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Hello Again Part Four

A/n: so… hi. I’m back and well I’m back in class too (off campus thankfully), but I have like maybe 2 semesters left now??? Idk I just know I’m like 91% done with my bachelor’s degree. I figured since I got some time why not put part four out there. And don’t worry Unfortunately will be updated soon too so keep an eye out 😉 I made myself sad writing this but I hope yall enjoy.

Summary: Shouto and you have a talk about Endeavor and well you’re not happy about that, and well you’re still not ready to talk to All Might. Its a whole mess right now. Thankfully Aizawa might give you something else to focus on. Let you ignore your problems help others.

Word Count: ~6k

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Part Four

“Hatred is in your blood! You are Endeavor’s son!” You heard Yoarashi yell at Todoroki. It made your blood boil a little. He was not just Endeavor’s son and you could practically feel Todoroki’s rage at Yoarashi’s words as well. Was he really letting his hatred for Endeavor get in the way of him getting his license? Yoarashi was still yelling at Todoroki. His “cold-blooded father”? Jesus how much did he fuck up before you came back? It seemed like children who weren’t even related to him hated his guts. You ran until the injured bystanders were safely away from the chaos.

“Everyone! This should be far enough. We can put up a barrier to keep these people safe and make sure none of the villains can enter!” You yelled at the other candidates, they all nodded and proceeded to make a barrier with their quirks and a few made sure to guard around them. Keep the injured safe and make sure they can safely be led in. But first. “Deku! There was someone else still there with Todoroki and Yoarashi! We need to get him to safety.” You said to the younger boy. He nodded his head, determination being the only emotion you could see. You held back your flinch. He has the same look. Was your only thought before you immediately pushed it away. Now wasn’t the time. You both ran back to the area Gang Orca was in, seeing the rush of flames being pushed by the wind and headed straight for Shindo!

Deku, thank god for him being able to run faster, quickly picking up Shindo and running away. Not before looking at the the two who almost let Shindo be burned and going, “Dammit. What are you two doing?!” You felt the same. But pushed away the anger, and quickly prepared yourself for him to make his way back so you could heal Shindo. Watching him hit the floor, made you wince. You could make sure he was okay and then heal Shindo from any brain damage he could have at this moment. You hear Yoarashi scream, Gang Orca decided to take care of them now you supposed. You’ll help them after Shindo, no doubt that Todoroki would be next. But you saw Yoarashi falling. He was so high up before, and now he was falling too quickly. You used your quirk and shot water forward, making sure he could be caught and safely brought to the ground. You couldn’t heal him until you were closer though. That had to do for now. You could see the sidekicks quickly coming to the area, Deku and Shindo were close enough for you to heal him!

“I’ll take care of this.” You heard him say before he put his hands on the ground and made the ground quake. Stopping the villains from coming any closer. You quickly ran to them, placing your hands on him and have your quirk do its magic.

“I thought you couldn’t move because of his blast.” You heard Deku say. Shindo gave you a look at the feeling of your hands on his arm, he wasn’t as tense anymore.

“My extremities are still pretty numb, but I’ll bounce back. Soundwave aren’t that bad. Not much different from my vibrations.” He lost the pained look on his face. “So I’ve built up a pretty good tolerance to them. Might be the first time I’ve been thankful for that recoil. Anyway. I was trying to get a surprise attack in on that whale! And those two first years ruined it.” He said, looking beyond frustrated. Izuku just looked a little taken aback.

“Shindo you were out before they came to the area. Do not blame my students.” You said calmly.

He looked a little sheepish at you calling him out, but continued, “I’ve tripped the henchmen. Now you make sure they’re out of the game. We’ll split up and get the remaining injured to the shelter.” He said, you could see Deku get those familiar green sparks around him before quickly running through the ruined area.

“Okay Shindo do you need to be healed anymore? Or will you be okay? I know you may be used to it but I can still heal you if needed.” You said, but then a burst of wind and fire rose from the area that you knew Gang Orca was with Todoroki and Yoarashi. Shindo nodded.

“I should be alright, thank you.” He looked more relaxed. You saw your students quickly running to the area as well, they surrounded the henchmen nearby. You helped Shindo get on his feet.

“We need to get you out of here. You’ve done enough. There are others here to help now.” He almost scowled at you, but the look you gave him left no argument. And you two left as quickly as possible to the evacuation area. It looked like most of the HUC people were evacuated, the test would be over soon. When you two made it to the area you heard a buzzer sound.

“Um, yeah, so, at this time, all of the HUC members who were deployed have been rescued from the disaster zone. It may seem anticlimactic, but with this, the provisional licensing exam has officially been completed. After we tally the scores, we’ll announce the results here in the arena. Anyone injured should go to the infirmary. The rest of you are free to change clothes and wait wherever you like.” Mera said, you gave a sigh of relief.

“Okay, time for you to go to the infirmary.” You said. “And no, you’re going. I can’t heal everything ya know.” You smiled at the younger hero, he gave you a tired look. You helped him to the infirmary and quickly dropped him off, you needed to change into more comfortable attire.

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“Okay. Everyone. Thanks for your hard work in todays exam.” Mera began, you all looked towards the podium. “Now, before I announce the results. I should probably explain the way we evaluated you. Between the HUC, and those of us at the Heros Public Safety Commission, we had a two-fold demerit system that we used to determine your total scores. In other words, we were evaluating you based on how few mistakes you made in a crisis situation. Anyway, the names of those who passed are listed here in alphabetical order. Keep my words in mind as you search the screen for your name.” Mera continued, moving his arm towards a large screen, the names automatically flashing up. You quickly searched for your name, finding it fairly quickly. Y/l/n Y/n. You felt yourself smile, you did it. You could hear all of the students exclaiming in relief. It looked like they all passed! But then you felt it. The frustration coming off of Bakugo and you quickly searched for his name in the list. Bakugo, Katsuki wasn’t on the list. As you searched, neither were Yoarashi, Inasa or Todoroki, Shouto. You almost winced at the yelling that occurred with Yoarashi and Bakugo. One being frustrated with himself and the other… well he was very upset that he didn’t pass. Todoroki seemed to be lost in thought after noticing he didn’t pass.

“Todoroki.” You heard, Yoarashi walking to him. You held yourself back from walking forward and just watched as the two staired at each other for a moment before Yoarashi bend down in apology slamming his head into the ground once more. You moved forward in that moment, wincing as Todoroki moved back in shock. “I’m sorry!” Yoarashi yelled. “Its my fault you didn’t pass the licensing exam. My focus was too narrow minded. Forgive me!"

Todoroki had a passive look, before softening slightly. He looked ashamed for a moment before saying, "You’re fine. I was the one who got us off to a bad start.”

“But, still–!”

