HOLAA913: My baby. Hopefully he'll handle the stress of the back and forth alright.


Story picks up immediately after the last chapter. Recap: Ace transported back to BNHA world with a stab wound from a pirate attack. Enjoy~


He had had worse than this injury, to be honest. He wasn't afraid, just irritated at the terrible timing. He walked to the main building, knowing where the infirmary was just fine. Maybe Recovery Girl could give him stitches. He didn't know how long he'd been gone from here, since he still wasn't sure the time difference between both worlds. He'd been home for ten days.

Ace hoped he wouldn't be here for ten days as punishment. If this was some divine punishment from a god he didn't believe in. But damn, what an unlucky time. He didn't dwell on it, walking through the campus. He didn't even care that he walked in on a full cafeteria, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

Students screamed, and he did his best to ignore them. "Ace-san, what happened?!" the freckled kid asked frantically. He gave him a smile, not wanting everyone to freak out and cause a real scene. Well, he was causing a scene all by himself.

"I've had worse, don't worry," Ace assured him.

"Worse than this?!" another girl asked.

Ace nodded. "I come from a world a lot more dangerous than this one. Can someone lead me to the infirmary? I forgot. Blood loss and all," he laughed. A couple students ran in front of him, leading him to the infirmary as quickly as he could follow.

He was asked constant questions from Freckles. "I'm fine, really. Just need some stitches. Yeah, I am made of fire, but someone used a weapon that can hurt me when I was in a battle." He asked what kind of battle. "A battle against enemies. I think we won, but I was here before I could see the end."

Freckles stopped asking him questions and following when a taller guy with glasses let him in. Pipe Legs, since he knew nobody's name, he was just making ones up from their appearances. Read and White Head had been silent, and looked at him strangely. Ace was glad he didn't show any weakness in front of anyone.

It did hurt and he was getting foggy, but he was telling the truth when he said he'd been through worse. "Ace!" Recovery Girl shouted. "Where have you been, what happened to you?!" She was frantic.

"I'm fine. I got in a battle with enemies. I was sloppy and got nicked," Ace explained.

"Nicked?! This is a deep cut!" Ace wished they'd stop freaking out, but he guessed he could understand their concern. This world wasn't full of ruffians. At least, not ones completely unchecked and allowed to be criminals. This one had a government that upheld the law successfully.

So a stabbing like this might not be so common. He had expected stitches, but she kissed his abs (which was weird and made him a bit uncomfortable) but it healed over quickly. She looked at him in shock. Had she not known she could do that or something? "Thanks," he said. She still looked at him in confusion. "Um, what's wrong?"

"I only boosted your healing factor. You weren't supposed to heal that quickly," she said, collecting herself and giving him a wipe to clean the blood up. "And you need a blood bag."

Ace said, "I've always been a fast healer. I had to be, my home had no medical equipment or first aid. We lived in the jungle," he added when she looked horrified. He stood up and she yelled at him to sit back down. "I'm fine."

"You need to have your blood replenished!" Ace insisted that he was fine and she gave him a furious look, so he gulped and sat back down. He didn't tell her she'd have no success in giving him blood. There was no haki here, and he wasn't going to say a thing about seastone.

When he told her his blood type, she got a bag. "It's not gonna wor-"

"Be quiet, Ace, and let me treat you," Recovery Girl commanded. Ace sighed and shrugged. Nurses were scary in any world, it seemed. When he went to put the IV drip in, the needle went right through his skin with a small bit of flames licking at the base of the needle.

"I told you," he said slowly. "I just have to heal on my own. You don't have any of the equipment to make my body solid to inject something." Recovery Girl scowled and went to dispose of the needle and put the blood bag away. "I'm sorry, it's how my and many others' powers work."

All Might walked in at that, and saw Ace had a thin, pinkish line with some smeared blood as Ace wiped it away with the rag. "What happened, young Ace?" he asked. "Some of my students told me you were bleeding profusely."

Ace wiped the last of it off with a rag and Recovery Girl snatched it out of his hands angrily. It wasn't Ace's fault his power worked like that… "My crew got in a fight, I was sloppy and got nicked. I'll be fine, though," he assured.

