It had been a normal day at Tartarus Prison at first; no movements from the criminals, no faulty systems. All guards were on shift and in tip-top form.
Then the sky darkened.
"The hell?" One of the watchers noted. "Skies are supposed to be clear…"
"Hold on, we've got an unsanctioned aerial vehicle coming up." One of the guards said, bringing up an image of the vehicle in question. "Is…Is that a dollar bill symbol?"
Indeed: The airship that was floating just above Tartarus was in the shape of a dollar sign.
"ATTENTION UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT!" The first watcher called out. YOU ARE FLYING WITHIN RANGE OF A MAXIMUM SECUIRTY PRISON. PLEASE RESPOND AND TURN AROUND."
"Really should've gone with e-mail." Feedback smirked as he threw a Sound bubble that created a hole for him, Colonel Cash, and several other villains to jump into. A hole that was soon surrounded by guards, all armed to the teeth.
"Spot, m'boy?" Cash smiled. "If in you'd be so kind?"
Spot gulped and aimed for the hole, only to be pulled aside.
"Let me. You can have the easier job."
The speaker wore a black Oni-Mask and samurai armor. He looked down and smirked. The shadows of the tower sudden leapt upwards and then down onto Tartarus, causing more alarms to go off and halving the guards available. With a chuckle, he then gazed at the feet of his comrades and jumped, all of them following
"THIS IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN ANIWA!" Spot cried as they all lepat downwards, landing on their feet. "….Respectfully withdraw."
The Oni-masked man then opened his hand to several guards, all of whom vanished inside it screaming.
"Weak little children."
#1 VILLAIN OF CHINA: ONIKAGE!
QUIRK: YAMI! ANYTHING DARKNESS OR SHADOW RELATED? THIS GUY CAN DO!
Other guards aimed at the intruders, onloy to feel themselves sweat coldy and freeze in their feet.
They barely managed to see one of the villains walking forwards: A man in a black top hat, opera cape and a white mask that covered his face, save for a monocle.
"Oh, I do so love the smell of fear…" The gentleman said in a calm, almost grandfatherly voice as he walked forward. The way he moved, it was like he was enjoying a museum's collection of art, while slipping on sharp, serrated bladed gloves.
One of the guards screamed and shot himself, others following in suit or running away for a few seconds.
"None quite like my ancestors' victims…But still, you're dying for a good cause."
And with that, the gentleman dug his hands into the guards' stomach, emasculating them.
1 VILLAIN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: GENTLEMAN RIPPER!
QUIRK: MURDERER'S AURA! HE CAN USE A SPECIAL SENSE TO TRACK DOWN AND IDENTIFY VICTIMS AS WELL AS HARNESS THE POWER OF FEAR TO WEAKEN HIS OPPONENTS AND EVEN DRIVE THEM MAD WITH FEAR!
Lights started to go out and guards on the inside saw several cells open up.
"For such a technologically advanced prison, you're awfully easy to hack, Da?" A russian voice noted.
Said voice came from the one airborne villain; a man in a red and white Powersuit with the Soviet Union Party flag decorating his chest. He was casually typing away on one wrist while several drones attacked anyone who came near him or his comrades.
#1 VILLAIN OF RUSSIA: COMMISSAR CYBER!
QUIRK: QUIRKLESS! TO MAKE UP FOR HIS LACK OF POWERS, HE CYBERNETICALLY ENHANCED HIS BODY! HE'S MORE MACHINE THAN MAN NOW!
"Nein, Cyber!" Another voice called out. "Can't let you have all the fun!"
Several guards and drones were all sent flying upwards as tornadoes suddenly overtook the area.
Tornadoes that came from the mechanical, turbine like armors of a man in a military unform and cap, with a red mask covering all but his eyes.
#1 VILLAIN OF GERMANY: BARON VON HURRICANE!
QUIRK: TWIRLENKIL! HE CAN PRODUCE POWERFUL TORNADOES THAT HE CAN FREELY MANIPULATE! HE DESTROYED HIS ARMS BUT REPLACED THEM WITH CYBERNETICS, NOW HE CAN USE HIS QUIRK WITHOUT LIMITS!
"Nazi bastard…!" One guard struggled to breathe after he had landed, barely alive.
