2 minutes earlier...

"Defeated... just like that? No freaking way... get outta here... and go to hell..." Shigaraki scoffed.

"WHERE IS HE, SHIGARAKI?!" All Might roared.

"I...HATE YOU!!" Shigaraki hissed.

Suddenly, Nomu's had started appearing out of nowhere! It couldn't have been Kurogiri as he was out cold & restrained. They weren't coming out of warps, no, they were coming out of some black sludge.

"Nomu?! From where? And what's that black liquid?" Kamui Woods gasped.

"Edgeshot! Did Kurogiri...?" Gran Torino trailed.

"It wasn't him! He's out cold!!"

One after another, sludge like portals were spitting out Nomu's left and right! Just what on earth was going on? Wasn't everything supposed to be over?! You looked over to Katsuki and suddenly saw him barf out the black sludge.

"Katsuki!!!" You screamed.

"Bakugou, kid!! What the heck's this stinky stuff?" All Might questioned as he tried to run over, but before he could even get to him, he disappeared just like that! Right before your very eyes!

"NOOO!!" All Might screamed.

You couldn't believe what had just happened. Actually no, this whole situation was unbelievable! Soon, the villains were spitting out the sludge and disappearing too!

"Darn it! They're all getting whisked away!!" Gran Torino reported.

"Crap!!" All Might swore, shortly before dashing towards Shigaraki, trying to grab a hold of him.

Then, just like that... they were gone. The pros were now left to defend against the swarms of Nomu who were left behind in their places.

"I'm so sorry, everyone!!" Kamui Woods cried.

"This wasn't your fault!!" Edgeshot reassured.

"All Might!!" Gran Torino yelled as he saw the pro getting attacked by two Nomu's.

"Oklahoma..." He said as he started spinning around with the two!

"SMASHHHH!!!"

The two Nomu were sent flying in different directions. One blasted into the air, the other, smashed to the very ground. The armed men were amazed by All Might's power. "Just level the whole building, why don'tcha?" One of them commented.

"That's just how it is! Focus on the villains!" Ordered another.

"These things... they keep coming from in there!"

"I can't get in touch with Jeanist's team! It's possible they've been compromised!" Shouted Detective Tsukauchi.

"Enough whining already!!!" Shouted Endeavor, as he burned one of the Nomu's to a crisp!

"Endeavor!" All Might called.

"Can you handle this?!"

"Does it look like I can't?! Don't tell me Mr. Top Hero needs glasses in his old age! If you gotta go, then get going already!!" He shouted.

"Yeah... you take care of everyone here!" All Might replied as he wiped blood from his mouth.

"A-All Might... are you okay?" You asked, concerned as to why he was bleeding.

"Young (L/n)! What are you still doing here? It's dangerous!" He gasped.

"W-What do you mean?! I'm not leaving here without Katsuki!" You stuttered.

"I appreciate your concern for him, but you must listen. This is not the place to be right now-"

"I'm not going anywhere All Might..." you interrupted in a serious tone.

"The first time I tried to save him, I failed & only ended up putting myself in danger... The second time I..." you started to whimper.

You took a moment to breathe and try keep it together, All Might noticed. You felt a lump in your throat as you tried to hold everything in. Your eyes started to burn as you held back tears. Eventually, your "hard shell" that All Might had mentioned earlier, came crumbling down.

"I couldn't save him... he was right in front of me and I couldn't save him!" You cried.

You dropped to your knees and started hitting the ground below in frustration. All Might walked over and crouched down in front of you before starting to pat your back softly in a comforting way.

"You've been emotionally damaged by this too, haven't you, (L/n)?" He asked before slowly pulling you into a hug.

It stayed like that for a moment before he slowly stood up with you.

"Come now... let's go save him." He proposed as he looked down to you.

You wiped your tears away and gave an agreeing nod.

...

*clap* *clap*

"That's the #4 hero for you!! Best Jeanist!! I was planning to blast them all straight to hell!!" All for One laughed as he slowly applaud.

"But you grabbed them by their clothes and threw them aside in the nick of time! Such  quick decision-making, such technique... such incredible reflexes!" He continued, floating into Jeanist's line of sight.

Best Jeanist struggled as he used his quirk to help himself up. "So what...?" He started.

"A top hero doesn't use that as an excuse for fail-"

He was cut off as a giant hole was blown into his torso, leaving a bloody mess!

"Your strength is the product of endless training and a wealth of experience. But I don't need it..." All for One pointed over to Jeanist before he continued speaking.

"Because your quirk isn't one that would suit Tomura."

