A Hero's Resolve (Part 11)

Kyoko looked up at Iida. "I just got the signal! Impact defeated Void!" Itsuka, who was standing nearby, jumped for joy. "Alright! Way to go Chris!" Kyoko listened closely again, her ear jacks dug into the wall to listen for speech far away. It was how she was receiving signals. "...Wait… I'm getting word that… now way…" She looked up at Iida again. "Ingenium! Endgame and Endeavor are on scene, and Twice is dead!" Iida turned to her, dressed in his full body armor. "Endgame?! Endeavor?! What are they doing here?!" Kyoko retracted her ear jacks from the wall. "Neither of them were originally on the mission, right? I thought Endeavor was in the hospital." Iida put his helmet on. "It doesn't matter. Our orders were to move in as soon as we heard one of those signals. Hearing more than one just means the tide is even more in our favor." Itsuka ran to the window, preparing the grappling hook cannon that Momo had made ahead of time. "Grappling hook ready!" Iida nodded and tapped the side of his helmet, activating his communicator. "This is Team Three! Signal received! We're going in!" Kyoko threw open the window. Itsuka pulled the cord, firing the small cannon. The grappling hook shot from the top floor of their building and into a lower floor of the Boardwalk Tower. Iida put on the first zipline pulley and went in first. Itsuka went second and Kyoko followed her. The three slid down the zipline. Iida landed in the broken window and quickly got out of the way for Itsuka and Kyoko to land. Once the girls landed, the trio looked around. Kyoko kicked a broken lightbulb. "Denki- I mean, Chargebolt is close by." They heard the sound of electricity sparking nearby. They looked at each other and immediately sprinted towards the sound.

Denki took several steps backwards as Mr. Compress stabbed forward with his sword. Denki fired his electricity again, but it was drawn towards the solid gold staff in Mr. Compress's other hand. "I don't get it! Where did you get another arm?!" The villain swiped with his sword again, narrowly missing Denki. "None of your concern!" "Chargebolt!" Denki looked past Mr. Compress, and Mr. Compress turned to the sound of Iida's voice. Iida sped forward, the fire from his engines turning blue. "Recipro Turbo!" In the blink of an eye, Iida had plowed into Mr. Compress. The villain wheezed from the impact, but then tried to reach for Iida. Denki grabbed his arm. "Not this time!" He released a bunch of electricity into Mr. Compress before throwing him over his shoulder and into the ground. The villain was unconscious.

Toga silently watched the cameras. She slowly turned her head towards Shigaraki, Vortex, and their newest recruit. "...Boss…" Shigaraki kept his eyes glued to the monitors. Chris and Shoto were running down the stairwell, looking for the floor their teammates were on. Jason, now clearly the real one, was assisting Endeavor out into the hallway, most likely to take him downstairs to the exit. Wake had already been defeated and apprehended, and now Mr. Compress had been defeated and was being put in handcuffs. Shigaraki stood up. "This battle is over. We'll plan our next move." The four people left the security office. "Stop right there, Shigaraki!" The leader of the League of Villains turned towards the masculine voice. Kirishima was standing a bit down the hallway with Mina and Momo on either side of him. Momo pulled out a sword from her arm. "Surrender, Shigaraki!" Shigaraki, Vortex, Toga, and the newest recruit stared at the trip of students.

Shoto and Chris stopped dead in their tracks. Neither of them could believe their eyes. Jason looked over at them with a slight smile. "Hey guys. Surprised?" Chris, accidentally using One for All, tackled Jason in a massive bear hug. Shoto sprinted over to attend to Endeavor, who had fallen to the ground. "...Ow…" Jason winced in pain. "Ow ow ow ow!" Chris let go. "Shit! Sorry!" Shoto helped Endeavor sit up. "Dad, what are you doing here?! You were in a coma!" The Number One Hero chuckled. "Your words snapped me right out of it. I couldn't just lay down and let you take out the League all by yourselves." Shoto sighed. "I swear dad, you're just as stubborn as-" "As you." Shoto glared at her father before smiling and hugging him. "Thank you for coming." He wrapped an arm around his daughter. After a moment, Shoto stood up and turned to Jason. "Now it's time for you to do some explaining. Why are you here?" Jason shrugged. "I got tired of sitting in my room all day. Figured I'd join you guys for some exercise." Chris elbowed his friend. "It's good to have you here. I assume it's you guys who took out Twice?" Jason lost his smile and nodded. "...Yea… I don't have much longer until I turn into dust…" Chris shook his head. "You won't. Void turned to dust in my arms." Jason tensed up before slowly looking up at Chris. "...Wait… you mean…" Shoto smiled at her boyfriend. "You're the original." Jason fell back against the wall and slowly slid down it. He nearly burst into tears. All of the uncertainty, all of the doubt, it was finally over. Shoto knelt down and hugged Jason as he quietly cried. Chris patted his friend's shoulder before walking over to Endeavor and picking him up with the fireman's carry. "We'll get you to the lobby. With Twice gone, the distraction team should have it secured." After a few more moments, Jason got up and the four made their way to the nearest stairwell.

Shigaraki turned away. "I don't have to deal with you weaklings. Toga, Vortex, we're leaving." Shigaraki stopped next to the new guy. "Take care of them. If you manage to do that and then escape, you will be accepted into the league of Villains." He nodded. Shigaraki then continued walking away with Toga and Vortex flanking him. Kirishima shouted. "Hey! Get back here!" The recruit took a step forward. "The heroes in training: Red Riot, Pinky, and Creati of the Fatgum Agency. I should be honored to be the one to take you all out." The girls readied themselves. Then Momo's eyes lit up. "Hold on. I know you. You're…" Mina also recognized him. "Wait, yea! You're a student at UA!" Kirishima finally recognized his face. "...Holy shit… you fought Chris in the first round of the Sports Festival last year!" The recruit clapped. "Bravo. You identified me. Not that I should be surprised. However, I'm curious, Kirishima: do you remember my name?" Kirishima smirked. "Yea, you're-" Kirishima's eyes went blank as he lost his smile. He stood up straight, completely zoned out. Mina tapped his shoulder. "...Red Riot…?" "He can't hear you anymore. He's under my control now." Shinso smiled as he looked at the girls. "Kirishima. Kill them."

Kirishima turned around and faced the girls. His skin hardened, transforming him into his 'Unbreakable' Form. Then he charged forward.