Angel: White holes don't exist according to research, so Izuka is not capable of doing them. It's supposed to be a black hole, so it might be an error. It was a last minute edit of it being a black hole because it was gonna be something else, so if it's an error, that's a whoops on my part. And I don't like where desire's review from the Suneater episode is going, I'm getting a little terrified now...
What happened to Izuka doesn't mean she's gonna be Quirkless, pretty sure I've established that back in season 3. I said it then and I'm saying it now that her being Quirkless is not a storyline I wrote. You're not gonna find it anywhere. I hope that's not what the question meant. If you mean what happened to her powers in general, it was mostly surprise that she stopped her Comet Punch at the start, it has nothing to do with her losing her powers. Is Izuku going to be okay? He was barely in the last two chapters, but he'll be fine.
Gonna speak about the small Tamaki/Izuka trend for a bit. I was considering him to be her romantic partner, but I just liked Katsuki just a little bit more, so I went with him. If anything, I wish Amajiki got more screen time, but can't change it now...I do think him with Izuka would've been adorable in another universe, but I just do not have the time to put into that, because I am dealing with enough content as it is for Bazuka. I do want to ask you guys outside of Bazuka, who your favorite friendship/relationship that involves Izuka is. I know one person said they liked Izuka's friendship with Tokoyami.
As for my other stories besides the Code Amy remake, uhhhhhhhhhh...life happened! *runs and then jumps into a black hole*
"We've got a long way to go, and I'm just gettin' warmed up!" Rappa declared, continuing to beat up Fat Gum. Then Izuka emerged from a portal, firing off a shooting star. Rappa caught it, but still slid backwards as she landed in a crouch in front of the two. Eijiro slid in between the opponents. He was taking the blows and still standing.
"Alright, kid! Let's go!" Rappa shouted and Eijiro yelled, recoiling back a fist. He tried to punch Rappa, but the barrier came up.
Eijiro fell backwards, his sleeves were completely torn, and his unbreakable form was severely deteriorated by now. "The boy's attack was in vain."
"It wasn't in vain!" Fat Gum spoke up as he caught Eijiro. "Thank you, Red!" The hero's arm powered up, as he had gone back to his regular form. "You bought us the time we needed!"
Izuka powered up her Comet Punch. "Let's do this for Red Riot, Fat Gum!" She shouted as she made her hand into a tight fist.
"A shield, now?" Rappa turned around to Tengai in annoyance.
"The two of you are gonna lose. Do you wanna know why?" Fat Gum started off to the two. "You made a mistake. And so did I. We underestimated the hero Red Riot..." Fat Gum and Izuka both recoiled back their fists. "And his chivalrous spirit!" Together, the two used their power to break through the shield, sending the two villains flying backwards. Their clothes were also on fire thanks to Izuka as they crashed into the opposite wall. Eijiro looked up ahead with a weak smile. "A spear and a shield. The victory is ours..."
Izuka's knees hit the ground as she processed what just happened. Smoke came from her right arm as it cooled down. This fight in particular did take some energy out of her thanks to Rappa.
Meanwhile, the walls were shaking thanks to Mimic. "So much noise," Overhaul groaned a little, still leading Eri and Chrono down another hall. "Those fools had better be doing their jobs."
"I hate to say it, but I think this is the end for the Hassaikai," Chrono spoke up to his boss.
"As long as the boss and I live, the Hassaikai will too," Overhaul wasn't too fazed by that statement. "Most of the men remain loyal to him, but don't understand my way of thinking." Eri looked up at him in terror, clenching a fist but stayed silent. "Even though I respect the boss' will more than any of them do." He then held up a box. "As long as we have the finished product and the serum, I can bring us back from the brink of extinction. This little incident will make a good story for potential investors. We've developed a drug that heroes are afraid of," He closed his eyes as he was satisfied with the reaction. He already knew that at this point, some were already aware of what the drug did. If they weren't aware, he wouldn't have as nearly many heroes going after him. "Exactly the sort of thing they're after. They'll finance it happily." He then opened his eyes, having a menacing look on his face. "And on that note...it's time to pull your weight, temps!"
He was talking...to Himiko Toga and Twice nearby. "Kay," Himiko smiled happily, a slight blush on her face.
"You can leave it to us, Overhaul," Twice narrowed his eyes.
"Red!" Fat Gum cried out as Izuka turned around to her classmate in worry. "Red Riot! Can you hear me? Wake up!"
"Kirishima, please!" She pleaded, hoping that he was okay. He was pretty banged up, to say the least. The red-haired boy opened an eye.
"Who...are you...?" He asked in a weak and tired voice, glancing over to Izuka. "Mido...do you know him...?"
She blinked in confusion, turning to Fat Gum and wondering if Eijiro had seen him like this before. "It's me, Fat Gum!" He exclaimed with wide eyes towards his student. "I had to shed a few pounds to end that fight, but come on!"
"It's just what happens when he reaches his limit," Izuka gave a small amused smile towards Eijiro.
"Fat, Callista, I'll...protect you guys..." He spoke up, to their shock. "I'll stay strong. I promise. Whatever it takes..."
