Everything went wrong. So wrong.
Nothing went according to plan. The whole plan had completely gone off the rails.
It was like he had known the whole time what they had been planning to do. Like he could predict the future.
Not that long ago, the League had realized that All For One was only using them to finish his deeds. You could guess that they were pissed.
Even more so Shigaraki, who looked up to All For One like a father. It was like a punch to the gut for him. Shigaraki thought he had cared, but it seemed that that wasn't the case. He was just another pawn for All For One to discard when it had no more use.
Shigaraki wasn't just pissed for himself either. He was angry that All For One had ever wanted to manipulate his friends as well. His comrades, the ones who stuck with him even though he had a lot of problems.
So, the League came up with a plan.
A plan to betray All For One before he could betray them. They would trap him in a corner where he couldn't get out, and kill him.
Except, when everything was looking like it was going according to plan. Everything went wrong.
He had laughed. Laughed, as he was trapped. He then had let loose a huge amount of power, destroying any semblance the plan had left. He had destroyed their plan with one punch.
One punch.
That was all it took for AFO to destroy their plan.
Sure, they knew he was strong, and they knew who they were going up against, but it was still shocking. They had even managed to put quirk canceling cuffs on him to cancel his quirk.
That's where he laughed, right before destroying the cuffs and the surrounding area.
It was horrifying. The amount of damage he had caused with just one punch. It was like he was trying to show them how pitifully they had failed before he killed them.
He saw the League as a joke, he didn't even think they were a worthy enemy. As soon as the plan went wrong, he spent every other second playing and taunting them. It was frustrating, because he wasn't even trying.
They could tell.
They all had thought they knew what failure felt like, but this was something different. It was like their lives were handed to them on a silver platter, with a letter going along to say that their lives didn't even matter in the first place.
It was invigorating. They were all filled with rage. But their rage wasn't enough. Why wasn't it enough? Well, apparently AFO's rage was greater than theirs.
Why was he even angry? It was his fault that this happened in the first place. He should've thought of the consequences of when they realized he was going to betray them.
Instead, he just played with them, and left them in horrid states.
Twice was unconscious from fretting too much over splitting.
Spinner was missing an arm and was struggling to even stay standing.
Magne had died taking a hit for Toga. She had pushed Toga out of the way and received a giant spike to the stomach to make sure Toga stayed alive.
Mr. Compress had a ghastly wound on his stomach. He was losing a lot of blood, and it was only a matter of time before he passed out.
Dabi looked horrible. He was bleeding everywhere. The majority of his staples had been ripped loose, or just pulled loose. Parts of his skin were slowly falling off without his staples to hold it in.
Kurogiri had been completely obliterated when All For One threw that single punch. Something about All For One having the ability to erase his nomus out of existence.
And Shigaraki. He was faring the worst out of all of them. It only made sense though, considering he was supposed to be AFO's successor. Shigaraki was missing both of his hands, and was losing a lot of blood. It was a miracle that he was alive, even conscious at that. Toga thought that the only thing that was probably keeping him awake at this point was his utter rage towards AFO.
Toga was really the only one left standing. Sure, she was injured, but she most definitely had the least amount of injuries compared to everyone else. She had only received giant slashes across her arms and legs. She was lucky, and she knew it.
But that luck was bound to run out soon. Toga knew that there wasn't really anything she could do. She didn't have a quirk that allowed her to physically harm All For One. Her quirk was suited towards infiltration, not battling. And even though she was a good fighter, that wouldn't mean anything in front of All For One.
All of the League's heavy hitters were down for the count, considering they could barely move. That just meant that the League really couldn't attack All For One anymore. Without their heavy hitters, they couldn't sneak up on All For One or anything else. It was completely useless.
There was nothing Toga could possibly do. She wasn't strong like the others, and she knew it. That's what hurt so bad. The fact that she wanted to protect her friends, no family, but couldn't. There was nothing she could do to protect them. She could only stand there and watch as All For One loomed over all of them.
"You silly children. You should've known better than to try and betray me. I'm not the ruler of the underground for nothing" All For One bragged.
"But now that you've betrayed me, I have no choice but to kill you all and start over again"
Start over? He had to be kidding.
Toga watched as All For One started drawing lots of power into his arm. She was terrified. She knew she couldn't protect them from the blast that was bound to kill them. What could she do? There had to be something. Anything.
Oh
Toga thought of something. She had no idea if it would work. She had no idea if this would save her family. But she had to try, if only to give her family a little more time. If she could save them from dying, then that would make her happy enough.
She could only hope that it would work, and that for once they could all be saved.
