Y/n's POV
My mind is blank as I seem to go into fight-or-flight mode. My body moves on it's own, removing the hand from my throat before it can do much damage and pinning both villains to the ground with my quirk. I dodge all warp gates that open up as I rush to the nearest door hoping that once I'm out of sight from the warper that I would no longer be in as much danger. I don't know how long I'll be able to keep them from moving since I haven't tested out my quirk long-range like this yet. I've never used it for a long time on something I couldn't see. My legs feel numb with how fast they are moving down these never ending halls. I slow down and catch my breath and I notice I can't feel my quirk being used right now, in fact I haven't felt it since I made it down the first short hall. I look around and these walls look significantly different from the first room and hallway.
Shit. I must've gone through a warp gate to this place which seems like a labyrinth. I jog past doors upon doors, most of which have red x's on them. I don't even want to know what's behind them knowing that whatever it is probably isn't good. Surely I'll reach an exit soon...I've been headed in the same direction, for the most part, so I have to run into a wall that leads outside eventually...I hope. I have to find a way out, I have too. My fists clench and after running for what felt like ages I'm so frustrated that I punch a wall.
"Punching the wall isn't going to get you out of here. No matter how hard you try or how far you run it's impossible to escape." A disembodied voice resounds in my head. What the hell is going on? Laughter comes next before fading away leaving me even more confused. Am I losing my mind?
"On the contrary, you are simply just stuck in someone else's. They have been dreaming quite simply till now, that'll change for the better soon. By that I mean for me, not for you, it'll be hell for you." Eerie laughter fills my head again as the hallways start to change. A door appears at both ends of the hallway. The one behind me is locked so I can only go forward. Every time I open the door it seems I am brought back into the same hallway but different things about it keep changing. There must be some way to get out of here. Am I here physically or just a mental representation? Would dying be a way out of this dreamscape? Nothing can tell me about how to return to reality and I don't want to actually die. If I stop moving forward would something happen? This is exactly why Aizawa never let me play horror video games...
The lights in the halls turn red as I step through the door again and the only thing I hear is my shoes on the creaking floor. I just want to go home... Is it possible for someone to be born with a quirk that puts people in their dream or is this some sort of simulation that I've been hooked up to somehow? Shivers run up my spine as a door slamming shut resonates in the hall. I keep my back to the wall looking both ways down the hall not sure which door was opened and then closed. I grip my arms tightly feeling helpless and scared. My body shakes and I feel tears sting my eyes. Would my quirk even work against something that's not real? Will something that's not real be able to hurt me?
I get my answer a lot sooner than I ever wanted to. Clawed hands grip at my arms and legs, reaching through a blood like portal in the wall behind me. The claws pierce my skin and grip so tight I can feel the bruises already. I don't even have time to scream before another hand covers my mouth and nose. I thrash against the hold, not being able to breath as I'm pulled into the warm sticky substance. Seconds later I'm being thrown out the other side into a different hallway than before but still just as creepy. I feel dazed as if I'm not sure if that just happened or not. I look down at my arms and legs that were bleeding and come to the conclusion that it really did happen and I am not going insane...yet. My breaths come in short gasps and my hands start to go numb. Now's really not the time to be panicking. Panicking will get you killed.
My head pounds as if gravity has increased on it. I can't remember if I hit my head when I was chucked into this hallway. I take a few deep breaths before I try using my quirk on one of the objects in this new hallway. It works, kind of. It feels like everything weighs tons which makes it difficult to move anything without putting a lot of strain on my quirk. I try using it on myself to stop the bleeding in my leg a little but it strains to the point that white spots appear in my vision. I instead take off my cloak and rip it into a few long pieces before wrapping and tying them around that parts of me that were bleeding the most. When I finish and stand up a scream echoes down the hall. Against my better judgement I head towards it and go through the door. I watch as a small girl is pulled up into a black abyss in the ceiling by some tentacles. She clearly is struggling to get free meaning she's not dead yet. As I get close enough to reach out and help, the tentacles pull her up quickly into a mouth full of sharp teeth at the edge of the abyss. Blood splatters down onto the ground as the legs of the girl go limp. I look away before catching myself on a wall and vomiting. Bile stings my throat, tears burn in my eyes, and a new horrible memory is engraved in my mind.
Midoriya's POV
After the USJ was attacked, school was canceled the next day. The school offered counselling and whatever else the students needed in order to overcome the events that had happened. Not everyone decided to go to the group counselling session the next day but those who did came back feeling a little bit better than before. I opted for a private session since I felt like sharing my thoughts and feelings on what happened with everyone else wouldn't have helped them in any way. I had my session with Recovery Girl since she knew about All Might and his quirk.
