Angel: Sorry that me answering questions are all over the place, I don't like bogging down the notes by answering all of them at a time. Plus, by the time I upload again, I get plenty of them to answer, most of the questions I do like to answer. One I definitely missed last time was of other roles Katsuki's voice actor had which was new to me. I know he also voices Ryusui from Dr. Stone, and the main male character from Kaguya-Sama. Honestly it's a wonder how the guy hasn't lost his voice by now.
Anyway! Could Overhaul use Izuka's shooting star? Well, he could disassemble them for sure, but using them? Not too sure about that. That's like saying he could use One for All against Izuku in that same type of attack. To clear things up just in case people point this out, according to the wiki, Eri doesn't have to touch someone. They can be in contact with her or in the vicinity of her when her horn is activated. I got this info from the Rewind page of the anime's wiki so hopefully that clears things up!
Will Izuka's awakened power be seen again? Outside of yesterday's upload, it's inevitable, can't tell you when, though. Can she summon it at will? Umm, I think it'd be on the same level that Izuku could access Full Cowling. I mean, it doesn't have to be used in every dire situation.
Overhaul looked up wide-eyed, frustrated and angry. "Why doesn't anybody...see the big picture?" He then created a tornado of sorts with his fused body. "I'm going to tear down this entire world. Destroy its very foundation!"
A spark of blue and purple zipped around him, belonging to the twins. Both of them appeared on opposite sides, staring at the chaos he was giving. Eri was bracing herself, clinging onto Izuku. "You're all blinded by some outdated sense of what's 'right.' You're just pretending to be heroes!" He then gained large arms while reassembling himself. "I won't let you stand in my way!" He growled while preparing to attack the both of them.
The twins glanced down at their opponent. 'When he gets injured, he has to put himself back together again,' Izuku and Izuka thought in unison while glancing over their shoulders, sparks coming from their eyes. 'That's when we'll have an opening!'
'I'll hit him with 100 percent of my power' Izuku thought as the three circled each other.
'I'll hit him with my Solar upgrade' Izuka thought as they stared down their opponent.
'And he'll be knocked out before he can recover!'
"If we can't save Eri..." Eri glanced up at Izuku, who then came in fast towards Overhaul. Izuka did the same from the opposite side of the villain. "One small girl who's relying on the both of us to help her..."
"To make her smile again..." Izuka moved up her leg and then swung around to fire a Solar Comet Burst, which Overhaul avoided. "Someone who didn't even know who I was and yet wanted to see me for herself!"
Overhaul was sent flying backwards and then he braced himself to implode his own arm. He let out a yell as he blew off his limbs and then used the flying skin to give himself bigger arms and legs. He looked up at the two wide-eyed as they flew in front of the sun together.
"Then how can we call ourselves...heroes who save everybody?!" The two shouted while recoiling back their fists. Together, they gave him huge punches of flaming power directed towards Overhaul. As he fell, the hits started to affect his body, essentially breaking down his limbs to pieces. He looked up as the twins loomed over him, huge waves of energy emitting from the both of them. The villain watched as they recoiled back their fists again. "That's who we're gonna be!"
The two then punched him in the face so hard that they managed to knock him out. The two flew over to his arm, spinning around as they yelled from opposite sides. Eri squeezed her eyes shut as they threw him towards the ground together.
As the ceiling started crumbling from the fight outside, Chrono looked down at Mr. Aizawa. He was holding the man down, since he was still unable to move. Chrono then looked up knowingly. "Still fighting?"
Mr. Aizawa grunted, gritting his teeth as Chrono got closer to inspect him. It can't be...there's no way you're losing, is there? Kai... He remembered when Overhaul went up against Rappa, as he was there, and saw him win...and the thought of him losing was very new to him. I've watched you ever since you were young. You've always put a tremendous amount of effort into preserving the dignity of this organization. To bring honor and glory to the yakuza. If you fail today...then I'll take the finished drug, along with the serum... He watched Mr. Aizawa attempting to crawl away from him. And see your plan through. He then got onto his feet while holding something. He unsheathed a knife, keeping his eye on Mr. Aizawa. For the Hassaikai. And for you, Kai! He gritted his teeth while holding up the knife above the man!
Before he could attack, however, something hit him and made him drop the knife. "You're Chrono, right?" A familiar voice asked, and it belonged to Tamaki. "I know how your power works, so don't even try to use it on me," He grunted while holding Mirio to support him. Two police officers then came in from behind to point their guns at him. "Take him."
Chrono was shaking in disbelief, wondering how they even found him. "Don't move!" He gritted his teeth towards the group. "Resistance is useless!" He then seethed towards them for getting in the way because he knew that without him, Overhaul would lose and the Hassaikai would fall...
"Suneater!" Tsuyu cried out from behind and he looked over his shoulder to see her approaching. "Thank goodness. I'm glad he's okay," She got onto her feet, looking over at Mirio, who was unconscious.
"Froppy. What's happening?" He asked curiously since he had been unconscious for a while.
