(Third Opening Theme: Black Butler II Opening-Shiver Performed By the GazettE)
The moment the group stepped inside, they had been met with what appeared to be an entirely different world altogether. They found themselves in what looked to be that of a forest. All of the trees, had been dead, and covered in black bark, and the grass had been lifeless.
Crows sat overhead on the branches, with their eyes shining in the red moonlight.
As they stepped through the beaten pathway, they heard many whispers, and voices in the distance, that sent shivers down their spines.
"... I wonder what could be beyond those trees?" Izuku asked.
"Probably whatever Reina-kun had gotten scared of." Tenya said, "I still can't believe she never told us about this."
"I don't think she knew about this to begin with." Shoto said, tightening his grip on his sister's hand.
"Okay… Next time I shouldn't run ahead." Michiko said as she shook.
"Ya think?!" Floyd added as he bonked her head.
Izuku looked around the area, hanging onto Cheshire as the child herself gave a nervous look as she clenched onto Izuku's shirt.
"Hey, Re-I mean, Cheshire-chan." Izuku said, giving a smile, as he patted her on the back, "It's okay, I've got you."
Chesire only nodded, making Izuku's expression brightened a little.
"It's weird…" He thought to himself, "... Even though she's not Reina-chan, she's still so much like her. Though now that I think about it, she seems way more shy than the Reina-chan Floyd-san and I have come to know. If Cheshire-chan really is some sort of copy of her, I wonder if she was like this too."
Floyd and Michiko's eyes were soon sparkling at how adorable Cheshire had looked, as Izuku held her.
"On the plus side, Reina's kid self is cute." Floyd said as he had been practically in a daze.
"I agree, if only I can pet her…" Michiko said. "Unless..." She reached her hand towards her, Chershire looked with confusion with her head tilting sideways. At this Michiko couldn't help but let out a squeal making everyone jump.
"SHE'S SO CUTE~!" She exclaimed, before swiping her from Izuku's hands, and started to dash away, "I'M TAKING HER HOME! I'LL TEACH HER ALL THE PURE WAYS OF THE WORLD!"
"W-WAIT EVAN-SAN!" Izuku shouted in confusion.
"NO KIDNAPPING ALLOWED EVAN-SAN!" Tenya yelled while moving his arm in a funny way.
Floyd whistled as he drew a lasso to catch Michiko and reel her back in.
"What did we learn?" Floyd asked.
Michiko gave a pout as she said "No taking the miss out and trying to reform her."
"Because?"
"We have more work to do like save the dog."
"Plus.."
"We gotta stop Futsuno from unveiling her plan."
"Good bodyguard… Now let go."
Michiko handed Cheshire back over to Izuku, as she clutched onto his shirt. Michiko laughed nervously as she said, "sorry young miss."
"Guys." Shoto said to the group, "Fubuki says there's something up ahead."
The group noticed a set of lights in the distance; as they approached the view became more clear. They saw buildings appear from the ground, as well as what looked to be a stone well. Just outside of the town, their looks to be a bridge, covered with a single rooftop and a set of walls leading to the inside.
The town looked to have old architect, and didn't look modern, as far as they were used to seeing as they crossed the bridge and entered what looked to be the market which had been a short distance away from the bridge.
"What… Is this place?" Izuku asked looking around.
"It looks like it's a village." Tenya replied, "But, Japan doesn't have anything like this."
"Yeah…" Shoto said feeling along the walls, "... These buildings… Look foreign."
Floyd looked into one of the stores through the window, as he noticed a bakery had been inside; he soon looked along the other houses and buildings, noticing an outdoor cafe, with empty kegs of beer resting on a wooden table.
Floyd scratched his head as he wondered aloud, "That's odd… It feels like something I've seen this all before. Maybe on TV…?"
"This place seems enormous." Tenya said, "Rei-I mean, Hatter-kun said, we would be able to find the sword here right? Searching in this place could take us all night, or well-If it's morning right now, it'll take us all day."
"What should we do now?" Shoto asked.
Izuku looked around the area again, before he came up with an idea, "I think our best bet is to split up."
The group couldn't help but look skeptical about this sort of suggestion.
"Oh no, not again!" Michiko exclaimed.
"You sure dude?" Floyd asked with concern, "You remember the last time that happened."
"I know it doesn't seem like a good idea, but… It's the only thing we can do." Izuku said, "As long as-Whatever we're in right now, stays it'll only hurt Reina-chan more and more. Not to mention Kaa-chan's life is on the line. If we have a chance of saving them both, we need to do this."
