Iron Man: My Hero Academia Season 1

Episode 10: In each of our hearts

Takumi and the others turned their attention to Shigaraki and Kurogiri.
"Oh, come on. What's going on here? He's just as strong as he's always been. Damn it. Don't tell me I was lied to." Shigaraki complained softly as he started to scratch his neck again.

"What's wrong? Not attacking me? Didn't you say you were going to clear this level earlier? Well, come and get me, if you dare." All Might challenged Shigaraki. Shigaraki backed away from All Might, fearful of him.

"Man, this is.... intense." Bakugo said.

"For once, I totally agree with you." Iron Man replied.

"It is as expected. There's no reason for us to fight now. He'll handle this." Todoroki stated. Midoriya gasped.

"Come on, Midoriya. We should regroup with the other guys. The last thing we wanna do is get taken hostage or get in his way." Kirishima told his friend.

'This isn't right. He can't beat them. He's bluffing. It's almost hidden by the dust, but I can see it. The steam coming off his body is the same as when he's about to transform. He's out of time.' Midoriya thought.

'Crap. I can't fight them. That Nomu guy took too much out of me. I'm pretty sure that if I make one more move, I'll forced to go back to my weak form. I can't keep this up much longer. I just have to stall until they get here.' All Might thought. He then grunted.

"What? Are you scared?" All Might asked. Shigaraki and Kurogiri stayed frozen where they were.

'It's a good thing those villains don't notice the steam coming from All Might's body. They are hesitant to try fighting him as a result. But make no mistake... All Might has run out of time in his hero form today.' Spirit Tony told Takumi mentally. Shigaraki panted and started to scratch his neck with both his normal hands again.

"If only Nomu was here... he'd rush you right now, pound you into the ground with out giving it a second thought." Shigaraki replied.

"Tomura Shigaraki! Please, do not fret. Look at him. He has definitely weakened. Nomu's attacks were successful. He's on his own." Kurogiri pointed out, making Shigaraki stop scratching his neck and he calmed back down.

"The children appear to be frozen in fear. And, look, our underlings are recovering. We likely still have a few minutes before their reinforcements arrive. If you and I work together, we can do this. We haven't missed our chance to kill All Might." Kurogiri rallied.

"Yeah. Yeah, you're right. This is it. We have no choice. We have to do it now. I mean, the big end-boss is right here." Shigaraki replied with renewed confidence. The villain underlings Aizawa beat started to get up and surround the teens.

"I think All Might can hold his own against those two main guys. Let's make sure these dudes don't hurt anybody else." Kirishima said as his arms hardened. Todoroki looked at Iron Man and Midoriya.

"Will you two be joining us?" Todoroki asked.

'Green and I are the only ones who know what kind of trouble All Might is in. All Might has already went past his limit. There is no way he can win by himself now.' Iron Man thought. Shigaraki then started to charge at All Might.

'So this is it.' All Might thought.

"Consider this revenge for what you did to Nomu!" Shigaraki yelled as blood fell on the ground from the wound Iron Man left on him earlier.

'Holy shit... this is bad.' All Might thought when Iron Man flew into view and shot repulsor rays at him, knocking him back. Kurogiri then also went after All Might but Midoriya jumped into the fray. His One for All powered leap broke his legs and he aimed for Kurogiri's neck armor.