CHAPTER ONE: ORIGINS

The sound of thunder shattered through the air as two figures stood in the rain, staring each other down. "Are you going to give up your quirk now or do I have to continue beating you within an inch of your life?" One figure asked, shouting over the thunder and rain.

Quick, ragged breaths came from the other figure, as he struggled to get to his feet. As much as he wanted to give up now and have a chance to see his wife and child again, he knew that no matter what he chose, the probability of death were high. The least he could do was buy them some time.

"I-I won't give you anything!" the injured man shouted, as he felt the stockpiled power course through his body, fueled by a burning determination at the images of his young daughter and loving wife.

"So be it."

The two figures launched themselves at each other, preparing a powerful strike, as lightning arced across the sky and thunder shook the very earth.

ELSE WHERE IN JAPAN

Puddles shook as a woman ran through the streets, an infant held closely in her arms wailing loudly.

"Sshh, it's going to be alright." The woman cooed as she continued running, the rain pounding onto her damp coat. 'Damn it, why him? Why would he want his quirk?'

She turned right on a corner, continuing towards a place where she and her child would be safe. 'Please, please be ok.'

MEANWHILE A BATTLE COMES TO AN END

The ground shook as a shockwave sent the two men flying back. The injured one landed far away and skidded to a stop, clutching his stomach in pain as the other man approached him.

"I gotta say, you do put up a good fight. Too bad it'll be your last." The man taunted as his hand began to glow. "Anything you want to say before I end your life?"

"S-someone will end your reign of terror, A-All For One. O-one day y-you'll pay for your c-crimes." The injured man forced out.

"Don't count on it, Seihachi."

All For One grabbed Seihachi by his face and began to steal his quirk. He grabbed at All For One's arm trying to pull it off as white-hot pain spread through his entire body while his screams rivaled the sound of the thunder. Eventually the screaming stopped and Seihachi fell to the ground, unconscious, while All For One prepared the killing blow.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE YEAR BEFORE UA'S ENTRANCE EXAM

"Come on and get up Ben! If you can last two minutes fighting me at full power, you'll earn my power!"

"Gee thanks dad, not like I just got my ass kicked or anything." Ben said, rising to his fight and glaring at his dad.

"You'll be fine, you're a Takuya after all!" His dad said, grinning like All-Might the whole entire time. He set the timer for two minutes again and turned towards his son. "Alright, ready?"

"Ready."

The two stared into each other down as Ben balled his hands into a fist and tensed up his body to activate his quirk and spread it throughout his body. Once he noticed his veins glowing blue from underneath his skin, he relaxed and got into position.

Once his dad activated his quirk too, they sprinted towards each other and prepared to strike at one another. 'If I'm going to beat him, I have to avoid his attacks and stall until the two minutes are up. He's already proven he can beat me if we come to blows.' Putting his plan into action, Ben launched himself to the side before they could clash and earned a chuckle from his father.

"So, you finally realized it huh? Not every battle can be won through offense." His father lectured, as his punch struck at the air and created wind pressure that sent clumps of dirt and grass to go flying. He then turned around quickly to try to land another punch but when he turned around all he caught was a flash of brown hair disappearing into the forest.

'Trying to hide huh?'

Ben took deep breathes once he had safely perched himself in a tree. 'This should buy me a minute or two.' His father ran into the forest and then punched the ground, the shockwave uprooting any trees caught in its path. 'Hmm, not here. Must be deeper in.' As soon as Ben heard the footsteps approaching, he got into position and once his father was in clear view he leapt from the tree and clapped his hands together, sending out a soundwave. He then quickly covered his ears and landed behind his father and sprinted back towards the timer.

While Ben ran off, his dad cupped other his painfully ringing ears. 'Damn, that was dirty, but it was smart move.' Once he recovered, he turned around and leapt into the air, the power of his quirk sending him high up.

Ben looked behind as he sprinted and saw his father soaring in the air ahead of him before landing, sending up dirt and clumps of grass into the air. 'This is bad, I can't see him!' Suddenly, the dirt and grass flew towards him as his dad launched forward, and stopped a few feet from him with a menacing look in his eyes.

"There's no way you're about to do it!"

"I am!"

"Against your own- "

Ben was cut off by his dad yelling out 'FLURRY ATTACK!' and suddenly, saying anything didn't seem as important as getting the hell away from him. He tensed up his legs to focus all his quirk's power into them and jumped backwards, launching himself across the field as his dad took the first punch of his infamous combo that created wind pressure powerful enough to take out some villains he fought instantly. It didn't help that he was already in the air when it hit him, causing him to fly farther than originally planned.

Once he landed his father was already on his way, so he scrambled to his feet and jumped into the air soaring towards the timer. He hit the ground, but not as gracefully as he planned, landing on his back and knocking the wind out of himself.

"T-Ten more seconds," he forced out before gulping down air. Before his father could reach him, the timer went off, the sound he waited so long to hear saving him from getting his ass kicked for what might've been the fifth time that day.

"Yeah! You finally did it!"

"Yeah, finally." Ben said.

Once he was up, his father's face turned serious as he looked him directly in the eye. It was a look he hadn't seen often, so he knew whatever his was about to say was very important.

"Before I pass my power onto you, I need to tell you about the history of our quirk: Stockpile." His father said as Ben hung on to every word. Their quirk wasn't something they discussed much, so he was excited to learn more.

"Long ago, when quirks first began to appear, there was a man with the power to steal quirks and give them to others. He had heard about our quirk and hunted down the first user, Seihachi. When he had finally found him, Seihachi sent his wife and daughter off to safety and the two clashed violently. In the end, All For One was victorious and stole his quirk."

Ben stood, shocked at the revelation of this. They had never spoken much about the quirk they possessed and up until know, he never knew that there was such an interesting backstory behind it.

"His wife thought that was the end of the quirk, but when his daughters quirk manifested, it turned out she had inherited Stockpile. His daughter tried rigorously with the quirk, but she knew that if her father didn't have the power to stop All For One, she wouldn't. When she had children and one inherited Stockpile, she found out that she could transfer her strength into them. At the revelation of this, it began a rite that was performed through the generations as the power built up into something amazing. Now, it's your turn Ben."

His father took a deep breath and steadied himself as he prepared for the next part.

"Handling the power you're about to inherit is no easy task, and you will injure yourself using the full power of it. I'd understand if you wouldn't want to take it on because of this."

"No, I won't back out."

"Then focus, because if something goes wrong, you could die."

Pretending he didn't hear that last part, Ben steadied himself and closed his eyes, focusing on the sound of the wind.

"Now activate the quirk and let the power flow through your whole body."

Ben tensed up his whole body to activate his quirk, feeling the power rush through him. Then his father put his hand on his forehead and activated the quirk. Soon, it seemed like the world around them faded away and they floated in empty space. Suddenly, Ben felt a warmth resonating in his heart, then spreading through his body as the stockpiled power left his father's body and flowed into his. Then, as soon as it faded away, the world came back and Ben could hear the wind again.

"It's done."

When Ben opened his eyes, he saw his father beaming at him proudly, and was pulled into a tight hug.

"You do know you're going to have to train harder than before so your body can handle the power you just received, right?"

"Yep, and I'm probably going to regret when I wake up tomorrow."

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Well, this is going to be a ride, as it's my first real fanfic. Next chapter is going to cover Ben's move in with his uncle in Japan and the entrance exam. Please review so I know what to improve on and follow the story if you're interested! See you all next time!