Rogue. His name was Rogue. At least, that's what the rumors said he was called. He had already gained some notoriety in many circles. To the villains, and any heroes or police who did any amount of investigating, he was a new villain who worked on stealth alone, though his quirk was unknown. To the staff of UA, however, he was much more present in their minds.
During the breach of the front gates at UA, no one had seen anything amiss after the students had evacuated. After the USJ incident, Nezu insisted that the staff go over the security records with a fine tooth comb to see just how the villains managed to get the sensitive information that led to their failed invasion attempt. When they reviewed the security camera feed to the record labs, their jaws collectively dropped. It should have been impossible to miss.
Someone had strolled up right to the door and used an ID card to gain access. Fifteen minutes later, they left. Aizawa theorized that this person likely took pictures of all the records they could before they left. Toshinori gulped, feeling the nervousness thicken in his throat. A lot could have been copied with a phone camera in 15 minutes.
Tracing the camera feeds back proved fruitless. Whoever this person was, they had waited for the majority of students to evacuate. As they waited, he simply... walked through the front gate, and entered the building. No one stopped him. No one even bothered to look at him. He walked into the faculty office, swiped an ID card from one of the desks, and then infiltrated the records room. Everyone was baffled at how simple it looked. They reviewed the footage directly after the breach incident, there was no way any of them wouldn't see someone like this on the camera feeds, let alone in the middle of the hallway.
Izuku, like the rest of the UA students, weren't told about this incident. But he knew.
He knew and he wished he could tell them that it was him, just so he could see the look on their faces.
He tried to hide his grin as he walked down the crowded street, though it didn't matter. No one around him would see it.
"Rogue." A static filled voice spoke in his ear. He frowned. Couldn't they have gotten better earpieces?
Izuku sighed, before putting his hand to his ear. "I'm here."
"Are you still trailing the target?"
"Yep. Still making their daily rounds. Nothing to report."
The voice crackled again. "How far away from the target?"
"About 2 feet behind the target."
Almost immediately, the voice responded. "I hope your quirk is activated."
Izuku scratched his neck in annoyance. "Kurogiri, if I hadn't I wouldn't be talking with you right now."
After a moment of silence, the man responded. "We've confirmed that the sidekicks in the office have left. Deal with him in any way you choose."
"How far away is a clean up crew?"
Kurogiri paused. "It appears that they are fifteen minutes away. I would suggest that you refrain from killing him if you want to keep this quiet."
Izuku scratched his neck harder. "Fine."
He followed the man for some time, waiting for the crowd to thin out. After some time, it seemed most people had begun to clear the streets. Izuku looked around. It was time.
Izuku was wearing a hoodie at the time. He reached up into the hood and pulled down. There was an extra flap of fabric that slid down, covering the entirety of the boy's face. If one could see him now, all they would be able to see is a black void inside the hood.
Izuku reached inside the hoodie and pulled out a collapsed baton. He flicked it, extending it to its full length. The boy looked around again. No one in sight. They were near a back alley. Perfect.
He walked in front of the man, though he didn't react at all. This stern looking hero simply continued to walk forward. Izuku grinned. He ducked into a small alley, and waited for his target to pass. As he did, he raised his baton overhead. Izuku whispered, "Boo!" The man turned in shock but any response was cut off by the baton colliding with the man's head with a crack! He fell unconscious almost immediately.
Midoriya- no, Rogue quickly dragged the man into the alley. He pulled him behind a dumpster, before pulling a bottle and syringe from one of his pockets. The boy quickly extracted the liquid from the bottle with the syringe. He grabbed the man's arm, quickly using a large rubber band to bring the bulging veins up to the surface of the man's skin. Finding a suitable spot, he jammed the needle in and injected its contents into the person's bloodstream. He removed the band and the needle before reaching to his earpiece.
"It's done. Nighteye has been sedated. No cleanup crew required."
"That's good to hear." Kurogiri responded. "I'm opening up a portal to his office nearby, take anything you think you might need from him and then leave."
Izuku rummaged through the unconscious body of All Might's former sidekick. He opened his wallet to see what he could find. There was a government ID, a hero license card, a credit card, and around 60,000 yen in cash. Izuku pocketed the cash.
Izuku saw that a portal had opened next to him. He walked through it, leaving the drugged man behind.
As he stepped through, he saw that the office was covered in All Might paraphernalia. Honestly it made Izuku a little sick to look at. Shaking his head, he made his way to the computer placed atop his desk. He turned it on. Password protected.
"Kurogiri, it's locked."
"That was to be expected." He replied plainly. "Can you tell what operating system it is?"
