Back at Musutafu General Hospital
5:00 PM
Izuku told them everything...
...And thankfully, like Momo said, they all reacted positively to the confession.
Kirishima, upon hearing how he saved Bakugou and how he got his Quirk from All Might, said that his account was the manliest thing he ever heard. Kaminari and Jirou both were really into what he explained, the former in awe, while the latter was impressed. Tsuyu, Mina, and Ochako also stood there in awe at how Izuku's Quirk came to be, while Iida couldn't help but tear up at the heroicness Izuku displayed, and Todoroki looked surprised and a little floored at what he just heard. Mr. and Mrs. Yaoyorozu just smiled at the end of it, really impressed with the boy.
Momo, upon hearing the account, couldn't help but admire him even more.
He really is a Hero... Momo thought with adoration.
"Wow, dude..." Kaminari said with a blink, "You're the real deal."
"Yeah," nodded Jirou, "That's really cool, man."
"It actually explains a lot of things," Tsuyu nodded, "But I agree, that's pretty awesome."
"Yeah!" Mina said with a grin, "Wow, for you to be picked by All Might!"
"That's really amazing, Midoriya!" Ochako said with sparkles in her eyes.
"I mean it, Midoriya, that is totally the most manliest thing I've ever heard!" Kirishima said as he shed 'manly' tears.
"I would use a different word to describe what Kirishima said, Midoriya, which I will say that that is the most honorable thing I've ever heard, my friend," Iida told him with a salute, "All Might choose a great candidate to hold his power!"
"...Wow..." Todoroki blinked, "...And all this time I thought All Might was your secret father."
"WHAT!?" the kids (and Inko) all looked at Todoroki in shock.
"Whoa! That was...random, Todoroki!" Kaminari said with wide surprised eyes.
"Um...yeah," Momo blinked, but couldn't help but giggle, "Really, Todoroki? You actually thought All Might was Izuku's father?"
Mina couldn't help but giggle as well, "Wow, Todo, and I come up with the craziest theories!"
"Todoroki! I never thought you were one to be a conspiracist!" Iida said with a chopping motion directed to the young man.
"...I mean...well, can you all blame me?" Todoroki said with a blush, feeling a little embarrassed.
Inko also stood there with a blush, thinking about that possibility.
"Oh my...me being the secret lover to All Might?" she muttered with a blink, looking completely surprised.
Mitsuki couldn't help but tease her friend just a little bit, "I mean, I could see it."
"MITSUKI!" Inko exclaimed in embarrassment.
Masaru sighed, "Mitsuki-Dear, don't tease her like that."
Chiyo couldn't help but chuckle, while Torino straight up laughed.
Izuku blinked at Todoroki's claim, and just couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
Upon confessing to his friends about One for All, he now was relieved from any doubt in his mind, heart, and soul. They truly are his friends...
Wow...I'm so glad my friends accept me...I guess...I had nothing to worry about...
Izuku just smiled at his classmates, "Thank you."
"Hey, of course!" Kirishima said with a friendly arm around his neck, "You deserved the title to be the next successor to All Might, man!"
His smile turning sad, Izuku said, "Well, I mean, I don't have his Quirk anymore, but...thank you. I appreciate all of what you said."
Kirishima frowned and let go of Izuku to say, "Hey. Midori-Bro. Don't beat yourself up. If anything, maybe Principal Nedzu has something for you to do that requires Hero work."
"Huh?" Izuku looked at Kirishima. "What do you mean?"
"Oh yeah!" Ochako chimed in, "Principal Nedzu wanted us to tell you to see him in his office first thing Monday morning!"
"Wha? Really?" Izuku blinked, "About...what?"
"Well, he did say that he was going to let you choose which course you want to be in and who you wanted to replace your seat with," Tsuyu said, "But he was cryptic about something else."
"R-Really?" Izuku's eyes widened.
"Yeah. He wouldn't tell us or anything," Kaminari said.
"Oh...well...okay...thanks for telling me that, guys. Although, I..." Izuku lowered his gaze to the floor.
Wait...I do want to be a Hero, but...
You're stronger than you think.
...The card...
And that card was still in his pocket...
