Patient Zero

-I-Island (Eleven Years Ago)-

It was late at night on the island that always moves; the city on the island had been lit as if it had been a set of stars in the sky. Many of the people on the island had spent this night casually, as they went out drinking with friends, or on a date, or even just stayed at home to hang out.

None of them could figure out the sense of dread in the atmosphere, over one certain doctor.

Within the main tower, a young doctor with wolf ears and having a pixie style haircut, had been fixing up a camera that had been set up on the tripod, before turning it on with a push of the button she began the recording. After clearing her throat and fixing her hair, she spoke.

"Log in Date: August 21st, 2008." She said, "My name is Shimizu Kenko. It's been over a week since the town had been plagued with the unknown substance, causing its citizens to…."

The doctor, named Shimizu, took a sharp inhale as she bit her bottom lip; tears threatened to fall at the very thought of what had been. She managed to recompose herself as she looked at the camera again.

"... The Pros, and authorities searched through the town, and are currently taking care of the problem before it can get out of hand. But as sad as it is… They only found one survivor."

Carefully removing the camera from the tripod, she brought it over to a machine just behind her; it looked to be like that of a capsule as it had someone inside of it.

It had been that of a child, as she was no more than four; she possessed long aqua green and purple hair as it looked disheveled as she looked to be that of a light gray shirt and pants. Her arms and legs looked to be bandages, with some of it nearly covering her fingers and toes and from her chest to her neck there had been a set of bandages as well; a bandage patch had been seen on her cheek and she looked to be hooked up to wires inside the machine, with a breathing tube to keep air from flowing into her.

She appeared to look as though she had been sleeping despite her eyes looking worn out.

Shimizu sighed, "She unfortunately hasn't regained consciousness since they found her. A friend of mine had allowed me to bring her here to I-Island to keep her condition stable, and in case someone tried to come and find her."

She kept the camera on the child but placed a hand on the glass, "Whether she's going to wake up or not… Well…"

She had been preventing herself from crying again, "... I'm afraid… All we do is hope."

Just as she stopped the recording and turned off the camera she heard a knock on the door, before it creaked open. There it was revealed to be a man with blue eyes, having short brown hair wearing a standard lab coat, with a red turtleneck and jeans stepped inside.

"David-kun…" Shimizu said.

"Sorry…" The man David said, solemnly, "... I hope I'm not intruding, well… I just had to come."

Shimizu placed the camera on the desk as her ears on her head dropped a little; he stepped over to the machine looking at the girl inside.

"The poor child…." He said as his gaze softened, "... She only just turned four… And yet she went through an epidemic… I know you told me what happened, but still--"

"It is unbelievable to say the least." Shimizu said.

"What about the other two?" David soon asked her, "Have you heard anything?"

Shimizu shook her head, "There's still nothing. They're beginning to assume the worst. I know I shouldn't be thinking about it, but… Worst case scenario… They could be dead…"

"... I'm sorry for asking this, but…" He soon said, "How many people did they say…?"

Shimizu's body shook slightly as her ears stayed down before she responded, "... Not counting her or her family… They think… It was all of them…"

At this, David stayed silent, as he looked shocked, placing his hand on his face as he took it in.

"Jesus…" He said softly, "... Who could've done this?"

"... I don't know." She told him, "I just pray that the Pros and authorities are able to contain this. The last thing any of us want is for it to reach a pandemic* level."

(*For those that don't know, a pandemic means a widespread of a virus to a country or worse, the entire world)

This time, David gave her a reassuring smile, "I don't think you should worry. With Toshinari there to help, they'll be able to prevent this."

At this Shimizu gave a small smile, "I suppose you're right." She said as she sat down on the chair provided, "Speaking of, I don't know how to thank you for letting me bring her here. I know you've been having difficulty raising Melissa since you're wife--"

David soon cut her off, "Don't worry, Shimizu-san it's no trouble. Besides, knowing her, it's what she would've wanted. I consider you and her part of the family, so it's the least I can do for Little Alice."

Shimizu sat on the chair as she soon looked up to the ceiling as she couldn't help but have a thought.

