We had a Good Run

The fourth Alien only had time to let out a squeal of fear before Bakugou swung his tail around and slice his chest open. If the alien had not been one made completely of stone, his guts would have poured out onto the floor.

Bakugou, now back in his original form, leered down from the staircase at the 11 remaining soldiers who trained their lasers on him. All the soldiers shivered with a familiar fear at the sight of Bakugou in all his glory. The sweat pants remained mostly intact, but the black shirt had been shredded so it may as well be a tank-top now. His spokes tore through the back, his forearms expanded to weaponry size, the spikes returned on his feet, his tail swung around ready to strike, the darkness around his eyes highlighted the red and his smile was wide, showing off the pointed teeth that were ready to bite their heads off. A few of them had fought him before at the court. Those who hadn't heard all the stories. All of them were equally terrified. Those who had knees were shaking while those who had hearts felt them beating faster than the speed of light.

The only one who showed no fear was the general they all followed. "Just give it up monster," He jeered at Bakugou who narrowed his eyes at him. "You are outnumbered. The court knows where you are. And in only a few short hours, reinforcements will arrive to back us up. There is nowhere on this insignificant planet that you can hide." He himself remained unarmed, nothing but the fire building in his arms. Bakugou may have had explosions, but Endeavor had complete control over what should be an untameable element. A fire that remained trapped under his skin with no choice but to bend to his will. Bakugou on the other hand allowed his explosions to run freely as they liked. That would not do him good in what should have been a strategic fight.

"How did you find me?" Bakugou growled at the aliens after a pause. A few of them jumped. The enemy they had been told to catch wasn't supposed to be able to speak.

While the general's eyes narrowed, he did not falter. "This isn't my first trip to this low class planet," Endeavor admitted. "Thanks to the video Aizawa sent me, it wasn't hard to track you down." Endeavor stated. Bakugou tried not to show his surprise at his statement. What? Aizawa? He was on earth? He had recorded him? For how long? How long had he been watching him? And if that was true, why hadn't he brought him in already? "And now that we have you, it's time to finish the job that should have been done ages ago." Endeavor stepped forward, his spirit charged and ready for action. "You are coming with us, abomination."

The 'abomination' was still stuck on Aizawa watching him. For some reason he hadn't done anything to interfere with his life on earth. Why not? More importantly, how? Had he been watching him through the humans around him? Endeavor wasn't going to give him any answers, that was sure. Unfortunately Bakugou had a number of questions.

One thing he knew for certain? "This is Uraraka's freaking house," Bakugou growled at them. "You f ($%s ain't welcome!"

With a roar Bakugou launched himself from the stairs. Immediately lasers were fired into the air, all hitting the space Bakugou was only seconds before. With the first jump he smashed two aliens into the ground making the whole building shake. Another soldier shot as his shoulder, but the power setting was nowhere near enough to even break his skin. With a snarl Katsuki's tail shot out and wrapped around the aliens leg. She let out a loud scream as she was thrown into two other soldiers. Before going after the others, Bakugou momentarily contemplated whether it was a better idea to kill them or just knock them out. Then he quickly decided against death.

I ain't got time for you to f ($*%&%g die a $&%($e, Bakugou thought to himself. Uraraka's going to be pissed if she sees alien guts on the carpet. He opted instead to give them both hard smacks on the head, nearly denting the floor as they were forced into unconsciousness. Within the next second he lifted his arms and sent two explosions from both hands towards the remaining guards. All were blown back, either hitting the walls or flying through doorways. Bakugou would have congratulated himself for a job well done- if he didn't catch one of the soldiers trying to get in the kitchen for cover. When he rushed in after him, he found the alien depositing his fried weapon on the oven and counter.

Oh you dare- "NOT ON THE OVEN YOU STUPID M #(%*$&S!" Rage coursed through him as he swung his leg out so the spike slashed at his enemies feet. The alien cried out before falling to his knees, giving Bakugou the chance to grab the man by the face. With a powerful swung he threw the man into the glass window, breaking it in an instant and sending the alien toppling into the back yard. The b )#*%d had better not have hit my ship, Bakugou thought.

