I'M BACK! I first want to apologize for being gone. And I want to thank everyone who has voiced their support, even to those who may have been too shy to say anything because I know what that's like. To those of you who didn't get a reply from me, I read every comment I get and I appreciate them. I just never have the time to go and reply because I have to study.
Nursing school is going great! It's not a smooth ride and it's got shitty bumps, curves and all in between, but it's the best decision I've made. I deal with pretentious classmates on the daily, people who see themselves as martyrs but never think of another's point of view in the workforce, but I have made many friends who counter that negative energy. If I could sit and rant about how awful my classmates can be, I'll be sitting here all summer. But the patients I've had who have been so kind to me and understanding of my inexperience have made my time so much worth it now that I feel like I'm in a position where I can help people more than I've had before. The patients and the sick are why I wanted to be a nurse and they still are and always will be. I just need to get through school and get away from the immaturity people show. For real, do y'all have no shame?! Grow the fuck up! You're a hero, sure, but you're not the only hero! Ugh, sorry. Martyrdom seems prominent in this class of mine. And seriously, the doctor was rude to you for nothing? Maybe don't crowd the fucking doorway and actually listen the first five times he asked you to move but you were too busy talking to notice he was there! That's just one thing. I can make an entire damn dissertation from the last three months.
When I feel upset and wonder if I can keep dealing with this stress, I look at my friends and my family that now support me. I look at your guys' replies and I can take a breather and calm down. One semester down, four more to go.
To crystal2818, Alexia Colette, Kichou, RorschachinBlueJeans, Theendofbooks5, DeElric, SimpleSoul Shipper, Lady of the Fates, Gingerljf175, Sachiko13, SoraSky RoxasWind, FullMoon Cerisse, sakura reader7, Tenshimeowmanga, AV, Wolf Mage 13: Thank you for your words and support J. Thank you for stopping by and listening to what I had to say and giving me some wisdom, sympathy and understanding. It's weird how we can relate to others even though we may not know who's on the other end. I thank you for doing that even though you don't know me. Thank you to those of you who shared your stories with me and giving me some much needed drive!
Winter camp didn't sound as exciting summer camp, especially since that torture was still fresh in their minds. It wasn't pleasant to hear it anymore considering all the shit that went down the first year. So when Aizawa proposed a winter camp, everyone stared at each other nervously.
Days later, they were driven to a different camp than they were used to. It looked like a bunch of clean log cabins sitting innocently by a massive lake. No one let their guards down.
"It's just like Friday the 13th. We'll have to work together at night against a possible villain who will cut off access to the teachers," Kirishima predicted, his face completely serious. Aizawa stared at him while slurping on his energy drink pouch, taking long drags in order to have enough energy to deal with the little shits before the afternoon nap he was enforcing. He released the straw with an audible pop.
"That…is too much work for me. This is just a vacation and learning survival crap in the woods. If you don't have a quirk to help you, you need survival skills. Some of you rely too much on your quirks. Imagine having nothing to replenish yourself and you have to limit the use of your quirk to conserve your energy. Learn how to fish, make a boat or something. Just do something. We'll still have training to do on quirks, but consider this a vacation. Figured we need it considering how eventful the years have been." One by one, the class relaxed and finally smiled without nervousness. Camping sounded fun. Not being able to use their quirks sounded like a pain, but better than what they had to deal with last year.
The cabins were separated so that everyone had a roommate. They were all same-sex and were properly distributed as omegas dorming with other omegas and betas while the alphas were with one another or betas so that nothing off would happen at night. Only couples would be allowed to room together, but Midoriya and Todoroki were quickly dismayed when the cabin mate on the other side was none other than Aizawa-sensei. He was unyielding with his glare with one hand tightly gripping his luggage.
"I'm keeping an eye on you two. No sex on camp grounds." Todoroki rolled his eyes and waited for Aizawa to turn his back so he could shut the door. He had graciously given them the room with the large-sized bed. The cabin felt more like a townhouse with one section clearly outlined as Aizawa's half of the home. That was fine so they could be by themselves without having their teacher awkwardly walk by.
The pair began unpacking their suitcases with their backs turned to one another. Clothes stacked around before being placed into drawers and other little items were strewn about to feel more like a home. They were going to be here for a good few weeks, so it was good to make them count.
Izuku carefully pulled out the large envelope addressed to him yesterday. The letter was from the Ackermans, the family whose pup they babysat for the project. True to their word, the pair visited often with presents for Riren or offering to take care of the pup while the heroes were out on missions or having a night out together. Of course, it was nice to be paid and be given a night to play with the pup. They were very fond of the family despite Levi's supposed indifference towards them. Eren would give Izuku pregnancy pointers and what to expect if he came pregnant. Izuku latched onto his words like a hawk, blushing when sex was brought up like he never had it before. He couldn't wait to see them again especially now when a letter had been given to them the day before they went on the camping trip.
