*one week later*
Recovery girl: Nerve root compression,
When a nerve root is compressed, it becomes inflamed. This results in several unpleasant symptoms that may include: Sharp pain in the back, arms, legs, or shoulders that may worsen with certain activities, even something as simple as coughing or sneezing. Weakness or loss of reflexes in the arms or legs. I've never seen it so severe, I doubt the poor boy can even move without screaming right now.
A collapsed lung,
A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) is a buildup of air in the space between the lung and the chest wall. As more air builds up in this space, the pressure against the lung makes the lung collapse. This causes shortness of breath and chest pain because your lungs cannot fully expand, so we've had to keep a careful watch over him or he could suffocate,
He has 27 shattered bones, several ribs, a leg, both of his arms, and many others are also broken.
Second impact syndrome (SIS) occurs when two concussions happen in a relatively short period of time and the second concussion is inflicted before the first has fully healed. This causes the brain to “lose its ability to self-regulate pressure and blood volume flowing” and causes rapid and severe brain swelling. This has been a recurring issue, just when we think he's stable, another one hits.
He's also experiencing Seizures, if not treated immediately he can have permanent damage.
Anemia,
A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells. Due to all the blood loss
His spinal cord was damaged and Spinal cord injury causes inflammation which can affect the whole nervous system – this includes the brain, and the brain can be very sensitive to inflammation and pressure.
He also has several torn muscles, I can't remember the last time I saw someone this hurt
Aizawa: and what can you do to heal him?
Recovery girl: that's the thing, I've done all I can at the moment if I do any more I just increase the damage, for now, he's heavily sedated. He'll be out for another day or two.
Aizawa: my nephew is alive... And that idiot nearly killed him
Recovery girl: we wanted to tell you it's just...
Aizawa: just what?
Recovery girl: it's not my place to tell
Aizawa looked down, he was furious, his nephew the one he mourned for was alive... At least barely
Aizawa: kid... You better not die on me... Y-You better not die on Eri
There was a moment of silence, the only thing that was heard was the soft sobs of Aizawa and the beeping from the machines
Aizawa stood up and took a deep breath
Aizawa: I have to go and deal with some stuff, but I will be back
After Aizawa left, Izuku began to wake up a bit, he heard footsteps, so he opened one of his eyes
Izuku pov
I... I can't hear in my left ear... My eyes are kinda blurry... No, wait... I can't see out of my right eye... Who's here?
I could barely make out the silhouette of someone who was about average height, were they female?
???: I'm so sorry!
That...that voice... Who is that again? Oh, it's her... Izumi, I forget that we're not kids anymore, so she doesn't sound as child like
Izumi: I don't know what came over him... I asked and he said it was about Izuku and-
Why did she stop? Is there someone else?
I looked around the room and saw another silhouette, around the same height
???: Come on Izumi, we shouldn't bother him anymore
Inko? Right... She respects me... Or at least the red Hood
Izumi: okay mom just... Izuku I'm sorry for my father, thank you for always being so kind and putting people before yourself
W-what the hell was she talking about?
After she left I heard more muffled voices
???: Then why can't her?
???: He's still very unstable, he won't wake up anytime soon
???: My bro needs to know that we are here for him
???: Yeah! Midoriya has been there for us!
???: May we at least leave him something?
Eri: I want to see daddy!
S-she called me daddy? What happened to papa?
I took a deep breath and disconnected the IV
Jesus even that hurt! It felt like I was being tasered
I pulled off my oxygen mask and tried getting up, it started to burn and I fell to the floor
Get up! I need to see her!
I began crawling, or at least trying, every centimeter felt like a century, it hurt so much like I was crawling on lava, I'm pretty sure I was crying at this point but miraculously I made it to the door
I grabbed the wall and was barely able to push myself up onto my knees
I grabbed the door and opened it, seeing my friends
Eri: Daddy!
She ran into my arms and I held her tight, mostly to stop myself from screaming
Recovery girl: Izuku! How are you even awake? Get back to bed this instant!
Me: N-Nothing... S-Stops me... F-From seeing my baby girl
I did my best to stand but I guess it was noticeable that I was struggling because Ejiro came to my side and picked me up
Ejiro: since when are your eyes green?
Me: it's... A long story
He helped me to the bed and I laid down with Eri in my arms
Eri: m-maybe I can help you-
Recovery girl: wait don't!