She then frowned in concern. "Deku and Callista are fighting!"
He gasped sharply, his eyes widening to hear that they were both in danger.
The twins were standing in front of the smoke as the body of Katsukame and Overhaul was on the ground. They panted up at the villain, who was unconscious. So he wouldn't be getting back up for at least a little while.
The two slowly caught their breath, looking towards the little girl. "Eri. Are you hur-" Suddenly, a bunch of yellow energy shot out of their mouths and bodies, but it wasn't on purpose. Eri's Quirk was taking its toll on the both of them, Izuka kneeling onto the ground as she tried to endure it. She gripped the ground, her body shaking. Her Quirk is getting stronger! Eri looked towards the both of them wide-eyed as she couldn't stop it. Her horn was glowing even brighter this time around. If she keeps this up...
My body is in so much pain...even more so when I'd reach my limit, and I didn't think that was even possible... Izuka gritted her teeth as Izuku fell next to her. Overhaul's body then twitched a little bit.
The leader of the Shie Hassaikai was walking next to Kai in the rain. Flowers surrounded the two as they went down a pathway. Kai had a bandaged bruise on his cheek as he had just gotten into a fight. "I see. So you got into a fight because someone called us villains?" He asked the little boy, who stayed silent. The boy came to a stop after hearing that last word and his adoptive father turned to him. "...The yakuza can't retaliate against civilians," He simply said, placing a hand on Kai's head to rub it gently. Kai still did not respond. "What you did was wrong."
Overhaul looked up and let out a loud scream.
"Though I know you were trying to protect our honor," He then looked down at Kai with a small smile. "I appreciate that, Chisaki..."
Overhaul reached out to the twins with his big hand, and then tried to squash them. However, because of Eri's Quirk still in effect, her power surged through his hand. And in return, Katsukame and Overhaul separated from each other. As Katsukame went flying away, Ochaco jumped up and grabbed Overhaul so that he wouldn't fuse with the villain again.
"Gunhead Martial Arts!" She screamed as she pinned the villain down. She kept her eyes on him while Ryukyu climbed up to her.
"What's the situation?" The dragon asked her while lifting up her head.
"I got Nighteye to a safe place!" The brunette reported back to her. "We've ordered civilians to evacuate the area. Deku and Callista are fighting Chisaki!"
Tsuyu was holding Mr. Aizawa while Tamaki carried Mirio up to the surface thanks to Ryukyu. "But...something seems off!" Ochaco noticed that Eri's Quirk was going out of control. Now some dark energy was around the twins because of her horn, and the twins were laying on the ground. They were unable to get back up thanks to the pain going through their bodies.
No...! Eri looked down at the two in horror, blaming herself but she didn't know how to stop. Stop. They're gonna die!
"I always have to get my hands dirty because of your selfishness," Overhaul growled while reaching out a hand.
No!
"Every action you take results in people dying..." He continued reaching out to her. "You're a cursed human."
Tears appeared in her eyes as that fact was ringing true...it happened to her father, and now it was going to happen towards the two people who helped her...and there was nothing she could do about it. She looked up pleadingly as she screamed out, her horn still going strong.
Don't die. Please!
The others stared up ahead sadly, unable to do anything. Mr. Aizawa's hand twitched and Tsuyu flinched, turning to him.
"Ribbit," She murmured knowingly and then looked back up. She then gently lifted up her teacher's head. I'm sorry...Midoriya and Mido He looked straight at Eri while using his Erasure.
I don't want this! Eri thought in despair...before everything completely stopped. Her horn was much bigger now, but other than that, her Quirk had ceased. As a tear fell down her eye, she fell between the twins in relief, hugging their necks. The two reached up to hug her head gently. The others stared as Mr. Aizawa's hair fell back down.
Ochaco let out a small sigh of relief. "It's over..."
"Thank goodness," Tamaki murmured in relief as well to see that all three were okay. He then glanced down at Mirio in his arms, hoping that everything would be okay now...
The three were all panting heavily after what just happened, sweat dripping down the twins' faces. Eri still had a few stray tears in her eyes.
"You haven't proven how much you don't hold back yet, so why do it now? I don't care what anyone says, if you don't try hard enough, I'll kill you! You need to let them see that...you're not actually a mouse. That's why you're here, right?"
Izuka blinked while looking up at him, feeling...inspired by his words.
Did I do it, Katsuki...? Did I make you proud of me? What am I saying...? He doesn't even know that I'm here. But I hope that...this was enough on my path to becoming a hero.
Izuku glanced up knowingly at the girl of who she was thinking about. With how hard she fought today, it was easy to see why she did if not for Eri. Because if it wasn't for Katsuki, she wouldn't have pushed herself like he sometimes did when he hit his limit. I know that he'll be really happy to hear how you did once you're allowed to tell him, big sister...even if he doesn't show it, I'll always be proud of you.
