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"Izuku, have I ever told you why I love you so much?"

Izuku blinked to Ryuko owlishly. "You say it a lot of times auntie Ryu, I know why!" He giggled childishly, a shy look gracing his face. "Have I ever told you why I love YOU so much?" He gushed.

Ryuko's eyes widened slightly. "Oh? And what can you say that you love about me, huh?" She wondered with her razor sharp teeth gleaming at him.

Izuku cuddled up closer to his aunt, enjoying the warmth she brought him. As far back as Izuku could remember, the two of them had shared a bed together and slept the night away in each others arms. Izuku felt it was a necessity in his life, and frankly he could never imagine going a night without her by his side. The warmth and love she exuded was just like his mother's, and it brought him solace.

Izuku, with all the childish glee that he held, gripped Ryuko's face into his fragile yet loving hands. "I love how you make me feel so safe and loved auntie…" Izuku sighed. "Every since mommy said the stork dropped me off, you have been by my side ever since then and I love it!" He exclaimed in a cute tone.

Ryuko's eyes flared for a second, the usual warmth and grumbles that filled her chest were practically commonplace now with him. She thrived off the way he made her feel, and her inner voice, her dragon instincts, engulfed all the praise and feelings of strong admiration it could muster. Ryuko willingly pulled the boy closer to her chest, squeezing him as strongly, yet gently, as her undying affections for him, could bring upon him.

Izuku giggled within her grasp, loving every single second of his aunts love, his mind feeling relaxed hearing the 'purrs' from within her chest.

"Even when I feel sad about mommy auntie Ryu, you make it all go away. You make me smile and be happy!" He cheered. "I miss mommy so much, but it's like she never even left!" Izuku continued. "Because mommy is here with me, and it's you." He buried his face in her chest a profound feeling of wholeness overcoming his little body.

Izuku knew, even at such a young age, that Ryuko was the world to him. Even when his mother was alive, Ryuko was and is still his everything. Right from the get-go. their bond with one another was incomparable.

Ryuko said nothing, her voice silent. Yet, by the way her body reacted Izuku knew it was everything she wanted to hear. What Izuku said was truthful, and if there was one thing Ryuko had taught him throughout his short life as of now. It was that being a part of her hoard was a blessing in every right. And Izuku was ecstatic knowing it was for a lifetime.

The two laid in each others arms, Izuku eventually falling asleep in her hold. It was his favorite way to sleep, and it was hers as well. Izuku had never told her, but he always looked forward to the moment when she believed him to have fallen asleep. For she would whisper, ever so faintly words that he needed to hear every night before slumber took its hold.

"I love you son…"

Izuku tried his best to return her affections and say, "I love you mom…", but he would drift off to sleep before he even knew it.

And it was everything he ever wanted her to be when Inko had left, it felt natural. It felt right.


Izuku awoke with a start, his mind feeling a bit fuzzy. He looked about the room he was in, only a faint light by the wall giving him vision to the dark room all around him. His mind slowly caught up to him, and he realized he must have fallen asleep sometime when his father had left. Izuku felt his stomach give protest and he grimaced slightly. He did not know how long he had fallen asleep, but if he ever hoped to return back to bed, he needed to go downstairs and see if there was food. Hisashi has said there was, so with tentative and somewhat terrified steps, the small boy cautiously made his way to the door.

Izuku cringed as the door opened, creaking loudly within the empty house. The sound echoed down the hall, and for a second he thought starving seemed like the likely option at this point. However, his stomach said otherwise as it gave a large and rolled out sound in protest.

With a sigh, Izuku slowly made his way down the hall, and down the few sets of stairs. The house was dark, yet there seemed to be light coming from all outside. The windows were shut, and everything blocked, but through thin strands of holes in the walls and windows light just seemed to pour in.

Ever so curious, Izuku put off the thought of food for the moment as he looked to the dazzling strands of light that entered the house in wonder. It was as if a large flashlight was being shone into the house, but Izuku knew better than to believe as such. He was at least miles away from the nearest house, and that being the large fancy one in the distance.

The light beckoned him and like a moth drawn to a flame, Izuku stood by the front door of the house. Hisashi words rang true and clear within his mind, and he knew by him leaving the house he would be upset. Yet, the small boy was in a daze, his hunger all but gone from his mind. He wondered how he had never noticed to glow from his own room, and where it had even come from in the first place. Izuku had looked outside when it was dark while being here, and not once had he seen lights such as this.

Surprisingly, Izuku reached a hesitant hand to the door handle that towered over him. It seemed so far in the moment, but the boy knew he could have easily reached it. A constant nagging was in the back of his head as his fingers twitched by the doorknob.

"Papa would be upset…" Izuku suddenly said as his voice found him.

Yet, that did not stop his fingers just barely grazing at the handle. The thought did not stop him from just barely managing from twisting the handle and the door being creaked open to life.

A cold chill ran up Izuku's body as the cool night air graced his body; he instinctively shut his eyes shut as he feared any possible consequences that would come of this. The door swung open as a subtle breeze beckoned him forward; inviting him to take the step into the outside world. The lights from outside seemed to have dimmed, however Izuku could still make out the whites from within his shut eyes.

With as much guts as a four year old could muster, Izuku peeked his eyes open, letting whatever graced his vision in this moment be the bearer of what was to come.

To his astonishment, he saw subtle glints of light moving about the field in front of him. It was something he had never seen, and for a second he wondered if the stars had fallen to the earth below. A quick glance to the sky rid him of that belief, and he watched in fascination as the lights danced about with one another. It was as if Izuku's body had been possessed. Everything his father had told him not to do, he was about to do.

Izuku made his way under the door frame, daring to lay a bare foot upon the cold outside world that he had been kept from. The lights slowly started to drift up into the sky, flying just a hairs height over the tall blades of grass in front of him.

Izuku did not notice, but his eyes gave off a faint glow as he reached a hand out to the lights that stood beyond the door. His eyes were held wide open, and shook slightly as he wondered if he dared go any further. An answer came to him when a single light flew close to him, teasing his curious riddled mind with its glow.

Izuku tried grabbing the light in his hand, but alas the glimmer moved away from him, inching slowly away from him. Before Izuku even knew it, his two feet were now out the door, stepping on the outside ground for the first legitimate time in months. Even when they had made their escape from the last place, Hisashi had carried him the whole time. In any case Izuku paid none of this any mind as he walked after the light, his full attention now completely engrossed by the 'fallen star'.

Izuku walked in a daze, following the lights as they moved about in front of him. He had not even realized that he was now walking in the grass now, his eyes still glued to the shining oddity before him.

He did not know how long he had been walking for, but he did not care. All that mattered to him in that moment was whether or not he could hold one of these 'stars' in his palm. So he continued on his path, getting so close yet so far from the lights, and it started to slightly annoy him at this point.

"Come here!" He commanded in a slightly raised tone.

The lights did not listen and continued onward. Hell, Izuku was so entranced by their promise of whatever they held that he did not see the large house in the distant approaching. It was still a ways out, but it was closer than he had ever seen it. He did not know how long he had been walking for, but a muffled voice in the distance caught him off guard.

"Ugh! Where are they?!"

Izuku froze, the lights he had been following suddenly disappearing into thin air. His heart stopped and his feet froze to the ground he stood on. He could vaguely make out a larger light making its way to him, but this one was different from the others. This seemed almost man made, like the flashlights Ryuko would use when she would tell him scary stories on rare occasions. To make matters worse, Izuku realized that the tall grass all around him came to a halt, leaving him exposed in a decently sized circle like area.

So there he stood frozen and terrified in the middle of a small makeshift clearing. Wondering what was coming towards him in what looked to be hurried steps.

"Come here fireflies!" A noticeably small girls voice called. "Now is not the time for hide-n-seek!"

"That voice…" Izuku thought to himself. It sounded so familiar, yet so foreign to him. Like a distant memory, but recent if such a thing could be said.

Izuku watched in stunned silence as a little girl with onyx black hair waltzed her way into the clearing he stood in. She did not notice him at first, which he saw as a good thing. However, it's who it was that shocked him to his core.