I'd say it went well, besides the reprimanding for breaking both my legs. Everything she said made sense. 'You need to depend on others more. Risking your life for the sake of others isn't always needed. All Might can handle himself, he might be old but he knows what he's doing. The pros are doing everything they can to find Y/n so there's no need to worry. You are in no way to blame for what happened, only the villains are. The best thing to do right now is continue supporting others through their ups and downs. People here need your help, your classmates all need support so you better provide them with it with all you got. Finding Y/n is a top priority so nothing you do will help the pros, if anything it'll only hinder their movements so don't act out of line and don't hurt yourself again ok?'
I sigh as I make my way to class again. I wonder who our teacher will be since Aizawa Sensei was in critical condition yesterday. The class is uncomfortably quiet as everyone sits at their desk talking in hushed whispers or staring blankly at something. When the bell rings for class to start I'm sure we are all shocked by who comes in. Wrapped up like a mummy, Aizawa Sensei walks in. Many worried voices filter through the room about how Aizawa should still be resting in the hospital right now. He simply replies "I wasn't able to rest anyways and I'm in stable condition now so I will be here whether you like it or not." The class quiets down at his statement. We all know he isn't one to refuse to rest so having Y/n taken must've effected him a lot if he can't even sleep.
I raise my hand shakily and receive a short glare before his eyes soften a bit and he nods. "Are you not helping with the investigation for Y/n then?" I ask, unsure if the question will strike a nerve. He sighs before saying, "I still have my duties to this class and so I'll still be teaching you until we determine where he is and our plan to rescue him. Believe me when I say that they couldn't keep me out of it even if they tried."
"Cheer up a bit guys! Y/n's a tough guy and he has a great quirk. I'm sure he'll be fine." Kirishima says trying to lighten the mood a little. It works, for the most part, but I could tell from the look on Shinso and Aizawa's faces that they didn't think that was true.
Aizawa goes on to announce that UA will still be holding the sports festival, albeit it would be a lot more heavily guarded to prevent another attack. I understood that the school wanted to put up a good front and say that what happened isn't going to stop them and scare them into hiding behind closed doors. The sports festival is also a whole school event so if it was canceled because of one class it would seem quite unfair plus everyone in Japan looked forward to watching the event every year so something as small as a villain attack and a student being kidnapped wasn't going to stop them.
The media only knew about the attack part anyways. It was only the school and police force, along with a few trusted pros, that knew about Y/n being kidnapped. I really hope that they find him soon because even at the USJ I could tell he was afraid of Shigaraki, as if he had some sort of past with him. I had watched as he froze up when Shigaraki grabbed Aizawa's elbow. Some sort of recognition was evident amongst the fear in his eyes. Should I tell someone about this? Would this be useful information to help with the search or would I just be leading it in the wrong direction? Maybe Aizawa would know since they told each other everything.
Tapping on my desk brings me to focus on Aizawa. "You're mumbling and it's distracting others from their work... Come with me for a moment." He says, before he walks slowly out the door with me in tow. He brings me to one of the lounges, perfectly designed to have private conversations. "I'm sure you're aware that your extra lessons will have to wait until I'm fit enough to train you. Plus all of my free time is now going into the investigation so... is there something you want to tell me or were you just mumbling off nonsense." It's quite hard to read someone's face when only their eyes are visible but I can see the deep felt guilt that lay in them. "Sensei, you know it's not your fault that Y/n was taken right?" His eyes look down at his bandaged arms which is answer enough for me. "It's not anyone's fault except for the villains and I think that Shigaraki is someone that Y/n has interacted with before." He looks up at that statement before tilting his head as if to say 'go on'. "I watched a bit of your fight against the villains as well as Y/n's since you were quite close to each other. When Y/n saw your elbow getting disintegrated there was something like recognition on his face. He completely froze up and it was a good thing that he had already knocked out all the villains around him at that point otherwise who knows what would've happened. It's like he stopped breathing and he went super pale as if it brought back a really bad memory." Some sort of recollection seems to happen as Aizawa stands up and moves to leave. "Tell the rest of the class that I'll be gone for while. There are some worksheets on my desk that need to be completed for tomorrow and you can work on it together. I need to go talk to someone on the investigation. Thank you Midoriya." I give him a small smile and a 'good luck' before I head back to class.