AN: Hey, peeps. Welcome to new chapter. I was disappointed with the lack of comments, but I'm guessing that you guys just wanted to save them for this chapter. Since this is the real battle between the two brothers. Now the camp arc will end next chapter, after that we have two chapters before Shadow and the Family take on Wesker, and in chapter 38 AFO and All Might take on the New symbol of Evil. So get excited cause these next few chapters are going to be epic.

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Chapter 36: Shadow vs Espio part II

All the students looked into the sky and heard loud booms coming from above. Now normally everyone would think that it was a thunderstorm about to arrive and they needed to get inside, but it wasn't a thunderstorm. It was a battle happening right now. A clash between their fellow student Izuku Kayama and another teen that they had never seen before. But Izuku has and he knew him.

This strange teen that challenged their fellow student to a duel goes by the name Espio and not only that, he called Izuku his brother. One would think that Izuku would call BS on the title, but to everyone's surprise Izuku acknowledged it and from everyone could see they seemed to have a relationship that was like siblings.

The two dueled in front of students and from watching them fight it was like watching two kung-fu masters take each other on in an arena filled with spectators. Their moves were quick, powerful, and precise. Their counters were just as deadly, it seemed like that both of them knew all of their moves and counters.

The students didn't know what to do. What could they do? They were ants looking up at gods...maybe even titans battling each other. The only thing they could do was watch and hope Izuku would return to them.

"So, let me get this straight." Aizawa started speaking to all of the students as he rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers. "A strange unknown teen calling himself Espio challenges Izuku to fight and instead of going to get me, Vlad, or even the Pussycats. You all let Izuku go fight this kid all by himself and their fight is where all this noise is coming from."

The students just nodded their heads like zombies as they continued to watch the skies, another boom was made from what everyone had to think was coming from their blows. How powerful does one have to be to have an impact that sounds like thunder?

"Izuku said he will handle it and….and we didn't want to disobey him." Momo spoke to Aizawa, shame was all over her voice. She was stickler for the rules and Aizawa knew it. Vlad walked up next to him and whispered something into his ear.

"Do you think it could be an agent?" Aizawa wasn't sure how to answer that question. The students say that Izuku and this...Espio called each other brothers. Plus he does know that Izuku has teammates, so it could be one of them. But what if it wasn't. What if he was wrong, then what. Aizawa just sighed and looked up at the sky. 'You better win Izuku.'

"Don't fret, mes amis." Everyone heard the voice of a new individual and saw a tall man wearing a brown trench coat and having brown hair. Gambit had arrived in the camp with all the students there. The heroes got on guard and got ready, if one agent was here for Izuku then this man must be another.

"Relax," Gambit put his hands in a surrendering manner, he wasn't here to fight, only to talk. "Gambit not here fight, my little brother wouldn't want me doing that to all of you."

"Are you here for Izuku?" Aizawa demanded to know and Gambit smiled even more. The pro couldn't tell if he was here for the teen or he wasn't, and it made even harder when Mandalady spoke.

"Aizawa, I can't get a read on his mind. It's like something is blocking me." Aizawa narrowed his eyes while the rest of the Pussycats protected the students. Gambit began to walk forward and when he saw Aizawa red eyes he knew that his powers had been taken.

"The pretty kitty speaks the truth, she won't be able to read my mind. Members of the Family have had their minds trained to fight against mind readers such as herself. Gambit's mind is a vault that only he can unlock. I am not here to take, Shadow."

"Then why are you here?" Aizawa questioned him and Gambit looked up to hear the sounds of thunder. Sounds of his little brothers intense duel.

"I'm here to watch my little brothers duel." That was all that was said from the master thief as everyone's eyes returned to the sky where the battle of Shadow and Espio continued.

Shadow and Espio Battle

Shadow and Espio clashed in the sky, but teens hand interlocked with each other, and both teens with smirks on their faces. They beat and bloody, Shadow had a cut lip and his pants were shredded.

Espio on the other hand had a cut above his eye and his own clothing was torn apart. They didn't care though about their injuries or their rip clothing, all their focus was on the fight they were having.

Both teens...no, both warriors looked each in the eyes. Their intensity was on another level, if one would see it was like a fire that wouldn't go out until one of them would submit. They shared no words between each other, it was only the fist, the strikes, the blows, they did the talking. They told the story of the fight. They spoke their words. They told their feelings.

