"What are you talking about?" Shinsou asked, "Why did you wait so long to say anything?"

Izuku fidgeted with his fingers.

"I had to be sure. I wasn't sure…. But…." He trailed off.

This was something he didn't want to think about but what could he do now? His past was coming back to haunt him. He had hoped things would've stayed buried but that wasn't possible now. He was going to bring in people he cared about into a fight that wasn't theirs.

"It's OK, just start off slow and tell us," Shouto said, " Sometimes the brain blocks out painful memories. It's like a way of protecting ourselves without meaning too."

Izuku gave him a weak smile and nodded.

"It doesn't matter who he is because we'll kick his ass anyways."

Shinsou kept his face serious.

"Not the guy with the blue flames but the other one. He had burns on his arms. He smiled at me. I couldn't remember too much from when I was young but seeing him….. I remember hearing…. Experiencing stuff. I just don't know how to deal with it."

"What do you remember?" his friend asked squeezing his shoulder.

"It was a long time ago but some of the details might be fuzzy. I remember being outside…. Playing. A man grabbed me but he looked nice at first. He wasn't mean. He gave me toys."

Izuku rubbed his temples.

" He had me use my quirk a few times. He said I was special. He said he would love for me to use my quirk and to keep at it. Everything was OK the first week….. I never complained. I remember seeing commercials on TV about quirk trainers. I thought Dad and Mom had set it up to be honest. Then I started missing them.

"He got angry. I kept crying and crying. My flames would fizz out. Then he would show me online videos of Dad and I started working on it again. I remember it was just him and me. It wasn't enough anymore. I then saw the TV and my Mom was crying saying I was kidnapped. I realized the man I had been living with was a bad man."

Izuku wiped his eyes. Katsuki reached out and took his hand.

"Keep going. We're here for you."

Shouto smiled softly.

"He did everything to keep me there but when I heard the other heroes, I took action. I know he grabbed me and I grabbed his arms back. Somehow I let out blue flames but I missed his face. Somehow I burned his arms up…. It makes sense that I can absorb heat and force it out too. I suppose that's the first time I did that."

The boys stayed quiet. It certainly was a lot to take in. None of the other boys ever remember seeing the broadcast for that.

"This was kept quiet…. Really quiet. Do you know why?" Shinsou asked.

Izuku scratched his head.

"I don't know."

"We need to tell Aizawa."

"Can we do it tomorrow?" Izuku asked.

The other boys exchanged looks of uncertainty. It seemed now was the time to say something.

"I need time."

They nodded.

X

X

Izuku laid in his bed alone thinking. Why did everything get so quiet? Why didn't the heroes go after this man? What did they have to fear? Izuku knew why he was scared but why didn't any of them do anything?

He sighed.

I don't understand anything. I'm too tired to think anymore.

Izuku felt himself drift off to sleep.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

"He found me Inko. I don't…. I don't know what to do."

"Hisashi, who are you talking about?"

"That man…. The one who kidnapped our Izuku."

Silence.

"What…. What happened?" she whispered.

"He said…. I just… he said that we have to hide this whole thing. The videos of us rescuing Izuku everything- or he'll come for us….."

"No one has that kind of power-

"I already started it. I won't risk losing you both."

"Hisashi-

"He knows the heroes were looking for him and he showed his face. He doesn't give a shit Inko. He'll kill us. He told me he wanted our son and that was it. I don't know why. That is the only thing he didn't say."

"This is serious! We have to tell someone-

"NO!"

Silence.

"Do you think he would really leave us alone?! Do you think that won't change his mind and kill us?"

"I know."

Silence.

"Just trust me on this. We will had to move. He will have to have a normal life."

"Izuku wants to be a hero-

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. We have to go. I already signed the transfer papers. We'll start over there for now and we can come back later."

"Hisashi…."

"End of discussion. Izuku, my little man! Can I talk to you too? I love that big smile! "

Izuku saw his dad's smile.

"You remember that bad man?"

He nodded.

"We won't talk about him anymore Ok?"

He nodded again.

"As long as we don't talk about him he won't come back. Can you be quiet about that for me?"

"Yes Daddy."

"That's my little man! I bought you an All Might duffle bag to pack your most favorite stuff. Let's get started!"

X

X

Izuku rolled over in bed and stared at the wall. He had to do something. He had to tell someone. Tell All Might. He would know what to do. He wanted to do it alone. Someone who would rationalize this memory or the thoughts running through his traumatized brain.

X

Bang bang bang!

"I'm coming!"

Toshinori opened the front door to see his adoptive son out of breath.

"What you- why aren't you at school!?"

"I gotta tell you something! I remembered a lot of things!"

