Hey everyone, Cowboy Alchemist here. Welcome to my My Hero Academia story: "Heroes of Tomorrow"
For those of you new to the story, this was once an My Hero Academia and Marvel crossover, I changed it over to just being a My Hero Academia. Mostly because while this does have a lot of Marvel elements, its still the same story with changes here and there. I'll probably change it back to being a crossover when the major Marvel elements like events, heroes, and villains start getting involve.
I have to admit, while I'm a big Marvel fan, I've not read many of the comics, only seen the cartoons and movies. To have to go and read every issue of The Amazing Spider-Man comics just seems like a real hassle to do. I'm a Spider-Man fan and while I'm not the biggest comic book reader, I do know enough to feel like I can do this. Plus, I'll be looking at some of the comics for details and what to do with the OC.
IMPORTANT! These are the things that'll be going on in the story, so this is a warning for you all.
#1: The OC is replacing Izuku. I know, I horrible, but I've got reasons. I don't hate Izuku. I love his character. In fact, he's one of my all-time favorite Shonen characters. I really enjoy him as a growing character in the series.
I was originally going to have but Izuku and the OC in the story, but then a reader asked me if was going to be an OC replacing main character story. The more I thought about it, the more I decided that it was best to have the OC replace him, so that it'll be easier to not have to juggle the spotlight between them. So, the OC is going to be taking Izuku's place. Also, when there's a My Hero Academia/Spider-Man crossover, it's usually with Izuku being Spider-Man and I kind of like to have creative freedom with my OCs.nPlus, whenever I see a fanfic where the main character is OOC (which are a lot of My Hero Academia stories) all I can think is why not just replace him with an OC? Wouldn't that be easier. Like High School DxD.
Plus, there's only so many times I can take Izuku bursting into tears or sobbing. It quickly turns from being a part of his personality to just being annoying.
I guess all I'm asking is to please have an open mind. It wasn't an easy decision to make and I worked hard to bring this story to all of you to enjoy.
#2: My Hero Academia and the Marvel universe are in two separate dimensions. NONE of the Marvel villains are going to originate from the MHA universe. And that's why I changed from being a crossover.
OC's Harem (because you know he has to have one): Momo Yaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, and Ochaco Uraraka
And with that out of the way, let's get started….
HEROES OF TOMORROW
ISSUE # 1: Wade Walker
Do you like costume heroes? Men in long, colorful underwear, and women in skimpy, tight outfits battling against villains with diabolical plans and are mentally insane?
Too bad you're not born in this dimension. Earth-675. The cause remains unclear, but it all began in Keikei City in China, with the news that a bio-luminescent baby was born! After that, "exceptional" individuals with extraordinary powers and abilities started popping up all over the world. As time passed, these individuals were a dime a dozen. But it didn't Matter to them. The amazing of superpowers became a reality. And at the present time, 80 percent of the world's population consists of these superhuman with special abilities.
With this these powers, came those that would use them for evil purposes. The world was in chaos! Crime was at an exploding rate. While the nations struggled to overhaul their legal, brave individuals took up the profession that they had once only dreamed about: Superheroes!
But in a world filled with these superhuman, the Heroes became a dime a dozen. But this is the story of a hero that I think you'll find just a bit…different.
His name is Wade Walker.
"HEY!" yelled Wade at a group of bullies that were beating on a kid, all of them the same age of four. The bullies stopped and looked at him. Even the victim.
Wade Walker wasn't the biggest kid on the block and was scrawny. No real muscle on him. He had disheveled, jet black hair, swept to one side and bright sea green. Most didn't know him, as he was mostly a kid who was like a wallflower, but at this moment, he was getting involved to stop the bullying of a defenseless boy, who was on the ground crying.
The ringleader of the bullies was Katsuki Bakugo, a boy with ash blond, spiky hair and sharp red eyes. He didn't take too kindly to Wade interrupting his sick form of fun. "Why don't you beat it, loser!" He growled. A small explosion ignited in his hand.
Wade took note of that. He didn't have powers, or Quirks as the superpowers are called. However, he didn't back down. "Why don't you leave him alone?"
Bakugo's goons, a boy with stretching fingers and another with wings, stepped back to let their boss handle Wade. "You're actually standing up for this Quirkless nobody," Bakugo asked with a twisted smile. "What? Do you actually feel sorry for him?"
"I said back off," Wade growled, getting madder.
Bakugo grew smugger. He looked at Wade like a predator ready to make the kill on its prey. "And what are you going to do…"
BASH!
Before anyone could have ever guessed and reacted, Wade ran at Bakugo at speeds that, for someone without a Quick, amazed the goons and victim, before delivering a hard punch at knocked the blonde off his feet and sent him flying back. He landed on his back with a thud.
The two goons were shocked by what Wade did, and even the victim boy. Wade looked at the goons with a glare. Scared, the two ran away. No one had ever done that to Bakugo, and they didn't want to see what he would do to them.
With the kids gone, Wade looked down at the crying boy and extended a hand to him. His glare gone, and replacing it was a friendly and concerned smile. "Hi! I'm Wade," Wade said. "Are you okay?"
The boy shared surprised at Wade. No one ever went to help him whenever Bakugo was bullying him. He smiled timidly and grabbed his hand. "Yeah! I'm fine."
"Alright, then I think you should go home to your parents," Wade said with a grin, pulling the victim up to his feet. "They might be worried about you…"
BOOM!
Suddenly, Bakugo hits the left side of Wade's head with his hand, causing an explosion that blew the boy away. Wade flies across the playground, before hitting his back against a tree. "That'll teach you, you loser!" Bakugo roared with a grin of rage and satisfaction.
The caused the bullied child to cry and run away.
"I'm going to show you that I'm the best!" Bakugo yelled, showing his arrogance and disregard for the fact that he was going to kill Wade. Wade, stood up with the left side of his head covered in ashes. He didn't pay any attention to the pain he felt and raised his fist in a fighting stance, just like his dad showed him. "I'm the greatest, and that I'll not stand for some Quirkless loser to hit me!"
POW!
Suddenly, strong looking man pushed Bakugo in the face. The punch was hard and sent Bakugo onto his back. His face hurt from the punch, and he held his bruised cheek with tears coming out of his eyes. He looked up at the man with fear.
The man had the body of a fighter, with short black hair and a bruised and bloodied face, with a serious cut over his left eye that was bleeding. He was wearing a grey sweater and blue jeans, with a duffle bag on his bag. "Do you mind explaining to you why you're hurting my son," Daniel Walker asked in a dangerous tone.
Bakugo was shocked and scared to do anything. Shocked that a Quirkless man, someone who should be beneath him, would punch him. Sacred because the punch was painful, and Daniel looked like he was going to do worse.
Daniel was a pro fighter in the MMA, known as "Daring Dan". Used to be one of the best, until they started letting in fighters with Quirks freely. Many older fighters left the game because of it feeling that they were just being used as punching bags for those that had power, but Daniel was one of the few that stayed. Lost more than he won. But as he saw Bakugo hitting his son with his explosive powers, the fighter wanted nothing more than to throw the punk into the ring and break every bone in his body. "I'm going to let you go home because I'm feeling nice," Daniel told him. "But if I ever see you picking on my boy, or anyone else, I'll not be so nice."
