Sedative (Katsuki Bakugo x Reader)

The Final Stand

We have to get to Shigaraki without Izuki using gearshift and then hit him with the second. That means this fight will be mostly on me. I'll have to pass along some of Izuku's DNA to transfer into Shigaraki. Blood would be an easy solution, but Shigaraki regenerates almost instantaneously. He'll have to pass it on at the moment of impact.

"Are you ready, Izuku?" I ask, raising my hands toward Shigaraki. "You just focus on the transfer, let me handle the rest."

He nods, and that's when the three of us make our moves. Izuku uses smokescreen as we hit the ground. I activate my power so I can sense Shigaraki without seeing him. I hurriedly create a shield under his body so he can't use decay and begin to lift it up into the air.

I use my ability to control Izuku's blood, sending a small amount zooming up toward Shigaraki, Izuku's cape draped over it. Shigaraki's search quirk honed in on the bloody cloth thanks to the presence of the second user, and Izuku was able to catch him off guard. Izuku draws his fist back, driving a powerful punch into Shigaraki's gut.

I wait with bated breath as a blue light erupts from the impact. Suddenly, I'm seeing Dabi and Toga appear. It's a memory.

Dani speaks, "I've seen ya in pics, but you're grosser in person."

"Wow! The weird hand guy!" Toga gushes. "You're friends with Mr. Stainy, aren't you? I've gotta join your group, the League of Villains!"

Then, on the opposite side of me, I see a memory of Todoroki. "I want it too," he says. "I'll be a hero!"

Then Spinner, "I joined the league because I was inspired by Stain."

The setting around us shifts to training ground beta, specifically the night Izuku and Katsuki fought. The night he said he loved me.

It's almost like our memories are blurring together because of the transfer. That means the second broke through. It's working.

I quickly glide toward Shigaraki with plasma under my feet. A blue tunnel of light seems to surround us, flashes of our memories appearing around us in the light.

This is it. The final stand.

I reach out, using my power with all my strength to hold him still. "Izuku, now!" I shout, fighting off the quirks he's trying to use. It's draining me, I can only hold it for a few more seconds.

"Shigaraki!" Izuku cries, arm drawn back.

"Midoriya!" The villain shouts.

Izuku's fist makes contact with Shigaraki's chest. A flash of light of all different colors explodes from his fist. The force of the punch blows us back and my concentration breaks. I hover in the pouring rain, panting heavily as I wipe the blood dripping from my nose. Shigaraki wasn't done, but the hit had hurt him.

"We were shut out, kid," the fifth says. "His determination Js strong enough to steel us, so it must be able to deflect us too. En is the only one who managed to squeeze through. He's the one who caused the damage.

"So one of them made it through," I murmur. I let out a breath, straightening up. I have to focus and ignore the pain and exhaustion. Izuku needs me.

In the sky beside us, another memory forms. It seems to be Shigaraki as a young boy, holding the hand of a man as they walk. We're getting closer to the boy Izuku sees inside the villain. We'll have to keep going.

Shigaraki sends wave after wave of fingers toward us. Izuku and I slice through them, one after another. "I need to get closer!" I shout over the noise. "If I can get closer, I can immobilize him again!" I concentrate on the raindrops falling around Shigaraki. I think of Katsuki, remembering the heat that builds inside me. And then, I project that heat out in a massive explosion all around him. The fingers are all blown off, giving Izuku an opening.