"Midoriya's right." Shoto said, "We won't get anywhere at this rate, and we're running out of time." Fubuki nodded her head in agreement at this. Tenya gave it some thought before he spoke up.
"Even though I think it's risky, considering where we are, you're both right." Tenya said.
Both Floyd and Michiko couldn't help but let out a collective groan as they both rolled their eyes.
"Fine…" Floyd said, "... I guess we have to put up with it."
"I guess…" Michiko said, "... But I'm sticking with the Bossman. It's my duty as a bodyguard afterall."
Floyd added as he said, "yeah. Her duty.."
"That's only fair." Izuku said with a nod.
"I'll go with Midoriya to search the north of this place." Shoto said.
"Fubuki-kun and I will go search the south." Tenya said, with Fubuki nodding again.
Floyd soon suggested, "Me and Michi will check on east side."
"If you find it before one of us, then give a signal." Izuku said, "But be careful… We're not sure what could be out here."
With that, the group went their separate ways in the supposed abandoned village. Izuku with Cheshire still in his arms went to the north side, with Shoto.
Izuku and Shoto found themselves, searching inside a lone farmhouse. They entered the building where he had finally set her down.
Cheshire started to play with her hair as they looked around. She fidgeted nervously as Shoto couldn't help but look to the child; giving her a curious look. Izuku looked behind every sort of object.
"Wow…" He said, in awe, "... Even though this is all supposed to be a projection it feels real to the touch. Reina-chan's Quirk really did do that didn't it? It is an impressive appliflication."
"Hey Midoriya…" Shoto soon said, as he helped him out when he noticed he had been having a bit of trouble, "... Can I ask you something?"
Izuku soon noticed the tone of his voice as he tilted his head a little, "Sure, what is it?"
"It's about… All of this." Shoto said gesturing to the scenery before them, "I know how much Reina means to you, and that you've known her for awhile. But… How can you be okay with this? Everything we could ever fear is out to kill us, and she might be the cause of this. So, how are you okay with this?"
Izuku let out a sigh, as he ruffled his own hair a bit, "It's not that I'm okay with this, I'm… Actually worried. I know I should be scared right now, but I'm not. I'm sure knowing Floyd-san, he feels the same way."
"But, there might've been a chance she kept all of this from you guys." Shoto said.
Surprisingly enough, Izuku gave a soft laugh, "It wouldn't be the first time, trust me."
"Midoriya!" He said, "I'm being serious. Did you ever stop to think about if Reina could be hiding something from you? Did you even ask her? She's supposed to be your friend. She should tell you things like this."
Izuku noticed the look he gave as his eyes softened. He could tell that he had been troubled by all of this. He couldn't blame him, he was troubled by everything that happened. Reina's mom being the student of the Hero Killer, the fact that the teachers could be hiding something from a girl they practically raised from her.
He wouldn't be lying if he said right then and there if he was a little mad about it.
But then… He thought back to all those times when he did ask, all the time would ask about what happened. He remembered her face. How unsettled she looked, how… Scared she looked by only his mere words.
Even when he remembered the day she told him and Katsuki about how she was in the Anti-Hero group, the Black Knights. He could tell it hurt, just from telling them.
"Todoroki-kun…" Izuku soon said, "... I know right now, all of this is just overwhelming, especially what Shoichi-san, and Iida-kun telling us about Reina-chan's mom… But… Just think for a moment. It was hard for you to tell us about what happened between you and your father, but for Reina-chan… She might've had her own version of what you went through. I don't know exactly what her life was like, but… I know it's hard for her to say it out loud. Whatever she's gone through, whatever happened to her before… I can tell she's just holding back tears."
Shoto's eyes widened slightly at this, "That's what Fubuki meant… When she told me she always looked sad."
Izuku's gaze soon looked to Cheshire, as she couldn't allow her feet to kick as they hung over the edge of the table, "... Despite whatever secrets she has, she always puts it aside for someone else's sake. It didn't matter if she got hurt in the process, she always took everyone else's interest to heart. Like you, and your sister. All that time in the Sports Festival she wanted to find a way to help you."
"Really?" Shoto said surprised.
Izuku nodded, "Even before the internships, she was worried about Iida-kun. She wanted to be able to help him. She didn't even care about what happened to her. I've always admired that about her. All she wants to do is help people. It doesn't matter who it is, she'll do whatever it takes. The only thing she wants… Is everyone to give their real smiles. That's the only thing that matters to her."
Shoto looked through the window available to them to see if he could see anything on the outside.
