The last twenty-four hours have been pretty insane if Tokage had anything to say about it. Last night, she watched the epic showdown between All Might and some unknown villain on television along with her family. And to say that she had a newfound respect for her heroics teacher would be putting it mildly. Her phone hadn't stopped buzzing for the last few hours due to most of her classmates talking about the fight. But there was still one detail in particular that plagued the green haired girl's mind.

There had yet to be any announcement concerning the whereabouts of Midoriya or Bakugou. The only thing she had been able to gather was that the two of them were indeed rescued from the villains sometime in the middle of the battle. But aside from that, there were no other updates at this time.

As the girl scrolled through news articles on her laptop, she was patiently waiting for something to let her know that the boy was okay. Luckily, her silent prayer was answered when a text notification from Kayama popped up on her phone screen.

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Whip: You didn't hear this from me but Midoriya is safe and sound. He's currently at Musutafu General Hospital getting some injuries treated. But he should make a full recovery in no time.

T-Rex: Really?

Whip: Yeah.

Whip: You should be able to visit him sometime tomorrow after he gives his statement. I can drive you over there after I'm done helping Vlad and Shouta get ready for the press conference tomorrow. Try to keep this quiet though.

T-Rex: Thank you so much!

Whip: No problem, just try to keep things G-rated when you finally see him. ;)

Midoriya slowly opened his eyes and turned towards the sound that suddenly woke him up. His vision was still blurry, and it took a second for him to adjust to the bright light directly overhead. But once things started to clear up, he instantly became confused at what he was looking at. Immediately to his right, was a figure with a very familiar patch of grey hair.

"Yanagi-san?" The boy groggily questioned.

"Well yes, but not the one that you're thinking of." The person responded in voice that he didn't recognize.

"What?" He gave them a confused look before the blurriness finally subsided. Now that he could actually see, the boy was able to tell that the person he was looking at wasn't his classmate. Instead, it was an elderly man with grey hair and black eyes.

"It's good to see that you're awake, young man. We were worried that you'd be out for another day or so."

"Who are you?"

"My apologies." The man quickly adjusts his glasses. "My name is Sho Yanagi, I'm one of the doctors currently tasked with looking over you. My granddaughter is actually one of your classmates."

It took a second for those words to register in Midoriya's brain. And once they did, he immediately tried to sit up. However, the moment he did he noticed that his arms were strapped down to the guard rails on the bed. "What?"

"Midoriya-kun, I need you to remain calm. Those restraints are there to keep you in place in case you're still under the influence of that villain's quirk." Sho Yanagi told the boy in an attempt to keep him calm.

"W-what's going on?" Midoriya asked in a panicked tone.

"Midoriya-kun, what is the last thing that you remember?"

Midoriya paused as he tried to recall everything that happened before waking up in this room. And to be honest, he wished that he hadn't. Almost instantly, a wave of memories came flooding into his mind and the boy had to stop himself from vomiting right there on the spot. He remembered all of it. The attack on the camp, his time spent with the villains, his talk with the masked man, even his fight with Katsuragi. All these events playing in his mind like the film reel of a movie that he didn't want to see.

"Oh my god…" The boy shakily said while placing his hand over his mouth.

"Judging by your reaction, you seem to recall a great deal of what you had to go through." Yanagi stated before placing his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Midoriya-kun, I don't know all that happened to you when you were captured. But I assure you that everything will be okay. Everyone is fine and you're not in any trouble."

"What?"

"Listen...just do what you can to remain calm. I know this might be a lot to take in since you just woke up, but please try not to overexert yourself. You overdid it with your quirk and you haven't fully recovered. We did a scan of your brain about an hour ago and everything was normal. Whatever that villain did to you, it's passed. You're perfectly fine and perfectly safe."

Despite the man's reassurance, Midoriya's heart was ready to leap out of his chest. He did his best to stay composed. But that was a lot easier said than done. His mind was still replaying the events that transpired and hole grew where his heart was supposed to be. He hurt people. Not just any people, heroes. The same ones who came to try and save him. Were they truly alright? What became of them? What was going to become of him? Yanagi just said that he wasn't in any trouble, but could he really trust the man's words?

The next thought that popped into his head was one that he couldn't really make sense of...his quirk. Although things were still a bit foggy, he clearly remembered that masked man telling All Might and Katsuragi that he gave him Tornado's quirk. But that couldn't have been true. Something like that was impossible. Quirks were genetic. They weren't something that could be passed between people. It violated the very understanding that society had of quirks altogether. However...deep down, something was telling him that it was true.

