Izuku glanced towards the woods as Kirishima and Mina finished soaking Sero's tape, "And you're sure this won't hurt you, right?"

"Nope." Sero gave a thumbs up. "My tape doesn't have nerves or anything like Shiozaki's vines do, and I rip and destroy it all the time, so this is no big deal. I'll be fine, dude!"

Hagakure: Okay uh what're they doing?

Mitsuki: One of Izuku's crazy plans.

Sero: Should I be worried that he made sure my tape doesn't have nerves?

A lot of people: Yes.

Izuku nodded, "Kodai, Shiozaki. Are you both ready?"

They nodded and Shiozaki used her vines to grab the tape and thread it outside Tsuburaba's wall of air, laying it out on the ground a few inches from the invisible barrier. She retracted her vines as Kodai touched her hands together and the tape got giant. As soon as they finished, another clone of the flame user sauntered out of the woods toward them.

Midoriya: I hope this works!

Aizawa: Do I even want to know...?

"We don't have to kill you, you know!" The villain yelled. "Let's start over. My name's Dabi and we're the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains, so you're !#@*$. Just give us the quirkless kid, and we'll leave the rest of you alone! You can end this right now!"

Uraraka: Yeah right!

Momo: We're not giving up Midoriya!

Izuku's face hardened in determination as he stared down the villain, "So can I. Kaminari! Now!"

Kaminari grinned and shocked the end of Sero's tape with enough electricity to light it on fire. The acid Mina had soaked it in acted as an accelerant and within moments there was a wall of fire protecting them right alongside the wall of air.

(everyone stared, mouths agape)

Kaminari: Woah!

The newest clone dissolved into goop and Izuku smirked as the other kids erupted into cheers, "Let's see you get through that, Dabi."

Dabi: Ah great.

"Fight fire with fire?" Tsu asked skeptically, keeping her voice low as they hid behind a tree.

Tsu: Wait how do I know about Midoriya's plan, ribbit?

Nejire: I don't think you're talking about that.

"Well, metaphorically." Ochaco huffed. "Like, I know it's probably gross, but if you had an entire mouth full of knives instead of trying to fight him with a pair of toothpicks..."

Toga: Yeah, my knives are so tiny compared to his!

"Oh no, it's not the knife teeth that are the problem, that's cool!" Toga interrupted. "But how would we even get that guy's blood with all those knives everywhere?!"

Spinner: Blood- oh no. Toga's going to drink Moonfish's blood and now she'll have more knives!

"You need to drink it, right?" Tsu asked thoughtfully.

"Yep!" Toga grinned, then her eyes widened and she forced the other two to the ground right as one of Moonfish's blades buried itself in the wood right above their heads. "Alright girls, time to move!"

It took a minute to find cover again, but they eventually found a suitably large rock to hide behind and Tsu held her arm out to Toga, "Turn into me."

Tsu: Right, she can get my long tongue!

Toga: Wow no one really lets me drink from them...

Monoma: I wonder why.

"What?" Toga's eyes widened in excitement. "But you were one of the few who didn't give me your blood earlier."

"I know." Tsu nodded. "But with my tongue, you won't have to get close. As long as we can make him bleed, you can drink it. Plus you saved my life once already."

Toga: You're welcome, Tsu-chan!

Tsu: You didn't save my life ribbit...

Toga grinned and sucked at a scrape on Tsu's arm and within moments, they were identical. Ochaco peaked out from behind the rock, "So now we just need to cut him, right?"

"Right." One of the Tsus croaked. "Do you think that outfit is knife proof? Straightjackets are so totally not cute!"

Compress: Well, now we know which one is Toga.

Well, that one was Toga.

Ochaco frowned, "Well, there's only one way to find out. Mind if I borrow that knife?"

"Nope!" Toga grinned. "Have fun cutting people up!"

Toga: Yeah, have fun!

Uraraka: Er okay?

"Uh... thanks?" Ochaco shook her head and grabbed the knife, activating her quirk on it before running out from behind the rock. "Knife @#*($! Take this!"

She launched the knife as hard as she could, rolling to dodge the volley of blades that shot at her before Moonfish screamed as her knife found its mark. She hazarded a look back and gulped as she realized the knife was buried in his shoulder. She'd kinda just been expecting a scrape at best...

Toga: Wow you're amazing! We should play with knives together!

Everyone: Bad idea!

Well, there was no time to worry about it now, "Toga, now!"

Ochaco ran through the woods, acting at the distraction as a long tongue shot out from behind the rock. She wasn't quite sure their plan had worked until one of the blades that had been trying to stab her was suddenly blocked by another knife that was just as large.

Toga: Yes I have giant knives!

Spinner: Oh boy... we're doomed...

