Chapter 3
Todoroki would be lying if he said the man lying on the floor didn't please him.
"What was that for?" He snapped.
"They say you're a smart man. Figure it out."
Todoroki moved to his desk, wiping his hand down the back on a cloth upon his desk. The man scrambled to his feet, reaching for the folder, Todoroki threw his hand down on it. "We'll be keeping this to further the investigation."
"You, you just, my wife- "
"I thought you were a smart man." Todoroki sighed.
The man scurried out of the doorway. The door slammed behind him. "Is everything all right?" Uraraka pushed the back-office door open.
"Fine, a man doesn't realize I'm about to press charges for stalking and harassment. He'd be probably have slammed louder if he knew he was the one that handed me the evidence."
Uraraka nodded, looking back into the room. Todoroki pushed a piece of hair behind his ear, "Yuki, for a girl."
Uraraka smiled, walking into the other room.
Todoroki flipped on his computer browsing the database for Mr. Eden's quirk. What quirk combination could he have possibly been aiming for? Todoroki skimmed the file. All moderate achievements, nothing to rave over, mostly things determined by connections. A common quirk. An ability to move objects, but away from himself, but only a foot or two. Judging by the possible combinations, he was either looking for telekinesis or flight. He glanced further in the file, Mr. Eden was the lead supervisor of experimental quirk transfusion. A relatively new and unstable topic. And highly dangerous. It combined and added or switched quirks for individuals. Their bodies had adapted to handle certain quirks, it wasn't a surprise adding totally random or extra quirks via DNA transfusion wasn't going well.
Telekinesis was more then likely, if the child was powerful enough they would probably maintain a power similar to Uraraka's ability to float.
"Dr. Borealis, I'm going to take a leave for a few days." Todoroki sorted through the papers filing them into a suitcase. He glanced towards his intern's file. He couldn't neglect their training. He picked up their file, they were so full of potential and hope. He wasn't ready to let them down. They had an elemental power, they likely had come to him for help with their earth powers. "Schedule Air-Lock for hand-to-hand and quirk training at my place."
Dr. Borealis nodded.
"As usual, you're in charge. Call me for emergencies and major matters."
She nodded.
He grabbed some coats, heading for Uraraka. She was asleep again, how long was she running for? The circles under her eyes telling him not to bother asking when the last time she slept was. He couldn't carry her all the way to the car, he would have to wake her.
"Uraraka, we're going back to my place."
Uraraka nodded, standing up.
"There should be a car outside and Fuyumi's old clothes might fit you."
Todoroki loaded the car glancing at the child. Wonderment glowed in its eyes. It almost made him laugh. He would have to protect this child from the darker parts of a hero-based society. Todoroki clicked on the car and they were home within thirty minutes. He lived close, with the snow piling up he should've considered himself lucky. "Get settled in. I'm going back for my intern."
Uraraka nodded, "Which- "
"Any." He darted out the doors. He wanted to be back as soon as possible. He had brought her back on Dr. Borealis' advice. He'd better follow through. Todoroki carved a layer of ice onto the road, large enough to keep the ice off his back and tough like an igloo, and careful to keep it low to the ground. He stopped about halfway, darting into his agency. Todoroki glanced towards the coats on the wall, Air-Lock's remained. Their current supervisor wouldn't have let them leave without their coat in this weather. Heck, he was surprised the others weren't throwing a fit that he left. He glanced into a large, crowded room with air mattresses still being blown up. Although the safest place for Air-Lock, they wouldn't be in there. Their quirk made them too uncomfortable yet, it was still developing and unsteady. Todoroki darted to his office, Air-Lock was there sitting in the window. Spinning the opal rocks he was given as a gift when first starting at the agency.
"Air-Lock."
The opal rocks shot through the roof devastation painted Air-Lock's face, "I'm sorry, I-" Air-Lock glanced between him and the opal rocks jammed in the roof.
"Bring them down."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry, I didn't- "
Air-Lock paused, reaching up and making a yanking motion. The rocks came down smacking Air-Lock in their face. They fell out the window.
Todoroki darted, Air-Lock already struggling to pull themselves up, arm just barely caught around the window.
"Be more careful!"
Air-Lock nodded, embarrassment obvious on their face.
"Come on." Todoroki glanced back at them watching them scramble.
"Grab your belongings."
Air-Lock glanced at them shuffling for their bag before darting after him, "Where are we going?"
"My house, it's unlikely villains will attack in this weather. Patrol is left to shifts of police. We will focus on combat training tomorrow morning."
Air-Lock nodded, strutting after him into the ice tunnel.
"Go ahead, I need to melt the tunnel."
Todoroki finished melting the tunnel, arriving to find Air-Lock standing at his front door. "Go inside, pick a free room, and we'll start training in the morning after breakfast."
Air-Lock nodded, darting into his house. Todoroki stumbled to his own room flopping down on the bed, arm curled around a pillow. It had been a long exhausting day. He probably should've found Uraraka first. He slid his eyes open. She was already in his bed.
