A Bolt of Hope

Chapter 29 - Don't Blink Twice -

"Yeah not much else I can take with me..." Leizcio says as he packs his vigilante suit into his backpack. The day of internships has arrived and Leizcio was getting himself ready for the week. Once he was finished, he got up and hid whatever he had left behind in the warehouse. He looks back at it one more time before leaving and continues moving forward.

As he slowly heads over to the station the students were told to go to, Leizcio slightly limps as while his healing might've helped him recover, the pain still lightly lingered. Yesterday was already way too much of a struggle for him and today was only slightly better.

Leizcio manages to get to the train station and is the last one to arrive. He has his hero costume suitcase in his hands. Taking a look at it, he remembers the first time he received his vigilante suit. That bullet-ridden suitcase was handed to him by that random person. He zones out but Aizawa's voice suddenly derails his train of thought.

"You all have your costumes right? Remember you aren't allowed to wear them in public. Don't drop them or anything either."

'Great. Just like the usual patrols then.' Leizcio thought to himself looking back down at the suitcase. It gave him memories that he enjoyed before but is unsure about them now.

"Off with you now." Aizawa told the class as everyone responded with a strong yes sir except for Leizcio and a friend of his. As Leizcio went to his designated spot for the train, he was accompanied by one of his classmates.

"Are you going here too Esperanza?" Shoji asked with one of his mouths. Leizcio was a bit caught off guard suddenly being called out but quickly calmed down.

"Seems so. Who're you interning with?" Leizcio tiredly asked as the two walked over to the appropriate train.

"Octo-Limbo. I heard they got a similar quirk to my dupli-arms and that could help me improve. What about you Esperanza?" Shoji told Leizcio as the two got on the train and sat down across from each other.

"Well, this Pro-Hero called Blink. Apparently his quirk slows time so he might train me to get faster." Leizcio responded to Shoji. As the train began to speed off to its destination, Leizcio couldn't help but ponder about Shoji's mask. Nobody really knew why he wears it, but Leizcio feels that it's not his place to ask. It does remind him of the mask he uses himself as a vigilante.

~rumble~

Leizcio's stomach suddenly made a loud noise, clearly asking for some food. It made him slightly embarrassed but he acted like it wasn't a big deal on the surface. Shoji suddenly started digging around in his backpack.

"Here, have these. It isn't much but could help a bit." Shoji told Leizcio offering him a bag of chips.

"Thanks Shoji but I'll be fine. I'll just wait until I get there."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine, trust me." Leizcio said as he passed the chips back to Shoji. The two decided to relax as they would eventually reach their location. Leizcio started to doze off shortly after. However, it didn't take too long for the train to get to his place.

"Esperanza. Hey Esperanza, your stop is here." Shoji said slightly shaking him with one of his arms. Leizcio quickly woke up and saw that he was at his stop. He started getting his bag and suitcase ready to leave.

"Thank you Shoji, I'll see you at the end of the week." Leizcio told him as he got off the train.

Stepping off, Leizcio pulls out his phone and opens up his GPS. Typing the agency, he sees that it luckily isn't too far from where he was. He begins to walk into the city that's unfamiliar to him.