"Sound off."
"Froppy in position."
"Ingenium in position."
"Suneater in position."
"Red Riot in position."
"Move out."
The heroes creeped out of their hiding spots. Stealthily, they made their way towards the mall.
Screams filled the air. Smoke drifted out of one of the storefronts. Somewhere inside were 17 hostages.
Froppy's eyes glanced back towards Suneater. She nodded.
"Let's go."
Suneater burst out and morphed into a bat, hurtling towards the store. Froppy sprang forwards, her tongue stretching out.
They leapt into action, with Red Riot and Ingenium on their heels. The four heroes burst into the store.
The villain turned. His eyes (not that they could see them, covered as they were) flicked over them, mentally dissecting their weaknesses and strengths. He grinned, lips stretching over teeth.
"Look! There they are. The heroes have come to save you. They'll get you out of here safe and sound. Just like they've saved me. Just like they saved my brother. My poor little brother. They "saved" him, while he was bleeding out. He died, before the heroes could get him to the ambulance," he snarled.
Behind her mask, Tsuyu groaned. It was going to be one of those villains. Those villains that believed that they were right, that taking down, killing, heroes would save families. Just like Stain.
Behind Tsuyu, Red Riot grinned. Ingenium's engine started and he rocketed into motion, Suneater, Froppy, and Red Riot just a fraction of a second behind him.
The villain smiled and cupped his hands around his mouth and stage-whispered, as if mocking them.
"Look behind you."
Froppy and Ingenium looked behind. They broke off from the group to investigate. After carefully scanning the area for a few seconds, Froppy concluded that there was nothing there, and told her partner as such. Then, a woman, unmasked, burst out, a gun in her hands. She shot. Once. Twice. The heroes went down.
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Incident Report
Address: Mustafu General Hospital
Time of Death: 3:08 PM
Patient: Asui Tsuyu (Professional Hero Froppy)
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Incident Report
Address: Mustafu General Hospital
Time of Death: 4:27 PM
Patient: Iida Tenya (Professional Hero Ingenium)
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Shouto and Eraserhead had teamed up on this one. Survivors of the League of Villains hiding out in an abandoned warehouse at the edge of town.
So cliché, Shouto thought.
Eraserhead slid his goggles down. He turned towards Shouto. He nodded, and they were dashing towards the entrance of the warehouse.
They burst inside. There was nothing there. Shouto scanned the room again. This time, his eyes caught a solitary desk in the corner. He cautiously made his way towards the desk. As he approached, he noticed a cardboard box atop the desk. Shouto looked towards Eraserhead for a silent confirmation to approach and open the box. Eraserhead nodded, his capture weapon ready to snatch Shouto and haul ass if something went wrong.
Shouto opened the box. A flash of light and a loud noise. Stunned, Shouto dimly realized that he was lying on the floor, Eraserhead above him. Struggling to raise his hand, Shouto spoke.
"It's alright, sensei. I'm alright," he rasped.
Eraserhead snorted. Then the package began to glow.
Shouto tried to nudge Eraserhead, but was too weak, and the underground hero didn't notice. Shouto closed his eyes.
This is the end.
Then the box exploded and he knew no more.
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Missing Persons Report
Person(s) Missing: Todoroki Shouto (Professional Hero Shouto), Aizawa Shouta (Professional Hero Eraserhead)
Date Reported Missing: 29 July 3005
Last Known Location: Hasetsu, Saga Prefecture