Shadow could feel Espio's feelings in his strikes, he could see that his brother had missed him greatly. That he had missed their time together, he missed him with their siblings, and he missed his mother. Espio could feel the same in his brother, he could feel that Shadow was enjoying.

That the feeling of old spars was returning to him, the feeling of intense battle that he had not received from the students was there. But Espio could also feel that his brother was lost and conflicted. He saw it deep in his eyes and he didn't have to be a mind reader to know what or to be more specific who was on his mind.

Shadow broke the hold on their hands and punched Espio in the face that sent him flying forward. The teen followed up by flashing ahead of him, he appeared by him and got ready to strike him, but Espio had turned around and caught the punch. Espio countered by punching his stomach with a thunders blow and followed up with a crushing knee strike to the chin.

He was not done as he kneed him again in the chin, he then grabbed his face knee in the nose, breaking it. Blood dripped from Shadow's nose as his face was covered in blood. Espio used this opportunity to uppercut Shadow and he didn't stop after that. Espio continued with a barrage of punches to Shadow chin and when he was done he moved above his head to bring fist down on him. Espio brought his hands together, he interlocked his fingers and brought them down on his brother's head.

That blow sent Shadow straight down with tremendous force and speed, but even with that Espio was not done as he used his quirk to create a duplicate version of himself, just like a clone. The clone version of Espio was a carbon copy of the original, the only difference was that his skin was purple, the color of his psionic energy.

Both Espio and the clone dashed down ward as Shadow hit the ground with thunderous force. A cloud of smoke blinded them both their vision, so they could not see Shadow, but that didn't not stop them as they dashed towards the ground.

As they got closer, both widened their eyes when they saw a red flash. Shadow had aimed his fists towards his brother and fired a Chaos Blast. Both Espios dodged the blast, but that was not the only one as Shadow fired a barrage of red energy blast at Espio. The shinobi saw his clone get taken out and cursed, he created a sword and began to use deflect the blast away from him.

The students, teachers, and Gambit all watched as red energy was in the sky and being deflected, lucky for them none of the blast came near the camp. They just hit the waters, the mountains, or even open areas.

Shadow saw that his blast was being deflected by the fellow warrior and growled. He stopped firing for a moment, and brought his arms in. Espio knew what he was planning and increased his speed, he had to stop him. The shinobi aimed his sword straight for his heart, ready to impale him. When he got close Shadow opened his arms and let out a traditional chaos blast that blew him away like a fly.

"CHAOS BLAST!"

When Espio was hit by the blast his sword was destroyed from the shockwave and he was also hit by it. He felt like a mack truck had come running in over as he was being pushed back, and when it was done he crashed to the ground. Espio was hurt, hurt badly. That blast did more damage than he remembered. Which brings him to a theory he has had since he first saw his brother in the hospital.

'Shadow has gained another quirk. It seems this one is different from the rest including Chaos. What is it?' Espio had finished and began to push himself up and as soon as he did Shadow came in and delivered a literal jaw breaking punch to Espio cheek. Shadow had put so much force into that punch that a shockwave was created and it blew away the leaves off of the branches.

Espio was sent flying, he couldn't counter since that punch just shook him. He's been punched before, but that was something else. Espio couldn't do anything especially when Shadow came running beside him like a rocket. The weapon grabbed his face and pushed it into the dirt as he kept on running.

The back of Espio's head was being shoved into the dirt and Shadow was not going to let up as he kept going forward. Large trail marks were left as the teen drove his brother's head forward. If one would come upon the trail marks they would think that a meteor hit the earth, but it wasn't a meteor. It was Espio's head.

Shadow was done, he wanted to finish this fight and he was. The teen had looked ahead and saw a mountain, a mountain in vision that had a giant red bullseye on it. Shadow lifted his left hand, that hand that held his precious brother's face. He lifted it up, a firm and tight grasp on the shinobi face. Even if Espio tried to fight the hold he was not going to get out of it...at least not without Shadow's permission.

Shadow punched Espio in the stomach digging his fist in, when he was done he removed it and grabbed his arm. Shadow began then spin and as he spun he was increasing his speed, tuning himself into a small red tornado. Shadow was doing the same move he did on Copperhead on Bounty Night.

