Flying Free: My Hero Evolution Wings of Change (X-Men/My hero crossover)

Chapter 32: His Comeback

"I see nine."

"Nine?! What do they look like?"

"Scrawny. Here, see for yourself," Kitty says, taking Hawks' hand and phasing their heads through the wall. 

Hawks scans the dingy, open two story warehouse filled with mounds of stolen goods. As Kitty described, nine unimpressive villains scurried to sort their latest loot. They said there were ten. Where's the tenth-?

Anger cuts through the silent scuttle of the nine working villains. Hawks follows the roaring voice and finds a pair of red eyes moving towards the other nine.

"Don't you dare drop that!  It's valuable!" A tall, bulky silhouette appears from the opposite wall of Kitty and Hawks. His grandiosity is emphasized compared to the other nine's rickety statures.

"Yes, sir. Sorry sir." One of the nine replies.

The booming silhouette charges the apologetic villain and throws him against the wall. The light gleaming in from the windows is just enough for Kitty and Hawks to catch the menacing grimace on the villain's elongated face and bison horns protruding from his temples.

The thrown villain ricochets off the wall, barely missing the burley villain's head, shattering a mound of crystal tableware  behind him. Kitty and Hawks frantically phase their heads back outside the building.

"Holy shit!" Hawks exclaims.

"I know, right?! He's, like, a total maniac! And that bouncy ball dude is totally awesome!"

"So the burley bull leader has anger issues. We know one of the other nine's quirks is some kind of rubber quirk that is actually is quite a bit more dangerous than it first appeared. We have to assume each of the other eight villains have equally as subtle-but-dangerous quirks. Somehow these nine other villains are extremely loyal to this guy despite him being a complete ass. This might be more of a battle of wits than might, which is definitely to our advantage."

"There are ten of them, Hawks! Like, we're two people."

"Hey, where's that faith you had in me an hour ago? I'm the number 2 hero here! Just look at how much chaos Asshole caused just because of his temper. We just have to get under his skin a little bit and he'll do the destruction on his own."

"So, what are we going to do, use your wings as a red blanket and pretend to be a matador so he'll break a bunch of stuff?" Kitty gestures as if holding a blanket for a bull. "Ole, Hawks!"

"Nice try, gatito. Are ya tryin' to stick me with more paperwork? Na uh. We need to recover this stuff intact if possible so we can return it to the owners."

"So, like, what's the plan then?"

"Simple. We use his temper to our advantage. Just follow my lead and we'll be enjoying celebratory chicken yakitori in no time."

"Wait, how is that any different from what I just said?!"

"You'll see, Kit-Kat. Kurt would be perfect for this. I wish he was here."

"Why not get the police involved again?"

"They are on stand-by until we restrain the villains. Then I'll give them word when it's safe for them to arrive."

I can't tell her what real reason they assigned me this mission. I need play this smart.

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"... and, please, be careful. Lean on Deku for his knowledge of Musutafu City. I have briefed you with as much as I could gather, and, admittedly, it's not much. Work together and be diligent. There's no telling what kind of mess Keigo is in right now."