Fairy Heroes Academia 10

A Real Pro

Nomu looked at Taurus with disinterest, hurling him at Aizawa with a force that crushed the teacher further. Lucy slowly raised herself with her arms, and Nomu chopped her back to the floor.

"Oh man, this isn't looking good…" Lucy coughed some blood onto the ground, her insides burning as she gazed at the colossal monster in front of her.

Lucy sat collapsed on the floor as her magic gave out, placing a hand at her temple, in pain as she struggled to continue. Hikaru stood before her, "Lucy, behind you!" Happy warned.

"Run away!" Natsu screamed to his partner.

Hikaru's palm smacked Lucy hard into the ground, a small crater forming where she struck. "Leave her alone!" Natsu roared, trying to free himself from the rubble his legs were trapped under.

Lucy remembered Happy tried to rush in and save her, punching Hikaru's face only to get knocked back into a tree. "Get out of here Lucy!" Natsu ordered., "You've gotta chase down that fraud or we'll lose 'em! Don't worry about me just keep on running and don't look back!"

"No way…" Lucy objected to Natsu's shock, Hikaru stomped her into the ground, the force hurting her spine and her ribs simultaneously. Hikaru continued his merciless onslaught ignoring Lucy's cries of pain with Natsu and Happy forced to watch one of their best friends be tortured by the heavyset man.

Hikaru gripped her by the head, and she spoke through the pain, "I refuse to run away. I won't do it." Hikaru picked Lucy up and despite all of the blows dealt by Hikaru, despite the pain she felt, despite how much her body fought against her, she smiled brightly, "I'd rather stay here with you. I can't think of anything that would make me happier…" She confessed, meaning it.

Lucy felt tears stream down her face, she had made it out that time... She was brought back to the present, the Nomu had finished crushing Aizawa's arms and now was holding her up by the hair, much like Hikaru did on Tenrou.

"No… No!" Mineta cried from his spot in the water. "I can't watch this anymore… What can we even do if Mr. Aizawa and Heartfilia couldn't stand up to it?!"

"Ribbit." Tsu croaked.

Mineta, Tsu, and Midoriya had all been watching the exchange so far, frozen by fear. They also knew for a fact that they were outclassed, their rushing in there would create more of a hazard, and they needed to wait for the right moment to get their teacher and classmate out of there.

Kurogiri faded in next to the head villain, "Tomura Shigaraki."

"Kurogiri," Shigaraki acknowledged, "Did you manage to kill Thirteen?"

"The rescue hero is out of commission," Kurogiri replied, "But there were students I was unable to disperse and one of them got outside of the facility."

"Huh?!" Shigaraki turned away from him, scratching his neck, low growls emitted from the boy as he began scratching at his skin with both hands, "Kurogiri… You fool…"

"If you weren't our warp gate, I'd tear apart every last atom in your body." Shigaraki threatened, finally halting the onslaught on his skin, having scratched it red and raw.

"There's no way we can win if dozens of pros show up to stop us. It's game over." He stated slightly more calmly, "Back to the title screen."

His shoulders drooped ever so slightly, "And I was looking forward to finishing this today. Damn it. Let's go home." Shigraki decided.

"Huh, did I hear that right?" Mineta whispered, "Did he say they're just gonna leave?"

"That's what it sounded like to me." Tsu replied in a hushed tone.

Mineta gasped, tears of solace pooling in his eyes, "Yes! That's amazing!" He hugged Tsu, his hand ending up on her chest, "We're safe and we don't have to fight."

"Uh, yeah. But…" Tsu said awkwardly, as Mineta cried until it finally processed whose hand was where. She impassively dunked the boy's head underwater keeping him there for the time being, "I have a real bad feeling about this, Midoriya."

Midoriya nodded in agreement, "It seems weird that they'd retreat at this point, even if help is on the way."

'All Might's probably coming. Don't they wanna kill him?' Midoriya wondered, 'They must know UA will beef up their security after this. So now is their best chance. What's going on here? Why is this "Game over," huh?'

"Oh, before we leave, let's make sure the Symbol of Peace is broken." Shigaraki nonchalantly declared, his eye narrowing on Lucy who was limply held up, "Let's wreck his pride."

He held his hand up and slowly inched it closer and closer to Lucy's face, "For this cheater, let's make this hurt."

The three students were paralyzed with fear. They had wanted to move. They wanted to do something to stop the evil teen, but their legs weren't cooperating.

