Word of warning, a certain part of the chapter does get violent, which I labeled with parenthesis at the start. Though that brings up a question, does this warrant a change in the rating, or is it okay as is? I am genuinely confused, but I do not want those who follow strictly by the ratings in stories to be deterred. In any case, let me known through PM, or review because I am honestly at a loss about it.

Enjoy.


Since The Start

Three Weeks Prior

"Hisashi, any luck on finding that boy of yours?"

"It's funny you ask that Dreamscape. It just so happens that I recently found out that my wife is dead, and my son was left to my wife's sister."

"Huh." Dreamscape said simply. "Wait, your wife back in Japan?"

Hisashi gave the man a deathly glare. "Of course you idiot. Who the hell would I be referring to?"

"Hisashi, I could of sworn all these women you have here in America. Me and the boys were sure you were at least engaged to one." Dreamscape broke out into a minor chuckle.

Hisashi was a bit peeved by what his closest associate said, but just let it be for now.

"Sometimes I wonder why I even keep you around. If your quirk wasn't so useful to me, I would of torched you long ago."

Dreamscape snorted. "Please, if it wasn't for me, you would have never been able to master your quirk like it is now."

Hisashi clicked his mouth in thought. "Huh, true!"

Both men laughed boisterously, their chortles echoing slightly in the large room they were in.

"Anyways, yes I am devastated my precious Inko is dead, but I'm more bothered by who is most likely watching my son now."

"And who could be watching your son that has you so bothered?" Dreamscape questioned.

Hisashi grimaced. "She's quite literally a monster, but more of a nuisance if anything. Her name is Ryuko, does that name perhaps ring a bell?"

Dreamscape leaned back in the chair he was sitting, letting his thoughts play around with the name.

"Uhhh, I'm going to assume for some reason that is a hero in Japan?"

Hisashi nodded. "Here, I'll tell you her hero name instead. She's known as the Dragoon Hero."

At the widening of his friends eyes, Hisashi chuckled dryly.

"See? I know for a fact that she's his new guardian, and getting my boy back just got ten times harder."

"Yeah that's an understatement boss." Dreamscape chuckled. "I don't know how much use my quirk can help us here. Especially with the top ten hero in Japan, and arguably the world watching over him?"

"It does seem impossible does it not? Especially knowing she climbed from rank twenty to ten in a matter of months?"

"I would reckon it is, but I already know you. You already got something figured out."

Hisashi smiled. "Exactly. Gather the rest of the men, we are heading to Japan for a bit."

"Japan Huh?"

Hisashi stood from his chair, adjusting his suit slightly.

"Yes, good ole Japan. Time for a family reunion of sorts."


Two Days Later

"That's them alright."

"Huh, Hisashi's wife's sister is pretty freaking hot."

Dreamscape sighed. "Spout, focus on the mission."

"Oh I'm focusing on something alright…" He drooled.

"I know I should've brought another one of the guys."

"What, you saying I'm some kind of lackey?" Spout said in fake hurt. "Meh, yeah that seems about right though if that is what you meant."

Dreamscape rolled his eyes. "Well luckily, none of them have super hearing or something. Or they would hear your dumbass."

Hisashi and his men had landed in Japan two days ago. It took a bit of asking, and looking at online articles, but the hero had been spotted in a new area far from where Inko originally lived. After some trial and error of just looking about the city, Dreamscape and Spout were the original ones to find the hero and the little boy. So Hisashi gave them free reign to watch them from a distance, but not to act.

For now, they were to figure out what exactly the two were up to, if there were any patterns, or anything that could give them all the jump. Yet, it seemed like a futile effort with how close the boy was to the hero. He was practically conjoined to her hip, never letting go.

In any case, the two men were watching from a cafe across the way, watching the grocery store in which Ryuko and the boy were shopping. The familial duo were dressed casually minding their business as they gathered ingredients for the next few dinners at home.

Spout grumbled. "Man this is boring as all hell. When can we actually strike?"

Dreamscape stayed silent, watching for the fifth time today as a small group of what looked to be fans; approached the hero asking for something. To which, Ryuko would kindly shake her hand with her head, and say something that would send them on their way.

"Huh, interesting."

Spout looked over to Dreamscape with a bored look, his head held by his arm.

"Interesting?" He questioned. "How is any of that interesting?

"I think we might have found our opening; or at least something that could work in our favor."

Suddenly, Spout sat up with more energy and excitement.

"Really?" He said in a long drawn out way. "Well do tell, what do you have in mind?"

Dreamscape stood up from their table in the outside cafe, and made his way to the grocery store.

"Come, we won't have much time from the looks of it, but when they are in line paying, it would be the perfect chance to strike."

Spout followed along giddily, a somewhat maniacal grin on his face.

"Sooooo, fill me in on what it is we are doing?"

As the two men entered the store, Dreamscape made a pass by a register, grabbing a somewhat large lollipop from one of the setups by the conveyor belt.

As they continued walking in the store, Dreamscape looked over his shoulder.

"In case you weren't paying attention. Every few minutes or so, a crowd of fans surrounds them. Most likely asking for autographs and things of that like."

"Okay, and?"

Dreamscape paused down an aisle, which lined up perfectly to where Ryuko and Izuku stood. They were in line to pay, and only two shoppers before their turn.

Dreamscape grinned. "Here's the plan. You are going to try and cause a commotion, that could gather the attention of some possible fans nearby. Hopefully, it brings in a crowd big enough that could swarm the hero and the boy…."

"Ohhh this is sounding good already!"

"That's where I come in with this!" Dreamscape concluded, the lollipop held by the tips of his fingers.

Spout looked to him oddly. "Ummm, now you lost me."

"Look, they are about to lay their stuff on the conveyor to pay. Just, go cause a commotion, and MAKE sure you don't stick around. When the crowd starts forming, just walk out of the building and meet me at the rally point. Hopefully if all goes well, I'll have the kid with me."

Spout shrugged his shoulders. "Alright I'll trust you chief, see you in a bit comrade."

At that, Spout took a deep breath before walking away from Dreamscape, making his way to the duo at the register.

"HEY!" He shouted. "AREN'T YOU THE TOP TEN HERO RYUKO?!"

Many eyes in the store looked to the commotion in intrigue and confusion. Namely Ryuko who was eyeing the approaching man warily. She held a hand over the boy by her side, bringing him closer to her.

Once Spout stood in front of the two, he acted shocked with a hint of surprise behind his posture.

"IT IS YOU! LOOK EVERYONE, ITS RYUKO! MY SON LOVES YOUR WORK! CAN I HAVE AN AUTOGRAPH!?"

Ryuko winced at the unnatural volume the man gave off, but looked about the now approaching flock of people coming her way. There were even people from outside peeking into the store, wondering what all the shouting was about.

"It is Ryuko!"

"Look everyone! She shops at stores like the rest of us!"

"Ryuko! Over here! Smile!"

Izuku looked at the approaching crowd in slight fear as he now clutched her side once more.

Ryuko was about to say something, but Spout shouted one last thing that sent the crowd into a frenzy.

"OH? AUTOGRAPHS FOR ALL?! DO YOU HEAR THAT GUYS?!"

