-Four Days Earlier; Unknown Location-
If there was one thing, a person, whether it be a Hero or Villain should never do, it was piss off someone as dangerous as Tomura Shigaraki. It's bad enough that the Nomu's failed to do their job, and that they think Stain is in league with them, though he saw what Reina had gone through on the news.
Needless to say, he was more than just pissed off at this point.
Once the job was over, they rendezvoused back at the underground bar, the leader of the Dolls, Pitch Black, her right hands, Crock, and Vivazo, and two others, Futsuno and Akane.
All of them were awaiting the arrival of the owner of the said bar, as they were busy patching up their own wounds from earlier that night.
They soon noticed purple void soon appear seemingly out of thin air. Shigaraki, along with Tadano stepped through, before Kurogiri formed back.
Vivazo said with a smile, as she noticed the look on Shigaraki's face, "Oh hey there Handsy. You look grumpy!"
Shigaraki ignored her words and set his sights on Futsuno who was in the middle of tinkering with her mechanical arms. The talons twitched ever so slightly as she fixed up the wires.
"Let me guess?" Futsuno said not taking her eyes off her work, "It was another disaster."
Shigaraki rushed to her, before anyone knew it. He grabbed her by her jacket before he tossed her over to the wall, making most of them jump. Without giving a chance for her to recover, he grabbed ahold of her neck, keeping one finger elevated.
"WHAT IN THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING FUTSUNO!?" Shigaraki shouted.
"Shigaraki, don't!" Akane said.
"He can't help it, it's in his nature." Futsuno said with a smirk despite the situation she was in, "Let him have this one!"
"Oi, now love." Crock said, as she drew her blade, holding it to his neck, "Easy with the lady."
"Hey Handsy." Vivazo said in a creepy yet firm tone as she pointed her gun, "You best let go of my friend unless you wanna look like old moldy cheese. I'm already in somewhat of a bad mood because I didn't get some with my hubby~."
"Crock, Vivazo." Pitch said sternly yet still with a calm voice, "Cease yourselves unless you want your bodies to fall apart."
Crock and Vivazo looked to one another, before they did what they were told. "Piss." Crock mumbled under her breath.
Vivazo said to Pitch with a pout, "Aww~"
Shigaraki pressed his hand in Futsuno's neck causing her to gag, "You told me, you wouldn't put her at risk when you wanted to perform your little test! You call THAT not putting her at risk!? After what you put her through tonight!?"
"Seriously?" She said with a shrug, "You're getting pissed over that? You know that's actually really sweet. I didn't know you-CARED!?" She made a sudden noise as Shigaraki grabbed ahold of her arm, slamming it against the wall to keep her pinned.
"This isn't one of your games!" Shigaraki said, "Because of what you did, because of what you forced her to do, she would've died!"
"Oh come Shigaraki-chan, I had to!" She argued, "You telling me not to go and provoke her, is the equivalent of telling a kid not to push the red button! Besides, you should've seen how she looked at her Knight in Shining Armor. I mean, it was-ADORABLE!"
She took Shigaraki by surprise, when she kicked him back, making him stumble slightly and forcing him to let go. She was able to breath, "I can see why your sweet little Rei chose someone like Baku-chan over that Aihara character. He's more noble then his dumbass combined." Futsuno looked over to Vivazo, as she saw she had a look to kill, while Crock had been holding her back.
"No offense there Vivzie." She said still with a smile.
Vivazo said with a growl, "None taken, nerd."
Shigaraki growled at Futsuno, as he recovered from Futsuno's kick, "You stepped out of line! Don't you realize she could've been killed because of your recklessness!?"
"Oh please." Futsuno said fixing herself up, "You and I both know where exactly she gets the genes from. She's one tough cookie, which is saying a lot considering my line up of Pros Tadano and I have taken out over the years."
"Don't bring me into this." Tadano said.
"I knew she would be able to pull out of it, so long as her Knight was nearby." She said, "I did miss his heart on purpose, you know? On the happy side of things, we got a shit ton of views."
"They think Stain is involved with us!"
"You're thinking too small again. If anything you should consider it a pretty huge plus."
"It is anything but that, you damn c-!"
"Shigaraki, please calm yourself." Kurogiri said, "You're still healing from your previous injures and not to mention you've gotten new ones."
Shigaraki said nothing as he only turned to Kurogiri, his body still shaking with anger. "The police are going to be more alert, as well as the Pro Heroes. I recommend using this time to rest."
"I agree with your companion Mister Shigaraki." Pitch said, "Though Villains we maybe, we're still human like everyone else. We must rest, and heal our wounds and wait for a reaction."
"... Reaction?" Akane asked, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Stain had a lot of followers in his line of work, even back when he was a Vigilante." Pitch replied, "And, the only ones that know that he isn't involved with the League of Villains… Are in this very room."
"Stain may have the credit for tonight, but in light of recent events…" Crock said picking at her teeth, "... Your good old pal, Shigaraki-chan will get people coming in like blokes on Black Friday."
Vivazo said with a giggle, "So it's not a complete loss!"
"See?" Futsuno said, "Told you this was a plus!"
"That's not issue Futsuno." Tadano said, "How many times have I told you? The fact that you-"
"SHUT UP!" Shigaraki yelled making everyone go silent, "All of you just shut up right now." He turned back to Futsuno, "And you-"
Futsuno gave a pouty look, as she pointed to herself. Shigaraki stepped towards her, his face close to hers, "-You think about pulling a stunt, that endangers Rei-chan again… I WILL kill you."
"Aww… You do care." Futsuno said with a smile.
