"Ryukuo…" Bombarda furrows her brow as she calls out to the woman as they reside in the hallway alone as said woman freezes from the voice call.
"Bombarda…" Said dragon lady turns to smile sadly at the firm frown of Bombarda.
"What you said back on stage…" Bombarda begins brow furrowed.
"I meant it." Resolved, Ryukuo exclaims.
"Listen to me we both did what we could, we did all we could, yes lives were lost we need to acknowledge that but don't let the lives lost deter you." Bombarda tries to tell her but…
"…You make it sound so easy." Pained, Ryukuo smiles strained.
"I know it isn't easy trust me I do but we did what we could during that day." Determined, Bombarda assures her.
"Did we? If I had…" Pained, Ryukuo bows her head ashamed.
"If you had what? What could you possibly have done?" Bluntly, Bombarda demands from her.
"If I had been more faster if I had taken him to hospital he wouldn't have died." Anguished, Ryukuo grits grinds her teeth together tense pained.
"Ryukuo the moment that spike impaled him he died I saw it I saw his limp carcass be impaled he was dead the moment it hit. Nothing could have saved him." Honestly, Katsumi confesses Eri's power was too dangerous to rely on there was nothing they could have done.
"…How do you stand there and act so calm after all that? After everything you went through…" Tense, Ryukuo eyes her prosthetic.
"Because that's life leaping over each hurdle thrown your way." Aloofly, Bombarda brushes her off.
"Bombarda what you went through wasn't a hurdle!" Ryukuo argues.
"Look it isn't the first time it happened to me." Bombarda shrugs it off.
"But if things had gone well, you could have kept it you could have…" Resolved, Ryukuo points out but…
"If I had kept it all the training, I did to master this would have been for nothing. Look we both did what we could don't put yourself down and don't you dare compare us, lives were lost because of us both, both of us were there when it happened, you're not alone when it comes to this. You're a good hero don't forget that." Tiredly, Bombarda explains to Ryukuo going eerily quiet bowing her head by her words.
"Bombarda…" Ryukuo begins touched.
"Oh by the way I think Eri would like to see you during the festival there was this dragon skull thing sued for some paly said it reminded her of you." Bombarda points out.
"I…It did?" Ryukuo says shocked.
"I think she'd like a visit sometime if you're not busy." Bombarda offers.
"I'd…I'd like that. Thank you." Touched, Ryukuo smiles softly.
"Don't mention it." Aloofly, Bombarda brushes her off watching her leave as just then…
"BOMBARDA!" Bombarda flinches from the sharp shrill voice of Crust crying out alarming Bombarda.
"Ah crap." Crudely, Bombarda blurts out dread washing over her as Crust chases after the rather done hero.
"Sorry if I threw you into a loop man." Meekly, Hawks smiles strained up at the fierce flame of the enraged Endeavour holding the bird by his collar as sweat slides down Hawk's tense temple beaming brightly up at Endeavour.
"What the hell were you thinking boy!?" Enraged, Endeavour demands from the bird boy.
"Everyone kept sporting the same boring stuff you know? Felt like somebody needed to make an impact." Nervously, Hawks smiles strained.
"You were trying to test me." The fierce flames flicker from Endeavour dropping him.
"Of course, not if anything I was helping you, it turned out well for you look I'm not an all might super fan or anything. I never wanted to become like him but still…I was completely shocked by his retirement. I'm not suggesting we need another shiny icon like him but it goes without saying that we definitely need a new leader right about now and I thought you nailed it. You sounded cool up there." Truthfully, Hawks removes his lenses as he confesses to the new number one.
"Is he being serious or mocking me? Internally, Endeavour ponders perplexed.
"And you don't want to be this new leader yourself?" Warily, Endeavour scowls.
"Hah are you kidding me? Do I really come off as a leader? I'd have more freedom down in the lower ranks somewhere in the twenties." Smiling, Hawks stretches his arms out.
"People who think this is a game infuriated me. We're done. You owe the others an apology and Bombarda too she shouldn't have to put up with your childish games forever. She's the same age as you and yet you still continue playing. It's time you grew up and stop wasting her time!" Tired, Endeavour turns on his heel to leave only for them both to falter from the sharp slam of the door.
"…Bombarda?" Befuddled, Endeavour eyes the panting woman sweat sliding down her furrowed features as she stretches her arms out towards the door using her body to block the door as she stands slumping against it taking the two aback at the woman's fretful features.
"…Shut it for a second would ya?" Sharply, she hisses at the two pressing her ear against the door as Hawks hues narrow, his feathers fluttering picking up the loud yell of…
"Bombarda?! Bombarda where are you!? I was hoping we could talk about your anguished tale of Kamino!" Crying, Crust bellows boisterously that even Endeavour heard making the pro sweat drop at the animated antics of Crust.
"…Was that Crust?" Confused, Endeavour ponders perplexed.
"Tch the guy wouldn't stop sprouting Kamino crap at me I needed a break." Bluntly, Bombarda huffs, stretching slightly.
"So you ran?" Endeavour catches on.
"…Conveniently smoke came out of my hand and I had to tell him I had to go get repairs." Smirking, she raises her prosthetic for the two nodding their heads catching on.
"…You broke your arm to avoid him?" Alarmed, Endeavour furrows his brow befuddled.
"…Look I'm okay with normal people crazies like that you need an excuse for." Firmly, Bombarda deadpans.
"Well either way this works out great two birds one stone. I wanna team up with you, with the both of you." Smiling, Hawks clasps his hands together confusing and alarming both Bombarda and Endeavour.
"Excuse you?" Bombarda's ruby reds narrow sharing a look with a pair of icy blues.
"One case that's all unless you want Crust to come over and talk about your narrowing tale at Kamino?" Haughtily, Hawks teases smirking smugly leaning forward, quirking his head to the side smiling acting coy despite the threat being let loose.
"…You know me and Endeavour could turn you into fried chicken right now right?" Bombarda growls raising her hand, faint flickers of sparks spewing out of her hand.
"Oh Cr-" Loudly, Hawks begins but…
"Oh for fuck sake just spit it out!" Scowling, Bombarda slams his palm down over Hawks mouth feeling his smile behind her had as ruby red glare into smug giddy gold as he softly removes her hand from his mouth.
"There's been some troubling eyewitness accounts in my hometown. You remember those Nomu things right?" Coyly, he reveals to them both, his gloved hand wrapping around her wrist as both ruby red and icy blue widen, sharing a look both of them alarmed at the news of nomu's as next they knew they were following bird boy away…
"It's over I worked at this company for three years and today I'll bring it down. Ever since I could remember I've always put other people first oh it was suffocating but that was the old me I've put him in the ground… Cursing the idiots I had to work with isn't enough. Liberate me…liberate me this is it. For the human liberation…Meta…human…ARGH!" Determined, the man in the trench coat proclaims proudly prying his coat off exposing his bare body before the open air only to scream as he is soon pinned to the ground by the ruby red feathers flown his way, swiftly silencing his voice.
