Notes: Just a heads up, this chapter is going to bounce around a lot from location to location. be prepared!

Nine AM: three hours before the raid

Flipping her costume robe over her shoulders, Katara slipped her arms inside and pulled it down on herself. As she bended her fully filled gauntlets up and onto her hands, she looked up to herself in the mirror and sighed, thankful she got a full night's rest after what happened last night. After her… sparring match with Bakugo was interrupted, she had a surprisingly deep sleep, perhaps from her uneasiness going away after giving him the answer he wanted. As She finished adjusting her canteen on her side, her eyes drifted up to the necklace around her neck, feeling her stomach tighten suddenly.

After having another one of her classmates learn her truth, she was now beginning to realize she shouldn't keep this secret forever. She knew simply letting the world know was not the right answer, since there would be those like All for One who would want nothing more than to capture her and see what she was. But her friends… they had been through so much already, and to keep who she was from them still was beginning to feel wrong. She knew after this mission, she was going to have to tell them the truth, and she just hoped everyone wouldn't be a little upset about her secret.

But today, her focus had to be on something else.

Exiting her room, she headed down the hall towards the lobby of the agency where they were supposed to meet up with the others. As she came into the area, she saw several of the heroes she had seen yesterday here already, intermingling with the police who were gathered together. Her gaze was met with Kendo, the red head grabbing food from the table set up before smiling at the waterbender.

"Hey, you should grab something before these guys wipe it out." Kendo said as she picked up a bowl of rice. "These dudes have been going at it. It's always smart to eat before you go out."

"Yeah, I'll take you up on that." Katara said, walking up and grabbing her own bowl and some of the bread. She looked around as the other heroes were talking with the police about what was going on. While yesterday there were six others besides the three leaders and Gang orca, she now saw only three were here. One was a man in a green jacket with what looked like bamboo on his back and over his ears. Another man wore a full body yellow and jumpsuit. And the final wore a red cape over the blue bodysuit over his body, and was wearing what looked like a glass eye patch over his right eye.

"Where are the others?" Katara asked, with Kendo shrugging her shoulders.

"I don't know. I came out here and have only seen them so far. Not even Shishido I've seen yet."

Katara raised her eyebrow curiously, expecting to have seen Endeavor or the other two head heroes. (And was assuming Shishido hadn't seen his workout area destroyed yet, since she expected a harsh wake up call if he did.) She was suddenly met with a light shove from the side, yelping as she caught her footing to see Burnin standing there, the sidekick looking rather pissed. "You alright?" Katara asked.

Burnin simply growled as she picked up some of the food herself. "Oh you know, doing fine knowing some gang of zoo creatures was going to be after me," She grunted and shoved some of the rice in her mouth. "Who the hell wanted to sick them after me anyway?"

"Well when we catch these guys, we will figure it out," Katara said, watching as the sidekick sighed before a smile formed on her face. "I mean… you think it's an angry ex of yours?"

Burnin's eyebrow raised before snickering. "Please… if it's an ex, he would be crawling at my feet begging to take me back."

"Uh huh…" Katara chuckled as she ate at her bowl, taking a few bites from her bowl as her eyes caught a familiar face walking her way, her smile fading as Bakugo stared at her as he passed by to the table. After last night, each of them had cleared up a big question that had been on the explosion teens he was going to keep that portion secret for her, there was another question that had been on his mind, and the interruption last night messed that up for him.

Pulling at the collar of his winter outfit, Bakugo grunted as he already felt some sweat being indoors before grabbing some of the bread off the table. "So where the hell are the big guys?" He asked, shoving one of the pieces in his mouth. "Let's get this shit over with and kick these animal asses."

"Still waiting on the answer from the big guy…" Burnin huffed out as she finished her bowl. "He's in the back still talking with the others. Apparently there are a few things they are still going over."

In the back of the agency, the large office held the top heroes and the police captain as they discussed the final details of their plan, along with a last minute addition that one of them was not agreeing to.

"Hell no, that was not our deal!" Mirko snapped out at the four others standing around the table, "I was supposed to take him on my own. Got it?"

"How about you put your ego aside and realize this is about something bigger…" Shishido stated, "This is about bringing an entire organization down, so this is the plan."

"And you can shove that plan up your ass," Mirko growled as she slammed her hands on the table. "First off, I'll admit and it is personal that I am taking him on. But most importantly, any of these goons you brought on stand no chance against him. Unless it's any of you here in this room, those others would get ripped apart by that bastard."

"And that's why we chose him to be there with me," Kunamora said, "We will stay out of range as we give long distance cover."

As Mirko bared her teeth in defiance, Endeavor crossed his arms as he stepped forward. "This is the group decision, Mirko. With the distance of nearly ninety kilometers between each location, we can't just leap over to the others to back one another up instantly. Therefore, each team will have some support, and that includes you."

Scrunching her fists, Mirko stood up from the table huffed out, glaring at the captain. "Fine, but you stay back until I give the go ahead, you got it?"

Seeing the plan was finalized, Endeavor turned to Gang Orca beside him, nodding as they saw they were ready. Leading the way out, Endeavor walked down the hall as he took a deep breath. "Are the others on their way there now?" he asked.

Gang Orca nodded. "I've already contacted them. They will all be there within an hour."

"Good…" Endeavor said as they came up to the main lobby. "Now we are ready."

Seeing the bright flames enter the lobby, Katara and the others turned to see the group of heroes come into view. The waterbender and the other teens glanced at each other for a moment before turning back to the four heroes, watching as Shishido walked by the others towards them before flipping around himself.

"Everyone, it is time," Endeavor said to the small crowd looking up at him. "All of you know how important this mission is, and to what this entails if we pull this off."