"Momo..." He whispered to himself in disbelief.

"Ugh!" She groaned to herself aloud as she stomped her foot as she shone her light in his direction. "Stop! Hid...ing…"

Her voice hitched in her throat as her eyes looked to what seemed to be a barely visible dark entity that stood in front of her. She felt an unimaginable fear consume her as she screamed for her father who she had hoped was only a few feet away from her.

"DADDY!" She screamed in horror as her eyes had still not adjusted to the darkness.

In a panic, she threw her lantern at the figure in hopes to scare off whatever it was. The horns on it reminded her of some rabid animal, and from what she remembered her mother would always tell her. It was that animals were just as scared of humans as we were of them at times. So imagine her disbelief when the figure did not even flinch. And imagine her astonishment when the light landed right below the figures feet and shone upwards revealing what stood before her.

Momo gasped in surprise as her friend looked at her with just an equal amount of disbelief.

"I-Izuku?" Her somewhat excited voice called to him.

Momo could vaguely hear her father shout out her name, though she did not call back for the moment.

Izuku could not control the small smile on his face as he looked to his friend. Someone he had just been thinking about and drawing. Oddly enough, her remembering his name made him happy.

"M-Momo?" He questioned himself.

At his words, Momo rushed to her friend in excitement she had not seen in well over six months. Since he had gone on his trip long ago without ever telling her.

"You're back!" She called in unfiltered joy, taking his hands into her own as she jumped up and down in giddy.

Izuku's eyes followed her every movement, his smile growing ever so slightly as she seemed thrilled to see him. His eyes looked to their interlocked hands; and he winced when he noticed her hand still had the mark he had left her.

"Momo!" Izuku jumped when he heard a voice suddenly call out to her close by.

Momo smiled brightly in Izuku's direction as she looked over her shoulder. "Daddy over here!" She called out into the field.

Izuku heard the grass to his left shuffle in the distance as who he could only assume it being Mr. Yaoyorozu, her father, approached.

Momo doubled her efforts as she jumped back up and down again in joy, garnering his attention once more. "Oh Izuku! I'm so glad you're back from your trip! I've missed you!" She revealed.

Izuku looked to her as if she had grown a second head. "Trip?" He genuinely questioned.

"Mmhmm! Mommy and Daddy told me that Ryuko and you had gone to visit family in America! Oh I'm so happy you're home!" She continued.

She then looked over his shoulder and all around him, looking for said woman. "Where is Ryuko?" She questioned. She ceased her jumping for the moment, some form of realization and confusion replacing her look of joy. "Where have you been?!" She said with hurt and sadness in her voice. "I've been waiting for you to come over!"

Before Izuku could even answer any of her bundle of questions, a light had been flashed in their direction and just as he had assumed, there stood Danno, Momo's father.

"MOMO!" He called in relief as he rushed over to them.

Forgetting about her many questions and suspicions. Momo's look of excitement returned as she turned around to face her father, hers and Izuku's hands still interlocked.

"Look daddy! Izuku's back!"

Izuku watched as Danno's face distorted into a jumbled mess of emotions as he looked to the boy as if he were a ghost.

"I-Izuku?" He gasped in disbelief.

Feeling nervous and a bit confused, Izuku thought it best to smile and wave to the adult. ""H-Hey Mr. Yaoyorozu. What are you guys doing here?" Izuku decided to just outright question them both.

Danno remained silent, how was one to answer such a question? Especially coming from someone who had been missing, no, kidnapped months ago?

Izuku grew nervous at the adults dumbfounded expression. For a solid three minutes, silence commenced between the three of them, Momo looking to the two in absolute confusion. She could not understand how her father was not as excited as she was to see him.

While still under the belief that Izuku had returned from his trip, Momo figured Izuku had come to visit her.

"Izuku!" She cheered. "Did Ryuko come along as well?" She continued in ignorance.

"A-Auntie?" Izuku said in confusion.

Before anything else could be said, Danno quickly assessed the situation at hand. THIS. Had to have been some kind of trap, this could not be real; and whoever took Izuku away must be hiding somewhere amidst the grass. Danno carefully looked around as the hairs of his neck stuck up on end.

"Yeah! I think she was on T.V the other day to-" Momo yelped when that little slip up left her mouth.

She looked over to her father expecting a scolding look, as she had only been allowed to watch TV when they were with her. But to her surprise he seemed to be looking about themselves frantically. This unusual behavior was definitely not what her father would usually express. Nothing compared to his usual loving and carefree attitude.

"Daddy?" Momo questioned as Izuku himself noticed the odd behavior he gave off.

"Mr. Yaoyorozu?" Izuku questioned meekly, following suit.

"G-Get behind me kids." Danno stuttered out, cautiously pulling his daughter and Izuku suddenly by his side.

Momo looked to her father with a curious look, while Izuku shivered at the touch.

"D-Daddy what's wrong?" Momo questioned.

Danno clutched the two of them tightly, their somewhat tiny forms clinging to his legs at a threat that was not there; but to Danno it was. Danno looked to Izuku, his horns slightly jabbing into his side.

"I-Izuku, we are surrounded aren't we?" He guessed.

What he did not expect was for Izuku to look to his face with a blank and lost look.

"Surrounded?" His little voice sounded.

This gave Danno some pause. "Are we actually alone right now?" His mind dared to think. The sincerity and confusion in Izuku's voice perplexed him.

It seemed almost too good to be true. Izuku, who had been missing for just a bit over six months had just suddenly appeared out of literal thin air. He was clinging to his side, so he knew this was not a dream or figment of his imagination. The young boy was literally here with him and Momo at the moment. It was surreal, and Danno cautiously started to believe that it was just the three of them in that field now.

With a careful hand, Danno ran his hand along Izuku's overgrown horns, which garnered the boys attention.

"Izuku. How did you end up out here?" He dared.

Izuku blinked a few times before shaking nervously. He had completely forgotten that Hisashi had explicitly told him to stay in the house and not to venture out. The complete opposite of what he was doing now. Izuku looked over from the direction he came, and then back to the house about two miles out. The house seemed so close now, it's many lights brightening the night sky. From where he came from, there only stood darkness and the little stars were gone.

Izuku gulped. "I-I came from a house somewhere o-over there.." He shivered while pointing. "P-Papa told me not to leave...I'm in tr-trouble…" Izuku whimpered.

Danno tapped the boys head gently, while Momo's look of confusion, turned to one of wonder.

"You have a papa?" Momo blurted out.

Izuku was about to answer his friend, but Danno spoke up before he could.

"Izuku. Where is your father right now?" He hurriedly asked. Time was of the extreme essence.

Izuku wrapped his fingers together nervously. "H-He went out with Optical and Hearing-Aid." He answered as if Danno would know who they were. "I don't know how l-l-long it's been s-since then…"

Danno looked about them one last time before abruptly scooping both of the kids into his arms. He knew time was short, how short he did not know. But this was all the information he needed. Not only did he have to protect Momo, he now had to protect Izuku. All of this relied on him now, and he'd be damned if he did not take the opportunity the deities above gifted him.

He looked back to the big house in the distance, his eyes widening slightly at how far they had actually wandered out here. His brows furrowed, his eyes glaring.

"Momo. Izuku. We are heading back to the house, you have to promise me to stay quiet and hold on tight okay?"

Momo nodded trusting her father almost immediately. She was still at a loss, but whatever was happening now was serious. She was a smart girl, and she knew that what this situation could possibly turn bad for them. Just like she had seen in the hero movies.

Izuku on the other hand, started to panic. "B-B-But papa told me t-to s-stay!" His fragile and terrified voice squeaked.

Danno paid no mind to Izuku's plea and took a chance. The man started running as fast as he could with two kids in each of his arms.

"P-Please Mr. Yaoyarozu!" Izuku cried. "What I-If papa f-finds you and Momo?" He said in fear. "H-He'll get mad you took me!"

Danno felt a subtle pang in his heart. The kid was not even worried for his own safety at this point. He seemed to be engrossed in the possibility if Momo and himself would get hurt in the process of aiding his sudden 'escape'.

