Chapter 1- A big little surprise
Katsuki grunted as he finally felt his tense muscles relaxing. Stupid Deku had flicked his fingers and launched some kind of wind attack to intercept the lead villains as they had been charging All Might. Almost immediately after a cement wall had gone up between them provided by the arriving teachers. The stupid fog machine and handsy must have turned tail and run because there were no sounds of conflict from beyond the wall and the atmosphere had eased considerably.
The teachers were here and the few villain extras that had begun to stir around them were shitting themselves in their rush to get their hands up fast enough. Red eyes glanced over to where Deku was still sprawled out on the ground after that stupid last attack, he was sitting forward awkwardly cradling his hands in his lap. 'Stupid Deku needs to get his shit together- what kind of shithead couldn't figure out how to handle his own quirk after all of that Hero-analyzing bullshit he always did?'
"Students, please make your way towards the entrance if you are able- teachers will come to you if you are injured, remain calm. Villains it would be wise for you to surrender." Principal Nezu's voice echoed with the help of Present MIC out from where Katsuki assumed the teachers stood overlooking the arena, he couldn't really see them from this angle. Turning back to Shitty Hair, who despite his apparent exhaustion was making his way over to Deku to check on him.
"Ahh, that was so epic Midoriya- super manly how you didn't want to leave All Might!" Kirishima cheered tiredly before glancing down at where the green haired boy was cradling his hands. "Are your hands ok?"
"Ah- well- my fingers might be kinda...broken?" Izuku stumbled embarrassingly over his words as he blushed and chocked out a laugh, one hand reaching up to rub the back of his head before he winced and brought it back down to his lap. Kirishima winced with him in sympathy and opened his mouth to say more.
"Would you dipshits hurry the fuck up, this shitty fucking day has been long enough without all this bullshit!" Katsuki tsked, shoving his hands in his pockets- body half turned to begin the trek back to the doors. His eyes though were piercing as they glared back at the two. Todoroki let out an icy sign from farther behind him as he turned toward the direction of the steps and began walking. Katsuki's eyes cut to him for a moment. 'Stupid Half-n- Half thinks he's hot shit.'
Glancing back at the two idiots he saw shitty Deku let out a trembly sign and lean an arm back bracing his wrist on the ground to lever himself up, while his other hand stretched out towards Kirishima who was reaching forward to help.
It happened in an instant. A villain that had been laying face down on the ground- thought to be unconscious- behind Izuku suddenly shot forward grabbing his wrist. In a blink he had the boys arm jerked behind his back and used it to hall the smaller body up to the point that his weight was being suspended from his trapped arm and his toes scraped the ground. Izuku yelped as he tried to reorient himself from the sudden movement.
"Hey- what the hell- "Kirishima took a step forward hands outstretched and eyes hard- looking ready to charge forward and tackle them both. Katsuki tensed and Todoroki quickly turned back towards them- frost gathering on one side.
"Ah-ah- ah! No funny business kiddies- wouldn't want anything bad to happen to your friend here, would you?" The villain's eyes were a bit crazed as he gazed around himself, his other hand coming up to grip around Izuku's throat to hold his struggling still. He looked unkempt-matted black hair falling half in his eyes and around his ears. His clothing was dirty and torn- more than just the fighting would have induced- if they had to guess they would say that he had come straight of the streets to join the attack. He began to step back, dragging Izuku with him several feet away from Kirishima and towards where a few other villains were crouched- their defeated expressions shifting to calculating as they saw a chance to change things in their favor.
"Wha-wha did ja'duu….? Izuku mumbled his words beginning to slur, his eyes drooping and free arm flopping weakly against the hand at his throat.
