Chapter 5 : The Chase

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Eraserhead burst through the front entrance of Might Tower at a full sprint.

Spoiler : "You'll never make it in time. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

He made it to the parking lot.

Spoiler : "Now what to do with All Might. Or should I say, Skinny Might. MWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!"

He leapt over several vehicles, his memory scrambling for where he parked. He pulled out a fob and clicked the button.

*Beep beep*

Eraserhead skidded to a stop, then darted for his car. He practically tore the door off. He hit the ignition and put it into gear.

Spoiler : "Should I kill him? ...No...Wouldn't be very entertaining by itself."

People honked as Eraserhead swerved out of the parking lot and into traffic.

Spoiler : "I know! I'll expose his true form to the world. And then.... HEHA! ! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!"

*click*

The villain hung up.

Eraserhead pulled out his emergency radio. He wanted to call for the police. For back up. But he couldn't just call anyone. All Might's situation was delicate. Only a few knew of his true form and even fewer about his quirk's nature. There was only one person who could help him now.

(Eraserhead hit an icon on his radio.)

And it was a mouse.

*Buzz buzz*

Eraserhead : "Come on, pick up damn it!"

*click*

??? : "My. I didn't think you would have to use that, this soon."

Eraserhead : "Neither did I."

??? : "So what the emergency."

Eraserhead : "All Might's been kidnapped by a villain."

There was silence for a moment on the line. Then the person spoke again, but with a noticeable urgency.

??? : "Tell me everything."

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[Inside an ice cream truck]

(Koto's POV)

Koto : "That was so cringe. "MWAHAHAHAHA?" Geez! What was I thinking!?! "

I just got off the call with Eraserhead. I was the villain, Spoiler.

To be honest, I had been super stoked for this day. It was basically my debut into the public world as a villain. And what better way to advertise your infamy than kidnapping the greatest hero of the time?! All Might!!!

I had it all planned out.

Kidnap All Might. Dress up in a villain costume. Instigate an epic car chase somehow and lure the chasers into a trap. Make the getaway. Go to a secure location and wake up All Might to have the final showdown. Win or lose, I would then make the final getaway to my personal "evil lair" (which is actually just a workshop in an abandon warehouse basement). Then, I would monitor the news and private networks to see the impact my little operation had.

It was kind of stupid, but it was a decent plan.

And my villain disguise was epic. Well, it looked a bit lame, though. It's just a fancy black tuxedo with a top hat, a fancy cane, and a reflective white mask with a red exclamation mark to cover the face. Except, when you take the mask off, there is no face. Just metal.

The villain super suit was actually a adult sized mech suit, in which I could easily fit inside the abdomen and control the mech from there. Its super handy in case my villain persona loses a limb. I can control it with some electrodes placed on his forehead, as well as some other things that I won't tell you right now.

Cuz, Spoiler. Badum tss.

Another cool thing about the super suit was that I had attached a couple of gadgets to each limb. The suit severely limited the use of my quirk, but that also served as a good thing. The fighting styles would be different. Without the suit, I had a full arsenal of memes to chose from! With the suit, I had a bunch of gadgets instead.

But where on earth do these gadgets come from?

Well. The memes "I'm Batman", "I'm gonna wreck it", and "Yeah this is big brain time" had way more practical application than I initially thought.

The Batman meme not only gave me an intimidation factor and combat effectiveness, but also a extremely high affinity with the construction of things of the mechanical nature. I basically becomes Batman as long as the meme is activated. Shark-repellant anyone? How about some remote control batrangs? *GASP* OR A BATMOBILE!?!

"I'm gonna wreck it" is from the movie Wreck it Ralph. But the meme is not the phrase that the main character, Ralph, says. It is a phrase his "Nemesis" says, Fix-it Felix. Fix-it Felix is a repairman, and he fixes the things that Ralph breaks. But at one point in the movie, Felix gets captured and thrown into jail. Felix tries using his hammer to break the iron bars on the window by saying Ralph's catchphrase, "I'M GONNA WRECK IT!" But instead of breaking the iron bars, the hammer UPGRADES them and the iron bars become thicker and reinforced (Spoiler! Badum, tss)!

Ironically, this ability is soooo broken. Badum tss.

Using this ability allows me to upgrade things with a "few magic words" and a simple whack of a hammer! Sure, you could use it to upgrade materials to use to made super cool stuff you wouldn't understand. But it can be used for so much more than that. And the best part of this ability? It can be used more than once.

Imagine having a gadget that's broken. A whack would repair it to 100% integrity. ANOTHER whack would upgrade it. And another whack would upgrade it again. And again. And again. And Again.

