"Y'know brat...there's quite a bit that I want to say to you." Tatsumaki said from atop the makeshift throne. Her face displaying what can only be described as nothing but contempt and pure annoyance.

"Wait a second!" Midoriya interjected. "What's going on here? What did you mean that this isn't a dream?"

Tatsumaki pinched the bridge of her nose before letting out a rather dramatic sigh. Despite knowing full well that she was going to have to give the boy some type of explanation as to the current situation. That didn't stop the woman from being annoyed by it.

"I'm going to make this as easy to understand as I can." She begrudgingly began. "When that All for One bastard stole my quirk and transferred it into you, part of my consciousness was retained within it. I have no clue how this happened, so don't bother asking me. But I've been "awake" inside your mind ever since the first time that you used "Overdrive"."

After absorbing those words, Midoriya was more convinced than ever that he was just having some sort of weird dream. There was no possible way that what this figment of his imagination was saying was true. It was impossible. Quirk transfer was one thing. But having that quirk retained the mind of its previous host was a little too far out there for him to believe.

"To prove this, let me ask you a couple of questions."

"Okay..." The boy nodded skeptically.

"Over the last couple of months, you've had quite a few mornings where you've woken up feeling exhausted for no real reason, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Well that's because I've been using your body every now and then when you fall asleep. It took some getting used to, but after the first few times I got acclimated pretty well."

"What?"

"You can ask Fubuki about it when you wake up. I told her not to tell you until after we had this talk of ours."

"I don't believe you."

"Then how about this? Did you ever wonder about how exactly you came up with "Palace of Inertia"? Well the short answer is that you didn't. I'm the one who wrote it down in that notebook of yours. I decided to throw you a bone to see whether or not you could handle it."

Midoriya was about to respond to that claim, but hesitated. It was true that the boy had no idea when he even wrote that page down in his notebook. And the writing style was fairly different from his. Including the actual handwriting itself. But he always just assumed that it was because he must've been extremely tired when he thought it up.

Actually now that he thought about it, Fubuki's reaction to hearing about his super move was a bit odd. Especially since she flat out told him that it was the exact same move that her older sister created before she died. 'Wait, could she be telling the truth?'

"Of course I am! What reason would I have to lie to a snot nosed brat like you? It would be a waste of energy."

Deciding to just roll with this for now, Midoriya chose to see what exactly this apparent apparition wanted from him. And hopefully, he would be able to get some more answers out of her. He'll just have to confirm these claims with Fubuki once he actually woke up. "So...what did you want to talk about?"

"For starters, I absolutely hate the way that you've been misusing my quirk."

"What do you mean exactly?" He countered.

"You do realize that you're easily one of the strongest kids in your entire school, right? You may have only had this power for a little over a year. But in terms of ability, you should be way above your classmates. That should be obvious enough with the way that you handled Endeavor's brat and that Bakugou idiot."

"I wouldn't say all that..." A light blush appeared on the boy's face.

"Please." The green haired women scoffed. "You're already on sidekick level if you ask me. But for some reason you keep limiting yourself. You're supposed to be smart, so I thought that you'd find some more creative uses of 'psychokinesis' by now. But you just keep holding back so you don't show up your classmates."

"That's not true!"

"I know, I know, you don't want to come off as a showoff. Which I guess is fine. But have you ever considered that doing so was disrespectful to your classmates? How would they feel if they found out that you weren't going at a hundred percent each and every time while some of them struggled to keep up."

Midoriya was ready to counter the woman's statement, but she continued talking before he could get a word in.

"It's fine to take other people's feelings into account. But the world of heroics has no place for softness. You've been doing a decent job so far, but I need you to step your game up. Honestly, I blame Fubuki for coddling you so damn much up until this point."

Part of Midoriya felt like he just received a backhanded compliment from the woman. And he'll admit that she did have a point. But there was a lot more to it than that. "I'm just not that kind of person. I don't want to be like those people who use their quirks as a means to put themselves above others."

"I understand completely. With how you grew up, it's no wonder you think that way. But try to look at things from the other side of the aisle. You need to start getting even more serious than what you have been. You've been blessed with an S-rank psychokinetic quirk. One that's a game changer in any situation."

"S-rank?" Midoriya queried an eyebrow.

"It's how we measure quirks like ours. Me, you and Fubuki are all S-rank based on overall strength and ability. That pale girl with the grey hair that you hang around would normally be considered B-rank. But her level of control puts her in the A-rank category."