"Yeah we do," Burnin snickered, "We are here as pest control." As no one laughed at her joke, the sidekick growled and looked away before Shishido hissed in annoyance.

"He may be your boss, but today, you're working under me. I would keep that sarcasm down or I'll keep you as my personal drink fetcher on this mission, got it?"

Burnin's eye twitched at the comment before Endeavor's grunt caught her attention, looking back up to the flame hero as he continued. "As you know, the plan is that the three teams will hit the hunters simultaneously. Gang Orca and I will leave to meet with the other heroes in Sendai, near the abandoned glass factory. The police there have already been notified, and are preparing to meet us when we get there."

The sudden sound of footsteps to the side caught their attention, everyone turning and looking in surprise when they saw Kunamora walking into the lobby… with the handcuffed Vixen in tow. The red headed fox woman's ears were laying flat against her head, refusing to look up as the police captain held her arms behind her back. "And the plan to go after Muteki in Niigata has changed. At first Mirko was to go after him alone with only some of the local police waiting outside. Now, I along with the hero Bullseye will be there to keep watch from a distance with other officers. And she… will be our eyes there."

The hunter member frowned as she looked up to the man behind her. "You said I was going to be kept away from them after this. If he sees me with you guys, I'm as good as dead." she shakingly said.

"That's why You will be with us. I want confirmation on the arrival of your friend since apparently… They have multiple vehicles they can use in the day. You will be our spotter for if the car that arrives is theirs or not." Kunamora demanded as he pulled on the cuffs behind her back making her wince. "And don't even try to lie about it when we are there. My quirk will be listening to everything you say."

Mirko hissed under her breath as she saw others would be coming with her, but as long as they stayed out of her way, she would take what she got.

Endeavor then turned to the group before him, with the heroes, students and the twelve police officers in the building. "And all of you here, you are responsible for the raid on the members here conducting the recruitment of new members. Shishido will lead you all as you assault the cave at the base of Mount Fuji. He, alongside X-less, Kakeshita, and Eel Boy will take all of you in an assault. But only after we get confirmation of the other targets arriving at our locations."

Kendo took a deep breath as she cracked her knuckles. While she had gone to Kamino to help the others, she hadn't been so terrified in her whole life after she came across All for One. While these guys certainly weren't on that level, she had some concern after hearing how deadly these villains were supposed to be. She felt better knowing they were going after the underlings, and they had these other heroes joining them. She felt a hand grip her shoulder, looking over to see Katara smiling at her. Sighing, she smiled back and nodded, looking back to Shishido who was looking her way as well. The lion hero smirked and nodded also, showing they were going to handle this together.

As Kunamora walked the cuffed Vixen out of the lobby towards the exit, Endeavor turned to the group one last time. "Remember… Each of these locations are close to ninety kilometers from one another, so once our attack begins, we won't be able to jump to the others location on a moment's notice if something goes wrong. So work together and watch each other's backs. Are we clear?"

"Yes sir!" the police and the other heroes said in unison, all of them heading out of the building towards the vehicles they had outside. The UA students and Burnin stayed behind, waiting as the head heroes came their way.

"So you stick me to the back to go after the weaklings?" Bakugo growled at Mirko, the rabbit scoffing and shaking her head.

"Sparky, you have a lot to learn when it comes to picking your fights," she criticized, "Sometimes, even other heroes got to leave it to the top dogs, and this is one of those times."

While he gritted his teeth in frustration, Mirko just snickered and patted his shoulder, "You are far from weak, idiot. In fact… I'd say you're tougher than most pros. But right now…" She paused as she gave his arm an extra hard squeeze making him wince. "Just stick to your limit and listen for once."

Letting go, Mirko walked by the others as she exited the agency, her ears twitching in excitement as she realized what was happening. She reached the street past the other heroes, her leg muscles flexing as she burst off the ground, leaping through the air and onto her destination.

Back inside, Shishido led the others out towards his vehicle to take them to their destination. Before she could follow, however, Katara was stopped by a certain hero.

"Wait…" Endeavor called out, making the waterbender stop walking and turn toward him. "Before you go, I need to say something."

Katara's mouth opened at his request, sighing as she walked up to him. "Yes?" She asked.

Endeavor huffed out as he looked to the girl he used to hate, now having her be the closest person to his son Shoto. He looked away for a moment before turning back to her. "I know we still don't see eye to eye, and perhaps we never will. But know having you go to the raid with Shishido is not to get back at you."

Katara grunted and gave a small shrug. "I get it. Just… sending us to the underlings so it's safer."

"There is another reason…" Endeavor sighed. "Kido and Onima will be joining me on the outskirts of the battle. I hope you can keep an eye on Burnin while you are there. She becomes hard headed when frustrated, and needs a level head nearby to keep her in line. I believe you can be the one to do that there."

Katara's eyes widened at his statement, not expecting him to say something like that. "Excuse me?" she asked, receiving a nod from Endeavor.

"After seeing you during the fire and your fights, I can tell you will keep yourself more controlled than she will. I hope you can convince her to follow Shishido's orders as you go."

From the tone in his voice, Katara could tell he was being serious. She didn't expect him to be asking her to be the one watching out for Burnin and not the other way around. With the news she was being targeted however, she knew this wasn't normal times. She took a breath and nodded. "I'll watch out for her." She answered.

Endeavor stared at her for a moment, closing his eyes before walking past her. "Keep an eye out on the others as well. It's important you work together and you will make it out fine." he stopped and took a breath, glancing over his shoulder to look at her once more. "And… Perhaps I can… talk with Shoto sometime to… discuss you."

