Another gig of dropping off groceries to the elderly in the district. Moegi walked down the steps of an apartment complex, to run into Dabi who was passing by.

"Mori," greeted Dabi coming to a complete stop.

"Dabi," Moegi greeted, they seemed to keep meeting like this, as if it was routine. 

"Is this where you live?" asked Dabi as they started to walk.

"Oh, no," denied Moegi shaking her head. "I was just doing something for my part-time job." He looked down at her. "I get groceries for the elderly and clean houses and office spaces." She looked up at him. "How about you?"

"An errand person like you," answered Dabi. He pulled something out of his pocket. "I think you dropped this the other day." Moegi looked to see it was a red and white polka dot bow clip. 

"Oh yeah, thanks," said Moegi taking it out of his hand. Must've fallen off when she was rushing toward Engima. "So, what are you up to today?"

"Just the same as I always do," said Dabi looking forward. "A walk around the block."

"Oh," breathed Moegi, her eyes still on the hair clip. Fuyumi had given it to her when they were 10 as a birthday gift. 

"What do you want to interrupt my day with?" asked Dabi looking at her, shoving his hands back in his pockets.

"There's this tea cafe not too far from here," said Moegi. "I'll pay."

Dabi looked forward. "I suppose I can spare some time with you in my busy schedule."

Moegi put her hand up. "You can just say no, I won't twist your arm."

"I'll go to the tea cafe," confirmed Dabi smiling a bit. Moegi and Dabi got to know each other a little more at the tea cafe. Moegi ended up really liking spending time with Dabi, something about felt so natural. 

"See you around?" asked Moegi as they stepped out of the cafe.

"See you around," assured Dabi waving to her as he walked off. When Moegi got home, she lay in bed staring at the hair bow. 

***Flashback***

It was March, and Moegi had just turned 10 years old. She was standing outside the Todoroki house.

"Hello Moe," greeted Rei opening the door before Moegi could even knock.

"How did you know it was me?" asked Moegi walking in. "Could've been a robber."

"Your bike brakes squealed on arrival," answered Rei with a smile closing the door. "Toya's in the playroom."

"Thanks, Ms. T!" chimed Moegi. After she had taken off her shoes, she skipped on down to where Toya was located, Fuyumi, and Natsu were there as well. 

"Moe!" greeted Toya looking over at her.

"I have something for you!" chimed Fuyumi holding out a small box. 

"For me?" asked Moegi as it got put in hands.

"It was just your birthday, wasn't it?" asked Natsu playing with a ball.

Moegi nodded, she opened the box revealing a red and white bow hair clip. "It's cute, Fuyumi! Thank you!"

***Flashback over

Mogie held the hair clip closer to her, putting her lips to it.

*** 

A villain was rampaging through Naruhata, so it was nothing new. Well, except Pop wasn't with them this time, due to business he was handling on his own.

"GAHHHH IT'S A VILLAIN!" cried a civilian.

"WATCH OUT!!" cried another. 

Koichi, Moegi, and Pop rushed to the scene.

"The Crawler! I'm the man who charges headlong into danger!" announced Koichi.

"Huh?" asked Moegi tilting her head at the guy, he was hardened up a lot. "I thought we took care of this villain the other day."

"That hard rocky dude," Koichi clarified, pointing at the guy. 

"I heard from someone in the allies that his name is Akira Iwako," said Moegi. The back allies were full of shady stuff, including Moegi herself, she knew how to get information. Whether it's being invisible and listening to people or simple chats. 

"I was sure they'd put him in some special jail for holding villains," said Koichi. "Guess they don't record your name as an official villain without multiple quirk-related offenses."

"Just once doesn't count!" chimed Pop.

Koichi got down ready to attack. "Oh yeah? Well, let's stop him before he racks up another charge."

"Why's it always seem like you're on the villains' side?" asked Pop.

"In this instant, he's a victim," said Moegi letting her hands glow green. "Of the Trigger."

