Chapter Seven: Facing Your Fears

The darkness started cover the group of heroes, Yang's true power was about to be revealed to them. Kirashima Blinked for a second while throwing his arms up to defend himself, but to his shock there was no physical attack that came, instead the scenery changed around him. It was almost like a dream but he was very much aware of what's going. The air, the smells, everything about what he was seeing felt real.

Once he started gathering his bearings, he looked around to see that there were people walking around but scowling at him. He couldn't understand why this was happening and it was starting to feel a bit disconcerting. The people were getting a little closer and still kept their gaze on him. He took a few steps back stopping when he started to hear the mumblings of words. His eyes started dart between the faces of the crowd, their eyes showed nothing but disgust and disappointment in them.

He stumbled back a few steps as the crowd walked in closer to him, the sound of the voices was starting to get louder as he could hear the insults that carried through the air, "What a faggot," he turned his head quickly to see a slightly younger version of him. The image was cried as the bullies he remembered from his earlier years were chastising him on his behaviors and choices. He couldn't hear the words but he remembered the feeling and that feeling was returning to him now.

"Who keeps saying everything is manly, fucking gay …" His body froze at those words, he couldn't move any longer and true terror was over taking him now. His eyes began to sting as he slowly tried to push himself away for the crowd. That's when he saw a truly frightening sight as he looked to his left to see his parents. They were slowly turning their backs to him almost as if they wanted nothing to do with him anymore. Their lack of words to him tore away at his soul, he felt lost, he felt like trash.

"It's okay Momo, I am here!" Izuku yelled as he landed in front of Momo. He didn't look back to her just yet, he had to keep an eye on Sosuke and the other man standing in the corner. He was not going to let them harm Momo anymore.

"Izuku!" He turned to see she had an expression of shock, relief, and terror all rolled into one. He questioned what must have happened in the time she was here but that didn't matter anymore. He needed to take these villains down and get her out of here. "Sosuke … his quirk can somehow overtake you! I don't know how it works, but …"

"The ever astute Momo, you managed to figure out a part of my quirk with me ever telling you or openly talking about it. My … you truly are the living embodiment of the saying beauty and brains …" He sarcastically slowly clapped his hands together allowing the sound to echo through the air of the room. "Midoriya … You can't hope to win in this situation, even if you have multiple quirks."

"Wait how do you …" He had a look of shock now on his face. The smile he once had vanished as he turned back to face the villain.

"It is pretty obvious to the observant eye that you possess multiple quirks. Now how many are in you, I can't say but it is going to be fun to see them … so let's begin shall we?" Sosuke rushed forward and Izuku activated Full Cowling throwing fist forward only to crash into the villain's hand. The air recoiled around the duo fighting causing debris to push outwards and blowing apart the top of the building. Debris of the building was scattered all around and the night sky was bare for all of them to see. "Overpower!" Sosuke pushed forward crushing Izuku's hand in the process.

"Shit …" He pushed their hands to the side to line up a feint kick, "Full Cowling Shoot …" Right before he finished the movement his left wing came forward swiping at the villain, knocking him aside while causing the air rush around the area in every direction picking up more debris as it went on. He looked around for the other man but couldn't find him, he quickly turned around to see Momo had managed to free herself from the chair and was able to get to her feet. As he looked her over quickly it was clear to him that she was shaken up about something, what went on before he got here?

"Izuku! How …" He put up his hand in front of her cutting her off. He saw Sosuke getting up from the rubble. It was clear his attack did nothing to him. Did it have something to do with his quirk? This was going to be a rough one and he didn't know how long it was until the pros would be able to get here. What would All Might do?

"Heh … well played Midoriya …" Sosuke dusted off his clothes as he rose from the rubble and took a few steps forward to close the gap. "You got a taste of what I can do and you still will stand there like the hero you aspire to be. Well then … I guess I will have to chip away at that resolve of yours …" He looked over to Momo, "Come here Momo …" He was looking at her while his eyes started to glow a faint yellow.

Izuku heard soft footsteps behind him. His eyes widened in shock as he saw her taken steps forward but the look on her face was not something, he thought he would ever see. It was clear she was attempting to fight the command and her eyes displayed all the frustration she had in herself about not being in control. He flexed out his wings to block her from his view, it was gamble he didn't know how exactly Sosuke's quirk work but if he had to guess he needed to be able to look at the person for it to work.