"Now why don't we have our talk over some food. There's a great hop pop place over here. You can really taste the flavours of the broth. Bombi's been there before two she can agree. Does that sound good?" Casually, Hawks offers as the trio wander through the busy streets of said city. Confused, Endeavour eyes the nude man being dealt with while Bombarda simply stares ahead unfazed by the fleeting feathers spewing out of Hawk's locks, he too not batting an eye to his quirk.
"…" Silently, Bombarda glares ahead annoyed, hands shoved into her pockets which Hawks notices, a small smirk upon his lips.
"Aw come on Bombi quit with the silent treatment would ya?" Cheekily, Hawks winks lightly elbowing her side only to receive a dirty look in return.
"…Just say what you want to say so we can be done with it." Irritated, Bombarda brushes Hawks off continuing to stare ahead annoyed.
"As impatient as ever…still not to heavy for ya?" Amused, Hawks chuckles smiling softly as he asks the two just as a dog leaps into the road.
"Ahh! Schwartz my baby!" Wailing, the woman cries as said dog is swept up by ruby red feathers.
"Pretty solid Yakitori too the skewers are seriously to die for." Hawks exclaims as said dog is returned to his owner thanks to the feather flying the dog back to its owner.
"Whoa it's Hawks!"
"You hardly ever see him on the streets!"
"And he's with Bombarda again! Did they make up? I hope so!"
"I hope not he could do so much better than that whore!"
"Heyo!" Happily, Hawks greets the crowd watching on as Bombarda's hue twitch tiredly from the group
"Oh wait…let me help you out with that." Hawks turns to the elderly woman struggling with her luggage up the stairs so he has his feathers pick up the luggage floating it up the top.
"Thanks so much." Smiling, the elderly woman bows before heading up the stairs just as the fans rush over to Hawks swiftly surrounding them in awe of him.
"Congrats on coming in second man!" Merrily, a fan calls out to Hawks.
"I watched it live man if you don't cool it you'll start making enemies!" Another fan tells the smirking Hawks crowding around him.
"Is that so?" Smirking, Hawks smiles at his fans amused almost at the idea.
"Hey there Hawks selfie?" Smiling, a girl giddily rushes over phone in hand.
"Say cheese." Casually, he puts the peace sign up as she takes said selfie for them before leaving.
"Excuse me but could my son get an autograph?" A mother asks Hawks, her son by her side holding his bag.
"That looks like a nice backup you sure I can write on it?" Hawks asks taking the bag.
"Yeah!" The boy beams brightly at the thought.
"What's your name?" Hawks asks the child.
"Ryosuke." The little boy answers.
"Okay Ryosuke have a good one." Smiling, Hawks happily writes on it.
"You're so awesome Hawks!" The boy gushes taking the bag back in awe.
"You've really made his day thank you." The mother bows her head before leaving.
"You really should stop glaring at them you know?" Bemused, Bombarda remarks eyeing Endeavour's sharp scowl towards the crowd around Hawks happily tending to his fans.
"Is it like this on a basis?" Bored, Endeavour asks her.
"Yeah come on I know where we're going he can catch up with us there." Tiredly, Katsumi gestures for Endeavour to follow.
"Right…hm?" Endeavour agrees only to falter furrowing his brow by the crowd watching them.
"What is it? Oh. Damn extras." Bitterly, Bombarda catches on swiftly glares at the crowd looking at them, staring at them beofre fleeing frightened from Bombarda's harsh heated glare.
"Hey isn't that Endeavour?"
"And Bombarda too!"
"The two most terrifying top pros…"
"They both look so scary up close."
"They're just so intimidating."
"Yeah and intense!"
"Excuse me Bombarda?" Bravely, a young boy approaches the two taking them aback.
"What?" Bombarda's blood red glare down at the child oblivious to a pair of gold watching on.
"Could I…no I want your autograph!" Loudly, the boy screams startling everyone but Bombarda.
"…" Silently ruby red glare down at the boy.
"…" Bravely, bead blues gaze up at the woman.
"Did that kid just demand an autograph from Bombarda?!" Baffled, a woman from Hawk's group gasps.
"But Bombarda never gives out autographs!" Anxiously, another voice whispers out.
"Poor kid's going to traumatised for years…" A teen shakes their head at the rejection to come.
"Heh…you got guts kid. What's your name?" Katsumi smirks slightly amused almost as she bows her head, hand on her hip.
"Ryuji!" Ryuji screams sweat sliding down his tense temple as he offers his bag to her.
"Alright Ryuji here." Smoothly, she takes it writing on it.
"Thank you so much!" Merrily, he beams brightly beofre taking off leaving her and Endeavour alone.
"She gave the kid his autograph!?" Astonished, the girl gawks from Hawk's groupies glaring at her.
"I never knew she would do it!" A girl gasps.
"She probably did it to look good!" Gossiping, one of the bitter girls huffs.
"You think she has a soft spot for kids…" The fan offers unaware of the small soft smile upon Hawks happily watching on, blanking out the girls gushing over him.
"…Don't give me that face." Frowning, Bombarda turns to look up at the scowling Endeavour.
"You're as bad as him." Huffing, Endeavour exclaims.
"Please give me some credit I ward them off not my fault some stronger people have the actual guts to approach me and ask of me for one, you got to respect that." Truthfully, Bombarda deadpans.
"So…your glare weeds out those you would normally refuse but you're willing to give a few to those that have the confidence to approach you." Endeavour concludes crossing his arms over his chest.
"You got it, it helps weed out those puny extras to the strong ones that actually show resolve. Speaking off…IF YOU EXTRAS GOT SOMETHING TO SAY THEN SAY IT!" Intensely, Bombarda bellows boisterously to the crowd as Hawks smile softly endearingly at the almost cute sight in his head watching on, his forefingers hiding the small snicker escaping his lips at the endearing sight.
"She's so scary!" Scared, a male whimpers weakly.
"Hey Bombarda's right come on this is the perfect chance for an autograph." One of the fans turs to the pink haired boy by his side.
"What? No way!" Scared, said boy shakes his head.
"But I thought you liked him." His friend argues as Endeavour perks up at his words.
"Yeah but I couldn't talk to him…" Scowling, he furrows his brow at his friend.
"Oh crap he's coming our way what do we do?!" Scared, said boy bellows as Katsumi and Hawks both arch a brow by Endeavour's brave move of approaching the fan.
"What this is nuts! His new costume is so cool!" One of the fans gasp gushing over Endeavour.
"There no reason for you be afraid…" Endeavor offers his hand to the young man.
"Aw man…Endeavour doesn't do fanservice! Being mean is what makes him so cool!" Crying, the male berates Endeavour taking everyone aback at his declaration.
