
"...Weeeell...okay then," Hacker smirked, "You know that Midoriya kid, right?"
"Oh, how could I? Can't mistake that plain face anywhere! What about ol' Deku?"
"Heh...well, you know about that blonde explosive kid named Bakugou Katsuki, right, Boss?"
"Ah, yes, the one that you said that he and that Midoriya kid might have a history with each other. Yes, I looked up his files. What about the brat?"
"Well, it seems that my hunch was correct. They do have a history. Both go to the same school and everything. So much so, that the Midoriya kid told the Bakugou kid something secret that he couldn't reveal to his classmates. I pretty much left my fly camera in one of the air vents in their classroom. Heh, best decision I made."
"Ooooh, is that so?" Joker asked with wide-eyed interest.
"Yeah! And that's not the juicy part. The Midoriya kid said he was Quirkless one time!"
"Wait, really?" Thermal said next to him.
"Yeah! Admit it to his whole class!" Hacker confirmed.
Joker's demented smile went wider. "Ooooh...really now?"
"Yep! And that pissed off the Bakugou kid one way or another! So much, that he asked Midoriya to meet him at their old school so they can 'talk' about it!"
"Well, well, well! Hmm...you know, I think I might have to drop by this school and eavesdrop on their little conversation! I read it was Aldera Junior High, right?"
"Yessir! I heard it's a pretty shitty school, too!"
"Hoo-hoo! Well, boy-howdy, Hacker! Once again, you make me proud!" Joker said with a twisted smile.
"Thanks! Just thought you might want to know since you have 'liking' for that Midoriya kid," Hacker said with his fingers emphasizing 'liking'.
"Haha! Oh, Hacker, you always get me!" Joker cackled.
"I, uh, I get ya, Boss," Thermal said.
"Nobody likes a suckup, Thermal, but I'll let that slide. I'm in too good of a mood right now!" Joker said.
"Uh, o-okay," Thermal sweatdropped.
Then, a sound came out from Hacker.
BLOOP!
"Huh?" uttered Hacker ah he then showed a hologram out of his eyes and used his fingers to tap on the inbox to see an email that was replied to. "Oh wow. It looks like that League of Villains replied back."
"Oh? Well, do tell, what did they say?" Joker curiously said with a sinister grin.
"Uh, hold on..." he tapped on the email, and he read it as followed, "Um..."
"This message is for The Joker,
My name is Shigaraki Tomura. I am replying back to let you know that you have won my Sensei's interest, as well as mine and the League's. We saw how you simply desecrated All Might's image and reputation into a sad and pathetic state. My Sensei loved it! And so did I! And no worries, you're not in trouble. And while you did say that you want to wait on joining the League, the rest of the League and I can't help but try to repay you somehow. Humiliating All Might was enough, but killing ranked Heroes AND taking away their Quirks? That's diabolical! And we LOVED IT! You and your men certainly know what you're doing! So with that, I'm gathering a few of my men from the League to help you escape the police! Just type in your hideout address so we can meet up! And yes, we will assist you after you answer, and who knows? We could help you out with that guest appearance for that talk show you mentioned! Anything to help us fellow Villains! I only ask you to let us assist you right now so we get to know each other better. Is that okay?"
"...Uuuh...is that gonna put a damper on your plans, Boss?" Hacker asked Joker.
Joker...just kept smiling, genuinely ecstatic about this turn of events. He chuckled sadistically, still smiling in such a happy but evil fashion.
"Hehehehe...well, of course not, Hacker! Tell him, sure! It's plenty okay! In fact, it's downright kind of them to even ask! Hohohooo! I welcome it! So what are you waiting for, Hack, my man!? Don't keep the man waiting! Hahahahahahaaaaa!"
- Kamino Ward -
"Now, all we have to do is wait," Mr. Compress said, standing behind Shigaraki.
"Yeah. Good thing the boss stopped us before we can go into action," Dabi said.
"Yes. I almost forgot to check in with our soon-to-be ally if it's okay to do so. Just got too excited for a moment." Shigaraki said, almost a little embarrassed.
