"The routes blocked."
Following their classmate's gaze, the group settled their eyes on a massive metal gate, the security door restricting their path.
Turning toward Melissa, Shoto thumbed to the blockade, a barely noticeable bout of desperation flashing in his eyes.
"What should we do? Break through it?"
The suggestion quickly earned the teen a shaken head as their resident blonde refused the suggestion.
"If we do that, I'm sure the security system would alert the villains we're here."
"Then why don't we go through here?"
"Mineta, don't!"
Without so much as waiting for a response, Minoru opened the door, eliciting a few more cries from his group.
Immediately after doing so, an alarm blared, notifying the group that Minoru's action had notified the villains.
The advantage of stealth had been lost.
"Is there another way to go up?"
"There should be another emergency staircase down at the other end of the hallway!"
"Then let's hurry!"
On Iida's command, the group sped up their pace, desperately running toward the aforementioned staircase.
Once the emergency shutter closed, however, they found themselves stopped dead in their tracks.
"They're closing the gates!"
Turning her head, Momo's eyes widened as she watched the shutters behind them close before turning back and hastily adding to the Jujutsushi's sentence.
"The ones behind us too!"
Turning toward Shoto, Izuku motioned toward one of the fast-closing gates, the teen understanding the plan instantly.
"I'm on it!"
With a wide arc of his right arm, a large line of ice flowed from his form before slamming into the gate, propping it open.
Following up quickly, Tenya jumped through the gap, running toward his right and using the momentum to slam a left leg round kick into another hastily closing gate, shattering it.
"We can cross through here!"
Motioning toward his group, the bluenette then turned and headed inside the room, his group close behind.
"What is this place?"
Scanning the room with his Six Eyes, the teen took notice of the plethora of plants in the space; the flowing flora nestled in each crack.
"It's a plant factory. They research the effects quirks have on flora here!"
Nodding his head at the tidbit of information, Izuku couldn't help but slightly laugh.
Even during a crisis, Melissa was an amazing tour guide.
"Hold on! Look! The elevators coming up!"
The interruption courtesy of his rocker friend shocked the Jujutsushi, the rest of his group feeling much the same.
Thinking on his toes, the Sorcerer quickly motioned toward a dense set of bushes, instructing his group to hide within the dense shrubbery.
Staying deathly still, the group remained as silent as they could, patiently waiting for the villains to pass them.
"Hey, we see you! Stupid kids!"
The sudden voice courtesy of one of the villains sent unbridled fear throughout the group, rooting most of them to their spots.
Save for Izuku.
Gritting his teeth, the Jujutsuhi brought his hands together, creating the seal for his Divine Dogs before waiting for the opportunity to summon them.
It never came.
"What'd you say, you bastard?!"
The violent yet recognizable voice sent a mix of confusion and relief flooding through the group of aspiring heroes, their heartbeats slowing just a bit as a result.
Pouring Cursed Energy into his eyes, Izuku's vision cut through the dense shrubbery, settling on two of his classmates.
"Kirishima and Katsuki?"
Scrunching his brow in confusion, the Jujutsushi continued to hold the sign for Divine Dogs, ready to intervene at a moment's notice.
"What are you two doing up here?"
Kissing his teeth, Katsuki shot a glare toward the redhead beside him, irritation evident everywhere on the blonde's face.
"That's what I wanna know too."
With a sheepish laugh, Kirishima brought his hand behind his head, scratching the fiery red mane resting atop it.
"C'mon man, just leave this to me."
Turning his attention to the two guards, the redhead began to walk up to the two men, his face stamped with a smile as he did so.
"Well. We kinda got lost looking for this party. Can you maybe point us in the right direction?"
Rather than answering with directions as they'd hoped, the green-haired guard suddenly frowned, rearing a hand back as he did so.
"Don't lie to me!"
With a wave of his hand, a torrent of strong wind rushed toward the redhead, the speeds alone threatening to shred the student.
And it would've, had Izuku not been ready.
"Divine Dogs!"
Immediately, the two hounds bolted out, positioning themselves in front of Eijiro and tanking what could have been a devastating blow.
