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The Hosu Incident

Today’s prompt is “Fear.” Another part of my Villain!Izuku AU. Hope you enjoy.

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About a week after their meeting with Stain, Izuku still couldn’t get his mind off the other villain. His belief that hero society was flawed, his hatred of fake heroes, his idolization of All Might… So much of his story resonated with Izuku. He went back over his information on Stain and looked at it with this new knowledge in mind. He could now see the pattern in hero victims. The first victim was usually under investigation or rumored to be involved in some crime around the time of their death. The other two were typically high in the rankings and wealthy, though their attacks were mostly motivated by opportunity. Stain never attacked people in areas with a lot of people that could be collateral damage, even if it meant he couldn’t get to important targets. He also avoided heroes who could anticipate their opponents or focused on long-range attacks, likely because of his fighting style.

Yes, all of Stain’s actions make sense once you learn what his quirk and ideals are.

Izuku rubbed his temples. He really couldn’t afford to waste time on this. There was no chance of Stain working with them after Tomura’s tantrum, and Izuku still had to redeem himself from the USJ debacle. Tomura had mostly forgiven him by now, but Sensei still wasn’t pleased.

“Yo, Izuku! I’m heading out!” Tomura shouted.

“What?” Izuku ran out of his room. “Where are you going?”

Tomura was dressed up in his preferred villain attire, disembodied hands clinging to his limbs and covering his face. He scratched his throat intensely. “I’m going to lead an army of Nomus in Hosu, and make sure they forget about Stain’s actions. They should fear the League of Villains more than they do him!”

Izuku stared at him blankly. “Do you even have a plan? Why didn’t you come to me before now?”

“I don’t need a plan. We’ll overwhelm the heroes with a bunch of disposable Nomus, and they’ll cause enough chaos to keep the world’s attention.”

Izuku frowned. “You’re using the Nomus? Does that mean Sensei knows about this?”

“Yes, of course.”

Izuku sighed. Well, if Sensei gave the go-ahead, there’s no stopping him now. “Do you want me or Uraraka to come with you?”

Tomura paused. “I doubt Uraraka will be able to contribute anything, but if you want to come and keep troublesome people off our back that would be useful.”

Izuku nodded. “Give me a second to get my gun.”

A few minutes later, Izuku was on the rooftops of Hosu. The Nomus had only been in the city for a short while and were already wrecking havoc. Civilian screams permeated the sky. Destruction made the major streets impassible. Fires broke out every few meters.

Tomura looked over it all and gloated. “With this, they’ll know to fear the League of Villains!”

“Maybe, but what purpose does it serve?” Izuku asked.

“Obviously, it’s to make me feel better.”

Izuku sighed. “You can’t just do things like this for the hell of it, Tomura-nii. You need to have a goal, and you need to plan ahead.”

“Yeah, well, that’s why we keep you around, isn’t it?”

Izuku looked down over the city. He noticed some movement in a back alleyway, far away from all the action. Is that…?”

“I’m going to check out something down there,” Izuku said. “Call me if you need anything.”

He didn’t bother to wait for a response, instead climbing down to the streets and running along the back alleyways.

It didn’t take him long to find the source of the disturbance. Stain was standing over a hero, his knife ready to strike. Izuku would have just chalked it up to the usual attack pattern except…

There were two heroes on the ground. Native, a relatively well-known pro, was slumped against the wall. The other hero, the one Stain was crouched over, was familiar, but Izuku couldn’t place his name.

“You’re going after two in one attack? That’s not your typical pattern.”

Stain looked up. “Oh, it’s you boy. Analyst, wasn’t it? What are you doing here?”

The hero under Stain looked up. “You… you’re from the USJ…”

Izuku’s eyes widened in recognition. Tenya Iida, seat 4 in class 1-A this year at UA. Also the class representative. Quirk is Engine, which allows him to run faster than normal with the engines in his legs… What’s a student doing here? He turned to Stain. “I thought you said you didn’t kill children?”

“I said do if they force my hand.” Stain said. “This student deliberately came after me. Not to mention, he didn’t even try to save the other injured hero.” He motioned to Native. “He may be child, but he is no better than the other fake heroes.”

Izuku frowned. Everything I’ve seen about Tenya Iida says that he’s a stickler for the rules. Why would he act like this? He’s protective of his classmates, of course, but why… “Oh, I see. Ingenium, he was one of Stain’s most recent victims, wasn’t he?”

Iida grit his teeth and tried to move, but Stain’s quirk was already in effect.

“What does Ingenium have to do with this?” Stain asked.

“Tensei Iida, better known as Ingenium, is young Iida’s older brother.” Izuku explained.

Tears fell from Iida’s face. “My brother is an honorable man… and was a true hero. What you did to him was unforgivable!”

“And so you embarked on the path of vengeance,” Stain said. “That is the furthest thing from heroic. You can’t be saved.”

