(Third Opening Theme: Black Butler II Opening Theme-Shiver Performed By the GazettE)
Izuku and the others treaded carefully within the odd looking plain. As they stepped along the path provided, they saw what looked to be broken buildings, floating around. They could've sworn they saw the ocean was the sky, and what they were walking along looked to be like that of the sky. Like everything else, the world had been colorless, and it seemed to be falling apart around them.
Every so often they had to put their heads down to avoid getting hit by the debris. "This is supposed to be a room right?" Tenya said, "What kind of a place is this?"
Floyd said as he poked one of the floating bubbles of water that drifted past him, "It looks like something seen in Alice in Wonderland or Bleach… I hope we don't see White Reina."
"Whoa Bossman!" Michiko said, "Watch your profanity!"
"DID YOU NOT READ THE MANGA?!" Floyd shouted
"THAT'S NO EXCUSE!" She yelled, putting her face against his own.
"Is this really the time to be arguing?" Shoto asked them.
"THIS IS A PERFECT TIME!" Floyd and Michiko yelled as they got in his face as he remained unphased.
Izuku soon noticed the doors floating around; Each one contained a different label.
"I wonder where they all lead to?" Izuku couldn't help but wonder in his head, "Any one of these doors could lead us to where Reina-chan and Kaa-chan are… But how do we know which one?"
Just as this thought came over him, he was surprised to see a door had floated in their direction, setting down just in front of them. The door look to resemble that of something from a hospital as the group couldn't help but stop and stare.
Each of them jumped when they heard the sound of a click before the door creaked open. "Okay…" Michiko soon said, "... That's REALLY freaky."
"Where do you think it leads?" Tenya asked.
"I'm not sure…" Izuku said before looking to the path just behind the door, "... But it looks like it's the only route we can take. It might takes us too them."
"You don't know that." Shoto told him, "What if it's a trap?"
"I know it might be a trap." Izuku said, before going to push the door open, "... But I'm taking that chance anyway."
Before anyone else can say anything, Izuku soon pushed the door open, and stepped inside whatever had been within.
The first thing they were met with was a bright light which blinded them for a moment, before they heard the sound of birds.
Wait… Birds?
When they opened their eyes they found themselves standing in the hall of what looked to be a hospital. The color seemed to have been seen to have returned, but the colors on their bodies as well as their costumes didn't return; only the colors on their hair and eyes remained.
"What the-!?" Michiko exclaimed, "-Are we back!?"
"I don't think so." Shoto said looking at his body, "We still look like this."
"And for that matter we were outside in Hosu, we weren't in hospital." Tenya pointed out, "Not to mention it's daytime."
Floyd looked through the window to see that there was a children's playground just outside, "What even is this place?"
They were soon taken back when they saw a familiar woman with wolf ears had entered.
"Dr. Kenko…?" Izuku said surprised.
"Who?" Tenya asked.
"She's Reina-chan's assigned doctor." Izuku replied, "She's the only one that can treat her after she goes through an episode."
"What's she doing here?" Shoto asked, "I thought Native said she was in another district."
Floyd soon noticed her appearance had been different. Rather then the long hair he and Izuku saw the day they met her, she instead had her hair had been cut short as bob style haircut and she looked more recognizable as a doctor with her large white coat, brown collared shirt and khakis.
"Hey Izu…" Floyd soon said, "... I don't think that's the same Kenko we know."
Izuku soon took notice of her appearance as well, "I think you're right."
"Hmm." They heard her say looking around, "I wonder where she could be… Don't tell me she's hiding again."
Shimizu had started to walk towards them, which made them freeze. "She's coming this way!" Tenya said.
"Well this is perfect!" Michiko said, "Maybe she knows where the Miss and the Dog are!"
Michiko soon approached Shimizu before anyone else can stop her. She soon gave a wave as she said, "Heya, Kenko-sensei! We're in a bit of a pinch right now, so would you hel-!"
Michiko had been cut off when Shimizu suddenly walked right through her making everyone turn even more pale than they already were.
"SHE WENT THROUGH HER!?" Izuku, Floyd, and Tenya shouted.
"EH?!" Michiko exclaimed, "A-ARE WE DEAD!"!?"
Floyd shouted as he ruffled his hair, "Oh man! There was still so much i wanted to do!"
"We're not dead." Shoto said before tapping Floyd on the shoulder, "Besides we can still touch each other."
Floyd sighed with relief at this as he said, "Oh thank God."
They soon noticed Shimizu look underneath an empty gourney. "So this is where you hiding?" She said in a soft voice, before she held out her hand to whoever had been underneath, "You can't stay under there forever. Come on out Little Alice."
"Alice?" The group said in unison.
Soon enough a familiar tiny figure came crawling out from under the gurney. Her purple and aqua green hair, and a set of bandages wrapped around her head, making her easy to recognize by the group.
It was her, Reina Nouki.
Though her appearance had been different than that of Cheshire. She looked to be wearing a large baggy pink sweater with a set of paw prints on the pockets, with an orange shirt and a set of slippers. Her red hat sat at the top of her head as it had been slanted slightly.
What was strikingly odd however, was the fact that her face had been bruised and she looked to be in tears.
"Wha…" Izuku said shocked, as he watched Shimizu examine her, "... What happened to her?"
"Her face is bruised…" Tenya said.
Floyd said with his jaw slightly dropped, "Who did this to her?!"
"Reina…" Shimizu said with her ears dropping slightly, "... Did you get in a fight again?"
They saw Reina nod her head as she sniffled and rubbed her eyes.
