Chapter 30 - The Plan


Before this chapter begins, I'm going to change up Yamiyo and Tokoyami' Mom's quirk.

Also- please read the 'Author's Note' at the end! Thank you!


"Hey… ribbit." Tsu crouched down beside Tokoyami, her signature hair bow resting on the dirt ground. "We have to head back to camp, we need to have our injuries taken care of." Tsu placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.

From his left, the ghostly figure of Kiko rose, her feet hovering just over the ground. She looked about ready to burst into tears again.

With another beat of silence, Tokoyami nodded numbly and rose to his feet with the help of Tsu. Leaning against her shoulder, they both quickly hurried over to the rest of their classmates with Kiko off to the side.

"Hn?" Tokoyami paused and stared at a patch of ground where the grass wasn't burned away. There was a small glisten from something small. Usually he would ignore something like that, but he had a feeling that he shouldn't.

Ignoring Tsu's words, he stumbled away and kneeled in front of the patch of grass and reached down, picking up the small item. Upon closer inspection… it was a small silver crescent moon stud earring… the earrings Yamiyo wore. The backing was nowhere to be found, most likely sitting somewhere either in the open area or deeper into the woods.

"It must've been pulled out from the battle earlier.." Kiko kneeled next to him, her ghostly figure glowing slightly and translucent. Kiko reached forward and placed her hand on top of the earring on Tokoyami's palm. "I don't have enough energy to stay like this… I'm connecting myself to the earring for now." Kiko looked at Tokoyami, a small smile on her tearstained face, "Don't lose it, Yamiyo would want it back when you find her." Without another word, she fizzled out of sight and the earring in Tokoyami' palm felt colder and a little heavier than before.

"Tokoyami?" Tsu held out her hand to him, having stepped closer when he picked up the earring. He looked at her and clenched the earring in his right fist, the earring digging into his palm and fingers. He raised his left hand and allowed her to pull him to his feet. "Let's go." He nodded and they both quickly jogged to catch up to their classmates who were moving quickly.

Tokoyami reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He slowed a bit and stumbled along behind the group about four or five feet away. Tsu and Shoji kept an eye on him as he unlocked his phone. He scrolled through his contacts quickly, not letting himself see Yamiyo's name appear on the screen before he quickly tapped and started a call.

He brought the phone up to the side of his head and heard it ring. He knows that this may not be the best time to make a call… but he needed to let them know as soon as possible, they were waiting at home for himself and Yamiyo to return from Camp to surprise her.

It was about two seconds before someone picked up. "Fumikage? Why are you calling?" A deep voice on the other end questioned. When they had left late last year, they agreed that texting would be their way to talk and communicate and phone calls would only be in emergency or if something important had come up or happened. This war mainly because the time zones were different and calls could either mess up meetings or wake the other up.

"Dad…" He paused for a second to try to keep his composure, "Something happened at camp. Yamiyo's missing."

Three days later

As the reporters yelled and screamed at UA's closed gates, the halls were eerily quiet with no students inhabiting the halls or classes. Due to the Camp attack a few days ago, the school has been on a temporary shut-down for the students safety and to give them time to recover from the incident. But- out of the entire school- one room was being used.

"That training camp was ment to prepare the students to handle villain attacks… the irony is shameful." Principal Nezu spoke. He sat at the base of the U table with Midnight, All Might (Skinny), Present Mic, and Snipe taking up the sides of the had all been called to the meeting to discuss the events and the plans for the future of UA. "We knew the League would resurface, but we lacked the fundamental understanding of their plans. They aimed to destroy the Hero Society… and they've already started their war."

"Even if we have understood, could we really have avoided this attack? Their moving pieces we didn't even know they possessed." Midnight spoke up, earning the attention of the others in the room. "Besides, All Might put an end to most organized crime. Were all a little rusty."

"We've definitely gotten complacent during the peaceful times without realizing it." Present Mic piped up, "I guess deep down all of us thought that we'd be riding the sweet life for good." He pointed out.

"I will never forgive myself for such cowardly ignorance. While our students were fighting desperately for their lives, I was just… having a relaxing soak in the bath." All Might mumbled to himself, holding his head in his hands.

"We shouldn't have had the Sports Festival right after the USJ attack." Snipe spoke calmly, "We wanted to show we were still strong… to have two students kidnapped is our greatest failure as teachers. They've taken Bakugo, Yamiyo, and society's faith and heroes from us." Snipe said, turning his head away and clenching his fist in frustration.

