Izuku continued to train with his abilities. He made his very own schedule, Monday, practice Electrokenesis, Tuesday, Vector training, Wednesday, and so on. Izuku discovered he could lift things with his vector ability instead of just making himself fly, which he was still getting the hang of. He was doing the breathing techniques his grandfather told him to do and that was helping him control his abilities much better, too. As he was training, he noticed something when he was at school that he hadn't noticed before. The other kids were smiling and even talking to him, which was a first since they would always ignore and make fun of him. That's why when they put on those smiles of their's he kept his distance. He wasn't as dumb as Bakugo always said he was, his eyes were very observant to many things including people's emotions. Right away, he could tell that the smiles on his classmates faces were fake. Not real or sincere at all. His grandmother was right, she told him that when his classmates found out he had two 'Quirks' they would try to suck up to him.

He didn't like it.

Another thing he didn't like was the fact that Bakugo had challenged him, which made him confused. Izuku refused and walked away, not seeing a reason to accept Bakugo's challenge. He heard a weird sound and proceeded to turn behind him, spotting Bakugo on the ground, saying curse words. Izuku was about to help him up when a punch was sent his way, but was blocked again by some invisible force that sent Bakugo flying backwards again.

His heart broke at the sight.

This proved that Bakugo would never see him as a friend ever again. His only friend was Ochako. He understands that now. Dejected by Bakugo's obvious animosity towards him, he walked away sadly, not even hearing Bakugo's words behind him.

Listening to Ochako's voice when he called her made him feel better as he told her about Bakugo. Ochako told him that it was okay that Bakugo didn't want to be friend anymore, because she'll always be his friend no matter what. This brought a smile to his face when she said those words. He was so glad he met Ochako and so glad she wanted to be his friend.

There were times he wished the two of them could always be together and wondered if Ochako felt the same as he did. Ochako told him how she was enjoying school and was making a lot of friends, but said the friendship they have is special. That made him feel good inside. Ochako was special to him, too.

"Mom?"

"Yes?"

He looked like he was struggling to say what he wanted to say but pushed forward with these feelings inside him.

"I think...I think Ochako means a lot to me." He confessed.

Inko stopped eating momentarily before she gave her son the biggest smile he had ever seen. It made him scared for some reason.

"My, is that so?" Inko said with a sweet smile that made Izuku's spine shiver.

"Y-Yeah..."

She stood up suddenly with stars in her eyes, "I know what we should do! We should have a sleepover between you two!"

"E-Eh? A sleepover?" He stuttered.

"Yes, a sleepover! You two are going to have a sleepover when your school lets out for Spring Break!" Inko told him with a smile.

"Really?! Yay!" He said happily but then paused, "Wait, are boys and girls allowed to have sleepovers with each other?"

"They are!" Inko assured him.

Izuku smiled then hopped off his chair, "I'm gonna go call Ochako and tell her!"

"You do that, sweetie!" Inko said as he headed towards the phone. She stayed in the kitchen with a cunning smile on her face, "If this sleepover is a success, Ochako-chan might become my new daughter in law soon!"

Poor Izuku and Ochako had no idea about Inko's scheme.

Spring Break came a lot faster than Izuku had expected, but he wasn't complaining. He'd been looking forward to it because his friend Ochako was coming over to spend the whole Spring Break with him. He couldn't remember the last time he had a sleepover with someone because it had been so long. The only time was with...

His eyes glazed over as he remembered who the last person was he had a sleepover with. Bakugo Katsuki, who he used to call Kacchan would invite him over to his place to watch Hero TV and see All Might beat up the bad guys. Bakugo said he wanted to be a hero that was better than All Might, Izuku said he wanted to be a hero to save others just like his grandmother did. He remembered how Bakugo said that was lame and that was the first time Izuku had gotten angry at the blonde and told him to never say mean things about his grandmother ever again. Bakugo didn't mention anything about his grandmother after that, but that didn't mean he wouldn't try to eventually.

When he told Ochako his grandmother used to be a hero, she gave his grandmother a look of amazement. His grandmother used her ability to help the Police catch the bad guys and helped some Pro Heroes, too. His grandpa was also strong. He asked how the two of them and was confused when they said, 'We'll tell you when you're older.'

