Justice Across Space and Time: Year 2

Chapter 25

There won't be direct fights right away. At least not in the same way you might expect. Right now the focus will be on restraining the various foes involved in this matter. Let alone trying to decipher who is what in this matter. After all, there could be a number of implications if a hero like Uwabami is suddenly attacking heteromorphic types as well, or the idea that said types are inherently beastly or evil. Not to mention the threat of more people getting their hands on dangerous magic and the like. So, they have to be careful about a lot of this. But enough prattle, on with the show.

(No POV

As Kemono Master and his explosive winged ally were flying through the streets, the former kept his eagle eyes peeled for what he was after. Namely, he dove down, transformed into a rhino, and plowed right into building sponsored by a company that supported heteromorphic rights.

'It's nothing but a sham and shallow. They didn't help me or others who just had minor changes. They only accepted flashy cases like if someone had an extreme change to their appearance. Especially if they were a woman and possibly good looking. And even then, the support was minimal and only seemed big at first,' the young man venomously thought as he crashed through room after room. Before changing into a Tyrannosaurus Rex and collapsing the building with people within.

Some of whom were quickly consumed by the explosions from the feathers from the girl flying above. The young man then started rampaging through more of the streets as the various werebeasts were attacking as well. Until something strange happened to a few of them.

Suddenly, over twenty of the ones attacking passed out. Even in the middle of their charges and similar. "What? How is that possible?!" Kemono cried out after transforming back. "Don't know! But it's not that many! We can still keep going!" Bearhead calls out after smashing a police car into a wall.

"Okay so explain to me exactly what you're trying to do here? Not to mention how." Izuku asked after John took off and leapt to the top of a building. And then he had an intense look of concentration on his face. That or he just needed to go for some reason. "Not funny Izuku. It's complicated to explain, but I'm basically projecting my own force of will over the area through ambient radiation. It won't affect those more human, for the most part. But enough of the ones down there that are more beast than they realize."

The bigger hero's explanation still confused Izuku. 'He talks about not liking telepaths, but this and his other trick could be considered telepathy,' he thinks while sensing that it was working to a point. Just as he noted, several heteromorphs or werebeasts were falling as they were intimidated by Justice's force of will. However, it only affected those who acted more beastlike or were just acting on instincts. Most of the heteromorphic quirk users were still standing after he was done.

John took a knee before saying, "be careful down there. I only knocked out twenty to thirty. And even then, I don't know if they'll stay down." Izuku was about to ask if he wasn't coming, but seeing his true meta mentor struggling to breath was enough to understand what needed to be done in the moment.

"I get it. You thin their ranks, we deal with the bigger guns. Right?" Izuku said before pulling his shirt off. And revealing that he was in fact still wearing his costume underneath. While the color scheme was the same as his older versions, green, black, and white (and his red tennis shoes), there were two very important special additions and one removal. The first was a shooting star across his chest, roughly in the same area that Justice's scales would sit on his costume. And within that star, was the symbol Kibou in calligraphic style.

The second important piece or rather pieces were something Izuku had to put on. Namely, a special set of gloves and arm bracers and a pair of reinforced greaves. Made by the mixing of the genius of Melissa and Mei, the bracers would better allow him keep from breaking bones if he used his full power or more. While also having some communication equipment to alert Izuku of trouble. The greaves meanwhile would work much the same way, but also had a special function to let Izuku focus more of his kinetic energy through points and allow him to fly at high speeds even faster.

"Something like that yeah. I'll be ready to go in a moment, but there's still a lot of people in danger." Justice says as Kibou brings his glasses down. The glasses having replaced the hood his mother had originally made as part of his costume, but Izuku no longer needed. Smirking before saying, "just don't take too long or we'll be done before you can jump in." He charges up Full Cowling and then leaps off the building. Flying quickly while homing in on his surroundings with Danger Sense.

