Heroes Never Die It's Hero Time

by CreateGunner1209

One would think that in a world where everyday people possess impossible abilities nothing would really be a surprise. Izuku Midoriya, who upon the age of four was diagnosed as quirkless, was denied of his dream of become a hero that can save everyone with a smile. But fate gives him a chance; allowing him access not to one but a universe of powers and abilities.

49. Ch:44 Regrets

Yo what's up everyone, Happy Easter! Yeah, I know it's in a few days still but whatever, Happy Easter! And would you look at that I was able to post after one week! Yeah, this chapter was a bit on the shorter side, but I think it'll work out.

Disclaimer I do not own the rights to Ben 10 or MHA.

*Thanks again to "Drag0n5on" who was kind enough to create another stellar opening for us! Thank you "Drag0n5on"!

**Also my awesome illustrator, "Voidv25," has uploaded his second commissioned artwork for this story! WOAH! I've been waiting a while for it but life happens so I can't blame them. Anyway it's great so go check it out. The art piece is titled "SixSix vs Stain" by Voidv25 on Deviantart. I love it so much, and I know Voidv25 is only going to get better over time, I know it. Anyway go check it out too!**

*And thank you to "Bacara Best Clone Commander" for their own art piece. It's called "Ben 10 X MHA: Everyone has their uses." by "Gero223" on deviantart. Thanks again!

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Toshinori Yagi frowns as the setting sun beams down through the window onto his infirmary bed. His entire body aches and burns after having just been, well, burned by the flames, the flames he himself ignited just a few short hours ago. What a mess it all is. His heart is still filled with a cold sense of regret and shame, his lungs are still burning from the smoke, and his head is still pounding as a low ringing hums in his ears.

A sense of vertigo has fallen upon him, but whether it's from the pain or the guilt washing over him, is unclear.

Sitting silently under the glow of the setting sun is Principal Nezu. He has no outward expression of how he's really feeling, just sitting in place with a patient and unreadable frown on his face.

But the one next to him couldn't be more different. Shota Aizawa is glaring daggers at Toshinori, feeling no sympathy for someone in a hospital bed. Yet he restrains himself, keeping calm and waiting ever so patiently.

If it weren't for the fact that Thirteen is overseeing the injured kids, and the rest of his coworkers are seeing to the other students, he wouldn't be here right now. But…he wants to be here. He needs to hear it with his own ears.

At her desk, Recovery Girl frowns, leaning back in her seat with an air of regret and bad news. "I'm afraid to say, but the boy did quite the number on you."

Recovery Girl bandaged him up and did what she could, but the real concern was the damage done to his stomach. And so X-rays and tests were run almost immediately after she tended to the students. And the results…are not looking too good.

Toshinori coughs, a bit of blood spitting out. He wheezes in pain before wiping it away. "What does that mean?"

"It means…" Recovery Girl frowns, dreading what this could mean for the future. "It means you won't be able to hold your muscular form for as long as you have been."

Toshinori's eyes widen in horror. "What?"

"The damage done to your side was…too great." Recovery Girl adjusts her computer, showing him his X-rays and test results. "It's not confirmed, but my estimate is that you may be able to hold up your transformation for an hour or so."

"An…hour…" Did…did Young Midoriya's attack do that much damage? He went from 3 hours of hero work to…just 1 hour?

Toshinori grips his mouth, as an uneasy nauseousness settles within him.

Principal Nezu bows his head in defeat, it is truly tragic. The Symbol of Peace…now limited to 1 hour of holding up their own mantle.

Principal Nezu leans back, tilting his head back in his seat. "Thank goodness the camera feed was lost." And even if it wasn't lost near the end, the amount of fire, smoke, and ash wouldn't have allowed any of the students watching to have a clear view of what happened anyway. "None of the students were able to see you in this state."

Leave it to Principal Nezu to see the silver lining, but this in no way helps matters.

Even so Toshinori nods, agreeing with the little chimera. "That's good…." In truth, he can't even feel relieved to hear that, the guilt and shame hanging over him won't allow itself to be ignored.

Aizawa's eyes narrow. "That's not the issue here, though, is it?"

His voice is cold and dangerous, a clear sign that he's royally pissed off.

Toshinori shrinks away, averting his gaze, unable to look the man in the eye.

"All Might." Principal Nezu speaks up calmly and patiently. "What caused this? Mr. Midoriya didn't just snap for no reason."

Toshinori's breath hitches, averting his gaze as he hesitates to answer. "I made a mistake, I…told him that he couldn't be a hero."

Aizawa knows this but wants Toshinori to tell them up front what exactly that meant. "Why?"

Toshinori bows his head in defeat. "I…I told him that you need a Quirk to be a hero."

Recovery Girl is in the same state of mind, growing in disapproval.

Nezu remains still, showing no outward reactions as he takes this new information in.

Exasperated Aizawa sighs, pinching his nose in irritation. Of course, this was the case, he knew it had to be. He read the kid's file; he was a late bloomer. But…look at the results. "All Might you royally screwed up. I mean really!" Aizawa finally snaps, shaking his head trying to come to terms at the ludicracy of it all! "A boy like him was obviously looking for some sense of hope, or a chance!" But he didn't get that, instead he was met with denial and despair. "Yet you couldn't get off your high horse to even notice."

Toshinori can't even rebut, what can he even say? After all, it's hard to argue with the truth.

Aizawa plops down back into his seat, gripping his forehead in a desperate attempt to calm his growing headache. "When did this happen?"

Toshinori answers, barely over a whisper. "...Ten months…before the Entrance Exam."

Aizawa pulls his head back, running a hand down his locks, pulling at them out of sheer frustration. "So, you mean to tell me, thanks to your actions, that Midoriya's been harbingering these negative feelings for nearly an entire year before even starting at U.A.?"

The anger in his voice grows more and more, but somehow, he is able to hold himself back, giving off a calm yet furious demeanor. "Shit, I'm amazed he didn't lose his cool sooner." The kid's spent a whole semester with All Might around; an entire semester of being reminded that you aren't good enough would make anyone lose themselves to their own rage and insecurities. "But that also means, you had nearly a whole year to fix things."

Yes, he did.

"You had all this time to address what you said, but you didn't? Instead what? You just ignored what happened and pretended that he'd forget?"

He hit the fucking nail right on the head with that one.

Aizawa finally relents, but not before throwing one last jab. "And you call yourself a teacher?" What a joke.

Toshinori doesn't dare to speak, he doesn't dare to talk back, not when everything that was said is the painful truth. And the pain of his own guilt, his own faults, are far more painful than the injuries he sustained.

All this time, all this time he could have talked to Midoriya, he could have apologized for what he did. Talk it out. But no, instead he pushed it aside only to let it fester, telling himself it'll go away.

Toshinori grips the bed sheets tightly, like they're a lifeline for keeping himself from breaking down. 'Now look at me, burned by the very child I harmed myself…'

Principal Nezu exhales, coming to terms with the dilemma at hand. "I'm very disappointed in your actions, All Might. As the Symbol for Peace you like to think you can inspire everyone you meet, you've always strive to save and protect everyone and anyone that you could." Admirable, but…often it is a delusion. "In truth, I can see the logic in your actions, even if I don't agree with them fully, at least in your response."

The others can only stare at the little chimera, confused and unsure where he is going.

"Mr. Midoriya may have just been a late bloomer but at the time he was diagnosed as Quirkless." Technically that's still true. And in a way All Might…was right. He wouldn't have become a hero without a Quirk, or at least without more. "I'm sorry to say, but after reviewing his records, there was no feasible way Mr. Midoriya would ever become a professional hero with or without a Quirk." He had no training of any kind whether that be self-defense or martial arts, not even engineering skills or the athleticism to give him a different edge against villains. Sure he has the smarts, but he never applied them. "It would have been foolish for him to even try to apply for the hero course."

The others are a bit taken back, but to be reasonable, they have to agree. Even Aizawa understands where the Principal is coming from: Midoriya was only wishing to become a hero, but he had yet to show progress towards making that happen. Not until his Quirk finally manifested itself.

Principal Nezu continues on, having more to say. "I'm not saying it'd be impossible. A Quirkless Hero is not out of the realm of possibility. In fact I would have a personal interest if such a student were to arrive here." There's a lot of truth in that statement. "Hence why I allow the Quirkless to apply to U.A." They can indeed take the Entrance Exam; they can even be eligible to move between classes if they perform well during the Sports Festival. "It doesn't matter if someone had a "weak" Quirk, a "powerful" Quirk, or no Quirk. Its one's own skills, resolve, and actions that truly make one a hero."

Toshinori watches on, hanging onto every word. The Principal's words are the truth as well, and yes at the time he didn't see a chance that the boy could feasible become a hero. He thought that…if he did encourage him, he'd only thrust himself into situations he wasn't prepared for. And as a hero…how could he willingly allow a child to go against impossible odds without fearing injury…or death.

At the time, he thought he was protecting him.

Principal Nezu strolls over towards the window, turning away to bask in the glow of the setting sun. "I understand why you said what you did. At the time you thought you were doing the right thing, saving him." He bows as the sun sinks further into the horizon. "Unfortunately this is one of those times where that sense of protection and service was wrong. A rare case, but it happened."

It is truly tragic. Neither one meant to hurt the other, both sides made mistakes. All Might's duty to being a hero at all costs, clouded his judgement. And Mr. Midoriya's unfortunate circumstances led him to desperation and to him bottling up his emotions, to not show others his pain. And as a result both sides were hurt.

"Mr. Midoriya is a victim of circumstances, unfortunate with the hand the world has dealt him. And like all people he is at the whim of his own emotions and insecurities." Principal Nezu frowns, thinking just about how often the personal feelings of one individual could have such an outcome. "Today's events could have been prevented, but they happened. There's no use in speculating how it could have been stopped at this point."

The little mouse/dog/bear takes a breath before addressing his fellow heroes. "Now the question becomes, what do we do about it?"

Aizawa leans forward. "Sir?"

"Mr. Midoriya may have been…justified in his anger, but I'm afraid it did take place during an exam. Not to mention he caused quite a lot of damage and harm to you and his fellow teammates. And we cannot just ignore or write this off so lightly." It may feel insensitive to bring this up now, but Nezu was never one to hold things off until later.

Toshinori has no answer. By all logic, Midoriya failed the exam. But…the test…the exam…he never had a chance to even pass. Not when Midoriya was up against him, against All Might. And of course he had to talk to the boy the day before…and imply that he was a victim…a puppet for All for One. So of course…of course the boy was hurting. Hurting before the exam had even begun. Midoriya was never going to be in the right state of mind… Not with him around.

'I hurt him. I betrayed him. I…looked down on him…' And now…due to circumstances he has to grade him honestly and without bias.

Hard to do when you were the one to set him off. And after the boy burned down part of a city.

He has to make it up to the boy somehow… "Principal, sir."

All attention is now on Toshinori as he finally meets everyone's gaze.

"I…I will take full responsibility and punishment for what's occurred here today in Young Midoriya's place." He will take the full blunt for the damages and harm done this very day!

Aizawa blinks. "All Might?"

"I was the one he was mad at, after all I was the one that wronged him." In more ways than one. "And it was because of me that the exam was incinerated." The flames might as well have come from him, each flame produced by the anger he fueled. "The exam may have been to observe the students' skills and adaptability, but Young Midoriya's judgement was clearly impaired before the exam had even started. All because of my presence and actions."

How could he possibly have passed? Even if he managed to keep his cool?

Toshinori's side may be burning, but the newly added scar that was burned into the right shoulder blade is what he reaches for. Gently resting his hand over the thick bandages, the tissue has already scarred over becoming a permanent reminder of his actions. "I failed him, I wasn't the hero he deserved and…I failed to be the teacher he needed." On several occasions. "This whole time…I thought I was doing a pretty good job at teaching: I thought I was inspiring the youth of this school to become the best that they can be. But now I see…that was a delusion."

In truth he's been skirting by, showing up with a big grin and thinking he's actually teaching the kids something. But really what has he truly taught them? How to fight or capture villains? Most of them figured that out themselves. To improve their Quirks? No, not once did he guide them or alleviate their skills. Hell, he couldn't actually properly teach his own successor how to use One For All correctly, it took his own teacher, someone who never even had the Quirk, to teach her.

And what has he done? All Might has pretended that he was a teacher. All because he could smile and protect them.

Funny, he failed to do that too.

"This entire time, Young Midoriya's…never looked at me the way he did when we first met." The day they met, the day he saved him from the Sludge villain, Midoriya looked so happy and thrilled, his eyes were sparkling with admiration. "He was brimming with joy and excitement when we met, a true hero nerd." He chuckles remembering the notebook filled with notes of heroes. "But when I saw him again, that spark of admiration he had…was gone." Nothing but a distant memory. "Especially towards me…And I guess I know why now."

No mystery there anymore on why that is.

"It was my fault the city was damaged. It's my fault Young Uraraka and Young Bakugou were hurt. "It's my fault that I was hurt. And it's my fault…for hurting young Midoriya." Because of his arrogance.

Toshinori sits up, his body screaming in pain as he adjusts, but he doesn't care. This pain can't compare to the pain he's caused. "So I ask of you, to put all responsibility on me for what occurred today. Not the students, not him."

The whole room is silent, everyone remains still as they process Toshinori's request.

And after a moment Principal Nezu nods in approval. Unwilling to deny All Might of his request.

Aizawa sighs, defeated. "I don't think we can even give them a proper grade anyway. Now that things are cleared up, it's obvious to me that this was inevitable." Guess he really shouldn't have paired the kids up against All Might to begin with. "They were doomed to fail from the start."

Principal Nezu nods. "Therefore, the test was not a true evaluation of their skills." Which was the whole entire reason for said exam.

"Eraserhead."

Aizawa sits up at Principal Nezu's call.

"Please be sure to discuss this further with the other staff members, I want to make sure they all feel the same way before we come to a final decision."

Aizawa gets up, he heard what he needed to. "Of course, sir." As he takes his leave, he pauses at the door, taking a moment to eye Toshinori one last time.

It looks like he has something else to say but after a moment of waiting he leaves without another word.

With him gone, Nezu frowns fearing what he is about to ask next. "All Might…there is one last thing I'd like to ask you."

Toshinori frowns worriedly. "What…what is it sir?"

"During the exam, on the audio recording, Mr. Midoriya said something. It was quick and fleeting, but one can hear it over the raging flames and crumbling buildings."

Toshinori's heart slows to a crawl as dread creeps up inside.

Nezu goes in for the question. "Why did Mr. Midoriya think that you saw him as…a villain?"

