"THREE...TWO...OOOOOOONNNNNEEEE!"
Uravity and Creati screamed as they broke through the skin of the Universe. The world around them transformed from a swirling, multicolored cloud into an old seaport. Beside them was Wolfram's metal mountain with the two villains sitting on the face. A massive cube of scrap metal was pressed into the port with a small group of people nearby. The Time Cycle rounded the mountain, bringing the heroes and villains face-to-face.
Uravity steadied the Time Cycle. She found a red button labeled 'PRESS ME' in Hatsume's handwriting. Acting against her survival instincts, the Anti-Gravity hero pressed the button. She winced as La Cucaracha played, causing the Chaos King to snap toward them. Creati extended her arm at the villain and drew a deep breath. Her arm glowed red, and the shell of a cannon formed around it. Once the portable mortar was made, she focused and shot beside the Discorder boss.
The explosion rattled Wolfram. He cursed and swiped his hand over, sealing himself in a metal shell. The Chaos King was wrapped in his shell before he could say anything.
Uravity smirked. "Damn! You missed," she said.
"Who said I missed? We have minutes before they respond," the Everything Hero said. "Land at the cube. I have a feeling Midoriya is down there."
Uravity nodded. "Remind me to talk to Hatsume about making a flying, time-traveling monocycle with barely-comfortable seats," she grumbled.
"It was already a stretch putting two seats on this thing..."
Uravity maneuvered the monocycle toward the metal cube. The young class 2-A watched the time machine enter the world in a flash of light. Yaoyorozu created a pair of high-powered binoculars, and when she focused on the monocycle, she gasped and nearly dropped the gear.
Uraraka took the binoculars. "What the...THAT'S US! YAO-MOMO!"
"I saw! I'm still working on believing it..."
"Time travel...it's possible..." Todoroko breathed out.
"That's one ugly motorcycle," Bakugo muttered. "I'm happy my future self isn't on it."
The Time Cycle landed next to the metal cube. Uravity ran to it while Creati spawned two automated turrets. While the turrets were set up, she created a small drone out of her back. The drone flew into the air and toward the metal mountain. The Discorder villains emerged from their hiding spots, only to be spotted by the turrets. They beeped and turned to track them.
Uravity tapped on the cube. She ran around the metal trap until she found a small gap. Her visor dropped, activating a small HUD with tracking capabilities. The device focused on the middle of the structure and pinged green. Uravity smiled and pressed her hands on the metal. Her fingerpads blinked pink, and light energy started to envelop the cube. The 2-A kids watched the cube begin to float.
The junk cube started to break apart as it floated up. The Chaos King tore through the shell that enveloped him and watched the scrap float away. A sneer grew on his face as he clenched his fists.
The last of the cube floated away, revealing a battered Deku with stab marks across his body. With the junk cleared, Deku collapsed. Creati created a first aid kit and gave it to Uravity. As she rushed to aid, the villains ran to fight.
The turrets beeped and fired. The villains were pelted with high-velocity foam bullets, suppressing their assault. Two villains slipped through the suppression field and were about to attack when Creati stepped forward. She created a bo staff and swung at the first villain. The villain ducked and threw a rising jab at her ribs but was stopped by a tungsten shield. His wrist bent, and he screamed as the shield fell. He backed away as the second brandished a knife.
Creati smiled and blocked an attempted stab. She knocked the knife away, creating a boxing glove around her right fist. The strike caused the villain to stagger to the side, opening him up to the suppression turrets. They fired, knocking him into the other villain.
The remaining villains hesitated. Creati assumed a battle stance. "Yield, Children of Discord!" She boomed with her piercing steel eyes.
Uravity rushed to the Symbol of Peace. "Izu, take this," she muttered.
Deku's hair shrouded his eyes. "I thought...I forbade you from interfering..."
Uravity smiled. "I don't recall receiving any orders from you, at least not recently," she said.
Deku raised his head and eyed the Anti-Gravity hero. "O-Ocha...My Rocket Girl?"
Uravity smiled. "The one and only," she whispered.