Shigaraki let out a growl before he stepped out of the room, heading down the hall till he stopped halfway. He leaned against the wall as he collected his thoughts together. He removed the drawing he had in his pocket, sliding down against the wall as his eyes gazed at it. His fingers, brushed along the little girl in the colored drawing, removing his hand from his face setting it on his lap.
A shadow loomed over him, though he didn't need to see who it had been.
"After what happened… People are going to come and try to kill her, because of what the bitch of a woman did." Shigaraki said to the Quirkless man, "... I just found out she's alive, and I don't want to lose her."
"What shall we do about this?" Tadano asked.
"... You already know what I'm going to ask…" Shigaraki said, "... Find all that threatens Rei-chan… And get rid of them, quietly."
Tadano only nodded, before he vacated the premises.
-Two Days Later; Wookie Outlet Mall Outdoor Cafe-
The outlet mall had been busy and lively as it usual had been. Everyone had been going in and out of the stores, or chatting with one another, and staff had been promoting their business. No one could ever suspect that a certain someone, was having a meeting of sorts.
A familiar woman with a scar across the bridge of her nose, sat at one of the tables, wearing a suit jacket and knee high skirt, with her hair tied into a bun with only a single streak of purple. Across from her had been a total of three people; two men and another young woman.
The young woman… Had been Danuja.
The Phantom Witch, looked uneasy at the news they had been brought to light; Her eyes had been in the color of a mint green.
"And your certain of this?" The Phantom Witch asked her companions.
"I'm afraid we are Teacher." Danuja replied, "The police have declared her MIA and are currently searching for her along with the Pros. But so far, they've found nothing."
She turned to the slender man with powder blue skin with pointed ears, as he looked to be drinking coffee, "You brought her to Tardis General, correct?"
"Of course, my dear!" The man replied, as he wiped his mouth with a handkerchief "I even took her to Dr. Kenko myself, before I returned to you."
The Phantom Witch sighed as she leaned back looking towards the sky, shutting her eyes. She pondered, and thought, going through every possible scenario in her head.
"What now?" The man with the pair of antlers asked, "Do you wish for us to assist the police and Pros with the search?"
"Are you crazy!?" Danuja asked her companion, "After everything we've done to keep ourselves under wraps, even from Vigilantes you want to put everything at risk!?"
"The Young Master is already at risk, in case you haven't noticed!" The Antler Man said, keeping his voice low, as not to attract attention to themselves, "Not only will the followers of Stain will be out to kill her, but those Government bastards will be coming for her too after what's happened!"
"What more will it do if we put ourselves out in the open!?" Danuja said.
"Now, now, my friends!" The Powder Blue Skin Man said putting his arms around the both of them, "No need to fight amongst ourselves in front of the lovely lady."
The two of them looked to the Phantom Witch as she still had her head back; They both calmed themselves.
"Sorry teacher." Danuja said.
"Forgive us." The Man with the Antlers said.
"No." The Phantom Witch said, "It's fine." She opened her eyes and turned to the man with the man with the Antlers; her eyes had been a sapphire blue, as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
"I understand why you want to assist the Pros and police in searching for her, what she means to you…" She looked over to Danuja and the Man with Powder Blue Skin, "... To all of you. But understand old friend, why we can't. The people we love, and care about will be put in danger."
The Antler Man stayed silent at this, as he had looked to the floor; she placed her hand on his cheek, "I promise you, we will be reunited with them. But for now… We have to stay hidden for everyone's sake."
The Antler Man placed his hand on hers, squeezing it a little.
"You don't have to promise me anything, my lady." He said, "I told you, I would follow you to the end of time if I must. And for that… I trust you with everything, even my own life."
The Phantom Witch smiled a warm smile as her eyes changed to violet. "The Young Master…" Danuja soon said, "... We can't abandon her can we?"
"Of course not." The Phantom Witch said, "And if I know her best there's only one place she's going to go now."
"What do you suggest my dear?" The Man With the Powder Blue Skin asked.
The Phantom Witch gave it some thought before she responded, "... There's only one person who can save her." She looked to Danuja and the man with Blue Powder Skin, her eyes turning white, "Danuja-Elechester. This is an order. Locate the Bakugou residence, and bring their son to me. No exceptions."
(Third Opening Theme: Black Butler II Opening-Shiver Performed By GazettE)
Spring had quickly changed into Summer before anyone knew it. So many things had happened in the short time that had passed.
The news still often talked about Reina over the news as they were still labeling her as the one responsible for what happened in Hosu, and a lot of people had their own opinions about her, both over the social media and the news.
Nonetheless, this didn't stop UA searching high and low for her.
Though classes continued on, most of the teachers took turns heading out to look for the young teen. Some had taken most of their day and all night, some not even stopping or resting. Class 1A felt uneasy about everything; not only was their classmate and friend not there, but Shota himself had been practically gone as well.
He spent most of his time searching Reina, as he had been losing sleep on a daily basis, more so then usual. Many of the students, even the staff had been worried about his health.
Katsuki had been worse for wear himself.
True, he had been one of the few that passed the final exams but, she was still missing from his life. He was hoping she could be there with him, to battle through it all… Like she always had been. Often at night when he couldn't sleep, little things started to bother him when he thought about her.
If she was okay, if she remembered to eat something, or if she was getting a good night's rest.
Probably not, knowing her is what he would often think.
By all accounts he should be mad at her for leaving, but in reality he wasn't.
He was more worried and scared for her then he was angry. This feeling he had been all too familiar. He wanted to know where she had gone. He wanted to know where she went so he could go after her, but that was the problem… He had no idea where she could go.
Both of his parents had been away for work that weekend, and as usual he had been in the house alone.
