Number 7

Thirty-Eight: Eri's Rescue Operation

A/N: MAJOR SEASON 4/ MANGA SPOILERS, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!

Akiyasu

Two days later, I get a message late at night from Nighteye, informing me that the operation to rescue the child starts today. Leaping from bed, I was dressed in my hero suit in 20 seconds flat, slipping my feet into my boots quickly while my quirk summoned objects like my phone and keys into my hands. By the time I'm out into the hallway, Aizawa is leaving his own room and we nearly bump into each other.

"It's go time." I smirked, punching my palm. The two of us made our way out of the building at the same time, taking the same car to Nighteye's office.

Once everyone else had arrived, Sir Nighteye immediately explained why everyone was here and why the operation was happening today. "Eri is in the Eight Precepts of Death's headquarters." He holds a toy, marketed towards little girls, and continues, "I assumed the person buying this toy is a member of the Eight Precepts."

"What if it was just an enthusiast?" Fat Gum questions, very uncertain as to how Nighteye came to this conclusion.

"I spotted her cater at the store, buying this toy. I touched the man's shoulder and used my foresight to see his future and saw Eri."

One of his sidekicks speaks up then, "we have the exact time frame of when they'll be home."

"And we have the warrant, as well." Gran Torino remarks.

It's now or never.

~Time Skip~

It was 8am and I sat atop the building that Nighteye swore the headquarters were in. I looked down on the heroes below me who were readying to charge in. Midoriya, Mirio, Kirishima, Tamaki, Uraroka, Tsuyu, Nejire, and Shota, Ryuko, and Fat Gum all stood at attention, waiting for the signal so they could save Eri. We had all been given detailed papers that included a map showing the quickest route to her location.

Nighteye makes a comment to the police chief about wanting everyone's position accounted for quickly so the Eight Precepts would have no time to conceal themselves. Meanwhile, Eijiro seems excited and begins talking to the other students around him. Ryuko seems to say something to Tsu, but I focused my attention on Shota, who approached Izuku and said something about what fighting alongside him means.

I was alone up here, my body close to the rooftop so I could feel every vibration within. The map Nighteye had given me was accurate, and I could feel the bodies moving within each room. None of the people within had any clue that we were here. Still, I kept my palms and bare feet pressed against the material, using the seismic sense to watch every body's movements.

At 8:30, we begin, and the police officer pressed the button on his intercom to announce the warrant when the gates suddenly blast open, courtesy of a member of the Eight Precepts of Death. Bodies of police officers go flying, but I soften the asphalt immediately, cushioning their falls so they wouldn't get injured, though Midoriya and Shota are on it quickly as well, catching their bodies in the air. Quickly, my hand slams back down on the roof, feeling for the bodies. How had one of them slipped past me? Either way, the muscular man was not pleased to see us.

Everyone is surprised that he knew of their presence, which means I needed to pay closer attention. Where was everyone going? What rooms? The only three bodies moving were the ones in the basement, but where could they possibly be going?

"We have movement in the basement." I chirped to Nighteye. He was on edge immediately.

The villain asks about our presence just before bringing back a fist, preparing to punch one of the officers. Ryukyu jumped into action immediately, transforming into her dragon form and intercepting the punch easily with her giant claw. "GIRLS!" She yelled to the heroes from the Ryukyu Offices. "You're in charge of dealing with him. Everyone else needs to move on, now!"