Ace and Luffy were able to fall asleep when holding hands, something they'd done at home when they couldn't sleep after just getting there. Still being scared of everything. And it worked. They got up early and dressed before hurrying to breakfast to eat as much as they could. The other four were as well, all of them looking obnoxious. Kirishima and Luffy got terrible hiccups from it.

Then they got in their hero costumes and made their way to the Nighteye agency. The first years attempted something that looked dangerous in retrospect. They all were on Luffy's slide. Uraraka lightened Ace and Kirishima to hold onto Luffy in his lap and off his back. Then Tsu wrapped her tongue around Luffy's middle and Uraraka made herself and Midoriya weightless to be carried by Tsu.

They landed there and were all shaking, except Luffy, who was trying to not laugh. "We're never, ever doing that again," Kirishima said forcefully. The other nodded. Luffy said it wasn't too bad, but they counted out his opinion. They all exchanged firm nods before they headed inside, where many heroes were already.

They all went out of the way and sat on an air bench while heroes gathered. The big three called all of them and they said that they'd gone on ahead and to leave without them. Mirio had asked how, and Luffy explained. "That was so stupid."

"Yeah, we're not doing it again," Ace replied.

After all had gathered, Nighteye gave the bad news that Eri was being held at the stronghold, the official residence of the Shie Hassaikai. Some were angry or worried. Rock Lock was one of the angry ones. He was more immature than the high school students who were quietly and patiently waiting for the rest of the information. To him, all of the information they'd gathered was for nothing.

"No, we were able to get new information as well," Nighteye replied. Fat Gum questioned how he was able to confirm the correct location. Sir Nighteye, a strict man, pulled out a little girl's toy, which were some sparkly dolls. "A member of the Shie Hassaikai went to a store and bought this the other day." Fat Gum insisted that it wasn't only for little girls, guys could like that stuff, too. If the situation weren't so grim and dire, the twins would have thought the interaction was funny.

But now, they were not smiling at all. They were holding gloved hands tightly, worried and nervous. But determined. They had a feeling things would not go to plan. That was what they and their friends prepared for. For the worst to happen so they wouldn't be surprised. Luffy glanced at the others, who were all looking tense. Luffy took Tsu's hand beside him and squeezed slightly. She visibly relaxed. Slowly, all of the class 1-A students gripped hands before letting go, feeling more calmed afterwards.

It was scary, but they were going together, not alone or with only strangers. They would probably be separated in some way, but they'd have each other to come back to and share what happened.

Nighteye had touched the suspect at the department store who was clearly not buying for his own interest, and saw the man make his way to Eri, now knowing where to go to get to Eri. Well, where her room was. She wouldn't be in her room, things wouldn't go that easily.

Ace and Luffy had positive mindsets and liked to look forward to things, but they weren't blind when somethings are useless or even dangerous to go in a happy light. They need to be taken seriously. It was how the world works. Someone who is happy and go lucky in every situation is not fit to do anything that involves the risk of other peoples' safety or health.

Rock Lock shouted that Nighteye had used his foresight after all. "I believe I said I would use it once we narrowed it down so we could be sure." He was handling the other pro-hero's attitude well. They knew if either of them, Midoriya or Mirio were this disrespectful they'd be at least scolded. But he was dealing with it just fine.

Ace could tell the other students didn't like him either. Many of them had light disapproval or dislike of him.

"Anyways, so this means it's been decided, right?" Fat Gum asked. Centipeder said they know for sure thanks to lengthy stakeouts. They also got a police warrant to search the place, just as a formality so they could get in, hopefully with not much resistance. Of course they'd resist, but this was procedure. They couldn't barge in with no warrant or that would be against the law.

"So, all that's left is to get there!" Fat Gum said loudly.

Mirio walked to Midoriya, clearly able to see that he was the most uncomfortable and started waving his arms around like he had on patrol when Luffy copied him. "Let's do this! We're gonna do it!"

