damnit

Shinsou, my pigeons are getting really low on life.Izuku had to occasionally recharge the things he created with Breathe of Life as they would they would slowly revert back to the object they were previously if left alone for too long.He'd already had to recharge the Pigeons once today because of the distance they flew, and now they flew an hour away and an hour back.If he loses the army he's going to be pissed it took weeks to build it up.It takes much more life from him to create something than it does for him to recharge it and he was running low.It was the main reason he hadn't expanded his army further, it already took a lot out of him to maintain those and the goats he gave the support department.Izuku just hoped his precious little birdies would make it back in time.

Izuku was walking back with his class to the main building.Many of the now recovered 1-B we're giving Izuku the death glare, his victims on the other hand couldn't be maintaining a wider berth from him.He felt a little guilty about that but they straight up assaulted him last night, his little revenge felt justified.His group included Momo, Tenya, Tsuyu, Uraraka, Shinsou, Todoroki, and Hagakure (Who was still laughing mind you).

Todoroki broke the companionable silence."Midoriya, why spoons?" The question had been on the boy's mind for the last like 30 minutes.It was driving him almost as crazy as his admittedly futile efforts to prove that Shinsou was Aizawa's son.

"Does everything in life need a reason Todoroki?" Izuku simply replied.

"I mean I won't say I didn't enjoy the sight but it just felt so random." Todoroki shrugged.

"When he told us he'd called his bird army we were confused to say the least.Then when he told us he was going to be arming them we got even more confused.Then he finally tells us with spoons, freaking spoons.I thought he'd lost his mind but then he goes and does it.At this point I'm pretty sure Midoriya could break reality if he wanted too." Shinsou threw his hands up.

"It wasn't that bad Shinsou, you're making it sound like I murdered them." Izuku bemoaned.

"You might not have but you've certainly murdered my belief in reality.If you hadn't videotaped it I'd think we were having some shared fevered delusion." Shinsou was looking at his cat photos trying to calm himself down.

"Fine I won't assault people with kitchen utensil again.Happy?" Izuku relented.

"Very." Was the boy's curt response.

"Wonder what's for dinner." Uraraka asked the group.

"Pretty sure we're making our own cuisine tonight Uraraka, just like the pussycats informed us yesterday." Tenya commented.

The frog girl was quite hungry."I wonder if we get to choose our own ingredients kero."

Momo and Izuku paled at the thought of food.They both looked at each other acknowledging that the both of them still hadn't gotten over the hellish training they went through this morning."Hold me Momo I don't want the food to hurt us."

She hugged the boy."It's okay Izu it can't hurt us anymore."

The others shrugged as they watched them.

Back at the main building they were informed via Mandalay's telepathy that they would all be making curry.Izuku and Momo both didn't know how to cook so they looked to their group for help.

Tenya realizing this was his moment to shine bravely stepped forward."I shall endeavor to create the best curry you've ever tasted.I learned to cook alongside my brother Tensei, he told me the skill would be quite helpful in real life and he was correct.I have not regretted the decision once." Tenya beamed while looking at his friends.

"Guess Chef Tenya is in charge of dinner." Izuku spied the little cretin who punched him the dick wander off alone.Was he not going to eat?Izuku should probably bring him something later.It's pretty hard to hide from Izuku due to Ultra-Sight so finding him should be a breeze.

Tenya worked them all hard, setting up roles and jobs for each person to carry out.The boy moved from person to person giving them instructions on how to cook the meal.Izuku was in charge of cutting the potatoes while Momo was in charge of setting up the oven.

She'd created a lighter and started the fire.With that accomplished she moved over to Izuku and started peeling the onions.

Izuku started sniffling at the onions smell."-Sniff- you couldn't have done -sniff- that elsewhere?"

"Oh Izuku -sniff- I just wanted you -sniff- to share in my suffering." The girl giggled.

Izuku just started pumping a small amount of air at the girl to blow the smell back at her and mostly to mess up her hair.

"Hey!" Momo powered up half a percent and slugged him in the arm."It takes forever to -sniff- make my hair." The girl pouted.

Izuku rubbed his now probably bruised shoulder."Really you punched me with your quirk, that was rude.Also you started it!"

Both of them just started laughing out of nowhere.The sight confused nearly everyone else nearby but whatever those two were always acting adorably together anyway.

Mina took her chance to ambush the two."So when's the wedding?" She gave them both doe eyes.

Momo turned pink while Izuku just started stammering."We-were not-t r-ready for t-that yet!"

Mina burst out laughing."God you two are too easy."

Hagakure soon joined in."Man I'm glad I betrayed the worlds dark overlord.I'd never get to experience anything like this back there.It was always so doom and gloom, it bored the shit out of me honestly." The girl was still stirring the broth as she spoke.

Uraraka tilted her head, she wanted to know more but she felt like asking about what was likely a traumatic experience was rude.

Tsuyu brave as ever put a finger to her chin doing that cute head tilt thing, Izuku had to visibly restrain himself from squealing."Speaking of that kero, what was living with villains like?If you don't mind me asking."

Uraraka silently thanked her friend in hear head.

"Eh they pretty much just tried to brainwash me and then got angry when it didn't work.Other than that lots of training and milk runs.Being able to turn stuff invisible made me very useful to them.They had Kurogiri warp me into banks to steal money for them all the time.Pretty sure I was like half of their income or at least a substantial amount.Other than that I was basically forced to live at the bar.I often played video games with Shigaraki since he was supposed to be my 'master'." Hagakure shrugged."I purposefully lost like all the time otherwise he'd get mad and start decaying stuff."She paused" Speaking of that I'm sure you've pissed him off more than anyone else combined Wonderboy."

It was Izuku's turn to shrug."Eh what's the worst that can happen.It comes with me being a little shit.But still that's crazy how your life's been Hagakure."

"Eh to me it was normal what about you Mina?" Hagakure knew people were often discriminated against for their quirk and Mina didn't exactly look normal.

"Eh some people tried to bully me when I was younger, so I just melted their stuff as revenge.I even threatened to melt one guy's junk off once." Mina just casually stated.

Every boy present winced at the thought.Seeing their surprise Mina continued."Oh don't worry yours is safe Midoriya, Yaomomo's gonna need it after all." She winked at the pair.

Both of them clammed up again.

"God you guys are too easy." Mina started chuckling again.

The curry was finished shortly after and everyone present moved to sit down.Momo was confused when Izuku took two plates and started walking towards the forest."Where are you going Izu?"

"I saw Kouta walk off this way, I'm going to bring him some food.Maybe find out why he hates heroes so much." Izuku had never seen someone that wasn't a villain detest heroes as much as that kid did and it worried him.

"Well okay then, be careful alright." Momo knew letting Izuku wander on his own always attracted trouble so she hoped she was wrong for once.

Izuku lifted his finger for a pigeon to land on it.1-B saw the creature and several of them curled up into ball while others started screaming "NOT AGAIN NOT AGAIN I'M SORRY PLEASE!"

Izuku didn't realize someone could be do deathly afraid of one of his tiny cute birds.He shrugged, it could be useful against villains potentially."Sorry I know that trauma is fresh don't worry they won't attack."

None of them looked reassured, whatever Izuku thought."Anyway I'll send this little guy to you Momo if something does happen.Be back in a bit." Izuku moved the pigeon to his shoulder and started to walk off.

Momo watched him go, part of her wanted to go along but she felt that two people being there would be too much.

It was about 10-20 minutes before he reached the boy, who was sitting on the edge of a cliff.Dark sight really came in handy when combined with Zoom."Hey what's up."

The boy in the red hat saw his intruder and grimaced."What are you doing here?" The boy spat out.

"Oh not much just figured you might be hungry, mind if I sit down with you for a bit.The view looks likely from here." Izuku was trying to be as polite as he could but part of him wanted to punt this kid off the cliff.

Kouta's stomach growled as he eyed the food."Tch fine, but not for long.Just till we're done eating, this is my secret hideout so don't go telling anyone about it you hear?." The boy begrudgingly took the plate.

Baby steps Izuku, baby steps.Izuku took up his spoon and began to eat but he was surprised when the boy spoke first."Why do you idiots want to run around and show off your dumb quirks so much, it drives me nuts.Hero society is so stupid."

Izuku felt that was a loaded question."Oh yeah totally I agree, Heroes shouldn't need to be a thing, and our society is a joke."

Kouta looked confused at the hero hopeful in front of him, what?"What?Why?You're trying to be one?"

"I didn't say they weren't necessary just that shouldn't need to exist.It's the stupid society that we live in that's obsessed with quirks is the problem." Izuku explained.

Someone agreed with him?No one had ever agreed with Kouta before."But what?"

"Well look at it this way.Humans are greedy creatures, they take and steal and hurt others.In a perfect world there wouldn't be villains in the first place.But because they exist, Heroes must also exist.If Villains were allowed to run amok without consequence it'd be chaos, utter chaos." Izuku twirled the spoon in his hand.

...That made some sense to the boy."But still everyone is so freaking obsessed with heroes and there are so many who are in it only for the money and fame."

