Chapter 25: Hideout Raid (1)
It was a tense minute before the Class Presidents finished their roll call. We were missing three students.
Bakugo Katsuki. Tokoyami Fumikage.
And...
Momo Yaoyorozu.
Dread filled me as I understood that those three were in danger. Those three were some of the most powerful in their class. Bakugo could level city blocks with ease should he get over his shortcomings. Tokoyami was in a similar class with his dark shadow if he could control it at night. But Momo? I was scared. If she was brainwashed or even if she turned over to the villains, I was afraid of what she could do. Poison gas, bombs, and even nuclear weapons weren't out of her reach.
That alone was more than enough for me to warrant a mass search for them.
So, I did what any reasonable person would do. I went to one of the downed villains that didn't make it to the vortexes and began to interrogate them. The students looked away while Aizawa, AllMight, and the Pussycats were afraid due to how violent I was during the interrogation. Magne, the villain that was being interrogated, quickly spilled the beans after I pried her fingernails off of her hands.
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"I found out where they went," I calmly said as I got done with Magne, wiping the blood off my hands with a piece of her shirt. "A hole-in-the-wall bar in the Kamino Ward called 'Bottom's Up'. We need a QRF and fast if we want to save the kids."
"I agree, but we can't go into this blindly," Aizawa agreed as he pulled out his phone and called the HPSC and Nezu.
"Pussycats," I spoke, grabbing their attention, "Can we leave it to you to get the remaining students back to UA and handle things here?"
"Leave it to us!" Mandalay said, understanding the seriousness of the matter.
"AllMight," I spoke again, "You and I are heading back to UA, now."
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AllMight nodded his head, understanding that he was the fastest way to get to UA. Nothing more was said as the heroes and I got to work. The Pussycats got to work rounding up the students and dealing with the Legionaries that were trapped or knocked out. Aizawa got done with his calls and decided to stay behind and give the Pussycats a hand with things. That just left AllMight and me. With a wordless understanding, AllMight picked me up and jumped off, moving as fast as he could toward UA with me in his arms.
Though, I wished he didn't just through me over his shoulder.
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{POV Midoryia Izuku}
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I was in excruciating pain as I broke three fingers in the issuing fight against those weirdly dressed villains and the League of Villains. My arms hurt like crazy as I managed to limit my power to not kill the villains, but my fingers were the worst. They were bruised, purple, and I could barely move them.
But my pain would be forgotten when Aizawa and Six called for an emergency roll call. After a few minutes, things were dire. Kachan, Tokoyami, and Yaoyorozu were gone without a trace. Once the teachers and the Pussycats learned this, they were horrified. Six then ran over to one of the villains and began to show how to interrogate someone efficiently and unintentionally. Everyone who saw it was either puking or looked away, but Six got what he wanted out of the villain in less than a minute.
After that display, I overheard where they had been taken. Someplace in the Kamino Ward called 'Bottoms Up', a bar but I wasn't sure. AllMight's massive frame stopped me from reading their lips more than I did already.
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"Kachan..." I mumbled.
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Should I go and try to save them? The heroes would already be doing that, but some things didn't add up. Why take them out of all the students? Bakugo, even though he has villain-like tendencies, wants to be a hero no matter what. Tokoyami and Dark Shadow were alike in that they wanted to be heroes. Yaoyorozu was the same.
Then it hit me, their quirks. All for One.
Could it be possible that he wanted their quirks?
I started going over their quirks and what I knew about them. Kachan's quick had immense destructive power but had drawbacks that could be offset by other quirks. Tokoyami was basically fighting two opponents at once with one getting stronger at night.
And Yaoyorozu...
I shuddered. She has the most versatile quirk in the class.
The ability to make any non-living thing. If used right, or wrong in this case, nuclear weapons would be possible.
I was scared. Not just for them, but for the outcome of the battle to come.
This would shape the course of history for generations to come.
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{POV Aizawa}
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I watched as AllMight and Six flew off with AllMight carrying Six like a sack of potatoes. I sighed, looking over at the gathered villains and these Legionaries I couldn't help but notice how few we've taken alive. The villains were either dead or gravely injured and may never walk again. While these Legionaries fought to the death. Six was the one who mainly killed them, but I was worried about the kids. To see this much death so early in the start of their hero career, I worry about them.
