The fight was done and over with.
In another room, Chrono was curiously looking around while still watching over Aizawa, the man trying to escape. "They must still be fighting. But, there's no way you're losing, are you?" Chrono recalled his past with Overhaul, thinking back to his MMA days. "Kai, I've been watching over you since you were young. You put amazing effort into preserving the dignity of this organization. Even if you fail, I'll take the finished drug and the serum. I will see your plan through." He pulled out a knife, ready to finish off Aizawa, "For the Hassaikai!"
Suddenly the man got pinned down by a new attacker. Having just arrived on the scene was Laura, the woman keeping a firm grip while aiming her claws. "Don't even think about it!"
"Chrono..." Tamaki said, showing up with some cops nearby. "I know how your quirk works, don't even try to use it."
"Not that you can, one wrong move and you're dead," Laura threatened.
The cops came and took Chrono away. With him gone, Tamaki began looking around in curiosity upon hearing some shaking, "What's that rumbling?"
"Not sure," Laura looked over Capsule Corp. "But damn, this place got wrecked."
"How did the fight reach here?" Tamaki asked.
"It was part of Spider-Man's plan," Laura said. "If the villains found his apartment, he would have Eri brought here. Unfortunately it seems like the villains tracked her down, and the heroes fought hard to keep her safe."
"Got that right," Came the voice of Remy, the man walking over with his staff over his shoulder. "Laura, finally made it, did you?"
"Yo Gambit, what happened here?" Laura asked.
"Big showdown, Chisaki really did a number on this place," Remy said. "It's fine, Spider-Man's handling the situation. Not alone either, he's got his little girl and that Izuku boy by his side."
"Mayday and Izuku Midoriya?" Laura asked. "Who's winning?"
"Chisaki had the advantage, but I think the fight is just about over," Remy said.
Not too far away, Peter, Mayday and Izuku stood before an unconscious Overhaul, with Eri on the back of the younger boy.
"Looks like we pulled it off!" Mayday said, holding her hand up. "High Five!"
"Later May," Peter said. "We still have to be on guard, Chisaki wasn't the only villain here."
"Yeah, might be a good opportunity to get Eri as far away from here as possible," Mayday said. "Got any other place to hide her, daddy?"
"I can probably take her to Goku's house, or see if we can get her to where Pinkie Pie and Deadpool are staying," Peter suggested.
"That might work," Izuku said, turning to face the girl on his back. "Eri, are you feeling-"
Suddenly Izuku started feeling strange, much to Mayday's worry. "Izuku!? What's wrong!?"
"It's Eri!" Izuku struggled to speak as Eri's horn grew in size in response to the energy she was putting out. "Her power...it's too much!"
"Eri! Can you hear me!?" Peter was tempted to grab her, but he knew that could risk his own existence. "It's risky, but I gotta save Izuku!"
"Everyone! Watch out!" Johnny called from the air.
Suddenly Peter's Spider-Sense went off along with Mayday's as Overhaul once again began to move, raising his giant mutated hand in the air.
"Doesn't this guy just stay down!?" Mayday shouted in annoyance.
"Izuku! Eri!" Peter grabbed the two but he too felt the effects of Eri's power. "I gotta calm her down but-"
"Watch out!" Mayday went to shield them as the hand slammed down.
"No!" Johnny called, about to take action.
Despite how bad things looked however, this action defused Overhaul from Riyakiya, the two falling separately to the ground.
Ochako was quick to leap up and grab Overhaul, bringing him safely to the ground, but keeping him pinned down, "Finally got you!"
"Good work, kid," Jill said, running over with Amy by her side.
"Nighteye should be comfortable where he is, right now we need to find Peter, Mayday and Izuku," Amy said.
Jill noticed something concerning ahead, "I see them! And something's wrong!"
"Huh?" Ochako noticed the bad situation with Eri, Izuku, Peter and Mayday. The Father and Daughter trying to pull Eri off Izuku, but barely able to contain their power.
"No! I gotta stop! Or they're gonna die!" Eri worried, recalling the cruel words of Chisaki.
"You're a cursed human!"
"I don't want this!" Eri lamented, the girl tearing up.
"We gotta do something!" Amy shouted.
"We don't even know what's going on!" Jill said. "Anyone know this girl's power!?"
"I don't think I know!" Ochako said, frantically trying to think of a solution.
Fortunately Eri's power had come to a sudden stop. Everyone turned to see that Aizawa was brought over by Laura, Tamaki and Remy, the Eraser Hero using his quirk to stop Eri's.
The girl ended up collapsing, the three heroes looking relieved. Upon regaining his composure, Peter picked Eri up off of Izuku, holding the girl in his arms.
"Eri..." Peter was relieved she was alright, but confused by what she just did. "Your power, it felt so strong. Seems like your quirk might be too powerful for you to control right now."
"Peter!" Johnny said, flying down with Goku by his side. "Man, you really had us worried there bro."
"For sure, I don't know what was happening, but it sure didn't look good," Goku said. "Still, that power I felt before from this boy here, it was amazing!"
"Coming from you, that's saying something," Mayday said.
"Gotta say, your fight was incredible, got the best view in the city too," Johnny said. "You three worked together well. Or four, I think Eri was doing her part too."
"Wait, you saw us fighting?" Mayday asked. "Were you two just spectating!?"
"Well, yeah," Goku said.
Mayday furrowed her brow in frustration, "Seriously!? This isn't some type of Tournament! If you could move or do something, then do it next time! Don't leave all the work to us!"
"Whoa, we're sorry," Goku said. "We just thought you were enjoying yourselves."
"THIS ISN'T A GAME!" Mayday shouted, startling Goku.
"To be fair May, you're the one who's always on about proving yourself, we gave you the chance to do so," Johnny said. "Plus us being around made sure no one else interfered."
"If things really did get bad though, we would have done something," Goku reassured. "We promise."
"...Alright fine," Mayday said. "Point is, we won and Eri's safe."
"We didn't quite win," A worn out Izuku said. "Don't forget about Wesker."
"The League of Villains might be around too," Peter said. "Stay sharp."
In time several more cops and paramedics began to arrive, all of them quick to arrest who they needed to and provide medical assistance.
"We have a lot of seriously injured people here," Ryukyu said as many of the heroes and civilians were unloaded onto stretchers. We need ambulances immediately!"
Bubble Girl had finally made it to Capsule Corporation, and to her dismay, she could see Nighteye being loaded onto a stretcher. Tears came to the girl's eyes, hoping that her boss would pull through despite the injuries.
"Check to make sure we didn't miss anyone," Ryukyu ordered. "The League of Villains may still be nearby, same with their allies from The Brotherhood! Keep an eye out for Shadoloo and S.I.N. too. Round up whoever's left!"
"Yes ma'am," a cop said, unaware that of the other nearby villains making their leave. One thing Wesker and Toga having in common is each of them glancing at Peter before exiting, albeit for different reasons.
Other villains had snuck away, including Avalanche, his exit not going unnoticed by Vega, the man planning his own bit of payback against the Brotherhood member.
At the Hassaikai base, Centepeder had found Fat Gum and the others and immediately apprehended Rappa while Tengai was taken in by the cops. The Paramedics came to help Kirishima, with Rina staying by his side to make sure he was safe.
Many other villains were arrested, such as Chisaki, Chrono, Nemoto, Sakaki, Scorpion, Toad, Rikiaya Balrog and other grunts. The original Hassaikai leader was taken in carefully, as he was still on life support.
Rock Lock was escorted by some cops, the man still woozy from the sting, but was given a temporal antidote. Peter made note to work up a definitive cure in his lab as soon as possible.
Lastly Mirio was loaded onto a stretcher, both Tamaki and Nejire looking on in worry for their friend. They weren't the only ones, Mayday had a look of regret in her eyes as he got loaded into an ambulance. She was happy he was okay, but worried about his future as a pro hero.