"If I didn't know any better…" Shoto started to say, "... I'd say it sounds like you love her like how Bakugou does."
At this Izuku blushed a little before he shook his head, "No! It's not like that!" He said with honesty, "Not like what you're thinking anyway!"
Shoto raised an eyebrow at this, "If not like that, than what do you see her as?"
Izuku rubbed the back of his before he gave his reply, "... If I had to put it… I see more as I sister than I do everything else. I never had siblings growing up, and neither did she, so neither of us knew what it was like to have an older brother or sister. When I first met her, I didn't just see her as another person… I saw her as someone special, like I do with Kaa-chan. She's one of the reasons why I want to become a Hero. So if she's willing to push forward to do the right thing, then I'll do the same. Besides…"
Shoto noticed that he gave a smile, though this one had been different from others before. When he saw him smile in the face of danger, he always saw it as a way to comfort another.
Yet this one, it had been out of genuine happiness.
"... I don't mind if she's with Kaa-chan." Izuku said, "As long as he makes her happy, and she makes him smile, I'm willing to support them every step of the way, even if others say it's wrong!"
Once more Shoto had been surprised, though he couldn't help but smile too.
"You really are a good friend… Huh Midoriya?" Shoto couldn't help but say softly.
-The East Side-
Floyd and Michiko had been searching around the east side of the supposed abandoned village. As they looked through the streets, they couldn't help but have a shiver down their spines as they looked around every corner.
"I'm not exactly sure what the Miss's fear was…" Michiko said as she shuddered, "... But something about this place gives me the creeps…"
Floyd said as he shievered too, "N-No kidding. Just what was Reina-chan going through…?"
They soon entered an old house, as they started to look through any place where her sword maybe hidden.
"Let's just hurry up and find the sword, and get to the Miss and dog." Michiko said.
Floyd nodded as he said, as he started to look through the cabinets, "I hear you. Now if I were a sword, where would I b-?"
Floyd stopped in mid sentence when he noticed a single photograph sat within the cabinet. Taking the framed photo, he noticed two people within he recognized that had been in what looked to be a playroom of some sort. Reina herself, being held in the arms of Shimizu.
Floyd said shocked, "Hey Michi! I found something!"
Michiko stopped what she was doing and ran to him, "What is it? What did you find?"
Floyd replied as he showed her the photo, "This."
He soon saw four more children, by the doctors side; two of them had been boy's and the other two had been girls. One of the girls had been sitting in a wheelchair as she had her hair tied into a set of pigtails, only having a single leg.
One of the boys looked to be growing a set of horns on his head, as he looked to be bandaged as he had hugged his knees as to hide them.
The other looked to have scales setting in as both of his eyes, had resembled that of a snake.
Floyd soon noticed the last girl as her hair had been short, and the bandages wrapped around her left eye, as she had been holding onto what looked to be torn up stuffed bunny with floppy ears.
He didn't know why… But his eyes fixated on her, "That girl…"
"All these children with the Miss…" Michiko wondered aloud, "... Who are they?"
Floyd's hands shook as he stared into the photo, to the one who had her eye bandaged up, "I've seen her before…"
Michiko soon noticed something on the picture. "There's something written here." She said, seeing a set of writing. "Promise… Clinic?" She read, "Wait, I know that name! That's the name of the children's hospital that was shut down a few years back!"
"Children's hospital…?" Floyd said.
"You mean you don't know?" Michiko asked, "Promise Clinic was a hospital for special kids. They didn't get their Quirks through natural means like other people."
"You mean they were born with it? Like Reina-chan?" Floyd asked.
"Some of them were but…" Michiko started to answer, "... Some of these kids didn't get theirs when they turned four. From what mom and dad told me some of them, got it either before they turned that age, or after they turned five."
Floyd looked surprised by this, "I always knew there were people born with a Quirk, but… I've never heard of cases like that."
"Wait… This doesn't make any sense." She soon said, "... This hospital took in kids, who lost their homes from villains or natural causes. Kids who were left to die, and abused. So what was the Miss… Doing here if she was adopted by Eraserhead?"
"Unless...maybe.." Floyd said before trying to piece it together.
Just then, the two of them jumped at the sound of static. They turned and saw what looked to be a radio; which they couldn't help but find odd.
"Bossman…" Michiko said, as her body shivered, "... That radio wasn't there when we got in…"
"Yeah… This is bizarre!" Floyd added as he went to turn it off only for the radio to continue playing. "Okay, this is even more bizarre!" Floyd took the batteries out only for the radio to play still, making them shiever, and jump.
