Never Be The Same

Author's Note: Hey everyone and welcome back to Never Be The Same! Don't really have an author's note this time for you but I've been thinking of doing a sequel for this. Alright, so we are once again entering a new arc here so yeah xD Alright, so I want to apologize now cause I actually have writer's block right now on this fic so this chapter might not be the best or the longest but I think I will get out of my little funk starting the next chapter. Also I wanted to note that All for One's appearance in this matches Shouta... I didn't know his hair was white or platinum blonde. I couldn't tell in the scene until the episode had been released.

Additional Notes: Alright so I've had it on my mind for awhile and I finally did it and the alternate reality to Never Be The Same as been posted! Break This Down is a what if situation if All for One had acted sooner in stepping in for Shouta and Shouta ends up aligned with the League. He's not exactly a villain in it but is considered one since he IS aligned with the League. Well anyway, enough of my rambling again.

Well here we go on with fic!

Chapter Warnings: I'm just going to say the usual, it might pop up at some point.

Chapter Eighteen: This Is The Hunt (by Ruelle)

Chapter Summary: The pros and UA finally get a lead on Shouta's whereabouts. Meanwhile, the Shie Hassiakai take matters into their own hands. The League makes their exit.

Shirakumo couldn't even place the emotions he was feeling in that moment. In the span of a just a few weeks, he had finally revealed himself again to Hizashi and Nemuri and found out that All Might and Shouta had been deaged.

Shirakumo would always have his regrets of not telling his friends about him being alive. Maybe if he had been able to, he would of been able to keep Shouta from going through more pain. Who knew exactly how long that pain inflicted on him continued from Hideo. Maybe he could of saved him from it. But if he had, Shouta would of never gotten into a relationship with Toshinori and he wouldn't have Eri. He loved Eri with everything. Eri was his everything now. It was his purpose in life now to protect her. Do for her what he couldn't for Shouta for years.

The cloud user stopped for a moment, listening closely for Eri, who had been playing in the other room. Every now and than, he would hear her talking to her dolls and now it was complete silence. "Eri?" Shirakumo called out, getting up from his desk and rounding around the door frame and froze immediately. "Chisaki." He hissed.

Kai Chisaki stood in the living room, standing directly behind Eri with his hand sitting on the top of her head. Eri's eyes were wide as she stared over at her adoptive father. "Daddy..." She whispered, the fear clear in her voice.

Shirakumo felt the anger flare through him. He knew if he tried to move, Chisaki could easily use his quirk on Eri before he could even react. Next to Chisaki was the yakuza's right hand man, Hari Kurono otherwise known as Chronostatis or Chrono for short.

"Let her go, Kai." Shirakumo stated, keeping his voice firm despite the fear in the pit of his stomach. He always knew that Chisaki had a interest in Eri's quirk. He had proposed the sick plan of using her flesh and blood to create quirk destroying bullets as well as a serum. It had been a huge driving force in him moving Eri away from the headquarters. The Boss had no issues with agreeing with him. Eri was his grand-daughter after all. His own flesh and blood, he doubted that the yakuza leader would want anything to happen to her.

"I'm afraid I can't do that, Oboro." Chisaki replied, his words practically coming out as a purr as he ran his fingers through Eri's light blue hair. "Eri's coming with me."

Shirakumo growled, discreetly moving his arm to reach for the kendo stick that he always kept in his office. A gasp left him as he felt a slice to his arm and his entire body ceased to move. The cloud user felt his knees buckle and he went crashing to the ground as he heard a scream from his daughter. "Eri, run." Shirakumo said.

The little girl was paralyzed in fear before Chisaki grabbed her by her waist and threw her over his shoulder. Eri screamed loudly, punching at the man's back. "Put me down. Daddy, help me!" She continued to scream as Chisaki took one last look at Shirakumo before turning on his heel and starting out of the room.

"ERI!" Shirakumo screamed, trying to will his body to move but only making it a slight distance. "Chisaki! Put her down!"

His screams were in vain as Chisaki and Kurono disappeared from sight completely with his terrified daughter.

