LOST // BAKUGO X OC

Hero conference

Estelle stood behind the doors at the police station with strange nervousness. When she had reported to Mr Aizawa, she had no qualms about detailing the incident with Overhaul. What had startled her was the recognition that was on his face. A few days later, he requested that she come to the police station with him.

"We're all here, Nighteye. Let's get started."

"There is one more person that still needs to come."

Estelle heard her cue and walked into the conference room with a proud stride. She had purposefully stayed behind so she didn't have to speak to the other heroes. She had managed to get to know a few of them due to her calls concerning spirit activity. Most of the room gasped at the new appearance. Estelle disregarded them, nodding at her classmates and standing at the side of the room.

"Why is she here? There are no spirits involved."

"I believe my contract states that I have full heroship until the situation is resolved. There was nothing that stated I couldn't act in human circumstances," Estelle counteracted simply, gazing at Rykyo in annoyance.

"You say that like you aren't one", Rock Lock reacted.

"Enough. That will be explained in due time. We've invited you to the conference to share the intel you all have required regarding the Yakuza group Shie Hassiki" Nighteye interrupted.

Estelle listened attentively as the heroes explained the situation. Her brows lifted in surprise when FatGum addressed the room. "The bullet contained some form of drug that I've never heard of before. One that destroys quirks!"

Estelle stood straighter at the revelation. Her mind connected the dots pretty quickly. 'So that's how he was going to do it.'

Estelle smiled internally when Tamaki showed off his horse leg to show that his quirk worked fine. Mr Aizawa was next to explain how his quirk worked and its correlation with the drug. Estelle watched with entertainment when she realised Kirishima had no idea what was happening.

The redhead's face turned startled when it was revealed that he had managed to save a sample from a bullet that had bounced off from his body. Estelle's humour rapidly faded when she realised the contents of the drug.

'Human blood and cells? A quirk? This sounds bonkers.'

"Don't you have anything that implicates them completely? It's like your grasping at straws." Ryuku requested.

FatGum had then explained the connection he had found with the middleman included in distributing the drugs. Estelle glanced towards Mr Aizawa, to which he gave her a nod. Estelle stepped forward after that, seizing everyone's attention.

"I know he is connected to it. I had a run-in with him a few days ago."

The room stilled.

"What happened?" Ryuku questioned.

"Overhaul, who is the leader, had found me one day when I was hunting for spirits. He was looking for me, and he wanted to recruit me to his band of morons."

A few heroes stood up at that; their bodies shifted in readiness for a fight. Estelle scoffed at them in irritation; she felt bothered in some way by their assumptions. "Settle down, idiots. Do you think I would be here if I said yes? Anyway, when I asked him what his goal was. He said he wanted to remove quirks from society - that it was unclean."

Estelle took a step back at that, signalling that she was done talking. Her aggravation stopped her from divulging more than necessary. She didn't stay that way for long as Nighteye explained who Overhaul was. The frozen face of Mirio and Izuku caught her attention, and she eyed them in confusion until Nighteye spoke his following words.