When Shadow let go of both Espio and his arm, the ninja flew like a bullet crashing through trees. Ultimately Espio hit the mountain back first and with a massive thud, a thud that made the whole mountain shake from the impact and force of the throw.

It was so powerful that Espio went through the entire mountain and bounced on the ground before landing. When he did stop he was on his chest and in massive pain. Shadow saw that his brother went through the mountain, it was time for him to finish this.

Shadow charged his right with Chaos and OFA, one last attack to finish this fight. It was going to be a straight shot. One last attack, one last punch to end the fight. Espio who was still stunned felt the increase in power and saw the red light coming from the distance.

The teen knew that his brother was coming and got up. The wobbly shinobi spit out some blood as he steady himself, when he did he made a fist with his left hand. He was going to end this with his latest movie.

Espio channeled his Chaos and psionic energy to his fist making it glow purple. "Get ready for this brother!" Espio smiled as he finished channeling the power, he crouched down ready to dash forward. Shadow finished channeling his power as well his shaking from the raw power that he just infused into it.

"Now, it's time to see which brother is the superior one." Shadow spoke aloud as if he Espio could hear and somehow he knew that his brother heard him.

Shadow crouched down as well his fist into the ground as he looked ahead at hole the Espio made. Espio did the same and without knowing...or maybe they did. Both Shadow and Espio looked at the holes, they looked into each other's eyes. As they looked at each, a memory that they both shared came into their mind.

Flashback

Shadow was standing of course from Espio and he was doing the same. Both were in white gi and in a dojo. In the middle was a woman in the same white gi, but instead of a bun hairstyle, her hair was down in a ponytail. Rebecca Holiday watched as her two sons were about to duel, the rest of the members of Family watching from the side, all in white gi.

Holiday put her arm up, she looked at Shadow first, his face stone cold and looking at Espio. She then looked at Espio, his face stoic and his eyes were aimed at Shadow, never leaving him for a moment.

"Begin!" Holiday screamed as she put her arm down and both young boys dashed at each other. When they collided the memory ended in white.

When the memory ended both Shadow and Espio yelled at the same time. "GO!" The word was yelled in synch and when it was over both warriors charged at each other at blazing speed.

Shadow ran leaving a trail of red lighting behind, his fist was dragged into the ground and as he moved closer and closer to the hole he raised it. Espio dashed forward as well, a trail of purple lighting behind him as he ran.

The shinobi fist was raised as well as he neared the hole and soon they both entered it mountain. Both Shadow and Espio were now on a collision course for each other inside the mountain. As they got closer and closer both teens smiled at each other as another passed through their minds.

Flashback

Shadow was on top of Espio as he had first aimed at his face. Espio was breathing heavy and couldn't move, he was defeated, but he wouldn't admit it.

"Enough." The stern voice of their mother came and Shadow got up off of him. Shadow looked down at his brother, unsure of what to do next. He had seen many of his brothers and sisters help each other up when. It seemed to be a ritual for them to pick each other up when they fell.

Shadow had never done it, he believes if one falls they should get back up on their own. But this time it felt different. Espio raised his hand to his brother, knowing that he wouldn't take it, but still followed through with the tradition of the Family. The shinobi and everyone was surprised when Shadow grabbed the hand back.

Shadow looked down at Espio, his hand in his grasp. Shadow didn't have a smile or a smirk, he just had a blank face as he lifted him up to his feet. Espio had a stunned look on his face, something that was unnatural to see on his face. He didn't know what to say, but Shadow did.

"That was an...acceptable duel." That was all that Shadow said to him as he turned back and walked to the wall where everyone else was standing and looking at him in shock.

Holiday looked at her son with a smile, it seems that her son is starting to see the rest of her children as Family. The memory came to end when everything turned white and that's when reality set in.

Shadow and Espio were now right in front of each ready to deliver their blow and with one last cry they did. "Final Smash!" Shadow yelled as he threw his fist expecting to his Espio's own, but he was wrong when he saw his brother smirk. Espio shunshin behind Shadow making him miss and when he turned around it was too late.

"Dragon Fist!" Espio yelled as he threw his fist into the gut of the ultimate weapon. Shadow felt the punch and all he could do was cry out in pain.

