Sorry for the long wait everyone! I had to update some of my other stories so that's why it took so long for this chapter to come out. But we're finally back and getting even deeper into this epic arc! Kira and the vigilantes take down Poppy and have now joined Queen's squad as they ready to storm the Injustice Squad's base of operations. And the battles to come for them are certainly gonna be amazing. Then there's the other side of the coin with the 8 students who went off to stop the nuke. Ryan's group certainly has a huge wall in front of them now that Gregory has come into play. Who knows how they'll be able to beat him. Now, let's get back into the story, but from a different side of thing. Enjoy!

-POV: Third Person-

On the other side of the stadium, the group lead by Stella was currently making their way down their hallway. But no entrances into the arena appeared open, and they'd almost made it to the halfway point within the arena. 

"No.... no..... no..... God damn it! Isn't there any doors freakin' open around here!?" Stella questioned as the she, Colson, Phil, and Jackson arrived at the halfway point, all the way across from where they started.

"The others aren't here yet. Think we should wait for them? Or just keep going in case they found a way inside?" Jackson asked. 

"We don't have the time to stay here. We need to keep moving and find a way to get to that bomb. Come on, let's g-" Stella began to say as a gunshot went off. The bullet penetrated Stella right in the centre of her chest and she collapsed to the ground, her friends huddling around to assist her. 

"Well, well, well, what to we got here? Some lost kids lookin' to die." Killer said as he came walking around a corner, a revolver in his right hand as he holstered it. 

"What the hell did you do!? You asshole!!" Colson shouted as Killer just laughed at them all. 

"What does it look like? I shot her. Now she's dead, and you three are gonna follow soon." Killer said as he rubbed his hands together. But as proud and happy as he was, the smirk on his face quickly went away when Stella got up. 

"Damn.... that really stung...." She said in a bit of pain as Killer saw the bullet wound had completely healed already. 

"What in the hell? You got some sort of regenerating quirk, girly?" Killer asked as Stella stood up along with everyone else. 

"Got that right. There's nothing you can do that'll keep me down." Stella told him as Killer pulled out a machete and held it in his left hand. 

"We'll see about that after I cut that pretty little head off. Now.... who's first?" Killer asked the students as Jackson sprinted forward. 

"Can't waste any time, so let's take this asshole down fast!" He shouted as Killer activated his quirk. He shut down Jackson's hearing and sense of smell, and dulled his vision when he got close. Killer then readied his weapon to kill Jackson but as he went for his swing, Stella rushed in and knocked Jackson away, taking the hit for him. Killer swung the machete and slashed about halfway through her chest.

"Oh, I can tell you're gonna be annoyin'." Killer said as he pulled out the blade and watched as Stella's wound regenerated almost instantly. 

"You got that right!" Stella shouted as she swung her right fist at him. But Killer leaned his head to his right and avoided the punch. He then grabbed her arm and literally chopped it off with one swing of his weapon, making Stella scream and fall back in pain. But her quirk was already kicking into action so it wouldn't be long until she was up again. 

"Bastard! You'll pay for that!!" Colson shouted as he came running in next. 

"Is that so? Here, catch!" Killer yelled as he threw Stella's arm at him. Colson easily let it strike him and he kept on moving forward. And as the arm hit him, Killer suddenly got knocked back a bit, feeling like he'd been punched in the face. 

"What the hell was that? All four of you are in front of me and we nowhere near me. How'd that hurt me?" He questioned as Colson stopped in front of him and reeled back his right fist. 

"It's my quirk! Any pain I receive is instantly sent back to the person who gave it to me!! So in other words, you can't hurt me!!" Colson shouted as he rammed his fist into Killer's chest, making the villain slide back into a concrete pillar. 

"Looks like you're gonna be annoyin' too. But it shouldn't be hard to work around that quirk of yours!" Killer said as he pulled out his revolver and shot a light panel above Colson. It broke off from the ceiling and collapsed onto the student, delivering a massive shock. But since Killer himself didn't hurt him, he didn't receive any pain. 

