Footsteps on the damp and puddle covered ground echoed out through the city of Musutafu, the dulled ringing of sirens in the distance being a siren song for any nearby pro hero to investigate. A light rain had been persisting throughout the day, though only in the past hour did it escalate to a heavy downpour, obscuring most heroes' visions. As the police chattered on their radios, a certain hero had managed to pick up on the fact that something was going on. Having Graduated from U.A. only one year ago, Froppy, also known as Tsuyu Asui, was nervous to actually get some decent work in. Sure, she had her robberies and her rare villain attack, but the villain attacks were few and far between, and robberies were usually quickly resolved. Though she never really hoped for trouble, she didn't exactly complain when it happened, either. Perhaps she was just selfish like that…?
"What seems to be the problem, ribbit?" She asked, startling an officer that seemed to have hair composed entirely of horns. Making sure not to shatter the window to his car, the officer looked to Tsuyu, suspicious of why a seemingly random civilian approached him and tried to pry in on a police investigation.
"Ma'am, I understand your concern, but you should probably let the Pros do their work-" He was cut off by a license being shoved in his face: 'Pro Hero License,' it said in bolded print. Reading through it, he noted that her hero name, 'Rainy Season Hero: Froppy,' was almost too perfect for this scenario. A bead of sweat appeared on his forehead, he set forth to quickly rectify his mistake by producing a picture from the passenger side seat.
"Sorry for the mistake, Ma'am. Erm…" He tried to sound more polite from his usual gruff, patronizing sounding 'let us handle the situation citizen' tone. "There's an apparent warrant on this man's head- He was caught red-handed committing attempted murder and multiple assaults. Last he was seen, he was fleeing to a nearby abandoned lot. I swear, what is up with criminals and abandoned lots, eh?" The officer tried to joke, though it was clear that the joke fell on uninterested ears, Tsuyu was more interested in the photo. Observing the picture, she noted that the man seemed to be fairly normal looking. A bit scrawny, with red tinted aviators and dark blue hair. He wore a simple orange tank top with a pair of basketball shorts- A real sporty looking man, despite his physique.
"Ribbit. What's his name?" She asked- It was rather blunt, but that was just how she was. Besides, they're dealing with a criminal. Time was of the essence.
"We haven't identified him yet, unfortunately. We only just got that photo after we linked the multiple assaults across the city to him, though multiple people report that he seemingly had two quirks-"
"T-Two Quirks…!?" Tsuyu yelled out, surprised by the information. The officer hesitantly nodded.
"That's what they told me. He seemed to be able to regenerate from grievous wounds, and, reportedly, was able to shoot out a beam of pressurized water that could cut through anything. Though, I'm just going off of what I was told-" It only took him a few seconds to realize that Asui was already gone. She had hopped off, picture in hand, onto the side of a building, before hopping to the next. Unfortunately, it only took her a few minutes, when she was far, far away from the officer for her to realize that she never asked what abandoned lot he was going towards. With a resigned groan, she put the picture into her over coat and decided to focus on looking for the perp.
After what felt like hours upon hours of searching, she finally was able to possibly identify someone who looked awfully similar to the picture the hero held in her hand. Same clothes,and everything. Following behind him as quietly and hidden as possible, she noted his more erratic and almost animalistic mannerisms. Looking behind him, sometimes running on all fours, and just the general way he carried himself implied that he had some sort of animal mutant quirk… But he didn't seem to look all that inhuman. Eventually, she followed the suspect towards an empty lot. Though she arrived a bit late, she took in the flat piece of dirt that stuck out like a sore thumb in the sprawling cityscape of Musutafu.
She approached the villain as slowly as she could, being careful not to alert him to her being there. Though, the closer she got, the more confusing the sight became- He seemed to almost be clawing at the dirt, trying to find something there.
"Whhhehhhere iss ittttt…!?" The villain asked in a sort of slurring, animalistic growl. Tsuyu hid behind a fence that seemed to separate the lot from the sidewalk, save for a simple hinged gate. Peeking over it, a metallic clang rang out, before the villain dredged up what appeared to be a rusted over metal box. Lifting it out of the ground, he let out a childish grunting giggle as it scampered to try and tear the lock off of it.