"Whoa you're a hardcore fan huh…" The boy by the fan's side says.
"This is terrible you've changed. I missed the old Endeavour!" Wailing, the boy cries out before fleeing from them.
"PPFFF!" Bombarda slams her hand over her mouth muffling the boisterous bellow of a chuckle trying to escape her lips.
"Something funny?" Frowning, Endeavour glares at the brunette scaring a fair few.
"Oh my god all you needed was to say was get in my white van next pff I thought I might seriously die hahaha!" Unapologetic, Katsumi cackles tears in her eyes as Hawks stares stunned at the cackling mess, a heavy hue of ruby red upon his crimson cheeks when hearing her laughter.
"Bombarda's…laughing?" Unnerved, the fan whispers a part of them unable to not compare it to a mad man's crazed cackle.
"I've never seen her laugh before…" Another fan throws in.
"I mean she has on her podcasts but still to laugh at Endeavour. She really is fearless…" Amazed, the fan whispers in awe at the crazed cackling of the woman.
"Or stupid, does she have a death wish? Bitterly, a girl grumbles glaring at her oblivious to Hawk's small smile as he simply stares in awe at her, lovingly longingly staring at her, hearing her laugh was a blessing he never thought he'd be lucky to hear…
"Well yeah what did you expect it's not exactly you're vibe…" Honestly, Hawks points out as the trio sit around the table, Bombarda by the side of Endeavour as the two eye the plate below, Katsumi's plate being empty as she silently sips her green tea tsking internally at her still being unable to eat solid foods for a while…
"Hm." Endeavour glares glowers at Hawks.
"Don't get so downhearted by it trust me you're doing yourself a favour by not getting involved with the fans." Frowning, Katsumi assures Endeavour eyeing the shy steam spewing out of the green tea.
"Aw come on Bombi that's mean." Mischievously, Hawks whines pouting puffing his cheeks out.
"That's a fact." Frankly, Katsumi deadpans not even batting an eye to Hawks gaze as she simply stares down at the tea taking tentative sips of it.
"Don't worry Endeavour Bombi over here used to just as bad as you until I got my hands on her." Happily, Hawks winks at Katsumi, her brow twitching tense from his words.
"Excuse you?" Snippily, she sneers raw reds glaring glowering into his glistening gold.
"Oh come on you never even spoke to your fans." Fondly, Hawks reminds her.
"Why would I?" Irritated, Bombarda deadpans.
"Cause they want to know you." Hawks exclaims.
"And who says I want to know them?" Tiredly, Bombarda deadpans.
"Meeaan Ah if you're not gonna eat that could I have it?" Hawks reaches out for their food.
"You're a greedy one are you?" Endeavour exclaims as Katsumi shoves the plate forward for him.
"That's the understatement of the century." Bombarda remarks softly sipping said tea once more.
"Meaaan." Whining, he slumps his shoulder spouting puffing his cheeks at her once more.
"Repeating the same word won't do anything Hawks." Bluntly, Bombarda deadpans.
"Fine just eat it." Irritated, Endeavour gives in handing his own food over to Hawks.
"I know I'm awful right but once I set my mind on wanting something I just can't hold myself back. It's just my nature." Cheerily, Hawks happily smiles as he takes said skewers leaning over, his cheek residing in his palm, skewers in his other hand happily staring at the woman looking longingly almost.
"Just say what you want to say Hawks." Huffing, Katsumi catches his gaze, her ruby reds narrowing swiftly slamming her drink down on the table below brow furrowed.
"It happened after the sprots festival too! I sent an offer to your son actually I mean who wouldn't want the status that'd come with having the number 2 hero's son under your wing? I even thought of offering Katsuki but you can only make so many offers besides I thought he'd actually kill me hah! But well in the end I'm happy Tsukuyomi was the one who ended up coming after all Shoto and Bakugo both failed their provisional licence exam. They would've damaged my brand!" Beaming, Hawks happily chuckles coyly cheekily even as both Bombarda and enraged Endeavour glare, glower, fierce flames sprouting out of him while her hues turn bloodshot.
"YOU WANNA DIE!?" Angrily, Bombarda barks at the smiling Hawks.
"You sure know a lot even thought you're not a U.A grad." Endeavour remarks his hand on Katsumi's shoulder, holding her back brow furrowed from the info he holds.
"I stay informed." Casually, Hawks shrugs.
"Just get to the point Hawks unlike you Endeavour and I actually have people to save instead of flatter." Frowning, Bombarda orders him.
"It's like I said, rumours." Hawks sighs.
"A remodelled nomu yes, the modified human nomu those devilish puppets of the league of villains." Poisonously, Endeavour sneers.
"Dozens of them were being stored in Kamino which were then captured along with all for one. Ever since then although the league has been quite active there have yet to be any confirmed Nomu appearances." Annoyed, Katsumi leans over, softly staring down at the tea below.
"Either A that was all of them…" Hawks begins…
"Or B there's still more out there." Bombarda ends.
"Only Mr All For is privy to their locations the general viewpoint seems to be that its one of those two possibilities." Hawks exclaims.
"You say they're rumours but given the fact that you've gone so far as to request a team up with me that means you must have some sort of proof I presume?" Endeavour scowls at Hawks.
"Nope not at all they're 100% rumours." Hawks answers as Katsumi facepalms while Endeavour's fierce flames flare up.
"So you just wasted our time for a free meal why am I not surprised with you tricking us for a meal…?!" Mad, Bombarda snaps scowling at Hawks.
"GET THE CHECK I'M GOING HOME!" Endeavour stands up clapping his hands together.
"Hold on a minute just listen to me alright? Truth is the nomu sighing haven't just bee here. I bet you didn't know that right? Similar rumours have been popping up throughout the entire country although not enough to get everyone's attention or write new stories about however you do hear about it in wives gossip or even grade school kids chatting on the way home." Hawks explains to the two stopping them.
"…What are you saying?" Scowling, Endeavour demands from him.
"You think the league are testing their waters with the nomu see what they are capable of and what they could improve upon." Bombarda catches on her ruby reds meeting Hawk's glistening gold nodding his head.
"Perhaps…I first heard of it when I was away on a business trip from one of the locals. At that time I cooperated with the police and in order to avoid spreading chaos. We secretly launched an investigation, and we came up dry. But it was still bothering me so I flew around the country and tried doing some investigating of my own." Hawks stretches his wings out as he informs them.
"And…?!" Angrily, Endeavour glares glowers at Hawks.