Toshinori lets out an audible gasp of horror. He bows his head, averting his gaze. "When I learned that he…had a Quirk." Oh god is it a struggle to even say it anymore, to even think it is…shameful. "I thought…it had to be given to him."

Recovery Girl's frown grows. "Oh, All Might…"

"I…see." Principal Nezu lowers his head, understanding everything and what may have also led to Midoriya's…outrage. "Is…Mr. Midoriya aware of All For One?"

Toshinori nods his head. "Young Uraraka…explained it all to him."

"Hm." Principal Nezu nods showing no negative reactions to hearing that she told him the full truth. "This certainly clears up a lot more."

First the boy was denied and then he was accused. It's no wonder everything was such a mess.

"I can see why you may have had your suspicions, especially after Tsukauchi's report about the Nomus."

Toshinori nods, the Nomus were the final straw for him to come to that assumption. "But…I know that's wrong. The way he reacted, especially during the exam, it's clear to me he's innocent. Far from the reaches of All For One."

Nezu nods, agreeing full heartedly. And once again he can see the logic in this conclusion, wrong as it may be, it is for the best that All Might thinks Midoriya's powers are of a human origin.

But now there's only one last item to address. "We all make mistakes, All Might. But what really counts is what we do after them."

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(Opening Theme: DR STONE OP 2 - /SohCAjC-Npk)

(Instrumentals)

Sora no iro wa dō s***

Izuku walks forward with a determined expression before passing by Ochaco

aoku mieru no darō ka

Ochaco continues walking forward before everything fades as she walks down a dark corridor

Kiiroi koe agete umareta

The corridor reveals the silhouettes of the past OFA users before Ochaco closes her eyes to meditate.

kioku no shizukesa Ao to kiiro ga

Izuku slowly opens his eyes before zooming out to show him sitting on a fence along with Bakugou and Henzu all of them with serious expressions before Henzu and Bakugou fade away.

mazariatte dekita midori ni wa hana o

Izuku blinks as he stands next to Ochaco in front of the U.A. gates.

Hana ni wa mizu o Boku ni wa yume o

The two look at each other in surprise before smiling and begin running.

Zero ni tashite ima o kakete Nagareru akai chi moyō

The Omnitrix aliens leap into action showing off their powers ending with several silhouettes coming into view before disappearing behind a flash of green light!

Sen o hīte kara o watte Saita hana no moyō

Shinso leads the charge for Class 1-A with Todoroki as he unleashes a torrent of flames

Tsunagu teishiki fude o motte

The flames dissipate to reveal Hisashi smiling at the camera while Endeavor and All Might stand behind him facing in opposite directions

Torimodoshite iku inochi

The U.A. staff follow after as they jump into the fray.

Me ni mienai rūru e ima ikō,

Gang Orca, Gran Torino, Manual, and other pros go about their daily patrol.

Ikōru o sagashi ni iku

Nezu sits at his desk as silhouettes of the plumber magistrate appear behind him.

Douka ga junsui na hajimari wo Shodou ni kawaru hajimari wo

Izuku rides on his hoverboard while Ochaco flies next to him as they charge in at the villains.

Seimeiryoku wo

Henzu stands next to Shigaraki with the shadows of the League of Villains behind them.

sangenshoku de hirogete

Up in space Vilgax narrows his eyes as bubbles form in his pod.

Hakushi no jidai kako mo sute kizukiage kizukasare

It shows Izuku and Ochaco's misadventures as space cadets. Ditto and Ochaco Posing as Men in Black, Ochaco cheering as Grey Matter tries to hotwire a spaceship only for Thirteen to catch them, Ochaco and ML-E chanting as Heatblast bakes Mochi for them. Ochaco holding Four Arms Bridal style as they run from an angry Mr. Bauman.

Kuroku natte

Izuku grins as he cocks his fist as the Omnitrix begins to glow.

imada kishite

Ochaco does the same as pink energy surrounds her.

tsumiage tsugi wa doko e

The two roar out as they punch forward.

Aa bokura no ashita ni iro ga attara

Izuku and Ochaco walk forward as they look into the night sky with smiles.

Me ni mieru iro ni sā

They turn to look at each other before holding out their fists.

Egaite iku

The two reach out and bump fist under the night sky.

(Opening Theme was Illustrated by Drag0n5on)

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Ch.44 Regrets

"E-Everyone…" Mina Ashido sobs, tears pricking at her eyes as she despairs over her own failure. "I'm looking forward to hearing all your stories of how fun camp was."

She sobs as her fellow failures all despair along with her. Denki Kaminari, Rikido Sato, Yuga Aoyama, and Eijirou Kirishima all look so defeated and lost, like a group of lost souls left to wander in an endless void of sorrow.

Mashirao Ojiro tries to lighten their moods. "You know, they might still let you guys go."

Tooru Hagakure nods, finding some logic there. "Never know, Mr. Aizawa might pull a twist."

"Stop it guys." Hanta Sero steps in with a sad frown. "By saying that out loud, you're just jinxing them."

After all they all failed their exams, and now they have to pay the price. None of them will be attending the training camp with their fellow classmates: no camping, no fun, no smores, and no memories. Only the purgatory known as summer school awaits them now.

Sero frowns, losing hope in the situation. "Heck, I'm not sure I'll get to go, either. Our team only passed thanks to Mineta."

Minoru Mineta's ears perk up at the sound of his name, and a sense of pride and overconfidence brims within him.

"I got knocked out, and since we don't know how they're scoring stuff, I might have flunked."

Ojiro frowns. "That's a good point."

Hagakure quivers in place. "But who really concerns me are…them…"

Without even needed to be told exactly who she means, an awkward pungent silence befalls the classroom and all conversations slowly die away. As everyone's attention warily and concerningly turns towards the troubled trio of Ochaco Uraraka, Katsuki Bakugou, and…Izuku Midoriya.

Most of them witnessed the mayhem Heatblast ensued during the exam, sure they couldn't hear anything that was said and heck they didn't even have that good of a picture there was so much smoke, flames, and ash that the image was blocked, or the camera feed was literally burned away. But they saw enough to know that Midoriya F-ing lost his shit out there.

All they know for sure is this: he lost control for some reason and went on a rampage. That is it. The teachers have refused to speak about it and none of the students want to be the one to ask Midoriya directly what happened. Honestly, it'd be just like kicking an injured dog when it's already punishing itself. Because that's almost what is happening!

Midoriya looks like a complete mess, his eyes are droopy with bags underneath them, a clear sign he didn't sleep last night, probably from guilt. His hair is messier than usual, his clothes are loose like he didn't really bother with them, and there's a tight bandage around his head probably from a concussion. And the way he's been carrying himself, it's been different all morning, like he's ashamed to even look at them. Tucking away in his shell of guilt and shame.

And honestly asking about what happened, would probably make him feel even worse than he already is. And no one really wants to be the one to make him relive something he's clearly torn up about.

But that doesn't mean that they aren't curious, and they are teenagers, so they do tend to gossip, as they whisper amongst themselves about the event.

"No way they passed."

"Shit, that means nearly half the class failed huh."

"What was Midoriya thinking anyway?"

"No idea."

"He destroyed an entire city. That's both somehow really freaking cool and terrifying all at once."

"It was terrifying!"

"Maybe it was the stress? They were up against the Number One Hero, maybe he panicked."

"Maybe…"

"It's always the quiet, gentle ones that snap the loudest."

"Often the gentlest and calmest of us hide away their darkest of selves."

"That's a bit presumptuous don't you think?

"Poor guy."

"I wonder what set him off…"

Izuku sulks further into his seat, adjusting the tight bandages around his head. Apparently at some point during the…exam All Might struck him pretty hard. But honestly, he can't really remember all too much. Everything is just such a blur for him for the most part: everything was red and hazy, there was smoke, there were a lot of flames, and…there was All Might.

But just because he doesn't remember, he knows what he did. He attacked his friend, his teammates, his teachers, and…All Might.

And despite his classmates trying their best to not upset him, it only makes him feel even worse. He…he lost control out there. Why? Because…because he was angry?

He tucks even more into himself.

Ochaco frowns worriedly in Deku's direction as she adjusts the bandages around her wrists. Actually her entire body is pretty much wrapped up like a mummy, one just can't tell thanks to her clothes, but she really did take on a number of burns during the…exam. The tips of her hair are still singed off and her skin is a little on the crispy side. But one more trip to the infirmary later should heal her all up for good.

Speaking of, as she thinks about the infirmary her mind wanders back to what happened after the exam.

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Ochaco sits in silence within the infirmary designated for the female students. She had woken up not too long ago, finding herself all bandaged up and in a hospital gown, but the sun had already begun to set in the distance, not long will night rule over the sky, and bring an end to a sad and tragic day.

Recovery Girl finishes up with the last of the bandages. "Now we're going to leave this be for now. Come back tomorrow and I'll heal you up as good as new, alright?"

Too somber to even answer, Ochaco gives a curt nod, her eyes glazed over and looking far off.

Recovery Girl frowns worriedly, after hearing about what led to Midoriya's outburst she can't help but wonder what's going through the girl's mind.

Standing nearby, looking just as worried is Momo Yaoyorozu. She had finally gained enough strength to sit up in her bed after being unconscious for hours. She was awake when Uraraka was carted in, and she was immediately begging for answers only to be told that Midoriya had lost control.

"Uraraka?" Momo pipes up, cautiously. "What happened? Did you not pass?" Something tells her that they didn't but…she's worried

Without even turning to look at her, Ochaco grumbles. "The exam…is the last thing on my mind right now…"

The response only makes them worry even more.

And so they remain silent, unable to ask for more, allowing Ochaco to sit there and think. Ever since she woke up, she could do nothing but wonder, wonder how things turned out like this. And worry for her dear friend.

As she worries away, she recalls parts of Deku's outbursts: "It's just like back then! You don't care about me! I'm not important enough for that, because I'm WORTHLESS!"

Why did Deku snap like that? Was this her fault? Could she have helped prevent it? What happened between him and All Might? There are just so many questions! And she needs answers now!

Momo gasps! "What are you doing?!"

"Sit back down, this instant!" snaps Recovery Girl! "You're not fit to move around yet!" She'd hit Ochaco in any other circumstances but all she can do is flail and whine!

Ochaco had dragged herself off her bed, her body screaming in burning searing pain, her legs wobbling from underneath, as she uses the bed to steady herself.

"I have to…" She nearly stumbles over as she tries to reach for Momo's bed for support! "see him."

"Not in this state you're not!" Recovery Girl is quick to intercept her path. "Get back into bed, before you hurt yourself!"

Wincing in pain, Ochaco shakes her head refusing to do so. "He was…hurting. And I…didn't even notice." She just assumed he was stressed, but now…she knows she was wrong in that assumption. Tears prick at her eyes, feeling guilty that she could have done something far sooner. "I have to make it up to him."

Recovery Girl remains unmoving her arms out to prevent anyone from passing.

Ochaco only glares right back refusing to back down,

And after a moment of them having a stare off, Recovery Girl relents seeing that if she lets the girl go now, she can go back to recovering sooner.

Ochaco grins, as tears prick at her eyes.

Before she can take another step, Recovery Girl interjects. "But…let me give you something first."

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Across the hall, within the infirmary designated for the male students. Izuku is lost, not lost in physical sense, but lost to his guilt and shock.

A bandage is wrapped tightly around his head, a blow to the head was the culprit apparently. But he can't even bring himself to care about his injuries, instead remaining in a state of shock after everything that occurred.

The infirmary feels empty with the exit to his right but a large dividing curtain up on his left, making the room feel even smaller.

When he awoke, he took a quick peek and spotted an unconscious Bakugou on the other side of the curtain. A pang of guilt rode up inside him as his eyes landed on the burns and scrapes littered across his bandaged body.

'What…what have I done?' His mind flashes to a burned and skeletal All Might, standing within the smoke column. He recalls the flames burning down the city. And the way he lashed out at anything that moved, even his teammates! 'What have I done?!' Izuku grapples at his head, fighting back the urge to scream out in agony!

The door to the infirmary slides open, drawing his attention.

Izuku freezes in place as Ochaco rides on a slow moving, self-moving-wheelchair.

Izuku's heart drops as she slowly rolls in, taking in all her bandages, burns, and scrapes across her body. Damage he had done to her. And so he looks away, unable to look her in the eye out of fear of what he might see.

Ochaco frowns, dejected and hurt. But she can understand why upon inspecting herself and all her injuries. And so they sit in a tense pungent silence, neither ready to speak just yet nor willing to look the other in the eye out of guilt and regret.

But after a few silently tense minutes, Ochaco works up the courage to speak. "Deku…" "Deku…I'm so sorry."

Izuku's eyes widen, not expecting an apology from her. After all he's the one that owes her the apology.

"I… I didn't even realize you were hurting until it was too late." Far too late. "I just…assumed you were nervous was all, but…that's no excuse." Ochaco bows, quivering in her wheelchair. "I…I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I didn't help you sooner!"

Tears prick at Izuku's eyes, his fists clenching the bed sheets. He looks away before rebutting. "You…you shouldn't be apologizing…"

Ochaco blinks away her tears, wondering what he could mean.

"I…I don't even know how you can even look at me…!" Izuku trembles in his bed, as guilt and shame whirl within his heart. "After what I did…"

"Deku…" her mind flashes with images of fire and smoke and ash, to Heatblast's eyes…those agonizing and confused eyes. Eyes that were furious with the world but unaware of the chaos around them.

But what caused it? What happened…between Deku and All Might?

"Deku…" She hesitates, finding it hard to believe she would ever ask such a question, but… "Deku…what happened between you two?"

Izuku doesn't have to wonder who she means. But he keeps his gaze away, refusing to answer. But he considers it, should he tell her?

Ochaco remains silent waiting patiently giving him the time he needs to answer.

And after what feels like an hour, Izuku finally speaks up his voice sounding broken and far. "Because of my Quirklessness…everyone at school…looked down on me."

Ochaco sits up, surprised but listening intently, even if that's not how she expected a response to start.

Izuku continues on, spilling his suffering out for her to bear witness. "No one, not a soul, believed I could become a hero…" It hurts, it really does to say this, but that's because of how true it really is. "And one day…I met him, my hero…my idol…All Might." And looking back it was one of the happiest moments in his life, but it didn't last very long. "He had saved me from dying and at the time it was probably one of the happiest moments in my life, after all it's not every day you meet the Symbol of Peace… But then…I decided to…ask him a question, Just one question." Izuku is shaking, trembling as his mind flashes back to that scene, the scene that's haunted him every time he even sees the hero. "I…I asked him…if someone like me…could be a hero?"

