"As you all know, for the past few months there have been numerous bombings and acts of terrorism around the country." Detective Watanabe began the mission briefing. "And after months of investigation, we finally have a lead on the group responsible."
"So, what are we dealing with?" Said Hawks, the current number three hero in a rather nonchalant tone of voice.
"Thanks to Blizzard and her team, we were able to capture and interrogate two members of this group. Although they have no official title, the organization is operating under the name "Derelicta"."
"Derelicta?" Kayama raised her eyebrow at this.
"It's a Latin word meaning forsaken or deserted." Yanagi then stated, earning quite a few curious looks towards her. "I know a lot of random internet trivia..."
"That is exactly correct." The detective acknowledged. "From the information that we have been able to obtain so far, they're an organization comprised entirely of quirkless citizens whose main goal is nothing but pure destruction and chaos."
Almost instantly Midoriya's eyes widened at that announcement. An organization of quirkless people was behind this? Did he hear that right? No, he couldn't have.
"Did you say quirkless?" Now it was Snatch's turn to speak up.
"Yes, I did."
"So what's the deal? What are their motives? Are they truly the ones responsible for all these attacks?"
"I'll answer all of your questions in time, Midnight. But let's go down the list from what we know." The man in the grey suit then directed everyone's attention towards the projector screen. On it, were the mugshots of the two criminals that Midoriya's group captured during the bridge incident last week.
"After hours of interrogations, the two individuals you see before you ended up giving us a wealth of information on how the group operates."
Everyone in the room suddenly became quiet and now all of the focus was trained directly on the man.
"'Derelicta' was formed about nine months ago near east Tokyo. Since then, they've been able to grow their ranks and expand their sphere of influence around the country. There isn't an exact number that we could come up with, but their group is believed to be around ninety members strong."
"So they're definitely not some small time gang"
"Yes."
"And who's running this show?" Hawks asked.
"He simply goes by the name "Rogue". Like most members of this group, their true identities are kept secret. Even their actual gender couldn't be verified. However we have learned that he has access to a considerable amount of money and resources."
"So what's the game here? Why are they doing all of this?" Ozehana questioned.
The detective then pressed a button on the computer and the group watched as one of the videos on screen began playing. It was footage of the previously captured woman in the interrogation room. Now that she had a better look at her, Tokage noticed that the woman didn't look much older than her.
"You wanna know why we do this, huh? Well that's pretty damn simple...you quirky bastard. We want revenge. It's because people like you think they can just walk all over people like us! All our lives we've been stepped on and treated as less than human and we're sick of it! We already know that we're a dying breed and that quirkless people will soon be gone and forgotten. But before that day comes, why not make the lives of you and your kind as hard as possible, huh? The answer's simple, death and destruction! We just wanna cause as much chaos and pain for your mutant breed as we can. Nothing more, nothing less!"
"Jesus Christ…" Tokage shuddered slightly in her seat. The girl's eyes then shifted over to Midoriya who had been pretty quiet so far. Even from where she was sitting, it didn't take a mind reading quirk to guess what the boy was thinking.
As for Midoriya himself, the boy was still trying to process all of this.
"Pretty much all of the footage is the same in this regard. And the other individual that was captured was the exact same way. We're dealing with a group of individuals who feel as though they've been scorned by society and that this was their best option to vent their frustrations. Simply put, their goal is to kill as many people as possible. Especially those who happen to possess quirks."
"Pretty cut and dry, huh?" The winged hero quipped. 'Great, first a quirk supremacist group and now an anti-quirk group. Things sure are getting interesting these days aren't they?'
"And we have no knowledge on the other members?" One of the local heroes raised his hand. "I find it hard to believe that they wouldn't know the people that they were operating with."
"This group is surprisingly good at covering their tracks and staying under the radar." Katsuragi answered. "They know how to move and it's not like we can just narrow down the search to quirkless people across the country. After all, Japan alone has a little over five million of them within the country."
"But didn't you guys already capture one of these villains and their explosives?" Ozehana looked to Katsuragi and Edgeshot. "I'm not an expert on forensics, but can't the police track down where the explosives came from based on what they're made of?"
"That's a good point. Making explosives from scratch isn't easy. And if they're not using quirks to create them, then shouldn't there be some kind of trail to follow?" Snatch echoed.
"And are they making these themselves or is there a supplier?"
The group of students were now having a hard time keeping up with the line of questioning. Was this what normal mission briefings were like? They were barely a few minutes in and a ton of information was already flying around. To be honest, they felt like they should be taking notes.
"To answer your question, we were able to confirm that there is a single supplier of the explosive that the group has been using up until this point. On top of that, they've recently developed a newer version that is considerably stronger."
