Chapter 20: Attack on USJ

Class 1A was in a bus on its way to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. The road was quite long, so students naturally decided to kill time with chit chat.

"Midoriya-chan." Tsuyu started.

"Yes?"

"Your quirk is unique. It almost feels like you took quirks from three different people."

"Ha ha. Yeah, it definitely looks so from the outside."

"Because it's true."

"It's amazing! All my quirk does is set things invisible."

"Every quirk has its merits. I, for example, wouldn't find be able to find you sneaking around."

"You know that's bullshit, right?" Diavolo doubted his host.

"I'm just trying to lighten up the mood."

"Anyway, it's not the quirk, but what you do with it that defines you."

"Did you just quote a generic inspirational book?"

"Something like that."

"So, where do you guys see yourselves in 5 years?" Mina wondered.

"I'll be the Number One hero!" Katsuki proudly pointed at himself.

"You'll never become number one with your bad attitude". Asui deadpanned.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?"

"See? You're proving my point."

"I'll probably be a reckon hero." Kyoka took a glimpse at Momo. "And may be a musician."

"I'll be looking forward to your career! As for me, I'll be a rescue hero. Zero Gravity is perfect for getting people out of rubble."

"Says a girl who got stuck under it herself."

"I'll most likely be a support hero. As thrilling as it is to get into action, Creation is way more valuable in backlines as source of supplies."

"Your quirk is something to behold." Shouji intervened. "You can create anything inorganic, right?"

"Apologies, I made a mistake. What I meant is I can create everything except living things."

"So you can make a gold bar right now?" Uraraka almost jumped from her seat.

"I can, but that would be irresponsible."

"How do you resist temptations? I confess, I probably would have used this quirk to get rich."

"I am already rich, so my quirk is redundant here."

"Oh, ok."

"God damn it! How many rich guys are in our class?"

Students entered the center and were met by a rescue hero Thirteen. Kyoka and Shouji could hear Ochako squealing. Thirteen explained that All Might can't attend the lesson due to important business. As everyone went down the stairs, a purple portal appeared in the central part of the complex. A man covered in disembodied hands and a strange purple creature came out of the portal.

"Is that your soul mate, Kira?" DIO laughed.

"Nonsense. I was taking much better care of my hand collection."

"Where is All Might?" The weird man spoke. "We have come to get rid of him!"

"Sensei. Is this another logical ruse?"

"No!" Eraserhead jumped forward. "They are the real deal. Thirteen, call the UA staff."

"I can't. Something is blocking the communications."

"Perhaps All Might will show his face if we start killing his students!" The mysterious invader proclaimed.

"Not good. Leave the complex with the students. I'll hold them off."

Izuku instinctively wanted to run after his teacher but got stopped by Iida.

"Midoriya, what are you doing?" He screamed. "We need to leave."

"But sensei could be hurt."

"He's an experienced pro hero. We can trust him to handle this."

"I suppose you're right."

The entire class ran back to the exit. As they approached the door, the purple creature appeared right in front of them.

"My apologies, but I'm not allowed to let you leave."

"Die, bastard!"

Bakugo ran at the villain ready to blast him away. Instead of producing an explosion, his fist began sinking into the creature's body. This situation reminded green head of the sludge incident from several years ago.

"Let my student go!" A finger section opened on Thirteen's glove, allowing her to use her quirk. A black hole formed near her hand, sucking up everything in front of her. Just as this force started to get the blonde out of his predicament, two additional portals popped into existence. They were placed in a way that redirected the black hole's force back onto its user. Parts of Thirteen's costume got ripped off, forcing her to stop the quirk.

"Let us get to the fun part."

Suddenly, several portals appeared underneath the students, sending them away from the exit.

Izuku got teleported into a body of water. Looking around, he noticed someone with a shark head swimming towards him. Before this guy could bite the boy's head off, Killer Queen sent the aggressor in the opposite direction with a right hook. Then Midoriya felt something grabbing him by the torso and pulling him upwards. It was his classmate Tsuyu, swimming near a boat. She gently put him on the deck. His friend Mina was on the boat as well. Taking a look around revealed that they were still in USJ, specifically in the flood zone.