He normally didn't spend his time in his own house, as on most days he would go out to train though he was told not to do anything drastic for now, considering he had gotten done with his final exam. He had to stay in the comfort of his own home; though he couldn't complain since it had been hot as hell right now, as the air conditioner had been on.
He sat on the couch as he had been sewing up the cat baron that was meant to be Reina's so long ago. He had been wearing a black tank top with a set of jean shorts; His wound from Futsuno had already formed a scar, though he could still feel the intensity.
He mumbled a curse to himself when he felt his finger get pricked by the needle. As he sucked away the blood, he heard a knock at the door.
"Goddamn it, what now?"
He stood up from the couch, setting aside the cat baron and went to the door. He opened it and had been somewhat taken back. He saw it had been his classmates, Izuku, Floyd, Tenya, Ochaco, the twins, Shoto and Fubuki, Eijirou and Gio. With them had been Michiko and the student from General Studies Hitoshi Shinso. Each of them were wearing their own casual clothing, which had been fit for the summer season.
"He-Hey, Kaa-chan." Izuku said nervously.
Floyd said with a small wave, "Yo moron."
"Mind if we come in?" Eijirou asked.
Katsuki didn't respond, he instead motioned for them to come inside, to which they did.
They situated themselves in the living room, where they were provided with snacks and drinks.
"Man! I never realized Bakugou-kun's place was so huge!" Ochaco said in awe, "It's like I'm sitting in a mansion."
"I know right?" Gio said, "Just what do his parents do for a living?"
"His ma's a waitress, and his dad's a designer." Floyd replied nonchalantly as he looked to be eating pork rinds.
"SERIOUSLY!?" Gio yelled.
"Cut the chatter, what are you extras doing here?" Katsuki asked before pointing to Shinso, "And why are you here for that matter?"
"Fubuki asked me to come." Shinso replied, taking a bite out of a potato chip.
"And, we wanted to check up on you." Tenya added, "To see how you were doing."
"What's there to talk about?" Katsuki said, "Like I told you guys at school, I'm fine!"
Michiko couldn't help but argue, "That's bullshit! Only guys who are traumatized say they're fine!"
"WHO SAID I WAS YAKUZA WEIRDO!" Katsuki shouted in her face.
"Wow, I know you can deny at times but this is new.." Floyd said in awe.
Katsuki turned his sights onto Floyd, "Listen here, you little shi-"
"Kaa-chan wait!" Izuku said getting in between him, "You can't start a fight in your own house, plus after the final exams Floyd-san's still in recovery!"
"QUIET YOU DAMN NERD!" Katsuki yelled, making Izuku shrink.
"HEY, DON'T TALK TO IZUKU THAT WAY!" Michiko shouted.
Floyd yelled smacking him on the head, "THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?! HE WAS ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR WELL BEING!"
"I DARE YOU TO HIT ME AGAIN!" Katsuki yelled, holding his fist up to him.
"OH I WILL!" Floyd replied in retaliation only for Tenya to hold him back.
"AIHARA-KUN! WE'RE GUESTS IN BAKUGOU-KUN'S HOUSEHOLD!" Tenya yelled, "BEHAVE YOURSELF!"
Floyd yelled kicking his legs and trying to kick at Katsuki, "LET ME AT EM!"
"Though to be serious Bakugou, we've all noticed even before the exams…" Shoto soon started to say, "... You keep coming into class looking like you haven't slept in days or weeks."
"Some of these guys may be idiots but they're not stupid." Shinso said, "Even some of the others from my class, noticed that you're not yourself."
Katsuki stayed silent at this remark, as he sat on the lounge chair. The group looked to one another, each having their own thoughts. "You know Bakugou-kun…" Ochaco said, "... It's okay… If you're not okay."
"Uraraka-san's right." Izuku said, "If you want to talk about, just know we're all here to listen."
"Like I told you before I'm fine!" He said, "So stop asking me, or take pity on me!"
"Bakugou, it's not like that at all." Eijirou said, "We're all just worried about you."
Floyd sighed before he voiced his own opinion, "I mean it has been quiet with the way you are right now."
"Yeah…" Gio said, "... With Reina-chan being gone in all, it just hasn't been the same."
"... I still can't believe it…" Ochaco said sadly, "We're getting close to summer, and… Reina-chan's still, somewhere out there... All alone."
"I know I heard the news about Hosu, but I didn't think she would take it this bad." Shinso said, "Not that I'm dumb enough to believe what I see on TV."
"Even after everything she's done, they still consider her a fugitive." Tenya said, "It's sickening."
Floyd sighed as he sat back on the couch, "yeah man, talk about not even considering that she wasn't the problem.."
"I just wonder where she could be right now…" Izuku said worryingly.
"The police are doing all they can to find her." Michiko said, "I'm sure they'll have something soon."
Fubuki looked over to Katsuki before she signed, "So… What are you going to do now? About this whole thing?"
"What the hell do you think, Icey Girl?" Katsuki said, "I'm gonna find her myself! I've done it before and I'll do it again!"
Most of them looked shocked at this, Tenya and Michiko especially. "You actually want to find her!? All by yourself?" Eijirou exclaimed.
"DO I REALLY NEED TO REPEAT MYSELF SHITTY HAIR!?" Katsuki yelled in his face.
"Come on man, you don't have to call me that." Eijirou said.
"Have you not heard what the newscaster has been saying?" Shinso asked him, "They have no leads or evidence to where she is, or even if she's still in the city. How are you going to find her?"
"I'll just have to look in all the places where she could go." Katsuki replied, "If she's not anywhere there then I'll just have to improvise."
"You'll improvise?" Shinso said with disbelief, "Good luck with that."
"Wait, hold on a second!" Ochaco said, "What makes you think you'll find her when the police can't?"
