"Your pizza is here!"
. . .
BOOM!
The first attack has been initiated at both locations. The location I am at is where Shouta's tracker is located.
"Patchy, camera AM." In my visor, All Might's camera in his belt that I installed earlier appears in front of my right eye. The location is a wooden bar. All Might, Gran Torino (All Might's mentor), Kamui Woods, and Edgeshot trap Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and the remaining Vanguard Action Squad except Nomu. Finally, in front of me, Shouta sits tied to the chair. He's bruised up, and, based on how his eyes are moving, possibly drugged. I bite my tongue because I know it could be worse but still.
That's only based on what I'm seeing. It doesn't help that I don't have audio on the camera, so I can't hear what they are saying.
Screw All Might for not believing in communication.
"Tiger here. We found Ragdoll and the Nomus. The Nomus are not responding, and Ragdoll...she doesn't have her quirk anymore. She's alive, but she doesn't have her quirk." Expected.
"Best Jeanist! Something is going on! The flying man with a black mask just knocked almost everyone out!" We can hear him gasp, presumably from being hit.
"That has to be for All-for-One. Get the survivors out as quickly as possible." I growl.
Something is off. I'm aware this man is a genius as ee wouldn't come out for no reason. If he were going to come out, he would appear here to cover them unless.
He has a plan. He has a quirk that he can use at this distance. What is it?! I try to run through my mind, but it has to be a new quirk because nothing that is currently recorded works like that.
Before I go too deep, I get my answer. In front of my eye, I watch the villains and Shouta disappear through multiple warps, a different warp quirk from Kurogiri's as they practically ignore the trap Kamui Woods set up.
I explode,
"FUCK! PATCH, LOCATION OF ERASERHEAD'S TRACKERS!" Detective Tsukauchi tries to approach me to calm me down, but I step back. I'm not having it. As soon as I receive the location, I face him, " they were teleported to where All-for-One is. I'm going after him!"
"IZUKU, WAIT!" Detective Tsukauchi screams, but I ignore him. I fly to the roofs and use my boosters to go as quickly as possible.
I can't waste fucking time anymore.
Within a couple of seconds, I see All Might jump past me quickly as if I was walking. A minute later, Gran Torino follows. All Might arrives at the scene in less than a minute. I take a deep breathe when I see Shouta for a moment, but dread fills my stomach because he is fighting the Vanguard Action Squad by himself without his scarf! It's not like All Might help him either when he's facing All-for-One.
However, that doesn't stop me from getting angry at him because he keeps using the same move basically. To make things worst, All-for-One is having no problem taking it. Also, they would stop just for conversation, and I can't hear it because the camera doesn't have a microphone, nor does All Might wear a headset.
The worst thing of all is that I can't watch Shouta to check if he is still alive. I'm trusting Gran Torino to make it there and protect him if he has to.
Then all sanity goes out the window.
Finally, I arrive at the scene at the edge of the building, but it seems to be just in time.
All-for-One is using his forced-activation quirk on Big Sis Magne. Her quirk is magnetism, meaning she can move people around like magnets. When looking at the footage from one of the drones during her fight with Tiger and Pixie Bob, the direction they go to goes based on gender. North and South poles pull together, while the same push away. I quickly scan the field to see Toga standing in front of a warp with the magnet quirk being used on her. Then, all the members of the squad with Kurogiri and Shigaraki have the quirk used on them as well. Things click.
Toga is the central pole, and all the guys will crash into her to be forced into the portal. I look to find Shouta has the aura as well.
I'm not letting that happen. I don't even hear what All-for-One is saying when I react.
I run back, using the boosters and wings to blast myself off the roof towards All-for-One as fast as possible.
"Patch, detach and fly a distance. Nanobots, on." I speak to the visor as quietly as possible for him to not hear me. The nanobots flood from my backpack onto the ground as Patchy separates from me. I dive towards All-for-One, and I imagine a substantial barrier behind me, letting the nanobots build.
I don't even get close when a harsh burst of air forces me back into the barrier I built behind me.
"IZUKU!"
Ignoring the pain and desperate call, I yell to Patchy, "MINI CANNON NOW!"
A massive blast can be heard in the distance.
Then laughter. Fucking laughter.
