Chapter 15 : Making even more friends!

HEYYYAAALLLL!

Just had a birthday party!

No. I'm not telling you my age.

>:1

What is this chapter going to contain? Spoiler Alert!

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Also! Shout out to Mark for being on me and ensuring I don't drop this.

Now let's jump in!

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Koto couldn't help but skip on his way home. He did it. He finally did it!

He befriended Himiko Toga!

Now all he has to do is make sure she doesn't turn into a villain. Maybe give her some blood to drink occasionally? "Talk" to her parents into not being so abusive concerning her quirk? Maybe get Nezu's help with counseling?

Ooh! What if she became a hero! That would be awesome! Koto can see it now! An awesome Black Widow vampire ninja! Definably a solo hero. Espionage, spying, infiltration! It's endless! especially with a quirk that can let her impersonate others and use their quirks! But she'll have to figure out that part on her own...

...or Koto could help her. Train her. Alfred can put together a crash course. Heck, even his combat based memes can be replicated to an extent!

It's going to be so cool! She'll be able to get into class 1A!

*fanboy squeals*

Koto could even make her his sidekick! Sort of a solo sidekick to run errands, maybe? And the gadgets he would give her! Oh the gadgets! She would become like batgirl! Naw. Black Widow was way cooler. But with blades.

Koto stopped. He could feel several people staring at him. Which was weird as he hadn't done anything to stand out. He kept walking as normal. He looked at a reflection mirror on a street pole. There was a van parked on the opposite side of the street. It was white.

Typical.

He kept walking. The van started up and started crawling towards him. Koto's super senses already told him there were four men in the vehicle. The van stopped behind him a little and the doors slide open. Hands grabbed his school pack and slapped a handkerchief over his mouth and nose.

This is going to be fun...

...actually...lets see where this goes.

Koto feigned unconsciousness and the chloroform carrier was removed. His hands were tied behind his back and some chains were added for good measure. A hood was placed over his head and he was laid on the floor. After about five minutes of driving, one of them finally spoke. His voice was that of a typical gangster. Not the street level kind, but one with a taste of experience. Definably older than some, but not middle aged. (Think Italian gangster)

??? : "Hey...are you sure this is a good idea?"

??? : "Boss's orders. He said to bring the kid, so we bringin' 'im."

??? "No. I mean the restraints. We could've just cuffed him."

??? : "Tony, have you seen the security clip that's been passed around? This kid took out Ralph and his buddies wearing nothing but baby shark shorts and a pair of flip flops."

??? : "And a shotgun."

Tony : "It was a beanbag shotgun. Beanbag! And what's with you all tearing into him, anyways? Boss was mad that you used your quirks on a kid."

??? : "You weren't there. You should have seen the look in his eyes. And the vibe he gave off. It still chills me sometimes just thinking about it. He didn't show up to play poker, that's for sure."

Tony : "Is that why Qatu pulled out his 'lucky' gun he's been carrying around? He even got a couple hits on the kid. Why'd he do that, eh?"

??? : "Tony, you know Qatu. Been around the block a few times. Nothin' fazes him. Wanted to retire, but quietly. And this was the gig. You see, when he sees a shark, he stares it in the eyes before he harpoons it. Then he makes sushi out of it at the Kalaba. Like I've been saying, the kid took us by surprise. But Qatu was cool about it, till the kid started pullin' some moves I ain't never seen before. I don't know what it was, but somethin' mixed up in there spooked Qatu, like he'd seen a ghost. Pulled out the banger quick, like it was somethin' he should have done in the first place. Hit the kid in a couple places. And the kid shrugged it off like it was just another spring sprinkle. That's when Qatu shouted at everyone to either run, or use their quirks. We did as we were told. You didn't see it. After all of that, the kid was smiling all creepy like. Like he wasn't human. He fought for a bit, then he just left. We all had to go to the hospital. Asahi actually went to the ICU a while later."

Tony : "Wait, wait. So this kid just shows up out of nowhere, kicks your guy's butts wearing only what seems to be swimming clothes, and then just runs off?"