This was something entirely new to Midoriya. He had never heard of telekinetic quirks being categorized in such a way. From all the research he had done ever since receiving his, the only thing he was able to find was that quirks like his were ranked based on how much weight one was able to manipulate.

Tatsumaki let out another annoyed sigh before standing up from her throne and glaring down at Midoriya. The look forcing a sense of dread to wash over the boy's body. "Alright, I'm through talking to you. It's obvious that I'm going to have to give you a more practical lesson to prove my point."

Without any warning, the ground around the two began shaking and Midoriya watched as a ridiculous amount of garbage levitated into the air. But this was only the beginning. Before his very eyes, the pile of trash began reforming, condensing and reshaping until fifteen massive spears were aimed directly at him.

"Gungnir!"

'What the hell is this?' He gawked. Was this a super move of hers? He'd never seen Tatsumaki do this in any of the old footage that he could find on the women.

"If you don't want to get hurt, I suggest that you find a way to dodge this." Was the only warning that she decided to give him before sending all fifteen metal spears at him. Her tone was cold and almost indifferent.

Midoriya reacted by activating his power and flying directly upwards into the sky. But as soon as he did that, the spears changed direction and proceeded to chase him down. They were coming at him so fast that he almost got hit a couple of times in a matter of seconds.

'His speed has improved, and he thinks well under pressure. But that's not going to be enough.' The 'psychokinesis' user thought. "You have an opponent who possesses the same skillset as you. But also has you outclassed in terms of experience and skill. What do you think you should do?"

Deciding not to respond, Midoriya got his bearings in order quickly enough to counter this assault. "Palace of Inertia!" All of the spears instantly stopped mid-air, giving the boy enough time to take control of them and aim then back at his opponent. It was clear to Midoriya that this wasn't the kind of situation where he could be gentle and bide his time. Instead, he chose to take the offensive before his opponent could have a chance to counter.

"Take this!" He shouted while redirecting all of the spears right back at the green haired woman. But something unsettling caught his eye. Instead of easily retaking control of the spears herself. All Tatsumaki did was smirk at him.

"Psycho-Zone: Dance of the Mountain Wind!"

In what could only be described as a masterclass of both grace and style, Tatsumaki effortlessly avoided every last one of the spears. All while keeping her arms folded across her chest. But something was weird about the way she moved. It wasn't just her moving her body out of the way. There was more to it than that.

"What the hell?"

"Here's a little bit of information, brat. "Palace of Inertia" is only the first step in my ultimate technique, "Psycho-Zone"..." The woman explained. "With "Palace of Inertia", you learn to stop movement within a certain radius of your body. But in time, you will be able to take this a step further. By taking it to the next level, you'll be able to control everything within a given area. Even the flow of wind."

Midorya was absolutely gobsmacked by what he just heard. There was a move beyond what he already knew? From what he just witnessed, it looked to be something that required an expert level of control over his quirk. Something that he couldn't possibly be capable of as he was now.

"You can even use it offensively." Tatsumaki continued. The woman then raised her left hand and the very air around him grew stiff. "Psycho-Zone: Hellstorm - Towering Tornado!"

Instantly, every single piece of garbage and sand within a two hundred meter radius lifted up off the ground and formed an absolutely massive twister around the boy's body. The speed of which was so fast that it was strong enough to disrupt Midoriya's ability to stay in the air.

'This is "Hellstorm", but a whole different level!' He interenatilzed while trying to get himself in order, but to no avail. The next thing Midoriya felt was a powerful impact square in the center of his chest forcing him down to the ground. Burying him a good meter into the sand. When he looked up, all he could see was Tatsumaki standing over him with a satisfied smirk on her face.

"And that is an example of what you should be capable of when you decide to stop fucking around."

"What?"

"Everything I just did should be well within your power once you master this quirk of ours. It will take some time, but I'm sure that you'll be able to do it. I doubt you'll ever really get a chance to do that since you want to do rescue work like Fubuki. But you're smart enough to figure out some new and creative ways to take advantage of what I just showed you. "

Wait a second, were those words of...encouragement? From the Terrible Tornado herself. The boy must've hit his head on that landing.

Tatsumaki decided that now was a good time to put an end to this charade and remove herself from the boy's sternum. Giving Midoriya a chance to catch his breath.

