"We got you surrounded!"
'Damnit!'
'They found us!'
'How did they find us?'
Shigaraki thoughts were in surprise peeking through the wood blocked glass to see several pro heroes and police outside one of their secret hideouts.
"They shouldn't have found us this quick." Shigaraki rants, turning towards the rest of his group, Dabi, Toga, Twice, Spinner and Mr. Compress, "were any of you followed."
"You know I hide my tracks," Toga complained.
"Not me," Spinner added.
"I did, don't tell! You already did!" Twice yelled out.
"What?" the leader walk towards the masked villain, "what did you do?"
"Nothing!" Twice attempt to defend himself, "I accidentally bumped into a hero, he just walk away, didn't notice me, or maybe he did, shut up."
"Surrender or we'll enter by force!" the voice of the police officer announced, "you got nowhere to run!"
Shigaraki smiles.
If only the heroes known.
A useful power to take them to different locations a given quirk by his sensei to take them somewhere else.
So, with one activation, he, along with the rest of the League use the warp to get out of the hideout.
And landed at their next hideout.
But there was something strange in this new place, he had been here and knew the layout, and yet, everything was… foggy?
It was pink dust.
He realized it quickly, but it was too late.
He already breathed in it.
So did the rest of the League.
"No! no…"
Shigaraki, Dabi, Toga and Spinner collapse to the ground.
Leaving Compress and Twice Confused.
"What the? What happened?" Twice questions, right before a sudden strike at the back of the head.
Before Compress turn around, he too was attacked and his mask removed.
"Well… that settles it…" the voice of the attacker, one of the teachers of U.A, Midnight appeared standing before the knocked-out Compress.
With everyone in the League of Villains knocked out. A figure emerges from the shadows. Witness them fall.
He looked at the heroine with pleasing results, "thank you for your service, Miss Midnight," he speaks through a gas mask to keep him from being affected by the pink cloud.
"It's my deepest pleasure." Midnight responds smiling at the man who called on short notice, telling her that it was an urgent emergency to stop the League once and for all.
Sir Nighteye.
He calls from his communicator, "it's clear now, apprehend them and put quirk restraint before they wake up."
"Do it on the girl first," Midnight reminded, "my quirk works shorter for females."
Knowing that the police are on their way to take the rest of the League. Sir Nighteye couldn't help but feel he hit a milestone of an accomplishment.
It was lucky that he bumped into one of the villains in this room, seeing the future and seeing what would happen if they cause an ambush, and saw a timeline where they escape and ended up in this very hideout.
He let the timeline plays and see clues towards the location. By the time he figured it out, he had to act quickly and call upon Midnight to take out all of the League with minimum casualties and minimum damages.
It was all perfect timing.
By the time the police arrived with the gear needed to handcuff the League, Nighteye kneel to see the League's leader on the floor. Completely defeated.
"I hope you rot in hell after you rot in prison..."
Five years…
"Tomura Shigaraki."
Five years…
"I know you would rather go by that name."
Five years of sitting in a singular room.
"I know that you were in great pain."
Five years of being cuffed and fed.
"I know that you had the full right to hate me."
Five years of being treated like an animal in a cage.
"I know you don't like seeing me here."
Five years of seeing the one man he hates on a weekly basis.
"But I'm here for you."
All these years, he didn't speak, he didn't complain or talk back or try to speak at all.
He just stares and watches his hatred grow.
The silence continued afterwards, it felt so different yet tempting, a moment that feels like it was a waste of time, yet one or the other had to give it great importance.
"I tried everything…" All Might sighs, "at this point… I don't know how I'm going to get through to you…"
Never speak a word.
The old man was a fool.
Sitting here, trying to reform him, trying to believe that he can be saved.
Saved.
He lives in a world where only the worthy could be saved.
While people like him are left behind.
And here he is, thinking that he was worth anything.
"if you just say something, even if you say that you hate me, even if you say that you want me dead, even if you say that All for One was a better man than I was. I'm trying to reach out for you."
Reach out…
Such a fool.
Shigaraki tilts his head and continues to stare at the old man.
He remained silent, kept silent, all the way through till the meetup timer was up.