Both of them looked at him with saddened expressions, tears in their eyes. Kirishima...
He did great, but it's still hard to see him like this... Izuka bit her lip while looking at him.
"Tamaki brought a friend? Didn't see that comin'!" Fat Gum commented while having some yakitori. He took a bite and looked up at Eijiro across his desk. "I've seen you fight before. At the Sports Festival. You had real spunk! Tamaki never does well there because he ends up lost in his own head," He pointed to the boy nearby, and Tamaki looked disappointed to hear this.
"Thanks," Eijiro smiled at the hero. "I did my internship with Fourth Kind, and he seemed to like my attitude too. He said energetic employees were good for an agency's morale," He then frowned, gesturing to himself. "But..." Fat Gum looked up at him wide-eyed. "That's all I am. And...I wanna be more than that. I wanna be a hero who protects people with the strength of his spirit. Like Crimson Riot." Tamaki looked back at the boy attentively. "That's why I bugged Tamaki till he agreed to introduce me to you." He looked up with a disappointed frown as he remembered what happened in middle school with the tall mysterious figure. "I once failed people in trouble because I was scared. But never again."
"I'll...be like him. Like Crimson," He whispered while closing his eyes.
Izuka covered her mouth with one hand, shaking a little. She looked towards Fat Gum, and both of them were crying. "You've done enough...more than enough..." He told the red-haired boy.
"Kirishima...we don't need you to be strong. You helped me out back on your patrol. If Crimson Riot was here...he'd say that you've lived up to his name," Izuka sniffed and he gave a weak smile after hearing that.
"Nah...I don't know about that," He murmured, but he still appreciated her saying that to him.
"It's not over." Both Izuka and Fat Gum gasped sharply as they heard Rappa's voice. Looking back, he was standing, but he was unsteady on his feet. "This is a battle to the death, and...I'm not dead yet!"
Izuka and Fat Gum stood up in shock to see him standing up. He's back on his feet already?
How much stamina does this guy have? Izuka gritted her teeth a little.
That barrier must've cushioned the blow somehow Fat Gum thought as Rappa slowly approached them, but hadn't attacked yet. Fat Gum clenched a fist, looking towards Izuka's slightly scorched arm. I don't have any fat left, and Callista is gonna reach her limit soon. And I used all that stored power. What should we do?
Rappa suddenly came to a stop as Izuka stood in front of the two, silently daring him to take another step. "There's a back room where we can go and get ourselves patched up..." He stated to them breathlessly. "Bring that ki—bring that man with you."
Both of them looked at the villain in bewilderment. He was kicking their asses up until they defeated him...and now he wanted to help get them patched up? "Nice try," Fat Gum deadpanned towards him as he wasn't falling for it. He felt like it was a trap, and he wouldn't put it past someone from the Hassaikai.
"You beat up my friend! No way," Izuka glared towards the man.
"I seem like a guy who sets traps?" Rappa retorted back to the two.
"Rappa!" Tengai protested from behind, as he had woken up as well. "Stop! Listen to me. It's my job to keep your recklessness under control," He got onto his feet, holding his hurt shoulder from when he crashed into the wall. "Do as I say!"
"Huh?" Rappa looked back in confusion.
"Think about why they'd want you down here," Tengai approached the group. "A bloodthirsty beast who thrives on violence. You have a job to do, and it's not-"
Rappa suddenly kicked him hard in the stomach to the point where Tengai was knocked onto the ground. His partner also put his foot over the man's stomach so that he couldn't move. "You don't even have enough strength left to put up a barrier. So shut it," He growled, smirking as he knew he couldn't fight anymore. "Honestly. With these broken bones, I can't lift my arms, so I'm wrecked too."
Izuka looked at him wide-eyed while Fat Gum was still skeptical. "What do you want from us, Rappa?" He demanded from the villain.
"I want a fight. To the death," He didn't sugarcoat anything. "I come from the world of MMA. You must've heard of it, right? A fight club where challengers go all-out with their Quirks. Most of my opponents went down after a single punch and didn't get back up. The ones who did just started beggin' for their lives. You know what that's like? Hoping for a challenge and always walking away unsatisfied. You're never more powerful than when your life is at stake! That's why the best fight is a death match between equals! You guys were freakin' awesome! Especially the redhead and the girl! I really like their style! So let's have another match!" For once in his life, he felt a rush that he hadn't gotten from his MMA fights. "You better heal up. Cause I'll kill you for sure next time!"
Izuka blinked at him, as he was speaking as if he wasn't going to be in prison after this. "What...? How can you say something like that?" She wondered, although...it kinda reminded her of Katsuki because it would be something he would say to her.
"Don't you get it?" Fat Gum was in the same boat as her. "You're gonna be arrested and put in jail for this. There is no next time. You and your friend are done. It's over!"
"Who cares?!" Rapa shouted and walked off. "Nobody died, so it's a draw!"
"That's not how it works!" Fat Gum argued back to him. "This isn't a fight in some ring."
"We came here because our team is storming the Hassaikai to put a stop to their plans," Izuka narrowed her eyes at Rappa as they watched him leaving.