"Calm yourself, Shigaraki. We must wait until Joker replies back to our message. Then, if he accepts, we will go forth and reign havoc with him."
"Yes, Sensei." Shigaraki nodded.
...Shigaraki sat there, while Mr. Compress, Dabi, Magne, Twice, Spinner, and Kurogiri stood behind him.
"...I wonder if they have the time to reply to the message?" Spinner asked either one of them, "I mean, they are trying to escape the police-"
Then a message came up on the computer screen.
"...Oh," Spinner blinked.
"Well, what does it say?" asked Magne.
"..." Shigaraki grinned.
"Come on aboard the Crazy Train then, folks! We'll have a BLAST! Haha! Oh, and also, the address to the hideout is..."
"Hehehe! Well, you heard the man! Let's get going!" Shigaraki exclaimed as he stood up. "Take us away, Kurogiri!"
The police cars were all gaining onto the tour bus, driving at full speed as they try to dodge pedestrians on the streets. Tsukauchi is riding one of them as a squad of cop cars were following him.
"We're on their tail! Keep up, everyone, we won't let them get away!" Tsukauchi hollered into the transceiver to all the cop cars.
Back at the tour bus, Loco, who was at the back, called out to Joker, "Hey Boss! The cops are movin' in pretty fast!"
"Oh, gee, well, what to do?" Joker faked thought about it, "Well, I guess we should just slow down and see what the trouble is all about...but..." he grinned as he walked over to the back, but not before getting something at one of the seats he passed. He got out a missile launcher and carried it onto his shoulder, now onto the back of the bus. "Loco! Smash the back door open! Oh, and you got yours, don't you?"
Loco shared the same grin with Joker as he got his missile launcher from his side, "Sure do, Boss!"
"Heheheheheheheee! Then let's BLOW SOME SHIT UP!"
"AWWWW YEEEAAAAH!" Loco then delivered a mighty kick down at the back door of the tour bus, making it fly forward off the hinges.
The door landed on the street, the cop cars avoiding the debris as some try to avoid it as well.
"OH, HONEY!? I'M HOOOME! HAHAHAHAAAA!" Joker exclaimed and laughed sadistically as he and Loco aimed their missile launchers at some of the cop cars.
Tsukauchi's eyes widened in shock. "Oh shit!"
Joker fired a missile.
FWIIISSSHH!
The car Tsukuachi was in swerved to the left to avoid the missile.
It made direct contact with one of the cop cars a little further back.
BOOOOM!
An explosion emerge from the car as it flipped over on its hood, the vehicle smoldering into a fireball as it crashed onto the ground. The shockwave from the blast made some cop cars be pushed to the side, one crashing into a fire hydrant and the other crashing into a light pole.
"MY TURN!" Loco shot a missile to the left, which made a direct hit to one of the cop cars that were near Tsukauchi. "BOOYAH!"
BOOOOM!
"Shit!" exclaimed the driver next to Tsukauchi as he glanced at the car being blown away. Tsukauchi got his gun out and lowered the window to get his upper body out of it, and began aiming and shooting at Joker and Loco.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
One bullet hit the right end of the bus, while the second shot hit Loco's hard skin, and the third and fourth shots hit the top above the entrance and almost at Joker, who hid behind the side of the back door for cover.
"Ow!" exclaimed Loco as he was hit in the leg and went to the side for cover, "That smarts, ya little bastard!"
Joker just kept giggling, "Hey Loco, forgot to tell ya, but we're having reinforcements soon!"
"Whoa, really!? From who!?" Loco asked his boss.
"You'll see! By the way, why not just go all out on them like a Crazy Train?" Joker asked him with an evil smirk.
"Crazy Train!?" Loco blinked, and soon he grinned big time, "I love that song! Alright!" he got out of cover...and jumped out of the back of the bus!
"What the hell!?" Tsukauchi exclaimed as he got back inside the car.
"Oh fuck no," the driver said in dread.
