Chapter Text
??? P.O.V
Ocean blue eyes stared at the monitor, widened in sheer disbelief at what it had just witnessed.
“No no no NOOOOOO! Don’t tell me this is how it endsss!”
I couldn’t accept it, after two weeks of waiting for Horikoshi to release the newest chapter, this is the cliffhanger? I wanted to throw up, it was so good, the plot twist was on a higher plane of existence–but god I hated how quickly the tides changed, why can’t Deku just win already?
“I need to know what happens next, you can’t leave me hanging like that man…There has to be leaks, there just has to be.”
Frantically typing away on the keyboard, my fingers blazed through the letters, praying that my worst fears wouldn’t come to pass, that I had worried for nothing, that Deku would pull through and fulfill his dream of being the world’s greatest hero. At the very top of the search results, spoilers, leaks of the next chapter that wouldn’t come out officially for almost two more weeks. Without a second thought, I clicked on the link.
Oh no.
Shit.
It actually happened.
“FUCKKKK NOOOOOO! YOU CAN’T DO MY BOY DEKU LIKE THAT! HE WAS SO CLOSEE!”
I followed his journey for the past 10 years, and this is how he gets shafted? Damnit, I refuse to accept this! He worked his ass off to get to this point and this is how Shigaraki does him dirty? God damnit Horikoshi, why do you have to make these cliffhangers so good? It will be so satisfying seeing Shigaraki get his face kicked in. But that’s probably enough My Hero for today, I got a celebratory dinner with my parents to go to.
“Aaronnn! Are you ready!? The reservation for that restaurant at Sherbourne and Shepherds is in 20 minutes! I’m going to get your father to buy us some ice cream before the dinner starts! We’re gonna leave without you if you don’t hurry up!!!”
A soft chuckle escapes my mouth. I can’t believe mom, you’re telling me she’s the adult?
Oh who am I kidding? We’re both the children in this family.
Quickly putting on my jacket, I turned to face the mirror, and in my reflection I saw my latest My Hero Academia poster, Deku standing atop the rubble with the past One For All users standing by him. Remembering how the newest chapter turned out, a sudden thought came to my mind.
“Man, this story is so good, but man I wish some things would change so everyone would have gotten their perfect ending.”
Only thing I can do now is wait and hope for the best, but for now, ice cream. Grabbing the handle, I rushed out the door and flew down the stairs.
“MOM WAIT FOR ME! I WANT VANILLA! VANILLA!”
Time Skip
“HA HA HA HA! Can you believe it Diana? Our son’s grown up so fast! It feels like just yesterday he was dragging us to watch that Kung Fu Panda movie for the thousandth time, now look at him! Our boy’s going to college to make his own movies!”
Oh god I felt my cheeks burning up, why does Dad have to be so loud? And out in public no less? I tried to bury myself under the menu and pray that everyone inside would pay no mind to us.
“Daddd, you’re embarrassing meee.”
It seemed like my dad was dead set on showing me off to the world if his slap on my back meant anything, damn it why did I have to get him into lifting weights with me? This man is built like a brick house with how hard that slap was.
But I couldn’t help but smile, it felt nice knowing how happy my parents were for me. But maybe I can do without mom squishing my cheeks like I was a baby, or not. She has a really tight grip on me.
“Don’t mind him sweetie, your father and I are just going to miss you sooo much! Will you be ok studying abroad all by yourself? You’re going to be so far away, what if we went with you?”
It’s funny, my parents were the ones that encouraged me to travel across the globe to study filmmaking instead of going to a college nearby. But for the past few weeks Mom has been trying to convince me that she could fit in my suitcase and come along with me, thankfully Dad has been joking about staying home and “Finally having the time to hang out with the guys for drinks and sports”, he says. He had dish duty for lasagna night that day, but for some reason he kept poking the dragon with that joke. Seemed like mom took that joke in stride and went along with it.
“Mom I’ll be fine, we’re just going to be visiting Canada for a month for the first part of our tour. I don’t think you’ll like it there anyway, I heard the temperature over there drops to freezing constantly.”
