Just to let you all know, I once again changed the date when the talk show will air. It'll be around Monday. It won't be 'tomorrow'...so yeah, you'll have to wait for that. But they'll be some good stuff coming up in the next chapters. Believe me. ;D
- Back at the Bar at Kamino Ward -
Some of the Villains from the League were watching the video on the computer with Toshinori, those Villains being Mustard, Muscular, Toga, and Magne. The other Villains of the League, besides Moonfish, who could care less as he just wanted to eat flesh, while not being able to see the computer screen, decided to use Twice's phone to see them, consisting of Twice himself, Dabi, Mr. Compress, and Spinner. The rest of the Joker's goons and Hare were actually just enjoying drinks at the bar, while Kurogiri was pouring them all glasses. Shigaraki and Joker were next to the screen where All For One communicates with. Endeavor and Eri were sitting in a corner, the former still wrapped up and unconscious, while the latter was so confused and scared as she was wrapped up also.
Toshinori was certainly appalled when he finished watching the video.
"Daaamn..." Mustard mumbled, "That's brutal."
"Yeah. I mean, what a blow to that guy's ego," Magne agreed.
"Shit, Joker ain't playing," Muscular commented.
Toga looked contemplative after she watched the video, "...That was harsh."
"I-...Indeed," Toshinori couldn't help but agree with the crazy girl.
Twice, Dabi, Mr. Compress, and Spinner watched the whole video also and said their thoughts.
"Huh. That was a good story Joker told," Dabi commented.
"And it was a grandeur way of ending the video," Mr. Compress said, a little impressed.
"I agree with both of your claims," Spinner said with a nod, "However, the story makes you really wonder who the good guy is."
"Well, I like it! Eh, it was okay," Twice said in his two voices.
Meanwhile, Joker's henchmen and Hare were either sitting on the barstools or sitting at the tables enjoying their drinks.
"Ahh! Nothing like a good ol' taste of rice whiskey!" Thermal said after he took his sip of alcohol.
"Yeah, man! This taste takes me back to when I was in China," Crystal says as he held his cup of rice whiskey.
"Damn, I haven't had a good glass of vodka since I left home," Razor said as he took his sip.
"Haha! Tell me about it, brotha!" Loco raised his glass of vodka.
"Ah, sweet! I can't believe this place has my favorite beer back in Thailand!" Rubber said as he held his can of beer and opened it, "Aw man, I never thought I would hear that sound again!"
"Tell me about it!" Whip took a chug of his beer can.
"Ah, nice, you got some bourbon! Give me some of that right there!" Cham told Kurogiri.
"In a minute," Kurogiri sternly said as he poured sake into Hacker's cup.
"Thank you, good sir," Hacker thanked Kurogiri, "You really got yourself a good selection of alcohol here."
"Indeed," Turtle complimented with a nod as he held his cup full of rice wine, "I haven't had sake this good back in Korea."
"Hm. Thank you both. At least you two have manners, unlike your comrades," Kurogiri commented.
"Hey, what does that mean!?" Hare said as she holds a can of beer in her hand, "I got manners! I am a lady, after all!" she opens her can and guzzled it down. She slammed her empty can on the counter...and burped inside her mouth. Recovering from that, she wiped her mouth and said, "See? Didn't belch out loud!"
...Kurogiri, Hacker, and Turtle just stared at Hare with dubious deadpan looks.
With Joker and Shigaraki, as well as All For One...
"Aww, doesn't this feel like we're all just one big happy family?" Joker joked with a grin.
"Hmm...we do have a lot of Villains here now..." Shigaraki commented.
"Indeed," All For One said through the monitor, "I would say we have plenty of allies now thanks to Joker."
"Aw, you don't have to thank me, A.F.O.! I'm just here to help the cause!" Joker assured.
"Yes. Our cause. Shigaraki, do you happen to know what our cause is as of now?"
Shigaraki stood there to think, "...Well...I guess we can borrow Stain's idealogy..." he turned to Joker, "I have to ask, what do you think this League of ours should stand for?"
"Oh? You're asking me?" Joker asked in faux surprise.
"Hmm...actually, Joker, maybe you can give Shigaraki an idea of what our League's purpose should be?"
"Oh my! Why, this is so sudden!" Joker said as he fakes his shock as he grins, "Well, I did tell Shigaraki here that once we got both acquainted with each other, I was going to tell him what my motivation is in doing all of this...but I could give you all a hint of what I stand for."
Shigaraki looked at Joker in interest, while All For One hummed, intrigued.
"You see, I once wanted to be a Hero...to thwart 'Villains' in my life. However, one Hero...said that I couldn't," Joker's grin began to turn malicious, "I'm certain you know who that Hero is."
Both Villains, All For One and Shigaraki, went silent...
The other League Villains, hearing this conversation, turned their attention to Joker. Even some of Joker's goons turned to watch the conversation. Toshinori, who had his back facing away from them, heard the conversation as well and turned his wrapped body to face the two Villains and the monitor that contained his worst enemy's voice.
"...Did you really meet Sylph?" asked All For One.
Joker's grin turned outright sadistic, "That...I did."
Toshinori held his breath.
The evil clown glanced at Toshinori, the grin still on his face, almost like he was mocking him.
Shigaraki turned to where Joker's gaze fell, seeing it was on the former All Might.
"...You got something to say, All Talk?" Joker asked him.
Toshinori gritted his teeth in anger. "...Just what did she really say?"