What did that mean?

There was a noise, the same noise that a train makes when it reaches its destination that brought him back to reality. The doors opened and he spotted his friend getting off the train with her own backpack and a smile on her face. As soon a s she spotted Izuku she ran over to him bubbling with excitement.

"Izuku-kun!" Ochako smiled.

"Ochako!" Izuku smiled back.

"I'm so excited! I've never been to a sleepover before!" She told him.

"I have, but it'll be better with you!" He said.

"Really?"

"Yeah!"

Inko was busy talking to Ochako's parents while the children talked about how fun the sleepover was going to be. The two women were whispering something that made Ochako's father nervous but knew he had no say and simply gave up. Ochako hugged her parents, bidding them a farewell before she stood next to Izuku and waved them off with a smile.

Inko grabbed both their hands, "Now then, lets get going shall we?"

"Yes!" Both children smiled as they left the train station and headed off.

Location-Midoriya Residence

Inko opened the door to her and Izuku's apartment, "Welcome to our home, Ochako-chan."

"P-Pardon the intrusion!" Ochako stuttered as she walked inside the apartment, letting her eyes wander around, "Its so nice..."

"Thank you, sweetie." Inko smiled at the girl's polite personality that was similar to her son's. She couldn't wait for the two of them to start dating, then they'll get married, AND HAVE LOTS OF GRANDCHILDREN FOR HER TO SPOIL! Inko wasn't even aware she was giggling creepily but the children did and backed away from her slowly.

"M-Mom...?" Izuku called out to the woman.

"Hm? Is there something wrong?" Inko asked sweetly.

"N-No!" Both children shook their heads.

"Good! Izuku, why don't you show Ochako-chan to your room while I get some snacks prepared, okay?" She said.

"Okay!" Izuku took her hand and dragged her to his room all the while not seeing her red cheeks.

"Here's my room." Izuku opened the door and showed her the inside of his room.

Ochako's eyes took in Izuku's room and noticed how clean it was, and that he had a lot of books around.

"Why do you have so many books?" She asked.

"Oh, grandma told me that I can read them when I'm old enough." He explained.

"Why?" She questioned, tilting her head to the side.

"I don't know. But I'll wait to read it when I'm old enough just like I promised." He smiled.

Ochako smiled back as she sat her backpack down on his bed and sat on it, "I really do like your room. It feels nice."

Izuku sat next to her, "Thanks. I bet your room looks really good, too."

She started kicking her legs back and forth, "No way! Izuku-kun's room is definitely better than mine!"

He blushed and brought his attention to the floor, "Its been a long time since I've had a friend come over."

"Eh, don't you have other friends, Izuku-kun?" She asked.

He shook his head sadly, "No. I...had a best friend, but he doesn't see me as a friend anymore."

"Why?" She couldn't understand why nobody would be his friend. Izuku was kind and a lot of interesting things to talk about, too.

Izuku was nervous to tell her the whole truth but something deep inside told him Ochako wasn't like them. She would be understanding and wouldn't judge him like his classmates, or give him the cold shoulder.

She's different.

Izuku looked her right in the eyes, determined to say what he had to say, "Its because...I didn't always have a Quirk." He saw the look of surprise on her face as he revealed he didn't always have a Quirk, "I didn't get it at 4 like everybody else, and because of that I was called Quirkless a lot and nobody wanted to be around me. Kacch-Bakugo was the first person to start bullying and saying mean things to me. Everyone else followed what he did." Out of the corner of his eye he could feel the sadness coming off of her, "We used to be best friend, but since he got his Quirk before me...he doesn't see me as a friend anymore." He felt himself be engulfed in a hug by Ochako and heard her sniffle making him turn his head fully at her. She looked up with water welled up in her eyes.

"Ochako..."

"You don't need them!" She yelled suddenly, making him jump.

"E-Eh...?"

She grabbed both of his hands this time, "You don't need those meanies! Izuku-kun has me as his friend now! So forget about them!"

Izuku was speechless but smiled as his cheeks were tinted red and he squeezed her hands with a feeling of appreciation, "Thank you, Ochako...thank you..." he really meant it too. The smile he received in return made his chest act funny, but he didn't dislike it.

