Ch. 9

You where taught not teached!

Aizawa's words echoed in April's mind, even as she evaded a strike from Kurogiri. Flinging her fan in unison with telekinesis (the only part of her Quirk that worked), with a flick of the wrist and quick thought turned into a buzz saw. Slicing and cutting any elongated attack the villain shot out. Preventing him from doing anything further. Remembering to keep her distance and mind sharp. As Splinter said, footing quick like a fleeing rabbit. Sprung each time, countering quickly. Though it was clear, her attack had no effect upon the fog. It just went straight through.

Not really the best strategy, but it worked for now.

At least.

Jumping back to huddle with Thirteen and the others left (at the entrance) who weren't teleported away (lucky she supposed) like majority of the class. Including turtles and her sister. Who where scattered all throughout the USJ's zones. Shoji was able to confirm that, using his extra arms to see and hear. He wasn't though able to actually see where each of them where. Some new was better than none.

Gripping her fan firmly, lock her eyes to the villain. He wasn't anything like Shredder or Kraang. Or the Foot. This was a completely different...league. There was much she knew about him or any of the others for that matter. Besides Kuorgiri could teleport others somewhere or anywhere. That was all. The rest she was going in blind and without Leo...or Donnie to analyze something...she was left blind again. And with the training from Master Splinter...she wondered if was going to be enough? A kunoichi, a ninja needed to stay to the shadows and deliver surprise attacks. Swiftly and effortless. There couldn't be a single hiccup or thought. Everything was one motion.

Everything was in-sync. Fluid.

Right now, that wasn't the case. It was stop then go. More stop than go. Each passing second seem to lag. This wasn't really what Splinter taught her...them. Aizawa's words again repeated themselves in her mind. It was hard to shake it, when it was repetitiously going over and over. Like some old recorder. Was this what the man meant?

Was it?

So, Kurogiri hummed with furrowing eyes upon the group before him of students behind the Pro-Hero. Glossing over each of them, stopping upon in particular. That made his eyes for a moment gleam sardonically. that's her. His eyes settle upon April. It seems she had indeed inherited her mother's Quirk. Though it seems on a much..potent level it would seem. They will be rather pleased. Out here enrolled. So much hiding, for all them hiding. Eyes flash a simmering dark laughter. I wonder how well they each are?

While he remained for a moment in his own thoughts, the others used this as opportunity. "Iida," April whispers sharply to him. He nods lightly. Sliding his eyes to her hidden pointed finger. "he's distracted right now. Get ready."

The others caught on. Even Thirteen, though without her telepathy still being blocked, she had to rely on hand signals. Hopefully they others could understand it. If Leo and the others where here...they would. Hand signs and signals would work, but, she reminded herself. They weren't. Trying to make it as simple as possible, doing it again and again.

Till it clicked! In Uraraka's mind! At least...she did. That was April's plan..she believed...nodding exchanging eye glances with the girl. Relies the best way she could to the others. What she told them was both impressive and a surprise. Mina's yellow eyes nearly widen, instead wavering grin with a nod.

"Are you sure?" Idia whispers his voice shuffling. Glancing to the ginger.

April just nods. "Yeah, it will. Just," she steps an inch forward, before the others. Iida's hand tries to stop her seconds too late. With her fan ready and spinning. "move on my mark!" Pushed off from the group, rushing Kurogiri. It was so fast, like instant snap.

The others where taken back for a moment. "Whoa!" Escapes from Hanta.

Got to be quick! April side steps avoiding Kurogiri's steam attack. Ducking under launches her fan, it sliced through his fogged arm. Cutting it. One might say. "Go!" She shouts to Iida.

"Right!" He drops reving up his engines. Pushes off, faster than April he whizzed right by her.

At that moment she flips back, giving a flick the wrist her fan returns to her. She launches it again. The second time, that was Uraraka's cue with Hanta. Shots some tape at Kurogiri.

"What?" He creates portals before the pieces hit, sending them back.

Everyone moved out the way just in time, Iida had to redirect his trajectory. April nearly lost her footing, if not Iida who just in the nic of time came and swooped her up. Bringing her back to the others.

"You okay?" Mina asked. "That was close."

April growls low with a stiffing nod. It didn't work...it was suppose to work. Normally it did, with the others...Splinter taught her that...them that. Again Aiwaza's words repeated themselves again. It wasn't the time for that! Shaking them away, if she had the others then that plan would have gone well. None of them...her eyes move to each of her classmates..none of them where skilled like her. They weren't...fine tuned.

"That was rather impressive," Kurogiri voice cut across her thoughts, more so whipped them. Made April burn even further. Her eyes flash to him. His eyes slit more, expending himself. "girl. The Hamato taught you well."

