I know you're not as good with this as your brother, and I know you said you didn't want a capture weapon, but I feel safer knowing you had one.
-Love, Dad.
Izuku read that note front and back as he looked at his hero costume where a new addition, a forest green capture scarf, sat. He smiled at it and wrapped it around his neck. The weight was familiar and made Izuku smile. As he shut his costume case and walked out of the train station's restroom.
"Two tickets to Hosu, please." Hizashi politely asked the woman behind the booth.
"Of course."
Izuku walked up to Hizashi as Hizashi payed for the tickets. "Thank you again." Izuku whispered. Hizashi looked down and gently patted Izuku's curls.
Iida still hasn't replied to Izuku's text messages, and because Hizashi was a man of his word, the two of them were getting ready to go to Hosu. Izuku hoped he wasn't bugging Hizashi too much and he really hoped Iida was okay.
"Hizashi?"
Both Hizashi and Izuku turned to see-
"Dad!" Izuku couldn't help it; even though his father was in his Hero costume he rushed and caught his dad in a hug. "Mmmph!" Izuku was able to lift Shouta off of the ground by a few inches.
"Whoa! Okay. Okay. It's only been two days, calm down." His father lightly patted Izuku's curls as Izuku put him down on the ground.
"Izuku." Todoroki suddenly moved out from behind Shouta.
"Todoroki! What are you doing here?" Izuku asked as he approached his friend. He then grabbed both of Todoroki's hands into his own. They were both dressed in their hero costumes, same with Hizashi and Shouta…then that should mean-
"You're interning with my dad!?" Izuku deduced before Todoroki could answer.
"Yes, Eraserhead is teaching me. He's teaching me how to spar and how to keep in the shadows. He's…he's very fast." Todoroki responded as he rubbed at his face where a bruise was healing.
"Ah, that he is!" Izuku smiled at Todoroki. "I know dad has knocked me around more than once when sparring! Ow!" His ear was suddenly grabbed by Shouta.
"Maybe not so loud?" Shouta asked and Izuku blushed once his father let go of his ear.
"Sorry…" Izuku sheepishly rubbed at the back of his head.
Hizashi smiled broadly. "So, Shou! What are you and the young one doing here?"
Shouta turned to face Hizashi. "I wanted to show Todoroki a good place to go on patrol. We were going to the city just past Hosu. You?"
"Ha! We're going to Hosu!" Hizashi proudly proclaimed.
Shouta did not look impressed as his mouth twisted into a very prominent frown. "I can see where you're coming from, Hizashi, it's just…Hosu is rather dangerous for a first timer."
"I know! Don't worry! Little listener isn't leaving my sight!" Hizashi grabbed onto Izuku and pulled him in close.
"Yeah! Besides! With my strength and object attraction and his voice; we're practically unbeatable!" Izuku proudly and excitedly said.
Shouta's eyes softened. "Well then, I guess the least I can do is see you two off to Hosu. After all, we're just one stop after that." Shouta grinned as he walked up to the ticket lady. "Two tickets to Donguri City, please." He softly requested and the woman behind the glass smiled.
"Of course!" The woman kept her smile as she wrung the tickets up.
Once his tickets were paid for the four of them waited for their train.
"So, how's training going?" Shouta inquired as they all sat on a bench.
"Good! Present Mic and I did some hand-to-hand; and he helped me improve my quirk by giving me some good tips."
"Yep! Izuku's quirk is all about control; as is mine. So, we're working on controlling the power he holds and how to level it down."
"Yes! It's kind of like food in a microwave-" Izuku started and Aizawa couldn't help but snort fondly.
"-What is with you and microwaves?"
"It's the best analogy I have. It's like when you heat your food up but the center is still cold or way too hot. It's best to keep everything even when I'm controlling my quirk. Don't put too much in one place!"
"Hm. Not bad." Shouta gave his son a nod.
"Oh! Little Listener, tell him about what else you learned!"