"I take it there's a bit more to it than that." Said Snatch.
"Edgeshot, Blizzard." Watanabe turned the floor over to them.
"From the early investigation reports that we were working on, this isn't your ordinary backyard science project. Not only is it hard to figure out what it's actually made of, the stuff is over four times stronger than dynamite and is virtually undetectable." The masked hero explained.
"Yes." Katsuragi nodded. "Whoever the supplier is, they're an expert in chemical science. Even the forensics lab in Kyoto couldn't figure the stuff out."
"So who's the supplier?" Midoriya finally spoke up for the first time.
The detective once again directed their attention towards the projector and brought up an image of a black silhouette with bullet points beside it. "His name is Nitro."
"Pretty on the nose, isn't it?"
"Of course we don't know what his real identity is. But surprisingly, he isn't an actual member of 'Derelicta'. And no one within the group has ever seen his face. He acts strictly as the manufacturer and supplier. The only information that we have on him is that he is also quirkless, male, somewhere in his late teens or early twenties, recently moved locations and has access to a lot of resources."
"Well that could be anybody." Said Honenuki.
"What's his deal?" Take raised her hand. "If he's not a member then why is he helping them?"
"Money, from what we can gather. He charges a pretty penny for his services. Also, he has recently developed a new product that is a lot more lethal than what has been used up until now."
"Another problem to add to the list." Snatch shook his head.
"So...we have a group of decently connected and disgruntled quirkless people who have an axe to grind with society. Not only are they well equipped, they have a lot of people working for them." Hawks began.
"Do we know when their next attack is going to be?" Midnight then asked.
"The two villains that we captured had no knowledge of any future attacks. Apparently, they had no motivation to learn about that since they didn't plan on being alive right now."
That was another thing about this 'Derelicta' group. They were willing to commit suicide attacks on a massive scale. Although the numbers were still a bitch sketchy, the heroes and police did know that the majority of their attacks were done in that way.
"This group has also been ramping up their recruitment efforts over the last couple of months. They've been especially interested in targeting young people around the country. Especially around high school and college age."
"So this "Rogue" character preys on quirkless teenagers who no doubtedbly have had a hard life and convinces them to throw their lives away for his cause."
"What a depraved individual." Edgeshot scoffed.
"Sick bastard…" Tokage balled her fist under the table.
As for Midoriya, he knew first hand how easy it would've been to convince young people like him to join a cause like that. In some of his darker moments, he was more than susceptible to being persuaded by someone like this Rogue person. The more they talked about it, the more this 'Derelicta' organization sounded like a religious cult as opposed to a network of villains.
"So is there any way to track them down?" Yanagi then spoke up. "They have to have some sort of base of operations, right?"
Detective Watanabe nodded towards the girl before showing the image of an abandoned warehouse somewhere in east Tokyo. "Unfortunately, their group meetings frequently change locations to avoid detection. We don't know the methodology behind how the leaders decide. But members are usually alerted by way of coded emails and text messages a few days beforehand."
"Rather thorough, aren't they?" Said Tokoyami.
"Then shouldn't you be able to access their phone and email records to figure out when the next meeting will be?" Midoriya suggested. He was by no means an expert on technology or detective work, but something like that should be possible.
"We sent in a team to raid the apartments of the two criminals shortly after they were captured. But everything had been destroyed and their electronics were wiped clean. Like Blizzard already said, these people are good at covering their tracks."
"Well that doesn't make this any easier…" Yangai sighed in slight frustration.
"So where do we go from here?" Kayama asked.
"We're going to continue using the information that we have to investigate all possible leads that we've obtained so far. We'll also be bringing in personnel with memory quirks to get more information out of our captives very soon. In the meantime, we asked that everyone here cooperate with our investigation and assist us on tracking down leads. Once we know where and when the next meeting will take place, we'll raid the premises and take down all involved parties."
"I guess that explains why you brought all of us here in particular."
"What do you mean?" Tokoyami looked to Hawks.
"Take a look at everyone in this room right now and think about how we all operate."
The students did exactly that. All around them were heroes with a considerable amount of experience who all specialized in different areas. It took Midoriya all of five seconds to factor in their quirks, fighting styles and track records before coming to a conclusion. "Everyone here has quirks and skillstes that help with stealth, speed, suppression and capture."
"That's right." Katsuragi smiled at the boy.
"Like the boy said, this group was put together with the idea that we could pull off a quick operation with as little noise as possible."
"Makes sense." Honenuki chimed in. "Having people like Endeavor and Mt. Lady with loud and flashy quirks wouldn't do well with something like that."
