Those Society Rejected
After the entrance of the young man whose form was decorated with hands, his own entrance was rather tame in appearance: He just stepped out behind him and took a stance beside Nomu as the 'leader' of this 'league' began his opening speech.
He could at least take solace in the fact that his costume stood out a little bit even amidst the many Monstrous Transformation Quirk users and two bit criminals: a simple bartender suit with black gloves, covered by a cloak one would associate with Victorian-era gentlemen. What most stood out was, in the right corner of his completely black cloth mask, there was the right corner of an All Might mask.
"...Hey, where's All Might?" The blue haired man asked.
Glancing around, our lead saw that the Symbol of Peace was nowhere to be seen. Great, this just made things so much more complicated and easier at the same time; his plan would be enacted...if the man-child leading this remembered that.
"The schedule said he'd be here..."
"He was probably delayed." Our lead pointed out, pulling out a phone showing All Might stopping a Villain holding a family prisoner.
"Like you extras could do anything!"
That voice.
Oh, how he knew that voice...and he despised it. Yes, he despised it so much he broke the plan and walked towards the class and met the blonde, closing his eyes under his masks as he kicked his arms upwards.
"Hello again, Katsuki." His true voice was distorted by the scrambler on his neck under the masks. "See you got into UA."
"...Do I fucking know you?" Bakugo asked, a brow raised.
"Bakugo, do not provoke him and stay back." Eraserhead ordered, but he went ignored.
"Relax, this guys nothing more than a pawn, maybe the fourth strongest at best. I can take him."
The villain sighed and rubbed their forehead.
"...Seems that ego stayed..."
"You keep acting like I'm supposed to recognize you." Bakugo snarled. "What, you an extra I passed?"
Another sigh, this one far more annoyed, came from the newcomer's masked mouth.
"Sigh...Tell me, does any of this sound familiar?" The masked 'villain' started, clearing their throat. "'It's all I've ever wanted since I was a kid; I can still try, right?' Or how about this one; 'No competition, you're amazing!' No? How about this one; 'Stop, you're being mean?'"
"What is he talking about, Baku-bro?" Ejiro Kirishima asked.
This made the masked boy chuckle.
"Well look at that, Tomura. You're not the only one who doesn't background check!"
'Tomura' the hands-wearing villain, humphed, still stewing in irritation at his target not being here as he began to scratch himself.
The masked villain then returned to his target. "Of course you wouldn't remember what an 'extra' said to you... Well, how about this line, straight from your own mouth?"
He cleared his throat again and fiddled with his neck. When he spoke this time, his voice was exactly the same as Katsuki's.
"Ya know, there is a way to get a quirk...Take a swan dive and hope you get one in your next life."
Katsuki's eyes widened as the masked boy smirked under the cloth, delighted at the prideful grin on the blonde's face being replaced by a gasp of shock and disbelief.
"N-no..." The explosive blonde said as he took a step back. "N-no way you're...ya don't even sound like him!"
The newcomer pulled up his collar, revealing a small microphone and audio scrambler on a collar that he crushed under his shoe.
"What did you end up telling the cops when they asked you about me? They DID ask about me, didn't they? You know, never mind; what lie did you tell my mother, your godmother?" He asked, his voice much younger and dare some of the students say it, sweeter sounding.
As the masked Villain rambled, Katsuki Bakugo's mind was a myriad of flashbacks and memories. They had started sweetly and bright, but grew darker and darker...and he knew he himself was the cause of that.
"D-Deku?"
Evidently, it was the wrong thing to say: While his face was covered, all could feel the newcomer steaming with rage. Some of the other villains even backed away from him as he stepped forward.
"After all this time? You still can't call me by my name?" He shouted, reaching for his cloth mask and beginning to pull it up. "Maybe you need to see your handiwork? Will that jog your memory? You egotistical, greedy, arrogant...!"
"Okay, ya know what? I think there's been enough of this backstory info and drama!" The blue haired man growled, pulling the boy back while keeping his pinky and index upwards. "If All Might's not here...We'll settle with killing some of you brats."
The air went cold with this declaration.
Those words confirmed the masked villain's fears; Tomura had forgotten the backup plan...or hadn't been told it.
Great.
