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(Third POV)

The scene opens as Kirishima, Kyoryoku, and Izuku are coincidentally meeting with each other outside the dorms.

Kirishima: Uh, Kyoryoku, Midoriya! Good morning. Are you guys headed off to your work study, too?

Izuku: Yeah, we finally got called in again. Feels like it's been forever.

Suji: Ya got that right! Although it seems weird why they didn't want us to wear our costumes. Maybe it's meant to be more professional instead of hands-on.

Suddenly the dorm building doors close as the boys hear a voice call out to them, revealing it to be Uraraka and Tsuyu.

Uraraka: Oh! Good morning, guys! You going in today?

Izuku: Yeah.

Tsuyu: Huh, so are we. That's kinda weird.

(Suji's POV)

We all start walking to the station, finding out that we are all going to the same destination.

Izuku: Wait, are we going the same way? I thought you were working in Kansai.

Kirishima: Usually, yeah. But I guess we're meeting someplace different today.

Tsuyu: What a coincidence. Us, too.

Suji: Everyone on the same train, on the same station... Little weird if you ask me.

After following the same path as each other, we meet up with the Big 3 outside as we all were only getting more and more confused by it all. We entered the building to find that it was filled with a bunch of heroes and sidekicks.

Izuku: Gran Torino?

Uraraka: And Mr. Aizawa?

Suji: So that must mean...

Izumi: Long time no see, but I doubt it's been that long.

We turned around to see Izumi was here as well, I smiled as I started walking over as we gave each other a hug.

Izuku: Izumi! What are you doing here?

Izumi: Eraserhead's my work study hero, why wouldn't I be here? Well... me and one other.

Suji/Izuku: Hmm?

We look over her shoulder and see someone unexpected, Kaminari was standing not that far away, looking confused and bored. Spotting us as he rushed over with a smile.

Kaminari: Guys! Guys, isn't this awesome?! I never thought I'd be working on a big hero case before I even graduated!

Kirishima: Bro! You're here too?! How'd this happen?

Izumi rolled her eyes as she leaned over to me pointing at Kaminari.

Izumi: He pretty much begged me to convince Mr. Aizawa to take him on for a work study. Something about quirk control.

Suji: Well, I guess more the merrier. Right?

Soon after that Sir Nighteye, along with his sidekicks Bubble Girl and Centipeder started the meeting.

Nighteye: Now that everyone's here, I'd like to thank you all for the information that was provided. Our investigation has progressed substantially. We've invited you all here for a joint conference to share the Intel we've acquired. Regarding the yakuza group Shie Hassaikai and what we believe they might be planning.

Kirishima: Hold on, it feels like I'm missing something really important here. Shie H'what now?

Suji: Some bad people planning to do some very big things, terrible things. I'm guessing that's why Sir Nighteye called this meeting.

We all walked into a big room where a square open table rests in the center of the room. Everyone takes their seats as I sit near Mirio and Izuku.

Bubble Girl: All right, let's start at the beginning. For the past couple weeks now, those of us at the Nighteye agency have been conducting an investigation into Shie Hassaikai, a small but organized group of criminals.

Kesagiri Man: What prompted this?

Bubble Girl: An accident involving a gang of thieves called the Reservoir Dogs.

Mr. Brave: Yeah, I heard about that. Those guys were caught not long after right?

Bubble Girl: Correct, the police thought the whole thing was an accident, but there were a number of details that didn't add up, so we began tailing them.

Centipeder: In my capacity as a Nighteye Agency sidekick, I began following leads to see what I could uncover. I found that, in the past year, the members of the Shie Hassaikai have had increased contact with those outside of their organization, including other groups whose business dealings are less than reputable. Their aim seemed to be expanding their organization and enriching its coffers.

Seems like this case runs deeper than I originally thought, but what exactly are the Hassaikai planning to do?

Centipeder: Shortly after our investigation began, they made contact with a member of the League of Villains. Jin Bubaigawara, villain name: Twice.

