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The QmPu War

Chapter One: The Evacuation

"Everyone, hurry!" Kirishima shouted as he waved citizens onto the plane.

The sound of echoing gun fire and explosions drowned out the people's screams and cries as they scrambled to get onboard. Smoke and dust filled the air like a living cloud of endless suffocation. A little girl walked up to Kirishima, bleeding from the forehead as she gripped her arm. She wore a wide-eyed expression of utter shock that sent chills down Kirishima's spine. He had become increasingly familiar to such a sight, but it never failed to utterly sicken him. He forced a bright smile and got down at her eyelevel.

"You need to get on the plain sweetheart," he spoke softly, resisting the urge to place a comforting hand on the girl, "There are people who will take of your injuries there."

She sobbed and grabbed his pants leg.

"I…I can't find mommy and daddy," she choked and buried her face in his leg, "Please…help me find them."

Kirishima swallowed deeply and looked away slightly. A voice shouted at him,

"Red Riot!" it was one of the american soldiers, clad head to toe in a suit of armor and carrying a large assault rifle "We need you on the frontlines. A hoard is on its way!"

"I'll be right there!" Kirishima shouted back. He turned his attention back to the little girl, "Don't worry, I'll find your parents and bring them back to you, ok?"

"Promise?" the little girl sniffled and looked up at him with watered eyes.

"Of course!" Kirishima laughed and beamed, "After all, I'm still a hero!"

Just then, a medic ran over and grabbed the girl's hand.

"Come along honey," she spoke in a comforting voice, "We're gonna make those wounds all better."

It took a few seconds before the girl let go of Kirishima and walked away. His grin vanished as soon as she looked away from him, replaced with a look of pure determination. He turned around and ran through the bombed airfield to rejoin the others.

"It's not just a lie," he thought to himself, "I'll bring them back, one way or another."

Five years had passed since the war began. It started out of nowhere. A quarter of the population instantly turned into psychotic murders with heightened quirk powers and started killing without rhyme or reason. Many were killed within the first couple hours died. Friends and family disappeared with barely a trace left behind. Kirishima only survived thanks to being with his closest friend when the war broke out, the current top hero (not that the title meant much anymore).

Sometimes, he wondered if he deserved it. He wondered if he had a right to go on when almost everyone else simply vanished. Sero, Kaminari, Ashido, his parents. All gone. He never even had a chance to mourn or say goodbye. With each day that passed, they faded from his memories, like a dream he could barely recall now. He questioned if it really happened, or if it was all just a fantasy.

Kirishima shook his head and growled. Now wasn't the time for brooding thoughts. He needed to focus.

Kirishima made his way to the airport entrance. Momo and Awase busied themselves building a metal barricade while a squad of soldiers stood on the lookout. Kaibara and Ojiro stood outside in front of the barricade, waiting for the horde to arrive. Shoto and Kendo spoke with the sergeant. Kirishima ran up to them.

"What are we looking at?" Kirishima asked.

"Delta Team encountered a horde of mutants on their recovery mission," the sergeant explained, "They managed to avoid contact, but the devils are heading this way."

"Where are they now?" Kirishima asked.

"Omega Team picked them up," Shoto continued, "They took them back to the carrier, but there's too many of us for them to carry everyone. We'll have to hold off this horde until the chopper arrives."

"More specifically until the planes can take off," Kendo added, "They may still be here when our ride arrives. We've got a lot of people still trying to evacuate, and all the injured will make things slower."

Kirishima gritted his teeth and swore.

"Alpha Team was supposed to keep the main forced occupied. What the hell have they been doing?"

"They're on their way right now," the sergeant interluded, "Omega team is coming as well, but we won't be able to hold them for long."

"Then I guess we better stop talking," Kirishima nodded and looked at the others, "Same strategy as always?"

"Of course, just make sure they don't get passed you two," Shoto lit up his left (and only) arm.

"My men will give you as much suppressive fire as needed," the sergeant said, "But don't rely on us too much. You heroes are the backbone to this operation."

Kirishima and the others ran up to the barricade and climbed over. Shoto stood behind the two of them. Momo and Awase constructed mounted machine guns for themselves and stood atop the barrier with the soldiers. Everyone waited in dead silence while a low breeze passed through, pushing litter across the rubble ground.

