Rabbit and His Tired Dad

First Patrol

Izuku was running across the rooftops for his first patrol. It took a little time for him to get into a rhythm, but staying balanced became much easier once he did. So far, there haven't been any crimes. He kept an ear out as he ran and looked out for any suspicious behavior. Only an hour later did he see his first criminal.

A man held a knife at a lady and demanded her purse. The fall was mostly cushioned by his boots as Izuku jumped down into the alleyway.

"Drop that knife, baldy!" Izuku shouted.

The man turned toward him and scoffed, "What're you gonna do about it, pipsqueak."

Walking forward, Izuku pulled out an escrima stick. The guy rolled his eyes, "You brought sticks to a knife fight?"

Izuku's smirk was hidden by his mask. He fainted a punch at the guy, who went to block. Once he left his side open, Izuku turned on the taser and jammed the escrima into the guy's side.

"No, I brought tasers to a knife fight." Izuku grinned. 'That sounded better in my head,' he mentally scolded himself.

Izuku tied the guy's hands together with zip ties from his pocket. Once the criminal was restrained, he took out his phone. Turning on the camera, Izuku took a selfie with the villain. He sent it to Mei with a #1stVillain. She responded with a bunch of thumbs-up emojis. Izuku then turned his attention to the woman he just saved. 

"Are you alright, miss?" He asked nicely. It was weird with the voice modulator. It made Izuku's voice distorted.

She was staring at him with wide eyes. "Y-yes, I'm ok." the lady hesitantly replied. "Who are you?" She questioned.

Izuku gave her a mock salute, "I'm Rabbit!". He reminded her to call the police before climbing the fire escape and running across the rooftops. His happy grin didn't leave his face, though. Izuku got his first villain!

There wasn't much crime that night. Izuku continued to run across the rooftops and through alleyways, occasionally stopping muggers. In his last hour of patrol, he ran into someone a bit more than he could handle.

Two men were robbing a grocery store. He would have missed it if the clerk's desk hadn't been by the window. Izuku knew he had to be careful. That clerk could be killed if he messed up and gave himself away too early. 

Izuku went to the back door where the emergency exit was located. By electrocuting the alarm bell on it with the escrima stick, he was able to enter quietly. Izuku stepped lightly so his boots would click against the tiles.

The first thief, Izuku recognized as Skull Crusher. He almost let out a laugh at the name. Why were villains so unoriginal? Skull Crusher had a minor strength quirk. He would rob people and then crush their skulls. Yeah.

Skull Crusher normally worked alone, though. Izuku wasn't sure who his partner was. They seemed to have a mental quirk since Izuku couldn't see any physical attributes. He tried to conceal his laughing as his eyes went wide. The unknown villain had bright orange hair with white stripes. It reminded him of Nemo from Finding Nemo. 

The Nemo wannabe stood next to the cashier while Skull Crusher rummaged through the register. It would be easier for him to protect the clerk if he took down Nemo first. However, it might be risky, considering he doesn't know Nemo's quirk. As he realized that time was short, Izuku quickly devised a plan.

"Hey, Nemo bitch!" He shouted at the unknown villain. Both villains spun around to see who interrupted them.

Skull Crusher scoffed, "It's just some kid."

Nemo narrowed his eyes, "What should we do?"

Skull Crusher snorts out a harsh laugh. "Just use your quirk on him." he rolled his eyes.

Deciding to make his move, Izuku throws a black-colored smoke bomb. It explodes with a cloud of smoke, making it impossible to see. The villains scream out in confusion, attempting to clear the smoke. Izuku takes that opportunity to run to the cashier. He grabs the civilian's hand and pulls them to the other side of the store. 

"Stay here," Izuku requests. The cashier nods and, Izuku runs back into the inky smoke.

He makes out what seems to be Crusher's figure and aims a punch towards his gut. The villain wheezes and bends over. Before he could retaliate, Izuku punches his head. Skull Crusher stumbled but didn't go down. 

"You think I'll pass out from a light punch like that, kid?" Crusher scoffed and cracked his knuckles. Since the smoke started to dissipate, Izuku had no choice but to hurry. Nemo seemed to gain his bearings and came towards the other two.

"Leave some pipsqueak for me, Crusher." The bright-haired villain smirked. Seriously that orange was practically neon.

Izuku scoffed. "You call me pipsqueak yet, you're only two inches taller than me." he taunted.

Nemo scowled, "Fuck you, brat. My family has short genes!"

"Then buy a bigger pair." Izuku mockingly replied.

"Enough of this childish fight. I'm gonna pummel this kid!" Crusher rolled his eyes and sneered. A dangerous grin spread across his face, "Watch and learn, newbie."

Crusher ran towards Izuku, who easily dodged. "Bring it, bitch!" Izuku yelled with a feral grin hidden beneath his mask. 

Nemo seemed to wait on the side while Skull Crusher and Izuku exchanged blows. Luckily, Izuku was able to dodge most of them. He was finally able to defeat Crusher by knocking him out. When Izuku turned around to face Nemo, he noticed the villain had his eyes closed. 

A strangled sound left his throat. It felt as if his lungs were filled with water. Izuku's eyes went wide when he noticed what he coughed up. It was a bright orange clownfish. It looked like Nemo. The fish's tail slightly flipped, making Izuku's eye twitch. No fucking way. 

His amusement faded when he realized he had no air to breathe. Izuku could feel more fish in his lungs. Getting pissed off, he flicked on the taser on the escrima stick. "Eat shit." Izuku rasped out with his last bit of oxygen. 

The vigilante threw the taser like a spear at the villain, striking him in the chest with it. Nemo dropped to the ground and fell unconscious. Izuku's knees buckled as he gasped for breath. Thankfully, the quirk vanished when Nemo became unconscious. He heard the cashier's footsteps a second later and quickly stood. "Are you alright, sir?" Izuku inquired. In between his words, Izuku tied the villains up to prevent them from escaping.

"I'm ok!" The man assured him. "The police are on their way. Thank you for saving me!" he bowed. 

Izuku waved his hands around, "It's no problem, really!"

At the sounds of sirens, Izuku quickly fled. He decided that was enough tonight and made his way home. Once he opened the door, Izuku noticed Mei sitting on his couch. "Izuku!" She smiled at him. 

He flopped onto the couch next to her and sighed tiredly. Even so, he couldn't keep the happy grin off his face. "That was legitness!" he beamed up at her. Mei put down the laptop she was working on and played with Izuku's hair as he talked. She knew he had to be tired. It was almost 4 am now. 

"Tell me about it!" Mei encouraged. Izuku told her all about his patrol, leaving no details out. Gradually, his words got slower as he started to fall asleep. With the adrenaline gone, Izuku was super tired. 

"Goodnight, Izu." Mei grinned as she continued to mess with his hair. She had given him a bunch of mini braids that stuck up all over his head. He looked like a hedgehog. Mei snickered as she snapped a photo. 

Mei pulled her laptop beside her, making sure that her elbow didn't bump into Izuku, who was asleep on her lap. Mei was working on lifts to put in his boots. Izuku would definitely benefit from the extra height. The guy was short, no doubt about it. 

Aside from that, it could be helpful if the police suspected him. The plausibility of Rabbit and Midoriya Izuku being the same person was unlikely if their heights differed. Even though Izuku couldn't be arrested for vigilantism since he was quirkless, it didn't hurt to take precautions.

All in all, Mei deemed his first patrol a success.