"Exactly."
"Assuming we can find out where their base of operations is before the next attack, what would be our strategy going in? And what should we expect?" Ozehana asked.
"We can hash out the details as soon as we have a good lay of the land. However, we can expect explosives, weapons and anything of the sort. Since these people don't have quirks, they'll more than likely make up for it with firepower. From what we know, there's no shortage of guns among them."
"Man, this is getting serious, huh?" Honenuki leaned to the side and whispered to Yanagi.
"For now, Edgeshot has agreed to do most of the groundwork. Hawks, you would also be good for this kind of thing."
"Sounds good to me."
"Until then, everyone else will be on standby and wait for word from our department on when we have their location verified.'Derelicta' usually meets at night time so expect the operation to happen late."
"Yes sir!" The group of heroes and police officers said in unison.
Before long, the meeting came to an end. With their business now concluded, the group of students were waiting together in one of the hallways of the police station and going over everything that they had just learned. However, out of everyone present Midoriya seemed to be most uneasy.
"You okay, Izuku?" Tokage placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah...it's just a lot to take in." He nodded.
"I wouldn't doubt it. Especially for you."
"You're right." Was all he said in response.
The boy was still trying to come to terms with all of this. A quirkless terrorist organization. He definitely wasn't expecting something like that. But what made it even harder for him was that he could sympathize quite well with how they might've felt. It was no secret that quirkless people were treated negatively by society. Even those who managed to overcome their placement in life and make it into high positions had to face discrimination on a daily basis.
All throughout the briefing, there were more than a few times where Midoriya found himself wondering if he would've ended up like them. The boy then looked down at his own hand with a hollowed expression.
'If I didn't get lucky and end up with Tatsumaki's quirk, I might have been one of them.' He quickly shook his head to expel that notion. No, Izuku Midoriya was not like that. Sure he could understand where those people were coming from, but there was no excuse for what they were doing. Even if they felt like they were treated wrong by society, killing people was unacceptable.
"It's okay if you feel sympathetic towards them, Izuku-kun." The voice of Yanagi then brought him out of his thoughts. "You of all people probably know what's going on through their heads better than any of us."
"Ghosty's right."
"I appreciate the sentiment you guys. But what's important is doing what we can to help get these guys off the streets. Honestly, I'm just glad that these people are operating in secret. If word about this got out, then it would only make life for quirkless people that much harder."
"You're right about that."
Before anyone else could speak, Katsuragi, Kayama, Snatch and Hawks came out of the conference room and gathered up all the students.
"How are you guys doing?" The green haired woman shot a worried glance towards Midoriya. She had a feeling that he wasn't doing too well at the moment.
"We're good." Tokage answered for the group.
"To be perfectly frank, we're still on the fence about letting you kids join us on this operation. It's going to be dangerous and we don't need you in any deadweight...for lack of a better word."
"What?!" All five of them looked at Hawks with wide eyes.
"You can't be serious."
"Yeah, you can't just expect us to sit by after learning all of that." Honenuki protested.
"I know it's tough but hear us out." Snatch held up his hand. "If we do let you be a part of this, then you all would only act as a backup squad. We wanted to make sure that all of you understood that."
"Since she's one of your teachers, we thought that it would best for Midnight to make the final decision." Everyone then looked to the "R-Rated" heroine.
"I'd be lying if I said that I didn't have my own concerns. But I'm willing to allow it if you all agree to stay in the rear and let the actual pro's handle the heavy stuff. If anything, you all will only help out with detaining and clean up."
"That does make the most sense." Tokoymai nodded.
"Fine with me." Honenuki told them. The others all nodding in agreement.
"It's settled then, we'll keep our ear to the ground and wait for the call. Until then, you all need to make sure that your skills are razor sharp."
"These kinds of things usually go sideways at any minute, so I suggest that you start training to be prepared. We'll only need you as back up, but that doesn't mean that things won't change." Hawks said nonchalantly with his hands tucked behind his head. For a top hero, this guy was way more chill than what they expected.
"Understood."
"Good." Katsuragi nodded. "We won't be calling you in for a while. Until then, stay next to your phones and be ready. I can already tell you that when we go through with this, it's going to be a long night."
"Yes, ma'am!" The students said with vigor before saying their goodbyes and heading back to the school.
Upon their return to the school, the students of the newly formed raid team simply went about their business as usual. Which for Tokage, meant an entire afternoon of cuddling and low-budget anime inside of Midoriya's room.
"What's up?" Tetsutetsu greeted Tokage as they passed each other in the hallway.
"You going somewhere, Metalhead?" She asked, noticing that he was in his uniform.
