"Nothing is ever simple with you, Kyoka," Mika said. Her daughter just shrugged as she sat in her mom's office. "So, you told them how you feel, and they said they loved you. Momo be amenable to the three of you being together, but Izuku wants you to prove it?"
"Yes, he wants me to prove that I am someone he can count on," Kyoka responded, walking over to look out the window."
"With no promises of you two/three being together."
"Yup," she said, popping that 'p.'
"I don't know Kyoka…"
"I had my shot, Mom; I had years to call out to him, take his hand, and do something right by him. The only thing I can say I have done right by him was getting Recovery Girl that night of the culture festival. Our first kiss? Questionable. Our night together? Highly Questionable. Telling Momo to step back, just holding on and not deciding to shit or get off the pot." She threw her hand up in exasperation. "The night before my wedding….New York…Mom, I rejected them and caused so much pain that may have been avoided if I just made a decision."
"So now you decide to wait and see?" Mika asked, confused. "Honey, is that what you want?"
"What I want is to be with them. But it isn't just about what I want. It is about what is right. I did them dirty, especially Izuku; I didn't truly understand how badly I messed it up for him. And through all that, he still loves me; he wants to know that I can be there and stand up. Be someone he can depend on when he needs help, not someone that will ghost him for years because I knew that if I talked to him, I would crumble." Kyoka turned to face her mom. "Do you know what it is like to let the loves of your life slip through your fingers because you were too proud or stupid?"
"No baby, I don't," Mika said. "I know what it is like almost to have that happen. I almost let your father slip through my fingers, and not a day goes by that I am not thankful that I didn't make that mistake. But what if nothing comes of this."
"Then I get what I deserve," she said. "I had the opportunities, and I failed. There is one more chance; it may be slim and never come, but with the regrets I have already not taken this chance, it would haunt me more than all the others. The way I felt when I heard those words that they loved me. The promise in the kisses, I may have done some dumb shit, but I am not about to not chase this with everything I can."
Mika heard her daughter's pain, the longing, and the regret. She wanted her daughter to be happy, but Izuku and Momo were right. Kyoka had caused them pain, and if she wanted to be with them, then she needed to prove that she was someone they could depend on. It wasn't just about one or the other but both, not to mention Eri.
"So, what are you going to do?" Mika said.
"I am going to get back into heroics," Kyoka said. "I chased my music career more than I ever thought I would. I want to focus on heroics and maybe dabble in music when possible. It was good being back in action despite the circumstances with the bank. Working with my friends will be good for me; it will be a way to reconnect and show them that I am someone they can depend on. I need to work on me. By doing that, I can be better."
-Momo and Izuku-
"Momo?"
"Yes, darling?"
"Do you want to merge agencies?" he said, looking up from his lunch.
"Do you?" she said, raising an eyebrow.
"I know that we are getting married and that I will be able to see you sometimes at home, but even then, that isn't much time," he said, rubbing the back of his head. "The thought of at least knowing that I will see you every day…well, that is what I want."
"You might get tired of me?" she said teasingly.
"Hight unlikely," he said, getting up and walking around the desk. "I could never get tired of you," she noticed his voice changed some, getting a little deeper, a hint of want that she had come to recognize very quickly.
"Izuku, what do you have in mind?"
"I just want to show you how I can never be tired of you," he said, his fingers tracing over her shoulder and up the side of her neck.
"I have a meeting after lunch," she protested weakly as she bared her neck to him. "We really shouldn't…" her breath caught as he began to kiss her neck, an all too familiar ache began to build between her legs. She moaned into her hand when his hand found her breasts. "Izuku…."
"I can stop if you want," he whispered as his hand found its way between her legs. "But I don't think you want me to."
"No, I don't, but only once," she moaned. She heard him whine some as her panties were pushed aside, and his fingers began to play with her directly. "Okay, Twice."
-Izuku and Shoto-
"Before you hear it from anyone else, I wanted to tell you that Momo and I are getting married," Izuku said, sitting across from his friend.
"That is quick," Shoto replied as he ate his cold soba. "But it makes sense you two have known each other for so long and all the events, galas, and her being so close to Eri."
