Chapter 1

Going to Barcelona

Todoroki sighed as he looked out the window. Even though he'd been excited about this, he didn't really know if things would go as he had planned. So far nothing had, really. It had been a hectic year for him and his classmates.

Todoroki Shoto, son of the now number one hero Endeavor, planned on attending U.A. high for three years, improving as much as possible, becoming a hero, and surpassing the world's greatest pillar, All Might. It was every hero's dream, really, so one would say that despite his enormous latent potential, Todoroki was just a normal hero-in-training.

However, fate had other plans. Todoroki found himself time and again fending off a band of criminals known as the League of Villains. First at U.S.J, where they all almost died at the hands of a mutant known as Nomu controlled by that lunatic guy named Shigaraki Tomura, before All Might came and saved them. Then at training camp, where they were ambushed by the even-further-empowered League, having attracted some of the world's strongest villains; a battle they all lost, and ended up having to rescue Bakugo from the League afterwards. In summation, things were NOT going as planned for the son of Endeavor. And that's not even counting Midoriya, who helped Todoroki open his eyes to his own potential, and got him to accept the power residing in his left side as his own during their fight in the Sports Festival.

Todoroki closed his bag, took his passport, and made his way to the door. He met his older sister there, her iconic worried look plastered on her face.

"Shoto, are you sure you have everything you need?" She said.

"Yes, Fuyumi, I'm sure." He replied stoically.

"Passport?"

"Look, I know I didn't forget anything. Don't worry." He said as he put his bag down, and made his way towards his father's home office.

Todoroki opened the door slowly and saw his father sitting behind his desk, a frown upon his face. Ever since All Might had retired after that fight with the League of Villains' secret boss,All for One, his father had been training like his Quirk had just manifested. The son of Endeavor understood how his father felt; the pleasure of surpassing someone you've been chasing for a while deprived from you forever. Even though his old man hadn't been the best father around, he couldn't help but feel bad for the flame hero a little bit.

"I leave now." He said, prompting his father to look up at him, his expression unchanged.

"Alright. Save travels." Endeavor said almost mechanically.

"Thank you. I will notify Fuyumi when I land." Todoroki said before turning away and closing the door behind him.

Outside, Todoroki found his sister seemingly closing his bag. He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her haste to step away from it, as if he had caught her in some form of scandalous act.

"Couldn't not worry, huh?" He said, picking the bag up.

"Sorry." She said sheepishly.

"It's alright. Make sure to visit mother often, and call me from there. See you in a week." He said, waving to her, and going towards the waiting limo.

Todoroki made his way towards the plane at last call. He wasn't late; he just thought he'd get on board late so as not to wait a lot on the plane. He didn't like waiting. His trip to Barcelona was long overdue as it is, with the long year he had. But now that it was summer, and the school had no planned activities, he jumped at that chance to go.

He got on board and buckled up his seat belt. He was thinking about his destination as he looked out the window. He wanted to go so badly, despite the excitement not showing on his face. He wasn't going just for sightseeing, but rather to train. Todoroki was unique like that.

The son of Endeavor always figured that training is more than just sweat and Quirk improvement. While those were critical parts of it, Todoroki also made efforts to improve his fighting spirit and his mentality, and he did it by doing the simplest of activities. He was going on this trip alone, where he'd be cooking, cleaning, and pretty much doing everything on his own. He figured that it might help him improve his judgement, and hence help him in battle. Not much at first glance, but he always found that method to be beneficial, at least for him.

The plane finally took off, and his trip began. Todoroki closed his eyes, figuring he better rest while he can in the comfortable chair.

The son of Endeavor was panting as he ran away. No matter where he went, a shadowy figure always found him. Nothing worked against it, neither ice nor fire. He ran through the ruins and the debris, falling and tripping on occasion. Sweat fell down his face like rain, and it dawned on him. He was scared. Not of the creature. He didn't know of what, really...

The answer to that mystery would soon be revealed as he looked below him. Right under his boot was blood. He followed the trail to find its source only to be shocked at seeing the face of the deceased.

