"Ugh. I am. So. Bored!" Toga removed her knife that was buried in a dead hero. The excitement of chasing her target and painting the streets with blood has faded recently. Nowadays Himiko looks at the disassembled corpses without a flurry of joy in her villainous heart.
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I'd ask the guys to go to karaoke or the arcades again but Shigaraki refused. Hmph. She crossed her arms and tapped her foot thoughtfully. Everybody is too serious all the time. What is the LOV? A goth convention? And what's the point of trying to rule the world if you don't have fun?
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Back at the hideout she had an idea. Pranks! Twice, willing to abandon anything to help Himiko, offered to help her set up the pranks. "These'll be the most memorable pranks! Or it'll be catastrophic," he said. "What should our first prank be?"
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Himiko thoughtfully considered pranks over a blood-flavored sucker. "Maybe we could go back in time or prank the interdimensional LOV."
"Great idea! But what if our other selves travel through time and get revenge? Or we destroy the timeline?"
"I guess you're right." She shrugged. "It would've made a cool episode though."
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"What would be terrifying for a villain?"
"Losing a fight?" Twice suggested. "Being defeated by your worst enemy is pretty depressing."
"Even a hero can think of that," Toga shook her head. "No. Too predictable."
After hours of discussing pranks, Twice and Toga vanished.
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Dabi and Shigaraki returned from a mission. The bar is strangely quiet. The stitched pyromaniac enjoyed the soundlessness. But Shigaraki is suspicious.
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"What's this thing?" Dabi picked up a block-shaped device.
"An old telephone. But someone modified it."
"Seriously?" He snorted but jumped when it started ringing. Shigaraki grabbed the phone and answered, "Hello?"
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"Hello LOV," Himiko's voice crackled through the phone in an amused tone. "I want to play a game."
Twice can be heard laughing in the background.
Dabi rubbed his face, irritated. "Just hang up on those jokesters."
"We don't want to play a-"
"There's a prize if you win."
Shigaraki grinned. So this game has a prize? Okay. Now he's interested.
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"Fine. What do we have to do?"
"Out of the LOV you two are a team. Solve the puzzles and get to the finish line first and you'll win!"
"Go to the old house –you know the one we almost burned down? There'll be your first puzzle."
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Walking halfway across town Dabi and Shigaraki found the house. The door shut behind them and clicked. Dabi turned. "Locked?" He sighed and summoning fire for light he kicked the door with a heavy boot. "What is this made of?"
"Here," Shigaraki struck the door but it didn't rot.
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"Hahahahaha! Cool huh? Toga and I made some upgrades to the house!" Twice shouted.
"You couldn't use this stuff on our missions?!"
"First clue: there's a way out. But you have to find the exit."
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"I say we burn this place down and go get milkshakes or something," flames spark in Dabi's hands.
"There has to be a trick to this house…" Shigaraki narrowed his eyes at the interior. The two looked around until they found a painting of Kurogiri. It's tall with an elegant frame.
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"Is there something stored inside? Let me burn it!"
Shigaraki elbowed Dabi. "Why're you such a pyromaniac? Brute force can't get you everywhere."
He chuckled. "It has so far."
Carefully Shigaraki peeled a corner of the painting. The canvas is just paper. A tunnel is on the other side. Climbing into the tunnel Dabi asked, "How much do you want to bet it's trapped?"
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It isn't. Eventually they met a tall cave-like wall but no ladder. "See ya loser," Dabi easily flew up and over the wall. Shigaraki glared. "Hey! This is a co-op game! You can't just –ugh." He tries to scale the smooth stone wall but falls back to the ground. Dabi peeked his head over.
Shigaraki smiled. "You came back for me?"
"No. Well. Yes. But only because there's a puzzle only you can solve."
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"I tried breaking the glass to get the key but…" a video game controller is connected to a tall glass screen.
"Now this is something I can do. Beat the game and get the high score, huh?" Shigaraki got to the second level when the character died to a horde of enemies.
"Do you hear that?"
The floor rattled and slowly disappeared.
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"Uhhhh…Shigaraki?"
"I got it," he frantically pressed buttons as Dabi fearfully stared into the shadowy depth. What's below? Metal spikes? A trap?
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A happy tune played as Shigaraki cheered. A key dropped into his hand. A bridge connected to the platform leading to a new door. They ran but entered another horror.
"You've got to be kidding," Dabi said. It's a maze. A maze where the walls, floor, and ceiling are nothing but pictures of All Might.
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Collapsing, Shigaraki curled up. "Not going any further. I give up."
"We're villains Tomura, we don't give up. We got this far already and I ain't reliving that hell by going back. I ain't scared. C'mon." Dabi grabbed his friend's hoodie and dragged him through the maze.
"The prize probably isn't worth it…"
"We can always kick Toga and Twice's ass if it ain't."
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Finding a door Dabi opened it –to find a wall. An air horn deafeningly blared. Fire blasts destroy it. Going back to the start he chose a different direction. Thirty-five melted air horns later they finally saw the exit.
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Confetti exploded. Glitter rained down on them as cake smacked their faces. Firecrackers hit the ground and sent loud sparks everywhere. Toga and Twice cheer. "You made it here! You win!"
"What's the prize?"
"It better be a good one."
Himiko stifled a laugh. "There's no prize."
Twice chuckled. "We're getting you guys back for not hanging out with us last time!"
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"Are we going to prank them back?" Dabi whispered, surprisingly calm.
Shigaraki scratched his neck and nodded. "Yes. And I've got an idea. You in?"
He grinned. "I'm in."