A smile formed across Deku's lips. He turned to see Creati approaching him. She kneeled by him and gave Uravity a rag and a canteen. She started to clean his wounds. Creati reached into her pack and grabbed an All Might Pez dispenser. Deku held his hand out as the Everything Hero dropped three pieces of candy. "They're freshly made. Heal up."
Deku chuckled. "Reminds me of Senzu Beans. Too bad they're not like that," he muttered as he ate one of the candies.
The wounds started to glow as he swallowed the candies, and golden smoke appeared. Slowly, his wounds began to fade, leaving only dry blood in their place. "They taste like hell," he muttered.
Creati smirked. "Like I said: freshly made."
Uravity stopped cleaning his wounds. Creati backed up as the Anti-Gravity Hero picked up the Symbol of Peace. Once he was on his feet, Uravity tackled her fiance in a tight hug. Deku reciprocated the hug and buried his face into her neck. "My star girl..."
Uravity smiled. "Damn you, Izuku...you have me worried sick for over a month, and you don't even say sorry? Didn't I train you right?"
Deku chuckled. "I missed you too..."
Uravity huffed. "Damn you..."
The Symbol of Peace smiled. He glanced at the Time Cycle and raised a brow. "Is that a time machine?"
Creati sighed heavily. "Not a very comfortable one," she mused. "But it is."
"A monocycle...with two seats. And it's heavy with chrome. Did Hatsume make that?"
"With help from Melissa," Uravity said. "And Abi."
"The trifecta of smart terror," Deku muttered.
Creati turned to see the villains backing away from them. The turrets deemed the two fallen villains safe and resumed tracking the others. "Creati, let's bring the others," Uravity said.
Deku turned to her with a raised brow. "Ocha, I can still fight. I can take him down," he argued.
"Your wounds may be healed, but you're not rushing back to tear yourself apart. We're all fighting. Besides, you can't focus on those two, keep the ground forces at bay, and save Izuku by yourself, can you?"
"If I'm fast enough, maybe," Deku said with a smirk.
Uravity rolled her eyes. "Let me get you a shirt. I think YaoMomo wants to hug you but doesn't want...all of this," Uravity gestured to his exposed chest.
"I'll get it," Creati said as she approached the monocycle.
Uravity turned to the Symbol of Peace. "I missed you, Izu. You have no idea how hard it's been keeping the press from finding out what happened," she said.
"I'm surprised the Discorders didn't say anything about it. Did they?"
Uravity shook her head. "They've been quiet for the most part."
"Makes sense. With their influence spread so far, revealing that the Symbol of Peace and the Chaos King disappeared would've harmed them. They would've been seen as vulnerable by world governments," Deku muttered.
"A vulnerability we exploited. Otawa Bay had another Black Book, completing the list of people the Chaos King has in his pockets. We also found the location of several Forward Operating Bases across Japan and raided them," Uravity said with a smile. "As well as massive server farms with concrete connections to government heads and organizations worldwide."
Deku's eyes widened. "His empire...?"
Uravity nodded. "The barbarians stormed through the gates. Rome burns tonight," she said.
Deku chuckled. He kissed the top of Uravity's forehead and held her close. "He won't like that at all. Not that I'm complaining," he said.
"We will stop him here. I'm sure of it this time," Uravity declared.
"And once we do, I'm keeping my promise and marrying you. We can live in peace again."
The couple smiled. A quiet cough alerted them to Creati holding a suitcase. She handed it to Deku, prompting him to open it. Inside was a new green and silver suit with gold trimmings. He grabbed the jacket, unfolding it in all of its glory. The jacket didn't have the clamps for a cape, and the sleeves weren't as long. The right shoulder had a different gold outline, framing a section of extra padding. Underneath the jacket was a matching set of pants.
Deku activated Full Cowl and disappeared in a flash of light. When he returned, he wore the suit with his Full Shield boots. His forearms were bare except for the bracelets that contained the gauntlets. The jacket formed around his frame perfectly. His right shoulder was secured under the extra padding, allowing him comfortable compression over the wound.
With the suit on, Creati approached Deku and hugged him. "It's good to see you again, Midoriya," she said.
Deku smiled. "It's good to see you too. Thank you, YaoMomo. And you'll probably hear more about this later, but I'm sorry for snapping at you 12 years ago," he said.
