Flashback Ellie's POV

Age 18

I didn't really have anywhere to go, I refused to return home to the place Eli died in my arms. So, I took to the streets, I made money doing odd jobs enough to feed myself and slept on rooftops, fire escapes and balconies, constantly on the run never staying in one place for too long. There were a few alley kids that tried to cling to me. Their parents were drug addicts, small-time criminals or just down on their luck and not many of them had the most pleasant of home lives.

"L!" I heard the chorus of childish voices as I dropped from a nearby rooftop into a grungy alleyway filled with street urchins. I'd told them my name and they all insisted on calling me L, it was better than the ridiculous moniker the papers gave me, Tornado.

"Shouldn't you brats be in school or something?" I pondered as I landed swiftly on the glass covered ground below.

The kids all laughed at this, they were all truants whether it was because of their parents not paying school fees or being able to get them there or kicked out for common behavioral issues the school couldn't handle.

"Did you bring food?" One of the younger kids asked hopefully trying to get a look behind my back as I had my hands tucked behind me with two semi hard to conceal boxes, one had donuts the other had fresh fruit from a nearby bakery. I'd been helping the old man who owned the bakery every night cleaning the shop, he sent me with all the left-over food at the end of every night to deliver to the homeless shelter and every morning he'd make me something special to bring the kids.

"What makes you think that?" I feigned indifference and turned slightly revealing the boxes in my hands.

The children laughed and swarmed toward me with loud cheers. I relinquished the boxes and monitored them as they distributed the food. Some of the kids tried to shy away from the fresh fruit.

"Oy, make sure everyone gets fruit, you can't all live off unhealthy crap constantly." I snapped causing the few troublemakers to giggle before smiling sheepishly and getting fruit with their baked goods.

"Thanks L." The kids all cheered before stuffing their faces.

"Where do you lift all the food from?" One of the older kids by the name of Archer asked me curiously.

I smacked him over the back of the head and threw him a sharp look, "I don't lift anything. I've already told you brats I don't condone stealing."

"Sorry." Archer bowed his head before biting his lip, he looked like he had something else he wanted to say.

"What is it?" I asked him curiously as all the other children fell silent and turned to us curiously. He was new to the group of street urchins his parents had moved here recently fleeing loan sharks.

"How do you get a lot of money really quick?" He asked me.

"What do you need it for?"

"T-the loan sharks...they took my sister because my dad can't pay...I want to buy her back."

My heart plummeted at this before I felt a boiling rage well up inside of me; a strong wind ripped through the alley causing loose trash to skitter across the glass strewn ground ominously. "Tell me everything."

Once the boy finished his story I felt sick to my stomach and knew I had to do something to help him and his family. Due to his father's student loan debt he couldn't get approved for a home loan, he went to a loan shark as his wife was pregnant and his small family practice wasn't doing so well in such a poor neighborhood but as usual with people who went to loan sharks, rival gangs kept damaging his practice losing him clients and costing him money for repairs making him unable to pay back his loans. They'd taken his sister the night before last and as far as he knew were keeping her at a warehouse by the docks. I could get her out without help but I'd need someone to help them afterward to get them out of town and away from the gangsters.

"Let me see what I can do, you stay as far away from that warehouse as possible, I don't want you getting hurt."

With that said I took off at a run and headed into the nicer part of the city near the café I'd been at when All Might had asked me to help him. I'd been running into him a lot lately, he was constantly in my way whenever I'd planned to make a move against the CEO of Pharmatech and making me alter my plans only to thwart them again with his presence, I was beginning to suspect he was stalking me at least when I was up to no good. I paused next to the patio and turned to a pair of women sitting at one of the outside tables.

"Hey can you call the police and say there's some kind of disturbance and All Might should fix it?" I asked them curiously.

"What? Why?" They asked me suspiciously.

"Well you could do it willingly without asking me stupid questions or I could create a disturbance and ruin your fucking morning, which do you prefer?" I growled in annoyance causing the pair of them to yelp and scramble for their phones to do what I had asked.

"There we did it, now don't hurt us." One of the spineless bimbos attempted to shoo me away.

I rolled my eyes and crossed the street folding my arms across my chest to wait for All Might. Not even a full two minutes passed before I heard his loud booming laugh announcing his arrival. He landed on the sidewalk next to the café causing the bimbos I'd asked to help me to squeal in delight. He was wearing a bright red and blue bodysuit that revealed every single one of his rippling sculpted muscles and even had a royal blue cape fluttering behind him. He was the epitome of what a hero should be, like every hero in the comic books, with a body that didn't seem the slightest bit realistic, a never wavering smile and sunshine golden hair that was constantly glistening.

