Remnants of a Hero

Chapter 6

Toshi hid behind a building as he looked on in horror at the events unfolding before him. His father had been surrounded by the villains. He was scared but he had faith in his father. He was the number one hero! He won't let these villains beat him. No...why wasn't he getting up?! That villain with the weird hair pierced him. Did he paralyze his father by any chance? Three of the villains left soon after and only two remained. Toshi recognized them easily. He had seen their pictures on the television. He had even heard about his father's encounters with these villains when he was a student in UA. The frail, blue haired guy with the hands all over his body was Shigaraki and the black mist guy in the bartender uniform was Kurogiri. These guys were dangerous. They're a part of the League of Villains!

Toshi tried to be discreet and not draw attention to himself as he looked around. There was no one in sight to whom he could go ask for help. When he turned his attention back to the scene, his blood turned cold. Shigaraki was getting closer to his father, his hand outstretched.

NO! Father...!

Before he knew it, his legs started moving on their own.

Things happened so quickly Izuku's brain was still trying to catch up. One moment he was on the ground with Shigaraki's hand almost in front of his face and the next second there was a little boy with familiar green curly hair knocking him out of the way.

TOSHI!

Five fingers pressed themselves on Toshi's face and his cry reverberated throughout the area. Izuku's eyes widened as he saw his son's face begin to crumble right in front of his eyes. He heard another scream added to Toshi's and only later did he realize it was his own. He needed to rescue Toshi...He needed to get up! But no matter how much he tried, his body remained immobile.

Shigaraki removed his hand. "Tsk. Where did this kid come from?" he asked in annoyance. Izuku saw Toshi fall to the ground, his body limp, blood oozing from his disfigured face.

"Shigaraki...this kid...If I recognized him correctly...that's Toshi Midoriya." Kurogiri was interrupted as small explosions were heard in the distance and a scream echoed "DEKUUUUUU! WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU, YOU SHITTY NERD?"

"Toshi Midoriya? Hehhhh that's interesting," smirked Sigaraki. "Kurogiri, let's retreat for now. Teleport the others as well."

Kurogiri opened up a portal. "But..." Kurogiri turned to look back at Izuku who was lying on the ground, staring at his son's body silently. "What about Sensei's task?"

Shigaraki laughed and looked at Izuku. "A broken hero is better than a dead one." With those parting words, he stepped into the portal just as Bakugo, Todoroki and Iida arrived at the scene.

"Hey DEKU! What the fuck are you doing on the ground and why did you..." Bakugo's voice trailed off as he noticed the small figure on the ground in front of Izuku. It would have been hard for him to recognize the little boy from his face alone but his hair was a dead giveaway. Bakugo slowly approached him and picked him up. Iida and Todoroki stood frozen in their places.

"Iida, take Toshi to the hospital as fast as you can. Go...NOW!" growled Bakugo as he shifted Toshi to Iida's arms. Iida didn't waste a single second as he sped off with Toshi.

By this time, Todoroki had snapped out of his haze and he quickly went to Izuku. "Midoriya..." he gently shook him. No response. Midoriya couldn't see anything. He couldn't hear anything. His mind kept on replaying the last few seconds like a broken record player. A flash of green hair. A sickening crumbling sound. The scream...oh god...the scream. Toshi...

"It looks like he's unable to move. Might be because of some kind of quirk. Or maybe it's the shock. I don't know. But we need to get him to the hospital as well," Todoroki said as he looked at Bakugo.