"Ha- like that do you?" The hand around his throat pulled back, revealing a long black barb that was protruding from the villains palm the tip wet with Midoriyas blood. "My quirk is a very powerful sedative- and let me just warn you now- your boy here won't survive two shots- 'fraid that I can't control the amount with my nerves all jittery. If I were to be startled or suddenly hurt in some way- I might just end up pumping the little guy with a lethal dose. Wouldn't want that would ya?" His voiced raised at the end to address the few heroes that were cautiously making their way down the stairs half a dozen yards away. It was only the principal on top of Vlad Kings shoulder as the others had been dispersed to help throughout the large dome thinking that the courtyard had been contained.
Katsuki clenched his teeth, small explosions igniting in his palms as he took step forward- his eyes glancing back toward the stairs on the other end of the courtyard. 'What the fuck are the teachers doing- this shit is supposed to be settled!' But he could see that the principal and the teacher with him were hesitant to act with threat to the student so clear. Distant sounds of explosions informed him that the rest of the teachers were handling situations with the other students.
"You fucking extra- you really think you hot shit- I'll cave your fucking face in!" He snarled, taking another step forward.
"Whoa, Bakugo calm down man, think about Midoriya!" Kirishima stammered, eyes darting between the explosive teen and the retreating villain. Katsuki paused a few steps from Kirishima eyes locked on the villain, noticing that he seemed to be struggling to hold the increasingly dead weight of the zoned-out kid in his arms.
"Fuck- what do they feed you here- kids heavier than he looks." The villain looked frustrated for just a moment before glancing back at the handful of companions he now had right at his back. His eyes lit up upon seeing a familiar face among them. "Oh- that could work. Oi, Dolly, what do you think about helping, eh? You like the look of this one?" His hand was back around the kid's throat, pushing the barb back in to ensure that the heroes wouldn't get any ideas while his attention was divided. He tilted the greenetts head towards the woman that slowly approached him her eyes lighting up with interest as she clasped her hands over her ample breast. Her mousy brown hair was pulled back in a tight bun and her black eyes held a glazed not all there look.
"Oooh, yes-yes-yes, look at that face! Freckles! I just loooove freckles, and that hair it looks so soft even after all the commotion! He's already so adorable, just think how much more…." She practically cooed. Trailing off as she got close enough to touch, her long manicured fingers trailing over the boy's face and tugging at his hair.
"The fuck? Oi, Handsy Bitch, what the fuck do you think your doing? Katsuki felt a cold sweat break out watching the new villain practically paw at shitty Deku while the boy was completely out of it. Deku was well and truly under whatever affects the stupid Hobo-villain had injected him with- eyes barely open and his one free arm slowly pushing at those holding him- though it had about as much effect as a kitten for all the good it did. Lady-Bitch let out a giggle as she stroked Dekus hair with one hand, the other coming up to pull at her bottom lip as she began to pout exaggeratingly.
"Well I'll have to let one go, but he sure is a cutie- I just can't not have him for my collection, right? Rigggght?" She turned her big crazy eyes to the one holding the boy, as if needing his agreement on her decision.
"It would be a crying shame Dolly to let him get away, so what do you say- work your magic?" The man grinned as the hand in the kid's hair turned into a solid grip and began to glow.
Everyone jolted to move forward, the Vlad King covering the distance from the stairs to the other students before the villain turned his attention from the now glowing boy in his arms. "Oi- you want him dead?! Dolly here isn't hurting him- but I can quickly change that so back up!" Hobo snarled at them, and the villains around him all looked ready to fight rather than surrender at this chance to escape the situation via hostage.
Katsuki breathed hard through his teeth, clenching his jaw tight. The glow moved from Crazy Bitches hand onto Deku, spreading down his face and following underneath his clothes. Suddenly Deku's shoes hit the ground, leaving behind a trail of glowing dust where his feet should have been, next his kneepads fell, and the pant legs began to flutter in the wind. Again, only a trail of glittery dust falling from the pants- no legs. A breeze came in and suddenly the dust was gone leaving the Heroes and students gasping at what they saw. Where before there at been a 15-year-old boy- granted a small 15-year-old boy- now there was a toddler hanging from the villain's grasp wearing only the baggy remains of Deku's gym uniform like an oversized dress. A toddler the villain almost dropped before quickly readjusting his grip.
