Genos's body came into full view as it emerged from the doorway, accompanied with a loud bang as the door was moved from its stationary position by the swing of a metallic right hand from the cyborg, the eyes of the pro heroes quickly locking onto that particular direction like snipers, before their expressions noticeably relaxed as the piercing eyes of the cyborg met everyone's gaze.
"It's you! Come on in, please."
He was greeted by what seemed to be a talking Orca-yet his brain quickly realized that in fact this was one of the heroes that had been fighting All For One before he came along. His brain ordering his head to nod facing the Orca, his body slowly made its way towards where most of the pro heroes were-most of them his eyes and brain could recognize in tandem. There was one blonde lady that could turn herself into a giant, one that looked like he was made of wood, yet before his eyes could continue sending his brain familiar images, his eyes sent his brain the image of a slender hero, tall and blonde, offering his hand out for him to shake.
"I still haven't properly thanked you for saving me back in Kamino. I'm Best Jeanist, the number 3 Pro Hero around."
Shaking his hand, Genos was ushered into the room by the number 3 Pro Hero, who insisted on giving the cyborg a full introduction of the members of the hero community here. He was certainly not familiar with them, and the same could be said for them towards him, so it would be beneficial to both sides in order to improve synchonity in the future, if they were to work together.
"This is Mt. Lady. The rank 23 pro hero. She can gigantify herself as her ability." Genos offered the hero her hand as hers met his, with Genos feeling the thankful aura around her as they exchanged formalities.
"Really. Thank you for helping us when we needed it."
"I require no thanks. This is what a Hero should do. I bet all of us here would do the same."
Mt Lady's mouth gave Genos a small smile before his body acted on the command of his brain and moved away from her in order to meet the other pro heroes. Despite their high rankings, all the heroes seemed to be in awe of the cyborg-probably due to his battle prowess shown in the fight against the symbol of evil. Yet he was not about to allow this fact as an excuse to act superior. Everyone is equal here.
"Ah. I remember you. You're Edgeshot, right? It's good to see you again." Genos's hand outstretched to meet the hand of Edgeshot as their hands shook, a mutual sense of commanderie shown in their eyes as the demon cyborg made his way over to the bed where the now former symbol of peace was rested upon-his weak form now permanently on display.
"Young Genos! How nice of you to be here."
"You shouldn't be speaking now, All Might. Get some rest, and i'm sure whatever you have in mind, the pro heroes have in mind now as well." Genos immediately supported All might, gently allowing him to rest on his bed for the time being, before turning his gaze to the heroes that surrounded him for the time being, their eyes clearly trying their hardest to be friendly and welcoming towards him. "Anyways, is there a reason that you guys wanted to see me?"
"We're here to finalize your status as a hero, if that's one way to put it." Best Jeanist spoke up, his eyes meeting with that of Genos as he spoke. "The Public Hero Safety commission has decided to grant you a hero license, in light of your immense contribution to the crisis. We'll bring you there in a moment, but we were just thinking of introducing ourselves to you."
"I see." Genos gave them a nod before turning around, his eyes taking in the view of what looked like 2 girls and a large man seemingly comforting another green haired girl in the other end of the hospital, with the green haired girl crying in the hands of the people around her. Turning around to the heroes, Genos lifted a finger towards the group.
"Is that the civilian ward?"
As soon as those words left his mouth, he could feel the originally light hearted and somewhat celebratory atmosphere dropped, as quick as a boulder falling off a cliff, as Best Jeanist lowered his head, alongside those of the other heroes. Genos, catching on the hint that something was awry, turned his head to face the group once more, before staring at Best Jeanist dead in the eye.
"Is there something wrong?"
Genos's eyes zoomed in on the other heroes as well, who seemed to help Best Jeanist in suddenly lowering the mood to a new low since he had been here. Moving around the room, scanning around the heroes around him, whose biometric signals gave off a sorrow tone. Moving towards the first hero that had greeted him when he first arrived into this world, his eyes stared down at Edgeshot, as if demanding an answer.
"They're heroes."
"What?"
Genos immediately turned back to the group on the other side of the hallway, the cyborg taking in the sight of the green haired girl. Disbelief and anger cursed through his veins, his hands enclosing into a fist as his eyes remained locked onto the group. They were his comrades, alternate universe or not. They were fellow heroes. What could have relegated them to this state?
"Tell me what happened."
Edgeshot allowed a deep breath to enter his mouth before he spoke.
"You see the green haired girl over there? Her hero name's ragdoll. All For One stole her quirk, and now she's being forced to retire." Edgeshot continued with a shake of his head. "We should have found her earlier…."
As soon as he finished, his eyes looked up to see the Demon Cyborg still locked onto the group, also noticing a closed fist as he saw the cyborg approach the door of the room, putting a hand on the door as to slide it open. Moving out, his body approached the group, his presence in their room momentarily turning their attention to him as he opened the door.
"Are you guys ok?"
The group turned towards Genos, a sign of gratefulness present in their expressions and in their eyes as Ragdoll turned towards the cyborg, the tears still present in her eyes as her mouth opened to speak, before a hand by the cyborg cut her off immediately.
"Edgeshot told me what happened. Ragdoll, is it? I'm sorry...you should get some rest now. I'm sure your friends here can speak for me, really."
Backing down at the suggestion of the Cyborg, Ragdoll went back into the embrace of the muscular figure next to her, who gave Genos a nod before going back to comfort her. As Genos turned towards the figures next to the girl, outstretching his arm for them to shake.
"I'm Genos. Is everything…"
The brown haired woman on the left spoke up, taking Genos's hand into hers as a handshake formed between the 2. Looking back at the blonde girl, her mouth opened to speak.
"It's rough, but hopefully it'll get better in the future. My hero name's Mandalay, by the way. This is our group, we're called the Wild, Wild, Pussycats." As she spoke, the shaking in her voice was now audible to Genos, who gestured for her to relax. Moving onto the blonde, she shook his hand as he spoke, her voice no less that same than to that of Mandalay.
"I'm Pixie-Bob….Genos...Thanks for helping us when we needed it…"
Genos raised his hand to tell her to stop. "Like I told the others in the room over there, i require no thanks. This is my duty, as a hero." Turning over to face Ragdoll, whose tears streamed down her face, Genos's fist enclosed even more as he looked down on the floor, unable to face her. "But I couldn't help everyone." Those words were muttered at such a tone that only he himself was able to hear his own words.
That bastard….I should have eliminated him on the spot…..
Moving out of the door, Genos's feet carried him at a quick pace, moving down the hallway, passing down the hallway at such a pace that Edgeshot and the others were barely able to catch him. Seeing his new comrade move towards the exit of the hospital, Edgeshot ran after him, calling out his name and making him stop in his tracks.
"Genos! Where are you going? We still need to bring you to the Hero Public Safety Commission to get you all done as a hero-"
"I'm going for a walk. I'll be back in a few minutes. I need some time to myself."
Not waiting for Edgeshot to give him a reply, Genos stormed out of the hospital, the view of the streets greeting him as he took a right to walk alongside the streetwalk. His hands in his pockets, his eyes stared up into the sky as he stopped, the image of the despair and grief of his comrades overtaking his mind as he gritted his teeth, against the thought of all for one.
Goddamnit…...