Semi-Pro (Shota Aizawa X Reader)

Failure

You throw the villain over your shoulder and run back through the woods with the two students with you. Kendo carries the villain's crushed gas equipment in hopes it might help with the students exposed to the toxin without masks.

Mandalay's telepathy rings in your brains. Students! At the order of pro hero Eraser Head, you have permission to use your Quirks to fight the villains! Get back to camp if you can!

"A little too late, Aizawa..." you mutter under your breath, but concern also washes over you. He wouldn't make a decision like that lightly. What could be out there that would lead him to taking such drastic measures and put himself on the line?

Mandalay telepathically relays another message- the villains are looking for Bakugo. What could they want with him?

You ask Kendu and Tetsutetsu if they've seen Bakugo but they haven't, so you keep trekking to the clearing with the gas villain.

"Fantastic work, you too. Now get back to camp as fast as you can. I'm going to search for other students incapacitated from the gas."

The two of them look like they want to argue but you give them a look, letting them know that the only option they have right now is to obey. They hurry off in the direction of camp as you set the villain on the ground, completely surrounding him with solid toxin so he can't escape.

You find other students scattered in the woods, and one by one you drag them to safety. Eventually, you hear sirens and see helicopters overhead, letting you know rescue teams are finally arriving.

Rescue heroes find you in the woods, and you allow them to escort you back to camp only after assuring you they would locate all the students in the forest. You're exhausted and dizzy from fatigue and blood loss, so you're not really in a position to argue anyhow.

"Miss, you're injured, we need to-" You shove past the EMTs back at camp to where Nezu, Vlad, and Aizawa are gathered. Both Aizawa and Vlad look uninjured, but you're disturbed by the number of students being carried onto the ambulances on stretchers.

"Luminescence, I'm so glad they found you." Nezu squeaks. You shake your head. "I need to know- is everyone okay? The students... are they..."

You're out of breath and lean against the side of the ambulance while Nezu fills you in. It's not good news.

Bakugo was taken by the villains. The students were so close to rescuing him, but almost all of them escaped with the same warp villain from the USJ attack. Ragdoll is still missing, and Pixi-Bob is in serious condition from a blow to the head.

Of the forty students, fifteen are unconscious and in serious condition because of the gas. Eleven others are injured, thirteen physically unharmed, and counting Bakugo, one missing.

You don't say a word as they fill you in on the situation. It's a disaster, a tragedy, and a fucking failure on all of you as teachers that a student was taken under your watches.

You, Aizawa, and Vlad are treated for injuries and then taken straight to the police precinct to give statements. You don't speak in the ambulance or the police car, and can barely get your words out when you're giving your statement.

There's one silver lining, however.

One of Tsukauchi's men found out information about a secret bar in a vacated building downtown, where a man with a patchwork face was spotted matching Aizawa and Vlad's descriptions of one of the villains they faced.

"I can't tell you any details," Tsukauchi tells you, "but we have something in the works."

Back at UA, crowds of reporters and protesters are gathered, demanding information about the events of the last few days. It's clear public opinion is swaying, even more than expected after Stain's video was released. You and the two other teachers have to dodge both pestering microphones and items thrown by angry protesters on your way back inside the school.

"We're hosting a press conference in a few days." Vlad states grimly in the elevator. "Nezu, Aizawa and I are going to do our best to explain this mess to the public."

You grimace. You can tell by the way Vlad says is that it's going to be a nightmare. "Do you want me there?"

"No." Aizawa says severely. You frown at the elevator wall, ignoring how badly that stings.

You fall asleep quickly but it's restless sleep. You're plagued by nightmares of your dark past and the ever so likely tragic future. When you get up in the morning, your exhaustion is visible in your face.

You step out of your room and are nearly knocked over by a small, blond man grabbing you.

Toshinori says your name with a sigh of relief, pulling you into a quick but tight hug, as if he has to feel you for a moment to know for sure you're okay. "I heard you all got back late last night but I didn't want to wake you. Are you okay?"

You shrug. "Just grazed by a bullet. Better than others."

His face is somber as you both think about the students hospitalized right now. Apparently Midoryia barely survived that night after engaging several enemies, and is in the hospital in and out of seizures. Jiro, Hagakure, and Yaorozu are all unconscious from their injuries still.

Toshinori says your name again and you realize his eyes are glassy and red.

"I will never forgive myself for such cowardly ignorance. I sincerely apologize for my uselesness."

You frown at him, placing a hand on his arm. "Toshinori, all of us were caught off guard. You had no way of knowing what the league was planning anymore than we did."

He shakes his head. "What symbol of peace can't even keep his students safe from harm? What hero can't?"

"Hey!" You grab both arms now, gently but firmly. "You've trained those students every week since they first came to UA. I saw them fighting firsthand. They're all capable students who can protect themselves and each other. That's thanks to all of the teachers here, including you. The situation is shit, and I'm scared to death for Bakugo, but it easily could have ended worse. We didn't have to bury anyone."

Toshinori finally meets your gaze, chin quivering.

"I'm no pro hero, but I know that pros don't give up. So we're going to count our losses, rescue Bakugo, and make the league regret they ever fucked with UA."

He closes his eyes tensely. "Thank you."

"Come on," you nudge him gently. "You can drive us to the hospital."