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Chapter 28 - Regroup / Kamino Pizza Delivery Service
Hospital:
Izuku Midoriya sat inside Minoru Mineta's hospital room, while outside he seemed fairly calm, inside he was seething, 'They targeted Minoru just to get to me and now they abducted Kota. It's been a little over 48 hours, and nothing...'
There was a knock at the door and Mandalay walked in, "So how is he?"
"They say he's out of danger, there was no permanent brain damage," Midoriya sighed, "Mandalay I'm sorry about..."
"It isn't your fault, you were given orders that led you right into a bad situation," she sighed, "I suppose it is a bad time to tell you, but I applied to adopt you."
"Okay this makes what five or six different people?" Midoriya started to try to count the number of people he was aware of that applied to obtain legal custody of him.
"Yeah, I can imagine it feels like you're being pulled several directions at once, however I don't think Hawks should have custody at least not on his own, nor should All Might, not in your case anyways, though really I do think Hawks is kinda cute. Also, aside from your rough patches with Kota, you've been the best thing to happen to him."
"Yeah some big brother, I got him kidnapped."
"He's still alive, I don't know where, but I do know he's alive."
There was another knock and in came Hawks and Rocky, "Oh boy, I guess this is a bad time..."
"How's Mineta?"
"He hasn't woken up yet, though there isn't any permanent brain damage."
"We heard about what happened and came as fast as we could."
"Is Skycrawler still in one piece?"
"Yeah, considering Mineta wouldn't be alive if not for him," Rocky shrugged.
"I'm going after Kota..."
"Midoriya..."
"With or without permission, I can't leave him in their hands, I'm responsible..."
"You're not responsible, though to be honest you don't know where to begin to look," Rocky looked over at Hawks, "Wait, you can't be serious?"
"I think he needs to see this through," replied Hawks, "I kind of figured that would be your decision, so I brought you something." he held out two bracelets.
"The spare Mark I's!"
He pulled them back, "Okay, ground rules, if you're coming you are going to have to listen to my orders and Rocky's and follow them to the letter," said Hawks, "Your one mission is getting Kota and getting out, no detours. I know Bakugo is your friend."
"I understand sir!" Midoriya's eyes took on a determined glint as Hawks handed over the Mark I's.
"You can't be serious?" said Mandalay as Midoriya pulled out the suitcase from under the chair he had been sitting and began to hurriedly change.
"He's going with or without permission, at least this way I can make sure he doesn't get himself into trouble and he has sense enough that if another pro-hero gets there first he'll stay out of the way, but he has to see this through," replied Hawks.
"Men," she rolled her eyes, "You better..."
"You were planning on coming too."
"Yeah but I got benched due to the fact I'm kind of emotionally compromised here, Tiger is going."
"No, it's cause they might try to steal your quirk, like they've probably stolen Ragdoll's," interrupted Midoriya.
"He's probably right, Kota is likely safe on that front because a water quirk like his isn't all that powerful or valuable from a villain's standpoint, not to mention it is a fairly common quirk," explained Rocky, "Also, Midoriya is one of the few people that has a resistance to his quirk being stolen."
"What?"
"Is Tokoyami coming?"
"No, it's going to be hard enough keeping track of you."
Bar:
Kota Izumi shivered on the floor, he had been thrown up against the rough brick of the back wall earlier and he dared not move. He was only allowed up to go to the bathroom under supervision and he'd quickly learned who to be downright terrified of and who he could feel somewhat safe around based on the sound of their voice, their scent, and the vibrations of the floor as they walked. He couldn't really feel his hands anymore and his entire body hurt.
"Nobody is going to come for you," the one called Shigaraki had whispered in his ear at one point, "You're not even that valuable to me, annoy me too much and well you know what will happen," and quite frankly he believed him. To that guy he knew he was nothing more than a bug to be swatted if he got too annoying. However, that guy didn't scare him as much as Dabi there was something just unnerving about his smell, and the way he casually threatened to burn his face. He could still feel the heat against his face. Magne honestly made him feel like he was little more than an object, he knew the villain was a killer, and had bragged about nearly killing Pixie-Bob. The worst was Toga, talking about how lovely he looked covered in his own blood, she really freaked him out.
