Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 67: Overhaul Strikes Back

Izuku, Oliver, Nighteye and several more heroes and police officers were standing around the misshapen rocky mass that was once the Hassaikai hideout's inner hallways. They had managed to finally subdue the man shifting the corridors around them, one of the Hassakai enforcers named Mimic.

"Finally got you, you son of a bitch," said Fatgum triumphantly. Mimic said nothing, but began foaming at the mouth as if rabid, a look of deep hatred plastered on his face.

"What the hell?" The police captain said in confusion.

"It looks like the drugs are wearing off," Aizawa said, stepping forward.

"What drugs?" The captain asked.

Izuku immediately stepped forward, pulling a syringe from his utility belt and sticking it in the arm of their captor. Everyone stared in surprise as the boy withdrew a small amount of blood from the man.

"What the hell are you doing, kid?" The captain said. "You can't just draw blood from people!"

But Izuku wasn't listening. He pulled another device from his belt and placed a droplet of blood on it. The device was about the size of a smartphone, and had a small computer screen connected to it. He began typing into the device before nodding in confirmation.

"Just as I thought," he said grimly. "Arrow, come look at the chemical compound."

The Green Arrow walked over and took a look at the screen. "I got a D in chemistry in High School, kid," he said. "What am I looking at here?"

"That's the base compound found in the street steroid 'venom'," Izuku said. "If you look at the other chemical compounds that are with it, it has the signature of the Titan formula."

"So we were right, they are using Titan," Green Arrow said.

"It's been heavily modified, but at its core it's the same formula," Izuku said. "Overhaul is no fool, he must have found a way to alter it."

"If he got these on the streets, who knows what kind of havoc they could cause," the police captain said.

"We'll worry about that later," Aizawa said. "Remember, we also have Twice and Toga to deal with. We don't know how many members of the League of Villains are here, so we have to be vigilant."

"Toga...." Mimic growled in a low voice. He began to grow agitated, thrashing about at his bindings. "Toga and Twice!! You traitors! I'll never forgive you!"

"Where are the other League members hiding?" Nighteye asked.

"I don't know!" Shouted Mimic. "But I'll hunt down every last one of them! I won't stop until I have crushed their skulls into dust!"

"Looks like those two are the only ones here for now," Nighteye said.

"Why did they betray their own allies like that?" Asked a police officer.

"Maybe they weren't allies after all," said another.

"Maybe," said the police captain. "But we have to assume that they are not on our side either. We can't let them escape!"

Izuku was ready to start moving when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Aizawa, giving him a stern look. Izuku remembered back to after the briefing, how he had warned him and his classmates that if the League was involved, they would be pulled from the case. But they were so close to saving Eri, Izuku wouldn't even think about retreating now.

"Eraserhead..." Izuku began.

"What are you fools standing around for?" Rock Lock shouted, getting their attention. "Let the cops deal with the League. You need to save the girl and stop Overhaul! Complete the mission, at all costs!"