??? : "That's one way of lookin' at it."

As Tony was laughing, Koto adjusted himself on the floor of the van. He kept one ear on the conversation and another on the van floor. The nanobots in his body had refined his senses over the years. He has super senses. He heard them pass through the commercial district and into the more corporate sector of the city. He could hear the noises of the busy streets echo off the tall glass walls of skyscrapers. They were in the very heart of the city.  The van dipped steeply and the engine reverberated off of concrete surfaces. The temperature dropped by about 5°.

They had entered an underground parking garage.

Koto had contacted Alfred earlier while kids kidnappers were talking. Using his wireless digital connection emitted from the nanobots in his brain, he was able to telepathically communicate with Alfred. Alfred expressed his concern, but Koto told him to, quite literally, hold the phone, as Alfred was about to notify the authorities of Koto's abduction.

??? : "We're here. Grab the kid. And make sure not to wake him. Don't want to risk a struggle. If he wakes, put a gun to his head."

Koto relaxed his body as rough hands grabbed him. Koto heard the sounds of the van doors opening and his limp form was dragged out. He was tossed over someone's shoulders. They took him to an elevator.

*Ding*

The elevator doors opened and they got on. They were headed up.

*Ding.*

They walked through what sounded to be a series of offices and hallways. Koto half expected to hear the standard office noises, but most of the people sounded like men. Rough criminals. Or at least they tried their best not to sound like one. It was a strange environment. Koto tried not to laugh as a mental image popped up of the series, The Office, but with the entire cast having tattoos, piercings, scars, weird haircuts, and rough voices.

Koto's kidnappers stopped. Someone was in front of them.

??? : "What do you want?"

??? : "We're here to see the secretary."

??? : "He's not here. I'm filling in for the moment. What is your business?"

??? : "Oh. So, uh, the boss asked us to bring this kid to him. So we brought him."

There was a pause.

??? : "He asked you?"

??? : "Yeah."

??? : "Specifically?"

??? : "Eh, yeah. Why? Is there a problem?"

??? : "You are the new guys, right?"

??? : "Yeah? So what? You got a problem?"

??? : "Perhaps I don't. I'm not sure if you know about this, but there is a certain order to the way we do things here. Hardly anything....that."

??? : "So what? What's the problem? This kid is apparently dangerous. So we had to take a couple of precautions. No biggie."

??? : "I see. Do you have any idea who the child is?"

??? : "Not really, no."

??? : " *Sigh* I suppose it was probably for the best. Take the child to the boss. Through these doors. Ignore the guards. They look mean to everyone."

Koto heard metal doors sliding open, along with a hiss. The kidnappers walked some more, then presumably stopped at a guarded door. There were a couple grunts and the door opened. From the echo of footsteps, they had entered a wide room with minimal furniture. Instead of carpet, their footsteps clacked on the marble floor.

??? : "Excuse me. Boss? We got the kid, just like you asked."

There was a sound of rustling papers, then a clear and deep voice spoke. Like that of a middle aged retired vet. It was clear, calm, and on point.

CEO : "You did, did you? Let me...wait...you guys kidnapped him?!"

There was an uncomfortable shuffling.

??? : "Uh...were we not supposed to?"

CEO : "You idiots. Just because we hire ex-cons and criminals doesn't mean our corporate enterprise is criminal! I know you are new, and maybe I should have been more specific. I meant find the kid, and find a way to bring him to me! Not kidnap him!"

??? : " *Gulp* Well, we brought him."

CEO : "Get out."

??? : "Sorry....Er, what should I-"

CEO : "Set him on the chair."

They put Koto on the chair and hurried outside the door. It slid shut. There was a mechanical humming sound and the locked clicked. The Boss muttered a string of curses. Koto was seated in front of him, still pretending to be unconscious.

CEO : "I know you're awake. Stop pretending."

F***. He knows.

Koto sat up straight.

Koto : "Mhhmhhff!!! Mff!"

