When Izuku opened his eyes, he was no longer met with the blinding light from the hospital window, the uncomfortable hospital bed, or the sickening and overwhelming smell of anesthesia. Instead, he was met by darkened light seeping through his window curtains, the smell of cinnamon, and a thick blanket currently wrapped around him, hugging him nice and tight like an old friend.

Inko had brought the greenet home yesterday after he was officially released from the hospital. After a tearful reunion, his mother had expressed extreme worry for her son's well-being, and he had promised her that he would be more careful going forward, or at least, he would try to be. She took him for his word before asking him what had happened at the USJ, and Izuku had given her a barebones answer, saying that villains had attacked and that he was injured after saving some of the students and their teacher. He didn't mention the dragon quirk, the Nomu, or the extent of his injuries; he kept that information to himself so she wouldn't have a full-blown panic attack.

While she was horrified that her son and his class were attacked by villains, she was proud that he had saved people. She said she was going to text Hana, Mitsuki, Takeo and Aina to tell them the good news and to pass it on to their kids, but Izuku requested for her to wait. Izuku had told her he'd been through a lot and wanted the rest of the day to relax, which wasn't entirely false. He did need some alone time, but it was mainly to figure out how he would explain his newfound knowledge of One For All to Bakugo, Ibara, Itsuka, and Mei, and to try and come up with an excuse for class 1A on his newfound dragon quirk. Thankfully, Inko understood, and told him that she would leave the texting up to him.

Izuku groaned as he unraveled himself from his blanket before getting up and walking towards the bathroom. He was thankful for two things right now: this was his last day off after UA cancelled classes for a few days after the USJ attack, and that the apartment was as quiet as a mouse right now. His mother had been called in to work, leaving him all alone. This played into his favor, as now he could call Kacchan, Mei, Itsuka, and Ibara over and explain to them what had happened without the fear of Inko overhearing.

Flipping on the bathroom light, he walked over to the sink before squirting some toothpaste on his toothbrush. He raised it to begin brushing, but dropped it into the sink as he finally got a good look at himself in the mirror, his eyes widening in shock.

"What the fuck?" Izuku whispered to himself, reaching up and inspecting the two newly formed, forest green horns that were currently protruding from his head. The horns felt as hard as steel under his touch and rose about five inches through his hairline. "Well that'ssss new." He said, before covering his mouth with his hand in surprise. Opening his mouth, his eyes widened once again as a seven-inch, serpentine tongue rolled out of his mouth, which gave him a nice view of his new sharpened canines, which measured about three inches long, if he had to guess.

"How the fuck? Why the fuck? Issss thissss a sssside effect or ssssomething?" He hissed again, already growing irritated by it. "Why didn't Diablo tell me about thissss?! Doessss he even know? How am I going to explain thissss to everyone?" Izuku groaned loudly in displeasure before hiding his face in his hands.

'How am I going to fix this? It's not like I can just think and make them go away or something.' He thought before looking back at his reflection. He was shocked to see that the horns had now disappeared; he quickly opened his mouth and sighed in relief upon seeing his tongue and canines had gone back to normal as well. 'Wait, were they even there in the first place? Am I going crazy? Or maybe…' Staring at himself in the mirror, he started to concentrate, and he watched as the horns started protruding and poking through his hair yet again. Opening his mouth, he watched as his tongue and canines also started growing. "It lookssss like I can control them and can make them grow and sssshrink at will." He said, before concentrating again and watching as the horns went away and as his canines and tongue went back to normal.

"But what purpose would that even serve? Would having them out for 10 minutes make me go crazy, like Diablo said? Can I just have the horns and leave my tongue and teeth alone? Has anything else changed without me even noticing?" He asked himself, before suddenly realizing he felt a bit heavy 'down there'. "Oh dear gods." He whispered before pulling at the waistband of his pants. "HOLY SHIT THAT'S EXCESSIVE!" He exclaimed with darkened cheeks before letting go so the waistband could snap back to place. "Just…why? And…why was the base…you know what, I'll deal with it later." He sighed, already over today, before going to call his friends.

He really hoped today wouldn't get any weirder.