"We have a lot of seriously injured people here!" Ryukyu suddenly announced as some people were gathered outside already. "We need ambulances, quickly!" Bubble Girl ran over immediately once she saw Sir Nighteye. She panted heavily in fear at his state. "Check to make sure we didn't miss any victims." The sidekick bit her lip trying to hold her tears as she bent down. "The League of Villains may still be nearby! Search for them!"
And Ryukyu was actually correct as Himiko and Twice were leaving the area.
"Yes, ma'am!"
Himiko stared at the twins for a bit longer before she had to leave.
The door opened and Centipeder stepped in to find Rappa, Tengai, Fat Gum, and Kirishima. Immediately Rappa was restrained as the police officers ran into the room. Tengai bowed his head in defeat, still tied up in the corner. Fat Gum pointed down to the red-haired boy, who still had not woken up after his fight with Rappa. Fat Gum urged them to get Eijiro to an ambulance, looking down at his student in worry before he gave a relieved smile.
Then they found Setsuno, Hojo, and Tabe still tied up thanks to Suneater and Callista. An officer immediately ordered for a transport so they would go to prison.
Nemoto and Sakaki were also found and arrested by the police. The original leader of the Shie Hassaikai was found in his comatose state and was taken in as well. Katsukame had a lot of restraints on him while being taken away to prison. Ryukyu bent down to Nejire, who looked up and smiled, holding up a peace sign. Locklock was taken away to get checked out, in front of the handcuffed Chrono being hauled away. Mirio was also being transported to the hospital, Tamaki staring after him in worry. Fat Gum appeared outside, yelling towards someone and getting Tamaki's attention. Fat Gum looked up, beaming to see him. As Eijiro was being taken to the hospital as well, he woke up and smiled. Fat Gum, Tsuyu, and Ochaco were there to see him. Fat Gum was crying, Tsuyu was worried, and Ochaco was smiling in assurance.
Izuku and Izuka were carrying Eri in their arms. She had fallen unconscious after a bit, her cheeks red from the amount of power that she had gave off. "She got a fever after she passed out," Izuku explained as the two gave her to a paramedic.
"Her Quirk isn't something she knows very well on how to utilize, so please be careful when she wakes up," Izuka said softly, placing a hand on Eri's head with a small soft smile that she was okay.
"She's safe," The head detective told the twins. "She just needs a hospital. You too, kids," He noticed their scratches and torn costumes.
"Yes, sir," Izuku nodded as Izuka put her hand down. They both stared after the girl being led away into an ambulance. Izuku frowned at Eri, knowing that she'd be okay eventually...
"His pulse is dropping! Hurry!" They both flinched as they turned to see Sir Nighteye being led away. The spike in his stomach was taped so that it wouldn't move on their way to the hospital. The twins ran up to him.
"Oh my god," Izuka whispered, covering her mouth as tears appeared in her eyes to see Sir Nighteye's state.
"Sir! Can you hear me?" The boy called out to his mentor. "There's something I've been meaning to tell you."
"Midoriya..." He spoke up weakly, and he looked at the man wide-eyed. "Mido..." They stared at him, and he didn't say anything. This is a different outcome than the one I foresaw...I don't understand why things have changed, but...somehow they made my wish into a reality. He remembered the heroic image he had of them while they were fighting Overhaul...it was something he'd never forget. "Midoriya. Mido. You two twisted the future. You did the impossible."
Izuku felt like he was gonna cry as Izuka let a few tears escape her. "Sir. About All Might. He said he'll live. He told us he couldn't face you, but...you have to see him again! I know he wants that! So...you have to pull through!"
"It's true," Izuka cried out, sniffling as her hands were shaking. "I know that once he hears about you, he'll want to see you! Even though it's been years, it's time that you two talk things out together, so please hold on for that..."
"We're in a hurry," The paramedic gently pushed them both away. "Please stay back."
And with that, they took him away, the twins, Ryukyu, and the head detective staring after the ambulance. Izuku couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, hoping that the two would agree to see each other again after so long. He had a few guesses as to how they felt towards one another right now, but...Sir Nighteye's injuries looked really bad. If anything, the man would be really happy to see Toshinori today after everything.
"Midoriya. Mido," Ryukyu spoke up, getting their attention. "Many people were hurt today," Her eyes softened as she thought about all of the injuries their team sustained. "So this isn't really the time to celebrate. But..." She then looked towards them with a soft smile on her face. "Thanks for all you did. And I'm glad that you were able to be here today, Mido."
And with that, the battle to save a single girl finally came to an end.
I honestly don't even know where to begin to describe it...a lot of things happened to us. But...I don't regret being there.
9:15 AM...Rescue Complete!
The police were guiding a few trucks on the freeway. "We're currently transporting 11 members of Shie Hassaikai to Tocadana Villain Hospital. They have all sustained serious injuries," A paramedic reported as Overhaul was in the transport, strapped to the table. "Their personal belongings have been confiscated. In addition to the bullets we were told about, we've also found previously unreported capsules..."
The driver gasped sharply at the sight up ahead. There was a truck not too far away from them, and something was on top of it. "What's that...?" He murmured in confusion...as Shigaraki was on top of that truck!