"Because I know her, that's reason enough!" He argued, "Not to mention she'll panic if the police find her first! If she panics, they panic, and they'll hurt her or worse! I can't let that happen!"
"He does have a point." Izuku said, "Given what's happened, she'll feel uneasy around them. If they force her into a corner it won't end well for anyone."
Floyd added, "And most of us here saw a prime example in the Sports Festival."
Everyone seemed to agree, even Shinso too since he was told what happened; All except for two.
Tenya and Michiko looked to one another as they had their own opinions on the whole manner. Finally Michiko spoke up, "Forgive me for saying this but… I think we should let the authorities handle this."
"WHAT!?" Everyone exclaimed in mere shock.
"From what I've seen in the short time I've known you-YOU WOULD LITERALLY NEVER SAY THIS!" Gio yelled, "You imposter!"
Floyd said to Michiko, "Michi are you stupid?! Why the hell would you say such a thing?! Aren't ya a Vigilante, AKA the ones who break the rules of cops and pro-heroes?!"
"Yeah, well, that was before what happened in Hosu!" Michiko stated a bit harshly, "There are jobs not even Vigilantes can handle! this being one of them!"
"So what?" Shoto said, "Are you saying we should just abandon Reina altogether?"
Michiko looked to Shoto shocked, "No-No, that's not what I'm saying!"
"Then what are you saying, Michiko?!" Floyd shouted as he got in her face.
"Think about it Bossman!" Michiko said, "That inspector dog told you and the others would get in trouble if you act out of line again! It's bad enough they're already on your ass about Stain, let alone your performance at the sports festival against Bakugou! We don't need to add more to the table! What will your mom and dad say about this?!"
Floyd flinched at this, but decided not to make a comment about it. "Evans-kun is right." Tenya said, "As long as we're students at UA, we can't just do what we like. I want to know where Reina-kun is as much as everyone else, but we can only do so much."
"Something like that shouldn't stop us from trying Iida-san!" Izuku said, "I know Reina-chan would've done the same thing if it was any of us in her position."
"Yeah!" Ochaco added, "Reina-chan didn't do anything wrong in the first place! What happened in Hosu wasn't her fault!"
"The media twisted up that story!" Gio said, "As sad as it is, they do that a lot."
"What about when we had to rescue you from Stain?" Floyd asked Tenya, "You didn't object to that!"
"That was different and you know it!" He argued.
Izuku soon stepped between them, "All of this arguing, isn't going to get us anywhere!" Izuku looked onto the group, "Look, Reina-chan is more than just my friend at this point, and she sees us more than just people! She's my sister, and we're her family! Yes, I know she's made questionable decisions and choices, but I've always trusted her, and never once doubted her, because I know that no matter what decision she made, it was always for the right thing. It's about time I repay her for all she's done."
"But you don't even know what the Miss is capable of doing!" Michiko said.
"That doesn't matter." Izuku said to her, "Like I said, it shouldn't stop us from trying to help her. Even if she doesn't want it, she needs us. More than ever."
Floyd added with a smirk, "Couldn't have said it better, Izu."
"I think that's manly!" Eijirou said with a smile.
"Well put Deku!" Ochaco said, causing Izuku to blush.
"I couldn't agree with you more." Shoto said, as Fubuki nodded in agreement.
Shinso only shrugged drinking from a can of soda, "Whatever."
"So-" Gio said suddenly breaking out a monocle and a magnifying glass, "-Where do we start looking!?"
"I DIDN'T SAY I NEEDED YOUR EXTRAS HELP!" Katsuki shouted in his usual aggressive tone.
"Oh suck it up." Floyd said to him. "You know we're gonna follow either way right?"
"I can handle this on my own Half Breed!" He argued.
"You two shouldn't handle it in the first place!" Tenya said, "We're not Pro Heroes, we're just students!"
"CAN IT FOUR EYES!" Katsuki yelled, "AFTER REINA WENT THROUGH THE TROUBLE TO SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS, THAT'S HOW YOU'RE GOING REPAY HER!? BY DOING NOTHING!?"
"Bakugou-kun, that's not my intention!"
"DON'T GO GIVING ME THAT BULLSHIT EXCUSE!"
"I'm only thinking of what's best for all of us right now!"
"BEST FOR ALL OF US, OR BEST FOR YOURSELF!? WHICH IS IT!? I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT!"
"Kaa-chan, that's enough!" Izuku said trying to hold Katsuki back, from attacking Tenya.
Floyd quickly stood up from the couch, as he announced to the group, "I think cooler heads will prevail with a couple of snacks."
"DO NOT RAID MY FRIDGE HALFBREED!" Katsuki yelled as Floyd started to make his way to the kitchen.
"BAKUGOU CALM DOWN, HE'S JUST BEING CONSIDERATE!" Eijirou yelled.
"Oh, see if they're any mochii's!" Ochaco said.
"And twinkies! You can't have snacks without twinkies!" Gio added.
"Bakugou doesn't seem like the kind of guy that has those either of those things…" Shinso said.
Floyd replied with a thumbs up, "Will do!" He turned to Bakugou as he said with a sly smile. "Plus your mom feeds me."
Katsuki was about to charge at Floyd though, Michiko tackled him like a football player, before he went down the hall into the kitchen.
"Imma kill him!" Katsuki barked "Imma kill that inkheaded son of a-"
Michiko said as she ruffled his hair, "Not while I'm around, you're not!"
Floyd started to look through the kitchen to see if he could refill on the snacks. Luckily he had been to the Bakugou household enough times to know where everything was. Of course, he couldn't find moichis or twinkies, though he did find some ice cream sandwiches in the freezer.
