Okay so first things first.
This is my first fanfiction and there are likely to be issues and mistakes.
Please tell me if you see anything major so I can fix it!
Now on to the good stuff.
What you are considering reading is an unconventional villain deku fic.
If you don't know what I mean you'll see in later chapters.
If you think this chapter is slow, I urge you to hang in there, because I plan to make this as angsty and exciting as possible.
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Happy reading!
-Chapter One-
Ochako Uraraka had been having a perfect day.
Well, perfect at least, by her standards.
It had all begun as an average school day, but soon escalated into a far more exciting event in the beginning of the class's morning routine. Aizawa had explained to the class that students in possession of provisional licenses were to be given a rare opportunity to operate without the constant supervision of a professional hero out in the field for a single day. The class would be divided into groups based on student choice, each heading to a different area to patrol. They were instructed, or course, only to deal with tasks of a nature that students could handle, and in the situation that anything serious or truly threatening occurred they were required to call a superior and run from the site of danger rather than engage any serious villains. Though this sort of exercise would normally be frowned upon by both the school board and local system of law enforcement, both had struck a deal with these conditions under the presumption that the experience would give the students valuable lessons in teamwork and citizen communication. Uraraka knew this was also partially because of the recent all time low in local crime that had been ushered in after the fall of the yakuza. It wasn't exactly revolutionary, but it seemed safe enough as of late to allow students to act more freely.
Izuku and Iida had paired with Uraraka almost automatically due to their friendship, and Todoroki, Uraraka suspected, had joined soon afterwards due to the presence of Izuku. Though Uraraka had expected Bakugou to join up with Mina, Jirou, Kirishima, and Kaminari, he had also surprising followed Todoroki's suit, claiming that he had to "make sure Deku didn't screw things up". Though Uraraka didn't object, she was certainly annoyed at the blond boy's brazen attitude. After all, Izuku was much less likely to ruin social interactions than his fiery counterpart, and he had received his provisional license a full month after Izuku.
Yet even Bakugou's presence wasn't enough to dampen her good mood.
Uraraka was thrilled at the idea of helping others and getting true on the job experience, even if it wasn't of as heroic of a nature as she had originally hoped. So far her group had helped a child locate her lost cat, stopped a small personal fight between two teenagers in front of a convenience store, and helped an old women out of her crashed car. Though none of the incidents had been anything to write home about, or even real hero work, Iida and Izuku had obviously been very proud of the day's accomplishments.
Both boys had had infectious grins on their faces after each task, and of course both of them never failed to charm the people they helped. Their determination and dedication to even insignificant work inspired Uraraka to try her best as well.
Todoroki had taken on a somewhat apathetic attitude through the exercise, but didn't seem to necessarily dislike it. Uraraka had even seen him stifle grins for each of Izuku's bright smiles, and the brunette was beginning to believe that Todoroki found the mood just as contagious as she did. Bakugou, however...
Every time the group took on a task, Bakugou would immediately rush to the forefront, placing himself as the leader of the group. Then, despite his initial readiness to deal with problems, he would act exasperated when he realized the smallness of their scope. Though his assertion was subtle, it was grating after a while, and though Izuku took it silently, Todoroki had glared at Bakugou on multiple occasions. If looks could kill Todoroki would've already committed first degree murder.
But of course even that was endurable with Iida present to play the role of moderator. Whenever things seemed to get out of hand he would calm the others down with a dramatic speech, and tensions would die down quickly either from Bakugou's evident boredom or Izuku's endorsement of his classmate's messages.
Currently the five were simply walking down the sidewalk, having not seen a disturbance in some time, though Todoroki seemed oddly on edge.
Looking around, Uraraka realized that none of her peers had noticed the silent boy's obvious discomfort, as Bakugou was currently trying to pick a fight with a less than willing Izuku.
"Stop smiling like that dubass!" The blonde blurted, arms crossed over his chest. "You don't have a single thing to be proud of! Even as a team we only managed to complete some worthless busywork."
Izuku merely nodded in response, a wide grin still plastered across his face. "I know. But it still feels good to contribute doesn't it? You saw how grateful that girl was when we returned her cat. This kind of work is exactly what it means to be a hero. Helping others even when it isn't public or flashy."
Bakugou frowned begrudgingly. "True, but that doesn't mean it wasn't worthless. After all, that kid would've found the cat on her own anyways, it was literally only a few feet away. This isn't the kind of thing I need to be devoting my time to when I could be doing real training, this could hardly be considered a challenge at all!"
There he goes again. Uraraka mused inwardly, rolling her eyes. Too stubborn to admit that Izukus right.