"12 years ago? You snapped at me?" Creati wondered.
Deku nodded. He gestured to the corner of the battlefield where most of Class 2-A was waiting. Creati made a pair of binoculars and focused on the group. She lowered the device and smiled. "It's so weird seeing a younger me," she commented.
"You think that's weird? I gave myself a hell of a training regimen after nearly failing myself during the final exam," Deku retorted. "Time travel is insane!"
Uravity chuckled. "Speaking of time travel, I think we need reinforcements to deal with those two," she said.
The Anti-Gravity Hero ran to the Time Cycle. The remaining villains stopped trying to approach the other heroes and ran to the machine. Uravity pressed a few buttons on the Cycle before slamming on the big red button on the console. The large wheel started to glow blue as the machine whirled to life. Class 2-A watched as a beam of energy shot out of the monocycle's headlight and formed a small portal. The villains didn't hesitate as they rushed Uravity. The young pro hero readied herself with a battle stance.
The closest villain, a beastly man wearing a sleeveless suit jacket and shirt, reeled his arm back and slashed at Uravity. She did not move as the claws came close to her face, and the villain was slammed to the side. He bounced toward the turrets. The turrets beeped and fired, pelting the villain with rubber bullets.
Deku smiled. A fist shot out of the portal. He recognized the jagged fist anywhere. He laughed as Red Riot stepped through with his piercing red eyes. He turned to the charging villains and hardened his right arm. "YOU'RE NOT TAKING ONE MORE STEP, VILLAINS!"
The villains stopped running. The pack's leader, a tall and skinny man, laughed and held his arms wide. "And who the hell are ya?"
Red smiled. "THE HONORABLE RED RIOT! I'm a hero that'll stop you in your tracks!"
The villain scoffed and held out his right arm. He connected his thumb and middle finger and pulled from the middle with his left hand. The fingers melted together and stretched to form the bands of a slingshot. The villain had grabbed a cherry bomb and slipped it into place. "BOOM-BOOM YA BASTARD!" He fired the bomb.
Red Riot tilted his head to the side. Behind him, a glob of acid flew out and melted the cherry bomb before it got close. The acid landed before the villain, sending a splash that burned through his shoes. The villain started screaming and quickly flung his shoes off.
Red Riot smiled as Pinky appeared next to him. "Nice shot, Pinky. You almost grazed me that time," he said.
Pinky lightly punched Red's shoulder. "That was one time. Just let it go!"
The villain recovered to see the two heroes talking. He grabbed a few more cherry bombs from his pouch and prepared another attack. He aimed at Pinky with a smile on his face. Before he could fire, an explosion erupted behind the heroes. A feral, blond man shot out of the portal and fired a blast at the villain, sending him flying over his comrades.
The blond landed with a wide smirk on his face. "WERE YOU TRYIN' TO BLOW THEM UP?! YOUR PATHETIC PEBBLES CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO MY EXPLOSIONS!" DynaMight bellowed.
Deku laughed. The last face to pop out of the portal was Abigail Winters. "Did it work?" She mused.
Pinky giggled. "Nope! We got dinosaurs!"
Abigail smirked as she ruffled Pinky's hair. "Does anybody need any quick heals? Deku?"
"ALL GOOD, DOC!" Deku called out with a thumb raised.
Abigail smiled. "I'm glad the pills worked! You know how to reach me!" The young inventor/healer shrank into the portal, allowing it to close and the Time Cycle to shut down.
DynaMight eyed the group of villains and licked his lips. "Oh, what fun can I have with you?"
Some of the villains shrank. "Oh...I got an idea..."
DynaMight readied one of his special moves. Bakugo recognized what he was about to do and allowed a slight chuckle to slip through. "A.P. AUTOCANNON! DANCE, YOU DAMN BASTARDS!"
A flood of mini explosions erupted at the feet of the villain group. They were dancing in place, trying to avoid being hit. Red Riot and Pinky approached the Symbol of Peace as he kept them at bay. Pinky was the first to hug him, nearly crushing him with the gesture. "MIDORI! It's so good to see you!"