Katara's mouth dropped open as the hero walked out of the building, her surprise coming from both of what he said he was going to do, and the bluntness of his statement. It was obvious he was not used to any kind of communication like this, but the fact he even said this meant something really had changed. How much of a change it really was… she would have to see for herself.

Outside, Endeavor walked toward the waiting Gang Orca, the large whale hero eyeing him curiously as he approached. "I was wondering where you went after your speech." Orca said. "Any trouble?"

Endeavor shook his head as they walked towards the large van nearby. "Just… going over a few things with my intern before the mission."

As he got into the passenger seat, Orca hummed in surprise to the flame heroes change, noticing how he wasn't the enraged hot head as he was before recently. "Is it me… or do I sense some actual concern in your voice to your student under you?" He joked, earning a glare from Endeavor.

"It's something between my sidekick and myself. And any responsible hero would want those under him to stay safe during a battle with villains. Especially when we aren't there as a group."

As the vehicle began driving, Orca huffed out. "It is still the smartest thing to have the students with Shishido. To have them join us against the head members would only put them in danger. Besides…" Orca let out a chuckle. "I faced that girl during the license exam, and in all honesty, she is not one to be too concerned about."

"Hmm?" Endeavor looked over. "What do you mean?"

"I'm saying if those other students are near her in strength, then it will help them end that fight even faster… because that girl is most likely stronger than those heroes that joined their team. She will become a high ranked pro instantly once she graduates."

Looking back to the road, Endeavor remained silent as he drove onward, thinking about the girl that had now slowly begun changing how he looked at the things around him. He then thought of his son, and began contemplating what he would say for perhaps his first personal talk he'd ever had with Shoto.

Two Hours later Tokyo: Iida household

Humming to herself, Madoka Iida smiled as she made lunch in Tensei's kitchen. Stirring the ramen in the pot, she added in the last of the seasonings before she saw it was finished. Giving it a taste, she nodded and poured some into a bowl and set it at the table.

"Tensei, lunch is almost ready. Do you want anything else?" she asked, waiting for his answer. After a few moments, she raised her eyebrow when she didn't hear them. "Tensei?"

Setting the chopsticks down, she walked over to his room and knocked. "Tensei? Lunch is ready. Do… do you need help in there?" The sudden crash on the other side of the door made Madoka's eyes widen. "Tensei?! What was that?!" She shouted as she opened the door, looking down in shock to see her son on the ground in front of his wheelchair. "Tensei!"

As his mother dropped to his side, Tensei grunted as he pushed himself up. "I'm fine, don't worry."

"Fine? You're lying on the ground!" She suddenly frowned and pulled him up by his arm to sit. "Were you trying to-

"Mother…" Tensei huffed out, looking up to her. "I have been stuck in that chair for too long, and now I have the chance to reclaim something I never thought I would have. I need to do this, otherwise I am going to go insane."

"But you are going to hurt yourself. You can't just…" Madoka held her words as Tensei's hand patted her knee, smiling up to his mother making her sigh. "You are so stubborn sometimes. No wonder Tenya has been doing reckless things lately since he looks up to you so much."

Laughing, Tensei rubbed his head and nodded. "Maybe having our little adventurous house guest made us all a little too brave for our own good."

Smiling, Madoka shook her head. "I think taking her in was the best choice you could have made." she said before standing up. "Now come. Your food is ready."

Tensei raised his eyebrow as she walked out of the room. "What… not going to help your son up?" he asked, making her shake her head.

"If you think you are good enough to try that on your own, then you can get back into your chair on your own." She criticized, hoping he would learn to be more patient next time.

As she left him in the room, Tensei couldn't help but laugh to himself before placing his hand on the bed beside himself. taking a breath, he pulled himself up, grunting as he braced his arm and hissed slightly. His eyes drifted down to his feet, his leg shaking before slowly shifting underneath himself and planting his foot firmly. Shaking, he put his focus into his lower half, pushing through the slight discomfort before he felt himself move higher… pushed up my his leg.

He smiled triumphantly, feeling like he just climbed a mountain as he shifted forward, his body shaking as his other leg slowly moved in front of the other. He felt sweat falling down his brow as his body moved little by little, almost slower than a crawl. But with every shift of his hands helping him move further, Tensei's smile just grew larger. After another minute, he reached his wheelchair, flopping down into the seat and catching his breath. Panting, he ran his hand through his hair at his success, happy to see his steps slowly growing longer every time he tried. Despite the doctors telling him to not push it, he couldn't help but try more each day. His ears perked when he heard sniffling, smirking when he turned to see his mother watching him from the doorway, several tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I thought you were done crying the first time you saw me do this…" Tensei teased, making his mother giggle as she wiped her face.

"I don't think I won't cry now everytime I see my baby walk." Madoka said, blushing as Tensei laughed.

"Thanks mom," He said, leaning back in his seat as he looked up to the ceiling. "I want to surprise both of them the next time we see them. Maybe we can visit this weekend if the school gives us permission. It's been a while since we got to see them, and I want to find out what they've been up to."

Eleven: One hour Before the Raid : Base of Mount Fuji

Looking up to the snow covered mountain above, Katara took a breath as she took in the view. For a long time she had actually wanted to see this place for herself, the tall mountain and the lake together creating a gorgeous setting to take in. Now, she found herself here going after a group of killers, certainly different from the fun day trip she originally thought she was going to be doing here someday. But she knew first hand sometimes things don't work out how you planned them.

Looking back down to the dirt path ahead, she saw Shishido leading the way down through the trees and bamboo, with Kendo and Bakugo close behind. The two other heroes X-less and Eel Boy followed with some of the police, while the rest of the officers kept their eyes open behind them. To her side, she raised her eyebrow as Burnin was cracking her knuckles, the sidekick grinning to herself while walking.