The nurse finally turned to Ace and demanded why he never had medical attention at his home. It was a strange question, as it didn't exactly matter now, but he didn't want to piss her off even more. "I lived with bandits in the jungle until I was 17. We didn't exactly have the money or means of getting medical attention. I'm alive, aren't I?"

"Because you're lucky! Why would you not have first aid!?"

Ace frowned. "I'm not from your world. Mine is different, rougher. I've had worse wounds than that, it's not a big deal. Besides, it made me stronger as a kid. Me and my brother managed alright," he said, growing irritated. She looked upset, still. "There's nothing you can do about my childhood or my world. My ship's doctor is great at his job. He would have easily healed me, but I came at a very bad time."

All Might looked a bit confused at the scene of Ace and the nurse arguing, even though Ace was trying to be calm. "You got stabbed? How did that happen?"

Ace resisted an annoyed sigh. "Enemies attacked our ship. I was sloppy and got cut. But I'm fine now. I hope your kids aren't too freaked out." He didn't want to cause trouble. All Might said he just made them more intent on getting to know him. Ace didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject. "How long have I been gone?"

All Might answered, "We haven't seen you since yesterday." Ace frowned.

"It's weird. In my world, I was gone for ten days. But, the time I was here last time was literally two minutes at my world. They didn't even know I was gone. Hopefully Marco isn't too worried," Ace mumbled, thinking of his own problems. All Might wondered who Marco was. Ace remembered mentioning him briefly before, but not in much detail.

"He's the first division commander and ate the phoenix fruit. He just learned how to make others regrow limbs and failed organs," Ace said proudly. All Might shared a weird look with Recovery Girl, but it passed.

Ace didn't look forward to cleaning again, and All Might told him Nezu wished to speak with him "No! I don't care if you say you heal fast, you are not leaving this infirmary until I say so! This is our world and I am the boss in this situation," Recovery Girl said sternly. Ace grew angry with her wording. What, was he not allowed to do anything he wanted here?

He wasn't part of this world, why did he have to follow their rules? All Might watched him closely before Ace sighed and calmed down, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Fine. Fine," he said irritably. He had to behave here. They were sheltering and feeding him. He had to put his pride away, and just who he was, to maintain his feeble position. He was a free soul, but for now he had to cooperate. This was the nicest place he could be at. He had no idea how to act outside the school grounds. And he couldn't exactly get a job only to disappear for days. Not that he wanted a job other than being a pirate.

Instead of waiting for Ace to come to him, Nezu went to the infirmary. Ace hoped he wasn't in trouble, he didn't need that. He was already hiding his irritation about Recovery Girl's attitude. Ace didn't like her words or tone of voice. And he wasn't happy with her pretty much insulting his world and childhood.

Sure, they weren't the same as the kid's here, who have indoor plumbing and access to doctors, but it was still his life that she seemed to be spitting on. It left a bad taste in his mouth. "Ace, I want you to know that if you try to hurt anyone, you will be behind bars. That being said, I do not think you will hurt anyone. I would like to give you a more distracting job than cleaning. I noticed your demeanor last time you were here." Ace was red in the face, but not from anger. Embarrassment that someone saw how upset and emotional he'd been. Well, someone he hadn't spoken to about it.

"I don't mean to embarrass you, Ace, but I do want nobody here to be miserable, whether you be a student or a guest. May I test you and see if you are strong enough to help us out in other ways?"

"Other ways?"

"Being a guard at the entrance and school grounds. Extra support is always welcome." Ace smiled, and nodded, more than happy to do something other than cleaning. Recovery Girl had calmed down, and looked sad.

She suddenly said, "I am sorry, Ace. I did not mean to insult your life or world. I just have trouble thinking of any child who was unable to see any medical practitioners until you were a young adult."

"Oh? Did you get in an argument?" Nezu asked curiously.