Midoriya watched the hand get closer, remembering what it did to Aizawa's elbow, leaving his muscle showing, the skin around the area rough and course as it struggled to stay on. If he used that Quirk on Lucy…

Shigaraki placed his hand on Lucy, and the girl crumbled into bits of flesh. Her figure was left unrecognizable as chunks of her crumbled to the floor.

Shigaraki placed his hand on Lucy, and… nothing happened.

"You really are cool…" Shigaraki tilted his head down. Despite being confined under Nomu's heel, Aizawa had his head tilted to the side, face bloody, and struggling to keep his eye open. He glared at Shigaraki, his hair flowing and iris red, erasing his Quirk, "Eraser Head."

Nomu stomped his foot, causing Aizawa's head to go face-first into the concrete. Midoriya however wasn't going to sit idly by this time! Activating his Quirk he charged at Shigaraki.

'This guy's clearly different from the ones we fought before! We've gotta save Mr. Aizawa and Lucy, and get them outta here!' Izuku swung his fist, "YOU! LET HER GO! NOW! SMASH!"

Midoriya's enraged attack changed the very pressure of the air, sending everyone unprepared for it flying away. The simulated environments quaked, the indoor trees shifted with the wind, glass broke, and even Levy was sent tumbling from her place in the air a bit.

The dust had gathered around the area that Midoriya had struck, he glanced at his arm which was left relatively unharmed, he figured he'd be able to increase his power output a tiny bit to remain unharmed, and was glad that it had worked.

'All right!' The freckled teen thought, figuring he got a good hit in. Unfortunately, the dust dispersed to reveal Nomu standing there blocking his shot of Shigaraki. Considering they had been next to each other it wasn't surprising, what was surprising was the fact that he remained unfazed by the attack.

Midoriya thought of the fight between Lucy, the bullman, and Nomu, now realizing that despite their best efforts the Nomu remained unscratched from their battle before. He thought back to what Tsu said, "If the villains spent so much time planning then they probably figured out a way to kill him."

"You're pretty powerful." Shigaraki commented from behind Nomu, "This "smash" of yours… are you one of All Might's disciples?" Shigaraki questioned.

"Doesn't matter. I'm done with you now."

Nomu's eyes looked down at Midoriya's arm, still extended. He grabbed it, his large fist enclosing the whole length.

Lucy, Aizawa, and Taurus were lying in a heap, all desperately trying to stay conscious through the pain. Shigaraki turned his attention to Mineta and Tsu who's locations became exposed, deciding to take care of them first, he reached over to them.

At that moment everything seemed to be going in slow motion, Midoriya was being raised up high, causing Tsu to extend her tongue to try to save him. Shigaraki's open palms headed towards the pairs faces. Midoriya's eyes shut on reflex, knowing the pain might be unbearable.

CRASH!

Everyone went still at the noise. Dust had gathered at the entrance as a single figure stepped in. Uraraka and Mina gasped in relief as they witnessed All Might walk in. With Sero and Shoji smiling at the mans arrival.

All Might had rushed right over to USJ and was still in his teaching suit, "I couldn't shake the feeling that something had gone wrong when Aizawa and Thirteen didn't answer my calls." Removing the yellow jacket and tossing it aside, he assessed the situation before him.

"So I hurried over, running into Young Iida along the way. He told me of the villainy at work here." His voice was as heroic as ever, but he was seething on the inside, 'I can't believe all of this went down while I was resting. I hate to think of how frightened these children must be.'

He noticed Thirteen's fallen form, 'And how hard my colleagues had to fight in order to protect them. The only thing I can do now is reassure them that things will be okay.'

'That's my duty as the Symbol of Peace.'

"Have no fear, students." All Might's face was as intense as ever, "I AM HERE!"

Tsu had use this distraction to secure Midoriya and Lucy, "He's here…" Midoirya said in awe, "All Might."

'And he's not smiling…'

"After all this waiting..." Shigaraki muttered, "The heroic piece of trash shows up."

Many of the remaining villains were frightened at the number one hero's arrival. "Holy crap! It's All Might! I've never seen the guy in person before."

A buff blue Cyclops villain with two horns poking out the sides of his face spoke up next, "I didn't expect him to be so huge."

"This is no time to talk, you idiots." A man with stitched skin snapped, "If we can strike now we can kill-"

He never did get to finish that sentence, as All Might had used his superior speed to knock out the eight villains gathered singlehandedly and effortlessly.

He grabbed Aizawa, the man having been swept away by Midoriya's previous attack. And the villains all fell to the ground defeated. All Might took in his colleague's battered appearance, the bloody face, and his still peeling arm… "I'm sorry, Aizawa. I should've been here."

