Aizawa Shota had many misgivings about this plan from the start. It put his students in danger, it relied on the League to not have made any changes already and it meant serious risk of him being injured. The only reason he hadn't outright lectured Andros on this is because he had seen it in that one moment of shock, of exposure, of the boy thinking he had screwed up just by being off by one day. The idea of this plan had been eating at the boy who had suggested it as well. The fact that he still insisted on it spoke mountains about the threat of the man behind all of this.

"By the way, hero, I'm not the boss here." The one who Aizawa assumed was meant to be Shigaraki Tomura stated as he leered at him, a large shadow soon loomed over Aizawa as he tried to force himself up and out of the way of what he assumed was this 'Nomu' figure-!

And then a loud crack sounded out and the earth beneath Aizawa gave way as the Nomu reached down to grab him, barely missing his head by inches!

"Oh? I almost forgot you were playing co-op here." Shigaraki muttered, loud enough for Aizawa to hear him. "Tell me then… can you both take on the Anti-Symbol of Peace? The Bioengineered Nomu?" And with that the… creature let out a roar and leapt into the air. Aizawa rolled out of Power Loader's grasp as the mechanical suit shifted, aiming upwards… and let loose with all eight of the missiles stored in its shoulders!

Aizawa took a moment as he laid on his back – he really was missing his usual nap around about now - and watched the missiles impact with the Nomu and detonate… releasing their payload of hardening capture foam. A special concoction that some of the top scientific minds that had graced to U.A. had worked on and improved for the support course, it was a foam that expanded across and away from the target, and then hardened, leaving whoever was stuck in it trapped without a way out. The problem it had at the moment was the formula just wouldn't work that well in anything smaller than a grenade, which was why he hadn't seen a need to use any. But for a suit like Power Loader's? It made for the perfect non-lethal support tool.

The Nomu, encased in the foam bar its head, dropped to the ground like a stone… and Shigaraki let out an annoyed groan… before he stopped. And that sudden stop had Aizawa on his feet and leaping out of the hole… just in time to use his Quirk as Shigiraki reached out to grab at Asui Tsuyu watching nearby.

"Mmm? Interesting, such a fast reaction… you really are cool Eraserhead." Shigaraki noted… even as Midoriya seemed to be going for an attack at the man, the sound of hardened foam shattering and a particular mech suit leaping out of the hole it was in to try and stop the Nomu from getting to the student-

And then suddenly there was a sound of a loud crash that distracted everyone, even the just freed Nomu looked towards the source of the noise.

"Everything will be alright now." A loud, determined, and usually utterly irritating voice that Aizawa was actually glad to hear for once declared. "Because I am here."

It seemed that All Might had prepared for the backup plan well. As Aizawa noted, the one called Kurogiri hadn't even reappeared yet… but he clearly wasn't up the top with the other students.

Where was he?

Kurogiri could instantly tell that something was different, given the curious way that the transformed Nebulos Andros looked at himself before he looked at Ferrus, who started to move through the air towards him again. The young man let out a dismissive-sounding snort before he pushed off the ground, rushing forwards far faster than before, enough that stopped and turned around after overshooting her. Her head snapped around to look at Nebulos as he passed but was too slow to stop him launching a powerful punch to the gut with enough force that it sent her flying into another tree with a sound akin to a gong being rung.

The so-called Cosmic Skull followed up after that with a powerful heated blast, the same sort of intensity that had destroyed part of the helmet before. It hit the back of Nebulos' head straight on, but he simply stumbled forward a step, only the smoke from the impact seemingly a sign the attack had landed. "You're not still fighting someone in a simple suit!" The figure who… might not be Nebulos declared as he ran at the Cosmic Skull and launched another jab. Unlike the bladed woman, Skull brought up his arms to block, a clear look of shock on his face as the force of the blow forced him back a step. Soon after the honoured elder tosses out her knives, their pattern adjusting in mid-air to strike him, only for the young man to push off of the ground with surprising force, essentially dashing out of the way like some sort of video game he had observed his young ward play on occasions.

"Well, now this is a surprise!" The elder woman among the group rasped out. At that, she folded her arms behind her back and turned her head towards his viewpoint with a slight smirk. If it had been any of the other help, he would have scattered them into pieces… but given All for One had offered her service, he didn't dare try. "It seems your plan backfired, young Kurogiri."

"I wouldn't be so sure," Kurogiri remarked as he peered closer at the figure. He had done some research after his failure and this seemed very familiar to a certain villain from that research... "The way you just fought, and that voice… it's almost like he's become a different person."

