Frost Chapter 5

Todoroki took a breath steadying his quirk. Rage was running throughout his hands. He took another breath struggling to steady his quirk again. Yuki. Calm down. Air-Lock kicked the air struggling to reach for the villain's stomach with their foot. Their eyes were beginning to dart towards the roof. They didn't have enough air left. The villain was likely working on crushing Air-Lock's windpipe.

"Uraraka, do you have a minute?" Todoroki hollered, glancing towards the kitchen door.

"Let me just turn off the stove."

The villain glanced towards him, letting Air-Lock fall to the floor. Air-Lock's body clattered against the floor, saliva dripping from their mouth.

"You plan to fight me like that?" The villain laughed, pressing their foot against Air-Lock's chest, a small cracking sound echoing around the corridor. Todoroki moved his hand. An ice-crib should do until Uraraka arrive in a moment. He threw the crib up a wall separating him, Air-Lock, and the villain from the crib with Yuki in it and Uraraka. He could hear her footfalls come closer. Yuki would be in that crib for less than a second.

Air-Lock glanced towards him, eyes glazed over. "Stay still. I'll be right there." Air-Lock nodded, head rolling to the other side, the house began to shake. Pictures fell off the walls shattering on the ground, a structure broke outside. The statues in the garden began to crumble. "Air-Lock. Air-Lock. Listen, I'll help you in a minute."

"Good luck with that, the kid's unconscious." The villain laughed glancing towards him. "Probably broke some ribs. Give me the woman and the child and I'll leave."

"You must be stupid." He hissed, haze dripping out of his mouth, running down and surrounding his ankles. "You have no idea who I am."

"Look I'll cut you a deal, give me the woman and the child and I'll let you off easy with a few broken bones. This one here was stupid enough to play ignorant." The villain nudged Air-Lock with their foot, blood dripping from Air-Lock's mouth. Air-Lock let out a hollow breath. Todoroki hissed, that hollow breath sounded painful, it wasn't quite a squeak but more of a plead for mercy.

"Todoroki? Todoroki, what's wrong?" Uraraka's voice could be heard through his ice.

"Tell Katsuki that this year I'm going to be higher in the rankings of heroes that could be mistaken for villains than him." Todoroki hissed, darting towards the villain. The villain barely dodged the fire. Todoroki hissed, grabbing Air-Lock, the villain was so close to having a decent flame shaped scar all the way a crossed their face. And with the guts to break into his home he better have the guts to wear the consequences out in public. Teach anyone to dare break into his home for any members of his household again. Todoroki glanced down towards Air-Lock, their head rolling to the side. "Hey, Air-Lock, hey. Stay conscious." Air-Lock was still breathing, but it was very unlikely that they were conscious, there was probably internal bleeding at a rapid pace. Todoroki needed to know if Air-Lock's lung was pierced. If Air-Lock's lung was pierced there wouldn't have been enough time for an ambulance to get here. Todoroki glanced towards the villain stumbling back, catching their balance. "You should know who I am by now. Get out of my house." He hissed watching the villain quiver, but take their stance anyway. Todoroki let a wicked smile slither on his face. They had guts. "I guess you knew whom you were going after, after all." Todoroki let the fire run along his hand. If he didn't have to get Air-Lock to the hospital immediately then he likely would've played with this villain. At least indulge him for managing such a feat of lasting so long inside his household.

His house shook, Todoroki leaped back glancing towards the chandelier, rapidly rocking, he glanced towards Air-Lock. He knew he didn't have control of his powers, but Air-Lock had never shaken the house while unconscious. Todoroki darted away from the villain towards Air-Lock, throwing himself over Air-Lock. If any of the debris landed on Air-Lock it would only make the situation worse. The house shook rapidly, beginning to move the two of them to the lower position in the house. Todoroki glanced up towards the roof beginning to cave in. "Uraraka! Cover your head!" He snapped throwing his own over Air-Lock attempting to cover as much as he could. The ceiling fell.

Todoroki glanced up risking breathing in the debris. The roof had fallen on the villain, and Uraraka was floating down from the second floor. Geez. If she didn't give him a heart attack he likely would've mistaken her for an angel.

She darted towards him, Yuki in her arms as she glanced over the situation. "I figured this was the case. I'm sorry I hope you don't mind the roof and I've already called the police they said they'd send an ambulance just in case."

Todoroki glanced up towards the roof, there was a gaping hole in the floor above them, the chandelier layered around the floor, and the villain's leg trapped under what was previously the roof. She was just as reckless as Midoriya had been back in high school. He glanced around the floor, but just as strategic. She must've known that the villain was coming. Or at least someone would be coming for her. Uraraka moved, checking Air-Lock's heart rate, placing her fingers on their neck. Her eyes darted around Air-Lock's clothes. "There's too much blood I can't tell which one the punctured lung is."

"Likely the higher ribs on the right. And possible problems in the neck."

Uraraka nodded glancing towards the door. He glanced towards the ambulance, crew members rushing into his house and surveying the situation. Todoroki was thankful that he started giving his employees weekends off. They were becoming very close-knit, and likely they would've liked Uraraka. They would've been in trouble if this situation happened on a weekday.

Todoroki turned back to Air-Lock, "Help is here."

Air-Lock struggled out a nod, more blood dripping down from their mouth and nose. They were conscious. Air-Lock grabbed his wrist, "Your wife." Air-Lock coughed blood out onto their shirt.

"It's okay. I found Uraraka."

Air-Lock nodded, their eyes finally shutting as the ambulance crew hurried him into the ambulance. They glanced towards the villain on the floor, police surrounding the villain. Another voice resounded, "I understand that it's obvious that you two used your quirks, but you'll be excused from the quirk laws in the code of self-defense." He glanced towards Katsuki standing in his doorway. Katsuki's eyes were glowing he was obviously irritated that he missed the fight. "But who'd be stupid enough to pay someone to attack you in your own home? Who'd be stupid enough to do it?" Katsuki let out a whistle looking at the roof. "Was that the villain or your intern?"

Todoroki paused standing up knowing that he wanted to desperately jump into the ambulance that was rushing to the hospital. But he also knew better that they needed room to work and there wasn't enough room in the ambulance, to begin with. He'd have to follow after he made sure that, that villain was put away properly, so they didn't go after Air-Lock while they were weak.

"The answer to those questions might be a little different than you think." Todoroki beckoned Uraraka closer, she stepped out from behind him, her grip on Yuki tightening.

"Hi, Katsuki."

Katsuki's eyebrows shot up. Katsuki exploded, "Do you know how much trouble you two are in? I've been looking for you all day! Deku's been dragging me from city to city all over the country looking for her! I'm going to murder you both!"