Silently laughing to myself at their antics, I unleashed my ultimate trump card, there’s no way Mom would go along if she knew how cold it was over there.
“Eeek! No way! That is too cold! Why didn’t you tell us you were going to Canada? Nolan, let’s get him some more winter jackets after dinner. I refuse to let our baby boy freeze to death over there!”
I couldn’t help but smile, looks like Mom’s new target is Dad with how much she’s shaking him and pulling on his sleeves. Sucks for him, he could never say no to Mom whenever she gets like this, good for me though, we got free ice cream because of her wanting to celebrate.
Looks like everybody else overheard our conversation, looking over the menu I saw many of the patrons smiling and laughing at our antics. It brought a smile to my face knowing that this was my family, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Lightly pushing Mom away, Dad placed a menu in between them, while he made a dramatic sigh, I could tell how happy he was with how bright his eyes were and how much he was smiling.
“Alrighttt, alright hon. We’ll buy Aaron those winter jackets I saw at the mall the other day, but how about we order something first? I’m starving.”
The night after that was filled with dinner and more laughter, with me leaving for college tomorrow, my Dad wanted to celebrate in his own way, by buying me a glass of wine and having our first drink together. It tasted like grape piss, but man it was nice seeing how happy my Mom looked filming us. After that we enjoyed some more dessert. Mom was a bit sad that there wasn’t any strawberry ice cream, but she seemed content buying the whole dessert menu, much to our exasperation, and my dad’s wallet’s cry for help.
Time Skip
It was starting to get late, we still had plenty of time before the mall closed down, so my parents figured it would be a good idea to order some dishes to-go for me to eat while we were traveling. Since it would take a good while for the food to be finished, we relaxed in our seats and simply enjoyed the restaurant’s lively ambiance.
“BREAKING NEWS! WE ARE COMING AT YOU LIVE WITH AN ONGOING POLICE CHASE! OFFICERS ARE IN PURSUIT OF AN ARMORED VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE ROBBERS THAT HAVE STOLEN FROM THE NATIONAL BANK. WE HAVE A HELICOPTER OVERHEAD TRACKING ITS EVERY MOVE, CITIZENS PLEASE STAY INDOORS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.”
Suddenly everyone’s eyes were glued onto the wide screen, it wasn’t often someone would make a bold move on this scale, and this town rarely interrupted broadcasts with something like this. Being a retired police officer, it was easy to tell that Dad was hoping his guys would catch those criminals soon. He was watching the broadcast like a hawk while my mom was holding onto his hand in support.
“That looks like the road close to Sherbourne, but why would they drive so clo-”
*BOOOM* *CRASHH* *SCRCHHHH*
It all happened so fast, one minute the vehicle was on the screen, the next moment it broke through the walls and sent everything in the restaurant flying, tables, dishes, cutlery, people, it all went crashing down.
I only had a moment to look at my parents, they were both trying to reach out towards me, but the force of the armored truck had sent us flying in different directions.
“SON!”
That was the last thing I heard before I collapsed onto the ground, gravity finally doing its job and bringing down some of the rubble on top of me.
Everything went dark.
Please be ok.
P.O.V Nolan Curran
“EVERYBODY ON THE GROUND! I DON’T WANT ANY FUNNY BUSINESS! YOU LISTEN TO US AND YOU’LL ALL MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!”
One of the robbers stepped out of the driver’s seat, shotgun in hand he fired off a slug into the roof, the smell of gunpowder filled the room and an ear splitting ring followed the deafening bang. It was something I was used to experiencing in the force, but the only thing on my mind was protecting my family.
“Diana stay behind me and stay low, it’s going to be ok.”
Out of instinct, I tried reaching down to my holster, only to grab onto nothing. Damn it, I haven’t been on duty for months, the one time I leave my holster home. Please, whoever up there is listening.
I’m begging you.
Keep my family safe.
