Heroes of Tomorrow

Part 29~Betrayal

"Ah, man, Amajiki. I'm really worried about him." Kirishima frowned as Fat Gum huffed.

"Listen! You've left a comrade to guard your back, and if you're a real man, you'll trust him."

"Yeah, he'll handle it, no problem!"

Uzu frowned, glancing at Robbin. He knew from how Robbin's hand kept twitching that he was controlling a robin, but that didn't mean it was the one left with Tamaki. Uzu kept telling himself that though he had a sense, he was wrong.

"Fat's right. All we can do is have faith in him."

Fat Gum nodded. "We can't afford to waste a second of the time Suneater bought us."

Aizawa frowned. "Strange. The guy who was manipulating the building seems to have eased off for some reason."

"Not true." Eagle frowned as she shuddered. "I may have deactivated my Quirk, but my eye is still on that wall. I can sense it, and it's still being affected. It's more likely we've been out of range."

"Agreed," Robbin added. "I left a robin behind when we fell. The area is still being twisted. We should continue under the assumption that even with the performance enhancer, his Quirk is limited."

"If I were to guess, I would say he hasn't assimilated into the walls," Aizawa posed. "I would say he's moving around inside the walls to monitor what's going on. So when he does take control of an area, perhaps his true body is nearby."

Robbin gaped as he blinked. "Hey, not bad."

"What is it? Did Suneater win?" Uzu glanced at Robbin as he smiled.

"He did that a while ago, but right now, I'm staring at an eye in the ceiling. Guess Aizawa is pretty on point."

Aizawa nodded. "If he pokes an actual eye or an ear out near us, that'll be all it takes. I just need to see him."

Robbin frowned again, setting Uzu on edge. Eagle blinked. "Robi, please tell me I'm just out of range."

Robbin shook his head. "Stay alert. He's on the move."

"Why couldn't you have just said he was out of range?" Eagle hung her head as they continued to charge down the corridor, waiting for the floor to move.

"Eraser!" Uzu reached out the second the wall moved, but he wasn't fast enough. Robbin summoned the bird. It shot for Aizawa, but it didn't get there in time. Fat Gum rushed forward, pushing Aizawa out of the path of the attack.

"Be careful, Fat," Aizawa called out as Fat Gum was pushed through the walls.

"Uh, we're a student short," Uzu pointed out as Midoriya glanced around for Kirishima. The bird Robbin had created landed on his shoulder, chirping sadly.

"He must have gotten caught in Fat Gum's jump." Robbin frowned, tapping his fingers on his arm. "I couldn't get a robin out in time. I have no idea where they are."

"And there is no way I'm putting my eyes in the walls until that guy is out. We've lost all sight of them." Eagle crossed her arms as she sighed. "We should trust them to handle whatever they got thrown into."

The others nodded as Sir Nighteye led the chargeback.

Uzu frowned before he glanced at Eagle. "Hey, when this is over, you'll find them, right?"

Eagle grinned. "He, you worried? Don't be. Trust your friends, or they wouldn't be here."

"Hurry! We need to catch up to Mirio fast," Nighteye ordered when they stopped. The walls were twisting and moving.