Stuck With You | Katsuki Bakugou x OC [Book One]

Heroes Rising (Part Two)

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Kira's down at the beach alongside Tokoyami. When Class 1A are finally set up, ready to start their hero work, the phone calls unexpectedly pour in, complaints such as a broken down car, or a lost pet. Most calls refer to the beach, so a few of the students decide to stay down there to deal with any issues before they're called in.

One of the reasons why Kira and Tokoyami have been summoned to the beach is because of a few missing kids. It seems to be a regular issue on Nabu Island, as most of the calls that they have taken so far includes missing family members. Kira and Tokoyami have teamed up due to their contrasting, yet diverse and powerful Quirks. She can keep Dark Shadow in check and provide a light source for them as it gets darker to help search for the missing individuals. Kira and Tokoyami leave the call centre in a rushed state, side-by-side towards the scene of the incident. It's later in the day, the sun drifting lower in the sky, casting an ominous glow across the quaint island.

Kira has already taken what felt like a dozen or so calls herself, instructing her classmates to each scene, depending on who would be best suited. Most of the time, her friends offer to go, clearly bored out of their minds with how little occurs on the island. The only person who doesn't even move from their spot all day is Bakugou, despite heavy, persistent encouragement from Kirishima and Kaminari.

Kira shoves Bakugou to the back of her mind, as she and Tokoyami approach the location. The details given to Ochaco as she received the call is that the islanders were last seen somewhere to the west of the beach.

"Where could they be?" Tokoyami whispers, as Dark Shadow surges from his chest, raising high to get a better view of the area.

"Hold on," Kira says and closes her eyes, coming to an abrupt halt.

Only a few people know about this ability of hers, so she can feel Tokoyami's confused, yet patient eyes watching her as she activates her infrared vision. She's tentative to use this skill again, as the last time she pushed herself, it nearly blinded her. However, she trusts her second Quirk to heal her like it did last time. Besides, the islanders take priority over her own wellbeing right now.

Kira scans the island, focusing on colours that could appear injured, or panicked. Many bright, fuzzy shapes fade into view, but none that show her what she's searching for. She can tell well enough that her vision is alerting her of people at the beach, either lying down in the sand, playing games, or swimming in the sea. Kira turns her head more inland and something makes her tense.

"Did you see something?" Tokoyami wonders.

Kira slowly opens her eyes, seeing spots in her vision, noticing both Tokoyami and Dark Shadow eyeing her curiously. She decides to save the explanation for later. "Yeah," she replies, pointing to where she noticed irregular shapes in her infrared vision. "This way."

Tokoyami follows her lead, trusting her, as he races to where she spotted the islanders in need of help. Kira races down a small path, the beach to the left of her. The smell of salt is intense and a warm breeze brushes her hair off her face as she takes a right down a road. The cave is located on the very far end of the island. But, Kira's surprised her Quirk's special skill is able to see this far. 

A rocky cliff prevents Kira from advancing further, so she makes a left down onto the beach, her boots sinking into the sand, making her sprint ten times slower, as she slips on the surface.

"Dammit," Kira mutters under her breath, as Tokoyami and Dark Shadow fly together, catching up to her. "They're just around the corner!" She tells him. "You should see the debris if you keep going down the beach."

"Got it," Tokoyami replies, wasting no time and he shoots off across the sand, keeping close to the rocky cliff wall.

Kira glances back the way they came from, but no one seems to be around, so she also activates her Quirk, using her light to boost her across the sand. She knows that her light chars the ground behind her, but she needs to hurry to the scene. When she catches up, Dark Shadow is already clearing debris at the mouth of the cave, picking up huge boulders and placing them aside.