AN: I don't own the characters used in this chapter. They belong to their respective creators.
AN: Edited on 2/15/2021
Saturday
Jason woke up when he heard a phone go off.
He got up and saw that it was his.
He looked at it and saw a missed call.
After a second he saw a notification for voicemail.
He opened the voicemail and listened.
Jason. This is Haruto from the hospital. Call me back.
Jason went outside the room and called Haruto back.
"Jason?" Haruto asked when he picked up the phone.
"Yeah. what's this about? How's my mom?"
"I'm sorry Jason. I really am, but it's not good. Your mom is dying."
Jason felt an enormous weight accumulate around him. "What?" He asked as a lump rose in his throat.
"Your mom. She's dying. I know that this must be difficult to hear, but if you want to talk to her before she passes on you need to get here. The sooner the better."
"I'm on my way." Jason said hanging up.
Izuku.
Izuku woke up when he heard a phone go off.
He got up and looked around to see Jason look at his phone before listening to it and walking outside.
He walked to the door and listened to Jason say. "Yeah. What is it? Is it about my mom?"
Jason went quiet before saying in a voice that was polar opposite of him. "What?"
Jason went quiet before saying. "I'm on my way."
Midoriya moved to the side as the door opened and Jason walked in and changed before walking out.
"Guys." Izuku said shaking Johnny and Rogue. "Guys wake up."
Johnny and Rogue woke up and went on high alert.
"What's wrong?" Johnny asked.
"Jason just got a call about his mom."
The two were up and ready to go in record time.
"Anna. Elsa." Johnny said. "Wake up."
"What's wrong?" Anna asked stretching.
"Jason's going to see his mom."
The sisters got up and dressed quickly before they ran to the entrance.
Once outside Johnny ran to the bike rack to get his bike, Rogue picked up Anna and Elsa an took off towards the hospital, and Izuku powered up One for All and channeled it into his legs before running.
Johnny pulled up beside Izuku and pulled him onto the back of his bike and changed into the Rider before taking off.
Shota watched from the roof of UA as his students ran off to support Jason.
He pulled out his phone and sent a text to Hizashi and Nemuri.
Shota: Meet me at the hospital. Jason just left. He's going to need some support.
Hizashi: I'm leaving now.
Nemuri: I'll meet you there.
Shota put his phone in his pocket and used his capture Weapon to follow his students.
Jason
When Jason arrived at the hospital, he saw his friends waiting for him.
"What are you guys doing here?" He asked.
"Did you really think we were going to let you do this alone?" Johnny asked.
"I guess not."
They walked to the back entrance where Haruto was waiting.
"I see that you brought your friends." He spoke.
"They tagged along."
"Very well. This way."
They walked to Sheila's room and Haruto ushered them in.
Jason walked up to her bed and took her hand. "Mom." He spoke.
Sheila struggled to open her eyes and Jason felt her pain. "Hi Jason." She wheezed. "I thought you left."
"I did, but Haruto called."
"Oh. What did he say?"
Jason looked at his mom and couldn't bring himself to tell her the truth. "He said you were going to be okay." He lied.
"Oh. That's good. I guess I just needed to rest."
"Yeah."
"Jason. If there is one thing that I want, you to know. It's that I'm proud of you. You are always putting others above yourself, even if you are a little reckless and violent. I know that you will make an excellent Hero."
"Mom?" Jason asked feeling a lump rise in his throat. "Why does it sound like you're saying goodbye?"
"Jason. I'm a doctor. I know what's happening."
Jason broke after that. "No." He sobbed. "Please. Don't. I can't lose you again."
Sheila gave Jason's hand a slight squeeze. "Promise me something." She spoke.
Jason looked at her with tear filled eyes.
"That little girl will need you. Please become the Hero that she needs you to be. Become her knight in shining armor or her Guardian Angel. Please promise me this."
Jason looked at his mom.
"Please." She pleaded.
"Okay mom." He sobbed.
"Thank you." She said before she started coughing.
Jason sat her up slowly and reached for some water.
"Thank you." Sheila said after she drank some of the water.
"You're welcome." Jason said with a sniff.
Sheila hugged Jason lightly and whispered something to him before he laid her down on the bed. He sat next to her and held her hand.
As Jason's friends watched their friend say goodbye to his mom, they all started crying.
They were so overcome with their emotions that they didn't notice when Aizawa Sensei, Mic Sensei, and Midnight Sensei walked in.
"Hey there little listeners." Mic said so softly that it didn't sound like him. "Let's give him some privacy."
The Heroes in training were led out of the room and into the hallway.
They waited for Jason until they heard him howl in emotional agony, and doctors and nurses began running to the room
Midnight went into the room while Aizawa and Mic held the friends back.
Midnight walked out carrying Jason. "I had to use my Quirk." She said sadly.
The group walked out to the waiting room and sat Jason in a chair.
A nurse walked up. "Are you here to check him in?"
"No." Midnight said. "We're here to support him."
"I'm so sorry. Who was it?"
"His mother."
"Oh. I'm so sorry to hear that."
"His mom was Dr. Haywood." Rogue said.
"What?!" The nurse said startled. "No. How did she die?"
"As far as we know it was a Villain attack." Midnight said
"Oh no. Poor kid."
"Are you new here?" Rogue asked.
"Yes. I started a little over a month ago. Dr. Haywood was always nice to me."
"We need to get Young Haywood back home." Mic said.
"Of course." The nurse said getting out of the way.
The group left the hospital sadly.
Jason woke up in a void. It was dark, the only light coming from the fire along the edges.
"Where am I?" He asked.
"You're at a crossroads." Efreeti said.
"What!" Jason demanded.
"You're at a crossroads. You have a choice to make."
"And what choice is that?"
"You can either choose to be the Hero your mother wanted you to be, or you can choose to be the Hero this city needs. Be the Knight in shining armor, or the Black Knight. Be the Guardian Angel, or the Archangel."
