I'm starting to understand Mettaton EX when he says you need legs. Sexy legs. However, I'm going to overlook that part and focus on the legs.

Wait a moment. WHY THE FUCK HAVEN'T I BUILT HIS DAMN SEXY LEGS YET?! OR ATLEAST THEM SWEET-ASS BOOTS? I AM SLACKING OVER HERE!

I am disappointed with myself.

Okay, I shouldn't be worrying about this. I should be worrying about getting ahold of some pain pills because I deny they will worry about my injuries after what my squad just did. Oh, and getting out of here.

I exit the hunger games limping with Patchy and CAT following me like the little slaves they are. I wish they could feel guilty, but they are robots. Anyway, as soon as I enter the waiting room, I rip off my mask, and class 1-A runs over to me when they notice my shape.

"Izuku, what happened?! We left you for a minute!" Uraraka exclaims as I go to sit down.

"Well, I figured out the answer as to why CAT broke on you. There is a guy that controls technology. However, with my robots, he's kind of a pussy. It didn't help that his weapon is something from fucking Fortnite. Back on topic, he took control of Patchy while I was in the air and caused me to do a swan dive! I should be in worse shape, but with the shock absorbers in my shoes, they prevented most of the damage. It hurts like a bitch now. Momo, can you make drugs?"

Momo looks at me, shocked, "Possibly, yes? However, I don't know the formulas."

"Damn it. I was going to ask for a pain pill."

"Should you really take one before the next part of the exam?" I hum.

"You have a point. I forgot about the consequence. I can't believe that I don't have a medkit of all things. I know the next upgrade to my costume now."

Iida sits down beside me, " I'm surprised. You have everything else, but not a medkit."

"I am not meant to be in centerfield. I'm more of a support hero, but I am aware that even then, I need something."

"As long as you understand. Have you looked to make sure there is no damage?"

"I think it is just a ton of bruising. I'll check for fractures and all that later. They aren't broken, though!"

"How do you plan on going through the next event? Maybe you should sit out, Izuku."

"I have a CAT. Oh, and before I forget, good job on controlling the team, Momo. We would be fucked without you." Momo blushes.

"Oh, thank you!"

"Not a problem. Praise goes where it deserves. Actually, everybody here did bloody fantastic so good job for all! Now, how many more people need to pass?"

"About 30."

"Is there a vending machine?"

"No."

"Fuck."

Iida chops his arm in front of me, " I have been lenient on your language! You need to stop cursing, Izuku!"

"Fine, fine."

For a little while, we wait around. Currently, the classmates that are needed are Todoroki, Bakugo, Kirishima, and Kaminari. I have confidence that they won't fail this part. Too bad, we can't stalk them. We have to hold on and see if they walk through those doors.

However, another situation appears when a medic lady walks over to me and says, " Midoriya Izuku, you need to be checked over." The first thing I notice is how vague it is. I can't help but be suspicious.

I ask reluctantly, "May I ask why?"

"When you landed, we noticed that you landed roughly. We need to make sure you have received no damage to your legs." I would think that they would have more vital people to focus on. If I needed attention, I would have gone to the medical wing myself. It doesn't help that my gut is telling me this is bad.

"I am fine." I'm testing the waters here.

"Due to law, we must." We signed a license saying that if we are injured that we wouldn't sue them. They don't have to heal us unless it is an emergency.

"Fine," I mutter as I grit my teeth, stand up, and limp behind the lady. Behind my back, I sign, "If not back in 15, get help." I know Koda signs, so he should have at least understood it. I'm only going to get her away from my mates. I can electrocute her if anything goes wrong. I still have my gloves on. I decide to leave CAT and Patchy behind because if I get stuck, I can tell them to come to get me if my classmates can't.

Either way, I am prepared for the worst.

She starts leading me away from the group and wanders into the twisted maze. I am fucked at finding my way back, as I can tell already. We keep walking until we are away from the action. Honestly, I should get her now while I have the chance, but I have no proof. I can't run because my legs are not being kind at the moment. I may be into pain, but this is intense. Silently, I turn on my gloves and tap my recording device in my headset.

We stop.

