In an Apartment Residence in Musutafu
A woman sat on her couch, viewing the TV in her living room as she watched the current events unfold, her face twisting in anxiety.
"My goodness..." the woman murmured.
Then, a door opened somewhere, and a young man came rushing out through the living room, in his Hero costume.
"Wish me luck, Mom! I'm going now!" said the young man, Koichi, as he passed the couch his mother was sitting on.
"Koichi! Wait!" his mother, Shoko, called out to him as she got up from the couch.
"Huh? Mom, I got to go! Who knows what this Joker guy could do at any moment!?" Koichi told her.
"I-I know, just..." Shoko gave her son a hug, surprising him.
"M-...Mom..." Koichi softly said.
"Just...be careful, okay?" she told her son, "And..." she let go of her hug, her eyes tearing up as she looked at Koichi with pride, "And just to let you know...your father and I are so very proud of you, Koichi."
"..." Koichi smiled, "Thanks, Mom."
Shoko nodded, having a bit of her composure in check. "Now go out there and be a Hero, Sweetheart."
Koichi's smile widened, "I will," and he rushed out of the door.
When exiting the apartment, Koichi jumps off the railing and uses his Quirk to propel forward in the air. Landing on the roof of a building, he ran on it and jumped again, using his Slide and Glide Quirk to make the extra jump to another rooftop of a building.
He kept jumping onto the other rooftops of buildings to get to his destination, soaring through the air as he hurried over to the scene. It was a long way, but he could probably get there before even more innocent people would get hurt.
As he flew in the air, he briefly thought about what Oguro had told him yesterday about his new pupil.
They met up in a coffee shop, where Koichi wore a hoodie and put the hood over his head so he wouldn't be recognized by anyone. Iwao, while he had scars on his face, wore a trench coat to cover up most of his face with its collar. When they finally met up, it was a warm yet composed reunion. With a good handshake that spoke meaningful volumes, they sat down and talked about Oguro's new pupil, that being Midoriya Izuku.
Huh...so this Izuku guy lost his Quirk...and he still wants to be a Hero...definitely sounds like someone Oguro-sensei would want to mentor. Koichi smiled at that.
Jumping off another rooftop of a building, he basically almost flew in the air when he used his Quirk again...
"Hey, are you Skycrawler?" said a voice...next to him?
"Huh?" Skycrawler looked to his left to see...that the Wing Hero Hawks was flying next to him! "Whoa!" He lost a little bit of balance as he was in the air, but he soon landed on another building's rooftop, almost tripping over himself as he got his composure in check. Hawks flew over to the rooftop Skycrawler was on and landed safely on it. Skycrawler turned to Hawks, surprised that a well-known Hero was in his presence. "Y-You're Hawks, right?"
Hawks smirked, "Yep. And you're Skycrawler, right?"
"Uh, yeah..."
Smirk broadening, Hawks said, "Well, I'm thinking you're heading towards Tokyo as of now, am I correct?"
Blinking at that, Skycrawler answered, "Uh, yeah. Are you going over there as well?"
"Sure am. Ryukyu is also heading over to the studio where Joker and his gang are," Hawks told him, "Guess you heard everything that's happening around here?"
"Um, yeah, I did. Just got here yesterday."
Nodding to that, Hawks said, "Well, we should probably head over there then. Maybe with mine, Ryukyu, and your efforts, we can stop Joker in time before he hurts anyone else."
Eyes widened in surprise at this turn of events, Skycrawler says, "Uh, y-yeah! W-We should!" he turned to the rooftop ledge, head turning to Hawks as he said, "Okay then, let's go!"
Hawks smiled at Skycrawler's determination, he said, "Let's."
Bar at Kamino Ward
"Hey!" Shigaraki stood up from the couch, "Why did Joker do that!?"
When he turned around to address the question at the three Joker henchmen-
BANG!
Kurogiri's eyes widened in shock, "SHIGARAKI!"
All Might's eyes also widened in shock and horror, while Eri also looked on in shock and confusion, but felt the pang of trepidation creeping in her stomach.
Spinner, Twice, and Toga all turned their attention in shock to Shigaraki as he lurched back, knocking into the TV and toppling it over.
"GAH!" Shigaraki exclaimed in pain.
All three Villains, Kurogiri, and even All Might noticed something that was on the left side of Shigaraki's chest.
It was a syringe bullet.
The person who pulled the trigger on Shigaraki...was Hacker.
Then, the two other henchmen, Crystal and Loco, pulled out their guns as well and they fired them on Toga and Twice.
BANG!
BANG!
Both shots hit them, Toga on the right shoulder, and Twice on the left side of his abdomen.
"AH!" Toga exclaimed in pain, knocking her back onto the floor.
"AH-OW!" Twice exclaimed in surprise and pain as he keeled over.
Spinner, snapping out of his shock, began to rush over to grab his makeshift sword leaning against the wall to his left, which was composed of other swords being joined together, letting it look like it was all one hazardous blade. He grabbed the hilt of his weapon and ran to the three Joker henchmen, giving out a war cry and ready to swing his makeshift sword at them.
"RAAAARGH!" Spinner roared, rearing his sword at Hacker first and swinging it.
However, Crystal jumped in front of Hacker and swung his already rock-hard crystalized arm at the makeshift sword Spinner was swinging, striking it.
CLANG-CRAAACK!
The makeshift sword cracked, the blades of the sword breaking, pieces of it deteriorating because of Crystal's hard rock skin. Spinner landed on his feet, his sword destroyed as the pieces fell on the ground. He looked at the remains of the sword, the hilt having no blades at all. Blinking at the damage Crystal inflicted on it, he acted quickly, tossing it aside and jumping back to try and fight Crystal somehow.
Crystal smirked deviously, "Aww, that's cute! You want to fight me, little man?"
"WHAT IS GOING ON!?" shouted All For One through the TV, not sounding too happy.
"Master! I knew it! Joker has betrayed us!" Garaki shouted as well through the TV screen.
"YES, I KNOW THAT! BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO SHIGARAKI!? KUROGIRI! GET TO HIM!"
"Yes, Master!" Kurogiri 'jumped' over the counter and went over to Shigaraki, who collapsed on the floor on his rear as he got the syringe shot out of his chest.
"UGH!" Shigaraki exclaimed. He looked at the bullet...now registering what it was, his eyes widened in shock...maybe horror.
"Shigaraki!" Kurogiri was near him, and when he saw the syringe shot, his eyes widened in horror. "...Oh...Oh no."
"WHAT HAPPENED!? WHAT HAPPENED TO SHIGARAKI!?" All For One yelled out.
"He...He's fine, but...he was shot...by a Quirk Erasure bullet!" Kurogiri told his master, his tone full of dread.
"WHAT!?"
"Master! We must punish these-...what the?"
"Garaki!?"
Hacker who was behind Crystal, smirked. He then raised his right hand...
"There's a...fly on my nose."
Hacker tapped his index finger on his thumb.
BOOOOO-SZZZZZTCK!
There was a loud sound, an explosion, and then static from the other side.
All Might sat there, tied up, but his expression was full of shock.
Did...Did they just...? All Might thought in horror. Not for All For One and Garaki, but for the boldness of what they just did.
"Master! Garaki!" Kurogiri shouted.
"Wh-What!?" Shigaraki exclaimed in a panic, ignoring the pain of the shot wound in his chest, "S-Sensei!? SENSEI!?"
Toga and Twice, the former on the floor and the latter still bent over, recovered from their pain. Toga pulled out her syringe shot, making her yelp, while Twice carefully pulled his syringe shot out of his abdomen.
There was blood leaking out of Toga's wound, and...she noticed she didn't have a craving...a craving for blood. Not hers, but...other blood in general.
In fact, she felt...normal...
...Her eyes widened in shock.
Meanwhile, with Twice...
"...I..." Twice raised a hand on the side of his head, "...my gosh, I...I don't hear the voices anymore."
Then, the door to the bar swung open as Giran came rushing in, gun in hand.
"Hey! What's going on here!?" Giran shouted out.
But before anyone could answer, Loco pulled out another gun from under his black trenchcoat, aimed it at Giran, and fired the weapon at him.
BANG!
The bullet went through Giran's head...which stated that the gun Loco fired was a real one. Giran got shot in the right side of his head, making him go to his left and land on his left side, limp as he lay there, dead.
"Wow! Bullseye!" Loco exclaimed, "I was hoping I just hit him somewhere vital the first time around!"
"You...You ANIMALS!" Kurogiri yelled at them as he stood up, "DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE JUST DONE!?"
All Might cuts in to also inform, "Y-Yes! Do you even realize that planting a bomb where All For One is won't help!? Y-You may have killed Garaki from the sounds of it, but that will only anger All For One even further! In fact, he'll just be angrier with you all and Joker in general!"
