Nudist Beach Base - Hangar
The extraction helicopter touched down on the deck of the S.S. Naked Sun. The rotors slowed to a halt. The doors opened, but no one rushed out.
Gamagoori stepped out first, his face grim.
Satsuki followed, carrying Y/N's limp body in her arms. Her uniform was stained with his dark, oxygen-starved blood. She didn't scream. She didn't cry. She simply walked forward with a terrifying calmness.
Mako: Y/N!!!
The Mankanshoku family rushed forward. Mako stopped a few feet away, her hands covering her mouth as she saw his grey, lifeless color.
Mako: Satsuki-sama... why isn't he moving?
Satsuki: His heart ruptured. The strain of his quirk was too much. We need immediate medical intervention.
Barazo Mankanshoku stepped forward, his usual goofy demeanor vanishing instantly. He looked at Satsuki, then at the boy.
Barazo: Put him on the gurney. Now! Mataro, get my kit!
Satsuki laid him down. Barazo ripped open Y/N's shirt, exposing the starburst scar and the massive bruising blooming across his chest. He pressed his ear to the chest.
Barazo: No pulse. He's gone into cardiac arrest.
Barazo shined a light in Y/N's eyes. Fixed. Dilated.
Barazo: It's a ventricular rupture. I can see the hemorrhaging under the skin.
Satsuki: Can you save him?
Barazo: Hands shaking I... I can see where the tear is. But it's right next to the aorta. My hands... they aren't steady enough for microsurgery on a heart this damaged. If I miss by a millimeter, he's gone forever.
Iori: Then allow me.
Iori, the Sewing Club President, stepped up, snapping a pair of latex gloves on.
Iori: I specialize in stitching Life Fibers, which are microscopic. If you guide me, Doctor Mankanshoku, I can sew the tear.
Barazo: ...Alright. Let's do it. Everyone else, clear the room!
Nudist Beach Medical Ward
The atmosphere was suffocating. The only sound was the hum of machinery.
Barazo: Clamp the artery... there. Now, Iori! Stitch the myocardium!
Iori: Needle moving as a blur Using bio-absorbable thread... reinforcing the scar tissue... Done.
Barazo: The leak is sealed! He's physically intact. Now we need to kickstart the engine. Charging paddles!
THUMP.
Y/N's body arched off the table, then fell back. Dead weight.
Barazo: Still flatline. Again! Clear!
THUMP.
Satsuki watched from the corner of the room. She was statuesque, but her eyes never left the monitor.
Barazo: Come on, kid... don't you die on us! CLEAR!
THUMP.
Silence. The monitor held a steady, high-pitched tone.
Barazo lowered the paddles, sweating.
Barazo: ...I'm not getting a rhythm. We fixed the hardware, but... the spark isn't there.
Iori: So... he is dead?
Barazo: Technically, yes. But his cells are incredibly durable due to his quirk. We'll keep him on life support. Maybe his body just needs time to reboot. But for now... he's in a deep coma.
Satsuki turned on her heel and walked out of the room without a word.
The Next Day
S.S. Naked Sun - Main Deck
BOOM!
The ship rocked violently. Alarms blared.
Tsumugu: What the hell happened!?
Inumuta: We have an intruder on the main deck! High energy signature!
Ryuko Matoi stood amidst the wreckage of a turret she had just destroyed. She was clad in Junketsu, her eyes swirling with madness and brainwashing.
Ryuko: I'M GONNA DESTROY IT! I'M GONNA DESTROY IT ALL!
Sanageyama: Matoi!
Nonon: Troublemaker!
Ryuko: Give him back! Where are you hiding him!?
Sanageyama: Hiding who?
Ryuko: Y/N! You stole him! You killed him and took his body away from me!
Nonon: You're delusional! Ragyo is the one who messed him up!
Ryuko: LIARS!
Ryuko swung her Scissor Blade, the force alone sending Sanageyama and Nonon flying into the bulkhead.
Ryuko: You're all just thieves! Satsuki's loyal dogs!
Tsumugu charged in a mech suit. Ryuko caught the mech's fist and crushed it.
Ryuko: Weak.
She threw Tsumugu overboard.
Ryuko: Satsuki! Come out! Give me my boyfriend back and I might let you live!
CRASH.
A red comet slammed into the deck. Dust billowed out. Standing there, wearing Senketsu, was Satsuki Kiryuin.
Ryuko: HOW ARE YOU ALIVE!?
Satsuki: If you thought it would be that easy to kill me, then I wouldn't be who I am!
