Chapter 2

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I sit in the Void with Harriot. She shows me all her wrapper-animals and in turn I hum tunes, sing or play the piano for her. She's very hyperactive like all of her energy has been conserved for years and can all be used now.

I have learnt that it's very hard to tell the time here. My watch keeps freezing and dialling back and forwards. Since nothing changes she just sleeps every once in a while. Her happiness is infective though soon enough I started to laugh along with her, it was nice to be free for once; away from Heros and Villains, duties and responsibilities, the girl though knew none of these things, she was pure, and I liked her for that. She's like a child, running around hyper and craving information.

We laugh together when she tells me about the first item that fell through, a big maths book that she read repeatedly until it disappeared. She's like the child or the little sister I never had.

She tells me that sometimes things just disappear and other times they appear. But too soon I feel something tug me, I'm dragged back, away. I can hear Harriot call for me as I'm pulled.

The first thing that I notice is how bright it is. The sun burned my eyes as they had gotten used to the darkness of the Void. The next thing was the absence of Harriot, always chattering away to me or playing happily. Then the weight crashes down on me. I am a Villain what rights have I, to be playing carefree with a child. When my eyesight focuses I realise that I was in a jail cell, too bright even inside. On the other side of the bars are a collection of Heroes and Police. There was also a boy, one that looked about 16 in age. He'd just used his quirk. It hit me, he was the one keeping Harriot in the Void, alone. I singled him out, hatred for him rising.

"You! Boy. Did you bring me here?"

He stares at me then glances at the Heroes, they aren't bothering to give us any attention.

"I'll take that as a yes. Do you control the Void?"

This makes the boy interested, "The Void?"

"Yes, the Void. The one with the piano and the wrappers in it."

His eyes widen.

"I forgot about that old piano! And I used my quirk as a bin for a bit anyway how do you know about that?"

I listen to his rambling. Suddenly his voice cuts off a bit and one of his blue eyes starts to glow red.

He gasps at the sight of me before squealing familiarly,

"STAIN!"

He shouts, his voice different, more high and childish that reminds me of....

"Harriot!" I say out loud.

She... he... they look around interested. Their red eye glowing brighter in excitement.

"Stein! Stein is it always so bright? Is it all cold and hard? OOH what are these?"

They ask whilst poking the cement walls and bars. I just laugh.

"Zander! Move away from the Villain!"

Eraserhead calls to them, dragging Harriot away from the bars. They look confused at this.

"What's a Villain?"

They ask. My heart stops.

"N-nothing Harriot. Just go back to the Void for a bit ok? This old man is just making up stuff."

"Ok!"

She chirps and their eye stops glowing, changing back to blue.

Zander stares at me, startled. Eraserhead glances between me and Zander. But it's All Might who asks the question they were all thinking about.

"What was that!"

"Harriot." I simply reply.

I turn to Zander, "Now. PUT ME BACK!"

He nods mutely and activates his quirk, sending me back into the cool dark and Harriot.

Time Skip brought to you by Harriot trying to run Zander onto a road

Now that Zander knew that there was a young girl and a dangerous Villain in his 'Void' he limited the times he used it. He isn't sure what is going on in there but he hopes it's nothing dangerous. Then things went wrong when he used his quirk on a Villain, by reflex, sending it into the Void. During the time after, I was too busy checking on my classmates and Mr Aizawa to remember the other inhabitants of my Void.

I use my quirk, starting to dissolve that stupid hero when I felt a tug, pulling me away from.... The world?

I blink a few times and all I see is black. I turn and see a piano. I walk over to it, I start to press the keys one by one. Then an urge over-takes me, a feeling and I start to play. I play a slow piece that quickened in speed and tempo. And when I finish, I saw that in my excitement all my fingers are touching the piano.

It wasn't dissolving. Could I be free of my quirk here?

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