Todoroki cut him off, “And thanks to the things you said to me, I have a lot to think about.”

Ashido was shocked at the fact Todoroki failed, you felt so proud though. You missed so much of this kid’s life and he’s already learned a valuable lesson. The personal feelings had to be let go, in order for someone to be who they want to be. Then you remembered you forgot to heal Yoarashi, he was already gone, probably headed to the infirmary instead.

“So, next we’ll give you the printouts of your results. They include a breakdown of your scores, so you’ll know exactly what areas you need to improve going forward.” You could hear the excited chatter of the students around you. “Y/l/n.” You heard, turning to face the member of the HPSC. He handed you the paper. You looked it over. Not many points were taken off for you it seemed, but to be fair you know how to deal with civilians and how to keep villains away. The few years of experience you had before coming forward helped you more than you’d like to admit. “We lopped off points when you did something wrong. Fall below 50, and you were done. These demerits are itemized on your results forms, as you’ll see, so I’d look at them.” You could hear Iida saying something about being thankful for the evidence about what to improve on. “Anyway, moving forward, those of you who passed can exercise the same authority as pro heros, but only during emergency situations. Except of course the one who just needed to renew their license. In other words, fighting villains, saving the victims of criminal acts or accidents. You may act using your best judgment, with no direct orders. Keep in mind that your every action from now on carries with it a deep responsibility toward bettering our society, and that the world is watching you. I’m sure you’re aware that All Might, our greatest hero, no longer has his incredible power. One of the reasons crime in this country has been so low is due to his presence. With that deterrent gone, criminals are sure to become bolder and more widespread. Expect the balance we currently have in our world to be destroyed, and for things to change quickly. You young people will be the hope for our future. It’s imperative that you become exemplary heros. That your reputations grow to suppress crime as did his. Remember, the license you earned today is provisional, and you still have much to do, except for the one who renewed theirs of course. I would like for you to think of yourselves as fledglings, and be even more diligent in your studies. And as for those who fell short and did not pass. We don’t have time for you to feel bitter about your loss. Instead, we offer you a chance to redeem yourselves. After you attend a three-month-long special course and pass an individual test, we plan to issue a provisional license to those of you who failed as well.” Mera said, you could hear all the students who failed cheer at the revelation. Mera continued on, “In order for us to reach the idyllic future that I just spoke of, we’re going to need as many good heros on the streets as we can get. The first round was one to weed people out. But we would like to grow the 100 selected in that test as much as possible. That’s why we watched you all until the end. So we could see for ourselves that you each have promise. That once your shortcomings are corrected, you have the potential to be as great as your fellow classmates. This special course will keep you busy, as it will run concurrently with your normal studies. You’re welcome to retake the exam in April if you prefer to wait.” You could hear Bakugo yelling “Oh, like hell!” And turned over to look at Todoroki, Iida and Midoryia said they were rooting for him. These kids were one step closer to becoming the heros they wanted to be, and you were going to be able to watch them grow.

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You all received your licenses. You were stopped by Mera just before you left, he asked you if you could attend the event for the next hero rankings along with perhaps the extra lessons for the students who failed. You were a good hero, and they wanted to honor you and well it might help students seeing you there, you took the test with them after all. You smiled at the man and just said “There’s no need for all of that, I’m happy to go. But I must decline the offer to honor what I’ve done. It was my job, and I wouldn’t have done anything differently.” They accepted and you confirmed your attendance for both events. You walked out, seeing Aizawa and Ms. Joke just outside talking. Joint training would definitely be a good idea. You saw Midoryia excitedly ask a shiketsu student about their training, you smiled. He’s a great kid.

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The students were gathered in the common room, excitedly chattering and talking about how classes would start the next day.

“Everyone, make sure you don’t stay up too late tonight and well. Celebrate a little if you’d like. I’ll be in my room if any of you need me.” You said, you saw Yaoyorozu and Iida nod at your statement and smiled at the two. They’d know when to come to you thankfully. You left for your room, but not before hearing Bakugo tell Midoryia to meet him “out front later”. It made you pause for a second. You needed to talk to Aizawa about that. Bakugo went through a lot already. A slime villain attempting to kill him, being kidnapped at the training camp. He needed some help, his explosive personality could only excuse some of his reactions. Todoroki stopped you just before you entered your room. You looked to him, and he gestured to the room, silently asking for permission to talk alone. You let him in. It was time to have that conversation. You hoped it wasn’t as bad as you could feel it was.

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It was bad. He told you everything. How his father married his mother, how he married her for her quirk and you’d never felt so disgusted with yourself and with him. You asked him about Rei and he said that it just seemed right and he wanted to just be married. You should have known. But then his son told you the true purpose, creating the perfect child. One that would defeat All Might. And you felt so furious. How dare he? How fucking dare he do that to his family? Like he didn’t remember the immense pressure his parents forced on him. It startled the younger boy when you fell to your knees in a bow. Apologies coming from you with no stop. You looked up at the young boy, the child who had been failed by you and by his father. You were furious, but you pushed that emotion down, along with your feeling of self depreciation. You really just believed him. That easily, because he was your childhood friend? Father was right. Even with that quirk, you’re a stupid girl. You asked Todoroki if you could also apologize to his family, he looked a bit shocked. Not expecting it perhaps? But you felt responsible, after all you should have known he was acting fishy when you found out he was married through another source instead of him. Todoroki only said it wasn’t your fault, giving a small smile. He did appreciate it, and said he would speak to his siblings about you. If they even knew about you. But it seemed like he was happy to have you on his side, and that you believed him over knowing his father since childhood. You let him out of the room, and after he left you wept.

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It was after curfew, and you knew when everyone went to bed with being so close to the common room. Bakugo and Midoryia were going to talk. But you weren’t so sure about it being a good idea at the moment. You have to tell Aizawa, you started making your way to his room. You caught Aizawa just after he left his room thankfully and walked with him to the doors. The both of you bumped into All Might as soon as you exited the building,

“All Might?” You asked, your voice didn’t crack nor did you feel any tears coming forward. He looked startled for a moment. Like he forgot that you were there or that you also lived on campus.

“Ah, Aizawa, Y/n.” He said, you just nodded in response. You tried to ignore the feeling in your chest. It wasn’t the time to think about it but, well, it felt a lot like heartbreak.

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You were avoiding him, he wasn’t stupid. He could tell something changed. You weren’t around him anymore, you’d happen to leave the room to do something when he would enter. It was obvious you knew that you two needed to talk. He wanted to beg you at this point, he wanted to pull you close and beg you.

“Midoriya and Bakugo. Why am I not surprised to hear that. I understand they’re at the practice field.” Aizawa said.

