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Familia Bonds

Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Notes:

I have been writing like crazy since fall break started! Like holy moly, so much writing.

I will note that this is one of the few chapters where I use word for word lines. Next chapter will be the same as it continues exactly where this one leaves off. There are probably only two or so more occasions when I will take actual dialogue from the series but this story stops being canon complacent very soon.

As I have said, I don't have a beta; I edit these myself. If you find any errors, please inform me so that I may fix it as soon as possible!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

As the Vanguard Action Squad stood over top the forest containing the training camp, Dabi stared sharply into the trees. Toga whined beside him, fixing her mask. "I do not like this," she grumbled. "It's so not cute!"

"They were engineered for the black market, from what I hear," Mustard chimed in, voice muffled by his elaborated gas mask. "You should be worried that they work, not that they look pretty."

The blond took it in stride and continued her complaints about style. Magne, Moonfish, and Spinner arrived behind them. Dabi ran his eyes through the group and looked back over the cliff. "That makes seven of us," he commented. 

"I don't care! Let me loose," growled Muscular behind his hockey mask. "I'm too pumped up to stand by."

Dabi glared at him, his stitched jacket fluttering in the breeze. "Shut your mouth, you crazy bastard," he snapped. "We wait. We're still expecting three more people to join our little party. The League of Villains made a mistake going after them with a bunch of random thugs at the USJ. Better to use a small group of elites." He noticed Spinner puff up at the word ‘elite.’ 

"The first thing we have to do is take away their sense of peace and show them their lives rest in our hands," he said dramatically. He hated every word spilling from his mouth. "Go set up camp. I'll take first watch."

As the others scattered off to do their own thing, Dabi sighed. Holding them back would be a pain in the ass. He could only hope that things would fall in his favor. Just grab the kid and get out before anyone got seriously hurt.  

It wasn’t long before it was the next night. The plan was turning in motion. Taking a deep breath, Dabi placed a palm against one of the trees. The dark shadows obscured him and his comrades from view for now. 

"From what we can tell, they're doing a test of bravery. Most students and the Wild Wild Pussycats are in a particular area. Magne and Spinner, go to the open field and stall as long as you can. Muscular, round the perimeter. I don't want anyone getting out to the police. Try not to kill anyone," the fire user gave the murderer, who grumbled angrily, a pointed glare. "Mustard, Moonfish, Mr. Compress, Toga, and... The Nomu. You five are in the forest. Flush people out best you can, find Bakugo. When you do, radio us so I can signal Kurogiri. Twice, you're with me. Meet me at their lodging."

Twice raised a brow. "Sure thing, boss! No way, what are you doing?!"

Dabi’s face twisted into a dangerous look. "Me? I'm lighting the damn forest on fire."

Toga shifted nervously at his look and bounded off, Mustard on her heels. The group eventually all dispersed. Praying silently that everything would go as planned, he spread his fingers out and let his fire take over. Flames of blue came to life across the tree trunk, licking up its side and catching in the limbs. The wind sent flickering sparks to other trees, the dry forest catching fast. 

Sighing softly to himself, he stared at the hues of turquoise and cyan in his dancing flames. "Now, it begins," he muttered. 

Once the fire had stretched far beyond his view, he removed his palm. It would serve as a decent distraction for now. If he didn't get back to Twice soon, the dope would get himself hurt or something. Or hurt someone else...

He ran through the forest with ease, vaulting over the fallen trees and rocks in his way. Dabi had memorized as much of the terrain as he could before the mission started. With any luck, he’d be there in a few moments. Weaving through the trees, he was greeted with the sight of the Wild Wild Pussycats camp lodging. Staying low to the ground, he spotted Twice hidden in heavy undergrowth bordering the clearing. 

"How many inside?" He asked, sliding in next to the masked villain. 

"Two heroes and six kids. I dunno! Why ya asking?!" Twice responded in his usual fashion. 

Based on the general location of the other heroes, it had to be Eraserhead and Vlad King. As long as he was quick and Twice could back him up, he could delay them a bit. 'And warn them...'

"One of the Pussycats has a telepathic quirk. By now, Mustard is using his quirk, and my fire has spread. Spinner and Magne left first so it's safe to assume she'll try to contact the students and teachers..." Turning to Twice, he pointed to himself. "You can make a clone of me, right? Can you do it fast enough to swap me out if both heroes come to attack me?"

"Sure thing! No way!"

"Good. Send it in when I signal."

Dabi slid forwards and stopped at the door. Standing beside the entrance, he waited. The students were generally loud, and he heard their voices within the depths of the building. And then there was a set of pounding footsteps rushing through the hall. Taking a deep breath, he prepared himself and let his frustrations take over. 

Eraserhead burst through the doors and froze. He was staring at the smoke and blue sparks rising from the forest in the distance. The hero didn't even notice Dabi, his arm stretched out and ready. Unclenching his hand, he pulled on an expression of discontent.

"Looks like your concern has you distracted, Eraser," he rasped. 

His eyes widen at the sight of the scarred villain. ”Vlad-…!” The underground hero began to yell only to have blue flames blast at him. 

Keeping his face neutral, his heart hammered in his chest. All his pent up flames had exploded to life. The force of his fire made him step back to catch himself. Starting the forest fire didn't even compare to this. The temperature of the cool summer night rose to a sweltering heat. 

