IT'S OVER!!!! IT'S FINALLY OVER!!!! HEROES WIN!!! HEROES FREAKING WIN!!!! WOOHOO!!!! Man, that was such a blast!!! And, I can guarantee a large chunk of all you readers didn't see the twist that Markus was actually Josh's father!!! Yeah, that reveal's been in the works for quite a long time. And, hopefully it paid off in full. And now, we finish off this arc and move on to the next and final of the first Act of this story. It's time we tackle the Heroes Rising Movie!! Now, as I said before, it's a flashback arc about Cry when he was still in his first year with class B at U.A. This may be the last time we see him as a hero ever, so I wanted to send my first ever OC, my boy, out in style. I'll explain more at the start of the next chapter. For now, all you great people enjoy!

-POV: Third Person- -One Hour Later-

"Are we on? Alright, we're here at the site of what is now the aftermath of the war that has just taken place within our dear city. Philadelphia is in ruins, but it's still standing. To all who are currently viewing this live news report, the heroes have won! I repeat, the heroes have won!!!" A female news reporter shouted into her microphone as the TV switched to show helicopter photos of what was left from the battles. 

"What you see on your screens are indeed real. Several sections of the city has been wrecked, most likely beyond repair. The Football stadium has sustained heavy damage as we learned from the heroes who fought their against the villains who stood by the Injustice Squad's nuclear device. The bomb has been detained, as have said villains." A male news reporter said as it switched over to the building all the other villains and heroes fought in. 

"This is the Comcast Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Philadelphia, and the site of many hard battles. Upon receiving reports from the heroes who emerged with less concerning injuries, we were able to determine that 7 villains had stormed and seized control over the tower, it acting as their base until the bomb detonated. These villains included highly dangerous and active suspects in many previous police and detective cases." Another male reporter said as the screen then began to show the images of all the villains who occupied the tower.

"Jake Street, Jade Ezmerelda, (Killer), Stephen Jones(Ping), Edward Milson(Shield), Molly Collons, and their leader, former marine captain, Markus Wheeler, were all present. And finally, the seventh member inside the building was Tenshonoma Cryshiki. Cryshiki being a second year hero student at U.A in Japan, he transferred to P.H Academy acting as a substitute teacher for another hero. He participated in the recent International Sports Festival and reached the final match. However, one week later, tragedy struck. After taking a handful of students out in a intern training exercise, Cryshiki and his students encountered these villains. And, while the students were able to escape the encounter, Cryshiki did not. Having been kidnapped by the Squad, he was experimented on by another member, Gregory Heartmun." Another female reporter explained as the screen showed a mug shot of Gregory. 

"Gregory was formerly a world-renowned doctor until his "experiments" grew out of hand and he was relieved from duty, permanently. Upon obtaining Cryshiki, it was discovered that Gregory underwent a treatment on the boy. We are unaware of how it is possible, but Gregory was able to forcefully remove and insert memories into Cryshiki, making him believe he was someone else entirely. The Injustice Squad turned the poor boy into one of them." An unseen male reporter said as the screen switched over to the aftermath site of Cry and Wrath Queen's final brawl. 

"Currently, the whereabouts of Cryshiki are unknown. Eyewitness accounts claimed he was with Wrath Queen, the boys mother, laying in the destroyed street for some time before getting up and disappearing into... some sort of portal....? And, further accounts claim that, of the 11 total villains that occupy the Injustice Squad, besides Cryshiki, 3 more have managed to escape. These include Stephen Jones(Ping), Poppy Underwood, and another woman who we've come to know as just Daina. The current location of these 3 are unknown, but the national guard and local police force has begun their search to apprehend and detain them." A female reporter explained as the screen then swapped over to a live feed of the shipyard. 

"This is where the last battle of this war took place. Markus Wheeler, leader of the Injustice Squad, made his last stand here in Philadelphia's shipyard taking on 3 young heroes. However, in the end, he was defeated and has just been detained. He and the rest of the villains who've been apprehended will be taken into maximum security as quick as possible. Now, onto a little more heartwarming news...." A male reporter said as the screen turned to a still image of P.H Academy.

"This is where everything began. Several hours ago, the staff and students became trapped within a forcefield as it quickly filled with a toxic paralyzing gas. Fortunately, a handful of students and one teacher managed to escape the gas. As stated before, new staff member and current rank 12 hero in Japan, Wrath Queen was the said teacher that managed to escape. She used her intellect as a pro to expertly divide all her students to different critical areas around the city. And, it seems her strategy paid off. Thanks to her leadership and teachings, our city still stands." Another male reporter said as the screen then swapped over to two images of Twilight and Pein. 

