Chapter 25: Darkness Rising

(POV: IZUKU)

5 Weeks have passed since Oscar left our world for Cetrion's and things have turn for the worst. Class 1A and most of the staff are still doing their ignoring me/hating me charade. Aizawa & All Might even had the nerve to try and kick me out of UA, all because I was Quirkless.

Thankfully, Nezu denied them their request. Instead, he decided to permanently move me to 1B, on grounds on child neglect, allowance of bullying & much more. The class is much better than 1A since they & I believe Oscar is innocent.

Last I heard from my ex class, Iida has gone to track down Stain for vengeance & he still haven't found him yet. Shoto started acting a lot like his father and started ignoring his fire side again, using the same excuse as during the Sports Festival. Bakugo's ego and arrogance started skyrocketing to unimaginable heights & he even started boldly voicing his own opinions on the Quirkless population.

The girls were still angry about what happened in the Sports Festival and they're still not letting that go. The rest of the boys, including my replacement Shinso, are still backing their anger, along with most of the staff as well.

Unfortunate for them, while they were too busy getting angry to get any real training done, which is what me & 1B have been doing rigorously ever since Oscar left. Now, we are stronger than any of the students in UA.

And it all was thanks to the little surprise Oscar left for us in his prototype suit.

(Flashback to Chapter 13) (Scene: Support Class)

Mei and I have been working on Oscar's hero prototype suit he has been working on ever since he joined UA. According to the built in files inside of the suit, it's called the Quirk Buster Armor Suit or the QBAS for short and it was designed to quickly scan, analyze and counter plan against anyone with a Quirk.

He had it kept under wraps because of threat of being hijacked by villains, insignificant energy supply & lacking time to install defenses against hacks/viruses. But now, we can complete Oscar's work.

We've nearly finished installing the final firewalls when something popped up on the computer. "Hey Mei, what is that?" I asked as Mei turns to the computer. "Interesting. Looks like we unearthed a top secret folder embedded into the suits malware." She says as she opens the folder to reveal several files, all of them reading Contingency Plan, but each having different names to them.

"Contingency Plans? Why would Oscar make these?" I asked as Mei shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. But perhaps one of these files have the answers." She says as she starts typing in the keyboard, accessing one of the files.

The file brought up a video of Oscar sitting in his dorm room as he looks at the camera. 'If you are hearing this, then my worst fears have come true: life & society as we know it have fallen because of Quirk misuse and corruption. This suit of mine was built as a way to protect the innocent & the Quirkless from the corrupted Quirk users, since it has a program inside of it that can permanently destroy the Quirk Gene in a human body, rendering them Quirkless forever. Know that this suit can only be activated by a Quirkless individual, since the programming prevents anyone with a Quirk from using it. If my classmates & friends are hearing this, then forgive me for betraying your trust. Though it pains me to do something like this, it was a necessary sin to protect the people in case of many events: such as heroes turning against us, Quirks becoming too powerful for us humans to control & much more. Nezu & President Sakura of the HPSC have agreed with me on this, so they gifted me information on all recorded Quirks, even those that were unheard of. Now then, I believe that should be all I have to say, so use the suit for good and go Plus Ultra.' He says as he shuts the video off.

Me and Mei were stunned at what we saw, so stunned we could hear a pin drop from a mile away. "Wow. Just wow." I said as I struggle to find the words to speak. I mean, Oscar created a suit that's capable of destroying a Quirk & he's in a Hero School? I don't know what to say about that.

But I know Oscar & I know he wouldn't turn on us since he was allies with us. And now the suit is in my hands now. So now, I'll use it to carry Oscar's name & memory till my last days.

(End of Flashback)

Now, the suit is operating at 100% and is functioning spectacularly. Thanks to Oscar's Contingency Plans he made & our combined brains, me & Mei perfected the Quirk Buster Armor.

While on the topic of costume changes, Class 1B have decided to up their Hero Costumes. Some have complete overhauled their costumes while others decided it was best to armor their costumes up since they felt exposed and naked.

Of course, this didn't go unnoticed by UA's so called 'next top heroes', 1A. They said all kinds of things, like how changing our hero costumes is unheroic & we should change back and all that kind of crap. We just ignore them and continue on with our day.

But, of course, they wouldn't stop pestering and even tried to get the teachers to force us to change our costumes. It's gotten so bad that Nezu had to step in and threaten the students with severe detention & the teachers with equally severe paycheck cuts.

After that, nothing really important or exciting happened. UA have decided to hold off on Hero Internships because of the chaos that happened after the Sports Festival, but Nezu and the HPSC President pulled a few strings and allowed us to take a secret internship with Pro Heroes Miruko & Snowstorm, aka Rei Todoroki, also known as Shoto's mom & Endeavor's wife. They weren't like the other heroes, who blindly and hastily accused Oscar. Instead, they believe him to be innocent and wanted him to be their intern because they see great potential in him to become one of the greatest heroes ever, a new symbol of hope for everyone: Quirked & Quirkless alike.