'It should help to note where the most dangerous characters are. Just don't let yourself be overwhelmed Midoriya.' Hikage says from within OFA. "Yeah, I got it." Izuku quietly mutters while sensing the world around him. Rocketing to intercept a group that were attacking a few people on the street. As well as quickly feeling the difference between a heteromorphic quirk user and a werebeast.

As he was knocking out various members of the rampaging beings, the girls and Uwabami were also making their way onto the streets. "Hopefully these will hold up better than the others I've made." Melissa says while adjusting her gadget gauntlets and Itsuka's as well for the fight ahead.

Ochaco was also gearing up to help fight, but she stumbled and fumbled with her costume's wrist sections. As well and tripping while putting her boots on. Itsuka caught her after the latter and asked, "are you sure you're up for this? Not saying you can't fight and won't. But that pelt thing messed you up quite a bit. Maybe sit this out and help with evacuations."

"That might be a good idea. She can work with me and my sidekicks to clear the streets." Uwabami said before putting a hand on Ochaco's shoulder. And as much as she wanted to disagree, Uravity couldn't deny she felt like she had run a marathon already. 'I'm no good in a fight like this. But I can remove and brace debris from the rampages.' Ochaco thinks before agreeing to go with the hero.

Melissa meanwhile rifles through her bag to find a spare equipment belt before powering up her shield projector in her right gauntlet. "I'll move in and blast a few of the villains. You can pick off the ones who get too close," she says while double checking the ammo in her left gauntlet. "Sounds good. I won't use ki until it's absolutely needed." Itsuka says while activating the weapons in her own gauntlets. As well as bouncing on her feet to settle into a rhythm or mindset for the fight ahead.

Which was definitely needed as more of the wilder heteromorphs were rampaging and the ones with more intelligence were guiding or using their natures to control certain ones. Namely, a few wasp or similar type of insect quirk users were taking control of the werebeasts due to parasites they can infect others with.

"Not easy to do, but it gives us so much contr-acak!" one mandibled villain said before taking a stun grenade shot to his side. Melissa had her gauntlet up and kept firing shots around her. 'Gotta focus on the ones at the back. After all…' she thinks before blocking one attack from a werehyena and then dodging a pygmy elephant quirk user.

Who were then quickly defeated by the arrival of Itsuka with a solid kick to the werebeast's head and then a few taser grenade shots at the elephant man. 'My focus needs to be on the ones who are just rampaging. I can take several of them down with a mix of well-placed shots and attacks.' Itsuka thinks before countering one attacker and giving him a solid punch to the gut.

Though something odd happened while doing that. Namely, the residue of a cream was on her hand and it caused her limb to change slightly into a cat's paw. "Okay that's weird! But!" she says before scratching and slashing a few of the commanders. To where, they missed that Melissa was taking aim at them. Wrapping them up in squid missiles, launchable bolos, and knocking some out with stun grenades.

Back on the rooftop, the bull like beast sensed something. He turned his head and his voice rumbled slightly. "I feel a presence. A strong one," he said before walking towards the edge. Curator narrowed his eyes but didn't move to stop his ally for the time being. "It's not like he's wrong. If that one hero is here, then we're dealing with some crazy power," the villain thought aloud while fiddling with his mask slightly. And then used it to call to a few of his other members.

"What's the status Catcher?" he asked as the view in his mask showed the father son duo. Who both smirked as they caught a handful of men and women with their equipment. "Going great! We'll have even more monsters made in no time! Oh sorry boss," the father said as a few of the civilians were dragged to a capture van.

Curator shrugs before saying, "it's fine. It's not inaccurate honestly. Bagwis? What are you up to?" All the leader got was a growling laugh before the tiger man said, "oh I'm just going to have a special bit of fun with someone. They thought they could stop me. But that was foolish."

"Disturbing but fine. Bearhead? Zookeeper? What's happening on the streets?" he asked of his oldest allies. "We've got some trouble. Kibou is here and gackj" Bearhead started before getting kicked in the head by Izuku rushing through the area. The villain was hurting but he was tough enough to recover from the attack.