"What the hell was that for?" He shot her an annoyed scowl.

"I'm not one of those people who likes to hold your hand when training you, Fubuki can attest to that. I prefer the "trial by fire" approach."

"Wait...are you trying to teach me?" He asked in a confused voice.

"Pop a squat, Izuku." She ordered him, using his actual given name for the first time ever. Seeing as he had no real choice in the matter, the boy simply did as he was told. With the woman quickly following suit.

"Look…" She began in a softer tone of voice than before. "This is pretty much going to be the only time that we'll be able to have an actual conversation like this before I disappear for good. I wanted the chance to show you what you're capable of with this quirk of ours."

"What do you mean?"

"After this, our personalities are going to merge together. I know it sounds weird as all hell, but bear with me."

Okay, now Midoriya was even more confused than what he was before. What did she mean that their personalities were going to merge together? Was something like that even possible? Something inside of him knew that she was being honest. But what did that entail? Was it possible that he was going to become more like Tatsumaki? That didn't sound like a good thing.

"Kid...you really need to learn how to condense your thoughts." The woman interjected. "I can't tell you how annoying it is having to listen to your internal ramblings damn near every single day."

"S-sorry." He apologized.

"It's fine." She told him. "But yeah, like I said before our minds are going to become one. Don't worry, I doubt that you'll become anything like me. You'll probably gain some of the knowledge about our quirk that I have, and maybe a bit more self-confidence. Which you desperately need more of. But besides that, you'll still be you."

"How do you know all of this?" Was the million yen question on the boy's mind, among many others.

"My connection to this body has been weakening ever since I woke up inside your head. I've only been able to retain my own sense of self for this long because I'm so strong willed. But that's besides the point. Before I go I just wanted to impart some of my wisdom onto you."

"Like what?" He tilted his head in confusion.

"Mainly that you need to stop being such a little weenie and step your game up. As much as I hate to admit it, you have quite a bit of potential. And assuming that you don't end up dead like I am, you have the chance to become a pretty solid hero."

This was a side of the woman that Midoriya didn't think was even possible. Everything he knew about Tatsumaki was that she was a strong willed woman who was difficult to talk to and had a massive Napoleon Complex. Or at least that's how Fubuki described her. If he was being honest, she reminded him a bit of Bakugo-

*Smack!*

"I can read your thoughts you little shit! Don't ever compare me to that blonde haired loser ever again. Otherwise I'll be sure to haunt you from beyond the grave! Unlike him, I'm not threatened by others. I don't need to be."

"I d-didn't mean to." The boy rubbed his now bruised cheek. It was strange how he could feel pain even within his own dreams.

"Anyways...that's pretty much all that I had to say. I'm not one for stupid cliche speaches about believing in yourself and all that nonsense. But I'm confident that you'll use this power of ours to keep people safe and do the best that you can."

'Man...this woman is a total tsundere.'

"I'll pretend that I didn't hear that." The green haired woman restrained herself from slapping him a second time.

Before Midoriya could say anything else, the world around him began fading into black. A cloud of darkness was quickly approaching the two of them and erasing everything in sight. The boy then glanced back over to Tatsumaki. Whose body was beginning to fade away as well. Slowly turning into a cloud of grey mist.

"Tatsumaki!"

"Like I said, this was the only chance that I had to to speak with you like this. Don't worry, I've already prepared myself for this."

"Wait, you can't go yet! I have questions." He reached out to her.

"Oh I know, but what fun would it be if I didn't leave you hanging? Besides, you have plenty of time to figure stuff out on your own. And you're in good enough hands with Fubuki. Just try not to get yourself hurt in the process."

As the seconds passed, more and more of Tatsumaki began disappearing. There was still a lot on the boy's mind that he wanted to know. But it looked like he wasn't going to get the chance to find out.

"Oh yeah, one more thing." The diminutive woman stated. "For the love of all things holy, stop acting like such a wuss around that girlfriend of yours. The girl's pretty cool in my book. And she doesn't deserve a guy who keeps getting flustered at the first sign of intimacy."

Alright, well those had to be the strangest set of final words someone has ever spoken in the history of mankind.

"Good luck out there, brat. I have faith in you." She gave him one last smile. 'Oh my god, I can't believe that I just said that. It's a good thing that I'm gonna disappear before anymore of his fluffiness can rub off on me.'

That was the last thing that happened before the entire world faded to black.