Ace and Luffy smiled, seeing he was back to normal. He'd been so down every time they saw him. And he never wanted to talk, so they couldn't try and help him out. Now he was back to normal. But after he put his helmet on, which he was carrying, he'd be back in serious mode. But it also was making others watch. Ace and Luffy felt they should all be trying to look professional, but Luffy grinned and Ace smiled.

This time, Luffy did not copy the moves. Uraraka walked to them and asked, "Holding hands was really calming, I can totally see why you guys do it." They nodded and Ace went to talk to Nighteye. Before he said a thing, the pro-hero said, "I told no one. We will arrange so that you are close to the front. But I will not tell anyone about that plan until we're there. Eraser Head would pull you out immediately if he knew that plan."

Ace nodded. "We did our homework, all of the first years have memorized names, quirks and past actions if recorded, as well as height and weight. We also know the kinds of shoes they wear out in public. We won't know who they are by faces if they have masks, but we've memorized those so much we are able to draw by memory. I-if that helps at all," he finished weakly. Nighteye smiled.

"That may indeed be life saving. Good job. And good job helping your fellow heroes relax." Ace blushed and nodded, hurrying back to Luffy and the others.

They headed to the police station, which wasn't too far. They were surprised when the police just now gave out information. Did Nighteye not give any to anybody else? This meant that those six were the experts. They all exchanged glances, but took the papers anyways.

Well, a good refresher right before the big test. "These are incomplete, but usable," Kirishima said. Mirio asked, "What do you mean?"

Tsu put one finger up and said, "Nemoto Shin: one of the eight bullets who can make you tell the truth. Height is 6'1, he is fit. Setsuno Toya: one of the eight bullets who uses larceny, and can steal any object from someone into his own hand. Distance is harder for him. Height is 5'11. He is skinny-"

Everyone was looking at her, and she looked uncertain. "We did our homework."

"Homework?" Ryukyu asked.

Luffy said, "We studied up on all of them, what kind of people they are, what they look like, how tall, how heavy, past incidents if there have been any, family history, and we memorized their faces well enough to draw them without reference… W-We like being prepared," he added awkwardly.

Aizawa said, "FireFist and Lu are overzealous when it comes to grades, studying and homework. I didn't expect you to go so far, though." Ace and Luffy looked at the ground, not knowing if they were being complimented or mocked.

Rock Lock demanded to know why they had information that no one else did. "I gave them as much information as I had at the time, which was a rough outline of suspects. They did the rest on their own. They had no duties, so I gave them what information they had," Nighteye explained.

Ace didn't mention the fact he'd gone into the dark web on a school computer to get this information, though. He and Luffy had learned some basic "computer skills" during summer break before starting at UA. Nobody needed to know that. No one but he and Luffy did. Luffy had emailed a virus to Ace's disposable email account and they opened it on that desktop. It had broken the computer and would need to be replaced, leaving no evidence of what had been done on it. They didn't know if they'd get expelled for it.

Midoriya and Kirishima were talking about perhaps catching the villain league as well as Chisaki, when Aizawa stopped them and said he would be working with Nighteye's agency. Meaning that was how he'd be watching over Midoriya. Man, he'd really done a number on his trust and credibility of their homeroom teacher.

The police chief spoke again, saying that things might get violent, and to take care of any scent of resistance or suspicious behavior, take care of it immediately. "Don't let your guard down and carry out your respective tasks." He and the others saluted. "We will commence the operation at 8:30! All hands move out!"

When they got to the house, they were gathered in a massive group outside the gate. The full body suits were good for Ace and Luffy so they were each covered from toes to upper neck in armament haki. And they'd trained enough with it to know it could last seven hours and they would only get tired on the sixth. It made their quirks stronger and their bodies faster. There was no downside to armament haki.

