"…And…that's everything that happened until I got to you…" Midoriya said, voice heavy as he turned and looked out to the now empty mostly empty USJ, the only evidence of conflict the cracks in the floor and the few robots still scattered about.

"You….faced him, even without your watch?" All Might asked, worry and…something else in his voice. Midoriya nodded as he balled his fists.

"Not that it matters…I couldn't….Roller still…" His throat seemed to constrict as he looked down. Now that there was no fight drawing his attention, keeping his thoughts at bay he was forced to confront the after math. "He'd still be alive, if I didn't show up."

A hand settled on his shoulder and he turned to see his mentor frowning at him, before pulling him into a tight hug. "He was a prisoner, you said it yourself. Vilgax killed him, not you. The only one to blame is him."

"But…." Midoriya tried to argue, but found he was struggling to much to really get anything out.

"You did more than anyone could have asked of you, in this situation Midoriya. You saved that other alien, JJ? You prevented Vilgax from getting his hands on tech he shouldn't have and you took him on like a true hero." The blonde said as he squeezed the boy's shoulders. "You've been through a lot today, it's ok to cry…I'm so proud of you, Kiddo."

"….Th…Thank you…" Midoriya muttered as he finally let the tears fall, wrapping his own arms around his mentor. "Thank you…"

"Alright kid…Come on, we should get back to the school…"

"Right."

Without really thinking, the boy turned to Blink and transformed, rushing them both to the infirmary without a thought. They arrived outside it in no time at all, as he set his mentor down and transformed back.

"S-seriously kid….warn me if your gonna do that in the future." Toshinori complained as he placed his hand on the wall to steady himself.

"Sorry, I just…" He sighed as he looked up at the infirmary door. Then he pushed it open and walked in. Inside, Roller's body laid upon one of the bed's and Recovery girl walked around it but….it was clear that there was nothing she could do.

Machines were attempted to be wired up yet few were actually working and the few that were had no good readings, as far as the greenette was aware. Off to the side, face in her hands and sobbing quietly… "JJ?"

She froze up for a moment before looking up. The teen slowly made his way beside her and knelt down to be eye level with her. Her glistening eyes met his and his heart felt like it was crushed by the sheer sadness inside. "Are you ok?"

"…"

"Sorry…stupid question." The boy realized, taking the seat beside her. "I didn't really know him but, I can't imagine how it must feel for you…"

"He was…Vilgax he….he took me four years ago…." The girl said as she wiped her eyes, looking at the floor. "Roller was always….distant but he was all I know and…he was still so kind to me when he didn't need to be…I probably would of went insane if not for him."

"…"

"I….in a way….i'm glad…." She said, causing the boy to blink in surprise. "I mean obviously I wish he was…was still here but I'm just glad he isn't suffering anymore…and….I think he went out like he wanted to. Making a difference and getting back at Vilgax…"

"Yeah…" Midoriya nodded, understanding what she meant. Quietly, he pulled his watch up to him and scrolled through to his Pelarota transformation while Recovery Girl forced his mentor into a bed. "You know….it's weird to know it's his DNA in here…Yet to see him…."

"Yeah….I think….I think he'd probably be happy you have it. He liked to be aloof a lot, but he just wanted people to be happy. Guess…guess it was just a natural part of being a pelarota." JJ said with a sad, broken laugh before she sniffled. "I just….I just wish I had more time with him."

"Me too…" The omntirix bearer said with a sigh of his own, before standing up. "JJ…If you don't want to right now, that's fine…but I'm going to have to bring you to the principal at some point…Do you think…maybe…"

The alien girl caught on quickly, body stretching to the sides before another JJ, equally forlorn popped out. "Yeah…let's go…"

"Hey, hold on! Where do you think you're going mister?!" Recovery girl asked with an annoyed yet worried tone. "You were fried! You can't just leave!"

"I know but…" He looked at the clone and the original JJ, before looking back. "I'll be back, but I need to do this. I can still walk and talk….Please…"

"But….." The woman paused for a moment, as if thinking it over before she sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Fine, just be quick."

"Thank you."

The walk to the principal's office was quiet, and when they arrived they'd found no one within.

"Must still be with the staff. Probably for the best then…" He sighed, turning around and walking, the Splixson trailing behind slowly. As they walked, a thought came to mind. "Did…did the Pelarota have any special ceremony or procedure for when one of their own…you know? Like how we human's usually bury each other."