And then, you may end up with something that will either be able to hack into the Pentagon or... maybebecomessentientandtriestotakeovertheworld...

Toasters...never again...

Its a bit unstable sometimes and requires a hammer.  But soooo worth it!

And "yeah this is big brain time" makes you basically turn into Megamind. You don't turn blue, but you do get super genius. But along with a big head as a side effect. Its so useful when planning or designing some sort of gadget or other...super cool things you wouldn't understand.

That shrink ray was so fun. I have a tiny pet elephant! He loves his hamster ball. His name is Ernie. I stole him from a zoo!

...But I digress.

Anyways. Where were we? Ah, yes. Kidnapping All Might. Oh my freaking gosh. I'm really kidnapping All Might.

*Beep Beep*

I swerved around a couple of car on the road.

Yes I am driving the car in my villain disguise. And yes, my getaway vehicle is an ice cream truck. And the Ice cream cone model on top of the truck is not just for show. Its a secret weapon. I cannot wait to use it.

*Bwip Bwueeeep*

And now I'm getting pulled over by a cop. Great.

I pull over. And I can hear the cop get out of his car and close his door. His footsteps got closer, a dull clacking on the asphalt.

I readied a little surprise in my left hand.

The cop got to my window as I rolled it down. He - wait its a she. She had a note pad and was busy writing something down. Wait! She had freaking post-it notes for hair!

Man. Quirks were weird.

Cop : "Do you know how dangerous it is driving like that? You could have caused an accident!"

Me : "Oh. I'm sorry. I alwa-"

"May I see your license?", she interrupted.

Me : "Ummmm. I don't have one."

Cop : "And do you own this vehicle?"

Me : "Yes."

The cop looked at me. She raised an eyebrow, noting my strange appearance.

Cop : "Can you take off the mask please."

Me : "About that. You see, this is actually my face. Its because of my quirk."

Cop : "Remove the mask."

I sighed.

Me : "Alright..."

I remove my villain mask, revealing the blank face of my mech suit. The cop just stares at me for a few minutes, then goes back to righting stuff down.

Cop : "What did you say your quirk was?"

Me : "Mem-I mean-Mannequin..."

Cop : "Do you have an ID on you?"

Me : "Nope."

Cop : "..."

Me : "..."

Cop : "Step out of the vehicle."

I put the mask back on.

"No can do," I said.

Cop : "I got you for reckless driving, driving without a license, your license plate is out of date, and you do not had an ID. Your under arrest. Step out of the vehicle. SIR."

I decided to comply. I put away my little surprise an got out of the ice cream truck. The cop got her cuffs out.

"Hands behind your head, " she said.

I made my mech suit put its hands behind it head. The cop told me to turn around, and so I did. She brought my mech's hands down and put the cuffs on. She pulled out her radio and spoke to someone.

Cop : "Dispatch. I have just apprehended a possible villain. Need back up on stand-by."

That's when I started.

I quickly made my mech turn its head 180 degrees, facing toward the cop. She jumped and leapt back. I made the mech dart towards her, breaking the cuffs easily. I kicked high, she went low. It seemed that this was not her first rodeo. She pulled out a taser and fired. I caught it. She smirked, and pressed a button. Electricity arced down the metal wires and into my palms. Nothing happened.

I smiled within my mech.

"Ok. My turn."

I activated the taser touch gadget on my mech. Larger bolts of electricity arced down the wires towards the officer as her eyes widened in surprise. The bolts hit her taser gun. There was a high pitch sound that came from it as the charge overloaded the safety feature. The resulting current went through her body. She screamed before falling to the ground.

"Heheh. Shocking, isn't it?"

No response.

I went closer and gave her a kick.

Still no response. She wasn't even breathing.

SH*T.

I quickly tore off her shirt, revealing an armored vest. I tore that down the middle, revealing a t-shirt with a hero printed on it. I rubbed my hands together. Electricity still arcing between the fingers.

"CLEAR!", I shouted.

I placed my palms on her chest. She jolted. Still no response.

I rubbed my hands again.

"CLEAR!!!"

I placed my palms on her again. She jolted and cried out.

Phew.

"Welcome back to the land of the living, darling!", I said to her.

I got up and hopped back behind the wheel of the truck, but not without first grabbing her radio as she lay there breathing painfully. But at least still breathing.

"Adios!", I said as I drove away.

I got out a red bowtie as I rounded the corner. On the back of the bowtie was a pair of dials. I rotated one till I felt that I had the right frequency. After that, I set the other dial. With both dials set, I got out the radio.

