Hello everyone. Before we begin, I just wanna quickly say that I went back and changed something that has been bothering me for a long time now...I've finally gotten around to officially removing that damn stupid metal arm on Ryuji! I decided to remove it cause I came to see it as kinda cringey, so if you happen to reread my story and see something with the metal arm that I missed, please leave a comment about it and I shall get that fixed asap. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter (:
P.S. I do recommend putting on the music I put here, especially during the more emotional parts. It definitely makes it a lot better.
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Ryuji POV
It's been a couple days since my classmates have come up with a plan to bring Izuku back to U.A. I haven't joined back up with them quite yet because well...it'd be rather awkward. Besides, I've been hard at work with my current projects.
"Arvin, I'd like for you to gather all available data on the suit I used to fight against Chisaki. It was essentially my first nanotech suit but could only keep itself from being torn apart. I kinda exaggerated on it being self reparable in order to trick him..." I say while rubbing my neck
"Right away, sir. I'll gather all data and schematics I can on it since it's destruction" he says
"Thanks, it might be a key element to finally completing my nanotech. Right after I get in touch with my friends over at Wakanda that is" I say
As he gets started, I check the news to see if anything is happening at the moment.
"Well well, looks Mr.Hero himself has gotten himself on TV again" I say
On the screen is a news report of a criminal thats taken control of civilians. And at the scene is Izuku Midoriya himself being attacked by controlled civilians and not fighting back.
"The others should be at the scene too, I suppose this is my chance meet up with them" I say
"If you do decide to join the confrontation, there is about an 97% chance that Midoriya would fight back against you all in protest. So I do recommend taking a proper suit to use against him" Arvin says
"I know for a fact that he will try to escape us. And I also know that he won't try to harm us" I say
"You are most likely correct due to Midoriya's nature" he says
"Exactly, and if Izuku really thinks that I, Ryuji Takashi, can't keep up with this whole One for All vs All For One battle, then I'll have to show him just how much I can keep up" I smirk while looking at my newest suit
Izuku POV
I watch as my classmates take down the villain as the captured civilians run to safety.
"Everyone...Why...?" I ask
"Because we were worried about you" Uraraka says
"I'm...Okay...That's why...You shouldn't worry about me. Stay back!" I say as I stand back up
"That's good to hear! As expected his majesty the successor of One For All! So after all this, can you still keep smiling?" Kacchan asks me
"To be able to smile...For people to live in peace...I need to keep moving forward. So...All of you...Get out of my way!" I shout as I activate One For All
"Do your worst, you All Might wannabe!!" Kacchan shouts
"We knew Midoriya would be the same as ever. Stand strong everyone!" Iida says
"We'll bring you back, Deku" Uraraka says
"I heard you now have quirks from the 4th to 6th users! You look like a completely different person, you're even drawn differently nowadays, huh?! You dammed nerd!" Kacchan shouts
"...Thank you all...For coming" is all I say
Katsuki POV
"Smokescreen!" Kirishima shouts
"That's the power of the 6th user!" Uraraka says
"You guys better not lose sight of him!" I shout
I blast away the smoke with my Blast Landmines move and as the smoke is blown away, I see Ryuji standing in between us and Deku without his armor on.
"You guys really thought you'd have a class reunion without me?" He asks
"Get out of the way you dammed tin can!" I shout
We watch as Deku tries to take this opportunity to run away.
"Dumbass! He's getting away!" I shout
"Oh don't worry, he's coming back whether he wants to or not. And I'll use a new friend of mine to help out" he says
He snaps his fingers and points at Deku as this big suit comes flying out of the smoke and tackle Deku onto the ground. It then locks it's arms around him and stands back up as it turns towards us.
Ryuji POV
"Meet my prototype All For One-Buster. If you're so intent on fighting him alone, then surely you can easily escape my suit here which I made to take him down" I smirk as I walk over to Izuku as he's restrained
"Ryuji...Just. Let. Go. I don't wanna destroy your suit..." He says as he looks at me through his suit's darkened eyes
"If you're intent on running away, then I'm at least gonna make you do it at 100%. So go ahead, try me" I challenge him as I step right in front of him and my suit and look him directly in the eyes
He silently looks at me for a moment.