"Very good! It's true what they say about you, your quirk analyzation is incredible," the villain was sarcastically clapping, letting the sound echo through the air. It's only been a few times Izuku witnessed the quirk in action and he already analyzed it to be able to guess correctly at a counter to it. "It's no wonder you're in the top spots in the bingo book …"

Izuku grit his teeth, this must have been what Momo was talking about earlier. He was able to force her to obey him just by looking at directly at her. His quirk did more than just physically overpower he can overtake someone's will. He clenched his fist as the cold air around them whisked by reminding everyone how cold it was. "Is that what you did to her before?"

"Ah … it is. I can say I've gotten better but this is what I did to her more or less yes. When I want something, all I have to do is will it to come true." Sosuke chuckled deeply at his own words. "It was so easy back then, she was so … fresh …"

"You … y-you bastard! Is that what you …" Anger was filling his body and mind as he heard those words. He used his quirk to force her to … the thought was sickening. This was exactly what they heard about in the quirk ethics class they had last year. He thought people had moved past this, but understanding it now only made him sick to his stomach. He wanted to tear Sosuke apart, and delivery every pain he made Momo feel back tenfold. "You really are a villain if that's what you take pride in … you're nothing but rapist! You used your quirk on her to forcefully take something she didn't want to give!"

"Oh, you don't say … this is a world of super powers. Would one use what they had at their disposal to elevate themselves, and besides she was more than willing …"

"You used your quirk to force her without her wanting to!" His heart was pulsing with rage and that's when the deadliest quirk in Izuku's arsenal presented itself to the world. His hands were glowing a bright orange and the air was heating up. It wasn't fire but something far more terrifying.

"Let's go Midoriya … let's see if your resolve and live up to your reputation …" Sosuke took a readied stance, preparing for the next attack headed his way.

"Izuku!" Momo reached out to him grabbing his back but flinched just as quickly. Her hand was burned slightly as soon as she touched his shoulder. "Please, calm down … we have to use our heads here. He's still really intelligent and is clearly a master of martial arts by his stance!" She formed a cold pack from her forearm and rested her burnt hand in it. "Please … relax Izuku …" He finally turned around to her but the quirk was already starting to spread.

"Please Momo … step back a bit … I don't have much control over this quirk yet …"

Katsuki was getting his bearings from the dark mist that was covering the area around him. He spun around quickly trying to find out what the hell was going on. It must be that bastard's quirk. He started to see figures in the distance, they were a bit hazy but it was clear someone was standing in the distance just out of sight. He darted off to them getting ready to launch an attack to quickly end it. But once he got close, he could finally realize it was his parents standing there.

"What a useless brat, a shitty attitude to have to be trying to become a hero …" It was his mother who was the first to speak.

"Well dear … he was the cause for All Might's death …" His father spoke as he was scratching the back of his head.

"What? What's going on here …" Katsuki wasn't sure of what he was seeing anymore. He wasn't sure if what he was seeing was an illusion or reality. Everything felt real even the voices and the words they spoke felt heavy. He paused in steps forward, not sure what to do next as his parents continued talking.

"I know, damn brat is going to get Midoriya killed as well. Shit, he already planted those words in him years ago …" His mother was speaking with a fierce look in her eyes. His words from junior high that he spoke to Midoriya those years ago echoed through his mind. Those words found their way back to the present after that night a week ago. He felt like this was all his fault with how Midoriya was crumbling down. He was the start of it all, the weight of what he did was making his body feel heavy and he collapsed to the ground. His eyes were stinging from the memory as it now being replayed in front of him with his parents' words echoing through the air.

"Damn it! Damn it!" He blows up the ground around him showing his frustration at himself and the realization of his actions. But he knew this deep down all along, he kept pushing the teen to the edge daring him to jump off. What type of hero was he trying to be? No wonder the villains from freshman year wanted him join them. He was pathetic but this was the last time he was going to be like this. It was the last and only time he would be like this. He was going to make the change starting now, and show a different path.

Once that thought resonated within his mind the world around him changed back to the familiar street he was in while fighting the villain. The darkness was fading away to reveal the street lamps and the sounds of the city started fill his ears again. He looked around to see the others were knocked out and clearly affected by the villain's quirk.

"This is a first … no one has ever broken free without my command … and to do it so quickly at that … U.A. students truly are amazing …" Yang looked on as he looked down at Bakugo.

