Mystic

Chapter Two

        "Ah. Looks like our game's getting a 'continue,'" said Shigaraki. "After all this waiting. . . The heroic piece of trash shows up."

        He was right about one thing. This was a second chance. At least, for me to escape. I'd finally managed to come up with a plan during all of the chaos. As All Might swiftly tore through the remaining villains, I relayed it to Kurogiri.

        Kurogiri, you realize the other pros won't be too far behind. I have a way to keep the odds in our favor even after we retreat!

        Go on. He responded, thankful using his thoughts instead of talking out loud.

        Alright. When the pros show up, I need you to stop Shigaraki from trying to bring me with you. I'm staying behind. If I let them capture me, I can fool them into trusting me. There are students here I used to know, friends I can have vouch for my innocence. If I remain here on the inside, I can gather information to relay back to you. Think about it, a lack of knowledge is what caused this whole debacle to begin with.

        Kurogiri looked at me, staring into my eyes. I tried to keep my face void of all emotion. He was no doubt trying to figure out whether this was all a trick. I just needed to make him believe me. So long as Kurogiri was on my side for this, Shigaraki couldn't stop me. He'd be warped out before he could protest.

        Finally, I was given a curt nod. My plan was a go then. Sweet. I had one other person left to contact.

        Mr. All Might, Sir? I called out, rambling, while he told his students to take Eraser Head to safety. I'm the girl in the purple and black. You don't have a reason to trust me right now, but I can assure you I want nothing to do with these psychopaths. Please, I need to make them think I've been captured. If you truly wish to do good, I need you to work with me. I can explain more once they've run off.

        The hero glanced over in our direction, his grimace becoming more of a smile as his eyes met mine. I took that as his cooperation. God, I had to hope this worked. I ran towards him, yelling.

        I'm gonna leap over you. Give me the ol' one, two. Just, please, make the second one fake. I'm not sure how well I can handle your power. This way, I'll have already distanced myself from them.

        Using my telekinesis to boost off the ground, I flipped over All Might, landing as gracefully as possible. I didn't have much time before his first punch came at me. It almost hit me, but thankfully I reacted quick enough to fling up a shield. Still, the impact pushed me back a good ten feet.

        Then came the second punch, which, though he let me dodge, I dramatically flung myself to the ground. I even got a few good rolls in to make it look like it hurt. Shigaraki would think of me as out of commission. If only for the time being.

        Thank you. Now, you need to watch out for the Nomu. . . I began, but trailed off as I saw him already going to attack the creature.

        Ugh. It seemed as though the hero was done listening. I watched as he continued to punch the Nomu, but to no avail. Shigaraki said something about its shock absorption Quirk, but I was a bit too far to hear it clearly, and I was beginning to tire from all this use of my own abilities. I'd need a nice long nap after all of this. But, no! I still had to do something. Prove some of my worth here. Show who's side I was truly on.

        Unfortunately, the current state All Might was in was not one I could improve. Kurogiri had assisted Nomu in immobilizing the hero by splitting the creature between two of his warp gates. An effort Shigaraki complimented.