"Urghk!" Shadow groaned as Espio punched was driven into his gut, but it was far from over as Espio drove deeper into the gut of Shadow and launched him with a creation of his psionic powers. Shadow was driven out from inside of the mountain by a purple wingless dragon. The dragon was a traditional japanese style with no wings and large fangs.

"RAHHHHH!" Espio screamed as he sent the dragon further and further through the forest, lifting up trees and destroying all the land that surrounded them. The mountain shook from the powers that Espio showed and somehow it was able to stand.

"AAAAHHH!" Shadow screamed as he was sent further and further into the forest, to the point he couldn't even see the mountain any longer. The teen screams stopped though when an image of him and Espio were hugging each other, hugging each other like the brothers they were. Shadow smiled when he saw the image and just closed his eyes he let the dragon take him.

The purple dragon that Espio created roared as he had Shadow in his mouth. He dragged him into the dirt and then lifted him up high into the air where all the students, heroes, and Gambit watched in awe as they saw a dragon...like a real dragon in the sky. The dragon stretched out like a snake and then did a U-turn with its head. It turned around and began to come to ground like a raindrop, but instead of soft wetness, it was going to be a loud boom.

The dragon roared one last time as it came to the ground and with Shadow's still in its mouth, it slammed the red headed teen into the ground with all its force that made a huge creator.

A large cloud of smoke could be seen in the air by everyone back at camp. They held their breath all while Aizawa kept his eyes still on Gambit. The master thief himself just shuffled a deck of cards with tricks that even impressed the students.

Espio stood inside the mountain, his breath panting, and his arm aimed straight ahead as his attack had just finished off with Shadow. The Dragon Fist is a move that he developed specifically to take out Shadow and soon his father.

The attack was a construct of everything that his mind could muster into one move. He could never pull it off before, but now with unlocking Chaos Cowl, he has reached new levels and now, now, now! Now, he has proven to Shadow and to himself that he is the best. He is the best hand to hand fighter in the world.

"*Cough*...I...I did it." Espio told himself with tiredness as he fell to his knees, his body was tired.

"Blink," Espio called to her as he fell to the ground and within seconds a portal was opened and the teen just fell through it. He reappeared next to Shadow in the massive creator that his construct created, his elder brother lying flat on his back with wounds all over his body from their battle.

Shadow coughed as his eyes began to open. The teen looked to see the orange sky that was slowly becoming dark, meaning nightfall won't be far. Shadow slowly turned his head to his left to see his brother next to him with one eye opened.

"*Cough*...Not bad." Shadow told him simply, Espio had got him, he will admit that. "You have *Cough*...gotten stronger, Espio." Espio smiled and turned over, with much pain he might add.

Now both brothers were looking up at the sky as they began to talk, not with fist, but with their words. Words that they had not shared for two years, a conversation that they both had not had in two years. So, it's best to say that this was a long overdue talk and it was going to be one of many for Shadow in the coming weeks.

"I told you. We all have gotten stronger since you've been gone." Shadow listened to his brothers as he saw birds fly into the sky, a flock of them sticking together.

"How have they been?" He asked his fellow warrior with some emotion. Espio heard it and didn't come on it, he just answered the question.

"It was rough those first couple of months, but we managed to get back together. All of them miss you though, including Sonic. There is never a moment that doesn't go by when we don't think about our leader." Shadow heard his brother's words and the images of his siblings came into his mind. He missed them so much.

"Rouge has stepped up as the leader and did her duties exceptionally." Shadow ears perked when he heard the name of his teammate. The memories of the bat appearing in his mind, memories of her being next to him.

She was always there for him, even when he never asked for her help or advice. She was one of the first of his teammates, his second in command, and his sister. She and Omega were more of his family than the rest. It was nothing against his siblings, but Team Dark helped him see what family is.

"She misses you," Shadow nodded his head and replied back.

"I bet she does."

"Not like that...Well, like that as well I guess." Shadow looked at his brother curiously and the shinobi gave him a knowing look. When Shadow studied the look some more he began to see what Espio meant and when he did he widened his eyes.

"You know about that, huh?"

"Yeah, her emotions are always on a high when it comes to you. I will admit though, you both did an excellent job of hiding it."

"Who else knows?" Shadow asked cutting off Espio hardly and the teen answered him nonetheless.

