Chapter 7: Aftermath
"SMASH.." - Super moves/Buff All Might Talking/Orion Hybrid talk/English talking
"SMASH.."- Mental Super Moves/Flashbacks
"Deku" - Inner thoughts/Talking English/Person info
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia but I do own the ideas and the OCs
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Chapter 7: Aftermath
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Wednesday, April 12th, USJ
(few minutes after students were teleported)
The black mist finally reduces as Thirteen looks around, only to find that more than half the class is missing and the rest are still with her. With all the students out of her way, she uncaps the cap on her index finger.
"Black Hole!" Thirteen's finger begins to suck up Kurogiri's mist as the students cover their faces.
"Vice Rep! You need to run towards the exit and escape to inform the faculty of the situation!" Thirteen orders Iida.
"But I can't abandon my classmates, not now!" Iida retorts.
"You must, you're the only one."
"Yeah, Iida. Don't worry, we've got your back." Sato assures the 'Engine' quirk user.
"This attack won't affect me!" Kurogiri roars. Suddenly behind thirteen, a warp gate opens up. Suddenly Thirteen's back is attacked by her very own quirk, breaking away at her suit and almost sucking her in. Luckily she turns off her attack, stopping the attack on her back but severely injuring her. Iida looks over to thirteen, struggling to listen to his sensei. With his decision made, Iida begins to get his engines ready and with a burst of speed, he begins taking off.
"You shall not escape!" Kurogiri growls as he tries to move towards Iida but is stopped. He turns to see Shoji and Sato both holding him back.
"You ain't stopping him." Shoji assures Kurogiri.
"Yeah, not when he gets his legs going." Sato agrees. Uraraka appears and touches Kurogiri's body, activating her quirk. Kurogiri watches Iida finally open the door and leave a trail of dust in his wake.
"This is an unfortunate turn of events." The black mist sighs.
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With Orion (Just before Aizawa's attack)
After splitting from Jirou and Yaoyorozu, Orion carefully makes his way down to the plaza while making sure not to be seen. As he reaches the plaza, he approaches the water and finds Mineta, Asui and Midoriya watching Aizawa fight. He makes his way towards them while also watching Aizawa.
"Midoriya." Orion whispers.
"Orion-san, what are you doing here?" Midoriya questions him.
"I saw you guys head here so I came to get you guys back with thirteen, I'm going to help Aizawa-sensei." The American answers.
"Are you crazy? Those are actual villains out there." Mineta frightfully points out.
"I already took some down earlier. I don't think these guys are big hitters but just random thugs. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." Orion assures the trio.
"We can't leave you here, gero." Asui points out.
"Just go, Jirou and Yaoyorozu are both waiting for you guys near the stairs. Trust me." The trio look at eachother, slowly nodding their heads. All three then begin to move towards the stairs while Orion makes sure they listen to him.
"...Kill him!" Shigaraki yells. All four students turn their heads and watch in horror as their sensei is punched into the ground, creating a small crater under his body. Orion grits his teeth in fury and begins to morph into his hybrid form on instinct.
"NO! STOP!" Orion lets out a roar and disappears from the trio's eyesight.
Orion reaches Aizawa but not before Nomu breaks his arm. Orion pulls his arm back and using all his strength, he punches Nomu square in the face, sending him flying past Shigaraki and into a brick wall. Shigaraki's eyes widen as the force of the attack pushes him back.
"Hey, hey, hey! This isn't part of the game." Shigaraki growls as he furiously scratches his neck. Just then, Kurogiri warps beside him.
"Shigaraki, I have some unfortunate news. It seems one of the students escaped my grasp. He is likely informing the faculty at UA at this very moment." The purple mist informs him.
"Dammit Kurogiri, you're useless." Shigaraki finally stops scratching, letting out a large sigh.
"Let's go home, Kurogiri. But before we go, let's leave the symbol of peace a little goodbye present." Shigaraki's gray eyes stare playfully at Orion, who is holding Aizawa in his arms.