"I'm not sure I follow."
"You can be the Hero who gives people hope or the Hero who keeps them safe."
"I can't be both?"
"I'm going to chalk you not understanding what I'm saying up to grief. You can either be the type of Hero who just gives people hope by throwing Villains in prison. Or you can be the type of Hero that keeps people safe by killing the Villains, and therefore making the world a safer place."
Jason thought about that. "The old me would kill Villains without a second thought."
"But?"
"But the old me has to be killed so I can keep the promise I made to my mother."
"I see. How do you plan on killing your old self?"
"By sacrificing it."
"How are you going to sacrifice yourself?"
"By cutting all ties to Jason Todd and bringing Jason Haywood into the light."
"I see. How do you plan on doing that?"
"Willis Todd has to die."
The friends and their teachers walked outside to Johnny's bike.
"Do we want to take Jason back to UA?" Rogue asked.
"I think it would be best." Johnny said. "That way he can wake up somewhere neutral.
"I'll take him." Rogue said holding out her hands.
Midnight handed Jason to Rogue. "I think you should go talk to your parents." She spoke.
That broke the dam and the friends started crying.
Rogue took off to UA with tears stinging her eyes.
Johnny got on his bike before looking at Anna and Elsa. "Can I drop you guys off at home?" He asked feeling a lump rise in his throat.
The sisters got on Johnny's bike with Anna in front of Johnny and Elsa sitting behind him with her arms around his waist.
"Can we walk you home Young Midoriya?" Midnight asked.
"I think that I need some time to think about today." Izuku said through his tears.
"Okay." She spoke.
Izuku began walking and muttered to himself causing the world to distort around him.
"I'll follow Rogue and Jason." Aizawa said swinging his capture weapon to get onto the roof.
"I'll follow young Midoriya." Mic said.
"Then I'll make sure that the others get home safely." Midnight said.
The teachers went their separate ways to follow their students.
Rogue was almost to the school when her head erupted in pain.
"AHH!" She yelled accidentally dropping Jason to cover her ears.
She realized what she had done and flew down to catch him only to be hit with the same sonic blast.
"JASON!" She yelled.
Jason was caught by a white strip of fabric and pulled towards...
"Aizawa Sensei!" Rogue yelled.
"Darkhölme!" Aizawa yelled. "Get down here and protect Haywood. I'm giving you permission to use your Quirk to keep the two of you safe!"
Rogue flew down and stayed with Jason while Aizawa Sensei glared at the Villain erasing his Quirk.
Rogue looked up at the Villain and saw that it had bat wings and clawed feet.
She felt something move next to her and saw Jason stirring. "Just hang on sugar."
There was the click of a gun from behind her and a voice said. "Don't move or I'll blow your brains out all over Jason."
"How do you know his name?"
"I'm one of the guys sent here to kill him."
Rogue felt something brush against her foot and saw Jason's hand moving towards the guy.
"Now. Lay flat on your stomach so I can kill Jason. Then maybe I'll have a little fun before letting you... OW!" The Villain yelled as Jason cooked his flesh with a hellfire armored hand.
"You're going to tell me what I want to know." Jason said darkly. "So, who sent you!" He demanded.
"I was hired by your father to kill you!" The man yelled.
"Good. Now. Listen to me. You are going to find my father and kill him."
"He'll kill me!"
"I'll kill you if you don't."
"He's the one who powered up my Quirk! His Quirk allows him to power up weak Quirks! I had guns for hands before he upgraded my Quirk giving me guns for arms!"
"I don't give a damn what his Quirk does! You're going to find him and kill him, or I'll kill you!"
"No! Please! You don't understand..."
The man was cut off by Aizawa knocking him out and away from Jason's grasp.
"Damn it!" Jason yelled.
"What is it hon?" Rogue asked.
"This means my father is most likely in Japan right now."
"What do you mean?"
"How could someone overseas contact so many Villains and power up their Quirks overseas?"
"You have a point." Rogue said.
"Darkhölme." Aizawa said. "Get Haywood back to UA now!"
"Right." Rogue said picking up Jason and keeping him from struggling while she flew to UA.
"You don't understand!" Jason yelled. "I have to get rid of him!"
"Hush sugar." Rogue said pinching the bundle of nerves on Jason's neck sending him into unconsciousness. "I hope I did that right." She spoke.
Johnny drove up to Anna and Elsa's house. "Are your parents' home?" He asked.
"They should be." Anna sniffed.
"Thanks for the ride Johnny." Elsa added.
"You're welcome." Johnny replied before watching them get into the house and drove off.
He was not even two hundred feet from the house when he was kicked off his bike.
He skidded to a stop and jumped up becoming the Rider.
"I don't know who the hell you are, or who you think you are, but that was the last mistake you'll ever make."
"Oh. I'm so scared of a kid. What about your little friends?" He asked pointing at the house where two more Villains were trying to get inside.
"You bastard!" Johnny yelled.
"Blaze!" A female voice yelled from the side. "You have permission to use your Quirk. I'll take care of Anna and Elsa!"
Midnight ran towards the house.
"Thanks, teach." Johnny said cracking his neck and knuckles. "But I was going to use it whether you gave me permission or not."
"Hold on a second." The Villain said backing away. His bravado leaving now that Johnny was no longer restricted by the law.
Johnny jumped at the Villain and grabbed him by the shirt. "ya know. On a normal day I would probably kick your ass and call it a day, but I'm having a really bad day. So. Look into my eyes and feel the pain you have caused the innocent."
The Villain screamed as he felt every horrible thing he'd done be inflicted on his soul.
Johnny dropped the corpse and looked over at a kid looking at him.
He pointed at the kid. "You... innocent... uh. Don't do drugs." Before walking over to his bike and grabbed it.
The bike changed into his ride and he drove up to Anna and Elsa's house.
When he got there, he saw the door broken down and he ran inside.
"Anna! Elsa! Midnight sensei!"
