The Journey of Chaos
I do not own any characters, places, etc from My Hero Academia or any other shows, games, etc. I only own the OC characters, places, items, and quirks I create.
Chapter 2 Part 3: Blood In The Water Part 1
"Hey kid, you good?" Asked a man as Izuku got up from the ground. When he did Izuku realized where he was.
"I'm back inside my head?" Asked Izuku looking at a blank black void.
"Uh yeah, wow you reached singularity already?" Questioned the man. As Izuku turned and saw a tall man wearing blue shorts, black shoes, a yellow tank top with the shaka hand gesture, and wore black fingerless gloves. His hair was brown and spikey and his eyes or eye was blue and the other... well it was not there. The man saw Izuku staring at him and snapped his fingers. "Hold on a second." He then pulled an eye patch out and covered the hole. "There less creepy, easier to look at." He said as he twirled and Izuku saw the hole in the back of his head.
"Umm." Was all Izuku could say as the man met his face.
"Okay, not one for dark humor." Said the man. "Let me start over." The man stood up straight and extended his hand with a smile. "My name is Xavi Quinn, the fourth user of One For All." Izuku just stared at him confused. "...Okay, this is where you go, what the fourth user, how!"
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just, isn't your quirk a mental one called Danger Sense?" Asked Izuku as Xavi stared at him.
"No, my quirk is an emitter quirk that I call, Flow. It allows me, and now you, to control kinetic energy and use it like a flash grenade or a powerful blast that shocks my target allowing me or others to hit said target, but, it lasts for a few seconds."
"Oh, so that's how I was able to manipulate the bullets!" Exclaimed Izuku as smacked his hand with his fist. "The friction from the gun firing must have had a reaction to Flow! Like how two magnets push each other away if the direction of the line of force is opposite from each other!"
"...I just thought it as me grabbing or pushing projectiles out of the way with an invisible hand that I only can see." Explained Xavi. "But, hey if science facts help you understand how to control any other quirks you get from One For All then science away!" He said as he and Izuku laughed. "So, seeing how you were so surprised to see me that I'm the first quirk you manifested right?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen anyone else, at least physically." Answered Izuku as Xavi gave him a raised eyebrow. "Ah, let me explain!" Izuku then told Xavi about the dream he had with the scared voices and the intimidating figure and his rather creepy request and told him about what he knew about One For All from All Might and Nana.
"...So let me get this straight." Said Xavi sitting on the ground. "The year is 2162, the third user of One For All isn't a girl or has never been to Spain to your knowledge, and you may or may not be seeing memories of One For All, is that correct?"
"Yes, that's all correct." Replied Izuku. "I know this is a lot to take in, but, it's the truth, my truth."
"...Well, I'm sure you and me can agree this is a clusterfuck of weird." He said scratching his head. "I can answer one of your questions, that is if you still believe me?"
"As I said, I don't think you are lying, but, something must have happened with One For All over the years for you to be here." Said Izuku.
"Okay, I might have two answers, one plausible and the other, well not plausible." Said Xavi as he created two small balls of light hovering in each hand. "So the one on my left is you and the one on the right is One For All and it's past users." He then created a small light arrow pointing to himself. "For me, I experienced this five days after... her death." Xavi took a deep breath and then continued. "After a hellish training session with El Matador, a retired hero in Spain if you're wondering, I fell asleep and saw how... the third user got her quirk as the second user and she drank that night unaware in her drunk state that she had accepted his offer for One For All. The next day she got a letter from him stating that if she got this and opened it at the time he requested for the letter to be read at their favorite bar that he was dead from his battle with All For One... it pained me to see her like that, to not be able to hold her and tell her it was alright that I was here."
"Xavi-san." Replied Izuku feeling tears go down his face.
"Yeah, it's a rough thing to go through, but, you get to see stuff from the past that could help you." He said with a half smile. "As for the memory you saw, well, that's where this gets complicated." Xavi then created multiple balls of light with lines attached to them. "How well do you know about the multiverse theory?"
"That's the theory where there are other universes like ours, but, with different changes and outcomes, right?" Asked Izuku.
"That's the one." Said Xavi. "Now let's say this one in the middle is ours where we live." He then moved his finger over to the next orb. "And this one, let's say that All Might never got injured. If he was never injured, he would have the ability to use all his time as the hero he was before, but, that also decreases the chances of you gaining One For All. I'm not saying you do or don't get it, but, that means your chances of getting it is a twenty-five percent chance of getting One For All or not."
"It also means that I could have gone through with my sui...!" Said Izuku as he quickly covered his mouth, but, could tell Xavi knew what he was about to say.
"...Yeah, there's also a chance for that outcome to happen." He said looking at Izuku with concern.
"Don't worry!" Exclaimed Izuku waving his hands rapidly. "I got help and I'm better now. I mean, there was something that brought those memories to surface again, but, I have better memories to shove those ones away!"
"Yeah, yeah, uh, let's get back to the multiverse thing." Said Xavi with worry still. "Where was I... Oh yeah!" Xavi then highlighted the lines connecting the orbs with a brighter glow. "As I was saying, multiverses can have different outcomes, however, a scientist named... Hurori, Bandai, Gran... you know what forget the name point is he believed that there is a quirk that can access all multiverses and drag quirks from those multiverses to stack on that quirk giving the user unimaginable power!" The light orbs and lines disappear. "My guess is One For All could be that quirk."
"...No offense Xavi-san, but, that sounds a bit far-fetched." Said Izuku. "I get what your saying but if One For All was this quirk wouldn't Nana, All Might, or any of the other users know about it by now?"
"Well, how else would you explain me being here?" Rebuttled Xavi. Izuku tried to rebuttal Xavi's argument, but, he couldn't think of anything. "Exactly." He said with a wink. "So, another explanation came to mind..." Xavi's face started to blush. "You had a sex ed lesson right?"
"W, what!?" Shouted Izuku. "H, how does that r, relate to One For All! Nana said it's impossible f, or that to happen! I have to be w, willing to give One For All to the person for it to work! Surely your Sensei m, must have told you that!"