"You look excited for this." Katara said, earning a snicker from the fire haired woman.

"Of course. When I get my hands on one of these assholes, I'm going to torch them until they tell me who is after me." Burnin retorted, making Katara frown.

"Let's not get too ahead of ourselves," Katara warned, "If these guys are as dangerous as they said, we can't just expect them to come in easy."

"Is someone getting cold feet?" Burnin sneered, exhaling and grinning at the cloud in front of her mouth. "It is a little nippy up here."

Katara frowned at the pun, feeling a slight shiver but pushing through it. Born in the coldest place in the world, she had grown quite tolerant of chilly weather. "Let's get to them first before you start getting on your little side quest."

As Burnin snickered, Katara sped up her walk to catch up to the others, the group having been walking for thirty minutes now. To avoid excess noise, the team had left the vehicles down the hill away from the path. They continued up the mountain side away from the normal hiking paths, following the coordinates that were given by Vixen. After a few more minutes Bakugo gritted his teeth in annoyance, ready to snap out at the pointless hike before Shishido suddenly raised his hand and squeezed his fist. Everyone froze at once, their bodies tensing up to the motion. Sticking his head up, the lion hero sniffed the air, turning to the bamboo forest to the left. "Is it there?" He asked out loud.

Suddenly, the bamboo began shrinking in size, revealing the hero Kakeshita coming into view. "It's just like she said… almost a kilometer up the hill," he said.

Inhaling deeply, Shishido nodded and turned to everyone else, angling his hand forward for them to move. While Bakugo eagerly marched forward, Kendo took a breath before following along. Soon the other heroes and officers made their way in, with Burnin licking her lips and quickly jumping through the opening as well. Katara inhaled through her nose before hopping over the low bamboo stocks, walking through the cleared bath as Kakeshita raised his hands up, causing the bamboo to grow back up and closing the path up once more. The team walked up the mountainside through the bamboo pathway, the thick stocks all around helping to keep cover for the large number of them.

And then… after a few minutes of quietly walking… they reached it.

At the end of the path, Shishido narrowed his gaze as he looked through the brush, seeing across the clearing on the other side the small cave entrance between the two boulders. His nostrils flared as he took him the scents, his eyes widening as he picked up the faint smells of beings coming from the tunnel. "I can't tell from here how many… but they are certainly down there." he quietly said.

The hero X-Less shook his head in surprise at this situation. "It seems that the villain you caught was telling the truth. She really did give them up."

"It seems so…" Shishido said, moving slightly to the side as the others came to the end of the hidden path. "The intel checks out."

Coming to the end of their trail, Katara knelt down next to Kendo, the two teens glancing at one another before they heard Bakugo scoff next to them. "Alright then, let's go glow those bastards up…" He said, earning a snicker from Burnin.

"I agree with the kid here… let's get it before they come out." She suggested.

"No one moves…" Shishido growled, "Not until everyone else has the green light."

As he approached their leader, Kakeshita knelt down and huffed out, still nervous from having scouted ahead on his own. "No one has come out since I was here. If the information is correct, the other members already went to their target cities last night to avoid traveling during the day. Once they are already where they need to be, it's easier to move around."

"Then the others will be seeing their targets soon." Shishido cracked his knuckles and sat back on the dirt. "All of you… rest up for now. Gather your strength until we get the call."

Glancing between one another, the three teens all followed suit and either sat or knelt down, resting their legs up and catching their breaths. They sat in silence… waiting for the moment to go forth.

Niigata District: ninety three miles north of Mount Fuji: Thirty minutes before the raid

Stretching her legs, Mirko grunted as she leaned back and sat on the down onto the roof of the building she was on. After being too impatient to wait for a car or a train, she ran all the way over from Fujiyoshida. While she had been tired earlier, she had the last hour and a half to rest and recover her strength. Now… she was simply impatient, her heart pulsing rapidly as she was so close now. She looked down at her open palm, her hand shaking slightly in both anger and excitement before clenching her fist.

"You better be ready…" she said to herself, taking a drink of water from the bottle she grabbed on the way. "you better be fucking ready…"

Her ear twitched as the small earpiece she was wearing cracked, the intercom turning on. "Easy girl, you look ready to leap on down now," the voice said to her, "The target hasn't arrived yet."

Gritting her teeth, she sat back up and looked down to the warehouse district down below, the empty and crumbling structures void of any people. "I know dipshit… don't need a reminder of that. And keep your eyes off me, creep. I don't need you staring at me every five seconds."

Several blocks away from Mirko's position, the hero Bullseye chuckled as he stared through his sniper scope, the stetson wearing man lying prostrate from a higher rooftop. "Hey, what's the point of backing you up if I don't keep an eye on you?" he joked.

Standing behind the marksman hero, Kunamora sat at his makeshift table as he filled his ammo for his pistol, glaring to the fidgeting Vixen beside him. "You look nervous." he sneered, earning a glare from the woman.

"Nervous? One of my old bosses is coming, and if I am seen with you guys, he's going to rip my throat out." She shakingly said, shifting on the chair as her hands were still cuffed behind her back. "Why did you bring me here?!"

"I told you; you are the confirmation to our target. If you don't confirm it's him, then we are pulling out of this attack, so be ready."

"This is ridiculous… you promised me protection, not putting me in the line of fire," Vixen snapped, "I told you where and when they would be, so why did this need to be?"

