To the guy yesterday who said I was 'rambling' for 204 chapters on Gems; dude you're weird
Anyways, please enjoy this chapter. Here's the Discord: /cgFmXz3qJ5
She used her quirk to turn into a Ghostfreak hybrid! Blake thought. Blake shot at Toga's ghostly form with her weapon's gun mode, but she dodged them. She even avoided Aizawa's attempt to bound her with his cloth.
"This is bad," Aizawa muttered, his eyes flicking back and forth. "If she can change on the fly...this makes it difficult to predict her movements."
"Yeah..." Blake frowned. "I don't think so."
"Huh?"
"Bandage up Izuku's wounds. They look pretty superficial, but I don't wanna risk him bleeding out against her." Blake instructed.
"I forget you have experience dealing with Ectonurites..." Aizawa said, rushing to help Izuku. She switched Gambol Shroud back to sword mode and ran towards Toga, hoping to get her attention.
Blake looked around. Hybrids aren't usually as strong as the real deal. Should've figured, since she still had her insane speed as a Tetramand...so, when she was dodging our attacks...No, when she didn't use Ghostfreak to phase through the walls...that gave away her biggest weakness.
Blake focused her Aura and channeled it through Gambol Shroud. She needed to time this perfectly. She waited for the right moment- her ears twitched when she heard something move behind her.
And then swung her sword, channeling all of her energy into the blade. The blade glowed blue as it made contact with Toga's ghostly form. Toga screamed in agony as the blade struck her, causing her to slam into a wall.
"H-how?!" Toga yelled.
"Next time, act like you can use all of your powers." Blake frowned, as she looked behind her. Aizawa had wrapped Izuku's wounds up fast. Toga also took notice, and grinned.
"Thanks for the idea, sleepy guy~" Toga's body twisted and morphed into her next hybrid form - a Thep Kuphan. She stretched out her arms, and long tendrils sprouted from her hands, ensnaring Izuku, Blake, and Aizawa.
Blake yelled, struggling against the tendrils as they tightened around her. She tried slashing them with Gambol Shroud, but they only seemed to wrap tighter. Izuku gritted his teeth, trying to pull himself free from the tendrils. He couldn't move much, but he could still use his Quirk. Aizawa Aizawa struggled to free himself from the tendrils as well, but he couldn't seem to break free.
Aizawa growled, glaring at the tendrils. "This feels like ironic-" The bandages covered his mouth and eyes, and pulled him down to the ground.
And soon enough, Toga had swaddled all of them in bandages. She giggled, as she picked them all up. Toga cackled as she carried the swaddled trio over her shoulder. "I'll just stash you guys away for later. I don't like Overhaul...but I know Shiggy will love to see this."
Shiggy? Blake thought.
Izuku gritted his teeth, trying to use his Quirk to break free. He struggled a bit within his bindings, and was getting angry. I don't have time for this! Izuku thought. Right now, Overhaul could be getting away with Eri...and I'm stuck dealing with this psycho!
Izuku took a deep breath. Okay, think. Maybe...you can use Blackwhip to bust out of here. Just try 'holding it in', like...like...like a yell or something.
Izuku closed his eyes and focused. He felt his Blackwhip stir inside him, and he slowly started to channel it. The tendrils around him started to tug and pull, but he held on tight. When he couldn't hold back this 'yell' anymore, unleashed his Blackwhip, and it exploded outwards with a powerful force, coming out of every surface of his body. The tendrils around him snapped and fell away, setting Izuku free.
"W-what? How?" Toga yelled, turning around. Izuku turned to Blake and Aizawa, using his Blackwhip to easily break them free. The tendrils snapped and fell away, leaving the three of them standing together and ready to take on Toga.
Toga lunged forward, her tendrils lashing out at them. But Blake was quick, dodging to the side and slicing at the tendrils with her blade. Aizawa moved in, binding Toga's non bandaged arms and legs with his capture weapon.
C-crap! I have to change forms again...or else I'm gonna end up getting knocked out before I can do my plan with Twice! Toga thought.
Aizawa snared Toga by the arm and spun her around, building up momentum before hurling her towards Izuku. The green-haired hero had already begun charging up his attack, ready to take Toga down for good.
But just as he released his Shoot Style: Manchester Smash, Toga's body twisted and morphed once more, this time into her Goop Hybrid form. Izuku's foot collided with the goopy substance, sending Toga flying backwards. The goop splattered against the wall, but quickly reformed.
Toga's Goop form was...gross. It had bits of a human skeleton floating inside of it. Izuku felt sick looking at it.