A photo was shared onto the big screen behind Nighteye and his sidekick, the picture showed a familiar Overhaul standing next to Twice who was on the phone talking to someone, probably Shigaraki.

Izumi: The League of Villains? God, how many times do we have to deal with them?

Kaminari: I know right? Seems like those League guys don't know when to quit.

Aizawa: Quiet.

Gran Torino: It was after the altercation that the police decided to reach out to Tsukauchi and me. Figured we'd be able to assist, given the League's involvement.

Kesagiri Man: Where is Tsukauchi?

Gran Torino: Follow-ups with some other eyewitnesses. Y'know, cop stuff. Sorry kid.

Izuku's attention was drawn over to Gran Torino as I remembered that Izuku did an internship with him and the old hero was the one who taught All Might.

Gran Torino: I didn't see something like this coming. I've got a bad feeling that things are about to get ugly.

Izuku: I don't care if they do. I wanna help.

Mirio: Hold up, you know him?

Suji: Izuku did his internship with him, I remember meeting him back in Hosu City.

Suddenly Rock-lock speaks up loudly gaining everyone's attention.

Rock-lock: Does anybody here wanna tell me why a buncha high school kids were invited to this conference? I don't care if they are from UA. If we have to keep stopping to explain this stuff, we'll never get to the actual plan.

FatGum: Don't say that.

The hero FatGum suddenly stands up and gestures to Kirishima and Amajiki.

FatGum: These two have important information to pass along.

Kirishima: Uh, we do?

Amajiki: I wanna go home...

FatGum: Anyway, I see a lot of new faces, so let me introduce myself! Nice to meetcha. I'm FatGum!

Izumi/Uraraka/Tsuyu: He's so cute and squishy!

Nighteye: Hassaikai's movements are hard to trace, but we suspect one of their main sources of income is illegal drug sales. So I requested help from heroes who have some expertise in that area.

FatGum: Yup, I brought in my fair share of drug dealers back in the day, and at Red Riot's debut fight, he proved he could, too! Tamaki was shot, and the bullet contained some kinda drug I've never heard of before. One that destroys quirks...

Everyone was in shock about this, of course a quirk destroying drug is a very big issue. Mirio gets up from his seat and looks over to Amajiki worriedly.

Mirio: Whoa, what? Tamaki, you're okay, right?

Amajiki: Yeah, the stuff wore off while I slept. Here, look. I've got this cow hoof and everything.

Amajiki lifts up his arm and shows a literal hoof, must be part of his quirk.

Rock-lock: I'm glad to know the effects aren't permanent at least. So this stuff doesn't zap a quirk for good.

Nighteye: No. But Eraserhead has some further insight.

Aizawa: It doesn't seem to function exactly like my Erasure does. Since I'm not actually attacking the quirk directly. What we call a quirk is an extraordinary addition to an ordinary human body. Those additions are collectively referred to as "Quirk genes." I can shield those genes and temporarily block their expression, but I don't actually damage them.

FatGum: But after Tamaki here was shot, we brought him to the hospital, and they found that his quirk genes had sustained damage. Fortunately, they seem to have healed on their own, and he's back to normal now.

Nighteye: What do we know about the substance he was shot with?

FatGum: Whatever it was didn't harm the rest of his body. Nothing but his quirk was impaired in any way. The guy who shot him clammed up. He won't say a word. And the round that hit Tamaki was totally spent. However, Kirishima bravely defended Tamaki from a bullet, which then bounced off his own body and should now provide us with a viable sample.

Kirishima was shocked to realize he did that much to help the investigation.

Kirishima: Whoa, I did that? Really? That's crazy!

Suji: Nice work, bro!

FatGum: When we analyzed the substance from the bullet, we discovered something that made me sick to my stomach... It contained human blood and cells.

I felt a heartbeat sound off in my head, and it wasn't going to go away anytime soon. The substance came from someone, but the real question is who? Izumi decided to speak up.

Izumi: Wait, I'm not understanding what you're saying. How does this relate to the Hassaikai?

