Inko(freezing): That doesn't mean-

Mitsuki(hurriedly): That doesn't mean they killed Izuku, the chapter titles have lied before, and execution has other meanings!

The room was deathly silent in the wake of his pronouncement and Izuku could only kick himself and hope that the deathly part wasn't going to be literal. Why had he said all that?! What had he been thinking?!

(everyone was still frozen stiff, hoping beyond hope that Midoriya would make it out alive)

After a few painfully long moments, the door opened with a bang and Twice walked in, followed closely by Magne, and shattered the silence, "Hey guys, why the long faces? Sounds like a party!"

It was enough to shake Dabi out of his funk and his voice practically dripped with venom, "So that *(@#$ basically created Shigaraki to fit his own goals?"

Shigaraki(growling): Apparently.

Izuku gulped, "Y-yes? That, um, yeah, that seems to be the gist of it."

"Wait." Magne looked between Dabi and Shigaraki. "What's going on?"

Spinner: Well she missed a lot...

Shigaraki was still frozen in shock, so it was Dabi who answered, "Shiggy here wasn't born with Distintegration. He could have had a normal, happy life outside of all this, but no. His precious sensei wanted a kid he could raise and manipulate into the perfect villain, so forced a cursed quirk on him!"

"No!" Twice gasped. "That doesn't sound bad at all!"

"And to top it all off, I bet the rest of us are just worthless pebbles on the side of the road next to his masterpiece." Dabi spat. "Shiggy's perfect Sensei is nothing but a selfish, abusive, manipulative piece of @(*^#, no better than..."

Dabi(spitting): Endeavor.

He cut himself off with a growl and Izuku eyed him warily as his hands burst into flames. Hopefully Kurogiri cared enough about his bar to protect it from Dabi's rage, but with how badly he was taking this Izuku wasn't sure they could count on that. He felt like he'd missed something somewhere. He'd been expecting violence from Shigaraki, but the rest of the league shouldn't be close enough to prompt this kind of sympathetic reaction, unless... unless Dabi had experienced something similar in the past.

Dabi: You know what at this rate it's not even going to be a secret anymore.

He didn't have time to fully explore that revelation before Shigaraki recovered enough to start scratching his throat again, "No, Sensei wouldn't... would he? No, he... he saved me when those worthless heroes wouldn't!"

Reiko: From an accident that he caused himself.

"You wouldn't have needed saving if that $#(*^ didn't force his stupid quirk on you!" Dabi shouted.

"Now now," Kurogiri's calm voice cut through, "Let's just calm down and think about this. Young Tomura..."

"Sensei saved me..." Shigaraki sounded lost. "Why would he have...? Just to get me on his side?"

All Might(sadly): And to hurt me with your identity.

"I mean, he is a villain." Magne pointed out. "He manipulates everything. Is it really that odd that he would manipulate a kid and groom them into becoming what he needed?"

Izuku knew it was probably too early to be feeling hope, but with the way things were going, there was a chance the villains would turn on eachother and that might be his best chance to escape, so he gave it a little push, "By creating a situation where you needed to be saved, All for One would have gotten you to trust him instantly. You were a vulnerable little kid and he took advantage of that, knowing that you would do anything his savior told him. Even murder."

"That's..." Magne wrinkled her nose in disgust. "That's despicable. Doing that to a kid... do we really work this monster?"

Toga(firmly): Not after this.

"Maybe the rest of you do." Dabi growled. "I'd rather burn this place to the ground than waste my life groveling to another abusive asshole."

Kurogiri looked around the room, "I don't want to believe it. Why would Sensei order me to protect and care for Tomura if he was the one that was trying to harm him, but Deku does point out a concerning amount of evidence."

Kurogiri(sighing): I believe it now. He's done a similar thing to me hasn't he?

Aizawa: Yes...

"Sensei's a great guy." Twice said. "He's a monster!"

"Sensei..." Shigaraki suddenly stopped scratching and Izuku leaned back as far as he could when he saw the crazed look in his eyes. "He did this to me! He killed them! He ruined my life!" Dabi scoffed, "That's what we've been trying to tell you, you stupid dust bunny."

(despite the situation a few people snorted)

"So...?" Magne glanced toward the tv, making sure the light was still off before turning back to the group. "What are we gonna do about it?"

"I don't care about the rest of you, but I'm out." Dabi said. "I'm not staying if it means working under a !(&*^# like him."

"I'm kinda in the same boat." Magne added. "I can go find a better boss that's not just gonna use me."

Compress: Agreed.

"Good riddance! Miss you never!" Twice whined. "No! I don't want you to go! Can we just get rid of Sensei instead?"

(everyone stopped and the LOV all looked at each other)

Izuku gasped and the room went silent. They looked at each other for a long moment before Dabi turned to Shigaraki and grinned, "I'm down if you are."