"See? Told ya." Killer said as Jackson then came running up from behind, leaping onto the villain and wrapping his arms around his head. 

"I got him! Phil, get over here! Stella.... get over to Colson!" He shouted as Killer tried swinging his machete behind him. But Jackson would lean his body out of the way just in time to avoid it. 

"Get off me you stupid brat!" Killer said with a muffled voice as Phil ran up and placed his hands right in front of his face. 

"It may heal him a bit, but it'll still do some damage too!" Phil said as he activated his quirk. His hands began to produce a bright light and he increased their output, making them even brighter and brighter as Killer was forced to look at them. 

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" Killer shouted as his eyes were burning from the intense white lights in his face. 

"You little shits!! Don't use one of my tactics against me!!" Killer shouted as he dropped his machete and then reached back and grabbed Jackson by the head with his hands. Then, with all his might, he swung Jackson over his head and slammed him into Phil, sending the two boys sliding away along the ground. Killer then rubbed his eyes to shake off the pain from the light, but the moment he reopened them, Stella and Colson were there to strike. 

"Thanks for the opening guys!!" They both shouted as Stella delivered an uppercut to killer's jaw, while Colson crashed his right foot into his gut. They sent the villain flying down the hallway and into a food stand. But the villain was nowhere near done yet as he got back up.

"Jeez, Jade, your quirk's a waste if it can't effect everyone in its path." Killer said as he rubbed the back of his head. 

"You can thank our pal, Ryan for that. He came with us but he's probably found and disarmed your nuke by now." Colson told him as Killer only chuckled.

"Doubt that, kid. It ain't just me here in this stadium. There's a buddy of mine too, and he's even deadlier than me. He's the one who turned that Cry kid into one of us. If your pal's run into him by now, then he's already dead." Killer explained as he pulled out a hunting knife from a holster on his left side. 

"So your buddy who's also here in the stadium is the reason our friend, our teacher has turned into a psychopathic villain? Oh you really shouldn't have told us that, asshole." Stella said as the two of them began to approach their enemy. 

"And why is that, kiddo?" Killer said as he then pulled out his revolver and held it i his other hand. 

"Because anyone who messes with our friends faces the wrath of all P.H Academy. You ain't winning this fight. None of you are. The only thing your winning is an all expenses paid trip to a jail cell." Colson said as the two of them rushed Killer. 

"Funny, but that's not what's gonna happen. I've still got some cards to play, after all!" Killer said as he activated his quirk and nulled the senses of Stella and Colson. Killer took a few steps to his right and watched as the two of them ran right past him before Colson crashed into a concrete pillar and Stella ran right into a wall. 

"Can't hurt what you can barely even see. Now.... let's see how long it takes you to regen from this." Killer said as he aimed his gun at the back of Stella's head. But as he went to pull the trigger, Phil came in and placed his hands over Killer's eyes, pulling his head back and forcing him to miss his shot.

"Let's see how you like it when you're the one who can't see!!" Phil shouted as Jackson ran over, having found a broken metal pipe on the ground. He swung it and bashed Killer's chest a few times. 

"Get.... off.... of.... me!!!" Killer roared with fury as he blindly aimed his gun backwards and fired. But his shot was successful as the bullet hit Phil's right shoulder. Phil screamed from the immense pain as he fell off of Killer, letting the villain see again. 

"Now for you!" Killer shouted as he reached out and caught Jackson's pipe mid-swing after he stuffed his gun in his coat pocket. 

"What the hell kind of villain are you? What's keeping you going?" Jackson asked as Killer used his other hand to stab Jackson in the lower right chest with his hunting knife. Killer then leaned in close and whispered right into Jackson's left ear. 

"I'm the villain who just wants to see people die. And I won't stop until I reach that satisfaction." He said as he pulled the pipe out of Jackson's now shaky hands and tossed it away. Killer than pulled out his gun again and put the barrel right up to Jackson's head and cocked it. 