The boy was snapped out of his thoughts when the elderly man once again placed his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry about any of that right now. Now that you're awake, we'll need to run a couple of quick tests to clear you to be freed from these ridiculous restraints. Do you think that you can handle that?"

All the boy did was give the man a weak nod. He was unsure of a lot of things right now, but all he could do for the time being was play along and do as he was told.

About an hour later Midoriya was finally done with the exams from Yanagi and a few other doctors that were assigned to him. The boy did his best to keep his mind off of what happened, but every now and then he would have flashbacks of the night before. And all of the new information that he was still having trouble processing.

To combat this, Midoriya just kept striking up conversation with his classmate's grandfather to keep his mind off of things. As it turns out, Sho Yanagi was one of the top neurologists in the country. And he was apparently an expert in telekinetic quirks who was called in just to look over him. It was odd how the man had a rather cheery disposition, which was a stark contrast from the younger Yanagi's stoic personality.

Once the testing was done, Midoriya was freed from his restraints and finally had the chance to move around freely. His body still felt a bit weak, but that was expected considering he used the "Overdrive" technique that Katsuragi explicitly warned him against.

A few hours later, the boy was finally reunited with his parents. And it was certainly shocking to see his father come into the room along with his mother. As it turns out, the black haired man booked the first flight back to Japan after hearing the news that he was kidnapped. Midoriya was certainly glad to have him around mainly because he was the perfect person to keep his mother from flooding the place with her tears. But that warmhearted reunion was short lived when a man in a trench coat came into the room.

"I apologize for interrupting." The man said politely. "I'm Detective Naomosa Tsukauchi, I'm currently overseeing the case regarding the 'League of Villains'."

"Hello, Detective. What can we do for you?" Hisashi asked.

"I apologize for the abruptness of this, but I was hoping that you would allow me to talk to your son so that we can get his statement regarding the details of what transpired. To my understanding you've already been notified that your son will not be facing any sort of punishment. But I think it's best that we hurry and get this done so we can get out of his hair."

"Can't this wait?" Inko protested. "I just got my son back and you want to interrogate him about what happened?"

"I completely understand if you'd prefer to postpone this for a later date."

Midoriya stayed silent as he thought about what he should do. He was still trying to come to terms with everything that happened. And a lot of stuff was coming at him way too fast for any normal person to deal with. But he knew that the quicker he got this over with, the sooner he'd be able to relax.

"I understand sir, I think it's best that we hurry up and get this over with." The boy then said.

"Izuku?" Inko gave her son a bewildered look.

"It's fine, mom. I honestly just want to get this over with."

"Are you sure?" Hisashi asked him.

"Yeah…."

"Thank you for your cooperation, young man. I have a room available on the next floor up where we can talk. I won't be asking anything invasive, I just need your account of what happened. After that, our business will be concluded. "

All Midoriya did was give the man a silent nod before the four of them exited the room. While he and the detective made their way over the questioning area, Hisashi and Inko were escorted over to another part of the hospital. Once they reached their destination, Midoriya found himself in a plain looking office with a single window overseeing the city streets and a camera already set up on a tripod.

"Now, Midoriya-san, you don't have to say anything that you aren't comfortable with me knowing. The footage from this camera will only be used as a reference for later on when we finally track down the men who kidnapped you. It's strictly confidential."

"I understand."

"There's a few things that I want to cover, but I think it's best for you to just give your side of the story."

"So...where do you want to start?"

"Let's begin with the masked man. When did you first meet him?"

The green haired boy let out a long sigh before mustering up the courage to speak. He really didn't know where to begin with that. So in his mind, it was best to just start from that day on the rooftop.

"I guess it would be easier to start at the beginning. I first met him about ten months before the start of the school year…."

Unbeknownst to Midoriya, the camera was actually a live feed into a separate location on the other end of the hallway. Inside that room were Principal Nezu, Recovery Girl, a heavily bandaged Toshinori Yagi, Gran Torino and Sir Nighteye who all watched via a laptop.

For a good forty-five minutes the heroes listened to every last word that came out of the boy's mouth with rapt attention. And to say that the mood quickly shifted would be an understatement. As more and more time passed, it was hard for the adults to wrap their heads around everything that they heard. But there was one detail in particular that stood out the most.

"Toshinori...for the love of God, please tell me that boy is not telling the truth." The 'jet' quirk user pinched the bridge of his nose as he glared towards the blonde haired man.

Yagi didn't respond, instead the man just stood silent. He himself was still reeling from the testimony. A lot of things suddenly started to make sense and the man honestly had no clue how to react. After listening to Midoriya's account of that day on the rooftop he couldn't believe what he had heard. Did Midoriya truly think that he said those words to him? Toshinori Yagi would never let such disgusting things come out of his mouth. It would go against everything that he stood for as a person and a hero.