Momo looked at her now-boyfriend and said, "Izuku? What's wrong?"
"..." Izuku shook his head, "Nothing. I...I guess whatever happens now moving forward, I have to make it the new normal."
His classmates, Momo and her parents, his mother, Mitsuki, Masaru, Chiyo, and Torino just stood there, letting the reality of Izuku's situation weigh them in...
...Until Chiyo said, "Well, even though I couldn't heal him, I'm going to monitor Young Bakugou a little bit more. If you all will excuse me."
"Hey wait! Recovery Girl!" Kirishima said, "M-Maybe we can like, be there for Baku-Bro! Like maybe he hears our voices and he could come through?"
Izuku thought about what Kirishima said, "Hey...yeah, that would be helpful."
Ochako even put her two cents in, "Yeah! He could hear his classmates cheering him on!"
"That's right! Our voices could amplify his senses and reach us to the land of consciousness!" Iida agreed.
Chiyo looked at the kids and couldn't help but smile. "Well, you can all try. Comatose patients can often come back when they hear familiar voices of people they know."
"Then, yeah, let's do that!" Kaminari suggested.
"I mean, yeah, we could try," Jirou said.
Izuku then smiled and said, "Alright then. Let's get in there and bring Kacchan back!"
5:25 PM
When his classmates saw his condition, they were appalled.
Kirishima shed a good amount of manly tears, Kaminari and Jirou just stood there stunned, Mina and Tsuyu felt a little sick upon looking at his condition, Iida and Todoroki just frowned at the brutality that was inflicted on Bakugou, and Ochako looked on at Bakugou in slight horror.
Momo, upon seeing Bakugou's condition, couldn't help but actually feel...sorry for him. Sure, he was a jerk to his classmates and bullied Izuku, but still, even if he was a horrible person, he's still a human being...and he's their age. He wanted to become a Hero, but his dream was taken away from him, rendering and making him now Quirkless. And to be beaten in such a savage matter...there was a horrible part of Momo that thought he deserved it, but at the end of the day, he was just a kid like them, who had parents that seemed to really care for him...
She glanced at Izuku.
Izuku just stared at the unconscious form of Bakugou, his gaze hard.
Looking down at his hand, Momo was thinking of reaching out for it...
Deciding to go for it, she reached for his hand to comfort whatever feeling he was experiencing.
Izuku turned his gaze to look at Momo. He looked a little surprised, but soon, he just smiled back at her and nodded, reassuring her that he was fine.
Momo smiled warmly in appreciation.
Chiyo, who stood next to Bakugou's form, told them, "Alright then. Say whatever you all want to tell him."
Kirishima was first to say something, "Baku-Bro! I-I know you're in a bad spot, but...just hang in there, man! Remember how you won the Sports Festival!? Well...think of this as another challenge! A challenge to come back! A-A challenge to keep going! Just keep going, Baku-Bro!"
Kaminari went next.
"Yeah! You may be kind of hard to deal with at times, but we're your classmates, and we cheer our classmates on!"
Jirou was next.
"Yeah, like Kaminari said, you may be unbearable at times, but you're still our classmate. Our loud and proud classmate."
Mina and Tsuyu went next in their encouragement.
"Yeah, come on, Bakugou! You're stronger than this!" Mina.
"If you can survive the USJ, then you can survive this!" Tsuyu.
"That's right! You may be loud and obnoxious, but your drive to be a Hero is somewhat admirable!" Iida said, "From day one, you seem to have a goal in mind, and you must strive to keep that goal alive by coming back to all of us!"
"Bakugou..." Todoroki began, pausing as he thought of what to say, "...You can't just let yourself give up. I know you can be a hardass at times, but...this right now, is not who you are. You can fight this coma and come back to all of us, your classmates, your family, even...even your friends! You can be the person you claim to be! Just wake up!"
Ochako was next...
"...Bakugou," she said a little softly, "What happened to you, it was horrible. You never had to experience that...and...you may give us names, but..." she huffed, "You remember the time we fought, right? How I almost got you? But you got me, instead? Well...I was really inspired to be strong that day! You made me get to a good Hero Agency and I learned a lot of things! And it was all because of you! Even if you were a little tough on me...thank you, Bakugou. Right now, though, you need to be that person who's strong again! Show us you can be strong, Bakugou, and wake up from your coma! So you can see us and your family again!" nodding to that, Ochako smiled.