Upon catching sight of the dogs, the two students' eyes widened in recognition as their minds flashed toward a certain blue-eyed Jujutsu Sorcerer.
"These look like…"
"Midoriya?"
Before the students could properly reunite, another wave of wind soared toward the duo.
With a slam of his palm, a massive glacier of ice erupted, protecting the duo once more.
"The three of us can handle things down here! The rest of you need to look for a way to get to the top!"
Waving his right arm once more, Shoto erupted a pillar of ice underneath the group, sending them up a number of floors.
Turning back toward the villains, the teen furrowed his brow upon realizing they had melted a chunk out of the ice.
"You guys are here too?"
Keeping his eyes locked on his opponent, Todoroki nodded, his fingers lightly flexing in anticipation.
"Yeah. I'll catch you up to speed later. For now, help me take out the trash."
"Hey, Melissa, that vent right there, where does it lead?"
Following his digit, recognition flooded the teen's face as she locked eyes with the aforementioned vent.
"I think it runs under the maintenance room for the sunlight system."
Nodding his head, the Jujutsushi brought his thumb to his chin, thinking briefly.
"So there's probably an emergency ladder in the maintenance room, right?"
"Well yeah there is but it's a manual release so someone would have to be inside to use it."
Furrowing his brow, the Sorcerer speculated on which of his Shikigami could fit through the opening, the search falling short due to size or range-related issues.
Luckily for him, he wouldn't need one.
"I'll do it."
Turning their heads toward the source of the voice, the group's eyes widened slightly upon seeing it belonged to no other than Minoru Mineta.
Lowering his hand, Izuku settled concerned blues on his classmate, a bit of sweat rolling off his face.
"Are you sure-"
"Yes. I'm the reason we're in this mess so I need to fix it. Besides, I might be the only one who can actually fit in there, growth spurt or not."
Nodding his head, Izuku couldn't help but smile, glad his classmate had begun to show growth, both physically and mentally.
"Alright. With your quirk, you'll be able to scale the wall but we still need to get you to said wall."
"And how do we do that."
Bringing his hands together, the Jujutsushi created the hand sign for Nue, bringing the Shikigami to life.
"With her."
As though silently commanded, Nue grabbed the teen by the scruff of his dress shirt before carrying him over to the vent wall and releasing him.
Immediately, Minoru went to work, sticking himself to the wall and using his adhesive-based quirk to scale the concrete, reaching the vent.
Now they wait.
"So many robot sentries!"
"They've probably realized we're Hero students and resorted to capture tactics."
With a grunt of effort, Momo brought forth a massive insulated blanket, using it to cover her fellow students.
Save for one.
"Showtime!"
With a launch courtesy of Tenya, Denki was now airborne, his arms crossed as he hovered over the sentries.
"Indiscriminate Shock: 1.3 Million Volts!"
As soon as the teen landed, the technique discharged, flooding the surrounding robots.
And doing nothing.
With a snarl, Denki raised his arms, increasing the flow of power coursing through him.
"How about we try 2 Million Volts!"
The power increase forced the sentries into their shells, stalling their movement as they waited out the attack.
Once it ended, it seemed as though all the attack did was scuff the paint.
"Plan B!"
As soon as the command came from Tenya, Momo began work on a multitude of smoke grenades, each member of the group throwing them with fervor.
"Now, Mineta!"
Not missing a beat, the grape head began to throw his adhesive quirk, using it to halt the robots dead in their tracks.
"Our turn, Midoriya!"
"Right!"
Removing his suit jacket, the teen rolled his shoulders, taking in a deep breath as he brought forth his Limitless.
"Now use Cursed Energy to converge that infinity to a single point before focusing that on myself!"
Following his own instructions, Izuku felt his body lighten before being attracted toward the robots.
Amplifying that attraction, the Jujutsushi literally threw himself at the sentries, effortlessly matching Tenya's speed as he slammed a right-leg sidekick into the sentry's center, exploding it and a few others behind it.
"Holy shit! I don't feel a thing! Melissa is amazing!"
