-Moments Before-
Dabi spat out a mouthful of blood, his ribs sending sharp jolts of pain every time he breathed.
He got up with difficulty, leaning against the wall while watching with annoyance as All Might easily thrashed the rest of the League, taking out his frustration on them.
He didn't like it, but this was part of Tomura's plans. A plan that he himself approved at the beginning, but about which he didn't feel very comfortable now.
With a strong blow, All Might slammed Compress and Twice against a wall, sending them flying to the other side.
The Hero pursued them without hesitation, ignoring Dabi and others who lay huddled with pained expressions. A sharp glint shone in the arsonist's eyes and he nodded towards Tomura, who returned the gesture.
Immediately after, a cloak of darkness enveloped Dabi and the surroundings changed around him.
Away from that smelly hideout, the rampaging All Might, and the sand bastard who tracked them down in some way none of them ever understood, Dabi took a deep breath and allowed himself a few seconds of rest before embarking on his mission.
Behind him, another gate opened and the pervert Abura emerged with a grimace of pain twisting his greasy face.
—What the hell, man!? That bastard almost split me in two!— Abura complained with disdain.
Dabi didn't bother to respond, taking advantage of the moment to recover while Kurogiri waited for the opportunity to bring Compress.
After a while, the gate opened again and both Villains passed through it without waiting for any order, emerging on the other side in a location even more remote than before, in Musutafu city.
A quiet, middle-class neighborhood welcomed the trio as Kurogiri's gate vanished.
Compress and Abura looked around, unsure of which way to go. Dabi had been here before and it didn't take him long to get his bearings.
—Follow me— he ordered in a cold voice, heading toward the house he once tried to burn without success. This time, he was sure there wouldn't be any Terumi to get in his way.
Dabi would teach the arrogant brats a valuable lesson. One they would never forget until the day they died.
Or so he thought.
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—So you summoned us for a family lunch while the operation to rescue that idiot Sero is underway, and that ugly-eyed bastard is participating just so he can take all the spotlight!?— Bakugo barked without pause, nearly running out of breath at the end and breathing heavily.
Small sparks burst from his hands, threatening to explode at any moment.
—What is your problem with the spotlight, Sparky? The reason I asked you to come is that my mom insisted on meeting my classmates. The fact that it happened today is completely unrelated— Mei denied, one eyebrow raised, as if daring Bakugo to retort.
Sitting around the table, Todoroki, Midoriya, Kirishima, and Tokoyami directed dubious looks at the kunoichi, not buying that excuse in the slightest.
Clearly, Mei lured them under the pretense of "an important matter" to prevent them from running off to the operation site.
Something they actually had planned to do until she manipulated them with the hope of a location and a last-minute change of heart. They got none of that, and now the window of opportunity was slipping through their hands.
Mei wouldn't let them leave. They could all sense her determination, not to mention that she took the position closest to the door.
What none of them could grasp was the reason why. Mei was polite and always treated them normally, except for Bakugo. But it never crossed any of their minds that she genuinely cared for them.
Mei was always a good classmate, but not a friend.
—Fufufu, what lively children— Sakura commented from the kitchen, approaching with a tray on which there were glasses full of fruit juice.
Kirishima and Midoriya gave somewhat awkward smiles, thanking the woman, while Tokoyami and Todoroki maintained neutral expressions. Bakugo bit his tongue, having the decency not to lash out while the woman was present.
However, as Sakura distributed the drinks among the boys, Mei's attention was drawn to the door.
Her head slowly turned, her brow gradually furrowing, as if she were trying to make out something on the other side.
Bakugo turned in the same direction, still grimacing with annoyance at the girl's deception. But then a feeling of unease came over him, one that affected not only him but everyone present.
—What's wrong, dear?— Sakura asked, looking at Mei with concern. She knew the feeling, having lived with two chakra users for years.
Mei abruptly rose from her chair, knocking it backward and stepping onto the table with her palms open and extended towards the door.
The seals opened and a furious torrent was unleashed, guided by the chakra the kunoichi emitted to form a large wall almost five meters thick.
A couple of seconds later, the new door was destroyed once again by a wave of yellowish, flammable liquid.
The torrent met the wall, without managing to mix due to the difference in density and polarity. Shortly after, the flames came, igniting the oil and spreading across the entire entrance of the home.
—Did you want to face Villains? Well, congratulations, you idiots. They came to you— Mei blurted out sarcastically, forming a rapid series of hand seals for one of the few techniques she had mastered.
Waves assaulted the wall of water and soon the entire structure vibrated intensely, gathering and compressing as if it were a spring, releasing all its power a few moments later towards the attackers.
From outside, Abura and Dabi continued to spray oil and fire with bored expressions, waiting to burn the entire place down before searching for the corpses of the couple who lived there.
Given the oddity of the brats, Tomura advised them not to try knocking on the door like last time, or even entering the house. For all they knew, explosives and traps would be waiting for them.
So they went straight to it and simply burned everything, while Compress waited on the other side in case the couple fled through a window or something similar.
It would be more effective if they killed one and captured the other, and then sent a video to the Terumi siblings, or the brother, since it was likely the girl would die on the other battlefield Tomura described.
Due to this very wrong prediction on which they based their strategy, neither Abura nor Dabi expected the powerful water explosion that destroyed the entire front of the house and swallowed both of them.
In the same way, Mr. Compress did not expect to find Endeavor's son and the green-haired, freckled brat who seemed to interest Tomura, escorting the couple they were supposed to kill on the other side of the house.