MHA: Zeros and Heroes

Interlude: Nagant and Mei Hatsume

Mei was chilling in her workshop, not really doing much. Despite her being a student at UA, she didn't get to participate in many events due to her work needing her attention. Still, she was kind of bummed out when she learnt she wouldn't be able to go with class 1-A to the training stadium. She had helped renovate the place for craps sake! But, Nezu had promised her that she'd be able to go with class 1-B tomorrow. She liked class 1-B, don't get her wrong. She liked the weird bird guy, and the rocky dude who never spoke, or the guy who shot lasers out of his belly button. But there was just something about 1-A that made her feel like she was a part of something else you know. She especially liked that Izuku guy, as he not only tolerated her rambling about her babies, but also joined in on them. While he was still recovering they had once talked about her gadgets for almost 3 hours straight! *Sigh* Good times.

So when she heard a knock on the door she couldn't help but feel surprised. (Maybe Nezu is dropping a surprise visit?) Mei thought as she quickly pressed a button on her keyboard. "You can come in." Her computer could register that the person in question was not a threat, though she has been broken into before. The person took a couple steps into her view, and her jaw dropped.

"U-Um, heya sis." Nagant said awkwardly as she rubbed the back of her head. Mei blinked for a few moments before replying.

"J-Junko? I thought you died?" Mei couldn't believe her eyes. When she was at the orphanage they had told her that all of her family, her parents and big sister, died in a villain attack. And yet, here her big sister was, alive and not dead.

"*Sigh* Look, I k-know you have a lot of questions but-" Nagant, or Junko, didn't get to finish her sentence as Mei covered her with a hug. Junko hugged back, having missed her sister's warmth all this time.

"Okay, I'm good now." Mei pulled away, wiping the small tears off her eyes. "So, um, care to explain?"

"Well, it's not a pretty story." And so Junko began to tell her tale. How the hero commission was actually corrupted, how they killed their parents and kidnapped Junko because of her quirk, how they forced her to kill people who only showed small signs of becoming a villain, and how she escaped and became a hero killer before finally getting set straight by Inko Midoriya.

"W-Wow... That sure is something... But, it's not hard to believe I guess." Mei muttered, catching Junko off guard.