An ungodly howl struck the air like lightning. The ground trembled like a great stampede approached. Kirishima swallowed deeply and hardened his body. Kendo enlarged both her fists. Shoto lit up his left side and held up his arm. Kaibara revved up his arms like drills, and Ojiro smashed his tail into the ground. Kirishima glanced at his wife from the corner of his eyes. Kendo looked back at him, sharing the same nervous expression. He gave her the best reassuring nod he could muster. She returned the gesture and looked forward.

The horde emerged from the airport parking garage like a pack of wild animals. Unlike the nomu, these things looked way too human after their horrible transformations. They had white, lifeless eyes with large fangs. Sores covered their skin like smallpox. Purple ooze dripped from their open wounds. Kirishima took a deep breath and crouched down.

"Here they come!" Shoto shouted as his left side lit up brighter, "Everyone stand out of the way! Don't fire until I say!"

"Right!" they shouted back.

Shoto lifted his arm and waited. The mutants continued to cry and scream. Those howls always sent a chill down his spine. They sounded like a cross between an animal in pain and an enraged, confused child, unnatural in every way imaginable. Shoto waited until the horde was only a couple hundred feet away before unleashing his attack. He doused the horde in hell fire like a mighty fire breathing dragon. The pitch of the howls got higher, as many of the creatures were instantly incinerated. Half the horde possessed fire-invulnerability quirks and survived.

"Sergeant Raiden, now!" Shoto hollered as he continued to unleash his flames.

"Light 'em up lads!"

A wave of gunfire unleashed from the barricade, mowing down dozens of mutants like fish in a barrel. Purple blood and body parts flew all over the place like confetti. Roughly thirty percent of the first wave horde still stood, the toughest and strongest of the group. Some were firing acid projectiles, thorns, and fire of their own. Kirishima ran ahead to and absorbed most of the bullets while Shoto pulled back to the barricade. The others followed suit behind Kirishima.

"Hold nothing back!" Kendo hollered.

The battle turned into a ruthless melee. Kirishima and Koda teamed up and clobbered the mutants with brute force. Kirishima drew as much attention to himself as possible, keeping the more dangerous mutants away from the others. Ojiro and Kaibara took turns offering more precise, agile strikes at each mutant. Ojiro used the strength and flexibility of his tail to decapitate the creatures like a skilled predator while Kaibara drilled through their skulls in single, fatal strikes. All the while the firing team provided suppressive fire while Shoto blasted the back of the horde with massive fireballs. Hundreds of mutants fell, but they wouldn't stop coming. Fortunately, the team had gotten them in a chokepoint with the airport entrance, but it didn't take long for them to start tiring.

Ojiro screamed in pain as one of the mutants managed to stab his shoulder. Kaibara rescued him in the nick of time and pulled back to the barricade, leaving Kendo and Kirishima alone at the frontline. Ojiro protested and asked to be taken back, but his wound was far too bloody for that, not to mention the high risk of catching the infection. Kaibara quickly administered an antidote behind the lines while Momo shouted at him,

"We're running out of ammo!" the mounted machine gun roared as she said it, "We can't hold them off much longer!"

Kirishima and Kendo worked together, but they were starting to get overwhelmed. Kirishima growled as he realized immediately what he had to do.

"Head back to the barricade!" he shouted while smashing in a mutant's skull, "I'm gonna use my Plus Ultra!"

"No, we can do this together!" Kendo barked as she smacked away a pair of mutants with her hand, "I'll use mine too!"

"Save it for later, we're just trying to buy time!" he struck a grin at her and winked, "Don't worry, I'll be alright."

She hesitated for a few seconds before turning around and running back. Kirishima knocked a pair of mutants away and clenched his fists. He smashed his legs into the ground and shouted,

"PLUS ULTRA, UNBREAKABLE!"

Kirishima's skin hardened into a rocky formation. His Plus Ultra transformation lit up his body with a crimson red. He let off a bestial roar and charged the mutants alone. When in this state, Kirishima truly was invulnerable to all attacks, and his strength rose considerably. Mutants who once gave him trouble with their own hardening quirks became like tinfoil to him. He ripped through their bodies like tissue paper. Mutant after mutant fell to his barbaric onslaught until his body was bathed with purple blood and guts. All his pent-up hate and rage unleashed in this state.

Indeed, Kirishima felt truly free with his Plus Ultra transformation.

Amid the carnage, something strong hit Kirishima dead in the chest and blew him back towards the barricade. He crashed into it, nearly busting through the steel.

"Kiri!" Kendo called out to him.

"I'm alright," Kirishima growled in fury as he pulled himself from the metal barricade, "What the hell hit me?"

