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Izuku was in Victor's homeland. It's kinda cold there. Dabi and Victor don't really feel it but everyone else did. Izuku was kinda cold resistant so he was alright but he still felt it. They were camping and hanging out in the woods. Izuku and Victor tracked some serpent members out to a cabin when they drove them out of the city earlier in the day before the sun rose. They don't know exactly what's in there. They don't have Giran's information for this one. They can probably manage. Hell Victor had his gatling gun. If they could get them in the open they're kinda screwed. So that's gonna be the plan. They'll attack at night. Like always. They had a little while before they had to get going so they were messing around and throwing a couple of drinks back.
"I ever told any of you guys that I can fly?" asks Izuku.
"You can turn into a bat right?" asks Doc.
"Well yeah, but that isn't actually what I meant." says Izuku.
"Hold on what do you mean." asks Dabi, "If you can fly you shoulda told me. I wanna see that."
"Well I only found out recently." says Izuku.
"Well, come on show us." says Victor.
"Yeah, fly for us." says Johnny.
"Check this out." says Izuku before jumping into the air and swimming up, "Well whaddya think?"
"That wasn't actually that cool." says Dabi, that piece of shit.
"Oh yeah, watch this." says Izuku doing it again, but this time he swung his arms harder and got a good twenty or so feet into the air before he came down.
"Well that was actually pretty good." says Doc, "It's like those old cartoons."
"Yeah man, I'm on some scooby doo shit." says Izuku.
"On god. It's like my man Lupin the Third, fuckin' love those movies." says Dabi, "Hey actually I can do something kinda cartoony. I just need a little help."
"Whaddya need?" asks Izuku.
"Throw me like tenish feet in the air." says Dabi .
"Aight." says Izuku.
When Izuku gets Dabi up there he starts running in place with fire coming from the bottom of his feet so he doesn't fall.
"Woah, that's the shit someone does before falling like eight thousand feet into the grand canyon." says Izuku.
"Yeah, dawg. I'm like Wile E. Coyote. You feel me?" asks Dabi.
"Hella." replies Johnny.
Izuku strolls over to Doc and sits next to him.
"How are you holding up?" asks Izuku.
" I'm still alive." says Doc.
"That bad huh?" asks Izuku.
Doc chuckles at him, "I ain't doing too good. Especially not here. I'm supposed to be somewhere hot and dry. This place is cold as hell and it hasn't stopped snowing since we've been here."
"Hell's colder." says Izuku without really thinking.
Doc chuckles at him again, "Well I guess I'd better get used to it. I'll be down there soon enough."
Now it was Izuku's turn to laugh... actually that was pretty sad, "... Are you really taking this that well?"
"Hell no." says Doc, "I'm so damn tired. Getting up in the morning keeps getting harder and harder. I used to be so damn strong. Well shit look at me. I'm six foot two, I weigh two forty. I'm a big guy. I'm strong as an ox… I used to be. I'm just so damn weak now. I feel like I can feel my life just drain out of me every time I realize I can't do what I used to do."
"Doc… you're one of the toughest bastards I ever met. Seriously, you're a strong guy. I mean-" says Izuku.
"I know what you mean." says Doc, "You're a good kid."
"You gonna start talking to me like a dad?" asks Izuku.
"You know, I had a son." says Doc.
"Jesus Doc. I'm sorry. I ain't mean it like that." says Izuku.
"It's fine. I imagine you kinda get it. I mean, you have a daughter right?" asks Doc.
"Mhm." replies Izuku.
"You worry about her?" asks Doc.
"All the time." replies Izuku.
"I think you get it. At least in part." says Doc.
"Well for what it's worth… you're a good dad to me." says Izuku.
Doc starts laughing. His laughter turns into coughing. His body shakes. When he stops coughing he chuckles again.
"You always know what to say, don't you. I wish I was good at talking. I used to try to muscle my way through all my problems. Probably shoulda tried to talk my way out of a couple of em. Kid, I gotta say. I ain't meet a whole lot of people worth dying for. Be proud to be one of em." says Doc.
"I don't want that." says Izuku.
"It's happening either way. One way I get to die with peace of mind. Hell I might even die with a smile on my face." says Doc.
"I wanna see you happy. It's your choice… just be-" says Izuku.
"I'm sure." says Doc, "... How are you taking it?"
"Whaddya mean?" asks Izuku.
"I'm gonna die. Like soon. Pretty soon. I know that. Hell I might not even see the syndicate fall." says Doc.
"It'll fall. Even if you don't see it." says Izuku, " and … I think I'll be alright. I'll miss you. I'll miss you like hell. But I'll be alright."