"Gramps equipped me with some of his personal faves~" Toga grinned. Izuku gritted his teeth, trying not to let his disgust get the better of him. He had to focus on taking Toga down, no matter how disgusting her new form was.
Toga oozed down the wall, and quickly reformed. She giggled. "I gotta say, I'm doing better than I thought~! I thought you guys would be kicking my butt, but...my training paid off."
"Training?" Izuku repeated.
"Yeah~ After I saw the training you guys did, I decided that I should go through it myself...I had some great mentors..." Toga beamed.
[FLAAAAAASHBACK]
Toga suddenly hit the wall, bouncing off it with a thud. Mercury sighed as he got back into a ready stance, knowing Toga wouldn't take that as her defeat.
"Again," Toga muttered, before yelling the word, "AGAIN!"
"This is attempt…what? 12?" Mercury asked.
"13, actually," Cass said, sitting on a stack of crates, "Give her this, she's got the stubbornness part down."
"Maybe a less…taxing regimen is in order for a moment?" the voice of Compress cut in.
"Not a chance!" Toga countered.
"I merely meant switching out for the moment. Let someone else take over and teach you something that won't result in the possibility of broken bones," Compress smirked behind his mask, producing a marble between his fingers, seemingly from nowhere. It wasn't one of his usual Quirk marbles, either, just a normal one. With a few quick hand motions, the marble disappeared, then reappeared with two identical marbles. The trio vanished again with one more movement and then Compress took off that magician style top hat he was famous for. He reached in and pulled the trio of marbles.
"You wanna teach her stage magic?" Mercury asked, "Yeah, I'm sure Endeavor would sit down and enjoy the show."
"First off, how dare you insult my showcraft. You don't see me insulting your rusty kickboxing skills, do you?"
"...was that 'rusty' drop a jo-"
"Second off," Compress cut Mercury off, "stage magic holds many key principles that are essential and shared…with the art of thievery. Misdirection, sleight of hand, principles that can also be used effectively in a fight. I think our dear Toga would love to expand her repertoire to be more of a trickster, herself. Am I right?"
"Mercury, Cass? Take five," Toga smirked, very much liking Compress' pitch. The mental image of a trickster Toga made the blood-drinker think of so many possibilities.
"You see?" Compress said, making the trio of marbles vanish up his sleeve.
"Yeah, yeah, no need to gloat," Mercury huffed.
"When it comes to you, gloating just means I've won. A little phrase I picked up from Twice."
"So, how do we even do this?" Toga asked.
"I'm so glad you asked," Compress smirked.
Lessons started to alternate. On odd days, Toga was learning about misdirection and distraction from Compress. His methods of teaching were much less intensive compared to Mercury and Cass, but that was honestly to be expected. His lessons were slower, more methodical. While misdirection was something Toga was certainly interested in, she didn't take to it immediately. Much like Izuku learning Full Cowling, she needed time to get the hang of it.
But on even days? She had to fight Mercury. Cass was there to serve as the more mentor figure while the son of an assassin served as more of the actual idea was simple: knock Mercury off his feet. Easier said than done. Oftentimes, when Toga used her Quirk, transforming into a hybrid, Mercury was able to counter them handily. When she ingested Tetramand blood, Mercury overwhelmed her with speed. When she transformed into a hybrid of a Thep-Khufan, Mercury used her own bandages against her.
"Merc, hang on a sec," Cass said, hopping off her perch and moving over to the now wrapped-up Toga, as if she were cocooned by a spider.
"You're not at your peak," Cass said.
"What do you mean?" Toga muffled behind the bandages.
"Easy. You're basically using an Omnitrix…and you don't have Master Control."
"...eh?"
"Master Control. It lets Ben change from one alien to the next in quick succession. We need to get you to that form."
"But…you know I can only do one blood type at a time," Toga pouted behind the bandages.
"Then we'll just need you to break that limit."
"Break that limit?" Toga repeated, her voice muffled by the bandages.
"Yeah. It's what heroes and villains alike do when they want to become stronger," Cass explained. "Some bullshit about powering up makes people stronger than they think."
"Huh…" Toga thought for a moment. "But how do I do that?"
"Well, it's different for everyone," Cass said. "But for you..We're gonna see what happens when you ingest a lot of blood at once."
"...come again?"
Cass smirked. "You heard me. We're gonna push your Quirk to its limits and see what happens when you transform after ingesting a lot of blood at once. It might be risky, but it's worth a shot."
Toga nodded slowly, understanding the plan. "...if I die, can you throw my ashes in front of someone and change their life forever?"
Cass blinked. "...yeah, sure." Cass pulled out some more blood samples, and handed them to Toga. One was Ghostfreak, and the other was Four Arms.