~Somewhere in Saitama Prefecture~

"...after evacuating all of the hostages, Blizzard and her intern "Skywalker" then proceeded to lift the train off of the tracks and levitated it to a high enough distance away from the railway and the surrounding structures. Saving the day and drastically avoiding any further damage." The voice of the news reporter stated.

Inside her bedroom, a little girl with red hair and green eyes was practically glued to the image to the television screen. Her face showing nothing but pure amazement at the feat of strength that the nice man with the freckles performed to save all those people. Even though his hair was a different color than before, it was impossible not to recognize the hero who rescued her and her dad from drowning that day near the bridge.

'He's so cool!' The girl leapt up out of her bed and began floating around the room. Doing her best to imitate the actions that she had just seen. However, she could only keep herself airborne for a few seconds before falling face first back onto her bed.

"Jean, are you okay in there sweetie?!" A woman's voice called out to her from beyond the door in a very noticeable American accent.

"Yes!" She telepathically answered while rubbing her cheek.

"Good. Come on over and eat your breakfast. We don't want to be late for your doctor's appointment to learn more about your quirks."

"Okay!" She replied and then made her way towards the door. Taking a moment to look back at the television and allowing a wide smile to grace her tiny face. 'I'm gonna be a hero just like the Skywalker man one day!'

When Midoriya woke up, everything hurt.

Upon opening his eyes his retinas were immediately assaulted by the harsh light of the room he was in, making his head feel like it was on the verge of exploding. Any attempt to get into a sitting position and get a better feel for his surroundings was promptly hindered by the aching of his body. And the most intense pain of all was located in his head.

"Ugh…" Midoriya groaned out loud enough for the other person in the room to notice that he had finally awakened.

"Easy there, sonny. Wouldn't want to have you pass out when you've just woke up, right?"

"Recovery Girl?"

"Yes." The elderly heroine admonished with a tap of her cane on the floor. "I got called in to help out a few hours ago."

"Am I in the hospital?"

"Indeed you are." She stated matter of factly. "You and a few others overexerted yourselves during that mission. I'll let it slide this one time since the situation called for it. But do your best not to become a regular of mine. There's already a third year student that I have to treat on a monthly basis."

"Is everyone okay? What happened to the others? What about the-" Midoriya began his barrage of questions only to be cut off by the woman.

"Everyone is fine...somehow. You and Katsuragi had the worst of it. But the others are still resting up."

"And Ember?"

"She just got out of surgery. But she'll be okay."

A sense of relief washed over the boy's body upon hearing that. He remembered how severe the 'flame control' user's injuries were. But the fact that she was now in the hospital's care made him feel a whole lot better.

Now that he was finally awake, Recovery Girl took the time to give him a quick check up and perform another treatment on him. As expected, she forbade him from using his quirk for the next few days. But considering the amount of power he used he was glad that he wasn't in any worse condition. Once the healing heroine was done, she told him to sit tight and wait until the floor doctor gave him the all clear to receive visitors.

While Midoriya was busy getting looked over by Recovery Girl, Tokage and Kayama were making their way down the hallway en route to the waiting area. They had just finished paying a visit to see how Ozehana was doing. And they were more than relieved to hear that the woman was going to be okay after a successful surgery to patch up her wounds. Although her injuries were severe, the doctor told them that she should regain consciousness relatively soon. But despite the good news, Tokage still felt a pit in her stomach.

"Don't worry, Setsuna." Kayama patted her niece on the head lovingly. "Ember's a tough girl, she'll be back on her feet in no time."

"I know but…" The girl mumbled out. "I still feel a bit guilty about her getting injured like that."

"I know how you feel, but try not to let it get you down. Ember wouldn't want you moping around like that."

"I guess..."

The two continued walking in silence before the green haired girl decided to float a suggestion to her aunt that had been on her mind for the past few hours. Hoping to test the waters a bit. "Hey...Aunt Nemu."

"Yeah?"

"Do you think that Recovery Girl wouldn't mind teaching me some more first aid stuff sometime in the future?"

"Huh?"

"I was thinking, I'm gonna need to know a lot more about first aid if I'm going to be a good rescue hero in the future. And Recovery Girl is the best healer in the whole country. So she would be the best resource that I have to learn a thing or two to save more lives. Plus, I wanted to pick her brain about some stuff relating to my regeneration ability."