"What was it about this time?" She asked her.
They heard Reina say in choked sobs, "R-Ri-Richi, Wan, Will-They wanted to break the sword. I-I couldn't-I just-"
"I see…" Shimizu said, understanding what the child had meant.
Everyone looked shocked at this, albeit horrified to say the least.
"Someone wanted to break her sword?" Shoto said.
"And kids above all else…" Tenya said.
Floyd growled as he said "How could they…?"
"Riichi, Wan, and Will?" Izuku repeated.
They heard Reina sob a little louder, as she rubbed her eyes more vigorously.
"I-I didn't mean to start it!" Reina choked out, "I g-g-got really angry. The-The only thing I could think about was-" She stopped herself as she couldn't bring herself to finish, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
"It's okay Little Alice." Shimizu told her gently, "None of this is your fault."
Reina stayed silent at this as she looked to her feet, as she couldn't stop the tears. "Oh honey…" Shimizu said patting her on her head getting her to look to her, "... There's no need for tears. You look better with a smile anyway."
Reina only sniffled at this, as she turned her gaze away from her. Shimizu soon lifted her up off the ground. "Come now, let's get you fixed up." She told her.
The minute Shimizu had turned the corner with Reina in tow, the whole hospital vanished altogether, and they soon found themselves back in the familiar colorless world, leaving the whole group speechless as to what had just happened.
"WHA-" Michiko started to say, "-HOW-!? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!"
"What did we just see?" Tenya asked.
Izuku and Floyd both gave it some thought, before they both came up with a conclusion. "Call me crazy but…" Izuku started to say, "... I think it was a memory from Reina-chan."
Floyd added on to this "Well, that would explain why Shimizu walked right through Michiko just now."
Michiko soon said, with a shiever, "Yeah… Explains a lot."
Shoto soon looked over to all the doors floating around, occasionally submerging in the water. "If that's the case…" He started to say, "... Then all of these doors, must lead into Reina's head?" He soon noticed the doors that had been submerged had been broken, "Those doors up there…" He wondered aloud, "... Why are they…?"
"What does this have to do with what's going on right now?" Tenya said, "How are these, going to get us to Bakugou-kun and Reina-kun?"
Izuku soon got thinking again, until he recalled the words from Cheshire and Hatter. The tree, that they mentioned, and something she cherished. Those words appeared in the back of his mind, as he soon came up with a conclusion.
"Cheshire-chan, and Hatter-san said… We would find them under a tree." He started to say, "A tree Reina-chan cherished, like her sword and hat."
"Midoriya, what are you saying?" Shoto asked.
"Memories are something we cherish, something that we treasure." Izuku said, "Whether they're happy or not they're our own. Maybe… Maybe one of these doors might have what we're looking for. One of them might have Reina-chan and Kaa-chan!"
The group's eyes widened in shock at this, "Are you serious!?" Michiko said, before she looked to the many doors, "But looking through every one of these doors could take us forever!"
"We don't have to look through every door." Izuku said, "We just have to make the door come to us. I think I know how."
"What is it?" Tenya asked him.
"I… I don't really understand it, but I think Reina-chan is trying to help us." He replied, "She's subconsciously leading us to her and him."
"Well there's no time to waste. Lets go." Floyd said before taking a deep breath and shouting, "OPEN SESAME!"
"WHY DO YOU THINK THAT'LL WORK!?" Michiko and Tenya yelled.
"Would you rather me shout Kamehameha?" Floyd asked.
"FAIR POINT, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THE DOOR LIKE THAT!" Michiko yelled.
Floyd shouted as he smacked her on the head, "THEN WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I SHOUT!?"
"Maybe we should try shouting something else!?" Tenya suggested
"Something else huh?" Floyd thought aloud, "If that's the case-"
He took another deep breath as he shouted, "HEY! REINA-CHAN! I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME! BUT IF YOU CAN YOU GOTTA HELP US OUT! WE NEED YOU TO SHOW US WHERE THE TREE IS!"
For several moments their had been silence. The doors had still moved through the air as none had seemed to come down.
"COME ON…! CAN'T YOU SEE…! WE WANNA SAVE YOU AND KATSUKI! I'M NOT KIDDING THIS TIME! I REALLY REALLY WANT TO SAVE YOU GUYS!" a single thought came to Floyd's mind as he thought "Did I just call piss head by his first name?"
He shook it off before he continued to yell, "ANYWAY PLEASE OPEN UP! JUST PLEASE-" Tears soon threatened to fall as he spoke more softly, "-Just let us save you."
Finally they heard a splash from up above. A broken door seemed to have come out from the water and set itself down in front of them. The door looked old and tilted, and have a sign that looked have a name. Though none could make it out as the name had been scribble.
"This door, doesn't look to be in good condition like the other ones." Tenya said, "I wonder why that is…"
"It looks like there's something written underneath the sign." Michiko soon pointed out. She approached the door, and wiped away the dust.
"My First Friend… And Something More...?" Michiko read, her eyes soon brightened at this.
"I wonder what that means..." Floyd wondered.
Michiko couldn't help but say with a smile, "It means one of you can open the door!"
Everyone couldn't help but give Michiko an awkward look, making her flinch. "What?" She asked.
Floyd gave her a look before shaking his head, "That's a bit too roundabout, Michi."
"IT IS NOT!" Michiko yelled, "YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS!"
Floyd yelled at Michiko flipping her off, "DUMBASS, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS JOKE! BESIDES, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE IN A DISNEY FLICK!? THAT'S WAY TOO OVERDONE!"