Kirishima's question was answered by the appearance of a large, seven-foot stone looking golem creature with green eyes. All the other mutants backed away from his creature in acknowledgement of its presence. The soldiers shouted in fear and took a step back.

"It's a Super Mutant!" one of them cried, "We don't stand a chance against that thing. We must pull back right now!"

Without thinking, Kirishima roared and charged the creature.

"Red Riot, stop!" the sergeant hollered.

"I can beat him, but I can hold him back!" Kirishima cried back, "Get to the airport now!"

Kendo ignored the order flat out and activated her Plus Ultra. Her hands doubled in size and solidified like rocks as she followed her husband into battle. The golem roared back at them and charged. The others looked on helplessly while Shoto let out a sharp tsk.

"I'll save my Plus Ultra," he thought to himself, "Let's just pray they can handle it on their own!"

The super mutant threw a punch at Kirishima. The boy blocked with his entire body, dragging his fit into the ground. Kendo attacked with both her hands, blocking the other mutant's punched. The struggle turned into a test of might as both heroes, already tired from battle, did everything to push the golem back.

"I told you…to go back!" Kirishima spoke between gritted teeth.

"Since when did I start…taking orders from you!?" Kendo gritted back.

Kirishima let out a sharp growl and grinned at her. It would've been endearing is he didn't look like a hotblooded demon with shark teeth.

"That's what I…always liked about you…" he growled, feeling his power fading.

She growled and grinned back at him. They were almost overwhelmed until Kaibara jumped in, Plus Ultra quirk activated, and shouted,

"TWIN POWER DRILL!"

He struck both his arms into the super mutant's eyes. With his plus ultra-transformation, his drills could penetrate almost everything. The creature howled in pain and stumbled backwards, covering its now blinded eyes. The other mutants rallied around it in an organized fashion, preparing for another assault. Kirishima's Plus Ultra form faded, and he collapsed to his knees, completely out of breath.

"That's…all I can do…" he panted, "I'm sorry…"

"Don't worry about it!" Kaibara said as his drills glowed orange, "We'll handle the rest!"

As he said it, the super mutant let out a deafening war cry, and the rest of the mutants charged. Kendo and Kaibara stood their ground. Before the Super Mutant could strike, its head exploded in an earsplitting eruption. It' body tumbled backwards and crushed some of the other mutants. A hero landed in front of them while all the mutants froze in place. He stood to his feet and popped his neck. Kirishima looked up with a weak smile.

"Bought time you got here," he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Number One Hero."

The soldiers cheered, and Momo and Awase let out sighs of relief.

"It's Nitro!" one of the soldiers hollered, "Team Alpha is here!"

Bakugou let out a small huff as he eyed the mutants violently. His hands let off small explosions as he popped his neck.

"Alright," he growled as he crouched down, "Who's next?"

The mutants recovered from shock and charged. Bakugou didn't even move, as a blur cut by, knocking several mutants on their backs. Iida had already activated his Plus Ultra quirk and was tearing through the horde like a high-speed vehicle. Tetsutesu rode on Shishida's, and the pair began ripping the mutants apart from the back. Bakugou powered up his own Plus Ultra and started blowing the mutants away. Kendo and Kaibara joined him, and slowly but surely, the whittled the horde's numbers down.

Omega Team showed up soon after, attacking from the skies. Hawks, Tokoyami, and Snipe (who had installed rocket boots for flight) reinforced their allies. Together all three teams massacred the horde. The battle was over in less than ten minutes.

Shortly after, an American helicopter arrived. The teams quickly boarded, and the aircraft lifted out of the zone. Smoke billowed across the landscape, and they could still see mutants wandering the landscape. Nobody said a word on the way back. No friendly dialogue. No congratulations or pats on the backs. Everyone was dead silent, including Kirishima himself. Ojiro's whimpering was the only thing that broke the silence as he clutched at his bandages. Kendo leaned her head against her husband's shoulder. Kirishima wrapped an arm around her and she fell asleep. Tokoyami sat across from him with crossed arms, sitting next to Bakugou and Iida. He caught eyes with the redhead and nodded. Kirishima smiled and nodded back. Bakugou didn't pay any attention to either of them while Iida spoke in a suppressed tone with the sergeant.

Kirishima felt his eyelids grow heavy. The exhaustion caused by his Plus Ultra Transformation was starting to catch up with him. He closed his eyes and finally dozed off.