Orion is holding Aizawa in his arms when he hears someone calling out to him. He turns his head and sees Midoriya, Asui and Mineta running back towards him. "What are you guys doing back here?" The American asks.
"We came b-back to help you, O-Orion-san." Midoriya stammers.
"I appreciate it but I can handle myself. But since you three are here, take Aizawa sensei with you and get to safety." Orion orders them.
"But–"
"I promise you guys, I'll be fine. Now take Aizawa-sensei and head back up with the rest. Jirou and Yaoyorozu are waiting for you guys." Orion gives them a smile.
"Alright, but we will come back to help you." Midoriya assures him. Orion nods as Asui and Midoriya both carry their sensei towards the stairs.
"Get him, Nomu!" Shigaraki orders.
Orion hears the blue haired man and turns into his hybrid form. Orion turns towards Shigaraki but is met with a large fist to the face, sending him flying backwards into a tree.
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With Jirou
JIrou is looking down towards the plaza, trying to see as best as she can. Ever since her and Yaoyorozu split from Orion, she's had this feeling that something is gonna happen. Jirou and Yaoyorozu both arrived to find half their class missing and thirteen injured.
"Guys!" Jirou looks towards the stairs and finds Midoriya, Asui and Mineta holding an injured and beaten Aizawa.
"What the hell happened? Where's Orion." Jirou quickly asks.
"He stayed behind, he said he'll catch up." Mineta answers.
"Why would you guys leave him behind? He could die down there!" the purple haired teen argues.
"I'm going back to help him. I told him I was." Midoriya assures her.
"Well I'm going with you and I don't want to hear anyone argue with me." Both Midoriya and Jirou head back down towards the plaza before anyone can argue with them. Jirou is then grabbed by the shoulder and turns to see Tokoyami holding her.
"I'm going too." Jirou nodded as the trio ran back down.
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With Orion
Orion slowly picks himself up, wiping the blood from his mouth. He looks towards Shigaraki and the Nomu and lets out a low growl as he starts walking back towards them.
"You aren't winning this boss fight, fur-ball. My Nomu was specifically made to kill the symbol of peace. He is just as fast and strong as All Might, so taking care of you would be an easy win." Shigaraki snickers.
"I don't care what it's called and what powers it has, as long as I can give my classmates more time to escape then that's all that matters." The 'Leopard' user growls.
"Get him!" Shigaraki orders.
Orion gets on all fours and lunges towards the Nomu, dodging a punch from it. Orion ducks and delivers a stronger uppercut, sending the Nomu into the air. Orion jumps higher than it and strikes it down with an ax kick. The Nomu hits the ground hard, creating a large crater in its wake. Orion lands near the crater but is suddenly grabbed by the neck. Orion looks down and sees an arm coming out of the crater. The Nomu then crawls out, while still holding him by the neck. Nomu pulls back and punches Orion right in the chest, causing the teen to spit blood from his mouth.
"That seems like a game over to me." The villain snickers.
"It may seem so." Kurogiri agrees. Just then a loud roar is heard from the trees. Shigaraki's eyes go wide as he sees Orion burst from the trees, his hair and body begin to flick almost as if it's on fire.
"That's all you got? I thought it would pack a better punch." Orion grins, blood seeping from his mouth. Orion runs at Nomu with a burst of speed, catching Shigaraki by surprise. Orion suddenly appears in front of the Nomu, dodging another punch from it. Orion wraps his tail around its waist, lifting it up from the ground. Near the entrance of the Plaza; Midoriya, Jirou, and Tokoyami arrive just in time to watch Orion make his move.
"Ten Emperor Pistol!" Orion retracts both his arms together. He then focuses all his strength into his arm muscles and punches Nomu's chest, sending a powerful shockwave throughout Nomu's body. Orion lets go of Nomu, thinking he won, but was greatly mistaken. Suddenly Nomu punches him in the jaw, sending him skidding back.
"What? That should have taken him out."Orion thinks to himself.
"Hahaha, you see! You can't stop him, not even All Might could!" Shigaraki laughs maniacally.