It's crazy, but I think he really means it. He's so straightforward and single-minded, there's no way he has an ulterior motive. Either way, as beat up as we are...it'll be hard to catch up to Nighteye. Even if we could, we're not healed up enough. I think I get it now, Red. Fat Gum looked towards Eijiro in his arms. You were down on yourself and desperate to change. Tamaki saw that and brought you to me. He then stood up, holding Eijiro in his arms. Izuka got onto her feet herself. Because he understood. He knows what it's like to be frozen by self-doubt.
Rappa stopped in front of a door. "I wanna face you all again. I called him a kid. But I was wrong. He's a man."
Fat Gum grinned as he carried Eijiro over. Izuka patted Eijiro on the head with a soft smile. We all got banged up pretty good there. But we did it. And you've proven what you're capable of, not only to me, but more importantly, to the enemy.
I'm so proud of you, Kirishima Izuka hummed at Eijiro, remembering that he talked down his Quirk on the way over to the USJ. You managed to step up and hold your own just like any of our classmates would. You're a reason why I wanna be like them and stand by your side.
Fat Gum gasped as he looked towards Izuka in realization. "Callista...both of us are pretty much too beat up, but you can use your teleportation to find the others, right? I know that you wanna rescue Eri as much as we do."
She blinked at him in shock for him telling her this as Tamaki was the same way. "Kirishima's my classmate, though...I don't wanna leave you guys behind," Her eyes softened a little.
Fat Gum gave her a small smile. "Don't worry about it. Saving Eri is more important than our health. We'll be fine once you guys manage to pull through. Although be careful, I don't know how much longer you have before you reach your limit." He would tell her to stay with them to get some energy, but he knew that she didn't want to wait to rescue Eri too with Mirio and Izuku. She said Izuka's name after all, and he didn't want to disappoint the girl if Izuka wasn't there.
She closed her eyes, letting out a heavy sigh. She didn't want to leave them like this, but there were others out there that certainly needed her help. But she had a feeling that she'd use up the last of her teleportation power while finding them...hopefully she could and that Mimic didn't screw with it.
"...Okay," She gave a curt nod towards the hero.
"Go get 'em, Mido..." Eijiro murmured and she gave him a small smile.
"Hang in there for us, guys. You did great," Izuka whispered before she turned around. Her portal appeared and then she ran up before jumping through it.
Mirio was still running down the halls attempting to find Eri, and Mimic was watching him. "The boy who went ahead. Alone, he's not a threat. This is their main force. The ones I need to stop..." And by main force, he meant Sir Nighteye's group. "My boost will wear off soon. No choice but to do it now, plus that girl will come across them soon since I lost track of her." He then closed an eye. "We've left the old ways behind, and there's no going back! We can only move forward!"
"HURRY!" Sir Nighteye urged the others while leading the way. "We need to catch up to Mirio fast!"
All of them came to a stop, looking up ahead in shock. "No! Again?" Izuku asked as the walls and floors were twisting again like last time. "It's moving! The ceiling, the walls. Everything!" Suddenly, a wall started to separate the police officers from them.
"They're closing in, fast!" The head detective warned them all.
"He's trying to crush us," Mr. Aizawa pointed out as Mimic was controlling the floors like Cementoss.
"We'll be flattened like damn pancakes!" Locklock cried out as the floors started to engulf them.
"It's not much," Fat Gum sighed a bit while healing Eijiro in a room. "But these bandages should stop the bleeding at least," He looked down at the boy, whose upper body was covered in bandages, and he also had one on his right cheek. "I hate to delay, but I shouldn't move him just yet," He hummed in thought, having some bandages over his own arms. "Hopefully Mido has found the others..." He murmured to himself.
"So can I fight him now?" Rappa asked a bit impatiently. Tengai was nearby tied up.
"He's still unconscious!" Fat Gum yelled in disbelief, and then he paused. "...Hey, this might be a weird question for a hero to ask, but since we're getting to know each other or whatever...wanna tell me what you're doing running around with a smalltime gang like this?" Seeing Rappa's power for himself...it wasn't really meant for the Hassaikai. He could understand why Overhaul would recruit someone like him, but with the kind of Quirk Rappa had, he was at least League of Villains material.
"Cause of Overhaul," Rappa answered without hesitation. "He's the only person I ever lost to."
Fat Gum looked up in surprise to hear this. "He beat you?"
"He came outta nowhere," Rappa looked at the cabinet in front of him. "Sayin' I should join his gang. Got real pushy about it too. I told him he could fight me for it." He could still remember facing against Overhaul in the ring back when he was still MMA fighting.
Rappa lunged forward while Overhaul held out his hand...splitting his upper body into pieces with blood flying everywhere.
"One second, I was dead," Rappa seemed terrified for once. And after Overhaul won...he willingly put Rappa back together himself. "The next, I was back to normal. So I joined up, challenged him five more times and lost every single match." Fat Gum stared at him as he felt...unnerved. If it was him, he wouldn't have even challenged Overhaul again, he'd be terrified to be near the guy. But Rappa didn't share the same sentiment. Once again, he felt Rappa's urge to fight someone until either he beat them or the opponent was dead. Even though he would probably never win against Overhaul. "That's why I'm here. Cause I still haven't beaten him yet."
