Experiment 007

Chapter 17: Deactivating

3rd POV

The family of three got up early and completed their morning routine. A certain freckled boy was bouncing excitedly the whole time. They got to the school an hour before students should be arriving and met up with Nezu.

"Oh, before we go, I need to grab something from the classroom." Izuku, Aizawa, and Nezu walked to class 1-A.

They walked up to the big doors. "Ok, give me one sec." Opening the doors, he noticed one of his more explosive students sitting silently in his chair. "Uh, Backugo? Why are you here so early?" Izuku poked his head through the door at the mention of his childhood friends name. Nezu popped his head out of Aizawa's scarf.

"I- uh, well I wanted to talk to Izuku before class started." The trio looked a bit taken aback by the question.

"Well that will have to wait a bit, we have something to do." Aizawa grabbed the papers he needed and walked out. Izuku waived to his friend as the door shut. 

They reached the workshop and got to work. Izuku and Nezu went around the workshop, collecting the tools they would need. Finally, Izuku sat on a stool and began to take off the top of his uniform, leaving him in his black turtleneck. He took a deep breath in and pulled down the collar of his shirt, revealing the metal choker around his throat.

"What the hell!" Izukus blood ran cold as his eyes flew to the doorway. Backugo was standing there, small explosions popping from his hands. Panic started to take over Izuku as green sparks started forming at the corner of his left eye. The boy looked to his father for help, completely petrified from fear.

"Backugo. Why are you here? Go back to the classroom." He said firmly.

"No way. I want answers old man. Why does Deku have a collar on? And what's up with all those scars on his neck? What happened to him?!" The questions were only making Izuku panic more. His breath started to quicken and his vision started to blur.

"Shit." Aizawa crouched down to look at his son, cupping the boys terrified face in his hands. "Nezu, please get Backugo out. Backugo, we will explain later right now is not the time."

"No way eye bag-"

"NOW." He bellowed, cutting off his hot headed student. Nezu quickly pushed Backugo out of the room, closing the door behind them. There were a few students wandering the halls now. They gave the pair a few confused looks.

Just as Backugo went to ask a question, an ear piercing scream flooded the halls. The lights began to flicker.

"Deku." Backugo ran back to the door.

"Backugo don't-" The door flung open. The blonde boy looked at the scene before him in horror. Izuku was on the floor struggling to stay on his hands and knees. Big volts of green electricity flew around the small boy. Aizawa was a few steps away from him trying to get his attention. 

Backugo POV

"Aizawa! Wh-what's happening!" I screamed.

"I told you to go!" He reached out to Izuku, who was still screaming in pain. "Izu, hey I need you to look at me. Breathe. It's going to be ok." Izuku looked at Eye bags. He looks so scared.

"Z-zawa." He stuttered. "I can't h-AAHHHhHHHHHH AHhhhHAhahHHH!!!" A visible wave of pain overtook Deku. The lightning grew stronger with his screams. 

"Deku!" I yelled. Before I knew it I was by Aizawa trying to get his attention. "Deku!" I yelled again, trying to reach my hand out and getting zapped in the process. "Shit." I whisper.

Deku shakily raises his head to look at me. There was blood coming from his eye now. That can't be good. Shit. Shit. Shit.

He grunted in pain, his face scrunching together. "K-k-kacchan?" He let out.

"Yea, it's me. It's going to be ok." I say, a little softer. As I do that, the sparks die down. Leaving Deku panting on his hands and knees. A few quick sparks fly from him here and there.

"Kid, are you ok?" Eye bags placed a hand on Deku's back. Deku let's out a small cough and blood dots the floor.

"That can't be good." He says, laughing a slightly at his own comment. This makes me smile. Idiot. Eye bags on the other hand, goes full blown parent mode.

"Shit kid! We need to go to recovery girl now." He tries to help Izuku up, but his shaky legs weren't having it. I caught him as he was falling, holding him against my chest, his head and arms draped against my shoulders. I can feel his shallow breathing.

"I-i'm g-g-getting b-blood on you, Kac-chan."

"Don't worry about that right now, you're hurt nerd." Aizawa snatches a uniform top and orders me to follow him. We break through the small crowd that was at the door and run to Recovery girl.

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We get to Recovery girl and lay Deku down on an open bed. She runs over and starts doing her thing. Deku relaxes. His dual toned eyes barely open.

"Thanks." He whispers, before falling asleep. Recovery girl asked what happened. Aizawa gave her the information. Once she was satisfied, she said we could keep him company, but that we need to let him rest.

Everything clams down and Aizawa and I sit on each side of the bed. We sat in silence for a minute. Eye bags looks really concerned. I wonder why he cares so much for Deku.

"You're staring." Eye bags knocks me from my thoughts. I feel my face heat up.

"Shut it old man. I was not."

He sighs slightly. "I guess I should tell you what happened to Izuku. You probably have questions, but I should tell you, I don't know much. He is supposed to talk to the detectives over the weekend. They wanted him to get settled before asking the hard question." 

My brows furrowed. What shit did this nerd get caught up in?  "Please, tell me what you know." I say sincerely.

Eye bags fills me in on the things he knows. How he found Deku, the events at the hospital and his quirks, how Eye bags and Loud mouth adopted Deku, and their plan to remove the collar. I feel tears slowly fall down my face, my mouth hanging open in shock.

I look down to my childhood friend. He was sleeping so peacefully. "S-so he's still in danger?"

The disheveled man nods his head. "We are trying to find the villains that escaped, but we haven't found any traces yet." We sit in silence for awhile, looking at Izuku. "Hey, Backugo."

".. yea?"

"Don't tell the others about what happened, ok? Let Izuku do it when he's ready."

"Of course." Recovery girl walks back into the room. She looks surprised we are still there.

"Don't you two have a class to be in? It's 20 minutes into homeroom."

"Like hell I'm leaving short stuff!" Izuku shifts in his sleep. I quiet down again, not wanting to wake him. I blush a little watching him. Cute.

I feel eyes on me and see Eye bags smirking at me. "What?!" I whisper yell.

He chuckles. "Nothing." He stands up. "If you want to stay you can. Just come get me if anything, and I mean anything happens. Nezu is probably going to stop by later to check on his chess partner." He starts to walk out of the room and pauses in the doorway.

"Oh, one last thing Backugo." He pauses as I watch him stand by the door. His dumb smirk sitting on his face. "Don't fall for my son too hard, ok?" I feel my whole face go red. I try to protest, but he hurries off, leaving me a red faced mess.

I smile to myself. "Pft, as if, Eye bags."