MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

V:TGG 30 Back in action

He glanced down and smiled when he saw the villain reaching for him. He started climbing faster. If he could get onto the rooftop, then the villain would be reaching for him blindly and he might be able to find some way to use that to his advantage. He had to dodge the moment that his feet hit the roof as the arms grabbed for him, but he kept dodging and looking around the roof as the villain continued groping for him blindly.

Kaminari: Wait when you stretch a rubber band they bounce back.

Sero: So?

There was a set of vertical poles with clothesline spread between them and Izuku's brain immediately formed a rough semblance of a plan as he ran toward them, grabbing one of the villain's hands as he did so and dragging it along with him. As he predicted, the villain immediately started reaching for him with his other hand, but Izuku was already prepared with zip ties. The moment that the second hand was in reach, he grabbed it and tied them together on the far side of the pole. Hopefully that would hold the villain long enough for Izuku to...

His eyes widened as he heard a scream coming closer to him and he whipped his head around to see the villain flying at him, which is when he remembered that when rubber bands were stretched to their limits, they tended to snap back. Oops.

Everyone: Oops.

There was a loud clang and Izuku finched as the villain hit the pole. He ran over to check on the guy, who had obviously been knocked unconscious, but he still had a pulse, so Izuku hadn't messed up too badly. He didn't know what he'd do if he'd killed the guy.

Well, it hadn't exactly been the takedown he'd planned, and it wasn't the cleanest, but Izuku wasn't about to complain as he climbed back down the fire escape. Amplifier had taken down two of the thugs in the time it had taken Izuku to handle one, and she was currently fighting the last guy, who seemed to be giving her a little trouble. Every time she landed the punch, the villain didn't even flinch. It was like she wasn't hitting him with any more force than a love tap.

All Might: Rats a shock absorption quirk.

"Viridian! Get out of here and get Eraser!" She yelled. "This guy has some sort of shock absorption quirk."

Izuku nodded and started running. The villain tried to run after him, but Amplifier got between them. He heard her getting thrown against the wall, so picked up the pace. He didn't know how long she would be able to hold against a villain like that, but as long as she focused on dodging instead of fighting, she should be able to drag the fight out long enough for him to get back. Now, to get on the rooftops and find Eraser.

He ended up being only a block or two away, thankfully, and as soon as Izuku saw him, he loaded a marble into his slingshot and fired. Hopefully Eraser would forgive him if he got a bruise, but they didn't have time for Izuku to run across three extra rooftops to get in range to throw the marble manually. He didn't look back as he ran back to the fight, knowing that Eraser would follow him and sure enough, by the time he could hear the sounds of the fight again, he could hear Eraser falling into step beside him.

Mic: Good thing Shou's quick on the uptake.

"What's up, kid?" he asked. "You're in more of a hurry than usual."

"Shock... absorption... Amplifier... help..." Apparently, he was a little out of shape from his forced vacation, or else he was pushing himself way harder than he normally did, because he didn't even have enough breath to make himself intelligible. Eraser seemed to understand well enough, however, because he ran ahead, following the sounds of the fight, and Izuku saw him disappear down into the alley with his quirk already activated.

Aizawa: Now that I'm here I can go apologize to the problem child for yelling at him last time.

Izuku himself stopped at the edge of the roof to catch his breath, knowing that he wouldn't be much use in the fight if he was this exhausted. He would just get in the way of the heroes, which was the last thing he wanted to do. He sat down on the edge and watched what was left of the takedown, which was basically just Eraserhead grabbing the villain with his capture weapon, then hitting his head against the wall to knock him out, which worked pretty well now that the guy couldn't just absorb the impact. Izuku got up and stretched for a minute before turning to go find another crime.

"Viridian, wait."

Hagakure: Huh Aizawa-sensei's talking to him.

Tsu: Course he is, ribbit.

Izuku turned to see Eraser pull himself up onto the roof with his capture weapon, "Shouldn't you be waiting for the police, Eraser? Oh! I left one of the guys on another rooftop."

"Amplifier mentioned something about that." Eraser's mouth was hidden by his capture weapon, but he sounded amused. "She said the guy literally launching himself into the air gave her an opening to take out one of the others."

(everyone giggled)

Izuku grimaced, "I really didn't mean to do that."

Eraser let out a huff that sounded suspiciously like laughter, "Sure you didn't."

Toga(laughing): And yet it was actually an accident!

"I was just trying to tie him up, I swear!" Izuku insisted, but he was smiling now too. "It's not my fault he stretched too far trying to catch me!"

"Good work, problem child."

Izuku's eyes widened as Eraserhead reached forward and rubbed his head, ruffling his hair under his hood. What? No one was ever proud of him! Well, maybe except his mom, but even that felt like a relatively recent development. Izuku couldn't help the shocked little smile as he looked up at Eraser, who seemed as tired and grumpy as ever, but also seemed awkward, like he was about as used to expressing pride as Izuku was to receiving it.

Vlad: Which he is.

After a second, Eraser took his hand back and sighed, "Kid, let's go somewhere where the police aren't going to try to grab you. We need to talk."

Momo: That sounds serious.

Jana: Well you'll find out what they're talking about when you get back here. Next chapter.