Chapter 28
When Rin had made it to the prison her heart started to race and it was for a number of thing. The first being that being here actually scared her for some reason. The second was that she was excited. It felt like she was doing her own hero work. The third feeling was nervous. She'd never had to translate vocally for something so important.
She was escorted to a different back entrance where she met up with a familiar hero.
"You're Jet Black right? I was unaware that you work for the Might Agency."
"I work for a different agency but was in the area of the attack and thus helped the best that I could."
"Oh. Was Izu- Deku with you?" The worry must have shown on her face because he made a point to reassure her.
"Yes. He's safe. You'll be in the interrogation room with him and Tsukauchi."
Rin took a deep breath and let it out. "Okay. Let's do this then."
As they walked to the room Jet Black gave her some information. "He calls himself Master Mime. His quirk is Mime. He has the ability to solidify air molecules by vibrating its fingertips. This ability allows him to create invisible objects with its gestures. Also, though it's Mime he isn't mute he speaks French. We think that he is part of a much bigger alliance."
They had made there way to the door of the room. Izuku was leaning and waiting for her.
Jet Black continued, "Your job is to just translate. He is mouthy and may try to provoke off topic conversation."
"Try not to miss anything he says. Every word is vital for the investigation." Rin turned to Izuku and it was a bit of a different atmosphere with him talking seriously.
He'd been serious before but this was something she'd never seen before. She also noticed the surgical tape on his eyebrow. Her hands moved on their own to the tape.
"Are you okay?" Apparently he was in the middle of talking when she said that and startled him. Rin had stopped listening though when she started to watch him.
"I-I'm fine." His head leaned into her hand making it automatically cup his cheek.
She let out a sigh of relief and withdraw her hand. Even if she did want to keep it there.
"Let's enter now." Izuku lightly fingered her hand to follow him into the room. The small touch have her confidence.
The room was empty except for a table and 4 chairs. 1 chair on one side and 3 on the other.
The villain, Master Mime, and the detective were both already sitting.
She felt a bit upset that the man was sitting in the center chair forcing her and Deku to separate. It was a selfish thought considering that she was there for important stuff and not to hangout with her best friend.
When they sat down the villain took no time to start talking.
"I see you've brought eye candy."
The other men in the room looked at her.
"Oh, you meant translate EVERYTHING. I'm Umm, he said that you've brought the eye candy."
The detective heavy sighed and looked at the villain. "We don't have time for games. Who are you working for?"
Rin turned to the villain. "Translation."
The villain chuckled. His face was white and his sharp teeth went into a chilling smile as he spoke to them, "I'm part of a Circus and we have nothing but time for games."
"Translation."
"The Juggler was taken from isolation from what witnesses say looked like a Bearded Lady. Would you happen to know about this?"
"The Juggler got away?" She couldn't suppress her thoughts. The detective locked eyes with her and nodded to the villain. "I mean." She cleared her throat.
"Translation."
"Oh, you've met my rhythmic brother?" The question was directed to Rin. "You must be the casualty the explosive hero saved."
"I-I was."
"Don't get distracted." It was Izuku.
"Translation." With her translation she noticed Deku side glance at her.
"So you, The Juggler and the Bearded Lady are all working together? We've noticed a correlation with the city attacks and museum thefts. Conveniently the attacks happen at the same time."
"Translation."
Rin suddenly felt like she was learning a lot about stuff she shouldn't know anything about.
"They're my family and we do everything together. I did warn them that we'd get caught. But Fathers always one to put on a show."
"Translation."
"Where is your hideout? If you cooperate with us we can make see about making your stay more comfortable."
"Translation."
"I would rather remain mime mute for the duration of my stay then tell you all our acts." Master Mime leaned back in his chair. Rin took note of his asylum jacket and figured that's how they restrained his quirk.
She was about to start her translation when she got interrupted. "Are you a regular translator or is this your quirk?"
Rin looked from the villain to Deku. Should she answer or translate. Was both an option?
"Umm, It's my quirk."
About to translate again she was interrupted.