"Finally. I have you all to myself, Izu-kun!" The girl exclaims as she turns around, not giving me a chance as she slams a syringe into my shoulder. I grab her arm, letting electricity flow through her system for a moment. Then, I back up and rip the needle out. The substance is a dark purple, almost black color, that doesn't look good at all. I break the needle off, so I can't have it used against me again. I want to stomp it, but I'm not sure if the substance is purely injection or if it can go through skin-contact as well. I try to jump the girl, but she out-speeds me with my current state. She slams a foot into my back, which forces me to fall to the ground.

Wait, she referred to me as Izu-kun. That means she knows me from elsewhere. Think and distract, Izuku!

"Easy on the back, lady!" I growl, rolling out of the way; however, I get another heel in the back.

"Oh, come on! Let me have some fun here! I only got a little bit of blood on you!" It all clicks.

"Toga, what are you doing here?" I keep an edge to my voice as she giggles, stopping her attacks.

"I should have known you would have figured me out eventually."

"No shit, sherlock. You must have bloodied up a nurse than if you are here as one. Nurse kink?"

"Not polite to ask a girl such a thing! But you are right!" Why is Toga just talking? She could have easily knocked me out by now. Unless she is distracting? Is someone else here? What is the final goal? Also, I need to figure out that serum quickly. I already feel off. I have to close my eyes and focus on Toga. What is going on?

"What is your aim?"

"We need you and Eraserhead, silly!" I get me, but why Shouta?

"Why do you want Aizawa-sensei?" I start trembling as it feels like something is taking over my senses. I feel Toga lift me somehow, and I would fight back if I could without injuring myself. I hear the click of the door as she carries me somewhere. Toga dumps me on the floor.

"Why should I tell you? Oh, and get ready to have the blast of your life! Shiga-kun wanted to test a quirk of someone he obtained that lets the victim experience their worst nightmare! He decided you should be his first target!" I hear her shift, and, to spite myself, I look up to see a replica of me. The clothes, the headset, heck, even the little freckles!

"Damn, I knew I was self-conscious, but hot damn!" I keep the sarcasm even if my body tells me to stop.

"You should be experiencing it in a few moments. This is only the start. I shall see you soon, Izu-kun!" With that, she walks out and slams the door behind her.

Rude. However, I know Toga didn't lock that door. I start crawling towards it only to stop.

Suddenly, my body starts feeling achy. My head feels heavy. My throat starts tightening and becoming scratchy. I feel like I am about to throw up, and my nose starts clogging.

No, no, no, NO! This can't be it! Why not fucking spiders or killing people?! WHY THIS?!

"CAT, PATCHY, attack if you see false me!" I force out airly. I cough harshly as I look at what I have. I realize that it is a janitor's closet, but it's disgusting.

Cockroaches on the ground.

Random puddles.

Cobwebs.

Moldy smell.

It causes fear to crawl up my throat as I reach for my hair and start tugging harshly in an attempt to ground myself. I try to bite back my panic, try to focus on that door, and try to ignore the illness trying to take me over.

I can't let him go! Not again!

"CAT, PATCHY, PROTECT ERASERHEAD AND FIGHT HER!" I scream, desperate.

Panic drowns me.

"P-please...n-not again..."

---

Shouta's POV

I hate my life. First, Ms. Joke came along only to realize that Izuku and her have been in contact for a couple of months. Then, she decided to sit with me during the exam and aggravate me with her horrible jokes. Finally, idiot/genius Izuku was forced into a crash landing by one of Joke's students that can control machines. I'm glad he was able to defeat the kid, but I didn't like how he was dragging himself off the stage.

So far, it's a horrible day. I will say that I am proud of the kids because a majority went through already.

Ms. Joke says I should have told them about the 'UA crushing.' It was going to happen eventually because Pro's quirks are known to the public. They handled it well except for the problem child who decided to face head-on at least fifty other students at the same time. I will scold him for that later.

As Todoroki passes through, a message suddenly appears in my earpiece.

"Izuku Midoriya is unstable," CAT informs me. Why now? Then, I remember that CAT was hijacked as well. Maybe it's having some problems.

For once, I initiate a conversation with Joke, " The machine controlling student. Does the technology tend to screw up after he controls it?"

She looks at me confused, and I can't blame her. Why would I be interested in that student?