Kayama took a moment to ponder over the girl's words. The idea certainly made a lot of sense in her opinion. And Tokage definitely had a solid grasp on all the hero oriented first aid that she taught her when they were training her quirk. So she didn't really have a reason to argue with that idea.

"I'll ask her about it during our staff meeting next week. It wouldn't be the first time that Chiyo trained up a student on medical stuff. If I remember correctly, she helped one boy a few years ago get into a paramedic course after graduation."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah." The "R-Rated" heroine smiled down at her.

Tokage felt a slight bit of happiness well up in her chest upon hearing that. This whole experience was a rather big eye opener for her. And she knew that if she wanted to cut it as anything more than a decent fighter, she would need to expand her skillset. So if by any chance she could get Recovery Girl to help her out on that front, it would be a major advantage for her moving forward.

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it. Anything for my future step-daughter."

After a few more words, the duo finally found their way over to the waiting area. Much to the 'lizard tail splitter' user's surprise, the only people currently occupying the space were Yanagi and Tokoyami. The two looked to be in the middle of a rather riveting conversation about something. And in an even more shocking turn of events, the grey haired girl had a slight smile on her face.

'Oh, what's going on here?' Her entire state of mind instantly shifted into a more devious one. Already smelling metaphorical blood in the water.

Midnight decided to branch off to go check up on how Katsuragi was doing. Leaving the green haired girl to talk to her classmates. And with any luck, brighten up her mood a bit by having some fun at their expense.

"What's up guys?" She greeted them with a toothy smirk.

"Tokage-san?" Tokoyami replied.

"How's Ember doing?" Yanagi inquired.

"Surgery was a success. But she's still out cold. The doctors said that it will be a while before she wakes up. What about the others?"

"Juzo-kun just woke up a few minutes ago. He's still exhausted after over using his quirk to sink those bombs. But he should be good to go in no time. Recovery Girl is taking care of Izuku-kun right now. She said that we can visit him in a little while."

"I've also finally regained my ability to call upon 'dark shadow'. But I was instructed to avoid using my quirk for the time being."

"That's a relief." Tokage said with a sigh. She had already seen the news footage of what Midoriya and Katsuragi did with the train. And Kayama had explained to her what happened in the Ginza shopping area a little while ago. So she was happy to hear that she would be able to see her boyfriend soon.

"So…" She then gave the two emo teens a sketchy look. "What were you two talking about just now."

"We were discussing a novel series that the two of us had both read recently." The 'dark shadow' user explained. "As it turns out, Yanagi-san and myself have come upon many similar works of literature."

"Wow, it sounds like the two of you have quite a bit in common~." Her eyes darted back and forth between them a couple of times.

"Apparently so."

It was impossible for Yanagi not to pick up on what Tokage was doing. After months of being around the girl, she had developed quite the knack for detecting her devious intentions. Hoping to put an end to this before something ridiculous happened, all the girl did was give her a cold glare from her exposed blue eye.

'Oh yeah, I can definitely work with this.' Tokage mused, already coming up with a myriad of plans to get the two of her classmates together. With any luck she might be able to set up a couple of romantic "coincidences" for her to exploit.

"I would once again like to thank you for assisting me back at the tower, Tokage-san." Tokoyami then gave the girl a polite bow. "I am in your debt."

Tokage immediately waved the boy off. "Don't worry about it, dude."

"You are too kind."

"Hey, on a completely unrelated topic. You're not seeing anybody right now are you?"

"What?" The bird themed boy blinked.

"You see, there's this girl in our class that I thin-"

"Anyways…" Yanagi spoke up. "You seem to be doing well."

"Yeah, a little tired. But nothing that I ain't used to." Tokage answered.

"Good...let's try and keep it that way." Was all that the grey haired teen needed to get her friend to stop her antics. How she found the energy to do this kind of nonsense was a complete mystery to her.

Eventually, the gang made their return back U.A. for some much needed rest. Due to the chaos surrounding the events of the night before, the students had to get a ride from Kayama and the police to avoid any unnecessary hassles. They were a bit reluctant to leave so soon, especially since Ember still hadn't woken up. But Katsuragi assured them that she would keep them updated on her condition. But the bright side to all of this was that they didn't have to submit their reports on what happened until a few days from now.

"Man...I don't know about you guys, but I'm beat." Honenuki said in a cheery tone.

"Agreed." Yanagi added. "I could really use a shower right now."

"Seriously." Tokage joked.