"Fuck off! I chose what the hell I want to do!" He heard sirens behind him. Help was on its way but then a loud explosion coming from the top of the Highrise caught his attention. Debris and rubble started to fall from the sky tumbling down toward to the group. He was about to launch an attack to blow away the falling debris but he was stopped by bright flames covering the air above him.

"Endeavor, I was sure you would be the one who sure wouldn't be able to break free. This is an interesting development." Yang placed his hand in his pockets, his gaze now focused on the veteran pro hero. It definitely was something he clearly wasn't planning on dealing with. "I guess I have to call it for now, this is a bad match up for me … farewell until next time …" A portal opened behind Yang as he was walking backwards into it.

"Tch … I came to terms with who I am long ago …" He stomped forward as the Yang disappeared from view. This skirmish was won by them this time but the fight Midoriya was involved in was still going on if not getting even more fierce as time went on. The other students slowly started to come to as the villain's quirk was no longer in affect. It was just the beginning of this fight.

Sosuke looked on the green haired teen before him. They were on opposite ends of the spectrum. While he wanted to just do as he pleased and grab the things he wanted in life. This teen wanted nothing more than to help those in need and fight for those who could not. This was the young man Momo was giving herself to. He was told to grab her and get her to use her quirk to aid in creating the Asttso Banalin. That was what the leader of the Brotherhood wanted, it was why he was made a lieutenant and given the power of greed. It matched his personality well and paired well with his quirk. The extra power boost made using his quirk even more deadly and fierce.

He took a step forward, he wanted to draw this out in front of Momo. She needed to see the fall of the man she gave herself to. Looking into the eyes of the teen he could only see the determination he had, another one of his quirks was activating heating the air around him like a cloak. Sosuke was feeling his blood boil inside him, his desire to tear this wannabe hero down in front of her was like a euphoric high like he had never felt before. Being a villain was something he was born to be just like Midoriya was born to a hero.

Midoriya was taking another step closer to him, the gap between them was closing. He looked to the ground to see the cement and debris was melting and being incinerated from his quirk. It must be radiation he is emitting. The cold winter air no longer could be felt, only an immense heat. He clenched his fist forward activating his quirk, he can overpower the teen but this new quirk Midoriya had must do something to his body, touching him was going to be a risk. But his greed was ignoring it for his desire to tear the boy apart.

"Midoriya! I'm going to tear that resolve of yours down and show you true despair." He jumped forward hitting the teen fast in the gut following up with a hard hit to the back of the head slamming the green-haired teen into the ground with a loud smash. He looked up to see Momo directly ahead, but instead of the look of fear she had a look of determination and had covered herself in a cloak that didn't look like a normal piece of cloth. She looked ready to fight with everything she had. He has never witnessed this side of her, his face turned into a scowl losing its menacing smile it once had. "You dare stand against me, woman …"

He jumped forward preparing another attack this one not as strong as before, he couldn't kill her just yet. If he did, they would have to wait a very long time for her quirk type to appear in this world again, in addition he was sure their leader would kill him. His eyes widened once he realized she was prepared for his attack as a canon appeared out of nowhere right in front of him. It fired off a fairly large size shell, he had to act fast and switched his quirk to overpower the shell and throw it aside causing it to crash into a building off to the side. He was about to lounge in for another attack when he was forced to dodge a kick from Midoriya.

"Damn … we missed. He's fast for not having a speed enhancing quirk!" Midoriya spun around landing in front of Momo, his wings were back inside his body and he was no longer generating the immense heat from before. "Sorry Momo … I wasn't able to …"

"It's fine Izuku, I didn't think the first attempt would work. But it did buy some time for us." She stepped closer to his side, "Get ready for his next …" It was too late Sosuke was already on top of them.

"Overtake!" He slammed a punch so hard into Midoriya's face it knock him out briefly as he was slammed into the floor. The sound echoed and shattered the glass of the buildings around them. He looked up again this time to see the look of shock he wanted to see on her face. He picked the teen up and threw him a side so hard he crashed into the building across the street. She looked over to see a crater in the side of the building. "Now that's more like it …" he was cut off by a blonde-haired teen flashing up at him.

"So, you're the boss. Eat this bastard!" He cursed as he lounged forward with an attack that was able to push Sosuke back a bit.