He won't take this friendship for granted, or Ochako's kindness for granted either.

Three days of Spring Break have passed already and both Izuku and Ochako we're enjoying it to the fullest. Izuku remembered how Ochako told him that Space Hero Thirteen was her favorite hero, so when Hero TV came on showing him he made sure to tell her. The squeal and hug she gave him was worth it as she watched her favorite hero on screen. Space Hero Thirteen was pretty cool, and his Quirk was impressive too. Its good for a lot of things really, like offensive, defensive, and other things.

For those three days the two of them would go to the park, the same park where Izuku and Katsuki used to play together before he got his Quirk and started acting arrogant. It would always be just the two of them there, which was a good thing because Ochako told him that if she ever met Katsuki Bakugo she would slap him. Hard. Izuku merely nodded his head as he saw how scary her eyes looked.

The two of them practiced their Quirks together too. Since they decided to be a hero duo it was best to start practicing with each other so they could understand the limit of their own abilities and the strength and weaknesses of them, too. Ochako still threw up a little when she used her Quirk for too long but Izuku was always there to rub her back in order to make her feel better.

Izuku realized he could lift magnetic things thanks to his Electrokenesis ability, but he couldn't lift heavy things yet. He wasn't strong enough. He could lift things with his Vector ability too, he could lift up a trash can easily but when he tried to lift the park bench off the ground he fell to the floor, sweating a little. Ochako dabbed some sweat off his forehead as he gave her a weak smile. They weren't there yet when it came to their abilities, but the more they trained, the more they would get better at it so they would keep trying.

"Hey, Izuku-kun?" Ochako said.

"Hm?" Izuku hummed, having a popsicle in his mouth.

Ochako gave him a nervous glance, "Where's your dad?"

Izuku took the popsicle out of his mouth as the atmosphere changed. Ochako started freaking out, "I-I'm sorry! I shouldn't have asked!"

"He's not allowed to see me."

Ochako stopped having her freak out and gave him a confused look, "He's not allowed to see you?" He nodded, "Why?"

He finished off his popsicle and answered her question, "Because he did something bad."

"What did he do?"

He shook his head, "I don't know, but grandma said that mom told him not to come near me ever again. When I tried to ask what he did she told me not to worry."

"Oh..." Ochako wanted to ask if his father was a villain but refrained from doing so. She was curious to know what he tried to do to her friend that was so bad that his mom told him to stay away.

Her chest tightened the more she thought about it.

Why?

Izuku saw that on his stick it read 'WINNER' making him grin happily. Looks like he and Ochako will be getting free popsicles for a month. Yay! This was turning out to the be the best Spring Break ever.

Or so he thought.

Location-Convinient Store

Inko, Izuku, and Ochako were walking through the store to get some things, the older Midoriya was keeping an eye on the children as they went towards the snacks. Inko didn't feel comfortable leaving the children at home so she took them with her.

Izuku and Ochako were scanning the snack isle to see what looked good to them. They picked out a few things and brought them over to Inko who took the items and put them in the bag, and just when she was about to go over to the register there was a loud noise.

BANG!

Everyone froze, not moving a muscle as they heard a gun go off in the store. There was a man in a black hoodie with yellow eyes that were slit like a lizards with green scales.

"Nobody move!" He pointed the gun at a random shopper making her shriek, "If any one of you moves a muscle I'll start shooting!"

Another gun shot was heard as there was another robber with an AK-47, "Listen to what we say and we might let you out of here alive. If we feel like it." He said the last part with a smirk.

One of the cashier's moved a little before freezing in place when another gun was pointed right at the back of his head, "Didn't we tell you not to move, huh?!" A female voice snarled at him.

Izuku and Ochako were immediately held by Inko as she tried to shield them from looking at the three scary people. Both children were scared and held the woman tightly as they shivered in her arms. Of all the times for there to be a robbery it would have to be today?!

"Now listen up!" The lizard like man who was assumed to be the leader spoke, "We're going to be using all of you as hostages while we run this joint! And when the Police and Hero's show up...we'll use you lot as human shields!"

The scared people gasped, but he wasn't done.

"And if we get bored, then we'll just kill you!" He smirked as his two lackeys laughed.

