It's Kacchan's time to shine!

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↪IZUKU

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Oi

I'm here

Ah... Right. Kacchan

Thanks for coming.

Why tf weren't you replying?!

What's happening over there?!

About that...

I need you to come in here.

How would I do that dumbass??

Don't worry about that.

I'll take care of how you enter.

All you need to do is sleep.

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Bakugou stared at his screen for a while, unable to comprehend what the other boy meant.

Midoriya needed him to come there? Didn't Todoroki say that he was most likely in a mindscape of some sort? How the hell can anyone even get in another person's mind? What did it have anything to do with sleep?

And why the hell did the green head say he would take care of the ash blonde getting in that place?

Did he have some sort of control over that place now? Could it mean he was out of the reach of whoever was stalking him yesterday night? Or did he defeat him with his quirk? Who was that guy anyways?

Or it could be on a completely different level than what Bakugou was thinking. For the nerd to not answer his messages for the whole day and then just suddenly popping up late at night — did he only had an access at night? But that assumption didn't have a proper base. Why would he only have contact at night? That didn't make any proper sense.

Could it be maybe the person who was after got to him and this wasn't the green haired boy Bakugou knew? No to mention that these texts felt way too shady. This could be a trap that could only endanger his life. But what were the odds that if he didn't do as he said, the green head wouldn't just be in more trouble?

It was a tough situation but if Bakugou had to do something to help Midoriya he had to go in there and deal with whatever piece if shit was after him himself.

Bakugou texted back.

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↪IZUKU

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All you need to do is sleep.

So I just sleep?

Mhm. Yup.

Alright then.

Heads up

You won't wake up on your own unless you're lucid dreaming.

And how tf do I lucid dream?

Just sleep. And when you dream, start noticing your surroundings.

Like watch the time or see your hands.

And if everything's as it is in the real world then I'll pull some strings and get you here.

Fine...

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Bakugou sighed as he turned off his phone.

This person was so absolutely not the Deku he had known for ages. Something was up. He knew he was diving straight up in a very risky situation.

Lucid dreaming. This person mentioned he had to achieve a dream the ash blonde would have control of to do this and wake up on his on.

"Bullshit..." Bakugou rolled his eyes as he plopped on one of the hospital chairs besides the green haired boy's bed.

What did this person think of him? That he was dumb as Kaminari or something? He knew that many cases of lucid dreaming had already ended up in the dreamer not being able to wake up. Sometimes getting stuck in their dreams, like who in the world wouldn't get stuck in a place they had full control of limitless and infinite possibilities and the power of doing anything.

A part of the ash blonde argued to not risk it but then every time he looked at the lifeless and dying boy laying on the bed, he felt the need to do it and help him out. Because seeing someone die while you could have saved them is the worst thing that could ever happen.

So the next few hours flew by as Bakugou attempted to enter his own mindscape.

One which he had control of.

~O~

An endless horizon.

Mist covering the ground as the night grew colder and colder.

The mountains stood high, the huge river now on the verge of being completely frozen. What was on the other side of it? Still a mystery...

Izuku's mindscape — that he had lost control of to his past desire and evil self — was now getting frigid just as the green haired boy's physical body was freezing from the inside in the real world.

A strong fort made of mirrors and glass could be seen on a patch of land that was led up by a fairly less steeper path on a mountain south to the river. Standing on top of the fort, there he was, Izuku Midoriya staring at the river's icy surface.

But his mind was focused into nothingness as he had given in to apathy.

No emotions, no feelings, no thoughts, no choice.

Izuku was nothing more than a puppet now.

And the puppeteer — his alter ego, stood behind him as a much more mischievous image of himself. With half shut eyelids in a cocky manner, a sly smirk danced on it's lips as it clung to the boy with impassive green eyes from behind. It's hands locked over both his shoulders as it rested it's head over it's arms that was on his shoulder, identical freckled cheeks almost touching.

"Look around, Izuku... I hope you never get enough of this scenery," It whispered in his ear, "Since, you know, you're going to be staying here for an eternity~"

No reply came from the green head. Why? Well, he wasn't commanded to response now, was he?

Puppets don't talk unless the puppeteer moves their lips and gives them a voice. The same was the case here. The only difference was that this puppeteer didn't need any strings. Yet it had the most control any would have ever had on Izuku.

Guess that's what an unsatisfied desire does to one.

Anyhow, here they were waiting for a certain ash blonde that was recently contacted by Izuku under the commands of his alter ego. Well, if Bakugou didn't chicken out then they would soon meet him here. After all, Izuku's alter ego established this mirror fort specifically to welcome the childhood friend.

And just a little something else.

~O~

Bakugou opened his ruby red eyes in a strange place.

It took him sometime to figure out where he was.

He was in a cave that was located somewhere on a mountain he went hiking on a few years ago with his parents.

"Shit's weird." Bakugou said as he looked around. "That nerd said the dream should've similarities with the world, right? Seems like I've reached that dream, huh."

His hands seemed normal. Four fingers, one thumb each. It was pretty dark, so he took it that it was nighttime just like it was back at the real world. That was further cleared up when he walked out of the cave only to see a dark yet starry sky.

He walked away from the cave a bit more, trees growing on both sides of his rocky path. Once he reached a clearing he remembered setting up a camp when he came there last time, he stopped and sat down.

Well, he was here now. He did what Deku or whoever that person was asked him to. He didn't know what else to do and he didn't have his phone on him so he doubted he could just contact the boy and tell him he's here.

He sighed and then looked at the stars.

Would he be the only person to remember the green head when he dies if he failed?

He closed his eyes and groaned, "Dumb idiot getting himself in the worst case scenarios like it's a stay-healthy routine."

For a moment, it was quiet.

Until a voice came out of nowhere,

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｢ Found you! 」

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Bakugou was startled for a while before he recognized that voice.

"Dek—?!" But he couldn't say anything in reply as everything went black.

His last thoughts were, 'So fucking shady,' before he disappeared from the spot.

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«Welcome, Katsuki Bakugou»

~O~

The ash blonde hissed as he held his head and rubbed it's side.

Just a moment ago he heard Izuku's voice... But it seemed a little bit different. Scratch that — it was a whole lot of different. It was cheery yet it produced a sense of danger.

And what were those distorted voices he heard during the process of getting here? He couldn't make out what they said but he felt like he shouldn't bother much about it. Since he didn't know who the real enemy was and all. He really couldn't just trust anyone in here.

He had to be cautious.

But where was he? It was dark. It was cold. And the floor he was on felt a little frictionless.

"What the hell just happened? Where the fuck—?!" He stopped midway through his statement as he saw a certain green haired boy standing in front of him.

Katsuki was there...

On the mirror fort.

And Izuku was there too, indifferent to the ash blonde's presence.

And another Izuku right behind the apathetic one.

It mischievously grinned,

"Hello there, Kacchan~!"