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A/N: Hi hi! I'm not sure what to say sooooo... Hi!
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"League of Villains?" Ojiro asks. "What are those guys doing here?"
"Oh... you guys.. again." Y/n deadpans at the villains.
"I could crush this kitty's head so easily." One of the villains grin, their weapon on Pixie-Bob's head. "How about it, dears, should I?"
"You get away from her!" Tiger demands, glaring daggers at the villains.
"Now, now. Hold on, Big Sis Mag." The lizard-man calms down the situation, "You, too, Tiger, calm down. When deciding if someone should live or die, we must be careful that we're abiding by Stain's principles."
Y/n felt like laughing. A lot.
She didn't, though. It would be 'inappropriate timing.'
"Stain..?" Izuku murmurs, looking at the villains weirdly.
"So, you're the ones he ended up inspiring!" Iida frowns at the man.
"At your service. That's us!" The lizard man introduces before pointing towards Iida again, "And you, four eyes. I believe I recognize you. You're one of the self-righteous brats who attacked Stain in Hosu City."
The lizard-man moves to grab his weapon, "Lemme introduce myself. Call me, Spinner! I'm here to make Stain's dreams a reality."
"I don't care who you are. You're criminals!" Tiger yells at them, "That woman lying there is named Pixie-Bob. She's a pro hero who's saved countless lives. She's giving her all for these young heroes, pushing them to reach their full potential. She's looking for a mate, but otherwise she's content. What gives you the right to cut such a happy life short?!"
Spinner darts forward, "Didn't anyone ever tell you it's not a hero's job to be happy?!"
"Tiger!" Mandalay exclaims, "I've talked to everyone! Trust the safety of the other students to Ragdoll. You and I will stay here. We'll hold them back!"
She then looks at the students behind her, "You return to camp! Class Rep, you're in charge on the way there! Don't engage anyone!"
"Leave it to me. Let's go!" Iida agrees, starting to turn around.
He starts to run but pauses as he see's Izuku just standing there, "Midoriya!"
"Go on ahead without me." He orders as they gasp in surprise at the boys words, "Mandalay!"
Mandalay turns towards him as Izuku speaks, "Kota. I know where he is!"
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Yeah. So, turns out... Y/n got lost...
Yay.
Y/n aimlessly walks through the forest, humming to herself quietly.
"London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down..."
She breathed the words to herself, taking one step after another through the eerily quiet forest.
"London bridge is falling down.. my fair lady..."
One step after another, she didn't seem to realize the way strings of glitches hanged down from her wrist, coming straight out of her veins.
"Build it up with iron bars, iron bars, iron bars..."
Her lips quirked up into a small smile, feeling content with the warm and fuzzy feeling in her chest.
"Build it up with iron bars.. my fair lady..."
She stared up at the starry sky, black smoke blowing past.
"Iron bars will bend and break, bend and break, bend and break..."
Her eyes looked as if they weren't even there. As if she was mentally in a different place.
"Iron bars will bend and break.. my fair la—..."
She stops as she stumbles upon two familiar figures.
She didn't notice the strings made out of glitches had seeped back into her body through her veins.
Nor did she notice the body of a man following her retreat back into the woods, teal eyes showing tinges of regret. R̶e̶g̶r̶e̶t̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶.
"Shoji... and.. Izuku..?" She tilts her head to the side, obscuring the boys curiously.
"Y/n!" Izuku's green eyes widen as he looks at her.
"Oh.. also Bakugo and Todoroki.." Her eyes shift to the other two.
"Ah... and Tokoyami.." She realizes.
"..."
"Is that all of you?" She asks, wanting to confirm before moving on.
"Yes." Shoji nods as she hums in acknowledgement.
"Y/N! We figured out who their targets are!" Izuku explains, voice laced with panic and worry.
"Who?" She tilts her head to the side.
"Kacchan and uh.. you." Izuku's tone become quiet and hesitant as she blinks.
They seem to await her reaction.
"Yikes." Is all she says before facing forward on the path. "Well, let's go."
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They soon run across Asui and Uraraka.
A girl was sucking blood out of Uraraka, Asui pinned to a tree by her hair.