Almost immediately, the crowd rushed over to the hero, holding out various things they wished to be signed. Spout took this as his chance to retreat, and walked away from the scene. Acting as if nothing had even happened.

Ryuko winced as many things were shoved in her face. She growled slightly when she felt the boy shake by her hip, she had hoped the growl would deter the crowd. But it must have gotten lost in the now loud crowd all around them.

"Pssst, little boy. Over here!"

Izuku looked around in confusion at the voice in his head.

"Over here!"

Instinctively, Izuku looked over to where he assumed the voice came from; and could barely see a strange man waving towards him while on his knees. Izuku could subtly see him through the crowds legs, but the voice in his head continued talking.

"Wow, those people are mean, aren't they? Ryuko told me to tell you, to come over here with me while she deals with all that ruckus."

Izuku was entranced by the mans glowing eyes, but nodded his head dumbly as he let go of Ryuko's leg.

"There we go! Come here, I even have a treat for you!"

Dreamscape held the lollipop up for the boy to see, and his eyes widened in joy as he made his way to the man. The small boy managed to push himself through the crowds legs as he now walked to the mysterious voice in his head.

"I-Is that you i-in my head mister?"

Dreamscape looked back over to the crowd, still seeing the hero struggling to calm the situation down. "Perfect." He thought to himself.

Dreamscape smiled "Yes it is me, sorry I can't talk since I am mute."

"Mute?" He said in wonder, now standing in front of the man.

"Yes, mute. Since I was a little boy like you, I could never speak, only through the use of my quirk."

"Wow! This is your quirk?!" He said in excitement.

Dreamscape nodded his head.

"So cool!" Izuku said in childish ignorance.

Dreamscape smiled. "Hey, follow me, we are gonna go outside to Ryuko's car, she just told me to take you there."

Izuku tilted his head in confusion.

"But we walked here?"

Dreamscape almost choked on some saliva he had been swallowing. "Oops, she just said you guys walked here. Simple mistake! But still follow me."

Izuku looked to the man warily, before looking back over to the still struggling Ryuko.

"W-Well if you say s-so mister…"

Dreamscape could not believe his luck. This was working better than he could have ever expected, he almost felt bad for the kid. Didn't they teach him the danger of strangers?

In an almost sick display of the horrors in the world, Dreamscape causally lead the boy outside the store and down the sidewalk. Dreamscape chanced a glance behind him, not believing his amazing luck. Its when Dreamscape looked back to the store was when he saw a horrifying sight.

Through the glass of the grocery store, he could now see a hysterical dragon looking about herself frantically. The panic in her eyes looked pitiful, as she shoved the crowd out of her way.

"I-Izuku! Where are you?!" The woman cried as she moved about the store in a chaotic manner.

From the looks of it, even some of the fans joined in on the search as they looked about the store as well.

"Shit…" Dreamscape said to himself aloud.

Which, made Izuku stop for the moment. "W-Wait you can talk?"

Dreamscape internally cringed as he entered full damage control mode.

"N-No! That was in your head silly. I can't talk remember?" At the subtle crack in his voice, Dreamscape knew his ploy was over.

The mans now off putting aura confused the boy, but more importantly Izuku felt a tingle run up his spine. It was as if his own instincts were telling him to get away from the possible dangerous man.

Izuku took a few hesitant steps back. "I-I-I w-want to go with m-m-mommy n-now…"

Dreamscape grabbed the boy by his hand forcefully, and lead him faster down the sidewalk.

"Don't worry! She says she will meet us over here in a bit!"

Izuku shook under the man's strong and forceful grip. "M-Mister you're hurting me!"

Dreamscape ignored the boys whines as he looked back to the store hesitantly, and saw Ryuko burst out of the stores entrance. She looked from left to right frantically before her eyes landed on them. Dreamscape could feel his actual soul being sucked out of his body as her eyes looked to his. The way her pupils dilated as she zoned in on him, and the yellow glow they gave off reminded him of death. And death was something he was well acquainted with, but her version of death seemed like the worst possible thing.

Almost as quickly as their eyes met, Dreamscape threw up a 'veil of dreams' as he called it. And sprinted the fastest he had ever ran in his entire life. He knew his quirk would distract the hero long enough for him to make his escape. Which, to his luck it did; Spout was waiting down an alley before he saw a frantically running Dreamscape reaching him.

"Hey, you're back! Where's the kid?"

Dreamscape ignored him as he grabbed the man and threw him into a door that lead into an abandoned building.

"Yo! WHAT THE FU-!"

Dreamscape clamped a hand over the mans angered mouth, holding a finger to his own lip in a shushing manner.

"Spout, we need too; and I mean WE NEED TO stay absolutely quiet." He harshly whispered.

Noticing the seriousness in his tone, Spout listened to what his comrade said. He did not know what was going on, but the rare fear he saw in Dreamscape's eyes alarmed him. And so the men stayed where they were, not moving a single muscle for the rest of the day. It was not until the next day that they made their move back to Hisashi. Who upon their retelling of the story was anything but pleased, but in a way, useful information was learned. Ryuko and Izuku were not inseparable, their time will come.


Ryuko was ashamed of herself, but she hid it well.

When she was bombarded by all these fans, it took all of her willpower to not just yell at all these people. Yet, as a hero she had to keep up the front, keep up the front of ignorance and bliss. It's how Tomoko best explained it to her, but how she dealt with such a thing daily was an enigma to Ryuko.

Ryuko was ashamed she had not noticed that Izuku had disappeared from her side until she placed her hand on him when a few rowdy bunch got a bit too close for comfort. The cold chill that filled her body when she did not feel the boys small body, but instead she felt her own leg and hip was a sickening feeling.

As she looked quickly to her side, she felt her heart plummet to her stomach when the boy was no longer there. She panicked, and the fans who crowded her, backed up when the hero's face turned into horror stricken.

That's when she shouted the boys name, and pushed her way past everyone. Some fans fell, others cried out in shock, but it was not till the fans heard her saying a name. That many remembered how accompanying the hero prior to this, she had a boy clutching her hip and leg.

So the fans joined in on the hunt when others informed other shoppers of the growing situation. Soon some fans even ran out of the store looking for a green haired boy, a bold few even called out for his name.

It wasn't till Ryuko in her hysterical state, rushed out the store and looked outside frantically that she saw him. First she looked left and nothing, but when she looked right.

When Ryuko saw a man holding onto Izuku, and pulling him away from the store harshly. Ryuko could feel her inner dragon instincts break into a frenzy. She felt her eyes hone in on the man and Izuku, and she could see the terror that filled the man's soul. The look he gave her satisfied her instinctual side, because even she did not know what she was going to do when she had this man under her sharp claws. Something might even slip for all she knew…

But before any more morbid thoughts could come to fruition, almost as fast as they looked to each other. The man just vanished from existence; leaving behind a confused Izuku as he looked to his wrist in surprise.

Wasting no time, Ryuko was on the boy before he could leave her sight any longer. She shakily held the boy in her arms as she looked him all over. She checked for bruises, she checked for any little bit of sign that would show if he was harmed. She was hysterical, but Izuku looked to be calm and confused. Only looking to Ryuko in alarm, and then back to where the man stood just moments ago.

