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It felt like a giant weight was lifted off my chest as I supported Hana up. We both looked at the stairs in front of the front entrance to the USJ to see All Might standing there. Relief flooded through me as I realized that help had finally arrived, even if it was only one hero. Then again this was All Might, the Number One Hero.
We continued making our way to the entrance as best as we could. If not for that Villain and me having to use my Quirk to that extent, I might've been able to pull my jumping trick so we could get over there quicker. Though neither of us was really in the best condition at the moment.
My eyes then carried over to the stairs we'd have to go up, and the huge group of Villains still standing. They were going to be a problem, especially with the shape me and Hana were in. I could fight to a certain degree if I had to, but my reflexes were shot if it came to running around and having to evade the enemy. Hana could barely even move without help because of her leg. We didn't really have an option though.
"Hey Hana, are you ready for something risky?" I asked her.
"He wasn't smiling..."
I was confused when she said this. "What?"
"A-All Might... He w-wasn't smiling like he usually does."
I looked up to confirm and saw she was right. That face was one of rage almost, mixed with regret as well. It was a familiar face I had once back in middle school when that one event happened. Though I doubt he had such a lack of control of his emotions though. He wouldn't do what I had done.
"W-what's your plan? Mason?"
I snapped out of my thoughts at Hana's voice. "Well let's just say it may go well, or make me get some sleep for a while."
"If that's what's going to happen, don't do it." I felt her grip on my shoulder tighten for a moment. "Don't hurt yourself for the sake of others, especially me. It's okay if you're at your limit Mason. I can handle the pain for a bit longer."
"And risk getting both of us hurt?" I took my free hand and motioned it over at the pack of Villains looking at the Symbol of Peace. "It's better if one of us is out of commission and both of us safe, than both of us being in danger when neither of us can fight back. Heroes always have to take a risk at times in order to save people. And this is one I'm going to take. Trust me, okay?"
She closed her eyes for a second, her face grim. it turned into a sigh as she nodded. "Okay, I'll tr-trust you. Don't say I didn't warn you though when Ashido yells at you for making her w-worry."
"In that case, it may be best if you get into a better position."
"Wait what do you mean by- WHAH!" She said before letting out a surprised shout.
I didn't blame her for her outburst as I hoisted her onto my back and held her legs by arms. Sure this wasn't the most flattering way to carry someone, especially a girl, but it was all I could think of at the moment. The fact she was holding onto me and pressing herself onto my back was not helping one bit as I tried to focus.
After all, this was either going to make or break me after it was done. Causing the ground to essential launch me into the air was a good maneuver tactic, but it was difficult depending on the terrain. It was like launching something out of a catapult, meaning trajectory was everything. I didn't forget about the some of the Villains having projectile Quirks either. Hopefully, it would all work out. My vest was made out of Kevlar after all, so I wouldn't get that hurt.
"Hold on tight, I don't want you to fall off," I said as I crouched down, the ground loading like a spring.
"I am!"
"Well, then here we go!"
The ground under us solidified into stone, the pillar shooting up at an angle good enough for us to land over by the entrance. As we were in the air I could see some of the students from our class hadn't been teleported by that smoke guy. I wasn't sure how and where we'd land, but we'd definitely be safe.
"Mason look All Might's-"
I couldn't hear the rest as we began to drop as gravity took over. I looked to see what she was talking about. All Might had more or less taken care of the Villains we had to avoid that was by the stairs. We were then surprised as a giant explosion was set off over where All Might was. As soon as it had hit we landed, my boots absorbing the initial shock. I almost fell to the ground before I saw a familiar line of tape shoot out and steady us.
My vision was blurry as I tried to make out everything. I felt Hana be pulled off of me, probably someone from the class helping her due to her broken leg. All I could do was feel the numerous footsteps on the ground due to my Quirk.
It was like someone was shaking my eyes, making the colors mix around and shapes collide against one another. All I could do was stay there on my hands and knees. I fumbled trying to get my mask off. With how my whole body was shaking I knew I had reached my limit until I got some rest. Until then I was just a wreck.
"Hey dude you okay? You're not looking too great." I tried my best to look up at who was talking.
"Sero... Right? I'm fine, just need... To relax for a few minutes." I said.
"Alright man, just making sure you're okay. Still, though, that was a pretty far fall. How did you manage to even land-"
"MASON!" I heard an all too familiar voice say as it ran into me. Despite my eyes lack of focusing, I could tell just by her voice that it was Ashido who had that ran into me. "I'm so glad that you're okay! Almost everyone was gone and Thirteen..." Even without my eyes I could she had been crying. I put my arm around her to comfort her. She wrapped both of hers around me into a hug, surprising me.