"If there was something already wrong with the tech, it usually breaks, or you would notice it acting up. It won't operate at all. If you're talking about Izuku's robots, they seemed fine." That does not make me more comfortable. Izuku specifically told me that even if there is a problem, it can fix itself within a few seconds. I decide to wait, stiffer than before. Joke notices, "Are you okay?"

"His robot can tell me if his mental state is unstable. After that, I'm not sure if it's the robot causing problems or if it's true."

"What does unstable mean?"

"It can range from anger to insanity to attacks."

"What's the chances of any of that happening now?"

"Low." Izuku wouldn't ruin himself like that.

"Izuku Midoriya is unstable."

I get up. It's better if I check-in and make sure Izuku isn't killing anyone.

"I'll go with you." Ms. Joke says as she stands up. Sighing, I start walking to where the students are.

"Izuku Midoriya is unstable," CAT warns me a quarter of the way there. It should have already fixed itself by now. I speed up. My gut is telling me something is wrong. CAT does not send me a warning for the rest of the way.

When I arrive, everything seems reasonable. Izuku is sitting with Uraraka and Iida. What catches my attention is that both Patchy and CAT are shut down. Shouldn't he be fixing it? The moment something breaks, he immediately starts fixing it.

Strike One.

Shaking my head, I walk over to the idiot.

"Oh, hey! Come to congratulate me?" Izuku calls to me. Obnoxious as always.

"No. Want to explain the situation with CAT?" I reply.

"Oh. CAT and Patchy attacked me, so we had to shut it down. It wasn't listening to me." That doesn't make sense. They didn't attack him while leaving. The robots have to be commanded to attack.

Strike Two.

"Aren't you going to fix it?"

"I'm hoping a reset will fix it." Hoping? The same kid who made the complicated thing can't fix it? It seems to be an emergency shutdown based on the lack of lights. After the last time I shut it down, he got angry and set it so it can wake itself up under orders and continue the job. The only reason for it was in case it was about to blow so...

"Patchy, CAT, wake up." On cue, the lights come back on for the creatures. They quickly scan the room before attacking Izuku once more, the three students getting out of the way.

"What are you doing, Aizawa-sensei?!"

Iida attempts to be instructive, "Aizawa-sensei, sir, it's still attacking!" Don't these kids know that Izuku could easily handle the problem? If nothing else, Izuku would hack CAT if needed. However, the cover was just blown.

Izuku, never in a million years, would ever call me sensei or anything formal for that matter.

Strike Three.

I look at Izuku and use my quirk. The quirk that Izuku was using erases, causing him to melt into a familiar blonde girl.

Toga Himiko.

"Aw, man! I didn't think you would see through so quickly! You two really are close! I have no chance here. Let's go, Kurogiri!" I throw my wraps at Toga, but the purple mist appears and takes her away.

I guess I will have to teach the students how to spot a fake amongst themselves. However, that's for another time. Right now, we need to find the real Izuku.

If he is even here...god, I hope he is.

"Joke, report the incident. Patchy, stay here in case there is more. CAT, lead me to Izuku." CAT zooms off, and I run after it. It takes a few minutes. When I hear a scream, it causes me to go faster until we arrive at a door. I open the door without a problem, and I can't help but hate myself for waiting. CAT was right the first time. The closet is overall dreary and disgusting, a place Izuku would hate.

In the center against the wall, Izuku is trembling like he is about to shatter. Slowly, he raises his head as he is about to smash it into the wall. I grab him before he has a chance and pull him away from the wall.

"S-ST-OP! LET GO!" Izuku manages to scream as he starts to struggle weakly, going into a coughing fit.

"It's Shouta, kid. Come on, please." I say he continues to try and fight me.

What is going on?

After a quick scan, I notice the blood on his forehead from having tried to knock himself out, and some blood on his shoulder. It's not a large amount, but it looks like a needle. He had something injected into him, but what? From all my time with Izuku, he has never panicked. Maybe that's what the injection did, or is there something more?

I can't keep wondering. I need to snap Izuku out of this, but how? I don't think petting him will calm him down at this point.

"CAT, call Inko Midoriya." I try not to intrude on Izuku's past if I don't have to, but I need to. While the ring goes on, I sit down and pull him against my chest, running my hand through his hair despite how much he is trying to fight me. However, it's so weak that it's pitiful. He's too far gone at the moment.

