Chapter Forty Four - Creati's Gambit

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After what transpired at the Jaku General Hospital, the Bad Batch flew the Havoc Marauder to where Jiro and the and the Backup Team was. The Havoc Marauder managed to slip past Gigantomachia who was locked in a heated battled against Mountain Lady and several other Pro Heroes. It wasn't long before they reached Jiro and the others. 

Jiro: Hunter? What are you doing here? I thought you were joining the raid on the hospital?

Hunter: There were some....complications. Shigaraki's out and he has All For One's power. Aizawa sent us here to make sure you all were safe. 

Jiro: What about Crosshair? 

Hunter: He wasn't there. We haven't heard any reports of Crosshair in either the Hospital or the Villa. But we've got a bigger problem. There's a Villain heading your way and he's big. 

Jiro: Okay. How big of a thing are we talkin' about here?

As Jiro said that, the ground began to shake.

Wrecker: Um....really big!

Tech: Big enough to be a problem. A group of Pro Heroes are fighting the Villain off, but we don't know for how long.

Mina: Uh, I thought we had the upper hand.

Yaoyorozu: The last update we received said the operation was going according to plan.

Suddenly, Yaoyorozu was contacted by Midnight.

Midnight(Communicator): Creati? Can you hear me?

Yaoyorozu: Miss Midnight?

Midnight(Communicator): You know what's coming, don't you?

Yaoyorozu: Yes. The Bad Batch are here right now and warned us about the Villain.

Midnight(Communicator): No one in our ranks can stop that thing with force. We need you.

Upon hearing this, the young Heroes in training were shocked by this. The Bad Batch could see the worry on the faces of the young Pro Heroes in training. 

Midnight(Communicator): I know I shouldn't ask, but given the circumstances, you must sedate him.

Yaoyorozu: But that--What are you saying, ma'am?

Midnight(Communicator): Make tranquilizers for the Pros. And then get out of there. Fast. If you can't do that, then run, right now. Our Creati will grow into a top-class leader one day. It's up to you, be strong!

Suddenly, the communicator begins cutting into static. Hunter's instincts told him something went wrong. 

Yaoyorozu: What's going on? Ms. Midnight, are you still there?

Shoji: What's going on?

Jiro: Sounds like Yao-momo's in charge now.

Mineta: If she wants to put him to sleep, why doesn't she just do it herself? Yeah, I mean, is she okay?

Yaoyorozu: She must be hurt. I could hear it in her voice. But she didn't ask us to help her. That's how strong the enemy is.

Mina: We can't just stand here!

Kirishima: Are we running away with our tail between our legs? No way!

Hunter: We're not running. Fighting this Villain won't be easy, but we'll find a way. Impossible missions are what we do best. 

At this point, Yaoyorozu began to feel a great weight being thrusted upon her shoulder. While she wanted to help Midnight, she knew that holding back this Villain was the best thing they could do. Jiro then turned to Yaoyorozu.

Jiro: Yao-momo?

Yaoyorozu: Right. Echo and Tentacole! Use sound to track his approach and calculate how long it'll take him to get here! Get a rough estimate of his size, too. Mudman, please lend us your strength, as well! Everyone, be prepared to move! 

As Yaoyorozu began formulating the plan, Jiro and Shoji followed Yaoyorozu's orders and used their Quirks to track and calculate Gigantomachia's movements. They quickly saw Gigantomachia approaching them.

Jiro: Crap, even I can see that thing now! He's so fast. He'll be here in less than a minute.

Suddenly, Jiro could feel a shift in the vibrations.

Jiro: No, something changed! He's slowed down a little.

Shoji: He's approximately 25 meters tall! Bigger than Mt. Lady!

Hunter: Looks like Mountain Lady and the Pro Heroes must be holding him back. Buying us time.

Yaoyorozu: It's been a year since we enrolled at UA High. And in that brief period, our teachers taught us that a real Hero never turns their back or runs from an enemy.

Hunter: You kids have come a long way since enrolling in UA. You've faced your share of tough fights, but you've all endured. This fight will be no different. The Pro Heroes are holding back that Villain, but it won't be long before he reaches us. Midnight entrusted this task to us because she believes in us.

Yaoyorozu: When we suit up and we're outside the school, we're all Heroes! Together. As one. We'll take down this villain.

With that, Yaoyorozu began using her Creation Quirk to create tons of cannisters filled with a sedative. As she did so, the Bad Batch approached her. 

Jiro: How are you holding up, Yao-momo?

Yaoyorozu: We'll make it, Jiro. We have no choice. 

Hunter: Yaoyorozu's right. If we're gonna take down that Villain, then we're gonna need fortify this place. Wrecker, get some explosive charges from the Marauder. All of them. 

Wrecker: Finally!

Wrecker runs to the Marauder to get the explosive charges. 

Hunter: Tech, I want you and Wrecker to plant charges around all possible points of entry that the Villain will be coming from. 

Tech: Understood. 

As Tech and Wrecker began laying charges across all points of entry, Jiro speaks with Hunter. 

Jiro: Do you think those charges are gonna take him down?

Hunter: With that Villain's size, unlikely. It'll slow him down, but that's about it. It should give us an opening to execute Yaoyorozu's plan. Now let's get to work.

With that, the Bad Batch and Yaoyorozu along with the rest of the Backup Team prepared the area for the arrival of Gigantomachia. In that moment, they would prepare for the fight for their lives. But what they didn't realize was that fight against Gigantomachia would be the start of something that would shake the very foundations of Hero Society. 

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