"ERI!"

x

It had been two long excruciating weeks since Shouta Aizawa was abducted at the Heroes Gala. Somehow they managed to keep the story underwraps with the media and only the fact that villains had been present had been released. Under the terms that Shouta and Toshinori were technically state secrets from their ages being reversed, the heroes kept Shouta's kidnapping and Hideo Aizawa's murder out of the media.

Instead of stating the abduction, the heroes and police gave a plea for any information on the members of the League of Villains before they finally got a hit.

Toga had been spotted going into a well known hero store and bought supplies before being followed by a newly debuted hero into a local warehouse in the area of Shouta's abduction. Other calls from regular citizens had also raised alarms from hearing music playing from the apparently abandoned warehouse. Most of these citizens thought it was a party among teenagers and didn't think much of it.

Sir Nighteye had his own sidekicks, Bubble Girl and Centerpeder do a stake out on the location to confirm whether or not the new hero's eye account had been true. They remained for three days before movement in the warehouse had been seen through the form of Dabi leaving the building for an hour before returning with a bag of unknown items. With this information, they were able to confirm that at least a few members of the League were within the walls of the building but didn't have confirmation for Shouta. However, it was their only lead that they could go on.

Now currently, the heroes and their temporary work study students were fast at work in Heights Alliance, working on their first move. They had to work fast if this was going to work. Sir Nighteye and Endeavor had both agreed along with the other heroes that the only two teams that would be infiltrating the building were going to be their respective teams. Present Mic and Fatgum's teams would make a quiet entry through the back of the building and search for Shouta while Endeavor and Sir Nighteye's teams went through the front. Ryukyu's team was meant for back up and would be on stand by for the first part of the mission. They were to make entry if fighting were to start.

They didn't have much time especially with Kurogiri and All for One both having warping type quirks that could make for a quick getaway. Their hopes were to be able to get into the building silently, especially with the help of Mic's team, to try and locate Shouta before the League could be notified. That's where Sir Nighteye and Endeavor came into play. The first team that would enter would be Present Mic and his work study students. Jirou would be their key part. Once Jirou was able to locate Shouta, they would make their move.

Toshinori felt as if it were a good plan but with the information that he has been told about the League, they were quick to escape and have managed to avade the authorities since the minute they debuted at the USJ. He hated to admit that he had this gut feeling that something, anything could go wrong in a moment. Nana had always taught him that he should always trust his gut, especially in the profession of being a hero. That instinct alone could change something that seemed little at the time but would end of major in the end.

"We need to move quickly, we don't have much time." Sir Nighteye stated as the teams got together, ready to head for the warehouse. The other pros nodded in confirmation while the students stayed silent.

"Lets do this." Hizashi stated, a look of determination on his face.

Tsukauchi paused as his phone vibrated in his pocket and he pulled it out of the confinements of his jacket. He clicked the accept button and raised it to his ear. He listened for a moment, his face dropping before he clicked his phone screen again. "On my way."

"Tsukauchi?" Nana questioned, gaining the detective's attention.

"We have a problem. I'm going to need one of the teams with me." Tsukauchi replied. "Eri's been abducted by the Shie Hassiakai."

Ryukyu stepped forward, "My team will assist you."

x

Shouta was startled as Dabi came rushing into his room, gathering up a bag full of the stuff within the confinements of his room. "We need to go." Dabi said, not giving much more information as he continued to pulled together Shouta's belongings.

Shouta frowned for a second. They had to be leaving the warehouse. It would be the only reason why Dabi would be packing up his "belongings". He wasn't even sure how long he had been with the League now. He knew it at least had to be a few weeks. He didn't have access to a phone and there was nothing indicating the time or day that he could see.

The Erasure user paused for a moment. He would go with them willingly, he was completely outnumbered and with the training he knew right now. He didn't have a safe way of escaping. Kurogiri could easily warp him out of here.

