Healing Hands! Technique in Action!

I pushed her hair back away from her ears, Jiro knew what I was doing so she moved closer to me. I activated Gear Five, closed my eyes, then I placed my hands on her ears. After a few seconds, I stopped healing her and opened my eyes. I slowly moved my hands from her ears, I unwound the bandages around them, I looked at her earphone jacks. The ends of them were all broken and bent. Jiro hugged me and I felt my shoulder dampen with tears.

"T-Thank you, Alyx." Jiro sniffled.

"No problem, Jiro. But what about your earphone jacks? I haven't healed them yet." I replied.

"That's the thing, you can't." She told me.

"Huh?" I uttered.

Jiro sat back and held one of them, "The doctors and nurses told me once I woke up that the ends of my earphones were bent completely. They tried everything they could but nothing worked. I asked if a healing Quirk could work but they told me that it most likely wouldn't. I guess that's been made apparent now."

"You can't feel anything with those, can you? Like, if I touch them or pinch them, they don't hurt?" I questioned.

"No, they don't. I can... Could jam these things through solid ground, I sure as hell wouldn't have done that if I could feel pain in them." Jiro responded.

I held my hand out, "May I see them, please?"

"But you already used your healing on me, it didn't fix them." She noted.

"Well, that's because I just healed your ears!" I chuckled.

Jiro extended her earphone jacks and they gently landed into my hands. It only took me a few seconds to completely restore them. Jiro looked down at her jacks and smiled.

"Alyx, I've got a question, this is so embarrassing..." She muttered.

"Huh? What's so embarrassing?" I wondered.

"T-That Demon Form you use, can you... Can you shrink down?" Jiro asked.

I blinked a couple times, "I mean, you'll be fully responsible for whatever actions Mini Me does, here goes!"

*THIRD PERSON*

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Agatsuma Zenitsu - SonoNi" from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Alyx immediately shrunk down as soon as he entered his Demon Form. The chair he sat on was now bigger than him! Alyx stood on the chair and looked around the room, confused as to where he was at. He locked eyes with Jiro and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of her, sitting on her hospital bed. Alyx stared intently at Jiro's earphone jacks. Jiro's room door opened and Mina walked inside.

"Hey, did Alyx leave your room ye-" Mina stopped in her tracks.

Mina made eye contact with Alyx and stood quietly. The two stared at each other for a bit.

"EEEEEEEE!! MY MINI BEAN IS BACK!!" Mina squealed.

She rushed over to him and held him up high.

"Ah!" Alyx uttered.

"He's still got his tiny baby voice! Oh my goodness, he's so frickin' adorable! Look at him and tell me he's not just the cutest thing in the world!" Mina exclaimed.

She held him in front of Jiro, she started laughing as he copied Mina's puffed out cheeks. Mina turned him around, set him on her shoulders and he latched onto both of her horns.

"Let's go on an adventure!" Mina beamed.

"Eyea!" Alyx replied.

They rushed out of the room and into the hallway. Mina slid into another room where Kirishima was sitting.

"W-Woah, slow down there you two! I don't want you guys getting hurt." Kirishima laughed.

Momo came out of a room which caused Alyx to dart his head over in her direction. He jumped of off Mina and waddled quickly over to Yaoyorozu, but unfortunately, he fell and hit his face on the floor. The three of them stood in silence as Alyx sat up and rubbed his chin. He sat on the floor and started to tear up.

"Oh my god, he really is like a child in this state..." Mina whispered.

Momo rushed over and picked him up, within seconds, he fell asleep.

"Wow, that was rather quick. I guess he must've been rather tired after that!" Momo noted.

[Several Hours Later...]

*LEONIDUS' P.O.V*

I opened my eyes and felt someone run their fingers through my hair. I looked up to see Momo smiling at me.

"You're quite the sleeper, darling. Not to mention your snoring!" Momo giggled.

"Snoring? If you wanna talk about snoring, you can snore a lot louder than I can!" I replied.

"Oh, really? How would you know that?" Momo questioned.

I stayed quiet for a couple seconds, "...I just do."

"Uh huh, alright. That's definitely logical." She deadpanned.

I sighed and smiled as I laid back on her thighs. I hope that everyone's doing alright. If Jiro was injured like that, I didn't even want to know how bad everyone else got hurt.

"You know, I think since that whole attack, I might've developed a disease." I smiled.

"Snarplebarple?" Momo guessed.

"Oh, no, that's different. But I've been in such tremendous pain for the longest time, I don't think I can live another minute without the cure I need." I feigned sickness.

Momo tilted her head a bit and went along with it, "That sounds just terrible my love! What exactly is this cure if there is one?"

"Well... The cure for it is smooches from a hero by the name of 'The Everything Hero: Creati.' I don't know if you heard of her or not." I replied.

Momo leaned forward and kissed me.

