Chapter 24 - Overcoming limits

AN - Hey guys, this is just a quick thing. Which major villain would you like to see Izuku up against next? (I'm saving Joker to try and do him as best as possible)


-Ra's al Ghul


-Mr Freeze




Izuku fought his way through the prison, breaking the bones of countless inmates and all to get to those who were responsible and stop them. The riots inside were raging and there had been reports that some villains even managed to reach the city but lay low. Some he had put there long ago, others he had heard of but not met. But, the thing that currently took priority was the villains orchestrating the whole prison break. He knew that the other heroes would arrive and then the pros a little later so he had to buy time.




Izuku eventually found the security room which had seen better days. There were fires and broken concrete everywhere along with some computers. The monitors were damaged so he grabbed some wires linked to the cameras and connected them to his gauntlet. Once a connection was established, a small holographic screen popped up and had multiple camera feeds. Izuku looked until he found Shigaraki and Bane though he couldn't tell what they had planned. He also spotted his friends showing up at the front gate to help as much as possible. He began to head towards the prison fighting arena. Now you may be wondering why there was a prison has an arena for their prisoners to fight. The answer is simple: corruption and wardens taking advantage of their captivity for entertainment. 




Guarding the entrance to the fight arena was 20 armed men with automatic assault rifles and itchy trigger fingers. They knew that they should gun Batman down if he comes and that's what they intended to do. But, as soon as Izuku turned the corner, he simply walked straight towards them and they let out a storm of bullets straight for him. Unfortunately for them, the bullets bounced right off and he kept moving forwards slowly.



He stopped right in front of one of them and stared down the gun barrel as they shot at him but they were all out of ammo by the time he had reached them. He stared at them with anger and intent to kick their ass. Most began to back away but one thought it was a great idea to draw a pistol and unload a clip into the bat symbol on his chest. Fortunately for Izuku, that is where his armour is strongest so the shots did nothing. Then, he simply snatched the gun from the criminal and took it apart with ease.


"Are we going to stand here all day or are we going to fight?" He asked.




Outside:


The police and UA team were pushing the criminals back and into the prison again.


"How do you think Midoriya is doing?" Kirishima asked his boyfriend.


"He'll be fine. The nerd can hold his own and probably take out half of the pros on his own. Besides, we got to focus on these guys. If they get out then the city could be overrun and I don't want to get my ass kicked again by Batman." Katsuki replied as the pair continued to fight the villains. The rest were busy helping evacuate any injured officers and Todoroki was creating an ice wall as an extra precaution.




Inside with Bane and Shigaraki:


"This will definitely abuse the breakdown of the heroes and Batman won't be able to live with himself." Shigaraki gloated.


"That is if he succeeds and makes it past the men at the door." Bane reminds him.


"He will fail. I am certain. He will either fail to beat you or fail at not taking life." Just then, the door burst down and a plume of smoke flooded in. When the smoke disappeared, in walked Batman holding two prisoners by the collar and staring an angry hole in Bane. He dropped the bodies and started to walk into the middle of the arena as Bane jumped down from a platform he and Shigaraki were standing on. 


"Welcome Batman, it's been a while. Now, on with the show. Bane is wearing a heart monitor which is going to start charging an electric chair. Strapped in this chair is the warden of this prison. Now either you die, he dies or you kill Bane." Shigaraki said, cackling like a maniac.


"No, I won't kill Bane." Batman replied.


"You will. You either do or you die. Someone will die! Whoever it is, is in your hands hero." Bane says, activating his venom and charging directly towards Batman. He managed to duck underneath just in time and avoid Bane as he punched straight into the concrete wall. The prisoners watching from their cells started to cheer and Shigaraki took the opportunity to enter one of Kurogiri's portals and leave. Batman quickly scanned the heart monitor and it revealed it was also a bomb.


'Great. If I try remove that, it'll explode. Not an option. How will I do this?'




Bane ripped his hand, and a good chunk of concrete, out of the wall and turned back around to face Batman. The roar of the inmates adding more pressure to the fight. Bane tried to charge yet again and grabbed Batman. He was about to try snap his back again but this time, Batman set of some micro flash grenades which stunned him long enough to get free. Bane merely steadied himself and got into a combat stance.


"A compassionate man would be home right now, mourning the loss of a lover and child. Yet here you are." He said. Bane then stomped the ground, causing some rock to fly out towards Batman who jumped on and over it. Unfortunately Bane was counting on this and caught his leg before slamming him on the ground. Batman just rose back to his feet and tried whatever he could. He threw a batarang which was blocked so he kicked Bane in the face and punched his ribs. This would usually be working but due to venom, it wasn't having as much of an impact. The warden strapped in the electric chair was panicking heavily at this moment out of fear when the chair would go off. 




Bane got up yet again and tried to punch Batman but he flipped Bane over who rolled and spun back around and back kicked Izuku in the chest, causing some blood to be coughed up. Bane then walked over to Batman and placed his foot on his chest, applying pressure while Izuku punched the leg, trying to fight out of it but to no avail. 




