Monkey and Oni: Timely Rescue. [Berker & Mia]

Mia was on one of her usual patrol routes, her immense strength letting her traverse the rooftops with ease and leaving her to use them as her perch points. She didn’t have to move out of this area of the town for a while, taking a deep breath as she leg one of her legs dangle over the edge of the roof she was using as her seat, hooking a hand around her other ankle and keeping it on the roof, her bulky frame in a relaxed state as she took slow breaths and just… let her eyes drift.

Even with probably over half the people in the world now having super powers every day wasn’t full to the brim with crime a pro hero was needed for. Sure there were noise complaints, domestic spats, typically not involving quirks, but it definitely wasn’t something that she needed to be called in for though… once Heroes really started hitting their stride though? The criminals with quirks quietened down. Afterall, the villains hadn’t really ever had a ‘big win’. They existed for sure… but no big event to inspire confidence in their numbers. The heroes always tended to win out.

That didn’t stop some idiots though.

Hearing a scream just barely over the hustle and bussle of the normal street motions, Mia perked up to her feet, kicking up to her full height in an instance. She needed a second or two to pinpoint where she’d heard the sound from before kicking off her current perch, using the rooftops like stepping stones with leaps and bounds between them, needing a moment to see across everything around her. She managed to track it down eventually… and came across something interesting in turn. As she peered down into the mess that she was aiming to stop, a quick read made some things clear… she crouched down low, not a big bold ‘hero is here’ stance in the distance as she briefly kept an eye on thing. A UA jacket, a mugging… she’d get a feel of how this was playing out for a second.

“Oi vey…” Mia smirked a little to herself as she rested on her perch not too far away, her slightly pointed ears just barely able to pick up some of the speech this kid was giving. She was never usually one for the big dramatic talks before picking a fight but she had to give the kid some props for even trying to back up his words. From what she could see he was more than ready to throw himself into a fight here and that just left Mia all the more impressed by his character alone. She’d jump in if things got too serious but she wanted to get a small bite of what the kid was made of before she rushed in to save his ass from expulsion. With so many cameras in people’s hands these days it was unlikely he’d get away with using his quirk even in some back alley afterall.

As the seconds ticked by however it seemed this crook wasn’t being intimidated by his bravado or his speech and… well who could blame him on the latter one it was a very ‘comic booky’ approach, but Mia wasn’t about to hold that against the kid. A lot of young students tended to be a bit more idealistic in their approach like this. Rolling her shoulders back as the two parties began to rush to eachother, the blonde Oni rose to her full height and took a few steps back… before breaking off into a sprint towards the edge of her perch on the roof across the street, bounding across the distance in a single leap and still holding a lot of potential air time to boot.

“HEY! Goon lookin’ mother fucker!~”

It was a hard dip to go from the idealistic speech making of the young student to the rather cras Oni that was flying overhead. Despite her size she showed an odd sense of grace pivoting herself as she flew over the heads of the two, landing between the goon and the victim he’d been handling a moment ago. The woman’s weight was clear the moment she landed, dust shook off the walls of the alleyway and the ground briefly trembled as criminal and student were likely forced to stop and watch as the Pro Hero arrived on the scene, raising her fists with a wild grin, her smooth Red horn gleaming briefly from the sun creeping between the buildings as she rose up her head.

“Ya know mate, an eager young hero to your front, a pro like me to your back? I ain’t likin’ your odds here…~”

Mia pushed her fist into her other palm, deeply popping her knuckles as she got ready for a fight with this goon who’d been brave enough to go up against a UA student and think he had a chance, but just as she began to close the distance between them he seemed to… “Ah shit really? Surrendering so soon? Aaah… well I can’t fault your brains at this point I’ll give you that much…” Her hand sinking into a tactical pocket in her hero costume, Mia retrieved some heavy duty zip ties. She’d carry handcuffs but these things were a lot easier to carry en-masse and she could take down a lot of criminals every day. If it was someone she thought could escape the zip ties then… well odds are handcuffs wouldn’t have been any better either. “Come on let’s… wrap you up nice and tight for the cops.”

Looking over to the UA kid Mia offered a light smile as she ducked down beside the criminal, grabbing his shoulder and forcing him down to his knees, pulling his arms back to wrap up in the zip ties as she spoke. “Well personally I know I need to stay here till someone picks him up…” She’d glance back over her shoulder, then to the UA kid, gesturing back to the woman who’d nearly been mugged. “Mind checkin’ how she’s doing while I make sure this guy’s zipped up tight?” Of course she knew that a fresh UA kid wouldn’t have much experience dealing with civilains after a crime like this, but people skills were one of the areas Mia tended to… falter in, thanks to her background as a vigilante and also her general temperament. Standing back up she’d yank the guy to his feet too and keep a hand firmly locked into one of his forearms.

Mia made sure that she pulled the goon off to the side and gave him a once over. He didn’t seem to have any obvious tells that said he had a quirk. No enlarged muscles, different colored skin or abnormal growths. He could have one of those quirks that didn’t display itself outwardly or something but that was hard to say on the spot. Regardless in this world it was best to keep an eye on him, and so Mia continued to hold one of her hands firmly on the guy’s shoulder, making sure he didn’t move away from them in an attempt to escape or the like.

“Don’t even know what the fuckin’ problem is. Was just a purse. Shouldn’t you be breaking up a drug ring or something ya 2 tonne bi-GAGH!” The goon yelled out in pain as Mia firmly squeezed her hand against his shoulder, making sure to dig in her fingertips right at the joint where his arm met his shoulder, threatening to dislocate the two from eachother if given enough force.