Peter still had Eri clutched tightly, but worried when he noticed her fever was rising. "Eri?" He looked around for a paramedic. "Hey! I need someone over here stat! Hurry!"
"What's wrong?" Izuku asked, quickly running over.
"Eri's got a bad fever," Peter said, spotting a paramedic, handing Eri off. "Please help her."
"Of course, sir," the paramedic said.
"Wait, which hospital is this again? What are the directions?" Peter asked.
"Peter, it's fine," Twilight said, calming her husband's worries. "We're all going to the same hospital anyway. Some of us need medical attention, especially you."
"Me? I'm fine," Peter said. "Just some flesh wounds."
"You got impaled by concrete, we need to make sure there's nothing in your system," Twilight said.
"Twi, I've had worse, I can't even catch a cold," Peter said, then thought over his statement. "Well, I can but it barely affects me."
"Just go to the damn hospital," Logan said, getting Peter's attention. "You want to see Eri, don't you?"
"Yeah good point," Peter said, the hero shaking his head. "What a morning, I need coffee."
"What for? It doesn't do anything for ya," Logan said.
"I'm from New York, coffee is like gasoline to me," Peter said. "One cup gets me through a whole hour."
"Already cracking jokes, Peter must be really worried about Eri," Twilight said.
"Excuse me, Wolverine?" Izuku said, getting the man's attention. "I'm just curious...how are you alive? I just saw half your body get destroyed."
"As long as my brain's still functioning, my body will heal," Logan said.
"Still, to live through that, it must be amazing knowing that death isn't something you really have to worry about," Izuku said.
"It ain't that amazing kid," Logan said. "Sometimes living is worse than dying."
"Huh?" Izuku asked. Then heard some stretchers nearby.
"His pulse is dropping! Hurry!" a paramedic said, one escorting the very injured Nighteye.
"Sir!" Izuku said, running up to him. "Sir, can you hear me? I've been meaning to tell you something important!"
"Midoriya..." Nighteye said, doing his best to speak. "This outcome is different from what I saw. I don't understand how things changed. Somehow, my wish became a reality."
"Izuku..." Peter said, getting his attention. "Nighteye looks really hurt, let these people nurse him back to health first."
"It's fine..." Nighteye said, getting their attention. "Midoriya...You, Spider-Man and his daughter did the impossible. You twisted the future."
"Guess we managed to avoid a bad outcome, talk about sheer determination," Peter theorized.
"Sir, All Might said that he'll live! He was nervous about talking to you, but he wants to try!" Izuku said. "You just have to pull through!"
"Izuku, come on," Peter said. "Let the paramedics do their job, and then All Might can get that talk with Nighteye."
Listening to Peter, Nighteye was loaded onto an Ambulance, with not only the boy and his mentor looking on, but so was Mayday. The girl feared for her boss's life, but only hoped he could live somehow.
"We twisted the future?" Izuku asked.
"Seems like it," Peter said. "Remember, we make our own choices. Destiny is ours to control."
"Funny, Amy said something similar," Izuku said. "Same with Mayday. How fate and destiny are similar yet different."
"So you remembered, good," Amy said, walking over. "Glad to know you've taken my lesson to heart."
"Yeah...But I'm curious," Izuku turned to the girl. "When you did my tarot card reading, did it predict this outcome?"
Though hesitant to do so, Amy shook her head, "No, my cards also said you would probably die today. I didn't tell you because I didn't want that to happen. I figured if I motivated you enough, you'd change your fate. Seems like it worked."
"Our little fortune teller had big faith that you'd change your future kid, congrats," Peter said.
"I'm glad I could," Izuku said, then turned to Amy, bowing to the hedgehog. "Thank you for everything."
"Me? I didn't do much Izuku, this was all you," Amy said.
"Yeah, but you believed in me," Izuku said. "I'm glad I didn't let you down."
"Aw...you're so sweet," Amy said, hugging the boy. "You remind me so much of Peter all the time. Only you don't have his snappy temper."
"Huh? What snappy temper?" Peter asked.
"No offense Peter, but you did snap a lot when you were a teenager," Amy said. "Especially at Sally."
"That's her fault! She was being annoying with her whole ordering everyone around, and her pointing, and her Princess mentality," Peter said. "That girl is a Princess alright, a Princess from Hell!"
"Wow, you're still a bit snappy," Amy sassed.
Peter flashed a bemused glare at the Mobian girl, "...You're lucky you're cute and adorable."
"Me? Cute? How sweet of you to say," Amy teased, earning an eye roll mixed with a light blush from Peter. "Speaking of cute, how is Eri doing?"
"She has a fever, probably from an overuse of her powers," Peter said. "Such a powerful quirk, the ability to rewind time."
"Rewind time?" Amy asked. "Like, time traveling?"
"Not exactly," Peter said. "It's complicated to explain, but think of yourself as a VHS tape and Eri's quirk is the VCR. If she presses rewind, you're going backwards in the tape. That's what she does to you, she sends your body backwards. If you suffer an injury, she can rewind you to before your injury. If she's not careful, she could rewind you to before you were born, and unfortunately, there's no fast forward."
"Oh my, that is an impressive power," Amy said.
"It's how those quirk bullets were made, utilizing her blood to rewind your body to being quirkless," Peter said. "If you got shot with it, it could probably rewind a lot of your abilities as well, so it may not even be limited to quirks."
"To think such a weapon was nearly made," Amy said. "Eri's abilities sound powerful."
"They were really useful though," Izuku said. "I was able to fight without sustaining damage to my body. My quirk hurts me if I use too much, but with her rewind, I pulled it off."
"Yeah, that reminds me," Peter said, his expression and tone changing to fit a more disciplinary feeling. "Izuku, what was the big idea fighting with Eri strapped to your back like that?"
"I just explained it, she healed me," Izuku said.
"Okay, that I get, but it was beyond risky," Peter said. "She could have gotten hurt. Plus you nearly got killed because she lost control of her power."
"It was a necessary risk though," Izuku said. "You needed help and-"
"Let me cut you off," Peter interrupted. "I didn't really need help against Chisaki. Even if I did, I could have asked Amy here to help. If not her, then I could have asked Johnny. Even Goku was ready to step in if he needed to. You didn't need to risk your life out there, or Eri's. If you had her, the smartest choice was to run. This plan had two goals, stopping Chisaki and keeping Eri safe. You nearly jeopardized both."
"Peter, I'm trying to be a hero, I can't run from a fight!" Izuku said. "I had to bring down Chisaki!"
"What you had to do was the right thing!" Peter scolded. "Remember what I said days ago, I don't want you fighting dangerous villains. I underestimated how strong Chisaki was, if I knew he could do what he did, I probably wouldn't have even let you come with me."
"You were fine when it came to Wesker!" Izuku said.
"I brought you because I expected you to go to my home and get Eri to safety, if you did that then we probably wouldn't have had to worry about the fight reaching Capsule Corporation," Peter said.
"Whoa, easy Peter, it almost sounds like you're blaming Izuku for all of this," Amy said.
"I'm not blaming him, what I am saying is that he needed to stick to the plan," Peter said.
"Wow, ironic. You just criticized Sally, now you're starting to sound like her," Amy pointed out.
"Whose side are you on here?" Peter asked, the hero getting a bit frustrated. "I'm not trying to control anyone, I'm just thinking about what was best for Eri and my students. I didn't want Izuku getting hurt, same with Ochako and Tsuyu."
"I know you want to protect them, but you have to give them a chance to prove themselves," Amy said. "If you don't, you'll end up holding them back."
"Glad you're on my side here, Amy" Izuku said.
"Hey, on't get me wrong, you need to mind what Peter says too," Amy said. "Both of you need to figure out a compromise."
"I'm not going to ask for much, I just want my students to listen to me when I need them too," Peter said. "Ochako and Tsuyu actually listened when I asked them to do something. They didn't run off to fight Chisaki."
