Ending the Virus! On the Road Once More!

It's been about 6 days since Mirio told me about the cure. Thankfully, with the batches they had, a quarantine zone was set up to treat those that were brain washed. Just when I thought this couldn't get any more zombieish... Although the city was rather calm, buildings weren't on fire, and those that were infected weren't hostile if you didn't make loud noises. Liz mostly spent the night with Momo and I, every odd sound she heard she would jump at, but I could understand why. I was really worried about everyone back at the dorms. I'm hoping that this doesn't change them. I looked outside of my window, no street lights were on, but you could hear the shuffling of those that were infected. In the distance, there were spotlights shining on U.A. High.

"Aly, are you gonna go night-night?" Liz asked.

"Yeah, I will in a minute, Liz." I told her.

I heard her feet pitter patter quickly across my floor, she pulled on my shirt and tried to pull me over to my bed.

"Y-You... Need to... Go... Night-night! Ms. Momo said so!" Liz argued.

I looked down at her and smiled, "Oh, really? What's Ms. Momo gonna do if I don't?"

Liz puffed her cheeks out and furrowed her eyebrows. She stood there, not moving a single muscle, and stared at me.

"L-Liz, stop that, you're gonna hurt yourself. Remember what Mom told you?" I questioned.

Liz didn't respond, I sighed and shook my head. I picked her up and took her to my bed.

"Decided to join me, darling?" Momo giggled.

"Yes, and I've brought the child with me, now please tell her to stop." I pleaded.

Momo took Liz from me and she practically melted in her arms!

"Eh?! What? How?" I uttered.

"It's the Yaoyorohold!" She winked.

I smiled and sat down on my bed, "Let me guess, you also named everything after you, that'd be something!"

I kept laughing but Momo didn't say anything, I quickly stopped my laughter and looked at her.

"You did, didn't you? Don't tell me you did." I questioned.

Momo looked down at Liz and she sprang at me, "Yaoyorozu Surprise Attack!"

Liz pounced on me and pulled at my cheeks, I managed to pull her off of me but she was kicking her feet out wildly!

"Okay, okay! Settle down, we should be heading to bed. Hatsume's got something for me to do tomorrow." I chuckled.

We laid down finally and tried to get some shut eye.

[The Next Morning...]

I woke up to Hatsume standing over at me, which startled me.

"H-HOLY SHIT!" I shouted.

"Hiya! You ready to go?! Are ya?!" Hatsume shouted back.

"H-Hold on, give me a minute! I kinda just woke up!" I replied.

"There's no time for that, come on! Let's get up!" Hatsume argued.

She grabbed my hand and yanked me out of bed. We rushed downstairs and Hatsume turned on the T.V. Wait, SHE TURNED ON THE T.V.! Finally, we managed to get power, but it seems as if everyone got their power turned back on. Hatsume changed the channel to the news, apparently that cure Mirio was talking about was being distributed in large amounts all over Japan! I took in a breath of relief and felt calm for the first time in a while.

Hopefully this would be over soon, this had to have been the strangest week ever! But at least we knew who was responsible for this, the only thing we needed was to figure out where this guy was. Once everything gets back to normal, I'm going to try and work with Ryukyu, since she was one of the Pro Heroes interested in me thanks to this year's Sports Festival.

"See! I told ya!" Hatsume grinned.

[Three Days Later...]

Over the next three days, things started to return to normal, that brain washing virus was no more thanks to the vaccine Mirio, Nejire, Amajiki and others developed. Momo, Deku, Uraraka and I returned to the dorms and were warmly greeted by everyone else. I didn't see Bakugo anywhere though, so as everyone else was talking to one another, I made my way up to Bakugo's room. I knocked on his door and waited for a response. Something in the back of my head reminded me of what Deku told me about what happened during their middle school year.

Bakugo had been attacked by some sort of sludge villain, I guess he never really recovered from it. And since this virus was similar to it, I guess he might not be feeling the best. I slowly opened his door and saw him sitting on his bed in the dark.

"Hey." I quietly spoke.

I walked into his room and closed the door behind me. I sat down on his bed but Bakugo didn't say anything. I could tell that his mood changed as I sat down next to him. I created a non-lethal Flash Cannon and handed it to him. He looked at my hand and took the Flash Cannon from me. Bakugo held it in his hand.

