LOST // BAKUGO X OC

Battle Plans And Bad Dreams

The door slammed before Estelle marched upstairs like a woman on a mission. Her lips tilted up in annoyance, her fingers gripping the collar that Tokoyami had given her as her mind flurried across different solutions. Making her way to the map in her room, the female didn't get very far before being stopped by a familiar voice.

"Lunch is ready."

"Yeah, yeah," Estelle grunted, clearly uninterested as her eyes trailed over the map, her face tilted thoughtfully as she regarded her next moves.

She didn't miss Katsuki's growl of aggravation as thumping sounds got louder as he stormed his way over to where she stood. Giving a lengthy sigh, Estelle placed her hand on the map, pulling it from the wall before turning to the glaring pomeranian. Leaning her head back to groan from the stubborn expression lining his face, she slumped in defeat as she added, "Fine, but I'm taking this with me.

"Whatever. Now get that cute butt moving!"

Letting out a chuckle as his quirk rang in her ears, Estelle raised her hands defensively, one palm still wrapped around the thick paper. "Alright, alright!"

Following the male down the stairs and greeting the rest of the class, Estelle sat in her seat, immediately placing the large map on the corner of the table. It was too big, though, half of it hanging off the wood, but Estelle didn't seem to care as her eyes focused on her assignment. She paid no mind to the others as she worked, one hand still feeding herself as the other scribbled onto the map so quickly that the scratching sounds were audible.

"How's your day, Estelle?"

Glancing up at the map absentmindedly, Estelle made sure to answer. "Training the spirits has been going well. Our numbers are improving now that the spirit realm is aware of Nyx's treachery. But Nyx is a pain in my ass."

"Isn't he always?" Kaminari remarked.

"True," Estelle muttered, "I wouldn't be surprised if wide-scale attacks started soon."

The students froze at her admission, their eyes widening as they looked over at the concentrated girl. Izuku was the one to speak, his body leaning over the desk from curiosity as he questioned, "The attacks right now, they aren't the worst of it?"

Losing her focus, the pen paused as Estelle looked up from the table. Frowning, she explained, "What he's doing right now is equivalent to a siege on a base. In my world, battling sides would attack each other bases or towns to communicate strength and power. The more land you lost, the less likely you would win the war. You weaken the opponent if you do that because losing a base means countless deaths - lessening the number of opposition."

"So, why is he attacking cities rather than bases?"

"Because I have none. It's unorthodox, but I can't just set up bases around the country because I have to worry about civilians. The safest thing to do would be to hide my comrades until I have to respond. On the other hand, Nyx doesn't care about civilians, so he has bases all around the country."

"So, that's what he's doing? He's attacking random cities to draw your soldiers out because there would be no other way to weaken you?"

"Exactly!" Estelle answered with a small, proud smile as she looked at Momo. "There's no other way for him besides to get me to retaliate. I haven't been able to attack many bases of his, mainly because civilians surround them. He's done it on purpose, which is smart because if I want to hit it, I'll need to evacuate the area."

"Which gives him enough time to catch onto what's happening. Genius!"

Nodding, Estelle smiled again, noting how intrigued they were by the process. Before she could open her mouth to respond, something on the map caught her eye. Yanking her sights to the specific spot, the class watched with bemusement as she started circling the cities like a mad woman.