"Aww there they are, and my favorite too! Chocolate chip!" Floyd said with a smile. "Mrs. B, you know how to please a guy!"
As he started to get everything he could onto a tray, he heard his phone started to ring. He removed it from his pocket and saw the caller ID had been from his sister. The look on his face changed, as he looked to have a sneer before he hit the ignore button.
"Save it." He said as he sounded angry, "It's bad enough all this is going on. To think you know them. Or… Knew them."
He felt his phone vibrate as he saw his it had been his text alert as he growled. Most of them had been from his mother, though he chose to ignore it as he switched his phone off.
"There. That should do it. Saves me extra battery anyway."
Floyd soon placed the ice cream sandwiches on the tray. Though before he could move it-
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.
He had been taken back when he heard the sound of knocking at the door. He peaked down the hall, as he looked to the front door.
"Huh? A visitor?"
He looked to the living room, as he noticed that Katsuki nor did the others hear it. Having no other options, he placed the ice cream sandwiches to the side, as he went to answer the door.
"I swear they had better not stalk me to Piss head's house or I'll-Man, now I know how Reina-chan feels."
He wiped his hands a little, before he reached the knob, turning it. He opened the door, ready to tell them off if it had been who he thought it was.
Oh boy, was he wrong.
He instead was met with a tall lanky slender man, he looked to be six foot tall. His skin had been that of a familiar unnatural cloud blue shade skin with pointed ears and a black fedora on his head. His hair had been a raven black that had been somewhat spiked and disheveled, as he looked to be wearing a black tailcoat that had been buttoned up. Underneath he had on a white collared shirt with a set of black pants and dress shoes.
He looked to be dressed like a butler; though the only thing that was in the color of black was that of his bolo tie, which looked to have a red pearl.
He looked to have the widest grin on his face though on each of the ends of mouth he looked to bare a set of scars, and his eyes resembled that of a black diamond. A pair of wires could be seen on the sides of his neck as they looked to be connected to the bolo tie he had on. He looked to have a crooked cane behind his back, that looked to be carved wood.
At the sight of the man, Floyd turned pale as his jaw dropped slightly.
"Hel-"
Floyd quickly slammed the door before the man could finish. He processed for a moment before he opened the door again.
"-lo!
SLAM!-Went the door again, as Floyd came to a sudden realization at who had been at the door. He quickly rushed back to the living room in a hurry. He nearly tripped as he entered, which drew the attention of the group.
"Floyd-san?" Izuku said surprised, "Are you okay?"
Floyd didn't answer, instead, he immediately went over to Michiko. She jumped when she saw him with the most scariest look on his face. He said to her, "I think you have a visitor."
Michiko didn't have time to register as he dragged her out into the hall.
"Bossman, you're freaking me out!" Michiko said as she successfully got out of his grip, "What's wrong with you?!"
Floyd replied keeping his voice low, "Shhh shhh, he can hear us!"
"What are you talking about!?" Michiko whispered, "Who can hear us!?"
Floyd pointed towards the door, "It's the Crow Ripper! He's here! He's at the front door!"
"WHAT!?" Michiko shouted immediately covering her mouth afterwards, "The Crow Ripper!? In Japan!? I thought he died in back in the States!"
Floyd said with panic in his voice, "Well it turns out he didn't! What do we do!?"
They heard the knock at the door which made them freeze up. "We gotta drive him away ourselves!" Michiko said activating her Quirk, "Draw up a weapon!"
"Right!" Floyd said as he immediately drew up what looked to be a fishing rod.
Floyd soon went to the door; he opened it again finding the man-The Crow Ripper still there.
"May I speak now?" The Crow Ripper asked Floyd with a raised eyebrow; his voice sounding that of static as he spoke with a Cajun accent.
Floyd said as his he held his weapon towards him, though the Crow Ripper remained unphased, "Whatever you want, save it! You gonna have to go through me and my right hand man!"
Michiko couldn't help but blush, "You finally acknowledge that I'm your right hand woman?"
The Crow Ripper looked amused as he still had his smile; They were surprised as ever as he gave a laugh, before he pushed their weapons down gently with just a push of his fingers.
"Well, you sure have her spunk and his dedication that's for sure, my boy!" The Crow Ripper said as he patted his head, making him freeze, "Say did you know they put your face on milk cartons recently?"
"Wait wha?" Floyd asked sounding very confused.
The Crow Ripper laughed, "That story is for another day my friend! Do enlighten us, would this happen to be the Bakugou residence by any chance?"
"Uhhh ye-?" Floyd started to say before Michiko quickly shut his mouth.
"Bossman no!" She said, "If I have to guess my mother rehired him to kidnap the dog!" She soon looked a bit surprised when she realized his wording, "Wait… Us?"
"My aren't you a funny one!" The Crow Ripper said as he laughed again.
"Where in the world did you get that idea, you lazy excuse of a Guardian?"
Floyd and Michiko jumped at a familiar voice; from behind the Crow Ripper, they saw the girl they encountered, the night of the Hosu incident.
"YOU!?" Michiko shouted as she pointed to her.
"Stop freaking out." The girl said rolling her eyes, "You're supposed to be a bodyguard, aren't you? So stop getting jumpy over the smallest things."
Michiko scoffed at this, "Shut up!"
The girl looked to the house, examining it before she turned her attention back to Floyd and Michiko, "This place… Are we correct to assume this is where the Bakugou family lives?"
Floyd replied, as he looked more uneasy "Y-yeah, who's asking?"
"Bossman! You're not supposed to tell them that!" Michiko argued.
"If it's all the same to you, we'd like a word with the residence son-Um-" The girl said, turning to her companion, "... Katsuki, was his name right?"