Momo was next...
"...Bakugou. You may have some kind of superiority complex, but..." she sighed, "...You may be very obnoxious, but you're still human. Human enough to dream...to dream of being a Hero...and you can still be that Hero when you wake up...just prove to us that you can! Live another day and come back to us stronger than you can be!"
And now...it was Izuku's turn...
Izuku stood there...he let go of Momo's hand and walked over to the front of Bakugou's propped-up bed, staring at his once-childhood friend...staring at his broken-up face...
"...Kacchan...I..."
...Closing his eyes, Izuku thought of what to say...
"...I looked up to you...you were...someone I strive to be...we had the same passion of being a Hero someday...and...I remember the Slime Villain incident, you...you were looking at me with so much fear...you were fearful that you were going to die...while no one around you could save you...I...I could've saved you...I could've saved you today...but I didn't...I...I'm sorry, Kacchan...and you know...you are a little unbearable like everyone else said," Izuku cracked a small smile, "But that makes you you, Kacchan...you're proud of who you are...I...I know you have your rough edges, and...I may have said some things...and maybe I meant it...but...in the end...you didn't deserve this..." his eyes teared up a bit, "...Wake up, Kacchan...I'm sorry...I'm sorry I didn't save you...I'm sorry I failed you...I'm sorry that...our dreams of becoming Heroes..." he closed his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks, "...Actually...we can still be Heroes. We can show everyone that we can still do it. We can even fulfill our promise...just...wake up, Kacchan...we can still be Heroes...just wake up, Kacchan...wake up..."
...Wake up...
...Izuku heard something...he opened his eyes and looked at the source of the sound.
"...Uh...uh...uhhh...ugh..."
Jirou, having much better hearing, also heard the sound as she gasped, "Hey, that's-..."
"Uuuuh...uuuh...uuugh..."
...The sound was coming from...
Izuku's watery eyes widened in shock, his mouth open.
Momo also looked on in shock.
Ochako, Kirishima, and the other kids looked on with wide eyes full of surprise.
"...Uuuuhhhh..."
...Bakugou's voice rang out small and unintelligible moans and groans.
"...K-Kacchan?" Izuku said to him, amazed by this occurrence.
Chiyo looked at Bakugou in surprise.
"Oh my...he's coming to."
Kirishima shed more manly tears. "B-Baku-Bro...h-he woke up!"
"Whoa...it actually worked," Kaminari said in awe.
"Y-Yeah..." Jirou also couldn't believe it.
Tsuyu, Mina, and Iida could only smile in contentment and relief, while Todoroki let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Ochako just smiled in excitement upon seeing that their classmate was now awake from his coma.
Momo looked at the responding Bakugou, still a little in shock...but all in all, she was glad he was back in the land of the living.
Izuku...let all the tears fall down his face.
"K-Kacchan..." Izuku's mouth formed into a shaky but relieved smile. "Kacchan!"
Katsuki groaned weakly, and soon his eyes were slowly opening...
"Uh...uuuuugh..." he lets his vision adjust.
Chiyo told the kids, "Alright, everyone, stand back, let him have some room to adjust where he's at. I'll get the doctors to try and sedate him," she exited the room to get the doctors.
Izuku and the kids backed away from Bakugou a bit, waiting for him to gather his surroundings.
"...Ugh..." Bakugou groaned as the feeling of pain was now setting in, "Uuuugh..." After getting his vision in line, his eyes glanced down at all his classmates that were there...and he saw him...
Midoriya Izuku.
"...D-...D-...Deeek-...u?" he slurred.
Izuku just smiled at him softly. "Kacchan..."
...It was then Bakugou looked...scared...
"D-...n-no...d-don't...don't...s-smile...no..."
Izuku's smile went down, "Huh? K-Kacchan?"
"N-No...I can see...the smile...I can...I can still...see the smile!" Bakugou said in horror, his breathing getting faster as his eyes widened.
