1A students were on their way to USJ (which Pony mistook for Universal Studio Japan at first). Today they would practice rescue operations in various natural disaster and see their new teacher for the first time! Some people were killing time with idle chit chat.
"What kind of heroes do you guys plan to be?" Itsuka asked nobody in particular. "I want to be an offense hero, even if it's kind of hard to stand out with a basic quirk like Big Fist."
"Your quirk is amazing!" Izuku argued. "I'm sure we can find ways to make it look interesting."
"Never change, Freckles." Setunsa showed him her toothy grin. "I'll be a recon hero. It is easy for me to send half an eye here, an ear there. It is kind of hard to stretch myself over large areas, but very much possible."
"Technically, I could fit into any category." Momo replied after some thinking. "Although support would bring the most results in my opinion."
"Rescue." Ochako sounded determined. "I mean, my favorite hero is a rescuer and my quirk is great for removing rubble." She showed them the gun with adjustable recoil. "And with this thing I can sort of fly."
"Rescue because I can fly too." Pony's response was short and simple.
"I guess I'm in the same boat as Yaomomo." Izuku said. "It depends on which quirks I'll end up having. Since I can only have 1 extra quirk, then I suppose support via redistribution would be my best bet."
"I suspect a lot of heroes will want you as their sidekick, Midoriya-kun." Tenya spoke up. "Your quirk would be highly desirable for any agency."
"I kind of doubt it." Hitoshi added his two yen. "Didn't you notice how people from other classes walk on eggshells around him sometimes? Not everyone will want to deal with this notoriety."
"Way to bring down the mood, dude." Camie pouted.
"No, he's got a point." Midoriya shook his head. "There is prejudice, and I doubt it can go away completely. I just have to hope there are pro heroes not dumb enough to overlook me."
The bus has arrived to the Unforseen Simulation Joint. There they met a woman wearing feline accessories.
"Hello, everyone." She waved her paw at them. "My name is Shino Sousaki, but you most likely know me as Mandalay from Wild Wild Pussycats." The heroine struck a pose with her arms stretched forward and one leg bent in the knee. Her tail was somehow wiggling around despite clearly not being a part of her body.
"Who?" Brando asked.
"WWP are a team of mountain rescue heroes. They are quite experienced, with about 12 years of active work." Izuku proudly shared his knowledge.
"Stop, you are making me feel old." Mandalay blushed.
"Sorry…" The boy mumbled.
"Are you here just because Thirteen asked you to replace her?" Uraraka raised her hand.
"No. I was going to move away from our base to the city. My nephew Kouta will go to school soon, and he needs to be around kids his age."
"A kid? Cute!" Tsunotori got excited. "Will we see him?"
"I doubt it. He doesn't like heroes very much."
"What a loser." Katsuki grinned, causing others to feel second hand embarrassment.
"Where is All Might?" Fujimi noticed the lack of their heroics teacher.
"He's getting a bit late." Fatgum answered. "Don't worry. I'm sure he'll come soon."
1A and two pro heroes were descending and listening to Sousaki's explanations about importance of rescue work. Unlike villains, natural disasters can't be caught preemptively or locked behind bars. They were an inevitable tragedy of life; heroes could only minimize damage done to lives and property, both proactively and reactively. Her speech got interrupted when an ominous black goo appeared in the distance. Several individuals emerged from it.
"Huh?" A man covered with severed hands asked. "Where is All Might? I was told he would be here." He was getting pissed. "Fuck! That moron can't even follow a schedule."
"Sensei, what's going on?" Itsuka asked.
"We are under attack!" Fatgum tried to remain calm. "Everyone, go back to the bus! Todoroki, cover our tracks with ice."
"Yes, sensei." He nodded.
Everyone started running up the stairs, with Shouto creating an ice wall to prevent chases. Setsuna decided to leave one eye and ear behind to spy on those guys.
"Hey! I was in the middle of my speech!" The man screamed at the retreaters.
"I can't call anyone through my helmet. Something is jamming my signal." Mandalay informed others. "Hopefully this will work."
"USJ in under villain attack!" Her voice resonated in everybody's heads. "This is not a drill! Requesting backup immediately!"
"What the hell?!" The handyman was losing his shit. "Why did nobody warn us about this stupid quirk?"
"Apologies, Tomura Shigaraki." A misty entity told him. "We could not get the information about Thirteen's replacement in time. It is unfortunate that they happened to have someone with Telepathy."
"Fuck! This raid is a total bust. The overpowered heroes will be here any second now. Nomu!" Shigaraki turned towards a large creature with blue skin and a beak. "Kill the quirk stealing cheater! Do it fast so he can't steal all of your quirks. Kurogiri, scatter the rest of those brats. If we are lucky, some of them might die before heroes arrive."