"Oh yeah totally, Stain had some good points but really shit execution.I'm planning on being an underground hero myself, so none of that fame for me.I want to help out the people who have been ostracized because their quirks aren't 'good' enough or are too 'evil'.I swear it's like people don't understand the basic concept.That hey if you tell someone enough that their going to be a villain, big fucking surprise when the person you bullied and hurt comes back for revenge and they're now actually a villain.It blows my mind how stupid people are.The current society we live in needs to desperately be changed, we focus too much on quirks that it's hurting everything.The progression of humanity was basically halted outright when quirks became a thing." Izuku heard somewhere that humanity would likely be in the stars by now if it not for the development of quirks.

Kouta stared at the person sitting next to him, really stared.He couldn't understand this hero in training.He was so different from every other person he met."I - so you don't like quirks?Why even be a hero if you don't want to be compensated for it?"

"Oh no I love quirks, I hate that humanity has let itself become driven by them.As for your second question there's this weird thing called being a decent fucking human being.Which is something that many people lost or just never had in the first place.These days your your quirk first, a person second and it really makes me angry." Izuku clenched his fist, having finished his curry Izuku half expected the boy to tell him to leave but he hadn't so that felt like a win in his book.

"I, I don't- You're weird." Kouta really couldn't make heads or tails of this person.He doesn't think heroes should be a thing, but he's trying to become one himself.He hates how humanity is but still wants to help them.

"You're not wrong." Izuku chuckled."Hey Kouta want a present?"

Kouta tilted his head in confusion.

"Surprise." Izuku turned a nearby rock into a dog for the boy.He made it small mostly because he was running very low on life at the moment.Izuku was really pushing his limit today, he'd have to maintain this one as well but at least he didn't need to be anywhere near his creations to do that.His link allowed him to do it from anywhere.

The dog barked at it's new master before jumping into his lap and licking his hand.Kouta's eye shone wide at the creature before he teared up a bit and looked away from Izuku.

Heh, got him.The animal trick always works, Izuku smirked as he watched the boy rub his eyes."He's yours go ahead and name him."

"This doesn't m-make u-us f-friends." The boy spoke between sobs.

"We don't need to be." Izuku stood grabbing his and the boy's plate."I'm heading back now have a good night Kouta, and oh don't stay out here too long and worry Mandalay."

Kouta watched as the boy walked away.Still clutching his new dog.

Izuku didn't feel like walking so he took to the skies on his way back.He arrived much faster than he had left, everyone shouted out in surprise when an Izuku dropped from the skies next to his classmates.Izuku just gave a curt sup before sitting next to Momo.

"Man I'm so jealous you can do that Deku." Uraraka had been beginning to feel more and more useless lately.It felt like everyone kept getting further and further away from her and it hurt.

Izuku looked at the sad expression on his friend's face.He silently swore he was going to find a way to help her out, maybe he could find a quirk with a low enough memory threshold that he could give her?"Don't sell yourself short Uraraka, you're quirk can do a lot of stuff mine can't." Izuku pointedly did not mention that he could just take hers at any moment, the girls face did not brighten at his words.

Momo knew that look on her boyfriends face and shrugged, things usually didn't end well when he looked like that.That stupid adorable determined face."Yes Uraraka he's right, you're still a valuable individual to have around we promise."

"Yeah whatever, let's just talk about anything else please." Uraraka had her gaze to the floor.

"Hey Uraraka hold your hand out.Actually everybody hold you hand out I want to try something." Izuku instructed his friends to do so, they all looked at him in confusion before just accepting.

Izuku brushed his hand against everyone's and tried seeing if he could give them his quirk.Not a single one could take it, what happened to Monoma confused him last night and this confused him even more.Izuku assumed his quirk was the reason he could hold so many quirks but maybe it was the opposite, maybe it was just him?Izuku held his hand over Uraraka's the longest, he was quickly cycling between quirks to see if any could be granted but alas none could, her memory was just that low.He grimaced, if Zero Gravity was the problem then he could simply remove it."The first thing I tested was if anyone could handle my quirk, that was a resounding no.I wonder how much memory it takes?" Izuku shook his thoughts away."Anyway the second was if you could handle any of my quirks Uraraka, and I'm sorry you couldn't but that was what gave me my idea.Do you want Zero gravity?"

Uraraka tilted her head."What?"

"Well if you're not happy with that one I can take it and give you a new one." Izuku explained to the girl.

Uraraka froze, Izuku was right.She didn't need to have a second quirk instead she could just have a stronger one, but Zero Gravity was her's.The one she was born with, she loved her quirk."I - that's a big thing to ask Deku.I don't know right now.Would you mind waiting before I answer?"

"Of course Uraraka take as long as you need.I know that was something quite big to ask out of nowhere." Izuku just gave her a winning smile.

The Wild Wild Pussycats came out soon after that and ordered everyone to bed, after they all shower.They had another early day coming up after all.Izuku was eternally grateful they let him stay in the bed, Monoma hadn't bothered him today but who knows what'll happen in the future...

It was another early morning when Izuku heard their teacher knock on the door waking him up.Izuku leapt to his feet ready to tackle the day.He was the first one out this morning and that was a fact he would soon come to regret because low and behold the universe fucking hates him.Of course he'd be out here alone and Momona of all people would be the next one out.Izuku watched as the boy scanned the area before smirking."Hey little monster, going to assault anyone else today?" The boy spat at him

Izuku pointedly ignored him to which Monoma was not enjoying.The boy starting stomping over to him and Izuku started preparing for another attack.Izuku wasn't expecting him to suddenly jump into his shadow but he activated tempo anyway.Izuku was going to choose to perceive that was an incoming attack.Izuku turned as he saw a fist coming for him.Izuku responded by blasing the student away with Air Cannon.

Of course that was the exact moment the teachers came out."Midoriya what are you doing?!" Tiger shouted.

"Oh thank god, he attacked me Tiger-Sensei.I was so scared." Monoma faux pretended to be scared and hurt.

Tiger looked between the two but he wasn't dumb enough to believe that at face value."Midoriya is that the truth?"

"Of course not!He used Kuroiro's quirk to attack me!" Izuku shouted at his teacher.

Tch a he says she says, of fucking course.It's too early for this shit."Well I only saw Midoriya's attack but since you've previously attacked Midoriya I'm more inclined to believe him.Your both hero course students so cut this shit out.You're both getting a warning for now.If anything else happens I will be taking action." The pro hero spoke, his voice laced with steel.

Monoma just let out a shit eating grin as he walked away.

Izuku was this close from just unleashing himself upon the boy but he restrained himself and held back.Later Izuku, later we'll fucking destroy him.Izuku would later be questioned if he were creating insects and having them sting Monoma (He was but they couldn't prove shit.), he denied all allegations of course.Since they couldn't prove anything the teachers just dropped it but he could see Aizawa smirking at him.Izuku took it as approval to continue tormenting the boy, to which he did relentlessly.Weird how mosquitos kept target Monoma over anyone else huh?

After their training and subsequent lunch the teachers had informed the students that tonight would be a contest of courage.Each class were going to take turns trying to scare the other class, this just made Izuku sigh."Great he's been given authority to use his quirk near me.Monoma's probably gonna pull some I wasn't aiming for him I swear, I accidentally hit Midoriya bullshit." Izuku whined to his girlfriend.

"It'll be fine Izuku, I'll keep you safe." She smiled at her cinnamon bun.

"Thanks Momo." But as it turned out pairs had already been selected and he was not with Momo.Izuku asked about switching partners but that idea was shut down.At least being with Uraraka wouldn't be that bad.Well for him at least, Izuku wasn't quite sure where Uraraka's mental state was at currently.

"I hate scary things Deku." The girl bemoaned to her teammate.

"Me too Uraraka me too." Izuku sighed again.

Several hours later Izuku sat at the lodge waiting for his chance but it turns out who his partner was wouldn't matter as after 5 of the pairs had gone out an emergency broadcast was sent out by Mandalay, villains were here because of fucking course they would be."Students return to the lodge at once, move quickly and quietly!"

The woman was trying to sound in control but it was clear that she was worried.Izuku was just as worried about Momo who had left with Shinsou earlier.Izuku suddenly then realized that Kouta was still at his secret hideout and likely didn't know about the attack.He was going to try and save the boy wasn't he?He was already in the air by the time the thought occurred to him.Yes, yes he was and Momo was in the forest somewhere.He had a girlfriend and a child to save.

Izuku heard Uraraka shouting after him as he flew off but he couldn't decipher the words.Izuku just hoped Uraraka would stay safe at the lodge.They didn't have their her costumes and without hers Uraraka wasn't as capable in a fight.Sure she has some martial arts now but she had been training extensively with that staff idea Izuku had given her.

Izuku was quickly flying to Kouta's location he just hoped he wouldn't be late.Izuku mentally commanded his pigeon army to go on the move, he hadn't fully recharged all his life from the massive overuse yesterday and now he's likely going to have to use the last of the pigeons.He couldn't risk anyone dying, he lamented his poor armies likely fate but he sent them out all the same.Their order was simple find students and protect them, his flock spread out over the forest.They all had a secondary order to bring Momo to him if they found her.

Izuku saw a large man with a mask threateningly standing over Kouta and activated silence before ramming his feet into the man's face breaking it instantly and throwing the man into the wall."Kouta are you alright?" Izuku checked the boy for any wounds but found none, thank god.

Izuku turned as he heard laughing."Oh boy thanks for making this easy, you're the one the boss wanted me to catch.No idea what you did to piss him off that much but holy shit he wants you dead.Muscular's the name by the way, that wasn't that bad of a kick you know."

