Sushi here! Just saying this a bit late, we hit three hundred followers on ffn! That's crazy!
Well, maybe not for some people, but it means a lot to me nonetheless. So thank you.
Sorry for the lateness of this chapter. I'll try to get back up to speed with the chapters.
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Bakugo sat next to Mirio at a large meeting table. Several pro heroes had been assembled, including Ryukyu, Fatgum, and Aizawa. Kirishima, Todoroki, Tsuyu, Ochaco, and Jiro were there as well.
"Let's start the meeting shall we?" Nighteye said. "As you all know, there has been recent activity concerning the Yakuza, more specifically the Shie Hassaikai. In the past, we would leave this to other heroes, as it doesn't seem that crucial. However, new information has recently come to light concerning the organization."
"Hi, yes, excuse me." The pro hero Rock Lock said. "But what are children doing here? If this is such an important mission, why are we being aided by inexperienced children?"
"Silence." Aizawa said, his eyes flashing red. "All of these children are my students, and handle themselves well. Unlike many heroes, they've survived encounters with terrifying figures, such as Izuka Midoriya."
"Ah." Rock Lock smirked. "Excuse me then, the little ones have survived against a quirkless. How distinguished."
Nighteye shrugged. "While I agree with you Rock Lock, in thinking that Izuka Midoriya isn't a threat, I must say that these students have proven themselves in different situations, and have gained valuable information for this mission."
Bakugo grit his teeth. Kirishima scowled at Rock Lock and Nighteye. The other students kept their emotions locked away.
"Now. First off, we have to talk about Kai Chisaki. Villain Name, Overhaul. He's been seen in multiple places throughout Japan, talking with drug dealers, arms dealers, regular thugs. He's planning something."
"So he's talking to drug dealers. Big deal." Rock Lock shrugged.
Nighteye snapped his fingers. "Bubble Girl, read off the information that we received last week."
Bubble Girl stepped forward. "A week and a half ago, Overhaul and his subordinates met with the League of Villains. While we do not see Izuka Midoriya as a threat, her allies are. If they are considering a partnership with the yakuza, it could be catastrophic."
Bubble girl sat back down. "Thank you Bubble Girl." Nighteye nodded. "Not only that, but there were rumors of Overhaul keeping a hostage. A child. These rumors were confirmed to be true when my sidekicks, Lemillion and Ground Zero encountered her trying to flee from her captor."
"What would Overhaul want with a child?" Ryukyu wondered aloud.
"Whatever it was… it wasn't good. Her arms were wrapped in bandages, possibly from abuse." Bakugo growled.
Kirishima shuddered. "How old was she when you saw her?"
Mirio piped up. "From what I could tell… no more than six."
The entire table was silent for a moment. Nighteye spoke again. "Moreover… last night, Fatgum and his sidekicks encountered something never before seen. I'll move over to them."
Fatgum stood up. "Thank you. Last night, my associates and I went to track down a new drug that had hit the streets. It was rumored to be a drug similar to 'Trigger'. We found much more than that."
Fatgum rummaged around in his pockets and pulled out a small case. Inside were four bullets. They weren't normal bullets. They were reddish, and had a needle at the tip.
"When we made it to the location that this drug had been dealt in, we were shot at by a group of thugs. Celcius defended us with an ice wall, before joining Sun Eater and Red Riot in pursuit of our attackers. I discovered these lying on the ground. They were the bullets that had been shot at us."
"What are they?" Rock Lock inspected one. He was about to touch the tip of the bullet when…
"DON'T!" Fatgum shouted. "After he restrained two of our attackers, Sun Eater was hit by one of those bullets. He couldn't use his quirk for a short time."
Everybody stared at the bullet. "An erasure drug?"
"That's not all." Fatgum said. "When we analyzed the bullets, we found that they contained human blood."
"Then what does that mean?" Ochaco asked.
Rock Lock shook his head. "This guy Chisaki… he's turning his daughter into bullets."
The students shook. Jiro flexed her hands calmly by Aizawas side. She kept her emotions well hidden.
"Again? Why are they here?" Rock Lock complained, seeing the students shake. "Heroes have to deal with this stuff all the time! If they can't handle it, they shouldn't be-"
The room shook. Jiro had finally had enough. She peered over her scarf tiredly.
'Just like Aizawa!' The other students thought.
"Rock Lock. You've been talking about how my classmates aren't this, and my classmates aren't that. The thing is, they've actually gathered information. Are you just here to judge them? Or are you here to do your fucking job?"
"Excuse me?"
The room shook yet again.
"Enough Jiro." Aizawa said.
"No! I want to hear what she has to say!" Rock Lock said. "She's obviously calling me out for something, I want to hear why! If she can be rude, she can apologize herself!"
Aizawa glared. Jiro closed her eyes. "Mr Aizawa?"