He lost? Five times? No way... Fat Gum sweated nervously, as he was now a bit more worried for his team once they found Overhaul. If someone like Rappa couldn't defeat him, how would it fare with Sir Nighteye's team? As fast and powerful as Rappa is, Chisaki can still take him? "Your boss is obviously strong, but he left the fighting to his underlings. Why not make a stand, face us himself? His only other options are running or hiding. What does he want?" He couldn't help but ask Rappa out of curiosity. Overhaul could've stopped this whole raid a long time ago on his own, and yet he didn't.
Tengai looked towards Fat Gum, as he was listening in. "Nice try, hero. We're not going to tell you anyth-"
"To make the yakuza powerful again," Rappa interrupted his partner, fully facing Fat Gum this time.
"Rappa!" Tengai shouted towards the man.
"I don't know the details, but I've heard 'em talkin'. They're looking to distribute somethin'. Not sure what exactly, but apparently there's a lot of it."
"That's enough!" Tengai screamed again, but no one was listening to him.
"They need money to get the ball rollin', and once they've got the cash, the day it all goes down won't be far behind. And they've been saying something about stealing a girl's Quirk, apparently she's got a lot of power. Overhaul wants to give it to someone."
Fat Gum gasped sharply, his eyes widening as he realized who Rappa was referring to, because it was already talked about in the meeting that they all had. He's talking about Callista! Overhaul wants to give her to Shigaraki...! He was about to freak out but clamped his mouth shut. No. If I know anything about that girl, she can handle her own and understands the stakes. So I won't worry about her.
Overhaul, Chrono, and Eri were still walking together, and they felt the rumbling soon after. "The building's shaking. Irinaka's usually so careful," Overhaul recognized what was going on immediately. "Sounds like he's finally getting serious."
With Sir Nighteye's team, the walls kept getting closer. "Locklock, do something!" Sir Nighteye cried out to the hero.
"Stop giving orders! This is all your fault. Listenin' to you is what got us into this mess!" He accused angrily, and then touched the wall. "Fine, this oughta do it! Deadbolt!" He twisted his hand around, sending out a red wave. "Once I lock somethin' down, it ain't going anywhere." And this proved to be the case as the walls and floors slowly stopped twisting around, but it didn't make everything back to normal either.
Lock Hero: Locklock. His Quirk: Lockdown! He can make nonliving things freeze in place with a touch of his hand. However, enough force can overwhelm his power, and there's a limit to the surface area it can affect.
He then touched another area. "Deadbolt!" He twisted his arm to lock the wall in place, turning around to the others. "Come on, let's go! This stretch won't shift around anymore! It's narrow, but deal with it. My Security Max Deadbolt is strong, but it can only hold so many spots. I'm already hitting my limits."
The police took the lead, walking around with a bit unease at the unmoving walls. They were impressed, but also a little terrified should one of the walls break down by Mimic.
A spark appeared and they all looked up to see another black hole portal appearing. Izuka zoomed out of it, the girl sliding to a stop in front of them. "Iz-Callista!" Her brother cried out in relief to see her. He then noticed her out of breath. I can tell...we're not going to be able to use her teleportation to find Eri. Not with her in this state. It's better if we don't risk it.
"Are you okay?" Mr. Aizawa ran up to the girl and she straightened up.
"Where's Mirio? Did he find her?" She asked instead of answering the question.
"No..." Sir Nighteye approached her, pushing up his glasses. "But I feel as though we're getting close."
"Just don't ditch us again," Locklock huffed towards her. "I'm the one who was willing to make sure you were able to show up, so don't do anything stupid."
"I left on my own accord, because that's who I am," She glared, hands on her hips. "If you don't like it, you don't have to be here either!"
"Enough," Mr. Aizawa warned the both of them and the two glared at each other silently. She then turned around and walked side by side with her brother. She made her choice, and she didn't regret it either, but Locklock didn't have to be so rude about it.
"How's Amajiki?" Izuku whispered in a bit of concern and she glanced up towards him.
"I'll tell you later, but...he'll be okay," Her eyes softened a little at having to leave behind three people, but their encouragement was helping her stomach it. I hope...
Meanwhile, Mimic was pissed off as he gritted his teeth, both for Locklock and Izuka's actions that he just witnessed. I can't let them through. I won't let them through!
Locklock looked up nervously. "Watch the spots I didn't lock down!" He warned everyone as a wall from the other side was approaching them fast. "He's comin' at us!"
Izuka was about to move when Izuku stopped her. She watched him jump up as he powered his body. One for All: Full Cowling. Shoot Style! He swung his leg to make the obstacle break into pieces. Smash!
The others walked ahead while watching him. He burrows through the wall, then concentrates on one spot and attacks. "It's like fighting a rabid mole," The head detective informed his team while Izuku kneeled, panting. Izuka ran up to her brother, bending down to him.
"Are you okay?"
