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Arriving at the mall, the class splits up into groups to search what they are looking for. Leaving, Izuku looked around the mall alone, gathering what he needed without the distraction of his fellow classmates. Two bags later, he had what he needed and moved towards the area that the rest of the class will be meeting at when they had finished. Suddenly, Izuku's instincts went wild; his shoulders tensed and the grip on his cane tightened causing his knuckles to go white. Something was about to go down...
From a bank not far from were Izuku was standing, an explosion cracked off, sending shards of glass flying in all directions. Izuku was just about to activate his quirk when he felt a hand wrap around his neck and grip it tightly, one finger not touching. Instantly, Izuku's mind went fuzzy;
'Who ever has got me has a 5 fingered activation quirk. Similar to Uraraka's. They have extremely dry and flaky skin, a side affect of their quirk? Their fingertips are course, texture like sand almost. Bony fingers, very little fat but they seemed well trained. Surprising strength.' His analysis was stopped by a gravelly voice next to his ear;
"If you don't want your neck disintegrating, I would suggest you come with me..." That is when Izuku connected the dots and said,
"Tomura Shigaraki." Shigaraki sighed like a delighted child,
"You remember me, Izuku Midoriya." Huffing, Izuku told him
"Of course I do. You attacked my class and sent people to capture me. You're not someone I will forget."
All the while, Izuku's mind buzzed; 'Can I distract him long enough for someone to find me? Why is he here right now? I can't do anything! Even if I get out of his grasp, who is to say he wouldn't go on a mass murdering spree... My hands are all but tied.'
Izuku relaxed under Shigaraki's hand, "Ah you understand... Now, where was I?" Izuku could hear the smugness in his voice, that sickly smile no doubt plastered onto his face. "I wanted to know the difference between... me and the Hero Killer..." That made Izuku pause. 'What was the difference...'
Clearing his throat, Izuku said;
"Make no mistake, both of you are mass murdering villains. However, the Hero Killer had an Idea, he had a Will, the Intention to finish his goal; you however do no hold such ideals, you do not have the Conviction he did. That is your difference. You want chaos, you crave it but that chaos you want is only that. Pure chaos." Izuku paused, letting Shigaraki think; "You have no focus. No goal. Hero Killer Stain had a goal. To reform Society, to change Heroes back to what they once were. All Might being his focus, his ideal hero."
Behind him, Izuku heard Shigaraki start to chuckle, telling Izuku;
"Ah~ That's it. It's like my mind has finally been cleared! It's All Might!" Shigaraki's knee bounced like a small, excited child, "Yes! That is why everyone is so complacent, why everyone smiles! It's All Might's fault." All whilst he had a self-revelation, Shigaraki tightened his hand on Izuku's neck, making it hard to breath. Then Shigaraki let go and said;
"Follow me and I'll show these people something to fear..." Leaving Izuku to look around for him but Shigaraki had vanished into thin air. Tiredly, Izuku sighed, grabbed his ill-gotten gains and rang his dad. Three buzzed later, his dad picked up asking:
"Problem Child. What now?" The man had clearly been woken up, but Izuku was just as tired and replied
"Shigaraki just visited me." Clattering and something shattering came from his phone before his dad exclaimed,
"WHAT?!" Another sigh came from the other side, "You are a trouble magnet, aren't you?"
Within five minutes the mall had been locked down by the police as the officers swept the building for a threat, already arresting the bank robbers that had distracted Izuku originally; they were of minor concern, shipped of to some low end prison, and the police focused on the Leader of the League that had appeared here. A detective had questioned Izuku on the matter, not Detective Tsukauchi this time, and Izuku answered the questions best he could, rubbing an ice pack over his bruised neck. The man had a strong grip.
Meanwhile at U.A Shouta was not a happy camper. His son was being targeted by a villainous organisation ran by his birth parents who want their son back for whatever reason. Nezu and Powerloader were both discussing security upgrades as Shouta nearly broke down the chimera's door, his anger casing a blood red aura around him. The rodent waved off Powerloader, and welcomed in his best teacher,
"Ah Aizawa! Welcome! What do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" His smile never leaving his face, Shouta growled out,
"I want the plans for the dorm rooms to be moved forward." Nezu tilted his head slightly, his version of an eyebrow being raised and asked.
"Why?" Shouta looked the rodent in his black beady eyes, saying,
"My class, more specifically my son, is being targeted by a villainous organisation. They knew where I lived Nezu." Tea appeared out of thin air as Nezu spoke
"Hm. That is most troubling. Do you believe that our students are in danger?" Nodding Shouta put out,
"Yes. Very much so. If this rag tag group can locate the home of an underground hero, then no doubt they will know the locations of all our students' homes. This puts every student at U.A at risk, especially since we only allow specialized training to the Hero Course."
Nezu looked to his best teacher. This is why the man is the best at U.A; He's logical, his instincts are good and smart as a whip. Nezu trusts this man. Nezu asks;
"What do you suggest then, Aizawa?" The raven-haired man looked to Nezu and answered;
"We move the plans for the dorms forward, U.A has the best security and the ability to protect its students. We also provide training for the other class; not as much as the hero course but enough so that they know how to defend themselves if it comes down to it. Finally, we push for the Provisional License Exams to be taken after Training camp, allowing 1-A and 1-B Provisional Licenses."
Clapping, Nezu says;
"Those are fantastic ideas Aizawa! We will try to implement them soon. U.A's top priority is the protection of its students." Nezu's phone rang, "Speaking of which," The phone is picked up, "Nezu speaking!"