"He's right." Shoto added, "What you just said sounds stupid."
"I can't help but agree." Tenya said fixing his glasses.
Michiko couldn't help but feel hurt at this as she had gotten into a fetal position and said tearfully, "Why…?"
"We should go." Izuku said, before he proceeded to open the door.
Floyd said with a confidant smile, "Yeah, we gotta two dumbasses to save! And when this is over imma give em a good talking!" Floyd soon charged into the door all while yelling, "LEROY JENKINS!"
"Seriously Bossman!?" Michiko yelled before running in after him, "Wait up!"
Tenya and Shoto soon followed, behind them, with Izuku. Though before he did, he couldn't help but look to the design of the door. His hand brushed against the wood, as he looked at it oddly.
"This door…" Izuku said aloud, "... Why do I feel like I've seen it before…?"
"Midoriya-kun?" Tenya said, "Come on, we gotta go!"
"Ri-Right." Izuku said before following him inside, though not before they took one last look at the door.
Just as it had closed shut, someone had come floating down, touching the ground gently. Red Queen had stepped towards the door, with her golden eyes glowing dimly, as she brushed her hand against the wood.
She said softly, "... Alice failed to protect him… I won't make the same mistake she did." She clenched her hand, "I won't let you near him. All of you are a threat. Once you're gone… He won't have anything to fear. You all on the other hand… Belong in your fears, your nightmares. I'll make sure you go to that place."
Her body had soon changed before she stepped inside; phasing through the door itself.
The group seemed to have entered a world that looked to be broken. Unlike the one they were in previously, it all appeared to be a white void and they walked along the same path as before.
"What kind of a memory is this?" Tenya asked.
"Are we in purgatory?" Michiko wondered aloud.
Floyd said trying to feel for a wall, "Well no.."
"Then, what in the world could this place be?" Shoto wondered.
Soon enough they heard the sound of crying. Just ahead they saw the twilight of day with a familiar girl sitting against a fence and underneath what looked to be a tree. Reina had her face buried in her knees as she sobbed loudly, as she appeared to be covered in dirt.
"Oh no…" Izuku said as his gaze softened at the state of Reina.
"The Miss…" Michiko said solemnly, "... She looks even worse than before…"
They heard Reina choke out, "... I… I just… I only wanted to play… I only asked for only one thing… How could they have been so cruel… Why does… Why does the world hate me so much…?"
The group could only watch as Reina continued to cry, as they had no way to comfort her. It tugged at their hearts to see her this way.
"Reina-kun…" Tenya said, "... I had no idea she was suffering this much."
"The other patients…" Shoto said watching the child cry, "... I wonder if they made her feel this way?"
Floyd gritted his teeth as he growled "Bastards..."
"So that's it…" Izuku soon said surprising the group, "... That's how this all started."
"Midoriya-kun? What are you talking about?" Tenya asked.
Izuku didn't reply as he leaned against the fence, "I always knew you were troubled, that you couldn't say things out loud to others. I know there were things you couldn't say because you always had trouble with fighting the right words…"
His hands started to shake, as tears began to roll down his cheeks; almost as if he had been the same amount of pain Reina had been, "How many times did you have to do this…? How many times did you stay quiet? How many times did you leave others… Just so you could burden the pain alone…?"
Floyd's eyes widened in horror at this, as if something snapped. He had a sudden realization as he couldn't help but play certain scenes back in his head as Reina gave him and her other classmates a smile… Or so he thought. The time of the Sports Festival seemed to play back, soon after Izuku and Shoto's match ended.
"Reina-chan? Where are you going? Our seats are back that way."
"I just got a sudden craving for ice cream, that's all! I'm gonna head over to to the fairgrounds to see if I can get some! I should have time before the third round starts!"
"Reina-san? Are you… Sure you're alright?"
"I'm just fine Tokiyama-san! I was a bit shaken up before, but I'm alright now!"
"Did… Reina-chan seem sad to anyone else?"
"Yeah… In fact she looked more down then usual. I wonder why that is?"
"Maybe it's because Midoriya lost?"
"No way, Reina's the toughest girl I know. We know that Izuku always gets back on his feet!"
Looking at it again, Floyd came into a sudden realization. Reina wanted to help Shoto; he got that when she had heard what happened to Chouko. After Izuku pushed himself to the point where his arms weren't the same, he couldn't help but look horrified when he realized what Reina was thinking
She wasn't fine back then… The smile she had put on then… Was only but a mask.
And all he had done then… Was ignore it.
"Oh man… I'm so stupid!" Floyd shouted in his head, as he ruffled his head, "What the hell! Why did I say that?! I should have known! I should have known from the start she was hurting after the match! She must've felt so guilty! She must've thought what happened to Izuku was her fault! Damn it! That piss for brains is right! I DON'T know how Reina felt! Damn it! Damn It! DAMN IT!"
"hEY."
The group had been startled what sounded to be a voice with statice. They turned to see it was a child like her. From their appearance they could see they had been a young boy, but the face; looked to be smeared like that of a mistake one would make on a canvas when painting.
Reina seemed to have stopped her crying when she heard him.
"whAT's wroNG?" They heard him ask, "wHY aRE yOU cryiNG?"
"Who's that?" Michiko asked.
"He's not another patient, he's on the outside of the fence." Tenya pointed out.
"His face…" Shoto said, pointing it out, "... It's hard to make it out."
Izuku looked at the boy curiously, as he watched him approach the fence. "That's odd…" Izuku thought to himself, "... Even though I can't see his face… Something about him, is… Familiar…"
The group soon noticed something off about the two kids, as both of them hadn't been moving. "The memory… Stopped?" Michiko said shocked
The group jumped suddenly when they saw static, and the memory itself started to break apart before it vanished completely.