With another blue-powered kick, a chunk of the sentries shattered, giving the group enough room to grab Denki and run.
"It works just as advertised!"
Stifling a giggle, Melissa continued to run as she smiled at her friend.
"I'm just glad you brought it."
"It matched the outfit."
"Wait a minute! We can't damage these servers! It might compromise the island's security system!"
Releasing his hands, Izuku allowed the Cursed Energy flowing into his technique activation to dissipate as his brow furrowed.
"There's too many sentries for Orochi to swallow. And even if she could she's way too big to not hit a server. So what should I do?"
Gritting his teeth slightly, the Jujutsushi opted to fuel his fists with a mix of Cursed Energy and Limitless, intent on destroying as many sentries as possible using his bare hands.
Before he could, however, his plan was killed via interruption courtesy of a group member.
"We can handle these machines will protecting the servers."
Turning toward the raven, Izuku's sky-blue eyes widened as he watched his vice president lower to one knee, multi-colored sparkles terminating from her spine.
"Midoriya, go! Take Melissa and see if you can find an alternative route."
Lowering the blonde on his back, Tenya then rolled up his sleeves, intent on providing his classmate backup.
The Jujutsushi nodded his head, turning to head in the direction opposite to his class as his girlfriend and tour guide followed behind him.
As they ran, the Sorcerer shed his blue fleece alongside his suit jacket, leaving him clad in his white button-up and tie.
Yanking hard on the latter, the teen discarded it as well, the force undoing the top few buttons of his dress shirt as his brow furrowed.
"We need to keep moving or else, everything Iida and the others are doing will be pointless!"
"What is this?"
"The wind power generator."
Scanning the room, the Sorcerer took notice of the several massive wind turbines connected to a center pillar, the greyish-blue room being devoid of much else.
"So what are we doing here?"
"There are more robots in the tower, waiting for us more likely than not. But if we climb to the top from here and use the emergency exit we'll avoid them."
Pointing toward the top of the room, Melissa settled her finger on a walkway a near impossible height upward, said walkway being connected to a large door.
"So we use Nue to reach the platform and continue from there?"
"Yup."
Nodding his head at the plan, the Sorcerer brought his hands together, forming the hand seal for the aforementioned Shikigami.
The moment the summon materialized, however, so too did an army of sentries.
The red robots made a mad dash at the group, capture weapons at the ready as their targeting systems settled on the trio.
"Deku! You take Melissa up to the exit! I'll try and keep them occupied so they don't shoot you down!"
Without so much as waiting for his agreement, the brunette shoved the duo backward and into the awaiting claws of Nue, the avian summon immediately dragging them upward and toward the platform.
However, before they could reach their destination, a massive gust of wind caught the Shikigaimi's wings, sending them reeling backward.
One hot blast of air courtesy of Shoto, however, and the duo was right back on track, except now, they were set to hit the wall above the walkway.
Rather than telling his summon to course correct, however, the Jujutsushi instead dispelled the Shikigami, redirecting the Cursed Energy into his palm and rotating it forward.
Forward into Limitless.
Instantly, a small blue orb appeared above the teen's palm, an intense attractive force emanating from it.
"Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue."
With a swipe of his hand, the orb shot out in a wide arc, just barely brushing up against the wall they were headed for.
But barely was all Lapse needed.
As soon as the small orb of energy made contact with the wall, a chunk of the building was torn off, the material being sucked into the seemingly infinite attractive force of Blue.
Ignoring the minor headache thrumming in his skull, the Sorcerer wrapped his arms around his blonde tour guide, using his body to take the brunt of the impact.
They were finally in the control tower.
"Deku! Are you ok?"
Rising from the floor, the Sorcerer brushed off the dirt from his dress shirt, his palm reflexively searching for his skull after doing so.
"Yeah, I'm alright. I'm more worried about you."
Giggling, the blonde held up her arm, teal eyes settling on several scratches littering her arm.
"I'm fine. Just some scratches."
The brief smile that settled on the Jujutsushi's face vanished as he put himself directly in front of the blonde, Limitless blocking a potentially lethal sword strike.
