"I'm certainly glad that's over."

"I agree, we're lucky we made it out alive."

"Don't be such a pessimist Sho, we would have been fine no matter what happened, because we have the 'power of friendship'... actually if one of the Nomus showed up I would have ditched you all."

"You're not serious, right Y/n?!" Izuku asked franticly.

"Of course I'm not serious, you would have been screwed without me. Really though, I never want to see one of those things again."

"GET DOWN!"

"Wh-Holly shit!"

Flying towards your group at top speed was, unsurprisingly, a Nomu.

Just my fucking luck

You had expected it to land and attack but it kept flying strait towards you.

"What is it-"

Before anyone had a chance to move the Nomu grabbed you and Izuku around the waist with its talons pulling you into the air.

"Y/n, Midoriya!"

"H-hey! Put us down!" Izuku yelled at the flying monster.

"...really though Nomu, could you possibly not?"

As if it had heard you, the Nomu suddenly went limp, and started hurtling towards the ground.

"Wait no! Never mind!"

You saw a flash of red and then Stain was on top of the Nomus back, stabbing it in the brain and controlling the decent so you and Izuku weren't crushed.

You skidded across the ground along with Izuku, Stain clutching the backs of both of your shirts.

Your injuries were agonizing, so much so that you couldn't move enough to sit up, you could tell Izuku was in the same amount of pain.

"You must all be purged." Stain scowled "Everything that I do is to create a stronger society."

Stronger my ass.

"What are you all doing just standing around?" A familiar voice shouted "The villain must have flown this way."

Oh god no.

"Endeavor..." Stain sneered, finally letting you and Izuku go.

You whipped your head up and watched as his mask fell off his face. You suddenly felt the bone chilling sensation of complete dread.

"You false hero!" Stain took a step forward

You felt your face pale and your heart drop, he was terrifying.

"I'll make this right, these streets must run with the blood of hypocrites!" Each word he spat was filled with so much resentment and spite that the air seemed heavier.

"Hero? I will reclaim that word! Come on just try and stop me you fakes!"

You clutched your hands to your chest so tightly your fingers turned white, you had never before been so afraid of one person.

"There is only one man I'll let kill me, he is a true hero... ALL MIGHT IS WORTHY!"

Your breath caught.

And then... he stopped.

...

You figured one of his injuries paralyzed him but nobody could bring themselves to move, you were all frozen in fear.

***

"Did you sleep Midoriya?"

"No, not really Todoroki."

"I figured, me neither."

"Shut uppppp." You groaned puling your blanket over your head "I'll have you know I was sleeping until now."

"I'm sorry Y/n!" Izuku frantically apologized

"Shhhhh it's too early."

"Y/n, it's noon."

"Shoto, did I stutter?"

You rolled around for a few seconds annoyed that you were awake but eventually sat up wrapping your blanket around your body. "Okay, I have awoken."

You rubbed your eyes, getting used to the harsh light of the hospital. You, Shoto, Izuku, and Iida had all been rushed to the Hosu Hospital, the second the ambulances arrived, you had each received you necessary stiches and surgeries and were all put in the same room for the night.

"You know, thinking about that fight now, we did something pretty amazing." Izuku remarked "After everything that happened back there, it kind of feels like it's a miracle we're even alive. With my leg messed up I was an easy target, he probably could have killed me if he wanted to."

Shoto looked at his bandages and then eyed your leg and arm "Yeah, seems to me he let you, Y/n and I live on purpose. I'm impressed with you though Iida, he was actually trying to murder you but you stood tall. "

"Yeah, Tenya had it the hardest, ten out of ten for holding your own my man."

"No, guys that's not true-"

The door slid open interrupting Tenya and revealing Bubble Girl, Grand Torino and Manual.

"Oh, so the injured youngins are awake." Grand Torino stated

"How are you guys feeling?" Bubble Girl asked, scanning each of you for any major injuries.

"Idiot! I could yell at you for hours right now." Grand Torino scolded Izuku "But for now you have a visitor."

Just then, a tall man walked through the door, you had to do a double take.

He has a dog head... Eh, not the strangest thing I've seen.

"This is Chief of the police force, Kenji Tsuragamae." Grand Torino introduced the man and Iida and Shoto stood up to greet him while you and Izuku stayed seated due to your injuries.

You had to admit, you felt kind of weird meeting the chief of police while wrapped in a hospital blanket but he didn't seem to mind so you stayed in your warm burrito.

"So you're the UA student's who brought down the hero killer." He started "Stain had some serious injuriesm severe burns and several broken bones, one that seems to have been caused by the force of a blunt object."

Ha, got him.

"Right now he's in the hospital under strict guard, woof."

I'm sorry but did he just 'woof'?

