"Hello there," I said. "Can you come out so we can help you?" I asked, reaching my hand out to her.
She tentatively sniffed my hand before looking up at me and making direct eye contact. She grabbed my hand and I helped her out of the small hole she was in.
"Hi, what's your name?" Yumi asked.
"I-I d-don't know," she said, her voice was small and weak almost as if she hadn't talked in a while.
"What about your mommy and daddy, what do they look like?" she asked, leading her to the bed.
"Mommy had a lot of red on her and then daddy took me here. H-he would poke m-me a-and m-make me u-use my c-curse," she stuttered.
"Alright, well we want to make sure that you're alright, so these nice people are going to look at you to make sure that you aren't hurt. I'll stay in here to make sure that they don't do anything you don't like. My name's Yumi," she said.
"Y-Yumi?"
"Yeah, do you trust me?"
"Y-yes," she said.
I locked eyes with Yumi before walking out with the officer.
"What do we have on her description yet?" I asked.
"Four years ago a woman in America was killed and her baby was taken. The father was listed as Martin Li, the person who's room this was. We tried to find her name but she was taken before being given a name," he said.
"What the hell is wrong with him?" I asked.
"What do you want us to do? We don't really have the stuff to deal with this here on the island," he said.
"Let me make a quick call," I sighed, pulling my phone out and hitting a contact I hadn't called yet.
"Ah, what can I do for you?" Nezu asked.
"I'm sure you've already heard of the attack at the island, one of the men, Martin Li, has a child locked up in his room and seems to have been doing tests on her and her quirk," I said, looking at the files that were spread out. "I was curious if she could be similar to Yuki and be a ward of UA," I added.
"Indeed, however, she would need a guardian. I'm assuming you already were going to ask to be it," he said. "Or are you thinking of being like Miss Hado and Haya and adopting her?"
"Actually, I think someone might also want her," I said, looking at Yumi making her laugh as the paramedic checked her out.
"I'm assuming you are talking about your sister, let me know what she thinks even though I think I already know the answer," he said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"It's not my tale to tell," he said soberly before hanging up.
"Alright, she's going to come back with me and I'll get everything worked out," I said, looking at the officer.
"Yes ma'am," he said, looking at me.
"Well, she's all good to go," the paramedic said walking over to us. "She's a little dehydrated and malnourished but other than that is in perfect health for a child of her age," they added.
"Thank you for coming to me with this," I said, looking to see Yumi playing with her.
"So, what's the plan?" Yumi asked as I walked in.
"Well, this little one is going to come with us," I said, crouching down so my head was level with hers while she sat on the bed. "Would you like to come with us?"
"Y-yes," she said.
"What about her name?" Yumi asked.
"We couldn't find her name, how about we call you Satsuki?" I asked, looking at her.
"S-Satsuki?" she asked.
"It means pink flower and moon," I said. "It can also mean beautiful princess."
"A little on the nose don't you think?" Yumi asked.
"I-I l-like it," she said.
"Alright, well it's nice to meet you Satsuki, I'm Izumi," I said.
"W-what does I-Izumi mean?" Satsuki asked.
"It can be read as beauty and one. I was told it meant a beautiful one," I said.
"W-what about your name?" she asked, looking at Yumi.
"Yumi means beautiful bow," she explained, a small expression of pain on her face.
"How about we head out of here?" I asked.
"Here, how about I do this," Yumi said, picking her up and holding her.
"Let's get going then," I said, taking my phone out and sending Melissa and Setsuna a message.
Bat: We are coming over with a little girl, I will explain more later.
Spider: Alright, the window and room have been repaired.
Lizard: Also, the news of Batgirl being here got out and All Might is blaming you for the attack.
Bat: Damn, I'll work with David to work on a response to this, thanks for the heads up.
Girl-Boss: All Might is blaming me for the attack.
David: I know, I'm working on setting up a press conference for us.
Girl-Boss: Make sure that Ryukyu is there, she would be helpful.
David: She asked if we want her sidekicks or UA students.
Girl-Boss: Static Arrow if possible.
