By the time Izuku got back to the bar, he was exhausted and felt like he was about to black out. All for One had apparently decided before kidnapping him that bribing him with a quirk wouldn't work, which was correct, of course, but it meant that he had decided to use pain and fear as an alternative, which was not great. Izuku had at least hoped to be able to find some weakness during his time with the symbol of evil, but unlike most people, All for One hadn't underestimated his pain tolerance.

Either that or he'd just decided to screw it and go plus ultra for fun.

(everyone glared at the screen)

All Might(angrily): All for One...

Shigaraki cackled as he was dumped on the floor, "How was your time with the big boss, Deku? You having fun yet?"

Shigaraki: Oh, shut up other me.

Izuku grit his teeth, but all he could manage was a sharp hiss. The quirk All for One used to torture him was psychological, but even if it hadn't caused any physical damage, his brain and nerves were still screaming as if every bone in his body had been broken. Dang it. Eraserhead really needed to get his act together and save him. Soon. He looked over toward the TV, knowing that All for One was probably listening in, laughing at his misery.

Inko(crying): Oh Izuku...

"You really think you're interesting enough for the big guy to be watching after he's done with you?" Dabi kicked him in the ribs as he sneered down at him. "Nah, the recording light's not on, which means that right now, Dusty's creepy sensei cares even less about you than we do."

"Does that mean we can kill him now?" Magne asked boredly.

Toga: No!

"Not quite." Kurogiri, ever the voice of reason apparently, said. "You will still need Sensei's approval to do something so permanent. Perhaps he will still be able to prove his worth to us."

"Yeah, right." Shigaraki scratched at his neck in annoyance, "Fine. It's only a matter of time until the big boss realizes you're dead weight anyway, so we might as well take advantage of the glitch in the system."

Dabi raised an eyebrow, "Glitch?"

Shigaraki: Oh boy.

Shigaraki was scarier when he was smiling. He crouched down so he was closer to Izuku's level and looked him in the eye, "There are lots less permanent ways to damage someone."

1A: Midoriya!

Mitsuki: You stay away from Izuku!

Shouta glared as the villains were led into the conference room and restrained. They hadn't had any luck getting them to talk separately and Shouta wasn't hopeful that they'd be any more talkative if they were interrogated together, but Tsukauchi had pointed out that even if they had Deku's location, they still had no idea what exactly they were walking into. They could have a second base prepared that they could warp Deku to at the slightest provocation, and it would be beyond helpful to know where it was if that was the case, not that they wouldn't still take every step to make sure that didn't happen, but it didn't hurt to be prepared, especially since the optimal time to move wouldn't be until tonight anyway. But, even if they got nothing, he was still going to rescue that stupid, self-sacrificial problem child and put him in detention as soon as possible.

(a few people chuckled awkwardly but Midoriya was quite literally getting tortured so this wasn't anything to laugh at)

"If I might ask why we are here?" Mr. Compress asked politely. "You have been giving it a valiant effort, but you should have already discovered that we have no plans to become turncoats in our organization."

"Hmm." Nezu pressed his paws together thoughtfully. "Plans change. Tell me, how many of you are Stain's followers?"

Spinner: What does that have to do with anything?

Nezu: We'll see...

"What?" Bakugo yelled. "You're just content to sit here on your ass and do nothing?! You can't honestly expect me to believe that #@($* Hair!"

Kirishima grimaced, "Of course I'm not okay, Bakubro! I was there, I should have been able to keep him from giving himself up, but I couldn't do anything. We had all these students and the villains still got him, so maybe it's better to leave it to the heroes."

Vlad: Please listen to him.

"I can't just do that!" Bakugo's palms popped as he screamed. "Are you really expecting me to just give up on him?!"

Ochaco sighed and took another nervous sip of her tea as she looked around the dorm common room. The two of them had been having this argument for over an hour now, with most of the class falling on one side or the other, joining in whenever things were reaching a lull or getting too heated. Ochaco herself was on Bakugo's side. She hadn't been at the camp. She hadn't had a chance to save him and now she'd probably never see him again. Might never see him again. She had to think positive.

Aizawa: Problem children please don't try to rescue him.

"Everyone, calm down." Iida said. "Believe me, I know better than anyone how frustrating it was to not be able to save Midoriya. At least the rest of you were at the camp! I was stuck here, suspended for doing the same thing that you all are discussing."

