Chapter 5:
(Okay, so I wanted to explain a bit of Lucas' powers, trying to make it work within the framework of the games, while remaining consistent with PSI abilities in general(his telekinesis as an exception), so I figured I'd add in one more before Lucas starts training)
Nezu prepared some hot tea. Lucas had a fever, so Nezu took the day off to take care of him. Since it was a Sunday, Aizawa helped him out. "Papa…my throat hurts." Lucas told his father, voice raspy. "I know, son. But don't you worry, the fever will pass! Now drink your tea, okay?" He handed him a tea cup, Lucas sniffed it, he drank it carefully, knowing it was hot.
"Now, the tea should have the right vitamins to help with the fever." Nezu explained, "Mr. Aizawa is going out to get orange juice, too." He knew Lucas liked orange juice. Lucas coughed a little, "Okay. I tell Mr. Aizawa thanks, later." He said, remembering to always be kind.
Nezu chuckled at his son proudly, glad he remembers to always be kind. Lucas took another sip of his tea, and then he heard a knock at the door.
"Oh, is that Mr. Aizawa?" Lucas asked, not getting up from his place. "I'll look. You bundle up, now, Lucas." He told his son, giving him a blanket.
Lucas wrapped himself in the blanket, easing into the softness.
"Ah, welcome back, Aizawa-san!" Nezu greeted him, cheerfully. Aizawa had grocery bags in his hands, buying a few extra things.
"I figured you'd need a few extra things." He explained, he bought replacement batteries for the thermometer and some multivitamins. "Thank you, Mr. Aizawa!" Lucas said, happily. Aizawa gave a dry smile, "No problem, kid." He told him. Nezu was glad Aizawa seemed to be kind around Lucas, and that Lucas wasn't afraid of the Eraser Hero.
"Thank you, Aizawa-san!" The rodent thanked his friend, glad he thought of extra amenities.
Lucas was fast asleep, Nezu patted his head for comfort.
"So, what's the other reason you called me?" Aizawa asked, remembering that there was another reason for Nezu calling him to help with Lucas' fever. Nezu smiled kindly, but there was a sign of "You know what I want, first." Aizawa picked up on. The dark-haired man rolled his eyes and had Nezu climb up on top of him, sitting on his shoulder. "Okay, so what's the other reason?" He asked again.
"The other reason was I wanted to ask if you could help train Lucas for the Hero Course when he's older." He told him. Sure, he had trepidations of the idea of his pup going into hero work, but he wanted to support him.
"Lucas wants to be a hero, and your teaching skills I think would help him, best." He explained, "But at the same time, I need you to monitor Lucas' abilities. There's still so much we don't know about them." He wonders why Lucas' power don't appear to be a Quirk. What else could they be? "Besides, I think it would be fun if you trained my precious pup!" He said, cheerfully. Aizawa sighed at the thought of another Nezu running around on campus. "Ok, I don't see why not. I'll start training when he turns 10." Aizawa said, wanting to Lucas to have his class hammered into his head before he actually started high school.
"Thank you, Aizawa-san!" Nezu thanked the man, patting his head affectionately. Aizawa gave a dry smile, "Sure." He said, plainly.
Nezu gave a quick exegesis of his son's powers, how it seemed related to healing and psychokinesis.
What did they hope to achieve with the experiments? The rodent thought to himself. "Papa, what does exper-experee-mint mean?" Lucas asked, Nezu and Aizawa looked at the child. Nezu looked confused.
"What do you mean, little pup?" He asked, nervously. He didn't mutter that out loud, did he? "You said something 'bout 'experiment', how you say that without talking?" He asked.
Nezu only looked at the boy in shock. "How did he hear that?" He thought to himself, "You did it again! You sayin' stuff without talking!" Lucas told his papa, still confused.
The rodent looked at his son, realizing. "Son, are…are you reading my thoughts?" He asked, Lucas only shrugged, not knowing what "thoughts" meant.
"Hey, your throat's clear, again." Aizawa said, realizing the raspiness is gone.
"Ah, yeah! I feel fine! The tea worked, Papa!" He said, glad the tea helped.
"Well, the fever should go away soon, then, little one!" Nezu said, cheerfully, getting off of Aizawa and sitting close to his pup. "Lucas, I want us to play a game." He said, using this as a way to confirm if Lucas could hear his thoughts.
"Okay! What's the game?" Lucas asked, liking it when he and his Papa played games.
"I'm going to speak without talking, and I want you to tell me the words I'm thinking of." Nezu explained.
"Okay! Still, how you doing that?" Lucas asked, knowing his papa didn't explain that to him. "I'll tell you later, little pup." Nezu said, realizing that he'd have to explain what thoughts are.
