Melissa tiredly drank her coffee as she heard the mover's bring in the new 3D printer. She needed to get things moving with Izuku while the day was starting. If anything the past three months have been, it's been taxing.

On the worksite, everything was going really well. Uravity's costume gained a significant upgrade. People were remarking on the new jet hero that was now racing with Dynamight in the air. Turns out Melissa and Izuku's notes were taken into consideration by the costume manufacturers. An interesting caveat was that if they were going to improve the entire costume, Shield Industries would be responsible for one aspect.

These types of deals were common for a lot of start ups. If a company gives a chance to lesser known brands then they will showcase one item on their clients. It was a way of giving out shout outs to those who didn't have other means to do so.

Melissa was aware, but wanted to show off just a taste of her and Izuku's genius. In the form of a nano boost thruster. Using the same materials as her pogo stick and adjusting the design to fit in Ochako's glove, the hero was now able to use her powers in a whole new way.

"Let's make the thruster adjustable in any direction." Izuku said. He held onto his wrist and smiled. "We should also add a boost button if she uses this for combat."

"Combat?" Melissa asked from her computer. She looked at the design on her screen. "Why combat?"

"The hero Uravity is mostly known as a rescue hero, most people don't care to note that she's an expert martial artist. And anyone who underestimates her and our products will really pay for it."

Melissa lit up at the idea. "You're right! Let's do it!"

She stayed up until the dead of night working on it and Izuku had to put her to bed over and over (she never realized how often he had to nor note how easily he lifted her to do so.) However sleep was for the weak and she needed to get to work on adding the newest addition to her lab.

First the wagon, then see Izuku carrying the entire printer on his back, and finally getting him to-wait, what?! Melissa spat out her coffee to see Izuku carry the whole thing. His face was straining, but not sweating.

"Melissa, where do you need the printer?" She pointed at the corner of the room. He nodded and waddled to his destination. Melissa just watched him do so and sip her coffee.

Izuku put the box down and looked at his hands. Just a couple sparks. This was good. All Might was right in his analogue.

{Think of yourself as a manual car, Young Midoriya. When you try to switch gears to something too high then you'll stall the car and prevent it from moving at all. Before you put your foot on the gas, feel the tug. When you feel it then start making your move.}

All Might did look unsure before. At least until he looked like someone was whispering him the lines to say the right thing. Izuku rolled his wrists. He could feel the tug, the mighty power of two percent power coursing through him. Izuku knew they had to push soon. Each passing day two percent feels more and more intense. Eri's rewind is starting to wane and One for All will soon be back at full strength. If he wasn't going to be strong enough to use it fully when it comes back, he should at least be strong enough to carry it.

"Hey Melissa, did you see Uraraka's newest rescue edit?"

Melissa appeared right next to him with a hand on his shoulder. "Hell yeah, Izuku! Look at this, people are talking about how fast she is! Ha! Look at Bakugou's dumb face! They're turning it into GIFs!"

Izuku shook his head at his former friend's dumbfounded expression at Uravity, beating him to a crime scene. He was heard to be ranting and rambling about her while they fought the villains. Aside from him, plenty of people were expressing their love of Uravity's new costume. Resigned gauntlets and boots were the biggest change, but also her spandex had a few more protective layers on top.

Both geniuses looked proud at their first client's costume debut.

"Oh this calls for a celebration. Sushi! Ramen! An all out pig out night!" Melissa pointed at Izuku. "And don't even try thinking you can get away with your training. I've seen how much food you pack on your cheat days. You'll make tonight an exception, Katsu belly."

She poked his stomach, but didn't feel the same squish as before. Her finger used to sink in his little flub. Now though, she feels some tension on the belly. Something solid. Izuku swipes her finger away. She snaps out of her fixation.

"I'm not one to say no to a meal." Izuku admitted. "On your dime?"

Melissa haughtily laughed and flicked her credit card in front of his face. "But of course my dear Izuku. Momma will treat you and Uravity to dinner."

"Uravity?"

Melissa nodded. "Heck yeah, Izuku. We wouldn't haven't gotten this without her or your smooth tongue for letting her join us."

"It was a reward for saving me." Izuku stated. Melissa rolled her eyes before showing Izuku her phone.

"Izuku, look at this! Several agencies in the area want to talk to us. Ochako's told me that her friends were asking what made her change her costume. A little world of mouth and now these heroes want to see us." Melissa said.