"Does it bother you?" he asked concerned.
"I think it does some, but more like regret," Shoto responded as he contemplated his words. "Momo is a great person, a wonderful hero, and a beautiful woman. She wanted what I couldn't give; I didn't understand it. She wanted a family, which I may want in the future, but even then, I am still unsure of." He paused, "I am happy for you both; I hope you both are happy and have a wonderful, prosperous life together."
"Thank you, Shoto," Izuku said, relieved that his friend wasn't bearing any ill will. "Are you seeing anyone?"
"I am," he said, a small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "Her name is Delphi; she owns an ice cream shop near my agency."
-Emergency Meeting?-
The all-ladies summons a special code that the girls of the famous graduating class would use when they needed to get together for something meaningful—marriage, Children, Divorce, or leaving the planet. At the same time, that last one had only happened once it was a biggie. Momo had only once called this gathering, announcing her separation from Shoto. With the recent announcement that Deku and Creati were dating, everyone assumed what this whole thing was about.
Which was fine; an excuse to get out and have dinner with their friends was always welcome, and they could press their friend for details as none of them had had a chance to wrangle her. Hero Business was always in swing.
"OR maybe they broke up, which is highly unlikely, but maybe Izuku was secretly a monster that had lured her under pretenses and was secretly going to take over the world. This meeting would launch a new offensive to save the world from his evil maniacal plot."
Everyone looked at Toru like she had lost her mind; Toru shrugged. "Look, I was on a stakeout with Shoto for 16 hours; cut a girl some slack."
They all nodded, "Makes sense." Yui said. Upon entering the private room, they saw Momo waiting with Eri and Kyoka. The doors closed behind them as Mina stepped to the front of the group.
"Are we here to celebrate, or do we need to go kick the number one hero of Japan in the testicles?" She proclaimed loudly.
"Please don't do such a thing. I have plans for those things shortly," Momo said, holding up her left hand for them all to see the ring.
"Oh god, MOM!" Eri proclaimed, "That is gross. Aunty Ko, make her stop!"
The eruption from the group said that every dog in the country heard it and that even people on deep space exploration picked up a strange signal on their subspace monitors. Kyoka was so thankful for her noise-cancelling headphones.
"Are you serious, ribbit?" Tsu said after the initial outburst. Momo nodded.
"When?" Pony said, hugging her friend.
"Nine Months."
"Holy shit, that is fast. Are you already pregnant?" Setsuna said.
"No, we are waiting till after the marriage to start that, but I am moving in with him, legally adopting Eri, and he asked me to merge agencies," Momo said, smiling.
Eruption. "Let's celebrate," Itsuka proclaimed. "Someone take my keys!" everyone broke out into laughter.
-Balcony-
The celebration was in full effect, with everyone having a great time. Kyoka walked over and grabbed Mei and Toru's attention. "Can I talk to you both on the balcony?" The two girls shrugged and followed her out.
"We need to talk," Kyoka said. "I need you to keep this between the three of us."
"You got it, girl. Is everything okay?" Toru said, concerned.
"I got you," Mei said, touching her shoulder.
"You remember when Izuku went all vigilante, and I got shot?" They nodded, "No one knows that night I had found Izuku and had convinced him to come home and that we slept together."
"Oh shit," Toru's hands flew to her mouth.
"Does Momo know?" Mei said, "Her and Izuku are like my wranglers. I don't think I can keep that from her."
"She does, but that isn't the whole reason I brought you two out here," Kyoka said, calming them down. "I did him wrong; when we finally did get him home, I told him it was a mistake and to leave it in the past." Their eyes widened. "The truth was I didn't want him too, then I made things even worse by ghosting him after I got married and a bunch of other stuff."
"A bunch of other stuff?" Toru said, shocked.
"Oh, I get it?" Mei said. "You hurt his feelings, Ochaco left him, I forgot about him for two weeks, and Toru did the whole drunk girl that forgot the thing." Kyoka and Toru looked at her, shocked for putting it together so quickly. "What? I get caught up in creating my babies, but I am not stupid."
"How did all this come up?" said Toru.