"M-Mommy?" Izuku called out worryingly when he noticed Ryuko had not stopped looking all over himself.

"Izuku, who was that man?" Ryuko said frantically, pausing to look at his eyes.

The boy shuffled uncomfortably under her strong gaze.

"U-U-Ummmm he said he k-knew you…" He said shamefully.

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!" She suddenly shouted in anger and fear.

Ryuko could feel the anger fill her, she was ready to find this man and do some not so hero like things; but it shocked her that she did not just feel angry for the man, but also Izuku.

She wanted to scream at him, tell him how stupid he was. Tell him how worried she was over what he did, tell her the horrible truth of what could have happened to him if she did not spot him in time. She wanted to yell, cry, and scream in order to get all of this sudden anger filling her. What almost happened to him, was what happened to her all those years ago. She was horrified, maybe that's why she felt so angry; it was a pinnacle part of Izuku's upbringing that strangers were not to be trusted ever. Unless he saw Inko or Ryuko saying otherwise, he should never question those words.

But Ryuko held it together, she took a deep breath to calm her nerves. The last thing he needed to hear and see was her angered shouts; so she just held him in her arms as the situation was now past the both of them. But, she knew better now, she was going to watch him more, she was going to make sure nothing like this ever happened again. There were only two people she trusted in the world to watch him, herself and Tomoko. Something like this would never happen again.


Two Weeks Prior

"Hisashi, you still haven't answered my question. Why do you even want this kid? You never spoke of him till about a month ago, what gives?"

"For the last time." Hisashi sighed. "I'll explain when the time comes. Just trust me Dreamscape."

Dreamscape looked to his boss in annoyance, but held his tongue. For the last three days, Hisashi and his men stayed in the shadows, keeping a few careful eyes on Ryuko and Izuku.

It seemed Dreamscape's and Spout's little 'adventure' had Ryuko on edge as she clutched onto the boy like her life depended on it. Even Izuku seemed to be more affectionate and welded to the woman's leg like a small parasite would a host.

Interestingly enough, from the scouts that came back from today; alerted Hisashi that the two had been frequently visiting some very wealthy individuals. For some play dates from the looks of it since Izuku and the wealthy families daughter would play with the boy. Hisashi paid it not much mind, but it was an interesting turn of events from the looks of it.

From what his men gathered, the family would visit the rich folk every two days or so. Specifically just so Izuku and the small girl could play together. Which would last the whole day as it was late into the night when Ryuko would make her way home with Izuku in her car.

However, much to Hisashi's surprise, apparently Ryuko had retired as a hero in order to take care of Izuku; or that's what one of his men told him with his super hearing. Usually, while the kids played. the two adult women Ryuko and the girls mother, would talk for hours in the garden or inside the mansion's walls. One hot topic they talked about, was that little 'display' Spout and Dreamscape had done; which as Ryuko told the other woman, "I'm extremely stressed, I'm at a loss on who I can leave Izuku with in two weeks!"

In which the woman kindly responded with, "Why not me or Tomoko? You know the both of us would ensure he is safe."

At the retelling of these words, Hisashi immediately gathered the necessary things he would need. In two weeks time from the looks of it, Izuku would be watched over by someone other than Ryuko. That's when he will strike, that's when Izuku would be in his clutches for the first time; and it would be years until he let him go.

Though there was one thing he needed to figure out, and that was who was this Tomoko? What was their quirk? And most importantly, where did they live? All these factors would ensure of Izuku's capture, and he immediately went to work on this Tomoko fellow. Everything was falling into Hisashi's lap it seemed.


Two Days Prior

Just a small roadblock in his ploy to get his son, but then again, it could always work in his favor. Much to Hisashi's annoyance, this 'Tomoko' in question was a well renowned hero who was in a world renowned group. Ragdoll was her alias in the hero world, and too Hisashi this just made things a whole lot worse. Not much was known about the hero's quirk, as it was a secret only to the Wild Wild Pussycats in order for them to get the upper hand on villains; but all they had to work on was that she could locate up to one hundred people, as well as see their weak spots at a single time.

A rather annoying quirk to deal with when trying to partake in espionage, but it would all work out anyways. They had Dreamscape, who's quirk was a bit of a wild card. Yet, the versatility of it was without question, in favor of Hisashi and his men.

Fortunately, they managed to figure out where exactly Ryuko and Izuku would go to when they visited the rich family. The Yaoyorozu's, one of, if not the richest family in all of Japan. Through various wealth passed down onto both the parents, amazing business knowledge, and of course a multi-billion dollar conglomerate in oil as well as stakes in others companies. How Ryuko bumped shoulders with such a powerful family went right over Hisashi's head, but then again he never did care to know about her life. Even when Inko was alive, Hisashi had a dislike for the dragon hero and her clinginess to her elder.

However, imagine Hisashi's surprise and joy when the two men tasked on keeping their eyes on Ryuko and Izuku; told him what he had been waiting for. At the Yaoyorozu's mansion today, it appears Izuku had his quirk awakening, and apparently it was quite the display. From beginning to start, the two men told him everything they saw. From Ryuko flying into the window, the little girl running outside to her mother, and then Ryuko flying out the window with her son straight into a man made body of water in the family's garden.

Hisashi's smile grew wicked when he learned that Izuku had a fire based quirk.

"Like father, like son huh Inko?" Hisashi thought to himself, while still listening to his subordinates.

Though there was an interesting additional bit of information they told him.

From the looks of it, the boy grew tiny horns, and his eyes were slitted like how a snake's would be. All of this was confirmed when one of his men used a zoom like quirk that allowed him to see things from miles away. Which was why Hisashi found this man particularly useful; terrible fighter, but when it came to reconnaissance there was no other that compared.

Hisashi already knew what came next, just how it was in America, in Japan when a child's quirk is discovered. The family are to immediately bring the child to specific clinics that catered to the child's power. Families were given two days out of courtesy, but the child's quirk needed to be registered, and they had to figure out what exactly their quirk was.

It helped keep a steady order of things, and luckily most of the world followed this as these quirk clinics were free for all to use. With how his men described Izuku's quirk, there was only one type of clinic he was going to. It was a specially built little place, one meant for destructive based quirks.

Hisashi smiled. "Good job today men. For now, keep a close eye on the two. They will be going to a quirk clinic soon enough, and judging by what Ryuko said two weeks ago, she will be leaving him with someone soon."

His men nodded and left him alone in his study.

Here's the thing about Hisashi Midoriya that not even Inko knew about. He was a simple man with simple wants, and he had a means of getting what he wanted. Especially being one of the head leaders of one of the most powerful underground syndicates in the world. It was by chance that Hisashi spotted Inko all those years ago while concluding some business with some clients. He spotted her in a coffee shop alone, and he had never seen such a beautiful woman in his entire life. He approached her in a nicely ironed suit, and asked if he could sit with her. Soon, that little moment blossomed into love that expanded into two amazing years, but when Inko came out pregnant that is when problems arose. He was needed back in America, and he had no choice but to leave his family behind, or face repercussions from men who had more power than he.