Loco slammed his whole feet on the ground...and took off soaring!
The trainman propelled himself to crash into the squad of cop cars, with Tsuakchi and the driver barely avoiding the behemoth.
"CHOO-CHOO, MUTHAFUCKA!"
Loco shot through the cars and knocked a lot of them out of the street, flipping them over, ramming them, and even causing some to break in half.
Once Loco reached the end of the chase, he swerved around and face the opposing street again.
"Haha! Next stop, PAIN for you suckas!" Loco revved up his engines and fired off into the street again, knocking over some turned-over cars while he was at it, and shooting off to gain on the bus again.
Meanwhile, with the Joker, he was having a grand ol' time.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!" Joker laughed maniacally.
All Might was stirring a bit, regaining consciousness as he groaned.
"Ah, sleeping beauty awake now, huh?" Cham mocked as he aimed the gun at his temple. "Try anything, and you'll be even more messed-up lookin'!"
"...Wha...where...where am I?" All Might asked anyone.
"You're with us, All Dud," Thermal said behind them, "And I would take Cham's advice. You got nothing now, so don't think of trying to outsmart us. You ain't all that and a bag of chips now, ya know?"
"Wha..." All Might's eyes widened, "...Your...Your leader...Joker...he killed Sir Nighteye."
"Yeah. That's right," Cham told him, "And we're gonna have some fun making you suffer as well, Stick-Man."
Rubber, who was driving the bus, looked back at the side view mirror to see that some of the cop cars were still going, and could see Loco coming up. "Tch, show off." He looked forward at the street...and his eyes widened. "Uh...guys!?"
"Huh? What's up, Rubber?" Crystal asked.
"Uh...w-we got company!" he exclaimed in a panic.
"What are you...?" Hacker got out of his seat to see what was in front of them. When he did see who it was, his eyes widened in shock. "U-U-Uh, Boss!?"
Turtle and Crystal and even Overhaul, as well as Cham and Thermal, looked up to see what everyone was so finicky about...
...When seeing who it was, they all thought one thing.
...Oh...FUCK!
"Hmmm? Yeeees?" Joker said as he got up and made his way to where his henchmen are. Once he saw what they were seeing...he only just smiled. "Ooooh...well, looks like someone decided to drop in unannounced!"
The person that was coming up on them, was none other than...
...
...Endeavor.
"BOSS!? What do we do!? That's Endeavor in front of us!?" Rubber asked frantically.
"Endeavor!?" All Might asked in surprise.
"Shut up!" Cham exclaimed as he punted him with the bottom handle of his gun.
"URK!" yelled out All Might in pain.
Sure enough, it was none other than the No. 2 Hero Endeavor.
And he looked like he was intended to put an end to this.
"BOSS!?" Rubber asked in exclamation again.
"...Stop the bus," Joker said with a big grin on his face behind his mask.
"WHAT!?" Every henchman exclaimed.
"You all heard me," Joker darkly said, his grin still intact.
When Enji Todoroki heard and saw the news over at his agency that the standoff at the docks turned awry, and that All Might, All Might, of all people had been defeated(worse, he heard that his Quirk was taken away from him) and taken captive, the No. 2 Hero sprung into action.
Upon using his fire to fly through the air, he spotted the tour bus that was escaping the police, and probably housing All Might.
Endeavor may not like All Might, but he can respect him as a great and fantastic Hero. So upon hearing the situation and seeing his thin form on television, he couldn't fathom how someone like All Might could lose and look like that.
He didn't know how All Might lost his Quirk, as he wasn't there for that part, but he had to make sure to keep his guard up for anything. He doesn't know too much about the situation at hand, he just impulsively went off ahead. All he knows is that something went wrong with the interrogation and people were dead, including four Heroes and a majority of officers on the scene.
Also, he heard that name...the person that orchestrated that home invasion and let one of his men shoot his son's right arm, his ice arm...he was behind taking down All Might. He was in that bus below him...
