Chapter 5

"Those fucking gay shits!"

"T-Todoroki, how could he?" Kaminari said, his voice wavering.

"Not one, but two... We- We trusted them." Ilda said, falling to his knees.

"Why didn't they tell us?" Uraraka asked.

Brushing aside their questions, they rushed over to the teachers who were sprawled out around in the rubble. They lifted the rocks from on top of them and set them aside. The teachers slowly lifted themselves off the ground, despite their trembling. After brushing the dirt off their costumes, they turned to face UA, or what was left of it, that is. It would either take weeks, months or even years to rebuild on top of the destruction from days before.

They stumbled over the rocks and glass that lay dormant on the ground. All Might looked at UA, the place where Todoroki and Izuku had met, the place where they had formed relationships with the different classes, the place where they fought to become heroes. They had gotten so close. The building had been smashed to smithereens. Broken... Along with their dreams to become heroes, and along with the trust of the citizens and their pride.

The stone pavement that was now covered in ash and stone was split in half, starting from where Midoriya was standing.

Citizens began gathering and surprised murmurs and gasps littered the air. Some of the heroes kept them from getting any closer. This was certainly something that would not be kept from the public.

Midoriya put Todoroki on the bed and rummaged through the cabinets. He threw medicine and pills to the ground as he frantically searched. Once he had the bandages in his hand he rushed over to Todoroki and removed his shirt. He wrapped his torso in the bandages and placed a wet rag on top of his forehead. He sighed. A sharp sting in his heart sent him to the floor. He stumbled as he got up again and he ran to the garbage and hurled. He wiped his mouth and quickly ran back over to the cabinet.

He moved pills around and when he didn't find any, he dropped to the floor and looked through the bottles he had thrown. He punched the wall and dust and paint fell to the floor and into his hair. "Where the fuck are they?!?" He yelled.

Kira opened the door. "Brother, what happened?" She rushed over to him on the floor and shifted her gaze over to the bed where Todoroki was. She heard Izuku collapse to the side of her with a large thud.

She set him next to Todoroki and placed another wet rag onto Izuku's forehead. He was breathing heavily, his chest falling and rising quickly. From under the bed, she saw a bottle of medicine. It was most likely the one he was looking for earlier. She wasn't quite sure, but she was willing to take a risk. She popped a pill into Izuku's mouth. His breathing eased but it was still harsh and forced. Todoroki's eyes fluttered open and stared at the ceiling, taking in his surroundings. Once he realized he was back at the hideout he turned to meet face to face with Izuku. His eyes widened. He snapped into a sitting position and winced in pain at the sudden jerk. The wet rag fell to his lap.

"What happened? Is he okay?"

Kira nodded.

"I'm not sure. I think he's having a nightmare or something. He just collapsed after complaining about not being able to find his pills. Sho-Chan, I'm scared." Her eyes filled with tears.

Todoroki grabbed her hand and brought her close to him. He kissed her forehead and smiled. "I'm sure he'll be fine, Kira. We know him. He's worked through these kinds of things. I know he can get through this too." Kira stared at the ground and Todoroki shook her and turned her head to look him in the eyes. "Kira, He'll be fine. I promise." Kira nodded and Todoroki let go of her.

How many times are you gonna make a poor girl worry about you, Izuku? You better let me keep my promise this time around.

'Please no... no... It hurts. Stop. Someone... someone help me.' How long had he been here? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? He had no clue. He could no longer keep track of the time that had gone by. He was trapped in the dark. He slumped in the chair, the chains pulling on his skin. His sweat trickled down his face and dropped to the floor. Tears ran down his face as he begged. 'Make it stop... I can't handle it anymore.' His whole body ached in pain. 'Someone... Anybody!' The door swung open, the creaking of the rusted metal door scratched against his ears. The light from outside slowly crept into the room illuminating his face. A dark figure of a man walked into the room along with the swing of the door. Midoriya's eyes widened. 'I thought you were dead. My mom finished you off.' The man smiled behind his mask.

' That's where you're wrong. I am anything but. I exist in here." He pointed his finger, reaching his head.

'You won't get away with this, All For One. All might... The heroes will come save me. Kachann, Uraraka, Todoroki, Ilda, Kirishima, EraserHead, Shinsou, Momo, Tsu.' The man just laughed.