"In our defense," Kaminari pointed out, "saving a classmate and trying to murder a guy arn't really the same thing..."

(a few people snorted)

"They're both vigilantism." Yaoyorozu said. "I want to save Deku, we all do, but the fact is that the heroes are better equipped to handle this situation than we are. We just have to trust they'll save him."

"Yes, of course." Sero rolled his eyes. "Let's trust the hero system to save him when the entire media is trying to claim it was his fault that he was kidnapped."

Everyone: They're what?!

That made everyone go quiet. Without the yelling, the soft muttering of the television filled the space, reminding them all of why they'd turned the volume down almost to mute in the first place. Ever since the news of the attack had hit the news, a lot of people had been very vocal about criticizing UA for letting him into the hero course in the first place. They didn't seem to care that he had sacrificed himself to save his classmates. To them, his abduction was just more evidence that a quirkless kid really was too weak to be a hero. Thankfully it wasn't everyone, Ochaco didn't think she'd be able to restrain herself if it was, but there were enough people saying it and it was controversial enough that it was bringing in high ratings for the news stations and they kept highlighting it. She didn't pity Nezu and whoever else had to go to the press conference tonight.

Mirko: Those quirkist-

Jana: Language but yes they are idiots.

"The fact remains that if you all disobey orders and go to rescue him, you will be suspended." Iida insisted. "I want to save Midoriya too, but saving him now in this way will only keep us from being able to save people later."

Todoroki nodded, "Which obviously isn't what Midoriya wants."

Midoriya: Yeah... please don't get in trouble for me...

Tsu gave a thoughtful croak and Ochaco turned toward her curiously, "What is it, Tsu? You've been really quiet."

Her eyes widened slightly and she blushed, "It's kind of a dumb idea, ribbit, but... did Toga-chan ever get in trouble for helping us fight Moonfish?"

Todoroki: She shouldn't have.

"I..." Ochaco thought for a moment. "I don't know."

"We could probably ask 1B." Mina pointed out. "They'll probably know."

"She shouldn't have." Todoroki said.

Sero: Well yeah but laws don't always make sense.

"Well, yeah, obviously." Sero said. "But laws, dude? They don't always make sense."

Todoroki frowned, "But she's Vlad King's daughter, isn't she?"

Vlad: What does that have to do- oh.

"Yeah?" Kirishima shrugged. "But what does that have to do with anything."

"There are certain loopholes for children of pro heroes." Todoroki said slowly. "I thought it was common knowledge. Because we are already under hero custody, our hero parent automatically takes responsibility for our actions and while the law doesn't say it exactly, in practice, this means that we can act as a sidekick in certain emergency situations, even without verbal permission. Endeavor used it to take me out on patrols all the time. I hated it."

Midoriya: Wait so Iida and Todoroki wouldn't have gotten in trouble for the Stain incident if I wasn't there?

Iida: I would've been dead if you weren't there.

Ochaco blinked in shock when Yaoyorozu nodded in agreement. "That's true, and even if it wasn't, I've overheard Midnight and Vlad talking about Toga a few times. She'd apparently already committed several crimes by the time he took custody of her, so her adoption doubled as a sort of redemption program and she's actually allowed to try for a hero license if she'd like one, just so long as Vlad signs off on it. She's technically a hero in training just like us."

"Not that the vampire isn't absolutely riveting," Bakugo growled, "but we need to focus on saving Deku. How is any of this gonna help us get him back?"

"Toga-chan can use our quirks when she transforms." Tsu said, gesturing as if the conclusion should be obvious. "It's a compromise. If Toga goes on the raid and everyone who wants to save Deku gives her a few vials full of their blood then... "

Toga: Then I can help rescue Izuku on their behalf!

Aizawa: This... is actually not a bad plan.

Tsukauchi: I'm just glad they're not commiting vigilantism for once.

"Then even if we can't be there, which is stupid by the way, we'll still be helping to save him." Bakugo huffed. "Fine. Ponytail! Make a phlebotomy kit. We're going with the frog's plan."

"Aizawa still has to approve." Kirishima said, elbowing Bakugo in the ribs.

Bakugo just grinned, "He won't have a choice."

Aizawa(groaning): Problem children.