It's been one month since the rescue of Fugu Baga, the Eleventh user of One for All. Since then, with the help of construction companies from foreign countries and helpers, UA has been reconstructed and brought back from the ground up. Since then, UA high has grown to a stronger than ever atmosphere, with students currently attending internships. One of them, Michi Shinomori is currently interning with Shizu Baga, with Dynamite. They are currently on an important mission, a mission to take down the final outpost of the Wildfires
Nemui Shinomori
Nemui Shinomori, looked rough, wearing his old support gear, however, over civilian clothes, as he was leaning over a table, looking at pages, and pages of old Wildfire plans as he panicked.
"We've got nothing else to go off.. God damn it. Damn it all." Nemui looked up as he looked towards the remaining 50 troops. They were the strongest of the strongest in the Wildfires. Nemui stood up, as he looked towards the party.
"It's been a rough month. We've been pushed, and pushed, and pushed. But I speak of truth when I say this to you all.. We can still win this! We have gotten our message out to the world, though our numbers are low for now, our message persists in those worthy of the truth of Shihori! The truth of reality... So everyone... Fight on with me! Fight to the end!"
as the soldiers began to cheer, Dynamite turned on his microphone
"Alright "Mongrels" get out there. We're starting on your mark."
The soldiers cheered as they suddenly saw a small dog drop from the ceiling. The small canine was made of a liquid-like substance, that seems to shift and move on its own accord. The Material, though it moved freely on its own, clung tightly to itself, the eyes of this dog glowed with an eerie, luminescent light, adding an extra layer of intensity to its presentation. They looked confused as the dog as it opened its mouth.
"HELLO MY FRIENDS! CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO... SURRENDER! YAAAAAY!"
exclaimed the dog, when suddenly, the soldiers began to laugh, and roll their eyes, they began to laugh, and poke fun at the "invite". Suddenly, a man kicked the dog. Immediately after, the dog suddenly expanded in size, as Lou expanded to the size of a bus, he grabbed onto the soldier that kicked him, as he bit into him, throwing him around, then spitting him out. The rest of the soldiers screamed out in terror as Lou howled. Suddenly, Michi dropped from the ceiling, Michi put his hand out towards Lou, as Lou reconnected with Michi, the building began to be filled with heroes of all sizes as they surrounded the soldiers, that is when Dynamite screamed out to the crowd.
"YOU'VE GOT NO WHERE TO RUN, YOU'VE GOT NO ONE TO REINFORCE YOU. IT ENDS HERE YOU FUCKING EXTRAAAAS!" Dynamite exclaimed, as he took down a villain who tried to rush him. Dynamite lifted his hand to his ear as he spoke into the microphone
"RYUK?! HOWS IT GOING?!"
Across town
Shizu ran across town side by side the dragon hero, Ryuku, who was professionally changing in and out of her form as they followed a bullet train. Shizu used his new support item to drop down a pair of heat syncing binoculars.
"I SEE THE TARGET, MA'AM. Shihori Mahito is sitting within the second cart, first seat alone!"
Ryuku turned on her communicator, as she demanded orders
"OPEN FIRE!"
Suddenly; multiple officers stood up, pulling their guns out, firing multiple times on Shihori, as her flopped over lifeless. Many civilians in the cart screamed out at this interaction.
"JPD! EVERYONE OUT OF THE CART!"
As civilians ran out of the Bullet Train Cart, the under cover police slowly approached the corpse, only when they turned the corner of her seat, she was gone.
"Charlie Actual, Codename AFO is unknown!"
A bloodied Shihori stood behind the officer, with the remanence of the rest of the under cover cops dead behind him. As he turned around, Shihori effortless snapped his neck, as she let out a sigh.
"A waste of energy."
Shihori jumped out a window, riding the roof of the bullet train as she saw Ryuku, and Shizu following her. Shihori put her hand out, as she activated multiple quirks.
"Radioactive waves, sound piercing ray, x2 quirk intensity."