David: She said they will be there.
Girl-Boss: I also want Melissa on the panel.
David: No, absolutely not.
Girl-Boss: She was there and could help us push that it was primarily for the device you made.
David: Fine, but she stops talking if I say so.
Girl-Boss: Perfectly understandable.
"Everything good?" Yumi asked.
"Yup, just doing some work," I sighed. "We are going to hold a press conference today."
We walked back to the hotel and went up where everyone was now awake.
"Hello, and who are you?" Nemuri asked, walking over.
"S-Satsuki."
"I'm Nemuri, it's nice to meet you," she said. "Wanna go watch some cartoons?"
"Cartoons?" Satsuki asked, confused.
"Here, come with me and I'll show you," she said, taking her from Yumi and sitting down on the couch.
I noticed Satsuki sniff her before cuddling into her chest.
"So, what's with the kid?" Shino asked.
"Martin Li had her in his room," I said. "Her mother is dead and she has no one to go to. Nezu said that she could become a ward of UA and I could be her guardian, but with how Yumi was acting I wanted to ask if she wanted to adopt her."
"N-no, I-I can't be a mother," she said, a look I had never seen go across her face.
"Are you sure? I think we would make amazing mothers," Shino said.
"I- can we talk about this later?" Yumi asked.
"Of course love," Shino said.
"I wouldn't mind watching over her and taking her in similarly to how I did with you. I wouldn't mind having another younger sister," Yumi said, a smile on her face as the ghost of the previous look stayed underneath.
"Alright, I'll tell Nezu that she'll stay with us and become part of our family," I said, smiling as I gave her a hug.
"Thank you, I'll tell you why later, just not now," she said.
I went over and explained to Melissa and Setsuna what happened as well as the plan. We then spent the day with Satsuki before David called me saying it was time for the conference. Melissa and I went to the car he had to pick us up and went to the area. We met up with him, Ryukyu, and Static Arrow.
"Alright, let's go face the vultures," Ryukyu said.
The five of us walked out with Ryukyu leading us out. Static Arrow was after her, then me, Melissa, and finally David. The flashes of cameras started as we went out and sat at our seats.
"Calm down please," I said, waiting for the room to quiet down. "Thank you. Last night this island was attacked by seven men who work for Stark Ind. and they used a prison break to enact their plans. However they were stopped by the work of people like Ryukyu, Static Arrow, and Batgirl. So, first off I would like to thank them as well as those who helped with containing the escaped prisoners. Now, many of you might be curious as to why they attacked and after some discussions we have determined that Doctor Otto Octavius, who called himself Doctor Octopus during the attack, wanted a technology that was put into the vaults of the tower because it was too dangerous. We think that he recruited these other men in order to keep us from seeing his true goal. These other men were all annoyed with me taking over the company and changing how things were being run. We also believe that some of them have been doing illegal tests and actions for a while now and this was their first act in public with their villainous ways," I explained. "Now, any questions?"
"Miss Sogeki, what of the vigilante Spider-Girl?" a reporter asked.
"I do not know who she is, and she is not a vigilante since the public use of quirks is allowed here. I would like to extend a thanks to her for her help with the attack," I said.
"Mr. Shield, is it true that you built the device Doc Oct was trying to steal?" a man asked.
"I did indeed, and it along with all of my work has been destroyed since last night's attack," he said.
"Miss Shield, why were you taken as well?"
"Most likely either as a way to keep Izumi from doing anything to come help me or as a way to convince my father to give him the device," Melissa said, looking at me.
"Ryukyu, what was that thing you were fighting?"
"It would seem to be a specimen that was being studied here which attached itself to a man and used a combination of its quirk to influence him and power him up with his own quirk," Ryukyu said.
"Miss Sogeki, are you going to step down in order to prevent attacks like last night from happening again to you?" Kizuki asked.