"Bakugo!" She wasn't expecting him of all people to make an appearance here. But the help was very much appreciated. But Sosuke was able to rebound an attack, landing square in his chest with a bone crushing sound knocking him out in one hit. She just saw her classmate fall to the ground completely unconscious.

"Now that the interruption has been dealt with shall we continue?" He was about to reach for her but saw Midoriya rushing to his left side activating another quirk. This one looked to be made of black ether forming around the teen's fist. He shot it forward wrapping around Sosuke's forearm, the force was strong enough to rip the skin. "Still thinking you have a chance?" He pulled the teen into the ground in front of the two with a thundering sound and he let out a painful scream. He clearly heard the sound of bones cracking and tissue ripping from the impact.

Momo formed beam out of her arm in an attempt to push Sosuke away but he just knocked aside like it was just a simple annoyance to him. "Good, you still have some fight in you. That means you think you can win still, let me show you what the real world is …" He grabbed Midoriya's wing and activated his quirk, slowly pulling at the wing. The flesh and bone of the wing started to tear apart and the teen let out a scream that was so loud, so blood curdling it caused Momo to freeze in place. It was a horrific sight to behold as there was nothing she could do, Izuku was in an extreme amount of pain and the look in his eyes was terrifying. He looked almost lifeless.

Sosuke was getting what he wanted, the look of fear finally plastered over her face, the look of there is nothing that can be done now, it was the look of defeat. "There, that's wonderous look to see on you face Momo …"

The group below clearly heard the scream coming from Midoriya. His voice filled the air causing most of them to grit their teeth. It made them feel like they were losing this fight and their classmate was in trouble and there was nothing they could do. He was too far away to get to quick enough to aid him. This was Midoriya, he always overcame every obstacle that was thrown in front of him, he stopped many villains in the past.

Ryukyu arrived on the scene just after hearing the scream fill the air. She looked around to see quite a scene, it was a bunch of teens with a pro hero standing in the middle. "Endeavor! What happened here?"

"The villain here ran off, we have to get up there quickly … things are getting worse and we don't know what that villain's quirk is either."

"Right, I'm on it!" She transformed into a dragon and took to the skies. She had a tremendous amount of speed as she jetted forward into the sky. It didn't take her long to reach the top of the skyscraper. What she saw was horrible once she got there. The teen was lying on the ground with a white-haired young man standing over him in front of black-haired girl. What just happened here?

"Oh … a pro finally showed up. Think you're ready?" The villain turned to her as she landed on the roof. She couldn't just strike immediately the two teens were in the way at the moment. All she could do was try to move him away from the two. But luckily for her the villain launched an attack at her, she threw up a hand to block the fist coming her way. The impact was nothing, it actually didn't feel like much until he activated his quirk. "Overpower …"

She felt her hand get pushed back, the bones in it snapping from an unknown force coming out of nowhere. She raised up her other fist to launch an attack at the villain crashing into the floor, however, he dodged and leaped into the air to land a kick under her jaw knocking her into the air. The strike was a bit off target so she was able to remain conscious. It was clear his quirk was about sheer power, but she was never good at quirk analyzation. She would just have to hope to land a good hit on the villain and knock him out.

"My … my, I see you live up to your reputation as a top pro hero." He was confident but the other pros were on the scene now with Endeavor. He looked over his shoulder, "I guess I better wrap this up … Yang!" He called but there wasn't a response from the subordinate, at least not immediately. He looked over to see he was standing over in the distance gathering up the dark-skinned man.

"Sorry … you have been deemed disposable." Yang stared back at Sosuke.

"What the hell do you mean?" He grits his teeth and stare back at the purple eyed man.

"I was never under you, I was only instructed to stay close you." The portal activated behind him as walked through it. "Your use to the Brotherhood has ended, it is clear you can't fix this situation …" And with those words he was gone.

Sosuke was about to say something but during his lack of concentration Ryukyu landed a strike on the villain knocking him out cold just as the other heroes arrived with the police. "Damn, if it wasn't for that falling out between them, I don't think this would have been this easy. What caused them to give up on their comrade?" She looked down to the white-haired villain who was under her fist, she landed a decisive blow she had been waiting for.

The police quickly arrived at the rooftop with Detective Tsukauchi. He was there mostly due knowing it was Class 1-A that was here and if they were here then he was sure Midoriya was involved in it. The villain apprehension unit quickly secured the villain and readied him for transport. Tsukauchi looked around the area to quickly see he was right and it looked like Midoriya was in bad shape and unconscious at the moment. The teen was cradled by the young woman, she looked very distraught as she was looking him over. It appears she wasn't ready to handle something like this just yet.

