With their building now empty, the ducklings head out.

They had all helped take Izuku's essentials as well. Hopefully, they will find their friend and return home.

For now, Irene moved back in with her parents, Tango joined Irene at her house.

Irene had invited them all to stay, but Celeste had other plans.

After meeting her sister she wanted to spend more time with her so after they met up Celeste joined her sister.

Amane soon joined Celeste, and they used the buddy system, so the two of them were together.

They still hadn't heard from Izuku, and Katsuki was still banned from his phone by what Hitoshi said.

All they could do now was wait and pray.

4:00 pm

Tsukauchi: It seems Death Arms got caught up in an armed robbery

He is sending Mt. lady in his place

Shouta never saw the message.

"Mt. lady? What are you doing here?" Shota says to the female pro hero as she arrives.

"What, you have something against women?" she says with a scoff.

He shakes his head, "No, I just thought Death Arms and Kamui Woods were the ones that the detective mailed."

"He said he couldn't make it to me," Kamui Woods says, glaring at mt. The lady who was flirting.

Shota sighs, "Okay, do you know what we are doing?"

"A raid, right? Some villain group?" she said, straightening up and immediately switching from flirty woman to hero.

"A vigilante group" Kamui corrects

"Okay well, the police are on standby if anything goes wrong. We just have to get in and capture any Vigilantes." He shows a picture of the group. Then he shows the picture of Akatani Mikumo and Izuku Mirodiya "and if you see these kids, capture them at all cost he may be dangerous but it will be best to treat him as a victim."

The two pros nod, and they head towards the building.

Shota is the first of the group to arrive, he makes his way to the room he had seen Verdant in, when he enters he is surprised to find it mostly empty.

He checked the other rooms, finding nothing. But right when he was going to give up, he found a box.

He opened that box and found almost 500 rubber ducks.

Green rubber ducks.

He takes his phone out to look for a picture of his vigilante ducks and finds a few.

He was right, Verdant lives here.

But if this is where he lives, then where is he, and why is all of his stuff gone?

There were of course many things still on the floor but clearly someone had taken a large amount of its contents.

The only people who knew about the raid were Hemm, the detective, his husband, and the three pros.

There was a loud rumbling sound from underneath him, and he quickly got out of the way, almost getting hit as the ground exploded beneath him and a giant fist came flying through.

—-

The news ran in Katsuki's living room.

Vigilante base found.

Earlier this evening, the base of a dangerous vigilante gang known as the Ducklings was discovered. Kamui Woods and Mt. Lady were involved in the raid at 5:00 PM, but the operation was unsuccessful in capturing the vigilantes. Although they did not apprehend anyone, they located what appears to be the group's base.

During the raid, Mt. Lady used her quirk, causing a large portion of the building to collapse. Fortunately, no civilians were injured, as the building had been abandoned for many years.

"MOM!"

"What brat, don't yell at me!" His mother yells back at him with her usual tone

"I need my phone, it's an emergency," he says loudly but not yelling.

"What happened?" she says, coming into the living room.

She takes one look at her son and then agrees. "Okay, let me get it."

He sighs in relief and continues to watch the news as if it were about to tell him how to solve world hunger.

After a minute of waiting, he changed the channel, and a kids' show was playing.

"The best way to defeat your enemy is to make him your friend.-"

Well, that's stupid, he changed the channel again to some nature documentary and sighed.

"Here, I want it back when you are done," she says, and he snatches the phone.

Katsuki heads to his room, he checks his messages, Hitoshi, Amane, Irene celeste and Tango had called him each a few times, (1,000messages) he had only been off his phone for a few days.

What was going on?

After Katsuki finally read all the messages and he couldn't stay, he wasn't worried, because he was.

He could, however, say that he was relieved, not for the fact that his boyfriend's home for the past years was destroyed… but for the fact that his boyfriend did not get hurt or caught in the crossfire of the raid.

He called Izuku,

Again…

And again…

And again…

He stood up, almost idly.

"Mom, I'm heading out for a bit, bringing my phone with me."

"Stay safe and get back before dinner!"

'Sorry, Mom, but I have to find him.'

time: 8:14 pm

Katsuki walked to the building, the very same one that had been partially destroyed earlier that day.

He entered through the back door that was still intact, he went up the oh so familiar stairs.

He doubted running to the door, but ended up doing so anyway.

He managed to get around the giant hole in the floor, he was now on the other side of the floor.

He walked into the room he had been in so many times, it was practically empty.

"What the hell happened?… where did you go? he mumbled.

Something fell behind him, and he flinched. Then he turned.

And he saw him.

"Izuku?"

"Kacchan."

"You fucking bastard!" He said, walking towards Izuku angrily, and Izuku looked terrified.

He pulled the boy into a hug, and he reluctantly accepted. "I was worried about you!"

"It's not like it's been that long," he heard Izuku grumble.

Katsuki looks at him judgmentally, "Well, your home was destroyed, and you disappeared off the face of the earth. I think I'm right to worry."

"Fair point." Then Izuku looks out the window.

It was nice out today, and Katsuki would be continuing school soon, after all break was almost over.

"So, what are we going to do now?" Katsuki asks, making sure that it's "we" and not "you"

"Good question…" Izuku thinks for a second, "Can I stay at your house?"

"Um," Katsuki hesitates before responding, "My mom has been talking a lot about you, like the actual you."

"Oh, maybe not then, I'll ask the others," Izuku says and pulls out his phone, but hesitates when he goes to send the message.

Katsuki notices

"Did you text them?" He grumbles angrily, already knowing the answer.

Izuku shakes his head "I can't, I don't want to put them in danger, nor do I want to put you in any. I'll stay in contact but I will send cards until I think it's safe again."

