Element

23: Snatched

Third Person POV

"Who's that? Hey, which group was in front of you guys?" Bakugo said, a slight tremble in his voice.

"Tokoyami I think, and Shoji." Todoroki answered.

"So pretty...no...have to work...can't...." The villain spoke in a scratchy voice that felt like jagged metal.

"...But it's so delicious...beautiful flesh...don't tempt me...I have a job to do!" He turned around, and Y/N's eyes widened.

His entire body was completely covered by his clothing, save for his mouth, which was being stretched open by metal attached to his hood, exposing his gums and teeth.

"No fighting...is that the rule?" Bakugo snarled.

As if on cue, Mandalay's voice echoed in their minds once again.

"Everyone in Class A and Class B! In the name of the pro hero Eraserhead, you are granted permission to engage in combat! I repeat, use your training! You may fight these villains!"

"Hell yeah," Bakugo smiled, running forwards towards the villain.

"Listen, we've discovered one of the villains' targets. It's a student named Kacchan. Kacchan, you should try to avoid combat, and stick to a group. I hope you can hear me!"

Y/N's stomach dropped.

"No..." she muttered.

"I could focus if you got out of my damn head! I can take care of myself!" Bakugo said, continuing to run forward.

However, in an instant, long sharp blades of metal shot out from the villain, and Bakugo did not have time to dodge. Todoroki and Y/N both created a wall of ice and rock that blocked the spikes.

"Don't rush into this fight carelessly!" Todoroki scolded.

"Have to keep going...have to work...do my job!" The villain called out in a horse voice, hovering above the ground by using his blades as a kind of cursed stilts.

"Weren't you listening to Mandalay? They're here because they're after you!" said Todoroki.

"Telling us not to engage and then changing their minds...I don't know how, but I get the feeling this is Deku's fault," Bakugo growled, a vein in his forehead twitching.

He then jumped out from behind the wall.

"WELL I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS!" He yelled as he was forced to dodge another metal attack.

It seemed the man was actually elongating his teeth, which turned into giant metal weapons he could use to attack, defend, and move with.

Todoroki blocked his attacks with blocks of ice, while Y/N went on the offensive, shooting blasts of rock and earth at him. However, he was able to dodge all of them, disappearing behind some trees.

"Dammit! He's good at moving through this terrain with his Quirk!" Todoroki exclaimed.

"This freak looks like a scrawny little sidekick to me!" Bakugo yelled. "COME ON, YOU BASTARD!"

The villain reappeared once again, sticking his metal teeth into the ground.

"This clearly isn't his first battle." said Todoroki.

"Show me...show me your exquisite flesh!" He rasped.

Bakugo drew his hand back, which began to spark. But Todoroki interrupted him.

"We can't start fires around here, because the flames will spread. Everyone could die if we aren't careful!" Todoroki said.

"Put it away," Y/N reached over and lowered his hand down.