Mystery from Another World--MHA

Part 19: Hero Types

The LOV was strangely silent during those first few weeks, other than the villain Kurogiri getting captured.

Bakugo and Shoto were nearly out of remedial. Endeavor hadn't come to watch it again since the one time with the school kids. Todoroki hadn't spoken to his father since that time, nor given him much thought.

That changed the day they saw the Nomu attack in his city on the news.

He was just standing there, staring at the TV. Everyone else gathered around him, concerned.

"Uh... should we do something?" Kaminari hissed. 

"What the heck would we do?" Sero hissed back, "He's probably fine."

Wally came in to get snacks, took one look at Todoroki, and then at the TV. "Is that Endeavor?"

Momo nodded at him. 

"Holy crap..." Wally said, "Hey, uh, kid, are you okay?" 

Todoroki didn't even answer.

"Mr. West," Momo mouthed, "What should we do?" 

Wally held up a finger for her to wait, then he was gone for a second. Then a second later, he was there with Shine, who was holding Eri. This was only a couple days after the talk with Shinso, and Eri was still getting used to them, but she was more comfortable with Shine carrying her now.

"Huh, why did you bring her?" Sero frowned.

Wally jerked his head at the TV. Clearly, he hadn't had time to warn Shine what was on.

Eri looked at them all strangely, not yet noticing it.

"I'm going to take Eri somewhere else," Shine said. She hurried to drop her off with Aizawa. A minute later she came back. The fight was still going on. Todoroki was still transfixed. 

"What are you going to do?" Kaminari asked, tactlessly, but Todoroki still wasn't listening.

"For now, we wait," Shine said, watching the screen.

A few more agonizing minutes dragged by. Wally began pacing, Shine had her hands folded like people do when they pray. The others just sat or stood very quietly.

Finally, Endeavor shot up into the sky with the Nomu, and no one could tell what was happening, but fire and heat flaring were visible. His fire even turned blue.

Watching this, Shine suddenly blinked, then she glanced at Todoroki... and frowned. The blue flames had reminded her of another fire user she'd run into.

A few more minutes afterward, Endeavor had fallen back to Earth...and apparently, he was still alive. He even gestured at the camera. 

Todoroki let out a long sigh and sank to his knees, like all the energy had gone out of him.

The others looked at him with concern. Wally moved over and sat down next to him.

"Buddy, are you okay?"

Todoroki nodded. He didn't look okay.

Shine looked up. "Can one of you make some tea?"

Momo dashed into the kitchen so eagerly it was almost pathetic.

"And a blanket...Like, I don't think he'd like me going into this room, but one of you boys," Shine said.

Sero obliged. 

"Here, sit on the couch, kid," Wally got Todoroki off the floor, he didn't fight him.

Shine pulled out something from her pocket: an old fashioned ipod from the looks of it. "Anyone have a plug-in speaker?"