Mystery from Another World

Part 33: Out Like a Light

 Bakugo, after his talk with Shine the other day, had resolved to warn All Might about her being onto him and Midoriya. Which he did the next time All Might taught.

All Might pulled Deku aside to include him. They stood between one of the gym buildings.

"So, she suspects we're close, but doesn't know about OFA?" All Might surmised.

"She knows too freaking much," Bakugo said.

"I can't believe we were so careless," Deku said.

He had no room to talk anyway, since he was the one who let the secret out the most easily.

"But she is worried that our secret poses a threat to the class, which is reasonable." All Might felt guilty. "Since it's her job now to keep you all safe. I wonder if we should fill her in."

"We need another person in on this?" Bakugo scoffed.

"What if she just said that so we would tell her?" Deku was learning to be less trusting.

"That's true." All Might hadn't thought of it. "But, on the other hand, she may pick up on something. I like her and West--I think they truly do care about the students. Perhaps we could just tell her that AFO has a grudge against me, and by extension the class, and leave out the part about the quirks."

"You tell her that, and she'll figure the rest out," Bakugo declared. "It's all or nothing with her. She doesn't see quirks like we do."

"What does that mean?" Deku was confused. "I know they have a different idea of how to use powers--"

"Not that, you idiot," Bakugo cut him off. "Wherever she and her boyfriend come from, powers can be the results of unnatural causes. That means she won't rule out the idea of getting it another way, like most people here would. She could guess Deku wasn't born with it, maybe even that you weren't, All Might. She knows AFO allegedly took other people's quirks, so it's a pretty easy leap. I figured it out without even knowing it was possible at first."

"That's actually very astute." All Might was surprised. "That they wouldn't be limited by the idea of biological quirks is something I didn't think of changing things so much. But if they can get quirks other ways in their worlds...then yes, they might figure out everything about All For One, not just about us."

"Could it...hurt us if they do?" Deku was uneasy. "If they really aren't from around here, they don't have any stakes in the fight, right? But why do they care at all?"

"Two aliens wanting to teach a classroom of hero students sounds very suspicious anyway," All Might admitted.

[Sounds like a great anime, though.]

Bakugo wasn't sure.

"Maybe they want us for something?" Deku wasn't dumb.

"Another planet might have use for people with certain quirks," All Might nodded. "Is there anyone in class they are paying close attention to?"

"There's Yaoyurozu. She always is around them or defending them," Deku said.

Bakugo began to get uneasy here, but he didn't know why, since All Might was higher on his list of people to trust when the DJs were.

"She could certainly be useful to anyone." All Might rubbed his chin, worried.

"Also they seem to like Todoroki," Deku went on. "And...uh...Kacchan. I don't know if they like you or just think you're...challenging."

Bakugo glared at him.

"Have they offered you any special treatment?" All Might looked at Bakugo with concern.