"Oy, kid. Wake up." That was the first thing Izuku heard after the rush of fire. He opened his eyes with some difficulty and looked around. He was in a hospital bed. Todoroki and Iida were still asleep. "Huh. So your friends are alive as well." Now Izuku recognized the voice. It was Stain! He quickly spun around in all directions, searching for the Hero Killer. And then he got a blinding headache.

Izuku watched the world through Stain's eyes. He saw him come across Vulture, a Pro, and Stain's first victim. He saw Vulture. And then Stain spoke. "I know what you did." Stain growled. Vulture turned. "And who are you?" Vulture asked. "I am the one who will cleanse the world of your filth." Stain snarled, drawing his sword. Izuku watched through Stain's eyes as he pinned Vulture to the ground. "I-I'm a Hero! Why!?" Vulture begged. "Funny. Being a Hero didn't stop you from selling drugs to recovering addicts." Izuku was whisked back further, exactly a day before. He saw Stain writing notes. "They don't believe me. I filed a police report, and then I got a warning not to 'smear' names of heroes…" Stain grabbed his sword. "I feared it would come to this."

Izuku then saw another victim of Stain's. He heard what Stain said. He heard the heroes laugh at him. He heard the crimes of those Stain hunted. Rapes, murders, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and more. Finally, the swirl of information stopped at the kill that that had been the most gruesome. His tenth kill. Mole, the Burrowing Hero.

"You're the Burrowing Hero." Stain growled, pointing to the man. "Oh? And you are?" The Pro asked. "I am the one who knows what you've done. I am the one who knows of your crimes. I am the one who will put you down." Stain snarled, drawing his swords. Eventually, Mole was defeated. Stain pulled out a peeler. "W-what!?" Mole shrieked. "Normally, I'd be worried about the authorities showing up. However, I know that the police won't arrive for quite a while. After all, it won't do to find out that the Tunneling Terror was, in fact, the Hero sent to hunt him down."

Izuku gasped. The Tunneling Terror was a notorious pedophile and serial killer. He'd rape and kill his victims. Usually they were under the age of fifteen. One had been as young as 6. The estimated kill count for the villain was over a hundred. There was no way… right? But then Izuku remembered that the killer, who had, up until then, struck every Tuesday like clockwork had suddenly stopped. There had been no arrests, but the murders stopped. In fact, over a hundred children, still alive, had been recovered, as an anonymous source had given the Police a tip. They had all been blinded, and therefore did not know what the Tunneling Terror looked like.

He was forced out of his musings when he saw Mole snarl. "You have no way of proving it." He growled. "Oh, I don't mean to come forward with it. After all, the last person who offered information was found dead." That was true. The official report was 'suicide'. Of course, conspiracy theorists had poked holes in this, but the media had ignored it. "Normally, there'd be an investigation. After all, the witness was shot in the head twice. But nope. No Autopsy. No body. Just a quick cremation. The System won't stop you. Therefore, I will." With that, Izuku saw Stain drag the torture on for hours. Mole screamed long and loud. Finally, at the third hour, Mole said something.

"P-please… stop…" he bubbled. "Confess, and I will end your torment. Tell me where they are!" Stain screamed. Mole bubbled out a certain location. It was where the children were found. "Very well. I allow your torment to end." With that, Stain decapitated the… no. Not a hero. The monster. Stain wrote the address down, and headed off to the Station.

Izuku then saw one final thing. He saw Stain baking a cake. It had a 'Get Well Soon!' title on it. Izuku wondered why that was. There were more words underneath it but he couldn't make them out.

The next images showed Stain traveling to a city in civilian clothes. Izuku saw him type something on Reddit. 'Stain is CHIZZCHIZZ?!' Izuku mentally screeched. Chizzchizz was THE number one All Might fan in Japan. He always had the secret, juicy goods on the Pro. Everyone came to him for the goods. Izuku had once had a conversation with the person!