More and more robbers exited the vehicle, some stayed in the dining room to help their leader watch everybody, some ran into the kitchens and started shouting orders at the staff. Everytime a pistol fired I couldn't help but flinch, praying that those shots were just for intimidation. Slowly everyone was gathered in the main room, officers had started to surround the building, but with so many hostages, my guys couldn’t make any moves except attempt to negotiate.
Their leader was fighting to get his crew and the haul out safely, and to prove a point, he called for one of his boys to grab a hostage. Unfortunately, that hostage was a mother, and she had her daughter standing behind crying out.
“NOOO! DON’T TAKE MOMMY AWAYY! GIVE HER BACKK!”
The air became so unbelievably heavy, everyone feared for the worst, but nobody could look away. The little girl was clinging onto her mother’s leg, pulling with all of her might but was being dragged away by another robber. Her mother was trying to reassure her daughter, but it was falling on deaf ears, she kept trying to pull away, and in an instant the pressure magnified tenfold.
“AAGH! YOU LITTLE- SHE BIT ME! I GONNA LAY YOU OUT!”
In a fit of rage, the bitten robber retaliated, pistol whipping the daughter and forcing her onto the floor, everything seemed to be falling apart, now the mother was crying out and screaming at the robbers to not hurt her baby girl. Each of the robbers started placing their fingers on the trigger, if this keeps up it will be a bloody massacre.
“WAIT! EVERYBODY STOP! PLEASE, LET THEM GO! TAKE ME INSTEAD!”
My heart dropped, the veins in my hand almost exploded with how hard it was trying to reach for a gun that wasn’t there. My heart hammered in my chest, my mind screaming at me to move.
My darling Diana just stepped in between the robbers and had pulled everyone’s attention, and every barrel towards her direction.
“No no no no no. Please, don’t do this, I can’t lose you. Please don’t shoot her, PLEASE!”
Diana moved towards the child, despite every barrel pointed towards her, she kept her dazzling smile on her face and did her best to hide the fear in her eyes.
“It’s going to be alright, your mother is not going to get hurt, I promise. I am here.”
Like magic the little girl had calmed down, she was still crying softly, but now that she was no longer screaming and fighting, her mother was too calming down. Unknowingly, I breathed a sigh of relief, like dominos everyone seemed to ease up.
Slowly, Diana stepped in front of the girl and faced towards the leader, and pleaded with him, “Please, don’t do anything, we won’t cause you trouble. Everything’s going to be alright.”
Every fiber of my being was screaming at me to jump in and protect her, but doing so would almost guarantee everyone open firing, and I can’t risk losing her, not when our son needs his pillars.
Unfortunately everything took a turn for the worse, my worst fear became a living nightmare.
The bitten robber was not happy with how things were turning out, and had placed his finger on the trigger.
“WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! YOU’RE NOT THE ONES MAKING THE RULES, WE ARE! YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER? FINE, EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T LISTEN TO WHAT WE SAY!”
Raising the gun, he took aim at Diana.
And I threw everything away.
“DUCK DIANA!”
In the blink of an eye I grabbed one of the plates and threw it with all my might. The shattering of porcelain rang true as it exploded into shards, briefly blinding the robber and forcing him to back up in pain. Like my body had a mind of its own I lunged for the bastard, forcing his pistol into the air and ripping it out of his hands, slamming it into the ground and inadvertently snapping everyone out of their dazes.
Suddenly I found 5 barrels pointed towards me and fired, it didn’t matter how many rounds I took, “NO ONE TRIES TO HURT MY FAMILY AND WALK OUT OF HERE ALIVE!”
*BANG* *BANG* *BOOM* *BANG* *BANG*
With a roar of pure anger I forced the robber into a chokehold, forcing him to stand in front of me and use him as a bullet sponge, unfortunately a stray bullet made its mark.
“ARGH!”
I was forced to grit my teeth in searing pain. My body felt like it was on fire and stabbed by a molten hot knife. I could feel a round in my upper left abdomen. I was losing blood fast, I had no way of fighting back. I had no choice but to stall for time.
