SORRY FOR DISAPPEARING ON YOU GUYS FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME. I'M SORRY. HOPE I CAN KEEP WRITING THIS STORY FAST.
Uraraka sat on the balcony looking at the dark sky. It's been some time since she started to spend time alone. Her friends were so worried. But she has her own problems to deal with now. She's going through a mental conflict, which leaving her all confused. Should she tell her teachers the truth? Truth about the Ghost Rider and who' under that hooded leather jacket? Her mind telling her to expose him, but there's a part of that's holding her back. Even though he said he doesn't care, she seems to do. For some unknown reason she was taking it everything so hard. Maybe Izumi is the reason. Uraraka is afraid of the outcome. Maybe she's scared about Izumi. There's a chance that Izumi will lose it and situation get worse than it already is.
Uraraka sighed. What she got herself into? She was supposed to be training, spent time with her friends and study. Instead of all the said above, she was wasting her time thinking of a vigilante who happens to be a dead person who's dear to Izumi. And Uraraka cursed the fate because of making her carry such burden of truth.
She knows that it won't take any while to just open up to one of her teachers and she's free from the pressure. But still she wasn't sure why she's not doing it.
She spent time like that for some time until she heard footsteps behind her. Uraraka sighed and was expecting to see her friends when she turned around. However her eyes widened when seeing Aizawa standing there with an envelope in his hand.
Uraraka immediately stood up and bowed apologetically. "Oh, I'm sorry Mr Aizawa. I wasn't aware of your presence." She apologized.
Aizawa sighed and shook his head. "I've just arrived, Izumi. Don't apologise." He said and she slowly nodded.
She didn't know why he's here. Usually Aizawa just gather everyone around the hall whenever he has something to say. Which is exactly why she thought that he ain't looking for everyone, but her. That thought made her nervous. She's not ready to whatever that's gonna happen.
She gulped and decided to speak up.
"Is there something wrong? Is there something I have done?" She asked.
Aizawa didn't speak immediately, making the tension grow around them tenfold. He eventually spoke. "There's something. But first tell me, who' side are you on?" Aizawa questioned her.
There's a pause and she let his words sink in her brain and to say she was confused is gonna be an understatement. "What do you mean?" She asked after a minute of silence. "I don't understand." She added fidgeting her fingers.
"I'm sure I was loud and clear. Who's side are you on? Ours or Ghost Rider'" he finished his question and immediately her eyes widened in shock.
What the hell? Does he know? How? She asked herself that unknowingly her body started to tremble and her eyes teared up. But why he ask her that? What's that a doubt she heard? Is he actually think that she's with Ghost Rider?
"W...why do you ask me that?" She said.
Aizawa then opened the envelope in his hand and pulled out a photo from it. Her heart was beating fast and eventually he showed her the picture. She saw the contents in it who was in it. She gulped again and immediately knew who's the person in the photo is. "It is you, seen with Ghost Rider at the mall. And I know my students when I see them. And by the looks of it, you were conversing with him. It's clearly you. Uraraka. Don't deny it." Aizawa said in his usual facial expression.
Uraraka somehow knew that someone will figure her out. But she didn't expect that to her own teacher and this quick. Well, there's no running away. He figured it out anyway. It's pointless to lie. And why on earth she'll lie anyway? It's not she who is causing trouble.
Uraraka nodded her head and spoke. "It is me in the photo talking to the ghost rider." She admits and she saw disappointment in his face which almost breaks her heart. It's not her fault. "I've started to talking to him under some circumstances. I can explain." She said.
Aizawa nodded. "I have more questions. But I let you voice out your own part." He said which she's thankful for.
"First of all, i wanna make things clear. I'm not on his side, and never was." She said.
And then she spoke. Most of the things that happened. Her meeting the green eyed boy. Talking and befriending him and so on.
Aizawa paid close attention to whatever she had to say.
MEANWHILE...
"...half the city was destroyed with zero casualties. The heroes have evacuated the citizens beforehand and gladly no poor souls lost their lives in this calamity. The one responsible for all of this, the Ghost Rider is still there in middle of all those fallen skyscrapers..." The reporter said as the helicopter they are in circled the said calamity.
There's no single building stood tall and dust clouds almost covered the horrors from their sight. And amidst of all the chaos, the camera picked up the green glow of yhe hellfire, which haven't moved from the spot in some time.
Izumi and her friends watched it on live TV and they saw the rider just standing there, possibly observing his own handiwork. The sight was frightening. This was a whole new level of destruction. One they never witness him do it. Up until now, the Ghost Rider was known for his massacres, but destroying an entire city. That's a new level of insanity.
Momo was the one who switched to this channel. Coincidentally. She always is the one who change channels, and always switch to something at a really wrong time. Everyone except for Todoroki, Uraraka and bakugo was there, once again witnessing the rampage of this monster of vigilante who somehow saved them more than once.
"...a day has come where this all should end. This carnage will be the death of human kind if the heroes won't act immediately. The 2nd ranked hero of Japan has fallen. Our only hope is Allmight himself. Th-" Momo turned off the TV again.
