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With that, I bring to you Chapter 4 of Broken Information (BI)! Enjoy!
Anju
BI CHAPTER 4
"Someone…. help me." Izuku managed to say as the villain came at full speed towards her. She felt as his body wrapped around her own, the way the slime went down her throat, burning it.
"No one is going to come to save you child. Although I have to say, I didn't expect him of all people to be here." The villain said, his red eyes glued onto her as he continued the process of possessing her.
It went like for a while, the burning sensation in her throat making itself constantly known, her vision became a blur, her mind going blank.
Was this the way she was going to die?
Was this how she was going to leave the world?
What about Mom? What about Aunty and Uncle? And Katsuki?
No, she didn't want to leave this way!
Quickly, she thought of ways of making the villain let his guard down. Maybe kick? But he can quickly block it by absorbing the impact. Maybe lead him to a road? That won't work. That's when something flashed across her mind. A single memory from long ago.
Notebook 1, page 3: possum.
She had forgotten about the notebook. She had forgotten about her dreams. How odd of them to come back when her chances of escaping are so slim.
Quickly, she relaxed herself, making her body limp towards the ground, cushioned by the slime that was wrapped around her. "So fragile." The villain said as he continued to possess her.
The villain unwrapped himself, laying her down on the ground. At that moment, Izuku took action.
Getting up and taking her hoodie off, she place them over his eyes, pulling the strings of the hood to slice the slime entering her body like a cube of jello.
Using this distraction, Izuku made a run for it, only to feel something wrap around her ankle. "Thought you could get away from me girly?" The villain sneered, tugging at her foot. She felt her herself has to gravitate forward.
Almost landing with a thud, Izuku meet with the floor, or at least was pretty close to it. Her nose was an inch away from it. Something was pulling her up. Or rather someone from the pair of loafers in her face.
Looking up, Izuku couldn't believe it. She felt her eyes starting to water.
"All Might?" Izuku said, her head getting hazy. The adrenaline was leaving her system.
"Have no fear young girl! For I am here!" All Might said, his voice ringing in her head as she soon dozed off.
"Hey, hey! Wake up!" A voice said, making Izuku crack her eyes open. There was All Might, a bright smile on his face, his hand posture reminding her of a crossing signal. "How glad I am to see you're okay!" All Might exclaimed, helping Izuku get up.
"What are you doing here?" Izuku said, inspecting her surrounding. That's when she slightly remembered the incident from few moments. They were still at the tunnel. "Where did he go?"
Patting his side's, Izuku saw that All Might had captured the villain into two plastic bottles. He wasn't moving, probaby unconscious. Just how long was she out?
"Don't worry! I've captured him! And now, it's time to be on my way!" All Might said, stretching his legs. Izuku was still trying to soak in the fact that All Might was in front of her.
He was right there in front of her. The All Might: the greatest hero of all time! Only someone so stupid would have to let this chance go. But she wasn't stupid. This was her chance. A chance for Izuku to ask him something.
"Wait! I-" Izuku started.
"If it's an autograph, I already signed your sweater!" All Might interjected, pointing her sweater not far from the two. "So then I really must-"
"What does it mean to be a hero!" Izuku blurted out, her cheeks burning a bit from the embarrassment. Why did she have to yell it out?
All Might looked at her and then at the villain in his pockets. Her saw the gleam of hunger glaze her emerald eyes and the tension in her small body. Her red cheeks made her freckles visible now, something he didn't notice before. She somehow reminded him of himself.
"To be a hero huh? Planning of being one?" All Might said, standing proudly.
"I can't, but I still want to know what it means to be a hero." Izuku said, an odd light passing through her eyes as she looked at All Might.
She can't be a hero? How odd.
"To be a Hero means to risk one's life for the sake of others. It means to use your power to save others." All Might said, walking up to Izuku, realizing just how small she truly was in comparison to himself.
"If that's what it means to be a Hero, what made you become one? Aside from wanting to help others that is." Izuku inquired, knowing that it was a question that All Might always tended to avoid.
"I do it because it is what I consider right. Aside from help others, I think that fighting off villains is the right thing to do. Follow what you think is right." All Might said, confused as to why Izuku had pursed her lips.