"Tell me, Villain…" A voice rang out, the tone clearly trying to mimic All-Might or a stereotypical 'hero' voice. The man looked around for the voice, hiding the box back into the hole it dug it out from. Tsuyu herself looked around for the source, before someone hopped out from the 3rd story window from the building next to the open lot. Landing in a wide-legged stance, the impact of their reckless jump traveling up their legs and to their head, before they shook it off.
"Can you count your sins past 5?" He asked. Though the rain cut through the sight of Froppy, she noted the green hair that spiked out from his head. Huh, so she wasn't the only natural greenhead in the city. He also seemed to be wearing a Dark Blue T-Shirt, depicting All-Might fighting Toxic Chainsaw- A famous battle in nerd culture. The same one that apparently left him near dead, if his reveal that he lost his quirk was anything to take. Aside from the shirt, he also wore a pair of cargo jeans, as well as shoes that she can only identify as 'Sneakers crossed with heavily industrial boots.' They had the familiar white tips and standard shoe laces, though the soles were rubber and dense looking, and they were surrounded by gigantic ankle coverings. Though he was getting soaked in the rain and was shivering from how cold it was outside, he stood his ground against the villain.
"Pppppppassst ff… Ffff… Fiiivvveee…?! Shhhhut the hellll up, kiiiiiid…! Are you maaaaaaaking fun of meeeeeeee?! Huuuuuhhhhhh?! Just because I caaaaan't ccccc… Ccc… Coooounnnt…!?" The blue haired villain yelled out, clearly agitated by the green haired young adult. Hand on his chin, the wannabe hero began to analyze the villain. Taking a quiet tone, Tsuyu leaned in to try and listen.
". . . Clearly a lower-tier one, given it's intelligence. So, that means he's got at least one quirk or two if I'm unlucky. Apparently, he can regenerate quickly and had a pressurized water beam, so that means he has two, maybe even three. But, wait, what if his third one is to increase the intelligence past being brainless? Or maybe it's metal detection if he was able to locate that box… Or, no, someone might've told him. . ." Was all Tsuyu could stomach before her eyes began to spin. How can someone go on like that for a whole minute before realizing the villain was already bearing down on him.
"I'mmmmm right heeereeee, bastarrrrrrrrdddd…!" The villain snarled, before it began to take a monstrous transformation. His clothes and skin turned to dust, crumbling off and floating away on the wind, leaving only exposed muscle. The waist then shrank, going almost cartoonishly small, but it still retained a defined musculature. The backs of his arms, shoulders, and calves gained gigantic fish-like spines, as a lizard-like tail emerged from its back. His brain began to expose itself, as his eyes moved to the sides of his face, just in time for its mouth to widen exponentially. Two slit-like nostrils formed, as it's skin began to fade back in, taking on a dull greenish-gray color. It was fish-like in appearance, though the exposed brain made Tsuyu's stomach churn. What the hell was that thing…!? She never heard about it in any of her U.A. Training!
"HEY, WATCH IT!" She yelled out to the green haired kid, who snapped out of his little reality to dodge a stream of water shoot past his head. Tsuyu followed the beam and found that it had bored a hole into the building in front of the lot.
"S-Shit-! They weren't lying, he has some kind of pressurized water spout in it's mouth… Perhaps it has an organ that stores water and then it uses the muscles in the-" He began to mutter again as the fish-like creature took another swipe at the green haired man. Thankfully, it's swings were sluggish and uncoordinated, as he managed to dodge most of them, rolling out of the way.
"S-S-Screw it, I can think about this later!" He finally put his head in the game, before reaching behind him and pulling something out. Tsuyu couldn't get a good look at it, though from where she stood, it appeared to be some dark green belt buckle with Red and White outlines- Clearly taking inspiration from All-Might. In the middle of the buckle lied a circular indent, with a small hole in the middle, like something was to be inserted in there. Bringing the buckle to his waist, the device then shot out a belt from one side which then wrapped around the green haired man's waist, before attaching itself to the other side of the buckle. Digging around in his pocket, he pulled out a gear of sorts- With multiple ridges on the side and a giant golden 'V' emblazoned on the middle, he looked at it nervously.