"You've been cured, now I believe I deserve payment for this treatment, hm?" Momo told me.

"I believe you do." I grinned.

I sat up and right before I kissed her, I heard someone open my door.

"Well, I was about to tell you guys that lunch was here. But it seems you were starting on the main course, Alyx." Shinso joked.

"GYYYAAA!!! S-SHINSO, I-IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!" I shouted.

"Oh, pipe down, will you? I don't give two shits, I'm not Mineta." Shinso smirked.

I let out a sigh of thankfulness, "Okay, at least you don't blow stuff like this out of proportion."

Shinso shook his head and left.

"Darling, I'd recommend that you keep your door locked from now on." Momo advised.

"Yeah, I think I'll start doing that now!" I laughed.

[30 Minutes Later...]

After I finished eating, and after I saved Sero from nearly choking to death on a fry, I returned to my room. I walked over to my balcony door and stared out of the window.

"All you have to do... Is give in..." All For One's words echoed in my head.

What exactly am I supposed to give in? I don't really understand at all. Where exactly was I supposed to go? My thoughts were interrupted as I heard my door open.

"Hey, are any of your hoodies washed?" Momo asked.

I turned my head to the right, "Yes, they're all clean, why?"

"Because I just want to know, that's all!" She smiled.

I nodded and returned to looking out of my balcony door. It was rather quiet... Too quiet... I finally turned around and saw her wearing one of my hoodies. I quietly walked over to her as she faced towards my closet.

"Whatcha doing?" I asked.

Momo turned around, "WAAAaaAaAAH!!"

I hugged her and laughed. My door burst open, Kirishima hurried into my room.

"G-Guys, you might wanna see this!" Kirishima exclaimed.

We rushed downstairs with Kirishima, everyone was intently watching the T.V. in the common room. Toya was on the T.V., he addressed himself as Dabi, judging from the way he looked, it must've been when he was still a part of the League. He stated that Endeavor and Hawks weren't everything that they seemed and he revealed himself to be Toya Todoroki. The video cut to Hawks, he... He was killing someone, I think they were called "Twice", I believe? The whole thing he said about Endeavor afterwards... I couldn't believe it. I stood up and headed towards the dorm doors.

"Alyx, where are you going?" Sero asked.

I turned to face them, I guess the expression on my face explained it all. I went outside but I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Darling, what exactly are you going to do?" Momo fretted.

"I'm getting some answers, that's what." I replied.

Momo hugged me, "Please, don't do anything reckless."

"I won't, I promise." I cooed.

I turned away from her as she let go of me. I activated Gear Five and took off towards Musutafu. Every screen in town was displaying Toya's message, just when I thought people were wondering if they could truly trust Pro Heroes, this happens. I found a rooftop and landed on it, soon after, I heard the familiar sounds of Hawks' wings.

"Now, I know what you're thinking but-" Hawks tried to say.

"You killed someone in cold blood, Hawks. That, in itself, is unforgivable. I'd suggest you figure something out, you know, just to be safe. I wouldn't want things to get worse for you, Hawks." I cut him off.

"Kid, listen, I understand what I did was screwed up. But I have a reason for it, where do you get the authority to patronize a Pro Hero? He was a part of the League, you know, the people that tormented your entire class and killed hundreds?" Hawks argued.

I looked over at him, "What's next? You gonna go kill the rest of them? Is that on your agenda now?"

"Don't start with me, Alyx. Should I bring up everything you've done as well? Does 1,498 ring a bell? I'm pretty sure it does, doesn't it?" Hawks replied.

I grit my teeth and clenched my fists, the images of Hosu City flashed in my head, I felt my blood start to boil.

"Not to mention the fact that you helped the League out with some of their expeditions against your own classmates. Come on, kid, you don't think I know about all of that? And when you were told to kill All Might, I thought that was the kicker, I can't lie though since he was going to kill your father, that was pretty shitty." Hawks continued.

I felt my anger turn into frustrated sadness. For him to say something like that and not understand everything I've gone through... I felt a tear go down my face.

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Ad la Lib" from Kill la Kill)

"Just tell me one thing," I slightly sniffled, "Did you know?"

"Did I know what?" Hawks questioned.

I turned around and glared at him, "The amount of pain I've gone through just to hear you say those words to me? It's easy for someone like you to say that, someone with nothing and nobody to lose. All you've got are the wings on your back, your 'fans', and the title of 'Pro Hero'. You don't have any guilt about any of your actions, judging by the way you look, you couldn't give two fucks about what you've done. It's all in the past, right? We can just easily push it all behind us and move on, right?"

Hawks' smug look turned sour and he looked to the side, avoiding eye contact with me.