Joker just kept grinning...until he said, "Everything that I didn't want to hear."
Scowling at the mad clown, Toshinori said, "Then you must've asked the wrong question."
"Oh, believe me, I asked the right question," Joker countered.
"Then what did you ask!?" Toshinori yelled out as he glared at him.
"...Of course you can be a Hero without a Quirk, little guy."
The grin didn't leave Joker's face, "...If I could punish the 'Villains' in my life."
Toshinori's eyes widened at that, his glare faltering.
"...She didn't like what I said...so she told me to get help...while I was the tender age of seven, just to let you know."
"..." Toshinori was quiet...until he said, "Then...you asked the wrong question."
...Joker narrowed his eyes as he grinned, making him look demented. "...So you agree with her?"
"...I don't know what Sylph said to you...but I think it was out of care and love. She would never talk to a child like that."
"..." Joker turned his gaze at Shigaraki, "Tell men, do you happen to know Sylph, Shigaraki?"
Shigaraki stood there...and answered, "Yes...Sylph is..."
...
...Everyone was now paying full attention to Shigaraki.
"...Go on, Shigaraki. We won't judge...well, I would think All Might here would...but you don't care about that, do you?" All For One told him.
"..." Shigaraki turned to Toshinori, "...She's my grandmother."
"...Wha-..." Toshinori's eyes went wider by a fraction, his shock evident on his face, "...What?"
"...Yes. She was my grandmother," Shigaraki announced.
The League and Joker's henchmen, as well as Hare, looked at the manchild in a mixture of expressions; surprise, a little bit of shock, and maybe some form of understanding.
Dabi stared at Shigaraki and asked, "So you're the grandson of some legendary Hero?"
"...Begrudgingly, I am," Shigaraki grumbled in disdain.
Toshinori just gazed at the man that had hands all over him...
"...What...What happened?" Toshinori asked Shigaraki, his eyes filled with shock, dread, horror, but mostly...sorrow?
Nana...no...then...All For One has been...he's been leading Kotaro's son...what...what happened?
Shigaraki turned to All Might, his eyes giving out a glare. "...She left her only boy behind...and left me with him."
...He listened, but at the same time, All Might dreaded where this story would go.
"I had to endure that man...he said he hated his mother...instilled his hatred of his mother and Heroes into me...made me and my sister Hana suffer...it was only when I manifested my Quirk, I did something about it..." Shigaraki looked away from Toshinori as he looked off with a distant expression, "...It was all an accident, though...I basically obliterated my family...but I made that man suffer last...it left me alone...but I made sure I would survive..."
All Might looked at the man in front of him, the sorrow now feeling absolutely stronger than before.
"...Sh-...She just wanted her son to have a better life. She was trying to protect him from any future Villains. Sh-She truly did care for her son." Toshinori told Shigaraki, trying to somehow get through to him.
This only made Shigaraki angry, though, as he cast his glare at All Might. "...She...cared? She cared!?" he turned to fully face him and exclaimed harshly, "Well, she failed miserably expressing that care to my father! If she truly cared, then she would've kept my father instead of giving him away, and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't have turned out to be such an absolute monster like her!"
The deflated Hero can only look on at Shigaraki as he sees the fury in his eyes.
My word...this...this can't be happening!
Toshinori tried to defend his mentor, "B-...But she did. Sh-She did care! She wouldn't predict what happened to your father, Kotaro! She thought what she'd done was the right choice!"
"WELL, IT WASN'T! WHAT DO YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT MY GRANDMOTHER, HUH, ALL MIGHT!? YOU IDOLIZED HER, YOU TELL ME! WAS SHE THE COOLEST HERO YOU'VE EVER SEEN, OR WAS SHE JUST THE STUPIDEST BITCH YOU'VE EVER KNOWN!?"
"DON'T YOU CALL NANA THAT! Uurk-hack!" All Might yelled out to him in anger, resulting him in hacking out blood from his mouth.
The Villains, both the League and Joker's goons, looked on at the scene, with Villains such as Toga, Dabi, Twice, Spinner, Magne, and Kurogiri and some of Joker's henchmen, them being Hare, Thermal, Cham, Loco, Whip, and Rubber looking a bit surprised by the reaction, while the others were intrigued, such as Hacker, Turtle, Razor, Crystal, Mr. Compress, Mustard, and Muscular.
Moonfish though was just mumbling about wanting to eat flesh...
Eri, who was watching the scene, had her mouth wrapped up with the whip rope and looked like she going to faint from seeing blood coming out of the skinny man's mouth. Endeavor, also known as Enji, was stirring in his unconscious state, the whip rope being wrapped around his mouth also, a muffled groan emitting from his mouth as he was about to come to.
Joker, though, was giving out the biggest evil grin on his face.
Coughing up blood, Toshinori sat there tied up, unable to do anything but keep up a brave front.
Shigaraki just glared at the so-called All Might...
"...You do know my grandmother," he seethed, his right fingers twitching slightly, "What is your relationship with her?"
...Toshinori didn't say anything...just looking at Shigaraki with a mixture of emotions, most of them full of sadness, pain, and sorrow...
"...ANSWER ME!" Shigaraki raised his right hand and was prepared to grab All Might's face with all five fingers, when-
GRAB!
...Joker grabbed his wrist and held it there.
Surprised by the action, the Villains of the League all tensed and looked guarded, ready to strike when necessary, while Joker's henchmen all looked shocked, but were ready to attack when necessary as they got off their barstools.
