2 Truths, 1 Lie

Chapter 2 - The Effects

Jiro (3rd POV)

The only warning Jiro got was a shout.

Thinking back on it not even a few minutes later, she knew she should've seen or, hell, she should have heard it coming!

Upon hearing the shout of her best friend's name, she instinctually whirled around to see what was wrong. The sight she was gonna haunt her for years to come, she just knew it. Her blond, Pikachu-looking best friend was facing off against a GIANT sphere of energy, a quirk, no doubt, of which the effects were unknown. In comparing Kaminari and the quirk, it was obvious which would be the victor.

She didn't even have time to finish that thought though, because the energy was upon Denki, enveloping him before disappearing. Everything was still for a moment.

Jiro tried to move, really she did; but her feet seemed to be frozen to the ground, her brain trying to process what had just transpired. Once again she found herself thinking, 'How had no one seen it coming? How could I not have seen it? Not have heard it?!'

All that came to a screeching halt when Denki began to slump towards the ground and, as he did a sharp intake of breath came from all those around her except... for a faint relieved exhale coming from her left.

As she and a few others, who followed her or were already headed there due to having advanced hearing themselves, ran off in search of the villain who had taken down the class jokester; Jiro saw from the corner of her eye Shinso, who had caught Kami, and was now holding him carefully yet firmly as though he were a lifeline.

'Pining idiots,' she thought, rolling her eyes.

Casting a last quick worried look at the blond, hoping he was alright; for he was lying there so still and unlike his usual self.

Determination to find the one responsible strengthened, she returned her focus to her task. She could hear his shoes hitting the ground as he quickened his pace, his breath and heartbeat rapidly increasing in speed. With all that noise, it was simple to follow him.

At one point she noticed that part of the group with her was gone, including Shoji, sensei and Midoriya. Not focusing too much on that though, for she knew full well they could defend themselves (especially with Aizawa-sensei there).

Finally, they caught up (hero training or no, that man was fast!), Jiro only hoped that they would be able to catch him. She wanted... no, she needed to know what he'd done to Kaminari.

She, Bakugo and Todoroki (she knew it was Bakugo by the explosions and murmured curses and Todoroki by the sound his ice makes when created) were closing in, and it was then that she realised why the others had left.

She praised them internally because now they had the man surrounded, although she couldn't see and of his features clearly. It was like he was glitching and bluffing in and out of focus.

...

Aizawa-sensei along with about half of the class stood in the Police Station interrogation room. The criminal had yet to be identified and they were in the process of searching for what his quirk was.

Finally with the promise of shortening their sentence by a month he told them.

'2 Truths, 1 Lie' he called it and explained that those hit by the quirk would fall into a deep sleep where they would relive their 2 worst memories then after they would live through their worst nightmare (all in their minds of course). He also explained to Aizawa-sensei that once the quirk hit it couldn't be stopped 'till the process was finished and ONLY then would the person wake up. It could take anywhere from hours to days for the quirk to fade.

Jiro was nervous so to calm herself and maybe those around her she tried to pull a Kami, and she said as upbeatly as possible, "It's Denki we're talking about! How bad could it be?"

(If only she had known before just 'how bad' it really was...)

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter! The next chapter is gonna be well... it's the 1st truth!