He growled while shaking his head and facing off with the young hero. Izuku took his stance while sizing up the villain. 'That reaction. He's definitely a heteromorph, not a werebear. But he feels….. different compared to come of the other commanders around.' Izuku thinks before Danger Sense goes off and he has to dodge the claw swipes of his foe.

He kept his speed up before leaping over an attack aimed at his legs. And then brought his heel down for a St Louis Smash to the top of Bearhead's cranium. Or it would have if the large villain hadn't shifted his weight and blocked with his arms. Though he did seem to be hurting after said attack.

"You're stronger than I expected." Izuku says while recovering from being tossed back. 'Can't use just a comfortable 20% it seems,' he thinks while the villain responds. "You aren't the first strong hero I've fought. Though I would say you're one of the more famous ones." Bearhead says while shaking off the pain in his arms.

Izuku moves first and goes in with a Detroit Smash to the villain's face, but he's disrupted and injured by a trick he didn't expect. "Roar of the BEAST!" Bearhead calls out while letting out a deafening loud roar. Izuku's punch still lands, but he lost most of his concentration and thus some of the power of OFA running through him. He still had his kinetic powers boosting him, so he still landed the hit.

'If you had unlocked my quirk, you might have been able to adjust how fast you were going. To either avoid the attack or add more force.' Izuku heard within the core of OFA. Who silently grumbled while thinking about the second user of the quirk, Kudo. And while he didn't disagree, he also noted that it might not really help in the larger scheme.

"I'll just have to make sure you can't use that again! Quick Snare!" Izuku calls out before launching black whips to restrain Bearhead's mouth and claws. He charges up his power once again and leaps back and readies a Juneau Smash. A new kick attack to do while a target is restrained.

"Time to clean up." Izuku hears behind him before being struck in the head by a broom. And then he feels his body being covered in soap and bubbles. 'What the?! I can't put any strength in….. getting weaker….. why didn't Danger Sense work?' Izuku thinks as he falls and his black whips dissipate.

Bearhead rubs his jaw before thanking the new arrival. "It's always surprising when I see the results your cleaning quirk has on people Zookeeper. Now I think I'll get some payback on this brat," the villain says while flexing his claws. He's stopped though by his ally.

Zookeeper holds her broom up and says, "Master Curator was worried and asked me to step in. But something else has changed. More heroes are arriving and we've lost a number of allies already. We're withdrawing for the moment."

The bigger villain growls and lets out an angry breath before saying, "you got lucky brat. We'll settle this another day." Izuku meanwhile was focused on two things. The first was the way "Zookeeper" spoke felt robotic to him. 'She's either brainwashed or has minimal malicious intent. That's probably why my quirk didn't work.' Hikage said within OFA. Noting that the intent to harm was key to setting off his quirk.

The second was the name of the leader that the woman had dropped. "I think I've heard of The Curator before. And those two are part of his crew. But this whole thing with werebeasts…. And who know who else is involved." Izuku thinks aloud as the bubbles slowly pop off his back and the villains get away.

Justice was still focusing on projecting his will as far as he could. But he could tell his was reaching his limit. "Damn. This isn't like that water world with that pink balloon lady and dragon oni guy I punched out. I can't project my will like that atmosphere allows," he thinks aloud while remembering the annoying duo who tried to take him out. And failed so painfully, they seemed terrified or disheartened by it and how he left their organizations and troops flaming wrecks afterwards.

"All to find Sahiraah and it turned out she was on the other side of the planet. Wait, why am I thinking back on an insignificant incident? Ah crap, I'm doing just like Izuku would." Justice says before shaking his head and standing. He lets out a frustrated breath while hoping that the others have made a dent in the forces they were up against.

Suddenly, the building he was standing on was rocked by a heavy impact. "Can't be Izuku. And I don't think Melissa would land one of her heavy armors this far from her. Which just leaves. Yep. I was a little afraid of that," he says before turning to see who it was that arrived.