"A pair of mysterious vigilantes not so mysterious anymore. There have been many brief sightings of this duo, but today marked the first time these two acted up to save our city. Reports claim they teamed up with Wrath Queen and her students to increase their numbers against the villains. The male, known as "Pein," received several minor injuries over the course of this war, however, his partner and apparent leader of the two, named "Twilight," received critical damage to her throat and has been rushed to the hospital alongside a handful of others. The list of those critically injured shall be viewed next. Take it away...." A female reporter said as another showed up and read off the list. 

"Including the vigilantes, there were 37 heroes who fought to end the threat of the Injustice Squad. Among the 37, 14 sustained heavy damage to themselves. This includes the hero, Wrath Queen, the vigilante, Twilight, and a list of students: Josh Masterson, Phobos Martellin, Jackson McNeal, Tika Wilcox, Vergil Hopkins, Stacy Peterson, Amelia Ramsays, Maia Steelmin, Amy Black, Sergei Bolochov, Trini Williams, and Lisa Burrows. The first and last listed being in the most critical condition, they've already been taken into the emergency room to have what will most likely be hours of surgery. The ones of next concern also receiving treatments as we speak, their conditions have been stabilized for the time being. We all pray each and every one of them makes a full recovery." Another female reporter said as the screen swapped over to dozens of photos of destroyed buildings. 

"All of the images you see before you were former pro hero agencies. Of the 117 pro heroes who occupied them, only 19 remain, although their conditions are highly unstable having received massive damage. It's unknown if any will make a full recovery. Word has already been sent out to Pittsburgh, New York, and even as far out as Houston that Philadelphia needs immediate assistance and hero support. With the help that hopefully is sent, in time, we will rebuild." A male reporter said as it paneled over to just a female reporter. 

"While this war didn't even last a full day, it's impact was felt in the hearts of many. Nothing will be the same after this, but one thing is certain, we will break through this tragedy and emerge stronger than before. We will find and detain these last few villains who remain, and any others who may think to try and overthrow us. We shall stand against them, and ensure our light shines down on our world. To the heroes who saved our dear city, we thank you...." She said as the TV was then turned off. 

"Ugh, who would watch this garbage!!! Just a bunch of trash!!!" Daina, who had been watching the broadcast after bandaging her wounds and face, said as she threw the remote at the TV and broke it. She had run away back to the Squad's hideout and watched as one by one, she saw her friends be taken away to jail. 

"How the fuck did this happen......? The plan was god damn FOOLPROOF!!!" Daina raged as she punched the nearest brick wall hard. 

"It's all fucking over!!! We lose, they win, end of story!!! What, am I the only one to get out then!? Everyone else captured!? TERRIFIC!! FUCKING TERRIFIC!!!" She screamed as the doors to their bunker suddenly flew open. Coming in limping were Poppy and Ping who was being dragged along the ground due to being unable to walk. 

"Oh, great, only two more escape. Guess only Cry's the last one who can show up now! You up there, kid!? GET THE FUCK DOWN HERE!!!" Daina screamed as Poppy set Ping down in a chair before she collapsed to her knees. 

"We didn't see the kid on our fly over. And he's not down here?" Poppy questioned as Daina just let out a very heavy sigh. 

"DO YOU SEE HIM ANYWHERE!!! AGHHHHHHHH!!!!! HE'S PROBABLY RUN OFF TO GOD KNOWS WHERE!!! FUCK!!! EVERYTHING IS...... FUCKED!!!!!!!" Daina screeched as she punched herself on the good side of her face.

"Would you calm the fuck down!? This is far from over! We got out! We can get them out!!" Ping suggested as Daina shot him a death glare. 

"And how do you suppose we do that, dumbass!?" Daina shouted at him. 

"I don't know yet, genius!!! It's not like I can think of shit on the fly!! It takes time!!! They're going to jail no matter what we freakin' do right now!!! They'll have to rot there until we can come up with some sort of shit to get them out!!" Ping shouted back as Daina just walked away over to her room. 

"Hey, get back here!! Where the fuck are you going!?" Poppy questioned as Daina stopped and turned her head. 

"I need to make a phone call. If Cry's gone, maybe the other kid can give us some help..." Daina said as she went into her room. 

"Wait, other kid? I thought I was the only other kid...?" Poppy questioned, neither her nor Ping knowing what Daina was talking about. 

