Reset and Rewind

Chapter 53 - Collapsing Ceiling

The morning of the raid, the dormitory was buzzing with nerves and tension. People were getting ready for the biggest fight they'd had in a long time, preparing the necessary items for the strategies they'd be using while going over some of the plans one last time. Izuku had gotten used to mission prep over the course of the years. Of seeing a whole agency turn upside down, people rushing around, debriefing each other on last minute changes or interferences. It had been a while since he'd been in the middle of it all, though. It was kinda exciting!

"Ready to kick some ass, Deku?" Katsuki grinned.

"As ready as I'll ever be!" Izuku nodded. "Just be careful with Jikan, okay? If they notice you before you're able to get in then they might-"

"I know what the hell I'm doing," Katsuki interrupted. "Besides, those are my lines! Be careful and don't get killed out there, got it?"

"Got it," Izuku said, smiling as Kacchan pecked him on the lips.

"Good," the blonde stated. "I'll see you later, then."

"Yeah, later," Izuku hummed, pulling him into one last kiss before most of the class left for the Jikan hideout. Some of them would be assisting with the raid on the mountain villa, like they'd done before, and Izuku himself would be going to the Jaku hospital with Aizawa sensei in a few minutes. Everything was slowly coming together... And once it did, everything will change, and fast. People will fight, get captured, injured, die, all in the name of justice, freedom, or whatever they believed in. It's gonna be an absolute mess, Izuku thought- knew, and he wasn't looking forward to having to see all that suffering again.

"We're leaving," Aizawa said, pulling him out of thought. Izuku nodded. This was it. Soon, it'll all be over.

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God, Tenko wished this would all be over already! Sitting around doing nothing was boring as hell! Hawks ran off somewhere with Twice, since it was his task to keep the clone maniac in check, so he had no one to complain to. There was no use in going downstairs right now either cause the attack was still an hour away. Ugh, he was bored out of his damn mind!

"You look annoyed."

"You wouldn't say," Tenko grumbled, glaring at Magne as they walked into the room. "I'm sick and tired of boring ass meetings and useless talks! I wanna do something!"

"I get how you feel, but we need time to prepare, you know?" Magne shrugged. "It takes time to organize the masses."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Tenno groaned. That wasn't what he was talking about, anyway. "What about a nice distraction? Anything fun around here?"

"Well, your idea of fun is killing people, so no," Magne chuckled. "Although, I did hear Spinner got some new shooting game, if you're interested."

"What console?" Tenko asked, instantly interested. He couldn't play on every device, since some consoles used all your fingers. Fucking annoying, but he didn't actually want to destroy his own toys. Luckily this was one of the systems he could use with his pinkies sticking out. It didn't take long to find Spinner after that and challenge him to a match. He'd missed gaming while stuck at UA, when he'd been locked away in some basement room. His accommodations weren't too bad, though, so he shouldn't complain, but come on! He had nothing to do! Just him, alone with his thoughts, for fucking ever!

It's no wonder Izuku's visits became the highlight of his day...

Before he realized it, an hour had passed, and the ground started to shake. He cursed, accidentally clenching the controller, turning it to ash. Damnit! He was supposed to be underground already! At first people didn't realize what was happening, thinking it might be an earthquake, but it quickly became apparent that they were being attacked. Tenko told everyone to hold them off while he went downstairs to get the rest of the Meta Liberation Army.