Chapter 17:
(So, by this point, I've gotten two chapters done by today. Ikr, this has never happened before. So, I hope you'll look forward to this one. Anyways. As for the idea of the Earthbound logo, I'm not too sure when that'll be used)
"So you scumbags used the press as a cover and sneaked into campus." Aizawa said, Lucas pulled out his staff for defense. "What?! Real villains? No way!" Kirishima said, not wanting to believe, "How did so many of 'em get into a UA facility this secure?"
"Yeah, Thirteen, why aren't the alarms going off?" Momo asked the pro, "Good question." Thirteen wasn't sure, "Is the entire campus under attack or is this their only target?" Shoto asked, trying to figure it out, "Either way, if the alarm sensors aren't being triggered, then one of these villains must have a Quirk that's masking their presence here." Shoto went on, "They carefully chose this isolated facility as their entry point at a time when a class was being taught. They're fools for trespassing here, but they've thought this out." Whatever their plan was, they needed to figure what their objective was. Lucas shut his eyes and when he opened them, he they lit up.
"The leader's after All Might." Lucas said, which the student looked to him in confusion, "Somehow, they knew he'd be here."
"Thirteen, get them out of here." Aizawa, realizing the probability of them jamming their regular communication. "Kaminari, try using your Quirk to contact the school." To which Denki tried to use at the ready.
"Wait, Sensei, you're not seriously going down there and fighting them alone, are you?!" Lucas said, "A-At the very least, I'm going with you." The other students looked at Lucas, finding the two sides of him complexing. The shy boy who struggles with socializing, and this determined self that wants to help. "Out of the question, Sakai. You're not ready for this." Aizawa scolded him. "Lucas is right, there's too many of them and even if you nullify their Quirks, your fighting style's not suited for this." Izuku explained all the possible errors in judgement. "Your power works best in stealth and one-on-one fight." Aizawa looked at Midoriya, "Can't be a pro if you only have one trick." He simply said, "I'll leave it to you, Thirteen." To which the other pro nodded.
Aizawa leaped into the air, grabbing his scarves, instantly erased the Quirks of three villains and knocked them out.
Izuku and Lucas stayed behind as everyone else tried to leave the building.
"I guess I shouldn't have underestimated him." Izuku said, "Even still, Sensei needs backup." Lucas said, feeling conflicted. He didn't want to leave his sensei behind, he wanted to help. "Midoriya, Sakai! We need to get out of here!" Tenya shouted at the two leaving. "There is no escape for you." A voice shouted from the black and purple smoke. "It's a pleasure to meet you. We are the League of Villains. I know it's impolite, but we decided to invite ourselves into this safe haven of justice to say hello." The villain explained, "And besides, isn't this a fitting place for All Might, the Symbol of Peace to take his last breath?" Izuku exhaled, "I believe he was supposed to be here today, and yet I see no sign of him. There must've been some sort of change in plans we could not have foreseen." Katsuki kept his signature glare, though at least here, it was someone more deserving.
"Ah, well, in the end, I suppose it doesn't matter. I still have a role to play." The villain had said, Thirteen was shocked, seeing Katsuki & Ejirou try to attack him. An explosion went off, the two smirked, thinking they had gotten him. "Did you seriously think we were just gonna stand around and let you tear this place to shreds?" Eijiro asked, as the smoke was clearing, "You really do live up to this school's reputation. But you should be careful, children. Otherwise, someone might get hurt." He said, "You two, get out of the way right now!" Thirteen said, preparing Black Hole. "I'll scatter you across this facility to meet my comrades and your deaths!" He shouted, surrounding them in the smoke.
Izuku & Lucas found themselves above the Shipwreck Zone. Izuku screamed as he hit the water, Lucas held his breath, trying to cushion the fall.
The two hit the water, trying to swim up for air.
