Revelry in the Dark (a My Hero Academia fanfic)

Tokoyami’s never been much of a morning person, but when he is rudely awoken by All Might’s extremely loud alarm clock shouting, “RISE AND SHINE, SLEEPYHEAD!!! PLUS ULTRA!!!”, you’d better believe that he gets his ass out of bed.

Tokoyami: Geez, talk about a wake up call.
Shadow: That was more like a death threat if you ask me.

In the kitchen, Rika is eating her breakfast while All Might is getting ready to head out the door for work.

Rika: Did you have a nice night, Fumi?
Tokoyami: Not in the slightest. I was only asleep for about twenty minutes before I was rudely awoken by the loudest alarm clock in the world!
AM: My apologies, Tokoyami. I forgot to switch off the voice message. Sorry I can’t stay longer, I’ve got to get to work!
[All Might rushes out the door without so much as a goodbye]
Shadow: Hmm, what do you suppose has got him in such a hurry?
Tokoyami: Whatever it is, it’s probably none of our concern.

-UA-

Izuku: Class won’t ever be the same without Tokoyami here.
Iida: I agree. His absence has created a void that will never be replaced. And my eyes can’t stop looking at that empty space where his desk used to be!
Aizawa: Do any of you know what happened to Yaoyorozu? She’s been in the bathroom for about an hour now.
Jiro: She did say she was feeling a little sick. Probably something in the cafeteria food that didn’t sit well.
Koda: Now that you mention it, I’m kind of feeling a little sick myself.
[Koda runs off to the bathroom]
Kaminari: Yeah, me too!
[Kaminari runs after him]
Aizawa: This is strange. Does anyone else have to use the facilities?
[The remaining students all shake their heads]
Aizawa: Good. Now let’s continue with our lessons.

That night, an alarming report appears on the news:

Reporter: No less than three students at UA High were admitted to a local hospital this afternoon, all suffering from a mysterious ailment. Officials say that the students, who are all members of Class 1A at the school, reported symptoms such as projectile vomiting, uncontrollable diarrhea, and falling into a coma. The cause of this is currently unknown, but health officials are currently sterilizing the entire building so classes can go on as scheduled.

Tokoyami happens to be watching this report, and he doesn’t like what he sees.

Tokoyami: Figures that as soon as I leave UA, something interesting finally happens!
Rika: Don’t be like that, Fumi! You should be glad that you weren’t infected yourself!
Tokoyami: All Might, do you have any idea what this is all about?
AM: I haven’t a clue, but whatever it is, Present Mic got infected as well. We were having a staff meeting, when he suddenly had to excuse himself. He never came back to the meeting...
Tokoyami: That’s horrible!!! Can’t you do something?!??
AM: I wish I could, but I’m not a doctor. We’ll just have to see where this is going for now...

Unfortunately, Aizawa’s class is significantly smaller the next morning. Only Midoriya, Iida, Shoji, Ochaco, Bakugo, Tsuyu, Todoroki, and Kirishima are left.

Aizawa: Only eight of you today, huh? This virus is spreading faster than I thought.
Kirishima: I’m scared, man! What if it gets to me next?!?
Iida: You? What about the rest of us?!? We might have an epidemic on our hands!!!
Aizawa: Settle down, you two. It’s very unlikely that anyone else will be infected. The entire school was sterilized last night. Whatever caused this virus was probably destroyed.
Tsuyu: Ribbit. Will we still be having normal classes today?
Aizawa: Unfortunately not. I’ve been asked by the Health Council to suspend our regular lessons until the rest of the class is back. In the meantime, we’re going to watch this informative documentary about what causes viruses.
[The class groans, except for Iida]
Iida: What? I think this sounds interesting!
Bakugo: Pfft, teacher’s pet.

At the hospital, the infected students’ conditions start to get stranger...