"For your friends sake.... you'd better pray that your death gives me that satisfaction." Killer said as he went to pull the trigger. But Colson then knocked Jackson out of the way and grabbed the gun, aiming it down at his chest as Killer fired. 

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! FUCK!!!" Killer shouted as the immense stinging pain of a gunshot riddled through his body. 

"Figured you weren't shooting me because of my quirk. How does it feel to shoot yourself?" Colson said as Stella pulled away Jackson, ripping off some of her shirt to wrap around his stab wound. 

"God, you're a real prick, you know that? Mother FUCKER!! THAT STINGS!!!" Killer said as he punched the wall next to him a couple times. 

"Yeah, and there's more where that came from real soon, asshole. Unless, of course, you wanna give up." Colson suggested as Killer shook his head a few times. 

"Ain't no way in hell i'll let you kids win. We come too far to lose. We lost too much to stop. I ain't stoppin' 'til all you P.H kids are dead." Killer said as he reached into the inside of his coat and pulled out a syringe filled with Trigger.

"And this here might just be what I need to take you all out." Killer said as he injected it into his neck. He let out a few grunts of pain but quickly stopped and took in a very deep breath. 

"Doesn't matter if you took that stuff or not. You still ain't gonna win." Stella said to him as Killer only laughed. 

"This drug here has different effects on everyone based on whatever their quirk is. As for me, it's just gonna simply increase the effects of my quirk to even greater limits. Sure, I could already nullify all your senses of hearing and smell entirely, but now...." Killer said as he used his quirk on everyone in the surrounding area. All four students sense of sight now reduced to zero as all they could see was black, along with their hearing and smell being cut off as well. 

"You all can't see shit! You can't fight anymore! So now I can do whatever the hell I want to all of you and you can't stop me!" Killer boasted as he walked past Colson and over to Stella. 

"First up is the regen bitch. You're definitely the most infuriating here since I technically can't kill you. I'll just have to find a way to keep you from moving instead." Killer said as he picked up his machete off the ground and began slicing and slashing away at Stella, cutting her limbs and head off and then spreading them out so it would take longer for her to regenerate and pull herself back together. 

"Let's see what happens when the rest of your body can't reattach to you, girly." Killer said as he picked up Stella's head by her hair and stuffed it inside a cooler in one of the food stands. 

"Asshole!! Let me out, now!!" Stella demanded as she shook the stand a bit. 

"Now then, onto the pain k-" Killer tried to say as he turned only to get a fist in his face. Jackson had gotten back up and had somehow found where Killer was, despite being completely blind. 

"What the!? How the hell did you find me, kid!?" Killer said in utter shock as Jackson tapped the right side of his head. 

"I know you're talking to me because I can read your thoughts. That's my quirk, I can read peoples minds. But, I can also take a look inside them, almost like i'm in the passenger seat. I can see what you see!" Jackson said as he swung his fist again, striking Killer who fell over onto the food stand. Jackson then reached down and found the latch for the cooler. He opened it up and pulled out Stella's head and then tossed it over to the rest of her body which had brought itself together again. 

"Why you son of a bi-" Killer tried to say but Jackson pulled out a bag of ice from the cooler and smashed it against his face, knocking the villain off the stand and onto the ground. But Killer sweeped his left leg and tripped up Jackson, making him fall on his back as Killer got up first. He then reached down and grabbed Jackson by the neck, lifting him up off the ground and holding him near his face. 

"I should've dealt with you first boy before I dealt with that girl. If I knew you were this much of a nuisance, I would've shot you long ago." Killer said as Jackson was trying to speak. 

"I.... I ha..... I...." He tried to say but Killer had such a tight grip on his neck that he could barely even form sounds. 

"What's that? Tryin' to say something, are we? Alright, let's hear it. Be your last words anyway." Killer said as he loosened his grip just a bit on Jackson's neck. 