Meanwhile, in Daina's room, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed the number to the hospital. It rang and rang until finally, someone answered. 

"Philadelphia general hospital, how may I help you?" The receptionist on the other end asked. 

"Uh, yes, I was calling to see if I could speak with my little sister. She was one of those hero students who helped defend the city earlier." I asked. 

"Do you know if she's one of the critically injured in the emergency room?" The receptionist asked. 

"No, she wasn't one of the ones listed for the ER." I answered. 

"Then we should be able to patch you through to her room. Can I get a last name, please?" The receptionist asked me as I gave her my answer. 

"Wilcox."

-POV: Wrath Queen-

I don't know how it's possible, but I did not die from all my injuries I received from my son. Although, I now laid on an operating table, having even more surgery be done to me to seal up all these deep wounds. 

I don't know how long I've been in here being treated. I had been put to sleep so I wouldn't cause any troubles for the surgeons. Probably hours was my guess. After all, there was a lot for them to repair. 

The final thing I heard before I was put under was that we had won. It warmed my heart more than anything to hear that. My students did it. I couldn't be anymore proud of them. I just wish my son was one of them who fought for our side. I can only imagine what's happened to him now. 

Actually, when I was put under, I began to have a dream. It was a dream of things that occurred last year, back when I still had my right arm, and back when my boy was in his first year at U.A, fresh off of getting his Reality quirk and still learning how to use it. 

Let me tell you of the first time Cry was a real hero, as well as his all his friends of Class 1-B.

-One Year Ago-

It all began one night when I became part of a strike team lead by the now number 1 ranked hero in the world, Endeavor. For a little over a month at this point, me and Endeavor had been working as a secret team, along with the number 2 ranked hero, Hawks, who had infiltrated the League of Villains hideout, making them believe he was one of them. He'd tipped us off that the League was transporting something in the dead of night. We didn't know what it was but we knew it was very important because some of the League's higher ranking members were personally transporting it. 

We gathered together a large group of pro heroes and headed out into the night. Endeavor took squad B while I lead squad A, the pursuit team. Currently, me and my squad were waiting in our cars for the League to drive by along the supposed route. 

"So, what's it like working for Edgeshot? I mean, you're great yourself, but he's the freakin' number 4 hero in the country. Surely, it must be awesome." A rather young pro hero asked me as I looked to her in the passenger seat, giving me a smile like a little kid would when asking for candy. 

"Being the number 2 at his agency has its perks. Get to work with him is obviously the best one. He tends to take some of the paperwork off my hands. Treats everyone very nicely. Just a bunch of things." I told her as I looked down the road, still not seeing any convoy in the distance. 

"I, uh.... I've only been a pro for a year at this point. Any tips that a vet. like you could give a newby like me?" She asked me as I just laughed a bit. 

"Do what I did. Just be yourself. Don't try and be someone you're not, otherwise, you just end up making very stupid mistakes. And be patient. You can't plan on climbing the ranks quickly. It takes a lot of time. Been a pro for over 20 years now. Only got into the top 20 when I was 35. And i'm 41 now." I explained to her as she might as well have been fangirling right now. 

"That's amazing! Even for most pros, that's stupid fast! I mean, not like Hawks level fast, but still!" The young pro said as I just sighed and looked off into the distance again. Down the road, I could see a pair of headlights approaching. 

"Be quiet for a sec. Something's coming. Might be our target...." I said as I looked to all the other pros with me in their cars and signaled that something was coming. When it passed, we saw it was a large heavily armored truck. 

"That's them! Hold on to something, it's about to get rough!" I said as me and my squad all revved up our cars and took off after the armored truck. The pro hero Lock Rock took the lead with the pro with him hanging out his side window, aiming his gatling gun arm at the truck. He started shooting but the truck was so tough that they weren't doing a thing. 

"Go around the side!! Try and force it off the road!!" I shouted as Lock Rock gave me a thumbs up. He drove his car through an opening between the truck and a wall and began to push the truck towards the edge of a cliff. But, whoever was driving the truck pushed back and started crushing Lock Rock's car in between it and the wall. 

"Sorry, Queen! We gotta bail on this!!" Lock Rock said as he hit the brakes and slipped out from in between them before accelerating again. 

"We've got this! We'll pull up in front and slow 'em down!!" Another pair of heroes in their car said as they went to pass the truck. But they were slammed into from the left by the truck and were forced against the barrier. And, after enough pushing, their car was pushed through the barrier and fell off the cliff into the forest below. 