"Well, because if it comes to it, you are going to be my shield if he sees us." Kunamora teased, grinning as she hissed at him. Loading the magazine and cocking his pistol, he slipped it into his holster and adjusted the body armor he had on. "And I also want you to confirm the other location once they see the trucks pull up. If you pull through with this, I assure you that you will be kept safe."

"You better…" Vixen grumbled as she laid her ears flat, turning to the noise of the door opening behind them.

Three other police officers came through the door, their weapons at their sides as they nodded to the captain. "The others are on standby two blocks down, sir. As soon as we get the clear, we will let them know." the lead officer said, adjusting the ear piece behind her ear.

Kunamora nodded. "Good, we will all move in once Mirko has the suspect cornered while Bullseye keeps cover from here."

"Hell yeah I will." Bullseye clicked his tongue as he adjusted his sight. "Time for some hunting."

Sendai business district: Ten Minutes until Raid

Leaning onto his knee, Endeavor stared over the roof wall he was behind, observing the broken down factory. With most of the other nearby factories closed for the day, he knew it would be easy to spot their targets approaching, but that also meant they were going to be seen if they weren't careful. The other heroes were scattered to the other buildings nearby, each keeping their eyes out for any movement. He looked behind to his two sidekicks, the pair of them stretching themselves as they waited for the call.

"Both of you, focus," endeavor growled, "They can be here any moment."

"Sorry Boss," Kido sighed as he rubbed his head. "Just been here an hour and was growing stiff."

"Well get ready now, because this is beyond important." Endeavor huffed out as he looked back to the factory below. "They knew this was a good place to meet because there are less witnesses today, and the area gives good views to those trying to approach. That's why we got here early before they came for their meeting."

Exhaling, Kido came beside his boss. "So once we figure out why they were after Burnin, we going after that guy next?"

Glaring, Endeavor clenched his fist. "First we have to capture these monsters. After hearing for so many years about these villains, to stop their killing is something that comes before anything. But I don't want it to just be for Burnin. I want to find out how many other scumbags hired them to go after whoever they didn't like."

"Well, I wouldn't want to be in front of her when they catch those guys over there," Kido shrugged, "She would probably set the interrogation room on fire."

Endeavor exhaled at his sidekick's comment. Burnin had been with him for years now, and now did feel some concern for her. The fact after all these years, she was now in fact the one being targeted made him feel sick. Before, he always just did his job and let whatever happen happen, but now he did feel a bit of worry for safety for her and-

"Endeavor, someone's coming."

The earpiece he was wearing broke his thoughts, raising his hand and clicking the communicator. "Where?"

"Coming in from the northeast," Gang Orca answered, "A large gray cargo truck."

Endeavor's eyes narrowed, the truck the same as what Vixen said they use when in a group. "Everyone stay sharp. They are coming. The rest of the members are in the back of the truck." After another moment, the large vehicle came into view, Endeavor and his two sidekicks hunkering down behind the small wall. "We see it. Coming into the plaza."

"All hands… be ready to move…" one of the police officers said in the coms.

As the truck moved towards the factory, a single figure exited the drivers side, the man wearing a large hat covering his face as he opened the entry doors. He couldn't see if this man had any animal features from here, wondering if this was a normal man or not. Using his phone, he called Kunamora, the police captain answering. "Kunamora, ask that fox who is the driver of the truck." he asked, leaving out the details to test her.

After hearing him speaking out of range to the mic, Kunamora's voice returned to the phone. "She says they don't drive it themselves; they hire random delivery drivers for transport. Less conspicuous and a fall man to leave behind if they get caught."

Seeing she was accurate once more, Endeavor went back to watching the man get back in his vehicle. Waiting until the truck pulled inside and closed the doors behind, Endeavor took a breath and swiped his phone, finding the three way call button and connecting it to his communicator. "They are here."

Shishido's eyes widened as he heard the answer from his ear, immediately sitting up. "Everyone, get ready. One of the targets has arrived."

Everyone behind the lion hero felt their hearts jump, some from excitement like Bakugo and Burnin, where others from caution like Katara and Kendo. They all quickly stood up and got ready, the waterbender adjusting her gauntlet and clenching her fist. She glanced around to see Bakugo cracking his knuckles, casting a glare her way. "What's with you?" she whispered.

"Just know I'm going to beat up more of these damn villains than you." he declared, making Katara roll her eyes.

"Is literally everything a competition with you?" She retorted.

"Hell yes it is. Because I-

"Will you shut up already?" Kendo quietly snapped at Bakugo, the explosive teens eye twitching in anger before Shishido shushed them.

"All of you, be ready…" Shishido said as he flexed his claws. "When we get the clear… we move in."

Mirko's body was twitching in anticipation the moment she got the call, ready to spring down instantly and move in. But with no confirmation on Muteki yet, she could only grit her teeth in frustration. "Come on, you bastard. Where the hell are you?" she hissed out.

And then… her ear flicked to the side, picking up the sound of a car approaching.

Her eyes darted over the roof's side, looking down to see a blue van driving down the small roadway towards the building below. "We got something…" She hissed into her earpiece.

"I see it…" Bullseye answered from his position, staring through his scope at the car coming in. "We got movement, captain."

Jumping up from his seat, Kunamora grabbed his binoculars and ran to the side of the building. Looking through, he saw the van himself, the dark tinted windows making it hard to see inside. Frowning, he turned back and pointed at Vixen. "You, get over here now."

"Wha- Hey!" Vixen gasped as she was hoisted by the arm and pulled over by the female cop, grunting as she was tugged along. "I can walk myself, alright?"

"Shut up…" Kunamora snapped as he looked through his binoculars, the van pulling closer to the warehouse in the distance. "What color of vans do you use?" he asked, earning a frown from Vixen.