Now he'd have to do everything. Oh well, he got a good show out of it, at least; Eraserhead was dealing with the majority of the main attacking force with ease; no doubt his experience in Underground Heroism paying off.
"Told you to check out the other teachers." He smirked.
"How about you do something useful and get out there?" The hands-wearing villain snapped.
"Gladly." He smirked as Kurogiri's Warp Gate took him to the entrance, where five students and the wounded Thirteen stood in front of him. His conscious came forward. "If it matters? I didn't want it to come to this. I'm sorry."
Thirteen stood in front of her students and prepared to use her Quirk, only for a portal to appear overhead.
"Best to get rid of the mini-boss." Tomura's voice said as his hand made contact with the Pro's suit, which began to turn to dust before several knives entered her back. Under his mask, the villain's eyes widened and his distaste grew. "Consider that your penalty for everything."
The Warp gate vanished, leaving the villain facing three male students and three female students. He took a step forward...
Rikado Sato downed a sweetener, his strength increasing as he raced towards the villain, a powerful punch landing and sending the attacker skirting back.
"...Strength enhanced by sugar, interesting." The villain mused.
"Why are YOU doing this?" The boy snapped as he swung more attacks, which were narrowly avoided "You're clearly not as crazy as the hand-job guy..."
The masked villain deflected a few punches, feeling the sting of the blows.
"Everyone needs money to eat, and he's the only one who could take us."
"'Us?'" One of the girls, with chestnut hair asked. The realization he had spilled the means distracted the villain long enough for another punch to land, cracking his All Might mask and leaving him distracted long enough for another of the boys to shoot out a tape from his elbow, pinning his arms to his sides.
"Thanks, Sero." Sato smiled as he pinned the boy to the ground as his classmate walked closer. "Now...start talking!"
In pain and irritated, all the villain said was.
"You shouldn't assume you've caught me..."
KLINK!
"GUYS!"
The octopus looking boy pushed his classmates out of the way as the villain broke free of the tape, revealing he had blades coming from his wrists.
"Please...just let me..." He started, but he was cut off by the octopus boy going on the offensive, his body shifting all over so as to avoid attacks. "Wow! I've seen a few other malleable body quirks, but yours is the best so far!"
"Flattery won't save you, villain!" Shoji howled, only to get light slashes on his shoulders. The villain then felt something wrap around his legs and found himself being flung upwards by a frog like girl, Tsuyu Asui.
"Ocha!" The pink skinned girl had called out to the chestnut haired one. Getting a nod, they high fived and suddenly the pink girl was floating upwards towards the attacker, while a slime of sorts gathered between her fingers.
The frog girl's tongue left the villain's feet and gravity began to kick in. However, just before that...
"RELEASE!"
The Pink skinned girl began to fall and slammed her fist into the attacker, who screamed in pain from the burns and the strength behind the blow, while not as much as the first boy's, it was painful none the less.
The cloth part of his mask melted, revealing a green eye and some freckles, but while there was an impact seconds later? Where there should've been a body, there was a pile of mud.
"MINA, BEHIND YOU!" Tsuyu shouted
A hand clamped over Mina's mouth as an arm wrapped around her waist, pinning her arms to her sides. She felt something prick her side and then...
Her eyes widened under her captor's grip. Her Acid wasn't manifesting.
"I'm sorry!" Her kidnapper whispered, genuine apology clear."Kurogiri! My part of the plan is done, port me back!"
"Wait, what?!" Tomura snapped. "Where the hell are you going?"
"Away from here." The villain snarled, his patience for Tomura dying quickly as he held onto his struggling prisoner. "Your master knows how to contact me, good luck getting something worthwhile with this screw-up."
"HEY BASTARD!"
Katsuki had made his way over, with Kirishima close behind and fear overtaking his face.
"Mina!"
The villain's one visible eye turned to a glare as he placed one of his wrist blades at Mina's throat, making her wince.
Katsuki suddenly stopped.
"One more step, Ka-chan." The villain snarled. "Go on. Take. One. More step. Unless of course...you don't care about an 'extra'. All that matters is stopping the villain, right?"
"..Deku. Let Raccoon eyes..." Katsuki started.
"My name is not DEKU!" The villain snapped. "WHERE THE HELL IS MY WARP-GATE, GIRI?!"