"My legs are stronger than my arms!" Izuku excitedly told his father. When training with Present Mic, I had jumped and with one for all I kicked him! I didn't break my legs!"
"Sent me flying into a wall." Hizashi leaned in to tell Shouta.
"Yes, well-...I tried it again with my arms and they felt weaker than my legs. I think I want to train more with my legs then my arms. I'm already thinking a name for it. Shoot-style."
Shouta listened to his son. "Well, I'm proud you're finding your own style away from-" He paused and Izuku paused. Shouta coughed. "- your brother's. I was worried how similar you two may become." He lied.
"...Izuku? If I may be bold?"
"Hm? What is it 'Roki?" Izuku asked cheerfully.
"When this is done; the internships I mean. I want to spar with you. There's no doubt you'll be closer to my level, plus I want to try what Mr. Aizawa has been teaching me."
Izuku didn't hesitate as he smiled. "With or with out quirks?"
"With."
"Okay! We can have a real fight, unlike with the Sports Festival!"
"Do. Not. Go. Crazy." Shouta immediately warned the two of them. "And not on school grounds. Spar in the yard if you must."
Izuku blinked. His eyes lighting up as he turned excitedly to his father. He didn't even need to say anything as he just looked at his dad. Izuku's eyes were alight with excitement while he playfully bounced on the bench.
Shouta sighed. "Yes, this means you can invite him over- but no sleepovers."
"Good enough!" Izuku pumped his fists happily in the air.
Todoroki had a small smile on his face, but unbeknownst to the others, he also felt something akin to envy stir in his gut.
'Mr. Aizawa loves his boys and they aren't even biologically his…yet, my own father…' He thought back to when he had arrived home from the Sports Festival, how furious his dad was. How his dad, in his fury, struck Shoto across the face and grabbed him. He had Shoto in a headlock, only to stop when Natsuo had come home from university early.
Natsuo had rushed in and threw his dufflebag at their father, screaming the whole time while he had started to weakly strike Endeavor.
Todoroki still never thanked his brother for saving his ass from a worse beating. He was going to the next day when Endeavor was at work, but then… his father lost his quirk and things just got hectic from there. Still he should text Natsuo a quick thank-you while on the train.
Todoroki couldn't help this envious feeling. Adoptive siblings having a way better relationship with, not just each other, but with their father. While he was born to a crappy father with a so-so relationship to his siblings (because of said crappy father).
There was suddenly a weight on his back as Izuku wrapped him in a hug. "Whatcha thinkin' so hard about?" Izuku asked as he rested his head against the back of Todoroki's own head.
Todoroki blushed as he could only sit there. "N-Nothing." He lied swiftly as he swallowed hard. "I-I…I see you too have a capture scarf. Is that new? I don't remember it during the battle trials." He tried to change the subject.
"Yep! Dad wanted me to have one. I have some training with it, but Hichan is more skilled with it than I am."
"I see."
As they had this conversation the train finally rolled up.
They all climbed on and found and empty compartment. It was decided that they would all sit together. Izuku offered the window seat to Todoroki. "Thank you." Todoroki smiled as he sat down. Izuku slid up next to him while Shouta and Hizashi went to sit Rnext to one another.
"After you." Hizashi smiled, giving Shouta the window seat. Aizawa took it.
Shouta saw it, it was such a quick movement that most would have missed it. They brushed hands and held index fingers for only a second. '...Oh my… no way.' He thought. Could he have seen wrong? No. He looked at Izuku, he couldn't have been the only one to see that- but he was because Izuku was currently looking through his notebook. Not writing in it, just reading it.
Todoroki was going to burn that fucking notebook one of these days.
Soon, the train started to take off. Todoroki watched the world for a second. Then…he looked at Izuku.
"...I've been working on my quirk too…" He whispered to Izuku.
The book snapped shut as Izuku looked at him. A gleam in his eye. "Have you?"