"I'm sorry about this...But I can't let you guys get in my way..." he says
Then, with a sudden burst of power which I assume is from one of his new quirks, along with One For All and Blackwhip, manages to break out of my suits arms, almost completely blowing them off, and jumps off the chest and into the air as I'm knocked to the ground as my s
"You still aren't getting away from us!" I hear Katsuki shout along with the sounds of birds
"Damn, I didn't think he'd actually go 100% on my suit. He's lucky I don't just shoot him down with the cannons right now" I groan as I sit up
"Ryuji!" I hear a familiar voice say from behind me
I look and see Toru come running towards me.
"Hey, Toru. Didn't think I'd show up, huh?" I ask
"I didn't...But I'm glad you did" she says as she extends her hand to me
I take it as she pulls me up and the two of us look at the others fighting to capture Izuku.
"Are you gonna go and help them?" She asks me
I glance over at my suit then back at them.
"No, I've already put on my show. I think I'll let them have the spotlight for now" I say
"I wish there was more I could do...There's so much I wanna say to him" she says
"Me too, Toru. But for now, let's just help Kirishima and Aoyama get that villain out of the ice for now" I say
The two of us, and my armless suit, meet up with Kirishima and Aoyama who have been chipping the villain out of the ice.
"Takashi...I'm glad you changed your mind, man" Kirishima says
"Yeah, I am too" I say
"🌟That was quite the fabulous show you put on🌟" Aoyama says
"Well you all know how much of a showman I am. Although not as sparkly as you are" I say
"🌟Indeed🌟 Not quite as shinning as moi..." he says with a bit less enthusiasm as normal
"Even Aoyama is feeling down..." I think
I help Kirishima chip the villain free using my suit as we also watch the fight go on to get Izuku back.
"Endeavor!" We hear Toru say as we finish up freezing the unconscious villain
Sure enough, we look to see Endeavor come walking towards us.
"This dude was no match for the combo attack from Bakugo, Todoroki, and Yaoyorozu! All I've been doing is chipping him out the ice" Kirishima says
"That's Dictator! There's no guarantee that he's operating alone though. We'd better make sure those hero-hating civilians who ran off are safe. You four should join Hawks and the others. Keep the area secure" Endeavor says
"I can have my suit look around from above" I say
"Sigh...There ain't much I can do now that he's zipping around like that...But even so...Dammit! There's just so much I wanna say to the guy!" Kirishima says as he takes off his headpiece
"Me too!" Toru agrees
"Oui🌟" Aoyama says
"I do as well, but for now let's just focus on our current objective and leave this to the others for now" I say
With that, the four of us run off as my suit flies around above us. A bit after getting started on securing the perimeter and helping out start civilians, we hear what sounds like a rocket and look up to see Iida launching up to Izuku extremely fast.
"Those guys...will they be able to land safely?" Toru worriedly says
"I don't know, my suit is currently without arms so I can have it go and catch them" I say
"I can! No, I will catch them! I've just gotta know where they're gonna crash!" Kirishima says
"That I can find out" I say
With the help of my suit, I'm able to quickly figure out where they'll crash land.
"Kirishima! Follow my suit!" I quickly say
The four of us dash to where they're gonna land as quickly as possible. And when we reach it, Kirishima is able to make it in time as he catches the crash landing Iida and Izuku.
"I won't...fall over!" Kirishima shouts as he skids to a stop with the two of them in his arms
"Waah! Are you guys okay?!" Toru asks
"Looks like it" I say
"Midoriya! Ya know, I remembered an old story that was on the news! A kid my age rushed in to save his friend from a villain! That was you, wasn't it?!" Kirishima asks
I then remember the sludge incident from what feels like forever ago and smile at the memory.
"Being a hero has nothing to do with being strong! I think your attitude from back then...is the key to all this happening now!" He says to Izuku
"Thank goodness you were here in time, Kirishima" Iida says
"We saw you launch into the air and figured you could use a landing pad" I say
We then look to see the rest of the class have caught up.
"Midoriya! Enough with all this stuff about being alone. Come back to us....Let's all go back to having classes together and stuff" Ashido pleads
Izuku then starts to stand up.
"I would love to come back. But...it's too dangerous. There are...a lot of people at U.A...I don't wanna cause them anymore trouble. I...can't go back to how I was before" he says
Those words resonate with me more than I'd like them too...