"...I didn't have that liberty with her." He said in a somber tone. "She came to me one day with her body covered in bruises, probably from All For One. Before I could say anything she starts to kiss me and while I wanted that for a long time I knew something was up. So as she was trying to get undressed I stopped her from continuing and demanded an answer... she told me she was going to die, that she had weakened All For One for a bit, but, he was still chasing her. She started to bawl right there in front of me saying she was sorry for forcing this on me." Xavi then wiped his eye as he continued. "I then grabbed her and told her I do anything for her, even if it sounded stupid. After we, well, you know, she left in the morning and left me a small book on how One For All worked. I then shredded said book after reading the whole thing so no one could get their hands on it, not even All For One."
"...I, I'm sorry for forcing that out of you Xavi-Sensei." Said Izuku as he wiped the tears from his face. Xavi then put his hand on Izuku's shoulder.
"Hey, it's alright." He said with a smile. "At least you now know that One For All could be transferred if you are extremely close to that person." Before Izuku could say anything the room started to shake.
"What's going on!" Exclaimed Izuku.
"I believe you're waking up." Said Xavi. "Oh word of warning, there is a pissed-off orange-haired girl, a brown-haired girl who's panicking like mad, a hobo who looks like he's done with everything and a man who can't decide whether to be impressed or pissed with your actions."
"Wait what!" He exclaimed as light entered the room.
Currently in Group 3's room...
"I can't believe he did that!" Exclaimed Itsuka as she paced around the room.
"Honestly Itsuka, given he went and saved Katsuki from that slime villain." Said Tetsutetsu scratching his head.
"I didn't need saving from that green-haired... AH!" Shouted Bakugo as someone smacked him from behind.
"You need to be quiet when a patient is in the room!" Shouted Angela.
"And just who the hell do you think you are!" He exclaimed rubbing his head.
"She is my daughter and you will not talk to her like that!" Said Grant giving a stern look to Bakugo. Aizawa sighed at Bakugo's antics as Kan was on the phone with Nezu, Midnight was making sure Tsu and Setsuna were alright after their bad day as Higari was doing the same with the boys, and Zack just got off the phone with Mrs. Midoriya.
Zack let out a long sigh and turned to Aizawa. "Ok I admit, he's a problem child." He said looking at Izuku. "That title also goes to you Setsuna and Toga." Both girls cringed in embarrassment. "And Kirishima, I get you were trying to stop the man from leaving, but, said man can pull guns from his mouth!" Kirishima rubbed his arm as he looked down at the floor. "That being said, I'm not going to punish you after the day you all had." Ida then raises his hand. "Yes Ida?"
"Sir, I understand things were out of everyone's control, but... Am I going to punish Midoriya?" Said Ida as Zack interrupted him.
Itsuka and Ochaco stared at Zack in fear that he was going to expel their crush, Ida stood there looking Zack dead in the eyes waiting for an answer, and Shoji was ready to make an argument for his new friend to stay.
"I will admit what Izuku did was brave and are traits of what a hero would do if they were in the same situation." Said Zack as he closed his eyes. "But, Izuku charged after an opponent that he had no information on... Actually sensei, Izuku asked me and Kirishima what Ryan's and his friend's quirks were, so technical, he didn't go in blind. Said Tetsutetsu interrupting Zack who opened one of his eyes to stare at Tetsutetsu.
"Quirk information or not, he still got the jump on Midoriya back at that alleyway." Said Aizawa. "If Izuku didn't have that quirk awaking in the video provided to use to make a case against Ryan, Izuku would have died." Itsuka and Ochaco grimaced at the thought along with everyone in the room including Bakugo who clenched his fist.
"Right, I was getting to that Aizawa, thank you very much." Said Zack a little irritated that Aizawa didn't hold back. 'I get he doesn't want them to go charging against villains like a raging bull, but, he didn't have to give them a dark picture worth of nightmares.' He thought rubbing the temples on the sides of his head. "As for the punishment..." The students held their breath awaiting his answer. "...Izuku is to write a fifty thousand word essay on other ways he could have handled that situation better than he did."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!" Shouted Bakugo as he made small explosions. Before Aizawa could activate his quirk to disable Bakugo, a bottle of cotton balls hit the front of Bakugo's head first. "OW, WHAT THE HELL LADY!" Everybody stared at Grant as she continued to glare at Bakugo. She then sighed and let go of her stern look.
"Young man, I don't know who put this behavior into your head, but, believe me, if you keep your attitude like that you definitely would be one of the most hated heroes amongst your peers, if not already. Said Grant.
"Tch, whatever." Said Bakugo as he left the room.
"And you wonder why I said that therapy sessions were necessary." Said Zack staring at Aizawa.
"He has behavior issues, I will admit, but, in time I believe those issues will disappear." He said as he took a drink from his flask.
"No they won't." Whispered Istuka gripping her hands. She then took a deep breath and looked at Zack. "What did Au.. I mean Mrs. Midoriya say?" Asked Itsuka catching her slip.
"Well, like any parent, she was worried." Said Zack with a stern look. He then showed a grin. "Though, she was crossed with the hard decision of wondering whether to be proud or mad." Itsuka smiled and chuckled at Zack's response. "And Miss. Grant, even though we hadn't said it yet, but, we'd like to thank you for taking care of our students." He said as he bowed.
"Oh please, there's no need for formalities." She said with a smile. "I'd help any child regardless of their quirk or race." She then pulled a thermometer out of Izuku's mouth and checked. "Besides, I get to meet the man that caught my daughter's intrigue from just one explanation." Angela went beet red from her mother's teasing.
"I, it's not like that m, mom!" Exclaimed Angela waving her hands fast. "H, he just has t, the same interests a, as me that all."
"Funny, I don't remember Toga saying anything about your intrigue with heroics?" She asked her daughter with a smile. Angela tensed and grabbed her arm and rubbed it.
"Oh please, Mom that's an old dream I gave up when I was twelve. I'm more interested in medical work now." She said with a cheerful tone. "Ah, no offense to you guys!"
"No, don't be, Angela, I think that's a wonderful dream." Said Momo.