"Why yes, I believe so!" The Crow Ripper said gleefully.
At this Floyd and Michiko looked to be more on guard at this, as they readied themselves to fight.
"What do you want with him?!" Floyd shouted.
The Crow Ripper and her companion looked to one another. The girl held her arms up calmly, "Look, my friend and I don't want any trouble… We only wish to talk."
Floyd quickly drew up another weapon which was in the form of a guitar, "Sorry after what happened, he ain't taking any visitors!"
"But you two are here." The girl said awkwardly.
"DON'T MIX UP OUR WORDS!" Michiko yelled.
Before anyone could do anything a certain blonde stepped into view; stomping as he did. "HEY!" He yelled, "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU TWO THINK YOU'RE DOING LOITERING AT THE FRONT-"
Katsuki stopped himself, when he noticed a very familiar girl standing at the front door. At the sight of her, he froze up as he approached them.
"... You?" He said shocked.
"Bakugou-san." The girl said in a polite manner as she bowed, "It's good to see you alive and well."
"Wait what!?" Floyd said more shocked at how her tone of voice changed.
"You know them, dog?" Michiko asked.
Katsuki couldn't find himself responding; instead he just stood there in shock, by the girl herself. "Dog?" Michiko said, waving her hand in front of his face getting no reaction, "Hello?"
"And there he is, the man of the hour!" The Crow Ripper exclaimed taking his hand shaking it, making Katsuki jump at the sudden greeting, "Enchante, my dear boy! It's quite the pleasure!"
Him and his companion suddenly stepped into the house. Katsuki was still left stunned at the appearance of the new faces while Floyd and Michiko couldn't find themselves to speak up at their actions.
"Excuse the sudden visit, but myself and bon amie's wanted to make a proper introduction!" The Crow Ripper said, "You of all people deserve one, especially with what you did in Hosu! It was magnifique!"
"Uh…" Katsuki said, still completely stunned by what was happening.
The others soon came into view as they were curious to what had been happening and what the sudden noise had been. "Hey, what's going on?" Eijirou asked as he peeked through the doorway.
"Is it a delivery or something?" Ochaco asked peeking with the red head.
They soon noticed the two new faces standing at the door, as they were taken back by their appearance; Shoto and Izuku recognized who the two had been.
"Who are you two?" Tenya asked.
"Are you guys friends of Bakugou?" Shinso asked.
"Wa-Wait a minute!" Izuku exclaimed, "You two-"
"-You're from before!" Shoto said.
Most of the group had been taken back by this sort of reaction from them. "Wait, you know these guys!?" Eijirou exclaimed.
Floyd yelled, mostly out of confusion, "Well that's what I'm wondering!"
"Do pardon us." The girl said, "Allow us to introduce ourselves."
The girl and Crow Ripper bowed in greeting, with the Crow Ripper removing the fedora from his head which took them back.
"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintances." The girl said , "My name Danuja Oshita."
"Elechester, at your service!" The Crow Ripper said gleefully, "And do excuse us for our rude introduction."
"Elechester..." Floyd said as he wondered "Where have I heard that name before?"
Michiko glared at the two as she said, "I think I know." She activated her quirk as she said "You used to work for my mother back when she was an active Villain. You not only try to break up the bossman's parents but you also did a lot of heinous crimes back then!"
"Wait, your mom? You mean Harumi?" Izuku asked, "The one responsible for the Bell Boulevard Massacre!?"
"Wow, you sure know your stuff." Ochaco said just in pure awe.
Michiko said drawing a blade to Elechester, though he looked to be unphased, "You will NOT lay a finger on the dog or the bossman!"
"Oh cher, if I wanted to hurt anyone here…" Crow Ripper-Elechester soon said as he put his fedora back on, the moment he opened his eyes, they looked to be a black void which made Michiko jump.
His voice changed as it sounded more static and distorted:
"... I WOULD'VE DONE IT ALREADY."
The group had been taken aback at this, and Michiko had paled at the way he looked.
The next second, the woman named Danuja bonked him on the head, as he turned back to normal. "Oh, do excuse me!" Elechester casually said with a laugh as he fixed up his tailcoat; his eyes were back to normal, "I don't know what came over me!"
"JUST LIKE THAT!?" Most of the group exclaimed.
"WHAT KIND OF A MOOD CHANGE WAS THAT!?" Gio yelled.
Floyd shouted, "LIKE DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE!"
Fubuki noticed the way Michiko looked as she had been paralyzed with fear. "Are you okay?" She signed.
"I think I'm not gonna sleep tonight." Michiko replied with a shiver.
"Sounds fine to me." Shinso said, earning a smack from Fubuki.
"Wait, hold on!" Izuku said, "What are you two doing here?"
The girl named Danuja didn't reply at this, as she approached Katsuki; taking his hands on her own. "I'm sorry for what happened to you Bakugou-san, and wish I could've been of more help. Though I'm glad to see you standing here today."
"I—" Katsuki tried to say, as an attempt to speak.
Michiko said flicking him on the head, "Don't speak, Dog!"
"STOP TREATING ME LIKE I'M A MUTT!" Katsuki yelled, seemingly reverting back to his old self.
"That was quick!" Eijirou, Ochao, and Shinso said.
Katsuki soon attained his look back to Danuja as he seemed to have attained his look once again, "Why the hell are you here with this guy!?"
"Well, we'd like to talk with you-" Danuja said, "-Or rather a friend of ours, would like to have a word with you."
"Your friend?" Katsuki said.
"Wait, you're friend wants to talk?" Izuku asked, "Why didn't you tell us that from the beginning?"
"I wonder what it could be about." Shoto said, as Fubuki shrugged.
