Denki was ignorant of Midoriya's panic, continuing to question his friend. "Come on man, please just tell me?" he inquired. Midoriya just approached him, trying his hardest to calm his nerves. "Denki." Midoriya blurted out, interrupting Denki's questioning. "Both you and Sero had gone through some serious stuff, You should still be asleep." he stated while the panic slowly disappeared.
Denki's brain seemed to be processing what he was just told, his eyes descending into a panicked expression. By now Midoriya grabbed onto Denki's shoulders; "Please don't panic, we can only have one of us panicking right now so breath in-" Midoriya inhaled to emphasis it "- and breath out." he exhaled at the end. Midoriya repeated it a few more times as Denki quickly followed.
"So, what have you been doing?" Denki asked. Midoriya released his shoulders and backed away. "You and Sero have been through serious trauma, a form of Noumufication, I've been trying to undo the alterations and thought it would be safer if neither of you were awake. The last time either of you were awake you were acting like puppeteered zombies with strange powers." Midoriya slowly explained it all to Denki. Denki seemed to acknowledge this, before lifting one of his arms and inspecting it.
He was quiet for a moment, seemingly taking in the details of the organs on his arms. "You sure you can't just work these into our suits?" he asked, breaking any tension or worry Midoriya had. he wasn't sure if he should laugh or sigh, just preferring to shake his head. "I've already removed the majority of the Grafts, there isn't much danger but I'm still nervous about you guys using what's left." he responded. "What about Stain, doesn't he have a bunch of these things?" he asked. "I have no idea what orders his powers were Grafted on, and most of them are just to keep him alive. I'm pretty sure he'll keel over and die if I removed anything. On the other hand I know the order in which you and Sero had them Grafted on, and have a file on what each are used for. If you're serious about this we'll have to put it to a vote with the others." he advised.
"Ok midoribro, wait, what am I going to do until then? I mean I want to test this stuff out." Denki said. Midoriya paused at this, his morals and his curiosity clashing. "Alright, I'll let you use the testing area, but only because no one else is here right now and even then there'll be rules to follow for this." Midoriya explained. Denki nodded; "Ok... so can I get some clothes?".
Midoriya paused for a moment, remembering that Denki was only in his undergarments underneath the blanket that was still draped over his lower form. "I'll go get you some, just stay put." he said before turning to the exit.
He returned shortly with some baggy clothing which Denki quickly put on. Midoriya then opened the med bay's door for Denki, letting him quickly walk out. Before Midoriya followed him, he retrieved a large vile from a cabinet near the door and a rectangular device from his pocket. He pressed a button on the rectangle and left it with a light facing Sero. "If you wake up, I'll be here." he said as he turned off the lights and closed the door.
Tokoyami wasn't sleeping, he rarely did. Even with there being nothing to scower he remained online. The computer screen was the only source of light in his room as he enjoyed one of his favorite activities.
Late night gaming.
A recent singleplayer RTS game had been released that he had been eyeing for a while, and with all the work he'd gone through he deserved to indulge in some gaming. He had already built up his homebase and spread out in a slow and strategic manner. Now he was crushing his first enemy with devastating power and subterfuge.
Then his phone blinked on, the sound of a wolf howling going off with it. He paused his game and reached for his phone, the sound telling him that someone was using one of the base's facilities after hours. He saved his game and stood up, checking his phone to see which room was being used. He made sure to take his Shadow Vest with him as he left the room.
He made his way to the testing room, usually reserved for daytime hours, with his Shadow slowly becoming more blade like in his grasp. As he stood in front of the door, lightly opening the door to see just who was using. Midoriya was the usual suspect as his sleeping schedule as just as bad as his own, but he didn't have anything new to test today.
There wasn't anyone else on his mind who could be using the room at this time of the night.
So he had to surpress his shock as he saw Midoriya in the testing room, a notebook in hand which he was scribbling in like a madman, and Kaminari.