"Yeah, Fatgum called me and Amajiki in for some kind of meeting. I'm heading over to the Nighteye agency right now."
"Cool." The girl simply said. That was a weird coincidence, both of them being called in for a meeting on the same day like this.
"Oh yeah…." The boy suddenly spoke. "My dad just sent me the new "Super Smash Bros." game as a gift for passing the provisional license exam. You wanna play after I get back?"
"Hell yeah I do!" The girl practically cheered. "It's been a while since I kicked your butt in a video game."
"Whatever, you can invite Izuku too." The 'steel' quirk user suggested.
"Actually, how about we just keep it to the two of us?"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, of course. We don't hang out as much as we used to and it would be nice to just chill out like normal." She grinned.
To her credit, Tokage was being sincere about her words. Before moving into the dorms, they would hang out together practically all the time. Damn near every weekend to be more specific. But recently she's been spending most of her time with Midoriya. And Tetsutetsu and Awase were pretty much joined at the hip nowadays. It was only natural to want to be with your boyfriend all the time, but it wasn't a good idea to neglect your best friend either.
"Fine with me." The boy shrugged.
"Cool, text me when you get back."
"No problem, make sure you bring some snacks." He replied while making his way down the hall towards the stairs. But not before Tokage decided to have a bit of fun at his expense.
"Oh by the way, we're definitely going to talk about what's going on between you and Kendou when you get back~!" Tokage announced loudly and obnoxiously with an evil grin on her face.
All Tetsustesu did was give the girl a death glare before exiting the hallway. But that did nothing to hide the noticeable amount of redness on the silver haired boy's face. Without so much as a word, he disappeared into the stairwell leaving Tokage feeling pretty satisfied with herself.
'I don't see why he doesn't just ask me for help? Oh well, maybe that poor fool will grow a spine one of these days.' She shrugged before going about her business.
~The Next Morning~
As the early morning light drifted in from the closed curtains, Midoriya felt a kind of warm glow that he didn't really get to experience all that often. He was still tired, barely able to keep his eyes open. But he just couldn't get back to sleep right now, for quite a few reasons. The most important of which was currently using his chest as a pillow. However, the slight amount of drool on his shirt was the last thing that he was focused on right now.
Here he was, in a slightly dangerous position. Trapped in a situation that was liable to make his heart leap out of his chest at any given moment. This wasn't his first time sharing a bed with Tokage. Actually, it had become a rather frequent occurrence between the two in recent weeks. Yet that was the only thing relatively normal about this entire predicament.
At the moment, Tokage was holding onto him with their legs tangled together like some complex puzzle. Halfway covered by his plain green comforter with the other half completely exposed to the air. But there were two major issues with all this. The first was that at some point during the night, Tokage decided to completely take her shirt off. Leaving her in nothing but her blue bra. And the second was that Midoriya's fingers somehow found their way under the elastic band of her pajama bottoms. Or at least he hoped that's where they were.
This was quite the predicament that green haired boy found himself in. Part of him wanted to immediately jump up and remove himself from this position before the girl woke up. However, the other more…hormonal part of him did not want to move a single centimeter. And frankly, that part was starting to win.
The now red-faced teen gazed up at the ceiling as he tried to figure out his next move. His number one priority was to make sure that Tokage did not wake up. Otherwise he'd be in for a world of teasing that he'd never see the end of. Surprisingly, Tokage was a very light sleeper. So he needed to be quick and smooth. Especially since all the blood in his body was now beginning to rush to everywhere but his brain.
"Y'know Izuku...if you wanted to cop a feel all you had to do was ask."
And just like that Midoriya's blood froze and his face instantly flushed like a ripened tomato. "H-how long have y-you been awake?"
"Like five minutes." The girl replied before propping herself up on his chest with her arms, exposing herself even further. "I was pretty comfortable, so I didn't bother moving."
"W-weren't you wearing a s-shirt before we went to bed?" He stuttered slightly.
"Yeah, but I ditched it because it got too hot. You're surprisingly warm. Especially with this blanket covering us."
Midoriya's face felt hot, really hot. And it was most definitely because his pretty, flirty and devious girlfriend had yet to realize that she was giving him a full view of herself with absolutely no issue whatsoever. He seriously had to reconsider whether or not he was dreaming right now.
"So…are you going to keep fondling my butt, or are we gonna keep this party going? Because I at least want to take a shower before we start getting dirty~." The girl teased with an evil smile.
As fast as lightning, Midoriya removed his hand from its previous position and began apologizing. Which only caused Tokage to begin laughing at his expense.