(One hour later)

Izuku waited patiently in his living room for his friends to arrive and used these last few moments of peace to ready himself for the onslaught of hugs, tears, and punches (courtesy of Bakugo, of course). The class rep of 1A had texted the class 1A group chat earlier to let everyone know he was alive and well, and after answering a few questions briefly, he texted the group chat that he, Bakugo, Itsuka, Ibara, and the new member, Mei were a part of to let them all know he was okay, and that they could come over if they wished. Their responses were immediate, with the four saying they would be over as soon as possible. Izuku knew Mei and Ibara were the ones who lived the furthest away, and knew that Bakugo and Itsuka would wait for them. It was only a matter of time now before they arrived. He had also texted All Might to inform his idol that he was safe and well, and to come over soon so they could discuss a few things. The number one pro agreed, and promised to swing on by once he brought a few criminals to the police.

There were multiple knocks at his door, and he could feel the murderous aura around Bakugo right now. Getting up from the couch, he walked over to and opened the door—and was knocked back several feet as a flash of pink barreled into him like a speeding train. Thankfully, he was able to keep his footing. Mei's arms wrapped tightly around him as she buried her face into his chest as the dams burst, fresh tears escaping her eyes as she cried into his shirt.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's okay. I'm okay." He whispered down to her, returning the hug as he held her tightly against him, using a hand to brush her hair in comfort. Looking up from the pinkette, he could see Itsuka, Ibara, and Kacchan standing in the doorway, each looking tired but relieved to see that he was okay. He extended one hand out to them and gestured to 'get in on this', causing the two other girls to smile and nod before walking over, joining Mei in hugging the greenet. He could feel their arms wrap around him and hug tight; it was obvious they were worried to death over him as well.

"Ow!" Izuku yelped in pain as someone bonked him on the top of his head like a game of wacko-mole. Looking up, he gulped at Kacchan's furious gaze.

"You fucking dickhead!" He growled, red eyes narrowing in anger. "I hope you're fucking happy. You had us, our parents, and all the idiots from 1A worried sick!"

"I'm sorry, but someone had to hold that thing off while you guys regrouped." Izuku apologized, before yelping again as someone else punched his right arm. "Itsuka!"

"Kats is right, you're a dickhead for making us worried." She said, before hugging him tightly once again. "But-But I'm glad you're okay."

"As am I." Ibara said.

"Mmph hmm nemph." Mei sobbed into his chest.

It took about 10 minutes for the girls to finally calm down, and about six punches from Kacchan to finally get his anger out of his system. After that, the group of five sat in the living room, with the three girls and Izuku taking up the couch and Bakugo sitting in one of the chairs. Mei still clung to Izuku's arm, refusing to let go.

"So…I know you have a few questions-"

"A dragon quirk?!" Bakugo shouted, cutting Izuku off. "First you almost get yourself killed and refuse my help! Then you pull some fucking dragon quirk out of your ass?! What else haven't you told us?"

"If you would let me finish, then you would know that I didn't even know about it until recently!" He hissed at his friend, surprising the other four, and causing Bakugo to quiet down.

"How the fuck didn't you know? Didn't All Might tell you that you had a dragon quirk?"

"No, he didn't. And that's why I called him over to ask him." Izuku informed, before there were three rapid knocks at his door. "It's open!"

"I am…entering your home like a normal person!" All Might, in his muscled form, exclaimed as he opened the door, before closing it. "Greetings Young Midoriya, Young Bakugo, and their friends!" He said while traveling through the apartment to them. "You know, Young Midoriya, when you called saying you needed to talk to me, I thought it would, you know, just be the two of us."

"They know our secret, it's only right they also know what we need to talk about." Izuku said, speaking on behalf of his friends. "Please, sit down. We have a lot to talk about." He said, causing the pro to sit in the last available seat. "All Might, please answer this truthfully. How much do you know about One For All?"

"I only know what my master told me. It's a quirk that's been passed down through generations, and grows in power with each passage. Why?"

"Because…either your master didn't tell you everything, or not even they knew everything about it." Izuku informed the pro, surprising him.

"Whatever do you mean, Young Midoriya?"

Izuku went on to explain what had happened at the USJ while fighting the Nomu and his conversation with Diablo in the hospital. He told them word for word what Tatsuo had told him, from how One For All held the memories and quirks of every previous user, to the side effects, to his new found dragon quirk. The whole time All Might looked genuinely surprised by this information, which told Izuku everything he needed to know; not even his idol knew.

"This…is a rather incredible story, Young Midoriya! I can't believe you've experienced such a phenomenon that not even I myself was aware of! And my master…not even she knew about this."

"How many users of One For All have there been?" Itsuka asked.

"Excluding Young Midoriya, there's been a total of eight previous users."

"Does that mean Izuku will be getting eight quirks in total?" Ibara asked.