FatGum: The man who shot Tamaki used an illegal drug to boost his quirk during a fight with Kirishima. The distribution channels for stuff like that are complex. Although things've shrunk since the old days, drugs still pass through various people and organizations before they finally reach the end user. There's no concrete evidence that Hassaikai handled the drug, but we know for a fact that they interacted with one of the middlemen responsible for moving it.

I suddenly remembered something I've experienced before, and I completely slipped my mind.

Nighteye: The other day, Ryukyu's team broke up a fight between two villain groups. One of those groups was controlled by the intermediary organization that FatGum just mentioned.

Ryukyu: One of the two giants had been given an inferior drug that didn't last long.

All of these drugs have been going around lately, and I can't shake the feeling that something bad is going on... possibly badder than what we originally thought.

Suji: Sir, I've dealt with this before!

Nighteye: Hm? How so Kyoryoku?

Suji: Back during the training camp attack, I encountered two villains who weren't with the League of Villains. Both of them had insanely powerful quirks. But not long before, while I was doing my internship, they were no more than common thugs.

Suji: I don't know what drugs they took, but they kept bragging about the "new" them. It was like these quirk enhancements boosted their abilities like crazy, and kept them that way.

Rock-lock: You're kiddin' right? Permanently enhancing a quirk, that sounds more impossible than something that can destroy quirks.

Gran Torino: Actually, Tsukauchi has been having an issue with a bunch of crimes and robberies involving two powerful villains. One was a tank and the other slipped through everything without anyone knowing.

Suji: Kesseki and Ekitai...

Nighteye: This new information is interesting indeed, thank you Kyoryoku... Now back to the task at hand.

A photo of Chisaki appears on the screen.

Nighteye: Their young head, Chisaki: quirk, Overhaul. With this power, he can disassemble things and then reassemble them. A quirk that allows him to completely break down matter. And a bullet that can break down quirks.

Suddenly, Izuku, Mirio, and I all felt a shaking feeling in ourselves as our concerns continued to grow, and one thing was clearly flashed through in our minds..............................................................

""Eri: P-please... Please don't go.""

Nighteye: Chisaki has a daughter named Eri. There are no records about her birth. But when Mirio, Midoriya, and Kyoryoku encountered her, they noticed there were bandages wrapped around her arms and legs.

Ryukyu: Could he really do something so horrific?

Gran Torino: Unfortunately, yes. In a world of superhumans, if you can dream it, you can do it.

Izumi: Hold on, what are they talking about?

Kaminari: Yeah, this is starting to sound like a horror movie flick, and not the simple kind.

Rock-lock: Once again, why do we have children in this meeting? I'll say this one time:

Rock-lock: we're wondering if this Chisaki bastard is turning his daughter's body into bullets and selling them on the black market.

(Third POV)

The students were completely disgusted and terrified, Izumi covered her mouth as Kaminari looked like he was about to pass out. The rest of them all sat still with shocked expressions.

Nighteye: To be clear, we aren't certain that he's actually selling the bullets. At this point, their efficacy appears to be questionable. It's possible that they're still in the testing phase, and he's giving them out as samples to rally more people to his cause. We have no hard evidence, but we do know he's gathering allies and funds from across the nation. If the completed drug allows him to annihilate someone's quirk entirely, imagine the devastation he could cause.

FatGum: Just talking about it is enough to make my blood boil. Let's go get this monster!

Rock-lock: Tch. Woulda saved us a lot of trouble if these three amateurs had just gotten the girl away from him. Especially with wonder boy over here...

Rock-lock was cut off and the room fell silent as one of the tables had just been punched completely in two. Kyoryoku was standing up with his fist still out, everyone looks in shock and fear as they could only see the anger and regret that was resting on Kyoryoku's face.

(Suji's POV)

Izumi: S-suji...

Nighteye: Kyoryoku, calm down.

Suji: CALM?! WE LEFT CALM A LONG TIME AGO, SIR!! I could've saved her, I could've done something, anything!! Knock him out, punch him halfway across the state, but I just stood there and watched her go!!