Ochaco suddenly recalls how Deku snapped at All Might: '"I asked if a Quirkless loser could become a hero…" Izuku can't meet his gaze, almost like he's afraid. He's relived this moment in his mind for months, nearly every time he even glanced at the hero. Before he always tried to suppresses, to forget about it, but…not anymore. "Do you remember… what you told me?"

All Might warily peers up and his eyes lock with the boy's tearful broken gaze. And just like that the last of his restraint gives away as guilt takes it hold over him completely. "I SAID…NO."'

Izuku trembles, shaking as she spills it all out. "A-and…h-he said-..."

With a pained expression Ochaco finishes for him. "No…"

And with that, Izuku's walls break away as he sobs, and tears begin to flow.

Ochaco sinks into her chair, coming to terms with it all. Like puzzle pieces finally falling into place, Deku's pain finally makes sense. And as if to sink in it she thinks to Deku's accusation from before: '"YOU NEVER SAW ME AS A POTENTIAL HERO!"'

That is what he was dealing with: looking down upon by the one he admired the most.

"Deku…I'm…I'm so sorry." She reaches out for him, hesitating, but then she rests her hand on top of his letting him know that he isn't alone.

It's not much but it's enough as he caves in and begins to weep and sob, tearing up uncontrollably as he washes away the last of his torment.

Ochaco now understands, she now understands it all and what's worse she now aware of how much suffering he's been carrying around all by himself. All this time…he's been cracking, ever so slowly whenever All Might was involved, only to finally crack when he was forced to confront the very person…who denied him his dream.

With it all out in the open, Izuku continues to sob as he lets it all out. "And-and what's worse…" he sniffs and chokes, unable to even finish his thoughts. "He…He thought I was a…"

Ochaco pales, her blood going cold, dreading that something else may have been the cause.

"Deku, what did…?"

Then she remembers, it was quick, but it won't leave her mind: '"You never had time for me?! Because I was Quirkless! Because you thought I was a fucking villain!"'

Her breath hitches, and her heart stops. "What did he do?"

"H-He…he t-thought that I-I…" With tears running down his eyes and his heart bleeding, Izuku struggles to finish. "T-That I got m-my powers from…"

It feels like the entire world has been pulled back and turned upside down, as reality crashes in on the girl. "All For One…"

And with that Izuku finally cries out in anguish, his screams and cries filling the infirmary.

His cries are enough to stir the seemingly unconscious body nearby.

########(End Flashback)#######

Ochaco frowns, worriedly. 'Deku…'

It's just not right, it's not right at all. How could All Might…ever think that?! It's crazy?! No way, someone with half a brain cell could tell that Deku would never be associated with villains! And now…now look at him. He's tearing apart at the seams, if nothing's done soon, he's going to break down again. And…and she can't bear to see him go through that again. But what can she do? What can she do to cheer him up? To bring the old Deku back?

As she sulks into her seat, her eyes wander, and she makes eye contact with a few of her fellow classmates: the ones that were in the monitor room during their exam. And for a moment they all have a moment of realization as they rise from their seats or pull away from their individual conversations.

As Izuku continues to sink into his chair, Bakugou adjusts himself ever so slightly to examine him from his seat. Like Uraraka he too is covered in bandages due to burns. But it's really no bother for him, or at least he doesn't show it as he eyes Izuku with a hint of caution and…interest. 'All For One…?'

From the corner of his eye a group cautiously approaches Deku's desk.

Izuku doesn't look up as they approach, he already knows who they are and…he just can't bring himself to look them in the eye.

Leading the way is Ochaco. And following her are the ones that witnessed Midoriya's initial outburst: Shoto Todoroki, Tenya Iida, Hitoshi Shinso, and Tsuyu Asui. They all bear expressions of worry and concern. None of them show any sign of fear; they saw enough to know that something set him off back there. What? They have no idea but whatever it was, it had to be too much for him.

"Deku…" Ochaco calls to him gently hoping he'll open up to them.

"Hey, man." Shinso gently pats him on the shoulder. "How are you holding up?"

Izuku hesitates but he speaks barely in a whisper. "I'm…fine."

They all frown, knowing that isn't true, but they don't really want to force a response out of him either.

Tenya's lips tighten, he wants to say something. The way Heatblast lashed out and attacked…it was just like him. Just like how he reacted to the Hero Killer. So he understands that something, whatever it may be, had to be painful for him, enough so that he'd bottle up his anger and hate until it finally culminated in disaster.

As a friend, and as one that's gone through something so similar, he feels even more guilty that he didn't pick up on the signs that something was wrong sooner. "Midoriya…if anything is the matter then please don't hesitate to speak to me or any of us about it. We'd be more than willing to lend an ear." It's not much but maybe it is…

Izuku eyes Tenya with a bit of sad gratitude. "Thanks…Iida. But I don't really feel like talking, if that's okay?"

Tenya frowns. "I…I won't force you."

Izuku sulks back into his seat, letting sorrow and shame pull him down.

Watching on as he pushes them away, Shoto finally speaks up. "Midoriya…"

Izuku warily peers up at him through his messy bangs.

Shoto looks him right in the eye and says. "We're not afraid of you."

The greenette's emerald eyes widen for a brief moment.

"You lost control. So, what? It happened to the best of us." Shoto looks away almost…embarrassed. "Heck even I lost my cool, before." Specifically, during the Sports Festival.

Izuku blinks in response, his eyes watering up a bit as he quivers in his seat.

"Kero. You're only human, with human emotions." chime sin Tsuyu. "We can't fault you for that can we?"

Ochaco offers a gentle smile as she steps forward. "No worries here Deku. We're all on your side so there's no need to be upset anymore, alright?"

Tears prick at his eyes, threatening to spill over in a moment's notice. "Y-you guys…" He desperately fights back the tears as his friends stand by him.

The rest of the class watch on, feeling rather relieved and almost stupid with themselves on how they were acting.

Izuku fights off the tears just enough to catch his breath. He takes a shaky breath before slowly offering up a grateful smile to his friends. "Thanks guys…I…needed to hear that."

They all smile happy they could help him in some way.

From the other side of the room, Mina frowns as her antennae twitch. 'He's lying.' Well not completely, but she can almost tell that he's still hurting. He still feels guilty about what he did, but he doesn't want to show it.

Before anything else, Shota Aizawa flings open the door without warning! "Once the bell rings you should be in your seats."

In an instant the entire class is silent and, in their seats, acting like they were there waiting for him this whole time.

"Morning." Aizawa strolls to the podium, eyeing the class as he goes. "Unfortunately, there are a few of you who…did not pass your final exams."

Kirishima, Mina, Sato, Aoyama, and Kaminari all flinch, winching in pain as they're thrusted back into their own despair.

Whereas, Izuku, Ochaco, and Bakugou all tense up realizing that this most likely applies to them as well.

"So, when it comes to the training camp in the woods…" A bursting Todoro smile appears on Aizawa's face! "Everyone is going!"

The group of four failures all rejoice! "IT'S A LAST-MINUTE TWIST!" They are so happy they actually spring out of their seats and begin cheering and celebrating!

As for the other three: well this is good news they don't really feel like celebrating for what feels like a consolation prize. Especially after what…happened.

Kirishima is grinning like an idiot. "We really get to go to the camp?!"

Mina's so happy she's tearing up! "Seriously?"

"Yeah." Aizawa replies with far less enthusiasm. "The good news is that no one bombed the written exams. Six failed the practical badly. Two teams, of course, and then Sero failed as well."

"Aw! Crap, I knew it." Sero facepalms himself in frustration. "Mineta made it to the gate, but I didn't do near enough to pass."

Aizawa continues. "Allow me to explain. For the practical battles, the teachers made sure to leave a way for the students to win. Otherwise, you never would have stood a chance. We were interested in observing how you each worked together and approached the task at hand."

Ojiro pipes up. "But didn't you promise that the teachers wouldn't be holding back?"

"That was just to get you on edge." And it worked…a little too well in a certain case. "Besides, the training camp will focus on building your strength. Those who failed need those lessons the most. We were never going to separate you." His massive Totoro smile returns. "That was just a logical deception we used."

The five failures all cry out in anguish! "A LOGICAL DECEPTION!?"

Shinso grabs at his mouth trying in vain not to laugh at their expense. He freaking knew it! Dammit, he should have put money on this!

"Hang on, I wasn't lying about everything." Aizawa cuts in so coldly that the five failures freeze and pale in place. "Failure is failure. We've prepared extra lessons for the five of you."

Suddenly they all wished that they wouldn't go to camp.

"Frankly, they'll be far tougher than what you'd face at summer school."

Momo Yaoyorozu frowns observing the class, and like her many of them are a bit confused. They all noticed it too but there are some details missing here.

And so she raises her hand. "Mr. Aizawa pardon me if this sounds…rude or callous. But is that all?"

Aizawa raises an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"

"You said five people failed to pass, but…" She hesitantly gestures to…the other three that failed to pass the exam.

A silence befalls the class, especially as Ochaco, Bakugou, and Izuku all tense up in their seats. In truth they noticed it too, but Mr. Aizawa never mentioned them. And for Izuku that only catapulted his fears even higher, was he not mentioned because…he won't be going at all? Is that his punishment for acting so…so recklessly? It would make sense, he has to face some sort of punishment for his actions, right?

Before Izuku could keep drowning in his own doubts, Mr. Aizawa cuts in and responds. "Simple, their exam was declared invalid due to many unforeseen and…unfortunate circumstances leading into the exam."

And like that Izuku is snapped out of inner rambling, totally confused and surprised. As are his fellow teammates, unsure of what any of what he said means.

Ochaco speaks up hesitantly. "Invalid…?"

Bakugou frowns, almost offended by the news.

Izuku sinks in his seat, but too curious to look away.

Aizawa's gaze falls towards the problem child of his class with sympathy and regret. Especially as he recalls the discussion that took place shortly after the fiery exam.

"As I said before, we wanted to see how each and every one of you reacted and handled the various opponents and factors that were set before you. And if you recall before the exams, I told you all that I personally divided you all up into various teams based on various factors. The same goes with the teachers you had to fight. This was all to push you all further into your development." Like in Yaoyorozu's case she developed a new weapon for herself, or Koda broke through his shell a little bit more, or even how Mineta proved he can be a strategic thinker. "However…" His eyes lock with a pair of emerald eyes. "Unfortunately, many of my fellow teachers and I were not made aware of some preexisting turmoil between two of the combatants. Leading to Midoriya's rather reasonable outburst."

The class blink in confusion. 'Reasonable…?!'

Aizawa continues on. "In all, the exam that was meant to push this group further, did the opposite. Pass or fail it was to point out their weaknesses, strength, and abilities. But due to our…my lack of judgement it did the opposite. People were hurt," Burned, scared, and concussed. "property damaged," An entire city block when up in flames. "respect was lost, and confidence was shattered." He recalls the discussion he had with All Might and the others. "The exam did more harm than good, because of our mistakes. And so we as teachers unanimously agreed that the exam was invalid."

The three are a bit unsure, is it really okay for the exam to just not count?

Aizawa must have read their faces because he answers. "That being said, we plan on having you three take a sort of makeup test in place of the final exam."

The three sit up, tensing up at the thought of having to fight another one of their teachers.

"It won't be like the exam you just took, and you'll be taking it during the camp. Pass it and you won't have to take remedial lessons with the failures."

Said failures cry out, offended! "Hey!"

Mina cries out. "So mean!"

Kaminari's pissed too. "Yeah, don't we get a pass?!"

Aizawa doesn't hesitate to throw a piercing red glare in their direction, silencing them with that one look. "Understand this, we teachers are just to blame for what occurred the other day. More so than Midoriya."

Izuku is stunned, this can't be real. There's no way Mr. Aizawa is serious. He was the one that lost control, he's the one that set the place on fire! Should he be punished for that?!

"We are taking full responsibility for what happened." Aizawa eyes the class, letting them know that he's fully serious about this. "Midoriya's outburst was preventable but due to our negligence it came about. So don't go thinking for a moment that he'll lash out and burn anyone that gets near. The kid's got too much of a conscience to do that." he shrugs it off, trying to act like everything is all good. "It was a one-time occurrence, because we'll be sure it doesn't happen again."

The class sort-of just accept the answer, still a bit unsure about it. It just seems odd as the exam could just be…excused. But who are they to complain? This just means that everyone gets to go to camp and really, they're just happy no one is going to have to miss out.

Aizawa however has one more point to make. "Now I'm sure this doesn't have to be said, but I'll say it. The matter is personal so don't go drudging up for stupid gossip, just forget it and move on." he throws the class a cold red glare. "Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Good."

Izuku is at a loss here, a mixture of confusion and gratitude all at once. He's never had a teacher publicly defend him before, it's…weird but kinda nice. But on the other hand, he can't help but feel like it's too much. Seriously, he was the one that messed up, not them so why is he getting off so lightly? That…that just doesn't sit right with him…

---

And sitting in the silence of the empty teacher's lounge also doesn't sit right with Izuku either.

Shortly after homeroom, Mr. Aizawa asked Izuku to meet him here so they could…talk. And so far, he sat down across from Aizawa, sitting in silence as his teacher just sits there quietly observing him; what's worse is that Izuku can't tell if he's watching him with intrigue, concern, or indifference. Gosh, why is his homeroom teacher so hard to read?

Izuku fidgets in his seat, becoming even more uncomfortable. The only conclusion that he comes to is that he's here to be chewed out and punished, the only mercy being that Mr. Aizawa didn't want to do it in front of everyone. Yeah, that has to be it, it's the only thing that makes sense.

So, he might as well apologize, that's probably what he's waiting for.

And so with a shaky breath Izuku speaks just above a whisper. "Mr. Aizawa…I…I'm really-"

"Don't bother finishing that."

Instantly, Izuku's mouth clamps shut.

Aizawa leans forward, his long bangs shrouding over his eyes. "Midoriya, do you know why I called you here?"

He does. He doesn't want to say it but after causing so much damage… Expulsion or at least a suspension seem like the most obvious outcomes.

And so with a shakily breath, his body trembling, Izuku ducks his head down out of fear. "I-I…I'm sorry, sir. I…can only assume that you're-"

A gentle hand rests upon his messy locks, seemingly calming him in an instant.

When he calms down enough, Aizawa pulls his hand away. "Relax, you're not in trouble."

Izuku sits back, wiping his eyes, blinking at his teacher curiously.

Aizawa rubs his neck while he tries to figure out how to start this. "I wanted to speak to you personally about your…performance during the practical exam."

Suddenly Izuku's worries rush back, but he doesn't outwardly show it.

With a calm, reassuring voice Aizawa asks. "How are you feeling?"