"It's possible?" All Might answered, unsure. "It's possible at least one of the previous users was quirkless, which means that's one less quirk young Midoriya would 'unlock'."

"But it's possible?!" Bakugo shouted in displeasure. "How the fuck am I supposed to compete with this fucker potentially getting 11 quirks?!"

"As I said, he may not get a total of 11; it could be nine, or six, or maybe even five. I know my master had a quirk, but the other users before her, I haven't a clue. I'll try to do some research, especially regarding this Tatsuo fellow. Perhaps with him I can piece together a timeline of the other users and figure out what their quirks are?" All Might suggested before looking at the clock. He held his hand up to his mouth and coughed, thankfully catching the blood in it before it could come out and stain the carpet. Drat, he only had a few minutes left in this form; he had to get out of here fast! "I'm afraid that's all the time I could spare for today, I must leave to finish my route and clean up whatever villainy is roaming these streets!" He exclaimed before getting up and rushing towards the door. Slipping on his shoes, he opened the door and walked out, but had accidentally bumped into someone, causing them to start falling backwards from the force. With his incredible speed he reached out and wrapped his arms around the person he had accidentally pushed back, stopping them from hitting the pavement.

"I'm so sorry!" He apologized before feeling his throat tighten upon seeing the sight before him; the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen, with beautiful green hair and sparkling green eyes, lay in his arms, their position reminding him of dance moves.

"A-All Might?!" The beautiful woman shrieked, her cheeks on fire. "W-Why are you exiting my home?"

'Holy fuck, this is Young Midoriya's mother!' He thought before helping her back to her feet. "My apologies, Mrs. Midoriya! I came by to check on your son, and to apologize for not being there for when his class was attacked! I extend this apology to you as well, of course. From the bottom of my heart, I'm sorry." He bowed out of respect.

'All Might is bowing to me, apologizing, and asking for my forgiveness. Is this a dream?' Inko thought, head still swimming after being held in his arms. "I-It's okay, All Might! Just, please be more careful in the future. And please watch over my son. We both know he can be… a bit hard-headed."

"Hey!" Izuku called from the living room, causing the two adults to laugh. Although through his laughs, All Might began coughing again, spitting blood into his arm as he covered his mouth.

"Are you sick? Would you like some tea with honey? It helps with sore throats and coughs." Inko offered.

"N-No thank you Mrs. Midoriya-"

"Inko." The majestic greenette informed him, causing the hero's cheeks to pinken.

"I-Inko, of course." He said. 'Why does saying it sound so… right?' He thought. "I-I must decline. When I get home, I'll be sure to take some cough medicine and get plenty of rest! Now please, if you'll excuse me!" All Might shouted, before hopping onto the railing and jumping away, soon becoming a speck in the distance.

"That was… quite odd." Inko said as she entered the apartment, before noticing the group of teens were staring at her. "What?"

"You're blushing." Bakugo cackled, before yelping as Ibara's vine poked his side.

"Don't tease her!" Ibara ordered, causing the older woman to blush even more.

'They were both blushing…' Izuku thought with wide eyes, something Bakugo caught.

'Heh, looks like the stories the nerd used to write as a kid might come true.'

"Oh dear, you all look so exhausted." Inko said as she neared the group.

"Blame your son; we've been worried sick and haven't gotten any sleep because of it." Bakugo informed, glaring the greenet as he lowered his head in shame.

'Wow, guilt trip me much, huh Kacchan?'

"I see. Since you're all so tired, you can stay the night if you want and maybe have a sleepover like you used to have?" Inko offered. "I'd be willing to order you all food and call your parents to let them know you're staying."

The five looked at one another and nodded, thinking that spending some quality time together after these past few days was just what they needed. After giving Inko suggestions for dinner, she went to her room to call everything in and to let the other parents know what was going on. With that, Bakugo reached over for the remote and turned the TV on, and would've changed the channel if the news headline hadn't caught everyone's eye.

"Breaking: Exclusive footage of USJ attack leaked!"

The group watched, shocked, as a video recording of the villains attacking the USJ was shown on the news channel. The footage shown was mainly focused on Izuku, particularly his fight against the Nomu, Shigaraki, and Kurogiri. The footage was played for several minutes before cutting off abruptly as after Izuku punched the Nomu for, what seemed like, the 20th time. After it ended, the reporters went back to talking about how brave the 1A students were for fighting against the villains, and for anyone who had information on the green-haired boy's identity to call.

