Stuck Between Realities-Remastered

Part 50~Debate

Yaoyorozu woke up slowly. She didn't feel real for a moment like she was a ghost watching over her body.

Then Kaminari threw open her door. "Hey! Yaoyorozu, good you're finally awake. Did you see the news? Reporters are all over the school right now." Kaminari led the other students inside. Everyone but Hagakure, Jiro and Katsuki was present in Yaoyorozu's room.

"We brought you a present," Shoto announced, putting the melon on the side of her bed.

"How are you feeling?" Izuku glanced over Yaoyorozu's bandages. The rest of the class had recovered fairly well. Even though Hitoshi was fully healed, Yaoyorozu still had bandages.

Momo smiled. "I'm okay. Where's Kyoka?"

"She's in a different room with her family. She'll probably come by a bit little," Uraraka explained as Momo nodded.

"How's everyone else?"

The mood grew a little down as Iida began to explain. "Hagakure is still out. She was knocked unconscious from that villain's poisonous gas. We wished the whole class could be here."

"Only 17 of us for now," Uraraka summed up as Shoto nodded.

"Because Katsuki is gone."

Mina gasped, glaring at Shoto as Momo blinked. "Wait, what happened to Bakugo?" She looked at Izuku, who sighed.

"The villains got him. We don't know where he is."

Momo shot up, looking at Izuku. "Didn't you say they would kill him?!"

Izuku shrugged. "More likely torture but not great either way. They're not letting us do anything, but I've got a friend looking into it."

The class looked at each other before Uraraka spoke. "Why would they torture Bakugo?"

Izuku shared a look with Shoto and Hitoshi before he sighed. "Katsuki and I know the villain behind the League of Villains; we've met him before. It's why he targeted us."

"Why do you know that villain?" Kaminari stared in horror as Izuku leaned back.

"Kidnapped us as kids. It's why Katsuki moved away."

"What do we do now, then?" Hitoshi glanced around experimentally as Kirishima nodded.

"Let's go get him." Everyone stared at Kirishima, but he ignored them. "I was here yesterday, too. I saw All Might and some police officer talking to Shinso and his dads."

Hitachi continued the story. "With the assistance of Awase from Class B, I attached a tracking device to one of the villains."

"Wait, where did you get a tracking device from?" Sero looked at Hitoshi when Izuku snorted.

"Aizawa has tracking devices on us both. That's what you used, right?"

Hitoshi nodded. "Dad- Aizawa- gave his tracker to the police, but I swiped the one Pa uses." Hitoshi held the tracker up, and Izuku gave him a look, mouthing 'pa' as Hitoshi glared at him.

Iida gritted his teeth, remembering his time with Manual. "You can't do that! We have to leave this to the professionals! It's not the right time for us to get involved. Idiots."

"Maybe, but all I know is that at camp, I couldn't do anything," Kirishima shouted back. "I heard my friend was targeted, and I just stood by. Helpless. So if I stand by and do nothing now, how am I supposed to call myself a hero or a man?"

"Kirishima, calm down," Kaminari hissed. "We're in a hospital. There's a better time and place for this, dude."

"Yeah, and what Iida said is true," Tsu commented.

"All of you. Just listen to me for a minute." Kirishima's shoulders shook as he looked down. "I know what you're saying is right. But still! C'mon, he's still within our reach! We can save Bakugo."

Izuku frowned. "I hate to say it, but I agree with Iida." Hitoshi and Shoto stared at Izuku in shock. "I spent a good portion of my life running and fighting villains. I normally would agree to help in such a situation, but the villain behind the League of Villains isn't one to tackle carelessly. Charlie- the strongest person I have ever met- has almost died multiple times by his hands. We are not equipped to fight him recklessly."

"You think the heroes can handle the situation," Shoto asked carefully as Izuku paused.

"I've only seen one hero fight AFO and come out alive."

The room froze as Momo sighed. "All Might."

"And his team, but I don't count them as they didn't exactly fight him. That was five years ago when All Might was in his prime."

Momo watched Izuku. "Were you there?"

"No. But Charlie showed us the fight. It was rough. All Might barely won last time."

"That doesn't sound great," Kaminari muttered as Izuku nodded.

"It's not."

"So, if we try to interfere, we'll fail, but if we leave it to the heroes, we'll also fail," Mina muttered as Izuku shook his head.

"I'm saying, I've never seen anyone, but All Might stand up to him and get away. I didn't say it was impossible. Charlie, Emiko, Kakashi and I had all done it, but we normally avoid fighting where we can. If the heroes are smart, they can get Katsuki away without engaging in a fight with him."

Kirishima didn't look happy. "But if we're standing there to help, then we can ensure Katsuki gets away."

Hitoshi nodded. "And if you're talking about saving him without fighting, I'm your best shot."

Iida took in a deep breath. "Have the two of you lost your minds?!"

"Hey, calm down," Shoji stated, holding out his arms and forcing Iida to stop. "I get how frustrated Kirishima and Hitachi are. I'm upset, too. I couldn't grab Bakugo. But we can't let our emotions get the best of us. Right?"

Aoyama fidgeted. "We should just leave this to All Might. Mr Aizawa only gave us permission to fight and use Quirks at the training camp."

"Aoyama is correct," Tokoyami added. "Though, I'm part of the reason we failed. So I can't talk."

Kirishima gritted his teeth. "You guys!"

"Listen," Tsu interrupted. "We're all shocked that Bakugo was taken from us. But we have to be rational. It doesn't matter how noble your intentions are. If you go out there trying to find the bad guys, knowing you're breaking the rules, then you're acting like villains, not heroes."

The room fell quiet as the room struggled to process all they were feeling.

Then someone knocked on the door. "Sorry for interrupting you guys. But I need a moment alone with Yaoyorozu." The doctor opened the door as the class quickly scattered the wind.

Kirishima walked to Yaoyorozu's side. "Listen, if we're doing this, it's tonight. Look, I know you've got some pretty hardcore injuries. So, I don't know if you can go. But I wanted to invite you. We'll meet in front of the hospital after dark.