Izuku watched as muscle fibers started growing over the other man's body."Let's play a little, although the boss did say something about not letting you touch me.So forgive me if I'm a bit a rough."

One second Izuku was standing at the cliff edge the next he found himself being thrown into the wall, he felt a snap as one his arms fell limply to the side.Izuku had barely raised his arm in time to block that punch.What, what the fuck.How is he that strong?Izuku breathed raspily as blood dripped from the wound, he'd already started the healing process but his arm felt like it'd shattered.That was by no means a clean break.

"Wow kid you took that without going down color me impressed.Let's see if you can take a second." The man laughed as he lunged at Izuku again.

Having wised up to his opponent's speed Tempo was already activated.Izuku watched as even in slow motion that man was as fast as a bullet.Izuku barely managed to dodge to the right with his one good arm.His opponent on the other hand had slammed into the wall leaving a crater where Izuku had been previously.This guy was seriously trying to kill him, and what is with that quirk.It's like he has One for All.

"And you can dodge too.Man I might be able to get serious for once.Thanks for that kid." Muscular started reinforcing his body with even more muscles."Don't die!"

Izuku activated Tempo again cool down be damned, a migraine is better than fucking dying.If the man had been a bullet before now he's fucking moving at lightspeed.Izuku was grazed by the muscle enhanced fist as it whizzed by his skull, he felt the wind pressure as the blow passed him.Rolling into his dodge he ducked under an additional swing before pointing his only good arm at the man and firing with everything he had.Multiple Ice spikes embedded themselves into the man's body but the muscle also acted like armor it seemed and they just fell off once more muscle had grown.Fuck it Izuku lethal force is allowed, he switched to water blades and started slicing the muscle on the man's body off.To Izuku's horror they just keep reforming themselves, he had to get this guys quirk or he was going to die here end of story.

"Wow those pack a punch kid and you dodged me again.You really are a problem for the boss huh?Shame I'm not allowed to kill you." Muscular lamented.

Both of them we're distracted when Kouta started to speak albeit very shakily."D-do you e-even remember t-them?W-why d-did y-you k-kill them?"

Izuku was confused at the sight but Muscular just started laughing, okay we can use this as a stall tactic he needed his other arm back.

"Oh my god you're their kid.Man this's gotta be fate or something.Hey look, the water horses just wanted to stop me from doing what I wanted.And what I wanted to do was kill.Their fault for doing their job, not mine.They even managed to take my eye before I killed them." Muscular pointed to his metal eye.

Izuku started flexing a few fingers on his broken arm, just a bit longer and he'd have it back.He decided to try talking to stall this a bit longer."Why do you want to kill?"

"Cause it's fun brat, why does anyone do anything.Anyway now that our little pow wow is done let's get back to killing each other."

That was the only warning Izuku got before the man lunged.Izuku stuck his other hand as best he could and starting firing as much wind as he had in him.Muscular just pushed through the gale and prepared to strike him.Izuku managed to dodge because while not stopping him Izuku's wind was slowing him down.Izuku lunged forward under the blow touching the man's muscle.It left him vulnerable but that wouldn't matter once he had the quirk.To Izuku's surprise he didn't get the quirk, what?was his last thought as the man grabbed his outstretched arm crushing it instantly and throwing him into the wall.

Izuku's vision started going black as the man started walking over to him, the only thing that kept him awake was the sight of Momo arriving.Izuku couldn't hear anything being said but he saw the look on her face.Was she crying for him?Was he dying?Izuku couldn't let fight her this monster alone, so he struggled as hard as he could to stay awake.

Muscular looked down at his defeated opponent.Job done it seemed, he heard some girl cry Izuku from behind him.Must be the kids name Muscular thought to himself."Ah sweet more people to fight, are you strong like he was?" Muscular flexed his muscles as he prepared to fight his next opponent.He was briefly surprised when the kid of the Water Horses started shooting out a little stream of water at him.Muscular just laughed, that was until the girl launched herself at him with blinding speed before unleashing the strongest blow he'd ever felt.He slammed into the wall with enough force to topple the rock from above down on him.

Momo had just shattered her own arm by using 100% of One for All, if this guy was strong enough to beat Izuku than nothing less was required.In that moment she hadn't even cared if she'd killed him, she ran with one broken arm to the crumpled form of her boyfriend.He looked like he was struggling to stay awake as his eyes went in and out of focus.Izuku likely had head trauma in addition his shattered arm and legs.She saw a green glow and realized that Izuku was still trying to heal himself.She was interrupted from her thoughts as the wall broke and out came the man she'd thought she'd put down.

"Wow girlie you pack a real punch." Muscular felt blood dripping down from his head.Then noticed the girl's broken arm."You can keep going right?Cause I'm raring to go." Muscular charged the girl bringing both of his fists down.The girl started crackling with black lightning resisting his blow."Holy crap you're strong but can you keep it up?" He started applying more force pushing her down more and more.

Momo felt herself being forced back, she had sacrificed her other arm but that still wasn't enough.Was this how she died?If she failed then it was over for everyone here.She started apologizing to everyone in her head.Sorry All Might, I couldn't live up to your legacy.Sorry Izuku, I failed you when you needed me most.Sorry Mom and Dad, your little girl tried her best.Sorry Aizawa-Sensei, don't blame yourself for what happened to us.She had mentally given up and just waited for the end but suddenly all the force pushing down on her ended.She opened her eyes to see a very confused muscular staring at his body like something went wrong.She spied a certain green haired boy had crawled with broken bloody stumps and one good arm all the way over here.There was a bloody trail from where he used to lay.

Muscular looked confused."What?Why isn't my quirk working." He felt a tap on his leg and noticed his early opponent still hadn't given up.Muscular was about to kick the child, but before he could the child spoke.

"Knock em dead honey." Izuku smiled through blood stained eyes at his girlfriend.He'd realized earlier why he didn't take the man's quirk, the muscle he'd touched didn't let him take it.He needed to physically touch the man himself.In the same way that Thirteens suit had stopped him previously.

Momo realizing what happened understood immediately and even with her now broken arm she released another 100% smash at her opponent.Throwing him straight into the wall and finally down.She let her now shattered right arm fall to her knees, she crumpled onto the floor.She didn't care if that killed him, that bastard deserved it or worse.

Izuku his goal now complete finally succumbed to his fatigue and passed out, he'd done it.He'd saved them, but more importantly her.

Izuku dreamed of a brilliant clash of strings and colors, both sides tugging trying to gain dominance over the other.He wasn't quite sure what the battle meant but he knew it was important that his side won this clash of tug of war.Izuku reached out and grabbed his strings and pulled.The effect was immediate the other side let go in fear of retaliation but Izuku's?quirk wasn't done.It took one of the strings with it, Izuku immediately felt the addition but had no idea what that meant.Was his quirk sentient?Was it trying to fight for him?For it's master?They seemed to coo under his touch, Izuku was quite confused at the sight.Izuku remained in this black abyss alongside his strings for what felt like forever before eventually coming too.

Izuku awoke in a dark basement.He tried to move but he noticed he was cuffed.Huh how'd he gotten here?A voice started reverberating in his head."It is good to finally be able to have a chat with you Izuku Midoriya.Or should I say my Great Grandson." Izuku knew who that voice belonged to instantly and he despaired.

The previous night.

Momo stared at the unconscious body of her boyfriend.He'd healed most of his wounds but he was still heavily injured.Both her arms were shot so she couldn't do much to help him.She turned to the other boy who was present."Kouta I need you to wrap these around my arms, okay?"

The boy meekly nodded, picking up the bandages that'd dropped from the girl.

Momo explained how to wrap them around the wounds, making sure the gauze did it's job.She made sure to encourage him as he worked, she needed Kouta to be at his A game at the moment.With her arms now wrapped in a splint Momo created a trolley and did her best to help Kouta move her unconscious boyfriend into it."We need to get back to lodge but I'm going to need you to pull him Kouta.Can you do that?"

Kouta was still in shock."U-um s-sure is he going to be okay?"

Momo gave him an encouraging smile."Of course Kouta, It'll take something much stronger than that to take Izuku down." Internally she was absolutely worried but she couldn't let that show on her face.If another villain of Muscular's strength arrived they were screwed.Speaking of the man she finally decided to check on him.His body was cut and ripped in several places but still bobbing up and down slowly indicating that he was still breathing.Well at least Momo didn't become a murderer tonight."Let's move Kouta, people are going to have heard the ruckus we made here."

Momo had 10% of her quirk flaring constantly as they walked.She was the only thing between the villains and the two people behind her, she couldn't afford to fail.She noticed a pink fog rolling in, cutting off their way back to the lodge.Begrudgingly she knew they had to take a different path, that was clearly one of the enemies quirks.Even if she could make gas masks to brave the fog, they were too injured to help the people in there.Momo gave a silent apology to any of her classmates if anyone truly was in there."Kouta your quirk lets you shoot water right?"

The boy pulling the cart along just nodded.

"How much?If we take the route covered in that blue fire we'd likely be able to avoid any enemies.After all I doubt any of them are standing in it.I can also create water together we might be able to cross without getting burned." Momo explained to the boy.

Kouta just started pouring water from his hands."About this much at once, but I w-won't be able to do it for l-long."

Momo sighed this was going to hurt really badly."I'm going to spew as much water as I can in front of me but I'm going to need you to hold my arm up.Can you do that?" She grimaced in pain as the boy lifted her arm but did not let it show.