"I've got your gun...." Jackson said as Killer's face turned to pure horror as Jackson shot him right in his lower right chest. Killer dropped Jackson as he collapsed to the ground, wailing and holding the bullet wound in pain. Everyone else had their senses return to them as Killer couldn't focus anymore to use it, even with him amped up on Trigger. 

"Jackson, you are the man, I swear to god." Stella said as her head finally reattached itself to her neck. 

"Thanks.... but.... I don't think.... I.... can...." Jackson tried to say as he suddenly fell over. He'd suffered so much from that stab wound that he'd now lost consciousness. 

"Phil, go help him, now!" Colson said as Phil ran over, still holding his shoulder from the bullet wound he received earlier. He began to use his quirk to heal Jackson. 

"You fuckers.... forget tryin' to kill all you P.H shits. If I just kill the four of you.... that'll be enough for me to be happy...." Killer said as he found his way to his feet, albeit he was stumbling around a bit. He had his machete firmly gripped in his bloody right hand as he began to slowly make his way towards the students. 

"Leave him to us. We'll finish this here and now." Colson said as he and Stella rushed the injured villain.

"I ain't losin' to some dumb kids!! Bring it on, you pricks!!" Killer roared as blood began to seep out of his mouth. 

"Stella, get in front of me and wait for my signal." Colson said as she obliged and ran in front of him. She went right up to Killer as he lifted his machete over his head and then swung it down at the girl. 

"Now!!" Colson shouted as Stella ducked down. Colson then jumped forward into the line of fire and took Killer's attack, receiving a large slash wound that ran from his upper right chest to his lower left. Killer spilled out more blood from his mouth as all that pain was redirected back onto him. He dropped his machete and stumbled back a bit as Stella rose back up to her feet and ran after the villain. She jumped over Colson who laid on the ground and then picked up that broken pipe as she landed before bring it to her left side. 

"Hey villain!!"  She screamed as Killer almost fell over, now leaning against a concrete pillar. 

"THIS IS WHERE YOU LOSE!!!!" Stella roared as she swung the pipe with all her might, smashing it against the side of Killer's face, crashing it against the pillar. Killer let out a few small grunts of pain as Stella took the pipe away and watched as he fully collapsed face first onto the ground. And this time, he wasn't getting back up. 

"That's for hurting my friends..... and stuffing my head in that cooler...." Stella said while panting as she dropped the metal pipe. 

"Nice one...." Colson said as he, Phil, and Jackson all came walking over. 

"Thanks.... let's see if we can find something to hold him with." Stella said as they all agreed. They managed to find some leftover rope at one of the stands and they used it to tie up Killer's hands and legs to ensure that, if he woke up, he wasn't going anywhere. 

"So what now?" Jackson asked. 

"You three are too banged up. All of you should stay here and watch this jackass. Phil, can you heal everyone?" Stella asked as he gave her a nod. 

"Good. I'll go on ahead and see if I can find an open entrance. Then i'll help Ryan and his team wherever they are." Stella said as she turned to continue running down the long hallway. But before she could run, Colson grabbed her arm to stop her. 

"I know you can regenerate and all, but you be careful, alright?" He said to her. 

"Don't worry about me..... i'll be fine..." Stella replied. 

"Please come back. I.... I don't know what I would do without you." Colson said which confused her. 

"Wait wha-" Stella tried to ask as Colson leaned in and kissed her. It was only for a moment as it shocked Stella, as well as Jackson and Phil who were watching. 

"Now go. Find them and help them beat that other villain so we can disarm that bomb!" Colson said as he then turned Stella around and gave her a push as she began to run down the hall, looking for Ryan and his team. 

-Meanwhile-

Back on the other side of the city, Wrath Queen and her squad had finally arrived at the base of the building the villains were holding up in. 

"We've only got 34 minutes left, everyone! Once we enter, we have to move quickly and efficiently to take down anyone who comes in our path! We can do this, together!! We will succeed!" Wrath Queen spoke as they all entered into the main lobby of the building. Everything looked ransacked inside, meaning the villains clearly took this place by force. 