"Yeah actually…their bodies last to long to just be put in the ground, so they had special temples built where they were put into coffins and stored away." The alien explained, rubbing her arm awkwardly. "Midoriya….what happens to me now?"

"Huh?"

"I mean….human's clearly don't know much about other aliens and…I didn't exactly get here through legal means." She wondered aloud, eyes slowly shimmering more and more with building fear. "Will they imprison me again? Throw me away? I don't have anything to go back to. What if…"

Before she could continue, Midoriya knelt down and took her rubbery like hand into his. Despite the situation, he did his best to give her a bright smile, like All Might did to reassure people. "One thing I know for a fact is that nothing will happen to you, so don't worry about it, ok?"

"H-how do you know that?" She asked, surprised by the conviction in that statement. Standing back up, but not letting go of her hand, instead squeezing it as support, the greenette answered her.

"Because anyone who tried will have to go through me, and I won't hold back."

Eventually they arrived at the staff room and already the boy could hear voices inside. 'Probably talking about the USJ.'

"You ready?" He asked, and though her body was shaking the pink clad clone nodded her head. With that, he knocked on the door and all the noise from inside stopped. A chair scraped and then…

"Who is it?" A gruff, familiar voice called out. 'Mister Aizawa? Shouldn't he be at the infirmary?

"Izuku Midoriya sir. I need to speak with all of you as soon as possible, about what happened." He said, and there was hushed mutterings from the other side, presumably debating what to do. After a moment, he got his answer.

"Come in."

With a deep breathe, he pushed the door open and walked in to see all the staff sitting around the table looking up at him. At the far end was Nezu, present Mic and Midnight either side of him. Thirteen was missing, likely at the hospital but so was Ectoplasm.

"Mister Midoriya, good to see you're well after the harrowing events of today. I would of thought you would have wanted to rest first before coming to us? You have quiet a lot to deal with after all." The principal said, not so subtly alluding to how he was going to have to explain to his class very soon everything.

"To be honest sir, I'm still not ready but there is something incredibly important I have to deal with first. I guess you all know what happened to me, at least from mister Aizawa's perspective?" He questioned and was met with a chorus of yes's.

"I am truly sorry we couldn't get to you before a villain attempted to abduct you." Nezu apologized, taking a sip of tea. 'When did he even have time to make that?'

"Yes, as your teacher…I failed you, multiple times today." Aizawa said with a sigh, returning to his seat. "So I'm sorry as well."

"It's…..There was nothing to be done for it…" Midoriya said as he waved his hands, before turning to the door. "In fact it was probably for the best. JJ?"

"Huh? Who's…" Present Mic began to speak but the words died in his throat as the alien nervously walked in, looking around at them clearly intimidated. 'She's like a completely different person now.' "Well…hello there…"

Quickly scrolling through his aliens, the teenager settled on his Splixson transformation and pressed it in. The teacher's eyes widened as the noticed the obvious similarities between his new form and JJ.

"She's an alien. No technicality, no jokes or anything." He started to explain, as he then returned to normal. "She's from a species called Splixson and….one of the villain's at the USJ…the one who took me was holding her prisoner along with another, as a power source."

"That's horrible." Cementoss said with a frown, turning to face her. "All this new….information is hard to take in but….So who are you, do you have a name?"

"Um…Well…I just always call myself JJ." She said quietly, not meeting any of their eyes. Midoriya could swear he heard Midnight coo at her.

"I understand this is all new to you, but please just bear with me." Midoriya said as he paced. "JJ here helped me escape, and whether it be by luck or fate we ended up back near the USJ. All I have to say is she needs help just like any other person, shelter. She's worried as she has no idea how people will react to her."

"Ah, I see were you are going with this, mister Midoriya." Nezu nodded, as he stood up and walked around to the alien girl. "Well, miss JJ, I am principal Nezu and I run this school. As a school for heroics, we pride ourselves on doing what is right and helping others. If mister Midoriya can truly vouch for you, then I will do everything in my power to help you."

"R-really?" She asked nervously and the bear mouse hybrid nodded.

