Actions bare Consequences
At UA, the three bounty hunters are sitting in Principal Nezu's office along with Mr. Aizawa. Nezu looks to Ground Zero as he asks for a debriefing in what had occurred in the warehouse a few hours ago. Ground Zero with no remorse retells the events in the order that they took place. Nezu and Aizawa sit in silence, processing the information while VulGar and Deags aren't that surprised at their partner's brutality. To be completely honest, VulGar and Deags are feeling a bit relieved at the way Ground Zero handled the situation for the main reason being that it was an act of relief, an act of redemption for the young vigilante. Unfortunately Nezu and Aizawa did not see it that way as they finally decided to speak up.
Nezu: Hmmm while I must thank you for protecting and ensuring the safety of young Yaoyarozu and young Jiro, I feel the actions taken were completely unnecessary as a future hero.
Aizawa: I have to agree with Nezu here. *looking at Ground Zero* While the outcome did work out for the better, we do not under any circumstances take the life of a suspect, villain or not.
VulGar: With all do respect Nezu, none of us here are heroes so we don't exactly abide by hero laws.
Deags: It's true, we are here under a job contract that also states that the rules of engagement fall under our judgment. In other words, we have the green light to use lethal force
Nezu: That may be true but young Bakugo here is still a minor and therefore a student of this schoo-
Ground Zero: First of all, I'm no longer a minor!! *getting irritated* I'm already of legal age, I'm not a minor here or in the states and secondly I stopped being a student here the moment I was driven away for having a "villainous" quirk.
Nezu: .....
Aizawa: .....
VulGar: Now with that out of the way, can we get back on track with a more important issue?
Nezu: *nods*
VulGar: *places file folder on the table* I recovered this from the warehouse. It has all the information we need about the Nomu production and the Location as well.
Aizawa: *grabs the file* interesting.... How soon do you think we will be able to attack and bring this operation down?
VulGar: I estimate within the next few days. What do you think Deags?
Deags: Yeah the next few days should be good. It gives us time to overnight some more gear from the Queen of tech in the states.
The 4 of them continue to plan out this attack when Ground Zero gets a notification on his phone. He looks at his phone before standing up and excusing himself as he makes his way to the door. Aizawa attempts to ask him where he is going but stops when Nezu assures him that what Ground Zero does next is long overdue and needs to happen. Ground Zero walks through the halls of UA and he starts to remember his somewhat short time there as a student two years prior. As he reaches his destination, he's now faced with a situation that has an unknown outcome and all he has to do is knock....,
5 minutes earlier
Momo: *stirring awake*
Izuku: *reads a text that says "on my way"* Hey there
Momo: *groggily looks around* Izuku?
Izuku: Yeah it's me babe, how are you feeling? *holding her hand*
Momo: I'm ok- Wait what happened?
Izuku: You took a pretty bad hit, What's the last thing you remember?
Momo: Ummm..... I was on the recon mission just waiting and taking notes, then... *gasp* Where's Jiro?!?!
Izuku: Hey hey, it's okay she's fine *moves to the side*
Momo: *sees Jiro sleeping* What happened to her?
Izuku: She was taken, GZ was the first to find her, she was... subjected to some torture, but thankfully she was able to recover from that relatively quickly, GZ personally rescued her before the rest of us got there.
Momo: Well I'm so grateful for Ground Zero I never saw him as the type to care that much, babe please help me up, I want to be by her side..
Izuku: Sure thing *takes her by the hand*
Momo stands up off her bed and steps over to Jiro's bed.
Momo: I'm so sorry Jiro, for everything, please be okay, be strong for us, be strong for Katsuki... I know it's what he would want, and i'm sorry for telling you that he's gone for good, over and over, that was stupid of me.
Izuku: *tearing up* Babe, that was beautiful...
*knocking*
Izuku: *wipes his eyes* looks like you've got a visitor.
Momo: Might be our classmates *goes back to her bed* Come in
????: Hey, hope it's okay to be here, just wanted to check on you two.
Momo: Oh! Ground Zero, I wasn't expecting to see you, but I'm glad you're here, I actually wanted to thank you for saving Jiro here.