"It's weird that their friend wants to see us too." Ochaco pointed out, "They met Deku and the others before, so why?"
"Maybe it's a special friend they got!" Gio said.
"Why would you assume that?" Shinso asked.
Floyd said with a smile, "Well that's a relief"
Michiko said with a friendly smile, "Yeah, maybe she'll know were the miss is too?"
"Are you sure we can trust these people?" Tenya asked, "We don't know if they're-"
"Why do you assume such a ridiculous thing?" Danuja suddenly said, cutting Tenya off. The group looked shocked by this sort of statement.
"THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN, OLD LADY?!" Michiko shouted
Danuja glared at Michiko, she shrunk at her cold gaze. "I'm afraid you've all misheard me." Danuja said, "Bring their son to me, no exceptions. Those are our orders."
"Your orders?" Izuku said sounding confused.
"What Danny means is-" Elechester soon clarified, "-We're only here for Katsu, not the rest of you."
Katsuki's eyebrow twitched a little, "Katsu?"
Once more the group looked shocked at this sort of thing as they looked to Katsuki. "They only want to talk to Kaa-chan!?" Izuku said shocked.
"For real!?" Eijirou exclaimed.
"Wait a minute, why just him!?" Gio exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Floyd shouted, "He's already been through enough shit already!"
Katsuki gave Floyd a shocked expression as if he had been trying to process what he said.
"What?" Floyd said, "I hate you but even you need a break!"
"... Are you on the thinner again?" Katsuki asked as he looked confused.
Floyd yelled, "THE HELL'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! WE JUST RISKED OUR LIVES TO SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS IN HOSU, DAMN IT!"
Elechester gave a laugh as he said, "You really are the spitting image of your parents, but enough of that-"
With ease he was able to lift Katsuki up off the ground taking him back, as he was put under his arm, "-We simply must be off! Don't want to be late!"
"HEY, PUT ME DOWN!" Katsuki yelled as he started to fight against his grip.
"Kaa-chan!" Izuku exclaimed.
"Bakugou!" Most had yelled after.
"HEY! KEEP YOUR 1920's LOOKING MITTS OFF HIM!" Floyd exclaimed
Floyd went to charge at Elechester, however, he suddenly found himself floating in mid-air when Danuja moved her hand, and what looked to be a red light emitted from her palm; the group jumped at this as the light seemed to have bound him.
"She lifted him like that!?" Gio shouted.
"That's like Reina-chan!" Ochaco exclaimed.
Izuku noticed the red light emitting from Danuja's hand, "No, this is different from Reina-chan's!"
"We've wasted enough time as it is." Danuja said, "I'd appreciate if you don't waste any more of it."
Floyd said as he tried to break free from her Quirk, "Why you.."
"Give your Mom and Dad my regards, my good boy!" Elechester said with a wave, despite Katsuki thrashing against him, "Come along now Danny!"
Danuja merely shoved Floyd towards the group, knocking them over; the binding red light seemed to have vanished as her and Elechester exited the household. "KAA-CHAN!" Izuku exclaimed, scrambling to his feet and heading out the door.
By the time he had reached the sidewalk, he saw Elechester toss Katsuki into the backseat before he entered the driver's seat, with Danuja entering the passengers. He had no choice but to move out of harm's way as the car went down the road at full speed.
The rest of the group soon ran outside noticing the car disappearing in the distance. "SERIOUSLY!?" Floyd yelled, "HOW MANY TIMES IS HE GOING TO GET KIDNAPPED!?"
"What do we do now!?" Shoto said.
"We gotta find out where they're going!" Izuku said, "Come on!"
"Wait, Deku!" Ochaco exclaimed stopping him, "We can't hope to catch them on foot! We don't even know where they're going!"
"There has to be something we can do!" Eijirou said.
"If only we had wheels.." Floyd wondered.
"Don't worry, Bossman!" Michiko said, as she suddenly broke out a set of keys, "We'll take my car!"
At this, everyone gave Michiko an awkward look, as they eyed the keys she had in her hands. "What?" She asked them.
"You drive?" Shoto asked, "Aren't you like, the same age as us?"
"And you didn't tell us why?" Floyd added.
"You never asked." Michiko told them as she shrugged. She tossed her keys in the air as she caught them again before she said, "Now let's go!"
"Is your car gonna fit all of us!?" Gio exclaimed.
Michiko replied as everyone else followed behind her, "Trust me, it will!"
"This isn't gonna be like one of those clown cars is it?" Shinso asked, earning a bonk on the head from Floyd.
He said to him, "Don't be stupid! Of course not!"
The group soon followed Michiko down the block, as they were in a hurry to get to where Katsuki had gone.
Katsuki couldn't keep himself steady as the car made its way down the busy road and onto the intersection of the main road. He couldn't even see where they were as with every turn they made he kept on falling back in his seat. For the time being he decided to stay on his side, and hang onto the broken latches which had been the seat belts.
"These two aren't like the Dolls, or that Deskie bitch." Katsuki thought to himself as he eyed Danuja, "Her Quirk looks like the one I gotta be most careful of. As for that creep-"
His eyes looked over to Elechester as he appeared to be humming to himself without a care in the world, while also keeping his eyes on the road.
"-There's something about him that doesn't seem right. Just stay calm, and think. Find an opening and take it before-"
He nearly fell off his seat when the car to a halt; that's when he noticed he couldn't feel the heat of the sun through the windows; that's when he noticed he appeared to be in a parking garage as he managed to sit himself up. At least he thought it was one, but he saw no cars had been in sight.
"What the-?"
