Mystery from Another World--MHA

Part 114: How to Sink a Sub

Shine was blindfolded when she was dragged away, and then someone did some kind of ninja technique on her that made her pass out.

When she came to she was no longer blindfolded, but she was bound up and in a small, dark room.

She shifted up against the wall. Not again...

"Likstar?" Dabi's voice was even more hoarse than before, like he had been coughing a lot.

"I'm awake," Shine said, "Did they tie you up too?"

"Duh... I can't use my quirk. No surprise... What about you?"

Shine's sword appeared, emitting a faint glow even without her effort in that total blackness.

"Yes, here it is."

She saw Dabi vaguely. He didn't look beat up.

"They put us in here together?" she said, "How strange."

"I couldn't escape. Don't know why they thought you wouldn't leave," Dabi said, "unless not all of them are on the same page about your abilities."

That was, in fact, the case. Cults can be secretive even with each other.

"Who knows?" Shine crawled closer. "But you can use this to cut me free-- won't matter what they used to tie me. Then I can release you."

Dabi took the sword and very clumsily started to maneuver it. He hit her a couple times before he got in in the right position to cut the ties.

Shine rubbed her hands.

She was much faster at cutting him loose.

"Where is this?" she wondered.

"From the noises it's been making...I think it's a ship of some sort...and I get seasick," Dabi said.

"We can't feel anything, Dabi... Must be submarine or a steamer."

"Doesn't matter. I'll still get sick just thinking about it."

"Don't be silly. If that's all it takes then it's in your head," Shine said, "and you can just not think about it."

"Easy for you to say."

"Perhaps it is. I never get motion sick."

"Don't rub it in... Anyway, it might not even take that. I think I've got a cold."

"From the rain," Shine said.

"And Medea burning me..." Dabi said.

"Huh?"

Dabi explained. He felt free to do this now.

Shine shook her head. "That's so strange, not that she's violent, but that she stopped when her brother said that, and...I don't like it."

"No one else did either, but everyone's scared of them now," Dabi said.

Shine laughed. "Of a couple kids? You all would be."

"It's not funny to see it."

"I'm sure," Shine said, "But I've known a few teens like that. It never amounts to much."

"Don't underestimate them... Anyway, how are we going to escape?" Dabi coughed.

He sounded awful.

Shine wasn't sure he'd be up for a fight, even if his quirk was working.

"First, tell me something-- does your quirk hurt you at all? Like the others all have some weakness, usually."

Dabi laughed bitterly--which turned into a cough.