Voodoo Doll [BNHA]

Chapter Twenty Three

Doll grimaced, the bandages were stronger than any normal bandages and were so tight she could feel herself struggling to breathe. She kept a firm grip on Natsuo's hand, they were pinioned together back to back. Since she was shorter than him, she found herself entirely covered from head to toe in the tightly wound bandages as they moved further upward and now reached Natsuo's neck. She squeezed his hand tightly keeping her quirk activated to keep him unharmed.

She felt a wound open up across her forearm and realized the bandages must be slowly tearing into Natsuo's skin as he tried to struggle free. The crazed man lifted them higher into the air so Doll was facing him and Natsuo was facing away from him.

"ENDEAVOR!" He screamed and Doll felt a spark of hope, Endeavor was here, he'd be able to get Natsuo free.

"RELEASE HIM!" She heard her mentor roar from somewhere behind her and she smiled faintly to herself, at least Natsuo would be able to see his father did care for him. She gave Natsuo's hand another reassuring squeeze.

"Do you remember me, Endeavor?!" The crazed villain called as the bandages began to grow taut. Doll felt the bandages digging into her skin and even more wounds began to open up all over from the wound's Natsuo was receiving taking them away as quickly as they came.

"...seven years ago...!" Endeavor suddenly gasped, "I apprehended you for assault... you had given yourself a villain name, your name was-."

"That's right!" The crazed man squealed with glee, "amazing! I can't believe you remembered me!! I'm so happy! That's right...it's me...Ending!" The bandages tightened, "I'm sorry Endeavor, but I hope you understand. As I fell down over and over again, you always had everything I could never get. I admired you! I don't have anything left to protect! Now, I'm going to kill this young man. So, I'm begging you, Endeavor! Don't mess it up this time! Please kill me."

"NATSUO!" Endeavor screamed and Doll braced herself for the pain that was sure to come as the bandages suddenly constricted so tightly, they sliced clean through flesh and bone. From years of perfecting her quirk, Doll was able to repair the damage as quickly as it was happening for Natsuo. She knew it would hurt for a moment but he'd live through it.

She was consumed with excruciating pain as she absorbed Natsuo's wounds. Her body was shredded into pieces and repairing and regenerating as fast as possible. The bandages, after slicing through them, splattered blood everywhere before flying at Endeavor. Blinded by rage and not realizing Natsuo was unharmed, Endeavor lunged for the villain in a burst of hellish flames.

Natsuo hit the ground in shock. He didn't understand how he could possibly be alive or in one piece. The bandages had sliced through him, he'd felt it but now he felt completely fine. He was in one piece. His clothes had been shredded. He glanced next to him at a gory pile of flesh and bone. His eyes grew wide as he saw the flesh scrambling to mend and stitch itself back together. A wave of nausea washed over him, it was Doll. The mass of bloody gory flesh currently reassembling, was Doll.

Still in a state of shock and disbelief Natsuo looked over to see his father let out a roar of rage. He was completely blinded in his fury and launched a flaming spear through the villain's chest though not anywhere vital. He wouldn't dare satisfy the bastard's wish and kill him but he was sure as hell going to make him suffer.

"D-Dad." Natsuo choked, pulling him from his blind rage.

Endeavor paused his assault as Ending slipped from consciousness from his barrage of flaming fists and the flaming spear sticking out of his chest. He turned and a wave of relief washed over him threatening to fell him as his knees weakened with it, Natsuo was alive. "Natsuo!"

Natsuo looked over at Doll as her body finished reassembling. She was drenched in blood; her body was shaking violently and she seemed to be in agony as her toes and fingers kept curling tight and slowly releasing before curling tightly again. "D-Doll...she saved me..."

Endeavor looked to the ground to the bloody mess of bandages and tattered clothes and spotted Doll drenched in blood and shaking in agony. He'd had no idea where she'd disappeared to and had asked Fuyumi to search the house for her while he left to return the interns to UA. He clenched his fists at his sides, she'd been trapped with Natsuo and he hadn't even noticed. "BRING BLANKETS NOW!" He yelled at the car he'd jumped out of.

Midoriya, Shoto and Bakugo found blankets in the trunk of the car and raced toward them. None of them understood what had happened or how Natsuo was still alive as they all just thought they'd seen him get ripped apart by the villain. They drew closer and spotted Doll lying in agony beneath the tattered bandages and clothes. She was soaked head to toe in blood and gasping for breath. Midoriya and Shoto looked away red faced. Bakugo handed the blanket he'd brought to Natsuo.

Endeavor snatched the blankets away from Shoto and Midoriya and tried his best to wipe the blood away from her before wrapping her in the clean blanket and lifting her into his arms. She was trembling uncontrollably and bloody tears streamed down her cheeks. He watched her clench and unclench her fists as she was wracked with pain. There were fresh scars in the form of angry red slashes all across her body where the bandages had ripped through Natsuo's body.

Sirens sounded in the distance. Endeavor handed Doll over to Bakugo as Midoriya and Shoto helped support a still stunned Natsuo, "get them in the car and keep them warm." He ordered his interns.

Midoriya Shoto and Bakugo did as they were bid getting Doll and Natsuo back to the car. Natsuo was starting to breathe normally as the shock started to wear off and his head began to clear. He looked over at Doll slumped in the passenger seat of the car. Blood was seeping from her pores. She still seemed to be struggling to breathe and looked like she was in excruciating pain.

The pain was too much for her to bear. Doll let out a few soft whimpers of pain, she tried to keep it all in but couldn't, it was too painful. She wrapped her arms around herself and curled into a ball praying she'd fall unconscious so she could recover in her sleep. Natsuo grimaced as he was helpless to ease her suffering and he felt responsible for her pain. If he would have just sucked it up and stayed through the whole dinner rather than storming off, this wouldn't have happened, Doll wouldn't have had to overuse her quirk to save him.

The police showed up and took Ending away before coming to the car to take everyone's statements. Endeavor noticed Doll curled into a ball whimpering quietly in pain. He grimaced sympathetically before quickly striking a pressure point at the base of her neck that rendered her unconscious. Her body stopped shaking and she nearly toppled out of her seat. He caught her in his arms and repositioned her so she was comfortable and the blanket was securely wrapped around her so she was covered and warm. Her tense form started to relax and she appeared to be resting easy.

Endeavor ran his hands through his hair. The police finished getting everyone's statements and they were free to go. They dropped Natsuo and Doll back off at the Todoroki Estate. Fuyumi and Natsuo agreed to look after Doll until their father returned home after dropping off Shoto and his friends at UA.