The Emperor's Dragon II

Friends in Low Places

In as much as Izuku would have liked to discuss plans in the aftermath of All Might's interview, he knew that they'd come up with better ideas with fresh minds. And a lack of witnesses and so he'd told everyone they would have a proper conversation in the morning. Plus, having the conversation in the morning would allow the Doctor and Yakuni to be present.

This morning, Kurogiri had locked the bar and then transported them all to the Doctor's main warehouse. They weren't in the working area this time. The Doctor had a mezzanine level which was set up as a living area. There were papers everywhere, and they had swept them into sort of neat piles to be able to sit on the couches that were there. The Doctor was sitting in front of his desk. Gigantomachia was standing in the warehouse, looking over at them.

"Get it over with," Dabi grumbled, looking at Izuku.

He gave the fire villain a grin. "Okay. I told you so," Izuku said before he shrugged. "There you go, that's done. Now, moving on-"

"You told him what? You didn't tell him?" Twice asked.

"He told me that All Might would retire soon," Dabi answered.

Izuku nodded his agreement but before they could get tied up with that, he looked around. "How have you gone with working out Tartarus?" he asked.

The villains looked at each other and from the reaction Izuku knew they had found something. "We know who we have to talk to," Mr Compress replied. "But it's not straightforward," the magician added.

Izuku nodded, and motioned for him to continue. Himiko came over and sat beside him, leaning onto his shoulder. "I'll ask Yakuni about your quirk soon," he whispered to her.

"We think it's best to talk to them while they are off duty but that means we will need their addresses," Atsuhiro explained. "So, in a roundabout way we talk to the Electoral Commissioner and get a copy of the electoral rolls with the addresses, then talk to Fulaka Puchon, Tartarus' Manager, and find out who the guards are, and then-" he shrugged because the rest of the plan should be obvious.

It was obvious and Izuku foresaw some late nights. But it would be worth it.

"How are you going with the quirks?" Whisper asked gently.

"Yakuni?" Izuku passed the question on, looking at the young man.

"Your father had a short term memory quirk," the Doctor put in before Yakuni could answer.

"He did?" That was the first Izuku had heard of it.

"He put it into a holder before Tsu," Garaki added.

"So where is it?"

Garaki gave him a look. "I'm not sure," he admitted. "You know what happened."

Izuku did and didn't really want to be remembered but if Garaki didn't know where it was, why was he mentioning it?

"I'm simply pointing out that they exist and I may have one," Kyudai told them, defensively.

"Did the person Dad got that one off, have brothers? Sisters? Mother, Father?" Izuku asked. That might be easier than letting Garaki try to find a quirk from at least 7 years back.

Children usually got a copy, with some upgrades, of one of their parents' quirks. If they didn't get that, they got some sort of combination. It was rare for an unrelated quirk to come into existence.

"I'll check," Garaki acknowledged.

"Please," Izuku said before looking at Yakuni.

"I don't have a memory quirk but I do have a quirk that will force people to remain calm," he announced.