"H-Huh? A-All F-For O-One?" the other crew member of Joker's gang, Twitch, who was just sitting there, minding his own business like nothing dire was happening, stuttered out.
"Ah, great," Crystal mumbled, "You woke up Twitch from his trance."
"Of course we do!" Hacker told him with a shrug, "Hell, if this all fails, then we all played a good game!"
"Wha...What!?" All Might said in shock, his eyes wide in horror.
They...They can't be serious, can they!?
Meanwhile, with All For One
There was smoke...
There was fire...
There was a dead body of Garaki, his face blown off...
...And there was a recovering All For One that had his face and suit all charred off...standing above the corpse of Garaki...
...Needless to say, All For One is definitely not happy.
Back at the Bar in Kamino Ward
Shigaraki slowly got up.
"Shigaraki!" Kurogiri noticed him getting up and held onto him as he staggered.
"You...You bastards..." Shigaraki growled as he stared at the floor, "You...You can't kill my Sensei like that..." he then began to chuckle, "That's right...you can't kill my Sensei like that. It would take a lot more than just a pathetic explosion to finish him off! You...You all signed your death warrants...he'll kill you all!" he lifted his head to look at the henchmen with a maniacal gaze, "And he can give me another Quirk, a far more deadlier one! You do realize that he has multiple, hundreds, maybe even thousands of Quirks into him, right!? How do you think he survived that long!?"
...The three henchmen glanced at each other...
...And Hacker spoke, "Eh."
...Shigaraki didn't expect that answer. Neither did Kurogiri, All Might, Spinner, and Toga. Twice was still in a daze as he stood there, stunned that he couldn't hear any voices in his head anymore. Eri, meanwhile, was looking on in confused horror.
"...'Eh'?" Shigaraki blinked.
"Yeah. By the way, that's not the only bomb I had to detonate," Hacker said as he used his right middle finger and tapped it with his thumb.
Shibuya District
Muscular waited for when it was time to detonate the bomb...
...However, the bomb was not where he thought it was.
It was placed in an electronic store...the one that he and other people were nearby.
BOOOOOOOM!
Muscular was thrown back by the explosion.
But that wasn't the only thing that exploded.
When he landed, he accidentally gripped the detonator that he was carrying...which also burst out in a powerful eruption.
BA-BOOOOOOOM!
Two powerful explosions from the store and from Muscular burst outward...letting Muscular, who didn't have his Quirk equipped, be consumed by the force and flames of it, killing him instantly.
People ran and panicked, while some were injured...
The Bar at Kamino Ward
"...What are you doing?" Kurogiri asked Hacker.
"Getting Joker's party started!" Hacker answered with a smirk.
He then used his right weak finger and tapped it with his thumb.
Tokyo Tower
Magne stood there...until an explosion emerged at one of the sides of the Tokyo Tower nearby.
BOOOOOOOM!
Staggering from the force of the explosion, Magne looked behind her and saw that a portion of the Tokyo Tower was blown off. The tower looked like it was dangerously leaning over, letting the tall and huge structure fall and make its descent onto the ground and the buildings surrounding it.
Eyes widened in shock, Magne exclaimed, "What the hell!?" she looked down at the detonator that she had in her hand. "Did I...somehow push this thing?" She pressed the detonator and-
BOOOOOOOM!
The close range of the huge explosion killed Magne instantly.
The Tokyo Tower continued to lean, until crashing into buildings. The people ran screaming, getting out of the way from the tower's line of descent as they tried to make sense of what was happening.
Back at the Bar in Kamino Ward
"And ooooo-ne more!" Hacker then used his pinkie finger to tap it with his thumb.
Tsukiji Market
As Moonfish is wreaking havoc, thanks to someone opening the closet door and getting his muzzle out, there was an explosion from under the market.
BOOOOOOOM!
Staggering, Moonfish exclaimed, "FLESH! FLESH! FLEEEESH!"
But then, something that was strapped on Moonfish's body began beeping.
"...Flesh?"
BOOOOOOOM!
And Moonfish exploded in his own form of fishy guts, the bomb on his body of course killing him instantly.
The Bar at Kamino Ward
"Aaaand, done!" Hacker concluded.
…Kurogiri, Shigaraki, and All Might stared at Hacker in disbelief.
"What...did you do?" All Might asked him.
"Detonate three other bombs in Tokyo. Shibuya, Tokyo Tower, and Tsukiji Market. I added a second bomb on Muscular and Magne's detonators, so when they press it, they go boom. As for Moonfish...well, we planted the bomb at the location, as you know, but at the last second, we planted a small bomb unnoticed by you guys on Moonfsh's body. So when that bomb goes off, he goes off. Pretty nifty, am I right?" Hacker explained with a shrug and a sly smile.
"...Your...You're all insane," Shigaraki stated.
"Learn from the best! That person being our Boss, Joker, of course!" Crystal said to them with a smirk.
Hacker then used his index finger and placed it on his ear, saying, "Okay guys! Now we can get this party started!"
Ginza District
Having an earpiece in his ear, Mustard got Hacker's message.
"Alright then...I heard the explosions, so I figured," Mustard muttered, getting his detonator out and pushing the button.
When he did though-
BOOOOOOOM!
An eruption ripped in front of him, sending and shooting Mustard backward, letting him crash into the Seiko House department store.
Mustard was instantly killed from the close range of the explosion. However, that wasn't all...
BOOOOOOOM!
The bomb was actually planted in the Seiko House department store. It was located in the middle floor of the store, letting it burst through the upper and lower floors, and creating debris for all the unlucky shoppers and the already dead Mustard be in the line of the blast, the debris falling through and landing on the displays, people, and the corpse of Mustard.
The building basically began to collapse, the building turning into rubble...
Tokyo Government Metropolitan Offices
Cham threw away his frappuccino and put his finger to his ear, "Got it."
He then got the detonator out and pressed it as he walked away from the Tokyo Government Metropolitan Offices.
BOOOOOOOM!
...And Cham just kept walking away, while the bomb exploded and rocked the side of the building, scurrying people into a panic.
Tokyo National Museum
Turtle was a little ways away from the museum, getting the signal from Hacker, "Alrighty then," he got the detonator out and pushed the button.
BOOOOOOOM!
An explosion rocked the museum.
Edo-Tokyo Museum
"Aight," Rubber said as he was walking away from the museum as well. He got his detonator out as well, and activated it.
BOOOOOOOM!
He kept walking away as the museum erupted into rubble.
Akihabara Electric Town
Thermal was also walking away from the district, detonating the bomb as he pushed the button.
BOOOOOOOM!
He casually kept walking...while everything exploded behind him.
National Diet Building
Razor got up from his bench and began to walk away from the building that was further away.
"Okay, as the Boss would say, 'Here, we, go!'."
Razor detonated the bomb.
BOOOOOOOM!
In the distance, a part of the building exploded sending out rubble to the bystanders that were nearby the building.
"Ahh...nice," Razor smirked as he looked back at the destruction.
Back at the Bar
The sounds of explosions outside were muffled inside the bar, but they could hear them either way.
"Oh, by the way, I bet that Mustard guy is dead, too," Hacker told them, "Planted a bomb on his detonator as well, but the difference on that one was the thing exploded first while it activated the bomb inside the Seiko House in Ginza."
All Might just gawked at the henchmen in sheer bewilderment. "But, what about your comrades!?"
"Uh, if you're talking about our gang, then duh, they're fine," Loco explained, "They got ordinary detonators to blow up the locations where the bombs are!"
Shigaraki, now seeing the danger that they are in, told Kurogiri, "Kurogiri! Check on Sensei to see if he isn't completely damaged! We'll take on these traitors!"
"Shigaraki! Are you certain!? You don't even have your Quirk anymore!" Kurogiri warned him.
"Go, Kurogiri! I know where you hide your weapons! Go!" Shigaraki commanded the Warp user.
Kurogiri hesitated, but nodded, "Be careful, Shigaraki!" he then warped himself to the location where All For One is.
"Spinner! Come over to where we are! You can't face them on your own!" Shigaraki called out to the Gecko man.
Spinner complied and backed up quickly to his three comrades.
Hacker, Crystal, and Loco all looked like they were ready to get violent, as Hacker got out another gun that was tucked in his pants, this one being a real one. Loco revved up his organic engines and got his gun ready. Crystal was pounding his fists together, ready to clobber anything. Twitch basically just still sat there near the table, staring off into space.
Shigaraki and Spinner got into battle stances, while Toga, still a little bit in shock, got ready in a battle stance as well. Twice was actually still stunned that he couldn't hear any voices in his head, whereas Shigaraki told him, "Get it together, Twice! We have to survive here!"
"Wha...r-r-right!" Twice said as he got into a battle stance as well.
"Hm," started Hacker, "I think we need the upper hand here, boys."