Toga took the blood samples from Cass, studying them with a mixture of curiosity and trepidation. She had never tried to ingest so much blood at once before, and the idea of breaking her limits was both exhilarating and terrifying.
But she knew she had to try. She wanted to become stronger, to be able to hold her own against opponents. And if there was a chance that this experiment could help her achieve that goal, she was willing to take the risk.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then drank both vials of blood in quick succession. The taste was pleasant, and she felt a wave of pleasure wash over her. "Yummy..."
"How do you feel?" Cass asked.
Toga opened her eyes, feeling a rush of energy coursing through her body. "I feel... different. Stronger, somehow. It's hard to describe!"
Cass nodded, looking at Toga with a mix of concern and admiration. "Just take it easy."
Toga was eager to test out her newfound strength and abilities, so she decided to spar with Mercury once again. As they began their fight, Toga felt a strange sensation wash over her. It was as if her body was constantly shifting, changing shape.
...and it felt great.
With a grin on her face, Toga leaped towards Mercury and shifted into her Snare-Oh form. Mercury was taken aback, but quickly recovered and countered with a quick jab. Toga dodged it easily and shifted into her Four Arms form.
Mercury's eyes widened as Toga's body bulged and expanded, her arms growing in size and strength. Toga grinned, feeling more powerful than she ever had before. Mercury tried to block the blow with his arms, but Toga was undeterred. She shifted back into her Snare-Oh form and wrapped her elastic body around Mercury, trapping her in a tight embrace. Mercury struggled to break free, but Toga's grip was too strong.
After a few moments, Toga dropped Mercury from her grip and shifted back into her human form. She looked at Mercury with a proud smile. "Did you see that? I can shift between forms now!"
"Yeah. I can see that." Mercury groaned.
"Impressive," Mr. Compress said. "Perhaps you could ingest multiple people's blood for recon. Or gaslighting."
Toga's eyes lit up with excitement. "Yes, let's! I want to see how much stronger I can get!"
Cass shook her head. "Well, we should be careful. We know she can handle three at the moment, but..."
Toga pouted. "But I want to know my limits. I want to be the strongest I can be! I wanna be like Deku and Ochako!"
Cass gave Toga a look. "You wanna be a self righteous kid who thinks they know better, and constantly throw themselves into danger instead of looking out for themselves?"
Toga sighed, knowing that they were right. "Okay, I'll be careful."
Cass nodded. "Good. Let's take some more blood samples and run it again..."
That was how training was before...well, Nyancy died.
Izuku frowned. "Why join with the Hassaikai, exactly? Does Shigaraki want a piece of the cut or whatever?"
"Oh, no...that's a dirty little secret." Toga's grimy form smirked. "I can't tell you everything, can I? That would spoil all the fun! But let's just say that the Hassaikai has something that I want. Something that's worth more than money or power."
Izuku narrowed his eyes, trying to read Toga's expression (because she was a skeleton encased in goop). He knew that she was a wildcard, and that he couldn't trust anything she said. But he had to try.
"What do you want?" he asked.
Toga smiled enigmatically. "Let's just say that I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get it. And if that means working with the Hassaikai, then so be it."
Izuku gritted his teeth. He didn't know how to deal with someone like Toga. She was unpredictable, dangerous, and completely crazy.
Toga continued to fight ferociously, her Goop form allowing her to shift and morph in unexpected ways. Izuku, Aizawa, and Blake tried their best to keep up with her, dodging and blocking her attacks. Toga's attacks were brutal, as if she'd abandoned all defenses. Her goop-covered limbs were striking with tremendous force. With each blow, Izuku felt his bones shake.
"I'm having so much fun!" Toga cackled, her voice echoing weirdly through the goop. "You guys are so much better than those Hassaikai losers!"
Izuku gritted his teeth, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a plan. He couldn't let Toga get away with whatever she was planning. But he couldn't take her down on his own.
She slips through any object that tries to capture her, Aizawa grunted, as Toga oozed out of the capture cloth he'd just wrapped her in. She's on a whole different level. How do we take her down-?
Suddenly, Blake had an idea. She loaded a dust cartridge into Gambol Shroud and aimed it at Toga. Blake fired her weapon, and the dust cartridge exploded in Toga's face. The goop on her body froze instantly, trapping her in place.
"W-what the?!" Toga grunted. "Why can't I move?"
"You're not acidic like Goop." Blake huffed. "Otherwise, you'd have probably melted one of us."
Izuku and Aizawa rushed over to Toga, their guard still up as they cautiously approached her frozen form.
"What did you do?" Aizawa asked, eyeing Blake and her weapon warily.
