It had been some time since Izuku saw Heatwave. He couldn't ever forget the way she looked.

Lifeless.

Dead.

Tortured.

He was going to have to face this head on. This was going to be tough. He wanted to hyperventilate. Izuku hoped his PTSD stayed in check considering he had been doing so well. He just wanted to trust All Might on this.

They had to do this.

"You OK?"

"Yea."

"If you need a day off…."

"We'll see. I hope she is OK though. I can't imagine losing my quirk."

"It definitely would suck losing it when you born with it. To feel that powerless."

Izuku glanced at Toshinori. He had no idea how it would feel to be born quirkless. It would have to be rough growing up being that different. To him, All Might would still be All Might no matter what. He would be the greatest hero and dad. One of the greatest people he had ever met.

"Are you OK though? I feel like this would or might hurt you…." Izuku said softly.

"I'm fine. Losing my quirk is a different story….. Mine is a special power that is passed down. I did mine out of love and honor. I wanted to save people."

"Yea that's true."

"All Might," said an angry voice.

Izuku met the fierce angry gaze of Endeavor. His blue eyes didn't hold the same softness the Shouto's had. It was looking into the eyes of an angry man who seemed like he hated the world. As angry as the man looked, Izuku didn't look away.

This was the man who would always hurt his boyfriend. Izuku kind of wanted to hit him.

"Endeavor! Nice to see you! How have you been?"

The muscular man scoffed at All Might. Izuku kept his mouth shut. He wondered how All Might could brush him off so easily.

"I've been busy being a hero. Why are you here?"

"We are visiting Heatwave."

The man rolled his eyes.

"Is this the one who beat my son into the ground? Flamethrower's son."

The color drained slightly from the young boy's face. He shouldn't be surprised but he was. Did this man hate him? He didn't seem too fond of All Might.

"I am."

"Funny how you just showed up out of no where."

"Flamethrower didn't like the spotlight. So its no surprise really," All Might said with a forced smile.

"Nice to meet you," Izuku said holding out his hand.

Endeavor grabbed his hand with more force than necessary trying to be an obnoxious asshole but it didn't work. A weird chill overcame him. He pulled his hand away. The boy's eyes flashed a dangerous red color. He burped as smoke leaked from his lips. The flame hero gave him a cautious look.

Endeavor didn't say anything as Izuku gave him a slightly menacing smile.

"Bye."

The pro hero pushed between them as he left. Izuku shot his dad a look but All Might pretended not to see it. They made their way to the nurses' station. All Might placed his hands onto the counter, giving the nurses a big smile.

"I had called earlier. We are here to see the pro sidekick Heatwave."

"Of course! She just woke up. She is in room 45X56."

The two of them walked away down the hallway with 45 over head. Izuku's eyes landed on a name plaque that read "Rei Todoroki". His hear skipped a beat. Was…..

Is this person related to Shouto?

He peeked inside to see a woman sitting there. She had what looked like waist length white hair that curled at the ends. She looked almost angelic.

She looks so pretty.

The woman started to turn but he didn't get to see her face.

"Izuku! You shouldn't be bothering people."

All Might pulled Izuku away. They made their way down the hall to the room with the plaque that said 45X56.

"Are you ready?"

He nodded. All Might knocked on the heavy door.

"Come in."

He pushed the door open to reveal a brown haired woman sitting on the bed with a weird look on her face. She glanced at All Might with an unreadable look. Her eyes landed on Izuku showing some familiarity with him. Her eyes stayed on him and it started to make him feel uncomfortable.

I wonder why she's staring at me like that. I've seen her in videos and press releases but how would she-

Then it hit him. The reason her dark eyes stared at him like that was because she remembered his scream. Heatwave had been torn from her sidekick position but one of the horrible things she recalled was that. It made him feel like shit.

"Can I help you All Might?"

"We'd like to ask some questions. Regarding your incident."

She huffed and looked out the window. She seemed rather annoyed.

"My story hasn't changed."

"Can you describe the man with blue fire?"

She looked at Izuku. The way she looked at him made him feel... strange.

"Black hair. A mask. Purplish scars on some of his body. Staples. When we got close enough, burning blue eyes."

"Do you remember anything he said?" the pro hero asked.

"He didn't talk much. I didn't really want him to say anything that would scar me more."

"What about the taller man?" Izuku asked.

She shuddered as her mind went back to that day.

"Are you-

Heatwave held up her hand making the pro hero stop speaking.