Stain then got off the train and went out of sight. Izuku watched through Stain's eyes as the Hero Killer went up to a certain apartment. He placed the cake down, and rang the doorbell. He then ran off. Izuku then heard a very familiar voice. "Torino? Is that you?" 'STAIN FOUND OUT WHERE ALL MIGHT LIVES!?' Izuku screamed mentally. Sure enough, there was Yagi, in his skeletal form. He was covered with bandages. When he looked out, he saw the cake. It read 'Get Well Soon All Might!'. Yagi coughed up blood. None of it landed on the cake, though. He then brought the cake inside.

Finally, the memories stopped. Izuku just found himself in a blank space. There, around twenty feet away, was Stain. "I gotta say kid, I wasn't expecting this."

"W-what?! What's going on?!" Izuku screamed, pointing at the Hero Killer. "Heh. Some villain named Tomura told me about your power. So, when the Burning Rapist decided to kill you, me, and that thing, I was mostly spared. You, however, were on the brink of death. Your little feeding things were flopped out as well. Thus, I decided to give one last glorious 'fuck you' to those who use their position to commit crimes by impaling myself with one of those feeding things. I sacrificed myself to save your life. And now, I found myself here. Apparently I now live inside you. Crazy, huh?" Izuku screamed at that. "How is this possible!?" he screeched. Stain shrugged. "I don't know kid. I was ready to die, and now I'm… somewhat alive? I guess? Mind telling me what your Quirk does even?"

"It's called Blacklight," Izuku said. "Like the virus from Prototype?" Stain asked. Izuku nodded. "It acts like a near carbon copy of it. Heck, I no longer have DNA. I'm a sentient viral mass!" Izuku shouted. Stain put his hand to his chin. "So what does that make me? And did you get to see my memories?" he asked. "I have no idea. And yes, I did" Was all Izuku could say. "Can you even leave this… place?" Stain asked. Izuku shrugged. "I can try." Izuku concentrated on waking up. And soon enough, everything started to fade. "Talk to you later." Stain cheerfully stated while waving.

Izuku sat up in the hospital bed. He then allowed himself to process what had happened. 'Ok. My Quirk has officially gone too far. Now I have a serial killer in my head.' "I'm hurt, kid. You know as well as I do that I did the right thing." 'Aaannnddd apparently he can hear my thoughts. Great.' With that, Izuku plopped down and fell back asleep.

Todoroki and Iida woke up a few hours later. "Are you all right, Midoriya?" Todoroki asked. The noise woke him up again. "Y-yeah! I-I'm fine. W-wait, where's Iida!?" Izuku shouted, looking around. "I'm right here, Midoriya!" Iida shouted, running into the room. "A-are you all right?" Izuku asked Iida. "I am well!" Iida declared. "Midoriya, do you know what happened?" Todoroki asked. Izuku sighed. "Yes. All to clearly," he said. "I still wish you had told me about your Quirk!" Iida replied, chopping the air. "I know… it's just…" Izuku trailed off. "It's hard not to see yourself as a monster, isn't it?" Todoroki asked. Izuku nodded. "Many people have told me to stop seeing my Quirk as evil, but after last night… I don't think it matters anymore. Several heroes saw what happened. And it gets worse."

"How does it get worse?" Iida asked, concerned for his friend. "I can hear him. Stain, I mean. When I consume someone, I get their memories. However, for some reason, when I consumed Stain, his mind kept itself together. It's like he's in my head." Izuku said. Iida and Todoroki gasped. "And I got his memories as well. Remember what Native said about Gazer? Every one of Stain's kills were heroes who were using their positions to get around the law. Heck, he killed Mole, who was the Tunneling Terror!" Izuku growled. "That can't be right! Mole was an outstanding hero!" Iida exclaimed. "No. Stain put the pieces together. And after Mole died, the attacks stopped. Also, Stain was the anonymous tip-off who lead police to the place where the other kids were located," Izuku replied.