Izuku outwardly shows his surprise once again, not expecting that kind of question. "I-I'm…fine."

"No, no you're not." Aizawa corrects matter-of-factually. "Tell me how you really feel."

Izuku gulps, his nervousness never really subsiding making him hesitant to answer. "I…I feel…" He pauses, hesitant to reveal his answer before finally. "guilty."

Aizawa doesn't react, not making it a big deal, instead he asks as casually and simply as possible. "Why?"

Surprisingly, that's actually easy for Izuku to answer. "I…I lost control. I…attacked my friend. I attacked the teachers. I attacked All Might. And I think I even attacked you." Even though it was all a red blur he can still recall the details: there was just so much screaming and fire it was all so dizzying and crazy! And he…he lost control! "I'm horrible!" Izuku cries out as painful tears finally spill out. "I got so angry that I attacked everyone! I hurt Uraraka! I hurt All Might! What if I killed someone?! And all because I was angry I-OW!"

A quick slap to his head is enough to cut him off.

Izuku grabs his aching, concussed head, looking up at his teacher with a tearful questioning stare. "What…what was that for?"

Aizawa sits back and rather casually asks. "Are you upset?"

Izuku blinks. "What?"

Aizawa repeats. "Are you angry? Do you want to hurt me?"

"No!" Izuku shakes his, waving his arms to deny it all. "Of course not!"

"Good, then you're not horrible."

Izuku's breath hitches.

"You're not an angry person, you just got angry. There's a difference. Besides everyone has their limit, you just happened to reach yours during the exam."

Izuku frowns as he ponders Mr. Aizawa's words.

Aizawa sighs. "Do you know why I paired you with Bakugou of all people?"

"Is it…is it because we don't get along."

Aizawa nods, glad to see the kid's still able to observe and analyze. "On, point as always. Yes." Rubbing his neck, Aizawa looks rather sheepish albeit with the same indifference as always. "Admittedly I was trying to force you two to come together, to cooperate and push each other, but like I said the opposite happened." He bows his head, like he's disappointed, not in Izuku but with someone else. "To be frank, I've been informed of your…past run in with All Might and what occurred."

Izuku's heart stops beating for a split second.

But Aizawa is quick to clarify the details. "He didn't give me all the details, but he told me enough to get the gist." Enough to know that All Might told a kid, a boy looking for hope and a chance, only to have his dreams crushed by the very hero he admired. Damn, All Might talk about soul crushing, that's supposed to be his thing. "Honestly, if I had known sooner, I wouldn't have placed the two of you in the same arena."

That was a mistake in and of itself, looking back on it. He thought maybe if Bakugou and Midoriya were faced against such huge odds they would have no choice but to work together. But well without the knowledge of the history between All Might and Midoriya specifically that plan clearly tanked before it even began.

Looking back on things perhaps he would have gotten the results he was looking for if it was him versus the students or maybe he should have gone up against Yaoyorozu, Todoroki, and Shino rather than Thirteen.

But there's no point in speculating, the exams are over and now they have to deal with the results.

"I understand why you snapped, I do, more than you realize, but…" He looks the boy in the eye, speaking as gently and calmly as he can. "We also need to take steps to prevent that in the future."

A bit of dread starts to creep in on Izuku but a soft reassuring look from Aizawa eases it away.

"If you have any issues especially with others in your class, the school, or even teachers you need to let someone you trust know. Even if it seems trivial, you cannot hold that all in and hope it goes away."

That's never the answer, you see something wrong one needs to speak up about it. Especially if you have issues with certain individuals: issues have to at least be addressed before steps can be taken. But nothing can get done if no one knows about it.

"That's why we're here." With a reassuring gaze, Aizawa places a hand on Izuku's shoulder. "I want to help you. You should have told me that you at least had issues with All Might."

Izuku can't help but feel a bit embarrassed, not because he teared up in front of a teacher, but because the answer was just so simple. Maybe if he at least talked to Mr. Aizawa about it he could have fought someone else.

No, if he talked to All Might, someone about…everything maybe then they could have avoided all this.

"That said."

Izuku snaps away from his self-loathing.

"Keep in mind as teachers we too have to look out for things like this. And honestly, I'm rather disappointed in myself for not noticing your change in behavior sooner. No, I did notice, but I chalked it up to the stress of the test and nothing else."

Izuku is silent, hanging on to every word and trying to understand what they mean.

"As teachers we have a duty to push our students, to help them grow. And often or not that means challenging our students harder and harder, to push them beyond their limits." Aizawa frowns. "But there's an underlying rule, to never push our students to the point that their mental states collapse."

Izuku's mind begins to put it all together as Aizawa continues to speak.

"Not only do we have the responsibility to push you further…but we also have a responsibility to your wellbeing, both physical and especially your mental and emotional states."

Aizawa rises from his seat, never once moving his eyes away from Izuku's. "And in that regard, I failed you, just as much as All Might did." And so he bows his head, in a show of regret and apology. "We forced you into a situation where you were never going to succeed without even realizing it. We hurt you, even if it was indirectly. We forced you to bottle up your anger. And for that I'm sorry."

"Mr. Aizawa…" Finally, it all hits home, Izuku's heart swells and begins to bleed out with a mixture of gratitude and regret. "This is too much, I don't deserve this… It was still my fault; I was the one that lost control…"

Aizawa frowns knowing what the boy is thinking. "You feel like you should be punished then."

"Y-yes!" Izuku cries out, finally admitting that that is what he thinks!

Aizawa sighs, he honestly shouldn't be surprised. This kid has one strong moral compass so of course he'd feel this way. "Fine." Giving in to the boy's feelings, Aizawa takes a moment to grab and fill out a little pink-piece of paper. "Here."

Izuku almost rips the paper out of his hand, like one would rip off a Band-Aid. He peeks his eyes open but they soon his eyes land on the line: Detention after school today. And nothing else. No, clean all the bathrooms or oil-change the faux villain robots, no go repair the arena you burned down, no nothing. Just a detention, for one day?

Aizawa doesn't have to try hard to sense the confusion the kid's feeling. "You've already been through enough punishment as it is, this detention is just a formality."

"Mr. Aizawa…" Tears well up and spill out, landing on the pink-slip like rain drops.

This is too much. First his friends and now his teachers, nobody…nobody's scared or even angry with him. Is this really what he deserves after everything he did? Maybe…maybe it is. Maybe for once in his life…everyone's on his side.

And so the tears keep coming as Izuku sobs and chokes.

Aizawa hangs back giving the boy the time and space to let it all out of his system.

Meanwhile, listening in as Izuku sobs, is a fully costumed Thirteen. With the door slightly cracked open, Thirteen had followed Midoriya here and listened in the entire time. Originally it was because they were a bit…skeptical about Aizawa's intentions. Especially after what he said the other day… Oh, boy.

But this…this was definitely the best outcome. 'Senpai, you really are just a big softy aren't ya?' A smiling Thirteen peeks in only to pale out of fear.

As Izuku sobs and wipes at his eyes, Aizawa is looking straight at them through the crack in the door, unblinking and unsurprised.

In a panic, Thirteen hastily zips their head back, praying that they weren't spotted.

With the eyedropper out of sight and with Izuku finally calming down, Aizawa has one last thing to mention. "One more thing."

Izuku wipes away the last of the tears, peering up at his teacher curiously.

Aizawa hands Izuku another slip of paper, this time a pamphlet.

Izuku takes it, scanning the pages while trying to piece together what it's for. "What's this?"

"When you return at the end of the summer, you'll be taking some counseling sessions here."

Izuku blinks. "What?"

"To make sure this doesn't happen again, we feel it's for the best." Aizawa points to the schedule that's laid out on the pamphlet. "They won't start until the school year begins again so take the summer to cool off and reset your mind. You need it."

"I…understand." Counseling huh, it may not be the worst thing ever.

"I should mention that we haven't told your parents about this yet."

"What?"

"After everything, we felt it best if we discussed with you first on the matter. Keep in mind we will be informing them about these counseling sessions, but we want to make sure it's okay for us to tell them the very…personal reasons why you lashed out."

Izuku frowns thinking about it for a moment or two. "If you can…can you not tell them about…why. I just…I just feel like that's something I should tell them…myself." He needs to communicate the problem himself.

Aizawa can't complain with that, if anything that might be better than a teacher calling in and saying their son had a mental meltdown. "Very well."

Aizawa leans forward in his seat. "Just remember, Problem Child, you have others you can turn to." His eyes drift over towards the doorway and once again Thirteen is peaking in. "And I'm sure they'll be there when you need them: whether they're your friends, teachers, or family."

Is it weird that Izuku wants to cry again? Because he already is.

Thirteen smiles on contently as Izuku washes away his troubles before taking their leave. They'll talk to him later when he's calmed down. Besides someone has to supervise his detention anyway.

And so Aizawa and Izuku remain, Aizawa remains quiet allowing Izuku all the time he needs to calm down and compose himself. And with nothing else to say Aizawa wishes him the best and sends him on his way.

Izuku hesitates at the door, looking back and giving his homeroom teacher a small smile.

In response, Aizawa gives a curt nod in acknowledgement.

And with that Izuku takes his leave.

But Aizawa, doesn't. He remains in his seat, like he's waiting for something…or someone.

After a few minutes of sitting in complete silence the door to the lounge slides open.

Aizawa eyes the doorway, sitting up as his eyes furrow. "Good you came. Sit down, I'd like to have a chat with you."

---

And so the day continues on, most of the classes are just a formality for the teachers to discuss summer homework and what to expect when they return after the vacation.

And so the hallways are relatively empty as Toshinori Yagi makes his way towards the teachers lounge after another check up with Recovery Girl.

He'd like to say the visit went well, but…he'd be lying. Heck his side is still hurting from where she jabbed him with that cane of hers.

And it certainly doesn't help that his whole body still feels like it's on fire. He's covered in bandages underneath his suit, and his right shoulder is searing in pain thanks to the newly acquired burn scar.

A scar that will be a constant reminder of what he had done…

Passing by a hallway, Toshinori loses himself in his own thoughts and regrets before movement catches his attention out of the corner of his eye.

Peering up he spots his very own successor, exiting the restroom after having just washed her hands.

Ochaco looks up and visibly pauses in place when she notices her mentor.

Toshinori shyly smiles and waves in greeting.

Ochaco, however, doesn't return it; she instead just awkwardly and hurriedly walks away in the opposite direction. Not giving him so much as a wave or acknowledgement.

Toshinori slowly puts his hand down, a regretful frown on his face. He knew she'd react like that, she even told him so herself…

##########(Flashback)#########

Toshinori basks in the last few moments of the sunset, the other staff leaving to other matters, allowing him time to stew in his own failures.

Without warning the doors to his infirmary are swung open, slamming into the wall!

Toshinori whips his head around! "Young Uraraka?!"

Ochaco's entire boys is searing with pain, her knees wobbling from under her as she leans against the door frame, breathing heavily after running over here, no wheelchair in sight. She stumbles into the room, nearly collapsing and losing her footing, using anything to keep her up.

Toshinori gasps worriedly "You should be in bed! Where's Recovery Girl we need to-"

"Is it true?"

His breath hitches.

"Is that why you didn't trust him? Why you wouldn't let me tell him?"

"Uraraka…"

Ochaco finally meets the man's gaze, painful tears pricking at the corners of her eyes. She's desperately trying to hold them back but it's a losing struggle. "Did you really think…" She has to force herself to ask, hoping, praying it isn't true. "that Deku was a villain?"

Toshinori pales, she knows. "N-no! I…I was just worried. I had to be sure."

Ochaco turns her head away. "So, that's a yes then…"

"Uraraka…" He so desperately wants to correct it; he never said the boy was a villain! But looking back to his chat with Young Midoriya, of course the boy would take it that way especially after being told about the kind of monster All For One is. So… "Yes…it is."

Ochaco shakes nearly collapsing over from shock. "How? How could you?" She shakes her head, confusion and disbelief twisting her thoughts. "I don't know what's worse… That you thought he was a villain, or that…he couldn't be a hero."

Toshinori averts his gaze, not wanting to answer.

"It's not r-right…" Tears for her friend, stream down her cheeks. "Why? Why would you even say that? Why?"

With his gaze averted, Toshinori gives her his response. "At the time…I thought I was doing him a favor." Protecting him from harm. "Obviously, I couldn't have been more wrong."

Ochaco shakes, wiping at her eyes in an attempt to stop the tears.

Toshinori continues. "I see that now, I do." He bows his head as the sun nearly vanishes from view. "I hurt Young Midoriya, I took his trust and faith in me and…tossed it aside, like it was nothing to me." Like it was worthless. "I never…meant to hurt him. But…I did…"

Ochaco sniffs, holding back the tears enough to speak. "I-I should be more upset with you, I-I should yell at you, but…" She pulls down her arm showing All Might the sorrowful frown on her face.

Ochaco thinks back to the flames, the flames fueled by anger and pain, and how destructive and chaotic it all was. Those flames were of rage, abandoning reasoning and judgement, all to lash out and harm. And it was terrifying.

Terrifying because it caused more harm than good.

"I…don't think anger's the answer…" And more anger won't help in matters: it won't even make her feel better. It won't make things right. And it most certainly won't solve anything. "No, I don't think anger is ever the answer." Anger is destructive and explosive, unpredictable and harmful. It cannot be her response, not to this, not when Deku's anger was a result of all this. "So I won't get upset."

Toshinori begins to fill with a sense of hope. "Young Uraraka..."

"But" She firmly cuts in. "I am…disappointed."

Toshinori can feel it, an arrow impaling itself through his heart as he acknowledges that he's lost her respect.

Ochaco is sad to admit it, but it's hard to even look at All Might the same way, knowing what he did and what he thought of Deku. A person, she thinks is more of a hero than herself.

As Toshinori comes to terms with everything, Ochaco reaches into the pocket of her hospital gown and she pulls out a piece of paper.

Toshinori doesn't notice, still in shock, as shakily Ochaco steps forward/

"He told me to give you this." She unfolds the paper and holds it out for All Might to take. "Said he…wanted to return this."

With a shaky hand Toshinori takes the paper and lets out an audible gasp, his eyes widening with regret and shock.

In his hands he holds the very autograph he gave to Young Midoriya all those months ago. The paper had been torn out of the notebook with haste, crumbled up and tossed aside, before picked up and flattened out again. All to give Toshinori a message.

And that message is clear.

Unable to look him in the eye, Ochaco explains. "Deku…he looked up to you. You were his hero, his favorite hero. You inspired him to become a hero in the first place. But now…" There's no need to say it, he already knows.

Toshinori so desperately wants to cry, and without knowing it, bits of tears drip down his face. 'I'm so sorry…Young Midoriya. I'm so sorry…!'