"PleaseMelissapleasepleasepleasepleasemakethisworkpleaseMelissa-" He mutters out in a panicked tone, before shoving the gear into the indent of the buckle. Fitting it, the gear starts upside down, with the 'V' looking like an arrow pointing up. Grabbing onto it, the wannabe hero turned it until it faced the right side up- As soon as this was done, the gear seemingly sunk into place deeper, as it began to glow.
"Henshin!" He declared, shoving a fist out before pointing it upwards, closing his eyes. Pausing in hesitation, the vigilante shoved his hand up in the air, before he pushed the gear on his belt buckle like a button. Reacting to the push, the Gear began to light up, before projecting a 'V' made from light.
"V! STANDS FOR! VICTORY!" A voice announced, though Tsuyu can't tell if it came from the buckle, the green haired kid, or someone else. The V then settled itself against the green haired man's forehead, before he was engulfed in light. The V began to transform- The lines began to stretch out, waving and flapping in the wind like cloth, before changing into a sort of strange pair of… Antennae? That's the only thing Tsuyu could possibly see them as, though she did note that, again, they bore a resemblance to All-Might. A fanboy, she assumed. The antennae were a Dark Green in color, having a fur-like appearance to them. Curling across the top of their head, their helmet began to form. Taking a more light green appearance with white streaks across its face, the helmet included two giant red, compounded eyes that reminded Tsuyu of a Bugs'. The helmet had multiple ridges, probably to let the wearer breathe properly, covered with a black cloth of some sort. The white streaks seem to run across from the top to the bottom of the eyes, to the point where the two antennae meet up, and around the steel gray mouthpiece until it runs down his chin. The rest of the suit then materialized, following the same light green color with the same white streaks crossing across the chestplate of the armor. The shoulder pauldrons were black and form fitting, giving the armor a more slender look. His knees and elbows were also black in color, with his Gauntlets being a darker green color, equipped with small steel plates over the knuckles for support. The white streaks coalesced in his feet, giving him white soles and lines that represent his toes on each foot. Standing proudly, hands on his hips, he gave a quick peace sign towards the enemy, emulating the 'V' that seemed to be his motif.
"Don't worry, for I am here- Kamen Rider Victory!" Victory announces, though the creature didn't seem all that impressed by the light show.
"Vvvvvvicctory… or nnnnnot… I'll fffffff…. Fffffffuuuuucckkkiiinng… Put you in ttttthhhe ground…!" It roared out, before opening its mouth for another stream of water to shoot out. Acting quickly, the Masked Hero closed the distance between it and the monster, putting it in a choke hold to hold its mouth closed. With no way to stop the water stream, it shot through his own flesh, creating a small line that bisects the top of the creature's skull in half. Falling limp, Victory skids backwards.
"It's not gonna go down that easy…" Victory notes- After all, he had heard that one of it's quirks was Super Regeneration. And, sure enough, the gap formed between it's skull sealed up quickly, the creature lifting itself back up to its feet.
"Bastarrrrdd...! That… HURT! I'll ffffff… Fff…" Words seemed to fail the creature, before it rushed Victory once more. Going for another set of sluggish swings towards the vigilante, Victory instead countered the attack by grabbing one of his arms. Swinging behind him, Victory then grabbed the other arm and placed his foot onto their back. After a few seconds, the strength of the suit finally paid off, as the Monster was then left without both of his arms- Of course, he began to regrow them quickly, as Victory tossed the torn off ones to the side, even grossing himself out from the impromptu brutality. He instantly got into a fighting stance as the monster opened his mouth, his arms still regrowing from the hold. Though Victory expected to dodge, he was taken off guard when the monster instead shot above him. Confused, the masked hero then realized the reason for this, as a giant chunk of the building behind him then fell off, having been cut cleanly from its original mass. Holding his arms out to catch it, the monster then took the opportunity to shoot another stream of water across the Rider's chest, a steam of sparks flying off as Victory let out a cry of pain. Staggering backwards, the monster then took the opportunity to drop kick the masked hero through the brick wall of the building behind him, sending him flying. Blinking and shaking her head, Tsuyu then realized that she was, in fact, there.
"R-Ribbit! Hold on!" She called out to the 'Kamen Rider,' before jumping after the both of them. Shooting her tongue out towards the monster, it easily intercepted it after she announced her presence. Grabbing it, the creature then whipped the Frog-like Hero around like a mace, before slamming her into a nearby wall, causing her to let out a cry of pain. Stamping down on her tongue, the creature then began to shoot out another stream of water. It let out a chuckle at seeing her squirm, fruitlessly trying to retract her tongue as the stream got closer and closer to her tongue.