However he wasn't given much time to dwell on it when Endeavor tore his way into the kitchen. The alien's frame was too big for Uraraka's house, and Bakugou inwardly fumed when the walls were thrown into disarray to make way for his size. "Rotten little lab rat," Endeavor muttered as he turned on Bakugou. "You are delaying the inevitable. You really think you can get away from me?"

"Did before," Bakugou scoffed, though in reality all his senses were on high alert. Bakugou hated the man almost as much as he hated Overhaul. But that didn't change the fact that he had strong battle instincts. Perhaps better than Bakugou's. Not that he would ever admit that.

"Why do you resist?" Katsuki was baffled by the question. So baffled he paused what was going to be a full-frontal attack to hear what he had to say. "What life do you think you can have if you get out of here? You can try and conquer the world all you want, but what good will that do you?" Bakugou was stunned. Endeavor used the opportunity to slowly shift around the furniture, closing in on Bakugou when he was distracted. "What do you want to gain when you destroy and conquer everything? Power? Wealth? Fame? Or just the sick satisfaction of seeing your victims die in your arms?"

"Shut up," Bakugou snarled at him, arms raised to block any punches. "You don't know a d #m about me."

"I know you want to win. Monsters like you don't care about anything else."

"So what if I do?" his enemy countered, not noticing as Endeavor took a few steps closer. "What's wrong with that?"

"Because you never will," Endeavor answered. "Abominations like you will never be satisfied. All you want is to destroy and ruin the lives of good people."

"Shut up!" Bakugou repeated, the bitter rage rising as Endeavor unconsciously struck deep chords in Bakugou's heart. "You don't know what the f! k I want!"

"Is that to insinuate that you could desire a regular life? Don't make me laugh." Bakugou told himself to move. He had caught Endeavor moving closer when he finally took a step around the counter. But his words kept Bakugou frozen in place. His heart ached with a pain that Bakugou did not understand. "You are a monster! A weapon of mass destruction, but nothing else! You were not designed to have a life, you were designed to take lives." His words rung true in Bakugou's mind. Overhaul had told him the same thing millions of times. Bakugou had accepted it without question and had no problem with that reality. But since he'd seen other worlds…the words did not hold the same warmth they used to.

…Uraraka…

"Look at you!" Endeavor threw his hand out towards Bakugou, making him hiss and charge his arms for battle. But Endeavor did not attack. "Everything about you was created for battle! Your body can do nothing but destroy. How can someone like you even deserve anything more than death?" Bakugou flinched. Visibly flinched, much to his chagrin. Endeavor noticed. There was a small smile as he moved even closer, encouraged by Bakugou's momentary hesitation. "You have no place in this world. You have no place in any world!"

"Do you think any sane being would trust you if they knew what you are? No! And they shouldn't. Because you are nothing but a danger to good people who actually deserve a chance at life!" Bakugou wanted to say it wasn't true. He wanted to spit in Endeavors face, or laugh and tell him he was an idiot. There were people that trusted him. Foolish idiots, but they trusted him. Uraraka had said so herself, hadn't she?

But maybe that was why he hadn't revealed himself. Because deep down, he knew that if he did, she would take that trust away. That Endeavor was right. If Uraraka knew the truth, she would turn him away, wouldn't she?

"Stop being a fool little creature," Endeavor spat. "You are a villain. It's up to heroes like me to take villains like you down. And good always wins in the end." Good? Bakugou was sure he wasn't good. He'd damaged, attacked, mutilated and burned enough people to know that for certain.

But a villain? He was built to be such. That was his whole goal in life. But originally, being the villain had never been his goal. Before, when he was a child, before Overhaul got his hands on him, he hated villains as much as they did. But then he was built to be different. Now, now that he was free, did it have to be that way? Did he even get any say in the matter?