The figure seemed like he was about to make some snarky comment but then ducked down, the Cosmic Skull's blast sailing over his head as he did so. The powerhouse by comparison to most of the other help rushed towards the figure and slammed his fist right in the snake iconned man's face… only for him not to budge beyond moving his head slightly. Kurogiri looked on curiously. Yes, Cosmic Skull didn't have a strength Quirk, but for mere human strength, he wasn't a slacker. This meant that this power could take an adult human's punch and barely budge?

"You're starting to annoy me." The figure he was doubting was actually Nebulos anymore growled… before he grabbed Skull's arm with his other hand and pulled! With the extra strength, Cosmic Skull found himself off the ground as the figure swung him in a circle then tossed him into one of the trees, hard enough that Kurogiri could see the impact.

The elder let out a hum. "It could be he doesn't know his own strength. This is clearly new to him." She commented.

"Or maybe…" Kurogiri trailed off. It was an insane idea… but the boy's Quirk had managed odd things before. What's the chance he accidentally revived another figure? "I couldn't help but notice that your voice is different to before, young man. And such a different way of fighting… I don't think it's safe to say I'm talking to the same person still, am I?"

The figure looked up at Kurogiri and tilted his head to one side, "Why do you want to know?" He asked.

"I have no use for a hero in training who would resist our efforts at every turn if we took him," Kurogiri remarked. "But if you're the one I think you might be, you'd be more willing to work with us, wouldn't you, Evolt?"

Evolt paused for a moment… and then let out a peal of uproarious laughter as he clapped. "This! This is why I love humans! You say that name, which means you know full well what I've done, what I could do… and yet you only think of how it could benefit you!" Evolt declared.

Kurogiri's portal seemed to grow larger as if leaning in as he became more interested. "So, you would be willing to help?" He asked curiously.

Evolt looked straight up at the portal. "To follow your gang of small-timers as they try to dismantle society?" Evolt replied in a gleeful tone; his hands raised towards Kurogiri… before he let them drop. "I refuse."

I took in a moment to soak in Kurogiri's portal shrinking back in shock. It really did feel good to tell that to someone who thought they had the advantage."You seriously thought just because I took on the form of Blood Stalk that I was Evolt, an alien villain from a TV show? Just because I put on his voice because it's THE Blood Stalk voice."

Kurogiri's portal started to almost… leak dark trail of energy which almost made it look like he was unstable. "Nebulos Andros!" He practically spat.

"The one and only!" I declared just as happy as I had before. Of course, Kurogiri's assumption wasn't all bad. If anyone who had seen the show had looked at me and – in hindsight – seen me testing out my new strength and toughness a bit callously, they'd probably assume the same thing. But as far as I know, I'm not the big bad villain alien from Kamen Rider Build. I'm not even – again as far as I know – a Blood, one of his race. I'm Nebulous Andros… and my Quirk just lets me fake some of what they do.

While Kurogiri seemed to let out an unearthly sound of frustration, the old lady just laughed. "Oh! The spirit in the youth of today!" She managed to say between laughs.

Kurogiri seemed to pointedly ignore that and focused on me. "Do you think you've won because of a small power-up Nebulos? I can call in villains from other areas, and you can't stay in that form forever." Kurogiri threatened as the bladed woman walked back into the area with a vicious smile on her face, as she rushed towards me-

Only for a sudden and powerful impact to send a shockwave that washed through the trees and sent us all stumbling briefly. "What the fuck was that?" Blade-Woman questioned.

"The only thing that could let out a force that strong is Nomu…" Kurogiri trailed off and his yellow eyes widened. "Or All Might." And with that, the portal vanished as the world started to shake slightly. Clearly, the fact that I wasn't in the downpour or fire zones meant that every powerful strike, every impact of the Nomu against the ground, was sending waves of force into the area, blasts of air and pressure that forced the fighting to a stop as we grabbed onto the nearby trees.

And then I swore I could hear two words.

"PLUS! ULTRA!"

And soon after the whole of the USJ started to rumble as if a minor earthquake had hit. But I just grinned… if I even have a mouth underneath this. I don't know if it's a suit or it made me a Smash really, but I'm not complaining. Either Way, I cracked my knuckles slowly and looked at the three remaining villains. "Well then. It seems like your plan's already failed, and the ace in the hole is flying off into the distance. Do you really want to keep going?" I asked.

"How do you know it was All Might who did that?" Laser-Skull questioned. "For all we know that could have been Nomu!"

