The Puppeteer's Servant [MHA Deku as Vanny AU]

Chapter 9; Arcade Games

The class was all grouped and excited in the main room. It was about time to go to the arcade. The teachers had agreed that the class could go out for a one-day field trip and that they were going to go to an old arcade. Usually going to a dusty old place filled with old games wouldn't be something for a bunch of teens to get excited about, but it had been such a long time since they got to go out that something that 'unappealing', was something to get excited about. Izuku and Kirishima were both exchanging their plans for the arcade. Since they knew that they most likely weren't going to get to talk to each other much once they got to the arcade, because of their different friend groups, and wanted to know what each other would be up to.

"I think Asui- I mean Sue, wants to battle against Tenya in Stack-Cam... Uh, I don't know what Todoroki and Uraraka will be up to though," Izuku explained excitedly.

Kirishima nodded, "I think Bakubro and Mina are gonna battle it out too since she challenged him to a game off- or something."

"Sounds like a lot of fun!" Izuku chimed.

"Alright, everyone!" Aizawa announced, everyone suddenly turning their attention to him and the other Pros. "We're heading out now, everyone stick together and sh**, don't bother me and get onto the bus."

Everyone was silent for a long minute and then started to file out of the main room. A few minutes later they were off to the arcade.

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Izuku and Asui dueling it out on an old two-player maze game. A small crowd surrounded them and cheered one or the other on. They had been playing hard for a hot few minutes, and Izuku was starting to falter. Asui soon claimed victory and was given a small pile of money and coins that people had bet on the two. Most of the watchers congratulated her and Izuku did too, as it was just a friendly game.

"Good game Asui- I mean Sue," Izuku stammered, congratulating her.

"Thank you, Kiro,"

Izuku nodded, "I have to go the restroom now, tell Iida if he asks!"

Izuku hurried towards the back of the arcade, where the restrooms were. Quickly going in and out again. Then before he even took a step back into the arcade heard a familiar voice.

"Zuzu where are you going!" the voice quizzed, "I have a gift for you, in the maintenance room!"

The feeling was returning, Izuku was trying to fight it, but soon found it was no use.

Stop it! Get OUT! I-I... A Present?

"Yes! In the Maintenance room! Made special for you!"

Izuku could feel a drunken smile creep onto his face as he turned around slowly and hurried to the maintenance room in the very back of the building. Izuku swung open the door like it was Christmas morning, and bolted inside the dimly lit room.

"Look! There it is!" The voice chimed, "Just for you."

Sitting on the table in the mild of the room was a tall green robot bunny. It looked like one of those animatronics from the game, but sleek and new. It had an 80s rockstar vibe to it. The eyes were bright purple, and it held a long pole that looked like it was made to use as one of those spinning rods they had in the circus. The stomach of the brilliant machine then opened, it looked as if it had a hatch deliberately made for someone to get inside and control. Izuku felt the strongest attachment to it like he would never be able to get out when he got inside.

"Go ahead!" The voice assured, "It's all yours."

"All mine," Izuku said aloud to himself, making the words uncomfortable greedy.

Izuku climb inside, and suddenly he was completely numb. It was as if he had lost all sense of reality. Izuku stood up with his new metal body, his thoughts filled with black and white images of someone else's memories. There were children, candles, animatronics, ghosts, and then blood- So. Much. Blood. The blood was drowning him, suffocating him, making him unable to move or speak. It was horrific, yet that bubbly feeling that made him numb to the world surrounded him so heavily that it felt still like heaven.

The door suddenly creaked open, a man stepping into the room and staring at the green robot in surprise.

"Oh, you've already found it," The man approved, "Its name is Lollibon. The staff can electrocute people, the eyes have night vision and movement sensors, and when you get in it automatically contacts your body so you can control it with ease. Have a fun kid."

The man then bolted out the door and seemed to disappear. Izuku then crawled back out and stared at Lollibon with excitement.

"We'll have so much fun!" Izuku cheered still feeling numb.

"Oh, Zuzu~" The voice chimed, "Do you like my gift?"

Izuku's drunken smile grew wider, "I LOVE IT!"

Then the numbness began to fade, Izuku looking around confused.

"W-what just happened?"

Izuku's eyes caught on the animatronic, terror rooting him to the ground.

No... This- This is the 'gift' he was talking about?! I... I have to warn everyone. This is getting out of hand, I can't even remember what I was doing a moment ago... I need to get back to UA. Away from this- Thing.

Izuku hurried back out into the arcade, taking one last glance over his shoulder at the maintenance room door. Then he quickly walked off to find the rest of the class.