That was the moment Bakugou began to wonder if he would ever be truly free to make that decision.

There was barely a meter in-between Bakugou and his enemy. Endeavor sneered, practically tasting his victory. "Just give it up," he ordered, starting fires in his hands. "It would be better for everyone if you just disappeared." There was a moment of silence where Bakugou said nothing. In a flash, Endeavor swung his arms around, reaching out to grab the creature in front of him.

But Bakugou was faster.

His eyes flashed. Quickly he ducked underneath his arms and jumped back a safe distance. Endeavor started to sun forward, but before he could, Bakugou lifted his own arms. Ones armed and sparking with nitroglycerin. Endeavor's eyes widened.

"DIE YOU F (#$*%&G S *#&%(&S!"

The boom was so loud it could be heard from miles away. Humans all stopped what they were doing to turn in the direction of the sound, even though none of them had any chance to see what was going on. Only a number of aliens could see the true damage. Aliens such as Bakugou, who after the dust settled, stared around him in disbelief.

His explosion. It was stronger than he meant it to be. Too…too strong for earthen materials to…

"Like I said," Endeavor coughed his lungs clear of the dust and debris. "You're good for nothing but destruction." Bakugou said nothing. He knew he couldn't. He didn't care about what Endeavor would say to him. But he could already see another's pain in his mind…

"Get him!" Bakugou dodged another laser as it clipped the spikes on his back. One of Endeavors soldiers stood with his laser as others around him started to emerge. With a hiss, Bakugou spun on his feet and launched himself out of the house, sprinting into the forest. "After him!" Endeavor shouted. "Do not let the prisoner escape!"

"He actually said that?"

Uraraka nodded, trying to hide her blushing face with her hands. "Y-yeah. I can't believe it either." She was not the only one.

Todoroki had come to the firehouse that morning to make sure Uraraka was okay. When Momo had explained what had happened the night before he had shot out of the police office and ran straight for the fire house. Not only was he surprised to find her alive and well, but she was absolutely jubilant. She and Jiro were doing some training while talking about the evening she had with Bakugou. And from the sounds of it, not only had no one died, but Uraraka actually enjoyed the evening. "It was the last thing I expected to hear," she admitted while covering her blushing cheeks. "Especially from him. He's never so…emotional, you know?"

"Well, in fairness, it doesn't sound like he was being emotional," Jiro corrected. "It sounds more like he was being straightforward. He always seemed like the kind of person who would say what he felt no matter what."

At that observation Uraraka let out a deep sigh. "Both a curse and a miracle," She muttered. Todoroki listened on, lips pursed as he wrapped himself up in his thoughts. Uraraka noticed and turned to face him. "Todoroki? Is everything alright?"

"…Fine," he stated. While he had been reluctant earlier to accept the idea, he decided that perhaps Midoriya had been right. While Bakugou had seemed violent at first, it was clear Uraraka had no issue with him. If that was true and Bakugou was respecting her…then Todoroki supposed he may have overreacted.

However…that still depended on a few things…

"Uraraka," Todoroki started. "Has Bakugou told you,"

Blaring alarms cut him off.

Immediately the firehouse was awake. People jumped to their feet and sprinted through the hallways, leaving their belongings behind them. Todoroki was startled by the change and had to press his body against the wall to avoid being trampled when both Jiro and Uraraka forgot their conversation and went to work. From the hallway, Todoroki heard Shinsou yelling out on the speakers. "Everyone immediately report to the firetrucks. There is a reported explosion at Uravity road house 1516. There are many cars overturned and damage around the area. All fighters, proceed…" Shinsou continued to repeat his message a few times until he was sure he was heard. Todoroki, after catching the address, decided to take his car and drive over.

Only as he passed them did he hear Jiro whisper to Uraraka.

"Uraraka," Jiro said, a panicked note in her voice. "Isn't that your address?"

"HEEEEEEY! What was that?"

