Familiar Faces Around Me! Part 1/3

It was now me facing the dangers of this world. I was standing in front of the Red Riot Agency in my school clothes. I walked through the doors of the building. There was a desk in the front of the lobby. A guy in a suit was sitting at the desk, on his phone chewing something. I walked up to the desk a tapped it.

" E-Excuse me sir," I said.

The man took a while but he finally looked up at me and asked, "Do you have an appointment scheduled?"

" Erm...I'm a first year student from UA," I informed him. " I'm doing my Work-study with Red Riot."

The man shuffled through some papers. " Denki Nakamoto, right?"

"Daiki Nakamura," I corrected.

" Take the elevator to the third floor then go to the second door on the right," he directed.

" Thank you!"

I walked into the elevator and pressed the third floor. I felt butterflies in my stomach. I was so excited that I would be working besides a pro hero. I did what the lobby man said and went to the second door on the right. In the room there were some people in what I guessed were hero costumes. Some looked like young adults, others looked like kids, maybe my age or a bit older. That's when I then saw Red Riot. He was sitting on a desk talking to one of the guys. When he saw me he grinned, jumped down from the desk, and walked up to me.

" It's Daiki Nakamura, right?," he asked. " It's great to meet you!" He held out his hand for me to shake it.

" Thanks for letting me do my work study here. I really appreciate it," I said.

" No problem. I have something special for you and this was requested by your teacher. Me, you, and some other heroes and heroes in training. So, go ahead and put your costume on," he told me.

I put my suit on and walked back to the room.

Red Riot took out a white board and marker.

" There's been a report about a gang called Reset," he informed. " There's been many investigations but it's like they come and go. The group members wear some sort of fox mask...Kitsune is the correct term! The leader of the group is claimed to wear that mask but instead it's right side is black and the left side is white with an empty crack. This group has been committing crimes such as manslaughter and illegal use in quirk enhancing drugs-which is so unmanly!"

" Wait, so are you telling us this because the heroes found their hideout location?," I guessed.

" Yes...though not their hideout. Due to how rapidly the tracker is moving they're in a transporting vehicle. It's already been reported that they're causing many accidents and traffic," Red Riot replied. " Many teams have already been sent out but apparently they need more so I'm taking five people with me. I already have two people ready."

" I'll go!," a eighteen year old boy with orange hair and blue eyes volunteered. " Hyde Adachi at your service!"

" I'll go too!," A girl named Suki said.

" So will I!," sidekick Black Raven said.

"Alright! Love the attitude guys!,"the pro hero perked.

[Ten Minutes Later]

You know those action movies with the car chases? That's exactly how this mission started off. I was in the leading car with Red Riot and behind us were two more cars. It looked like the gang had taken a stop on the trackers so we were heading to their location. Most of the streets were closed.

"Look at that truck over there!," I pointed out the window. " It's speeding!"

"Then we'll just have to speed up!," Red Riot yelled.

Black Ravin hit the gas pedal and we were inches away from the truck.

" Hyde, use your chain to grab the back of the truck," Red Riot ordered. " Me, Phoenix, and Suki will take things from there!"

Hyde did what he was told and attached his chains to the back of the truck. I was the first to jump on the rooftop.

" Watch out!," Red Riot ordered. " I got this!"

He hardened hands and punched holes into the rooftop until it was a circle. He kicked it down and the three of us jumped down.

" Th-there's no one here?!," Suki uttered.

Red Riot didn't have a surprised look on his face. " I shouldn't have expected anything less from these villains.

There were some cases. I walked over to one and cracked it open. " Nothing's in here either. Seems like this is where they would keep the drugs."

" No ones driving the truck either...," Suki called from the back.

" It must have been a distraction," Riot suspected. " They must be targeting something."

Just then there was the sound of a loud explosion. The truck stopped and I ran out and looked in the direction it came from. Sirens went off and smoke filled the air while fire was soon visible in the distance.

" Th-that's near my house!" My voice cracked.

This time I was thinking. I ran towards the fire and smoke without letting the others know.

" Where are you going, Phoenix?!," Red Riot called. " Come on, come back here...this is so not manly of you!"

In about a few minutes I was at my destination and the view was worse than it seemed. Fire was raging everywhere. It was so hot that I could barely breathe. Heroes were so occupied today there were only a couple pros currently in the area helping people get out of the chaos. I quickly ran to my home. It looked like it was the only home that wasn't blazing. There was just a huge fire wall around it. I knew something was wrong. The lights were off in my house and it was quiet...too quiet.

I slowly opened the door and switched the lights on. I witnessed my family sitting still on the couch. My little brother's face was buried in my mother's shirt, my father had a serious but fearful look on his face, and Hiroshi was still with sweat coming down his face. I heard slow footsteps.

" Isn't this a pleasant surprise...," A voice chuckled. " What a nice family reunion, am I wrong, Daiki?"

A man in a red button down shirt and black tie was visible. He had a creepy, sly smile one his face...It couldn't be him. He had on a black and white Kitsune mask and had a Katana hanging on the right side of his hip. NO! It just wasn't possible.

[Preview]

" Get the hell out."

" Now, now don't get feisty with me...unless you want your dear father to get hurt."

" ASAHI!"

" I WARNED YOU ONCE AND I WON'T AGAIN!"