HOLAA913: I love writing really powerful characters. It's so fun to make them super bad ass. I just finished a story where the mc is actually one of the weakest characters. It was very different.

Galaxy Creator of Pisces: Thank you!

We got some Ace and All Might scenes in this one. Enjoy~

When he woke up, he was in a bed. Not his own bed, he noticed quickly. A hospital one, again. He sat up, having a splitting headache. "Ace, you're awake," Recovery Girl said. Ace nodded, asking what had happened after he passed out. If everyone was okay. He hoped nobody thought he was a hero now. He just didn't want the kids to get hurt, and wanted to have some fun. The fight was fun.

"Most of the villains were rounded up, but the two instigators especaped. The children are a bit scratched up, but held their own alright. I don't know the details, but All Might said you fought very hard and to let you rest," the nurse said. Ace thanked her and sighed. He wished he'd woken up at home. Then Marco could take care of him. And Whiskey and Tami.

He did a scan for any pain on his body, but it was mostly just tired from the exertion even when he was becoming fatigued. He wouldn't be doing any fighting for a few days at least. But, he wasn't hurt. He hadn't come across anything that could hurt him. Well, unless he'd used haki of Hand-Guy. Something bad could have happened.

He coated his hand in it and had to compare it to devil fruits. It nullified quirks if he touched them with it. He put it in a fist and let it disappear. His stomach grumbled, and Recovery Girl said she was going to get some food for him, hurrying out of the room.

A few moments after she left, Eraser Head came out from his own room and stood next to Ace. He looked exhausted as well. "Good fight. I have some questions, though," he said bluntly. Ace knew he'd ask about the nomu. How he'd made it not only turn on its allies but kill itself on the spot.

"About the nomu?" Ace asked, rubbing his temples. Eraser Head nodded. "It was haki. I have one ability, fire. And then haki, which everyone can have in my world." He looked up. "The type of haki I use can tame wild beasts and bend them to your will. This one was easy. It wasn't an animal or a person, but it did respond.

"I rarely use that one. It makes me tired and feel like it's cheating," Ace finished.

Eraser Head asked if haki could be used against humans. Ace was going to be honest. He couldn't be caught lying. "It works differently for humans. It just knocks them out if their willpower is weak. I'm betting it wouldn't work easily on pro-heroes, but I'm not going to try," Ace replied.

Then the teacher asked why he thought it was cheating. "If I used it all the time, I wouldn't be fighting with my own strength. I'd just be knocking them out, which would be a waste. And it would also make me less able to fight. I couldn't use it more than once at a time even if I wanted to."

Recovery Girl came back with stew and bread. Ace ate it slowly, feeling so tired. "There will be a meeting with pro-heroes once you're feeling better." Ace nodded. "And thank you. You helped out a lot. Saved some of the kids and turned the tide of the battle." Ace smiled. "And you alerting me to their arrival saved precious seconds."

"Wasn't gonna let my friends die. And the fight was pretty fun," he said with a grin. Eraser Head shook his head, calling him a weird kid and to get some rest after eating. He did, finishing his food before going back, hoping to wake up back home.

But when he did, it was still at U.A. Well it had only been a few days since he got back. It had been two weeks at home, so he didn't expect to go back home on day three. He was hopeful, but not overly optimistic.

He sat up this time with no headache, and got out of bed. He was in pajama shorts but no shirt and put his boots on. He called anyone in the infirmary, but there was nobody. So he left the room, looking for strong presences since Eraser Head there was supposed to be a meeting with him. He hoped he wasn't in trouble for anything.

He found Midnight coming from the direction of the bathroom. "Oh, Ace! There's a meeting going on, I'll take you there. I heard the battle was pretty crazy." Ace nodded.

"There were some really strange looking people. Hand-Guy has to be one of the creepiest people I have ever met," Ace said conversationally, not knowing his name. His nickname was Hand-Guy. They arrived at the door Ace knew had the strong people in, and Midnight knocked, sliding the door open to show Ace.

He wasn't exactly the picture of strong and tough, in pajama pants and with bedhead. Maybe he should have dressed first. He just looked like a regular guy with some tattoos. Honestly, still no comment on his back tattoo. What the heck.