"But where will you stay?" Katsuki asks, though he doubts he will get an answer.

"That's for me to know, not you."

…./././././….

The second week of March begins with only one sign of Izuku, which came in the form of a letter, and now Katsuki was on his way to school with a letter of his own in hand.

Izuku's letter:

Dear Love of mine

I am writing this as I go throughout the city,

The darkness is tracking my every move.

I hope that you are all right and that you appreciate this small treat I am sending with you, though you depart soon for only a short while.

I have the distant feeling that something may go wrong,

Please remain safe and continue to keep me informed.

As I continue to aid people through the streets on this quiet night

I can't help but think of you and your future as a hero.

You helped me through the toughest moments of my life

I hope to help you through yours.

I am the pen to your paper,

The coffee to your morning, the song in the wind,

I am yours, and you are mine.

You stole my heart and kept it safe.

My trust in you is never in doubt as we go through this meaningful life, this never-ending carnival.

A world of pain and delight.

I anticipate that day when we find a safe space

A place where we can enjoy our lives and let our guards down.

Sometimes, I fear what I'd do if given options against your love,

I fear what I would do to keep you safe,

Nevertheless, when I'm with you, it's like those thoughts never existed.

You brighten my world and make my hell of a past melt away.

Thank you for all that you do and all that you have done.

You are my guardian angel,

My protector, my shield,

But you don't have to be!

I know that you feel inferior for not protecting me from the cruelties of my past,

How could you have done anything to change it?

The day was still young, and we were only four.

I know those side characters that you work with will be there for you,

You should place more trust in them.

I know that it is ironic, yes,

especially coming from me, but you need to grow your community.

Perhaps try to learn about them and maybe cut down on the nicknames,

don't be so hostile with them, and curse less?

So tone it down a notch,

from a blazing fire to a small flame.

Remember my love for you is never in doubt,

I only want what's best for you.

I have allies,

people I trust,

Though I am not so sure how I got them to stay.

I know if I can do it, you can too.

I just know it.

I am now heading back home to the warmth of my bed,

As I scale the buildings, I can hear the sirens approaching.

The ghost of my mother stands proud in the sky,

I hope she still believes what I do is the right thing.

I wish you luck at this training camp.

I hope it all goes well.

Keep me updated and train your hardest.

I know you will be something great someday soon.

My sweet, angry angelic devil, I love you, don't you forget it.

Best regards, your one and only, the one who stole your heart

Katsuki's response letter:

Dear sunshine, love of my life.

I have only arrived recently though I already miss your voice. I am as good as you can be after training hard a whole day.

The moon will sing songs for me just like you do, I love you like the sun, and I await my awesome return!

I am not so sure how you write so poetically but I'll have to take some lessons from you when I'm home.

Don't worry, my love for you will always remain! It's like I am a bird and you are an arrow, you shot me down and you stay inside my heart.

Now that I think about it, that doesn't sound as sweet and nice as I had intended.

My "friends" are currently trying to figure out what I am writing, and hitoshi is trying not to laugh since that idiot knows.

(See, I used his name!)

I'll be home soon, we'll go to your favourite katsudon shop and after that we'll watch the sunset from the top of your building.

Thank you for all your encouragement, my love, my sunshine, you brighten my world.

Best regards, your one and only, the one whose heart you stole.

3 days later.

Izuku was drinking tea with Nezu when it happened,

Nezu grinned. "So, Izuku Shigaraki, what you are saying is you do not want to put anyone in danger because your father is All For One."

"Yeah, only he calls me Izuku Shigaraki," Izuku says grimly. "My real name is Izuku Midoriya-"

"Oh yes, the one who was kidnapped. I do hope you did not suffer the same things as the body that was found did, oh, and do you have an immortality quirk?" Nezu says with a questioning look.

Izuku looked at the cup of tea in his hands. "Um, well, for starters, I am not immortal, though I used a quirk to make that body, and it was a replica of my body at the time. While I was with my Father I was tested on, and I think they used my DNA to make the Nomu we have been facing."

Nezu continues now, very unclearly intrigued (because you can't tell anything from his face)

"I see, well, I am sorry you went through that. What is your quirk, by the way?"

"Oh, my quirk lets me steal quirks from anyone, even if they are dead and it amplifies it, so much so that sometimes I can't use it because it is so powerful.

Unlike my Father, I can not give back the quirk once it is stolen. I was never properly diagnosed, and my quirk never got a name, so that's kinda it…"

Izuku shrugs, but then continues.

"I was going to ask you a favour."

Nezy Nods and sips his tea "Ah yes, the reason you came. You do not want to put any of your friends in danger so until your father has been defeated, let me guess, you want to stay in UA and have the school protect you?"

"I knew you would understand, yes that is why I am here. I just need some place where I can crash on UA grounds and protection if my father decides to attack, I figured since this is a hero school this would be the perfect place." Izuku takes a sip of his tea.

"Well, that sounds good, however, I would like something in return. I do not take favours as a free paid job!" Nezu says with a sickening smile.

"O-oh, what would you like in return?" Izuku asked hesitantly

"I want you to become my student, I see great potential in you. And you know, I did my research on you. I am sorry for what is about to happen. I simply do not know whether I can trust you or not. I have a feeling that I can, however, I would like to take the necessary precautions."

Izuku sat and listened. He was confused, and although he didn't have the power to speak, he felt fine!-well, other than the dizzy feeling he had, but that was because he hadn't taken any of his iron pills recently since he was out of them and currently on the run, with his VWD, this made him dizzy sometimes and–

"Oh, and Izuku, a good name for your quirk in my opinion, would be Expropriate."