"More like rescue." Danno thought as smile spread across his face.

There was a point in time Danno wanted to be a hero, just like any child growing up in a world that idolized the powerful individuals. Yet, with his quirk Molecular Separation, he found it best to pursue business instead. Disassembling villains did not exactly fit the hero image. So breaking apart matter and elements to their smallest and sometimes base forms, he started up one of the most successful science labs in all of Japan, and arguably the world. Not to mention his large inherited fortune, Emiko's keen intellect in business, and of course their other businesses they owned or had a foot in. They made for a power couple that much was sure.

So as Danno ran through the tall grass blindly, yet with the light of the house as his guide; the feeling of adrenaline and pride coursed through his veins. This is what it meant to be a hero he figured.

As Danno neared the mansion ahead. Izuku peaked over the adults shoulder and his eyes widened in horror.

"P-Papa?!" Izuku shouted in worry.

Danno barely had time to think before he felt an immense heat approaching his back. Acting as fast as he could, Danno pushed the kids to his chest shielding them from whatever was coming from behind him. An uncomfortable singe like burning traveled all along the back side of his body as he shouted in pain.

Danno collapsed forward, just barely righting himself as to not squish the fragile bodies of both Momo and Izuku. What he did not take into account was how damaged the back side of his body was, and as he took the brunt of the fall, Danno felt the pain double almost instantly.

"Daddy!" Momo screamed in fear as her now dirtied face looked to her father in horror and worry.

"It seems you did not listen son."

Izuku practically shrunk from the voice of Hisashi. It vaguely reminded him of Ryuko's own voice when she was extremely upset.

"P-Papa…no…" Izuku said with wide tear filled eyes.

Standing just a couple of feet in front of the three stood a livid Hisashi. His mouth released small blips of flames as he took haggard and deep breaths. All around them, the grass had been singed black, specks of orange embers at some tips of the grass. The deathly glow of the embers made Hisashi's presence all the more menacing. It made the man's eyes glow red, and all of this happened in a matter of seconds.

"Come to me son. And those two will be spared."


Two Hours Prior

"I have to say Hisashi. I'd never think you would ever be seen in Japan again."

Hisashi ignored the comment for now. "It's good to see you too, old friend."

The figure chortled loudly. "Friends?! My, the honor of giving me such a title, I'm not worthy." They quipped.

Hisashi grimaced slightly. "I'd say you look good, but you look like hammered crap."

The figure looked about them in intrigue. "Well, when one is hooked up to multiple life giving devices, and monitors all around them. One would think they would not look too bad."

Hisashi remained silent.

The figure slowly stood from the table they laid on, disconnecting themselves from various tubes and wires that connected to their body.

Hisashi slowly backed up as the figure looked over him. Hisashi could feel the deathly aura that sounded this extremely dangerous and volatile man. It brought fear into his heart, and the man noticed.

"Hisashi, relax. We are friends are we not? What happened between us four years ago is in the past…" The man said, patting a rigid and firm arm on his shoulder. "However, I am not stupid. You're here to finally cash in that favor are you not?"

Hisashi nodded his head, not saying a word.

The man chuckled. "You know what that is going to cost you right?"

Hisashi nodded.

"Hmm, do you really though?" The man said walking behind the stoic Hisashi.

"You must think I'm a fool. I've seen the fiasco you have stirred up by kidnapping your son." The man sighed. "From the previously number five hero no less; seems someone bit off more than they could chew. As they say."

Hisashi's stoic stance fell as he grew angry. "What. Do. You. Want." He said through clenched teeth now.

"Quell your anger, Hisashi." The man give Hisashi's back a pat. "You see that's the thing old friend. It's obvious I owe you a favor, but you know what it will cost you don't you?"

"That's usually not how favors work." Hisashi continued.

"Hmm...guess it's not." The man paused, stopping in front of him. "Usually a favor is given for free, but what can you do to even stop me?"

Hisashi chuckled darkly now. "So then what's the point of me making a choice when you can just ignore what I want in the first place?"

"Ah!" The man shouted. "Now you're getting it. You see nothing you can do will stop me. Nothing you say will ever ensure that I'll keep my end of the bargain, however, what's more important to you I wonder? A chance, or nothing at all?"

Hisashi grew a wicked smile on his face. "As if I had a choice, friend…"

"Good." The man said as he approached the table. "I know some of your men have been captured, and they will be free in no time. As for the two men you brought with you, leave them here. Tell them they can stay in the safe house in the back for the time being before I bring the others to them. As for your son? He's still too young for what I want. The time may never even come when I need him, but it also just might. There are many plans within my plans. As for you? We will definitely keep in touch Hisashi. Your freedom may be gone, but I wonder what you will do now?"

Hisashi ignored the last part as he gave the man a bow. "Thank you."

Again, the man laughed as he reconnected himself back into the devices and laid on the table.

"I know you despise me, it's fine. I'm not a likable man, but then again that's what comes with ruling this side of the world. I do give my condolences to your late wife, she was taken too soon."

As Hisashi made his way out of the dimly lit room and the many monitors that lined the walls, the man called out to him one last time.

"Her life was spared by my hand all those years ago, then you spared something of importance to me. Now in exchange we are back here all over again. Isn't life interesting Hisashi?"

Hisashi stopped at the door, his figure standing under a cold doorway. "See you hopefully not soon."

The man chuckled. "Hopefully."

As Hisashi made his way out of the room, he found Optical and Hearing-Aid sitting by a couple of boxes. As he neared they stood and approached him.

"Well?" Optical questioned.

Hisashi gave the two a look before sighing and laying a hand on each of their shoulders.

"Men. You are to stay here and head to the back of this building. He said you will stay there till Spout and Dreamscape are brought to you."

The two remained silent as Hisashi rummaged through his pocket.

"Here." He said handing over a card to Optical. "This is essentially all the money you will ever need here in japan, and back in America when you return."

"But-" They simultaneously said.

Hisashi shook his head, silencing them.

"Use that money to leave this country. Use it for your families back in America. Use it for whatever I don't care, you all deserve it for your years of servitude. As for me? I need to go see my son for one last time."

Hisashi gave each of his men one last hand shake before making his way out of the building.

"Remember." He warned. "Do. Not. Make. A deal with that man. Once you have Dreamscape and Spout you get the hell out of here. No matter what."

The two men nodded as Hisashi gave them one last look before leaving for the last time. It would be the last time he'd ever see his men, but he knew they still had so much more to live for. As for him? It was time for him to face the sins of everything he had ever committed. His freedom was gone, but at the chance that Izuku would be safe. It's all he could hope for.


One Hour Later

Hisashi drove himself all the way back to the field where the house stood. His body felt heavy, and his mind lost, but he figured just spending just a few more moments with Izuku will calm him for just the moment.

As he neared the house, he looked out to the house in the distance, a look of wonder on his face. He remembered seeing it so long ago with Inko, as the two of them spent a considerable amount of time here. He always wanted to visit the residence that lived there and to his surprise, he saw a small girl and what appeared to be her father running out into the field with large smiles.

It warmed his heart, and he wondered if Izuku would like to come outside like they were? Foolish thinking, but he figured Izuku deserved some time out now to act like a normal kid. Even if it was just for a moment, Hisashi wanted to use up as much time as he could before they were eventually found.

So for the next few minutes, Hisashi followed the dark path and made his way to the house Izuku was asleep in. He wanted to wake him, but knew it could wait till tomorrow. As his mind wandered, and as his car went around the back side of the house, he did not turn and look to see the door that was left wide open.

As he exited the vehicle and made his way through the back, he felt himself sigh as he went about moving his coat to the front door to hang. That's when he noticed how cool it felt in the house, and his gaze looked up. He dropped the coat from his hands as he noticed the front door wide open.

"Izuku…" He said to himself in alarm before dashing up the stairs to the boys room.

Hisashi's heart was racing and his mind was on fire.

"IZUKU!" He shouted as he opened his sons room in panic.