"You pros ‘oughta lay off. We haven't come here for any of you so just stay out of our way," he stated, part of him wishing they would actually stay out of their way and just protect the students in this building. 

But Eraserhead was glaring down at him, eyes glinting with the use of his quirk. Hand falling back to his side, smoke curled between his finger and dissipated. 

"Nice move. Guess you really are a pro," Dabi commented. His fire blazed to life once more as the man blinked, and he shot Twice a look. A clone shot out of the bushes and replaced him. If he remember correctly, Twice's clones copied a person down to their personality and morals. If he was lucky, the clone would do as he hoped.

+++ 

Eyes glinting again, Aizawa shot his capture weapon out and wrapped it around the villain. The villain had gotten a shot at him but he had the brat immobilized now. After a knee to the face and slamming him to the ground, man gagged. He snarled out questions. "What do you want, and where are your friends hiding?"

"My what?" The young man choked out, face rubbing painfully against the rocky ground. With all those medical staples, it couldn't be pleasant. 

Completely done with this, the pro hero snapped his left arm. "Your right arm is next. Be logical about this. At least save your legs. It would be a real pain to have to carry you off to jail without them."

A grunt emitted from villain along with a tremor. It shivered through his body, and he swallowed down what sounded like a response. Aizawa's eyes narrowed. Had this guy almost apologized?

"You can take your time, Eraserhead," the man below him rasped out. A flicker of fire rose from his hair. 

Sounds from the forest, rumbling and crashing, drew Aizawa's attention. "What was that?" He muttered. 

"Mr. Aizawa!" Iida called from the forest edge. Mineta, Ojiro, and Koda stood gasping behind him. 

"Stay back," the teacher called in return. But his attention had been shift for too long. 

The body under him shoved up, and he stumbled back. Rising up and catching his footing, the villain turned. "That's exactly the performance I'd expect out of a UA teacher. Tell me, hero..." The capture weapon was still wrapped around the criminal's chest and biceps. 

Attempting to cut off his speech, Eraserhead yanked at the tool. The tool, in a shocking turn of events, went through the body. He stiffened as the mouth continued to move. "You worried for your students?"

He stared in horror. What was this guy's quirk? Hadn't it been fire? What was going on?

Staring into his eyes, the villain continued. "I wonder if you can save them in the end..." The words gave off the nature of a threat and yet... 

Something clicked in his head. He knew this voice. It had been less raspy and a little shaky the last time he heard it. "You're..."

The melting face gave him an expression that sent a shock up his spine. "They'll need your help," the villain seemingly mocked, the barest hint of a wispy plea at the end. "See you soon…"

As the villain's form melted completely, his students ran up in a panic. Sending them inside, he bolted down the path. He had to track down his other students and, if he could, the villain. Because he sure as hell remembered those eyes of a scared vigilante years ago, and he needed to find him.

+++

Twice and Dabi had made a break for the forest the moment the clone took over. Going back to lighting forest fires, his companion announced his clone's defeat. He couldn't help but sigh. At least Twice could keep more clones coming so they could keep distracting people. 

Removing his palm from the trunk, he tilted his head, listening. "Let's go. This is enough fire. We may run into some of the students who may know where that Bakugo kid is."

Twice gave him a thumbs up with one hand and flipped him off with the other. "Let's go, bro! This mission is a breeze! Dammit dude! So pushy!" He hollered off. 

As they walked along the blazing shrubs, the radio crackled to life. They paused. "Vanguard Action Squad. I've acquired our target. Our little show has officially come to a close. Meet me at the retrieval point in the next five minutes for the final bow," the voice of Mr. Compress filtered through. 

"Hey, Dabi! Did you hear the radio? I'm so pumped up! Our boy Compress totally got the job done!" Twice cheered. "The man certainly took his time. I was starting to get bored."

"Don't be a pain. He did a good job," Dabi sighed. 'He was way quicker than I could have hoped. With any luck, no one got seriously hurt.’ Looking ahead, he continued his pace. "Now we just have to wait for everyone to regroup here."

"You're the pain! Forgive me."

Dabi furrowed his brow and swept his eyes over the area. There was a severe lack of Mustard's gas quirk. "This place was suppose to be hard to find because of the wall of flames and poisonous gas. But it looks like the gas is gone. Things never go according to plan, do they?" He muttered. The brat must have been caught. Great. 

"For real. This is the plan."

A soft rustle came from the bushes from where the gas had been. Dabi paused as Twice rambled on. A blond head poked out a moment, and blue eyes met purple for a moment. Fear flashed in the boy's eyes, and he fell back into the undergrowth. 

The villain stepped forwards a bit, hoping to scare the kid off when Twice popped up, reminding him of the Nomu. Oh shit. He forgot about the Nomu. "It's probably killed someone by now," he murmured, worry tinging the edge of his words. He pulled out a trigger, clicking it. The Nomu should be making it's way to the meeting point rather than chasing people down now. 

"We're wasting time! Move it! Take as much time as you need," Twice piped up.

Dabi scowled but nodded. "Yeah, yeah. We should hurry.” He gave one last glance at the bush hiding the teen. Kid was lucky it was Dabi who saw him and not Twice. “Let’s go.”

Notes:

I switched views for once! Since I've already written some of the future chapters, I can say that this will happen again but this story is still Dabi/Touya centric.

Since Halloween is coming up, what is your favorite candy? Mine are KitKats.