Bakugo didn't answer and just got up and ran away.
With that ordeal over, Wade ran towards him. "Dad!"
The man turned towards him. "Hey Wade! Hey!" Daniel's son jumped into his arms, hugging him with all his strength. "Hey, hey, easy…let's see your face, buddy." Wade got down and his father kneeled down to check his face. Daniel sighed. "That kid really did a number on you."
"He wasn't that tough," Wade said, trying to be strong. "I was able to give him a good punch before he knew it."
Daniel gave him a look. "So, you were the one that started the fight?"
"He was beating up another kid!" Wade said. "I tried to tell him to stop, but he wouldn't listen."
"Even so, there are other ways to fight your battles. Remember that."
Wade nodded. "Okay, dad."
"Good." Daniel patted his back and stood up. "Come on, let's get you home."
The Walkers left the park and started walking home. It was already starting to get dark when they got to their home, an apartment complex. When they got back to their small apartment room, Wade walked into the kitchen to get a metal case, and places it on the kitchen table. This prompted Daniel to sit down at the table. With his win-to-loss ratio, the young boy picked up on how to do basic medical treatment for his dad . Wade opened the case, revealing all the medical supplies he needed and some playing cards.
Wade began taking out the supplies to attend to his dad's wounds when he asked, "I take it you didn't win?"
Daniel bit his lip and shook his head. "Nah."
"Sorry. Does it hurt?"
His dad sighed. "It doesn't tickle. Yeah... Just wasn't my night."
After about a few minutes of carefully stitching up his cuts and washing the blood off his face, Wade runs to the refrigerator and opened it. He pulled out a slab of raw steak and brings it to his father. Daniel looked at him for a moment. He really was a good kid. He wasn't worthy of being his father. Daniel grabbed the stake and holds it firmly to his eye, which turned black from a punch he got in the fight.
Wade then sits at the table with his dad. "I shoulda had him," he said, think about his fight with Bakugo went and scoffed. "I heard about that kid, Bakugo. He wants to be a Hero. He is a jerk."
"Hey, remember, you're the one that threw the first punch. Not him," Daniel scolded his son. "You were going against a boy with powers that were dangerous."
"But…Then I would have been like you. Fighting people with Quirks."
Daniel sighed and placed a hand on his son's shoulder. Wade was a bright kid but he gets his physical strength and his fighting spirit from his side of the family. It even worried Daniel that he had maybe become a negative role model for his son and it would lead to Wade ending up like him. Fighting fights in the ring that he may not be able to win. "Wade, I'm proud that you stood up for that kid. I really am. But I want you to remember that you have to be smart. You have to be smart on the battles you pick. I want you to go far Wade. Farther in life than I ever got," he said.
Wade looked down for a moment, before looking at his dad. He always looked up to his dad and idolized him like a hero. He didn't favor any of the Pro-Heroes, other than the one called All Might. He was his absolute favorite Hero. "But what if I want to be a Hero," he asked. "What if…even though I had no powers…I wanted to protect people? What…What would you say?"
Daniel thought long and hard about that question. If he did have powers, then what would he say that could help set his son on the right path? Away from any of the path of wrong? He opened his mouth, but didn't say anything and closed it. He then tried again, and the words came: "Then I want you to remember this, Wade: being a Hero means you must use your Quirk to keep those you know and love safe from those that would hurt them. Remember, with great power…there must also come great responsibility."
Wade looked at him in confusion. "What does that mean," he asked. Daniel smiled and gave him a pat on the back.
"One day you'll know," he said.
That night, Wade looked up at the ceiling, thinking long and hard about what his dad said to him. What could he have meant? In a world of Heroes with great powers, it's hard to really see them take any form of responsibility, other than fighting the bad guys and saving the day.
That's why Wade wanted to be a Hero. To save lives and project people from evil. However, on that day when he was four years old, Wade learned the hard truth that People are not born equal. But that was his first and last setback. If anything, it'll motivate him to be more than he was.
For little did Wade Walker know was that he was destined for greatness and great powers. And with great power comes great responsibility.
10 years later…
But like any other great Hero, he'll learn this the hard way. And the hard way will come to him on the worst day of his life.
Now fourteen years old and now in Junior High School, Wade was wearing a black gakuran uniform with yellow buttons, accompanied by white and red oversized boots. He left the uniform unbuttoned, revealing a simple plain blue shirt underneath.
It all started when he was walking to his school when he heard a scream. Wade quickly ran in the direction of the scream.
When he arrived, he saw many civilians crowding around the area with police trying to tell them to stay back. Wondering while they were all here, Wade then heard a loud roar. He looked up as was shocked it see a large, monster-like Villain with a rough, beastly appearance that had a horse-like head with brown hair styled into dreadlocks, and a beard. He wore a torn and tattered shirt as well as an average pair of jeans and shoes.
The monster swung its arm and breaks a cable tower. The people gasped when they saw the tower falling over towards them and started running away. But then a Hero named Death Arms, came ran underneath where the structure would land and came to a stop. He punched his fist together and held up his arms, catching the tower with his super strength.
The people were relieved that they didn't get crushed and thanked Death Arms, before a line of water formed in front of everyone, before X's were created on it. This was the work of the Hydrokinesis-Quirk Hero Backdraft, who was dressed like a firefighter with water tanks that shoot out the water. "Everyone, please stay back," he told the people. "This area's far too dangerous!" Everyone, however was amazed with the appearance of the Hero's presence.
Wade wanted to get a better view and started squeezing his way through the crowd. As he did, he started learning about what was going on by listening to the people talking around him.
"Turning into a monster? What a crazy Quirk! Do you know what happen?"
"He tried to steal a purse and started rampaging when he got cornered."
Wade pasted a guy on his phone, talking to someone about not being able to get into work on time, when another Hero showed up. Flying through the air towards the Villain. It was Kamui Woods, the Arbor-Quirk Hero.
"EEK! GET HIM, KAMUI!" Squealed a group of fangirls. Kamui landed on the edge of the train track bridge that the monster was standing on, before jumping high into the air when the Villain tried to grab him, destroying the stone edge.
"GET AWAYYYYYYY!" Roared the monster. As Wade reached the front of the crowd, he saw Kamui Woods turn his arm into a whip made from his wooden body. He used it to grab a structure and swing himself onto it.
"Illegal use of abilities during rush hour, as well as robbery and assault," asked Kamui Woods to the Villain. "You're pure evil." Wade was impressed with the guy abilities. He may be new, but Kamui Woods' starting off with a bang.
SKRITCH!
Kamui Woods then transformed his right arm into multiple branches that stretched out. "Pre-Emptive Binding LACQUERED CHAIN PRISON!" He shot the extending branches towards the monster with the intent to trap it in their hold. The Villain braced himself for the attack when—
"CANYON CANNON!"
BAM
"?!" Wade, the civilians, and the Heroes were all shocked by a giant woman in a costume came flying out of nowhere and kicked the monster straight in the face. The Villain was sent flying back, before falling to the ground.