What? Spread across April's face. Thirteen pushes her further behind them, pointing a direct finger towards the villain. "Your plan was good," Thirteen compliments April, "but, you've got to remember it's not just about a single-minded thought. Taking the foe down instantly and expecting a swift victory. We can't read your mind. We can only get out one, we have to work together. You're not a ninja, anymore, you're hero. I mean no disrespect but, your Master taught you well but..."

She got it. "Yeah." Her head drops a bit.

Glad to hear, Thirteen still themselves before her and the villain who now expended himself blocking any way of getting through. Touching his fog would be disastrous at best. Still, they had to get Iida through. If only she had access to her telepathy then...her eyes look to the villain. Then she'd be able to know.

Know his thoughts and what how he knew Splinter. The desire flashed in her eyes, Kurogiri saw and gleamed. The bait was set, now..."April!" Uraraka's hand comes down on her shoulder, the ginger turns finding the burnette smiling. With a hand out clenched into a tight fist. "We got this, come on!"

Another hand comes on April's other shoulder. Turning to it finding Mina with a confident smirk and thumbs up. "Yeah!"

The fire in their eyes reignited April's, standing firm, a smirk etched on her lips. "Alright, let's do this." Got to act like a hero..not a kunoichi. Her eyes glance quickly at the others, they where ready too. With no knowledge on their skills or abilities besides information given by Uraraka and Iida, she had to be ready. And do her part.

Fan out! Whirling around, picking up speed with each spin. Faster and faster it became it started to emit a buzzing sound. "Iida you've got to be ready, okay?"

He was, but the tightness and sinking feeling weighing not just in stomach but also his legs said otherwise. Wrinkled upon his face, opens his mouth to object, closes it seeing no words would sway his classmates decision, he was the one to do this task. It was already decided, what more could he do. He had to be the one to go and get help in this unexpected chaos. Everyone here, was willing to help give him that chance. He had to take it...he...

"I'll be your shadow." April's cool words break this weighing thoughts. Under her mask he was sure he saw a smirk flash. It showed in her glowing blue eyes.

Her words struck something in him. The calmness relaxed over her face was equally impressive. There not a single crack he could see, it caused someone to squeal internally.

"You've got to get out, Idia." She continued. Taking a few steps forward. He noticed she didn't distance herself this time. Again. Standing with Hanta and Rikido . Iida tries to say something, April wouldn't let him." everyone's counting on you. I'm counting on you, to see my sister and friends. You're the only one who can do this. We've got your back, Class Rep."

Grinning Hanta couldn't agree more. The others shared April's words. "Use your Quirk to save others!" Thirteen restates their philosophy from earlier nailed it in Iida.

The heaviness he felt before vanished, nods. Adjusting himself ready, the hums of his engines tell everyone he was. A sound that spread April's smirk more.

"Even if this your only option, are you really foolish to strategize in front of your enemy?" Kurogiri voice rose, unleashing and expending his mist towards everyone.

With a lifted finger pointed and aimed at the villain, Thirteen releases a small opening at the tip activating their Quirk. "It doesn't matter what we're planning or not! Once I'm done with you! Black Hole!" Beings sucking the mist.

It was amazing! Nearly sucked away the small gasp April released. This...Quirk was powerful. Her mind and eyes process what was happening before her. Nearly lost her focus...these where...this was...

Wasn't right, Kirby felt it in the stiffness in the back of his neck that he couldn't stop rubbing. Even at this hour sitting silently at the family round dinning table, he still remain restless. Shoulder's slouched. A warm glass of coffee didn't help. Maybe because he didn't make it right, his youngest was good at making it just right. She'd come into his office with it, there was steamed foam over the dark liquid and scent of mild robust coffee. With a smile, she'd walk over and set it next to him on the desk. Those bright eyes brimming every time (they look just like...them), would move to whatever work he was doing. Instantly those pink brows of her would rise and next thing her mouth would be asking question after question. He could barely remember all of them, that alright. Her question would catch his eldest daughter's ear and she'd come in.

Wondering what was going on, though already knowing. April, looked so much like her mother, though just with his ginger hair color and blue eyes. She didn't have crow feet in the corner like he did. Every time his eyes laid on her, for just a moment he saw his wife.

For a moment.

Quickly reminded himself it was just his daughter. Or daughters. April would come in and join. Leaning over his shoulder, right one. May always enjoyed the left one. For some reason she did. Both girls invading his space. His work. That never seem to get done with those two. At times at least. If it didn't then the three of them would just go to the living and watch some television or he was able to get it done. They'd leave him be. Only to come back with dinner. Again provided by his youngest.

April would throw in she did the drink or poured it. After that if it was one of those nights the two of them would go out with their...friends over the city. He'd be sitting back home waiting for them. At this exact table, he'd sit for a bit...then stand if he heard a noise he thought it belonged to his daughters, stand to sit again realizing it wasn't. Without anyway of knowing...unlike them he didn't possess any..what was it Aizawa said? Called it..or right, Quirk.

