Now, let's rewind a bit. Back to whenever Chris and Luke gave me the chance to run away from Three...
『No. 12 - A Taste of Reality』
A few minutes after I made my escape, Chris and Luke were in the heat of battle with Three. Chris was on the sidelines while Luke was up close and trying to attack. Their plan was to use Chris' portals to teleport Luke around Three fast enough to where he wouldn't be able to keep up. It was going well so far. Luke was able to get a few substantial hits in, but not enough to do any noticeable damage. But, at this point, Chris was opening and closing so many different portals that he was starting to exhaust his strength.
Luke shot in and out of the different portals opening up every second. Their pattern was reasonably simple, so Three caught on pretty quickly. That was their downfall.
"You kids sure make a good team..." Three said. "Those two Quirks work well together... but..." During Three's statement, Luke was still shooting around, preparing to attack. A portal appeared directly behind Three and Luke came out of it. But, the instant he came through the portal Three turned around with a huge smile. "...It's too obvious!" he screamed.
"Shit-!" Luke blurted out.
Three outstretched his hand towards Luke and grabbed his fist. "I might seem like it, but I'm not as stupid as you think, brat," Three said. He tightened his grip on Luke's fist, producing an extremely uncomfortable noise of cracking and snapping. Luke grunted in pain and struggled to escape Three's iron grip. The power from his fists gradually faded from the sudden injury.
"Luke!" Chris screamed.
"You're exactly like what I thought. I had a feelin' you were all talk," Three said.
"Let... let go of me..." Luke muttered.
An even bigger smile grew on Three's face. "You ain't done yet?! Hahaha! That's rich, kid!" Three shouted hysterically. Then, he hoisted up Luke by his fist and brought him closer to his face. Three stared into Luke's eyes with the most relentless and insane eyes Luke had ever seen. "I'll make sure you stay battered and bruised in the pavement," Three said.
SLAM!
Three smashed Luke into the ground with his powered up arm, creating dust cloud from the impact. Chris stood still, unable to move.
Three slowly directed his gaze to Chris with a sinister look. "You're vulnerable without your friend here, right?" he asked.
Chris gulped and took a step back.
"Can I take that as a "Yes."?" Three said. His muscles then transferred to his legs and he jumped at Chris. He tried to make a portal, but Three was so fast that he grasped Chris by the shirt before he could. "If you weak-ass kids can't even scratch me then what's the point of even becoming a hero!" Three screamed. Then, he bulked up his arm and launched Chris at a tree. He slammed into the tree at such a tremendous speed that it knocked him out completely.
The two boys that tried their best to protect their school, laid broken and defeated on their own grounds. This was their first and bitter taste of reality.
Three chuckled. "That was kinda fun. But now I gotta find that other brat that ran off..."
『No. 12 - END』