Manifest

Chapter 10

Izuku's POV

"What? He can only fight for what?" He asked, urging me to continue. "He can only fight for someone else." I played along. He may be the Puppeteer, but I'm Puppet Master. There was only one thing that could go wrong. I stood up and acted like I was under the control of his string puppet. He looked visibly confused as I walked towards him. He looked from his hands to me, then shrugged. 'Checkmate' I thought as I got close enough to headbutt him. But I didn't. Instead, I decided to go for his weak spot. I took my leg, reared it back and rammed it right into the scrotum.

'What kind of idiot leaves the man he tortures unrestrained?' I thought as I rushed out. I could hear his groans of pain from all the way down the hallway. "SOMEONE GET THAT MOTHERFUCKER!!!" The Puppeteer screeched in pain. I ran like hell. I managed to dodge guards for quite a while. Sometimes I'd grab the pipes on the roof to cling to the ceiling. Other times I hid. I managed to evade them for quite a while before I was caught.

After that fiasco I was always strapped to something wherever I went. I overheard that I busted one of Puppeteer's testicles, so they had to surgically remove the busted one, leaving him with a single testicle. He walks so lopsided now that it's hilarious. People keep thinking that he's drunk when he leaves this place, or so I've heard. After a few days they put me in a truck along with an astonishing number of other kids too.

The ride was very quiet. Not one kid in the truck with me made a sound. When the car stopped we were taken out of the truck and into some kind of jail. Then the Puppeteer walked in. He looked dead at us and said "Enjoy your last moments of freedom you brats! You're going to make me lots of money!" His laughs filled the silent room as he left. I was scared. What was going to happen to me? One by one, person by person the kids were brought out. After a while, I was the only kid left. The Puppeteer came in. "Alright brat! Come with me." He demanded. 'Not like I have much of a choice.' I thought. I was handcuffed and my legs were chained. He led me out of the jail cell and onto a stage.

"All right ladies and gentlemen! The one you've all been waiting for! This is the son of All Might! Izuku Midoryia Yagi!" He announced. The crowd roared in excitement. "$200!" One man said. Then they all came one after another. "300!" "350!" "400!" "600!" It kept on going until.. BOOM! There was a sudden explosion at the entrance of the auction house. "DO NOT FEAR! DO YOU KNOW WHY?! BECAUSE I AM HERE!!" We all heard him say. "DAD!!!" I screamed. I wanted to get out of here. Dad must've heard me because he rushed over to me. However he was too slow. Lackeys formed a barrier between me and my dad. The Puppeteer grabbed my wrist and pulled me away. His grip was so tight that it really hurt. He pulled me towards an exit and we left. Unfortunately for him, the second he opened the exit he was wrapped in a white scarf and his quirk was suppressed. Eraserhead quickly chopped his neck, knocking him out. By the end of the raid, every lackey and buyer were arrested. Regrettably Overhaul managed to escape.

Once we were in the hospital, I passed out. I hadn't slept since I was kidnapped. I later found out that the flash I saw in my peripheral vision was the flash of a camera. Turns out that the press had seen me in All Might's car and theorized that I was All Might's son. It was true, but that's probably why I was kidnapped. The kidnappers must've seen the newspaper about me and planned to kidnap me. Unfortunate but that's what happens when you're the number one hero's son. After the hospital visit I was back at home. Dad wouldn't let me leave his sight from then on from quite a while. Before I knew it.....

Two months had passed