All that laid on his bed was an jumbled blanket and emptiness. His eyes widened as he sprinted back down the stairs and out the front door. As he stood outside in a panic, he noticed a groove in the grass from where the boy must have traveled through. As he looked in the direction he noticed it lead straight to the large house in the distance.

"NO!" He shouted before making his way through the grass, hoping to anything that Izuku had just wandered off on his own, and not taken from the house like he feared.

Hisashi must have ran for ten minutes before he made his way into a clearing. He looked about the ground for any signs of footprints or anything that would show him something, and to his horror there laid a pair of small feet and large feet. Alongside another pair of small feet.

Whatever Hisashi was thinking only grew worse as he looked about the grass for any deformations in the foliage. As he spun around in a disoriented state, his ears vaguely picked up the sound of rustling in the distance. It was far, but he could hear it clearly.

Hisashi sprinted down where he heard the noise and made his way deeper into the grass, the path still leading to the big glowing house in the distance.

Hisashi obviously ran faster than whoever was running because he could vaguely make out a figure about three minutes later a few yards in front of him. It was hard to tell what was happening, but he knew his sons green patch of hair anywhere. This figure seemed to be carrying him and another smaller figure, a girl with onyx black hair from the looks of it.

Something within Hisashi snapped and he did not know what exactly. Anger consumed him as he felt his cheeks billowing with tremendous heat. Before he knew it as he neared, he was ready to release his quirk as Izuku and his eyes landed on one another.

"P-Papa?" He called out fright.

Hisashi released his flame, one that cleared a path in front him, and one that slowly engulfed the area around them.

Hisashi's anger clouded his judgement as he stopped in his tracks as the now noticeable man carrying Izuku and a small girl fell to the ground.

"It's the father and daughter from a while ago…" His mind vaguely remembered.

"D-Daddy!" The small girl shouted.

Hisashi looked to his son, his sudden anger still not faltering. All of this still confused Hisashi, he blamed his anger on the belief that Izuku himself had been kidnapped from him. It was ironic in every sense that an urgency to protect Izuku from this unknown assailant, as he himself had taken Izuku just like this man had.

"It seems you did not listen son." He felt himself growl.

Izuku cowered under Hisashi's gaze. "P-Papa…no…" He whimpered.

Hisashi looked over to the other two, noticing the girl looking at him just as fearful. He winced internally as he looked at the damaged form of the other man. Whatever the case Hisashi knew he needed to act quick. Izuku was still in the clutches of the other man, and now that his anger could no longer cloud his judgement he realized how grave of a mistake he had made. What if he had hurt Izuku with his flames?

"Come to me son. And those two will be spared." He warned, as he could still feel a smidgen of anger within him still.

"P-Papa! Please! Don't h-hurt them!" Izuku begged as he shakily stood up over them.

"Then come here." He said a bit calmer, though his voice was still commanding.

"Y-Yes...O-Okay…" He said in panic as he hesitantly tried his best to move his legs towards Hisashi.

"Izuku no!" Momo cried as she grabbed her friend by his arm.

Izuku winced at her touch. "M-Momo he's gonna hurt y-you too!" He pleaded. "I-I have to g-go back…"

Danno remained on the ground his body succumbing to its injuries and going unconscious. The last thing he saw that made his heart fall was Momo standing up and jumping in front of Izuku with arms spread out.

"No!" Momo shouted. "G-Go away! Go away you m-monster!" She stuttered.

"Monster?" Hisashi murmured to himself. "Little girl, get out of my way this instant. Izuku, come here. Now." He demanded.

"I said No!" Momo said a bit more confidently. "You won't take my friend away monster!"

Izuku looked at his friend in complete awe. She seemed so heroic, so brave and courageous at this moment. She was the spitting embodiment of all the heroes he had ever seen on T.V; it reminded him of All Might. It sparked something inside of him, something that felt warm and stung slightly. He did not know what it was, but it made his body tingle.

"Izuku Midoriya. If you do not walk around your friend this instant and come to me...trust me it's going to be bad for the both of you." He threatened.

Hisashi was panicking. He did not want to hurt this little girl, hell now that his senses had returned somewhat, he did not want to hurt her father either. He just needed to get Izuku again, he needed the boy by his side once more. There was still so much more they needed to do before it was too late. Before his freedom was truly taken all away. He owed it to the boy, he owed it to Inko.

"1." He started approaching the two small children.

They shuffled uncomfortably against each other.

"2." He said as he now stood in front of them.

Now that he stood tall over them both, they equally cowered under his dark shadow.

"I swear when I hit the last number…" He threatened once more.

"O-Okay I'm co-coming." Izuku mewled as he reached a hand out to Hisashi, who in turned reached with his own.

"N-No!" Momo dared once more as she slapped the older mans hand away from Izuku's.

Hisashi paused, looking at the girl in shock. He almost wondered how such a brave small child could ever come to be, but he paid the minor slap no mind.

Hisashi forcefully grabbed Izuku's hand and dragged him away from the girl just as she reached for his other arm.

"I-I said No!" She screamed once again, struggling as she pulled Izuku back to her.

Hisashi even felt the tension from Izuku pulling himself away from him, like he was trying to help the small girl. The anger returned, although smaller this time.

"That's it!" He raised his voice. "Let go you god damned brat!" He grunted as he tugged Izuku into his arms.

In the process of forcefully pulling Izuku away, Momo was practically flung to the ground, landing on her face with a pained cry as tears and a cut opened on her forehead.

Hisashi paid it no mind as he started to walk away, ignoring the sniffles and cries of the little girl behind him.

Izuku however did not ignore the cries. That feeling within him grew tenfold, it practically felt like something within him snapped, and as he watched the pained and slowly bleeding face of Momo looking to his in despair. He felt a feeling he had only felt twice. It terrified him, and in an instant he worried for the lives of Momo, Danno, and even Hisashi, but it was too late.

Izuku's body slowly started to heat up as his eyes glowed bright green. It was something Hisashi immediately noticed, and he knew what was coming next. Just as quickly as he had yanked Izuku away from Momo, he put Izuku on the ground as a green flame engulfed the boys entire body.

The light and flame was blinding, and luckily Hisashi had walked far enough away to where Momo and Danno's unconscious form did not feel the full brunt of the heat.

Hisashi on the other hand felt all the hair on his body singe away, minus his hair. Though Hisashi stared at the display in awe and fear. This was unwanted attention that could be seen from miles away for sure. If any heroes nearby happened to be around, this was practically a blinding beacon; and the heroes the moths.

Hisashi slowly backpedaled away as the fire rose in temperature, and that's when he noticed it. The field around them was being engulfed with green fire, and it was setting everything ablaze all around them. This situation grew exponentially. And it was only going to get worse.


Ten Minutes Prior

"Hey Ryu, I think it's time we just called it don't you think? We've been driving around for the last two hours and haven't seen anything. I've even used my quirk and can't find anything out here besides animals and such."

Ryuko sighed sadly. "Tomoko, I'm seriously starting to think how much more of this I can take…this feeling is only getting worse. And I still don't know what's happening to me."

Tomoko peeked her head into the driver side window, giving her friend a comforting look. "Ryu, it's all mental and you know this. Plus, we will find him I swear to you." She gave her friend a subtle squeeze. "But even we need to rest, it's nearing four in the morning now, we have to go back." She finished gently.

Ryuko sighed. "You're right…" She said as they started to approach a large house.

They had first seen it about an hour ago, but they took their time slowly as they searched around. The house's glowing beacon like tendency was comforting in the expansive darkness that these fields offered. There even seemed to be a dark and lonesome home a few miles out from the other house, a possible neighbor who preferred the darkness it seemed compared to their extravagant neighbor.

In any case, Ryuko continued driving along the dirt path as Tomoko stood atop the car; activating her quirk again to see if anything would come up. And just like it had been every other time, nothing showed up within her vision as the tall grass blocked any visibility she could have.

Though her quirk allowed her to mark just about anything nearby, the denseness of these fields were proving to be trouble some. It acted like a natural wall. At night her quirk was at its weakest, and she needed full visibility to even remotely be able to see someone for a time; usually it was not a problem in cities as the nightlife offered her all the light she needed. The crescent moon was not helping the complete darkness all around them either.