This is exactly why Hisashi could not stay with Inko, in fact, it actually did devastate Hisashi to just leave his family the way he did. He did love Inko, and god knows how he felt when he found out about her death. He hid it well from the others, but in reality, Hisashi was a broken man. He hoped to return to her one day, even if she would never take him back; and he especially wanted his son by his side.

"Things are different though aren't they?" Hisashi said to himself alone in the room.

Who even knows how Izuku would react to being taken away from Ryuko? Would he even accept this? How long would it take for the boy to become compliant?

Hisashi sat up from the chair he sat in, there was no need to worry about such things now. For his fatherly duties were just barely going to begin, and he was sure Izuku would eventually come around. They always did.


One Day Prior

"I don't know Tomoko…I'm so stressed and on alert, I can't even function with daily things."

"Ryu, I can understand perfectly why you're on edge, but you need to understand something. No matter what, this world is cruel, and it was amazing you found Izuku in time. Unfortunately, that's the world we live in, and you need to really find time for yourself! Come on! You're almost twenty one, live a little kitty."

Ryuko adjusted the phone by her ear, a deep frown on her face.

"Tomoko, I can't do any of that, Izuku is my top priority, you know that."

Tomoko let out a long drawled out sigh from the other side of the phone.

"Ryu, I'm not telling you to go out and spread your legs or anything like that. I'm literally only saying why not find time for yourself? Read? Write a novel? I don't know, party even?"

Ryuko let out a sad chuckle. "Party? I'd never be able to just go to a club, or go to a bar for drinks. Everyone would recognize me, and you know how much I loathe being followed or asked questions."

"Then shave your head and loose the breast, you'd look better anyways." Tomoko teased.

"You're a feisty kitty aren't you?" Ryuko laughed.

Tomoko sighed once more. "You just worry me Ryu, you know that? It is an extremely huge responsibility to have to take care of a child, but you have help remember? You know I'm always willing to take him off your hands for awhile, hell I'll keep him if you wanted!" She giggled.

Ryuko looked to her open bedroom door, which lined up with Izuku's own open door. The boy was fast asleep, only the subtle snores coming from his small form alerting her to his presence. She smiled lovingly at his sleeping form she could just barely make out over his nightlight.

He looked so at peace and relaxed, something that she rarely saw after his quirk manifested just three days ago.

"Ryu? Heeelllloooooo~"

"Sorry, I got a little distracted." Ryuko sighed, looking to her ceiling above. "Tomoko, you know I trust you with my life, and I know Izuku would be safe under your care…"

"But?"

"I-I don't know, I'm still shaky about all that happened you know? First that man almost took Izuku, the commissioner is on my ass, and now Izuku's quirk is just like his fathers…" Ryuko took a deep breath. "It's still so much to take in, and I know I have to go talk to the commissioner tomorrow, as well as take Izuku to his appointment with the quirk doctor the same day."

"Sure sounds like a lot huh?" Tomoko joked.

Ryuko chuckled dryly. "Understatement of the year goes to…"

Tomoko giggled, which in turn made Ryuko. Then their quiet giggles turned into loud laughter as the two friends laughed at a joke that seemed to only be known by them. It was a laugh and refresher that Ryuko needed it seemed, as she gave a defeated groan after her laughing fit calmed.

"Alright Tomoko, you can watch Izuku tomorrow. I'm sorry I can be so difficult, but that boy is the world to me, he's all I have left you know?"

"Of course. Leave him to me Ryu, I'll keep him safe, I swear on it."

Ryuko heard shuffling in the room over and looked to the noise. It seemed like her laughter from earlier had woken the boy up as he now stood in front of her doorway. He had a groggy look on his face as he rubbed his eye, while holding a blanket.

"Mommy?" He said with a yawn. "Why were you laughing."

"OMG IS THAT IZUKU!?" Tomoko squealed from the other side of the phone.

Ryuko chuckled at the voice in her ear. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, goodnight!"

"N-No wait! Ryu let me talk to hi-!"

*Click*

Ryuko set the phone by her nightstand as she held her arms out to the small boy. He walked to her slowly as his tired eyes guided him in the somewhat dark room. He held his own arms open as she scooped him into her arms and laid him besides her.

The boy cuddled up against her as he brought the blanket close to her face.

"T-That sounded like Raggy…" He said tiredly, closing his eyes as he said so.

"Shhh, go back to bed okay sweetie? Tomorrow is a big day for us." She cooed.

Izuku made small noises as he adjusted himself better on her chest. The two were laying on their sides, Izuku's face buried in her neck, and Ryuko's head laid in his green hair.

"G-Goodnight mommy…" He said before abruptly falling asleep in her warm embrace.

That pang in her chest always throbbed when he called her mommy. She loved it when he referred to her as such, but she was still conflicted about it. She was not his mom, that title belonged strictly to Inko, she deserved that title.

Ryuko was no mother, and she did not deserved to be called one. Though, that never stopped the guilty pleasure that filled her soul when he would tell her. It for sure pleased her dragon instincts, but she assumed that it was just all her instincts in general.

"I love you too...s-son"

Though the last word was quieter than a whisper could ever be, she felt a tingle run up her spine when she said it. The pleased purr that came from deep in her bosom surprised her, but when he clutched onto her harder, she melted into his touch.

With a sigh, Ryuko hugged the boy closer to her neck as she drifted off into sleep. Tomorrow was going to be a big day for the both of them, for better or worse.


Ten Hours Prior

"Thanks again for watching over him for me, I know how busy your schedule can get with the others…."

The two men watching the conversation from afar looked to the scene like hawks. The time to strike was soon upon them, and so much information was found out in just these short two days.

Tomoko would be taking care of Izuku, and she would be taking him out and about from the looks of it. With Ryuko away, that would just leave the green haired woman to take care of Izuku alone. Hisashi was willing to take a chance with this woman and her quirk, over the destructive power of Ryuko's. They were still going in blind, but they were going to play it slow and calm. No need to rush, they still had the whole day to strike.

"Well I'm off you two, don't have to much fun okay…"

The man with super hearing held a finger by his ear.

"Hisashi, it looks like we are clear for the next few hours."

A voice replied in the man's ear by way of a device. "Good, follow them, we are almost done setting up here. If everything works as we are assuming, everything will conclude over at that cat ladies house. It'll be night by then, but that is to our favor."

"You got it boss."

"What do you say to some ice cream huh? For being a good boy at the doctors today…"

The two men looked at each other with raised brows, it was going to be a long day from the sound of it.


Eight Hours Prior

The two men's hearts stopped, their bodies filled with a foreboding feeling as they looked to the small group of people still surrounding the hero and Izuku. Then, the feeling was gone a few seconds later which led to the two being alone once more.

The two men were far enough away to not be noticed, but the feeling they felt could only be explained as a quirk of sorts. Which, judging with how smug the woman looked, and how the boy seemed to chuckle while looking at her. It could only mean one thing, this had to have been her quirk, and they must of been caught in it by chance.

The two men looked to one another in slight confusion and fear, that feeling was indescribable, but everything just kept working in their favor. They now had a way of telling how her quirk felt when she used it, so it made their plan for tonight even better. So if at all they felt this feeling, they knew they were now spotted and being watched.

"We need to let Hisashi know about this Ear-Aid, it will help u-"

"Shhh!" The now revealed Ear-Aid hushed. "She just said something…"

"It's Ryuko…" The woman said from afar.