Aizawa grumbled as he dragged himself off of the ground. Their devices had all fallen to the floor as a loud explosion had shook their whole ship. Present Mic had fallen on his back, Aizawa luckily only fell out of his chair while Kirishima had managed to fall on his knees. With wide eyes he rushed to the window and stared in the direction the explosion had come from. From above the trees Kirishima could only see a long pillar of smoke coming from the distance. "That level of an explosion…it couldn't have been earth tech, could it?"

"Not unless this country just happened to start a war while we happened to be here," Aizawa grunted. When he passed the window and saw the smoke, there was a light of fear in his eyes. "Bakugou…"

Kirishima twisted around to face him. "You don't think Bakugou did this, do you? Why, after this long?"

"I don't know," Aizawa muttered. Was it a mistake not taking him in right away? He wondered, hoping he was wrong. "Everyone, let's head in that direction," Aizawa ordered while grabbing a black cloak. "We need to see what that was."

The police office was in chaos. Only a few minutes had passed when a large explosion had shook the building. Wherever it had come from was far enough so that the aftershock didn't cause any damage. However almost immediately after the phones were swamped with calls. Operators and 911 phone responders were taking call after call as agents were sent all around the city one after another. Tokoyami barely had time to grab his jacket before he rushed towards the cars. Momo and Midoriya both ran into him as he rushed forward. "Tokoyami!" Midoriya exclaimed. "What's going on?"

"There was an explosion that has caused damage all over town," Tokoyami explained.

"Oh my gosh," Momo gasped while covering her mouth in shock.

"Where do they think the explosion came from?" Midoriya asked.

"Majority of witnesses have been saying it was somewhere down Uravity line." Both the lawyer and the security worker tensed with fear.

Uraraka…

"Take us with you Tokoyami!" Midoriya insisted. "Please!"

What do you do when something that was once there is not?

Something that was once such a constant piece in your life suddenly disappears. A part of your own world that you know will not be the same without it. When something that was once a constant presence in your life, something that you held dear and true to your heart is snatched away just because the world is oh so cruel?

Can you think about that moment? Yes? No? You probably wouldn't want to.

Because then you'd feel like Uraraka did when she saw that her home was gone.

Rubble. Concrete. Pieces of wood strewn across the ground. The place where the stairs used to be collapsed with only a few large stones towered there. The frame around the edges was thrown to the side and the windows were shattered. The roof which was supposed to be at the top of the house was where the bottom floor used to be. Some remnants of books and pages were scorched and burned to decorate the horrifying scene. Destruction like this was not uncommon in Uraraka's line of work. She'd seen many homes destroyed.

But she doubted any of those homes meant as much to the owners as her old, run down blue one meant to her.

Her knees stung when she hit the grass. The voices of her friends at her side and the sight of firefights trying to push their way through the rubble was all a blur. She could only see the place where her home used to be, and the destruction that replaced it. The last piece of her parents' home. It had been run down. The windows were cracked, the roof leaked in different places, and the lights didn't always work. But that building had been the place where all her fondest memories with her parents that she loved so much resided. And those memories, the pieces that reminded her of them were now in flames.

Her parents always told her to focus on her life and her dreams. But all she had wanted was to make her parents happy.

When they left she was crushed. Seeing their home destroyed was reopening those wounds and breaking what few parts of her heart had been left undamaged in the past.

"P-papa…" She sniffed, but couldn't find the energy to wipe her nose. Instead she left the tears the flow across her cheeks like a river. Un-wielding and powerful. Painful.

Ochaco made no movement to show she acknowledged Jiro's hand placed on her shoulder. "Uraraka…I am so sorry…" She knelt next to her, awkward but desperately wishing for a way to take her friends pain away. One arm wrapped around her shoulder and the other was placed on her arm, not completely a hug, but still very present. "I'm so sorry…W-what do you need?"

"I-I…" She took a deep, shaky breath. "W-where's Bakugou?"