Izuku's eyes sparkled and grabbed her phone. "Really?! Vantablack, Battle Fist, holy whoa Pinky! Melissa, this is amazing!"

"Right!" Melissa said and high-fived Izuku. The two never felt such a rush before. "If we get our name out there then by the time we're hitting our original clients then we'll be golden! We gotta schedule these!"

Izuku rolled his shoulders. "Alright let's do it!"

Melissa barely felt any time go by when she heard a tap on the window. Ochako was floating at their window with a bottle of wine. "Hello, hello Ms. Shield!"

"Ochako! You've been a popular topic today." Melissa said as she opened the door. Ochako flipped in and turned her gravity back on. The blonde gave a few cute claps as Ochako bowed as if she stood before an audience.

"Yeah, I'm glad you let me test out the gauntlets before today's mission. I was able to help the others reach that falling plane." Melissa could recount the late night news cycle where she and Izuku were watching in awe.

Dynamight had Red Riot throw him as hard as he could towards the plane. He didn't expect a hand on his back to tap him and see Uravity flying next to him. Her boots and wrists firing off white and blue light. Spinning around, Uravity managed to touch the plane just in time. Dynamight was flying behind and blasting any bits or chunks of plane that fell before it hit the citizens below.

The people expected Uravity, but never in such a flashy display. Melissa recalled how she and Izuku were whooping and hollering at her rescue. In fact all this week, people were clamoring to see the rescue hero pull out all sorts of new moves and maneuvers. Uraraka was glad for the additional training.

As their test grounds were still being built, Melissa took everyone to an old beach spot. A favorite of All might's from her father's stories. Deku seemed especially excited about this. However they weren't there for leisure, but training.

Ochako was trying to get a handle of her new jets in front of Melissa watching her and Deku who was working out nearby. Despite doing push ups for a straight hour, she had a sense that Deku was watching her. After all, it was his job to watch people like her.

Melissa was biting her nail as Ochako struggled to fly through some of her holo rings. There was something missing. Was it a technical issue or the skill of the user? Who was the culprit?

Melissa seemed to be working on the gauntlets on her break so Ochako sat next to Deku, who was now doing jump rope.

"The jets. Ochako, how're you handling them?"

She blew a raspberry. "Tough. The boosters have too much power in them and I can't stabilize fast enough."

"I think that's because you're not using them right. Your pose, it's a match for all the other times you float. In that one you expect to be stable and swim in the air. Here, float me."

Ochako saw him hold out his hand and rolled her eyes. Let's see what he got. Deku snickered at the floating sensation as got used to not having the floor underneath him. Ochako made herself float. She crossed her arms giving him a challenging look.

Deku muttered about the precise body positions needed to stabilize her. She watched him suddenly pull off an interesting pose. "I got it! You need to make floating and flying become one move!"

Ochako blinked as Deku explained.

"I've watched you float people and yourself before and I realized two things. One: You and whoever you touch remain stuck in pose for one second while you turn off the gravity. Two: You can move similar to Ka-Bakugou. Each time he's not using his explosions, he's always making sure his next pose puts him in the right position for the explosion to launch him. Melissa's boosters work off a similar trigger. If you make the adjustment to have your pose ready then you'll be able to use the thrusters while your quirk locks your position."

'Clever man.' Ochako thought.

After the break, she tried it out and it worked.

Ochako waved off the memory and held up the wine. "I got some good wine to celebrate. My mom always picks this up whenever my dad finishes a huge project. Thought it'd be good to share the celebration with you."

"Ochako, you didn't have to. I had a whole dinner plan set up. We'd take on the town and enjoy the fruits of our labors!" Melissa said.

"Well all my buddies know about you guys. I think we better celebrate before you get swamped with work."

Melissa nodded and the two went walking around looking for Izuku. After all, it was a group effort. Though where would he be? If he finished his work for today then he'd be training, but where was he training?

"Izuku are you training? Where are you?" She shouted in the building.

"I'm here! Just got out of the shower!"

Melissa nodded and walked while Ochako blanched. "Melissa, what're you doing?! Deku literally got out of the shower!"

"Oh it's fine. I'm used to walking in on him. " Melissa said as she grasped the handle.

Ochako was still stunned. "You shouldn't do it! There's privacy and decency and not looking at your co-worker naked!"