We managed to keep it a secret from Class 1A & the rest of the staff, but we don't expect them to be left in the dark for long. Sooner or later, they'll know we got Internships while they didn't & it won't be pretty once they find out.

But things haven't gone well with us either. We still haven't figured out who framed Oscar. But we can't give up, we need to prove his innocence and try to fix the mess whoever did this made.

(SCENE CHANGE: BRIGGS FARM) (POV CHANGE: 3RD PERSON)

Meanwhile with Oscar and the others, they've decided to throw a party in celebration for the defeat of Shinnok, Quan Chi & their Netherrealm forces. Now, without their magic, the Netherrealm should be destroyed from the inside out by the demons waging war on themselves over control of the Netherrealm.

The Realms can finally be at peace now.

As for our hero? He's relaxing on a hilltop and looking at the stars. "Not joining the party?" Asks a familiar voice as Oscar turns to see Cassie, Ashrah & Sareena approaching him. "Might soon, but just thinking of the future at the moment." He says as he turns his attention back to the stars.

The girls sit down next to him as they turn to the stars too. "Yeah. Things are gonna change for sure. Now with Outworld & Netherrealm no longer a threat, we can finally relax and not worry about fighting." Cassie says as Oscar frowns at this.

"Don't start counting your retirement days, Cass. Kano is still out there. Not to mention new threats rising is basically inevitable, so we don't know what to expect in the future." Oscar says as the girls silently agree with him.

Cassie then points to the sky. "That constellation is something my Dad made up during his movie days. He called it the Ninja Mime constellation, named after his first & greatest movie." Cassie explains as Oscar & the girls laughed at this.

"Yeah. Johnny's ego back then was kinda unbearable. But it seems like Sonya managed to tone down his ego." Oscar says as Cassie chuckles at this. "Yeah. Mom tamed the egotistical beast." Cassie joked about as the group laughed at this.

They calmed down as Sareena asked him something a bit personal. "Oscar, do you think we'll see your old world someday?" She asked as Oscar sighs at this. "Possibly. But I can't leave this world until I know it's safe. Besides, I don't know if everything back in my old world has returned to normal. I can't risk going back to them, just to cause unintentional chaos." Oscar explains as the girls says nothing about this and nod in agreement at this.

The girls resume gazing at the stars. "My turn to ask something: what do you girls wished for the future?" Oscar asked as the girls turned to him with surprised looks. They shake out of their surprise as they give him their answer. "Well, our future is still uncertain, but what we want most is to find someone we want to spend our days with until our deaths." Ashrah explains as Sareena & Cassie nod in agreement.

"Well, I hope you find that someone." He says as the girls looked at each other and nod their heads, as if they made a silent agreement. "Well, perhaps we already have." Cassie says as she placed her hand on Oscar's shoulder.

Oscar was confused at this as Ashrah & Sareena got closer to him. He then realizes what they meant. "Girls, I don't know what to say. Ashrah & Sareena I see no problem, but Cassie, think your parents will allow us to date? I mean, parents can be extremely overprotective and I don't want my dick punched into a bloody mess nor do I want my limbs broken by bars." Oscar questions as Cassie chuckles. "I'm sure we can bring them around. After all, you are a close friend to them." Cassie says.

Oscar thinks about this as he reached a conclusion. "Very well. But we'll have to tell Johnny & Sonya first, before we do anything. After that, I know a few good restaurants we can go to." He says as he got up, with the girls following right behind him.

But things ain't all happiness & joy.

(SCENE CHANGE: OUTWORLD)

In the depths of Outworld, hundreds and thousands of meters underground, a large oval shape like object can be seen resting on a pedestal like altar over a pool of lava with dragon markings on said pedestal & altar.

Suddenly, a shadow dropped from above as it raises and approaches the strange object. When the shadow steps into the light, it's revealed to be a male Zaterran, much like Reptile.

Unlike Reptile, however, this Zaterran is much more reptilian, complete with an alligator like head and a tail. His attire is mostly comprised of fur rags with the skull of a bovine like creature on his chest. On his neck are frills, similar to Frilled Lizards in Australia. This is the Zaterran traitor Syzoth, who betrayed his Realm for Shao Kahn centuries ago.

He approached the object with an evil smirk on his face. "Finally. The key to ultimate power shall be mine. And it shall make me a god in Outworld." He says as he approaches the object.

Suddenly, the object started cracking, with said cracks glowing a bright green color. "What in the ten hells?" Syzoth questions as the cracks on the objects started growing when one large crack appeared in the middle of the object.

Before Syzoth could do anything, the object shot a beam of light at Syzoth, enveloping him in a bright green flash. That could be heard from Syzoth is his pain filled screams as said screams were changing into the roars of an entirely new being.

(Here's chapter 25 done. While some of you guys maybe wondering why Izuku gets an experimental and slightly underdeveloped suit is because Oscar's hero suit was damaged during a villain attack and no one wanted to repair his suit because of the 1A girls actions. And yeah, I know Syzoth is actually Reptile canonically, but I decided to make him a separate character. Anyways, next chapter will be the start of the MK11 Arc.)

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