"Midori, thank goodness you're okay." She ran for a hug.

"I think we should celebrate after we are safe, kero." Frog girl pointed at the people swimming towards the boat.

"Don't worry, guys. Killer Queen will pummel anyone who tries to get..."

Something sharp hit him in the back. Izuku fell on his knees from pain, and Tsuyu got close to examine the wound. It was a fingernail, albeit a very large one.

"Looks like someone down there can shoot nails like bullets."

"I noticed." He grunted. "Well, they are about to taste actual bullets."

"Hey, let me put a tourniquet first."

Villains began climbing the boat from every direction.

"There's no time. We'll have to fight our way out!"

Midoriya jumped back on his legs and sent Killer Queen to barrage the nearby attacker with a flurry of punches.

"Shi ba ba ba ba ba ba ba!"

Tsuyu used her tongue to throw the villains back into the water. Mina tossed her acid at people's legs to immobilize them. Screams of agony have covered the entire boat.

"This would be a lot easier if you actually used Killer Queen's ability."

"I don't want to kill these people, and injuring them right now could still lead to their death."

"They are lambs for the slaughter, nothing more."

One of the villains happened to have a reinforcement quirk that covered his skin with stone. Killer Queen's killer hook turned to be ineffective. The stone man punched the kitty cat in the face, causing it to crumble into pieces and Izuku to bleed. With no other option, Midoriya ordered his quirk to explode the villain's leg. KQ ducked under the next punch and tapped his kneecap, partially destroying it after the detonation. The stone villain fell down and grabbed his damaged limb while screaming from pain.

Izuku heard Mina screeching behind him. After turning around he saw that his childhood friend has been stabbed through the stomach by a blade arm. Something inside of Izuku snapped. He ran towards the man, caught his other arm and blew it up. A fountain of blood covered both of them as the perpetrator's remaining blade turned back into an arm to try and stop the bleeding. An uppercut to the chin threw him off balance. He would probably die from blood loss, but Midoriya couldn't care less. That scumbag tried to kill his friend; he had to pay for it. Just as another villain ran towards the boy, Killer Queen grabbed him by the neck and threw him into a large group. The subsequent explosion annihilated the man and gravely injured several other attackers. Every perpetrator close by decided to run away after seeing what KQ can do. Only the villains with ranged attacks stayed on the offensive.

"Tsuyu-chan. I'll handle those shooters. Please, for the love of God, don't let Mina die."

"You can count on me."

"I'm still alive and conscious, you know."

Izuku tried throwing his bullets at the remaining attackers and exploding them upon contact. This tactic scared off most of them, but the guy with nail projectiles was riding a mutant who looked like a humanoid salmon. This duo was really hard to hit because the fish man's speed when swimming. Coupled with the fact that Killer Queen's precision left a lot to be desired, Izuku ran out of bullets. He had to try something else.

"Is Mina's bleeding stopped?"

"Yeah."

"Do you think you can catch up to that salmon? My quirk only needs to land one good hit."

"Of course, kero. I won multiple swimming contests."

"Great. We can do this!"

It only took the frog half a minute to get close to the fish, even with Midoriya on her back. A single jab allowed KQ to destroy the tips of the shooter's fingers, rendering him essentially quirkless. The duo returned to the boat to mend their wounds and plan their next move. Thankfully, there was a first aid kit on the boat.

"I must say, that was extreme. I thought Bakugo's explosions were powerful, but your quirk wasn't leaving them a chance."

"I hope you aren't going to complain about it, Tsuyu-chan."

"No, what you did was merely self defense. Killing in such circumstances is fine in my book."

"I'm glad we are on the same page." He thought to himself for a moment. "It looks like the villains knew All Might would be here, and they had a way to disable our comms. At the same time, however, they probably didn't know our quirks."

"How can you tell?"