"They either use a tan or a blue one. The tan is for missions, the blue is for collecting payment, alright?" She responded.

Once more, the captain's truth quirk detected nothing wrong, but was still cautious. "Just hold a little longer, Mirko. We need full confirmation it's him." he said into his ear piece.

"How about I go and beat the shit out of him. I'll confirm it that way…" Mirko responded, her legs twitching in anticipation. She watched the van pull closer to the building in the distance, almost teasing her to go. "You got a few seconds before I move, damn it…"

"Just wait, alright?" Kunamora demanded, putting the binoculars up to the hunter members face. "Confirm it's him in that car." he ordered.

Vixen glared but leaned into the binoculars, staring down and seeing only the top of the van. "It's too high, I can't see without using my hands."

"If you think we are uncuffing you, forget it." The female officer sneered, making Vixen hiss.

"Then just tilt it down, damn it…" She snapped back, focusing as the binoculars moved giving view of the dark window. "It's… I think it's him, but I can't get a good sight with it being dark."

"Well look again," Kunamora ordered, "I need to know."

"I'm trying," Vixen shouted slightly, huffing out in annoyance. After a moment, her ears stood up as she leaned back from the scopes. "It's him. He always wears that jacket during the day."

Looking through his sight, Bullseye focused and was able to pick out what looked like a gray sports jacket through the window. "You sure you aren't just bullshitting us?" he asked skeptically.

"What the hell was the point of bringing me if you don't believe me?" Vixen snapped back, looking up to the captain as he grabbed her arm. "I'm telling you, it's him. Now get me the hell out of here, please."

Using his quirk while touching her, Kunamora's ability was at it's strongest. Her heart rate, the voice patterns, everything showed she was telling the truth. Nodding, he released her and let her go back to her seat as he clicked his earpiece. "It's him. He's here."

From her position, Mirko couldn't help but grin in excitement, Years she had waited for this moment, and now it was here. "Finally…" She whispered as the van pulled inside the warehouse. "All of you bastards better be fucking ready… because I'm going in." she hissed out.

"Team one is ready." Endeavor responded.

"Team Two is ready." Shishido answered.

Hearing that was all Mirko needed. She was done waiting.

"I'm going in!" She shouted, leaping off the building and heading straight towards the warehouse below. "I'm coming, you bastard!"

"Everyone, move in now!" Shishido shouted, bursting through the brush and charging right towards the cave entrance. Immediately, Katara jumped after him and sprinted along with everyone else, everyone ready to fight and take these villains on.

"Time to get these shitheads!" Burnin cheered in excitement, her fists already igniting as they ran.

"I'm getting the toughest one, damn it!" Bakugo shouted out, none of them trying to be silent now.

"The speedster Haraka is mine," Shishido ordered. "Two of the officers stay behind and watch the entrance. Everyone else, work together and take them down!"

"Right!" The others shouting in unison.

Reaching the entrance, Shishido leaped through and down into the darkness. As the others jumped in, Bakugo's explosions and Burnin's hair illuminated the cave, allowing Katara to see through the downward dropping cave. Taking a breath, she leaped in after everyone else, heading towards the depths of the mountain.

Landing on the ground below, Endeavor charged forward towards the target building. His eyes darted to the side, noticing the many police officers and several heroes coming out from their positions. As he neared the doors he saw Gang Orca charging from the left his head like a battering ram and bashing through the side of the factory. Charging his fist, he yelled as he shot forth his flames and blasted the door open. "All of you freeze and-

Endeavor's eyes widened in surprise as the only thing in the stripped down factory was the large truck parked in the center, and no one else besides the now terrified driver standing there. "Where is everyone?!" Endeavor shouted.

The shaking man raised his hands above his head as Endeavor stomped his way. "What do you mean? I was-

The man gasped as he was grabbed by the collar and hoisted up, the growing flames on Endeavor's face causing his skin to burn. "Where are the Hunters?! Where did they go?!"

"I don't know what you're talking about!" the man pleaded, "I just got a call last night to deliver this truck here! They sent me the payment and I picked up the truck this morning in Fujiyoshida!"

Endeavor's eyes widened as he turned to Gang Orca, the whale hero confused like him. As the others arrived, they were all confused as well, looking around the old factory in disbelief. "No one came out of here, while we were watching. If they are here, they didn't escape." Gang Orca explained.

Dropping the man, Endeavor turned and saw the back of the truck was still locked closed, but was gaining a strange feeling about this. His instincts suddenly began firing inside, a cold feeling growing over his head. "Something's not right. We need to-

His words were cut off as something burst from the truck, his eyes widening as a dark figure rushed right towards him.

Kicking off the ground, Mirko flipped through the air as she brought her feet forward, drop kicking the doors to the warehouse clean off their hinges and flying through the air inside. Skidding to a stop, she locked onto the van inside, her grin spread across her face as she…

"The hell?" she muttered, her eyes locking onto the figure standing there in the jacket, immediately seeing this person was shorter than Muteki was. As he looked up, the lifting hat revealed the shaggy brown hair underneath, and the yellow eyes of someone else staring back at her.

Mirko's breathing picked up in anger as she felt like her chest tightening up. "What the hell is this… where the hell is he?!"

"Oh, you expecting someone else? I'm so hurt you don't wanna hang out with me…" Fisi chuckled out, making Mirko's eyes twitch in rage. "We are gonna have so much fun! Hmm hahaha!"

From outside, Bullseye's eyes widened when he heard his intercom. "Captain, we got a problem!"

The officers eyes widened as they turned to the gun hero, Kunamora running beside him. "What's wrong?!" he asked.