"How can you be so energetic this early in the morning?" The boy breathed out with a quick sigh.
"How can I not be with such a fine piece of meat underneath me when I wake up?"
"Thanks." He slightly chuckled. "But if anything, I'm the lucky one here. You look really cute with your hair all messy like that."
"Are you trying to butter me up? Because if you are, it's working." Tokage smiled once again before leaning down and wrapping her arms around his neck. Planting a quick peck on his lips.
"Good to know."
"So…" The girl leaned over to the nightstand and grabbed her phone. "We still got about forty-five minutes before breakfast. Which is more than enough time to take a nice long shower together."
Once again, the boy's face erupted into a brilliant shade of red. "I-I-I-I u-uh…"
"Hey, I'm just joking…mostly."
"Maybe some other time."
"I'll hold you to that." Was all the girl said before hoping out of the bed and grabbing some clothes from the dresser and walking into the bathroom. Making sure to put an extra bit of sway in her hips. Midoriya was so entranced by the early morning view that he completely missed one crucial detail to this entire scene.
"Hey, don't you have your own shower…and clothes?!"
Monday afternoon, Midoriya, Tokage, Yanagi and Honenuki were all making their way over to Gym Gamma. There they would meet up with Tokoyami for some extra training to make sure that they were in top form for the upcoming mission. Because of the seriousness of the operation, they were all ordered to keep the whole thing tight lipped. Thankfully, Kayama was able to get them approved to have the facility all to themselves.
By the time the group of four arrived at the training facility, they made it just in time to see the horde of remedial students from 1-A leaving the building. Upon first glance, everyone seemed to be alright. But as they got a closer look it was blatantly obvious to them that they had just been put through some special kind of hell.
"Damn, Aizawa-sensei isn't playing any games with them, huh?" Tokage whispered to her boyfriend.
"No kidding." He responded.
As they walked past the disheveled group of students, Tokage was the first to notice the absolute death glare that Bakugou was giving Midoriya. Except this time it wasn't the usual snarky look, it was a lot more aggravated than what she used to seeing from the blonde haired teen.
Even with everything that happened back at the camp, it was hard for the girl to feel any sympathy towards the boy with her newfound knowledge about how he used to treat Midoriya. It was publicly known that Bakugou was an asshole. But the fact that he went around harassing people for being quirkless seriously called into question his motivations for wanting to become a hero.
"What's got his panties in a wad?"
"Who cares?" Midoriya simply shrugged while blatantly ignoring the ashe blonde teen. For some reason, he had a feeling that he did something to the boy recently to piss him off. But couldn't remember what it was to save his life.
-(o)-
Once they were all inside the building, the group of four along with Tokoyami were quick to begin stretching out and warming up on the gym floor.
"So, what do you guys plan on working on while we're here?" Honenuki asked.
"Control is still my biggest issue." Midoriya was the first to answer. "I need to work on that if I'm going to be of any help during the operation."
"Makes sense."
Yanagi was the next one to speak. "While we're at it, I was hoping that you could show me the basics for the new move of your's Izuku-kun. It would be helpful to learn."
"Good point."
"I was hoping to feel some stuff out to see if I can come up with some new moves." Tokage then spoke up. "There's gonna be a lot going on during this thing and it would be great if I could help out in different areas."
"I do have a question, Tokage-san." Tokoyami asked the 'lizard tail splitter' user.
"Shoot."
"Your quirk is very similar to Hawks' in how it functions. Have you ever watched any of his dealings and tried to replicate his moves?"
"I've never really been a fan of the guy. So I can't say that I have." The green haired girl responded. Now that she thought about it, there were quite a few similarities in their quirks.
"I see….Well, he does possess a technique that he uses in conjunction with his feathers. He utilizes them to perform individual tasks as he shares a telepathic connection with them."
"Oh really? Tell me more."
"Huh." Honenuki suddenly hummed while looking around. "I just realized that I'm the only one here who can't fly."
"That's true isn't it?" Yanagi commented.
"Actually...I myself am not fully capable of flight as I am now. I was hoping that Midoriya-san could give me some assistance on that."
"Me, really?" The boy raised his eyebrows at that.
"Yes, you are the best flyer out of everyone in our grade. So you would be the best person to aid me in my development."
"Y-you think so." The boy blushed while rubbing the back of his head. Midoriya never really considered himself the best when it came to anything. The only thing he really had going for him was overall power. Even then Katsuragi still had him beat in that regard. From what she described, he was still at around forty-five percent of where Tatsumaki was before she died. So he still had a long way to go before he could get to her level.