Ochako: why? Can't Eri just rewind Izuku to before he was hurt? On second thought why didn't Eri heal him the day he was hurt?
Ochako said with her hand under her chin
Me: I can answer that, I told nezu and recovery girl that Eri can't heal me if I'm super banged up
Kyouka: why? I thought her quirk was limitless
Me: it is, but it takes a lot of control, so far we've only gotten about 24 hours of control, so it's either that or a lifetime
Momo: so if she were to heal you it would make you even worse than you are now
Me: mhm
Mina: I'm lost
Me: Eri's quirk can rewind based on the bodies timeline, so what the body and mind remember is what she is limited to, with enough focus and precision Eri could rewind the bodies cells from having a quirk, but she could also bring back said quirk if the body had manifested it already. If she were to do a full timeline reset I could either lose my quirk or become a weaker version of myself. We would need her to do it without targeting any type of cells.
Eri: then I'll get stronger! I'll fix you only on the inside! The outside will stay the same!
Me: I have faith in you, my Baby girl Eri
I put my hand on her cheek and then my field of vision became blurry
Me: ah shit... I'm out
Mina: out of what?
Me: adrenaline
Then it all faded to black
Third person pov
It had been a week since Izuku woke up, recovery girl was able to take some bandages off, and if you were wondering All Might disappeared, said he was taking a leave of absence
Izuku woke up and noticed his right eye was seeing a bit more than before, and his left ear was able to hear a bit, it all sounded muffled
He looked around the room and saw Eri smiling at him
Eri: Papa! I can do it! I know I can!
She had bags under her eyes, her hair was unkempt, and her skin was paler than before
Izuku scowled and looked at recovery girl
Recovery girl: don't blame me or anyone else, that girl is like her father, she kept going until she reached her goal
Izuku couldn't help but smile
Eri: it's a good thing you woke up papa! We're going to fix you tomorrow!
Recovery girl: yes but you should know, she's exhausted so she's going to be asleep for quite a while tonight
Izuku: Eri why haven't you been sleeping?
Eri: I... I needed to get stronger to save you!
Izuku: oh sweetheart, you being here is saving me enough
He hugged her and she immediately slept, having been only getting a few hours of sleep a night for a week
Izuku: who's going to be here tomorrow?
Recovery girl: just your friends and some teachers, why?
Izuku: because there's something that even Eri doesn't know about her quirk
Recovery girl: what's that?
Izuku: you feel all the pain again, I mean obviously it's in reverse, so it comes hard then it fades
Recovery girl: are you sure you can handle it?
Izuku: it doesn't matter, just the second I'm healed let me go outside to scream, cover her ears
Recovery girl: all right... Izuku Aizawa has quite a nice ring to it
Izuku: huh?
Recovery girl: yes, both you and Eri are now part of the Aizawa family
She pulled out the paperwork and handed it to Izuku
Izuku: S-Since when?
Izuku heard the door open and looked over, he also got his answer
Aizawa: officially this morning, I would have done it sooner if that bastard All Might didn't try having you arrested
Izuku: what do you mean? He assaulted me
Aizawa: I know, but he tried to have the Red Hood arrested, luckily our school principal was able to stop it
Recovery girl: more like stop you shouta
Izuku looked at him puzzled before Nezu popped out of his scarf holding a tablet
Nezu: it was quite the show! Take a look!
The tablet showed All Might walking in his skinny form, he had a bunch of papers that he had taken from Nezu's office on the Red Hood
Aizawa walked into the frame with his hair showing over his face
Aizawa: where are you going Toshinori?
Toshi: to see an old friend, why?
Aizawa: why... Why did you beat him up that bad?
Toshi: he had something to do with the disappearance of my son, I can't let that go
Aizawa wrapped his scarf around Toshinori's arm and activated his quirk, revealing tears
Aizawa: you idiot! Izuku is gone! You can't go around blaming others! Especially not other children!
Toshinori: I know what you mean, he was my son! But... I know it was that boy! He said he knew him! He said the Red Hood was Izuku's idea!
Aizawa: think about it, idiot! What has the Red Hood proved? That society is flawed! Look at you! You have committed crimes but are regarded as the number one hero! The symbol of peace!
Toshinori: what crimes?