He opened the letter, carefully pulling out the items inside. He gasped when a painting came out, grabbing Shouto's attention.
"Ah! I have this postcard and letter from the Ackermans! Look! Riren-kun fingerpainted this!" The painting was done in several colors, mixing and smearing around the paper as odd shapes that may have been flowers. A letter had been placed on top of the painting, written by the family.
'Appreciate this painting, brats. Riren almost ate the paint if it hadn't been for me. I'll kill you if you dirty or trash it. This better not go on something as lame as a fucking fridge. Go buy a frame. Use the school's money if you need to. Riren's drawing deserves to have a frame.
Come back soon! We'd love to have you two over again. Whenever Riren plays with his toys, he can't separate the green bunny and red and white teddy bear from each other. He's named them 'Dyaku and Doki.' I'd say Riren misses you two.' It was easy to tell which parent wrote what. Todoroki smiled.
"I like it. I'll get us a frame." He hugged Izuku from behind, burying his face into his mate's neck and nuzzling affectionately while Izuku giggled. It amazes him with how much this soothed him. He was practically bathing in the scent of his mate and he loved it.
In secret, he had looked at buying engagement rings online. He was dead serious about proposing to Izuku after high school. They could have babies later in the future, like Eren and Levi did. The two talked about marriage and Izuku was liking the idea more and more, he was just really embarrassed about getting into details. He was still so shy about it, like they hadn't seen each other naked dozens of times before. He was going to be buying the ring with his old man's money. Fuck him. The man was at least decent enough to leave Shouto and Izuku alone since that incident months ago, but Shouto still was wary of the bastard. Shouto wore Izuku's bite like a rebellious teen showing off their first tattoo. Endeavor would make a face, but he didn't do any further than that. With Shouto's newfound power, he could easily blow up the house if he felt any resentment towards his beloved mate.
He found a ring that was perfect for Izuku. He was just about to order it when he received a notification from Aizawa-sensei to prepare for an announcement and to pack up for a two-week trip. Shouto has a sneaking suspicion that his sensei had cameras on them to make sure they weren't doing anything out of line. The timing was too perfect and it freaked him out. Still, he bought the ring and left Fuyumi a note to let her know it was coming in.
It felt peaceful to be enjoying the weather out like this. Despite moans and groans when fishing proved uneventful, it was better than worrying about ambushes and quirk training. They still had activities related to training their quirks, but most times they were forced to go without their quirks in order to learn how to rely less on them and save their energy.
Izuku did well without using his quirk. Being quirkless turned out to be an advantage he didn't know he would have. He knew how to make a fire by hand and fish well. He was smart and skilled enough to teach others. Bakugou did too, but he was unapproachable and told the others that "THIS IS THE REAL WORLD, YOU FUCKERS! SINK OR SWIM!"
But he still taught Kirishima how to make a proper fishing stick and find appropriate kindling for a fire.
It was practically a vacation for Midoriya, especially being able to share a room with Todoroki. It was a treat to relax and take in the sights with his mate. Todoroki didn't know much about camping, so he dutifully followed Izuku's every last word to understand. Aizawa could manage the cute, campy romance, but anything pushing passed PG-13 had the brakes forced on. He caught them trying to get it on in the shower of all places. He let the two have it, lecturing them for hours and forcing them to write essay reflections. Todoroki needed a muzzle on and Midoriya lacked self-awareness. He successfully managed to ask for a raise and forced Yagi to be a reference to his grievances. But...they were young and they should enjoy themselves like all they had was today. In the world of heroes, any hero could meet their demise if dealt a shitty hand from fate. He could still stop them from acting up, he remembered with a heated glare in his eye. His authority was going to be respected, dammit.
As day three came to a close, the group made a big fire to sit out around after dinner. The bonfire had flames dancing in the air along with smoke and ash. Kindling was gathered throughout the day and everyone met with the harsh reality that fire needed a lot of wood. Huge stacks were piled up nearby thanks to Izuku and Bakugou finding good spots to gather proper wood. The fire was perfect to make s'mores for dessert. Todoroki had never had a s'more before the camping trip, which Izuku thought was catastrophic before making one for him. It was a delicious treat, but not as delicious as the sight of Izuku sitting cozily in his lap while feeding him. Todoroki was a proud alpha, but not so proud to reject pampering from his omega. Omegas were the ones usually pampered in their relationships, but Izuku wanted to give his mate some proper care. And if that meant introducing him to the wonders of a s'more, so be it.
"And then, the Marshmallow monster disappeared into the woods. 'Let this be a warning to anyone who eats my brethren again.'" Satou finished his scary story with a frightened look in his eyes, but no one seemed all too scared of it. Ochako noisily smacked her lips against her roasted marshmallow.
"No one's giving you their marshmallows. You'll have to pry mine from my cold, dead fingers." The others agreed. Satou grumbled, realizing that no one bought his story.