Getting a good look at her, Wade felt his face blush pink. The giant was a voluptuous young woman with long, voluminous blonde hair curled into two strands and purple eyes with white pupils. While she was beautiful, it's her costume that caused most of the blushing. Her Hero costume is composed of a purple and cream colored skintight bodysuit, that was accented with orange stripes. The bodysuit also had three peculiar orange diamond shaped dots on the purple top that are located under her chest. She also wore a purple domino mask with horn-like protrusions on the sides.
If she wanted attention with her sex appeals, she got it. Wade was brought out of his stare when a group of male photographers suddenly came by and started snapping pictures of the superhero, muttering "It's her!" while at it.
"Today's the debut for the worlds next hottest Hero," said the woman, bending over to pick up the Villain. Deliberately giving the photographers a view of her ass. She then looked over at the people staring at her in wonder. "Please to meet you all! You can call me Mt. Lady!"
Wade, however, wasn't all that impressed and walked away. It was something he was starting to see in more of the modern new Heroes. They seemed to only be doing this for the money, fame, and glory. It's why he didn't really like any of them. The only Hero he really like was All Might. The "Symbol of Peace". He was the number one Hero. Not much is known about the man. Ever since he appeared on the Hero scene, the incredible strength he had was enough to win him the love of the world. Every year since he came out, the rate of Villain appearances has decreased. His existence alone is a deterrent to villainy.
All he seems to want to help and protect people from evil. That's really why Wade respects him. Why he wants to be a Hero.
But he knows he could never be one and accepts that reality.
"You guys are all third-years now," said the teacher to Wade's classroom.
Wade sat near the back of the room, knowing that it would bring less attention to him than he's already gotten. After he fought back against Bakugo, the meanest and scariest bully in the school, the blonde would always try and fight Wade. Wade would try and keep a low profile, but didn't back down from any of those fights, and it's landed him in trouble many times. This has earned him the unofficial title of "The Boy With No Fear."
In other words, students and teachers saw him as another delinquent.
"It's time to start thinking seriously about your futures!" Wade didn't pay much attention to him. While Wade was a hard-working and willing to always do better, many of the school's faculty pampered and favored students with Quirks over normal students.
Life really was cruel for a genuinely kind-hearted kid.
"I assume you all want to be Heroes!" Suddenly, all the students except from Wade were shouting and cheering. Fully displaying their powers without a care in the world. As the teacher praised them all for having "wonderful Quirks", Wade went back to what he was doing, drawing fictional superheroes. Most of them were just average people who've been given great abilities and used them for good. It almost made Wade think he was capable of being like them.
Then his concentration was cut, and his mood turned to annoyance when Bakugo started talking. "Come on, Sensei! Don't lump me in with these losers!" He exclaimed. Not much to say about the blonde, other than his attitude got worse. "As if I had anything like their crappy Quirks."
"Get over yourself, Katsuki!" Exclaimed a student.
"Shut up! Extras should act like extras!"
Seriously! Why would anyone like this jackass? Wade went back to drawing, hoping that he could zone out Bakugo's arrogant proclaims and exclaims. He didn't want to get drawn into any of this.
"Are you going to for U.A, Walker," asked the teacher. Wade looked up and saw everyone staring at him.
Wade blinked. "What?"
After school, Wade was thrown against the lockers in the hallway by Bakugo. "Come on, Walker," Bakugo exclaimed angrily, before his lips curled up into a maniacal grin. "Forget the crappy Quirks. You're totally Quirkless! And you think you can rub shoulders with me?!"
"I didn't say I wanted to go to U.A., jackass!" Wade argued with a scowl. He really didn't want to fight Bakugo right now. He would if he pushed him, but the black-haired teen just wanted to go home without any trouble. "All I want is to go home and be with my dad." Wade moved away from the lockers and walked away from the bully.
Bakugo scoffed. "It's not like you'd ever be a Hero anyways. And even if you did, you'd be the biggest disappoint of all new Heroes! Just like that dad of yours." That struck a nerve, and it caused Wade to stop walking. He didn't turn around to face him. "Oh yeah, I know all about his upcoming fight with Slicer! I placed bets, even! Many say he's going to die, and I'm right there with them! Your dad is a Quirkless loser in a world of more superior people! You think he's a Hero? HA! Just like you, HE'S A NOBODY!"
Wade would be the first to admit that he had no shortage of faults. But if he had to pick one, the one that's gotten him into the most trouble over the years…it would be that he sometimes gets angry. And when he got angry, he'd do some stupid things.
He turned around and charged and Bakugo so instantly that the blonde wasn't able to respond quickly and Wade, just like so many other times they fought, punched Bakugo right in the face. Knocking him down to the ground.
"MR. WALKER!"
And also, a teacher would just so happen to be there.
"Ah, crap."
This time, those stupid things landed him right in suspension. But Wade wasn't ashamed of what he did. Bakugo need to be kicked off his high horse. And the remarks about his dad made it personal. But then he was sad that he had let Daniel down. He got suspended from school, all because he couldn't keep control of his emotions. Wade didn't like getting into trouble. Not just because the teacher would take Bakugo's side, but because he felt as though he was letting his dad down with all his fighting.
Walking home from school, Wade became worried for his father. The fighter he was to fight, Slicer, was one of the means Quirk fighters to ever enter the MMA. No fights ended cleanly. Wade begged him not fight, but like his son, Daniel was stubborn, and they needed to pay off the rent.
"Only if there was something I could do," Wade said, walking under a bridge.
And then, as he reached the end of the tunnel and stepped into the light, a small tube falls down and lands right before him.
Wade stopped his foot before he stepped on it. Looking at the tube with curiosity, he reached down and picked it up. He looked at it and saw a label on it.
Experiment # 616
Property of OSCORP
"Oscorp," Wade asked out loud. However, little did he know was that one end of the tube was open, and out of it came a single spider that was unlike any spider in the world. It was black with a purple mark on its lower abdomen. It crawled out of the tube and went onto the back of Wade's hand.
Wade only noticed it for a split second, before the arthropod sunk its fangs deep into his hand.
The bite caused a massive piecing and a burning pain on his hand, causing Wade to yelp, jot, and shook his hand. He saw the spider that bit him land on the ground and scurry away. "Damnit," he said and looked at his hand, seeing the bite it left. He then started to feel strange. "Hope that wasn't poisonous."
He then heard a Gloop sound from behind him. Wade turned around, only to be left in total shock and terror. Coming to of a manhole cover and staring down at him was a large body made out of sludge with sharp teeth and big round eyes.
The Villain looked down at Wade while panting, as Wade felt his body trembling in fear. "A medium-size body…to hide in…"
Wade quickly turned around and attempted to run away, only for the Sludge Villain to pounce on him. The Oscorp tube fell out of his hand, as Wade was then rendered helpless by the Villain wrapping its arms around his limbs, trapping him in its hold, as the monster started to stuff the boy's mouth with its own body!
"Don't worry. I'm just going to hijack your body. Calm down," the Sludge Villain said, as Wade couldn't breathe right and was starting to suffocate. "It'll only hurt for about 45 seconds…then it'll all be over."
