I Am Here For You (IzuOcha)

Chapter 81: The Kidnapping

* A Few Hours Earlier: 135 Hours Remain*

The Class 1-B Dorms remained quiet as the students who remained went about their day. It had been weeks since the Gas Lighter attack and many of the students had already been sent on their secret missions.

"Hey... Don't you think it's strange?" Tetsutetsu said, sitting on the couch watching the news.

"What the hell do you mean?" Yosetsu Awase asked, sitting down on the couch next to him with a bowl of rice and miso soup.

"Well... There hasn't been a villain attack in weeks." Tetsutetsu said, leaning forward and putting his hands together.

"And?" Awase asked. Tetsutetsu shrugged.

"Things are kinda grim right now. Half the heroes are gone and reconstruction is still going on. Don't you think it's odd that we haven't had a villain attack yet?" He asked. Awase looked up from his food in contemplation.

"I guess that is kinda weird. Maybe the classes that are out on their missions have been successful? The Liberation the teachers keep going on about had some master plan right? Maybe they were able to stop them?" Awase asked, only receiving a shrug.

"Maybe... It's not like we heroes haven't been doing anything... It's just weird. Maybe I'm overthinking. I've got too much head space without Monoma shouting constantly..."

"Is he alright?" Awase asked. "He's been locked up in his room..."

"He's fine, he just hasn't had anything to shout at in the past few weeks since Class 1-A split. He's waiting to be sent out on his secret mission." Tetsutetsu said, standing and stretching. "One day he'll get the spotlight he says he deserve-"

With a sudden crash, the one of the dorm walls of Class 1-B came crashing down, crushing the metal skin user under a pile of rubble.

"Tetsutetsu!" Awase cried, standing and backing off from the destruction. "Are you okay? What happ-"

Awase stared up at the enormous Nomu, his eyes full of fear, his body paralyzed from the sudden interaction. The Nomu did nothing but lean and stare back down at the bandana student.

"Monoma... Nieto... Where....?"

"Wha.... What?" Awase managed to get out. The Nomu's head tilted.

"Monoma... Nieto... is he.... here...? I was... told... he was here..."

"So I'm the one you're after eh?!" A overconfident voice said from the stairs. Awase turned to see Monoma standing in his extravagant pose.

"I see you are a person of taste! Of course you would want a student such as myself instead of any student of Class 1-A!"

"Dude! This isn't the time!!" Awase called out. "It's after you, dumbass!"

"Exactly!" Monoma said with a scarily greedy smile. "That's why it won't be expecting this!"

With a burst, Tetsutetsu came crashing out from the rubble under the Nomu, fully covered in steel as he uppercutted the Nomu. The Nomu, disoriented, took a few steps back as Tetsutetsu landed on his feet. Monoma ran forward touching the steeled teenager, turning into steel himself.

"There aren't many other quirks to copy... So it looks like we are Steel Brothers today!" Monoma yelled at Tetsutetsu, who smiled at his eagerness. "Let's show him why you don't mess with Class 1-B!"

"For once Monoma, I can get behind that raging competitive side of yours!" Tetsutetsu said, slamming his fist together.

"Awase! I'm sure they already know, but inform Vlad King!" Tetsutetsu said as the Nomu shook its head, preparing itself to take Monoma. Awase hesitated. As much as he wanted to help, how could his fusing quirk work here? He turned, running towards the school.