"To be fair, I am stronger than them," Izuku said. "So that means-"
"Uh...Deku?" Came Ochako's voice, the girl walking over with Tsuyu, Mayday and Jill.
"Oh hey Uraraka," Izuku greeted. "I was just telling Peter about-"
"I heard what you were talking about, but I do want a little clarity now," Ochako said, looking slightly unhappy. "You just mentioned being stronger than Tsu and myself."
"Well, I am technically," Izuku said, this bothering both girls present. "Don't get me wrong, you're strong too but your quirk wasn't suited for this situation."
"Actually, Ochako had potential to fight Chisaki too, I can think of several ways she could have used her quirk to fight," Peter said. "But I didn't ask her too because she was better off keeping others safe. I trusted her to do what she needed to do just like I need to trust you. Same with Tsu, her quirk also could have come in handy."
"What about mine? I have One...really powerful quirk," Izuku said. "My quirk is super strength, suitable for combat."
"It's also suitable for rescue, which I told you to focus on," Peter said.
"Ugh, this isn't why I sought you out for a mentor though!" Izuku insisted. "I need someone who's going to let me fight!"
"Everyone has to start somewhere, Izuku," Peter said, getting a bit irritated. "You're strong, but that doesn't mean you're capable."
"I am capable!" Izuku shouted, gesturing to a transportation truck. "I just knocked out Chisaki!"
"Deku, don't raise your voice at Peter!" Ochako scolded.
"You should be mad too! He was trying to sideline us!" Izuku pointed out.
"No he wasn't! He was giving us jobs he trusted us with!" Ochako said.
"See? She gets it," Peter said. "Ochako knows what's important, saving lives. You didn't go after Chisaki to keep him safe, you just wanted to prove you could win a fight. That's not a hero mindset."
"Heroes are supposed to always win!" Izuku argued.
"There's more than one way to 'win', Izuku!" Peter argued back. "Stroking your ego is not how you win!"
"Never would have thought I'd see Izuku argue with daddy, maybe it's because they're too alike in some ways, or they have different versions of the same idea," Mayday theorized.
Izuku shook his head in annoyance, unable to believe any of this, "Out of all the heroes, I expected you to understand me the most! You were a vigilante at one point, which means you probably broke so many rules!"
"That's enough!" Ochako shouted, stepping forward. "Deku, you need to stop arguing with Peter!"
"Didn't you break the rules too, Uraraka?" Izuku asked. "The day we went to save Kacchan? Or is that suddenly a bad thing now?"
"Are you kidding me!?" Ochako shouted, the girl now losing her patience. "Saving Bakugo was your idea! I went along to help you because I was worried you would get hurt!"
"It was a simple rescue!" Izuku said.
"You were also ready to fight! Deadpool had to hold you back from doing so!" Ochako said.
"You still technically broke the law with me! Now you're trying to take a moral high ground!" Izuku argued.
"I just want you to treat Peter with respect!" Ochako shouted back.
"Stop fighting!" Tsuyu shouted to get their attention. "Listen, I think we're all feeling a bit heated after the battle and adrenaline is still running high. Now is not the time to be arguing! The last thing any of you want to do is say something you'll regret later. Alright?"
Despite how tense things felt, everyone agreed with Tsuyu.
"Yeah, you're right," Izuku said, turning to bow to Peter. "I'm sorry I got angry, I'll go clear my head."
"Do what you gotta do, just don't wander too far, we're leaving soon and you definitely need to go to the hospital," Peter said.
"Of course," Izuku said, being quick to make his leave.
Ochako sighed in relief, glad things didn't escalate, "That's a different side to Deku I didn't think I'd see. For a second, he reminded me of Bakugo."
"Bakugo?" Mayday asked, recalling something she compared earlier. "Given how long Izuku and Katsuki have been acquainted, it's possible they might have rubbed off on each other more than they realize."
"Seeing him acting this way is unusual, hope he's doing alright," Tsuyu said.
"I'm going to check on him, be right back," Mayday said, following the boy.
"Will he be okay?" Amy asked. "I've never seen him talk like that, he's always been so respectful."
"High stress brings out the worst in us," Jill said.
"I'll give Izuku the benefit of the doubt," Peter said. "I will admit, I'm in no position to criticize. I've gotten heated when talking to Iron Man in the past. One time, I got so crossed that I thought Thor was going to knock me out for disrespecting Tony."
"You always were a bit emotional, Peter," Jill said. "It's your strength and weakness."
"Yeah, you love and care for others to the point of wanting to protect them," Amy said. "But, you also feel like you have to do everything for them too."
"...Guess Sally and I are more alike than I'd like to admit," Peter said as he rubbed his head in awkwardness.
"Sally just may feel the same way," Amy said, being vague about it.
"Still, I am proud of Izuku for being brave, I just don't want him to get hurt or killed," Peter said. "Much as I hate to admit it, The Avengers were right about me in many ways. I have been too eager and I likely caused more harm than good."
"We've all made questionable choices," Amy said. "Me personally, I don't regret a lot of them. Like the time I busted Sonic out of jail."
"You busted your husband out of jail once!?" Ochako asked.
"We weren't married yet, but yeah, that happened," Amy said. "Johnny Storm and Rainbow Dash helped too."
Ochako turned to the duo, both of whom were checking on Nejire and Tamaki. "Them too!?"
"Yeah, Tails was also there, along with some friends from San Francisco," Amy explained. "It's fine, Sonic was framed anyway. So he didn't belong in jail in the first place."
"He was framed?" Tsuyu asked.
"One day I'll tell you about the time we met Shadow, and the crisis on Space Colony ARK," Amy said. "Peter, you remember that, don't you?"
"Oh yeah, that whole thing was about to crash to Earth and destroy the planet," Peter said.
"Whoa! That sounds intense! And you stopped it, Peter!?" Ochako asked.
"Well Sonic and Shadow did most of the work, I just helped a very flirty bat girl make preparations," Peter said.
"Flirty bat girl?" Ochako asked. "Is this Batman related?"
"No, this was a literal female bat," Peter said. "A Mobian like Amy."
"With a nice set of boobies," Amy teased.
"...I'm ashamed to admit that she was very well endowed, better than most human girls," Peter said, earning a snarky grin from Jill and an awkward head scratch from Tsuyu.
"Still, it was a nice adventure. Teaming up with Peter is always a treat. It's been like that ever since we teamed up to fight Chaos," Amy said. "Peter's also come to my planet a couple of times too, like when we had to fight an evil robot version of Sonic, oh and the time we thought Sonic was dead so Peter helped Sally and her Freedom Fighters."
"I can write a book about my adventures," Peter said. "Actually some comics may exist."
"I'm not a fan of comics, they don't always get details right," Amy said. "I know from experience."
"I can understand that," Peter said.
"Uncle Spike and Uncle Shining know where to find the best comics if need be," Mayday said. "They are comic book nerds after all."
"I don't think Shining Armor would appreciate being called that," Peter said.
"Pardon me for going off topic, but I am curious about this lady here," Tsuyu said, gesturing to Jill.
"Oh yeah, this is Jill Valentine...or technically Jill Redfield," Peter said.
"Either works," Jill said.
"Right, anyway she's a friend of mine that I met in Raccoon City almost seventeen years ago," Peter explained.
"Raccoon City? You mean the place that was destroyed by some type of infection?" Tsuyu asked.
"You got it," Jill said. "Peter was dispatched to the city to help rescue any survivors from the monsters that roamed the city, then he ran into me, and we worked together with our friend Carlos to escape the city."
"Gambit and Applejack helped too," Peter said. "It's how I learned about Albert Wesker and his terrible experiments."
"When you say 'monsters', do you mean the zombies?" Ochako nervously asked.
"Yeah, Jill and I fought zombies," Peter said.