Suddenly, a large wave of radioactivity hit Ryuku, sending her flying backwards, as Shizu dodged out of the way, Shizu looked shocked as he watched his teacher slowly begin to decay due to the radiation.
"Ummm! Ryuku is down! I think she'll be okay... *Eventually*... But I'm alone now! HELP!"
Katsuki placed his hand onto his communicator as he let out an aggravated sigh, as he dodged a villain, and charged towards the villain, giving Michi a hard time. Dynamite exploded the villain as he threw him against the wall, grabbing Michi by the shoulder.
"You heard Spark! He needs your help kid!" Dynamite said demandingly as he protected Michi, as he pulled him away from the battle.
"NO! You can't just pull me from this fight! My dad's here! He has to tell me where Eriko is!" Michi demanded as Katsuki pushed back the stubborn kid right now.
"THERE IS NO POINT IN KNOWING WHERE SHE IS IF THE LEADER IS STILL OUT THERE TO MOVE HER!"
Michi hesitated before he used Fenrir to scale a building, he turned on his communicator as he yelled out.
"Hey! Foogs! Give me a call out to where Shizu is!"
Fugu swiveled on a chair as she rolled her eyes, muttering, "This is beneath me." As she clicked on the computer, pulling up Shizu's location.
"Looks like he's approaching the third station in four minutes."
Michi nodded as he used Fenrir to create a sling shot, as he held it longer, it began to be imbued in a purple hue.
"I only need one. Thanks!"
Michi launched himself, activating the same support item wings that Hatsume Iida created during the war. Michi flowed through the air as he looked around.
"Lou! Goggles!"
Lou suddenly pulled himself over Michi, as he made a clear membrane, similar to the eyes he used himself for Michi, Michi looked out through the city as he finally saw the bullet train, with Shizu flying around Shihori!
"Got it, thank you pal! You get scratches when we get home!"
Suddenly, Lou bursted with a blue hue, as Michi used that positive energy to blast himself towards Shihori, like a missile, Michi used Lou to make a shield to bash against Shihori, knocking her away from Shizu, as Michi landed on the train. Michi smirked as he saw her.
"It's you both again." Shihori said as she saw Shizu land next to Michi.
"Yeah, we've got a habit of being in the wrong place." Shizu admitted as he grabbed Michi, dodging another attack, Shihori scowled as she looked at them both.
"Yes.. That you do." Shihori shouted, as she suddenly activated another quirk, a long vine grabbed onto Michi's ankle, as she activated another quirk, Michi fell limp, as Shizu carried him in the air.
"Michi!? Michi?!" Shizu said in a frightened voice, as Michi attempted to speak.
"I cahhh I cahhhh" Lou appeared, "He can't move his body!"
Shizu looked concerned as he saw Shihori begin to run, he look at Lou as he nodded.
"Take over for Michi!"
Lou nodded as he enveloped himself around Michi, covering his entire body as he began to move Michi's body on command.
"Ouuuu eeee iiiiiiii! uuuurrrr" (Translation: "Lou and Michi! Surge!")
Loud launched himself towards Shihori, using his intense strength to punch the woman, that is when Michi activated his original bolstering strength, causing Shihori's arm to shatter, as Lou once again, hit Shihori again, breaking her ribs and causing her to fall to the ground.
"Eat this!" Shihori yelled, as she blasted Lou with the radioactive wave, causing Lou to to decompress and fall apart, as Michi fell to the ground, still paralyzed. Shizu appeared, landing blow after blow on Shihori.
"Hold on boys, more reinforcements on the way!" Dynamite shouted over the communicator as Shizu once again punch after punch landed on Shihori, every time she tried touching Shizu, he used his quirk to turn into flames to dodge Shihori's quirk.
"KICK HER ASS SHIZU! OH SHIT I CAN TALK!" Michi said, as he tried to lift his head, very little mobility has returned to him. Shizu looked back at his friend, when he dodged back, almost touched by Shihori. Once they arrived to the station, civilians screamed out in terror to see the fight unfolding in front of them.