"What…. what the fuck!?"
"Midoriya!?"
"No way!"
The villain grinned, trying to get a grip on the now child sized throat in one hand while his other arm now came fully around the small body to keep his arms pinned. Green curly hair trembled as big green eyes blinked rapidly and darted around, small hands coming up through baggy sleeves to grip the arm holding them, and small feet kicking under the large covering he appeared to be wearing. He was awake and aware in a way that Deku hadn't been, but you could see the clear confusion morphing into panic on his face.
"Ah my quirk reversed the effects of yours, hehehe, do be careful not to damage him. Oh, he will be so cute in my collection…. yes, you will! Oh yes, yes, yes so beautiful you'll be. Hmmm, what outfits would be best…." The villainess practically swooned as she looked down at the terrified eyes that had darted to her the second she began to speak. Her hand was still playing in his hair and every now and then dipping down to trail along his face causing him to flinch back.
"Whaa? Where? "The child began to whimper as he looked around at all the unfamiliar faces around him. He was surrounded by grownups he didn't know, in a place he didn't know. How did he get here? Wasn't he just playing the park with Kacchan? How did he get here?!
Thoughts of stranger danger that his mother had repeatedly told him whenever he left the house filled his head. The man holding him began to laugh and Izuku could feel the vibrations of it against his back from how tightly the man held him, the man was shaking and the grip around his throat hurt. Tears began to fall unchecked from his eyes as he looked across the open space between the man holding him and the other group consisting of a grownup with a big mouse and big kids that seemed frozen in shock- looking between him and the person holding him.
"The FUCK DID YOU JUST DO?" A blond-haired guy yelled, explosions erupting from his hands. It was kind of like Kacchans sparks- how cool! He looked so mad his blond hair seeming to bristle out as he hollered. He even looked a bit like Kacchan, maybe they were related? The red headed guy next to him reached out and tried to put a hand on his shoulder only for the blond to angrily shrug it off.
"Told you the kid was too heavy! This is much easier, but you'll have to be extra nice now- since he's so much smaller just imagine how much easier it would be for something bad to happen if people aren't being careful. You wouldn't want that, now would you? I'm sure greeny here doesn't want to get hurt, do you kid, tell the nice people you don't want to be hurt." The man holding Izuku jostled him as he rambled, releasing the grip on his throat enough for him to move is head a bit easier.
Izuku opened his mouth but he was too scared to move let alone try to say anything. The man behind him growled and shook him some more. "I said tell the people how you don't want to be hurt, better ask them nicely because it's all up to them what happens to you!"
"I- I d-don't wanna hurt" Izuku stuttered as more tears fell. His eyes jumped from person to person who was across from him. Red-haired guy, angry blond, another guy with red and white hair who had a very blank face. They all looked roughed up- like they had already been in a fight- and they were dressed like …. like heroes! Then behind them another tall adult and a mouse-man, all looking various degrees of angry and concerned. If all the people across from him seemed upset at the person holding him, and the person holding him was being a meanie and squeezing him too hard- didn't he know you weren't supposed to grab kids you didn't know? Only villains did that…
Villain?! Izuku began to panic even more as his four-year-old mind finally started connecting all the things around him. The guy holding him was a villain!
Izuku began to struggle in the man's arm. He didn't want to be here, where was Kacchan! Where was mom! He was so scared! Kacchan always was there when he was scared- what would Kacchan do? He wouldn't be caught by a villain- he would…. he would fight! So Izuku kicked his feet and scratched as best he could against the arm, all the while his mouth running a mile a minute.