"Permission granted."
In a flash, Jiro was behind Rock Lock. He was restrained by her capture scarf. Jiro glared at him tiredly.
"You came into this meeting, with no information, just the promise of a big mission." Jiro said. "From what I know, you've been looking for a mission like this to boost your status. What a joke."
"You have no right to judge me girl." Rock Lock growled.
"And you have no right to judge people who are actually doing their job." Jiro spat. "Now, are you going to listen? Or are you going to just sit here and get offended?"
Rock Lock shut his mouth. Jiro withdrew her scarf and returned to her seat. "Sorry. Just had to get that off of my chest."
Nighteye nodded. "Now. We have some more things to discuss. This will just be work divisions between the heroes. The students can leave for this part."
The students stood up and walked out of the room. Rock Lock glared as the door closed. "That girl shouldn't participate in this mission."
Aizawa opened one eye and looked at him. "I would watch my tongue if I were you Rock Lock. After all, there are some here who share her opinion."
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"So we are in agreement then?" Overhaul raised his eyebrow..
"Of course." Izuka smiled. "After giving it some thought, I'd like to see your compound, and hear your plans."
Overhauls nodded. "Of course. I'd be delighted."
Chisaki led Izuka and Tomura through the compound. He explained the drugs and bullets they had developed, and how they would change the world.
And finally, they came to a small wooden door.
"And this is the room of our special ingredient. Without it, this wouldn't be possible." Overhaul opened the door, revealing a little girl in a dirty dress. The room was clean and decorated nicely. The girl looked up and shivered at the sight of Overhaul.
"Such a cute little child." Izuka smiled. Her expression calmed the girl down just the slightest bit. Overhaul noticed the shift that the girl underwent.
"Her last… keeper. He was too lenient in his treatment of her. He had to be disposed of. I'd enjoy it if she was taken care of by someone more… trustworthy."
Izuka blinked. "Are you sure?"
"Let it be a sign of our partnership." Overhaul said. 'I'll be killing you soon anyways.'
Izuka nodded. "I still have business to attend to. But I will be here when I can. Is that okay?"
"Perfect." Chisaki clasped his hands together. "Why don't you take a bit of time to get acquainted?"
"Of course." Izuka smiled. Overhaul left the room. Izuka walked over to the little girl. "Hello there." The girl flinched, expecting to be hit. But instead, Izuka sat down beside her. "What's your name?"
The girl blinked at Izuka. Her brilliant ruby eyes regarded Izuka with curiosity. ""Eri…"
Izuka smiled. "Well it's nice to meet you Eri. My name is Izuka."
The two sat and talked for a while. Eri was so interested in everything Izuka talked about. Izuka found it incredible that Eri could understand many of the words she used.
"Alright." Izuka said, as Overhaul came in. "I have to go now. But I'll be back soon okay?"
"Okay!" Eri said. For once, she didn't even react to Chisaki.
Overhaul closed the door behind him. "Well. You two got along quicker than I thought."
"It takes a mothers touch." Izuka said.
"Are you a mother yourself Izuka?" Overhaul raised an eyebrow.
"I am, if you really must know." Izuka responded.
"Well then. I certainly hope that I can meet your child some time in our partnership. Until next time?"
Izuka nodded as a portal appeared before her. Shigaraki stepped through. "Overhaul."
"Hm?"
"Let me just tell you, if you even think of trying to harm me in any way through my child, I will make sure that I kill you in the most painful and filthy way possible."
Overhaul shuddered as Izuka glared at him. Her eyes held no spark of excitement, only a hollow desire to watch the world crumble. And then, it was gone. Replaced by a cheery smile.
"So long for now!"
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Hatsume yawned as she finished up her coding or the day. She had finally managed to loop the security cameras that were observing her without the chance of anybody noticing. She was clear to go see Izuka.
The inventress looped the camera feed, before hopping up out of her chair and walking out of her house. She dialed kurogiri, and a portal swirled to life.
Hatsume stepped through into the league's base. She was immediately wrapped in a hug by a small little demon child.
"AUNTIE HATSUME!"
Hatsume giggled and ruffled Durza's hair. "Hey there munchkin. Long time no see!"
Hatsume had seen Durza once, and that was in a discreet meeting involving a disguised Toga and Izuka in the center of the mall.
Of course, Durza loved all of their aunts. Although they had only met Hatsume, they still loved her as much as their other aunts.
Mirko strode up to Hatsume's side. "Izuka should be back soon."
"I know. How are the rest of you doing?"
"We're doing fine. Izuka… a little less than normal, but she still works hard. A bit of her life returned with the little one. So she's doing everything in her power to make sure they're happy."
A portal opened in the center of the room. Tomura stepped through the portal, grumbling about an annoying villain. Izuka followed not long after, and was immediately wrapped in a hug from Durza.