"In shogi, the point is to take out the king, right?" He asked Mr. Compress and Dabi inside the open back of the truck.
"It's not exactly that simple," Dabi looked up at him.
"Indeed!" Mr. Compress agreed with him. "They're here, just as you said! This was the fastest route from the yakuza headquarters to the nearest villain hospital," He was talking into a cell phone. "The stage is now set! Thanks for letting us know. You're so efficient, Toga. You deserve a round of applause."
"Jin's the one who reminded me to call," She answered as Twice was unmasked next to her. They were somewhere near the Shie Hassaikai away from what was going on.
"Fight!" Twice shouted nearby, holding his head.
"I got a little distracted watching Izuku and his sister," She smiled a little, gushing.
"Run away! Fast!" Twice cried out and Himiko looked towards him.
"Sorry we're not there, so you have to get your hands dirty," She had a delightful smile on her face. She wished that she could be there for what was about to happen, though. She would've loved seeing Overhaul being taken down, but alas...
"Just the one hand, my dear," Mr. Compress reminded the villain.
Himiko then let out a slightly embarrassed giggle. "We couldn't get the girl at the center of their plan, but we're pretty sure you'll have no problem intercepting the finished product. We also watched the cops as they loaded everybody up and I didn't see them take anything," She gently patted Twice on the back. She watched as Twice got onto his feet, holding his head. "Even if you don't get what we're after..."
"Kill them!" Twice shouted, and she couldn't agree more with him.
"I bet you still wanna say hi, right?" Himiko wondered and hoped that they savored it.
"Oh, crap!" The police officer driving recognized them immediately. "That's Tomura Shigaraki from the League of Villains!"
"Hey, Lizard!" Dabi called out towards the front. "Stop weaving! I get motion sick."
Spinner looked back in annoyance as he was the one driving. "Don't call me lizard! The name is Spinner!"
"Shut up and focus on driving," Dabi shouted in annoyance as he didn't care to call him that right now.
Spinner then looked up ahead in thought. "What would Stain say about this? Is attacking the police in line with his desires for a true hero society? I'm not so sure he'd approve..." He had only seen Stain interact with heroes, not the police. But even then, he felt like it wasn't Stain's style. The Hero Killer preferred to work in private in secluded areas, hence why he wasn't caught until the Hosu Incident...
"It's a necessary sacrifice, Spinner," Shigaraki informed as he kept his eyes on the specific car holding Overhaul. "I'm counting on you."
"Let's go," Dabi gave a small smirk as he held up his hand. Blue flames came from it as the police car skidded to be in front of the truck. He then grinned as he sent a flaming tornado towards the cars. "What is this...?" He asked as he noticed something was off. The cars were still moving despite the attack. And when he dropped his flames, he saw why: a bunch of sand was surrounding the police car, protecting both vehicles. The sand dropped to reveal a pissed off hero from the police car.
"The League of Villains!" He growled towards him. "Thugs with a grudge against this world." It was the Sand Hero, Snatch. His Quirk was...pretty obvious to interpret.
"Ugh," Shigaraki looked at him in a bit of disgust. "Of course they sent a hero with them. What a pain. Spinner, slow down!"
He flinched and then did as asked so that the back of the truck would get closer to the vehicles. Snatch growled as he looked up to see Shigaraki jumping off the van. He then reached out his hand.
"Not so fast!" Snatch attacked him with an arm made out of sand. "You may be able to disintegrate whatever you touch...but that won't work against sand!" And that was why they had sent him and not someone like Endeavor or Best Jeanist. Because their Quirks wouldn't work well against Shigaraki, knowing that he would make an appearance thanks to the prior knowledge of his first meeting with Overhaul.
"Yeah," Shigaraki glared at him while being trapped in sand. "You've got a point..."
"He's getting pretty famous," Dabi pointed out as he and Mr. Compress watched.
"Shigaraki is only a misdirection!" Mr. Compress reached out to his hat and pulled out one of his compress orbs. "A little slight of hand, if you will. Now..." He then snapped his fingers to make the orb fall onto the road. The two simply watched as it headed for the police car. It then exploded, causing the police car to lift up into the air. "Watch carefully as the police car flies through the air!" Shigaraki broke out of the sand. "No trickery or wires involved."
He and Dabi then jumped out of the truck. The police officer screamed in fear as the window cracked from Shigaraki breaking through it. He gripped the steering wheel to make the truck go out of control as it landed on the side. Snatch had grabbed the driver from the other car, using his sand to protect him. He slid to a stop, looking down at the driver.
"Are you alright?!" He yelled, but didn't get a response.
"So predictable," Dabi commented while standing behind him. His hands were on fire as well. "Heroes always prioritize innocent lives..."
"We've been finding burnt corpses all over the city. That's your doing, isn't it?" Snatch demanded while in front of him, the truck was on fire.
"So the boss isn't the only one people talk about. That's nice to hear," Dabi was a little pleased to hear it.