"Lemme go, lemme go! Big bully! You're gonna be in big t-trouble m-mister!" The man grunted as little feet kicked against his stomach and tiny fingers dug into his arms like little daggers. "Oi little brat, hold still or you're gonna regret it!" The man's hand was suddenly trying to tighten around his throat again but Izuku tucked his chin to keep him from getting a good grip- he'd read about that somewhere. Between the fact that his throat was so small already compared to the scope of the man's hand, ducking his chin prevented the man from closing his fingers around his windpipe. Suddenly the mans hand moved from the attempt at his neck to his shoulder and he felt something stab him like a bee sting.
"Ow-!"
"Stupid little brat I said hold still or my quirk will poison you, got it!"
Izuku felt big tears filling his eyes again and cascading down his face, and he began to hiccup as he tried to hold in his sobs. Kacchan would call him such a crybaby, but his shoulder hurt, and the man was so scary! Why weren't the people across from him helping him? They were yelling at the villain trying to get the bad man to let him go, or something, but Izuku was too lost in his own panic to really understand them. Why weren't they helping him?! Or- that stabby feeling- and the man said poison?! Izuku continued to cry and hiccup in the man's arms, though he stopped trying to get away in fear of the pain in his arm and the threat of poison.
"There we go, all calm- no need for anybody to be hasty! Now here's what's going to happen, you are going to call all your little hero buddies that are spread our helping those other students and tell them to head to the back of this stupid dome because of some emergency. And then we" He hugged the kids' body closer while tilting his head to encompass the villains at his back "We will calmly head out the front doors, yea?"
"Come now sir, you can't really thing this is going to go in your favor? You know who we have on staff here- you know that not all that staff is here with us at this moment? What do you really think is going to happen once you get out of this dome? It is quite a walk to the front gates or anywhere close to the border of our property." Principal Nezu tried to speak calmly from his perch on top of Vlad King "Please- be reasonable- "
"Shut up! Shut UP! We are leaving, we are not going to jail! And if you want your little brat back you better do as I say or your going to watch him die here and now!" The man was getting more manic as the seconds ticked by, foam flying from his mouth as his breathing rasped out of his gaping mouth and his eyes roved over those facing him. But the villains at his back suddenly looked less sure of this plan. The only reason they had made it this far into the schools' grounds was due to the warp gate- just getting out of the dome still left them with a lot of ground to cover and a lot of obstacles between here and there. Their eyes took in the two ring-leaders of this little hostage situation- two clearly unhinged individuals- and slowly started backing away and raising their hands in surrender again.
Dolly glanced around herself at the changing tides and let out a mournful little whine while patting at Izuku's curly green hair. "Oh, my little sweetie pie- looks like we won't be able to see the rest of my collection very soon at all- oh, but you'd have fit right in yes-yes-yes. Don't you worry I'm sure we can work something out yeah?"
The villain looked around himself, seeing his chance becoming at getting out of here suddenly shifting out of his favor. Growling he ripped himself away from Dolly and the other villains- staggering away from them to be able to see both groups as his grip on the kid tightened painfully. Izuku began to struggle again as the grip got to tight and he found it harder to breath.
"You're all pathetic! Giving up without even a chance, you can rot in jail but NOT ME!" He screamed, laughing as he yanked the kid higher up. "If I don't get out of here then neither does he, do you understand me! Hahaha- you want that on your conscience- this kids' death! Go on then! What are you- ARG!" The villain jerked- the kid had turned his head just enough that he could sink his teeth into the arm holding him.
"Why you little- "He moved his free arm to strike the brat- forgetting for just a moment that not having contact to inject the poison would give up his only leeway. Izuku took a deep shuttering breath as he watched the man raise his hand to strike him. He did the thing he always did when he was in trouble.
"KACCHAN!"
~End Chapter One~
This is my first attempt at a story in years. I will freely admit that I am waaaaay out of practice with writing so if you find any of what are sure to be my many boo-boos please let me know and I will fix them. Hope you liked this attempt of mine- hope to have more for you soon.