"Hey! Let's get the paramedics over here … Quickly!" He shouted to the crowd of officers grabbing their attention.

"Yes Sir!" They quickly rushed around as one of the officers radio's in a medical helicopter. They needed to act quickly Midoriya was bleeding out from the torn-out wing and the other looked to be mangled and beyond use. This was a horrible thing to do to someone, mutilating their body in such a painful way. Tsukauchi quickly ripped the sleeve off his trench coat to help mend the bleeding wound.

He looked up to so the teen still lost in her thoughts, that's when he noticed she was trying to stop the bleeding from the gashes in the boy's arms and chest. Midoriya must have been in a rough fight. "Young lady … relax …" He let out a sigh of worry, "We're here to help, you don't have to worry …" He was cut off by voices coming from behind him.

"Sir! The medvac is ready …" Two paramedics rushed over with a gurney getting ready move Midoriya to the helicopter. They only paused a bit once they saw the condition the teen was in. They quickly got into the helicopter with Midoriya. The detective had to hold Momo back from rushing to Midoriya's side. "Hey! Take this one too, his not awake … we need to run a CAT scan quickly on him…" Another yelled as they loaded Bakugo up into the Medvac with Midoriya.

"Oh, aren't you Yaoyorozu?" He was remembering her from the incident with league of villains' attack on the training camp a couple of years ago. She only nodded in response not letting her eyes off of the young man in the helicopter. She wasn't saying much, he decided a different approach, "Okay, how about I drive you to the hospital he is going to and on the way, you can fill me in on some of the details. Sound like a deal?"

"Y-Yes sir …" She got up with him. She was a little off balance due to using her quirk on heavy materials and from the shock of seeing her classmate in such a condition. Luckily the elevator seemed in good condition and was working after the fight that leveled the top floor turning it into a roof. He ushered her along while giving orders to the rest of the force and heroes about the aftermath and what needed to be done.

It was a quiet ride down, she didn't say not one word only muttering to herself as they made their way through the lobby. His car was waiting outside but before they went outside, he grabbed a blanket from one of the other officers there. "Here, it is cold tonight and you don't want to catch a cold."

"Thank you … May I borrow a phone? I need to let my parents know what happened and where I am going." She spoke in a soft and defeated voice. He nodded and lent her his phone along with giving her the name and location of the hospital they were sending Midoriya to. She made a quick call as he waited, he thought about what was happening here while trying not to pry in on her conversation with her parents.

He looked up to see a set of teens coming his way, the one with red hair waving and yelling loudly to get her attention. "Yaoyorozu! Are you okay? Where's Midoriya?" Anyone could see the kid was worried for his friend.

"Kirashima …" She softly spoke while ending her call with her parents. "Izuku … he's headed to the hospital …" She couldn't finish her words.

"He over did it again …" Todoroki calmly spoke out.

"Easy there, we need to take statements from all of you so if you would be so kind as to sit down with these officers here." He motioned for the group of teens to the group of officers waiting for the them in the corner of the room. The group nodded in agreement and followed the other officers to give their statements.

"Shall we proceed Mrs. Yaoyorozu?" He motioned her to the door.

"Yes … I'm sorry." They walked out to the car finally. She got into the passenger's side, she was lucky that it was an unmarked vehicle and sighed a bit of relief. The image of getting into a police vehicle was something she didn't want to sit with in her mind. "Thank you for giving me a ride to the hospital." She kept her eyes on the floor of the car.

"It's not a problem, I promised All Might I would help Midoriya and those who support him." He smiled as he started the car and pulled out onto the road. "Do you mind telling me what happened?" He spoke in a calming manner hoping to ease the tension after the incident.

"I knew Sosuke Kirainahito from Junior High, he is a bit older than me …" She fidgeted at her own words making it very clear that there was a lot more to this event than what the surface was telling. "He said that his organization needed me for something, more specifically that they wanted me to make something for them."

"What did they want you to make?" He was curious as to what they wanted the girl for and who this organization and what were their goals?

"No, they never said. He only said that I was need to get better at my quirk …" She paused a looked out the window. "After that Izuku broke into the room through the window …" her hands clenched the blanket around her lap.