"Yeah, we may be training to be heroes, but that doesn't mean we will need doctors to take care of us when we get hurt." Said Pony with a smile.
As the students were talking with Angela, Zack used his Aura Sight to see Angela's aura. As he did he saw a light blue aura not only surrounding her, but, her mother as well. 'So she does want to be a hero.' Thought Zack. 'And it's not like her mother wouldn't have help, she has that chair and possible relatives or friends that could check up on her if Angela did decide to take on her true dream. So why doesn't she? What is holding her back from taking that first step?' He then turns to look at Miss. Grant. 'And she obviously knows this is what her daughter wants too, so why does Anglea stay with her knowing full well that she can take care of herself?' He then felt someone touch his shoulder and turned to see Kan. "Ah Kan, sorry I was lost in thought." He said with a sheepish smile. "What did Dad say?"
"Well, after I told him what has happened, he cackled." Said Kan with worry. "He then said to take on The Wild Ones case if Mr. Wick is willing and giving from what the children have told us he might let us help him."
"Two men hellbent on punishing the wicked, I can get behind that." He said with an eerie grin and aura making Kan shiver. "So, I take it you're going to go to the precinct with Aizawa and squeeze what you can out of Ryan?"
"You're not coming?" Asked Kan with a shocked look.
"I would, but, I have flown from one side of New York to the other trying to find Wild One members for a good five hours and the quirk exhaustion is kicking in." He said heading to leave the room and go to his bed. "Oh, before I leave though." He opened the door to see students from both 1a and 1b standing outside the door. "To the girls who are going out on girl's night, please, come in." The girls then entered the room as Mineta tried to sneak in only to be stopped by Zack's foot touching his chest. "And Mineta, if I find out that you somehow snuck into this room. Your punishment will be twelve times worse and hellish than a fifty thousand-worded essay." He said with an evil grin causing Mineta to run back to his room. "And Midoriya stop acting like your sleeping and man up to whatever consequences that Itsuka has planned for ya." He then closed the door on his way out.
"What does he mean stop acting like he's sleeping, Midoriya is clearly suffering from quirk exhaustion!" Exclaimed Ida while chopping in the air.
"Yes Midoriya, what does Zack-Sensei mean by that?" Asked Itsuka with an annoyed look on her face as she held back her anger.
Izuku in fear for his life from his best friend's question, remained still. Ochaco then got up to Izuku and grabbed his shoulders.
"Izuku Midoriya if you don't stop playing around I will show them the picture of your room that Itsuka sent me that she got from your mom." Said Ochaco trying to be threatening. "That includes baby pictures."
"Wait how does Itsuka have baby pictures of me on her phone!?" Exclaimed Midoriya as stood up knocking Ochaco's hands off his shoulders. He then realized at this moment, he fucked up. Itsuka then grabbed Midoriya by his shirt and lifted him up in the air.
"YOU IDIOT! YOU STILL WENT AFTER HIM FULLY KNOWING HE HAD A QUIRK WHERE HE COULD PULL GUNS OUT FROM HIS STOMACH!?" Shouted Itsuka as she shook him.
"I'm s, sorry, Itsuka, but, I c, couldn't let him g, go after what he did to o, our friends." He said to the best of his will as he was being shaken by Itsuka. "I a, also thought I had time b, before he c, could pull one f, from his stomach!"
"And that was your first mistake." Said Aizawa as he gained the attention of Itsuka, Izuku, and the others. "This wasn't the first time Ryan was cornered by an assailant. He had time to train his draw and quirk for moments such as yours, problem child."
"Come on teach give him a break, he obviously learned his lesson from his up and close experience with Ryan." Said Setsuna trying to defend Izuku.
"No Setsuna he's right." Said Izuku as Itsuka placed him back onto the floor. "If it wasn't for my quirk awaking it could have gone differently for me." He then turned to Aizawa. "I learned from first-hand experience how chasing after a villain could have gotten me killed and Aizawa-Sensei was making sure I understood and for that, I thank you sensei." He said with a bow.
"I'm glad you understand, Midoriya." He said as he grabbed his coat. "Don't let it happen again. I don't want to see one of my students to end up in the obituaries because they were careless." He then followed Kan out of the room as Higari left the room as well with Midnight and Miss. Grant following.
"Oh, Miss. Hado, if you can please have my daughter back by eleven and if she wants to stay here please tell me." Said Miss Grant. "I know heroes have this building under watch, but, a mother can't help and worry."
"Of course, Miss. Grant, I'll make sure she's safe and sound." Said Nejire with a smile as Miss. Grant left.
After Miss. Grant left everybody was talking for a bit, as Angela slowly made her way to Midoriya. As she reached him, she tapped his shoulder causing him to turn and see her.
"Oh hello, your Angela right?" Asked Izuku.
"Yes, that's me." She said with a faint blush as she twirled her thumbs behind her hands. "I hear your a quirk analyst?"
"Y, yeah, but, it's just a hobby." Said Izuku rubbing his neck.
"Don't sell yourself short, man." Said Setsuna as she patted him on the back. "He's got like twelve of them!"
"Setsuna it's rude to butt into other people's conversations!" Exclaimed Ida once again chopping his hand up and down.
"If you're okay with it, could I see one, Izuku?" Asked Angela as she tried to hide the excitement from her eyes.
"You like to analyze quirks too?" Questioned Izuku as his eyes went wide.
"Yeah, I can't help, but, analyze them and how they work." She said with a smile.
"And how they could use them differently to invent new moves!" Exclaimed Izuku.
"Yes! Not to mention how their quirks affect them with their life!" Exclaimed Angela.
At this point, the two started comparing their quirk analysis notes and helping each other with the differences and after a while... it started to get a few people uncomfortable.
"Maybe introducing her to Izuku was not a great idea after all." Said Toru with a sweat drop on her head.
"Dear god, what have we done!" Exclaimed Toga staring at how fast notebooks and pens were flying.
"Oh come on, why do I have to go!?" Exclaimed a female voice getting the attention of everyone. The door then opened and shoved Mei Hastume into the room. The door then closed as rapidly as it opened before Hastume could leave. "Sensei!" She then turned to see everyone, except Midoriya and Angela, looking at her. "Hey... people I'm going to go to school with except your all in the hero department and I'm in the support department." She said with a sheepish wave.