Ground Zero: Oh that's not necessary, she was in danger, really, it's ok
Momo: No it's not, I judged you guys too quickly and for that I apologize.... It's just Jiro is my best friend and for the past couple years I've been all she's had so, she's been through so much
Ground Zero: I... I know, the past 2 years have been rough on her..... They've been rough for me as well... *starts to lift his mask*
Momo: what do you mean for you as w- *eyes widen*
Ground Zero/Katsuki: ...Hey Ponytail.....
Momo: *gets up and walks towards him* Katsuki? Is it really you?
Katsuki: Yeah.... It... it's me
Momo: *punches his chest*
Katsuki: What was tha-
Momo: *continuously punches his chest as she began to sob* Damn It Katsuki, Where have you been? Why did you leave? Why did you leave Jiro here alone?....Do you have any idea how....... How sorry... I've been for how I acted two years ago? thinking I'll never get the chance to make amends *falls to her knees*
Katsuki: Momo.... *helps her up to her feet and hugs her* please don't cry.... You'll wake ears...
Momo: *sniffling* I spent two years comforting Jiro while feeling guilty for driving you away, I still feel awful
Katsuki: I understand why you acted the way you did, I would have done the same thing. You were protecting your best friend and I thought I was invincible and could do it myself, but I was wrong
Momo: Katsuki... I need to....
Katsuki: Ponytail, Don't you dare take the blame for my absence, that was on me and me alone
Momo: But..
Katsuki: Don't, I've forgiven you long ago. And I know why Deku did what he did..... we were first years, young, naive, and scared. We thought the world was all black and white and that it was ours for the taking, but it's not. So don't worry about forgiveness because you guys never needed it.
Momo: ...... Thank you Katsuki, you have no idea what those words mean to me....*breaks the hug* Wait, does Jiro know YOU are Ground Zero???
Katsuki: Depending on if she remembers anything from the warehouse when she wakes up, she might
Just then there was a knock on the door to which Katsuki went and opened it. On the other side of the door were Deags and VulGar with Nezu sitting on VulGar's shoulder. They explained that Nezu was going to show the three of them to the Guest House that was built behind the 3A dorms so that they can get situated and prepare all the gear and equipment they'd need for the upcoming raid. After agreeing to go, Katsuki turns to Izuku and Momo and asks them to tell Jiro to come to the guest house when she's Released later, to which the two agreed. With that taken care of he gave them each a quick hug and exited, The four of them walk out of the UA main building towards the 3A dorms where they can see a new looking building peeking from behind the dorms, meanwhile Izuku stood behind with Momo and Jiro. Momo was quietly crying tears of joy as she let out a soft "He's home..."
The trio and Nezu reach the building in just a few minutes since it was so close, from the outside it looked like a rather small but cozy building, but on the inside it was much more spacious and very homely. Nezu told them to make themselves at home, to which they happily did, VulGar and Deags in particular, Katsuki was a little hesitant.
After they were settled in, Nezu made his exit, Katsuki decided to interrupt the gaming of the other two to address something on his mind.
VulGar: Deags kill the two guys on my right! Im gonna plant the bomb!
Deags: What bomb you idiot? We're playing Madden
VulGar: I thought this was monopoly, no wonder I couldn't get the master sword
Deags: How much have you had to drink?
VulGar: I like fucking with you when it comes to gaming dude
Deags: You fucker
Katsuki: Hey guys... got a minute?
VulGar: *tosses his controller* Sure man, What's up?
Deags: Oh now you're serious? And hey! Don't toss the controllers like that!
VulGar: Oh quit yer bitchin, let the man speak
Katsuki: So.... I had a thought
Deags: Careful, don't hurt yourse- *smack*
VulGar: *Smacks him* Shh
Katsuki: When this is all over, I don't wanna stay here, my home is in the states, and if I turn myself in.... I won't be able to go home...
VulGar: I see...
Deags: So what's the plan?
Katsuki: I wanna use the Phoenix protocol
VulGar: Dude that's pretty extreme, you sure you wanna do that? It's a one time deal
Deags: Hey man, go big TO go home, I like it, the Queen will have everything we need to make it happen, she's been working on those things for years, she made yours fucking quick
VulGar: Ask about the other supplies we're gonna need for the mission, we need it here yesterday
Deags: Aight bet, I'll go make the call
Katsuki: Thanks guys, oh and one more thing
Deags: Yeah?