All this time he just thought it was just something done because of...then again. Thinking about it...what time was it now? Oh, it was that late, he glanced at the clock across the room on the wall. He still had work, soon. Being like this wasn't going to help.

He needed to keep his mind busy, even it struggled to focus. Standing, cup in hand walks to the kitchen sink and pours the coffee out. Yeah, he didn't make it right. Sighing, sets the cup down.

Kunochis first and now...heroes. Why did his daughters have to live...such...why where just like...why did he let them go? Splinter was there so there really wasn't much to worry about. Just the fact the nest was empty and this unshakable feeling humming through his bones.

A feeling that was equally shared six-thousand miles away, by Splinter. It took its form wrinkled upon his brow, growing deeper matching the frown creased on his lips. Strong enough it could crack a stone.

This set intuition...this 'sensitivity' (he promoted) was rarely wrong. After all he was a Hamato. Standing before one of the windows in the hall, overlooking the vast campus and the students down below. No class right it was a...free period. This gave him time to be with his rooted thoughts. His sons...though Nezu gave his word it just...from this morning that disintegrated..no decay gate was no...mere need to worry. It was clearly a sign someone was trying to get in. That alerting alarm was no mere tripping of accident.

No.

His mind knew there was more to it. No matter the words the principal said. Just as his eyes where sharp and toned, so where his ears. "Perhaps this was not best.." his voice falls. "My sons...you must remain safe. Should..."A thought he wished not to say, biting his lip preventing the words from coming.

They'd have protection..that was promised. Stepping foot back here in, back home still had not settled well. Should...should they...his family and then...the girls. They...his throat tightness, took a deep, pained breath, closed his eyes as his ears folded.

"...My...sons...please be safe."

Standing in the same hall about halfway down, having just stepped out after rather...long rest and lecture from the principal. All Might (in his normal scrawny-thin angular form) watching the Hamato from a distance. Remaining as still as he could, slowly and lightly did his feet begin to move. Begin careful not to attract any sort of attention, the mutant seemed rooted upon something. The way his eyes heavily reflected back. A part of him wanted to say something, the other part told him no. Moving further and further in the opposite direction, leaves the Hamato to his thoughts. Only to release a breath when All Might felt he was clear and distance. His presence didn't go unnoticed.

By Splinter.

Nor did another's approaching him, raising their white paw pat it upon Splinter's hip. "Ah, brother," Nezu said. "something seems to be troubling you." Words that clearly where true by the sharp look Splinter slide to him. Which was overlooked. Chuckling a bit, Nezu takes his paw back and stands next to Splinter. Looking out the window too. "Since we're both here, how class been going with you so far? I hope the students are appreciative of your knowledge, it is quite informative. Did you introduce them any new lessons?"

Splinter said nothing. As expected. Nezu kept going. "I'm sure whatever lesson you provided was well, some students I heard some are quite fearing of your methods. But, I know," he takes a moment putting the right words together. "what you teach is essential for the growth. That there is nothing to worry about, as long as they apply your teachings which I know it will greatly prepare them for any task they will or shall face. Right, brother?"

Nezu looks up. Smiling.

Splinter's eyes did not meet his, but that didn't mean he didn't feel them and ears didn't listen. The words Nezu used was all...so very true. Indirectly the principal nailed...it showed in his shifting eyes. That sighed and settled meeting Nezu's smiling ones.

"Ah, you seem much better, brother." He cheers lightly. Raising paw points a finger down at Splinter's feet. "Now, about your shoes, I insist you wear orange, much like myself so that we can truly match. Hmm? What do you say? Or better how about we talk over some tea? I would much enjoy that."

Grumbling, Splinter nods. Follows the animal..correction...brother. "I hope you enjoy Chai, I've come to find it...prickly."

"Indeed." Splinter said. "Indeed."

Indeed this wasn't really...how Mikey expected a field trip to turn out. With villains attacking, becoming separated from his brothers and friends, winding on the ship in the middle of the Shipwerck Zone, surrounded by...well water themed villains. All with hungry and devouring eyes. Ready to attack the moment he and the other three transported with him: that green hair kid, Izuku. that really short and big headed kid with hair resembling grapes, Minoru, and that cute girl with the frog like appearance(cute she was, though not as cute as the other one), Tsuyu. They didn't land on the ship with him, ended up in the water, well except for Minoru. Tsuyu and Izuku came aboard. The All four of them like sitting ducks with razor sharp teeth waiting to just sink their teeth into their skin. Murderous smiles on.

It was both amazing and well...shuttering. Though the smile spreading from ear to ear on Mikey said otherwise. His eyes looking upon each villain that just remain still and waiting. This was nothing like the Foot or Shredder in anyway. He wondered what they could do? While also thinking about it. Takes out his numchucks, giving them a twirl.

Jumps and flips back landing on the roof fairly easily shouts laughing. "What up, villains! Y'all ready to get your butts whipped?"