Deku couldn't help but chuckle as he was escorted through the halls of his facility and out to the waiting armoured truck. Even fully restrained, with no chance of escape, the heroes still didn't dare to take any chances. "I have to say that I'm flattered that you would take so much trouble just to put little me in prison" Deku smirked. "Shut it. You've already caused enough trouble" One of the police officers behind him replied. "Why would I shut up? I don't have much else to do now" Deku asked. He tried to get a look at the police officer, but was unable to due to the restraints put on him. "Nothing more to say? That's boring" Deku said.
After many minutes, Deku was taken out of the facility and transported into an armoured truck. Still heavily restrained. After Deku, Eraserhead climbed into the truck and sat down watching over Deku has the doors closed and the truck began its' drive.
"It was quite a big escort along with this truck out there. Did you want to ensure I wouldn't escape or did you expect to arrest more than one?" Deku asked. Eraserhead remained silent, much to Deku's annoyance. "I have to say, bringing you along just to catch me was the right play on your part. Your quirk is really the greatest counter to my own quirks. Such a shame I wasted most of that sample on experiments rather than myself" Deku monologued. Not gaining any reactions from Eraserhead
"I know you're probably not allowed to talk with me, but could you answer one question? For how long have you known about me and Uraraka's meetings?" Deku asked, finally gaining a reaction from Eraserhead. "So she told you" He muttered. "Told me? Do you have so little faith in your own students?" Deku asked. "No, it was simply a matter of investigating on my part" He said, answering himself.
"I've known Uraraka for a long time now, so I knew there was something bothering her. At first I thought it was just Kacchan finding out about our dream connection, but she kept acting weirdly even after I brought it up. So I looked deeper, and I found Present mic spying on our meetings" Deku explained, gaining a slightly shocked expression from Eraserhead. "Don't be so surprised. Present mic isn't known for being the most discrete hero" Deku said. "Anyways, I knew that Present mic wasn't the one who figured out about our meetings. So either, All Might got the information out of her or you connected the dots one way or another. I know All Might would never accept his precious successor having regular meetings with a villain. Which, by the process of elimination leaves you" He explained.
"Now there is just one question left. Why? Why let your student have meetings with a villain?" Deku asked, staring at Eraserhead's dark expression. "I know what it is like" the hero replied. "Come on Eraserhead, you have to give me more than that Especially if you want crucial information" Deku said with a smile. "It is and exchange of information, and I think I'm being very generous" He added.
After a moment of silence, Eraserhead replied. "I know what it is like to get close to a villain. I can understand why that happens" He said, before hesitating for a moment. "Because I did so myself once. And someone got hurt" He concluded. "I see, very interesting" Deku said with a thoughtful expression. "Well, I'm a man of my word, you'll get the information I promised" Deku said. "I was planning on telling Uraraka about this at next opportunity, but I guess you would suffice. All for one's allies are still alive and active" He said.
"I had DNA samples of all members of the league of villains. And two of them gives a worrying implication. Shigaraki is the first. He escaped from my grasp at first. When my nomus brought him back he was dead and his DNA slightly altered. Someone had taken him, taken stem cells and various DNA samples from him, killed him and then returned him to my nomus. I don't know why, but I do know that whoever did it most likely knows quirks as well as I do and wants to make something" Deku explained, gaining Eraserhead's attention. "The second discovery was that of Kurogiri and the fact that he is a nomu. Not a particularly strong one, but highly intelligent. I myself don't know how to make a nomu like that. Meaning someone has been experimenting with nomus long before I began, and may have more knowledge than I do. This someone is an ally of All for one, and most likely the same person who kidnapped Shigaraki before I could" Deku explained.
"Are you certain of this?" Eraserhead asked. "I am dead certain. You could analyse the DNA yourselves. I'm sure you got it from my lab. I guess you already have some knowledge of how a nomus DNA looks. Multiple quirks and peoples DNA merged onto a base body" Deku replied. "I Kurogiri's case that base would be the body of a Shirakumo if I remember the results correctly" He mentioned.
Eraserhead face suddenly became shocked once he heard Shirakumo's name, drawing Deku's attention. "Oh, so you knew him?" Deku asked with a twisted smile. "Shut up" Eraserhead whispered. "That close even? A classmate? Maybe a friend even?" Deku taunted. "Stop it" Eraserhead hissed. "Is he the one who gut hurt when you got to close to villain?" Deku with a grin. "Shut up!" Eraserhead yelled and suddenly punched Deku straight in the face. "Isn't that great!? You killed your friend and then he was turned into a villain! And now he is dead again!" Deku laughed. "You don't know what you're talking about" Eraserhead, supressing his anger and holding back another fist.
"I'm sorry about your loss Eraserhead. Kurogiri was one of the nicer members in the league. It is sad that he was so loyal to Shigaraki. He could have made an great asset" Deku said, turning more sincere. "Is that the way you view your allies, as assets?" Eraserhead asked, barely containing his anger. "That is how I pick my allies. How valuable could they be for me in the future? What impact will they have? Those questions. But make no mistake, I keep them as friends. I'm not heartless despite what you heroes think" Deku replied.