"Have you ever thought about the families of those you murdered in cold blood?!" Snatch yelled as he turned around and fired a sand attack in the form of a lion. Dabi just silently stared and when the sand was about to attack him, he used his fire against it. Snatch grunted from the amount of power the villain was giving off, and then he completely disappeared into thin air. He had been captured in an orb, which rolled to a stop nearby the likely dead police officer.
"That got pretty intense," Mr. Compress jumped over the both of them, dusting himself off. "But sand doesn't burn, does it?"
"I'm pretty sure he could only turn his top half into sand, so he's probably dead," Dabi explained, looking up ahead at the damage they caused. The police car was completely destroyed as it was on fire. The police officer from the truck was also most likely dead.
Shigaraki then kicked at Overhaul's bed, hands in his pockets. "...Tell me again who the next leader is gonna be." Overhaul's eyes looked dead as he had failed his master, and he had failed the Hassaikai. And he had lost Eri, the center of his entire plans. Plus his adoptive father couldn't wake up now without him. So he felt like he had nothing to live for anymore.
"Did you come to kill me...?" He asked the League of Villains leader. After what happened today, he honestly preferred it if Shigaraki killed him.
"No. I thought of something you'll hate even more than that," Shigaraki hissed as Mr. Compress walked over to him. "I hate you. Truly," Shigaraki removed the hand accessory off of his face. "You're too full of yourself." Overhaul's left arm suddenly disappeared into an orb, and he glanced up at Mr. Compress. He had taken off his mask, smiling as he held up the orb.
"For the arm," He also revealed that the arm he had lost was now replaced with a robotic attachment. He made the orb disappear completely.
"Two little boxes," Shigaraki held one up. "Which one holds the finished product?" He opened it up to see four remaining red bullets, since Overhaul had used one on Mirio. "I'll just take both," He closed the box, Overhaul looking up at him wide-eyed.
"That's mine..." He murmured, but he also couldn't fight back to get it. He was still restrained, and the handcuffs on his hands prevented him from using his Quirk. All he had left was the product, and now Shigaraki was taking it from him...
The League of Villains leader sighed a little, staring down at him. On the inside, he was very pleased to see Overhaul losing everything now. They didn't have Eri, but the sight of this made it all worth losing her. "You know what I think, Overhaul? Someone so obsessed with erasing Quirks...shouldn't have one of their own." He then touched Overhaul's remaining arm, and decayed it. "Don't you agree?" Overhaul seethed in pain, his breath escaping him as he realized what the villain was doing. "If we don't cut that off, your whole body will turn to dust..." He then held up a knife...and sliced off the decayed arm. He dropped the knife near some blood. "Just like that, you're helpless. A weak, Quirkless loser. And all the fruits of your labors belong to me!" He grinned delightfully that he just made Overhaul Quirkless now that he had no arms. And that was the only way he could use his power. He couldn't even fuse with anyone anymore either. "Now you don't even have a thumb to suck on!" Shigaraki had a crazed look on his face while enjoying the moment. "You're doomed to watch from the sidelines as your dream falls apart! Let's do our best!"
Overhaul's eyes shook towards him...that he had now truly lost all he had. He remembered his father's smile...and he realized that he couldn't bring him back anymore either. Not without his Quirk.
A horn blared and Shigaraki looked up towards the van they came in. "Backup's coming!" Spinner called out from the driver's seat. "We gotta go!"
Shigaraki left Overhaul wide-eyed and breaking out in hives. Mr. Compress bowed before they took their leave. Shigaraki put his hand accessory back onto his face, looking up. "Next, it's our turn..."
Overhaul gasped out and let out a scream of horror at everything falling apart. As the three walked away, the fire was still going on in the distance, and they silently enjoyed Overhaul's screams...
Near the Shie Hassaikai, there was a huge hole in the street where Overhaul had landed before being taken away.
Rikiya Katsukame's life force-stealing Quirk brought down more than half the heroes and police who'd assembled outside for the fight of the Hassaikai headquarters.
Thankfully, because the effects of the Quirk-boosting drug had worn off on Katsukame at this point, they would all be okay. And it wasn't to the point where he could completely take away their power like the Quirk-erasing drugs Togata got hit with.
Nejire flew around just in case there were any more villains, and to assess the damage to the neighborhood. She looked at the hole as she hadn't found any villains, but the area was pretty messed up...
Those who remained unharmed joined the local heroes to survey the damage done to the area.
I know that deep down, they were worried about their fellow mentors and friends, and wanted to do all they could.
One of the heroes was holding a tablet. "All the dismantling Chisaki did leveled four buildings. Casualties were surprisingly low, with only three people reporting injuries," He reported to another hero and a police officer. "All of which were minor. It is a weekday morning in a residential area, but that's still pretty miraculous."
"It's no miracle," Nejire spoke up as they looked up at her in the sky. "It would've been way worse if it weren't for Deku and Callista," She then floated towards the ground.
"Deku and Callista?" The hero didn't recognize their names at all.