All Might's normally dark eyes flashed blue, his super strength activating as he grabbed all of the kids in one arm and Aizawa in the other. The force of the process knocked Shigaraki back, the hand decorating his face falling.

All Might drifted back, setting everyone down as gently as he could.

"What the heck?" Mineta raised his eyebrow, All Might's movement was so fast it took a moment to register what happened.

"Everybody, back to the entrance." All Might ordered, "And take Aizawa with you. He doesn't have much time."

"Yes sir!" Mineta agreed nervously.

"Ribbit." Tsu said with an even tone.

"You saved us, All Might." Midoriya said, looking up at his hero.

Shigaraki was clutching at his face, "No, no, no." He stepped toward the fallen hand, "It wasn't supposed to go this way. He's still fast, Father." He dropped to his knees, grabbing the hand, "Somehow he managed to hit me…" He sighed contently as he placed the hand on his face once more.

"Of course, a government hero relies on violence. I wasn't prepared." He reasoned with himself, "I couldn't even see him when he moved. But he's not as fast as I thought he would be. Not as fast as he used to be."

"I guess it's true after, all." A crazed and sadistic smile strew across his features, "All Might really is getting weaker."

Midoriya slung Aizawa on his back, but he wasn't tall enough to fully take the grown man off the ground. Mineta reached towards Lucy to pick her up, and she weakly slapped him away, slightly regaining her consciousness. Mineta scurried to lift Aizawa's legs off the ground, hoisting them over his shoulders.

Tsu picked Lucy up gently, "Thanks Tsu…" Lucy groaned, just knowing that some of her ribs were broken. "Ribbit. No problem."

"All Might, you can't!" Midoriya warned, "That brain villain took One For-" He turned to his classmates, who leaned in, "I-I smashed him and he didn't even budge. He's too strong!"

Lucy spoke up from Tsu's arms, "That thing, Nomu… It may have a regeneration Quirk… It healed a cut given to it earlier."

All Might's gaze was locked on the villains, he extended his hand at Midoriya, "Young Midoriya!" He turned and gave him a peace sign. "I got this."

Midoriya gazed worriedly but moved with his classmates to get their injured allies out of there. All Might turned back to the villains and sprung towards them, more specifically Shigaraki. All Might crossed his arms, "Carolina…"

"Nomu." Shigaraki simply commanded, the monster instantly rushing to his master's defense.

"Smash!" The 'x' shape attack struck Nomu directly in the abdomen, having no effect on the artificial monster whatsoever.

"Huh?" All Might muttered. Nomu growled, his eyes fixated on All Might. The monster attempted to wrap his arms around the hero to crush him but hugged the air as All Might bent backward 90 degrees, narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Guess he wasn't wrong when he said it had no effect on you." All Might didn't hesitate to attack Nomu with a strike from his right fist. The punch didn't faze Nomu once again. "LET'S TRY THIS!" All Might's fist collided with Nomu's cheek and then the other one.

All Might took a leap back when he realized that his attacks weren't having the usual effect they had on other villains. "Doesn't even matter where I punch you, does it?"

All Might planted his feet firmly on the floor with Nomu in hot pursuit. He drove his fist into the villain's chest, delivering a flurry of punches.

"That's because Nomu here has shock Absorption, All Might." Shigaraki revealed, "The only way you're going to hurt him is to slowly gouge out his flesh."

Shigaraki raised his arms mockingly, "Of course, I don't think he'll sit back and let you do that. You've finally met your match."

"Ha!" All Might avoided Nomu's strike by dashing to the side, "Thanks for telling me how to beat him!" He dashed behind Nomu grabbing him securely around the waist, "All I have to do is wear him down and then it's on to YOU!" All Might suplexed Nomu causing a cloud of dust to form and a shockwave to echo throughout the area.

Nearby, Midoriya, Tsu, Lucy, and Mineta watched the fight unfold as they made their way to safety, Aizawa still having to be carried. Lucy had found the strength to walk but was still supported by Tsu, the frog girl having a secure arm around the vice president's shoulders.

"Are you guys seeing this?" Mineta asked, "That suplex looked like a huge explosion! All Might's like on a whole other level!"

"And yet he still has to look at his notes when he's teaching us." Tsu commented.

Midoriya gazed worriedly toward the fight, "It's possible they have a way to kill him. But even if they do there's not really anything we can do to help him now."

