Mirio look at Izuku in shock and relief "Delta!" He yell excited
"Sorry I'm late" Izuku told Mirio then he look at Overhaul "You better ask yourself a question, Overhaul "Am I feeling lucky?" " Izuku said then he holster his pistol, grab his M227A1 assault riffle, and aim at Overhaul "Well do you, punk?" He continue
"You" Overhaul glare Izuku angrily
Eri peek from Mirio's arm and see Izuku, she then remember his warm and safe hug from back then
Izuku look t Eri "Hey, little girl. You still remember me? Sorry I let you go back to this damned of a place. But don't worry, We'll get out of here" He declare smiling
"I know you are suspicious that you care so much about her, soldier" Overhaul said
"You're even suspicious with that fucking mask. We're saving Eri from you, and I don't give a fuck what you said" Izuku stated
"This world is filthy, quirks makes people to try to become someone, quirks corrupted the human race to the core. It need corrections, and I will clean this world with Eri's power" Overhaul declare
"So let me get this straight. You want to destroy quirks using someone else's quirk while you yourself use your own quirk in the process. You fucking hypocrite" Izuku said irritated
"Shut up!" Overhaul yell angrily as he launch spikes attack at Izuku
"I'm the one who supposed to yell that!" Izuku yell irritated as he dodge the attack "Lemillion, take Eri out of here! I'll hold him off!" Izuku ordered
"Okay!" Mirio comply then run to the hole that Izuku make earlier
"No!" Overhaul yell as he spike attack Mirio, but Mirio dodge and run faster towards the hole
"BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!" Izuku shot three times but Overhaul crate a wall to block it "Over here, you asshole!" Izuku yell then he fire three more times
Overhaul create a wall to block the bullets then he look at Mirio that closing in to the hole "Insolence!" Overhaul yell irritated then create a wall with spikes where the hole was making Mirio to jump away from there
"Fiewwww!" Izuku whistle making Overhaul to look behind him, only to be greeted with a 9-banger flying towards him
"Wh-" Overhaul yell when the 9-banger explode "BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!"
"ARGH!!!" Overhaul scream in pain as he cover his eyes and ears
Izuku then meet up with Mirio and Eri "You two good?" He ask
"Yeah, we're good" Mirio reply
"Why...?" Eri ask Izuku tearing up
Izuku then pat Eri "What you believe all this time was wrong, do not listen to Chisaki anymore, he is wrong" Izuku said then he wipe Eri's tear
"Forget everything Chisaki said, and remember this. Your quirk is a gift, and you, you are a gifted sweet little girl" Izuku said smiling
Eri look at Izuku surprise, all her life she's been told that her quirk is a curse, that she is a curse, she would make others hurt or die. This is the first time anyone told her that she is not a curse or burden. Eri began to cry, not sad tears, but happy tears
Izuku look at Overhaul and he is starting to recover "Put Eri behind us" Izuku ordered Mirio. Mirio then wrap his cape around Eri and put her behind them
"It's gonna be alright, don't worry" Mirio reassure Eri
Mirio then look at the blocked exit "Our exit is blocked, and even if we create a new one he will block is too" He said
"Mirio" Izuku call him making Mirio to look at Izuku "Let's beat the shit out of him, and get the fuck out of here" Izuku said angrily
"Funny, I am thinking the exact same thing" Mirio smile
"Heh, I don't know you curse" Izuku said smiling
"Cursing is a part of life. Let's beat his ass" Mirio said smirking
"Ooh rah" Izuku comply smirking
Mirio glance at Eri behind "What about Eri?" He ask
"We take turn protecting her. Just keep her as far away from Oveshit as possible" Izuku explain
"Sounds like a plan" Mirio reply
"And one more thing" Izuku look at Mirio "Lethal force is authorized" Izuku added
"Yes, sir" Mirio comply
"You all filthy..." Overhaul said the he create spikes attack towards the Izuku and Mirio
"Go forward! I'll take her!" Izuku ordered
Mirio then use permeation to run through the spikes while Izuku grab Eri and jump away from the attack
Izuku fire three rounds at Overhaul who create a wall to block it
Mirio kick Overhaul face
Izuku jump with Eri from Overhaul attacks
Mirio catch Eri from Izuku then Izuku kick Overhaul
Overhaul launch massive spike attack but Izuku punch it to pieces
Mirio drop Eri before he jump towards Overhaul and together with Izuku punch Overhaul hard in the stomach
Overhaul create massive spike attacks making Izuku and Mirio to flung back
Izuku emptied his magazine at Overhaul who take cover while Mirio run to retrieve Eri
When Mirio grab Eri, he felt an incredible pain on his right leg, he fell to his knee and look at his right leg. His right leg is penetrated by one of Overhaul's spike
"Die you both!" Overhaul yell as he launch a massive spike attacks towards Mirio and Eri