At this point Uraraka could already determine the trajectory of the conversation, and began to naturally tune the two boys out, instead heading over to question the still shaken looking Todoroki.
She sidled up to the boy slowly, afraid he wouldn't want to talk to her. After all, the two hardly interacted in class, and the only thing really holding them together was their mutual respect of Izuku. Luckily for the pink clad girl, however, Todoroki made the first move.
"Uraraka, have you noticed what part of town we're in?" He asked, a sharp edge creeping into his voice.
Now that he mentioned it, Uraraka hadn't exactly been paying attention to the group's location. Similarly to the others, she had been much more focused on the small squabbles and constant conversation rather than the writing on street signs. However now that she thought about it, the streets had been desolate for quite some ways, and most shops in the area were boarded up or otherwise vacant.
"No, but... You've got a point. This is very unsettling."
The young girl shuddered as she surveyed the scene before her. It suddenly felt as though eyes were boring into the back of head, and she wanted nothing more than to be back on the main streets of the usually bustling area.
Todoroki shook his head, his eyes darting around as if to search for hidden threats. "It's not just the general lack of people that's disturbing. This area has been mentioned multiple times in the news lately, and I'm sure you can imagine that it's for a good reason."
Thinking back, something from the recent headlines had caught her eye... Looking at her general surroundings she tried to remember the details. Something about kidnappings... Untraceable, quick, and mostly focused on children, especially those with strong or unique quirks, mostly battle suited ones... And they were all committed in one small region!
The realization snapped Uraraka back tor reality. "If you're implying what I think you are, then we need to leave. Fast."
Todoroki shook his head once more. "That may not be an option. I suspected that we were being followed back in a more populated area and tried to lead the group away without alerting the others. I knew that if Bakugou was aware he'd insist on confrontation, and if Izuku or Iida realized, they wouldn't be able to keep quiet. What I didn't stop to think was that at every turn that led to a more populated area, there was another person posted to deter me. We're being corralled, and we've walked right into it."
Uraraka felt her heart racing, adrenaline spiking. No! Her thoughts rebelled. I'm not a coward! I'm a hero, and if worst comes to worst I'll fight. It's pretty much my job after all!
Still she felt her knees knocking together. The kidnappers that she had read about in the papers were highly specialized. They had only been spotted once during the job by the acclaimed pro hero, best jeanist, and had still escaped with their hostage. The child, a middle schooler aspiring to be a hero, had never been seen again by his parents or otherwise. Apparently he had had a very strong quirk as well, something that stopped time in a bubble around him, yet according to the single witness he hadn't had a chance of escape against his captors.
She was beginning to think that this entire exercise had been a big mistake on the part of the pros, but at the same time she knew the kidnappers had supposedly been inactive since their encounter with best Jeanist, which was a month ago. There really shouldn't have been a problem, but then again here they were.
In a daze, Uraraka watched Todoroki walk over to speak calmly to the others. The reactions on their faces said enough.
"Well why the hell didn't you tell us sooner?!" Bakugou roared, advancing on Todoroki with one fist ready.
"Stop it!" Iida interjected, stepping between the angry bakugou and slightly peeved looking Todoroki. "This obviously isn't the time to fight! It doesn't matter why he didn't tell us as long as we know now! We need to act as a group to remove the threat!"
Both parties begrudgingly muttered their agreement, though ice could be seen forming on Todoroki's right hand. Just as Bakugo began to advance once more, the sound of loud clicking could be heard from the direction of Izuku. He blushed as all faces present focused on him.
"I'm going to call Aizawa and tell him our location. It's the best course of action right now." He explained, somewhat confidently, just finishing typing the number. Iida barely had time to voice his consent of the action before the phone was sent flying with a loud thwack, hitting a brick wall a few feet away from Izuku's still open hand.
"Sorry kid, but I can't exactly have you callin for help now can I?" A voiced hissed from the shelter of a nearby alleyway. A few seconds later scratching could be heard from almost every direction around the group, and they were forced to take an outward facing defensive stance.
"Come out and fight me you cowards! Unless you think you can't take me!" Bakugou yelled out, swiveling his head to face the walls around him as he spoke. Not soon after more scuffling could be heard unseen.
"Oh trust me, I'm sure we can, and will, take you. But first, I'd like to see if you're worth it."
Another projectile came rocketing out of the darkness, almost too fast for Uraraka's eyes to catch. Just before the object could lodge itself into Backugou's exposed throat, it hit a wall of ice.
"Thanks Icy Hot." Bakugou hissed, kneeling into a battle stance. "I hope there's plenty more where that came from."
Uraraka's wide eyes were still fixated on the rouge projectile, which now appeared to be some sort of quill resembling a porcupine's. The only difference was that this quill was about a foot long, and coated with some sort of unidentifiable liquid that seemed suspiciously like poison.
