Noctiphany - A Hotwings Slowburn

Hawks' Perspective

It wasn't as if he didn't know what he was walking into.

For five years, Japan had news floating around that they were making a one-manned space station.

The media claimed it was going to be around the same size as a large department store, but about the shape of a dumbbell. The colossal station had to be built this way to balance out the storage units and water filtration systems on its ends. It was solar-powered, so the electrical system was placed on the handle-like part of the structure. A thermal system had been installed to maintain proper temperatures in the extreme environment of space. The "weights" were identical white spheres attached to the shaft. Within the left sphere, or the "essentials" wing, contained an office, a gym, a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and an entertainment area (which should be seldom used, seeing as the station was built for work purposes). The lower half of each stored water and waste, on different sides for sanitary reasons.

Oxygen storage was in the upper quarter of each sphere, the ventilation system releasing measured amounts of gas into the air every hour. Inside the shaft was the cockpit and command center, a large sheet of aluminum silicate glass acting as a windshield. It was hidden behind a sliding plastic covering that kept the glass clean before launch. Below the center of the shaft sat the Polyakov, a reusable spacecraft named after the Russian cosmonaut that had spent more consecutive days in space than anyone in history. It was built to send the astronaut to and from the station whenever needed, especially if a large villain attack took place and they needed every hero on hand. On the right side of the ship was the main reason why the station had gotten so popular.

The station had been dubbed "HP", or "Hawks' Perspective" by the media. The reason for this was the hundreds of cameras set around the outside of the station that would capture real-time events of what was happening around the entire country of Japan. The cameras could zoom in close enough to read the heading of a newspaper clearly, and even had a GPR to check if there were any unknown underground structures. There was no way to see inside of them, but it gave a blueprint of whatever it scanned. The station was also connected to every microphone in Japan, recording any suspicious conversations. It was a reliable security system that watched over an entire country at once, and all of the monitors and radios connected to those cameras and audio receivers were placed inside of the right-wing, or "National Information" wing, of the station.

Whether it was the media's nickname that did it, or just a coincidence, the person chosen to man the station was none other than the notorious pro hero Hawks himself. Being young and excitable, Keigo was of course thrilled to be the first pro hero in space, and immediately agreed to spend two years in the space station. He was someone people could trust, and, being the fastest man alive, he would be able to send information down or get to earth quicker than anyone else. Keigo wasn't the most serious person they could've chosen, but he was the only hero that had no spouse, kids, family, or life really, to miss while in space. When asked in an interview what he would miss the most while in the station, Hawks replied in a cheerful voice and a smile:

"It's a close tie between yakitori and annoying Endeavor."

Anything that was recorded in the right-wing was classified. It was the largest storage of Japanese information in the world. If anyone could keep information secure, it was Hawks. This was almost like a test run to see if the youngest pro hero was able to keep up with responsibility as big as this. A national security system with live footage and audio. One of the main reasons why it was in space was because the country knew they'd be in for a load of trouble if anyone managed to get inside or bug a camera.

And the League knew that, too.

When talk of the station reached national news, the LOV began planning. The day before launch, Kurogiri would send Compress to the janitor's closet of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Compress would then wait for the janitor to come into the closet and turn him into a marble. Kurogiri would take him back to the League's headquarters, have him un-marble the man, and let Toga collect some of his blood to transform. Using the mist to travel, Toga would infiltrate JAXA disguised as the janitor, and the tricky part would begin.

Toga would have to get into the medbay, knock out a nurse, hide her unconscious body, take her blood, and wait for someone to get injured from an 'accident.' This would be the only way for her to take blood from other people undetected. Once she's gotten blood from a guard, she would go to the LOV headquarters (bringing the nurse with her, of course) and transform into the person she's collected blood from.

Then Twice would step in.

Twice would measure the person's body and create a duplicate. Since he can't control his clones, Compress would step in and marble them. Jin would also make a double of Toga, but only as a decoy. This would all have to be done 10 minutes before launch.

5 minutes before launch, Kurogiri would send in the decoy Toga and the double of the guard outside of the building. She'd come out of the mist holding the guard with a knife at his throat. Anyone at the front desk would immediately report a hostage situation, and the remaining guards would come to the entrance. By then, the real Toga will have transformed and taken the guard's place at the launch deck. A hostage is severe, but launching the station is a much bigger matter to the government. The person manning the station will be sent out to prepare for launch. The guard, aka Toga, will step in to give Keigo a pat of good luck, slipping a marbled league member into the pocket of his spacesuit. Since there will only be one person on the station, the League wasn't worried about the member being overtaken by the astronaut in case they got caught.

But... They were worried about the member that they all had decided was going to go on this mission.

Toga couldn't go. She was too ditzy, had too much bloodlust. She would kill the astronaut immediately, which would be a problem when the Hero Committee's weekly video call is answered with a blonde girl stained with blood.

Twice was also unable to go. He avoids fighting in general, due to the risk of being a double of himself. Jin is also loud at times and isn't exactly known for his stealth. He doesn't need to be discovered because he was having an argument with himself about why space food looks like toothpaste.

Kurogiri is the League's main way of transportation. Akaguro can't turn himself into a marble, and even if he could, how could he get out? Spinner and Magne are two good options, but they're also the only somewhat reasonable people that Shigaraki doesn't hate. He'll need them in case anything comes up. Shigaraki would've forced Overhaul to do it, but this mission requires hands.

The only person that remained was Dabi. He kept a cool head, is quite intelligent, and seemingly blends into his surroundings. Though Shigaraki would never admit it aloud, Dabi was probably the most reliable person in the League, even though he acts indifferent towards his fellow League members. The leader also hated his guts. It was a perfect opportunity to get the raven out of his hair for a while. 

This plan was devised, revised, and edited over and over while the LOV impatiently waited for the day to arrive. They had acted and reenacted, simulated and measured, practiced speed runs, and went over the blueprints of the building and station repeatedly until their vision was stained blue for days. For months the league tossed and turned restlessly in their beds each night, the countdown in their brains slowly ticking lower and lower, the numbers dwindling until the timer finally hit 0.

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So I've prewritten this story, but I'll only update it once a week. I write slow. 

Dabi and Hawks don't interact until chapter 4.

Bear with me.

Plus Ultra Fact:

Bakugou is the oldest in class 1-A, while Shoji is the youngest.