"Hello?" Thank above, Inko answered.

"Inko, it's Shouta. Has Izuku ever had panic attacks before?" I deny but-

"Yes. Why?" What?

"He's having one now. What do I do?" I hear her sigh.

"Shouta, he only has one if he is stuck in a bad room or if he is sick." That makes sense. I remove my glove and press my hand against his bloodied head.

He starts trying to speak as he attempts to get away from me once again, "S-save...Sho...save...Sho..."

"Izu, please... He feels fine. But what can I do to help him?"

"I'm going to be honest; I don't know. Every time Izuku gets sick, he knocks himself out, so he doesn't have to feel that. That's why the moment he starts showing signs, I get ready to send him to hospital," I can feel the blood drain from my face. I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize it went that deep, " All I can say is be there. If he's gone, rest him against your heart. He doesn't do well with touching, but I learned that if you wear gloves, he's more likely to accept. Show no skin."

"Thank you, Inko. CAT, hang up." This is sensitive territory. He will be weird afterward, but if it gets him snap out, I don't care. I put the glove back on, readjust him, and make sure he can hear my pounding heart. I focus on my breathing, hoping he will replicate it.

It takes a while, but Izuku picks up on it. Slowly, he comes back.

---

Izuku's POV

Jesus Christ, it feels like I'm hungover ten times worse than average except I'm fucking sick except I'm not because it's all an illusion. I still feel like I'm about to die. At least I'm not panicking anymore because I'm leaning against a possible rapist for all I know.

Either way, I need to move after I figure out who is holding me. As much as I hate to admit it, they are helping me. They are my fucking anchor.

Man up, Izuku. You have to save Shouta.

Gulping down whatever is holding me down, I sit up. I feel whoever it is gripping my shoulder gently as if to make sure I don't fall. I open my eyes to see the man who is supposed to be hiding.

Fucking Shouta. Unless he didn't know?

"Sho -" I would continue if it wasn't for the fact that I had to close my eyes. It felt like I was going to throw up at any moment. Panic started to grow in me, but he pulls me toward him again.

"Take your time, kid. You don't need to rush everything," He tells me softly. I wish I didn't have to. Despite the throbbing in my head, I'm quick to come up with a second plan.

I ignore the ache in my arms as I raise my hands and start signing, "They want you. Get out."

Shouta groans, " They escaped, calm down. While you are talking, what's going on?" What? Are you bullshitting me? At least he didn't get taken away, but why did they want him in the first place?

"Injected with quirk. Shows worst fear."

"Illness?" I nod, " Are you okay now?" For once, I shake my head.

"You anchor, dumbass. Otherwise, I be knocked out."

"I'm aware. We will talk about that later."

"Boo."

"You should be resting."

"Distract me." I don't want to think about this. I won't relay my whole conversation for everyone's sanity.

---

It takes ten minutes for me to be back in the real world. It takes another five minutes for me to get wrapped up since I did try to knock myself out, and the injection needed to be covered.

Before you ask where we got the equipment for that, Shouta apparently had his medkit, unlike my dumbass. The world is fucking ending. I will worry about that later, though. I finally sit up and hop on my feet.

"Let's forget this whole interaction?" I ask Shouta as he leads the way.

"No. I'm taking every chance I can get to tease you." He grins. Fuck.

"It's not like I can prevent that!"

"You would do the same thing."

"You're absolutely right, but that's different! That's my fucking job!"

"I'm not arguing this. Can you take the second test?"

"Yes. I'll survive. I got CAT."

"Don't die on me." How encouraging.

We arrive at the room. Shouta doesn't even bother to say bye to me as he leaves me with class 1-A tackling me down!

Salty man!

Let me update ya'll: Everybody in class 1-A passed the first part while I was panicking! Fucking Hallelujah!

Now ignoring that and turning to the villain situation.

As it turns out, they didn't take the test yet because they were making sure there were more villains. Thank god it was just Toga and Kurogiri! I'm also glad that I didn't destroy the vile with the nightmare serum. The bimbo forgot and left it behind.

I don't care as long as it makes my life easier. I'll be looking at that after I get my detective license today.

But first, it's time to fail at comforting people! I may save them, but I shall shatter their hearts while doing so! Close enough, right?!