Thunder Hero Baraquiel 23

Enji and Harry left the police station in quiet forms of fury. Enji's formal suit was beginning to smoke as Harry's was beginning to char slightly. "Harry, you do, realise that this is going to throw a spotlight and investigation onto UA, with your actions."

"They'll find nothing. They're already looking into me and mine due to us being, gaijin, outsiders. The HPSC are going to poke, poke and poke until they get a reaction; believe it or not I'm still formulating a response to this." The Thunder Hero replied nonchalantly. Enji took a moment to process the reply, somehow, he wasn't going to like the sucker punch that his Son-in-Law was going to provide.

"I've invited Fuyumi and Shoto for a family dinner. I'd like you, Natsuo and his girlfriend to attend. I...would like the chance to meet my grandchildren, if that's acceptable."

That stopped Harry cold "Yeah. I'll bring them. I was planning to take Natuso and Saka out for lunch and drinks." Enji snorted, lunch and drinks, anything and drinks from his Son-in-Law meant alcohol was going to be consumed.

"Aren't you meant to be teaching?"

"A good teacher knows when he's been emotionally compromised. A hero also. I'm not you Father, I can't bottle my temper and let it loose on some poor sap being apprehended. I am definitely not going to see Fuyumi in this state; I'll misinterpret something and we'll have a major fight and she goes to bed angry, I pass out on the sofa angry that then gives the HPSC a chance to take our kids away from 'destructive influences', I love my family too damn much to even risk that."

Enji paused, he turned and he looked at his in-law and in that moment, just for a moment, he saw himself; one that had been forced onto the path; he himself and willingly taken. What Enji had taken for granted were the things that Harry wanted, what Harry had become, he himself had wanted. "It's like looking in a mirror. I've not met anyone who…"

"Could be just like you. Enji, thanks, Fuyumi has been wanting something like this for a while. She's not brought it up, probably, because she might have thought I'd have shot her down. I've not broached it because I don't know how. The fact you've taken it upon yourself to do this…it's going to make her day. I'll see you later."

Natsuo and Saka were waiting by Harry's car when he sidled up to them "Natsuo, Quake…really sorry about this."

Natsuo locked eyes with his nephew and niece's father "Did you set this up? Fumiko and I? The invasion?"

"I set Fumiko up at the same medical school as you, as it's the UA equivalent. I told her to keep an eye on you; I'm protective, not a control freak. I know you want nothing to do with heroics, but your father is well the Number 2. I'm your Gaijin upstart heroic in-law, HPSC have enough problems with me; so I set her up to keep you out of any play against you by the HPSC. I didn't THINK they'd make a play against you, but I'd rather have a sidekick next to you to keep you safe. I'm sorry. I lost my parents and godfather, I became a legal guardian before I was even an adult…"

"It's okay...I was only asking for confirmation. Saka told me the same thing. Thanks, for not hiding it."

"Just covering my conductive ass. Besides, the wife, your sister would put me on the sofa."

Natsuo flushed red "Please...I don't need to hear about the relationship you and my sister have."

"And now for something completely different, your dad wants you and Saka to join Shoto, Fuyumi, The Kids and I for dinner. His own idea, he asked me to ask you because you've made it clear that you want little to do with him. I understand but please…give him a chance."

Natsuo nodded "What's the plan?"

"I'm taking the day off. I can either run you back or we can get a bite to eat and a few drinks and run you back after dinner?"

The duo looked at each other "Food, food is good."

"Typical students. Let's go. You two pick."

(Fuyumi)

To say the eldest sister and only daughter of Endeavour was worried, was an understatement, she was terrified. Thankfully there were only two hours of teaching left and it was English. "English, cakewalk. My husband is fluent in Welsh along with a few other languages." Harry had informed her one of the lesser used aspects of his quirk was augmenting his mental faculties beyond what should and could be considered safe, Harry explained it as "Very useful when analysing cases and students homework, but the migraine and sensical backlash and shutdown aren't worth it."

The school day drew to a close like sand passing through an hourglass, seconds felt like minutes, minutes hours and hours were eternity. Thankfully, with UA being an unconventional school keeping Hiro and Nozomi with her kept her sane. It also helped that they were quiet, only making a sound when hungry or messy.

Fuyumi was worried that Harry would lose his temper. She disliked the blatant interference of the HPSC in their lives, the attack on Natsuo notwithstanding, she feared what her father and husband would do in retaliation. Although she suspected Harry was going to strike back, if that discussion about 'Composite X' was anything to go by.

"Fuyumi-san, you seem apprehensive about something?"

Fuyumi turned to see Midnight and Midoriya Inko, soon to be Aizawa Midoriya, in the hallway. "I am. My husband has a reputation for…"

"Being an incredible hero, impeccable PR with the public with a not so carefully hidden disdain for the HPSC. All Might informed us that the HPSC played a dirty move against his extended family, the internal storm kind of told us."

Fuyumi sighed "Furthermore, my father's invited us for dinner."

"That is good news shouldn't it?"