Nighteye: And I take full responsibility. You, Mirio, or Midoriya shouldn't be blamed for not knowing the full story. You three acted to save the child. Each in your own way. You and Midoriya were willing to bear the risk of taking her then, while Mirio chose to wait for another opportunity, when success would be more likely. If anyone should be blamed, it should be me.

Izuku and Mirio both kept their head down in shame as they felt just as guilty as me. Izumi, Kirishima, and the rest of the students watched worriedly about their friends. Suddenly Izuku and Mirio quickly got up from their chairs and stood up beside me.

Izuku: We'll get Eri away from him next time....

Mirio/Izuku/Suji: And we'll protect her!

Nighteye: Indeed. That's precisely what we've come here to discuss.

Rock-lock: Huh. You kids wanna talk big, that's fine. But if what Nighteye is saying is for real, that little girl is at the center of Hassaikai's entire underground drug operation. She may have managed to get away from Overhaul for a few minutes, but she got herself seen by a couple heroes, and one recently famous hero at that. You think he's still gonna keep her at home after that? Hell, I know I sure wouldn't. And if we go bustin' into their headquarters and she's not there, they're gonna know that we're onto them. We gotta be sure of where he's hidin' her.

Ryukyu: He's has a point. Do you have a plan for that, Nighteye?

Nighteye: That's our conundrum. Since we don't currently know how far they've taken their plans, the success of our initial strike is crucial. To that end, we've made a thorough list of groups with connections to Hassaikai, as well as properties owned by the organization. This is our starting point.

A map is shown on the screen with close to ten different locations shown.

Nighteye: I would like you all to investigate each coordinate on this map. It is the most logical way to narrow down our targets.

FatGum: Didn't expect someone who worked with All Might for so long to be such a careful planner. Let's just go bring 'em down! While we're takin' our sweet time, that abused girl's out there crying somewhere.

Nighteye: We can't do this like All Might would. That's why we must be meticulous about our strategies and predictions from the outset. So we have the highest chance of saving her.

Gran Torino: He's right. We shouldn't rush. If we show our hand and then don't end up rescuing her, then we'd just be throwing gas on a fire. Like how Stain's capture was a beacon that led criminals to seek out and join the League.

FatGum: You're thinking to dang much! If we keep yapping about it, we're never gonna get anything done!

Aizawa: Excuse me. I've got a question. I don't know the specifics of your quirk, Nighteye. Feel free to correct. But from what I've heard about it, your quirk, Foresight allows you to see into the future.

Izumi: Oh yeah! Why not use it on the heroes. That's logical, right?

Nighteye: I'm sorry. But I cannot. My Foresight has some limitations. I need a full 24 hours between activations. That means I get one person, and then I'm spent for the rest of the day. Additionally, the future is played in my mind like a flashback. Think of it like watching a filmstrip. For an hour. I have the power to watch a person's life like a movie. The issue is, everything I see is from a tight perspective on the person in question. This severely limits my capacity to interpret context.

Aizawa: That should still provide more than enough information to be useful, don't you think? And it doesn't explain why you can't do it.

Nighteye hangs his head as he pushed up his glasses.

Nighteye: What if I saw imminent death in your near future. Worse.... what if it were a cruel, merciless demise? My quirk should be employed only after we've confirmed the highest likelihood of success. Then it can help ensure our victory. It shouldn't be relied upon when there are still too many uncertainties.

Rock-lock: Whoa, whoa, whoa hold up. Death is still information. If we know what's coming, we can figure out how to survive.

Nighteye: You don't understand. It's possible what I see is unavoidable.

Rock-lock: Bro, that's the only excuse you have, for real? Oh, hell no, just use it on me now! I'll show you I can beat death.

Nighteye hangs his head lower. The heroes all look at him skeptically as Ryukyu speaks up.

Ryukyu: We should get back on track. There's a girl who needs saving after all.

Nighteye: We must confirm the girl's location and take her into our protection as quickly as possible using the most accurate data. I'm counting on your help. All of you...

I smile as we will finally do what's right and save Eri, we just need to wait.

