Chapter three in coming. Hope you guys like this chapter I was happy with how it turned out. Had a lot of fun writing the fight scene in this chapter so I hope you all enjoy. Now before anything, let's reply to some reviews.
fencer29: A lot, there are a lot of factions. We obviously have the hero faction as you noted. There's Destro and Re-Destro who, as of right now, will start as separate factions and later unite. There's Pressura and the faction she's apart of. There's the woman who attack Nana and All Might and the faction she's apart of. Lastly the League of Villains is still in this, for now. That brings the total to six which will eventually go down to five when Destro and Re-Destro join forces. Which is why I decided to eliminate the Eight Precepts. In short this gonna be both fun and painful to write.
Dragon Man 180: I like the idea of having Inko be involved in the fight but it wasn't what I wanted to go with.
catastrophiqu: All will be answered in good time.
With that out of the way, let's get on with the chapter.
Chapter 3: Bodum's Attack
She pulled her blade out of Ventum as he fell to the floor. The woman whipped the blood off of her blade she crushed her victims phone as it yelled out his name. She dove into the ground and swam away from the scene of the crime. After swimming through the ground she emerged a little ways away in an alleyway. She took out her phone and dialed a number. After a little bit of ringing the call was answered.
"Ah… Bodum good to hear from you. I take it you took care of him." The voice of a woman questioned.
"Of course… it was hardly a challenge." The woman known as Bodum replied.
"Good to hear I'll be sure to treat you to an extra special reward for this." The woman stated.
"Now that's what I like to hear." Bodum returned.
"Indeed, when I found you all those years ago I had no idea you'd be such a valuable asset to me." The woman praised.
Bodum didn't respond right away. Instead, she looked down slightly melancholic.
"Is something wrong?" The woman asked.
"No… it's nothing, thank you for everything." Bodum replied.
"Alright… we'll I'll see you soon then." The woman replied.
"Yeah I'll be…" Bodum began but then stopped.
She looked out into the streets as she talked. Quickly making her way through the crowd of people was the girl who Ventum had been fighting. In her arms was a little girl with white hair and leading them through the crowd was a blond skeleton of a man.
"Bodum… is everything alright." The woman asked.
"Yeah… I just saw the girl the target had been after." Bodum answered.
"A girl who he was after… now that's interesting." The woman noted. "Do you think you could capture her. I have some… questions for her."
"Yeah, but it'll cost ya. She seems tougher than the first target." Bodeum stated.
"Awww… can't you do this for me as a favor." The woman replied.
As she talked she saw the little group get into a police car.
"Well she's with the police now. Looks like a lot harder of a job now." She added.
"How about a nice little bonus pay. Plus something extra for any heroes or policemen you kill on the way." The woman returned.
Bodum smirked.
"You have yourself a deal." She answered. "If all goes well, I'll talk to you soon."
"I look forward to hearing from you." The woman replied before hanging up.
Bodum put her phone away. She sighed. Never will I ever be a fan of this. She dove into the ground.
17 years ago…
An eight year year girl with short brown hair was kicked into the kitchen counter. She curled up into a ball as a futile attempt to protect herself from her father's relentless assault.
"Worthless trash, to think that bitch died to give birth to you." Her father shouted while drunkenly waving an empty bottle of alcohol around.
Tears formed in her eyes. In the pit of her soul something else was forming, a fierce inferno of pure rage. With each kick she felt the fire burn more and more fierce. Suddenly a knife fell beside her. She looked at it, it's clean sharp edge. With the fire reaching it's breaking point, she lashed out. She took hold of the knife and sliced up her father's foot causing him to lose his balance and fall back. Before he could react. The little girl had already leapt up and shoved the knife straight into his throat. The man gasped for air in a futile struggle to hang on to life. Soon he breathed his last.
She breathed heavy, slowly the adrenaline left her system. Soon, she realized what she had done. She stepped back in horror. She struggled to keep her stomach down. Her eyes were fixated on the corpse she had made. She dropped the knife and quickly rushed out of the apartment down the street, eventually ending up in an alleyway. She breathed heavy.
"Well look at what we have here." A voice noted.
The girl's breath hitched. She turned to see two men approach her, cornering her against the wall.
"Think the boss could use her?" The man who first spoke questioned.
"It looks like she just killed a man. And she's young to boot. I'm sure the boss will find some use for her, eventually." The second man answered.