“Yes I wanted to catch you before you went. I’ve known those two since before they came to U.A. And I’ve given the pair quite a bit of thought. Will you leave them to me for now? I’ll bring them back.” All Might asked. Aizawa nodded and looked at you, the two of you were going to get the two boys but now…

“I’ll heal them when you get back.” You said. And he had to leave, you weren’t going to walk with him to get the two students. He’ll try to talk to you after everything is taken care of. After All Might left Aizawa gave you a look and sighed.

“What did you need to tell me?” He asked after All Might left.

“I believe Bakugo needs therapy.” You began, walking back inside.

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It took them a while to get back. Must have taken a while to find them and be able to stop their fight. You should’ve gone and helped him- you stopped the thought. You winced looking at the two boys wrapped in Aizawas’ capture weapon.

“You fought the night you finished the preliminary hero licensing exam? I’m glad to see you two have so much energy.” He said, and boy were you glad you graduated 20 years before this. Aizawa would’ve popped a blood vessel.

“Aizawa, wait, hold up with those restraints. It’s my fault that they spared in the first place.” All Might said, and Aizawa gave him a look that screamed what the hell.

“Your fault? And how it that?” He asked, All Might moved forward, to whisper in Aizawa’s ear. After he was finished whispering, Aizawa let his capture weapon loosen and it fell from the two as you allowed your quirk to work. They weren’t terribly injured thankfully. “I understand that they felt they had to break the rules. But this isn’t something I can just ignore. There must be a suitable punishment. Who threw the first punch?” He asked.

“I did.” Bakugo said, he sounded pissed and tired. You didn’t give any look to the two boys.

“I also went pretty hard. It wasn’t just him.” Midoryia said.

“You’re both on house arrest. Four days for Bakugo and three for Midoryia. During that time, you’ll clean all the common areas in the dorm, morning and night. Plus, I want a written apology.” Aizawa said, pulling his capture weapon away completely. “Y/n?” You turned to face him

“They weren’t injured much. Just scrapes, I just had to clean them.” You said. Then you turned to the two boys once more. “If either of you are injured, or if a previous injury hurts, please, let Recovery Girl or I know. And we can help you.” The two boys nodded at you.

Aizawa sighed, and All Might finally let his hands fall to his side. “That’s all! Go.” He told the two boys. And they left. You were about to leave the room as well, but All Might stopped you, grabbing your arm gently. It left you two alone, you weren’t ready for this. Not now.

“Y/n-” he began, but you cut him off, you still weren’t facing him.

“We should really head to bed now. It’s late and classes start back up tomorrow.” You said.

“Y/n, we need to-”

“I can’t.” You said, your voice cracked a little, and the barrier you made was cracking, slowly crumbling. If he tried talking to you, well you don’t think you could handle actually hearing him say that Midoriya is his kid or that he was with someone and didn’t know how to tell you. Or didn’t want to tell you yet. Hearing your voice crack made him let you go, and you quickly left the room. You didn’t let any tears fall until you were in the safety of your room. You didn’t sleep that night.

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There was one good thing about your struggle with sleeping regularly, you were able to do some research on what kind of heros Toshinori and Enji were like. Toshinori was, of course, one of the best heros, he was number one as long as you’d been gone, a symbol of peace. Enji was number 2, and well… he was a good hero. He was good at his job, he caught villains. But… you thought he’s so angry. He looks furious when he’s fighting, and what if he’d injured the people around him? It’s like he doesn’t care. The top searches even pointed it out to you. The people thought he was terrifying, they didn’t like him. Again just how much did he fuck up for people to dislike him this much. He’s always had a temper, one that you excused for a passion. One that screamed, I want to protect people. But now… watching how he worked… it wasn’t passion. It was just a bad temper that’s gotten out of control enough times for the public to know and well fear it. I need to talk to Todoroki. I need to get his siblings out of that house, away from their father. You thought of leaving your room and making your way to the school building. You just saw Iida feeling “the dilemma of being a class rep”, poor boy. Then you saw another student antagonizing your students.

“I heard a little rumor about Class 1-A.” You heard him begin, “Two people! You had two people fail the licensing exam, you losers!” He yelled, and he looked a little crazed.

You heard Sero say his name was Monoma. And Kaminari said he was “just as unhinged as usual”. Your students antagonize him as well, Kirishima saying he must’ve been the only one to fail in his class just like in their final before you came. He didn’t actually all of class 1-B passed their licensing exam. It made you proud, even though you didn’t see anyone’s growth.

Monoma’s gaze was on you now. “And a new student who wasn’t even in your class! Even she passed!” He started, and it looked like he was going to continue but you cut it off before he could.

“Class 1-B good job on getting your licenses.” Most of them beamed at the praise. “And I’m not a student. I’m a pro hero, that’s an assistant at U.A for the time being.” You said, then you looked towards the Monoma. “Monoma, I do hope you understand that being a hero isn’t a competition. And if you think of it as that, maybe you shouldn’t be a hero.” You said, he winced at the tone and so did the rest of class 1-B. All you could even think about with that was Endeavor. A competition. Saving people isn’t a competition. One of his classmates cut into the conversation thankfully, having a harsh statement thrown at him needed the distraction anyways.

“Accordin’ ta teacher Vlad, we’ll have classes together this semester– doesn’t that sound like it’ll be fun? I’m looking forward to it.” She said, smiling. Her posture took on a cheery form. It was adorable, until you saw Monoma whispering in her ear. Her posture changed again into a more “lets go!” pose and she said “Touch me and I’ll pummel you till yo mama doesn’t know ya.” You noticed Monoma laughing nearby and sighed, closing your eyes a bit. At least Aizawa knew what would happen with his class. The laughing stopped and another student in 1-B said “stop filling her mind with crazy.” God you were too tired for this apparently. You moved forward to the classroom. You weren’t going to go to the assembly they were having, so you just stuck with preparing the classroom, whatever needed to be done.

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“Okay, starting today we’ll resume our regular classes and training schedule. I know a lot has happened recently, however, you need to switch gears and focus on your school duties. We’re lecturing today, but this semester you’ll have even harsher training than before.” Aizawa stated, Ashido said something to Asui but Aizawa just said “Like to share, Ashido?” Interrupting the girls question. Asui interrupted Ashidos’ panic though.

“Excuse me, sir may I ask a question?” You started spacing out, only coming back to when Mic entered the room. And Aizawa pulled you away.

“Y/n. I have to ask you for some assistance. There is a case I’m going to be working on with other pro heros, and we may need you on hand for defense and healing.” He began, you followed along just nodding your head. It’d be good to do something like this. Get the hang of everything again.

“I’d be happy to help Aizawa.” You said, and he nodded.

“You should meet with Nighteye soon then. He’s the one at the head of the planning.” He said, and you nodded.