"Yes, and it is over," she said, shutting Nezu down, who seemed perfectly fine with that. Ace didn't leave, even if he felt fine. He asked who he was fighting, or what he was doing to show he was capable of basic skills like guarding a door.

"Eraser Head is not an option, as you are not affected by his power. I'd like to test you against All Might, if he is willing?" Nezu asked. Ace hid an excited grin, wanting to fight the guy who was apparently the strongest hero. He was sure he wouldn't defeat him, but it would be fun to try. All Might agreed easily, giving Ace a challenging look. With the smile, still.

Ace asked, "Can I go all out?"

"I'm sure All Might would be offended if you didn't. The fight will be later, after classes are over and the students are no longer on campus. You may fight in the arena. You don't seem like you'd do anything but destroy the place if you fought in a different location."

Ace thought he was talking to him, while All Might thought it was being directed to him. Neither said a thing. Ace was hungry, but more excited over the fight tonight. He wondered how strong he was compared to the strongest in his own world. He would have quite the story to tell his brothers.

At least they wouldn't worry too long in their time. Everyone seemed to not have to wait but Ace himself. It irritated him a bit. But he enjoyed his ten days with his brothers back on the sea, being with Marco when he finally achieved his goal had been wonderful. He would have been so upset if he had missed that.

After half an hour after the pro-hero and principal left, Recovery Girl said she thought Ace looked good enough to leave. "Thanks," he said with a smile. Their beef was over it seemed. She apologized, he forgave. Honestly, for someone who could have quite the temper and pride issue, he thought he was doing a fantastic job of cooperating.

He wasn't told to stay away from the students, and he felt that Nezu was smart enough to tell him if he had to, and since he didn't, it didn't really matter. And he didn't need to clean! So, he went outside and laid on his back in the grass, looking up at the sky that was identical to his world. When the weather and ocean were cooperating with them. He fell asleep and only woke when he felt someone's presence come over. It was a kid, and he sat up.

Jeez, this one looked like an asshole. "Shouldn't you be cleaning?"

"No. I'm getting ready for tonight. You won't see me cleaning anymore. Shouldn't you be going home? It's after school hours isn't it?" Ace asked, staring at the brat with raised brows.

"What's tonight?" he asked, snapping even though Ace had done literally nothing to piss him off. "And why'd you come around bleeding? You weak?" Ace wondered why the kid was trying to provoke him.

He calmly said, "It's not your business, either of those questions. Think what you want of me, I don't care. Did you only come over here to interrupt my nap?" he asked, being infuriatingly calm. He didn't like this little shit, but he was 15 and Ace was almost 22. He was the adult in this situation, was no longer a bratty teen who thought he could rule the seas.

The kid just glared at him before storming away. Ace shrugged and laid back down. He didn't get to sleep or even relax before another kid had come over. It was Freckles. He sighed and sat up. "What is it?" he asked, trying not to sound mean since this one seemed like a nervous one. Seemed self-conscious. Ace could tell easily.

"Can I ask you some questions?" he asked excitedly. Ace asked why. "Well, I have so much information about everyone's quirks, but I want to know about your power, too. What's a devil fruit?"

Ace contemplated telling him, but decided against it. He didn't trust everyone in this world. He didn't trust it to be safe for him to give out information. He knew the teachers and staff would keep their lips sealed, but this was just a kid. "I'm sorry, I don't want to give out that information. Nothing personal. Just new to this world and don't know who to trust," he said nicely. Age had really changed him. And the situation.

If that other kid was a bit older and they were in their world, Ace would have kicked his ass. "Oh. Okay, sorry I asked."

Ace smiled and said, "I like your freckles." Freckles looked confused before Ace pointed to his own. "My brothers tease me about them all the time." Freckles asked if it made him mad. "Nah, I know they're joking. I can just insult them back if I want. We have a strange family dynamic."

"Oh. That's kind of weird. My name is Midoriya Izuku," Izuku replied. Ace reached out his hand.

"Ace. Nice to meet you, Izuku. What?" he asked when Izuku looked surprised. Then he remembered being addressed by his last name first. "Sorry, in my world we call each other by our first names. So, nice to meet you, Midoriya." Midoriya nodded and hurried away. Ace stood up and dusted his shorts off before heading inside to find out when exactly and where exactly he had to go.