Recovery Girl: Dr. Satsuma, Dr. Onishi! Come in here, quickly!!!
[UA’s new doctor, Naoki Satsuma, and his assistant, Akiro Onishi, rush into the room]
Satsuma: What is it?
RG: This student says that he lost his Quirk!
Satsuma: Say what?
[The student, Kaminari, is lying on a cot in the infirmary]
Satsuma: What happened, young man?
Kaminari: I don’t know!!! There was this annoying fly buzzing around earlier, and I tried to make it go away by shocking it, but nothing happened!!!
RG: So you’re saying that you couldn’t use your electricity?
Kaminari: No! Not a single volt! It feels like I never even had a Quirk in the first place!
Jiro: Doctor!!! I think I lost my Quirk too!!!
Onishi: Master, there’s another one!
Satsuma: Oh, dear god.
Jiro: See? My earphone jacks are gone! I just have a normal ear!
[As if things couldn’t get any worse, the other infected students in the class all start piping up about losing their Quirks]
Sero: I’ve run out of tape!
Ojiro: My tail is missing!
Sato: My sugar intake is very low right now!
Koda: The animals won’t talk to me anymore!
Momo: I can’t create anything!
Mineta: My hair is solid as a rock! Heh heh, solid as a rock....
Mina: I’m not producing any acid!
Toru: I’M VISIBLE!!!!!!!
Satsuma: Are you writing this all down, Onishi?
Onishi: Yes, master.
Satsuma: We must monitor this as closely as possible. We can’t risk any more students getting infected!

Another alarming news report:

Reporter: The case of the UA virus, as the media is now calling it, just keeps getting stranger. Health officials revealed today that each of the students who were infected have also lost their Quirks. It’s not known whether this is just a temporary side effect of the virus or if this is permanent, but, one thing’s for sure, UA officials aren’t taking any more chances. All classes are being suspended for as long as-
[All Might switches off the TV]
AM: This virus is getting worse all the time. By the end of this afternoon, Aizawa’s class only had Midoriya, Shoji, Iida, Uraraka, Todoroki, and Kirishima left.
Tokoyami: Have you found any leads on this virus, All Might?
AM: Just one. We’ve noticed that the effects of this virus have a remarkable similarity to the Quirk of an old hero named Sick Boy.
Tokoyami: Sick Boy? Can’t say that I’ve ever heard of him.
AM: He was active a long time ago, even before I came on the scene. His Quirk was infecting others, and to do this, he shot highly contagious spores out of his nose. The effects of these spores were exactly the same as this virus.
Tokoyami: Even the part about making you lose your Quirk?
AM: No. We’re still not sure where that’s coming from.
Tokoyami: Well, what ever happened to this Hero?
AM: Nobody knows. He just disappeared one night while stopping a drug bust in Akihabara.
Tokoyami: Wherever he is, I just hope that they find him and put a stop to this mess.

-League of Villains’ Hideout-

Kurogiri is talking with a couple of new recruits to the villains’ cause....

Kurogiri: Has that boy been infected so you can take his quirk away yet?
Recruit 1: Not yet, sir. One of our contacts at the school informed me that he was expelled a few days ago.
Shigaraki: What?!!?? You idiots!!! Why didn’t you tell us that before we sent you there?
Recruit 1: Don’t get too upset! I’ve also found out where the boy is currently located.
Kurogiri: Oh, really?
Recruit 1: Yes! It turns out that he is living at the house of none other than All Might himself! It’s in Shibuya, right across from the NHK building.
Shigaraki: Hmmm, things just got interesting. And you’re sure this is the right place?
Recruit 1: My informant would never lie to me, sir!
Recruit 2: No, he would not.
Recruit 1: Unfortunately, it’s not going to be so easy to get him. The boy is only allowed to leave the house if he’s with his guardians or if he gets permission from one of them.
Shigaraki: Then you’ll just have to wait for a time when he’s allowed to go outside! And that’s when you will strike!!! Is that understood!
Recruit 1: Loud and clear, boss!
Shigaraki: Excellent. You are dismissed.
Recruit 1: You know what to do when we meet him, right?
Recruit 2: Yes, master.

Author’s note: Now things get a little more complicated. Who is this mysterious new recruit? What is his purpose for infecting Tokoyami’s classmates? How did he take their Quirks away from them? And, more importantly, what will the remaining Class 1A students do to stop this? Only I know, and I’m certainly not telling you!!!

By the way, try and see if you can spot all the random Digimon references in this story. It’s all part of a lead up to my next fanfiction.