"... Al-chan… Where in the world could you have gone…?"

All of a sudden, Shimizu and David had been taken back when the camera skidded on the table on it's own. The two of them jumped when it happened again.

Shimizu and David soon noticed the lights had started to flicker, and the machine on the capsule started to go haywire as it gave off loud rapid beeping sounds.

"This is--" Shimizu said as she stood, "--Don't tell--!"

"Quick! Let's get it open!" David said.

"R-Right!" Shimizu said.

The two of them ran to the machine but before they could open through normal means, the lid suddenly flew open; the two had been blown back by some unknown force as they found themselves falling to the ground hard; it hadn't been long before smoke started to cover the room.

"David-kun--!" Shimizu said as she coughed, "--Are you alright?!"

"Ye-Yeah, I'm fine!" David said as he stood, "What about you, are you hurt?"

"No!" She said.

Shimizu and David soon heard a thud just in front of them. The smoke cleared just enough to see a familiar small figure just before them. She had been hyperventilating as she coughed and tried her best to stand, but she fell to the floor due to her wounds.

"... Reina-chan?" Shimizu said, "Reina-chan!"

Shimizu ran to her, but the moment she placed her hand on the child's shoulder, she had been taken back when the child pushed her back to the floor with her Quirk. "Shimizu!" David exclaimed as he ran over to her.

Shimizu picked herself up off the ground before she looked at the child, named Reina. She had been backed up to the machine as she had looked to be scared; her eyes had been in the color of gold.

Despite this, Shimizu and David stayed calm.

"Reina-chan?" Shimizu said, as she approached her slowly, "It's alright, it's just me… Shimizu."

Reina seemed to lose her fearful look, as she now looked confused; with only a blink her eyes looked to be in the color of purple and red.

"I know you're probably confused and scared right now, but…" Shimizu told her, "... You're on I-Island with David-kun and I… You're safe now."

Reina tilted her head, as she still looked confused, before she placed her hands on her head as she groaned, which took Shimizu and David back by this reaction.

"Reina-chan… What's wrong?" David asked, "Do you have a headache?"

Finally Reina spoke up as she looked at them.

"Who are you…? Who's Reina…?"

Shimizu and David's eyes widened in shock at this as they looked at one another.

"Reina-chan…" Shimizu soon said, "... Do you know what happened to you before you went to sleep…?"

"... I…" She started to say as she groaned again, "... I don't know… I… I can't remember… I don't know… I don't… Know…" Reina's words trailed off as she fell forward, though Shimizu had been quick to catch her.

Shimizu couldn't help but have a look of horror as she looked at David having bared the same expression.

"She… Doesn't know who we are…" David said in realization, "... She doesn't even know her own name… Don't tell me…"

Shimizu couldn't help but hug the child as she had now bared a sad expression as her ears slanted a little.

"... What has she done…?"

***

-Present; Bakugou Household-

Katsuki had been scrambling through his room so early in the morning grabbing all the necessities he had needed; clean clothes, money, anything he could carry and he stuffed them all into his duffle bag. Once he had gotten everything he needed, he threw the bag over his shoulder.

Just before he could head out the door, he had knocked something over. He looked and saw that what he had knocked over was the little cat plush with a top hat; it didn't look as torn up as before. It appeared to have a patch job recently.

He picked it up from the floor as he couldn't help but have a thought in his head.

Though it hadn't been long before he heard the sound of a car engine. He looked out from his balcony, and saw it had been a cab at the front of his house. Someone familiar stepped out of the car and gave him a wave to signal him.

"Time to go."

He stuffed the cat in his bag, before he headed out of his room and down the stairs. Just as he went out the front door, he heard his mother.

"Katsuki!?" She said as she came down the stairs; she saw the bag over his shoulder, "Katsuki, where in the world are you going at this hour?"

"Isn't it obvious!?" He told her as he stood after adjusting his shoes a little, by tapping on the tip, "I'm going to see Reina!"

Mitsuki's eyes widened slightly at this, "See Reina-chan?! But she's already--!"

"I know!" He told her, before saying softly, "... But I'm going anyway."