"Isn't your Quirk deadly against those that don't have a pure heart?" Bakugo asked.

"Yeah, but it seems as if that's not the case here." I replied.

He softly smiled, which was something I hadn't seen in quite a while. I looked down at the ground.

"Amnesia... Why do you care so much?" Bakugo wondered.

I looked back up at him, "Why wouldn't I? It doesn't hurt to care about people. Honestly, I think it's because I love all of you guys, that's why I'm always there for everyone. I don't really care if I receive the same thing, all I care about is that I make someone feel better in some way."

Bakugo handed me my Flash Cannon back, I absorbed it, and then he did something that I didn't expect. Bakugo hugged me.

"Thank you, Amnesia." He spoke up.

It took me back a bit, but I hugged him as well.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine now." Bakugo replied.

I smiled at him, "That's good! Do you wanna go downstairs with me? It definitely beats staying up here in the dark by yourself."

"Sure, why not?" Bakugo shrugged his shoulders.

We left Bakugo's room and there was something I wanted to ask him.

"So, Bakugo, are you and Camie a thing?" I asked.

"Illusions? Yeah, she's my bitch, why?" Bakugo replied.

I gasped, "You can actually reciprocate love? Incredible!"

"Oh, shut up, Amnesia!" Bakugo retorted.

He smacked the back of my head and laughed. We made our way downstairs and into the Common Room. Everyone gathered around Bakugo and talked up a storm with him. Momo walked over to me.

"So, what'd you do?" She asked.

"Who? Me? I just sat with him for a while and we hugged it out." I responded.

"Aww, how sweet! Here I thought that he didn't have a soft side." Momo smiled softly.

I smiled as everyone was laughing and smiling. Despite the situation we were just in, it's nice to see that everyone was so positive. I just so happened to look over at the calendar on the wall. Today was the... 13th... Tomorrow was not only Valentine's Day, but Laura's birthday as well. I looked over at Momo who had her head on my shoulder, I think Sheyenne was right, they do have some similar traits.

[Later That Night...]

I got ready for bed but instead of going to bed, I decided to visit the Seventh Plane. I closed my eyes and entered the realm, the familiar sounds of the lake bed quickly became present. I opened my eyes but I didn't see anyone around. I got up and walked towards the lake, I sat in the same spot that Laura did. I took in the atmosphere and sighed.

"Happy birthday, Laura." I smiled.

I sat alone for a bit, right as I was going to get up, someone sat down next to me.

"Thank you, Alyx." Laura cooed.

She held my hand and I hugged her.

"I-I thought you...? Didn't you sacrifice yourself to save me?" I questioned.

"You really don't realize how a phoenix works, do you?" Laura laughed.

I guess her Quirk ended up saving her? Regardless, I was happy that I could see her again.

"I really wish there was a way I could bring you back. I think everyone would love you, Laura." I told her.

She smiled at me, "I'm sure they would too, Aly. Then again..."

"Then again what? Am I missing something?" I asked.

She stopped hugging me and looked across the lake, "Usually once someone's birthday comes around here, there's a sort of trial held. It only applies to those whose lives have been stripped away by evil. If I do manage to complete it, I can either be reborn with a new soul or be reborn as is. I can't decide it however."

"Oh, wait... Does that mean that my Father can do those trials as well?" I wondered.

"If he falls under the same guidelines, then of course! But it isn't easy, the trial pits you up against your greatest challenges, whether you fight them or not is up to you." Laura explained.

I sat cross legged, "What exactly is yours?"

"I've been stuck on my last one. Would you be surprised if I told you that it isn't Black-Heart, but you?" She replied.

"I guess not. But if that's the case, then take this." I told her.

I gave her my left Hanafuda earring and she looked down at it.

"Grandpa Tanjiro gave this to me a while ago, I wear them for good luck, but I think you should wear one too. I'm rooting for you, Laura!" I smiled.

She kissed me on the cheek, "I'll do my best, Aly, thank you!"

I faded out of the Seventh Plane and returned back to my room. I looked at the time on my clock, it was only 10:30. I got up and opened my door right as Momo was about to knock on it. She was wearing what looked like a velvet nightgown.

