"Deku, I need you to listen carefully. I need you to follow my instructions to the letter. Do you understand?" He was holding me away now and I wiped at my face but nodded, no matter how mean Kacchan had been he wouldn't do something bad. Not really. "Okay, first you need to let Blackwhip out. It's okay, I'll explain how." I nodded slowly. It doesn't really make any sense, but okay. Apparently Blackwhip is something like a shadow rope that acts a bit like a puppy. Something to do with my emotions?
"You need to let him out before your emotions get out of hand. Just reach towards me and say, 'Blackwhip grab Kacchan.' Do you understand?" I really don't. Not at all but I do understand that he is only trying to help so what else can I do?
"Blackwhip, grab Kacchan?" It sounded more like a question to my own ears but suddenly there was a surge of energy throbbing through me and the next moment there was what looked like a black snake curled around Kacchan.
"Hey, hey, it's okay. Deku was just hit with a quirk, it's okay," Kacchan whispered reassurances to the thing that seemed to be draining me of my everything. The way it was curled around Kacchan, almost like it was cuddling him, nuzzling him, there was a hum of green energy and I cried out from the pain but the thing called Blackwhip only seemed to latch onto Kacchan more.
"Deku, I need you to calm down. Blackwhip is a part of you and you are squeezing too tight," he gasped and I blinked in surprise. This is a part of me? I flexed and then relaxed my hands and I saw Kacchan let out a sigh of relief when the black thing seemed to loosen up.
"Young Bakugo, why did you have… Why did you have him bring out Blackwhip?" All Might asked, confused. Wow, even All Might knows Kacchan's name!
"Because if he doesn't release his emotions then Blackwhip explodes out and we don't have time for me to put them back together again," he frowned at our hero. Wait, I explode when I don't let my emotions out? Since when? How? What happened? Why don't I know any of this? Since when could I do any of this?
"It's okay Deku, I'll explain later. When we're alone. But we need to talk to Dick now," Kacchan smiled at me and I just froze up. I did not hear that. Nope, no. No way. Why would-? No.
"Deku, that is someone's name," Kacchan explained patiently and I let out a sigh of relief. Of course. I should have known that, they must be a foreigner.
"Deku, I need you to be very calm because things are about to get weird," I looked at him confused but I nodded anyway. I mean everything is weird right now so I guess it doesn't really matter.
"I need you to tell Dick that it's okay to talk to us," he motioned towards himself and the other two with him and I nodded and repeated the words.
"Young Bakugo, why couldn't he hear me before? It was like his mind was locked from all of us and even the holders are acting weird," a voice seemed to fill the area around us but no matter where I looked I didn't see anyone that could have said anything at all.
"Dick, don't play games. I know you already know," Kacchan grumbled and it's now that I realized that I'm sitting in Kacchan's lap. When did this happen? Is this really okay? But Kacchan had his arms wrapped around me and was hugging me gently and I really didn't want him to let me go so I didn't say anything.
"You're no fun at all. You know that?" The voice that seemed to belong to Dick sighed.
"When you say the holders are acting weird, what do you mean?" Kacchan asked him and I heard the voice sigh.
"Fine. From what I've been able to tell, roughly twenty years of memories are gone. If it wasn't for the fact that there were so many consciences in here he would be basically brain dead. It looks like it's a timer based quirk though. The time is a little difficult to tell but I would guess a week, maybe two. I can't be more accurate than that though," the voice seemed to shrug.
"So if it would have been me hit instead of Deku…" Kacchan frowned but then there was laughter.
"Bakugo, you have a special condition in case you forgot. Thanks to the mind link quirk that allows me to talk to you, you would be in about the same position as he is now. So don't go blaming yourself. How's the baby?" My turn to frown. Baby? What baby?
"It's too early to tell still," Kacchan seemed to get really pissed and I flinched but Kacchan just started rubbing soothing circles on my back. Kacchan is just being so nice. Can we always be like this?