Swallowing up her pride, Toga gasped out,
"Please…"
"I'm begging you…"
"Just this once…"
"Heroes…"
In desperation, Toga screamed at the top of her lungs,
"SAVE US!"
She didn't know what it was, but whatever it was, it happened fast.
Toga felt herself falling, and then she was leaning up against someone. How that someone had gotten here so quickly, she didn't know.
Curious as to who it was, Toga slowly looked up. Looking down at her, with a soft smile, was the one and only Izuku Midoriya.
One of the people that the League had constantly hurt, was now here holding Toga while looking down at her gently. Even his touch was gentle. And he held no malice towards Toga.
She was glad. Someone had come. Even though they were villains.
Whispering out, Toga said,
"He betrayed us…"
In a low voice, Izu-kun replied,
"Is that so…"
Toga then watched as Izu-kun looked up, and stared at the being that was looming above them. She wasn't sure if Izuku could even do anything against All For One, but she was just glad that for once in her life, a hero had saved her.
"Toga, do you know what makes me the most angry?" Izuku questioned.
"N-no, I don't," she replied.
Toga heard Izuku hum as he slowly placed her down on the ground. He even made sure to sit her down as comfortably as possible.
She then watched as he stood back up, and faced towards All For One.
"The thing that makes me get angry the most, is betrayal" Toga heard Izuku say.
He then continued to talk while staring at All For One.
"Even though you're villains, I can't stand by and watch you get betrayed by a former ally. Especially since I know what that feels like."
"And don't worry, my classmates will be here soon to help the League as well. Just stay put and rest"
Toga just watched Izuku as he finished talking. She was astonished. The way he spoke towards her, talking like she was an old friend. It made her start crying. She was so happy.
Before she could comprehend whatever else was going on, she felt overwhelming power come from the person next to her. She just continued to watch Izuku, as he let more power roll off of him.
She then thought about the fact that he had never used power like this when the League had attacked his class. She wondered why, but felt like she would get her answer.
The power rolling off of Izuku was overwhelming. The only factor that kept her from not suffocating from it was the fact that it wasn't aimed towards her. That was the shocking part. It wasn't at all aimed towards her, but she could still feel it.
Toga then let her mouth fall open a little bit in surprise. The lightning surrounding Izuku that was once green was now a deep and dark red. She could feel Izuku's anger roiling off of the red lightning. She had never once seen the red lightning before, only the green. She wondered where it came from.
Before she could even think to ask though, Izuku was gone. She then looked towards where All For One previously was, and noticed that Izuku was now standing in that exact spot.
She then looked down towards the ground, to sit All For One eating the dirt. Again. Again one punch could be so terrifying. But then it could be so mesmerizing when it was the thing protecting you.
As the battle raged on, Toga could only watch in silenced awe at the way Izuku fought. The longer the battle went on, the more power he seemed to gain. She could even tell that All For One was struggling.
Toga could only stare on as she watched the two god-like people battle it out in front of her. She even noticed that at one point the League members that were still conscious were also watching the battle with wide eyes and open mouths.
They were probably shocked as well. They were for once in their lives being saved by a hero. A hero student at that. It felt good to finally be protected.
Sooner than later, Toga heard loud shouts. She then turned her head to see Class 1-A running towards them.
She even noticed that a lot of them wore faces of worry.
As they made it over to the League, they all slid in to try and patch all of the members up. They were fast and efficient, making sure to quickly wrap up all of the worst injuries the League had sustained.
Toga could even make out that in the tones of their voices that they were genuinely scared that someone in the League would die. She settled on the thought that it was nice.
The people that they had continuously tried to kill, we're worried for their safety. It was definitely a change of pace, but Toga found she didn't mind.
After everyone in the League had been patched up, they all huddled together. Even Class 1-A joined them.
They all watched on together as Izuku battled All For One. A lot of them were wearing soft smiles on their faces, completely believing in their classmate to save them. And Toga found herself believing in him too.
Around 5 to 10 minutes later, the battle had come to a close. The victor was standing utop the other, staring out into the distance. Their red lightning was still wildly dancing around them, but it looked pretty.
It looked like a warrior that had just fell a wild beast.
And that's exactly what had happened.
Izuku then turned around, and smiled at all of them. He even gave a small wave. His class had by then burst into sobs and cries, and Toga found herself joining in. She even noticed that some of the League members were crying as well.
It was a melancholy moment, that Class 1-A and the League of Villains would be able to share with each other for the rest of their lives.
And for just that short moment, the titles of heroes and villains disappeared as they all stared into the setting sun.
It was just that one instance, where the villains were finally saved by the heroes.
And it just so happened to end up being the best chapter to ever enter all of their lives.