"Um, you didn't say anything about Hastume joining us." Said Kinoko. "Not that's an issue, it's just, a girl's night doesn't seem like your thing."
"Believe me, if I had a choice I stayed and make babies all night." Said Hatsume who had her hand on her head. "But no, Sensei says you need to get out and talk to your peers, eat, drink, and sleep like I need any of those things." She then removed her hand to see Angela standing in front of her as Midoriya was scrambling in the air catching their notebooks and pens. "Hello?" Angela then put her hands on Hatsume's shoulders and stared into her eyes.
"You one hundred percent need to eat, drink, and sleep!" She exclaimed into Hastume's face. "If you don't eat at least every day your body doesn't get nutrients, if you don't drink you get dehydrated and pass out, if you don't sleep your muscles don't get rest for any activity you need for your job, and I don't know who you have been sleeping with and having babies with but that can lead to sexual diseases and if you keep having babies, eventually, you won't be able to have babies and I'm not saying it's possible, but, your future children could have health issues and difformities from on and on pregnancies!"
"..." Was all Hastume could say as she was processing everything Angela said with a look of shock.
"And I thought Ida was fast, kero." Said Tsu.
"And I don't think we have ever met anyone who can speak as fast as Nejire-Senpai." Said Reiko.
'Cough' "Angela." Said Ida with a semi-blush. "What Hastume means by "babies" is her inventions."
"...Oh." Said Angela with a blush. "Well, the other three are still as important!"
"You say that, but, I have been awake for five days, only eaten and drank every six hours, and showered and brushed my teeth once." She said with a grin as Angela's eyebrow twitched.
"Midoriya, who's your friend with the mental quirk you mention?" She asked holding back her rage.
"T, that would be Shinso." Said Izuku.
"You called?" Asked Shinso as he left his room holding a water bottle. Angela then walked up to him and whispered everything she wanted him to say to Hatsume. "Ok." He then walked over to Hatsume. "Hey, Hastume."
"Yeah?" She asked as her eyes went wide.
"Go eat, drink, shower, brush your teeth, and sleep for the next eight hours." Said Shinso as Hatsume left the room to do those things.
"Ok, let's not anger the white mage again." Said Pony as a sweatdrop formed on her head.
Shinso then walked over to the fridge and filled his water bottle. "Did you need anything else?" He asked Angela.
"No, that's it, thanks Shinso." Said Angela with a smile as Shinso then returned to his room. "So, you girls said you might have a dress for me?"
"Oh hell yeah!" Shouted Mina as she jumped off one of the couches. She then smiled at the boys. "Ok guys, if you don't want to have an eye full of Jiro's jacks I suggest getting what you need and go to your rooms."
"Wait, why?" Asked Izuku.
"I believe they plan to change in the common room." Said Jurota with a blush. "The bedrooms are not exactly made for a big group of people."
"Unless you want to stay and watch Izuku?" Teased Setsuna as Midoriya went beet red. He then dashed into his room with his stuff to give the girls their privacy.
"Setsuna." Said Itsuka with a sigh.
"If that's the case we should also go to our rooms." Said Shoji with a blush as he and the guys went to their respective rooms.
Meanwhile in the vents...
'I don't care whatever punishment Zack has for me, I'm going to see some boobs!' Thought Mineta as he crawled through the vents. 'Though he did seem very serious about that threat.' He then stopped and imagined all the punishments Zack could come up with from brutal physical exercise to his man bits being castrated by Midnight. He then could hear the girls giggle from not too far away. 'No, I came this far, I'm going to be a hero for all the men who would kill to see this scene!' He then continued crawling in the vents toward the girl's room. As he got closer to the room he suddenly felt a sudden drop in his stride. He then realized he was falling down a long vent tube to a different area of the hotel. His body bashed around every turn with him grunting until he landed on a flat surface. "Ow." He said rubbing his head. He then noticed a rug under his hand. "What the hell? What's a rug doing here?" He asked himself looking at his surroundings. As he did he saw how big this vent area was it had to be 6 by 8 feet, and it had at least several different ventilation shafts going from the left, right, and upwards direction. It then dawned on Mineta a question he should have thought of before examing the area. "Wait, how can I see..." That was all he said when he saw Eric sitting there with fast food by his side as he was sitting on a sleeping bag as he was eating a cheeseburger. The two then stared at each other for a few seconds until... "AA... 'Slam!' Was all Mineta could get out as Eric used his quirk to cover his mouth with his hand slamming him into the wall behind causing the room to shake a little.
"Did you hear something?" Asked Ibara's voice from a distance.
"Must of been one of the fans acting up." Answered Shoko's voice from the same direction.
Eric then grabbed some duct tape and cardboard from under his sleeping bag to cover the vent from where the voices were coming from causing the voices to dim a little. "Okay, I'd ask why your climbing in the vents, but, given your female classmate's voices are coming from that direction, I have a pretty good guess." Said Eric with a glare as he let go of Mineta.
"I have a better question!" Exclaimed Mineta. "Why are you living in a ventilation system and how the hell did you even find this place in this gigantic building!?" Eric's hand then covered his mouth again.
"Okay one, cardboard doesn't block everything. If I'm lucky they only heard a few words of that." He said removing his hand from Mineta's mouth. "And two, I work for a private detective who's making a case against The Wild Ones."
"But wouldn't they have abandoned this place due to it being discovered by the heroes?" Asked Mineta.
"Tch, we're not that lucky." He said grabbing his half-eaten cheeseburger and throwing it in the fast food bag. "They're probably sending their best man to deal with any incriminating evidence as we speak."
"But the police are watching this building along with any heroes available." Said Mineta.
"That's not going to stop him." Replied Eric as he was looking at his phone. Mineta sneaked over to see what Eric was looking at. On his phone was a picture of him and Angela with Eric holding his phone taking a picture of them holding each other with a birthday cake with the number twelve candle on the cake.
"Hey that's..." Said Mineta as he stalled seeing Eric's glare. "A sweet photo."