*click*

Dispatch : "*radio static*-iccer Keiko?! Do you read? What happened?!"

Me (holding up the bow tie) in Post-it girl voice : "He got me. Call an ambulance. I don't feel so good *fake puking noises*."

Dispatch : "Hold on! Ambulance is on its way and we have a nearby hero headed your direction. What ever you do, stay awake!"

Me : "It's...why is it so dark all of the sudden..."

Dispatch : "Keiko! Stay AWAKE!"

Me : "I...I'm starting...to...feel... a little cold..."

Dispatch : "Keiko? We're almost there! Just hold on a little longer!"

Me : "I...I think...I think I see a light..."

Dispatch : "Oh no...Keiko! What ever you do, DON'T GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT!

Me : "It feels...warm..."

Dispatch : "Keiko! No, damn it!"

Me : "...Granpa?..........."

Dispatch : "KEIKO!?!"

Me : "..."

Dispatch : "KEIKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

I disconnected the call. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I burst out laughing.

"AHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! *"

*breathes*

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA, *cough*, *cough*, *cough*. That was funny, ha, *cough*."

Heh. That was fun. But I'm just getting started.

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Everything thing was peaceful. People were just going about there everyday business. The sun was setting and the lamp posts were beginning to flicker on. People waited for the traffic lights to turn red so they could cross the street. A certain humidity could be felt in the air. It seemed it was going to be a pleasantly warm night. The traffic lights turned red and people started to walk on the broad white lines that defined the path of the crosswalk.

*ZOOM!*

Suddenly, a black car zipped though the intersection. Startling passengers and making one with a hedgehog quirk curl into a ball.

[Eraserhead]

Eraserhead spun the wheel, drifting around a corner and leaving the street smelling liked burned rubber along with a white cloud that crawled over the road and up the brick walls of nearby buildings.

??? : "They are 500 ft ahead of you."

Eraserhead : "I see them."

??? : "They just made a left turn."

Eraserhead : "Got it."

??? : "Turn right."

Eraserhead : "What?! Why?"

??? : "Asami Street is packed, so they with make a right onto Kai Boulevard. That leads to a ramp, which curves to the right. You can cut them off before they hit the main street."

Eraserhead : "How did you know? You know what. Never mind. I don't want to know what you do with that computer of yours."

??? : "Actually, Chief Tsuragamae has allowed me to access the live feeds of the cities public security cameras along the roads."

Eraserhead : "Is that why you involved him?"

??? : "Yes and no. It seems that the villain was pulled over by a local officer. That officer is now being rushed to a nearby hospital. Tsuragamae was more than happy to cooperate."

Eraserhead : "That doesn't make sense? Why did he stop? He could have just ignored them."

??? : "Its unclear, but I had assumed it was to purposefully

??? : "Unfortunately, it seems that a faculty of Might Tower was assaulted as well. But it is unclear if its the same villain, as she did not remember seeing her assailant. She doesn't have any visible injuries other than a noticeable bump, but they are having her checked by medical professionals anyways."

Eraserhead : "Short term amnesia is not good."

??? : "No. It's not. But the assaulted officer remembers. It turns out that your villain's quirk is called Mannequin. I don't know what exactly it does and it does not seem to fit any profile. Though, the officer did mention that before she was attacked, the villains head turned 180 degrees. Also that the villain had no face. And be careful. It seems the villain has some sort of electricity based gear."

Eraserhead : "Gotcha."

Eraserhead swerved to avoid a biker. Pizza delivery guy, by the looks of those cheese slices flying though the air.

??? : "Now! Turn left!"

Eraserhead jerked the wheel left and hit the breaks, temporarily spinning out towards the left before righting himself again.

??? : "There."

Eraserhead saw it. The Ice cream truck, which was now blaring out a melody as it flew past the speed limit.

Eraserhead was right behind it now. Now if he could only get close and...

...What the heck was that thing!

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[Koto]

I was standing on the roof of the truck as is sped through more red lights than I had buttons. I guess you could say that it was was on an "autopilot" I installed. Speaking of buttons, I had a special one to press on the side of the ice cream cone.

Oh, I have waited to try this out.

I pressed. The. Button.

The cone moved upward as a swivel slowly raised itself underneath it. Handles with triggers popped out the back of it. The cone turned to face Eraserhead, in hot pursuit, and split open like a Demogorgon on Thanksgiving. It revealed 6 fat gun barrels, rotating slightly. I grabbed the handles and pressed down on both the triggers.

The makeshift minigun began winding up.

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[Eraserhead]

Eraserhead : "Oh s***."

