It was an hour or so later before the door clunked open revealing Hitoshi hanging limply in the grip of one of the League members. He deposited him down on the floor.

"What did you do to him?!" Kacchan growled.

Shigaraki appeared in the doorway.

"Pet here needed to be reminded where his place was. He can't just be allowed to think he can behave however he wants, no. He's become far too mouthy in his teens it seems so we did what we had to to correct him. We found years ago that the quickest way to do that was bleeding him."

His eyes widened in horror.

"He can't fight us if he has no energy and it's amazing how effective the treatment is."

"What the fuck is wrong with you, you bastard?!" He growled.

Shigaraki grinned.

"Have fun!"

Kacchan crawled over to his cousin and gently shook him, being careful to avoid the bandages all over his arms as he did so.

"Toshi. Toshi…" He called softly.

"Mhmm…" Hitoshi groaned as his eyes flickered opened, wincing in pain as he screwed them closed a little.

"Hey, I got you." Kacchan helped pull him gently upright, guiding his cousin to lie back against his chest.

"I don't know who half these people are." Hitoshi spoke up. "And that worries me." He painfully admitted, retreating back to his old tick of pulling his hair. "Fuck… I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Hey." Kacchan took his cousin's hands so that he couldn't hurt himself anymore. "It's okay."

"It's not okay. It's different and there's new people and I don't know what they're like or their quirks and I can't protect you if I don't know that stuff. Why couldn't everything have just been the same?"

Kacchan slowly wrapped his arms around Hitoshi, judging the reaction before committing to it.

"So which ones were here when you were?"

"Tomura, Kurogiri, Slice, Fear, Takahashi, Giran, and All for One."

Kacchan's eyes widened.

"All for One was here?"

"Yeah he used to be around quite a lot, he thought my quirk could be useful so he kept me, apparently he was the one who 'acquired' me in the first place. After he fought All Might he didn't come back, Tomura, Kurogiri, and Giran used to just talk to him through the TV."

"You know so much."

"Not as much as you'd think. They only started telling me stuff when they put me in UA and even then it wasn't that useful. Aside from that anything else I know came from them either being drunk or just too loud, most of the time I was either in the medical lab or locked up in here away from them."

"Medical lab?!"

"Yeah it's…" Hitoshi began to violently shake.

"Woah, woah, shit, hey, we don't have to talk about that right now, okay? Let's talk about something else. Uhh, Hizashi said you and him started watching Ghibli's, which ones have you seen so far? I know you've at least seen 'Howl's Moving Castle' 'cause you called me that at the training camp."

Hitoshi took a few seconds before he could even begin to consider putting a reply together. He closed his eyes and took a breath.

"'My Neighbor Totoro'." His very small voice replied as he huddled in a little closer to Kacchan.

"Oh Deku loves that one, I think everyone in our family has a different favourite. I like 'Princess Mononoke' because she's a badass, Mom likes 'Spirited Away', Dad likes 'Grave of the Fireflies' because he's boring, I think Hizashi said his favourite was 'When Marnie was There', and Auntie Inko likes that weird raccoon one." He rattled on, hoping that if he just kept talking it would distract and eventually calm Hitoshi down. "I'm not sure if Shouta likes them, I've never seen him watching one, I can imagine they're a bit weird to have audio described."

"We watch Disney films together when I can't sleep. I saw 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and I really liked it."

Kacchan couldn't fathom the fact that Hitoshi hadn't seen so many 'everyone on earth has seen these' films but it didn't surprise him. I mean, he was sat where his now cousin had spent most of his life and it didn't scream of a loving childhood.

"You need to watch 'Big Hero 6', it's like Japan but also not for some reason, but it's really cool. It has a big robot in it that reminds me of you a little."

Hitoshi turned and looked up at him with a furrowed eyebrow.

"Not saying that you're like a robot, just you're similar personality wise, or at least I think so anyway. Feel free to punch me after we've watched it if you're still offended and disagree." He teased.

"I will."

Kacchan smiled.

The old Hitoshi was slowly coming back.

"I fucking hate this room."

"We're gonna' get out of here and then I'll kill every one of those fuckers. No one gets to hurt you!"

"Just, don't do anything stupid."

"Why?!"

"I don't want you hurt either." Hitoshi's small voice stated as he closed his eyes. "I'm sorry you got stuck here with me."

"Hey, that wasn't your fault, and in a way I'm kinda' glad they did take me."

"Why?"

"Because the idea of you having to go through all of this again on your own scares the hell out of me; at least I can look after you when those fuckers mess you around." Kacchan admitted.

"I miss Shouta and Zashi."

He smiled.

"I'm sure they miss the hell out of you as well, Zuku too."

Hitoshi's eyes widened as he suddenly remembered.

"Zashi!"

Kacchan furrowed an eyebrow.

"What?"

He slowly pushed himself upright a little before looking around, trying to rack his brain for the exact location. After a few seconds he found it.

"There." Hitoshi pointed to the far wall. "The row of bricks second row from the bottom, feel around the concrete, one of them is loose."

Kacchan still didn't know what the hell his cousin was talking about but still went to investigate, going to the bricks he'd pointed to and, just like he'd said, it was loose. Pulling out the brick revealed an old radio with an antenna.

His cousin's eyes lit up almost emotional at the sight.

"Don't touch the frequency it's already set."

He handed it to Hitoshi before pulling him back into the same position he was in before he moved. He watched as Purple Hair extended the antenna and clicked it on.

A song was playing.

"What is this anyway?" Kacchan asked.

"Shh, wait."

Thirty or so seconds later and the music came to an end before a voice came through the airwaves. A very familiar voice; one that was sadly lacking its usual trademark spark.

"You're listening to Put Your Hands Up Radio on this Wednesday evening, it's 10PM so it's time for the news. The main story is still the same, the police are asking for anyone with any leads on the League of Villains and its members or their whereabouts to come forward. Any information is vital to the search for Hitoshi Shinsou and Katsuki Bakugou in this time sensitive situation. The two teens were taken by the League during an annual training camp and have not been seen since." The voice hero sighed. "Now a lot of you loyal listeners will know that I am one to keep my professional and personal lives separate so I rarely talk about really serious topics affecting myself and my family, but on this occasion listeners I need your help more than ever. The boys who were taken were my son and my nephew, you may already have seen the press conference held earlier today at UA and heard more about what happened but so far the leads have ran cold. So please, if you have seen anything suspicious, or if you think you may have even seen two boys, one with purple hair and the other with spiked blonde hair being transported anywhere then please call the police immediately and report what you saw, your tip can be anonymous and it could save lives."

Hitoshi fiddled with his fingers nervously.

"So, before I leave you with the last song of the show I think it's time for the goodnight monologue. Now I usually plan these monologues and write them a few nights before so they're all set and ready to go, but right now, my head is so loud that it's hard to put pen to paper, so instead I hope you, my lovely mic-ies will allow me to talk to my son, just for a little while."

Kacchan held Hitoshi a little tighter.

"Toshi, if you're listening then I want you to know that your Dad and I are going to find you and Kacchan and bring you both home to us. Your greatest strength right now is each other. The house has been far too quiet without you and we hate it, and Jelly and Cream are missing you too. I don't know how long it will be before we get a lead but don't ever give up hope, remember, tomorrow needs you, little listener and so do I, now more than ever. We love you Hitoshi, and I hope that somewhere you can hear me. See you again soon listeners and goodnight kiddos."

Hitoshi's lip trembled as he smiled through the tears.

He clicked off the radio, hugging it close against his chest.

"I love you too."