"I can't even with the two of you," groaned Pop lowering her head a bit.

Akira looked over at them. "GAGAGAGA...Y-You! You again!" He started to charge toward Koichi. "The Crawler!"

" Ah Ha Ha!" laughed Koichi looking back at the other two, he dodged a punch. "He called me the Crawler! Not Crueller!"

"Stop looking so pleased!" ordered Pop. "Most people won't want villains remembering their names!"

Moegi held up her hands, two large Ecto-waves shot down the street. "I got the civilians, Crawler! You get the big guy away from here!"

"Since his attention is on me, I'll lure him away to a less populated area," said Koichi zipping through the street with Akira following. They went into mainly empty parking lot with only two cars there. People circled the fence watching the fight.

"Someone call the cops, please!" someone called out. "It's an instant villain with a hardening quirk!"

"Everyone, please stay back!" requested Moegi as she had EctoWaves around the whole fence. "I know you wanna watch, but this is for your safety!"

"You can do it, Crueller!" some cheered.

"Dodge, dodge!" another shouted. Moegi glanced to see Akira was faster than last time, as well as packing more of a punch. Kocihi kept barely dodging the attacks, his foot suddenly scaped across the ground having him come to a complete stop.

'Must of reached the limit of his quirk,' Moegi thought to himself. 

"Yikes!" yelped Koichi putting up a hand.

"Koichi!" cried Pop. Suddenly, a stranger appeared, slicing a katana at the big guy. He was tall with long black hair pulled back in a neat ponytail. He wore black and red clothing similar to bulletproof clothing, six folding knives on him, blades coming out of his shoes, and a mask covering his face. 

"Hmph..." sounded the stranger grabbing two knives. "Hard aren't you?" Police sirens filled everyone's ears.

"It's the cops!" informed Pop. Akira took off. "Ah, he's running!"

"We'd better high tail it too," Moegi advised as she entered the parking lot.

"Um..." breathed Koichi getting to his feet, he put a hand on his head, "Thanks for saving me there. Who are you, exactly...?

The stranger put his katana looking at them. "The name's Stendhal. Another meddler, just like you and Spookie" Moegi was surprised that the stranger knew her name, though she knew nothing about him.  He then took off.

"Wow," breathed Koichi. After, they took off to Koichi's place where Knuckleduster waited for them. Koichi explained to him about their encounter as Moegi made some miso soup.

"The guy was the coolest, eh?" asked Koichi as he took the ladle from Moegi, he was fanboying over Stendhal. "Maybe I should carry a katana around too."

"You're easily influenced, huh," smiled Pop.

"Katana doesn't really go with your brand," said Moegi taking the spoon back. 

"Oh...Got a text from Samatsu and the gang," said Pop looking at the phone.

"What do they have to say?" asked Moegi.

"Their legendary Senpai," answered Pop, the other three looked at each other and shrugged. "Apparently, this local guy they know is famous for being good in a fight. The manliest man there is, who can't tolerate injustice. They told him about us, and he's eager to meet up."

"Where at?" asked Moegi.

"The restaurant in front of the station," answered Pop. 

Koichi started to blush, a sign that he was fantasizing about something. "All these people with a strong sense of justice. Help shows up where it's needed, I guess. Same goes for Stendhal. Hopefully, we can keep bringing together more of these admirable hero types. I'm doing my best too."

"We can set up teams or a system," said Moegi. "Placing people in certain sections of Naruhata."

"That would be so cool!" beamed Koichi.

"Maybe," gruffed Knuckleduster. "But guys who use justice as an excuse to pick fights are nothing but trouble. Dangerous really. That's jsut common sense."

"Eh?" they all sounded.

"Hmmm? Got something to say?" asked Knuckleduster.

"No," denied Koichi crossing his arms, he then narrowed his eyes at Knuckleduster who just chugged his beer in response.

"Better not take anything that old fart says too seriously," advised Pop. "We're going to meet this senpai of theirs, and that's that. So shut it, Gramps!"