"So then, what is a villain?" Izuku said. Now this took All Might for a whirl. He thought everyone in this time and age knew what a villain was.
"A villain is anyone who goes against the Heroes of society." All Might said, keeping it short and simple.
"I see." Izuku said, bowing towards All Might. "Thank you for answering my odd questions even though you're very busy." Izuku said as she turned to leave before stopping herself. "You're also probably wondering why I said I couldn't be a Hero."
"Well it did cross my mind." All Might admitted, slightly hoping that she would say why.
"That's because I'm Quirkless." Izuku said smiling.
With that, Izuku left while waving goodbye, leaving a flabbergasted All Might.
Little did they both they were going to see each other again.
-Meanwhile-
Katsuki and two of his classmates wandered through the busy streets of Tatooin, surprised that the streets were fully functional despite the incident from this morning.
"That was the first time I saw you defend Izuku like that." Shih Tzu haired guy said, the other guy with them nodding.
"Yeah, usually you're all silent or don't even notice what's going on." The other added on, Katsuki remembering that he also doesn't know his name either. All he remembers is that his Quirk was pretty lame. Teeth enlargement-wow.
"Shut up." Katsuki said, stepping on a lump of slime. "What in the fu-"
"Whatcha know! Katsuki likes stepping on shit aside from saying it!" Shih Tzu said, making Katsuki explode.
"Say that one more time you fu-"
"Hey, hey!" Someone said making everyone look around. "I'm not shit. I am-"
"A VILLAIN!"
Izuku walked around the city, looking down on her shoes. She knew she had to get home soon, but the weird stomach feeling was still present in her stomach. She thought that maybe the incident from earlier was it, but apparently not.
Suddenly, a large explosion roared from the inner parts of Tatooin.
There was no way...
Izuku stood where she was, as if waiting for someone to tell her that that wasn't who she thought it was.
Another explosion soon erupted and that was the signal Izuku wasn't hoping for.
"Katsuki." Soon, Izuku found herself running, hoping he was alright.
"A villain!" People screamed as Izuku made her way towards the scene of the crime.
People shoved each other and trampled over each other, trying their best to get as far away as possible from the scene.
Izuku kept pushing through, shoving people aside. She kept running, eventually running into someone.
"Watch it! Oh, Bakugo." Someone said, making Izuku come to a halt.
"Shinso! You were around when-" Izuku started, before Shinso interjected.
"Yeah. Why are you going back there? Shouldn't you be trying to escape?" Shinso asked. Izuku looked at him sternly.
"There's something I have to do." Izuku said, remembering the reason she came so far. "I've got to go. I'll call you later." With that, Izuku left Shinso, running towards the scene of the incident.
By the time she got there, all her thoughts turned out to be true.
There, amidst the wrecked scene filled with rubble and fires, was Katsuki, wrapped by the villain from earlier. But how!?
She saw it with her own eyes- the villain was captured by All Might. He was in two tiny containers-
Tiny…. Of course! How could she forget the other possibilities?!
Quickly, Izuku looked around the area, and sure enough, there were smaller portions of slime wandering around and forming a larger clump, all rolling towards the villain. How naive could they be?
But that wasn't the problem. Right now, she had to figure out a way to get Katsuki out of there.
A Hero will be there to save you.
A phrase always told to her from Katsuki, and yet a sweet lie it was. Because right now, there was no hero in sight. Or at for the past couple of minutes.
"It's the Heroes!" A person said, making Izuku look above herself, seeing Death Arms make his way to the scene. He stopped to inspect the situation, his eyes landing on Katsuki.
"A child was taken hostage? You damn coward!" But alas, his efforts were in vain.
He swung and landed hits, none of them making a single impact on the vile villain. His arms kept getting wrapped into the slime, pulling the large man until Death Arms pulled back in retreat. A duo soon came in, but simply stood there, watching Death Arms almost get slammed into a garbage can.
"I can't get a clear hit!" Death Arms said, watching Katsuki struggle against the villain.
"I won't let myself get defeated by sewage!" Katsuki yelled, using his Quirk to try and escape. Only it made matters worse as it create a huge gust of hot air that pushed the heroes standing by.