"I agree. Every news outlet is currently condemning UA high. If Bakugo was one of the main targets.." Principal Nezu held up a Newspaper and an online news article on a black tablet, leaving an unopened yellow file folder on the table. "It's likely because the villains noticed his violent tendencies during the Sports Festival broadcast. If he ends up joining the side of the villains… that will be the end of UA as a school." Principal Nezu explained. Midnight opened her mouth to speak, but Present Mic cut her off.

"Since were on the topic of trust, there's something I think has to be voiced now." Present Mic leaned forward and propped his elbow up on the table. "At this point we can't deny it now, can we? There's a traitor… at this school." Present Mic's words earned little gasps from Midnight and All Might who were sitting at the other side of the room. "Only the teachers and the Pussy Cats knew where the training camp would be. Don't you think that's a little suspicious?" Present Mic rose to his feet, "I guess a kid could have used their phone to message a villain but-"

"Stop this Mic!" Midnight snapped.

"What's the problem?! We have to find who the leak is!" Present Mic shouted.

"Could be you for all we 've got any proof that you're a hundred percent innocent? Can we know that everyone in this room is an ally?" Snipe questioned, making Present Mic sit down and cross his arms with a pout. "If we start doubting each other we'll destroy ourselves from the inside. Accusing a traitor isn't something we should take likely."

"At the very least I trust everyone sitting at this table," Principal Nezu spoke up, "Though there's also no way for me to prove to all of you that I am innocent. For the moment, what we must do as a school is concentrate on guaranteeing the safety of our student body. This is a good time to implement something I've wanted to put in place for a while. You see I-"

"I'm sorry to interrupt Principal Nezu." Midnight interrupted, raising a hand. "But what about Yamiyo? We know that she was kidnapped as well and possibly seriously injured from all the blood we found at the scene. But why was she targeted by the League?" Midnight questioned.

"It's possible that because of her showing off her second quirk during the Sports Festival also caught the attention of the League. Two different quirks are impossible to come across, Todoroki may be the closest thing but his fire and ice is classified as one quirk." Snipe answered.

"I have reason to believe that it wasn't the League who went after her, although it's possible that she may be with Bakugo for the time being." Nezu piped up, rifling around in his pocket.

"What do you mean?" Present Mic leane over the table. Principal nezu pulled out a small photograph and placed it on the table, pushing it towards Snipe to look at and pass around.

"This brand is on the nape of Yamiyo's neck. Some of you might not have noticed it since she would hide it with her hair or the chokers she would be wearing." Nezu spoke. As the photo was passed around, the heroes looked visibly shaken. Especially All Might, the hero tightening his hold on the picture as he stared at the design burned onto Yamiyo's skin.

"It looks like initials..?" All Might shakily handed the photo over to Midnight, who stared at it with shock and disbelief.

"That's because it is, or so we think." Nezu replied, "With some digging and thorough questioning, we believe the initials belong to a man named Serizawa Yukichi." Nezu opened the file folder and revealed the contents inside; information about Serizawa Yukichi along with a photo of his appearance, although in the photo he didn't have the X scars on his face and his eyes weren't glossy white. The file was also… pathetically small. "You all may not recognize him as his case and arrest was kept away from the public eye for classified reasons, but we believe that he may have Yamiyo, but we're unsure if they're still with the League or somewhere else in Japan."

"Oh man…" Present Mic mumbled.

"In any case, we can't have our students walking around where they're prone to attack. Class 1-A has already been attacked multiple times and targeted by the villains. I have been wanting too-"

"A phone call.. Is here! A phone call.. Is here!" All Might quickly fished out his phone from his pocket and tapped the screen, standing up.

"I'm sorry everyone, I have to take this." All Might started moving towards the door.

"We're in a meeting! At least set it to vibrate!" Present Mic grumbled.

He's his own ringtone? Midnight thought as All Might stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him.

It was silent in the meeting room, but only for a few moments. "Principal Nezu." Snipe spoke up, "I mean no disrespect but… I get the feeling that you're not telling us everything." Nezu hummed and folded his paws, a slight frown on his face.