Todoroki nodded. "My dad-...my fire side, to be more exact."
"That's great!" Izuku dropped the notebook and grabbed on to Todoroki's hands happily. "How's it been going?"
Todoroki tried to contain his blush. "Er… well, with Mr.- Eraserhead- it's been going smoothly. He's helping me learn my limit and if it gets too much he'll turn my quirk off. It's a slow process, but I think I'm getting somewhere."
"Your quirk is about power and control, the same as mine-" Izuku reached a hand out and the notebook flew back into it. He started to rapidly flip through the pages until he found what he was looking for. "However, yours is still different. Yes, it requires the right control, you don't have to worry about power to much. Your quirk grows with you, so, unlike mine it shouldn't hurt you too badly if you go over." Izuku pulled a pen out of his pocket and started to write.
Then came the muttering. Fast rapid-fire muttering that made Todoroki blink in response. Izuku asked a question, but would move on before Todoroki could answer. At some point the conductor came by and checked their tickets, Thankfully, Hizashi had Izuku's.
Then while Izuku was still muttering to himself a voice told them that Hosu was coming up.
Shouta sighed after that. "Seriously, who do you get this from? Inko doesn't do this from what I gathered-" He then reached over and put his entire hand against Izuku's head. Shouta then turned Izuku's head towards him. "-Slow down, he can't understand you."
Izuku blushed once his father let him go. "Sorry…" he whispered.
"Aw, I think it's cute when he goes off on his tangents." Hizashi argued.
"You don't live with him."
Izuku focused back on Todoroki. "I was just trying to ask-" He never got to finish.
The train lurched to a stop. All of them cried out, Izuku nearly flew out of his seat if Shouta hadn't quickly grabbed him. The lights flickered above them before going out entirely. "What?" Izuku whispered softly.
"Attention all passengers, we have come to an emergency stop! Please remain seated and calm!" Came the conductors voice over the loud speaker. On instinct all four of them poked their heads out of their compartment. Other people were doing the same.
Izuku was the brave soul that stepped out into the main area of the train, just to look around. Everything seemed fine. "Everything seems fine-"
There was a sound of tearing metal and breaking glass. Next thing Todoroki knew he was fighting for his damn life as something had broken the window he was standing beside and had him by the throat. He gasped and raised his right hand up and pressed the burning hand against whoever had him.
Then this thing screeched directly into Todoroki's ear. It didn't sound humanlike, at all. Todoroki couldn't turn to look at it's face, all he could do was keep his right hand against it's face and turn up the heat. Todoroki tried to kick off against the wall, but this thing was strong.
It didn't work, the thing didn't let him go- at least not until Izuku came flying past Todoroki and stabbed whatever had Todoroki in it's grasp.
"Nomu!" Izuku had screamed as he embedded a piece of broken glass into the beast's eye. It was one stab, then two, then three-
The beast let go after the fifth stab to it's eye.
The Nomu was not the same as the one at the USJ. It was thinner and trying to wedge itself through the tiny window space.
The Nomu's face had a perfect sear of Todoroki's hand and it's right eye was nothing but a gooey pile of glass and jelly. It almost made Todoroki sick to look at. The Nomu wasn't dissuaded, however, as it tried to ram itself completely through the glass.
That was when Eraserhead came rushing and, with a twelve inch blade, he stabbed the beast through the brain. The Nomu screamed. It's deformed face twisting in pain for several seconds before it suddenly fell limp, still hanging through the broken window.
All four of them were panting heavily.
Izuku fell to his knees and suddenly grabbed at his head. His fingers digging through his curls "I-I…I stabbed that thing before haven't I?" He asked as he started to shake.
"You did." Todoroki informed him. "At the USJ. You used a metal bar to do the deed. I forgot you don't remember the USJ."
"Jesus Christ." Shouta whispered as he pulled his blade out of the monster and pushed the Nomu out of the window.