Rock Lock and Fat Gum were arguing before the crowd was instantly behind a wall Luffy put up the moment he felt something coming at them. Something big. It made the huge fist bounce back since it was impossible to move a section once it's been made. To everyone else, it looked like some forcefield was up.

"Katsukame Rikiya! Quirk: vitality stealing! He'll steal your stamina and use it as power for himself!" He was still holding the shield. "Do something!" Luffy shouted when the wall was punched, though it made no dent. Finally, the heroes and police got into action, and Luffy took the wall down.

"Are you okay?" Ace asked. Luffy nodded, and then grinned, saying he made the first move.

"What do you want? So early in the morning?" the villain asked casually. Wow, it was good to memorize their appearance and respective body images. He had a mask on, not that Ace or Luffy saw it going any other way. They would be stupid not to wear masks as villains. Ryukyu stopped his next damaging hit by using her quirk and turning into a dragon. She yelled that her agency would take care of this one, and the others ran forward.

Rock Lock demanded to know how Luffy knew he was coming. Luffy didn't respond, focused on the mission. He and Ace were sprinting with their shoulders touching. They didn't want to separate, but if it happened, it would not be how it usually was. They would not prioritize being together over the mission. They had to believe the other could protect themselves. And they did.

Of course, the thugs didn't care when a warrant was held up and fought back. Three tackled them and the others ran forward, Ace and Luffy at the front, going in the direction Nighteye had said and standing in front of the little decorative shrine that held a secret entrance to the underground.

Nighteye was about to press the button. "There are people behind the door waiting," Ace said.

"Be careful there might be people waiting! Be ready to fight!" and he pressed the button, opening the door. Three men popped out, and they were overtaken by Bubble Girl and Centipeder easily, the rest rushing down. The moment they turned left, they saw a wall. Mirio didn't even need to look for them, and Ace and Luffy rushed forward, Ace melted a huge hole in the middle so everyone could fit through the slim stone. "Let's go!" Ace said and everyone hurried forward. Rock Lock looked at them suspiciously. He was unnecessarily bitter. He didn't seem to trust anyone else, as one obviously fake wall had made him accuse Nighteye of lying.

But they were students and this was kind of their debut. They would not make a step out of place or make themselves look bad. They both closed their eyes, and searched the surprisingly and concerningly large maze of the underground. There were a handful of enemies, but they found Chisaki easily, leisurely walking down a hall with someone else carrying the small presence that would be hard to find on its own. Children, young children, were always harder to pinpoint or recognize.

Nighteye asked if they knew where he was. "Below and with Eri and one other, leaving leisurely, so they aren't concerned."

Then both Ace and Luffy stopped. There was a presence inside the wall. Easy to identify. "Irinaka Joi! He can merge with objects and control and manipulate them! He's inside the wall!" Ace couldn't find him yet, he wasn't in that area. The walls became wonky and started to twist and turn. Luffy created a block and stood on it, now unaffected by the wall and floor changing. Ace climbed on next to him.

The police leader for the mission shouted, "He's gone into the concrete that makes up the underground! And it's turned into a living maze!"

"But it's too big scale! He shouldn't be able to enter and control objects bigger than a refrigerator!" Rock Lock spat out.

"If you gets a big enough boost, it's not impossible, right?" Fat Gum asked. "I was bein' careful about what he'd turn into." Everyone was stumbling around and trying to find balance besides the two on the air block. Both could feel the underground had changed as the corridor was warped becoming completely unrecognizable. It was strange for them to just stand there while everyone else was stumbling.

"I'll go ahead and see if there's another way out closely!" Mirio shouted before going on, running through the wall in his way.

Ace and Luffy looked up. He was in the ceiling. "Nighteye, do we have permission to act?" Ace asked.