Kouta using one hand to pull the trolley used his other hand to gently lift the girls arm, they started walking forward in this awkward position for quite some time as the trio braved the fire.Momo was functionally a fire hydrant at this point using One for All to generate as much water as she could then propelling it forward with the same quirk.She was also producing it all over her body sprinkling water over the group.Thankfully H20 isn't exactly hard to remember.They continued on like this for several minutes before they reached the other side of the fire.The lodge wasn't much further now they just had to go on for a bit longer.

A voice resounded in her head."Students you are authorized to fight in the name of the Pro-Hero Eraserhead!"

Things must be getting really bad if Aizawa put all the students into the battle.She heard fighting and shouts going off in front of her.A few explosions went off so she instantly knew who it was, but why was he out here?Bakugo should've been back at the lodge with the rest of the students who failed their finals.She had two options go assist Bakugo and whoever is with him or take Izuku and leave Bakugo to handle the fight.Actually, she did have a third option, she could send Kouta on without her.Blue flames swirled above the trees no doubt hijacked by bakugo for his use."Kouta head back to the lodge, take Izuku and go quickly."

"I-i a-are you s-sure.You're r-really h-hurt." Kouta stammered out.

"Yes go I still have my legs.We're close enough so you should be safe." (Momo would never come to regret a decision as much as the one she made here for the remainder of her life.)

Kouta took the car and started near running towards the camp.Momo just powered up 10% of her quirk and jumped to aid Bakugo.But something strange happened, she swore the ghosts of her quirk were staring at her from the shadows of the forest as she ran towards Bakugo.They disappeared as quickly as they arrived so Momo just wrote the sight off as a hallucination.The quirk inheritor landed after a mighty leap.She quickly took everything in.Bakugo and Todoroki were together fighting off some kind of giant slime monster."I'm here what's the plan." She landed next to the duo.

Todoroki took one look at her before firing another glacier at the slime villain."Yaoyorozu you're hurt, get out of here."

"Yeah 3D printer, we don't you to help.We've been slowly whittling this fucker down, he was like twice as large earlier." Bakugo threw some of the fire he'd wrested control of at the villain.True to the boy's words a bit of the slime monster was burned up.

"Another skinsuit for me to choose from.Perfect" The slime monster lunged at the girl only for his target to leap over the blow and stab him in the eye with a metal stick that suddenly popped out of her stomach, it had the force of 10% of One For All behind it."GAH MY FUCKING EYE YOU BITCH!"

Todoroki took the distraction as soon as the villain recoiled and froze him entirely."Good job Yaoyorozu, have you seen Midoriya?This villain asked about him, saying that he'd spare us if we told him where he was at."

Momo paled, wait what?"Oh no oh no oh no oh no.SORRY GUYS I'M LEAVING." Momo jumped back into the forest from the place she had come from, desperately trying to find Kouta and her boyfriend.

"Tch we better follow her.She must know where Deku is.Of course I'm stuck protecting the damned nerd." Bakugo scoffed as he exploded after the girl fire in tow.The boy made sure to grab as much fire as he could as he went.This both reduced the total spread of the fire as well as increasing his strength.

Todoroki shared the sentiment and quickly skated after her classmates but he was quickly losing them.At least it's easy to follow the sound of explosions and a blue fire tornado.

Momo in the lead barely caught sight of a man in a mask sitting in a tree.She created thermal goggles over her face as she raced towards him.

"Mission accomplished I have the boy as well as another on-" Compress paused as he looked up at the sounds rapidly approaching him."Well it seems like this magician must be departing." Compress gave Momo a bow with a flourish before jumping from tree to tree as he ran.He rolled the two marbles in his hand as he went.

Momo saw the man flee and cursed, he was not getting away.The ghosts returned at this point, what did it mean?She was slowly gaining on the man as 10% of her power ran through her legs.The ghosts only intensified as she ran and ran getting closer and closer to her target.Having had enough she yelled at them in rage and frustration."WHAT DO YOU WANT?" They simply mouthed the words 'To help of course'.A black substance began to pour from her body as they formed into what appeared to be several whips.They suddenly without her command fired at the masked man wrapping around his leg and tripping him.He fell from the trees to the ground as the whips disappeared as suddenly as they'd formed.Momo cheered at her given quirk, One for All I absolutely love you right now.Momo was on top of the man in seconds slamming both of her legs into his back.

Compress let out a groan as something collided with his back.He involuntarily let go the 3 marbles he had.They rolled away further from his grasp and he cursed.

"Where are they?I heard what you said back there, so don't bother lying about not knowing." Momo slammed one of her legs down on the man's arm, breaking it instantly when he didn't reply."I SAID, WHERE ARE THEY!"

Compress let out a scream as he felt his arm snap like a twig."My my the current generation of heroes are quite the brutes." Compress had made it mostly to the evacuation zone, his allies should be nearby.

Annoyed by the man's speech Momo decided a leg was next, she snapped it in two with the force of her heel."I'm going for your other hand next if you don't tell me right now." Her voice dripped with venom and the man knew she would absolutely follow through with that threat.

Bakugo had arrived to sight of the 3D printer torturing a man.Damn didn't know the girl had it in here."Did you find Deku?"

Momo didn't even turn as she spoke."Just about to bakugo.Well?You got 2 seconds to answer me."

"Fine you brute, the marbles.It's my quirk and it's them." Compress had the real marbles in his mouth and losing anymore of his limbs would be a problem.

Momo saw the marbles in question was just about to tell Bakugo to grab them but a jet of blue fire started heading towards her.She jumped away but the fire didn't stop coming and Momo just braced for impact.Thankfully Bakugo caught it and threw it right back at the new attacker.

Well that's new Dabi thought to himself."Toga get the marbles we're leaving."

A girl with blonde hair and yellow eyes dressed in a cardigan and skirt skipped happily over to grab them."You got it boss man." She cheerfully hummed, the girl was right about to pick them up with a gout of blue flame was thrown at her.She jumped away as her happy demeanor changed instantly into a feral one."You're not my type so don't stop me from getting my darling." The girl threw at knife at the boy who just deflected it with an explosion.

Compress had taken this opportunity to crawl towards his allies, completely ignoring the marbles.

Momo paled, that was the girl Izuku had been trying to save from a few weeks ago, Izuku was right, she'd made a villain.Said Villain was about to steal Izuku away from her, likely permanently.She prayed for that whip to come back.Please One for All you already helped me save him once, just one more time.Her prayers were not met, so she settled for her second best option and jumped to 18% of her quirk.Her bones creaked under the pressure but she could keep this up for a bit.

Noticing the sudden speed increase Dabi tried to stop the girl but she was being protected by that other guy who could manipulate fire.Dabi was forced to watch as the girl fired herself to floor and picked up the marbles with her mouth.Momo jumped back before the girl with the knife could stab her.

"YOU BITCH GIVE ME MY DARLING BACK!" Toga tried to follow the girl but was halted by the boy with blue flames.

Dabi was going to chase after them but Compress spit some more marbles out before speaking."Don't worry Dabi these are the real ones.Those are fakes, just get us out of here.I can't walk well like this."

Dabi smirked as a portal appeared behind himself."Excellent job Compress." He casually picked up the marbles before turning to walk through the portal.He was stopped when a wall of ice appeared between him and his target.

"Got here just in time." Todoroki spoke.

Momo spit out the marbles before running back at her currently distracted opponent.She leapt ready to slam both of her legs into the man with 18% of her quirk.

"Really thought it'd be that easy?" A second portal appeared in front of the ice.Dabi fired his flames at the girl one more time but due to overuse of his quirk his aim was slightly off as his skin began to melt from the intense heat.

Momo connected with the man's chest cracking bone on impact flinging the man into the portal, she'd also begun to break her own legs from quirk overuse.The three marbles hit the floor and she managed to get two of them in her mouth, as she went for the third a hand took it from her.Momo was unable to get up quickly enough to catch the figure as she grunted and fell back to the floor.

The figure just began cheering."Yes I got my darling!" Momo was forced to watch as the girl and the remainder of the League of Villains escaped into the portal and disappeared.She spit out the two figures she'd saved praying that one was Izuku.Instead it was Tokoyami and Kouta.

...She failed.Momo turned her broken body over and began sobbing violently.

Everyone present chose not to speak, word's unable to form from their lips.What could they even say to the girl.There was nothing that would even slightly console her.

Back to the present.

Izuku stared down All For One.He was wearing quirk restraining cuffs and currently tied to a pillar next to the man.His wounds had been healed at the very least, he tried moving different parts of his body.Izuku could only ask the questions in his head."Why am I still alive?And why do I still have my quirks?" Though unactivateable at the moment, he could still feel them resting in there.He even had an additional one, that was the weirdest part.

A voice echoed in his head."Because Izuku Midoriya I wished to talk to you.As for your quirk, you see I did actually try to take it but even unconscious and with quirk suppressing hand cuffs you somehow resisted my quirk.Not just that you even managed to take one of my mine.It was quite the embarrassing moment for me." The voice spoke casually, Izuku could detect no anger in it."Tomura was quite insistent that I kill you after that, however do not worry about that he will not be bothering you.I have sent him away until he calms down."

That just left Izuku even more confused.