I force myself to recover, opening my eyes to see a crater in the ground. All-for-One stands there as if nothing has happened. His mask is gone to reveal his play-dough face to the public. The only part of the body that exists there is his mouth. I hear a burst beside me, but I ignore it. I rip the nunchucks off my belt and raise my hand.
"Patch, bring these to Eraser," I mutter. Within a moment, the nunchucks disappear. I feel someone shaking my side. I stand up slowly without care for how much pain spreads my body.
"Kid, settle down. All Might got this." An old voice whispers beside me, trying to convince me to step down.
"I'm fine, Gran Torino. Defend Eraserhead. I'm not losing him again, nor am I losing to this dumbass." I demand. Gran Torino sighs before jumping away.
All-for-One finally stops laughing and looks specifically at me, "I knew you would be dangerous, Midoriya. I did not understand the extent until now."
Suddenly, I sink through the floor and appear right in front of him with his hand around my neck. He raises me to face-to-face level.
I can't fuck this up.
"LET HIM GO, ALL-FOR-ONE! HE ISN'T YOUR FIGHT!" All Might screams from behind me.
"However, he is the most formidable opponent here. He could probably easily take over the world if he wanted to." I bring my act back.
"You're right. I could take over the world, but that would be fucking boring. Then it would just be a TV show. I can expect what to happen because I'm in control. Also, did you happen to raise Shigaraki? You both do that choking thing." Somehow, I haven't started choking yet.
All-for-One glares me down, "Very interesting, indeed. I can see why Tomura wanted you as his chess piece."
"I'm fucking offended! I'm the whole damn board! When moved, I tumble everyone above me!" He grips tighter. Now that starts to choke me. So this show again?
"I recommend you be quiet unless you want to die." Come on, All Might, attack! I've given you at least three chances by now!
"You were asking to die the moment you took Eraserhead. What does that make you?" I force out barely. After what felt like forever, I'm finally ripped out of All-for-One's hand, and he gets punched away. I'm set down away from the scene as All Might jumps back into action, continuing with his straight-forward attacks against someone who at least matches him in strength.
The moment I'm away, I drop the act and look around. In the distance, I see Shouta and Gran Torino fighting the others off. However, the villains run into the warp with Shigaraki being carried in before it closes.
Damn it. There wasn't much we can do there. All the other heroes are probably working on the rescue operation.
Shouta turns from the gate runs to me. When he is near, he stumbles, but I manage to catch him. Before we break down, we lean on each other and back as far away from the battle as possible. Once there was some distance, we both collapse. Not giving a chance for me to react, Shouta pulls me as close as possible, touching my face to make sure I'm alive before shoving me in his chest.
"Idiot. Fucking idiot. You will hear it after this." Shouta mumbles as he holds me close.
I sigh, making sure I keep an eye on the fight as I reply, " I don't care. How are you?"
"I'm fine. My quirk is blocked with quirk suppressants, but it will come back. I'm more worried about you with what you pulled off."
A weight disappears from my shoulders. I wasn't sure if All-for-One would take Shouta's quirk or not. It makes sense why he didn't because he doesn't have eyes to use the quirk in the first place. I don't respond to his worry.
All Might and All-for-One keep clashing back and forth. It's a stalemate at the moment. I watch Gran Torino disappear from my side and in front of All Might, his fist colliding into the old man.
I grit my teeth.
"Izuku, we should get out. All Might can handle this." Shouta tries to break through my trance. I know better. I may not be able to participate directly, but I can be support. The nanobots crawl out of my bag once more. They stay at the edge of the field like little ants.
All Might throws Gran Torino out of the way and tries to attack All-for-One, but the man grabs the fist and throws him back. I don't listen to what they say, only watching their movements. As All Might looks like he's about to prepare another attack, I notice him looking back, withdraws, and moves toward the direction he was seeking.
He's leaving himself open to attack. I don't know why, but it has to be for a good reason.
Hopefully. If not, I am going to kill All Might myself.
The nanobots swarm in front of him to make a sizeable dense barrier between him and All-for-One. A much larger air-blast than what I went through smashes through. However, it does neutralize some of the damage that All Might would have had to take. Debris around the barrier flies. The nanobots come down, spreading across the field at different heights. I don't know if All-for-One will grab me again with a stunt like that. I know that he has to have some sensory quirk, so I'm trying to overwhelm him. That way, he will lose me. I see Gran Torino blast his way to the pile behind All Might, so there must have been someone in there. I stand up, thankful the pain is mostly gone, and pull Shouta up with me.
