All Might was here, charging full-speed at All For One, fists ready. He wasn't smiling anymore, and his tone was angrier than before, "I'll have you return those kids to me, All For One." Their fists collided and wind rose around us, my hands grabbing Bakugou's shirt as we were almost ripped from the ground. He slipped his arms around me and held on tight as if my small body would fly away.

"Have you come to kill me a second time, All Might," All For One said in a heavy, yet calm voice. The ground cracked around them and us. Bakugou turned his body just enough to keep me shielded from the fight ahead, yet that didn't do much. We were caught in a bigger gust of wind and shot away from their battle. Bakugou never let go of me... even when I thought the air would rip us apart... even when I was sure I'd be going back to that small room all over again. He gripped me tightly in his arms and held me close to him.

"I've got you," Bakugou said after we landed hard on the broken ground, "Get up, we need to move now before they catch us." My body hurt, I laid beside him barely able to keep my eyes open. His hand touching the bloody scar on my head as his eyes looked to the fight behind me.

"I won't repeat the mistake I made five years ago," All Might says as I turn to look back. His smile, seeming as it will never return now, and his words... Five years ago... "You hear me? I will take those two kids back! And I will make certain that you're locked up for the rest of your sad life. Right along with your despicable League of Villains!" He was charging again, full force with a punch that was carrying the air with it.

"No!" I yelled and reached out, knowing just what All For One was capable of. Five years ago... I remember you now, All Might. You fought him... hurt him so much that he had to wear that mask. He didn't call for me for so long... I was almost healed up. If not for that small-time... I would have died back then.

"Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you," All For One said, raising his hand, the sleeve of his shirt expanding, "This will be hard for us both." An instant blast from the sleeve and All Might was shot back in a single blast of wind.

"B-Bak-" I was crying again, and coughing out from all the dust flying around. I could help, I had to try something, but my body... it was fading from me.

"All Might!" Bakugou shouted once he saw what had happened. With one blast from All For One, All Might was flying through buildings, so far back we could no longer see him.

"Don't you worry," All For One replied, "It will take more than that to kill him." Tomura now stood before us, Bakugou pushing me behind him, determined to keep me safe and away from everyone I had ever known. "Get off the battlefield, Tomura, and take those children with you." His fingers extending into black and red lines, shouting out like tubes, forcing Kurogiri to use his Quirk. He's done that to me once, and the burns still cover my back. "Leave this place."

"What about you?" Tomura asked as a loud blast sounded in the distance followed by a singular scream. I trembled in large waves behind Bakugou, crawling close and clinging to his shirt again. He was the only one here who had treated me with any real kindness... and though Twice and Kurogiri never hurt me... only Bakugou was helping me to escape... only he was helping me leave this place behind.

"You're not thinking, Tomura," All For One said as he rose above us, "There remains much room for you to grow."

"You're mine," All Might said and once more collided with All For One, power surging from the collision of their fists.

"Master," Tomura said, dust blocking my sight.

"Let's go Shigraki," Compress said as he scooped up Dabi, "Well our masked lead is keeping All Might entertained. Claim your prizes." Bakugou shifted himself, all eyes on us now... why didn't we run when we had the chance?

"This is gonna be fun," Bakugou said and readied himself to fight, "Stay behind me and don't let them touch you."

"Young Bakugou! Don't!" All Might yelled and leaped for us. All For One taking back his attention in a split second with hard iron lines of red and black. All Might knew like I did, that if Bakugou fought them while protecting me... they would win. Everyone began to attack Bakugou, he dodged every chance he got, distance forming between the two of us as Twice came my way.

"You know I ain't gonna hurt you," He said in his bright voice, quickly it turned deep and dark, "But I've gotta make sure you come with us." He lashed out his tape at me, flinging it back and forth. My body... the pain was a lot, but I could fight it, I had before. I remembered the basic movements she taught me and it helped me to stay away from him. Dodging slowly, and with no one else coming for me I kept out of his reach, but I knew I couldn't keep this up forever. He lashed me once along the cheek and soon snagged my ankles, flipping me in the air. I was too weak to do anything more, to keep myself from slamming on the ground.

My body could barely keep up, and I couldn't see a thing through this dust anymore, but... I had to going. My body was yelling out, screaming in pain, but my mind was saying that I had to do something. As I laid splattered on the ground, trying to stand again, a swift foot locked under my trembling body and Spinner kicked me into the air. Blood splattered from my mouth as I violently coughed with the landing.

"You bastards!" An explosion was over me in seconds, my heart pounding as Bakugou stood in front of me once more... we were both surrounded, no way out... no way to escape. I could barely see him, but from the faint look on his face, Bakugou knew as well as I did, he couldn't keep protecting me, not when there were six people on him at once, each willing to hurt us to bring us with them. Still, though, he kept fighting, he wouldn't let any of them near me this time. He was so determined, so kind, and at the same time... so very stupid.

"W-Why..." Tears formed in my eyes as I pushed on the ground, rolling to my side to see his spirit burning.

"I won't let them lay a hand on you!" My breath was gone yet again, lost in the conviction of such simple words. It wasn't just words anymore, from him, and to me, we both knew that this was a promise.

Fear had been returning to me all night that I would have to go back to that small, cold room after just getting a small touch of someone reaching out to me, of someone wanting to save me. Yet, they did what I could barely do... he was in pain, hurt, and fighting, so why couldn't I? The woman from across the alley, she taught me how to fight.

Shakingly I stood and readied myself to help him as best as I could. Slowly I headed forward, doing small things that I knew I could manage against a couple of them, things that I knew would help me never go back to that room again. I kicked and punched as much as I could when Toga or Twice would come towards me, dodging back so Compress couldn't touch me. I wasn't as good as Bakugou, not even close, but I could still do something. Anything to help him the way he was trying to help me.

There was a break in the wall beside us, the sound shocked me, my body shaking as it once had while I stumbled back and landed on the ground. Behind it came a large blast, ice shooting way up into the air. Bakugou stood beside me, all of us watching as three figures were riding through the air... something was bright and painful in my eyes about the sight, I could barely look without tears forming in my eyes.

"It's them," I whispered as I began to stand. The green and red hair... the sharp teeth that were yelling for us. "COME ON!" A hand... he was reaching for us.

"Hurry up!" Bakugou shouted as he snagged my arm and dragged me forward, "Grab the back of my shirt!" I did as he instructed and held on tight, his hands sparking explosions as he blasted us up into the air at full force. My head was spinning, the pain was finally taking over in this moment of rest... I needed to... rest. "Don't fall asleep now!" His voice, alive and yelling shook me awake. It took us a few seconds before I was able to realize what had happened, but Bakugou knew these people... these saviors of ours. His hand clasped tight in the redheads as a wide smile formed along his face. "You idiots!"

"Bakugou!" One of them called out, "On my mark, you give us a giant boost, my engines are bound to stall any moment!" I could feel him wanting to yell and shout at them, but he didn't... he held back his screaming, and a part of me knew it was because of me. Part of me was thankful for that, and the other part of me was burying my face into the back of his shirt. Thankful that I was finally free.