"A way to kill him? If that's the case, there has to be something we can do!" Lucy urged, slightly clutching at her side.

"If we tried to, we'd risk getting taken hostage, which is so much worse than just getting in his way." Midoriya responded.

'If that's the case I have to put my faith in All Might, and stop worrying about the villain's plans.' Midoriya thought to himself.

"GET THAT GUY!" Mineta cried in support. "PUNCH HIM RIGHT IN THE BALLS!"

"Maybe we were worried about these bad guys for nothing." Tsu optimistically suggested, "All Might's unstoppable."

'Seems that way but… I know the truth." Midoriya thought. The freckled teen remembered that on the way to school, All Might made headlines on the hero news. He took out villain after villain after villain. He also noticed that Thirteen had also indicated that All Might was at his limit earlier today.

'He must've been absent cause he used too much of his power.' Midoriya realized, 'He shouldn't be using One For All now!'

He turned away from the fight, instead choosing to focus on moving Aizawa, 'I'm the only one in my class who knows...'

All of the other students were cheering All Might on as he fought, each one knowing that the number one hero would do whatever it took to make sure they got back safe. Midoriya however was the only one who knew about his true struggle.

He knew All Might was putting on a brave face, he knew that All Might would do everything in his power to make sure the innocent were safe, but at what cost?

'They're cheering him on, but they don't know what kind of trouble he's actually in.'

The dust around the battlefield settled, and All Might was still bent over backward from his suplex position. Nomu, instead of having his head driven to the floor, was submerged in a warp gate protecting him which allowed him to pop up underneath All Might, grabbing him. Nomu gripped onto All Might despite his position, the monster managed to draw blood from the hero, impressing Shigaraki.

"Nice. You were trying to bury him in the concrete so he couldn't move around anymore." He waved off the tactic, "Sorry, that won't work. Nomu's as strong as you are. That won't stop him."

The villainous teen turned towards his misty companion, "Nice work, Kurogiri. We've got him just where we want him now."

All Might grunted, droplets of sweat falling from his body as he felt the monster's fingers dig into his skin, directly where his injured stomach was. 'Crap! This monster found my weak spot.' Releasing Nomu, he leaned over and attempted to pry the villain's fingers off his stomach.

'Damn. Gotta stop him, despite his power.' He grunted as he tried to loosen the tight grip, "If this is your best, then you picked the wrong place to attack. You should just give up now!"

Shigaraki slightly panted, his hand scratching at his neck, "Kurogiri."

Kurogiri apathetically chimed, "Normally I wouldn't want blood and viscera flooding the insides of my warp gates, but I'll make an exception for a hero as great as you."

"Since you're too fast to see with the human eye, Nomu had to restrain you. And once he's pulled your body halfway through. I'll squeeze the gate shut." Kurogiri envisioned his plan, with All Might ideally being cut in half.

"I'm going to enjoy tearing you to pieces." All Might groaned as he struggled to escape the combined might of the dark mist and the monster.

"Asui." Midoriya called.

"Yeah, what is it, Midoriya?" She responded.

"Can you carry Mr. Aizawa for me?"

"Ribbit? But what about Lucy?" The frog girl asked.

Lucy detached herself from Tsu, "I should be fine to move around on my own for now." Midoriya handed Aizawa to Tsu, with Mineta still holding up the teacher's legs.

"All Might… I won't let them kill you!' Midoriya took staggering steps before breaking into a full-on run, heading right toward the fight.

"Are you crazy?!" Mineta called.

Lucy followed after the boy, her body screaming at her every step of the way.

'There's still so much I want you to teach me! This can't be how it all ends. It just can't!' Midoriya remembered all the times they met on the beach to train, all the runs, all the talks they'd had… And now his mentor was struggling against a seemingly impossible foe. 'I'm coming!'

All Might noticed the pair of teens approaching, 'Kids, no! What do you think you're doing?" All Might's heart sank watching the children run toward this monster. His young charge surged forward in apt concern, the boy he had entrusted with his power, his own teacher's power. And the girl who didn't have any obligation to this world or to him, the girl who looked battered and beaten but still accompanied Midoriya, concern etched on her face, not for herself, but for him.

All Might wanted to feel touched, and somewhere deeply buried under all the overwhelming worry, he's sure he was. He couldn't find it in himself to allow these children to get hurt by intervening, but he was limited by his current situation.

Midoriya activated his Quirk, his legs vaulting him toward the struggling hero, Kurogiri scoffed at the boy's attempt merely standing between the good guys and activating a warp gate that Midoriya seemed to be heading right for.