Caught off guard, Jiro drew back. "What?" Once she processed the words, she immediately tensed. Jumping to her feet, her eyes scanned the area. "He was here?"

"He was when I left!" Uraraka cried out in fear. Was Bakugou in the explosion? He'd already miraculously survived one building's collapse, how likely was it that he would survive another? No, no, no. Please, hadn't Uraraka suffered enough? Now Bakugou too?

"Maybe he went to work!" Jiro suggested hopefully. When Uraraka didn't respond, Jiro scanned the area. In the distance, far from the house, Jiro caught sight of something metal. The large, metal boat that Uraraka had told her about had somehow survived the explosion with only burn marks on the side. Had it been thrown away in the blast? It was too far for anyone to see if they weren't looking.

Begging for a miracle, she rushed over to the boat. Most of the other firefighters made quick work of the small fires in the house then rushed to the trucks to go help with other damage across town. No one stopped her or tried to get Ochaco to move and help them. Jiro could hear some of the sirens as they drove off in the distance. At the boat, she searched around it for any sign of life.

Thankfully the world decided to give them some hope.

"Uraraka!" She cried out. The breathless hope in her voice must have jolted Uraraka enough to make her move. Once she got over, Jiro held out a piece of black cloth. Shredded, but identifiable. "That's his shirt, right? He must have got out!" Even Uraraka, desperate for some sign, looked at her skeptically. Jiro cursed that she hadn't any more proof. "Think about it! We would have found a body in the wreckage, right? He's probably in the forest somewhere."

While she was still skeptical, Uraraka was desperate enough to start to force herself to believe there was a chance. "In the forest? What could he be doing there?"

"I don't know," Jiro said, wishing she had a better answer. "Maybe- maybe the explosion freaked him out? Maybe something happened to make him leave. Maybe…" Her voice trailed off as pieces began fitting together in her head. "We…couldn't find the source of this explosion either."

"What?" What Jiro was saying clicked in her mind and Uraraka glared at her friend. "No- don't even say something like that! Bakugou is – I trust him! Why would he have helped me keep the house if he was just going to destroy it?"

Instantly Jiro threw her hands up in her defense. "Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean it, I was just saying." But anyone could see the wheels turning in her head. Two huge explosions, beyond what anyone had ever seen, both surrounding the same odd person? A very violent angry person at that. And it wasn't like he seemed to care much about others property if they recalled…

But Ochaco stubbornly refused to see it her way. "It couldn't have been him! I've been living with him for the last few months and not only was there no motive, but there was no way. How did he explode the house, huh? He didn't have any tools or C4 or anything! There was nothing he could have used to blow up the house himself!" Jiro nodded, but she could see in her eyes that there was still some doubt. Worried, Uraraka turned back to the forest. "You were right before, he must have run because- I don't know, he was scared or something! But not that!" She turned back to Jiro with a fire in her eyes. "We have to believe in our friends!"

"It's not that I don't want to Uraraka," Jiro explained. "But you've got to admit, this is suspicious. What would make him hide instead of find you or go to the police about the explosion? A normal person would have called for help or waited to make sure you found him."

"We both know he's not normal!" Uraraka exclaimed. "He barks at dogs and asks what microwaves are!" But no matter what Uraraka said, slivers of doubt began to push their way through her explanations. Determined to shake them off, she turned towards the forest. "He must be in there. I'll find him and we'll sort out this whole thing! You'll see!" Jiro was stunned as Uraraka pulled what she could of her firefighter gear to make herself lighter. In the end all she had was a dark t-shirt, her big boots and the large pants. "I'll be right back! Stay at the house in case he gets here before I do!"

"Uraraka!" Without hearing a word Uraraka rushed into the forest, leaving a stunned Jiro behind her. Jiro could only watch in shock as her friend disappeared behind many large trees and wood. She was torn between listening to what she had to say and following her.

If it had been anyone else she may have followed. But Uraraka could take care of herself. Besides, as she heard more cars pull into the driveway, she realized she may have to stay and explain a few things.