"I'm not sure a coup is the best plan." Kurogiri sighed. "But if it will protect you, Tomura, then I would recommend doing it quickly. The longer you deely, the more risky this course of action will become."

"Wait, are we really talking about killing All for One?" Magne whistled. "I mean, he deserves it, but you guys have got balls."

Twice: I wasn't serious! Get the pitchforks! Let me at him!

"I wasn't serious!" Twice yelled. "Get the pitchforks! Let me at him!"

Kurogiri turned to Shigaraki, "You are the leader, young Tomura, the decision falls to you."

Izuku held his breath. This hadn't been where he thought this was going to go at all and he had mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, he didn't want to be responsible for someone's death, even a villain, but on the other... if the villains took themselves out, then that was less people that the heroes had to fight. So he just didn't say anything. It was Shigaraki's decision to make.

Bakugo: Well this is not how I thought Deku's kidnapping would go...

Hawks: Explain to me again why literally everything happens to Midoriya?

Joke: That is a very good question...

"Kurogiri." Shigaraki took the hand off his face, allowing it to crumble in his grip. "I think it's time we pay Sensei a visit."

Shigaraki(muttering): Goodbye, father.

Kurogiri nodded and created a portal. Izuku had to hold back a smile. With the villains gone, he would have a better chance at maybe getting a signal out. He was still mostly untied from playing video games, so maybe he could use the gaming console to call Eraser? Or he might even be able to make a run for it, since All for One was probably not in this building, which meant that there wouldn't be anyone guarding him...

Dabi: Oh no, we're not leaving you alone.

Spinner: It's all your fault anyway.

His hopes were dashed when Dabi grabbed him by the back of the neck with an uncomfortably hot hand, "Nah, kid, you get to see this. I mean, it's your fault this is happening anyway, so if things go sideways, it's only fair you die too, right? And we may as well show you what happens to people who cross us."

(everyone tensed.)

All Might: They're taking him to All for One!

Monoma: This is even worse!

He squeezed Izuku's neck harder and forced him through the portal. The process was still as disorienting as ever and he let out a small squeak when he saw All for One, resting and surrounded by all the machines keeping him alive. It looked like he was out of the frying pan and into the fire. How in the world did he keep managing to make this situation worse for himself? It was honestly getting impressive at this point.

Inko: It would be if you weren't in danger all the time!

"Tomura." All for One didn't even turn to face them. "I thought I told you to rest until the next phase of our plan. Please, go enjoy your time, as it will be quite limited once our plans come to fruition."

"You mean your plans." Shigaraki accused. "I was never really your successor was I? I was just some kid that you could string along to be your little puppet."

Izuku froze as All for One spun in his chair so he was facing them, "What are you talking about, young Tomura? I have always had your best interests at heart. The heroes never saved you, I'm simply..."

Shigaraki: Stop lying to me!

"They wouldn't have had to if it wasn't for you." Dabi snapped. "You can't pat yourself on the back for saving someone you endangered in the first place."

"Yeah, we know what really happened." Magne said. "Stop trying to deny it. You were the one that gave Shigaraki his quirk in the first place, weren't you?"

Izuku could practically feel the bloodlust coming off of him in waves, but All for One was outwardly calm as he gave a tired sigh, "Deku is trying to poison your mind against me, isn't he? I thought you were better than this, Tomura. You know the boy is a liar and a cheat. He's the one who has been writing all those nasty articles, so it's quite obvious to me that he is the true manipulator here."

Shigaraki: Okay other me don't listen to him, got it?!

Spinner: You can stop yelling at the tv now, you know.

Izuku waited for Shigaraki to turn on him, but it didn't happen. Instead, Shigaraki went completely silent, not looking at any of them as he walked around the room. The rest of them watched him like he was a dangerous animal, waiting for him to come to a decision and make his next move. He stopped right next to Izuku who tensed as Shigaraki stared contemplatively down at his own hand, "Sensei, you've always said that I can destroy anything I hate, right?"

"Yes, my child." All for One sounded pleased and smiled slyly as Izuku's stomach sank. "It's your birthright."

Mitsuki: Shigaraki if you kill Izuku-

Shigaraki: Wait a second or two okay?!

Shigaraki nodded and suddenly, his arm snapped out. Izuku instinctively flinched, closing his eyes as he waited for the feeling of his body disintegrating out from underneath him, but nothing happened. After a moment, he cracked one eye open and his jaw dropped.

(everyone stared at the screen)

Instead of grabbing Izuku, Shigaraki had reached out and put his whole hand on one of the life support machines lining the wall. He glared at All for One as the disintegration spread, and the interconnected machines all collapsed softly into dust as All for One sat staring at them in shock, "Then die."

(everyone sat there, frozen, before Shigaraki spoke up)

Shigaraki: I did it... I killed sensei... (there was another pause)

Tetsutetsu: Well that was anticlimactic.