10 Chapter 10

The thundering of Death Arms stampede made itself known to the boy, growing louder as the hero drew closer.

Deku raced across the street and into the construction site, right before Death Arms burst out of the ally, with brick and garbage flying everywhere on his arrival.

The Heavy-lifting hero spotted Deku heading to the site and gave no second thought as he chased after him.

The fact that a scrawny little string bean made a fool of him was not sitting well with the heavy-lifting hero. No one made a fool out of Death Arms, and this kid was going to learn that the hard way!

As Death Arms charged into the building site, Team Reservoir Dogs pulled up outside, catching the heavy-lifting hero still after the green hooded kid they'd hired.

They spotted the boy and behemoth in the construction site, and Mr Blue began scrambling around his pockets until he found what he was looking for.

He pulled out his phone and turned the camera on. He did not want to miss a second of this.

Death Arms finally caught up with the kid and started swinging his fists wildly, wanting nothing more than to beat the painted-on smirk off the child's face.

Deku grinned to himself as he ducked and weaved past all of the heavy-lifting hero's blows, recalling what his coach had taught him not too long ago...

"Alright, little man, listen up! When you first showed up, you did a pretty good job dodging my moves. But that was only cause I was going easy on you! There are gonna be guys way bigger than you, who are not gonna hold back."

"But the thing about big guys is that they tend to move a whole lot slower, which give you the advantage of getting in close and letting them have it!"

Deku still had bruises from that day, but the lesson was well and truly beaten into him, and it was coming in pretty handy right now.

With the combination of Gentle's acrobat lessons and Rappa's martial arts training, Deku was running circles around Death Arms, hopping and skipping over and under the massive man's muscular limbs.

The Dogs watching from afar were in awe of what they were seeing, with Mr Blue catching every moment on his phone.

"Stand still, you little turd!" Death Arms bellowed as he slammed his fists down like a pair of sledgehammers.

Deku somersaulted out of the way, a blast of dirt and rock erupting from the hero's enraged attack. The villain-in-training took deep breaths as he peered through the clearing dust.

Death Arms heaved haggard breaths of his own, his massive body rising and falling as he glared daggers at the green-hooded boy.

His eyes were bloodshot and crazed, sweat dripping down his brow and his teeth bared and grinding together like a wild animal.

Needless to say, Death Arms was ticked off.

Deku took in the sight of the man's body. The guy was built like a tank, and there was no way he was going to be able to get under his skin with his small stature, no matter how much practice he had against Rappa.

A lightbulb seemed to go off in the boy's head, and an eager grin splitting across his hidden lips.

Deku reached behind his back and retrieved something he'd been dying to try out since Giran handed it to him when he got his costume...

"Had a little gizmo like this put together for a vigilante over a decade ago. Think of it as a pair of brass knuckles and a taser rolled into one.

Should help to pack a little more punch in your...punch. Don't worry about the fee. Think of it as a gift, in honour of our newfound friendship. Just hold the trigger, take a swing, and watch the sparks fly!"

The green hooded boy took in the sight of his new 'Taser-Knuckle' in his left hand. A pair of battery cylinders fixed into the modified handle were wired up to the carbon fibre paddle, where two exposed electrodes stuck out of either side of the head of the device.

Deku turned his attention back to Death Arms, who was now charging at him with bulging crazed eyes, and a little drool flying from his mouth.

Deku decided to meet the heavy-lifting hero halfway, rushing straight for him with his new weapon clutched tightly in his hand.

Mr Blue zoomed in his camera as the two foes headed straight for one another, desperate to get a clear shot of whatever would happen next.

He saw it. He recorded it. But no matter how many times he'd play it back, he still couldn't believe what he saw next.

Death Arms lunged at the boy with an open arm, intending to close-line the little green runt. Deku saw the attack coming a mile away, getting down on his knees and sliding under his arm, leaning his head back with his chin mere inches from the oversized hero's passing knuckle.