"Ace-san, please, take a seat," Ace nodded and sat next to All Might. "How are you feeling?" Ace answered that he was still a bit tired even though he slept for a while. He recognized a few faces in the room, but most of them he didn't. There was Endeavor, glaring at him (not that he expected anything else), Best Jeanist (haha…), Woods (a guy made of wood that he honestly didn't feel safe being around), Ryukyu, a woman with white hair, and an orca man.

Oh, and the guy who had glasses and looked like a boring guy. He was looking at Ace calculating again. He knew he didn't look the strongest right now. Oh well. One guy was made out of jeans up to his face, Ace could be in pajamas.

"Will you explain what happened for you since the beginning? We've interviewed Eraser Head and Thirteen, but there were no other adults but you before All Might arrived.

"Sure. I was on the roof watching the place since I wasn't able to go inside, and then I sensed some presence and told Eraser Head where they were. At least a hundred villains came out, and I started to fight them.

"I got distracted by the vortex guy going to the kids, so I tried to make a protective fire ring around them, but it didn't work and they all scattered. Eraser Head told me to take care of the nomu since I put one of them down the last time. Hand-Guy, the main villain I think, was angry at me for the last time I saw him, so he sent the nomu after me.

"I made him attack them and then kill itself, but it wasn't able to get Hand-Guy (I don't know they're actual names). The vortex guy left the kids to take the leader. Popped up behind me and tried to use his quirk. I didn't know what it was so I coated my arm in haki. His power didn't work. I knocked him out but he was taken away.

"After setting the nomu loose on the villains, I worked around trying to save the kids. After the villains gave up, I passed out from exhaustion. And that about sums it up," he finished, wondering how they'd react.

Orca-guy asked, "How old are you, Ace?" Ace replied that he was 22. "How long have you had your power?"

"Since I was seventeen," Ace answered. The others look surprised and almost impressed.

"So it isn't a quirk after all?" Ace looked to All Might, feeling uneasy.

He sighed and said, "I had to tell them the gist of the situation. They said they won't tell anybody else." The pro-heroes nodded in agreement. Ace sighed, but he couldn't exactly take the information out of their heads. At least he didn't have to tell another long story. Finally, the one staring at him asked him something.

"Are you the one that helped All Might when he needed it?" he asked. Ace couldn't tell what answer he wanted. And didn't not many people know about All Might's previous injury.

"My brother was. Back home, he healed him. He has regenerative powers, and can heal people with his fl- blood," Ace answered, again being honest. Someone asked if he healed many people. "No, he just heals people he cares about." Nobody disputed that, telling him it was wrong or selfish, which Ace was glad of. He didn't know how he'd react if Marco was insulted for not being their version of heroic.

The heroes were all sat down now, and Endeavor was still glaring at him. "Ace, you were instrumental in this battle and may have saved lives by taking out the nomu. We have some more questions about 'haki', but that will be later. You have no obligation to help, and are not a licensed hero, but you helped of your own free will and we truly appreciate that," Best Jeanist said. Ace gave a small smile, but didn't thank him.

They caught Ace up on the names of the main villains. Ace liked "Hand-Guy" better. It was easier to remember than Shigaraki. Kurogiri was vortex guy. The others were all non-important to them, not the leaders. "They identify as the League of Villains. We're sure they will grow," Best Jeanist said.

Ace didn't really know why he was there anymore. "While they seemed to have targeted All Might according to the confessions of their underlings, they might now hold a grudge against Ace, here. He might be in danger. So, like the students, we've decided to keep you safe on campus. Nezu has decided to make U.A. not only a high school, but a boarding school." Ace blinked twice. "It's a school where you live. Spend the night there," All Might said patiently. Ace nodded.

"That was the plan anyways. I was to stay here since I can't be trusted. I don't have a problem with it. I don't know a thing about anything here, so staying on campus is the smartest thing for me to do," Ace said in a simple voice.

"You don't want to work as a hero?" Endeavor asked, more like a challenge. Ace shook his head.