"We talked last night, with him and Momo getting married and us needing to set things straight between us. I may have been distant with all of you, but I ignored him. And it was wrong." Kyoka said, looking at the ground.
"There is more there, but I will let it slide for now," Toru said as she placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. "How bad did we hurt him?"
"Bad, most of it was my fault, but…"
"Well, then, I know I need to make it right," Mei said. "Muscles has always been there for me, always supported me, and never made me feel weird. He accepted me and even reminded me that I was a girl, which I seemed to have forgotten about for a bit. Him taking me to the Spring Formal was one of the best nights of my life."
"He found me one time when I was hiding from everyone; he would always look for me to check on me," Toru said quietly. "Man, to think I hurt him like that sucks."
"It does suck," Kyoka said. "I just wanted to let you guys know." The two girls hugged her and whispered their thanks before rejoining the party.
-Across Town-
"Sir, there is a phone call for you; they say it is urgent," Christy's voice rang over the intercom. "Lo-Fi will have your cell phone repaired in about 20 Minutes."
"Thank you, Christy, who is it?" Izuku responded as he was finishing signing the paperwork for the agency."
"It is Denki Kaminari, sir."
"I'll take it," he said, looking at the flashing line. "Denki, how can I help you?"
"HOLY SHIT, DEKU, HELP I NEED HELP!" His voice was frantic; it sounded like he was running. He could hear a voice yelling. "ELECTRO GRENADE!" The sound of the gunshots ripped over the phone. "FUCK, I AM HIT."
"WHERE ARE YOU?" Deku yelled.
"DOCKS, TOKYO PLEASE DUDE HELP!"
"ON MY WAY," he shouted, "STAY ON THIS LINE! CHRISTY PATCH HIM INTO COMS! I AM GOING SUPERSONIC AND WILL BE ASAP, KEEP TALKING TO ME."
-Party-
"MOM!" Eri shouted frantically. The party suddenly went quiet, and Eri ran over with her phone.
BREAKING NEWS!
We are on the scene in Tokyo Harbor, where the pro hero Deku is in a desperate battle with what appears to be 3 High-End Nomu. It is utter chaos down here, as this is not the only fight. *The camera pans away from Deku* Mines, Manga, Spiral, and Sugarman are dealing with a large gang of villains. Wait, Hawks and Tsukuyomi have arrived. *A large explosion rocks the camera* What is that? Get a shot, get a picture. That's a Nomu; I have never seen one like that. It is over 25 feet tall and looks like it is rotting.
The image filled the screen. It was grotesque beyond anything they had ever seen; suddenly, all their phones went off. CODE OMEGA HERO ALERT.
Deku has destroyed one of the high ends and is moving towards the monstrosity. Hawks and Tsukuyomi (aka Fumi) have engaged the other two. Ladies and Gentlemen, Deku is moving to engage. We have reports that more heroes are flooding the area; Chargebolt is helping with the villain group.
The monstrosity has been rocked, and it is down. Oh no. Deku has been stabbed; ladies and gentlemen, Deku is hurt. He is getting to his feet; he isn't done yet.
The camera showed a bloodied and battered Deku rise to his feet and break off the metal spike in his abdomen. The monstrosity swung downward as purple smoke surrounded Deku. The girls scrambled out of the building as Momo ordered air transport. Eri grabbed onto her. "Take me with you, Mom; he will need me; look at that stab wound."
Momo nodded as Kyoka joined them. They all crammed into waiting cars that sped them off to the airport. They saw the others of their class pilling out of vans as they arrived. We can't all go, Momo thought.
"Kyoka takes Eri to Izuku," Momo said, stunning the rocker. "We can't all go." She said quickly. "PROTOCOL ALPHA ONE!" she yelled, and everyone stopped.
"YOU HEARD CREATI!" BAKUGO YELLED. "PROTOCOL ALPHA ONE!"
The class immediately sprang into action as Shoto, Tsu, Mina, Tetsu, Sero, Reiko, Ibara, Yosetsu, Bondo, and Set raced for the plane, with Eri and Kyoka following.
"What is protocol alpha one?" Kyoka asked.