The kids all frowned at Bakugou's rambling, feeling a little worried.
"That...That smile!" Bakugou exclaimed, now sounding frantic. "That smile, that smile! NO! Not that smile! H-H-Help! HELP!"
"Kacchan?" Izuku called out in worry, "I-It's okay, we aren't going to hur-"
"HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP ME! HELP ME! DON'T LET HIM GET ME!"
Disturbed by Bakugou's cries for help, Izuku and the kids all backed away from him. Then, Chiyo and a couple of doctors came in, passing the kids and going over to Bakugou.
"Oh no," Chiyo muttered, "He's suffering from PTSD," she turned to the kids, "You all need to leave right now!"
The kids, plus Izuku, all left the room for Chiyo and the doctors to calm down Bakugou.
Izuku could still hear Bakugou screaming as they rushed back to the waiting lobby.
As soon as they were there, Mitsuki and Masaru were up in their seats upon seeing them come rushing in and hearing the yells outside where Bakugou was.
"Auntie Mitsuki, Uncle Masaru! Kacchan's awake, b-but he's experiencing PTSD!" Izuku told them.
Not wasting any time, Mitsuki rushed over to where her son was, with Masaru right behind her.
Inko can also hear the screams of Bakugou and feels an excruciating amount of sorrow for her friend and her husband's son who was suffering from trauma. Mr. and Mrs. Yaoyorozu sat in the lobby as they heard the screams as well, feeling sorry for the Bakugou boy. Torino, who stood beside Inko, winced at Bakugou's frantic yelling, seeing that the Joker did worse than just harming him.
The kids all stood there in slight disbelief, a little bothered by what they witnessed...
Izuku was the most disturbed...he saw his once strong childhood friend just...break...
All because of a smile.
It seemed...the Joker did more damage than they thought...
6:00 PM
Later on, Chiyo came back into the waiting lobby.
It took ten minutes to calm Bakugou down...Chiyo and the doctors probably sedated him after that. It took twenty minutes to do what the doctors had to do to make sure he was alright…
Mitsuki and Masaru were still in Katsuki's room...
Izuku, Momo, the other kids, and Inko got up from their seats as soon as they saw Recovery Girl. Torino Mr. and Mrs. Yaoyorozu sat up in their chairs, hearing the verdict of the situation.
"Recovery Girl!" Izuku said to her, "Is Kacchan okay? I-Is he gonna be alright!?"
Chiyo sighed, "We sedated him quite a bit. He's a lot more relaxed now. Once he had some sedation in him, one of the doctors asked him some questions as carefully as he could, so he could test his brain patterns. He answered most of them right, although he took some time to answer them. One of the questions was what his Quirk was, but he just said...'Nothing'."
"He didn't say anything?" Kaminari asked.
"Oh, no, I meant he just said the word 'Nothing'."
"Nothing?" Izuku said, his worry reaching tenfold.
Nodding, Chiyo continued, "He's suffering a little bit from the trauma. His parents are there right now, so I feel like visiting him is out of the question. He needs to be around people that he's a lot more familiar with. He also needs to try and heal his mind from this traumatic experience."
"You mean, we can't see him right now?" Kirishima asked, a little discouraged.
"I'm sorry, not right now. Come back another time, tomorrow preferably. Although, I advise you not to smile at him. Whatever that monster did, Bakugou seems to affiliate that gesture to Joker."
A simple smile? Izuku thought.
See? You put a SMILE on my face!
...Izuku gazed down at the floor, his hands clenching into fists.
"Until then, we need to let him rest a little bit," Chiyo said as she began to walk forward, "I will let Nedzu and Aizawa know that he's woken up. Until then, I'm a little tired myself and need to rest as well."
"You want me to walk you to your car?" Torino asked her.
"Oh, why sure, Torino. Thank you."
"Anytime, Chiyo."
The two elderly Heroes walked their way out of the hospital, leaving the kids and everyone else to figure out what to do at this point.
"Man..." Jirou frowned, "I never thought I would say it, but poor Bakugou."
"I guess we can't do anything at this point," Tsuyu looked down in thought, "Well...I guess we could just...go?"