"If I was a villain and I knew our quirks, I'd send Tsuyu to the burning district, not flood zone. They must be working with incomplete information."

"What do we do now?" Pink girl was holding her injured stomach.

"Right now I should get you two out of here and then help neutralize the remaining villains."

"I think it's too dangerous, kero. Your quirk is strong, but you're still a student just like us. What makes you think you can do this alone?"

Midoriya looked like he listening to someone for a few seconds.

"Because I alone stand at the apex of eternity."

"What?" Both girls were confused.

"What I mean is: don't worry about me. I can handle those clowns."

"You got shot."

"By a nail."

"What if you get shot by a gun?"

"I won't be caught off guard again."

"Jesus, Midori, you are so insufferable sometimes."

"I know. Before we leave I need to get something."

He walked up to one of the bodies to check its pulse. After confirming that the man is already dead, KQ chopped of its hand.

"What?" Tsuyu's eyes became wider.

"I don't think now is the time for your hobby, Midori."

"Hobby?"

"Trust me, we might need it later." Izuku put the bloody hand into his utility belt.

Jirou found herself in an alleyway in the conflagration zone. The smoke was slowly suffocating her, and sounds of fire made it difficult to scan her surroundings. Suddenly, a hand was put on her shoulder. She instantly turned around to strike that person with her jacks, only to realize it was her lover-tormentor Momo.

"Oh, sorry, Yaomomo."

"No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have sneaked up on you like that."

"Where are those kids? We need to kill them and get out of here." Someone's voice could be heard from the street.

Girls went further into the alley to hide from the unknown speaker. Genius created gas masks to protect their lungs from smoke, as well as sound dampening earmuffs.

"Right now, we need to carefully examine the area and look for other students. Can you pinpoint people's locations right now?"

"The fires make a lot of noise, so my effective range is shorter. I can tell that there are 4 people on the nearby street."

"Alright. Listen." Momo grabbed Kyoka by the cheeks. "This is a force majeure, so the normal rules of quirk usage don't apply. I'll make us some weapons so we can defend ourselves. Ideally, we should get by with just tranquilizers. However, we might have to kill some villains if things get desperate. If that happens, I want you to not hesitate at all, you understand? My lawyers will keep us out of prison."

"I think I do."

"Good. Let me make some gear first…"

The girls came out the alley armed to the teeth with dartsguns, bombs and firearms. The crooks were excepting easy targets, so the encounter with the students wasn't in their favor. A lot of shots fired that day, along with many sonic attacks. The duo went towards the exit from the center.

Izuku (holding Mina in his arms) and Tsuyu were on their way to central Plaza while trying to remain hidden. They witnessed a horrifying image: The man covered in hands (most likely the leader of attackers) was telling something to a lying and severely injured Eraserhead. Behind both of them was a terrifying abomination: it was least two meters tall, its skin was dark purple and its brain clearly visible. The blank expression in the creature's eyes suggested that it isn't sentient, but akin to an animal.

"Crap! Those villains have captured our teacher! We need to stop them." Green head whispered.

"But how do we do it?"

"You sit tight and guard Mina. I'll handle those two and then we can all evacuate."

"Midori, please tell me you're kidding. You can't just jump at every villain and expect to beat them."

"Don't worry. I'm not foolish to charge forward without a plan. Everything will be alright, I promise." He kissed her on the forehead.

Izuku left his cover and went directly towards the evil doers.

"Why couldn't I be trapped in the mind of someone more careful?"

"You mean more selfish, Diavolo-san? Tough luck, I'm going to do it."

"Looks like kiddo is growing claws." DIO sounded pleased. "Although I'm still baffled that you went with Kira's stand."

"Don't underestimate my Killer Queen. It's more than capable of handling the situation."

"I know sir. I will use it wisely."

"Hey, you!" The leader called the green head. "What the hell are you doing here? I thought Kurogiri scattered all of you brats."

"I am here to put an end to this."

"Oh really? HA! First you'll have to get past my Nomu. It's been designed specifically to kill All Might, meaning you don't stand a chance. Think of it as an overpowered character."

