We have part 4. Two more parts and this series is done! We are about to get to the true tea~
Bold is Izuku singing. Yes, he is singing in those circumstances. This is a musical, after all, so fuck logic.
The songs are 'Place To Start' by Mike Shinoda and 'Unstoppable' by Sia.
I thank Nick for the first and Aiden_hunter for the second. I was looking for more songs, and those two fit the bill. Thank you!
Warning: Depression, Angst

- - -

It's been a month since that interaction, and Izuku is nearly done mentally and emotionally.

Izuku stares down at the the person he just electrocuted with so much guilt. As much as he wanted to get out of this, he can't without attracting attention. He's just lucky he hasn't killed anybody somehow despite doing this at least a hundred times. There's always a risk. Hopefully, he will be able to make up for it later.

He doesn't want to keep this misery any longer than he has to.

He needs to figure out what to do quickly before he breaks himself.

With a sigh, Izuku escapes the alleyway and runs back to base,

"I don't have a leg to stand on. Spinning like a whirlwind, nothing to land on. Came so far, never thought it'd be done now. Stuck in a holding pattern waiting to come down."

Izuku arrives at the base with his fake face on, and Shigaraki immediately calls him over. He walks over, and the boy shoves a suitcase into his arms.

Shigaraki explains, obviously not amused with this assignment, "Take this to the location I told you about yesterday, and hurry it up."

"Yes, sir!"

Izuku takes his chance to leave as quickly as possible. As soon as he's out, he drops the face and starts moving,

"Did somebody else define me? Can I put my past behind? Do I even have a decision? Feeling like I'm living in a story already written. Am I part of a vision made by somebody else? Pointing fingers at villains but I'm the villain myself. Or am I out of conviction with no wind in the sail? Too focused on the end and simply ready to fail."

Izuku arrives at the location in reasonable time and simply drops it off. However, he quickly scans the area, absorbing any bit of information he can. He takes note of the location, the type of building, and every guard there.

Silently, Izukui makes his way back. Thankfully, he is not needed for anything else, so he heads to his room. When he closes the door, he lifts his mattress and goes through a specific sequence to find his notebooks filled with information about everything on the League and its connections. He sits at the table and writes down anything of value.

When he finishes, he just feels lost. There's so much. He has 5 notebooks full of information, yet he doesn't know what to do with it.

It's overwhelming.

"Cause I'm tired of the fear that I can't control this."

Izuku has no control. He got extremely lucky that he got out of that brainwashing state.

"I'm tired of feeling like every next step's hopeless."

Shigaraki will constantly grow. Would Izuku be able to come up with every possibility of what could happen even with Shigaraki's quick?

"I'm tired of being scared what I build might break apart."

If Izuku fucks this up, he's screwed. He will either be killed by Shigaraki, which is more likely, or be arrested by the HC for attacking people.

This isn't just about saving everybody anymore. This is about saving himself as well.

"I don't want to know the end, all I want is a place to start."

Izuku lays his head down on the desk, curling up in his chair and nearly breaking down.

"I don't want to know the end, all I want is a place to start."

On instinct, he wants Shouta.

From that thought, Izuku instantly jerks up and looks toward his phone. Without a doubt, Shouta would help him just to get him back and punish him for life. He's someone he can trust to follow through. Izuku doesn't have to be alone. He just can't be the leader. If he can come up with a plan and deliver the notebooks to Shouta somehow, Shouta can be leader that people will follow.

Izuku would have liked to avoided this, but he needs Shouta and the squad. He can't do this alone. They are willing to help him take down the League of Villains as everyone wants this show done and over with.

Izuku didn't even realized he had already dialed Shouta's number, instantly going into a panic. He wasn't ready for this! He needed to mentally prepare!

'This is Aizawa. Unless you have something important, don't leave a voice message.'

BEEP

Izuku can't help but nearly sigh in relief. He isn't ready to face Shouta yet, let alone through a damn phone. Shouta might kill him seriously if this was the first time he was talking to him.

For once, Izuku allowed himself to ramble a little. He needed this. "Hey, Sho. I ain't even surprised at your voice message. Anyway, it's been a while, huh? Sorry for not messaging you earlier. I-let's just say there's been a lot on my mind. I've been trying to figure this out but it's a bitch. I promise you I am safe for now. Shiggy hasn't figured out I know everything yet, so I'm trying to take this time to gather information. I wanted to do this by myself to keep you and Zashi and Nem out of this, but I can't. I need help. I don't know when, but eventually I will be dropping off a ton of notebooks with plans and all the information you need to know. I need you to execute this. They won't listen to me, but they will to you. I will have a date that this needs to be pulled off. I'm hoping a couple more months of this shit will allow me what I need for this to be successful. I promise I'll be okay. Don't try to call this because I don't want to risk it. Please be careful. Love you, Sho."

