Satoko noticed Dabi's scars were growing with his quirk. It was like self-inflicting pain onto him. Not only that, he kept hurting Shoto.
"Lis-" Satoko try to say to Momo, but she slashed at her again. She figured Satoko was trying to use her quirk against her too. That wasn't the case.
Of course, she won't listen to Satoko. But Momo was crippling her chance to actually help.
"Sorry." She swiftly ducked underneath Momo's attack and chopped into the back of her neck, knocking Momo out.
Sprinting towards Dabi, her hands grabbed unto his arm. It inflicted her burning her fingers. "You're hurting yourself and you're gonna kill him!! Stop this!"
She wasn't using her quirk to make him stop. She was basically pleading him to not do it. Her throat felt like it was getting on fire again.
Endeavor's finger started to subtly twitch. As if he was trying to mentally break out of his daze.
When Satoko spoke, Shoto's eyes returned to normal. His lungs hurt, making it difficult to get enough air. He started to cough.
"Shut up." Dabi looked away from Satoko as he ignored what she said. He pushed his hand down harder on Shoto's face, but he didn't activate his quirk. "Your coughing is getting on my nerves."
Suddenly, Shoto grabbed handfuls of Dabi's hair and managed to knock him over onto the ground. He looked over and spotted Endeavor. "What are you doing just standing there?! I always knew that you were a scumbag, but are you really making me fight this villain alone?!"
Shoto felt a hand grip the back of his neck. In a matter of seconds, his face was shoved into the dirt. Dabi finally looked at Satoko. "I'm going to kill him. It doesn't matter what you say. You don't even know him! It'll make it easier for him if you just use your quirk again."
"It doesn't matter that I don't know him! You know that I don't kill anyone! I just can't!" Satoko argued. "I didn't know you either and yet-!"
The image of her taking the gunshot for Dabi struck their minds. That selfless act of hers.
Momo was laying on the ground as she was unconscious. Endeavor still wasn't budging either. But, the soreness of Satoko's throat was getting worse.
"Whatever your reasoning is, this isn't right!" She yelled.
Shoto tried to get up again, but his attempt only resulted in a burn on his back. He tried to force himself to focus so that he could think of some way to get away from Dabi.
The left side of his body burst into flames. Dabi didn't even flinch. "I'm used to being burnt. Your flames are weak compared to the ones I've been faced with."
Shoto hated the fact that he couldn't do much to fight back. He felt useless over the fact that he had gotten hurt so badly and couldn't even get up. At that point, he might even accept help from his father.
He relaxed and put his head flat against the ground for a few seconds just so he could catch his breath. That's when he saw that Momo was unconscious.
He jerked up, pushing Dabi with a surprising amount of force. "Who hurt her?!"
"Why are you worrying about her? You're the one who's dying here." Dabi grabbed Shoto's arm roughly since he had managed to sit up.
Shoto had a fiery look in his eyes. "I'm not going to die. I'm going to help her." He lit up his quirk again. It forced Dabi to let go of him.
Suddenly, Endeavor broke out of his trance. His jaw clenched tightly as he reinforced a huge flame towards Dabi to help back up Shoto to helping Momo. "SHOOOTTTOOOOO!!!!!!! GO NOW!!!"
Satoko felt the heat from where she was standing as she saw the fiery burst went towards Dabi.
Shoto moved quickly to get away from there so that he wasn't hit by the attack. He rushed over to Momo and put his head down close to her face to listen for breathing. (She's breathing! She doesn't seem to be injured either.) He sat back beside her and gently shook her shoulders to wake her up.
Meanwhile, Dabi wiped away a drop of blood that had rolled down to his chin and onto his neck. He laughed. "You see me now, huh? Enji Todoroki."
"I'm not blind." Endeavor huffed. There was a sheer anger he was feeling from Shoto in that condition. He knows Shoto hates him still. It is well deserved. If he has to live the entirety of his life to make amends, so be it. There were constant glares Shoto had given towards Endeavor.
It's fine. Usually, he would be so harsh towards Shoto. He would yell at him for his 'weakness'. But he isn't doing that anymore.
Flaring his nostrils, he prepares for another attack. "I'm ending this now."
Satoko was looking for what to do. She was planning an opening to try to knock out Endeavor and to possibly escape with Dabi. (Dabi's hurting himself a lot... I hate seeing that.)