When they finally made their way back to their dorm, the students let out a collective sigh as they approached the doorstep. It was the middle of the afternoon. And considering that the news of their mission was all over social media, their classmates more than likely already knew of what happened. Before Midoriya's hand could touch the handle the door flew open to reveal Kendou and Awase. The two of them wearing a set of worried expressions on their faces.

"They're back!" The 'weld' quirk user announced while looking over his shoulder.

"Are you guys, okay?"

"What the hell happened?"

"Do you know how worried we were about you?!"

"Wait, why the fuck is everyone's hair black?"

"Setsuna, your hair! My goodness, what hellish trial did you have to endure?" Shiozaki ran up to Tokage and grabbed her by the shoulders.

Now that they were inside the common area, the raid team could see that pretty much everyone in their entire class was present. The only people missing were Tsunotori, Tetsutetsu and Monoma.

"Alright everyone calm down!" Kendou shouted to the miniature inquisition. Effectively regaining control over the class. "I'm sure that all of us will find out what happened soon enough. But can we please not crowd them and start assaulting them with questions?"

After a few short apologizes from the group, Tokage decided to be the one to take point and give the 1-B students an explanation on what went down. Which took all of ten minutes. Thankfully Midoriya, Honenuki and Yanagi were able to fill in all of the gaps.

"Man, it sounds like you guys had one hell of a time." Kaiabara stated.

"Indeed." Shishida added.

"Yeah. The pros are handling the clean up, so they let us come back early to relax for the rest of the day."

"You were truly blessed to come out of that chaos unharmed. The lord was certainly looking over you." The vine haired girl clasped her hands together in her usual prayer position. A beam of sunlight shining down on her figure.

"Okay seriously, we're indoors. Where is that light coming from?" Fukidashi's speech bubble spelled out. Earning an equally confused shrug from Bondo.

"I wouldn't say totally unharmed." Tokage smiled while pointing to what was left of her hair.

"At least those burns have already healed up." Midoriya placed his hand on her shoulder. He was still amazed at how well her regeneration ability worked. In the course of a few hours, the girl's face was practically back to normal.

"Since we're on the subject...hey, Kamakiri!"

"What's up?" The tall boy with green skin replied.

"You know how to cut hair, right?"

"Yeah, I do Kaibara and Monoma's all the time." He told her. True to his word, he was pretty much the class barber for half of the guys in 1-B. Ironically his dad was a hair stylist. Which made a lot of sense considering his quirk.

"You think you could help me out with this? I'm not trying to walk around looking like I got into a fight with a pair of scissors."

"Eh, I'm sure I can make it work."

"Hey, where's everybody else?" Honenuki then asked. Wondering what the rest of the class was doing.

"Monoma is still out doing his work study with Crust." Tsuburaba was the first to explain.

"We haven't seen Tetsutetsu-kun or Pony-chan at all today. We honestly thought that they were with you." Kendou then said.

Tokage did find that a bit odd. It wasn't like the boy to just suddenly vanish without telling anybody, especially her. Her best guess was that he got called in for his work study with Fatgum. The silver haired teen did mention that they were working on a mission of their own. But that was the extent of her knowledge on the subject.

'I guess I'll just have to ask him when he gets back.'

"Alright...as much fun as this is, I'm heading back up to my room to take a shower. I need to get this dye out of my hair." Yanagi stoically said.

"No kidding." Honenuki laughed in agreement.

"I think you guys actually look pretty cool with black hair. Especially Midoriya-kun, shroom." Komori smiled.

"You think so?" The boy blushed.

"Oh yeah, Izuku. You look hot as hell. Part of me wishes that you would keep it that way." Tokage began rubbing her hands through his darkened locks. "I wouldn't mind seeing this when I wake up in the mornings."

"You can play with some more later tonight. As long as you make sure that I get a turn with you." Midoriya said with a slight smirk.

…

…

…

A dead silence washed over the entire common area after hearing that. One so potent that you could hear a pin drop on the other side of the room. In his confusion, the 'telekinesis' user looked to his classmates only to see them all wearing a series of shocked expressions. But what really got him was the obvious bit of redness on Tokage's cheeks.

"Wait a second…" Bondo began.

"Did Midoriya-kun…" Shoda was next.

"J-just make…" Komori added.

"A semi-lewd joke?" Tsuburaba finished the collective thought of the class.