Ryuko: Grit teeth You... You're wearing him. You're wearing Senketsu.
Satsuki: He chose to fight. To save you from your madness.
Ryuko: Smirk Madness? I've never been clearer. I'm going to kill you, take Senketsu back, and then take Y/N home.
The Battle
Ryuko and Satsuki clashed. The ocean waves spiked from the shockwaves.
Satsuki: Senketsu Blade Gale!
Satsuki became a living buzzsaw. Ryuko caught the blade with her bare hand, Junketsu hardening her skin.
Ryuko: You're slow. You don't understand Senketsu at all!
Ryuko kicked Satsuki in the gut, sending her skidding across the deck.
Ryuko: You're just a pathetic princess standing on a sandcastle! One wave is all it takes to wash you away!
Senketsu: Ryuko! Stop this!
Ryuko: Shut up! You betrayed me too!
Nui Harime floated down, giggling.
Nui: It won't work! I sewed Junketsu directly into her nerves! Taking it off will kill her!
Satsuki: You monster...
Nui: Now, Ryuko! Finish her!
Ryuko raised her blade to kill Satsuki. Mako Mankanshoku dived in.
Mako: RYUKO!
Mako and Senketsu plunged into Ryuko's mind.
The Awakening
Inside her mind, Ryuko fought her demons. She slashed the wedding dress. She slashed the false memories.
In the real world, blood sprayed into the air. Ryuko tore Junketsu off her own skin, screaming in agony and triumph.
Nui: W-What?! You survived?!
Ryuko: Panting, covered in blood I told you... I'm not done yet!
Ryuko donned Senketsu once more. The synchronization was instant. Explosive.
Ryuko: My father's Scissor Blades... are finally back where they belong!
She disarmed Nui, reclaiming the second blade.
Ryuko: What will you do now, Nui Harime?!
Nui: Hmmm... smiles Nothing.
Ryuko: Nothing? Don't screw with me!
Ryuko vanished.
Nui: Huh?
Ryuko appeared instantly behind Nui. The Scissor Blades crossed like a guillotine.
Ryuko: SCISSOR BLADE DECAPITATION MODE!
SNICK.
Nui: Ah?
Nui looked at her shoulders. Her arms... were gone. Severed cleanly at the joint.
Nui: AHHH! MY ARMS! MY ARMS!
Blood sprayed from Nui's stumps. She stumbled back, her composure shattering.
Nui: YOU CUT OFF MY ARMS! I CAN'T SEW LIKE THIS!
Ryuko: I'll cut off your head next!
Ryuko lunged for the kill.
Suddenly, a bright light blinded everyone. A helicopter—Ragyo's private transport—swooped down.
Rei Hououmaru leaned out, grabbing Nui by the back of her dress.
Rei: We are leaving, Grand Couturier!
Nui: Crying But my arms! My beautiful arms!
Ryuko: GET BACK HERE!
Ryuko jumped, slashing at the helicopter, but Rei unleashed a wave of Life Fiber jamming smoke, forcing Ryuko back.
The helicopter sped away toward the Original Life Fiber.
Aftermath
Ryuko landed on the deck, panting. She retracted the Scissor Blades.
Satsuki walked up to her, holding her side.
Satsuki: You regained your senses.
Ryuko: Yeah... Mako knocked some sense into me.
Ryuko looked around frantically.
Ryuko: Wait... where is Y/N? You guys have him, right? Ragyo said you stole his body.
Satsuki's face darkened. She looked toward the medical ward entrance.
Ryuko: Satsuki? Is he... is he okay?
Satsuki: Follow me.
They walked into the medical ward. Barazo and Iori were standing over a bed.
Lying there, hooked up to a ventilator that was breathing for him, was Y/N. The monitor showed a flatline for his heart, but machines were circulating his blood artificially.
Ryuko: Y/N...
Ryuko walked to the bedside. She touched his hand. It was cold.
Ryuko: Why isn't he waking up?
Barazo: We fixed the rupture in his heart. Physically, he's intact. But... his heart won't start on its own.
Ryuko: So... he's...?
Satsuki: He is in a state between life and death. His quirk seems to be preserving his cells, but unless we can jumpstart his engine... he will not wake up.
Ryuko gripped Y/N's cold hand, tears falling onto his chest.
Ryuko: You idiot... you pushed yourself too hard.
She leaned down and kissed his forehead.
Ryuko: Don't worry. I'm back now. And I'm going to kill every single one of them for doing this to you. Just... wait for me.