Sorry about not being able to bring everyone as much of the story as I could before, I don't have nearly as much time anymore because of school and such but I finally am getting this chapter out here. For those that have been waiting, here's chapter 12, again, finally! Enjoy!
The Midoriya brothers' Sunday was one spent inside, both of them using the time to take baths and heal after the fight with the demon. Izuku got a text from the All Might, who had been told about the incident from a new board member. The board member, whom of which the brothers discovered was Bruttenholm from their favored news station, went over the incident with the other board members and even finally made the B.P.R.D an official Hero Agency as of that morning. They revealed that the scale of paranormal attacks were on the rise, and this lead to the agency's necessity to be made as soon as possible. In the text, All Might continued saying, "When you and Hellboy get to school again, Recovery Girl wants to see you in the nurse's office for your injuries."
During the news station's broadcast of the new agency, Izuku turned to his brother, who was sitting on the couch with him and his mother, drinking his soda. "Does this mean you're a registered hero?"
The red brother shrugged, "Not likely, I'm still in school after all, so I can't really respond to everything. They might make me go out on weekends though." he took a sip of his soda, leaning his head back into the cushion of the couch. The conversation was left in questions.
Near noon, Izuku began his regiment of training the best he could, trying to keep up with his quirk and injuries. Hellboy had gotten a text from Jiro within that time, so he focused on that conversation.
Jiro: So, I heard that the B.P.R.D became a hero organization today.
Hellboy: It did.
Jiro: I'm not sure if that means you know if you're a hero now or not.
Hellboy: Probably not.
There was a pause that lasted a couple minutes.
Jiro: Have you heard back from the situation with Mina?
Hellboy: No, but I figure Recovery Girl will look at her some time today and patch her up the best she can.
Jiro: Yeah. I'm really sorry for letting the rest of us get dragged down there, I didn't think it would get so dangerous so quickly.
Hellboy: It did, but it's like Izuku said last night, we are training to become heroes, danger is a part of that.
Jiro: I guess he's right, but still.
He knew exactly how she felt, how badly the situation made Hellboy feel like someone had punched him in the gut. Like All Might had punched him in the gut. He didn't respond to the text, he didn't really have the words to respond. He walked into his bedroom which his brother was working out in. He joined, putting many more weights on the bar than he usually did. He put a couple good hundred pounds on it, and began to bench.
The Sunday was almost over, Hellboy was sweating from the workout with him brother. They both moved out of their room, going to the living room to see what the dinner was. Hellboy opened his phone again, hoping some kind of response would come from his friends. No notifications. He laid the phone on the living room table, waiting for dinner to be ready.
THE NEXT DAY
The brothers were on their way to the school, getting ready for their second crazy week they wished wouldn't come. Izuku headed for the nurse's office, as his teacher instructed and Hellboy headed to the classroom. When he got to the ridiculously tall door, he slid it to the side. He walked inside, being met with a familiar old man in a sweater vest and khakis.
Bruttenholm smiled, waving the devil in, "Come in, lad, don't want to be late!"
Hellboy raised his eyebrow, "What are you doing in here?"
The old man nodded, "That is something I will explain once class starts. I believe, however, there is someone you'd rather want to see now." he pointed in the direction of Hellboy's desk.
The student turned, meeting eyes with an even more familiar pink girl with small, yellow horns and black eyes with yellow irises. She smiled brightly, waving with the optimism she always carried. Hellboy headed towards her, tail twitching like crazy. He stood at the side of her desk, looking at her face. He went back to the sewers, to the other face she had, one that was completely different to her usual. The blood dripping off his arm as he held her, the remorse and guilt hit him again.
This time, he couldn't hold it back, he dropped to his knees. He held her in a gentle embrace, going back to the bastard's attack over and over in his mind.
Mina was surprised, to be sure, but returned the warm hug with one of her own. She smiled, even laughed a little, "Now you know how it feels, huh, Red?"
He released her, looking right in her eyes which had tears in hers. He nodded, "I'm sorry for what happened. It should have just been me down there."
She rested her head on her hand, "From what Jiro told me, it seems like you might get that wish."
He sat in his desk as the bell rang, all the students stopping their gossiping over the two. Bruttenholm started the class off after Aizawa took attendance. "This class in particular has had some interesting encounters with entities of the paranormal. I'm sure you all remember the skinwalkers that attacked on the first day." Unease was sent throughout the classroom. The professor nodded, "Well, those were not the only paranormal attacks. Both Saturday and Sunday students from this class and class 1-B were attacked as well." He pointed to Hellboy and Mina, "Mina Ashido, Hellboy Midoriya, Izuku Midoriya and Kyoka Jiro were attacked on Saturday in the sewers after an incident of the students being grabbed by a demon. We sent Hellboy and another agent of the B.P.R.D down to deal with the creature, which involved Mina Ashido receiving an almost fatal injury. Luckily, the agents dealt with the demon and it is now dead." He then turned towards the center of the class, "Then another incident with Fumikage Tokoyami, involving a rather strong homunculus that began terrorizing a neighborhood. He was able to deal with the creature, luckily, but the suburban area did suffer great loss."