"What the hell was that!?" Floyd exclaimed.
"It just broke apart!?" Shoto said.
"I guess that must've been where the memory ended…" Tenya suggested.
"Well that didn't give us much information at all!" Michiko said ruffling her hair a bit.
"Wait, why would it end there anyway?" Izuku said confused, "It seemed like there was more."
Soon enough they were taken back by another set of colors that had glowed dimly. This time it had been different. They saw Reina in a different outfit altogether, as they saw she had a backpack and she looked nervous as she fidgeted a little. They couldn't help but wonder as to why. Below her feet they soon noticed what looked to be an opening in the fence.
The same boy came back, his face still couldn't be seen by them as he walked right through Izuku with ease.
"yOU aLL sET?" The boy asked her.
They saw her look to the opening in the fence as she gulped, "***-chan…" They heard her say, as all that had come out was static when she spoke his name, "... I don't know about this."
"it'LL bE fiNE loLI-chAN!" The Boy told her, "i toLD yOU, thAT i'LL loOk aftER yOU, remembER? nOW coME oN befoRE someoNE spoTS uS."
They watched as Reina looked nervous again before she pushed her bag underneath the fence before went on her belly to crawl underneath, before they heard the security officer call out to her, making her freeze halfway.
They saw the boy pull her out from underneath the metal wiring, before they both ran down the road taking the bag with them. The memory soon turned to static and broke apart just like before.
Floyd said astonished, "Another one?!"
Michiko said shocked, "I never knew the miss was such a delinquent!"
"That's what you got out of this?!" Tenya shouted in confusion.
Floyd added as he yelled "I know when this is over, I'm so nagging on her on the times I got in trouble!"
"YOU TOO!?" Tenya shouted.
Michiko said to Tenya, "Well yeah! Wait… HOW IS THAT PUNISHMENT BOSSMAN!?"
Floyd merely replied as he stuck out his tongue to her, "beats me."
Shoto gave it some thought before he came to his own conclusion, "... I think I get it now…" He said to the group, "... Whoever that boy was, must've been Reina's only real friend. Like how I have Fubuki. He must've been the one that talked her into doing it."
"If that's the case…" Izuku soon said, "... Then what happened to him…? And why can't we see his face?"
Just then, they heard the sound of laughter and giggles echoing throughout the white void.
"What was that!?" Michiko exclaimed, "Another nightmare!?"
"I don't think so." Izuku said putting his hands to his ears so he could hear better. He soon turned in a certain direction, "It's coming from over there."
The group soon started to follow Izuku again as they traveled further into the white void. Floyd fixed himself up, and went to catch up but-
"F...Lo...yd… F...Lo...yd…"
Floyd had been taken back at the sound of a familiar voice, as he turned around behind him, only to see that no one was there.
"... Was I imagining things?" Floyd wondered aloud as he scratched his head.
Floyd only shrugged before he went forward catching up with the rest, unaware of the fact someone had been following behind them.
They followed the sounds of laughter, as they started to run towards it. Eventually they saw an image form again, as this time it looked to be the night; the only thing that had kept them a lit was of a lamp.
They saw two children sitting underneath a blanket as the boy looked to be showing Reina a comic book. The boy would very often point out certain panels that stood out to him the most, and they saw Reina give the brightest smile on her face.
It wasn't a warm smile should normally give, no, this one had been out of true happiness.
"I've… Never seen Reina-kun like this." Tenya said moved.
"She looks so happy…" Shoto said watching as her and the boy continued to interact.
"Whoa…" Michiko said, "... The only other person I've seen who was able to make her smile is Bakugou."
"Yeah…" Izuku said.
Shoto soon noticed the look in his eyes as he appeared to be thinking, "Midoriya, what is it?"
"It's this boy with her." Izuku replied as he scratched his head, "I don't know why but… I think I've seen him before…"
The memory soon broke apart and faded, before another reappeared again this time it had been different scene. It looked as though it had been raining outside, and the boy had been talking on the phone with someone while Reina sat and waited on the couch with a blanket over her head.
They heard the sound of thunder outside.
They saw the boy out the phone down before he approached the couch as he moved the blanket from Reina a little.
"looKs liKE wE gOT tHE houSE tO ourselVEs agaIN. thE stoRM'S preTTY bAD. thEY woN'T bE baCK tiLL tHE morniNG, aND wE woN'T bE goiNG tO tHE paRK liKE thIS." The boy told her, "doN'T worRY. aS loNG aS wE stAY insiDE we'LL bE saFE."
"Wi-Will we?" Reina asked fearfully.
They saw the boy nod, "liKE i saID. we'LL bE okAY."
The thunder came again, this time Reina let out a squeak as the boy had been taken back when she had pulled the covers on top of her, wrapping herself in it. The boy laughed before he crawled underneath the covers as to join her.
She had been taken back when he put his arms around her; when the sounds came again she flinched. They saw the boy cover her ears as she started to sniffle.
"hEY nOW, iT'S okAY." They heard the boy say, "i'M heRE nOW. I saID i'D loOK aftER yOU didN'T i?"
Reina looked to the boy as she started to rub her eyes a little.
"coME oN loLI." The boy told her, taking her cheeks gently and pulling it up wards "nO moRE cryiNG. juST smiLE. yOU loOK bettER wiTH oNE."
They saw Reina sniffle again but, with just one look from the boy, all she did was smile. The memory soon broke apart again leaving the group to be in shock by this.