Ear-Aid's eyes widened slightly, could this be trouble?

"Oh! Izuku! Ryuko said she will be running pretty late so it's best if you were to stay the night, and she will swing by tomorrow morning to get you…sleepover..!"

Ear-Aid looked too his partner next to him, a large smile plastered on his face.

"Optical, let's get our stuff."

"Get our stuff?" Optical questioned, looking as his partner gathered a bag off from the ground from where they sat.

"C'mon! We need to get home quickly so we can watch some movies..!"

Ear-Aid chuckled as he looked to their targets as they entered a car, and eventually drove off.

"Ear-Aid, what the hell man? What has you so giddy? It's honestly creepy."

As Ear-Aid walked down the sidewalk, to a meetup point, he looked to Optical; the same smile on his face.

"We are set to go Optical, they've given us the best thing! Hisashi will be pleased."

Optical looked to him incredulously. "And what did they give us you weirdo?"

Ear-Aid stopped walking, clicking the device in his ear to ring up Hisashi.

"What do you want Ear-Aid?" A voice crackled through. "You two still have two more hours before we meet up."

Ear-Aid paid his boss no mind as he looked back to Optical.

"An opening." He finally said.

Optical looked to his friend with the same large smile as Hisashi chuckled darkly in his ear.

"Well I'll be, you two get over her now. We move out in an hour."


Five Hours Prior

"Ear-Aid, you'll find yourself in an early grave if they don't show up within the hour."

Ear-Aid gulped. "B-Boss that Tomoko chick said they were coming home, maybe they stopped by a store?"

Hisashi let out a subtle amount of smoke from his mouth, a slight angered scowl on his face.

"I hope for your sake, they did"

Before anything else could be said, Ear-Aid looked in the distance in confusion, before smiling.

"I hear a car coming. About two minutes out."

It was dark out already, the moon's glow above showering the mountainous landscape with its heavenly light. The forest they found themselves in allowed for perfect coverage within the trees, and everything went smoothly. Their surprise attack would be successful from the looks of it.

"Hisashi, so you wanted me to use my quirk on Tomoko correct?"

Hisashi pulled his eyes away from approaching car beams in the distance.

"Ahh, yes, you say you've somewhat managed to perfect your 'dream speak', and 'calming' yes?"

Dreamscape grinned. "It took many years, but I think I've managed to get it down, she will be none the wiser hopefully."

"That's what I like to hear…" He grinned.

At this exact moment, a car pulled into the secluded homes driveway a couple of feet away from the men. In total there were seven of them, amassing all Hisashi brought with him from America. The team of five from Hisashi's original group in America, and two lackeys who wanted to prove themselves to their boss. They had just done simple paper work and small jobs here and there during these last weeks, but this was their chance to shine.

The woman eventually got out of the car chuckling as she made her way to the boy in the back seat.

"Be patient Izuku, or I might have to leave you alone with Pixie-Bob…" Her voice joked in the distance.

The two giggled and laughed as they made their way to the door, the woman unlocking the door in front of her.

The seven men looked on in complete silence, not moving a single muscle as the hero opened the door before stopping. She turned around and looked off in the distance, right exactly at them. They all tensed as they assumed they had been spotted, but Dreamscape held a hand out in deep concentration, his eyes closed as his mouth mumbled words that had no sound.

A few seconds later the woman turned around hesitantly before making her way inside. From outside they could still hear the happy laughs and commotion as they all let out a breath in relief.

Dreamscape held a hand to his mouth to stifle a pained groan as he held his head with the other.

"Was that your doing Dreamscape?" Hisashi wondered in awe.

The man nodded his head, but his eyes widened a few seconds later when he looked over the man's shoulder. Dreamscape instantly held out his hand again, a pained expression on his face as the woman looked out from a window to where they hid in wonder. Eventually she walked away once more now disappearing from sight.

This time, Dreamscape fell to his knees as he took large gulps of air.

"C-Crap, it hurts to use my quirk this w-way." The man whined.

Hisashi laid a comforting hand on his shoulder, giving it subtle taps in comfort.

"Thank you Dreamscape, I'm sure without you, none of this would be possible." Hisashi then looked to the house, a determined and wicked smile on his face.

"Men, we move in the next two hours. Once they are cozied up and falling asleep, that's when we strike." He paused looking back to his men. "Do not fail me, my son is extremely important to me. Ensure he is unharmed through all of this."

"What about Tomoko?" Spout questioned.

"Her?" He said looking up in thought. "If she gets in the way to much, then by all means take care of her in any way you seem fit…" He chuckled darkly.

The men looked to their boss with grins and gave him a nod.

"One last thing, Dreamscape?"

Said man looked to his boss with a tired look on his face.

"Please, rest up, because I have one more favor to ask of you."

Dreamscape raised a brow, but looked to him in intrigue.

"Use your quirk to manifest what Izuku wants most, you know, what your quirk is actually used for?" Hisashi chuckled. "I have a personal matter I wish to attend, and I know what that boy will think of would be Inko…I want to see her face one last time if you would?"

Dreamscape nodded. "Hisashi, yes my quirk can do that, but you also know that if for some reason he's thinking of someone else, and they happen to be asleep themselves? You know they will be brought over here right?"

Hisashi nodded as well. "Of course, if unfortunately he's thinking of that dragon, then just let me put on a bit of a show, and then send her off. It's pretty late at night, so I can assume she herself will be asleep in the coming hour."

"Are you sure?" Dreamscape questioned. "Remember if she decides to attack, she can still hurt us."

"Oh trust me, she's an emotional individual, the last thing she would ever think of doing is attacking when Izuku will be in my grasp."

Hisashi looked back to the house, his arms crossed behind him. A notable chill filled the area, the cold breeze of the mountain was both relaxing and icy. Hisashi let out subtle flickers of flames from his mouth, the fire warming his body only slightly. There was one good thing about this weather at least, it kept them all awake, for what was to come.


Thirty Minutes Prior

Tomoko did not know how long they had been watching movies, but judging by how the boy was completely knocked out on the bed with her. She wondered how she herself did not fall asleep. Maybe it was all the candies and snacks they ate to their heart's content?

In any case, as the third movie came to a close, Tomoko looked to the clock on her nightstand with sleepy eyes. It read 12:02 am, so they had to have been watching for at least four hours. Tomoko let out a loud yawn as she looked back to the boy sound asleep next to her. She smiled lovingly at his tiny form which laid blissfully unaware of the world around him.

Tomoko would of easily just fallen asleep as well, were it not for the fact that her throat and mouth felt kind of dry. So with hesitation, and her body groaning at every step, she made her way downstairs to the kitchen. Knowing a glass of water would 'un-parch' her throat beautifully.

As she reached the bottom of the steps, she felt a shiver run down her back as she clutched her arms around herself in warmth. It was oddly very cold in her house for some reason, and as she looked to the living room window, she noticed how it was wide open now.

"That's odd…" She told herself.

As she made her way to the window to close it, she heard the faintest of creaks behind her as she stood in front of the opened window. The eerie feeling behind her frightened her as she turned around quickly, looking into the slight darkness of the staircase and the living room.