"That sounds kind of scary, ribbit," Tsuyu said.
"Yeah, that city is not a pleasant memory for me," Peter said. "I don't want to get into detail, but I saw some pretty terrible stuff. The worst was that monster, Nemesis."
"Oh yeah, that thing would not die," Jill said.
"Nemesis?" Ochako asked. "What exactly is that?"
"It's almost like a Nomu in a way, it's a Biological Organic Weapon that was given super strength and incredible speed to track down and kill members of S.T.A.R.S.," Peter said.
"S.T.A.R.S.?" Tsuyu asked.
"Special Tactics And Rescue Squad," Jill said. "It's a police force back in Raccoon City. I was a member, and Wesker was my Captain."
"How could Wesker be your captain?" Ochako asked. "Isn't he one of the bad guys?"
"He was. Wesker was only pretending to be a cop while secretly creating terrible experiments," Jill explained.
"There's a lot you girls need to be caught up on," Peter said. "Especially if you're going to help us not only with Wesker, but also Juri and Shadoloo."
"You should have them speak to Chun-Li about that," Amy suggested.
"Yeah, good idea," Peter said, glancing in Izuku's direction. "Might need to wait a bit, I want Izuku caught up to, but he needs to cool off a bit."
"Just give him a few minutes, he'll be fine," Amy said.
Meanwhile with Izuku, the boy was thinking over everything that had happened to day. His interaction with Wesker, his fight with Vega, his run in with Toga, his fight with Toad, rescuing Eri and teaming with Peter and Mayday to bring down Overhaul. Most notably, he was worried about Sir Nighteye, the man did have a really bad injury after all.
"What a day, my first real hero work with Spider-Man. Somehow, he didn't seem quite happy with what I did." Izuku grumbled in annoyance. "I know he's just trying to protect us, chances are UA has been strict with how he lets us handle things. Plus, he did mention he didn't want us fighting villains, so I suppose I should be lucky he let us do anything rather than pull us away. At the same time, it'll be hard to be the hero I've been training to be if he's too protective. All Might would let me fight, even if he was worried. Spider-Man should get how I feel. He's been in my position. I just don't know how to go about this now, I don't want to let All Might down, but can I really do better than Peter's agency? Who else can train me that efficiently?"
"Hey, Izuku," Mayday said, getting his attention.
"Oh, hi Mayday...did your father send you?" Izuku asked.
"No, I made my own choice," Mayday said. "But wow, things got really heated, didn't they?"
"Seems like it, it's so rare seeing Peter look that unhappy," Izuku said. "At least when talking to me."
"Daddy's soft sometimes, but when he lays down the law, even I wouldn't mess with that," Mayday said. "Sounds like you've been a bit gusty though."
"I just want to prove myself," Izuku said. "We did well in that fight, I don't know why he was so upset."
"He did ask you to take Eri to safety, instead you basically used her like a support item to make sure One for All didn't destroy you," Mayday said. "In daddy's eyes, you might have basically did what Chisaki's done."
"Excuse me!?" Izuku shouted, earning attention from some nearby pros and classmates.
"Whoa, ease up, that's just a theory," Mayday said. "Keep in mind that Chisaki has been experimenting on Eri, doing some awful shit to her. All because she has this powerful quirk. You kind of had her use her quirk to help you."
"She made that choice on her own! I didn't make her do anything!" Izuku shouted. "So don't you tell me that I acted like Chisaki!"
"I'm gonna have to ask you to lower your voice," Mayday warned. "I get you're frustrated but I'm not gonna let even you talk to me like this."
"You just compared me to a villain!" Izuku said, his temper not subsiding. "When Asui compared your father to a villain-"
"Don't even think about turning this back on Tsu or daddy," Mayday again warned. "Listen, I came to check on you because I was worried, but I can see you still need to cool off a bit. We'll talk later."
Without another word, Mayday made her leave as Izuku stood around in frustration, "What is wrong with me today?"
Mayday herself felt a bit guilty as well however, the girl briefly glancing back at Izuku, "Maybe that Chisaki comparison was a bit out of line."
As everyone was about to leave, Twilight had made her way over to Peter, the girl joined by Momo.
"Peter?" Twilight got his attention.
"Hey Twi, everyone's just about ready to leave," Peter said. "Some of the cops are gonna stay nearby in case Wesker or The League show up. Johnny, Rainbow Dash, The Saiyamen and Cyborg are sticking around as well, so that's extra security."
"That's great...but I need to ask," Twilight said. "I heard Izuku yelling earlier, he sounded a bit angry."
"Yeah, I had to scold him for some reckless behavior, he didn't take it well," Peter said.
"Reckless behavior?" Twilight asked.
"The kid wouldn't follow orders, I know that's hypocritical of me to say but I did give him a task that I believed he was best suited for," Peter said. "For him to act as entitled as he did was ridiculous."
"Are you sure you're talking about Izuku? He's the most well-behaved boy in school," Twilight said, then turned to Momo. "Isn't he?"
"Well, he did just come back from a suspension," Momo reminded.
"Oh, yeah, that's true," Twilight awkwardly admitted. "But it sounds like he was pressured into a fight by Katsuki."
"He also broke the rules by rescuing Bakugo," Momo said, before awkwardly rubbing his head. "But I did too, so it would be hypocritical of me to judge him for that."
"True, but according to Pinkie Pie, he was willing to avoid unnecessary conflict," Twilight said.
"And, earlier today, he seemed rather aggressive when fighting that Shadoloo villain, Vega," Momo admitted.
"Aggressive how?" Peter asked.
"Well..." Momo wasn't sure how to answer.
"Momo, I know this might feel like you're ratting someone out, but if Izuku's making mistakes that could jeopardize hero work, I need to know so I can do my part in correcting those mistakes," Peter said. "You can tell me."
"Well...It just seemed like Midoriya was more focused on beating Vega in a fight than focusing on rescue work," Momo asked. "When I asked Midoriya to focus on rescuing Eri, he insisted he could handle Vega and asked me to go help Tsu and Uraraka , feeling they needed assistance more than he did."
"So he was more focused on beating Vega than protecting Eri?" Peter asked in clarification. "Then asked you to go ahead? That's a bit arrogant I'll admit."
"I do understand his point though, if he can stop Vega, then that's one less pursuer," Twilight said.
"Curiously he had no intention of going back to stop that Toga girl too," Momo said. "He was just focused on defeating Vega."
"That so?" Peter asked. "I'm really going to need to have a word with him then."
"Midoriya meant well," Momo insisted. "I don't think he was trying to jeopardize anything."
"I know he meant well, and I know he wants to help. I appreciate that," Peter said. "But part of being a hero means fighting smart. The worst thing to do is get angry or lose focus. It's happened to me, I don't want it happening to you or any of my students."
"Understandable," Momo said.
Peter heard the trucks going, "The ambulances are leaving. I'm going to ride with Eri. Momo, get yourself to one too, looks like you've taken some bad scrapes."
"I certainly have," Momo said, looking to some of her bandaged wounds. "Vega is a strong opponent. Sadly he's not even the strongest I would guess."
"No, but don't feel bad, you're just starting out," Peter said. "This is why I was worried about you kids fighting guys like Shadoloo. They've been around for years and know how to fight heroes."
"Of course, I still have a long way to go," Momo said.
"You're doing a great job so far, and I think you handled yourself well today," Peter said. "Just thought you should know that."
Momo was a bit overwhelmed, feeling satisfied with Peter's praise as she bowed to the hero, "Thank you, Spider-Man."
Peter affectionately rubbed Momo's head before making his leave, with Twilight escorting her student to her own ambulance, all the vehicles finally taking off.
The battle to save a little girl, had finally come to an end.
Meanwhile however, Wesker watched on in disappointment, much as he wanted to take the chance to attack the heroes while they were down, the risk outweighed the reward.
