Tribulations and Trials part 1

Izuku had come to Hosu with the goal of being arrested after collecting some information of the local hero's failings. At least that was whathe wagered the HPSC and news would claim his reasons were. And to a point, that was accurate; he was still a fanboy after all, and if Nezu's deal with with Danjuro and Manami applied to the rest of their group, the more proof he had of his skill, the better.

The green haired boy also feared that Tomura, in one of the rare bouts of not being a brat he'd proven capable of doing, would pick up on Hosu being the most likely city for Stain to have hit had he still been active, would take advantage of that fact and do something.

It seemed his worries were warranted, considering the onslaught of Nomu rampaging.

But now he had even more worries: If this winged Nomu was who he thought he was, that meant…they weren't just made from tubes like he and Danjuro had assumed. No, they were either kidnapped civilians or and stolen corpses infused with multiple Quirks.

"DEKU!"

"…Old buddy of Bakugo?" Mina guessed, a deadpan look on her face.

"Old buddy of Bakugo." Izuku sighed.

The Winged Nomu, still writhing and reaching for Izuku, then went ignored as the two teens realized the awkwardness of the situation:

Former kidnapper (even if he had been apologetic and a sweetheart) meeting former kidnappee under the duress of a Nomu attack on a stopped and broken train, the kidnappee now having a few new powers that had very little if NOTHING to do with acid

"…I…" Izuku started, not sure what to say. "…You look…"

WHACK!

"…I deserved that one."

Mina looked down to see the baby she had saved having tossed their rattle with surprising force and an angry look on its face. A light chuckle escaped the two teens as Mina found herself back on the ground and went back to the train, where the baby's relieved parents took their child back and thanked her profusely.

Mina smiled and sheepishly waved off the thanks, before spying a rattle being handed to the family.

"Here ya go." Izuku, smiling sweetly as he could as the baby took the rattle back.

Murmurs began to fill the train as more and more riders began to see who ahd aided Pinky.

"…Is that Dekiru?"

"I thought he was dead."

"Surprinsgly cute for a villain."

"No way, check the news!"

"He's been fighting MORE of those monsters?"

"Maybe he's been a vigilante all this time?"

"He was with the League, though…"

"..Was he though? That speech he left…"

Izuku then cut in and asked.

"Is anyone hurt?"

The murmurs died. The unbelievability of the situation was palpable; a wanted teen, in front of dozens of witnesses…was more concerned about them then escaping? And yet, no one could doubt his sincerity.

"I can make soothing cream with my Quirk." Mina added in, getting a few raised hands.

"And I've got bandages and some painkillers." Izuku added.

The two began to make their way through the train, helping where they could. Interestingly, Izuku had PLEANTY of bandages and painkillers on him.

Never mind. Now that Mina thought about it? She wasn't surprised. Bakugo clearly did not care who got hit with his explosions.

Screams suddenly filled the air, along with a familiar:

"DEKU!"

The winged Nomu was weakly crawling towards Izuku, ignoring everyone else in its way. Izuku sighed and knelt down before flicking its brain, making it let out cartoonish screams and sobs of pain.

"THAT HURT! YOU CAN'T! YOU WORTHLESS!"

A hush fell over the train.
"…Did you just make him talk?" A civilian asked an equally shocked and confused Izuku.

"…Maybe I hit his…Broca's Arera?" Izuku weakly postulated, then looked over his fingers and were he'd hit. "No, that can't be; I aimed at the central suculus….Then again, with the bioengineer9ing, maybe the brains don't work the same way…."

Mina giggled, in spite of it.

"…What?" Izuku asked. "What I say? What's so funny?"

"Suculus.": Mina chuckled, as did a few other civilians.

"What? Those are actual words." Izuku pointed out, going to reach for his phone to show the pink skinned girl, only to be distracted when he saw he had made the news:

'QUIRKLESS VILLAIN VANQUISHES MONSTERS!'

"…Don't suppose anyone caught Mina saving a baby?" He asked weakly.

"…Aww, how humble." Mina playfully cooed then her face turned serious. "…I passed your messages along. Your folks…"

"Are at UA, I know." Izuku sighed, then smiled. "Thanks."

"…How's Toga?"

"Taking care of one last thing before she joins us all." Izuku said. "…How's Aoyama?"

Mina's eyes widened, as did Izuku's one working eye. Had he just…?!

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"

Izuku was then sent flying into a wall by a very tiny, elderly man's feet. Jet propelled feet, mind you, but still! The last thing he saw before going dark was Mina and said old man arguing.