"MMF!" Wade tried to scream with his mouth filled, hoping that someone would hear. But that wasn't likely.
"I'm saved. You're a real Hero. I never thought he'd show up in this town," said the Villain. In a last attempt to get it to stop, Wade began clawing at the mud limb that the going into his body. But he couldn't even pull it off. "No point in trying that. I'm fluid, you see!"
Wade kicked his dangling legs as tears started coming out of his eyes. He couldn't breathe. And worst, his body was getting weaker by the seconds. No, this couldn't be how it ends. As his body, was almost covered completely by the Sludge Villain's body, Wade looked at the ground and stared at the Oscorp tube that was laying on the ground. He wanted to cry out for help, but he couldn't. He didn't want to die, but he was.
He blacked out when the manhole cover suddenly was shot in the air.
The first think Wade felt when he started to regain consciousness was someone slapping his cheek. "Hey, wake up," said the person.
Wade's eyes shot open and he jolted up, gasping loudly for air. He breathed deeply and heavily. "What the!?" He looked around at his surroundings and saw he was still in the same path that he was attacked.
"Thank goodness." The sudden booming voice started Wade and he looked at the person who saved his life. Shock and awe were understatements when he saw it was none other than All Might. While only wearing a white T-shirt and green cargo pants, he was exactly what Wade saw him as in the videos of him: an extremely large man with a very tall and overly-muscular figure with short blonde hair with two distinct bangs that stand up over his head.
Wade was flabbergasted by the sight of the Hero and stood up quickly. "My god, you're All Might," Wade said with a smile, holding out his hand. He really didn't know why, Heroes don't usually shake people's hands, but he wanted to be polite. All Might, however, accepted the handshake. "Hi, I'm—I'm Wade Walker. First, big fan. Second, I'm shaking your hand too long, aren't I?" And he had been shaking the hand for too long, so Wade lets go. "Sorry."
"No need to apologize, Mr. Walker," All Might said, his grin shining brightly in the sunlight. "I however am sorry for getting you caught up in my Villain Hunt. Mistakes like that aren't my style, but this is a strange land to me, and besides, I'm off camera!" He then started laughing heartily.
Wade nodded, but then looked around for the Villain. He was nowhere to be seen. "So, where is he?"
"Funny you should ask that." All Might then brought out a soda jug from his cargo pocket, holding it out like he was in a commercial. Upon taking a closer look, Wade was surprised to see it was the Sludge Villain. It was stuffed inside of the jug with X's on its eyes. "I was successful in catching the evil-doer thanks to you! I've contained the Villain!"
"That's not going to hold him for long."
"That's why I must get this fellow to the authorities!" All Might turned around and walked away. "You can catch me again on TV!"
Wade turned around was about to walk away and continue going home. However, he stopped when a question entered his head. Something that's he's always wanted to know. And who better to answer that question that the greatest Hero of all time.
Taking a deep breath, he turned around and walked towards All Might. The mighty Hero was squatting down to get ready to jump.
Wade was about to tap him on the shoulder, when All Might suddenly jumped off the ground. With his super strength, the Hero was sent rocketing up into the air. "THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!"
That was the lease thing Wade was concerned about. He was screaming at the top of his lungs as he hung onto All Might's left leg.
All Might noticed this and looked back at the boy. "Hey, hey, hey, what do you think you're doing," he demanded, before trying to push Wade off with his hand. Let go! I love my fans, but this is too much!"
"Are you insane!? We're flying! If I let go, I'll die!"
All Might stopped. "Oh. That's a good point."
"All I wanted was to ask you something!" Wade shouted, as his eyelids were pulled back from the wind going against his face and his cheeks inflating with air. He then tried to keep them shut so that it would irritate him.
All Might sighed and looked around for a building to, placing a hand on the kid's backpack handle to make sure he didn't fall off. However, he coughed. Placing a hand to his mouth, the Hero wiped it and looked at his palm.
He coughed up blood.
"Shit!"
Soon they were on top of a building that All Might landed on. Wade was on his hands and knees on the concert floor, panting heavily. "That wasn't my smartest move," he groaned.
"That's correct," said All Might, before he started walking away. "Hopefully the people downstairs will help us get down. I've got no time, though! Truly!"
Seeing that he's going to leave, Wade quickly stood up. "Wait! I need to ask you something important," he exclaimed.
"No!" All Might snapped. "I cannot wait around for anyone!"
"Can a normal person like me be a Hero!?" Wade suddenly shouted his question. "To protect and save people like you?" There was silence in the air as the two individuals stood still where they were. "Look, I know that it's practically unheard of for a person with no Quirks to be a Hero, but that doesn't mean it's impossible, right? I'm asking because when I was a kid, I always wanted to be a Hero. Not like the Heroes today that are only in it for the fame and glory, but to be a real Hero. But as time went on and I began to accept that I wasn't getting any powers, I started to stop that dream. But there were always two things that kept that dream alive. You were one of them. You're strong, brave, and fearless. Smiling no matter what. No matter who you were fighting. The second was my dad. He's an MMA fighter. You probably heard of him: "Daring Dan" Walker. He's always wanted me to be better than what he's only been able to be. Telling me to stay in school and become something I've always wanted to be. That's want kept my dream of being a Hero alive! I tell people I don't want to be a Hero, but that's not true! I want to be the first Hero without a Quirk!"
All Might was silent for a moment, with his back facing Wade. He then looked over his left shoulder at Wade. The Walker boy stared straight at him in the eyes with his green ones. "Without a Quirk, huh?" Suddenly there was a snap, piecing feeling that went through the Hero's nerves, causing him to grunt. Wade saw this was starting to become worried. Especially when the steam and smoke started to come off his body. All Might started groaning and grunting. "Oh, no. Not now, dammit! Not here!"
"Hey man," Wade said, as the steam and smoke started to engulf All Might. "Are you okay—WHAAAAAT THE HELL?!"
The reason he screamed at the top of his lungs is because right where All Might was stand was now a very skinny man with angular features and long limbs. He has spiky, disheveled hair with two bangs framing the sides of his face. He has a very long neck and his eyebrows are absent. The clothing that fit tightly on All Might's body were now baggy.
Wade stared at the man in complete and total disbelief, then looked at him with a mixture of shock and realization. "Wait…All Might," he asked. "Is that…Is that really you?"
All Might stared at him and sighed. "I assure you that I am All M—" He was interrupted when blood spilled out of his mouth. Wade screamed when he did that.
After calming down, he then asked, "Wait, what happened to you?"
"You know how people hold in their gut at the pool," asked All Might. "It's like that!"
"Okay, but that doesn't explain anything," Wade said. "I thought you were always…you know. Big. Strong. Saving everyone with a big, fearless smile."
Letting out a sigh, All Might said, "There's plenty of fear behind that smile." He then sat down near the railing. "I'm counting on you to keep your mouth shut. Don't go talking about this online or telling your friends." Wade was confused but nodded. Then the Hero pulled up his shirt and Wade was greeted to the sight of a horrible, large scar that covers most of the left side of his chest. The mere sight of it made the boy sick in his stomach. "Pretty gross, right? Take a good long look at it, kid. Five years ago…an enemy did this to me."