"Although they weren't exactly the same similar rumours were coming up but in a completely different region. When all was said and done they were just baseless rumour though and everyone and their brother knows about these modified humans and how they're creepy as all hell. After the U.A, Hosu and Kamino incidents it's an abstract theory to say the least but…if some dumbass blowhard is going around trying to spread anxiety to the populace it's already propagating across the nation. You remember the villain attack from earlier right? He was shouting about meta human liberation that ring a bell? It was from that villain biography that was recently republished it's pretty popular right now. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what influenced him actually those kinds of books are always going to sell good with the way society already is, fear is good for business." Hawks elaborates his point to the two.
"Cut the crap I'm tired of you dancing around the point. What is it you want Hawks?" Done, Bombarda sighs softly just wanting to get to the point of it.
"For Endeavour to become a dependable leader now that you're number one. I want you to figure out if there's any truth to these rumours and if not stamp them out and tell everyone there's nothing to be worried about. I'm gonna keep doing my thing I don't know if you got this from my chart speech but basically I see myself as your producer and Bombi as my lackey." Happily, Hawks reveals as he snaps his fingertips towards Bombarda.
"Excuse you!? I AIN'T NO ONE'S LACKEY FUCKER!" Fuming, Bombarda slams her fists down on the table glaring glowering at the still smiling Hawks.
"I just want to take it easy and have some fun. I want to go on leisurely patrols, complain that nothing exciting happened and tuck myself into bed at night maybe have a certain someone waiting for me." Mischievously, Hawks winks at Bombarda before leaning back, his hands on the floor as he confesses his dream to the two, smiling at Katsumi.
"DIE." Bombarda snaps slamming her fist down on the desk below brow furrowed fuming, but it only makes Hawk's smile widen.
"Doesn't that sound like the perfect life? My goal is to make this a world where heroes have too much time on their hands…" Hawks says smiling as just then Katsumi jolts up from her seat scowling at the flying figure rushing towards them.
"Well that's not good." Hawks remarks his hues narrowing at the bird heading straight towards them.
"Excuse me here are your check." Smiling, the woman in a kimono enters the room.
"No don't come any closer!" Hawks tries to warn her however the sharp smash of glass echoes as suddenly some beast like Nomu roars rushing towards the glass, shards splattering shattering all over saying said woman screaming, screeching to the high heavens.
"Which of you is strongest?" Roaring, the beast bellows demanding from the three as Hawks holds the kimono woman shielding her from the shards with his wings.
"Go Hawks evacuate them." Endeavor calls out to him.
"All over it what about you two?" Hawks calls out to them.
"It looks like they weren't rumours. Bombarda you're with me!" Endeavour calls out, his fierce flames flaring up.
"Damn right!" Giddily grinning, Bombarda bellows reeling her fierce fist back, emitting a heavy blast in nomu's face throwing it back as Endeavour lunges forward flying in the open air.
"Endeavour you can fly!?" Frazzled, Hawks gasps as the smokescreen clears.
"I can only prevent myself from falling!" Frowning, Endeavour reveals.
"Hawks focus on your job this guy is still moving!" Bombarda barks at him seeing said creature beginning to morph, the body it had lost sprouting out its torso and limbs from it's head, bones spewing out alongside muscles coiling around said muscles.
"D-Did you t-think you could kill me with-with t-this-this-th-this kind of explosion?" The beast bellows quirking its head to the side.
"Regeneration as we thought they've all got strong quirks…but are the black ones a special type then? Endeavour ponders o himself as Katsumi readies herself, providing cover who helps the woman exit out of the room, tending to evacuating those inside.
"Are you strong!?" The nomu demands surprising both Bombarda and Endeavour.
"It talks! In which case…Bombarda we need to capture it alive to get information out of it." Endeavour calls out to the woman leaping high into the sky about to strike when…
"Righ-SHIT!" Suddenly she and Endeavour are both grabbed being thrown into the building behind them through the glass as their ears ring ignoring the sharp screams of the distressed people within. "Bombarda manages to blast her way out of it as she comes crashing out of the window while Endeavour barrels himself out using his flames to form some sort of flame wheel melting through the flesh of the beast freeing himself.
"Whoa now…I'm counting on you guys…" Unaware, Hawks looks up at the ceiling, feathers floating about as he focuses on them.
"It's coming down! There's a min street below it let alone all the people in the building itself!" Scared, a voice calls out alarming Bombarda.
"SHIT!" Scowling, Katsumi holds her hand out, using her prosthetic to hold it as she aims it at the rubble that comes crashing down which she destroys devouring it with boisterous blast leaving it to be nothing for the people below to fear.
Their screams, their breathing, the rustling of their clothes all of the vibrations generated by people…these might wings sense it all I can't hold the whole building I don't have enough feathers but when it comes to the victims I can get all of them! Focused, Hawks internally focuses as each and every feather finds a person taking them out of there as Hawks then dives down, his feathers freely fleeing form him taking the people out of the building collapsing in on itself.
"Hawks quirk, mighty wings! Stiff yet flexible feathers he can manipulate each and every one of them with his mind!"
"Endeavour! Bombarda all 76 victims have been evacuated!" Determined, Hawks bellows as he freely falls, his feathers returning to his small beady spine like wings which return to their normal wings as he soars high into the sky, his hand over his visor.
"Good now we no longer have to hold back!" Bombarda beams brightly as she continues using her hand to destroy the rubble raining down from the building.
"Flashfire fist hell spider!" Screaming, Endeavour yells as he roars at the beast.
"Is that the best you got tough guy?" Hawks calls out grabbing hold of Bombarda as she freely fell.
"Of course not! Time to slice and burn!" Endeavour roars fire spewing out of his fierce flaming fingertips swiftly silencing said building. Bombarda dives down much to Hawks surprise as she descends down upon a rooftop, releasing burst after burst of explosions from her hand, destroying the rubble raining down while Hawks himself drops down onto the roof, his feathers catching the rubble freely falling from the broken building.
"Uwah! I'm guessing you don't spend a whole lot of time in the kitchen do you Endeavour!" Hawks calls out as he runs backwards while Katsumi blasts backwards with Endeavour floating above as he calls out to the number one hero.
"Is now really the time to be talking about cooking!?" Cross, Bombarda barks baffled by the conversation at hand as her ears ring barely picking up on it.
"It's bad form your food is supposed to be chopped in uniform pieces." Pointedly, Hawks tells him blanking Bombarda out.
"You should stop yapping and get back in the air." Annoyed, Endeavour orders.
"Love too but when I lose feather it makes it harder for me to fly." Frowning, Hawks reveals.
"Just deal with it." Bombarda snaps scowling at the two as her ears ring.
"Burn!" The nomu states lying limp in the air after said attack.
"You guys don't worry we got you!" Some sidekick below bellows blasting its fist at the beast with another doing something similar but with its arms.
"Bombarda your arm is it…?" Endeavour calls out briefly seeing said girl stumble briefly holding her arm as she throws herself into the open air time and time again ignoring the faint tremors coursing through.
"It's still functional I'm fine." Firmly, she snaps.