"I AM HERE!" All Might declared as he burst in through the ceiling to rescue the warden. This angered the inmates and they began to become more unsettled. All Might started tearing wires out and cables off of the electric chair. Izuku watched as sparks of electric began to appear and All Might jumped off with the warden.




Flashback:


"Come on damn it!"


Shock


Kyoka began coughing and her heart beating.


Back to present:




"May you find the peace in death that you did not find in life." Bane says as Batman activated his shock gloves discretely.


"I'm not looking for peace!" Batman replied with a powerful electrified punch to the inside of Bane's leg. Both got to their feet and readied themselves again. Bane pumped more venom into his body and charged once again with Batman sliding under him as he hit the wall with his head.


'I need to use my shock gloves to stop his heart, it is my only option.'




Bane ripped out a piece of the wall and threw it, only for Batman to roll out the way and for Bane to try a hammer fist attack. Batman side stepped, axe kicked his arm and punched him in the face five times with the shock gloves causing him to stumble backwards. Batman jumped and double punched Bane's face, knocking him to the floor. The inmates were still going crazy and All Might had just returned and saw what happened next. Izuku walked over and continuously shocked Bane until there was no reading on the heart monitor. To try reducing the risk, he tore off the venom supply and the heart monitor which had been defused. He then looked up to All Might while the shouting and banging continued from the prisoners.


"All Might, I need your help to stop the riots and contain the villains."


"MY HELP? YOU'RE A VIGILANTE, A CRIMINAL AND IS ONE KILL NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TONIGHT?!"


"Bane is in cardiopulmonary arrest, I only have minutes to resuscitate him before it's too late."


"YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T-"


"That is not how I do things. I made a promise, now go." Batman replied, charging his gloves to revive Bane.




Just like with Kyoka, he shocked Bane repeatedly, trying to start his heart. He thought he was getting nowhere until all of a sudden, Bane's chest moved up and then down indicating he was breathing. Unfortunately, he sat straight up and grabbed Batman by the throat causing a louder reaction from prisoners. He was about to activate his venom but noticed it was gone. Seeing no other option, he took out an injector and sent some liquid into his blood.


"You leave me no choice, Mr Midoriya." He said as his muscles began to rapidly grow, his eyes changed to green and he became taller. His mind was one thought: kill Batman. He slammed Izuku onto the floor and roared at him. Izuku knew he couldn't fight Bane hand to hand at this strength so he threw a smoke bomb at his face and activated a high frequency emitter. Bane tried swinging through the smoke to try hit Batman but smacked a wall and took the whole thing out. Getting annoyed at this point, he roared and punched the ground causing a tremor felt outside where the other heroes were. Realising that this was working, Batman readied three batarangs in each hand and waiting for his bat-up. The smoke eventually cleared and Bane was ready to attack but Batman's fear turned allies showed up to assist. A swarm of bats filled the area, disorienting Bane and giving Batman the opportunity he needed. He ran towards Bane and slid on his back until he was directly between his legs and jammed three batarangs into each leg causing Bane some immense pain despite being on the equivalent of super roids. Batman charged up his shock gloves fully and delivered the coup de grâce.


"This is for my daughter you son of a bitch!" He yelled and double punched Bane in the balls with his shock gloves.




Later:


Batman was stringing Bane up who was barely conscious and blabbering none sense but with some recognisable dialogue.


"B-batman... I m-must find the... Batman." He stuttered out.


"Good luck with that." Izuku replied, walking away from the memory damaged Bane. Looks like his identity was safe once again. Just as he was leaving through the ceiling though, Detective Tsukauchi and other officers came in and secured the area.


"Who do you think too this guy out Tsukauchi?" One asked.


"I already know who." He replied and pointed up to Batman, looking down to them then taking his leave.




The next morning, the news was praising the heroes that assisted in the capture and containment of the prison break last night. The person they were praising most was Batman which made a change. People and the UA heroes that gave a statement said that he was a hero and had he not been there, they may not have stopped the break out. Izuku's friends tried to give the best statement possible to cut Batman some slack and it worked. People in the city were beginning to believe in him again and criminals were even more scared. 




That night on the rooftop of the police station:


Detective Tsukauchi stood with a cup of coffee dressed in his usual trench coat, pants and hat. He was stood overlooking the city smiling to himself. Then he heard some knocking and turned around to see Batman tapping the Batsignal.


"Never thought this would be lit up on the police roof again." Batman said.


"Someone needs to remind criminals the Batman is coming."


"Did you find anything?"


"We found and got some mob bosses and former Yakuza. But, we still haven't picked up Scarecrow, Cobblepot or anyone who got out last night."


"We will. I'll look into it." He then turned to the edge and stood on it.


"I never said thank you." Tsukauchi said. Batman turned back to look at him.


"And you'll never have to." He then jumped off the roof and glided off into the night.



AN - Hey guys, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Vote on which Batman villain you want next at the top. Hopefully you are all still enjoying this story and I'll see you in the next one.

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