"OH, SON OF A BITCH!" Floyd yelled.
"WE'RE IN THE MISS' HEAD REMEMBER!?" Michiko yelled practically shaking him, "THE ONLY LIMIT IS THE IMAGINATION, DON'T YOU KNOW!?"
He couldn't help but bark back, "WELL THAT PART I NOTICED!"
Soon enough they heard a distorted voice come from the radio.
"j-J-Just ga-GA-GaTHer, anD i'LL elUCidate… oN o-O-O-utsiDE wHEn IT GeTS laTE. lONG aBOut midNIghT, tHe GhoSTs anD BAnsHeeS, t-t-tHey ge-ge-get to-to-toGether f-f-for the-their ni-ni-niGHT jAMBORee…"
"What's that?" Michiko asked, "A rhyme?"
Floyd noticed the wording, as he found it to be familiar "Oh crap."
The radio continued on with the little rhyme.
"... thERe's thINGs wITh hORnS aND saUCer eYEs, soME wiTH faNgs aBOut tHis siZE. s-So-so-SoME a-a-ARe f-fAt, soME a-a-Are thI-In, anD sOMe doN'T eVEn we-we-wEAr sk-sk-SkIn. i-i-I'm te-te-teLLinG yoU brOTher, It's a FriGHtFuL sIGHt… tO seE WhAT gOEs oN hALLoWeeN nIGHt…"
Just then they heard music started to play; it sounded screeching like sound coming from the radio; A song soon began to play.
WheN THe sPOokS hAVe A mIdNIghT JAmBorEE
ThEY BReak IT uP wITh FIenDisH GLee
GhOSts Are bAD, buT THe one thAT's cuRSed
Is the HeaDLess HoRSemaN, He's thE wOrSt
WhEN hE GOes a-JoGGin' 'cRosS thE laND
HoldIN' A noGGin In hiS HanD
DemoNS TAke One lOOk anD GRoan
ANd hIT tHE roAD FOr parts unKNown
Both of their jaws dropped at this, as Floyd started to sweat up ink again, as the song continued on.
"Di-Di-Did that radio just say, what I think it said?" Michiko said stammering.
"That song… I know that song anywhere!" Floyd exclaimed in realization, before he yelled to Michiko, as he shook her, "BY GOD! I KNOW WHAT THIS TOWN IS SUPPOSED TO BE!"
"BO-BOSSMAN CALM DOWN!" Michiko yelled.
Floyd shouted, before he made a mad dash out the door, "RUN AWAY! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!"
"BOSSMAN!" Michiko shouted, "HOLD ON! WE STILL GOTTA FIND THE SWORD!"
With that being said, Michiko ran after him as the song continued to play, as it had practically echoed within the area.
It had only been a short while, but the group decided there had been no reason to continue looking as no matter where they looked, they couldn't seem to find any trace of the sword anywhere.
They all met up back at the well of the town, as they each looked dejected.
"Please tell me you managed to find something?" Izuku asked as Cheshire had been riding on his back.
"Fubuki-kun and I looked all over… But we couldn't find anything." Tenya said, "You'd think finding a sword that kept it's color would be such an easy thing to find in this kind of a place."
"How about you Sho-chan?" Fubuki signed to her brother, "Did you and Midoriya-san find something?"
Shoto shook his head, "We checked all over too, turns out nothings here."
"Maybe we were checking in the wrong place after all?" Tenya asked.
"But Hatter-san we would find the sword here." Izuku said, "Since she's Reina-chan too, she wouldn't have a reason to lie."
Tenya soon gave the area another look around, closely examining the buildings around them, "Don't you guys think it's weird that nothing is coming to attack us? Not even for those beasts we saw earlier. Hatter said we would find the sword here, and that this place contained what Reina-kun fears most. Yet there's nothing here…"
"It is pretty strange." Shoto said, "This Red Queen is going to stop at nothing from us getting us to Bakugou… And yet-"
Izuku soon noticed that not everyone in the group had been present at the moment. "Hey… Where's Floyd-san and Evans-san?" Izuku asked, "Shouldn't they be back by now?"
"RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN IF YOU WANNA LIVE!"
The group looked to one another, with confusion before they turned to the sound of the voice. They turned and saw Floyd running towards them with Michiko behind him. "Floyd-san?" Izuku said confused.
Floyd nearly tackled Izuku catching him by surprise, "oh hey Izuku" He resume his panic mode as he practically yelled in his face, "WE GOTTA GO!"
"Aihara-kun we can't just leave!" Tenya told him, "We didn't even find the sword yet!"