He took a sandwich from the counter and stuffed it in his mouth. He was hungry, but could wait. He had rested enough, he'd just be hungry after the fight, however that turned out. He didn't think All Might would kill him, but wouldn't be surprised if he ended up with some nasty bruises. Well, he didn't have haki, so who knows how this would go?

Ace didn't need to go far before he heard, "Young Ace! This way." He was wearing the costume again, when he had been wearing a suit earlier. Ace put his hat back on since it had been resting against his back. They came upon a large arena, and he saw that it had bleachers and everything. Like someone giving a speech on a stage.

"We're fighting… here? What if I destroy everything?" Ace wondered. While he didn't want to destroy anything, it wasn't like this place had personal value to him. If it was decimated, well they'd have to rebuild it and that was that. But he also didn't want to cause trouble when these people were helping him, the only help he'd get for now until he went back home.

"There's a field, don't worry. It won't hurt the stands," All Might said happily. He dropped down and landed on the ground with a thud, Ace dropping down next to him and landing much lighter. Oh, he was looking forward to this. Ace asked if there was an audience, and right on cue Present Mic's voice was there. Ace winced in irritation with how loud he was.

Ace asked, "Is he gonna scream the whole fight?"

All Might nodded. "You're not going through years of testing and training, we have to see how well you do here and make it as difficult for you as possible against one opponent." Ace wanted to scoff, since he fought off multiple people at once. Sometimes it was more fun to fight more people than one. "What's that face, young Ace?"

The pirate looked surprised he'd gotten caught. "I just feel kind of insulted? I'm a big name back home, and this is so basic. Just fighting one person." All Might was surprised, and laughed.

"I like your confidence, young Ace. Well, prove yourself as a big name against a big name," he said, grinning brightly, like he actually meant it and his face wasn't frozen or so stiff he couldn't not smile. "Go all out." Ace nodded.

He felt a couple presences but they were far from where he was standing. Probably watching the fight. Ace hoped he wouldn't embarrass himself, but felt he'd do just fine, even if he didn't beat All Might. But, oh man, would it be satisfying if he did.

"Yo! Three, two, one, fight!" Present Mic shouted, and there was obnoxious music playing that Ace tuned out, focusing on haki instead of sound since that wasn't going to help. His face was no longer lax, and he looked feral. All Might attacked first, coming at Ace with great speed, but he sensed him, and Ace easily stepped to the side before letting loose a burst of fire, shooting after All Might.

The pro-hero ducked and Ace flipped upside down, how Marco taught him, and kicked a haki covered shin down on All Might's shoulder. He was grabbed by the leg and thrown off, but he turned into flames to slow his fall and landed gracefully.

He let off his fire gun, keeping All Might at a distance, then releasing his firefly lights as a distraction for and then leapt over the mass of light and let loose a fire pillar blow him at All Might, who dodged. Ace didn't name any of his attacks. There was no point at the moment. It was weird not naming them, but he just didn't this time. The hero/teacher shot at Ace again, and punched him in the chest, his fist going right through him. Ace took his hand and slammed it down on All Might's neck, making him stumble before Ace shot fire lances at him.

He was grabbed again, which surprised Ace, and slammed into the ground. The impact was uncomfortable but he used the advantage of being below him and shot a fire pillar upwards, engulfing him. But, Ace knew he wasn't burnt from that too badly

The fight was too fast that Ace was pretty sure no one else could keep up. He was tired and would need to recharge for a few seconds, which he spent evading all of All Might's attacks until he attacked again, forming haki around his fist, only for it to get hit, and he felt his knuckle snap.

It had happened before. Right before covering an area with haki, it would become solid and someone got lucky and hit just before that. It had broken Ace's finger, which everyone laughed at him about. He wished his family could see this fight. He ignored the broken knuckle but was kicked in the chest again. It went through him, now no longer made of haki.