"Just me." Shadow nodded his head, he wouldn't need to worry about Espio telling someone. The teen can keep secrets and Shadow will trust him with that.

"Shadow, we need you back." Shadow didn't say anything, he knew that statement was true and it was also true that he wanted to be with them. But there was a problem.

"Ochako," Espio said aloud and Shadow glared at him.

"Don't read my mind." Shadow told him hardly, he hated that from his brother. His mind was a place where he kept his most private thoughts...Wait, if Espio can break his mental defenses then that means he will be able to know about it.

"I do though and I've been meannig to ask about that. All Might and eight other beings will exist inside-"

"Espio," Espio stopped when he heard his name be called and it was not in a normal tone. It came in the tone of the weapon and fearsome agent of Trinity.

"Moving on then. When will you return?" Espio asked and Shadow thought he could have easily said yes and bang. He will be reunited with his cell, with his siblings, his family. All he had to do was say one word and it would be done.

There was nothing stopping him, but there someone...some people. His mother, his friends, All Might, and Ochako. If he said he would abandon them, they would never see him again and he would make sure of that.

It was the only way to protect them from Wesker. Shadow closed his eyes before answering the question, he knew what he needed to do. So he finally gave the answer to Espio and himself.

"Soon, soon brother. I need to settle my affairs here and then I will come back. Till then tell the Family to wait. How long before my memories fully return?"

"Very soon, your brain is at 70% restoration from the mind wipe. I give it…a couple weeks, maybe even a month before it all returns." Shadow nodded his head, he was close to being whole. When his affairs are done he will signal Espio and then, then he will be back home.

"It's that's all, we should head back." Espio nodded his head, he got up and walked over to Shadow where he gave a hand. A tradition that is held by the Family, after a duel they help the other up. It also has symbolic meaning to show that they will also pick each other up when they fall.

Shadow looked at the hand and smiled, this was familiar, but the difference was he was on the ground this time and not Espio. The teen didn't hesitate to lift his own hand and be helped up by his brother.

When he rose to his feet he didn't let go, instead they hugged each other. Both brothers hugged, no words would be said between them as they just enjoyed the moment they were sharing.

Gambit took notice of the silence that was happening, he hadn't heard loud booms since that last one which was the Dragon Fist. There were red flashes of energy nor were there any birds flying away from the danger of his brother's fight. That means one thing and the gambler knew it. The fight was over.

"Hmm...It would seem that the battle has come to end." Gambit said aloud as everyone looked at him for more answers. He wouldn't need to do that since both appeared out of thin air thanks to Shadow's flash step and Espio's shunshin.

Everyone saw the two teens return to the camp and saw that they were wrecked. Words couldn't even describe what everyone thought of when they saw the two, but they did know one thing. Shadow and Espio went to war. Question: Who won?

"Had fun, frères?" Gambit asked the two as Espio walked over to him, the shinobi rolling his shoulder as he walked.

"Yes, yes we did." Shadow simply answered as he walked to join Aizawa, he stopped next to him and looked at him.

"Let them go." Shadow told him and Aizawa looked at his student questionably, wondering why he would just let agents go so easily. Aizawa thought about it, but he decided if Izuku was fine then he should let these two go.

"Fine, you two are free to go."

"Three." Gambit, Shadow, and Espio corrected and the third one made herself known when a pink portal was opened. Blink stepped through and bowed when she saw Shadow. She didn't need to say anything, but now Shadow knows he has another ally in the war against Trinity.

"Farewell, Shadow." Espio said goodbye as Blink opened another portal and before the shinobi stepped through it he took one last look back. He was not looking at Shadow though or the pros, but the students. To be more specific he was looking at Class 1-A. Espio didn't say anything to them, but the look said it all. A look of jealousy was one his face.

The shinobi stepped through after staring at 1-A, Blink did the same and all that was left was Gambit. Gambit looked at Shadow, they didn't share any words. They had said enough, all they did was nod at each other. A nod that didn't go unnoticed by Aizawa, but he decided not to comment.

"Alas, this is where I part. Though it was short It's has been nice to meet all of you. Jusqu'à la prochaine fois, mes amis. Au revoir...Ochako." Gambit waved back at the shocked girl while Shadow just glared at his elder brother. It would seem Gambit knows about his feelings for Ochako, goody for him.