"It doesn't matter, because heroes never quit! Shave!" Orion yells back. Just then, Shigaraki watches as Orion's body begins to get smaller and thinner. Orion stands back up, standing just a bit smaller than the Nomu.
"Now, let's get round 2 started." Orion's body is running on pure adrenaline, making him grin as he disappears from both Nomu's and Shigaraki's vision. Suddenly Nomu's body is hit, leaving a large cut only to be healed. Shigaraki is then hit straight in the chest, leaving 5 claw marks behind.
"Dammit, where is he? Kurogiri, do something useful." The villain growls. Suddenly a loud boom is heard from Kurogiri's direction. Standing on Kurogiri are Bakugo and Kirishima.
"I finally got you! Took me a second to find your body, you smokey bastard." Bakugo laughs out, creating small explosions in his hand.
Meanwhile, Nomu is still getting hit again and again. But each strike's time is getting slower and slower. Orion's speed begins to decrease, letting Nomu see him better. Orion stops his movement, breathing heavily. Orion takes a few steps back, letting him get some distance between him and the Nomu. He extends his claws and starts running, using the last to his speed, and lunges straight at Nomu while also twisting his body into a spiral. The Nomu begins to retract its arm but suddenly its body begins to encase itself in ice.
"Clawstrike!" Orion yells out, landing his strike right at his chest. The whole area's ground shakes while covering it with smoke. As the smoke clears, Orion's hybrid form slowly morphs back to his human form.
"...Orion!" Orion turns his head to see Jirou, Tokoyami, and Midoriya running towards him. He finally relaxes and gives his friends a grin. Just as the trio begin to slow down, a hand once again comes out. Orion is too late and is grabbed by his arm. The arm that is grabbing his own suddenly squeezes, breaking his arm. Suddenly the Nomu once again comes out of the ground, with a gaping hole in its stomach. The Nomu then squeezes harder, making Orion yell out in pain. He is then thrown aside.
"NO! Detroit Smash!"
"Counter-Balance!"
"Dark Shadow!"
All three of the attacks hit the Nomu at once, sending black back into the trees behind them. Jirou then runs towards Orion, who is barely conscious. Jirou sees his bloody and bruised body and face, as well as his broken arm. Midoriya looks down and turns in anger at Shigaraki. OFA begins to flow through him as he activates 15% and rushes at Shigaraki.
"Delaware Smash!" The power of the smash begins to send ripples of air throughout the whole building. As the blast dies down, standing in front of Shigaraki is once again the Nomu.
"That smash was impressive. Tell me brat, are you one of All Might's Apostles? It doesn't matter, you'll be dead in a second." Shigaraki says.
Orion slowly turns his head, seeing Izuku get into a fight stance. He tries to get up but is brought down by Jirou. Orion's vision suddenly becomes blurry, indicating that he is losing consciousness. Orion tries to stay awake, trying to warn Midoriya about the Nomu but his eyelids begin to get heavy. Just then, a loud boom is heard from the entrance of the USJ. Just before he passes out, Orion hears a familiar voice.
"DON'T WORRY STUDENTS, I AM HERE!"
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Nurse's Office, UA (Few Hours Later)
Golden eyes begin to flutter open, looking at the white ceiling above them. It's been a few hours since the USJ incident and the last thing he remembered was a large boom. Looking around, Orion tries to lift his left, unbroken hand but feels something weighing him down. Looking down he sees a mop of purple hair laying down, while also holding his hand. He also feels something on his right hand and looks to see it covered in a cast, giving it a sorrowful look. Moving his body too much, the purple mop of hair begins to stir. Orion softly smiles as he watches Jirou slowly wake up.
"Morning." Orion speaks up. Hearing his voice, Jirou looks up with a smile. Tears begin to fall down her face. Looking at her tears, Orion can't think of anything more heartbreaking. Jirou lunges at him, wrapping her arms around her neck.
"Why are you so stupid! You know how worried you made me, made us." Jirou sobs out.