"I'm not interested in that stuff. Plus, I won't exactly be here often. I will be gone for varying amounts of time, depending on whatever happens. Even if I did want to be a hero, I wouldn't want to go through all that work only to go back home and never come again," Ace explained honestly. "My family already has a plan to get me back permanently. Don't know if it'll work or how long, but still."

A few of them looked disappointed or angry, but the others nodded in understanding. "That is understandable, considering this world is not your home, and you have no obligation to its people." Even though the guy looked ridiculous, Best Jeanist seemed like a nice dude.

Orca man spoke, "Are you prepared to ever be attacked again?" Ace nodded. Sounded fun to fight them again. But he didn't say that part. These people were all really worried, and if Ace said he looked forward to another fight… well, it'd look bad. "We will ask more about the haki another time. Eraser Head gave us a brief explanation." Ace nodded, knowing he was dismissed, and was heading to his room to get dressed and get his hat.

He passed a window with people doing construction work, and he wondered what it was for. Well, maybe dorms? The one Ace stayed in was old and dusty. And not nearly big enough for all of the kids. Well, Ace was glad he didn't need to live in the same place with them. He didn't need to be bombarded with questions and deal with loud, annoying kids.

Ace may like some of them and think they're entertaining, but he was no Thatch. He wouldn't go out of his way to "bond" with them when it wasn't for school work. Maybe he was heartless, but he wasn't going to make friends with a bunch of kids and then disappear. He could almost hear Thatch's whiny voice calling him cruel if he did such a thing.

He changed out of the pajama pants and into shorts, putting on all his accessories beside the dagger which he kept in one of the dresser drawers. He left through the window, dropping down and landing in the bushes. He looked at his fire in his hands, remembering the first time he'd eaten it with Deuce. He smiled at the memory, it being the true beginning of his pirate life.

Then he lost his smile, looking at the sky, brows furrowed. He sat down against the building, knees bent and head down. He'd done a lot of good since coming here, but he'd rather have this world burn to nothing than never see his family again.

He was… conflicted. He wanted to leave so bad. But there were good people here. He didn't know what he would do if he was never able to go home. He heated his face up to evaporate all of the tears before they fell.

Ace turned himself into fire, though of course it didn't damage the building or plants, and looked at the bright flames that were his hands. He looked at them, wishing he could see his family. But the fire died down, and he stood up to just go on a walk. The kids weren't coming back until after the weekend.

As he walked past one of the reflective windows, he saw something move through his flames on his shoulders and stopped, turning to face the window. He lit all of his body on fire besides his face. He saw Marco there, talking and joking with Thatch. He put his hand to the window. He was seeing things. Things he wanted to see.

But they didn't miss him. They were acting like he wasn't gone for days. Maybe weeks. That hurt. He knew that they were only without them for a few minutes or hours, but he wished they felt as sad as he did. He didn't want to feel like this. Forgotten. Then he saw Pops, who looked sad at an empty spot on the table.

Ace smiled a small smile before he felt someone in the room he was staring at. He released the flames and started to walk away before the window opened. "Are you alright, Ace?" Thirteen asked. Ace didn't know why she was there. Maybe for protection against the League of Villains? Who knows.

"I'm fine," Ace mumbled.

"Do you miss your world? I know we don't know each other, barely, but maybe that's good. You can talk to an unbiased person if you want," Thirteen said.

Ace looked at the sky. The one that mirrored his own, yet the world below it was so different. "I miss my family. I don't think they miss me. To them, I've only been gone a few minutes. I know it's not their fault, but I wished they missed me, too," he said quietly, and then looked at his hands. "I don't like this world. I miss the ocean… I hope the plan works."

Thirteen said nothing for a moment. "I hope you get back to your home, soon. I can't imagine being in your situation. And now you have pressure on you from people you don't know or like. I can't imagine how stressful it may be," she said.

"Yeah. It sucks. I don't want people to see me as their helper-hero. I only help All Might because it passes the time, and I don't have to think about missing my home and family. I mean, the kids are entertaining and some of them are nice, but I mostly like them for distracting me," he confessed. "I hope that doesn't make me look like a bad person." He still hadn't turned around.

