Sorry I didn't clarify last time, but this is more of an Epilogue than an actual chapter so its a bit shorter and really only stands to set up season 3 a bit. Sorry about that DX

Either way, I'll be taking a break after this so don't expect more chapters for maybe 2 or 3 weeks.

Season Two, Episode XXII

Season Finale Epilogue

Prelude

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Shisui Adachi

. . .

"Two days from today, I suggest you keep your brat away."

Everything was moving too fast.

"But... Why target the camp? Its just a bunch of kids..."

"Because I want to send a message, and show the world their heroes aren't untouchable."

That conversation with Shigaraki, it was unlike any I'd had with him before. Ever since he had that run in with a UA student at the mall, just the other day, his entire perspective had shifted. Now we'd been recruiting almost nonstop, villains being brought in left and right. They weren't just thugs either, these were high class criminals. And for what? All to raid some school camping trip? Why now? Why attack like this?"

I guess it didn't really matter, I had my own problems to worry about.

"We all passed our evaluations Mom! We'll be joining the hero course students at the camp!"

"That's great Adachi!"

"Yeah! And afterwards, they're gonna move us into the actual classes!"

Everything was falling apart, my web of lies and deals unraveling.

But maybe it'd be okay. Adachi and his friends wouldn't be joining the camp until the third day so... Maybe they'd miss the attack? That would be okay... God, what am I saying? These are kids, kids that are going to die! I felt like I was going insane, trapped between doing what was right and desperately trying to protect my son. God dammit Shisui, when did you become such a fucking coward!?

In the end... Fear was going to win.

It always won.

Because I'm pathetic, a coward.

One that would let dozens of children die before putting her son in harms way.

. . .

Sonzai Suru

. . .

The days had rolled by since the our evaluation, and we were all still riding that high of victory. The Class 1-A students weren't too sore about losing, in fact I'd say seeing what we could do only hyped them up for the camp even more! Either way, we were joining them there tomorrow. For tonight, I was packing a few things for the trip. Just hanging around in the basement room I had.

"Hiking shoes, check, bug spray, check... I think that's everything." I muttered, setting the list aside. "Excellent, time to chill." Before flopping back onto the bed, breathing out a sigh of relief. I closed my eyes, and started to reach out, feeling through the power cells I spread around.

Maybe it was kinda creepy, but it was so interesting to see how far my reach could be. I was always afraid to test it, but imagine being able to teleport like... Across an entire continent or something! That would nuts, maybe that wasn't out of reach. Though it was definitely outside my skill set at the moment. But just the fact that I could feel the concentrations of my cells all over Japan, some bigger than others obviously, was-

"Whoa..." I audibly muttered, visualizing Adachi and Sen in my mind. I could almost see them, I could feel their presence through my cells. "That is so cool... And creepy, definitely creepy, I shouldn't spy on..."

An idea, probably a bad one.

"I wonder... We did spend a lot of time together before the festival..."

I wonder what she's been up to.

. . .

Kaiji Adachi

. . .

"I told you, no!"

"And I told you to give me a good reason!"

"I am your MOTHER! That is all the reason you need!"

I couldn't believe this was happening, this back and forth. I'd just gotten home from buying my supplies for the camping trip, when my Mom came down hard. Saying I needed to take a break, I was working too hard. But why? Where did all of this come from suddenly?

"I'm going to that training camp and you can't stop me!" I barked back at her, out of frustration and anger. Maybe it wasn't right to think this way, but after everything I'd done? Pulling myself up from failure, to becoming a real hero course student? How dare she try to stop me now, when things are going so well.

But I knew she was holding something back, just like before.

She slammed a fist down on the table, "God DAMMIT KAIJI!" Her anger exploding for a moment, before her breathing turned to near sobs. "You... You aren't going," What was happening to her? "Please... You can't... You just can't."

I was about to respond, when my phone began to buzz. Looking down at the device, I saw that it was Suru. And quickly picked it up, "Hey I'm a little busy at the moment can we talk later?"

"RYOKO IS AT THE TRAINING CAMP!"

My entire body stiffened, eyes widening. "What... What do you mean?"

"I can't contact anyone there, somethings wrong Adachi! I can feel her, and... And I think somethings wrong with her!"

I didn't even know how to respond, but pieces were beginning to fall into place. My eyes drifted back to my Mother, who stared back at me with fear and shame in her eyes. I hesitated to ask, because I feared the answer. But I needed to know the truth.

"Mom... What's happening at the camp?"