Good guys were running for their dear life. The ice wall created by Todoroki did a good job at stopping the regular thugs, but it couldn't help much against the monstrosity that was named Nomu. It zoomed towards 1A and broke through ice and horns like they weren't even there. Toyomitsu leaped in front of it buy his students a bit more time.
"Freckles! That Nomu thing is after you!" Tokage screamed. "It wants to kill you before you steal all of its quirks!"
"Shit!" Izuku was genuinely scared now. "What to do? I don't think sensei can hold that monster for long."
"Take my quirk." Daigo offered his bare hand. "Stop time when it's near you and steal its quirks ASAP."
"What?"
"Do it!" Brando screamed at Midoriya. "Imagine you're pulling an emergency break."
"Guys, we have another problem!" Neito pointed at weird purple mist closing in on them from above the staircase.
"I'll deal with that!" Katsuki roared as he launched himself towards the mist, only to disappear within it.
"Bakugou! NO!" Sousaki yelled to stop the boy.
Pony tried shooting the mist, but her horns came back to her via a portal. It was a very painful experience.
Taishiro used up his entire fat supply to punch the Nomu with all of his might. It only mildly inconvenienced the creature. The monster pushed the Fatgum away and rushed towards Izuku. When it almost got to him, time got frozen for everyone except Midoriya and Holy Diver.
"Hurry." A voice similar to Daigo's own appeared in Izuku's head. "I can only stop time for 5 seconds, and then it has to resume."
"On it!"
Izuku ran up to the creature and started siphoning out its quirks. The Nomu had two of them, but their effects were yet unknown. Holy Diver punched a hole in the monster's chest with its fist to make sure it's dead. Just as time went back to normal, the Nomu was sent flying backwards from force of impact. Izuku felt like he just ran a few kilometers. When he and HD turned around, they saw the mist absorbing some of 1A already.
"Stop time again!" Izuku practically begged.
"Need a few more seconds to recharge." This was the response.
Iida managed to grab injured Fatgum and move out of the mist's way. Pony did the same with Neito and Setsuna fell apart to mostly slip through but everyone else got sucked up into the Warp Gate. Izuku couldn't think this through. He ran forward in hopes of stealing this weird quirk, however, the mist vanished in front of him, as if its user did not want to mess with the quirk thief.
The thugs at the bottom of the stairs were terrified. That Nomu thing was apparently going to kill All Might, and it was already killed by that weird yellow guy. Maybe surrendering was a better option?
"What the fuck just happened?" Tomura was flabbergasted. "That cheater must have had speed hacks. I want to kill him right now!"
"We should retreat, Shigaraki. We don't stand much of a chance without Nomu and with heroes on the way."
"Fine! Warp away people if they come on time. We might need them later." Tomura disappeared along with his teleporter, but not before decaying an eye that tried to follow him.
Setsuna recalled her remaining body parts and screamed from feeling her eye's disintegration. Taishiro was in a terrible spot: broken bones, concussion, blood everywhere. Izuku started to test new quirks on him in hopes of having something useful for this occasion. Nothing seemed to work. Tenya was tasked to carry him to the doctor as fast as possible. The rest was torn between staying far away from other villains and going to save their friends. Neito and Pony weren't thrilled with idea of fighting up close, so they chose to support with long range horn shots while Izuku and Setsuna would people at the Central Plaza. To their surprise, thugs preferred to run away. Everyone stopped in their tracks for a second when the entrance door got busted open by none other than the Number One hero.
"I am here!" All Might very loudly declared. "Here to stop the evil doers!"
"We are safe!" Tsunoroti was crying from happiness.
Other heroes shortly got into USJ. It only took them a 5 minutes to arrive after Mandalay's signal, but if 5 seconds were the difference between life and death for Izuku, what could happen in 5 minutes?
Todoroki found himself alone in the Mountain Zone. Some lowly scumbags decided to jump him, but he stopped them with his mother's ice. Even with numbers disadvantage, the cold quirk was more than a match for those people. He wanted to question the villains to try and make sense of the situation, but a wave of powerful blue fire interrupted him. Todoroki barely managed to shield himself, but the guys whose legs were trapped received burns incompatible with life.
Shouto's ice wall got melted and he saw the man responsible for the fire. His skin looked burned and barely stitched together.
"Shouto Todoroki." He grinned.
"Who are you?" The dual haired boy tried to remain stoic. "How do you know my name?"
"Call me Dabi." The man's body was erupting fire. "I have some bad history with Endeavor, so I want to hurt him. Killing you would be a great first step. Say goodbye!"