Tomoko gave a final sigh. "Alright Ryuko, turn around, we will try again tomorrow."

Ryuko nodded from within the vehicle as she slowly prepared it to make a u-turn. Tomoko's easily slide herself back into the passenger side window and sat herself on the seat, putting her seat belt on as the vehicle was now fully turned around and heading back in the opposite direction.

"You want me to drive?" Tomoko offered.

Ryuko chuckled gently, shaking her head. "You've been using your quirk all night while I've been just driving. So get some rest, it's about an hour drive home anyways."

Tomoko felt her eyes droop slightly. "Are you sure? I don't mind staying up to keep you company Ryu." She continued gently.

Ryuko giggled. "If you fall asleep I won't blame you…"

Tomoko giggled herself as she closed her eyes. "Well you said it…"

Almost instantly Tomoko knocked out, her green and silky hair laying across her face in a gentle fashion.

Ryuko smiled at her friend before looking back to the road. Her mind was still in a frenzy, and it practically hurt to even be alive anymore. She was not suicidal, far from it. Just her instincts would not shut up, they would continually plague her and cry for the little boy she knew the both of them desired. There was no reasoning with her dragon side, it was just part of her biology more than ever now. She could already feel another headache approaching as the empty long dirt road ahead of her offered no distractions to ease her mind.

As the large house behind her slowly drifted away from her, another light suddenly accompanied it. It was practically as bright as the house, and her eyes widened. She felt her pulse race and her pupils dilated. She immediately slammed on the breaks, unfortunately lurching Tomoko forward awake as she grabbed about the car in a panic.

"WHAT! WHAT HAPPENED!?" She shouted as she looked around in panic.

As her eyes landed on her friend, Tomoko noticed something was wrong. Good or bad she could not tell. Ryuko's eyes were looking to the rear view mirror, her body shaking more violently; her breath gasping for air as it heaved in and out.

Tomoko looked to the mirror and her eyes also widened, her body shook at what she was seeing. There was a green flame towering ahead behind them, about a mile out from the house, and about a mile away from where they were.

Tomoko knew of only one person who could cause green flames, and she knew what exactly how it looked like.

Ryuko came to this realization sooner as her body caught up to her. She didn't even bother to open her door, she slammed it open by her strength alone; knocking it clean off as she stood outside of the car still in disbelief. She rubbed her eyes, figuring this was some messed up figment of her imagination. It had to be her dragon instincts playing tricks on her, somehow coming up with this messed up reality.

Tomoko got out of her side of the car and stood on top of the car once more. Her eyes looked to the towering green flame, her quirk activating before she even knew it. There was just enough light, and just enough exposure into the field that she had a vague outline of a figure; and it was all she needed. Tears escaped her eyes as her quirk instantly marked out a figure that flowed different from all the rest. She felt her legs tremble in disbelief, as well as relief as she looked to Ryuko with hope.

Ryuko met her gaze, her eyes practically peering deep into her own; Tomoko's tear riddled eyes said it all and Ryuko knew right away. The dragon hero instantly took off into the sky, aiming straight for the glowing green beacon that stood out in the tall grass.

Tomoko was following suit, running through the grass as she no longer needed to see her target anymore. Her target was marked for the next hour, and no matter where he went within that hour he was still in her sight.

Izuku Midoriya was now marked, and Ryuko and Tomoko sprung into action before their minds even caught up with their bodies.


Present

Izuku's body was on fire. Both figuratively and literally. He felt a stinging sensation all around him as he looked to Hisashi with disdain. Him hurting Momo the way he did struck something within him, and he wanted nothing more than to hurt his father that stood before him. But Izuku could not move, it hurt to even think.

He could vaguely make out the field around him catching fire, the green flames he gave off matching the color of the spreading flames. He looked away from Hisashi and back to Momo and Danno. He was still unconscious, but Momo was looking at him with wide eyes. He expected fear to come from her irises, but instead they were filled with awe and wonder.

He feared for their lives, as the fire continued to spread, he tried screaming warning them of the oncoming danger but he could not. Everything hurt, nothing about his quirk he understood, and he wanted nothing more than to collapse on the ground and cry. Everything just hurt.

Izuku looked back over to Hisashi, his contempt returning as Izuku bore imaginative holes into his body.

Then something odd happened. Izuku noticed his father look up to the sky in fright before smiling sadly. Hisashi looked to Izuku one last time before mouthing something to him that he just barely made out over the roaring flames in his ears.

"Goodbye son."

Izuku's eyes widened as Hisashi turned around and sprinted directly through the flames that surrounded them. Just as he left, a powerful and massively huge body of a dragon landed where he stood just moments ago.

Izuku felt his body jolt as the ground shook; a large cloud of dirt was launched into the air, obstructing his vision for just a moment. As his eyes adjusted and the dust cloud cleared; he noticed a figure standing in the center of the shock wave. Ryuko was standing just mere feet away from him, and as the realization hit him he felt tears fill up his eyes. Unfortunately, the meeting did not last as the dragon hero gave a mighty roar and dashed into the fields herself; giving chase to the where Hisashi had ran off too.

Izuku reached a hand out to her, the movement stinging his fragile muscles. "R-R-Ryu…" He whimpered as she disappeared. Why did she run away from him?

"Izuku!"

Izuku jumped at his name, and looked to the source as a figure dashed right behind Momo and the still Knocked out form of Danno.

Tomoko's eyes landed on the almost blinding pillar of flame her eyes landing upon his emerald green ones. They were glowing, but she could still make out the innocent and tearful look he gave her.

"Izuku…" she practically whispered as the boy stood in front of her. She felt like she was in a trance as she reached her arms out to him, almost forgetting the flaming hot barrier that was surrounding him.

Tomoko felt something brush against her leg and looked at the disturbance for a second. She instantly recognized the man as she had seen him a few times when she would sometimes accompany Ryuko to the Yaoyorozu manor. Which could only mean…

Tomoko looked just a few inches below her and noticed the figure of Momo, staring right at her.

"Y-Young Yaoyorozu!?"

"R-Raggy?!" Momo spoke for the first time since she fell.

Tomoko instantly assessed the situation around her as her hero training kicked in. Momo had a gash on her forehead that was steadily dripping blood down her face, which the small girl seemed to not notice or care for. She looked back to Danno and noticed how his entire backside seemed to have been burned somewhat, and he was limp. Though she could tell he was breathing luckily enough.

She looked back to Izuku, worry swelling her heart as she saw the troubled state he seemed to be in. His body was engulfed in flames like the time they took him from her, and he was looking to her for anything. He looked desperate and at a loss, he was terrified of what was happening all around them.

She barely made out Ryuko swan dive to the ground before hearing her roar. So she could only assume she was somewhere in the field after someone. That most likely being Hisashi and his last two men. Which brought up another problem, where were said men? They must have ran alongside Hisashi as none of them made a jump for her.

There were so many things happening at once it was overwhelming the hero. Tomoko took a deep breath, calming her mind and nerves as she looked back to Danno and Momo. She hated that she had to make this decision right now, but she needed to be a hero first before her own personal feelings. And judging by how Izuku was permanently marked for the next hour, she could take the severe risk of leaving him alone for the moment as she escorted the other two to safety.

Tomoko quickly scooped up Momo and had her ride on her back.

"Yaoyorozu, hang on to my back okay? I need to get you and your dad to safety okay?" She soothed as she carefully started to scoop the injured man off the ground.

Danno groaned pitifully as he hissed between his teeth.

"I know it hurts but bare with it for a few moments longer." She said as she looked back to Izuku, who was now looking to her in despair.

The look he gave her tore her soul, and she knew he had to have been thinking many things. But she needed to act fast, and she needed to let him know she was not forgetting about him.

"Izuku. I swear upon my life I'll be back in the next two minutes. I have you marked with my quirk okay? That means I can see you permanently. So you'll always be in my sight." She made sure to not say only for an hour.

That seemed to work as the look on his face slowly stopped, but he still looked to her; searching for any possible comfort she could offer.