"I was wiped out, but I saw the fight," She explained after she landed. "After they sent the giant Chisaki flying, they made sure to slam him back down near that big hole," She looked at her hands as she couldn't help but admire their tactics. "They fought strategically to minimize the damage...that's tough when the villain's so big!"
Meanwhile, those who were injured during the fight were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Over half of our troops were sent there to make a full recovery. Of course, my brother and I weren't immune to this either.
The doctor turned towards Izuku. His sister was sitting on a hospital bed nearby, looking towards the both of them attentively. After knowing what happened to his arms, she hoped that Izuku didn't strain them too much...
"I did a thorough examination, but other than your arm and her shoulder, there seems to be nothing out of the ordinary," He informed the twins and Izuka sighed in relief.
"Good to hear. Thanks a lot," Izuku was also silently relieved that they wouldn't be worrying their mother to death. That was the last thing that they wanted to do to her after the Kamino Incident.
"That's some odd injuries, though," The doctor stared at Izuku's arm scar and Izuka's shoulder one. "Could you two tell me what happened?"
"Please sir, how is everyone else?" Izuku questioned in a bit of concern, as his state was the last of his worries for him. He wanted to know if everyone else was going to make it. Izuka looked up at the doctor as he turned towards her, and her look told him that she was wondering the same exact thing.
Mr. Aizawa suddenly opened up the curtain. "I can fill you both in, Midoriya and Mido."
"Oh good!" Izuku smiled up at him, seeing him walking just fine. "You're okay!"
"I'm so glad," Izuka gave him a small smile as well.
"Just needed some stitches. Now come with me, both of you."
The three walked down the hall together as they waited to hear the news about everyone else. "Sorry I couldn't be with you at the end, when it counted..." He started off, as he sounded regretful.
Izuka looked up at him in shock that he was apologizing for everything that they went through. She never thought that he'd be doing that towards her, given that she wasn't even supposed to be here in the first place.
"It's alright," Izuku assured their teacher.
"Honestly, I don't think I could be mad at you for it," Izuka confessed to the man, her eyes softening. He got caught up with another villain because of what Overhaul did to stop him. She couldn't really blame him for something like that. Her phone went off and she reached into her pocket. They had gotten their phones back after the raid was over. She looked at her lock screen to see a message from Katsuki. In fact, she had a bunch of missed calls and texts from him and she read the most recent one.
Izuka, you need to tell me what the hell is going on with you. Why do you keep disappearing all the time when you're in special classes? If it's because of All Might, you can't do that if I know the secret now. You really think I can't handle what you have to throw at me?
She let out a deep sigh after reading it, knowing that deep down, he was really worried...and so were her classmates too probably if they knew that she wasn't with Katsuki or Shoto for special classes by now. After all, she had been gone for at least a whole day...it reminded her of how he acted after the Hosu Incident. Izuka didn't want to do that to him all over again, but given the circumstances, she wasn't really left with a choice.
"Please, tell us, how are all the others?" Her brother pleaded with him, causing her to flinch and look up.
"Is everyone going to be okay?" Izuka frowned deeply while putting away her phone in her pocket; she had to leave behind several people, after all...and she hoped that doing that wasn't another wrong decision for her to doubt. And she wished that she didn't have to ignore Katsuki's text, but she also didn't have to time to answer...even if she did, she wouldn't even know what to say to him right now. She imagined that since the recent events, she couldn't exactly tell him all of the details, no matter how much she trusted him. It had nothing to do with the fact that she couldn't rely on him; if anything, she wished she could see him... I'm sorry, Katsuki...but please be patient with me. It's too long to explain into a simple text, and everything is still calming down...please don't be mad at me again... After telling him that she didn't need him once, she couldn't handle him being pissed at her like that a second time.
"Kirishima's covered with bruises and lacerations from head to toe, but he'll live." In fact, Eijiro was currently awake and head to toe in bandages, which he was not a fan of. "Amajiki cracked a bone in his face, and he has some other, minor injuries." Tamaki was sleeping, bandages around his face and arm. "But none of them should leave a scar." Someone sat up next to Tamaki's bed behind the curtain, and it was Fat Gum looking out the window. He had bandages over his head, neck, face, and a sling around his arm. He was still in his normal form as he wouldn't be back to his heavyset form for a while until he was fully recovered. "Fat Gum has a few broken bones too. But he seems mostly fine otherwise." Locklock's wife came into his room, and rushed over to hug him. "Luckily, the blade that stabbed Locklock didn't hit any vital organs...so he should make a full recovery." His wife cried as she held her baby close, and they shared a hug.
"I'm so glad," Izuku smiled a bit from the news. Izuka placed a hand on her chest, letting out a breath that she was holding.
"Thank goodness they're okay, I felt terrible for leaving them behind like I did..." She confessed to the two.
"I know that they told you to, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to help," Izuku turned to his sister, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "So don't worry, I know you were a big support for all of them." She gave a weak smile and then they looked up at Mr. Aizawa. "Um sir, what about Eri?"