Meanwhile, somewhere between a nearby wall, were the Class 1-A students, who were now frozen in fear as they felt All for One's presence close by. They all thought about running away and leaving but they couldn't! They were unable to move!

Suddenly, someone coughed loudly.

"*cough* This stuff stinks!"

"What the hell was that!" The raspy voice growled.

'Bakugo!'

'Kacchan!'

"Apologies... Bakugo." All for One apologized.

Katsuki looked up at him in exhaustion, "Huh?!" He glared with a raised eyebrow. Then, the League of Villains had suddenly started to appear!

"You've failed again, Tomura. But you mustn't lose heart. There will be more chances to set things right." All for One spoke, as he walked over to the blue-haired villain.

"That's why I've brought along your little band. And the boy... because you determined that he is an important pawn. So try again. That's what I'm here to help you do... It's all for you..." he finished as he reached out his hand to Tomura.

As Izuku listened from afar, he shivered in fear.

He started to feel regretful at the fact that he couldn't help save him the first time...
Guilty that he couldn't help prevent this all from happening...
Angered at himself for not being able to do anything at all...

'He's just right over there! I have to do something! If I don't act now, then-'

His thoughts were interrupted by Iida grabbing his jacket, keeping him from moving. Izuku looked up to him and saw that look in his eye. That oh-so familiar look Iida has when he strongly disapproves of someone or something. They stayed quiet for a moment as they feared the idea of being discovered.

" I knew you'd come..." That villainous voice greeted.

Iida's eyes widened in fear before he heard someone else arrive to the scene. That's when All Might finally arrived. The moment he got close to All for One, the clash had begun.

"A-All Might..." Izuku gasped as he stared at his saviour.

"I'll have you return everything, All for One!!!" Yelled All Might

"Here to kill me again All Might?" The villain provoked.

A huge gust of wind whipped up as the two had an overwhelming amount of power within their moves. The wind was so strong that it sent Katsuki and the villains flying back.

"He even stopped All Might?!" Izuku gasped, shocked by All for One's power.

"It's about five kilometres from the bar to here... and it took you 30 seconds to arrive after I sent the Nomu... You're losing it, All Might."

"So are you." All Might replied, standing back up on his feet. "What's with that industrial-looking mask?! Are you sure you should be up and about in that state?!" He questioned.

Meanwhile in close by area, someone lurks around in the shadows. That someone was none other than yourself. You were trying to get close to Katsuki without being spotted.

'Okay, remember the plan (y/n). First you get as close as you can to him and try to escape with him without being spotted... it's not much of a plan but it's something... All Might told me to get him out of here as quick as I could... God, I'm praying everything works out.' you thought.

You carefully snuck around the large pieces of building and eventually got close enough to him. Then, you heard someone.

"Hey, who's that?"

'Oh no! I've been found!' You froze in fear before looking over to where the voice came from.

"What the- (Y/n)?" Spoke another.

You got a closer looked and felt a heavy weight lift off your shoulders.

"Todoroki, Izuku? W-What are you guys doing here!" You whispered, loud enough for them to hear.

"We've come to save you guys! How did you escape?!" Kirishima asked, walking over to you.

"I didn't. All Might saved us..." you went quiet as your past feelings had returned.

Izuku walked towards you and noticed the distress in your eyes.

"We thought he was saved, Izuku..." you whimpered.

Izuku brought you into a hug and gently rubbed your head as he let you cry on his shoulder. You didn't cry long as you felt like you were being a suck.

"Okay... that's enough crying for one night." You laughed, wiping away your tears.

"We need a plan. (Y/n), did you discuss anything with All Might before coming here?" Momo asked.

"Yes, but we're possibly going to have to change that now." You replied.

"Why's that?" Iida questioned.

"Well... I was originally supposed to escape with Katsuki without being spotted but that can't happen now now that you guys are here, no offence..."

"With all the Nomu around, I can see why that plan won't work now." Todoroki backed up.

You looked over to Todoroki and gave him a small grin. He gave one back in return before going back into "business mode".

"Midoriya, have you thought of anything yet?" He asked.

"A-Ah well, not really... I mean I do but I don't know if it'll work..." he fidgeted, feeling insecure about whatever he had in mind.

"Well, you're the only one who has a plan so let us hear it." Kirishima encouraged.

"R-Right..." Izuku grinned before filling his fellow classmates about his plan.

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Wow, another chapter finished... I really finished this the day I published the previous chapter, daaamn. Something about peacefully listening to piano music while writing just gets me going. I actually wrote the scene between All Might & reader while listening to a piano version of Revali's Theme😂 anyways, as always I hope you enjoyed!

- Sierra