He closed his eyes, "Another student in class 1-B was also targeted, a Reiko Yanagi who was attacked in her own home by spirits." He opened his eyes, "These attacks aren't simply random, there is a pattern. The students that were targeted all have some form of paranormal origin as well. Yanagi herself is half ghost, Tokoyami is the host of a shadow demon and Hellboy is himself a product of Hell."
More unease flooded the classroom, some looking at the students mentioned. Particularly Hellboy at the mention of being a product of Hell. The professor continued, "These students are not to be feared, they have rejected the destiny and nature they were purposed for, opting for a life of heroics instead of the chaotic. However, due to these attacks the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense wants to ensure the safety of the students as best as we can, so we have ordered the school to have a school trip. A vacation if you will, so the agents assigned to cleaning and investigating the school will not be disturbed. We will be performing safety exorcisms and surveys of the school from every angle, physically and astrally, which requires a lot of concentration."
He lifted a briefcase he had hidden in the podium, opening it. He pulled out train tickets with pictures of snow on them, "You all will be transported to a resort of sorts for a week so as to give enough time for the agents to perform any and all procedures that need to be done. Class 1-A and 1-B will be going as one as they both have been shown to be targets to the paranormal."
There was excited chatter from everyone. Hellboy leaned back, A resort huh? It would be nice to not worry about things for a while I guess.
Mina perked up, "Wow! I'm glad I was able to recover for this!" She turned to Hellboy, "What kind of resort do you think it will be?"
He shrugged, tilting his head towards her, "I don't know. What does it matter, it's a resort either way."
She nodded, smiling as they both turned to the front. Bruttenholm continued, laying the tickets on the podium, "However, I will still be sending agents with you as a precaution. There is the possibility for danger still, as the paranormal incidents have been occurring at a vastly rapid rate and seemingly unpredictably so."
The students nodded, all acknowledging the threat that still loomed over this, but still excited about the small vacation they had ahead of them.
Hellboy looked to Tokoyami, who was getting ready for the lesson Aizawa was preparing. Hellboy did the same.
THE NEXT DAY
The brothers were waiting at the train station for the rest of the students to arrive. Izuku's fingers were healed thanks to Recovery Girl yet again. The older brother only had one suitcase for a couple changes of clothes, but Hellboy had two bigger bags, so as to hold everything he needs as well as his outfit and gun just in case. They got there much earlier than everyone else due to their morning regiment of exercise that took place much earlier in the day, so when they got home they'd already had bags packed for the mandatory vacation the bureau issued.
Izuku was wearing a T-shirt with a hood on it and a long sleeve underneath. He also had on his blue jeans and sneakers, all the casual clothes he typically wore on a weekend. Hellboy had a compressed and stretchy long sleeve shirt that had rolled up sleeves due to his right fist. He also had a wide belt that was unbuckled over his black jeans with a fire accent on the sides of his thighs. He also wore his custom boots for his hooves and a glove on his left hand that had holes for his knuckles. He also donned his shades, sucking on his sucker as they both waited.
The only other early birds were Tenya and Momo. Tenya had his coat on already, having his backpack that looked filled to the brim with inventory, though nothing was spilling out of it. The coat was a puffer hoodie with fur around the hood hole. He also had a pair of sweats with normal sneakers but also snow shoes on his side, hanging by the laces off his bag.
Momo had a red leather jacket over a white long sleeve shirt. She wore her own blue jeans and sneakers, and had two bags as well. One was a green duffel bag that was hanging off her shoulder and the other was a simple purse around her other shoulder.
Tenya saw both the brothers waiting on the bench, immediately waving and walking forward. "Midoriya brothers! You're here already?"
Izuku nodded, "We got here not too long ago."
Hellboy remarked, "You do know we aren't at the resort yet, right Turbo?"
Tenya didn't smile, just nodded, "I am aware, Hellboy. I just figured I would save myself the hassle of putting my coat on when we got there."
Momo joined in, "It won't really matter much since everyone else will be putting on their coats just the same." she looked to the red student's right hand, "How will you get a coat on anyways, is the school providing you one when we get there?"
Hellboy shook his head, leaning back on the bench, "Don't need a coat, the cold doesn't bother me."
Tenya was peering at the school, which was still and lifeless. He shrugged his bag a bit more snug on his back, nervous. "So, Hellboy, what do you think they're doing in the school specifically? If I may ask, that is."
Hellboy shrugged, tilting his head towards his friend. "The professor said they were doing some exorcisms. They're probably going to put wards around the halls and gate for spirits and demons. I don't really know what they've got planned for monsters though."
"Speaking of," Momo said, "the Professor talked about you like you were an agent of the new agency."
"He did."
She crossed her arms, "If that's true, why aren't you in the school joining in the exorcisms?"
Before Hellboy could think of a response, the teacher and agents arrived, Aizawa being the one to announce their presence. "I told you to be here five minutes later."
