"We'll have to prep a photo shoot!" Grim was walking on cloud nine. "And we have to update your costume."

"I got it less than three weeks ago," she declared, her lips caught in a heavy frown. I kept waiting for her to declare that she'd had enough, but she seemed as good as her word.

"It looks too dark and dreary. You're not someone sneaking around in the shadows anymore. Besides, it makes you look like a serial killer." Grim definitely had a point. Looking at her in those dark tones, the word 'hero' didn't come to mind. "You can keep it and label it as your first suit. When you die, collectors will go crazy for that sort of thing. Hmm." He turned his laptop and took a picture of her. "Alright, go home. I'm sending your costume to the design department now. This one will be ready in two days."

"My last one only took one."

"And I just said your last one made you look like a murderer. Nicer things take more time." His tone was impatient, as if sick of stating the obvious. "I know you requested an underground mission, All Might, but I think this is the perfect debut for Sandspark." He cleared his throat softly. "A villain named Honey Badger supposedly ordered people on a chatroom to pay him or else he-"

"Or else he'd back up sewers and break the internet to insight a riot. That's what one of those kids who stole an ATM told me." I finished.

Grim nodded. "According to the database, his quirk is discord. That doesn't give us much to go on, I know, but it's all we have." He clicked his mouse and I heard the familiar sounds of mine and Teiko's spar playing over the speakers. "Endeavor's agency sent over a request. He wants to partner up with you for your debut. It can help all of you." I couldn't tell whether or not he was giving us an option, but it didn't matter. I knew he was right. "I want you two to get a lay of the land… here." He beckoned us to his side of the desk and pointed at a map located deep in an area of the city stricken with poverty. "For three clean cut high school students to commit grand theft makes me think this will be quite the mission for you three. I have their hacker collecting as much data as he can. I'll forward everything as I get it, but don't hold your breath. All he's done is make threats so far. He hasn't done anything illegal, so wait for him to cross the line before throwing any punches. His threats warrant enough of a problem for you to escort him in for questioning." Grim minimized the tabs and shooed us from his office.

As ordered, we spent the next forty eight hours getting acquainted with our turf.

On the third day, we got to see Teiko's new outfit. She pulled the costume out of its box and looked it over appraisingly. A slim gray mask fit over her head and rested seamlessly over the bridge of her nose. Her suit was teal and just as tight fitting as the last. A gray, heat resistant metal covered the soles of bracers and her new and improved her two-inch high boots. Her new utility belt was red. Whoever designed the garment seemed to think Teiko had enough pigment already and had nothing new to add. I was privately glad they hadn't wasted her time shoving her into an all-black cat suit.

She experimentally lifted her hand and tried to set her arm on fire. The long sleeve didn't smolder, even when she shoved her palm firmly on her forearm. Seemingly satisfied, she transferred her possessions to the new pouches. Once we were ready to go, she took the time to send a text to Endeavor. I glanced over her shoulder and read without shame.

Leaving now.

We set out at midnight. With the Todorokis' fire and my sharp eyes, I wasn't too worried about the lack of light. Endeavor met us at the entrance to our building. As expected, he gave us both a look of disapproval. "Nice costume," he said to his sister. For the life of me, I couldn't tell if he was being serious or trying to get under her skin.

"Try using more words when you talk. You sound like a fucking Neanderthal."

"I'm not the hero everyone will nickname Sparkles."

"No. You're the hero that took a name that speaks only of an attempt, never true success."

I'm not entirely sure why he did it, but Endeavor smirked. "Fuck you, old hag."

"Let's go, dipshit." She responded with a grin. If I had to make a guess, I'd say the brother and sister were excited about their first joint venture. No matter what strange path had taken her there, they were finally treading similar waters.

We wound our way deep down into the underbelly of society. The three of us kept a wary eye on our surroundings. Endeavor and Teiko took the lead and I walked behind, glad for the glow of their fires. Several of the bulbs in the street lamps were missing, broken, or had never worked in the first place. As such, the streets were bathed in darkness.

Once we arrived at Honey Badger's building, Teiko tossed a pebble at the door. When nothing happened, she used a large rock. The noise clanged noisily against the metal surface, but we were met with more silence. While it wasn't unusual for hideouts to be infrequently occupied, it was strange for them to be devoid of any protection. She walked across the alley and pushed on the handle. "Locked, but give me a minute." True to her word, a few pokes of her quirk later and we were in. I guessed there were enough minerals for her to work with.

Despite my better judgment, she entered first.