"That boy is going to need some serious counseling." Recovery Girl shook her head.

"Indeed." Nezu nodded. The situation was way worse than what he anticipated. "I'll have a chat with Inui-kun later to set up a session with him. But that's not the only thing that concerns me..."

"You're right." The healing heroine interjected. "The scarring on that boy's body is another issue altogether. I haven't interacted with him that much, but he obviously has some deep-rooted depression issues that were never properly addressed."

"This is a goddamn mess..." Gran Torino continued shaking his head.

"I need to talk to him!" Yagi suddenly declared, surprising most of the others in the room.

"What?"

"It's obvious that young Midoriya's memories have been manipulated. More so than he probably realizes. I think it's best for me to talk to him and set the record straight."

"I strongly advise against that, Toshinori-kun." Nezu told the man.

"What?"

"I agree with Nezu." Recovery Girl chimed in. "That child has been through a lot in the last few days. His whole world has practically been turned upside down. And the last thing he needs right now is you going up to him to try and prove your innocence."

Yagi wanted to protest this, but it was hard to argue with the woman's logic. Although he agreed that it was best to give his student some time to recover from this entire ordeal. He still felt the need to clear the air between them. It was obvious that All for One had some bigger scheme planned for the boy. But he'll have to wait until a later time to figure out exactly what that was.

"How are those other two doing?" Gran Torino then asked, hoping to quickly change the subject.

"Bakugou woke up a couple of hours ago and I've already patched up his arms. I'm going to check up on him immediately after this." Recovery Girl answered.

"What about Katsuragi-san?"

"She's still recovering from having her jaw reset, but I suspect that she'll wake up pretty soon. Her and Midoriya both overused their quirks but it looks like she expanded a lot more energy than he did."

"Forgive me for my rudeness, but we need to address the situation with her immediately." Nighteye finally spoke up. "That woman will undoubtedly have some questions about what All for One said. And we need to figure out exactly what we're going to tell her."

Silence fell over the group for a few seconds as everyone pondered over the man's words. If the information they now had was true, then Midoriya was in possession of her sister's quirk. It was safe to say that All for One wasn't lying. And the timelines added up almost perfectly. But now they were going to have to figure out a way to break the news to the woman without overwhelming her.

As expected, Nighteye was completely against telling the woman the truth altogether. His reasoning was that it could put the secret of 'One for All' in jeopardy. However, after a brief discussion the 'foresight' user agreed to only tell her the bare minimum of information. Only the parts that were relevant to what she needed to know.

In any case, everyone knew that they were going to have a long and difficult road ahead of them.

"Thank you, Midoriya-san. I have no further questions for you." Tsukauchi said to Midoriya after the boy was finally done talking.

Never before had the man hated his ability to detect lies. Because right now he truly wished that none of what he heard was true. But as much as he despised having to put the victim of a kidnapping through a "soft interrogation", the detective still had a job to do. The only bright side to all of this was that he now had a good enough reason to begin a formal investigation into the boy's previous school. There were a few gaps in his inquiry that Midoriya had unknowingly filled during his testimony. And he was more than happy to submit a request for his department to immediately look into Aldera Junior High.

"Yes sir." The boy replied.

"I'm sorry to have to put you through all of this. But rest assured that the police will be out of your hair."

"So...I'm n-not in any trouble?" He nervously asked.

"I guarantee that nothing will happen to you. The villain himself admitted to using a mind control quirk on you. So you can't be held responsible for your actions while under the influence of his quirk."

"I see…" Something about that still didn't sit well with the boy. The fact that he injured so many people weighed heavily on his mind. Along with everything else that happened. "What about everyone else?"

"The heroes that were present were already briefed on the situation. And they were more than forgiving of what you were forced to do, especially given the circumstances. You won't have to worry about any type of backlash from them." The man continued. It was mostly the truth, and the only issue they were going to have to deal with on that end was an already agitated Endeavor.

"Alright…"

"And since there were no witnesses to what happened between you and Blizzard, we can sweep that under the rug pretty easily. The HPSC will clean that up and take care of the damages. So as far as the public is concerned, it never happened."

Midoriya should've been happy after hearing that. He was pretty much going to walk away from this entire debacle without any actual consequences. But that did nothing to change his feelings on the matter. He may not have been in control of himself during the fight, but that didn't make it any better. On top of all the heroes that got hurt, Bakugou was an entirely different issue altogether. He was going to have to face the 'explosion' user at some point. And he could already tell that it wasn't going to be far from a pleasant encounter.

'Maybe I should think about switching schools?' He said to himself in slightly joking matter before Tsukauchi stood up from his seat.