"EVERYONE RUN!" Michi shouted as Fenrir finally appeared, covering Michi completely in the same matter as before. Michi jumped towards Shihori again, as he attacked Shihori, wrapping Lou's tendrils around her, throwing her against the walls and the ceilings of the city. Suddenly, Shihori touched Michi's tendril, causing it to crumble, As the fast acting decay grew closer to Michi, he broke it off, right before it touched him.
"Holy shit! That's different from her usual quirk deletion!" Michi yelled out, as Shizu backed away as well. Suddenly, a car drove into the subway exit, as four soldiers pulled into the sub way, in between Shihori, and Michi and Shizu.
"Fuck... Well, what do you think Shizu? I take the two on the left, you the right?"
Shizu nodded, as he increased the intensity of his quirk, causing his skeleton to be visible through the flames.. As he ripped off his hero suit, the temperature began to rise, as everyone in the vicinity began to sweat, like they are being cooked.
"INCINERATE THE NONBELIEVERS! HAHAHAH!" Shizu screamed out, as he exhaled a flame thrower towards the two fighters he was against, before transforming into a flame, and going through one of them, causing him to fall over in pain
Michi used surge to grab onto the two soldiers, throwing them against the wall, as he rolled out of the way of Shihori's attack, using Lou to attack Shihori on his own. As Lou left Michi's body, his powers left with him. Michi ran up to the soldiers, as he threw one against the wall, repeatedly kicking him in the stomach, before kicking him in the head, Michi smiled as he grabbed the other one, disarming him, and knocking him out. Michi looked over at Shizu, who also concluded their battle. As they were once again face to face with Shihori, fighting off Lou in his enraged wolf form. Shihori screamed out in anger.
"THAT'S ENOUGH THEN! THIS IS GONE ON FOR TOO LONG!" Shihori shouted as she activated.. Erasure. Michi, and Shizu's quirks both got deactivated, as Lou backed away, and returned to Michi... Michi pull Shizu behind him as he was alarmed.
"How the hell did she get erasure." Shizu muttered, as he notified Katsuki in the communicator. Michi activated Lou, to make a shield as he pushed Shihori away, before she broke through the shield, with alarming strength.
"She's as strong as Deku..." Michi screamed out, before being slammed against the wall, he felt his ribs break (Once again) as he hit the wall.. The same paralysis feeling returned, as Shizu grabbed onto his communicator, as he tried to notify the reinforcements.
"Need.. Help... Now!" Shizu admitted, as he tried to break the guard of Shihori, as she held Shizu in the air, she activated All For One, as Shizu's quirk slowly left his body, she let out a satisfied sigh as she felt his power enter her body.
"A power like this... Is wasted on someone so merciful."
"LOU! HELP HIM!"
Lou sent out a tendril, as it stabbed into Shihori's arm, Lou tried to pull Shihori off of Shizu, when suddenly, she cut through Lou's tendril with another quirk. She used a quirk to hold Michi up by his neck, as he had to watch.
"Michi Shinomori... I need you to understand... I do not spare you because I like your father. I respect him, and his wishes. Giving up the life he knew for my dream, is something I never would have guessed him doing. But here we are now. I am stuck in this situation where... Well, do I spare you, and kill the bastard son, or do I make you beg?!"
Michi scrambled, as his hands shakily grabbed onto Shihori's quirk, he felt the edged quirk bury into the same cut she gave him a month ago. Michi grabbed onto the edge weapon, cutting his hand as he muttered.
"You want us to beg? You'll have to kill us both before we accept your STUPID ideologies. Your army is beaten... You're alone, dammit. It's over."
Shihori chuckled as she cut into Michi.
"Oh honey, it's far from over... Observe..."
Suddenly, Fugu appeared from the Bullet Train tunnel, as she activated One for All at 20%, plus Fa Jin, plus Gear Shift, the rage in her voice matched her strength as she shouted at the top of her lungs.
SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!"
Shihori was kicked in the crotch by Fugu, as she was launched through the subway ceiling, through the reinforced concrete, through the surface, as Fugu followed her. Michi fell to the ground, holding his neck, seeing that he was only knicked, he crawled towards Shizu.
"Shizu! Shizu!" Michi called out in fear. When Shizu stood up, confidentially smiling.. Michi let out a relieved sigh as he swayed himself into standing up.
"I'm alright! It wasn't all that bad!" Shizu exclaimed, as Michi looked at his friend, he noticed Shizu's neck grew black, as his breathing began to grow labored. Slowly, his veins began to turn black, as Shizu began to scratch his skin.
"S-shizu...?" Michi said as he ran to his best friend, only for Shizu to put his hand out.
"DON'T! IT COULD-" Shizu vomited out blood as he looked at the ground, terrified... it was at least a liter of blood.. Shizu said under his breath "Oh fuck..." Shizu slowly looked up at Michi, as he tried to put on his best smile.. Shizu though for a second, about his friends... his family... Toma.. Shizu covered his eye, as he took a deep breath..
"Tell Toma... Saku or Kagome work for-" Suddenly, Shizu's throat exploded open, causing a black cancer like tumor to be exposed, causing Shizu to fall over backwards, as his skull, neck, and clavicle were seen by Michi's naked eye. Michi's eyes widened, as he felt blood fall from his face, as he saw Shizu's body tumble to the ground. Michi looked petrified as he looked at Shizu once more.
"S-Shizu? Shizu?"
Dynamite ran through the subway in search of Shizu and Michi, with countless other heroes, and side kicks, when they found Michi standing over Shizu.
"Oh my-" Dynamite couldn't help but lose his composure as he saw the body.
"Tense! Suspend his body! Do it now!" A side kick ran to Shizu's body, as he stopped Shizu in suspended animation.. Michi couldn't take his eyes off Shizu as he muttered to himself.
"W-What am I going to tell her?! What am I going to tell his parents...? Our parents?!" Michi began to cry out, as he fell to his knees, as he began to hyperventilate, Dynamite grabbed onto the young hero.
"HEY! HEY MONGREL! WHERE DID SHE GO?! WHERE IS FURY, AND WHERE IS SHIHORI?!"
Michi was shaking, when suddenly Dynamite slapped Michi, but Michi was still lost in the moment, before he took a second to breathe, he closed his eyes. Michi pointed up ward, as he used Lou to jump out of the hole. Dynamite looked at his side kicks as he pointed at Shizu.
"GET THAT KID TO A DOCTOR ALREADY DAMMIT!"
Song: One More Light: Linkin Park
Dynamite followed behind Michi, as Michi flew through the city, looking up, they both witnessed Fugu volley balling Shihori through the city, when suddenly Fugu threw her across the city, before blasting towards her. Shihori finally locked eyes with Fugu, even through the intense wind speeds. Shihori was able to activate Erasure. Fugu's eyes widened as she felt Black Whip, One for All, Danger Sense, and Fa Jin all disappear as she began to fall through the sky. Shihori smiled as she dashed towards Fugu, readying All for One for an easy steal.
"It's about time... To finally claim what is in my family's name!" Shihori exclaimed, when suddenly two large tendrils appeared, wrapping around Shihori as she got launched once more, then thrown. Michi looked enraged as he grabbed onto Fugu.. Dynamite was also flying suit, as he launched AP shots at Shihori. Fugu looked shocked as held onto Michi's arm, flying through the air,
"Dammit... How did she get erasure!?"
Katsuki watched as Shihori began to actually retreat from the battle. Katsuki grunted with anger in his heart as he screamed out, into his communicator.
"RETREAT! BRING THOSE WE'VE TAKEN DOWN INTO CUSTODY, BUT DO NOT! I REPEAT, DO NOT APPROACH THEIR LEADER, SHIHORI! AT ALL COSTS!"