Wade was shocked. Who could be able to do that to All Might?
"My respiratory system was nearly destroyed. And my whole stomach was removed," continued the deflated Hero. "All the surgeries have pretty much worn me out. And it can't be fixed. Right now, I can only do Hero work for about three hours a day. The rest of the time, this is what I look like."
Wade was silent, trying to accept what was being told to him. "Five years…? Was that when you were fighting against Toxic Chainsaw?"
"Wow, you know your stuff," said All Might, almost impressed by the fact that Wade remembered that. "But no. The punk may've landed some hits, but he couldn't bring me down. This fight was never made to the public. I did everything I could to keep it under wraps." He paused for a moment. "I supposed to be the guy that's always smiling, right? I'm the Symbol of Peace. People everywhere have to think that I'm never afraid."
Then a realization hits Wade. "So, all this time you're been smile, when you're really hiding the fear and pressure?"
"That's right. It's just a brave face I put on when the pressure is high. That's why you should have let go of that dream, Wade," All Might told him with brutal honesty. "You may be right about Heroes only doing it for the money and fame, but let's put it in the perspective of your father. Every time he steps into that ring, he's putting his life on the line to provide for you. Even with all his skills as a fight, without powers, he's barely able to win. Now, without a Quirk, how can you be able to beat a Villain?"
Wade was quite for a moment. He was right. When he found out that he wasn't able to have a Quirk, it crushed his heart to where he was crying himself to sleep. But his dad told him that he could still be a Hero if he put his mind to it and worked hard to get there. That's why he fought against bullies like Bakugo. Because like a Hero, he was looking out for the little guys. The ones that Pro Hero over look.
Now? He was crushed again. But this time, he was more accepting of it.
"Thank you, sir," he said with his head down. His bangs covering his saddened eyes. He then started walking towards the door on the roof. "I should be going. I've got a spider bit to wash…and I've just got suspended from school."
All Might felt terrible for telling him he wasn't able to be a Hero. The boy's father sounds like all he wanted was to live his dream, and he just crushed it. "It's not wrong to dream," said he said, as Wade opened the door and stopped. "However…you need to be realistic about it."
Wade didn't respond and closed the door behind him as he exited.
When Wade exited the building, he started making his way home. Having his hands in the pockets of his pants, and his head low.
However, after going down a few blocks, he stopped when he noticed something to his right.
Shockingly, it was the jug that held the Sludge Villain. Laying on the ground in an alleyway.
"How did he get here?" Wade asked in his head. "Did he fall out of All Might's pants when we were flying?" The Villain was still unconscious. That means that anyone could take him and bring him to the police to be locked away. He thought about it for a moment. He would be doing a good thing. He'd be like a Hero.
Hero…
That's something he could never be. As much as he wanted to take the Villain to the police, he wasn't in the right mood, and figured that if All Might noticed it was gone, he would come looking for it. And even if Wade took him over the police, All Might would have taken all the credit. There was nothing for him to gain from this. All he wanted to go home and get this bad day over.
All Might was right about him not being able to be a Hero, so why should he bother.
So, he left the jug where it was. But this decision based on the words of others and his own doubts, would come to haunt Wade for the rest of his days.
However, as he continued his way home, Wade felt a lot better than before. He was still wondering if he should have done the right thing, but his body felt…different. He felt stronger, more agile. "What's happening to me," he asked, look at his hands as he closed and opened them. "I feel—as though my entire body is charged with some sort of…fantastic energy!"
Wrapped in his thoughts as he walked out into a street, Wade didn't hear the car coming at him right at him until the last second. When it came at him, Wade felt something snap in the back of his brain, like it was warning him. Before being run over, he did the unthinkable and jumped up.
Wade looked down from where he was in the air, staring down at the top of the moving car with awe and wonder, as time seemed to have slowed down.
He then landed back on the street again. People looked on in wonder, but then went about their business. Probably another kid learning about his powers.
However, the snap feeling came back again, and Wade looked behind. There was now a bus coming right at him. He jumped again, only this time going to the side as well.
Amazingly Wade jumped onto the side of a nearby building. However, when he planted his fingers and feet onto the surface, Wade was even more shocked to see that he wasn't falling or slipping off. He was actually sticking to the wall. "Woah! Okay! Okay. Is this really happening," he asked, looking at his hands in wonder.
Suddenly, his arms disappeared. Freaked out even more, Wade yelped and pulled his right arm away from the wall. To his further amazement, he looked at his arm and saw it and his sleeve was invisibility. After a moment, it reappeared again.
"Wow," Wade said in awe, looking at his hand. He also spotted the spider bite he got. Wait. He then looked upwards at the top of the building. Wanting to test out what was going on with his body, Wade reached out with his right hand and placed it onto the wall again. It stung to the surface like before. He then did the same thing with his left arm and leg. They too stuck to the wall.
Soon Wade was scaling up the wall just as easily as he can walk. He reached the top of the roof in just a few second. Staying on the wall, Wade readjusted himself so that had his back facing the wall. He looked down at the ground in amazement, before looking at his bite. "What did that spider do to me," he asked. "Did it really give me a Quirk?"
BOOM!
Suddenly there was an explosion. Wade didn't know how or why, but whatever powers that spider gave to him was telling his head that by the sound of it, along with the smell, and vibration of the wall, it was coming from in front of the building that was behind the one he was on. "What the hell's going on?" Wade quickly crawled onto the roof and ran as fast as he could to the edge of it.
And then he jumped. Pasting over the wide gap between the builds. Wade didn't have time to be amazed by what he was capable of. He got a really bad feeling about this. He got to the edge of the roof and looked in the direction of the explosions.
Wade was shocked and horrified to see it was the Sludge Villain from before. And not only that, he saw that in his hold was Bakugo. Other Heroes were in the area too, but they were just standing by, as if they were waiting for something to happen. Letting the Villain destroy anything he wants while also using Bakugo's powers.
"Is that him?! How?!" Wade stared with wide eyes and jaws hanging, as he was now hanging from the wall of the building. He was a far enough distance from the destruction
"Wade?"
It was a voice that was all too familiar to Wade, and it made him gasp. He looked down and saw a person lying on their back with a horrifying burn injury on their chest—no doubt from Bakugo's Quirk. They were bleeding from that injury and was coughing up blood.
"Oh god, no," Wade whispered when he saw it was his dad, Daniel. As people fled for their lives, Wade jumped off the building without thing and landed on all four, low to the ground, and rushed over to Daniel, who looked at him with wide eyes. "Dad!"
"Wade…" Daniel spoke weakly, as his son reached him and kneeled to him. "How…did you…"
"That doesn't matter, please stay with me! SOMEONE GET HELP!" Wade yelled at two people who were just standing watching the fighting going on. They saw how badly Daniel was and raced off to get help. However, this caught the attention of All Might, who looked at them with shock. "C'mon, stay with me dad!"