"Yeah, but, that's in the past." Said Eric closing the picture. "Now I live in a man-made vent block, which was difficult as hell to build, gathering any information for Wick."
"You built this!?" Asked Mineta in shock. "How the hell did you get the parts in here to do that!?"
"One at a fucking time." Said Eric rubbing his head. "Took a fucking year to build this damn box. I had to sneak in here when the fuckers didn't hire me to repair something."
"Why do it then?" He asked Eric. "I get everyone needs money, but, why take their jobs if they bug you so much?" Eric just gave a soft look of shame. "Oh my god, you were one of them!"
"Were, being the keyword here." Said Eric. "I joined them when I was nine because I believed that Simon Ackerman was truly going to change everything for people with animal quirks."
"But, I don't see any animal traits on you?" Questioned Mineta. Eric then pulled the back of his shirt where Mineta saw a small flat pink bump.
"That was my tail before I quit The Wild Ones." Said Eric. "I got the rat part from my dad and my mother's elastic quirk making me a very nimble motherfucker."
"So, don't take this the wrong way, but, if this Ackerman guy cared about animal quirks so much and if you were a long-time loyal member of his, why would the bastard cut off your tail?" He asked as he blocked his face waiting for a punch, instead, he heard Eric laugh.
"Oh, if I was still a newbie I would have clocked your ass." Said Eric as he chuckled. "But you do make a good point." Eric then grabbed a bag and pulled a water bottle out and threw it to Mineta. "Got time for a story?"
Now Mineta would have made an excuse or tried to leave the scene as the person who was speaking to him was talking, but, one Eric would notice it, two all the teachers were busy other than Zack resting, and three something in his heart was telling him to stay. Maybe it was some connection with Eric that he saw in himself or he just felt bad for the guy. "...Well, the girls probably have left already so, I guess." He said as he opened the water bottle and drank a bit of it. Eric let out a half chuckle as got into a more comfortable position.
"Well, as I said, I joined The Wild Ones at age nine and by that I mean I followed one of their members and snuck in. After I got in, I walked around and saw all kinds of protest signs and memorabilia and a few animal quirk users walking around as I hid by every nook and cranny I could if my body just watching them use their quirks without anyone bad-mouthing them. I was like a kid in a candy store just watching them talk and walk about without repercussions. I then saw the man, the leader of the resistance, Simon Ackerman. I thought he was big on the tv when the new reporter was asking him questions, but, he freaking enormous! He then gave a speech I remember to this day." He said with a smile.
(Flashback)
"We may be treated like caged animals, we may be abused by those who find us disgusting, we may even be killed in the streets like a rabid dog! That however does not change the fact we deserve to be treated like people! We deserve to live a happy life, we deserve to have families of our own without our children being harmed, and we deserve to have homes of our own, not ones made of steel, not a cardboard box or empty cold bench, an actual home with sturdy walls and roofs! We are human and deserve to be treated as such!" Shouted the elephant as the crowd roared.
(Flashback end)
"That not only got their blood burning but mine as well. I was so full of energy that I ruined my hiding place by bumping into a box that had a bottle on it causing it to break and the crowd turned to my direction. I tried to run by squeezing through a crack in the wall, but, my legs wouldn't let me, mostly because one of the members grabbed me by my shirt. I was flailing about so much trying to escape that my tail showed. If you thought my tail looked bad now, back then it had pieces missing with small dry bumps covering where the wounds used to be. I thought I was going to get the beating of a lifetime, but, Mr. Ackerman didn't let it happen. He grabbed me by putting his hands underneath my shoulders and stared at me. My eyes were like stars seeing him up close like that making him laugh and man was it loud. He then said while holding me in front of the crowd saying that I was a prime example of what they were fighting for, they cheered and I cried. Simon then told me that if I wanted to join he'd give me a home, a family of my own and I couldn't say no to a deal like that. Two years later, he gave me that family, two possum quirk users who couldn't have children of their own and they accepted me on the spot. I was home-schooled by them and they took me out to parks and festivals. Then a year later I made a friend while at the park. Some kids were bugging her because of her hair saying she was an old lady. I then extended my head as I was hiding behind a bush and scared the hell out of those kids. I then talked to her and we got to talking about our quirks and what we wanted to do in the future. I even invited her to my twelfth birthday party." Eric then took a sigh as he grabbed a bottle of water from his bag and drank it.
"What happened next?" Asked Mineta. Eric then crushed the empty bottle and stared at Mineta with a glare.
"Harold Maxwell happened." He said throwing the bottle into a corner. "Everything changed when that man became governor. The first thing he did was make a law that gave people the right to ban animal quirk users from stores and public places, the second thing he did was give the police the right to arrest animal quirk users who protested against him and if they didn't obey they first warning they could shoot them. You can imagine how many racists took advantage of that whether they were protesting or not. The worst thing that fucker did was declare Simon Ackerman and his follower's terrorists! ...We lost so many people because of that man and he's still in office today after his actions... and Simon, poor Simon, he got the worst of it when a group of racists broke into his home killing his family. That day was the day the gentle giant I knew died. He became more aggressive and got people to steal, make drugs, ...to kill. I still believed that he was there somewhere, but, days before my birthday, he asked me, a new recruit, and other members to break into a hospital to steal medicine for our wounded. I didn't like it not one bit, but, I went with it blindly following him like a dog. Everything was going well until the new recruit got cornered after harming a doctor to get away with the meds he stole. He shouted for help as the person held him against the wall. I went to his aid and... I only meant to knock him out." Eric then had tears running down his face. "You know how in some horror movies the monster or killer grabs the victim's head and twists it severing their spinal cord? That's what happened to me, something went wrong with my quirk and my arm wrapped around his neck and... god I still have nightmares of hearing his neck snap. I told Simon what happened and was hoping to hear words of sincereness... he said "So what?" That's when I knew there was no hope in getting him back, that he was too far gone. The next day I told him I wanted to quit and "live" with my family which led to that recruit chopping my tail off. I never did go back to my family, I just returned to the alleyways and severed every connection I made." He said with tired eyes.