In fact, she hates that there are so many injuries around her. She is seen as an enemy. No one will listen to her at this point.
Meanwhile, Momo's eyes started to twitch as if she was waking up. Her head was pounding from the impact from earlier. Opening her eyes, her vision of Shoto came to view. He was severely injured. It made her want to cry, but nothing came out. "Todoroki... you're..."
"I'll be fine." Shoto helped her sit up. "How do you feel?"
When she sat up, she could get a better look at his face. There was something oozing from the burns that covered most of his face. His eyes were watering too. He turned his head away from Momo to cough again.
"You're not fine!" Momo cried. The way he looked was terrible. It hurt her heart greatly. This was the worst condition he is in. Due to her current outfit, she was able to form some bandages. She started wrapping the spots where they were oozing. "I'm sorry if this stings, but this is to help you until we get you better treatment."
She also made a cloth to help wipe his eyes ever so gently and was trying not to rush it as there was chaos of Endeavor and Dabi were fighting in the background.
Dabi was dodging an attack as her prepared his own. A blue flame met an orange flame in the middle, causing the fire to get bigger and burn the both of them. "My flames are stronger than yours!"
"Don't underestimate me!" Endeavor was readying his Brilliant Scorching Fist-Jet Burn.
(Not only does that man has a fire quirk, he's also buff.) Satoko had a shaky breath, concentrating on her stealth step to dash behind Endeavor. (But not the first time I've knocked out buff men before!!)
Finding an opening, she went to axe kick into the back of his neck. Spotting her, Endeavor almost punched her instead.
His flames burned parts of her skin. Almost yelping, she gritted her teeth to back off a bit. She cursed under her breath.
Great. Now he's going to go after her too.
...
The students were all talking and staring at the dorms from the outside. Some of them decided to go inside to help since this didn't look good with how the building's destruction was coming to be. Izuku told Melissa to stay behind.
Luckily, she prepared things for his arms to get into battle. With a brief exchange of goodbyes, Izuku hugged Melissa.
Whispering below his breath, he said. "I'll be back."
Without giving her a chance to reply, he ran off. All Might was there too to keep Melissa company as she stayed behind.
Melissa looked a little sad as Izuku went away. "Hey, Uncle Might. Do you ever get worried when he goes off to fight?"
"Sometimes, but," All Might responded. "His results are always surprising to me each time. His spirit and drive is beyond my expectations." He looked towards her. "I know it's hard, but you must believe he'll make it."
...
Hawks was separated from Endeavor due to helping other students leave. He's always off the radar when it comes to battling the villains due to the fact he befriended them.
He noticed Izuku and other students were running towards the direction the blazing fires were at.
Worrying for not seeing Satoko just yet, he went towards that direction too.
...
Izuku, Denki, Kirishima, Mina and Jiro arrived at the scene. They saw how injured Shoto was.
"We're here to help!" Izuku exclaimed with determination. The group ran over towards Shoto to help back him and Momo up.
Satoko and Dabi had been clearly outnumbered. Wait...
(What is she doing here?) Izuku looked towards Satoko in shock. The fact Endeavor was towering over her. But why?
Hawks arrived shortly after. He saw Endeavor trying to fight against Satoko. Hawks's eyes widened. He saw that Satoko was sweating and tired. There were burn marks on her.
"Wait, that girl's not our-!" Hawks's loud voice got cut off as Endeavor yelled a shout.
"THIS IS FOR SHOTOOOOOOOOO!!!" Endeavor's fury went into his blazing whirlwind towards Satoko.
(I'm not fast enough to escape it.) Satoko tried to use her Siren's Song to get him to withhold his attack, but her voice was too sore. Bracing herself for the hit and to reduce damage, she splashed a bottle of water onto herself before those threatening blazes reached her.
It helped lessen the burns, but she got hit by the impact. It threw her back a bit. Usually, she doesn't yelp when she's in pain, but she did this time. Something about her voice yelling also helped her not get too severely injured. But she was hurt regardless.
Barely standing and shaking, she coughed. The fact that she hasn't fallen just yet shows the sheer willpower she has to keep going.
Dabi got in between the two. "Why are you attacking her? I'm the one who hurt your precious Shoto. Attack me! I'll show you that I'm stronger!"
Shoto was watching with the others. He had it figured out by that point what was going on. Satoko's quirk allowed her to take control of a person. (That's probably what happened to my father...) He moved to walk towards them, but Denki got in the way.