Before he can answer, the door slides open to reveal Recover Girl, All Might (In his muscle form), and a man wearing a brown trench coat and hat. Jirou slowly lets go of Orion's neck but stays close to his left arm.
"Ah, I'm glad you're awake sweetie. How's your arm?" Recover Girl points out.
"Shuzenji Chiyo - Hero Name: Recovery Girl - Quirk: Heal - Her quirk lets her amplify and speed up the human body's natural healing process by planting a kiss on an injured person. Though it does take a lot of the person's stamina."
"It doesn't hurt like it did before so I say it's okay but why not fully heal me?" Orion asks, lifting his cast covered arm.
"Your arm, face and chest were all really damaged so I healed your chest and face injuries first and only half healed your arm, letting you keep some of your stamina. Though I'm sorry to tell you that you will be left with heavy scars on your arm and chest as well as a scar on your lips." Recovery girl says, finishing her checkup.
Orion touches the right corner of his lips and feels a deep scar across his lips. Feeling the scar, Orion frowns. Just then, Jirou reaches up and strokes his scar. He looks at her with confusion but she just gives him a soft smile.
"I think it looks punk rock." The rocker girl grins. Orion grins and tries to laugh but his injured chest prevents him from doing so.
"YOUNG JIROU, IF YOU PLEASE, MAY WE SPEAK TO YOUNG ORION FOR A MOMENT?" All Might asks, getting a nod from her. The group watches as she walks out of the room and closes the door. Seeing her gone, All Might begins to deflate back into his skinny form.
"All Might-sensei, are you sure you should be in that form?" Orion questions.
"Don't worry about it. This is my friend, Tsukauchi Naomasa. He is one of the people I trust with my secret." Orion nods as Tsukauchi steps up.
"Hello, Orion-san. It's a pleasure to meet you." Tsukauchi smiles.
"Yeah, nice to meet you." Orion nods.
"I just wanted to ask you about what happened. If that's okay." Orion gives another nod as Tsukauchi continues. "Do you know anything about the creature we captured, known as Nomu?"
"From what the leader of the villains said, he's a bioengineered experiment with multiple quirk with the sole goal of killing All Might." Orion answers.
"What about the leader of the League, anything about him?"
"He gave me a weird vibe. He seemed to think everything was a video game and if things didn't go his way, he began to complain almost as if he was a child having a fit."
"Well that's all for now, thanks for answering my questions. Good job on holding your own against that thing, but next time leave him for the pros." With those final words, Tsukauchi gives his goodbyes and walks out. Orion gives him a nod as he leaves. All Might clears his throat as Orion turns to him. He then watches All Might bow down to the ground.
"Young Orion, please forgive me. Because of me, you were all ambushed. You fought that thing in my place and were injured because of that. I can never forgive myself. When I arrived I defeated the creature without much trouble, meaning that you must have slowed it down enough for me to finish it off quickly. I'm sorry once again." All Might apologizes.
"All Might-sensei, please it's okay, I did what any hero would do. If given the choice I'd do it again. It's through your training that I was able to keep up with that thing. So thank you All Might." Orion slightly bows.
"Alright, that's enough of that. It's time for you to go home sunny. Make sure to come back tomorrow morning to finish healing your arm." Recovery girl finally speaks up. Orion nods as he heads out of the office and to the locker room.
After changing carefully back into his uniform, Orion walks out. As he exits the locker rooms he sees Jirou leaning against the railing, waiting for him. Orion smiles as he approaches her. WIthout a word, both teens make their way to the train station. Both enjoying the comfortable silence.
After getting on their designated train, Orion looks down at his now bandaged right arm. Before leaving, Recovery Girl removed the cast and wrapped it for him. Slowly clenching his hand, wincing from the small amount of pain, Orion just stares at it. Jirou glances at him, noticing his growing frown she reaches out and slowly grabs his left hand, squeezing it. Orion is surprised from the sudden contact and turns towards her, seeing her red face look away.
