I Am Iron-Man (MHA) Chapter 40: Breaking In (Patreon)

[Third Person's PoV] 


Lunch time…


"Was that speech really necessary?" Melissa asked Tony, looking at him in confusion.


"Of course it was. I was practicing for when I actually run for president," Tony replied.


"Wait, really?" Momo asked as she sat in front of them with a tray of food in her hands.


"What? Of course not. You actually believe I would bother with something like that?" Tony scoffed.


"Yes," Momo instantly replied.


"Absolutely," Melissa nodded.


"I don't even know you that well and I agree with them," Mina nodded. "Just based on what I've seen these past few days, you look like someone who would run for president."


"That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me, thank you," Tony said with a hand on his chest.


Mina had an amused expression. Kaminari and Kirishima then appeared, sitting on Mina's left side.


"Sup... Hey, did you guys also get interviewed by the reporters outside?" Kaminari asked, motioning towards the reporters still seen outside the school.


Mina sighed and nodded, "They were relentless."


"I mean, All Might is the number one hero. It's expected that the reporters would show up upon learning about it," Kirishima added as he stuffed his mouth with food.


"Aren't you eating a little bit too much?" Mina asked, looking at his plate of food.


"I kinda have to. Ever since I started my new training, I'm always left exhausted and hungry after Recovery Girl heals me."


*ALARM* *ALARM*


"Security level 3 has been breached. All students, please evacuate in an orderly fashion," everyone soon heard.


A loud siren resounded through the cafeteria, flashes of red lights appeared by the exits, which started mass hysteria. Every student got up and started pushing everyone away so they could get out faster.


Momo and the others were also about to get up, but Tony stopped them. "Momo, I need a favor. Create some earplugs for everyone here."


"What?"


"Just do it, and quickly."


Momo did as she was told and handed earplugs to everyone.


As they all had their earplugs in, Tony stood on the table and held a tiny device in his hand. As he pressed it, it released a high-pitched sound wave, causing everyone to stop and hold their ears in pain.


Tony reached into his pockets and pulled out another device, which he connected to his throat before turning off the sound machine.


Seeing that he got their attention, Tony's voice was heard throughout the cafeteria, "If you all stop behaving like idiots and look outside, you would see that this is caused by news reporters. There is no danger, so as heroes in training, stop making fools out of yourselves."


‘Good thing I prepared for this,’ Tony inwardly patted himself on the back as he sat back down.


The others then took out their earplugs. "As expected of the Class President!" Mina said, giving him a thumbs up.


"Thank you, thank you," Tony said as he bowed. He then stood up and grabbed his burger and fries from the plate before getting up.


"Where are you going?" Momo asked curiously.


"To see what actually happened..."


"I'm coming with," Melissa said, following after him.


The others were left to look at each other in confusion.


As Tony and Melissa arrived outside, they found the police had already arrived and were ushering everyone out.


‘That was quick,’ Tony thought. ‘But we did take our time getting here.’


"Stark, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at lunch?" Aizawa asked.


Tony, who took a bite of his burger, just shrugged his shoulders. "I got curious."


Aizawa sighed, "Just go back inside. We already have everything handled."


"Uh huh," Tony said as he chewed nonchalantly. "So listen, this is a highly secured establishment. I doubt a bunch of reporters did this..." He said, reaching down and taking some fries into his mouth.


"You think this was done with a different purpose in mind?"


"Yup. I mean, it's pretty obvious. You're a smart man who works in espionage. This shouldn't come as a surprise to you."


Aizawa nodded his head, "You might be right, but this is a job for the teachers of U.A. We have everything under control, so like I said earlier, you can head back inside."


"Yeah, sorry, can't do that. You see, my life might be threatened. I'm a very important person, so I take security very seriously." Tony handed Aizawa his food. "Here, hold this for a sec."


Tony dusted his hands and reached for his phone. "Melissa, help me out here for a bit."


Melissa nodded and took out her phone as well. They both began scanning the breached place and the dust piled up on the ground from the disintegrated doors.