"We're in here!" Anna yelled.
Johnny walked in and saw two villains frozen in ice. "Nicely done."
"Thanks. Midnight Sensei helped us."
"Thank you, Midnight Sensei." Johnny said with a nod.
"You're welcome. Take Anna, Elsa, and their parents to UA. You have full permission to use your Quirk."
"Right. Let's go." Johnny said.
Anna, Elsa, and their parents ran outside. They got into their SUV, and Johnny was in the driver seat.
"Johnny?" Agnarr asked.
"Trust me. I know what I'm doing." He said putting his hands on the dashboard sending hellfire into the car.
The SUV changed becoming more demonic and caught fire.
Agnarr and Iduna screamed when they saw the fire.
"Don't worry." Johnny said. "You should be safe."
"Should be?" Agnarr asked nervously.
"Yeah. If you are a sinful person then you might be burnt by the flames."
Johnny floored the SUV in reverse and spun around before he changed it to drive and smashed the accelerator to the floor.
Agnarr and Iduna were screaming as their car tore through the streets.
Johnny looked into the rear-view mirror and saw his bike following them. "That's my girl." He spoke.
Agnarr and Iduna looked back and saw Johnny's motorcycle following them and screamed again.
"Uh. Johnny." Anna said. "The cops are following us."
Agnarr and Iduna looked at each other before they both passed out.
"Hold on." Johnny said and he touched the dashboard again.
The SUV sped forward and he saw that he was coming up on a railroad crossing.
"Hold on!" He yelled pushing the accelerator to the floor putting a bit more speed into the car and jumped the crossing mere seconds before the train would have hit them.
"Next stop UA." He spoke.
They turned into UA and stopped in the courtyard joined by his bike.
Johnny changed and both vehicles changed back.
"Get inside." Johnny told Anna and Elsa who ran towards the school.
Johnny picked up Agnarr and Iduna before he whistled, and the vehicles went and parked.
When they got inside the school, they took Agnarr and Iduna to the infirmary.
"What happened?" Recovery Girl asked.
"They passed out."
"How?"
"I was driving their car."
"That seems a bit extreme."
"I was using my Quirk, and their car was on fire."
"That makes more sense."
"Where's Jason?" Anna asked.
"He's sleeping." Recovery Girl pointed at a bed.
"I need to call my parents." Johnny said leaving.
"So do I." Rogue said. "Anna. Elsa. If Jason moves freeze him."
"Okay." Anna said.
Johnny and Rogue walked outside.
Johnny opened his Phone and called his mom.
"Johnny?" Clara asked. What's wrong?"
"You and dad need to get over to UA. Now."
"Johnny. What's wrong?"
"You need to get to UA! I'll explain then."
"Okay, okay. Your dad and I are on our way."
"Thank you."
"We'll see you soon."
Rogue called her mom.
"Hello?" Raven answered her Phone.
"Mama. You need to get to UA now."
"What's going on?"
"You might be in danger."
"What?"
"Just get to UA and we will explain here."
"Okay. I'm on my way."
"Thanks mama. I'll see you in a little while."
"I'll see you soon Marie."
Rogue hung up and walked back to Johnny.
"We should probably wait outside." Johnny said.
"Right." Rogue said.
The two walked out to meet their parents.
They were waiting ten minutes when Midnight Sensei and Inko showed up.
"Johnny. Rogue." Inko said. "Where's Izuku?"
"He's not with you?" Rogue asked.
"No." Inko said worried.
"I'm going to find him."
"No!" Midnight said. "He's with Hizashi. He'll be safe."
Rogue didn't like the thought of leaving Izuku out there, but Mic Sensei was a pro Hero, so Izuku should be safe.
A few minutes later Barton, Clara, and Raven showed up.
Barton was on his custom motorcycle and Clara and Raven were riding on Clara's.
Midnight scanned her card over a card reader and let them in.
Raven got off the bike and hugged Rogue. "What happened?"
"Can you wait a few more minutes so that everyone is here?"
"I suppose."
Barton and Clara drove off to the garage to park their bikes.
While they were coming back Agnarr, Iduna, Anna, and Elsa came out.
"Will someone please tell me what's going on?" Agnarr asked.
"Wait until Izuku gets back." Rogue said.
"very well."
Izuku was walking home while muttering to himself when his phone vibrated.
He took it out of his pocket and looked at it.
there were several notifications about Heroes, ten missed calls, and seventeen texts.
Three of the texts were from Ochako, ten were from his mom, and the other four were from his friends.
Rogue: Look out. Villains are attacking. Get to UA ASAP.
Johnny Blaze: Hey. Be on the lookout for Villains. Come to UA.
Anna: HEY! Be careful. Come back to UA. It's not safe.
Elsa: Izuku! We were attacked by Villains. It's not safe, get back to UA!
He also noticed that most of the calls were from his mom, two were from Ochako, and one from each of his friends.
He read Ochako's texts.
Ochako Uraraka: Hey Deku. I'm doing okay. I'm bored. How are you doing?
Ochako Uraraka: How is your day off?
Ochako Uraraka: Can we talk?
He listened to Ochako's voicemail.
"Hey Deku. I guess you're pretty busy. I'm just waiting at home. It's nice and all, but it's really boring because my parents won't let me help out around the house. How are you holding up? I know it's only been a few days, but I'm really bored. How is Iida, Anna, Elsa, Jason, Johnny, and Rogue? How is Tsu, Mina, and Denki? Oh wait. You probably haven't talked to them yet. Well, maybe you talked to your friends since you are pretty close, and I'm rambling now so I'm going to say goodbye. So goodbye. Love you."
Izuku went red and listened to the next voicemail.
"Deku I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say I love you! I mean I like you and everything, but not love! Or at least not love love. I don't know what I mean. Bye."
Izuku looked at his phone sheepishly before his friend's texts finally registered in his brain, and he turned around to run only to be grabbed by his throat and lifted into the air by a bald man with red eye's.