Izuku couldn't believe what was happening right now. Why were these people doing this? He could feel Ochako trembling next to him in fear so he grabbed her hand and gave it a light squeeze.

"Its okay, Ochako." He tried his best to show her through his eyes that everything will be okay.

She seemed to understand the gesture and squeezed his hand right back and gave a small nod. These people were scary, very scary, but if Izuku says everything's alright then she would believe him.

Meanwhile outside the Police Force had already arrived and surrounded the place and were waiting for any Pro Hero's that were available to show up. There was a man in front of the police cars, it was a tall man with short black hair and black eyes. He wears a signature tan overcoat and a matching hat. He also sports a black suit underneath with matching slacks and dress shoes.

This man's full name was Naomasa Tsukauchi, a member of the Police Force and friend to a certain Pro Hero that everyone knows.

Naomasa didn't like this at all. He knew the three people in there weren't just ordinary robbers. They were part of a gang that was known for having individual with dangerous Quirks that attack people randomly. By the time the Police Force finally get a hit on their location they're already gone.

Black Arachnid.

They stayed quiet over the past three years, so why are they acting now? The possibility of this being random is low, very low. Which means that this was planned.

"Naomasa-san, here!" One of the police officers handed him a megaphone.

He took it, "Thank you," he dismissed the officer, "Can you hear me in there, members of Black Arachnid?! My name is Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi, we have the building surrounded! Let the people in the store go free and we can settle this peacefully!" He knew they weren't going to comply with that request, but he had to make time for All Might to get here. The door's opened and officers already had their guns ready to fire but ceased when they saw one of the Black Arachnid members was holding one of the customers hostage.

"Do not fire! I repeat, do not fire! He has a hostage!" One of the officers yelled.

The Black Arachnid member smirked as he pressed the gun to the woman's head, "That's right! If you bastards move a single muscle I'll blow her fucking brains out!" He threatened, pressing the gun even closer to the woman's temple as she trembled with tears threatening to leak out.

Naomasa's brows furrowed as he knew the man wasn't making an empty threat. Their group has killed before and wouldn't hesitate to kill everyone in the store should they try to interfere.

'Dammit!' He could see in the store window that there were two children in there. One with green hair, and the other with brown. He couldn't see what their expressions were but he didn't need to know for it was obvious those children were terrified.

"We're running the show now! If you don't want us to start killing then you better bring 300 million yen here asap! If you clowns even so much as think about trying to take us out..." his finger played with the trigger on the gun and the woman whined in fear, "Well, lets just say things will get bloody real quick!"

Naomasa clenched his fists as the man dragged the terrified woman back in the store. They have no choice to to comply because otherwise everyone in the store was in grave danger and they couldn't risk their safety.

"I AM..." Naomasa breathed in a sigh of relief when he heard that famous catchphrase, "HERE!" Just as he was stressing when All Might would get here, the man shows up.

"Am I ever glad to see you." Naomasa said.

"Forgive me for not getting here sooner, but there was something else that needed my attention. What's the situation?" All Might asked.

"Bad," Naomasa turned his attention back over to the store's entrance, "They're holding the customers in there as hostages and are demanding a large sum of money. They won't hesitate to start killing them if we don't comply with their demands, and considering who we're up against we need to be careful about this."

"What do you mean?"

Naomasa gave him the side eye, "Black Arachnid."

All Might gasped before his face became serious, "So they've come out of hiding, huh? But why now?"

"I don't know, but we need to hurry up and get those people out of the store. There are children in there, too." Naomasa frowned with worry.

AlL Might clenched is fists tightly, realizing that he would be putting the people in there in a lot more danger if he tried busting in there.

What the hell were they going to do?

Back inside the store, the three members of Black Arachnid had gathered all of the hostages in a circle. Inko was still holding the two children close to her and Izuku was still holding Ochako's hand, refusing to let go of her. He still couldn't understand why these people were doing this. He eyed the spider like symbol on the back of their jackets and wondered if it symbolized something for them.

The feel of his hand being gripped lightly dragged him out of his thoughts as he looked over at Ochako. Judging by her expression it seems she's calmed down a little but was still frightened. As if feeling his worried eyes on her, she tried her best to give him a smile but it still showed how scared she was.