Nighteye: Except for Kyoryoku.

The room fell silent once more as I slowly turn to look at Nighteye with confusion.

Suji: W-what?... Why?

FatGum: Yeah, what's up? From what I've seen, this kid's exactly what we need if we want to pull this off.

Gran Torino: I may not like the idea of letting kids in on this mission. But I agree, this kid was able to knock All For One around like a ragdoll. He's a perfect powerhouse.

Suji: Sir, I don't understand... Was it because of my outburst?

Nighteye: No.... It's for your own good, Kyoryoku. Trust me.

My eyes widened as I realized what Nighteye was getting at.

Suji: You... used Foresight on me?

Nighteye doesn't say anything as he keeps his eyes low to avoid looking at me.

Rock-lock: Wait a minute, I thought you said...?!

Nighteye: I didn't use Foresight today. I used it on Kyoryoku after he had the first encounter with Overhaul. After I learned this information and given his newly famous statis, I was worried about his well-being. So I used Foresight....

Suji: What did you see?

Nighteye continues to hang his head as he rests his hands up to his face. This only aggravated me more.

Suji: Sir, what did you see?

Nighteye sighed, keeping his head down as he answers.

Nighteye: Now understand that what I saw was a extremely unexpected outcome. When I looked into your future, I couldn't see anything.

Mirio: Huh? That's never happened before, right Sir?

Aizawa: What do you mean by, "you couldn't see anything?"

Nighteye: The farthest thing I seen was him with us as we appeared to be running towards somewhere. But then, everything after that was black, dark, nothing. It was like someone covered the camera with a protective lense...

Nighteye: The last thing I saw, was Suji Kyoryoku's dead body lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

Suji: I-i... I die?

Izumi: N-no....

I couldn't believe it, Nighteye saw my death. The fact that everything before that was black made it even more confusing.

Suji: Wait, if you didn't see anything in between the raid and the death, then how do you know that I'll die during the mission?

Nighteye: I can't take that risk, you will not take part of this mission.

I was still standing, still in disbelief that I wouldn't be allowed to help in this mission. The rest of the major heroes all started to comment.

Rock-lock: Look, I know the kid's a powerhouse, but I'm not about to help send him to an early grave. If he's out, he's out.

Ryukyu: But that's not the same circumstance. Nighteye doesn't know when the death takes place, for all we know, it could happen months or even years from now.

Gran Torino: It doesn't matter when it happens, it's the fact that it can happen. Even if Kyoryoku is careful, there's still a bunch of gray areas that we don't know about.

FatGum: We now have two kids who's lives are on the line, and we're sitting here arguing! Are we forgetting that the boy is in the room?

Everyone keeps arguing as I couldn't stay quiet anymore.

Suji: ENOUGH!!

Everyone stops talking as their attention was drawn to me, in one last ditched effort, I tried to pled with Nighteye.

Suji: Sir, please... I need to be there for Eri...

Nighteye: That's my final word on the matter, Kyoryoku. Bubble Girl, Centipeder, escort Mr. Kyoryoku out of the room.

The two sidekicks walked up to me as they gently tried to walk me out. I didn't budge as I stared down Nighteye who continues to look down and away from me.

Suji: So that's it, huh? One uncertain prediction and you're running scared? I apologize for my rudeness, Sir... But that's the most stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Centipeder: That's enough, Kyoryoku. Calm down.

Suji: I've faced enough villains in my life to probably match with pros. I've bounced back from battles that would've killed a man. If you really think that I'm just going to sit back and watch from the sidelines while everyone else risks their own life? Well guess what Sir, the future you saw for me doesn't matter! The only future I care about is seeing Eri free from that psychotic bastard! So I'm not dying because of some stupid prediction, I'll die because it'll be me doing the right thing!!

Bubble Girl: Kyoryoku...

Everyone in the room gave me looks of sadness mixed with pride. Izumi's eyes were on the verge of tears, and seeing that made me loosen up as Bubble Girl and Centipeder continued to walk me out.