"I'm going to kill you unless your little friend Jason comes to get you." The man said. "Then I'm going to kill Jason."
"Why do you want to kill Jason?" Izuku wheezed.
"For the money, his old man put on his head."
"LEAVE MY STUDENT ALONE!" Mic Sensei yelled at the man with his Quirk.
The man dropped Izuku and covered his ears.
"MIDORIYA I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO USE YOUR QUIRK!"
Izuku powered up One for All to twenty percent and punched at the man. "I WON'T LET YOU HURT JASON!" He yelled punching the man with his available strength.
"MIDORIYA! RUN BACK TO UA! I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS GUY FOR THE POLICE!"
"But Mic Sensei!" Midoriya protested.
"DO WHAT I SAY!"
Izuku turned around and saw three men coming up behind them. "Get away! He yelled taking in a deep breath and breathing out a gout of Violet flame shrouded in green lightning.
Two of the men were hit with his fire breath. One of them received burns while the other was hit by the lightning, paralyzing them.
The third villain was out of range and ran at Izuku with his fists clenched and bone claws protruding from his knuckles. "Kid. I don't care about you. I'll kill you and then kill Jason. One and a half million is a lot of money."
Izuku felt rage fill his stomach and did something he hadn't ever done before. "DIE!" He yelled charging up One for All and punching the Villain with One for All one hundred percent.
The Villain felt his ribs shatter and was sent flying.
Mic sensei had finished tying up the Villain he was fighting when he heard Midoriya yell. "DIE!" And someone grunt in pain.
He turned around and saw Izuku holding his shoulder and sobbing angrily.
"Hey there listener. What's wrong?" He walked around and saw Izuku holding his red arm and the hateful look in his eyes. "What happened little listener?"
"He said that he was going to kill Jason for money!" Izuku bit out through the pain.
"Let's get you back to UA." Mic said putting his hand on Izuku's uninjured shoulder. 'Something is very wrong here.' He thought. 'I've only known Midoriya a short time, but what I know about him, he's not one to get angered easily.'
Mic helped lead Izuku away and called the police to tell them what happened.
When they got back to UA, they saw Johnny and his parents along with Rogue and her mom, and Anna, Elsa and their parents waiting for them.
"Izuku!" Anna yelled. "What happened to your arm?"
"I can't remember." Izuku said through clenched teeth. "I remember talking to a Villain and he said something, but after that... nothing. The next thing I remember, Mic Sensei and I were walking back here."
"IZUKU!" Inko yelled running up to him and smothered him in a bear hug. "Midnight came to our apartment and brought me here. What happened to your arm!"
"Let's get inside." Mic Sensei said.
The students, teachers, and parents made their way into the school. Izuku and Inko were taken to the Infirmary while the others were led to Principal Nezu's office.
"Please come in." Principal Nezu said. "Sit down, sit down."
Everyone took a seat.
"Where's Jason?" Clara asked.
"He is with Recovery Girl in the Infirmary." Aizawa said. "He needs to rest."
"What happened to Jason?" Raven asked. "Why isn't Sheila here?"
"I am afraid that Sheila Haywood is no longer with us." Nezu bowed his head.
"WHAT!" The parents yelled in shock.
"What happened!" Raven yelled.
"From what we know her body was put under a great deal of stress and her heart couldn't handle it." Aizawa said. "We could be wrong but won't know until we get the Coroner's report."
"What happened?"
"Jason knows what happened." Midnight said. "and he's not in any condition to talk about it right now."
Raven, Iduna, and Clara got up. "Where is he." They said in unison.
"Darkhölme." Aizawa said. "Take them to the infirmary, but don't let them overwhelm him."
"Right sensei." Rogue said getting up and leading their mothers to the Infirmary.
"What's going to happen to Jason?" Barton asked.
"We are taking measures to allow UA to gain custody of him."
"We were friends with his mother though." Agnarr stated.
"We are also taking steps to gain custody of Himiko and Eri-Chan. Both of them have problems trusting people. So far Himiko only trusts Jason, and one of the first things she asked was where Jason was. We cannot take the chance of separating them."
"What about letting them all come with one of us?" Barton asked.
"Do you have adequate room for them?" Aizawa asked.
"We do." Agnarr said. "We have extra rooms and could put them up."
"That's an option." Nezu said. "But let us not get ahead of ourselves. We have contacted the UA lawyers and they are already preparing a case for Young Haywood, Himiko, and Eri-Chan."
"Do you expect there to be trouble?"
"We have proof that someone is after Eri-Chan. Someone who is willing to kill to keep her."
"Are they the ones who killed Sheila?"
"We believe so."
"What's going to happen?"
"We are looking through our current options to see what we can do."
"And?"
"We are not at liberty to discuss that yet."
Agnarr and Barton rubbed their faces.
"How the hell did this go so wrong?" Barton asked.
"Jason's dad put a kill order on him." Johnny said.
"HE WHAT!" Barton and Agnarr yelled.
"Jason's dad is running for senate in the States and wanted to wipe the slate clean."
"He thinks that being divorced is a bigger scandal than murdering his wife and son!" Barton yelled.
"Apparently."
"What the hell! He's crazy."
"Yes." Elsa said. "Yes, he is."
Izuku and Inko walked into the Infirmary and saw Jason laying on a bed in the corner. Himiko was sitting next to Eri's bed watching Eri play with Olaf.
"Well, well, well." Recovery girl said. "What happened?"
"I'm not entirely sure. I blacked out for a bit."
"Let me take a look at it." Recovery Girl said.
Izuku walked over to Recovery Girl and let her look at his arm.
"Hm." Recovery Girl said. "It doesn't appear to be shattered, so that's good."
"What happened to it then?" Inko asked.
"He damaged his muscles and broke his arm. I'll need to take an X-Ray to be sure."
Recovery Girl took Izuku into a room with an X-Ray machine.