Deku shot back to his feet, taking in the sight of Death Arm's exposed mid-section. He pulled his arm back and held down the trigger to his new weapon.

A crackle of electricity met the boy's, as well as the heavy-lifting hero's, ears. As Death Arms turned back, it was too late.

Deku jammed his Taser-Knuckle into Death Arms ribs, a loud buzz going off the moment the device made an impact.

Never had the outcry of a hero, in utter agony, sound so disturbingly delightful to the green hooded villain.

Death Arms clutched at his stinging side, which gave Deku an opening to plunge his new weapon into the heavy-lifting hero's chest, causing DEath Arms to let out another wail of pain. Deku hopped back as he took in the sight of what he'd done.

He almost couldn't believe it. He did this! He brought Death Arms, a pro-hero, to his knees!

"Holy cow...!" Mr Red gasped at the sight of the heavy-lifting hero hunched over. He noticed Mr Blue to his side, still catching everything on his camera phone. "Tell me you're getting this?!"

"I'm getting it, I'm getting it!" Mr Blue affirmed as he kept the bunny-boy and Death Arms in his shot.

The heavy-lifting hero turned back to see the Team watching him from afar, one of them recording his most humiliating moment of hero work on his phone.

Shame overcame the hero like a wave until he looked back at the boy who made a fool of him since the start.

Shame and embarrassment turned to blind, burning fury. Death Arms rose to his feet, his enormous stature blocking out the sun and casting a looming shadow over the young villain.

Yet for some reason, Deku could feel nothing but elation. Dare to say, he was actually...having fun!

"I'm putting you behind bars..." Death Arms rose his fist high over his head. "But not before I put you in a WHEELCHAIR!"

Death Arms charged at Deku swinging his hulking limbs at the boy, desperate to get even one hit on him.

But Deku denied him at every chance, backing away until the two were under the structure of the site itself.

The Dogs got out of the truck and hurried over to get a better view of the fight, Mr Blue still holding up his device.

He got a good shot of Deku hopping over Death Arms and delivering a knee to the back of his head, sending the heavy-lifting hero facefirst into an oncoming girder, the impact causing an echoing ring.

Deku took notice of how the structure around him began to shake all around him and the hero. It was then that his calculative mind kicked in.

Death Arms is a hero who prides himself on his strength, being able to lift abnormally heavy objects without a struggle. Was that because he was just that powerful...or did it have something to do with his quirk?

Deku decided to investigate. He reached up to his mask and turned a small knob, which raised the volume of his modulator. "What's the matter Death Arms? Having trouble keeping up? Maybe you shouldn't have skipped leg day!"

The heavy-lifting hero's response was to snarl and lunge at the boy, who all too easily ducked and rolled out of his way.

In Death Arm's blind rage, he had knocked a girder supporting the building frame around them. Deku led Death Arms around the area, tricking him into smashing more of the structure's legs, with Death Arms too furious to notice.

"I'm gonna rip those bunny ears right off your head!" Death Arms threw one more punch toward the slippery rabbit boy.

One more punch that Deku easily avoided at the last second. One more punch that collided with the fragile structure over the heavy-lifting hero's head. One more punch, to start bringing the place down.

Death Arms finally stopped seeing red long enough to notice the construct of metal beams starting to creak and groan.

The structure of girders started to wane on itself, until one by one, the formation started to crumble. Death Arms was in the dead centre of the construction, as a pile of girders fell right on top of him.

But thanks to his signature super strength, Death Arms was able to hold up the load. However, more beams kept raining down on him as the structure around him continued to collapse. Death Arms groaned under the pressure, wincing as he once again fell to his knees.

It was at that moment when the one who he had been trying to pulverize appeared before him.

Death Arms looked up into the concealed eyes of Deku. Even though his face was hidden, the heavy-lifting hero could feel the smirk spread across the boy's face.

"I had a feeling there was more to your quirk than just simple super strength." The young analyst deduced. "It only allows you to lift a specific amount of weight until your body can't take anymore."