Even Toshinori looked surprised at the sudden intrusion...
...Joker held onto Shigaraki's wrist...
...Then the door to the bar opened.
The broker and recruiter Giran peeked inside to see what the commotion was about.
"Hey, um, is everything-..." he sees all the new Villains in the bar, "...Uh..." Giran blinked, "...What the hell is going on in here?"
...All For One's voice came into existence.
"Giran. The one containing Shigaraki is our newest member, Joker. These Villains are with him. And what you see in front of you and to your left, is All Might and Endeavor. As for the little girl next to Endeavor, her name is Eri."
Giran looked at the other Villains that work for Joker, all of them nodding their heads at him as they still stood their ground. He then glanced at Joker, who was looking at Shigaraki with a twisted grin.
All For One continued, "I'm sure Joker was trying to stop Shigaraki from disintegrating All Might, since we most likely need him a little bit longer. I'm obviously certain that's what you were doing, isn't it, Joker?"
Joker grinned as he glanced at the screen All For One is using to communicate, "Oh, why, yes. I was only thinking of your interest, All For One, just in case you want to use All Might for any purpose whatsoever."
"Hmm...then everything is fine, Giran."
"...Uh...alright then. Actually, that wasn't what I was officially down here for. I have some guy here who found the bar thanks to some directions from a guy named...Hacker?"
"Oh that would be me," Hacker raised his free hand, "That must be our boy, Twitch," he turned to the screen at All For One, "Oh, and by the way, A.F.O.? Not to be disrespectful, but we, including my Boss here, would like it if you kept your identity a secret to Twitch. He thinks Joker gave him a Quirk or whatever."
Toshinori's head shot up, turning his head to the henchman as his eyes went wide. The League Villains also looked curious as well.
"...Oh?"
"Simply put, it's just something that Joker made and implanted into him," Hacker told him.
"...I'm curious. What is that, Joker?"
Joker chuckled, "Hm-hm-hm-hm-hm! Well, first of all, I think it would be wise if your boy, Shigaraki here, could refrain from, as you say, disintegrating All Might."
"...I agree. Shigaraki. Calm yourself. Your anger is reasonable, but it will surely not send a message to the people if their All Might is not present for us to humiliate."
"Couldn't agree more," said Joker as his grin became more expansive and more wicked.
"...Okay..." Shigaraki loosened his muscles, and Joker released him. The hand Villain stood there letting his arm drop to his side.
"As for what I gave ol' Twitch, well~...let's just say that what I gave him will be a last resort when we might get caught," Joker told him.
"...Hmm...interesting...in that case, I won't say a word about who I am."
"Oh, why thank you, good sir!" Joker said with a sly grin at the screen All For One is occupying. He turned to Giran, "Bring ol' Twitch in here, Giran my man!"
Giran just looked at Joker suspiciously, "...Okay then..."
He opened the door wider and in came...a man in his thirties wearing a simple shirt, jeans, and shoes. He was also wearing glasses and was twitching a bit, looking like he might have some kind of problem.
The man named 'Twitch' spoke out, "J-Joker? I-I c-came j-j-j-just like H-Hacker a-a-asked."
Joker just gave out an evil but pleased smile. "Well done, Twitch. Make yourself at home."
"O-O-Okay. B-B-But, I-I-I n-n-need to ask y-y-you, the Q-Q-Q-Quirk y-y-you gave m-m-me, it-it's r-r-r-...r-really m-m-m-making my s-s-s-stomach hurt..." Twitch struggled to say.
The League Villains and Toshinori blinked at that.
Joker, though, just sighed and muttered, "Oh, stop whining, Twitch. The pain will go away in just a bit."
Twitch just stood there, twitching, "O-O-O-Okay..." he then went to a table and sat on one of the sits, mumbling to himself.
Joker told everybody who hadn't met Twitch, "He's shy."
Toshinori turned his head at Joker and stared at him appalled, "...Wha-...What did you do to him?"
"That, All Dud, is none of your concern. He's simply happy with what I gave him. Aren't you, Twitch?" Joker asked the jittery man.
Twitch looked at Joker, nodding his head, "Y-Y-Yeah...I-I really n-n-needed a Q-Q-Quirk, since I-I-I was Q-Q-Quirkless...a-a-and you w-w-w-were k-k-kind e-e-enough to g-g-g-give me o-o-o-one." Twitch then grimaced and hunched over grabbing his stomach, "Ugh...it-it still hurts t-t-though..."
"Well, you know what they say, 'Suck it up'," Joker said with narrowed eyes as he grinned.
Toshinori glanced back at Twitch and back at Joker with wide eyes full of shock and horror, "...Y-...You're a monster."
"And yet, I've been called worse," Joker said with a grin.
Eri just sat there scared stiff as she was wrapped up from her ankles to her mouth as she watches all of these random new people in this bar.
Endeavor, also known as Enji, soon started to come to, opening his eyes just a bit as he regained consciousness. Shaking his head to get rid of the drowsy feeling, Enji blinked his eyes to clear his vision. Upon seeing that he was wrapped up, as well as his mouth so he wouldn't speak, Enji's words were muffled as he tried to get himself free from his binds.
The League, Joker's goons, and All Might all directed their attention to Enji, with Dabi casting a glare at his father in secret.
Keep it together, Dabi. As long as that whip-rope that Whip guy produced is around his mouth, he won't spill the beans.