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“Y/n sensei?” Todoroki called out that night. You looked over to the younger boy. “My sister asked if I could come over tomorrow. And she said father asked if you could come as well.” He said and you nodded.

“I would love to go, Todoroki. Thank you for letting me know.” You said, and he nodded back.

“Thank you y/n sensei.” And with that he left to go to his room.

Well, seems like you’re going to be beating Endeavor up much sooner than you anticipated.

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The next day you got ready. You wanted to look nice meeting the Todoroki siblings, they didn’t know you, and you really wanted to make a good impression. And well let them know they could come to you for any help against their father. You exited your room, making your way to Aizawa.

“Hey, Aizawa. Todoroki and I will be leaving soon. We’ll be back before curfew.” You said, he nodded.

“Todoroki let me know as soon as his sister asked.” He said. You both heard footsteps and turned to the source, it was of course Todoroki.

“Y/n sensei, Aizawa sensei.” Todoroki said after he popped up, the younger boy nodded at you. It was time to go to a dinner you supposed.

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“What should I call them?” You asked suddenly, you should’ve done it before you were suddenly in front of the Todoroki household, but well. Things happened.

“You should just ask them what they want to be called.” He said calmly. But you could tell he felt a bit jittery about being back so soon after being at the dorms. You placed your hand on his shoulder and smiled.

“I’ll do that then. Remember, you’ll be safe with me here.” You said, and he gave a small, very small miniscule smile and nodded at you. The door opened, his sister, Fuyumi, was standing behind it. She brightened seeing Shouto.

“Shouto!” She cried out, immediately pulling the younger boy into a hug. “It’s different without you here.” She said, he relaxed into the hug. It made you smile. Then she noticed you. “Ah, you must be Ms. Y/l/n?” She asked. You nodded in response.

“Hi, I’m sorry I couldn’t meet any of you sooner but…” you trailed off. You did kinda just get thrown 20 years forward. She just nodded and reached her hand out.

“I’m Fuyumi.” She said. Oh thank God.

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The dinner was so awkward at first. No one was talking, Natsuo was glaring at you, while Enji just looked pleased to have you there. Poor Fuyumi and Shouto looked awkward and you could practically feel the questions they wanted to ask. Who are you? Why didn’t father talk about you (which you couldn’t answer, God this was a disaster) Natsuo broke the silence and it made you want to die.

“Are you fucking our father?"

You could hear the three other people choking with you at the question, you turned towards Enji and well he didn’t look like he’d deny it right now. Because of the choking.

"I’m more likely to fight him.” You said when you stopped choking, Shoutos eyes widened, Fuyumi looked panicked. Natsuo almost brightened at the comment and you turned towards your childhood friend. “How about after dinner we show your kids what an old man you are?” You asked him, he looked mildly insulted. Shouto looked at you, you could tell he almost felt pity for his old man. Almost.

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You knew they’d all been in this room at one point, for their “training”. And now you were in there, preparing to fight your childhood best friend, a friendly spar of course. Just like you used to. Unfortunately, for him well. You were very upset learning how he treated his children. His three children. They didn’t need to do anything other than what they wanted and he twisted it like his parents twisted him.

“Remember don’t hold back old man.” You said, looking at Enji. Natsuo looked incredibly excited, Shouto looked like he was going to finally crack a full smile and poor poor Fuyumi looked a little panicked. You smiled at them and gave a cheeky grin. He bristled at that. And suddenly the fight started. Quirks were allowed, because you said you had the best quirk to protect them, creating a barrier around them was easy for you. He made his first move (as always, he was never very patient) throwing fire in your direction which quickly fizzled out when you brought up water to counter it and then he basically charged at you. It was like this for a while. Until finally he was charging at you again and you jumped over him, quickly landed on his shoulders, and you wrapped your arms around his neck as best as possible and threw yourself backwards, using your quirk you made everything shift slightly, like all the liquid moved to one side (like when blood rushes to your head, that’s how you always remembered it) It left him off balance. This moron really forgot your true specialty, didn’t he? After all, the body is at least 70% water. You were both on the floor and you had him in a choke hold. “Yield!” You yelled at him, the water covering his children went away drenching him so he couldn’t bring his flames to burn you in any way, leaving him sputtering.

“I yield.” He ground out. Teeth clenching. He was pissed you beat him apparently.

“That was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!” Natsuo yelled, quickly coming to where you two were. “I’ve never seen anyone beat the old man before!"

It made your blood boil, you gave a sharp look to him, hiding it behind a tense smile. "It’s been a while, you haven’t gotten creative while I was gone old man?” You said, it sounded teasing. Like you weren’t mad at him too, but you knew he knew that you found out what he’d done. Natsuo helped you up, just as Fuyumi attempted to help their father up. She’s very sweet.

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a good spar, y/n.” He said, and you almost brizzled at the comment. Yeah when you try to beat the shit out of your kids that happens.

“We should talk, since it’s been a while. And Shouto can spend some quality time with his siblings!” You said, purposefully being extra cheery. Natsuo grinned, quickly pulling in a dazed Shouto under his arms.

“Yeah, we don’t mind spending some time with little Shouto.” He said, Fuyumi smiled. And they walked away just like that. You turned to your childhood friend.

“We should go to your office.” You said simply. He gave a terse nod and began walking. This wasn’t going to be a pleasant conversation.

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You were pissed and when you made your way inside, that happy smile you usually wore was absent. It made him remember how you were before you both attended U.A. before you softened yourself up and became more approachable. It was devastating to see that look on your face again.

“So are you going to tell me why two of your kids hate you? Or am I going to have to tell you why?” You said, you were barely holding back your rage at him. “Do you want to tell me why I recognized the look all of your children have when they look at you Enji?"

He pointedly ignored that part. Recognizing a look? You must be insane to think that.

"Y/n-” he began.

“Don’t you fucking dare Enji.” You snarled out. “Don’t you dare look me in the eye and tell me you didn’t abuse your children!” You yelled out finally crying for his family, he took a step away from you in shock. You were crying. You didn’t cry, you wore a smile and held back the negative. You were always like that after you started at UA. You were strong. But now you were in his home office, crying. “I thought, I thought that when either of us had kids. That we agreed Enji. We said we wouldn’t be our parents for them. And what I learned? You saw everything and said, ‘mother and father were right’ and you-” you cut yourself off, you stopped to take a deep breath to calm down. You felt so much anger blowing up at him but now it was just disappointment. “You wonder why your children hate you Endeavor? The way you raised them. Attempted to, for three-”

“Four.” He said, cutting you off and you looked up alarmed.

“Four?” You whispered. “You… I cannot believe you."