"No, I am not. However, I will say this. Since the attack I have opened up the vault of Iron-Man suits that were left for me and am having them relocated to my new house so that I may use them to protect myself and those I care for," I said, looking over to Melissa. "So, if you want to try to attack me, try me. Just don't go crying to your mommy after I show you that I am not weak. I am working on familiarizing myself with all of the armors since they have proven their use. I actually built one for my friend Batgirl which she used last night while I was on the line with her helping her learn how to properly use them," I explained.
"So what if an attack were to happen here and you weren't around? What then?" she asked.
"The HIVE Archive here has opened and all of the heroes who work there have been given licenses as well as special contracts to operate here as heroes and gain composition if they are needed. So, on I-Island we have over fifty heroes just for the whole island as well as any that are visiting for use of the Archive. Also, for all of the heroes who helped last night we are currently writing checks as thanks for your work both taking down the Sinister Seven and containing the prisoners. They will be leveled depending on how much I felt you helped as those who took down the Seven were against more than just criminals with weapons," I explained, watching her face give off an expression I could use.
"So All Might and Endeavor will be receiving less than Ryukyu and her interns?" she asked.
"Yes, with where they were their lives weren't in danger. Static Arrow was thrown off the top of the tower and if it wasn't for Nejire-Chan, well, I'd rather not think of what would have happened," I said.
"Why don't you just tell them that it was fake and you made it happen?" All Might asked, bursting in.
"Because it wasn't, my life was threatened and if it wasn't for my finishing Batgirl's suit while she was fighting them to save my girlfriend's life then she most likely would have died and Doc Oct would have a device that would have power his quirk possibly making him smarter than Nezu. I don't know why you have a vendetta against me, but I would never put my life or the lives of innocent civilians who I have never met in danger. What goal would I even have for this? To scare people? To make people terrified of a place? To ruin my company's Expo and one of our greatest fundraisers?" I asked. "All Might, I don't care who you are, but this is my company and I will not stand for you to blame me for people who decided to become villains and try to kill me and my girlfriend as well as the man who built your suit and is your friend. Leave this room and I won't make you leave the island," I said, standing up.
We had a small stare off before he huffed and walked out. I took a moment and mentally collected myself before sitting back down.
"I'm sorry about his intrusion, any more questions?" I asked, smiling.
"Are these men going to be held here on the island?" a woman asked.
"No, we decided that it was too dangerous to keep them here so after talking to a couple of governments we have decided to place them in one of the six specialized Supervillain prisons. I won't reveal which one, but they will be sent with five heroes per villain as well armed guards and many other failsafes," I said. "Trust me when I say I am doing everything in my power to keep something like this from happening again anywhere. And even if that's impossible I will work as hard as possible to make it as least devastating as possible. While I might not have a plan for this yet, I am working on something."
"Static Arrow, you have been part of several major villain attacks under Ryukyu, how would you say this one was compared to the others?" a woman asked.
"This one was by far the scariest, normally it's a couple of people with quirks and some with equipment, but these men were organized. If it wasn't for Sogeki's quick thinking and working to keep the heroes she could contact organized as well as working to figure out where the different members were I fear how many casualties there would have been," she replied.
"Now then, I feel like that is enough questions. Thank you for coming here," I said, standing up as the others joined me and we walked out.
"Wow, are those always so scary?" Melissa asked once we were out.
"Have been for me," I sighed.
"You two will get used to them, hopefully not until you're fully pros though," Ryukyu said.
"Realistically you've been in more than I have, kid," Static Arrow said, looking at me. "This is my first time where I actually talked."
"Now, time to get back to my new little sister," I sighed. "Oh, and your kids will be getting a new classmate," I added, looking at Static Arrow.
"What do you mean?" Ryukyu asked.
"Long story short, Martin Li kept his kid captive and it looks like he was studying and experimenting on her. Yumi and I are taking her in as a younger sister and she is going to UA's preschool," I said.
"Is she alright?" Static Arrow asked.
"Physically, yes, mentally, we aren't sure yet," I said.
"She's the most adorable little thing ever. She has a wolf mutation and when she went to take a nap crawled in a circle like a dog before curling up. She also whined a bit when she was hungry," Melissa cooed.