"Yeah, you're right, Hacker," Crystal said, "Maybe we need to improvise!" He reared his right arm and swung it, creating some crystal dagger projectiles that came out of his hand.
"TAKE COVER!" Shigaraki dove over behind the couch they were standing in front of, as well as Twice, Toga, and Spinner. The crystal projectiles struck the wall behind them. As they crouched behind the couch, Shigaraki said to Spinner, "Spinner! Kurogiri stashes some guns in the back of the bar counter. You're flexible, so you can get to the bar quicker!"
"But they have guns and that Crystal guy can shoot those crystal spikes at us! We need something to distract them!" Spinner informed.
"Man...I...I would usually make a clone right now, but...I don't have my...my Quirk," Twice said, his voice almost sounding distant, like he was trying to grasp this change.
"Wait, Twice!" Shigaraki spoke out, "You still have your tape measure weapons on your wrists, right?"
"Uh...yeah?" Twice blinked.
Shigaraki crouched there in thought and soon reached for the hand that was on his face. "...I got an idea."
Meanwhile, with the three Joker henchmen...
"Tch! Like sittin' ducks!" Loco sneered.
"Hmm...I could give them some motivation," Crystal said as he reared his left hand and swung it, letting the crystal spikes shoot out of his hand, and puncturing the couch. "Come on out, you cowards!"
Hacker hummed in thought, "Don't want to waste bullets...hey Loco, maybe you can ram them?"
"Huh?" Loco uttered, "Oh...oh yeah! Haha! I can do that! And they got no weapons, so I can just run them over!"
"Exactly!" Hacker smirked.
"Alrighty then, go on ahead, Loco," Crystal told him.
"Haha! Y'all gonna wish you moved out in the open, kiddos!" Loco revved up his engines, positioning himself toward the couch, "ASTA-LAVISTA-BABY!"
But then, Twice got up and used his metal tape measurer that was on one of his wrists and swung it...with the metal tape wrapping around one of the severed hands that was clinging onto Shigaraki! Swinging it, he launched the open hand at Loco.
"Huh?" Loco blinked. He was about to charge when he was hit by the palm of the open hand, its fingers clutching onto his face. "ACK! UGH! OH DAMN, WHAT IS THIS!?"
"Now!" Twice told Spinner, in which he sprinted and jumped over the counter.
"Shit!" Hacker raised his gun and fired.
All Might, startled that Hacker was going to use the gun, told Eri, "Get down, Eri!"
Eri all but happily complied and they both laid on the ground on their stomachs.
BANG! BANG!
The shots missed Spinner, and the Gecko man was on the floor, crawling to a shelf of the back counter, and saw two guns. Grabbing them, he stood up and shot a bullet at Hacker.
BANG!
But Crystal put his right arm in front of Hacker, and protected him from the bullet, the projectile barely making a scratch on his hard skin. Although, Crystal still felt it.
"AH! Shit, you little bastard!" Crystal swung his left arm and shot crystal spikes at Spinner.
Spinner rushed out from behind the bar counter by jumping over it, the spikes hitting where he was.
"Hoo, shit!" Hacker exclaimed in relief. "Thanks, man!"
"Ugh, yeah, no prob," Crystal said as he winced at the wound that was in his arm.
Spinner got back from behind the couch and gave the two guns to whomever. "Who wants one?"
"I'll use one. It's like a video game, just aim and shoot," Shigaraki said, his pale face now visible as he grabbed a gun.
"I got my metal tape measurers, so I think I can scratch them," Twice said.
"Uh, I'll get one," Toga said, her whole tone sounding unsure, but grabbed the other gun either way.
"AAAUGH!" Loco got the hand off his face, and tossed it aside. "YOU MUTHA-FUCKER! YOU DID NOT JUST THROW A SEVERED HAND AT ME!"
The tied-up All Might and Eri hid behind the side of the bar counter, making sure they wouldn't be in the line of fire.
The four League Villains got ready to attack from behind the couch.
"ALRIGHT THEN, YOU LITTLE SHITS! YOU'RE ALL ABOUT TO BE ROADKILL!" Loco revved his engines up and as he gritted his teeth, "DODGE THIS, YA BASTARDS!"
Loco zoomed forward, whereas the four Villains behind the couch dove out of the way, Toga and Twice jumping to the left to the other side of the room, while Shigaraki and Spinner jumped to the right, where All Might and Eri were. The Train Quirk man rammed the couch, destroying it and crashing into the wall as well.
CRAAAAASH!
Back with Toga and Twice, the latter knocked over a table to use it as cover. The two of them hid behind it, Twice got his metal tape ready in his wristbands, while Toga got her gun steady.
"Toga! We're gonna have to go full-on force against these two guys!" Twice told her. "Just try to stay close to me and use your gun whenever you can!"
"Uh, r-right!" Toga obeyed, feeling a little different without her Quirk.
Sensing the unsure tone, Twice said, "Yeah, I know...it's weird...we're just...normal now...it's kind of scary."
"Y-Yeah..." Toga nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, with Shigaraki and Spinner, they also leaned against the side of the bar counter next to All Might and Eri.
"Okay, what's the plan!?" Spinner asked Shigaraki.
"Hmm..." Shigaraki turned his attention to Eri, "...We could use the girl as a ransom."
"WHAT!?" All Might exclaimed, "No you won't!"
"Well, what's your brilliant idea, All Might!?" Shigaraki asked irritably.
"I don't know, but you're not using Eri any longer!" All Might shouted at him.
"Tch, you're the Number One Hero and you don't have a plan?" Shigaraki mocked.
"That was more...more of Sir Nighteye's thing..." All Might frowned at the thought of his once sidekick's death at the hands of Joker.
"Oh sulk later, we need to survive this!" Shigaraki told him.
"Oh, now it's 'we'?" All Might argued.
"Yes, no matter how much I hate to say it! Sensei is in trouble, but I doubt he'll die right there, some of my League are dead, and this whole partnership with Joker is a farce! So maybe for once we can work together and take these Villains down! And then we can get to Joker and we can go back to hating each other!"
"...Believe it or not, I don't hate you," All Might said to him.
"What!?" Shigaraki exclaimed in shock, "Even after all the terrible things I did!? At the USJ, Hosu City!? Even now!?"
"...I just think you're misguided. And...your grandmother is not a monster. She was really just trying to do what was best for her son."
"..." Shigaraki scowled at him.
"Hey, uh, sorry to interrupt," Spinner said, "But we need a plan."
Then, Loco got himself out of the wall he crashed into, pulling himself out and grabbing his head to ease the pain in his head.
"Come on, now!" Twice told Toga, getting his wristbands full of metal tape out and rushing over to Hacker and Crystal.
"O-Okay!" Toga said as she followed Twice.
Crystal, upon noticing Twice and Toga coming out of hiding, sneered and reared his right arm back to swing more crystal spikes at them.
Twice swung his metal tape at the projectiles and destroyed them, while Toga came out from behind him and shot the gun at Crystal.
BANG!
"ACK!" Crystal was shot in the right of his clothed abdomen. Looking down at the wound, he just looked at Toga with an angry scowl, "Oh, so you want to play that game, huh, bitch!?" He then made his hands into fists, which his knuckles poked out sharp crystal daggers, looking like spiked brass knuckles. "Then let's dance!"
Hacker, meanwhile, pointed his gun at Twice, "See if you can deflect this!"
Back at Shigaraki, Spinner, All Might, and Eri, the former decided to do the same tactic as before, except this time, he'll throw one of his severed hands at Hacker. He took one of the severed hands that were on his neck, and stood up out from cover of the side of the bar counter, throwing one of them at Hacker.
The hand hit the Robot man, surprising him.
"GAH!"
Shigaraki began aiming his gun at Hacker.
Okay, just like a game. Aim and shoot.
"Shigaraki! Watch out!" yelled...All Might?
It was then Shigaraki felt a hand on the back of his head and was pushed forward while being pushed from the back. He also dropped the gun out of shock.
"AACK!"
Twice then took that as an opportunity to use one of his metal tapes on Hacker, rearing his arm back and was about to swing it at him, when-
VOOOM!
Loco zoomed over to where Twice is, and grabbed him by the neck!
"URK!" Twice exclaimed.
The Trainman stopped just in time after he grabbed him, each of his hands having both Shigaraki and Twice in each palm.
Meanwhile, with Toga, she kept firing her gun at Crystal.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
...But thanks to his hard-as-rock skin, Crystal wasn't affected by the shots...almost.
He shielded his face with his large burly arms, and could only grumble at the shot being made at him.
Toga kept firing, the foreign feeling of being scared rising up in her.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
"You know, little girl, you need a new tactic," grumbled Crystal.
Now feeling cornered as Crystal was getting closer, Toga was shaking, the dread now submerging from within her. She tried one last shot at the big bulky green rock man.
