"It's been three weeks," Mina said sadly as she hugged Kaminari. "Ive looked everywhere my agency will let me. They're not giving me any extra information either."

The blonde had been struggling more. He clung onto his friend as tears escaped from his eyes. "I thought I had a lead, but the police won't let me stay with it."

Sero watched the news intently, trying to get any updates on his red head friend. They had slowly stopped covering it as much, and now they hardly mentioned the hero in their news updates.

"How's Testu doin?" Sero asked after a moment of silence.

"He's sad, but determined." Mina answered. "We're gonna meet up tomorrow and check a lead he has."

Kaminari sighed as he tried his phone again. Sometimes people would say they saw him on twitter or Instagram, so the blonde kept updated whenever he could.

His heart dropped when his phone rung and he answered it. "Hello, Mr. Kirishima."

The man on the other end sighed. "Hello, Denki. I assume Hanta, Katsuki, and Mina are there with you too?"

Kaminari put the phone on speaker. "Bakugou's our patrolling, but I have Sero and Mina with me."

"I just wanted to check in with you kids. I know how hard it is for you. His sister's been pretty manic these past few weeks as well."

"Yeah. We're all tired and worried," Kaminari put his head in his hands.

"Don't push yourself too much. I know you and Mina have been patrolling nonstop, but you need a break too." Kirishima's father sighed. "Anyways, I just got a call. I thought you would want to hear this."

"What happened?" Sero asked, leaning closer to the phone.

"You remember your home room teacher from UA, right?"

****

Bakugou was on patrol, chasing after a villain he had found in an alleyway. She seemed terrified as soon as Bakugou showed up, so that let the blonde hero believe she knew something about Kirishima.

He had never been as motivated as he was in that moment. The fire within him ignited as he sped forward, using his explosions to help him go as fast as possible.

With one last blast, he knocked into the woman. She kicked out at him but he overpowered her, restraining her on the ground and handcuffing her. He wasn't sure if she had a quirk or not, but he pressed the button that allowed the handcuffs to null any quirk just to be safe.

He leaned close to her ear. "Where is he?"

The woman squeaked in pain as the blonde tightened his grip on her wrist. "I'm not allowed to know!" She pleaded.

"But you know who I'm talking about?" Bakugou hissed.

"Yes! Yes, you're on our list. We're supposed to avoid you at all costs b-but...." she seemed to think over something in her head. "Don't kill me!"

Bakugou smirked as tiny explosions popped on his palms. "Give me some more information and I'll consider it."

"I can't-" the woman started to plead.

Bakugou tightened his grip and leaned closer to the villain's ear. "Think before you make your decision."

"He's alive!" The woman wriggled in his grasp. She must've been a newbie or something. "They're using him for tests!"

With that, Bakugou forced the woman up and started to take her to the police station. His face showed a scowl, but his mind was filled with worry.

'He's alive right? So he's within my grasp. But tests? What the hell does that mean? Are they hurting him?' His mind was racing. 'Maybe he's close, considering that she knows about him.'

The blonde walked the villain into the police station and started to fill out a report. He took his gauntlets off and placed them on the ground so he could write better. It took him about five minutes to fill it out, and he didn't mention anything about Kirishima.

He handed in the paper when he noticed a familiar head of black hair.

"Ground Zero," the man greeted.

"Eraserhead," Bakugou raised his eyebrow.

***

Mina sat in between Kaminari and Sero as she shook her foot nervously. Tetsutestu was also there, seated on the other side of the table and fiddling his thumbs anxiously.

They were waiting for four more people, and then they would hopefully be working out a plan to save their friend. The three weeks he had been missing were not easy for any of them, and they were anxious to get into the field and rescue him, no matter the cost.

The door opened and a black haired man slipped in. "S-sorry to k-keep everyone waiting," Tamaki smiled lightly as he sat down next to Testutestu. "D-do we know why we're here?"

Sero nodded slightly. "Apparently news on Kirishima."

Tamaki sighed. "I'm worried about him...."

Testutestu looked at Tamaki. "Our bro is manly! There's no way he's every going down without a fight!"

"He's the sun," Tamaki said quietly.

"He's strong," Mina said.

"He's the best," Kaminari stared at the table.

The door opened and Bakugou, Aizawa, and Fat Gum walked in the room. Bakugou's expression was a mixture of happiness and anger, and it worried his friends to see him like that.

The blonde sat next to the silver haired man, trying to hide his contempt for the person he viewed as a copy of Kirishima. Bakugou bit his lip as he kept thinking how he was gonna find his friend when Fat Gum started talking.

"So, we all know that losing Kirishima hasn't been easy. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to protect him further," the hero started, "and I'm going to work twice as hard to get him back."

Mina smiled at the hero. "Thank you. Can I ask why Mr. Aizawa is here?"

The pro hero sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I'm not your teacher anymore. Please just call me Eraserhead. Anyways, I've been trying to follow this group for a while now. I also feel a responsibility for Kirishima."

Kaminari nodded. "You've found him then?"

Fat Gum nodded. "We think we know where he may be being held."

"What the hell are we waiting for then!" Bakugou stood up. His palms popped as he got more anxious. "It's been too long!"

"We can't rush into battle. I thought you learned that, Bakugou." Aizawa said calmly. "Plus, we don't want to rush into this fight and then lose Kirishima. There's a possibility that this is a ruse, something to trap us."

"He didn't even hesitate before saving me!" Bakugou yelled. "And I failed him! I didn't get into that building fast enough!" Anger took over the young man. "I caught a villain today who said they were doing experiments on him! For three weeks! I don't care if you think it's a risk, we have to take it!"

"Bakugou's right!" Testu said. "If it were any of us, there's no way Kiri would hesitate. We have to try, even if there's a risk!"

"Even if we don't find him, we can find out some information about his whereabouts," Sero said.

"Or we risk the PAHS shutting down all activity," Aizawa said.

"Please," Kaminari begged. "We can't leave him."

Fat Gun surveyed the room before looking at Aizawa. "I think the rewards outweigh the risks, Shota."

The pro hero sighed and rubbed his temples, thinking it over. "Okay, then. Everyone in this room is a part of the mission. I'll also be bringing my sidekick, Shinso. I think he'll be very useful to us."

Tamaki nodded. "Are we really g-gonna get him back?"

"F*ck yeah, we are," Bakugou looked at the other hero. He was more determined than ever.

The red head had rescued his life and put himself in danger to save Bakugou so many times. Bakugou finally got to return the favor. And who knows what would happen afterwards? Bakugou had hope in his heart that the two could finally grow close like he always wanted them to be.