"No one down here. They must be on the upper floors." Phobos said as Josh agreed with him. 

"Don't let your guard down for even a second. You never now where one of these villains will be hiding. A moments hesitation could mean your life." Wrath Queen said as Twilight put a full ammo clip of taster shots into her pulse guns. 

"Welcome, heroes..." Markus suddenly said as a television screen in the lobby turned on, revealing himself to the heroes. He appeared to be outside, most likely on the rooftop, despite it raining outside. 

"So nice that you could make it here. After all, what's a party without its guests?" Markus jokingly said but Wrath Queen was having none of it. 

"You bastard! Where are you hiding!? And what have you done with Harper!?" She demanded to know as Markus just chuckled. 

"Relax, Queen. Harper hasn't been hurt.... yet. In face, she's with me right now, keeping me good company." Markus said as he reached to his left off camera and pulled Harper into view. 

"Harper, if you can hear us, we'll be there soon! We promise!" Wrath Queen spoke to her as Markus then pushed his captive away off screen. 

"But can you get here fast enough, is the big question. You've only got a little over half your time left to take us all down, after all. The time is ticking down fast, and I can assure you that you have much bigger problems to worry about than us right now." Markus said as metal shutters came down on all the windows and doors in the lobby. The heroes were now trapped inside as, from all the vents in the lobby, Jade's paralyzing gas began to seep in.

"No, not this again!" Wrath Queen said with a bit of worry in her voice. 

"Have fun, heroes. I do hope you can entertain us before your time inevitably comes to an end." Markus said as the screen then shut off. All the heroes held their breath as the gas completely filled the room up. But as the heroes entered the lobby, some had noticed different entrances. Some hallways, an elevator, and the service stairs. But with no way to communicate since they all held their breath, each hero ran down their own path so they could escape the gas. 

"Oh man.... thought I was a goner back there..." Tika said as she had ran down a nearby hallway until the gas was nowhere around her. 

"So, you found this path as well, I see." Vergil said as he stood behind Tika, spooking her and making her jump a bit. 

"Don't do that!!" Tika shouted to him. 

"Sorry, I should've informed you in a nicer manner." Vergil said as the two looked back and saw their way out at the end of the hallway was completely blocked by all the gas. 

"Looks like that way's a no go. So...." Tika said as they then turned their heads in the other direction. 

"This is the only way we can go." Vergil said as he and Tika walked down the hallway, eventually finding some stairs which they took up to the fourth floor. When they arrived, the rest of the stairs up had been blocked by a bunch of desks, chairs, and other furniture. 

"They're literally forcing us off our path here, so I guess we have no choice but to step onto this floor." Tika said as the two heroes entered into the fourth floor. They came to a rather fancy looking office space, with the entire room being about 50x50x50ft. 

"Finally. I was tired of waiting for you kids to show up." A girls voice said as, on a chair near the centre of the room, Molly spun around in it and stood up to meet her guests. 

"And who the hell are you exactly?" Tika asked her. 

"The name's Molly, deary. I was hoping that invisible walk through wall girl would show up here, honestly. I need some payback. But, I guess you two will have to do." Molly said as she began to form fluff on her hands. 

"Now which of you wants to die first?"

Taking another path while trying to escape the gas were Steve and Stacy. The two had run down another hallway and found some stairs which took them to the sixth floor. Their path up further was also blocked as they went onto the floor, finding a similar layout to the room Vergil and Tika came to. 

"OH YES!!! OH I'M SO HAPPY SOMEONE SHOWED UP!!! NOW WE CAN HAVE SOME FUN!!" Shield said with glee as he clapped his hands together. 

"I know this guy. Harper and Anne faced him during the forest training. He's got a barrier quirk." Steve said as Stacy gave him a nod that she understood. 

"So how do we go about taking this big idiot down then?" Stacy asked as Steve cracked his knuckles. 

"We play it smart and don't get caught off guard, just like Wrath Queen said. It's two against one too, so maybe this won't be so bad." Steve said as Shield just laughed at them. 