With a shaky breath, Ochaco looks All Might right in the eye and says. "I-I…I just need to know one thing… How will you make things right?" After all what really matters is how All Might will make things right for Deku. That's what matters not what she thinks or what she wants, but what Deku and All Might need.

With tears in his eyes, Toshinori doesn't have to even think about his response. "Anyway that I can…" As he answers, tears drip onto the rejected autograph like raindrops at the start of a gloomy and dreadful storm.

########(End Flashback)#######

Toshinori watches as his young successor rounds the corner and disappears from sight. His heart fills with a great sense of guilt and shame. 'I…I need to fix things… I can't just run away from this. Not anymore.'

---

And finally after everything, U.A. is officially out for the summer! Students are already filling out excitement for fun in the sun, to make new memories, and not stress about exams and tests.

"This is gonna be great." Ojiro's grins as he checks out the Training Camp Guide, they were all handed before the end of class. "I'm so glad we're all going together."

Tenya is skimming through his own guide alongside Kaminari and Shinso. "Looks like we'll be at the training camp a full week."

Shinso frowns. "I'm gonna need a bigger suitcase if that's the case."

Kaminari nods. "Yeah, I don't even have a bathing suit. Guess I need to buy some stuff."

Uninvited to the conversation, Mineta pops in from below. "Like night vision goggles!"

Without missing a beat, Shinso bops him on the head like he's a whack-a-mole.

"This is so exciting, I can't wait!" Hagakure cheers. "It's going to be so awesome!"

Kyoka Jiro grins. "Hell ya. I can't wait." Too bad the camp's closer to the end of summer, but hey that gives them all about a month to play with.

The rest of the class share the same sentiment, as they too go through the guide trying to figure out just what's in store for them all. And of course they can't help but be pumping each other up for the trip!

"I know you're excited!" Mina leans over the desk, overlooking her friend. "Am I right?"

Ochaco smiles up at Mina sheepishly. "Well, of course I am."

As she smiles on, her eyes catch the sight of Deku, who still has a gloomy cloud hanging over his head. In truth he looks a lot better than before like a weight was taken off his shoulders, but he's still being dragged down by something.

Mina follows her gaze and frowns, showing that she's picked up on it too. "How is he?"

"Quiet." Ochaco frowns. "He just needs time, I think. He still feels guilty I think." But she can't help but feel guilty too. After finding out what caused all this, she can't help but feel like she should be doing more.

Mina frowns, not at all enjoying the fact that some of the nicest kids in class are feeling so down especially when there's so much to be excited for. But then a lightbulb goes off.

"I know!" Mina cheers a little too loudly, gaining everyone else's attention. "Since it's the weekend and in celebration of our exams being finished, I've got the greatest idea for us all!"

The class all cock their heads to the side, wondering what the heck she's going on about.

"This weekend." Mina spins around and announces! "Class 1-A is going out for a group shopping spree!"

Immediately nearly the whole class lights up.

Kaminari smiles, excitedly. "Hey, yeah! We've never hung out as a class before."

Tsuyu nods. "Could be fun."

Kirishima shines a toothy grin over towards the mad bomber. "Bakugou. See you there, right?"

Bakugou's already trudging his way out of the room. "I can't think of anything more annoying." Is that a yes? Probably not.

In the back, Momo smiles at her neighbor. "Will you be joining us, Todoroki?"

Shoto will not. "Sorry, but no. I visit my mom on days off."

Without warning, Shinso throws his arm around the dual-haired teen. "Come now, I'm sure she'd love it if you hung out with your friends. Right? What else could make a mother happy than seeing their kid with their friends?"

"She might but-"

Shinso discreetly elbows Shoto's side.

Shoto winces, glaring at the brainwasher, but Shinso gives a curt gesture with his head in Midoriya's direction.

Shoto frowns, observing the sad greenette before coming to a decision. "I'm sure I can visit her afterwards."

Shinso and Momo grin, happy he'll be tagging along.

Mina's smile widens. "Sounds like everyone's going." Minus Bakugou but whatever. "Sounds like fun, right?" She grins down at the brunette.

Ochaco lights up, more than happy to participate. "Yeah, it does." Getting up from her seat she rushes over to Deku's side. "Deku?"

Izuku peers up, not really displaying any interest.

"Are…are you coming, too?"

The class falls silent, watching on worriedly.

Izuku blinks. "I…um" His eyes cast downward, feeling rather reluctant. "I'm not sure…if I should."

Mina frowns, disappointed by his answer.

But before she can step in, someone else unexpected cuts in.

"Y-you s-should come."

The class blink and snap their heads in Koji Koda's direction! Surprised and unsure if that was even him who spoke up!

But it was enough for Izuku to blink up at him, almost just as surprised.

Koda gulps. "Y-yeah, y-you should come. I-it'll be fun."

Izuku can only stare, uncertain.

"He's right,." Mezo Shoji steps forward. Drawing the attention away from Koda. "Everyone should be there."

Tsuyu nods. "Especially you, kero."

Jiro chuckles. "Not really a class trip without our Rising Star."

"No, kidding." Sero grins. "All the fun stuff happens when Midoriya's around, so naturally he needs to be there, too."

Izuku fidgets in his seat, feeling uneasy yet…so touched all at once. "But…what if I…?"

"Hey, don't sweat it man." A grinning Kirishima slaps him on the back. "We've got you, alright. You were having a bad day is all, but it's over now." It's no big deal, everyone's got to vent every now and then.

"You guys…" God dammit does he want to cry again, but…honestly, he's kinda getting tired of the water works. But how could he not cry? He…he really thought his class would be scared or even hate him after what he did. But that hasn't been the case. They all…they all just want him to be happy again. To be his normal self again.

And if that's the case, he might as well give into their wishes. "I…guess I can make it." Not like they're really giving him a choice, but honestly, he couldn't be more grateful to them.

And so the class all shouts out, thrilled to have him! "Alright!"

Mina claps her hands together! "Alright, everyone! Our trip will take place this weekend. I'll text you all later with the details."

Ochaco smiles on as everyone rushes to Deku's side, telling him that it'll be great to hang out as a class.

Things are really on the up and up, and hopefully they'll have a much happier Deku back.

---

Unfortunately, the good times have to be put on hold as the students all have to get home before dinner. But for Izuku well he's got detention to serve, albeit even if it's only a formality. But you know even in detention he can't whip the grin off his face. He's just so relieved and happy his classmates actually care about him. Things here at U.A. sure are different to how things used to be, and he's happy it is.

"Oh, good, you look like you're feeling a lot better."

Izuku nearly jumps out of his seat, spinning around to see the all too familiar hero enters the classroom. "Thirteen?!"

Thirteen pulls off their helmet, their womanly face smiling down at Izuku. "What up?" She throws him a peace sign.

Izuku watches as they approach, examining them like it's the first time they've ever met.

He must be pretty obvious because Thirteen suddenly feels really self-conscious all of a sudden. "What? Do I have something on my face?"

"No! It's just…I never realized what you looked like."

"Haha! Oh, yeah, it kinda slipped my mind huh?" That's kinda embarrassing actually. "Honestly, I wear the helmet so often I kinda forget I'm even wearing it!" Thirteen tries to laugh it off but it definitely comes off as forced.

'How do you forget something like that?' Says the kid who wears an Omnitrix and has basically accepted it as part of his wrist at this point. "Anyway what brings you here?"

Thirteen casually takes a seat atop a nearby desk. "Well someone's got to supervise your detention."

Izuku shiver, feeling rather sheepish. "Oh, you heard about that."

"Yeah, you could say that…" Thirteen can't even look him in the eye, feeling mortified that they were…caught during said discussion. "Huh?"

"Anyway!" They clap their hands, trying to move the conversation along. "that's more of an excuse."

"An excuse?"

"Yeah." Thirteen settles down, their features becoming soft as they speak gently and caringly. "I wanted to check on you myself."

"Oh." Makes sense, it's what everyone else has been doing all day. "Well I'm doing a lot better, thanks."

"Oh, I know that." Thirteen's eyes drift away, worried about how to bring this next part up. "But I wanted to make sure…about something else."

Izuku looks at them questioningly.

"Midoriya…are you afraid?"

"Afraid of what?"

Thirteen takes a shaky breath. "Of losing control again?"

Instantly Izuku's heart stops beating as a cold dread washes in.

"Are you afraid of your…transformations? Specifically, Heatblast?"

Yes, he is.

Thirteen sighs, they can see the fear written all over his face. "I kinda had a feeling."

How could he not be afraid? The Pyronite burned down an entire city block, that's not something Izuku can just ignore! And honestly, it's kinda been on his mind all day, every time he looked at a teacher, specifically one that tried to stop his rampage, he suddenly felt so self-conscious and worried that he'd just spontaneously turn into the fiery alien without warning!

Izuku nods, curling into his seat. "I…am worried about it. But…I just kinda…told myself I wouldn't be using…Heatblast for a while." Or again for that matter.

Thirteen screams out in denial! "No! Don't do that!"

Izuku is so startled he nearly falls out of his own seat!

Thirteen shakes their head, their hair swishing in the air. "Sorry, but fearing your transformations isn't going to help in the long run. Restricting yourself, especially from a powerful alien like Heatblast, isn't the right way to go."

"But…" The fire, the destruction. "What if I lose control again? I burned down a city, what if it isn't fake next time?!"

With all seriousness and understanding, Thirteen explains. "That's why you can't be afraid of Heatblast. You need to accept that there's a problem and learn to fix it." Thirteen then gestures to their gloved hand. "Take my Blackhole for example. It's probably one of the most destructive Quirks here at U.A. wouldn't you say?"

Izuku would have to say yes. Blackhole can literally turn everything and anything into dust. "Y-yes."

"Exactly, But do you see me cowering to my Quirk?"

"N-...no."

"No, is right." Thirteen nods, glad he's participating in the discussion. "I get it, I do. Fearing the destructive capability of your power, but you can't just ignore it or pretend it isn't an issue." Thirteen then has a better idea on how to explain this. "Think of it this way, it might be a good thing you lost control during the exam, at least in the long run."

Izuku's mind nearly spins out of control in response to the nonchalant way of dismissing his outburst! "What do you mean by that?! How could it be a good thing?!"

"Easy." Thirteen waves him to settle down. "What I mean is, now you know just how powerful some of your transformations can be. And now you can work to restrict and limit your power outputs."

Izuku's just a tad lost here.

"You now know what Heatblast can do, so now you know where to set the limit. Having caution and respect for your power is different than fearing and abusing it." Respect for one's abilities ensures that one knows just how dangerous their power is while also using it responsibly. "Take this as a learning opportunity, don't fear your power, but respect it. And know where to draw the line."

"I get it." Since he now knows just how destructive Heatblast can be, he can find ways to use that power in more responsible ways. Plus now he can for sure say when enough is enough and the situation is too much, Not only that he now knows to be a little more cautious about which alien he becomes based on his state of mind. "I do. Basically, now I know where to draw the line. And how my emotions can affect my aliens."

"There you go." Thirteen nods, glad he got it. "And don't worry, none of the teachers are exactly afraid of you either. If anything they were more surprised if anything." Also they weren't exactly trying to hurt him, just settle him down enough to stop him. "It's not like you're the only student with a terrifying or disturbing Quirk around, there have been plenty of others trust me."

"Like who?"

Thirteen shrugs, a teasing smile playing on the woman's lips. "Don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll meet some of them later."

"Hm?" Izuku pouts, not appreciating the answer.

Before he can pester Thirteen for more information, there's a soft knock on the door.

"I'll get it." Thirteen hops off the desk and goes to open the door.

Thirteen flings the door open with gusto and a smile on their face. "Hello…" The smile fades away and they become silent as their eyes land on the new arrival.

All Might shrinks back, feeling very nervous and sheepish, averting his gaze away from his younger co-worker. "H-HI, THIRTEEN."

Thirteen slowly nods back. "All Might."

In his seat, Izuku tenses up, he quickly looks away acting like he hasn't even seen All Might at the door.

All Might frowns at the sight; he takes a deep breath before addressing Thirteen. "I WAS WONDERING…IF I COULD HAVE A MOMENT WITH YOUNG MIDORIYA?"

Thirteen is…skeptical to give a response, frowning up at Toshinori with a disapproving gaze, doubtful if this will go over well. "That's…not up to me. Only if Midoriya wants to."

Izuku hesitates before slowly nodding that it's okay.

Thirteen frowns but steps aside allowing All Might to enter.

Thirteen then steps out to give them their privacy but not before stating. "I'll be right out here if you need me alright? So, don't bother to hesitate to call."

Without looking Izuku nods, acknowledging that he can call for a friend when he needs to.

And so as the door slowly closes, All Might and Izuku find themselves alone in the Class 1-A's classroom.

With the coast clear of students, All Might deflates in a puff of steam, coughing up a bit of blood in his sideburns.

Izuku watches on worriedly, feeling extremely guilty as blood drips out the corner of the hero's mouth.

Toshinori is quick to try and wave away his worries. "Don't…Don't worry I'm fine."

Izuku fidgets in his seat. "A-are…are you sure?"

"Yeah…"

"Really… Even after…even after I hit your weak spot?"

Toshinori frowns. "Young Midoriya…" Guess…guess he feels guilty too.

Izuku eyes the hero's side, and even though he can't see the scar he knows it's there. And he knows what it means. "How…how much time do you have left?" He…doesn't want to know, but at the same time…he needs to. He needs to know the extent of his actions. "How long can you hold your form?"

Toshinori is hesitant to answer, and for good reason, but keeping the truth from Midoriya is part of the reason they're here. And so he tells him the truth. "An hour or so…"

Izuku immediately startles a rush of guilt circulating through his system.

Toshinori quickly tries to rescue the situation. "Honestly it was bound to happen sooner or later, I'm not exactly as young as I used to be you know." he chuckles trying to force some humor, but it comes out flat. "Besides it's not like I didn't have it coming." In truth this was a long time coming.

Izuku frowns peering up at the hero as he approaches. "All Might…"

Toshinori takes the neighboring seat, seated so he's facing the boy. "Young Midoriya…I think this talk is long overdue…"

Izuku suddenly feels very nervous and shy, looking away but having nowhere to go. In truth he has to agree, this was a long time coming and now…they need to address everything.

"No better way to start than with me I suppose." With a heavy sigh Toshinori begins. "Young Midoriya…I was wrong."

Izuku tenses up, not saying a word as he takes in everything All Might has to say.

"I was wrong about you and I hurt you because of it. I was arrogant and oblivious to you and your pain. And for that I'm sorry."

No response, not even a breath.