"Dude, you're pretty much the strongest person in our entire class. I mean, you're almost untouchable. The only people who can really give you any trouble in a straight up fight are probably Monoma-kun, Nirengeki-kun, Reiko-chan and Setsuna-chan." The lipless teen laughed.
"Especially with that "Palace of Inertia" move that you now have..."
"I wouldn't say all that, I can only hold it for a few seconds. So it's not very reliable."
"My point still stands though. I would greatly appreciate some of your wisdom." Tokoyami continued.
"And I would like to hear more about this move that Hawks does." Tokage interjected. "It sounds like we're going to be bouncing a lot of ideas off of each other while we get ready for this operation. So we'd better get started."
"Right." The other others nodded in agreement.
Just then, the doors to the building suddenly flew open. Revealing Kayama dressed in a red tracksuit with matching shoes. "Sorry I'm late, I was busy on the phone planning a dinner reservation."
"Oh yeah, dad's birthday is in a few weeks. Are you taking him anywhere nice?" Tokage asked her.
"Of course I am, only the best from the pro heroine Midnight!"
"Just try not to feel too bad when you crash and burn." The girl shot back with a devilish grin.
"Don't worry dear, this is going to be the night where I finally succeed! I can feel it. Urie will be like putty in my hands by the time I'm done with him!" Kayama practically cheered with sparkles in her eyes. And a look that told the rest of the group that she had something far less SFW planned.
"Does anyone else find it weird how they're perfectly comfortable having this conversation in front of us?" Yanagi looked to Midoriya, Tokoyami and Honenuki. With all three boys nodding their heads in agreement.
"Now then, let us begin this training session! And be sure not to slack off. I want you all nice and glistening with sweat by the time we're through today. After all...those strong, supple bodies of yours need to be in top form~." The black haired heroine said with a slight lick of her lips.
'Okay seriously, how the hell did they let this woman become a teacher?' Everyone not named Tokage cringed at the woman's words.
~Class 1-A Dorms~
"Man...I'm beat!" Sero groaned as the 'tape' quirk user dropped his sore body down on the sofa.
"Seriously." Satou agreed from across the coffee table.
At the moment, the majority of the 1-A students were all hanging out together in the common area. They had a pretty long and eventful day of training and studies. Especially those who had to take remedial lessons for the make-up exam. But now they finally had a chance to relax and unwind. The only people who weren't present for this were Todoroki, Mineta, Shoji, Shinsou, Koda and Tokoyami.
"Aizawa-sensei's really putting you guys through the ringer, huh?" Asked Uraraka while casually sipping her bottle of tea.
"Yeah, he is!" Ashido replied in an annoyed tone. "It's been like the training camp, but way worse!"
Yaoyorozu was quick to try and ease the pink skinned girl's irritation. "Well, he wants to make sure that everyone is prepared for the make-up exam."
"I still don't get how all of 1-B was able to pass."
"According to them, Kan-sensei tipped them off about the first part of the exam before they started. So they were able to avoid getting knocked out early, gero." Asui stated.
"That makes sense." Ojiro nodded. He was one of the first people knocked out during the test. If their sister class knew about getting ambushed beforehand then it's no wonder how all of them were able to pass.
"This is kind of off topic here, but has anyone seen Tokoyami?" Kaminari suddenly asked while looking around the room. "I haven't seen him in a while."
It had been some time since any of the students had seen their bird themed classmate. The last time they saw him was when they were all leaving the gym after their afternoon training session.
"I guess he's still hanging out with those guys from 1-B." Jiro shrugged apathetically.
"Oh yeah."
"Tokoyami-kun did mention something about asking Midoriya-san for tips on how to fly. Maybe that's why he's been gone for so long, gero."
"Makes sense, he is the go-to guy for that kind of thing."
"Yeah no kidding." Hagakure agreed.
"Did you see that news article with him and Blizzard? They stopped one of those bombings near a bridge."
"From what I've been told, quite a few members of 1-B are taking part in work studies." Yaoyorozu then announced.
"Man…must be nice." Ashido groaned. The only people in 1-A who were currently doing any work studies were Uraraka, Asui and Tokoyami.
"How much do you wanna bet that Midoriya got a perfect score on the exam?" Sero said in a joking fashion. "I mean, the guy has telekinesis. He probably breezed through the whole thing."
"He's pretty popular, huh? That Hadou girl who came by our class the other day talked about him a lot. Apparently he's pretty much guaranteed a job with Blizzard after we all graduate."
"Nejire-senpai did say that she was trying to recruit him to join Ryukyu-san for a while, gero." Asui chimed in.