He just hopes that those two will keep their mouths shut. The last two people he wants to know about him and Ochako are Rouge and Sonic. 'Dear god, not him.' Izuku thought as he turned around to look at all the shocked people. All of them asked the same question, so Izuku decided to answer their questions with a question of his own.

"So, what's for dinner?" Izuku asked with a smile as everyone dropped to the ground at how casually he asked that question. How could anyone ask that question after just going through what Izuku didi. Only Izuku, they guessed and they were right as Izuku went over to the tables to grab some food.

Aizawa looked too Vlad and gave him a nod to relax, he guessed things could go back to normal...for now at least. But knowing Izuku. Normal is never guaranteed...ever. It's only a matter of time before the next big thing hits and hopefully they will be as peaceful as three agents that came earlier.

With The Family

All the remaining members were in the media room watching Brooklyn-Nine-Nine. They had nothing else better to do till Espio and Gambit returned. Luckily they wouldn't have to wait long for the return of their siblings, they only hoped that they brought along Shadow.

A purple portal opened on the wall and eyes moved towards it to see Blink, Gambit, and a very wrecked Espio coming out of it. "Nous sommes de retour!" Gambit said aloud and everyone smiled, they looked behind him hoping to see Shadow, but saw no one.

"Where's Shadow?" Rouge asked, little hotly making Espio roll his eyes. The shinobi limped to the couch and just sat down while holding in a painful moan.

"Calm...yourself Rouge. Shadow will be back with us soon." Everyone widened their eyes when they heard that and gained hope.

"So you both talked, huh. Who won?" Sonic asked and the ninja smiled, giving everyone their answer.

"I won, but that doesn't matter right now. Shadow plans to return to us, but before that he needs to settle his affairs."

"What the hell does that mean? You did remind him that we need him back ASAP, right?" Knuckles asked hotly, the man's famous anger starting to overtake him.

"Of course I did, but he was dead set on handling everything with the students of Class 1-A."

"Fuck them students!" Knuckles/Sonic said together, they didn't need him like the Family did.

"I agree with Sonic and Knuckles. We need Shadow back now." Mystique said, now voicing her opinion.

"Shadow gave me his word that he will return, he just needs time."

"How much time?" Blaze now asked Espio and the teen closed his eyes.

"No longer than a week."

"That's fair I guess." Amy said next, she wanted to let her brother have some closure. "We should give him the time to say goodbye to those guys."

"Should we tell them the other news?" Gambit asked knowingly to Espio and the shinobi sighed because now everyone is going to want to know what it was.

"What?" Bee asked curiously as she watched the ninja and gambler share looks between each other.

"Shadow is in love with a student in his class." Everyone widened their eyes at that and just looked at Espio to see that he was joking and he was far from it.

"What?!" Rouge yelled loudly, it was not just for surprise, but also in jealousy. First it was Maria and now another one.

"Really? Who is she?" Shadowcat asked, just like everyone else she wondered what kind of girl could steal the heart of Shadow.

"Her name is Ochako Uraraka. She fought in the Festival against that loud dynamite." Gambit told them and they all realized who he was talking about.

"Round face?" Gambit nodded his head to Sonic's question and he shrugged his shoulders.

"Oh yeah, her. I watched that fight, she could control gravity right?" Espio nodded his head, he wanted to rest, but his siblings still had more questions.

"And you sure it's love?" Sonic asked and this time it was Gambit that answered.

"Oh, yes. The way he looked at her, you could see that he wanted to protect her, hold her, even make love-"

"Gambit, enough." Rouge commanded him to stop and the gambler put his hands in defense. Rouge didn't want to hear anymore and anyone who knew her real feelings for her cell leader wouldn't blame her.

"Five days." Everyone looked to see Omega, and his tone had a warning feel to it. "Shadow has five days. We can wait no longer for his return. If he does not return within the five days, then I will see to it." Omega told them all and it left many of them in shock.

Omega was the most loyal to Shadow, probably more loyal than Rouge. She will tend to argue and question Shadow if he goes too far, but Omega. Omega is as loyal as a dog. After the threat Omega left, leaving everyone wondering if the big robot could do it. Could Omega bring Shadow in? No one knew for sure, but one Rouge did. She knew the capabilities of E-123.

"He...He really couldn't bring in Shadow right?" Sliver asked and Rouge was the one that answered him, she was the only one that knew the answer.