Hurricane paused midstride, corrected
"Wait, what?" the villain asked, offense and rage obvious in his tone. "What did you call me? I'm not a Nazi!"
This confused the guard.
"But you're German."
"Yes?"
"And a villain."
"Yes."
"So, Nazi."
"Nein, that's not how that works!" Hurricane grimaced. "I have no problem with any race or religion! Hell, my daughter in law is Jewish! Besides, the mere fact I'm working with these morons proves I can't be a Nazi!"
"We heard that, las incompetent!" A female French voice snapped.
"No fresco, Hurricane!" A Spanish voice added.
"YA obizhayus' na eto!" Cyber growled.
Hurricane paid their anger no mind, his focus on the guard.
"Oh. Right. Sorry." The guard mused.
"Its okay, common misconception." The German villain assured him,
"No, no, no. It's the 23rd Century, I should know better."
"I'm just glad we talked it out and you learned before you died." Hurricane beamed, his arm then morphing back into an engine and shredding the guard into bloodly mulch.
Many guards moved away from the powerhouses, finding someone blocking their path: A tall, statuesquese woman in clothes one would expect a noble in a period piece to wear, along with an operatic mask that covered half of her face.
"Vous avez tous travaillé si dur." She cooed, reaching for her mask. "Faire une sieste."
From underneath the woman's mask came a scent unlike any other: It was sweet, calming, empowering but relaxing. It made the guards who whiffed it remember the happiest moments of their lives, forget all their problems…and fall into a deep slumber.
"Too easy, as usual." The woman sighed. "Ichiro really has softened his nation up.:"
#1 VILLAIN OF FRANCE: MADAME MASQUE!
QUIRK: PARFUME! SHE RELEASES AN AROMA SO INVIVTING, IT MAKES ALL WHO SMELL IT THINK THEY'RE IN PARADISE….AT THE COST OF MASQUE HERSELF NOT EVEN A SCENT.
Other guards, who had gotten masks on to cover their senses, raced towards her. She kicked most of them away with Savate techquies, all towards another of the villains:
This man wore the uniform of a swashbuckler, with the armor of a Spanish explorer of old. He gazed around the guards and then closed the distance between himself and one, ignoring the others.
"You'll do."
#1 VILLAIN OF SPAIN: CAPTAIN CONQUISTADOR!
QUIRK: POTENTIAL!
And the guard soon found themselves in the fight of their life…which lasted quite long, the villain smirking with pride at them,
"So much flashiness and Quirk use." The African man in shades and a pale white suit sighed after he'd trounced the other guards. "Whatever happened to good old fist fights? That's how I stayed in shape so long; wrestling with the kids. Plus, it was a nice bonding experience."
#1 VILLAIN OF AFRICA: ADAM-1!
QUIRK: PROGONCEY PROLOGING! ADAM ONE'S LIFE IS EXTENDED BY AT LEAST A DECADE BASED ON HOW MADE CHILDREN HE SIRES, AND BOY GOLLY DOES HE HAVE A LOT!
Several more guards raced towards Adam-1, only to find themselves wrapped up in what looked like gauze or a bandage. They then screamed as they suddenly began to shrivel into husks, their life-forces flowing from their bodies into the owner of the wraps:
"Foolish mortals." Said the tall man who dressed himself in armor to resemble Set, the egyotain god of the storm and Chaos.
#1 VILLAIN OF EGYPT: LORD PHAROH!
QUIRK: PANTHEON DISCIPLE! HE CAN HARNESS THE POWERS OF THE EGYPTIAN PANTHEON BUT CAN ONLY USE ONE GOD'S POWER AT A TIME!
"Adam does have a point, though." A bearded old man in light knight's armor mused as more and more machines descended onto the guards. "Quirks can be traced quite easily. Tech on the other hand? Not so much."
#1 VILLAIN OF ITALY: COUNT LIONHEART!
QUIRK: INVENTION! HE CAN DISASSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLE ANY MATERIALS AND BUILD WHATEVER CONTRAPTIONS HE DESIRES WITH THEM!
"I'M CHARGING YOU FOR EVERY DOWNGRADE!" Cyber roared at Lionheart: He HATED it when the old man took his tech and 'downgraded' it to steampunk levels!
"Find Ichiro." Lionheart reminded his Russian comrade.
