Earlier in the streets of Japan...
Bakugo accelerated across the city as fast as he could. He tried not to use up a lot of his ammo since he could only use so much of it now. In the back of his mind, he kept thinking about using his plan. He shook it off, knowing that he had to save it for the perfect timing. He didn't know what or when he'd use it, but he knew now wasn't the time.
"Katsuki, we have to go back! Izuku needs help!" Midoriya's mom cried out.
"He'll be fine. Trust me, he can handle himself pretty well out there," Bakugo said to her, "You may not realize it, but he fought through a lot back in Paris. If he can handle that, then he can handle HawkMoth."
"HawkMoth? Is that Gabi... or whatever his name is," Midoriya's mom asked him.
"Yeah. He's someone that we fought against in Paris," Bakugo tried to explain to her.
Bakugo could tell that she was really upset and frustrated that they had to leave Midoriya behind like that. He felt her grip on his shoulder tighten as he kept going. After a while of flying through the air, he had to settle down on the ground.
"I'm running low on ammo," Bakugo explained to her as she got off of his back, "We're going to have to walk the rest of the way there."
"B-But, you never had a limit like that," Midoriya's mom said with a bit of concern.
"I do now. You can thank Chrysalis and HawkMoth for that," Bakugo told her.
Midoriya's mom felt so sick to her stomach that she really wished that she just didn't help those two out at all. It would've been better for all of them if they just never bumped into each other.
"This is all my fault," Midoriya's mom said to him through tears, "I let them into my apartment. I even let them stay for a few nights. I should've just left them there and gone home without them."
Bakugo felt kind of bad for her as they walked for a while. He hasn't seen Midoriya's mom in a while, so it felt weird for him to be alone with her. But being alone with her reminded him of how much Midoriya had changed.
"It's not your fault. None of this is anyone's fault," Bakugo said without looking at her, "We were stuck in Paris with these two, and we defeated them for a while. But Chrysalis broke HawkMoth out of prison. We tried to stop them from coming here to Japan, but it just wasn't enough. Only this time, we have Ladybug and Cat Noir here. They'll help us defeat them."
"Ladybug and Cat Noir? Are those superheroes from Paris?" Midoriya's mom asked him.
"Yeah. They've dealt with HawkMoth for a long time. Chrysalis however is someone they had never dealt before until we showed up," Bakugo explained.
For a while, they both walked silently as Midoriya's mom worried about her son. Even Bakugo was worried about him considering all he had was Uraraka's Miraculous. He had never used her Miraculous, so he couldn't imagine how it must feel to use someone else's quirk. He did use Bakugo's Miraculous the other day but still. Then he remembered how stupid that was and smiled since he was used to that sort of thing.
Once they got further away from the apartment, they could hear something going on in the distance. It was going on behind them, and Bakugo could tell that it was HawkMoth and Midoriya fighting. Whatever Midoriya was doing, he was really making a lot of noise and commotion with Uraraka's Miraculous. Bakugo could swear that he heard HawkMoth yelling at Midoriya. He sounded pretty frustrated that it made Bakugo look back at Midoriya's mom.
He could tell that she was really worried about him, but stuck with Bakugo. He was at least glad she wasn't like Midoriya and ran after someone that needed help. He had to keep an eye on her, but then heard some more commotion. It sounded like cars crashing and car alarms going off. It was making it even harder for Midoriya's mom to stay with him.
"Come on, we have to keep going," Bakugo said to her, "We can't let HawkMoth see us."
"B-But, my son is in trouble!" Midoriya's mom cried out.
"I promised him that I would keep you safe. I can't just leave you," Bakugo said back to her, "He'll be fine. We have to go to U.A. He'll meet us there."
Midoriya's mom really didn't want to leave him, but she nodded. They picked up the pace a bit and soon got that much closer to U.A. Accelerating earlier helped him a lot since he was already heading out of the city. He eventually saw U.A. in the distance which made him relax a little. Once Bakugo made his way closer to the school, he spotted a huge shadow forming above them. He whipped around to see so many akumas that he got chills all over his body.
Bakugo knew right away that these were pretty much all of the akumas that went through the portal. He had never seen so many before, not even in Paris. Even Midoriya's mom looked absolutely terrified. She was shaking since she now knew what these were. Bakugo knew now wasn't the time to freeze up and grabbed her arm. He quickly picked up Midoriya's mom and put her on his back.
"Come on, we've gotta get inside!" Bakugo cried out.
"B-But, you're running low on ammo!" She cried back.
"I have no choice at this point!" Bakugo growled out.
Bakugo quickly ran and jumped up to use his explosions. He accelerated as much as he could towards the school. Every now and then, he still tried to be careful with the ammo, but there wasn't much else he could do. As he got closer to U.A. Campus, he spotted a couple of teachers looking out at all of the akumas. It was Mr. Aizawa, Present Mic, AllMight and Principal Nezu. Even Su Han was there, and he looked absolutely mortified.
Bakugo had to get them away from here, Mr. Aizawa could at least warn them.