"I used a dust cartridge to freeze her," Blake explained.
Dust- Izuku had only heard of it in passing. In modern day hero society, Dust was a rare and expensive substance, mined deep from the earth and refined into a variety of elemental powders. It was used to power weapons and technologies, as well as to augment the abilities of some individuals.
Maybe he should invest in it.
"Her strategy is to try and overwhelm us, make us feel confused- lots of misdirects." Blake explained.
Izuku grimaced. "There was a guy in the League who gave off that vibe. Probably taught her that."
"Like I said..." Toga grinned. "I had a good mentor."
Aizawa huffed. "Is this the best we can restrain her?"
"For now." Blake said. "I'll fire a few more rounds and-"
Suddenly, a wall from across the room was broken down. Tetsutetsu was behind the hole.
"TETSUTETSU'S BUSTIN' THROUGH!" He yelled.
"Wha?" Toga asked, genuinely confused. A Quirk that let someone turn to metal...did that ring any bells? It probably should've. She did go over all the Quirks before the League attacked the Training Camp. Oh! Right! He was in the news lately! Another U.A student that was working with the BMI Hero. If she was acidic, which now she really wished was true, she'd be his worst nightmare.
"Is everyone ok over there?" Ochako's voice rang out, the Omnitrix's successor having returned to human form.
The small dots that were Toga's eyes became even smaller when she heard that voice, like some primal instinct was just triggered. In an instant, her form shifted again. Her skeleton was once again, thankfully, hidden away, but the rest of her restored body continued to change. Her left hand's fingers grew out into sharp claws, while her right turned into a massive, curved blade. Her two eyes merged together into a single, large red one that was positioned perfectly in the middle of her face. Smaller red orbs appeared around her face before she broke free of the icy prison Blake had put her in.
"OH OCHAAAAAAAAAAAKOOOOOOOOOOOO!~" Toga roared, her voice both deeper, yet carrying a sing-song tone to it, before she leapt forward. Tetsutetsu tried to react, catch the League member in a clothesline move, but she easily ducked under it. The shapeshifter of the League then jumped in the air behind him, planting her feet on his back, before launching herself forward with terrifying speed. The larger blade arm was already reared back, ready to be thrust forward. The manic look on the girl's face screamed everything about her intentions, louder than any manic laugh she could muster.
She was going to skewer Tennyson's successor, right here, right now.
In a bright pink flash, Chromastone's crystalline body intercepted Toga's blade arm, creating a loud clashing sound as the two collided. Toga's blade was deflected, and she was sent flying back a few feet before landing on the ground.
"Ughhh, missed," Toga growled, as she got back up on her feet. "But that was a fun little warm-up, don't you think?"
"You." Ochako muttered.
"Me~!" Toga giggled. She rushed forward again, blade arm charging with energy. Ochako stood her ground as Toga's blade arm came down upon her. Ochako's body glowed with a bright light as it absorbed the impact of Toga's attack.
Toga cheered. "Oh wow, you're strong! I'm so excited!"
Blake frowned. "She has THAT alien?!"
"Who the hell is that?" Tetsutetsu asked.
"Ultraviolet- one of Ben's strongest aliens." Izuku explained. "In that form, Toga can manipulate ultraviolet light in many ways for special attacks. And she's fast...and violent."
"Awww, Izukuuuuu!" Toga groaned, "Stop spoiling my powerrrrrrrrs! If you don't, I'll see just how much that name really applies to me now!~"
"Not a chance!" Ochako yelled, firing off beams of rainbow-hued energy from the crystal that jutted out of her forehead. Toga was able to easily dodge each and every blast, even going so far as to balance on her blade arm to avoid one. The League's blood-lover smirked as slits opened up on her blade arm, red energy constructs emerging from within. She flipped forward and, as if the blade had become more flexible, she whipped it forward and launched the red light constructs towards Ochako.
Ochako reacted quickly, summoning a protective barrier around herself. The red energy constructs collided with the barrier, but failed to penetrate it. She's crazy! Ochako thought, as she dropped the shield. She charged up a powerful beam with her horn, and fired it.
The beam of energy shot forward, colliding with Toga's blade arm and causing a loud explosion. Toga was sent flying back, but quickly recovered and landed on her feet. She looked down at her arm, which was now smoking and partially damaged.
"Wow, that was a good hit!" Toga grinned, holding her damaged arm. "You're super strong, Ochako~ I love that about you!"
"You forgot that she's not the only Hero here!" Tetsutetsu yelled as he charged in, both fists raised and ready to slam down on the villain.
