Accidentally Undercover

Chapter 2 - Step on the Gas?

Ochaco dreamed of home.

Her visions as she slept were filled with warm hugs and loving words for her parents. Wide mountain ranges stretched across her mind as well as dazzling waterfalls that led into sparkling lakes. Her dream had her running down expansive hallways, much younger than she was now. How in those days nothing mattered except for playing with her friends and trying to escape the watchful eye of her caregivers.

It was all so beautiful.

Ochaco wished she wouldn't have to wake up.

But sadly, she felt herself fade into consciousness and became increasingly aware of her surroundings.

The first thing Ochaco noticed when she awoke was the sunlight streaming into the room. The rays of light warmed her skin and the brunette smiled contentedly. She would much rather wake up to the sun than a loud alarm clock.

Ochaco blearily opened her eyes and was expecting the normal sight of her dorm ceiling or her small desk. She was instead greeted by the beeping of a heart monitor and her sitting on a chair in the corner of what Ochaco now recognized as a hospital room.

"Mr. Aizawa?" she softly questioned.

Said man looked up from a book he held in his hand, Ochaco didn't get a chance to look at the title before Mr. Aizawa placed the novel in a bag near the chair. The raven-haired teacher made his way towards the hospital bed, a rare look of concern on his face.

"Glad to see you're awake. Do you remember anything that happened before you came here?"

Ochaco tilted her head in confusion. "Before I got here? The last thing I remember is me and Deku talking about my new gear and..."

Memories of getting pink gas shot in her face in the alley and how useless she had been when she didn't get the chance to warn Deku before she was already passed out.

Oh no, Deku. Was he okay?!

"Is De-"

"Midoriya is fine," Mr. Aizawa spoke, holding up a hand to silence whatever Ochaco was going to say. "He's still resting from whatever quirk-induced sleep you two were in. Speaking of, do you remember what the villain who attacked you looked like?"

Ochaco felt ashamed to say she didn't know the slightest thing about what happened in that alleyway. One minute she was right behind Deku, looking for what caused the loud noise, and the next she had a pounding headache and then proceeded to pass out. Some hero she was.

Unable to speak about her failure, Ochaco merely shook her head.

Mr. Aizawa seemed to notice the guilt on her face and gave her a small smile, something the gravity girl thought would have been impossible at one point.

"Don't beat yourself up too much. Sneak attacks happen. Hell, I've fallen prey to a few myself. But feeling guilty isn't going to help you stop it from happening again. Hard work will. So quit moping so you can do better."

Ochaco felt a weight leave her shoulders at the small pep-talk. Though she was still upset at herself for not reacting quicker, she was more determined than ever to train harder.

"But you're still under supervision right now. While we still don't know exactly what the quirk did to you and Midoriya, the doctor confirmed that your brains are working in overdrive trying to fix something," her teacher explained. "I already made a few calls to find out who attacked you and Midoriya, so we should find out more information soon. For now, however, the both of you will stay here until the doctor gives the 'okay' to head back to the dorms. But are you sure you're alright?