"I mean, yeah, but...well, at least Bakugou's awake now, and he sounds like...he's going to be fine..." Mina said although she felt unsure.
Ochako stood there quietly...
Iida added, "I think we should go back home for now and see him tomorrow. It would be wise to let him have some room and be with his parents for a while."
"Yeah..." Todoroki nodded, "We probably should just head back..."
Man, who would've thought I'd feel bad for Bakugou?
"Well, I guess it's settled then? We should just go on ahead home?" Kaminari said to make sure.
The kids nodded and agreed, saying their goodbyes as Kirishima, Kaminari, and Jirou walked together, while Tsuyu, Iida, Mina, and Todoroki walked together, and Ochako walked off by herself, seemingly in thought.
That only left Izuku, Momo, Inko, Torino, and Mr. and Mrs. Yaoyorozu.
Momo turned to her boyfriend, "I...I think me and my parents should go, too. Um...Izuku? I...I just want to say that...I'm sorry that you had to endure all of this."
Izuku turned to face Momo and smiled softly, "Hey...it's gonna be fine. If anything, I'm just glad Kacchan is...well, I'm glad he's awake now."
Nodding to that, Momo stood there for a second, glancing down, and looking back up at Izuku, saying, "Izuku...you're stronger than you think."
Eyes widened at that familiar phrase, Izuku froze...
...The card...
"Just...don't give up. Don't lose hope. Just...keep your spirit alive, Izuku," Momo smiled back at him, "Keep that Heroic spirit alive."
"..." Izuku smiled back at his girlfriend (he never thought he would have one of those) and said, "I will."
Momo then smiled warmly, stepping forward to lean over to kiss him on his lips.
...Izuku really couldn't believe he got himself a girlfriend now. Especially with someone as beautiful, talented, kind, and amazing as Momo.
The Midoriya boy blushed when she kissed him again, once again freezing in place.
The Yaoyorozu heiress was also blushing and backed away with her hands behind her back. She gave him one last tender smile and turned around, going over to where her parents were.
...He couldn't help but smile in a dopey way as he saw her go.
...It was then his mother's voice rang in, "Izuku-Dear? I know you must feel really happy right now, but if you keep staring at Miss Yaoyorozu while she leaves, she'll think you're being weird."
Standing straight up in surprise, Izuku said, "M-Mom! Come on, don't-..." he sighed, "Yes ma'am."
Inko giggled, "Really though, I'm happy for you, Dear. Even though this whole thing has been..." she frowned, "Well...it's not only been hard on you but on Mitsuki and Masaru as well..."
Izuku frowned at that also, "Yeah...they didn't need to see their son that way..."
"Oh, did everyone else leave?"
Izuku and Inko turned to see that Masaru was coming into the lobby.
"Oh, uh, yeah, Uncle Masaru. They all left. But we can stay with you guys if you want?" Izuku asked them.
Masaru smiled, "That's very thoughtful, Izuku, but...well, I don't know if Katsuki is in any right mind right now to see anyone. Mitsuki is with Bakugou and trying to calm him down...I'd never really seen them so...well, I guess I never really seen Mitsuki so tender before with Katsuki," he frowned slightly, "Katsuki, though..." Masaru sighed, "My boy...he shouldn't have been hurt like that..." Taking off his glasses, he rubbed the tears away from his eyes. He puts them back on and tells them, "Don't worry about us. Mitsuki and I will get home safely. We checked a while back and the taxis are still running around here, even though there's a curfew in the city. So you and Inko can go home. We just...need to be with our son for a while. Mitsuki says she'll understand if you all have to go right now."
"Um...okay," Izuku nodded, "I mean, if you and Mitsuki ever need anything, we'll definitely help you all out as best as we can. Just give us a call."
"Don't worry, we will...thank you again, Izuku," Masaru smiled at him. He turned to Inko, "Mitsuki wants to let you know that she and I will be staying with Katsuki tonight. I'll tell her that you and Izuku left, okay, Inko?"
Inko nodded with a sweet smile as well, "Sure thing."
Nodding to them both and saying his goodbyes, Masaru went back to Bakugou's ICU room.