"Okay forget what I said before…" Michiko said, "... That boy is EXACTLY like the Dog."
"Seriously…" Izuku soon said, "... Why does he seem familiar?"
As they continued to walk, they saw snippets of memories of her and the boy here and there. One was of them walking alongside a river, and the boy showing off how he skip rocks. Another was of them on the bus, the child Reina seemed to be fascinated to be on such a vehicle as she bounced in her chair while the boy appeared to be laughing at how silly she was acting.
They soon saw another snippet of a memory that was going to break apart. They saw them standing at what looked to be an entrance to an amusement park. Though it wasn't just any amusement park it was-
"Herotown!?" The group exclaimed.
"But-That's the name of the amusement park we appeared in when Reina-kun brought us here!" Tenya exclaimed.
"You mean to tell me it's not something she made up?" Shoto asked.
Michiko said while tugging at her hair, "Man! This is confusing!"
Floyd couldn't help but say as he groaned too, "Reina-chan! What the hell is it you're trying to tell us here!?"
"Fl...Oyd… Fl...Oyd…"
Floyd jumped slightly when the voice came again, as he picked his ear, "Seriously?! Again?!" As the group went ahead, it wasn't long till he jumped when he could've sworn he felt a hand on his shoulder and a familiar voice whispered in his ear.
"... How could you HURT me Floyd?"
Floyd quickly drew up a weapon and went to attack, but once more he saw no one was there. His body shook slightly as he heard the whispers come again. His eyes widened in horror as he had a sudden thought come over him.
"That voice… Don't tell me… That was…!" Floyd shook his head at this, "No! It couldn't be! That's impossible! It couldn't be her! The last time I saw her was when-"
"Bossman!" Michiko soon said snapping him out of his trance, "Come on, let's go! These memories of the Miss gotta tell us where they are!" She soon noticed the look he gave as he looked to be horrified.
"Hey, are you okay?" She asked him
"Y-yeah…" Floyd said before going on ahead, "I'll be fine."
Michiko gave a worried look before she started to move forward along with him.
Another memory soon appeared right in front of them. This time Reina and the boy looked to be passing by what looked to be a gaming stand, filled with all kinds of toys. One seemed to have caught Reina's eye as she sparkled at the sight.
"Hey ***-chan!" They heard Reina say getting his attention, "Come here look!"
The boy went by her side, and saw what she had been pointing at. They saw what looked to be a cat wearing a top hat and a suit vest, having black button eyes.
"iT'S kiND oF funNY lookiNG." The boy told her.
"Not to me he doesn't!" Reina said proudly, "He looks so cute! He reminds of a character, Shimizu reads to us!"
The owner of the game stand, soon noticed how excited she was, "I see you're fancying Baron there! All you gotta do to win him, is get ten rings in this here ring toss!"
"I'll do it!" She said excitedly.
After paying the man, he handed a set of rings. Though she could only get two, and they saw how upset and disappointed she looked. The boy soon paid the man, and he played the game. He had been successful in getting all the ten rings as Reina watched in awe.
The owner soon had gotten the cat plush from its perch, "Here you are young man!" He said handing it to him, "First prize!"
"***-chan, you're amazing!" Reina said, "You didn't miss a single one!"
If they could see his face right now, they would've seen give a prideful smile as he gave a laugh. Though they were more then surprised when they saw the boy hand off the toy to her. The little Reina had been taken back by this.
"heRE." The Boy told her, "yOU cAN haVE hIM loLI-chan."
"Really?" She asked him, "He's really for me?"
The boy nodded his head, "oF courSE. i dID wIN hIM fOR yOU, sO you'LL haVE somethiNG tO remembER frOM todAY."
Her eyes sparkled at this as he handed the toy off to her. She couldn't help but hug it as she giggled. She soon placed a kiss on his cheek making him jump.
"Thank you ***-chan!" Reina said before she noticed another ride, "Whoa… That one looks fun!" She soon took his hand, "Come on, let's go!"
The boy soon found himself being dragged as Reina laughed; The group saw the memory break apart again. They couldn't help but feel touched by this, Michiko especially.
"My first friend… And something more." Michiko soon repeated, before her eyes started to sparkle a bit, "Oh my God… I get it now!"
"What?" Shoto asked.
"That boy…!" She said as she couldn't help but have a kitten smile, "... She was the Miss's first love! That's what something more means!"
"First… She loved someone other then Bakugou-kun?" Tenya said, "That's not something you can forget."
"I… Wonder who he is…" Floyd wondered as he tried to stop his shaking.
Izuku couldn't help but reply the memory in his head again. He had been taking it apart in his head, before he realized what stood out to him the most. The cat plush the boy had won for her. The black button eyes and top hat and suit vest… He had seen it before. He had remembered where he had seen it, and he couldn't believe it.
"That toy…!" Izuku said, "But it couldn't-!"
The white void began to shake as the color of red soon plagued the entire void. Screams had been heard as well as the sound of gunfire making them jump. People began to run right through them as they were fleeing in terror from something.
"What's happening now!?" Shoto exclaimed.
"I-I don't know!" Izuku said.
They saw the boy running with Reina within the crowd, as they had no choice but to move with the crowd. Reina ended up tripping dropping the doll in the process and scraping her knee a little.
"coME oN!" The boy shouted, as he tried to pull her to her feet, "wE neED tO gO!"
"Huh, what are they running from?" Floyd asked.
The security of the park soon noticed the two children when he saw them. "Hey!" He shouted, "You kids have to go! Right no-!"