Lucy wished the paperwork for her whip had gone through so she could avert his course, silently cursing as time seemed to slow with the freckled boy getting closer to being sent to who knows where.

"Get the hell outta my way, Deku!" Bakugo's explosions erupted from his palm as he used his other hand to push Midoriya away from the villain. The explosive teen grabbed Kurogiri by his armor and slammed him to the ground.

"Don't forget about us!" Levy called from the skies, in her hands was Todoroki whom she had seen and grabbed as quickly as possible, flinging him to the ground he landed in a crouch, his hand on the floor, ice snaking toward Nomu and encasing his entire right half.

'Young Bakugo, Levy, and Todoroki are all here!' All Might's eyebrows raised in surprise at how quickly things kept shifting.

Todoroki rose to a full stance, "One of your poorly trained thugs told me you're here cause you think you can kill All Might."

All Might assessed his student's even at this cristical moment, 'He controlled his Quirk so the ice stopped just before it reached my body.' Grabbing Nomu's fist All Might knew that he could loosen it, finally seizing his moment he detached the monster from his side, flipping over and leaving the Nomu half frozen.

All Might rose to a full stance right by Todoroki, but grunted as he grasped at his new wound, the blood already staining his shirt. Midoriya gasped as he blinked away his worried tears, "Are you okay?"

Kirishima made himself known as he flipped onto the scene, yelling as he tried to attack Shigaraki. The villain dodged, and Kirishima jumped back. "Damn! That was gonna be cool!"

"Guess I found your body that time ya smoky bastard!" Bakugo hollered, pinning Kurogiri down.

"You guy's didn't really plan this out that well if you thought All Might would go down that easily!" Levy announced, "He's the Symbol of Peace for a reason!"

"Not a moment too late…" Lucy sighed in relief.

"Kacchan! Everyone!" Midoriya wiped away his tears and angrily stared down Shigaraki.

. . .

Tsu and Mineta both watched in relief as their peers arrived on the scene, "Todoroki… and Bakugo." Mineta said, not expecting the pair to show up and charge in like that given their rough exteriors.

"Lucy, Levy, and Kirishima, too." Tsu added, their attention was diverted to their downed teacher as he groaned in pain. "Let them handle it, we need to hurry." Tsu quickly said.

"Yeah, okay!" Mineta replied.

From the entrance, Uraraka smiled at the arrival of some of their strongest classmates, "They're helping." She noted happily as movement caught her attention from below, "Wait, is that Tsu down there?" She pointed.

"Hey! We're all up here!" She waved them over.

"It's Ochaco!" Tsu said.

"Hey! Can you come help us out?" Mineta called, "He's super heavy and bleeding all over the place!"

"Mr. Aizawa!" Uraraka gasped, running to assist her friend… and Mineta.

Using her Zero Gravity on the man had made him weightless and easier to carry for the teens. They all tried to be as gentle as possible, not wanting to hurt their teacher any more than he had already been.

"Don't worry…" Thirteen assured Mina, "All Might will take care of this. When the other teachers get here, it'll be dangerous, so if this barrier doesn't hold… find someplace to hide." She urged, the words struggling to get out as she lay hurt, but her priority will always be rescue.

"Uh, okay!" Mina reluctantly agreed, knowing her instructor was among one of the best and knew the right decisions to make.

. . .

The heroes and villains stood at a stand still, gauging each other's moves. Shigaraki tilted his head to his companion, "Kurogiri. How could you let this brat get the best of you?"

"You've gotten us into a real jam here." He tsked at the man's pinned form, Bakugo proudly smirking as he held him down.

"Heh. You got careless, you dumb villain." Bakugo sneered, "It wasn't hard to figure you out. Only certain parts of you turn into that smoking warp gate. You use that mist to hide your actual body, as a kind of distraction. Thinking that makes you safe!"

Bakugo pressed more weight onto the villain, "That's why we missed." He explained the situation from earlier when he and Kirishima had tried to strike at the villain before they warped. "But if you didn't have a body, you wouldn't be wearing this neck armor, right?"

"So he's vulnerable to physical attacks if they're well aimed." Levy concluded, understanding the other teen's analysis with ease.

Kurogiri struggled and Bakugo sent small explosions along his back to force him back down, "Don't move!" He leaned forward with a sharp smile, "You try anything funny, and I'll blow your ass up right now, you got it?" He threatened, "They'll be cleanin' you up for weeks."