"Why do I feel like that footage getting leaked will come back and bite me in the ass?" Izuku asked his friends.

"Eh, you're just being paranoid." Bakugo said, shrugging off his friends' story.

"You fought that thing?" Mei shrieked, horrified.

(Hours later: Night time)

The parents had been informed and had allowed their children to spend the night, and soon after that the food came. The group allowed themselves to finally relax and enjoy their time together by watching old movies and cartoons. Soon the night was upon them, and before they knew it, it was time for bed. Itsuka and Ibara were given the guest room, Bakugo took the couch, and Izuku was getting his bed ready for Mei; he had offered the pinkette his room for the night while he took one of the chairs in the living room. The greenet currently wore some cloth shorts and an old t-shirt and had just finished making his bed when he heard a knock at his door.

"Come in." He whispered, trying not to be too loud. The door opened and in walked Mei, her current attire causing Izuku's mouth to dry up. She was wearing some of his old clothing as pajamas, cloth shorts that were hanging off of her hips and an old All Might shirt that was too big for her; the fabric hung off her shoulders, and showed him her pink bra straps. "Uh, h-hey. I-I was just finishing up, I'll uh, get out of your hair." He said, moving to walk past her, but was stopped as a hand grabbed onto his wrist.

"Can you…stay for a minute?" She asked, sounding tired, but also desperate. The usual shine in her eyes were dim and low.

The greenet swallowed thickly and nodded. "Anything for you." He said, causing her to form a small smile. He closed the door, knowing she'd want to talk privately.

"You know, you really scared me." She told him, reaching out to hold both of his hands. "When Baku told me what happened, I thought…I thought I was going to lose you, too." She informed him solemnly, her voice cracking.

The greenet felt awful for making Mei worry so much for him. "I know, and I'm sorry for worrying you. I just-You know how I get. Always rushing in without thinking…maybe mom was right, maybe I am hard-headed. "He said, causing his old friend to laugh softly.

"Just…can you try to be more careful? For me? I-I can't lose you Izuku." Her voice cracked again as tears started to flow freely down her cheeks. "I can't lose you like dad!"

"Oh Mei." Izuku whispered, angry and disappointed at himself for making Mei worry so much. Taking his hands back from his grasp, he wrapped his arms around the pinkette and brought her against him, shivering as her knee accidentally made its way between his legs. 'Relax, relax, relax.' He told himself. "I promise you, I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. You're stuck with me, I'm afraid." He said, causing her to chuckle into his shoulder. "Now c'mon, you need to sleep. I'll be in the living room if you need me."

"A-Actually-" She stuttered, feeling the blood rushing to her cheeks, "C-Could you stay with me? Just for tonight?" She asked, shyly looking up with bright eyes, clearly trying to give him puppy-dog eyes.

'Wait what?' He asked himself, not sure he had heard the request right, but really hoping he had. "Uh, w-what?"

"I-I've had nightmares the past few days, about you…you know. I just figured, maybe if we shared a bed…they would stop?" She theorized. "I-If you don't want t-to, that's fine. I-I just figured I w-would ask," she said, causing him to gulp.

"N-No, i-it's fine. I-I mean, we used to do it a-all the time, r-right? This is…just like the good old days." He said, nodding and agreeing to her request. 'Yup, just like the old days. Except, you know, we're both hormonal teenagers, puberty has hit us both like trucks being hurled by All Might, and I'm practically a horse down there. Yup, like the old times indeed.' He thought to himself as Mei led him to the bed. He got under the covers first with her following close behind. He had assumed this was good enough for her, but nope; the successor to All Might froze and went rigid as she backed up into him, her back meeting his chest, her rear end meeting and accidentally grinding against his front end; he had to suppress a groan of pleasure at the feeling.

"G-Good night, Izuku."

"G-Good n-night, Mei." Izuku replied, instinctively wrapping his arm around her torso, letting him feel her wild and crazed heartbeat. It would take a while, but the pair would fall asleep, dreaming of a bright future, the nightmares finally coming to an end.

So, I feel as if I put a lot of shit into this chapter, like I had several things happening at once? Idk, I just hope I didn't overwhelm anyone.

Anywho! Next chapter will be similar, and be a bit cracky. So watch out for that.

Note time...

I can't really think of any notes tbh.

I was hoping to post both chap 18 and 19 at the same time and give everyone a double upload, but 19 hasn't been beta'd yet (no disrespect to the betas, you guys and gals rock).

Anyway, see ya'll in chapter 19.