Ace brought his arm up and used his signature firefist, lighting up the area in flames, engulfing both of them. Ace moved through the flames and hit All Might in the chest with his fist before jumping back away through the flames. All Might punched the air and it sent a blast at Ace that slammed him into the barrier protecting the seats and the rest of the school. He grunted, but All Might now knew that would work, and used it against Ace repeatedly.

He was able to bypass it if he turned into flames, and decided the fight had gone on long enough and he thought he'd proven himself. All Might was panting, but so was Ace. This was awesome! He brought both arms up and formed a flame emperor that grew larger in his hands until it was consuming the night sky.

"Enough! You'll break the barrier!" Present Mic shouted. Ace looked up to see there was a barrier above them, too, and his massive fireball looking like a mini sun was pressing up against it. Ace relaxed his arms and let the ball of fire fizzle away.

Ace knew he had bruises on his chest, and couldn't see All Mights, though he was panting heavily. Ace wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Good fight!" Ace said, laughing, high off of the battle. It wasn't like newby pirates who only attacked with swords or guns. He had multiple moves and learned as he fought, not like marine and pirate fodder.

"Same to you, young Ace! I've never seen someone with so much control over flames! Nobody tell Endeavor I said that!" All Might shouted. "It's hard to believe you are only 22. You'd think you've been through intense training for decades." Ace grinned and rubbed the back of his head.

"Well, my crew is really strong and they've helped me out. Plus I've done a lot of battling even before I set sail," he explained, expertly evading the word "pirate". "I also trained a lot as a kid. Had to be strong to live in the jungle with all of the giant animals and thugs." His stomach roared, and All Might's did as well.

The barrier was down and showed that the ground was scorched and ashy, the walls having a few dents from Ace slamming into them with All Might's projectile attack. When they walked up the stairs and out of the arena, both of them were covered in soot and tired. All Might winced at some burns and a painful spot on his shoulder that Ace had kicked.

Those who were watching were in shock, looking at Ace in disbelief. Good, he hadn't disappointed. Nezu was there, and Ace saw a cup of tea shattered on the floor. He regained his composure quickly.

"Well, that was quite the fight. I have to say I wasn't expecting you to be so good. It's odd to see someone so young with a quirk that powerful."

Ace corrected him. "Not a quirk, a devil fruit. I wasn't born with the power, I ate the fruit when I was 17," Ace explained. This seemed to shock them even more. Present Mic screamed, "You learned all that in five years?!" Ace nodded. "That's not fair, man. We have to work on our powers for decades to get so many attacks!"

Ace didn't really know what to say. Didn't know if they were upset or just impressed. So he decided they were upset. "Well, maybe devil fruits are learned faster than quirks? I don't know. I know my brother took forever to learn how to control his, so it could be different for each fruit user. But then again, he was made of rubber and not fire." He cleared his throat. "Anyways, can I not be a cleaning guy anymore and just guard the entrance or something more interesting?"

Nezu nodded. Present Mic frowned. "You should be a hero, man." Ace almost scoffed. Someone was asking him, a wanted pirate, to be a hero?

"I don't think I'm the hero type, and I don't belong here. I'm just stuck here until things go back to normal and I return home for good," Ace explained. All Might asked why he thought he wasn't the hero type. "Sounds kinda boring. I'd rather go on adventures with my crew instead of going around saving people I don't know or care about."

They didn't seem upset, they seemed to understand, which he was glad of. "Well, I do save my family if they need it. And our protected islands' citizens. But that's it. Can I get some food?" They nodded and he and All Might rushed to the cafeteria and consumed whatever was left and raided the fridge and cupboards.

"That was quite the fight, young Ace. I enjoyed it! We must not let this get out or Endeavor will be furious," All Might said, sounding a bit worried. Ace swallowed a huge mouthful of rice and asked who that was. "He's the number two hero, and controls fire. But he isn't made of fire like you are. He can form and control it."

Ace nodded. "So, he'd be upset there's another fire guy around who can do shit he can't?" he summed up, chugging a fountain drink.