Izuku looked at the heroic studies student, crying and fearful. He’s a hero, one of Kachan’s classmates. Plus, the main reason the USJ was such a failure was because he was able to get out and get the pros. I should hate him. But…

“Are you sure he can’t change?”

Stain narrowed his eyes. “I’ve seen his kind a hundred times. They’re all the same. Their only hope is to cull the herd.”

Izuku swallowed. “Still, he’s not even a licensed hero yet. Everything I’ve seen about this boy tells me that he values the lives of others, and isn’t that the essence of being a hero? You’ve made your point. He’s seen what the path of vengeance gets him. Don’t you want to give him another chance?”

Iida looked directly at Izuku. “Wha- Why are you helping me? You’re a villain.”

Izuku just looked down. “Honestly, I don’t know.”

“I do.” Stain stepped off Iida and walked up to Izuku. “You want to protect the person in front of you who’s in danger. It may be a worthless effort, but it’s the mark of a true hero.”

Izuku's eyes widened. He backed up. "What? A hero? Me?"

“You’d be a far better hero than most of those fakes, if only you hadn’t taken the path of villainy.”

“Even if… I don’t have a quirk?”

Stain laughed. “Quirks and power have nothing to do with being a hero. If you’ve been able to survive this long around the people in that League of Villains, you’d be a hero to be reckoned with.”

Izuku broke down in tears. “Thats… that’s all I ever wanted. That’s all I wanted for so long!”

Stain paused. “Ah, I see now. You didn’t choose to go down this path, did you?”

Izuku froze. “Wha-What do you mean?”

“You’re scared of something, but it’s not me. You sought me out, and understand the meaning of a true hero, unlike your friend Shigaraki.”

“Tomura-nii…" Izuku looked away. "I love him like a brother, but he just doesn’t understand. He’s obsessively loyal to Sensei.”

Stain stepped closer. “Is this Sensei the one you’re so afraid of?”

Izuku winced. “Sensei… All For One… When I was little, I thought of him as an all-powerful god. I know better now, but still... “

“What did he do to you?”

Izuku bit his lip. He tried to remember what exactly All For One did, but his mind just didn’t want to go there. “I don’t remember the details, but I remember being taken away from my mom as our apartment burned. I remember being locked in that house until I learned to behave. I remember… All For One’s strength is overwhelming. No hero could hope to defeat him.”

“And so, no hero came to save you,” Sain said.

Izuku didn’t confirm nor deny that statement.

Stain stepped forward again. “What if I took you away?”

“What?” Izuku was flabbergasted. “Why would you…”

“I’d never considered training another or working as a group, but I can't stand by and watch as a child in need all but begs me for help.” Stain said. “I’m not saying it will be easy living or even safe, but if you want to get away from that monster you call Sensei…”

Izuku ran up and grabbed Stain. “Please! I’ll do anything! Just get me out of that place!”

Stain smiled. “In that case, I’ll be happy to take you in.”

Izuku felt tears running down his face again. “Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have no idea how much this means… Oh, do you remember Uraraka? Her situation is different from mine, but she didn’t really chose to be there either…”

He looked behind Stain. On the ground, where Tenya Iida and Native had been, there were only bloodstains.

Izuku’s breath caught. “They got away.”

Stain frowned, turning around.

Izuku’s tears turned into hysterical sobs. “Oh my god, I’m so, so sorry. It’s my fault, I distracted you…”

“It’s fine. I can always go after other fakes.” Stain said. “Saving you is far more important. Hopefully that student learned a lesson from this, and I won’t have to go after him again.”

Izuku swallowed. “But… what if they get help? The other heroes should be busy with the Nomus, but if they say they found the Hero killer…”

“You’re right. We should move.”

Izuku nodded, but before he could ask Stain where they should go a sharp claw grabbed the back of his shirt. “What…”

Stain growled. “Nomu! Let him go!”

Nomu? Oh, Tomura-nii must have sent them out for me…

Stain crouched down to jump up and attack the Nomu, but was interrupted by a group of heroes running into the alley.

“Stain!” The one in front shouted. It was Endeavor, the #2 hero.

When he heard that, Stain turned around, his blades out to face his foe.

“Endeavor! The worst of the fakes! I will destroy you!” he shouted.

As Izuku was carried away by the Nomu, he couldn’t help but analyze the situation below. There are at least 3 experienced pros in that group, including Endeavor. They’re likely tired from dealing with the Nomus, but still have the advantage in numbers. Stain may be mostly rested, but he’s only one man and his quirk relies on getting close to his opponent. Endeavor, on the other hand, can shoot his flames a great distance…

Izuku knew how this would end. It looks like Stain won’t be taking me away from Sensei after all…

Somehow, it didn’t hurt as bad to know that. After all, someone had finally tried to save him.

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