"That story worked all the time in grade school. No one could eat anything with marshmallows for weeks and gave them to me." Jirou poked his side with the other end of her roasting stick, leading him to cry out and beg for her to stop.
"You used it on gullible kids, that's why it ever worked. We've got villains. The last thing we're gonna be scared of is a marshmallow man." Tooru's s'more disappeared as she finished it.
"I'd think we'd eat him instead. A giant marshmallow? Sign me up." Some of the others agreed. Aizawa groggily checked the time. The stories got carried away, but at least it worked off the group's energy so he could get a good night's sleep.
"Alright, that's enough for today. Properly put out the fire without using quirks and return to your cabins. I'll set up the security systems. Tomorrow, we work on quirks." His students groaned, but made do to drown the fire out, mixed fresh dirt in and stirred the pit around so everything was wet and put out.
Midoriya and Todoroki sat naked in the tub, enjoying the quiet and each other's warmth.
"I hope you really like camping so far, Shoucchan. I missed it as a kid," he whispered dreamily. Shouto was rubbing his fingers through his mate's scalp.
"I guess it's fine. If you like it, then I like it." Midoriya pouted.
"I'd like it more if you genuinely like it." Todoroki could hear the little whine in his voice and smiled, leaning close to kiss his shoulder.
"I like it very much so long as I have you." Midoriya blushed, turning his cheek to kiss him. They both melted into the kiss and shifted to face each other, Todoroki's tongue in Midoriya's mouth.
A harsh knock disturbed them, causing Midoriya to quickly jump out of the tub in the search for a robe. A tired voice cut through the door.
"Don't bother. Just stop having sex and go to bed," muttered Aizawa. Midoriya screamed his understanding and rushed to get dressed. Todoroki sighed. Just give him a few minutes and he would have been balls deep. But the idea of having sex with Aizawa under the same roof sounded awful. Izuku could never look his sensei in the eye again. Though...
He quickly grabbed Midoriya's arm when the teen was trying to rouse him out of the tub. His dick was still hard under the water and Izuku could see it. He didn't need to ask what his mate wanted. He shoved a towel at him, still visibly flustered.
"When we get back, Shoucchan! I promise!" He pouted when he saw Shouto's disappointed frown. It's not like he didn't want it either, but how was he going to look Aizawa-sensei in the eyes and lie that they listened to his orders? He was horny too, but he had better self-control than Shoucchan. But that didn't mean he had the best.
Dropping his towel, Izuku got on his knees. Breathy moans were drowned out by the air vent as Izuku bobbed his head up and down Shouto's thick cock. The alpha grunted and groaned in pleasure with each lick, suck and bob of Izuku's sweet mouth. He couldn't wait to call this teen his wife one day. As they ended the night in each other's embrace on the warm bed, Todoroki counted the days until graduation where he would go down on one knee.
The next day felt like the class hit the ground running. It had been a while since they had intense quirk training, though luckily this one wasn't as extreme. Aizawa had them use their quirks until they were overused and exhausted. That was just the training portion involving the quirks, but there was still the rest of the day. They had to use their quirks only three times while completing stations of survival skills. The amount of times to use their quirks followed data found where heroes in survival situations reported only having enough strength to use their quirks three times when in a crisis. It meant knowing how to use your quirk wisely. So they wouldn't feel like they were left to die, Aizawa gave each person a flare in case they truly felt like they couldn't make it out.
Bakugou and Midoriya were stellar, though Bakugou claimed first place when asked. They flew through the courses with flying colors like it was any other day. The last thing they were to do was navigate themselves back to the campground. Each student was blindfolded and taken to different spots away from one another, taking off the blindfolds when they heard the siren to begin.
Midoriya didn't panic. He was used the being in the forest and had instances where he needed to find his way out when he once got lost staring at butterflies for too long. He could faintly smell Todoroki's scent, smiling in comfort knowing that his mate was nearby. But Aizawa told the two to not find each other because it was basically cheating and Todoroki would burn the forest down if he went looking for Midoriya.
He faintly sensed Uraraka's panicked omegan pheromones. She wasn't used to forest and mountains and she was panicking when she circled the same tree she had marked twice.
Determined to help her, Midoriya quickened his step to seek her out. And luckily, it didn't take long when he was able to hear her growling angrily and practically tearing up in fear that she was truly lost.
Uraraka was more than happy to see him. Her hair was wild from yanking it in frustration. She had been resisting using her quirk since she hadn't a clue as to what it could help her with. She grabbed his hands with her eyes glowing in relief.
"Deku-kun! You came to save me!" she cried, panting with glee. He smiled nervously. She was too close to his face and only Shoucchan could do that.
"Uraraka-san, you looked pretty stressed there for a minute!" She was practically crying again, shaking his hands harshly.
"I was! That tree keeps haunting me!" she accused, pointing a menacing finger at an innocent tree marked with a pink sticker. He giggled and led her away from the tree.