Shouto launched a giant iceberg at Dabi, but it was met with met with an equally powerful fire storm. This elemental exchange was getting too long. Todoroki was freezing inside his icy fortress, as his suit wasn't able to keep up with the temperature. If he used Endeavor's fire, then he could stabilize his body temperature… No! He will not use it. He can't afford to break his vow. The blue fire broke through the ice and hit him! He went from hypothermia to second-third degree burns almost instantly.
Dabi's quirk was strong, but his body was weak. He could have easily gone Plus Ultra and scorched the entire area, but that would kill him. The man couldn't afford to die just yet, without breaking Endeavor completely. So, he had to play it smart and not overextend himself. The smile on his face after he managed to melt the ice and hit Shouto was a display of genuine and sadistic happiness! If only that buffoon All Might didn't announce his arrival. If Dabi stayed even a second too long, his way out would have been sealed, and he didn't want to take chances against someone like AM. He bid farewell to Shouto and ran to the pre-established extraction point.
Romero, Shiozaki and Fumikage landed in Conflagration Zone. Everything was burning but somehow not falling apart. The smoke in the air was suffocating and the brightness was weakening Dark Shadow. People around them were all wearing gas masks, likely to protect themselves from the smoke and maybe from the virus. Fujimi would just burn himself if he tried to spread his gas, so he opted to turn himself a Triceratopses and let the other two ride him. His massive size allowed him to tower and scare away most attackers, with others covering the flanks to make sure they don't get overwhelmed. At least, that was the idea. People weren't as scared of the sentient quirk as Tokoyami hoped (was his weakness to light this obvious?), so it forced him into a metaphorical backseat. Ibara was in a similar peril due to her hair easily getting set on fire when elongated. At least DS managed to steal a few masks from the attackers. The bad guys scrambled away as soon as they heard All Might yell at the distance.
Katsuki was dropped into the Downpour Zone of all places. The air humidity and low temperature were making it difficult for him to produce sweat. Good thing he had plenty of that stuff stored in his gauntlets. These extras were no match for him. An idiot with scissors for arms, a bitch with extendable hair, another moron with rocky skin. All of them were nothing compared to Katsuki. He blew most of them away and scared the rest, then suddenly one of the thugs caught his eye.
Green messy hair, freckles on his cheeks, scared emerald eyes. Deku? No, it can't be him. The finer details didn't add up. It was just a look alike. Well, he could be an excellent target practice before he gets to put real Deku in his place. The blond boy shrugged off another extra and aimed his gauntlet at Not Deku.
"I surrender!" The target raised his hands in the air. "Please don't shoot me."
"You won't die if it's not a direct hit!"
A big explosion occurred. Not Deku was too terrified to move in any direction. The impact destroyed the wall behind him, and the collapsing parts buried the man underneath. Katsuki was shocked. Did he… kill that guy? That wasn't part of the plan! He wanted to crush him, not murder him. The shock was so large that the boy couldn't move for a while. The other villains were going to capitalize on his stun, but Itsuka arrived just in time to beat them up. Bakugou's first response was to dig up the green haired bastard and prove he is not dead. The body wasn't breathing…
Hitoshi fell on the ground in the Landslide Zone. It was so painful! He barely had the strength to stand up and his knees were bleeding. What's more, he was cornered by three people, and they were clearly not going to spare him.
"Which cheese is made backwards?" He asked.
"The hell are you…" The tallest villain fell for the trap.
"Protect me!" Shinsou yelled as he tried to run away.
He knew that his quirk would wear off very soon if he made people fight, but hiding his activation requirement still gave him an edge. The debris made for excellent hiding spots, allowing the boy to stay of out sight. His quirk would see him through this catastrophe!
Hitoshi saw those same guys coming to his location. Just as he tried to speak up, another villain grabbed him from behind and zapped him with electricity. Shinsou's muscles were contracting like crazy and he felt like being burned alive! The electric villain tossed the boy out of cover for everybody to see. His throat was too damaged to speak up. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that thugs were around his age. They badmouthed Hitoshi as a privileged asshole who got into the most prestigious Japanese school while they were left in the dust. Those guys were clearly out for blood. It was over!
Mandalay arrived to distract the villains. None of them could resist Pussycat's toned legs and flirty comments, so they abandoned Shinsou in favor of chasing her. Shino kicked their butts with minimal difficulty and rushed to get the boy to one of small medical booths in USJ. They were scattered in each Zone for emergencies, and learning their locations was the first things she did as new teacher at UA. On their way she constantly apologized for letting this disaster happen to her student. All Might's announcement was the only thing that eased her concerns a bit.
