Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 38: Taken

If Aizawa had been a second slower in his reaction time, he would have been engulfed in flames.

As he saw the villain in the corner of his eye, he had a split-second to leap out of the way of the flames. As the blast faded, the villain Taking his opponent's momentary surprise to his advantage, Aizawa used his quirk to erase the villain's flames and entangled him in his bindings. He pulled the villain upward and threw him hard against the ground. Aizawa wasted no time, leaping onto him and pinning him to the ground.

"Who are you?" He snapped. "How many are with you?"

"How many of whom?" Said the villain snidely. Aizawa snapped the villain's arm at the elbow. He let out a loud grunt in pain, but didn't scream.

"Your right arm is next," Said Aizawa. "Be logical about this, and at least save your legs. It would be a real pain to have to carry you off to prison without them."

"Tell me, Eraserhead," Said the Villain. "You worried for your students? Do you think you'll be able to save them all?" Suddenly, the villain melted into a puddle of grey sludge, right before Aizawa's eyes. He leapt backward abruptly, considering what he just saw.

"Mr. Aizawa!"

Aizawa turned to see Iida, Koda, Mineta and Ojiro approaching him. He breathed a sigh of relief to see that they were safe.

"What was that?" Shouted Ojiro.

"Did that guy just melt?!" Said Mineta

"Get inside, now!" Shouted Aizawa, taking off into the forest. "I'll be back!" He had to get to the others quickly. If he interpreted the villain's words correctly, that meant the students were the targets this time. This meant they had no other choice available to them. Unlicensed or not, they had to fight to defend their lives.

"Mandalay!"

Aizawa stopped in his tracks. There was a voice coming from his right. He recognized it as Mandalay's young ward, Kota. He ran in the direction of the voice until he found its source. The boy was running through the forest alone.

"Kota!" Shouted Aizawa. "What are you doing out here?"

"Mr. Aizawa!" Shouted Kota, running up to him.

"Let's get you to safety," Said Aizawa, grabbing him by the hand. But Kota stood his ground.

"No!" Said Kota. "You have to help Midoriya!"

"Why? What happened?" Said Aizawa, alarmed.

"He stopped a villain from trying to hurt me," He said. "But now he's fighting another one. He told me to run and get to safety."

"Where is he?" said Aizawa.

"On the hill, on the edge of the forest," Said Kota. "It's my hideout. Please, sir, you have to help him!"

"First, I have to get you back to camp," Said Aizawa. He scooped up Kota and began to run back to Vlad King and the others at the community center. He was concerned about Midoriya, but if there was one thing he was certain of, it was that the student of Batman could take care of himself. Still, he had one ace up his sleeve. He pulled out a small communication device from one of his belt pouches and pressed it, holding it up to his ear.

"Wayne."

"Bruce," Said Aizawa. "We have a situation."

"I'm honored that you know who I am," said Deathstroke.

Izuku eyed the villain cautiously. He had honored Izuku's request to let Kota go safely, and his demeanor was calm, almost friendly. Izuku wasn't fooled. The subject of a failed super-soldier experiment, he was a dangerous, murderous mercenary who sold his services to the highest bidder. He was a genius-level tactician, weapons master and martial artist. Injured and fatigued from his battle with Muscular, Izuku knew he didn't stand a chance against him.