Noticing the look on the boys face."Simple Izuku Midoriya, I wish for you to take Tomura's place.I had high hopes for the boy but unfortunately it's failure after failure after failure with him.He lost the girl, failed to even fight All Might with a High-End Nomu, and most importantly he refuses to learn from his mistakes, honestly I expected this mission to fail as well.But to my surprise Dabi comes back with you in hand.At the very least he managed to find some decent comrades by using Stain's methodology to his advantage.We did lose quite a number of them though, Mustard, the Slime Villain, even Muscular.I must say it is impressive you managed to defeat him." The clapped slowly."You Izuku Midoriya are indeed a worthy protege."

Izuku was so lost, why would All For One ever think he'd join him.Izuku guessed playing along for the time being was the correct answer."I don't understand I've only ever wanted to be a hero, why would I suddenly just switch sides?"

The voice just laughed."Of course of course, If you had answered with a yes first I would've known you were lying.I have many things I can offer you.Wealth, Power, Quirks, Subjects, Nomu, even my Prestige." The man paused."How about a story Izuku?"

Izuku figured it would buy time so sure.He nodded at the man.

"This is the story of how you came to be, even after I had long since abandoned the project.You see it was around 150 years ago, before even the good doctor offered me his quirk to elongate my life and devoted himself to me.I realized that my time as the ruler of the underworld would soon come to an end if I did not find a way to extend my life.This failed at first so I decided on a second plan, if I was going to wither and die I should have somebody ready to take my place.I was never able to give anyone my quirk and my brother was born with a quirk similar to my own, so I figured one of our parents had good genetics so by logical conclusion, so should I. I fathered many children by donating to the sperm bank, I had each and every person who used mine followed.If one of them ever manifested a quirk similar to mine I was going to kidnap them and raise them as my own.Thus ensuring that my legacy continued, after 10 years of failure after failure I eventually just stopped following that plan.For some reason nobody every emerged with a quirk like mine or my brothers.It was quite strange really, either that meant we both mutated similar quirks out of nowhere or somehow the combination of our parents genetics made it possible for our quirks to be created.Lamenting my failure but having gained the good doctor I abandoned that plan entirely.Imagine my surprise when 150 years down the line you were born."

The man paused briefly before continuing."It was quite the shock to myself.I had not seem that coming and due to my failure to keep track of your location, you not only got away from me you also were picked up by my worst enemy.Truly a magnificent failure, tell me Izuku when did your quirk manifest?"

Izuku decided that telling the man everything he wanted to hear was probably correct."Ten sir."

All for One just laughed."Oh please do drop the sir thing, if you want to call me something call me Sensei.

"Alright then 10 Sensei."

The boy adapted quickly enough it seemed."Did you wonder why that is?Simple guess what organ continues to grow until your 25?That's right the brain, you've had my quirk long enough I'm sure you figured out the limit by now."

Izuku nodded along."I'm guessing it was similar for you as well?Did the strings simply appear one day?" Izuku watched as the countless strings in his opponents bodied writhed back and forth.It looked like he had around 20-30 quirks but they were all so tangled it was hard to tell for sure.

Strings?Has my quirk mutated?Very interesting."Yes I did not develop my quirk until I was eleven, however do tell me about these strings?"

Oh shit, Izuku realized their quirks weren't the same.He could try lying or he could tell the truth he weighed the options and decided to go with a lie to test the waters."Oh once I have a quirk it appears like a string inside myself." Technically not a lie but but also not the full truth.Hagakure did mention that the man had a lie detection quirk, Izuku had no idea how it worked.Hopefully it was similar to Tsukauchis.

The man nodded along."Interesting, tell me what does the string of All For One look like?"

Izuku decided to satiate the man's curiosity."It's black, almost like a claw in shape.Once it gets hungry it's hard not to feed it."

All For One laughed again."Oh I know that feeling well, when there's a quirk you want you just have to take it." The man suddenly stood."Follow me Izuku Midoriya I'd like to show you something."

Izuku did as he was told and started following behind the man.Now that he was in the light he could see the black mask and tubes covering his face.Izuku bleched at the sight.

All For One noticed the look on the boy."Ah yes the handiwork of All Might.Quite gruesome isn't it, do not worry you did not insult me."

The rest of the walk was silent but Izuku was suddenly in a room surrounded by vats that had Nomu in them, one contained the pro hero Ragdoll.When they did get her?Izuku assumed only the one known as the good doctor was sitting at a computer working, the keyboard clacked as he typed away."Ujiko I have brought you the boy."

The doctor stood before suddenly running over and inspecting Izuku from every angle."He doesn't look like much, this is one who managed to steal a quirk from you?"

"Indeed." The man sounded slightly frustrated at that.

Izuku deciding that returning the man's quirk might appease him."I'd be willing to return it Sensei if you uncuffed me?"

Sensei looked at the boy before laughing."It wasn't an important one, just my lie detection quirk however I do find it funny that even without that quirk I could tell you were not lying.You'd actually return it, given the chance."

Izuku just wanted to keep the man happy until help came.Though he had indeed been telling the truth.Izuku lucked out that his quirk took that one in particular, he remembered that dream vividly.

Ujiko just looked at his master in confusion."We are not risking that Sensei."

"I know Ujiko, I know.The good doctor is going to scan your brain with an MRI, I'm curious as to what allowed you to develop my quirk.We can use that as research for the future." All for One explained to Izuku.

Well that made sense Izuku watched as the doctor put a helmet on his head before the screen started displaying scans of his brain.That was a lot faster than Izuku expected, as he stared at the screens rapidly changing images as more and more of his brain was scanned All For One began to speak."So what do you think of the Nomu project Izuku?"

"It's both horrifying and ingenious.An army of super bio weapons could threaten the entire country, especially with someone like you at the head of it." These were Izuku's true thoughts, he knew he was doing something similar with the heroes and all the quirks he was tossing out.

Ujiko started explaining the process."The science behind it is tricky, each body has to be molded to handle the number of quirks we give them, it'd be a lot easier if we could tell beforehand how many they could hold."

Izuku was silently screaming, as he could easily do that.Thank god he'd stopped talking about his quirk's true capabilities."That does sound annoying to deal with, can a nomu still be used if you go over its limit?"

"Fortunately yes, many of them are made from the dead bodies of whatever shape we wanted to give them."

Izuku wondered briefly why they were explaining all of this too him."Why are you telling me all of this?I'm still technically the enemy at the moment."

"Because the knowledge is useless to you or the police.It's not like you're going to start a Nomu project of your own." All For One answered.

Izuku would've stroked his chin at that statement but his hands were currently cuffed to his back."Fair enough, so how am I going to be treated going forward?"

"You're going to stay here for the foreseeable future, cuffed as well.Once I think we can trust you we'll start giving you more and more freedoms.But first a peace offering, if you want I'll kill Tomura for you.He hurt your dear Eraserhead didn't he?Hagakure as well, even that child you rescued.He hurt or tortured so many people precious to you.So here's your chance at revenge, well?"

Izuku couldn't believe what he was hearing.The man would just kill one of his own because he was an inconvenience?"I'll need some time to think about it Sensei."

"Take all the time you need.You're dismissed for the night, Kurogiri?"

A portal opened before Izuku, leading into a room with a bed and some food for him.When the boy looked at him confused All For One spoke."Did you really think I would try to recruit you and then throw you in some cell?I want you to like it here Izuku."

Izuku shrugged, the man was honest about his desires if nothing else."Goodnight Sensei." Izuku walked through the portal which closed behind him.Could be worse he thought, there were no doors to the room it was a simple one with a bed, a nightstand with a lamp, and the earlier mentioned food.Izuku inspected it before quickly eating it, he hadn't eaten in an entire day and he was starving.He doubted they'd go through all this trouble just to poison him.He quickly fell asleep, the exhaustion of the previous day had caught up with him

The next day of his imprisonment wasn't so bad either.He got to walk around the bar and talk to the villains.Shigaraki kept sending him death stares but the others were a lot more hospitable especially Toga.Who took every chance she had to try and drink his blood.Kurogiri thankfully kept stopping her by using portals.Izuku wondered what had happened to this girl, she was borderline feral now.Probably got the Hagakure treatment."Kurogiri do we have any playing cards or something to pass the time?"

The mist man just responded by opening a portal above the table Izuku was sitting at, the requested object fell from the thing.

"Wanna play poker everyone?" Izuku asked to everyone in the bar.

"Izuku Midoriya your death will not be quick." Was Shigaraki's response.

"So that's a no, what about you Twice, Toga, Kurogiri, and Dabi?" Asked the others present.Magne was out and around, Spinner was busy hunting Heroes, and Compress was still recovering from his wounds.Apparently Momo fucked him up really badly trying to get Izuku back.

"OH OH ME ME.Can I sit next to you Izuku darling." Izuku did not like the look in her eyes but he'd been going along with her darling act.Making the psychotic girl angry did not feel like a smart decision.

Dabi grunted pulling up a chair."What kind?"

"That's so boring!That's so much fun!." Twice replied before also sitting down.

"You guys know how to play Texas Holdem?" Izuku had started shuffling the cards which was incredibly difficult while wearing handcuffs, at least Sensei let him have his hands be cuffed in front of him.He spoke while while asking the group.

They all confirmed they did besides Toga, who Izuku did a few practice rounds with to show her how it worked.She caught on quickly enough.