"…Wade…" The father spoke weakly again. He grabbed his son by one of his shoulders and brought him down lower to him. The dying man's hand went to the back of Wade's head, and Daniel lifted up his own, so that their foreheads were touching. Daniel closed his eyes. "Always…remember…what I…said…"
That was the last of Daniel Walker's breath, and his head fell back onto the ground and rolled to the side, as his hand slipped from his son's head.
Wade's felt his heart sink into the fairest pits of despair. "No…No…No! No! NO! NO!" He grabbed his father by the shoulders and started to shake him. Tears falling out like a waterfall. "DAD! NO! PLEASE NO! DAD!" Another explosion from the battlefield brought his attention back to the Sludge Villain and Bakugo. Why were the Heroes just standing there? Why are they just letting this happen? If they could do something to slow the monster down, then why aren't they?! Don't let Bakugo suffer so much pain!
That's when realty stabbed into his heart. If he hadn't grabbed onto All Might's pants, the jug containing the Villain wouldn't have fallen out. If he hadn't had All Might answer his question about being a Hero, he would have found out about the missing jug and would have had more time to search for it. If he had just taken the time to return the monster to the police. Bakugo wouldn't be suffering and his dad…
His heart sunk even further. "What have I done?" He killed his own father. He's dead because of him. And many more were probably dead because of his actions. None of this was anyone's fault except for his.
Wade was too wrapped up in his self-blame state that he didn't not notice the two people came back with paramedics. All Might watched from afar with great saddest and guilt, as the medics went to work, trying to see if the father was able to be saved. By the grimace looks they had and the shaking of their heads, it was clear that Daniel Walker really was dead. All Might felt like the most pathetic creature on the planet. He was the Symbol of Peace, and yet he wasn't able to do anything. If he could have done something too, he could have stopped this maddest. He was no Hero. He was nothing.
Even through his teary eyes, Wade could see Bakugo, the bully that's made his life hell for merely standing up to him, was still struggling to break free of the Sludge Villain. But he was almost completely take into the monster's body.
And then, Wade saw something that he's never seen before. Not even when Daniel scared him off. No. This was different. Bakugo's eyes said it all.
He was terrified of dying.
Wade gasped. He remembered what his father said to him.
"Then I want you to remember this, Wade: being a Hero means you must willing and ready to use your Quirk to keep those you know and love safe from those that would hurt them. Remember, with great power…there must also come great responsibility."
He finally understood what he meant.
Without a single second wasted, Wade rushed at the crowd of people as fast as he could and jumped. The momentum of his running before he jumped carried him all the way to the front of the crowd, over the Heroes, and farther in front of them. Everyone was shocked by his action and were even more when he ran towards the Sludge Villain and Bakugo.
"GET BACK HERE, YOU FOOL!" Yelled out Death Arms. "STOP! YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOURSELF KILL!" But Wade didn't listen and kept running. Determined to fix the mess he started.
"Not that kid again," said the Sludge Villain when he saw Wade running at him. Even Bakugo was surprised. The monster lashed out one of its slimy limbs at him, forming a fist out of it.
Again, Wade felt the feeling in his head again and without even think, he jumped and dodge the attack. He then landed on the ground again before running at the villain. Wade then jumped at him.
He was too fast and agile for the slime monster to react and before he could do anything about it, Wade punched him in the eye.
With strength that could only be superhuman, the punch caused the head of the monster to be thrown back and a massive amount of pain to ensue for the villain. It was so powerful that it loosened its hold on Bakugo, as it was sent on its back.
That gave Wade the chance to jump on it and grab Bakugo by the arms. With an amazing new-found strength, the Walker boy pulled his bully right out of the sludge body. Sudden his new senses went off again, and Wade quickly threw Bakugo away from the Sludge Villain, before jumping back before the monster could bend its body forward and engulf them again.
Everyone was amazed by the heroic action.
"Did you see that!"
"Amazing! He just pulled him right out of that monster."
Bakugo was on the ground as Wade landed in front of him with a stance that was fit for combat. "What the hell did you just do!?" Bakugo snapped, confused and angry that his Quirkless classmate saved him. "Why are you here, you Quirkless loser?!"
Wade didn't turn around to face his bully when he responded. "Before he died, Bakugo, my dad told me to remember what he said," he told the blonde. "I've always tried to understand why he said what he told me. But now I know…"
Wade was grinning with a few tears leaking out of his eyes when he shouted his response. "With great power comes great responsibility!"
All Might was shocked by his words. He's right. Damnit, he was right! He had the power to stop this, and now it was time to use it! As his heart became filled with a new sense of determination, All Might's muscle started to grow and regain their form again.
"You little incest!" Exclaimed the Sludge Villain. It then swung his arm at Wade "Stop getting in my way!" The Pro Heroes rushed out to try and save him. Wade, however, felt the sensation return again and knew what to do.
However, before he could jump back, All Might appeared in front of him out of nowhere and blocked the attack with his arm.
Wade stared at his back in amazement. He thought that he could only do this once a day. How could he turn back into his true form? "I really am pathetic…" the boy gasped when he heard the tone of the Hero's voice. He didn't sound like his big and proud self, but rather upset with himself. "The lesson I left you with…is nothing compared to the one you father told you, Wade Walker!"
With blood shooting out from his mouth, All Might pulled back his right fist to punch the monster. "A PRO SHOULD ALWAYS BE READY TO RISK HIS LIFE, THAT'S IS OUR GREAT RESPONSIBILITY!"
He then thrusts his fist forward.
DETROIT SMASH!
The powerful move of the downward punch was so great and massive that it created a massively powerful updraft that broke apart and scattered the Sludge Villain. But it didn't just do that, it also created a powerful tornado that towered over the city's skyline. The winds created by the twister blew out all the fires in the buildings and nearly knocked everyone done if it wasn't for Mt. Lady covering them with her arms. Wade got down on both his feet and hands and used his spider-powers to stick to the ground.
When it was all over, Wade stood up and down the street at the destruction. So many buildings were left in ruin and some had even collapsed, but they were all burnt and scorched by the flames. And on he could make out the bodies of the people that weren't able to get away laying out the ground. Above him, the sky grew dark. All the clouds that were in the area were brought into by the tornado and were now swirling in the sky. Then rain droplets slowly came down, before much heavier rain came.
But that didn't matter to him. Wade didn't even pay any attention to the cheering people that cheered for All Might. The floodgates of his eyes burst open, and he fell to his knees. Anger at himself and overwhelming grief for the death of all those people and his father caused him to punch a small crack into the asphalt sheet.
None of this would have happened if it wasn't for him.
What happened next that day, Wade couldn't really remember much. Not that he really cared. What he could remember was that after the Sludge Villain incident, the Heroes collected the villain's scattered parts and give them to the police to lock him away. Wade was chewed out by the Heroes, but it wasn't like he cared what they had to complain about. Bakugo however, was praised for his "bravery" and his Quirk.
Discrimination or not, it was amazing how people treated you because of Quirks. But that didn't matter to Wade.
None of this would have happened if it wasn't for him.
The following day came, and the ceremony for Daniel Walker took place.