The CEO reached out.

CEO : "Oh yeah. Sorry about that. I'll engage you. Just don't try to fusroda me, or whatever. I'll know if you even think about it."

Koto froze at the CEO took off the hood and I gagged him. He took a good look at the man who accidentally ordered his kidnapping. He was big, tall, muscular with broad shoulders, and with a scar going horizontally across the bridge of his nose. His hair was long, brushed back, shaggy, and a little puffed up. A lot like a lions mane. The color was dark brown but had streaks of grey. His hands had plenty of old scars, and his fingers were thick, but not fat. But his big and intimidating appearance was not the thing Koto was worried about. There was something that was potentially infinitely worse.

HOW THE FRICK DOES HE KNOW ABOUT THE FUSRODA!?! SKYRIM DOESN'T EVEN EXIST IN THIS UNIVERSE!

CEO : "Surprised that I know what the fusroda is? The main shout of the Dragon -born from the game, Skyrim?"

F*CK ITS EVEN WORSE!

Koto sent out an emergency message.

KOTO : ALFRED!!! COME IN ALFRED! WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM!

Koto felt Alfred respond immediately.

Alfred : Sir, what's wrong?

Koto : The big bad maybe evil guy knows about Skyrim!

Alfred : But that's impossible, sir. The only information regarding such a topic only resides within the deep recesses of your memories of your past life.

The man let out a huge smile.

CEO : "Not if I can read your mind and memories. All of them. It's my quirk. Mind Delve."

Koto was freaking out! This is the worse thing that happened ever since his parents were killed. All his secrets have been compromised. The secret that he was from a different universe. The secret that he wanted to become a supervillain for fun and to help save the world. The secret that he knows all about All For One and One For All and All Might and UA and everything else that has happened, is happening, and is going to happen. He had to do something!

...

Koto looked up at the man. For the first time in his two lives, Koto started to seriously consider committing murder.

The man started laughing.

CEO : "Ahahaha! Take it easy, Agent 47! Haha! I'm not going to tell anyone. Besides, I'm not your enemy, and have no desire to make myself one."

Koto expression turned serious.

Koto "...Alfred...Get me everything on this guy."

The man sighed and his expression became a little softer.

CEO : "Look, I'm not going to hurt you. I just wanted to meet you. You have interesting abilities and I wanted to know more about you."

Koto : "And now you know...too much...Robert Grant."

The man smiled.

Grant : "Ah...I see you found my old files."

Koto : "Employed as a Seal by the US of A. Did joint operations with pretty much everybody. Got discharged. Became a mercenary for hire. Ran a crew of four. Retired. Started a motor company. Employs ex-cons, criminals, and even villains on the run."

Grant : "Read some more. Under executive corporate goals. It's behind a couple strong firewalls."

Koto frowned and focused.

Koto : "Custom Motors. Executive objective. To assist various villains, ex-cons, and criminals in leaving their old habits by providing them with a reliable job and supportive environment, using a clan-like structure for familiarity and to encourage camaraderie and as a foundation to instil good ethical values via disciplinary practices...as well as therapy and other methods of support? All in an effort to help them live as...model citizens?... What?..."

Grant : "Ooh! You found the one in the vault. That was fast. Going to have to bump up cyber security."

Koto : "So you are...kinda not a bad guy?"

Grant : "Haha! That's one way of putting it. In short, from what I understand from your memories, I'm a little like you."

Koto : "???"

Grant : "I mean that I don't want to just help people. I want to help ALL people. Even the bad apples. Most villains when they are caught are sent to prison. The HPSC claim is for rehabilitation and justice. But they don't do a thing to help them. So I figured, since I have the time and the money, why not make a difference putting a little piece of the world back together that had been torn apart by tragedies and bad choices."

Koto : "You harbour villains and criminals and offer them sanctuary. What you do can't be legal. How do you even operate on such a scale?"

Grant shrugged.