She gulped. "I'm taking them to the house there and dropping them off, but I swear I will be back."

Izuku started to cry, his tears somehow not evaporating from his flames; but he nodded.

"Shhh p-please do not cry my hero…" She begged. "T-Two Minutes, I know you'll be strong for me..." She said one last time before sprinting to the house.

Momo reached a hand out to her friend, before she felt herself go weightless as Tomoko jumped into the air. The flames had spread all around them, and Momo looked back to see how far the flames had really gone out. They now stretched several feet, and the field had a vibrant green hue to it. She could still see Izuku standing still as his green flame stayed. Her eyes just barely caught a glimpse of a large figure in the distance, where the clearing was, and saw large red flames flying towards it.

It was all she could see before they landed back on the ground seconds later as Tomoko reached the house in literally a minute.

Standing just outside the door was Emiko, who was looking to the suddenly growing flames in worry. However, her eyes looked to the three of them and she instantly started running towards them with panicked breaths.

"D-Danno! Momo!" She cried as Tomoko laid Danno on the ground gently.

"No time to explain. Call this number, use my phone and tell them to use this location to reach the situation." She spewed out as she handed the phone to Emiko's shaking hands.

"W-What?!" She said in confusion, but Tomoko was already back in the grass and heading back to Izuku.


Elsewhere

"COME ON THEN! WHERE'S THIS MIGHTY DRAGON I ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT!"

Hisashi shot out another billow of fire at the dragon hero. His flames connecting with the massive body that was Ryuko's quirk.

Ryuko gave a mighty roar as the flames seemingly reflecting off her body as she dove to the man anew. Hisashi was faring somewhat well in the current situation, but the leagues between them was noticeable.

For the last few minutes or so, Hisashi had made sure to run as far back as he could, somehow making it back to the open clearing from earlier. There was something wrong, something very wrong with the way Ryuko chased him. It did not feel like the usual hero after the villain spiel. Easily at any point and time Ryuko could have grabbed him, she could have easily incapacitated him; but what was she doing? It was obvious he was outmatched, and his quirk was doing absolutely nothing to her.

Hisashi quickly rolled out of the way as Ryuko came in for another swipe. He sucked in air through his teeth as one of her claws grazed against his shirt ripping it practically apart. He felt the sharp sting and a warm sensation trickle down his side as he quickly turned around facing the hero once more.

"W-What?" He panted.

Ryuko was nowhere to be seen. He looked to the sky and saw nothing. He looked back in front of him and noticed the grass of shuffling all around him.

"COME OUT YOU SCALY RAT! FIGHT ME!" He shouted, wincing as his injury flared.

This irritated and scared the already trapped man, he knew at this point she was just playing with him. This still all felt so wrong; the air was raw and suffocating. Even if he could not see her, he knew he was within her sights at all times. There was only a few times he ever felt such a thing, and he knew this was the tell-tale sign of someone's killing intent. But hers? This was on an unimaginable scale. If he had to haggard a guess, it was on par to the man he had visited just hours ago.

"Oh but this is so much more fun, now isn't it?"

Hisashi gulped, his teeth clenching.

"Poor little Hisashi~" Ryuko cooed as she walked around him amongst the grass. "I can literally SMELL the fear on you. Don't be afraid, I promise it'll be quick~"

Hisashi gritted his teeth. "QUICK?! You're just toying with me." He paused, noticing the dragon hero suddenly stopped her movements.

He acted quickly and fired off another blast of flames in the direction she stopped; this attack larger than any he had used tonight. The power and glow behind the attack singed a large patch of grass in front of him, carving its trajectory for many yards.

Hisashi caught himself as he felt his left leg almost give out from under him.

He wanted to believe that he managed to get her on that attack, but the giggling he heard right behind his ear chilled him to his core.

"Ohhhh you were so close!" Ryuko crooned, gripping his shoulders harshly with her claws.

Hisashi dared not to move, grunting as he felt her claws dig into him ever so slightly.

"It's okay Hisashi~ Inko would be so disappointed in how much of a blight you have become to this world..."

Hisashi's eyes flared with anger as he swung his head back in an attempt to head butt her. Which only made his situation worse as she easily moved her head to the side, moving her claws from his shoulders to his head and neck now.

"Ohhhhh~? Giving me your neck just like that huh?" She shivered in terrifying pleasure. "I don't like when my kill makes this so easy. You couldn't even do a single thing to me~" She giggled.

Hisashi chuckled himself, groaning slightly as her grip on his neck grew tighter. "J-Just do I-It you fucking psycho."

Ryuko tapped her middle clawed finger against his neck, as if the thought seemed like a good idea.

"Do it?" She feigned innocently. "Whatever could you mean?"

"DO IT!" He shouted angrily. "KILL ME GOD DAMMIT!"

"Ohhh! That's what you meant?" She said as if it wasn't obvious.

Hisashi could not help the childish whimper that left his mouth as the killing intent she gave off only grew bigger.

"But that's too easy." She growled.

Hisashi did not like the way her voice sounded now. It sounded predatorial now, and he was the prey.

"You took my baby boy from me. You kept him away from me for months."

"H-He's not your kid you delusional bastard." He grunted.

Her grip tightened around his neck. "And what gives you the right to say that?" Her anger started to flare again. "WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT?!"

Hisashi reached for the hand on his neck in a desperate attempt to free his airway. He was starting to suffocate.

"YOU LEFT HER ALONE TO RAISE IZUKU! HE ONLY HAD INKO AND I! THEN INKO DIES AND HE ONLY HAD ME LEFT?! YOU KNOW NOTHING."

Ryuko's mind was on fire. She could not control her strengthening grip around the man's neck. Her instincts were controlling her now; but did she even want to stop it? Hisashi had taken her everything away from her. Izuku was the most vital part of her life, and she wondered how these last few months went by without her going insane. She wanted to kill him, her instincts wanted to kill him. So in reality she would be doing the world a favor right?

This man had done nothing but harm everyone he ever came across.

"It'd be so easy, just a twist and a clamp and he'd be dead…" Her instincts begged from within her.

Ryuko did feel deeply ashamed of herself however. She knew Izuku, her prize and treasure was standing about two football fields away from her. Yet, she completely ignored him when she landed in front of him. She had tunnel vision, and as her real self wanted to pull the boy into her arms at last, her dragon instincts beat her out as they controlled her to chase the man who dared to take him in the first place. 'They' reasoned that the threat was this man, and he needed to suffer. He needed to pay for his crimes. Not with community service, not with prison time; no, with his life.

"We should play with him more. Instill fear into his soul, make his suffering looonnggg~" Her instincts suggested.

Ryuko wasn't thinking straight. Her breathing picked up as she felt her body straining. Hisashi felt his vision thinning, his eyes slowly closing as his airway was being crushed. With a growl, she forcefully shoved the man to the floor.

Hisashi gave a shout of pain as he landed on his still bleeding side. He tried to right himself to face her, but a large clawed foot held his head to the floor below.

She was leaning over him, in her smaller dragon form. His pitiful form being held on the ground was a sight to behold.

"Just look at you." She said with malice. "I could easily kill you. It's what you deserve." She enforced by putting more pressure on his head.

"D-Do it goddammit…" Hisashi wheezed. "You'll for sure make Inko p-proud."

Her eyes flared once more. "DON'T! SAY! HER! NAME!" She screamed whilst opting to instead kick him along the ground at every word.

With a strong final kick, she launched the man a couple of feet in front of her. Hisashi yelping in pain as his battered body was rag-dolled around.

"USE YOUR QUIRK COME ON!" She shouted as she kicked him again.

He cradled the side she kicked him on and curled up slightly. The truth was, he could not use his quirk anymore. His throat was burning and it hurt to swallow. That was the only setback to his quirk; excessive use in wide burst like he had done would result in damage in his throat. Too much and there would be permanent damage that would take away his talking.

Ryuko cackled at the pitiful body that laid by her feet. "Look at you!" She flipped him over with her leg. "Can't talk, won't move, and a beaten mess!" She squatted down to be at his level. "Frankly, this was of no fun to me. You were nothing, you are nothing. How you kept him away from me for so long I'll never kn-"

"Because you're a u-useless caretaker." He spat, literally.

