The Emperor's Dragon II

Leagues Apart

"Wait!"

"What?" Captain Teiko roared at the instruction. She was not about to be ordered on her raid by the tag along heroes.

"Someone has just arrived," her spotter reported reasonably.

"Who?"

"Shit, it's him!" the response was from one of the heroes.

She thought it was Gunhead. "Who?" Teiko demanded. If they weren't going to engage in radio silence, then they could at least give her information.

"Izuku," came the response.

Captain Meishu knew that name. He was a villain who'd been put on the Police radar as well. He was meant to be a UA Management student but also the son of the villain who had fought All Might. He had supposedly stolen several quirks from hero students, or at least that was what the Yaoyozoru's claimed. She had no idea if that was true. It seemed far fetched but that hardly mattered since the call was out to arrest him.

If she could get Izuku and the Yakuza then... You didn't get to be a Police Captain without some ambition but she'd always thought Captain would be the pinnacle of her career. But if she could bring in this villain and take down the Yakuza with one raid then District Commander was a possibility or even a move to a more prestigious posting, closer to the centre of Tokyo. She had a Tokyo posting already but the more central the posting the more chances you got to prove your worth. If she could do this, then that would provide future options.

"Hold!" She commanded.

She now wished they had someone, anyone, on the inside but the Yakuza were suspicious bastards. Getting someone into them was... Yeah, it didn't happen.

"Track him," she instructed her spotter. "And where the hell did he come from?" They'd been tracking the vehicles along the road.

"It was a quirk," her spotter said. "There's two others with him."

"Do we know them?" Teiko demanded.

"Facial recognition software says one is Himiko Toga but the other guy's in a mask and we couldn't get a good read."

"Twice," Gunhead reported. "The other villain is Twice. If they are here, then this is no longer a Police Operation."

"No way! This is my raid," Teiko objected.

"And those are wanted villains," came the retort. "Which makes it hero business."

"You are not using my men to-"

"Not alone," the hero agreed. "We are calling in backup."

That was interesting. Heroes seldom called in back up. They didn't like to share the limelight but- Was it because this Izuku could supposedly take quirks? That would be- She had a quirk. It allowed her to change the colour of any clothing she was wearing. It was useful occasionally if she was wearing something that was just too colourful for the situation. She could blend easily but it was hardly the most useful quirk and so losing it...

She didn't want that but... The Police used quirks sparingly and while it would mean she was definitely stuck at Captain level, it wouldn't impact anything else. For a hero though...

"How long will that take?" Teiko asked.

"They are scrambling now," Gunhead told her. It wasn't an answer.

"How long?" Captain Meishu pressed.

"At least half an hour," he gave her the better answer.

Teiko sighed heavily. "Hold your positions," she instructed her men. Not all of them would be as sanguine about losing their quirks and it would be better to let the heroes take that risk.