Deku felt his cheeks burn. "I can't believe I miss that nickname. How are ya, Ashido?" He asked.
Pinky waved her hand around. "Doing alright. I have been busy. I just returned from an assignment when I heard you had disappeared."
"Egypt, right? How was it?"
"Hot...but I brought you a model Pyramid of Khufu and a broken P.L.F armor crest."
Deku smiled. He fist-bumped Red as the Hardening Hero wrapped his arm around the Symbol of Peace. "We missed ya, man. Hell, even Bakugo missed you?"
"He missed me? Or did he miss yelling at me?"
"Both."
Deku turned to see DynaMight approach him. He slipped off his Grenadier gauntlet and set it down. Deku walked over to him and extended his hand. The resident Demolitions expert mirrored the Symbol, clasping each other's forearms before pulling together to hug.
Red Riot and Pinky smiled. "You stupid, fucking nerd. How dare you disappear when you're supposed to be doing your job! You deserve to be buried under a mountain of paperwork for that," DynaMight said.
"Missed ya too, Bakugo," Deku said.
As the two heroes caught up, Yaoyorozu was watching with her binoculars. She had also made enough for everyone in the class so they could see what was going on. "Did...did Bakugo just hug Deku?" Kirishima wondered.
"I can't believe it either," Kaminari muttered.
"What horrors have befallen for those two to be that friendly?" Tokoyami pondered.
Back on the ground, Deku and DynaMight separated. "Well...I didn't realize the past looked so...bland. Seriously, what the hell?" DynaMight wondered.
"Yeah, we've been wondering that too. I thought there was a train wreck," Pinky spoke up.
Deku gestured to the mountain of scrap. "And the only decent landmark is an eyesore."
As he said that, Wolfram removed the metal sheets that covered him and the Chaos King. He pulled more steel platforms into the air, giving the remaining villains and Instant-Nomu places to stand. He looked at the ground and saw the group of heroes. "Wh-Who the hell are they?"
The Chaos King growled. "They're an annoyance..."
DynaMight smirked at the mountain. "There's a lot of villains up there..."
"Roughly 100 villains and Instant-Nomu up there," Creati summarized.
"More on the ground, ready to charge at us," Uravity noted.
"And the younger Midori?" Pinky asked.
Creati pulled out her phone. "My drone found him. He's in the back of the mountain, surrounded by more Nomu. I see a few with metallic Quirks," she said.
Red Riot clenched his fists. "Hiding behind a hostage...another act of cowardice on the list of things he's done."
The metal mountain grew two large arms. The villains and Nomu readied for battle. "Call it Deku," DynaMight said.
Deku stepped forward. "This is an Extraction and Containment Mission. Our priority is ensuring the hostage is secured. Uravity: I'm leaving that to you. Slip through their defenses and get Izuku out of there," he said.
Uravity nodded. Creati activated her Quirk, creating a unique bone saw without the blade. "Laser saw should do the trick," Creati said.
"Creati, Pinky: you're leading the frontal assault on the structure's base. De-stabilize his foundation however you can."
"Sounds like fun!" Pinky exclaimed.
"I have a few ideas for that," Creati muttered.
"Red: you need to spearhead the assault. A wall of indestructible might will meet anyone trying to stop them!"
"HELL YEAH!"
"DynaMight and I will take to the skies and keep his attention off you. Once Izuku is secured, we're taking the whole board. The king falls tonight!"
The combined focus of the heroes rivaled the power of Paraly-Stare to the villains. A majority of them on the ground hesitated. Deku turned to look behind him. Class 2-A was waiting to see what would happen, except All Might. The former Symbol of Peace is likely going to meet paramedics when they come in.
Uravity glanced at Creati. The Everything Hero nodded and glanced at her phone. The footage of Izuku trapped in the back of the metal mountain did not dominate the entire screen. Underneath it was an EKG display. The display was reading a regular heart rate pick up slightly. Creati looked up to Deku, her eyebrows furrowed.
"I'm afraid...that if this is what I think it is, then Deku might actually kill the Chaos King," Uravity remembered.
Deku raised his right arm into the air. "TOSHINORI HERO AGENCY: MOVE OUT!"
"GOT IT!" They declared in unison.