My Hero Academia: Voyage Through Time

Chapter 5 - Ramen

The group remains in the alleyway between the dojo and the ramen shop. Iida has since sat up with his back against the wall. He takes off his glasses and wipes off the tears from his face with the back of his hand. He takes out his lens cleaning towelette and wipes it as well. 

Iida: "I think I'm good now. I apologize for my unusual display of emotion, but you need to understand that the past few hours have been very overwhelming for me."

Yaoyorozu: "You don't have to be sorry for anything, Iida. We all understand."

Kaminari: "Yeah, don't even sweat it man!"

Iida stands up and dusts off his pajamas, since those are the clothes he was wearing when he was transported back in time.

Uraraka: "We should probably do something about that.."

Jirou: "Speaking of that, what even happened, Iida? What do you remember?"

Iida: "That would probably be a good idea, Uraraka. And I will tell you all what happened soon, but first, is anyone else hungry?"

The group's stomachs rumble.

Izuku: "I guess we could get some ramen, then?"

The group walks into the ramen shop. Not too many people are inside, and none of the faces in there look familiar. The group orders their food, and they sit down a table big enough for all of them. They start to eat their noodles, and Iida begins his story.

Iida: "Well..I remember that I awoke in the middle of the night..I had a terrible dream- it was about my brother, for that matter. So I opened my eyes, and noticed a blue light shining through the window of our dorm. I went out there to investigate, thinking it was another one of Aizawa's tests. I found this rock, this stone, and it was glowing blue. So I walked up to it and picked it up, and on doing so, I started to glow as well. The next thing I knew..I blacked out, I guess..I woke up in the middle of the forest. The dorms weren't even there anymore. I looked around for everyone, but there was nothing. I decided I would walk along the main road, so I walked for a few hours until I reached Tokyo. I decided I would start walking towards my home, but along the way I noticed that the streets and signs were different. I saw the cell phones people on the street had, those old flip phones, I hadn't seen one in ages. I figured that something was awry, and my worst suspicions came true when I went to pick up a newspaper. I noticed that the date said 2006. I couldn't believe it, I didn't want to. I ran to my house and hid behind some bushes in front of the entrance, and just as I arrived I saw..myself..a 6 year old me.."

Kaminari giggles to himself as Iida tells his story.

Iida: "Does something humor you?"

Kaminari: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just, I started thinking about the fact that you walked through half of Tokyo in that."

Kaminari breaks out into full-on laughter.

Jirou stomps on his foot, and Kaminari stops instantly.

Deku: "Not now, Kaminari."

Kaminari: "Hehe, right, sorry. Continue."

Iida: "It's fine. But as I was saying, I saw myself, wearing my old clothes from elementary school. I saw my mother opened the door for the young me. I knew that I couldn't just wander in..it could alter the timeline drastically."

Bakugou: "If you knew that, how come you tried to talk to your brother, huh?"

Iida: "I'll admit, I acted on emotion. But you need to understand, seeing Tensei like that," Iida stops, and looks up at the ceiling, trying to prevent himself from crying again. He sniffles, and continues, "It hurt me. I know that Tensei is not dead, but at times it feels like he's a new person. Ever since the attack with Stain..I've felt such terror in my heart. I felt as though his condition was the result of my actions. I felt a combination of emotions at that moment, and I don't know what got into me."