Chapter 27
I had not liked the doctor one bit, he was too eccentric and didn't care for life in the slightest, he had 11 Nomu who were not finished, after I informed him about my studies, he had sent me back with books to finish up and complete learning before doing more practical learning on real bodies. I had hoped it was not a living person but with dead ones I would feel bad too, knowing he had most likely killed them, I had read through the material though, that was easy enough as I completed it all. I spent a good month or so completing the multiple books and filling in work sheets typically I did this by the radio so I could ask Ujiko any questions, even with all the bad and experimentation, I could tell he was a genius, too smart for his own good.
I had noted the looks sent my way from Hawks however he hadn't the opportune moment to talk one on one with me, and I knew what he was wanting to talk about, I kept my head down, I felt so bad and worried about what he was asking me to do. I wanted to help him and I saw reason for his motives but also I saw reason for what the leagues motives and I was torn; so horribly torn. If I told the league the truth about Hawks lying and asking me to double cross them then he would be killed without a doubt but I would become a villain doing so, I just hated this position I was now in, either help hawks and cross the league, an image of Dabi crossed my minds-eye, I knew I would feel guilt should anything happen to him.
Instead I did what I did best; I chose to ignore it, like I did the information about the liberation army and the satellite they may or may not have now and the fact that a plan is underway and that they were making moves subtlety. I was sure Hawks and I were the only two left out of the loop and for good reason, I couldn't seem to keep my mouth closed, so long as I wasn't questioned I would be fine. I knew they had no trust for the double agent hero, I hoped he was a triple agent, god that would be good (!) I sat up straight realising I had wanted to be on their side…but why? Was it because I liked Dabi…and the others in their own way? Maybe I felt like I had a full family a place where I belonged? Maybe their cause was just to me, or that they cared for me like the way I cared for them…as far as I knew they didn't lie to me. I huffed when a voice spoke up "you're getting side tracked Bambi," I heard the crackle from the speakers, "sorry…I just miss Dabi," I heard him give a considerate hum, "I heard you grew close to him, Shigaraki stated so, do you have romantic feelings for him?" I nodded but realised he couldn't see me "ah yeah…but I mean," I paused "go on, if this means you will return to you rapid studies then speak. I smiled a little happy he was listening but I wasn't that stupid he could use this information against me, "I like him and I want to take it slow, but at the same time in this line of occupation it isn't easy to fall in love and live happily ever after." I made the end of it sound mock and fairy tail; he chuckled on his side, it sounded like a typical mad scientist laugh.
"Indeed but in life I fine no matter what there is no happily ever after, no one gets that fairy tail ending, I suspected you wouldn't be so naive to think that Bambi however I suspect you mean the typical way things go for young couples these days. Fall in love, marry, have a family and have a job and retire and then die, that is indeed out of your reach but 'in your line of work' so you put it yous don't live long lives so maybe you should be happy and enjoy what you've got." I sat a little shocked hearing his amazing words of life and wisdom "your right Ujiko, I think I will do just that when I see him next," I could feel his smile over the radio "very good, shall we continue with your studies?"
Soon enough I had spent an extra three weeks with the mad doctor as I slept on a little bunk bed in a small room in the back of the lab with the majority of medical tools and beds for me to dissect and learn about the human body and way of healing. I then spent an extra five weeks learning about quirks alone and how they worked plus how they can be changed, manipulated, taken and given, this was more his specialty. I had gotten the approval from Ujiko stating I was knowledgeable enough and with enough experience to be a certified doctor, "now I can send you back, Shigaraki will sort out the rest," his smile always unnerved me. "Shigaraki, the rest of what?" a cheeky "you'll see," was stated as I looked to the tubes of monsters, I had also been well aware of some strange substance to cease the existence of a quirk, however he had something special he was doing with it, a project, he kept the substance close to heart at all times.
I tasted the disgusting substance as I felt the terrible clogged airways and then being dropped to a new spot, back at camp, it was quiet and Hawks walked up to me, "it's time for us to go, they are making their move." I frowned as he took my wrist and he pulled me into the crate where twice was also located, "Twice?" I asked "hello Bambi, this will only take a minute or two," he began taking my measurements as I realised he was going to use his quirk on me. "What's going on Hawks?" Twice spoke up "that is Hawks 2.0…one of my clones of him, I will clone you and it will stay here, the clone compress will send us back in the container to the truck which will be picked up and then we will be long gone, when the heroes that Hawks here will tell them to go ahead doing a sneak attack using our shipping crate goods to get here, and they will launch an attack only learning after that these folk here are our clones and we will be scot free in the wind."
I stood shocked, but happy, it seemed Hawks was a triple agent, I sighed a little, It was strange seeing the fake twice walk up to the container as the fake me and Hawks left the shipping container. Compress came up closing it up and then reducing both Jin and I into a marble and then completing the plan, I had to admit it was smart, I figured that the heroes were closing in on us or something for Shigaraki to spring this plan.