"He's not naked! He's got a towel on!" Melissa said as she opened the door. Ochako squealed when she looked in. Her face was aghast. Melissa snickered at her expression and turned to Izuku. No matter how long it's been she'd always be ready to see him so wowowo HOT?!

Izuku was drying off his hair while sitting shirtless and wearing some old gym shorts. Earlier, he took a little progress picture with All Might. The OFA users were admiring how much has changed in over a month. Even if All Might didn't appear in the picture it was funny to see him do a lat spread.

{Yes, Young Midoriya! Look how wimpy your body was before! Now stands someone ready to be a hero!}

"Really?"

{Yes! I suspect when One for All is back to full strength, you won't explode.}

"How…kind?" Izuku said as he grabbed his towel and turned to the door. He didn't blink when he saw Melissa, but seeing Ochako's bashful gaze hit him.

The three stood frozen before Izuku screamed. "What are you two doing! Uraraka, are you a perv?!"

"Why are you accusing me of being a pervert!" She covered her eyes with her hands. "Damn it, I will not be accused of being the same type as Mineta!"

"Then why are you still peeking between your fingers?" Melissa asked. Her glasses were angled at the right angle to hide her eyes behind the light. Ochako grabbed Melissa and shook her.

"I said don't accuse me!" She dragged Melissa out and tossed her in the air. Luckily her quirk activated so Melissa floated in the air. Ochako turned to Deku who held his towel over his chest like a guilty maiden. "I was just…I told her to stop! I didn't mean to look! Just…uh, you look fit as a hero! GET CHANGED!"

With that she slammed the door shut.

All Might looked at Izuku. {I've been meaning to ask. Why is Melissa so comfortable with you naked?}

"Uhhh."

In the hallway Ochako was huffing and puffing at the whole incident. She could only rant while Melissa floated in the air. She was used to Izuku. Ever since she made a chemical remedy to dissolve clothes and accidentally spilled it on Izuku, there was nothing she would be surprised by. Melissa apologized for taking his "maidenhood". She learned to hold a joke close. It was too good to give up. There was even the Katsu belly joke both of them did whenever they got bloated.

Today was the first time she really took note of Izuku's training. The results were…surprising. He could lift one of the heaviest 3D printers with his hands and Ochako commented on his build being similar to a heroes. It was strange. Just strange to her.

Just as strange as it was to realize that Ochako had caught her princess style from the air.

"Can we pretend that didn't happen?"

"Sure." Melissa replied.

"Cool, cool, cool." Ochako said.

The party was going to a little shop towards the outskirts of town. It was a hidden spot that Melissa and Izuku found when they first moved back after college. The population was small and it was pretty empty since a lot of the buildings are closed for holiday.

Dinner had a bit of an awkward atmosphere at the beginning. It was until Melissa pulled out the wine and a few orders of sake with dinner. The mood improved as the awkwardness melted. Ochako and Izuku ended up arguing about the best rescue record while Melissa referee's the debate.

"The mountain disaster incident had too many unknown factors and Thirteen pulled through! They run circles around the Wild Wild Pussycats."

"Uraraka, my dear, dear friend. That is wrong and you know it. The Wild Wild Pussycats have been here longer and we have the entire catalog of missing people found by them. Thirteen got major disasters, but day by day the Pussycats are on top."

Ochako slammed a hand on the table. "I trained with the Pussycats and personally, they're not all that."

"Those are fighting words!" Deku said while leaning in.

Ochako sneered and pressed her head against his, antagonizing stare. "You wanna go? I tolerate Dynamight's BS all day, I'm not afraid to scrap!"

Melissa pushed the two apart. "Not in front of the food!"

The trio partied throughout the night until it was after midnight. Melissa was drunkenly being held by Ochako while Izuku was guzzling water. The other two were in a better spot than the blonde.

They were all resting at a park bench with Melissa finishing off a couple bottles of water as well. Ochako was pointing at the stars with Deku.

"Space missions? You were offered to go to space?"

"Yeah, with my whole shtick being able to float, Japan's space program reached out to me. I had to reject it though. I've always loved the stars, but I prefer being close to my family and friends. They need me here, you know."

"I get it. I couldn't think of leaving Melissa or my mom."

"Fuck yeah, you don't leave me." Melissa drunkenly replied.

Ochako giggled at the inventor's response. "I'd have a hard time leaving a friendship like your guy's."

