Izuku stared up at the ceiling from his bed. I really did say yes. But what choice did they give me? They were going to kill mom. Mom… he thought back. She thought she just had a bad nightmare and I couldn't tell her it was real. That would be to dangerous. I have to protect her at all cat then hopped up onto the bed and lazily sprawled out onto his chest. "Some quirk you were, you didn't even help". He pouted as he brushed his fingers through it's fur. What do you do anyway? and with you around does that mean i'm always activating my quirk? What did that guy mean by master granting me a quirk? There's so many questions I have I can't calm my mind." He put his hands to his ears as the day echoed throughout his head. He had to get some sleep to report to the police tomorrow about the incident where, he shivered. He couldn't comprehend if that really happened. He didn't want to and his mind was refusing to accept it as well. So, he convinced himself this was all a bad nightmare and he will wake up and everything will be back to normal. His eyelids soon grew heavy as he continued to ponder and he soon dozed off.

Unfortunately his sleep wasn't to restful. He spent the entire night tossing and turning letting out whimpers in his sleep as loud crunching noises echoed throughout his head growing louder and louder until, he sat up gasping for air. His body drenched in sweat and the cat that was previously resting on his chest was now being flown across the room. W..where? I..i'm home.. I'm home. It was all just a nightmare. He then looked to his right hand and noticed the spiraling crimson symbols still attached and moving around his wrist slowly. "No… I guess it wasn't." He began to tear up and curl into a ball. Those people… they really died and mom… she almost did to. I…I i'm so useless! I only wanted to be a hero, but now i'm just going to pretend to be one but really be a villain. That's, no. Don't be so negative he told himself. I can get out of this I just have to learn my quirk and train. He wouldn't, couldn't imagine what the results would be if he failed the U.A test. What those villains would to to him, to his mother. This test was more than just trying to pass an exam, this was between life and death.

His quirk was quickly discovered by his classmates since the cat followed him everywhere he went and it seemed a distance of 300 feet was the furthest it could go away from him before it seemed to be shocked in bright red lightning which also Stung Izuku's arm as well. His classmates were all in shock at first, especially Bakugo but it soon faded when they realized that Deku's quirk was well… pretty useless. He tried desperately to train the cat but every time he tried to train it, it would bite or scratch him mercilessly. The teachers chalked it up as a dormant quirk that awoken when Izuku was attacked. It wasn't really heard of but maybe it was a rare instance. The police took his witness statement but what happened remained a mystery. No villain was ever caught besides that green goo guy but he didn't think that he was the cause of it. He continued to ponder as he walked home but his thoughts were interrupted by the cat biting at his ankles. "Ow! That really hurts!" He looked down and the cat continued to tug on his ankle. Grabbing it with both paws. "Do you want something he asked curiously." That's right. He never actually named it yet, he was so busy he never thought to. It meowed loudly and tugged at him more until Deku followed. The cat running quickly as Deku followed closely behind it as it darted through alleyways until they turned the corner and Deku froze in his tracks.

Blood poured into the street. A man stood over what looked like a mangled hero that was hunched over. Cuts slashed deeply into his chests but he was gasping for air. He was still alive. The man standing over the hero had a long red scarf across his neck and a long jagged blade in his right hand.

"Y..you.. G..get away from him." Midoriya was able to squeak out those words as he walked towards the menacing man. The man barely gave him a glance. "You're not a hero are you? You don't look it. I don't like killing others that aren't my target so get out of here kid! The echoing of crunching and the gurgles from the woman before echoed throughout Deku's head. "No not again. I won't just stand by and let you kill him!" He began to run forward but before he could push him. The man easily evaded him with a back flip. Ricocheting himself off the wall behind them and aiming to kick Midoriya straight in the head but he instead kicked the cat that jumped between them across the alleyway. It letting out a loud squeal as it crashed into a pile of garbage. This didn't make him hesitate however. He quickly grasped Midoriya on the back of the neck and slammed his face into the dirt. "Boy, I said mind your own business. He drew his blade up to Deku's left cheek and cut upwards and over his eye. Deku let out a loud scream and the symbols around his right hand grew larger and brighter. "Your quirk is weak but I need to finish the job now, you delayed me long enough." The man then licked the blade and all feeling in Deku's body was lost. He was paralyzed. He was helpless. Again. Tears welled up in his eyes. He hated this feeling he couldn't take it. He won't take it! His arm symbols spiraled brighter and just before the man sunk the killing blow into the heroes chest, he jumped back just being grazed across the stomach by a large creature. He hopped a few jumps back and smiled. "So you can control your quirk without moving huh?" He looked down to touch his stomach that was not dripping a small amount of blood. "If I didn't move you would have killed me. A large creature growled and stepped over Deku protectively. It had bright red fur and the symbols were etched throughout its fur but it had human like eyes. "C..cat? He looks up in astonishment but then looked back over at the man. The man stood straight up and sheathed his sword. " They will be here any second now. I'm unfortunately out of time but remember this kid. My name is Stain and I will find you again. He turned around and quickly jumped up on each wall disappearing out of view onto the rooftops. Deku's fingertips were now moving but he was nowhere near mobile and he could hear a loud commotion coming from down the alleyway. C..cat please is the man okay?" His eyes soon started to become heavy and the world started to spin. The blood trickling down from his left eye was making his visibility low and the blow he received earlier was harder than he thought. He soon lost consciousness.