The Emperor's Dragon

First Blood

"Dwagon!"

Izuku blinked as he came awake, wondering if he'd heard the voice.

"Dwagon!" It came again. It was oddly high pitched. He didn't feel any threat from it which was why he wasn't tense.

"I'm awake," he said.

"Master wants Dragon," the voice told him.

Izuku sat up. Doctor Garaki had told him there was a small room to sleep in and he'd take advantage of that. He yawned, chewing the air as he woke up further. He hadn't had enough sleep yet. He still felt tired and while the room didn't have a window, he knew it was still early. He looked over to the voice. In the door was the little Nomu that the Doctor kept with him. Izuku tried to remember its name... Johnny. He yawned again and rolled his shoulders as he pushed the covers down further and swung himself out the bed. "I'm coming," he said. Kyudai wouldn't have sent Johnny for him until it was important.

"I tell master!" the little Nomu chirped and then waddled away.

Izuku watched it go and then turned on the light. He blinked a few times and got his shirt. Since he'd come straight here from UA he hadn't had a chance to get more clothes. Maybe he could quickly go to his apartment to get that sort of thing, though even if he couldn't, it shouldn't be too difficult to get some shirts and pants for him.

He put on his slippers before he made his way to the corridor. The corridor lights were on and he blinked in the light. The Nomu had gone back to the room he'd first seen Kyudai and Izuku followed it.

"Doctor?" he said as he came into the darkened room.

"Ah, Izuku," Kyudai welcomed him immediately before he tapped a few keys on the board in front of him. One of the monitors changed to show Kurogiri. The Doctor didn't need to explain further.

"It is good that you are safe, Izuku," Kurogiri greeted him.

Izuku swallowed, remembering what the Doctor had told him. His Dad had chosen to rescue Kurogiri by going out to fight, not that Kurogiri had abandoned his dad. Even so he could still feel some anger at seeing the misty man. He knew it was nothing compared to what he'd feel when he saw Tomura. "You too," he responded.

"Why are you not at home?" Kurogiri asked.

Izuku knew what the misty man was asking. Why wasn't he at his apartment, and then going to school. Nothing had happened which would have revealed him. "Circumstances changed," Izuku answered, without giving details. He saw the way Kyudai nodded, no doubt indicating to Kurogiri that he'd provide more details later.

"Can I come through?" Izuku asked. "With-" he gulped. "Without Dad, we're going to have to change the plan," he indicated.

Kurogiri nodded and before Izuku could ask anything more a swirling black disc appeared beside him.

"Leave your phone here," Garaki said suddenly.

"What?" Izuku objected. He knew he'd need a new one but if he left it here then the Doctor would be found.

"I'm not as defenseless as I look," the man chuckled, gesturing towards the tubes.

"But-" The Doctor might not be defenseless but if the facility was found then that was another resource the heroes had.

"You won't be gone long and if the phone is off, it should be fine," Garaki told him.

"I'll be there shortly too," Kurogiri told him.

Since he really wanted to see Tomura Izuku allowed himself to be convinced. He pulled out his phone and turned it off before putting it on the side of Garaki's control panel. Then he turned and went through Kurogiri. He hadn't lied when he said they needed to talk. Kurogiri and the Doctor knew that as well but they didn't know the depth of his anger. He was not going to work with Tomura until the other teen knew exactly how upset he was.