Floyd yelled again, "BRO! DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE?!"
"Aihara, what are you talking about?" Shoto asked.
"Bo-Bossman… Is acting weird…" Michiko said out of breath, "Don't… Know why…"
Floyd yelled again, this time to Michiko, "YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHY, MICHI!"
"Floyd-san calm down!" Izuku said, "What are you-?"
Just then they had been taken aback by a laugh that echoed through the town; Floyd had been drenched in even more sweat at this. They looked to the laughs, and saw out of the shadows, appeared what looked to be a man riding a horse.
Though they noticed something off about the man and even the horse. The horse looked to be covered in tar black, with its eyes shining in a shade of red like the crows they had seen; but it's eyes looked to be crying blood. The man that sat on the horse, had been wearing nothing black, and yet the most striking thing about it…
… Was that he was missing his head.
The Headless Man laughed as the horse stood on it's back legs before holding a sword in his hands as he gave another maniacal distorted laugh making the group freeze.
"R-Run." Izuku said softly, before shouting, "RUN NOW!"
The group wasted no time as they turned tail and run as the Headless Horseman began to chase after them as he laughed.
"DODODODODODODODODODO! DODODODODODODODODODO! PAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPA! DODODODODODODO BUM BUM~!"
"HOW CAN YOU BE SINGING AT A TIME LIKE THIS!?" Tenya yelled at Floyd.
"IF I COULD DO THIS, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE?!" Floyd sang "I'VE GOT LOTS OF DREAMS, BUT I'VE GOT MANY OF THEM BUT~! HE MAKES THEM ALL COME TRUE WITH HIS MYSTERIOUS POCKET!"
"GET A GRIP BOSSMAN!" Michiko shouted.
"GET DOWN!" Shoto soon yelled.
The group quickly ducked in cover when the Headless Horseman swung his blade. In one swing the Headless Horseman took out a nearby tree, surprising each of them.
"A single blow was all it took!?" Izuku exclaimed.
"I WANT TO FLY! FREELY IN THE SKY! HERE! THE HOPTER~!" Floyd sang even louder, making everyone jump, "AH, AH, AH! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, DORAEMON!"
Michiko soon yelled as she started to smack him senselessly, "GET IT TOGETHER!"
The Headless Horseman gave another laugh as he went to attack them again; he went to swing but this time Fubuki blocked the attack with a staff of ice she made. Fubuki had been quick to counter, before she started to attack back, occasionally dodging the Headless Horseman's blade.
She kept on going at him again and again, but the Headless Horseman proved to be faster then her.
Shoto soon jumped into help her, when it looked as though the horse had been about to crush her under his feet. Shoto quickly activated his Quirk as his flames emerged from his left side. Tenya used what he could from his Quirk to move Fubuki out of the way as the flames started to become chaotic.
"That should stop him!" Shoto said catching his breath.
"Where did this guy come from!?" Tenya exclaimed.
"This guy, is he-!?" Izuku started to say, before everyone had been taken back.
The Headless Horseman let out another piercing laugh as he seemed to have cut through the flames. Shoto barely managed to dodge it as the blade managed to make a cut on his shoulder.
"Todoroki-kun!" Izuku exclaimed.
"Alright! No more standing around!" Michiko said, before she activated her Quirk and charged headfirst towards the Horseman, "Bossman come on! We gotta help!"
Floyd couldn't help but groan, as he ruffled his hair and slapped himself in the face, "GAH! DAMN IT!" He shouted before he activated his Quirk. He drew up a sword of his own before charging at the Horseman.
"Hang on Cheshire-chan!" Izuku as he tightened his grip on her, "I'll get you somewhere safe!"
Before he could move however he felt Cheshire tug on his costume, making him cease his movements.
"What's wrong?" He asked her.
"The key!" Cheshire said, pointing to the Horseman, "The key to Alice!"
Izuku had been taken back by her words but than looked to the weapon the Headless Horseman had been using. It had been that of a samurai's blade, but not just any one. In fact… He saw familiar Chinese Writing on its blade. Not only that, he saw it still had its color.
"That sword-!" Izuku said, before he yelled to the group, "-GUYS! THAT HORSEMAN HAS REINA-CHAN'S SWORD!"
"WHAT!?" Shoto, Michiko, and Tenya exclaimed out of shock.
Floyd yelled as he avoided an attack from the Horseman, "WELL THAT MAKE SENSE!"
The Horseman laughed as he aimed Reina's blade causing him to let out a squeak; he shouted to the Horseman as he flipped him off, "NICE TRY OLD SCHOOL!"