The current number one hero jumped towards Michi, and Fugu, dashing towards the rendezvous point, when Fugu looked around.
"Where's Shizu?! He was with you Michi!" Fugu exclaimed as she looked at Michi.. Who was once again stuck in that moment, he shook his head in shock as he tried to wrap his head around it.
"Nothing I could do... Nothing I could do..." Michi muttered as he looked at Fugu. "She... she.. Shizu is gone.. She got her hands on him.. Stole his quirk... And... God dammit." Michi's head fell as he grabbed onto his hair, pulling on it with fear as Fugu's face was full of shock.. She looked at Dynamite as he tried to brush it off.
"We gotta get back with the rest of the heroes." Katsuki stated as Fugu tried to pull away.
"Bull shit. Where's my brother." Fugu said as she activated One for All at 20%
"I'M GOING TO GO KILL THAT BITCH!" Fugu lost control, as One for All his a peak of 100%, as she turned her body towards where they were running from mid air, when suddenly, Michi grabbed onto Fugu, wrapping his arms around Fugu.. He tried to breathe as he consoled her.
"Fugu! Come on! She's gone! We lost our chance, even if you did find her, how are you going to work around her having erasure!?"
Fugu began to cry as she deactivated One for All, Michi began to swing himself and Fugu, as she pulled herself closer.
"They... They got him in suspension fast..." Michi looked towards Dynamite as he tried to cope with his death. "There's a chance Eri, or someone can heal him, or bring him back.. RIGHT?!" Dynamite slowly shook his head as he flew by Michi, as Michi slowly turned his head, towards the rendezvous point... They could see that everyone else made it back safely, as well as the remainder of the wildfires had been arrested.
Michi held onto Fugu, as she covered her face in her boyfriend's shoulder, as a body on a gurney was loaded into an ambulance, a blanket draped over the body. Numerous support heroes, and doctors loaded into the truck, as they hurriedly drove towards the hospital.. Michi held onto Fugu as he muttered.
"Sirens can be a good sign... Right?" Michi tried to speak optimistically, as he felt the blood on his face drying... Fugu grabbed a rag from her support items, and began to wipe it off Michi's face... remaining silent, until she finally spoke.
"What do we tell... Mom and dad?" Fugu muttered as she covered her mouth again.. Michi held onto Fugu once again, as he hid his anguish...
"Try to stay positive... try to..." Michi said as he broke down, remembering all their childhood activities, and their currently friendship. Michi's eyes widened as he fell over, he began to ball his eyes out, unable to bring himself back up to his feet. Fugu knelt down as she tried to help Michi.
Tartarus
Song: Passing Afternoon: Iron and Wine
Nemui Shinomori sat in an interrogation room, his arms, and legs chained up, as he awaited his interrogator. It has been eight hours since the raid.. Nemui has not spoken a word, until finally, the door opened, as Michi Shinomori walked in, with red, tired eyes from cry, as he slapped a folder onto the desk. Nemui looked at his son, with worry.
"Son..?" Nemui asked as Michi slowly approached his dad, with anger in his eyes. Michi activated Lou, wrapping his arm in tendrils, activated the extra strength from Lou, as well his bolstering quirk, as he punched Nemui in the face. causing his face to bruise immediately, and swell. Nemui yelled out.
"YOU LITTLE SHIT I RAISED YOU BETTER THAN THAT!" Nemui screamed out as he thrashed his body around, Michi opened up the folder.
"Well that confirms.. You don't have multiple quirks, unlike many of your other partners. Now... We've got questions. I wont get rough... again, unless I have to, since I've been permitted to do so."
Nemui shook his head as he laughed out. "God.. So they think sending my son in, is going to make me talk?! I wouldn't tell you anything even if you joined the wildfires!"
Michi stared at his father as he sat across from him. On the other side of the one way mirror, Fugu, Dynamite, Deku, and many other heroes, and interns were observing this interrogation. Fugu scowled as she watched Michi take a stab at the interrogation.