He leaned in and whispered, "Its okay. I won't let them hurt you or mom, I promise."

She seemed to take comfort in that promise and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Izuku frowned. These people were bad and they were scaring everyone here in the store. They even threatened to kill everyone if anyone tries to move a muscle, and he wasn't strong enough to fight all three of them.

'What should I do...Baa-chan.'

"Those assholes decide to give up the money yet?" The female robber asked.

"Nah, but I heard All Might out there. You think he's gonna try to bust in here?" One of the males asked.

"With all of these hostages here," the one with the lizard like features smirked, "Not even the number #1 hero is that stupid. They have no choice but to do as we say because we're serious. But...it wouldn't hurt to keep one hostage as collateral."

"Sounds good to me." The female smirked.

"So, who wants to volunteer?" the male next to her said, looking at the hostages.

Everyone huddled closer together and Inko tightened her hold on Izuku and Ochako, but apparently that was a bad move for the robbers decided who they were going to use as collateral.

"Get up, you fucking brat!" The female ordered, pointing her gun at Izuku.

Izuku's heart froze as the female bad guy demanded he get up. He could feel his mother's grip on him tighten, Ochako did the same thing. His mother wouldn't let go of him and neither did Ochako, looking up at his mother's face he saw her face looked different and couldn't describe what kind of expression she was making.

"Are you fucking deaf?! Get the fuck up!" The female yelled as she got closer to the trio, this time pointing her gun at Inko, "If you don't get the fuck up I'll blow your mother's fucking brains out!"

"He's just a child! How could you?!" An elderly customer yelled at the woman.

"Shut up, you old hag!" the lizard robber yelled as backhanded her with his pistol.

Izuku could feel his heart pounding in his chest as he struggled to understand the new situation before him. He wanted to move, but his mother wouldn't let him.

Inko lifted her head up as she glared at the female robber, not showing any ounce of fear.

"What the fuck are you looking at, bitch? Trying to act all brave?" The female taunted.

"I pity you." Inko said.

"What?"

"Coming in here and waving that weapon around without a care in the world," Inko continued, "Threatening to kill everyone in here and even trying to hold my son as a hostage. What kind of pathetic person are you?"

The female robber was seething with rage, "What did you just say...?"

"I refuse," Inko's glare intensified, "I refuse to be intimidated by a pathetic person like you!"

Izuku couldn't believe his mother just said that. She sounded so...cool, even Ochako gave her a look of awe as she spoke bravely to the female robber. The female robber didn't take kindly to the words however, "SCREW YOU!"

That's when the officers outside hear a bullet go off.

Naomasa and All Might stood as still as statues as they heard a gun go off.

"No..."

Back inside the store Izuku opened his eyes as the ringing in his ears was loud and unpleasant. He felt some sort of liquid run down his face and used his hand to find out what it was. As he moved his hand away from his face he saw it was red liquid.

Red.

Blood.

Slowly he turned his head towards his mother and saw her shoulder was bleeding, but she was still holding him and refused to let him or Ochako go. Ochako was yelling as she laid his mother down on the ground, pressing both hands on her shoulder. This bad person shot his mother...she shot his mother.

She shot her...

Shot her...

Unforgivable...

UnFoRgIvAbLe

Something within him snapped and Izuku was no longer in control of what happened next.

"Hmph, dumb bitch." The female robber scoffed before she turned her attention to a silent Izuku and grabbed his arm, "Come here you fuck-" there was a sound and the next thing she knew her gun was sliced into pieces by an unseen force, "What the-" she then found herself forced away from Izuku and slammed violently into the wall, "What the hell?!" She tried to move but found she couldn't as both her arms and legs felt like they were being pinned down by something far stronger than her, "What the fuck?! Why?!" She yelled, trying to get free.

Izuku sat up slowly, his bangs were shadowing his eyes as he slowly walked over to the female robber, ignoring the two behind him.

"Oi, stay the hell where you are you-!" The lizard male was cut off as his gun was sliced in pieces, the same thing happened to the man next to him.

"What the hell...?" The second male stared down at his now useless weapon.

Izuku was still moving towards the female robber who was starting to get a little scared, "Oi! Stop standing there looking retarted! Just kill this fucking brat already!"