"Do you have any idea how many sleepless nights I've had? How many times I just wished that I could turn to something to ease the pain? I've lost count of how many times I've stood on this rooftop and thought about ending everything right here. The only thing stopping me is the fact that I have something to lose, although it feels like I've lost everything already. My father could've been saved, YOU could have saved him, Hawks. No matter what I do, nothing can bring him back, neither can it really bring my feelings back. I've said this before, I am no hero, my actions in the past heavily reflect that." I told him.

I leaned forward onto the railing and looked down at the street below. Toya's message had been replayed once more.

"That's what gets me the most, the fact that I can't change my past. The only thing I can do is embrace it. I'm tired of pretending that I'm strong enough to handle things myself, but I'm just so afraid of what people will do. What I want to know... Is if you knew. Did you know about the U.S.J.? The lodge? My father's death? Or were those not worthy enough for you to get publicity and a pat on the back from the people of Japan?" I ended.

Hawks finally looked up at me, "Alyx, I didn't mean to-"

"Cut the shit and say it already. Did you know?" I demanded.

"Yes... I did." He admitted.

"That's all I needed to hear." I sniffled.

I activated Gear Five and took off. I heard Hawks shout something at me, but at this point, I've heard enough. I tore off towards the dorms, it didn't take long for me to get there. But as I did, I couldn't help but feel the shock and awe in the air, people were starting to see the truth. I landed down on my balcony and entered my room. My phone rang, I pulled it out to see who was calling.

"Hello? Who is this?" I asked.

"It's Laura, I... I have something I've been wanting to tell you. Can you come back to the hospital, please?" Laura answered.

"Alright, I'll be there in a bit." I replied.

I hung up the phone as Momo entered the room.

"He fucking knew everything." I told her.

"So, what do we do now?" Momo questioned.

"At this point, I don't know, neither do I care. I'm leaving for the hospital, Laura needs me to-" I tried to respond.

Momo grabbed my arm, "I'm not letting you do this alone, your tone, facial expressions, I can tell something's wrong. I'm coming with you, Alyx."

"Okay, I guess there's no convincing you not to, hop on." I slightly smiled.

She hopped on my back as we left through the balcony. We flew towards the hospital, whatever Laura was going to tell me, it didn't sound good.

[10 Minutes Later...]

We walked into her hospital room, Laura turned her head and looked at me. Intense feelings of sorrow washed over me as I noticed her sullen expression. We sat down and she grabbed my hand.

"Mikey broke out of prison. I'm not sure how, but I just seen it on the news, alongside that message from that Toya guy. But... There's been something I've been keeping from you that I know I shouldn't have." Laura lamented.

"What? What is it?" I asked.

She looked at me, "Mikey murdered my parents after I died. I tried calling them from their house phone, but someone else picked up and told me that."

I stayed quiet for a bit and stood up from the chair. Honestly, I felt like completely losing it.

"We're leaving tonight, Momo. Unless you're wanting to stay here." I announced.

"W-What? Where are we going? What do you mean?" Momo questioned.

"We're going back to Nevada, that's where." I replied.

Momo sat up from her chair, "Are you crazy? We can't do that! Listen, you're in no good mindset to be making decisions right now."

I didn't say anything to her. Laura sat up and looked at Momo. Momo faced me and practically slapped the taste out of my mouth.

"Get a hold of yourself! Won't you just stop trying to be a goddamn savior of the masses for one day? You aren't a Pro Hero and you should not be acting like one. You're a Pro Hero in training, this isn't how one should act." Momo scolded.

"I understand that you want to help, and that's perfectly fine, but this isn't your responsibility. At this point, the world doesn't need Pro Heroes, they need a voice of reason. Someone that they can trust and that will let them know everything's going to be okay. Maybe we can't do things like the Pros, but we can at least speak out." She continued.

"Yaoyorozu's right, Alyx," Laura added, "That's why I didn't want to say anything to you because I knew you'd act out. I guess I can't blame you since it's Mikey we're talking about here."

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Before My Body Is Dry (Instrumental)" from Kill la Kill)

I let off a smile and chuckled, "Wow, you guys really do believe in me, huh?"

"Huh?" They both uttered.

"Honestly, I never thought that I'd stop feeling sorry for myself, I guess all I needed was a slap to the face. You said that the people needed a voice of reason or something along those lines?" I replied.

"Yes, I did, why? What are you doing?" Momo asked.

"Well, I think we've got a person." I told them.

After everything that Momo told me, I reflected on everything I've done, past and present. I saw where she was coming from and it was time to embrace what I've done. In order for me to actually call myself a hero again, I needed to own up to my mistakes. The people aren't looking for a perfect poster boy, they're looking for someone real, someone they can relate to in some way.

"If you're wanting some sort of voice of the people... Then The Overdrive Hero: Braveheart will be just that. Not only a beacon of light for people, but a source of hope as well!" I beamed.

The look of delight appeared on their faces. I already knew that I was in for a busy day tomorrow!