Death Arms's anger started to rise once more, giving him a small boost of empowerment as he attempted to lift himself with the weight on his shoulders. "Why...you...little...!"

"How much weight does your quirk allow you to handle, I wonder? 2 tons? 4 tons?" The green hooded boy tilted his head to one side as he investigated the mass of stacked metal the hero was holding up. "By my estimate, that has to be about...hmmm... 6 to 7 tons of weight...give or take."

"When I get out of this I'm gonna...!" Death Arms threat died in his throat when the green hooded villain produced a single pen from his pocket.

From the look in the kid's eye from behind his goggles, Death Arms had a nasty idea of what he intended on doing with it. "N-Now hold on a second, kid! You, don't have to do this! W-We can work something out! I-I can get you time off your sentence! How does that sound?!"

Deku tapped the pen against his bottom lip in mock thought, the red plastic reflecting in the sunlight with a deadly red glint. "Did I just hear that right? The great and powerful Death Arms bargaining with a lowly villain like myself? Just when you thought you've heard it all..." The green hooded boy stepped up to the trapped do-gooder, leaning in close until the two were face-to-face. "I think the pressure's starting to get to you, Death Arms."

"C-C'mon, kid! You don't wanna do this! You don't wanna be a hero killer!" The heavy-lifting hero's reasoning was to sound more like begging to the green hooded villain.

"Oh, don't be such a baby!" Deku waved off. "This much weight won't be enough to kill you...but I doubt you'll be doing any hero work for the next few months."

Death Arms had this kid all wrong. He wasn't crazy...he was out of his freaking mind!

"You know if you can't even take down a bunch of small-time crooks like us..." The Quirkless child motioned to himself and the Dogs watching from afar. "Then maybe you don't have what it takes for this job after all..."

The heavy-lifting hero's fear morphed into terror, when the boy took off his mask and goggles, revealing an expression of pure, unrestrained malice and madness.

"Maybe you should leave the heroics...to the real heroes."

Deku placed his pen on Death Arms's load.

"NOOOOOO-!"

The hero's outcry was drowned out by the collapsing clutter of iron beams finally getting the better of him. Dust and debris filled the area, making the Dogs shield their eyes.

When the noise died down and the dust began to clear, the Team looked back to see an unimaginable sight.

There stood the green hooded villain, standing tall in front of a pile of destroyed construction. Beneath the mess of metal was the heavy-lifting hero, Death Arms.

His eyes were rolled to the back of his head. His face was stuck in a silent scream. A sliver of saliva leaked from his gaping jaw, where a few missing teeth could be seen.

The boy stood before the defeated hero for a little while longer, until he finally decided to walk away. He left behind the batted and beaten hero, who when it mattered most, stood by and did nothing when he ran out and did his job for him.

"If your job is to help people...then shut up and help them."

No one heard the words the Quirkless child whispered into the wind.

Deku walked out of the demolished construction site, and up to the still gaping Team Reservoir Dogs. The Team turned to the boy. They were dead silent as Mr Blue lowered his phone and shut it off with a beep...then the Dogs all erupted into cheers and howls of ecstatic awe.

"Uh, guys? ...Guys?!" Deku's voice was drowned out by the Team's hollering until he turned up his modulator. "GUYS?!"

Team Reservoir Dogs froze at the booming voice. They all turned to the child villain who took down Death Arms.

"I think we should get going?" Deku suggested as the sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance.

"Uh...Oh! Right!" Mr Red was the first to grasp the situation. "Alright, guys, do as the kid says! Team Reservoir Dogs, move out!"

The Team scrambled into the truck, with Mr Green and Yellow helping Deku up. Mr Red floored the gas pedal, with the truck screeching into movement as they raced off from the scene long before the authorities showed up.

"Holy cow, kid! That was amazing!" Mr Red slapped the steering wheel in astonishment. "You took down Death Arms! THE Death Arms!"

"How can you move around so fast?! I almost couldn't keep track of you!" Mr Blue praised. "Is that your Quirk? Super speed or something?!"