"And then you met Wick." Said Mineta trying to put a positive spin on this. "He must have... he did and I refused." He said as Eric interrupted him. "Why!?"
"Don't get me wrong, he knows everything I did and doesn't plan to charge me, god knows why." Said Eric as he stared at the floor. "But, I'm afraid that he would have gotten killed like how I got my family killed."
"What do you mean?" Asked Mineta with shock in his eyes.
"Apparently, The Wild Ones weren't done with me yet." Said Eric. "Those bastards decided to teach them a lesson by cutting the brake line to their car which collided with a semi-truck killing them. As for how I know, well you heard your classmate's voices a while ago. I chose this spot because every sound or voice seems to come here like it's lost or trying to escape." Eric then sighed as he stuck his arms out. "I guess this is the part of my story that has me being dragged to you teachers, right?"
Mineta looked back to Eric as he had a hand on his phone... but he let go of it. "To be honest, I think you suffered enough." He said standing up as Eric looked at him in shock.
"Wait a minute, your training to be a hero and you're not arresting the guy that just confessed to being part of a known and dangerous gang, who also confessed to murder!?" Exclaimed Eric.
"Well yeah, why make your life worse." Said Mineta as he grabbed his hair. "You are not the only own who suffered because of their quirk. People made fun of my quirk and called me a little gremlin, but, I didn't let that get to me." He then stuck one of his balls of hair to the wall as he grabbed another. "Consider this a favor from one loner to another." He then started to climb up to the vent as he heard the tape and cardboard rip.
"You'd get back faster if you went this way." Said Eric dropping the cardboard.
"Thanks Eric." Said Mineta grabbing his quirk and heading to the wall.
"You're welcome... Mineta, Minoru Mineta." Said Eric as Mineta gave his name. As Mineta made his way into the vent as he felt Eric tap his back. "Hey, uh, from one loner to another. Could you not tell anyone what I told you?"
"...I honestly should, but, like I said you suffered enough." Said Mineta as he rubbed his head. "I won't tell anyone unless I really need to."
"Tch, I guess I can't argue with that." Said Eric as Mineta crawled away.
Currently at the New York Police Department -24th Precinct...
Ryan was sitting in an interrogation room with his hands and feet cuffed to the back of the chair as he whistled. The door to said Interrogation room opened with Kan and Aizawa entering it.
"Ah, the hobo and the second fiddle have finally arrived." Said Ryan with a grin as he watched the two sit down in chairs. "Let me guess, you want me to reveal the location of our base and in return, you'll take years off my sentence?" Aizawa and Kan just stared at him. "Oh, are you shocked that I beat you to the punch? Well, as Wick can attest to, he's locked me up so many times that he's forgotten how many times I have been bailed out and all charges dropped."
"Yes, we're aware of your history with Wick, Mr. Moore." Said Kan. "But, that's not why we're here."
"Of course it is." He said as he placed his hands on the table shocking them both with Aizawa preparing his capture scarf and Kan getting ready to activate his quirk. "Oh relax, I know better than to cause trouble in here, especially where you can call Chaos and within a good minute he'd be here to kick my ass."
"Then why break out of your cuffs?" Asked Aizawa.
"Because they chaff, jackass." Said Ryan rubbing his wrists. "I pulled one of my broken teeth out and picked the lock. I never thought to use my own teeth as lockpicks until now. I guess I should thank The Green Blur for that idea."
"The who now?" Asked Kan with a confused look.
"He's talking about your student Izuku Midoriya." Said Wick as he walked into the room with files.
"Yeah, that fuck." He said rubbing his jaw. "Bastard broke at least several teeth on the front left side of my jaw."
"You have rows of teeth Ryan, I think you'll survive." Said Wick as he slammed the files onto the table. "But let's stop beating around the bush here and get to business."
"I don't know why you'd bother too." Said Ryan. "It'll be a couple of hours before Simon bails me out."
"I don't think you understand how much hot water you are in." Said Aizawa letting go of his scarf. "You threatened the life of minors whose attending UA High which makes this an international case."
"Don't you need permission from the higher-ups to do that?" He asked Aizawa with a grin. "And given how Japan and the United States are still at each other's throats due to the Devil's Night incident, I don't see a slim chance in hell of them agreeing to your case."
"The tension is starting to ease, Ryan." Said Wick as he grabbed a cigarette and lighter. He flicked the lighter trying to light it, but, it didn't work.
"Ah yes, a year is what it takes to forgive and forget people." Said Ryan as he flashed his teeth at Wick. "Have you forgiven the hero committee for ending your career, Flare?" Wick stopped trying to light his cigarette and gave Ryan a glare. "Oh, I'm sorry, did I upset you?"
Wick then put the lighter away and raised his left hand to the cigarette and snapped his fingers as the fire was resting on his thumb lighting his cigarette. He then blew the smoke towards Ryan causing him to cough. "That is none of your damn business." He said stubbing the cigarette on the table.
[Jameson Wick A.K.A. Flare: Quirk: Candleabra: Wick can produce fire from his fingertips and send them out as a light source to find his target.]
"You were a hero!?" Asked a shocked Kan.
"I used to be a rescue hero that help the police find criminals hiding in the darkest of places amongst other things." Said Wick rubbing his right wrist. "It all ended when a gunshot went through my wrist severing the veins my quirk used to travel through. If I even try to use my quirk in that hand, it will explode." He then looked back to the smiling bastard in front of him. "But this isn't about me." He then opened the files on the table showing pictures of different members of The Wild Ones making a deal with some shady men. Inside one of the pictures was Ryan with another man carrying a large unnamed box with a flammable warning on the side. "This was taken at the docks three hours before you were arrested."
"...So?" Replied Ryan as his face was blank.
"What are you doing?" Whispered Aizawa.
"Trying to make both of our cases." Whispered Wick as he pushed the picture in front of Ryan. "Whatever you guys bought is dangerous enough for a fire to be around." He slammed his hand onto the table glaring at Ryan. "And I know that you know that twenty crates of this stuff are not for a simple con or drug racket."