"W-W-Wait, Ribbit, d-don't! Stop! STOP IT! LET ME GO!" Tsuyu began to plead, the monster giggling at her pleas.
"Fffffff…. Fffffuck… Yyyy… You. Scrreeeaamm for me some mmmmmore… And I'll cccconsider letting youuuuu goooo." It offered to Tsuyu, the steam beginning to cut into tongue- Tears stung her eyes as she tried again and again to retract her tongue. Before the monster could go through with it, though, Victory managed to get back up and put it into another choke hold, pointing it's stream upwards. Froppy immediately retracted her tongue as the monster staggered backwards in shock, his head forced to look towards the ceiling. The stream of water it shot out dug into the brick ceiling, weakening it more and more until the creaking and groaning became loud and apparent. Hopping off of it's back, Victory tumbled out of the way of what was probably a metric ton of bricks and debris crashing on top of the monster.
"God… Is the Nomu finally dead…?" He asked, the frog noting the fact that he called it a 'Nomu.' 'Brainless?' It seemed to have a brain, though- But maybe it is just the Supervillain's name…? She put her finger on her chin in thought until she heard the rubble and debris began to shift and move. Emerging out, though broken, the 'Nomu' let out a growl.
"You… Bitch…! How ddddddare you…!? Doooo you know who I aaaaammm…!?" He yelled out, before Tsuyu shook her head.
"Nope, not really, Ribbit. I literally just learned about you a few minutes ago. I guess you're really not that popular…" She mentioned with the same bluntness she always does, Victory looking at her.
"Is this really the correct time to piss it off, Froppy…?" He asks, the frog hero tilting her head in confusion.
"Er, how did you know I was Froppy, ribbit? I never really told you about that, right?" She asked, Victory staggering back a bit in surprise. Laughing the accusation off, he cleared his throat, before placing his hands on his hips.
"I-I'm what you may call… A-A-A Hero e-expert!" He tries to explain, though it's clear Tsuyu was not buying it. A growl caught both of their attention, as the Nomu began to heal back up properly.
"I AM NOT STANDING HEEEEEEERE… WHILE YOU TTTTTTTWO SHHHHHHHOOT THHHHHE SHIIIIT…!" It screeches out in anger, before it charges forward, looking to lariat the two heroes. Tsuyu managed to dodge out of the way by sticking to the ceiling, though Victory was not so fortunate. Smashed through another brick wall out onto the alleyway street near the abandoned lot, Victory was then slammed into a building in front of the one they were inside with a brutal 'crack.' Bouncing his head off of the brick, the monster then slammed his face against the ground and smashed his foot against the back of his head. Gritting his teeth from the pain, Victory rolled away from the rampaging Nomu, before sliding under his jab. Sucker punching him in the gut, he quickly followed it up with a spin kick across the face, and then kneeing him in the gut again. The Nomu faltered in his onslaught, and the Masked Rider took the chance he got, grabbing the monster by the legs and spinning him around. After a few rotations, he threw him up into the sky, before twisting the Gear on his buckle 180 degrees. The gear, in response, began to glow, as the same voice that heralded his transformation spoke again.
"V-DRIVER! OVERCHARGE!" It declared, before the white streaks on the Masked Hero's suit began to turn a reddish-orange color. Crackling with energy, Victory jumped into the air above the Nomu to intercept him, rearing his fist back.
"RIIIIIIDERRRRRRRRR! SMAAAAAAASH!" He yelled out with all of his might, before slamming his fist into the Nomu's face. Though it began to heal from the damage, the fall from the sky added onto the power of the jab. The collision into the ground created a gigantic explosion, the epicenter being the Nomu- With that, Victory flew from the explosion, landing on his feet as he turned around to see the monster was completely obliterated. Turning his gear upside down, the V-Driver disengaged his Rider Suit, the suit disappearing in a flash of light.
"Whew… That was way rougher than any of Melissa's training holograms…" He muttered, popping any stiff joints and stretching out his muscles. Of course, it was when he finished stretching out his arm did he notice that Tsuyu was observing him silently. A bead of sweat formed on his forehead, the awkward silence ringing out between the both of them. He cautiously raised a hand to the Frog-like Hero.