"Izuku, I know how you feel all too well. But please, don't make the same mistake I've made by separating yourself from those you care about! I mean, if I can finally get it through my thick skull that being alone isn't the solution for everything, than so can you! So please, just come back already!" I say
His hands grip and he doesn't really respond, but I can see tears in his eyes form.
"Do you remember what I told you after Shigaraki stabbed me?" Katsuki asks
"I don't remember..." Izuku responds
"I said, "Don't even think about winning this alone!". After yelling that out, my body acted on its own, and I was impaled yet I knew I had to tell you those words" Katsuki says
It feels as if the rains starts to get heavier, and suddenly I feel someone gripping my hand. I look to see Toru now next to me and I can't physically see it, but even with the rain I know she's crying. I hold onto her hand in return as the two of us watch Katsuki step forwards.
"I always looked down on you. Just because you were quirkless. You were always far away behind me, yet...I felt that you were somehow miles ahead of me" he says
He takes a deep breath as he looks down a bit.
"I hated that. I didn't want to feel like that. And I didn't want to recognize that. It's why I grew so distant from you and always tried to beat you down. I opposed you and tried to show my superiority over you. But I always lost...After entering U.A, absolutely nothing went as I thought it would. I spent my days trying to figure out your strengths and weaknesses" he says
He takes another deep breath as he looks at Izuku straight in the eyes.
"It probably doesn't mean anything telling you all this, but...That's what I really think. Izuku...I'm sorry for everything I've done up until now" He says
With those genuine words, Bakugo bows to Izuku in apology.
As I look at him bow and as Toru grips my hand tighter, the sounds of the rain and sparks from my suit's arms hitting my ears, even I can't hold back from shedding a few tears.
"The path you took as a successor of One For All...is exactly what All Might did. Your choices...weren't misguided at all. But as of now, you can barely stand on your own. Your ideals alone can only take you so far. If you ever encounter a road bump, you can always count on us for help. To surpass All Might, your ideal hero, we would all have to protect U.A and the civilians in there together. It's the only way..." He says still now breaking his bow
I wipe my eyes as there's a few moments of silence, before Izuku starts stumbling forwards.
"..."You guys can't keep up"..."You guys can't keep up"...I'm sorry...for saying such a terrible thing" he says as he stumbles forwards
He almost falls to the ground, but Katsuki quickly catches him.
"I know" is all Katsuki says as Izuku passes out in his arms
"We've cleared the first hurdle...for now. It will only get more and more difficult from now on" Yaoyorozu says
"Yeah..." Uraraka agrees
Shoji grabs ahold of the passed out Izuku with his separate arms and starts to carry him.
"For now, let's just get him back to U.A" I say
Everyone silently agrees as we all make our way back to the fortress that has become U.A.
A little while later...
Shortly after we've reached the gates of U.A, we hear a groan come from Izuku.
"Look! He opened his eyes!" Ashido says
"He's woken up, Thirteen!" Kirishima says
"Thank god! Can you hear my Midoriya?" Thirteen asks currently without her helmet
"Yes..."Izuku weakly says
"I'm glad you're okay" I say to him
"As of right now, most of the civilians are moving to various evacuation centers. The ones remaining outside are anti-hero vigilantes, and an extremist that has become violent alongside the prison escapees" Thirteen says
"Has Japan already lost faith in its heroes so quickly...?" I say
"We can only hope to change their view quickly..." Yaoyorozu says
"The number of anti-hero civilians entering each evacuation center due to exhaustion is increasing. Since the extremists tend to work in groups, they are easy to catch. As the evacuation continues, it's getting easier to avoid both groups. Everyone is doing their best, in order to improve this situation. The solo journey you that you did, really helped the heroes and the police" Thirteen says
As Izuku regains more consciousness, I watch as he looks at the state U.A is in.
"U...U.A...?" He stutters out
"The barrier is currently activated. This wall is just a taste of what it can actually do!" Sero says
"And oh man, can it do a lot. I mean, even my dad got involved with its upgrades" I confidently say
"Even just hearing about the security system will freak you out! It even connects to Shiketsu High!" Toru excitedly says
Izuku is silent for a moment.