"Yeah, is she doing alright? Has her fever gone down?" Izuka asked with a bit of panic to her voice.
"Still feverish and sleeping fitfully," He answered as he had gone to see her before he went to get them, knowing that they would ask about her. And...because part of him wanted to see the little girl as well. "She's being quarantined for now."
"Quarantined? Really? So does that mean we won't be able to see her?" Izuku's eyes saddened a little.
"She's all alone again..." Izuka bit her lip sadly. Eri was trying so hard to escape...and now she was stuck in a room all over once more. At least she would recover and she didn't have to worry about the Shie Hassaikai ever again...but being in quarantine, they wouldn't be able to actually talk to her for a while.
"You know, they made that call based on your description of what happened back there," Mr. Aizawa explained to his students. "She's got a dangerous Quirk and no control over it. If something provokes her enough to activate it again...I'm the only one who can stop her." They stood in front of the elevator, waiting for it to reach their floor. "You both were only able to touch her because you kept destroying your bodies faster than she could rewind it, right?"
"Yeah," Izuku answered as the doors opened.
"There aren't exactly a lot of people who could pull that off," Mr. Aizawa stepped into the hallway first, followed by the twins. "And even if there were...who's to say how powerful she really is? We have no idea what her limits are."
"We know what you mean," Izuku looked towards the ground sadly. "If you hadn't been there to make her stop...I'm not sure what would've happened."
"I don't think I could've been able to stomach the possibilities, to be honest," Izuka closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. If they had been erased out of existence...there wouldn't have been a way to bring them back. They reached the bottom floor and stepped out.
"Teaching her control will be especially hard since her Quirk only seems to work on people," He led the way as the twins followed him. "When you're training on live subjects, the danger is exponentially greater. Her emotional state will be a factor too. With so many unknowns, it makes sense to keep her quarantined. For her sake, as well as ours. In other words..." He came to a stop and they looked up at him. "We can't depend on the girl or her Quirk right now."
"Huh?" Izuku blinked in confusion as they were in front of two doors that they did not recognize.
"All we can do is accept it. Now come on," The doors opened as he looked straight ahead. "Some others have joined us..."
They turned and gasped to see Recovery Girl, Centipeder, Bubble Girl...and Toshinori himself. There was suddenly a grim atmosphere in the room, but the two couldn't fathom why. "All Might!" The twins exclaimed in surprise to see him.
"And you're here, Recovery Girl? But why?" Izuku asked as he looked up at Toshinori. Izuka stepped in as well, as she didn't like this feeling...something was definitely wrong, but important enough to get Toshinori here without even them knowing. The lack of response from the four also tipped them off that they knew about something...
"I asked All Might to come...because Sir..." Bubble Girl immediately shed tears, covering her eyes. "Sir always admired him so much!" She started to openly cry and Centipeder handed her a handkerchief.
"Awata..."
The twins looked at her wide-eyed...as they got the sense of what was going on...because it would be appropriate for Toshinori to finally see his former sidekick at his last day.
"Ther's nothing more we can do," The doctor informed gravely, Centipeder wrapping an arm around Bubble Girl. And they deduced that Recovery Girl was here to try and heal him...but it was already too late at this point. "To be honest, it's a miracle he's survived this long."
"My healing can't help him either," Recovery Girl solemnly reported to them. "He's too far gone for me to save..."
Both of them were devastated to hear it, looking into the room past everyone. They hoped that Sir Nighteye would pull through this, that he could build a good relationship with Toshinori again...but fate had a cruel hand for him ironically.
"I'm sorry, but you should prepare yourselves," The doctor stated as the spike had been taken out of Sir Nighteye, but he had lost too much blood by the time it was removed. He also had a bandage around his missing arm, and he had a bunch of wires attached to his stomach. "I don't think he'll live to see tomorrow..."
Toshinori stared down at Sir Nighteye, hanging his head. He was currently wondering what would've happened if he had reached out earlier...if he had patched up things sooner. But instead, he was just scared to confront Sir Nighteye again. Things could've been so much better between them sooner if he had taken that initiative himself. He wished that this wouldn't be the last time he saw Sir Nighteye...that he had to meet his sidekick like this again after so long.
"I'm so sorry..." He whispered sadly, and his voice caused Sir Nighteye to wake up.
"Is that you, All Might...?" He murmured quietly, looking over to the man. "You feel like talking, now that I'm on my deathbed?"
"I don't know what to say," Toshinori confessed to him. "I was wrong. I pushed you away, and now..."
"Nighteye!" Izuku ran up to his side, followed by a crying Izuka. "Hang in there! Please, you have to live!"
"Izuku..." Izuka sobbed a little as she didn't want to tell him...that there wasn't a chance Sir Nighteye would miraculously live through this. Even if he had to hear it...she already knew just by looking at the man that his injuries were fatal.