The weapon began firing. Eraserhead swerved to the right to avoid the projectiles, but a bit too late.

*SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!* *SPLAT!*

Instead of the lethal barrage of lead, Eraserhead was dumfounded to discover that the projectiles were balls of -

"ICECREAM?!?", Eraserhead shouted.

"And they're dairy free!!!", Spoiler responded.

The ice cream had covered his windshield. Chocolate, Rocky Road, Vanilla, and the Limited Edition Strawberry Pistachio.

Eraserhead deployed his wipers, but that just made it worse.

Eraserhead : "Screw it!"

Eraserhead broke the windshield . He used his scarf to lasso the ice cream gun. Once he got a firm hold, he leapt at the truck, pulling with all his might. He barely made it onto the roof of the other vehicle.

*SPLAT!*

He got neapolitaned in the chest, but that didn't stop him. He karate kicked the gun barrel(s) to the side, then used the rest of his scarf to wrap around Spoiler. Spoiler ripped through the bonds easily.

"Oh no, I'm caught!", he mocked.

Eraserhead grunted. This villain was going to be harder to catch than he thought. Even villains with the quirk Power couldn't just rip though his scarf like that.

He underestimated this villain.

Spoiler launched himself at Eraserhead with a spinning kick to the face. Eraserhead dodged to the left and punched Spoiler in the ribs on the lower left, more towards the back of the torso.

*CLANG*

They both stopped to look at the spot where Eraserhead had punched Spoiler. Then they looked at each other. Spoiler grabbed Eraserhead's wrist. Eraserhead activated his quirk, his hair flowing and his eyes glowing. He kicked Spoiler between the legs.

*CLANG*

They looked at each other again.

Spoiler : "*BLEEP* DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!"

Eraserhead tackled Spoiler to the roof of the car. Spoiler locked Eraserhead in his arms and rolled off of the roof of the truck.

They both tumbled into traffic.

Cars swerved to avoid the two tussling. Eraserhead tried to break free from Spoiler's embrace. Spoiler continued forcing them both to roll to the side. They both rolled into a wide and abandoned alleyway.

Eraserhead finally managed to throw Spoiler off of him. But now that he was orientated, Eraserhead realized that he had accidentally had thrown the villain towards the the street, leaving him to escape.

They both scrambled to their feet, but instead of fleeing back to the street, Spoiler charged towards Eraserhead. Eraserhead made as if to attack from the right, but he spun backwards towards the left with a right backhand and a left hook to follow.

Spoiler dodged the back hand but caught a hold of Eraserhead's left hook. Spoiler spun and flipped Eraserhead over his shoulder. Spoiler applied more downward force as Eraserhead headed towards the ground.

*Slam!*

Eraserhead : "Oof!"

But Spoiler did not let go. He picked up Eraserhead again by the arm, but this time he just swung him back in the air and over his head and slammed him back into the ground on the other side.

*Slam!*

This time. Eraserhead hit his skull on the concrete. For a split second, his body went limp and his vision blurry.

Spoiler performed the same movement pointed towards the back of the alley. Eraserhead, dizzy, blindly braced for another hard impact on the ground.

But Spoiler threw him instead.

Eraserhead went flying for about 15 meters till he crashed into a series of trash cans and garbage bags. Left thankfully cushioned him.

Eraserhead quickly got got up. The dizziness was fading quickly, but it was still hard to see. He wiped the blood that was trickling into his eyes from the cut on his head. He looked towards the front of the alleyway. Spoiler was now on the sidewalk as the ice cream truck pulled up besides him. The villain spoke.

Spoiler : "As much as I am a fan of you, and kicking your butt, I'm afraid I miscalculated how much time I have. Till next time! But before I forget. I left you a present!"

Spoiler threw something towards Eraserhead, got in the vehicle, and rode away.

Eraserhead noticed the device was blinking red as it bounced towards him. He picked it up. It appeared to be a yellow and black square with a blinking red light and a 2-inch antenna on a corner.

It stopped beeping.

Eraserhead inspected it for a moment, then tossed it aside. He was about to head towards the street when he suddenly got a feeling that someone was watching him. He looked back towards the end of alleyway. No one in sight.

So then he looked up.

The clouds had blocked out the moonlight as it started to rain. Eraserhead just stared. Dozens of pairs of glowing red eyes gazed back down at him from the darkness of the rooftops. Eraserhead could feel the hair on his neck raising.

Eraserhead : "You have got to be kidding me..."

The eerie assailants began to descend upon Eraserhead, dropping into the alleyway.

[To be Continued]

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