He didn't realize that Elechester and Danuja had exited the car. He only seemed to register this when Danuja opened the door for him, causing him to nearly fall out, though she had been quick to catch him before he could hit the pavement.
"Sorry about this." Danuja said, helping him to stand, "Normally we wouldn't be so brash, though we were much in a hurry, and they wouldn't give us much choice. I don't know how the Young Master deals with someone like an Aihara."
"I'll tell you one thing Danny! He was as spunky as that Penelope gal!" Elechester said "He really does have his parents moxie, when they were his age! I wonder why he hasn't been going to them recently. I'm a little concerned."
"Young Master?" Katsuki said, "Who the hell is the Young Master?"
"Don't worry my friend." Elechester patting his head, "All your questions will be answered!"
"Teacher will be able to tell you." Danuja said before she motioned him in a certain direction, "Come now, this way."
Katsuki didn't know why, but he complied with Danuja as he followed her and Elechester towards what looked to be an elevator; an intercom looked to be next to it. Katsuki couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this, as Elechester cleared his throat.
"Oh honey~" Elechester said in a gleeful manner, "We're home~!"
The large dial lit up on the panel lit up, as Katsuki saw a camera extend itself out of the panel.
"Do you really have to call me that?" A voice said, "When will you take things seriously?"
"Oh don't be such a stick in the mud Yanlin!" Elechester said, "Your life would be boring if I was a stickler."
He could hear the person groan, "Did you at least bring the boy like she asked?"
"She?" Katsuki thought in his head.
Danuja and Elchester moved out of view from the camera to show Katsuki. He could see the lens adjust itself as he looked into it.
"Nice to see him not covered in his own blood." The person he assumed Yanlin had said.
"Now will you let us up?" Danuja asked him.
"Alright, alright." Yanlin said.
The camera retracted and he heard what sounded like a bell, before the elevator doors opened. Elechester and Danuja made room for him to step inside, which he found himself doing without even thinking. As he stepped inside he noticed that there was no indication on which floor they were on, or even buttons to navigate which floor had been available to them.
The moment the doors closed shut, he felt the lift ascend.
"What the hell am I doing? Why am I even complying with these two? They could be leading me into a trap for all I know! So… Why the hell am I at ease with these two when they kidnapped me!?"
The elevator came to a halt, and the doors opened revealing what looked to be some sort of a lounge that resembled that of a hotel, though was big enough to be an apartment complex; he could've sworn he heard the sound of a piano somewhere close by. He stepped inside and noticed a man in his early thirties approach them.
He had long and straight dark brown hair with a set of antlers on the side of his head that resembled that of branches. He had a large scar across his face and his eyes were of silver and had a scar on his shoulder and a large one on his left arm. He had on a black shirt with a red jacket and a pair of dark brown survival jeans with a pair of black shoes.
He assumed that this man, had been Yanlin.
"You took longer then I thought you would." Yanlin said, "What the hell kept you?"
"We just had a run in with our old friends son." Elechester replied, "You should've been there, it was fun."
"Right, like I'd want to associate myself with an Aihara again." Yanlin said, "Joji, his wife and sister I can handle, but just them, and no one else."
"Oh your no fun." Elechester said with a chuckle earning a growl from him.
Yanlin soon turned over to Katsuki, "Good to see you back on your feet again." He said, "You really are a fighter."
Katsuki could recognize the voice from Yanlin. He had vaguely recalled as he could feel himself being carried again. He remembered that everytime he opened his eyes, he found himself in a different location to another. Each time he felt his conscious slip away, he could hear him someone reassuring him, telling him it'll be alright before he found himself at the front doors of the hospital, before he heard him calling for a doctor or a nurse for assistance.
"I remember you…" He said to Yanlin, "... You're the one that brought me to the hospital that night."
Yanlin chuckled, "Nice to know you remember me kid. Here I was having my doubts about you after the Sports Festival, though… I can accept that the Young Master chose someone like you."
"Your Young Master…" Katsuki soon said, "... Are they the ones that sent you to get me?"
"No." Danuja replied, "But someone you know well did."
"Someone, I-What the hell are you talking about?" He asked them.
Elechester soon pointed over to a room in particular, "She's just in that room there. She's expecting you."
Katsuki looked to the door on the far right, as he could tell the piano came from. Though hesitant he went towards the room not knowing what to expect. He stopped just at the door, as now more clearly he could a soft angelic voice coming from inside.
The tone sounded familiar as the person sang. As he opened the door to see a grand piano inside, the angelic voice became more clear.
So silent, no violence
But inside my head, so loud and clear
You're screaming, screaming
Covered up with a smile I learned to fear
Just sunshine and blue sky
Is this all we get, for living here?
Come fire, come fire
Let it burn and love come racing through
That familiar language came again, and the voice he easily recognized. As he stepped towards the one playing he noticed her appearance had been different. She had on a dark orange collared shirt that had been sleeveless revealing the faded scars along both of her arms, and she had on a long skirt to go with the top. Her hair had been tied back, into a long ponytail.
Though that's not what struck him.
He knew who he was looking at from the scar along the bridge of her nose, though the last he saw her, she had black hair. Most of her had been green though on the right, it had transitioned to a light purple, giving her a familiar appearance.
She soon spoke up as she played the song, "A very good friend of mine introduced me to this song in my high school years. I often play this as my way of remembering her, and to put my mind at ease if I feel troubled."
Katsuki was soon at her side, as he just completely stunned, "... You're… The Phantom Witch… Right?"
The Phantom Witch stopped playing, as she turned him, giving him a warm smile.
"Hello Katsuki-san, it's good to see you again."
(Third Ending Theme: Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Ending 1-Why or Why Not? Performed By Oshima Feat. Katakiri Rekka)