No matter how much she hated to admit to herself, Ochako was lost. She just couldn't help it; she was a wandering type. Something caught her eye and then, suddenly, BOOM, she had no idea where her friends were at. At the moment, she was standing next to a stand that sold candy apples, cotton candy, and other types of sweets. She looked around at the crowd, trying to spot any of her three friends who she came to the festival with, but to no luck. No Jiro, Kirishima, or Midoriya in sight. Ochako sighed and sat down at a nearby table, wondering how she got herself into this situation. Maybe they left without her? No, they wouldn't do that. She decided she would look outside of the festival just in case. After making her way through the crowd, she finally came to the exit. From there, she made her way into the busy streets.

"Oh! Ochako- san, what are you doing here?" It was Midoriya's mother, Inko, still in her nurse scrub, coming home from a long day at the hospital. She looked a bit tired, but happy to see the teenage girl.

"Ah, well, I, sort of, got lost and separated from the friend group" Ochako admitted sheepishly.

"Oh my, that's not good. Well, maybe, you should come with me to the house and call them there. After all, you said your phone doesn't get the best reception" a look of concern flashed across the older woman's face.

" Yeah, that sounds like a great idea, Inko-san!" Ochako replied, thinking about her crappy flip phone. She wished she could get a new one, but, knowing her family's financial situation, that would be impossible. She shook her head, now was not the time to be thinking of that. She followed her friend's mother for a few blocks before something strange happened. A man came flying out of the alley in front of them and hit the ground hard. Inko-san ran up to the man to check to see if he was okay. He was unconscious. Both women turned to see what sent him flying.

"Midoriya?!"

"Izuku?!"

It was Midoriya, now transformed into XLR8, his back towards them. Surrounding him were three or four other thugs who were not too pleased with him being there. Another of the thugs lunged at him, only to be sent crashing to the ground by a well-aimed kick to the side of the head. Ochako readied the handheld taser she was carrying on her. She knew he was still outnumbered. Despite Inko-san's protest, she snuck up behind one of the men and got him right in the back. The man screamed before going down.

"One down!" She punched into the air, forgetting where she was for a second. Midoriya's cough snapped her back to reality. "...oh, oops".

Midoriya took the opening that came in that moment to beat the other two thugs into submission. He hit them a bit harsher than he normally would, something that Ochako noticed. Before she could say anything, her phone rang. It was Jiro.

"Hello?".

"Hey, Uraraka, where are you?".

"Oh, just got into a bit of a fight with some thugs trying to look for you guys. I found Midoriya".

"What do you mean?".

"What do you mean what do I mean?!".

"No, what do you mean you're with...because we're with Midor...".

"Look, I'll call you back, I have to make sure the situation here is ok".

"Wait! Don't hang up...".

Too late, she hung up.

"Geez Midoriya, you didn't have to hit them so hard, and what are you doing using your quirk? You know, if Aizawa-sensei saw you, you could be kicked from the youth program" She didn't know what his reaction would be when she chastised him, but this was not what she expected from the boy who could hardly get close to a girl. He got right in her face.

"You know Izuku Midoriya. Tell me, where is Izuku Midoriya?" The reply sent shivers down her spine. Did Midoriya hit his head? Has he gone crazy? Was he joking?

"Heh, that's a good one, Midoriya. I know it's you. You have the insignia of your watch right there on your chest" Ochako laughed nervously, going for the third option.

He backed up, thankfully, before suddenly transforming back to his original, human form.

"Yes, it is I, Izuku Midoriya" He stated rather oddly, a clever smile never left his face.

"Izuku! Are you ok?! Did they hurt you?!" Inko-san seemed a bit frantic with how her son was acting.

"No, I am uninjured, Mother. Just had to give those thugs what they deserved" He was still smiling. It was beginning to make Ochako nervous.

"That's vigilantism, Izuku. What if a pro hero saw you? You could end up in big trouble" His mother scolded.

"Ah, I apologize, it will not happen again" again, that smile.

"Why are you talking like that?"

Both mother and son looked at the brunette. Ochako was staring at Midoriya, her brows furrowed.

"I beg your pardon" he asked.

"You heard me. You're using a lot of big words and the way you word things is different. Midoriya doesn't do that".

There was a long moment of awkward silence as the two stared each other down. Something was definitely wrong, Ochako could feel it. It snapped into place. This wasn't Midoriya.

"Uraraka!"

"Mom!"

"Uraraka!"

Ochako turned around. The real Midoriya, along with Jiro and Kirishima, came running towards them.

"Are you ok?!" Jiro asked.

"Yeah, we're fine. I even got to taze one of them" Ochako said with a smile.

"Never mind that!" All eyes were on Midoriya now. " Who is he?".