~BNHA~ Everything That I Am

Chapter 10

"So you need to get access to the hero wing?" Hatsume asked.

They all sat in her cramped shed Inasa taking up a good half of the space with his oversized frame. Kacchan had decided to stay standing his back reclined against the wall behind Izuku, a constant presence he could feel over his shoulder.

Hatsume was at her work table tinkering away on random scraps of material she had picked up from outside, building who knows what. Izuku itched to ask her what she was making. If her inventions worked, then could she make something to help Izuku with his quirk?

"The adults aren't telling us jack squat about where she is and Tag Along hasn't shown her shitty face to let us know she's alive so now we gotta hunt her ass down." Kacchan said.

Izuku chuckled; Kacchan wasn't wrong, but his crude way of explaining made it seem like he was more annoyed than worried.

"As juicy as the idea of creating a cloaking device that can get you past all those heroes would be, I don't have what I need to build it, so I'll let you use the next best thing." Hatsume said.

Hatsume moved towards a pile of junk, searching for whatever was the next best thing that would help them find Chieko. She let out a victory cry as she pulled out a small box, and all three boys leaned forward to get a better look as she set it down on the table.

"This here is my precious baby number 35!" Hatsume said.

The pink-haired teen opened it, and inside was what looked like a tiny bug.

"The time isn't right for this, but if no one is paying attention it should get past everyone. Unnotice." Hatsume advised.

Izuku tilted his head, trying to get a better look at the thing as Hatsume pulled the small critter from its box. She pulled out a laptop pressing away at something when the item moved to lift itself off the table and flying in front of everyone.

"WHAAaa that's amazing Hatsume! You must be a genius!" Inasa cried out.

She seemed to maneuver the thing around the room before letting it rest on Inasa's outstretched finger. The giant seemed entranced by the little thing as he lifted it close to his face to get a better look. It looked like a housefly or maybe a tiny bee. Izuku could hardly see the details; it was such a small thing, but he could make out the little wings as they fluttered.

"And how is that thing supposed to help us?" Kacchan said.

Izuku could already guess what Hatsume made, but Kacchan didn't seem to be catching on to the alternative that the girl was offering. Hatsume turned the laptop around for the other boys to see. On there, Izuku noticed the remote controls that had allowed her to move the critter, but in an open window, they had an up-close view of Inasa's nostrils as he smiled down at his new little friend. Izuku leaned even closer; his chin pinched between his pointer finger and thumb as he ran through ideas.

"So with this we can maneuver through the hero wing without being noticed by anyone and that should help us find where Chieko is and make sure she is okay. This might be a much safer option than trying to sneak into the wing and risk getting into trouble Kacchan." Izuku said.

"We shouldn't have to do all this in the first place!" Kacchan yelled.

He had a point, but Izuku wasn't ready to voice that side.

"So will you be controlling this thing from here?" Izuku asked

"Well that's the only problem, I was limited in what I could do with these parts so the radius is a lot shorter than it would have been otherwise. So we need to be close enough to still have control." Hatsume said.