Izuku had to be extremely careful. Even a slight mistake could end up revealing him to be in cahoots with the League of Villains and that wouldn't simply end with expulsion. Hacking wasn't as simple as it seemed, especially with Nezu being the one in charge and ensuring the security. Damn that rat for being super smart!
"What the hell are you doing?" Shinso asked, emotionless as usual.
"I'm looking up pranks to play on others," Izuku continued typing on his laptop, his bowl of ramen untouched, "Also, I know this is random, but how come you don't use your ability on me?" He lifted his eyes, directly meeting the purple ones of Shinso.
Shinso put his chopsticks on the tray and sat quietly for a few seconds. "What made you ask that?"
"Your primary motive to strike a conversation is to brainwash others. I don't know if you noticed that, but usually you stand quietly until it becomes awkward and I have to say something. That also implies your lack of friends and socializing...difficulties. For another, you tend to blink less when you're about to use your quirk. Its there, but barely noticeable and something I've never been the subject of in all the time I've spent in your presence. And last, I've been murmuring this entire time but you've been hanging on to every single word I said, not even commanding me to stop mumbling."
Shinso opened and closed his mouth like a gaping fish. It just dawned upon the purple haired kid that he never tried to brainwash Izuku, not even once, despite his constant teasing. And it was at that moment he realised it.
"I don't want the one person who keeps me company to abandon me too."
Izuku smiled. "Well, doesn't that mean we're friend-"
The glaring sounds of the sirens interrupted Izuku mid-sentence. Perfect timing, he had just finished locking the security feeds in a loop. Someone would notice, definitely, but by then it'd be too late.
"Security level 3 has been breached," A voice announced, "Students, please promptly evacuate."
And there was complete pandemonium. It was nothing less than a stampede, with students running everywhere in a frenzy. In the background, Izuku heard someone say, "As expected of the pinnacle of education. Their crisis response was swift."
Like hell. These students were the future of their country? Those who couldn't even contain themselves in unexpected situations and lose their calm like bunch of flies when swatted. And to think many of them hoped to become heroes. How were they suppose to save others if they were busy panicking themselves?
Izuku, who was sitting with Shinso near the exit grabbed his hand ran towards the staff room. There was reason he chose to sit near the escape, after all. Shinso resisted at first, but then followed him along anyways.
"Where are we going?" the brainwasher asked as he gasped for breath.
"To the teachers. They should be able to control the students better than us." A blatant lie. This was only an excuse to gain access into the staff room. "You should check if the there are any teachers downstairs, I check the staff room."
"No. There could be villains here, it'll be easier for them to take us out if they catch us."
Izuku internally cursed. He had dragged Shinsou so that he'd have an alibi. Well, that plan just backfired on him, what could he do now? Well, on the bright side, the major chunk of this mission was in Tomura's hands. Which meant it'll make no difference even if he managed to get that extra information.
Pity, he could have gotten away with painting graffiti on the walls too.
"Shinso, do you hear that?" Izuku said in between gasps, panting as he came to a stop.
Hitoshi, less exhausted than Izuku but still breathing hard replied, "I don't hear anything."
"Exactly. That means someone managed to get the students under control, there's no need to fetch the teachers in that case."
Shinso exhaled deeply and bent forward, placing his hands on his knees, "That's a relief. You alright?"
"Yeah, just tired," Midoriya directly laid down on the floor, "Shit, I forgot my laptop in lunch room. You think you could fetch it for me? I'm just so tired." For the hundredth time, Izuku thanked the fact that Shinso was a mind controller and not a mind reader.
The green haired booy stood up as soon as Shinso was out of sight. He hoped he wasn't too late.
He knew the answer the moment he heard Tomura's voice in the staff room, "There, that's done. Let's move before anyone else discovers us."
Compromising his identity wasn't an option. Izuku knew that, but they would be able to recognize his voice anyway. He would have to approach this another way.
"Tomura." Izuku spoke, hiding outside the staff room, "This is 'Kettei'. My ability to move has been hindered at the moment, so stick to plan B but leave a sign that you were here, one that everyone would be able to see. Don't main or kill anyone for now though, it's imperative that U.A.'s security gets doubted.
Izuku heard Tomura grunt, "If that was all, I've already crumble the main gate to dust. Didn't you hear the security breach alarm?"
Tomura didn't doubt for a second that it was really Kettei. No one else knew that he was working as a spy in U.A. and the voice definitely matched, no matter how deep he tried to make himself sound. And he knew that Kettei knew that, "Why don't you show yourself?"
"Shut up, Tomura, you know my need for secrecy. In that case, leave right now. All I can do at this point is make it look like you weren't able to steal anything important. I should leave as well."
The last thing Tomura and kurogiri heard before moving into the wormhole was the sound of the footsteps of a boy running back.
"Kettei." Kurogiri passed a bottle to the young boy, covered in head to toe in black. The only thing visible of him were his bright green eyes, ones that wouldn't be expected to be seen in the face of a villain.
"Kurogiri." The boy acknowledged, "I trust you gathered the information I wanted?"
"Yes." The mist villain nodded, "Here are the complete details of the students of classes 1-A and 1-B. What are you gonna do with this?"
"hmm...some stuff, I guess. Could be useful for planning against them in the future. You never know what could turn out to be helpful."
Kurogiri narrowed his eyes. He knew the boy was far smarter than he let on. It was simply not possible for him to do something unreasonably. He already meant to do something to the aspiring heroes. "I'll give these if you take cleaning duty for the week."
"Oh come one," the green eyed boy sounded exasperated, "That's pure torture! Kurogiri keeps disintegrating something or the other! You can't expect me, an innocent child, to do stuff like that!"
"Do you want the information or not?"
"Fine, fine. I get it. Cleaning duty for the entire week, not counting today."
"Done. On another note, 'Sensei' wanted to meet you."
"Oh finally," Kettei stepped of his stool, "point me the direction and I'll be on my way." To this, Kurogiri simply stared at him. "I don't believe for a second that you don't know the location. Stop pretending boy, I caught you the last time you were spying on us."
Izuku chuckled, taking a pen drive from the mist villain, "See you later, Kurogiri.
"Right now, I have someone I need to meet."
Sorry for the late update, guys. I had exams. *goes crying in the corner knowing I'm gonna fail so bad*
This chapter actually turned out very differently from what I'd planned, the Shinso and Izuku friendship moment was so absolutely random. But I liked it, and I think that's what matter most. Another thing is that I'm probably gonna end up rewriting this fic. At the moment, it's more of a compilation of the events I wanted in my story.
Anyways, the USj incident, which I was gonna skip over and keep the same as the manga, is going to turn out to be very very different. Look forward to it.
And finally, a thanks to all those who read, reviewed or favorited this fic! Constructive criticism is appreciated!