"You can have little Eri for now, Peter," Wesker said. "We'll get her another time."
"I hate losing though, let's blow up one of the ambulances," Juri said.
"No, it's fine," Wesker said, pulling out a capsule. "I would not consider this a total loss."
"No way, when did you get that?" Juri asked.
"Chisaki is quite careless," Wesker said, sinisterly eyeing the veil of Eri's blood. "This should make a nice start to my plans. All I need now is All for One's research, and perhaps a few more blood samples. It's only a matter of time before I become a God, and all these mortals bow to my feet."
"So we're still teaming with Shigaraki" Juri asked.
"For now," Wesker said.
"Ugh, this kind of sucks, I hate working with them," Juri said. "It's like working with a bunch of bratty kids."
"Just temporarily," Wesker said. "For now, it would be wise to rendezvous with Bison."
"Another person I hate," Juri said.
"You hate everyone, don't you?" Wesker asked.
"Well, I don't hate you," Juri said. "I also don't hate some of our other allies. Speaking of which, is our favorite Mako buddy coming?"
"He will be here soon," Wesker said. "It may be time to grow our numbers however. The new heroes and our competition may cause some inconveniences, but I have faith in our plan to succeed."
"I look forward to seeing the destruction along the way," Juri said, the woman sinisterly licking her lips. "And all the blood that comes with it."
At present, the police were escorting the Hassaikai members along with Balrog, Scorpion and Toad.
Along the way however, a black truck had appeared in front of them, with a familiar man on the roof, glancing at the cars.
"Wait, someone's up there," the driver said.
On top of the van was Shigaraki, with Compress, Dabi and Pyro opening the back doors to the vehicle to get a better view.
"In Shogi, the point is to capture the king, right?" Shigaraki asked.
"Just like chess," Pyro said.
"It's not exactly that simple," Dabi said.
"Indeed, they're here just as you said," Compress said over the phone. "This is the fastest route to the nearest villain hospital. The stage is now set. Thank you for your efficiency Toga, you deserve a round of applause."
From elsewhere, Toga was seen on the phone alongside an out of costume Twice as well as Boom.
"Thank Jin, he's the one who reminded me," Toga said.
"Fight!" Twice shouted, the man crouched over and holding his head in agony.
"I got a bit distracted by Izuku, and Spider-Man too," Toga said.
"Run away fast!" Twice shouted.
"Sorry we're not there, you're going to have to get your hands dirty," Toga said.
"Just the one hand my dear," Compress said, earning a giggle from Toga.
"We couldn't get the girl at the center of their plan, but you should still be able to intercept the finished product," Toga said.
"Let him know about Wesker and Bison," Boom said, helping Twice up, doing her best to try and comfort him.
"Oh yeah, I think Shadoloo wanted the girl too, so be careful if you run into Bison," Toga said. "Wesker also made a move for her, and I doubt it was to help us, unless he's more generous than he looks."
"As expected," Compress said. "Of course, we can ill afford to make either side our enemy if we can help it."
"Well Tabby did knock out that ugly boxer, but I don't think he'll remember," Toga said. "I just hope Dom or Morty didn't cause unnecessary trouble with Shadoloo or S.I.N."
"Time will tell, we can't afford to sweat too many uncertanties," Compress said.
"Ask her if the cops took anything," Pyro said.
"Yes, of course," Compress focused on the phone. "Did you see if the police confiscated anything from the Hassaikai base?"
"I wasn't there, the fight went all the way to Capsule Corporation, it was a hassle," Toga said. "But I doubt they had time. Even if we can't find what we're after..."
"Kill them all!" Twice shouted, still holding his head in pain.
"I bet you still want to say 'hi', don't you?" Toga sinisterly pointed out.
"Sounds fun to me," Compress said. "We'll meet you later."
Upon hanging up, Toga quickly checked on Twice, "Poor guy, he's really not doing well."
"It's freaking me out a bit," Boom said. "Wanda used to do something similar. Never liked it much."
"He'll be fine," Toga said, the girl having quite a bit on her mind. "Hey, Tabby, how well do you know Spider-Man?"
"Spider-Man?" Boom asked, taking a moment to think. "I've had a few run ins, but he's not exactly a direct rival."
"Well, do you know anyone who knows him?" Toga asked.
"No, why are you...wait," Boom figured it out quickly. "This is about Spider-Man saving you earlier, isn't it?"
"Well, kind of," Toga said.
"Don't think too much into it," Boom said. "He's our enemy after all."
"But, he saved me," Toga said. "I don't get why either, I'm not a civilian, and he knows I'm with The League. It wasn't even an accident either, he willingly shielded me from Chisaki. I don't get why though."
"Spider-Man just does whatever he wants half the time," Boom said. "I don't know why he saved you, but that shouldn't matter right now. Focus on what we need to do."
"Yeah, of course..." Toga said, her mind still on the hero. Despite what she was told, she couldn't help but wonder why he willingly wanted to risk his life for her. That kindness in his voice certainly did not help her confusion. "Dammit, why does he have to be so charming?"
"Talk later, right now let's..." Boom noticed two familiar faces nearby. "Oh you gotta be kidding me."
"Huh?" Toga turned to spot Wesker and Juri, both standing not too far away, glancing at the trio. "Wow, lucky us."
"Easy ladies, we don't mean any harm," Juri said, casually walking over and noticing Twice's disarray. "What's with him?"
"Hate them!" Twice shouted.
"He's just adjusting," Toga said, not wanting to go into detail. "Looks like you two got away from the police just fine."
"Like there was any doubt," Juri said.
"I trust that after today's events, you are no longer employed with the Hassaikai?" Wesker rhetorically asked.
"They weren't a good fit for us," Toga said. "With any luck, Tomura is finishing off what's left of their crappy leader."
"What do you want from us now?" Boom asked.
"I'm just here to deliver a fair warning," Wesker said. "S.I.N. is not done with Shigaraki's League of Villains, nor your higher ups. We will be back, and we expect you to be a bit more cooperative than Mr. Chisaki has been with us."
"Remember, with All for One in jail, we call the shots," Juri said. "You lot will be working for us now."
"I never agreed to work with you, my loyalty is to Tomura," Toga said. "He's the one who's going to help me realize my vision."
"And if you want to live to see that day, come to pass, you'll play nicely with us," Juri warned.
"It is in your best interest to cooperate, we hold your fate in our hand," Wesker said, glancing down at Toga. "That means, not disobeying my orders again. Failure to comply will not end well for you."
Toga glared at Wesker, trying not to show fear. He had this look however, the man oozed a type of confidence she rarely saw.
"Why don't you wait until we reunite with Tomura before you start moving in on our turf?" Boom suggested. "I don't care how big of a deal you think you are, this is still our operation."
"Someone's feisty," Juri said, walking over and glaring a hole through Boom. "I'd watch that pretty mouth of yours, wouldn't want to cause trouble for yourself, would you?"
Boom showed off a fireball, holding it in front of Juri's face, "Hon, the only one who needs to watch herself, is you."
"Well gee, someone's full of herself," Juri taunted. "Running with Magneto once upon a time must have been a real ego boost."
"Just keep in mind, if I force this down your throat, there won't be anything left of you," Boom threatened, tossing the fireball aside and completely destroying a nearby car. "Don't ever doubt my abilities."
"Impressive, if you actually did that earlier, you might have been useful," Wesker said.
"Hey, our main goal was to take down the Hassaikai from within their ranks, and we accomplished that," Boom said. "While you were getting smacked around by Spider-Man and his two alien girlfriends, me, Himi and Jin were getting things done. So if anyone can demand respect right now, it's us!"
Juri's expression began to sour, the girl feeling genuine irritation at the moment. "You're really starting to get on my bad side."
"You got something to say, then say it!" Boom said, holding her arms out. "Better yet, why don't you prove that you're even worth anything other than being Albert Wesker's little pet!"