"Shut up! We know!" The lizard man was about to attack Izuku but didn't get the chance to because the next thing he knew, an electric like force similar to a canon slammed right into his stomach, sending him through the walls of the store and causing an explosion. The man was sent all the way outside and hit the other side of the wall outside and the police saw it.

Naomasa was one of the first ones to run over to the man as the smoke cleared and flinched back a little as he saw the man's head was smashed opened. He clearly died on impact.

"My god..." All Might who appeared next to him forced out then looked back into the store, "What on earth could have caused such a powerful force to send the man through concrete wall, to smashing his head open on a brick wall?"

Before Naomasa could respond an officer ran over to them, "Sir! The hostages are floating out of the store!"

"What?!" He got up quickly and ran to the front of the store and did indeed see the hostages were all being escorted out by some unseen force and soon landed before the officers.

"Is everyone alright?!" He asked.

"No!" One of the female hostages said, "That boy's mother took a bullet to the shoulder! She's really hurt, you have to go in there!"

"That boy saved us! You have to help him!" A male pleaded.

"Please! There's a little girl in there, too!" The elderly woman who got hit also pleaded.

There was a loud noise and the next thing he knew another one of the robbers was sent flying out of the store and slammed into the building behind the police before falling to the ground. Dead.

Naomasa didn't even hesitate a he turned to All Might, "We need to get in there, now!" he said to the hero as they both went through the front door and saw two things. The first thing they saw was the injured woman who was having her shoulder wound be pressed down on by the little girl. And second, the boy who had pinned the female robber to the wall.

"What in the world...?" All Might said, trying to comprehend what he was seeing.

Ochako looked over at them with pleading eyes, "Please help her...she's bleeding a lot...please!"

Naomasa went over to the unconscious woman and the girl and inspected the wound, "Its not too serious, but she will needs medical attention."

All Might took a step towards the boy and female robber but jumped back when he sensed something and sure enough there was a dent in the floor from where he just was.

'If I had gotten any closer...I'd been killed,' he eyed the boy's back, 'But still, to think this young boy did all of this himself...it shouldn't be possible.'

"Let me go you fucking brat! Let me go!" The female robber yelled in fear. Her arm was suddenly moved and then twisted before it was tore off, making the woman scream bloody murder.

Naomasa and All Might had to flinch at the young boy's brutality, and flinched again when he tossed the arm away like it was yesterday's garbage. The woman was still screaming, but not for long as she was punched in the gut by something invisible, cutting off her screams. Her arm was still dripping with blood, as was her mouth. She was slammed into the wall again, this time hard enough to knock her unconscious and tossed away like a rag doll. The young boy walked over by the unconscious woman, prompting All Might to make a move.

"Wait, young man!" All Might jumped back again as this time an electric attack almost hit him.

"An electric attack? A Dual Quirk user?" Naomasa whispered.

Izuku stopped walking towards the woman and slowly turned his head towards the two males. When they saw there was no light in his eyes they gave a shudder, his eyes looked at them with the intent to kill.

"Izuku-kun!" Ochako yelled, running towards him and embracing him in a hug, "You don't have to beat them up anymore! Everyone's okay now!"

That seemed to calm Izuku down a little, probably because he heard Ochako's voice. Naomasa stood up slowly, "All Might, I need you to take this woman to the Paramedics that are outside."

"But-!"

"I can handle this!" Naomasa assured him with a smile. All Might gave up and carefully picked the unconscious green haired woman up, that Izuku's attention again as electricity surged through his body.

Naomasa raised both his hands up, "Its okay, Izuku. I can call you Izuku, right?"

The electricity that surrounded his body slowly faded as he heard the man's voice. Naomasa saw that as a good sign, "My name is Naomasa Tsukauchi, I'm a detective, and that person who just took your mother away to a safer place was All Might."

Izuku said nothing as he simply stared at the man, Naomasa took small steps forward, "You know, those people out there said you protected them. That was very brave of you. You prevented deaths today, and your friend is right, you've done enough for today." He stopped before the children and bent down, "Its okay Izuku, we can handle the rest from here."

The light in Izuku's eyes returned as he blinked a few times and looked around, trying to register his surroundings, "Ochako..." he whispered.

