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I grit my teeth as I sprinted down long empty hallways, tears in my eyes and my breath coming in sharp gasps. “Come on little hero! You can’t run for long, you really think you can stop this? After all. You’re all alone. No one to protect you. No one to save. JUST DIE ALREADY! ” The enraged voice of Dabi screamed from behind me and I let out another sob. I heard the sound of a Nomu around the corner. I was planning to turn down and another sob escaped my lips.
Shaking I turned sharply into the ally opposite the Nomu. “NEVER! I WON’T LET THEIR DEATH’S BE IN VAIN!” Dabi growled and let a torrent of fire go free again, and I cried out, falling down with the pain of my back freshly seared. Shaking my head I got up and sprinted harder. If I can just get to the building… I can do it. Just get to the building.
We have no clue how this will affect me. We have no clue how my quirk will react. All we know is that it’s the best chance for humanity. I sprinted into a new corner, taking a few more turns and dodging blasts of fire. Everything hurts. My sobs made breathing even harder. My quirk is itching to be used to reverse the burn but I can’t do that. Not yet. Not until I go back. Eri… Shouta… Hizashi… My hito and Shou…. Nemuri… all of them… I took a sharp breath when I saw the building and sped my pace up.
Dabi laughed, staying outside. “I see how it is. I’ll just lock you in and burn the crap outta ya!” I ignored his taunt and threat as I continued to sprint straight to a cabinet and flung it open. Inside was a needle that was connected to four different vials. All ready to be inserted with the shot all at once. Filled to the brim with trigger. Dabi peered in, before his eyes widened as they landed on me. Me holding the trigger and jabbing it into my thigh with a shout of agony. Me giving a smug smirk through all of my pain and sorrow. Me activating my quirk. “ NO! ”
With a massive blast of light, I whispered quietly “yes…” My body burns with my power, it hurts beyond every single injury I’ve felt. It feels like I’m being torn apart by the atoms and being smashed back together. It feels like Shigaragi and Kai were working together to destroy me. My throat went raw from my screams as my quirk threw me back into time. Back as far as I’ve ever forced my quirk. Before the longest I had ever dared was to go back by half a year. Never have I tried to go back longer than that. But here I am, using trigger and forcing myself to the brink with my quirk. To go back by twenty years . Back to when Shigaraki wasn’t a threat like he is now. Back to when humanity was still alive and innocent of the war the world descended into. Back to when all I wanted and focused on was getting through middle school and becoming a hero. Back to when everyone was still alive.
I can barely keep myself sane and awake enough to continue pushing my quirk for the slightest bit longer. I can tell I’ve gone back through several years… but is it far enough… have I gotten to the point that I can save everyone… The next thing I knew my quirk forcefully turned off from overuse.
It turns out I had been sent back so far that I was back to the night before my last year of middle school. Back when I didn’t know my quirk yet. Kacchan was distant from me at this time, but he still stopped the bullying when he spotted it. I also was the only parent of Eri at this time. I took a small breath, then exhaled as I looked around myself. If I’m going to carry out my plans I can’t live with mom. No matter how much that thought hurts. Because if I stay here with her, it will be nearly impossible to do what I need to. I have to bring Eri though. Because mom won’t take care of her. I don’t know why it hurts so much. Since mom never cared for me… no matter how much I loved her. I guess that childhood care is still there somewhere . I have a small order of things I need to do. A list I had compiled with Shouta when we spoke of sending me back in time. The first thing to do is save Dabi from himself. Judging from how far I jumped, he’s only started with pickpocketing and the sort like that. He hasn’t gone too far yet.
“Izuku…. Promise me…. Promise me you will save me!” Toya’s voice screamed to me as he was stabbed through by Toga, who giggled giddily and hung over his shoulders, glaring at me. He was gone… He’s going to be theirs again…. No… “TOYA!”
I shook my head, holding my breath then letting it go. Don’t… He’s not theirs yet. I can save him. Just like I promised. Then I need to hunt down shigaraki. And stop this mess. It will be easier to do all of this as a vigilante. That’s just how it is. And it’s not the first time I’ve done this vigilante thing either. With a deep breath I grabbed my backpack and shoved everything I need into it. My and Eri’s clothes, a notebook and pencil, a few bottles of water and granola bars, and my laptop. I also double checked I had Eri’s quirk canceling gloves. I can deal with hacking my laptop in a bit to make it untraceable. The final touch is money. I hate stealing, but mom has plenty. I can take some. So with that thought I crept through the home, my footsteps as silent as a cat’s. Peering into her room I spotted her purse. Taking a deep breath I slipped past her open door and got to her purse, took out her wallet, and grabbed around ten thousand yen from her purse. I feel bad for taking so much… but… I need the money.
It was with one last regretful look to my mother’s room that I spoke the first word since arriving in this time again. “Goodbye… mom. Even if you never loved me. I love you. I’m sorry you never got to know me.” And with that, I turned around and walked into my bedroom. I looked at my sleeping daughter, picked her up, and walked out of the house.