"N-no…" The old woman, trembling on her branch, her face pale and her eyes wide, stated. "I've felt this sort of power before. That sort of impact. The Nomu doesn't have that kind of punch to it… it's him!" She practically yelled, before she reached into her robe and pulled out a small black ball, smashing it against a nearby tree and letting loose a cloud of smoke. The Blade-Woman leapt up into the cloud with a yell… only for the discarded cloak to be on her blades as she emerged on the other side of it.

"THAT FUCKING HAG!" Blade-Woman bellowed. "I'll skin her for this!"

"You'll have plenty of time for that after your time in jail," I remarked. Blade-Woman let out a yell of feral rage as she fell down towards me, spinning as she did… and I simply moved away, using the enhanced speed of this form to get away from the otherwise dangerous attack. She didn't stop though, the spinning bladed top that she was simply turning and now rushing towards me, even as the Laser skull started to fire blasts out to either side. Essentially, he had me unable to move from side to side while the bladed top comes towards me. Not a bad more honestly, but it's clearly something he thought up on the fly.

Gonna have to borrow your signature move here Mina. I leaned my neck to either side briefly and then, just before the Bladed-Woman would hit me I ducked down. "Blood Stalk Uppercut!" I declared as I raised up, my fist hitting the woman's chin with a surprisingly loud ringing sound. The woman flew up into the air briefly before her body fell back down and landed hard on the ground, the metallic sheen leaving her body soon afterwards.

I slowly turned and looked at the Laser-Skull… who merely sighed. "I should've known this was a bad idea when Kurogiri had a special mission…" He muttered… before he simply got on his knees and put his hands over his head. "I know when I'm beaten."

I just let out a sigh at that. At least one person here could still show common sense.

As the other teachers burst in and started to loudly arrive, I simply stayed where I was. I needed to send out a signal, but ho-

Oh. Oh duh. I am thick sometimes. Just because I'm transformed doesn't stop me from pushing out more right? I lift up my hand into the air and focus on the feeling… and the gas comes out straight from my hand and into the air like a beacon briefly. After a few seconds of having it in place, I flinch as my hand starts to cramp up and I can feel the connection to the gas sever as it floats away. Damnit, have I pushed my Quirk too far? I've never really tried to make more than one Smash before or manipulate Nebula Gas aside from a Smash when it's in use. I always thought I'd just feel dehydrated or something, but it's like me doing something with my body?

Gah, there's still so little I know about my own Quirk. Still, I leaned against a tree and kept watch on the Laser-Skull. Dunno who would come into the forest though, who's really-

Suddenly I hear a barking sound and the canine-shaped snout of the Hound Hero: Hound Dog pushed into the clearing. He growled as he entered the area, but then sniffed the air slowly. "I smell a lot of that odd smell… which means that Nebulos is around here. So where-"

Ah, right. "Yo!" I called out with a wave.

Hound Dog sniffed the air again and growled. "Ya don't LOOK like Nebulous. You smell of him though." He pointed out.

Ah right. And I don't know if it's safe for me to turn back, I had the suit on underneath, but I don't exactly feel it on right now. Voice voice voice…. "Sorry, just testing- ah there we go. Sorry Sensei, this is all new to me… I just got this form and I… don't know if I have anything on underneath." I mean given I don't feel the suit on, and I needed to go mostly in the buff to get the most Nebula Gas out… I had some clothing but I'm willing to bet even that's gone if it is. "And I don't want to be a hazard without a suit."

Hound Dog narrowed his eyes… and then… let out a bark? Behind him, two copies of Ectoplasm appeared. "Look over that way, I smell Nebulos over there, and I wanna make sure if this guy is him or not!" He called out.

"There should be a Chameleon Mutant Villain around here too!" I helpfully supplied. "The lady on the grass there is a blade lady and… hey Skull, what's your name?"

"Eugene," Laser-Skull grunted. "No last name. Don't owe my family."

… Eugene. And he's a Skull. Nope, not touching that, the Bulk and Skull jokes can go absent, especially with no Fatgum around. "And this guy who's probably foreign. I've been calling him Laser-Skull." I admitted… before slowly letting myself sink to the ground and sigh. Oh, I can feel… a sort of pressure of sorts, one I could release to transform back, but given that I don't seem to be producing any gas despite the fact I ALMOST DIED TWICE and really the fact I've kept it going is good enough for me.

