A Deadly Secret (Izuku Midoriya x Reader)

Chapter 78: Red Riot/Temp Squad (Season 4, Episodes 9-10)

"Oh, man," Red Riot muttered. "Amajiki. I'm really worried about him."

    "You shouldn't be doubting your seniors," I countered. "He's part of the Big Three for a reason."

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

    "Yeah, he'll handle it, no problem!" The switch up is crazy. It definitely was from Fat Gum throwing his masculinity on the line.

    "It doesn't take much to change your mind, does it?" Deku blurted.

    "Fat's right!" Red Riot exclaimed. "All we can do is have faith in him!"

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

    "Strange." Eraserhead spoke up. "The guy who was manipulating the building seems to have eased off for some reason."

    "Yeah, you're right," Izuku agreed. "It's not twisting anymore."

    "Maybe he's still taunting the police upstairs," I suggested.

    "Still, I'd expect him to throw as many obstacles in our way as he could to trip us up," our teacher continued. "If he's not, maybe that means his awareness and control don't extend through the entire place. There's also the police squad that Tsutsumi mentioned, up above. You might be right about him focusing all of his attention on them."

    "So, there's a limit to how much of the building he can keep tabs on?" Rock Lock reiterated.

    "It's just a theory, but maybe rather than having been assimilated into it, he's moving around inside the walls to monitor what's going on," Eraserhead theorized. "So, when he does take control of an area, perhaps his true body is nearby. If he pokes an actual eye or an ear out to keep track of us, that'll be all it takes. I just need to see him."

    *Boom* As if we had jinxed it, the wall moved, ensnaring Eraserhead. Luckily, Fatgum and Kirishima were able to push him out of the way. Looks like we're down to three pros, two students, and a detective.

    Iranaka hasn't attacked us after taking Fat Gum and Red Riot. There are two scenarios that could play out. Either he's run out of energy or he's planning something big.

"Hurry!" Sir Nighteye yelled. "We need to catch up to Mirio fast!"

"Damnit!" I huffed, realizing it was the second scenario.

"It's moving!" Izuku shouted. "The ceiling, the walls. Everything!"

The hallway was warping itself, just as it did before.

"They're closing in!" I gasped, realizing that the walls were getting more compact.

"He's trying to crush us," Eraserhead realized.

"We'll be flattened like damn pancakes!" Lock Rock gritted his teeth.

"Rock Lock, do something!" Sir Nighteye ordered.

"Stop giving orders! This is all your fault. Listenin' to you is what got us into this mess!" The man anticlimactically touched the wall. "Fine! This oughta do it! Deadbolt! Once I lock somethin' down, it ain't goin' anywhere." Surprisingly, he was able to stop the entire hallway from moving. "Come on. This stretch won't shift around anymore! It's narrow, but deal with it! My Security Max Deadbolt is strong, but it can only hold so many spots. I'm already hitting my limits." All of a sudden, the end of the hallway came rushing at us, like a train. "Watch out! He's comin' at us!"

Of course, Izuku jumped in, smashing the wall with a kick. Irinaka must be close. Our team cautiously looked around, as another attack came from the same direction, which was yet again blocked by my boyfriend.

It was obvious that Izuku was getting tired, as he panted after every wave of attacks. We lost Fat Gum and Kirishima, so he's really the only heavy hitter here.

Before the green haired boy could hit the next concrete wall, it retracted. "It opened up!"

"What do you think they're planning this time?" I grimaced.

Walls began to appear, separating everyone. Luckily, Mirai was able to grab my wrist, preventing me from being crushed. Though, I did fall on my ass.

"That was scary," I sweat dropped.

"You alright?" My brother asked.

"I'm fine." Getting on my feet, I brushed myself off. "You?"

"Never better."

"You guys okay?" Shouted Rock Lock.

One of the cops, who were stuck with us, responded to him

"At least we can hear each other." Sir Nighteye huffed as he adjusted his glasses.

"Guess splitting us up is the alternative to his makeshift trash compactor," I huffed.

"I suspect something nefarious is at play here," Sir Nighteye concluded. "They have a plan. Stay alert. Prepare for anything."

"Yeah, yeah," Rock Lock groaned. "We heard ya."

We heard muffled shouts from Rock Lock's side, raising some concern, leading Izuku, who was on the other side of him, to break through the wall.

I was even more concerned when I heard my boyfriend shout. "Himiko Toga!"

"That's me! Your darling, in the flesh," the blonde from the camp giggled. His what now?! "You remembered me! Ha, ha! You have no idea how happy I am to see you again! Come here, let's get closer, Izuku."

So, the League is working with the Yakuza. This is bad. The wall warped in front of us, revealing a buff guy with a black mask and Twice, who was... posing?

"Super pumped to be here!" The villain exclaimed. "Man, I didn't expect them to send some suit after us. You look like a freakin' desk jockey." Okay, I had to snicker at that. "Don't underestimate the Yakuza, jackass! Let's fight! Get 'em, Big Bro Rappa!"

The giant man moved his fists at the speed of light. I jumped out of the way, unlike Sir Nighteye, who dropped to the ground and kicked the guy's legs out from underneath him. In the process, his jacket was cropped.

"You grazed my body. Impressive." From his pocket, Sir Nighteye removed three seals, which he threw at the villain.

Instantly, Rappa was sent flying into the wall. While he did that, I went after Twice. He threw another duplicate of Rappa at me, which I sliced in half with a sword that I formed out of my own blood. It's not real, so I can't kill it. Giving the villain no time to react, I restrained Twice in my blood ropes.

"Harder! No, stop it, you freak!"

"What the fuck?!" This is kinda scary.

"But I could not have predicted this." Sir Nighteye continued his speech, which I was not listening to. "I didn't think the infamous League of Villains would stoop to joining forces with mere Yakuza."

Where the clone that my brother was fighting once rested, now laid a pile of muck. The real Rappa must be elsewhere.

"He melted!" Twice cried out. "These mobsters are useless!"

As if things couldn't have gotten worse, Irinaka made another display of his power, creating a wall between Twice and I, simultaneously severing the blood vessel that connected to his restraints. Fuck, I lost him.

It didn't take long for the Mimic quirk to get back to work, warping the floors even worse than the last two times. How long does this damn drug last?!

Once again, the floor gave out, causing us all to slide down a ramp onto a lower level.