Fuyumi nodded slowly "I think, with the events that have just occurred, Father wants to reassure himself that we're okay."

Inko nodded "I did find your files, I disagree with Endeavor, but seeing how my boss actively taunts them…"

"Hadrian will always defy authority or have authority issues…British Heroics didn't get the title of 'Insolent Heroes' for nothing. Hadrian was conditioned and experimented with to make someone who could rival All Might and Captain Stars and Stripes."

Fuyumi turned as Andromeda appeared, Teddy next to her, "Captain Stars and Stripes?"

"All Mights, successor and or protégé in the States. Hadrian hasn't met the Captain…Harry could stomp all over her. Where most Heroes embody quirks to an extent, Harry IS his Quirk. His family were known to have impressive reflexes and the inheritors of the Baraquiel Mantle even more so."

The end of the working day came far too quickly for Harry. After lunch and three pints for him, almost double that for Natsuo and Sada; the trio had ended up outside of a supermarket. The result was Harry paying up for three semesters worth of canned food,just add water meals and assorted freezables. "I'm paying for Sada's medical school and you're my family, I'm happy to bankroll your food supplies within reason."

They were loading up the cheap second hand car that Harry drove when he wasn't on duty as Harry clocked a black van. "Natsuo, Sada…just wait a second." As he said that the drivers door of the van opened revealing a woman.

From Natsuo's viewpoint the newcomer was about 5ft 5, slender built with silky brown hair tied into a scrappy ponytail trailing to just above her shoulders. "I've been looking for you Baraquiel."

"Athena…it's been a while." Athena smiled before slowly pulling Harry into a hug. Which was quickly reciprocated. "That it has B. That it has, how are you and well...oh I'm sorry, you're in the middle of…"

Harry chuckled "Never change. Head to UA, tell whoever answers that you know Baraquiel. That's going to get you in along with temporary accommodation, you'll be lodging with the Stooges Three."

Athena shook her head "I can't believe they still allow you to call them that."

"I don't, not to their faces anyway. I'll grill you later for answers and do I want to know how you got THAT passed customs?"

"Baraquiel, if I didn't know you I'd think you're being stupid…its the Thunder Wagon! You can thank The Kitsunes…"

Harry chuckled "Of course. Of course they'd be able to do this. It's good to see you Athena…in fact follow me. I need to run these two back to UA and unload their shopping. The three of us have dinner with my Father-In-Law."

Athens winced "Good luck."

"Nat...who is she?" This was accented by a poke beneath the ribs.

Natsuo turned "Someone who ran with my brother when he was training. Harry...isn't known for his restraint; from what I'm gathering Athena and now my Sister are the ones who can make him see sense…"

Sada gulped "Your family dynamic is 'complicated' and your sister might see her as a threat."

"Natsuo's correct. Athena's an old friend, my best friend, Fuyumi knows OF her but hasn't met her. I think I'm on the sofa, but for now we need to head to UA. I need to make sure my class hasn't killed one another."

Natsuo and Sada grinned.

(Seamus et al.)

Seamus leapt between Bakugo and Monoma, his banshee gauntlets shrieking causing the duo to be launched backwards "Enough. I don't know why the pair of you have sticks in your asses but if the pair of you don't remove them then your lifespan on this course will be much shorter than the rest of your colleagues."

"He's a thief! Wielding a…" Bakugo began before his eyes turned brown and he collapsed.

Monoma had no chance as Neville slapped some power suppressant gauntlets onto the boy, much to the shock of the other students. "All of you hit the showers, class is finishing earlier…do self-study or something until the end of the day." With that thirty-eight hero students nodded, there was something about the new Teaching Assistants that unsettled all of them.

"Now then Neito, Katuski…care to explain this blatant amount of aggression between each other and classes? Neito! I know you, don't think I know about this." Seamus growled all intent of addressing them by Japanese customs went out the window.

"Class 1-A had an encounter…" Monoma began only to find himself being lifted off the floor by Neville who had Monoma by the scruff of his UA gym shirt.

"Count your blessings. If you really must know, according to statistics, 1-B training wise is ahead of 1-A. Baraquiel nearly KILLED himself saving 1-A." Monoma paled, being a quirk copier he could adapt to all but the most dangerous quirks with ease, Baraquiel had trained Monoma to use his power before Aizawa had placed the Thunder and Lightning Hero in Class 1-A.

"Baraquiel-sensei nearly killed himself! He said he was to be the British All-Might."

"He TRAINED to be, however, Baraquiel is a one in generation. Yeah he went from 0 to Mach Death in three seconds; you've felt his raw power...he's been honing that quirk since he was five, we're twenty-one to twenty-two years of age and we've been fighting quirk vs quirk since he was fifteen."

Monoma paled "Eighteen years of training, seven years of death fighting…" "1-B, has it lucky then."

Seamus grinned "You're getting seven years of extreme quirk usage in a controlled environment. We all have our pet projects. 1-A is typically known for the flashy quirks and big shot heroes right out of the gate, 1-B come into their own. 1-A gets the hero experience but 1-B gets the hero foundation."