"Here's a lesson you should have already learned. When quirks became the norm, the police force fought to maintain the status quo. We decided we wouldn't use quirks as weapons, that's where heroes came in, they could do what we couldn't, if they were licensed of course."

"Then why was I allowed to patrol at the Nighteye Agency?" you asked the chief

"There are a select few top tier agencies across the country that are allowed to take uncertified heroes in training on things such as patrols. They are only allowed to do this after applying for a temporary license through the board of directors, Nighteye agency is one of these agencies."

"I don't remember applying for anything."

"You only have to submit an example of you in action, Sir gave them a recording of the sports festival and you got approved before you came. The thing is, there are a lot of very specific rules you have to follow and you kind of broke most of them." Bubble girl explained

Rules are for losers who... don't break the law...

The chief continued "It would be impossible for the police force to condone the use of deadly quirks, after all, we are here to stop such harm from being done. The only reason pros can use their powers now, is because of the strict code of ethics the early heroes chose to abide by. That's why it is against the law for uncertified people to use their quirks to cause injury."

Wait...

"Whether you were up against the Hero Killer or not, none of you have the authority to harm the villain. That means, the tree of you, and your supervisors, Endeavor, Manual, Grand Torino and Bubble Girl, should receive harsh punishment for this gruesome use of your powers. "

"Now wait a damn minute, first of all, if Iida hadn't been there, Native would have been murdered!" you exlaimed throwing your good arm in the air.

"If Midoriya hadn't stepped in they would both be dead!" Shoto added "And if Y/n hadn't been there when we were backed into a corner, who knows what would have happened."

"We did what we needed to, so people would get out alive!" you protested

Shoto took a step forward "Are you saying we should have stood back and watched people die?!"

"Come on you two! Calm down!" Izuku tried to stop your yelling

"So it's okay to break the law as long as it goes your way?" The chief interjected calmly.

"But Sir." Shoto retorted "Isn't it a hero's job to save people?!"

The chief closed his eyes "This is why you aren't a full fledged pro yet, it's obvious UA and Endeavor haven't been teaching you near enough, what a shame."

You bristled "No, there is something fundamentally wrong with your system! If there is a situation where someone has to choose between the law and saving someone's life, you have to rethink exactly what you are doing!"

He glanced at you momentarily before clearing his throat "I can see you also are in need of education."

"You damn mutt!" Shoto stormed towards the chief but Grand Torino stopped him.

"Stop there kid, you'll want to hear him out until the end."

"What I've said is the official stance of the police department, but any punishment would only be necessary if this went public." The chief scratched his nose "If it did, you'd probably be applauded by citizens everywhere, but there's no way you could escape from being reprimanded. On the other hand we could say Endeavor saved the day, Stain's burns would support the story completely and we could pretend you weren't involved."

You fell back on your bed "But he's a jackass." you groaned, already knowing he would be the one getting the credit.

The chief payed you no mind and continued "This could be the last you heard of any punishments, it would mean nobody would know about you though. You'd receive no acclaim at all. The choice is yours, personally I know where I stand, I don't want to damage any promising young careers, not for a mistake like this."

You all shared a look, knowing that you didn't really have a choice.

Iida went to apologize to Manual for running away so decided to do the same.

"Bubble Girl, I'm really sorry for running off like that and being so careless..."

She nodded but looked like she expected more.

You swallowed and tried to continue "I'm very... Ugh I can't. I don't regret doing what I did. I regret the worry it caused you and what it could have done to you and Sir but if I had the choice... I would run off to help my friends again without hesitation."

She studied you for a moment but smiled, leaning in so nobody but you could hear her.

"I'm proud of you Y/n, you did what you knew was right and even if it was risky followed your convictions. That said.." she stood up and spoke loudly "If you ever pull something like that again I will personally kick your ass to the moon!"

"Wait... again? What do you mean, aren't I banned from the agency forever?"

"Nah, Sir used Foresight on you before you left and he already knew how things would play out... I wish he would've told me that though... anyway he has a whole lecture to give you when you get back but we're already making arrangements for you to do your work study with us... that is, if you want to."

"Of course! One question though... what happened to Mirio?"

"Oh, I sent him back after you ran away, I didn't want to lose more than one kid. He doesn't know about your little stunt though so don't worry."

Your attention was drawn to your friends apologizing to the chief so you did as well.

"I know its not fair, you won't enjoy an of the fame and praise you would have otherwise, but at least..." he bowed "Allow me, as the chief of police to thank you."

"You know, you could have started with that." Shoto sighed

The chief stood up "Thank you for your time, I hope you will all recover soon, goodbye."

"Wait!" you called out "I want you to know I still stand by what I said before, your system is severely flawed, so much so that people's lives are regularly at stake because of it. I know it's not my place, but I urge you to think about what you are really trying to do and if you are actually accomplishing it."