Melissa gave thumbs up while stretching herself over the bench.

"You know, I'm glad to have met you, Deku."

"Me?"

"Mhm. I think if we met at UA, we would've been good friends. You have a steely resolve and are smart to boot. I think some of my classmates would have traded their entire savings to have you help them during their finals."

Deku shook his head and crossed his fingers. "You're too kind."

"I mean it Deku, you would've been great. Even if you are quirkless. I can see you being a hero." She said, "I really believe that."

Melissa could feel Izuku shake and peeked from her side. Something wet plopped on his hand. "Izuku?"

"Thank you for saying that." Izuku said hushed. He cleared his throat and stood up. "I'm gonna stretch my legs and use the bathroom. If Melissa is still too drunk please take her home. Her keys in her pockets."

"I'm not too drunk you dick!" Melissa said, but leaned against Ochako regardless. Ochako gave him a thumbs up as Izuku walked off.

Alone, Izuku wiped his eyes. Holy whoa did he not know how to take that. Izuku went to the closest public bathroom, but stopped when he saw All Might looking down an alleyway.

{Young Midoriya, be careful.}

"Huh?" He felt All Might's caution run through him and he hid next to the alley corner.

It was a group of men and they looked to be surrounding someone else. They were kneeling on the ground.

"What do we do? Leave him?" A scruffy beard guy.

"We put too much into him and with Dynamight taking out our other big gun months ago, we're running out of options." A weasel. A literal weasel with human hands.

"Why don't we put the most useless guy and have him take on the burden." A buff with green scales guy.

"Yeah, we just need a proxy to enter the building." The second buff guy with purple scales.

"I don't need any of you guys. I can sense someone. Strong enough." The kneeling man said. His voice was raspy, stuffy, like something was caught in his throat. "Begin the mission, I'll just be a moment. He will make use for SLUDGE!"

Izuku covered his mouth as he saw the kneeling man tilt his head back. His jaw broke open wide as a green sludge exited his lips. The mass built up more and more until it formed jaws and eyes. It looked down the alleyway and Izuku could see his reflection in the gleam of his eyes.

"Oh shit." The group of men were surprised to see Izuku standing behind them. The sludge creature gave a toothy grin as it lunged.

{RUN YOUNG MIDORIYA!} All Might ordered.

Izuku booked it. His body ran as fast as he could. The sludge monster followed, tearing apart concrete and steel. The crew behind him nodded at each other, put on their masks and went in the other direction. Towards the building closest to Melissa and Ochako.

Meanwhile…

"You can do what?!" Melissa shouted.

"Shshsh!" Ochako hastened. "Yes, that's my secret talent. Don't tell anyone, ok? Criminals would beat me in record time."

"Secrets safe with me." The two drank their waters before hearing a suspicious sound. Ochako's instincts went off as she turned. A group of men of various sizes were walking down the street.

Ochako could see something shiny in their jackets.

"Gunmen!" Ochako said. She grabbed Melissa and hid behind a car. She counted five men. They seemed to be looking for someone else which would mean that there was at least one more person in the crew.

"Good to know the citizens are leaving us to our devices. You're sure no heroes are coming?"

The scruffy bearded one slapped the weasel. "Of course I have. None of those flashy heroes bother patrolling this area. Especially since our big man made sure that no witnesses ever find them."

"Like what he's gonna do to that green haired punk."

The news was the cold water both women needed.

Ochako clenched her fists. "Damn it, I need to call the other heroes."

Melissa bapped her head a few times to focus. "No, we need to find Izuku. If the gunmen say their boss is busy then we need to rescue him."

Ochako gritted her teeth. "If I had my equipment then I'd take them down."

"Oh really? That's easy." Melissa said as she pulled out her phone. "Forgot to show you the coolest aspect of those thrusters."

"Huh?" Ochako watched Melissa type in code. A minute later, she could hear something burning through the sky.

"Reach out, now!" Ochako raised her arms and suddenly her gauntlets dropped from the sky and onto her arms. Melissa lifted Ochako's legs and her boots latched onto. She could not believe it as Melissa smiled triumphantly.

"Stay safe, Melissa!"

Uravity rolled from the car and activated her quirk and thrusters. She became a flashy blur to the gunmen. Scruffy yelled as Uravity tackled him into the car. Weasel behind her raised his pistol only to see her launch herself back and slam into him.

