Heroes of Tomorrow

Part 26~8:00 am

Uzu groaned as his phone vibrated. "Oh, fuck off." He tried to ignore it when he restarted to recognise the ringtone. "Wait, Robbin?"

Forcing himself out of his bed, Uzu looked over the message. He sighed as he stood up. By the time he arrived downstairs, the others were waiting. Kirishima, Uraraka, Tsu and Midoriya. "I'm guessing you got it too."

The group nodded as Uzu stopped before them. Uraraka frowned. "Did Tokoyami not get the message?"

Uzu shook his head. "Tokoyami isn't part of this mission. You just get me, and we're not leaving that girl alone."

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Akiko glanced around the room as she tried to find Uzu and the others. "Did Uzu run off somewhere?"

Momo smiled. "He sent us a message saying Hawks summoned him, and he'll be missing our usual training."

Jiro nodded. "Shame, though. I'm not sure if I have enough motivation to do it if he's not there. Most of the reason I'm agreeing to train is so I can tell him off when he doesn't take care of himself."

"I think you should find a better reason to go," Akiko joked as Jiro chuckled.

"Why would I do that?"

Akiko laughed, happy, until the door opened. The entire dorm went quiet as Naka walked in. "I think I'm going to go. I promised I would see Ava and the others off. Plus, I need to give Liz her book back."

"Right." Momo sighed as Akiko rushed away, avoiding looking at Naka. He didn't say anything, and no one spoke to him.

~~~

The heroes gathered around Sir Nighteye's desk as Rock Lock shouted. "They're keeping this Eri girl in their stronghold?"

"And by stronghold, you mean," Fat Gum drifted off as Rykukyu spoke.

"The headquarters of the Hassaikai. It's their leader's residence."

"So you're tellin' me all that time we spent investigating was for nothing then?" Rock Lock huffed as Sir Nighteye stood up straighter.

"Not at all; we gained plenty of new information as well."

"How'd you confirm she was there?" Fat Gum leaned closer as Sir Nighteye pulled out a children's toy.

"A member of the Hassaikai visited a nearby department store the other day. He purchased a toy favoured by young girls."

"What?" Fat Gum looked shocked as he blinked. "Listen, maybe the guy just likes cutesy stuff. Different strokes for different folks, Nighteye. You wanna tell us what you're doin' with one, though?"

"Yes. I was there when he made the purchase and overheard his conversation with the store clerk."

Rock Lock glared as he realised. "You ended up using Foresight anyway?"

"If you recall, I said I'd use it when our path was more certain."

"Whatever, this means we've got the data we need, right?" Fat Gum grinned as Centipeder nodded.

"Yes. And we know for sure when they'll be there, thanks to our stakeouts."

"We also worked with the police and already got a warrant to search the place," Bubble Girl announced. "Next step-" she couldn't finish as Fat Gum shouted over her.

"Is to barge in there."

The students grew happy as they talked. Uzu smirked proudly before he glanced around. "Hey, Robi."

"I told you not to call me that," Robbin answered without looking at Uzu.

"Where's Eagle?"

Robbin blinked, looking across. "She's meant to be here." He stopped, glancing up at the ceiling where the eye was watching. "I regret ever teaching her to read lips."