A Taste For Chicken

Halcyon - Part Three

"Holy shit! Holy shit!" Kiwi was still buzzing as she ran into the conference room. She sat down in a chair, letting it spin as it slid across the floor with her arms up and little brown wings fluttering. "HOLY SHIT!"

"I literally... I cannot believe this." Heron said, following after her and taking a seat, "How is that even possible!? A quirk that strong is insane!"

"Calm down." Hummingbird grumbled as she flew into the room and gracefully took a seat, "Stop shouting."

Owl yawned as he joined the four of them, still dressed casually, "So, something interesting must have happened?"

"Owl holy shit!" Kiwi grinned, jumping out of her seat and running over to him, "You'll never believe it! Halcyon is-"

"Halcyon is one person Dad!" Heron cut her off, jumping up as well.

Owl blinked, lifting up his sunglasses, "Excuse me?"

"Halcyon is one person." Hummingbird repeated, "We all saw Dragon transform into Turtle, then Tiger and finally Phoenix."

Owl pinched the bridge of his nose before he pulled his sunglasses down again. He sighed, then sat down, "Okay. One more time?"

"Halcyon is-" Hummingbird stopped as Hawks came into the room and closed the door.

The other four heroes felt the tension immediately, Hawks furrowed brows and stern stare making their excitement about Halcyon fall away. He stepped forward, his wings practically twitching on his back as he removed his aviator glasses and set them on the table. Leaning forward on his hands he looked at each of them before he gathered himself and spoke.

"What the fuck."

"Right?!" Kiwi shouted, only for Hawks to wave her down.

"No," he snapped, "Not about Halcyon. We can talk about that after. We need to talk about the state of this city.

The other four glanced between each other before looking at Hawks. He raised his eyebrow, then stood up straight, his wings flattening against his back.

"You all know exactly what I'm talking about." He continued, controlling his anger, "Why haven't you been doing anything for the bad side of town? What makes those people any less deserving of our help?"

"I think you misunderstand-" Hummingbird started, but Hawks pointed at her.

"You were on the calls that afternoon while Chickadee rested." Hawks said calmly, "Wanna explain why none of us heard about the fire? Or why Kiwi had to find out about my injury from Phoenix and not you?"

Hummingbird opened her mouth, then shut it. She narrowed her eyes before she finally said, "Are you implying that I wanted those people to die?"

"Sounds like it, doesn't it?" Hawks gritted, leaning closer, "I mean, if you have a good reason why you didn't report it then by all means, tell us."

Hummingbird stood up, slamming her hands on the heavy table, "How dare you suggest that I-"

"Iroha." Owl said sharply, "Explain yourself. Now."

"B-but Seiya-san he--" "Iroha!" Owl repeated, cutting her off, "Now."

Hummingbird's jaw set, her lips pulled into a tight line. Her feathers trembled, her eyes full of rage, and she shook her head. With a short exhale, she cleared her lungs before she calmed her expression and sat back down.

"That building was a known drug den and also a place where quirk users were abusing their abilities to manufacture heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The people in that building are part of the drug problem that has silently plagued this city even before Kingfisher retired." Hummingbird calmly explained, "While I don't condone assassinations, if an accident occurred who's to say it would negatively impact the city for those individuals to disappear?"