"Shit, hang on! Open your window for me!!" I shouted as my passenger lowered it as I drove us up the side of the truck to pass it. It went to push us off like the car before but I ignited my right arm and fired a burst of flames out the passenger side window to push it back until we passed it. 

"My, my, my, are you the lead actresses in this play? Perhaps we should get rid of these supporting characters!" Someone said as I looked up through the sun roof of my car and saw Mr. Compress and Dabi standing up through a hatch in the top of the truck. 

Mr. Compress held three of his compressed marbles in his hand and he threw them behind the truck. But they grew into solid steel barriers when they hit the ground. Lock Rock's car and the one next to him struck them, bringing them both to a full stop and totaling them, leaving us with the only pursuit vehicle left. 

"Okay, braking is out of the option now! They'd just bust through us anyways! I need you to get on the roof of my car! You'll have a clear shot that way!" I said as I hit a button to open up the sun roof. 

"Drive steady, alright!?" My passenger asked of me but it was much easier said than done. 

"Hey, Queen! How's about I burn your face just like I did to your boy!?" I heard Dabi shout to me as their truck was gaining on us, looking to push us away. I put my foot to the floor and increased our speed to the max, but still, this truck was catching up. 

"Better hurry up, Refracta! Can't hold out for much longer!!" I said to her as she began to climb through the sun roof. 

"That's a nice lookin' car! It'd be a shame is someone burned it!!" Dabi shouted as he ignited his hands in his blue flames. He unleashed a burst of flames at us, forcing me to take evasive actions. 

"Hold on, girl!!" I said as I swerved my car to the right quickly, just avoiding the flames as Refracta held on for dear life. I then swung us back in front of the truck as she finally got onto the roof. 

"Hit 'em, now!" I shouted as she began to create whips made of light from her hands. 

"Take this!!! Light Whip!!" Refracta shouted as she swung her whips forward, striking the front of the truck. She aimed for the tires but it wasn't that easy to pull off. The driver was swerving the truck, making it a moving target for her, so I decided to play risky and help out. I kept one hand on the wheel as I stuck my head and left arm out the window, looking back to fire my flames at the truck. We both struck the front of it in multiple places, but neither one of us could hit those tires. 

"Hey, look out!!" Refracta shouted as I turned my head and saw we were heading right for a tight corner. 

"Shit, grab onto something!!" I said as I hard turned the wheel, drifting the car as Refracta stuck her lower body back through the sun roof. The turn was pretty rough as we bashed the side of my car into the guard rail. We bounced off of it and ended up perpendicular in the middle of the road. But, with the truck coming right at us, we had to move fast. 

"Get out of here!! Get out, now!!" I shouted as I busted down the door to my car and turned my arms into my wyvern wings, taking flight. Refracta got back onto the roof as I swooped in, turning my legs into talons as I picked her up my one arm, allowing her to climb up on my back as we watched my car get busted through, blowing up in the process and not stopping the truck for even a second.

"Aw man. I haven't even had that car for a year...." I sucked as the two of us continued our chase. Although, we were much more exposed now. 

"Refracta, put your earpiece into my ear!" I ordered her as she did as told. 

"Eandeavor, this is Queen. All our vehicles are gone. It's just me and Refracta left in pursuit. We're coming up on your point." I told him. 

"Were you able to slow down their vehicle at all?" Endeavor asked me. 

"Not one bit. That things got some tough armor. You'd have to hit it with something pretty hard to even slow it down just a tad." I told him as he let out a sigh. 

"Keep up your pursuit. When we come into view, converge on my location." Endeavor said as he then cut out. 

"Get ready. We're gonna land on that thing!! Give us some cover!!" I shouted as I swooped down, picking up speed as we closed the distance with the truck. 

"My, what a pest the queen of heroes is. Let us clip those pretty wings of yours!" Mr. Compress shouted as he threw a handful of his marbles at us. They expanded and revealed they were all large boulders. 

"Hang on!" I shouted as I maneuvered us through all the boulders, Refracta slicing through some that were too large to go around. And thanks to her, we were able to land on top of the truck. 

"Hope you girls are gettin' paid overtime!" Dabi shouted as he ignited his hands again, as I did mine. 

"My payment is kicking your ass for what you did to my son!!" I shouted as we both unleashed huge burst of flames. They collided and literally destroyed each other, ending our scuffle in a stalemate as Refracta ran ahead of me. 