Once the window was clear, they could all hear it and see it through the darkened sky. Hosu was currently in a state of extreme panic. Houses were on fire and people were screaming.
"We have to go out there." Hizashi whispered more as a statement than anything and Shouta nodded.
"We do. You two-" He turned to Todoroki and Izuku immediately. "Stay on the train." Shouta demanded.
"Dad-" Izuku got up from his knees quickly in protest.
"No. We aren't arguing about this. Stay. Here. It's way too dangerous out there. This is an order."
"I have to agree with him, Little Listener. It's safer if you stay here. I'm sorry, but this is non-negotiable-"
Izuku wasn't giving up. "It's just-"
"No." One word from Shouta as he got right into Izuku's face. One word was all it took and Izuku backed off his head bowed. "Stay. on the. Train." He punctuated each word.
"Yes, dad." Izuku whispered softly.
"Good, come on, Mic!" Shouta and Hizashi took off for the emergency exit. They opened it easily between the two of them. Both Izuku and Todoroki followed behind just to observe. They were up on the tracks, thankfully on low tracks and not high ones. The outside was loud.
Screams, Wails, sirens, and fires were just a few things they heard and witnessed. They could see people running for safety and away from-
"Oh my god…" Izuku whispered. "There are more than one…" there were so many Nomu's running around it was surreal.
His mind flashed.
"Daddy… what is that?" Izuku whispered as he pressed himself against the glass where a creature laid in hibernation.
"Just something I've been working on." His father came up and touched Izuku's hair. "Something you'll inherit when you get older. I call them Nomu's.-"
"Izuku…" His father turned to him as he put his goggles on. Izuku looked up at his father.
'You aren't the same man from my memory…'
"I love you." With those words, Shouta jumped and ran to help the citizens.
"Dad!" Izuku cried as Hizashi jumped just the same. Izuku nearly jumped, but Todoroki grabbed him by the arm stopping him completely. Before too long both Hizashi and Shouta were gone.
Though, Izuku could hear Hizashi fire off his quirk, which was something…
Izuku looked out at the chaos, at the Nomu's, and everything. It was something out of a horror movie. "...Iida." Izuku suddenly whispered as he turned towards Todoroki. "Iida is out there!" He pointed to the chaos.
"Shit, that's right. He was training in Hosu with Manual…"
"Look, I know dad said to stay on the train, but we have to get Iida to safety! We can't just leave him out there to- to be slaughtered!" Izuku protested as he pointed out to the carnage.
"Your father just said to stay put and you want to disobey him?"
"Yes- no…look, Todoroki. I don't want to fight! I just want to get Iida to safety! Let the real heroes deal with the Nomu's. I say we just hop down, find Iida, and bring him back!" Izuku explained.
"Hosu is big, there's no way we're just going to run into him!"
"Manual has a water quirk. We go towards the fires, we're likely to find them-"
"Izuku-"
Izuku suddenly tensed as he turned towards Todoroki with a snarl. "I'm not about to let Iida die!" Izuku snapped, Todoroki could have sworn he saw Izuku's eyes turn red in color, but when Todoroki blinked they were back to green. Izuku seemed to have realized what had happened and he backed down with his hands over his mouth. "I'm sorry- I…I don't know what came over me…" He whispered in shock. "I didn't mean to yell."
"..." Todoroki looked back at the carnage. "We just…find Iida? No fighting?"
"No fighting! Not unless we don't have a choice!"
"Fine. C'mon!" Todoroki jumped from the open door and Izuku smiled.
"Thank you." He kept the smile on his face as he then grabbed his hood and pulled it up and over his face and hair. With the added bonus of his capture scarf it was almost impossible to make him out if you didn't know him.
Izuku then grabbed one end of the scarf and tossed it out, wrapping it around a nearby pole. Then he leapt. He kept himself hanging on as he swung gently from the train to the light post. Once he was touching the ground, Izuku reeled the weapon back. "Let's go!"
