Plots, Plots and more plots

I was seething, but I was curious. I wanted to know and needed to know though. Technobabble nodded and went back to facing his computer pulling up other documents. Several dozen with the same censorship as my own quirk test as a child. I even saw a quirk test for Deku who had two different papers for the same quirk test.

"As you can see this was going on since you were a kid, since I was still working as a translator. back when Almight had slowed down. I don't have all the information, in fact that video of Almight fighting the mystery man. I had to break 9 international laws to get that clip. That's how fucking deep this shit goes. I was tempted to bring that classmate of yours, Izuku Midoriya here as well. Except from what I can tell he is connected to Almight in some way. So I chose not to..."

He tapped again and pulled open other things from other folders. "There is some kind of quirk harvesting ring. That lass Katie the sister of your gal pal Jessabelle, she in on it too!" That surprised me, but... I could understand how, but not why.

"That punk that killed your parents..."

"He was paid to, you said that earlier."

"Yeah the little fucking gutter child wanted to save his family from debt. Then a magic man came and gave him some drugs that boosted his quirk enough. I assume he was supposed to kill you and let these quirk harvester people to take your quirk from your dead corpse. The question is how? After all, I can understand the possibility of a quirk that steals other quirk chains. HA! Can you imagine some sort of necromancy quirk though?"

No that wasn't right... and I could see Technobabble smirk. "That's not true is it?"

"Nah, the doc that made these quirk tests on children. He makes these disgusting creatures called Nomu. The kid Gatsumi likely was supposed to pull your body out because they knew you would survive the attack."

"They?"

"This Doctor, the Mystery man who fought Almight, Katie...whoever else? Look anyway, I think the plan was to make you into a Nomu or save your life and make you willingly give up your funky quirk."

I sighed, "I guess I'll ask some things now. First why haven't you told anyone this? Second what do you gain from this? How is Katie involved, and what about Jess? Finally what do you want from me?"

"Hahah! I love it! I answer your second question first since it can answer your first. I gain...Money! Fame! FORTUNE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER! Like I said heroes don't want to use my dispatcher..." He wiggled his legs. "Being a hero destroys people. Dozens of families not just in Japan have become broken due to family member heroes. Take your Classmate Ida, its just that simple. I tried to pass out my help, to make heroes safer 14 years ago. Yet the HPSC shut me down and nearly revoked my license... I didn't understand until I started this train of searching."

He sat still a second and grabbed a picture frame from his desk. "Sometimes we lose things and there is no recovery. I used to have a partner who worked in the field... I can only call it a civil war. A bunch of people who are gonna fight each other. The morally pure, the grey and the evil. I want to say I told you so... That answer your first two questions?"

My anger disappeared when he picked up the picture frame. I hadn't had a good idea of Technobabble's character. Now though I started to understand him. "Yeah it does, sorry for your lose."

He nodded, "No problem, I got over it. Except I won't forget it. The girl Katie, she's a spy on I-Island. You see David Shield is making something that is able to amplify one's quirk. He's making it for Almight. The girl Katie she is trying to get a hold of it for her bosses? Boss? Point is she's part of the bad guys. When you started your little vigilante non-sense she saw a chance to get you on their side. I guess she first needed to gain your trust, while helping you damage the reputation with heroes. From there the plan was likely to expose your identity later and bring you on their side. Except you have been busy with school."

I sat back, Technobabble was saying somethings that made sense. However at the same time it made me unable to trust his word. What if he was doing exactly that? I sighed, "What about Jess? Does Katie actually care about her sister?"

He shook his head, "No, from what I can tell that's just to manipulate you. I can see you don't trust me, but I can prove this too you." He tapped on his keyboard and pulled up a video of Katie on a self phone. Looking at me to start it. "Before you start that, why is she helping them?"

"To get stronger, something like that... She has two quirks I think. Metal manipulation and Magnetism. So you can figure it out from there. I'll start the video..."

I nodded and watched.

----Video----

Katie was walking down a hallway. Talking on her phone, "Hey its about time you pick up! Its been a week and I got the kid. He is in love with my sister..."

We couldn't hear the reply, but she nodded. "Yeah I can do that, he's just a kid so he likely be easy to seduce. I can do some kind of 'Oh Destiny! Your such a great protector! Ugh! I think i am falling in love with you just like my sister."

She switched hands with the phone and grabbed a door to open it. Giggling along with the reply on the phone. The camera angle switched to the next room she entered. "So I will get a reward from this? Honestly I wouldn't mind my sister's quirk. combine it with my metal manipulation and I think that would be pretty sweet.... Uh huh! Yeah, sure."

The recording continued on with Katie talking on the phone. Eventually though as she made her way into an elevator and into a garage the cameras couldn't hear her anymore as she got into a car.

----Video end-----

I looked Technobabble, and sighed once more. "So what do you want me to do?"

He grabbed a small set of earbuds holding them out to me. "I want you to play your part. Do exactly what they want. First start some vigilantism, I'll keep you from being caught. I did it before for... others. I can do the same for you. If you are every moved or taken to a secret base. I'll know and send it to the right heroes. Finally... if... i-if you ever find the doctor involved in this. I want you to bring him to me. I-I have doubts, but I still have hope."

He looked at me and I took the earbuds. He wiped some tears from his eyes. "Now let's go do your actual internship right? Haha! YES! We shall begin HEROISM!"

I nodded agreeing with the slightly mad hero. He had some skeletons, and the picture on his desk was proof of that.

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