The Emperor's Dragon

Bad Timing

All For One sighed as he heard Tomura call upon him. It was a good choice but the timing was bad. The heroes, or at least one group of them, were attacking the warehouse. If Tomura had called upon him earlier, he could have ensured that both UA students were ready to join the League. It was interesting though, the explosive boy was full of surety of his ability and Endeavor's son, the one Dabi wanted them to grab, was far more restrained. It was possible that it wouldn't have taken much to get Shouto Todoroki join them. Especially given Endeavor's likely expectations. But that opportunity was now over.

It had been over for the last few minutes.

He couldn't see the screens but he could hear the heroes raiding the warehouse. From the noise it sounded like Mt Lady and Best Jeanist. The Nomu, while active, had not yet been given orders so were rather passive.

That would change soon enough.

And then there was the knock on the door of the bar.

He shook his head. This was not going well. Maybe they should have kept Moonfish on. The rather psychotic villain would have kept the heroes distracted, even if it meant losing him but Tomura had thought it best to pay him and let the man go. He wasn't an option now, so the best case was that Kurogiri would get Tomura out, and the worst... Well, that was why he had sent Gigantomachia away.

He rose, disconnecting the oxygen tube as he reached out for his mask. The Doctor had worked wonders and while it was not as good as being healed, it would serve well enough. He fitted it to his head, tightening the straps so that the drug injectors pierced his skin. He felt them engage and waited for the drugs to take effect. His helmet was always kept fully stocked for situations just like this.

He listened to the bar. He still needed to discover how bad this situation was before he decided to act.

The knock was quickly followed by a huge crash and All For One hissed as he heard All Might. It sounded like the so called hero came through the wall. He obviously didn't care about the students! One of them could have been injured by the brickwork. He heard Tomura call Kurogiri. That was good but before anything else could happen, All For One heard another hero. Given the cry, it was Kamui Woods.

This could be short. Dabi would make quick work of him but another voice intruded.

Gran Torino. Interesting. Very interesting. Maybe it was time to get rid of that old man, once and for all?

He did not need to hear the announcement from All Might to tell him who was present.

"Garaki, get ready to transfer Nomu's to Tomura's location," he ordered. He'd let it play out a bit more and then he'd go deal with the pest in the warehouse.

All For One cocked his head slightly. He ignored the calls from Tomura's companions. All Might had come through the wall, and Kamui Woods and Gran Torino had followed him but someone had opened the door. He heard the hinges and there was the sound of footfalls. Another hero... and the police, he decided.

"The delivery is not just us! We have many skilled heroes surrounding this place with the Police," the new hero announced.

Ah, that was Edgeshot. Endeavor was probably outside, but with his son being one of the kidnappee's he'd be excluded from taking action today.

All Might was saying something to the students but All For One could feel Tomura's frustration even from here. He could hear it in his voice. "Damn. We went to such lengths. Why the hell has the last boss hunted us down? Usually it's the other way around, right?"

All For One sighed. Maybe Tomura's speech would appeal to younger villains but the constant game references were just one of the reasons the boy was not going to be able to go all the way. Oh, he would bring down the heroes, that was not the issue but Tomura would have no idea what to do once he won. It was allowable. He didn't need to know because by then, he would have taken over Tomura's body.