Twisting her body, she grappled him, applied her quirk, and then slammed him on the ground. Not wasting a second she crossed her arms and fired off her grappling hooks. The two burly men held onto the cables, resisting the pull before Uravity smirked. The cables vibrated and went slack, floating in the air. The men were confused when they floated as well. Ochako yanked her arms back and sent them flying into each other.

KRSH!

"Damn it, where's our big gun!" Scruffy aimed at her. Uravity twirled around like a dancer and sent one of the burly men at the last goon.

"Release!" The weight returned and crushed him underneath. Weasel slithered up to her, popping out his claws. Utilizing his speed and body, Weasel unleashed a barrage of slashes at her.

Uravity blocked/deflected most moves, but caught a few scratches on the cheek.

"This is what you get for trying to be a hero!"

Uravity caught his claws and head butted him. Once. Twice. Thrice. The weasel's snout busted with blood as he saw fire seemingly erupt around Uravity. Her grip took his gravity before she tossed him over her head and launched a devastating side kick. He squealed in pain and flew into the building.

The heroine took a few deep breaths and rubbed her head. A deep rumbling alerted her and she turned her gauntlet up to the air. The heavy goons had their scales popping off. The damaged areas she inflicted broke apart to reveal shinier scales.

She clicked her tongue and aimed her gauntlet in the air. A canister shot out from one of the holes. It launched itself in the air and lit up the arena in orange, red, and yellow. Melissa sat in awe at the light show.

Uravity cracked her knuckles when she looked at the two muscle scalers. "Alright boys tell me, do you want to be an active or inactive crime in progress."

Nearby…

Izuku ran into the empty office building with the slime creature following. It swiped with wide arcs, covering as much space as they could to catch him. Izuku rolled out of the way and pushed the gas. He busted through a wall and scrambled to his feet.

{Young Midoriya, you're not ready! Run back to Miss Uraraka! Get help!}

"Working on that All Might, he's just making it a lot harder." Izuku pants. One For All is numbing him. His arms and legs are heavier, breathing was a labor itself. He just needed a way to get to Ochako without endangering Melissa and any civilians.

Take stock. What can you do?

"1. I can leap high in the air. 2. I can harden my body to take on hard hits. This either gives me war of attrition or focuses on escape. I need to…I need to!"

Suddenly a bright light filled the buildings. A barrage of orange and red. The slime creature growled at the light. Izuku felt a sense of relief.

Hero Flares. A support tool that acts as a signal for heroes and a warning to villains. A decade ago these flares were introduced during a turbulent time for society. With the inspiration from former hero Aoyama Yuga during a riot. Like moths to a flame, heroes use the flares in dire emergencies or in areas in need of immediate aid.

It also worked as a great distraction. Izuku hardened his body and jumped through the window. The Slime roared in frustration at his prey escaping and chased. Izuku barely scraped the glass off when he felt something wet wrap around his leg.

He turned to see the Sludge grinning, pulling him in and slamming him through concrete. Izuku felt the wind leave his lungs as he laid in a pile of crushed cement. Warm blood dripped down his face.

"Don't worry, I can fix our body when I'm inside you. Now open up!" Sludge said. It narrowed one of its tendrils to a fine needle.

Izuku grunted and sat up. All Might appeared next to him.

{Young Midoriya! You're hurt! Quick use One For All to run! Focus on your legs and let it push!}

"...eyes…teeth…through them. Not above nor below. Legs."

{Wait, are you…}

Izuku pushed himself up and stood. Blood poured from his head to his eyes and then over his lips. Yet his eyes seemed to almost bore a hole through the villain. He adjusted his position. His legs, arms, and head tilted in the right direction. He mirrored Uravity's launch pose.

"Right through!"

Lightning erupted from Izuku's feet as he disappeared for a second and then appeared on the others. The Sludge Villain couldn't even scream. His mouth and eye were gone. His body shook violently. Spearing the concrete while vibrating with rage.

Izuku coughed out some sludge in his mouth and saw the numerous teeth around him. His hand held the villain's eye. He was trying to catch his breath. One For All could only do so much to prepare him for that level of speed.

"I did it. I DID IT!" Izuku went to run when his heart skipped a beat. Every muscle in his body screamed in torment. In such pain, it did the only thing it could do. It fell. Izuku collapsed on the floor.