"Uraraka!" Izuku exclaimed, eyes widening at the sight.
"Quickly, guys! Help her!" Asui begs as the other two girls turn their heads to face the newcomers.
The blonde villain was quick to jump away from Uraraka as the group quickly surrounds her to make sure she's okay.
"Stop!" Uraraka calls as the girl sighs, pausing by the edge of the forest.
"There's too many people here now, and I don't feel like being killed tonight. Toodles." She starts to turn away but she suddenly gasps, eyes landing on two specific people.
Her cat-like pupils dilate, staring at the girl with h/c hair, and a boy with messy green hair.
She then turns and runs off, Uraraka trying to stand up and chase her. "Get her!"
"It's too dangerous." Tsuyu pushes her back down, "We have no idea what kind of quirk she has."
"Who was that girl just now?" Todoroki asks.
"One of the villains. She was crazy." Asui answers shortly.
"Uraraka. You're hurt!" Izuku frowns.
"It's not bad. I can still walk okay." Uraraka looks at the wound on her hand before looking back up at Izuku, "You're the one who looks terrible!"
"We can't talk here." Shoji addresses, "Let's move."
"I'm glad you weren't too injured.." Izuku sighs in relief, "Now come on. Join our group. We're protecting Y/n and Kacchan while making our way back to camp. We could use your help."
Asui puts a finger to her chin, "If you're protecting Y/n and Bakugo, then, shouldn't they be with you guys?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Izuku looks over his shoulder, "They're right over here, behind us—"
Their eyes widen as they discover the spots completely empty.
"Nice trick, eh?" A voice from up in the tree pipes up.
The students turn towards the man with a gasp, he was wearing a magician-like attire.
"I took the duo you're talking about with my magic." He tosses two sea-blue marbles in his hand, "A talent like theirs would be squandered were they cast as heroes. We'll provide them with a grander stage where they can truly shine."
"Give them back!" Izuku demands to the man.
"'Give them back'? What an odd thing to say. They don't belong to anyone. They're their own person. Don't be so arrogant." The magic-man looks down at the marbles.
"We'll stop you!" Izuku yells as Todoroki runs forward.
"Right now!" Todoroki sends a spike of ice towards the man who jumps up into the air.
The magic-man holds his hat to make sure it didn't fall off, "Why the aggression? We merely wish to show them that there are options besides the fanatical world of heroism they're drowning in."
He lands in a nearby tree, "It's important to choose a path that aligns with your core values, after all."
"It's not just Bakugo and L/n. Tokoyami's gone!" Shoji exclaims as Todoroki gasps.
He snatched three of our strongest classmates without a sound. What power is this? Todoroki turns towards the magic man.
"If you're monologuing because you think you've beaten us, you're mistaken." Todoroki scowls.
"A bad habit of mine. I was once an entertainer, you know" the magic-man plays with the marbles in his hand, "Taking Tokoyami was a bit of improv on my part."
He flips his hand to show three marbles.
"Moonfish. Our dear 'blade tooth.' He may not look it, but he's a dastardly death row devil who's last appeal was denied. When I saw the avian take him down so easily and violently, I decided he should join our troupe." Magic-man closes his fist, three marbles still inside.
"You bastard! You can't take them!" Izuku yells at the magic-man.
"Calm down, Midoriya." Shoji reccomends as Todoroki shifts in his spot.
"Here, take this guy for me." The boy he was carrying falls off his shoulders and into Uraraka's grasp.
He runs forward, freezing a large area with ice.
"Apologies." Magic-man, who had dodged the attack, apologies mid-air, "But slight-of-hand and escapology are my specialties, not combat."
He drops past an icicle, hand that was once in the air now in his pocket, "I'm not foolish enough to fight hero candidates from UA."
He puts his hands behind his head casually, one of them resting atop his ear, "Vanguard Action Squad. I've acquired our targets. Our little show has officially come to a close. Meet me at the retrieval point in the next five minutes for the final bow."
"They can't!" Izuku gasps as the magic-man jumps away.
Todoroki turns towards the boy, eyes filled with determination.
"You're right. We'll stop them."
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