He had been about to go out the door though Mitsuki went to stop him.

"Wait!" She said, placing her hand on his shoulder. He had been caught by surprise when his mother pulled him in for a hug.

"... I know whenever you set your mind to something, there's no way to stop you but…" Mitsuki said as she tightened her grip a little, "... Just come home safe, and be sure to update me and your father every now and then… And… When you see her… Just be sure to tell her--"

Katsuki's expression softened a little as he heard Mitsuki's voice crack; He soon took his own mother back when he had returned the gesture, "... I know… I'll tell her… You and dad miss her…"

Mitsuki gasped softly before she smiled; She gently pushed out of the embrace before she gave a kiss on the cheek.

"Be safe out there." She told him.

Katsuki only nodded before he pried himself away from her. He only gave her a wave before he went out the door, shutting it behind him. He soon approached the cab that had been in front of him. It had been a girl who had been half Japanese and looked to be caucasian. She had short white hair with only a single blue streak, and she looked to have on a black spiked choker around her neck.

She had on a black vest with a wine red crop top as well as a set of jeans with a brown belt and black boots; she had on a set of white fingerless gloves along with white brackets with a glass pyramid on the center. with what looked to be small brown buckled bags around her arm.

"Dog!" The girl exclaimed, "Good morning!"

"For the love of God Evans, I told you not to call me that!" Katsuki told her, as he went into the cab, "Let's get going already!"

"Right, sorry, Dog." She said before she followed him into the cab while Katsuki grumbled. With a tap on the hood, the cab soon drove away from the house and towards the Main Street where it had been the most busy.

Halfway towards their destination, the girl named Evans handed him over what looked to be a paper with a barcode.

"Here." She said, "I got the ticket you requested. You know how this kind of thing works right?"

"Of course I do!" Katsuki yelled taking the paper from her, "I ain't stupid!"

Evans put her arms up, "Don't get hostile on me Dog."

"STOP CALLING ME THAT, DAMN IT!!" He yelled.

Their attention had soon been drawn to the radio that had been provided in the cab; at what had been on it, Katsuki's gaze had softened.

"... And while the newly named Hosu incident has been contained, by authorities and Pros, the citizens, and neighboring districts can't help but express their concerns. Reports tell us that Chizome Akaguro AKA--The Hero Killer Stain, and UA student, as well third place winner of the recent Sports Festival--Reina Nouki are the suspects involved in the incident. And while the Hero Killer has been detained by authorities, Reina is currently unavailable for questioning. Until we can learn more, all citizens can ask one thing… Is this the same girl we saw in the Sports Festival… Or is she a wolf in sheep's clothing? Only time will tell…"

Katsuki only growled at this sort of remark, as his expression hardened. He took the good luck charm around his neck and tightened it slightly, just to keep himself from blowing up in the backseat. Evans took notice of this, as her expression had been written with concern.

"... Are you okay?" She asked him.

Katsuki didn't answer directly as he gritted his teeth, "... Those bastards don't know what the hell they're talking about… They don't know her like I do… They weren't even there when it happened!"

Evans gave him a pat on the shoulder, "They're just saying that because they're scared, that's all."

The only thing Katsuki did was click his tongue, as he looked out the window.

Evans soon let out a sigh, "I know, Miss Reina, means a lot to you, but… When we see her… How do you even know she'll listen to you?"

Katsuki still kept his eyes to the window as he replied, "... I don't. Right now, she's going to be stubborn, scared, paranoid, and she'll only listen to whatever her thoughts tell her. But even so, I'm going to talk to her. Hell, I'll make her listen to me if I have to." He soon looked to Evans, and she saw his expression change.

"I lost her once already…" He said, "... I'll be damned if I let it happen again."

Evans let out a sigh, "You really are as stubborn as the Miss said."

Soon enough they arrived at their destination, which had been the entrance to a train station with a sign that read "Dragonfly Tracks". Grabbing his bag he tossed it over his shoulder, looking at the charm around his neck.

"Wait for me Reina… I'm coming for you…"

He soon made his way into the train station with Evans following close behind him, with her own luggage.