He had to think quickly. "What's going on?" Shouta questioned, hoping maybe Dabi would tell him something. Dabi hadn't been hiding anything from him at all. Making all of his intentions clear. Even telling his past to him. Maybe it was a ploy to gain his trust but it was working. Dabi had been right, they were the same. They both came from abusive households and both wanted to protect someone they cared about. Dabi's intentions weren't exactly the same as his but Shouta knew if it came down to it, Dabi's instincts would kick in. He had been told by Todoroki how the villain had practically mocked him, almost as if it were banter between siblings. Shouta had a feeling that Dabi was trying to tell him who he was without exactly saying it out loud.

Dabi paused his movements for a second, eyeing the younger for a second before returning to what he was doing. "Bossman says we need to go, Overhaul moved in on Eri and the pros are coming soon. If you want to help her, you better get your tiny ass moving." Dabi replied.

Shouta nodded, slipping off of the bed. The agreement he had made with All for One had been a simple one but he had practically sold his soul to the devil. When the others found out, he knew they were going to be hurt. Something in him told him he needed to do this and protect that girl. He wasn't even sure why he was believing what All for One was telling him. Maybe it was from the final conversation that he had with Hideo. The man had all but confirmed All for One.

For all he knew, the villain had a quirk that could persuade him but so far the League hadn't given him a reason not to believe them. They had made it clear from the beginning. According to the villains, the leader of the yakuza Kai Chisaki was attracted to erasing type quirks that could target quirks. In a way, he was their decoy. Why exactly that the League wanted to go after the Shie Hassiakai, he didn't know but it had apparently been a touchy subject when he had questioned them about it.

"Dabi... what happened with the Shie Hassiakai?" Shouta questioned, catching the flame villain off guard. The man kept his back to him and Shouta took the second to slip the chain around his neck and slip it underneath the blanket. Dabi still didn't look at him as Shouta took a moment to reach for a small notebook and pen that the villain had given him a week before. "If I'm going to help with this... I would like to know what I'm getting into." Shouta stated.

Dabi remained with his back turned and Shouta took the moment to jot down a few notes before slipping the book next to his necklace. "Overhaul killed one of our own. Her name was Magne. He also took one of Mr. Compress' arms. He wanted to control the League and him and Tomura got into it." He paused, looking back over his shoulder as soon as he zipped up the bag. "Now with Sensei back and the truth about you and his daugther are out. Overhaul has an obsession with ridding the world of quirks and wants to use Eri for it. Sensei refuses to let that happen."

Shouta nodded, feeling the knots coming to his stomach. He didn't know anything about Eri but if a villain was interested in her than something was definitely up. His first thought would of been her quirk. If had to be something similar to Erasure or maybe even more powerful than what he possesses. But he knew that he couldn't allow for Overhaul to do anything to her. She is a child. She didn't deserve any of the pain. From what he was told, his friend Shirakumo was her adoptive father after his mother's death. Which confused him, that would mean that Inko wouldn't know about Eri's existence but somehow Shirakumo would. Nothing about it made any sort of sense. He had so many questions but little time to try and get answers. His classmates and Izuku even hadn't mentioned her. It was like she never existed in his past life.

"Lets go." Dabi said, cutting off Shouta before he could say anything else. The flame villain took the teen's wrist in a tight grip and all but ripped him out of the room.

"Dabi, do you ever regret becoming a villain?" Shouta questioned as he was pulled along the hallways.

Dabi stopped in his tracks. "I can't think about the past but I do regret leaving my siblings in that house. Especially Shoto... he was so young. Maybe, I could of saved him from some of the pain I had gone through and god knows what he went through after I left." The villain whispered. "Now, we seriously have to go before I knock your ass out for all the questions."

Shouta kept his mouth shut as they got to the main room from before. The rest of the League were already there with their stuff. A lone bag by Tomura's feet had to be Dabi's. All for One gave a soft smile as they approached.

"Alright, start heading through." The boss villain instructed. The first ones to go through were Toga and Twice. Followed closely behind by Mr. Compress and Spinner. Dabi grabbed his own bag and headed through with Tomura. All for One looked at Shouta for a moment. "Before we go." He whispered. Shouta's eyes widened as a hand landed on his head and over his forehead. The villain's hand glew and Shouta let out a scream before the world went black around him.

x

The teams were in position, ready to make entry into the building. Jirou had her earphone jack in the wall, frowning as she heard absolute silence. "Nothing." She stated as she turned to look back at Present Mic. Mic pulled out his radio and sent the message to the others before a call back by Endeavor demanded for entry of the building. "It's almost too silent. I don't think anyone is here." Jirou said, the defeat in her voice.