The man had been suddenly cut off when his upper body suddenly blew up, making the kids pale and the group jumped at the sight. Reina and the boy backed up as they saw the person responsible step over what remained of the man.
The group couldn't make out what the man's appearance was because he looked to be covered in shadow and his eyes seemed to glow a dim red glow similar to the crows they had seen. The only thing that seemed to stand out was that of a plague doctor mask that covered the mans mouth.
The group looked horrified as they just stood there frozen. Izuku looked like his skin had been about to change color as he gagged. Shoto's body shook and looked as though he could collapse at any moment.
Tenya held his stomach as he shook at the sight.
Floyd covered his mouth trying to to puke, while Michiko couldn't find the words as she sobbed.
"Oh-." She gagging, "-Oh God!"
"That man… He just…!" Izuku said.
Floyd said while gagging a little, "-Blew him up!"
Michiko said as she fell to his knees, "Good God…"
The man looked to the little girl as he appeared to be speaking to her as he had been trying to get rid of the blood they assumed had gotten on his clothes; but they couldn't make his words as it appeared he had been speaking in tongues, at least to Reina it sounded that way.
They weren't surprised in the slightest as any child in any given situation would be traumatized. The man reached out to her as he appeared to put a glove on his hand.
"doN'T touCH hER!" The boy shouted before he kicked the person hard in the leg causing him to stumble and he cried out.
The boy took her hand and pulled her to her feet before they both dashed far from the assailants. The static soon came around the memory before it broke apart leaving the group shocked.
"Reina-chan…" Izuku said, "... I can't believe it…"
"How did she even survive an ordeal like that?" Tenya said shocked.
"I don't understand…" Shoto said, "... Was that a Villain just now?"
Michiko said as she started to cough, "I think so.."
Floyd added as he found himself shaking vigorously, "man, I hope we don't run into him in the future.."
"I'm scared…"
The group saw another memory started to begin, as this time Reina and the boy looked to be hiding in a very familiar place. It had been the house of mirrors, from when they first arrived.
They both had their backs to the glass as they sat close to one another. Her hand had been in his as she shook and held the cat toy close to her now.
She had been crying as she didn't even bother wiping away her tears. The two of them looked to be covered in dirt, probably from when they were running from their attackers. They heard the sounds of screams outside that had been muffled.
"I'm scared…" Reina said as her body shook, "... They're going to find us here… We're going to die here… No one is coming to save us... We're going to die."
"we'RE nOT goiNG tO dIE." The Boy told her, "aLL migHT wiLL coME beAT theSE guYS uP! i'M suRE oF iT!"
"But what if he doesn't come!?" The child said hopelessly, "What if-What if he doesn't make it!? We'll be dead! All of us! Face it! No Hero is coming to save us! Not even All Might…"
They heard her start to cry again, as she hugged the little cat. The two of them jumped at the loud sound drawing closer to them. The boy soon put his arms around her as she froze.
"i maDE a promiSE tO yOU didN'T I?" The Boy told her, "iF bAD guYS coME, i'LL beAT thEM uP wiTH mY quiRK!"
"But you saw what he did to that man!" Reina cried, "What if he kills you too!?"
"thAT woN'T happEN!" The boy told her, "aS loNG aS you'RE heRE tO seE mE taKE thAT victoRY, thEN everythiNG wiLL woRK oUT!"
Reina turned red at this, as the Boy seemed to have tightened his grip on her, "tHE truTH iS… i feEL differeNT arouND yOU. iT'S tHE goOD kiND oF differeNT… aND i doN'T waNT tO lEt yOU gO. yOU doN'T haVE tO gO baCK. yOU cAN bE frEE, tO sEE whatevER yOU waNT. aND… wE cAN bE togethER."
Reina seemed to freeze up at this, as she seemed to have stopped her shaking, as she looked to him shocked. She pushed him out of the hug gently taking him by surprise.
"... Even though…. I'm a monster…?" She asked him softly, surprising him.
"A… waIT, whAT?" He said confused.
Reina looked to be hesitant as she was trying to say something, but had been afraid of her own words. The group could see her struggling to do so, as she even avoided looking at him. They saw the Boy seemed to be encouraging her, until finally she gave in.
"... I never told you about my Quirk, didn't I?" She started to say, "... I can make others see scary things. But… The scary things aren't actually real… It's all in their head. But… I can't control what happens… It doesn't matter who gets hurt… They'll end up succumbing to it. That's why…" She placed her hand on where the bandages had been wrapped as her hand shook slightly, "... That's why… I have to hide my eye from others, but… There's always a chance… It could-"
The group and Reina had been taken back when the Boy had pulled her back in for a hug. This time, he held her so tightly, he refused to let go of her.
"... i doN'T caRE aboUT thAT." The Boy told her, "iT woN'T chanGE hOW i feEL aboUT yOU."
"How you feel…?" Reina repeated sounding confused.
The Boy this time broke the hug; if the group could see his face, they would see he had been giving her a smile… One that she wished for everyone to have.
"loLi…" The Boy started sounding like he had been holding himself back from crying, "... nO… reiNA… I realLY liKE yOU aS moRE thEN juST mY frieND."
Reina's eyes brightened at this as she gasped lightly. They saw tears forming in her eyes as this time it hadn't been out of sadness. "Do… You mean that…?" Reina said still shocked, "Does… ***-chan really mean it…?"
The Boy soon gave her a kiss on the cheek and they could've sworn it made her heart soar.
"oF courSE i dO." The Boy told her, "... i nevER likED a lIE… reiNA."