“How about you hush up and just wait for the police to get here ay?” He quickly turned quiet, if still a bit grumbly. Mia lifted her free hand to her ear, pressing on an earpiece and tapping into the local police radio signals, making sure they were aware she was in need of a criminal pick up and that they still had a civilian on the scene. Once she was sure somone would be coming in a minute or so, she finally turned her eyes back to the UA student she’d found on the scene, offering him a warm smile, showing a small hint of pride in her expression despite meeting him for the first time.

“Yeah you can wait. Don’t worry. I’m pretty sure he knows to stay still.” She gave another light squeeze of her hand, not enough to hurt this time, but the sheer addition of pressure clearly made the guy flinch expecting something worse, glaring at the heroine who just gave a borderline cheeky grin back before turning her eyes to the UA kid again. “Gotta ask… where you seriously ready to use your quirk their kid? Ain’t often I see people willing to risk it all to play hero but..” She gestured over him. “Guess I shouldn’t expect any less from the UA colors huh? You’re all heroes in training afterall”

Mia made sure to keep a firm hand on the shoulder of the goon, not about to let him bolt even if she was sure he wouldn’t get far. She still curiously wondered in the back of her head if he had a quirk or not but she’d learned not to take her chances unless she wanted to suddenly eat a face full of acid spit or some other nasty surprise. Still, with a firm hand adding some light pressure to his tender shoulder Mia had the confidence to offer the young UA kid some of her attention, greeting him with a warm smile and wondering what it was going through his head as they spoke. She noticed he seemed to have gotten a little confused when she mentioned seeing what he was about to do, scoffing a little. She didn’t feel bad about the fact she’d been watching. No harm had befell the kid or the civilian, and it let her get a good idea of what the kid was like before they’d even exchanged words.

She’d listen to his little… speech. A part of hero ideology she never really agreed with even if it had been admittedly growing on her a bit. She was never a creature of like, long winded speeches or big reasons for doing what she was doing. She took down the bad guys cause it was a fun career for her, and why would she wanna waste time doing anything else? Still, kid had a good head on his shoulders. Seemed to respect the rules but his morals pushed past them when they needed to. She could respect a kid like that, willing to listen to his heart for the betterment of others…

Yeesh. Maybe those speeches were rubbing off on her…

Either way, point was that the kid soon asked if she was gonna scold him, and she let out a hearty laugh. “HAHAHAH!” She pounded her chest lightly (relatively speaking) to calm down her chuckles, shaking her head as he seemed to be smiling at the question, leading to her assuming he already knew he wasn’t in trouble. “HELL no! I mean come on kid I was a vigilante myself before this whole pro hero thing. Just don’t make a habit of it and I’m more than happy to cover your ass!~”

“I’m not…” The goon grumbled, suddenly yelping as Mia squeezed deep into his shoulder joint again as she smirked.

“Yeeeeeah but who’s gonna believe the spiteful little criminal who couldn’t get away with it ay?~”

Not knowing Mia used to be a vigilante wasn’t a hard thing to do. She was only a vigilante back in America so that part of her ‘history’ wasn’t exactly easily known in Japan itself. Sometimes a new station might refer to her as an ex vigilante, but it was rare. The hero association wanted to give out the idea it was the crème de la crème of heroes afterall that they’d chosen for their first wave of crime fighters, so her vigilante-ism wasn’t exactly ‘advertised’. Afterall it’d also potentially validate people who still did vigilante work, which the government was hardly gonna be in favour of.

Still, seemed the kid felt reassured which was more than enough for the blonde beast, who offered a warm smile in turn to the kid as he said he wasn’t gonna make a habit of it. “Yeeeah. Save it till you pass the third year. After that you’ll be kicking nearly as much ass as me.” She’d tease back with a pleasant grin, generally enjoying the energy this kid put off and rising back to a full stand rather than leaning on the wall as she too heard the sirens off in the distance, glancing back to the civilian and the UA student with her, scoffing a little as they joked about not revealing his actions today.

“Yeah seems like it… you’re free to stick around if you want but might be best you get a move on. You though-“ She pointed to the civilian. “Gonna need you to stick around and make a statement if yer okay with that…” She did hate forcing the civilians to stick around but.. was part of the job, getting a clear picture of things for the reports at the end of the day. Back to the UA kid, she’d offer her free hand. “I’ll see if I can drop by UA and find you sometime. Real name’s Mia. How about you kid?” She’d ask, wanting to make sure she knew who she was gonna be asking around for if she did track him down.

Mia gave the kid’s hand a firm shake, her own mitt more like a bear’s claw by sheer comparison of size, engulfing Berker’s hand in her firm shake while managing not to crush it. An artform learned over many accidental finger crushes in her past, it was very easy to learn your own strength after only a few people groaning in agony when you crush their hand. “Berker huh? Bet you’re right there. Hardly think I’ll come across another name like that… but hey you guys got a kid literally named ‘Red’ in your school so what do I know about it?~”

With the sirens pulling up at the end of the alley and Berker heading off in the opposite direction, Mia gave the kid an idle two fingers salute that followed the length of her horn with a bright smirk behind it, signing the kid off and in a silent way just thanking him for his attempt. Even if she’d been on the scene pretty sharply, it was always good to know someone was there, pro hero or not, to help the civilian out while she’d been making it to the scene.

Sooner rather than later, the goon was processed, and Mia would be off back on patrol.