It wasn't until the third massive fire did they finally catch a break. "Tenya! Tenya!" Manual called over the crowd while simultaneously trying to put out a growing fire. "Tenya!"
"Mr. Manual!" Izuku ran up to the hero.
"We're from the same school as Iida! We couldn't help but hear you, is he lost!?" Todoroki asked hurriedly.
Manual pulled a face but nodded. "I'm sorry, he ran off and I can't afford to leave! I need to get these fires put out!"
"Just tell us the last place you saw him and we'll do the rest, sir!" Izuku told Manual sternly. Manual looked torn, like he wanted them to get out of here, like Mr. Aizawa and Hizashi had, but on the other hand Iida may need help.
"Last I saw him was down main street! Start there!"
"Thank you!" Izuku called as he and Todoroki took off. "Don't worry, Iida, we're on our way!"
"Man, could you imagine if Endeavor had taken this patrol like he was suppose to? Shame, the old man is missing out." Hawks inquired as he looked over at Hitoshi and Tokoyami alike. The three of them, along with Hawks other sidekicks, looked down at the carnage below as they all squatted along the edge of a rather tall building.
Hitoshi felt sweat trickle down his neck as he swallowed hard.
"Sir, what are we going to do?" One of Hawks sidekicks inquired.
Hawks didn't answer right away, his yellow piercing eyes flicking from area to area. "Alright, Troll doll-"
"Icarus." Hitoshi huffed.
"Troll doll, Ebony Darkness, it's too dangerous out there for you two. You two are to stay on the building."
"What?!" Both Hitoshi and Tokoyami immediately protested.
"Sorry, little dudes, but it's just way too dangerous; UA and the Hero commission would have my head if anything happened to you guys. Don't worry, when it's all said and done you two could probably help with the clean up!" With those parting words, Hawks stepped off the edge of the building; something he does often they both had learned fairly quickly.
Hawks was then up in the air leaving nothing but a streak of red.
"You heard the man!" Hawks sidekicks were gone in a heartbeat just the same leaving Tokoyami and Hitoshi alone on the rooftop.
Hitoshi puffed his cheeks out in a pout as he moved from the ledge of the building. He sat on the roof with his back against the bricks. "Fine…I don't think I have what it takes to fight off multiple Nomus anyways." Hitoshi grumbled a little.
"They aren't like the one at the USJ, these Nomu's they range. Some are small and some are big, some have fast quirks and others just seem to have only strength." Tokoyami sat next to Hitoshi.
"Yeah, I noticed that too…" Hitoshi mumbled again. "I hope the heroes have a handle on it, I just hate sitting around when I could be helping." He sighed, a puff of air leaving his mouth.
"I know how you feel, but Hawks made it clear, we're not to leave."
"Yeah, yeah… if that man even remembers to pick us up, that is." Hitoshi fished into his pocket for his phone. "Maybe Zuchan is having a better time than we are." He took his phone out of sleep mode and started to text his brother.
Hypno: Hey, Zuchan. I'm in Hosu; I don't know if you've seen the news yet, but theres a massive Nomu attack. Don't worry, Tokoyami and I are safe, chilling on a rooftop. You know how it is.
Hitoshi decided he was going to sent a quick picture to his brother, just to let Izuku know that he and Tokoyami were both safe. He positioned himself and Tokoyami in the picture. Dark Shadow had popped out last second and gave the camera a cheerful thumbs up. Hitoshi gave a laugh at that. "Thanks, Dark Shadow." He gave the quirk a high-five.
"You truly love your brother." Tokoyami observed as Hitoshi sent the picture.
"Of course I do. That, and I'm just letting him know that we're okay. Knowing Zuchan, he's probably beside himself with worry-"
His phone chimed and Hitoshi looked at it. Tokoyami's phone also chimed only half a second later.
Skitty sent their location!