It was raining heavily that day, and umbrellas were opened. Wade's family, including people that knew and loved him gathered to pay their proper respects and wishes to him. Not many words were said. Only the mournful silence echoed through the rain.
Even Bakugo and his parents were there. The bully didn't want to, but his parents made him. He was standing with them, looking down at the ground with a scowl. Bakugo then looked in the direction of Wade.
Though his eyes weren't able to be seen behind his soaked hair, Wade looked absolutely miserable. It was hard to tell if he was crying or if it was the raindrops running down his face. The truth was that his eyes were out of tears.
As the ceremony came to a close, everyone started to leave. The only person left was Wade, who was on his knees in front of his father's grave and placed his hand on the tombstone. He stared at what it said:
Daniel Walker
A Fighting Father
Wade bowed his head and sniffed with a few tears streaming down his cheeks. "Dad…Dad I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" he sobbed. "It's all my fault…" He felt more alone than even that day.
Thirty minutes later, with his head down, eyes to the ground, and hands in the pockets of his suit, Wade walked back home. Now an orphan, he didn't know what he was going to do for the rent or with school, since he was expelled. But not that his mind was really on those things. He was still blaming himself for his dad's death, and he knew that he couldn't do anything about it.
"I said get away from me!"
Wade stopped immediately in his tracks when he heard the voice of a girl. It was coming from the alleyway to his right. Turning his head in that direction, the boy was surprised to three men cornering a girl that looked around his age. He wasn't able to see her face, but saw two of the men had right arm and had it pinned to the wall. The girl was Momo Yaoyorozu, a beautiful teenage girl with a mature physique for her age. She had a tall, curvaceous figure, cat shaped onyx colored eyes, and long black hair that was tied into a spiky ponytail and bangs on the right side of her face.
"Come on baby. We just want some fun." One of the men sneered. The girl tried to hit him with her left hand, but he caught it and pinned it to the wall.
"So, you want to play rough, huh?" The third man walked up to her. "Fine, we prefer rough." He then grabbed one of her breasts. The girl started to kick and scream, but the man used his other hand to cover her mouth.
Shocked at first, Wade's face twisted in disgust and anger. These guys were going to rape the poor girl, and all he was doing was standing there letting it happen.
No. Wade wasn't going to let it happen. Not if he could do something about it.
Wade turned into the alley and walked into it, before stopping a few meters away from the rapists and the girl. "HEY!" Wade got their attention, getting them to stop their molesting and look at him. "Let her go!"
One of the men walked away from the girl and went up to him. "Why don't you get lost kid," he said. "This doesn't concern you."
"I think it does," Wade replied, glaring at the towering man. "Now let her go."
A smug sneer grew on the man's face. He looked back at his friends and they all grinned in amusement, while Momo could only feel worried for the black-haired boy. The first rapist looked back at Wade. "Look, kid, it's nice you what to play the Hero, but this is real life." He then grabbed the young man by the neck. "But if you don't want to get hurt then—"
Angry, Wade retaliated by grabbing the man's arm. When he did this, a small amount of electricity was released from his hand. This shocked the man in the arm and he screamed in pain, causing him to release his hold on Wade's neck to grab and rub where the boy shocked him.
"What's wrong," one of the man pinning Momo ask.
"Damn! The little shit just zapped me!" The first man exclaimed. Wade was amazed and looked at his hand. Was this also from the spider too? Did that mean he had control over lightning too? He didn't see any spark coming out of his hand, so it couldn't be that.
He was brought out of his thoughts when the buzzing sensation tinkled again. "I'll kick your ass!" The first man swung his fist at Wade's head, but the boy suddenly dodged by jumping over him. Backflipping in the air, the teenage landed behind his opponent and quickly kicked them man in the back. The new superhuman strength he gained yesterday caused Wade's kick to send the rapist off his feet and slam into a garbage dumpster a few feet away.
Wade looked over his shoulder at the other two men. They were surprised by the abilities of the boy, and quickly let go of Momo and walked towards him. The second man grabbed a broken piece of plank with some rusted nails. The third man grabbed a pipe. Wade then heard the sound of shoes rubbing against the ground and turned his head back forward to see the first man recovering from his injury and bringing out a large pocket knife.
Wade was starting to become worried. Sure, he's fought Bakugo in the past, but these guys were full grown adults that were planning to kill him. Trapped with no way out, he got into a fighting stance.
"So, you want to play Hero, huh." The first man sneered. "Okay, we'll be the villains!" He then charged at him
His sense buzzed again, and Wade quickly sidestepped to dodge knife when the man swung it. The rapist then started wildly swiping and swinging at Wade, and the boy quickly dodged almost all of them with reflexes he never thought he had.
However, the man was then able to cut him across the chest. Momo gasped when it happened. Wade groaned and hopped back a few feet, but wasn't backing down. As the man charged again and thrust his arm out to stab him, Wade quickly grabbed him by the wrist and twisted. The man groaned in pain as Wade twisted some more, making him drop the knife.
His sense buzzed, and Wade quickly kicked away the second man that charged at him from behind, before slamming his hand into the chest of the first man. He screamed in pain as electricity entered his body. Luckily the sides of the building blocked most of the rain, so it didn't kill him. It did however leave the man dazed, and Wade took the moment to punch him in the face, sending him slamming against the wall and knocking him out.
The man with the pipe then swung at Wade. He reacted by beginning up his arm to block it.
For normal men, the pipe would have broken their arm. But for Wade, when it made contact with his arm at full speed, he was surprised by how little the attack hurt and how it didn't break his arm. In fact, it caused the end of the pipe to bend.
The third man looked at his dented pipe, before Wade punched him in the face and knocked him out.
The second man groaned as he sat up. He glared at Wade in rage, before reaching into his jacket and pulled out a gun. The sound of him pulling back the slide echoed in Wade's ear. The rapist pointed the gun at him and started shooting, but Wade quickly leaped onto a wall to dodge the first bullet. He then started jumping on and off both walls in of the alley, as the man tried to kill him. Momo quickly ran to cover behind a dumpster.
The gun finally ran out of bullets. Wade looked down at the man as he quickly stood up and started to reload. Thinking quickly, Wade launched himself off the wall at him…
BAM!
…and kicking in the rapist in the chest with both feet. He was sent off his feet and bounced off the ground as he was sent back, before sliding across the ground. When the man's body came to a stop, it went limp as he fell unconscious.
Wade panted to catch his breath, while his adrenaline lowered. It felt amazing. Like his body was stronger, agile, and tougher. Like he could do it all over again, even though he didn't want to. Remembering the cut he got, Wade quickly looked at his chest at where the knife cut into his suit. There was a small amount of blood staining the clothes and on his skin, but the cut itself was healed completely.
"Wow!" Still somewhat jumpy, Wade turned around in an instant, but saw it was only the girl he saved. Now able to get a good look at her, he blushed by the fact that she was very beautiful and with a perfect body, but kept his eyes focused on her face which was still a sight to behold. "You actually took these guys out!" Momo stared at him in wide-eyed amazement.
Finally calmed down, Wade blushed a little. "Y-Yeah, I did, didn't I?" He didn't know why he was shy being shy around her. He usually never was shy around girls. Then again, this was the first time he's really talked to a girl his age before. "Are you okay," he asked. "They didn't do too much, right?"