Izuku had a pair of pocket aces so he instantly raised when the three cards were flipped as a 8 of clubs, a 5 of hearts, and a King of spades.Everyone called this round so when the next card was revealed and Dabi raised Izuku wasn't so sure he should stay in.The guy had an incredible poker face, maybe it's all the burn marks?

Izuku hesitantly called while twice folded followed by Toga calling as well.When the final card flipped over as the Ace of Spades Izuku could barely contain his luck.Izuku decided to go all-in.

Dabi stared at Izuku, his face unreadable he folded, followed swiftly by Toga.Damn Izuku should've just raised it a little bit, when Izuku flipped over his hand revealing he had a three of kind with Aces high the entire table groaned in relief.They played cards for what felt like hours before a portal opened and Izuku was told to enter it.

He was back at the Nomu factory."Yes Sensei?"

"I've noticed you're building rapport with the other villains.What would happen if Dabi and Spinner found out you were the one who killed Stain?" The overlord tilted his head.

"I was acknowledged as worthy by him before that, so I might be okay?" Izuku just shrugged."Like you said, if I'm going to be stuck here might as well run with it."

"I suppose that is an amenable answer, tell me about yourself Izuku.I am curious to learn more about you." The man was resting his head on his arm.

"Where should I start?" Izuku wondered if this man was always this talkative or just with him.

"Your early years, how about the age of 4.I've looked into your past when I became aware of you.Why did you never take revenge for what that miserable child did to you?Abuse, Suicide Baiting, Bullying, Battery, the list goes on." All For One's voice still reverberated in his head.

"I suppose I would need to go all the way back for that.Do you mind if I take a seat?" Izuku asked the man, who snapped and a chair appeared from a portal behind Izuku.Izuku sat before continuing."I think that'd be because I never really blamed Bakugo for what happened.At the age of 4 when his awesome quirk developed and mine didn't he slowly started to change.It loops back into why I want to be a hero.Everyone around the boy just started throwing heaps of praise onto him, they did everything in their power to suck up to him.The teachers actively encouraged the abuse, changed his grades so they would be higher than mine, finding arbitrary ways to raise it while lowering the scores of people like myself.The system did everything in its power to raise that star pupil to greatness, while simultaneously breaking people like myself and a few of my classmates.So that's why I blame the system and not necessarily Bakugo, especially now that he's a half decent human being.It shows me that he wasn't the problem, it was the people around him."

"Interesting, and what do you plan to do about the system you hate so much?" All For One could work with this, he could slowly twist the boy into believing that active revolution is the way to fix what he perceives as flawed.He has similar reasons to Tomura and he was able to twist him easily enough.

"I plan on introducing new bills, to change certain policies and create programs to help people.The quirkless suicide rate is as high as it is for a reason.I was not an exception I was the rule, I just got lucky I wasn't actually quirkless.It's going to take time and a hell of a lot of work but I believe I can do it." Izuku explained.

All For One was stroking his chin in thought."That is certain-"

An alarm suddenly went off."Unfortunate, it seems our time must come to a close.Some gnats are outside, how in the world did they find this place I do wonder."

Izuku was suddenly thrown backwards as the roof caved in.Mt. Ladies face looked down from the hole she created in the roof and saw the boy."Don't worry we're here to save you Midoriya."

Izuku watched as Sensei started float before absolutely destroying the woman.She was launched into a nearby building while All For One just laughed."And who pray tell is going to save you heroes?"

Izuku seeing his opportunity to bolt took it.He was running for the door while hoping to find something to get these cuffs off.If he had his quirk then he could fight."C'mon C'mon I gotta help." Izuku just stared banging the thing against the glass vats.Maybe he could ruin these Nomu before they could be used.Ujiko seemed to be elsewhere at the moment which was a blessing as Izuku smashed vat after vat with the cuffs.Once water hit the things the device that was keeping Izuku under control short circuited.He ripped them apart with super strength.Izuku jetstreamed into the door before activating musculars quirk, he felt strong.Izuku blasted the door off its hinges preparing for the epic confrontation about to unfold.

However the sight outside was sheer carnage, all the heroes laid in piles at All For One's feet."A shame I'd really hoped you wouldn't try anything Izuku Midoriya, if logic will not work then I'll be taking your power by force.If it makes you feel any better I will actually regret stealing a person's quirk for once."

The rest of the League of Villains appeared from what seemed like grey ooze and deposited them unceremoniously onto the floor."Tomura I have brought your valuable pieces with you here.You've failed again but do not worry, you can always try again.Like I've always said everything I do is for you."

Izuku was trying not to laugh at how obviously the man was lying but there was no point Tomura would never believe Izuku even if he told the man child.Izuku was preparing for what would easily be his hardest fight ever, undoubtedly the entire League of Villains against only him was going to be a tough fight.Thankfully Izuku had some friends on the way, he wasn't sure how long it'd take but he called them the second he got his quirks back."So who's going first?" Izuku rose into the air as muscles draped themselves around his body.Trying to look as intimidating as his opponent.

Izuku had never been so happy in his life when All Might descended from the sky."YOUNG MIDORIYA!ARE YOU UNHARMED?" All Might took of a protective position between the boy and the league.

"I'm fine All Might, we're doing this together right?" Izuku asked his mentor fully knowing what the answer would be.

"Of course my boy." Then All Might's smile vanished and only anger was present.It wasn't long before a battle that would level a city began.

Current Quirk ListIzuku Midoriya: Transfer, Water Cutter, Air Cannon, Minor Regeneration, Molecular manipulation, EMP, Silence, Breath of Life, Super Strength, Tempo, Ultra Sight, Muscular, Lie DetectionBakugo Katsuki: Explosion, PyrokinesisTenya Iida: Engine, Air StepJirou Kyoka: Earphone Jack, MuteKoji Koda: Animal Speak, Voice Throwing.Mina Ashido: Acid, Liquid ManipulationSero Hanta: Tape, Minor Fire Resistance, Fire BreathYuga Aoyama: Navel Laser, PhotokinesisKirishima Ejiro: Hardening, ShunpoYaoyorozu Momo: One for All, CreationShinsou Hitoshi: Thunderclap, Brainwashing

Momo's Perspective

The students had been carted up and shipped to the hospital.Many of them unconscious from Mustard's gas attack, which thankfully hadn't been lethal because the students hadn't been exposed to the stuff long enough.Quick thinking by Kendo and Tetsutetsu led them to the villain being defeated relatively quickly.It'd been a solemn trip for most of the students on the bus back to the city but none of them could come close to feeling what Momo had been going through.Everyone saw the girl and how distraught she was but despite their best efforts they couldn't even get the girl to respond to them.When the medical examiners reached her the girl simply stared blankly at them, clearly being in some form of shock.She didn't even care that she'd annihilated her body, her physical pain was nothing compared to her emotional pain.

Momo had somehow found herself in a hospital bed, she didn't remember how she got here but she really hadn't remembered much of anything since the summer camp.She was brought out of her haze when recovery girl kissed her and forced the ninth One for All user into a deep sleep.Momo was grateful until the nightmares started, her body being too tired to wake itself up, the girl was forced to endure that night over and over again.She woke the next morning fully healed but that didn't matter, Izuku was still gone.She frantically looked around the room hoping that the attack had just been a dream but the world was not that kind.She started crying again, her hospital gown long since stained with tears.She was brought out of her violent sobbing when her owl started lightly pecking her and pointing to the window.Did it want out?

The bird just stared into her soul before Momo stood and walked over to the window opening it.The creature flew out for a second then returned, moving it's wing as if to indicate to follow it.

... Did it know where Izuku was?"Are you trying to lead me to him?"

The creature as if in understanding nodded.

Momo for the first time since the summer camp felt helpful, she had to tell someone, anyone.She hit the call button and a nurse entered a few minutes later."Oh you're awake.How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine but more importantly are the police here?I need to talk to them immediately." Momo pleaded with the nurse.

Noticing the desperation of her patient the nurse complied quickly and returned with a police officer Momo hadn't met before."Officer I need you to get detective Tsukauchi and All Might here immediately, I have important information regarding the League of Villains location."

The officer just looked on in bewilderment before complying immediately.He'd recognized the girl from the sports festival and understood that she personally knew All Might, if she knew Tsukauchi's name then he had no reason to doubt her.

It was an hour later when the duo basically came running into the room."Young Yaoyorozu!Are you feeling better?"

Tsukauchi let his friend lead here since he knew the girl better.

"I'm fine now but that's not important, what's important is this!" She shoved Ivory in front of her using both of her hands presenting the bird to them.

Toshinori looked to his friend before whispering."Did she suffer head trauma?"

Tsukauchi shook his head before replying."Pretty sure that's like the only part of the girl that wasn't injured."

Momo seeing their confused expression."You idiots.I'm not saying the owl is important.It knows where Izuku is!" She was near screaming at the men."Izuku's creations have a mental link with him, he's told me how it works before."

Figuring out what the girl meant the detective exclaimed."If we follow the bird we find the League.Oh my god."

Yagi spat out blood at the realization."We need to get a team together immediately, Aizawa should be doing that press conference later."

Tsukauchi had already pulled his phone out to call the Hero Association."We've located the League of Villains hideout assemble everyone.YES I'M SERIOUS WHY THE HELL WOULD I JOKE ABOUT THIS?!" Tsukauchi hit the end call button before phoning the police commissioner."Tsuragame sir we've found them, get all the boys ready.We're going in hot before they move."