"A-A-Ahhhhh… H-Harroo…?" He asked in terrible English. Blinking, Froppy slowly imitated the green haired vigilante.
"Harro." She responded, as the two of them stood there in perfect silence.
Neo All For One was not having a good day. Cameras across the city had picked the fight up in its entirety- From when that pesky 'Kamen Rider Victory' had transformed to when he killed his Nomu. Just when they had their hands on his prize… The villain began to scratch at his neck instinctively. How is anyone supposed to take him seriously as the king of villains when his friggin' Kaijin aren't even able to handle some stammering brat?
"Sahuagin… Eugh. I shouldn't have expected much from that disappointment. I don't even know why I'm getting worked up over this." He tried to calm himself down, though the fact that he was curling his fingers on his arm rests hard enough that his knuckles went white belied a hidden rage. He has to prove that he is not some push over.
"Banderho-" He stopped himself. That wasn't the name he wanted to go by, even if it was his original name. "-Kurogiri. Report." Neo All For One snaps his fingers, as his black mist minion reappeared in front of him.
"Sir. So far, we have collected 2 out of 30 boxes." He states, only to have Neo All For One smash his face against the ground with his boot.
"Damn failure- You mind explaining your shit RNG-" Neo All For One cursed his old lapses into his pathetic, childish self that relied on gaming language to seem 'cool.' "-Your shit luck on finding MY legacy?" He asks, Kurogiri groaning from strain.
"Sir, All For One seemed to hide it not just as a way to make sure that any heroes didn't find it, but as a way to test his successor." The black mist explained, though that only earned Neo One For All's ire.
"So, what you're saying is that I'm not worthy to be his successor, then?" He growls, grinding his heel into Kurogiri's head. The warp minion let out another groan, before shaking his head. Releasing his head from the pressure of his heel, Neo All For One glared down at Kurogiri.
"I'd suggest minding your tone around me, Kurogiri. I can take away that quirk of yours and leave you to rot with the rest of the lower tier Nomus if I so decide." He threatens, the Nomu nodding to show that he understood. Teleporting away in a wisp of black fog, Neo One For All rested a fist against a cheek in thought.
"Kamen Rider 'Victory…' Hmph. Next time, I won't pull any punches." He threatened to no one in particular.
Chapter 1: Midoriya Izuku, or, Kamen Rider Victory?!
The apprehension of the green haired man was more than easy for Tsuyu- Despite her injured tongue, she was more than capable of wrapping him up in it and making sure his hands couldn't reach his Belt… Or 'V-Driver.' Even if he did end up saving a ton of people by killing that… 'Nomu,' whatever it was, he still killed it when it should've at least been arrested. That, and Vigilantism is highly illegal. That was more than enough for her to drag him into the station to be questioned. Of course, the freckled, lightly stubbled masked hero was letting her know how bad of a mistake this is.
"P-P-P-PLEASE! J-JUST HEAR ME OUT! AAAAAGH, I-I CAN'T GO TO P-PR-PRISON! I WON'T LAST! O-Oh! OH! WAIT! WAITWAITWAITWAIT! I HAVE A HERO LICENSE!" He yelled out in panic, digging in his pocket and tossing her a picture. Sure enough, it looked to be the real thing- Apparently, his name is 'Izuku Midoriya.' His age is 21, and he was 5'7. Though, Tsuyu was a bit suspicious…
"Ribbit, dis 's cleahrly fahke." She retorted, her words slurred a bit as she kept a blank poker face going as Izuku stiffened at the accusation.
"H-H-H-HOW DID YOU KNOW?!" He yelled out, before she tapped her chin as a physical tic.
"I didn', ribbit. I jus' mahde an ehdjucat'd guess." Tsuyu explained, her words still slurred due to the person she was carrying. It was almost as if the rest of Izuku's life escaped out of his mouth- She swore she saw his hair starting to gray and he started to get wrinkles. Now Froppy almost felt bad for the vigilante, but, unfortunately she had a set of rules to follow lest she wanted to get booted from her job. As she finally entered the road away from the alleyway, she was instantly greeted by a white van. Of course, she knew something was going to happen, but before she can even react, the black tinted windows of the van rolled down. Inside were two women- A Pink haired woman who Tsuyu pinned as some kind of inventor, what with her various gadgets attached to her body. The other appeared to be a friend of hers, perhaps, or a fellow inventor. The pink haired woman raised a hand to wave hello.