"Friday, try to see if you can get any footage the reporters might have of what just occurred. They could be of use."


It wasn't long before Nezu appeared, with Midnight following right behind.


"What are they doing?" Midnight asked curiously.


Aizawa sighed. "They are investigating the crime scene."


After Tony and Melissa were done, they both walked up to Nezu. "Alright, do you want the good news or bad news?" Tony asked.


Nezu looked at Tony for a bit before nodding. "The bad news first."


"This was done by a single person, meaning he has a pretty powerful quirk. And most likely, he didn't do this to help the reporters but for personal gains."


"And the good news?" Nezu asked.


"The students aren't the target."


"How do you know that?" Midnight asked.


"It's common sense, really. U.A. hasn't been attacked for many years. Suddenly, you get a new and awesome teacher, and then it gets attacked. Which means the target is..." Tony motioned for them to finish the sentence.


"All Might..." Nezu, Aizawa, and Midnight sighed.


"Ding! Ding! Ding! Bingo, but no prize."


Tony and Melissa then joined their phones together and aimed them towards the gates of the school. A holographic projection of someone holding out their hands and touching the doors appeared, showing it all then crumbling down.


"Based on our research, the quirk is most likely related to decaying and disintegration," Melissa informed them, showing a video of atoms breaking apart before it expanded, showing the pile of dust that was once the gates.


"I see..." Nezu said, with a hand on his chin.


"Is there an event or special training All Might will be in?" Tony asked before shaking his head. "Don't answer that, I'll just look for it myself."


Tony began rapidly tapping on his phone. "Let's see here... Ah, it appears we will be going to USJ."


Nezu's lip twitched. "Please stop hacking into our systems. That's very invasive."


"Sorry, can't help it. It's like an open door with a sign that practically yells at you to come in. Anyways, it looks like All Might will be a participant in this..."


"Are you saying there will be an ambush happening for All Might at the USJ?" Aizawa asked with a serious expression.


Tony took his food back from Aizawa's hand and began to eat it. "Yup. Most likely."


"Then we have to cancel it," Midnight advised.


Aizawa was in agreement.


"No," both Tony and Nezu said at once.


Nezu and Tony looked at each other before smiling.


"Nezu, you can't be planning on putting their lives in danger, are you?" Midnight asked with worry.


"I will take full responsibility if it comes to that," Nezu said.


Nezu turned towards Tony and Melissa. "You two can go to class now. Thank you for your help. It was much appreciated."


"Uh huh," Tony said as he finished the last bit of his food.


As Tony and Melissa started walking away, Melissa turned towards Tony and asked, "Why did you and Nezu agree not to cancel the event?"


"Because he's planning on using the villains and this event to make us grow. Diamonds only shine through with pressure."


"Is he crazy? This could go wrong in so many ways."


"It could, but he has faith in one thing."


"Uncle Might?"


"Yup."


…


After school, back in his lab, Tony had a pensive look. "The USJ is about to begin. Who knows what other variables are in store? I can't just solely depend on the Skin Suit..."


"Friday, control the suits to help me build some things I have in mind," Tony commanded.


The casings for all the suits suddenly lifted up and all the eyes of the suits flashed on before they began walking towards him.


…


Tomura was sitting on a barstool, in front of him was Kurogiri cleaning glass cups with a towel. 


Tomura turned towards two TV screens, one hoisted up showing the news and the other a box TV with a barely visible person. 


"A few years ago you mentioned All Might being injured and not being able to perform his hero duties like he used to. But the more I see him, the more he looks like his old self. Are you sure he's injured?" Tomura asked as he looked towards the figure on the TV.


"It appears he found someone to cure him of his rather troublesome injuries… It still has taken a lot out of him. He isn't as strong as he used to be, that I can assure you."


"But he's still strong... Stronger than I am," Tomura said with gritted teeth as he began to scratch his neck.


"Hahaha, worry not. As another reassurance, I will give you more than one Nomu. That should calm your nerves. I still want you to go ahead with the plan."


"As long as I can extinguish the Symbol of Peace, that is all that matters."