All Might scanned the perfectly calm street for a disturbance looking momentarily baffled. "What seems to be the problem here?"

The two bimbos pointed over at me and I flipped them both rude gestures before waving to All Might feeling somewhat anxious and nervous.

"Oh, if it isn't little Ellie." He appeared before me in a flash with his trademark smile blinding me. Did he call me little? Everything was little compared to him! Was he trying to piss me off?

Resisting the urge to shield my eyes from his overall bright appearance, I ducked into an alleyway, "Must you draw so much attention?" I muttered under my breath only to let out a yelp as he swept me off my feet and took to the sky upon realizing I wanted to talk in private. "AH! Put me down!" Was he going to turn me in to the police?

We landed atop a rooftop several blocks away and I scrambled to break from his hold and put as much distance between us as possible before throwing him a dark look. He looked completely unaffected. His smile was still in place.

"What the hell?" I glowered.

"What did you want to talk about Ellie?" He asked with a smile.

"You know, smiling too much is creepier than not smiling." I jabbed at him, but he didn't falter. Sighing I continued, "If I brought you a family of civilians, could you find some way to help them disappear for their safety?" I asked him curiously and hurriedly averted my gaze I couldn't stand to look at him anymore he was too radiant it was hurting my eyes.

He pondered this for a moment and I worried he'd tell me he couldn't help me so I started babbling.

"You're the only person I know who'd even consider helping me...because you have brain damage or something..." I grumbled causing him to chuckle.

"I have a friend that could get them into witness protection and get them out of the city."

"Do you trust that person?" I asked him doubtfully.

"I do."

"Can it be done, tonight?"

He nodded.

"It's a family of four. Mom, Dad, son about twelve and a daughter about seven... I'll bring them here at midnight..."

"And what will you be doing before that?" He asked me cautiously as if he knew I was going to be putting myself in danger.

"None of your damn business." I snapped aggressively before clenching my fists at my side. "Thanks for your help..." Before he could question me further or offer me any more assistance I disappeared in a gust of wind to prepare myself to break into the warehouse and save the girl.

I spent the day in hiding preparing myself for what was to come and once the sun had gone down, I headed for the docks making sure no one had followed me. Hidden in the shadows clinging to the side of the warehouse he'd informed me about, was Archer after I'd warned him not to get close to the warehouse. I appeared at his side and grabbed him by the shirt collar causing him to let out a yelp.

"What the hell are you doing here brat? I told you to stay far away." I hissed.

"She's my little sis-."

"I'm aware, and I'm going to get her out of there, it's already going to be difficult protecting her and escaping, you've just doubled my workload." I glared.

"I'm sorry, L..."

I looked to a nearby dumpster, "Hide in there, don't make a sound, and don't come out unless I tell you to."

He nodded and scrambled into the dumpster as I looked for a door debating if I wanted to try the stealthy approach or the kick the door down, kick ass and take no prisoners route. The latter was usually more fun. I found a large metal door that was big enough for several trucks to fit through before closing my eyes channeling the sea breeze around me turning it into a strong gale force wind. I waved my hands at the door and smiled to myself as the gale force winds tore it off it's hinges and sent it flying into the bay behind me with a loud splash. Screw stealth.

Several men with firearms rushed forward and I charged at them as the winds began to pick up speed creating an eerie shrieking sound as they bounced off the surrounding warehouses and boats in the port. Strong winds raged past me knocking all of my would-be assailants flat on their backs sending their guns flying in the opposite direction. My gaze fell on a stack of crates piled high in the corner, crates with Pharmatech labels. This was a Pharmatech warehouse? It wasn't one of their mainstream business warehouses. My blood ran cold, were they involved in more than just potentially dangerous untested pharmaceuticals?

In my moment of distraction, one of the men scrambled to his gun and caught me off guard. I cringed as the gun fired and winced as I felt a bullet graze the side of neck, it wasn't deep enough to cause concern but it was way too close for comfort. Channeling my rage, I lunged at the man in a flurry of hellacious winds that picked up in force and lashed out like blades slicing the barrel off his gun. More men began spilling out from an upper floor where there were more crates and a back office on the ground floor.

The raging winds made quick work hurling their firearms away from them and sending most of them flying but there were a handful strong enough to stay standing. I swore under my breath as they lunged at me. A giant bulk of a man who looked like he missed his career as a luchador broke through the hellacious torrents of wind and punched me in the gut with enough force I went flying. I flew into the pile of Pharmatech crates in the corner causing most of them to splinter and break apart. All the air rushed from my lungs as I hit the crates and I held back a cry of pain as I felt a giant wood splinter pierce through my back just below my right scapula.