Ryuko stayed silent as Hisashi literally spit in her face. Her body gave no reaction, but her eyes spoke volumes.

"Y-You know he calls me p-papa right?" He chuckled wetly. "I bet he's never called y-you mom…That should s-say a lot about what he t-thinks of you huh 'mom'?" He finished venomously.

Hisashi knew that would piss her off, he knew this would be the moment his life would be taken away.

"Is that so?" She growled, while moving both of her claws to clamp onto his head. "Look me in the eyes and say it again."

Hisashi scoffed. "F-Fuck off…" He said as his consciousness started to slip.

His body was beat, he most definitely experienced heavy blood loss, and he used his quirk too much. He was exhausted, and there was nothing left within him. He felt a pang of sadness fill his heart as he never got to spend time with Izuku like he should have. He never had the chance to be a real father for him, and now he would never get the chance ever again. He let Izuku down, and he had let Inko down. There was practically nothing left for him to live for in this world; to Hisashi this was the end of his already long and drawled out life.

"I said. Look at me." She asked again calmly, but her guttural growls said otherwise.

"I said. Fu-"

His voice hitched in his throat as he dared a look to her eyes in one last act of defiance. If he could describe how her face looked, it was one that was calm and stern. But her eyes were maddening. They were like a whirlpool of glowing blood orange darkness.

Ryuko gave him a twisted smile. "You know what? This is better than killing you..."

Hisashi screamed.


Ten Minutes Earlier

Tomoko was sprinting. She promised him she would be back in two minutes and gods be damned she was going to make it back at that time exactly. So when she dropped Momo and Danno with Emiko; she hastily explained as best she could what Emiko was to do. Tomoko knew she should have done it, but she made a promise. A promise to someone who was the literal world to her; he was taken while under her watch, but it was never going to happen again.

She could still see him with her quirk as she approached, but the green flames aided her nonetheless. She could see his form, huddled on the floor now looking as if he was in tears still. It broke her heart, but she needed to get to him and she was getting closer.

Tomoko's eyes widened slightly as she heard Ryuko roar off in the distance once more, before seeing a large burst of fire a minute or so later.

"They are still fighting." She thought to herself as she jumped over the still growing green flames.

She could just barely make out where Ryuko and Hisashi were now. Ryuko was no longer in her larger form, opting to do whatever it was she was doing now. She was about to use her quirk to possibly see where they were, but decided against it. It would risk her dropping the mark she would have on Izuku, and it was just not worth it. She had full hope that Ryuko would handle her own easily. Tomoko's eyes looked to the flames, then to Izuku.

The flames were now a lot further spread out from moments ago, and the heat they gave off was alarming and slightly concerning. Luckily, her years of training allowed her to time her jump right as she landed just a few feet away from Izuku.

The hero felt her body absorb the impact of the ground as she looked towards the huddled boy.

"Izuku!" Tomoko cried as she slowly made her way up to him.

Izuku's ears perked up at the sound and his eyes desperately looked for the familiar voice. His eyes were riddled with tears, and he could just barely make out Tomoko's form as she held a hand out to him from a small distance away. This immense feeling of relief and happiness overcame him as he choked out her pet name.

"R-Raggy…"

Tomoko felt her heart swell. "Izuku I'm back like I promised." She approached him slowly. "You're using your quirk to! So cool!" She cooed calmly. "Are you okay?"

Izuku slowly stood on his feet. "Y-Yes...but he hurt Momo and Mr Y-Yaoyorozu."

For a second, Tomoko could have sworn she saw the flames flare up a bit more. She could only assume who 'he' exactly was.

"This is no good. I need to get him to turn off his quirk so I can actually reach him." She thought to herself.

"They are okay now Izuku. I promise! They are with Emiko as we speak, and many heroes are on their way."

Izuku's eyes widened slightly as he looked too her. "R-Really?" He hoped.

Tomoko was now standing about twenty feet away from him. It was the closest she could get without feeling a tad too uncomfortable with how much heat he radiated.

"Yes!" She continued. "But you have to turn off your quirk okay? It's so beautiful, but I can't reach you with it on!"

Izuku shivered. "I-I don't know h-h-how." The flames seemed to pick up again.

Tomoko's trained eye picked up on this. Every time he seemed stressed or scared, it picked up for a second or two. Maybe that had something to tie into it?

In any case, Tomoko decided to go that route.

"Shhh, it's okay my hero." She cooed. "You just need to relax and take deep breaths okay? I promise it'll work!" Or she hoped.

"R-Relax?" He questioned.

Tomoko gave him a sincere smile she hoped he could see. He was still a semi-orange glow to her by the use of her quirks permanent mark feature, but she could vaguely make out his face nonetheless.

"Yes my hero. Just take deep breaths and calm your mind. Think of this as a small quirk training lesson. Remember how you told Mandalay and I how excited you were for those?"

"Y-Yeah…" He sighed almost blissfully, like the memory was a calming one.

Although it was subtle, Tomoko could see the flames slowly dying, the peak of the flame slowly coming down closer to the boys actual body and not tower yards above him.

"Look at my hero go! Good job, it's working! Oh I'm so proud of you!" She continued.

Izuku smiled weakly in her direction as his little body took deep and calming breaths. Tomoko was actually proud of him, it was an act to make him hopefully feel relaxed. But she was impressed with how fast this seemed to be working.

"Just think happy and relaxing thoughts okay? I promise you, when those flames are gone I'll give you the biggest and most loved filled hug of your entire life!" She squealed slightly.

Izuku's weak smile turned into a large and genuine one now as he looked to her hopefully.

"D-Do you mean it?"

Tomoko nearly felt a tear escape her eyes as she heard his cracked voice. Something sounded off by the way he said that.

She looked him straight in his deep emerald orbs. "I mean it."

Izuku's body relaxed as he took one last deep breath. Tomoko could hardly believe her eyes as she witnessed the boys bright green flames seemingly dissipate into thin air as the flame died out. The green glow was gone, and suddenly the green flames that had set everything ablaze completely disappeared. Suddenly the only light now was the house behind them, and the barely lit moon above.

Tomoko immediately rushed the boy, pulling him into her arms as the two desperately clung to one another. She forgot about everything, for all that mattered now was that Izuku was finally back with her; with them.

"R-R-Raggy…" He sobbed as he buried his face in her neck.

"Shhhh, you're h-home now h-hero." Tomoko sobbed back. So much withheld emotions, were now being flooded out of her like a broken dam.

Tomoko looked all around his face for any sort of damage or abnormalities, but noticed none. She cupped his face into her hands, giving him her signature smile.

"You've grown so much!" She cooed. "Look at your horns!" She said while poking at them gently.

Izuku chuckled gently, sniffling as his nose was running. "Y-Yeah, they are really long now. Y-Your hair looks longer to..."

She grew a quizzical look. "Oh? Do you like it huh?" She chuckled whilst wiggling her eyebrows.

Izuku gave her a shy nod. "Y-Yes it looks pretty."

Tomoko melted as she heard his adorable compliment. This feeling she felt from his voice, from what he said. She never knew how starved her body had been for it as she felt at ease.

"And you still have those lovely little eyes." She giggled, before bringing him back into an embrace. "Are you okay, do you feel anything wrong with you?" She now questioned worriedly.

Izuku nodded his head. "Yes, but my eyes sting..."

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Izuku and Tomoko's embrace stopped as they jumped up in alarm. Both of their ears perked up at the noise of a complete and horrified scream. It sounded masculine and broken. It was bone chilling, and Izuku winced when he felt his eyes stinging like they had mysteriously done before. Instinctually, he looked in the direction of where the scream came from, and wondered if that was where Ryuko had ran off.

As Izuku was going through a small inner turmoil, Tomoko remembered that Ryuko was still fighting Hisashi and most likely his other two men. She chastised herself harshly as she felt foolish to forget such an important and dire circumstance to what was going on around them this moment. Tomoko and Izuku's eyes met as she gave him a slightly worried look.