"He…. He smelled of death. The way he looked at me. I couldn't see his face because of the mask but I could see it. It was creepy. I just…."

She rubbed her temples.

"Let me get you something to drink. Izuku, you want anything?"

"I'm OK."

"Hang tight!"

Toshinori left the room. Heatwave looked at Izuku.

"You were the one who screamed."

He looked ashamed.

No wonder she looked at me like that.

"Don't feel bad. I heard what you went through. PTSD is a bitch isn't it? Heroes and sidekicks have it. Some worse than others. You want to know something?" she asked softly.

Izuku nodded slowly like he was unsure.

"You will be haunted. You will get anxiety and it will torture you but don't let it rule you. You are in control. Even as I say that, there will be times when you lose that battle."

He nodded as silence fell between them for a few moments.

"I'm sorry you had your quirk taken."

She sighed.

"I don't know if I'll miss it though. I just feel….. OK. Maybe we weren't meant to be born with quirks. It was some fucked up occurrence. Who's to say it'll stay forever?"

Izuku sat down beside of her.

"I guess my quirk was close to yours."

She blinked.

"Is that so?"

"I used to only absorb heat and expel fire from my mouth. Now I can absorb it and force it out."

"Sounds like Flamethrower's move."

Heatwave sat back against her pillows.

"I remember when I first started out, I was matched up with him. His quirk complimented my own. I could use my own body heat but I got cold too soon after. He helped me design my costume better. He was a great teacher but he never hung around though."

Izuku smiled. It was the first time he had someone talk to him so nicely about his father. He always assumed his father was more like an underground hero.

"He told me to keep it up now matter how much I had failed. I know just over a year ago he came back and fought me. He said I had the potential to be a pro hero. That I could take on those for their rank. I never wanted that though."

Pain started to fill his young heart.

"I-I wish he would've told me that," he admitted with teary eyes.

She looked over at him.

"Izuku Midoriya."

He looked up at her.

"He talked about you all the time."

He stayed quiet. He was a little stunned.

"There were times in training where he was angry. He was angry that you were put through so much. He never told me anything of what happened. He wanted so much for you."

Sniff

Sniff

He wiped his nose on his sleeve.

"He would be so proud seeing that sports festival. So much raw power. It was like seeing him work again. You're going to be a great hero. Just don't stick in his shadow. Come out and show the world who you are. Go beyond him."

Without warning she grabbed him, pulling him into a hug. He cried. In a way it almost meant more to him to hear it from someone he didn't really know. It meant so much coming from All Might but here right now, he needed to hear it.

Dad was proud of me.

"Oh, did I interrupt something?"

The two of them broke apart to look at All Might.

"She uh… knew Dad."

He smiled, "Well I'm glad! I hope you got some stories!"

Izuku nodded eagerly.

"That's good! I apologize, the line was long."

"It's no problem."

They began talking again but it was clear she didn't know much about the two men.

The two walked through the halls in silence. Izuku hadn't been emotional in a while. He had two great boyfriends on his side. He had perked up quite a bit. Toshi was quite proud of him. Izuku didn't have a great start but he started running leaving his old, restricted self behind him.

"You know, I am proud of you."

"Are you?" Izuku asked sounding surprised.

"You have come a long way. Even Shouta is proud."

The young hero smiled.

"All Might-

AHHHHHHHHHHH

The two of them jumped at the sound of that bloodcurdling scream. Izuku's feet moved and he was gone from the pro hero's sight. All Might began running giving Aizawa a call just in case Izuku had an episode.

"Hello-

"I'm sending a location. Get here now!"

Click!

All Might hung up and pinged his location but he couldn't movie any further with people screaming.

Shit! Izuku! This is bad- Fuck!

X

Izuku came to a screeching halt. He looked around trying to see where the disturbance was coming from. It was hard to tell with all those people screaming and running. He looked around slowly not wanting to miss anything.

His emerald eyes landed on blood leading to an alley way. His heart pounded hard making his chest hurt. His breath came out ragged and uneven. In his mind he already knew who was there. The choice wasn't going to be easy.

Face the demon who ruined his life….

Or run like the coward he had been before.

He only heard his heart beating in his ears. It was the only sound he heard as the alleyway lit up and ice covered the ground. He walked in to see Stain standing over his explosive boyfriend with a wicked look on his face. Everything slowed down as he exhaled.

It was now or never.

Some of you were probably waiting for the moment Izuku got to face off with the person who murdered his parents. I hope you all enjoy it when I end up posting it! Thanks for being patient with the updates! Have a great week everyone!