Soon an Ectoplasm clone comes back in with… huh, is that a piece of the costume that was cut off earlier? Hound Dog sniffed it, and then sniffed the air and… hooollly crap he's right up close to me and sniffing me…

"Yep, the scent doesn't lie, you're the strongest concentration of it." Hound Dog admitted as he rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry about that Nebulos."

I waved it down. "You're doing your job Sensei. Is… is everyone ok?" I asked, as the Ectoplasm's lead or carried the villains away.

"So far so good. Midoriya managed to injure his hand, but that's all we've noticed so far." He commented and… knelt down. "You ok? Need some help getting out of here?"

I… let out a heavy sigh. "I almost died. I got too confident and… I was seconds away from dying. And to save myself I had to break a rule I'd given myself. I got so scared I threatened to turn them into Smash because at least I could stop a Smash." I confessed. "I… I'm just…"

And Hound Dog put his hand on my shoulder and smiled. "Nebulos, kid, you did great today. The bad guys got the leader away, yeah, but we caught almost everyone else, aside from Midoriya and a bit of a skin issue with Aizawa-sensei no-one seems to have even been hurt, and as for the Smash thing… you were put up alone against four villains with almost no training, and you came out of it alive. Not many people in the same situation could say the same."

"How did you know there was fo-" I cut myself off mid-sentence with a chuckle. "Your nose, right?"

Hound Dog simply tapped it and smiled, even as I started to slowly pull myself up, happier, wiser… and with an idea in mind.

As I walked out into the light outside the USJ, it was alongside Hound Dog-sensei. At the head of the police group was Principal Nedzu who looked over at me… and smiled. "Well, it seems like you managed to get something out of the experience, right Nebulos?" Nedzu questioned.

I swear I felt a jaw drop in my helmet. Assuming it is one… urgh, new power-ups are weird! "More than just what I'm wearing sir but… how did you know it was me?" I replied.

And Nedzu's grin just got a little wider at that. "When I saw your name on the list, I thought it might be a good idea to enlighten myself on some classical superhero fare." He admitted. I resisted the urge to face fault at that, but it answered so many questions from the Entrance Exam… "And besides, the design is so close to your own and the techniques to make your suit relied on your Quirk specifically. Aizawa and Midoriya are being looked over by Recovery Girl, so it might be a bit before we get back to the school… do you think you have any issues staying in that state?"

"Ok, how?" I asked.

Nedzu kept his smile on his face. "You're a Transformation Quirk user." He insisted. "It only seemed like it would make sense."

I just let out a sigh as he gestured behind the crowd of police and to the students of Class 1-A off to the side, and just hung my head as I walked over to the others. Stupid high-specs mouse-bear-dog and saying what's clearly an excuse to get out of actually telling me. Still, I perk my head up as I look at the others and wave. "Hey everyone!" I called out.

Some looked up, and then had to double-take as they spotted me. "Hey, that you in there Andros-kun?" Mina called out as some of the class walked over. "Gotta say, I like the red. Looks a bit more unique than the black. But where'd you get it from?"

"That's a good question, there wasn't exactly any changing rooms in the building," Ojiro noted with a slight smile.

I chuckled at that. "Well… I-I kinda got pushed into a corner and… turned the gas on myself." I answered. "Frankly I don't know if this is a full body transformation or it made a suit out of the stuff… but either way, I'm keeping it on. The teachers know my suit's pretty damaged underneath this… and that's assuming it hasn't been damaged worse by the gas." I stopped… and then cleared my throat a bit. "On the plus side though, I can change my voice to this one!"

The others around seemed to take it in. "I mean I like it but… it seems a little… slightly sinister?" Hagakure – oh wow I forgot she basically just has no suit – pointed out.

"Sinister or not, it does have its own unique style to it." Tokoyami countered.

Ojiro nodded "And it's not like heroes don't have to deal with being scary looking sometimes. The number 10 hero right now is also high on the list of scary looking heroes." Aaand now the attention is focused on him.

"Wait, who's number 10 right now?" Hagakure asked. "Midoriya-kun isn't here so I can't rely on him saying it."

I chuckled at that. He was a bit of hero exposition, wasn't he? "Gang Orca. A hero who proves that you don't need a super flashy Quirk to get the job done if you ask me, he's got an Orca Mutant Quirk." I turned towards Ojiro and tilted my head to one side. "Didn't think you'd know about him though."

Ojiro chuckled sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well when you've got a Quirk like mine, sometimes you look to the heroes for examples of what to do about certain problems. Like pants."