Inko waited while Izuku had X-Ray's taken of his arm.
When he was done, and Recovery Girl developed the X-Rays .
"You have hairline fractures all over your arm. You didn't break it, but you fractured it."
"That's good." Izuku said.
"NO!" Recovery Girl said hitting Izuku with her cane. "No, it's not good!"
"I meant its better than breaking my arm."
"In that case it is, but no. It is still not."
"Okay. Can you heal my arm?"
"Yes, but don't do this again."
"I will try. I'm not excited for Jason to find out."
"Maybe he will knock some sense into you."
Izuku looked over at Jason's bed.
"Go lie down, and I will let you talk to Jason after I have healed you."
"Thank you." Izuku said walking to an empty bed and lying down.
Recovery Girl walked over to Izuku and Kissed his arm causing it to return to its regular color.
Izuku fell asleep as the drawback to Recovery Girls Quirk activated.
"He will be okay." She told Inko.
"Thank you. May I stay here?"
"I don't see why not."
"Thank you." Inko said looking around when she saw Jason look at his phone before calling someone.
Jason was lying in the Infirmary staring up at the ceiling.
He was thinking about what his mom had told him before she...
Jason blinked tears away. He was alone again.
"Jason." Sheila said. "Call a friend of mine. Their number is (608)-666-6886. He will explain everything. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
Jason thought about that before he decided to call the number. Maybe it would get his mind off of his ass hole of a father.
He dialed the number and called.
"You have reached my answering machine." A refined almost posh voice said. "Please leave your name and number after the tone and I will get back to you at the earliest convenience. Thank you."
Beep.*
"Hello. My name is Jason Haywood. My mom told me to call you and that you would explain everything. My mom is... she's... she died earlier today. I don't know what she meant but she said that you could tell me. So, call me back."
Jason put his phone down and looked over at the girl, who he'd been told was named Eri, and Himiko.
There was a walking, talking snowman named Olaf who wanted a hug when he'd woken up in the infirmary. He'd rolled over on his side and thought about what had happened.
He was looking around when Inko walked over to him.
"Jason?" She asked. "How are you doing?"
Jason sat up and bowed his head. "I can't believe she's gone." He said in a dead tone. "I keep expecting her to call or text saying she's going to be late, or just leaving work. I keep kicking myself because..."
Inko hugged Jason. "Don't go there Jason." She spoke. "Your mother wouldn't want you thinking like that."
"I know, but what am I going to do? He only touched her! He killed her just by touching her! It's so simple but I couldn't stop it and she died because of it! Why was it her!"
Inko held Jason. "Shh. Shh." She Cooed. "Go ahead and cry."
Jason felt fear and sadness coming from Eri. He looked at her causing her to look away.
"What's wrong Eri?" He asked pushing his emotions aside.
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
"Sorry for what?"
"I ran away, and he hurt your mom."
Jason let go of Inko and dropped to one knee before looking at Eri.
"Eri. That man was hurting you. You did the right thing by running away."
"But he broke your mom."
"Eri. You are five. Nothing is your fault. If he said that everything was your fault, then he was wrong."
Eri looked at Jason.
"Eri." Inko said. "Did the bad man tell you that everything was your fault?"
Eri nodded.
"Eri. The bad man was wrong. You are a good girl for running away from him."
"R-r-really?" Eri said her eye's filling with tears. No one had ever called her good before. In fact, no one had ever treated her like an actual person before.
Inko walked towards Eri, but she moved too fast and startled the girl.
Eri moved away from Inko.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Inko said. "Would you like a hug?"
"What's a hug?" Eri asked. She knew what they were, but her experiences had taught her that grown-ups were not always nice people.
Inko's eye's filled with tears and Jason clenched his fists in rage.
"Co-could I show you what a hug is?" Inko asked.
"Um." Eri looked at Jason, Himiko, and Recovery Girl.
Recovery Girl and Jason nodded.
"Um. O-okay." Eri said.
Inko dropped to a knee and held her arms out for Eri.
Eri tentatively walked up to Inko.
Inko slowly and deliberately moved her arms around Eri until she was hugging her.
Eri was startled by the gentle contact. What was this? This felt different then how she was used to being treated. It felt... nice.
Inko was surprised when she felt Eri return the hug.
Jason looked at Eri and wondered how anyone could even think about hurting someone like her, but he knew all too well that there were people out there who would be willing to kill newborn babies.
He thought about a psychopath with pasty white skin and a sadistic laugh.
Himiko looked at Inko hugging Eri and felt jealous. No one had ever hugged her like that.
Jason felt Himiko's jealousy and looked at her. 'I'm responsible for her.' He thought before getting up and sitting next to her.
"Do you want a hug?" He whispered.
"What." She said startled by the question.
"Do you want a hug?" Jason asked again.
"No." Himiko said indignantly crossing her arms.
"Okay." Jason said going over to his bed.
Inko walked over to sit by Izuku's bed waiting for him to wake up.
The door opened and Raven walked in.
"Hey Jason." She spoke.
"Hi Raven." Jason said sounding hollow.
"How are you holding up?" She asked walking over to him.
"Fan-freaking-tastic."
"Hey." She said squatting down in front of him. "You are a strong kid. You have a good head on your shoulders."
"Thanks, but I keep seeing it play over in my head."
Raven hugged Jason. "I'm so sorry." She spoke.
They stayed like that for a while just sitting there.
After a while Raven looked at Jason. "Iduna and Clara are outside. They want to come talk to you."
"Okay." Jason said.
Raven left the infirmary. "You can go in." She told Iduna. "Just..."
"I know." Iduna said walking into the Infirmary.
Jason looked up. "Hi Iduna."
"Hi Jason. I just wanted to check up on you."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Do you need anything?"
"I don't know. For all I know I'll be staying here for the foreseeable future. If I don't get put into the foster system."
