Unchained

Chapter 2 - Okay, Dad

Everywhere around Tomura, speakers started to buzz.

"ATTENTION TO ALL CITIZENS. A DANGEROUS VILLAIN HAS ESCAPED THE POLICE STATION IN THE AREA. PLEASE EVACUATE. IF YOU SEE A MID-SIZED MAN, WITH GREY HAIR AND A BLACK CLOAK, PLEASE CONTACT THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY. MID-SIZED MAN, GREY HAIR, BLACK CLOAK. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COLLABORATION."

Tomura almost laughed at the announcement, shoving his phone into his pocket and pulling out the button slightly as he started speed walking; knowing it would immediately give him a head start. Midway out of the booth, he switched cloak colors.

The villain chuckled softly and whispered to himself, "This is so cool"

A police officer noticed the boy, and approached him from behind, urgently. "Sir, this is a restricted area! Please evacuate on the main street, we've set up guards on the perimeter" He went to grab him by his arm.

Tomura ducked to the side of his grasp, eyeing the law enforcement for a split second before turning his back to them "Sorry, officer" the villain forced out a higher-pitched voice "I know where I'm going. I'm gonna get into trouble with my parents if I don't hurry!" Tomura quickly jogged off, leaving no room for the policeman to think.

An older officer was weaving his way through the crowds, his eyes darting across each civilians face quickly before his eyes move on. Anyone with even the most vague similarity with the description given. His eyes survey the alleyways as he passes them, until his eyes catch a blur of grey, and he darts forward with a hand out to put a hand on the man's shoulder, his other hand hovering over his walkie. "Sir?" The man called, hoping to grab the kid's attention.

Tomura heard the officer, turning his head slightly to acknowledge them without revealing too much as his now olive-colored cloak ruffled.

He used the same voice as last time, it was still a bit crispy-sounding but it sounded younger than his age and more like it was just his voice cracking "I can't keep getting stopped here... Dinner's gonna be done in 15 minutes..." He muttered, hesitating a moment for the officer.

The man held on for a moment, eyes narrowing, but let him go. A small upturn of his mouth paints a polite smile on his face as he speaks next. "Sorry son, hurry home now and be safe." He takes a step back, eyes beginning to scan the crowd again but still keeping him in his peripheral.

Tomura smiled, mumbling a polite "Thank you" before jogging off. He took out his new phone to check his location compared to the apartment Nezu set up.

While He was avoiding crowds and public areas, he decided to think of some alternate names to refer to Nezu. If he was caught, that wouldn't work out well for both of them

He kept an eye out for any heroes on the way, they would be the biggest obstacles of course.

Tomura kept running through names in his mind

'Zuzu? Nah, that's too cutesy'

'Questgiver? Eh... I'll think about it'

'Shiroi? That sounds decent...'

A sudden idea came to mind, that was much more appealing to his mischievous side

'Oh I see... I'll do that'

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Four new messages!

anonymous : Careful, fledgling heroes incoming, North East

anonymous : Bonus points if you keep them unharmed

anonymous : Some of mine

anonymous : I'll be watching 😜