Aizawa: child abuse, child neglect, murder, conspiracy, attempted murder, assault of a minor, and now theft!
Toshinori: you have no proof!
Aizawa: you're right, but if Tsukauchi asked Izuku these questions then we'd find out the truth
Toshinori: okay then let me-
Before he could respond Aizawa pulled him close with his scarf and began to beat him
Aizawa: so you admit it huh? Abusing Izuku! Don't you feel bad! Your son died because of you!
Then the video cut off
Izuku stared at the screen with tears
Izuku: didn't realize you cared so much-
He was interrupted by a hug, and Izuku began crying even more
Aizawa: it seems like you care too
Izuku: I do... But my whole body hurts remember?
Aizawa let go and apologized
Izuku: it's okay... I have faith my little girl can pull it off, I'll be back to normal by tomorrow
Ochako: so... Is this a bad time to interrupt?
Aizawa and Recovery girl looked shocked before Izuku spoke
Izuku: it's okay, she knew before any of you did
Aizawa: you told your girlfriend before your uncle?
Izuku: she knew the day I left, also she's my Fiance now, shit I've still got to meet your parents
Recovery girl: when are you two getting married?
Ochako: when we turn 18, something small, with close friends and family, you two included of course
They smiled and Ochako laid next to Izuku and the family of three slept
Aizawa: the kid's really grown up huh?
Recovery girl: you have no idea, Eri tells me stories about what he's done, I'd say he's surpassed his parents, as both a person and a hero. Plus this boy has a crazy high pain tolerance
Aizawa: it makes sense, he was in a Russian prison for six months
Recovery girl: really!
Aizawa: yeah... Heh he's quite the problem child
Izuku: but I'm your problem child now
He pulled out the adoption form and whispered
Izuku: forever!
*16 hours later*
It was time for the procedure, everyone who was in the room felt anxious but had faith in Eri
Eri: are you ready papa?
Izuku: Y-Yeah snowball, I trust you. After all, you're my number one blessing
Eri giggles at her father's positive attitude and begins to concentrate
Her horn glowed along with her hands
Izuku held onto the bed sheets and bit his lip
All in one moment he felt the pain return, but he made sure to hold it in, he couldn't let Eri think that she was hurting him,
But the feeling of his nerves being destroyed and recovered was one like no other, his body was on fire and frozen at the same time, nothing the Todoroki's could have done could compare
It felt like days on that bed, but in reality, it was just a few minutes
Izuku's lip began to bleed from how hard he was biting down, the bed sheets began to tear, and his eyes were shut so tight it almost hurt
After what felt like an eternity Izuku stopped feeling pain and Eri stopped
Eri: I... I think I did it
Izuku got up not feeling a twinge of pain then he looked at recovery girl who immediately covered Eri's ears as Izuku went outside
Izuku: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! FFUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!
Izuku fell to his knees with tears pouring out, he took a deep breath and yelled again
Izuku: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
He became lightheaded and passed out right there
A few hours later he was back in the hospital bed but he no longer felt pain, his ear still had a bit of trouble hearing but it was temporary, and his eye would just get a little fuzzy sometimes
Ochako: you're awake!
She hugged him and he hugged back
Izuku: where's Eri?
Ochako pointed down and Izuku was his daughter sleeping peacefully on his chest
Kyouka: that was quite a scream, I don't think I've ever heard someone scream like that
Momo: you should take legal action against that big oaf!
Izuku: I can't, he knows I'm the Red Hood, so I would be arrested and he'd get off scot-free
Ejiro/Mina: that's totally unfair!
Izuku: I know, but that's society
Kaminari: this sucks! What do we do?
Izuku: simple, it's our generation that will change this, we can't just do it on our own either, then we'll look like a bunch of rebels
Ejiro: so? then what?
Izuku: we use this as a message, All Might number one Hero nearly kills a UA student, we keep my name out of it, get as many people to believe it by showing my scans and when/ where they were taken
Momo: what good will that accomplish?
Izuku: people will lose faith and begin to rethink our way of living, it's a slower but safer process than doing it in one fail swoop
They all solemnly agreed as Izuku got up and put Eri down
Izuku: by the way, I'm starving
Ochako: lucky for you, we worked together to make Katsudon
Izuku: you guys shouldn't have!
Kyouka: but first put on a shirt
Izuku looked at the mirror and took note of his new appearance, one with more scars