"So not only is he strong, he's already got a job lined up with a famous hero." Kaminari joined the rest of the group as he took the open seat next to Jiro. "Plus he's a total lady-killer to boot. He's dating that Tokage chick and he's always with a cute gi- ack!" The 'electrification' quirk user was cut off when Jiro stabbed one of her earphone jacks into his neck.
"Dumbass…." The purpled haired teen scoffed with a slight blush on her face.
On the other side of the common area at one of the kitchen tables, a certain ashen blonde teen was doing his best not to outright shout at all those extras and telling them to shut up. It was bad enough that he had to deal with walking Kirishima through their math homework. But having to hear these losers praise that worthless Deku was like nails on a chalkboard to him.
"Hey, you good man?" Kirishima asked him. Noticing the annoyed expression on his classmate's face.
"Don't...worry about it." Bakugou responded through gritted teeth.
Ever since the provisional license exam, he had been on thin ice with Aizawa. The reason for his failure in particular was due to his foul mouth and attitude. Which absolutely made no sense to him. So what if he was a bit harsh to those idiot graders? He still executed the tasks perfectly and quickly. However, those idiots on the grading board had a different opinion.
After receiving their scores, Aizawa pulled him to the side and told him that he needed to change his attitude and "lose the entitlement complex" if he wanted to have another chance at passing. Naturally, the 'explosion' quirk user refuted this which was the wrong answer. That conversation quickly spiraled into a lecture on proper hero etiquette and politeness. Which was the last thing that Bakugou was trying to hear. Especially since he was still furious about failing.
Because of this, his teacher gave him an ultimatum. Either fix his attitude or get kicked out of the hero course. This of course led to him having to see Hound Dog once a week for apparent anger management issues.
This was bullshit, Katsuki Bakugou didn't deserve to be treated like this. He was the best. The top dog of this stupid class. How dare that eyepatch wearing bum treat him like this? He deserved to be here, more than any of these other extras. Including that damn criminal Deku.
How the school let someone like him continue to be a student here was beyond him. That nerd helped out that villain boss and injured his arms. He should be locked up in a prison cell. Not roaming around the school like some bigshot. Thinking that he's better than him. These thoughts led Bakugou's mind pack to a previous encounter that he had with that plain-faced detective and the principal.
-(o)-
"What do you mean you're still going to let that nerd attend school here?!" Bakugou angrily shouted towards the two men. "You know what he did, right? He was helping those damn villains!"
"Bakugou-kun, please understand the situation. Midoriya-kun was being controlled against his will. Therefore he can't be held responsible for his actions during that battle." Nezu spoke in his typically calm voice.
"And you actually believe that bullshit?! Obviously he's lying!"
"I assure you that he is not. The villain that you encountered admitted to it himself." Tsukauchi interjected.
"This is a load of horseshit!"
"The reason that we are telling you this is because we want to avoid any possible issues in the future. I understand that you may be harboring some ill will towards Midoriya-kun because of this incident. But now that you know the facts, I trust that you can put those feelings to the side." Said Nezu.
It took everything the boy had to keep himself from blowing something up right then and there. How could this be happening? That green haired loser was going to get away with helping out the same guy who almost killed All Might. Not only that, but he injured a group of other heroes before the fight.
"Now that we got that out of the way, there's another issue that we were hoping to speak with you about." Nezu interrupted his mental tirade.
"And what is that?"
The white furred mammal then turned towards Tsukauchi. "During our interrogation, a number of things came to light. One of those was your apparent bullying and harassment of Midoriya because of his former quirkless status."
"What are you talking about? I never did anything to that loser." The boy feigned ignorance. What did any of this have to do anything? That loser Deku must've ratted him out during whatever sob story he gave to the police. Obviously trying to save his own skin.
Almost instantly, Tsukauchi's quirk went off like an alarm. Part of him was hoping that this was all some sort of misunderstanding. But that definitely wasn't the case at the moment.
"Young Bakugou, I'm sure you're aware that assaulting someone with your quirk is a criminal offense. To go a step further, harassing someone on the basis of quirk status is technically a hate crime."
"What's your point?" The 'explosion' quirk user folded his arms with indignation.
"To keep things simple, I have more than enough reason to take you in for questioning concerning this matter. I've been to Aldera Junior High a number of times recently and your former teachers all corroborated with the claims against you. But seeing as there is no actual proof of this, I'm willing to push this under the rug and let you off with a warning. Especially considering recent events."
Now it was Nezu's turn to speak. "You're not being punished in any way, I can assure you of that. However, we take things like this very seriously at U.A.. And one thing I will not tolerate from my students is any action unbecoming of a hero, including those that harm others. From what we know, all of these allegations happened prior to attending our school."