"I'll be alright," He waved it off, glancing up at her. "Save your energy. I know that you'll reach your limit soon, and I can't let that happen to you if you're gonna rescue Eri," He growled a little, causing the girl to recoil back in alarm. He was the only one who noticed how much she was pushing herself, and she had to agree with him. She didn't want to be a liability if she ended up wasting power, but at the same time, it was a difficult situation.
"I can't watch you wreck yourself either," She stated softly, earning a small gasp. "Let's work together to make sure we have enough energy, okay?" She smiled while holding out a fist and he bumped it with a small smile himself.
"Yeah," He agreed softly as she held him stand up.
"Shame we lost Fat's team," Locklock gritted his teeth as he looked up. "This'd be a lot easier with them here. Don't you think?"
"Obviously," Mr. Aizawa retorted as they looked around, his goggles still on. He's pinpointing our location. But where is he watching from? Inside the wall?
Locklock touched a nearby wall, gritting his teeth as the more this went on, the less time they had to help Mirio. "We're not making any progress here! He just keeps cornering us!" He looked up ahead as another wall was approaching them.
Even though right now, he was accomplishing what he wanted to do...Mimic was feeling very nervous. The boost won't last much longer. Can't...let them through!
"Watch out, coming in at 10 seconds!" Izuka warned as she looked up, seeing Mimic about to attack.
"Make two fingers into a circle and fire a shooting star!" Izuku looked back and she held out her hand as instructed. Both of them looked up ahead with narrowed eyes as she waited for the right moment. Smash! Izuku prepared to swing his leg just as Izuka fired off her small shooting star. Just as his leg hit the obstacle, her star did as well, causing an explosion from the both of them.
Mr. Aizawa looked up ahead in a bit of shock for their teamwork. He knows he has to limit what she can do, so he's instructing her to use it in small doses...her body has been trained enough to pull that off. If she had used her bow and waited before firing, it would've taken more energy out of her. Meanwhile, she's been able to sense Mimic's timing to help him with his attacks. Maybe because of her teleportation, her senses are on a different level?
Mimic growled at how effective the twins were. He was already worried about Izuka coming back to help them, but he couldn't do anything to stop her. And now, Izuku was knocking down his attacks like it was nothing.
These kids are persistent! His eyes then widened as he saw two people making their move. He let out another growl as Izuku landed, once again out of breath. Despite the strategy he and Izuka just did, it wasn't helping their situation.
I'm not getting anywhere.
Crap Izuka gritted her teeth in frustration. We can't keep doing this forever...
"There's a child in trouble. That's what's important here," Ryukyu said seriously at the meeting.
Izuku clenched his teeth hard at the ongoing distraction. Ryukyu and her team... He clenched a fist at how many people they already had to leave behind. And he felt like they were disappointing them because of their efforts right now. The police officers...the other heroes who came to help... He slowly straightened up, getting Izuka's attention. Kirishima...Fat Gum...they helped us get this far. He spread his feet apart while looking up at the upcoming attack. He then thought of Eri's tears when he met her.
"No way I'm gonna let you stop us now!" He shouted angrily and Izuka narrowed her eyes sharply.
"You've been a pain in the ass getting in our way this whole time. I don't care how powerful you are, but we will not let you win today and keep us from getting to Eri!" She shouted towards the wall. Izuku ran up to it while Izuka jumped up, spinning around as flames came from her hands. She then put her arms above her head.
"Smash!"
"Comet...BURST!" Izuka shouted as a big comet came in just as Izuku kicked the wall again. Her Comet Burst managed to push the remaining part of the attack far before it exploded. Izuku looked up with a gasp as Izuka had actually cleared the way for them.
"It opened up! She got through!" He looked around in alarm as he knew that Mimic would be planning something else after that.
"What do you think they're planning this time?" A police officer asked nervously as Izuka let out a few shaky pants. Locklock was on alert before part of the floor came up in front of him. He yelped as Mr. Aizawa pulled his students out of the way before they could get hurt. The walls came crashing down on them...
"Thanks for the save," Izuku told his teacher as he, Izuka, and Mr. Aizawa were separated from everyone else.
"Yeah, thank you," Izuka looked up at him.
"Don't worry about it," He dismissed as they got onto their feet, as they now had nowhere to go thanks to Mimic changing things around. "Why would they bother separating us now though?"
"Mimic's getting anxious and worried that he's changing things up," Izuka looked around, gritting her teeth.
"How much longer do you have?" Izuku wondered as he looked over his shoulder.
"At best, 2 or 3 more big attacks, and I'm done," She looked towards only a bit of smoke coming from her hand, so she could still defend herself. But Mimic's plan could be to also tire her out if he saw her as that big of a threat...
"You guys okay on that side?" Locklock called out from behind another wall.
"We're good, Locklock," A police officer reported to him.
"At least we can hear each other," Sir Nighteye commented as he was with police officers and the head detective.
"Guess they couldn't flatten us, so now they're splitting us up," A police officer remarked anxiously.
"I'm just happy that we're standing on stable ground now..."