More gaurds fell dead to the ground, their necks slit open thanks to the man in the fur rimmed coat wearing a dingo fanged necklace and cowboy hat.
"Still mate; when was the last time we all got to go crazy like this?" He smirked.
#1 VILLAIN OF AUSTRALIA: DANGER DINGO!
QUIRK: SHANK! HE CAN CREATE BLADES FROM ANYTHING! WHATEVER NON-LIVING THING HE TOUCHES CAN BE CHANGED INTO WHATEVER BLADE HE CAN IMAGINE!
Some gaurds readied to fire on the Australian, only for the ground beneath them to give way and them to fall downwards. When they regained their bearings, they saw they were in a maze!
"You leave yourself open, Dingo." Said the shredded, bull headed villain clad in maught but a toga.
#1 VILLAIN OF GREECE: MINOTAUR!
QUIRK: MAZE MASTER! HE CAN INSTANTLY CREATE LABYRINTHS! \
"He is young, Minos." Another voice noted. It belonged to the man in clothes one would find an Arabian Sheik wearing, but of the purest of white.
"Do not call me that." Minotaur growled then sighed. "I take it you?"
"Indeed I did." The Shiek beamed. "It turns out Tartarus is bulit of an oil reserve. Its small admittedly, and no way Japan will sell….But I do so love the irony of this kill."
Behind the man were guards, all coated and drowned in pure oil.
#1 VILLAIN OF THE MIDDLE EAST: SHEIK OIL!
QUIRK: OIL MASTER! HE CAN MANIPULATE ANY AND ALL KINDS OF OILS BUT HE CANNOT MAKE THE OIL HIMSELF!
Showdown chuckled as he picked up a fallen guard's gun and began opening fire on more of them, hitting them all with clean precision.
"Y'all boys need more range training!" He smirked. "My boy is the worst shot I ever taught and he could do better!"
CREED QUATERMAIN
VILLAIN NAME: SHOWDOWN
QUIRK: NON-RELOAD! ANY GUN HE GETS HIS HANDS ON NEVER RUNS OUT OF BULLETS! EVEN THE WEAKEST GUN BECOMES A RAPID-FIRE DEATH MACHINE IN HIS HANDS!
Quatal took out his Macuhatal and slammed it down, creating a fissure in the ground that emitted a massive burst of light, blinding more of the guards and leaving them vulnerable to the extending blade teeth of Moonfish.
"Meat...! Meat...!"
"Feast to your heart's content, beast!" Quatal commanded the death row inmate.
CHANTICO TLALOC
VILLAIN NAME: QUATAL
QUIRK: AZTEC IDOL! HE CAN HARNESS THE POWERS OF THE AZTEC DEITIES! HE CAN ALSO SACRIFICE SOME OF HIS BLOOD TO EMPOWER HIMSELF!
"Cyber!" Cash called out. "Ya found him yet?"
"Give me one moment, comrade Cash…Ah ha! Lowest level, end of the first hall."
"Where we suspected and he belongs." Onikage smirked, ignoring the glares of the other villains.
"You do realize that you'd be in his shoes if he hadn't dethroned you, right?" Leo
"Down you go." The Spot said, a portal opening up under each staff member he npointed to. "Down you go. Leave, please. That means you too. Oh, you're cute, keeping you!"
Colonel Cash smirked as he picked up a key card from one of the dead guards and opened the door to where the target was:
A man in a straightjacket and breathing mask with a mess of scar tissue where his eyes, nose, and hair should be. The Symbol of Evil, mentor to Tomura Shigaraki, and arch-enemy to All-Might...
ALL FOR ONE.
"You alright, mate?" Danger Dingo asked as Colonel Cash handed him the key card, which he turned into a small knife to cut his comrade free. Said comrade fell to the ground, gasping for air and to feel movement in his arms and legs.
"Easy there, Ichi. We got ya." Cash smiled warmly.
"My friends..." All For One breathed, recognizing the bundle of Quirks in front of him. He then frowned. "And Onikage."
"Long time no see..." Onikage grumbled as Adam-1 and Colonel Cash helped their old ally up, Madame Masque coming in with a new life-support mask.
"I made it just for you."