"Nezu, this is Detective Tsukauchi. I need your help with the Endeavour case." And then the phone is put down. Shouta looked at the phone then to Nezu;
"What was that about?" Nezu's grin turned feral, telling Shouta;
"Your son might get Endeavour completely removed from the hero ranking and thrown in jail."
That got Shouta to grin madly; he never liked Endeavour, too arrogant and prideful. Silently, he was super proud of his son, getting rid of fake heroes already. Then he realised that he had to go to court, and he never liked courtrooms or those slimy lawyers. Always gave him shivers...
Izuku had just left the police precinct when he got a text from Shouto;
'I've been summoned to court with my family. You may have been summoned too.'
Groaning, Izuku went home alone, knowing his Dad was probably trying something and Papa was doing his radio show right now. Unlocking the door, Izuku saw a letter on the floor addressed to him. So, he had been summoned; now he had to get a suit to wear... 'Wait... No, I don't! I already have a suit! This should be good.' It was a simple black suit, with a white shirt and black tie.
Perfect for any suit occasions such as a court room and a hearing which was happening tomorrow.
Tomorrow became the new day, and Izuku got ready for the court hearing. He had gathered his own evidence within a folder and the Detective had also done the same. That should be enough to damn Enji.
Outside, a limo pulled up with a police escort. Reporters were all around asking what was going on but Izuku ignored them and entered the limo. There he saw most of the Todoroki family there with him; Fuyumi, Natsuo and Shouto were all there, sat tensely in the limo. Izuku leaned over and gave Shouto a kiss on the cheek and a smile showing his support; he may have never been to court, but his Dad have given Izuku a brief rundown the night before of what to expect.
Drawing to a stop, the limo pulled up outside of the Courthouse, Izuku stepping out first then swiftly followed by the Todoroki Siblings. This was a field day for the reporters, Endeavour arrested then his children summoned to court? That was some big news. Scowling, Izuku slammed down his cane, not activating his Quinque, but enough to make the reporters back off the siblings as they got inside. Shouto thanked Izuku quietly, probably scared out of his mind, but Izuku supported him with every fibre of his being.
Soon, the hearing began. Everyone entered the courtroom and stood up for the judge to enter. With the click of her gavel, everyone sat down as she started the session;
"We have gathered today for the hearing of the Number Two Hero Endeavour; please state your case."
As the hearing moved onwards, both sides offering evidence and witness statements, Izuku saw that Endeavour's main lawyer's eyes glowed every time he looked over at the Jury; 'This could be a trick of the light or that Endeavour's lawyer is using his quirk during the hearing. A highly illegal offence.'
Izuku offered support to Shouto as he was called up to give a statement; the lawyer looked at Shouto with narrowed eyes as he began.
"My name is Shouto Todoroki. 15 years old. My father had started to abuse me when I was four years old." People gasped in horror. "He disguised it as training, often referring to me as his 'perfect creation'. He forced my mother into a quirk marriage to get a combination, a hybrid quirk of fire and ice. My quirk. I have burn marks all over me from his training, it drove my mother to insanity, he killed my older brother Touya Todoroki." The lawyer looked smug,
"So, your father trained you? He wanted you to be able to survive the horror that is the heroics world." The slimy lawyer looked around, "It looks like a caring father wanted what was best for his son, but his mother had influenced his mind from her insanity as he puts it. Perhaps he is delusional, there are no records of an elder son called Touya any where within the system." The Todoroki family gasped in surprise; their father had gone so far as to erase his own son from exitance to protect his image. Izuku looked at the man harder and recognized those eyes.
This man was infamous, he was known to use his quirk to sway how things look a persuasion quirk; not very well known to many but Izuku being an ex-vigilante knew the man from illegal activities he had tried to stop.
Endeavour had stooped so low to hire a villain to win this case.
Izuku could see that it was working, the Jury was being swayed to Endeavours side. But Izuku wouldn't give up. Next he was called up to give a statement.
"My name is Izuku Midoriya. Age 15. As most in this room should know by now, I am the Ex-Vigilante Crimson Blaze. I had saw Endeavour murder many, many people during my time; going as far as to set ablaze a petty thief stealing to feed his only daughter. He is cruel, brash and arrogant. I had gone to intern with him, and he almost murdered me by using blue flames, which burn at over 3000 Degrees Celsius, enough to carbonize human cells." Izuku glared at the lawyer,
"And apparently, he stoops so low as to hire a villain as a lawyer to defend him." Izuku points his cane to the villain, "He is a known con artist. His quirk allows him to easily persuade people with eye contact and words. Many times, I tried to capture him, but he is slippery."
Outraged, many people started to shout foul play and some just sat stunned. It took five minutes for everyone to calm down, the judge banging her gavel down and shouting to get everyone's attention. The judge announced a half an hour break as they search about the claim; It didn't take long; he was on the police watch list and was immediately arrested by security when he was found out.
Break ended and everyone came back in. The judge looked furious; a known villain had gotten into her courtroom. Izuku continued his testimony telling everyone about his experiences with Endeavour and Shouto. The judge implored that the Jury find the man Guilty, he was an abomination of a man and no hero at all. Said Jury were given 15 minutes to come to a decision and one of them announced their decision:
"We, the Jury, find Enji Todoroki Guilty of all charges. He will have his hero license stripped, jailed for 45 years with no chance of parole and will be forced to pay for the damages he has caused to his family. His wife will be release from the hospital if she passes a psychological review and the guardianship of the family will be passed to the eldest sibling, Fuyumi Todoroki." With the sound of the gavel, Enji Todoroki was named a villain and thrown in Tartarus.
The Todoroki family was now free...