"What the soup?" asked Moegi looking at the pot.

"We'll save it for later," said Koichi. They found Pop a quick cover which was her glasses and a hate, while Moegi didn't bother since it was a secret. She began to let a few people know her secret it made things not as stressful. They got to the restaurant to find Soga waiting for them at a table, this made Pop scream.

"EH? You're friends?" asked Jube.

"F-F-Friends, yeah," stuttered Koichi holding Pop back. "You could say that."

"Not even close!!" snapped Pop.

"Tch..." sounded Soga. "You guys really think that poorly of me?"

"Eh..." began Koichi, they all thought of their interactions with Soga. "Well, honestly..."

"It's the rape 'n' murder!" answered Pop in anger.

"Yeah, that's it," confirmed Koichi as Soga got to his feet.

"Seriously uncool," said Moegi crossing her arms.

"Whatever, where's Spookie?" asked Soga. "I was sure she'd come." They all pointed at Moegi, he became surprised and then walked away angrily. "No use talking these clowns."

"Talk about what, exactly?" asked Koichi.

"Let sleeping dogs lie!" answered Pop. 

The next day came around,  they had split up to their vigilante work, well Pop had a show to do. Moegi was in an alley helping a little girl grab her puppy who got stuck.

"Thank you, Spookie!" cried the girl as a small dog was placed in her hands. 

"You're welcome," said Moegi ushering the girl out of the alley. "Now, get back to your mom and keep a close eye on your puppy."

"Yes, ma'am!" answered the girl going over to the lady at the bench. The woman nodded at Moegi before embracing her daughter. Moegi suddenly heard the sound of fighting echoing from the allies, she sprinted through the maze, then got in between Koichi and Stendhal, blasting knife guy with EctoDisk. 

"What's going on Crawler?" asked Moegi engulfing her hands.

"He's trying to kill Soga," answered Koichi, Moegi glanced back to see Koichi holding up an oversized porcupine on his back.

'Must have taken the drug again,' Moegi thought to herself. "Based on the eyes, it wasn't by choice.' Moegi looked back at Stendhal.

"Don't get in my way Spookie," warned Stendhal grabbing a knife. "I'll kill you too."

"Let's play around and see if you keep your word," said Moegi holding up her hand, she put her other behind it. "Crawler get you and porcupine out of here."

"What about you?" asked Koichi, as he began to walk down the hallway.

"I'll be fine," assured Moegi using the EctoBlaster move, Stendhal ran back and forth dodging her attacks.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow!" cried Koichi. "I'm getting stabbed all over here! Can't you retract those spikes!?"

Stendhal threw a knife; Moegi turned her body intangible, letting the knife go through her and lodging into the ground, she charged toward Stendhal and he charged toward her. Moegi turned intangible growing through the guy's arm, then went back to normal using EctoStrike on the guy, he go skidded back a few feet hunched over.

"Not bad," commented Stendhal. "You are still in my way."

"That's the purpose," said Moegi getting into a fighting position. "To be in your way." She glanced back to see Koichi was still struggling a bit, he had a knife lodged into his leg. His injury was having him move slowly out of the alley. Moegi glanced back at Stendhal, despite not being able to see his eyes, Moegi could tell he was strategizing. 'I need to buy them more time.' Moegi held up one and then, moved her feet into a certain stance. "EcotJet." A huge blast of Ecotplasms. Stendhal suddenly appeared in the air, and with the way he was angled, he was going straight to Koichi and Soga.

Moegi jumped back, letting herself get in between the two again; taking the hit. Stendhal stabbed her in the left shoulder with a knife.

"Spookie!" yelped Koichi as Moegi got shoved against the wall, lodging a knife through her right forearm, she let out a small cry of pain.

"Don't worry about me!" urged Moegi looking over. "You two need to get out of here!"

"Right!" said Koichi getting on all fours.