"I've never heard you sound so penitent before, All Might," Sir Nighteye stated while looking towards Toshinori. "But I didn't resent you for what happened between us..." He then turned away, sighing as he looked up towards the ceiling. Toshinori was trying so hard not to cry as he didn't expect to see his former sidekick like this...to witness him on his last legs. "I mean that. All I wanted...was for you to be happy. And if you've decided to fight fate, then I-"
"You should be fighting it too!" Toshinori interrupted as his emotions were getting to him. "Please, give me a chance to make up for what I've done!" Like Izuku...he also wanted to hold onto the hope that Sir Nighteye would survive this. If anything, he wished that his former sidekick could keep living...even if it was impossible...
"There's nothing to make up for," Sir Nighteye murmured as his machine was still steadily going for now. "I wanted to change the future. To keep you from being killed...I looked for ways to alter the fate I'd seen. I tried, but...but there was nothing I could do..." The twins stared at him, their eyes shaking. Izuku had an arm wrapped around his sister's waist as she couldn't hold back her tears. "And then today, Midoriya and Mido succeeded where I failed...I believe...it might have to do with the energy contained in thoughts. The power of a vision so strong it leaves no room for doubt, and strives toward the desired future." The memories of seeing the twins fight as hard as they did...that was something he would always keep in his mind. "It wasn't just the Midoriyas. Everyone there truly believed that what they were fighting for could come to pass...maybe what we saw today was the result of that energy converging on Midoriya and Mido and being released..." He then gave the twins a small smile. "You've changed my thinking. You've shown me the future isn't set in stone," He sounded...grateful to them, and he wished he wasn't so dismissive of Izuku in the past. The boy had tears welling up in his eyes as his sister let out a quiet sob, covering her mouth. "And that's enough for me."
Mirio, who had woken up, stormed into the room and was being held back by a nurse. She was trying to not let him come in because he was still injured himself.
"I only...have one regret left."
"SIR!" Mirio cried out before he could explain it. He stumbled over to the bed.
"Togata!" The twins exclaimed upon seeing him.
"We're so sorry..." Izuka sniffed as she couldn't stop crying.
"Don't give up!" He leaned over the bed, big tears in his eyes while thinking the same as Toshinori and Izuku. Izuka closed her eyes, looking towards the ground regretfully. She wished that she could be on the same page as them, she really did... "Please, keep fighting! Don't die on me!"
"Mirio..." Sir Nighteye's eyes saddened towards him, remembering what happened to the boy and his Quirk. "I failed you...this is my fault. If only...I'd been there-"
"Don't say that!" Mirio interrupted while his tears welled up. "You were always there, teaching me and showing me how to be strong! Everything I am now is because of you—don't you see?! I'm not ready!" He squeezed his eyes shut...as he didn't want to say goodbye. He had been with Sir Nighteye for a year, he never expected him to die... "Please don't leave me!"
Izuka was shaking hearing this...as she felt like she shouldn't. She wasn't a work-study student...part of her felt like she didn't deserve to be seeing this or to be here with them now...the only reason why she was there was because of Locklock, her brother, and her friends. Maybe that was why she couldn't sympathize with begging Sir Nighteye to live...since she never learned her license like Mirio or Izuku. She couldn't understand the bond that he had with the boys...and it made her wish she didn't feel so unattached in believing that Sir Nighteye would survive. Why? She squeezed her eyes shut, gritting her teeth. Why did things have to end up like this? Sir Nighteye...I may not have known you that well, but I wish I could've. I know that my brother is so grateful to you for choosing him, even if it was because you didn't believe in him. If there's one thing I would want now...is for you to not regret anything. The future may have changed...but you have changed Togata's at least a little bit. And helped changed Eri's as well. That's something I can always be grateful for...
Mirio. Forgive me... Sir Nighteye thought while watching Mirio's endless tears streaming down his face. In the beginning...I only looked at you as a potential vessel for One for All. But you followed me... His hand twitched as he willed himself to lift up his remaining arm. You believed me...and before I knew it, you became my pride and joy. One last time. Let me see. As he reached out, he used his Foresight for the final time...
Mirio looked up at Sir Nighteye's hand on his cheek. All this time, he should've seen Mirio as a person...as his own hero, and instead, he put him on a pedestal. Enough to make Izuku finally demand the truth and learn of Toshinori's fated death...
"You'll be okay," He whispered to Mirio after seeing his future. "You're going to become the finest hero the world's ever seen." Mirio had snot from his nose as a tear fell onto Sir Nighteye's hand. The twins were still crying as well. "That's one part of the future...that shouldn't be changed," He then put down his hand, smiling up at all of them. "Work hard...and be sure to smile..." He had a soft smile on his face...the first time that anyone had seen it from him ever since they started the operation. Mirio continued to openly sob and whimper. "After all, without joy and laughter to balance the sorrow..." He saw a tear drop from Toshinori's eye. "This world cannot hope to have..." Centipeder, Bubble Girl, Mr. Aizawa, and Recovery Girl were standing nearby. "A bright...future..." And with that...his eyes went dead...as Sir Nighteye succumbed to the afterlife with a smile on his face.