The students looked at the teacher, who was in his hero outfit which was all black. His shirt was a simple long sleeve shirt and pants, all made of a tough material. He had his cloth tendrils around his neck as well as a pair of yellow goggles with vertical shutters connected to the frame in the same color. He had a backpack with a single strap across his chest, hanging off his back loosely.
With him was someone both Hellboy and Izuku recognized, Abe Sapien, who was wearing a dark green and white skin tight suit. He had two small canisters connected to a system on his neck which seemed to be filled with water. He had a belt on with other water canisters on it and a pouch on his left side. On his right side was a holster of a gun with no weapon. His feet were bare, as was his hands, which showed small fins on his heels and webbed fingers. His head had a larger fin along the back of his neck and the top of his head. He had a suitcase himself which was very filled.
Another person was with them, someone no one recognized. He looked like he was in a submarine suit with dials on the front of the suit he was fiddling with. The suit itself was brown and tan, the boots and gloves being made out of what seemed to be brown and almost rusting metals. The helmet was the most enigmatic as it was made out of mostly metal with a glass dome on the top and small gear-like pieces on where a mouth would be. Inside the helmet was a white gas that moved around slowly, but there wasn't anything like a head in it, just gas.
The new person marched towards the students, bowing to them, "I believe this is the etiquette of this country, yes?" there was a German accent to the gaseous man, "My name is Kraus, I'm the other agent that has been sent to escort you and your classmates to the resort." He rose, the helmet turning to the direction of Hellboy.
Abe approached to the side of Kraus, bowing himself, then rising and turning to Momo, "I believe you were inquiring about why Hellboy wasn't at the building?" She nodded, he responded, "It is because he is still a student at the academy. We wouldn't encroach on the rules of the school nor his education. He is a part of your class, so he travels with your class in most cases." his expression never changed throughout the conversation, though he did wave his finger in the air a bit while talking, showing small pads on his fingers.
Hellboy raised his head and his eyebrow, "In most cases, what about the few?"
Abe turned to him, looking him up and down, then raising his hands so his palms were facing the devil, "If something that requires brutal strength we don't have comes up, you will probably be facing it."
Hellboy chuckled, crunching on what was left of his sucker, "Works for me, Abe."
The seven of them waited for the other students to arrive. New students 1-A didn't recognize also began to meet with the teachers at the train station, which Izuku and Hellboy reasoned were class 1-B. When everyone was there, the classes split up by their respective rooms and walked into different train cars. The exceptions were Hellboy, Tokoyami and a girl from 1-B that had short white hair and a very sad look on her face. She was fairly short and had a small hunch to her. She was wearing a simple grey hoodie with jeans and worn sneakers. Tokoyami was wearing a blue tracksuit, which really contrasted with his crow-like head. They were all beckoned to a separate car with the B.P.R.D agents.
The car the students were led to was lush and colorful. It was a pretty fancy train to begin with, having an almost straight pass to the resort, and so being accommodated just as well. The seats were set up like booths, which Hellboy was glad for since he could fit in those a bit better than the normal seats. When everyone was seated, the agents began by handing the tickets to them. The tickets were pretty simple, looking much like receipts that read the time, name of passenger, location picked up and location drop off, ect.
Hellboy looked at the location, which read Hakuba Mountain. Sheesh, that's a pretty great distance away.
Abe began, sitting in the booth across the train car, "You all are, as of this vacation, temporary agents of the B.P.R.D."
Tokoyami and Reiko both jumped, Tokoyami asking, "What do you mean?!"
Kraus waved his hand, "That was a bit blunt, I will admit. I will explain." the gas in the suit reached for the bag department, bringing out a suitcase he didn't carry onto the train. He sat it on his table, opening it. A hologram popped from a machine in the suitcase, showing a map of a snowy resort and police reports from the area on the side that were almost illegible. Kraus continued, "As of the last couple of days, people have begun to disappear from the area of Hakuba. Now, this wouldn't be B.P.R.D. territory at first glance, however," the screens showed two pictures of large footprints in the woods, both of different shapes. "These footprints along with the lack of animal activity in the area has led us to believe something is happening there."
Yagani stepped in very quietly, "B-but why are we getting involved. Couldn't you two… you know, do this on your own?"
Abe nodded, "Yes, we definitely could. However, the Professor thought this to be opportune to see how both Hellboy works on mission. Secondly, he believed it to be ideal for you and Tokoyami to see for yourselves if paranormal investigation and defense would be something you were interested in."
Tokoyami nodded, "So, Hellboy is already an agent after all. What does this mean for us?"
Kraus answered, "That depends on if anything even is going on at all. If we find something or something finds us, we will enact. If nothing happens or comes to light, you all will have a relaxing vacation."
Hellboy rested his head on his left hand as Abe continued, "Through my own research in fairly recent and uncovered scriptures, a mountain is mentioned quite often. I personally believe Habuka Mountain is the location implied within the texts."
Kraus closed the suitcase, picking it up off the table. "However, this is a vacation first and foremost, so I sincerely hope Abraham's hunch is wrong." he put the suitcase back in the storage, closing the compartment and turning his dome of gas towards the students, "Though, he is never too far from the truth. So I would expect some form of attack if I were you."