"AIHARA, MOVE!" Shoto yelled as he got himself ready.
Floyd moved out of the way as Fubuki readied herself as well. "Fubuki, now!" He yelled.
Fubuki gave a nod, as they both activated their Quirk; with Fubuki putting both of her hands on the ground and Shoto stomping his right foot. With their ice, the two of them made spikes from the ice piercing the Headless Horseman.
"Got him now!" Shoto said, "Someone grab the-!"
The Headless Horseman let out another laugh as the Horseman sliced through the ice freeing himself surprising them. It had been even more surprising to them when they saw his wounds healed.
"Tha-That's impossible!" Tenya exclaimed, "He shouldn't be moving after that!"
"And his wounds closed back up!?" Shoto exclaimed out of confusion.
Floyd said as he slapped himself in the face, "Okay this is like a hard level boss, can't be beat in one go!"
"We have to make a grab for that sword!" Izuku said to them, "We have to if we want to reach Reina-chan and Kaa-chan in time!"
"But how!?" Michiko shouted before she dodged the Headless Horseman again, "We can't take him out through normal means!"
It wasn't long till Floyd remembered something from the song as he let out a small scream. "Aihara!? What is it!?" Shoto said.
"I'm such an idiot! How can I forget?! It's just like in the movie, and legend!" Floyd exclaimed, before reciting as he took cover, "Once you cross the bridge my friend, the ghost is through his power ends!"
"Aihara-kun, what are you talking about!?" Tenya said.
"I'm saying we gotta find the bridge we used when we first arrived!" Floyd told them, "Once we cross it, headless here will be good as powerless! It's like in the song! It'll put an end to this guy!"
"This place is basically Reina's mindscape, how do you know it's going to work!?" Shoto asked him.
Floyd replied with a smile on his face, "If there's one thing Reina-chan likes, it's a good story that follows through, in a world where it knows it's limits! I bet even though we're in a projection of her head, it won't go through some BS loophole that'll ruin everyone's day! She hates stuff like that!"
Izuku soon realized it too, "Oh yeah that's right! Reina-chan told you and I about it before!"
"Yep and I agree with her too, when things get too Roundabout and I'm not talking about that classic rock song from Yes." Floyd told the group.
"Bossman, was that a Jojo's ref-" Michiko started to say before she was quickly cut off by him.
He yelled giving her a smack, "I SAID NOT THE CLASSIC ROCK SONG!"
The group started to run again, as the Horseman started to chase them again as he laughed once more.
"If it means we can get Reina-kun's sword then I'm willing to try anything!" Tenya told him.
"I don't really understand it, but it had better work Aihara!" Shoto told him.
Floyd said with a smile, despite his body shaking, "Trust me, it will!"
"Alright!" Izuku said as he did his best to keep up the pace, "EVERYONE HEAD FOR THE BRIDGE!"
"Right!" The group said, before they started to pick up the pace.
The Headless Horseman chased them down the road, making all sorts of twists and turns and close calls. It wasn't long till the Headless Horseman ran the sword through the walls taking out the buildings behind them.
They saw that the buildings seemed to have melted and started to form something.
"What in the-!?" Tenya exclaimed, "-The walls and glass!?"
"They're melting!?" Shoto shouted.
The group saw the liquid had begun to take form; from the liquid of the buildings they saw eight legs emerge before it formed a familiar figure, as it had let out a screech. Michiko let out a piercing shriek. It jumped high into the air landing just in their path causing them to stop.
"A SPIDER!?" Izuku yelled.
Floyd looked as he jumped "OH SHIT, A SPIA!"
Michiko exclaimed as she latched onto Floyd, gripping his hair, "GET IT AWAY! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!"
"Don't tell me, this is one of Reina's fears too!" Shoto said.
"It looks like we're going to have to fight it!" Tenya said readying himself.
"Don't!" Cheshire soon said stopping him, "It's what Red Queen wants! She's trying to steal away your time! If you try to destroy the spider she'll only bring it back!"
"Then-!" Floyd said trying to get Michiko off him, "-What are we supposed to do!?"
The spider soon attacked; launching it's webs at them. The moment they had gotten near the Horseman he swung Reina's sword at them. The spider soon brought down it's leg, attempting to crush Floyd underneath it's heel; Fubuki quickly used her Quirk to make an ice shield around him and Michiko.
Floyd yelled at Michiko as he struggled to pull her off of him, as he continued to evade the Horseman, "Michi! Get off! I can't use my Quirk with you on top of me!"