While he couldn't see fully from his angle, Bullseye now saw the figure inside wasn't the raptor hunter. "That guy in there… that isn't Muteki!"

As Kunamora and the other officers eyes shot open in confusion, none of them paid attention to the fox woman sitting in the chair as her ears perked up. With her head tilted down, none of them saw the small smirk that formed on her face, her eyes narrowing in amusement as she shifted her hands behind her back. Gripping her right thumb between her other fingers, she dislocated her joints, narrowing her wrists and slipping right out of the cuffs.

"That bitch," the female cop snapped as she turned around. "You said that was-

Her words were cut off as a pair of hands grabbed her head from behind, twisting sharply and snapping her neck instantly.

"The hell?!" one of the other cops shouted as his partner fell to the ground, only to have a set of claws rip across his throat. Kunamora and the other officer gasped as a blur moved between them, the fox woman's claws slashing across the ones face before a set of quick strikes dropped the captain to his knees. Before he couldn't even react, he felt an arm slip around his neck and squeeze, as another arm slid down his leg, grabbing at the holster on his side.

"Jesus!" Bullseye shouted as he flipped around, turning his gun to face the escaped villain, but before he could… The bullet fired went through his forehead killing him. As the smoke floated up from the barrel, Vixen only smiled as she tightened her grip on the captain's throat.

"Shhhh…. You shouldn't struggle. It's only harder on you." Vixen whispered, her voice free of any fear and shakiness now.

Kunamora gasped at the grip around his throat, in utter disbelief to what just happened. "Wha… what are you…" He gasped out. "I used my quirk on you!"

"Oh silly man…" She giggled into his ear, "Didn't they teach you to never trust a fox?"

His eyes clenched tight as he struggled to breathe. He had used his truth quirk and a polygraph on this woman during the questioning. All the information they had matched what she had given them. And she was supposedly a scared woman wanting to get out after being caught and-

His eyes shot open as he suddenly put it together just before he slipped into darkness; she had planned to be caught.

As she felt Kunamora go limp in her arms, Vixen released her grip as he slumped to the ground. She grunted as she popped her thumb back into place, sighing before she grabbed a key and undid the cuff from her other wrist. "Idiots should have just left me at the station. Then at least your bunny would still have some backup." she said, her ear twitching as she heard the one cop she slashed across the face groaning, his head spinning from smacking into the concrete. Grinning, she took the pistol and aimed it down at his head. "Guess you didn't expect such a sneaky liar. Such a shame."

She licked her lips before pulling the trigger.

Mirko's ears flicked at the gunshots from behind, glancing over her shoulder to Kunamora's position. Before she could hit her earpiece, she sensed the figure rushing her from behind. Dodging to the side, she glared as the man's hat flew off his head as he skidded past her, revealing the cheetah man smiling there.

"The news is right about you, you really are fast. "Haraka chuckled as he removed the jacket to his usual black vest. "Guess it won't be easy catching you like he said."

Mirko's eyes widened at his comment, her fist clenching as she stepped towards the man. "He? You mean to tell me he knew I was coming here?" She asked, earning a chuckle from Haraka.

"Of course. He was so sorry he couldn't see you today."

"So everything we heard from that fox… was all shit?" Mirko's grin returned as she cracked her knuckles. "I guess he's too big of a pussy to see me again. I will just have to beat the shit out of you to tell me where he is and-

Her ears and rabbit instincts kicked in at the last moment, ducking down as something else lunged at her from the rafters above. The fast figure barely missed her ears as they skidded to the side, the laughing man turning around as he licked his jaws.

"Hmmm hmmm hmmm! What a cute little bunny. I always wanted to have a pet, heeheheee!" Fisi laughed as he ran his clawed hand through his hair. "She always was the sexiest hero to me!"

"She's not bad on the eyes, I'll say," Haraka added, "Shame she is simply another target for us."

Mirko scoffed as the two hunters stood up, realizing now this was all a set up. She couldn't believe it, seeing she was played like a fool as she hissed to herself. Her mind immediately went back to the gunshots she just heard, but then her eyes widened as the wall beside her shattered, turning to see the hulking form blasting down at her.

"RAHHH!" Muscular screamed out through the rubble towards her. She flipped backwards as his arms smashed into the ground shattering the concrete. Landing back down, she crouched down as the massive man stood up from the ground, his engorged limbs pulsing as he laughed. "You guys didn't say we were going after a big pro like this. I've been waiting to get some action!"

"The fuck?" Mirko muttered in shock, watching as the trio stood up and faced her down. "What the fuck is going on?!" she was not expecting a league of villains to be here as well. She reached up and hit the communicator in her ear. "Endeavor, Shishido… all the info we got was shit! Get those kids out of here!"

Jumping back through the smoke, Endeavor clenched his fists as he looked around to the others. "All of you stay back! Officers, get out of here!" he shouted, looking back towards the clearing smoke. "You've got to be kidding me…"

"What the hell is that thing doing here?!" Gang Orca said in disbelief, his eyes locking onto the figure that burst out.

Standing in the midst of the dust was a massive dark nomu, much larger than the others Endeavor had faced before. The creatures long and muscular limbs hung down in front of it's hunkered over body, the long and muscle exposed neck holding up the hood shaped head. The creatures yellow eyes shifting towards the flame hero as it tilted it's head.

"H-hero…. You s-strong hero?"

"A… a talking nomu?" Endeavor muttered in disbelief. But his mind then clicked when he remembered these creatures came from the league of villains… the league who tried to capture Bakugo… and Katara.

Panic then followed when he saw the beast was here alone… with no hunters here.

"Endeavor, Shishido… All the info we got was shit! Get those kids out of here!"