"Hey it'll be fine now, All Might's here right? Also, where's Iida?" I asked her.
"He went to go get help from the other teachers. That guy who teleported you guys left us alone after he managed to get out. I'm just glad you and Hana are both..." She stopped. I had a feeling she happened to see my eyes and how red and strained they were. "Are you-"
"Just a little mental strain. I'll be fine. Me and Hana ran into a Villain that gave us a bad time. She got the broken leg from trying to fight him off. This is just from the little stunt I pulled. Don't trouble yourself worrying about me. I'll be fine." I said trying to reassure her.
With how she was holding onto me I could see she must've been worried out of her mind about me and Hana. Sure she was popular and got along well with everybody, but it seemed everything had begun to have its effect on her. We were dealing with what Pros would after all.
She then stopped after realizing how it may look to everyone else. "Can you stand Mason or...?"
I smiled. "I may need a little bit of help. Feels like I'm in a kaleidoscope right now." I felt her take my hand and guide me as I made an effort to stand up slowly. With how my bearings were right now, I felt like I'd fall at any moment.
Thankfully as we walked my eyes were beginning to clear up now. I could see a little bit better, but I wasn't in the condition I'd like to be in. My head was pounding, and my arms heavy. Seems this is what my dad was talking about when it came to using my Terraform half.
My right hand was still shaking a bit from how much power I had put into moving the ground around. Not to mention the weight I was controlling. We stopped by Thirteen, and he wasn't looking too good. The whole back of his suit had been shredded, and his back had numerous cuts on it.
"Is he-"
"I'll... Be fine... Just glad to see you and Miss... Kennagasa made it back safely." He said, obviously straining himself. "Good move trying to protect everyone with those walls... And calling out for Iida to get them out... Should've guessed his Quirk was... A warp gate..."
"Stop talking, you're just gonna strain yourself more Thirteen." I then looked back to Ashido as she stayed by Thirteen. "What about Mr. Aizawa? How is he..." As I said his name she looked down, tears making their way back.
"All Might came at a good time. He got grabbed by that bird guy, and-"
"You don't need to say anything else Ashido," I said to her as I walked over to the stairs. "I need to ask you guys a favor." I continued, getting everyone's attention. From here I could make out All Might was in trouble, and Izuku was running over to him. I tried to hide the pain going through my head as I spoke. "If things get rough hide, run, do whatever. Take care of Hana too. She may be an emitter like me, but she's still got a broken leg. Out of all of us right now I'm most suited for combat, and I'm not gonna stand by like this while All Might is in trouble, Pro or not." I bent my legs and spread my hands out. "I'm going in."
"Dude are you insane?!" Sero said.
"If insane means I'm willing to help out and show these guys what we're made of, then yeah."
I prepared to launch myself as I felt someone grab onto the neck of my vest. I turned around to see Ashido push something into my chest. It was my mask I'd taken off. I smiled and put it over my face.
"Don't get yourself killed or hurt, okay? You promised me that lunch on Sunday, remember?." She said, trying her best not to cry.
"You make it sound like I'm going on a suicide mission or something." I put my hand on her shoulder. "Ashido, you know it's gonna take more than few thugs to take me down. I'll be back, promise." I said with a smile.
"You better!"
"Yeah! And Mason," I looked to see Uraraka walk up to me. "Help out Deku, okay?" She asked me.
"Who?"
She got a bit red in the face. "I mean- Midoriya. Please."
Well, bud seems you got quite the teammate. I thought to myself with a smile."I will. Welp, time for the Cavalry to arrive." I said as I turned back around, launching myself over, making sure the stone returned back to its form.
Unlike last time I had shot myself at an inclined angle downwards. This was the way my mobility was supposed to be used, sliding down objects and being able to deal a nice blow with some force behind it. Even though my eyes were strained and my body was in pain, I used that to push myself.
I let my hands drop down, gathering myself two spears to use. If I used them to stab the guy holding All Might, I could further pin him down and restrict his movement. My plan changed as I got closer to Izuku, seeing the smoke guy from before appearing in front of him as he rushed to help All Might. I was hurtling right at them, almost right on top of them as IZuku was about to go through.
Come on think think think think! Think of something to do! I screamed in my mind, running through numerous plans in my mind.
All the plans in my head disappeared as someone raced by me. "GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY DEKU!"
I landed on my feet and turned over in All Might and the bird man's direction. Bakugo had given quite a good diversion for me to do my original plan. I took both of my arms and threw the stone javelin's into the creature's arms and back into the ground. Ice began to cover them. I turned around to see Todoroki being the source of the attack.