"Linguistics would be handy in our misfit circus. If my brothers and sisters aren't safe they will be seeing you soon." He leaned forward in his vest, "My Father travels a lot and we all speak different tongues." He stuck his tongue out and made a flicking motion. She assumed it was supposed to be sexy but only seemed vulgar.
A loud screech sounded from the chair to her far right. Deku.
"Enough messing around. You're stalling her translations."
She was starting to translate the words again when they heard a ruckus outside the room.
Mister Mime hummed a smile that didn't sit well with Izuku. "I'm going to check on that."
Suddenly the ruckus was outside the door. Rin was out of her seat and her instincts told her to walk to the corner. The voice outside was foreign and she could feel her quirk trying to patch together the language patterns. She didn't understand what they were saying which wasn't something she was use to.
Ikuzu caught the door with his hands and tossed it behind him. During the throw he felt something wrap about his ankle and yank him forward.
Looking toward what had him he saw hair. Hair that acted as an appendage. He wasn't going to allow it to take him down though. With that in mind he bends forward and pulled at it forcing its host to face him.
He watched as a Bearded Lady spun into the pull. Acting as if she was doing the tango with him. The woman was wearing a pale pink glittery tutu with spikes sticking out. Spikes that threatened Izuku's ribs as she spun in.
She laughed having fun with their fight grabbing his shoulder and skillfully doing an acrobatic handstand from his shoulders.
"Yoo Hoo!" The Bearded Lady teased him.
Rin recognized that the situation wasn't good. The Bearded Woman was on Deku's shoulders but just off to the side Detective Tsukauchi was trying to pull Master Mime out of that interrogation room. The villain wasn't making it easy for him. He himself was putting together his own breakdance moves to side step every move the detective took on him.
"Assistance Dear Sister Nina!" She heard the mime call.
The woman, Nina, responded and the most Rin could detect was that it was a confirmation.
Deku felt the pressure release from his shoulders. Using his One For All he crouched and jumped drabbing the waist of the woman. The intentions to pin her were sabotaged with explosions entering the room. They were explosions that he could ignore but the coughing from a familiar someone her couldn't.
It had almost slipped his mind that Rin was in harms way. His attention turning helps the Bearded Lady use the hair whip to direct her to Master Mime. It clung around him and she was now standing next you him.
"One way or another. I will retrieve my brother. Boom Boom, I am the light." The Juggler pointed to Jet Black's tattered body jammed in the wall, "And you only work at night."
Rin's coughing couldn't stop as the debris clung to her lungs and the smoke glassed her eyes. Her lidded closed automatically which enhance her hearing making her quirk twitch. The woman named Nina was talking and she could retract that she was speaking Russian. Staining to look in their direction she saw the woman taking off Master Mimes jacket and drawing him into a hug.
Another explosion erupted through the ceiling. Looking through the singed hole there stood what looked like a cross between a jester and a clown wearing green and purple striped tights, face makeup of a moon and star and sported a sharp pointed hat on top of his red hair.
Deku made way to Rin to make sure she was safe. There were now 4 villains, a trembling hero, an unconshanse detective and himself.
Before he could reach his friend The Juggler had beat him. He held Rin in a headlock.
"The fine foreigner you are alive. Would you care to come for the ride?" The villain laughed menusuly in her ear.
"Brothers and Sisters. We don't have time for extras." Deku looked up at a clown and was torn.
The Bearded Lady used the beard whip to toss Rin toward Izuku. He caught her in his arms and use all force to run after the villains when he hit an invisible wall.
Master Mime had stopped him and then he bad the shapes of a box with his hand. With the hand motions Rin felt herself and Izuku closing in tighter and tighter together. Although there wasn't a box there is felt as if they were actually in one.
"Au revoir." The Mime wiggled his finger at them. Through the glass-like box Izuku and Rin had been pushed so close that she had to straddle him and wrap her arms to get as close as possible.
Izuku had the choice to use One For All but feared he'd hurt Rin trying to get them out of confinement. Dark Shadow grew and tried to stop them and failed when The Juggler tossed another bomb. Not wanting to risk his friend he had no other choice but to watch as the 4 villians held hands and the clown poofed them in a green mist. They were gone.