Izuku could hardly believe what he was hearing.
First, his uncle was dead. He refused to believe that.
Then, forced to face facts after a long week and a very long two days, he accepted it.
And after that, after all of that, his uncle was not only alive, but in Kamurocho?
What the actual fu-
Vrrrrr! Vrrrrr!
His phone was buzzing.
That didn't matter. He had a more important matter to think about.
Vrrrrr! Vrrrrr!
How is he-?
VRRRRR!
Why is he-?
VRRRRRR!
Just what is going on?
VRRRRR! VRRRRR! VRRRRR!
And who the hell is calling me, right now!?
He shoved his hand into pocket, yanking out the offending device and glaring at the Caller ID.
Inko Midoriya.
He answered immediately.
"Hello?"
"Ah, finally."
He knew that voice, he knew it so well at this point that it disturbed him.
"Akatani. How are you calling me from my mother's cellphone when you're supposed to be in jail?"
"Yeah, I escaped, but listen-"
"YOU WHAT!?"
"I escaped early this morning, but that's not important, listen up-"
"That sounds incredibly important! What do you mean, you escaped? How did you escape? Most importantly, why the hell are you calling me after escapi-"
"Midoriya, shut the hell up for a minute and listen! We can talk about my amazing escape and flight to Kamurocho later."
"You're in Kamurocho?"
"Yes, and I've got some info and a warning for ya. Is your detective friend there?"
He had no real reason to be obstinate at this point, Akatani had already lost to him once and he didn't even have backup that time. He had Kiryu and Saejima to back him up now, so if Akatani tried something, the guy was screwed.
"No, not now, but I'm with some friends."
"You trust them with you and your mother's life?"
"More than anyone in this world." No hesitation.
"Alright, then listen close. The chairman knew I was gonna give up the gig. He had most of my boys ready to gut me after I got locked up. I got out and managed to make my way here."
What?
"You probably just saw the news, right? Well, that's the Omi for sure. I've got a couple of assholes here that were looking for ya earlier. They've got something to say."
He heard some struggling from the other end of the line, a few grunts and thuds, before it ultimately devolved into whimpering and slight sobbing.
"Now tell him exactly what you told me. Or else I break another one… Got it?"
"Y-yes, sir. N-Nanadaime-sama told us that we should keep on the lookout for a green haired boy wearing a green stajun. If we saw him, we were supposed to take him t-to the Millenium Tower immediately."
"And who's at the Millenium Tower?"
"N-Nanadaime-sama a-and some woman."
"Come on, don't be stingy with the details. What's the woman look like?"
"Y-y-young, green hair, p-pink sweater."
"Cardigan, but close enough. You get all that, Midoriya-chan?"
"Yeah, I got it."
"Good, I've got some more business to take care of, but I'm pretty sure you and your friends have got that situation with your mom handled. Ja ne!"
"Wait, don't hang up! I've still got ques-" Beep! "Tions. That friggin' guy…"
He put his phone back in his pocket and looked around him, all of the adults in the room were looking at him like he'd grown a second head.
He took a breath and cleared his mind before saying, clearly and concisely, "We have to get to the Millenium Tower. Now."
Moments Later…
Nakamichi Street, Kamurocho
After relaying all he had learned from his conversation with Akatani to the men in the room, Izuku was happy to see that all of them were ready to go.
He walked with the other five men down Nakamichi Street, he could hear police sirens at the base of the tower.
It would've been nice to have Date or Tsukauchi with the group, to see if they could maybe talk their way past the police line, but things didn't work out that way.
Truth be told, he wasn't exactly sure what the plan was when they got to the tower. He just knew that his mother and his uncle were there and he was going to get them both back.
They arrived on West Taihei Boulevard, to the sight of a crowd being held back from the tower by a police line.
They needed to get past that, but Izuku had no idea how.
Screeeeech!
The sextet turned back to see a black car tearing down the street, plowing through a few people, and heading straight towards them.
Wait. Heading straight towards us?