"One of your poorly trained thugs told me you're here because you think you can kill All Might." He said.
All Might pry the thing's arms open and flipped out of its grip and landed next to Todoroki, his left side bleeding as he grabbed it in pain. Izuku seemed shocked with how all of us managed to get here at about the same time. Then again, I wasn't complaining. Felt kinda cool actually. Kirishima then landed in front of the guy with hands on his body and attempted to attack him only for the ringleader to dodge.
"Damn that was gonna be cool!" He said aggravated.
"Guess I found your body that time ya smokey bastard!" Bakugo said, reveling in his revenge.
"The Symbol of Peace will not be defeated by delinquents like you," Todoroki said.
"Because," I slammed my fist together, causing dirt and sand from the ground to cover my bracers and forearms. "The god damn Calvary has arrived!"
All of us stood there waiting for the other to make a move. The bird guy was half frozen and impaled while his body was separated by some sort of portal. Hands just stood there, either thinking of a plan or a means of retreat.
He then spoke, his voice raspy and squeaky. "Kurogiri, how could you let these brats get the best of you? You've gotten us into a real jam here." He looked at the smoke guy that Bakugo had pinned.
"You got careless you dumb Villain." He gloated as he held him down by his metal collar. "It wasn't hard to figure you out. Only certain parts of you turn into that smoking warp gate. You use that mist to hide your actual body as a kind of distraction, thinking that made you safe. That's why we missed. But if you didn't have a body you wouldn't be wearing this neck armor, right? You're not immune to physical attacks if they're well aimed." Kurogiri then tried to move, only for Bakugo to let off a small explosion against the neck armor. "Don't move." He got in close, his eyes filled with that usual murderous intent. "You try anything funny and I'll blow your ass up so bad they'll be piecing you up back together for weeks!"
"Whoa, that doesn't sound very heroic," Kirishima said. I shook my head. Just when I thought the rage-filled demon was an act and Bakugo had some decency, he had to prove me wrong.
"They escaped uninjured and captured my two strongest men. Kids these days really are amazing. They make the League of Villains look like amateurs. Can't have that." Hands then looked at the birdman. "Nomu." At this the upper half of the creature sunk into the portal surprising all of us.
Even though half of his body was frozen and his legs and arms were impaled into the ground, he brought his body up through sheer force. Once his body was through his right arm that was frozen broke apart, along with his lower right leg. It tried to stand up, only to fall onto its hand and knee.
"How is that thing still moving... He's all messed up." Izuku said.
"Stay back everybody!" All Might shouted as the true horror was revealed to us.
The frozen bits of his body fell, revealing the grotesque red flesh of his body. It began to grow out and weave among itself, forming into limbs. Once that was done and it could stand, even its skin began to... Regenerate.
"What this?! I thought you said his Quirk was Shock Absorption!" All Might shouted at Hands.
"I didn't say that was his only Quirk." I swallowed the saliva that built up in my throat, the ground under me shifting at hearing that.
I swallowed the saliva that built up in my throat at hearing that.
"He also possesses Super Regeneration. Nomu has been modified to take you on at even one-hundred percent of your power. He's basically a highly efficient punching bag that hits back. But first, we need to free our means of escape." As soon as the Nomu vanished I panicked and made another stone spear.
As soon as the Nomu vanished I panicked and made another stone spear. I wasn't prepared as Nomu punched at Bakugo, causing a giant blast of air knocking us back and ripping through the trees around us. Across from the monster was a wall, where only one person could've been hit.
"Kaa-chan!" Izuku yelled. We then looked behind us to see... Was he sitting right behind us this whole time? "Kaa-chan? Whoa, that's awesome you dodged him!"
"Shut up, no I didn't you damn nerd." He had sweat dripping down his head, an angered look on his face.
"Wait. Then how'd you get over here?" Asked Kirishima. We looked over at the wall to see the dust clear.
"Isn't it obvious?" Todoroki said.
We then looked to see All Might, his arms up in a blocking stance. He looked up at the three Villains, bruised and injured. "These are kids and you didn't even hold back?"
"I didn't have much choice, he was threatening my companion. Besides, these kids are no angels. The plain looking one? He tried to kill me with a maxed out punch. What kind of Hero does something like that? You think you can get away with being as violent as you want if you say it's for the sake of others." Hands raised up arms. "Well, you know what All Might? That pisses me off! Why do people get to decide that someone violent acts are moral while others are villainous? Casting judgment on what's good and evil. You think you're the Symbol of Peace? Ha! You're just another government-sponsored instrument of violence. And violence always breeds more violence. I'll make sure the world understands that when you're dead."
