Chapter 26 - Black-Out
Pov Kaminari
"What the hell is he talking about?" Bakugou asked, glaring at me.
"I-I..." I choked out, swallowing the lump in my throat. I sighed, closing my eyes for a moment before pulling up my sleeve. Todoroki stared wide eyed, knowing what I was about to do.
"Yaoyorozu, could you please make a knife for me?" I asked quietly.
"What are you going to do with it?" she asked, her quirk already working.
"Kaminari, explain yourself, what is happening here?" Todoroki asked, an angered but concerned tone lingering in his voice.
"I'm calling back up" I said with a forced smile while taking the knife from Momo. Before anyone could react, I'd cut my arm. I winced, prying out the small tracker device the Reaper implanted in me. A safety measure, everyone in the union had it.
I breathed heavily as it fell to the ground and everyone gasped or stared in shock. This wasn't the Kaminari they knew...but this is the Kaminari I've become...
"Destroy it" I muttered towards Kirishima. Meanwhile Yaoyorozu was making bandages and Iida was screaming in terror. Bakugou simply stared at me with a blank expression, one very much like the one he made when people wanted to protect him during the villain attack at camp. And Todoroki... Well, his face was unreadable, like always.
"Why did you do that?! What is that device?!" Iida yelled, mimicking a robot. Momo started wrapping the bandages around me arm and I silently thanked her.
"It's in pieces" Kirishima stated after stomping on it for a while.
"That means he'll come, right?"
I nodded and saw that send Katsuki over the edge somehow. He grabbed my shirt, lifting me up from the floor and started to yell.
"OKAY WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! WHO THE FUCK IS COMING?! TALK TO ME DUNCE FACE OR ELSE-!"
"The Green Reaper" I said on a monotone voice, shocking the whole room, except for Shoto and Eijirou.
"W-what..." Bakugou whispered, slowly letting me go and taking a step back.
"My tracker is destroyed, it'll send a distress signal directly towards him" I continued and sighed.
"I-I'm so so sorry... I never wanted you guys to find out this way... I just..."
Tears started forming in my eyes and my field of vision got blurry.
"Kaminari is Black-Out" Kirishima breathed, crossing his arms. Momo gasped, the guys just stared.
"I don't have time for this" I groaned, wiping away my tears.
"Scold me all you want later, okay? Where is the building's power supply? I need to charge myself up if we wanna pull this off"
"The basement" Todoroki said neutrally. I nodded, giving one last glace at my friends before leaving the room.
"Oi! I'm not leaving you out of my fucking sight asshole!" Bakugou shouted, marching up after me.
"No Bakugou! We shouldn't split up! It's dangerous!" Iida yelled, also coming after me. In the end everyone followed me to the basement, where I grabbed to power lines and absorbed all of the electricity. I transformed in the process since my body can't handle the amount of energy otherwise.
"It really is you..." Katsuki whispered, clenching his fists.
"Y-you... You were the one who rescued me from the League..."
It was weird to hear his voice so vulnerable, so fragile. Trembling, scared...
"What kind of friend would I be if I left you hanging?" I asked with a small smile.
"Of course I had to get you home as soon as possible! I mean, the Reaper would've let you live, I think... But he did slaughter basically the whole League so I'm not that sure..."
"Kaminari! Shut up!" Kirishima hissed, making some heads turn. It was like the red head was a whole new person as well...
"Right... Just, uhm, just stay behind me, okay? A-and don't touch me. I don't want to hurt any of you on accident" I muttered while making my way back upstairs.
"You do realise we're telling the teachers about this, right?" Yaoyorozu asked as we made our way to the exit of the building.
"I'm well aware" I sighed, turning around to look at them. A small smile crept up my face and I scratched the back of my head.
"You know, I've never lied about anything other than this... I really do love all of you guys and if this is the way I gotta go so be it" I forced out, choking back the tears.
"At least I get to save you!"
"Shut up with the sentimental crap and just do it already!" Bakugou hissed. I rolled my eyes and kicked down the door, putting my hands on the ground and electrifying the whole square in one go. They all dropped to the ground, their tech frying through and some were set on fire as well. I panted a bit as I let go, shifting back to my regular form.
"Ugh, that took more than I expected" I groaned, getting back up.
"Wait. No throw back? No dumb short circuited Kaminari?" Iida asked surprised.
"Nah dude, I've got everything under control" I grinned.
"Although I'm a bit lightheaded... Doesn't matter, we have to go tie them up. Yaoyorozu, rope"
They listened to me and did what I asked, which felt foreign to me. And where the hell was that back up at anyway? Todoroki acted like he was clueless and Kirishima didn't out him either. Maybe he didn't know for sure?
I frowned, suddenly feeling a stinging sensation in my neck.
"Cause you saved my ass, I won't kill you. Consider us even" Katsuki's voice hissed in my ear as he pulled the dart out of my neck. My body tensed up before falling limply to the ground.
"He's still aware of everything that's happening and he can answer our questions, I made sure of it" I heard Yaoyorozu say as someone took my communication device.
"I'll contact the teachers, they need to hear this"
That was Todoroki. He's playing his role perfectly, like I'd expected him to. Innocent until proven guilty.
"That won't be necessary~!"
My eyes widened. About damn time! I was pulled up, looking straight into the eyes of the Green Reaper. I noticed he was still partially in his school uniform. He'd come here in a hurry...
"Hello there Kaminari-kun~! Got into some trouble I see?"
"Stop messing with him already"
Shinsou's voice... He was here too?!
My body was engulfed in green and my body sat up.
"I interrogated those scumbags over there. Apparently they were here to get their hands on Midoriya Izuku, son of Midoriya Hisashi. Misinformed goons, really. Didn't even know the kid doesn't follow the hero course!"