"Yes! I trust you!" Luffy and Ace nodded and Ace got on his shoulders while he walked up a few steps. Ace put his hands on the wall and let out enough heat to melt the ceiling into nothing, before Iranaka acted immediately and a hole opened up below them, dropping everyone down besides Ace and Luffy still on the block. A burnt man fell from the ceiling, unconscious and covered in third degree burns. Ace walked to him and broke both of his arms and legs so he couldn't get back into the wall.

It didn't fix the corridor, though, they had to get through another way. And there was no way to get everybody back up as the hole in the floor was closed. Ace and Luffy were quiet for a moment. "Wait, Mirio!" they shouted and ran after him, burning through the walls. The floor was way too thick to burn through enough for people to come through within the next thirty minutes. And they didn't have time for that.

They ran along the halls, burning through the obstacles meant to impede them. They followed Mirio's presence until they were back in the normal hallway. He was there, and asked them where everyone else was.

"They all fell to the floor below through a big hole. We took care of the wall guy, so we're safe from him. What do we do now?" Ace asked. Mirio looked troubled and said they would just have to look for Chisaki alone. There was nothing to do about it. Ace and Luffy nodded, glad they managed to stay together.

"We can find Chisaki. We know where he is," Ace said as he and Luffy ran in one direction. Mirio asked how. A good question.

Ace settled with, "We can sense things around us without normal senses. They're far from here we'll have to run for a while." Mirio accepted that and the three ran for a couple minutes before they both stopped and threw out their arms to stop Mirio at the entrance of a new hall.

Luffy scowled, knowing who these enemies were. League of Villains bad guys. He heard the woman one complaining. She wasn't happy with how things were going there. Seemed they were employed by the Shie Hassaikai. The other one was the guy with a mask who had acted like he had split personality disorder.

He kept them still until they passed far from them. "Who was it?" Mirio asked quietly. Luffy looked at him darkly.

"Two from the League of Villains. Not two especially dangerous ones. And Aizawa doesn't know. They were wrong, and we have no way to tell them," Luffy said. The other twos' eyes widened. Ace unconsciously reached for Luffy. "Please don't worry. I'm not scared of them." Ace nodded, and Mirio had a grim face on.

"Let's continue," he said quietly. They ran for a lot more time, turning down corridors. Ace and Luffy looked worried. They only had two pairs of ear plugs. They stopped, knowing most of the rest of the enemies were not far.

Luffy turned to him. "Mirio, the rest of the bad guys including Chisaki and Eri are close. We only have two pairs of ear plugs, since one of them can make you say the truth if you hear him ask." Ace decided and handed Mirio the ear plugs. "Ace, are you sure?"

He nodded. "Your power is more important and intricate than mine is. And Mirio shouldn't talk about the weakness of his powers, either. I have no real weakness besides a time limit." Luffy argued about their advantage of Chisaki not knowing Ace can be intangible. He gave Luffy a small smile. "That was just a passing thought. It's not a major part of our mission. Just take him out before he asks many questions." Luffy nodded.

"The other two, one can cause a sense of disequilibrium. I'll be the one at that advantage since I'll be glued to my air blocks. Do what you can to stay upright until I take one out or try and get him to stop. We're not aiming to kill, right?" Luffy asked. The other two nodded.

Ace sighed. "Chisaki is there. Be prepared to move fast." They all checked their extra padding that was mandated for any costumes that could handle them. Padding so that it was less likely one of the bullets could poke into your skin. The suits were tighter for everybody, but it was a necessary precaution. "No monologuing. Okay? Don't let them get us emotional, and just do the mission, even if it's silent."

Mirio asked if they had a plan in action. "Since you're here, too, the plan is for me to take Eri and escape with my quirk. You and Ace will fight until we can get away and then run. I don't know if we're strong enough to take him in, but we must rescue Eri."

They all nodded, and Luffy and Mirio put their ear plugs in. Ace hugged Luffy and they all nodded, and came running into the hallway. There they were. Two enemies, then Chisaki, his bodyguard and Eri. Hopefully this would go smoothly and they could get out fast.