"Going back...is not an option for me..." he mumbles out
As we get closer to the gate, we're all able to hear how noisy it is inside. But as the gate opens and we all step inside, we're able to see why...
"DON'T LET THAT BOY INSIDE U.A!" The huge crowd of people shout in protest
Even I'm left confused as to why so many people are out here.
"The rumor about a boy Shigaraki is after, it's him isn't it?!" The crowd shouts
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Calm down, please!" Present Mic shouts through a loudspeaker
"The principle explained it all to us! Our safety was guaranteed! Do you understand what that means, or not?! We left our houses because he guaranteed our safety! So why the hell would you put a ticking time bomb in here with us?!" Various people from the crowd shout
"These...these idiots!" I say starting to get angry
"Ryuji, it's okay. They're just scared" Toru says to me
I look around at the shouting crowd and panicked crowd. When I suddenly spot two groups of people...A terrified Ren being comforted by his aunt, and my mother and father with worried expressions on their faces. And it that split moment, even I start to have a small about of doubt for bringing Izuku here...
"I don't...I don't know what to do..." I think as I hear the shouts and cries from the crowd and the pleads of different heroes attempting to calm them down
It only gets worse as Best Jeanist tries to calm them down.
"Japan is currently lawless...it's cuz you guys failed as heroes...and because you guys failed again...we're telling you...to accept the burden of it all!" A guy from the crowd shouts
As if those were trigger words, the crowd gets more riled up as more and more people start to shout in protest.
"Are you guys even heroes?! Get him out of here! We left our homes for this! You heroes are nothing but failures!" And various other shouts and threats coming from the crowd
I grip my arc reactor as my breathing starts to speed up as it feels like I'm starting to have a panic attack. The voices start to fizzle out as it feels like my entire body is spacing out.
"Come on Ryuji! I-I'm sure there's a way to fix everything! I've just gotten revitalized, I can't start panicking now!" My mind races
Suddenly, it feels like a voice cuts through everything.
"Dek-... Izuku Midoriya has a special power within him!" I hear Uraraka's voice shout
I immediately look up and see that she's gotten atop U.A, loudspeaker in hand.
"That's exactly why a guy like him can't be here!" Someone from the crowd shouts
"You don't get it! He left school in first place because he didn't want to cause trouble for anyone! We were the ones who brought him back here!
"Uraraka..." I think
That power if his... yeah, it's really special! It's a power that exists to beat All For One! Thats why they're after him! That's why he had to leave this place! He left and went through who knows what out there, just look at the state he's in! Just because he left to protect us!" She shouts
"More than anyone he wishes he could fix everything! We're looking at a guy who could be attacked at any moment and continues to move forward anyway! So really look at him! Please! Special powers are one thing! But there's no such thing as a special person!" She yells
"These people don't understand how tough it is out there. But even so...it's up to us heroes to put faith in the world" I say mostly to myself
People start whispering amongst themselves about the state Izuku is in.
"He was fighting...Even after he saved me...he just kept fighting" a woman from the crowd speaks up
"Tch, the hell are you talking about? Don't tell me that you want us to be covered in mud and grime as well?!" A guy from the crowd shouts
"No! The heroes will be the only ones who will shoulder any burdens! We'll pay you all back with our blood, sweat, and tears! So please, give us a moment to catch our breath!" Uraraka shouts in response
"We're gonna need every breath we can catch" I think
"As for your safety...We're sorry that we cannot guarantee it! We're just as frightened as you all are! Everyone around here is under the same circumstances! That's what I'm asking for your full cooperation! So that tomorrow we can all smile together! This is his his hero academia too! So please, let Midoriya stay here so that he can rest!" She exclaims
And with those final words, sparked people coming forward in support of Izuku.
"Ryuji, I know that we'll be able to fix everything...As long as we're together" Toru says as she grabs my hand and pulls me in for a cold hug
"Toru, together we'll take All For One, Shigaraki, and all their goons down once and for all. And finally being the hero back in heroism" I say as I hug her back...
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That does it for this chapter. I told y'all it was gonna be a longer one. Most of us was all these dang speeches I had to write in! I shorten up Uraraka's speech a bit because it is REALLY long, but I tried making things better by adding some images. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and I'll see you all in the next one (: