I woke slowly, painfully. My head felt heavy, a throbbing pain worse than any headache I'd had before - more like in place of my head was a heavy, weighted dead thing.

I opened my eyes. I was in a hospital room. A nurse stood watch over me. I lifted my hand to my head and felt the bandages, wrapped thick and tight and expertly, by doctors' hands.

So I made it out...what about the others?

"Miss?" I called.

"You're awake! Excellent! I'll let the doctor know."

"Miss, are my classmates all right?"

But she had gone to fetch the doctor. My parents were admitted to see me first, after the doctor had checked me, and the whole time, I found myself asking - it was all I could think of - if my classmates were all right.

"Momo dear? Are you all right?" asked Mother, anxiously, looking at the doctor.

"My classmates, are they all right? Please?"

"She may have a little brain damage," said the Doctor. "But - well, I'll find out for you, Miss Yaoyorozu."

The news, when it finally came, was terrible.

Jirou and Hagakure, alongside eleven from Class B, were unconscious still from the gas attack.

Eleven of my classmates had been injured -after my own, the worst was Midoriya, who was still unconscious from his broken limbs.

But the worst of it was as I had feared. The villains had succeeded in kidnapping Bakugou. And the news was all over the place. UA was being reported on as the most negligent school in the history of heroes. Every news outlet had something terrible to say about our school, even though they'd kept us alive, and done the best they could.

As soon as it was allowed, I asked to speak to a police officer. It was agony waiting for them to arrive. As mother and father talked about whether I would still be safe at UA, I covertly made the creation on which my best hopes rested, and examined it.

The signal was coming from Camino Ward, about a two hour drive from where I was. The villain Nomu did not move from this spot as I checked, over and over again, to see what was going on.

Finally, the door opened and a police officer appeared - the same one from the USJ incident - followed by none other than All Might-sensei himself.

"Do you mind giving us a few minutes?" asked my Sensei of my awed parents.

They looked alarmed, but stepped out - when the symbol of peace asks a favor, you don't turn him down. I sat up in bed and turned to face All Might and his police officer friend.

"Not what was it you wanted to say to us, Yaoyorozu?"

I held up my tracking device for them to see.

"With the help of Awase from Class 1B, I was able to attach a transmitter to one of the villains. This is the creation that recieves the signal from the transmitter. Please use it in your investigation."

All Might took it from me, and then looked at me with something almost like pride. "Before this, Aizawa judged that you lacked the ability to make quick judgments. You've grown spectacularly! Thank you, young Yaoyorozu!"

I hung my head, a little embarassed at his praise. "With a classmate still in danger, it's frustrating that this is all I can do."

"That painful feeling is proof that you are worthy of being a hero. You can leave the rest to us!" He gave me an encouraging raised fist, and he and his officer friend left.

In spite of what he said, however, that feeling simply wouldn't go away. What if Bakugou is being tortured or injured right now? And all I can do is sit here and wait around...Bakugou may not be my best friend, but he is a classmate, and knowing that he's in villainous hands now, while I sit here...

True, my head was still heavy; I felt vague and uncertain of where to go or what to do with myself. I was still groggy and in pain. There was probably not much I could have done, even if I had the ability to help...

He must be so frightened, Bakugou...he puts on a front, but he's my age. I can only imagine how much danger he's in...

There was no good thinking about such things.

"Yaoyorozu..."

I looked up. It was Todoroki and Kirishima, standing in the door of my hospital room.

"Todoroki!" I cried. It was such a relief to see - even though I'd been told that both of them had made it out all right, it was a relief to see them alive nonetheless. "And Kirishima, you...you're here."

They came to my bedside, Kirishima looking oddly nervous. Todoroki held up a bouquet to me.

"Got these for you. In case you were awake," he said, oddly refusing to meet my gaze. I smiled a little. I've been in the hospital before, but though my parents and their friends have given me flowers - I'd never gotten any from a friend before.

"Thank you, Todoroki," I said, taking them and placing them on my lap.

"Yaoyorozu," said Kirishima, who looked like he really wanted to talk to me about something. "We, uh, well, that's to say -"

"We overheard you talking to All Might," said Todoroki. I jumped.

They overheard? Of course, the door was open...I should have asked them to close it first, anyone could have heard -

"Yeah and - well, just sitting around here - I was wondering if you could, you know - make us one too?" said Kirishima. HE was stumbling over his words.

"You want me to make another receiver for you?" I asked, coming out of my self-recriminations.

"You must know what we're planning," said Todoroki, not taking his eyes off my face.

"I think I do," I said, guessing it because it was what I had, perhaps, been thinking of doing too. "Let me think about it.