"Yeah...yeah, he could. The rest of you don't know, but Omega was not just created by Gero to be the next step in advanced robotics. He had another protocol and that was to kill Shadow." Every member of the Family widened their eyes at that. Omega was created to kill Shadow, the strongest of them.

In fact no one of them has actually seen Shadow and Omega fight, of course they heard the stories. Everyone in Trinity heard the stories of the first bout between them and Rouge was there herself.

Their mother told them that they nearly destroyed a base and that was before Rouge broke them up. If they asked Rouge what happened she just says that she literally had to come between them to stop them from fighting.

Shadow better hurry up and say goodbyes, because if he's late then big O is coming for him and those heroes are damn sure not going to be able to stop the most powerful machine ever created.

With Izuku

Izuku was on the roof of his cabin, his red eyes looking up at the now night sky with a full moon in the sky. There were plenty of stars that gave them light and it was beautiful to see so many. Shadow eyes were on the stars and one other thing...I really should say one person.

Izuku was looking at Ochako as she talked with Tsu and Tenya. Most of the students were just enjoying camping and the night, while those that failed were Vlad and Aizawa. Izuku didn't take his eyes off her, the only time that he did was when she looked up at him.

This was stupid, why was he not talking to her? Why didn't he just go up to her and ask her out? I mean this was perfect, full moon, clear sky, stars in the sky, everything that you would want on a perfect night for a date.

"Damn it, stop being a pussy." Izuku cursed at himself, he leaned up and decided what he wanted to do. Izuku stood up and looked at Ochako with his eyes narrowed, and in a blink of an eye he flashed and vanished from the rooftop.

"So what are you guys going to do-" Ochako was cut off since she was just taken right in front of Tsu and Tenya. Both looking at the spot that their friend was and then looked at each other.

"Should we go after her?" Tenya asked and Tsu looked up in the sky to see Ochako and Izuku arms. She didn't need to be a genius to know what they were going to talk about...or do."

"No, *Ribbit* she will be fine." After saying that Tsu left and Tenya followed her to do whatever they were going to do. Meanwhile Ochako was in the arms of her crush and they were high in the air.

The gravity faced girl was caught off guard when she was talking, she was talking to her friends one moment and then the next she was in Deku's arms...Oh, let's not forget that Izuku was still shirtless and she was blushing.

"D-Deku," Ochako called his name in shock and surprise, all while Izuku smiled at her surprise.

"Hold on." Izuku told her gently and she did, she had a bad feeling that Izuku was going to flash and she remembered that last time he did that. Ochako was right when it came to Izuku flashing, the teen did and flashed to a mountain not too far from them. A mountain with a great view that showed the moon, the camp, and the stars.

It only took a second for Izuku and Ochako to appear on the mountain, Ochako got off him and held her stomach. She thinks she will never get used to that feeling of being teleported at high speeds. When her stomach was done spazzing out she looked and widened her eyes at how close the moon was to her. It seemed like she could reach it with her hand and hold it like a ball.

"Wow. This view, it's...it's beautiful." Ochako said aloud and Izuku just looked at her cheerful face. He was glad that he could make her like this and she was right, this was a beautiful view, but it wasn't the moon or the stars that had Izuku enchanted. It was her face.

"Yeah, it sure is." Izuku whispered, but Ochako heard him. She turned around and blushed when she saw how Izuku was looking at her. It was like ruby eyes wouldn't leave her and she was right. Izuku started walking to her, he got closer and closer till he was right in front of his face.

Ochako at this point had a face that was pure red, she basically had a tomato for a face. 'Come on Ochako. You can do this. Face him and talk to him. Talk to the shirtless god that is in front of you. Say something, anything!'

"So, who were those guys earlier?" Izuku was surprised by the question and that question, he turned his head away not wanting an answer for two major reasons. One because he did not want Ochako to know about his family, not just yet anyway. And two was because...well, he was leaving and leaving for them, his family.

"I...I don't want to talk about it. And you shouldn't worry about it, Ochako." Ochako wasn't going to take that as an answer as she began to get more assertive. Something that shocked Izuku and herself.

"That's hard, especially when I see you come back like this." Ochako had put her hand on the left side of his ribs where a bruise still laid from his battle with Espio. When she touched Izuku, his wounds were still not healed. Espio did more damage to him than he knew, it would take a couple days before he was back to normal.