"Right." Endeavour exclaims.
"Go away!" Angrily, the nomu screeches soon spewing out clones grey ones descending down from the ground below saliva soon splashing in its wake.
"More of them? They're no the same colour though…they must be weaker than the black one if its producing them! Katsumi decides as she glares at the minions below.
"Which one of you is strongest!?" Scowling, the nomu demands eyeing both Bombarda and Endeavour.
"If that's why it showed up today then it has no interest in fighting someone weak that sounds about right for a villain ad for it to keep focusing on me its using its paws to keep my backup occupied. This nomu…is thinking. Endeavour realizes as he glares at the Nomu.
"Oh god somebody help us!" A sharp scream echoes as a nomu hovers above the two about to finish the businessmen when…
"ARGH!" The nomu cries out, small slits of ruby red freely falling from the bright blur of ruby red.
"Hawks thank you!" The civilian smiles as a feather flats the person away as Hawks stands his back to both the people and nomu's.
"I got'cha let's get you somewhere safe although to be frank I'm not great against power types so I'm not making any guarantees." Hawks clicks his tongue, his grip tightening around his huge feather blades.
"Hawks look out!" Someone calls out as Hawk's hues widen, turning to the nomu about to end him when a explosion rings out punching the beast back as the prosthetic hits causing its head to be ripped off form said explosion.
"Fortunately… Power types are just my thing." Smirking, Bombarda lands on the car, steam spewing out of her hand.
"Bombarda…guess my back ain't broad enough to put the people at ease." Hawks remarks back to back with Bombarda, the nomu's surrounding them.
"There you go with that crap again you're doing just fine it shouldn't just be your back to put people at ease dumbass. Endeavour got the high end up there I'll deal with the ones down here. You focus on evacuation got it?" Bombarda orders Hawks, her ruby reds looking through the feathers of ruby red as they meet a pair of glistening gold.
"Got it." Hawks nods his head at the order.
"Good." Bombarda cracks her knuckles eager for the fight ahead.
"Bombarda…" Hawks calls out spreading his wings.
"Hm?" Katsumi arches a brow by the shield of ruby red.
"Be careful." Glistening gold meet raw reds, no further words needing to be shed between both pros.
"You too." She tells him, leaping towards the nomu's as he himself focuses on evacuation.
"Are you done shooting? N-N-No more heat rays? O-Or could it be…y-you can't shoot anymore?" The nomu above ponders eyeing the sweating Endeavour, steam spewing out from the sizzling sweat sliding down his tense temple.
When I attack with scorching fist, I compress my flames to extremely high temperatures to deal the finishing blow it's a technique designed to end an enemy in one hit. If I continue to fire them off one after another my body temperature rises and my physical abilities deteriorate. However not only am I inferior in both speed ad power but I also have no idea how many quirks he might be hiding if I hold back, it would be fatal! Heat continuously builds up within my body. That's why I found you that's why I had all of you that's why I…Endeavour furrows his brow at the thought of his family, of her, of the three, of Shoto when…
"POWER! L-Let me t-test out m-my new power on yooouu!" The nomu roars demanding it as Endeavour consumes himself with his fierce flames.
"AHH DID YOU SEE THAT JUST NOW? ENDEAOVUR HE'S…EVEN FROM THIS DISTACE IT'S BLINDINGLY BRIGHT!" The reporter gasps as Katsumi notes the practical sun in the sky.
"Perfect." Smirking, she grins feeling the sweat slither slide down her more easily as her fierce blasts becoming far more, easily grabbing two nomu heads and blasting their heads clear off swiftly slamming the heel of her boot into their brains, blood swiftly staining the bottom of her heel. Katsumi relished Endeavour's flames further powering Katsumi's blasts making them more dangerous due to the heat he makes for her to sweat though unlike with Han's aid, it doesn't take time for said blast but it can't cool down as much.
"I'll burn you down until there's nothing left…you'll have nothing to regenerate from when I'm done! Just watch me I will not disgrace myself by falling here!" Hollering, Endeavour vows as the fierce flames consumed the beasts. Katsumi stands over the beaten bodies of Nomu, holds her arm ignoring the pain shooting through from both her arm and her torso continuing on with the fight ahead, oblivious to the scarlet smears following behind her.
"Too bad!" Surprised, Endeavour jolts up at the voice.
"His neck…!? He tore it off and threw it away!? Astonished, Endeavour gawks gapes at the head freely falling grinning as next he knew…
"Endeavour!" Hawks screams calling out to the man that's face had been ripped clean…scarlet smears spewing out of the side of his face.
"B-Bombi?" Meekly, Eri calls out perking up at the sight of the blonde blasting blast after blast, sweat slithering sliding down her tone as Hawks with some sidekicks help evacuate.
"Eri let's get you back to your room okay?" Urgently, Aizawa rushes over to her turning her away from said screen as his hues narrow peering over said screen seeing her hold her arm as it throbs, tenses up almost but she continues on with the fight despite it all as he curses. She shouldn't be fighting not in her condition…
"But…Bombi's on TV." Eri calls out snapping Aizawa out of his thoughts.
"Everyone look after Eri I'm going to check on Katsuki and Todoroki…" Aizawa calls out as Mic does so taking Eri away from the bloodshed broadcasted on TV.
"Endeavour…!" Katsumi curses as the Nomu stands over the battered, beaten, bloodied Endeavour lying flat on his back limply laid upon the rubble ruins of said city the beast above him victorious.
"The villain who had suddenly appeared is destroying the city I can't confirm it. But he looks like many nomu are on the ground heroes are currently attempting to suppress them while evacuating the civilians however Endeavour appears to be gravely wounded, knocked out even this madness. I can't help but draw comparisons to that night three moths ago in Kamino ward!" Scared, the reporter cries showing said bloodbath before them.
"Hawks Bombarda it expelled out of them which means there's still more!" The sidekick points out as Katsumi staggers forward holding her arm alarming Hawks, seeing sweat slide down her tense temple, he reaches out to her concern clear on his fretful frightened features. But she takes a step back, the glare given makes him take a shaky step back, pained to see such a look, a look he hadn't seen in a long time…
"There's four behind the station and three in front of the police box let's split up." Hawks composes himself as he gives his report eyeing Bombarda, ignoring the pain in his chest when he tries to reach out to her once more. But she takes a step back, holding her arm, shaking her head at him only making the pain in his chest clench further form it.
"YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" Loudly, the voice yells alarming everyone.
"You take care of the nomu." Sternly, she orders the sidekicks they could handle the nomu together at the least.
"Where are you going?" Worried, Hawks glares at the back of Bombarda.
"You guys focus on evacuation. I'll handle the nomu." She gestures to the direction Endeavour had fallen to.
"YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!" Scowling, Hawks glares glowers at her back but…
"Hawks the nomu needs to be distracted for the people to evacuate. Out of all of us my quirk is the closest to beating the nomu." Logically, Bombarda deadpans with no one to distract it, it'll kill thousands of innocents if she can distract it long enough for everyone to escape for backup that would be worth it besides with the sweat she received form Endeavour's heatwave she may be able to finish it.
"Do you have a d-" Angrily, Hawks raises his voice fury flowing through him adrenaline adding it to astonishing the sidekicks when Bombarda suddenly wraps her arm around Hawks bringing him close taking him aback as his temple touches her, his hues widening when feeling the sweat slithering sliding down her tense temple startling him. He felt his chest lighten; his muscles ease up at the tentative touch alone feeling his wings loosen lightly from it.
"I will come back. I promise I will be fine everything will be fine." Firmly, Katsumi combs her fingertips through the back of his blonde roots, his glassy gold gazing into her raw reds as she softly shuts her eyes vowing it.
"…Just don't die….please." Pleadingly, he begs bowing his head seeking the comforting crook of her neck, taking a shaky sigh his grip tightening around her as her own tightens around him, holding, hugging him as his wings shield the two from prying eyes.
"I won't." She asserts as she steps back from the reluctant Hawks, watching on pained. She turns on her heel blasting her way to Endeavour while Hawks watches on pained before turning on his heel, focusing on evacuation…
"What is that idiot doing? He needs to stand down and wait for reinforcements! You understand this best don't you that you can't become like All Might so hurry up and stop fighting…he's lost it hasn't he? Abandoning the kids you didn't need and driving mom to the point of hospitalisation just give up and get away from there!" Tense, Natsuo seethes scowling down at the laptop below showing said limp figure of their father trying to fight back but ending up being thrown through a building where he now lays slumped sat, spewing crimson.
"Natsuo there are things you can't unaccept, even if you understand why they're happening right? He won't give up he's the worst at giving up out of anybody. Wait…is that…?" Fuyumi attempts to be honest with her brother but soon falters, hers and Natsuo's hues widening when noting the figure flying herself in.
"Bombarda?" The two chorus confused by the sheer sight of the woman approaching the battlefield.
"It's okay everyone keep calm! Please stop pushing! Things will be okay please follow directions!" The police tries to calm the scared civilians pushing, pulling, ignoring the child crying for their mommy as they care for themselves.
"Let me in!" A wailing woman pushed a car with a family inside.
"Get outta the way!" Another shoves a woman into the pushing mob hearing the sharp screams of pain and fear.
"Let me in please! Please!" Another bangs their hand against the glass mirror of the car scaring the crying child inside.
"H-Human o…over there?" The nomu perks up at the distressed cries crawling to the top of the building peering over seeing said humans attempting to flee.
"I SAID MOVE!" Mad, a woman terrified yells.
"It's okay everyone stay clam it's going to be okay!" The sidekick calls out but…
"In the absence of a symbol this is what happens in the absence of a symbol…!" Sobbing, the reporter cries to the camera as just then…
"There's a human right over here jackass!" Loudly, Bombarda bellows swiftly slamming her gauntlet down at the beast below her swiftly slamming it into the ground causing tremors to break through as a thick wave of smoke spews out into the open air.
"ARGH! Strong…strong yes, yes you're strong!" Smiling, the beast bellows but Bombarda doesn't bat an eye to the beast, striding over stone faced towards the slumped state of Endeavour, crouching down to enter the battered beaten building where the battered, beaten, bloodied umber one hero resides…
"Bom…barda…" Blurry blue gaze into a pair of stone-cold red.
"Just rest while you can Endeavour and when you're ready to finish this. Use it." Bombarda crouches down as with a flick of her wrist, a slot in her gauntlet opens as she pops out some sort of canister handing it over to him, fierce flames gazing into a pair of icy blue.
"A cannister?" Confused, he eyes the canister seeing some substance swirl around it.
"B-Bombarda?" Baffled, Denki gawks gaping at the sight of the woman.
"No…what is she doing out there in her condition!?" Concerned, Midoriya panics.
"Midoriya…" Ochako furrows her brow concern clear in her tone towards Midoriya.
"She should be resting…right?" Worriedly, Kirishima turs to Bakugo but his hues widen when seeing the stoic Katsuki leaning forward.
"That idiot…" Incensed, Katsuki seethes scowling gritting grinding his teeth together tense, his hands clasped together shake, quiver, quake.
"It's pure panic this is bad." Tokoyami furrows his brow as shadow sprouts out from his back, a teary eye on him. He worriedly whispers Bombarda, concern clear in her tone towards the woman dodging every strike thrown her way by the beast.
"Why isn't she fighting back?" Baffled, Denki argues astonished to see no explosion occur as she simply leaps over each attack sent her way.
"Why isn't Bombarda using her prosthetic?" Perplexed, Jiro joins in equally as lost.
"Katsuki…" Sayako turns to him sees him staring gravely ahead as Bombarda seemingly fights the beast, one handed.
"Todoroki…" Momo calls out to him.
"You gotta be kidding me…" Todoroki whispers watching on helplessly as the fight continues…
"KAT!" Both Midoriya and Katsuki cry out as said woman is finally grabbed by her ankle and tossed into a nearby building through the glass window making both boys cry out, tears in their eyes mortified horrified to see said hero be battered, beaten, bruised but she remains fighting firmly on the ground. She tries to shakily stand but the hand thrown down on her head swiftly slams her back down on the ground. Glaring, she seethes digging her fingertips into the ashen debris below as the beast continues slamming her head into the ground below, digging her face into it. She grits grinds her teeth together tense tasting nothing but ash and iron unaware of a certain fiery figure arising from the debris of the building behind him.
"Bombarda…thank you…now I can finish this, I can end it all…I can finally burn my old self…" Softly, Endeavour whispers bowing his head at the struggling state of Katsumi as his grip tightens around the container clutched in his hand. He lunges forward towards the beast as next he knew he was flying forward, the beast flying with him as the battle between them resumed…
"STOP SAYING WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT! WHY ARE YOU POINTING THE CAMERA THIS WAY AND SPEWING THAT CRAP!? NOW'S NOT THE TIME TAKE A LOOK OVER THERE! THE FLAMES ARE BURNING TAKE A LOOK DON'T YOU SEE ENDEAVOUR'S STILL ALIVE AND FIGHTING!? QUIT DESPAIRING OVER THE LAST TRACES OF A SYMBOL THAT'S NO LONGER HERE! AND LOOK AT THE MAN WHOSE GIVING HIS ALL FOR OUR SAKE RIGHT NOW!" Screaming, the pink haired boy from before bellows from the mob at the reporter sobbing for their original hero of peace.
"You're going to far stop let's get out of here!" His friend calls out but soon falters from the fierce flames above as the camera catches up to the fight away from them.