The news was filled with desperation and helplessness. The reporter was basically talking for the civilization and the genuine fear of this situation could be heard.
And the future heroes couldn't do anything. They helplessly watched everything happen around them and just stay there not knowing what to do. Up until the incident at USJ and the study camp, they had a hope. Hope of stopping this mad vigilante. But the shocking part is, the said vigilante is the one who saved them both times. He destroyed those overpowering villains and got rid of them with some minutes. Sinse then there was always been a question in their minds. How are they supposed to stop someone who cannot be stopped even by the second strongest superhero?
Truth to be told, there's no answer.
"Why... though? What's the point of destroying the city?" Izumi wondered.
"The answer to that is simple, Izumi. A mindless psychopath doesn't need a reason for any of this mess. My brother experienced a lot of similar incidents. Maybe we'll soon experience it too." Iida said in a serious tone.
His words frightened them more. They've been inside the protective boundaries all this time. They almost thought that they're just that spectators. Thry forgot the fact that they have to face the danger head on. After all they are the future heroes in training. Maybe they won't even see the day of their services begin. Maybe they'll die trying to go against this vigilante. Even though they were willing to be the heroes, the vigilante himself extinguished their spirits with his display of strength.
"Wh... what are you saying..?" Mineta whined.
"It means exactly how it sounds. We gotta face this vigilante too at some point. Heroes are dying each day. At some point there won't be anyone left. I'm sure that day is near." Iida clarified his words.
Everyone gulped but they knew that it's all inevitable. "I think we'll stick together and man up to face that fire guy. We'll go down in style if he get us." Kirishima said with a fumble. He's scared too. But he remembers why he's here in the first place.
"Maybe who knows. Teamwork is a great thing. Combined with our full power and plans, we possibly create an opening. Then who knows, we'll be the first to bring him down." Sero said.
Others hesitantly nodded. No matter what, they're sure it won't be long until they confront the dangerous vigilante and all they could do is mentally prepare themselves for it.
Izumi sighed. "I don't know." She said and everyone looks at her.
"What?" Mina asked.
Izumi looks at them and shook her head. "I don't think we should keep that mentality." She said.
Her words confused them. After all Izumi is one of those people who doesn't back down so easily. So they are eager to know what does she meant.
"What do you mean?" Jiro wondered.
"Haven't you remember the USJ incident? Whatever that creature those villains brought was too strong. It almost ended Allmight and you saw it." She started. "And Ghost Rider got rid of that beast without breaking a sweat. Even though he saved us for some reason, we saw him kill it so easily." She said.
"We di remember. But we don't get it still." Kaminari spoke.
"Knowing you. I can tell that you don't do stuff so randomly. So I assume there is a reason for you to say that." Momo said.
"What I'm saying is. First of all i don't give up easily but I know when to back away from a fight. All that happened within these few weeks, i started to realise that, our powers are just limited." She said and others looks at her confused. "And even endeavour was defeated. To think that we'll win is too much of a fantasy at this point." She said.
Their eyes widened when hearing that. "So you're saying us to give up?" Mina asked.
Izumi shook her head. "No. I'm telling you to reconsider every possibilities. Don't think we can handle it. Just think that the ghost rider is an impossible step to climb. That way we'll be desperate. And if we're desperate, we could do anything at the moment. For me, that way always worked. And don't forget who we're about to face. Our winning chances are just slim. Desperation will make us do anything to get rid of the threat and that way, there's a chance we'll hold him in place for some time." She said.
Her words echoes through their brains and they knew that she's right. Maybe they're not supposed to defeat the vigilante. Maybe they're supposed to keep him occupied.
With that they started to think realistically.
MEANWHILE...
".. so you didn't know who he is until recently?" Aizawa said.
"Yes, sir. Honest. I never imagined him to be the Ghost Rider. He seemed to be normal at first. Up until recently he was just any other random citizens I saw." She said almost everything to Eraserhead. She don't know if she's doing the right thing. But she have no other choice.
Within two minutes, she explained how she met him and how he showed up at the cemetery that day. But the important question is yet to be asked and she knows that he'll ask it anyway.
"Okay, but there's an important question, Uraraka. I want you to co-operate. Because you're our hope to figure out the ghost rider." Aizawa said.
"I understand."
Aizawa nodded and picked up his phone and typed something and eventually showed her the screen. It was the drawing Mirko helped to draw. "I know that you saw his face. Is this how he looks like?" He said.
She sighed and nodded. "Yes."
Aizawa was hoping for a no. Izumi and her mother was in a lot of pain that day.
"You sure?" He asked.
"I am." She said.
"I wanted a confirmation. Seems like this vigilante has someone else's face. Izumi' deceased brother looked just like the Ghost Rider. I was hoping for you to say no." He said shoving his phone back into his pocket.
"And now comes the real question. With all honesty, you must answer me. Understand?" He said.
She already knows that question. She nodded.
"Who is this Ghost Rider?" He asked. With not much of a choice, Uraraka was left with two paths. Either lie or tell the truth. Either way she knows that there's a lot of questions left to answer.