“ALRIGHT LISTEN UP! UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR MATE HERE TO BE PUMPED FULL OF LEAD, WE’RE GOING TO START NEGOTIATING! SO PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPONS OR HE GETS IT!”
It was a weak threat, but it managed to reach their ears, while they still had their barrels pointed towards me, their fingers were off the trigger. I couldn’t celebrate now, my family aren’t in immediate danger, but that will change fast if I bleed out too fast and lose my grip.
Please, somebody, anybody, save us, let my family come home safe.
*BANG*
It all happened so fast, a flash of light, a wave of fear and despair, and suddenly one of the robbers fell to the ground like a ragdoll, his head blown clean out and bleeding profusely, his life was snuffed out in the blink of an eye. Who did it?
Looking to where the gunshot came from, I couldn’t help but be shocked straight to my core.
“Son?”
A Few Minutes Ago, P.O.V Aaron Curran
*COUGH COUGH COUGH*
It's so dark, why does everything hurt?
What happened?
It took a second for my mind to properly wake up, but everything clicked into place, the dinner, the robbers, the crash. Then it hit me, the last thing I saw before I was knocked out, Mom…
“DA- *HAK*.”
My throat felt like it was on fire, all the dust and debris from the crash is making it too hard to breathe properly. I couldn’t get a single word out without feeling like a snake was around my throat choking me out.
“Mom, Dad, please be ok.”
Doing my best to take a deep breath, I started to push my way out of the rubble. My hands started to bleed from the broken glass and fragmented materials as I dug out a hole. With each movement I could feel glass dig further and further into my body. God everything hurts.
Tears started to bleed through, but I had no time, I had to push through the pain. My family needs my help, and I’ll be damned if some pain stands in my way.
Light. I see light!
With one last push I clawed my way out of the rubble, breathing in as deeply as I could, letting the fresh air fill my lungs. My arms felt weak, trying to push myself up I felt my whole body trembling.
“Come on body, MOVE! They have to be ok, they have to!”
“NOOO! DON’T TAKE MOMMY AWAYY! GIVE HER BACKK!”
Suddenly a sharp scream filled the room, my heart started to drop, please don’t let things get any worse. My heart felt like it was about to beat out of my chest, remember what Dad taught you.
Deep breath.
In.
Out.
In.
Out.
Recover, assess, prepare, respond.
Move .
Silently I weaved through the debris, using the piles of rubble as cover and cracks through the tables to gather as much information as I could.
“AAGH! YOU LITTLE- SHE BIT ME! I GONNA LAY YOU OUT!”
Damn it, this isn’t good. It sounds like the police have already surrounded the building, if that robber shoots all hell is going to break loose.
“WAIT! EVERYBODY STOP! PLEASE, LET THEM GO! TAKE ME INSTEAD!”
Mom?
“No.”
“This has to be a nightmare.”
“Please, it could’ve been anyone else.”
“Why did it have to be her?”
“Please Mom don’t do this, I can’t lose you.”
It felt like time had frozen in place, everything around me became blurry, the only thing I could focus on was my Mom protecting that little girl, and the 6 barrels pointed towards her.
Move.
My body was screaming at me to move.
Move!
My mind was screaming at me to move.
MOVE!
My very being was screaming at me to move.
“It’s going to be alright, your mother is not going to get hurt, I promise. I am here.”
I froze in place. With just a few words my Mom’s words snapped me back to reality. Time had started to move again, the world surrounding me came back into focus. My heart was beating out of my chest, but I stopped myself from making another sound.
She was looking at me with such kind eyes. My eyes were starting to bleed with tears. I’m so scared, I don’t want to lose her. I don’t want my Dad to lose her. But she still managed to stop me from revealing my position.
“Please, don’t do anything, we won’t cause you trouble. Everything’s going to be alright.”
I had to bite my lips to keep my emotions under control, everything was screaming at me to move, but I had to trust in Mom. If she says it’s going to be alright, then I’ll put my faith in her. Slowly nodding at her, I moved around the area, taking inventory of every bastard here.