"Let me get this straight." Said Ryan resting his head on the front of his hands. "You don't want to know about our base, but, one of our operations? That's what you want to make a deal over?" Ryan then laughed as Wick was gripping the end of the table. "What does this have to do with their students?"
"The dead body." Said Kan as his eyes went wide.
"What about owl face?" He asked the heroes and Wick with a raised eyebrow.
"This has nothing to do with your associate." Said Wick opening another file with a dead girl resting on a morgue freezer bed... but the body was decayed beyond recognition. "This is about her."
Aizawa stared at the photo in shock seeing the body. "This isn't at all what Pony described her as." Aizawa then took a glance at Ryan as he saw him tense up in shock. "You know what did this to her!" He said as he slammed his hand onto the table. "Is that what you were transporting, the chemicals needed to do this to someone!"
"I thought so too, but, the truck contained knock-off goods and a supply of weapons." Said Wick. "I figured she was an innocent casualty in a deal gone wrong, but, when the police got a call from the morgue saying their mortician died of a toxic substance in the air after opening the morgue locker is when I realized that this was on a higher scale of what they normally do. So I ask you again, Ryan." Wick then slammed his hands onto the table again as his face was up close to his. "WHAT ARE IN THOSE BOXES!"
"... I, I want a lawyer." Said Ryan in fear.
Aizawa sighed as Kan got up from the table and went to a restroom to throw up and Wick just kept glaring at Ryan. Aizawa then grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled Wick out of the room.
"This is a different mo from what The Wild Ones normally do." Said Wick holding his head.
"What do you mean?" Asked Aizawa. "They have a history of violence and killing people."
"Yes, but, not to this extent!" He exclaimed to Aizawa as he slammed his fist against the wall. "They used to be peace-loving activists, but when the new governor got elected it all went to shit!"
"Explain." Said Aizawa with a serious tone. But before he could a cop came out of the Observation Room.
"The criminal has his phone still!" He shouted
"WHAT!" Shouted both Wick and Aizawa as they ran for the door and barged into the room.
Ryan noticed them and threw his phone into his mouth and swallowed. Wick then grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him into the wall. "Who the hell did you just make contact with!" Shouted Wick.
"I'm still waiting for that lawyer." Said Ryan with a grin.
Meanwhile with the girls...
"So this is Starlight?" Asked Tsu looking at the long line.
The building was old and didn't really have any color to it. The only thing it had going for it was the bright pink neon sign that said Starlight.
"Angela, I don't mean to say your choice is bad, but... It's shady as hell?" Said Ibara as Jiro finished her sentence.
"I know this place doesn't exactly scream as Mina put it "badass club for teens" on the outside, but, the inside is worth it." Said Angela scratching her neck as the girls gave her curious looks.
"Hey know, it might not be what we expected to see, but, if Angela says it's a great club, I say we try it before we judge!" Exclaimed Nejire. "Besides it would be such a waste to not show off these clothes!"
Nejire wore a blue tank top with a pair of jean shorts and blue heels, Ochacko wore a pink t-shirt and brown shorts with brown shorts shoes, Tsu wore a green t-shirt and skirt that went to her knees with green dress shoes, Mina wore a pink tank top with a pair of brown shorts and black shoes, Jirou wore a yellow t-shirt that said deep dope and black shorts with black sneakers, Momo wore a red shirt with black shorts and red heels, Toru wore a light green t-shirt with brown shorts and black heels, Itsuka wore an orange tank top with blue jeans and black shoes, Ibara wore a green shirt with blue jeans and white shoes, Yui wore a light blue tank to with a pair of jean shorts and black shoes, Reiko wore a grey t=shirt with grey shorts and black shoes, Pony wore a yellow t-shirt with black jeans and brown shoes, Kimori wore a red t-shirt with blue jeans, Setsuna wore a dark green t-shirt with white shorts, Toga wore a white tank top with a pair of jean shorts and brown shoes, Shoko wore a dark blue tank top and blue jeans with white shoes, and Angela wore a blue shirt with black jean shorts and black shoes.
"Nejire's right let's turn some boy's heads ladies!" Exclaimed Mina with a grin as they walked to the entrance. A bodyguard with horns stuck out his hand.
"If you want in go to the back of the line." He said with a glare as Angela grabbed something from her pocket. She then pulled out a pass that said Starlight VIP. "Oh, Mrs. Grant, my apologies please come in." He then let her through and stopped the girls from going in.
"They're with me." Said Angela with a smile.
"This is quite a..." He said as Angela gave him a glare. 'Cough' "Enjoy your night ladies." He said as the girls went inside.
(Insert Caravan Palace - Lone Digger)
As the girls got inside they saw numerous colored lights shine over the palace, the dance floor had tons of people dancing as the floor lit up, teens were drinking at a bar with tons of drink options from soda to shakes as the sign above blinked with repeatedly with the words "The Watering Hole" above, and the DJ stand was so large that eight discs were going which made sense seeing how the DJ had eight arms.
"Holy crap!" Shouted Setsuna as her eyes lit up.
"You were right, Angela, this place is awesome!" Exclaimed Toru.
"And loud." Said Jirou as she had her hands over her ears.
"Oh shoot that's right!" Exclaimed Angela as dug through her pockets again. She then pulled out earplugs and gave them to Jirou. "These should make things more bearable." Jirou then put them in and gave a thumbs up as a sign that they worked.
"Alright Angela, seeing how you are so familiar with this place where should we start?" Asked Itsuka.
"Well, we can order some food first the shrimp are to die for or we could hit the arcade they have in the back or we could just dance like Mina, Yui, and Toga are doing right now." Said Angela pointing to where everything was and then to the trio currently dancing.
"Huh, I didn't picture Yui as a party animal?" Questioned Pony seeing her friend dancing.
"Neither did I." Said Reiko agreeing with Pony. A loud gurgle was then heard as the girls looked at Ochako who was blushing.
"Well, I guess that answers that." Said Kinoko with a giggle.
"How about we split up into three groups, those who want to eat go with Angela and Ochako, those who want to see the arcade or what else is available, and those who want to dance go join Mina, Yui, and Toga." Said Momo with the girls nodding in agreement and heading off in different directions.
