After I leave the building, I walk a few blocks before finding Mina. She tells me that everyone is looking for me, then asks why I'm covered in blood. I hadn't realised until now that I was basically a bright red human.

"I'll tell everyone when we're together," I say weakly, glad to finally be away from there. I still couldn't believe I wasn't ever going to fly again. That I would never see the city from above again. That my most treasured experiences would stop occuring. All Might speaks into a walkie-talkie when we arrive and within a few minutes, everyone is back together again. They bombard me with questions and I become overwhelmed very quickly.

Suddenly, my eyes land on Izuku. I push through the crowd to reach him and wrap my arms around him, holding him like he would disappear. He seems surprised at first but quickly returns the hug, muttering random words in my ear to help make me calm. I only realised then that I was trembling harder than I ever have before.

"Erin... What happened?" he asks gently, drawing gentle circles gentle circles on my back.

"I... I need to sit down first, before I talk about it..." I mumble. He nods, picking me up and placing me on a park bench nearby, holding my hand tightly as he sits next to me.

"I was abducted by a villain who used some kind of syringe to put me to sleep. When I woke up, I was..."

I tell them the whole story. During the entire time, everyone was dead silent. When I got to the part about losing my Quirk, however, everyone's faces change to worried glances at eachother. Even Bakugou's eyes are softer than usual. When I'm done, I realise I had tears rolling down my cheeks. To never fly again...

"... Thankyou for telling us, Erin. Here..." All Might says, his mouth drawn in a straight line. I realise it was the first time I've ever seen him without his trademark smile. He hands me a slip of paper that says I'm allowed to go home early. He also gives one to Izuku, so that he can take me home, and also gives me a spare uniform he kept somewhere so I don't have to walk through the streets covered in blood.

The only time Izuku let go of my hand was when I was changing, and even then, after I walk out of the bathrooms, he latches on immediately. When we're about half way home, he speaks.

"So you really can't fly any more?"

"No..." I respond, my heart in my throat. A sob escapes my lips before I can shove it back down. Izuku reacts immediately, turning and wrapping his arms around my shoulders, holding me to him like I'll disappear again. Finally alone with someone I trust with my life, I allow myself to cry. I sob, I scream, I get it all out.

When I finish, I feel even more hollow than before.