6 targets.
5 pistols.
1 shotgun.
The only thing we can do now is wait.
“WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! YOU’RE NOT THE ONES MAKING THE RULES, WE ARE! YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER? FINE, EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T LISTEN TO WHAT WE SAY!”
FUCK!
NO NO NO NO!
“MO- “DUCK DIANA!”
Before anyone else could react, my Dad managed to toss a plate straight into the punk’s head, it was enough to give my Dad an opening to rush in and disarm him. Like a well oiled machine, my dad tossed the gun away, where Mom was waiting to snatch the weapon, and quickly slid the pistol towards my feet before retreating behind cover.
“NO ONE TRIES TO HURT MY FAMILY AND WALK OUT OF HERE ALIVE!”
*BANG* *BANG* *BOOM* *BANG* *BANG*
“ARGH!”
It hurt seeing my dad get shot at, just hang tight old man, I have your back.
The gun sat in my hand comfortably, almost like a missing puzzle piece sliding into place. My mind brought me back to the times Dad taught me to use his standard issue Glock 22 pistol. But this was something different. This felt real, powerful, dangerous, the king of all pistols.
I felt the textured grip that surrounded the handle, it clung onto the skin of my hands, it felt leathery, rough, like it would never leave my hands. Pulling the slide back I peered into the magazine, 4 bullets. A built in compensator, no muzzle flip. Fiber optic front sights, accurate shots. Ambidextrous safety triggers, ready to fire. Flared magwell, faster reloads, I need to get my hands on more magazines. 2 pound extreme trigger, faster shots, need to make them count. Looking at the angled grooves on the slide, I found the name of the gun, printed in glowing white text.
Pit Viper, 9mm .
This viper has ferocious fucking fangs. Time to see how good it’s bite is.
“ALRIGHT LISTEN UP! UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR MATE HERE TO BE PUMPED FULL OF LEAD, WE’RE GOING TO START NEGOTIATING! SO PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPONS OR HE GETS IT!”
Looks like Dad has everyone distracted and on him, good. Remember your training Aaron, remember what he taught you.
Non-shooting eye closed.
I raised the barrel towards the one standing the closest to the hostages, prioritize the one’s in the most danger.
Finger on the trigger.
6 targets, he’s the only one I can safely take out now. I need to move fast and get a better angle once everyone knows where I am.
Breathe in, breathe out, pull.
This is what happens when you fuck with my family. Time for the fireworks.
*BANG*
“ADAM! NOOO! I’M GONNA KILL YOU!”
Instantly every robber turned towards my direction, I only had a second to move before they pulled the triggers. With everything I had left in my legs, I dashed towards their armored truck. If it could crash through the walls without a scratch, then it has to be bullet proof.
*BANG* *BANG* *BOOM* *BANG*
*TING* *TING* *THACK* *THING*
Whoever made the armor plating, they know how to make a good bullet proof car. All 4 shots ricocheted off of the vehicle and landed in the nearby walls and ceiling. One bullet got dangerously close to my foot, but it gave me an idea.
Dropping down to the ground, I had a good amount of space underneath the car to see the bottom halves of the robbers, aiming down the sights, I let loose the remaining three rounds. Only one found its mark and forced one of them to fall, the others reacted in time and started to rush towards my location.
*Click*
Damn, I’m out.
“HE HAS NO AMMO! TAKE HIM OUT NOW! I’LL HANDLE THE HOSTAGES!”
I had little time to react, I bolted towards the back end of the car, from the sounds of their boots, it seemed like they’re going to surround me on both ends. I need to move and take one out before the other reaches me.
The sight of a barrel inched around the corner, and in an instant I sprinted towards the robber, grabbing the gun and forcing him to slam into the car’s door. I slammed my knee into his crotch, trying to force him to keel over and lose his grip on the pistol. Unfortunately he also was using a Pit Viper, and held a tight grip on the handle, trying to raise it up towards me to fire off a shot.