The group of males quickly moved out the way as the car rounded the corner and screeched to a rubber burning stop.
From the next street over, they could see an identical car doing the same.
Izuku had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.
A feeling that only grew worse as four men in black emerged from the two vehicles, with what looked to be… submachine guns in hand.
Akiyama seemed to assess the situation quicker than Izuku, shouting for everyone to run just before the four men let loose a hail of bullets.
RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATAtATATATATATATATAT!
Izuku ran for cover behind a cop car, sliding behind it just as Kiryu and Akiyama rolled over the trunk and hood respectively.
He didn't have a clue where Saejima or Shinada ended up, but he could hardly peek out his head to try and check.
RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATAtATATATATATATATAT!
He heard a bullet whiz by his ear in the rumpus, and felt a strong hand pull him closer towards the back door of the car.
He looked to see Kiryu peeking above the trunk intently, in the spot that Izuku had previously occupied, while Akiyama kept Izuku's head down through the barrage.
Thank you, both of you.
The fusillade continued a few more seconds before it stopped, and Kiryu and Akiyama sprang into action.
They leaped over the car, taking out two of the gunmen upon landing and when the two remaining assailants attempted to fire on them, Akiyama hit the one closest to him. The man in black snapped to the side, finger firmly on the trigger.
RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATAtATATATATATATAT!
And that was that.
Izuku stood from where he had taken, seeing Saejima and Shinada do the same, and walked over Kiryu and Akiyama.
There was ringing in his ears, but aside from that, he was fine.
Through the ringing he could hear screaming, he didn't like it.
He took a moment to shake it off, before listening to what the men around him were saying.
"-trying to make this look like the Majima Family's work."
They're what!?
"That's why they took Majima hostage. Now the Majima Family looks like they resorted to violence to rescue their patriarch."
"But that's stupid. Nishida and the guys wouldn't do that!"
They were always so nice. They were ones that used to bring him stuff at the Junkbeach whenever he got tired and they never even asked for a 'thank you'. They helped him with his training, his homework, they even danced with him on roller skates during his balance training.
They wouldn't do this. They'd never do this.
"We know that, but no one else does."
And suddenly there was the sound of footsteps from all over.
All around them, footsteps.
And looking about he could see why.
They were surrounded. There had to have been at least a hundred men there.
And none of them looked very friendly.
Akiyama spoke again, "What's our move? Majima-san and Haruka-chan are in danger. Hell, the whole town's at risk! Taking them on here would be playing right into their hands."
"Not much choice but to split up." Kiryu said.
"Then I got a request. Let me and Izuku go after Majima and his ma."
Taijiji...
"Saejima-san."
"Now that I know that my bro's alive. I'm gonna go punch him in the face and I feel like Izuku feels the same."
Well, he's not wrong.
"What about Haruka-chan?"
Shinada answered this time, "I'll handle it. I think that's the play."
"You?"
"Yeah. Kiryu-san would stick out like a sore thumb."
Once again, not wrong.
"I know the layout of the stadium and the bad guys won't recognize me."
"But one wrong step, and you could end up dead. I couldn't let you go alone."
"Didn't you just say we don't have much choice!? I owe it to Dojima-kun for giving my dream back. I had given it up completely, but he protected it like it was his own. For that, I'll do whatever I can to help. Even if it means giving my life."
Shinada-san…
"Let me handle it. I'll make sure Haruka-chan comes to no harm. So Kiryu-san, Akiyama-san, it's up to you to protect the town Dojima-kun put his life on the line for. You've gotta save the Tojo Clan. Please." He bowed deeply.
Kiryu didn't hesitate, "We will."
As they finished their discussion, they once more took note of the hoard of men that now surrounded them.
"Izuku, Saejima, Shinada. Akiyama and I will hold the line here. You all can get where you need to go from through the sewer tunnels."
"Got it."
"Let's do this."
"You got it… Uncle Kaz."
And the fight was on.
Omi Alliance
It all ends next time. Hope to see you there.
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