Katsuki slowly came out of the dementation "Easy, now, what caused this?"

"That…annoying blonde from the other hero class, the extra heroes, started opening his mouth about 1-B being superior. Why aren't I…" He trailed off at the semi-lucid grin.

"Using your language that resembles the runs? Side-effects of my quirk are amazing! Unfortunately it's temporary. First of all Bakugo, you're going to need to reign in the language; it's weird. You can be as heavy handed as you need to apprehend criminals but the public get squeamish about language. So you know We; Banshee, Roadblock, Myself, Athena and Baraquiel will not tolerate the language for language sakes. Although you should hear Baraquiel after he's done ten bouts against Roadblock."

Katsuki snorted "I could take Roadblock and Baraquiel."

Dean chuckled "That's what The Coward thought. He betted he could take the pair of them. Roadblock put him through three concrete tables and nearly ended his career before it got going."

"The fuck! Roadblock nearly ended someones career before it fucking started! What did Baraquiel do?"

"Killed six imposters running around with his name. Looked like the aftermath of the OK Corral, lasting twenty seconds and all six of them were dead. British Heroics is 'everything goes as long as it's justified', considering we were in the middle of the Villain Coup D'etat and Civil War that was low-key. Baraquiel ended that Civil War, vaporising the leader in one-on-one combat. We're still persona non grata back home."

"The shit...so why the fuck did you shitheads come here?"

"Baraquiel quit British Heroics, he had other duties but refused to finish being a hero. Then he met Todoroki's sister."

"Hmhph, Icyhot's sister is pretty cute."

Dean smirked "That she is. Just as terrifying as Athena. Baraquiel is predictable, Athena's worse...she HOLDS Baraquiel's leash. Now scram, I don't want a repeat next time we do interclass training."

(Baraquiel et al.)

It was Mic who let Harry and his party through the barrier. He raised an eyebrow at the black transit van "Care to explain?"

"The Thunderwagon…it has more tricks in it than I care to admit. Anyway, Athena I'd like you to meet Present Mic, Mic, this is the Wisdom Hero: Athena...Give her the tour, I have to get ready for dinner tonight."

Mic nodded "Shall I introduce her to your lovely lady wife?"

Harry paused "I'll do that. In fact Fuyumi would find it easier if the others were here. It'll be easier."

"Natsuo!" There was a blur as Fuyumi pulled her brother into a rib cracking hug. Fuyumi roped her arm out and pulled Harry into it "Natsuo, did Harry do anything...like Harry when he got you out?"

"Aside from looking like he wanted to murder the HPSC Officer then no."

"Enji was present. I wasn't about to throw Japan onto the fire after…" Fuyumi nodded.

"Throwing Japan onto the fire? Baraquiel, just what you got us into?" Hermione asked.

Fuyumi turned and her guts and heart began to freeze as she finally put a face to 'Athena' "Harry, care to introduce us?"

"Fuyumi, this is Hermione Granger, Wisdom Hero: Athena, Quirk: Unparalleled Intellect, and my oldest female friend. Hermione, this is Fuyumi Potter, Lady Cold, and the best person in my life."

Fuyumi watched as Hermione began to crack a smile, a full-on heart-warming smile "Fuyumi, Harry is the closest thing I have to a little brother. Yes at one point I wanted to be where you are but…When were you going to tell me that you were a father? Congratulations to the pair of you."

Fuyumi watched as Hermione began to babble over a myriad of topics "Athena, calm down, you know how you get when you're emotions get ahold of you." It was a gentle and teasing rebuke causing the brunette to stop.

"How's Ted?"

"Thriving, I don't rightly get his quirk. It manifested when Harry was giving him a bath, normally he doesn't resist."

"His father had an unstable shapeshifting quirk, tied to the lunar cycle. His mother had a metamorph quirk."

Fuyumi paused "That...makes sense. When we were dating, Harry always seemed more haggard after a full moon."

Hermione snorted "He's not told you about his childhood or…"

Fuyumi snorted "He's told me enough for me to fill in the gaps. My dad's the Number Two Hero. It's hard not to pick a few things up, when dating a Hero and marrying said Hero, I've learnt a lot more. I was initially worried about you but don't get me wrong I'm slightly worried about you but…"

Hermione grinned "Fuyumi, Harry finds it hard to trust and harder to love…if you can keep being honest and straight with him outside of small surprises you're going to be fine."

As this conversation was being had on the grounds of UA, Harry sat down with a thump. All sense of worry and stress of the two most important women in his life outside of his daughter, who was now crawling into his lap, getting along. He was happy "You're going to have to tell me your side of the stories, my husband…might have left out or embellished."

"Did he tell you about the time he knocked out our Chemistry and Survivalist Teacher?"

"Ladies, as much as the stories of my sordid childhood schooltime misadventures could entertain each other for days, I unfortunately have to take my lovely family, immediate and extended to dinner with their father. It should be an interesting affair. Athena, there's going to be a hen and stag do coming up where the pair of you are going to find some brand new stories to tell."