Switching stances, the blue-eyed teen snapped out his right leg, slamming a switch kick into the villain's ribs.
Following the attack, Izuku threw a right hook that seemed to miss its target, passing harmlessly by the villain.
"Ha! You mi-"
Before the sentence could fully leave his mouth, Izuku planted his left hand, using the leverage to slam a right leg round into the villain's skull, causing the pink-haired man to see white.
Righting himself, the teen fell into his practiced stance, sliding his left leg out and raising his right hand to cover his chin.
"Why are you doing this? What's your end goal?"
Recovering from the kick, the pink-haired villain spat out a glob of blood, his brow furrowed as his eyes brimmed with a burning fury.
Raising his left arm, the man turned the limb into a deathly-looking blade, his stare just as sharp as his arm.
"You kids picked the wrong place to play heroes!"
Raising his bladed arms, the man swung them in a cross formation in an attempt to decapitate the teen.
Instead, the blades stopped mere inches short of the boy's form, the invisible barrier of Limitless halting the attack.
"Wong answer."
Dropping his hips, the teen poured Cursed Energy into his right fist, before snapping the appendage outward.
The right straight collided with the man's nose, shattering it and sending him reeling backward in pain.
Always one to capitalize on an opening, Izuku ran after the man, sticking a hand out and stripping the poor attempt at a guard courtesy of the villain.
Jumping into the air, the Jujutsushi slammed a double knee into the villain's jaw, shattering the bone and sending the pink-haired man to the ground.
Unconscious.
"Papa..."
The moment the word passed her lips, the two men seemed to freeze, the only movement coming from their heads turning to meet the source.
Upon seeing it was Melissa, once jubilant expressions fell, morphing into a mix of surprise, shame, and guilt.
"Melissa? What are you doing here?"
Ignoring the question, the blonde continued to walk toward the two men, her face marred with disbelief.
"What do you mean it's like you planned it? Don't tell me that...you were the one behind this."
Silence.
"This was all you? Just to steal something?"
Guilt.
"No. This can't be true!"
Closing his eyes, David forced himself to relax, his shoulders dropping as he did so.
"Yes, it is."
A mix of shock, betrayal, and disgust struck the blonde's face as she took in a sharp breath of air, her hands rising to her chest as teal eyes widened.
"Papa, how could you?!"
Raising a briefcase into the air, her father's lab assistant turned his attention toward Melissa, guilt etched into his expression.
"Miss, he was only trying to get back what was stolen from him. The invention inside this briefcase can amplify someone's quirk."
"Is that even possible?"
"Yes. It's still being tested but with some time I know I can get it to work…I have to."
The blonde chewed the inside of her mouth, a myriad of emotions coursing through her person, mixing with the pain and fatigue gained from her journey.
"There…there has to be something I'm missing. You'd never do this, endanger the lives of others, just for this. You wouldn't put that many lives over an invention, you aren't a villain-"
"It's for All Might."
Silence and shock.
Those are what filled the space between the four as disbelief pried the teen's eyes wide.
"You two probably aren't aware of this, but his quirk is disappearing. However, if we use my device then he has a chance at returning to his former self no- I can give him more strength than he started with!"
Clutching his fist, the man brought it to his chest, a blaze of determination behind his eyes.
"The number one hero, the symbol of peace, can get his strength and light back again! He can keep saving people, just like he always has!"
The revelation rooted Izuku to his spot, Six Eyes widened as a single phrase repeated in his mind.
"All Might is losing his quirk."
While he may have lost most of the reverence he held for the number one hero, Izuku still very much acknowledged All Might's strength, not just physically, but the strength of his presence and the peace that came with it.
But after hearing what David had just said.
The Jujutsushi wasn't too sure anymore.
"If the world finds out All Might is losing his power…chaos will break out and we'll enter a new age of villains."
Clutching his fist, the teen subconsciously poured cursed energy into the appendage, enveloping it in a deep blue flame.
"If that happens then I'll be there to steer Japan back to peace."
"They risked their lives."
The remaining three people in the room turned their eyes toward Melissa, watching as she shook with a mixture of betrayal and rage.
