9: 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑠 & 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐
Kira paced her apartment with her phone to her ear. Each and every call to her uncle sent her to voicemail.
She never called him. She always thought that if she did he'd know that it was an emergency and he needed to pick up. But he hadn't.
"He's going to pick me up any second now... I swear if he's late I'll turn him into dust. It'll take five minutes to get everything ready. Then it's off to the USJ."
Kira desperately jotted down every thought she heard. The man was so excited he was thinking through every step it would take to get him to the moment he'll kill the number one hero.
Nomu?
She didn't know what that was, but she kept seeing images of some beaked monster. She drew a vague sketch of it beside the words. She was starting to realize how crazy this notepad looked. Her hand writing was shaky and dark. She was bearing down on the paper too hard. She had sketched an image of a monster and of the man next door.
And how would she explain this? If she was wrong then she'd just look crazy. But if she was right?
How would she explain that?
That wasn't important right now. Her secret wasn't quite as important as the lives of the number one hero and several actual children.
"Where is the bastard-"
Kira suddenly picked up on some weird energy. But there was no thought, it unnerved her when she met someone she couldn't read. It wasn't uncommon.
People with Anaduralia or certain quirks could be almost undetectable to her. But she could still pick up on their emotions or pictures. She also couldn't read animal minds, and with that some people with extreme animal-like mutations.
But this... It was nothing. Just static.
"Finally... The show is about to begin. I'll never see this dump again."
He was going to move after the attack because he knows his face will be known. This was an actual terrorist attack and the only person who knew was Kira.
And her uncle wouldn't even answer the phone.
She snatched up her skateboard and ran out her door. The man's thoughts were completely gone now. Whatever that being was it had a teleportation quirk. Which meant she had about five minutes before the attack began, if the man's thoughts were correct. UA was ten minutes away.
She kept on calling. She thought about calling the police as well but decided against it. A random quirkless girl with no relation to UA high calling about a possible terrorist attack. Her only evidence was: "trust me bro"
She'd have to be insane to call them. They'd lock her up and she wouldn't be able to tell anyone. At least at UA she might have a little pull with her uncle.
But what if he wasn't even there? She realized. What if he was already at the USJ. What if that's why he wasn't picking up? The clock was ticking. She had to get onto a bus to go up the hill to UA. Why did they have to be so extravagant?! Why did they have to have their own fucking hill?!
She stopped at the gate as it slammed shut infront of her face. She blinked at the door that was only two inches from her nose. That totally could have killed her. She looked around and knocked on the door.
Of course she needed clearance to get into UA. This school was a fortress, designed to prevent attacks.
Like the one going down right now.
She dialed her uncles number again.
"Pick up old man..." She grumbled.
"I am here! And I can't take your call right now! Please leave a message at the-"
She hung up when reaching his voicemail.
She then googled the number to the school.
"Hello this is UA high-"
The cherry voice of some poor secretary picked up the phone almost immediately.
"Hi! Hi! I'm at the front gate and I need to be let in. It's urgent!" Kira said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not permitted to let anyone in unless they are a student or staff or a guest with a key card."
"But I need to get in!" Kira said. "I'm all Might's niece and he's in danger! A whole class of students is in danger! You have to let me in!" Kira begged, kicking the door.
"...I'm sorry. But I can't just let anyone in. Maybe call your uncle?"
"He's not picking up! Please- Listen, is there anyone higher up you can forward me too? Any teacher or principal or anyone that can take calls immediately. I'm talking life or death lady." Kira kicked a pebble at the metal door. Only for it to ricochet off the metal and hit her in the forehead.
"I'll um... I'll See what I can do."
The lady said. Then hold music filled up the call. Kira rolled her eyes and looked around. Sticking her tounge out at the camera by the gate.
"Hello, this is Nezu. Principal of UA high. I heard this was a matter of life and death?" A weird mousey high pitched voice asked once the hold music ended.
"Fucking finally. Yes! Let me in now."
Kira said. "I don't have a lot of time."
"Of course."
The doors immediately opened. Kira was briefly concerned that the supposed principal just let her in without much question. But it was actually a good thing he did. Kira bolted through the door and ran down the walkway.
"You're moving quickly, this must be urgent." He said. Kira figured he was watching her via security cameras. But she didn't really care.
"No shit. Where's your office?!" She yelled into the phone.
"First story, down the long wide hall at the very end. I can get you an escort if you'd like." This man was fucking weird. But she didn't really care at the moment.
