"So he has made his move."
Tomura and Kurogiri flinched alike at the tone their master used, the cold distaste that the words held as if he was looking down at an insect he did not particularly wish to be near.
"He tore our Nomu apart, made it look childish in comparison!" Tomura growled and shivered at the change in the air. A disgusted scoff answered his small statement, and the master continued.
"He had access to the Prometheus drug, had he not, he would not have fared nearly as well, nor nearly as long as he did."
The screen in front of them cleared slightly to show their master in his bed, his mouth and scowl the only thing to be seen.
"Do not worry Tomura, his brethren are emerging now. We shall see how long the self proclaimed "Dark Hand" shall stay in his position." All for One spat, his scowl leaving his face after.
"Keep me informed of the movements, if you would Kurogiri?"
"Of course Master."
The master sighed, and gestured at the tv weakly. "Then I bid you both a good night."
The TV clicked off in front of the aged quirk stealer, the old man sighing in irritation and rubbing his eyeless face.
"He has truly abandoned us then?"
A voice to his left, one he knows well.
"Shhhaaalll….. We deeaallllll withhhhhhh It?"
Another to his right, a strange amalgamation of multiple voices, and hissing.
"Our brother… A lost cause… How… Irritating."
Then in front, his prodigy, his most dangerous weapon.
"Wait for him to make his debut. Let him have a bit of closure, a bit of peace." All for One muttered, to the three silent figures who stood unmoving.
"Then break him, at his weakest moment."
They bowed to him, a massive winged figure on his left, a long-armed and double-joint leg creature bending lower at his right, and finally in front, a regular man bowing his head, the light from the tiny lamp illuminating stitch marks that layered his face.
"Of course. Father." The man said, and they all turned and disappeared into the shadows.
A dark chuckle followed behind them.
"I'll be there Izuku... I promise."
The pink haired girl scrunched her eyes in her sleep, and the heart rate monitor beside her started beeping louder.
"You're different now, what did he make you do?!"
Mei Hatsume rolled over this time, a frown covering her face.
"Please talk to me, please you promised."
She rolled again, back over, groaning in discomfort.
"I'm sorry if I did something wrong, but I can't just let you do this again, not when I'm here to help!"
Tears welled in her eyes as her monitor beaked louder and quicker and she rolled and rolled again.
"I'm sorry Izu.."
Tear streaks now lined her face, and she ripped at the blanket on her, whining.
"Please, go. Get away from here."
"MEI!"
"Leave me."
She shot awake.
Her breathing had quickened if the monitor had anything to say about it, and she glanced at it irritatedly, rubbing her eyes and frowning at the wetness on her cheeks.
"Are you alright?"
She jumped at a voice at the door, seeing a green haired lady standing there looking at her worriedly.
She stared at the woman's eyes, and then she shook her head, gulping slightly as she brought her knees to her chest.
"Do you want me to get one of the doctors?"
Another shake of the head.
"Then I suppose I'll stay with you, seeing as you look like you need it." Hatsume looked up over her knees slightly, nodding while watching the nicely dressed lady step in and sit beside her bed, her eyes were so familiar, and that hair...
"What is your name dear?"
Hatsume looked the other way and mumbled it out, sinking lower at the chuckle. "A nice name, Hatsume. My name is Inko.
Hatsume's head shot up at that, staring at the woman. She started shaking her head, then backed up from the woman.
The Midoriya matron tilted her head in confusion at the behavior, standing up and rushing over to try and comfort her.
"No no no, you're not real." Hatsume mumbled as the woman got closer, and flinched at the touch. She tried to pull away and Inko let her, staring at the girl with eyes filled with worry.
"What is wrong?" she asked in confusion, and the girl flinched again before looking up at her.
"He said she was gone, that they found her body."
Inko stared in confusion again, and the girl hiccuped before continuing. "Izu said his mom was dead."
Inko didn't know what to say to that.
His eyes opened, and he noted the absence of Prometheus pumping through his system; A powerful drug indeed, just as Mei promised.
He raised his head slightly, noting the cuffs around his arms, and the quirk-nullifying metal restraints placed on the side of his bed. The previous encounter at USJ slowly came back to him and Izuriya or Izuku flinched at the memory of All Might turning him into scrap metal with one slam.
That one hurt. Not something he got to say too often these days. With that came the memory of Mei, and he immediately tried to rise, groaning at the feeling of his metal joints creaking. The cuffs stopped him briefly, but he easily broke those from the side of the bed and sat on the edge, his head swimming.
"Leaving so soon?" His eyes moved faster than his head as he made to turn to the new voice, finding it connected to a little old lady smiling at him lightly.
He nodded and tried to stand, almost collapsing as soon as his feet hit the ground. He growled in irritation and snarled as the old lady effortlessly guided him back onto the bed, sitting him down and going back to her seat.
"I think not young man, you're barely even in one piece, much less able to even walk down a hallway." She scolded and he rolled his eyes.
*THWACK*
He flinched in pain and disbelief as the old woman retracted her cane, glaring at him almost in a dare to roll his eyes again and he growled at her.
No one had ever dared to touch him in such a way at-
*THWACK*
"MOTHER-"
*THWACK THWACK*
He recoiled and scrambled to the other side of the bed as the little old lady brandished her cane again, and he rubbed his head as it throbbed in agony.
"There will be no sass or swearing from you young man, I don't care if you are some sort of all-powerful villain, If I have too I'll beat some manners into you the hard way." She scolded and he nodded quickly, moving even further back.
"Now, let me call in some people who wish to speak with you." She said and he perked up slightly an eyebrow raising.
"Detective Tsukauchi, and Toshinori Yagi." She said in answer to his silent question and he nodded in acknowledgment.
She left for a few minutes, and then came back with two individuals, a trenchcoated fellow with white gloves and a rather plain face, and a scraggly haired blonde man who looked anorexic.
He knew one of the two of them and locked eyes with Yagi, his eyes shining in recognition.
"Mr. Midoriya, if you would-"
"Not my name."
Naomasa paused, locking eyes with Izuriya, who was now glaring at him.
"Is it not your birth name?" He shuffled through papers and brought out a younger picture of him, bringing it up to show. "Because I'm sure this is you."
Izuriya nodded, and his machine on his chest clattered slightly before he answered.
"The name doesn't apply to me anymore, I stopped being that boy a long time ago, I am Izuriya."
"Alright." Naomasa sighed through his nose before continuing. "Izuriya then, I need to ask you a few questions, and then we will be deciding on our next steps."
Izuriya nodded before a hissing noise let loose from his equipment, and his shoulders slumped.
"Ask your questions, I'll do my best to answer."
His eyes flashed dangerously at Toshinori Yagi, who flinched.
"Just tell me why All Might is here first."
So so so so so so so so sorry for the wait guys! I've been moving to a new place and just had a bit of time to make this chapter. It is a small chapter, the smallest one of this story actually so far. I'll try and continuously update, but I am still organizing my stuff, but I will try.
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