"Ah. Endeavor. Greetings. We're happy to see you could join us."
Enji turned to the voice of All For One and then saw the deflated All Might, Shigaraki, and Joker...as well as his son.
His eyes went wide upon seeing Dabi.
Touya!
Upon seeing that Enji was looking at him for the time being, Dabi sneered at the man, "What are you looking at, Endeavor?"
The former No. 2 Hero just couldn't help but stare at Dabi...water was coming through his vision, the tears forming around his eyelids.
Touya...my...my son...he's alive! But yet...m-my boy...no...he...he joined this League...
"Hm?" Hacker hummed inquisitively as he adjusted his eyes like binoculars to take a better view of Endeavor's face. "...Hey, ol' Endeavor is leaking from the eyes."
"Huh?" Cham squinted his eyes to see a little better, "Hey...yeah! Well, what do ya know? Who would have thought the No. 2 Hero would cry like a little bitch?"
Toshinori looked at Enji, surprised that the stoic man would even cry at all.
Dabi, however, looked almost confused at the reaction coming from Endeavor, but switched back to gritting his teeth in a snarl. "What's wrong, Endeavor? Showing your true colors after losing your precious Quirk?"
Endeavor just kept looking at Dabi with those eyes...those sad and remorseful eyes...
"..." Dabi scoffed, "Whatever," he turned to the rest of the Villains, "Ignore him. Let him reminisce about his accomplishments and failures while we still have him here."
All Might looked at Dabi, observing him for a moment...he then glanced back at Endeavor, seeing the man still breaking down in tears...
"..." Turning to Dabi, Toshinori asked him, "They call you Dabi, right?"
Dabi looked at All Might, "Yeah? What of it?"
"...I have a question," Toshinori asked him.
...The burnt man glared at him, almost daring him to ask that question, "Alright then. What is it?"
"...Are you related to Endeavor?" All Might asked.
...Everyone was silent...
Joker shifted his eyes to look at Dabi's reaction.
Dabi stood there, almost as if he was frozen...although, the feeling subsided as he sneered at the skinny man, "What's it to ya?"
Toshinori just stared at him, "...I heard that he had four kids...one supposedly died."
...Dabi gritted his teeth in frustration at the No. 1 Pro Hero. "If you have a brain inside that skull of yours, All Might, I would suggest you shut your mouth right now."
"..." Toshinori just looked at Dabi...his suspicion and curiosity partially answered.
However, Mustard, Mr. Compress, Spinner, as well as Toga were putting the pieces together on what All Might meant...
...It was then, Toga said, "Hey, are you one of Endeavor's sons, Dabi?"
Dabi's eyes widened his breath hitched.
Mr. Compress hummed in thought, "You know, you did tell Kurogiri to drop you off on the street when we were going over to Joker and his gang...and Endeavor's Hero Agency was close by..."
"I also heard something about the oldest son of the Todoroki family being killed in a wildfire or something..." Mustard looked at Dabi, "You look like you got a lot of pretty nasty burns on you as well."
"Hmm...yeah," Spinner nodded, "And you have some kind of fire Quirk as well."
...Shigaraki and the rest of the League Villains stared at Dabi. Joker's goons just looked at Dabi with intrigue. Joker...didn't say anything, letting this revelation come to them naturally.
Dabi just stood there...frozen on the spot, unsure if he should just up and say it...
...It was then All For One asked, "You are the eldest son of Endeavor, are you?"
"..." Dabi looked down quietly, staring at the ground, "...Yeah...I am..."
All Might's eyes widened in shock. Glancing at Endeavor, he sees the tears just kept coming down the No. 2 Hero's face.
"...Well, you guys gonna kick me out now?" Dabi asked with sneered as he kept looking down, "...Wouldn't be the first time I didn't feel belonged," he turned to face his father, "RIGHT, OLD MAN!?"
Endeavor just looked at him in shock, shocked at his words. His eyes were full of sadness, despair, and grief. Making small strained and muffled protests out of his mouth, his tears kept pouring down. Eri looked up at the once mighty Hero and saw how sad he looked...
Dabi looked at his sad state and could only scowl at him. "...Why the fuck are you even crying!? What, is your pride wounded so bad, that you rather accept death!? CAUSE I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU, YOU DAMN FUCKING BASTARD!"
Enji still couldn't believe his son would say all of this...the pain in hearing that from his eldest child, his eyes showing so much turmoil and hurt.
It just made Dabi angrier, growling in a rage.
"STOP IT...YOU STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT! STOP LOOKING LIKE YOU ACTUALLY FUCKING CARE! YOU'RE TOO DAMN LATE FOR THAT, OLD MAN! TOO! DAMN! LATE!"
"Dabi."
...Dabi turned to the screen where All For One's voice is.
"...This does not change anything. You are still part of this League...in fact, you have yourself a perfect motivation. The motivation to not only ruin someone like Endeavor, but all of Hero Society as a whole. This would be a good example of how Hero Society has ruined families, as well as trying to hide their secrets from the public."
Then, Joker spoke out, "Oh yes...definitely," he grinned, "In fact...I have a suggestion."
The League Villains, Joker's minions, and All Might turned their attention to Joker.
"...What would that be, Joker?"
"Well, I think Dabi and ol' Endeavor here need to...talk some things out. And what better way to talk things out...than on a talk show," Joker laid it out there, his grin turning sadistic.