"All Might," the muffled sound of the guard called out, "times up, come out and we'll do this next week."
The retired hero sighs before standing up. he looked at the chained villain once more.
"Nobody is beyond saving Shigaraki," he said, "not even you…"
As he walks out, and the guards begin to drag Shigaraki away to his cell. He thought about what the hero said.
Nobody is beyond saving?
That was the biggest lie he ever told.
"Okay, good work everyone," Mirio announced at the agency office. With heroes and a couple of sidekicks gathering at the weekly meetup to report activities and crimes around the area, and a way for them to get motivated for next week.
Ever since Nighteye gave the keys of the agency to Togata when he left to join the Commission, he ensures to keep the place great and better. He got more pro heroes in the agency, including his best friend Tamaki and a friend that started his first year during Mirio's final year before becoming a pro hero.
"Happy to hear everyone's work for the past few days, we managed to clean these streets and keep everyone safe, hopefully, we'll keep at it in the coming week. Any questions or something to bring up?"
Everyone remained silent, knowing they did their job with some wanting to go back to their place to rest.
"Great, see you tomorrow."
With the meeting adjourned and people walking out, Midoriya remained and walked up to Mirio.
"We're making a great difference are we." Deku started.
"Yep, and the job is never done," Mirio said, "I'm guessing you want to talk about your power right? You waited till everyone left."
Midoriya nodded, knowing that he was talking about One For All. Ever since he joined the agency, the first thing is to tell Mirio about his power, since he was able to trust him enough like how All Might trusted Nighteye, while he was a little hesitant, he knows that Mirio would keep it a secret.
"Still managing to deal with the power, managed to control about sixty-five per cent so far. Just getting the hang of it and all."
"That sounds excellent, Midoriya, congratulations."
Midoriya smiles towards the praise, remembering how he managed to overcome twenty in his first year and around forty by the time he graduated, it was slow progress, the higher the number, the harder it gets without going to recovery girl.
"How about we go for dinner, a meal for two best friends, my treat." Mirio suggested, "I know a really good place not far from here."
"You don't have to." Midoriya denied the request.
"But I insist," Mirio counters, "to be honest, I don't think this agency wouldn't be the same without you or your friends.
"Okay, fine." The green hair hero gave up and accepted the offer, "I am getting a little hungry."
The two heroes, now in their casual wear, casually walk through the peaceful streets heading towards the food joint that Mirio suggested to his friend.
They had a nice conversation with each other, one, how they notice news of the explosion hero defeating a big villain group as he climbs his way towards the top ten.
Midoriya, looking at the phone smiled and yet had a sense of jealousy, one he can easily forgive.
"Kanchan is sure making his way to the top," Midoriya said to his friend.
"I heard," Mirio added, "he's currently ranked 18 in the hero ranks, he might even surpass me if he gets in the top ten."
"He's been very busy." Midoriya said, "haven't heard from him since U.A, but I guess he's too busy being a hero."
"Why not give a call?" Mirio suggests, "I'm sure he misses you very much."
"two problems with that." Midoriya hesitates, "we're still not good in speaking terms, more likely he would want to beat me than to be with me." He then turns off his phone, "and I don't have his phone number."
"At least he's doing fine. Saving people and stopping villains… though I heard he isn't good with fans."
"I heard about that," the green hero recalls, "constantly yelling and ignoring even his close fans, enough that the public sees him as the second Endeavour…"
"Who are you calling the second Endeavour!"
The voice shouting caught the two heroes' attention, seeing a figure with blonde hair, a black hoodie with an orange X cross, long baggy pants and a face with complete rage.
"That's my hero! Don't talk shit about him!"
The two heroes look down at the young boy, along with two other boys.
"Oh… uh…" Midoriya panicked, trying to give out his response, but stutter as he speaks, "I'm not saying he is, well maybe he can be… I... uh…"
"He's what? Deku hero, speak up!"
'Oh my gosh…' Midoriya thought, surprised at how the young boy's behaviour reminds him of his childhood, 'he's like a little Kanchan…'
"Um… what Deku meant to say that your hero is better at his job and ignore the fancy stuff."
