Love and Sacrifice (Eraserdust/An Eye for An Eye Part 2)

Chapter 17: Found Them!

     There weren't a whole lot of warehouses in Musutafu which was shocking to the students but at least it narrowed down their search. They were willing to go all day just searching every single warehouse until they found Shota, and that's just what they were about to do.

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   Shota felt heavy, unable to move. He felt paralyzed from the neck down. Thankfully he was still able to look around, but what good would that do him if he needed to save Tomura? And fast!

   Shota tried his best to lift at least a finger, but to no avail. Whatever the hell Dr. Garaki had injected him and Tomura with left them quite literally paralyzed.

   'What the fuck is this?', Shota said in his mind. 'Gotta find a way to get out of this'

   He looked around for any sign of the villains and noticed that they had gathered at the table adjacent to him. He heard them speak but their words had been garbled. Suddenly Shota felt dizzy and nauseous and it made trying to decipher whatever the hell the villains were talking about all the more difficult. He had also been seeing stars.

   'A drug that causes nausea, dizziness, and paralysis. I wonder what this could be'

    In the haze of his obscured vision he noticed out of the corner of his eye Toga was looking at him in disgust and he found an opportunity. He tried to activate his quirk. Something, anything to break out of these binds, but nothing happened. Was he not focused enough? He tried again but still nothing had happened.

   'A drug that completely immobilizes the victim and nullifies their quirk? How did the villains get a hold of this kind of drug? Did the mad scientist make it? How long had they been smuggling this?'

    His mind raced with an endless amount of questions but they all could be answered in one sentence.

   'This is all hopeless. There's no way I can get out of here. Not in the state I'm in.'

  At that moment he stopped asking himself rhetoric questions and began thinking as to where it all went wrong.

   'I'm no good as a hero. I've failed my duty as a sworn protector of my country. How can I be a hero if I can't even save myself but most importantly the love of my life?'

   He felt like an utter failure, like there was no way to get out of this. He never surrendered so easily but he couldn't help but give in after the endless torture the villains had given him the past couple of days, and no sign of rescue coming for him and Tomura. It hurt him more to see them torturing Tomura, though. All he wanted was to keep his people safe, especially his boyfriend, and he couldn't even do that.

   Just when Shota had given up hope, the door to the warehouse had been broken down by some strong force. Suddenly, he could see what looked like his students rushing in and policemen looking in every direction as they ran in, followed by Present Mic and Midnight barging in. All Might stood proud in his hero form with his hands on his hips and his iconic cheeky grin plastered on his face.

    "No need to worry, Eraserhead! For WE are here!", All Might exclaimed before charging towards All For One.

   "Ah, so we meet again, Toshinori Yagi", All For One muttered with an evil grin.

   "DETROIT SMASH!!!", All Might screamed before landing a brutal blow on All For One, knocking him down hard. Meanwhile the students practically flooded the rest of the villains by using their power moves on them all at once.

   At one point when Todoroki was forced to face Dabi, Dabi mumbled, "Good to see you again, brother", which puzzled Todoroki, but he didn't let that distract him from the main goal at hand: defeat everyone in sight and save Shota.

   "You guys look so cute!!", Toga shrieked as she charged towards Tsuyu Asui, Ochaco Uraraka, and Midoriya with her knife. "But I bet you'll look even cuter covered in blood and cuts!!". She laughed maniacally as she attacked them.

   Present Mic and Midnight ran towards Shota and worked their way to setting him free. "We've got you, Shota. Don't think we'd leave you here", Midnight whispered. Present Mic looked over to Tomura who was also bound to a chair and raised a brow. Shota noticed.

   "Don't...worry about it. Just...save him", Shota said weakly. It was all he could muster considering his face muscles were completely numbed. Present Mic shrugged and hesitated but quickly nodded and agreed.

   "Right!", he complied as he helped Midnight break him free. Shota fell into Midnight's arms, unable to control his body.

   "Shh, it's ok. I've got you. We're here to save you, ok?", she reassured him. Present Mic couldn't help but glare at Tomura as he tinkered with his binds.

   "I'll explain later", Tomura barely managed to whisper, his voice hoarse. Present Mic acknowledged his comment but didn't say anything as he set him free. Present Mic carried Tomura bridal style while Midnight slung Shota's arm over her shoulder, wrapping her arm around his waist and guiding him towards the exit.

   It was difficult, but the heroes managed to immobilize the villains and police eagerly handcuffed them and escorted them out, sternly telling them their rights.

    Shota was happy to be saved, but now he had another problem: he had much explaining to do.

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