Mirio embrace Eri with his arm, face her away from the front, and brace for impact. But in the last second, Izuku land in front of them, shield deployed, ready to shielded the two. Then the spikes attack hit Izuku
Mirio close his eyes when the attack hits Izuku, the tremor continue for a few second before it stop. Mirio also feel like his face was hit by some liquid, when he open his eyes, he wipe the liquid and discover that it was blood
'Blood...? It's not mine, not Eri as well... Wait...' Mirio though dreaded then he look forward and shocked of what he see
"N-No..." Eri said fearfully as she look at Izuku as well
Izuku is still standing in his brace position in front of Mirio and Eri. But he feel an extreme amount of pain in his left arm, he look to the left and see nothing, he lost his entire left arm, all the way to the shoulder and even some of his left torso and left stomach are ripped open
Izuku fell to his knees "Ughhhhhhh! Arghhhhhhhh! Fuck...!" Izuku groan in pain, his ripped open shoulder are spewing a lot of blood
"Midoriya!" Mirio scream in horror
Izuku grab a medical STIM shot and injected it on his ripped open shoulder, a few seconds later the blood crystallize and stop the bleeding "Fuck...!" He curse painfully
"Midoriya... a-a-are you okay...?" Mirio ask shocked
Izuku look back "Hah... hah... hah... this gonna leave a mark..." Izuku said jokingly to Mirio
Suddenly the ground began to shake violently and spikes created everywhere
"Return her to me!" Overhaul yell as he continue to ransacked he entire room
"Hang on!" Izuku yell as he, Mirio, and Eri are getting ransacked
A few seconds later, the shaking stop, with Overhaul standing above a platform in the middle of the room
Izuku and Mirio stealthily carry Eri to a piece of wall that have a rubble on it, creating a hiding spot just big enough for Eri
"Stay here, it's gonna be okay" Mirio reassure
"We'll take care of him, just wait here" Izuku told Eri
Eri duck in between the rubble and wall when the room started to shake again
"Let's finish what we started" Izuku told Mirio
"With pleasure" Mirio reply
Eri is hiding behind the rubble and hear everything that happen outside, Izuku, Mirio, and Overhaul yelling at each other, the sound of gun shots, ground crumbling, she hear the sound of a battle
Suddenly a massive explosion sound with a violent ground shaking happen out of nowhere,. When the sound and shaking stop, no sound can be hear like everything just stop, it's just silent
Eri fearfully peek out to see what happen, when see look outside she shocked of what she see. Izuku and Mirio are laying in the ground, silently groaning in pain while bleeding in several parts of their bodies, Izuku being the worse
"Is this the best you can do? I'm disappointed" Overhaul taunted
"Where is Eri? I'm sure you haven't take her out from this room. And even if you did, she wouldn't run away anyway" Overhaul said
"Go... to... hell..." Izuku said weakly
"Someone else is about to die because of you! Is that what you want?! Eri!" Overhaul yell while Eri is shaking in fear
"Don't listen to him, Eri!" Izuku yell
"Shut up" Overhaul spike attack Izuku
"GAHHHHH!!!" Izuku scream in pain as he is tossed across the room. When he land, he is barely conscious, he lost a lot of blood and injured very heavily all over his body
A few seconds pass as Izuku and Mirio tries to get up, but both fall down again when the hear a soft, girly voice
"I... don't... want that..." Eri said as she walk towards Overhaul
"E...Eri..." Mirio said weakly
"Eri. Do you think these two can do anything in this situation by them self?" Overhaul ask
"No, I don't..." Eri said fearfully
"Then, what should you do?" Overhaul ask
"Go back..." Eri reply
'You manipulative son of a bitch..!' Izuku curse irritated
"In exchange... put everyone back the way they were!" Eri requested
"That's right. It's easier to be hurt yourself than have others get hurt for you, huh? Don't you get it, hero, soldier. She doesn't want you" Overhaul said coldly
"Come on, Lets' go back" Overhaul extend his hand and Eri walk slowly towards him and grab his hand
Overhaul then create a platform and ascend to the ceiling before he put his palm at the roof, the roof explode and create an escape route for him
Izuku weakly look up and notice his radio is back online "Havoc, this is Delta 9-1... Do you copy, over...?" Izuku ask through the radio
"Delta 9-1, this is Havoc, we copy. What do you need, sir?" A soldier reply
"Scramble, scramble immediately...! We got two LOV member in here, scramble immediately...! We need reinforcement, ASAP...!" Izuku ordered weakly
Hyakuri Air Force Base, 25KM south of Hassaikai
"Scramble! Scramble! Scramble!" The base PA system announce
20 Ranger Corp Paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division hurriedly grab their equipment and board 2 Quinjet park in the tarmac
"Shooter 1, Nomad 6, you have green light. Cleared for takeoff" The ATC inform
"Shooter 1-1, 1-2, we're taking off" Shooter 1-1 inform then 2 ATH-21 attack helicopter takeoff