Aizawa: Wait a second...

I turned around and saw Aizawa standing up and looking at me.

Aizawa: Let him join the mission.

My eyes widened upon hearing this, he was standing up for me. I've never seen him ask like this before.

Rock-lock: You're kiddin' right?

Ryukyu: Eraserhead, he's your own student.

Aizawa: That is exactly why he needs to be here. All of my students have the capabilities of being able to do more than most, even when they are trapped in a corner.... They always pull through. Kyoryoku is a model student, he encourages his classmates to improve and he always does the right thing. Even if you stop him, I'm sure he'll just go off on his own and do something reckless.
With that being said, regardless of whatever prediction you may have seen...

Aizawa makes eye contact with me as his face shows more of an understanding and serious expression.

Aizawa: If Suji Kyoryoku's not going on this mission, then neither am I.

Everyone was surprised by Aizawa's declaration, and the same could be said for me as well. I looked back over to Nighteye who I see finally lifts his head.

Nighteye: Kyoryoku, we will discuss this more privately in a moment. Please, follow Bubble Girl and Centipeder.

I nodded as I walked out of the room, leaving the rest of the heroes and my friends behind.

(Izumi's POV)

The meeting was reaching the final stages of conversation. The Big 3 along with the rest of the UA students were all sitting at a table in the waiting room. Izuku was telling the rest of us about his first run in with Eri. Although I couldn't pay attention, cause my mind had been elsewhere. Suddenly the elevator opens and Aizawa is walking towards us.

Aizawa: Is this a funeral or something?

Tsuyu: Mr. Aizawa, hello, sir.

Aizawa: Call me Eraserhead outside of school. You know, it's just my luck. Before any of you got involved in this, I was going to recommend that your work studies be suspended.

Kirishima: What? Why would you do that?

Kaminari: Yeah and I just got mine!

Aizawa: You were listening when he said the League of Villains is involved, right? That changes things.

Hearing this confused me, so I decided to speak up.

Izumi: Then why?... Why would you say that now after you stood up for Suji like that?

Aizawa: Because what I said was true. Kyoryoku is strong, smart, and kind-hearted. You all grow from each other and sometimes you need to be put in situations where you have no choice but to adapt. I believe in all of you, even though I may seem strict, it's to help guide you to be better. You and your brother still haven't proven I can trust you two yet. And I understand that hearing Nighteye's prediction of Kyoryoku's death may have been a bit hard to hear, but it's a common risk that every hero must be cautious about every time.

I look up at him as he squats down infront of Izuku and myself.

Aizawa: I also know that if I try to stop any of you now, reckless actions will soon follow. So I'll watch all of you. If I'm going to let you all continue then we're going to do this the right way. You hear me?

Izuku: Yes, sir...

Izumi: R-right....

My thoughts continued to flood with the thought of Suji dying, but I'm not about to let that cloud my judgment. I was snapped out of my trance when Suji was walking out of the elevator making all of us stand.

Kirishima: So, what did he say?

Izuku: Will you be coming with us?

Aizawa: Quiet... Kyoryoku, what is going to happen?

Suji still looking down raised his head as he looked at us with determination and a smile.

Suji: I'm going with you all, and I'll make sure that I live. Regardless of what Nighteye saw.

Tears well up in my eyes as I rush forward and hugged him tight. I felt him stroke my hair gently as I look into his eyes.

Izumi: But... What if he saw comes true? What if you do die in this mission? I'm not ready to lose you.

Suji smiled as he moved my bangs slightly as he kissed my forehead.

Suji: Then I guess I'll make the most of what I have left.

His smile warmed my heart as I buried myself back into a hug. And with that, the operation to save Eri was starting and the countdown on Suji's possible death has just begun...

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(Hello readers and thank you for reading. The heroes have been assembled and have started to make a plan to save Eri. Kaminari and Izumi have joined as well, let's see how their involvement plays out. And a little twist on Nighteye seeing Suji's death was very unnerving to hear, will the prediction come to pass or will Suji actually change the future?)

-Until next time...