You hear something...

The only response you get is the constant sound of the forest. Your heart pounds in your chest, and you hold your breath. You are hyper-aware of your surroundings, as your eyes wildly roam the area, intent on catching the slightest movement.

“Ren...?” Yu says slowly and uncertainly. “What’s wrong?”

You reply tensely, with an edge to your voice, determined not to let your concentration slip. “Probably nothing. But one part of my quirk was ‘prey instincts’. If you feel nervous, I’m not taking any ch-“

Snap!

There! To your right, maybe twenty feet away! Was that a tree branch snapping? Yu, now on her feet, nods at you, a serious expression adorning her face. Together, you advance forward cautiously, vaulting a fallen tree, your knife drawn.

Crack!

You tense up. Again! This time it was right in front of you, the only thing separating you being a thick wall of vines. Yu signals to you, counting down with her fingers. One, two, three.

You and Yu burst through the vines, knife and fists raised, your body screaming in anticipation! And...! There is nothing. Just two broken tree branches, lying in a heap on the ground, several feet ahead. You lower your guard, the adrenaline fading from your body. What the hell? Was it just some animals, that’d now run away? You frown. No way a person would’ve been able to book it that fast without making making a ton of noise.

Relieved, Yu sighs, stepping forward to take a look at the sticks. “Phew. False alarm, I guess."

“...I guess so.” This was seriously weird. There had been two noises, at different times. Definitely two separate times. But they were in the same spot; if they'd been stepped on by an animal, shouldn't they have broken at the same time?

What happens next is a blur; one moment, Yu is poking at the pile of sticks while you stand several feet away, puzzling over the situation. The next, a shrill scream is rips through the air, as the heroine is yanked twenty-some feet into the air, upside down.

"Yu!" You cry frantically. She tries to look down at you as best as she can, her body swinging back and forth. She is suspended by her foot from a vine, having been caught in some oversized snare. She's attempting to pull herself up and grab the vine, but is having some difficulty getting around a face full of her own oversized breasts, which hang down heavily. "I-I'm fine. Help me get down from here!"

"Uh-uh..." An unfamiliar voice calmly calls out. "Could be other traps. Risking it is a bad call. If it was me, I'd leave her."

The forest suddenly seems still, and very, very quite. Your eyes track the voice upwards, into the trees, until you finally find the source. Above you, perhaps thirty feet up, is a figure. Before you even have time to respond, they've expertly swung and hopped down the branches, landing some distance from you. "Then again... you're not me."

Before you stands a dark skinned woman wearing a serious expression. Her body is thin yet toned, with minimal fat. She wears only a pair of khaki shorts, torn to such an extent that they might as well be underwear, and the shredded remains of a maroon t-shirt, refashioned into a one-shoulder bra. Her hair is done in short, wild dreadlocks, she wields a knife similar to your own. Her most striking feature, however, is the white, x-shaped sticker on her forehead, and her piercing stare. "No... you're far from me. The ruckus you've been making? And not even bothering to check for traps? I didn't even have to set my own, just lead you into one of M's... and most tellingly, falling for the dropped sticks."

Yu struggles against the vine, looking down as the woman advances towards you. "H-hey, stop! I will use my quirk on you. I'm a pro-hero! I will fuck your shit up!"

"No, you won't." The woman replies curtly, continuing her advance. "I've been listening in for a while. I know your quirk. If you gigantify up there, you'll fall and crush your friend." She peels the sticker from her forehead, leaving a light outline where it had been.

"I'm warning you. I don't wanna fight you, but you gotta stay back." You say as you retreat, brandishing your knife.

The woman suddenly dashes forward! You swing your knife, but she ducks under it, slapping the sticker on your arm. "Gah! What the-" She's suddenly on you again, this time with her knife, preventing you from removing the sticker! She deftly parries two of your strikes before kicking you in the stomach, knocking you to the ground.

Wheezing, you clamber back onto your feet. This wasn't going to be easy. Maybe you could talk it out? And, wait... did the forest just get... darker? With a thud, you're on the ground again. What? Why do I feel so... weak? You can hear Yu yelling.

The last thing you see before losing consciousness is the woman walking towards you, sheathing her blade.