"Okay, ready?" Nezu asked, Lucas nodded.
"Lavender." He thought in his mind, "Lavender!" Lucas said, he loved that tea, it was his favorite flavor! "Correct!" Nezu said, cheerfully. "Okay, what is Mr. Aizawa saying?" He asked, trying to see if he could read minds. Aizawa thought of a keyword to play along,
"Oh! Black Coffee!" Lucas said, Nezu merely looked back at Aizawa with a smile that said: "How dare you." Aizawa only nodded in response to Lucas' powers.
"Why don't we stop playing the game for now, let's check your fever, Lucas." Nezu grabbed the thermometer and read Lucas' temperature. He looked at in confusion, noticing that Lucas' temperature returned to normal. "Strange, the fever was still very high the last time I checked." Nezu pointed out, checking Lucas' forehead for any signs, but in actuality, he wasn't burning up anymore. "Well, I feel fine now, Papa." Lucas said, joyfully. "Well, remember to take some vitamin gummies, my dear boy." He reminded. Still, he wondered how the fever went away so quickly.
"Bundled up, my little pup?" Nezu asked his son, rhyming his own words. "Mmhm." Lucas nodded, happily. "Huddle close, okay?" Nezu said to him. Lucas snuggled against his papa, feeling a loving warmth. "Nigh-nigh, Papa." He said, struggling to speak as he eased back into sleep. "Night-night, my dear boy." He kissed his son's forehead and brushed him gently as Lucas and he fell into sleep. Whatever mysteries behind Lucas' powers would have to wait. Nezu just hopes that these powers aren't related to...him.
Lucas was having a nightmare. He was whimpering. The mysterious figure looked at the boy. He put his hand on his forehead.
"He…He's experiencing a nightmare." He said, clearing his throat.
"Take a melody
Simple as can be…
Give it some words and…
Sweet harmony
Raise your voices, all day long now…
Love grows strong now
Sing a melody of Love, Oh, Love." He sang gently as he could muster. He remembered the melody greatly, it gave both anguish and joy.
"Do not be afraid, Lucas. Your father is here and I am here to protect you." He said, sitting down close to huddled father and son. The being wondered why Nezu seemed especially protective over Lucas during repose, but he chalked that up to either animal instinct or overprotective fatherhood. Perhaps even both, he thought.
(Meanwhile)
"Mommy, can we go to Fuel's house?" Claus looked up at his mom, happily. He shook his mother awake.
"Claus, honey, I need to sleep for a little bit." She told her son, kindly, but still drowsily. "But Mommy, Daddy's up already. It's morning, you gotta get up!" Claus told his mother, Hinawa got up from her bed, brushing a few strands of her hair back.
"Daddy already left?" She asked her son, knowing where her husband went. "Uh-huh, he told me he was going into the mountains with Grandpa." Claus explained.
Hinawa remember when Flint brought in the Drago fang, Bronson forged it into a dagger for Flint. Flint had reservations about even having it with him. Hinawa got up out of bed and started brushing her hair, "Ok, honey. We'll go to Fuel's, but if you're going to play outside, you need to be careful." She told her son, she was cautious now more than ever with all that was going on. The strange people, wildlife was disappearing…Lucas' disappearance.
Hinawa swore she wouldn't lose her Claus. She prayed for Lucas to still be alive out there, that he be saved from whoever took him, or that they'll find him soon.
"Claus, did you brush your teeth?" Hinawa said, "Uh-huh" He exhale so she'd smell his breath. "Brush them again, please? You still stink, sweetie." She said to him, "But Mommy…"
Claus pleaded with his mother, in a hurry to go play with Fuel.
"It's either brushing your teeth to go to Fuel's—Or don't brush and stay here. Take your pick, honey." She said, teasingly. Claus nodded and went back to the bathroom, he turned on the sink and started brushing again.
Hinawa chuckled, glad she could make it clear to Claus. He still tries to go outside in his pajamas, so she pulls the same trick.
She's glad that Claus is still here, knowing it would've caused her great grief if she had lost him…she thought back to Lucas. Imagining what he would've been like. Would he have been as hyper as Claus, or the opposite? She knows that Lucas is still out there. They wouldn't take him so they could kill him, she hopes that he's safe from whatever happened and whatever's going on.
(Pk-Okay guys! What'dja think? I hope this was a good chapter. Revealing another aspect of Lucas' powers, a hint at who the mysterious being is, and a scene with Claus and Hinawa! Also, another possibility for the mysterious being's voice is Liam O'Brien from Sonic, Carmen Sandiego, Naruto, etc. Anyways, remember to stay strong and awesome! And you're wonderfully and fearfully made!)