"That won't happen!" Iduna snapped. "Agnarr and I, as well as Barton and Clara, Raven, and Inko will fight so that one of us gets you... I mean..."
"I know, and I thank you."
"You're welcome. Are you sure that there is nothing we can do for you?"
"I'll let you know."
"Okay. Clara wants to talk to you."
"Okay."
Iduna left and sent Clara in.
Clara walked into the Infirmary and walked over to Jason. "Hey there."
"Hi Clara."
"There is nothing I can say to make it better. Just know that we are here for you."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. I'm sure Iduna and Raven already told you this, but if you need anything."
"They did but thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Stay strong."
"I'll try."
"You will. I know it."
"Thanks."
Clara nodded and left.
Jason laid down on the bed and tried relaxing.
He was just nodding off when he heard his phone ring.
"What?" He answered without looking at the caller I.D.
"Is this Jason Haywood?" The refined voice from the answering machine asked.
"Yes." He said bolting up startling everyone.
"Good. I need to talk to you. Can you get somewhere you can talk in private?"
"Yeah. Give me a second." Jason said leaving the Infirmary.
He walked past Rogue, Raven, Iduna, and Clara.
He walked to Class 1A and sat down. "Okay." He spoke.
"First allow me to give my condolences to your loss. I knew Sheila. Her loss is a tragedy."
"Thank you."
"How are you? Is there anything you need?"
"I'm... surviving."
"Good. If you need anything you can call me."
"Thank you, but can you tell me what my mom said you could explain?"
"Of course, of course. First off let me tell you that your mother has lied to you in order to protect you. She told you that your father and her were not involved due to your father's work. They were involved. In fact, it was your mother's job that kept them from having kids at first."
"Wait. What do you mean?"
"Your mother was in medical school when your parents married. She agreed that they could have kids after she finished. You were born about a year after she finished."
"So, what happened?"
"When you were three there was an incident at the hospital."
"What happened?"
"Your mom was at the hospital when a young woman came in asking for an abortion. Your mother refused and the operation was given to a less experienced doctor... the young woman died."
"So?" Jason growled. "She was going to kill her unborn child... Unless she was raped."
"I don't know all of the details, but your mother was thrown under the bus. Your father told her to leave, and never come back. He was so disgusted by her that he told her to take you."
"So, he abandoned her!"
"Yes. I'm afraid so."
"THAT BASTARD!"
"Please don't yell."
"So why did she decide to move to Japan?"
"I suggested it."
"Why would you help her?"
"I have my reasons. One of them being that I am your namesake."
"Your name is Jason too?"
"Yes. Hello Jason. My name is Jason Blood."
"So, I have your name and my father's last name?"
"I thought you said that your name was Jason Haywood."
"I changed it a few days ago because I thought my dad abandoned my mom."
"In a way he did."
"Yeah, but yesterday I found out that my dad has been sending out Villains in an attempt to kill me."
"He WHAT!"
"Yeah. He's put a bounty on my head."
"Is it because he's running for senate?"
"I think so. I have a friend who thinks he's doing it to wipe the slate clean."
"And murdering his son is less scandalous than admitting he's divorced!"
"Apparently."
"Jason. I am so sorry. If I had known that then I would have done something."
"I don't know if there was anything you could have done."
"I am sure there was something I could have done."
"What are you going to do now?"
"I will be in Japan shortly."
"What? Why?"
"I will explain when I get there."
"How long will it take you to get here?"
"I will catch the next flight out."
"Okay. I guess that I will see you then."
"Yes. I guess you shall."
Jason hung up and looked at the wall. He knew about Jason Blood in the other universe and knew that he was Etrigan. "Is he my biological father?" He asked shocked.
America
Jason Blood put his phone up and looked at the picture on his desk.
It had a man and woman with a little kid with black hair. "I'm so sorry Sheila." He spoke. "I should have gone with you."
He stood up and looked into a mirror. 'Some father I am.' He thought.
He bought a plane ticket for the next flight to Japan. 'I'm on my way Sheila. I'll take care of our son.'
Jason walked out of the classroom and back to the Infirmary on autopilot.
When he got there, he saw Aizawa waiting for him.
"Aizawa Sensei?"
"Follow me Young Haywood."
Jason followed Aizawa through the halls until they got to a room.
"What are we doing here?"
"This is where you and young Himiko will be staying until we get this figured out."
"Oh. Thank you, Sensei."
"You're Welcome."
"Where will Eri be staying?"
"With you for now."
Jason's defenses rose up. "For now?"
"Yes. When we can I will be taking custody of her."
"Okay. So, you won't be giving her to an orphanage?"
"Absolutely not. She is unable to be sent to an orphanage. The only other option we have is to send her home with Midoriya and his mother. Whichever is the most logical."
"Thank you."
"You're Welcome. Have you eaten today?"
"No, I haven't."
"I will see if Lunch Rush can fix you something."
"Thank you, Sensei."
"It's my job to take care of you on School property." Aizawa said before leaving.
Jason walked in and saw Himiko sitting on the couch in the room, and Eri sleeping on the bed.
He closed the door and sat down in front of the door.
"They brought your bag here." Himiko said bringing Jason his bag.
Jason opened it up and pulled his laptop out.
He typed Jason Blood into the search engine of 'The Bat computer' but didn't find much.
Jason Blood was a historian studying medieval history, specifically the study of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
"What are you looking up?" Himiko asked.
"Someone my mom knew."
"Oh. Find anything good?"
"He teaches Medieval History."
"That's boring."
"It was a fairly bloody time period."
"I can't drink that blood. So, I'm not interested."
"Okay. Then I found nothing interesting on him."
"What's his Quirk?"
"He doesn't have one listed."
"So, is he Quirk-less?"
"It doesn't say if he is or isn't."
"Okay."
They sat on the floor and Jason brought up his Classmates files.
"What are these?" Himiko asked.
"These are files on my classmates."
"How did you get them?"
