ʜᴇʀᴏᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴄɪᴛʏ | ᴍʜᴀ x ᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴇ: ʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅꜱ

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ: ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴜɴꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ

"C'mon... C'MON!!" Izuku shouted as he tried his hardest to break off the sheets of metal holding Vander down. Katsuki was helping Claggor break through the wall on their left with his explosions, Mylo was trying to pick the locks around Vander's ankles, Vi was keeping Silco's monster at bay while the others freed Vander.

Izuku stumbled back as he lost his grip on the cuffs holding Vander. "Gosh dammit!" Izuku yelled. Izuku got back up and kept trying to break Vander's cuffs. "If only I wasn't so... weak!" Izuku grunted.

"Izuku." Izuku looked up and met eyes with Vander's. "You're not weak. You're more powerful than you think. Keep trying, I believe in you." Vander spoke gently to Izuku. Izuku's expression turned into one of determination and he started pulling on the cuffs once more as Mylo moved onto the last cuff.

Suddenly, Izuku saw larger hands place themselves next to his on the metal cuffs. He looked behind him and saw Hitoshi. Hitoshi nodded at Izuku, his expression also showing determination. They smirked at each other and then started pulling as hard as they could until the cuff's finally snapped. The last lock came off right after.

Vander stood, smiling down at the children before him. One last explosion made them to turn their head to Katsuki and Claggor. They finally broke through the wall. They turned their gaze back to the bolted door as it slammed shut, Vi leaning against it in exhaustion. Hitoshi instantly ran over to his older sister, stabilizing her so she didn't fall.

Everyone was about to move out the opening in the wall when suddenly they heard a small clang.

"What the hell was-" Katsuki started, silencing a second later after hearing a second clang. Hitoshi's eyes widened. "Pow-pow..." Vi turned to Hitoshi, eyes as wide as his. Izuku ran over to Katsuki, Katsuki wrapping his arms around the smaller boy.

And with one last clang, the bolted doors burst open, a bright explosion of blue covering the room as the building started to collapse, the floor giving out from under them.

Izuku shot up from his bed, breathing heavy with sweat and tears running down his face. Izuku hasn't had that nightmare in years.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on his bedroom door, "Izuku...? Are you alright?" His bedroom door opened to reveal Mitsuki, Masaru, and Katsuki still in their pajamas. Seeing his condition, Katsuki instantly ran over to Izuku and pulled him up against his chest in a hug. Izuku gripped Katsuki's shirt. Masaru and Mitsuki made their way over and sat on the edge of Izuku's bed.

"What happened, Izu?" Masaru asked gently, brushing the boy's green curls out of his face. Izuku inhaled shakily. "I had that nightmare again..." Katsuki looked up at his parents, their eyes wide with concern like his.

"Zuzu... would you like me to sleep with you tonight?" Katsuki asked, running his fingers through the smaller's green curls. Izuku nodded against the blonde's chest. Katsuki climbed under the covers behind Izuku, keeping his arms wrapped around him. Mitsuki and Masaru kissed Izuku on the forehead gently, "Night Iz. Night Kat." Mitsuki said, closing the door behind her and Masaru as they exited Izuku's bedroom.

Katsuki moved their positions slightly to where Izuku was pretty much on top of him, Izuku resting his head on Katsuki's chest right above his heart. Katsuki ran his fingers through Izuku's hair, softly lulling the smaller to sleep. Soon, both Izuku and Katsuki were asleep, no nightmares plaguing their minds.

The next day, Katsuki told Hitoshi about Izuku's nightmare while they walked to school. They've all had that same nightmare at least once. It wasn't really even a nightmare, it was a terrible memory that haunts all of them.

Katsuki would've called Hitoshi over last night after Izuku's nightmare but they weren't at the dorms. It was the weekend and all three of them went home for that time period.