The Gaming Doctor and the Quirkless hero-to-be

Midoriya Izuku had a dream. To be a Hero. Not just the ones in comics of old and video games, but a real one. With 80% of the population being full of people with awakened super powers, it was only natural for young Izuku to be excited on his exam on what quirk he has.

"I can't wait to see what Quirk I'll have! Will I get mom's? Or Maybe dad's? Being able to breathe fire sounds cool!" The little kid keeps squirming around nervously in his seat, playing around with an action figure of his favorite hero, All Might.

Inko looks at her son, smiling and waving his hands around with his toy. She had taken him out to the nearby hospital to see what Quirk he may have gotten, whether it be her Small object attraction, or her husband's Fire breathe. Perhaps even a different one of his own. "Looks like its going to take a while, stay here and be a good boy okay? Mom's gonna get us some juice while we wait." She tells him, to which he nods his head vigorously.

As much as he wanted to stay put on his seat, Izuku was quickly bored being in one place, as would any kid in such a bustling place like a hospital. He got off his chair, walking around the facility, his mind thinking of the cool things he'll be able to be once he was a hero...and suddenly, he realizes one big thing. He was lost. "M-mom? Where are you?" He says, looking around. He had wandered off to an empty area, with the sign, CLOSED/OFF-LIMITS. There was no one around, and quite dark, making little Izuku scared.

Suddenly, a voice calls out. "Hey kid, are you alright?" Izuku turns around, seeing a man wearing a white coat with large earphones. A doctor.

"U-um. Could you help me find my mom, sensei?" He says, tears running down his cheeks. The man smiles, walking over and reaching out his hand.

"Sure thing. What's your name?"

"Izuku." He says, his voice raspy from crying.

"Nice to meet you, Izuku-kun. I'm Emu. You can call me Emu-sensei." He takes the boy's hand, walking back with him into the main hall. "Let's go to the reception center. We can call your mom from there."

A few minutes later, Emu was met with a crying Inko, hugging her son. "Sensei, thank you so much for finding my son!"

"Its nothing ma'am. Happy to help. By the way, did Izuku-kun come here for a check-up? If he missed his schedule, i could call on a pediatrician on break."

"Oh, no. He's still in line, it should be his turn about now." The intercom rings, calling for Izuku's name. "Speaking of which. Let's go, Izuku. Say thank you to the kind doctor."

Izuku peeks out from behind his mom, smiling. "Thank you, Emu-sensei." "You're welcome."

The test results came out. With his x-ray showing his pinky toe having two joints, Izuku was given a harsh sentence by the doctor. "I'm afraid your son does not have a Quirk." He was stunned, barely able to even speak as his mom cried, saying "I'm sorry!" over and over on his shoulder. His dreams of being a hero were gone forever.

His mom leaves him outside the waiting area, having been called by the doctor for more talks on the results. He was distraught, looking at his figure of All Might with tears running down his face. "I...can't be a hero..."

"Why is that, Izuku-kun?"

"Huh?" He looks up, seeing the kind doctor from earlier. "Emu-sensei...I have no Quirk. I can't be a hero without one. I can't be like All Might."

Emu looks at the boy, whose vibrant smile he had seen, full of hopes, now replaced with unfathomable sadness. He walks over, sitting next to him. "You know, I used to be like you. Scared, wanting to be something. I even drew in my spare time. One day I got badly sick, and a doctor saved my life." Izuku looks at him, wondering why he was telling him this. "Then, after I got better, he gave me a gift. 'Its your reward for being strong.', He said. After that, I wanted to become him, kind of like how you idolize All Might." He smiles at Izuku, who was hanging on to his every word. "Took me a lot of hard work, but look at me now. A doctor. You can be one too. A Hero. You don't need a Quirk to be one. You need the courage to be strong. Quirks are there to help now, but did you know there was a time when there were no Quirks? How did Heroes come to be then? Ah, this must be too much for you huh?" He says, rubbing his head sheepishly.

Izuku wipes his tears, looking up at the doctor with a bright shine in his eyes. "No, its ok, sensei...I...I'll be strong!" He'll be strong. Strong enough to be a great hero.

"That's the spirit. You can do it." Emu smiles, taking something out of his pocket. "Thought I'd sell this out but, if you'd like. Keep it." It was an old handheld game console. "Its just an old game, but I hope you enjoy it. Its got a pretty mighty hero character there."

"Thank you sensei, I'll keep it well!" Izuku bows down, just as his mom arrives to take him home. Emu looks at the young boy as he walks out of the hospital with a new hope in his heart.

"Good luck Izuku-kun. I hope you can clear that game with no continues."

Izuku looks at the game console the doctor gave him, having charged it up while eating lunch. 'Its just an old game, but I hope you enjoy it. Its got a pretty mighty hero character there.'

"What did sensei mean by that?" He mutters as he turns it on.

He got his question answered soon enough.

"MIGHTY ACTION X!"