Iida gasped. "Then why attack my brother… he wasn't… was he?" Iida choked. Izuku shook his head. "It's like Stain said. You're going to be an uncle Iida." Iida turned towards Izuku in shock, but then the door opened. Manuel and Gran walked in. "Oh, so the injured young ones are awake," the aged pro said. "Torino!" Izuku exclaimed. "I could yell at you for hours after the stunt you three pulled!" he growled. Izuku wilted. "Ha ha ha ha- oh… he really meant it…" Stain mumbled. "However, I have someone I want you to meet." A tall man with a dog's head walked in. "This is Hosa's chief of police, Tsuragamae Kenji. He'd like to have a word with you." 'The chief of police!?' Izuku mentally screamed. "He's a good man, Midoriya. Please don't add him to the menu."

"No, please stay seated, woof." 'WOOF!?' Izuku screeched internally. Stain chuckled. "It's a verbal tic brought on by his Quirk. Trust me, it isn't the strangest." Izuku decided not to ask. "So, you're the three who took the Hero Killer down, correct?" He then turned to Midoriya. "And according to the rumors, you… what did you do, exactly?" he asked. Izuku hung his head. "He allowed himself to be consumed by my Quirk." he said. "Like Prototype? Woof." the chief asked. Izuku nodded. "Exactly like that, sir." He replied, eyes down. "Midoriya! There is no reason to be so downcast!" Iida exclaimed. "M-Midoriya!? Woof?!" the chief shouted, suddenly sweating bullets. "HUH?!" Izuku exclaimed. "P- please tell me your mother isn't Inko Midoriya…" the chief muttered, obviously terrified. "Uhhh… she is. Why?" The chief wiped his forehead. "I'm gonna need to write my will, woof. I just pray she's no longer ripping men's hearts out."

"Excuse me, WHAT?!" Izuku shouted. Kenji whimpered. "She's gonna come here and kill me…" he gasped. Stain was confused as well. "Why would someone be afraid of your mother-oh. OOOHHHHHH." he said, shocked. "Is there something I'm missing?" Shoto asked. "Inko Midoriya was a rather… infamous vigilante known as Heartthrob." Everyone's jaws hit the floor. Heartthrob was a female vigilante who killed criminals by ripping their hearts out. She disappeared about 16 years ago, but no one had claimed credit. Manuel began to fidget. "What is wrong?" Torino asked. "Ummm… I called the parents of these three about an hour ago…" he stammered.

ONE HOUR AGO:

(At home, Inko was staring at the phone. One one hand, her son had done his first act of vigilantism. On the other hand, he was caught. She sighed, before going into her closet, pulling out knee-high leather boots and her old bomber jacket.)

PRESENT:

The chief cleared his throat, sweat dripping off of his brow. "Well, you three still used deadly force in apprehending Stain. As he is dead, you three technically committed a murder." Izuku gasped. Shoto put his hand on his chin. "Technically, Stain sacrificed himself to save Midoriya. It was closer to a suicide then anything," he said. "...You do have a point…" Kenji muttered. "However, you still broke the law. Hero killer or not, you used your Quirks in an unseemly manner." At this, Izuku slammed his fist on the table. "None of Stalin's victims were heroes, sir." he growled. "Excuse me!?" Manuel shouted. "I was friends with Mole, and he was tortured to death!" Izuku chuckled. "Evidently you weren't close. He didn't tell you about his… less than savory activities."

"Whatever do you mean?" Kenji asked. "Mole was the Tunneling Terror." Izuku flatly stated, voice dripping with venom. Manuel looked enraged. "Y-you dare… accuse Mole of b-being that MONSTER?!" He screeched. Izuku growled at that. "When Stain allowed himself to be consumed, I saw his memories. I saw every kill he made. Stain was the one who tipped the police off about the location of the Terror's Lair. He tortured Mole for the information. I can tell you all of the evidence Stain collected." There was stunned silence. "Y-you're lying…" Manuel stammered. "The week after Mole was killed, the Terror didn't strike, and hasn't to this day. The Quirks of Mole and the suspected Quirk of the Terror were very similar. That's why Mole was assigned, correct? Also, wasn't it interesting that where ever Mole went, the Terror struck?" Izuku asked. Kenji looked horrified. "Every single one of Stain's victims abused their position. I have a laundry list of crimes. Selling drugs. Murder. Rape. Pedophilia. Human trafficking. Drug trafficking. Arms dealing. I could go on."