Class 1-A seemed to be holding up fine but it was 1-B that I was worried about. This was the first time they witnessed death. I could see a few throwing up and the rest on the verge of it.
I sighed, knowing that Hound-Dog will have a field day with all the students. That, and tearing a page out of Six's book and giving it to him tenfold.
But I had more important things to deal with, starting with rounding up these villains and Legionaries. Of the forces that attacked the camp, less than 10 of them survived first contact with an enraged Six. At least that's what I hope was rage.
Anyway, I started to take care of the villains that were knocked out. Which were Magne, Mustard, and the Nomu. Muscular managed to escape but Moonfish was dead. Though Moonfish deserved to die due to his cannibalistic nature, being disintegrated was one hell of a way to go.
As I finish dragging the villains into one place, Pixie-bob had just finished digging graves for the Legionaries that perished. A kind gesture, but if what Six told me about them is true, I rather burn them until nothing remains just so that they get what they deserved. A one-way ticket straight to hell.
But that was beside the point and not the main issue right now. Right now, I needed to get as much information out of the survivors and get it to Nezu and Six. I had about 20 minutes before AllMight got to UA if that.
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{POV ???}
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I have to give it to my employer, he knew how to pick them. An explosive quirk, a mutant shadow quirk, and the most exciting thing a quirk that makes any type of matter. Well, except for living matter. With these quirks, I can finally create the ULTIMATE WEAPON!
Ha hahaha hahaha! ... ... ... ... I got to stop thinking about pUssy... cats ...Pussycats.
I should get back to work before they come down here.
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{POV All for One}
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The time has finally come. My battle with AllMight is coming closer. After our last battle, he had gravely wounded me but this time will be different. It will end with one of us dead or dying with no hope of surviving. I can feel it.
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{POV ???}
It's been a day since I was accepted into UA by Nezu. I'm still getting around this maze of a school, but I'll figure it out eventually. But I wonder, when will I get to meet Six? Maybe I'll head to Nezu's office and have a cup of tea with him.
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{POV Six}
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As I traveled via the AllMight Express, I had time to go over what I was told by Magne. Shigarki was just a figurehead and their Big Boss was grooming him to be their successor. Whoever it is, they had vast amounts of resources at their disposal. After all, Magne admitted that she was only in it for the money so that she could get a sex change and not for the fact that she was evil.
Soon, AllMight and I arrived back at Musutafu and then UA. AllMight didn't even set me down before he sprinted into the school. Arriving at the door to Nezu's office, AllMight all but dropped me before opening the door after a swift knock. Inside, Nezu was on a call with the HPSC. AllMight and I waited for the call to end and while I waited, I donned my armor.
A few minutes later, Nezu ended the call.
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"Good job in getting here as fast as you did," Nezu greeted us.
"What's the situation?" I asked before AllMight could speak though he did nod his head after I finished speaking.
"They are trying to downplay the attack," Nezu said seriously, "And are saying that the attack was our fault.
"There are kids that were kidnapped!!!" AllMight shouted and banged his fists onto Nezu's desk.
"I know this and so do they," Nezu spoke, holding back the words that he wants to say. "They seem to think that these kids aren't worth sending a QRF to go and retrieve them."
"One and level city blocks with a wave of his hand, another is basically unstoppable during the night," I spoke up. "And Lastly, the only girl that was taken has the ability to create any non-living matter. She could literally make a nuke and set it off in the city and no one would be able to stop it." I growled.
"What if I call in a few favors from other heroes?" AllMight asked. "Make a quick team up to combat these villains?"
"That could work," Nezu said as he began to make a call. "I'll even call a few favors in as well from UA alumni and the police. But we'll need to be quick." AllMight nodded and pulled his phone out of somewhere and did his job.
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As the two of them made the calls, I couldn't help but wish that I had my family back. Even just a few would be great. Arcade would help as kids were at stake. Lilly would help because she loves kids. Boone would help because he hates seeing kids forced to do something against their will. Rex and ED-E would just follow along with me.
That was when a knock sounded on the door.
I turned around just as the door opened.
And who I saw enter, made my night and renewed my hope.
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Veronica Renata Santangelo.