'Are you really certain? Are you that blind to even think that they would come to save you? Another useless kid in the world? One who hasn't even done anything on his own? Would they really save the likes of you? Don't be a fool.'

A light shone from the side of them and All For One twisted the chair to face the T.V. There he saw on the screen was All Might himself. Wearing black formal attire, with class 1-A in the background with similar black clothes and tears in their eyes. It couldn't be. This wasn't supposed to happen. All Might slowly opened his mouth. 'I'm sure everyone has heard by now. Our student, Midoriya Izuku, disappeared about a year ago. It pains us to say but... Midoriya Izuku, a great inspiration to others and a great hero at best, is now unfortunately pronounced... dead.'

The sound from the T.V. silenced and his hearing clogged. A high pitched whistle vibrated in his head. His head grew heavy and fell, hanging as he looked at his shackled, blood-ridden hands.

All For One grabbed his jaw and yanked his head upward. He took off his mask and instead of seeing his usual scarred face, he saw a man with fluffy dark green hair, almost black, and green eyes with a small amount of stubble perched on his chin. He didn't smile as he picked something off of the tray that he had brought along with him. A syringe. 'Do you know what this is?' He nodded his head side to side in response.

'It's a substance that I created. Forced quirk activation. I started to make it when I heard you were quirkless. But years later All Might had already gotten to you. You have no idea how that made me feel. Your own father... Beat by the likes of him? Unacceptable. You will now take my place and bring fear to this world... to All Might. I will bring out the self-destructive capabilities of One For All at full power along with All For One. The combination of the two will repel each other, and it won't be pretty.' Hisashi smiled as Izuku pleaded.

He slowly injected the liquid into his neck and Izuku screamed out in pain. His screams echoed through the bar reaching Shigaraki, Kurogiri, Dabi, and Toga altogether. His arms and legs flailed even as All For One had released his grasp. He pulled on the chains and shackles as they ripped his flesh. He raised his head, his neck extending upward. He tried gripping his head but the shackles pulled against his arms, pulling them back to the arms of the chair. He screamed louder. He banged his legs and head against the chair. His clenched hands relaxed as the pain slowly receded. His screaming softened as his voice grew hoarse. His head dropped once again as his eyes slowly closed. The last thing he heard was the door close as his father left the room before he drifted off to sleep.

He would wake up. He didn't know how long he had been out for. But as the door opened once again he knew he would be given no more time to rest. But this time his father didn't have the serum. The syringe was, in fact, nowhere to be seen. His sigh of relief was soon broken off by All For One reaching down below the tray only to grab another tray that was on a lower shelf. This tray was different. It had tweezers, hammers, and knives on top, along with a black container. What was inside he couldn't tell. But what he could tell is that he didn't want it anywhere near him.

'I would have figured you would need some time away from the activation serum. I'm going to have to make it up with a little something different.' He reorganized the weapons on the tray. 'Which would you prefer? The knife or the tweezers and the hammer? Or would you want the third option?' Izuku nodded. 'No? Okay, my turn. I pick the hammer and tweezers.'

He swooped down to his feet and grabbed the hammer from the tray. He brought the hammer down onto his toes, and he heard a snap. He screamed, his voice now slightly cleared. One by one his toes were broken. Smashed ten times over. Each toe he cried out in pain. Each toe he broke, Hisashi smiled.

When he finished he stood up and washed the blood from the hammer. He reached for something on the tray once again. From there he grabbed the tweezers and opened them so the blades pointed outward. 'I hear you rely on your arms when you're using One For All.' Izuku's eyes widened and he tugged on his handcuffs that were chained to the arm of the chair. 'N- No. p-please don't... I'm begging you.' His father, who still lacked the mask laughed and smiled. He clamped the tweezers around his fingers and pushed on the outsides of the two handles, closing them shut. Izuku burst out in agony, louder than before. He screamed out in pain and nervously watched All For one reach for the next finger. SNAP. SNAP. SNAP. SNAP. SNAP. Over and over and over again. Izuku couldn't handle anymore, but he couldn't tell him to stop either. All he could do was scream and hope someone heard him.

All For One sighed and put the tweezers down on the table. 'Now that that is over, I'm going to give you a little reward.' He put his hand onto Izuku's forehead. After some time, he took his hand off and stepped backward.

Izuku's body went numb. The chains were quiet and so was he.