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Ch. 29: A Hero's Job

"CAN YOU SLOW DOWN PLEASE," Hizsahi begged as he clung to Natures fur just behind her horns. "YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE WINGS HOW THE HELL IS THIS POSSIBLE."

She rolled her eyes wishing he'd stay quieter, but it's been a while since he'd been air born and she can't say anything otherwise.

He clutched down keeping his head buried in the thick fur.

Tigris overlooked the school and came in from the back. They landed in the woods practically making now noise.

Mic slowly slid off her with his legs feeling like jello. He fell to his hands and knees and sat like that while she turned back to her more human form.

"You alright?"

"Barely..."

"Listen I know you're sore but we have to keep going." She grabbed his arm and helped him up. "You'll have more than one ride so get used to it."

"Smell anyone?"

"Lots of people, but we have to take them out quickly. Effectively, in one blow." She pondered staring at the ground. "I can sneak up behind them as a small rodent and attack as something large but the large animal might alert them. BUT If I charge them as something large —"

"YEEEAAAAHHHHH."

Mic's voice boomed in her ears. She could tell it was a little horse and turned to see several villains passed out on the ground.

He waved to her to come forward.

Tigris turned into a cheetah and dashed towards the building while Mic opened the door for both of them to enter. She turned back and pulled him off to the side.

"The league chose the good ones this time, Nezu didn't even know they were outside." Mic pointed out.

"He's probably more worried about the villain outbreak in the city. The league has crimes happening all over so this place and by the looks of your U. A. uniform there's a lot more going on."

He'd almost forgotten the original plan they all had by wearing the uniforms.

"You alert the school and get the students out of here, I'm going to take care of the bomb, alright?" She turned to run.

"Wait! Tigris!" He grabbed her arm.

"We don't have time, I have to go."

"Just give tell me this, I'm not going to lose you again, right?"

"Hizashi..." Tigris breathed.

"The league took you because I wasn't there on time and when I finally got you back you ran off again, I can't do this a third time. I want you to promise me that we'll be together at the end of this, that we'll walk away from this with smiles on our faces."

Her heart dropped to her stomach, but she plastered a smile on her face while approaching him. She intertwined her fingers with his and held his cheek with her other hand.

"Kiss me, Hizashi."

A stern look fell over his face, he grabbed her wrist holding it away. "I'm being serious, Tigris."

Tigris looked away from him, "I'm going to save all of us."

"Does that include you though?"

"If I keep standing here those chances of me walking away keep going down, I need to go and it needs to be now." Tigris gave him a quick kiss he wasn't expecting and before he could actually enjoy it she turned and ran in the opposite direction of him.