"Deku and his classmates want through so much! Do you know how dangerous this was?! How hard we were trying to save everyone?!"
To punctuate the thought, the blonde removed the cloth covering her arm, exposing a number of scratches peppering the limb.
Fear.
Confusion and fear welled up behind teal eyes as David stared at his daughter's arm.
"N-No…the villains t-they're fake! It's all supposed to be an act."
"Of course, it was a performance."
The new voice elicited vocal reactions from all present, each turning to lock eyes with its source.
Standing before them was a man, his face obscured by a metal mask as dark red hair rested atop his head.
"But the real act was pretending we're not criminals."
Pooling cursed energy into his fist, Izuku kicked off the ground, intent on putting the villain down in one strike.
But once the man tapped the wall and sent a massive heap of scrap at him, the teen was subdued, the cursed energy in his fist dying out.
"You'd be smart not to resist."
Turning toward the two men, Wolfram raised his hand, malicious eyes settled on Sam.
"Sam, hand it over."
"Right."
As per the instructions, the blonde man ripped the device from its owner before jogging to the villain.
Betrayal, almost as strong as his daughters toward himself, flooded David's person as he watched one of his closest confidants hand over their hard work.
"Sam…this was your plan all along?"
"Y-You're the one who betrayed me! I've served as your assistant for all these years and you let them take our hard work!"
"You know that's not what happened-"
"We could have had the fame and fortune we've always wanted but you let it get away! I deserve more, I need to be rewarded for my hard work…otherwise, my entire career was a waste of time."
Handing the case to his employer, Sam gave his former one a final look before looking away, conflicting staining his face.
"Thank you, Sam. Now, for the reward I promised."
Faster than anyone in the room could hope to move, the villain drew the pistol hidden in his coat, leveling it in front of the blonde
And pulling the trigger.
The man dropped like a sack of potatoes, blood pooling from the still-smoking bullet hole in the middle of his head.
The space fell empty, completely silent save for the sound of running crimson escaping its fleshy container.
Turning the M1911 toward the head scientist's daughter, Wolfram rested his finger on the trigger, an excited grin contorting his face.
"Don't you worry, your dad'll be right behind you. Right after I get him to mass-produce the device for me."
With a twitch of his finger, the man began to squeeze the trigger, excitedly waiting for the gun to go off.
And it did.
Only the .45 caliber round struck nothing.
"BLACK. FLASH."
The attack was so swift that the pain from it only registered after the man was launched across the room, arcs of black and red lightning coursing through his person.
"Melissa, get to the control room. I'll take care of this piece of shit."
Cracking his knuckles, the Jujutsushi poured cursed energy into his fists, bringing them together.
The instant he did so, a ring of that same energy surrounded him before tightening and spreading across his body, glowing briefly before vanishing.
"Rabbit Style Simple Domain."
By now, the villain was at his feet, his hand resting along his jaw.
"Now I'm pissed. You better pray you die quick, brat!"
With a wave of his hand, a pillar of metal was launched toward the teen, its summoner intent on pinning his foe to the wall.
What he hadn't intended on was for the Jujutsushi to punch the massive structure dead center, arcs of black and red electricity running through it.
"Black Flash!"
The result was near instantaneous as the electricity coursed through the metal, doggedly pursuing Wolfram.
The aforementioned man jerked his hand back, narrowly avoiding being fried by the attack.
"This kid's fucking nuts. Still, the control room is right above us meaning he won't risk using any of the big stuff lest he risk losing their one shot at winning. Yeah, I can use that."
Bending down, the man pressed his fingers against the ground, raising several more metal pillars that shot at the teen alongside a metal cage meant to capture him.
"You shoulda ran when you had the chance, kid!"
With a laugh, Wolfram headed toward the exit, intent on catching up to the blonde teen and finishing what he started.
But much like his last attempt, it ended when a fit collided with his jaw.
"Fuck you!"
Dropping low, the greenette swept the man's legs out from under him before mounting the redhead, slamming an elbow into his mask.
"I'll make you pay for what you've done!"