Grant : "I know people. I know who's back to scratch. I don't actually do anything illegal, but I won't lie. I tend to bend the rules here and there. I get lawyers to get good deals for people under my employ. I pay the HPSC and they pull some strings. If anything happens, people know to look the other way. But that doesn't mean we don't have our own means of discipline in case someone gets rowdy. Plus, it discreetly help with the heroes workload. And with connections in the media, I make sure that this entire operation remains unseen and underground. No one knows about us."

Koto frowned. That still didn't help his situation.

Grant : "Relax. I don't intend on exploiting you or blackmailing you, or getting in your way. Think of me like a big connection you made by chance. I got resources. I'll admit, your past is...very unusual. Not only are you reincarnated but are from another universe where you can view the events of this one through various media. I haven't seen anything like it."

Koto : "Yeah. And id really appreciate it if you don't read my mind anymore."

Grant : " Haha! Sorry! It's like being in a museum and movie theater all at the same time. Very educational. I must say, I'm very impressed with what you had made so far. And what was that I saw earlier? You fought All Might? Stars and Stripes? And pulled a fast one on the American Government by pretending to be an alien? HA! But I digress. I also saw what your plans were for the future. Do you really think you can do it without help?"

Koto looked down. He didn't want help. He didn't want to tell anyone that he knows what's going to happen in the future. He didn't want to risk changing things too much and potentially making things worse. Maybe simply existing had already changed things too much from their original course. Like a butterfly effect.

Koto : "I don't know...I don't want people to get hurt...I don't want people to die."

The lifeless bodies of his parents flashed in his mind. He remembers their eyes. Staring and unblinking.

He sniffed a little and closed his eyes. He tried to stop the tears from falling, but they flowed freely. What's worse is that he couldn't even wipe them as he was still restrained. He looked down even lower, trying to hide his face.

Grant sighed, then got up and walked around his desk to where Koto was. He grabbed the chains binding him and broke them with his bare hands. Even though his quirk is not related to physical strength, Grants power was not to be laughed at.

Grant also undid the ropes binding Koto's hands. Koto immediately started wiping his face on his forearms. Grant pulled out a box of tissues from his desk and gave a handful to Koto. Koto buried his face in them.

Grant : "Take a minute."

Grant patted Koto on his back, then rubbed it.

Grant : "So...do you like to fight."

Koto put away the used tissues.

Koto : "Sometimes."

Grant grinned, showing off his teeth.

Grant : "Perfect! So do I! You wanna fight me?"

Koto stared at Grant for a moment?

Koto : "Fight you?"

Grant : "Yeah! I know a place not to far from here. There's a helicopter on the roof. Should be a 30 minute flight."

Koto thought for a moment.

Koto : "...Ok."

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Thirty minutes later and Koto found himself standing 20 yards away from Grant, who has taken his shirt off and was rolling his shoulders one at a time.

They were outside the city on a wide patch of dirt that stretched for miles in either direction. Mountains on one side and a forest on the other.

Grant : "This place was supposed to be for the construction of a new highway and railroad. But the project was abandoned 20 years ago due to lack of funding, but not before they tripped this area bare of everything green. Even packed on a couple extra layers of sediment!"

Koto : "It's perfect...Umm how do you want to fight?"

Grant smiled wide again.

Grant : "It ends when you give up or I call a time out. And hit me with all your quirk has to offer. Everything."

Koto : "You sure? Everything?"

Grant knodded : "Hell yeah! Everything! I have seen all your moves in your memories. I know how to handle em. So bring it on! Memelord! Hahahahahaaaa!"

Grant punched his fists together with a loud bang, creating a noticeable gust of wind. Guess his body had been enhanced with a couple things at some point.

Koto : "Alright! I won't hold back!"

Grant : "Good! Not stop lollygagging and COME AT ME!"

Koto felt the adrenaline immediately start pouring on his bloodstream. His body steamed as the nanobots shifted into combat mode. He got into a track athlete stance, his body poised and his muscles tense, reading to launch forward. He took a deep breath and activated his quirk.

Koto : "Gotta go fast."

*BOOM!*

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