The hero said, "It doesn't make you a bad person. You have no obligation to anyone here, and you've already done more than anyone could expect. You want your family. Only your family, so of course you won't want to grow close to anybody here. It makes you human. Not everyone is hero material, you know? Not everyone could be selfless and risk their lives for strangers."

Ace nodded along, agreeing with what Thirteen was saying. "I'm not a hero, and I don't ever want to be. I hope that doesn't cause any problems."

"My lips are sealed. Promise," she said. Ace smiled and thanked her before walking away.

-x-

Ace could see the new building from his window. It had been constructed in like, three days. Three long days, where he was questioned by multiple people for multiple things. By the end, he couldn't help being cranky. There was only so much one could take. He didn't appreciate being interrogated when he'd done nothing wrong. He'd helped them, didn't need to hound him about things they'd never understand. He sighed and sat on his bed, looking at the empty room, feeling lifeless. There were no family photos, drawings, even trash. Nothing to show someone lived there.

He left the room, dressed for the day with his hat shadowing over his eyes. That was a good thing about hats with rims, he could hide his eyes alright. He walked to the cafeteria, glad the students weren't back yet and he could still eat dinner in peace. When they did come back the next day, the school would always have kids. It made him sad.

Sure, he was used to being around hundreds of people in closer quarters all day, but they were his brothers and gave him good feelings. Here it was annoying, they were all kids. He had barely met any of the upperclassmen, and didn't know if he'd ever. He did wonder, though, what older students were like. Who knew more about their quirks.

He went to the broken building area, still not remembering its name, to train. But he did it halfheartedly. Usually exercise was fun to do, but now it was just boring. He was slipping. It had only been three days, and he was slipping already. And he'd have to put his happy wall back up when the kids came back.

How did teachers deal with it? Well, All Might. Eraser Head always looked angry and exhausted, but All Might smiled all day, every day it seemed. Ace was moping on the roof of the highest crumbling building. Even if it fell, he'd be fine. His fire was keeping him alive, and his haki was the best thing he'd ever learned. He had to profusely thank those who taught him it.

Ace felt someone's presence come and looked down to see All Might, who rocketed up by kicking off the ground. Ace looked away, not exactly wanting to talk to anybody. All Might sat next to him in silence. Ace took a deep breath. "Was there something you needed?" he asked.

All Might said, "You need something to do, Ace-san. I know what misery feels like, especially when you have nothing to distract yourself with. I can take you into town if you wish. I've gotten permission from principal Nezu." Ace looked to the side, seeing the city in the distance. He didn't know. He was bored, maybe something new would help.

Ace sighed and said, "Sure. I can't train anyways." All Might didn't ask him for an explanation for that, maybe didn't need one, who knows? But he knew All Might was no stranger to hopelessness. Before Marco, he was going to die sometime in the future.

Ace put his hat on, and both of them dropped down, ignoring stairs. "Sometimes looking sickly and weak was good for disguise purposes. We may have a crowd out there." Ace nodded, saying he was used to crowds, just different ones. "You mean your family?"

"That and on busy islands under our protection, or when we're taking out a marine base," Ace said absentmindedly. "Things get really hectic when we take on a marine base." All Might made no show that he was going to correct Ace, tell him that that wasn't right to do.

As they walked to the campus entrance to leave, All Might replied. "Usually, I would not condone such actions, but from what you've told me, your world government is horrid. That kind of government would never hold here." Ace nodded. He could tell that this world would never turn into the World Government. Plus, each country was ruled by someone else. It was a hard concept to believe.

"I wish we could invade Mary Geoise, but that would be suicide, even with Pops there," Ace said, itching a spot beneath his elbow guard. "I can't wait to go home and stay there. Be myself." Then he shook his head. "Im sorry, I don't usually whine this much."

All Might just laughed and said that it was completely fine to state your feelings. "Especially since I'm the only real one to know you here. You're free to talk to me about anything you are comfortable with, Ace-san." Ace gave a strained smile and a thank you. "There will be no fighting tomorrow, just a race. Young Midoriya looks up to you quite a bit," the pro-hero said, changing the subject.