"You're nothing but a lunatic." All Might said, stand up straight. "Criminals like you, you always try and make your actions sound noble, but admit you're only doing this because you like it!" He said, anger in his voice at the end. "Isn't that right!?"
Hands seemed to hesitate after he said that. The only good thing coming out of this situation was more time for Iida to get the teachers, and for my body to recover. Only a small throb in my left temple was left, which was good enough for me to do a thing or two.
"We got them outnumbered," Todoroki said, and he was right.
"And Kaa-chan found the mist guy's weakness." Izuku pointed out.
"These guys may act tough, but we can take them down with All Might's help." Kirishima hardened his arms. "Let's do this!"
"DON'T ATTACK!" We heard All Might shout at us. "Get out of here!"
"You would've been in trouble earlier if it weren't for us remember? You need our help."
"I thank you for your assistance Todoroki, but this is different." All Might brought back his left arm. "It's gonna be alright, just sit back and watch a Pro at work!"
"But you're bleeding! And you're almost out of ti-" Izuku seemed to cut himself off from saying something. At this, All Might gave us a thumbs up as he stood tall and faced in the Villains direction.
"Nomu, Kurogiri, kill him. I'll deal with the children." Hands said. "Let's clear this level and go home." He then ran at us, his hands out wide. No doubt his Quirk had to be a contact type of some sort, or at the most close range.
"Heads up. Looks like we're fighting after all," Kirishima said.
It looked like we were about to face Hands as the air around All Might began to swirl around him, and he launched forward at Nomu, their fist colliding against one another's. The collision caused a shockwave to blow through the area. I put my hands up to block the dust and air pressure. What did All Might plan on doing against someone with Shock... Ab... Sorption.
I smiled. I guess that's what separated us students from Pros, they always had a plan.
The collision of it then turned into an all-out slugfest, their arms nothing but a blur and each punch causing another blast of air to rip through. The force was strong enough to push us away from the fight and to keep Kurogiri and Hands away from us as well.
"He's gonna fight that brain guy head on?" Izuku asked, trying to not get blown away.
"Wow, they're- So fast!" Kirishima said as he tried to not fall over.
Even the ground around them began to fracture. I was in disbelief at just how much power was behind each of his punches, each living up to his phenomenal strength. "So, you were made to fight me, big guy? If you can live to stand me at one-hundred percent of my power, then I'll just have to go beyond that and force you to surrender!" I heard him shout. He then gave a big left hook, sending the creature crashing through the trees.
Just as easy as he had been punched away, he got back up and pounced at All Might, the two grappling and tumbling as they went through the air, pieces of the ground flying up with each landing. He then grabbed it by the arm and threw him to the ground causing it make a crater. The body bounced off the ground, All Might landing right in front of him in a flash of white and blonde hair.
"Now for a lesson, you may have heard these words before, but I'll teach you what they really mean!" He said as he pulled back his right arm and made a fist, steam billowing from it. "PLUS. ULTRAAAAAA!" He shouted, his punch connecting and sending the creature called Nomu through the air and into the light fixtures and into the wall surrounding the entire facility, the lights blowing up around it.
There was so much force the whole place shook, and a hole where the creature had been shot through. All I could see was a hole to the blue sky, and just how much the ground had been broken up for the two combatants.
"That was like a finishing move out of a video game! He beat the Shock Absorption right out of him. I've never seen that kind of brute strength." Kirishima said in awe.
"Imagine having power like that," Bakugo said. "He must've punched him so fast he couldn't regenerate."
All I could do was simply look at what it meant to be the Number One hero. Even if one of us became a hero and were celebrated as one of the Top, I doubt whoever had Number One after All Might retired would never be able to hold a candle to his strength.
"Back in my hay day, five hits would've been enough to knock that guy out." All Might said, his body beat up and shirt torn up. He stood up and put his right fist on his chest. "But today, it took more than three-hundred mighty blows." He then turned around to Hands and Kurogiri. "You've been bested Villains. Surrender, we all want to get this over with quickly."
We all waited for his response. From the way he was nervously scratching, I could tell that he knew there was no way out of this. Unless he either retreated or gave up, there was no way out of this. Fighting us and All Might all together was out of the question, especially with us knowing Kurogiri's weakness.
"What's wrong?" All Might said to Hands, startling him.
So he is nervous... I thought to myself.
"Not attacking me? Didn't you say you were going to clear this level earlier? Well come and get me, if you dare."