"It's okay, remembering details in a situation like that would be difficult for anyone, do you remember the name of the organization?" He was turning the corner, they were almost to the hospital. He darted a glance at her to see how she was fairing, and the teen did seem to be calming down a bit. It might be because she was wanting to see Midoriya.

"He said something about being part of a group called The Brotherhood, other than the name he didn't mention much more, I'm sorry …" She pressed a hand up to the window as the hospital came into view. "I'm sorry I can't be of more help Mr. Tsukauchi."

"No, you have been more than helpful, you provided a motive to their actions which is enough to get a conviction to stick and keep them off the streets making them safer for us all." He slowed the vehicle to a stop in front of the hospital, as he got out, he flashed his badge to the staff coming out. Momo didn't waste any time making her way to the front desk.

"Which room is Izuku Midoriya in?" The nurse looked hesitant to answer, "Please! I have to know …" She was leaning on the counter, the nurse looked over to see the detective nod that it was okay.

"Yes … his in room 317 …" glanced down at the monitor to read the chart and information on it. "We got him on an IV right now but everything should be fine. The bleeding from the wounds has stopped, however, he is still unconscious…"

"Thank you! T-Thank you Miss." She darted off to the elevator, quickly pressing the button and then again as she anxiously waited for the elevator to slowly make its way down to the ground level. "Come on …" She muttered to herself. She had worry, relief, and fear displayed on her face along with being impatient. It was clear to anyone watching that she had a deep connection to Midoriya.

A portal opened to a room where it was dark and it was clear that no one was around. The facility was a safe house for the villain Yang. He deposited the dark-skinned man on the ground while putting the black Nomu back into its container. He made no noise or motion with maintaining his quirk active for so long. Yin was pulled out shortly after and laid her down on a bed in the room. She was still in pain from the counter attack, who know the son of Endeavor would prove to be so powerful. He shrugged the thought off as he went about turning on the equipment and lights.

He knew the commander of The Brotherhood would contact him soon, as well as the League of villains. Though he didn't put the LOV on a high pedestal, he didn't care for their motives, but for the most part he was very nihilistic toward everything in the world. He was seeking a purpose here, he only tagged along with Yin because of her quirk and she more or less dragged him into The Brotherhood. Once that man infused him with power and ignited his quirk to new levels, he had thought he found a purpose for his existence here on this plane.

"Hmph … Kira was weak in the end. He couldn't overcome his ambitions." He turned the last breaker on to let the room fill with light. "He should have made her create the key on the spot. I will never understand greed …" He started walking back to the main room with Yin. Every step was marked with a thought, why was he given the command to abandon Kira, was the lord not concerned with the aspect of greed being lost? He decided it was prudent to not think on such matters. The organization's leader was tantamount to a god. He should just follow orders for the one who gave him true purpose.

"Awe man … where am I?" Yin was waking up while still in pain. She shut her eyes quickly feeling all the pain from the attack.

"You should remain still; your wounds are serious. I managed to close the more serious wounds with my power but if you keep moving …" He was cut off by a monitor flickering on behind him.

"So … Yang, you managed to save a few comrades … this is good …" A deep voice was heard but the face was blocked out from view.

"Yes … Father …"

Momo finally reached the room. It felt like it was taking forever until she was able to reach the room where Izuku was. She wished she could just forget this day, and wash away everything that had happened. She slowly entered to the room to see him lying on a bed with an IV hooked into his arm. His one wing was folded under his body hiding the mangled form of it. As she got closer, she could hear the staggered breathing of the teen. She rested her hand onto his, he didn't move or respond to her touch.

"Izuku …" She pulled a chair up to the side of the bed. The sounds of the machines in the room and the soft sounds of the people outside the room. He wasn't moving aside from the steady soft breathing coming from him. "Please Izuku … don't slip away …" She was rubbing his hand with hers as she focused on his features. He was covered in bandages and his skin wasn't healing like it should with his quirk. He must have no stamina at the moment to be able to activate the regeneration quirk. He needed to rest and regain his strength. She used her free hand with the haphazard bandage covering the burn on it, to stroke the free strands of hair on his head.

"But … thank you for coming Izuku …" She rested her head on the bed nervously drawing circles in the sheets. She wanted to do a lot of things and being here wasn't what she was planning. She was beginning to wonder about a lot of things, like what is going to happen when he leaves? Is he going back to the dorms, what does he do when everyone is gone? It was New Year's Eve and it was a reminder that Izuku didn't have anyone to turn to. She was brought out of her thoughts by the door opening.