"I suspect something nefarious is at play here," Sir Nighteye wasn't so on ease about this, looking up as he gave a piercing glare. "They have a plan. Stay alert. Prepare for anything."
Locklock was on his own as he closed his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. We heard ya."
Suddenly, Himiko Toga jumped in from behind, about to swing something at him. "Who the-?!" She thrusted her knife forward as he held out his hand, which she stabbed through. "Lockdown!" He then locked the knife in place and she gasped, unable to move the weapon anymore. "You're with the League, aren't ya?!" He recoiled back his left fist, about to punch her...but it wasn't really Himiko as it was one of Twice's clones. He gasped sharply as a hand reached out to cover his mouth. She was clinging onto him from behind.
"Shh. Fraid not," She whispered as she moved her knife and had a gleeful smile on her face as she stabbed him. "Today I'm a trusted member of the old-school yakuza. A nasty little gangster girl. One who's out for blood..."
"Lock! What's wrong?" Mr. Aizawa called out as they only faintly heard him getting attacked, so they couldn't hear Himiko.
"Step back," Izuku warned him and his sister. "I've got this wall," He then used his Shoot Style on it and they ran through it. "Locklock!" They all gasped as they saw him on the ground, his side bleeding out...but there was also another Locklock nearby uninjured.
"Hey, this imposter clone just appeared out of nowhere and attacked me! Be careful! I bet there are more enemies nearby," He reported as Mr. Aizawa ran up to the one bleeding out, and he narrowed his eyes.
He was stabbed? He bent down to the clone curiously as the twins approached.
"Midoriya, Mido, are you two okay?" Locklock asked the two in concern. Izuka recoiled back in a bit of surprise to hear him say her nickname, since he wasn't someone who used it. Not that she minded heroes using it, but still, the others used her hero name, even her brother. And she didn't recall telling him that nickname either...
"Yeah! We should keep moving," Izuku answered as he didn't pick up on this red flag.
Mr. Aizawa glanced over his shoulder suspiciously. A knife wound and an imposter. And he used Callista's class nickname?
"We don't think the Hassaikai and the League of Villains would work together."
'Locklock' suddenly pulled out a knife with a big smile, causing the twins to scream.
"We were wrong!" Mr. Aizawa exclaimed as an eye flashed red. Suddenly, Locklock broke apart to reveal Himiko herself, covered in grey matter.
"Himiko Toga!" The two shouted in unison.
"That's me!" She shouted happily as she swung down her knife, both of them managing to dodge it. "Your darling and best friend, in the flesh!" She attacked again, the two moving onto opposite sides. "You remembered me! Ha ha!" She was also blushing towards Izuku. "You have no idea how happy I am to see you again! Come here, let's get closer, Izuku."
Both of them were horrified to say the least as she was closing in on them. Mr. Aizawa then grabbed her from behind using his scarf. This is bad, but maybe we can stop her here. He gripped his scarf tight, not wanting to know what would happen if he loosened up his grip for even a second. "This is as far as you go!"
She looked over her shoulder in annoyance for him getting in the way, and she grabbed the scarf. She soared over him, and then stabbed him from behind.
"ERASER!" The twins shouted in concern for him. Mr. Aizawa pulled out a knife of his own, and her bloody one fell out of his back. She grinned as the scarf came off, sliding backwards towards the wall. Mr. Aizawa looked towards the smoke, gritting his teeth.
A coordinated attack. The League and the yakuza are working together! That's why they separated us. It was the League's turn to step in. And if Overhaul was the one who brought up Callista...that means they might be here for her too.
The twins ran up to their teacher. "Are you okay?!" Izuku yelled as they came to a stop.
"Is it bad?" Izuka looked down at his injury.
"I'm fine. Focus on helping Locklock, the both of you," He told the twins. "And get the other knife! I've heard that Toga's Quirk uses blood somehow."
"Yes, sir!" Izuku answered while Mr. Aizawa held his bleeding shoulder. Izuka ran over to Locklock.
I never imagined they'd combine forces when their first meeting ended in bloodshed. Plus, Shigaraki doesn't seem like the kind of person who'd want to submit to anyone. He knew that from his interaction with Shigaraki from the USJ, he preferred being in charge, like how he controlled the Nomu. Callista...you need to be at your strongest since they're here now, and they'll probably want to kidnap you again. So don't let this be your last fight.
Izuka was using her ice to help with the pain of Locklock's wound. Izuku picked up the bloody knife as he was thinking. That transformation. The way her body melted...it was just like at the exam. This is insane. He gave a look of horror...as he realized that Camie wasn't Camie, she was Himiko Toga in disguise. And that Izuka managed to last in a fight with her. The League of Villains. What are they up to?
As the smoke was clearing, Himiko was still nude, her gear behind her. She had a small cut on her cheek as she looked up, still blushing. I'm so glad I came. Sure, there was that fight I had with Mido back then, but she was unknowingly getting in the way between me and Izuku...she is his sister, so I have to be nicer to her.
A few days earlier...
"Say, you ever play Shogi?" Overhaul wondered in his underground reception room. He placed down a game piece.
"No," Shigaraki answered as he watched. Mimic and Chrono were still nearby just in case something happened.