Momo thought she heard a woof of affirmation from the other side of the call but the commissioner just looked like a dog ... right?

"Young Yaoyorozu where are the other creations Izuku made?" Toshinori asked the girl.

"The ones he gave us should be with the students they were assigned to, as for his main pigeon army I have no idea.I haven't seen them since the forest.The spider silk goats should be back at the support department, he might have more elsewhere but those are the only ones I know about." Yaoyorozu explained to her mentor.

"Quick we need to round them all up Tsukauchi.They are basically gps devices at this point." Toshinori started making his way to the door."Make sure you're owl stays here and doesn't go off on its own.Once we're ready to assemble the team then we'll send it out."

All Might was out the door before she could even respond, no doubt going to collect all of Izuku's Pigeons.Momo was curious how many had survived the previous night considering everything that happened, but more importantly did them still being alive mean Izuku was alive as well?They're made of his soul after all, wouldn't that mean if he died they died as well?She didn't want to jump to conclusions but the thought brought her great joy.

Hours later she was approached by Kirishima and Bakugo in her hospital room."Hey 3D printer, we have something we wanna talk to you about." Bakugo tcched angrily before slamming the door behind him.

Kirishima pulled out a chair and sat on it backwards facing Momo."We heard from the police that the pigeons can find Midoriya.We want to go save him ourselves." Kirishima pulled out his pigeon."I hid mine when I heard about it from the police, with this we can go save him." Kirishima quickly returned the bird to his coat pocket before anyone could see the thing.

Momo just looked at them confused."What but we can't possibly - we'd get in so much troubl-" Momo stopped herself before looking at her own body, she was willing to destroy it for her Izuku.In that case there's no way the law would be stopping her from saving him."I'm in."

Bakugo just smirked."I knew you'd be 3D printer, we recruited a few more people.Should be about 5 of us going.We got buzz fuck and Icy Hot as well.We tried to get four eyes but he was adamant about not breaking the rules or some shit, I don't know.Don't really care either, we've got a damned nerd to save.Meet us out front at 10pm Yaoyorozu."

"Knew we could count on you." Kirishima just smiled at the girl before returning the chair to its rightful place.

The pair exited the room quickly.Momo couldn't believe she'd almost let the rules stop her from after her boyfriend.She knew the law certainly wouldn't stop Izuku from coming for her if the reverse had happened.She paused before speaking to her sentient?quirk.'Hey One For All, I know you're awake in there.I could really use that whip thing again.' If she were being honest she probably needed way more help than just that.But hey take what you can get right, and it seemed like the quirk wanted to help.

Impatiently Momo stared at the clock, she'd lost her phone at some point during the attack, which honestly didn't surprise her considering everything that happened.It was 8pm now so she had 2 hours to prepare, the girl looked at her hands and started generating as many objects as she thought would be necessary.Followed shortly by a backpack to carry them.When the clock struck 10 she grabbed her creations and opened the window before jumping out of it, activating 10% of One for All to break the fall.She stealthily made her way to the front of the building where she saw the others and quickly joined up with them.However before they could depart Iida came running out of the hospital after the group.

"So you all went ahead and decided to do this anyway." Tenya looked at the departing group with an expression that could only be described as pained."I was almost expelled for doing something similar, I can't just let you all throw you're careers away over this.Please know that I want to save him as badly as all of you.He's saved my life and my brothers as well, every fiber in my being is screaming at me to come with you." Tenya started crying at this point."I just ...I just can't let you all do this is good conscience, if something happened to you all as well I don't think I could bare it." Tenya bowed before his classmates."Please desist in your actions, I'm begging you!"

Bakugo spoke for the group."Four eyes, you aren't stopping us.You can either come along and help you're oh so glorious saviour or stay behind and worry."

"Yeah you stupid Tin Can, if we let the villains keep Midoriya we're going to have to fight two All For Ones.Do you realize how impossible that'll be?This isn't just about saving wonderboy, this is about stopping the fucking end of society as we know it." Hagakure explained.

Momo took slight offense to that but could understand the girl's point, she was here for Izuku obviously not his quirk."Iida I'm sorry but there's nothing you can say that will dissuade me.I'm fully prepared to be kicked out of the hero course for this, Izuku is more important."

"Midoriya is important to me as well, he convinced me to use my other half and got me to reconnect with my mother.Not coming to his aid would be an insult frankly." The half hot half hold user stated.

Tenya raised his head, he'd expected as much.Yaoyorozu broke after they took Izuku, this was honestly the first he'd seen even form of life returning to the girl."I see, then I must come as well.I shall be accompanying you.Telling the teachers would do nothing and if I cannot stop you then I must do everything in my power to keep you all safe."

Bakugo just scoffed."Like we need damn protection four eyes.Alright let's go you extras, we've got a nerd to save."

The group took collective offense at being called extras but accepted that's just how Bakugo is.The trip to their destination was silent as they let a malformed pigeon guide their way, they were confused when the pigeon suddenly switched directions as if the boy had suddenly moved somewhere else but continued following it regardless.

Yaoyorozu was the one to comment on it."Think that was a Kurogiri portal?That's the only logical explanation I can think of, although it could be another quirk."

"I just hope this damn bird isn't leading us to the wrong place." Hagakure sighed.

"Hey don't make fun of my bird." Kirishima exclaimed.

"Shouldn't we be wearing disguises or something?" Todoroki asked the group.

They all paused at that comment, the enemy diddddddd kinda know who they were.Bakugo was the first to respond."Yo 3D printer make some shit for all of us."

Momo grinded her teeth in frustration at the boy but complied nonetheless."Follow me into this alley and I'll make us all something." Momo pointed to the nearby spot and walked off.

Everyone exited that alley wearing something completely different.They weren't the best disguises but they would serve well enough, besides if they all walked out of an alley wearing matching hoodies or something people would think they're in a gang.

Half an hour later and the pigeon suddenly flew off without the group.Momo immediately started running after it realizing what that'd meant."The only one who can command it over you Kirishima is Izuku and Kouda and somehow I highly doubt Kouda did that while unconscious!" Momo screamed back at the group as she ran after the bird.

Realizing what the creation girl meant they all bolted after her.If Midoriya was calling the bird then that meant he'd either A, gotten free or B, was currently in a fight.The second one seemed especially likely since Izuku had called the bird to his location.

Momo channeled 11% of her quirk through her body as she ran she'd ripped apart her disguise by creating more suitable combat ready clothes underneath them.Stealth was out the window, so it's time to fight.Her bones slightly protested her use of a little too much power but it didn't dissuade the girl in the slightest.She had to be close to wherever Izuku was, her thoughts were only confirmed when a large explosion went off in front of her.Momo took this opportunity to leap and climb up a building's fire escape for an aerial view, she created some binoculars before taking in the sight.What she saw was devastation, multiple pro heroes were on the ground dead or unconscious and several blocks of the city looked like someone had simply deleted them.But what really caught her eye was the fact her boyfriend was currently floating wreathed in muscles while staring down like 10 villains, one of whom was also floating.Momo knew she needed to get there, now!She created a wing suit and jumped with a quick burst of 20%.

The Heroes Perspective

All Might had just finished up collecting all of 1-A's bird minus one that had been lost in the attack at the summer camp.He'd never felt so guilty in his life at what had happened to his proteges, one had to break nearly every bone in her body just trying to save the other.Who in addition had been kidnapped and was now at the mercy of his greatest enemy, All Might could only imagine what horrors the man was inflicting on the boy.All of this happened while Toshinori had been taking a relaxing bubble bath, he should've been at that camp.If he'd even been slightly aware of what was going down he would've flown into action but no he sat obviously in a bath unawares.Toshinori power walked angrily down the hospital halls with Tsukauchi in tow."Toshinori I know you're upset, I am too.But we need to wait for everyone to assemble."

"They have a warp gate and who knows how many moles in the police force Tsukauchi.If they get wind of our attack they will flee and we'll be that much further from rescuing Young Izuku.I refuse to let them get away with him." All Might was barely suppressing his urge to go into his buff mode and fly out of the hospital."Not to mention we need to follow these birds to their location.We have no idea how far it is, allow me or some other hero to at least locate the place were going too."

Tsukauchi couldn't argue with the man's logic but he knew All Might was acting emotionally and not due to rational thought.If Tsukauchi okayed it no doubt would the man be unable to stop himself from attempting to rescue the boy."You're right however you're not exactly known for being quiet, let's have a stealth hero go first and confirm the location then we can send in the cavalry."

Toshinori somewhat calmed down now that his friend was listening to him but part of him still wanted to just go rescue him now."Fine but send them immediately, I'll bring them a pigeon." All Might had several on his shoulder and many gathered together in both of his hands, the owl sat on his head.To anyone else it would've looked absolutely ridiculous but the number 1 hero could care less what anyone else thought at the moment.

Tsukauchi on the other had already started calling the Hero Public Safety Commission."Yes hello, call in Edgeshot immediately.We cannot risk the villains escaping, we need him to scout out the enemy villains base in advance before the others are called in." A pause."I DON'T CARE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AUTHORITY, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HIM.CALL THE FREAKING POLICE COMMISSIONER IF YOU HAVE TOO." Tsukauchi slammed the flip phone shut."I swear, I hate the Hero Commission, politics and bureaucracy should not be mixed." Tsukauchi sighed.