The crate I had cracked open with my body was filled with unlabeled bottles of a very familiar looking drug, the same drug that had killed Eli. My vision turned red as I staggered to my feet. All of the thugs had picked up their fallen weapons and looked smug and happy as they watched me take a few shuffling steps forward to get my bearings. I spotted a little girl tied to a chair in the office, it was Archer's sister, I had to keep myself controlled enough to not get her caught in the crossfire.

"Unfortunately for you lowly scumbags, you appear to be working with a company I abhor...I wasn't planning on killing anyone tonight, but I'm pissed off now..." I clenched my fists as the unfettered unbridled rage inside of me began to well up explosively. "You better pray to any deity you believe in that it is a swift death." I hissed causing all of the men to laugh.

They all opened fire just as my rage took hold. I lost sight of myself for a moment, blinded by rage. Screaming winds and the screams of agony of the men caught in my razor-sharp gales rang through the warehouse. When I snapped back to my senses and calmed the winds, it looked as if a tornado had run through the warehouse, contained within. The office, luckily, was completely untouched. Every single crate had been destroyed and lethal wood splinters sliced through flesh, vehicles and other cargo in the warehouse.

There were a few men still coughing and gasping for air unable to move from their injuries. I didn't care to check to see if they'd survive or not as I made my way across the blood and debris covered floor to the office. The little girl was tied to a chair and had a blindfold over her eyes.

"It's going to be okay." My voice shook as I knelt in front of her, "Your brother is waiting outside for us. I'm going to bring you back to your family and someone very nice is going to help keep you guys safe." I untied her but stopped her from removing the blindfold, "Please keep that on for just a moment longer."

She did as she was bid and cried silently as I lifted her into my arms and carried her out of the warehouse to the dumpster where I had left her brother. I knocked on the side of the dumpster as I set her on her feet and removed her blindfold.

"It's safe now, brat, hop out." I sighed.

Archer poked his head out of the side door and his eyes widened as he spotted the girl at my side, "Amy!"

"Onii-san!" Amy cried and dove into the Archer's arms as he scrambled out of the dumpster.

"Where are you parents at now?" I asked the boy as I held my hands out to them and smiled as they both accepted my hands without question.

"At dad's office."

"Hold tight." I noted and chuckled as they both took a step closer to me and linked hands in front of me.

We were swept up in a strong gust of wind. Both children freaked out at first but once they realized the winds were strong enough to carry us began to laugh and point at all the sights as we flew over the city before landing safely in front of their father's office just as a man and woman stepped out the front door and locked up for the night.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Amy cried.

The man and woman turned to us and instantly burst into tears as they caught the young girl and held her between them. If I wasn't in so much pain from all the cuts, scrapes bruises, potential broken bones and the giant splinter sticking out of my back, I'd probably be moved by their reunion. I cleared my throat cutting it short.

"We need to go." I held my hands out again.

"Who are you?" The man asked me warily.

"It doesn't matter, I'm trying to keep you all safe." I extended my hand to him and his wife as the children clung to my other arm. "Trust me."

The man nodded and linked his hand with his wife's and accepted my hand with his free hand. By the time I reached the rooftop All Might agreed to meet me at, I felt lightheaded. We were a few minutes early. I dropped to my knees as my vision began to darken.

"L?" Archer panicked.

"I'll be fine." I waved him off.

"Please, let me." Their father knelt beside me, "It's the least I can do after all you've done."

"Honestly, if you could just pull this stupid thing out of my back, that'll be enough." I sighed.

"You could really use some stitches, on a lot of these." He motioned to the various cuts littering my body, I'd lost myself in my rage I hadn't even bothered to protect myself from the debris.

"It's fine." I sighed before letting out a curse as he pulled the giant splinter out of my back. My blood pressure plummeted as an alarming amount of blood spilled from the wound instantly soaking the back of my shirt in blood.

I heard a familiar warm-hearted laugh announcing All Might's arrival and heard the squeals of the children and couldn't help but shake my head. Was it possible for that man to be stealthy? Somehow, I managed to sway to my feet and meet his gaze. His smile fell for the first time when his gaze fell on me.

"Ellie-."

"You can take it from here?" I cut him off.

"Yes but you shou-."

"Then my job here is done. Make sure they stay safe." I turned on my heel to go but paused as I felt two sets of small arms wrap around my waist.

"Thanks L." Archer cried as he and Amy hugged me between them.

I pat them both on the head before disentangling myself from them, "Look after your sister and remember to eat fruits and veggies beca-."

"because you can't live off unhealthy crap constantly." Archer finished my sentence with a smile.

"Right." I ruffled his dark hair, "See ya around, brat." With that said, I flipped off the edge of the roof before All Might or anyone else could stop me and disappeared in the wind.