The boy was still unpleased, he stares at Midoriya, "yeah, thought you were heroes, that dumb hair and stupid eyes are all I see around here." He complains, "I'm going to be the number one hero you hear! Like my hero is trying to do! By the time I go to U.A, he'll be at the top!"
"An inspiring boy to help out," Mirio smiles at this situation, "happy to know you want to be like the hero you admire."
"Shut up dumb eyes!" the boy barked, "I'm going to be a hero and become better than mine, I will surpass him so much that if he picks a fight with me, I'll kick his ass for sure."
"He… might kill you…" Deku weakly stuttered but enough for the boy to hear and trigger.
"Let him try, my quirk is better than his, powerful than his. You'll see! The world will see me as the greatest hero of all time!"
"Well good luck," Mirio said just when the boy walks off.
"I don't care what you say Lemillion, just wait until Ground Zero surpasses you…"
When the boy was away from the heroes sight. They just stood for a while and look at each other.
"Am I dreaming, or is every generation has a Bakugo?" Midoriya said in full confidence towards his friend.
"I'm sure he'll learn and become nicer much later."
"Kanchan didn't."
"Still, you can't just assume his future is set in stone, hopefully when he gets to U.A he'll figure out the problems your old friend faced and become better than what he did."
Midoriya smiles, "Yeah, I guess you're right,"
With that in mind, they continue, going in a different direction towards their destination.
She finally made it.
The city.
It was a long walk, but she finally made it.
She walked through the streets, seeing new cars and people wandering around while she walk through them like a lost girl in a big world.
Because it was.
Everything was wonderous for her, she didn't see anything from a city, barely seen big buildings, haven't seen people that are walking around, not bothered by her. It was a whole different experience.
And at this moment, she stood in the middle where several people are walking.
Men in black suits, boys and girls in uniforms. Going forwards and backwards in a mess of path
So many people…
Too many people…
She stood in the middle of it all.
She looked around, seeing someone calling from a phone, a person with a cathead talking to a lizard girl, a guy in a hat and red eating food. All going and passing, never seen again.
It was a whole load of confusion for the young girl, she had no one to be there, she felt so lost and alone, all by herself despite people surrounding her.
She thought being in a city and joining with people would help.
But Eri was getting stressed out.
She needs to get out there.
She needs to run.
Before something bad happens.
She quickly kept her hands close to her jacket, hold tightly on the sides of her chest, all while rushing into the crowd. The last thing she wants is for her to accidentally kill someone, like what happened to the mother of the poor girl.
She bump into several people, she kept saying "sorry" with each touch, some didn't notice others were yelling at her to watch out. She continue to go until she was freed from the surrounding people. Free from the crowd.
Only to trip and land onto the dark pavement.
She quickly recover, still on the floor but turn to hear a terrifying sound, first was the shrieks of the crowd as they notice her situation.
The second was the horn from the truck.
Eri turns to see a big truck coming towards her, she was in the middle of the road and terrified.
"No!" she put her hand out while the other stood on the hard floor. At death's door reaching and trying to tell the vehicle to stop.
She closed her eyes, waiting for death.
Yet nothing happened.
She open her eyes, seeing what she did.
cone-like rubble, hitting directly at the truck, stopping before it could reach Eri, with the driver crushed by the pointy spear.
She stares at it, before turning to see a crowd gasping and muttering at each other, all staring at the girl. She was shaken by the people around her.
'Oh no…' she thought in great fear, 'I did something bad…'
"What happened?"
"A girl hit that truck with her quirk!"
"Is it a villain attack?"
"Where are the heroes?"
Hearing the crowd in great panic, Eri was shaken, seeing so many eyes, so many worries, so many fears.
'They… feared me…'
She needs to get out, get away before someone catches her, fearing for the worst.
She got up and began to run, running as far as she could.
She went around a corner, towards the next, people around her went past her, meaning she was already far away from the truck incident.
Until a sudden bump that got both her and the person in front of her on the floor, she quickly look at who she bumped at, a young boy around her age with blonde hair.
"Hey, what was that for?!" he demanded loudly.
She quickly stutter in fear, "S… sorry…" she got up and continue to run, "get away from me!"
