BNHA: Dekiru not Deku

"It all started out so simply I was getting some groceries from a local grocery store, when I noticed the commotion going on outside, when I saw that sludge villain fleeing the scene to whatever crime he had just committed. I didn't have a choice; I couldn't just stand by and let a criminal act however they pleased, so I gave chase figuring I could stop him in the act as I have so many before him. I didn't expect him to be so damn slippery though just as I was about to nab the crook he made his way into the sewers where I continued to pursue until I eventually lost sight of the felon in the labyrinth of Japans underbelly.

"It was by pure chance that I even heard the tell-tale sound of a struggle over my head. So I reacted and quelled the attack before it could go any further it was honestly just dumb luck that the attacker had been the same scumbag that I was pursuing I even managed to save the kid it was trying to suffocate unfortunately said kid had passed out and I had to stay with him as my time was already running dangerously low, so as I secured the villain, inside the bottles of the soda I had purchased, I came across the boys journal it was ragged and covered in scorch marks but still usable so I decided to give him an autograph, seeing as the thing seemed chock full of hero info, figured the boy would like that when he woke up,

"but I was running out of time as well as patience while the kid still hadn't regained consciousness so I started lightly slapping him on the cheek to wake him up I was relieved when he did awaken and started fan-boying as so many do. I honestly don't know what he was saying to me as I spouted some lines and tried to leave before my time ran out I didn't even noticed that he had grabbed onto my leg until I was already in the air, and I knew I knew that I only had seconds left on the clock, but I couldn't just drag the kid around with me so I landed on a building a few blocks from where it happened… where it would happen.

"I thought I could just drop him off and get out of there before I reverted back but he asked me something that stopped me in my tracks. He asked me if he could still become a hero without a quirk, it was at this time that I reached my limit and reverted to my true form, heh, the kid didn't even notice at first to busy trying to tell me why he wanted to be a hero I'm not sure I only really caught the end when he said he wanted to be like me that is until he saw what I really looked like.

"His reaction was what you expect he accused me of being an imposter; you would have gotten a chuckle out of it, I tried giving him some half-assed explanation but he didn't by it so I told him about my condition and he seemed to understand the severity of hero work so I answered his question and told him that he couldn't be a hero with power to protect himself, I tried advising him to towards police work but I didn't really try all that hard as I made my way off of the roof, leaving him behind. It wasn't until I was going down the stairs that I realized that I didn't have the villain I'd caught and if that wasn't enough as if god himself was laughing at me a large explosion erupted from the direction the boy and I had come from.

"I knew I couldn't do anything when I made my way to the scene of the explosion but I had to see it for myself, I'll admit I was relieved when I saw so many heroes already on the case, I felt so pathetic this was my fault if I hadn't wasted so much time on that fan… that boy, I didn't even learn his name, I would've had just enough time to stop that creep and get out of there without anybody being hurt.

"As I busy was chastising myself a didn't even noticed when a familiar head of hair joined the crowd of onlookers, so it's no real surprise to why everybody there was shocked when they saw this scrawny little kid in a pair of goofy shoes sprint right through the barricade and made a beeline for the rampaging villain even going so far as to attack it and try and get the hostage away from danger.

"I was so shocked that it honestly took me a moment to collect myself and return to my better form, but I was to slow, too late, too weak to stop what was going to happen… what did happen; I reached out completely intent on stopping the villain from using its hostage to hurt his would be savior but I wasn't fast enough to stop it as the attack fully connected with the boys side the resounding explosion launching him through the side of a building, fortunately or unfortunately, this gave me the perfect opportunity to secure the hostage and subdue the criminal and that's just what I did.

"It wasn't until the other heroes started coming closer that I went in search of the reckless child that started all of this trouble… when I found him I knew I needed help while I am the 'Symbol of Peace' I know there are times when I can't save people even when they are right in front of me, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try my damnedest to save as many as I can when I have the power to do so,

"…I knew I couldn't save him myself, in reality this is probably the only action I could take… so I called you, I called you so that he could get the help he needed, the help you had offered to me not so long ago, the help that can… no will not save him." The tall lanky man finished his recounting to his companion.

"Have you contacted his parents?" She asked.

"No, but one of the receptionists managed to track down his information and got into contact with his mother, she's on her way right now".

"Will you want to be the one to talk to her when she arrives?"

"I would rather anybody else tell her, but this is my responsibility I will see it through and take full responsibility."

"…sigh, you may be strong but not even you can hold the wait of the world on your shoulders, so do yourself a favor and stop trying too." The shorter woman stated before she hobbled away.

'Persevere, my boy if you can make it through this I know that you can fulfill your dream'.

"E-excuse m-me ha-have you seen m-my baby boy?" asked a short and rather plump woman as she approached the taller man her voice sounding weak and shaky even as she tried to be strong "Have you seen him, h-his name is Midoriya Izuku?"