"Look at that. I won't tease her today but just for today." Orion thinks, squeezing his hand back. After a few more minutes of traveling on the train, they arrive at their stop in the Shizuoka Prefecture. Just as they get off, Jirou starts to let go but Orion continues to hold her hand.
"Huh? What are you doing?" The heroine in training asks.
"It's pretty late, so how about I walk you home as a thank you for waiting." Orion grins as he walks beside her. Jirou was about to refuse but then feels the warmth from his hand and decides against it.
"You know I'm a tough girl right?"
"Oh, I know. I just wanted to walk you home, so let's go."
Together both teens begin to walk in silence once again towards Jirou's apartment. The two continue to hold hands for what seems like forever until they finally arrive at a large apartment complex. Orion glances at Jirou when suddenly both teens hear people yelling.
"Kyoka!"
"Kyo-chan!"
Both teens let go just before Jirou is attacked by hugs from two people, most likely her parents. Orion watches with amusement as Jirou's face turns bright red from all the hugging her parents are doing.
"Alright, I'm fine. You guys can let go now!" Jirou growls as her parents continue to squeeze her. Orion sadly smiles, thinking of his own parents, before slowly walking away. After taking a few steps, he is held in place by someone. Orion turns back and sees a woman who looks almost like an adult Jirou holding his shirt.
"And who are you?" She asks.
"His name is Orion Hart, a classmate of mine. He's actually the person who saved me." Her daughter answers.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Jirou-san." Orion bows towards her.
"Please call me Mika. This is my husband, Kyotoku." The older Jirou answers.
"Are you the student that faced that creature?" Kyotoku sternly says, trying his best to seem intimidating. Jirou then punches her father, telling him to stop. Orion touches the scar on his lip.
"Yeah, I just tried my best to hold him off so he wouldn't attack anyone from my class." Orion admits, continuing to stroke his scar. Suddenly he is grabbed and forced into a dual hug. Caught by surprise, both of Jirou's parents hug the American teen. Orion feels the warmth from both, wishing it was his parents hugging him instead.
"Thank you for saving my Kyoka, Orion." Mika whispers.
"Yeah, thank you." Her husband agrees.
"No thanks is necessary because I would do it again in a heartbeat." Orion answers. Removing themselves from the hug, Kyotoku pats his shoulder as he speaks.
"So I have one question." Orion tilts his head in confusion. "Are you hungry, Hart-san?" Orion is caught off guard as Mika also joins in.
"Oh yes, please join us for dinner tonight. Unless your parents are waiting for you." Mika asks.
"Oh my parents aren't here. They stayed behind in America, so I live alone about 20 minutes from here." Orion admits. Both Mika and Kyotoku give each other a glance and smile.
"Now we insist you join us. C'mon now." Mika sternly says.
"Just give up dude, once my mom has you there isn't a way to back out." Jirou admits. Orion is then grabbed by Jirou in one arm and Mika in the other while Kyotoku pushes from the back. Orion just gives in as he is led into the Jirou home. This would be the first of many dinners he has with Jirou's family.
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Thursday, April 13th
Somewhere in a dark room, a small television is playing the recents news in Japan. A man is sitting alone in the dark, the TV as the only light source as he opens another can of beer. Just then news about the USJ incident begins to play, along with the news about the League of Villains. Once the image of Shigaraki, Kurogiri and Nomu appears, the man grins, showing off his jagged teeth.
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Orion's Apartment
Orion is finishing getting dressed for school when his phone begins to vibrate. Looking down, he smiles at his phone. On his phone it reads 'Mom'. Orion picks it up and presses answers but soon regrets it.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU! YOU THINK YOU'RE STAR AND STRIPE?! ARE YOU OKAY?...
"Mom.." Orion speaks in english.
"IF YOU ARE THEN THAT GOES TO SHOW HOW BIG OF AN IDIOT YOU ARE FOR FIGHTING A VILLAIN AS STRONG AS ALL MIGHT!...