"Izuku, I'm taking you back to the Yaoyorozu's. I need to go help Ryuko." She explained hurriedly as she turned around.

"W-Wait!" Izuku cried as Tomoko started to take off.

She ignored him for now as she felt anxiety spike in her. How could she forget, and most likely have put Izuku, Ryuko, and herself in such a dangerous situation where there was still fighting going on? Her only comfort within her aching head was that the scream was masculine...good or bad she did not know. So it could not have been Ryuko's voice, but a scream of pain was usually not something good in any case.

A distant roar like cackle stopped Tomoko in her tracks as she and Izuku looked back to where the scream had come from. That was Ryuko, Tomoko was sure of it, and worse; Izuku knew it was her as well.

Almost immediately Tomoko felt Izuku practically shove himself off of her with strength she did not know he possessed. Her eyes widened when she saw him run carelessly back to where the roar had come from. It took her mind about five seconds to catch up with her before she sprinted after him.

"Izuku!" She shouted after him.

He ignored her, his little legs somehow keeping him ahead of the woman that gave him chase.

"A-Auntie!" His voice cracked as he continued running towards where he hoped she'd be. "RYU!" He exclaimed as he felt the blades of the grass graze his skin.

His legs were moving of their own accord now. His heart was racing, his eyes were stinging, but he knew all of this would go away if he just saw her again. Though she ran away from him earlier, he knew it had to do with his father. He could not blame her for judgement being clouded with anger; or so his four year old mind could rationalize. All that mattered to him was that she was only a few yards away from him, and he needed to be with her.


Ryuko's dragon instincts were a blessing, and a curse. At the moment, she was forcefully staring into Hisashi's eyes, enjoying every single second of the man's suffering as his face contorted into pure agony. He struggled in her grasp, his body writhing, trying anything it could to escape. Even if she was willingly doing this to a man who had taken everything from her, and the same man who abandoned her sister years ago; a small part of Ryuko was internally cringing at the act she was performing.

She wanted to stop, she wanted to look away and just end his suffering. She still did not know what this part of her quirk ever did, as in what it showed the victim. She just knew they literally went mad. The hero side of her, the side Ryuko was always on, was screaming at her to just stop; Hisashi had enough. But her instincts did not stop and they took control fully. Ryuko tried biting the inside of her mouth like Inko had taught her to do, but her efforts were fruitless. She was no longer in control of her body and Ryuko was terrified.

Ryuko was looking into a window, her eyes witnessing everything as she felt trapped within her own mind. She did not know how long she was staring into Hisashi's eyes, but there was a point where the man's eyes just rolled into the back of his head as he went limp.

Ryuko internally grimaced as his entire body fell below her feet, her instincts dropping the body on the floor like a sack of dirt. She could already feel the dissatisfaction her instincts were undergoing.

"To think you managed to keep him away from me for so long...pathetic." Her instincts growled from within her.

Ryuko's felt her right leg raise up over the mans head. Her pulse increased as she screamed internally. There really was nothing she could do. She was trapped within her own body, and all of this was her fault. If she had not given in, not been so weak; then maybe what was to happen next could have been prevented. As she felt her leg flex and prepare for its plunge that would lead to a gruesome and cruel death, she felt herself flinch for a second. She could sense something was running up behind her, and for that split second, it was all she needed.

"Auntie!"

Ryuko froze, a violent chill running up her spine.

"I-Izuku…" She heard herself suddenly say aloud. Almost immediately any thought of Hisashi's unconscious body below was the last thing on her mind. Her instincts flared, as the familiar voice calmed her mind.

The woman slowly turned around, her dragon form still in full swing. She felt the rage, and dissatisfaction wash away from her body instantaneously. Her eyes shook as her ears picked up the shuffling of the grass just a few feet in front of her.

Izuku burst into the clearing, his eyes darting left and right before landing on her. Both of their eyes met, an unfamiliar feeling rushing through them as they were within reach of one another. At long last.

Ryuko felt her instincts soften, her body relaxed as she dropped out of her dragon form. She no longer cared for the unconscious man behind her. She could hardly believe that Izuku was standing right there.

Izuku's eyes still stung slightly, and his horns felt itchy, but nothing mattered now. He forgot that she had just ran away from him minutes ago, he did not even care that his own father was laying on the ground behind her in a semi bloody mess.

"Auntie…" He said breathlessly, his eyes solely focusing on her.

Ryuko said nothing as her legs reacted before her mind and mouth could. Before Izuku even knew it, he felt himself being held within a powerful, yet comforting grip. Something he missed more than anything. Ryuko fell to her knees as she held her nephew in her arms at last. This was real, all of this was real and she knew it, but she had to make sure.

Ryuko looked to his equally stunned eyes, their reflections staring back at one another intently. She examined every part of his face, to his green eyes, to his freckles, to his hair. Izuku followed suit, from her golden colored eyes, to her sharp teeth, and lastly the studs that peaked around her ears. They were both real, and all of this was real.

Ryuko pulled Izuku to her chest as hard as she could, almost as if he would disappear once again. Izuku clutched her as hard as he could, almost as if he would be taken once again. No words were exchanged between the two as they cried loudly with one another. Their sobs echoing throughout the night as two pieces were reunited at long last. Ryuko's chest was purring, her instincts at rest at long last. The feeling of death left her, she no longer felt like a part of her was gone; she felt whole again.

"R-R-Ryu…" Izuku choked out.

"Shhhh…" Ryuko soothed, rubbing his head as best she could with his horns in the way.

"You're home Izuku."

Izuku had forgotten what true warmth and love felt like. Hisashi was not cruel or mean in any shape or form to him, but this natural feeling Ryuko gave him was something his body had unknowingly been starved of. Because within moments of those last few words, Izuku felt his eyes closing, his body feeling heavy as he felt the darkness of sleep taking over. Just being in her firm grasp again was enough to lull him, his body felt tired, and his eyes hurt. Izuku figured it had to do with him using his quirk, but then again he had had been through a lot.

Instinctually just like he had always done, Izuku imagined in that moment that he was back home with her. The both of them cuddling in her massive bed like they would every night.

Izuku could just barely make out other voices and shouts approaching them, but he did not care. With Ryuko holding him and her intensive eyes looking to his own, he had never felt safer and at ease than he had in his life.

Izuku finally said what he had always wanted to say to her. He had called her such a thing a few times, and every time he liked the way it made him feel. But this time he knew it would be different and feel differently.

"I love you mommy…" He sleepily whispered, hoping to just barely pick up what she always told him when she thought he was asleep.

Ryuko gave him a wobbly and tearful smile. She clutched him tighter, practically cradling his tiny form beneath her bosom.

Ryuko could hear the hurried footsteps of multiple individuals making their way to her. She already knew who the majority of them were, she did not need to raise her head to face them. It was Tomoko, that much she could tell, and there were other heroes following behind her. The others must have followed the commotion, Ryuko would find out about all of that later.

All that mattered to Ryuko was the prized treasure that she held; Izuku was finally back with her again. For the first time, what Izuku told her, calling her 'mommy', it did not make her feel guilty or unworthy. For this moment, its what Ryuko needed and wanted to hear.

This time, she made sure he heard her this time. She leaned by his ear, and whispered one last thing to him as he snuggled into her arms.

"I love you more, son…"


I was not going to include any footnotes and leave it at this, but I feel a thanks is in order. Personally, all your words of encouragement and condolences mean the world to me, and I am glad to have read through them all. I know there are many parts of this story that are lacking, that seem off, and that even seem stupid. But all I ask is you have trust in me as I continue this story form here on out.

1. This is the end of this arch. The next chapter will have a small recap of certain things, but there will now be some time skips here and there to allow the story to flow now.

2. This is the first chapter I've truly written all by myself, and hopefully I have properly capture the scenes I wished to portray.

3. There is a certain character I have been holding off on, a certain invisible neighbor which I have not forgotten about. Her part of the story will come soon enough, and there are going to be interesting interactions between her, Izuku, and Momo.

As always, have a wonderful day, evening and night.