Nothing was amiss, everything looked as it was a few seconds ago, but this feeling would not go away. Shaking her head for now, Tomoko closed the window behind her, and went into the kitchen, picking up a glass on the counter.

That's when she noticed it, her back door, which led into the kitchen, and back into the woods. Was wide open, a few leaves from the trees outside trickling into her home. Tomoko did the one thing she should have done from the start, and that was activate her quirk.

Her eyes widened in horror as she saw two mysterious figures standing in her room, where Izuku slept. The orange glow their intrusive bodies gave off was blinding, and it only got worse when she noticed three other figures around her. One in the living room, and three others outside.

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She dropped the glass in a panic, the loud shattering of the broken cup echoing throughout the quiet house. As soon as the noise was heard, Tomoko felt a large smack against the side of her head as her vision blurred. The pain was unimaginable as she felt a warm liquid trickle down her face, covering her eyes in the process.

"I hit her guys!" Cried the assailant in a deep voice.

Tomoko had failed to realize, standing behind her, hidden in a walk in pantry, was the final member of these intruders. And in her panic state, the man took a swing at her head with a glass jar.

Tomoko fell to the ground with a cry, her head hitting the ground hard as she felt a body jump on top of her. The weight put on top of her terrified her as she screamed in horror; though her cries only became a gurgled mess when this man's hands wrapped around her throat and neck. Her quirk was still in use, and she could just make out the figure in the living room making their way into the kitchen.

With her fight or flight instincts finally kicking in, the hero looked to the attacker on top of her with terrified but angered eyes. Her eyes scanned all over his face and neck, looking for any weak point in which this person had. Her vision was faltering, and the pain was unbearable from the knock to her head, and she could feel the oxygen leaving her body in her panicked state.

That's when she remembered all men had the exact same weak spot. In all of her years as a hero, Tomoko knew there was one place, that if struck, or grasped, it would save her life in this moment. With a pained grunt and all the momentum she could muster in her held state, she reached with a free hand to the only thing that could get this man off of her.

The man let out an anguish filled scream as the hero clutched the man's groin with a grip strength that would make any strongman proud. The man immediately released the woman as he fell on his back in pain.

"OH YOU STUPID BIT-!" The mans shout of anger was silenced when he was met with a swift strong kick to the face.

His body flew across the kitchen, before colliding with a wall that led into the living room. His form knocking over a few pictures on the wall, as well as busting a table that held a vase. His knocked out form eventually landed in a corner near the staircase, laying limp.

Tomoko wiped a hand across her eyes to rid the red liquid from her face as she looked to next figure approaching her. There was a problem though, this figure split into another pair of himself as they rushed the woman in her still pained and dazed state.

One made a swipe for her left, catching her cheek in a strong hay maker that sent her head reeling. The other took advantage of the hero's disorientation and struck at her stomach.

Tomoko made a lucky blind grab for the arm coming to her stomach and held the man's hand in her arms. Her head was reeling, her head was still bleeding, staining her once green hair, and her eyes were on fire. But, she held strong, and carried the punches momentum aimed for her stomach, and flung the man in a circle before throwing him forward into his doppelganger.

The two men's bodies collided with a loud crunch, and their bodies flew into the living room. They flew in different directions half hazardously, breaking furniture as they went.

Again, Tomoko tried her best to wipe the torrent of red from her face to see better. She adjusted her eyes, looking through her quirk once more, and from what she could see, the three figures still stood outside, not moving a muscle. While the two upstairs were in the same room as Izuku. Her eyes flared in anger as one of the figures reached over, and took the boy into their arms. Her quirk faltered as the injury to her head made it painful to use. She sprinted down the hall, passed the men that now laid unconscious and made a turn for the stairs.

A bright light flashed above the stairs for a second before Tomoko realized what it was. She jumped over the railings to her left and flung herself harshly onto the still intact couch. She landed on her ankle, a notable crack and burning sensation filled her leg as she hit the soft cushions of the couch. She hissed in agony as her ankle now laid broken as fire came down the stairs.

A large torrent of flame spewed downwards, singeing the walls in the process. The flame came to a sudden halt, now having burned the walls and bits of the railings. Tomoko was at her limit, her body was in disrepair, her quirk hurt to even use, and there were still five figures that surrounded her. She looked to the stairs in an angered and strong look as two well dressed men came down the small flight of stairs.

Izuku was in the hands of an eerily familiar looking man, while another man stood beside him.

"So you're the kitty causing the commotion?" The man chuckled.

Tomoko had a look of defiance as she looked to the men with pure hatred.

"If you laid a finger on him…" She seethed through clenched teeth.

Hisashi paid her no mind as he made his way to the door, the boy still sound asleep in his arms. He looked over his shoulder in disinterest.

"Hmm? Did you say something kitty?" Hisashi chuckled. "Oh but I should give you my thanks, I mean, you kept the boy safe enough till I could pick him up."

She let out an uncanny growl as she tried to pull herself up. She hissed and clenched her teeth through the pain as she tried to make her way to the two men only a few feet away from her.

"Such a pitiful sight don't you think?" Hisashi said to the man by his side.

Spout chuckled. "It really is, you think we should help her out?"

Hisashi nodded his head. "I believe we should, I'll be outside to catch her…"

With that Hisashi kicked down the front door and walked outside into the still cold breeze of the mountains. However, it seemed his dramatic exit woke up the boy as he stirred in his arms, slowly waking up.

Izuku blinked blearily as he awoke from his slumber, looking around in confusion at where he found himself. Or rather, where he was being carried too.

He looked up to the person holding him in wonder as this man looked like nobody he had ever seen before. Hisashi looked down to Izuku with a warm smile as he continued to walk away from the house.

"H-Hello?" Izuku said in slight fear.

Hisashi chuckled as he held the boy, slowly turning around to face the house once more.

"I'm ready to catch her!" He suddenly shouted to the house.

Izuku shook in fear while in the hold of the man, but he felt his tiny heart nearly stop at what he saw next.

A struggle could be heard from within the house, followed by shouts and screams. Then Tomoko, was seen crashing out the living room window, as she was thrown out of it, she landed on the ground with a sickening thud. She lay limp on the ground, not moving a single muscle as her body laid on the cold hard ground of the earth.

Izuku looked on in horror as the man chuckled darkly at the display.

"Oops! I forgot I was already holding something, silly me."

Izuku looked to his aunt with wide eyes, in a complete loss on what was going on. Tomoko's body twitched as the hero moved her head slightly. Izuku's eyes looked to her own as they stared at one another. Her eyes glowed with sadness, anger, and shame; while his were filled with confusion and fear.

Spout walked himself out the door now walking towards the semi conscious body of the hero.

"Hey boss, I'm gonna take her back into the house, let's see if you can catch her this time." Spout chuckled.

Hisashi nodded, a crazed grin on his face. "My, you're one vile man, but if you insist."

Spout not so carefully picked up the woman, who let out a cry in agony as she was carried over back to the front doors entrance.

"L-Let her g-g-go…"

Hisashi tore his eyes away from the man, and looked to his son in intrigue.

"Hmmm? Did you say something boy?"

