Warning for terror threat.
"Thanks." The dog boy laughed, before he glanced at the package again. "So it says it's for Sirius Blakefield. That's me." Sirius turned to look at the girl with the cat Quirk. "Do I know you?" He asked, looking slightly concerned. "Why are you working for the League?"
Katherine only had a moment to take in a shaky breath, before it all came tumbling out: tears and the admission. "Please listen to me. I am so sorry to have put you and your family in this position..." She started her explanation.
"A villain killed my two younger sisters. I fell on hard times and was soon recruited by the League to run simple jobs for them. Quicker than I realized, those simple jobs twisted into ones that grew bigger with how dangerous they were. Then, Tomura handed me this package earlier today and told me to drop it off at this address." Katherine paused for a moment to wipe the tears from her eyes, her body shuddering from the emotion wracking it.
"I checked the address a few times before I left, or before he threatened me to leave. I ran here as fast as I could and bumped into you. I don't want to do this anymore. Please..." She fell to her knees beside him and gripped his shorts in a desperate plea for help.
Sirius had felt a little uncomfortable hearing her life story, but ultimately sympathized with her as she had been taken advantage of by villains during a low point in her life. He placed a hand on her back to reassure her.
"I'll help you however I can. All Might comes by every now and then, checks on the neighbourhood. If he's here before you go, you can talk to him about your situation and you choosing to reform."
As Sirius raised the package, his keen hearing caught the sound of faint ticking that switched between faint and loud ticks. He stared at the package, his eyes wide with horror as he realized just what this was. Oh boy, this Tomura guy meant business! He tried not to panic and turned to face the house.
"Aki!" He shouted to his brother. "Call All Might quick! We have an emergency!"
Aki gave a sharp whistle in response, which meant he'd heard and acknowledged the instructions.
Sirius then placed the package down and nudged it away with the claws on one foot, as far away as he could manage. "So..." He placed a hand on Katherine's shoulder and guided her away from the box. "He means business alright. Did he tell you what was in the box?" The dog boy was going to guess Katherine hadn't asked her boss, merely followed orders so she didn't get in trouble.
"No? Why, what's in it?" She inquired as she submitted to being pulled away from the dangerous package. The cat Quirk user studied his reaction and felt so ashamed. "Oh my god..." Katherine whispered and covered her face with her hands. "I'm so sorry. I had no idea. It's a… bomb, isn't it?"
"It's not your fault. You weren't to know." Sirius glanced briefly at his watch, wondering what was taking All Might so long. "The only thing we can do now is wait for All Might to arrive and get rid of it before it goes off." He planted a paw on his face, starting to stress. "Man, where is he?"
Not a moment later, All Might arrived. "Never fear, for I am here!" He cheered, not realizing the dire situation straight away. Glancing at the two children, he continued. "I was making my routine sweep through the neighbourhood-"
"Yeah, I'm sorry to interrupt All Might, but we have a crisis here." Sirius apologized to the number one hero. "Like bad." He emphasized the word and gestured to the package.
The American-themed hero looked between the package and the potential U.A. student. He picked it up and was about to ask how bad, when he saw the dog boy mouth the word 'bomb' and he stilled his body.
"Hmm. Very well. I shall deal with it immediately. Thank you for alerting me." All Might then turned and gave a wide smile to the girl. "I will see what I can do about getting you a second chance. Good luck."
And with that, the number one hero shot into the air, with the package tight in his grasp.
Both children breathed a huge sigh of relief and looked at each other, amazement in their eyes at how fast All Might had been. But as the adrenaline started to fade nearly an hour later, Katherine couldn't help but wonder: how had All Might known of her situation? Had his police friend told him?