He silently listened to them as they finally started talking to Bakugo, he guessed they were trying to turn the hot tempered kid to their side. 'Why are they only starting talking to him now?' He suddenly felt footsteps through the vibrations of the floorboards, 'Oh please no...' He trembled, praying it would maybe be Kurogiri checking him over, he at least wasn't cruel, unless he was told to be. Then he smelled what he could only describe as snake leather near him, 'It's Spinner.' he thought inwardly breathing a sigh of relief, his suspicions were confirmed when he felt the scaled hand on his shoulder. With that reassurance, he started to doze off, having not slept since he first got there.
Hospital (Hallway):
Midoriya listened as Yaoyorozu discussed with All Might, Hawks, and Aizawa about the tracking device she and one of the members of Class 1B had managed to attach to a Nomu, after she walked off he tuned out as the three heroes discussed him.
"Good thing Hawks is going to bat for you on this," commented Rocky, "Otherwise, Aizawa would expel you for sure. Well here comes the verdict."
Hawks walked up to them, "Okay, we're on the supposed Nomu factory, the three of us are to try to stay out of sight."
"But..."
"We don't know for sure where Kota and Bakugo are," reminded Hawks, "They think they may have discovered the Villain's hideout, but it's an even bet as to where they stashed Ragdoll, Kota, and Bakugo. You need to stay calm got it?"
Midoriya nodded, "Yes sir, any word on Hagakure?"
"She regained consciousness briefly, they believe she will recover but will probably be partially deaf in one ear now," answered Rocky as they slipped out of the hospital.
Hospital (Mineta's Room):
"Hey Kaminari, where's Midoriya?"
"He was here earlier Kirishima," answered Kaminari.
"H-hi guys..."
"Mineta?"
"Dude, it's good to see you back in the land of the living!"
"So what happened?" he rasped.
"Aside from you nearly dying?"
There was a knock on the door, "So any word... Mineta, it's good to see you're back."
"Hey Shoda," he coughed slightly, "So what all happened?"
"The villains took Bakugo and the kid, they nearly gassed everyone inside the classroom at camp in the process," Shoda explained walking over to a suitcase that lay half-opened and opened it fully, "Well this confirms what I thought I saw."
"What?"
"Midoriya is in whatever scheme it is to rescue them," commented Shoda, "The problem is I think it is a bit much for him given there are three people to rescue."
"Yeah about that..." Kirishima began looking at Mineta, "I was going to see if you were up to invite you and Kaminari to our own rescue mission."
"Kirishima seriously?" commented Shoda.
"I already talked it over with the others and..." Kirishima trailed off, "...And he passed out."
"Given the pain-killers and the amount of blood he had lost, I'm surprised he was remotely coherent," muttered Shoda, "Okay, count me in, I'm going to approach a classmate in my class, he may not act like it but he's probably the smartest in my class."
"Dude, thanks!"
"I'm not doing this for your class, truth is I can't stand that Pomeranian, however Izuku and Minoru are my friends and without Mineta or Midoriya you're going to need a tactician that can do calculations on the fly, besides the person I'm thinking of would be the most likely to get us out of being expelled over this," explained Shoda.
"Okay meet us outside at dusk if you're coming."
"I'll be there."
Heroes Staging Area:
Izuku Midoriya followed Hawks and Rocky inside for the meeting.
"What's he doing here?" asked Endeavor, "This is no place for a kid, nor a Vigilante!" he eyed someone outside of Midoriya's line of site.
'Koichi's here?'
"Are you seriously trying to start an international incident?" asked Gran Torino, "He's a pro, and he managed to save the life of at least one student, maybe others."
"It's okay," replied Koichi, "Endeavor, I'm a pro-hero and I'm not afraid of you anymore, I'm not the kid playing vigilante hero anymore. I'm Captain Celebrity's number 1 sidekick."
"The Skycrawler is here because he's actually taken down a Nomu before and his quirk gives him some special protections against one of the known Villains and possibly against their boss," Detective Tsukauchi stepped between the two of them, trying to defuse the situation, "As far as combat ability, he isn't exactly a slouch, if it hadn't been for the medical emergency, we probably wouldn't be looking at having to rescue anyone."
"Explain."
"The Skycrawler will be coming with us to raid what we think is the hideout," the Detective explained, "He's probably the second fastest here after All Might, his mission is to hang back and if it turns into a fight as soon as he sees an opening he goes in and gets the hostages out."
"That and I have some long range attacks if I have to make my own opening."
