'Breaking news, UA high school has just been subjected to a major villain attack during a scheduled training exercise for 1st years. It is currently believed that the attack has been coordinated. From reports, it is believed that at least five students require medical attention, while two instructors are currently in critical condition.
From additional anonymous sources, we learned that our very own symbol of peace, All Might, was supposed to be among this exercise's instructors. Still, he only appeared after the attack began. We only have one question, where was All Might when his students needed him the most? More infor-'
The television flickered off, the bony man sitting in the nurse's office dragged his thin hands across his face.
This was a god damn mess, and Toshinori Yagi had no one to blame but himself.
Aizawa and Thirteen were in surgery, but were expected to make a full recovery. But Toshinori knew that, they were seasoned heroes, of course they would pull through. He was afraid for the children that got dropped into the line of fire.
Most students only had mild injuries that could wait until tomorrow for Chiyo to treat, keyword 'most'.
Young Asui had already been treated but would have a scar that would serve as a reminder of today.
Young Tokoyami's bullet wound had been closed off and disinfected; Chiyo said he'd be fine but needed to rest in a separate room.
Young Todoroki has cracked three ribs, all while suffering from mild frostbite and quirk exhaustion. What scared the hero the most was the look of guilt and regret the boy had when he woke up.
Young Usagiyama had bruising all over, a bloody nose, and a broken leg that she just got out of surgery for.
Young Parker was the one that scared him most of all.
Broken arm, broken nose, stab wound on his shoulder, mild blood loss, broken wrist along with fractures all over, and four broken ribs. Chiyo said it was a miracle they hadn't punctured his lungs.
And he didn't want to think about the scars his students would have to carry or about how much counseling they would need.
He had been watching Parker closely after Nezu told him about how the boy said he only got his quirk recently, and a powerful one at that. No matter how much he watched him, the American only came off as a regular teenager who wanted to be a hero, nothing more.
If anything, hearing how he fought through all his pain, injuries, and exhaustion just to help his classmates and keep others safe impressed the hero.
He would be looking at the boy more closely; he believes he would make a worthy successor.
Although, he wouldn't blame him for rejecting his power after how he failed him and his classmates today. His ears caught the sound of a crowd outside; he guessed the reporters had finally shown up.
What a symbol of peace he was, huh?
His sunken eyes looked over the still forms of Usagiyama and Parker before he hung his head in deep shame
He couldn't blame anyone but himself; he was solely responsible for what happened today.
Not All For One.
Toshinori Yagi, and no one else.
Not only had he failed, but his time limit had been cut to a measly hour and a half.
Pathetic.
He had been too weak.
Usagiyama and Parker began to stir up in their beds, he took that as his queue to leave and meet Nezu in his office.
They had a press conference to prepare and a dorm system to implement.
He just hoped Nana would forgive him when they saw each other again.
...
Darkness, nothing but pure and utter darkness.
Was he dead? Peter didn't know if this was some sort of limbo or something.
The attack must've ended, right? He was pretty sure he heard All Might show up as he was getting slammed into the ground.
So that meant everyone was fine, right? That's what All Might did, he showed up and saved the day with no effort. But if he really was dead, then he guessed that wasn't the case.
He… he was okay with this, at least right now.
While he wished he could have done more or said goodbye to some people… this was fine; they were fine, so he was fine.
Peter wasn't angry or scared or anything like that, was that weird?
He was just… tired, but he was content with how his life had been. He couldn't save Ben, but he could save a lot of people to try and make up for it.
Peter did his best, and his best was pretty damn good if you asked him. He did it, he became a hero, he followed the responsibility that his power gave him and helped others.
Ben must be proud, right? At least that's what Peter hoped.
He did good; he could just rest easy now.
A small smile appeared on his lips as his mind flashed through the memories of his
You know what? That spider made his life pretty shitty, but he wouldn't have it any other way. He'd do what he did over and over again if he could.
Peter had a good life; he made many other lives better; that's what mattered.
That's what Ben would've wanted.
He guessed he'd see him soon enough or something.
Yeah… he did good.
Now he could finally relax, close his eyes, and just… rest. He could finally let go and sleep for once, not worrying about what might happen tomorrow.
Peter could die accepting his fate; he could die with a smile on his face; he could die with a clear mind; he could die happy with himself.
Why, you ask?
Easy.
Because he did good, and that's all he could ask for.
...
Light hit his tired eyes as they fluttered open; he tried to cover his face with his arm but winced at the sudden movement. Soon, his eyes adapted and let him finally take in his surroundings.
A well-lit nurse's office, the one he's woken up twice before. He couldn't help the groan that escaped his lips.
Even when he was accepting death, the universe pulls him back in.
Looking down at himself, he could see he was covered in bandages, with a thick cast on the arm he broke. His breaths came slow but not as labored as before, so that was good.
Weirdly enough, he could move his wrist to a certain degree; Recovery Girl must've been able to use her quirk on him a tiny bit. The room was silent except for the beeping of two heart monitors, the ticking of the clock on the wall, and what sounded like a crowd outside of the school.
Most of his body felt numb, kinda like how he got hurt on patrol and took some of the painkillers KnuckleDuster always carried; they were the good kind you couldn't buy.
Under the covers of the bed he was lying on, he was wearing a simple hospital gown and boxers, at least he wasn't naked.
God, this sucked.
Waking up after a fight was always the worst, you know? Trying to piece stuff together, the bruising, the soreness, it just sucked.
His tired eyes turned to his side only to see his phone was sitting on a small table next to his bed along with his school ID card.
Thankfully it was on the side of the arm that he could actually use.
Grabbing the device, he unlocked it swiftly. It read that it was 3:42 PM; it was also overflown with notifications.
He saw how many May had sent, his heart dropped.
Decided to let his aunt know he was fine, he sent her a quick text.
[ May (#1 Aunt) ]
Spider : hey, May! I wanted to tell you I'm alright so you didn't worry.
Flower : Of course I worried! I was terrified that you got caught up in a villain attack! I know that you fought criminals before, but when they told me how badly you were hurt, I nearly fainted!
Flower : Oh, I'm so glad you're alright! Please try to stay safe for me, alright?
Spider : I promise, May.
...
He scrolled down them, mostly ignoring the ones from his class until he came across the group chat he had with his friends; he should probably tell them he was alive, right?
[ UA Buddies!! ]
(Peter, Nejire, Tamaki, Rumi, Moe, Mirio)
Spider: hey! I'm not dead !
Spider: somehow
Star: oh my gosh! Peter! ur alive!!! is rumi-chan ok?!?
Spider: yeah, she just hasn't woken up yet.
Phantom: woah! you really had us worried! you kinda looked horrible!
Campfire: Yeah, kinda wild that you woke up so soon tho. The fight was fucking crazy.
Octopus: I'm glad you're alright.
Star: me 2 :D
Rabbit: sup nerds!
Spider: dude, wth?? when did you wake up??
Rabbit: just now lmao
Rabbit: turn to the side, I'm flipping you off rn
Star: rumi-chan is okay!!!
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