"Like hell, I would!" she heard the voice behind her, "get her!"
Eri continued to run away from the problems she caused, but turning around behind her back, she was frightened by the three boys running after her, why are they chasing her? Did she do so wrong for them to want to fight back? All she did is push them by accident, everything she did was by accident, it was even fortunate that she didn't use her quirk on them.
she continues to run, as though her life depends on it, passing by a woman in red, a man in blue and another man in a very weird outfit, with a mask. She only saw them for a quick second before running.
"Don't let her get away!" one of the boys shouted. Causing Eri to find a different route than the main pavement, she saw an opening, a gap between two buildings, she ran through it, yet the boys kept running.
She went left, then forward, saw two openings and took another left, could she take right?
She would of if she knew where she was going, as she came to a full stop, finding a tall wall that blocked her way out.
Quickly turning around, she saw that the right goes back onto the street.
But it was too late.
The boys had arrived.
"Perfect." The blonde boy smiles, smacking his fist with his hand, "I'll teach you a lesson."
"Please." Eri was in tears, begging the three kids, "I didn't mean to push you, I'm in much trouble already."
"You are in trouble alright," the blonde interrupted, "pushing a future hero like myself, do you know who I am?"
"You need to get away from me!" she begged for a reason, "I can seriously hurt you!"
"Hurt me?" the blonde laugh, not taking the pleading seriously, "you think your quirk is going to do anything to me?
Before her eyes, the boy skin transforms, turning from his regular skin to a bright, grey-blueish, harden and tough kind of skin.
"My skin is made out of a material stronger than diamonds, what you can do is jack shit to me, I'm indestructible!" once his body is entirely covered, he opens his arms, "so go ahead, try and hurt me!"
Eri was downright afraid, the boy was angry and mean, in a way, she wants to hurt him.
But she's didn't want to kill anyone, she already had done enough.
"I… I can't…"
"Do it…" the boy demand
"No!"
"DO IT!"
"Leave me alone!"
"DO IT, BITCH!"
"That's enough!"
The boys quickly turn around and Eri looks at what's behind them.
It was the man in the outfit again, marching towards them, a person in a mask and his face was serious.
"it's a pro." One of the boys muttered, causing the blonde to turn off his quirk.
"Sir… I wasn't going to use my quirk on her."
"You shouldn't." the Pro hero said, looking down at the blonde, before looking at the girl in white, "otherwise you would be going against a dangerous induvial."
"d… dangerous?" Eri couldn't believe what she heard.
The Pro hero paid his attention to Eri, "That girl attacked a moving vehicle, murdering the driver before fleeing the scene. She broke several laws and must be taken in."
The hero stood in front of the scared girl, she looked up to see the tall man looking down on her. She felt so much fear, this wasn't just a person that wants to hurt her to take her to the wrong place, this was a hero. Someone who are supposed to help others and stop trouble.
But the problem was, she was the trouble.
"You're coming with me." He pulled out a hand.
"I… I don't want to go…" Eri refuses.
"Young lady, you are coming with me one way or another, you must pay for your actions."
The hero then gave a hard grab on Eri's arm and pulled her up, hearing this and being handled, she felt in absolute anger.
"No!" she shouted, "let go of me!"
"It will be all over soon." The hero said.
"I said I don't want to go!"
With irrational rage, she used her free hand to grab the hero, activating her quirk and did the unthinkable.
She used reverse, and rewind the hero back, so far and so back that there was nothing left him.
As long as the man disappeared, she was finally free.
Never had she done such an atrocity since the first person she killed, her father.
Back then it was an accident, something that she didn't want to do, with a power she didn't want.
But now… seeing a hero that treats her like a monster, she did it in full intentional.
Leaving nothing but the downright fear from the witnesses.
"Oh shit!" one of them shouted, "she killed the hero!"
"This is serious!" the other said, "let's get out of here."
While the blonde tripped behind his back, the two boys made a run for it, trying to get out of the alleyway.
Eri walked up to the blonde before reaching bother hands, causing the ground to rise and throw two spikes, impaling and killing both the boys.