"Dispatch a team to assist in putting down the threat, but do not send all the heavy hitters. Hold in reserve to preserve the peace or mount a counterattack." Eri said. "We can't have everyone fall at once."
"WE NEED TO KEEP THE CITY CALM," SHE YELLED AT THE REMAINING GROUP. "KING EXPLOSION COORDINATE WITH COPYCAT. I DON'T WANT THE PROFESSIONAL'S MINIONS FEELING LIKE THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO COME OUT AND PLAY. THE REST OF YOU GET MOVING YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE." The engine's roar cut off as the plane took to the air. Please hold on, Izu; I can't lose you now.
-Tokyo Docks-
Deku barely dodged the giant fist before he launched out of the smoke and crashed under the Monstrosity's chin, knocking him airborne. Danger sense roared as he slipped to the side, avoiding a sneak attack from another Nomu that started to melt into the darkness. A black whip shot and ripped it to him; Deku dug his fingers in a roar as he tore it in half.
"Mines, there must be an underground lab where these things were kept. Another just attacked me." He called over the coms.
"Roger that Deku, we have some spilling out of a hole in the ground. They are all low-end or incomplete." Mines reported back.
"Chargebolt?"
"He is up and fighting."
"Send him and Manga down there, have him shock the hell out of them, and Manga take it down!" Deku ordered.
"Roger that Deku," Mines said.
The distraction cost Deku a precious send as he could dodge the monstrosity's first two attacks, but the thing managed to bite into his shoulder. Deku forced his hands into the mouth of the thing to pry it loose as he kicked it off through a building.
"Deku, I need assistance!" he heard over the coms from Hawk, turning his attention to the skies. He saw Hawks spiraling towards him with a high end in hot pursuit.
"Bring him in," Izuku reared back as Hawks passed within inches of him. "TEXAS SMASH!" he roared. His fist collided with the Nomu; Izuku felt his hand break as this one had some skull plate. He pushed harder, breaking through the Nomu's skull and turning its head into a puddle. But though it was dead, it wasn't done yet as it exploded in a shower of green acid. Deku managed to close his eyes as he stumbled back. He heard Hawks scream his name, and he came back only to get swatted from the sky by the monstrosity. "Hawks is down," he called out over the coms despite the pain of his body being on fire as the acid made contact with his skin.
"We will be there in 30 seconds," Fumi radioed back.
"Sugar Man inbound."
"It is an old lab," Manga radioed in. "Zero activity; the database is being downloaded."
Deku rose and turned to face the Monstrosity. "Don't Blink." The monstrosity nearly had a chance to make a sound.
He has done it, ladies and gentlemen. The heroes have done it. The Monstrosity is no more; Deku has taken it down. Like his mentor, All-Might, he threw his fist into the air to symbolize victory.
"Nirengeki," he said over the coms.
"We are wrapping it up; reinforcements are here," Mines, aka Nirengeki Shoda, responded.
"Tell them to cut the feed," he whispered.
It looks like the heroes have everything in hand. This is Hana Oseki, live from Tokyo docks. Fumi landed next to Deku as Dark Shadow covered them. "You clear my friend."
"Thanks, Fumi," he muttered as blood fell from his mouth into a massive pool at his feet. "Can't let them see me fall." He whispered as darkness claimed him.
The plane landed in Tokyo, and the heroes scrambled into action, heading to the docks. "He has been taken to Tokyo Hero Medical," Pinky yelled. Kyoka nodded as she got into a waiting car, and they sped off in the night.
-Docks-
Shoto and his strike team arrived as the final cleanup was in progress; they immediately went into search and rescue and ensured no strays had slipped by in the chaos. Bondo and Ibara focused on getting the villain group that had attacked their friends all loaded up and processed. Tsu raced to the edge of the docks and dove into the harbor.
Set walked over to Niren and hugged him, "Glad to see you are alright. What happened?"