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It felt like a giant weight was lifted off my chest as I supported Hana up. We both looked at the stairs in front of the front entrance to the USJ to see All Might standing there. Relief flooded through me as I realized that help had finally arrived, even if it was only one hero. Then again this was All Might, the Number One Hero.
We continued making our way to the entrance as best as we could. If not for that Villain and me having to use my Quirk to that extent, I might've been able to pull my jumping trick so we could get over there quicker. Though neither of us was really in the best condition at the moment.
My eyes then carried over to the stairs we'd have to go up, and the huge group of Villains still standing. They were going to be a problem, especially with the shape me and Hana were in. I could fight to a certain degree if I had to, but my reflexes were shot if it came to running around and having to evade the enemy. Hana could barely even move without help because of her leg. We didn't really have an option though.
"Hey Hana, are you ready for something risky?" I asked her.
"He wasn't smiling..."
I was confused when she said this. "What?"
"A-All Might... He w-wasn't smiling like he usually does."
I looked up to confirm and saw she was right. That face was one of rage almost, mixed with regret as well. It was a familiar face I had once back in middle school when that one event happened. Though I doubt he had such a lack of control of his emotions though. He wouldn't do what I had done.
"W-what's your plan? Mason?"
I snapped out of my thoughts at Hana's voice. "Well let's just say it may go well, or make me get some sleep for a while."
"If that's what's going to happen, don't do it." I felt her grip on my shoulder tighten for a moment. "Don't hurt yourself for the sake of others, especially me. It's okay if you're at your limit Mason. I can handle the pain for a bit longer."
"And risk getting both of us hurt?" I took my free hand and motioned it over at the pack of Villains looking at the Symbol of Peace. "It's better if one of us is out of commission and both of us safe, than both of us being in danger when neither of us can fight back. Heroes always have to take a risk at times in order to save people. And this is one I'm going to take. Trust me, okay?"
She closed her eyes for a second, her face grim. it turned into a sigh as she nodded. "Okay, I'll tr-trust you. Don't say I didn't warn you though when Ashido yells at you for making her w-worry."
"In that case, it may be best if you get into a better position."
"Wait what do you mean by- WHAH!" She said before letting out a surprised shout.
I didn't blame her for her outburst as I hoisted her onto my back and held her legs by arms. Sure this wasn't the most flattering way to carry someone, especially a girl, but it was all I could think of at the moment. The fact she was holding onto me and pressing herself onto my back was not helping one bit as I tried to focus.
After all, this was either going to make or break me after it was done. Causing the ground to essential launch me into the air was a good maneuver tactic, but it was difficult depending on the terrain. It was like launching something out of a catapult, meaning trajectory was everything. I didn't forget about the some of the Villains having projectile Quirks either. Hopefully, it would all work out. My vest was made out of Kevlar after all, so I wouldn't get that hurt.
"Hold on tight, I don't want you to fall off," I said as I crouched down, the ground loading like a spring.
"I am!"
"Well, then here we go!"
The ground under us solidified into stone, the pillar shooting up at an angle good enough for us to land over by the entrance. As we were in the air I could see some of the students from our class hadn't been teleported by that smoke guy. I wasn't sure how and where we'd land, but we'd definitely be safe.
"Mason look All Might's-"
I couldn't hear the rest as we began to drop as gravity took over. I looked to see what she was talking about. All Might had more or less taken care of the Villains we had to avoid that was by the stairs. We were then surprised as a giant explosion was set off over where All Might was. As soon as it had hit we landed, my boots absorbing the initial shock. I almost fell to the ground before I saw a familiar line of tape shoot out and steady us.
My vision was blurry as I tried to make out everything. I felt Hana be pulled off of me, probably someone from the class helping her due to her broken leg. All I could do was feel the numerous footsteps on the ground due to my Quirk.
It was like someone was shaking my eyes, making the colors mix around and shapes collide against one another. All I could do was stay there on my hands and knees. I fumbled trying to get my mask off. With how my whole body was shaking I knew I had reached my limit until I got some rest. Until then I was just a wreck.
"Hey dude you okay? You're not looking too great." I tried my best to look up at who was talking.
"Sero... Right? I'm fine, just need... To relax for a few minutes." I said.
"Alright man, just making sure you're okay. Still, though, that was a pretty far fall. How did you manage to even land-"
"MASON!" I heard an all too familiar voice say as it ran into me. Despite my eyes lack of focusing, I could tell just by her voice that it was Ashido who had that ran into me. "I'm so glad that you're okay! Almost everyone was gone and Thirteen..." Even without my eyes I could she had been crying. I put my arm around her to comfort her. She wrapped both of hers around me into a hug, surprising me.