I wasn’t fast enough, his other buddy rounded the corner and let off two rounds. I tried my best to turn us around, using this robber as a bullet shield and give me a chance to ram the two robbers. But one of the bullets lodged itself into the left side of my stomach, I screamed in pain and anger, as I pulled with all my might to force the robber in my hands to face his teammate. My plan might not have gone exactly as planned, but it worked, as the other round found itself buried in the shoulder of this bastard.
It was only for a moment, but it was all I needed. His hands flinched in pain, letting go of the gun and letting me turn it around on his buddy and nail the round in between his eyes before firing another round into the robber’s jaw, sending both crumpling to the ground in a pool of blood.
A dark pit formed at the bottom of my gut, but I pushed past the bile, the law be damned, my family came first. Grabbing the other pistol I turned towards the rest of the robbers. Their leader was already glaring into my soul and was prepared to fire off another slug.
Thankfully my parents got over their shock of the firefight, and sprung into action while I was busy. Mom focused on evacuating the hostages, moving them towards the staff only section and away from the fight. Dad, still holding a robber in a chokehold had rushed towards the leader, pushing him and consequently the barrel away from me just as he pulled the trigger.
Unfortunately the leader was using buckshot, and let loose a dozen pellets towards my direction. Because of my Dad, most of the rounds missed, but 2 had nicked my right arm, and thigh.
“ARGHHH”
The accumulated pain from these bullets was overwhelming, it brought me to my knees as the blood began to pool down my limbs and create a puddle around me.
But I had to push through, I still have my family to save! I still have bastards to put down! I refuse to go down this easily!
Before the leader could rack another shell, I ducked behind the cover of the car to catch my breath. Without me as a target, the leader rounded the gun around and pointed it towards Dad, who had recovered from the tackle and continued to rush the man with a robber as his bullet shield.
I couldn’t see what happened, but hearing my dad curse the man out accompanied by the sound of his fists slamming into the leader, I figured the robber took the brunt of the damage and gave him the chance to unleash hell on that poor bastard.
Stepping out of cover, I rushed over to the 2nd robber I shot at, the one that had crumpled to the ground and was reaching for his gun. Without a second thought I shot his other leg and kicked the gun away.
It’s time to finish this.
Moving towards Dad, he seemed to be unleashing all of his pent up anger. Seeing how bloodied and bruised the leader’s face was, I almost felt bad for him. Almost, no one fucks with the Curran family and walks away unscathed.
Before he could reach for the shotgun, I slammed my good leg down on his hand before pointing both barrels of the gun towards his head.
“ Ha…Ha… You’re the one that makes the rules huh? News flash asshole.”
“I am here.”
Time Skip
“BREAKING NEWS! WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION AT THE AXIOS RESTAURANT OFF OF SHERBOURNE AND SHEPHERDS. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT A GROUP OF CIVILIANS THAT REMAIN TO BE UNNAMED ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPREHENSION AND DEATHS OF THE HOSTAGE TAKERS. AUTHORITIES ARE NOW ON THE SCENE EVACUATING THE HOSTAGES, COLLECTING EVIDENCE AND TREATING ANY AND ALL INJURIES. WHO ARE OUR MYSTERIOUS HEROES? STAY TUNED IN FOR FUTURE UPDATES.”
With paramedics on the scene, Dad and I were swiftly given medical attention. Just in time too, with the situation taken care of, my adrenaline was wearing off and the searing pain of those bullets finally set in. Dad seems to be handling the pain better, if him asking for a scoop of chocolate ice cream has anything to say about it.
“WAHHHHH! I WAS SO WORRIED FOR YOU TWOOO! PLEASE DON’T EVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAINNN!”
The moment the paramedics confirmed that we were in stable condition, Mom had pulled us both in a crushing hug and refused to let us go. It stung seeing her cry, knowing the distress we put her through, but it was worth it seeing my parents safe.
“Mom! Can’t…breathe! The doctors said….we’ll be fine!”
Reluctantly, she let go of the both of us, but continued to fuss over the both of us by feeding us ice cream until we were ready to go to the hospital for surgery.