"I…I understand if you can't forgive me. I do, but I need you to know." he bows his head low in apology. "That I regret everything." And he does mean everything. "I regret turning you away, and for what I said to you that day." That he couldn't be a hero. "I regret thinking you were associated with a villain." That was completely inaccurate and presumptuous of him. "And…I regret ever making you feel like you were worthless." The biggest offense he's committed towards the boy.

Izuku quivers in place unsure of what to make of all this.

And so Toshinori continues. "Ever since you arrived at U.A. I've had the honor, the undeserving honor, of watching you grow and become something more." Something beyond a simple hero student. "You've struggled. You've lost. You've gone through so much. But every time you come out stronger, smarter, and sharper." He progresses further and further, moving forward with each mistake. "For every step backwards you've taken a leap forward."

Tears prick at Izuku's eyes, biting his lip to try and stop them from flowing.

"Please don't let what happened hinder your progress. You've already come so far…"And he still has so much further to do. "And I hate to see your potential go to waste." He doesn't want Izuku to lose himself to all the negatives. "Everything that happened, was my fault entirely. It was me that fueled your anger and forced you to break apart. I caused you so much suffering."

Izuku shakes as the tears leak down his face, but he remains silent hanging off every word, listening intently.

"I was wrong, and I was a fool for not seeing who you really are sooner." Toshinori rises but then he kneels down onto the ground and bows his head forward in a Dogeza. "And I'm sorry it took so long for me to acknowledge my sins."

It's a lot to take in for the greenette, this day has just been…very emotionally. And even now it feels like more and more weights have been lifted off his shoulders as others, others that care, are willing to help carry those weights away. It's…so new and unfamiliar, yet so welcoming all at once.

But even so a bit of guilt still resides within the boy. "All Might… I'm sorry, too…" Izuku wipes away the tears, gripping himself in an attempt to keep himself together. "I…I wanted to forget what happened, but I couldn't…I can't. Every time I saw you, I was reminded of your answer…"

Toshinori wishing that wasn't the case.

"And…I'm still hurt that you thought I was a villain."

The pro hero can't even refute it anymore, because even if he didn't outright say it, it is what he implied.

Izuku continues. "I know I'm being a bit irrational, but…I can't help how I feel." And he feels guilty, sad, and hurt. "And I felt…betrayed and hurt by you." He shakes his head in frustration. "I wish I wasn't angry, I really do, but…"

Toshinori understands, it's hard not to be angry especially with these circumstances.

"I'm glad though…"Izuku adds offering up a small sad smile. "I'm glad you came to apologize." He bows his head. "Because I'm sorry too."

Toshinori frowns, worried that the boy may be putting too much blame on himself.

"Even if you say otherwise, I still...attacked you. And I…" Izuku's eyes drift and linger at Toshinori's abdomen.

Toshinori can feel his eyes piercing through the suit and at the nasty scar. And he subconsciously reaches out and rests a hand over the wound.

Izuku looks away. "I guess…we both screwed up."

Toshinori's sullen face grows. "Young Midoriya…" This boy truly is something. Even when he, the teacher, the hero, is apologizing to him for everything this boy still manages to hold out on his sense of right and wrong. His conscience is not willing to let him to just forget about his actions.

But there's really no point in arguing with the boy, something tells All Might that even if he did the boy would still feel responsible for what happened. And honestly, Toshinori has to respect that.

Toshinori nods in understanding. "Young Midoriya."

Izuku sits up, waiting for All Might to continue.

"If there's anything I can do to set things right, please let me know." He bows his head, "I want to make things right with you." He needs to.

Izuku looks away, contemplating the offer. It takes the boy a moment of silence not taking the offer lightly.

But eventually he does respond with a soft and grateful tone. "I'm glad you apologized, All Might, I really am."

A small hopeful grin forms on Toshinori's face, but it is short lived.

"But…" Izuku meets the hero's gaze, as tears leak down from his eyes one last time. "I don't know if I'm ready to forgive you yet."

Toshinori's heart drops just like that upon hearing those words.

Izuku sniffs. "I'm sorry but…your words, they still…haunt me. And a part of me still thinks that I'm… worthless." He knows it isn't true, but…a deep recess of him is still holding onto it. As a constant reminder that it could be true.

Toshinori practically jumps out of his seat in protest! "You're not worthless! Please, young Midoriya, you are far from worthless! Trust me!"

"That's just it, All Might…" Izuku frowns, turning his head away. "I don't trust you."

Toshinori gasps.

"I'm sorry but…I think…I think I need time before I'm ready to forgive you…" When that may be, Izuku isn't sure but it's not now or…would it be soon.

And Toshinori understands this, a part of him knew he wouldn't be forgiven, not outright at least. But he still needed to speak and apologize to this young man and he's sure that doing so has taken away the heavy chains that've been holding them both back up until now. And so Toshinori can be satisfied, knowing that they might just be able to move forward.

"I understand." And he accepts it. "Young Midoriya." And so he bows his head in shame one last time. "I truly am sorry."

"I know…"

---

And that's a wrap! I know it was a shorter one compared to most chapters but hey I got it out in a week so that's a fair trade, I think. Anyway I want to point something out! This chapter is sort of a Part 1 of the aftermath that occurred in Ch.43. Meaning next chapter will continue to show more reactions and address other set ups, actually my original arc will continue to address a lot of it: like did Aizawa try to use Erasure on Heatblast, Bakugou's past with Izuku, Midoriya's parents finding out what happened, does Izuku still feel guilty, etc. So if something wasn't properly addressed in this chapter it will be in the future. So I guess patience is key here. It's set up like this so I can properly do some character development and interactions as well as confrontations and consequences by giving them individual focus rather than cram it all into one single chapter. So this is really just the start of the aftermath, and a taste as to what's to come.

*And trust me more is to come next time after all the students now have a planned trip to the mall. ( ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖)

*Also I want to point out that I never had the intention of "bashing" characters (i.e. All Might or Bakugou). One of my goals for this story was to keep the characters as accurately as possible without being too OOC, not unless it was earned and developed. But I am not going to ignore them, both will have character development in future chapters.

*That said I'm also kinda done with dragging Izuku down and making things all doom and gloom for him. I want to start bringing him back up, sort-of speak, bring him back to spitting out puns but coming out a bit stronger and more in-tune to his emotions now. This is also why I wasn't really trying to bash or torment the characters all too much during the chapter. I don't want it to be all sad and tears and anger all the time but only when necessary.

**My awesome illustrator, "Voidv25," has uploaded his second commissioned artwork for this story! WOAH! I've been waiting a while for it but life happens so I can't blame them. Anyway it's great so go check it out. The art piece is titled "SixSix vs Stain" by Voidv25 on Deviantart. I love it so much, and I know Voidv25 is only going to get better over time, I know it. Anyway go check it out too!**

Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.43:

Shark:Such an explosive temper geez. Feels cathartic having Izuku finally show his pain and anger. Very much needed for the healing process. I'm sorry but Bakugou needs to have some type of punishment for his history bullying Midoriya. All Might may have caused this mess, but Bakugou is the origin of where this stuff occurred. And great chapter

CreateGunner1209: Yeah it was I've been waiting to do Ch.43 literally forever. And now the healing process can begin, and I hope it started off alright with this.

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Dark Thundercat:I cannot say that this outcome has not been seen coming. Of course All Migth is a great hero, but when it comes to setting an example in terms of person and mentor, he obviously leaves much to be desired. If you ask me, I think his dream of becoming the symbol of peace was not just to give people hope, but he was trying to get someone to recognize him. After all, in his time things were bad and it is possible that, although he suffered from bullying like Izuku, he was still not well received by society without a quirk. Perhaps deep down he felt the same as Izuku, eager for someone to recognize him, and in a way he got that from Nana who in turn gave him the One for All. After that he got carried away and after the death of his teacher and his subsequent victory towards All for One, Toshinori began to forget what was most important and that he was unable to see someone without Quirk as a hero because mainly in his world that is a profession rather than an act of heart.

Also the fact that for years, even when he thought he had killed All for One, it continued to haunt him in his nightmares, making him believe that everything must revolve around the two of them (this was partly the fault of the rest of the bearers of the ONF, who instilled that belief in all those who preceded them) and as such, in their paranoia thought that Izuku was so weak of character as to make a pact with the villain to receive power. Now his mistakes and hypocrisies have finally caught up with him, and although it sounds sadistic, I am satisfied, I have long hoped that someone would deign to do a scene in which All Migth breaks due to his mistakes.

Now I am curious about the consequences that will take place in the next chapter and the reactions of all the companions of All Migth and Izuku. Will Ochaco lose faith in his teacher? Will Bakugou suffer from another existential crisis that will make him reveal all the tortures he subjected Izuku to for years in front of his current teachers and classmates? What will Toshinori's classmates think about his failure and the bad words he said to Izuku that led to this catastrophic dilemma, not to mention his relationship with All for One that apparently none of them know or because Yagi hid himself ? Will Gran Torino discover Toshinori's failure and scold him for it? Will Izuku's classmates discover the truth, and if so, how will they feel about the peace symbol?

I hope to know the answers to these questions in the next chapter when I get there.

Postscript: (I think it's fine that Bakugou's mother criticized Hisashi to some extent, but don't you think she should also take the blame for her son becoming a bully? I mean, she clearly did nothing to stop him. Hisashi should have criticized her for that as well.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the in depth review I hope this chapter was still able to be enjoyable for you. I'm no professional and honestly this is my first real go at drama like this so I'm not sure if I handled it 100% correct. Now that being said this chapter has not covered everything, in fact I hope for a lot of the aftermath to stretch across my upcoming original arc and beyond. So if something wasn't covered now it will probably be addressed later at a more appropriate time.

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Guest:So i guess Heatblast is Deku's most powerful. Too bad he can melt cities...

CreateGunner1209: Sure

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Mrbeast fan:i said in the last chapter that this one will be the make it or break it point of this fic. And you...

MADE IT! I dont even care if they lost the practical, seeing izuku go batshit crazy on all might made my day.

i bet from now on, izuku will lose his naivety and start being morally grey atleast to some degree.

CreateGunner1209: I'm glad, I hope this was a good follow up. All I can do is try my best, I ain't no professional

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purplestar: i half expected bakugo to see the kind of beating izuku gave allmight and see the error of his ways.

Too bad. looks like he needs a lesson in humility. i half hope its izuku. after all that is done, izuku wont be receiving shit from people, especially bakugo of all people.

PS: can you atleast give a hint about the upcoming original arc.I bet its the forever knight isnt it?

CreateGunner1209: yeah maybe but I wanted to focus on Deku and All Might more and throwing Bakugou in there would have been too much and too crowded.

And no, no Forever Knights, sorry. I will have them later on but not during the original arc. As for a hint…let's say a lot of original Ben Ten fans will be pleased.

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Guest:Since there's an original arc I'm guessing I-Island won't be incorporated considering that takes place before the camp.

CreateGunner1209: Um, no offense but you need to reread my Author's Notes. I said that we would have my original arc and then the I-Island, and then the camp.

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Guest:HOLY! I wasn't expecting Midoriya to go Super Nova! Jeez he vented more "heat" then I expected. Great chapter still. Almost shed a tear reading some of it. Beautiful work

CreateGunner1209: Thanks, I knew this would blow you all away! I've been building up for since I started writing this story. Seriously, I planned for this exact fight (heatblast vs. All Might) since I started

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Atom king:This chapter is exactly what I wanted to happen Izuku going into a berserker rage as heatblast destroying the fake city while fighting All might letting loose all the built up emotions he had from the very beginning still having heatblast go near supernova and the other heroes being unable to stop him is both awesome and terrifying since this shows the powerful potential of not just aliens but the omnitrix too since each alien from the omnitrix is say to be at peak edition, other thing Eraserhead using his power to turn off Izuku "powers" but he used it since thirteen push out of the way we are left with a hit that he did with a confused look on him can't wait to see what comes from that, like will he confront thirteen and nezu about it and be told the truth about aliens and plumbers or he find out on his own?

Poor Mina thanks to her own powers she felt every single negative emotion from Izuku it must a powerful emotions for her to sense from far away I hope she's alright in next chapter maybe she could help Izuku with his emotions like she comfort him or something like that.

This is really good chapter and I can't wait to see the aftermath of everything, please continue

CreateGunner1209: I'm so happy it met your expectation! So as for Eraserhead I will actually be addressing that next chapter. I thought about having it be addressed here but it'll make more sense next time

And as for Mina…she may have a bigger role to play in Izuku's development :)

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Guest:I really wanted to see if Izuku would unlock rath but then realized how serious the chapter was so it's better the way you have it.

CreateGunner1209: You and literally hundred of others. Yeah sorry, I love Rath, but he's far too…comedic than serious

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Guest:Well...this chapter was to say the least...volcanic. When you said you were gonna incorporate Heatblast more, you did it. When you said there is gonna be a pay off, there was. Great incorporation of Heatblast abilities. Like in the episode Don't Drink the Water a 4 year old Heatblast was able to go supernova due to throwing a tantrum. Maybe Pyronites learn to control their emotions and are calm all the time just to make sure they don't leave a path of fiery destruction. Leaving off like this makes me hopeful that next chapter will be facing the consequences. Deku and All Might. All though I'm kinda mad that Deku probably won't pass, I don't think they'll give him a free pass for endangering his classmates or his teacher. But I do hope they don't expel him. And All Might...sigh. Though he won't be fired for doing his job, things will definitely be different for him. More or less, he'll be seen differently from his colleagues and students. Especially his successor. Especially when she knows All Might's previous Quirklessness and she finally understands why he didn't Deku to be in on the secret. You've made a scenario in which no one wins and I want to see how it plays out.

CreateGunner1209: Haha, I see what you did there. And yeah dude I wanna include all the aliens you guys just need a little patience for now is all. And yeah so Izuku sort-of failed the exam, but I feel like after the teachers find out the truth they can see that exam was unfair. But I think it'll allow for some fun interactions and even later during the camp. I really hope I delivered but all i can say is I tried

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DeadCool14:Good God, that was incredible, I could feel Deku's rage and pain while reading it, bra-fucking-vo, I love what you're doing with these characters and the stories also I loved the opening and theme song, I should really watch Dr Stone more, I've seen the first few episodes and some clips online.

Does Hizashi eat bugs and weird stuff like Grandpa Max does? Given that he's been in space for years he must've gotten used to alien food and eats things that are similar to them.

Can I ask you somethings about the aliens? Will Heatblast be able to teleport? Cuz he can, when he used that fire tornado when saving that family from that burning building and when he was fighting Kevin and when he made a swirl of smoke when he fought the Megawatts and Rojo. Will he learn learn to fly? Like at first he does the rock thing he taught Alan (which he's never done) and then learns the fireboard trick by accident but probably after he saw Deku 10,000 do it.