"Oh, that doesn't sound very heroic." Kirishima sweatdropped from beside him.

"We need to have a talk about that." Levy shook her head, her wings fluttering in case she needed to act swiftly at any moment.

Shigaraki wasn't amused at all, "They escaped uninjured and captured my two strongest men. Kids these days really are amazing."

"They make the League of Villains look like amateurs. Can't have that."

Shigaraki turned, "Nomu."

Nomu screeched as his body struggled back through the warp gate, still half-frozen in Todoroki's ice. Todoroki gasped as he witnessed this, his ice should've been strong enough to immobilize him. Nomu's frozen arm and leg snapped off, he used it left arm and leg to support himself.

The students shuddered and looked in awe as Nomu's eyes rolled to stare them down intensely. "How is that thing still moving? He's all messed up."

"STAY BACK, EVERYBODY!" All Might put his hand forward, stopping the students from doing anything rash.

The remainder of the ice on Nomu broke as the exposed muscle tissue convulsed rapidly as it multiplied replacing the amputated limbs.

"What is this?" All Might frowned, "I thought you said his power was shock absorption."

"Shock absorption?" Lucy tilted her head, "I thought he had a regeneration Quirk and that's why we couldn't make any lasting damage" She and Taurus had dealt some pretty lethal blows but Nomu just came back unscathed before.

"Could it be possible he has more than one Quirk?" Todoroki assessed.

"Shock absorption and super-regeneration." Shigaraki chimed in, All Might glared at the boy as he listened. "Nomu has been modified to take you on even at 100% of your power. He's basically a highly efficient punching bag that hits back."

"And you called me a cheater." Lucy muttered with a roll of her eyes. Everyone grew defensive as they heard of Nomu's Quirks.

Shigaraki rolled his eyes at the girl as well, "If you think Villains aren't above cheating, then you're in the wrong profession, hero. Besides, it's called being well prepared."

"We need to free our method of escape." Shigaraki continued, "Get him, Nomu."

Nomu didn't hesitate to follow Shigaraki's order, moving at high speeds. He went unseen by everyone, everyone except for All Might that is. 'He's fast!'

Nomu's fist surged forward as he struck at Bakugo. The others were all knocked back by the sheer force of the blow, especially Levy who had been knocked away once again for the second time that day. The villains and explosive teen were covered in dust as everyone struggled to make out the silhouettes.

As the dust settled, Nomu could be seen crouching, holding Kurogiri where Bakugo had once been. Bakugo didn't seem as though he was near the villains at first glance.

"Kacchan!" Midoriya exclaimed in worry.

Bakugo stared incredulously at the villains from beside Midoriya.

"Kacchan? Whoa, that's awesome, you dodged him!"

"Shut up, no I didn't, you damn nerd." Bakugo replied surprisingly calm, probably too distracted to be a full-on jerk. 'That speed… I couldn't even see him coming.'

Lucy hoped Levy wasn't blown away too far and that she was flying back, but none of them had been prepared for that blow, almost none of them. "All Might must've saved him. But that means…" She trailed off as they all followed the beaten floors imprint which led to a now broken wall.

All Might coughed as he stood his ground, the wall shattered around him.

'So he protected the child, huh?' Shigaraki mentally noted.

All Might panted, blood slightly leaking from his mouth down to his chin, "These are kids, and you didn't hold back?"

"I didn't have much of a choice. He was threatening my companion." Shigaraki retorted, "Besides, these kids are no angels."

"The plain-looking one." Midoriya flinched, "He tried to kill me with a maxed-out punch." Shigaraki said, "The cheater, she called in outside reinforcements who used their own Quirks, which I'm pretty sure they don't have the licenses for."

"What kind of "heroes" does something like that?" Shigaraki lectured, "You think you can get away with being as violent as you want or bend the rules to your whims if you say it's for the sake of others."

All Might grunted as he listened to the teen's tirade, "Well, you know what, All Might?"

"That pisses me off. Why do people get to decide that some violent acts are heroic and others are villainous? Casting judgment as to what's "good" and what's "evil." You think you're the Symbol of Peace? Ha. You're just another government-sponsored instrument of violence. And violence always breeds more violence. I'll make sure the world understands that once you're dead."

"Aren't you being a little hypocritical if you're the one trying to decide what fits "good" or "evil?" Especially if you're using violence yourself, to get your way." Lucy interposed, wondering what this guy's goal was besides defeating All Might.