BANG!
...Of course, nothing happened to slow down the Villain. She was out of bullets as she kept firing an empty clip.
Now lowering his arms away from his face, Crystal goaded, "Now was that all worth it?"
Toga's expression was full of fear...she was powerless, she couldn't use her Quirk, and...
Was...Was this what I wanted?
Upon seeing the situation unfolding, Spinner got out of cover and rushed over to the gun, diving to get it as he rolled onto the floor, and getting into a kneeling position to fire either of Joker's henchmen.
Hacker, recovering from the hand that was flying at him, aimed his gun and fired a warning shot, which hit the right gun arm of Spinner.
BANG!
"AUGH!" Spinner grabbed his arm as he dropped the gun, rendering his right arm useless as it bled.
"I wouldn't do anything too stupid," Hacker warned him.
All Might and Eri poked their heads around the bar counter to see the damage of the situation.
Oh no... All Might thought with dread.
During all this, Twitch was just sitting there at the table, watching the TV...
"H-Hey..." Twitch spoke out, "S-Something is h-h-h-happening..."
Upon hearing Twitch's comment, All Might stood up to see the hanging TV in the corner that the Joker henchmen were watching.
Spinner, while he was in pain, looked up at the TV screen.
Hacker came up to Spinner while he was distracted, and when Spinner saw that Hacker was coming up to him, he tried to get the gun, but Hacker shot it away from him.
"Nah-ah. Stay there," Hacker warned him again.
Glancing back at the TV, Crystal looked back at Toga, who was shaking in fear. He smirked at the girl, "Heh. You just got lucky, little girl," he reached out and grabbed her by her wrist.
"AH!" Toga yelped.
"Cause right now, you're gonna see some quality television!" Crystal told her as he lifted her up by the wrist and dragged her over to where Twitch and the mounted TV were.
Loco, while having each Shigaraki and Twice's heads in his hands, threw them over to the area, Twice first and Shigaraki second. They all landed harshly, with Twice slamming against the wall and landing on his rear, while Shigaraki landed on his stomach on the table.
"Oh hey, we were almost about to miss the exciting part of the show!" Loco said.
"Yeah. Guess we got to thank Twitch for that," Hacker said as he trained his gun at Spinner. "Get up and meet with the rest of your friends."
Spinner glared at him, but complied either way and got up, while Hacker grabbed him and forced him over to the table.
Crystal then got a chair and roughly sat Toga in the seat.
"ACK!" Toga yelped once more.
"Now feast all of your eyes upon what's about to happen," Crystal told Toga and the other League Villains.
All four of them, Shigaraki, Spinner, Twice, and Toga, all diverted their attention to the TV.
"Hey Loco. Close the door. No distractions," Hacker told the Train-man behemoth.
"Sure thing!" Loco said as he went to the bar's door and closed it. Looking down at Giran's dead body, he could only just smirk at it.
All Might looked on at this sudden change of scenery in confusion. Upon seeing everything had quieted down, All Might quietly told Eri, "Wait here, okay, Eri?"
Eri looked up at All Might with big round eyes and couldn't do anything but nod at him.
All Might nodded as well, and walked over, while tied up, over to where they were.
Upon seeing the TV, he also saw what was going on...
All Might's eyes widened.
Oh...so All For One is showing himself to everyone now...Joker really must have ticked him off.
Meanwhile, a Little Ways Back with All For One
The swirling vortex materialized into existence, letting Kurogiri appear in the lair of All For One. The room was filled with smoke and there were little fires around the area.
"Master!" he exclaimed, "Are you alright!?"
All For One stood there over the body of Garaki...his back facing Kurogiri...
"...Master!?" Kurogiri repeated, his tone turning more urgent.
"...Kurogiri..." All For One spoke in a monotone, "...Garaki is dead."
Kurogiri looked around his master's form to see that the old doctor was indeed dead. His body lay lifeless, face blown off as it looked unrecognizable, showing his burnt skin and bits of his flesh and skull, his head looking caved in by the force of the explosion.
"...Master...I'm sorry..." Kurogiri gave him his sympathy.
"...Kurogiri."
The Warp Man froze at the tone All For One was bearing. That tone could only mean one thing...
Vengeance.
"...How many of our men have we lost?" he asked him.
"...I think we lost Muscular, Magne, Mustard, and Moonfish."
"...Warp me to the studio Joker is in...now." All For One made clear to Kurogiri.
"...Are you sure?"
"Yes. Joker has offended me...severely. He shall know not to deal with the Devil."
"...As you wish."
A Little Bit Ways Back with Joker in the Studio
BANG!
Mr. Compress felt something hit him in the left arm. Hard.
"AUGH!" Mr. Compress exclaimed, taken aback by the pain and force being emitted onto his arm. When he looked at his arm, he saw...it was a syringe shot that was embedded into him.
Eyes widened behind his mask, Mr. Compress realized...
"...Oh shit..."
"Oh yeah," said the person who shot him...that being Whip, who had an evil smirk on his face. He reared his other arm back and used his whip tentacle at Mr. Compress.
The rope tentacle wrapped all around Mr. Compress's body and arms, trapping him.
"ACK!" Mr. Compress lost balance and fell to the floor, his mask popping off his face, revealing himself.
"Take five, C," Whip said as he walked over to the camera and was behind it, operating it.
Mr. Compress was wrapped up in the whip-rope, trying to get out as he grunted. He then yelled, "Y-YOU TRAITORS!"
Joker smirked, "Hey, a Villain is a Villain, am I right?"
The audience looked on at this turn of events in shock, confusion, and horror.
Mount Lady looked on at this craziness, mouth still wrapped up by the whip-rope as her eyes widened in fear.
Enji and Touya both looked at Joker like he was insane...
And they were right.
"Oh, what? Have you ever heard of a classic backstabbin'? I mean, I did it with Overrated back there, this shouldn't be that big of a surprise!" Joker jeered, his smile wide and evil.
Touya looked at him in disbelief. "Y-...D-Do you have any idea what you just did?"
Joker pretended to be in thought about it, until he looked back at Touya and said with a demented smile, "Why...yes."
"..." Touya just looked at him, his eyes wide, the feeling of...weakness coming into his mind…
"...And now you're just like Daddy," Joker cruelly jested, "...That's what you wanted...right?" he asked with a crazed smile.
...Touya...felt anger...not because he lost his Quirk...well, it was mostly that, but it was most likely because...ironically, he's just like his father...
He got up quickly and rushed over to Joker, giving out a cry of rage.
"RRRRAAAAAAAUUUUGH!" Touya roared in absolute hatred.
But then, when Touya reared his fist at Joker to punch him, Joker dodged it and grabbed his arm, twisting it and turning him around, bringing him to his knees as Joker placed a foot on Touya's back to keep him in place. Joker casually put his Quirk Erasure gun back in his suit, and got himself another gun out...
As Touya struggled from being twisted, handled, and being brought down to his knees, he felt the cold metal...of the gun's barrel at the back of his head.
Enji's eyes widened, "Joker! No!"
Touya froze...in a helpless position, he realized he was held at gunpoint...and Joker was the gunman.
Back at UA, Class 1-A
Shouto's eyes widened, his expression showing so much conflict, fear, confusion, and dread, all in one sitting.
"Touya!" Shouto exclaimed.
Mina just looked at Shouto in immense concern, worried about what this whole outcome was going to be...she held his hand, not tightening it, but hopefully giving him some comfort.
In an Asylum
"...What...?" Rei's eyes gradually opened as she woke up in a daze, "What...What happened?"
"Mrs. Todoroki!" said the doctor who was next to her, "Y-You just fainted! Y-You shouldn't be outside your room right now! You should-"
Then, she remembered...
Eyes widened, Rei quickly, "My son! T-Touya, my son! He's alive! What-Where is he!?"
"Uh...y-you must rest, Mrs. Todo-"
"WHERE IS MY SON!? I SAW HIM ON TELEVISION! WHAT CHANNEL IS HE ON!?"
"M-Mrs. Todoroki, please! Calm down!"
"IF YOU DON'T LET ME SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY SON RIGHT NOW, I'LL FREEZE EVERYTHING TO THE GROUND, TRANQUILIZERS BE DAMNED!"
"...O-Okay," the frightened doctor turned to the nurse, who was also scared, "N-Nurse? Bring her a TV into the room."
Back at the Studio
Joker just smiled wickedly down at Touya, gun pointed directly at the back of his head.
Enji looked on in horror, his body still wrapped up in the whip-rope, completely immobile as he couldn't do anything to save his son...
"...How about we get serious on our little reunion, hm?" Joker said, his eyes narrowing as he still smiled that same evil smile, "Like instead of just beating the shit out of each other like every other neanderthal, we talk about our problems like civilized people?"
