Spectre - (MHA x OC)

Chapter 52: Hard Truths

"Villains have broken out of Tartarus prison..." Aiko whispered as she stared outside the dorm window, "UA is now a sanctuary to protect the people... but it's not enough. People are out there, in danger..."

"I know, but there's nothing you can do about it," Haru reasoned, "Look Aiko, I know you want to help, but you barely got out of the battle alive, and now the streets are littered with even more dangerous villains. If you tried to go now all on your own, you'd probably just get yourself killed."

Aiko sighed. He was right, but it hurt that she was so helpless. "Spectre," a new voice stated.

She turned around to see Hawks. "Yes?" she asked.

He simply stared. Aiko grit her teeth and considered the many words she had heard in the past few days, especially what Hawks and Best Jeanist had said when she woke up. "You have a job for me?" she asked.

Hawks nodded as Haru growled, "Aiko, we talked about this."

Aiko ignored him and allowed Hawks to speak. "We need to track down All For One and Shigaraki. Now, you seem to have a special ability within your quirk to see All For One's presence, seeing as you were able to identify when he was possessing Shigaraki. Am I correct?"

Aiko nodded, "I can see all of the spirits of those whose quirks have been stolen from them."

"Not to mention, your quirk will be especially useful in fighting and recapturing the villains that escaped Tartarus prison," Hawks stated, "As well as the nomus who are still on the loose."

"No," Haru stated, "Absolutely not."

"Haru, I can't just sit by and do nothing while people are suffering at the hands of these villains," Aiko snapped, "And it seems like the only person who can help is me! So I'm sorry that I want to help and fix this problem!"

Haru was taken aback. That was the first time that she had actually yelled at him, ever. His nostrils flared as he flickered faster, the lights in the room beginning to do the same as his anger overcame his emotions. "You're just going to get yourself killed! You shouldn't even be doing this much! You aren't a hero yet!" he exclaimed as the air in the room grew ice cold, "They already used you to do their dirty work, and you didn't even tell me until the secret was out! You need to think about this logically, Aiko!"

Hawks shivered and watched as the apparition of a boy began to appear. "These villains aren't going to just wait until I graduate with my official hero license! Something needs to be done now!" Aiko yelled back.

"Yeah, and there are qualified heroes who can do it!" Haru retorted.

"Who?! All of them are retiring or dying!" Aiko exclaimed, "And not only am I able to prevent more deaths, but I can use the quirks and assistance of those who have died! They need me, Haru!"

"Goddammit Aiko! What about your parents, or your friends?! If you die, they'll be without you!" Haru snapped.

"This is more important than that!" Aiko shouted.

Haru went silent for a moment as Aiko fumed. "You want to go out there and get yourself killed? Fine. But I'm not going to sit around and watch or help you do it," Haru stated coldly as he walked away.

Aiko felt tears of anger and frustration burn in her eyes, but she couldn't bring herself to tell him to stop walking away and that she would agree with him. Aiko took a deep breath, blinked away the tears, and said, "Okay. What do you need me to do, Hawks?"

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Aiko grabbed her hero costume and put it on, remembering what Hawks had told her.