"Get out of here! They're akumas!" Bakugo yelled out from across the street.
Mr. Aizawa and Su Han finally spotted Bakugo and ran for it. Bakugo's could feel his ammo running out, and he tried to make it over to the front gate. Just when he thought he could make it, he ran out of ammo. He felt himself tumble towards the front gate and tried his best to keep Midoriya's mom safe on his back.
"Katsuki! A-Are you okay?!" Midoriya's mom cried out.
Bakugo got up when he heard his Miraculous beeping.
"Ye-Yeah. I'm okay," Bakugo said as he got up.
Suddenly, a swarm of akumas got close enough to almost get Bakugo akumatized. Then Present Mic quickly let out a big yell, and it hit the akumas. They got knocked back, but kept coming for them. It was enough time however for Bakugo to get up and run for Class 1-A's dormitory. He held Midoriya's mom on his back, even though he didn't have to.
"Bakugo bro, let's go!" Present Mic cried out, "My quirk isn't working very well against these akumas!"
Bakugo noticed the teachers were making sure Bakugo and Midoriya's mom were okay as they ran for it. Mr. Aizawa didn't even ask questions since he was too focused on getting him inside. AllMight however looked worried, and Bakugo knew what he was worried about.
They soon approached their dormitory, but haulted when they saw more akuma's coming from that side as well. Bakugo haulted when he spotted them and put Midoriya's mom down. He heard his Miraculous beeping, only frustrating him even more.
"What're we going to do, Mr. Aizawa? You're the one who went up against them," Present Mic asked him.
Even Mr. Aizawa didn't know what to do in that moment. His quirk didn't really work on akumas, and he couldn't capture them like Ladybug could.
"We need Ladybug! Where she is?" Mr. Aizawa cried out.
"I don't know. She was with Melissa earlier," AllMight said back.
Bakugo really wanted to use his plan, but he hesitated. Raising his hands towards the akumas, he got ready for hopefully more ammo. Before he could let off an explosion, something caught his attention.
It was a red and black polka dotted yo-yo. It caught a few akumas at a time.
Everyone turned around to see Ladybug land on the ground with her yo-yo pulled back towards her. Cat Noir stood next to her with his baton at the ready.
"What is going on out here?" Ladybug asked with her eyes wide open, "I've never seen so many akumas before."
"Yeah. This is new," Cat Noir said back.
"That damn Caterpillar sent out all of the akumas after us!" Bakugo cried out, "S-She... S-She... I'm gonna obliterate her..."
Ladybug backed away from him a bit and focused on the akumas for now.
"Cat Noir, you make sure no akumas hit them! I'll take care of deeviling the akumas!" Ladybug cried out.
"Got it!" Cat Noir said back, "Cataclysm!"
Ladybug got her yo-yo ready and launched into the air. She swung her yo-yo like a lasso and eventually launched it at the akumas. She was able to catch at least five at a time and purifying them in an instant. She let them go right away, and then kept going. One for All helped her accelerate and catch them a lot faster than usual. She kept catching and purifying them, shocking everyone in the process.
Bakugo couldn't take his eyes off of her. She was just as fast as AllMight. He was now grateful that she even found the leftover bits of One for All in that machine.
Cat Noir made sure no akuma got anywhere near them. Luckily, Cat Noir didn't have any problem with that.
Ladybug soon started getting tired and floated back down to Cat Noir. As soon as she turned around, more akumas showed up. Bakugo definitely noticed that it was less than before, but there was still a lot of them.
"There's too many," Ladybug said to her partner, "Maybe I should use Lucky Charm."
"I think you should, milady," Cat Noir said back.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug called out as she threw her yo-yo put in the sky.
Then a giant net landed in her hands, but almost slipped out. The moment she saw it, she knew what she had to do. Focusing on One for All, she felt the sensation spread throughout her entire body. Her wings fluttered and a pink glow appeared around her black polka dots.
"Cat Noir, did you use your Cataclysm yet?" Ladybug asked him.
"Nope. Still here," Cat Noir said with his fist at the ready.
Ladybug had determined eyes as she zoomed back up to the akumas. She felt her arms getting stronger as she focused on that One for All feeling. She swung the giant net around and captured as many akumas as she could. Her wings accelerated, making it easier to go after them. She launched all across the sky, making a pink streak across it. Once she captured almost all of them in that general area, she came back down and kept the giant net closed by placing the opening on the ground. She looked absolutely exhausted.
"Cat Noir, now!" Ladybug called out.
Cat Noir quickly slammed his fist onto it, making it all disintegrate into ash. Ladybug was a little upset, but then realized that she couldn't use her Lucky Charm to repair everything.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Aizawa," Ladybug said to him, "I can't repair everything without my Lucky Charm."
"Don't worry about it. You already did more than enough," Mr. Aizawa said back to her.
Ladybug then noticed Bakugo was helping out a lady with green hair. She walked up to her and helped Bakugo get everyone inside of Class 1-A's dormitory. Once they were all inside, everyone in the dormitory looked worried.
"What's going on outside? I just saw a bunch of purple butterflies swarming all over the place," Kaminari asked them.