Izuku looked at the bottom of the screen, the logo clearly emblazoned at the bottom of the log in screen.
"Windows 7 Enterprise."
Kurogiri paused. "Then we hit the jackpot. Do you remember how to use the USB drive Sensei gave you?"
Izuku nodded. "Yeah, yeah, I know. Turn off the computer, plug in the drive."
Izuku did just that. He paused a moment, before turning it back on. The splash screen sprung to life, though Izuku was more interested in the text at the bottom of the screen.
Press F8 to select boot device.
Izuku jammed the F8 button as many times as he could. Eventually, a text prompt came up.
What device would you like to boot from?
Izuku selected USB then hit enter. He saw the computer flash a few times, before a number of lines of texts scrolled down the screen. The screen then turned black. After a while, the same password entry screen popped up. He held his breath as he entered nothing and clicked the enter button.
Password accepted. Welcome back, Sir Nighteye.
Izuku exhaled. "I'm in, Kurogiri."
There was a pause on the other end of the line. Eventually the black misted man responded. "I've received word that Sir Nighteye's underlings have left a restaurant and appear to be on their way back to the office."
"How long?"
"Five minutes at most."
Izuku shrugged. "That's plenty of time." The boy opened the USB drive, and clicking on one of the many programs on it. After a minute, a single dialog box popped up on the screen.
Backdoor installation successful.
"Kurogiri, can you confirm we have access?"
A moment passed before the other responded. "Yes."
"Then get me the hell out of here."
"I've opened a portal. Same location as last one."
Izuku grunted. He shut down the computer, and took the drive out. He turned the computer on again, waiting for it to fully boot up to the password entry screen.
"Rogue, you need to leave now."
"I know," the boy sighed, "I need to make sure I leave it exactly how I found it."
The password entry box appeared. Izuku quickly shut off the monitor and ran through the portal.
Thirty seconds later, Mirio Togata walked into the office. He sat down with his meal and began to eat, unaware that anything had happened.
Meanwhile, Izuku had reappeared in the bar that Tomura and Kurogiri were anxiously waiting in. Almost immediately, Izuku bounded over to the older boy's side and snuggled in next to him. Kurogiri looked the same as ever.
"I'm surprised at how well that went. You were cutting it close there, but it should pay off in the end."
"Thanks Kurogiri. I'm surprised Sensei got his hands on stuff like this." Izuku pulled out the USB drive.
Tomura chimed in, "Sensei has a lot more than just All for One up his sleeve. Speaking of which, I take it you've gotten comfortable with your second quirk?"
Izuku nodded, and looked down. He seemed downtrodden at the mention of his quirk. Shigaraki wasn't about to let that go. "Izuku, is there something you'd like to say?"
He twiddled with his thumbs a little bit, refusing to look up at the older boy. "I'm... I'm sorry, Tomura. I was scared when I learned that I could get a quirk. I thought... I-I thought that you'd-"
"I told you before, right? You're my little brother. I won't go back and change my dialogue responses."
Izuku leaned into Tomura's shoulder, muttering a small "thanks."
"Besides, if anything, you should be apologizing for what you did at the USJ a week ago."
The green-haired kid bolted up, eyes wide. "Y-you said to act all heroic and innocent!"
Tomura scratched his neck. "You scared me half to death! You're lucky I pulled my fingers back in time."
Kurogiri nodded. "While we appreciate you keeping your act up, I doubt any of us would be happy with Shigaraki injuring you. Do keep that in mind."
Izuku looked sheepish. "Sorry, I'll try to avoid that situation next time."
Kurogiri continued, polishing a shot glass. "In any case, great job. Sensei is probably poring over the files from Sir Nighteye's computer as we speak. We'll tell you what we found, and why All Might is contacting him so frequently. In the meantime, you need to get some rest." A portal opened behind Midoriya.
The boy sighed in disappointment. "I wish I could be here more often. I miss this place. When can I see you guys again?"
"Well, no one suspects you of anything right now. However, it's probably for the best that we exercise caution." Kurogiri thought out loud. "As long as nothing big is going on, there should be no problem with coming here on the weekends, provided you use my portals instead of walking here."
Izuku's chest blossomed. It was a long time since he was able to visit them purely for fun. Not that he could blame them. In any case, he was glad that he could spend more time with Tomura.
A/N: Hey, everyone! This chapter ended up being longer than I expected, but I hope you enjoy in nonetheless! As it stands, I'm about to start getting into the "cannon" parts of the story with the next few chapters, so I hope you'll enjoy it.
Speaking of which, I should mention that I wrote this yesterday and forgot to publish it. So you'll actually be getting at least two chapters again today.
Thanks for reading and supporting me!