Stop...
"Such a magnificent Quirk! A strong Quirk that will soon be mine to take revenge!" The villain said, wrapping himself tighter around Katsuki.
Izuku watched with large watery eyes at the sight in front of her.
Someone….
"It's !" Someone shouted, Izuku feeling the ground beneath her vibrate as she saw the rookie hero get closer to the scene, only to stop meters away from it.
"Wait a minute! I need a two lane street to get by!" complained, only passing one leg over the shopping district's header.
Just someone.
Izuku kept looking at the horror when she spotted two people wearing her school's uniform in the distance.
"Tsuki...and...Lin? What are they doing here?" Izuku mumbled.
Useless…
She watched as branched wrapped themselves around their waist, hoisting them into the air.
"It's Kamui Woods!" Some girls said, Izuku watching him pick up victims stuck in the war zone. She watched as Kamui avoided Katsuki and the villain, simply picking up people who could've easily walked themselves out.
Help him…
"Look! It's Backdraft!" Someone else yelled, Izuku watched as Backdraft put out the nearby fires, awaiting for extra hands to come help him.
Useless….
"Foolish Heroes." The villain said, swinging a hit towards Death Arms and the dup that was standing by, a small trail of fire left behind. A simple remind of what was going on.
Izuku watched as Katsuki continued to squirm around, tugging at the slime around his mouth and nose. He was losing air. He was-
"Someone help him!" Izuku screamed, tears streaming down her eyes. Some onlookers looked at her with concern.
"There's no one who can take care of this case right now!" Death Arms said.
Liars!
"We have to wait until someone with a more suitable Quirk comes!" One of the two other Heroes said.
"Until then, let's try to hold back the damage!" Backdraft stated.
"But you have to help him!" Izuku cried out, clenching her fists tightly.
"Don't worry! A-" Kamui started.
A Hero will come soon…. Izuku finished for him.
"He'll just have to hold a little bit longer."
Don't worry Izuku. Just a little longer.
"You can do it!" The crowd around Izuku yelled, encouraging the Heroes to keep trying.
I guess they were a little bit to late…..
Izuku simply watched as the Heroes stood by, not doing a thing as they looked at Katsuki use his Quirk to claw his way out. But with each effort, Izuku saw his actions starting to get slower. They soon stopped, hands sliding down to each of Katsuki's saw as Katsuki's head started to nod forward. Izuku felt her heart stop when she saw how worn his face looked. His eyes were dazed, not a hint of life left in them.
She watched as Katsuki came back to reality when he looked in her direction, his red orbs meeting with her green ones. They widened for a bit before they turned soft, an expression Izuku knew all to well. She watched as his eyelids slowly came to a close.
Sorry Izuku. It seems like Daddy won't be around for your next birthday.
I'm sorry…
"KACCHAN!"
It happened suddenly, without a cue.
"Young girl, stop!"
Izuku ran up to the villain, grabbing a piece of torn metal and tiny rocks that were lying around along the way. She threw the rocks aimlessly, one of them hitting the villain, causing him to yell in pain. His grip on Katsuki loosened, allowing him to breathe.
"You damn wretch!" The villain screamed, swinging his arm down to try and hit Izuku. She quickly avoided it my rolling to the side, accidently cutting her arm with the piece of metal she had grabbed onto earlier.
Izuku looked as Katsuki regained consciousness, turning his head around to figure out what was going on.
"Izuku! Get away!"
"No!" Izuku said, running back to the villain, this time pushing the piece of metal into the slime.
"Why?!" Katsuki yelled as he felt himself move around as the villain tried to get Izuku off of him. Izuku was determined to help, finally settling the piece of metal right under Katsuki's foot.
"it looked like you needed to be saved. And that's what I'm doing. Kacchan," Izuku looked at Katsuki with bright emerald eyes. "Do you think you got what it takes to fly?"
"Fuck yea." Katsuki said, the life in his eyes
All of those who tried to figure out what was going on never saw was truly happened. One minute the kids were going to launch their plan and the next All Might was standing next to them, grabbing them by their collars as the villain remained nowhere in sight.