Juri immediately kneed Boom in the stomach, then kicked her back, knocking the girl into Twice.
"Tabby!" Toga brought out her knife and aimed at Juri. "Make one wrong move and I'll paint this sidewalk with your blood!"
Juri kicked the knife up and then kicked Toga in the stomach, catching the knife in her hands as she wrapped her forearm around Toga's neck, aiming the knife near her head. "You were saying?"
"Get off!" Toga tried elbowing Juri, but the girl managed to endure it and squeezed tighter, cutting off Toga's oxygen supply.
"Toga?" Twice noticed his friend was in danger, fury immediately plaguing his mind. "Let her go!"
In a quick second, Wesker punched Twice hard in the stomach, knocking the air out of his body as the villain fell over. "Juri, please release Toga. We don't want any unnecessary casualties."
Reluctantly, Juri released Toga, the girl falling to the ground, trying to catch her breath. "You got lucky."
"Why you..." Toga still wanted revenge, but then found herself lifted by the shirt by Wesker, the man glaring into her eyes.
"I know you're a bit of a mental case, so I'll keep this nice and short for you," Wesker warned. "From now on, you and your League of Villains, along with The Brotherhood, are at MY mercy. I will be generous enough to allow you leeway, but if you step out of line and disobey me again, like you did earlier, you won't have Spider-Man to save your life."
"Huh?" Toga asked in disbelief.
"Twice he's kept you safe from the clutches of death, however, third time is always the charm," Wesker said, dropping Toga. "Juri, let's go."
"Right behind you, boss," Juri said, kneeling in front of Toga, affectionately rubbing her chin. "For your sake, I hope you grow up nice." She pulled out a lollipop, seductively sucking and licking it. "I could use a bit more eye candy."
Toga smacked Juri's hand away, "Get the hell away from me."
Juri shrugged it off, still sucking the lollipop a bit more as she passed by a recovering Boom. She took the lollipop out of her mouth and stuck it in the mouth of the Brotherhood girl. "Don't say I never shared with you."
Boom spit the lollipop out, glaring at the S.I.N. Agent in disgust. Even Wesker looked a little weirded out, but he was used to Juri's strange antics by this point to not really care much.
"I will keep in touch," Wesker said, making his exit alongside Juri.
"Ugh, we did all this to get rid of Chisaki, but something tells me we were focused on the wrong group," Toga said, then heard some sirens. "Guess our little meeting caught some unwanted attention."
"We gotta go," Boom said, helping Twice off the ground. "Come on Jin, let's get you out of here."
The three made their exit, hoping to stay out of sight from the authorities, but had much grander things to worry about soon.
Meanwhile in the highway across down, the cops transporting Chisaki had recognized Shigaraki, the van still driving in front of the police car.
"Wait, that's Tomura Shigaraki from the League of Villains!"
As Shigaraki waited on top of the van, Dabi started to feel a bit nauseous, the villain turning back to call his driver, "Hey lizard! Stop weaving! I get motion sickness!"
"Don't call me 'lizard'!" The driver shouted. "The name is Spinner!"
"Just shut up and drive!" Dabi demanded.
Spinner began having some second thoughts about this plan, "How would Stain react to this? I don't think he would condone attacking the police, that is not his vision for a true hero society."
"It's a necessary sacrifice Spinner," Shigaraki said. "I'm counting on you."
"Some cops are crooks themselves anyway, we might be doing everyone a favor," Pyro said.
Dabi readied his fire, "Ready Pyro?"
"Let's do it, mate," Pyro said, lifting his palm to aim his flamethrower.
The two sent out a blast as a cop car blocked the van. Surprisingly the car did not take damage, much to Dabi's surprise.
"What do we have here?"
Pyro scratched his head in confusion, "Did someone fly Sandman over here or something?"
The sand dissipated, revealing the Sand Hero, Snatch. "The League and The Brotherhood, bunch of thugs who hate the world."
"And of course they send a hero," Shigaraki lamented, then called back. "Spinner, slow down!"
Spinner did so, allowing Shigaraki to leap down, attempting to destroy Snatch, but the man's power kept him safe from harm.
"You may be able to disintegrate anything you touch, but that won't work against sand!" Snatch said.
"Guess you're not wrong," Shigaraki said.
"Wow, he's getting famous," Dabi said.
"Probably thanks to us in The Brotherhood," Pyro boasted, Dabi side eyeing him.
"Shigaraki is only the slide of hand," Compress said, sending out a marble containing a large rock that the car crashed into. "Watch as the police car flies through the air, no trickery or wires involved."
Meanwhile as the three men leapt off the car, Shigaraki leapt onto the van, disintegrating the window and causing the vehicle to crash.
As this was happening Snatch was assisting a cop that was injured in the car crash, "Hey, are you alright!?"
"So predictable, heroes always prioritize innocents," Dabi taunted, standing their with his fire with Pyro right beside him.
"We've found burnt bodies all over the city, it's you isn't it?" Snatch asked. "Is that Brotherhood scum beside you your mentor in destruction!?"
"I'd loved to take credit mate, but my buddy here's been making his mark before I met him," Pyro said, turning to Dabi. "Still, seems like you're just as popular too."
"That's flattering," Dabi said, raising his temperature.
"Have you ever thought about the families of the people you shamelessly killed!" Snatch sent a sand attack at the duo, with Dabi and Pyro working together to overwhelm him. Suddenly Snatch had disappeared, a marble left in his place.
"Well, that was quite the close call," Compress noted. "But sand doesn't burn up, does it?"
"I think only his top half can turn into sand, so chances are he's dead," Dabi said.
"Hope so, going about 'Oh, those poor families'," Pyro taunted. "Chances are some of those people you killed were scumbags, probably did those families a favor."
"I feel so accomplished in life," Dabi said in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
Overhaul was pulled out of the van, out onto the streets while Pyro and Dabi went to free their allies.
Shigaraki kicked Chisaki's stretcher, glaring down at the man. "Tell me again who the next leader is going to be."
"...Did you come to kill me?" Chisaki asked, the man seemingly having lost all hope.
"No, I have something much worse in mind," Shigaraki said as he pulled the hand off of his face, glaring down at his foe. "I truly hate you."
Suddenly one of Chisaki's arms disappeared, courtesy of Compress, who picked up the marble, seemingly making it disappear. "For the arm."
"Two little boxes," Shigaraki said, pulling something out. "Which one has the finalized product I wonder?" He placed them in his pocket. "I'll just take both."
"That's mine..." Chisaki said.
"You know what I think, Overhaul?" Shigarkai knelt beside the man. "Someone who hates quirks, shouldn't have one of their own." He began decaying Chisaki's arm. "Don't you agree?"
Chisaki began to freak out, wondering if he was minutes away from death.
"If we don't cut that off, your whole body will turn to dust," Shigaraki taunted, pulling out a knife.
As Pyro and Dabi came back with Scorpion, Toad and Balrog, they could see some blood nearby as Shigaraki had completely removed Chisaki's hand.
"Just like that you're helpless, a weak quirkless loser," Shigaraki taunted, smiling sadistically. "And now the fruits of your labor belong to me! You don't even have a thumb to suck on! You're doomed to watch from the sideline as your dream falls apart! Let's do our best!"
Chisaki laid there in terror, the realization settling in as flashbacks of his early days ran through his mind. It was all gone. Eri, his plans, his organization, and his dreams.
"Remind me never to cross that guy," Scorpion said. "He's insane!"
"Just realizing that now?" Pyro asked. "Personally, I just see it as ambition. You do what you gotta do to stay on top."
Spinner honked the horn to the vehicle, getting everyone's attention, "Back up is on the way! Get moving!"
Shigaraki walked past the traumatized Overhaul, the other villains joining him, glancing back at the fallen leader.
"Next, it's our turn," Shigaraki said, as the sound of Chisaki's shout of despair echoed in the background.