"Izuku-kun!" Ochako smiled as she hugged her friend, "You're back!"

Izuku was confused, "Back...? What do you..." he went limp in her arms and she panicked.

"Izuku-kun, what's wrong?!" Ochako yelled.

Naomasa checked him over, "He's okay, your friend just lost consciousness. He'll be okay."

Ochako was about to thank him when the scary woman woke up, getting his attention. She stood up slowly as blood dripped out of her arm.

"You...I'll fucking kill y-!" Before she could charge at them, a bullet was lodged in her skull, thankfully Ochako had already closed her eyes when Naomasa shot her.

"Let's get you kids out of here." Naomasa said, as he picked up Izuku and Ochako followed right behind him. As they got outside they were met with cheers from the people that were kept as hostages and some reporters that reported everyone was okay, and that only one person was injured. Thankfully, no one reported the name of the woman thank god and no one mentioned Izuku or Ochako's names.

These kids have been through enough.

Naomasa would be lying if he said the three members of Black Arachnid got what they deserved for holding people hostage and promised to kill them. They went so far as to shoot the mother of Midoriya Izuku without hesitation, and in front of her son no less! What made him feel bad was the fact that the kid was forced to kill two of them after having suffered from the trauma of seeing his mother be shot right in front of him. He didn't feel bad about shooting the last one in the head either, even though he knows he should but the children were in danger and he needed to protect them. He was still trying to figure out what Black Arachnid's objective was. What would prompt a criminal gang to suddenly show its face after being in hiding for so long? It couldn't have been a coincidence. Those don't exist, not in the world of heroes and villains.

"You shouldn't frown so much, you'll get wrinkles." Said a blonde sickly looking man as he gave Naomasa a drink.

Naomasa took it gratefully, "Thanks, Yagi."

"Don't mention it," Yagi said as he sat down next to him in the waiting room, "How are they?"

With a sigh Naomasa told him, "The boy, Midoriya Izuku doesn't have any physical injuries, but as for his mental ones..."

Yagi made a noise as he let his head fall limp and stared at the ground, "What about the young lady with him?"

"She's also fine," Naomasa said, "According to her, Izuku held her hand the whole time the members of Black Arachnid were threatening everyone. His mother has a shoulder wound, but thankfully it wasn't serious so she's going to be okay. She's already out of surgery and is just sleeping for now."

"I see...thank goodness..." Yagi breathed a sigh of relief, "But then...what was that?"

"By "that" you mean the boy's Quirk?"

Yagi sat up in his chair, "There are known Dual Quirk users out there, with Endeavor's youngest boy being one of them, but I've never seen a Quirk like Young Midoriya."

Naomasa threw his cup in the trash, "Electricity Quirk users aren't all that rare, but his was different from your average electric Quirk user. He sent a grown man flying through a concrete wall, slamming him into a brick wall where he died upon impact to the back of the head. Then there was that other ability he displayed that we weren't able to see."

"It would appear Quirks are still a mystery to us even now." Yagi said.

Naomasa turned to him, "This bothers you doesn't it?"

"I'd be lying if I said it didn't," Yagi admitted, "That young boy was able to take down all three of them by himself. Also...there were his eyes."

Naomasa looked down, "Those eyes..." he frowned when he remembered Izuku's blank yet murderous eyes, "For a moment, I felt as though I were about to be killed by a child. His Quirk didn't go out of control either, he had complete control of it, and the way his body moved even though he was clearly out of it. It was almost as though his body was acting on autopilot as he dealt with the members of Black Arachnid."

"I've never seen such potential in a child his age before," Yagi said, sounding impressed, "He'll become a force to be reckoned with when he gets older."

Naomasa made a hum of agreement, "I'm worried about the boy's mental state. There's no telling just how much psychological damage he's sustained because of this."

Yagi agreed with him wholeheartedly. The boy was going to need serious counseling for what happened today.

With Izuku

The ceiling was so white.

As soon as he woke up the first thing he did was ask for his mom and friend. Both of them were alright, even though his mom needed surgery to get the bullet out of her shoulder, but she'll be fine. Ochako was okay too, just shaken up after what happened. Then there was him, the memories of what he did to those three robbers hit him like a ton of bricks.

He killed.