When Deku unlocks both the Perk and Murk Upchucks can they be different? Cuz in Alien Force, Ultimate Alien and the original series they were different but in Omniverse they seem the exact same, what I think you should do is have OS Perk Upchuck have the tendril tongues, not be able to eat food and his stomach glows when he's got enough energy, while AF/UA Murk Upchuck has a normal human tongue that can't stretch too much, he can eat food, his stomach doesn't glow and his blasts are less powerful, but he is more athletic and combat ready.

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These ones offer info about the Omnitrix and all that it can do and also some interesting things that could be added into the story, if you saw them already then sorry for being a bother.

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This one shows facts about Ben 10, like where Bellwood is in America and fixing Kevin's backstory, yes I said it, and the way they explain it makes a lot of sense and it's a lot better than all the damn retcons, if Henzu in your story is an Osmosian.

And finally playlist?listPLewlhGHh-ZjpQLWgH4Tze2o76YzW4bCOG

This is a playlist about an MHA OC, her name is Akina Inuzuka, she's a really cool character and I think she would work really well into the story, specially with Bakugou, you could introduce her as part of Class 1-B since Shinso joined 1-A then they would have to have another student join to make things level. Just watch the first six videos which detail her character very well.

Then watch these ones, they such small funny things about her.

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Except this one, this one is about Two Heroes, it's good

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Sorry if I annoyed you with this but I really like this character and I think she could fit very well in the story, she could be like Julie but for Bakugou.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review and enjoying my story!

As for Hisashi, yes, I just haven't had a chance to address it yet.

So I don't think that was teleportation, more like he lifted himself and others within the heat to move around. But yes he can and will make fire tornadoes, does will come later. Like I say a lot actually, patience. And yes he will fly I just haven't had a chance to show it yet either

Well as for Upchuck, I like the tendrils but when it comes to which form izuku has… That's up to you. I'm keeping the alien descriptions vague so you can envision the version that you prefer. The only time I will be extremely specific is if the alien is related to the plot. Like…oh…i don't know…Um, Oh! Ghostfreak.

But yeah I won't be going to depth about Upchuck, I like him I will add him but the lore stuff isn't going to be addressed. Sorry

And I'll check out those links for sure: been real busy lately with life and making sure to put in the time to write.

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Jakesurfboy:OH MY GOD this chapter was truly something else and you executed it perfectly. Heatblast releasing all the anger Izuku has on All Might was truly something, for a moment I thought you would bring out Atomix to fight All Might since he can probably fight All Might equally. Not to mention that Uraraka now knows her mentor caused her best friend so much pain that I wonder how she will take it. I'm curious on how All Might will redeem himself to Izuku. Also throw in Bakugou getting punched by Uraraka for me since not only does he seriously need a wake up call,he insulted her best friend and with her mentor and best friend hurt he would probably say something and just get smacked since she will not take all of this lightly and will be pissed off at everything going on

CreateGunner1209: Thanks, I'm so happy to hear that something I've planned for over a year really did pay off! WOAH! Seriously I planned for this exact confrontation since before I started writing: Heatblast vs. All Might. And as well as Izuku losing his shit.

All Might may have apologized but he still has to fully redeem himself, and I hope I can do that at a later time. And like I said I'm not into the whole bashing thing and the last chapter was more for Izuku and All Might than Bakugou or any other characters. Bakguou was more of a…tool to use to help get Izuku to become outraged.

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Guest:Lo que quise desir es que si himiko toga la villana que vebe sangre y se convite en diferentes personas si ella toma sangré alienígena se pude transformar en el alien o le pasa lo mismo que le pasó a Stein y bonita la sangre Ya que le resultó asquerosa también podrías desir que la peculiaridad de henzu era especial y por eso logro acsorber el omnitrix y supongo que hisashi estás en la pelea contra Vilgax y si sea como los extraterrestres salgan ala luz y otra pregunta si Gran Torino sabía Aserca de los extraterrestres eso se unifica que Nana también lo sabía y sería jenial que Nana si era una plomero en secreto y también que afo también sabía de los extraterrestres o almenos sospechaba de su existencia sería jenial que all for one crea una máquina que le permite robar poderes alienígenas que son más fortes que los quiks humanos y se termine convirtiendo en un monstruo tipo Kevin 11000

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review and I guess we'll have to see all of this unfold in future chapters. Sorry but some details are a little too specific to reveal too soon. Also I can't read spanish and I think Google Translator messed up so I'm not sure if you were asking me questions or not. I need punctuations to tell the context of sentences

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Guest:This was beautifully done and I seriously can't wait for the next chapter.

All that's left is Izuku's confrontation with Bakugou

Which I know he didn't suicide bait him in this fic but I doubt one bling rage that was more targeted to All Might and one fight at the beginning of the school year is enough to really hash out their issues. Especially with his you had Bakugou react to the situation

Can't wait to see what you do next

The next chapter can't come soon enough

CreateGunner1209: Thanks and hey only had to wait a week for the next one.

But you will have to wait for Izuku to confront Bakugou, it'll happen and relatively soon.

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Guest:I'm rather mixed on this chapter. First, you hardly changed anything in the first half from canon. But I did like Izuku's outburst b/c it was great climax. I'm rather on the fence on dual protagonists story b/c we only see one character going through struggles while other is fine. I feel like you more flaws to her b/c you're making feel like Ochaco is better than as OFA wielded. I also like you to focus on more Ben 10 aspects of the story b/c we have been seeing less of it lately. I hope Izumi doesn't get in too much in trouble for this b/c it's really the teacher's fault and Bakugo's. Honestly, I prefer your story before the hiatus b/c of how well you dealt with characters and combined elements of both stories. After the hiatus, it's rather lackluster at best in comparison.

CreateGunner1209: Listen i hear you and I'm doing my best. But I can't really just fix those issues immediately right out the gate without throwing off where I am going, So corrections will be built in when appropriate. Also I did mention that in the last chapter's AN that you'd be getting far more Ben Ten stuff. And in all honesty I wanted tow rite more of a MHA story with Ben Ten elements so yeah MHA has the priority for me. But I hope to balance things out a little more or at least have an arc dedicated to MHA and then to Ben Ten or something like that. Actually I hope that after Kamino Ward I could do more of what I did in the beginning.

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DeadCool14:Really excited for that arc, I'm sure it's gonna be great! Also I'm surprised you didn't introduce new aliens in this, like Rath and Humungousaur, they could've worked really well with the story but what you did was just as good. I'm sorry you got the chapter spoiled, that really sucks, but hey it's a double edged sword, now that you know what's gonna happen you can put it into the story better and one way you could make it work would be to make Uraraka an Anodite.

Speaking of which is Hisashi half pyronite? Just saying because I think it would fit for both Deku and Uraraka to be half alien since Ben and Gwen are also

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Sorry for keep sending you these links but I do really think that it could help for the characters in the story, like for example, it says what happens to Deku's clothes

CreateGunner1209: It will be! And yeah a lot of people expected Rath for this but he's too…comedic than he is serious. I love him but his comedic and long windedness would have not gone well with the situation. Also no Ochaco isn't an Anodite, there is a reason why I chose that but it will be revealed in the story later on. And I will addresses it in an AN when that time comes

And no, Hisashi is full human. And thus so is Izuku.

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Newbie Guest:Okay, its starting to PISS me off to see so many treating All Might like he's the biggest villain just because he made a few mistakes. Mistakes might I add, ANYBODY can make. So many calling him a hypocrite, a bully, a FUCKING jerk for hurting Izuku! Well guess what idiots, All Might is just a simple man who's had NOBODY tell him the truth of what goes on around Izuku.

You all claim he needs a bashing, when, GUESS WHAT, he's already learning and acknowledging his mistakes. What he did was bad, but he didn't do it to be an asshole like SO MANY seem to claim. He hurt Izuku not because he's a dumb hypocrite, but because he was worried. He's not perfect, and doesn't need to be bashed for simple mistakes he made.

And to those morons who state Izuku doesn't need a Quirk to be a hero, be REALISTIC. Without the Omnitrix, Izuku would NEVER have even made it this far. Plus, while some claim Izuku could have just learned moves like Rook, you fools forgot that Izuku has NEVER trained up until he got the Omnitrix. Meaning All Might was RIGHT, IZuku didn't have what it took to be a hero up until he got the Omnitrix.

Honestly, idiots!

CreateGunner1209: I TOTALLY AND 100% AGREE! I mean holy shit guys I mean as an author I'm happy I got such a reactions from my readers but like…I was never out to bash any of the characters. I wanted to keep them in character and guess what a lot fo the characters are humans who make human mistakes! We all do! And I hope I wa sable to get that across even a little bit during this chapter. Yes I wanted drama but not because I hated certain characters. And if the character is supposedly an A-hole now, guess what? I'm planning for them to be redeemed or at least develop as characters for it!

And yeah let's be real, Izuku in canon and in this story never stood a chance in making it into the heroes course, of he remained Quirkless. Don't say: oh he could have trained. Yes he could have, but he didn't. Therefore, All Might's answer was actually…true!

So yes I agree with every single one of your points.

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Guest:I hope next chapter all might and katsuki are to give rising of the shield hero level apologies ( katsuki I can wait I guess but he still need karma for nearly a decade of being a bully ) all might a hypocrite to me he was quirkless maybe he did have the same amount of bad stuff to happen to him a izuku age but for god sakes quirks are not has to rely on skill when his doesn't work, Mandalay teamwork and skill for her non combat quirk, bubble girl and that telescope girl are other examples . I don't agree with what all might said he did not know all about izuku he's a smart kid with a talent of analysis of quirk in the moment and after some time. He just needs some hope to give him some confidence but no one gave it to him not his mom teachers classmates. He was unfairly judged for some thing he could not control over. I just want all might to be shown as a flawed human to the class and the world to stop worshiping him

CreateGunner1209: Um, I don't mean to sound harsh, and I'm really happy you have such reactions to my story, but I suggest you read my answer to the comment above. But things won't be ignored I do plan for development and confrontations for both characters and Izuku.

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Guest:This chapter is okay. Personally i don't like how All Might was attached but, I hope he and deku could resolve their problems.

CreateGunner1209: They will, I'm kinda tired of all the doom and gloom and what to bring things back up.

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Guest:Booo no death booo

CreateGunner1209: Really? Who did you think was ging to die? And why?! Sheesh, the story isn't going to get that dark… Well, okay maybe not yet we'll see…

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Paradox:Wow talk about an explosive temper! or would fiery temper be better? Anyway the payoff was well worth the wait. Not gonna lie I was not expecting heatblast to be the alien, I honestly thought humongasaur with his growing powers would get to play zilla in the city. Oh well there's always the future. But seriously heatblast was perfect here, really showed how Izuku was feeling and honestly he was probably one of the best aliens to be a threat to All Might without suddenly whipping out a new form. That said I will never object to a new form if just to see how everyone reacts

CreateGunner1209: Both. And I'm so happy that something I planned for over a year payee off so well! And yeah there's the future for more aliens anyway. I did consider at one point a new alien but I felt Heatblast was the best choice for a multitude of reason. Mainly that he was a better representation of Izuku's pain and anger.

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Guest:How long does it take to write a chapter?

CreateGunner1209: I aim to upload within a week but the average is once every 2 weeks.

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Dreadbot:I absolutely loved this chapter heat blast has always been my favorite alien and I like that he was the alien that you used for deku's mental break I thought it was absolutely perfect this chapter was well worth the wait and I liked the reference the Pinky and the Brain in the beginning I thought that was funny I can't wait to see what you do next I have a feeling it's going to be very interesting I absolutely love your work please keep writing can't wait for your next chapter

CreateGunner1209: Thanks and thank you for picking up on the reference. The chapter may have been heavy but I still managed to sneak in some fun references.

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Guest:With I how you dealt Izuku, I feel like he shouldn't be in a MHA setting anymore b/c it's really hurting him. I hope your story focus more Izuku going solo in a Ben 10 setting without any other MHA characters b/c I feel like healthy it's for him and we get more world-building on the Ben 10 aspects of this fanfic.

CreateGunner1209: In a way you're kinda right, not completely though. I am tired of dragging Izuku down so I am going to raise him up with some Ben Ten like antics for a little bit. Also can you really say it's healthy for him to abandon his class or school now?

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Guest:Otra que pasa si un alien tiene hijos con un humano tendría los poderes y una apariencia alienígena al nacer o sus poderes alien se activarán cuan desarollara su quirk y tendría dos poderes uno alien y quirk humano y se es así el híbrido humano alien le afectarían las balas Anti quirks y perdería tanto sus poderes alien como los de su quirk humano o solo los poderes humanos y conservaría los poderes alienígenas

CreateGunner1209: I will actually be addressing this later on, so just hold out until then okay.

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Guest:Otra sería divertido que cuando los aliens sean rebelados al mundo pon una escena de al humo de la clas que en puede a preguntarle a jente si es alien y solo son jente mutada sería divertido y que tal en el spit-off un universo futuro como el spiderman de Miles Morales dónde izuku murió y kota heredo el omnitrix

CreateGunner1209: Maybe, I do plan to do a spin-off related to time lines and multi-verse stuff so I could do that but we'll see.

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Guest:hey man this the same guy who made those rants in recent chapters and i'm calm now because like i said getting it all out of your system can be good for you and i'm glad izuku is doing my advice for it will do him good in the long run but first he needs to deal with the short terms now since he pretty much destroy a city in his rage but like you said he'll overcome it somehow and beside my problems with bakugo (and a little with his mom)still being hypocritical a hole (one of the MHA complaints is bakugo being an a hole is sweep under the rug in the later story) and both all might and izuku's dad being treaded a bit unfairly with all might taking a huge amount of it this chapter because i personally think bakugo and the dad are the roots to izuku's problems and it a bit misplace on all might so i hope all might won't that much of a hard time from the others, anyway i enjoy this chapter, good luck with the new arcs your making and stay safe out there.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review and the rant

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Helpful Guest:This chapter was hot, no pun intended. I believe that all might being bashed a bit in this chapter was needed to show the mistakes he has made

Yes he has told Midoriya that he can't be a hero without a quirk, but then he added a fact to think that izuku got his quirk from a villain which is pretty much of an insult in a way of saying I do not deserve anything.

I hope in the aftermath bakugo gets some punishment for his bullying over the years, if it wasn't for all might saving him

He would have been toast anyway.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review I'm glad you liked the chapter so much! But Bakugou's past will be brought up later on. But I am not out to intentionally bash characters. I don;t like stories like that, i like drama but not…hate

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Guest:Two words for this chapter, fuckin bombshell

You had many ways to execute this chapter but you used a brilliant strategic way to do it.