From above, Bison could see what had happened to Overhaul, as well as all the damage caused by Shigaraki. "It looks as if young Shigaraki just, disarmed, his competition. He is someone worth keeping an eye on. At least for now."
Bison would have to regroup with his team later, for now he made his exit, and began to plot again.
Meanwhile Nejire was overseeing all the damage done alongside Flurry, the two making some last minute sweeps.
"How's your wing?" Nejire asked.
"It's fine, my wings are mostly made of magic, so any damage done to them isn't permanent," Flurry said.
"That's good to know," Nejire said.
"Gotta say, there wasn't a lot of damage done here, most of it was kept to Capsule Corporation," Flurry said.
"You can thank your uncle and cousin for that, same with Deku," Nejire said. "Seems like they kept most of the fighting the damaged area."
"Yeah, you're right," Flurry said.
"Spider-Man's been at this a long time, it makes sense that he'd know how to keep damage to a minimum if he can help it," Nejire said.
"It's probably easier here, there aren't as many tall buildings as there are in New York City," Flurry said. "Granted that's more of a problem in Manhattan than it is in Queens. Of course credit can go to Izuku since he did similar in his training."
"Similar?" Nejire asked.
"During our practical exams, we had to fight different pro heroes," Flurry said. "I fought my teacher Eraser Head, along with my classmates Shoto Torodoki and Momo Yaoyorozu."
"He can erase your quirk? "Nejire asked. "Doesn't you magic function differently than most quirks?"
"It does, but I think Eraser can still erase just about any quirk," Flurry said. "I'm talking Pinkie Joint, X-Gene and Equestrian Magic. I don't know if he can erase alien quirks though, I've never seen him try."
"Still, fighting your teacher? Must have been tough," Nejire said.
"Not as tough as Mayday and Izuku," Flurry said. "They had to fight All Might, alongside Katsuki Bakugo."
"The explosion guy with the bad attitude?" Nejire asked.
"The very same," Flurry said. "In that exercise, Izuku was careful to make sure the fight took place only on parts of the fake city that All Might damaged. I don't know if he got the tip from Uncle Peter or if it's just basic common sense. Heroes are usually smart to minimize damage if they can help it. Even fighters like Goku prefer to go somewhere where there's no risk of destruction."
"Goku?" Nejire asked.
"Did you see a guy with pointy hair and an orange gi?" Flurry asked. "If you did, that's Goku. He's The Great Saiyaman's father."
"I think I did see someone like that," Nejire said. "He's not a pro, right?"
"No, but he does like to help, and considering this was his friend's house, legally he's allowed to help his friend fight off the bad guys," Flurry said.
"Well it sounds like Deku has a good teacher in Spider-Man at least," Nejire said. "They both think so similarly."
"There are a lot of similarities between Izuku and Uncle Peter, probably why the Work Study even happened," Flurry said. "Speaking of work study, we should go and meet with Miss Ryukyu."
"Oh totally," Nejire said. "Oh, later I want to see if we can find Uravity and Froppy. Ryukyu might be interested to know how well they fought."
"That sounds good," Flurry said.
At the hospital, Izuku was getting checked up by the doctor.
"I did a thorough examination, you did lose a bit of blood from some lacerations, but the damage isn't life threatening," the doctor said. "Aside from your arm, there's nothing out of the ordinary."
"Thank you so much," Izuku said.
"That's an odd injury, how did it happen?" The doctor said.
"Actually, I'd like to know how everyone else is doing," Izuku said.
"I can fill you in," Came Aizawa's voice as he entered the room.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're okay," Izuku said.
"Just needed some stiches," Aizawa dismissed. "Now come with me."
"Okay," Izuku said, leaving the room, joining Aizawa on a walk down the hallway.
The two walked for a bit, silent for the most part as each had a lot on their mind at the moment. Eventually one of them opened up.
"Sorry I couldn't be there in the end, when it counted," Aizawa said.
"It's alright, Spider-Man was there," Izuku said. "Hey, is he alright?"
"He's already up and about, I honestly envy his healing," Aizawa said. "Mayday Parker is alright too, at least physically."
"What about the others?" Izuku asked.
"Kirishima is covered with bruises and lacerations, but he'll live," Aizawa said. "Howlett has no injuries, any she may have had likely already healed. Like her father, and like Spider-Man, I envy that fast healing."
"Kind of wish I had that myself," Izuku said.
"Amajiki cracked a bone in his face, and has some minor injuries, but none should leave a scar," Aizawa confirmed. "Fat Gum has a few broken bones, but he's just fine otherwise."
"Must have been some tough fights," Izuku commented.
"Rock Lock got poisoned by Scorpion, but thanks to Spider-Man's knowledge on the toxin, the doctors should be able to synthesize a vaccine," Aizawa said. "He's been given a temporary antidote that should slow the poisoning, but a proper cure should be coming in the near future."
"That's terrible," Izuku said.
"Faith and Beast Boy have a few bruises, nothing to worry about however," Aizawa continued. "Amy Rose and Starfire had some cuts and scrapes, but they're walking it off."
"Guess their alien biology helped," Izuku said. "That or they're naturally tough girls."
"Yaoyorozu took a few scrapes, but she's been properly patched up. Seems like she did a good job of it on her own, but professional assistance isn't bad," Aizawa said. "Peni Parker is doing fine too, just some bumps and bruises. She's already back home and fixing her suit."
"She seemed so worried about it, I hope everything turns out okay," Izuku said.
"The other heroes, along with the agents that came to assist are fine, any injuries they might have gotten were properly treated," Aizawa said. "Wolverine, well whatever Chisaki did to him, there's no traces whatsoever. That man is truly indestructible."
"He didn't seem too proud of it," Izuku said.
"Even if he lives, the pain is still there," Aizawa said. "The trauma sticks with him, and considering how long he's been alive, that's a lot of trauma."
"What about Eri?" Izuku asked.
"She's still got a high fever, right now she's under quarantine," Aizawa said. "Last I saw, Spider-Man was outside her window. He looked very nervous, understandable since he's taken a liking to that girl."
"Oh yeah, she does mean a lot to Peter," Izuku said. "Still, quarantine? So I won't be able to see her?"
"They actually made that call based on your description of what happened back there," Aizawa said. "Her quirk is dangerous, and she can't control it. If she feels provoked again, I'm the only one who can stop her."
"Wait, so does that mean you need to take her in?" Izuku asked.
"That I am trying to figure out," Aizawa said. "Ideally, I should be the one to watch over her since I can stop her quirk. But, she might not like living away from Spider-Man, and I know he doesn't want to give her up."
"Eri is pretty attached to Peter, he saved her after all," Izuku said. "And Peter already loves her."
"It makes sense, it sounds like Eri had been mistreated her whole life," Aizawa said. "So of course she would show such a strong attachment to the first person who treated her like an actual human being. Someone who himself has been talked down to most of his life."
"You're not wrong," Izuku said. "Say...has Spider-Man spoken to you?"
"Is this about you using her quirk to rewind you while you destroyed your body?" Aizawa asked. "Yes, he has. He wasn't exactly thrilled with your choice. I can't say I blame him."
"Kind of wondering he's going to fire me for some of the things I did," Izuku said.
"Spider-Man's all about second chances, if anything you should be worried about me pulling you out of his work study," Aizawa said. "But, I won't do that. I think he does have a lot he can teach you. Just try not to speak back to him when he's telling you something. He's easy going yes, but even I could tell he was genuinely annoyed. At the very least, that tells me he takes his work study position seriously."
"I'll do my best," Izuku said. "And thank you, sir. If it wasn't for you stopping Eri's quirk when you did, who knows what would have happened?"
"Teaching her control may be hard since her quirk only seems to work on people," Aizawa said. "Training with live subjects is much more dangerous. Not to mention how her emotional state may be. It only makes sense to keep her quarantined. For her sake and ours. Which means, we can't depend on her or her quirk."