"Killing people is not cute!" Toga had pulled Moonfish's hood off and torn through sleeves on his straightjacket so she could move better, but she had just as many knives if not more and as Ochaco watched, parts of her body were shifting into Kirishima and turning into rock as Moonfish tried to stab her. "Let's play by my rules now!"

Midoriya: Oh goodness Toga gets to mix quirks!

Toga: This is amazing! I want a quirk awakening!

(everyone was seriously hoping that she didn't get one)

"Come on, we need to get back to camp." Todoroki said.

"Not yet." Katsuki turned in the opposite direction. "Come if you want."

"We don't have permission to fight, Bakugo." Todoroki growled. "Are you an idiot? Do you want to get in trouble?"

Bakugo: Do you want to sit around and do nothing?!

"I want to save everyone." Katsuki snarled back. "Look, we're just a little bit past halfway, right? We double back, make sure no one's behind us, and add anyone we run across to our group. There's strength in numbers, right? So why should we leave anyone behind to fight alone? We need to be strong enough to keep everyone safe."

Todoroki: ...Convincing.

Mitsuki: Oh for goodness' sake Katsuki...

He didn't wait for Todoroki to finish thinking about it before turning and stalking away. Icyhot was right, they couldn't fight, but a villain was more likely to attack or injure someone who was alone, so he was grateful when he heard Icyhot jog up beside him.

"We're going to have to be careful." Todorki said seriously.

Bakugo: Obviously!

"Obviously, dumbass." Katsuki rolled his eyes. "Come on, let's run, it'll be quicker."

They had just barely started running when a voice cut them off, "And just what do you boys think you're doing? You're running in the wrong direction!"

Katsuki and Todoroki both skidded to a stop as Ragdoll came storming up to them, "Seriously, kids?! You're supposed to be going back to camp!"

Hawks: Okay, they didn't get Ragdoll yet.

"We were just..." Katsuki started.

"We were making sure there was no one behind us." Todoroki cut in. "We didn't want any of our classmates to be left behind."

Ragdoll's face softened, "There's no other students behind me, I used Search. Let's head back together, alright? Spread out and keep an eye out for other students, but make sure you can both still see me, alright?"

Todoroki: Do you think we can help stop her kidnapping?

Mirio: I hope so.

They nodded and started running back. Ragdoll stayed on the path, while Katsuki took the woods on the right and Todoroki took the woods on the left. They ran for a few minutes without finding anyone, either students or villains, when Katsuki heard Ragdoll shout and turned, only to see her disappear as a villain put something in the pocket of his gaudy yellow coat. He didn't even think before charging and he could see Todoroki doing the same from the other side.

Compress: Ah, there's me.

The villain tensed, "Ah, I had thought she was alone. Oh well, I suppose it is time to take my leave, gentlemen. I already have my prize."

He jumped up and started hopping through the trees, so Katsuki launched himself after him as Todoroki followed on the ground, sliding along an ice path, "Give her back you asshole!"

Compress: Catch me if you can!

"If we're going to kill anyone, we need to make sure that they aren't true heroes."

Shouta felt a wave of dread and pushed himself faster. No one was going to die today, not on his watch!

"Why should we care?" Another voice said. "They're heroes, we're villains, seems pretty simple to me."

Spinner: Because some heroes are worth keeping!

Shouta could see the clearing now. Tiger and Mandalay were facing off against two villains, one of which was pinning someone to the ground, although Shouta couldn't see who. There wasn't time to care though. If the villains were distracted arguing, then he wasn't going to miss that chance.

Mirko: Pixiebob.

"Stain taught us..." The lizard guy fell to the ground as Shouta kicked him in the head and he wrapped the guy in his capture weapon and flung him against a tree for good measure. Tiger used the opening to start fighting with the other one while Mandalay ran and helped up the victim, who turned out to be Pixiebob. There weren't any students to be seen.

"Thanks Aizawa." Mandalay nodded gratefully. "Are you alright Pixiebob?"

Dabi: Does she look okay?

"Fine, just a little shaken." Pixiebob hesitantly pushed Mandalay away so she was standing on her own. "Just give me a minute and I'll be good to go."

"I've got this one!" Tiger yelled, launching another punch. "You guys go and find the rest of the students!"

Aizawa nodded, "Come on, the students back at camp have barricaded themselves in , but the sooner we find the rest of them, the sooner we can get back and protect them."

Gran Torino: Hopefully before someone gest kidnapped...

Kendo and Tetsutetsu looked at the ground as Vlad King glowered down at them. Somehow they'd been kinda hoping that the intimidating effect would be lost behind the gas masks they were all wearing, but somehow, that just made it worse, "And just what were you thinking, charging in like that?"

(Class 1A blinked. It was kind of trippy watching someone else get scolded for being a hero instead of them for once.)

Monoma: Finally, some 1B representation.

Kendo: Not now Monoma! We almost died!

"Well, uh..." Kendo glanced at Tetsutetsu, who looked up at Vlad with more bravery than she felt at the moment.