"It can wait til after school-

"I know the man who attacked the school and killed the student from 1B! The bigger one!"

"All for One?"

Izuku's stomach dropped as silence fell between them. For some reason it slipped his mind the person he saw was the same person All Might had described at one point to him.

"Shit. Shit shit shit…"

Toshinori grabbed his hand and pulled Izuku inside.

"Fuck… it didn't even dawn on me that All for One could've been the one to kidnap you. Fuck…."

"He threatened Dad. He wanted him to take down the videos and any information about him kidnapping me. Maybe he had plans to come back after all this time. He…. Wanted me to keep my quirk?"

All Might sat on the couch.

"We need to do something."

Izuku stared down at him.

"I'm sorry. I…. I couldn't remember a lot. I'm sorry Toshi."

"It's not your fault kid. The incident at the school must've jogged your memory. I don't know what to do now."

The two of them sat there for a while in silence.

"We should talk to Heatwave."

Izuku looked at All Might.

"Ok."

X

X

"You sure you're going to be OK interviewing her?" Shouto asked sounding concerned.

"I should be OK…."

"I can't believe you ran off. You scared us you dumbass!" Bakugou snapped.

"I'm sorry…."

"Just don't do it again," he said wrapping an arm around Izuku's shoulders, giving the side of his head a kiss.

"I won't. I just got caught up in that memory. I just had to tell All Might. I…"

"It's fine. Have a good trip."

Izuku ran out of Katsuki's room and out of the dorms. He saw All Might step out of the black truck. The young hero stopped in his tracks.

It's hard to believe we were tied together this whole time. Tied together by a single bad guy. By single man who sought to destroy us. What a twisted way for things to be. I just…I wonder what Dad would've done.

"Are you OK Izuku?" the pro hero asked looking concerned.

He nodded.

"I was thinking."

"About?"

"How connected we are. Connected by him of all people."

Toshi's expression became dark.

"He doesn't define us."

"Doesn't he though?" Izuku asked thoughtfully.

The hero sighed.

"I am defined by him. He caused me to almost become a sidekick. I would've never made it to pro hero because of him. You wouldn't have been a hero without him. How can someone affect us both so drastically?"

"I never thought about it like that before. I think that we can control it some when the time comes."

Izuku nodded.

I hope so.

X

X

"So what's the plan here? Just walk out in public and cause havoc?" Dabi based looking skeptical.

"Of course."

"Don't you think heroes would come running out?"

"At some point."

"What's so special about this kid? He only belonged to Flamethrower."

"Yes but you're missing the point. He was a lot like All Might. He was noble, courageous… to have your son turn to villainy? The way the world would judge you. I can only imagine."

Dabi rolled his eyes.

"You're only a child so you wouldn't understand."

"Whatever."

All for One looked around. People were busy. They were all minding their own business.

"If he truly that powerful?" Dabi asked.

"Very. I can take a guess and say that All Might would've passed down his quirk to him. All Might saw the same things I did. My only disappointment was I didn't end Flamethrower myself."

"He wasn't that great of a hero."

All for One smiled.

"You have no idea what makes a great hero considering who your father is."

Dabi stayed quiet.

"I wonder what's he been up too."

"Don't care."

The man just smiled.

"I've been wanting to test Izuku Midoriya. To see how much he progressed since I last saw him. He was such a quick learner."

Dabi rolled his eyes but the look on All for One's face was weird. Almost creepy like.

"If you attack an UA student, all hell will break loose."

"No one said I would do it today. Besides… I have better things to do."

"Where do we start?" Dabi asked.

All for One grinned.

"Near the train station. No need to rush."

X

X

All Might parked the big, black truck and shut off the engine. The silence during the ride to the hospital was deafening. It was uncomfortable. Aizawa, Hizashi and him had gotten into a big fight about whether this was the right thing to do.

Toshinori wasn't going to pretend he knew.

There were so many questions.

No one could answer them.

He gripped the steering wheel. He has suggested to them that maybe it was possible that All for One hired Stain but that didn't seem like him. Stain was an independent killer. He hasn't attacked anyone lately.

Something about it all seemed…. Wrong.

"Should I run away?"

"What?"

"Dad kept me hidden from the world and even his death is a secret almost. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if I just ran away?"

"Don't ever say that."

"Why though? I feel all this happened because I came into the world. Its my fault."

"He was a around before us both. It was never anyone's fault for the twisted thoughts of a deranged man. I don't want you ever to think you coming to UA was a mistake."

Izuku nodded sadly.

"Let's talk to Heatwave. Maybe she'll have some info for us. We can get some stuff done. Maybe in the future we can give back her quirk."

He nodded.

The two of them left the parking lot and headed inside to the hospital.