VulGar: What's up?
Katsuki: I.... Might be having someone over to... talk with...
Deags: Cute girl?
VulGar: Purple hair?
Deags: Audio jacks for earlobes?
VulGar: Speakers on her hero gear?
Deags: Has a purple guitar that looks exactly like-
Katsuki: Alright!! I get it, you guys know, for how long?
Deags: Figured it out not too long ago
VulGar: Figured out most of it from the very beginning
Deags: How the fuck-
VulGar: None of your business
Katsuki: Was it that obvious?
VulGar: Apparently not to everyone
Deags: Heeeyyyyy....
Katsuki: Well now that it's out there, I was wondering if you guys would-
VulGar: Say less
Deags: The fuck? Say more, he wants a favor, you can't just cut him off. What if he needs advice? What if he needs our help? What if she's on her way? What if we're still here when she- .... Ohhhhh
VulGar: Let's get goin Einstein
Deags: You Doooog
VulGar: *Grabs him by his hat* Move it
Katsuki: Thanks guys...
VulGar: Anytime, we'll be back later
Deags: Where we goin?
VulGar: Sightseeing
Deags: *Fixes his hair flip* Sweet
As VulGar and Deags leave the guest house, Katsuki paces around the main room thinking about what he is going to say and what he is going to do when Jiro gets there. He still has his combat gear on as well as his face mask kind of hoping Jiro did not remember seeing his face. His thoughts are interrupted by a knock at the front door. Walking over to the door he feels his hands getting sweaty from the nerves, he wipes his hands on his pants before gripping the door knob preparing for whatever happens next.
Ground Zero: *opens the door*
Jiro: H-Hi GZ, umm Izuku said you guys wanted to see me?
Ground Zero: Thank you for coming, it was actually me who wanted to speak with you, please come in
Jiro: Sure *steps inside*
Ground Zero: Have a seat anywhere you'd like
Jiro: Thanks
Jiro and Ground Zero took a seat across from each other and silence filled the room, along with some awkward tension. The two quietly sat, waiting for the other to speak in order to break the awkward silence dwelling over them
Ground Zero/Jiro: So I- Oh sorry go ahead- no you go ahead- Sorry
Jiro: *clears her throat *
Ground Zero: About the other night...
Jiro: I'm sorry I let you guys down, she caught me with my guard down...
Ground Zero: Oh no I-
Jiro: My hearing is what I'm known for, I should have kept my guard up, Katsuki always told me to always stay guarded, especially when villains are involved
Ground Zero: Huh...
Jiro: I'm sorry, Katsuki was... IS, someone I really care about, he taught me alot about combat and hero work, he was always trying his hardest to do the right thing, he just had some... odd ways of showing it, not everyone understood his ways, they always assumed he was some angry jerk who just blasted his way through life, but really he was selfless, caring, brilliant, and by every sense of the word.... A Hero...
After she finished her sentence, she had noticed Ground Zero had almost fell silent, she could barely hear his shallow breathing, it was if he was taking multiple shallow breaths at once, and that's when she noticed the way his body was almost shaking, she knew what was happening, she moved over to where he was and gently placed a hand on the side of his head near his ear. She left her hand there for a moment before moving it until her fingertips wrapped around the edge of his mask, she slowly began to lift it away and take it off, revealing Katsuki's silently sobbing face. His eyes were flooding with tears that were flowing down his cheeks like a river, his teeth were clenched tight in an attempt to control his breathing. For a few moments he stared at the ground before finally looking up and meeting her gaze. With shaking Speech, he said only two words...
Katsuki: I-I'm sorry...