"Jiro!" She spun around to find Momo, Midoriya, Todoroki, Shinsou and Tokoyami running up to her. Jiro was surprised Shinsou was still there. She'd have thought he left with the other fire-fighters. Momo rushed to Jiro's side, eyes wide and full of concern. "What happened? We saw the house- it's a disaster! How did that-"

"Where's Uraraka?" Midoriya interrupted. The normally nervous and playful exterior he had was gone. Instead his eyes were filled with an intensity that reminded Jiro that he was in charge of their countries safety.

With a gulp she pointed at the forest. "She went in there. Bakugou went missing, so she went into the woods to find him." Momo gasped in shock while Tokoyami's eyes widened. Midoriya, Todoroki and, surprisingly, Shinsou all gave each other a knowing look. Jiro hadn't realized that Shinsou even knew them.

"Todoroki, Shinsou," Midoriya ordered with more authority than he ought to have. "Go after her. See if you can find her or Bakugou." The others were shocked when the two nodded without question before rushing into the forest. Jiro thought that Shinsou moved faster than he ever had for a fire emergency, while Todoroki seemed to almost slide across the ground. Jiro was mostly shocked that Midoriya wasn't going in after them himself. Wasn't he usually the reckless, jump into action right away kind of guy? Midoriya said nothing about it and instead turned to the others. "Come on, let's get away from here. They may come back to the house, and I need to make some calls." Some calls? Now? To who?

Tokoyami seemed to find some issues with that to. "Hold on," he argued as he kept pace with Midoriya and Yaoyorozu who started back towards the house. "You can't just order other people to go into a forest in the middle of a disaster! We should be searching for Bakugou along with them. How can you possibly say that he is innocent after this?" Tokoyami tried to catch his attention, but Midoriya continued on without a word. Jiro had never seen the flustered, nervous looking Midoriya look more of a leader than he did in that moment. Jiro was almost afraid of the freckled green-haired man in front of her. How had that happened?

Before Jiro followed the others, she heard something like a crash from inside the strange looking boat. Curious, Jiro moved her way around to the entrance and climbed up inside. Bakugou had better not be hiding in this thing, she muttered to herself as she climbed up and stood in what felt like a big metal dome. Then nearly jumped out of her chest.

Standing at a large desk with wires hanging around it was this-thing. A being about her size, but with green scales instead of skin. There were two long claws where the toes were supposed to be. Instead of two arms the being had four long arms, one holding a large grey gun like item in its hand. It wore blue pants with a jacket and had a helmet on the floor next to it. Its eyes were a frightening shade of yellow with long slits instead of pupils. And its head- it rounded around the face, but then pointed at the back into a long spike. Then the creature fixed a pair of wide eyes on her.

With a shriek she fell out of the boat and onto the grass. Jiro scrambled away as her heart pounded in her chest, refusing to believe what was right in front of her. She tried closing her eyes for a moment, expecting to wake up from the horrible dream. Instead when she opened her eyes, the creature had jumped from the ship to loom over her. She let out another scream of terror. Did I walk into one of my videogames this morning?

This- thing- barely acknowledged her screams. It tilted its head to the side, and Jiro was horrified when his neck grew along with him. "Human! Who are you? An accomplice of lord explosion murder?" Lord what now? It had to be a dream, it HAD to be. Maybe it was some kind of costume? A-a-a bad prank? Her heart stopped when the creature jumped from the boat and raised its weapon. "Answer my question human! Or you will be vaporized!" In her head she was screaming for help. Officer Tokoyami, Yaoyorozu, Midoriya, anyone! But not a word came out when she was paralyzed with fear.

The creature obviously did not hold human life in as high of a regard as he did himself. When she did not come up with an answer, it raised its laser to aim. "So be it then,"

"NO!" Out of nowhere a red blur threw himself at the creature. Jiro jumped, the shock of the new arrival enough to make her get to her feet. She watched, transfixed as a blur of red wrestled with the lizard creature. After a swift punch at the creature that send the laser flying five feet away from them, the red blur jumped to its feet. And there, Jiro gasped at whose back it was that was facing her.