The blonde, now seeing what Eri was capable of, for the first time in his life, was in great fear, afraid, the world crumbling before him. As she saw the one-horned demon walking up to him. He couldn't have the courage to stand up and run, his friends didn't make it.
All he could do is activate his quirk, hoping that her quirk wouldn't breach through his only defence.
"Someone! Help!" the boy cried out, before going back to see the girl "you're a freak! You know that! We're just kids"
"So am I," Eri spoke, looking expressionless at the frightened boy, the tables turned.
"You said your quirk is indestructible, right?"
"Are… are… are you going to kill me?" the boy was on the verge of tears, feeling he was on the verge of death.
"I honestly don't know what I'll do to you is considered killing." She said in a serious tone, before looking at her hand, "I can still feel him inside me, wanting to break out and yet forever trapped, the bird is in his cage, and you will join him, you deserve it for being so mean to me."
"No… please don't!" the boy begged right before the monstrous girl used her new quirk on the boy, he screamed in agony while his body was being torn apart and absorbed into the girl.
There was nothing left of him. The boy might as well be dead as Overhaul.
Eri looked at her hand, now in the same grey-blue skin as the boy demonstrated.
She has three quirks, all three were burdens, but necessary, she doesn't want to get hurt, she doesn't want to die. The power she holds are powers that let her be free.
Then she hears sirens in the distance.
She perked up, knowing the police and more heroes are going to come. She made a stance, getting ready for a fight. She has a powerful quirk, she's now indestructible, they will not stand a chance.
But suddenly, a device floats down to her vision. A white object that was flying.
At first, she was cautious to the device, thinking of destroying it, but then it fired, not to her but at the back of the device, which puffed out smoke, enough that she couldn't see the alleyway.
The device spoke to her, catching the girl off guard, "if you want to get out of this mess, follow my instruction, I opened sewage plate behind you, jump in and follow the other drone."
Eri wasn't sure about the device, she quickly turn to see a circle plate, completely overlooked, now opened to show a hole.
At first, She hesitated to the idea and was going to fight the heroes.
"little girl, I know you're angry, but there will be heroes, not even you can face, you have to trust me."
Eri paused, thinking about the decision, while she was in angered, she felt a little tired, she can't take on so much, there wasn't a moment where rested, and fighting would only get rid of all the energy she has left.
With the choice decided, she turn around and jump into the hole, unknownst to her, the drone moved to the plate and moved it back to cover the hole.
No tracks behind.
Eri did what the drone told her to do.
She found another drone and she followed it through the sewers, having to cover her nose from the disgusting smell, but kept going and focus on the drone.
She took breaths along the way, calming herself and having a clear mind, everything had been hectic, and she need to take a breather, hopefully, if the drone leads her to safety, she can finally get some shuteye.
The drone lead her way until it came to a stop at a grey door. Eri watch as the drone goes towards a black square and light eye a green colour on the square until the square turns green. The drone moved away before the door opened by itself. Eri went inside.
The first thing she saw was a room in the sewers, there were several pipes and very dirty, but there was a bed, cooking objects, stuff needed to survive. Along with several computers and TV screens. And a big chair.
"I got to say, you did a good number on that hero." The chair spoke, it was too big that Eri didn't see the person sitting on it, the voice sounds feminine as Eri slowly walk up to the chair. "maybe a bit reckless, but you have potential."
Eri muttered, "who… why did you help me?"
"Because I'm nice that way," the voice spoke, "and I can help you with your problems, you just have to ask."
The chair spins, revealing the person who managed to help Eri. The first-ever person who helped her.
A female wearing big white trousers and a blue jacket, white gloves a black shirt with a broken heart, a female that seemed around the same height as Eri but was indeed older than her. she wore black makeup around her eyes, heart-shaped earrings and a blue that covered the top of her hair. But there was two-ponytail red hair dangling down from each side of her head.
"I know every villain in Japan, yet I know nothing about you," she spoke with hands holding in front of her, "it is rude if we didn't introduce ourselves, what's your name?"
"E… Eri…" she was about to hesitate, but had the urge to speak, a little cautious but having a small sense of trust.
"it's nice to meet you Eri…" the red hair girl stood up from her seat, "you can call me Briseuse."
To be continued…