"Dude...did you hit your head or something? Are you alright?"

"Oh no...the day has finally come." Shiozaki shook her head in shame.

"What?" A now confused Midoriya looked at her. Now that he thought about it, he had no clue what compelled him to say that. It was definitely out of character for him.

"Izuku's pure soul has officially been tainted by Setsuna's impious behavior. She's finally corrupted him. Don't worry Izuku, I think I still have some holy water in my room. We'll purge those sinful thoughts right out of you!"

"Did we suddenly switch stories or something?" Fukidashi wondered. Even Yanagi was taken aback by that comment.

"I think that's a good sign to show everyone that we need to let these guys go up to their rooms and rest." Kendou surprisingly joined in on the fun. "We'll have a lot to discuss later. For now let's just give them their space."

Everyone nodded in agreement and proceeded to go about their business. Allowing the raid team to go get themselves situated.

"I-I'll uh...see you in a bit." Tokage simply patted Midoriya on the shoulder before making her way over to Kamakiri to get started on fixing up her hair. Doing her best to hide the sudden redness on her face.

Before another thought could cross his mind, the boy instantly remembered that he had a ton of missed calls and emails from his mom and dad. He was planning on waiting until he got back at the school to update them on the situation that happened last night. And seeing as he now had some free time, he decided to get that handled before taking his shower.

After a rather lengthy and emotional phone conversation with his mother, Midoriya was finally able to hop in the shower and begin cleaning off all the sweat and dust from last night. He was fortunate that all he needed to get rid of the hair dye was a good scrubbing. Otherwise he would've had to run to the store to find something to return his green main back to normal.

As the hot water poured over his skin, the boy couldn't help but think back to the events of the last few hours. To his knowledge, there were still quite a few Derelicta members unaccounted for based on what he heard from Kayama on the way back over to U.A.. And their leader was still at large. On top of that, it looked like it was going to take weeks to clean up all the wreckage that came from the bombings.

It was a miracle to him how only a few dozen civilians ended up getting only relatively minor injuries in all the chaos. But that was far better than the alternative to what could've happened. Overall, he should count this a victory. However, this fact that Derelicta was still out there was a problem he didn't feel too comfortable with. The idea that they could still be recruiting new members and pop up again soon sent a chill down his spine.

The news hadn't broken on the nature of the organization as of yet. But part of him knew that it could negatively affect quirkless people across the country once the official story leaked. Which was something he desperately hoped wouldn't happen. Hopefully, there was a silver lining to all of this in the future.

And then there was his dream with Tatsumaki that he had back in the hospital. He had no real clue on how to approach the subject. Yet something told him that he and Katsuragi were due for a conversation concerning the things that he had been told while in his slumber. Midoriya didn't get a chance to talk to her about it back at the hospital thanks to everything that was still going on. But he made a mental note to contact his pseudo-sister as soon as he got a chance.

"Man...what a day…" The boy breathed a heavy sigh while still allowing the steaming hot water to run over his body.

"Hey Izuku, can you hand me your shampoo? I need to start scrubbing this dye out of my hair."

"No problem." The boy answered before grabbing the aforementioned bottle and handing to Tokag-

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"Ahhhh!" Midoriya shrieked once the realization finally hit him. Jumping back so fast that he crashed into the back wall and nearly took the shower curtain down with him. The second he looked up, the green haired boy found himself looking directly into the eyes of a very wet and very naked Tokage.

"S-S-Setuna!"

"That's my name." She replied nonchalantly.

"What the h-hell are you doing?!"

"Taking a shower, obviously."

"How did you get in here?"

"I was coming to show you my new haircut. Your bedroom door was unlocked so I just let myself in. I heard you in the shower and thought that it would be a good idea to join you." The girl continued. Taking a moment to show the boy the new change.

The entire right side of her head was completely shaved down to the scalp and a few centimeters were now cut from the bottom. Overall, it was actually a really good look for her. And it fit her naturally curly hair very well. However, the new style was not powerful enough to solve all of the problems here.

"H-how l-l-long…"

"I've been in here for like two minutes. You were so deep in thought that I was starting to wonder if you ever notice me." She said while pouring some of his shampoo into her hand

Midoriya's face instantly erupted into a furious shade of red. A million different thoughts began flying through his head and none of them were exactly fit for child viewing. Suddenly, his mind became fuzzy. His mouth went dry and it took every last bit of willpower that he had to keep his eyes above neck level.