"It was two on one in the forest too but I've learned from my mistakes, kids! I ain't being beaten by some hero chumps again!" Shield said as the three prepared to fight. 

Taking the elevator route was Kira and Sophie. They had clicked the top floor but it only took them up to the tenth, about 25 floors short. It opened up and they walked out into this big looking lounge room with all the furniture being pushed off to the sides. 

"See anyone?" Sophie said with some fear in her voice. 

"Not yet. But just keep your eyes open. They could be anywhere." Kira replied. 

"We may not be able to see each other, but that doesn't mean I don't know you're here." A man's voice said as Ping came rolling around a corner in his wheelchair. 

"Well looky looky, you're the invisible girl who came with those vigilantes a few days ago. And you've brought a friend along. What's your name, darling?" Ping asked Sophie. 

"It's, uh.... It's Sophie...." She responded. 

"Sophie and Kira. Those are some nice names for some soon to be dead people. And don't let the chair here fool ya. It don't hold me back at all." Ping told them as he began to move towards them. 

"He's right, Sophie. His legs may be crippled but he can lift himself up with his arms and whip you with his legs. He took down Holly from class 2 doing that." Kira explained to her classmate as the three prepared for battle. 

Taking a secondary elevator in the lobby were Maia and Amy from class 2. They rode it all the way up to the sixteenth floor where it came to a stop and opened. The two girls stepped out and found this room ransacked too with desks and other furniture turned over. 

"See anyone yet?" Maia asked but there was no time for either to answer as they quickly took fire from Jake and his quirk. The two girls ducked behind a thick desk as Jake barraged their defense with his machine gun hands. 

"What's the matter, girls!? Afraid of a few guns!?" Jake taunted as he then ran out of ammo for the guns he was using. 

"Well shit....." Jake said as he swapped back to his normal hands as the two girls got up from their defense. 

"That's one hell of a way of saying hello, you know." Maia said to him as Jake just chuckled. 

"But it's the nicest way I could say it, especially to some lovely ladies." Jake said as he bowed to them in a fancy manner. 

"God, your disgusting. It'll be a pleasure to kick your ass." Amy said as thunder began to rumble outside the building. 

"No, no, no, that won't be happening. Hell, you two won't even get close to me. Not before I shoot you down, of course. But hey, you can try. Assuming you like the taste of bullets though." Jake said as he turned his hands into shotguns and pumped them up, taking aim as their battle was about to begin. 

Taking the last hallway on the ground floor was Aqua who found herself taking it alone. She went down it for as far as she could before finding some stairs that took her up to the thirteenth floor. 

"Oh man... how was I the one to not have anyone follow them....?" She sucked as she entered onto the floor. It was like a greenhouse room, filled with a bunch of different plants all around. 

"Didn't think an office/hotel building would have a greenhouse in it." Aqua said to herself as she touched a few of the plants. 

"My, my, what do we have here? A little blue girly all alone. This should be very fun indeed." A woman said as she came walking around a larger bush. 

"And who the hell are you?" Aqua asked the woman. 

"You can call me Jade. I'm the one who's been making all that green gas. And you're the lucky one who I get to use it on next." Jade said as Aqua could see there was moisture on some of the plants around her. She reached out her hands and took control of all the drops of water, bringing them together into two small spheres of water that floated around her. 

"You're the reason all the other students and teachers at P.H are paralyzed then. Which means I have more of a reason than ever to take you down, bitch." Aqua said as the two prepared to fight.

Taking the service stairs that were to the far left of the lobby was the largest group that separated from the rest. Wrath Queen, along with Twilight, Pein, Sergei, Trini, and Lisa ran up the stairs as far as they could before finding their path blocked on the twenty-fourth floor. They had no choice but to enter and they came to what looked like a gymnasium type of room. It was easily 150x100x80ft. and it was completely empty. 