"Mom…"
"IF I WAS THERE YOU WOULD SO BE GETTING A SMACK TO THE HEAD. HEY…..
"Hey son, sorry your mother's just worried about you." His father says.
"It's okay dad. I understand how she feels but I just couldn't let them kill my teacher or hurt my friends." Orion defends.
"I know son and you don't know how proud you make us."
"But you are seriously grounded when you come and visit!" His mother yells from afar.
"I'm fine now, Recovery Girl healed me but I'm gonna have some wicked scars to show off." Orion laughs out.
"Not funny." His mother reprimands.
"So when do you guys think you can come and visit? I miss you guys." Orion admits.
"We miss you too but we recently got a mission so we're gonna be busy for a while so I don't know when we can visit. Sorry." Jared informs his son.
"I understand. Listen, I gotta get going to school so I'll talk to you guys soon."
"Alright buddy, talk to you soon."
"Be safe! I love you!" With those final words from his parents, Orion hangs up. Orion puts his phone down and looks at his mirror. Standing in front of it, dressed in his uniform except for his shirt, he stares at his chest scars. He then touches the scars on his arms and finally the scar at the corner of his lips. He then remembers Jirou's words.
"I think it looks punk rock."
Smiling Orion quickly puts his shirt on and grabs his backpack and phone and quickly makes his way out the door.
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Thursday, April 13th, UA High School
Orion arrives early to school and the first thing he sees is a white and purple blur. Orion is grabbed into a giant bear hug. He looks down and sees his Aunt Nemuri hugging him.
"Hey Aunt Nemuri." Orion gasps out.
"Don't 'Aunt Nemuri' me! Are you okay?" She quickly asks.
"As you can see, I'm fine." Nemuri lets out a breath of relief but then boinks Orion's head.
"Hey!"
"You idiot! What were you thinking about taking on that thing!? You could have died and then that would mean that I would die. Your mother would have killed me." Nemuri exclaims.
"That's seriously what you're worried about?" Orion thinks to himself.
"Don't worry, Recovery Girl healed me. I was actually on my way to finish healing my arm." Orion admits.
"Alright, well this isn't over. I will be having a serious talk with you later. Now hurry and get going, the old lady doesn't like it when someone is late." Nemuri pushes Orion through the gate.
After visiting Recovery Girl, Orion opens the door to Classroom 1-A. He is then immediately met by Kirishima, Kaminari, Hagakure, Mineta, Ojiro and Sato. Before even taking a step, Orion is berated with questions from them.
"Bro, you fight with that bird thing was so manly." The redhead exclaims.
"Dude, you were so badass. You just kept getting up and up again." The blond shutters.
"How were you not scared! I would have peed myself." Mineta admits.
"Hey! Let him come into the classroom at least." Orion turned to his left to find Jirou there. She grabs his jacket and drags him inside and puts him next to his desk. As the noise begins to settle, Iida stands up and starts announcing.
"Everyone! It's almost time for class, so take your seats!"
"Um, Iida? You're the only one not in your seat." Kirishima points out.
"Dammit!" Iida shakes in embarrassment.
Suddenly the door opens. Everyone expects to see a substitute teacher for Aizawa but to their surprise, a bandaged Aizawa walks in. Both his arms were in cast along with a part of his face being covered in bandages.
"Aizawa-sensei!" The class exclaims.
"Good morning, let's get started." Aizawa sternly says.
"I'm glad you're doing alright, Aizawa-sensei." Orion says.
"Yes well I guess I have you to thank, from what I heard." Aizawa replies. Orion just waves it off as Aizawa rolls his eyes. Turning back to the rest of the class, Aizawa announces something that gets everyone excited.
"But your fighting is over."
"What do you mean?" Ochaco asks.
"That is because It's almost time for the Sports Festival." He announces.
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Author's Note: Wow this chapter took me a while. I just recently started going to school again so I might have less time releasing chapters for my stories but I will try and get them out faster. Anyways there was some family time and some Jirou and Orion love. Let me know what yall think and leave a review whether it's good or bad. JA-NE!