Midori the Queen

Resurrection

“The door is not opening. Something’s gone wrong… Jeanist come in.” Sansa, Tsukauchi’s partner, tried to reach the gathered heroes, but got only static. “No response, we don’t have a choice, we’ll have to leave it to All Might. Let’s get these kids out of here!” 

“What’s going on?” Shoto asked as the paramedic bound his raw wrists with gauze and bandages. 

“Nothing for you to mind. Both of you are safe now, but we’ve got a dangerous situation here.” He looked to the paramedics. “I’ll send two squads with you to escort you past the uproar. Steer clear of any villain activity, use backroads if you have to.” 

“Got it.” The paramedic nodded and tried to usher Todoroki inside. He shoved him off. 

“We’re heroes in training, there must be some way we can help. This is our fault, let us take some of the responsibility.” 

“Absolutely nod,” Sansa waved a finger at him, his cat ears twitching irritably. “You’re to do as you’re told and steer clear. Now get inside.” 

“You heard the feline, Icy Hot. Let’s go.” Bakugo nudged him towards the ambulance.

“Are you serious?” Shoto looked to his friend astonished. “You of all people wanna leave?” 

“Look, you moron, I want to beat these ass holes as much as anyone, but we're in no condition to. We're only students, we don't have our licenses, and we'll just wind up getting in All Might’s way. That guy doesn't need our help to take down Usagi.” Bakugo grunted, looking as frustrated about the situation as Todoroki was.

“After everything she’s done you're still underestimating her?” He cut a hand through the air, and the argument. “She killed my father, Bakugo… She killed the number two hero, and on accident!  What do you think will happen when she actually has the intent?”

“I know full well what she's capable of, or did you forget she very nearly killed me?!” He sneered in response and grabbed Shoto by the front of his shirt. “Don't make me repeat myself, Todoroki, there's NOTHING we can do. Suck it up and let's go!”

He shoved him into the ambulance and climbed in himself, his head low and teeth grit.

“It's our fault All Might is in this position, because we were the idiots who were weak enough to get kidnapped. I'm not going to be the idiot that gets in his way.”

~Inside~

Tears slipped down Izumi’s cheeks one by one as she watched the destruction unfold outside. Despite the pain in her chest she casually sat on her throne, floating the remote over her palm in a calm and meditative state.

At her feet All Might and Detective Tsukauchi lay on the ground, completely bound by the quirk restraint tape, and forced to watch as well.

“You’re crying, little Midori…” All Might spoke firmly wriggling some against his binds. “This can’t be what you really want. Release us, let us help.” 

"You’re right…” she murmured softly and lowered the remote back into her hands. Her eyes slowly shift down to him. “This isn't what I wanted. I didn’t want to be a villain. I didn’t want to kill people. I didn’t want to become the Queen of Villains.” She leaned forward in her chair, bracing her hands on her knees. “Do you know what I really wanted?" A smile slowly spread across her lips, one that was bitter and filled with animosity. "I wanted to be you.” 

She watched his expression flicker with emotion. Pain, guilt, sadness… it was both delicious and irritating to see.

“I wanted to be a hero who saved people, who always smiled…” She felt the smile on her face begin to waver and forced herself to keep it there. “I wanted to stand beside Kacchan as his equal…  I wanted to be a genuine friend to my classmates. I'm none of those things.” She glared at him, the tears and the sweat shining off a face completely overtaken with madness. “I tried. I tried to become a hero, I tried to show Kacchan I wasn't a stupid meek rabbit, I tried to make friends, tried to save my mother, tried to save Tomura… but I couldn't do any of it. I'm a fucking failure!"