"Are we sure that this is a good idea?" Masa asked, soulless, and monotone as he tried to stay focused on the task ahead. Deku looked at Masa, putting his hand on his friend's shoulder.
"It'll help, Michi's been asking for a moment to speak to his father since things fell apart. This is important for him.. He needs the closure."
Michi looked at the file for a few seconds as he placed the file down, clearing his throat.
"So.. It says here, that your soldiers testify that the reason why you did all this... Tossing away your hero ship, your life... everything. Was because Shihori had helped with a "prior problem" before she ever started the Wildfires. When was this?"
Nemui sat quiet, as he looked down at his chains, he swallowed as he felt dryness in his throat.
"Come on Nemui, give me something-"
"Dad."
"Pardon?"
"I am your father. You will refer to me as such!"
Michi shook his head as he closed the file. "You've lost that right. I will consider your request if you answer some questions, Nemui. Just three."
Nemui hesitated. As he looked down at the ground, taking in a deep breath.
"Listen. I turn 17 in December."
"I know this. December 7th."
Michi took a deep breath as he collected himself. "After I turn 18, I will be taking guardianship of Eriko. Therefore, I can promise... Once a... Once every three months, if she wants to, visits. Under supervision."
Nemui laughed as he looked at his son. "Visits? How kind."
Nemui looked at the ground again, when Michi finally stood up, grabbing the file, he began to walk out of the interrogation room.
"She helped us with fertility." Nemui admitted. Michi turned around confused as he sat back down.
"What? Couldn't keep it up?-"
"Son. Inappropriate.. but... When... When we helped the war in Tokyo against Shigaraki, 18 years ago, your mother was badly wounded... It caused her to lose her ability to have.. kids."
Michi leaned closer as he touched his arm, almost like if he was checking if he was real.
"Continue."
"We turned to multiple doctors, but no one could help us.. Until we got a knock on the door. Shihori's people contacted us, and promised they could help us procreate... We accepted the deal of, "When the time comes." and ten months later, we had you."
Michi nodded as he tried to keep himself in a professional atmosphere. "So she healed... Naomi? Allowed her to have kids?"
Nemui shook his head as he looked at the one sided glass, then back at Michi. "not quite. We were offered a quirk baby."
Michi paused for a minute, as he felt Lou fester through annihilation. "History repeats itself, huh old man?"
Nemui covered his face in shame as he continued. "Shihori had an "Anonymous donator donate an egg, saying they were "Quirkless" that it wouldn't have been noticeable as a random egg donation from some other fertility clinic.. We didn't want to-"
"Hurt your reputation? Fucking hell Nemui. Look at where you are at now. So... You had..."
Michi's hand began shaking as he tried to keep himself composed.
"You're taking this better than I thought you would."
"Shut the fuck up."
Michi took a deep breath as he recollected himself.
"So.. You had these quirk babies, Eriko and I. Then Shihori shows up, requesting you to come help her conquest?"
Nemui shook his head. "No.. I volunteered. What she wanted from us, was to sponsor her cause. When Naomi was against it... That's when they decided it was time to..."
Michi threw the file as he jumped at his father, surprisingly, Lou pulled Michi back, away from his father.
"YOU PISSANT! YOU PIECE OF SHIT! YOU HAD MOM EXECUTED?! OH NEVER MIND, I'VE GOT MOM #2 OUT THERE SOME WHERE RIGHT?! RIGHT?!"
The interrogation room door swung open, as they pulled Michi out, as Dynamite entered after Michi was forced out. Michi calmed down at Lou slowly returned to Michi. Deku slowly approached the young man.
"Are you alright, Michi?" Deku asked as he tried putting his hand on his student, pulling him in for an embrace as Fugu stood behind Deku. Michi took a deep breath in as he looked at Deku.
"We've got the motivation. But I got too invested. We don't know where my sister is. We don't know where Shihori is either."