Izuku hangs up and takes a deep breathe. His dumbass now has something to work with.

It's time to get to work.

- - -

Izuku's opportunity comes three months later.

"A week from now, we are attacking the HC building. Izuku, I need you to sneak in and plant explosives that will destroy the whole thing. Think you can do that?" Shigaraki asks Izuku during a meeting with the League.

Izuku grins psychotically, "No problem, Shiggy!"

"Quit calling me that. You're in charge of setting them off and telling us where to go since your smart."

"I finally have control? Decided your plans suck?"

"Don't push it, brat."

"Alright then."

"Everyone else will be expected to listen to him. If he has something to ask you for the mission ahead of time, listen. Meeting over."

Izuku talks to everyone for a little bit for information before naturally sneaking off into his room. The moment he enters, his grin drops with into a genuine smile. This is a perfect chance.

He pulls out a fresh notebook and, after looking over everything in his other notebooks, gets to work to writing a plan.

"All smiles, I know what it takes to fool this town. I'll do it until the sun goes down and all through the night time."

At the same time, he plans the League of Villain's plan that will be ruined before it starts.

"I'll tell you what you wanna hear. Leave my sunglasses on while I shed a tear. It's never the right time."

Hours later, Izuku finally finishes his plan and checks it over triple-time. He can't fuck this up. Sure, the heroes can adapt, but he wants everybody arrested. Taking all of his notebooks, he grabs his black bag and starts shoving them in there.

"I put my armor on, show you how strong I am! I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am!"

Seeing at it was nighttime and he had work to do, he throws the back over his shoulder and heads out, nodding to Kurogiri on the way. He quickly gets on the roof and starts running to UA.

"I'm unstoppable. I'm a Porsche with no brakes. I'm invincible. Yeah, I win every single game!"

Izuku arrives outside of UA on a rooftop and scopes the area. He doesn't know if the HC forced Nezu to take Izuku off the security system list or not. Nezu probably wouldn't do it anyway, but he needs to check. He pulls out one of his burner phones and starts hacking into UA.

"I'm so powerful! I don't need batteries to play! I'm so confident! I'm unstoppable today!"

With Izuku's luck, he doesn't have to hack through the UA's system. He scans the area within the fence line. When he finds nothing, he leaps from the tree he was standing on to within the yard. He lands gently and starts making his way to the teacher's dorms.

"Break down, only alone I will cry out now. You'll never see what's hiding out. Hiding out deep down."

Izuku peers into the main room to find no teachers, which is expected due to how late it is. He picks the lock and enters. Quickly, he makes his way to Shouta's dorm, bends down, opens his bag, and drops the notebooks off. Izuku stands up and considers saying hi for how much he missed him, but he decides against it. He knocks on the door and runs.

"I know, I've heard that to let your feelings show, is the only way to make friendships grow. But I'm too afraid now."

At this point he doesn't care if he gets caught. He runs to the wall and shoots the grapples from his waist as high as possible. He allows the grapples to pull him up.

"I put my armor on, show you how strong I am. I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am!"

When Izuku starts falling, he uses his boosters to blast him the rest of the way over.

"I'm unstoppable! I'm a Porsche with no breaks! I'm invincible! Yeah, I win every single game!"

Izuku lands on the other side and retreats into the forest. However, he stops and looks back at his school with a smile.

"I'm so powerful! I don't need batteries to play! I'm so confident! I'm unstoppable today!"

With a sigh of reminiscence, Izuku leaves to return to the villains.

- - -

The Day of Freedom

Izuku puts on his new armor for this fight that he has been working it. It is a similar version of CAT, but it is mixed with his underground suit and overall better than CAT. Finally, he puts on his visor.

He's ready to win. He holds a big smile as he comes out.

"I put my armor on, show you how strong I am! I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am!"

When Izuku arrives near the meeting area, he turns on his batons in their sleeves, still lighting his entire armor. He will need his hands for this one.

Izuku takes a surprise aspect and attacks everyone in the room by bouncing off of them at top speeds and electrocuting them to knock them out.

He's grown. He's so much faster and stronger than before. He's held back until now.

It's time to win for justice.

Izuku stops in front of Shigaraki and grins psychotically,

"I'm unstoppable! I'm a Porsche with no brake! I'm invincible! Yeah, I win every single game! I'm so powerful! I don't need batteries to play! I'm so confident! I'm unstoppable today!"

Shigaraki seems pissed, "YOU DAMN UNDERLINGS! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN DOWN THIS EASILY! YOU'RE A HIGHER LEVEL THEN HIM! AND YOU! " Shigaraki points a finger at him, "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER MY CONTROL!"

Izuku chuckles like a maniac, "Oh, I broke out a long time ago! By the way, I got everyone you associated with arrested, so you can either hand yourself over or fight me!"

Shigaraki looks at his fallen people before looking at me, "Since I have nothing to lose..."

BOOM!