"We just met...and I already don't like you," Toga rolled her eyes, quickly changing forms again. A massive, bulky hand managed to grab Tetsutetsu by the face before slamming him into the ground. In an instant, Toga's face was now covered by an iron mask, her only way to see the outside world was the iron grate that acted as a visor.
"So," Toga smirked, a strange mist coming out of the bars as she spoke, like when you can see your breath on an extremely cold day, "why don't you sit this one out?" Toga's free hand moved to the latch of her helmet's grate, threatening to open it. Before she actually good, Izuku rushed in and landed a powerful kick to Toga's face.
SMASH! Izuku mentally called out. Surprisingly, the helmet wasn't even dented as Toga flew across the room. She came to a sudden stop, quickly righting herself.
"Owwwww. That actually hurt!" Toga taunted, "You're not denting the helmet, though. Heard this thing's nigh-indestructible! Something something forged in the heart of star. The doc kinda lost me when he was explaining it."
"Don't look at her!" Izuku yelled, shooting out Blackwhip. He quickly binded her up face, and Toga whined.
"Don't be mean, Deku-kun~!" Toga giggled. "Toepick is my personal fave."
"I recognize this one, at least." Aizawa frowned.
"She smells worse than Ben's." Blake frowned. "Izuku, can you hold her down with your Blackwhip while the rest of us attack?"
"I can try," Izuku replied, his expression determined.
"Don't try. Do." Ochako frowned.
"And I thought you were supposed to be the kind one, Ochako," Toga pouted, "I mean really. You're all insulting my face! Didn't realize the heroes were so petty!"
"You're really gonna pull that card?" Aizawa deadpanned.
"Well when you all act like its a crime against humanity!" Toga giggled.
"...I don't wanna hear her talk anymore." Ochako sighed.
"Same." Tetsutetsu said. "Wanna do another combo attack?"
"I've got just the alien, actually." Ochako said, slapping down the Omnitrix. Her limbs separated and her body became sleek and metallic. Her once purple and rugged skin smoothed out, and her shoulders grew tall. Her head detached from her body, and became metallic.
"Lodestar?" Aizawa asked, as Ochako finished her transformation.
"Oooh, that one's new!" Toga beamed.
"So uh, what does this one do?" Tetsutetsu asked, "Not the alien expert."
"I think you'll like it," Ochako said. She held out her hand and Tetsutetsu felt as if something had just grabbed him.
"Oooooh. OOOOOOH." Tetsutetsu grinned. "I get it!"
Aizawa huffed. I'm too tired to stop this.
Ochako brought Tetsutetsu closer to her, as the boy began to reinforce his body again. Ochako had no issues with his buffed weight- it just meant Toga was gonna REALLY get it.
Toga tried to pull at the black webbing around her helmet, trying to break free. Like hell she was going down here! She growled as the Black Whip residue refused to give.
"Come...on! Get...off!" Toga hissed.
Izuku tightened his grip, before picking Toga up off the ground. She struggled to get free, grunting and huffing angrily.
"This isn't funny, damn it!" Toga growled.
Ochako began to spin in place, keeping hold of her ironclad schoolmate with her magnetic grip. Each spin built up momentum. Tetsutetsu was all for this plan, if it wasn't obvious. He held out both arms, fists already balled up and ready to make contact.
"On 3?" Tetsutetsu asked.
"On 3!" Ochako confirmed.
"1..."
"2..."
"3!" they both said in unison. On that note, Ochako let Tetsutetsu fly, turning him into a veritable missile aimed right at the hybridized Toga.
Toga's eyes widened as she saw the metal Tetsutetsu hurtling towards her, and she panicked. She tried to move out of the way, but it was too late. Tetsutetsu collided with her, sending her flying backwards into the wall.
The impact created a loud boom and dust filled the air. When it cleared, Toga was lying on the ground, groaning in pain. Her body was covered in bruises and scrapes, and her body was back to normal. Tetsutetsu was fine, by the way.
"Is she...?" Izuku asked, approaching cautiously.
"She's still breathing," Aizawa confirmed, his eyes never leaving Toga's form.
"That...was...AWESOME!" Tetsutetsu cheered, "I think you just gave me a new idea for just 'Missile' moves. Kendo could just toss me like a damn javelin!"
"I...don't think that'll work out the same way." Izuku said, scratching his head.
"Come on. Just drag Toga's body with us or something," Ochako said, as Aizawa wrapped her up. Blake went over to pick up Lock Rock.
"This new generation of heroes is crazy..." Rock Lock huffed.
"I remember a lot of people saying that about us when we were young…" Blake joked.
"Probably for a GOOD reason!" Rock Lock frowned.