"No, wait!!" I shouted as Dabi whipped one of his hands forward, firing a more condensed flame at her. Refracta stopped and made her light whips, but I knew she wouldn't be able to cut through and separate the flames since they weren't a solid material. 

"Get behind me!!" I shouted as I now ran forward, turning my arms into wings one more and covering us both with them. Dabi's flames were insanely hot, the scales of my wings becoming charred already. 

"I have a visual, Queen. Get out of there, now!! I'm gonna finish this." I heard Endeavor say into my earpiece as I took that as a good sign to GTFO. 

"Grab onto me, Refracta! Time to go!" I shouted as she wrapped her arms around my chest. I then leaped off the back of the truck and took flight high above as we could see Endeavor in the distance, the truck speeding right towards him and his squad. 

"PROMINENCE BURN!!!!" We heard Endeavor roar as he unleashed an enormous burst of flames from himself which collided with the truck. He set the truck ablaze as his quad got out of the way and he used flames from his feet to hover above the truck as it went past him. The truck crashed  into a barrier and easily broke through it, falling down a hill into the forest. 

"What I wouldn't give for some firepower like that." I said as me and Refracta landed with squad B, Endeavor landing right after. 

"Any casualties on your side of things?" He asked me. 

"No, everyone's relatively alright. No need to ask you guys. Now then, Refracta, you and the rest of squad B stay here on the road. Go back and assist Lock Rock and the rest. Me and Endeavor will head down to the wreckage." I said as she gave me a nod before taking squad B back down the road. 

"Let's go. Hopefully none of them have gotten away." Endeavor said as we slid down the hill to the wrecked truck. But, we soon found out it wasn't just us who came in to investigate. Interestingly enough, it was the third member of our secret team. 

"What're you doing here, Hawks? If you were in the area, the least you could've done was help out." Endeavor said as Hawks turned around, looking away from the wreckage and over to us. 

"Hey, Endeavor. Queen. Sorry, but I just arrived." He told us as he gave his signature carefree smile. 

"Any sign of the League?" I asked him as he shook his head. 

"Unfortunately, all I found on the inside was some grey liquid. Which means, everyone in here were some of Twice's clones. But, there is something else that might interest you two. Check it out." Hawks said as he took us around the back of the truck and opened up one of its doors. We peered inside and saw some weird looking piece of machinery on the inside. 

"What is that thing?" Endeavor asked. 

"Some sort of mobile life support system." Hawks said as I noticed the hatch on it was opened up. 

"Any reason why this thing's been popped open?" I asked. 

"Maybe they were transferring some type of Nomu? Don't really know. Haven't gotten much info from the League lately." Hawks told us. 

"I hope you're wrong about the Nomu thing. If one of those was in here and got loose, that could cause some major trouble." Endeavor said as Hawks and I agreed with him. 

"I know, but it's hard to say what it is. The thing could've been empty and just opened up when the truck crash. Guess that's best case scenario." I said as, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed some faint footprints on the ground. 

"Wait a second. Take a look at these. Seems one of our targets wasn't a Twice clone." I said as I pointed to the footprints. 

"Perhaps. Queen, investigate these tracks. Me and Hawks will get this truck back up the hill." Endeavor ordered as Hawks just made a face that said "But I don't wanna...."

"Understood." I said as I began to follow the footprints. It took me up the hill, back onto the main road where I found some more prints on the other side. I followed them up too as I was going all the way up a mountain to find whoever made these. However, I eventually found a whole bunch of tracks, each in 4 different sizes and different types of shoes. 

"So, there was a little gathering here, eh?" I questioned as I then noticed some tire tracks that went down a dirt path nearby. 

"Even had transportation. People were waiting for you...." I said to myself as I continued to follow the tracks until they took me to another section of the main road where I lost them. 

"Endeavor, this is Queen. I followed those footprints up the mountain and discovered a gathering of at least 4 people had taken place not too long ago. They had transportation as well. I'm guessing that whatever was inside that life support system made its way out to be picked up by these people. And unfortunately, my trail's gone cold. Took themselves and their vehicles into the city." I said as I heard him sigh on the other end. 

"That'll be enough then, Queen. Return here and help up with clean up. Hawks bailed on me." Endeavor said as I giggled a bit before taking flight back to the crash site. 

An extremely bad feeling was in my gut about all this. Whatever was inside that life support machine was now on the loose, and it has friends. Us pro heroes wouldn't find out exactly what it was until it was too late. However, this mysterious figure would eventually find his way into encountering my son and his classmates. And it would come down to them to stop it once and for all....