Fear began to well up in the girl's eyes as tears formed in her eyes. Suddenly a torrent of water rushed through the air and swarmed the two men. They struggled in vain as they were engulfed by water. The girl gasped in shock as the two men were drowned in a bubble of water. The bubbles dropped and water splashed leaving two drowned men on the ground. The little girl breathed heavy, eyes locked on to the two corpses. Soon she heard the clacking of heels coming towards her. She turned to see a figure come out of the shadows. It was a woman of unparalleled beauty. Her hair was a long silky smooth jet black. Her skin was fair with no defect or blemish. Her eyes were a piercing blue. She wore an elegant purple evening gown which accented her curves along with black heels.
"My my what's a sweet little girl like you doing here." She stated in a sultry, yet motherly voice.
The girl's breath slowed down. The woman's voice was calming to her. The woman walked up to her. She bent down and gently and lovingly ran her hand across her face. Tears began to stream down the girl's face.
"You poor thing something awful happened to you didn't it?" The woman asked.
"Mhmm…" The girl answered.
"Well don't worry I'll take good care of you." The woman declared kindly.
"B-but I don't even know you. Why would you want to help me?" The girl asked.
"Cause it's the right thing to do deary. Now mind telling me your name." The woman asked.
"It's Kun Yamamoto," The girl answered.
"Well little Kun you can call me Schonheit." The woman stated as she stood upright.
"Schonheit?" The girl questioned.
"Yes, it's something like a codename, I can't give you my real name in public." Schonheit stated.
"Oh… okay." Kun replied.
"Good, now come with me." She ordered.
Kun complied and followed the woman into the alleyway
"Hey Miss. Schonheit can I have a codename too?" Kun asked.
"Hmm… sure deary, why not… Bodum." She stated.
Present…
Bodum lunged out of the ground towards Nana, her blade's retracted. Nana shifted to the side of her strike into Bodum and nailed a punch straight at her face. Bodum would have gone tumbling if she had not sunk back into the ground. She rubbed her face. Damn that girl hits hard. I should focus on just capturing her. Killing All Might is a nice proposition but right now I need to focus on getting the girl to Schonheit. Besides I'm sure she'd love to hear about the Symbol of Peace's weakened state. She looked up to see the both All Might and Nana maintained a defensive stance ready for any attack, the view of everything above ground appeared as though she was seeing things from underwater. Her opponents appeared to be talking. Besides that girl's able to hear when I'm about to surface. Best deal with her first.
She swam up and came out of a wall near Nana. She swung a kick at Nana who blocked it with a kick of her own. Bodum sprung off of her and back into the wall, dodging another attack from Nana. She swam down and sprung up from the floor, sending a punch straight at Nana. Said girl caught it and counter with a punch of her own. Bodum caught her attack. All Might charged her from behind. She quickly kicked him right where his injury was.
"GAAHHH!" He cried as he coughed up blood.
"All Might!" Nana exclaimed in panic.
Bodum took advantage of Nana's lap in focus to knee her in the gut, causing her to lose her grip. She sent a punch straight at Nana, who countered by knocking the punch away and countering with a punch of her own. Her punch slammed straight into Bodum's nose, causing her to stumble back and hold her hands to her face. Nana went on the offensive only for Bodum to sink back into the ground. Now below them She rubbed her nose. Damn that hurts. Is she seriously not using her quirk, whatever it is. She looked up and saw All Might and Nana talking to one another. They're planning something.
Suddenly Nana took off running down a hallway. What's she doing? Whatever it is I can't let her get away. Bodum swam after Nana. Like a fish through water, she darted towards her target. I need to catch up fast I'm running out of air. As soon as she was a bit past Nana she swam up to attack Nana. However Nana hopped up into the air, spun, and sent a kick straight at her. Bodum quickly moved to block it with one arm, using the other one to brace it. The kick sent her sliding back a bit. She breathed heavy.
"Got your weakness down." Nana stated with a smirk.
Bodum's eyes widened in surprise before turning into a slight grin.
"You are good… I'm actually getting excited." Bodum expressed. "But don't think knowing about my breathing limitation's enough to bet me.
