AN :
if we hit 60 power stones in 12h, there will be an extra chapter
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She looked down at the bird-headed boy and saw how his breaths came slow and labored; her eyes trailed toward his thigh and saw the bullet wound that was covered up by Peter's webbing.
That, on top of Tsu's injuries along with Peter's made her hands fall to her knees as her lungs took a quick breath.
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This was so fucked, who knew how the rest who weren't here were doing?
A yell caught her attention as she saw the black-clad form of her friend being thrown around like a ragdoll by the obsidian-colored monster, the creature already on him before he had a chance to react.
"Fuck!" She yelled at no one in particular, already hopping down the stairs and ignoring the calls from her classmates behind her.
What part of 'Don't die on me' did that fucker not get?
" 60% Output: Nejire Tide!"
"Frozen Rush!"
Her frustration was halted when the bronze-skinned girl saw what might be Nejire fly into the fight while carrying what looked to be Todoroki, drop him on the ground, send a wide blast of spiraling, sparkling yellow energy at the creature and the two villains which made monster tank the brunt of the blast, and then she saw todoroki send a thin wave of ice that completely encased the creature.
She hopped down half the flight of stairs in a single bound and landed inside the shallow crater the battered form of Peter laid in. She knelt down and inwardly sighed in relief at seeing his small breathing.
"What the fuck did I say about not dying, dumbass?"
"I'm not dead, though…" He mumbled, the girl helped him up into a standing position.
Looking at him now made how she said he looked like shit earlier an understatement, the dude shouldn't even be conscious or even standing, yet he just… was.
It was kinda hot now that she thought about it.
Wait, where'd that come from?
"Can you still go on, or do you need to sit out?"
He scoffed and dismissively waved his good hand, "I never sit out." With that statement, and a slight wince, he somehow reloaded a new web cartridge into his web-shooter with one arm walked out of the crater, with Rumi beside him.
Him deciding to just keep going in that state was fucking stupid, it was incredibly stupid.
But in the end, that was the kind of dumbass energy she fucking respected.
Stepping back out of the crater, Rumi noticed how the villain's attention was now solely on the two teens that had just arrived, Todoroki sending wave after wave of ice to try and hold the creature back as Nejire sent blasts of energy toward it and the two other villains while floating in the air.
"I'll get Aizawa, be right back." The brunette told her, she only nodded and went to help Todoroki in the fight, for she knew he wouldn't last long.
She didn't know if anyone had noticed, but she did.
As her crimson eyes narrowed on the scarred boy, she only noticed one thing.
He was starting to shiver.
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Peter wasn't one to swear, he just didn't have a habit of doing it.
But right now was an exception.
Cause right now, everything fucking hurt.
It hurt to walk, it hurt to talk, it hurt to think, it hurt to breathe .
His arm was broken, his shoulder was stabbed, he had god-knows how many cuts and bruises across his body, and he was pretty he might have cracked a rib or two.
Everything just fucking hurt .
He was just hurt, and tired, and wanted to go home, and wanted to go to sleep, and wanted to see May, and wanted to be anywhere but here, and was just fucking scared .
He just wanted a damned break, just once in his dumb life .
These were the times when he wished that stupid spider bit some other kid on that field trip.
These were the times when he wished this could be anyone else's problem so that he could have a nice life with Ben and May.
Couldn't he just go to the entrance and lay down? Let someone else handle this? Just look the other way once ?
Just… rest for a bit? Just a bit?
He knew he couldn't, but he wished he could.
God, he wished he could.
But that didn't matter, it never mattered.
He could help, so he will help, at least he'll try.
His aching legs carried him over to the crater that Aizawa laid in, he nearly looked away at seeing the man's state, never in his wildest dreams had he imagined someone could be broken to such a point.
The boy kneeled down toward the man, the sounds of the battle next to him loud in his ears. Aizawa's breathes were shallow and small, but he was breathing nonetheless.
"C'mon, scarf man, I got you." He said softly as he picked up the injured man as gently as he could, putting one arm over his shoulder as he started to walk toward the entrance.
"Par… ker…" The hero wheezed, coughing right after speaking.
"Don't talk, I got you." He reassured, continuing his brisk pace.
Until a face popped out of the ground.
Who knew a spider biting him would lead to Peter being comforted by a sight like that.
"Need help with that?" Mirio asked with a kind grin as he fully came out of the floor, Peter only gave a light chuckle at his friend attempting to brighten the situation.
"Yeah, nice to see you're still kicking."
Mirio was pretty bruised but nothing major, his costume has a few tears and cuts in it. Mirio's smile was the same as always.