She couldn't help but laugh, as tears streamed down her cheeks, before she rubbed her now itchy eyes. "M… Me too…" She soon sobbed, "... I… I like you the same way too… I want to stay… I don't want to go back… I want to be free… I want to stay with you… *******..."
Just as this was said, they heard the sound of footsteps coming towards Reina and the Boy.
The two of them saw the intruders reflections as they soon found themselves cornered by the men.
"There you are you brats!" One of them shouted.
"You're coming with us!" Another said, before he pulled out a gun, "And you better not try anything funny!"
The Boy suddenly rushed at the men, taking Reina and the group back. "You little-!" They said before the Boy kicked him hard in the knee.
"reiNA! rUN!" The Boy yelled as he went to grab the man's arm.
"But-!" She said.
"juST gO! i'LL catCH uP! i promiSE!"
Before Reina could say anything more, the man grabbed the Boy by the shirt and tossed him to the mirror causing it to crack; Reina looked in horror.
"YOU DAMN LITTLE BRAT!" The man said pulling a gun on the child.
"No!" Reina screamed before she charged at the man. She jumped, grabbing a hold of his arm, biting his wrist hard as they saw she had drawn blood.
"Stupid, little-!"
He grabbed Reina by the hair and tossed her to the floor; he pulled his gun on her this time causing her to freeze.
"This oughta teach you a lesson!" He said.
"No, you idiot!" His partner said trying to stop him.
BANG!-The gun went suddenly making everyone jump. The group's eyes widened in horror as did Reinas as they saw who stood in front of her.
It had been the Boy… His left side of his stomach had been bleeding profoundly.
"Holy Shit.." Floyd said in awe.
"The boy that the miss liked...is he...Dead?" Michiko asked.
They soon jumped as the Boy fell to the floor just in front of the now paled child; they saw, he wasn't moving as the memory began to lose its color as she began to sob horrifically. Even the memory itself seemed to have lost its color as Reina held the Boy in her arms.
"I'm sorry…!" They heard her cry, as they saw her hair start to lose its color, "... I'm so sorry!"
"Oh no…" Shoto said in horror.
Tenya kneeled down to where Reina had been as he couldn't help but look with solemn, "... Reina-kun's only friend… Was taken right in front of her… I can't imagine how she must've felt…"
Michiko said as tears started to fill her eyes, "Miss Reina.."
Floyd looked to his feet, "How... Who the hell shoots a kid?!"
"... Something that's not a human… Or even a Villain…" Shoto replied, "... Just a monster…"
Floyd gritted his teeth "Damn them..Damn them all!"
Izuku's eyes widened in realization as he saw the scene before him. Everything suddenly started to add up. Everything started to fall into place; the room door, the cat plush, and the Boy. The final nail… The final clue… Had been the gunshot.
He knew someone else had gotten the very same wound… On the very same side…
Floyd soon noticed the look on Izuku's face as he had started to sweat, "H-hey Izu, What's wrong?"
Izuku soon only uttered one thing as he stepped towards the boy. That thing… Had been a name.
"Kaa-chan…?"
And thus, they were all put into shock.
Suddenly the memory vanished into static as they found themselves in the white void once more; though this time however they could've sworn they had saw red dripping along the walls, as cracks began to appear.
"Now what!?" Tenya exclaimed as he stood seeing above cracks started to appear.
"It's breaking apart!?" Shoto exclaimed.
Everyone started to stumble as the ground began to shake and quake. Everyone tried to maintain their balance as they found themselves tripping on their feet.
"We gotta get out of here!" Izuku yelled.
"I don't think going back the way we came is an option!" Floyd shouted.
Izuku soon looked ahead and noticed something in the distance. He could've sworn he saw someone wearing a baseball hat; though the hat looked to be brand new. He thought it had been Cheshire again as he recognized to be that of a child, but saw the red clearly as well as the clothes they wore.
At first he thought it was Katsuki, from the red eyes. But just looking at his appearance again, he could tell it wasn't him.
He could see his eyes looking to him as he had been waving him to him and calling out; though he couldn't quite hear him.
He soon saw him motioning him to follow, as he ran further into the void.
"Follow me! Quick!" Izuku told the group as he started to run ahead.
Though they looked confused they followed him without a second thought.
The cracks started to get closer and closer as they ran; the memories they had previously seen had reappeared again but it had been distorted as they ran right through each one without hesitation.
The white void began to darken with red as it soon neared their feet while they ran. Izuku soon saw up ahead, the boy had gone through what looked to be a Shrine Door.
"THERE!" Izuku yelled, "THAT'S OUR WAY OUT!"
"Oh thank God! We're home free!" Floyd shouted, "Sort of!"
"Floyd…"
Floyd soon stopped in his tracks, urging the group to stop as well when they noticed how tense he looked, as they too were taken back by a voice.
"Bossman?" Michiko said she started to tremble, "Is that-?"
Floyd said as his voice shook, "I don't believe it.."
"Floyd…"
Finally Floyd turned behind him as did the rest. As they looked upon the shattering world they were curious to find, a young girl standing before them as she looked to be covered in shadow.
"What's that…?" Shoto said, "... Another one of Reina's memories? Or fears?"
"But-It called out to Aihara-kun…!" Tenya said shocked.
"Floyd…" The girl called out again.
The girl stepped out of the darkness of the dying world, revealing herself to them. She had black hair in the form of a bob with a side ponytail and Blue overalls with a poofy Yellow dress underneath, her eyes however looked like they have been clawed out in ink making the group jump.