She sunk back into the ground. Nana immediately takes off running. Bodum is quick to follow. As exciting as this is, it's also annoying. She knows that if she and All Might reconvene with the other people in the station it'll be my loss. My job of bringing her in will be a lot harder. I got greedy in attacking when I did but it's too late to regret that now. Right now I need to focus on taking her down. She looked back and saw All Might following a ways behind. I could go for him but… my target is the girl. All Might's likely bait anyways she probably wants me to think he's more vulnerable than he is so I'll go for him instead of her. He keeps me busy while she gets help. Well I'll just take you down before you or All Might can do anything. She leapt out of a wall and lunged Nana who rolled under it without losing momentum. Bodum dove back into the floor and swam ahead of Nana. Lunged out towards Nana only for the girl to somersault over her. She dove back in and swam up to come up directly beneath Nana. Nana flipped back away from the attack before resuming her sprint. Bodum dove into the ceiling. She swam down to a wall.
She quickly leapt out of the wall and sent a roundhouse straight at Nana. Nana quickly brought up both arms to block it. Nana skidded back a bit. Bodum sprung off of her, landed, and quickly went on the offensive. She went in for a punch but Nana deflected it away and counter with a punch towards the gut. Bodum knocked it way and returned with a jab towards her head. Nana rolled with it and spun into a back hand which clocked Bodum square in the head.
"GaH!" She grunted in pain.
Nana went on the offensive and sent punch after punch towards Bodum, who deflected them away. Nana went for a sweep of the leps only for Bodum to backflip over it, nailing Nana in the jaw at the same time. She dove back into the ground. Nana quickly recovered and resumed bolting down the hallway. Bodum was quick to swim after her. I'm starting to run out of time. It won't be long till they met up with somebody. I need to pull back and wait for a better opportunity.
She swam on ahead of her. As she did she entered the foyer area of the station. There she saw Eri, lying asleep on Nana's jacket. That's the little girl she was with. I could use her as a hostage. Nah there's too many people I'd be surrounded and followed. I'll quickly surface for a bit of air before heading out. The moment she surfaced, Nana and All Might enter the same area. Their eyes widened in panic. Bodum took a deep breathe.
"Ahh! Go way!" She shouted as she had a nightmare.
Suddenly a bright white light erupted from her, enveloping Bodum.
"Huh?" Bodum questioned.
Nana and All Might shielded their eyes from the light. Soon the light faded.
"Eri!?" Nana expressed worriedly as she uncovered her eyes.
She looked to see Bodum's clothing and gear in a pile on the ground where she'd been. Eri was still asleep, her horn now smaller. She was squirming from a nightmare she was having.
"What just happened?" All Might questioned.
"I don't know. But I think we just saw Eri's quirk in action." Nana pointed out.
"You don't think she accidentally…" All Might began.
Suddenly they saw something shift under the pile of clothing. Popping up out of it was a brown haired little girl about Eri's age.
"Huh?" She questioned.
She looked down at herself. She was silent as her mind processed what had happened.
"Why the hell am I five now!" She exclaimed.
Both Nana's and All Might's jaws practically hit the floor as they realized the little girl was their assailant. Police officers in the area looked on in confusion as to what happened.
"I think we know what Eri's quirk can do now. Don't know exactly how it works." Nana noted.
Any idea's Nana. 'Nope… I got nothing.' Thought so.
"Indeed…" All Might added.
"Oh this is just great. How the hell am I supposed to get away now. It's not like a swim that fast as a freaking five year old." Bodum began to grumble. "I'll just get captured thrown in jail to be… wait, I'm five now. I'd doubt I'd go to jail. House arrest maybe? But I can't exactly be left alone, I am five. Also don't really have a house. And my biological parents are dead, besides my dad was an alcoholic asshole. I can't be sent back to Schonheit. So is this a new start then?"
Soon it dawned on her what her transformation meant.
"This is a new start. Hell yes! Goodbye hitman gig. or I guess hitwoman? Not important it ain't my job now, Yahoooo!" She exclaimed.
She began to dance in the pile of clothing.
"Awe ya, I'm out. Awe ya, I'm out." She chanted.
Both All Might and Nana looked on in confusion at the dancing girl.
"Well this has been an interesting evening." All Might noted.
"No kidding." Nana agreed. "So what's going to happen to her now?"
"That's a good question. On one hand she's likely murdered many people and thus should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. On the other, she's five now and legally it'll likely be tough to punish her as an adult." All Might observed. "At least that's what I think. It's hard to say, this is all so… unusual. There's also the fact that she knows my secret."