He gave you a condescending look before speaking again. "The first three were failures. But then Shouto was born and when he turned 4 he could control my fire and her ice, he was the perfect blend to be the future number one-” you interrupted him with a slap to the face. Both your hand and his face were an angry shade of red, and there was an emotion he couldn’t recognize in your eyes.

“You wonder why they hate you, Enji? It’s because you raised them like that. All that hatred builds up. And then you’ll be left alone and vulnerable.” You said, you were tired, disappointed and done. “People told me you were an angry, bitter person Enji. They looked me in the eyes and said you were going to be an angry bitter man.” You said, turning away from him. “I thought they were wrong.” You looked over your shoulder at him, eyes red from the tears. “You saved me when we were younger, Enji. But now I have to save your children. And I have to save them from you.” You said, opening the door and furiously wiping away your tears. “I hope you’re happy, Enji.” You walked out, using your quirk to destroy any trace you had of crying. You had a job, and your job was to be strong and to protect people, to protect everyone who needed to be protected. The people in this world who can smile are always the strongest. You remembered the little boy who told you what his mother said, you remembered the furious tears. And you remembered why you wanted to be a hero. But it was disappointing to see that Enji- no… Endeavor lost his reasons. But you just took another deep breath and smiled, you had to make sure you and Shouto returned to the dorms safely.

And when you did return to the dorms, you didn’t see the beeline Shouto made for Midoryia, nor did you hear the whisper of “Midoryia she made my father eat the floorboards of the training room, I think I love her.” As a choked sound came out from the boy who was cleaning. You were just trying to keep yourself together, keeping a non-threatening smile on your face. You had to be strong. That night you slept. There were no pleasant dreams though.

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The next day passed quickly enough, and Midoryia was allowed back, already apologizing to everyone when you entered the classroom. Aizawa thankfully started the class before he could do more.

“Morning. Now that Midoryia is back, we’ll go into more detail about what the work studies entail. Go ahead and come in.” He said, turning towards the opening door. “I’ll have people who’ve experienced them firsthand explain. I suggest you carefully listen as they point out how work studies differ from internships.” You could see Midoryias face, he looked quite shocked seeing the students. Must’ve seen one of them before, you turned to Aizawa, looking at the three students. “These three are third years at UA. They rank at the very top of our student body. You may know them as the Big Three.” He finished, two looked at you curiously, while one looked like he was trying hard to not be noticed, while he snuck a glance at you. You smiled at the three, two gave you a blinding one back while the third gave a more timid smile back. It reminded you of being apart of the Big Three yourself. Just you and- you stopped the thought. Not today.

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How did havok recruit luminous? Is there a story behind the two of them?

Okay sooooooooooo, I went waaay overboard on this 8,D When I started writing this, I meant for it to be a short little thing like the Athrenna vs. Feur short story went. But exploring Luminous’ first contact with Havok was way too fun because he had so much to get over to even agree to ally himself with him. None of it having to do with his now obvious crush on Havok, what the things that made Luminous want to fight the Darkness.

Soooooo again, apologies for the length. I hope it’s still intriguing enough to read, since it’s not drawn out, but to draw all this would take way too long. Havok and Luminous’ friendship is complex at first, so this was so much fun to write ;u; I hope yall enjoy!

Darkness had always been the root of Luminous’ fears. Countless years the fear had crippled him, leading many others to rally against him and bully him. Afterall, he was a being of Light itself. A blazing star with a conscious of his own, a mind, body and soul. Yet, Darkness was always lurking in the corners of light realms. Threatening to devour him whole one day, devour everyone! He had to be the one to defeat it once and for all. Nobody else had believed him, finding it to be such a childish ambition. But what was so childish about it? The Darkness was their true enemy above all others, and if nobody else would take it seriously; he would. And he would kill anyone that dared to stand in his way.

When it came to those that didn’t believe in him, they were easy to defeat. Luminous was a strong warrior, and when he finally escaped his prison, he was ready to continue his end goal. What better way to do that than to take on the most evil family in the lands. The very family that was the heart of all the Darkness; the Kaos family. He had seen the Queen sparsely, but he knew he could kill her. What he didn’t realize, however, that attacking her directly had put him in far more danger than he could have imaged. When the entire family and their army took notice of him; a small, dangerous lone star, he felt the heat.

Defeating their minions was fairly easy, they clearly had underestimated him. Attacking one of her generals was a smart idea, they all had crystals on them that could open a portal right into the heart of Kurosia; where he needed to go. The Veil, he gathered, would stop him immediately. That and uh… he was afraid to just throw himself into it. He had no idea why, but even stepping foot in Kurosia gave him such a wave of sickening fear. He had to teleport there, defeat the heart of all Darkness, and get out before he died too. Easy!

But the general he picked… was the wrong one.

Luminous thought it would be easy, he really did. This general had few minions, and every villain knew he hated working in teams. Just like Luminous, only HE was a magnificent being of Light. The most superior element of all. The minions he first encountered here creatures made of broken wood, smoldering furniture, and glowing eyes. Things made out of the destroyed buildings the general had brought down. They barely held a threat to Luminous as their bodies crumbled away from his light, peeling and hissing into piles of debris with a snap of his golden fingers. He couldn’t help to smirk with glee as even the mabu that ran toward him with hopeful faces ran screaming when they realized he wasn’t there to help them. ‘Yes, fear me.’ Luminous thought as he floated along the dismayed streets. ‘You all fear the evil of Darkness; but you should fear me instead. I, and greater.”

There was a loud stomping that made Luminous stop. And the giant, hulking form slid out from between two crumbling homes. It was massive, black, with bright glowing orange/red eyes. They shimmered, reflecting the burning chaos like mirrors back to Luminous. The thing stopped in the middle of the street, staring at him just as he stared back at it. He didn’t realize it at first; but Luminous was frozen with a sudden sense of fear.