Izuku and Inko both went their way out of the hospital, meeting up with Torino, who was coming back from escorting Recovery Girl to her car. They all went into the Midoriya car and drove off.
8:30 PM
After supper (they had katsudon), Izuku went back to his room for the night.
Changing into his night clothes, Izuku lay on his bed on his back as he stared at the card that Iwao gave him.
He looked at the card in his hand, wondering...
You're stronger than you think.
...Izuku read the card once again.
KNUCKLEDUSTER
(DON'T SHARE TO ANYONE)
GOSHOU'S GARAGE
(KNOCK HARD ON BACK DOOR THREE TIMES)
"...I'm stronger than I think, huh?"
Izuku...you're stronger than you think.
"...Even Momo said it..."
...The sound of his door opened, which made Izuku quickly put the card in his sleep-pants pocket. He sat up to see that it was Torino, still wearing his clothes.
"Hey there, Sonny," Torino spoke, "Just to let you know, I'll be staying one more night here. After that, I might get a hotel room or something."
Nodding to that, Izuku said, "Okay, that's alright."
"Hm," Torino entered Izuku's room and went to his futon to rest on it, "It's been really nice being in your home, Izuku. Your mother is a real classy lady."
Izuku smiled and chuckled, "Thanks. She is the best."
Torino nodded to him with a small smile, "I agree. You're a lucky guy to have her as your mother, Kid."
"Heh...I never saw her go off like that though on Aizawa-sensei."
"Even the kind ones have limits."
"Heh, yeah, I guess..."
"...You know, your mother reminds me of someone."
Izuku looked at Torino with a blink, "Huh? Who?"
"...All Might's predecessor to One For All."
"Huh!?" Izuku's eyes widened in surprise, "Y-You mean Nana!?"
Torino sat up, also a little surprised. "Wha? Uh, yeah, Kid...how do you know her name?"
"I..." Izuku paused.
Should I just tell Sorahiko about what I experienced?
"...I...kind of met her, actually."
"Met her? But...she's gone." Torino said puzzled.
"Yeah, but...I...had a dream. I was in some place, like a...Vestige World? Either way, she appeared in that World and told me All For One, and...All For One has her grandson as his pupil! His name is Shigaraki!"
Eyes widened, Torino gasped, "What?"
"Yeah! And...she...she told me to help him see the light...to not go into Villainry. I don't know how, but..." Izuku looked at the floor as he sat on the side of his bed, "...Actually, about seeing Nana in that Vestige World...maybe that was when I had One For All...but...I...I don't know if I can go there anymore."
...Torino was floored.
"My word...Nana's grandson...you mean...he was the one that caused the USJ incident? As well as releasing those creatures known as Nomus back at Hosu City?"
"Yeah..." Izuku was still looking down at the floor.
Not believing the circumstances but at the same time, he has to, Torino just turned his head to look down in thought also.
...They were all quiet...
...Until Torino said, "Let's just get some sleep, Sonny. You might need it after this day...and I might need it too after hearing this."
Izuku looked at Sorahiko and nodded, "Right."
And soon, they both rested in their beds...
...However, tomorrow, Izuku has an appointment...
Sunday
9:00 AM
It was a cloudy morning.
Torino bid farewell around eight-thirty and thanked them for their hospitality. He also said something peculiar to Izuku before he left.
"Just give it all ya got, Kid."
Izuku didn't know what he meant, but maybe he was saying to 'keep moving with everything he's got'?
Either way, Gran Torino left, which left Izuku and Inko to wonder what they could do today. They thought about going to the hospital again to check up on Katsuki, Mitsuki, and Masaru, but they agreed to do so after lunch. And seeing as how the lockdown was released for the time being, they can go anywhere they want to go as of right now.
...Which meant Izuku would be able to meet up with someone at a 'garage'...
"I'll be back, Mom!" Izuku said as he put his shoes on.
"Huh? Where are you going, Sweetheart?" Inko asked him, concern etched in her voice.
Izuku winced as he heard his mother's concerned tone. Aw, man. Yeah, that's right...well...I kind of have a good excuse...even though it is a lie…
Once he tied his shoes, he turned to his mother, "I'm...going to meet up with someone."