"Heya! I'm Mei! Big fan- You know, you're really popular in the indie scene, Froppy." She exclaimed with a strange peppiness accompanied by the fact of how close she got to Tsuyu's face.
"Ribbit." She anxiously responded, though she meant to say 'Really?' Though, thankfully, Mei seemed to get the intent behind her anxious babble, as she nodded vigorously.
"Yep! I'm actually a huge fan! Have you ever considered me helping you make some new tech? Oh, but where's my manners- I need you to let go of Izuku for me, please." And, with a big smile on her face, she pulled out a canister and pointed the nozzle at Tsuyu's face. Before she could react, a gas was sprayed in Froppy's face.
'Huh… It smells kind of like soda- Lemon-Lime…?' Was the last thing Tsuyu thought before she instantly passed out, her tongue uncurling around Izuku, causing the green haired hero to land on his ass hard.
"MEI! WHAT THE HELL!? YOU JUST KNOCKED OUT A FRIGGIN' HERO! DO YOU EVEN REALIZE THE IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THIS ENTIRE PROJECT?!" Izuku screeches at the top of his lungs, before Mei simply shushed him.
"I know! Which is why you're putting her in the trunk and using her tongue to tie her up. … Well, come on then! We don't have much time!" She jabbed a thumb towards the back of the van. Midoriya just stood there. Dumbfounded. They're going to kidnap a Pro Hero. They are probably going to be listed as terrorists if there are any cameras around to capture them. This is where he is in his life now. He can't really say that this is where he expected to be right now. He could only hope his mother would understand why he's doing this…
Dragging her into the back was not as hard as he expected, as creepy as he realized this sounded in his head. What was trickier was trying to tie her up with her own tongue- It was slick and for a reason. But, with Mei backseating the entire process, he did manage it.
"Sooooooooo… How did the V-Driver work?" Melissa, the one who kickstarted all of this, asked, looking back in the mirror at Izuku. Shellshocked, Izuku took the V-Driver off and looked at it.
"Uhhhh… Y-Y-Yeah. It… It worked. Good. I w-w-was able t-t-to take on a-a-a Nomu. Easy." It was obvious that he was embellishing it a bit, seeing as how he was covered in scrapes and bruises, and had a bit of blood at the corner of his mouth… But, for the most part, it seemed to have worked. Taking it from his hands, Mei used her quirk to examine it for any sort of damage it could've possibly sustained.
"Ugh! You got a few scratches on my baby! You prick, Midoriya!" She tossed the Victory Gear at Izuku's head, causing him to wince in pain as he caught it before it could hit the ground.
"I'M SORRY, ALRIGHT?! IT'S HARD TO BLOCK YOUR WAIST WHEN YOU'RE IN A FIGHT!" He retorted, though Mei just chucked the Gear at his forehead again, a red spot forming from where he was hit.
"Erm, quick question, you two-" Melissa interrupted, bringing all the attention on her, "But did you, you know, put a blind fold on the frog?" She asked, before Izuku looked down. She was beginning to stir. Letting out a silent scream, Izuku scrambled around the back of the van to look for something to cover her eyes… Before he looked down at his T-Shirt. Shedding tears of pain, he quickly shed his favorite shirt, before tying it around Tsuyu's eyes. He felt incredibly bad for doing this- Not sacrificing his T-Shirt, though he definitely felt bad for doing that. Tsuyu was just trying to do her job, and he certainly had no plans of kidnapping Froppy. Mei was correct though- Froppy was a big hit in the indie market of the Pro Hero scene, alongside Uravity and Red Riot. Apparently, they were all a part of the same class, which boggled Izuku's mind at the thought that all of the biggest names in the indie scene were in the same class and same school. He supposed U.A. really does make noteworthy heroes. Not that he'd know…
"Ri- RIBB'T?! WH' AHM AY!?" Froppy screeched out in panic, as Mei quickly tossed a bandana to Midoriya. The hero nerd almost cried out in anguish as the sacrifice of his shirt was for nothing.