Michi clenched his fist, as he gritted his teeth, before Fugu hugged Michi.
"You did more than enough. You got him talking, it's going to be easier from here on out to get answers out.. Hopefully. But..."
Fugu turned around, facing Deku, as she bowed her head.
"Sir.. We've got somewhere to be, can we be excused from our internships?"
Deku nodded as he folded his arms, a tear falling from his face.
"You're excused. Your father is sitting outside with a car running. He's heading to the hospital, but didn't want to head over without you two."
Michi and Fugu looked at each other as they nodded, they walked through the Dynamite Hero building, and got to the respected gender locker rooms, as they changed into casual wear. They walked to the car as they drove to the hospital, where they eventually found themselves in full hazmat suits, as they walked into the ICU. Tsuyoi sat in the room, holding her son's hand, with his younger siblings around the room, Toma sat in the seat near Shizu's head, as she covered her face. Shizu's heart rate was weak, and his breathing was even weaker. Tsuyoi held her boy's hand as she kissed his hand, through the mask. His exposed tissue, and bones have been covered with gauze, and many, many medical devices are attached to Shizu. He looks almost more machine than human at this point.
"Just... Please tell me.. How this happened... One more time." Tsuyoi muttered as she held her son's hand.
Michi began to breathe heavily as he muttered. "S-Shihori stole his quirk... And activated some unknown quirk.. That did this to him... I... should've..."
Masa put his hand on Shizu's remaining left arm, as he began to cry again.
"You did what you could, Michi. Do not blame yourself for a mad woman's action."
Michi put his hand on Shizu's hand, as he felt a sub-conscious squeeze around his hand. Michi felt his heart drop, as he looked at Tsuyoi.
"Ma'am... did we get an update?"
Tsuyoi shook her head, "No.. He said that.. the chances are slimmer than paper. That we're delaying the inevitable."
Fugu's heart dropped as she heard that statement, as she covered her mouth through the suit.. She couldn't believe what she was hearing when Masa interrupted.
"We wont. We're giving our boy every fighting chance he can get. I don't care what it requires. Even if we have to hold up for a year for Eri to build up enough energy. We will take the time required for our boy to be with us again." Masa stated, as tears fell from his face. When a nurse walked in, with a full suit on.
"I'm sorry everyone, but visiting time is over. We have to bring Mr. Shizu in for another surgery. We hope you can understand."
Michi nodded as he asked, "Is... is it to help..?"
The nurse shook her head as she spoke, "no.. It's... to make him more.. "Comfortable"."
As the Baga family left the ICU, they walked through the hospital hall ways, Michi walked up to Shizu's younger siblings as he grabbed their hands, playing with them, knowing they are too young to understand. Tsuyoi and Fugu walked side by side.. Michi could be heard yelling to the kids. "Who wants ice cream?!" as the kids cheered, Masa had a soft smile on his face, as he tried his hardest to live in the moment with his kids.
"Mom... When does the heartache become easier." Fugu asked as she felt another crying spell come over her.. Tsuyoi wrapped her arm around her daughter.
"There are always people outside of our reach sweetie... But... Death never gets easier. We can only accept it. But don't be so rash. Shizu's still got a chance sweetie." Tsuyoi said with a chipper attitude, as she grabbed her daughters hand.
"Now come on. I think your boyfriend offered ice cream. So I think I'm gonna drain his bank account." Tsuyoi said with a smile, as Fugu smiled, walking with her mother towards the exit of the hospital, before turning around, feeling a strong pull from her sibling.. Fugu saw Toma walking slightly slower than the rest, as Fugu wrapped her arm around her friend, smiling brightly as she tried to stay optimistic.
"We can't just let ourselves be bummed, and depressed.. I know for a fact, Shizu would want us continuing to live our lives to the best of our capabilities, Toma!"
Toma nodded, as she wrapped her arm around Fugu, as the both of them walking towards the rest of the family.