"Go! It's your move!" Mimic shouted at the League of Villains leader.
"Take it away," Shigaraki pointed up at Chrono. "I don't even know the rules."
"Have an open mind," Overhaul leaned back onto the couch as he wasn't bothered by this. "View this as a learning experience. It'll help you understand the bigger picture."
"Huh?" Shigaraki stared at him in confusion, wondering what Shogi had to do with any of this.
"Shogi's an interesting game because you can use the pieces you steal from your opponent," Overhaul looked at the board, picking up a piece. He held it up to show Shigaraki. "I want Kurogiri or Toga, and maybe Bubaigawara," He turned the piece around to show red writing. "I don't feel at ease when they're doing your bidding."
Shigaraki scratched at his neck slightly. "Those are useful players. You want to clip our wings. But those three are cornerstones of my group! You can't have 'em all."
"Then how will we build trust?" Overhaul pointed out to the man. "Right now, there's ill will between us. Still, I told you everything about my plan. And you told me everything about Izuka Midoriya, but it's not enough. You have to offer something valuable in return. And your members are important to you, aren't they?"
Shigaraki glared towards him for being right, because without them, he wouldn't be in the public as much as he was...or being given another chance by All for One to do more with the League.
Present
"I don't like this, Shigaraki," Twice confessed in the underground passage, striking a pose. "Super pumped to be here!" He presented himself and Rappa somehow to Sir Nighteye's team. "Man, I didn't expect them to send some suit after us. You look like a freakin' desk jockey! Don't underestimate the yakuza, jackass!"
Sir Nighteye put a hand up to his glasses as he wasn't fazed. "Let's fight! Get 'em, Big Bro Rappa!" Twice declared, clenching his fists in anticipation. Rappa moved his fist forward, moving his arm rapidly towards the group. Sir Nighteye stood still until he ducked, sweeping his leg. However, Rappa still managed to get a hit on him as he tore up part of Sir Nighteye's suit.
"You grazed my body. Impressive." He then swung his arm to throw something, and it knocked Rappa into the wall, as both villains were unaware that he was using his foresight to see Rappa's next moves. Just like he did with Izuku before taking him in. Twice slowly turned to Rappa in shock. Sir Nighteye didn't even touch him, and yet he managed to pull that off.
"Holy crap," One of the police officers commented, the others in awe. "What'd he just throw...?"
"These high-density personal seals are my support items," Sir Nighteye revealed what he used against Rappa just now. "Each weighs about five kilograms. Quite fitting, aren't they? A humorous accessory for my stiff persona. I made a prediction and acted accordingly. Perhaps I'm able to move faster in close combat because I've seen the choices of so many different people." Rappa was now unconscious, the dust from the seal he was hit with falling to the ground. "But I could not have predicted this," Sir Nighteye slowly got onto his feet. "I didn't think the infamous League of Villains would stoop to joining forces with mere yakuza."
It was then revealed that Rappa wasn't actually Rappa, but one of Twice's clones. "He melted!" Twice lamented while looking back at the pile of mud. "These mobsters are useless!" Sir Nighteye attacked again, using a seal against Twice's mask to rip part of it off. "Damn it, you bastard!" He then ran off down the hall, with Sir Nighteye giving chase. Before he could throw his seal, another wall from Mimic closed him off from the villain. "That wall was way too fast, ya yakuza thug! If you'd taken any longer, I would've been toast! What happened to helpin' each other out?! You sleepin' on the job?" Mimic's face flashed from the wall before Twice sat on his knees as he was freaking out.
This is bad. My mask got torn in the fight. No, no, I can't do this... He panted out of breath as he felt like he wasn't himself without the mask, and he could already feel his mind slipping. My head's splitting. Aw, yeah! I'm gonna tear apart! Aww, you'll be fine! He continued to pant as he didn't have anything to put the mask back together. I need to fix this mask. Before I split in two!
Suddenly, something wrapped around the ripped part of his mask. He looked up in shock to see Himiko in front of him, fully dressed. "You should feel whole now that you're covered up again," She gave him a small smile.
"Toga?" He murmured, wondering when she got there.
She looked away with a pout. "We're working so hard to help these gangsters. But they're kinda useless, huh?"
"Marry me! You are the devil."
Mimic was infuriated seeing this from the two, because they were supposed to be helping him. "Ugh, these kids are completely off their rockers."
"I know you've gotta be hurting," Himiko held Twice's cheeks as he had a small tear falling from his eye. "You feel the most responsibility for Big Sis Mag's death, and it's getting you down," She frowned knowingly; she knew that Twice deep down wouldn't want to help Overhaul because of what he did. But he was doing it because a, he was picked and b, he hadn't forgotten that he led Overhaul to the League. If he hadn't done that, Magne would be alive and Mr. Compress wouldn't have lost his arm. "But you've gotta be a good bad guy and power through so we can do what we came here to do, okay?"
"Wifey!"
"It's gotta be rough in your head, Jin," She gave a soft-eyed look. "So sad. But if this whole team-up fails now...we won't get our reward."