"Let's head this way. I think when you were trying to take a good walking path, but ended up circling when following it." She hummed and nodded. That made sense. But if she saw that tree again, she was going to have Deku use his quirk and hers and torpedo them straight out.
It wasn't long before they found Mina and Asui together with Asui using a rope and some hooks to climb up a tree and find out where they were. Mina smiled and waved as they approached, holding some berries she safely foraged during one of the survival station.
"Hey guys! Tsuyu says we're not too far from camp!" she announced, handing them some berries. Tsuyu saluted them from atop a branch.
"If we head west, we should make it back in a good fifteen minutes." Ochako grinned as she bit into a raspberry.
"As long as we don't find a tree with a pink sticker, we'll be okay." Izuku shook his head at Ashido and Asui when they looked confused. Long story, they figured and one Ochako didn't want to repeat.
"Camping is fun up to a point, isn't it guys?" Ashido mumbled, walking ahead of her friends. She was exhausted and needed a long shower. They couldn't agree more. Anything involving their school stopped being normal. It was probably around late afternoon, which was a long time considering they started these exercises at dawn and hadn't had a decent rest, but Aizawa wanted them to realize how survival skills were important when quirks and being a hero wasn't going to save them.
"You think everyone else found people and are heading back together?" Uraraka asked, taking a sip of water from her pouch. Izuku nodded.
"Survival chances increase when you have another person." In the distance, they could hear a familiar shout echoing the sky.
"DAMMIT!" Bakugou. Only Bakugou. Ashido snorted.
"What's he yelling for?" she asked, annoyed. Uraraka shrugged.
"A mating call, maybe." Asui ribbited and tapped her chin thoughtfully.
"If this were truly a life-or-death situation, I would join with him immediately to make sure he's all right. But knowing Bakugou-kun, he would just get madder if we came to his rescue and yell that he didn't need our help." The mutual nods of agreement followed.
The sounds of twigs snapping caught their attention. Alarmed, all four grouped up to watch their perimeter. Maybe it was one of their classmates? No, they would've announced themselves once they even saw a glimpse of the group.
The smell of desperation and lust reached the omegas' noses, causing them to recoil. Asui noticed a small group of older adults approaching, their gait and appearances familiar to the villains they saw at Yuuei at the USJ.
Villains. And they wanted omegas. With their cover blown, the group charged towards the students.
Without a second thought, Midoriya grabbed his flare out and struck it. A firework shot up in the sky and exploded, signaling the need for help.
While Midoriya had been occupied with the flare, he was left open. An unsavory beta aiming for him got a face full of a flare firework from Asui, who then kicked him into a tree. Midoriya used her back to get height and kicked a larger villain with One for All, the villain flying and crashing through several trees.
Ochako caught a villain trying to grab her, using her knees and hands to bring his head down into her flying knee. Using her quirk, she threw the villain with little effort towards a couple villains and released her quirk. The dead weight of the villain sent the others crashing down.
Mina was streaming acid at the villains with the move Ectoplasm taught her, keeping them at bay from her and her friends.
It wasn't long until the others would reach and help them, but they needed to hold out. Midoriya glanced behind him to check on the others, heart dropping.
A gateway appeared behind Mina, who was too busy focusing her attention on the visible villains before her. Arms reached out to grab her, but Midoriya's legs were faster. He managed to step in between them and nudge her sharply out of the way, but was soon sucked into the gate by an unknown force. He felt weightless with nothing to hold onto. His heart leapt out of his chest and his blood froze in sudden fear. He was being kidnapped.
Uraraka gasped and reached out to grab his wrist, digging her heels into the earth. Midoriya was getting sucked in and her zero gravity would only be detrimental if they both were sucked in just because she made it easier for the gate to reel them in. But holding onto Midoriya proved a challenge. It felt like something stronger was tugging him inside. She panicked when she felt Midoriya being loosened from her grip and her feet beginning to lift off the ground.
"Deku-kun!" At her shout, Asui whirled around and saw her struggling friends about to be taken. Midoriya was almost completely engulfed in the dark purple haze.
"Midoriya-chan!" Her tongue whipped out and curled around his waist while she wrapped her arms around Ochako's waist to keep her on the ground. They both grunted as they desperately tried to pull Midoriya out and save themselves. Midoriya held on fast to Ochako's arm and tried to pull himself out without sacrificing her in the process. He could feel his muscles straining with all he had. He couldn't use One for All, Uraraka would be yanked off the ground if he tried to pull himself out.
"Annoying." A voice vibrated through the air, catching them off guard for a minor second. Before they could react, another gateway appeared under their feet, taking away the firm ground that supported them. The girls screamed as they were immediately pulled in with Midoriya, the omegas releasing panicked pheromones as all three grabbed onto each other and were taken into the black hole of the gate.
Mina was left horrified. She could still see Asui's foot. Desperate, she grabbed her ankle and skirted around the gate to avoid getting sucked in herself.