"He's- He's in Hosu?!" Hitoshi gasped in shock as he abruptly stood. "What is he doing in Hosu?- Oh that doesn't matter!" Hitoshi immediately hit the call button and pressed his phone to his ear. The phone rang. It continued to ring and ring and he went to his brother's voicemail.
"No answer- C'mon, Zuchan!" Hitoshi whispered urgently as he tried once more.
This time it didn't even ring. It just went straight to voicemail.
Hitoshi's heart raced exponentially and his breath hitched as fear gripped him. "Where are you?" He whispered as he looked at the location. "Is…is this an alley?"
"It looks like it." Tokoyami whispered as he looked at his own phone. "He sent it to everyone. He must be in real trouble."
Hitoshi didn't need to think twice. He grabbed the end of his capture scarf and jumped to the ledge of the building. He then looked at his phone and up at the burning city that once was Hosu. "You're going after him, aren't you?" Tokoyami inquired.
"Of course I am, that's my brother!" Hitoshi looked back over at Tokoyami before he put his voice modifier over his mouth.
"Then, I'll go as well. Someone has to watch over you. You tend to have a bad habit of running in without thinking when it comes to Izuku." Tokoyami jumped next to Hitoshi.
Hitoshi looked about ready to protest, but Dark Shadow popped up and added: "Besides! What are friends for?!"
Hitoshi paused for just a second as he looked at Dark Shadow. He then coughed a little. "R-right. Let's hurry!"
Izuku felt himself sweat as he and Todoroki stood there in that narrow alley. There, on the ground in front of them laid Iida along with a prohero, Native, if Izuku was correct. Both alive, but just laying there. The smell of smoke was thick as Todoroki had just shot off a fireball at Stain, the hero killer. Stopping Stain from killing Native.
"This doesn't concern you!" Stain snarled as he pointed a knife in their direction. "Turn around now and I'll forget I saw you!"
Izuku hoped he was hitting the right buttons on his phone as he sent his location to everyone in his contacts.
"Go!" Iida barked at them both. "Just go! This is between me and him!" There was a crazed look in Iida's eyes as he snarled from his spot on the ground.
"No can do, Iida! As class representative I have the right to refuse your requests!" Izuku snarled. He felt his phone start to buzz. Someone was trying to call him.
"Then you will die with him!" Stain rushed at them. Izuku reacted fast, dropping his phone and using one for all to leap on to the nearby alley wall. He hung off the wall and extended his hand, snatching the knife right from Stain's hand.
"Looking for this?" Izuku grinned and taunted the knife from his spot on the wall. "What's the matter, Voldemort?-"
Izuku never got to finish his retort as Todoroki used his right side to try and freeze Stain's feet to the ground. Izuku jumped off of the wall and to Iida and Native. "Can you move?!" He asked quickly.
"Get out of here!" Iida roared belligerently at Izuku. "This is my fight and mine alone!"
"If you keep talking like that I swear to god I'll knock your ass out, Iida!" Izuku raised a fist threateningly. "I'm not leaving without you and I'm not leaving you to die!" He yelled at Iida. "I get you're upset! But you have to see how- how foolish you're being! This isn't what Tensei would want!-"
"Izuku!" Todoroki's voice cut through the air and Izuku tried to jump away as Stain managed to break through Todoroki's ice. Still, he wasn't fast enough, and Stain, who was supplied with amply amount of knives, managed to cut his cheek.
Then Stain licked the open wound on Izuku's cheek. As if that wasn't enough, Right as Izuku loss feelings in his limbs, Stain had struck him. The strike caused Izuku's head to slam into the wall.
"Izuku!" Todoroki gasped and used his ice to try and surround Stain like he had previously. He skated on his ice below and tried to encase Stain completely, but had gotten too close. There was a pain akin to fire that exploded against his shoulder as Stain stabbed right through Todoroki's right shoulder.