TSR

The Aoyama family found suddenly found themselves being moved from UA to Tartarus. A reality they had been expectoing; influential and accommodating as Nezu was, he was a hero still, and under the law's control.

They had also expected they may not even make it to Tartarus when the officers began loading their guns once they were far enough from UA and the city. Mosuieur and Madame moved to shield Yuga for as long as they could, happy that their deaths would at least be quick

Or…that HAD been the plan.

"…Wait, who the..?!"

The driver suddenly shrieked, getting his comrades' attention.

Out in the road, smirking evilly was…Yuga Aoyama?!

A Navel laser hit the windshield head on, killing the driver and sending the van flying and then crashing. The free Yuga then unsheathed shivs and dashed towards the officers, slicng at their tendons, wrists and legs as he made his way over the now trying to flee family.

The lead officer then turned his hands into machine guns and moved to kill the family, only for his neck to be slit by the free Yuga…who was melting.

The Aoyamas, despite their bloodied and hurt forms, all beamed in delight at seeing the bloody, beaming shapeshifter.

"Bonjour, mes amis." Toga smiled as she stabbed another officer and gave a dramatic bow. "….Care to catch up?"

What should be a happy reunion was cut short by the whirling of a portal

"…Of course he'd try to get this right." Toga sighed.

Out stepped Tomura, an annoyed looked on his face that warped into a sadistic grin.

"Well. I was hoping for Izuku to interfere since he's the only one still free…but6 I can settle for you."

Toga readied to fight, a smirk on her face.

"So, you finally used corrupt cops?" She asked, giving a sarcastic clap. "Brava! You're getting closer to Izuku's level!"

"Well, not all of us can have more than two suboridnates in working condition." Tomura seethed, then smirked. "But…"

He then slammed his palm down behind him, instantly reducing the street, cars, buildings and civilains behind him to dusty rumble.

"…I like to think I've level grinded enough."

He then zipped past Toga, once again displaying that incredible speed Izuku was convinced was a secondary Quirk and grabbing the Aoyama patriarch in a chokehold while his free hand hovered dangerously close to his face.

"bien-aimé!" Mrs. Aoyama screeched

"Papa!" Yuga struggled to get up, only to be kicked away by Tomura.

"Drop the blades, shifty. Or this stereotype becomes another statistic." Tomura grinned, delighting in the look of worry and shock on Toga's face. If only this was Izuku's dad and with Izuku! This would've made the hell he'd endured with Gigantomachia all worth it! Still, this NPC's death would hurt Izuku too…!

"Toga." Monsieur Aoyama, remarkably calm, smiled. "…Do what you must. Just keep my wife and son safe."

Toga bit her lip, then her face turned stone cold as she drew the sword Stain had given her..and sliced right through the French man and his captor.

Despite the deep, bleeding wound, said captor had only one thought:

"…You sliced through my hostage." Tomura whispered, the reality coming to him as he realized. "…You sliced through my hostage!"

Thoroughly enraged, Tomura leapt at Toga and slammed her to the ground.

"YOU SLICED THROUGH MY HOSTAGE!"

His anger turned to delight as Toga's shoulder began to crack and turn to dust, but returned anew as the portal drew him back.

"NO! NO! NOT YET! LET ME KILL HER!"

What he saw next would fill him with rage for days on end: Seeing her shoulder decomposing, Toga did the only thing that made sense; she grabbed the katana again…

And sliced her arm clean off.

Instantly, the decomposing stopped, and she delightfully flipped Tomura off as he vanished into the portal.

That just left this mess….

"Y-Yuga? Sweetie?" Toga asked. "C-could you possibly…?"

ZAP!

The French boy, tears in his eyes, fired his navel laser onto the stump as his mother did what she could to stop her husband's bleeding.

"Thank you!" Himiko beamed as the wound stopped bleeding now only sizziling..which she caught a Wiff of. "...Ouch."

And with that, she promptly fainted.

Despite it all, Yuga couldn't help but smile. Even as other police officers and Pros converged on the scene

To be continued….

I know, I know! Way too short for a full chapter; but this story needed to be updated! Besides, this is the start of the Trial arc, which I feel is possibly the most interesting arc in this story so far….at least until 'You're Next' comes out and I can start what I call the 'International Gang War' arc.

For the next chapter, we will take a break from the usual anti-villain/hero routine and go into a legal drama as our leads found themselves being questioned and interrogated. More reveals both tied to the Rejects and others will come out, call outs will be had and by the end of it all, the LoV will gain at least two more members by the end.