"Bossman! This is no time for you out of context jokes!" Michiko yelled gripping him harder.
"IT AINT A JOKE!" Floyd exclaimed, "YOU'RE DIGGING YOUR FINGERS IN MY HAIR AND SKIN! LET GO!"
Michiko yelled back at him, "NEVER!"
"One of us should draw the spider away!" Shoto yelled, "Buy the rest of us some time!"
"I'll go!" Izuku said.
"No Midoriya-kun!" Tenya told him, "You sustained an injury from Stain before! If anything I should be the one to go!"
"You're not exactly the best choice either!" Floyd said as he struggled to pull Michiko off, "You're legs are injured too remember!"
"But-!" Tenya started to say.
The group soon had been taken back when Fubuki manifested a spear, and tossed it into the spiders eye making it shriek. She soon started to run from the beast as it set its sights on her.
"Fubuki-chan!?" Izuku exclaimed as he saw her break herself off the group.
"Fubuki?!" Shoto yelled trying to stop his sister, "What are you-!?"
Fubuki stopped for a moment before she turned to her brother. She signed, "I'll see you at the bridge. But if I don't make it, help them save Reina-chan and Bakugou-kun!"
"No! We'll save them together, because we're both Heroes! You said it yourself didn't you!?" Shoto called out as the Spider had soon gone over them, causing them to duck.
She soon gave a smile to him, before signing one last thing, "... I love you. Give my regards to mother when you see her."
She soon created a path of ice before skating along it as the spider began to give chase. She lead it back in the town as the Spider let out another screech.
"Fubuki!" Shoto yelled attempting to go after her, but was prevented by the horse as it went to kick at him.
Izuku soon pulled on his arm, urging him to run with them when the Horseman held Reina's sword to them, summoning more spiders and what looked to be that of bats, with piercing red eyes like that of the horse. The bats looked demonic, as their jaws had been hinged slightly, and silvia dripped from their teeth, as they too looked to be crying blood.
"Todoroki-kun, come on!" Izuku said, "We need to go!"
Floyd added as he grabbed his arm, "NO TIME TO STAND AROUND! DON'T LET WHAT FUBUKI DID BE IN VEIN!"
Shoto gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, "Fine!" He told them, "Let's move!" He soon ran ahead with the others following behind and the demonic bats along with the Horseman gave chase.
The bats flew down attempting to dig into their skulls though Floyd and Shoto had been quick to prevent that. Shoto used his flames to set Floyd's ink on fire after he created an arrow tossing it at them, knocking four to five bats out of the sky.
Izuku and Tenya both crushed the spiders and took out the bats in front of them, causing them to vanish into thin air before the ground produced more of them.
They didn't stop as they kept on moving forward; occasionally dodging one or two flaming pumpkins the Horseman tossed in their direction. The pumpkins exploded on contact leaving behind colorless flames.
"Michiko Ayako Jasmine Evans, get off!" Floyd exclaimed as he tried his best to attack back.
"NO!" Michiko yelled, "THEY'RE SPIDERS! I AIN'T COMING DOWN TILL THEY'RE GONE!"
"DAMN IT MICHIKO, YOU'RE JUST MAKING THIS HARDER!" He yelled.
"ENOUGH WITH YOUR OUT OF CONTEXT JOKES!"
"IT'S NOT A JOKE!"
"THE BRIDGE!" Tenya soon yelled, "IT'S UP AHEAD!"
The group saw the bridge up ahead, and started to pick up the pace, just as the beasts started to close in. Each of them started to pick up the pace, despite their injuries, and Michiko currently riding on Floyd as she gripped him to the point where he started to bleed a little.
Tenya and Shoto soon ran across the bridge with Floyd and Michiko following in tow. Just as Izuku was about to cross it with Cheshire, he felt an intense pain go through his ankle, as he let out a scream before he fell.
He was quick to protect Cheshire as the group jumped when he tumbled.
"MIDORIYA!" Shoto, Tenya, and Michiko yelled.
Cheshire recovered as she noticed Izuku had been in pain. "Izuku-kun!" Cheshire exclaimed, "Are you okay?"
Izuku ended up not replying as he smiled to Cheshire patting her on the head, "You're okay… Thank goodness."
"Izuku-kun…" Cheshire said with worry before she noticed a shadow come over them. Before she knew it, Izuku had put her underneath him as to protect her.
Floyd saw Izuku and Cheshire were about to be diced by the Headless Horseman. He aimed the sword for their necks as he laughed.