Next thing Todoroki knew he was on the ground. His limbs useless while he could only sniff the dirty alley ground.
"You two have the markings of a good and true Hero. Your causes were noble and for that I'll spare you. My beef is with them. Those fake heroes. The ones who do it for money and fame. Glorified pirates."
Stain pulled out a larger blade as he started to approach Iida first. "Your death will be swift, if that's any consolation." Stain stood in front of Iida and raised his blade up, ready to strike-
A scarf wrapped around Stain's forearm dragging him back just a step.
Izuku let out a shaky laugh as he pulled on Stain's arm again. "I'm glad dad packed this in my costume case…So…there's a time limit to your quirk. That's good to know." Izuku continued to giggle. His eyes and hair obscured by his hood. "You're not being very nice are you?… you don't deserve-"
Izuku grunted and sucked a breath while he suddenly shook his head vigorously. "It doesn't matter! I won't let you hurt Iida! Or anybody else for that matter!" Izuku snapped aggressively. He raised one hand up and the blade in Stain's hand flew to Izuku's own hand. Izuku simply tossed it.
Stain suddenly jerked his arm forward so harshly that Izuku slipped on the ice in front of him and fell on to his thigh. Izuku gave a grunt in response and tried to get up, but his feet couldn't gain traction against the thin layer of ice. "I see you leave me no choice."
Another blade was brandished.
'Get up! Get up! Get-' Izuku's mind was starting to feel hazy as Stain started to approach. His breath hitched, he just couldn't- if he could only melt the ice-
Izuku felt like an icepick was shoved through his brain and this wasn't Stain's doing. He stopped his struggle and grabbed on to his head. 'Not now!'
You did good, but I think it's time for me to take over-
"Izuku! Stop! Stop! Stain, your beef is with me!" Iida all but bellowed in frustration. There was something wrong with Izuku. Iida couldn't place it, but he could tell that Izuku wasn't acting normal by the way he was clutching on to his own face.
"God…do you ever shut the fuck up!" Izuku suddenly screamed right back at Iida as he turned to face his friend. "It's so annoying! I don't know who's more annoying you Or Toshichan!" He then found his footing as he stood.
The air around Izuku shifted to one that made Iida's heart drop into his stomach. This…this wasn't Izuku. He couldn't explain it, but it wasn't his friend.
"You." Izuku pointed at Stain. "Are not a judge nor executioner! You have no right to decide who's right or wrong because you don't agree with their morals! You call yourself a hero killer because you kill those that only do this for money and fame. Fine, but you're no better than a serial killer a lowlife who kills just because they love the feeling! You're pathetic!"
Stain gnashed his teeth before he rushed at Izuku. He threw a knife as he ran. The blade twisted in the air and spun. It caught Izuku directly in the shoulder. Izuku grunted…
And then he laughed.
"You're going to have to better than that if you want to kill me-" Izuku looked up at Stain as he pulled the knife out of his shoulder blade. Then, in a flash of green and red lightning, Izuku was gone in the blink of an eye. In only a second he reappeared right behind Stain and Izuku kicked the man square in the back.
Stain went flying into a wall.
With, what could only be called, a war cry, Izuku brought his hands forward and all of Stain's blades went flying towards him. Izuku, again in only a second, fled from that spot. The blades clattered against a nearby wall and fell limply.
Stain quickly got up and looked around frantically for Izuku, for an oncoming attack. But Izuku wasn't there-
"Aw, looking for me?" Izuku seemed to coo as he lowered himself upside down from the telephone pole above them. Using his capture scarf to do so.
Iida gasped. Izuku's hood had moved. It was still over his head, but it was hanging limp, allowing Iida to see Izuku's curls-Only he didn't have curls, or green hair anymore. His hair was white and straight.
'That's not my friend- What happened to Izuku?!' Iida felt his leg start to move.
Stain snarled, "It doesn't matter!" he then extended his tongue towards Izuku's shoulder.