Without saying a single word, Jiro wiped away Katsuki's tears ever so gently, she stared into his crimson eyes with an expression that showed how much she had missed him, but also how he had always been with her. She brought her other hand up to the opposite side of his face so that she was holding him as well as his gaze. In that moment his tears stopped flowing, and his sadness faded. She slowly leaned in, both hearts racing, the longing of the entire two years was finally coming to an end and both pairs of lips made contact with each other, they both closed their eyes and savored the moment. The two stayed like that for only a minute and a half before breaking apart due to the need to breathe. Kyoka slowly followed Katsuki's eyes as she soon saw that he was staring at her arm where her scars were still visible. She lifts up the sleeve of her shirt to give Katsuki a better view of her "battle scars". He tries to look away and starts to apologize but Jiro uses her earphone jacks to turn his head to make him look at her. She brought him in for another kiss, her fingers ran through his hair, down to the back of his neck, she then grabbed his vest and stood up pulling him with her, she unzipped his vest and pushed it off allowing it to drop to the floor behind him. She continued kissing him, running her hand down his neck and under his shirt to feel his upper back. She had noticed the scars but paid them no mind. With her free hand, she slipped it under the bottom of his shirt and ran it upwards over his body, she then did the same with her other hand and only broke the kiss for a moment to bring his shirt over his head before tossing it onto the floor. Katsuki now following her lead placed his hands on her hips and pulled her closer before proceeding to slip his hands under her top and removing it in the same manner she did with his. Katsuki felt his primal urges rising and in one swift motion, unhooked and removed Jiro's bra, they each took a moment to admire each other's body, Katsuki focused more on Jiro's eyes scanning his arms and torso. She couldn't help but to indulge in the appearance of his battle sculpted physique. She ran her hands up his biceps while gently biting her bottom lip. With her own urges boiling within her, she aggressively pushes Katsuki onto the couch before straddling him and continuing to lock lips.
The two shared a passionate "experience" that was long overdue, before falling asleep in each other's warm and loving embrace.
Back with VulGar and Deags who are sitting once again in Nezu's office. The three are discussing the plan for getting the gear needed for this mission. VulGar tells Deags to call EGI and get a hold of Queen to let her know of the plans. Deags, then steps away from the desk to make the call leaving Nezu and VulGar to listen in.
(Over the phone)
Kass: EverGlow Industries this is-
Deags: Hey Queen, it's the D man
Kass: Oh hey Deags, I was just thinking about yo-
Deags: GZ is calling in the Phoenix protocol
Kass: ..... I need the confirmation code
Deags: Double stuffed
Kass: *Facepalms* Why did I agree to that being the code?
Deags: Trulys
Kass: Right
Deags: And Jameson
Kass: Ok Fuck! I get it.... *sigh* Alright I'll begin preparations for the Phoenix protocol, your supplies will be airdropped in 3 days
Deags: Sorry Queen, gotta slap a rush label on that order, we need it here by tomorrow
Kass: Tomorrow??? Deags are you out of your fucking mi-
Deags: Thanks, Luv youuuuu *click*
Kass: .......
Kass: ......
Kass: He loves me?? *blushing*
Deags sits back down at the desk and stares at Nezu and VulGar who are staring at him with smirks on their faces, leaving Deags confused.
Deags: What're you two smilin at?
VulGar: *chuckling*
Nezu: You do realize you-
VulGar: No no, let's see how long it takes him to figure it out. I love this game, the record is two weeks
Deags: Oh god What did I do?!
Nezu: Can I tell him?
VulGar: *sigh* fine hehehe
Nezu: Deags, you just told this "Queen" girl that you loved her, and judging by no ring on your finger I'd say you're single....
VulGar: What the Rat is saying is, Do you realize YOU just told QUEEN "Love You"...
Deags: Eh??? So? I say that to you all the time
VulGar: Oh it's just as I suspected, he has no clue, I'm gonna enjoy watching reality hit you in the future, GZ is gonna lose so much money.... Rat you want in?
Deags: Eh?
Nezu: Perhaps
VulGar: Buy in is 30k
Nezu: Oh splendi-
VulGar: American!
Deags: Gambling?? Count me in
VulGar: Oh we did
Deags: Woohoo drinks on me! Lets goooo
VulGar: Fuck it, why not? Nezu?
Nezu: How can I refuse?
Aizawa: Got room for one more?
VulGar: How long have you been-
Deags: Fuck yeah we do, know any good bars around here?
Nezu: I know of a few, Shall we boys?
VulGar/Deags: Ayyo!