“You did a fine job Aaron, I’m proud of you, but I’m sorry you had to go through that. We were so worried about you.” Dad placed his hand on my shoulder, and pulled the three of us into a gentle hug, careful not to reopen any of our wounds, but we all cried tears of relief that it was all over.
With everything wrapped up, we started making out way towards the hole if the wall of the restaurant, slowly we passed by the two remaining members of the robbers, if looks could kill, we would have been dead several times over, they stared at us with contempt and undying hatred and started to shake out of sheer anger. Deep down, I felt horrible for taking the lives of three people so easily, but they threatened my family, and an innocent mother and daughter. They were the scum of the Earth, and I stared back with even more animosity and intensity.
Flinching at my gaze, they looked as if they were about to stand down, but eerily their leader had a shit eating grin on his face, and started to laugh, his voice deep and dripping with malice and glee.
“You think you’re hot shit huh kid? Basking in killing my men and being crowned a hero? You may have torn apart my plans, but if I’m going down, I’m taking you all down with me! SAM! BLOW THE CAR!”
Every hair on my body stood on its end, what the hell is he talking about?
“There were only six of them, I k-ended three of them, stopped two of them, and Dad used the last one as a bullet sponge…”
A spark of realization went through my mind, whipping my head around towards what was assumed to be the robber that took the shotgun blast for my Dad, he was still breathing!
The leader missed on purpose and he played dead!
HE HAS A DETONATOR!
SHIT!
Time had slowed down to a crawl once again. The look of realization and fear on my parents’ faces was burned into my mind. Everyone’s screams of terror echoed over and over again in my mind, but was snuffed out by an intensifying, droning ring that suffocated everything else.
“GET DOWN!”
My body moved on its own, tackling my parents to the ground and as far away from the car as we could go. Without a second thought I pulled them in close, fearing that this may be the last time I could hug them ever aga-
*CLICK*
*BOOOOOOOMM*
*RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING*
What happened?
I can’t feel my legs…
Why does everything hurt so much?
Mom?
Dad?
Where are you?
*HRGHK* *BWAHK* *KHOF* *COFF*
My eyes snapped open from the pain that exploded out of my chest. My back burned with every movement, every breath was replaced with a violent cough. Blood spewed out of my mouth and dribbled down my chin onto the burning hot concrete. My head racked with dizziness and blurriness, everything was deafening but so muted. My vision was dyed blood red.
I was dying.
I could feel the warm blood pool out of my bullet wounds, out of my back. My body felt so cold
Where’s my family?
*DING*
My vision was too blurry to see clearly, but close by, among the blobs of gray and brown, was a brilliant shade of jet black, like the night sky on a starless evening. I could recognize it anywhere.
Mom…Dad
Everything burned in agony, my arms were covered with shards of metal, coating my limbs in a veil of blood. My legs refused to respond to my plea. But I had to keep going, my family needs me. I need my family.
I can’t lose them.
The light of my blue eyes grew dark for only a moment, but I felt my body continue moving for what felt like ages. My vision returned, and I found myself staring at my parents. Tears clouded my vision, it hurts so much, seeing them covered in gashes and bleeding on the ground passed out. But through the blood in my eyes, I could see their peaceful expression, and to my relief, their chests slowly rising and falling.
Thank god.
They’re alive.
Despite the agonizing pain, I couldn’t help but smile, pulling myself closer towards them. I did my best to hug the both of them, holding onto them for dear life.
I’m so glad, I could hug you both one more time.
Tears began to bleed from my eyes, my body grew colder and colder, the droning noises of distant sirens blurred into the background. The only thing I could focus on was my parents' faces, and the soft sounds of their heartbeats.
*Thump thump* *Thump thump* Thump thump*
Please, I’m begging you, if anyone up there is listening. Please, save my family. They don’t deserve to die after everything that has happened. I don’t care if I die, just please, let them live on.
Darkness had started to encircle my vision.
I was dying.
My body is failing.
This would be the last time I get to see them again.