Izuku was glad All Might wasn't here at the moment, if their objective was to kill him. He still wondered where he was. Lucas put up a barrier, as a villain revealed himself in the water. Izuku stayed behind Lucas' defense, and then Tsuyu came in and kicked the villain. "Hey, Midoriya! Sakai!" Tsuyu grabbed Izuku with her tongue and then tried to swim up. Lucas controlled a blast to push him up out of the water and grabbed Tsuyu's hand. Tsuyu put Midoriya and Sakai on the boat, and climbed up herself. "You saved my life, Asui." Izuku said. "Thanks, Tsu, but are guys okay?" Lucas asked, prepping for injury.
"Midoriya, I told you to call me "Tsu." She told him, again. "This is turning out to be a terrible day of class."
"Yeah, I keep thinking about what that villain had said." Izuku remembered the smoke-man's words. "They know our whole schedule and who would be here. They must've gotten into school files while we were all stuck in the cafeteria."
Lucas pulled up the hood on his outfit, "Add that to right now, they were waiting for the perfect time to attack as well., just like Todoroki-san said. Still, does that imply that they've tried to figure out a way to kill him?" Lucas asked, "I think so, given that they had time to come up with the planning this attack." Tsuyu said, which shocked the boys. "And didn't you hear what that smoke-guy said? Maybe we should worry more about not getting tortured to death. Otherwise, we might not live long enough to see All Might again." Lucas looked back at the water. "We've got company!" Lucas said, more villains were coming for the 3 of them. Izuku was worried about the means for this League of Villains to use against All Might and what motive they would have. But then, recalling the memory had about All Might telling him he could be a hero, deciding not to care for the reasons. Izuku made a fist, "If they can beat him, then we have to stop whatever it is these bad guys are planning." He said, "We have to work together to keep All Might safe. No one at UA knows what's happening. This is up to us. Let's be heroes." Izuku finished his words. The three of them crouched down.
"If that be the case, temporary code names should be an issue. The last we want them knowing is our identity." Lucas explained, "I'll be…Raito." He decided, "Right, I'm…I'm Deku!" Izuku said, letting it be the best thing to work with. "Okay then, my name's just…Froppy!" Tsuyu decided. The three of them decided on code their names for the time being. How they deal with these people will be anyone's guess for the moment
(Meanwhile)
Toshinori tried to call Aizawa and Thirteen, but both numbers were disconnected, he sighed. "Can't get through to Thirteen or Aizawa. Then again, they are teaching." He said, trying to figure out why they can't pick up. "Unlike me, I'm neglecting my duties because I spent the entire morning commute being heroic." He berated himself for making an amateur move, trying to find a way to make it up. "Maybe I should just show up, and say something inspiring at the end. Yeah, get a good ten minutes out of my hero form." In a moment, he returned to his hero form, and put on a brave face. "Time to join my students—" before he could finish his sentence, he felt the drawback of being transformed, not to mention someone was opening the door.
"Hold your horses!" A voice shouted from the door, "Oh! Hello, Nezu, sir!" He greeted his old friend.
"That's me! The one who could be a mouse, or a dog, or a bear, but the only important thing is, I'm the Principal!" He said, cheerfully. He made a mental note to remember to keep his older catchphrase. "Your fur looks especially well groomed and glossy today, sir." Yagi complimented, "The secret is keratin. I'm not sure that humans can get this kind of lustrous shine." Nezu said in return, "But we can talk about grooming, later." He pulled his tablet out, recently released blog posts about All Might helping with three incident in only one hour!
"Look at the news! Shall I read it to you?" He asked, politely. "It says you resolved three incidents in just one hour!"
All Might flinched, also noting that Nezu might hold it to him that he neglected his duties. Nezu sighed, "The fault belongs to the ruffians who still cause trouble in this city despite you being here, but you also have to learn not to react every time you hear of an incident." Nezu scolded, noting that he hasn't changed in the years they've known each other. "You've always been proactive. Only now, your heroism must be limited due to you injury. Plus, you've also got the added work of training One For All successor." He noted. "You insidt on remaining the Symbol of Peace, and the only way you can justify staying out of the spotlight is by teaching. That's why I gave you this job. Oh dear, you're smoking, that can't be good." Nezu remained as neutral as he could be, but at the same time, he was worried for his friend. He watched All Might turn back into his skeletal form. "I think you need to wait in the lounge and relax a little longer." He advised, noting the other teachers will understand.