A few days earlier
"You want us to work with the Hassaikai?" Twice questioned in disbelief once he heard the news at the League's new hideout.
"Yeah. Why do I have to keep repeating it?" Shigaraki retorted back to him. "Their plan has some serious potential. So from today on, Toga and Twice will be yakuza members."
"...I don't find this joke humorous," Twice gave his boss a small glare. "That's hilarious, Shigaraki!"
"They wanted Kurogiri too, but I held out," Shigaraki walked past him, hand in his pockets. "He's got his own job to do right now, so there's no way I can spare him. It's too important. There's an underground route you can take to-"
Twice put a hand on Shigaraki's shoulder, interrupting him. "What are you thinking with this crap?! Stop pretending everything is cool. Why're you letting this beak-faced loser give you orders?" The others just watched in silence as they didn't want to work with the Hassaikai either, for vastly different reasons. They felt like they didn't need to point out everything wrong with this team-up. Not just because it was the Hassaikai, but because they wanted to operate without restraints or rules. But they also knew that Shigaraki wouldn't agree to this for no reason. "He killed Big Sis Mag!" Her weapon was leaning against the wall nearby. "And he took Mr. Compress' arm!" Giran was currently equipping the villain with a new one, his left arm bandaged up currently. "Did you just forget? And it's all my fault," His voice broke a little, covering his face. "I brought him to meet with you." He pulled off his mask to reveal his face, a hand on his head. "I may be a villain, but I'm human too. We all are, man. Come on, Toga. Don't you agree with me?"
She put down her arms and legs after hearing the question. "The question I've got for you, Tomura...is what we mean to you," She jumped off the desk she was sitting on, Twice putting on his mask. "To me, the League is a place where I feel at home. I joined you cause of Mr. Stainy. To make the world a place where I can do whatever I want and live freely," She spun around as the sun from outside shined a little through the windows. "It'd be such a bummer to get distracted from my goal." Shigaraki turned to face her fully and she put a knife to his neck, smiling. "I guess what I'm wondering is...why should I do something I don't want to do with people I wanna cut?"
She absolutely didn't want to do this either because of what Overhaul did to Mr. Compress and Magne. She still wanted to cut them, but teaming up with them wasn't worth it in order to pull that off, no matter how much she really wanted to. To her, Magne was the only other girl she could relate to about the twins and Ochaco. Mr. Compress she found worthy of being in the League as well, so she was on Twice's side with this.
Shigaraki paused, reaching out to grab the hand accessory from his face to take it off. "It's simple," He looked up with a small smile, getting their attention. "Because...this is for all of us." Hearing this caused her to move the knife away from him, her mouth open. "They want to keep the League in check and to take our target's Quirk for themselves to sell. So they'll try to win you two over, little by little. I want you to infiltrate them. Flatter them. But never forget they're beneath us, and that our target isn't theirs to take. Twice, you said they have to pay for what they did. We'll make sure they do. This will work. I believe in you guys."
This was enough to convince the both of them, as he just explained that in his own words...he did care about them, even though he couldn't stand Himiko or Dabi from the start.
Shigaraki. I don't know every detail of your plans, but all that matters is you said you believe in us. I'll do this because I am my own man Twice thought as he couldn't wait to see the day that the Hassaikai fell to pieces.
I'll act as I please. Stab anyone Himiko thought gleefully, and both of them were on the same page.
All I have to do is whatever I want The two thought in unison, as if they were dancing together because that was how well their coordination was.
"Now I understand why the yakuza is dying out," Twice spoke up, having calmed down.
"Yeah! They really are hopeless losers!" Himiko commented while Mimic was getting angrier, and they knew that he was listening. "Cause your real leader's a bedridden old man." Veins were popping out from Mimic. "I can't imagine anyone more worthless than that!"
Something in Mimic snapped as he let out an angry scream. Like the other yakuza members, he still held respect for their former leader, so he hated having to hear the insults Himiko and Twice were giving. And deep down, he didn't trust them, and now he didn't want anything to hold him back for what he was about to do.
Izuku, Izuka, and Mr. Aizawa looked up as they heard him. Suddenly, they were lifted up by the moving floor.
"Whoa!" Izuku yelped as they were getting off balance.
"What's this?" Mr. Aizawa demanded as the same thing happened with Sir Nighteye's team.
"Something must've provoked him!" Izuka looked over to the two. "The same thing happened after I defeated those guys with Suneater!" After all, he tried his best to prevent her from reaching the others right after she left.
"Ha!" Twice cheered while pumping his fists. "Big Bro Irinaka sure gets mad easily!"
"The wimpiest guys always have the worst tempers!" Himiko commented before a hole opened up to slide them down another passageway.
Turns out the heroes aren't the only ones who need beating up the most Twice thought while sliding down to who knows where.
They'd probably reject us if we asked.
Yeah. So...
Just for now...
We'll make you play nice with us Twice thought as the twins and Mr. Aizawa were caught up in the slide as well. All of them looked pretty on edge as they didn't know what to expect.
"Crush...and kill...them all!" Mimic snarled deeply, vowing to stop all of them with everything he had left in him.