"I'm here to give you a somewhat early Valentine's Day gift, darling." She told me.

"Oh, really? What is it?" I asked.

"The goddess you're seeing in front of you, of course!" Momo grinned.

"I'm assuming that means that you aren't wanting to do anything tomorrow?" I wondered.

She walked in my room and flopped onto my bed, "Yeah, I honestly think that we need a break. Now if you don't mind, could you promise me something?"

"Sure, what's on your mind?" I replied.

"May you promise that you'll stay in bed with me? Please?" She questioned.

"You really don't wanna do anything tomorrow, alright, fine. I promise." I laughed.

I shut my light off and climbed into bed with her. She snuggled up against me and put her hand on my burn scar.

"I sometimes forget that you have that." Momo smiled.

"What? Does it make me look weird?" I joked.

Momo giggled and kissed my cheek, "No, of course not! How would the others describe you, 'fine as fuck', I believe?"

I turned over and put my arms around her, I smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Wait, the OTHERS? I've been called that outside of you? That's... Kinda weird?" I responded.

"It's just a reference, darling. I'm assuming that's how they would say it." Momo laughed.

I shook my head and pulled her closer to me.

[The Next Morning...]

Somehow, someway, Momo was on top of me. I was surprised that I was breathing being that she managed to put her chest on my face, I slowly moved her down and she was already awake.

"Good morning, did I wake you up?" Momo asked.

"Well, I'd have to say that dying by breasts wasn't exactly a thought, but no you didn't wake me up." I sleepily replied.

"Well, I had to stop your snoring somehow! Your snoring is definitely louder than my supposed snoring." She told me.

"So, instead of kicking me, turning me over, sitting me up, or quite literally anything else, you lay on top of me chest first?" I questioned.

Momo simpered and looked to the side, "Nooo... I was just exhausted and my brain didn't know what to do, so that's what I did."

"Fair enough." I chuckled.

She sat up and put her hands on my chest, she looked down at the scar on my right shoulder.

"Where'd you get that from? I don't remember seeing that before." Momo observed.

"Oh, this was when we fought Nine, remember? It was went he deflected that attack I sent at him, some of my Overdrive pierced me. Wow, that was basically a year ago!" I noted.

"Speaking of memories, do you think you could tell me a story from your past? I'd love to hear one." Momo asked.

"Gosh, well... I could tell you a story that my Father told me when I was younger. It was about when him and my mother were both in this hero training school in Nevada. I don't recall the name, but it's not really important to the story. Anyways, so there was this other guy who really liked my Mother, like he was borderline obsessed with her! But once he found out that she was more interested in my Father than him, he lost his mind. Apparently, he lost control of his Quirk and it took my Father, Mother, and several other people to take him down. They still to this day aren't sure whether or not he's alive." I told her.

"He was extremely powerful, even the number one Pro Hero at the time had difficulty taking him down." I continued.

"Oh my... I'm glad I don't live in America! Something like that would terrify me!" Momo replied.

"You're telling me, could you imagine if someone like him teamed up with Shigaraki? I don't think we'd be sitting here if that happened!" I asked.

After that I got to thinking, was he still alive? My Father nor my Mother have ever told me how exactly they "defeated" him.

[Later That Night...]

We all decided to camp out in the Common Room for the night. We were having lots of fun! Jiro brought her guitar down and sat on the couch.

"So, does anyone have any requests? If not, I've got a song in mind." Jiro told us.

"Well, what were you thinking about, Jiro?" Mina wondered.

"There's this song I've been practicing called 'Orange'. It's from a band I listen to called "7!!" It's a nice song, nothing like Deep Dope, trust me." Jiro replied.

Kaminari snickered, "A song about an orange? Who would sing about an orange?"

Jiro smacked him with an earphone and returned her attention to her guitar.

"Orange it is." She declared.

Jiro began to play and we all quieted down. I sat there for a minute with my eyes closed, I smiled, the song really did start up nicely. As soon as she started singing, I froze where I was. A huge wave of nostalgia hit me and I remembered something. As I listened to the lyrics, I remembered that this was the song Laura sung to me a couple years ago. Now that I understood what she was saying, I felt myself start to tear up. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Momo look at me, she laid her head on my shoulder and put her hand on mine.