Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 30: The Status Quo

Nightwing and the creature from the train were tumbling fast towards the ground below. The creature was strong. Very strong. Even at maximum setting, the creature barely reacted to the electric bursts of his stun batons. He began to wonder if the creature could feel pain at all. They were approaching the ground fast, and the creature had a tight grip on him, preventing him from getting away. Thinking quickly, he thrust his batons into the creatures gaping mouth, powerful electricity reverberating throughout its body. Nightwing's suit was shock-resistant, so he wasn't affected, and the creature let go long enough so he could grapple away.

The creature hit the ground with a sickening splat. It lay there motionless, and at first Nightwing thought that it was dead, but after a moment, the creature slowly pulled itself up. Nightwing winced as its limbs grotesquely cracked as it repositioned them. The creature then turned away from Nightwing, seeming to lose interest, and started attacking the civilian bystanders around it.

"Leave them alone!" Shouted Nightwing, leaping towards the creature. Before he could reach it, a huge burst of flames engulfed the creature, causing Nightwing to stop in his tracks. He turned to see a large man walking towards him. He was wearing a dark blue jumpsuit, heavy boots and gauntlets, both blazing with red flames, extending to his chest and shoulders. Even his hair and beard was alight with these flames. Nightwing recognized him as Endeavor, the Number 2 Hero.

"Thanks for the assist, kid," Said Endeavor. He paused. "Wait, I recognize you. You're the Bat's sidekick, aren't you?"

"No, I'm not," said Nightwing, not bothering to hide his annoyance. "My name is Nightwing, I'm with the Justice League."

"Right," said Endeavor. He obviously didn't care. "Well, thank you for the assist, but I'll take it from here." He looked back at the creature as the flames died away. It seemed unharmed by the blast of fire. "That was a low-temp warning shot. But even still, it always K. O.'s my opponent." He launched a more powerful blast at the creature. It took more damage, but remained largely unharmed. This time, however, it seemed to grow in size. It doubled over on its haunches, and launched itself into the air towards Endeavor.

"Watch it!" Shouted Nightwing. "It's got more than one quirk!" The creature opened its mouth and large tendrils began to form from inside it before immediately thrusting towards Endeavor. Nightwing drew a capsule from his belt and threw it into the gaping maw of the creature, which caused it to swallow. In a second, the creature's chest exploded from the inside out. The creature fell to the ground in a heap, it's breath rattling before finally ceasing.

"Not too bad, kid," said Endeavor, impressed despite himself. He looked over the horizon, towards the red haze past the buildings. Yells and explosions echoed from that location towards them. "That must be where the other heroes are. It's been several minutes, they should have wrapped things up by now." He paused, suddenly realizing that a pager on his belt was going off. With all the chaos, he didn't notice it before. It was an alert for assistance needed at an alleyway at 4-2-10 Ekou street. Realization dawned on him. A few minutes ago, Shoto had run off towards that location, saying that there was something he needed to see there. He turned to Nightwing. "Leave this creature to my sidekicks, they'll see to it that the police get to it. There's an address I need you to investigate for me."

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Izuku, Iida and Todoroki began to tie up the unconscious Stain, removing his assorted blades and weapons. Native had regained his ability to move, and was assisting them. "I should apologize," He said. "I'm supposed to be a pro, but I was totally helpless back there."

"No," said Izuku. "With his training, and his quirk, I don't think any one hero could take him on and win."

"The three of us barely won," said Todoroki. "And even then it was because of his own mistakes. He was getting riled up and desperate. Still," he turned to Izuku. "You were able to overcome his quirk, without even having to wait for the recovery time. Even he was surprised." He motioned to Stain. "It's just like back at the sports festival. If it wasn't for your indomitable will, we'd all be dead."