Joker...we shall finally meet...you better be ready for your punishment!
And with that, Endeavor descended onto the street and landed ways in front of the tour bus.
The bus then, oddly enough, was slowing down...
Endeavor stood in place, glaring down at the bus.
Once it stopped, they waited...
People were on the sidewalks watching the scene unfold, with some of them nervous, while some of them are interested in what was gonna happen.
...Then, behind the tour bus, out came Joker from around the corner, with his mask on and all. He wasn't carrying anything as he had his hands up in surrender.
Endeavor sneered.
Joker just kept walking up to the Hero with his hands up...
The clown-mask-wearing man then stopped as he was in good distance away from Endeavor...
...They had a stare-off...
...Until Endeavor spoke, "So...you're the one that harmed my son."
"...Weeell, no, actually, that's one of my henchmen. His name is Hacker. But really, go easy on the guy, will ya? He was just following orders," Joker said as he lowered his hands a bit.
The No. 2 Hero scowled at Joker, "Where is All Might?"
"...Can I ask you a question?" Joker asked.
Not expecting that, Endeavor blinked and said, "...Fine. What is it?"
"...Have you ever laughed?"
...Endeavor raised an eyebrow, "What kind of question is that?"
"A very serious question, actually. So...have you ever laughed before? Feel giddy? Feel enlightened? Feel truly ecstatic? Feeling so gosh-darn happy that you can't help but skip a little bit? Maybe even shed a tear that you're so at peace with everything that you can't help but chuckle meaningfully?"
"...What is it that you're getting at?" Endeavor frowned at Joker.
"Well, see, I ask that, because now...you're the No. 1 Hero in the country." Joker mentioned, "Meaning since All Might is out of commission, you have no competition."
Eyes widened slightly, Endeavor then sneered at Joker.
"Yes, yes...you must be at least feeling very happy that you got that title now, right?"
The Hero glared at him, not saying a word.
"I mean, you didn't have to go the extra mile to really do anything at all to top ol' All Might! In fact, you should probably thank me, for making-"
"Silence, you leech!" Endeavor exclaimed.
...Joker shrugged, "Just saying."
Growling, Endeavor said, "You let one of your men harm my youngest son."
"Mm-hmm, yes, I did. Anything else you want to point out?"
Gritting his teeth, the flames around Endeavor started to form around him. "You act so nonchalantly about all of this. Are you accepting defeat?"
"Weeell...yes and no. But you'll never know...much like how everyone else doesn't know about your ethics when it comes to family."
Then, for a very long time, Endeavor felt an instant chill down his spine. Like he was frozen...frozen in shock, with his eyes widened in surprise.
"...What?" Endeavor whispered.
"Oh yes, believe it or not, I looked up your most darkest files thanks to Hacker. Like the arranged marriage with a young woman named Rei."
...Endeavor went quiet. The bystanders around the two men looked at each other in question, curious as to what Joker meant.
"Tell me, is it true that you basically raped your wife without her consent?" Joker asked him with a tilt of his head.
The bystanders all gasped in shock and started muttering to themselves.
"...That...That's not true," Endeavor said, having an uncertain frown on his face.
"Oh okay. Must've been someone else then. Hmmm...well, how about you basically tormented and abused some of your children? Not harshly, I don't think, but abuse is still abuse, ya know? Like training them to their core, even when you think they didn't do any good to make them worthy of being your successor, thus making those kids get psychologically damaged in the head...well, some of them, I would think. Your only daughter seems to have all of her mental health, and your other son just probably doesn't like you one bit, and that youngest one you mentioned probably just puts up with you from time to time...but as for your oldest son...he was just trying to earn your love and respect, wasn't he?"
Endeavor's eyes went even wider as his flames died down even further.
"Oh yes, what was the oldest one's name? Was it...Toto? Pfft, no, now I'm just joking around. I actually know what his name was! It was Touya. Todoroki Touya! Ah, yes...you were trying to push him hard into being the next big thing, weren't you? To be the perfect successor to you," Joker smirked underneath his mask.