Rearing his fist back, the teen went in for another punch before a massive metal pillar slammed into his chest and threw him off.
Righting himself in mid-air, the teen landed gingerly on his feet before bringing his cursed energy back to life.
Rather than engage the man, however, Izuku— alongside everyone else in the room— stopped upon realizing something.
The gates, which were previously locked down, were now wide open.
Melissa had gotten threw.
A mix of anger and fear struck Wolfram as he focused his eyes on his foe, a second, much more chilling, realization hitting him.
"All that was stopping him from going all out was the fear of destroying the control room. Now that she's taken control…Shit."
"Shit indeed."
Raising his arm, the Jujutsushi began collecting energy, pouring it into Limitless as he rotated it forward.
"Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue-"
"If you do it I'll kill him!"
The voice stopped the teen dead in his tracks, Six Eyes turning to its source.
What he saw inspired a deep, guttural rage, one that promised death to its source.
But as long as Wolfram's henchman had a gun to David's Head, it'd have to wait.
Capitalizing on the opening, the redhead surrounded the teen in metal once more before turning to his savior.
"We're leaving."
"Once I get what I want, then I'll kill you."
"Stop right there!"
The redhead calmly dumped the scientist in the massive camo chopper before turning to face Izuku, a smug grin stamped on the face behind the mask.
"And why should I? So you can save that criminal?"
"Of course not-"
Bringing his hands together, the teen formed the sign for his Divine Dogs, summoning them beside him.
"I'm here to save David Shield."
Grinning, the man raised his pistol, leveling it at the wounded professor behind him.
"And what happens if I just kill him before you can?"
"Then I swear to god you'll be right behind him."
The man's heart stuttered a bit as his boisterous grin faltered.
"You almost got me with that one kid. Too bad I won't get to hear another one of your zingers."
With a light hop, the redhead was on the chopper, making sure to keep his gun close to the professor's temple in an effort to ward off any attacks.
And for his part, it worked, he wasn't attacked by Izuku.
But All Might was a different story entirely.
With a sonic boom, the man was in the air, David in one hand as the other reared back in a tight fist.
"I'LL BE TAKING MY FRIEND BACK, YOU FIEND!"
Snapping the limb forward, the number one hero made contact with the metal, exploding it almost instantly and sending the fiery heap into a freefall.
As for the pro himself, the man landed dramatically beside the Jujutsushi, resting the professor on the ground.
"Papa!"
Melissa, having burst through the rooftop exit seconds earlier, rushed to see her father, nothing save for concern permeating her features.
"Me…Melissa. I'm so happy you're ok."
"Yes, everything's ok. Why? Because I AM HERE-"
The iconic quip was cut short as a massive metal pillar slammed into the number one, sending him flying off the roof.
In that same instance, before anyone present could properly comprehend what was happening, a tendron made from thick wiring snaked around David, pulling him away from the remaining two.
"Papa?!"
Following the wiring gifted them the sight of a massive metal contraption, its form more monster than machine.
"I heard what David said. All Might is losing his quirk! He doesn't have the same unstoppable power that I now wield!"
As though to prove that power, the new and improved Wolfram slammed a tendril into a gas line, exploding it and igniting a raging inferno that threatened to engulf the building.
As they watched the scene unfold, two things became abundantly clear to Izuku and Melissa.
Wolfram had used David's device.
"TEXAS. SMASH-"
The surprise attack did little to nothing as the maniacal redhead summoned a thick metal barrier, stopping the attack dead before slamming into the number one hero.
"David Shield really is a genius! I can feel my quirk being revitalized!"
The villain then slammed a few tendrils into the very building itself, controlling the metal within it to add onto and expand his already growing form.
"I feel amazing! I've never felt this alive!"
Setting his sights on the blonde hero, Wolfram's smile contorted into something far more sinister, nothing save for malice behind his newly unobscured eyes.
"I just got a brilliant idea. What better way to raise the demand for this device than to use it to kill the number one hero?"
With a grin on his face, Wolfram sent a wave of metal at the pro in an attempt to crush him.
In response, the blonde sent a right straight, the force of which destroyed the metal before advancing forward.