"Hey, you can't fight right now!" Denki said in a panicked tone. "Your face is all burnt up!"
"I noticed," Shoto stated bluntly. "Someone else with fire powers needs to help. I'm the only one here."
Momo took Shoto's hand. Her hand was shaking into his. "You're going to get yourself killed if you keep going. Please, you have us to rely on."
"That's right! And Hawks has arrived. You can stay back with Momo!" Jiro pointed out.
"Our bodies have limits." Izuku added. He thought about his mom shedding tears for him every time he got hurt. "Our actions have impacts on those around us." He noticed Momo was on the verge of tears. Because he said that, she started crying. She didn't want Shoto to die. She can even tell his breathing is a little unsteady as well.
Shoto took notice of the fact that she was crying. His expression softened, his lips parting slightly in surprise. He hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Right. I guess it's up to them now."
(How is that woman still standing?) Endeavor thought in surprise. He looked towards Dabi. There was a hint of vengeance in his eyes. "What you did to Shoto was unforgivable. I will attack whoever gets in my way!"
Satoko wanted this to end. Feeling the need to do more, she tried taking a step forward. (Huh?)
Her legs gave out as she fell onto the ground. Still conscious and struggling to get back up. Noticing that, Hawks clenched his jaw as he flew towards her. "Sunset!" He called out his little nickname towards her.
Endeavor looked towards Hawks, who is trying to help Satoko be steady. His wing gently helped wiped the sweat off of her face. Seeing her wince in pain like that made his heart feel a heavy weight. The group of heroes looked towards him, other than Izuku, in surprise.
"Hawks, what is the meaning of this?" Endeavor glared.
"Takahashi is a victim-" Hawks tried to explain.
Before Hawks could finish his sentence, a burst of blue flames went in his direction. He had to use his wings to shield Satoko.
Dabi was smiling at him with a crazed look in his eyes. He was panting at that point, his body exhausted from overusing his quirk without a break. "Get away from our newest member."
"Get away? I'm trying to help her!" Hawks glared as he stood up. "You could have hurt her just now!"
(Newest member...?) Izuku watched what was occurring. He remembered how Satoko was acting that day from when she talked to All Might. (No. Something isn't right here.)
Satoko struggled to stand once more. She was trying to say something. Hawks went to grab a hold onto her, but Dabi ran into Hawks from the side, grabbing Satoko before he could. For the first time in his life, he felt envious of Hawks's ability to shield someone with his wings. He wrapped his arms around Satoko instead. It was the best he could do to keep her within his reach.
One of his hands subconsciously held her head close to him. He looked at Hawks over his shoulder. "I'm taking her back home. Don't get in the way unless you want to get killed."
Satoko couldn't comprehend what was going on. There was a strange sensation going on within her heart. She felt a little annoyed too, but she was too much in pain to argue. Too tired to push him away. But... Strangely enough, she didn't want to.
Hawks glared Dabi down. There's no way he was going to leave her be. (He can try to kill me all he wants, but I won't listen.)
Endeavor was baffled to what was occurring. No matter, he needed to have Dabi and Satoko arrested. Suddenly, a blast of smoke filled the area, making everyone's vision blurred.
Hawks covered his mouth from the smoke. He was listening to what was happening. Endeavor was trying to light up the room with his fire, but the smoke was too thick.
Toga and Shigaraki had come to help them escape. They regrouped with Dabi and Satoko.
She had a wide smile on her face from the sight of Satoko. She wiggled some equipment that was causing the fog. "Tomura saw what was happening!! Heehee!!" Her face went into a frown. "I wanted to play with Izuku, but I guess we have to retreat right now."
(No one will notice me leaving due these conditions. I'll have to make a head start.) Hawks thought.
"Twice is somewhere else making another clone to distract the heroes," Shigaraki said quietly. "He will meet back with us at the hideout. Let's leave while we can."
"And let them win?" Dabi argued. "The students I was after isn't dead yet. I need to kill him before we go!"
"Do you think I want to leave?!" Shigaraki stepped closer. His red eyes were glaring at Dabi around the hand. "One of us is hurt. We can't risk losing her. Her quirk is too important to us."
Dabi sighed in annoyance. "Fine. But we're going to come here again, and next time...he definitely won't survive."
The smoke disappeared shortly after their voices were gone. The villains were gone. Including Hawks.
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