Shigaraki's Revenge

Chapter 22: Master of Disguise

The crowd had poured out from the stadium to the outside. All civilians had successfully been evacuated, and had fled to their homes. The pros weren't finished, though. They tried to make their way back inside the building.

Their efforts were cut off by burning debris that blocked the doors.

To make things worse, roars sounded overhead, Nomu finally paying their dues to their master with their presence. There were all manner of Nomu: flying, power, and speed types. All focused their assault on the pros.

But that wasn't the end of it, no. After a few of the Nomu had been slain, the entire event center lit on fire. Some speculated that the fire had come from damaged wiring, which was partly the case, but Toga knew. She knew precisely what blue fire indicated.

I thought Dabi was right behind me... He's in danger! I gotta help him!

Without the need for direction, she took off toward the entrance of the event center, prying at the glowing debris. She looked at a few more possible entrances, but all of them were sealed off. She decided that there was not enough time to find an open entrance, and in the time that she might, the building would cave in.

The fire consumed more of the building, hastening her struggle. She returned to her original plan, tearing at the blocked entryway. The ashes began to sear her skin, but she ignored the pain. Sweat beaded on her forehead.

"Here, I'll help you!" cried a voice from the crowd. She could barely hear it over the other voices. It was Izuku.

"Where have... you been?" Toga struggled against the debris.

"I uh... got caught up in strategizing, but before I could finish, the entire playing field changed!" Izuku activated his powers, and tried to help her lift the debris, but more crashed on top of it, further stifling their progress. "I checked on as many people as I could, and considering everything, most seem to be doing alright."

"That's good enough for you guys I guess, but what do we do now?" Toga asked, her voice catching with desperation. "Dabi's in there!"

"We gotta keep trying! Everyone else is holding off the Nomu, so this is our only shot!" Izuku strategized. "Give it everything we've got, while we have time!"

"We've got no other choice..." Toga pushed against the debris with everything she had, her bones under so much stress she feared they might crack. But fear wasn't enough to stop her.

Izuku was shaking with his effort against the debris, but more kept piling up. Both gave their all, and some debris lifted barely off the ground.

"We need Ochaco!" Izuku stated, looking above the crowd to see if he could find her.

Yeah, they did need her. Given her quirk, they could solve the problem at hand in seconds. Where was she?

"There's no time, all I need is a small opening I can slip through!" Toga cried out.

Izuku looked over the crowd one more time, counting as many heads as he could. "It might seem crazy, but seeing as Dabi is the only one unaccounted for..." Izuku muttered to himself, before speaking to Toga again. "How fast do you think you can get in and out of the building with Dabi?"

Toga looked on at the burning building, making her decision in seconds.

"As fast as it takes."

Izuku nodded, "Great, then hopefully this wall isn't load bearing!" He shouted as he put his powers in full throttle. He shifted his weight, throwing a maxed out punch that obliterated the debris.

Toga wasted no time, leaping into the new opening in the wall. She felt the heat from the fire, and knew that she could only be in there for a short time before the fire would get to her. Dodging and twirling, she investigated the area, retracing her steps to find Dabi. The place was nigh unrecognizable, being actively reduced to rubble and all.