Heroes of Tomorrow

Part 21~Hunch

"Make sure that one doesn't touch anything," Robbin ordered as the policemen took the thugs away. Robbin turned to Uzu and Tokoyami, a yawn escaping his mouth. "Well, we should get back to the agency. You both handled yourselves well. You should be proud and all that."

Uzu grinned as Tokoyami bowed. "Thank you."

"Wait," the kid rushed forward as Uzu stopped, turning to her. Without the villain holding her, Uzu could see her more clearly. She had dark black hair and, vivid green eyes and strange pointed ears.

"Oh, hey. You been cleared?"

The kid nodded as her mother gently nudged her daughter. "Go on. Ask him."

"What's your name?"

Uzu grinned. "I'm Morph. It's all okay now."

"Morph..." The girl grinned. "You are my new favourite hero! I'm gonna tell all the kids at school about my hero Morph!"

Uzu smiled. "And I'll tell everyone about this amazing kid I saved." Uzu turned, rushing after Robbin and Tokoyami as he waved to the girl.

"Wait, my name is Akari!"

"Then I'll tell everyone about you, Akari."

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Uzu grinned all the way back to the agency.

"You did well, Uzu. I can see why Hawks chose you," Tokoyami began as Uzu shook his head.

"I would have done better if I wasn't taken so badly by surprise. Then he wouldn't have escaped to hold the kid hostage in the first."

"Don't put yourself down. You reacted better than most would," Robbin interrupted as Uzu lowered his head, too embarrassed from the praise.

"I-I don't think that's true. Besides, there's something that guy said that I'm worried about."

"What's wrong?"

"He implied that he managed to boost his quirk somehow."

Robbin hummed. "Probably a drug enhancer quirk."

"There's stuff like that?"

"They're illegal in Japan, but getting them on the black market is not too hard. You think it's a problem."

"I'm not sure yet. It's not like it was a huge problem. It's just..."

"It's called a gut feeling," Robbin interrupted as he hummed. "As a hero, you should learn to trust your gut. I'll ask Hawks about it tomorrow and see if any of the other heroes have pulled anything about quirk drugs."

"Thanks." Uzu smiled as they arrived at the agency. Most of the agency was in the swapping phase, when the day shift swapped for the night shift, either getting changed or just walking through the door.

Uzu and Tokoyami got changed and headed back to the dorms. By the time they arrived, dinner had been cooked, and most were in bed or at least in their rooms.

Jiro and Momo were waiting in the kitchen, smiling when they saw Uzu return. "Hey, we just saw the news." Jiro grinned, pulling two bowls out of the oven and handing one to each of the boys.

"What news?" Uzu tilted his head as Jiro held up the article.

"About your rescue. The news is going crazy about it. 'New Hawks sidekicks, Tsukuyomi and Morph, save about 300 lives, including the life of the hostage, six-year-old Wakaki Araki.'"

Uzu stared in shock as he took in the article. "Cool."

"I don't think I should get that much credit. It was mostly Uzu's doing," Tokoyami stated as Uzu blinked.