My face twisted and morphed into utter despair. My heart breaking apart as tears and blood pooled down my body.
“I’m s-so sorry I couldn’t protect you. I’m so s-sorry I couldn’t live on to m-make you proud and happy of me. T-Thank you f-for showering me with so much l-love until the very e-end. Thank you for r-raising me into being the man that I am.”
Another coughing fit spewed out more blood onto their clothes, I wish I could pay them back for everything they have given me.
“Please forgive me. I know things will be hard for you two, but please be there for each other. Mom, please don’t bottle it up, let it all out. I know you had always wanted to get a pet rabbit, I know it's not the same, but please show it the love that you showed me. And be sure to smile, Dad is depending on you. Dad, please take care of yourself, I don’t want you letting it all go because I’m gone, I need you to stay strong for Mom. Please don’t get mad if you see a bunny at your front door. It will be hard for you and Mom for a while, but I know you two can move on from this together, stronger, happier.”
My body grew more and more numb as time passed on, the pain finally dulling down and fading away. My voice started to crack, the tears continued to flood my eyes.
“There's so much... Oh there’s so much more… There are so many things I wish I had time to pass on to you, so much more I wanna tell you… I wish I could stay with you longer...Thank you for being my parents…From the bottom of my heart…Thank you.”
The tears staining my face dried out, my senses have gone completely numb. But through the darkness, I could still hear their beating hearts, and the warmth of their arms around me. I finally closed my eyes, having just the strength to say one more thing.
It was so warm, so comforting being in their arms, one last time.
P.O.V Diana Curran
“I..love..you..”
Who was that?
Why did it sound so familiar?
Why does it make my heart ache so much?
What happened?
*drip* *drip* *drop*
I felt something warm pool around my body. My body ached with pain, but I pushed myself past the pain and opened my eyes. The first thing that I saw shattered my soul into pieces.
My son..
Oh my beautiful son..
He was covered in shrapnel and debris, his face stained with tears and blood, a trail of blood followed behind him into a large pool further away from us. But despite it all..
He’s still smiling.
Tears clouded my eyes, as a sorrowful cry escaped my throat.
"AARONNNNNNNNNNN!"
I’m so sorry, I failed you, my son.
P.O.V Aaron Curran
So this is death, floating aimlessly in a void for an eternity. With this much time to myself, I had time to think.
I had a few regrets in life.
I regret not spending enough time with my parents.
I regret taking so long to tell them of my dreams.
But I will never regret the life I gave for my family.
If I had another hundred lives, I think I would choose to be my parents' son again every single time. Those were the happiest years of my life.
*SHINE*
What’s that bright light?
Across the distant void, I saw a star, it used to glow a gentle light, but now it grew brighter and brighter. Until like a supernova, it engulfed everything in white.
“I SEE THE HEAD! ONE MORE PUSH SHOULD DO IT!”
What’s that noise? Who's talking?
“HAAAAAAAAA! PUSHHHHHHH!”
Why is everything so blurry?
“YOU DID IT! HE’S OUT! QUICKLY NURSE! WE NEED TO CLEAN HIM UP!
Are those…doctors? What happened? I thought I died…
“Congratulations, he’s a healthy baby boy.”
Say what now?
Everything was a bright white, with blobs of green and blue dancing around my eyes. Slowly yet surely, my vision started to clear up. But…what the hell is going on?
Why the hell am I looking at Deku’s mom back when she was younger?
My confusion reached newer heights when a young man stepped into the picture and looked at the both of us tenderly, his pitch black hair and freckles pointing towards Deku’s Dad, Hisashi, but we’ve never seen what that man looked like.
Wait…why the hell am I here? Oh no…Don’t tell me…
It was a shot in the dark, it was insane, it's supposed to be every fan’s dream come true, but the thought of it made my heart drop to the very bottom of the planet.
No…no…WHY THE HELL AM I INKO’S CHILD?!
There is only one thing I can do now.
“WA-”
My Hero Academia Reloaded: Pilot Episode: End