Hearing a grown over his intercom, the villain was relieved to see the portal manifest. His elation grew even more when an enraged All Might appeared on the scene.
"RELEASE YOUNG ASHIDO!" The #1 Hero demanded only to catch sight of the villain's one exposed eye.
"Tell the truth." Was the kidnapper's only demand as he and Mina fell through the Warp Gate.
MH
Hands bound and gagged Mina as her apologetic abductor dragged her through a hallway after they stepped through the portal. Amidst her struggles, she could hear the echo of their steps and see that the hallway was made of rusty metal of sorts. There was a funny smell in the air, but she couldn't place it. The sound of rumbling machines also filled the air
She was brought out of her musings when captor opened a door and flung her inside.
"Your Quirk will return in two hours." the kidnapper assured her before closing the door. He then pulled off the cloth part of his mask and sighed as he fell to the ground. While his All Might corner mask was still there, his face was clear:
Green eyes and hair which resembled a bush, with freckles on his cheeks.
"Gentle's going to be disappointed in you, ya know."
The boy turned to see a very large individual, wearing shades, a button up shirt and undershirt with jeans and boots.
Magne
AKA Kenji Hikiishi
Magnetism; she can apply strong magnetic polarity to people (either whole body or specific parts) around her within a 4.5-meter radius. Men are polarized south, and women are polarized north, although she cannot magnetize herself.
"Oh, kiddo, you look like crap." Magne cooed.
"I was backed into a corner and needed to buy some time for us to get out of here."
"And the fact she's adorable has nothing to do with it?" Kenji asked knowingly.
The boy blushed but did retort:
"She is athletic, has an acid Quirk and she worked well with one classmate to bring me down."
"You mean the clone of you." Magne added. "And...I guess I'll buy that. Still going to tease you though!"
The boy groaned and he could swear that in spite of everything that had happened to her in the past 10 minutes, Mina was giggling behind the door. The Transgender then sat down.
"What really happened?"
"...HE was there."
"...Oh. You...you want talk or...?"
"I want to forget!" The boy confessed. "Its been almost a year and a half, but still...! He hasn't changed one bit! And Tomura...Oh dear Kami if he hadn't paid us so well...!"
He found himself being brought into a hug, which he groaned into as Magne patted him of the shoulder.
"And now Gentle and La Brava are going to lecture me...I just..I think I need something adorable."
"Well, you could talk to the pretty girl you kidnapped..."
"..I am kind of wondering what your deal with Bakugo is..." Mina said behind the door.
"Kenji-nee, please!" The boy groaned. "And I'm NOT telling you!"
"Okay, okay. I'm done." Kenji assured her friend. "Well, if you want adorable; Toga and Eri just started a tea party."
The boy leapt to his feet and began to run
"SOUTH SIDE!" Kenji then opened the door a smidgen, just enough for her voice to reach Mina's ears.
"Don't worry, sweetie; you'll be on your way home day after tomorrow at the latest. Try to take a nap, we'll bring you dinner later."
She then closed the door and walked away, leaving Mina confused yet not as terrified as she felt she should be.
MH
Hot liquid fell into two very tiny cups as cooling, oceanic winds filled the air.
"Would you like some sugar, Toga?" A six year old girl with long white and black hair, red eyes and a horn on her head asked.
Eri-Chan
Unknown Quirk; seemingly time related
"One red please, Eri chan." The older girl, around the same age as as the masked boy smiled. She had blonde hair in twin-tails, sharp fangs and yellow eyes that shone with kindness to the little girl, who opened a small bowl and plopped in a noticeably red cube.
Shifty
AKA Himiko Toga
Transformation: the ability to transform into a physical lookalike of another individual, as well as copy their voice, as long as she has ingested said person's blood. The more blood she drinks, the longer she has access to that person's form. She can switch between the appearances of multiple people if she drinks the blood of more than one person. She can even duplicate a person's clothing, though, her own clothes would overlap the transformation, requiring her to get naked beforehand.
"I'm back!"
Eri's eyes lit up and she abandoned the tea party to rush to the owner of the voice. Toga followed in suit, downing her cup of tea and racing towards her oldest friend.
"Mr. Deku!" Eri beamed, hugging the masked boy, who smiled and ruffled her hair as Toga bounced up.
"So...how'd it go?" She asked.