"M-Midoriya…" Todoroki couldn't believe it. How could the persistent and passionate Midoriya Izuku be beaten up in such a hideous way? One would think he would've thought something up, but apparently, that was not the case. Midoriya's burnt and bruised face started talking.

"Your fault….you couldn't save us…not a hero…." his eyes widened, and it didn't help that the shadow was emerging from behind Midoriya, attempting to attack Todoroki again.

The son of Endeavor turned and ran as fast as he could. He entered an apparently abandoned building and found two bodies hanged on what seemed to be broken pipes piercing their hearts.

"Iida and Uraraka too?!" He looked at the two bodies in horror, both glaring at him with hatred and rage. Clenching his fists, he turned around to run away.

"Yaoyorozu!?" His attempt was halted as he saw her bodiless head looking at him with eyes filled with sorrow.

"Todoroki… you couldn't do it…. You didn't even try."

"What..?" Todoroki looked on at her, his heart pounding too fast at all the sights of his classmates.

The son of Endeavor fell to his knees, looked at the dark skies, and felt the shadow consume his body. His eyes started tearing up in a mixture of fear and pain, and he cried out his last as he sank into the darkness.

Todoroki woke up sweating with a jolt, finding himself to still be on the plane. He looked out the window beside him at the clouds, and wiped the sweat off his brow.

"What the hell was that about..? Probably just cuz I'm sleeping in a chair." He said as he made his way to the bathroom to wash his face of all the sweat.

Todoroki took his luggage from baggage claim, the atmosphere of Barcelona completely foreign to him. It was his first time there, after all.

Making his way through to the exit, he turned around at the mention of his name, raising his brow a bit at the surprise. He hadn't expected anyone to know him there, and the voice was indeed familiar.

"Todoroki! I can't believe you're here, it's so good to see you!" Yaoyorozu made her way over to him, a big smile on her face. The image of her head from his nightmare flashed in his head, but he dismissed it immediately.

"Yaoyorozu. It's good to see you as well. What are you doing here?"

"My parents are here on business, and I came with them to get a change of air. What about you?" The son of Endeavor was surprised by the fact that someone travels just to 'get a change of air', but he wouldn't let it show. In a way, he was there for the same reason as well, when he came to think of it.

"I guess we're here for the same reason, then. I needed the distance from my family a little bit." He replied.

"Is it your first time here?" She asked.

"Yes."

"Well, maybe I can show you around later. Whattya say? It'll be lots of fun to have someone to hang out with!"

Todoroki was taken off guard a little. His plan was already being tampered with, but that could actually be enjoyable. The son of Endeavor shrugged to himself.

"Sure, why not? I could use a guide around here, to be honest." He replied, much to her glee.

"Great! I'd get to show you all the landmarks, and take you to the best restaurants around…" She ranted on as Todoroki sweat-dropped. He chuckled internally at her enthusiasm, which was always a sight to behold to him and their classmates.

She waved at him as she left, giving him her 'Barcelona phone number', as she called it. Todoroki put the piece of paper in his pocket and continued on his way towards the exit.

Todoroki walked through the airport and found his way out, where a car was waiting for him. He looked at the man holding the door open for him, nodding politely.

"Hello, Arthur. It's been a long time." Said the son of Endeavor to the well-dressed butler.

"It sure has, my young master. Since your father sent me to take care of your mansion here in Barcelona, to be specific. Regardless, I'm glad to be of service to you once again." Said Arthur with a bow, as Todoroki entered the car. Arthur went over to the passenger seat, and ushered the driver on in Spanish.

The son of Endeavor looked out the window, looking on into the night. Yet, he couldn't shake off this bad feeling. That nightmare had more of an impact on him than he cared to admit. The fact that he met Yaoyorozu not that long after seeing it wasn't soothing in the least too. What if it was a vision? Todoroki shook his head, as if to drop the thought from his head.

"I'm going crazy. It's just a dream, nothing more." He sighed, and continued to watch the buildings go by as the car drove into the horizon.