Izuku was gone in another flash of red and green-
"It's rude to lick people without their consent!" Izuku snarled as he kicked at the back of Stain's head. "Urg!" Izuku's suddenly dropped to his knees as he wrapped his arms around his chest. "..." His breathing turned ragged as his breath hitched in his throat. Flashes of green lightening ran along his body, coiling around him, seizing him up. It was like…
…It was like his own quirk was turning against him.
"I see you ran out of steam." Stain placed one of his larger blades against the base of Izuku's neck.
Izuku didn't move. Iida wasn't even sure if Izuku could.
Stain raised his blade up high-
Iida moved. "Don't touch him!" Forgetting about the white hair, forgetting about everything in that moment he rushed. "Burst!" Iida almost seemed to fly to Stain. He managed to kick the villain against the back of his head. This sent Stain into the wall and finally- finally… Stain seemed to be down for the count.
Iida sighed as he fell back on to his butt. "...Are you guys okay?" He softly asked everyone around. Todoroki and Native both started to move, no doubt Stain's time limit coming to an end.
There was a gutteral groan from Izuku as he started to rock back and forth; his arms still wrapped tightly around his chest as he did this. He sounded like he was in pain.
"Izuku?" Todoroki was the first to ask as he started to stand. His legs looked like they were ready to give as his knees wobbled. "Are you okay?"
"..." Izuku put his hand to his mouth- before he suddenly spewed blood from his mouth.
"Oh my god!" Todoroki rushed towards Izuku.
"Izuku!" Iida was by his side as well. Soon even Native came up to him.
"Guys?!" A voice from the heavens called to them as Hitoshi poked his head into the alleyway. "Oh, thank god, Tokoyami! I found them!" Hitoshi rushed towards them as fast as he could. He ignored Stain's body on the ground as he slid up to Izuku.
"Is he okay- Move!" Hitoshi didn't hesitate to push Todoroki out of the way in order to get to Izuku. "Zu-" Hitoshi paused. His eyes wide. He saw something they couldn't. A scared gasp leaving his mouth as he stared at Izuku.
Izuku looked up at Hitoshi. He smiled a bloody smile. Blood actively dripping from his mouth. "The others aren't happy…Tos-...Toshichan. I can't fight them off forever…" He laughed a weak wheezy laugh before his eyes rolled into the back of his skull. Then, just like that, Izuku went out like a light. He flopped on to his side, only the whites of his eyes visible. Hitoshi put his ear up to Izuku's chest and sighed before pulling back and shutting Izuku's eyes for him.
"..." Hitoshi only sat there. His eyes still wide. He just looked shell-shocked by the whole ordeal. Then…he stood. "I guess…we should go ahead and tie the villain up…yeah?" He asked softly as he looked over at Stain.
"Izuku-" Todoroki went to protest.
"He's fine." Hitoshi turned away. "At least for now… securing the villain comes first. Leave that to me." He unraveled his capture scarf from around his neck and approached Stain.
The others were quick to notice Hitoshi's shaking hands as he bound Stain up to the best of his abilities.
There was a flap of wings; followed by a whistle. "Now, what have we here?" Hawks asked, a little smirk on his face. "I believe I told you two to stay on the roof." He pointed at Hitoshi and Tokoyami. There was something sadistic in his voice, something that made all of the teenagers fear for their lives.
"How'd you find us?" Hitoshi asked softly as he looked up at Hawks.
Hawks smiled. "You didn't think I wouldn't leave a feather on you two, did you?" He asked. Both Tokoyami and Hitoshi reached behind their backs on instinct. Hitoshi found the feather sticking out against his back, as for Tokoyami, he found a little red feather on the inside of his cloak.
"Ah…Eraserhead, is that you? It's been a while." Hawks's smile only seem to grow into sadistic glee when in the darkness of the alleyway the only part of Shouta Aizawa that could be seen were his incensed glowing red eyes.