Sir you out did yourself I might just to arrest you this was a bombshell. Having izuku use Heatblast was the perfect transformation to use and we really need to discuss the fact that multiple people in the MHA society don't support izuku,

Putting myself in izuku shoes I only realized that going into a blind rage is something I would do if the person you looked up to your whole life deems you unworthy and treated you like a villain, your best friend from childhood bullied you and your friend that you care about adds salt to your wound and matter the fact that his dad disappeared for a decade without saying anything that messes a person up.

I really think Midoriya needs someone to talk to i the aftermath surely tetrax can do

I believe he and izuku can have a student, teacher relationship like all might and ochaco

CreateGunner1209: Thanks, would you believe me when i said this is how I planned that chapter from the start? As in since I began writing this story? Yeah, I've been waiting to do this since then.

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Dreadbot:Follow up question I forgot to ask why will you be continuing to refer to 13 as they/them I'm just wondering why you don't have to answer if you want

CreateGunner1209: Just because, I got used to it and honestly I have no issues with it

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Guest:Man do I feel that very heat that Izuku unleashed and with the firestorm known as the final exam over its buzzer acting as a danganronpa execution cruel yet ironic in a symbolic way. The flames may have douse but what happens to All Might is FAR from over contrary to popular or unpopular beliefs there Will be backlash coming his way as his popularity will take a hit not just his students and if it comes down to it society as a whole. In case you wondering it could go in three ways . One way it could go is through society in general if a student or staff spoke up information will spread like wildfires with a bit of ire from the 20% of the people that is quirkles if not more then that. Another way is the press itself weither they like All Might or not and yes there are bound to be haters and if they get their hands on that Intel they CAN twist it to make things worst for him. Last way it could go is through the villains as if they get the Intel well more people will be joining them as they could easily mold the younger people like teens or kids that is dealing with bullies which in turn will boost their numbers with the correct lies. Now then as for Aizawa something tells me he might be catching on to the of Izuku's quote en quote quirk and if so things are shaking up not that it already had since its happening again. A fan made arc you say now I am going to be curious what you got up your capable sleeves and new aliens too boot believe me as I speak for everyone we are interested. And finally a bit of an off topic thing have you heard of Persona a game that might fit in the My hero academy mold if you haven't heard of it I recommend it as it might give you a bit of inspiration.

CreateGunner1209: And the backlash is still far from over it will extend into future chapters, I guess you can say I'm going to stretch it out a little. Although your scenarios seem kinds out there: 1. None of the students except Bakugou and Uraraka actually heard what izuku said. And none of them would tell others whether it's out of respect or lack of caring. 2. The teachers especially wouldn't say anything, I mean it's U.A. they keep their Entrance Exams a secret as well as how they actually score students during said exam. 3. How would the press get that intel when they can't even walk through the front gate? 4. Why would the villains be interested in an exam? In a school's exam?

As for Aizawa that will be addressed next time actually, just for context of that chapter's sake. And I have heard of Persona but I never played.

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I'm Hellboy:I got to ask well we see All for One and Vilgax fight each other? like one's a warlord and conqueror and other is leader and benefactor of the League of Villains and because a fight between those two would be a epic one.

CreateGunner1209: Perhaps, sorry but something like that has to be kept close to the chest.

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Guest:I'm curious to see how all this plays out

Especially since parents will have to be involved since their son had a mental breakdown so schools have to inform the parents of that. Then again u might not on love them but I really hope you do

CreateGunner1209: I am too and yeah the parents were kinda an oversight but I think i will try to address it next time otherwise this chapter would have been too bloated and confusing.

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Guest:This should be a lesson to everyone in the class and the teachers. The teachers are pro hero's their words are going to carry weight behind them. when and how they say them are going to affect them . lying to student are not great motivators at times but sometimes a little can help some one out. For Students just because someone doesn't look that impressive doesn't mean they don't have something to offer like at the first day of class what was with people interpretation of Izuku not looking like much in their world people can have the most amazing of abilities and they could also be suffering on the inside looks don't matter .

For Ururaka I understand she wanted to pass the exam and show all might how far she's come but your friend is suffering he's the one who helped shoto and iida but he needs help to. Saving someone life is more important that passing some test

I hope the teachers and students realize izuku doesn't need punishment he needs to be reminded he can be a great hero outside of his omitrix and those responsible for his pain punished or brought to light what they did

Maybe UA isn't for izuku maybe he should be sent to plumber academy learn about alien tech ( like Brook proto tool) and space ships be the greatest hero in the universe be better than the people you go to school with now. Hisashi should of done that when he learn izuku is quirkless and he still wanted to be a hero

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the review, and BTW. My logic for Uraraka was that at first she was in middle of a test…an important est. I don't know about you but when I see my friend freaking out during a test but I can't just get up and see how they are doing. I'm focused on passing myself. She still cared but priorities are different in different circumstances especially when you're fighting the NUMBER ONE HERO, a title that doesn;t come lightly. But hey I hope this chapter was able to fix that. And also one reason I had it be Heatblast wa sthat with the flames and heat Uraraka couldn't even get to him if she wanted to. And due to the Blind Rage Izuku couldn't even properly hear her calls anyway. Her hands were tied at that point.

Anyway I'm sorry if I sounded rude, I just wanted to say my opinion.

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Guest: So with the new info on one for all and ochaco learning about all might and izuku situation will she give up the quirk but keep the mutation of her zero gravity because I can't see thier sutudent teacher relationship being the same now. Also that quirk is now not really for all now but for the quirkless now but there's not that many young and heroic people except mellisa and izuku. But if you want to change the quirk from canon you can. It just seem now one for all is a dangerous quirk now it not only endangers the users family and any one connected to them it now shortening a persons life and gives them a superiority complex making them think it's better to just keep everyone away and deal with the problem themselves like nana giving up her son and all might pushing nighteye and Torino away. Izuku should be the number one hero and to be the one stop all for one and shigiraki once he learns to switch aliens (or gains master control) most of his aliens should be able tocounter thier quirks.

Also can izuku get alien pet like chip the dog mechamorph or zed Kevin's dog. Pets companionship really helps emotional health

And really all might tells bakugou he's going to be a great hero with his attitude. He doesn't lift people up he just pushes people down makes them feel bad about themselves. The provisional license arc showed why he wasn't ready (in my opinion shouldn't) be a hero. A hero help others. I really hope bakugou and all might are really taught a lesson

CreateGunner1209: No, she keeps OFA. Izuku isn't getting it. Period. Besides I've already got several ways to address and fix the whole "OFA is going to kill her" thing. It's all good. Besides this is a fanfic, I can just ignore it if I wanted. I won't be but I could. But I won't I actually have several ideas I like to address it.

No Izuku isn't getting Ship…someone else will.

Anyway more character development and confrontation will occur down the line especially for Bakugou.

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SilverHgjx:I think you took a massive risk by making Izuku go into a blind rage and have a mental breakdown. And that risk definitely paid off. You could have done this chapter in so many different ways that would have left something to be desired. This is probably the best way you could have done this chapter, in my opinion. You really showed how All Might tends not to think about the consequences of his actions and showed how big those consequences can be. Because All Might seriously messed up with Izuku. He thought he could pretend everything was fine just because Izuku would pretend everything was fine. Can't wait to see where the book goes, because I honestly cannot tell at this point, which is part of the reason why I love your fic.

One question I have is that, did any of the students see All Might's true form? I don't think they did, but I am not sure at the end when I read the students reactions.

I can't wait to read the new original arc though, and can't wait for the new aliens. (BTW love the Pinky and the Brain reference. Plus the mortal combat reference from Ch: 42)

CreateGunner1209: Oh, yeah for sure I did. But I think it paid off too in a lot of ways. I wanted him to let put all his frustrations at once because I really want to bring him back up. I don't want the whole story to be depressing you know? I want it to be fun again. And I hope, I'm praying, this chapter was a good follow up.

And no, none of the students saw All Might's true form.

And I can't wait for the original arc too. We got about 2or 3 more chapters before we really get there though.

And thank you for picking up the 2 references! I try my best to sneak things in when I can.

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SilverHgjx (again):I should have added this in my earlier review, but I also like how this is not only All Might's fault. So many people are at fault in this. The U.A. teachers, Bakugou, Henzu, Hisashi, and kind of Uraraka to an extent. The teachers and Uraraka prioritized the exam over Izuku's obviously, damaged mental health. Plus when Uraraka said Bakugou was right, she really messed up. Bakugou was just caring about his "perfect origin story" and Henzu was like Hiashi's Endeavour. Hisashi also had a part from when he went to space for a decade and suddenly comes back expecting everything to be okay. Plus this is not a suddenly new problem Izuku has. All these repressed emotions are probably from years and years of torment. It is to be expected he rampages for a long time. I'm just surprised he did not tire himself out from exhaustion or something along those lines.

CreateGunner1209: True, very true. And I agree. A lot of factors led to this and this was unfortunately when izuku lost it: against All Might.

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Guest:Heat blast overwhelm all might, cant beat him with that kind fire power heh heh see I did there

CreateGunner1209: Thanks :)

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Guest:If you going ship lzuku and ochako probably do it in end of this story or when they meet them self in future, and who knows maybe a there child go back and help them like Ken did in Ben 10 omniverse

CreateGunner1209: Still considering it but if I do do a ship it will be at the end I think.

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Guest:Dude i like your chapters but the aliens are weak like af

CreateGunner1209: Honestly, whatever

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Guest:You should do next time previews

CreateGunner1209: I thought about it for a time but I would have to write the next chapter before I could even post the current chapter and I don't have the patience for that. And if I try to make an accurate preview i don't think it will be accurate, i change the dialogue a lot when i write

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Guest:Your kidding right, Ochaco has a enormous sway over Izuku all she has to do snap her fingers and order him to forgive and forget

CreateGunner1209: In a way, you're right, but last chapter was not the time for it

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HeroTimeAgain:Is Tsuyu going to be annoyed when Deku unlocks Bullfrag and starts making frog and toad puns?

CreateGunner1209: Oh, for sure, no doubt

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Guest:Make sure the class know it wasn't all izuku fault. Let them know more about his past and what people like katsuki and all might did and why he was so desperate for friends why he stuck by Henzu despite the wrong things he did. I know katsuki in this world didn't suicide bate him in your fanfic but that was just a cherry to all the bad things he did. Also can you let the class and teachers know if and when they learn of aliens thatthe megawatts incident wasn't him or something I know he's dubbed the problem child but I think they need to feel a little bad for thinking he would do something like that he got a lot of responsibility once he learns why asmuth created the omnitrix. Maybe throw a party for him eventually show him he's liked in the class and that their there to support him he probably never had a party thrown by Freind. Maybe get him a alien pet something he feels will always be on his side like chip

CreateGunner1209: They know it asn;t really his fault. But I'm not so sure I want them to know everything, some things are better off in the past. Not everything mind you but details. Also dude the Megawatt incident wasn't that relevant. It was more for good fun than seriousness I even addressed that whole topic in the chapter after in an AN's. I mean heck has any one even brought it up since then? No… And also izuku's still a problem child, he put himself in danger multiple times: Nomu, Stain, etc.

But in a way you are sort of right about the party, but in this case it's a trip to the mall.

But no pet, sorry but I wanna give Ship to someone else. No I won't;t say who it is :)

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ChaosMegabot:Why do i get the feeling the everyone's going to avoid and blame Izuku for all of this and not get to the bottom of his problems? I going to guess that Bakugou will face no comeuppance for his previous actions even though he constantly assaulted Izuku and told him to commit suicide. In addition All might is apart of the problem, but nobody would blame the symbol of peace for his actions.

The staff members even tried to repremend Izuku for this whole ordeal and Bakugou decided to keep antagonizing him. Now they all failed this exam because is always Izuku's fault. Who cares if Izuku is an Abuse victim, he should just be expelled for this mess and black marked from any hero school. Uraraka and Bakugou failed only becuase of Izuku, he got in the way and let threw a tantrum. Now he's lost the respect of the staff and his friends.

CreateGunner1209: Well that feeling is wrong. Partially because I'm tired of hating and dragging down Izuku and other charters. I wanna make things lighthearted again but not ignore character development and confrontations.

Also Bakguou never told izuku that in this story. You can check in Ch.1. I'm not justifying him, I'm just saying

And no, that was never going to happen. Like I said now that i brought him down I can build him back up with the help of those that care about him.

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Guest:It seems midoria aware he was having some problems and knew he may go off. Just because he has amazing powers now doesn't erase the past that he suffered . All might just put everything in his past and only goes back to it when it helps him . In anime He was quirkless but only mentioned it when midoria was having doubts doesn't do anything to make sure quirkless people are treated fairy, his side kick tells him he needs to be cautious but leaves him and only finds him someone connected to him to help midoria just because he is his successor . Midoria always been the one to put others problems first before his own it's time for midoria to put himself first and figure out who he is and who he wants to be in the the anime all might told him the word he wanted to hear but in this world all might thought he was a undercover villain or being manipulated. Let this be the end of all might make sure he tells everyone this happened because of his dumb choice. If students blame midoria then they weren't his friends or people he should trust. If you have to make him a vigilante the follows the true peace and justice. Let me midoria be the one to stop All for one and become the protector of the earth like Ben 10. Screw that crappy system that created People like in endeavor and bakugou strength is not the most important thing I kind heart is what makes a hero

CreateGunner1209: True, very very true. And I hope this chapter was okay and was enjoyable especially with everyone's reactions: especially his classmates and teachers. But no he was never going to be expelled and go all vigilante.

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Guest:Sometimes you can't make people work together their are just people you just don't like each other and maybe the best thing people can stay away from them even if they have the same job

CreateGunner1209: I agree completely because I've had to do that myself

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Asreal Dreemer: Not insulting what you did there but I think you could've done something like get him stuck into a temporary DNA lock so that you could have it actually be a long-term problem for him until they figure out how to get them out of it or something similar to that , Or have a DNA lock thing happened and have a lot more character start showing up to actually deal with a raging student who did not give a flying fuck about anything else going in his path over and releasing all of his anger, and my Pinyan you give me a lot of things happened that scenario but I think what you did with pretty good.

Sorry for themed Ranty but I had to get this out there.

CreateGunner1209: It's all good I love to hear the thoughts of my readers. And I do see your point but in all fairness sometimes less is more especially when doing that would have meant the chapter would have taken way longer to finish and more complex than it was. That said the locking feature is planned to be set up later on