The Emperor's Dragon: Extras and Omakes

Alternate Methods

In a civilised world, breaking into Tartarus is not the only way to free All For One. What if Izuku used a different, legal, method? Using the hero's rules against them is kind of fun, and very villainish!

The Emperor's Dragon: Extras and Omakes
Chapter 12 - Alternate Methods

Izuku gave Whisper a look. She'd been examining him all night, as if she was thinking of how to say something to him. "What is it?" he asked.

The older woman sighed and came over. She sat in the booth opposite him. "I'm curious about something," she admitted.

"What? You can always ask; I promised you all that. I might not answer but you can ask," Izuku reassured her. Whisper had some good ideas, and while it was true that her quirk was not the best for combat, her ideas more than made up for that.

"We've all been looking into Tartarus for you, but it occurred to me that Tartarus is not just a prison," she said.

"What do you mean?"

"It's more than a prison," Whisper repeated.

"More information," Izuku requested. He'd only ever heard of Tartarus as a prison.

"There're research facilities there, and other things but that's not what I meant. Tartarus is also a holding facility. It's a remand centre for truly dangerous villains."

That was the first time Izuku had heard of that. The research facilities and a remand centre... but remand centres were where you went while awaiting trial or actual sentencing. Sure, you weren't meant to be able to escape but it wasn't jail.

"A remand centre," Izuku repeated the words, with a kind of wonder in his voice.

As far as he knew his father had not been charged with anything, let alone sentenced, so did that mean there was the potential for bail? He almost couldn't believe he was thinking that.

"It is," Whisper confirmed, bringing up a website that looked official. It gave a list of Tartarus' official roles.

"I don't think I can do that alone," Izuku murmured, as he leaned forward, resting his head on his hands. He could come up with the, no doubt, astronomical bail that would be demanded for his father. That was only money, and he didn't care about that. But he couldn't just go and apply for it. The heroes would arrest him.

Whisper caught on. She was intelligent. "I believe there are others who might be willing to perform that service as a trade," she said.

Who would want to trade with him? Izuku wondered, and trade for what... then he realised where Whisper was going. Daiki Yaoyorozu... He'd said he'd do almost anything to get his daughter's quirk back. Izuku had been planning on giving Creation to someone quirkless but when Yakuni found someone willing, he didn't have to give them Creation. He hadn't promised what quirks would be provided just that he would give them one. Creation could go back to Momo Yaoyorozu. She'd organised the rescue at Kamino but it wasn't her fault that Ochaco had been expelled and Izuku wouldn't have been upset if she hadn't shown up to his challenge. He'd really only wanted Kaminari. The others were a bonus.

"Could you make some enquiries?" Izuku asked.

Whisper smiled and nodded.

Izuku grinned. He'd still plan to level Tartarus but... this, using the hero's rules against them... this was better.

-ted:o-

Daiki looked at the woman who sat across from him. She was dressed in a teal green saree, embroidered with what looked to be small gold dragons. Her hair was caught in clips which complemented the outfit, and she gave off an air of competence that spoke of professionalism but he wasn't quite sure what she was a professional at.