~O~

"Compress? You got him?"

The League was all gathered around the front of their new base which was basically a huge three story building with an underground lab and a huge storage compartment surrounded by mountains on all four sides making it an undetectable and secure place.

And now, as a reply to Shigaraki's early question, Mr. Compress gave him a thumbs up as he wiped out a small blue orb from his pocket.

"Good. Now," Shigaraki said, "Lets get him to Master. Don't want him waiting any longer do we?"

And so, everyone of them nodded as they stepped inside the base.

~O~

Everyone was left flabbergasted.

The League took Midoriya...

Every student present there just stood in utter shock, completely silent. There wasn't a sound except for breathing. Nobody moved from their places as the image of Bakugou being kidnapped by the League of Villains flashed in their minds.

And now Midoriya was gone...

But unlike, Bakugou's kidnapping, Midoriya's was just too fast. They doubted anyone would have actually got hurt during the small time the villains were on campus. But then again, they didn't hurt anyone; doesn't that mean they were planning something way bigger and way dangerous than that?

Just the thought of it made a chill run up their spines.

Just what exactly were they planning to do...?

More specifically, just what were they planning to do with Midoriya?

A lot of questions came in their minds but they were soon brought back to reality by Present Mic's voice coming through the compact speakers installed on different places through out UA High as he announced, "All the uninjured students currently on campus are to gather in front of the school building immediately. If there are any injuries, please report to Recovery Girl's office first and then meet up with your homeroom teacher so we can confirm the total students on campus are safe or not. I repeat; kindly, gather in front of the school building..."

His voice didn't had the usual funky nor eccentric tone. Rather it displayed his inner concern for the students.

Anyhow, the students collected themselves and made their way to the said location without saying a word. The guilty aura that surrounded the small group - Iida, Kirishima, Ojiro, Shoji and Kaminari - said everything itself.

'It's all my fault...'

'I should've been faster...'

'How dare they even...'

'Please, be safe.'

'I couldn't even move...'

But if Midoriya was there; he would've thought that step one of his plan was going just fine.

~O~

"Waah! Are you guys okay!? You didn't get hurt, did you?!" Ashido exclaimed as she latched onto both Uraraka's and Asui's arms.

"Don't worry, Mina. We're fine..." Uraraka replied.

"Ribbit... Are you good?" Asui asked.

"I was just scared for you guys!" Ashido replied, pulling them into a group hug.

All the classes were gathered in a totally unorganized way in front of the school building, chatting with each other about the most recent incident. Reportedly, there wasn't a single student that got hurt in the very slightest. Just one or two teachers got a few scratches here and there just because they were up against the villains. But then again; the villains didn't seem to care about the fight. They weren't there for the fight. They were searching something, or someone. And they got what they were here for.

"Attention, all students," Nezu said through a microphone as he stood on a podium to get the attention of all the students present there. The teachers, on the other hand, were all lined up on both of his sides with some definite gaping between them.

"I know you all are confused as well as shocked about the previous happenings but to resolve further commotions, I ask you all to kindly line up with each of your homeroom teachers so we can make sure everyone is here."

And so, twenty students rushed to Vlad King.

Twenty students gathered around Cementoss.

A familiar amount could be seen surrounding Power Loader.

And so, the same was for all the others.

Except, Shota Aizawa...

"Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty..." Aizawa counted the group of teenagers around him, "Twenty? There are twenty one now, right? Is someone in the infirmary I wasn't informed about?" He asked.

"N-No sir..." Iida weakly began.

Though at first Aizawa didn't ask for a further explanation, rather he first checked a copy of the class' attendance sheet to confirm the missing student.

"Midoriya. Where's Midoriya?" Aizawa asked, worry slightly rising in his voice. Of course, it was the problem child who wasn't there.

"Haven't seen him all day..." Sero pondered.

"Oh, wasn't he training!" Yaoyorozu pointed out, glancing at the ones who were training with him. But everyone silenced once they looked at the small group.

Iida, although, gathering enough courage, and said, "Mr. Aizawa.... Midoriya... Midoriya was... He was taken by the villains..."

...

...

"What?!" The class gasped, horrified.

"What exactly do you mean by he was taken by the villains!? What happened?!" Aizawa asked, subconsciously stepping forward.

"They just... They just came in and... And there was that warp dude and they took him... We... We couldn't even... Help him..." Kirishima added to Iida's reply, making a short explanation.

"Did they state their purpose?" Aizawa asked, trying to keep his composure. Midoriya, his student, was right now probably with the Symbol of Evil himself, he had every right to be worried about his safety. But he also had to keep the fact in mind that these students also didn't need to rush their feelings due to guilt like last time.

"N-No," Kaminari said, "They didn't say anything..."

"Head back to your dorms. I'll see the rest."

~O~

Midoriya opened his eyes slowly as he tried to take in the current situation he was in. The first thing he saw was how dimly lit the room was. As if the owner didn't want him to see much of his surroundings. The next thing he realized, he was strapped to a metallic chair. He gave it a jerk or two to see its efficiency but it didn't even budge.

There wasn't anything else he could take into account really since he couldn't move from a spot. But it all changed once the person who was apparently standing him came to meet him face to face.

"You're up already? Not a very sound sleeper, are you?"

It took almost everything in Midoriya to ignore the intense and ominous aura the man called All For One had when he spoke those words.

"It is about time we met face to face. I can tell you weren't very fond of our... Mental sessions. So, I decided why don't we cut them short and get straight to the point?"

Midoriya bit his lower lip, not looking at the villain in front of him. He didn't reply. Like he never replied to him in those sessions as All For One called it.

"Hm. So, do you have an answer? Because you certainly don't have a choice, kid." All For One himself came closer to the boy, "Join us with your own good will or I have to do it by force..."

His voice was so threatening and portentous, anyone could have froze in fear of the upcoming horrible events.

But not Midoriya...

For the first time in a whole month, Midoriya spoke back to him.

"... I'm in..." Midoriya replied, his head hanging low and his bangs covering his eyes as he waited for a response from the Symbol of Evil standing in front of him.

All For One laughed.

"You're smart you agreed. I like that." He said, "This is just what I was looking for..."

At this statement, Midoriya looked up just a little bit only to see a wide smirk on All For One's face.

"Someone smart who can hold power without losing his senses..." All For One said in a hushed tone as he bent down just a little bit to see the boy's expression. A chill ran down Midoriya's spine when he saw the villain basically an inch away from him.

Midoriya was having a hard time holding up, huh?

"You will make great asset to our organization after a little modifications..."

All For One stepped back while his right hand quickly latched into Midoriya's forehead as he used his quirk for the modifications...

Midoriya blacked out.