Mystery from Another World--MHA

Part 156: Meta Take Down Squad Assemble-1

Hawks's story was brief. He'd been flying around on patrol, noticed the Metas following him like vultures, and flown out into the country where no one could see or get caught up in it.

He had fully expected to die. Between the ones chasing him and the drones, it was only a matter of time before he ran out of both luck and feathers.

He was not happy with Wally though.

"You shouldn't have interfered. It was my fight," he said.

"I wonder how all this would have played out if we weren't here," Wally said to Shine, completely ignoring Hawks.

"My money says he would have either killed someone by now or gone rogue or been eliminated already." Shine tapped the table with her fingertips.

"Ouch," Dabi said, amused.

"Well, since that didn't happen," Wally said, "I'm not really sorry I saved your sorry behind, Bird Man. It's just kind of pathetic how you're mad at me over it. Like, am I Mr. Incredible now?"

"Solid reference, hon," Shine said.

"Thanks, babe."

"Am I the only one who remembers Endeavor will be here soon?" Dabi said.

"All right, all right, I'll send you home," Shine said, "and then, I have to make another call. Whew, twice in one day."

* * *

Mirko had considered going back out on patrol again after Shine left, but then she looked at her social media and decided no.

It was harder to want to go out there with so many potential enemies on the hunt, but she also couldn't hide out forever. She hated feeling like that.

Was it better for the population if she laid low or if she did her job? That was hard to say too.

She was just training when Shine called her again.

"What, there's more?" she answered.

"I love how you never just say hello," Shine said dryly, "Always have to sound annoyed-- real power move. Look, in no uncertain terms, Rumi, the bird is down."

It took a second for Mirko to get that.

"What you mean...down, down? Dead?"

"No, cut it close though. With us. We're going to try to help but could use back up. Perhaps the LOV should be aware of this too. In fact, I need to ask something. Can I pop back over?"

"I guess you could." Mirko left her space and found Shigaraki in the same place as before. "Likstar wants to come back."

"I think I've had enough for one day."

"Hawks was attacked," Mirko stated, "It's an emergency."

Shigaraki put down his controls with the air of someone accepting that their life is just never going to get any better.

"She'd better hurry it up, then."

A minute later Shine was back and the rest of the LOV, except Toga and Twice as usual, were around to hear this.

"Why did the number 2 hero end up with those guys anyway?" Medea asked.

"We still really don't know," Shigaraki told her, "but he's no friend to us. He probably wanted them to weed us out."

"Genius move," Mirko said.

They glared at her.

"From his perspective," she clarified, "It's not like you're allies."