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

Nejire(chuckling awkwardly): Oh well time for this to all go completely wrong.

Tamaki: That's my line...

Cameras flashed as Nejire made her way down the red carpet. She put on her biggest smile, giggling for the cameras as she tried to remember everything their teachers had tried to drill into their heads during media trainings. So this was what she had to look forward to when she graduated, huh? She hadn't become a hero for fame, but she had to admit that this was really kinda fun!

Spinner: ...I suppose it's acceptable for true heroes to enjoy the fame they get as long as they don't focus on it.

Nejire waved at another camera. Only about half the heroes were here tonight. The other half had either been left behind to guard the objectives in the agency with Mirio or had gone out patrolling like Tamaki. She had wanted to bring Izuku along to the party too. He was so cute and shy and probably needed some nice normal experiences after the trauma of being targeted by those nasty villains, but Tamaki had pointed out that there were still villains out there who might try to go after him and he was safer at the agency. He was right, of course, but she still wished everyone had been able to come. It was kinda weird that the villains hadn't tried to attack the agency yet to get their objectives, but there were still a few days left in the exercise and Mirio had said they were probably waiting for the cover of darkness, which was why he had ended up staying behind to guard them.

Midoriya: Okay all according to plan so far...

Maybe after the exercise was over they could all get together and go to another fancy party together to celebrate their victory! Nejire grinned wider and started making mental plans as she walked into the party.

Shigaraki: Yeah no if you're having a party after this it'll be a pity party.

Mirio flipped through the security footage of all the rooms in the agency. None of the remaining villains had tried to break in yet, so everything was calm. Even the prisoners weren't doing anything, just sitting in the same positions that they had been in all day. Overall, much more boring than the party that Nejire had gone to. Mirio kind of wished that he hadn't volunteered to stay behind, but he had become a hero to save a million people, not to go to fancy charity parties. Plus, he'd been absolutely certain that the villains were going to break in tonight and he didn't want to miss it!

Maybe Tamaki would come back early and he could use it as an excuse to go to the party later...

Shinso: If you do you'll be caught in the blast too.

The door to the control room slammed open and Ogawa ran in, practically shoving him aside.

Mirio raised an eyebrow, "Well hello to you too."

"Somebody messed with our cameras."

Power Loader: Yup.

"No. That's impossible." Mirio looked at the cameras. "We would have noticed."

"Yeah, well, we didn't." Ogawa slammed a handful of tokens down on the table. "Our prisoners are dead."

Jirou: All of them?

Kaminari: Guess so...

Tamaki weaved his way through the back alleys of the city. He'd manifested a bear's nose so that he could track the scent of the escaped villains he was tracking, the Hotta brothers. It was hard in such a large city, but he'd managed to pick up their scent a few minutes ago and now the scent was getting stronger, which meant he must be close. He saw an apartment building at the end of the street. They were probably hiding out there.

Aizawa: Yeah seems like the kind of place they'd hide in.

He was glad he had an excuse to get out of the party tonight. It would be loud and there would be too many people who would be staring at them because of their role as heroes in the exercise. It would be perfect for the likes of Nejire and Mirio, but for him it just sounded miserable. He'd much rather be out in the shadows where he could avoid all the attention.

Mic: Just like Shou.

Midnight: Yeah but Shou's not this shy. Not anymore anyway.

He manifested wings and flew up to the window where the scent was strongest. A quick peak inside confirmed that the villains were inside and Tamaki broke the window. It was nice to have a fight to focus on.

Hitoshi sat on a rooftop across from the gala and watched the last of the stragglers disappear inside the building. Only about half the remaining heroes had decided to come tonight, which was about how many he and Izuku had planned on. It didn't matter too much, this attack was more to deal a blow to the heroes' morale than anything else. They wanted to kill as many heroes as possible, sure, but the real goal would be the effect on the ones who remained.

Hound Dog(groaning): They're going to traumatize everyone.

He texted Izuku an update and smiled when he immediately got a text back.

Go time.

Bakugo(rubbing his hands excitedly): Oh here it comes.

One of the other heroes shushed Nejire as the party organizer stood up to make a speech. Everyone gave a polite round of applause as the woman in charge made her way to the center of the stage and grabbed the microphone.

"Hello everyone." the woman smiled. "I'd like to thank you all for coming and a special thanks to everyone who helped to pull off this last minute gala! It has been a wonderful way to pass the time this week and..."

A deafening boom shook the room and Nejire instinctively closed her eyes for a split second. Her ears were ringing so much that she almost didn't realize people were screaming. Her eyes flew open and she immediately went on alert. There was red paint splattered around the room and as she scanned the room she saw multiple people dropping their tokens, including the classmate sitting next to her. Nejire looked down and saw red paint staining her legs and abdomen.

(a lot of people shuddered at the sight)

Toga: Oh yay the bombs make everything red! So pretty!

Nezu's voice echoed in her ear, "You are severely injured from the bombs, please proceed with the exercise accordingly."

Mirio's comms crackled to life and Nejire's voice echoed in his ear, "Attention all heroes. There was an explosion at the gala. Both hero and civilian casualties."

He was out the door before she even finished speaking.

Mirio: At least Nejire's still alive?

Tamaki: At least...

The dead room went silent with sock.

"Oh." Denki gulped dryly. "So that's what those things were."

Shigaraki: Yup.

"Yeah..." Kyoka frowned. "But, uh, I..." She shook her head and closed her mouth.

Inko(dread): What now...?

Denki gave her a look, "But what?"

"It's just..." Kyoka lowered her voice. "Didn't we move in a lot more boxes than that?"

(everyone froze)

Mic: ...Oh boy.

Jana: Welp, time to copy the Hunger Games I guess. Anyway next story.