"OH MOTHER-" Floyd shouted before he took out his sketchbook and quickly whipped up a lasso and caught Izuku and Chersie out of harm's way. "HEY HEADLESS ASSHAT!"
Floyd got out a second weapon which was a harpoon gun "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!" Floyd shot as its feet only for the horse to jump over the bullet.
"BOSSMAN! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" Michiko yelled, "YOU JUST MADE HIM WANT TO KILL US MORE!"
Floyd smiled as he said, "Wait for it!"
The Headless Horseman soon let out another as he went to swing Reina's blade; however the very moment the horses hooves were only centimeters away from the floor, it seemed to have stopped.
Before their very eyes, they saw it break down into static before vanishing completely leaving behind only but a laugh and Reina's sword, which ended up sticking to the ground, as if it had been the sword in the stone.
"It's… Gone?" Tenya said surprised.
Floyd soon said crossing his arms and with a smug smile, "You're welcome. Told you Reina-chan hates roundabouts!"
"We get it, you were right." Michiko told him.
Floyd smiled as he said "Thank you… NOW GET THE HELL OFF!" He tossed Michiko down to the ground with her head buried.
"Boss why?!" Michiko sobbed, her voice muffled due to her being buried.
Floyd yelled at her as he started to kick at her, "Why else? Your claws dug in my skin!"
"AIHARA-KUN, STOP THAT!" Tenya yelled as he went to pull him off.
Izuku soon stood up after the lasso melted before he approached the sword. He took it by the handle before he pulled out of the ground. He brushed his hand across the blade before his eyes brightened slightly.
"We… We got it…" He said relieved, "We actually got it…"
Cheshire soon approached Izuku as she tugged him by the costume. He soon turned to her before kneeling down to her level.
"Can you take us to Reina-chan and Kaa-chan?" He asked her.
Cheshire nodded her head, "Hold out the blade towards me."
Izuku had been confused but did what he was told. To his and everyone else's surprise she pressed her palm against the blade, before it gave her a visible cut.
"What are you-!?" Shoto exclaimed.
"Cheshire! That's dangerous!" Tenya told her.
"Woah, that's unnatural!" Floyd yelled.
"Young Miss!" Michiko yelled immediately breaking out the first aid, "Why would you do that?!"
Floyd yelled to Michiko, mostly out of shock, "WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!?"
To their own shock, they saw that she didn't possess a red color; they saw she had been bleeding what looked to be a white light. She stepped away from them before allowing the white glow to drip onto the ground. The dirt began to move, before it formed what looked to be a door made of wood.
The door had been labeled, as it had read, "Reina's Room".
"So… This is it'' huh?" Shoto said, "Bakugou and Reina are both inside, right?"
Cheshire nodded, "You'll find her and Kaa-chan at the end, under the tree. But you must be careful. Red Queen will be in there too."
"... What can we expect from, Reina-kun's third personality?" Tenya asked her.
Cheshire replied nervously as she played with her hair, "... She's strongest here in Alice's room. Red Queen will show you your worst fears, and keep you there for as long as she sees fit."
The group looked to each other worryingly as Izuku couldn't help but have a thought, "Keeping someone in their fears for as long as she sees fit… It does sound like how Reina-chan's main ability works if her third eye is shown."
"Cheshire-chan." Izuku soon said, "Thank you for helping us."
Cheshire only nodded as she gave a small yet warm smile, "Even though… I'm just something Alice made unintentionally… I would do anything for my friends."
Izuku smiled at this before he gave her a hug; Cheshire responded in kind as she patted him on the shoulder. He soon pushed himself out of it gently before he held the sword, "Is it alright if I hold onto this? Reina-chan might need this back."
"Of course." Cheshire said, "I think Alice would want it back too."
Floyd gave Cheshire a pat on the head, "Thanks for getting us this far Cheshire."
"Could you do me a favor?" Shoto soon asked, "Can you wait for Fubuki? In case she comes through?"
Cheshire nodded, "Don't worry. I won't go anywhere."
The group soon turned to the door before them as all had been hesitant; Izuku soon stepped forward as he reached for the door knob.
"Reina-chan… Kaa-chan… Wait for us…"
He soon gave it a turn before he pulled it open; He stepped inside, with the others following close behind.
"... We'll definitely save you!"
As they entered through the door, the group seemed to have failed to notice something up in the sky. An eye, colored in the shade of black stared down onto them as one by one they stepped through the door.
(Third Ending Theme: Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Ending 1-Why or Why Not Performed By Oshima feat. Katakiri Rekka)