"Hey it'll be fine now, All Might's here right? Also, where's Iida?" I asked her.
"He went to go get help from the other teachers. That guy who teleported you guys left us alone after he managed to get out. I'm just glad you and Hana are both..." She stopped. I had a feeling she happened to see my eyes and how red and strained they were. "Are you-"
"Just a little mental strain. I'll be fine. Me and Hana ran into a Villain that gave us a bad time. She got the broken leg from trying to fight him off. This is just from the little stunt I pulled. Don't trouble yourself worrying about me. I'll be fine." I said trying to reassure her.
With how she was holding onto me I could see she must've been worried out of her mind about me and Hana. Sure she was popular and got along well with everybody, but it seemed everything had begun to have its effect on her. We were dealing with what Pros would after all.
She then stopped after realizing how it may look to everyone else. "Can you stand Mason or...?"
I smiled. "I may need a little bit of help. Feels like I'm in a kaleidoscope right now." I felt her take my hand and guide me as I made an effort to stand up slowly. With how my bearings were right now, I felt like I'd fall at any moment.
Thankfully as we walked my eyes were beginning to clear up now. I could see a little bit better, but I wasn't in the condition I'd like to be in. My head was pounding, and my arms heavy. Seems this is what my dad was talking about when it came to using my Terraform half.
My right hand was still shaking a bit from how much power I had put into moving the ground around. Not to mention the weight I was controlling. We stopped by Thirteen, and he wasn't looking too good. The whole back of his suit had been shredded, and his back had numerous cuts on it.
"Is he-"
"I'll... Be fine... Just glad to see you and Miss... Kennagasa made it back safely." He said, obviously straining himself. "Good move trying to protect everyone with those walls... And calling out for Iida to get them out... Should've guessed his Quirk was... A warp gate..."
"Stop talking, you're just gonna strain yourself more Thirteen." I then looked back to Ashido as she stayed by Thirteen. "What about Mr. Aizawa? How is he..." As I said his name she looked down, tears making their way back.
"All Might came at a good time. He got grabbed by that bird guy, and-"
"You don't need to say anything else Ashido," I said to her as I walked over to the stairs. "I need to ask you guys a favor." I continued, getting everyone's attention. From here I could make out All Might was in trouble, and Izuku was running over to him. I tried to hide the pain going through my head as I spoke. "If things get rough hide, run, do whatever. Take care of Hana too. She may be an emitter like me, but she's still got a broken leg. Out of all of us right now I'm most suited for combat, and I'm not gonna stand by like this while All Might is in trouble, Pro or not." I bent my legs and spread my hands out. "I'm going in."
"Dude are you insane?!" Sero said.
"If insane means I'm willing to help out and show these guys what we're made of, then yeah."
I prepared to launch myself as I felt someone grab onto the neck of my vest. I turned around to see Ashido push something into my chest. It was my mask I'd taken off. I smiled and put it over my face.
"Don't get yourself killed or hurt, okay? You promised me that lunch on Sunday, remember?." She said, trying her best not to cry.
"You make it sound like I'm going on a suicide mission or something." I put my hand on her shoulder. "Ashido, you know it's gonna take more than few thugs to take me down. I'll be back, promise." I said with a smile.
"You better!"
"Yeah! And Mason," I looked to see Uraraka walk up to me. "Help out Deku, okay?" She asked me.
"Who?"
She got a bit red in the face. "I mean- Midoriya. Please."
Well, bud seems you got quite the teammate. I thought to myself with a smile."I will. Welp, time for the Cavalry to arrive." I said as I turned back around, launching myself over, making sure the stone returned back to its form.
Unlike last time I had shot myself at an inclined angle downwards. This was the way my mobility was supposed to be used, sliding down objects and being able to deal a nice blow with some force behind it. Even though my eyes were strained and my body was in pain, I used that to push myself.
I let my hands drop down, gathering myself two spears to use. If I used them to stab the guy holding All Might, I could further pin him down and restrict his movement. My plan changed as I got closer to Izuku, seeing the smoke guy from before appearing in front of him as he rushed to help All Might. I was hurtling right at them, almost right on top of them as IZuku was about to go through.
Come on think think think think! Think of something to do! I screamed in my mind, running through numerous plans in my mind.
All the plans in my head disappeared as someone raced by me. "GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY DEKU!"
I landed on my feet and turned over in All Might and the bird man's direction. Bakugo had given quite a good diversion for me to do my original plan. I took both of my arms and threw the stone javelin's into the creature's arms and back into the ground. Ice began to cover them. I turned around to see Todoroki being the source of the attack.