Midoriya gulped. Can this thing really kill the Symbol of Peace?

"It doesn't fucking matter! You're not All Might! You are his superior! You will kill this… thing, whatever it is."

"Right, er. It doesn't matter! I'll kill this Nomu!"

"Heh! I doubt that. Nomu!" He pointed at Izuku. "Kill the little bastard!"

"Midoriya, run!" Shota's voice could barely be heard.

Nomu charged at the green head at incredible speed. Killer Queen grabbed the disembodied hand from its user's pocket and threw it at the aggressor. The hand transformed into a miniature blue tank in midair. The ominous skull on the tank's front calmly proclaimed "Look over here."

"Killer Queen's second bomb: Sheer Heart Attack!" Izuku screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Ha, my Nomu has no weaknesses. Your little toy is powerless to…"

As the monster got close to the tank and tried to stomp it, a large explosion occurred. The creature's legs and lower half of its torso were gone. Its tissues began to regenerate at an alarming rate, putting even vampires to shame.

"He he." The leader got nervous. "No matter, a single explosion will not stop…"

"Look over here." SHA said as it approached Nomu's remains. Its second and last explosion annihilated the monster without leaving a trace.

"WHAT THE FUCK?" The villain lost completely his cool completely. "You must be cheating! How could you possibly kill my precious Nomu?!"

"I guess even Nomus aren't immune to heart attacks." Izuku let out a sarcastic laughter as he ran towards the villain.

"I'll kill you, cheater!"

BANG!

Suddenly, his leg got shot by someone. Izuku noticed his classmates coming from the engulfed zone. The gun must have been made by Yaoyorozu.

"Ah! Kurogiri, we are leaving! This plan is a total bust."

Before anyone could do anything about it, the hand obsessed guy vanished in a portal. Green head ran towards his home room teacher. It was bad, really bad. Aizawa's left eye was stabbed, his arms severed and his legs looked like they were rotting away. He would most likely die very soon.

"Sensei, I don't think you can survive without my direct intervention. Permission to inflict vampirism upon you?"

"*Cough* Fine, I hope *Cough* I'll be able adjust to it."

Tsuyu came out of hiding with Mina still in her hands, while Momo's crew was getting closer and closer

"Tsuyu-chan! I'm going to become a vampire now to cure Eraserhead. Wake me up in 1 minute." With that, he took a pill from his belt and swallowed it. Just as frog girl woke him up, the backup arrived.

"Yaomomo, I need a knife or and something to protect sensei from sunlight."

"First I need to know what materials your own protective layer is made from."

Midoriya cut a vein on his arm (curse the regenerating pain receptors!) and poured his own blood over Eraserhead's wounds. His skin got paler and his wounds started to heal themselves. The only issue was that legs were still decaying. Izuku hoped that this was a temporary effect. Yaoyorozu made a cloak based on her friend's instruction and covered up Shota.

"Right now someone has to go back to UA and call for help. The others will stay here and protect the wounded." The genius concluded

"Come on, girl. I can fend for myself." Pinky's voice stabilized.

"Out of the question. You are wounded, and we are all tired. Tsuyu-chan, you're the fastest person here. I need you go and bring help."

Asui nodded and jumped towards the exit.

"I'm going to other areas to find remaining students."

"No, I don't think that's necessary." Kyoka was kneeling with her jack sticking to the ground. "I can hear several people approaching. I think they are our classmates."

"But just in case they aren't, we'll be ready to fight."

Todoroki came in sliding on ice. Bakugo and Iida were soaking wet and bruised. They were glad to hear about the leader bailing out of the complex, although Katsuki wished he got to fight the big bad. Shoto, Izuku and Tenya ran to find their classmates.

10 minutes later the entire UA hero staff arrived to area, along with paramedics. After Present Mic announced the leader's escape, every crook in the USJ gave up and surrendered. All the students and two teachers were taken to the infirmary. The attack might have been over, but its consequences would be long lasting.