"That is one way to say it," All Might said, sounding amused. "Now, why don't you get some sleep? You'll be guarding the entrance from the beginning of the school day to the end. You will have two breaks."

Ace nodded, saying he appreciated the breaks. "Am I still sleeping in the infirmary?" he asked, finishing the last of the drink. All Might said that was correct, and to get healed up before he went to bed. "Thanks, the fight was fun," Ace said sincerely. When he walked back to the infirmary, he saw Midnight there, looking at him in surprise, and Ace assumed she'd seen the fight. "Goodnight, Midnight," Ace said as he passed her. She returned the sentiment.

The hero looked over at him and said, "Wow, I thought you'd be an absolute mess!" Ace chuckled, and said he thought he did pretty well considering. "Well, I assume you'll be guarding the gate tomorrow. Much more satisfying than cleaning in my opinion, though much doesn't happen. Press sometimes wants to come see, but you just make them stay back." Sounded easy enough.

She fixed him up in places that needed it and put cream and bandages over the bruises that would heal easily. He changed into pants she gave him for patients, and went to bed. He kept his boots on and hat on his chest in case he was sent back home during the night. But he wasn't, and woke up to Recovery Girl telling him to go get breakfast while he could. School started in an hour and a half.

Ace nodded, changing into his shorts that had been washed without him knowing and then went to the cafeteria. He already knew the path from the entrance to the cafeteria to the bathroom and infirmary. He took some food from the cooks, and found staff were eating there as well. He sat at a table away from them, not knowing where to go, who would want to sit next to him.

But Present Mic came over with his own food and sat across from the fire logia. "That fight was crazy! I thought you were gonna stretch the barrier! Shows we need to strengthen it, I guess," he said excitedly.

"Thanks. I don't want to brag but my Pops is a tougher fight than All Might was. He almost killed me on accident the first time we fought!" Ace said with a laugh. Present Mic looked confused with this, and Ace said they didn't meet on friendly terms at first. "But now he's my captain and family. He is already monstrously strong, but has a devil fruit that could destroy the world. I do think All Might would definitely be a challenge for him just based on his smaller size."

Ace was happy to talk about his Pop, brag about his strength. "Dang, that's crazy. Your world sounds real rough."

He nodded, and replied, "That's one way to put it. The New World is the most dangerous place in the world. Well, in my world. But it's fun, keeps us on our toes, y'know? I wish I could go back and just stay there permanently."

Present Mic pointed out that time worked differently there. "Doesn't mean I like it. I still have to wait to see them. They don't. I mean, I'm glad I'm not missing much, but it doesn't mean I don't miss them." The loud hero nodded, saying he understood that sentiment. Ace finished his food and said he should be going.

He put his hat back on and stood up to walk to the entrance, being told where it was and following their direction. He got comfortable on the wall adjacent to the gate and waited. It didn't take long before the first student arrived.

Many looked at him curiously, as he was crouching on the wall like he did the railing back home. All of the kids were wearing the same boring outfit, they had no way to distinguish themselves from one another like this. Well, except for the memorable looking ones. Freckles waved at him and Ace nodded back.

The grumpy brat glared at him and Ace sighed. He hoped he wasn't like this with Luffy. He was 15 by then, more mature but also young. Man, Lu had to deal with so much crap. But then again, so did Ace. It was mutually a challenge.

The one with white and red hair stared at him again, almost calculatingly. Ace wondered why, but didn't dwell on it much. The day was boring, but better than cleaning. Ace's haki extended far enough to warn him before anyone would come in sight.

Nothing happened, and the school day ended. He wasn't on the wall by then, but had already taken two naps on his breaks. He'd seen a few while getting food, but they mostly stared and said nothing. He was so glad he was as strong as he was. With haki and everything. He couldn't help his ego inflate to the max after the fight when they were talking about him being better than some pro-heros, even if they avoided saying it outright.

Well, he wasn't going to be or wanted to be a hero. He was a criminal, it was laughable that he was now working for heroes, who go against crime. But Ace hadn't committed any crime here, so they had no reason to dislike them. He had no reason to commit crimes, steal or attack anybody.