As the others laughed at that and started to descend back into discussion, I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach and slowly pulled out of the conversation. I could tell what it was though, and it was nothing to do with the Quirk. I slowly moved around the crowd and sighed as I spotted Aizawa and Midoriya next to an ambulance, with Midoriya, in particular, seeming very tired and Aizawa having a heavily bandaged arm.

Aizawa looked over… and sighed. "Nebulos. Hound Dog has already explained to me what happened with you, so why are you over here?" He asked bluntly. "You don't need Recovery Girl or the medical crew's help, do you?"

I shook my head at that. "No, Aizawa-sensei," I remarked, turning the voice off after the first word. "I… I need to talk to you about something. You or Nedzu-sensei, but he's busy talking with the police."

Izuku Midoriya stiffened slightly at that. "Um, I can move if you don't want me-" He started

I shook my head. "That's… fine. It's about something involving the class anyway." I pointed out before I turned my head back to Aizawa. "I want to tell them. Not… here, but back at the classroom. I can't do what we did today anymore, not to them." I gripped my fists as I spoke and looked down at the road… before I felt a hand touch my shoulder.

"Andros. While I appreciate that you came to me to ask to tell the class, you didn't need to do so." Aizawa said calmly I looked up and saw him looking back, not as the stern educator, but the kind and caring teacher. "It's your secret, it's not my place to judge. Even if it was something that required it, I would let you. If the choice is between the health of my students – mental or physical – and a secret being kept, then I always try to prioritize my students, you included."

I wiped a hand across my visor – mostly out of instinct if nothing else. And then I look to the side at Izuku. "Do you think you can sort out with Recovery Girl for Midoriya-san to-"

"So long as you make sure he gets back to her afterwards, it should be fine," Aizawa noted, some of that steel back in his voice.

I sighed. And now… it's up to me about what happens next.

By the time we were all back in the classroom and I had managed to change out of my Blood Stalk form – dropping down the generator and nothing else afterwards – into my usual suit and clothes it was starting to gain an orange tint in the sky outside. The day had been long and stressful. The plan had gone off perfectly. And yet I still felt a pressure on me. So, when I got back in and saw the others in the class turn towards me, I simply smiled.

"Oi! Why do we have to stick around and wait for you huh?" Bakugou roared. "Deku told us Sensei said so, it's the only reason I haven't headed off yet!"

"It's not just your class either." Soon after I entered, Neito followed in behind me. Class 1-B was preparing to head home, but he'd been waiting for us and Mei to head home as usual. And as hard as this is going to be, I don't want to say it twice. "What's going on that you need to tell your class and me… but not my class Andros?" Neito asked.

I took in a deep, shaky breath… and then let out a heavy sigh. How do I even start this? I suppose there's only one way. I looked out at the assembled class. "What would you guys guess if I told you I had been keeping something serious secret?" I asked.

"Are you an alien?" Mineta of all people asked.

"Oooh, maybe your power isn't a Quirk but something like a Stand!" Never took you for a Jojo fan Hagakure.

"... are you..." Todoroki started "... that mist guy's secret lovechild or something."

I sighed again but smiled under my helmet. "Yaoyorozu-san… could you explain Multiverse theory for the class? Given your range of knowledge, I figure you're the one most likely to know." I said.

"Multiverse theory?" Momo asked. "Um… the theory that for every decision made, each outcome becomes its own universe, and that means there are infinite universes?"

I nodded at that. "The very same. Now I want you all to imagine a world… like the time before Quirks existed. No superpowers, no mutations, nothing like that… but this world has one difference to this one. A single manga turned anime… telling the people of Quirks and the story of a class of students going to U.A."

Most people looked at me confused for a moment while Izuku went pale and his eyes widened. "Nebulos-san… are you saying that you're FROM a world like that?" Izuku asked.

"He couldn't be… could he?" Uraraka added.

"No. No fucking way." Bakugo muttered, his own eyes wide.

"Yes fucking way, Bakugou Katsuki," I said. "This class… except for me, with Neito in Class 1-B. Before any of you deny it… Aizawa-sensei has known for five years now."

Neito took a step back and partly collapsed against the wall. "Ahre…. Five years? When the Smash Incident happened… is that why Mei isn't here?" Neito queried.

I nodded, not really needing more with Neito. "Five years ago, I was in that other world. I don't remember much of what happened at this point, just that a car was involved, and I was on the wrong end of it. And then I woke up, in a world full of heroes, with a Quirk that I didn't know how to control, with a name I couldn't say. And knowledge of what was going to happen in five years' time… and for some of you a bit before that." At that, I turned to look at Todoroki. "Your father is an absolute ass to say the very least."