Touya just gritted his teeth as he was held in an awkward position, trying not to express the amount of fear that was plaguing in his mind.
"...Good!" piped Joker as he pulled Touya's arm back a little further, making the Todoroki grunt in pain. "Now, let's make things interesting, shall we? I'll ask your old man three questions, and he has to answer them truthfully. Once he answers them, I will ask you one final question! So with that said, how about-"
But then, something from the back of the stage was materializing out of thin air...like a black vortex.
The audience and Mount Lady all gazed at this weird phenomenon in shock and curiosity. Whip, who was behind the camera, looked around it, blinking at the occurrence. Mr. Compress looked on at the swirling vortex, feeling as if there might be hope coming up as of right now. Enji looked at the swirling portal, as did Touya. Hārē looked on at the black vortex...giving out a smirk.
The swirling dark mass grew until it formed into a portal, a warp gate...and someone came out of it.
The portal morphed into none other than Kurogiri once the person was out of him.
That person...was All For One.
...And Joker couldn't help but give out a devious smile at the Villain.
Back at Class 1-A
All the kids looked on at this reveal...shocked...
"Who...Who is that?" Kaminari asked anyone.
"I...I don't know..." Jirou said, looking at the ominous figure of All For One.
"Whoa...that guy basically doesn't have a face," Kirishima muttered in awe.
"Who is that? Is he a Hero?" Ochako asked anyone in the classroom.
"I don't think so. That Warp Villain is there with him, so...he must be...a part of that League of Villains," Iida theorized.
"He looks creepy, kero," Tsuyu said with a frown.
Meanwhile, Mineta was shivering, while Ojiro, Koda, Shoji, and Ibara looked on in interest.
"Goodness...who is that? He radiates...such animosity," Ibara wondered.
Momo, Shinso, and the others all looked at Momo's phone screen, the person sending bad vibes to either one of them.
"He looks...really angry..." Momo muttered as she watched the scene unfold.
"Hm...could he be the big wig, or something?" Shinso asked himself.
Nedzu's Office
"..." Nedzu froze, his beady eyes wide as he sat there, speechless.
Aizawa, Hizashi, Nemuri, and the other teachers looked on in wide-eyed shock.
Class 1-H
Izuku and Mei watched the former's phone screen, eyes wide as they looked on in dread at this newcomer.
"Whoa...who's that?" Mei asked with a murmur.
"...Is...Is that..." Izuku muttered, unable to process what or who he was seeing, "...It can't be...can it?"
"Huh?" Mei turned to Izuku, puzzled, "Can it be what?"
"...That Warp Villain...he's associated with the League of Villains. But...I don't know who this guy is...except...he could...he could be..."
I mean...he can't be...can he?
"Who could he be?" Mei asked him.
"...All...For...One?" Izuku said slowly, almost as if he'd figured out a piece of the puzzle.
I...I think this is him. The one that hurt All Might! The one All Might warned me about! The one that took Nana's grandson away! It's him! It's All For One!
"All For...One?" Mei repeated in curiosity.
"...Yeah..." Izuku answered with a nod.
"Oh..." Mei then looked back at the phone screen, as did Izuku.
Back at the Bar
All Might watched the scene unfold, seeing his worst enemy in the flesh again.
"All For One..." he muttered in disdain.
Crystal hummed as he looked at the TV screen. "So is that who you saw when you went to A.F.O.'s lair, Hacker?"
"Yep. He was kind of in a sad state, what with that Garaki guy keeping him alive. Wonder what he'll do now once that old fart doctor is gone."
Shigaraki gritted his teeth at Hacker in anger as he sat in a chair all tied up. "He'll kill all of you, that's what'll happen!"
"I mean, yeah, obviously, but what I mean is, like, who's gonna keep this guy alive now?" Hacker asked nonchalantly.
Shigaraki, Spinner, Twice, and Toga (of which the latter three were also tied up) all looked at Hacker strangely.
"Um...shouldn't you all be worried about your lives right now? I heard from urban myth stories that All For One is no joke," Spinner said to them.
"Y-Yeah! He's said to be The First Demon! The one who plunged all of Quirked kind into total mayhem two hundred years ago!" Twice informed.
"Yeah, yeah, he's the big bad, woo-hoo," Loco said mockingly, waving his finger in a circle in the air.
Toga blinked, "Uh...I don't think you should take All For One very lightly. He made a reputation for himself throughout Japan, maybe even the whole world."
"Eh, maybe two hundred years ago like Clone Guy here said," Hacker shrugged as he pointed his thumb at Twice.
Shigaraki, not understanding why his Sensei isn't feared just by the mention of his sheer name alone, exclaimed at them in frustration, "What is wrong with you people!? My Sensei is really powerful! Really powerful! He can eliminate your Boss with one thought! Why do you think he's still alive throughout all these years!? Do you have any idea how many Quirks he has stored in him!? In case you all don't see the seriousness of your actions, I will reiterate for you all again! HE, WILL, KILL, ALL OF YOU!"
The three Joker henchmen glanced at each other for a moment...until Crystal said, "Eh. Still don't see it."
"Yeah, I mean, he's just kind of an old fart, isn't he?" Loco asked with a shrug.
"He literally is. He's tubed up and everything. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a wheelchair around just so he can get by to other places," Hacker informed.
"Oh, like those little handicap ramps?" Loco snickered.
The four League Villains looked at the three Joker henchmen...just completely baffled...confused even on how they're just yucking it up.
"Heh, yeah. Oh hey, how much do you think he has an old man cane?" Crystal joked.
Hacker also snickered, "I get the feeling that he acts like one of those old guys who tells rowdy kids to get off his lawn."
"Ha! Now that's an image I love to see!" Loco chuckled, and soon imitated All For One, "You dang blasted kids and your fancy Quirks! I'll take them away from ya if you ever get on my lawn again!"
"Hahaha! That was good, Loco!" Crystal said jovially.
"Heh-heh, yeah!" Hacker laughed, "Good imitation, too!"
"Aww, thanks guys!" Loco smiled big, "If I wasn't a criminal, I would've picked up being a comedian a long time ago!"
"You three can't be serious."
The three Joker henchmen and the four League Villains turned their attention to All Might who was standing behind them.
All Might stood there, looking at the three Joker goons with wide eyes, his face expressing a look of sheer disbelief.
"What Shigaraki is saying is the truth. All For One could very well eliminate all of you, as well as your Boss. He ripped out my stomach when I last fought him with my Quirk and he was at his prime! Your Boss could very well be in danger! If I couldn't finish him off, what makes you think Joker will be the one to do so?" All Might asked them, genuinely wanting to know why they were so calm.
...The three Joker goons looked at each other.
"...Should we tell him?" Crystal asked his comrades.
"I don't know if we should," Loco said.
"Hm...I'm just gonna hint at it," Hacker shrugged, "Don't want to ruin the surprise."
All Might blinked, "Surprise?"
Shigaraki and the other League Villains looked at the Joker henchmen, confused.
"What...kind of surprise?" Toga asked them.
Hacker turned to Toga, "Well..." then he turned his attention to All Might with a surprisingly sinister smile. "You see...simply put, our Boss is gonna let All For One smell the roses..."
All Might and the four Villains looked at Hacker, puzzled by the way he said this.
"You'll see..." Hacker's smile, as well as Loco's and Crystal's smile, turned devious.
Meanwhile, Twitch, who was watching the TV screen, pointed at it. "T-Th-Th-The K-K-K-Kurog-g-g-giri guy is g-g-g-g-gone."
"Ah! Perfect timing!" Hacker said, evil smile in place.
It was then Kurogiri materialized into the bar. Forming into his body self, Kurogiri sees the scene in front of him and gasps in alarm.
"SHIGARAKI!" Kurogiri shouted.
"Okay, act over," Hacker said as lifted his hand and snapped his fingers.
Then, Kurogiri...started to light up, looking like he was being electrocuted...which he was!
"AAAARRRRGGGH!" Kurogiri wailed out a cry of agony.
The four League Villains and All Might watched in shock (no pun intended) at the convulsing Kurogiri.
"UUUUUUGHHHH!" Kurogiri then dropped to the floor, holding himself up as he heaved out pained gasps.
Shigaraki, actually worried for Kurogiri, yelled at Hacker, "WHAT DID YOU DO!?"
"Simple. Shot a little bug to fly out of my finger to clamp onto his pod-head-looking thing like a magnet where he emits all that dark warping energy from," Hacker explained with a smirk as he waved his index finger around, "Had an opening when he was looking back at the Eri girl when he so rudely didn't let me help out in giving the girl to you guys."
Kurogiri wheezed at the pain he experienced. "You...You bastard..."
"Hey, it's what you get for acting like an ass. Thought we were chumming up real nicely since you gave me and my boys free booze," Hacker complained, "Which, by the way, I don't appreciate the name-calling," he snapped his fingers again.