"I'll save you for later," said Stendhal standing up, he grabbed his Katana and walked toward the other two. "Don't get in my way Crawler. This one isn't worth saving. He deserves to bleed out, creeping through the darkness."

"No," denied Koichi glancing back. "I mean, maybe that's true...but still..." He activated his quirk.

"What's the plan, here...?" asked Soga.

"Run away! Duhh!" answered Koichi. "No other option!" Moegi had removed the knife from her hand, it was bleeding badly. "At least to a crowded street!" Koichi came to a brutal halt, sending Soga off of him, they both lay in the alley as Stendhal approached them. 

"Your day has come villains," said Stendhal. "Here, crawling in this filth, you will breathe your last under heaven's judgment." He stared down at them. "No one will save criminals like you. Or notice. Or care about your fate." 

"Nope," denied a voice from above. "Wrong because..." Knuckleduster appeared in front of Koichi ready to fight. "I'm here!!"

"Sir!" exclaimed Moegi in surprise.

"It's him," breathed Soga.

"M-Master!" exclaimed Koichi. 

"You're the one they call Stendhal, yeah?" asked Knuckleduster with a big grin. "I hear you were looking out for my boy, here."

"You're Knuckleduster," noted Stendhal. "One of the Vigilnate of Naruhata. I have no quarrel with you. You walk the path of justice in this warped society. We share the same cause."

"The same?" asked Knuckleduster. "Like hell we do." He raised his fist more. "I'm a badass ally of justice. You're just some mad slasher."

"You refuse to understand?" asked Stendhal. "What a shame."

"Nah, the real shame is that you screwed up the timing on that sneak attack, eh?" asked Knuckleduster reaching into his coat. "I saw right through you, judging the gap between us." Moegi got to her feet, placing a hand on the brick, she turned invisible. "One step one. Slash. That's kinda over-simplifying, but...too far away, and I dodge your first swing. You're defenseless. Too close, and I duck into punching range real quick. Tough break for you." He threw out some rope. "But I'm a nice guy, so let's make things simple."

"Rope?" asked Stendhal as Moegi suddenly appeared by Koichi and Soga, they both were surprised. 

"You can walk away quietly now," advised Knuckleduster. "Now that's a option A. Or you cross that line. And that's when you'll eat a Knuckle Sandwich!!"

"I see," breathed Stendhal. "So that distance represents your attack range,"

"Needless to say...It's a wall of steel," said Knuckleduster. "Every fiber of your being ready to counter. That effectively cancels out my own weapon's advantages."

Stendhal started to charge. "A quick retreat then. However, I will cross it!" As Stendhal approached the line, Knuckleduster let out a big grunt going over the rope, slamming his fist into the guy's face, breaking the mask instantly. 

"Uh...whoa...Master?" asked Koichi. "Didn't you just tell him not to cross the line?"

"Yeah," answered Knuckleduster looking back. "The rule doesn't apply to me though."

"Eh?" asked Koichi,

"He did warn Stendhal to not cross the line," explained Moegi taking out a small first aid kit from her pocket. It was just wipes and a few bandaids.

"Hmph..." sounded Knuckleduster as he picked up the broken mask. "Guy wears a mask really sink into the role. You run into people like that, now and then. "By putting on some costume or disguise they convince themselves they're different than their everyday selves. Making them immortal superhumans. Guys like that can be real trouble since they go charging in ignoring common sense and safety, but...when someone steps up to them instead turns out they're fragile." They looked over at Stendhal who stared up at the sky. "Wasn't determined enough. This how it goes when a guy forgets that he's human too. In the end."

Stendhal coughed up some blood. "I see..." He suddenly got to his feet and zipped over to them, Knuckleduster blocked the guy's attacks, the knuckle equipment really helped, and then Stendhal got one good slash at his wrist. He then jumped to a kedge on a building. "Those even more sinful than villains. Those who lack determination yet still applaud themselves." His dripped steadily on the pavement below. "Sham heroes." He put a hand over his face. "Yes, yes...so clear now. My mask, like my ignorance, has been stripped away. I'm so very grateful...for this lesson from an elder." He then took off out of the alley.