"You are correct. There are some major details I have not yet told anybody about, but for good reason. You see- if I were to tell any of you and one of you would slip up and word would get around, it would mean the end of Yamiyo's carrier as a hero before it even officially started. Us as her teachers and her friends wouldn't think too differently of her, given that they would most likely get the full story from either me or Yamiyo. But the media and public would not be happy and would give her a hard time." Principal Nezu stared at the table.

"Aw man…" Present Mic mumbled, "That does not sound good."

Principal Nezu shook his head. "It is not." He paused. "Sadly, the only information we got from questioning is this man's name. She was very adamant of not saying anything about Yamiyo or Bakugo's location- but we're hoping she's with him. If not, then I'm putting together a team to aid in her search and rescue."

"Who would be going if she's not there?" Midnight said. Nezu hummed, thinking for a moment.

"I would try to gather the heroes who aided in her first rescue years ago. I would also go for some of the best investigators- who luckily arrived the day before the Camp Attack."


"Hey- son. Please let me in." The voice was followed by multiple knocks on his door. Tokoyami didn't respond and sunk deeper into his hoodie.

Ever since the Camp Incident, he's been locking himself in his room, really only leaving for food or to go to the bathroom. With his curtains drawn and only some old scented candles keeping the room lit, Dark Shadow was antsy and wanted to fight. But- instead- Dark Shadow was wrapped around Tokoyami's middle, resting his large head on his host's shoulder.

"You can't ignore them forever." Dark Shadow commented when Tokoyami's father continued to knock on the door, the same time his phone dinged. As well as being unresponsive to his parents- he also ignored any texts and calls he got from his classmates. He did read them… but he never responded. The only number he did text was Yamiyo's number… but she never responded. He honestly didn't know why he would text her, knowing full well that she wouldn't- or couldn't text back. "Hey." Dark Shadow shifted and stared up at Tokoyami.

He hummed mindlessly and turned his face away from Dark Shadow, leaning forward more and staring at his dark carpet.

The knocking stopped, only followed by low mumbles on the other side of his door. Tokoyami ran a hand threw his feathers and rubbed his eyes, attempting to rub the tiredness from them. Sleep hasn't been easy for him- plagued by nightmares about losing control of Dark Shadow and seeing Yamiyo locked up or dead in his dreams.

Tokoyami jumped when he saw something move out of the corner of his eyes, shooting up to his feet. Dark Shadow also launched up in front of Tokoyami, fueled by the sudden wave of fear and shock from the boy.

"Just me." Tokoyami relaxes upon seeing the large shadow hovering in front of his door. The shadow looked strikingly familiar to his own Dark Shadow, but this one was darker and had a rigid beak as well as some spikes around the 'wrists' and the back of his head. "You need to talk." The other Dark Shadow flipped the lock on his door handle and sunk beneath the door, having entered from compressing himself and slipping underneath.

His door opened to reveal his parents standing just beyond his doorframe. His mother was the first to walk in, her red eyes filled with concern as she sat on his bed. "Please sit down." She patted the sheet next to her while staring at him through her onyx black bangs. Her hair was swept up into a bun- most likely to just keep it out of the way.

Tokoyami stared at her for a moment before sitting next to her, dipping his head low. When he kept his head low, she ran her fingers through his feathers, fixing the ruffled or out of place feathers she could see. Tokoyami could hear his father's footsteps before seeing him kneel in front of him.

"Hey- you have to talk to us." His father's deep voice cut through the silence, "We can't stand seeing you like this." Tokoyami lifted his gaze slightly to stare at his father.

It was painfully obvious who he got his bird head from.

Although he and his father shared the same bird head with black feathers and a yellow beak, his father's beak was sharper and slightly longer and wider. His feathers were also longer and had a slight sheen to them. A contrast to Tokoyami's own red eyes, his father's were a golden hazel- a trait from his own father before him.

Tokoyami didn't respond, prompting Dark Shadow to curl up on his lap, pressing his head to Tokoyami's stomach.

"Fumikage- please- we can't help you if you don't tell us what's wrong." His mother began, "We want to help you- but we can't if you keep shutting us out."