"Nice reflexes!" The unknown voice cheered. "Just like on television! We've had our eyes on you for a while, but it's still nice to see your quirk in person."
Uraraka realized with a start that the kidnappers had likely viewed the UA tournament. They knew all their strengths, weaknesses, and quirks, which meant that this attack was certainly premeditated. Their chances of escape were looking increasingly slim.
"Of course, we do have a client who has an eye on broccoli boy specifically, so you're actually only second priority. Sorry, not sorry." The voice's owner slowly began to slink out of it's hiding place along with two previously unheard figures.
The speaker was a tall, slim, man who looked to be about in his mid twenties. Though his entire appearance absolutely screamed sordid Uraraka guessed that his quirk was made up of the long, deadly sharp spines on his back and tail, which looked exactly like those which had previously rocketed towards Bakugou. Each was dripping with the same liquid as well.
The man's two companions were much more mysterious however, as neither had obvious quirks. Each member's face was covered by an ornate black masquerade reminiscent mask. Other forms also appeared in the alleys around them, though they were blurry in the corners of Uraraka's vision.
"In fact, if our little green friend comes quietly we won't even have to lay a hand on the pretty lady or beautiful blonde." The figure added with a visible smirk.
Bakugou, however, was not quite so amused.
"Come over here and I'll show you something beautiful! The bright scarlet of your bloodied face!" He screeched, a look of pure race contorting his features.
The lead figure released a high pitched snicker. "Oh I like you! You're fun! It's really too bad that you're such a possible threat!" He flicked his wrist, and Todoroki reacted to the signal a bit too late. Expecting a frontal attack, he shielded the wrong side of bakugou, and the shocked and enraged teen was hit by a circular device from behind. Obviously miffed beyond reason, Bakugou turned to remove the disk, but not before it emitted a sharp shock which sent him twitching to the ground. After a few minutes the boy failed to stir, and Uraraka realized with a twinge of fear that he had lost consciousness.
"See kiddos? Be quiet and meek and we've got no issues. I promise if you all agree to just walk over to my friend here we'll escort you to your destination without any unnecessary pain." The man gestured to the girl beside him, who smiled threateningly.
"No! We refuse to barter with lowlife criminals such as yourselves! Back down or you'll be swiftly put out of commission!" Iida promised, preparing to charge.
"Ugh no. Kids like you are such a bore. Quit the justice crap and get mad like Blondie over there. It's much more interesting."
Without another word, Iida charged. Though it seemed like he was going to hit the man head on, there was swift movement at the last second. In a blur the man stabbed Iida with a needle, and he fell to the ground almost instantly.
Izuku made a face as though he had been the one injured, and looked about ready to charge himself.
"Don't worry broccoli. You're friend isn't dead, just tranquilized. Or at least he should be. It's tough to always get the proper dosage. There are so many different sizes of targets after all."
The formerly quiet accomplice to the left of the outspoken one suddenly stepped forward. "Stop tormenting them Quill. This is unnecessary and cruel." He commanded, and surprisingly the other man backed off. "Fine," He growled. "But if they don't comply we don't have any other choice."
To Uraraka's shock Izuku suddenly forced his way forward. "Hey, if what I heard was right you're mostly after me!" He began, grabbing the attention of the two men. "I'll come along quietly if you leave my friends alone."
The quieter man nodded, and to Todoroki and Uraraka's dismay, Izuku rand over to stand beside the women as ordered. She immediately extended a finger towards him, touching his forehead. Immediately afterwards he disappeared without a trace.
Uraraka didn't know what to do. It was likely that Izuku had done the right thing... After all there seemed to be no visible way to win and it was a hero's job to save as many people as possible yet... How had to operation gone so wrong so quickly?
Unfortunately there wasn't much time to mull this question over, as Quill was beginning to advance. "Yeah okay, I know we promised that we'd leave now, but you guys just seem too good to give up. Sorry, not sorry."
Uraraka prayed for an interjection from the other man, but none seemed to come. Fortunately something else did.
Quill swung out his tail to send out more tranq projectiles, but none responded.
"Hey, what the hell?" He grunted, right as a thick mist began to fill the alleyway. Some of those gathered began to stumble, and Uraraka felt her eyelids droop unmistakably.
She heard a call of "Scatter it's the pros!" Before seeing a chorus of figures flee to the area behind her. She caught sight of two figures running towards her as she finally dropped into the oblivion of sleep.
Thanks for hanging in this long, I know I'm not the best at writing.
If you're tired of seeing Uraraka's thoughts, don't worry because I hope to shift between character perspectives when relevant.
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