"But now that you ARE a teacher here, All Might. I really do wish you'd priortize your students over your hero work. They deserve it." Nezu pointed out the other hero agencies working throughout the city. "Yeah, you're right, principal." Yagi said, Nezu prepared a brew of tea, "I was actually on my way to the USJ, if you don't mind." Nezu poured his cup, "Even if you went now, you'd have to return almost right away. So, I'd say it's better you stay and listen to my teaching philosophies. However, there is one thing I wish to talk to you about Mr. Midoriya. Also, tea?" He offered the cup of tea.
Toshinori was confused, "What about?" He took a cup and let Nezu pour it, "Thank you." He said, "As for the matter of your protege, I was planning on asking him about his journals filled with analysis." Nezu explained, "This isn't because of Lucas, is it?" Toshinori asked, "Not in the slightest! After all, it's pure coincidence that my pup and your protege are friends!" Nezu chuckled.
(Meanwhile)
"Okay, the villains surrounding us clearly have an advantage in the water." Izuku assessed all the situations here.
"If that's the case, they must've known what was inside USJ before they warped in." Tsuyu said, "But for a group with such careful planning, there's one thing that really sticks out to me." Izuku noticed something was not adding up, "Sending Froppy here, you mean?" Lucas asked, "Yeah, she has an incredible advantage here in the water. That probably means that they don't know what our Quirks are."
"Uh, ribbit. You've got a point." Tsuyu said, "If they knew I was a frog, they would've sent me into the fire zone, instead of somewhere full water."
"They tried to overpower us then, by dividing us into smaller groups." Lucas said, "Since they don't know our Quirks, they keep at a safe distance." Lucas had an idea. "But that won't hold up for long."
"So, let's talk Quirks. I'll go first if you want." Tsuyu, she went and explained every thing about her power, even things she thinks are useless. They knew almost everything about Izuku's Quirk already. "Raito, what about you?" Lucas was sorta nervous when he heard the question, "I…I…Well…" Before Lucas even could answer, he saw the water raging at them, "Move!" He shouted, the villains decided to go for them. The ship was now sinking.
"Back off!" Enraged, Lucas used a secret power, he froze some of the water. Realizing what he had used, he looked at Izuku and Tsuyu.
"R-Raito, did you just—?" Izuku didn't understand, now there's a 4th Quirk Lucas had?!
"We'll talk later, we need to figure out we're getting out of here." Lucas said, Izuku thought of a good idea. "A-Froppy, grab Raito when I tell you to, I'll keep them busy with a bigger distraction." Izuku put his leg up and then shouted used his Quirk from his finger. Sending a blast of wind into the water, "Go, Froppy!" He shouted, Tsuyu grabbed Lucas and she leaped off the boat, using her tongue to grab Izuku. Izuku broke his thumb and finger.
"How 'bout this!" Lucas sent a blast of ice to instantly freeze the water in place, keeping the villains trapped as soon as they were all together.
"We rounded them all up!" Tsuyu said, "Not too shabby. You guys are amazing." She complimented, as Izuku was still recovering from his broken fingers. "You too, Froppy!" Lucas said.
"I guess we passed the Shipwreck Zone!" She said, as the three students left to help their friends & teachers!
(Okay, so I thought here is where I address a few changes for the main story. I figured Nezu would be interested in learning of Izuku's analytical skills, so I'd thought I'd touch up on a few ideas for that. As for Lucas, the next chapter will be a bit of a subtle surprise for him. Anyways, stay strong and awesome! Hope grace is with you always, cuz it comes from God)