"Yeah…" says Doc followed by a long awkward silence, "Well the sun is down. You ready?"
"Yeah, I'm ready. Let's get going." says Izuku.
The plan was to have Dabi set the back of the cabin on fire. Once everyone was outside Izuku's men would pop out from behind the trees and capture the serpents. Izuku was currently sitting in the middle of the clearing outside the cabin. He smells burning wood. They'll be out here pretty soon. Well here they are.
"The hell started that fire?" asks one of em.
"I might know the answer to that." says another one.
"What do you think caused it?" asks the first one.
"I'm not entirely sure but, it's probably that shirtless dude sitting in the snow." says the second one.
"Oh that just the guy that chased us all the way out here." says the first one, "Speaking of, whatcha doing out here?"
"Here to arrest ya." says Izuku, "You the boss?"
"Yessir." says the first one.
"Order your men to stand down." says Izuku.
"Dude there's like twenty of us." says the boss.
"Then why aren't you shooting me?" asks Izuku.
"I don't trust that." says the boss.
"Well you shoulda. I'm actually completely defenseless. I just wanted to see what would happen if I just sat out here and did nothing. You really should order your men to stand down. We've got a gatling gun out in the trees." says Izuku.
"Why don't I hear it?" asks the boss man.
The whirring sound of a Victor's gun fills the air.
"Well shit. You heard him drop your guns." says the boss man.
"You know you're kinda funny." says Izuku.
"Gee thanks." says the boss man.
"Alright get over here and start cuffing these goons." says Izuku.
After that was over Izuku went out for a celebration drink. This time Speed Demon showed up.
"Hey guys." says Speed Demon, "How have you been?"
"We've been pretty damn good actually." says Izuku.
"Yeah, we've actually been kicking the serpents ass." says Victor, " You should join us."
"... how many you lose today?" asks Speed Demon.
"One of our guys got shot. He's alive though. He's gonna make it." says Izuku.
"How close was he?" asks Speed Demon.
"The bullet passed through his chest, kinda close to his shoulder. If it was a little further to the right he'd be dead… but he's not. He's alright." says Izuku.
"That's a little close don't you think?" says Speed Demon.
"Too damn close." says Izuku.
"Well fine. I guess I get it." says Victor.
"Come on don't be like that." says Speed Demon.
"I just don't get it." says Victor.
"I still have a family dude." says Speed Demon, "I've got a wife. I've got two daughters and a son. I still have shit to lose. Don't you get fucking mad at me for that."
"... man I'm sorry. I really am. But you gotta understand how I feel." says Victor.
"I do understand. That's why I don't want it to happen to me." says Speed Demon.
"Guys come on." says Izuku, "Look, we're all a little tense. Shit's been kinda stressful lately. Whaddya say we go on a patrol like we used to. It'll be fun. We can make a difference together, again."
"That's not a bad idea." says Victor.
"I'm game. Actually wait." says Speed Demon.
"There it is." says Victor.
"Look I've got a target for us if you're interested." says Speed Demon.
"Sounds great." says Izuku, "Lead the way and we'll kick their asses."
"That's the spirit." says Speed Demon.
"Yeah, let's go." says Victor.
On the way there they talked a bit.
"Hey check this out." says Speed Demon as he pulls a black and silver oni mask off his belt and puts it over his face, "I thought it would go well with the name Speed Demon."
"That's pretty cool actually." says Izuku, "It matches your color scheme. It's a good look. It's real menacing. I dig it."
"Hey we're kinda like monsters you know?" says Victor, "Like the kind of shit you read about. The Demon, the werewolf and the vampire."
"I mean yeah… but I'm an actual vampire though." says Izuku.
"Oh yeah, kinda forgot about that." says Victor.
The fight wasn't too bad. Speed Demon got burnt by a flame quirk but it wasn't too bad. Other than that it was pretty quick.
"Victor. You get these schmucks to a police station. I'll help Speedy with his burn." says Izuku.
"Sure thing boss." says Victor.
"I'll be alright. It isn't too bad." says Speed Demon.
"Well atleast lemme see it." says Izuku, "Roll up the sleeve a little."
"I'm fine. It only burnt the shirt." says Speed Demon.
"I don't appreciate getting lied to. I smell burnt skin. Show me the damn burn." says Izuku.
"Look. I'll be alright. I'm gonna go home and take care of it." says Speed Demon.
Izuku grabs him and lifts his sleeve up. What the hell was that. No actually what was that? Izuku throws Speed Demon onto his back and gets on top of him, pinning both arms with his knees.
"You'd better have a damn good excuse for that." says Izuku.