"IZUKU!" a voice shouted behind her. She panicked when she noticed Todoroki racing towards her. Behind him were Tokoyami, Iida and Kirishima.
She failed to notice that someone's large hand and frightening face emerged from the gate she was trying to pull them from. She turned and came eye-to-eye with a Nomu. She couldn't hear herself scream when the Nomu reached out and grabbed her wrist hauling her into the gate.
"Ashido!" shouted Kirishima. Todoroki's heart stopped as the gates disappeared. Izuku. Izuku was gone. Izuku. IZUKU. IZUKU!
A beastly howl escaped his throat. The smell of distressed alpha pheromones followed in a flood. Iida gasped and tried to grab a hold of his classmate, who was going to lash out. But it had already started.
Iida was flung aside like he was garbage. Kirishima hardened up and clung to Todoroki's arm. The ballistic alpha's eyes had gone dark and hollow.
"FUCK! Todoroki, calm down! There's nothing you can do right now! We need to-" He was struck in the face by a fist made of diamond hard ice. Rattled, Kirishima was forced to let go. Before Tokoyami could face him, Aizawa's capture scarf jetted by and captured the alpha. Aizawa came running with the others behind him. Tokoyami quickly caught the handcuffs thrown to him.
"Grab him and lock him down, now. If I even try to let loose, he will bust out and could kill us." Yaoyorozu ran to help Tokoyami. Both alphas forced him to the floor.
"Todoroki-san, my apologies, but this is for your own good!" They could feel heat and ice pulsing underneath them. Panicking, they quickly locked the cuffs around his hands, breathing a sigh of relief when they couldn't feel it anymore. Aizawa was pulling out his phone, a somber look on his face. His omega students were gone. All three of them with a beta. This only meant one thing.
Dread was the cloud drifting over All Might when he had been called about his protege's kidnapping with his other omega friends. Todoroki-shounen was going to go berserk again if he wasn't right now. He could hardly imagine his anguish over losing his mate and feeling the distress through their bond. All Might quickly arranged for another hero to join them besides the ones already called for a meeting and plan to recover the students.
The campgrounds became their temporary headquarters with the perimeter secured. The villains wouldn't come back and the team would have to leave eventually, but they needed a proper van to come to transport Todoroki out.
He and Detective Naomasa entered the tent where Aizawa and his class were in, visibly pitying the sight before them.
Todoroki was bound up tightly with Aizawa's capture fibers. In the teacher's hand was a new bottle of eye drops. He had Momo make a muzzle and secured it around Todoroki's mouth. Alphas were known to have sharper teeth when their omegas were in danger, a trait not yet demolished by evolution since quirks were still fairly recent. Around his ankles and wrists were quirk-regulating cuffs and chains. He looked lethargic, eye colors dull and only staring when someone made a sudden movement. That was probably the most frightening thing. He hadn't moved an inch, therefore they wouldn't know when he'd lash out. Yagi sucked in air between his teeth. He looked terrible. He was going to slowly succumb to his alpha side and tear the world asunder to find Midoriya. Wild alphas were like wolves.
"Has he said anything?" he asked, kneeling down a bit to meet Todoroki's eyes with his. The younger alpha barely acknowledged him. Aizawa shook his head.
"Nothing that we don't know. Like Midoriya is gone. He and the other omegas in my class got kidnapped. In the chaos, Asui was also taken even though she's a beta. She happened to be in the group when they were taken. The villains were targeting omega groups and kidnapping them for possible breeding." The very thought of it sickened the heroes. Tracking down their plans proved difficult to find a headquarters they were using, but espionage pulled through and coordinates were found. Each detail of their plans churned stomachs of seasoned heroes. But Yagi couldn't let that show. If he did, Todoroki would pick up on it and go insane.
"The transport van just arrived," announced Naomasa. "We can escort Todoroki-kun there. You all did well to keep him bound."
Bakugou, who was sitting in a corner with Kirishima, grit his teeth. They did well to be babysitters, but they were absolutely jack shit at saving the others. It was humiliating. What was more humiliating was that Todoroki, even though he was bound by the regulation cuffs, still had more strength than him when he and Satou tried wrestling him into a secure location. He was still useless…
But someone had to save the fucking nerd and the other idiots. If it couldn't be him, then he had to stand aside until he was needed.
Todoroki didn't fight when he was beckoned to rise from All Might. Naomasa and Aizawa slowly led him to the transport van and sat him on the bench inside. The interior was dark and quiet, preventing any stimulation for him. When it came to crazed alphas, minor changes to the senses could set them off.
"He what?!" Endeavor couldn't believe what he was hearing. Not only was his son's mate stolen in minutes, but his son became lethargic? Really? Was this supposed to be fearsome? Had he gotten weak since the last time he went ballistic? He paced away from the officer giving him a few details. The transporting van was outside and he noticed his son being escorted inside.
Like a lowly villain, he thought in disgust. He strode towards the van when Naomasa and Aizawa walked away.