"Here," said Moegi holding out her first aid kit to Knuckleduster.

"You should be more worried about yourself," said Knuckleduster, Moegi looked down at the knife still in her shoulder.

"I can just..." began Moegi. "Take care of this later."

"It will be worse if it is treated later," said Knuckleduster holding out his hand, Moegi stepped back.

"I'll pull it out for you, Spookie," offered Koichi with a smile. "Just a little yank."

"No, it's okay," assured Moegi holding up her hands. "We should focus on Soga." She turned around for Soga to be standing in front of her, he yanked the blade out of her shoulder, dropping the blade to the ground.

"Thanks for the help!" said Koichi giving Soga a thumbs up. As they waited for Soga back to normal, they administered first aid to Moegi. When the Soga turned back to normal, he was given Knuckleduster's jacket to cover up a bit. 

"Koichi!" cried Pop appearing on the scene. "You hurt?!"

"YoWWICH!" cried Koichi as he got splashed with a liquid. "That disinfectant stings!"

"If you wanna help, help him," advised Knuckleduster, he pointed over to Soga, where Moegi was holding a cloth up to his chest. "Just a scratch. His tendons weren't cut."

"Ack!" yelped Pop; she opened the first aid kit while going over to Moegi. She handed her a bottle.

"Thanks," said Moegi pulling the cloth away. She then sprayed the liquid onto Soga, he made a hissing sound, Moegi then dabbed the towel on him, cleaning the blood away. He looked away when Pop handed Moegi bandage tape.

"You gonna be okay, Soga?" asked Koichi, he looked over. "Sure are some scary people in this big bad world, huh? I'm just glad we both came outta this alive!" He was smiling big. 

"Tch," sounded Soga looking away. 

"Tch?" asked Koichi dropping his smile. "He says Tch?"

"What're you telling me for?" asked Knuckleduster. 

"Hey, what's up with that kid anyway?" asked Soga. "We were about to meet our makers, and now he's grinning like it was nothing...? Something screwy in that head of his."

"Not screwy," denied Pop as she blushed while Moegi wrapped the bandage around Soga. "He's just an idiot!"

"Oh.." breathed Soga looking away blushing. "I see how it is." Koichi, Knuckleduster, and Pop left the alley leaving Moegi to get Soga home.

"You should really apologize to Pop," advised. "For what you tried to do to her."

"Tch," sounded Soga looking away. "I am so sick of people writing me off as a villain because of my quirk and actions."

"Your actions are making you out to be what you don't want to be," said Moegi. "If you don't want to be written off as a villain then don't attempt rape 'n' murder."

"That was wrong of me," admitted Soga. "And I'm sorry."

"I'm not the one for you to be apologizing to," said Moegi. "Pop is." He looked down at her. "As for your quirk, I like it."

"You are just sucking up to me," said Soga looking away.

"No, it's truth," said Moegi with a smile. "Though why do you care so much about what people think of your quirk?"

"It may sound stupid, but once upon a time I wanted to be a hero," answered Soga. "A stupid hero, until I got discriminated against because of my quirk."

Moegi dropped her smile. "I wanted to be a hero too."

Soga looked back at her. "What discouraged you from it?"

"My best friend died, we were going to try for UA together," answered Moegi. "People told me that by doing so I would be carrying his dream too, but I just felt guilty about it." Moegi was surprised she was telling Soga this, normally she wouldn't talk about Toya to strangers. She hasn't even mentioned Toya to the other three.

"Spookie."

"You can call me, Mori."

"I will change for the better," said Soga. "I will apologize to Pop." He then got in front and bowed to her.

"Hm?" asked Moegi.

"Thank you for saving me and Crawler," said Soga. "Stendhal said his eyes were now open...mine are too and I'm gonna prove it." Not long after that Moegi got Soga home, and she made her way home as well.