"Oh really Commander~? How interesting" Midoriya chuckled.
I darted my eyes over to my friends, seeing them all struggling to get free from the green glow that was surrounding them.
"Alright, Black-Out, I have a question for you"
I looked back at Izuku, who was smiling brightly at me.
"What would you rather? Option one, I leave you here and let UA and the police department decide over your fate. Or option two, I take you with me and you become a full fledged member of D.E.K.U."
He turned around to look at the others, Shinsou already chuckling at their miserable attempts to escape.
"Oh yes, try to fight it, he likes that~" the indigo eyed male whispered with a wide grin.
"What will it be? Better decide quickly! Eraser is on his way, you know~"
I looked aside at Kirishima and Bakugou with guilt and regret. Was there really a right choice to make here? I already sealed my fate when I decided to out myself...
There was no way back, better go all the way...
"Take me home" I breathed, staring into his bright green eyes while I felt mine start to glow as well.
"Good choice~" he grinned, snapping his fingers. The Commander whistled and Crowley dove down to get me. I don't know what happened after that but I was soon back at HQ, being treated with an antidote for whatever Momo whipped up and Bakugou injected me with. This is it... This is my life now...
No more Charge Bolt.
No more Mr hero...
From this point on, Kaminari Denki is a villain...
Pov Kirishima
As soon as they left, the glow left our bodies and we fell limply on the ground. I can't believe it... I actually pushed him even further into the darkness... This is all my fault! I started crying and soon felt a pair of arms around me.
"Hey, shh, calm down" Bakugou whispered, rubbing my back. We sat there for a while, me sobbing onto his shoulder while he whispered soothing things into my ear.
I know it must be hard on him too. Kaminari was a part of the Bakusquad after all and no matter how much Katsuki denied it, he cared about all of us.
"How long have you known?" he asked quietly, now looking at me.
"How long have you been keeping this for yourself Kiri? Letting it build up inside of you until it exploded... You can't do that to yourself, you could've told me"
"I-I..." I choked, out, trying to wipe my tears away. As I did, I caught the eyes of Todoroki, who was standing behind Bakugou. He had a murderous look in his eyes, glaring directly at me. Oh God. This is what I was so afraid of! I made myself a target by outing Kaminari! Now they're out for revenge! I burst out into tears again, my body shaking and trembling. Katsuki held me in his arms the entire time, trying to calm me down even when the pro's arrived.
Yaoyorozu and Iida explained what went down while Toya held a firm grip on a pissed Shoto. He really did care about his baby brother... But did he know Shoto was actually Ace? In the end, I had to let go of Bakugou since the teachers wanted to question everyone apart.
"There are more, don't trust anyone" I quickly whispered towards the ash blonde, knowing I could trust him with my life. He looked shocked for a moment but nodded, showing me he understood.
After that I told the teachers everything I knew and handed them the voice recordings I was keeping. Aizawa sensei was seemingly surprised I could be this cunning, but I guess that's normal since I have a happy parade going on all the time. Nobody would expect a public relief character to be sneaky or cunning, which gave me the element of surprise.
"Are you absolutely sure about this information?" Aizawa asked, glancing at Present Mic.
"Yes, Shinsou Hitoshi is the Commander" I breathed, looking down at the ground. He was his nephew so it must be hard to hear he was actually a villain. There was a knock on the door and Todoroki Toya walked in only seconds later.
"I was called? Something wrong? I thought you didn't trust me enough to be here?" he asked confused.
"I just want to make clear we're all ready to take you down and with all of us pro's surrounding you, you have no chance at escape" Aizawa started. What a nice way to open up a conversation...
"O-kay..." he said slowly, now plainly confused.
"We have reason to believe your brother Shoto is involved with the Green Reaper. Do you know anything about that?"
His eyes widened and darted around the room, just like they'd expected he was searching for a way out unconsciously.
"So you do know more, please enlighten us" Midnight grinned. He glanced at me with pity before he started laughing.
"Look, even if I did know something, I'd never expose my baby bro like that. Besides, shouldn't you be more concerned about your students? Knowing there are dangerous criminals walking amongst them?" he chuckled before looking back at me.
"You're the smartass who figured it all out eh? Good for you! He'll get to you before the sun sets, I promise you that. And he'll make you regret your very existence"
Aizawa sensei pressed him up against the wall, his eyes glowing a dangerous red.
"Are you threatening our students?" he hissed.
"Oh no, just stated the facts as they are" Toya grinned.
"Better arrest your suspects and place them in high security holding cells. Also, fortify the school and make sure the rest of the student body is protected, especially that one over there. Wouldn't want any death to strike upon your prestigious school, now would we?"
"And why would you care? You're just like your brother!" I hissed, tears stinging in my eyes. He sighed, rolling his eyes while casually pushing Eraserhead off him.
"Kid, I'm on a redemption tour here. The least I want right now is for somebody to drop dead while I'm around cause I just know people are gonna think I'm connected in some fucking weird way and that totally blows the new look I'm going for" he sighed in an exhausted manner, like he just had enough of all this bullshit.
"You've already outed one of the Green Reaper's favorite toys, and now you're on your way to destroy the other two he values most in his collection? I'm just being honest here kid, your future isn't looking all that bright. Also, those scumbags from earlier were after that quirkless kid so might wanna put him in extra protection as well"
"You sure are blunt" Midnight muttered.
"That's just who I am baby" Toya grinned.
"Anything else I can give you insight on? Assuming I'm not allowed to leave this room at the risk of me warning my brother somehow"
"You are somehow smarter than we gave you credit for..." Aizawa muttered.
"Thanks, been in this business for a while now so" he smiled, quite proud of the compliment.
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