"It's not what you think it is." says Speed Demon.
"That's a snake tattoo. I know where I've seen that before." says Izuku, "Why? Why would you work with us? Were you gonna kill us? That can't be right you worked with us before we fought you. So Why?"
"I'm not with them anymore. I wanted to get out of there. I wanted to keep my family safe so I left. I left but now they want me. You don't leave a syndicate and live." says Speed Demon.
"So … then why are you a vigilante? You want to live right?" asks Izuku.
"Same reason Doc is. We wanna make up for the person we used to be." says Speed Demon.
"You want us to get rid of the syndicate for you, is that it? You wanted us to get them off your tail." says Izuku.
"I never wanted you to go after the syndicate. I've warned you time and time again not too. You don't know what you're dealing with?" says Speed Demon.
"Look me in the eye. Do you have any malicious intentions towards us?" asks Izuku.
"You're like a little brother to me. You really are man." says Speed Demon.
He's telling the truth. It's a little hard to trust him right now but he's telling the truth.
"Okay. Okay. I trust you. I won't tell anybody. Alright, we're good, brother. We're good." says Izuku.
"Yeah, we're good man. You've saved my life a couple of times. I owe you my life man. That means something." says Speed Demon.
"Look I'm sorry about tackling you like that. And You don't owe me shit. It's what brothers do right?" says Izuku as he gets off of Speed Demon.
"Yeah, hey you're not gonna tell anybody right? Like you won't tell anybody?" asks Speed Demon.
"Not a soul." says Izuku.
"Thank you." says Speed Demon.
Authors Note
I finally got around to doing Speed Demon's back story. I've had it planned for a while. I'm glad I finally got around to it. I had to have him wait to tell it because he absolutely couldn't have said that in front of Victor. If it were up to him he never would've told either of them but given the situation he didn't have too much of a choice. I'll go more into Speed Demon later. Actually I'm curious to know who you're favorite side vigilante is, like one of the ones I made up. I think my favorite is either Victor or Doc. I like them both a lot.
One thing I really like writing is just the dumb shit. Like Izuku and Dabi just getting high and rambling on to each other. Or the goofy bit I did at the start of this chapter. It's my way of adding normalcy to the story. I feel like it makes all the characters more human if you see them just hanging around and goofing off.
So Izuku's vampire hunter chapters are coming on kinda soon. Victors gonna be busy with the syndicate so he cant help him but Izuku still has some people he could ask for help. I've considered bringing Gabriela the vampire hunter back to help him and I wanna know if you think she should come back. I wanna use this arc to really dig into Izuku's struggles as a vampire. There is a lot I could do with that. This could be what I need for Izuku to get Vlad's end of the story he's heard from All For One and Alucard. It would also be kinda interesting for him to hear the story from the new vampire king. I've got some really cool things planned for Izuku's fights with the vampires.
So a while back I mentioned something about how Steven Universe ended. I was kinda bummed but I loved it. Well about two days ago I found out that steven universe has a comic series and I've been loving those. I've also considered reading the Adventure time comics. I loved both of the shows so I think that I would like both of their comics. I use a lot of steven universe's music to listen to while I write. The entire time I wrote the Dabi vs Endeavor chapter I had "Here comes a though" playing on loop, for like the entire couple of hours it took me to write that.
So recently I've been emulating some old mario games and I've had an absolute blast with mario 64. It's one of the tightest 3d platformers I've ever played. Right now I'm playing sunshine which is also really fun. So far I liked 64 better but I just started sunshine. I've also been playing the pokemon isle of armor expansion pack. It's pretty fun. I like watching the pokemon in the wild area. I'm trying to complete the new pokedex. I already completed the original so now I'm just working on the isle of armor dex. I try to pick up sekiro from time to time but I'm really bad at it. It's still a pretty good game though. The last thing I've been playing is the Halo: Master Chief collection. It's super fun. So far reach is my favorite.
Moxiel 12: I'm glad you think it's interesting. This kinda started as just a fun little thing I wanted to work on from time to time. Now it's actually a pretty big part of my life. Even when I'm not writing it I think about it. I've planned out like five different endings for the story. Early on I was constantly changing how the middle of the story was going to play out. A lot of the stuff I've added to the story came from readers. I look forward to writing this and seeing what comes out. Things change from the way I planned them while I write so it's always fun to see what little things change. Like originally Izuku was going to survive his first encounter with overhaul. I had plans for a chapter where Izuku tracks down the fight rings that Rappa goes to and challenges him to a rematch. It's constantly changing and flowing and it's just little things like your message that make me really appreciate what I'm doing here. So thanks for taking the time to say something.