"One of your poorly trained thugs told me you're here because you think you can kill All Might." He said.
All Might pry the thing's arms open and flipped out of its grip and landed next to Todoroki, his left side bleeding as he grabbed it in pain. Izuku seemed shocked with how all of us managed to get here at about the same time. Then again, I wasn't complaining. Felt kinda cool actually. Kirishima then landed in front of the guy with hands on his body and attempted to attack him only for the ringleader to dodge.
"Damn that was gonna be cool!" He said aggravated.
"Guess I found your body that time ya smokey bastard!" Bakugo said, reveling in his revenge.
"The Symbol of Peace will not be defeated by delinquents like you," Todoroki said.
"Because," I slammed my fist together, causing dirt and sand from the ground to cover my bracers and forearms. "The god damn Calvary has arrived!"
All of us stood there waiting for the other to make a move. The bird guy was half frozen and impaled while his body was separated by some sort of portal. Hands just stood there, either thinking of a plan or a means of retreat.
He then spoke, his voice raspy and squeaky. "Kurogiri, how could you let these brats get the best of you? You've gotten us into a real jam here." He looked at the smoke guy that Bakugo had pinned.
"You got careless you dumb Villain." He gloated as he held him down by his metal collar. "It wasn't hard to figure you out. Only certain parts of you turn into that smoking warp gate. You use that mist to hide your actual body as a kind of distraction, thinking that made you safe. That's why we missed. But if you didn't have a body you wouldn't be wearing this neck armor, right? You're not immune to physical attacks if they're well aimed." Kurogiri then tried to move, only for Bakugo to let off a small explosion against the neck armor. "Don't move." He got in close, his eyes filled with that usual murderous intent. "You try anything funny and I'll blow your ass up so bad they'll be piecing you up back together for weeks!"
"Whoa, that doesn't sound very heroic," Kirishima said. I shook my head. Just when I thought the rage-filled demon was an act and Bakugo had some decency, he had to prove me wrong.
"They escaped uninjured and captured my two strongest men. Kids these days really are amazing. They make the League of Villains look like amateurs. Can't have that." Hands then looked at the birdman. "Nomu." At this the upper half of the creature sunk into the portal surprising all of us.
Even though half of his body was frozen and his legs and arms were impaled into the ground, he brought his body up through sheer force. Once his body was through his right arm that was frozen broke apart, along with his lower right leg. It tried to stand up, only to fall onto its hand and knee.
"How is that thing still moving... He's all messed up." Izuku said.
"Stay back everybody!" All Might shouted as the true horror was revealed to us.
The frozen bits of his body fell, revealing the grotesque red flesh of his body. It began to grow out and weave among itself, forming into limbs. Once that was done and it could stand, even its skin began to... Regenerate.
"What this?! I thought you said his Quirk was Shock Absorption!" All Might shouted at Hands.
"I didn't say that was his only Quirk." I swallowed the saliva that built up in my throat, the ground under me shifting at hearing that.
I swallowed the saliva that built up in my throat at hearing that.
"He also possesses Super Regeneration. Nomu has been modified to take you on at even one-hundred percent of your power. He's basically a highly efficient punching bag that hits back. But first, we need to free our means of escape." As soon as the Nomu vanished I panicked and made another stone spear.
As soon as the Nomu vanished I panicked and made another stone spear. I wasn't prepared as Nomu punched at Bakugo, causing a giant blast of air knocking us back and ripping through the trees around us. Across from the monster was a wall, where only one person could've been hit.
"Kaa-chan!" Izuku yelled. We then looked behind us to see... Was he sitting right behind us this whole time? "Kaa-chan? Whoa, that's awesome you dodged him!"
"Shut up, no I didn't you damn nerd." He had sweat dripping down his head, an angered look on his face.
"Wait. Then how'd you get over here?" Asked Kirishima. We looked over at the wall to see the dust clear.
"Isn't it obvious?" Todoroki said.
We then looked to see All Might, his arms up in a blocking stance. He looked up at the three Villains, bruised and injured. "These are kids and you didn't even hold back?"
"I didn't have much choice, he was threatening my companion. Besides, these kids are no angels. The plain looking one? He tried to kill me with a maxed out punch. What kind of Hero does something like that? You think you can get away with being as violent as you want if you say it's for the sake of others." Hands raised up arms. "Well, you know what All Might? That pisses me off! Why do people get to decide that someone violent acts are moral while others are villainous? Casting judgment on what's good and evil. You think you're the Symbol of Peace? Ha! You're just another government-sponsored instrument of violence. And violence always breeds more violence. I'll make sure the world understands that when you're dead."