What the girls didn't know as they went to go have fun was a woman watching them from a box in the top right corner as she blew into a cigarette holder. She then pressed a button on an answerphone. "Hold all my appointments." She said looking down at Angela. "I have to let M know that their pet is hanging out with the wrong crowd." She then let go of the answerphone and pulled out a cell phone from her pocket, took a picture of Angela, and started texting.
Queen: Did you lose something? 'Posts picture of Angela with the hero students'
M: What the hell!? She told me she was with her mother!
Queen: Obviously not.
M: Don't toy with me, Queen, I have a lot on my plate as is.
Queen: Well if you don't want her spilling anything that you have told her, I suggest you get here before she does.
M: Give me a minute, I just got a text from Ryan.
Queen: Isn't he in jail?
M: ...That dumb motherfucker.
Queen: What did he do this time.
M: He fucking left his spare phone at the hotel.
Queen: The one that you have been sending private information to for over a year. That spare phone?
M: Yes that damn phone!
M: Now I have to clean up here and the Starlight in one fucking night!
Queen: Just let Smog do it. He's there with you, right?
M: He is and it's not that I don't trust him, but, I'd rather stay in case Eric shows up.
Queen: What makes you think he will?
M: Because he likely knows I'm here, Queen. He's just not been spying on Ryan. He's been spying on all of us!
Queen: And why are we just finding this out?
M: Because he's had a little help from someone on the inside. Someone who knows the truth of what's going on with The Wild Ones.
Queen: Are they dead?
M: Not yet, I was going to get the services of The Silent Horror to deal with the bastard.
Queen: That's another thing I wanted to ask you about M. How do you know The Silent Horror?
M: That is for me to know and only me! Now keep an eye on my pet or I'll tell Simon that you have been doing deals behind his back!
Queen: ...Very well. I don't know how long they're going to stay so I suggest you hurry up.
(End Caravan Palace - Lone Digger)
Currently at the hotel...
M: Smog I need you to finish up here and get Ryan's spare phone from his office.
Smog: He left that here... That dumb motherfucker.
M: Tell me something I don't know.
M: Now just finish here while I deal with my pet.
Smog: Say no more, I'm on it.
Meanwhile...
Izuku couldn't rest with everything he learned in the past few hours. He would call All Might, but, how would he even begin to explain what he learned? He then went to grab a late-night snack when he noticed someone in the room.
"Who's there?" He asked the person. The person turned to see Izuku and he saw... "Zack-Sensei, what are you doing in here?"
"Oh hey... just wandering about." Said Zack scratching his head with a smile.
"Okay... why?" Questioned Izuku with a raised eyebrow.
"Ah, I just wanted to make sure everyone was asleep after everything." Zack then sat down on a couch and sighed. "Ah, who am I kidding, I don't know what I'm doing." Izuku then sat down next to Zack.
"What do you mean?" Asked Izuku with a concerned look.
"What I mean is, what I'm doing here?" He replied looking down at the floor. "Am I even making the right choice by bringing everyone here?
"Sensei." Izuku closed his eyes and stood up. "I don't think you made a bad decision." He then stared Zack straight in the eyes. "Sure things didn't turn out as you expected, but, we are learning things."
"On how to piss off a gang?" He asked with a blank look on his face. "Because we already excelled at that."
"No! We are learning how to help those hiding in the dark from people like them!" Exclaimed Izuku. "People like Angela and Eric are suffering because of them and they choose to hide it in the dark and let their pain build up until they can't anymore!"
"Continue." Replied Zack now intrigued.
"Eric's suffering because of how the city is treating people with animal quirks like there quirkless when reality they aren't." He said as he grabbed a notebook he left on the living room table showing what he learned.
"Wait, I thought Eric's quirk was a basic mutation. He doesn't show any animal traits." Said Zack.
"At first glance, he doesn't sir, but, when Eric was hanging out with us I noticed he kept his back away from the back of the chair he was sitting in. You could argue and say he had back pain or he just decided to sit like that. However, when the girls came out and told me what happened, Eric grabbed me and told me to calm down. As he turned, I saw for a brief second a pink lump and quietly looked up animals with pink lumps, and the first article I came across was talking about how rat's tails dry up and leave lumps after an injury."
"I see... this is quite concerning." Said Zack getting a little angry. "And what about Angela?"
"Well, as you know, I wasn't sleeping anymore and I heard everything going on in the room, including Angela saying that her hero dream was dead." Izuku gripped his fists. "I took a look at Angela as carefully as I could without Itsuka noticing and saw her movements. ...She still wants that dream Sensei, but, is scared to pursue it for some reason and what makes this worse is... That her mother knows about it." Explained Izuku as Zack interrupted him.
"Yeah, I noticed it too Izuku." He said seeing Izuku's shocked expression. "I don't know what caused her to give up on that dream yet, but, I plan to ask Miss. Grant about it tomorrow."
"Zack, if it's okay, could I go with you, tomorrow?" Asked Izuku as Zack grinned.
"I don't see why not, but, don't expect Miss. Grant to open up to you like a book, Izuku." Replied Zack as he got up off the couch. "You'd better get some rest and before you argue with me about being fine, you just learned a new quirk from One For All and that it will put a strain on you." Izuku nodded and left for his room as Zack left the suite. When he did he bumped into a bellhop. "Oh sorry!" He shouted to the bellhop as they waved it off. As Zack opened his door he stopped. 'Wait, didn't we...' Thought Zack as his head began to ache making him drop the thought and enter his room.
In the check-in area...
A man comes out from behind the main office door and began's to leave when...
"Excuse me, sir, but for your safety, you should go back to your room." Said Higari catching the man's attention and stood there. "Sir I said... AHH!" He shouted as he felt something collide with his head.
"Thank you Smog." Said the man as he opened the door and left.
As Higari fought for consciousness he saw the man who hit him. He then went to use his quirk but was quickly stopped as a large foot stepped on his hand.
"Frank, do me a favor and take out the trash." Said Smog as he went in a different direction as Frank dragged Higari off. He then sent a wide text to his recruits saying. "M has left for an important matter. Let's hurry this up before anyone suspects anything."