After that, both Deku and Eraserhead remained silent for the rest of the trip. When the escort arrived at its' destination, Deku was taken out of the armoured truck and inside the walls of Tartarus. He was first taken to what was the bare minimums of a courtroom. Despite being a villain, the law still required a trial. However, in Tartarus, that process had been streamlined to the maximum. Just after a few minutes, Deku was already in his cell.
Once Deku was inside his cells, his restraints were lifted. He took a few steps and began looking around. It wasn't much. A chair and a table, a bed and a toilet and a sink behind a small wall. In each of the four corners of the roof was a camera. Beneath each camera was what appeared to be a small sensor and a machine gun. Deku smirked once he noticed that. "This cell wasn't made for me, was it?" He asked to the empty room. "Don't worry, I won't keep it occupied for too long" He added with a small smirk.
Later at the UA dorms, class 1-A gathered in the common area. They had been told from both Aizawa and All Might that there would be an important conference on the news that day. They got more suspicious after all of their internships had been cancelled for the day.
After a long wait and the news only showing a conference room with an empty podium, something happened. The prime minister walked up to the podium and began his address to the press. "Two hours ago, a raid was successfully carried out in the main headquarters of the Phoenix revolution, in which its' leader Deku was hiding. This has been the result of a long undercover mission carried out by the hero Hawks, who managed to get the crucial information that allowed for this mission to happen. 78 heroes along with 200 police officers participated in the raid, with the goal of extracting the recently kidnapped hero Lemillion as well as arresting the leaders of the Phoenix revolution" The prime minister calmly explained before taking a small moment to let the information sink in.
"The primary mission of safely extracting Lemillion was successful. He was rescued with minimal injuries and is expected to return as a hero later this week. The secondary mission of arresting the leaders of the Phoenix revolution also saw success. While almost all of the top villains managed to escape due to the massive resistance put up by an, as of yet, unknown number of nomus. Deku, the 18-year-old leader of the Phoenix revolution and Japan's most wanted villain, was captured. He was detained and quickly transported to Tartarus prison. On the basis of his crimes, he has been sentenced to life imprisonment" The prime minister stated.
By that point, class 1-A was to busy discussing the news than listen to the rest of the prime ministers address. "So they finally caught him" Sero said. "It's almost hard to believe" He added. "Yeah, was almost afraid that we would have to deal with him once we became heroes" Kaminari said relieved. "It isn't over, so you might still have to" Tokoyami said. "But he is in Tartarus. No one ever gets out of there" Ashido protested. "It isn't Deku I'm talking about. His followers are still around. The problems that made Deku still exist" Tokoyami explained. "You aren't supporting him, are you?" Asui asked. "No, Deku is a monster. All I'm saying is that I agree with his reasons" Tokoyami replied.
"Well, at least they managed to get Lemillion out of there" Kirishima said. "Yeah, it has been different without him at his agency" Uraraka said. "Do any of you wonder why Deku didn't kill him though?" Kaminari asked. "I think we should just be glad that he is alive" Ashido replied. "I am, but it just seems weird you know. Lemillion was gone for a good few days, why not kill him sooner? He killed Endeavour after all" Kaminari said. Bakugo then suddenly left the common area and walked over to his room. "I should check on him" Kirishima said and followed after him.
"Bakubro, are you alright?" Kirishima asked as he closed the door to Bakugo's room. "I just. Deku getting caught… I-I just need some time to think" Bakugo replied. "I know Deku is a sensitive topic to you" Kirishima said. "Of fucking course he is! I practically made him!" Bakugo exclaimed. "All the things I did to him, how I treated him. If it hadn't been for me then he wouldn't have done all this" He said remorsefully. "Don't beat yourself down like that" Kirishima protested. "But I did treat Deku… Midoriya, I treated him so horribly" Bakugo said. "Well, yeah. You did" Kirishima admitted, making Bakugo look down in shame. "But you've changed. You admit to your past mistakes and try to learn from them. Besides, as Tokoyami said. There are many things that made Deku the way he is. You were just one of them" Kirishima said in a comforting tone.
"Midoriya" Bakugo said. "His name is Izuku Midoriya. The little boy who wanted to help save everyone and become a hero. The boy I treated like trash" He continued. "Maybe, if what round face told me is true, then maybe I can…" Bakugo mumbled. "Uraraka? What does she have to do with this?" Kirishima asked. "I shouldn't have said that. Forget about it" Bakugo said, slightly taken off guard. "Why? We've been together for a while now. You can tell me anything" Kirishima said. "I know, but that isn't something that I can tell you. It isn't my secret to share" Bakugo replied. "And don't go and ask round face about it" He added. "Alright I won't" Kirishima promised.
Bakugo and Kirishima just sat silently together for a while after that. Then Bakugo stood up. "I know what I should do" He said. "And what is that?" Kirishima asked. "You wouldn't let me if I told you" Bakugo replied. "But I need to ask for a favour" He added before leaving the room.
A/N: And so Deku's imprisonment begins. Accidentally telling Aizawa that he lost his friend twice and getting a fist in his face. Meanwhile Bakugo has a lot to think about, and gets a plan for what to do. How will Deku behave in prison, what is Bakugo planning? You'll have to wait for the next chapter. Anyways, I'm hoping that you're all having a wonderful day. Goodbye.