"S-So you have r-regeneration too you are the same as me…" The nomu remarks impressed almost as the fierce flame flying high in the sky.
"I am nothing like you…I can't barely even move my body by this point…I'm grateful for the pain it's keeping me conscious I won't let it end here I have to keep my eyes pinned on the slim chance of victory…more…even hotter! You showed your hand earlier your head is what I need to destroy you so much for taking you in alive! Gotta go faster…can't give him time to react! I must go beyond my capabilities. I won't stop fighting until I turn this ugly bastard to ash!" Angrily, Endeavour vows to himself seething as each tendril of the nomu hitting him on powers him to keep going on,
"That's it Endeavour you got this! Urgh!" Hawks raises his feather sword bashing the limb thrown his way only to be easily batted away like a fly.
My feathers can't do much against this guy's power, but I can match it with speed! Scowling, Hawks easily dodges said tendrils thrown his way.
You know…I was watching you. So I understand there wasn't a single other person who had seriously attempted to surpass him, you were the only one. You never stopped trying to take his spot, honestly…you made it pretty damn awkward sometimes. Urgh! I sent a few of my feathers you're way earlier let me help you I can add my speed to your firepower, with that you'll have one final push, my wings aren't strong enough it's got to be you…this is it! END THIS! Hawks hisses as a tendril manages to nick his visor breaking it in half as a small slit soon forms from the broken visor making him hiss closing his one eye from the hit. However, he continues on fighting, his feathers fluttering diving towards Endeavour fires back, forming phoenix like flames, pushing him forward as Hawks freely falls into the open air.
"It's acting like some kind of wild animal now…" Endeavour takes note of as it chomps down on Endeavour's fiery fist.
"Seriously!?" Scowling, Hawks uses the blade still in his hand to bat the creature away only to be thrown back by its strength.
"Even though it's burning from the inside its regeneration is still keeping up…!" Endeavour scowls seeing said flames do nothing to the beast he now holds.
"He doesn't have enough fire power not good I've already sent most of my feathers and there about to be incinerated! Sorry my feathers are toast I can't help you on here on out. Panicked, Hawk's hues widen when catching on only for his hues to widen as he freely falls for him to feel an arm wrap around him catching him as they roll onto the roof.
"ENDEAVOUR YOU BASTARD MY CANISTER FINISH IT!" Intensely, Bombarda barks bellowing at Endeavour, his icy blue widening when hearing her voice alongside Hawks own, his hues widening when seeing her battered, bloodied, beaten form seeing her prosthetic being what is holding him.
"Bombarda…thank you." Endeavour's hues widen when he takes out the canister everything seemingly to fall into place.
"It's Endeavour …he's still going…even as he suffers and struggles he's fighting!" Fiercely, the reporter wails showing said male on screen reach the high heavens the nomu with him being held in his arms.
"Endeavour is risking his life for our sakes look at him!" The boy bellows by the reporter's side.
"Old man…come on. I'm watching you…" Todoroki whispers watching on.
"Listen to me Nomu…you were created to have multiple quirks a bio engineered freak obsessed with strength…this is enough take me higher…higher into the sky where I won't have to worry about collateral damage with this cannister we can finish it." Endeavour dictates holding the nomu to his chest comforting him almost as they reach the high heavens above the city.
"I get it way up there you won't have to hold anything back…Hawks realises as the flame hero does as such.
"Villain…I see it…you…are me. From the past into another future burn up…be at rest…I've always hated that school motto but it seems appropriate…Now go plus Ultra prominence burn!" Boisterously, Endeavour screeches to the high heavens as he breaks the canister as the fierce flames envelope them both beofre he comes crashing down like some sort of comet however as the smoke soon fades from the crator caused by his fall…
"ENDEAVOR IS STILL…STANDING…HE DID IT! HE'S ON HIS FEET WITH HIS FIST RASIED HIGH! A SIGN OF VICTORY NO…A SYMOLB OF A NEW BEGINGING…!" The reporter gasps gushing over the man standing shakily raising his hand to the high heavens at his win as Todoroki falls to his knees relieved, Aizawa watching over him as crouched down Sayako joins him, holding, hugging him as he leans into her side, a stray tear freely falling as the two hold one another…
"Even though All Might has effectively retired heroes cannot afford to stop moving…we must keep fighting. We are the ones who must carry his symbol now and we will…" Midoriya and the rest of class A watch on as the fight concludes and the city is saved for now as the battle ends or the heroes but not for the heroes in training…
"I can't believe you actually used the same pose as All Might." Hawks chuckles as he rushes over to Endeavour's side steadying the battered, bloodied, beaten bruised mess.
"No…I used the other arm…his was…the left…" Heaving, Endeavour confesses bowing his head as he shakily stands.
"Whatever same difference anyway thanks you for winning here's a towel." Happily, Hawks hands over the towel.
"…Where's Bombarda?" Befuddled, Endeavour asks as he places the tower to his wound.
"She was right behind me…guess she got caught up with the crowd or something. Maybe she's getting some medics to come over." Hawks offers seeing said towel soon stain scarlet.
"…Hm. I got off to a pretty horrible start I give it 0 points." Endeavour criticises himself bowing his head.
"Sorry but even so this will surely defiantly be huge! First things first we have to do something about your injuries and stop the bleeding." Bluntly, Hawks tells him.
"I can't move an inch call someone and-" Endeavour orders oblivious to the soft sound of footsteps approaching.
"Hold up for juuuust a minute a lot of things went beyond my expectations but let's do things in order it's nice to meet you I guess…Endeavour. I caught wind that you were here y'see…" The voice calls out as Endeavour forces his head to look up.
My vision is blurry who…? Scowling, his hues narrow at the blurry fuzzy vison before him, the black dots not helping matter until…
"Hah...you…you're the one who murdered Snatch…" Scowling, Endeavour glares at the raven haired male before them all.
"Sna-who? Doesn't ring a bell. More importantly let's have a little chat opportunities like this don't come so often!" Obnoxiously, Dabi dictates slamming his foot down on the ground as fierce flames of blue surrounding the two caging them in with the villain.
"Blue flames that's not Endeavour!" The sidekick gasps reeling back from said wall suddenly shooting out of nowhere.
"Man they're strong!" Another sidekick gasps lunging back form the fierce flames.
"It's him…that's a bold move what is he trying to accomplish? Aizawa couldn't help but ponder as he stood by Todoroki's side the class still watching the TV.
"Guh!" Endeavour grins grimacing after he failed attempt at arising to face the villain only for his leg to buckle.
"No you need to rest I'll take care of him. Only have these puny feathers left but at the very least I can stall for time." Hawks insisted catching the fallen hero and gently setting him down before turning to glare at Dabi despite the clear disadvantage the winged hero faces.