"Nah, man! His Quirk's some kind of electric power!" Mr Yellow claimed as he held on to the counter in the back, making sure it didn't fly out from how fast they were going.

"You're both wrong! That zapping thing was some kind of taser he had on him! His Quirk must be super-human rabbit powers!" Mr Green argued. "Why else would he have the ears?!"

"Oooohhhh..." Mr Blue and Yellow nodded their heads at Green's explanation. "Yeah, that makes sense."

"Is that it, kid?! You some kind of super rabbit man?!" Mr Red called out his question from the driver's seat. He grew confused when he heard nothing back.

"Um...no, I...I don't have super bunny powers..." The green-haired boy answered bashfully, his former confidence completely gone after the battle.

"So, how'd you beat Death Arms, kid?" Mr Red probed, desperately wanting to know the boy's secret as much as the rest of his gang. "What's your quirk?"

"I, um..." The green-haired boy struggled to answer, but then recalled what he'd just done. He then realised there was no need for him to feel ashamed of himself anymore. He had the strength to stand alongside the rest of the world, Quirkless or not.

The Quirkless child held his head up high and looked the gang in the eyes without a shred of fear or shame. "I don't have a quirk. I'm Quirkless."

Whatever it was Team Reservoir Dogs was expecting to hear, it certainly wasn't that. Deku looked around at the shocked and awed faces around him, but he didn't care. He didn't need to fear any discrimination from the Team or anyone else, anymore.

"...Awesome!" Mr Green put a supportive hand on the boy's shoulder. "That's awesome!"

"You're Quirkless? Really? And you were still able to take down Death Arms? Dang!" Mr Yellow's jaw dropped.

Kid, I don't care if your Quirkless or not! just remind me never to tick you off!" Mr Red laughed as he kept driving. "And you are SO getting a bonus!"

Deku was pleasantly surprised by the gang's support. He decided that if anyone he worked for was to ask what his Quirk was, he'd tell them the truth no matter what.

If they didn't want to work with him because he was Quirkless, tough luck for them! For the first time in his life, before and after he became a villain, he was proud to be Quirkless!

The boy was so distracted by Team Reservoir Dogs praise, he failed to notice Mr Blue pulling his phone back out, and logging onto a website called 'WeTube'...

La Brava sat at the dining table with a droll look on her face. She had just posted a video of her and her Gentle committing the dastardly act of jaywalking in a public area.

But once again, the world had no interest in their misdeeds, as the view count remained at an insulting zero.

So, she decided to pass some time by scrolling through any videos she could find on the web. Her beloved approached her and laid down a steaming cup of tea by her side.

Giving the man a loving smile, she took a sip as she scrolled down a few pages...then spat it back out again when she saw what popped up next. "Gentle! You gotta come see this!"

"What is it, my dear?!" The flamboyant thief shot over to the frantic girl, looking at where the pigtailed hacker was pointing.

It was a video entitled 'Quirkless Villain Dunks On Death Arms".

The dazzling duo looked to one another in matching curiosity before the girl clicked on the video.

They were beyond astonished as the video portrayed their dear friend Deku, dancing circles around the heavy-lifting hero himself, striking him with some kind of electric device, then leaving him to be buried in a ton of construction site debris.

Gentle found himself taking a few steps back in his stupified state. "I...I can't believe my eyes...!"

"Is that Deku...?" La Brava questioned out loud, her mind struggling to accept that this was indeed the same green-haired ball of nerves she'd gotten to know over the last five months.

They weren't the only ones to be shocked, amazed, or appalled by the footage of the young villain. The video became an instant hit overnight, its view count skyrocketing into the millions.

The press eventually caught wind of the viral hit, displaying it for all to see. Needless to say, the video became a PR nightmare for hero society almost instantly.

The video was eventually taken down by the websites supervisors, but the lasting image of a battered and bruised hero was burned into the public's mind...

As well as the vision of the green hooded villain that was soon given the name by the public as...'The Green Rabbit.'

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