Chapter 17: The Beast in Waiting

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"LOOK OUT!" Young Izuku shouts as Katsuki and prince Shouto dodge the huge tentacle that was aiming at them.
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" Katsuki shouts back as he swings his curled sword at the beast. Rain and salty winds were colliding against one another. It was chaos.
How did we end up in a huge mess? Well

A few hours before the event...

"And so then that's how I learned how to bake a pie." Izuku ends his story.
"That's some way to learn, Midoriya." Todoroki chuckles a little. The group of young travelers have made their way to a short cut. The sun was still high in the blue sky. What they did not expect was the worst to come.
"Oi, we're here." Katsuki growls at the group behind him.
The birds suddenly stopped chirping. The sun started to fade. Clouds began to appear and mist was not a shame. Fog was everywhere and moldy rocks were surrounding the crew as their horses continued to trot carefully among the vines intertwined in one another.
"This is scary~" Uraraka whispers to Iida.
"Do not fear, Ochaco. I promise that we will make it safe and sound." Iida says sternly.
"Shh!" Izuku hushed his friend in a kind manner, "Tenya, remember to keep your voice down, we don't want to attract any predators."
"Right!" Iida says aloud. He then covers his mouth and apologizes quietly.
"Shouto? What's the name of this forest?" Izuku whispers.
"It doesn't have a particular name. Most folks call it the Siren's Paradise. Must be because of the lagoon. It shines bright blue and it is what causes the fog in the forest. It also makes the trees appear teal." Todoroki explains.
"Oh... That's interesting."
"Can you both shut up? Are you trying to get us killed?" Katsuki yells in whispers. Kirishima starts to growl and the yellow dragon beside him starts to slow down and shiver in fear. Dim yellow smoke starts to surround the yellow dragon and he is back into his human form.
"H-hey... My d-dragon senses are telling me something." Kaminari says nervously while looking at Bakugou. The lord of the dragons gets off Kirishima and starts to walk towards Kaminari. He grabs him by the shoulder and tugs on his garment.
"Listen, you coward. I told you clearly not to follow us but you did anyway. Now you gotta deal with the shit we will be going through." Katsuki seemed like a different person to Izuku now. His expression, character, body language, tone of voice. He was not the Katsuki he was back then. What happened to his childhood friend?
"Kacchan, take it easy on Kaminari, he just wanted to follow your mother's orders." Izuku then tugs on Shouto's vest without noticing.
"Tch." Katsuki lets go of Kaminari and hops on Kirishima again.
"Kaminari, you can ride with Shouto. I'll walk." Izuku implies.
"A-are you sure?" Kaminari asks.
"It's fine by me as well." The prince says.
After they agreed, they continued to stroll. A blue light started to shine not too far from them. It was the lagoon. It was massive. It looked more like a lake than a lagoon. It was wide and could possibly reach a river or maybe an ocean. The only problem was that they had to get across from it. There was no other way around. There was a small piece of land in the middle of the lake.
"Let's go Kirishima. Come on Deku. I'll take you first." Katsuki says without looking back at the group.
"Bakugou, your dragon is big enough to fit two more people." Todoroki says.
"You don't tell me how to manage my beast, got it?" Katsuki growls.
"Kaccha--"
"I can take you, Midoriya." Kaminari says politely.
"Uwaah, are you okay with that?" Izuku asks. Kaminari nods and he turns into a beast again.
"Kaminari doesn't know how to fly properly, he'll drop you." Katsuki chuckles.
Izuku gives him a stern look at Katsuki and then smiles at Kaminari, "Don't listen to him. I trust you."
Kaminari then gives a happy growl and starts to open his light yellow wings and Izuku stays amazed and holds on tight to Kaminari's scales.
"S-sorry if I'm hurting you. I'm not a fan of heights." Izuku whispers.
Kaminari takes that in mind and slowly begins to flap his wings. He's beginning to slowly leave the ground's touch. Izuku's friends are left in amazement. They've never flown a dragon before.
"After Kaminari, I'll take you and pink cheeks over there." Katsuki points at Iida.
"I thought you said only one person can ride your dragon, lord Bakugou." Iida adds.
"Change of rules, four eyes. Deal with it." Katsuki moves his cape in a dramatic way.
"Why don't you take us now, Bakugou?" Uraraka asks.
"Kirishima's wing's are bigger than Kaminari's. If they both flap above the water, it will cause wind pressure. Waves will start to form. We can't go higher up because of the cloud's fog. It blinds the dragon's way." After Katsuki finished explaining, Todoroki looked above him. Izuku was up in the air with Kaminari. They start to fly towards the water slowly.
Be careful
Todoroki whispers into his own mind.
As everyone looks to the flying dragon and the spec of green on top of him, they get ready for the next lift up.
"Wait, what about the horses?" Iida asks.
"Leave em to the hungry beasts that linger hear. We can't leave without leaving a gift." Katsuki smirks sending shivers of fear down Uraraka's and Iida's spine.
"We can get new ones, Iida." Todoroki says.
Of course a spoiled prince will say that but this prince means it and he isn't the spoiled type.
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Izuku POV

I clench on Kaminari as we're passing above water. The lagoon shines bright like a blue lantern in mid December. I hesitantly try to look down and then I see something or someone swim rapidly below me. I flinch and don't tell Kaminari or else he might freak out. He seems to be trembling everytime we get closer to the center of the Lagoon. The plan is to stop and rest for a bit and wait for Kacchan in that piece of land in the center.
In the corner of my eye, I see something swim again. It was human like. I didn't get to see the creature but it made shivers go down my spine.
It's not a siren. It's not a siren. It's just a fish. You eat fish, Izuku. You don't fear fish. IT'S JUST A FISH.
My thoughts start to puke all over my brain as fear reveals itself within me. Then I realize that we're almost there. Just that piece of junk and then wait for Kacchan and the others. I then look back to see how my friends are doing but what I see chasing us underwater is not pleasant.
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Katsuki POV
As I look out the distance to see if the two nerd made it to the center, I start to feel Kirishima tremble and growl.
"The fuck is wrong with you?" I scowl.
Kirishima's eyes then squint towards flying Kaminari. It's all calm until I see a woman with a fish tail emerge from the water in a graceful way and touches Kaminari's tail. She falls back into the water and Kaminari starts to freak out.
"KAMINARI, RELAX!" I yell as if he could hear me.
DAMN IT
Kirishima starts flapping his wings and we are now a few feet above the ground. He starts to fly rapidly towards Kaminari, forgetting that round face and four eyes are with us.
"BAKUGOU, WAIT" Iida yells as the red beast flies faster.
"Iida! Don't yell! We can't be loud!" Uraraka whispers with warning.
"It's already late for that!" Katsuki shouts as an aquatic serpent half the size of Kirishima lashes out of the water trying to bite one of the dragon's legs.
"Wh-What was that!?" Uraraka yelps and holds onto her dear friend.
"It's the siren's serpent, Poseidon." Bakugou warns as Kirishima slows down a bit.
"Now we gotta be careful."
Kirishima gives a small growl of fear, warning Katsuki that it is no longer safe to fly further, for there are several siren serpents waiting under the water.
"This water has its limits to creatures. Where we are now, serpents cannot go pass. It's some sort of magic trap for them."
"So what happened to the serpent that came for Kirishima?" Iida asks.
"Look below. It's dead." Katsuki says simply, while thinking of a plan.
Iida and Uraraka lean over to see a dark liquid substance surround a dead snake in the water.
"Woah." Iida and Uraraka say in awe.

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