"Then again, Melissa might just adopt her and she'll be a daughter," I joked, causing her to stop moving as her face heated up.
"I-I-I-I-I," she sputtered.
"I think you might've broken her," Static Arrow said, giggling.
"Nope! I refuse to be a grandfather before the age of fifty," David said.
"Come on Melissa, I was joking," I said, nudging her.
"I-uh, alright," she said, looking down and following me to the car.
POV Nezu
"So, I have decided to change the plans for the summer camp training," I said.
"Why?" Shota asked.
"Because, I have reason to believe that there might be a spy in one of the classes."
"A spy for who?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.
"It could be AFO, Hydra, or any other group who has a vendetta against us or heroes in general. Also, the director has reached out to us," I said. "She wishes to bring young Sogeki in."
"The problem child? I'm not sure she should be an agent," Shota said, taking a drink of his coffee.
"I agree, however, what if she were to become a front for SHIELD, like how the Avengers were?" I said.
"It would involve her starting her own team most likely," he sighed.
"I'm pretty sure she already has one planned in a sense. As you know, SHIELD has been shrinking in size for the past few years since other organizations have popped up and are doing our job for us. I think we might just talk to the Director about my idea from a few years ago. With the help of Tony and Sogeki we could easily replace them and truly start the era of change of heroics back to the roots," I said.
"So we keep our current objectives as well as furthering our influence on heroes," he said. "This would make us have to come up with a reason on why a century old US military agency that was destroyed has come back to life in Japan and not all of our people are Japanese."
"I'm sure I could come up with a few ways," I said.
POV ?
"Oh, I wonder what Darth Vader's apprentice has planned for us?" I asked. "What do you think, red?"
"I think I need to poison the idiot who let you have caffeine," Ivy said, glaring at the burnt man at the end of the bar.
"Hey, I just gave her a coke with whiskey. I had hoped that it would calm her down and not make crazy even crazier," he said.
"Oh, that's what it was," I said. "Hey wispy, can you get me another one?" I asked, looking at the bartender.
"Nope, that's enough out of you Harley," Ivy said, keeping me down in my chair with vines.
"Ah, the magic of love," the masked magician said.
"I don't care about worthless shit like that. I just want to see some blood," the blonde dude in the back snarked.
"Don't worry, you'll see plenty when you kill those kids," chapped lips said, walking in. "Now, our person on the inside said that they will have a tracker in case any changes are made and that they will reach out if there is a need."
"Why are we even killing kids?" Ivy asked.
"Are you questioning me?"
"No, I'm questioning why we are killing kids, we could just injure them or scare them so much that they can't become pains in our asses later on. So, why kill them?"
"Because, it's more certain than leaving it up to chance for that to happen," he said. "Just remember your job is to help your partner kill the Bat."
"Why us? Why not let the psycho killer over there do it?"
"Because, I want their body to be recognizable and not pulp," he said. "Also, I've read about your skills. Just do your job Poison Ivy," he growled, walking out.
POV ?
"This quirkless girl is proving to be more of a pain in our buts than I appreciate," the Boss said. "Soldier, you are to kill her. Make sure it's in public. This is going to make a point."
"Understood," I said.
"Sir, the leader of the Meta Liberation Army is here to meet with you," an agent said, walking in.
"Alright, lead him to the armory and let him take whatever he thinks is needed, Hail Hydra," the Boss said, walking out.
"Hail Hydra," the agent said.
AN-
I'm starting to have too much fun with these mystery interactions revealing background info. I'm probably done with the mystery ones and will only do certain ones in the near future. Ah, the end of I-Island and the start of the training camp. I am currently deciding what gear (if any) Izumi and Melissa will be allowed to bring. I think I'm going to have Izumi bring either the Batwing suit or and Iron Man suit but I'm not sure. Also, after this something that was mentioned during the conference where Izumi announced herself as the owner of Stark Ind. is getting finalized in the background, both in the world and on my end. Also, I think I need to see a psychiatrist for the amount of trauma I'm making people go through in this fic. Make sure to follow, favorite, comment, and kudos! Link Out!