"Hey there night light." Izuka smiled. "Oh! And your aunt Hatsume is here."
"Hey there." Hatsume smirked. "Looking sexy as always… are your breasts getting bigger?"
Izuka looked down at her chest, before chuckling. "I suppose they are. How is UA Hatsume?"
Hatsume sighed. "Chaotic as always. The little heroes are beginning their work studies."
"Ah. The work studies. They'll be tracking down our latest 'allies' then."
"The yakuza I expect?" Hatsume smirked. "I heard Todoroki and Kirishima talking about them."
Izuka smiled. "Good. So we will be seeing them. Hey Durza."
The child walked over to their mother. "Yes?"
"How would you like a little sister?"
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Bakugo and his friends sat outside the meeting room. Kirishima sat beside him. Todoroki sat with Ochaco. Tsuyu sat at the end of one of the tables. Jiro stood in the corner.
"So what are your guys thoughts on this whole thing?" Kirishima asked.
Todoroki sighed. "I don't like it. For one, the heroes we're with don't seem to think Izuka is a threat. That could mean disaster for us."
"Ryukyu knows *Kero*" Tsuyu said. "We encountered Izuka last night during patrol."
"YOU SAW HER?" Bakugo stood up. "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?"
"It wasn't important." Tsuyu stated plainly. What was on my mind was the meeting."
Bakugo grumbled and sat down. "I didn't even know we were having a meeting. This whole thing is bull shit."
"You saw the girl right Bakugo?" Todoroki asked.
"Damn right. But even that… I have to agree with Todoroki. All of this doesn't seem right."
"What do you mean?"
"I saw that girl." Bakugo said. "She was scared. She was injured. Her quirk is most likely powerful. That's why it's being used in these bullets. And she was terrified when overhaul revealed himself. What does that say about him?"
"You're right. That does sound bad." Kirishima clenched his fists.
"Not only that. But I think Nighteye's one of the biggest fake heroes of all. I heard him discussing the meeting plan before calling your heroes. With the bullets… he ruled out that the quirk is some sort of rewinding quirk."
"Okay. And?"
"The bullets were developed to just block quirks. They could be made to tale them away. Not only that, but the original quirk might be something that rewinds time on objects."
"That's insane." Kirishima said.
"No. What's more insane is what Nighteye wants to do with it."
"What does he want to do?"
"He wants to heal all might."
Kyoka slammed her fist on the table. "WHAT?"
"But isn't that good?" Tsuyu wondered.
"Good? A girl who's probably been held captive for most of her life. No control over her quirk. It could kill hundreds, or, kill the girl herself. Nighteye really wants to do that?" Jiro growled.
"He has tunnel vision. He only wants to restore the symbol of peace. He doesn't care who gets hurt." Bakugo said.
"Ironic now that he's quirkless." Tsuyu croaked.
The door to the meeting room opened. The heroes walked out.
"The meetings adjourned. We'll all continue with our work tomorrow. For now, get some rest." Aizawa spoke.
"Right." Everybody replied.
"Bakugo…" Ochaco said. "I need to talk to you…"
"Okay."
"Privately." Ochaco specified.
The two walked into an empty hallway. "So what do you need?"
Ochaco reached into her pocket. "This morning. I went to the Midoriya apartment. I know, I know. I shouldn't have. She had told me to… She left a box, and a recording…"
Bakugo looked at the object in Ochaco's hand/ A small friendship bracelet. One he knew quite well.
"There's a lot more that she told me… She saw you as a true friend… until you changed."
Bakugo looked up at her in shock as she said three words. "One For All."
"How do you know about-"
"It was on the recording. You have it now… don't you?"
Bakugo bit his lip. "Yes… I'm All Mights successor…"
Ochaco looked at the blonde. "I won't shout at you… I'm a little disappointed. All Might… he wasn't the hero I thought he was… And you aren't the hero I thought you were."
"Ochaco-"
"I thought that she was just a crazy girl. A person who had just been driven mad by a desire for power. But it was just a desire for love…"
"Ochaco I-"
"You know. Maybe she found it now. She has a kid. A family… Do you think you have the strength to take that away?"
"I have to… for the good of the world."
Ochaco nodded. "Well then… You haven't changed…"
Ochaco handed Bakugo two small slips of paper, before walking away.
Bakugo looked down. In his hands were two photographs. One of Izuka and Bakugo as children. The other, a picture of Izuka alone. On her wrist, the friendship bracelet.
A tear rolled down Bakugo's face.
"I'm sorry."
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Again, sorry for the wait everyone. I've been doing some stuff lately. Work has picked up too.
We're getting close to the Yakuza raid. This is gonna be good. I promise that it'll be worth the wait. :3
Anyways. Until Next Time,
Sushi Out