"I'm scared." He spoke finally, his voice shaky and scratchy. He ran a shaky hand through his plumage, clenching his fist on his knee. "What if they don't find her? What if she's already halfway across Japan? What if she's being tortured right now? What if she's already dead?!" He reached up and gripped the feathers on his head with tight fists. "What if-"

"Shh.." His mother wrapped her arms around Tokoyami, gently pulling his hands away from his head and rubbing small circles on the back of them. "I know you're worried, but this is Yamiyo we're talking about. If there's anyone to get through this- it's going to be Yamiyo." She chuckled lightly, her eyes glossing over with unshed tears, " She's stubborn as hell and won't take shit from those villains."

"No- you don't get it!" Tokoyami pushed off his bed and hurried over to his desk, Dark Shadow yelping and grumbling lightly at the sudden action. "I know she's strong willed- but the villains could be torturing her and doing God knows what!" He snatched up the crescent shaped earring from the desk and clenched it in his fist. "She could be getting hurt and I can't do anything." Tears soaked his feathers, sleeping between them and reaching his bare cheeks.

"Hey…" Tokoyami was flipped around and pulled into a hug, his mother joining shortly after. "I know you're upset, but the heroes are doing the best they can. I know you want to protect her and go and save her- but you need time to recover as well. Yamiyo can hold her own- even when injured." Tokoyami sunk to his knees, his parents following him while keeping him in his embrace. Dark Shadow- when realizing that he was squished and that this was personal stuff- retreated back into Tokoyami's chest and out of sight.

"We're staying in touch with the Heroes, Police, as well as the Principal of UA- and believe me when I tell you- they agree doing everything in their power to bring Yamiyo back as well as Bakugo." His mother comforted. "And if that isn't enough to bring her home- then we'll do it ourselves. We may not be Heroes- but investigators are just as good." She ruffled his feathers lightly, shedding a few tears of her own.

Tokoyami nodded and hugged them tighter, a slight pain ebbing it's way into his enclosed fist. Ever since Banshee- Kiko sunk into the earring,it felt like there was someone with him at all times. Like a strong force protecting him from harm, but also just being there. Although it sets him on edge every now and then- but knowing that it's Yamiyo's biological sister gives him some sort of comfort.

"You should probably talk to your classmates." His dad chuckled when his phone chimed. Tokoyami hummed and stepped away, picking up and unlocking his phone. He opened the most recent text message which came from his group chat with Shoji, Koda, Jiro, Asui and.. Yamiyo.

Shoji:

Hey Tokoyami. The class is going to visit Midoriya in the hospital in about an hour.

Asui:

We wanted to see if you'll come along?

"Well? Who was it?" His mother questioned. He watched her crouch down to the floor and pluck a cloth from her shadow, which she then used to wipe the tears from her eyes.

"My classmates. They're going to see Midoriya in the hospital." He answered, putting his phone in his back pocket. "And they asked if I would like to join them."

"Are you going to?" Tokoyami stared at his father before nodding.

"Hey- Midoriya good! You're finally awake!" Kaminari said, sliding the hospital door open a bit more.

"Huh?" Midoriya mumbled quietly, turning towards the door as his classmates stepped inside.

"Did you see the news? Reporters are all over the school right now!" Kaminari said, walking over to Midoriya's bed with everyone close to follow.

"It's worse than last time." Sato chimed in.

"I brought you a present- I mean it's from all of us. It's a melon!" Mineta said as he held the green melon above his head.

"Did everyone come?" Midoriya mumbled aloud.

"Not everyone." Iida took it upon himself to speak when nobody else did. "Jiro and Hagakure are still out because of that villain's poisonous gas. And Yayorozu took a pretty bad hit to the head. She's hospitalized here- only I just found out she woke up yesterday. Tokoyami, since the attack, hasn't talked to us or responded to our calls and texts and nobody has seen him. Although I wish everyone could be here." Iida concluded.

Uraraka looked at Midoriya sadly. "Only fifteen of us for now." She said with a frown.

"Because Yamiyo and Bakugo are gone." Todoroki stated, making Mina jump.

"He knows Todoroki!" Mina exclaimed. There was a long pause of silence before Midoriya spoke.

"All Might told me there will always be people beyond our reach. That we can't always save. I wanted- needed to save them.. that's why I have my quirk. It's exactly like what Mr. Aizawa said to me." Tears started running down Midoriya's face. "My body… wouldn't move. I couldn't save them when they were right in front of me. And since I failed, they're gone."

"Alright, then let's go get them." Kirishima stated.

"Huh?"