Camie and Ochako fell into the waters of Flood Zone. They barely managed to not get eaten by the amphibian villains and get on the boat, all thanks to Glamour throwing the bad guys off. Their first thought was to get to the shore using the vehicle, but to their disappointment it lacked an actual engine.
"Wait!" Uraraka pulled out her new gun. "We can escape with this! I'll remove our gravity and we will use the recoil to fly away!"
"Are you for real, fam?" Utsushimi was skeptical. "Do you even know how to use it properly?"
"No, but…" She pointed at villains approaching them. "I don't think we have a choice."
"Fair enough."
The girls hugged each other as tightly as they could. Ochako used Zero Gravity on their bodies and tried not to puke. Camie hit the recoil to max level and aimed in direction opposite of the USJ exit. They flew like bullets! Upon landing near Central Plaza, they saw villains running away like headless chicken.
"Your strat was so lit!" The blonde girl showed thumbs up. "I could kiss you right now!"
Instead of answering, the brunette threw up all of her breakfast and lunch on the floor. Moving at high speeds while weightless was even more nauseating than what she was used to.
"Maybe after you get better, fam." The illusionist giggled.
Daigo found himself in the Downpour Zone near a group of assholes. They wanted to kill him, but he wouldn't allow it. He was going to live a long and happy life, and crush those who stood in his way! Brando noticed that most people were keeping their distance from him. Did they know his quirk? Or did they just assume he was at his strongest up close? Regardless, he pulled out his gun and started blasting. Aiming for legs was arguably the best choice to immobilize them, but one guy got close and almost slashed the boy in half with his sword arm. Eager to return the favor and out of ammo, Daigo took his combat knife and thrusted it into the enemy's neck, killing him and get his blood all over the place. By this time everybody around was either dead or in the process, so he could sneak by and…
Slash!
Sharp pain occurred in Dio's stomach, which caused him to drop his weapons, collapse on the ground and hold his stomach. His senses began to dull, but he could see and hear a blonde girl with messy buns and a freaky smile. She was holding a knife and something akin to a syringe in her hands.
"Aww." She sounded a bit disappointed. "I was hoping to meet Zuku-kun. We have so much is common."
"USJ Entrance. Go there." The boy tried to make her leave.
"Thanks, cutie. I'll go, but first I'm going to make my love with you. By the way, I'm Himiko Toga. What's your name, blondie?"
"Fuck you…"
"That's not nice." She pouted and then injected a syringe into Daigo's wound. "I'll drink your blood to become you, then Zuku-kun, and everyone I love!" She was getting lost in ecstasy after taking a sip from a tube.
Brando mustered all of his remaining strength to grab one of his throwing knives, then slammed it into her right eye.
"You want blood, you disgusting *Cough* Monster?! Choke on your own!"
The pain was enough for the girl to back off for a moment. She never had her lovers react in this manner before, especially during love making. The blood from her now missing eye was pouring down her face. Some of it got mixed with Daigo's blood own to produce a flavor she never got to taste prior to this. The boy in front of her was as vicious as her judging by how he killed other thugs. He even tasted and sounded cute! But then he called her a Monster, the word she'd been hearing from her parents her whole life. And here she thought he was like her… But no matter, Toga will declare her love either way.
Her plan was stopped by All Might's announcement and arrival of bruised and tired girl with a black ponytail. As much as Himiko wanted to eat her and the bleeding boy, she knew when to leave. The little vampire blew a kiss towards 1A guys and disappeared behind a corner. Momo had to prioritize saving Daigo and others over chasing her.
"Please, stay with me!" Yaoyorozu barely resisted the urge to cry as she was making alcohol with painkillers and taking bandages from his belt. "You don't deserve to die… don't deserve to suffer…"
"Mommy, is that you?" Brando was losing touch with reality. "I can see the light… I want to be with you…"
"Don't go to the light!" Momo's words sounded as if they came from his mother. "Stay alive, please!" She started to sterilize the wound and neutralize the pain.
"I lived with pride and dignity, like you told me." Daigo's was getting quieter.
"Yes, keep talking, Dio." Now Momo was bandaging the wound. "Everything will be alright, I promise."
She managed to stop the bleeding before it was too late. Daigo lost consciouness on her knees, hopefully not forever. Momo switched to treating the villains' wounds. They were too injured and terrified of All Might to try anything clever. Soon the heroes came to get the kids back to safety.
Author's notes: Please leave comments!
To clarify, Nomu's regeneration quirk didn't work because it has to be given before the injuries to work, not after.
Katsuki and Diago were at opposite sides of Downpour Zone, which is why they didn't meet each other.
Himiko is now simping over more of 1A, but she still wants a taste of Izuku.
I'll switch to other WIP fic for a while.