"He's probably just happy I'm helping him out over others. Even though he was the only one to ask," Ace replied easily. All Might shook his head, and now they were walking on the road that led to U.A. Ace was growing nervous, not knowing what to expect.

"No, he looks up to you training yourself to be strong before you had your devil fruit. That you were strong even without your ability," the man explained. To Ace, that really wasn't that weird. Most of the Whitebeards were strong as kids and teenagers. Marco was second in command at 16, and got a high bounty that same year.

"If this world wasn't so sheltered, I bet a lot of kids would train themselves like we did. But it was incredibly dangerous, and your society seems to value children's lives more than mine. Which I think is good. The circumstances are so vastly different that I can't look down on those who don't try to better themselves like we did." Then he let out a smile. "Except Mineta. I think he's just here to look at women."

All Might laughed, and Ace chuckled. "He is quite unique. But young, so hopefully he will grow as a person as he learns more about responsibility."

Already people were gathering, saying hello and thank you to All Might. Ace ignored it, even though some were looking at him curiously. "Honestly, attending school would be awful without the hero training. I could never sit still in a class for so long just listening to someone talk," he said. "Kids in this world have incredible patience. Beside the Bakugos of this world." All Might laughed again.

Ace was glad he wasn't getting upset at Ace poking fun at his students. "Young Bakugo has potential. He shows it even if his attitude is not ideal." Ace then said he really shouldn't be one to talk.

"I was a terrible child, I shouldn't judge someone else for having a bad temper. Has Bakugo ever tried to kill anyone? I tried to kill my brother when I was 10 and he was 7. Hah! But no, I'm serious. I hated the world, and he just kept pissing me off. But, he still forgave me and adores me. I've changed a lot in 12 years."

All Might was shocked, but admitted that people can change a lot from childhood. "For the better, in my case," Ace added. He finally started paying attention to where they were once they entered the city. The buildings were so tall and shiny that it made his mouth drop open. He walked to a stand and looked at all of the little trinkets. Tiny toys that could clip onto something. He'd seen them on some of the kids' backpacks. He moved onto the next store, ready to push the doors inwards when they slid open. He walked inside and saw all of the wrapped foods. He picked up a bag of donuts, asking how they mass produced all of this.

"Technological advances make everything more efficient. But, donuts from bakeries are much better," Ace put the bag down, and All Might patiently let him explore the store, going to the beverage wall.

"That's a lot of booze, jeez. Man there's so much here, everyone would love it. Pirates drink a lot of alcohol," Ace said when the pro-hero looked confused. "Me and Marco can't get too drunk due to our devil fruits, though." He was glad All Might didn't make some comment about how alcohol was bad for your health. Everyone already knew that.

But he didn't buy anything, and looked around in most stores they passed while All Might dealt with the press and fans. Man, being him would be exhausting. It was quite the different reaction. Ace in public back home was accompanied by fleeing citizens and cries of "pirates!"

This looked more annoying than scaring the shit out of everybody. He had no money, and was just looking around before he found something he wanted. It was a small figurine that would clip onto something, what All Might had called a key chain. It was of a little chef with a blue bird. He cured his fist around it, but didn't steal it.

All Might was behind him and offered to pay for it. "Are you sure?"

"Ace-san, you literally regrew my stomach. A key chain is little in return," he said and Ace grinned, buying the tiny thing. He would keep this with him, to remind him that his brothers were still there waiting and loving him, even if there wasn't enough time for them to miss him yet.

He clipped the keychain to the pendant that rested on his chest from the string from his hat. He felt happier, and thanked All Might for taking him. That it was just what he needed.

All Might laughed and said he was a pro-hero, so of course he'd help someone else. Ace shook his head, and the two made it back to the school before nightfall. He kept looking down at the little pendant, happy with it being there. And it'd stay there.

Ace ate dinner alone since All Might was scheduling about the return of students to get set up the next morning. Ace took in the nice and quiet of the room. Well, he wasn't living in the dorms with the kids, and there was a curfew, so at least Ace would still get sleep. That was nice. For a bit, he was afraid he'd be moved to their dorms as well, but it was a fleeting and ridiculous thought.