The chief studied you for a long moment and then turned to leave "I will, thank you."

After making sure the four of you were all okay, Bubble Girl, Manual and Grand Torino also left.

***

You and Izuku decided to call your friends to assure them you were okay, after Izuku sent everyone his location with no context.

"Hey Krir!"

"Y/n? You're okay!"

"Yep! I just wanted to let you know you don't have to worry about the message Izuku sent you last night, he and Iida just had a run in with a villain but we handled it."

"Yeah I got really worried, who sends just their location... wait 'we'?"

"I was in the area and so was Shoto so we helped out."

"Are you okay!? What happened, who was it, are you in the hospital-"

You pulled the phone away from your ear so you didn't go half deaf and waited until the yelling stopped.

"The only important things are, yes I'm in the hospital but I'm fine, don't worry and the villain was just a average thug."

"Oh, that's good, Endeavor apprehended the Hero Killer last night so I was really worried when you weren't answering your phone."

"Aw you're so sweet Kiri but as I said before, I'm all good!"

"I really care about you Y/n so don't go scaring me like that again."

For some reason, his words made your chest feel warm and fuzzy.

"Oh umm yep! You got it! See ya later!"

You hung up quickly, slightly weirded out by the strange feeling but the moment you hung up, it was gone.

Okay...

You let Izuku handle the rest of the calls and walked back to your room using the crutches you were given to take the weight off your injured leg.

"Did you guys know the media has already covered Endeavor's epic capture of the Hero Killer?"

"Already?" Tenya asked, watching you flop onto Shoto's bed.

"You know, I'm fine with not getting the credit but why him?! Shoto, your father sucks."

"I know." Shoto took your crutches from you leaning them up against the wall.

"What are you talking about? The number two pro hero Endeavor has done many commendable things."

You and Shoto stared blankly at Iida.

"Suuurreeee."

Just then the door opened and a doctor called Iida out of the room to talk about his test results.

You knew Shoto was going to take your alone time to scold you for being careless in your battle so you beat him to it.

"You know Sho, you were pretty reckless back there."

"Look who's talking."

"Hey, you can't be angry at me if you did the exact same thing annnddd you have to agree, we make a pretty good ass kicking team."

He studied you considering something "We do."

You smiled "So we agree, reckless is okay if we do it together?"

He nodded putting his hand on your head "Together." he smiled

There was something about the way he looked at you that made your heart skip a beat and your face start to feel hot.

What is going on...

The door opened and Tenya walked in, a bleak look on his face.

Shoto didn't move his hand even after Iida sent you a look, so you ducked out from under it.

"Tenya, are you okay?"

He nodded but his expression didn't change.

Izuku burst into the room looking exited "Iida! I just got off the phone with Uraraka and-"

"Midoriya," Shoto interrupted "Iida just got his test results back."

"My left hand... might have damage that's permanent." Tenya confessed

"Permanent?" you gasped

Long lasting injuries or ailments made becoming a hero and doing hero work incredibly hard, in a lot of cases people had to give up being a hero due to injuries.

"Both of my arms were pretty beat up, but it looks like the damage to my left arm was especially severe. There was damage to my brachial plexus but it just means that I'll have trouble moving my hand and fingers, and experience some numbness."

He smiled when he saw the looks on your faces and tried to console you "Apparently, there's a possibility that it can be healed with nerve transplant surgery!"

"Your getting that right?" you asked nervously

He looked down speaking quietly "When I found the hero killer, I stopped being able to think. The first thing I should've done was tell Manual, but I forgot myself in my anger. As much as I hate him, everything the Hero Killer said about me being the furthest from what a hero should be, is true. That's why, until I'm able to call myself a real hero I'll leave my left hand as it is."

You cringed, you wished you could make him try to heal his arm, but his mind was made up and you respected that.

"Iida, I feel the same way." Izuku admitted "Let's get stronger together!"

Aw my baby boys are growing up.

"I... feel kind of bad." Shoto stared intently at his hand "Whenever I'm involved, someone's hand gets all messed up, is something wrong with me? Am I cursed."

...

Everyone but Shoto burst into a fit of laughter.

"The only one who's safe" Izuku managed "Is Y/n!"

You raised you hand for them to look at while you tried to be able to breathe.

"Wait is that a burn scar?" Iida asked

Shoto froze "When we were younger I accidently burned her had with my fire..."

"He cried..." you took a deep breath "For weeks!"

Shoto's face twisted into a look of horror so intense he could have just killed someone.

"What am I."

Your stomach hurt from laughing so hard.

"I'm like the hand crusher or something."

You stopped laughing for a moment making eye contact with Izuku and Tenya.

"THE HAND CRUSHER!?"