"What..?" The class jumped and turned towards the door. Tokoyami was there, his hand pushing the door closed behind them. "Wait- what do you mean.." The words died in his throat, Dark Shadow emerging from his back and floated next to him. Tokoyami's eyes were red and a few feathers were messy, but otherwise he looked ok.

"I thought you weren't going to come?" Shoji moved a bit to allow Tokoyami to step closer, slightly in front of the group and almost standing next to Todoroki.

"I saw your message and decided too." He answered back quickly, staring at Kirishima and waiting for him to explain.

"Well.. I was here yesterday. And so was Todoroki.." Lirishima continued to explain how they overheard All Might and someone else talking to Yayorozu. She revealed that she put a tracker on the attacking Nomu at the Camp and had made a receiver for that tracking device- which she gave to All Might.

"This means you're going to have Yaoyorozu make another reciever for you, doesn't it?" Iida spoke, staring down Todoroki and Kirishina.

Kirishima looked away. "What if it does?" Todoroki responded.

Iida clenched his jaw, "We need to leave this to the heroes! It's not the right time for us to get involved! Idiots!" Iida shouted, eyes wide.

" Maybe- but all I know, is that at camp… I couldn't do anything! I heard my friend was targeted and I just stood by! Helpless! So if I stand by and do nothing now, how am I supposed to call myself a hero or a man?!" Kirishima shouted back, ignoring the glare from Iida.

"Kirishima calm down! We're in a hospital! There's a better time and place for this, dude!" Kaminari scolded quietly.

"Yeah- and what Iida said is true!" Tsu pointed out.

"All of you… just listen to me for a minute! I know what your saying is right, but still!" Kirishima held out his hand to Midoriya and the other to Tokoyami. "Come on, you two! They're still within your reach! We can save Bakugo and Yamiyo!" There was a long beat of silence. Tokoyami stared hard at the ground, clenching his fist around the earring in his hand, which seemed to slowly get colder and colder in his palm.

"So let me get this straight.." Kirishima dropped his arms. "Your going go get Momo to make you another receiver, track a bad guy, then try to save Bakugo and Yamiyo all by yourselves?" Mina re elaborated.

"Yeah." Kirishima nodded.

"The villains at the camp planned to kill some of us, but they took Bakugo and Yamiyo alive. What we don't Know, is how long they'll let them live. That's why were going after them." Todoroki explained.

"Have the two of you lost your minds?!" Iida shouted.

"Hey- calm down." Shoji stepped forward and blocked Iida with his bandaged arm. "I get how frustrated Kirishima is, and how Todoroki feels since he couldn't grab Bakugo. I'm upset too, I was tricked by a fake Yamiyo twice." One of Shoji's dupli-arms turned into a mouth, "But, we can't let our emotions get the best of us. Right?" Shoji questioned.

"Um.." Aoyama spoke up, "We should just leave this to All . Aizawa only gave us permission to fight and use quirks at the training camp." Aoyama reminded.

"Aoyama is correct, though I'm part of the reason we failed. So… I can't talk." Tokoyami spoke up. He still kept his head down, staring at the floor. He stared at his fist, the earring now freezing in his palm.

"You guys!" Kirishima shouted in disbelief.

"Listen.." Tsu spoke up, earning her classmates attention. "Were all shocked that Bakuo and Yamiyo were taken from us, but we have to be rational. It doesn't matter how noble your intentions. You go out there- trying to find the bad guy, knowing your breaking the rules, you're acting like villains. Not heroes." Tsu explained, making all of her classmates go silent.

After a few moments, Tokoyami sucked in a sharp breath and quickly dropped the earring, rubbing his palm. The earring grew so cold it started to burn.

"Tokoyami?!" Mina exclaimed. She then gasped loudly upon seeing the crescent earring float off the ground.

"What the?!" Kaminari shouted, jumping back slightly along with Mineta.

Slowly, a silhouette started forming, growing and forming until a woman was there. Her feet floated a few inches off the ground and she was almost see-through. The silver crescent earring could be seen on her ear like she was wearing it.

"I'm going with you." She spoke, her voice slightly echoey and seeming distant.

. . .

"HUHHH?!"

"Who- what are you?!" Mineta yelled, his trembling hands slowly losing grip on the melon- which Iida quickly snatched from the trembling boy. The woman rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I said I'm going with you on the rescue mission." She stated firmly.

"Just who do you think you are?!" Iida shouted, dropping the green melon onto the foot of Midoriya's bed. "Did you not hear?! We can't go!"