With grace and speed only capable of the number one hero, All Might avoided metal tendrils as he pressed forward, intent on ending the villain as soon as possible.
And he would have.
With a Carolina Smash, the next handful of tendrils were gone, allowing the man a clean shot at the villain before him.
Rearing his arm back, All Might gathered what strength remained in his body, pouring it into his final attack.
"Detroit-"
He never got the chance to use it.
Faster than the pro could blink, Wolfram snapped his left arm forward, wrapping his hand around the number one hero's throat as both the appendage and the limb seemed to glow red and grow in size.
"You really didn't think I was that weak, did you?"
The struggle was futile as Wolfram's sudden strength served too great for the weekend pro to surpass.
"This power enhances muscles! But I thought he was able to control metal. Unless…no."
"Don't tell me…"
"Yup, when we were planning this little heist of ours, I received a call from that man. He said he wanted to work with me. When I asked him why he said that he'd gladly assist in any plot that'd involve putting you six feet under!"
"So that means…ALL FOR ONE IS THE ONE BEHIND THIS?!"
"What's the matter, looks like you finally stopped smiling."
Tightening his grip, the villain slammed his right fist into the pro's sternum, fracturing it before using that same fist to break the man's ribs.
Wolfram then threw the man straight down, the impact knocking the wind from the Pro.
With a wave of his arm, the man sent six metal tendrils at the injured hero, forcing him to scramble to his feet.
With a left jab, the man destroyed two, a right straight taking two more while a left uppercut took out one more.
His hands preoccupied with the first five, the man had no hope of striking the sixth.
Which is why he thanked his lucky stars when the familiar sight of his student's massive serpent came to his rescue.
"What the hell?!"
Peeling his sight from All Might, Wolfram instead settled it on the form of Izuku, a scowl growing as he watched the teen summon a massive bird.
"Nue, take Melissa and her father and get them as far away from us as you can. Then stay with them just in case there's any stragglers."
Rerolling the sleeve of his button-up shirt, Izuku narrowed his Six Eyes at his target.
"It looks like Mr. Number One needs some help."
With a nod, the familiar grabbed the two Shields before carrying them away from the tower and away from the fight, leaving just Izuku, Wolfram, and All Might.
"KICK THAT SHIT STAINS ASS DEKU, ALL MIGHT!"
Or, at least, he thought it was just them.
From the rooftop exit appeared the members of class 1-A— those who attended the ball at least—, each sporting a number of different injuries.
"WHAT URARAKA SAID! DON'T LOSE TO A MAGNETO WANNABE, GREEN!"
"YOU PLAN ON LOSING TO THIS ROIDED OUT FREAK YOU DAMN NERD?!"
Turning toward his classmates, Izuku offered them an unusually arrogant grin, one even more so than Katsuki's.
"Are you kidding me? Hell nah-"
Clasping his hands together, the teen brought his cursed energy to life, rotating it and pouring it into limitless.
"I'd Win."
Rather than using a blue orb, the teen suddenly vanished, reappearing beside a struggling All Might.
"Can you keep up?"
The sudden appearance, alongside the question, from his student briefly shocked All Might before that shock gave way to renewed confidence.
His students had come here to help.
They'd come not just to save the innocent lives of the islanders,
But to save All Might's life itself.
And that fact stamped a fat grin on his face.
"You better believe it, Young Midoriya!"
"Then let's show this freak what Plus Ultra really means."
Rearing his fist back, Izuku slammed the metal wall with a Blue buffed punch, shattering it into pieces.
Immediately, over 20 tendrils of metal came hurtling at the duo, intent on crushing them to paste.
"Carolina-"
The blonde pro crossed his arms in an X formation as the tendrils approached, their speed nearly incomprehensible.
"SMASH!"
Or at least it was before the wind pressure from All Might's attack turned each tendril to dust.
Before a follow-up attack via Wolfram could be made, the two were gone in an instant, much to the confusion of all present.
When they did reappear, it was atop one of the massive metal structures supporting the villain.