Suddenly an idea popped into Nana's head.
"Hey All Might I have an idea." She stated.
She whispered something into All Might's ear.
"Hmm… that could work." All Might acknowledged. "I was already think along the same lines in fact."
All Might stepped towards the still dancing girl.
"Excuse me young lady?" All Might began.
"EPP!" Bodum exclaimed in surprise, stopping her dance. "What?"
All Might bent down to her level.
"Since you know about my secret now I can't very well let you out of my sight. So how 'bout this. I take you in under 'house arrest'. You, in return, must do three things. One keep my secret safe, two divulge anything you know about who you work for, and three dedicate your life to becoming a hero to atone for your past actions." All Might offered. "There will be no negotio…"
"You've got yourself a deal that bitch never cared about me anyways." Bodum interrupted. "Besides a free ride out of jail into a not shit life. I'd be crazy not to take that offer. Hitman crime life I kiss you goodbye."
"Good… to hear it…" All Might expressed.
"TOSHI!" They heard a man yell.
They looked to see a young man in a detective outfit run up to them.
"What the heck happened here?" He asked.
"Ah… Naomasa perfect timing." All Might expressed. "I'll explain later but for now we need clothes for this little girl right here."
All Might directed to Bodum who waved at them.
"When did another little girl get here?" Naomasa questioned.
"As I said I'll explain later for now get her some clothing." All Might directed.
Naomasa wanted to question more but resigned himself to finding clothing for the new little girl.
"By the way…" All Might began as he directed his gaze towards Nana. "Young lady, you have a lot of explaining to do."
Nana flinched at this. Crap how do I talk my way out of this. 'I think it's here right now.' Huh?
"MY BABY!" A woman wailed.
Oh… son of a… Suddenly a tall woman with long green hair tackled her in a hug.
"Hi mom." Nana muttered.
"Oh I was so worried when I got a call from the police saying you were in a villain attack. Are you okay? You didn't get hurt too badly did you?" The woman questioned in a panic.
'Oh Inko.' Not… helping…
"M-mom I'm fine. I got a little cut up that's it. They already treated my wounds as well." Nana assured her.
"And what about the little girl you rescued? How is she?" Inko implored as she loosened her grip.
"She's fine she's over there on the set chair." Nana pointed out.
She pointed to Eri, who had woken up when Inko came bursting in. She stared at the mother daughter pair with wide wondering eyes.
"Ooohhhhhhhh… she's adorable." Inko exclaimed.
She rushed over and scooped up the little girl in bone crushing. Eri flailed in futility as Inko smothered her against her chest.
"Oh you little cutie patootie. I just want to take you home and spoil you rotten." Inko proclaimed.
"H-hey m-mom, lighten up. Your crushing her. Hey… MOOOOM!" Nana exclaimed.
Both Bodum and All Might looked on with worried confusion at the scene. All Might walked up and tapped Nana on the shoulder. Said girl turned to face him.
"We can hold off on you tell me everything. Do you have a day you'll be free?" All Might questioned.
"I don't know… I'm gonna be pretty busy with school and training for UA." Nana explained.
"UA huh… well then…" All Might began before smiling lightly.
He beckoned Nana to come closer. He whispered something in her ear. Her eyes widened.
"Yeah… I think that can work." Nana answered with a nod.
"Perfect I'll talk to you then." All Might stated.
"Yeah talk to ya then." Nana replied.
She turned her attention back to her mother.
"Come on mom calm down at let's go home already. I've had a long day." Nana moaned.
"What about this precious little girl? What's going to happen to her?" Inko demanded.
"She's coming with us. The police said since she was most comfortable with me that it'd be best if she stays with us till they figure things out." Nana answered.
"Perfect, let's go shopping then." Inko declared as she headed towards the exit.
"SHOPPING!" Nana exclaimed. "But moooom… it's been a long day. Can't we do it in the morning."
"Nonsense the night is still young my girl so let's go shopping." Inko sung.
"Ohhhh… why me?" Nana questioned.
Both All Might and Bodum looked on in confusion as the trio talked and exited the building.
"You don't have anyone like that waiting for ya do you?" Bodum questioned.
"Nope," All Might replied.
Bodum nodded in approval.
And that brings this chapter to a close. I had planned on the fight going on for a bit longer but I'm still happy with how it turned out. Hope you all enjoyed. Till next time.