BBRRRRRRZTTTTTTT!
"UUUUUGGHHHH!" Kurogiri screamed in pain.
"Stop it! You're really hurting him!" Shigaraki shouted out.
"Uh, yeah, duh, kiddo!" Hacker said, "So if he acts nicely, I won't do it as much!"
All Might looked at the wounded Kurogiri, horrified that the Warp Villain was really expressing extreme pain from Hacker's device. He turned to the henchmen of Joker's and said to them, "What is the purpose of this!?"
"Easy," Loco said, "We need transportation!"
"What!?" All Might blinked in surprise, "Transportation!?"
"Wait," Shigaraki turned to either of the Joker henchmen, "Are you saying...you're hijacking Kurogiri!?"
"Bingo, kid!" Crystal smirked.
"Yeah! And speaking of transportation," Hacker said as he went over to Kurogiri, "Be a good man, and bring the rest of the gang here. You know the ones, Turtle, Thermal, Rubber, Razor, and Cham?"
Kurogiri grunted in agony, "I...I will not. I serve only my master!"
"Oh, okay, I see..." Hacker turned his head to Loco and nodded.
Loco then got his gun out of his trenchcoat, went over to Shigaraki, and roughly pointed the barrel of the gun onto the young man's head.
Eyes widened in horror, Kurogiri shouted, "NO! SHIGARAKI!"
Shigaraki froze as he saw the barrel of the gun being pointed directly at his face. He actually never felt fear in a very long while, but now...it's resurfacing again. This time, in a very different type of circumstance.
"Yeeeah...if you don't do as I say, then little Shigaraki here will really be a decaying corpse," Hacker warned Kurogiri.
"..." Kurogiri was silent as he thought about his options.
"Even then, you're under my control now," Hacker said with a smirk, "You could say that with a snap of my fingers, I command you to do my bidding."
"...F-...Fine..." Kurogiri said in defeat, "Just...don't hurt Shigaraki."
"Wouldn't think of it...if you follow my orders."
"..." Kurogiri then teleported out of existence, getting the other Joker henchmen.
"Heh," Loco lowered his gun away from Shigaraki, "You're lucky, kid. You got a Warping Misty Butler at your beck and call. Now he's at our beck and call!"
Shigaraki just sat there, relieved that he was still alive and now has a new outlook on Kurogiri.
He...He is loyal...
"H-H-H-Hey! I-I-I-I'm trying t-t-t-to w-w-w-w-watch!" Twitch exclaimed and stuttered.
"Oh yeah! Sheesh, we're almost missing everything, guys!" Loco told his comrades.
"Wow. I should thank Twitch for getting our attention back to the TV," Crystal said as he looked at the TV.
"You probably won't," Hacker said as he stood next to the wounded Kurogiri, but watched the TV.
"Eh, you're right," Crystal shrugged.
All Might looked at the TV again, wondering what Joker had up his sleeve to make his henchmen act so calm about everything.
What could Joker possibly do? I don't think he could try shooting All For One with Quirk Erasure bullets, he has like probably over a million Quirks! Why are his henchmen so confident!?
Back at the Studio
As soon as Kurogiri left the scene, after All For One told him to go back to where Shigaraki is, it was just them.
All For One...and...Joker.
...Each of them stared back at each other...one with contempt...and the other...with an unnatural glee...
Joker just smiled at the Villain as he held onto Touya, foot still on his back.
"...Why hello! All For One, I presume?" Joker asked in faux ignorance.
Enji's eyes widened at the figure that entered unannounced.
It's...It's him!
Class 1-A
The class all collectively gasped.
"Wh-...What?" Iida's eyes widened in surprise.
"All...For One?" Momo said in shock.
"But...he is just a myth, right?" Ibara asked anyone.
"I..." Shouto narrowed his eyes, "...Either way, we need to see how this plays out."
"Dude...this is intense," Kaminari says, stunned as his eyes were wide.
They all silently agreed...and they kept watching.
Meanwhile, at the Tokyo Skyline
Skycrawler, Hawks, and Ryukyu were soaring through the air, having heard of the explosions from different parts of the city. As much as they wanted to help the people in the line of those explosions, they had to continue to concentrate on the task at hand.
Man, this Joker is not playing around! Skycrawler thought as he moved forward to the studio.
Hawks put a finger to his ear, an earpiece, to listen to more intel. His eyes widened in shock, making him stop in his flight.
Ryukyu and Skycrawler, the former stopping in mid-flight, and the latter luckily hanging onto the side of a glass building, halted on their way forward, with Ryukyu asking Hawks, "What's the matter?"
"...Skycrawler, Ryukyu, we need to get moving quickly. You won't believe who's in the studio," Hawks informed.
Skycrawler blinked. "Uh...Endeavor?"
"No...it's someone who's finally out of hiding, apparently," Hawks said with a frown, his look full of intent.
Back at the Studio
"..." All For One gritted his teeth shut, grinding them, "Joker..."
"Yes, that's me," Joker jested with a 'cheerful' smile, "Well, either way, you came at the worst time, AFO. I basically was starting to delve deep into this father-and-son dynamic between ol' Enji and Touya! But if you came here to see the show, then I can certainly give you front-row seats?"
"...You betrayed me," All For One seethed.
"Did I really?" Joker faked ignorance once more. "I don't see how I did. I was just following the plan! And it seems the plan is going smoothly! Although, I wasn't planning on you having your big reveal here on the show, but eh, I guess that's how show business is at times! You just got to improvise!"
"...You...little...insignificant...insect..."
Joker faked a gasp, "Whaaat!? Why, AFO, I'm hurt! I thought we were buds! We have the same hobbies, like the same entertainment, and we even shared secrets! You even invited me to your abode! What happened?"
"YOU UNGRATEFUL FOOL! YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME!?"
"...Maybe?" Joker shrugged.
"...I will not only end you, Joker...but I will embed a Quirk into you, a Quirk that makes you be brought back to life, and be slaughtered every time you are revived! And you'll be revived again, and again, and again, and AGAIN! UNTIL YOU WISH FOR DEATH TO COME, PLEADING FOR IT TO STOP, ONLY BEING UNHEARD BY GOD, FOR I WILL BE THE ONE TO CONTROL YOUR FATE!"
...Silence...
"...WELL!? WHAT BANAL STATEMENT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO THAT!?"
...Joker looked like he was thinking about it...until he said, "I think you really need to get some therapy, buddy."
"...Let Dabi go...and face me. Accept. Your. Death."
"..." Joker looked at Touya for a moment...and turned to say to All For One, "Can I ask you a question, AFO?"
Scowling, All For One growled, "If you must."
"...Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?" Joker asked with an evil smile.
"...I am a Devil." All For One said.
"...We'll see about that," Joker's smile turned into a manic grin.
He then twisted Touya's arm, purposely breaking it with a crack.
"ERGH!" Touya yelled, feeling the bones break in his arm.
"Oh, shut up, ya big baby," Joker then used the foot on his back to kick his back in, letting him go forward and collapse onto the floor.
"UGH!" Touya exclaimed.
Joker turned to All For One and stood there...opening his arms out wide, he gestured to him to come at him.
All For One growled, "What makes you think you, a mere Quirkless clown, can actually kill me?"
"Oh, I'm a clown, now?" Joker asked All For One in faux shock, "Well, that's quite insulting! I mean, says the guy who basically has a hate boner for all things Heroic and has a brother complex!"
...That last one took All For One off guard.
"...What?"
"I mean, hell, I don't know, you want that One For All Quirk so bad, it has to be from a family member, right? Something to remember your older or baby brother by?"
"..." If All For One had eyes, he would blink.
"Oh come on now, either you loved your brother and wanted something to remember him by, or you wanted to control him. Or, were you just plain jealous of him? Was he given too much love from mommy and daddy, hm? Was he the favorite? Did he steal a girl you like? Let me guess, it was Sylph, wasn't it. Was it Sylph? Otherwise known as Nana? Or was it because he had the bigger dick-I don't know! Help me out here! What was he to you, hm? Was he just a kid brother that you cared for, or was he just an annoying inconvenience for you? I mean, actually, that's what family is, right? An annoying inconvenience?"
"..." All For One just 'stared' at him...until he said, "I am going to kill you now."
"Finally!" Joker then pulled out his Quirk Erasure gun and shot All For One.
BANG!
The syringe shot hit All For One in the chest. Grunting at the shot, he looked down at the shot and growled, pulling out the shot and tossing it aside. "It'll take more than that to finish me off, fool!"
"Hm. You're right!" Joker then shot the same gun at All For One.
BANG!
All For One raised his hand to create a shield in front of him, the bullet being deflected by the barrier.
"Ooooh, nice one!" Joker smirked.