He most definitely wasn't a student and didn't want to be. Waiting through lectures? Ugh. Plus, there was the fact that this school was oriented to raising heroes. Not pirates in disguise. He chuckled at the thought. A criminal right under their noses, helping their kids be better. Or at least stronger. All Might knew this yet let him stay and had told no one.

But, he had seen Ace and his crew first hand, knew what kind of people they were regardless of their occupation. There could be good people on the bad side, and bad people on the good side. Well, good and bad were pretty blurred in his world, but in this one, villains were on the bad side. All bad people, according to the good guys, the heroes.

Ace was neutral. He knew better, that there was no black and white "good or evil". Sure, some people are pure evil, but others are not. Just like some people were pure good, but others not. He felt enlightened, knowing that there was always more under the surface. He didn't believe in conventional "good" and "bad". Every single person was a mix in some way. It just depended on whether you acted on it.

He finished his teriyaki chicken while thinking of these things. The silence was nice to think in. He kept touching the little key chain, and it made him feel better. If he started to mope, he touched it and remembered his brothers and father were always there for him, waiting for his return, even if their wait was only a few hours.

After he took a hot shower, he headed back to his room and set his hat down on the bedside table. He smiled at the cook and blue bird. What a strange coincidence. But he was glad All Might took him out. Just to get this, he was thankful. He didn't have the urge to go out again, but once was enough after he got this simple but meaningful trinket. And All Might was right. 10 yen was nothing compared to reforming a stomach to grant decades of more life. Ace had figured out the currency of yen compared to beri by observing the costs of similar things. Ace's bounty would be around 580,000,000 yen. Enough to buy many houses.

But of course, he had no bounty in this world, so he was worth nothing. It was a bit funny. Being worth nothing now.

In the morning, a thing called an alarm clock chimed waking him up. He slammed his hand down on it, not knowing how to turn it off so he just hit it and it managed to work out. He yawned and stood, dressing automatically, putting his accessories on. His hat, beads, bracelets, elbow guard. Everything but his dagger, again.

He headed down stairs and got a poptart since he wasn't going to be using his ability today. It was moving day for the staff and volunteers while the kids were introduced to the dorms. It would be good exercise, to carry heavy things up and down the staircase. So, he and the other movers were ready for the busses to come full of things to put in their rooms.

Ace was waiting on the roof, always liking being at high places since he was a child. After all, he and his brothers lived in the tallest tree in the forest. And nobody was stopping him here since it didn't damage anything and he wasn't a student.

Ace dropped down, and was one of the movers to carry the furniture up. The bed frames, since he carried them upwards so they didn't break against the walls. Nobody else had the balance to do this or the arm strength. He put each bed in their places, followed by dressers. He didn't know how any of the kids wanted their rooms to look, so the movers and Ace just put their belongings in the correct bedrooms for the students to organize themselves.

Once the baggage was all moved, Ace got a drink from the vending machine. No money, so he just looked around before punching it to knock anything off of the shelf. He went to the lounge area, and sat on the couch. It really wasn't a bad setup. But, it was only fair since they were being forced to leave their homes due to safety purposes.

What was the actual objective of the Villain Club? League of Villains. Eraser Head had said he heard Hand-Guy wanting to take down All Might. Ace was proud that the guy couldn't even get past his own creation to try and fulfil his objective. Ace was a thorn in their side from the start, and he relished in the anger he'd caused.

He grinned to himself before letting it fade when he heard kids were there. He didn't want to mess up their introduction, and went to the nearest window and let himself out. The next time he went in was to see how they were doing. He didn't like or care about them. But he wanted to see if they were okay. Only to pass time.

And he had been told about their injuries while being in the meetings with the pro-heroes after he'd woken up. And Freckles had broken two fingers. Ugh, that kid needed to learn his quirk, but he knew such things couldn't be rushed. Like Luffy needed to learn his fruit, but not every fruit is as difficult, and the same was for quirks, it seemed.