"Meanwhile, Gang Orca will be leading the other strike team, Hawks, you and your team will be at what we believe is the Nomu factory, your mission is to rescue the hostages if they are there, otherwise stay out of Gang Orca's way."
"Got it, Midoriya, I'll worry about Bakugo getting clear, your mission is Kota and only Kota if he's there, if he isn't we'll go from there okay?"
"Right, you can count on me sir."
'Good the kid is staying professional.'
As the meeting progressed Endeavor pulled Rocky aside, "Keito, stay safe I don't want to have to deal with a repeat of your sister having a breakdown."
"Wow, I didn't know you cared."
"I don't, what I care about is the backlog of paperwork if she has to take time off," replied Endeavor.
"Got it."
Outside the Hospital (Dusk):
Kirishima, Todoroki, and Kaminari stood in front of the Hospital Entrance as Yaoyorozu walked out. "Remember with or without her, we're going. What's your decision Yaoyorozu?"
"Wait!"
"Ida?"
"Why of all people it have to be you Todoroki?" Ida walked up and slugged Todoroki, "You of all people should know better, Midoriya clearly knows better."
"Actually, Midoriya is already out there," came a voice behind Ida.
"Shoda?" said Yaoyorozu.
"Seriously, I can't believe you managed to talk me into this, to help such a band of hooligans."
"Monoma?" said Kaminari.
"I can't believe Midoriya would..." began Ida.
"He was leaving with Hawks, so I guess he has permission," answered Shoda, "He has the provisional license remember. However, he wouldn't be able to grab both Bakugo and the kid."
"We're not allowed to fight!"
"You've got it wrong," replied Shoda, "this is a covert mission, we just want to grab Bakugo and/or Kota and get out, no fighting."
"Okay, I'll go with you, but only to serve to put a stop to everything if things seem to be getting out of hand."
"I'll come too," said Yaoyorozu, "as class representative, I can't exactly sit this out and let you get yourselves killed."
"So why am I coming along for this again?"
"Your copy quirk will probably come in handy, you're probably the most versatile here," answered Shoda.
"Shouldn't you have grabbed Kuroiro or Tokage instead?"
"Tokage hasn't been released from the hospital and Kuroiro is too recognizable, for that matter so is Tokage."
As they walked off towards the train station, Kaminari spoke up, "You know this reminds me of a movie considering there are seven of us."
"Let me guess the Magnificent Seven," Monoma rolled his eyes, "I just want to get this over with. I'm just along because I don't want our vice-rep to get killed from Class 1-A's antics."
Kamino Ward (Rooftops): - two hours later
"Hawks sir, we may have a problem..." said Midoriya looking through a pair of binoculars surveying the area.
"What?"
"I think I saw Todoroki going into a clothing shop..."
Hawks face-palmed, "Okay try to see if you notice any suspicious people take up point near where stuff will go down."
"Confirmed, I just saw Ida," Keito commented while looking though his set of binoculars, "And that idiot calls that a disguise." He sighed rolling his eyes, "I'll tail them boss, you and the kid can stay in position."
"But?"
"I'm better at stealth than you are, and remember your only priority in this, the reason you are here."
"Get Kota to safety."
"I should let Orca know..." sighed Hawks.
"No! Comm silence from this point on remember..."
Rocky dove off the top of the building, snapping his arms and legs apart to open up his skin flaps and slightly glided towards where he saw Ida, taking advantage of random updrafts to keep aloft.
"Did you know they would be coming?"
"No, but I should have guessed..." answered Midoriya groaning.
Bar:
Kota cringed as he heard wood clatter near his head as Bakugo yelled out his defiance at the villains. 'Someone's going to be mad, please don't notice me, I don't want to be hurt anymore.' He tried to seem as small as possible, he just wanted to wake up and for all this to be a bad dream, that this hell would end.
"Magne, the brat, let's see how much of a hero this guy wants to be." He heard footsteps towards him, and his heart sank. Suddenly there was a loud knock.
"KAMINO PIZZA DELIVERY!"
"I didn't order any pizza I swear!" came Twice's voice, "I want PIZZA!"
There was a sudden crash as the wall came in and Kota yelped as a piece of the wall landed about a meter in front of him. 'Someone came...'
Then all hell broke loose.
Notes:
Yeah I left it a Cliffhanger. Don't worry I am already working on the next chapter.