"Now...are you just gonna stand there, or are you gonna help me out? You wash my back and I'll wash yours." Tokage then asked him before turning around. Giving him a full view of her backside.

*Thud!*

That proved to be the straw that broke the metaphorical camel's back. The amount of blood that rushed to his head along with the added heat of the shower ended up being too much for the 'telekinesis' user. The only response that he gave the girl was fainting right there on the spot. Thankfully, Tokage was fast enough to catch him before he hit the ground.

'Yeah, that's what you get for getting me all flustered downstairs in front of everyone.' The girl thought with a devious smirk on her face. 'Still, I was kinda hoping that we could have a bit more fun with this. Oh well…we can try again later.'

With that, Tokage simply dragged the now overcooked piece of broccoli that she called a boyfriend out of the shower and dried him off before placing him on his bed and resuming her shower. Making sure to be extra careful around his more sensitive areas. The girl knew full well that she was going to have to find a way make up for this little prank of hers. But she already had a few ideas in mind on how she was going to do that.

'He could've at least complimented me on my hair before passing out.'

Following her little stunt in the shower, Tokage made her way back down to the common room to join the rest of the girls of her class.

"Wow Setsuna-chan, I'm really digging the new look, shroom!" Komori complimented her.

"Thanks! Kamakiri may be a bit of a grouch, but the guy does good work." She smiled before filling in the open seat next to Kodai. "So what are we watching?"

"Some old romance movie that Yaoyorozu-san was telling me about. Apparently it's about some guy with a beast quirk who needs to find true love in order to break some curse." Kendou explained while showing a picture of the film in question. On the cover was a beastly looking man in a blue coat standing next to a petite woman with brown hair in a yellow dress.

"Sounds super cheesy."

"Hmm." Kodai hummed.

Suddenly, Tsuburaba came flying out of the hallway and made a beeline right for the television.

"Hey, what the hell dude?! We already said that they girls were going to be using the TV for the next couple of hours."

"It can wait, look at this shit!" The 'solid air' user waved them off while changing the channel over to the JNN. Before anyone had a chance to stop him, the image of a news helicopter flying above what looked to be a demolished city street came into view.

"The scene here in downtown Fuchu is a complete madhouse! Minutes ago, our news crew caught wind of a hero raid on a suspected group of villains and drug traffickers. We don't know all of the details as of yet, but right now we can only see what's going on below us. At the moment, U.A. student Mirio Togata, also known as "Lemillion", is currently engaging in battle with one of the presumed villains as we speak." The news reporter stated.

"What the hell?" Kendou said in disbelief.

On screen was footage of the muscular blonde haired boy fighting what appeared to be some gigantic monster in mid-air. And not too far away from him was none other than the number nine heroine, Ryukyu. Along with Nejire Hadou right behind her.

"Wait, isn't Pony interning with Ryukyu?" Shiozaki looked around for confirmation.

"Yeah..." Yanagi stoically said. Unable to look away from the fight.

The group of students continued watching the battle unfold with wide eyes. It was only when an image of Fatgum briefly flashed across the screen did Tokage get an uneasy feeling in her gut. 'Metalhead's doing his work study with Fatgum and Amijiki. Don't tell me he's in the middle of this mess!'

Whatever was going on, the green haired girl was definitely going to be grilling her long time friend about this as soon as he got back.

A/N: And thus is the end of Tatsumaki in this story. Sorry if that felt a bit short with the amount of build up that I gave it, but I didn't want their chat to take up an entire chapter. Mainly because I highly doubt that Tatsumaki would take the time to do all the cliched stuff that I originally had planned. She isn't really the type of person for long drawn out goodbyes. I also just wanted to highlight the difference in their power and how much he still has left to grow.

1. I was on the fence about introducing "Psycho-Zone" into this story. But Midoriya's going to need a new skill set moving forward. Especially with what I have planned for the joint training arc. Obviously he won't be mastering this anytime soon. But he might towards the end of the fic.

2. The Cultural Festival is coming in the next few chapters. That's when I plan on Tokage and Ozehana having their long awaited chat. I juggled my options around for a bit. But I think that's the perfect time for them to have the discussion. And I'll also use that time to bring back a few characters that have been missing for a while.

I forgot that today was a holiday (In the US), so I had some free time to write this chapter up. Like always, thanks for reading and don't be afraid to leave a comment/review!