There And Back Again [Black Clover x BNHA]

Chapter Thirty

"What do you mean they were taken?!" Noelle cried out, eyes frantically going back and forth between Aizawa and Yami.

She and Yuno had been thrown into the back of a car along with Finral while Aizawa and the Captain sat up front. They were currently on their way to the police station where the others were waiting for them. Apparently this whole ordeal was a lot more problematic than anyone had originally thought it would be.

"Exactly what I said." Aizawa responded, tiredness and anger mixing in his voice. "After Asta defeated the Nomu, he and the other two mages disappeared through portals. Reviewing the footage, they resemble Kurogiri's warp gates who is a villain working with the League. I'm sure my students have told you about them."

"Yeah, they did." Noelle quietly said, mind rapidly going over the stories she had been told. Yuno turned his head from where he had been looking out the window, focusing on the erasure hero.

"Why would they want our friends?" He asked, eyes confused and upset. "Just because we aren't from here? But how would they know that?"

Aizawa sighed heavily. "It's most likely due to the fact that those three have never been seen in public or on television like the others. They probably thought they were interesting and after watching them fight must've seen the potential they hold as well. Not to mention they're probably angry at them for destroying another Nomu."

"I'm going to kill them all if they hurt any of my dumbasses." Yami muttered darkly, having been quiet the entire ride so far.

"If you get arrested for murder I don't think I'll be able to get you out of this one, Captain. This isn't our world if you recall." Finral leaned back into the middle seat, closing his eyes, seemingly calmed down although inside he was raging.

"That's why you're my ride."

"Fantastic."

"As much as the idea is appealing," Aizawa dryly interrupted, "Murder is not going to be allowed. Maiming... that may be able to slide." Seeing the four mages incredulous looks, he only smirked. "You're not from our world, so it's not our fault if you don't know the rules, right?"

The answering grins he received would have made any sane man cry.

~*~*~*~*~

Arriving at the police station, they were quickly ushered in, immediately being taken to where Tsukauchi and the U.A. people were. Seeing dried tear tracks and anger on the faces of his students, Aizawa wordlessly opened his arms, letting his kids come close for a rare moment of affection. Looking over their heads, he sent a silent apology to Nemuri who only shook her head.

"They've already given their statements on what went down in the shopping district." Tsukauchi said quietly from where he sat at a table in the room. There were stacks of paper scattered in front of him. "They have also informed me about the mages along with Nezu who gave me a call."

The erasure hero sighed tiredly, untangling himself from the students. The three moved over to where the other two teens stood, talking quietly with them.

"Do we have any idea on where the League is currently?" He asked the detective, taking one of the other seats at the table.

"No, ever since the Shie Hassaikai battle that took place they haven't shown up anywhere. Gran Torino, myself, and a few select others have been trying to track them down, but so far we haven't been able to pick up any leads."

A snort from the corner of the room drew the detective's attention. He was met with an unhappy scowl when he looked at the one who had made the noise.

"How come you people are always so useless?" Yami muttered, having lit a cigarette at some point when no one was looking. He took a long drag before continuing. "Even back in our world the squads like you can never do your jobs right."

"C-Captain!" Finral squawked.

"What? It's the truth. Why do you think Julius is always sending us out on missions, huh?"

"C-Can we just stay focused?" Noelle tried to interrupt, ignoring the shiver that went down her spine when Yami glared at her. Yuno remained standing quietly behind her, not wanting to become involved.

"Tch." Yami took another long drag, staring down Tsukauchi who had remained silent. "You got a plan in place or something?"

"Yes, I do." The detective stayed calm, ignoring the hostile aura that radiated from the bulkier man. "However, I do hope you all realize that once we find those who are missing we will have to investigate this whole situation."

Everyone in the room tensed, eyes fearful and defensive. Tsukauchi put up his hand, stalling any protests that were sure to come forth.

"The ones who will be looking into this will only be myself and a few trusted others. After talking with the commander in chief we have decided it is best to keep this situation as quiet as possible." There was a visible deflate in everyone's postures, thankful that there wouldn't be too much government involvement.

"But what about the reporters that were there at the scene?" Nemuri asked. When they were collected by the police she had noticed different news stations at the scene. No doubt they had caught the fight and broadcasted it to the world.

Tsukauchi sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "We're doing what we can to handle it, although I'm afraid there's only so much we can do. My team and I are responsible for investigating the people involved, not dealing with the aftermath of the fight and media. That's been given to another team. For now, we just need to focus on getting back those who were kidnapped. Letting the League have their hands on them is not good."

"So what's the plan?" Aizawa asked, returning to the current problem at hand.

"Well, Gran Torino has been keeping an eye above for us, scouting different cities to see if there has been word of the League around. While in Shi-"

"Tsukauchi, sir!" Sansa crashed into the room, eyes wide and ears flat against his head. Alarms began to go off in the building. "There's an intruder on the premise!"

"What?!" Tsukauchi jumped to his feet, quickly running after Sansa while Nemuri and Aizawa followed. The others looked at one another before joining, wanting to know what was going on.

When they reached the main office area of the station, a man wielding a flame covered baseball bat stood in the center of the room, ready to attack at the first sign of approach. Tsukauchi swore under his breath, nodding at Aizawa to do what he had to do. The erasure hero carefully untangled his capture weapon from around his neck, but paused when he saw the book floating next to the man's side.

"It's another mage." He whispered.

The sound of footsteps grew louder until the students and mages joined them in the room. After a brief moment of silence, a cry of recognition rang out.

"MAGNA!"

Where has Luck gone?... :)