Eraserhead cleared his throat and when I looked up at the two pro heroes, All Might looked red faced and Eraserhead looked like he was avoiding eye contact.
"Well regardless of this quirk or not you better get a baby in there or it will be too late. My quirk doesn't allow all that much time before the damage to your bodies is permanent!" The voice snapped as if lecturing us about something basic.
"What?" I was so confused but All Might and Eraserhead looked just as confused.
"We didn't want people to know about that, Dick!" Kacchan snapped and I jumped, he had managed to snap right in my ear and now it hurts. "Sorry," he whispered and I nodded while rubbing my ear.
"Young Bakugo?" All Might asked and I looked up hoping for answers but it didn't look like he had any for me either.
"Later. Dick, is there anyway to free Deku before the timer? I can't exactly do something like that with a thirteen year old," Kacchan sounds mad again but now he was rubbing my shoulders and it's only now that I noticed that Blackwhip was still out curled around Kacchan and I and the gentle humming of energy feels nice.
"I'm a researcher not God. I don't have all the answers," the voice huffed and then in a snarky voice he added. "And yes you very much can. His mind was affected, not his body. Go make that baby before it's too late!" I am feeling really uncomfortable about all of this but Kacchan is being so sweet and gentle that I just leaned back and closed my eyes.
"Hush Blackwhip, it's okay. I'll feed you later. Can you wait for now?" Kacchan asked and I opened my eyes again to find Kacchan flexing uncomfortablely.
"Kacchan?" I asked, still sleepy. I didn't fall asleep but I'm about to, I can feel it.
"Deku, I need you to stay awake and keep Blackwhip under control," Kacchan hissed and it really sounded like his voice was straining. "If you pass out then there isn't anything or anyone that can stop him."
"How?" I asked, ready to help in any way that I can.
"Hahahaha, don't even think about it. Blackwhip needs to feed and you promised it already," Dick was laughing so loudly that my head hurts.
"Old man, just tell me how the quirk is affecting the holders already so I can go do that!" Kacchan snapped but I could feel his chest rising and falling as he gasped for air.
"What does Blackwhip eat?" I asked curiously, barely staying awake.
"Don't worry about it. I usually feed him at night anyway, it's just getting a bit late that's all," Kacchan groaned in the middle but I nodded anyway. Whatever it was, Kacchan is the best at whatever it is.
"The holders don't remember me or the other victims. They are currently fighting to take control away from me even though none of them wanted to do this job in the first place. Ungrateful children are what they are," the voice seemed to roll his eyes. I'm still so confused. "Now go make that baby! From what I've been able to examine you two have two months at most now thanks to you insisting on putting it off until you were both 16. The fact you thought you could hold out until you were 17 is just laughable!" Dick's voice is giving me a headache. "I heard that! Kid, I like you, I would have never given you my quirk if I didn't but if you insist on listening to 'social norms' then you just might die!"
"WHAT THE HELL? YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE NOW, YOU BASTARD?!?" Oh, Kacchan is very angry.
"You also didn't ask. Do you understand just how powerful the darkness is? How dangerous it is? There is a cost for all types of power. I understand teenage parents are oh sooooo bad or whatever but it's different for you two. You have the support and the resources needed to take care of a baby. So get over yourself and actually submit for once! The only thing holding you two back is your damn pride and if it weren't for that unnamed country trying to kidnap the both of you it might actually already be too late!"
Ouch, my head. Are they done yet? It hurts so much, nothing they are saying makes any sense at all and the voice only seemed to be hurting my head.
"You two have to have sex so just give in already!" The voice wasn't letting up and Kacchan was super pissed but his gentle hold on me was soothing and even with Kacchan getting angry and screaming, the gentle way he rocked with me in his lap had me closing my eyes. The voices faded out slowly while I kept my focus on one in particular. My head on his chest I could hear his heart beating and I just let myself relax into the dreams that came.
"Deku! Don't fall asleep!" I heard Kacchan panic but it was too late, I can't keep my eyes open anymore.