The duo ran along said structure, fervently approaching the redhead all while destroying retaliatory attacks courtesy of the villain.
"Why won't you DIE?!"
With a wave of his arm, Wolfram sent three massive tendrils— their edges sharpened— at the pair, intent on impaling them.
"I just don't really feel like it!"
Clasping his hands together, the Jujutsushi applied Blue to himself and All Might, instantaneously moving them out of harm's way.
With a quick hand seal, a flood of rabbits entered the space, obscuring the pair just as well as they obscured the villain's vision.
Wolfram swatted the bunnies away in frustration, the monstrous metal tendons copying the movements of his hulking arms resulting in further damage to the tower.
"STOP HIDING!"
"Ok."
The mass of rabbits directly in front of his face thinned, allowing the man sight of anything other than the small animals.
Unluckily for him, the sight that awaited him was a massive fist from the number one pro hero.
The appendage made direct contact with the redhead, nearly decapitating him had he not been gifted an enhancement quirk.
Before the Pro Hero could follow up, a wall of metal slammed into his torso, throwing him away from the villain and allowing him so time to recuperate.
Or it would've.
Had Izuku not appeared on his right.
"Black Flash!"
Pain engulfed the redhead as the electricity caused his body to spasm, momentarily losing control of his quirk.
Pushing off the villain, Izuku clasped his hands together once more, instantly moving himself back to All Might.
"JUST DIE ALREADY!"
Bringing his hands together, Wolfram summoned every ounce of his enhanced strength, using it to pull together heaps of metal and condense it into a giant cube.
The result was an object eclipsing the tower in scale, the shadow under it enough to hinder the vision of all present.
Save for Izuku of course.
"All Might, I need you to do what I say."
The aforementioned Pro Hero normally would've had some degree of speculation and apprehension should a person, especially a child, command him to follow blindly.
But when it came to Izuku Midoriya…
"Absolutely, Young Midoriya."
"Good. Now I need you to charge up your strongest punch."
"Right now-"
"Right now."
With a nod, the blonde reared his right fist back, pouring every drop of his strength into the appendage before going beyond that and adding some more.
Simultaneously, the Jujutsushi raised his right hand, a light smile on his face as he brought Limitless to life before rotating his Cursed Energy and pouring it into the technique.
Immediately, the shadow cast down on the building was erased as the blue light born from the technique illuminated the space.
"Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue."
The blue orb shot out toward the cube, colliding with it and tearing chunks out of the metal.
At the same time, it yanked the number-one hero and his student from their spot, sending them flying toward the massive heap.
"Hit it with everything you have, All Might!"
"Right!"
The instant the two were in striking distance, they reared back their fists, All Might his right and Izuku his left.
"DETROIT-"
"BLACK-"
"SMASH!"
"FLASH!"
The moment the two fists made contact with the cube, a massive hole was bored through it, its insides crackling with black and red arcs of electricity.
The second impact, however, was much more destructive.
The wind pressure generated by the number one hero eviscerated what remained, turning the once hulking cube into nothing but silver specks.
But the attack didn't stop there.
Wind and electricity kept flowing, the resulting torrent slamming into the red-haired villain and inflicting him with near-debilitating pain.
But they weren't finished.
"ONE MORE TIME, ALL MIGHT!"
"YOU GOT IT!"
Using the momentum from blue, All Might continued forward, his fist pulsating with pain and power.
Izuku, however, hung back, floating in the air as he brought his right hand together once more.
"DETROIT-"
"Cursed Technique Lapse-"
The orb materialized far larger than before, the force already pulling the villain from his hulking abomination and toward the ever-approaching All Might.
"SMASH!"
"Blue."
The blue orb slammed into the man's chest, tearing off whatever armor the villain had before doing the same to his skin.
The awaiting fist of All Might, however, was what sealed the deal, as the blue-enhanced smash made direct contact with the villain.
The sheer force from the punch ensured that the moment his fist made contact, he was out like a light, unable to feel each rib in his torso break alongside his arms slide out from their shoulder sockets.
And as the crowd watched the duo in action, one thing became apparent to them all.
They were nowhere near as powerful as those two.