"Hello Yaoyorozu." It was Midnight walking in, dressed in something more appropriate than her hero costume. Momo turned sharply becoming a little flustered with one of her teachers see her so close to Izuku. "No need to get all embarrassed about it, it's bound to happen to someone … I mean you kids spend a lot of time together it's natural for bonds to form." She smiled genuinely at Momo helping to put her at ease a little bit. She didn't know how to react to one of the U.A. teachers knowing and she never explained to her parents about Izuku yet either.

"Ah … ma'am … you're not going to scold us, are you?" She sheepishly asked while trying to look away.

"For this budding relationship, no … but for everything he did tonight, yes. We will have to put some form of punishment on him once class begins again in a week." Kayama's expression turned serious at the last part of her words.

"Right … As the class vice rep, he has to be scolded for acting foolishly but …" She let out sigh clearing her lungs and her mind of any stray thoughts, "But, I have to thank him. If he didn't get there in time who know what would have happened…"

Kayama smiled softly at her words. Momo was looking down at Midoriya as if he was going to awake any moment now. She rested a hand her shoulder, "Yaoyorozu, he will be fine and this is just something that will help him grow into a great hero. Just make sure you help when things become dark." She took in a deep breath, "We all know he has had some hard times recently, he will need you to help him through that darkness. It is tough to fight the world when you're alone …" Kayama looked back to the sleeping fledgling hero, she could see the greatness in him that was ready to come out but there was also the darkness in him that was ready to take over at any moment. It was like he was walking a fine line where any mistake could bring disaster. She looked up to see the bandage on her hand. "How … what happened to you hand? Did you get it checked out?"

Momo looked down to her free hand and forgot about the burn and the pain that was there. She was more interested in being there for Izuku then what had happened to herself. "Oh this … it was just a simple burn … it doesn't hurt much anymore." Kayama grabbed her hand to look it over and it didn't look like a burn from fire.

"I didn't hear any fire quirks in the reports about the villains …" She was cut off by Momo providing an explanation for her, one that she wasn't expecting.

"Well … I'm sure …" She didn't know how to proceed but she was sure now some of their classmates have an idea that he has multiple quirks. "He has multiple quirks and I think one appeared during the fight." She recalled the event and continued, "The whole area was heating up and there was a weird steam coming off him …"

"It's okay Yaoyorozu … all of us know his unique condition …" She clapped her hands together in front of her, "I'm glad he finally opened up to someone other than a teacher about this."

"Wait, you know then what was the quirk he used then?" She puzzled how they knew but now she wanted to know the quirk and what it did. She was a bit disturbed by how she didn't know about his multiple quirks and the staff at U.A. did. But he always did trust the staff of teachers and they always had the students' best interests at heart.

"From what I know it was most likely the one called Radiation, he can emit a tremendous amount of it. But I've only ever been told about it. Never really seen it in person." She looked up deep in thought. "Has he told you about them all yet?"

"No, I only knew of the four before the one you just mentioned…" She was getting a little nervous by the questions from Midnight. But she knew that this was going to happen just she wasn't expecting to happen so soon. "It happened the other day when I walked in on him removing the bandages and wounds were gone. So, he explained his spontaneous regeneration quirk."

"Oh … I see …" Kayama was thinking about their situation again. "Well we will have to explain the situation to you, but only if he wants to and once, he has some time to recover. It's going to be the new year so strive for new goals and help each other along the way." She turned to walk out of the room, "We still have a lot to do after this villain incident and of course a lot to do with all the press from it. Yaoyorozu … you can talk with me any time if you like, I'm sure things are spinning in your head right now." Momo just nodded as her teacher left the room.

She looked at the clock on the wall to see it wasn't too late but she didn't really want to leave him. She dimmed the lights a bit and pulled a blanket out of the cabinet. She covered him with the blanket and slipped under. He was a little cold to the touch and was mumbling softly in his sleep. Maybe he was dreaming about something, but she couldn't image what it was. She wished she could know what he was dreaming, she moved close to him careful not to damage the IV line in his arm. All she wanted to do was be next to him, he was worth everything to her and it was only growing. She wasn't going to let him go for anything.