"Well, Manga and I were on patrol when Deku came over the radio reporting that Chargebolt was under attack by an unknown number of assailants, and they were armed." He pointed to the confiscated weapons. "When we arrived, Deku had just come in all supersonic, and all hell was breaking loose. Some guys in lab coats took off into one of those warehouses. We engaged, and then the Nomu's came out of nowhere. They ignored us completely and went straight for Deku. Spiral and Sugar Man got here around that time; the villains were all hopped up on that shit from the Professor."
"Did you catch the men in the coats?" Shoto asked.
"No, we have some other heroes looking for them."
"Pinky, Froppy, Emily with me," Set called over the coms we were missing; she looked at Niren, who held up four fingers. "Four then may have gone underground; Manga don't blow the lab yet."
"You got it, Lizardy," he radioed back.
"They had to know the lab was here, but how?" Shoto said.
"Ribbit, there is an escape craft here," Froppy said. "I am disabling it now, but there is also a hatch; they are underground. This craft is new.
"Then we need to find them!" Shoto said.
-Hospital-
"Look, miss, if you don't have proper ID, I can't let you in," the guard said.
When Eri presented a badge, Kyoka was about to stab him in the eyes. "Sir, I have a Class S healing quirk; I am on Deku's list of authorized medical providers. This woman is my escort; every moment you delay, the greater risk to his life."
The man scanned the badge; his eyes widened as it passed verification. "He is in trauma room 3," the man said. Eri and Kyoka took off running into the hospital. When they approached the trauma center, Eri quickly swiped her badge. "They are going to fight me going there, Aunty; you have to get me there. I am sure they have already removed the spike, and he is bleeding out. Please!" the girl begged.
"I understand, Eri," Kyoka said as they ran to the trauma room. Sure enough, a guard stepped up to stop them; Eri rushed past as Kyoka jacks flashed into the man's ears and dropped him. Eri pushed the door open as the hospital started going into chaos; the duo ran into the clean room, and through the window, Eri saw the frantic activity as they were operating on her father. After years of studying with Recovery Girl, they told her it wasn't going well. The door to the operating room opened as another guard came in, scoping up Eri to stop her.
"LET ME GO, HE IS DYING. I CAN SAVE HIM," SHE SCREAMED. "LET ME GO, DAD, HOLD ON, HOLD ON DAD." As his vitals began to plummet. Kyoka went to react when suddenly she was grabbed from behind; she reached back and dug her thumbs into her assailant's eyes, causing him to scream and drop her as Eri bit down as hard as she could on the man holding her. Kyoka leaped forward and punched the other guard square in the face; he dropped Eri.
"Go, Eri, go," she yelled as she scrambled up and dropped an elbow across the man's jaw, stunning him.
Eri scrambled to her feet and broke into the surgery room. A nurse went to grab her, but she ducked under his arm and kicked his knee out, knocking him to the ground. She snagged a metal tray off a cart, and the next nurse was clanked upside down. She shoved the stunned doctor to the side and climbed on the bed as his vitals plummeted. "DAD, I AM HERE, DAMNIT, I AM HERE," SHE SCREAMED as her horn burst out in a blinding flash. Kyoka Jacks flew, yanking doctors out of the way; she was suddenly tackled in the back, knocking her to the ground. She rolled and brought her knee up as hard as she could into her attacker's crotch. She saw someone dashing to grab Eri; she held a surgical cart and threw it into the side of the person, sending them crashing to the side. Stumbling to her feet, she saw a surgical saw; grabbing it, she took a defensive position in front of Eri.
"She is saving his life," she yelled. "If you don't stay back, your day will worsen."
The light behind her suddenly died, and the monitor's feeds started beeping normally. "Dad?"
Kyoka turned and saw Izuku's eyes open, tears running down her cheeks as Eri sat there. "Was it that bad?"
"No, I just haven't had a good cry today," she replied, falling into his arms.
Kyoka was talked from behind while she was distracted and restrained. "I can take it from here, officers," everyone turned and saw Ingenium walk in.
"Hey Tenya," Kyoka said cheekily.
"Hello, Kyoka," he said, looking past her to Deku and Eri on the operating table. "Who would like to explain?"
Eri and Izuku smiled and pointed at Kyoka, "She did it, Mr. Hero!" they said in unison.
"OH, COME ON!" Kyoka yelled back at them.