If he felt numb before then this was something else. He could barely twitch without new waves of pain washing over him. It hurt to blink, to breathe, to pump his heart. He could only scream in silence the toll of his quirk.

"YOU." The sludge villain groaned. His teeth were sliding back into the body. His eye was also being carried by the sludge attached to it. "I was going to be gentle! But I want you to experience being torn up from the inside!"

Izuku felt the slime grab his legs. It wrapped around his body, sliding into his clothes. He felt his jaw get pried open. His eyes seeing the eyes of his killer.

{Young Midoriya!}

'Melissa, Ochako! I'm on my way! I can give myself one more push!' Izuku thought. His thoughts were running rampant as he felt the cold takeover. Really takeover. It was freezing!

"WHAT?!" The Sludge Villain screamed.

A footstep echoed on the street and Izuku could see ice was covering it. A figure walked down the street, hands in pockets. Izuku could see a distinct scar on his face.

"Green and freckled. Your Uravity's friend."

"Piss of boy! I'll kill him if you take another step." It squinted its eye until it widened. "No, Frost Burn!"

'That's Shoto…Todoroki.' Izuku barely drummed up in his head. A bright light filled the air. Izuku turned and knew who's explosion that was.

Uravity was panting as she made sure she didn't fall into the many craters. Her gear was scratched up and blood was dripping from the cuts on her face and shoulder. Dynamight blinded the duo of scale brothers.

"Come on Riot! Spark Plug!"

"Yeah, yeah! Calm your tits, Boom-boom!"

"On it, bro!"

Melissa watched from her hiding spot two bolts of lightning striking the brothers before seeing a barreling rock clothesline them both!

Todoroki listened to the noises of battle and nodded. "Excellent. I can just focus on you."

He was in civilian clothes so this was definitely an emergency. He clapped his hands together. He separated his hands to reveal an icy greatsword. He raised it above his head and gripped it with both hands.

The blade gained a frosty flame. The temperature lowered. The Sludge villain could feel its body freezing up. Bits and pieces become icicles.

"Phosphor Blade: Burning Ice Slash!"

With a slash of the sword, blue flames hit the Sludge Villain and froze him. Izuku let the cold take over as he passed out.

Izuku barely remembered opening his eyes before seeing Todoroki staring at him. "You're conscious?"

"Ugh." He groaned. He took in a second to account for his surroundings. There was ice and he was wet. Water and some sludge mixed in.

"If you can breathe, you're fine." Todoroki said. "Uravity should be here."

He picked up Izuku with one hand and summoned an ice platform. "The police can handle the clean up."

Meanwhile Uravity was getting medical aid from Red Riot. "Dude, you really need to watch your side. You really leave your left flank open."

"I don't need another lesson Kiri, I need to know if my friend is fine."

Bakugou scoffed while tying up the bad guys. Charge Bolt was next to Melissa. "Hey, lady, you're ok right?"

"Yes. Thank you for helping us." She said, "Actually-"

"Yeah it's pretty nice to come in for the rescue. If you ever need Charge Bolt, I can give you my personal number."

"Oh, uh, ok." Melissa said. She had her business card in pocket, but something tells her that he'll get the wrong message. Then she saw him. "Izuku!"

She ran right past Charge Bolt to Todoroki who was carrying Izuku. Izuku was fading in and out of consciousness. He did wake up when he saw Melissa sobbing over him. He took stock of his wounds. Torn muscles from OFA usage, cuts above the eyes, possibly a broken bone from hitting the concrete wall.

Bakugou was silent as he looked at Izuku. Even he had some decorum around the injured. Even if it was someone as shitty as Deku.

"No, no, no! What happened? How're you so hurt?"

"A Sludge Villain. I froze it over when I rescued him." Todoroki said. "Thanks for taking care of the henchmen. I was able to focus on the boss."

"The boss?!" Bakugou marched toward Todoroki. "You bastard, you think you can just get away with that. Big words you nepo baby."

"I'd think most words would be big, meathead."

"HUH?! You want me to blow you up?!"

The temperature dropped again. Melissa shivered as Izuku tried to clench his fists. Ochako knelt to Izuku and grabbed his hand. He suddenly felt some semblance of relief when he felt her hand hold his. The grip reassuring him and her that things were ok. The boys were still arguing, but Izuku just let himself finally pass out.

He was surprised by something from his battle. The strength and speed to pierce that Sludge villain.

That was just five percent. Just five percent.