The mask was similar to the one All For One wore in his final battle with All-Might at Kamino only it had a smoother design with a much wider and sleeker collar. Gratefully, the Symbol of Evil put it on over his head.
"I never doubted any of you for a single second." All For One chuckled. "I take it we're moving with THAT plan after all?"
"But a course, partner." Cash grinned. "My grandbaby and your apprentice are getting along swimmingly and are already working on the distraction."
"Ah yes, your precious granddaughter. I always did like her." All For One smiled fondly. "Such a pragmatic and intelligent girl."
"Actually, she's going by Puppetress nowadays." Showdown explained.
"Wait..." The Symbol Of Evil paused, vaguely recalling some reports of Villain activity in the States. "...Is she the same Puppetress who...?'
Conquistador nodded. "The very same."
The amicable chatter was interrupted by a loud shout of:
"FREEZE!"
The security forces rushed to the legendary villains, who simply smirked.
"What's say we show these young'ins how REAL villains do it?" Cash suggested, cracking his neck and knuckles, then glowing after he crushed a credit card in his hand.
"Da! It will be good exercise!" Commissar Cyber chuckled as a pair of machine guns protruded from his wrist gauntlets. "In America, Police Brutalize you...In Soviet Russia, YOU BRUTALIZE POLICE!"
Onikage drew a curved, red and black katana, smirking to himself as dark shadowy energy emitted off the blade.
"Ah, dear old Zhong Kui. It's been far too long."
"Your lives end here!" Baron Von Hurricane said in a cold, matter-of-fact tone as strong wind began building up in his metal fists.
"Ladies and gentlemen." The Spot bowed beside his portal. The Cabal entered one by one, save for All for One and Cash, who spied several of the prisoners looking up at them. The two supervillains shot each other a grin before All for One stepped forward and declrared:
"If it's freedom you desire, then submit to me, my brethren. And bear witness, by our side. This will be the story of how the demon lords of the world gathered together for the ultimate grand finale against the foolish forces of good!"
The brief time of peace and quiet had just died a painful and agonizing death. And this time, the violence would spread over two continents and across the sea.
MHA-PP
Throughout all the chaos, one prisoner alone escaped: Stain
"Need to warn All Might! Or that boy!"
Knightmare Lord A/N:
I was so looking forward to this part and I'm glad we could do it!
Meet All For One's international villain friends! Now, in canon, All For One doesn't give a crap about anybody, but in this universe, Colonel Cash helped pass on some villainous virtues to him, including the value of having evil buddies who have your back!
Also, some of the Cabal members are actually Expies of characters from other mediums:
Gentleman Ripper is basically Jack the Ripper as he was portrayed in Assassins Creed Syndicate.
Adam-1 comes from Mark's Miller's 'Wanted', but now with a Quirk.
Commissar Cyber is like a mix of Crimson Dynamo from Marvel Comics and SCP-2273.
Baron Von Hurricane is basically Von Twirlenkiller from MadWorld.
Danger Dingo looks like Kano from Mortal Kombat without the cybernetic eye.
Finally, Count Lionheart looks like Leonardo Da Vinci as he appeared in Lupin III Part 4.
We hope you like these villains as you'll see more of them in the future as they plan to do what any good supervillain worth their salt does; TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!
"OF COURSE!"
Take it away, Mrotrax!
Mrotrax A/N:
As I stated last chapter: SHIT! HAS! HIT! THE! FAN!
It was always in my plan to have an international league of villains in My Hero Pen-Pal; in fact, they were supposed to appear in the chapter after the one I got stuck on.
Onikage belongs to Autistic Grizzly and will/has shown up in at least one other story of the Pen-Pal time line (which I am working on): MHA Black Lightning. His sword's name Haocao/Panying, comes from one of the five famed blades of China; a blade bathed in lawlessness and said to be unworthy of anyone, so it was used as a grave maker. I think a weapon like that fits a villain like him.
If anything, Oni rivals All for One as the Biggest Bad in the verse. At least on earth….
Now, in the original version, the villains WERE going to double cross each other when all is said and done, no PROPER supervillain shares their power. But with this alliance and the plan they've been cooking up? We may see even more 'even evil has comrades.'
Stay tuned for more! Next chapter we not only move to where the original story dropped, but also a certain hero stepping up to #1 for real.