The same Kaminari who was supposed to be in the med bay.
The same Kaminari who was supposed to have his Grafted Quirks removed over a long period of time.
The same Kaminari who should be in a medically induced coma.
Not the Kaminari who was busy blasting lightning from his arms while Midoriya took notes.
"What the hell!?" he opened the door with a shout and walked in. Kaminari jumped back in shock, lightning shooting out of his arms as he did so, forcing Midoriya to jump between the two of them to prevent any sort of incident. "Hey Tokoyami, I know this looks strange, but sit with me." Midoriya said in an attempt to calm the tension. Tokoyami looked between the two of them, before he leaned against the wall. "Alright, this better make sense." he said.
So Midoriya and Kaminari explained what happened. From Kaminari's awakening, to the short exchange, to Kaminari's various questions. Tokoyami's expression slowly shifting from annoyed to tired. It ended with Kaminari and Midoriya heading to the testing room, and their current present.
Tokoyami just shook his head. "I expected the story to be a bit longer." he muttered to himself while Midoriya just rubbed the back of his neck and Kaminari smiled. "Its been less than an hour, so it wasn't going to be that long." Midoriya responded. "I understand, but it's still strange, what about Sero?" Tokoyami asked. "He's still out cold, might hold off just to see how he may react." Midoriya responded. "I just hope he'll be fine." Kaminari butted in.
"We all do, it's still all strange to everyone just what happened to you two." Midoriya responded. Kaminari nodded before a look of realization suddenly took hold. "Jirou!! Oh crap, she's probably worried about us, has Mina or Ochako told you guys how she is?" He asked with a sudden panic, his arms starting to give off a static effect around him. Tokoyami backed away from him while Midoriya just sighed as his hair stood on end.
"That's a whole other story to tell you Denki. One you'll want to sit down for." he said. Kaminari looked at him in confusion before grabbing a seat from the wall. Tokoyami walked out at this, not wanting to deal with this anymore.
This was a problem for morning Tokoyami, not late night Tokoyami.
It felt strange today, the whole atmosphere of homebase just felt off. Midoriya had spent the whole night there, rather than returning home like they expected. He was up to something again, and it was far to soon for him to pull that shit again.
Yet here they all stood, every member and semi-member of the Guild, looking as Midoriya and Tokoyami waited for them with the look a business man would give his rival before offering him a deal. "Ok, I have something to tell you all. Come on out." he said.
Many were confused, glancing between the two boys as they sat there.
Then Denki walked out, a short sleeved shirt and baggy pants on, his arms and the electric organs on them present to all. "Hey." he greeted. Many were shocked into silence, even as he glanced between the group. "Been a while guys, there's something I want to ask." he said while taking a seat next to Midoriya and Tokoyami.
There was a brief silence.
A BRIEF SILENCE.
"What... The... Fuck... Deku..." Katsuki blurted out. "I thought they were out cold, getting those freaky Grafts removed from him and Soy Sauce. Why the fuck is he up and out with those things on his arms?" he continued his tirade. "Now look I know this is strange, it is for all of us, but there's a reason why we're doing this." Midoriya retorted as Kaminari sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck. "What is it?" Jirou spoke up from the back. Kaminari glanced over to her and waved, prompting a small smile from her.
"I was wondering, if I could keep these powers, maybe work them into the Taser suit and my Tools. But Midoribro said that it would take a vote and a talk." Kaminari spoke, his speech much like it had been before.
"What about Sero?" Shuichi asked. "He's still under the medication, but he isn't in any danger. Though I might postpone the rest of the process to see if he'll wake up like Denki." Midoriya mumbled the last part, the tone full of curiosity. "He's fine." Kaminari answered.
"So, is this an actual vote or are you just going to let him go for it?" Katsuki asked. "Eh, kind of mixed." Midoriya replied. "I mostly want to see if you guys are fine with me being like... this." Kaminari asked while holding up his arms, showing off the electric organs once again.
