He clenched that picture in his hands to the pressure that threatened rips. It was cold that night, a city struck with the same levels of fear as him. Geus was the one person to not feel afraid anymore, even with the number one hero on the brink of absolute failure. He was raised differently than everyone else. What he had on mind didn't allow him to be involved in this fight. All Might had to handle his on his own, and Geus, had to battle his new one alone.

It was hard for the police officers to handle Geus. Not because of the resistance but of the fight. Geus didn't bother to look up at the massive project that showed every little detail. Though the switch of cheers and cries of the people told him what he needed to know.

"He did it." One of the officers whispered. "He really came out on top."

"Next." Geus looked at the massive television screen. All Might pointed at the screen. "Next is your turn."

"My name is Geus Sansei. An inmate of Japan Criminal Penitentiary of Young Villains, subsection Detention Center for Unlikely Recriminalization."

"That's a long title you got there kid." Another officer said. "And we really didn't need that since your clothes say the abbreviation and your inmate number. We called the warden to let him know of your escape. Because of this your trial, which was scheduled for next week. Will be pushed up to immediate attention."

"Of course."

The officer crouched down to Geus's level. "We also need one more thing from you."

"What?"

"We need you to identify a body in the rubble. Uh, a woman who claims to be your aunt says she's unwilling to do it."

Geus clenched the photo harder. 'If I can't even see myself like this then how, how can I see him?'

The officer didn't wait any longer, he grabbed Geus's wrists, cuffed them, and pulled him up to his feet. "I'm sorry, with everything as hectic as it is we need this wrapped up immediately for the safety of everyone else."

Geus got one last look at his friends, their faces told a complete story of either pity or sadness. Whether it was for him or All Might, all he saw was their grief. Geus was brought into the site he was at only a matter of minutes ago, the extra damage All Might cost was exhilarating and brought on more shame. Thoughts that he ruined All Might's plan was heavy, maybe all of this could've been avoided if he never escaped.

Many other heroes were also there and used their power to evacuate everyone. Tiger he recognized, and Kamui Woods as well. Both seemed ashamed to have dealt with him. It was then he also the true form of All Might. A sickly man that was only skin and bones. His All Might suit laid on him like a child in his father's suit, his hair was duller and flat. It wasn't the hero he recognized from before. He could see why everyone was so frightened for his life.

All Might turned to him and the officers and walked up to them. Geus couldn't get a word out before All Might instantly wrapped him up in a hug. Even with the difference in outward appearance, the grasp still felt the same. "Young Geus. I'm glad you're alright."

"Thank you."

"I'm sorry All Might, but he has an important duty to do before he is sent to a temporary holding cell."

All Might moved one arm up to Geus's head and gently caressed it. "I'll see you at school before you know it."

"He'll be lucky if he even gets out to where he'll be placed."

All Might stretched Geus out of his arms and placed his hands on Geus's shoulders. "You'll be alright, no matter what happens. Trust me."

Geus smiled, his experiences with heroes only made him love them more. It was clear to see why All Might was number one, no matter how low things got he made it higher. Made him almost forget that his life might be over after this.

The officer gave Geus a small shove forward. A small area was blocked off from the rest. A line of officers stood around a line of tape that held one thing behind it. His heart raced as they got closer. The outline of a small child hid underneath a white blanket. He worked hard to keep his breathing in control. The ice Shoto placed around his neck weakened and slipped the control of his quirk.

"We don't need to get close if you don't want. Just need to identify the face."

Geus gulped and nodded. "Yes."

The officer nodded at another. He returned the action and ducked under the yellow tape. He knelt down to the cloth and as politely as he could, pulled the hood down. Geus locked his eyes shut and sucked in deep through his nose. In one solid moment, there was no denying who was under. His head slowly bobbed and increased the power of his breathing.

He fought back his tears. "That's him." Geus turned away. "Agh. I'm, I'm okay."

"But I'm not."

Geus looked up with shocked eyes. "Maria." He couldn't hold them back anymore. The look she gave, the way her eyes swelled up and glimmered the silver to look like real jewels. She acted like a real person in front of him. She wasn't in her suit and stuck up her back to act superior. Instead black sweats with an oversized jacket revealed who she was behind the facade. Essentially, erased their problems of the past. A new start that they desperately needed. Her arms went wide when she chugged over to him. She held him harder than All Might did but still brought the memories back. Neither of them held back anything, a full outcry hollered the zone. Years of ignorance and bottled up emotions released. All he wanted to do was have her hold him tighter.