Shigaraki scoffed and All Might spoke up, "You're nothing but a lunatic." He spat, "Criminals like you; you always try and make your actions sound noble. But admit it; you're only doing this because you like it. Isn't that right?"

Shigaraki narrowed his eyes at the pair of blondes, "They've got me figured out."

Todoroki's eyes focused, "We've got them outnumbered."

Midoriya nodded, "And Kacchan found out the mist guy's weakness."

"These dudes may act really tough, but we can take 'em out with All Might's help." Kirishima hardened his arms, "Let's do this."

"Don't Attack."

All Might's commanding voice stopped the students in their tracks as he stepped up.

"Get out of here!"

"You would've been in trouble earlier if it weren't for me, remember?" The icy-hot teen interposed, "You need our help."

"I thank you for your assistance, but this is different." All Might stressed. The pro clenched his fist determinedly, "It's gonna be all right. Just sit back and watch a pro at work."

"But you're too hurt. You're bleeding." Midoriya piped in, "And you're almost out of ti-" Midoriya cut himself off as he glanced at his peers, all of whom didn't realize the teen's full connection with the number one hero.

All Might gave Midoriya a thumbs up, silently reassuring the boy as well as he could with all the others present.

Lucy stepped up, not wanting to leave her teacher to deal with this alone. "All Might there has to be something we can do." She urged, having had enough of standing by the sidelines for the past few years, her whole life really. Picking up Taurus' discarded axe, she silently apologized to the downed bull for keeping him here instead of sending him back to the Celestial Spirit World.

Shigaraki decided to not let them recuperate anymore, "Nomu. Kurogiri. Kill him." He ordered. "I'll deal with the children."

'I'm afraid I barely have a minute left in this form. My power's declining faster than I thought it would.' All Might steadied his breathing, willing himself to keep up his transformation. He was exhausted having been using it for most of the day, but he needed to do this, this was arguably one of the most important times to work through his disability.

"Let's clear this level and go home." Shigaraki uttered, moving in a flash, seeing no reason to prolong this any further.

'Even so, I have to stop these villains.'

Red shoes pattered forward once more as Shigaraki charged en route to the students.

"Heads up, we're fightin' after all." Kirishima warned.

'Because I am…'

Power surged through All Might, he channeled One For All throughout his body, his Quirk enhancing like it has countless times before.

'...the world's Symbol of Peace and Justice!'

Shigaraki froze in his tracks as the air pressure surged from All Might's sheer power. Nomu lurched forward at the same time All Might lunged, the two muscular figure's fists colliding with one another, creating a large shockwave that blew everyone away, literally.

Flipping through the air Shigaraki grunted, "Weren't you listening?" He landed on his feet and stopped his momentum with his right hand, "One of his powers is shock absorption."

"Yeah?" All Might retorted, "What about it?"

With a furious yell, he continued the onslaught, Nomu mirrored the man's actions, their fists repeatedly smashing against each other. The force of their blows was pushing the other spectators back, with everyone struggling against the pressure.

"He's gonna fight that brain guy head-on?" Midoriya asked as he and Bakugo were crouched by each other shielding their faces from the wind.

"Whoa, they're… so fast!" Kirishima noted stumbling from the winds as Todoroki stared in awe.

"No! I can't get near them!" Kurogiri cursed, wisps of mist going everywhere as the two continued their exchange.

"He said your Quirk was only shock absorption, not nullification." All Might explained, never once pausing his strikes, "That means there's a limit to what you can take, right?" All Might dealt blows to Nomu's front, with indents of his strikes being seen throughout the monster's back.

All Might groaned as Nomu's fist connected to the wound he inflicted earlier, but this gave him the drive necessary in order to double down harder on his foe.

Debris flew all around the area as All Might kicked it up a notch, "So, you were made to fight me, big guy." All Might pushed the monster back, his strikes becoming more and more aggressive. His arms were blurred as he punched at high speeds, "If you can really withstand me firing at 100% of my power…"

Shigaraki gasped at the display of power. Nomu… His indestructible Nomu… He was shaken out of his stupor as All Might continued.

"I'll have to go beyond that and force you TO SURRENDER."

The exchange grew more and more furious, progressing into a fight the naked eye would struggle to keep up with. Blood spattered, sweat flew, and through it all, All Might pushed forward, his punches calculated. He struck at his foe, going beyond his usual power, knowing that if he didn't then no one would be able to stop this beast.

Midoriya trembled as he watched the display, worry for his mentor flooding him. He knew that he was at his limit, yet despite that he was still going. It was moments like these that really reminded him of what made All Might his favorite hero.