The general he had been looking for stood tall. Tall enough to meet Luminous’ eyes, however the star always floated wherever he went. This thing was standing on it’s own long, dragon like legs. It spread it’s gigantic wings, both of which were easily twice the length of the general’s body. The wings tainted the light of the fires, covering Luminous in a reddish hue. The realization sunk in slowly for Luminous, the cold revelation of just who this general was creeping along his spine like an evil snake. This… wasn’t a general. This was a Warlord, and not just any Warlord. No wonder enemy villains weren’t anywhere to be seen, despite the few minions, why the Skylanders hadn’t quite made it here yet.Havok stood before him, nearly silhouetted against the fires behind him. His tail twitched and flicked behind him, shining bright like his horns. Luminous had never gotten this close to him before, and by the look of the hybrid’s face, neither had he. They both stood frozen for a few moments, but the son of the evil Emperor and his Queen moved first.“Skylander…” He snarled under his breath. Luminous’ chest tightened with fear and anxiety as the beast’s voice reverberated in his own body. His tone was deep, twisted with an even deeper rumble of a growl that dragons often had. Luminous felt himself start to quake with fear, but he tightened his fists. No, he would NOT weaken now. This was his chance to strike at the darkness he had been afraid of his whole life. This thing before him wasn’t a living, breathing being; it was Darkness. It was the embodiment of his fears. Luminous narrowed his almond shaped eyes, feeling the light broil beneath his skin. The hybrid clearly winced at this and backed away a few steps. “That’s right, cower before me you wretched blight.” Luminous floated higher; taller. He held out his hands, letting his light glow brighter. “I am not aligned with those fools, but you should fear me nonetheless. I am Luminous, your harbinger of death. I will not cease my war against your Darkness until you are all snuffed out by my light.”Havok took more steps back, his wings closing in closer to his body. He held up an arm, trying to shield himself from the burning light. Luminous felt his evil smirk deepen as he floated closer. ‘That’s right.’ He thought with growing, sinister glee. ‘Burn away, burn!’There was a sound Luminous heard before everything went numb and blurry. It was a trickling sound, weak at first, but exploded into a full hearty laugh. But it wasn’t him that had laughed; it was that dark abomination. Luminous coughed suddenly, realizing he was on his back and pushed deep into the stoned street. He wheezed, feeling his body slowly re-awaken. What had happened? Why was there a loud ringing in his ears?The trickling laughter had not ceased either. It slowly returned as Luminous regained his hearing, suddenly spotting Havok standing over him. The star quickly scrambled onto his side, dragging himself out of the rock and shot back into the air. The hybrid stayed where he was, watching Luminous with those mirrored glowing orange eyes. “Aren’t you polite.” Havok bellowed up at him, his voice carrying along the winds far too well. Luminous hated how his voice still made his chest rumble, as if his insides were a vast canyon. But that was nothing compared to the aching pain that was his very presence. Such pure Darkness made his skin burn cold, something no artic elemental could ever do. The elements in their very bodies resented each other so much it burned both of them.Havok threw out his arms, spreading his wings to their full staggering length. “Well hello, Luminous, not-an-annoying-Skylander-but-still-REALLY-annoying-light-bug. I am Havok Kaoson, your sovereign of destruction, Lover of the ladies, Ender of Skylanders, Handsomest Hybrid ever, and all them fancy words. I’m afraid I can’t let you do aaaaaaany of what you babbled on about.”Luminous scowled with disgust. For a being of so much sickening Darkness, he was so crass! He wasn’t taking this seriously at all! Luminous gritted his teeth, wanting to punch that smirk right off the hybrid’s all about wrong face. “You cannot stop me!” He barked back, holding out his arms to summon forth crystals of light beside him. He loved how that smirk slipped off the hybrid’s face. “I’ll kill you like the parasite you are, and I’ll come for the rest of you all. I will not stop until ALL of your putrid Darkness is GONE!” Havok pulled his lips up into a vicious snarl, baring his long, dragon like fangs. His hair bristled like the hackles of a wolf, and his wings twisted down in anger. “Not as polite. Fine. Guess I’ll just have to teach you a lesson you’ll never forget, you eyesore!”The hybrid suddenly launched off the ground with a loud explosion of rock. Luminous darted out of the way, shocked as the rocks roared and shot after him. Havok could control the elements?! He shot around the massive pillar, hearing loud, thundering wing beats behind him. ‘Of course!’ he realized. Havok was the son of Kaos, the Emperor, a small pathetic whelp of a human. The evil portal master that somehow murdered Eon. Portal masters could control all the elements, except the one that contrasted their light, or dark element. He hadn’t expected Havok to also have those abilities, but Luminous quickly recovered from the revelation.

Luminous darted away quickly, hearing the growls of frustration from Havok told him that he was obviously quicker than his enemy. Havok batted his wings harder to try and catch up as Luminous shot between crumbling buildings of the dying town. They seemed to try and lean toward Luminous, as if the buildings themselves were trying to fall on him. Rocks and burning beams of wood shot up at him on their own, forcing Luminous to dodge from impossible angles. Adrenaline drilled through Luminous as he realized how dangerous Havok truly was. While he was slower than him, he could control the very air around him. He couldn’t escape or gain too much distance; Luminous had to fight in close combat. The horror of it sunk deeper into his very being. He felt the fear grip his thundering heart. He didn’t want to be close to that beast, he was… scared. The shame brought a molten tear to his eye, igniting his core with fury. No, no he was NOT scared! Spinning in the air in a sharp, split second circle, Luminous shot a beam of light out before him. Havok didn’t have any time to avoid it, he crashed right through it. The beam splintered into glass like shards of light, and Luminous winced as he heard the hybrid’s squeal of pure, agonizing pain. Havok spun wildly in the air, his long metal tail whipping toward Luminous so quickly he was struck. Luminous felt the wind leave him as he was catapulted into a building; breaking through the wood like paper. The foundations and the rock caught his fall, and by some strange spin of luck, the building fell upon him through the hole in it he created. Leaving him unscathed when he couldn’t control his own body yet. The hit knocked him back down like that mysterious explosion Havok caused before. Burning bits of straw landed on him gently, lighting raining down from the crumbling ceiling before him. He had a blissful few moments to breathe, and regain himself.Slowly, Luminous pulled himself back up to his feet. He coughed, holding his side. He felt a tinder pain sting at his own touch; broken ribs. The star gritted his teeth. His bones were hard to break, his insides were not like most mortal beings. He had never broken anything before, but that hybrid’s tail had. Forcing himself to ignore the pain, Luminous flew gently through the hole in the ceiling. The town was covered in fire, screams, and death. The black clouds of smoke pillared into the air, covering the sun and bathing everything in Darkness. All but Luminous, who floated in the sky like a beacon of light. He glared his burning eyes for Havok, but didn’t see any evidence of the hybrid. Had Luminous won? Had he killed the darkness?No. Luminous felt him before he saw him. A rumble of bellowing darkness roared below his feet, and the star’s face fell with utter horror at the hybrid reaching below him. He was surrounded by smoke, flickers of red bolts of thunder and fire. His wings were outstretched, trailing the billows of smoke and fire. His eyes filled Luminous with so much fear he screamed, they were blazing like endless pits of fire. That very fire rolled out of Havok’s mouth, tailing down the sides of his face as if his insides were nothing but a blazing inferno. Havok’s talons closed around Luminous’ ankle before the star could shoot away, his hold was so agonizingly tight Luminous feared that his ankle would be yanked off. Instead Havok threw him with so much force he bounced off the street, sending his helmet spiraling off his head. Countless times he rolled, crashing into street lamps as if they were nothing but twigs in his wake. Finally, a tall stone wall caught his fall, shooting mindless pain all along his broken side. Luminous gagged on his agony, rolling onto his stomach to try and crawl back to his feet. A few mabu ran out of a burning building before him, completely ignoring the star as they tried desperately to escape. Just as Luminous pulled himself up to his knees using the very wall that caught him, he heard the wingbeats. Quickly, he spun around and shot a beam of light behind him, but Havok was already spinning out of the way. He tried again, and again, but the hybrid rolled around them with horrifying speeds. Yet, before he even got into grabbing distance again, Luminous felt the rock eat his arm. He sunk into the rock wall as if it were made of sand, forcing him to use his free arm to bat helplessly at it. “No! NO!” Luminous roared, hissing through his teeth at the pain in his side.Havok landed with a loud thump behind him. Luminous grunted and turned halfway, glaring at the towering hybrid calmly walking up to him. Before Luminous could fire another beam, the metal railing of the gate beside the wall shot out and entangled around his wrist like snakes. He felt more shot up from the ground, spiraling around his legs and torso. One grasped around his neck, forcing his head back painfully. Luminous couldn’t help but cry out in anger, frustration… and fear.

