A Villain's Rise

Izuku's conflict

"It's still a while until Hawks will be there, you don't have to go yet" Dabi said to Deku. "Before I showed up late to meetings with other villains to show I wouldn't follow their rules. This is the number two hero who allegedly wants to join the revolution. This time, I'm the one in power. If he wants to join, he has to accept that I am in charge. He is the one that will come to me" Deku explained as he opened a portal. "Don't blow anything up while I'm away" He said jokingly before walking through the portal. "It's usually you who blow stuff up" Dabi remarked to himself.

"Sorry that we're late. Couldn't raise too much suspicion" Deku said as came out of a portal with Eri. "I don't mind waiting" Uraraka replied. "Ocha!" Eri exclaimed as she tackled the older girl with a hug, making Deku chuckle to himself. "Well, have fun you two" Deku said and opened a portal. "And Uraraka?" He called out. "Yes?" Uraraka replied. "When I get back, we need to discuss something." Deku said in a serious tone before leaving through the portal.

Deku paced back and forth in an empty warehouse muttering to himself while waiting for Hawks. "Why would a hero like him want to join the revolution? All he has ever said is that he just wants so little work for heroes that he can relax. Did something change when we appeared or?" Deku muttered when he heard someone entering the building. Before he knew it, he was face to face with Hawks.

"Well, if it isn't the number two hero" Deku said to the hero. "Though, Lemillion might take that place soon. Unless Endeavour kicks the bucket" Deku added with a sinister grin. "Just get to the point, I've been asking for a while now, so I think I deserve answer. Will you accept my offer?" Hawks asked. "Straight to the point I see. Well, I'm afraid I'll need a bit more than that Takami. Why would you, the number two hero, want to join my revolution? What makes you want to destroy the current order of things? Because if I remember correctly, you want a world where heroes don't need to work" Deku questioned.

"It's quite simple you see. It's true that I hope for a world where heroes don't need to work as much. A world without villains and crime. You made me realise that heroes and the society they control is the source of most villains. No heroes, no villains, a new society. Sounds good to me" Hawks explained in a casual tone, while Deku looked at him with a sceptical look. "You don't believe me, do you?" Hawks asked. "I don't think you're lying. But I don't know if you're telling the truth either" Deku replied. "Although, I think I'll let you join. But first, you'll have to prove your dedication" He added. "And what would I have to do for that to happen?" Hawks asked. "Not much" Deku said and pulled out a phone. "You just need to do what I say when I call you" He explained before tossing the phone over to Hawks "And if you don't. Well, let's just say you don't want to get on my bad side" Deku threatened and opened a portal behind him. "You'll kill me?" Hawks suggested. "Kill you?" Deku said with chuckle. "That would be such a waste. No, my punishments can be so much worse" He said with a sinister grin as he walked into the portal. "See you around" He said right before the portal closed.

Izuku exited his portal and entered into a room that only he knew of, hidden deep within his facility. The room was dimly lit with cables and pipes covering most of the floor. In the centre of the room was a big glass tube filled with a luminescent white substance, obscuring what was inside the tube. "Less than a year left now mom" Izuku said and placed his palm on the cold, smooth glass surface. "Less than a year until you're with us again" He said small smile and leaned his back on the glass tube. "I hope you'll be proud of all the things we have achieved" Izuku added as he slowly slid down into a sitting position.

"I don't know how much longer I can take this" Izuku said quietly as he pulled his knees towards his body. "Not the entire revolution thing of course. I've never been so sure of anything else in my life. It's Ochako I'm talking about" He explained. "Our dreams are both a curse and a blessing" Izuku grumbled. "I feel so happy when we have these dreams. It's just me and her. We can talk about so much while we're walking through beautiful nature without thinking about our own problems" He said with a smile. "But then I wake up back in the real world where me and Ochako are enemies" He said with sadness. "And I know she will never join my side, just like I won't become a hero. We've seen each other's memories; we both know and understand the other's reasons for doing what we do. She knows perfectly well of the problems I see in society and yet she..." Izuku monologued before trailing off.