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

Chapter 36:Smoking Mirrors

A couple dozen feathers propel through the city to search for the missing recruits as Hawks scans the streets below him. His heart jumps when he feels a tingle from one of his nearby feathers.

'Found them!' " He exclaims telepathically to Jean. 'The coffee shop on 4th and Main! Go through the back door.'

'See you there!' Jean responds.

As they enter the building, smoke is beginning to gather from the basement. "Hurry!" Jean screeches, hearing coughs from the far corner.

As the four sprint towards the thickening smoke, Hawks freezes when he feels a tingling from another of his feathers on the opposite side of the city.

"AH! We have to get out of here!" Hawks grabs Tokoyami, Jean, and Amara with his feathers as they fly out of the building just before it bursts into flames.

"NO!" Jean screams, running back towards the burning building.

"Hawks, look!" Dark Shadow yelps, surrounding a small stream of goo flowing out of the flames.

"JEAN, STOP! They're doubles — from Twice!"

Jean screeches to a halt, whirling around and meeting Hawks' eyes. Her green eyes soften in relief that the recruits are not dead, then widen and freeze before closing them and touching her temples.

'Professor, we have doubles of the recruits spread across the entire city. Please spread the word and be careful!'

'How should we know which are doubles and which are the real recruits?' Professor asks.

Jean looks up to Hawks, asking him the same question. The air seems to leave the city as the weight of the realization sinks in that, unless the doubles die, there is no way of telling the difference between doubles and the real recruits.

"You know him best, Hawks. You're always one step ahead. I trust you." Jean says, looking into his eyes. The group jets back into the sky as a few pros and a fire truck whips around the corner wailing.

***

"Here's your damn coffee." Dabi scoffs, handing it to Twice.

Though it closed three hours earlier, the peaceful smell of coffee fills the air of the shop, a stark contrast to the tension now inside.

"Thank you, want to share it? No way, it's mine." Twice says taking the cup from Dabi. "I mean, I am kind of doing most of the work. All you're doing is blowing shit up. I'm placing doubles in every coffee shop across the whole city... and let me tell you, this place has a LOT of coffee shops. I need my caffeine. We're a great team."

"What are you three staring at?" Dabi bellows, looking back at the recruits, whose hands and feet are bound.

"At a sorry piece shit that screams daddy issues." Boom Boom shoots back.

Dabi blasts fire in her direction.

With a flick of hand her hand, a loud *Boom* rings out,countering Dabi's blast.

"Crazy bitch! I am going to-"

"-What? Kill me, you don't even have the balls to that."

"Oo she got you good. Wipe the floor with her. No way she's scary." Twice says.

*Ziiip*

Drake elbows Tabitha as Dabi begins taping the three recruits' mouths shut. With their hands and feet bound to one another so they are all facing back to back, their only way to communicate is now eliminated.