However, Izuku wasn't able to go on when the door was kicked in by a pair of knee-high leather boots. "So… why is my son being punished for saving his friend?" a cold voice growled from the shadows. Then the owner of the voice stepped forward. "MOM?!" Izuku shouted. "Surprised?" she asked. Kenji whimpered. "P-please… Heartthrob… please don't kill me…" Inko turned towards the chief and grinned. It wasn't a friendly grin. "So, are my baby boy or his friends going to be punished?" she sweetly asked, voice promising pain. Kenji shook his head. "N-no… we were going to keep what happened quiet… but unfortunately, someone recorded the final moments of Stain and uploaded it to the dark net. While most people won't be able to see it, villains will." Izuku fought the urge to vomit. Inko flexed her finger. The chief howled in terror, but soon breathed a sigh of relief once he realized he could, in fact, still draw breath. "And what are you going to do about it?" she inquired. "W-we were going to c-c-claim Endeavor took him down…" he stammered. "After what my father tried to do?" Shoto growled. "W-well, he is known to ignore collateral damage…" the chief responded. "I don't like it… but alright." Stain grumbled. "It's better than you going to prison."

The news had a field day with the apparent death of the Hero Killer by Endeavor's hands. "Unfortunately, the body was utterly vaporized, so an autopsy cannot be prefor-" Kurogiri turned off the news. "He's all they're talking about…" Shigaraki muttered. He threw away the newspaper. "He was supposed to no longer be relevant after last night… now he's on the damn front page!"

A few hours later, Yagi was working with Eraserhead and Mic with paperwork. 'Damn… this is the time that I wish Inkblot could work here…' he thought. Inkblot was a pro from the American Republic. His Quirk allowed him to control ink, so he could do everyone's paperwork at once! He was brought out of his musing when his phone went off. It was thankfully on vibrate. "Hello?" he asked. "TOSHI!" It was Torino. "S-sir!" he stammered, coughing up blood. "Did you rub off on Midoriya!? He has a habit of throwing himself into situations just like you!" he scolded. "My pay has been cut and my teacher's licence has been suspended for six months after he… and dear lord I can't believe I'm saying this… ate Stain!" Yagi gulped at that. "B-but didn't the report say-" he tried to say, but was cut off by his mentor. "The report was made up so he wasn't arrested you idiot! And not only that, but he's the kid of God-damn HEARTTHROB!" Yagi 'eeped' at that. "I have no desire to be on the receiving end of her literally stealing my heart!" he snapped. He then sighed. "Also… there's one more thing about the kid that's been bothering me. His face… it's too familiar. You know what I'm talking about, right Yagi?" he asked. At this, Yagi choked up even more blood. "I also heard what he said at the Sports Festival. There's too much of a similarity between Midoriya and All-" Yagi hung up on his mentor. His first thought was 'Ohmygod I hung up on Torino!' The second was 'There is no connection between Young Midoriya and All For One. NONE! However, it is time I tell Midoriya about All For One… he'll have to fight him one day…'

A few days passed, and Izuku was heading out from Torino's agency. "Thank you for all that you did for me!" he eagerly said, bowing. "Hey, I wasn't able to really help you." Torino replied. "No, no, it was due to our sparring and your instruction-" Izuku was cut off when Torino smacked him with his cane. "The only reason you survived was because he let you!" he growled, before sighing. "Before you go, I gotta ask one thing." Izuku nodded. Torino's eyes then became unfocused. "What's your dad's hair color?" That brought Izuku up short. In shock, he answered. "W-white!" he exclaimed. That seemed to snap Torino out of his senile state. "I see. Thank you for giving this old man an answer. Ta-ta!" Before Izuku could ask about why Torino had asked that, he slammed the door. Izuku shrugged, but headed off.

Inside, Torino was staring at the wall. "Damn it… this all but proves it! There is a familial connection to All For One!"