"Hey gimme a break would you? I just came to take back that Nomu I mean there's no way I could win…against the top two heroes when they're both on death's doorstep!" Deranged, Dabi cackles lunging at the two, fierce flames burning in his hand, a crazed glint gleaming in his hues eager to finish the two of when suddenly a brown blur hits his vision as next Dabi knew he spat scarlet as the mechanical fist slammed into his gut throwing him back.
"I thought those blue flames looked familiar Dabi I'll be having you begging on your knees for death for fucking with my family!" Furious, Bombarda stands snarling at Dabi, her hues bloodshot, bloodlust oozing out of her as Dabi shakily stands holding his gut heaving.
"Bombarda!? Man just when things were getting good…" Grumbling, Dabi winces weakly still holding his stomach scowling at the hero.
"It's fine I'll deal with him. We have a score to settle." Scowling, she slams her fist into her palm poisonously glaring glowering at the man before her.
"With your gasoline sweat do you have a death wish?" Panicked, Hawks snaps at her, concern clear in his tone towards her but is met by still silence.
"Ah you still mad about us kidnapping that brother of yours?" Dabi smirks slightly slowly staggering still holding his gut glaring at the woman.
"What do you think?" Tense, Katsumi sneers.
"Well I think that brother of yours was a little shit if I knew he was yours I would have sent his hand for you, maybe you could have made use of that with that prosthetic of yours!" Cackling, he taunts her lunging forward, fierce flame in hand.
"JUST DIE ALREADY!" Angrily, Bombarda rushes forward.
"BOMBARDA NO!" Hawks calls out but….
"A little help Ujiko?" Dabi whispers while the woman approached as a smug smirk crosses his lips before spewing silver.
"Oh you got to be…" Bombarda glares at the familiar substance.
"Look family? Catch ya later mister number one hero the same to you number four I'm sure we'll have another chance to talk but until then…Break a leg out there but don't go kickin' the bucket Todoroki Enji!" Enraged, Dabi bellows boisterously before spewing silver enveloping him as his bloodshot bleus glare glower at Endeavour before fleeing from the battle.
"DIE!" Bombarda bellows blasting said silver substance dropping down staining her prosthetic making her grimace at the stinky stuff, scowling at the coward using the same trick from Kamino…
"Whatever the case we managed to stop that juiced up Nomu…" Hawks says smiling softly helping Endeavour up.
"The crisis has been dealt with. Dabi has retreated the enemy has vanished…! I know my voice cannot reach out heroes but allow me to say this Endeavour, Hawks, Bombarda they protected us to the last they risked their very lives ad their won!" Loudly, the reporter bellows throughout the city as the helicopter hovers above the heroes below.
"I guess that's another in the books eh?" Hawks smirks slightly at Endeavour oblivious to the spewing scarlet woman.
"Bomb…" Endeavour begins hoarsely calling out to her alarmed as she suddenly falls to her knee shaking, quaking, quivering, coughing crimson alarming the flaming hero.
"Here stands the new top hero! I want nothing more but to tell him thank you!" The reporter continues on with the others oblivious to the heaving huffing woman stumbling slightly attempting to steady herself from falling to the ground.
"BOMBARDA!" Booming, Endeavour shouts calling out to the fallen figure under the radar as Hawks flinches from the loud screech turning to the woman his heart dropping when noting the heavy scent of iron hanging heavily in the air as he turns to the fallen figure of Bombarda spewing scarlet before falling flat to the ground, gone…
"That was different from what we'd discussed." The heavy ring of metal echoes throughout the dark desolate warehouse with washing waves of water nearby the dock being the only sound in sight as the two stand before one another as per agreed.
"Is that so?" Softly, Dabi eyes the raw red blade teasingly touching his neck.
"I was hoping we'd get along better than this Dabi." Hawks' gold glare into Dabi's icy blue.
"Oh I thought you only had weak feathers left." Entertained, Dabi arches a brow bemused.
"Well I can't exactly meet with a liar unharmed. The plan was for tomorrow at the factory on the coast not in the middle of the damn city. Not to mention that Nomu it was on a completely different level from the ones we've see so far I'd prefer you to tell me those thigs in advance." Annoyed, Hawks reminds Dabi.
"I changed my mind. Did I forget to mention it would be a test of the Nomu's abilities? My bad. But I wasn't the only one who acted outside of the plan now was I? You said you'd send some random strong guy but sending the no. 1 and Bombarda doesn't exactly make for a good test did that ever occur to you?" Calmly, Dabi disputes.
"I haven't broken my promise. You're the only one who went back on his word. Well hey it did some serious damage to the number one and Bombarda so you should be happy." Hawks recalls.
"Sure I'll admit I'm happy to see them both be hurt but it' even more unreasonable for you to think that I'd just trust the number 2 hero right off the bat. So this was also a test to see if you were trustworthy and since you brought that bomber girl of yours along." Amused, Dabi quirks his head to the side staring into the glaring gold before him narrowing.
"For the last time Dabi she ain't mine and I have no interest in her. The commission sent me to try to make her the ideal hero." Hawks reminds him.
"So worming your way into her bed helped?" Dabi exclaims.
"It was the only way she'd listen to me, getting close to people tends to make you have more influence over them don't you agree?" Hawks reminds Dabi, his tone cold, callous, curt.
"Hm…then tell me why exactly did today's little event get resolved with zero deceased? It's hard to believe someone who sympathized with our cause and requested to cooperate with us would act in such a way." Dabi asks Hawks.
"I've got to keep up appearances on my end. I can't afford to lose the faith that's been placed in me as a hero the more confidence everyone has in me the more valuable the information I receive. And the information is beneficial for you all you should really be looking at the big picture here. Everything I do I do for the league Dabi." Hawks assures as Dabi brushes by him done.
"Well I still won't let you meet the boss for the time being but….I'll contact you again Hawks." Dabi turns and leaves the warehouse leaving the pro alone…
Quietly, the soft beep of the heart monitor echoes throughout the room of bleach before the woman residing in her hospital bed, brow furrowed fatigue clear on her furrowed features as all sorts of pipes were stabbed into her. The woman sleeps slumbering in her hospital bed oblivious to the feathers figure by her side, his hand softly clasping her own, gently bringing his lips to her hand.
"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry Kat…" Anguished, Hawks bows his head, his visor perched upon his head as his remains by her side, his heart aching, guilt gnawing away at him for what he had done...
*So...what do you guys think of that chapter? That bit with Hawks talking about his lack of power was fun to write with Bombarda on the scene, I like to think she makes up for his power while he makes up for her speed, a power couple of sorts. Still, what do you think of Hawks' guilt? Of his attitude towards Katsumi? Of Katsumi's state? This is where I am planning on ending it and I mean it. Until the manga is completed this is where it will end so this story will be on hiatus until then...I just want to thank those that had been here from the start and those that commented, your comments were what fuelled me to make it this far so thank you, thank you so much.