"Endeavor-san, you mustn't-!" Endeavor ignored the officer and shoved the steel door open. He could make out the outlines of his alpha son sitting inside.
"Shouto!" he shouted, "what are you sitting here for?! Are you trying to be-"
His sentence was cut off when his son suddenly lunged at him, breaking from his cuffs with sheer power and locking his hands around Enji's windpipe. A menacing alpha. The same one who hurt his mate months ago. A strangled, choking sound echoed from his mouth as he grabbed Shouto's hands. Behind him, a blur shot forward, lodging the teen's hands off his father and shoving the two away from each other. Enji couldn't see who had come to help him because he was shoved out of the back and had the door slammed in his face.
"Sit the fuck down, brat." A voice growled from inside the van. Strange, it sounded vaguely familiar and not in a good way. Strong, alpha pheromones permeated the air far more intense than regular alpha ones. Enji was pulled aside and finally noticed that All Might was behind him. Toshinori looked annoyed.
"Enji-kun, don't act out of turn here. We are already in crisis as is and your attitude won't be tolerated here. Come, we're going to debrief and we need every capable hero we can get to save the omegas." Enji's interest piqued, forgetting his scuffle with his son.
"Stolen omegas? Breeding?" he suggested. Any kidnapping involving omegas in the black market had to deal with illegal breeding and human trafficking. Toshinori calmly nodded.
"Yes. You should be familiar with that practice having done it before," he added with the same level of calm.
"..." Enji's eyes narrowed in distaste. Toshinori made no other comments and gestured him towards the larger tent.
"Come inside."
Nezu was heading the operation. He had called for the faculty and several other top-ranking heroes to help. Each hero sat with bated breath and disgust slowly settling when they were given minor details as to what this operation was about.
"As we know, Midoriya Izuku, Uraraka Ochako, Ashido Mina and Asui Tsuyu were taken this late afternoon by villains. The same tactics as the League of Villains during summer camp earlier this year. It can be concluded that this kidnapping matches the ones from recent disappearances of omegas. All omegas are young and many hinted to have no mates as of late. It is easier to force bonds on untaken omegas," Nezu explained, his cheeriness not visible on his face. Not only were students taken yet again, but if they didn't act quickly, there was a chance that they could be raped and abused once they were sold or put into cages.
If Todoroki heard about that prospect, then God help the villains. Maybe he'll leave enough evidence to identify their bodies.
"Asui's not an omega though," Vlad commented. She was a beta. Nezu nodded.
"If she's fertile, it doesn't matter. It is easier to make omegas submit, but that doesn't mean a beta is safe either. If she isn't fertile, then…" She would be used as a toy. He couldn't say it. He couldn't say it to her parents and siblings sobbing in their home when they received the phone call from Aizawa. No one pressed for more. Best Jeanist cleared his throat.
"And what to do with the young Todoroki? We haven't exactly made leaps and mounds with technology and security to keep them in control. Should we keep him sedated until his mate is rescued?" asked Best Jeanist. Nezu shook his head.
"The amount of sedation needed for a fated alpha of his caliber could be triple the amount given for other normal alphas. It is unwise to put him through that and risk shutting down his kidneys and liver because it is frequent doses that stop being therapeutic at that amount. Upon further counsel, we found that the best solution is to put him in the hands of a fated alpha. This alpha is well-acquainted with high tension operations such as this. We found no other choice but to call on an assassin so we may save the lives of our students first. We are not concerned with the well-being of human traffickers." There was only one fated alpha he knew who fit the criteria. Enji thought the man was born with a stick up his ass and the latter thought the same for him.
"Don't tell me..." The flap of the tent fluttered open and in walked Levi, dressed in his hero attire and scowling. He thought he recognized that pipsqueak's voice.
"I'm aiming towards having this operation done before the night ends," he muttered shortly, picking dust off his jacket. All Might blinked.
"Is there another emergency?" Levi grit his teeth. At home, he had a baby crying for his papa to come home and put him to bed.
"My pup is the emergency. But I don't have time to go over my woes. Which brats were taken?" Before All Might could properly debrief him, Endeavor shouldered his way towards him. Levi barely spared him a glance while Endeavor scoffed.
"The scrawny assassin? What use does he have here?" It was then when Levi graced him with a glare. He was already in a bad mood because Riren cried while begging him not to leave, now he was facing the jackass of the hero industry.
"Keep quiet, you matchstick. You should be glad we're on the same side because I'd take the first job that'd ask me to bury your ass. And the real question is why are you here? You can't exactly control your brat. We saw that when he lunged at you. Last I checked, you needed backup to save you the last time he went insane, so who's the more useless one here?" he spat like venom. The temperature spiked to almost boiling, but the cold assassin didn't flinch when Endeavor took an intimidating step forward. All Might wisely moved in between them and patted Levi's shoulder.