"I have my ways. I'm specifically looking at one in particular."
"Which one?"
"This pervert." He said pointing at Minoru Mineta.
"He looks annoying."
"He is, and he's a pervert."
"Can I cut him?"
"Let's hold off on that." Jason said as he began looking for everything on Mineta.
He found everything that dated back to elementary school.
"Looks like he started being a perv back in middle school which means just after he hit puberty."
"So what?"
"It means that once his hormones took over, he gave them control and hasn't looked back."
"Creepy perv."
"Yeah. It looks like several girls complained in middle school, but he always got away with a slap on the wrist."
"Can we stab him now?"
"Not yet. Wait until Monday. We can show Nezu what we know, get him expelled, and then you can stab him."
"Okay." Himiko said with a dangerous gleam in her eye.
"Only once." Jason rephrased.
"Oh. You're no fun."
There was a knock on the door, and it began to open.
Jason and Himiko moved out of the way and to the feet drawing their knives.
"Oh my." Lunch Rush and Nezu said in unison.
"Sorry." Jason said making his knife disappear.
Himiko slowly put her knife away but kept her hand close so she could grab it if she needed to.
"We are sorry to startle you." Nezu said.
"Sorry Principal Nezu." Jason said with a bow. "Just a little on edge."
"I don't blame you Young Haywood." Nezu said. "You have certainly had an interesting weekend."
"That's one way to put it."
"I have news."
"What is it?"
"The UA's Lawyers have gotten in contact with your mothers' lawyer and found her last Will and Testament."
"Really? What did it say?"
"The Lawyer will be here on Monday to read the will."
"I see. Thank you."
"You are very welcome. In the meantime, eat. Lunch Rush has made an excellent meal for you three."
"Thank you, Lunch Rush."
"It was my pleasure. I have made white rice, Katsudon, Curry, Onigiri, Udon, Yakisoba, Shogoyaki, and Miso Soup."
"I'm sorry Sensei, but we won't be able to eat all of that."
"Oh." Nezu said. "Did Shota not tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"All of your friends and their families have been put up here until we figure out this predicament."
"No. Aizawa Sensei didn't tell me that."
"I see. Well, you and your friends will be staying here until we can figure this predicament out."
"What about their jobs? Agnarr and Iduna are CEO's of a company, Clara and Barton run a mechanics shop, and Raven is a fashion model."
"I understand your concern, and measures have been taken to ensure their safety at work."
"What are they?"
"We have asked the police to escort them to and from work on the days that they work."
"Okay. Why not Heroes?"
"Police are Heroes in their own right. They just wear a uniform instead of a costume."
"I see. Thank you." He spoke.
"You are most welcome." Nezu said. "Now. Tuck in."
Jason and Himiko took what they wanted and made a plate with a little bit of everything for Eri when she woke up.
"Himiko." Nezu said. "Recovery Girl asked me to give you this." He handed her a blood pack. "Recovery Girl will be regulating your blood intake from now on and said that you can have one with every meal, and an artificial blood pack for snacks."
Himiko dropped her plate, and Jason caught it. "Wait. You mean that I can have blood on a regular basis now?" Himiko asked as tears started to form in her eyes.
"Yes..."
Nezu was cut off as Himiko hugged him tightly. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She shouted.
"You are very welcome." Nezu said with a sad smile.
After Himiko put Nezu down he, and Lunch Rush left to the other students.
Jason put some animé on his laptop and He and Himiko sat down in front of it and ate dinner.
While they were eating Eri began having a nightmare.
Jason moved over to her and tried calming her down, but her Quirk activated and hit Jason.
Himiko watched as Jason began screaming as Eri's Quirk did something to him.
"Hi-Himi-Himiko!" Jason yelled through the pain. "Go... get... help!"
Himiko ran to the door and called for help.
Jason felt like he was being undone. 'Her Quirk probably lets her rewind things or undo them. Something like that. So, if I hurt myself then she will undo the damage, and not me.' He created a knife, but it was undone. 'No. I can create things, and she will undo them.'
He began creating everything he could think of and Eri kept unmaking them.
Himiko kept yelling for help, and Rogue came flying into the room, and the others were waiting outside.
"What's wrong sugar?"
Himiko pointed at Eri, and Jason.
Rogue went over to the bed. Jason looked like he was in pain, and Eri was having a panic attack. She touched Eri and took her Quirk causing it to shut off.
Jason fell to his knees panting heavily.
Eri was laying on the bed crying.
"Hey there sugar." Rogue said picking Jason up and sitting him on the couch. "Want to tell me what happened?"
Jason was panting and trying to catch his breath.
Rogue went over to Eri and knelt down. She started running her fingers through Eri's hair. "Hey there sugar. How are you doing?"
Eri curled in on herself and started crying.
Rogue touched Eri's head with an exposed finger and saw what Eri had seen.
A man with a surgical mask was looking down at her, and he touched her before she exploded in pain. When she came back, she was still in pain, and her Quirk activated.
Rogue was terrified by the memory. So, she could only imagine how scared this little girl was.
"What happened?" Someone asked.
Rogue looked up to see Aizawa Sensei. "We need to talk." She said grabbing Aizawa and pulling him outside the room.
"What is it Darkhölme?"
"That little girl was ripped apart and put back together on a regular basis! She is terrified, and the last thing she needs is people yelling at her for not being able to control her Quirk!"
"Darkhölme!" Aizawa said sharply. "I never said anything about yelling at her for not being able to control her Quirk."
"Sorry Aizawa Sensei."
"Can you tell me anything about her Quirk."
"Yeah. I took it for a few hours. It will slowly wear off and she will have it back."
"What is it?"
"It's the ability to rewind."
"So, she can basically rewind a person back to an embryo?"
"Theoretically yes."
"That is a terrifying power. We need to help her control it."
"I agree, but we also have to be gentle."
"Do you think she should sleep in the same room as Jason and Himiko tonight?"