Kirishima?

The lizard creature coughed before crawling to its feet. "A-agent Kirishima, you are out of line!" Agent? What kind of agent, the cosplayer's society of police? Kirishima kept Jiro behind him, crouched down in a defensive position with both arms out. His raised arms however meant Jiro was able to see how his skin looked like…glass, with a red colour underneath it where his arm was supposed to be.

"She's with me, she's with me!" Kirishima cried out, a hint of desperation and panic. Despite the confusion, Jiro was able to breathe a sigh of relief when she recognized the voice for certain. But then that relief quickly vanished when she wondered just what Kirishima was doing there.

The lizard pointed behind Kirishima to Jiro. "She is a human lifeform who has seen us and has potentially been aiding Lord Explosion Murder. We have to eliminate the breach." "Humans are only on a 2nd class world, the loss of one will not change…" It trailed off when its eyes widened at Kirishima's state. From the back Jiro could not see as much, but her eyes widened when Kirishima's figure started to change.

If Jiro were not seeing it with her own two eyes, she would have thought she was imagining it. But she watched, transfixed as Kirishima began to change. The tips of Kirishima's hairs were most certainly on fire. The red skin underneath the glass was practically glowing. His fingers pointed until they became large claws. She could barely see the part of his neck where three long slits on either side formed. And under his shirt it looked like he was glowing even more. "If you don't get out of here right now," Kirishima growled, his voice gravely and deep. "You will find out what it is really like fighting a man from the crimson riot planet. Do you want that?" Planet? A wave of heat coursed over both of them. The lizard creature hissed in defiance, but even Jiro could see it shaking its legs.

"F-fine. But you are out of line as an agent of the intergalactic space military. Y-You will hear from general Endeavor for this!" It cried out. Not wanting to risk its luck, it scrambled into the forest to hopefully never be seen again. Both Kirishima and Jiro waited a few moments before taking a breath. Then Kirishima turned to face Jiro with a small smile on his face. And she froze.

It was true. She knew after looking into her eyes that she hadn't imagined his transformation. His skin had a thick transparent layer over top with red shining underneath, especially around the chest under his shirt. His hands were claws and the pointed teeth she always thought was just her imagination beamed at her. His hair was sizzling with flames that would not go out. The red eyes she thought were just contacts- they were real.

"Jiro, are you okay? I'm sorry you had to..." Jiro was shaking. Not as bad as she had been with the creature, but this time there was a different kind of fear. When he saw her, Kirishima's eyes widened. He looked over himself as if just realizing what he looked like. "I- Oh man, Jiro, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to freak you out, really. I-I can explain."

"I-I…" She muttered, not sure what to say. She wanted to say a sarcastic comment to lighten the mood, but she had a feeling nothing she could say would make anything she was about to hear better. "F-first Uraraka's house is destroyed. Then we find out Bakugou is missing…"

"Bakugou's missing?" Kirishima interrupted. Jiro didn't pay attention to that.

"Then…then this weird boat looking thing has the lizard creature from aliens in it! It tries to vaporize me with that," She waved towards the laser at the side. "Weapon, and you jump out of nowhere to save me,"

"I thought it was manly," Kirishima said with a pout.

"Looking like…a-an alien!" Kirishima held his breath. "Then the creature recognizes you, calls you an agent, you say you're from a different planet and that you're in the intergalactic space military? Hunting someone called 'lord explosion murder?' I-is this some kind of joke? A really, really bad prank?" She prayed it was. For all that was good in the world, let it be some kind of messed up prank. The two of them could just laugh it off and she'd be sure to get him back in Mario cart later. They could go back to normal.

But Kirishima said nothing.

"Kirishima," Jiro started slowly. "WHAT is going on?"