Adam lunged at us but Dupli cut him off from below, spear tackling him from the ally bellow, jets of air shooting out from her combat boots. They kept on rising in the air as the battled.
I heard a gunshot as Blake threw her weapon to Ilia who was standing on another roof. Weiss used her glyph to pull the center of the ribbon to us. "You ready?" She asked as I leaped onto the white platform.
"I was born ready." The glyph turned black and I was shot through the air. "EDGE SPEAR!" I screamed as I slammed into Adam. His aura breaking. "JACKHAMMER!" I used the power of my fire breath to shot towards the ground and slammed down into the building, which exploded in a massive vortex of wind and fire.
Adam groaned as I stood up away from him. "This isn't over." He touched something behind his ear. "Kurogiri…" before I could grab him he escaped through a purple portal.
"DAMN IT! HE GOT AWAY!" Dupli yelled as she landed next to me, She took a few breaths, "Where is Bowen?"
"He died." I said as I looked away from her.
"... We'll talk back at the agency." She walked away, wiping tears from her eyes, a rage burning it's self into her eyes.
Chapter 45: Rest
I sat in front of Dupli's desk with Blake, Ilia and Glyn. I scratched at my new scales. "So he gave his quirks to you two? You know... it explains a lot about his powers." She reached back and pulled out a bottle of whiskey from her desk and sighed. "I should have been at the raid." She held her head. "I... keep on losing to these villains."
"Dupli don't blame yourself." Blake said. "If me and Ilia had done something years ago, many people will be still alive. This falls on us."
"No, I am the pro. I can't in good conscious keep putting you at risk. I'm sorry but I have to end your work studies prematurely. I'll talk with Nezu. In my eyes you four deserve full credit." I wanted to protest. But I could see that she was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
"But I'm not a UA Student." I looked at Glyn.
"You are now." We turned to the door of the office. The furry principle stood there in his suit. "I talked it over with the Tokyo Hero Academy, now that you are seen as threat to the League of Villains, UA is the safest place for you."
"Your full four month payment will be doubled as well." Dupli said. "I truly am sorry."
"We understand." Ilia said. "But if you ever need help again. We won't hesitate." We stood up and bowed before leaving.
"Of course, and I have been in talks with my connections with the military, they have agreed to lend a division to UA security forces Nezu." We caught before the door closed behind us.
"I... I am going to UA." Glyn smiled. "I thought I had missed my chance." I placed my hand on her shoulder.
"Thank you for saving me." I smiled, the younger girl pulled me into a hug.
"I am glad I did. I still owe you for the exam." She laughed as I held her tighter.
Blake and Ilia giggled at us. "I should have known." Blake laughed. "Weiss you sly girl."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
We stood outside the 1-A Heights Alliance, Blake and Ilia were spending one last night at the Base before coming back to the dorm. As I opened the door I was tackled by Ruby. "WEISS! I WAS SO WORRIED!" her black eyes were blood shot. "As your team leader I order you to never vanish like that again. Oh... your..." She looked at the branding on my face. Guilt was etched into her face
"I missed you too you dolt." I got back to my feet.
"Digging the new look Weiss." Yang said. "Oh hey Seduction. What are you doing here?"
"I'm joining 1-A." She smiled.
"We saw the fight on the news." Sero said as he walked over. The rest of the class let us in as they asked us questions.
"Why didn't you tell us that Adam was on Earth?" Ruby asked.
"We were told not to tell anyone." Glyn said as the door opened again. In the doorway was her aunt.
The R-rated Hero smiled at us. "Glad to see that you two are safe. Congratulations on getting into UA you freak." Midnight put the girl in a head lock while grinding her fist into her head. "Nezu explained to me what happened." We nodded at the woman.
The door opened again as Qrow stumbled in. "Fucking hell. Hero can't do this, hero can't do that. I just want a drink." He muttered. "Hey Ice Queen. Glad to see you are safe." He sat down on the couch.
"My, who's this?" Midnight asked.
"Oh, hello there. Name's Qrow. The Aura and semblance teacher. You are?" He asked.
"I'm Midnight." She let go of her niece.
"How have you two not met?" Yang asked.
"To be fair he was pretty busy with the investigation." Deku said. "He only taught a few classes so far."
"Well as we are working together, we should get to know each other." Qrow smiled at her, his eyes wandering away from her eyes.
"Most certainly, I know a bar that serves heroes down town if you're free." She stretched her back, her eyes eating the huntsman up.
"I'd be honored." He stood up. "So tell me about your self."
They left the dorm before anyone said anything. "Did... Qrow just get picked up?" Ruby asked Yang.
"I don't know how I feel about that." Yang said. "But if our uncle likes her... well we just have to deal with it."
The door opened again as Mina and Corinthia walked in, they were talking to each other in hushed tones. But I could hear them. "I don't know. You keep trying to show me how to be romantic, but it isn't working for me."
"Come on, you said your self that you like him. Ask him. I don't care if you insist on doing it your traditional way. It's just so painful watching you stare at him longingly in class." She grabbed the Princess by the shoulders.
"Mina you don't have to do this." Corinthia said.
"Just follow what I said and everything will be fine." Mina pushed the girl towards Bakugo. "Hey explosion boy."
"What do you want?" He glared at them until he saw Corinthia. "Oh Corinthia, what is it?" He asked.
"I was wondering if you wanted to do some sparring." The normally boisterous and outspoken princess was nervous.
"Sure thing, what do you want to work on?" He smiled at her.
"UH, well I wanted to work on the... well you see..." She took in a deep breath. "I challenge you to a Valeian Duel."
Ruby and Yang perked up at that. "Are you sure Corinthia?" Ruby asked. "That is a pretty big commitment."
"I don't think I had seen one held since I was... six?" Yang said.
"Valeian duel?" Kaminari asked. "What is that?"
"It used to be a way to formalize arranged marriages in Vale, between members of families to show that they can protect them. The practice began to faze out as less and less people had to fight the Grimm. Now it's little more then a redundant part of Vale law. Though in more recent years it is a more romanticized version." Yang explained. Ruby seemed to glance at Todoroki for a split second, but I couldn't be sure.
"So how dose this work?" Aizawa asked from his sleeping bag in the corner.
"How long have you been here?" We asked.
"So you want to show me your power? Alright, know that I won't hold back." He smiled.
Chapter is done.