Ochako and Izuku didn't realize it, but the gravity's girl hand was still on his skin and when they did they looked each other in their eyes. They both could see the emotions in them, the need for each other, but the question remains. Will they act on it?

"Why won't you tell me about them? They seem to know me from what I saw." Izuku gritted teeth in frustration. 'Damn, that cajun.' Izuku cursed in his head and decided to evade the question.

"It...Look Ocha, it doesn't matter. They don't matter right now. Right now it's just you and me, and I want to keep it that way." Izuku tried to woo her with his words, even going as far to put a hand on her cheek. Normally Ochako would've melted in his touch, but not this time.

She was tired of the secrets from him and just once, just this one time, she just wanted to hear the truth. How would they be able to become what they both wish to be if they can't tell the truth.

"No, Deku. I want the truth and I want it now. Who were those men and why did that Espio guy call you his brother?" Izuku heard the hard tone in her voice and saw the defiance in her eyes, it made her look hot. The teen just sighed, maybe just this once he could tell the truth.

"They are individuals from my past and they are both my brothers. Their names are Espio and Gambit, he was the Frenchman that called your name and is the eldest of my brothers. They are both strong and cunning, but they wouldn't hurt you or the students."

"Why is that?" Ochako asked and the look in Izuku eyes changed something that worried her. It was a look that she had seen on him when he fought Shoto or came face to face with Bullseye.

"I would kill them if they touched you." Izuku said darkly and Ochako didn't get scared, she just got even more worried when she heard the dark tone in his voice.

"I don't like you when you're like that." Ochako told him honestly and Izuku widened his eyes, he didn't mean for that to happen, but he couldn't let anything happen to Ochako. He couldn't lose someone that was close to his heart, especially not after Maria.

"Sorry." Izuku apologized, and now both teens were in awkward silence. Ochako looked around and rubbed the back of her head.

"Finish telling me what you were going to say yesterday."

"What?" Izuku asked confusedly, he was not really confused, but he didn't expect Ochako wanted him to finish that sentence.

"I want you to repeat and finish what you were going to tell before those traps hit us." Izuku sighed and looked up at her, their eyes met as he began to speak.

"I expose more of myself…more of my feelings. I sometimes can't think of anything else but you when I'm next to you. I have dreams where you and I are in a forest like this and we are holding hands. I have moments where I just want to grab your face and...and I want to kiss you. God, I want to kiss you so badly." Both their faces were near each other, they overshadowed the moon and the stars were lit up behind.

This setting, this scene, it was in Ochako's dream and now she was about to make her dream a reality. All she had to do was say three words. "Then kiss me." That was all Izuku needed and Ochako knew it, they both titled their heads.

Izuku leaned forward, he was the more experienced one, and soon their lips attached to each other. Both teens had their eyes closed, Ochako had her hands on his chest, and Izuku moved his hands to her waist and wrapped his arms around her. The two enjoyed the kiss while basking in the moonlight, both wishing that this moment would never end. But forever is never promised.

Elsewhere

Tomura and the League were all on a large hill that overlooked the campus that held the students of UA. The members that were with him were Killmonger, Scandal, Knockout, Mustard, Magne, Toga, Dabi, Muscular, Twice, Spinner, Compress, and Tera. Basically all of the League's heavy hitters were on this hill and all of them were ready for a fight.

"You all know the plan," Tomura spoke seriously and all of them listened, they knew the plan and it was time for them to get to it.

"We know the plan, Tomura." Knockout told him in a sweet voice. Tomura closed his eyes for a moment, he took a deep breath and then opened them. All he said was one word and then the League moved.

"Go." With the order given by their leader the members of League jumped off the hill and headed into the dark forest to complete their mission. The only one that stayed was Scandal, she stayed next to Tomura to monitor the mission.

The League was here and they brought the new members who are ready to strike Shadow and the UA students. Shadow's plan to spend his final days with his class in peace just went from not happening today, to never happening again.

The battle between Shadow and League is next, and on the horizon is an even bigger threat that will take the combined efforts of two hated enemies in order to defeat it. But, will even that be enough to stop the new Symbol of Evil?

To be continued

Chapter 37: Shadow vs The League