"Well...our business here is concluded, Midoriya-san. You're free to go and relax for the rest of your stay. Once again, I do apologize for having to put you through this."

"It's fine, sir."

"In any case, I hope you have a nice and relaxing rest of your day. Make sure that you get plenty of rest. Now that this portion is done, you'll be able to receive visitors tomorrow depending on what the hospital staff says. I'm sure that a lot of your classmates are eager to see that you're in good health."

"Yes...thank you, sir." The boy dryly stated before the two of them began making their way back to his room.

Now that all of this was over, all Midoriya wanted to do was rest and figure what he was going to do next.

The next day, Tokage was rapidly moving through the building as she made her way over to where the receptionist told her that Midoriya was supposed to be staying. Naturally she wasn't allowed to run in a hospital, but that certainly didn't stop the girl from walking at a very brisk pace.

'319, 320, 321...here it is! Room 322!' The girl's feet came to a grinding halt when she finally found what she was looking for.

Tokage paused while reaching for the handle, only now realizing how totally unprepared she was for this situation. On the other side of this door was Midoriya, and she had no clue what to expect. She had no idea what he had to go through during his time being held captive by those villains and wondered what she should do. A part of her wanted to grill the guy about everything that happened and slap him for giving himself up in the first place. But another part of her wanted to just wrap her arms around him and give him the biggest hug ever.

Deciding that waiting was a lot more painful than taking action, the green haired teen simply turned the handle and flung the door open. Completely forgetting to knock altogether. The moment the entrance was opened, she was met with the sight of Midoriya sitting up on the bed and stretching his arms out above his head. The boy looked fine and didn't have any obvious injuries that could be seen at first glance.

"Izuku!" Tokage blurted out, startling the boy enough to make him jump.

"S-Setsuna!" He widened his eyes at the sight of her.

Tokage didn't really know what came over her at that moment. But the green haired girl let instincts take over and rushed him without any regard for what was going on around her. In the fraction of a second, she closed the distance between the two of them and crashed her lips into his while grabbing either side of his face.

The young couple stayed in that position for a good ten seconds before she finally decided to let go of him. Naturally, Midoriya was a blushing mess because of the sudden act of affection and the boy's eyes were practically swirling around in his head.

"I'm so glad that you're okay!" She smiled at him while clutching his shoulders. "Don't you ever do something that stupid ever again! Do you know how fucking worried I was about you?!"

"Setsuna...w-w-what are yo-"

"Izuku?" The metaphorical record in Tokage's head scratched at the sound of another voice in the room. And against her better judgement, the girl turned her head to the right and found herself looking at two other people whose presence she failed to register when she suddenly barged in.

One was a short woman with green hair and matching eyes who had an expression of pure confusion plastered onto her face. The other was a tall man with curly, black hair and black eyes. He was rather plain looking, but his most prominent feature were the numerous freckles scattered all over his face. Tokage was pretty damn good when it came to math, so it was easy for her to solve the equation of who exactly she was looking at.

'Oh...shit….'

"Well...this is unexpected." The man said in a slightly amused tone.

"I-Izuku...w-w-who...who is this?" The woman questioned.

Seeing as there was no way out of this painfully awkward and embarrassing situation. Midoriya mustered up as much courage as he could and gave the two adults a wobbly grin. "Dad kind of already knows what's going so…" He started as the redness on his cheeks further intensified. "Mom, this is Setsuna Tokage...and she is my girlfriend….."

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"What?!"

As much as she wanted to be happy about being referred to as the boy's "girlfriend", Tokage quickly tried to find a way to remedy this total blunder that she put herself into. Deciding that it was best to just lean in and play to her strengths, the girl gave the elder Midoriya members a confident smirk that showed off her razor sharp teeth.

"It's nice to meet you guys! At least now I know where Izuku gets all his good looks from."

'Nailed it…'

Author's Notes: So yeah...pretty short update. This was mainly a transition chapter just to clarify the situation. Obviously most of this stuff isn't going to be going away anytime soon. But I just wanted to establish the situation. I'd like to think that everyone was pretty understanding of what happened and it would be easy for some influential people to keep certain things under wraps. Especially when it comes to this.

1. Midoriya won't be having an "easy" time for a while, but now that I can finally bring all of the 1-B guys back into the story he'll have a pretty good support group. Plus there will be a new member added to the "Izu-crew" in the coming chapters.

2. I decided to save the conversation and "reveal" with Fubuki for the next chapter. I got something pretty interesting cooked up for that and it's something that one of the readers thought up. I think you guys will like it.

As always, thanks for reading and don't be afraid to leave a comment/review.