Out of nowhere, Peter felt the weight on his shoulder disappear as a pink tentacle wrapped itself around Aizawa's waist and held him up. Once his teacher was secured, Tamaki only gave Peter and Mirio a nod before he started to take the injured man to the entrance.
"So… he just went and saved you or something?"
"Yeah, he sure did!" The blue-eyed boy smiled brightly as he watched the shy teen walk up the steps.
"How'd that go?"
"He ended up confessing, so there's that."
You know what? Good for him.
Peter only gave his friend a firm pat on the shoulder with his good hand before turning around and headed to join the battle while Mirio went up the stairs to join Tamaki. From where he stood, it looked like Rumi and Todoroki were currently fighting Nomu while Bakugo, Kirishima, Moe, and Nejire fought the other two villains.
Where Moe, Bakugo, and Kirishima had come from, he didn't know nor did he care; he was just too tired for that.
He ran toward the Nomu, waiting for Rumi to back away after a roundhouse kick so he could attack. Once he saw it, he shot a web at the Nomu while it was looking away and zipped through the air, landing a kick to its chest.
The world seemed to stop as he felt the shock from the hit just… not there, the Nomu simply stared down at him with those dead, unblinking eyes. "Uh, where did you get the haircut? Looking snazzy, dude."
"Ha! His quirk is shock absorption, brat! He was made to counter All Might, what makes you think you'll do any better?!" The pale villain taunted, effortlessly dodging any attack with an air of ease and fluidity while the mist villain warped any hit he couldn't avoid.
Peter backflipped off of the creature just as his spider-sense rang, warning him of its scarfed hand trying to grab his foot. Shock absorption, that meant anything that physical attacks couldn't hurt it, right?
They just had to do something that wasn't physical, then!
Peter and Rumi dodged the monster as Todoroki sent wave after wave of ice, each growing slower. "Todoroki! Its quirk is shock absorption! Use your fire; the shock absorption won't deny burns!" Peter called, desperation in his voice as it became harder and harder to dodge, Rumi was knocked away as he sent an urgent look toward the scarred boy.
He knew he was the son of endeavor, he had a fire quirk! He'd seen him melt his ice!
The brunette watched in horror as small flames licked Todoroki's left forearm before they disappeared into nothing. His eyes trailed up to his face only to see him with a panicked and conflicted expression, as if he didn't know if he should his quirk or not.
The brunette watched as the one person who could probably hurt the Nomu the most paused; he watched as that person hesitated .
They paid for that.
"Nomu! Get those three brats! Now! Save the spider one for last, he's been bothering me, so make his death long!" The hand-wearing guy commanded, Peter could only watch in fear as the Nomu perked up at the order and let out a piercing screech.
In the blink of an eye, the creature was gone.
Peter turned his head only to see it upon the rising form of Rumi, he watched as it grabbed onto her left leg and tightened its grip until a crack echoed through the facility, Rumi's screams following the sound.
It dropped his friend on the ground lazily, and then it was gone once again.
His spider-sense directed him to look toward his other side, Peter tried to run to help Todoroki but could only observe how the monster grabbed todoroki the waist and slammed him into the ground with a boom, the boy falling unconscious.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it was on him.
Peter backflipped and fired spurts of webbing toward its joints, its eyes, its mouth, anything that could stop it. The Nomu's hand shot out and grabbed his good wrist, it held him up in the air as he kicked and flair effortlessly.
The pressure increased on his wrist, his web-shooter bursting and his wrist breaking as if it were nothing. Peter could only scream in pain.
He was just so tired.
With a crack, he was slammed onto the ground, the impact creating a shallow crater. The obsidian-colored creature raised its fist in the air and brought them down on him.
Again.
And again.
And again.
The crater growing deeper and deeper with each hit, Peter coughing blood as his view started to darkened.
This was it, wasn't it?
Another slam, his world spun.
He's done.
Another one, his ears rang.
This is where his line ends, right?
Another, his eyes started to close.
All that time and it ends like this? He didn't know if it was fitting or not, he couldn't care less.
Another, he faintly heard the sound of the entrance opening.
He can finally just.. rest; he hoped May and the others would be fine.
The next slam never came, his senses began to fade.
He did good, right?
"IT IS FINE NOW, WHY? " The voice of All Might, the number one hero in Japan boomed, the sound echoing across the facility, all movement stopped.
He hopes Ben thinks he did good, knowing that would make this all alright.
"FOR I AM HERE!" Everyone watched on as the man ripped his tie off and walked forward; his footsteps sound like thunder.
He did good.
Peter couldn't see, but there was a reason no one moved in the hero's presence.
It was because he wasn't smiling.
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