"Are they painful pain?" Jirou asked. "Nope." Kaminari responded. "Do they go off randomly?" Shuichi asked. "Only if I get surprised or panicked, but we'll make some tools to fix them." he answered. "Are you a risk to the rest of us?" Katsuki asked, his glare burning intensely. "No, I can say that I'm no threat. They may have done things to me, but I know I won't be a threat." Kaminari answered.
Katsuki breathed in then spoke. "Code 846, commence action 223." he spoke the same phrase that the comms blared during the raid to the facility. Their eyes widened as they realised to late just what he did. Kaminari dropped to his kness and whimpered while holding his head in pain.
"You Dick." Jirou shouted as her earphone jacks shot at him with extreme speed. Katsuki stood strong, seemingly adamant in his decision as the group was split between getting distance or restraining the two. "Why the hell did you do that?" Midoriya shouted in an uncharacteristic rage. "Dude not cool." Kirishima said as he and Shuichi rushed to help Kaminari.
"We had to know. We can't just take his word, you all saw how those weird fucks acted and that code was what made them act like it." Katsuki explained as he was tackled to the ground.
As Katsuki was held down and Kaminari was aided he stood up. Brief tears running down his cheeks from the pain. He looked at Katsuki with a look somewhere between betrayal and understanding. The others backed away as Kaminari sat back down.
"I'm still me. Still the same me from before." Kaminari said. "There." Katsuki stated as he didn't fight back from his new restraints. "That was fucked up man." Kirishima said. "I know, but no one else was willing to test it." Katsuki retorted.
"Ok, five minute break for everyone to cool off. Katsuki, when we're done with this I want to talk to you." Midoriya said. Everyone nodded before leaving to find their own way of cooling off. Jirou stayed around, slowly approaching Kaminari as she did so.
There was an awkward silence between the two of them. "So, there anything you want to... " Kaminari started only to be cur off by Jirou hugging him. "You have no idea how worried I was about you." she said as Kaminari just wrapped his arms around her. "I know, it was horrifying, but thanks to you guys I'm back and soon Sero will be as well." Kaminari bartered. Jirou nodded; "Kaminari, or would it be ok if I called you Denki?" she asked. "Whichever you like, I'm not picky." Kaminari responded. "Alright Denki." Jirou said before she kissed him.
Kaminari's eyes widened in surprise, before he quickly followed her lead. The two held this as long as either could before they separated their lips. They then held one another in an embrace, basking in the comfort of each other's hold.
Soon the five minures were up, everyone returning. Some showing evidence of physical activity, others still had music playing to calm themselves. The meeting continued after that with Kaminari gettjng the green light for new upgrades.
No one aware of the relationship now in full bloom.
Katsuki held in a breath. He stood face to face with Midoriya, and he didn't look happy. "Bakugou-" Not a good sign (using his proper name) "-I know what you did seemed necessary, but you went to far. Denki has gone through hell and you had no right to force that back on him. I put my faith in him, and I'm supporting him for this." Midoriya took a deep breath. "We DO NOT torture people, even less so our own teammates. You crossed the line today, so you're not going on any mission, or so much as touching your equipment. You're lucky that you're staying in the Guild at all." Midoriya calmly tore into him.
"I know, but I still stand by what I did. No one else would have done it, and I don't want to imagine what would have happened if he wasn't out of its influence. I know they'll hate me, they'll resent me, but I'm ok with that." Katsuki responded.
Midoriya just breathed in, then put his hand on Katsuki's shoulder. He nodded before holding out his hand. Katsuki just nodded back and removed his Blast Gauntlets from his belt.
"I know you act as the necessary evil of the group, but you have to reign that in. Adversity in the group could kill us all, and neither of us want that." Midoriya said. Katsuki breathed in; "See you guys in a month, break some skulls for me would you?" he said as he headed for the exit. "I will." Midoriya said, watching as his long time friend left the base.
He braced his back against the wall and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding in.