"Yes. They are the ones who rescued her, so they are the ones she seems to be most comfortable with."
"Very well."
"One of us can stay in there with them in case it happens again."
"You can."
Rogue nodded and went back in, and Aizawa went to talk to Nezu.
When Rogue went back into the room, she saw Jason rubbing Eri's back while she held a plate of food.
"You can eat, Eri." Jason said.
"I don't want to go to sleep."
"You don't have to go to sleep. You can eat."
"But If I eat, I'll go to sleep."
Jason and Rogue came to the same conclusion. 'Sedatives.' They thought in unison.
"What if I eat a bite first?" Jason asked. "Will you eat if I eat a bite first?"
Eri shrugged.
Jason used his fork and took a bite from everything on Eri's plate.
They waited thirty minutes, and when nothing happened Eri began eating.
Himiko had been quietly waiting in a corner of the room drinking her blood pack. She had seen Aizawa Sensei usher everyone away before talking to Rogue. She was impressed.
"Hey Eri." Jason said. "Do you want to watch T.V.?"
"What?" Eri asked.
"Cartoons? Do you want to watch cartoons?"
"I don't know."
Jason pulled up cartoons and pressed play.
Eri watched the animated characters talking about what they were going to do that day and ask where their pet was.
"Eri?" Jason asked. "Can Himiko sit with you?"
Eri shrugged.
Himiko sat next to Eri and watched the cartoon about kids building a roller coaster through their city. While Jason and Rogue walked outside.
"They sedated her!" Jason whispered harshly.
"That's not all." Rogue said.
"What's up guy's?" Johnny asked walking up.
They were joined by Anna, Elsa, and Midoriya.
"Eri was tortured." Rogue whispered loud enough for them to hear.
"What!" Johnny whispered harshly. "Where are these guys? I'm going to Penance Stare the hell out of them."
Midoriya clenched his fists in anger. "I'm with Johnny on this."
Everyone looked at Midoriya.
"What?" He asked.
"How do I put this?" Johnny said.
"If you were a food." Anna interrupted. "You would be a Cinnamon roll!"
Everyone, including Elsa looked at Anna.
"What?" Rogue asked.
"He's a Cinnamon roll." Anna reiterated. He's sweet with a little bite to him."
"Is that your other life talking?" Jason asked.
"Guys!" She spoke. "That's not important. What is important is that Midoriya is not meant to be this ball of angst. He's supposed to be cute and cuddly, and him and Ochako are meant to be together!"
Midoriya blushed crimson red at that.
"Wait, wait, wait." Rogue said. "Are you shipping us?"
"Maybe. I have Midoriya and Ochako, Jason and Tsu, Johnny and Mina, You and Denki, and Elsa and Todoroki."
If they thought Midoriya couldn't go even more red, they were wrong. Midoriya's face went even more bright red, and the others began protesting.
"Let's get back on topic here." Jason snapped his fingers silencing everyone. "We need to help Eri."
"We need to get her to smile." Anna said.
"Good luck with that." Rogue said.
"Too bad that there isn't some way that we can put on a show that would guarantee her smile." Elsa said.
"The only thing we can do is try." Jason said.
Principal Nezu's office.
Principal Nezu watched as his students made plans to help Eri-Chan smile.
It brought a smile to his face.
'They are good kids.' He thought.
OMAKE: Midnight made her way to the Martin's house by calling in a favor from a Hero with a teleporting Quirk. She made it there before them and waited to make sure that they got home safe.
What was this feeling she had that something was wrong?
She only had to wait a few minutes before Johnny pulled up. He asked if their parents were home, and Anna and Elsa said that they should be.
Johnny watched them go in and began driving off.
Midnight let out a sigh of relief but was cut off as Johnny was kicked off his bike.
Johnny activated his Quirk and was about to fight when he looked behind him.
Midnight looked towards Anna and Elsa's house to see two more villains break the door down."
"You bastard!" Johnny yelled.
"Blaze!" Midnight yelled at him. "You have permission to use your Quirk. I'll take care of Anna and Elsa!" She said before running towards the house.
Johnny said something but Midnight didn't hear it.
She ran in and saw Anna and Elsa standing in front of their parents protectively.
"Hey ass holes!" She yelled.
The villains turned to her.
"Don't you want me?" She asked folding her arms under her bust pushing it up.
The villains looked at her. "I guess we could have some fun before taking these girls hostage." One of the Villains said licking his lips.
'That's right.' Midnight thought. 'GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY STUDENTS!'
The villains came up to Midnight who rolled up her sleeves and activated her Quirk knocking them out.
"Anna! Elsa! Freeze them!"
"Torrential Downpour!" Anna yelled soaking the villains from head to toe.
"Arctic Blast!" Elsa yelled freezing the villains from the neck down.
"Combo move: Arctic Downpour!" The two yelled in unison.
Johnny came running in a few minutes later. "Anna! Elsa! Midnight sensei!" He yelled.
"We're in here!" Anna yelled back.
Johnny walked in and saw two villains frozen in ice. "Nicely done."
"Thanks. Midnight Sensei helped us."
"Thank you, Midnight Sensei." Johnny said with a nod.
"You're welcome." Midnight said. "Take Anna, Elsa, and their parents to UA. You have full permission to use your Quirk."
"Right. Let's go." Johnny said.
Anna, Elsa, and their parents ran outside.
Midnight looked at the Villains and called the police.
While she was waiting, she called Mrs. Midoriya.
"Hello?" Inko asked.
"Is this Inko Midoriya?"
"Yes. Who is this?"
"This is Midnight Sensei from UA. I am Izuku's art teacher."
"Oh my. Has Midoriya done something wrong?"
"No, no, but I need you to get ready to go. Something has come up and I need to take you to UA."
"O-okay."
"Thank you. I hope everything will be explained soon."
"You're welcome. Good-bye."
"Good-bye." Midnight said hanging up. "Now I just have to wait for the police."