"Those were akumas. I want everyone to stay inside," Ladybug announced to everyone, "There could still be more out there."
Everyone agreed and noticed the lady that seemed out of place here. Bakugo stood by her side as Ladybug checked on her.
"Are you okay, miss?" Ladybug asked her, "Don't worry about a thing. I'm here to help."
Midoriya's mom looked at her, knowing full well that she was Ladybug. All she could do was cry, really worried about her son. Ladybug looked at her, hoping that she wasn't hurt or anything.
"L-Ladybug... P-Please, help my son," Midoriya's mom said to her.
Ladybug's eyes widened in shock and looked up at Bakugo. He looked a little worried as well. Bakugo's Miraculous beeped once again, causing it to detransform. He didn't even care about that. Bakugo just wanted to go after Midoriya and make sure he was okay. He never came back after he said that he would.
"Bakugo, where is Midoriya? He was with you when you left Campus," Mr. Aizawa asked him with a stern voice.
"What?! Izuku is out there! With akumas flying all around Japan!" Ladybug cried out.
Ladybug looked down at the lady and realized who this was. Her heart felt like it skipped a beat and instantly worried about Midoriya.
"What happened, Katsuki?" Cat Noir asked him, "If you were with Izuku, then why did you leave him behind?"
"I didn't leave him behind! Deku told me to keep his mom safe!" Bakugo cried back, "He's going to be back! He just... He was just stalling so we could get away."
All of a sudden, Ladybug felt something come over her. Something didn't feel right, and she started to feel a weird sensation up her arm. It felt as if it was broken, but she knew that it wasn't. Something about it told her it had something to do with One for All. All she could think about was Midoriya in that moment. It made her sick to her stomach.
"Ladybug, are you okay?" Cat Noir asked her in a worried tone.
"N-No. Something's wrong..." Ladybug said as she held her arm, "It's One for All... Something must've happened with Izuku..."
Bakugo and pretty much everyone else was worried about Midoriya. He noticed that Cat Noir even felt a little itchy around his arm, but it wasn't as strong as Ladybug's.
"You must still be able to feel his pain somehow through One for All," AllMight said feeling frustrated.
"B-But, that's impossible! He may have a bit of it back, but it shouldn't be affecting me like this!" Ladybug cried out, "It's a Miraculous now! That shouldn't be causing this! Unless..."
Ladybug heard her Miraculous beeping and felt herself freeze in place. Whatever was going on with Midoriya, she had to recharge quickly.
"Tikki, Spots off," Ladybug called out.
Suddenly a pink glow surrounded her and transformed her back into Marinette. She reached into her bag and grabbed a macaron for Tikki to eat.
"Come on, Tikki," Marinette said to her Kwami, "I need to go help Izuku!"
Tikki nodded and ate as fast as she could.
Bakugo looked down at his Kwami and felt really frustrated. Midoriya still hasn't shown up yet, and he really wanted to go out there and help him. Sparkky looked up at him and noticed him clenching his teeth.
"Katsuki...?"
He looked up and saw Marinette handing him a macaron. She had a smile on her face with determination to get Midoriya back.
"Come on, you've gotta recharge your Kwami. We're going to get Izuku back," Marinette said to him.
Bakugo looked down at the macaron and give her a smirk. He took it and gave it to Sparkky. The Kwami ate it, but could barely swallow it.
"Man, I hate sweets."
Once their Kwamis were fully charged, Ladybug and Bakugo were finally ready to go after Midoriya.
"Cat Noir. Please make sure everyone is okay and protected from the akumas," Ladybug said to him, "We'll be back before you know it."
"Of course, milady," Cat Noir said back.
Ladybug noticed Midoriya's mom crying and couldn't help but want to give her a hug. She walked up to her and placed her hand on her shoulder. Ladybug smiled, making sure she understood that everything was okay.
"You're Izuku's mom, right?" Ladybug asked her.
She nodded and was still crying.
"Pl-Please get my son back," Midoriya's mom said back through tears, "He might be hurt."
"I'll bring him back, Mrs. Midoriya," Ladybug said to her with a genuine smile, "Me and Katsuki will make sure of it. You stay here where it's safe."
Midoriya's mom tried to wipe her tears away, and Ladybug headed over towards Bakugo. He was fully loaded.
"I'm ready whenever you are, Ladybug," Bakugo said.
Ladybug still felt that weird sensation up and down her arm, but shook it off. She was ready to go.
"Let's go save Izuku."
Another amazing chapter!
This was a fun chapter! I'm really liking how Bakugo, Ladybug and Cat Noir are starting to become friends! You can tell that he respects her as a pro hero! At least, that's what I was trying to pull off. I'm really loving Bakugo lately becoming better friends with his classmates and Ladybug! Something about it is just so satisfying! He even seems to be doing good with helping Midoriya's mom!
One for All is kind of starting to act as if it were still within Midoriya somehow! This'll definitely come up again!
Now, Bakugo and Ladybug are going to help out Izuku!
More to come soon!