Lucy had seen plenty of fights within her lifetime, she had even fought in some herself. But watching All Might and Nomu exchange blows was a completely terrifying experience. She was relieved the pro had come to finish this, she had actually fought that thing.

All Might bashed Nomu with his fist sending the villain skidding across the plaza. Shigaraki growled as he watched All Might spring toward Nomu.

"A real hero…" Nomu twisted his body, clawing at the cement and crawling frenziedly toward All Might, leaping high up at the man. All Might used his momentum to crash into his upper body sending the monster flipping. "...will always find a way for justice to be served!"

Nomu tried to strike All Might down to the ground, All Might braced himself, the ground shattered beneath him, his leg vaulted Nomu away as he kicked at the monster.

Rising up high, All Might attempted to crash into Nomu's head feet first, surfing along the ground as Nomu jumped to avoid the full force of the attack.

Gliding across the floor All Might ran to meet his foe. He grabbed Nomu by the arm, spinning for momentum as they rose in the air, and sent the monster hurling down with a mighty yell.

The students were stunned as they watched their teacher go beyond his limits in order to save the day, the sheer display of strength reminding them of everything they could aim to be.

Nomu's body bounced on the floor as All Might flashed in front of him in a crouch, "Now for a lesson." All Might rose to his fully height. "You may have heard these words before, but I'll teach you what they really mean."

All For One surged through his body and traveled to All Might's right arm, his fist channeling his power as he reared it back, "Go beyond!"

A powerful aura enshrouded All Might's arm as the wind bent around his strike, "PLUS ULTRA!"

Nomu's body folded directly where All Might had punched his gut. The strike sent Nomu soaring, right into the dome of USJ. First crashing into the lights, then directly out of the dome and flying away, his figure disappearing in a twinkle of light.

. . .

The building shook as multiple students felt the aftershock of the exchange.

In the Downpour Zone, Tokoyami gasped as he felt the rumble, "What's happening? Everything is shaking." Koda nervously looked around from beside him, the two had been fighting off the villains in the rainy enclosed area.

Similarly in a fiery area, the Conflagration Zone, Ojiro had been using his Quirk to take out the intruders, only pausing because of the tremor. "What was that?"

At the entrance of USJ, behind Levy's runes, the remaining students turned to the hole now residing in the building's side. "Um, did a villain just fly by? Or am I going crazy?" Sero asked as he and Uraraka supported Thirteen.

Shoji held Aizawa securely on his back, his superior strength and stature held the man with no problem. "Such power."

"Ah... that's All Might for you." Mineta teared up, "That's why he's the most amazing hero in the entire world!"

"Ribbit ribbit!" Tsu chirped happily as Uraraka and Mina both exchanged smiles.

. . .

"That was like the finishing move in a video game." Kirishima noted, looking directly at the new hole in USJ. "He beat the shock absorption right out of him. I've never seen that kind of brute strength!"

"Imagine having power like that." Bakugo commented from beside Kirishima, "He must've been punching that monster so fast, he couldn't regenerate."

"Was that insane to anyone else?" Lucy teared up, if she hadn't fought a practically indestructible dragon before she would've lost her composure long ago.

'He really is the best.' Todoroki thought.

'That's how you get to be a pro.' Bakugo thought.

'He did it…' Midoriya thought as he glanced over to All Might. The man was cloaked in dust from his final attack.

"I really have gotten weaker." He said, "Back in my heyday, five hits woulda been enough to knock that guy out." He clenched his fist across his chest, "But today, it took more than 300 mighty blows."

"Times up. Gotta end this fast." The pro muttered to himself. He shifted to face Shigaraki, the boy trembling in what couldn't be discernable from sadness or anger. "You've been bested, villains."

All Might's body began smoking, blending in perfectly with the dust around him. "We all want to get this over with quickly."

Shigaraki wept over the loss of his Nomu, "He cheated."

Hey so originally this was going to be longer until I realized that there was a whole other episode that we need to get through, so enjoy this chapter! It seems like Levy keeps getting the shaft, best rest assured that she will get her moment. Originally Lucy was going to be a lot more active in this battle, until I actually watched the fight and realized there wasn't much room for inclusion in the brawl. Don't worry though, I thought of something much more dramatic. It'll all make sense when it actually comes together. Please let me know your thoughts and speculation, I really do enjoy reading about them. Also that "something special" that I mentioned before, still hasn't happened yet. Next chapter though, there'll be some… surprises. *Wiiiiiink*

I only proofread this once gang.