Inko frowned, "Last time you met up with someone, Katsuki..." Inko shook her head, "Izuku, who is this someone?"
"Uh, Momo," he answered.
"...Oh! Well..." Inko blinked and felt a little embarrassed, "Uh...o-of course! Oh, that's right! You have a girlfriend!" she chuckled sheepishly. "My goodness, I'm sorry, Izuku-Dear, of course you want to spend time with your girlfriend now. Well, in that case, don't keep the lady waiting! Oh, tell Momo I said 'hi'!"
Izuku smiled, relieved and glad that the ruse worked. "Sure thing, Mom. I love you! Bye!"
"Bye, Izuku-Dear! I love you, too! And I'm proud of you!"
The boy walked his way down and out of the apartment complex, heading over to where his true destination was...
9:20 AM
He made it.
After looking at his phone for the location and address of Goshou's Garage, he found it in an alleyway, which was revealed to be a decrepit old auto garage building.
Izuku gazed at the establishment, wearing casual clothes, his black short-sleeved shirt saying in white letters 'SHIRT', wearing his jeans and his tenny shoes on.
This is the place...I wonder why an auto car garage though? I looked up this place and it actually is a working business. Is Iwao...does he know the guy who works here? ...It also has a four-star rating online. It's also closed on Sundays...
Staring at the building for a moment to prepare himself for this, he took a deep breath and walked over to the garage.
Remembering to knock on the back door, Izuku went around the back of the building to proceed. As soon as he was at the back of the garage, he saw a door with an eye-leveled bar hole. Approaching it, he went up to it...
Knock hard three times...
Izuku raised his fist and knocked on the door hard.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK!
...He waited...
...and waited...
...and waited...
…Wondering if he should try again, the eye-leveled hole slid open.
He sees his eyes...the eyes of Iwao Oguro.
"..." The door of the hole slid closed.
...Izuku could hear multiple locks unlocking...
...And then, the door swung open.
In front of the boy, was Iwao Oguro, also known as, Knuckleduster.
Iwao looked down at the boy...stoic as he stared down hard at him. His face still had the beard on, and he was wearing a red shirt with jeans, along with black boots.
...Izuku has to admit, he looked threatening.
"Alright then. You came as I asked. That's a good start," Iwao gruffly said, "Although, why did you come if I were to ask you that question?"
"Uh...yeah..." Izuku rubbed the back of his head, "I'm...well, I'm here to know how to get stronger," he looked down a little sheepishly, "I-I mean, I may have lost my-my Quirk, but I...I want to know how to...um..." he frowned, grunting, and looked up with a firm expression as he said, "I want to still fight! I may not have any power, but it doesn't matter! I want to help those who can't help themselves! I want to let everyone know that they can be safe, because...I'm here for them! I want to protect the people I know and love! I want to not only be a Hero, but also...just someone who's there to help! Someone who can be a voice for people who can't say anything, someone who can defend them, someone who can..." gritting his teeth, Izuku grunted again, "Just someone who can say 'enough is enough'! I...I want to protect the people who matter to me...and protect the people who are just living everyday lives...just...people who are just trying to make ends meet, people who are just...who are just good people...people with values, morals, people who know what's right and wrong...I...I want to be that person who helps people...who saves people...I...want to save people and not let them throw their lives away...I want them to know the sanctity of life...but most of all..." Izuku's expression softened, although his eyes and face were still a little firm, completely content and confident. "...I want to tell people that I am there...there for them..."
- I AM HERE! -
...
...Iwao gave out a small smirk.
"Come on inside, Kid. It's time I teach you how to fight back."
Ugh! I know, I know, I'm not at the talk show yet! Don't worry, maybe at the end of the next chapter, it may come! Or maybe after that chapter! I'll get to it, who really knows?! Just not right now! XP
So yeah, there's all that. I know this chapter is a little shorter, but just I'm trying to update regularly each week of the month. But in the meantime, do tell me how this chapter is! I love to hear them! I run on reviews! :D
Thank you all for reading and keep on rocking everybody! :)
-TSP