"Depend how?" Izuku asked.
"There are some things we just have to accept," Aizawa said, opening a door. "Come on, we have others waiting."
"Huh?" Izuku took note of how many were in the room. Recovery Girl, Bubble Girl, Centepeder, Mayday, Peter, Ochako, Tsuyu and most notably, his mentor. "All Might?" Izuku took note of the school nurse. "And Recovery Girl too? What's going on?"
"I asked All Might to come..." Bubble Girl said, the girl tearing up as her voice began to crack. "Because Sir always admired him so much!"
Centepeder was quick to give Bubble Girl a handkerchief to dry her tears. Izuku could tell that there was a solemn ambience in the room. Ochako and Tsuyu looked notably sad, even on the verge of tears.
Mayday was facing away from everyone, but Izuku could tell from her body language that something was bothering her. Peter was seen comforting his daughter, but sporting a blank and lost look on his face.
"There's nothing more we can do for him," a doctor said. "It's a miracle he survived this long."
"Even my powers can't help, he's too far gone," Recovery Girl said.
It didn't take Izuku long to realize what was happening. This was about Nigtheye, and reality hit him hard. Izuku knew that Nighteye was dying.
"I'm sorry, but you should prepare yourselves," the doctor said. "I don't think he will live to see tomorrow."
Mayday notably sniffled, despite her attempts to not show any emotion.
"Mayday..." Peter rubbed her shoulder, trying to ease her the best he could. "You don't need to hold it in. It's alright to be sad, it's not a weakness to cry if you need to."
"But...I couldn't...I should have..." Mayday said, the girl wiping her eyes.
"None of this is your fault, or anyone's," Peter said, hugging his daughter. "Sometimes, bad things just happen."
"But why do they have to happen...to someone I know?" Mayday asked. "I can't...I don't want to deal with this again."
"No one does, Mayday," Peter said, gently rubbing his daughter's head. "I know I say that the future is ours to decide, but there are things that we can't control. Please May, be sad if you need to, but don't let this weigh you down in the future. I don't think Nighteye would want that."
"I know but..." Mayday's tears wouldn't stop falling, Peter had to deepen his hug to really bring her comfort.
"Mayday, I know what you're feeling, I know more than anyone how badly this must feel for you," Peter said. "Take it from me, you did not make any mistakes. You did your best, more than a lot of people would. This, was not, your fault."
Hearing Mayday's sobbing noises tugged at Izuku's emotions. It takes a lot to bring her spirits down. Something about the wording the father-daughter duo had told Izuku that this was tough for them on a very personal level.
In his room, Nighteye was connected to a life support machine. Despite being bandaged up and having his wounds treated, he was very close to death. As the doctor said, he wasn't long for the world.
All Might dejectedly looked over Nighteye, feeling remorse in his heart, whispering only one line. "I'm so sorry."
This however caught Nighteye's attention, the man slowly waking up and seeing the man he idolized. "Is that you All Might? Finally ready to talk in my final moments?"
"I honestly don't know what to say," All Might admitted. "I was wrong to push you away. And now..."
"Nighteye!" Izuku interjected. "Please, you have to live!"
"Izuku, don't yell," Peter said, the man coming in with Mayday, Tsuyu and Ochako. "I know you're worried but let Nighteye and All Might talk."
"I know but..." Izuku lamented.
"Funny, I've never heard you sound so penitent, All Might," Nighteye said, the man forcing a smile. "But I never resented you for what happened between us. I really mean that. If fighting fate makes you happy, then I believe-"
"You should be fighting it too," All Might pleaded, the man on the verge of tears. "Please give me a chance to make up for what I've done!"
"There's nothing to make up for," Nighteye insisted. "I did my best to look for a future where you were not killed. I tried my best to alter my vision. But there was nothing I could do." The man turned his attention to Izuku. "But today, Midoriya succeeded where I failed. Not just him, but Spider-Man and his daughter too."
All Might glanced briefly at Peter, the man currently comforting Ochako and Tsuyu while Mayday stepped closer, wanting to be close to her boss.
"I believe it has to do with the energy of thoughts, the power of a vision so strong that it leaves no room for doubt," Nighteye said. "It wasn't just Midoriya, Spider-Man or Mayday. Everyone today fought hard because they believed in their path. This was all their energy converging on Midoriya and the Spiders. Looks like Spider-Man's friends weren't wrong about the future not being set in stone, I'm glad to know that."
"They'll be happy to hear you say that," Mayday said, trying to hold in her emotion. "Tell you what, why don't you just get a good night sleep, and tomorrow, we can all have a nice laugh with our friends. That sounds nice, doesn't it?"
"Sorry Mayday, but I don't think that will be happening," Nighteye said.
"Need more than a day? That's fine, we can wait a week, or a month," Mayday said, trying to hold back her tears. "I can wait all year! That seems fair, doesn't it?"
Nighteye chuckled to himself, "Sorry, I shouldn't laugh, but I do admire your persistence, Mayday. For what it's worth, I'm sorry I doubted you. Today, you did your best to fight alongside your team, and you were there for Mirio."
"You're just being nice, we both know I still have a long way to go, and you're the best guy to teach me," Mayday said, forcing a smile despite her tears.
"You have a bright future, you and Midoriya. I don't need my foresight to see that," Nighteye said. "My only regret is-"
"SIR!" Mirio shouted, barging into the room and taking everyone by surprise.
"Togata?" Izuku said.
"Mirio, what are you..." Peter could see the boy limping past him, desperately trying to reach Nighteye.
"Don't give up! Please keep fighting!" Mirio begged, tears flowing down his eyes. "Don't die on me!"
"Mirio, you're upset and I don't blame you," Peter said. "Please dial the emotion back a little."
"I can't!" Mirio shouted in agony, clenching his fist in frustration. "I can't lose Sir!"
"Mirio..." Nighteye began, glancing at his student. "I failed you. This is my fault. If only-"
"Don't say that!" Mirio shouted, still teary eyed. "You were always there for me! Teaching me! Helping me become stronger! Everything I am is because of you!"
Mayday could barely hold in her own tears when she saw Mirio break down. He was always so positive and full of hope. Seeing him like this was not something she was ready for. "Mirio..."
"Please, don't leave me!" Mirio cried, the boy breaking down more.
"Forgive me, Mirio..." Nighteye moved his arm a bit. "At first, I only saw you as a vessle for One for All. But you followed me, and believed in me." Nighteye raised his arm toward Mirio. "Before I know it, you became my pride and joy." He grabbed Mirio affectionately by the head, looking into his eyes. "One last time, let me see. "
Using his Foresight, Nighteye looked into Mirio's future, hoping to find what he needed.
"You'll be alright, you have a bright future ahead of you, that's one thing that shouldn't change," Nighteye said, Mirio crying harder, enough that his heartbreak finally got to Mayday as the girl's metaporical mask had come off. "Just remember, you have good friends who will help you. Keep them close, no matter what happens."
Nighteye's life was slipping away, everyone knew that. Mirio was still an emotional wreck, the boy unable to process the impending death of his master. Izuku was sobbing, but still did his best to comfort a fully crying Mayday, the girl unable to hold in her emotions as she hugged Izuku.
Ochako and Tsuyu were both crying as well, wrapping their arms around Peter while he held them both close, doing his best to comfort them. He too felt sadness, not enough to bring out tears, but he felt some guilt for not being able to keep Nighteye safe from this type of harm.
Aizawa, Centepeder and Bubble Girl also bore witness to the final moments of Sir Nighteye, the latter unable to hold back her tears either.
"Just remember to smile," Nighteye said, growing weaker by the second. "After all, without joy and laughter to balance the sorrow, this world cannot hope to have a bright future."
Those were the final words of Sir Nighteye, the man finally reaching eternal peace as everyone paid their final respects to a great hero.