"Her eyes-!" Izuku exclaimed.
"Floyd…" The girl said reaching out to him, "... How could you do this to me…? Weren't we friends…?"
Floyd shook as he exclaimed, as everyone, except for Michiko looked to him in shock, "Ami?!"
"You know her!?" Tenya said.
"Wait a minute!" Michiko said with realization, "Something's not right
"Why…?" The girl named Ami said, "... Why did you hurt me Floyd… We did everything together...Played Video games..Watched TV… Even did each other's homework when one of us was lazy.." She started to scratch at her eyes, as ink began to leak; she started to step closer "You were even my first kiss… So why… why did you hurt me? I thought you loved me?!"
Floyd soon said to Ami, as his voice shook, "Ami… Listen… I'm sorry! Back then… It wasn't me…! I swear! I was so upset… I didn't know what happened to my aunt! There was so much going on!" He began to hyperventilate "I-I-I-"
"Floyd-san!" Izuku said with worry as he went to his side.
"... We were going to be Heroes together." Ami said, "We all made that promise didn't we? You, me, Harold, Miguel, Victoria, Cho and even that oddball, Ross-" Floyd suddenly grew sick as the group looked horrified, when her eyes were no longer there when she blinked; instead they were but empty sockets, filled with ink, "-YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME!"
In a flash, Ami suddenly jumped onto Floyd, making the group jump; him and Ami crashed through the Shrine door as she gripped his neck like a vice and started to choke him out.
"FLOYD-SAN!" Izuku shouted running through the door.
"AIHARA!" Tenya and Shoto exclaimed, following behind Izuku.
"BOSSMAN!" Michiko yelled as she was quick to run ahead of them, "
"YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE!" Ami yelled as she dug her nails into his skin; the ink began to stain her clothes, "NOT AFTER WHAT YOU DID, YOU DON'T DESERVE IT!"
Floyd gagged as he pleaded, "Ami…! Please-Let go…!"
"NO! NOT UNTIL YOUR BLOOD IS ON MY HANDS!" Ami yelled, "GO ROT IN HELL FOR ALL I CARE YOU THIEF!"
Michiko went to pull Ami off of him; as she did she shouted, "AMI STOP IT!"
Surprisingly enough, Ami was able to shove her off so hard, she ended up hitting Izuku, Shoto and Tenya behind her, making them fall on their backs.
"DIE!" Ami yelled, as her grip tightened, "DIE! DIE YOU MONSTER!"
Floyd gagged as he tried to breath through his nose. "A-Ami-! Sto-" He choked.
He soon felt a sudden pulse in his veins, his fingers began to leak ink as it began to harden; his eyes darkened with ink as he looked like he had been crying it. He could've sworn he felt his body start to change.
"Crap…! Crap…!" He said in his thoughts, "... This is bad… This is bad! She's going to kill me...! I can't-!"
"YOU DON'T DESERVE YOUR LIFE!" Ami yelled, "YOU NEVER DESERVED IT!"
"A-Ami-!" He gagged, as he started to squeeze out tears, "-Ple-Plea-!"
He felt her body shift, as her nails dug further into his skin. He could feel something metal rub against his leg-
Hold on… Metal?
Using what little strength he felt leaving him, he looked towards where he felt the metal. There, he saw a broken chain, wrapped around her left ankle. He recognized where he had seen the chain.
That had been on Hatter and Cheshire.
"Wait…" Floyd said in his thoughts, the fear suddenly leaving him as he looked to Ami.
"YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BORN IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Ami yelled.
"FLOYD-SAN!" Izuku yelled as he ran towards him again.
Izuku froze suddenly when Floyd kicked the girl off of him, causing her to gag and hit the ground hard; she held her stomach as she coughed. Everyone stood as they looked to be in shock by what had just happened.
"Wh-What in the!?" Michiko said shocked.
Floyd felt the change leave him, as he looked to Ami, or at least… Someone who looked to be Ami.
He said to her, as he rubbed his neck, and regulated his breathing, "Huh, Well that's a surprise...You may say you're Ami… You may look like her… But the Ami I know isn't that interested in chains let alone something punkass as that!"
Ami let out one more cough before she stood; it was then they saw it, what had been wrapped around her ankle.
"That chain—!" Izuku started to say.
"—It's the same as Hatter and Cheshire!" Tenya finished.
"Wait…" Michiko started to say, "... If she's not Ami… Then… Who is—"
"Don't tell me she's—" Shoto started to say in realization.
Floyd soon said as he stopped his fingers from leaking ink where his nails had formed earlier, "Yeah, it's the one Hatter and Cheshire warned us about."
Ami, finally looked to them revealing a pair of golden eyes. She couldn't help but give a small amused smile.
"Ah…" She soon said, as her voice changed to one they knew too well, despite it speaking softly like a whisper"... I've been found out so soon. Oh well… Can't blame a girl for trying."
The body began to shift, along with the clothes. The color vanished, as it changed to that of a teen. Her hair became undone as it returned to the messy black hair, as she now wore standard patient wear, though it had been partially stained with blood. Bandages appeared on her arms, chest, neck and a bandage patch. The shoes melted as she now had been bare foot as she stretched her toes.
Though the color on her clothes and body had been gone, what remained was the gold in her eyes.
Reina stood before them.
Or rather, her third and final personality.
"Red… Queen." Izuku said with a gulp.
Red Queen gave only but a small wave, "Hello Dork... Or should I say… Goodbye?"
(Third Ending Theme: Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Ending 1-Why or Why Not? Performed By Oshima Feat. Katakiri Rekka)