Part 161: The Blond Squad

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The groups spread out to their respective locations.                       

Ren gave them all headsets that were pretty well concealed inside their ears.

"Am I the only one who thinks Mirko leading a team of teenagers is a bad idea?" Wally asked Shine.

"Hmm? Oh...I didn't think about that..." Shine said, "Huh."

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Ren wanted to take one sanctuary city, so that's what they did.

They stopped a few kilometers away from it to formulate a plan.

"I can hack us past their defense," Ren said, "with Intelli's help. Just need to be in range. Now, I don't know all your quirks. Anyone here good at stealth?"

Camie put her hand up.

"Great. So her and me will work on that," Ren said, "and, Sis, you should probably be the lookout for now, since you got that super hearing."

Mirko shrugged.

"What do we do?" Monama asked.

"Any of you have subtle quirks?" Ren asked.

"No," Medea said.

"Then you all wait till we actually get in there." Ren pulled out a device. "I want to get an aerial view of this place. Make a sort of map. Then I'll narrow down where the actual HQ is likely to be. Now, our boy Shigaraki and his LOV ought to be able to help. You all on the line?"

"We're here," Compress said, "Actually, how do you switch channels on this thing?"

"I told you, you have to say line--and then the number," Ren said. 

"Which number was Likstar, again?"

"She's number one."

"Why isn't Endeavor number one?" That was Spinner. "That's kind of confusing."

"Call it poetic license," Ren said, a little annoyed, "He's line 2. We're 3, and you're 4. Intelli is 5."

"Wait, why are we so low?" Spinner said, "I think we should be 1. We're the most important."

"In your lizard, turtle dreams," Mirko said loudly, "Grow up, Spinner. Be glad you're on the line at all."

"Do any of you care to chime in with what we should be looking for?" Ren said wearily.

"All I know," that was Shigaraki, "is before it was a big tower. How repetitive do you think they are?"

"Since we're not that far away," Ren peered through some bushes, "I'd say we could see it if that was the case. Are you at your location yet?"

"Yes. It looks like a regular garage."

"That's the point... Maybe we should be thinking more broadly... I definitely need an aerial view," Ren mused, "Wait, none of the LOV can fly, right?"

"Why do we need an aerial view?" Compress said.

"Getting mixed up, Ren," Mirko said, "Stay focused." She shoved him.

"Right, right," Ren said, "Sorry, my mind is whirring at breakneck speed... I get in the zone, you know? Right...so...we... What was I saying?"

"Aerial view," Camie supplied.

"Right, I have one," Ren said, "Let's hear from Likstar. Line 1."

A static sound.

"Yo, what are you looking at?" Ren asked.

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