He let out a low whistle before noting the traditional Sardinian clothes and bull features of the person before him. "Oh shit. They have an Erchitu in their ranks. That's really bad." Justice analyzes while sensing the magic from the foe in front of him. The bull beast was glaring at him and pawing the ground with his hooves.

The hero tightened his fist before charging his foe and strong punch to the beast's face. And then tried to swing his arm around fast enough to extinguish the flames coming from the horns atop the Erchitu's head. But his foe would not let that happen easily.

The large bull blocked the blow and knocked Justice away before bellowing loudly. Said bellow caused enough pain to Justice that his ears were bleeding and he needed to clap as hard as he could to offset the sound. "I thought you'd want to be free from this curse. Then again, how are you operating when there isn't a full moon?" Justice questioned while his ears started healing a little.

"Give up this power? Only a fool or coward would not embrace the strength, the power, and the control over life and death, that comes with being an Erchitu," the large Sardinian said with a twisted smile upon his face. Justice cursed before feeling (through the vibrations on the roof) the pawing of the ground once more. And then the charge that came after as his foe rushed at him with his horns down.

The big hero quickly grabbed his foe's horns and, ignoring the burning pain from the magical fire, picked the man up and slammed him on the ground a few times. Before throwing his opponent off the building. "Wait! Oh shit! I forgot; I need to put out those flames to beat him. Whoever he is." Justice realizes once the deed was done.

With the Erchitu though, he sat up after being thrown through three buildings and down into the sewers. Cracking his neck and back before smiling to himself. "Well now. Maybe that boy can give me a good fight." The werebeast then makes his way up out of the sewers after calling his allies. One of whom he can sense nearby and shakes his head at.

A few blocks away, Uravity and Uwabami are directing civilians away from danger and intercepting a few of the werebeasts if they get that far out. "This way! There are safe zones just beyond this point! We'll keep you safe to the best of our abilities!" the two say as they help others with getting away or getting some to the police.

Suddenly, a different scream is let out on a side street and catches Uravity's attention. "I think someone might need help! I'll go check it out!" the young hero student says before floating and jetting off. Uwabami tries to stop her, but she isn't listening.

'I have to show I can still do a lot as a hero. I'm not just here because I'm….. average.' Ochaco thinks before turning a corner and finding who it was that was screamed. Or rather she found part of them. Half of a man's body was laying before her in the street. The other half was held in the claws and maw of a the weretiger before her. The girl was shaking in her boots as she saw the monster eating part of the man and as they turned toward her.

"Well now. Yet another interloper. One…. Who smells quite enticing and interesting. You were touched by some of the items we brought to cause chaos. And it seems to have agreed with you somewhat," the beastly man growled out while dropping the part of the body he was holding.

Ochaco was still terrified and it only grew as her foe stalked towards her. He towered over the girl as blood dripped from his mouth and claws. Claws he was bringing up to her face for some purpose. "Snap out of it Uravity!" Ochaco heard behind her. Suddenly a few snakes rapidly slither up and bite into the legs of the weretiger. Causing him to roar in pain and snap Uravity out of her paralyzing fear.

She leaps backward before touching a few dumpsters and other items nearby. Removing their gravity and chucking them at the big villain. Who snarls before dodging one but not the second attack. Uravity seems to be hyperventilating so Uwabami tries to get her to calm down.

"You can't rush in. I don't think we can handle this on our own. He doesn't feel or rather smell like a heteromorphic person. I think we're dealing with a strong – no wait!" Uwabami says before Uravity leaps off again. Floating around and using both her grapples and jets to try and attack the villain more.

The weretiger snarls before darting around and slashing at both of the heroines. Uwabami takes aim with a small wrist blaster that Melissa had given her, but she hadn't had a chance to get a feel for how it worked. So she ended up firing wildly around the area. While it didn't have the initial results she wanted, it did help with getting Uravity close enough to try and remove the gravity of their weretiger foe.