Izuku shook violently in his hands as he looked up for the man, anger deep in his slitted eyes.

Hisashi raised a brow at this, but grew a look in understanding when the boys skin started to heat up. He knew exactly what was going to happen next; so with not much care Hisashi set the boy to the ground in a panic.

"LET HER GO!" He shouted before his body exploded into a blaze of green fire.

The glow his fire gave off was unworldly, it was as if the boy had become a living torch of sorts. Though this was not the case, it looked as if the fire was erratic and uncontrolled. The flame had no outlet to go, and in between the movements of the flame, Hisashi could spot how the horns on his head had grown a couple of inches.

Luckily, Hisashi had backed up away fast enough when he set the boy down, that he was not singed, or burnt to a crisp. The flames were powerful, and they were not just for looks from the way it felt. Just standing where he did, the heat was astounding.

Dreamscape, who had been watching from a distance in silence quickly ran over to Hisashi, a look of wonder and horror at the sudden green fire.

"Hisashi! What the hell is that!"

"That. Is why I wanted to find my son." Hisashi said ominously.

Dreamscape looked on with wide eyes as Spout made his way back over to them. He too was at a loss over what he was witnessing, but did not question it for now.

"Boss, I was gonna throw her again, but can you believe I actually felt kind of bad? So I just left her at the front of the door."

Hisashi held a finger to his chin, nodding as he was lost in thought. "Oh, it doesn't matter, she won't be causing us trouble anyhow." He paused, looking behind him towards where Ear-Aid was hiding. "Optical! Go get those two unconscious idiots from inside, Ear-Aid, still keep watch."

Optical jumped down from a pair of trees he had been standing in, and made his way to the house. Grumbling slightly about having to do the 'grunts' job.

"Dreamscape, how do you feel right now?"

"Well rested sir, why? Is it time?" He questioned.

Hisashi nodded. "Yes enter the boys mind, I can tell he is unconscious, judging how he still does not understand his quirk. He is exhausted, so bring him what he wishes for...I can only hope it's Inko I see, and not her."

Dreamscape nodded as he looked to where he assumed Izuku laid. Closing his eyes, and entering his mind, Dreamscape felt around for the unconscious boys mind. It was a weird thing being in this realm, from what Dreamscape knew, he was the only one who could enter such a place. When in this place, all he saw was darkness, with colored strings that lead to a person's sleeping or unconscious form.

So the thin green thread that came from the darkness alerted him of the boy who laid before him. Although, there was a blue, brown, and red thread coming from other directions, he paid it no mind. Maybe Tomoko was not the only one who lived in these mountains?

It mattered not to Dreamscape as he pulled himself into Izuku's mind, to summon forth what he was wishing for most in this moment.

Dreamscape did not have the guts to tell Hisashi that this was a foolish idea, and he should make amends another way, but then again Dreamscape just followed. It's what he did best, so it did not come to his surprise when in the boys mind he saw the visual form of Ryuko.

Outside of Dreamscape's mind, Hisashi still looked to his on fire son with a thoughtful look. From what Optical and Ear-Aid had told him, all they needed was water to put him out.

"Spout, put the boy out would you?"

Spout looked to Hisashi with a knowing look. "Huh, I wonder why I never thought of that?" He chuckled as he took a deep breath, his cheeks expanding.

"P-Please…"

Hisashi and Spout paused, looking to the weak and frail voice of Tomoko as she approached. The woman was slowly dragging herself forward, having made a bit of progress from the far away front door.

"Oh?" Hisashi queried. "How long have you been crawling for?"

"Please, t-take me, do whatever y-y-you want to me…" She coughed harshly. "Ju-Just don't hurt him, I b-beg of you…"

Spout looked to the woman pitifully, a sad look on his face.

"Boss, this is kind of depressing to look at…"

Hisashi nodded his head. "It kind of is, isn't it? My apologies Tomoko." He said genuinely. "It was uncalled for to hurt you so, but you were in the way sadly."

Tomoko continued her slow pace, a tearful and angered look on his face.

"P-Please!" She said hoarsely. "I-I'll gladly give myself to y-you, I'll do an-anything if you just l-leave him b-b-be…" She said weakly.

Hisashi and Spout gave her one last look before turning back around to the still raging green fire.

"Spout, use your quirk on the boy and put him out, let's get moving already." He looked over to Dreamscape. "I'm sure our 'guest' will be here soon enough."

"DREAMSCAPE YOU DUMBASS YOUR QUIRK!"

Hisashi smiled. "Well it appears she's here already, now let's see what side of the coin I got?"

Dreamscape immediately opened his eyes, annoyed and pissed look on his face.

"Bro! Shut your Fu-" Dreamscape's words stalled in his throat. He always found it eerie the way his quirk worked, and judging how only he could see the thread low strand by the new guests head, that he this was still a figment of the dream. And the woman was actually not 'here here'.

Spout shot a volley of water out of his, aiming it to the engulfed boy. In doing so, large clouds of steam and vapor filled the air, and the glow was snuffed out.

"P-Please! D-Don't hurt him!" Tomoko coughed. "H-He's just a boy for g-gods sake!" She cried in a last plea.

"Don't you worry little kitty, it was fate I'd be reunited with my boy eventually." Hisashi chuckled, picking up the boy from the ground.

Hisashi's eyes glowed menacingly as he looked to his soaked son, hints of smoke leaving the adults lips.

Hisashi finally turned around, hoping he'd see his wife for one last time. Though, he was met with a sour sight.

"Well I'll be damned. Dreamscape, who would have known that's what the boy was hoping for?" He said calmly, but inside Hisashi was outraged.

"P-Put him d-down." Ryuko said weakly.

Tomoko could finally feel her body succumbing to its injuries. She assumed in her delusional and agonized state, she could have sworn she heard Ryuko just now.

Tomoko felt a large gust of wind swoosh past her, and her eyes flickered slightly when she saw the dragon form of Ryuko charging the men. Tomoko felt her heart flutter, feeling less like a failure now that Ryuko was here; but the dragon hero stopped in her tracks, a hesitant look in her steps.

Tomoko could just barely make out Izuku in the man's arms, a blade held to the smaller boys neck. Tomoko felt her vision darkening as she continued to stare at the scene before her in disbelief.

Tomoko could hear nothing, her hearing having been replaced by ringing when she was flung through the window just minutes ago. So as she looked out to Ryuko one last time, Tomoko could feel small bits of tears leaving her eyes.

"This has to be a nightmare." Tomoko told herself. "I'm asleep right now, and Izuku is in the room with me...yeah, that's what this is. Just a horrible figment of my imagination…" She eased to herself.

But in reality, Tomoko knew she was a failure and that this was not a dream. All of this was real, and she did not know what awaited her when the darkness of her conscious finally took hold.


Present

"The search continues for a boy named Izuku Midor-"

*Click*

"The hero Ragdoll still in critical condit-"

*Click*

"The attack on the Wild Wild Pussycats, private estate a-"

*Click*

"Where is Ryuko the dragon hero? Why is she no-"

*Click*

"Commissioner! Any comment on Izuku's sudden disappearance?"

"I am close friends with the caretaker of Izuku and I can tell you right now. We have hundreds of heroes out searching as we speak. These men would be lucky to make it out of this unscathed." The muscular woman said darkly.