"...Ah. That's quite clever, Joker."
Dabi raised an eyebrow, "What? I don't wanna reconcile, I want to kill the bastard!"
"Oh, but you see, you can do whatever you want with him after the show...once you talk things out. You know, ruin his reputation, slander him, damage his pride even more. Then, you can roast his ass!" Joker explained with a chuckle.
"..." Dabi thought about that, "...That does sound pretty good."
"Right?" Joker agreed, nodding his head with the same grin on his face, "I only ask for you to wait until Monday."
"...Eh, sure," Dabi shrugged in agreement.
"Excellent!" Joker chuckled, "Now, while we wait, I do have to announce that I have a little playdate tomorrow with some brats!"
"Oh? And who may these…delinquents be?"
"Oh, just two UA students who went to this old ramshackle school they've been in," Joker then turned his attention to Toshinori with a sly grin, "You might happen to know them. You are their teacher after all. One called Midoriya Izuku and the other named Bakugou Katsuki?"
Toshinori's eyes went wide in horror. "Wh-What?"
"Oh, yes. Something Hacker picked up on his fly cam and shared with me on the bus, with audio! Something about ol' Deku telling his whole class and even that loudmouth Bakugou about how he was...Quirkless one time?" Joker's grin became manic.
Now, Toshinori's heart stopped.
Oh...Oh no...Young Midoriya...kid, you didn't…
"Of course, he explained that it came in late...but that Bakugou kid said he told him a different story...I wonder what that could be?" Joker asked in what appeared to be cruel excitement.
...The skinny Hero didn't say anything, his eyes turning into a glare at Joker.
As that went on, Shigaraki hummed in thought.
"Midoriya...that kid...the average-looking one...the one that tried to attack me back at the USJ..." Shigaraki lowered his head to think...it was then he turned to All Might and asked, "What is your relationship with that kid?"
"Oh yes, tell us, All Might. Tell us what your relationship with that twat is?" Joker goaded.
"...Hmm...yes, indeed...his Quirk is...like yours, isn't it, All Might?" All For One asked.
Toshinori sat there, wrapped up in the Whip guy's appendages, as he shifted his eyes to the screen where All For One is, to Shigaraki, to Joker...
The other Villains listened in intently...
...Glaring at them all, but mostly Joker, Toshinori said, "I will never tell either one of you."
"...Hm," Joker's grin lessened into a smile, "Well, I might just have to ask him, then. Maybe even ask that explosive brat."
Keeping the same glare at Joker, Toshinori gritted his teeth in anger. "Don't you hurt those boys."
Joker's grin went wide in a sadistic glee. "Oh don't you worry...one of them won't be harmed. Hehehehehahahahahaaa!"
All For One lay there on his bed...with a smile on his face.
Dr. Garaki watches his Master giving out that smile.
"Well..." All For One started, "I can see that Joker is onto something here...Shigaraki."
"Huh? Yes, Sensei?"
"Learn from this man. He's very observant, resourceful, and...charismatic, too."
"Oh my! Why thank you, A.F.O.!"
"Um...okay. I will, Sensei."
"Yes...until then, I must go. Today has been an interesting day, but it was still...quite a good day, I shall say." All For One grinned, "Welcome to the League, Joker."
"Oh, why many thanks A.F.O.! I'll be sure to not disappoint!"
"I will see to it...until then, farewell," All For One turned off the communicator that was linked to the computer.
Dr. Garaki stood there...and asked, "Master, if I may ask...do you think it's wise for someone like this Joker to be in the midst of our League?"
"Oh don't worry yourself, Garaki. Joker certainly proved himself to be a formidable foe against All Might. If you're worried that he'll betray me, then do remember who you're talking to."
"Oh, no, of course you can take care of it, Master. I just...don't trust people like him, honestly."
"That I can understand. But do not worry. He may have impressed me, but he's still what he is: a Quirkless man. So, if by some chance he will try to betray me, then I will terminate him easily."
"But...if then, what would become of his henchmen?"
"Well...say if he did try to do the impossible, then I would guess they'll work for me. If not...then it'll be a shame to waste such good future minions."
"...You told Shigaraki to learn from Joker. I really hope that boy won't learn too many things from that man."
"Yes, yes, that I know, Garaki. But Shigaraki is very loyal to me...like a son to a father...I almost picture that boy as my own...in fact, he may be. And if I know one thing about Shigaraki, he won't disappoint me...let's hope that Joker won't as well."
"...As you wish, Master."
Now grinning evilly, All For One said, "As for this day, the day All Might lost his One For All, do give me a vintage wine to celebrate this moment."
"But...your condition, Master."
"Oh please, this is a wonderful occasion! Don't rob me of that, Garaki. Besides, I'm certain you might want some as well for this historical moment in history."
"...Alright then. I will bring the most vintage one there is, Master."
- Midoriya and the Gang -
After watching that disturbing video of Joker burning down Overhaul and his base(the news should've warned the people beforehand when they viewed that), the kids all just walked on the sidewalk in silence to their route to the train station.
Nobody said a sound, the teens reliving they saw. The streets sounded a lot busier now that the news announced that not only All Might was kidnapped, but so was Endeavor. The cars sounded like they were going faster than usual, and there was even some random guy holding a sign that says "THE END IS NEAR!".
Never has Midoriya and his friends felt so helpless...
Tsuyu was the first to say, "Things have gotten really crazy as of late."