"Now is the time we should leave," I state as I let him lean on me. I face All Might and scream at the top of my lungs, " YOU BETTER WIN, ALL MIGHT, OR I FIND YOU AND TAKE YOU DOWN MYSELF A SECOND TIME!" I see him nod. Shouta and I stumble out of the scene, going as far away as possible. Patchy lands beside us as we wobble our way to the nearest hospital to have Shouta checked, "Patch, directions to the nearest hospital."
"That's unnecessary." Shouta tries to convince me.
"If you want the logical reason, I want the substance in you checked." I deny we will get it. I just needed an excuse. He goes quiet as I watch the fight through my visor.
"I know you have the fight in that visor. What's going on?"
"He keeps going for direct attacks as much as I hate it. There's so much debris he can use around him. I have an idea as to why, but still."
"People fight differently."
I watch All Might and All-for-One smash together once more; however, All Might breaks his arm for more strength and smashes him into the ground. I watch him quickly subdue the man before I ask Patchy to remove the video.
"He won. Probably reduced his time tremendously, but he won." I only get a nod until we walk into the hospital and get separated despite wanting to stay close.
---
It has been a day since the attack. Honestly, it's a mess.
All-for-One is now in the most secure prison in Japan. I think he should be killed as he can always come back, but they won't listen to me about it.
Somehow, I obtained no more severe injuries from that fight even though I was slammed into a wall and choked.
I got a new bruise for that shit, but it goes away.
The only thing it did was worsen the injury I never fixed from Toga on my shoulder. As soon as they rewrapped it, they kicked me out. I tried to visit Shouta, but they aren't taking visitors with everything going on. If you have a chance of surviving by yourself out there, they are kicking you out.
The hospitals are filled with people from the destroyed city.
Pro-heroes are still rescuing people in the rubble.
Police are dealing with all the paperwork.
Everything is quickly getting done, so we can appreciate that.
Shouta didn't have too many injuries. He was mainly roughed up a-bit. They were worried about the quirk-suppressant, so they kept him for the night. He's probably not happy about that thinking about it. He will have to deal with it.
To make my situation worse, I didn't visit him. It wasn't that I didn't want to. I would have stayed by his side the whole time if I could. In fact, I sent Hizashi to keep an eye on him for me. The problem is that people always need me, mainly the police. I've had to fill out so much paperwork that it's ridiculous. I read to make sure everything to correct to the single letter. As soon as I finished, I left. Then, I realized Maijima is still working on the dorms with the electricity, plumbing, and anything of that sort. I went to him because I want the students here as soon as possible.
Right now, I'm working on wiring the place while Maijima works on plumbing (he lost a game of rock/paper/scissors, so he had to do it). With how fast we are working, I expect us to be done within a day or two. After that, All Might and Shouta have to go convince parents to trust us with their kids. That shouldn't be too big of a problem.
I finish the wiring, and I start testing it when I receive a message from Hizashi.
Too Much Gel: Shouta's on his way to UA. He's pissed right now, so you better have an excuse ready.
Divorce Exists: I don't, but I will figure something out hopefully!
Too Much Gel: You're screwed.
Divorce Exists: I rather not be aware.
Nice confidence boost there! I'm totally going to die tonight! Right after saving him too.
It only takes a few minutes before Shouta arrives. I didn't notice him until he grabs me and starts dragging me away. I don't speak. I don't want to make this a more horrible experience.
Shouta leads us to his office and closes the door behind us. When he faces me, he slaps me hard before pulling me close.
"Don't you ever pull something like that again. You may think that it was a joke, but your life was on the line there. You have a life ahead of you. You were facing the strongest villain out there. I don't care about how clever you are; you can't throw your life around like that. Understood?"
"Yeah yeah. Just don't get fucking caught, and we won't have a fucking problem." I mumble, for once, leaning into Shouta and hugging him as a proper person should.
"I'll try not to."
"Just do it. Not try."
"Someone missed me."
"...shut up."
I may not have got the League of Villains this time, but I will next time we meet.
You fuckers better be prepared.