"Now now, Levi-kun, there's no need for animosity. Like you just said, we're on the same side. Come, let me debrief you. I hope your pup is well," he added, gesturing his guest to a nearby table with the current info. Levi calmed down as he thought about his son.
"He is. He likes the brats, that's why I agreed to come so quickly." He didn't want Riren crying if anything happened to them. All Might smiled widely.
"Then I shall send Riren a check for your services as well." The older fated alpha smirked for a moment, but reverted back to his cold mask.
Levi took a moment to look at the info and listen to all of Nezu's advice and plans. He didn't seem to be against their plans, but when it came to Todoroki, they looked to him for guidance. He scoffed.
"You're hiring me to assassinate villains. Or consulting on how to handle this op. One of those. I get free reign and I say to hand the brat over to me so I can make the call over what to do with him. None of you have experience with fated alphas and the only one who knows how his brain truly works is me. The more time you waste, the more the other brats are pushed into danger and I stay out longer away from my family. Give me the restraints. I can handle the fucking brat." Yagi immediately stood, deducing what the alpha wanted to do.
"You want to let him loose on the villains." He didn't sound upset or disgusted. He was confused. This was a good idea? They barely kept him in line the last time there was trouble and they had several heroes. How could Levi handle him on his own? Frankly, the idea of letting a ballistic alpha loose sounded absolutely inhumane. Levi waved him off.
"Don't give me some hero bullshit on how we should be dignified and shit. In matters like this, it's about instinct and control of your fucking brain and get shit done without being a colossal moron. As long as he doesn't do stupid shit, it'll be fine. This brat hangs out in my house enough for me to know how he ticks." All Might sighed, feeling like he aged twenty years.
"Levi-kun, as a fated alpha, do you think he'll allow any survivors?" Levi took a moment to think, but the answer was clear as day.
"...probably not. But that's more the villains' problem than mine. I'm an assassin, All Might. The dead don't bother me as long as they weren't supposed to be. That mainly means my wife and my pup. Justice versus the end of a problem, they mean the same thing primitively." Nezu hopped off his chair, nodding to him.
"As long as you can stop him from hurting the other captives, you can make the call." Levi seemed pretty confident.
"Alphas can smell fear. There's a difference between fear in hostages and fear in captors. I know it well. He's smart enough to tell the difference too." He nodded and gestured for his team to come in. Levi's squad were all dressed in similar attire.
"You lot, we're beginning operations. Auruo, you drive the car. Hanji, put on stronger cuffs on the brat that will last until we get there. He broke the other ones easily and the ones I used to replace aren't as high grade as the ones we've made. I'll sit in the back with the brat. Everyone else can secure the perimeter around their base and stop the villains creeping out of the woodwork when we begin. Anyone else who wants to join me with the brat, it's your funeral. Let's go."
All Might decided to join Levi in the back of the van. Everyone else was in secured, armored cars as they drove to the coordinates given to them by espionage. They both were silent as they watched Todoroki. He hadn't moved. The cuffs on him were more secure, but it wasn't wise to leave him unattended. Levi folded his fingers together.
"You were useless. You know you were." He ignored All Might when the former number one hero looked appalled. "If you want to save your mate, save your strength. If you want to act like a wild animal, I'll put you down here and now. Choose."
He knew the brat could hear him. His senses were heightened. Even if he was lethargic, that didn't mean he wasn't receptive to stimulation. They could hear him briefly through the muzzle.
"…Izuku…" Satisfied, Levi laid back. He couldn't help but feel slightly sadistic towards the next step of this operation.
Said omega slowly opened his eyes. His immediate thoughts went to his friends, who were in a pile with him. They were in some sort of warehouse, kept in a steel cage that barely let them sit up tall. When he moved, the others stirred and slowly woke up. Ochako gasped when she saw other cages with scared teens around them. Some were in pajamas from being stolen from their beds. Others were in school uniforms, clinging to their friends inside their cages. Her heart dropped. She had read about these cases before.
And so had the others. Midoriya panicked, accidently sending his pheromones to the others. This caused them to whimper and fear their fate. Only Asui didn't react to the pheromones as a beta.
"W-we're going to die!" one girl cried from her cage. Her friend tried consoling her, but she too was certain that their demise was coming.
A loud clanging sound directed their attention to a gate opening along the wall. Shigaraki strode in, seeming chipper than ever. Behind him were his other lackeys that eyed the omegas with want. There were so many to choose from!
"Omega trafficking is going to replenish the money wasted when our Nomus got destroyed in the Kamino incident. I have plenty of buyers calling in once they heard fresh omegas had been acquired." A shudder went down Izuku's spine. He was already mated. He would bite off the tongue of any who tried to reclaim him.
Shigaraki approached their cage and crouched down. His glove covering his face was off, but the others preferred it on so it could hide the cocky look on his face.
"But that isn't to say we can't have the nicer pickings to ourselves. Yuuei students would bring in tons of money, but who can resist having a nice omega or beta of their own?" Toga Himiko cackled behind him.