"No thanks to you," Momo said with a grateful smile. "You were very impressive. I've never seen a Quirk like that before."
"Well…" Wade scratched the back of his head. "I didn't have it until yesterday."
"What do you mean," Momo asked with curiosity.
"It's little hard to explain. Even I don't know anything about what's happening to me," he replied honestly. He could have told her that it came from a bite from an unknown spider, but what are the odds that she'll believe him. And it was true that he's still having a hard time understanding the power he's been given. "Look, you should head home. I'll stay here and call the police."
"Yes, that's probably a good idea. But first, who are you." Momo smiled at the boy, who she thought was actually kind if handsome. Of course, she kept that in her head with a small blush across her face.
Wade smiled. "I'm Wade. Wade Walker." He finished with a bow.
'So that you name. Wade.' Momo bowed back. "I'm MomoYaoyorozu and thank you for saving me," she said before bringing her head up to look at Wade and smile. Then, to Wade's surprise, she walked up to him and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. "I hope to see you again. You could be a really great Hero."
Wade watched Momo turn around and ran off to home with a face that was red as a chili pepper. He placed a hand on the spot that she kissed him, and a small grin formed on his lips. "Wow." That was the first time a girl ever kissed him or said that he could be a Hero.
After a moment, Wade was able to drag the unconscious thugs and lean them up against a wall. All while pondering on Momo's words. Would he like to see her again? Appositely. Could he be a Hero? That was still open for debate. Right now, he had bigger problems. He pulled out his phone and was about to dial 911 when someone said, "You know she's right."
Wade whipped his head to the right and was surprised to see All Might standing a few feet away in his deflated form. Like the teenager, he was wearing a black suit and pants that were really big and baggy. "All Might? What are you doing here," Wade asked.
"I've really called the police, but I wanted to talk to you in private," he said before turning around. "Come on, walk with me." Wade was unsure of what All Might wanted to talk to him about but decided to follow him nonetheless. Walking out of the alleyway and into the rain again, the two trekked a few blocks away from and into an empty street.
After a moment of silence, All Might finally stopped. He then turned around and looked at Wade. "So, what is this about," Wade asked, wanting to get home.
All Might took a deep breath and sighed. "Young man, I wanted to thank you, to apologies from your loss…and also to discuss your question from yesterday," he responded. "If I hadn't heard about your life…if you hadn't jumped into action and said what you said, I would've been nothing but fake muscles and insincerity! But…if I had done it sooner…then maybe your father…"
"No…It's my fault. All of it is my fault," Wade said, looking down in misery. "If I hadn't got in the way, you would have gotten the Villain put in jail. If I hadn't just walked away from him when he was still in the jug…then dad wouldn't have…"
"You couldn't have known what was going to happen. It was him, and him alone that took your dad's life." All Might interrupted with a soft voice, knowing that that wasn't going to stop the young man from blaming himself. "I saw what you were able to do and heard your conversation with the girl you saved. Before yesterday, you didn't have a power, did you?"
"No," answered Wade as he looked at his spider bite. "In all honestly, I believe it came from some experimental spider. Pretty crazy, right?"
"Spider powers or not, of all the people at the scene that day, it was only you, a Quirkless kid you just watched a person he loved die in his hands, who acted. You spurred into action, not to get revenge, but to save a life." Wade looked up at All Might with wide eyes. "And it wasn't just yesterday. By the time a Pro-Hero found out about those thugs, they would have raped that girl or worse."
"Well, that was because I couldn't let them do it. Not when I could stop it."
"That's right," All Might said. "Because not only your body simply moved before you could think. But also, you let the words your father left you to guide you to make a decision to act. That's what happened to you back there, right?!"
Wade nodded.
"Keep living by those words, kid, and you can be a hero. Live by those words and I believe you are worthy of inheriting my power!"
"…Huh?"
All Might suddenly burst out into laughter. "You should have seen the look on your face!" Wade's eye twitch. "Don't worry, I'm not going to force any of this onto you." He walked up to Wade. All Might then pointed a finger to the sky. "Listen well, Wade Walker! This is your choice."
He then pointed at Wade with blood shooting out of his mouth. "I'm asking you if you would accept my awesome power or not!"
Wade looked at him in confusion. He had no idea what he was talking about.
After wiping off the blood off his mouth, All Might then informed him, "There are a couple things you should know about my abilities. Most journalists like to guess that my Quirk is 'Super Strength' or some kind of 'Boost Power'. And I always make jokes or laugh it off just to avoid the question in interviews. This is because the world needs to know that their 'Symbol of Peace' is just a natural-born hero. But I'm not. There's nothing natural about my abilities."
All Might raised his head up to face the sky and held out his arms to the sides. "But my Quirk…It was passed down to me. And now, I've chosen you to be the next one to take it."
Wade looked at him in bewilderment. It's all true that no one knows what his Quirk is, and many debates have been made about it. And he was sure that passing down a Quirk, unless it was by family blood, was impossible. But then again, a spider gave him abilities. "This is insane," he said, shaking his head.
"You'll just have to expand your reality and accept this truth." All Might then held out his left hand and a glowing light shined slightly in his palm. "I have the ability to transfer power. That's the Quirk I inherited! It's called…One For All!"
"One For All…" Wade whispered.
"The first person cultivates the power and then passes it to another. The next refines it and passes it on again. In this way, those crying out to be saved and those with the courage and heart link to form a crystalline network of power!"
"But why me," Wade asked. "Out of everyone in the world, what made you pick me?"
"I've been searching for a successor for a long time, and I believe it is you! Yesterday and back there, you were more heroic than anyone else! That's why I believe you are worthy of this power. Of course, it all depends on your answer."
For some reason, Wade remembered his dad's words of wisdom. But it was only for a moment, and he realized why. All Might has told him so much. He's divulged his greatest secret to him. Even with his new Spider-Powers, he knew that if he didn't accept this power, then who would? He has great power, and even more being offered to him.
And with great power, come great responsibility!
"I'd do it!" Wade proclaimed with a new-found determination. "I accept this power."
And so, a legend is born. This is the story of how Wade Walker would become a great hero. One of many who make this world where fantasy became reality the most exciting realm of all.
And that is the end of the first chapter of "Heroes of Tomorrow".
So, I hoped you all like my Izuku replacement OC, Wade Walker. For his backstory, I decided to go for a combination of Izuku, Peter Parker, and Matt Murdock's origins and motivation for becoming a Hero. Yes, I did give Wade the same Spider-Camouflage and Venom Blast that Miles Morales has, mostly because a user PM me about giving my OC the same powers of Miles.
I've got to admit, you might think that his appearance might be the same as Izuku (black hair and green eyes), I actually based his look and a bit of his personality on one of my absolute FAVORITE characters from fiction: Percy Jackson.
That's it for today! Please help me out by leaving a review for this chapter and please, if you don't have anything nice to say, then DON'T SAY IT. Favorite and Follow if you like, and PM me if you got any questions. Thank you for reading and have a good day.