"You're nothing but a lunatic." All Might said, stand up straight. "Criminals like you, you always try and make your actions sound noble, but admit you're only doing this because you like it!" He said, anger in his voice at the end. "Isn't that right!?"
Hands seemed to hesitate after he said that. The only good thing coming out of this situation was more time for Iida to get the teachers, and for my body to recover. Only a small throb in my left temple was left, which was good enough for me to do a thing or two.
"We got them outnumbered," Todoroki said, and he was right.
"And Kaa-chan found the mist guy's weakness." Izuku pointed out.
"These guys may act tough, but we can take them down with All Might's help." Kirishima hardened his arms. "Let's do this!"
"DON'T ATTACK!" We heard All Might shout at us. "Get out of here!"
"You would've been in trouble earlier if it weren't for us remember? You need our help."
"I thank you for your assistance Todoroki, but this is different." All Might brought back his left arm. "It's gonna be alright, just sit back and watch a Pro at work!"
"But you're bleeding! And you're almost out of ti-" Izuku seemed to cut himself off from saying something. At this, All Might gave us a thumbs up as he stood tall and faced in the Villains direction.
"Nomu, Kurogiri, kill him. I'll deal with the children." Hands said. "Let's clear this level and go home." He then ran at us, his hands out wide. No doubt his Quirk had to be a contact type of some sort, or at the most close range.
"Heads up. Looks like we're fighting after all," Kirishima said.
It looked like we were about to face Hands as the air around All Might began to swirl around him, and he launched forward at Nomu, their fist colliding against one another's. The collision caused a shockwave to blow through the area. I put my hands up to block the dust and air pressure. What did All Might plan on doing against someone with Shock... Ab... Sorption.
I smiled. I guess that's what separated us students from Pros, they always had a plan.
The collision of it then turned into an all-out slugfest, their arms nothing but a blur and each punch causing another blast of air to rip through. The force was strong enough to push us away from the fight and to keep Kurogiri and Hands away from us as well.
"He's gonna fight that brain guy head on?" Izuku asked, trying to not get blown away.
"Wow, they're- So fast!" Kirishima said as he tried to not fall over.
Even the ground around them began to fracture. I was in disbelief at just how much power was behind each of his punches, each living up to his phenomenal strength. "So, you were made to fight me, big guy? If you can live to stand me at one-hundred percent of my power, then I'll just have to go beyond that and force you to surrender!" I heard him shout. He then gave a big left hook, sending the creature crashing through the trees.
Just as easy as he had been punched away, he got back up and pounced at All Might, the two grappling and tumbling as they went through the air, pieces of the ground flying up with each landing. He then grabbed it by the arm and threw him to the ground causing it make a crater. The body bounced off the ground, All Might landing right in front of him in a flash of white and blonde hair.
"Now for a lesson, you may have heard these words before, but I'll teach you what they really mean!" He said as he pulled back his right arm and made a fist, steam billowing from it. "PLUS. ULTRAAAAAA!" He shouted, his punch connecting and sending the creature called Nomu through the air and into the light fixtures and into the wall surrounding the entire facility, the lights blowing up around it.
There was so much force the whole place shook, and a hole where the creature had been shot through. All I could see was a hole to the blue sky, and just how much the ground had been broken up for the two combatants.
"That was like a finishing move out of a video game! He beat the Shock Absorption right out of him. I've never seen that kind of brute strength." Kirishima said in awe.
"Imagine having power like that," Bakugo said. "He must've punched him so fast he couldn't regenerate."
All I could do was simply look at what it meant to be the Number One hero. Even if one of us became a hero and were celebrated as one of the Top, I doubt whoever had Number One after All Might retired would never be able to hold a candle to his strength.
"Back in my hay day, five hits would've been enough to knock that guy out." All Might said, his body beat up and shirt torn up. He stood up and put his right fist on his chest. "But today, it took more than three-hundred mighty blows." He then turned around to Hands and Kurogiri. "You've been bested Villains. Surrender, we all want to get this over with quickly."
We all waited for his response. From the way he was nervously scratching, I could tell that he knew there was no way out of this. Unless he either retreated or gave up, there was no way out of this. Fighting us and All Might all together was out of the question, especially with us knowing Kurogiri's weakness.
"What's wrong?" All Might said to Hands, startling him.
So he is nervous... I thought to myself.
"Not attacking me? Didn't you say you were going to clear this level earlier? Well come and get me, if you dare."