Lucifer's Prison - A BnHA Ghost Hunting AU 2

Chapter 2 - Going to jail

      Izuku, Eijirou, and Denki kept themselves by busy playing cards while telling dumb jokes. Shouto, on the other hand, stayed silent for most of the trip. He didn't even bother Katsuki about driving. As much as Izuku wanted to ask him if he was alright, he didn't want to make things worse. Maybe once his friend was in a better mood...

      It took a day and a half before they finally got to the prison. The greenette immediately took out his camera.

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Camera opens up on Izuku.

Izuku: Hey, everyone! We finally made it.

Camera turns to look out the window.

Izuku: That, right there, is the infamous; Lucifer's Prison.

Denki: Welp, looks like we're going to jail.

Camera turns to Denki.

Izuku: Really?

Eijirou: Of all the jokes...

Denki: Oh come on! I had to make it at least once!

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      Izuku rolled his eyes at his friend and turned off the camera to get their bags. He mentally debated whether or not to cut that clip out when editing.

      "Hey, Shouto," He asked as he turned to his candy-cane haired friend. "You gonna be ok?"

      Instead of answering with words, Shouto let out a small grunt and grabbed a bag full of equipment. The greenette took this as a sign to not pry anymore and ask him again later.

      As soon as the gang got out of the RV, Izuku started up the camera.

      "Look at these huge gates!" He exclaimed, pointing the camera toward the iron bars of the prison's giant fence.

      "At one point, it was wired," Katsuki explained as he grabbed a piece of wire laying on the ground to take a better look at it. It was withered and decayed, like the rest of the building. He dropped the piece and wiped his hand on his hoodie. "Don't think we need to worry about that now, though."

      "But, how do we get in?" Eijirou asked as he grabbed ahold of the gate and tried pushing, but to no avail. "The place is still locked."

      "The fence has a lot of loose wiring," Denki added as he lightly kicked the fence. "No way we're gonna climb this without scarring ourselves. Did we bring any rope?"

      "Even if we did, it'd get snagged," Shouto spoke up for what seemed like the first time in forever. He pointed up to barbed wire that laced the top of the fence, each one laced itself with old electric wires, some of which had withered to the point of falling off, as evident by Katsuki finding a piece on the ground. "This place is falling apart, let's go around and see if the fence broke."

      "I'll go with Shouto," Izuku said while walking towards his friend. "We'll go around this side."

      "And I'll take these idiots and go this way," Katsuki added while pointing his thumb to the opposite side.

      "Not cool, dude," Denki wined with a pout.

      Eijirou just let out a sigh and brought out his own camera. It wasn't as expensive as the one Izuku was using, but it was a lot better than his phone. Since they often split up and the redhead was more prone to taking videos himself, they thought it would be a good idea to just go ahead and get a second camera.

      The group split up, each walking around a different side to see if they could find a way in. Along the way, both Izuku and Eijirou took as much footage of the structure as they could, just in case this was a bust. It's happened before, where they plan a trip only to find that they can't get in. At least they could post a video of the outside, it's nothing like going in, but it beats doing nothing at all. Another plus is that if they can't find a way in right away, they could look at the footage before deciding to leave and see if they overlooked something. Heck, sometimes someone in the comment section of their videos mentions a way in and they end up going back. It's rare, but it has happened.

      "So, Shouto," Izuku started. He turned off the camera in order to keep their conversation private and stopped in place so they wouldn't miss anything.

      "If it's about what happened when you came to pick me up, then just drop it," Shouto answered with more of a tired tone than an irritated one.

      "Oh, I see..." The greenette was about to turn the camera back on when his friend let out a sigh.

      "Don't take it the wrong way, please... I don't mean to worry you, but I don't want you wrapped up in my problems. Especially, when there's nothing you can do about them."

      "I understand, but we're your friends. You don't have to shoulder everything by yourself. You can talk to us if you have a problem, even if it's just to vent. We'll always listen, even if there's nothing else we can do."

      "I know..." He let out another sigh. "Let's get back to searching, ok? I'll talk when the time is right."

      "Ok." Izuku turned the camera back on and began walking again. "Sorry about that, guys. Small technical problem, no need to worry."

      Eventually, the two came up on a part of the fence that had been destroyed due to decay and a tree falling over onto it. The gap was wide enough to climb over.

      "Please tell me we're not-" Before the greenette could finish, Shouto was already pulling out his phone and calling Katsuki to tell him they found a way in. "I guess we are..."

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Second chapter is finally up. Hope you all enjoyed. ^^ What did you all think of Kaminari's joke? Honestly, I tried my best to come up with a cringy pun, so I hope I got the right reactions. ^^; Not too good with puns, bad or otherwise. >.<

Thank you all for reading, and I'll see you in the next chapter. ^^