Iida hummed with a nod. "Perhaps it was a good thing we left school early."
Yaoyorozu frowned, lowering her gaze to the ground, "I really hope All Might and Endeavor will be alright."
"Yeah...me too," Midoriya said solemnly as he nodded in agreement.
Shouto only walked in silence...
Midoriya, Yaoyorozu, and the rest of them glanced at Todoroki and couldn't help but feel for the two-tone-colored-haired boy...
The youngest Todoroki looked to see that some of his friends were looking at him. He reassured them by saying, "Hey, don't worry. I'll...I'll be fine...really."
However, Mina couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure? I mean, we're your friends, right? You can tell us anything that's...you know, bothering you or anything."
Todoroki stood there to contemplate if he should share his feelings…
"...Well, I...it's really...I mean, it just all feels so...I guess I'm just-"
Then, a car came up to the sidewalk where the group of teens were and parked next to them. Some of the kids blinked at this occurrence, while Todoroki recognized the driver in the car.
"Fuyumi?" Shouto blinked in surprise.
"Fuyumi?" Midoriya asked Todoroki.
"M-My sister," Shouto revealed.
Fuyumi got out of the car and went over to her brother, "Oh my gosh, Shouto! I saw the news! A-Are you alright? I mean, other than your arm being shot, of course!"
...Shouto blinked again, "Um, yeah...I'm alright. What, uh...What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here!? To see if you're okay after...after Dad and...I-I heard about...about Touya from eyewitnesses on the news..." Fuyumi gave out a sad frown, "I just want to make sure you're okay after everything that has happened today?"
"...I...wha-what about your teaching job?" Shouto asked her.
"Oh, every school got out early after they heard the news about All Might being kidnapped!" Fuyumi waved a careless hand, "Really, I'm fine, I still got my job. I'm just worried about you right now, Shouto."
"..." Shouto turned to his friends, who looked at him, wondering what he'd say. He turned back to Fuyumi, "I...I don't really know. I don't know how to feel about any of this. It's just..." he frowned, "...How are...How are Natsuo and...and Mom taking everything?"
"Well, I haven't heard anything back from Natsuo yet, I left him a voicemail...as for Mom, I...I don't know, I haven't gone and visited her today yet. We still can if we get there in time today," Fuyumi's frown deepened, "Oh, Shouto...I-I know it feels odd, but...well, whatever you're feeling right now, I am too. I just...he's still our Father, you know?"
"...Yeah..." Shouto nodded as he lowered his gaze down to the ground.
Fuyumi, sensing that her brother was dealing with his emotions, said to him, "Maybe I should bring you back home? I mean, I'm already here, so...?"
"I...I mean..." Shouto looked back at his friends, wondering if leaving them would be okay.
Midoriya then said in reassurance, "Hey, no worries, Todoroki. I mean, we got each other's phone numbers, so just talk to one of us if you need anything."
The rest of the kids agreed on that...although, Mina looked almost disappointed.
"...Thanks, guys," Shouto said with a small but genuine smile and a nod, "I'll see you all back at UA on Monday."
After saying their goodbyes, Fuyumi entered her driver's seat, while Shouto was about to round the other side to enter Fuyumi's car...
...When Mina then spoke out, "Really! You better talk to us, or I'm gonna!"
Shouto, surprised, looked at Mina, a little stunned by that remark, but couldn't help but give out that small smile again. "...I will."
Mina nodded in determination, humming, "Mm-hm!"
Now Shouto softly chuckled, waving to Mina and them as he entered his sister's car, and soon they drove off.
Once they were gone, Momo thought about asking for a ride...she got her phone out and texted someone.
Jirou noticed this and said, "Hey Yaomomo, what's up?"
"Oh! Well, my parents are coming home today. They've heard about the home invasion and I'm pretty certain they heard about All Might being kidnapped, so they're probably flying in the air right now to come back over here. I was texting my driver to pick me up," Momo rubbed the back of her head, "Sorry, Jirou, I probably won't be able to stay again, tonight."
"Oh hey, no worries," Jirou shrugged nonchalantly with a smile, "It was cool while it lasted. Just take care of yourself, okay?"
"I will. Thanks," Momo nodded with a smile.
Midoriya couldn't help but ask, "Uh, do you want me-I mean, do you want anyone to stay with you for a bit? I-I mean...do you want us to stay with you until your driver gets here?"
Yaoyorozu turned to Midoriya with a blink, and couldn't help but smile at the bushy green-haired young man, "Well, I...I mean, I don't want anyone to waste their time staying here just to wait for my ride. I mean, it is the middle of the day, and my driver could be caught by surprise. He'll probably arrive a little later."
"W-Well, I'll wait with you then!" Midoriya said...and froze...and blushed...and realized what he just said...
Momo looked at Izuku in surprise, but couldn't help but smile, touched that the boy that saved her life wanted to make sure she was okay.
"Well...okay..." Yaoyorozu said with a warm smile and a blush.
"...Okay..." Midoriya said and nodded.
...He walked next to the taller girl and stood there in silence...
The other kids looked at this interesting turn of events, and some couldn't help but smirk(Mina, Jirou, even Kaminari) while one was giving him silent praise(Iida who was just nodding his head), the other being a little unsure of the situation(Tsuyu, who was thinking about her friend, Uraraka), and the last one(Uraraka), just couldn't help but...frown...
...But at the same time, the girl just looked at the two teens, both Izuku and Momo, and felt...somewhat at peace?