"We can't catch up to 1A if we run away from fights, sir!" He yelled. "I know you can feel it, so if we can help, why shouldn't we?!"

Tsukauchi: Because then you'll get in trouble for vigilantism.

Vlad sighed, "Because you can land yourself in a lot of trouble for vigilantism, which could get in the way of saving more people later. I get it, it's hard when 1A gets all the attention, but still, you need to follow..."

There was the sound of a gunshot and all of a sudden, Vlad doubled over, clutching his shoulder, "Ugh, something tells me that wasn't Deku..."

1B(panicking): Vlad-sensei!

Vlad: I'm fine! I can take more blood loss than the average person.

Toga: Oh so you won't mind if I take your blood?

Vlad: I definitely mind!

"A gun?!" Kendo enlarged her fists, looking around for their attacker. "What kind of villain brings a...? Wait, do you think the villain is quirkless too?"

Spinner: No, Mustard just has a gun for some reason.

"Most likely just too scared to rely on his own quirk." Tetsutetsu growled. "Come on out, you coward!"

Toga: Hey he's not a coward!

Vlad grit his teeth and straightened, "With how small this team of villains seems to be, I agree with Tetsutetsu. I doubt there would be two villains so close to one another, so the gas user is most likely the one carrying the gun. Get back to camp kids, I can handle this."

"But..." Kendo looked at his shoulder with concern. "But sir, you've been shot!"

Vlad: I said I'm fine!

Recovery Girl: No you're not!

Vlad's grin was frightening, even behind the mask, "I have to bleed for my quirk to work anyway. Go."

"With all do respect, sir, I really don't think..." Tetstutetsu's eyes widened as another gunshot rang through the forest and he moved, activating his quirk and lunging in front of Kendo just as a bullet tinged against his skin, "I, uh, I don't think planning on getting shot is a good plan."

Recovery Girl: Run you idiots!

Vlad made a sound halfway between a sigh and a groan, "Fine, you might have a point. Kendo, stay behind me. Tetsutestu, keep that quirk activated. Let's find this guy quick."

Aizawa: Well obviously they have a point.

Mic: You know I really hate it sometimes when our students make smarter decisions than us.

The mist swirled around them as they made their way to the thickest part, moving as slowly as they could afford to while wearing the gas masks. Visibility had never been good, but it got progressively worse and the bullets just kept coming until a lucky shot blew Tetsutetsu's mask clean off.

Tetsutetsu: Rats well that happened again.

"You really thought you could sneak up on me?" A voice echoed out of the mist. "This gas is an extension of my senses; I can feel every move you make! Your bulletproof bodyguard can't hold his breath forever and you others don't stand a chance! You fake heroes may as well give up now!"

Kendo: We have Vlad-sensei with us so maybe we can defeat him faster this time?

Tsunotori: I hope so...

Tetsutetsu clamped a hand over his mouth and was about to charge when Vlad put a hand on his shoulder. He looked up at him in anger and confusion that morphed into shock and concern when Vlad took a deep breath and took off his mask. He jerked his thumb toward where the villain was and Tetsutetsu couldn't afford to hesitate. He put on the mask and charged.

Tetsutetsu: Sensei no! I can handle it!

Vlad: I'm not letting you go there and potentially inhale poison gas!

"Sensei," Kendo asked. "You..."

Vlad shook his head and started sending out hardened tendrils of his blood, making the mist swirl in every direction and probably confusing the villain, which gave Kendo an idea, "It won't help you breath, but it might help mask both your movements..."

Midoriya: Yeah that might work...

She grew her hands as large as they could go and began waving them around like giant fans, changing up the movements as frequently as possible to make sure the gas could never settle into any identifiable pattern. She lost sight of the other two as Vlad joined the charge and she heard another gunshot and a short scream before the mist started to clear.

Shoda: Yes!

Shishida: You got him!

She ran toward the others and by the time the gas cleared out enough for her to see them, Tetstutetsu had taken off the mask and was holding it up to Vlad's face. The villain was knocked out and restrained by ropes of solid blood. They'd done it.

The mist finally thinned out almost completely and Vlad tore the mask off his face, "Good, that's done with, now let's get you all back to camp."

Inko: Hopefully before someone gets kidnapped...

Dabi glared at the wall of fire. How had those stupid kids figured it out so quickly? He was really starting to understand why Shigaraki hated that Deku kid so much, but he couldn't worry about that now,

Shigaraki: See? Now you get it.

"Twice, who all did you take measurements of?"

"None of your business!" Twice shouted. "Hmm, I think I got everyone except Kurogiri. It's hard to measure mist! Piece of cake!"

"Make a couple clones of Muscular. Actually, make as many as you can." Dabi turned back to the camp and grinned. "Time to pull out the big guns."

(everyone froze)

Aoyama(whimpering):Oh no.