Present Mic nodded at his team. "You heard the man." He said, trying to keep his voice quiet. Each team was notified to quickly make entry into the building, going as quietly with their movements as possible from the silence that Jirou found.

The teams moved out, surveying the rooms in teams of two. Toshinori and Izuku stuck together as they got to the room furthest away from the main room of the warehouse. They crept into the room and Toshinori paused as he came up to the bed. He frowned as a glint of gold caught his eye and he kneeled down beside the bed. He pulled up the blanket and looked to Izuku for a second. Izuku gave him the same look and nodded.

On the mattress, Toshinori quickly recognized the chain and the ring that was connected to it. The blonde grabbed the chain and held it in front of his face for a second before sighing. "He was here." He whispered.

Izuku grabbed the notebook and opened up to a page pinned with a pen. He skimmed the page before tapping Toshinori on the shoulder. "Yagi, you might want to see this."

Toshinori peered over his shoulder, looking at the notebook that Izuku leaned down for him to see. Toshinori wanted to let out a string of curses from the words that he had read.

Toshinori,

By the time you read this me and the League are going to be long gone. I don't have much time to write this but someone named Overhaul is after a girl named Eri. My sister. I have to protect her. The League is going after the Shie Hassiakai. I'll be home soon. I don't have a choice. I have to do this. Not just for myself or Eri. I have to help him too. I'll come back to you. I promise.

I love you, Toshi.

Shouta

"Why is he willingly working with them?!" Toshinori exclaimed, the confusing filling him. "He could of fought, bought himself some time. He knew we were coming." The blonde muttered, feeling the tears coming to his eyes.

Izuku looked back over the page for a moment before looking back over to his former mentor. "He wrote down that he knows Eri is his sister. All for One probably told him the truth about everything and the threat to Eri. We should know by now that Shouta will do anything to protect those he cares about, no matter the cost to himself."

Toshinori let Izuku's words ring through his head before the realization hit him. The call Tsukauchi got before they left for this operation had been from Shirakumo. Eri had been abducted by the Shie Hassiakai. That meant the League knew about it too and somehow they knew about the rescue plans. How they knew, he would probably never know. He had a feeling that it had to do with All for One. That man always had tricks up his sleeves.

"That means they are going after Chisaki too. They might of been planning too for a while but with Eri, they probably wouldn't resist a chance to get Shouta to trust them." Toshinori said.

"Shouta also said he would be home soon. I don't think the League has the intention of keeping him with them." Izuku added, pausing for a moment to pull together his thoughts. "Unless, they told him that and are planning on keeping him and Eri. All for One is both of their biological father."

Toshinori nodded, looking back to the ring in his hand. "Shouta left this for a reason. He wants us to know what he's doing and why. He also wanted us to know he was definitely here." The blonde stated. "Something else is going on. I think there is another reason that Shouta is still here and went willingly."

"Not just for him or Eri... I wonder what he meant by that." Izuku whispered.

Toshinori shrugged. "Maybe All for One." The blonde replied, standing up and looking around the room. "They bought him clothes and shoes. They wanted him comfortable."

"We need to get this back to the pros. They might be able to figure out more about this." Izuku stated, closing the notebook. The green haired teen stopped at the seldom look on Toshinori's face. "We'll get him back, Yagi. We did with Kaachan and we will with Shouta too."

Toshinori nodded. "I know but I wish he would of said why he had to stay. Part of me doesn't believe it's because of All for One. It's got to be something else. Shouta wouldn't just stay for a man that he just met and knew is the villain that almost killed me when I was older." The blonde said, slipping the ring into his pocket of his costume. "He wants to help someone. Even after being kidnapped, he still wants to save people."

Who are you trying to save, Shou? Why couldn't you tell us?