Chapter 71: How did he even get hurt?
Sitting at the edge of a skyscraper, Aiden watched as the sun slowly begun to set.
'*Sigh* This is gonna be a pain...'
Looking down at the phone in his hand, he reluctantly unlocked it and went into his contacts.
"Hey Rumi, I called you first this time." He smiled.
".....Are you okay?" Contrary to her usual attitude, her current tone was a lot gentler and caring.
"I'm... fine."
"That's good to hear... I know I shouldn't worry about you so much after the USJ and Stain incidents but-"
"Hey Rumi?" He cut in.
"Yeah?"
"Am-am I strong?"
Hearing the doubt in his voice, Rumi was momentarily taken aback.
"Of course you are! You took down a villain made to kill All Might, beat the infamous HeroKiller and captured a bunch of villains that even pro heroes would have a hard time dealing with. In all honesty your already at a level that most pros can't compete with."
Hearing that seemed to calm him down as he temporarily forgot the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the league of villains.
[A/n: Funny how he doesn't realize that a highschool boy defeating a bunch of villains is way more humiliating.]
"Though I must admit that it's really weird that those guys keep targeting your school. Like its really weird. I mean your school's not the only one in your city. In fact it'd make more sense if they hit a lower level school and slowly made their way towards UA."
Smiling at her comment, he couldn't help but say. "If you met their leader you'd probably understand."
"That Shigaraki Tomura guy?"
"Yeah, the guy's basically a child. He'll probably keep coming at us until he wins."
"That does sound quite child like."
"I know right! The idiot doesn't even use his brain and figure out where we live so he could quietly eliminate us."
Laughing at Shigaraki's expense, the two fell into a relaxed mood and started talking about more casual topics like what was happening in their daily lives.
"And then the bitch said she would hit me so hard I'd shit sideways!"
"Seriously?"
"Seriously!"
"Wow, but didn't she know that you're a pro hero?"
"Hah! She knew alright. In her own words, heroes are nothing more than government sanctioned employees. And since we're affiliated with the government it meant that we're public servants, and as servant we must serve the public both in our public and private lives."
"Oh shit! What did you say!?"
"I told the old hag to back the fuck up before I drop her ass!"
"Damn! Wait! Are you allowed to threaten her? I mean you've got an image to protect."
"Fuck that!! The day I let my status stop me from slapping a hoe is the day I quit."
"Hah! Nice to see you're doing okay." He smiled.
---
*Vibrate* *Vibrate*
"Hmm? Why's Shoto calling me?" Picking up his phone he held it to his ear and said. "Handcrafted fleshlights here, we make em you fuck em, how can I help you?"
"What?"
"What?"
"...."
Silence took the two of them as Shoto checked to make sure he had the right number.
"Is... Is this a joke?" He asked with uncertainty.
"Yep, wassup Shoto."
Taking a second to compose himself, Shoto told him about how they were at the hospital to meet an injured Midoriya.
"How the hell did he even get hurt?" Aiden said quite dumbfounded.
"He broke his leg chasing after the guy who kidnapped Bakugo."
*Sigh* Aiden face-palmed. "So why are you calling me? I honestly couldn't care less if that idiot broke his leg or his arms."
Shoto then proceeded to explain how he and Kirishima overheard the conversation between Momo, All Might and the police investigator. He told him about the tracker that she placed on the Nomu and how they were going to go and rescue Bakugo.
"...Why are you telling me this?" Was Aiden's reply to everything he just heard.
"I want your help."
Sighing again, he didn't know what to think.
"You think I'll agree?"
"I do." He said confidently.
"Oh? And why's that?"
"Because we're friends.
---
"What the fuck are you guys wearing?"
Looking at the classmates in front of him, he was dumbfounded by their choice of attire.
"Its a covert mission, we're in disguises." Kirishima smirked and played with his fake horns.
'What have I gotten myself into.'
Taking a breath, he turned to look at Momo who was in a fancy looking get up.
"Did you use your quirk to make them?"
"OF COURSE NOT!!" She denied. "It'd be a violation of the rules to use my quirk in such a fashion! As a citizen of this country its only right that I contribute to the economy!!"
"How nationalistic of you." He replied sarcastically. "Anyway come with me." He grabbed her hand and pulled her into a alley-way.
"Wah!"
---
A couple minutes later he came out donning a black hoodie and a white smiling mask.
"Lets go." He said putting his hands in his pockets.
Walking a head of the others, the rest ran to catch up.
"Did you make his outfit with your quirk?" Shoto asked Momo while they ran.
Turning red in the face, she blew him off and ran ahead without answering.
"So much for not using her quirk." Kirishima laughed.
---
"So this is the place." Aiden noted when they arrived at the back end of a storage looking building.
"How are we gonna get in?" Kirishima asked.
Counting the number of people with him, there were 4 of them and with him included that made 5.
[A/n: Didn't include Iida cause I can't stand him and Deku at the same time...]
Thinking about this logically, he had a better chance of rescuing Bakugo if he moved by himself as he was the only one with the training to get in and out of a hideout without alerting anyone.
"Guys look, a window." Kirishima pointed out and pulled out a pair of binoculars from his jacket.
"Didn't peg you as a pervert." Aiden smirked after seeing them.
"Eh?"
"The binoculars..." He pointed. "Only one reason a boy of your age would carry them around at night." He teased.
After saying that everyone looked at Kirishima with weird gazes.
"Its not like that!!" He defended. "I just thought they could be useful-"
"For peeping?" Aiden cut in.
"No! For reconnaissance!"
Having laughed at his expense, he let Shoto give him a boost up so he could look at through the window from their location.
"WHOA!!"
"What?"
Everyone turned to look at him.
"Its-Its NOMUS!!" He stuttered.
Grabbing the binoculars from his hands, Aiden peeked through them and saw huge drums filled with an unknown liquid housing multiple Nomu.
Before he could speak a word to the others, a loud bang rung out as Mt Lady's giant body appeared from the front of the warehouse and broke it open.
'Well this just became a whole lot more interesting.'
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