"One; I'm Kiko Miyako, the Ghost Hero: Banshee, the number four hero- used to be." She quickly corrected herself. "Two, we sure as hell can go! I have heard your arguments and you brought up some strong points, but as a hero- and a sister- I can not sit around while my baby sister and her friend are being in the hands of the villains." Kiko tilted her chin up.

"The Pro's got it! We don't need to interfere!" Iida countered. Kiko hovered closer to Iida, lifting herself off the floor enough to loom over the boy.

"You listen here- and you listen well! It may seem like it- but the heroes don't always win. I've seen and watched as plans flopped or someone got hurt- hell even killed!" Kiko paused to let that set in. "I'd rather get in trouble than watch as their plan fails!" Kiko backed off, giving back Iida's personal space.

"Since you're a pro hero… don't you know the dangers of interfering with a plan?" Tsu spoke up. Kiko stared and nodded.

"I am well aware of the consequences. But if there's any chance that Yamiyo is with Bakugo, I want to be one of them to save her." Kiko stated firmly.

"Then, couldn't you give us permission to use our quirks?" Kirishima asked hopefully, ignoring the foul glare he received from Iida.

"I'm not sure. Since I'm dead, I don't know if I can still grant permission, but I know I can still use my quirk- even as a literal ghost." Kiko explained.

"You're all crazy! Didn't you hear Tsu?! You'll be acting like villains!" Iida shouted, trying to knock some sense into them.

Kiko turned and stared at the teen. "In that case… I'd rather act like a villain than watch from the sidelines." Kiko growled, silencing the entire room.

A loud knock came from the door, scaring Aoyama. "Sorry for interrupting you guys, but I need a moment alone with Midoriya." The brown haired doctor explained.

"Sure, lets bolt. I wanna see how Jiro and Hagakure are doing." Sero pointed a thumb towards the door.

"Good idea." Ojiro said, turning towards the door.

Uraraka nodded, "Yeah, ok. Feel better Deku." Uraraka held up a hand in a small wave.

Midoriya nodded as he watched his classmates leave the room. "Thanks for visiting me." He called out.

Kiko followed behind Kirishima who was walking over to Midoriya's bed. "We talked to Yaoyorozu yesterday. If we're doing this, it's tonight. Look- I know you've got some pretty hardcore injuries, so I don't know if you can go- but I wanted to invite you since you… probably feel the worst. The invite is for you too Tokoyami." Kirishima added.

Kiko turned and stared at the boy who was standing there awkwardly, not appearing to know what to say. "Thank you Kirishima, but I'm afraid I'll have to decline." He answered.

"How come?" Kiko asked, a small frown on her face.

"I'm afraid that my negative emotions may fuel Dark Shadow into spiraling out of my control. I don't want to risk the entire mission because of my selfishness." He responded. Kiko nodded and floated over to him, taking his hands in hers.

"We understand. I promise you that we will get Yamiyo and Bakugo back from the villains." She smiled. Tokoyami nodded and with a little wave, exited the room.

"Well meet in front of the hospital after dark." Kirishima informed him.

"Hey, Kirishima." The boy turned to Kiko. "To save up my energy for tonight, I need to ask you to hold onto this earring." Kiko pointed to the one on her ear. "I've attached myself to it for the time being, but I'm going to return to it so I can help later. I need you to hold onto it." She informed. Kirishima, while confused, nodded. Kiko smiled before closing her eyes, her body slowly fading away until the earring was just hovering in the air. The earring floated over to Kirishima before he quickly snatched it out of the air.

As he stared at the earring in his open palm, the coldness of it fading away. "Hey- now I remember!" Midoriya leaned forward, making Kirishima look at him. "That was one of Yamiyio's earrings!" Kirishima's eyes widened slightly before turning back to the earring. He stared at it before gently closing his fingers around it.

"We'll get them back." He stated confidently. "We'll help save Bakugo and Yamiyo."


I know this chapter is short, but I didn't want this chapter to be longer since this chapter was more for the planning portion before the 'big rescue'.

Also, I'm slowly losing motivation to continue writing this fanfic. After the rescue sections, I'm unsure of where the fanfic will go from there. I wanted to say this because I'm not sure how much longer this fanfic will be.

Thanks for reading! I'll try to get the next chapter out soon!