Rushing forward at Joker with the shield covering the whole front of his body, Joker cartwheeled to his right and off the stage, as did All For One. Swerving around, All For One then shot his other hand out to shoot an air projectile. Joker, while cartwheeling, jumped backward and dodged the cannonball air projectile, landing on his feet. The projectile hit a wall crashing and destroying it.
CRA-CRASH!
As soon as All For One was about to use another Quirk in his arsenal-
"HOLD ON, MR. J!" yelled out Hārē as she acrobatically flipped over to All For One. Upon letting his back be turned, Hārē flipped and jumped, her legs wrapping around the back of his neck. She then let her whole body drop backward and upside down, pulling All For One backward and flipping him, slamming him onto the floor.
WHAM!
Hārē let her legs go off of All For One's neck and she rolled up into a kneeling stance, ready to face the big bad himself.
All For One slammed his hands on the floor, and brought himself up, almost automatically. Now on his feet, All For One created whips out of his arms, each having a razor's edge on the tip of them.
"Hm. Nice," Whip said, a little impressed behind the camera.
Hārē scoffed, "I deal with a guy whose Quirk is a whip! What's so different about yours, All For Cheese!?"
All For One scowled, "You wish to hide behind your minions, Joker!?"
"Oh come off it, AFO," Joker said as he walked up to Hārē's side, "Sometimes you got to find good help. Am I right, my dear?"
Hārē stood and gave Joker a doe-eyed look as she smiled, "Oh yes, Mr. J~..."
"Hm-hm," Joker smiled at the love-struck woman and turned back to All For One, "Am I right, Whip?"
Then, a whip-rope wrapped around All For One's neck, making him transform his arms back into his original arms and hands, trying to get the tentacle off of him.
"Absolutely, Boss!" Whip said with a devious smirk, using his right arm and whip rope to wrap around All For One's neck.
Then, all of a sudden, the warping energy of Kurogiri came into view, creating a portal.
Joker grinned at this. "Oh! Well, lookie here!? The Calvary has arrived!"
Then, out of Kurogiri, came Thermal, Turtle, Rubber, Razor, and Cham.
Upon the henchmen coming out of the warp portal, Kurogiri said to All For One, "I am sorry, Master! They have Shigaraki hostage! I-I can't do anything! One of his minions placed a bug on me-"
And that was when he got electrocuted.
"AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHH!"
Back at the Bar
"Okay, that's enough," Hacker snapped his fingers from watching the TV back at the bar. The four League Villains looked on in horror, while All Might looked up at the TV in dread.
Back at the Studio
Kurogiri groaned in agony, "...I...I'm sorry, Master." he then vanished out of existence.
The five Joker henchmen all just grinned big at seeing All For One struggle.
"Oh man, this will be fun!" Cham said with a smirk.
"So that's the mighty All For One...not very impressive so far," Turtle commented.
"Ha! Let's see if he can keep up with my boxing!" Rubber said with a smirk as well, lifting his fists up to fight.
"Hmm...I wonder if he bleeds like a man?" Razor said with a wicked smile, preparing his razor fingers as he flexed them.
"Hey, just so we're clear, the last two bombs didn't go off, right?" Thermal asked his gang.
"Of course not," Cham said, "That's saved for our Boss."
"Indeed!" Joker said as he opened the right side of his suit, letting it be revealed as two detonators, "And here are hints to those locations by the way, folks! One is a park, and the other a very imperial destination! Haha!"
Upon seeing this, All For One growled as he was being pulled backward by the neck thanks to Whip. His growl grew and soon, it turned into a fierce roar.
"RRAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!"
His roar was so loud, it basically made everyone finch, including Joker and his minions, as well as Enji and Touya (who were watching helplessly, Enji tied up and Touya's arm being broken). The roar was enough to stagger Whip, letting his whip-rope loosen. That was all All For One needed, as he grabbed the rope tentacle, turned around, and pulled the rope to let Whip come toward him.
"ACK!" Whip flew up to All For One, with the Villain grabbed Whip by the throat.
"YOU SHALL ALL DIE FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!" All For One yelled out, throwing Whip over to the five men.
"AAAHH!" Whip screamed as he was tossed in their direction.
"Whoa, shit!" Cham shouted.
Then, Turtle quickly grabbed Whip in midair.
"ACK!" Whip exclaimed as he was forcefully stopped from being thrown in the air.
"Sorry. You okay?" Turtle asked him.
"Ugh...yeah. Peachy," Whip muttered.
All For One, now beyond enraged, rushed over to Joker and Hārē.
"Stand back, Puddin'!" Hārē told her Boss/Boyfriend and transformed her arms into large blunt baseball-looking bats. She ran to All For One and swung a bat-arm at him.
The legendary Villain jumped back away from Hārē and her bat-arms, dodging each swing. Then, he jumped, now floating up and up until he was up to the set bridges at the ceilings. He grabbed the railing of a set bridge and ripped it off, the metal pieces falling off from it as he was holding onto a piece of the bridge. He then used his other arm and outstretched his hand to create another compressed cannonball-sized air ball and shoot it at Hārē.
"WHOA!" Hārē jumped out of the way, the projectile hitting the ground she once stood on.
BAM-CRACKLE!
All For One next threw the piece of the set bridge at the five henchmen again.
"Oh come on, really!?" Cham shouted.
"I got this!" Razor went in front of the bridge and used his razor fingers to swipe and slash the metal into smaller pieces.
All For One scowled angrily. "I grow tired of this!"
"Yeah, tell me about it," Thermal took his goggles off and 'stared' at All For One, creating a laser vision to shoot up at him.
FWOOOOSH!
"EEERRGH!" All For One exclaimed in pain, his whole body burning...however, he was still going! He flew down at Thermal, a big flaming fireball at him!
"...Oh shit," Thermal said, his eyes wide and putting his goggles back on.
"OUT OF THE WAY!" Rubber yelled to his crew.
They jumped out of the way, Whip included, and All For One landed on the talk show host's desk, making the desk explode into burnt wood and fire.
BOOOOOOM!
Smoke came through the spot All For One had landed on as he stood back up.
Joker, on the sidelines, decided to raise his Quirk Erasure gun and shoot another syringe bullet.
BANG!
It soared over to All For One...until he caught it with his hand.
Crushing it in his hand, All For One turned his head to Joker, a menacingly angry scowl on his face.
Joker just looked at All For One...and shrugged.
"...I ask you this, Joker...was this all worth it?"
"...Yeah, I would think so," Joker nodded.
"...I will not only massacre you in front of your men, but everyone watching at home will see your demise! And soon, you men will be next once I'm done with you!" All For One hollered as he turned to walk towards Joker.
Then-
BANG!
A shot was hit onto All For One's shoulder.
BANG!
A shot hit him in the chest.
BANG!
A shot him in the abdomen.
BANG!
Another shot in the abdomen again.
BANG!
And another shot in the chest.
BANG!
There were more shots, each from Joker's men, who had guns in their hands, shooting at All For One. They kept shooting, letting the Villain pause in his walk as he guarded his face with his arm.
As the henchmen kept firing, Cham told Whip, "Hey, you got your Quirk Erasure gun, right? Shoot him!"
"Ah, shit, you're right!" Whip then got his other gun out, the Quirk Erasure gun, and shot four bullets.
BANG!
The next shot hits him again in the left side of his abdomen.
BANG!
Another shot hits him in the right side of his abdomen again.
BANG!
The next shot hits him in the chest.
BANG!
And the last shot hits him once more in the chest.
All For One 'glared' at the men, his mouth curling down into a nasty scowl as he roared out, "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT!?"
"Keep shooting him!" Thermal told them.
But then, All For One reared his fist back and shot it at the six men, creating a shockwave, like he was creating a force that was powerful enough to break stones.
"AAAAGH!" yelled all six men as they were flown back into the wall of the studio.
"RAAAAARGH!" cried out the highly-nasal Hārē.
As soon as All For One was distracted, Hārē ran up to the Villain with a war cry, and swung her baseball bat-arms at him, letting him swiftly dodge her swings. When she was about to go full-throttle, All For One grabbed one of her bat-arms.
"Huh?" Hārē blinked and soon she was swung and tossed over to Joker's men. "AAAH!"
WHAM!
She slammed against the wall and landed on her rear, where she and all the other henchmen groaned in pain.
"Hrmph..." All For One turned to Joker, "I ask you again, Joker...was, this, all worth it?"
Joker just shrugged nonchalantly, "Hey, you never know. Everyone likes an underdog. In fact, you and me, AFO!" Tossing the Quirk Erasure gun behind him, Joker puts up his fists in the air, "Come on, let's go! Man to man, Villain to Villain, big dog versus little dog! Come at me, Bro!"
All For One didn't waste any time, walking forward to him.
