The royal twins

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"We're gonna go without ____?" Eri said.

Shoto, Natsuo, Hawks, Shinso, Katsuki, and Eri were in the royal study together. ___ was tending to a different matter in the nearby village.

"Yeah, master should be here for this, and be a part of this plan."

"No," Natsuo said.

"I agree," Shoto said. "_____'s been going through a lot. She's been so broken since then. If Kirishima isn't okay, who knows what she'll do, or how it'll hurt her.

"What do you mean?" Katsuki said. "What's wrong with her? She seems okay to me."

"That's because you haven't been here," Shinso said. "____ completely changed after you left."

"Changed?"

"She hasn't been the same," Eri said. "Maybe bringing Kiri back will make her happy again!"

"Look, here's the plan," Natsuo interrupted. "Eri, you're staying home where it's safe, so will you Shinso. Keep ___ company so, hopefully ___ doesn't notice we're all gone."

"What's the plan besides that?" Katsuki said.

"I've sent someone out to gather the help we need," Shoto said.

~~~~~~

"Oi, ____," Shinso said as he walked out to the training area, where I was sparring with Eri. Kakashi has the day off, so I took it upon myself to train with her.

"What is it? We're busy," I said while pointing the wooden sword at him.

"I wanna learn too. Let's continue the lessons we stopped when I first came to the castle. I've been working out," Shinso said while flexing. "I think I stand a chance, now."

"If you say so," I said with a chuckle. "Grab a wooden sword. Eri, step back and watch the master."

"Oh, yeah!" Eri exclaimed with a smile.

Shinso grabbed a wooden sword and smiled slightly. "Let's do this."

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"So, we're going into this with no plan?" Katsuki said as they all walked together through the forest.

"Be patient," Shoto said. Suddenly, there was a bright pink light, and Mina appeared. "About time!" She exclaimed.

"Hello, Mina," Shoto said. "Thank you for helping us out."

"Pinky! You're helping us?" Katsuki said.

"Yep! You know I'm literally so close to the castle. I can't believe you guys let so much happen without coming to get me!" She exclaimed. "Anyways, I managed to map out the layout of their basement; it's pretty large. Down a latter there is a short hallway with four rooms. The first room seems to be empty, the other three all hold dragons. Kirishima is in the second room. Do not go in the third room; that dragon is," she paused. "No longer with us, sadly. The final room has another dragon."

"And the exits?" Shoto said.

"Up the latter is the only way out, though, if needed I can create a way for you to escape. The roots surrounding the basement are thick. I can easily break through with my nature magic."

Shoto nodded. "Alright, here's the plan. Brother, you'll stay outside, along with Mina, as backup. Bakugo, Hawks, you two will come with me. We'll save Kirishima and arrest everyone there."

"What about the other dragon?" Hawks said.

"If there's time, of course we'll save them too."

"Alright," Natsuo said. "Go. If there's any trouble," he turned and looked at Hawks. "Do your hawk.. screech... thing, and we'll come help."

~~~

Shoto knocked on the door of that same house. Hawks and Katsuki stood behind him, and Mina and Natsuo were hidden in the trees.

She opened the door and gasped. "My king!" She exclaimed before bowing. "What a lovely surprise." She stood up and smiled, batting her eyelashes at him. "What can I do for you?"

Shoto stared coldly into her emerald green eyes. "Please, stand aside," he said.

"May I ask why?" She said.

"No," Katsuki said with a scoff. "Now, move out the fucking way."

"I don't take orders from you," she said while glaring at Katsuki.

Shoto put his hand on his sword handle and narrowed his eyes at her. "Stand aside, now," he demanded.

She paused, a small smirk appeared on her lips before she took a step to the side, behind the door. "Please, come in," she said. The three walked into the room. The woman pulled out the sword from behind the door and went to strike Katsuki, only to be stopped by Shoto's own sword.

"You bitch!" Katsuki exclaimed.

The woman laughed and tried to strike again; Shoto easily deflected her attacks. "You two go. I'll handle her."

Hawks flipped the small table and ripped the door off of its hinges on the floor. "This way," he said.

"Get away from there!" She yelled, aggressively swinging her sword at Shoto. He used both hands to deflect the sword with his own.

"Hurry!" Shoto exclaimed before he looked at the woman. "I don't wanna hurt you, so just give up."

"Over your sexy, dead body," she sneered before lunging at him.

~~~~~~~~~

Katsuki and Hawks, literally, jumped into the basement, completely ignoring the latter, and ran down the hall straight to the second door, where Kirishima was.

"Eijiro," Katsuki said before he rushed over to him.

"Baku.. bro?" He said slowly. Kirishima was pale and weak, barely even conscious. Hawks ripped his chains out of the wall, and Kirishima collapsed onto the floor.

"You guys are here," he muttered. "Or am I imagining it again? This must be another hallucination."

"We're here," Katsuki said while gently patting his cheek. "Can you stand? C'mon, let's get you back to ____."

"_____," Kirishima muttered. "She hates me."

"No, she doesn't," Hawks said. "Let's bring you home."

"____," Kirishima muttered again before he fell unconscious.

Suddenly, fire blasted through the room. Katsuki countered it with an equally powerful fire, and Hawks extinguished it with a flap of his powerful wings.

"Back away from the scum," A voice said.

"Before I kill you!" A deeper, dopier voice exclaimed.

"I guess this'll be harder than I thought," Katsuki said before laying his cape over Kirishima's body.

"We're taking him home," Hawks snarled before they both charged at the two.