He held onto her with a stronger grip on the zipper of her jacket. She took the sign and squeezed her arms around his neck and tucked him into her chest. It didn't matter he was normally taller than her. The angle she had him in was uncomfortable as hell. For her though, he'd stay in there all day.

"It's all your hero's fault." Geus silently laughed. 'Even like this she's still the same.' He thought. "He was my world." She cried. "He looked up to you. Always said." She grabbed Geus's cheeks and looked into his soul. "'Mama, I'm going to grow up and be him.'" She pulled down his head and placed a giant kiss on his forehead. She whipped it back up. "He fought off those men all he could. But his hands... His hands were so, god damn burned."

"He did what he needed to do." Geus wiggled his head from her hands and gently tapped his head on hers. "He's the hero we needed to change this family."

"I'm never going to forgive you for this."

"I know."

"I'm going to get you a lawyer. We're going to get you out of this."

"His court date is scheduled for 2 pm tomorrow. You'll be able to settle things then."

"Teh-two pm? That's way too soon, no time to prepare, get evidence settled, witnesses, he's set up to fail."

"Ma'am, his court date was made over a month ago. I apologize if this news was only now released to you but I must have to bring him over."

Geus tapped his forehead one more time. "We'll get through this." Geus smiled as wide as he could. "Besides, it's not like I knew that either."

The day finally came for the trial, a packed courtroom with family, spectators, and heroes alike. The possible last fight of All Might and the hug he gave to Geus brought more attention. A great start for someone about to be prosecuted for several charges.

A line of judges waited for the room to quiet down. The man in the center rose his hand high and managed to shut the room.

"Mr. Geus Sansei, quirk: Sulphuric Gas. Today you are being courted for assault, murder, escape from prison, breaking the terms of your contract with UA, how do you plead?"

Geus stood up from his lone desk and bowed. "I plead not guilty for I should not have been sentenced to a correctional facility in the first place."

All the judges shuffled through their papers and each eventually found the right one. "That is from a trial a year ago when it was discovered you were guilty of murder of both your parents." The third from the right answered.

"And it seems thanks to the efforts of UA's heroes, new evidence to that case has surfaced. Will the principle please step forward if they're present."

"Of course." The small experimental mouse jumped down from the seat and presented himself in front of the stand.

"From your experience with the man in question, how would you say his behavior been in class?" The head judge asked.

"Since I am a principle of the school, I do not get as much one on one time with the students as much as I would like. Furthermore, the time I have spent with him only told me of how much he's improved and stood with the public. Since my first day meeting him, he did all he could to make sure his quirk has stayed under control and wouldn't harm any other of the students. On several occasions, I've had students come up to me or other heroes and talk about the harassment Geus has been receiving. And through all of it, he has never once retaliated against the students."

"Is it true that during the initial UA attack at the USJ, the subject used aggressive force against the villain and place permanent disfigurement to him?" Another asked.

"Very much so, but this was all in self-defense to protect his fellow classmates in battle. Other than that one time, he has ever since holding back his power for a more hero like approach."

"What do you mean by 'hero like approach'?"

Geus stood up from his chair. "My work has effectively two abilities. One to produce sulfur like gas which acts as an acid and a solid made that only produces the heat of my quirk." Geus bowed and sat back down.

"Exactly as he said. The secondary form acts like very many strength quirks instead of the most deadly state of gas."

"That is all thank you. If Mr. Yaoyorozu please take the next seat."

The business causal suited man got up from the bench. He fixed the tie around his collar and proceeded forward. The man walked with class, his freshly polished shoes perfectly stepped heel-toe to the court. It reminded of Geus who he'd think Iroh was back in the day. He gave a small nodded before he past Geus and took his seat.

"Mr. Yaoyorozu, days before UA's trip into the woods with the help of hero squad; Wild Wild Pussycats you had a press photoshoot with the suspect. Why was he inside your home in the first place?"

"To help study with his fellow classmates and my daughter. As the top woman and man of her class, it was only the best intentions that she helps all the students in and out of her class."

