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"Philippe!" Izuku yelled as the horse dashed over the hill to him.

"Wait... The cart is gone... Oh no! Something happening to Mom, didnt it!?!" Izuku started to worry, and mounted on Philippe.

"I'm sorry to take you through this again, but we need to find her!" Izuku said to him, and they dashed off again at full speed into the woods, Philippe knowing exactly where to go.

They reached the fork in the path, and Izuku picked up his mothers scarf.

"Oh no... At least we know were going the correct way." Izuku said, trying to be positive. He wrapped the scarf around his own neck, and they continued down the path, Izuku drawing his sword, not planning on using it.

Little did they know, the wolf outside was still hungry, not having any food from Inko or Philippe.

Izuku gasped, trying to recover his knowledge of wolves. He didnt have enough time to think before his horse let out a shriek of distress.

The wolf turned to them, and Philippe tossed Izuku off of him.

The wolf turned to Izuku, who was grasping at the gate, threatening the creature with his blade, hoping to find the latch, and did.

He dashed through and shut it behind him.

"Philippe!" He yelled, but the horse had already run off.

Izuku's hand was almost bit off by the wolf when he reached out through the metal bars of the gate, but he quickly removed his hand and dashed to the castle in front of him, leaving the wolf to fight with the metal bars again.

Izuku noticed the door was open and assumed this is where Inko went.

"Mom? Mom?" He called through the great hall, and received no answer.

"Sh-sh. Keep yourself quiet! Follow me!" Kaminari said, and Izuku jumped back in surprise.

"Look, I know this may be a little weird, but I promise your not dreaming. Now please, follow me! I know where your mother is!"

Izuku perked up and followed the candlestick to the back of the castle where they both went up a winding staircase.

"Be quiet. Your mother is there!" Kaminari told Izuku, and pointed to one of the cells in the middle of the dungeon.

"Mom!" Izuku said, and ran over to her crying.

"Izuku! My baby!" She said, and suddenly gasped.

"Izuku you need to run! Get out of here! There is-" she tried to warn him, but suddenly the candles surrounding the room were turned off, and Izuku turned around, a shadowy figure greeting him as the moonlight shone above them through a skylight.

"WHAT TH HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" A voice boomed through the small dungeon, making Izuku let out a small squeak.

"I- Im here to rescue my m-mother..." Izuku began, telling the truth cause he knew nothing else.

"Please, let her go! She is extremely smart and has dreams and ambitions you wouldn't believe!" Izuku pleaded, now on.his hands and knees.

"Tch. Your pathetic." The creature spat.

Izuku noticed the creature did not have human feet.

"Come into the light, please...." Izuku asked, and a beast was revealed in the moonlight.

Izuku gasped, and the turned away, just to look back.

"T-take me.... Instead..." Izuku told the beast, and he gave Izuku a confused look.

"You want me... To take you... As a prisoner?" The beast said, confused by the utmost selflessness Izuku had.

"Y-yes... I'll stay here however long she was meant to stay! Just please let my mother go!" Izuku begged, and the beast nodded his head.

"Fine. She goes, and you stay here as a prisoner... Hm... forever." The beast told Izuku, and he nodded his head repeatedly.

"Deal!"

The beast ripped open the cell and looked down through the window with her in head.

"Izuku! No! Please!" Inko yelled to her son, who was crying as he sat near the entrance of the cell.

The beast had tosses her out the window, the vines catching her below.

"Take her back to the damned village!" The beast yelled, and the vines formed a small carriage, taking Inko captive in it and climbing away.

"I... I d-didnt even get to tell her goodbye.... Y-You didnt let me say goodbye! Now I'll never see her again..." Izuku cried in his cell.

The beast looked guilty. He looked down, thought for a moment and turned back towards Izuku.

"Come with me." He said.

"But.. Isn't my prison cell here?" Izuku asked, looked surprised at the beast.

"You want to stay in here?!?!" The beast yelled.

Izuku jumped and simply replied, "n-no..."

"Then follow me dumbass" The beast said coldly, and yanked Izuku's hand.

"Hey! Let go of me!" Izuku tried to pull away but the beast ignored him and dragged him by his sleeve, ripping it.

----------Izuku just remembered being thrown into an empty bedroom, groaning in pain.

The beast slammed the door, and yelled, " This is your new room, Deku. Get used to it! And be ready! Dinner will be ready soon!" Izuku could hear the beast dash away.

All Izuku could do was cry. He heard a small voice come from the corner of the room.