"They force us into this place without anyone here to meet us? Maybe they'll show themselves up ahead." Lisa as Wrath Queen was the first to step forward. A chill ran down her spine as she took in a deep breath and then exhaled. 

"I know you're here! So there's no point in concealing yourself! Come on out..... Cry." Wrath Queen said as a portal opened up in front of them all. Stepping out was indeed Cry who looked truly menacing with a twisted smile on his face. 

"So many familiar faces have come to play. Sergei and Trini, and you vigilantes as well. And Lisa.... Oh, Lisa. I remember you most of all. I remember having a fight with you, and I kicked your little ass. Hey, didn't you cry afterwards?" Cry asked her as Lisa clenched her fists in anger, having to remember her loss to him in the Sports Festival. 

"And then there's you. The one and only pro hero who came here. Wrath Queen, was it? Mind telling me who you are, again?" Cry asked her. 

"I am your mother, Cry! You have to remember that! The Injustice Squad has corrupted and altered your mind into making you think you're a villain! But that's not who you are! You're a hero! You're my son!" Wrath Queen told him as he just laughed it off. 

"Empty words is all I hear. And I know it's all lies because my real mom is dead. All I have is my dad, Markus. And he's ordered me to deal with all of you right now. So, let's let actions speak louder than our words, shall we?" Cry said as his six opponents spread out to do battle, in what may become a fight for all of their lives.

And lastly was the group that took the service stairs that were on the far right side of the lobby. Phobos, Josh, and Amelia ran up the stairs and found no blockage at all. And after a few minutes, they arrived at the end. They'd made it to the top of the building. Josh knocked down the door as the three students came outside into the rain, finding Markus and Harper waiting for them. 

"Well, you certainly didn't keep me waiting long. And you're all familiar faces to me. That's good, that's good." Markus said to them. 

"Let Harper go, you psycho!" Phobos demanded as he removed his sling from his arm, moving his injured arm around a bit. He had about 80% movement in it. 

"Alright. You want her so badly? Come and get her." Markus said as he stepped away from Harper. Phobos ignited his arms in his flames as he approached her, keeping his eyes on Markus the whole time until he made it to her. 

"Harper, are you okay? Did they hurt you at all?" Phobos asked her as he went to remove the tape gag over her mouth. But Phobos' hand went right through Harper. 

"Wait, what?" He questioned as Harper disappeared in front of them all. 

"What did you do to her!? Where is she!?" Josh demanded from Markus. 

"Relax, Josh. We still haven't hurt her yet. Cry made an illusion of her to lure you all up the building. And since you three are the only ones here who know she's a fake, it gives you an even smaller chance to find her now." Markus explained. 

"Where is she!? Tell us!!" Amelia asked him as Markus pointed over the edge of the building.

"She's down there, somewhere along the Delaware river. But even I don't know the exact whereabouts. But i'd say you have bigger things to worry about right now." Markus said as he cracked his knuckles. 

"You bastard.... I.... I'm going to find her and save her!!" Phobos said as, without hesitation, he jumped off the side of the building and ignited his feet, taking flight with his quirk as he began to make his way towards the river. 

"No, Phobos wait!!" Josh said but it was already too late. Phobos was far out of reach to hear him. 

"Well, seems someone would rather save the life of one than the whole city. Some hero he'll turn out to be. And, he's made it easier for me to whoop your little asses now." Markus said as his fists began to glow white. 

"It's fine, Josh, let him go. We.... we can still beat this guy. We have to. For everyone." Amelia said as Josh simply gave her a silent nod a thunder and lightning rumbled above them. 

"It would appear the world has gifted us a second encounter, Josh. And I do hope you can actually put up a fight this time." Markus said as Josh remembered back to the forest training. He and Kira were easily bested by Markus' overwhelming strength. 

"It's different now. I'm far from the same person I was back then. I will not lose to you ever again. And that's a promise." Josh said as he and Amelia prepared to do battle with the boss of the Injustice Squad. 

"Good.... Maybe this'll be fun after all...."

-Time remaining until nuke goes off: 25 minutes-