...You know what? ...This is good for De-...for Izuku. And this is good for Momo...I should be happy for them...cause in the end, we all bonded after that horrible event. So...be happy, Izuku. And you be happy too, Momo.
...Then, Ochako gave out a smile at the two teens.
Tsuyu, a little surprised that Ochako was expressing that emotion, blinked at her friend.
...Huh. I'm guessing 'Chako...is okay with it now?
The Frog Girl gazed at Uraraka's smile, full of understanding and peace...
...Wow. I guess she is. Huh...alright then. Ochako did really well on moving on!
She gave out a smile of her own...but then, she looked at Iida, her smile faltering a little.
...But then, there's Iida...
Mina then said to the other kids, "Hey, question, but where do you guys live?"
Jirou and Kaminari both looked at each other inquisitively and looked back at Mina to answer her, Jirou saying, "I, um, live in Shibuya."
Kaminari looked at her in shock, "Whoa, really? I-I do too!"
The Earjack Girl looked at Kaminari in surprise, "R-Really?"
"Uh, yeah..." Kaminari blinked, "Um...wow. How come I didn't see you before?"
"W-Well, Shibuya is a busy district...but yeah, wow, wh-what does your family do in Shibuya?" Jirou asked.
"Uh...would you believe me if I said a retro electronics store?"
"..." Jioru snorted, "Uh, yeah?"
"Heh, yeah...what do your folks do for a living?" Kaminari asked her.
"Well, we own a vintage guitar store."
"Whoa, really? That's sweet!" Kaminari said with a wide smile, "I always wanted to play the guitar! Are you really good at playing it?"
Jirou's face flushed a bit, "Well...kind of."
Mina grinned knowingly at the two's conversation, "Well, I asked that cause I also live in Shibuya!"
"Huh?" both Jirou and Kaminari uttered. Jirou first said, "Really?"
"Yeah! My family owns a ramen restaurant! Ever heard of the Acid of Flavor?"
"Uh...yeah. Wait, your family owns that restaurant?" Kaminari asked her, "Wow...actually, I think one of the workers did have pink skin."
"Oh, that was my sister! Again, it's family-owned!" Mina said with a grin, "But hey, since Shibuya isn't that far, how about the three of us head on over there?"
"Um...okay," Jirou said with a smile. She turned to Kaminari, "Think you could handle two of us girls, Kaminari?"
"Hey, of co-...I mean, n-no problem!" Kaminari said with a sheepish smile.
Jirou snickered, while Mina laughed.
Meanwhile, with Iida, Ochako, and Tsuyu...
Tsuyu tapped her friend's shoulder, "Hey 'Chako?"
"Hm?" Ochako turned her head to Tsuyu, "Yeah, Tsu?"
"Are you...gonna be okay?" she decided to ask her.
"Huh?" Ochako uttered, but upon seeing Tsuyu's expression, as if telling her the real reason she asked that, she smiled, "Yeah...I'll be fine. No worries."
"Hm?" Iida looked at Ochako, "What seems to be the matter, Uraraka?"
"Oh! Nothing, I...well..." Ochako glanced at the ground...upon nodding her head, she looked back up at Iida and told him through a finger gesture to lower himself. Upon seeing this gesture, Iida froze for a second, wondering what she was doing.
...Oh my...is she...?
Deciding not to keep her waiting, Iida leaned over to her, but Ochako went to his ear and whispered, "I was just happy for...for Deku. He found someone he likes, and...well, I was going to let him go. I liked him one time, but...well, I decided to just leave them be."
...Iida, although he was surprised about this, he was surprised in...a not good way.
...Oh...o-...oh...U-Uraraka liked...M-Midoriya…
"...Oh..." Iida said, his feelings now a little downtrodden.
"Yeah..." Ochako moved out of the way, and took a deep breath, "I'm going to be strong, though. I may have liked Deku, but...well, it's not Heroic to be stuck on one guy that you supposedly like."
"...Uraraka," Iida then spoke.
"Huh?" Ochako looked up at Iida. Tsuyu looked at the taller boy as well, curious as to what he was going to say.
"...You will find the right guy. Whoever it may be, I am sure he will cherish you, because you are...a wonderful person." Iida said, his expression looking resolute at her.
Ochako blinked.
Tsuyu blinked.
Iida...well, he just stood there…waiting for her response.
…Uraraka smiled. "Aww...thanks, Iida. That was sweet. You really are such a good friend."
...Iida smiled as well, "As are you."
"Hey, guys!" Mina said to the three other teens. She, Jirou, and Kaminari came up to them, with Mina saying, "We're gonna go off! We told Yaomomo and Midori that we're going, so we just want to let you three know."
"Oh, okay!" Ochako said with a smile and a nod.
"Sure thing. Be careful on your way home," said Tsuyu, "Also, I would think we would be able to get into the dorms soon, depending on Cementoss's progress in making buildings."
"Oh yeah, the dorms!" Jirou said as she remembered, "Man, forgot about those. Well, we should probably head back to our homes and see what our parents have to say about that."
"Yeah," Kaminari nodded, "Man, things are certainly changing."
"Well, either way, we all must be ready for these changes," Iida told everyone. "But until then, I guess this is goodbye for now, friends."
"Yeah! We'll see you guys on Monday!" Ochako told them with a happy smile.
As they said their goodbyes, the three remaining teenagers, Ochako, Iida, and Tsuyu, all looked over at Izuku and Momo.