Izuku was a drift in his mind, it was a hazy maze for him to be lost in. He really wasn't sure where he was at. The last thing he remembered was fighting Sosuke and getting slammed into the ground. His eyes widened as he was brought to a beach that looked very familiar to him. He looked around to see the sun was rising and he could hear the soft sound of the water crashing onto the beach. The air was warm and inviting making him feel at ease as if he was reliving a memory. That's when it hit him, this was Dagobah Beach. It was where he began his training in earnest with All Might.

He looked around again to see a figure in the distance walking to him. He couldn't tell who it was but the figure was giving him a familiar vibe to him. He walked towards the figure slowly closing the distance. It wasn't long before he saw the blonde hair and thin figure walking towards him. He couldn't believe it, it was All Might. Once he was finally close, he could definitely tell it was All Might in front of him. His walk turned into a run until he got right up on the retired hero. "ALL MIGHT! IT'S YOU!"

"Woah easy there kid … yeah it's me … who else would it be?" He laughed off his words and coughed a bit. "Glad to see you here, where everything began huh?"

"Wait … what do you mean?" He pulled back a bit to get lost in his thoughts, he wasn't sure what was going on right now. This has to be a dream.

"Well, this is a part of you and One for All." He placed a hand on Izuku's shoulder while looking out at the ocean. "I know things have gotten pretty tough for you … I can sense it in you Young Midoriya." All Might couldn't have been more right. He had been feeling like the world was crashing down around him. It was like he was losing everything he held close to him. He was even pushing away someone new who wanted to be there for him.

"All Might … it's been tough without you … My mother passed recently … my first girlfriend cheated on me with my best friend …" Wait why was he saying these things? What was going on right now? But saying these things was helping him feel better, like it was pushing a boulder off his chest.

"Wow … that's a lot to take for a young man." He put his hands in his pockets and took in a deep breath as the sun was getting a little brighter in the sky. "Everything happens for a reason Young Midoriya … and us meeting and me passing One for All to you is all a part of it. You just have to have faith …" Izuku looked out to the ocean, his heartbeat was steady and his lungs were taking in the refreshing air. "So, first girlfriend? Does this mean you had others?"

"Well you see … once Uraraka and I ended it … Momo confessed her feelings to me and things have been different to say the least…" All Might started to chuckle that eventually turned into a full laugh. He looked over to the retired hero with a confused look.

"So Young Yaoyorozu … I wish I could collect that debt from Midnight now …" His laughter settled down a bit as he continued, "Kid, I could see since the first semester that she held a flame for you, but I didn't think she would say anything to you. She seemed too reserved about it and was trying to avoid it I guess." All Might turned back to Izuku, "But both of you are good for each other. You and Young Yaoyorozu are top in the class, have amazing analytical skills, also where she is good at supporting others and developing a plan, you are great at making a snap decision in an instant…"

"Wow, All Might!" The tears were starting to flow down his cheeks. It was like the words from his mentor were stitching him back together, every rip and tear in his soul was being mended back together. "I … thank you …"

"Heh … still with the water works huh? I guess some things never change." All Might scratched the back of his head a bit, "I wish I could give you more advice kid, but I never really delved into that area of love. I wish I had sometimes." He had more serious look as he turned to face Izuku. "Don't let her go, don't be fearful of what it may bring, don't focus on the negatives just fight for light in everything Young Midoriya." He smiled as he ruffled Izuku's hair.

The light from the sun was fading and he was starting to feel a bit heavy. He could move or respond to his mentor's words. Everything was dark again but this time he felt something heavy weighing down on his chest. He hadn't opened his eyes just yet. The air started to feel cooler but there was a heat source next to him. He finally slowly opened his eyes to see the pale blue and white walls of a hospital room. He was still groggy and his vision was a bit blurry, but as he turned, he saw Momo lying next to him under the blanket.

He couldn't hold it in, the raw emotions that were boiling to the surface. The words of his mentor resonated with in his mind. He had to fight for the light like All Might told him. Why did he have to doubt himself all the time, there were so many people who were supporting him and wanted to lend a hand to him out of the darkness he was in. He just had to reach for it.

[Author Notes]

Thanks for the reads!

Man, this chapter was tough to write, it ended up becoming two in itself. Can Izuku catch a break here, always in the hospital lol

There was a lot that had to be finished and a lot that is getting started, hope everyone enjoyed it.

Tellemicus – glad you liked it, that was a scene I wanted to play out for bit.

One more chapter to wrap this arch up, and maybe these two can catch a break and get some normalcy

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