"...You don't know what you're talking about," Endeavor growled in anger.
"Oh really now?" Joker challenged, "So, the part about him committing suicide because he wasn't good enough, wasn't true?"
The bystanders all kept muttering, some looking at Endeavor curiously and judgingly.
"...You're going to pay," Endeavor seethed.
"Oh, sure, strike me down then. I don't have Quirk, so it'll be easy, right?"
Endeavor ground his teeth in anger, his flames coming up again, but not as much, less he doesn't want any civilians hurt.
"...You know, you're like my father, in some ways," Joker told him.
Still angry, but a little curious as to what Joker means by that, Endeavor listened.
"My old man never saw any potential in me...he thought I was a Quirkless defect. And mom, well, she couldn't live with the fact that she birthed a Quirkless freak, so she committed her own suicide...leaving me with that bastard of an old man."
The people all kept listening in on Joker's talk, as well as Endeavor...
"You see, I suffered a lot of abuse from the man, so much that it...melded my psyche. Really messed me up...until I decided to do something about it."
...A pause to let the people around them figure out what he meant...
"...Your eldest son took the easy way out. He felt like he was nothing. Trash that's littered off on the side of the road. Gum on the bottom of your shoe. And just to hit it way home, he thought he was a failure. A failure on making his daddy truly proud..."
...Endeavor now looked enraged, his flames flaring up like a fire on a torch. The heat was so immense, the people took steps back away from him. It was safe to say, that Endeavor was really pissed. However, he kept whatever impulsive he had, just so this maniac would be sent to justice, and that no one was hurt...
"...And you know what's really ironic? ...I bet your late father...wouldn't be proud of you if he saw you right now."
...That almost made Endeavor take a step, clenching his fists as he grinds his teeth in outrage...
"...I mean, I'm certain that one kid that he tried to save wouldn't be impressed. Hell, you can probably say that your old man took the easy way out himself! Can't blame him. I mean, I don't think your father would want to look at your pathetic and worthless mug today if he saw you now!"
That did it.
Endeavor rushed towards him, hollering out in fury.
"RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!"
Endeavor raised his fist and landed the blow to Joker...
...Until someone blocked it.
WA-WOOSH-BAAAAAAM!
...There, blocking Endeavor's fire punch with his hand and standing in front of Joker...
...was Dabi.
Enji glared at the man who blocked his punch...only to see something in the man's eyes...something familiar...
"...W-What?" Endeavor whispered in shock, the flames dying down on his form.
Dabi looked at the No. 2 Hero coldly...with gritted teeth himself, not because of any pain, but because of this moment...the moment he faces his father.
"...Hey, Dad," Dabi said, now expressing a wicked grin. "Remember me?"
...Endeavor looked at the man...eyes shimmering...mind blank as he uttered one name.
"...Touya..."
"Yep. That's me. Only this time, I go by Dabi. And you know what? I like how Joker called you out. I'm definitely gonna help him." Dabi said, his grin growing even broader.
"...H-How..." Endeavor asked in shock.
"It's a long story, but I don't think you would care," Dabi shifted his eyes to Joker, who was just standing there, not fazed one bit by all of this. "Hey, Joker, nice to meet ya. I like your style. The others are coming here soon."
Joker grinned widely in a sadistic manner. "Why thank you, Dabi. I really appreciate the help you and your League have offered. Oh, by the way, do you want to make this easy?" Joker's hand went into his suit and got out a gun and held it by the barrel. "Here. Just one shot, and...well, you know the rest."
Dabi looked at the gun...and put two and two together. "...Damn. For real?"
"Sure! Have it," Joker said, his evil grin concealed by the mask.
"...Hell, I ain't passing this," Dabi grabbed the gun by the hilt and aimed at Endeavor.
Endeavor's eyes widened as he snapped back to reality from his shock, seeing the gun in his son's hand.
Dabi fired it.
BANG!
...Right at Enji's stomach.
And then...the flames around Endeavor...
...They went away...
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