Todoroki simply intensified his gaze… but gave a slow nod.

I turned and pointed at Uraraka. "When you talked to your parents about becoming a hero, they mentioned Hawaii," I added.

"T-that was years ago! More than five!" Uraraka stated, eyes open in shock.

I turned to Kirishima, smiled and simply said: "I know what you looked like in middle school and how about I leave it at that?"

"Please." Kirishima groaned.

Aoyama hummed. "Such an eclectic collection of information and times… it's hard to say how he'd know otherwise!~ " He insisted.

"One question though…" Sato asked. "If that's all true, wouldn't he have known about the attack today?"

Jirou narrowed her eyes and looked at me head on. "You DID know about it didn't you? That's why you were so nervous!" She accused.

Ah cripes, and now it just got tenser. "Y-y-yes, I knew! Why do you think Power Loader-sensei was there today? I told All Might, Aizawa-sensei and the Principal on the first day!" I explained

"Then why did it still happen?" Kaminari asked.

I… sighed again at that. There's no good answer to this. I could say it's because I wanted to keep my knowledge straight. That I wanted to go down the path I knew… but…

"I wanted to play it safe. I only know the story of what happens if the League attacked and lost all their forces except for two people during it." I admitted. "If I let it change… then the one who's behind Shigaraki Tomura and Kurogiri could have avoided the justice he deserves." I looked up at Izuku at that. "Someone that All Might has to fight at some point."

Silence filled the room at that, along with a number of scowls, and either hurt of angry looks. And then a voice broke it.

"… but then you're telling us now. And the way you're saying it… it's not because the attack has just happened, because you know more about the future." Tsuyu pointed out. "Something about the attack made you realize you couldn't keep doing things behind the scenes like that."

"The guilt of a man who has to try and manipulate what he saw in the past to improve the future." Mineta theorized. "Which means this isn't the last disaster is it?"

I shook my head at that. "It's a nice guess Tsuyu… but not entirely. I've felt like this since the day AFTER I told the teachers. I didn't tell anyone. Not my foster parents, not Mei, not Neito, not anyone… and when the attack started, I was tempted to blow my own plans just to make sure everyone was s-safe." I forced out, choking out the last word as the whole world seems to shimmer slightly and my eyes sting. "And as for your theory Mineta… you're right on all fronts."

"Oi, wait… and what about that red form?" Sero insisted. "Something you've been hiding?"

"It definitely seemed a bit sinister…" Mineta added.

I shook my head… and tried to say something, only for a sob to cut it off. I merely dipped my head down.

"He… from the way he said it he had a bad experience in the forest sections earlier," Mina noted.

I looked up at the class and simply nodded. "Kurogiri… he tried to recruit me five years ago. I bluffed back then with my gas but… it didn't work this time. I-I-"

I felt a hand placed on my shoulder from behind, and I turned my head to look… and Neito stood there and smiled at me. "You don't need to say it, Andros. I think we get it." He said softly. "I'm… not happy that you hid this from me, but I get why. And I think I'd have done the same in your situation." He looked out at the others, and to my surprise, there were a few nods… but others weren't looking at me right now. Sato nodded, but Hagakure and Mina seemed to avert their gazes from me. Iida, Uraraka, and Izuku, most likely started by the last, had nodded, as had Kaminari, Momo, Todoroki, and Tokoyami. But from most of the others they either didn't meet my gaze or still looked a bit pissed off.

All except for one, who was fully looking at me and always looked pissed off… but at the moment looked less pissed off than usual. "It pisses me off that you didn't tell anyone… but it also makes sense. How long have any of us known one another?" Bakugou pointed out. "Just don't fucking hide behind it as an excuse! If you can make things better, then do it." And with that Bakugou turned around and simply left the class, bag in tow. One by one other class members left, Midoriya escorted back to the Nurse's room by Iida and Uraraka, Kaminari and Momo left with Jiro and started talking the moment they left the room. Kirishima walked up to me and simply smiled before he headed out the rear door… following after Mina who had left without saying a word, Ojiro and Hagakure left soon after…

And before long it was just me and Neito in an empty classroom… a classroom that felt emptier than ever to me. It took me a few minutes to stop crying.

A/N: And just like this, everything changes. We aren't skipping past this either, next chapter starts an arc covering time mostly skipped over by canon. And while people might accept or forgive Andros... not everyone will trust him the same way again.