"E-E-eeerm, d-d-don't w-wo-worr- Uhm, d-don't- Ah…" Izuku's words were quickly failing him. The hell was he supposed to say in this situation? 'Don't panic, we're just kidnapping you?' Yeah, real helpful-
"Don't worry, Froppy! We're just kidnapping you!" Mei calls out, Tsuyu's body stiffening in fear. Izuku looks to Mei in disbelief, as she looks back confused.
"What? Would you rather me lie?" She asks.
"YES! YES I WOULD!" Izuku yells back, as the pink haired inventor blinks. She shrugs, as Tsuyu pivots her head around, scared by all the voices and the fact that the only thing she can see is the fight between All-Might and Toxic Chainsaw. She tried to struggle, to try and retract her tongue, but, somehow, they managed to tie it up in a way where even she couldn't untie it. Izuku looked at the sad sight, before he felt the van come to a stop- Well, they were here. With a kidnapped Pro Hero.
"Y'know, if you guys told me that the job would include kidnapping pro heroes I wouldn't exactly have agreed." He jabs at the two Inventors, dragging the struggling Tsuyu into their workshop. It was an old abandoned Factory out in the countryside- Literally the last place most people would think to look.
"Yeah, well, I didn't exactly expect to kidnap her, but when Mei pulled out the knockout gas, I couldn't exactly stop her, could I?" Melissa replies, to which Mei rolls her eyes.
"Oh, stop. You guys are just over reacting. Besides, I just need to find perfect my Suggestion Gas, and we'd be out of this-"
"Nope, nuh-uh, I draw the line at kidnapping, Mei. We are not going to brainwash a friggin' Pro Hero. There is no way in hell. Not a chance." Izuku almost instantly shot down the idea, with Melissa Shields chiming in, helping Izuku drag in the Pro Hero.
"Yeah, gonna have to veto that as well, Mei. Why did you even make a prototype of it…?" She asks, Mei pausing.
"Well, you know… To rehabilitate villains." She explains, as Izuku put Tsuyu down on a folding chair, the frog clearly reacting to the cold surface. Shields walked over, tying her already tied hands down onto the Folding Chair. After doing so, Izuku looked at Mei and Melissa, who both nodded- He then went through the process of untying her tongue. After nudging the right piece of the wrap enough, Tsuyu did most of it herself, slurping her tongue back into her mouth as she let out a few coughs.
"L-L-Listen, ribbit, I'm sorry if I did anything- I-I-I'll pay you a-any amount, p-p-please…!" Tsuyu pleaded, though Mei just laughed at that.
"Oh, don't worry! We aren't gonna do anything! We're actually going to let you go after we get your word that you won't try to break anything!" She exclaims, a statement that seemed to boggle the minds of both Melissa and Izuku. Then again, Izuku supposed it was better than keeping her confined to a chair.
"W-Wh-Why should I f-f-f-follow your rules!? You tied me to a ch-chair! You're l-l-literally a bunch of c-c-criminals!" She exclaimed, struggling in the chair as Izuku looked to Melissa.
"S-She… Kind of does have a point, you know." He notes, before Melissa sighs, nodding apathetically. She lifts the blindfold from Tsuyu's eyes to get a look at the workshop they had been working on. It was about as big and decrepit as she expected, but definitely not as dirty as she expected. It was surprisingly dust free, though that could be because of all of the equipment and bed frames she spotted in the distance. As well, there appeared to be a small kitchenette in the corner, with a computer on a top catwalk, a series of power cords used to connect the plug to the computer to the socket in the bottom of the factory. On one of the work tables, a motorcycle engine laid, tool surrounding it. Were they working on some kind of bike…?
"... I'd be open to cooperate, ribbit, just as long as I know your guys' stories." She finally concluded. Might as well judge their characters based on the story they give- If they give some long, awful sob story, then she may have to turn them in as soon as she can. Izuku looked to Mei and Melissa, before letting out a sigh, plopping himself down on a nearby chair.
"Hoooo boy… Where to begin…?"
A/N: yeah, so guess who's been getting into Kamen Rider? this idea had been bouncing around in my head for a while now, i just needed to put pen to paper... or, i guess, keyboard to google docs. Thank you for reading, and please leave a review!