"And how would you say his performance was inside your home?"

"The young man was quite the odd one if I say so myself. Not in the way of wrong, just not like us. He never ate or drank anything, very, very quiet, if he ever had a problem he couldn't solve he never spoke up."

"Would you have him in your house again?"

"Of course, my daughter only spoke highly of him. His performance in school definitely needed work but other than that he was a pleasure."

"And when you say performance, you mean his grades?"

"She did tell me he was a bit below the average for academic learning. But when it came to hero work, she'd argue he was top of the class. During that USJ attack, his quick thinking protected her and her friends from a force of Villains."

"Does the fact he escaped from the correctional facility and injured many in the process change the way you feel about him."

"It does pain me in the fact of what he did was wrong and in a few ways horrible." He looked Geus in the eyes and smiled. "I've been told he did it to rescue a loved one, and many times over the news reports that as a heroic deed. So if it's anything, I support him even more."

So far it was looking promising for him and his case. There would be no way he'd be found nonguilty for his actions. But maybe this would lighten the sentence. Geus looked back at the crowd. Most of his friends from school made it and supported him. Except for the most important of them all, All Might didn't arrive. Possibly the one man that can easily end this whole trial with his verdict alone.

"You may return to your seat Mr. Yaoyorozu... Is there someone in the crowd that you'd like called up?"

Geus turned back around. His head fell. "No, sir."

"As the few that have been called up for your defense Mr. Sansei is there anyone that can accurately come on and know of any of the allegations?"

"I would like to call up my friends and they could tell you exactly how I am as a person. The first day of school was the best day for me. Even though at the end of it I wanted to lower my head. Let's talk about the most recent event on why I'm here. The escape I committed wasn't an escape from imprisonment. It was an escape from kidnap. I ask that the warden Iroh appear to the court."

The sharply dressed man approached the line of judges and took his seat. One leg crossed over the other and both hands grasped his crooked knee.

"Your honors, if I could speak freely for a moment?" Iroh asked.

"Please state your name and profession."

"Iroh Loofeel, Warden of the Japan Criminal Penitentiary of Young Villains."

"Mr. Iroh, as you led the facility for the past eight years. Never once has there been this many injuries and accidents connected with any prisoner. Twelve injured guards and five other inmates have been injured due to Mr. Sansei. Is there any link you believe to this?"

"Yes there is, and simply put, it was a lack of knowledge to help him."

Geus became downright shocked. A man that once swore to place Geus below him at every turn. To keep him in place to ensure his succession just defended him.

"When he was first introduced into my care, nobody, not even the doctors knew how to treat him. First, it was solitary confinement, then trails with his mask. Each time we tried something new, people got hurt. And because of this many of the other inmates took noticed. To keep the hierarchy in place they decided to teach Geus the unwritten rules. Ever since then, he's been a perfect example of an inmate."

"And at one point didn't he get a replacement mask that he could take off at will? Endangering many? Which specifically broke one of the statement agreements between your facility and UA?"

"That was better of lack of words, miscommunication. While Geus needed a new mask after the UA Festival, the school aimed to make an improvement over the last. And before we could regulate it for safe use, we needed to make sure he remained under the approved one."

"And what happened with this mask?"

"We placed it under several experiments to see the safety levels of it."

"Uh hu, so. One statement we need before we can begin the efforts of one day ago. Do you contain any evidence of the murder of Geus's parents? Is it under my understanding that new evidence has been discovered."

"And before I start, I wish to say what Geus says may be true. After Geus was taken into UA, the school and I went on the hunt for evidence before this trial could take place. It was thought that because of how Geus used his quirk inside the hospital room, it corrupted the main security camera system and the backup one as well. With the help of hero agencies around the world, we worked to restore the system."

"I must interrupt." The judge of the end spoke. "I myself can name several heroes located in Japan that has the quirk to restore things just like that. Why did you take the extra time to bring other heroes and delay the process?"

"Simple. I was told to."

The whole courtroom gasped. Even Geus started to worry a bit. "What do you mean by you were told to bring heroes from around the world to work on a japan criminal case?"

"Again simple. When Geus was first brought into my care, I was grabbed by the attention of a single individual. He wished to see Geus's exit of my facility."

"Who was this individual?"

"All For One."