Though not without something of a cost. Right as the man started floating in the air and Ochaco was letting out a breath of relief, the villain turned hard enough to build momentum and slash her back with all his strength. This sends the girl careening to the ground and knocking her out. Uwabami checks on the girl and can see how much she's bleeding and quickly bandages her up. "Thankfully you succeeded. He won't be going anywhere like that."

"Are you sure about that?" the weretiger asked with his arms crossed and a cocked eyebrow and smirk. Uwabami glared up at the villain and said, "it doesn't matter if you are strong. If you can't get to the ground it means nothing. You'll just be an easy grab for the police and why are you moving your hands like that?"

As the hero was ranting, the weretiger held his hands before him with a few fingers raised or lowered. His smile growing as they continued to move. "Crush!" he calls out and suddenly Uwabami feels as though a massive weight has been dropped on her body. Said weight was enough to wake Ochaco as she also felt herself being pressured.

With a flip and light flourish, the weretiger landed and was snarling and smiling at the same time. "You see I'm not just some random person given this power. My name is Bagwis, and I am a practitioner of the mystic arts. Including the one that turned me into this form."

The two heroes groan as they try to move. But Ochaco could barely move her mouth for some reason and asked what was wrong with her. "You didn't think that I was rotating extra hard just to put power behind my blow did you? There is a paralysis spell now holding you in place. It won't last forever, but it will last long enough for me to enjoy this."

Suddenly Bagwis is distracted by a call he was getting from Curator. "Oh, I'm just going to have a special bit of fun with someone. They thought they could stop me. But that was foolish," the weretiger sorcerer says as Uwabami tries to get closer to protect Ochaco. But the woman can barely move. Even her quirk is useless because the weight was crashing down on her babies as well.

"You misunderstand. I need something special that I think you can give. And I will enjoy removing it." Bagwis says while letting out his claws next to Uwabami's stomach. The woman's eyes widen and she tells Ochaco to close her eyes. "Just hold on! Help will be here! You're going to be fine Uravity! You're going to-"

As she was speaking, the villain slashed both Uwabami's throat and her stomach. Causing her to rapidly bleed out before the terrified girl as her entrails spilled on the ground. Ochaco wanted to be sick, but she couldn't even muster up her gag reflex thanks to the spell. All she could do was watch as the monster grabbed Uwabami's still bleeding organs.

He then created some sort of boiling water ball with his other hand and placed the entrails inside. And then mixed them together with magic flowing all around. Growling as the mix continued to swirl. Ochaco feared that would be her fate as well and relieved herself in fear.

The monster chuckled at this as the girl started to cry as she was kicked over onto her back. He brought the strange mixture down with him as Ochaco lay limp on the street. "Let us see how this agrees with you." Bagwis says while trying to force the mix into her mouth. She keeps her mouth shut and tries to deny what the monster was intending.

Only to silently scream as he slashed her again and ripped away her costume. And right as she started screaming, the potion was forced into her mouth. To make extra sure she would swallow, the monster grabbed her nose so she would have no choice. The girl crying as she could feel it going down. Passing out once half of the mixture was gone. While Bagwis took the rest. "Let us see what happens when a hero is turned into a monster," he says before walking away from the scene of carnage.

So sorry to those who maybe think I'm dissing One Piece, but I just wanted to have a little fun with something of a throwaway ability and random story idea. No, I don't intend to follow it up. Mostly because it would be something of an anticlimax as Justice at full power is basically Superman or if you want an anime comparison, he's Beerus. And you could guess how that would go for the two characters hinted at here. On the other hand, the guy is currently weakened severely and has a lot more weakpoints compared to his full capabilities, so it makes for an different story.

And yeah, I fully intended for it to get extra dark at the end. Of course, the darkness has only begun to show itself and it will get far deeper soon enough. Not to mention, setting the stage for a special set of events for later chapters. Please review!