"And what of Ryuko Midoriya, said caretaker?"

"What about her?"

"From what the reports say here, she is not part of the active list in the search for hi-"

"For god's sake man!" The woman interrupted angrily. "Let the woman cope with what has happened, the last thing she needs is to-"

*Click*

A week had passed since that day, and Ryuko sat by Tomoko's bedside. The woman was still unconscious, though was recovering from what the doctors told them.

Ryuko looked to her friend sadly, her still bruised and weak state tugging at her heart strings. The last week or so, Ryuko was a husk. Having cooped herself in this room with Tomoko. Waiting for whenever her friend would wake up.

Ryuko did not know why she had not joined in on the search, but from what the commissioner herself told her. They did not need her emotions getting in the way of the search. The good news was, all airports in Japan, even sea ports were under strict watch.

The surrounding cities in which Izuku was taken, had heroes in the double digits keeping more of an eye of their surrounding areas. Now why was such a thing being treated as such? One simple reason actually.

This was a child, and in hero code, children were top priority in any hero case. This was only spurred on more when the high ranked Ryuko was the guardian of said boy who was taken. No matter what, Hisashi was not going to get out of Japan so easily, if at all.

Ryuko looked to the TV she had just turned off, an unreadable expression on her face. The news, talk shows, and even commercials were broadcasting what had happened to Izuku. Many of these shows alerting the public of seven dangerous men who were still on the loose. A kidnapped boy in hand; the public was not to try and enact justice themselves. They were to call the heroes immediately and to never act alone.

Ryuko looked back to her still sleeping friend. There was not much the dragon hero could do at the moment, and she was ashamed to say; another reason she had not tried looking for Hisashi was that she knew he was already long gone. A terrible mindset to have, but Ryuko was lost; the last connection to this world had been ripped from her.

Where he went she did not know, but she knew that man, if he wanted to disappear, he could easily. It's what he did to Inko, and no matter how hard she searched, no matter how many connections Ryuko herself made in America, the man seemed to have never existed.

Before she could lose herself to her thoughts any longer, the slight stirring of her friend brought her back from her mind.

Tomoko's eyes fluttered gently, her eyes slowly opening to the bright room of the hospital. Ryuko laid a comforting and shaky hand on her friends arm, rubbing it gently.

"R-Ryuko?" Tomoko said before coughing at the dryness of her throat.

Ryuko grabbed a cup of water that had been set by the comatose woman this morning.

"Drink." She said calmly.

Ryuko tipped the glass over the woman's dry lips allowing her to get a drink she had not gotten since that week ago.

Once the cup was emptied, Tomoko looked around in confusion.

"R-Ryuko why am I in a hospital?" She said simply.

Ryuko looked to her friend calmly. "Tomoko?" She questioned.

"I could have sworn I was babysitting Izuku, and we were watching a movie…" She paused.

Ryuko stayed silent, a pained expression on her face.

"W-Wait, Ryuko what's g-going on?" She suddenly croaked out worriedly.

"Tomoko." Ryuko said gently, laying her other hand on her friend's shoulder. "Izuku's gone, and you've been in a coma for a week."

Tomoko looked to her friend with unreadable eyes. They lacked the usual mirth and color they always had, and Tomoko could feel a part of her slipping away.

"So it wasn't a dream then?" She said in an empty tone.

Ryuko took a deep breath; she felt like crying, but she had no more tears left. She wanted to be angry at Tomoko, she wanted to curse her name and damn the woman to hell for losing Izuku. After she put so much trust in her, but Ryuko could never do that. None of this was Tomoko's fault, she was caught off guard, and she fell victim to a trap that had been in the making for weeks.

None of this was Tomoko's fault, and that's probably what upset Ryuko so much. She had no one to blame, she had no way to vent out all this emotion that was brewing within her. At any moment, she felt like she would explode, but there was nothing Ryuko could do.

"I'm a failure."

Ryuko looked to her friend in confusion at what she had said.

Tomoko looked to Ryuko with tear filled eyes.

"I failed you Ryuko, and I failed Izuku." She said once more.

Ryuko stayed silent, letting the words her friend said swirl around her head. It was words she thought she would never hear from such a cheery individual.

"P-Please, if you're going to t-tell me what I d-deserve to hear, h-hurt me even, do it n-n-now…"

Ryuko stayed silent, that's the last thing the hero wanted to do.

"J-Just do something!" Tomoko suddenly shouted. "P-Please, I deserve a-anything you wish t-to do."

Tomoko's pitiful cries was as like a scratching chalkboard to Ryuko's ears. Now that the dragon had heard these words come from her friends mouth. She was not upset at Tomoko, not one bit; if anything Ryuko was hurt she would even ask for such a thing.

"J-Just do it!" Tomoko winced, closing her eyes. "T-The anticipation is k-killing me…"

Ryuko places both of her hands on Tomoko's shoulders roughly. Tomoko winced under the touch of the dragon, ready for any kind of retribution she so rightfully deserved. But the warm embrace she felt was anything but that.

She opened her eyes hesitantly, expecting this to be some kind of trick, but there was no ploy here. Ryuko was hugging Tomoko gently, which was slightly awkward with how Tomoko still laid on the bed.

"Ryu?" Tomoko questioned hesitantly.

"Shhh, just hug me you silly kitty…"

Tomoko did just that.


One week later

*Tap Tap Tap*

"Come In."

Ryuko entered the room quietly, a determined look on her face.

"Ah, to what do I owe the pleasure Ryuko?"

"Commissioner, I'm ready."

The commissioner raised a brow at this. "I don't know Ryuko, are you emotionally ready? You know I won't let that crap slide during the search. I know he's your nephew, but you can't be brash or act on your own free will."

"She won't be acting alone commissioner." Said another voice that entered the room.

"Oh?" The commissioner smiled. "Tomoko what a sweet little surprise, how goes the recovery?"

"I'm good ma'am."

The commissioner smiled. "So you are both serious?"

They nodded.

The commissioner stood from her chair, walking towards to two determined women. "Well ladies, it's about god damn time. Let me fill you in on what's been going down in your absence…"


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"Hisashi, how the hell are we to move out of this damned country with the all of Japan out for us?"

Hisashi sighed. "If I knew a way Dreamscape, don't you think we would be out of this damned country by now?"

Dreamscape rubbed his brows in annoyance. "It doesn't help that the boy has been completely silent the past two weeks. He hasn't said a word!"

Hisashi looked to the other side of the room they were in. Izuku sat in a corner, alone and quiet. It was true, the boy had stayed quiet the whole time, and only ate when they forcefully made him. Though Hisashi was looking on the bright side of the spectrum, he still had a lot of hope that all of this would work out. It always did, especially for him.

"Don't you worry Dreamscape." Hisashi chuckled. "He will come around, they always do."


My apologies for those that may have skipped the section I spoke of; but all you missed was the retelling of what happened in the house before Ryuko was brought there. If individuals wish for a retelling minus the dark themes, then by all means let me know. Other than that I hope my readers enjoy. There is only about two-four more chapters in this arc, and then it would go into a pace everyone is familiar with.

Have a wonderful day, evening, and night.