"Okay…"
"Bakugou-kun, this is a school for future heroes. And based on your performance reviews from Aizawa-kun and the other teachers, your actions and behavior have been less than heroic. Your grades and performance have indeed been excellent. But everything else leaves much room for improvement."
They can't be serious right now. He was the one who got abducted and injured by the hands of those villains. And now he was getting lectured for shit that didn't even matter. What kind of nonsense is this?
"Simply put, I'm giving you a warning." The unidentified mammal continued. "I won't go as far as to recommend any action at the moment. I'll leave that decision up to Aizawa-kun for now. But with the situation as it stands, we'd like to avoid any future...problems. Do you understand what I'm telling you?"
"Yeah." Bakugou begrudgingly nodded.
"Excellent!" The man(?) clapped his paws together. "Then we have come to an understanding."
"I guess so."
"We simply wanted to make sure that you were aware of the situation moving forward. Now then, we do apologize for taking time out of your day Bakugou-kun. I'm sure that you're still unpacking all of your things in your new room. I do hope you have a wonderful day. And I look forward to seeing your progress in the near future."
"Can I go now?"
"Absolutely."
That was the last thing said before Bakugou quickly exited the room and made his way back to his dorm.
-(o)-
The more he thought about it, the more enraged the 'explosion' quirk user became. Yet there was one thing that was clear in his mind. This was all Deku's fault. That green haired loser was the source of all his problems.
He didn't know how he was going to do it yet. But Katsuki Bakugou swore that he would find a way to prove that Deku was nothing more than a worthless villain posing as a hero. That bastard may have been able to trick the school and police into thinking that he was some sort of saint. But he knew better. And he was going to prove it.
After all, it was a hero's duty to put away villains and come out victorious. And that's exactly what he was going to do.
~Somewhere in Japan~
In a dark alley somewhere in the middle of a bustling city, a masked person wearing all black casually approached a group of similarly dressed people.
"Nitro, good to see you!" A hooded figure said in a creepily cheery tone.
"Save the bullshit." Nitro quickly raised his hand. "You have the money?"
"Why of course!" The hooded figure happily handed over a black backpack filled with cash. While the other passed on a black duffle bag that was practically bursting at the seams to one of other individuals.
"I don't think I need to tell you to be careful with that stuff." Nitro told the other figure. "It's way more reactive and has three times the yield. I have access to more materials now so I went a bit overboard."
"Which is exactly what I'm looking for."
"This isn't any of my business, but what do you plan to do with all that? This is way more than what you usually ask for."
"I thought you weren't interested in our operations." Said another person who was leaning up against a wall with the arms folded across their chest.
"We do have an agreement, don't we?" Nitro glared at them. "And I'd be stupid not to ask what you're palnning to do with all that. Mainly because I don't want to be anywhere near it when you set it off."
"Let's just say that our previous operation was only a precursor for what's to come. Because our other members got captured, we've had to accelerate our plan. So we've decided to introduce ourselves to the world with a bang."
"So where will this grand spectacle of yours take place?"
"North Tokyo. Don't worry...it's nowhere near where you're currently living."
"Good." Nitro simply nodded.
"Would you like to join us and watch all your hard work come to fruition?"
"Yeah right." The masked man scoffed. "I'm not an idiot."
"Fine."
With nothing more that needed to be said, Nitro turned around and began making his way down the alley towards the street.
"Until next time...young man."
"Whatever you say...Rogue."
A/N: You guys wanted longer chapters, so there you go. 7,000+ words. I know this chapter bounced around quite a bit. I kinda went crazy with ideas at work and didn't feel the need to change anything. But I wanted to mix things up a bit and add a bit of fluff just for fun.
1. Someone asked me where All Might has been lately. For the sake of simplicity, he's just been away from the school and recovering on Nezu's orders. He's also been training Mirio with OFA. But once we're done with this part of the story, he'll make his re-appearance.
2. Since Tokoyami is taking part in the raid, I thought we might as well check in on how 1-A is doing. We won't see much of them until the cultural festival/joint training part of the fic. Things are going relatively well for them, but only a few of them are going to get some time to shine.
3. The big mission happens next chapter. So I have no clue on how long it's going to be until I get that finished. There's going to be a lot happening and for now it's looking like it's going to be two chapters long. Plus it's going to be a nighttime operation which will make things even more complicated to pull off. Tokage's side will be one focus while Midoriya's will be the other. And I think you guys are going to like how it ends. Especially since we're going to finally have a true Midoriya/Fubuki team up...at full power.
Like always, thanks for reading and don't be afraid to leave a comment/review. Have a wonderful day.