In the hours that followed Edgeshot had indeed been called in due to his stealth expertise.The man expertly followed the malformed creature to its destination where it circled before eventually landing on a nearby building and staring at the one it had been circling.Edgeshot pulled out his communicator."This is Edgeshot I've located the villains main base, sending the coordinates now.Further orders?"

The machine crackled in his ear."Stay in place, do NOT be seen."

Edgeshot turned off the encrypted device before using his quirk and folding into a tiny silver line while he watched the building.It was hours later when the bird he'd been following suddenly started flying off.Edgeshot while confused immediately took after the creature, not wanting to let it out of his sight.He pinged his device once more."Edgeshot reporting in, the bird suddenly changed flew off and is now heading to a new location.Orders?" Edgeshot wasn't the fifth ranked hero for a reason and had his suspicions about why the bird started moving but didn't want to jump to any conclusions.

"Likely the warp user, were you seen?" The voice asked.

"Unlikely I haven't moved in hours and I've witnessed several villains entering and exiting the building in a calm manner.They didn't seem spooked." Edgeshot answered.

"The boy might have just been moved somewhere else then.Follow it, they may have an additional base."

"Affirmative." Edgeshot turned off the communicator once more before continuing his pursuit of the bird.Thankfully it seemed the creature would always fly just within his range of vision almost as if it didn't want to lose the man.Several minutes later the bird started circling what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse before landing on a nearby building and staring at it like it had the first one.

"Edgeshot reporting in I've found another of the villains bases, it appears to be some kind of abandoned warehouse in Jakku.Shall I proceed to get a closer look?" It was getting dark and Edgeshot could easily sneak up to a building like this without being seen.

"The raid will be commencing within the next 30 minutes, return to the other location.We've sent a detachment of heroes and police to where you are.They'll handle that location, we want you at the other one."

"Understood." Edgeshot immediately flew back off towards the first building mentally preparing himself for the battle that was surely coming.

Aizawa's Perspective

Eraserhead sighed.He hated the media and now he was being thrown to them like a sheep to a wolf.He straightened up his tie and did his best to look presentable.Nedzu looked like he wanted to say something to the man but was ultimately cut off as they were all called into the press conference.This was going to suck, Aizawa just hoped he didn't snap at the reporters, they always blow it out of proportion when a hero does that.

As Eraserhead, Vlad King, and Nedzu sat down the reporters frantically started asking questions.Aizawa motioned for them to be silent before speaking."I regret to inform you all that our unpreparedness for this unprecedented villain attack resulted in the harm of 26 of our students as well as one being kidnapped.Though our institution is an academy for heroes in training our defenses were insufficient in the wake of recent villain activity.We understand that this is making many of you uneasy about the future.There is no excuse for what happened under our watch and we apologize deeply and sincerely." Aizawa finished his piece by bowing which was followed by Vlad and Nedzu.

The reporters hands shot back up understandably and Aizawa pointed at one montioning for him to continue."Question from NHA this is now the fourth time this year that U.A. students have been attacked or confronted by villains.Those being the USJ, the shopping mall incident, the murder of Stain, and now this.Given that many students were injured in this attack what explanations have you given to the families of the students.In addition what concrete measures do you plan to implement to prevent things like this from occurring in the future?"

Nedzu decided to answer."We've ramped up our security and added more security cameras to our school.On top of this we are now able to detect the unique energy signature used by the villain Kurogiri.If he ever warps onto campus again we will know immediately and the alarms will sound."

The reporter seemed to accept that answer and sat back down.Another one just rose in his place and started speaking before even being told too." you speak of the student's safety but during the incident it's been said you actively encouraged the students to fight.Please explain why you thought this was okay." The man read from a small notebook he was holding.

Aizawas brow creased in frustration but spoke calmly."We had no idea who was attacking or what was going on.It was the middle of the night and we had little to no information on the current situation.I made that call in order to prevent the worst possible outcome."

The reporter just smirked at him."Worst possible outcome?26 injured, many severe, 1 kidnapped.How would you not call this the worst possible outcome."

"The outcome I was imagining was the death of my students.They were trapped alone in a forest surrounded by villains, if they were not allowed to fight then they were entirely at the mercy of the enemy.Which as you can tell by this attack, the villains had none of." Aizawa explained.

Nedzu jumped in to defend his coworker."The vast majority of the injuries were caused by the gas attack used by the villain named Mustard, whom may I remind you we successfully apprehended.Due to the quick actions of our students, actions that Eraserhead encouraged, the gas attack ended much quicker than it would've been otherwise.Right now all the students are expected to make a full recovery, who knows what prolonged exposure to that gas would've done.It could've permanently injured or even killed our students."

"A silver lining so to speak?Sure the vast majority of the student body came out for the most part okay but what about the kidnapped student, Izuku Midoriya?He came second in the sport's festival and was personally recommended to U.A. by All Might himself.Whom may I remind you is the reason the villains attacked the USJ in the first place.It's clear that the League of Villains has some vendetta against the number 1 and they took Izuku Midoriya because of that.Is All Might going to be punished in anyway?Have you received any ransom notices?"

Nedzu responded."No we have not and no he will not but we are doing everything in our power to get our student back.We are investigating many possible lines that could lead us to him.Trust me when I say he WILL be coming home."

All Might's Perspective

The number 1 hero sat in the back of an armored car on it's way to the villains hideout.He was impatiently tapping his foot on the floor waiting for his chance to rescue his charge.In the car Endeavour, Edgeshot, Kamui woods, and himself all sat preparing themselves.Endeavour had been giving him angry glares the whole time but Toshinori could care less at the moment.The other team of , Best Jeanist and a few of the pussycats had been redirected to the warehouse.When the vehicle stopped All Might basically threw the doors open as he launched himself toward the building.Edgeshot sat ready to infiltrate on All Might's signal which he gave instantly.

Edgeshot reached out and knocked on the door."Pizza delivery!"

All Might broke back his fist before launching it through the wall."SMASSSSHHHHHHHHH!" The response was immediate as the wall caved in and All Might looked inside at the surprised faces of every member of the League of Villains.

Shigaraki screamed."Kurogiri gate!"

"Not so fast!Lacquered Chain Prison!" Kamui woods shot his arms into the room capturing all of the villains instantly.

Torino took his chance to knock Dabi unconscious by kicking him in the face."Don't get ahold of yourself there flame boy."

All Might posed in the room."You can't run away League of Villains.Why you ask?Because we are here."

"Damnit the final boss isn't supposed to come to us, it's supposed to be the other way around." Shigaraki lamented."Well whatever Kurogiri bring out the nomu!" Shigaraki ordered him.

After a second of nothing happening Kurogiri spoke."It seems the Nomu are not where they're supposed to be Tomura Shigaraki.I apologize."

Shigaraki directed his glare to All Might."YOU!What'd you do?!"

"You've underestimated us for the last time Shigaraki.Did you think we wouldn't find the factory?Heroes are there as we speak, taking care of the Nomu.It's over, you've lost Shigaraki." All Might glared back at the man child in front of him.

"This rubbish society that enforces things such as justice and peace will rot under my grasp.I've only just started to gather comrades, so that nonsense about this being over is far from the truth hero, we've just started.Kurog-" Shigaraki was forced to watch as Edgeshot fired himself through the man's chest, either killing him or knocking him unconscious instantly.

Edgeshot reappeared several feet away."Don't worry I just fiddled around in his insides a bit.This guy's too troublesome so I had him take a nap."

"Now Shigaraki where is that boss of yours?" All Might asked.

"I-I-I FUCKING HATE YOU ALL MIGHT.YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THIS." Shigaraki screamed with his very being at the man but as he did grey oozed formed in the bar and Nomu started to pour out of the stuff.

The heroes were instantly pushed backwards as the Nomu surged forth.All Might looked around in confusion as that same grey ooze appeared around the League of Villains and the man was forced to watch as Shigaraki literally slipped through his fingers."NOOOOOOO!"

Endeavour was in a similar situation as Nomu started appearing outside the bar as well.He'd just finished melting one when he radioed in to the people at the warehouse.When he got no response he knew something was up."The warehouse team isn't responding!" He screamed while already trying to melt another Nomu's skull.

All Might heard that and instantly leapt off towards the other buildings location.HE had to be there but more importantly Midoriya had to be there.All Might knew he was supposed to make good use of his two hours but he didn't care.All Might put everything he had into getting there as fast as possible.He was soaring through the sky when he saw Izuku staring down the League of Villains.Good the fight hasn't started yet.Izuku's safe now I can still reach him.The man crashed onto the floor in front of his student.

Notes:

Current Quirk ListIzuku Midoriya: Transfer, Water Cutter, Air Cannon, Minor Regeneration, Molecular manipulation, EMP, Silence, Breath of Life, Super Strength, Tempo, Ultra Sight, Muscular, Lie DetectionBakugo Katsuki: Explosion, PyrokinesisTenya Iida: Engine, Air StepJirou Kyoka: Earphone Jack, MuteKoji Koda: Animal Speak, Voice Throwing.Mina Ashido: Acid, Liquid ManipulationSero Hanta: Tape, Minor Fire Resistance, Fire BreathYuga Aoyama: Navel Laser, PhotokinesisKirishima Ejiro: Hardening, ShunpoYaoyorozu Momo: One for All, CreationShinsou Hitoshi: Thunderclap, BrainwashingDenki Kaminari: Electrification, Lightning Rod