“Alright, lightbug. You’re pissing me off.” Havok panted, smoke curling around his jaws and face. His eyes seemed to slide back, making Luminous jump, until he realized they revealed his true eyes. They were blood red, slitted like a dragon’s, with clashing blue around the thin pupils. The whites of his eyes were a golden yellow, like kindling fires. He continued toward Luminous until he squatted beside him, his nostrils flaring with heat and hints of fire. Luminous fought his restraints, but not even he could break free of them. His fear brought his hands to shake, he fought against it desperately. No, he couldn’t let the fear control him! He had to remember the light, feel stronger than this parasite, so his light could ignite him like he could before. But Havok was so close now, staring at him right in the eyes like he was some bizzare creature. Luminous could see blood oozing out of his ears and from a deep gash in his forehead. From the beam of light he crashed into earlier. Around the wounds, the skin shimmered as if touched by golden glitter, the flesh turning even redder around the golden bits. The hybrid’s steaming blood coated one side of his face, giving him a gruesome, beastly appearance. Was this it? Luminous saw his eyes blur with tears as Havok’s face wobbled for a moment. Was this how he was going to die? By a mere Warlord of Darkness, the very, very first step to his journey. How could he fail this easily? How could he let his fears own him like this… he really was weak. All this time, everyone had been right about him. He would fail this apparent, impossible goal. Darkness would never be defeated, it would continue on, consuming the light until there was nothing left but the black abyss. No, he had to face his fate without fear. He refused to let any tears fall as he glared at Havok, starting to burn his light with fury. Havok made a face at him.“Cut that out.” Havok ordered. “Dude, stop. Dim the lights.” The request was so bizzare, Luminous obeyed with a look of angry confusion. The hybrid waved a taloned hand as if to shoo away the light and smoke. “Look. Who are you, really? Why don’t you work for the Skylanders?” Havok asked, the fires dimming in his throat. Luminous breathed through the restraints and the pain, though air seemed hard to come by.

“I-I… I already…” Luminous started, but Havok shook his head. “Yeah Luminous the ender of worlds whatever.” Havok waved his hand again, a bit more rushed. Frustrated.

“Ender of-no! I’m…Luminous, I work for nobody.” He huffed, finally easing his struggle. The pain in his side was too much to bare for it. He swallowed hard, but Havok seemed oddly patient to listen to him. “The Skylanders… imprisoned me, they are my enemies.”“Why’d they do that? Aren’t you a Light elemental? Aren’t you like… automatically their ally?” He asked, tilting his head and twisting his snout in confusion. Luminous felt his fear prickle. He hated how friendly he suddenly was… or was he friendly? Was he merely acting, just to get information out of him?“N-no.” Luminous continued. “They are… weak. They won’t do what’s necessary to defeat the enemy. But I do, and for that, they tried to lock me away in my own prison tailored to… me.” He finished, breathing heavily.Havok stared at him, and Luminous felt his skin crawl. His mere aura pressed against his own, making his body feel cold. He hated it, he wanted to wiggle away. Havok looked just as uncomfortable, yet he stayed where he was, resting his elbows on his thighs. Luminous stared up at the hybrid, getting a very close look at how strange he was. He had a blunt dragon like muzzle, yet it didn’t clash with his square like face all that much. He had large, slitted eyes and black markings running down his face; at least, from what Luminous could see through the blood. While he was big, he wasn’t as massive as the star originally thought. He was a few heads taller than Luminous, and he seemed slightly bigger built. He wore layers upon layers of leather and metal, dotted with metals and awards. He had spined shoulder pads… or where those spikes a part of him? The hybrid blinked, and Luminous got a glimpse of his third reflective eyelid slid back horizontally over his eye. The third eyelids, an organ dragons had that protected their eyes in flight. Havok seemed to control it, letting it cover his eyes to give them that haunting, glowing appearance.“Hm, so you’re a villain?” Havok asked, making Luminous jump.

“Uh… yes, I am a villain.” Luminous mumbled, confused at Havok’s rudimentary wording of things.“A light villain…” Havok thought out loud, tapping his metal goatee spikes. Luminous blinked at him. Was he toying with him? Playing this out like some cruel torture? “Never heard of that before.” Havok continued, refocusing his slitted eyes on him again. “Look, if you’re not with the Skylanders, we don’t have to be enemies.” He said. Luminous stared at him with stunned shock, his mouth falling open a little.

“W-Wha… yes, yes we do!” Luminous bellowed back. Havok blinked his eyes as if a sudden gust of air blew in his face. “You are Darkness crawling in your very bones! I will not stop until every last drop of Darkness is gone!”

“Alrighty then… why’s that?” Havok asked calmly. The star blinked back at him, confused.“Why???” Luminous repeated. Havok nodded eagerly. What… was his motive? Luminous looked around; no living thing stood around them. No Mabu, no reinforcements for either Havok or the Skylanders. Just them. “Uh.. Because, you’re… Darkness.” Luminous mumbled, unsure how to even answer that. They were made to fight, couldn’t Havok feel it? How their very elemental cores couldn’t bare to be around each other? Luminous had to destroy all of it, he just had to. Why question it?‘Because… I’m afraid of it.’ Luminous realized. Havok flinched with surprise, catching the star’s attention. Wait… had he accidentally said that out loud?! Luminous sucked in a sharp breath of air, staring up at Havok with embarrassing horror.“Wow, you’re finally real with me.” Havok said, surprised. Luminous felt his face grow hot with embarrassment. “Well, since you’re real with me, I’ll be real with you.” Havok continued. “I don’t want to fight you anymore. It’s not everyday an evil light elemental walks right up to me. We could work together instead.” “WHAT?” Luminous screeched, but he winced at how his voice cracked. Havok flinched but that damn smirk pulled back onto his face. “Think about it! You could work for me and my family’s kingdom, and I can help you get over that fear.” Havok offered, holding out his arms a bit. “What do you say?”Luminous stared at him with so much confusion, he couldn’t speak. He opened his mouth a few times, but kept closing it. That… made no sense. “I… I have to defeat the Darkness…” Luminous said faintly, as if his reality was being broken apart. Havok shook his head.