"No thanks." Kira said through gritted teeth. Once at the end of the hal she threw the door to the principal's office open.
She matched past the secretary who tried and failed to tell her to wait and opened the final set of doors.
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"So you're telling me that as we speak there are at least three villains attacking the USJ with intent to kill the number one hero... And the only proof you have is a notebook that you wrote on?" The mouse principal asked.
Yeah so principal Nezu was a rat.
"Yeah pretty much." Kira said, crossing her arms.
"Alright, I'll mobilize as many pros as I can."
The rat said, putting down his cup of tea. "This is grieving news indeed. Thank you for coming forward."
"Wait really? Just like that. You believe me?"
Kira asked. She slumped in a chair. "Thank god." She mumbled.
She had barged in to see whatever freak she had been speaking too over the phone. Only for it to turn out to be a rat guy. Most disturbingly she couldn't read his mind. Just some mild emotion. His mind was warm and rippled with thoughts she couldn't read. It felt as soothing as tea on a cold day.
It creeped her out.
"Why of course, I mean it's the most logical thing to see this through." He hummed. "If you're lying there's no harm done, but if you're telling the truth this action will likely save my students." He said, picking up a phone.
"That's true."
Kira breathed out. It wasn't in her hands anymore, it was in his hands... Or rather paws. "Thanks."
His nails clicked several buttons on the old fashioned phone. "Hello. This is principal Nezu calling all staff licensed as heroes to meet me at the school entrance in under a minute. This is an emergency." He said before hanging it up. Kira didn't know if that was announced over a PA system or directly to the teachers in some way. But that wasn't for her too question.
She suddenly heard heavy quick footsteps and metal clanking. Nezu glanced at a monitor on his desk. "Well look at that." He hummed.
The door burst open and Kira flinched, standing up and whipping around. Grabbing the Rat's desk in panic. A blur of armor entered the room.
"PRINCIPAL NEZU!!! THERE'S AN EMERGENCY!! THERE ARE VILLAINS IN THE UNFORSEEN SIMULATION JOINT!" A boy in a suit of armor yelled frantically. He didn't seem to notice Kira yet.
"I SAW ALL MIGHT ON MY WAY HERE, HE'S GONE TO HELP BUT WE NEED MORE PROS!"
Kira's eyes widened and she ducked her head quickly. It was Tenya Iida. The boy she never wanted to come across again.
"It seems you were correct Kokoa Kira." Nezu hummed. "Don't worry Iida, I've already heard and all pro heroes available are getting ready to meet at the school entrance and follow wherever you take us."
Iida finally seemed to relax. "You knew?" He whispered. His mind was reeling, he'd obviously gone through it. "Kira Kokoa..." He repeated in his mind as his thoughts caught up to reality. He head swiveled to her.
"Uh... Hi." Kira said with a nervous wave.
"You're here... Why..." He whispered. His hands were shaking and his mind was spiraling. Nezu got out of his chair and his feet pittered on the ground as he walked around his desk to the door.
"Kokoa is here... But why... She was 'correct?' She knew? He knew it was going on- did she tell him? But if that was the case....
How did she know?"
Kira looked away.
'Oh great, now I have to worry about him.'
She thought with a frown.
"Iida come with me. Kokoa if you don't mind I want you to stay in my office. I'll have my assistant send you some tea." Nezu waddled out the door. Kira's notebook in his vest pocket.
"Whatever." Kira mumbled, slumping down in her seat and pulling out her phone.
"Why is she here?! Should I talk to her- no this is too important... I'll have to see if I can talk to her after this... But how... She knew? How? Could she be... No that's not possible, she's just a quirkless teen girl... She's not a villain... She probably overheard something... Right?"
Iida was constantly thinking, she could still sense him after the door was closed and she was left in the office alone.
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"I'm just glad that there were minimal injuries." Nezu said after all students were accounted for. "This really is bad indeed. With one of my finest teachers injured..."
"Yes it is, it's a good thing Iida managed to get out. None of us would have known otherwise until it was too late." All might grunted in his smaller form. Recovery girl was busy with Mr Aizawa and All might didn't want to be seen by any paramedics.
"On the contrary." Nezu hummed he pulled a yellow notepad from his pocket and showed it to All Might. "Do you happen to recognize these images?" He asked.
All might took it in one hand and looked it over. "Yes... It's them. The man with the crazed eyes was their leader. Shigaraki I believe they called him. And over here is the Nomu... Where did you get this?"
Nezu smiled and took it back. "What can you tell me about your niece?"
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