And now, we've reached the end of my post-something-every-day-for-a-month challenge! Now to get ready for the self-torture we call NaNoWriMo...

Updates for this are going to stop for quite a while. I'm planning on posting a new chapter in December telling you where you can find the rewrite, but I may still post some more first drafts of this AU as inspiration comes. I do have an outline for this fic including a satisfactory ending, but... well... It's long. Like, I'll probably be making 4 separate stories in this series. And what I'm published maybe covers one and a half. Please bare with me.

And again, please give me constructive criticism! I reallydp want to make this a better story in the rewrite but can only do so if you tell me what's wrong. Even just general impressions of which chapters work and which don't are welcome. Also call me out on any plot holes or inconsistencies you see. I'm a masochist who actually wants complaints!

"Deku? What are you doing?" Uraraka asked.

"Planning Tomura's attack on UA." Izuku said, not even looking up from the paper he was scribbling on.

Uraraka stared at him in shock. "I thought you'd talked him out of it?"

"That was before I hacked into UA's school database."

Uraraka continued to stare at him in shock. She stood there, staring at him, for nearly a minute until Shigaraki came out to join them.

"What's going on with you?" Shigaraki asked.

Uraraka turned to Shigaraki. "What did you do to Deku? Why is he suddenly helping with your insane plan to attack a hero school and their students?"

Shigaraki held up his hands. "Hey, I didn't do anything, this is all Izuku's idea."

"Tomura-nii, do you know who will be helping us?" Izuku asked.

"Well, Kurogiri, obviously," Shigaraki said. "Uraraka, as well. You and me."

Izuku rolled his eyes. "I know that already. I mean which of the hired grunts were you able to get?"

"Oh. I'm still recruiting people."

"Can you get me a list of whoever you have so far? I need to start determining what environments they'll fight in best."

Uraraka couldn't believe what she was seeing. What happened to the Izuku who worked hard to keep civilians out of harm's way? The one who only did what he absolutely had to?

Shigaraki frowned. "What environments they'll fight in best?"

"Mm-hm." Izuku turned back to the paper. "My plan is to attack at the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. It has a variety of environments which may be beneficial or detrimental to fighters depending on their quirks. We'll have Kurogiri send everybody to environments that benefit our people and make fighting more difficult for our opponents. I already have quirk information on both the students and the teachers, but I need to know who we're bringing with us to finish the plan."

"Oh. That makes sense." Shigaraki nodded. "I'll get you a list of everyone I've gotten so far by the end of the day. Do you have a specific date you want everything finalized?"

"I should be good so long as you don't change anything within 2 days of the operation," Izuku said. "It all depends on the day you want it all to go down. Want to pick a date?"

"I'm assuming you have narrowed down the options?"

"Of course. It needs to be at a point when both class 1-A is at the USJ and when All Might will be taking part in the exercise. Luckily exercises outside the classroom have to be planned in advance, so I found out when 1-A had the USJ booked and cross-checked it against days All Might was supposed to teach them." Izuku pulled out a calendar and circled three dates. "Any of these options would work, but I'd suggest waiting until at least after the Sports Festival…"

"Sorry Deku," Uraraka interrupted, "but why is it so important the 1-A is present for the attack?" Izuku was acting weird, and she had to figure out why.

"Personal reasons," Izuku said, explaining absolutely nothing.

Shigaraki barely glanced at the calendar. "Go with the first one."

"But that's before the Sports Festival!" Izuku protested.

"So?" Shigaraki said. "You only watch that thing to get info on the students, and you've already got that from the school's database."

"Only basic stats! I don't know anything about fighting styles, psychological weaknesses…"

"You're overthinking this, Izuku." Shigaraki rolled his eyes. "We'll be ready by the earlier date. They're just students."

Izuku froze. Shigaraki walked away to play another game in his room, but Izuku was absolutely still. His face was stuck in an expression mixing sheer terror and frantic calculation.

"Deku?" Uraraka asked cautiously. "Is something wrong?"

"I…" Izuku moved his eyes to her without moving his head. "I'm not sure."

Uraraka sat down across from him. "This isn't like you. Aren't you…" she bit her lip. "I thought you said you didn't like hurting people unnecessarily."

"Yes, of course."

"Then why are you planning an attack on a bunch of students?" She asked.

Izuku's eyes widened in horror. His hands shook. "Oh god, what have I done?" He covered his face with his right hand. "I should have… I was just so caught up in getting back at Kachan… Oh God, Tomura's going to kill a bunch of kids! I mean, yeah the're future heroes, but they've barely started training. They won't even have provisional license yet!" He was hyperventilating.

Is this a panic attack? Uraraka wondered.

"Woah, calm down." she grabbed his shoulders and made him face her. "It's okay. Well, no, it's not okay, but at least it hasn't happened yet? I'm sure we can fix this. Can you tell Shigaraki to call of the attack?"

Izuku shook his head. "No, no way. This is an opportunity to not only harm UA's reputation but also attack All Might. I've already told him the basics of the plan, he won't accept it if I change my mind…"

Izuku looked down at his notes again. Uraraka couldn't figure out what he was focussing on, but it must have given him an idea.

"Hey, Uraraka, there may be a way to pull off this attack and still keep the students from getting killed. Can I rely on your help?"

Uraraka smiled. That's the Deku I know. "Of course. Just tell me what I need to do."