“No, that’s impossible. Just like Darkness can’t defeat the Light.” Havok explained as if it was known fact. “Our elements will always exist, there’s no defeating them. When they’re unbalanced, it’s the rest of the elements that feel it. The rest of the realms. And I hate to admit it; things aren’t balanced very well lately.”Luminous listened to him. Why? It sounded so crazy to him, like insane babbling of some fake truth. Yet he didn’t speak up. “If you work alongside us, you won’t ever have a reason to fear the Darkness. We can be allies, and all the realms can be our playground. Without you having to fear a single thing.”Havok’s words repeated in his mind, circling around and around. An ally… to the Darkness? The very thing he feared all his life, so much so it twisted him against his own people. He had killed so many innocents in order to reach his goal, but did those lives even matter to begin with?

The star hadn’t realized Havok had released him. He suddenly rolled onto his knees, catching the ground with both hands. Havok stayed squatting before him, wings folded behind him and tail twitching over his toes. ‘I don’t want to fight you anymore’ ‘Darkness can’t defeat the light’ ‘we can be allies’ ‘you won’t ever have a reason to fear the Darkness’

Luminous looked up to meet the hybrid’s eyes again. They had a warmth in them he hadn’t seen directed at him before; friendliness. Even other light elementals glowered at him, cursing him for his ambition. Even if he did defeat the darkness, when he was done… there would be nobody for him. Nobody would cheer him on, he’d only return to be hated for how he accomplished his goal. He felt a chill consume him as he looked at his hands. He was a kindling orange and red shade, flecks of gold barely visible in his skin.

“So?” Havok asked, bringing Luminous back from his thoughts. There was suddenly a taloned hand held before him, making the star flinch back. But it stayed there, and Luminous looked up to see Havok’s excited, expecting face. “Be my ally, and I’ll make sure you’re taken care of.”“H-how can you possibly do that?” Luminous sighed, turning his head away. He felt so defeated, what was there to fight for? Was that why all the light beings laughed at him? They all knew for sure Darkness couldn’t be defeated, it was the silly streams of a child. “I’m the Emperor and Queen’s son.” Havok laughed. “They can’t do anything to you if you’re my ally. If anyone dares to try and get at you, it would mean their entire people could be cut off from their own alliance with my family.” The hybrid puffed up his chest, beaming with so much confidence Luminous frowned at him. Yet something about it was… uplifting. Assuring. “My family controls the rule of all Evil in Skylands. Those that don’t ally themselves with us endanger being our enemies. With our numbers, that could mean the end of entire villainous factions. So, ally yourself with me, and you’ll be apart of our evil regime. And I can help you get over your fears of the Dark too, easy peasy lemon squeezy.” Havok shrugged.

Luminous was silent for a handful of moments. He sat on his knees, staring down at the debris. Fire still burned loudly all around them, yet things were so quiet. No more screams of agony of the dying, the screeches of fear from the destruction. Just them. Luminous explored Havok’s welcoming face. He seemed… honest. True to his word. Could he actually help Luminous? Give him a new purpose? Could… he really conquer his fear?

Without him thinking, Luminous found his hand reaching up to clasp Havok’s. His hand felt blazingly warm, fighting the cold that Havok’s very aura made him feel. The hybrid stood up, pulling Luminous up with him with little effort. Their hands shook in agreement, and Havok’s smile only widened. But he was waiting; Luminous swallowed hard, his mind reeling and trying to understand what he was agreeing to.“A-Alright.” Luminous said when he found his voice, gripping Havok’s scaled hand harder. “I agree to be your ally, Havok Kaoson.” He said, puffing up his on chest and holding his circular head high. Havok beamed, chuckling deep in his throat. “Just call me Hov, or Hovvy. And loosen up, I’m not ‘bout that regal stuff okay?” The hybrid let go of Luminous’ hand, and the star rubbed his hands together. They felt cold again, but Havok paid no mind. “Ah, perfect timing too.” Havok sighed with annoyance. Luminous blinked curiously, following Havok’s gaze up to the sky. There were dots heading toward them; undoubtedly Skylanders. Luminous tensed up, feeling his body ignite with light once more. This was it, the first battle with his first ally!“Wait, dim the lights!” Havok shushed. Luminous blinked at him. “We don’t need to fight em now, let’s just get you back to Kurosia, introduce you to the kingdom first.”“What?” Luminous blurted, baffled. “You… want to run away? From a battle?” Luminous felt angry, he could NOT ally himself with a coward!“Pick your battles.” Havok chuckled. “This one isn’t worth the effort, it’s just a tiny little mabu village I decided to toy around with. Let the Skylanders come in to cry and clean up after us. C’mon, introductions.” Havok waved Luminous after him as he turned away calmly. Luminous frowned at the oncoming Skylanders, but sighed and followed the hybrid. Fine, introductions it was. Havok pulled a shimmering purple crystal out of his pocket; the teleportation gem, the very thing Luminous had originally attacked him for. Havok crushed it in his palm, then inhaled deeply to breathe the dust out before him. The dust twisted into celtic like knots, swirling wildly into a wide portal before them. The framed image of the burning building before them shattered into shards like a mirror, opening a portal to what looked like empty darkness. Havok looked at Luminous with a smile. “Alright, just follow me. Stick close to me, and let me do the talking. Trust me, once everyone knows you’re on our side, you’re going to be like royalty. A light elemental ally… you’re goin’ to love it.” Havok promised him, oddly warm. Luminous stared at him, still so very unsure of how to feel about this guy. He had hurt him, he was STILL bleeding from his head. Yet, Havok looked at him with the friendliest expression ever meant for him. Luminous didn’t understand why he felt so compelled to work for this dark hybrid, when he was so deathly afraid of him just moments before. Why… did he feel like he could trust him?

Slowly, Luminous nodded, and Havok lept into the portal. The darkness consumed him hungrily, then it waited for Luminous. He watched it, feeling the cold, bitter fear start to crawl back to him. He shook his head. No, he had the chance to win over this fear. To do it, he needed this alliance. And he needed to face that fear with Havok’s help. Luminous summoned his helmet to him, which flew to him like a magnet. He put it back on just as the Skylander’s yells started to cry out. He took a breath, then Luminous stepped into the Darkness.

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