Endeavor's hand shot up to his ear at Mirko's voice. "Mirko, the hunters aren't here! League is involved with them!" He shouted.

"No shit! I got one here and two of those hunter bastards were waiting for me!"

Endeavor felt sweat falling down his brow at the situation now, realizing this was all a trap from the start. "Shishido, pull out of there! The league of villains is involved with the hunters and they set us up!

…

…

"Shishido?" Endeavor felt his heart beginning to speed up when he heard silence. "Shishido!"

Five Days Earlier: Itkomi's chamber

The Hunters leader sat in front of her desk, staring at the watch in her palm. Itkomi's long fingers twiddled the little trinket, thinking back to her first assignment when she joined this group. She turned to face the other two members Muteki and Kavik as they discussed the possibilities of the proposed mission.

"You think this can work?" Kavik asked, looking down at the map of Japan, seeing the locations pinned between Mount Fuji and Sendaii.

"Of course it will; she will play her part…" Itkomi said as her spider legs moved over the map, pushing the pieces they were using as a guide. "If Vixen allows herself to be caught, she will convince them that Endeavor's sidekick is a target, meaning he will be contacted by Shishido here. She will give them a list of things to say depending on the questions they ask, and will get them to fall in place where we need them."

"I have to say, I don't know how she does it." Muteki chuckled.

Itkomi gave a small nod in agreement. Despite being physically weaker than most of the other members, the fox woman had a technique even more useful than her strength, and that was her cunningness; the clever fox was beyond sneaky, to the fact no form or lie detection, quirk or technology, worked on her. Her acting skills made her the perfect infiltrator to go anywhere "She will feed them the fact myself and many of us will be in Sendaii. Doing so means he and any other top heroes coming will go after us there."

"And the students will go to where she will claim we only have a few members and those so-called recruits," Kavik nodded as he analyzed the logic, "If there is ever considered such a high risk fight, heroes will almost always keep the newcomers off the main battlefield and stick them to the lower villains. Not only to a student's strength, but to the liability heroes don't want to face. And assuming the sidekick we claim we are after will come here as well?"

""I don't give a shit if she does or not. If she does, it's just one more trophy we can keep for ourselves." Itkomi muttered before one of her legs stabbed the map in Sendaii. "What I do care for is… if your dirty little secret from the past comes as well."

As Muteki frowned at the comment, Kavik raised his eyebrow at the statement. "What is she talking about?" he asked.

"Oh didn't he tell you?" Itkomi sarcastically said as she fake smiled, "Apparently he is old friends with the dear hero, Mirko."

"What?" Kavik said in surprise as he looked over and glared. "You knew her from the past?"

"It's none of your concern, slappy," Muteki snapped back, "What you should focus on is-

"None of my Concern?" Kavik growled his teeth as he stepped forward. "Endeavor is already a challenge, one we still haven't come up with an idea of how to distract him long enough. And now you bring up the fact Mirko may be coming as well?"

Hissing through his teeth, Muteki's raptor claw on his foot tapped the ground before he chuckled. Itkomi raised her brow at his humor. "You think this is funny? The fact one of the strongest heroes has a personal vendetta against you?" she asked, her temper still high after he told her the truth of his past yesterday. "Perhaps you have a wonderful plan as to how to deal with this."

"I do actually… because if she does show up, you tell Vixen to say I will be here." Muteki said, pointing his claw to Niigata. Itkomi and Kavik leaned into the map, curious to what he was suggesting. "She still hasn't changed since she was younger, because she is still alone and doesn't like teaming up with others. Not only that, she will want to face me alone, meaning she won't have the back up other heroes would have."

"And what do you suggest, hmm? You want to face your friend and see who wins at arm wrestling now?" She taunted, before cracking her own knuckles. "The more heroes we have joining this, the more it means our forces are spread thin. But… Now we don't have to." She snickered as she dropped a picture on the table.

"What is this?" Kavik asked, making Itkomi only chuckle.

"It seems our client brought something with him when he came back yesterday. Apparently… he got a little more fire power than we ever could've thought."

Both Kavik and Muteki's eyes widened as they stared at the photo, both of them recognizing what it was immediately from the news. The large nomu sat hunkered in a crate, staring at the camera like a rabid beast. Despite the change in plans with Mirko possibly coming, Itkomi couldn't help but laugh to herself. "Now this really is getting interesting."

Outside the cave entrance, the two police officers stood into position. Suddenly, one of their radios began cracking, the signal not strong enough to receive a good connection. "Say again, it's not coming through." The cop said, pressing on his earpiece trying to hear better.

"G- Ou- -f-... -Re now!" the staticy message said.

"Say again. Repeat…" the cop muttered in annoyance, before his eyes shot open to the bright flash coming from the side. "Holy shi-

Their screams were cut off by the flash of blue flames engulfing them, thrashing about as their bodies were singed instantly. As they slumped to the ground, Dabi chuckled to himself as he shook his hands free of the flames, looking into the small cavern entrance. "And now the little heroes are all messed up. These bastards are better at coordinating than Shigaraki ever was." He snickered out loud as he stepped into the tunnel.

With them having gone inside, he knew the heroes and police must've not been told all communication would be cut off due to the mountain exterior. Now, they were nothing more than rats trapped inside a maze, and they weren't alone.

"Happy hunting."

Notes: and it begins! the stage has been set, and now we see what has been planned. Vixen? how could you?!

And here we see more changes to the story, and an earlier introduction to Hood than in canon once more! how are our characters going to get out of this one?! Can't wait for the next one, been planning this arc for a long time!

please leave your thoughts and reactions, and predictions to what will be the matchups/ outcomes!

Till next time!