Those robbers...he killed the two of them and took the arm off of the other.

Having the memories of what he did to them hit him all at once was just too much for him to process.

It made him want to throw up.

He didn't mean to to kill two of them and take the arm off of the other. He really didn't mean to...so why did he feel a sense of accomplishment?

Why?

Why did he feel so...good?

He's not supposed to feel this way, right? If that's the case then why?

"Izuku-kun?"

Ochako's voice snaps him out of whatever trance he's in and he turns to see her worried expression. He didn't mean to make her wear such an expression. He wanted to see her smile and laugh, so why was she looking really sad?

"What's wrong? Did you get hurt?" He asked with his own worried expression.

She shook her head frantically, "No, I'm okay! Its just...I'm worried about you..."

He gave her a forced smile, "I'm okay! See?"

"But you're not okay." She told him, still clearly worried.

The smile on his face faltered slightly but he was still determined to pretend he was okay, "I'm really okay! You and mom are safe and those three bad guys can't hurt anyone anymore! Also-!" He was cut off when Ochako suddenly hugged him out of nowhere.

The brown haired girl hugged her friend tightly, "Its okay...we're okay..."

Izuku returned the hug as he cried silently into her shoulder, she didn't even care if her shirt got wet. Her friend was feeling bad after what happened today and she didn't want him to keep feeling that way anymore.

"Ochako...did I scare you?" He asked, fearful of what her answer might be. What a stupid question. Of course she would be afraid of him.

That's why he was surprised when she shook her head as she broke the hug and looked him in the eye, "Those scary robbers scared me. Izuku-kun is my best friend, and you're not scary!"

Izuku felt his chest swell as she gave her a heartfelt smile as his cheeks were tinted pink, "Mm..."

"Hey Izuku-kun, lets make another promise!" She said suddenly.

"Another promise?"

"Mm!" She held out her pinky finger and he did the same thing, "Let's promise that no matter what, we'll stay by each other's side!"

Izuku wanted that very much. He wanted to stay by her side and protect her. He linked pinkies with her with a smile as he vowed to get stronger after what happened today. He overheard that police officer say that there were more of those people in black clothes...Black Arachnid he called them.

If they were causing trouble then he'll stop them, but he won't kill like he did this time. He won't stoop down to their level. He won't ever be weak again.

Never again.

Izuku and Ochako decided to put the whole attempted robbery incident behind them, but Izuku still had started getting nightmares about the two men he killed. He would call his grandmother and tell her about it and she would always give him comforting advice and tell him words he needed to hear. Inko was okay from the bullet she took to the shoulder and told her son it was a mother's job to protect their children and that she'd do it again. He was just happy she was okay, Ochako's parents had thanked him over and over again for protecting Ochako. And he'd do it again in a heartbeat, too. He still couldn't remember how he killed those two men from Black Arachnid but slowly the memories were there and would strike at him whenever he let his guard down.

He and Ochako found a secret spot where he would train and she would train with him. They needed to get stronger so they won't ever feel weak ever again, and he promised to never lose himself like that ever again. That detective came over a few times too, Naomasa he said his name was. Izuku had seen him in the hospital that day too along with that skinny blonde haired man who he remembered was named Yagi.

It felt strange to see them come to their house and sometimes Izuku wondered how they knew where he lived, but shook his head, remembering the man was a cop and could find out anything he wanted. The two men would always ask him the same thing, "How are you feeling?" Among other questions and he would always tell them the same thing.

He was fine.

But he really wasn't.

The nightmare's still bothered him and every time he had one, he would call his grandmother and she wouldn't be surprised by his call at all because she had been expecting it.

He won't let these nightmares stop him from what he needs to do, and he won't anyone hurt those he loves either.

He and Ochako made a promise together, a promise to get stronger together. They were going to be a hero duo and always stay by each other's side no matter what. That meant he had to get rid of his other self and become someone new, someone who wasn't afraid to stand up to those who hurt others, who wasn't afraid to fight, who wasn't afraid of anything.

That's right. Show no fear. Don't be afraid of anything or anyone. Never show weakness. Never. Never. Never.

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NEVER!

Something in Izuku changed that day.

And he was going to embrace this new change.

For a new him was about to be born.

~Count On Me~