"Not me! I want one to play with and bleed and snuggle!" Ochako shuddered when her eyes fell to her. Shigaraki mockingly sneered at the students, stopping when he saw Tsuyu. To her horror, his eyes lit up.
"I remember you. The cute little frog that Aizawa protected at USJ. I'm glad he stopped me now that I see how adorable you are." The group shuddered in disgust, knowing exactly what he wanted and was implying. Tsuyu knew too, narrowing her normally emotionless eyes into disdain.
"I'd rather be mateless, if what I think you want is correct." Shigaraki didn't seem visibly fazed.
"A strong alpha like me needs to bite you just once of the nape." He reached in and stroked her nape, but she smacked his arm away.
"I'd rather have my tongue bitten off," she snarled. He trembled in obvious delight. She was so feisty and he actually loved it.
"I'll have better uses for your tongue," he murmured, tone dropping down to seductive. Tsuyu wanted to vomit her stomach out. Shigaraki laughed, but there was nothing joyous about it.
"Why have a squirming omega when I can have this feisty beta? Do what you want with the others. I want this one." Twice came up with the keys rattling in their ring. Tsuyu bolted back with the others.
"I refuse!" she spat. Mina growled.
"And so do we! Get away from us!" She kicked hard at the cage to scare him off. Shigaraki's shoulders shook with laughter.
"Let them keep fighting, it's so much fun to break them when they haven't given up like these." He gestured to the other kidnapped omegas and betas.
"We're gonna hold an auction for the others this weekend. We can replenish our stock after that. There's plenty of other targets out there." The others wailed. They were being treated like livestock and being sold to others who would strip them of their humanity. Their futures were as good as done and they would never see their families again.
Shigaraki stood tall. He had to get a sedative to keep the students in control, then he can have his fun with the cute froggie. The other villains followed him out, leaving Twice in charge of watching the prisoners. Midoriya and his friends huddled together. The obvious plan was to lay down the fucking hammer when they got the chance. They had to make sure all attention fell on them and not the other prisoners.
Mina adjusted herself in her sitting position. She gave another kick at the bars, getting Twice's attention.
Twice excitedly danced to their door, eyeing Mina adoringly. He remembered how she kicked earlier and it excited him.
"I like feisty girls too! I can make a double of you and we can have tons of fun!" Mina smirked. She was disgusted, hell yeah, but she wanted him to be tempted.
"That's if you can get me. Too scared to take a little omega out of her cage?" she hummed. He looked offended.
"No!" He crouched down to the door with the keys in hand, the omegas and Tsuyu eyeing in carefully. Their hearts raced excitedly when he inserted the key into the lock, but fell when he suddenly stopped.
"Wait a minute!" he squeaked. "You're trying to trick me!"
Mina rolled her eyes. Glancing back at the others, she nodded to them. She glared back at Twice.
"Alright, fuck you!" She slammed her hands on the top of the cage, melting the metal quickly. The others were out and she and Midoriya tackled Twice down to the floor. He cried out in surprise, springing himself back to get away from them.
Tsuyu and Ochako focused on the other cages. With her quirk, Ochako made the cages float with Tsuyu steering them away to a safe corner of the wide warehouse.
Shigaraki and the others returned in a hurry sans the sedative when they heard the commotion. Shigaraki scratched at his neck. This wasn't the plan. This wasn't what he wanted! He howled in anger and ran to awaken several Nomus to apprehend the students and take the frog he wanted.
The heroes were quietly surrounding the warehouse they pinpointed as the villains. They didn't want the villains knowing they were there. Catching them by surprise could save the hostages. Levi used his 3DMG to carry himself and Todoroki up to a small window of the warehouse. Peering in, his eyes narrowed when he realized that the students caused an uproar already. Midoriya and some pink brat had tackled some comic character wannabe to the ground. He removed Todoroki's muzzle.
"Your omega needs you," was all he said. Todoroki's eyes flashed with life.
When the cuffs and chains were removed, Levi didn't hesitate to toss him into the warehouse like a rag doll. The villains hadn't noticed a thing with Levi choosing a secure and quiet location to drop him in.
Todoroki hadn't moved once he was dropped in for a solid minute. In his head, his alpha was taking over more intensely than it had when he first saw Izuku hurt by his father. He was desperate to find his mate and villains were only obstacles and burdens. His arms moved experimentally, noting that he was finally free from his binds. His legs were no longer chained. A small ice crystal forming in his right hand was proof that he regained the use of his quirk. The pristine white ice was going to be red by the time he was done.
Finally finished with the chapter! Once again, I want to thank everyone for their support! It truly means a lot to me.
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"I'm going to kill everyone here slowly. Just like how you wanted to do to my mate."
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"I should let him kill you all. That way there's less of a chance you idiots won't come back."
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"Will you take me, alpha? Show your omega who he belongs to."