"Nomad 6-1, 6-2, troop loaded, we're good to go" Nomad 6-1 inform then 2 Quinjet takeoff
"Shooter 1, Nomad 6, altitude restrictions is lifted. Fly heading 0-1-0. Godspeed and good luck" The ATC inform
"Shooter 1-1" Shooter 1-1 comply
"Nomad 6-1" Nomad 6-1 comply
Back to Hassaikai battlefield
Izuku look up and see Overhaul about to escape with Eri, he look at Mirio "Whatever it takes..." He said weakly
"Go..." Mirio said weakly
"Okay..." Izuku then weakly stand up "Put everything we have into thruster, and configure both legs for high jump" Izuku ordered the suit OS
"Stand by" The OS reply "Thruster and legs motors are configured" The OS inform
"All right, Eri.... One way or another... I'm going to save you" Izuku said as he kneel down. He take a deep breath, his thruster ignite, then he jump
'Save her! For fuck sake! SAVE HER!!!' Izuku mentally yell as he fly towards Overhaul and Eri
Overhaul notice a piece of Mirio's red cape is flying near him 'That thing fly up here? Disgusting" Overhaul though disgust
Eri see the red cape 'Th-that's...' She remember wearing the cape when Izuku and Mirio are fighting Overhaul
'I will become your hero!' Eri remember what Mirio said to her when he first catch her
Eri reach the cape and when she grab the cape, she see Izuku flying towards her
'They... they won't stop until they save me. Even if they'll die' Eri though then she remember what Izuku said earlier 'Your quirk is a gift, and you, you are a gifted sweet little girl'
Eri remember Izuku's warm safe arms then she resolve herself 'I have to get back!' She mentally yell then she jump from Overhaul's platform 'Into his kind arms!' She then fall towards Izuku
"ERI!!!" Izuku yell as he continue to fly towards Eri when the thruster shut down "Thruster fuel depleted" The OS inform but Izuku manage to catch Eri with his right arm
"It's all right, I won't let you go again. Never" Izuku declare
"Give her back!" Overhaul yell as he also jump down and launch a spike attack at Izuku
Izuku dodge the spike attacks as well as he can before he land on the ground
"Mirio!" Izuku look at Mirio who laying on the ground while bleeding from the right leg
"Go! Don't worry about me! Get Eri out of here!" Mirio yell
'If we stay here, it'll have the same result and he will get Eri again. We need to get out of here, but the problem is' Izuku though as Overhaul closing in on them from above
'The only way out is up' Izuku though looking at the hole Overhaul make to escape
"Configure the leg motors for long jump again" Izuku ordered the OS
"Leg motors are 65% functional. High jump to the outside is impossible" The OS inform
"I know the math, do it" Izuku ordered then he look at Eri "Keep your head down and hug me as tight as you can" He told her
"Okay..." Eri said then she look at Izuku's missing left arm and feel bad about it
"I'm... sorry..." Eri said tearing up
"About what? The arm? Don't worry, I can live with just one arm" Izuku reassure then he kneel down and getting ready to jump
When Izuku is preparing himself, Eri's horn began to light up 'What the...? What are you doing, Eri?' izuku though confuse
"GIVE HER BACK!!!" Overhaul yell angrily
'I hope whatever you do doesn't kill us both, Eri!' Izuku mentally yell
Eri's glowing horn is doing something to Izuku's body, but he's too focus with both Overhaul and jumping over him to realize
Izuku embrace Eri tightly "Prepare for fight, little girl!" Izuku yell then he jump up
Izuku jump over Overhaul so fast, Overhaul never had the chance to catch them. Izuku also jump with so much force, it broke the ground and crumble some part of the wall, creating an opening where Aizawa, Nighteye, Tamaki, and the rest of the rescue force to enter the room
Nighteye enter the room and see a destroyed room filled with razor sharp spikes before he spotted the injure Mirio on the ground
"Mirio!" Nighteye yell as he and the others approach him
"What happen?" Aizawa ask confuse
"Overhaul is there, but where's Delta?" Tamaki ask as he didn't see Izuku
"And where's Eri?" Nighteye added
Mirio look up through the hole in the ceiling with a smile "Up" He simply said
"Up?" Nighteye ask confuse then he and the others look up
Outside the hole, Izuku and Eri are flying through the air, several hundred meters from the ground 'What the fuck...?! We're flying?! How?!' Izuku though surprise
'Worry about how later, let's land first and take Eri to-' Izuku though is interrupted when he see something unbelievable, he see his let arm, intact, attached to his body like how it supposed to be "...what...?" Izuku said confuse and surprise to see his left arm is back
Izuku then activate his thruster and land safely with Eri. Izuku put Eri down and inspect his left arm 'My left arm... it's back... How?' He though confuse then he look at Eri and remember her horn glowing and he felt something warm inside his body when that happen
"Is this... is this your quirk?" Izuku ask Eri. Eri just stand in front of him looking terrified
TBC