"They beat the clone." The boy said bluntly as he took Eri into his arms.
"DAMN YOU WEAK BOY!"
If one were to look around they would see several simuarliy dressed men in black and grey costumes; some were fishing, other's cleaning and others still packing.
"Good call on your end to have me make that backup!"
Twice
AKA Jin Bubaigawara
Twice; the ability to create an exact duplicate of anything, living or not. In order to duplicate something, Jin needs to know the exact measurements and characteristics. He is limited to two duplication at a time and said duplicates are not as durable as the original.
"Well, I wouldn't be able to do it without you, Jin." the boy said.
"You're darn right! Oh, don;t be so modest..Oh, I'm calling you right now!" Jin said as he handed the boy a phone.
"What did you want?" The boy asked.
"How and why should I care? Something big!"
"Would you like a cup of tea, Mr. Twice?" Eri asked.
"No thank you Eri; never drink something you don't prep yourself." Twice started, before changing his mind. "Ooh, don't mind if I do!"
He then sat down took a cup of steaming tea. While the trio cheered, the boy went back inside and answered the phone.
"What's the matter, Jin?"
Back at UA, a jittery looking blonde man with a stitch on his forehead, right between his brows, was staring in shock and awe.
"All Might sent Nomu FLYING!" The man said before beaming. "Everybody is looking so stupid and confused! Also, got the groceries!"
The boy chuckled lightly.
"You...need to but some more."
"Okie dokie! Why ever would I do that?"
"...I...I took a hostage."
"YOU WHAT?!" Jin shouted through the phone. "Good for you, finally making an alpha move! Is that prick who screwed up your face?! Magne has actually kept a diary of revenge fantasies in him!"
The boy began to fill up with embarrassment.
"P-please just grab enough for one more person." He begged
"Air travel or regular quantity? I'll grab a party's worth!"
"I trust you, Jin. Just get home safe."
"Not a chance ya punk! See ya in a few hours!"
The boy then ended the call, only to find Toga glaring at him.
"What's this I heard about kidnapping someone?" She bluntly demanded, before adding. "That is apparently NOT Katsuki Bakugo?"
The boy groaned.
"I was backed into a corner, had to fight some students, she has an acid quirk and is athletic, so it made sense to take someone who was not just Quirk reliant. Also, thinking about this now but not realizing at the time? Pretty sure I've heard the name 'Ashido' somewhere before...?"
Toga had stopped listening after 'she.' Now, normally, one might assume she was jealous of this new person and would wish them harm...instead, her smile became somewhat sombre and shy as she asked:
"...Is she cute?"
"Oh yes indeed!"
Kenji came onto the scene, smiling and grinning.
"I checked out her social media; she dances and does graffiti-style artwork on top of loving old monster movies?"
Toga's eyes beamed
"You mean there might someone on his oil rig that'll watch my movies with me and NOT freak out or puke?! THANK YOU, IZU!"
She took her friend into a hug, with Kenji joining in and lifting the teens outside, where they were spied by Eri and Twice.
"I want squishy hug!" Eri beamed as she raced forward, Twice picking her up and joining in said hug.
After a few minutes, the three allowed the six year old to guide them back to her tea party, which was still intact. But before they could get started...
"...Mr. Deku?" Eri asked.
With a sigh, the boy took off the All Might mask, revealing the reason he had worn it; the right-side of his face was covered in a third degree burn and his right eye was pale white.
Dekiru
AKA Izuku Midoriya
Quirkless/ partly blind
MH
How did these four meet? What keeps them together? Where are they? Will Mina escape whatever plans they have for her? Do they even have plans for their hostage? And who are their mysterious benefactors?
To answer these questions, we must go back a year ago, to the fateful day a boy's spirit was crushed.
Or...perhaps we need to go even further, to when a broken man's mind truly shattered by his own hand? Or when a woman lost her best friend as a young girl was abandoned by those she depended on most in her time of need?
Regardless of when we must start, that is a tale for another time.
To be continued...
Happy 2021 everyone! This idea came to me a month ago and I decided to put it out to see if there is merit to it. Hopefully this becomes a slightly different take on the Villain Izuku AU formula.
Suggestions in reviews and or PMs are welcomed; after the first three or four chapters the story is kind of undeveloped.
Stay safe! Read and review, would ye kindly?