That is, until Joker reached into his suit to get out another gun, this one being real. "Or, I could cheat!" he aimed and fired out shots at All For One.
BANG!
The first shot hit All For One in the chest.
All For One paused, 'looked' at Joker, and sighed as he shook his head in disappointment, growling with malicious intent as he walked up to Joker. He had enough.
Joker fired another shot at All For One's chest as Joker kicked his leg up in the air.
BANG!
Joker kicked his other leg in the air as he fired another shot.
BANG!
Joker did a stance where he put his hand to his mouth in an 'uh-oh' fashion and he shot him in the abdomen.
BANG!
He kicked his leg up and fired a shot below his leg, making him do a goofy stance. The bullet hit All For One's abdomen again.
BANG!
Joker turned his back to bend over as he fired a shot that went in between his legs aiming at All For One, once again making a goofy stance. It hit All For One in the chest again
BANG!
He jumped and turned around to finish it off with a dramatic stance as he aimed and fired another bullet.
BANG!
As he got closer, the shot hit All For One in the head. He lurched back, blood splattering out of his head wound, but it didn't do anything to faze him. Now, he now was close enough to grab Joker by the neck.
"BLEGH!" Joker yelped as he was picked up off the floor.
Class 1-A
The kids gasped.
Momo looked on at the scene...she didn't know what to feel at this point. Satisfaction? Dread? A little bit of both?
Ochako, Iida, and Tsuyu looked on at the scene as well, their breaths caught in their throats.
Shouto, Mina, Kaminari, and Jirou looked at the scene in trepidation.
Class 1-H
"Whoa...that was intense," Mei muttered.
Izuku looked at his phone screen, watching the scene play out...
...Why do I get the feeling...that Joker is just playing with All For One?
The Bar at Kamino
Shigaraki grinned, "Hah! See!? Sensei is strong! He took care of all Joker's men, and he'll kill him right then and there! You were all too cocky and confident about your Boss, that it was each and every one of your downfalls! Now Joker is at the hands of my Sensei! I told you, my Sensei is the real deal! Your Boss is just a poser, a noob trying to be something he's not! You, along with Joker, are all dead now!"
"Hey, kid. Do us a favor and shut up," Loco told him.
"Wha-What?" Shigaraki turned to Loco, "Do you have any idea what I'm saying!? You're all DEAD! Do I have to spell it out to you!?"
All Might looked up at the TV, just...staring...feeling like...
Something was wrong.
...I don't know why, but...there's a part of me that...tells me something...bad is about to happen? ...But not in the way that I would expect...
Back at the Studio
All For One was carrying Joker by the neck, while Joker...just kept chuckling as he smiled, not at all fazed by this turn of events.
Scowling at Joker's attitude, All For One seethed, "You think this was all a joke?! Killing Garaki, controlling Kurogiri, killing some of my League!? I was going to even let you guide Shigaraki, but you were apparently stupid enough to try and test me! So, I ask again...Is. This. A. Joke to you!?"
Still chuckling, Joker answered, "Well, kind of."
Gritting his teeth, All For One pulled Joker to his face level, his head still bleeding from the head wound Joker inflicted.
"...What, pray tell...just what was the purpose in doing all of this? You, trying to kill me? You already lost this battle before your little plan even began!" he yelled at the clown.
Joker just looked at him, still smiling...until he asked a different question, "Tell me, AFO, how many Quirks do you supposedly have?"
"...I have more than you know," All For One sneered.
"Ah, alright then! Well, since I shot you with one Quirk Erasure bullet, and Whip shot you with four more bullets, yes, I was counting, then that would make five Quirks already gone! And that would probably leave around...maybe 99% of those Quirks left? I mean, I'm only guessing. Math's not my strong suit."
"...You are truly a fool. What made you think you were confident enough to take me on and win? Were you that delusional? I am a Demon that makes Heroes and this society tremble in their beds in fear, haunting them in their nightmares! You are but an ANT, fighting the SUN! WHAT CAN YOU DO TO KILL ME, YOU QUIRKLESS LOWLIFE!"
"Oh come on now, AFO!" Joker smiled at All For One, "Why not stop and smell the roses?"
Joker then reached for the flower on his suit and squeezed it, spraying a reddish-yellow gas at All For One's face.
...The gas didn't deter All For One...but it made him cough.
Joker's smile then turned manic. "Yes...take a whiff of that, will you?"
All For One stood there...the gas entering his mouth...he kept coughing.
"Yes...it's starting, isn't it?" Joker said, his smile turning more sadistic.
The Villain reached for his mouth to cover his coughing...however, he was starting to feel...
...His grip on Joker was faltering...
"Ah, yes...it's probably in your system now..." Joker told him, his smile becoming more depraved.
...All For One was...feeling...
...Feeble?
...
...Weak?
Coughing up a storm, All For One's grip on Joker also weakened, letting him lower the clown back down on the floor. As soon as he was on his feet, Joker stood there to relish All For One's struggle.
"Oh, come, now!" Joker jeered, "It doesn't smell that bad!" he reached for his flower again and sprayed the gas at him again.
"AGH!" Coughing up violently, All For One released Joker's neck, and he began to kneel down.
Enji, Touya, Mr. Compress, Mount Lady, and the audience all looked at All For One, surprised that the Villain was even on his knees.
The henchmen and Hārē all looked on at the scene...and they couldn't help but grin maliciously.
All For One continued to hack and cough harshly, beginning to feel a lot more frail, a lot more…
"Cough, cough! COUGH, COUGH! Wha-...What did you...do to me!?"
Joker now grinned maniacally. "Well, simply put, since five bullets won't take you down...how about I use something that will surely spread like a disease...like say, a form of Quirk Erasure Gas?"
...All For One froze...and 'looked' up at him...stunned...
"...Wha...What?" he said in shock.
"Oh yes!" Joker grinned, his eyes narrowed as he stared down at All For One in a sadistic glee. "And just so you know, since gas spreads, this form of the Quirk Erasing formula also spreads. You're basically inhaling a gas that multiplies into the body's system when you have it inside you. But don't worry! This gas isn't lethal. In fact, it only affects the Quirked! Me? It has no effect on me. No Quirk, ya know? Now, you're probably wondering, how much of this gas will destroy the Quirks that you have stored in your body? Around ten? Twenty? Thirty? Fifty? Go ahead, guess!"
The Villain tried to speak...but it came out as weak grunts.
"...Don't know? Why, I'll tell you! I would think this gas would destroy maybe, and this is a big maybe...a thousand Quirks!" Joker announced jovially.
"Uh...uh...uh...uuuggh..." All For One just 'looked' up at the clown, his faceless eyes probably would've been wide as saucers by now.
...His skin was getting...thinner...his bones feeling...weaker...his heart beating...slower...
He also was beginning to feel something inside of him...as his body was deteriorating, he began to feel...absolute dread...complete fear...total trepidation...emotions that he didn't know he could feel at the time.
"And how many would you say you have, hm?" Joker still had that evil grin as he stared down at the shriveling man in front of him. "A few hundred supposedly stored inside your body?"
"...You...You can't..." All For One weakly said as he tried to reach for the flaps of his suit with both of his bony hands, "You can't...do this to me…"
"Actually, I think I can," Joker used both of his arms to swat the arms away, "You know how you said you're a Devil? The First Demon Lord?"
All For One just continued to look up at him, his whole body withering, looking older and older than he really was.
"Well...now, there's a new demon...and not only am I the new Demon Lord...I'm the new Devil of this age now," Joker stated to him, his wicked grin plastered on All For One's mind.
He then reached for his prop flower again and sprayed the gas right in All For One's face.
"A-A-A-A-AGGGH..." All For One was beginning to...feel everything. The gunshot wounds...his severe burns...stab wounds, all of his major scars...the gunshot wound to his head...
Joker just kept his demented smile on the once-great Villain as he leaned over to his level. "So I ask again...have you danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?"
"A-...A-...A-...Aaaauhh...Y-...Yo-...Yoi-...Yoichi...help..." All For One groaned out.
"Oh dear. It seems he's gone senile, folks!" Joker jested as he stood up, "Well, we can't just let this old fart suffer like this!" he then reached into his suit...and got out his electric buzzer. Slipping it on his middle finger, Joker looked at his hand in an almost mesmerized state. "I think now is time...to put the man to rest..." he looked at the shriveled form of All For One, his grin turning into a small but sinister smile. He turned his head to the camera that was filming everything. "...Witness history being made, viewers at home...you're about to see one of the greats...retire."
He then reached over to All For One's blank face...and placed the buzzer on his face-
BZZZZZZZZT!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!"
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-HAAAAAAAAA! NIGHTY-NIGHT, AFO! IT WAS NICE KNOWING YA! HAAAAAAA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-HAAAAAAAAAAA!"
...It has begun...
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