"Of course! And you have no need to fear others, in a world so full of quirks as our own most people probably won't even realize you're alien if that's what worries you." He assured as he clapped his paws together. "Is there anything else you two need then?"

"Aside from probably aspirin, there is one thing…" Midoriya said as he walked up to the principal and whispered the next part into his ear. The prinicpal's smile turned to a frown but he nodded.

"Ah, yes. I'll get to that as soon as possible. For now, you should get to the infirmary. I can only imagine what you've been through."

With that, the boy and his alien friend left. After they returned, he got checked up and gave pain medication, as well as be told his mother was anxiously waiting for his return in their apartment were she'd been confined for her own safety with Ectoplasm guarding her.

He's sent her a text promising he would be home very soon, there was just one thing he needed to do first. Something important.

It had been two hours since recovery girl had cleared him as remarkably healthy for what he'd been through, likely a direct result of the Omnitrix and the greenette was looking out the window.

Down in the large expansive garden U.A had he could see the principal, likely waiting on him. 'He arranged that fast….'

"JJ?" He questioned, looking back at the now once again singular Splixson. She looked up, confused as he began going through the Omnitrix. "That thing I whispered to Nezu…We can't just keep his body here…"

"Right…So…." She swallowed the lump in her throat as he pressed in the watch, flash dissipating to show him in his Crystalize form. "A Petrosapien? Oh I get it…."

With a nod, the teen turned and lifted up Roller into his arms and the two began to walk down through the halls. It had gotten a lot more quiet now, all the students sent home early. Only Midoriya remained, permitted to wander around due to his situation.

The walk was quiet, as they ended up outside soon enough and walked towards the principal who looked up at them.

"Ah Midoriya….I set up the paperwork, and after checking no one can object if we start now so I'd recommend you begin." He said, and the teen nodded as he planted his foot down, crystals sprouting forth. It was more complex than what he's done before but nothing he couldn't handle.

The crystals took on the shape of a temple, with stairs leading up to it and columns supporting it, that only lacked a door. The three walked inside, Midoriya leading them and saw that it was a mostly empty room. In the middle though, in front of two chunks of crystal meant as seats was a coffin of sorts.

Gently, the boy laid down the Pelarota inside before walking to the other side. JJ started to tear up again while Nezu simply cupped his paws and bowed lightly out of respect.

"I didn't really know Roller, not as well as you JJ but…what I do know is that he didn't deserve what was given to him. The lot in life he found himself with was something he never should of suffered. In the short time I knew him, he saved me three separate times, despite his own reservations and feelings." The transformed teen began, carving out the walls as he talked with his control over them. They were hardly elegant yet they depicted the deceased alien's final day. "The true measure of a hero is helping others no matter the cost to yourself, and today Roller acted like a true hero. No matter what, that's something amazing. I only wish I got to know him more…"

With that, he stepped back, and though the teen expected JJ to say her piece first, Nezu actually walked up.

"I never even met this fellow, and truly my place here is dubious but….Even if I cannot say it to him in life, I must thank him now for protecting my students life. Wherever you may be know, I hope it treats you well…"

With that short piece, the principal stepped down and JJ walked forth on wobbly legs. Her entire body shivered as she was forced to look straight at him once more, only for him to never see her.

"I…..I'm going to miss you so much….I never really thought to give you a name, like Midoriya did. I was so distracted that first day, that in the whole time it never really clicked in my mind. I regret that ….What I don't regret though, even with everything we had to go through up there, is that we went through it together. When I thought I would go insane, you were always there for me. Maybe it doesn't mean as much as it should but….You really were my best friend, Roller. I don't think I'll ever be able to accept you aren't here anymore…."

She then turned away, unable to say anything more as her throat got hoarse. With a sigh, Midoriya stepped up again and placed his hand on the coffin, starting to form a separate lid. Before it finished completely, Midoriya took one last look at the Pelarota. "…..I promise. this one thing to you….If Vilgax ever comes back, he'll regret it. And…I promise you I'll do everything I can for JJ."

Finally, the lid closed completely and he sighed as he stood up. Nezu turned and began to walk away, while Crystalize picked up JJ as she was to distraught to really move on her own. She buried her head into the crook oh his neck as they walked out into the cool night and he turned as they left, to put the final touch on the temple.

As the doors closed, Midoriya thought, so too did the story of Roller. A story he would never let be in vain.