"Hey Midoriya!" Ochako called out to him.
"Huh?" Midoriya looked over to where Uraraka was. "Uh, yeah?"
"We're gonna go now! Just make sure you take care of Yaomomo, okay!?" Ochako exclaimed with a cheeky smile. "Bye! See you both on Monday!"
Midoriya and Yaoyorozu both looked surprised and blushed a little bit at what Uraraka said.
"U-U-Uh, o-okay! S-S-See you guys later!" Izuku stuttered in a mess.
"U-U-Uh, y-yeah! W-W-We'll s-see you guys later!" Momo also stuttered, embarrassed just a bit.
Ochako giggled, while Tsuyu chuckled, although, the Frog Girl looked over at Iida to see his reaction.
He just smiled...he didn't even slightly reprimand Ochako.
...Hm...maybe I should ask Iida if he's okay in a text?
They all said their goodbyes and the three of them left Izuku and Momo alone on the sidewalk...
Both of them stood there, waiting for Momo's chauffeur...
...Midoriya shuffled his stance a bit, while Yaoyorozu shifted in her stance also.
...Momo then turned her head to ask him, "So, you're really going...to meet up with Bakugou tomorrow?"
"...I...I guess so..." Izuku answered, his tone sounding unsure.
"...You...I mean, you don't have to go and see him, you know?" Momo said.
"...I know...but...this is kind of...a personal matter..." Izuku looked down, frowning at the possible confrontation with Bakugou tomorrow.
"...What is your relationship with Bakugou, if you don't mind me asking?" she asked him.
"...It's complicated," was all Midoriya could come up with.
Momo looked at the young man with curious eyes.
...They still waited for Momo's ride...
"...Well, whatever you told Bakugou, will...will you be telling us eventually?" she asked him.
Midoriya frowned further, "I...I don't know."
Yaoyorozu blinked in surprise, "Wh-Why not?"
"...I..." he sighed, closing his eyes to clear his thoughts as he thinks, "...I mean...maybe, I-I don't know...I didn't mean to say it out loud like that."
"..." she stared at Izuku, "...Midoriya."
He cautiously turned his head to look at Momo, afraid of what her question might be.
"...Whatever is you're trying to hide...just know, that I won't think anything less of you for it if you tell us what you told Bakugou," she told him.
Now Izuku fully looked at her, his eyes full of hope, "R-Really?"
Yaoyorozu smiled tenderly, "Yes. Whether you were Quirkless early on in life or if you got your Quirk recently, or even if you are Quirkless, a Quirk is just a tool in the end. The person behind the tool is what really matters. And...even though you're learning how to use your Quirk, it doesn't change the fact that you, as a person, are substantial, amazing, and just all-around a good human being."
Eyes widened, Midoriya stood there stunned.
"If you think you can be a Hero, then...you're right. Cause you proved that you are one. You proved it that day back at my home. Whether it's fighting Villains, saving people, or just...being there for someone. You are a Hero. To all of us. To our friends, and...to me..." Yaoyorozu's smile became a lot warmer.
Izuku stared at Momo...his eyes shining in gratitude, the corners of his mouth curved upward, and the feeling of appreciation filled his being.
"I meant what I said back in class," Momo said, "You are definitely a True Hero."
"...Thank you...Yaoyorozu," Izuku said with a warm smile.
Yaoyorozu looked at the boy with such warmth, "Anytime...Midoriya..."
...They still stood there...staring at each other...
...Momo leaned in close to Midoriya, her eyes looking half-lidded, her pretty face inching toward his.
Izuku, for some inexplicable reason, decided to go for it as well. He partially closed his eyes and lifted his head to hers, his cute boyish face inching toward hers.
...But then, a nice car came up next to them on the sidewalk.
Both teens paused.
Momo backed up a bit, as well as Midoriya. Both looked in shock and have blushes on their faces...
...
...The driver came out of the driver's seat and out came an elderly man.
"Oh, um...excuse me, Young Miss, I...didn't seem to be interrupting anything, am I?" the chauffeur asked her.
"...N-No," Momo answered, the blush still on her face. "I mean..." she glanced at the chauffeur and back at Izuku, "...I-I'll see you on Monday, M-...Midoriya."
Izuku looked like he was in a stupor, a little disappointed that he was robbed of his first kiss, but at the same time, he felt like he would've made a fool of himself if he continued to go forward.
"Uh...y-yeah. I-I'll...see you Monday, Yaoyorozu. Um...s-see you later," Midoriya told her.
Nodding and still blushing, while having a gush and wave of emotions hit her, Momo opened her car door and went inside, not letting her chauffeur even have the chance of opening the door for her.
The chauffeur, meanwhile, looked at the young heiress, and at Midoriya, back at her and back at him...
...He mouthed 'Sorry' and looked pretty shamefaced.
It was then the chauffeur went back inside the driver's seat, and soon, they drove off...
Midoriya watched them go...
...Izuku sighed.
"..." He looked up at the sky for the time being, thinking about everything, be it Yaoyorozu, All Might, and all that's happened today...
...Don't worry, All Might. We'll get you back...
...Midoriya gave a determined frown, clenching a fist as he lifted it up to his face.
...We WILL save you, Endeavor, and stop Shigaraki, as well these people that joined him...and we'll definitely stop Joker...
And so, Izuku walked to the train station to ride the bullet train home...
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