Hi! I would like to welcome everybody to the newest addition of the My Hero Academia fanfics. I myself am a big fan of the show, as well as the influence of superheroes (mainly Marvel). Knowing about my newfound interest in superheroes, I decided to jam together two of the best universes together - Marvel, and MHA! Say hello to "My S.H.I.E.L.D. Academia!" Starring you favourite Marvel heroes and teams like the Avengers, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. As well as introducing the newest additions of the future heroes you will come across, as they meet new friends and make new enemies. I hope you all enjoy it!
Also, on a side note, I may be switching back and forth from the plotlines of the MCU, Comics, and Television, so if you are confused, my apologies. Anyways, enjoy!
Superheroes. Heh, crazy right? You ever wonder what was going through the mind of whatever wacko came up that idea? I mean, sure, it's a cool idea and all, and I'm sure nobody would mind having super strength, superspeed, or flight.
But seriously, how could they come up with that? It sounds out of the ordinary, but yet, sounds so possible. I'm no hater for comics, but superheroes just sound as fictional as fairy tales - can't happen, and won't happen. No way anybody can stop a meteor, or turn back time, or talk to fish, or run at the speed of light.
Well, I guess it's time to let you on a little something; as much as the guy sounded crazy, nobody could've known he would be right all along.
Yep, you heard that right. The guy wasn't as delusional as we all thought this whole time, and it just wasn't around at the time.
You see, what if I told you this is actually a world where superheroes are now a real thing. The reality you knew, or once knew is long gone, and now, it was replaced by a new reality where the superstitious and fiction had become the completely. I know! Crazy, right?
You see, the story takes place years ago, a miracle happened when a baby in Qingqing City, China, was found born with strange powers - being born with the power of emitting extraordinary light from itself; nearly giving the kids parents a heart attack in the process. There were no answers to why it happened.
But that was just the beginning because after that, more and more kids were being born with or developing these strange, unique powers that varied from others. From the common like superhuman strength, speed, flight, and all that, to the unusual like... I dunno, being made of rocks or having a knife for a head.
It didn't take long before nearly almost half the globe was filled with people with intense superpowers, or more specifically "Quirks" as they were no called. And not just people. There were also a few rare cases where even animals evolved into humanoid beings and gained Quirks also.
People had their own speculations where quirks came from - maybe it was a virus that evolved, a secret project in a secret lab, aliens, magic, technology, etc. Nobody could pinpoint where they came from, but hey, it's not like people complained. Super powers? We'll take it!
With the evolution of powers, and heroes beginning to pop up left and right all around the world, before we even knew it, this was a world where the supernatural looked like it literally just came out of the comic books, like Captain America. Everybody's dreams came true, and Anybody could become superheroes like in the comic books or cartoons.
But there were downsides to this... At the same time, while people would use their powers for the greater good to protect and save, there were also the bad ones - the villains who used their powers to hurt, lie, cheat, and steal, and could get away with it. Crime rates exponentially increased, and heroes and villains fought it out on the battlefields that were people's neighborhoods, homes, or even cities. Nobody knew what to do, and everyone was scared.
No way police or the military could handle situations like these when people had the powers the crush guns, stop tanks, or even survive bombs like it's nothing. That's where the policies and government finally kicked in and took action.
It didn't take long before the United Nations and other branches of governments to come together and agree to finally license superheroes to keep them in check, and to build schools where kids can go to learn how to be heroes before being put out in the real world. Like some of the schools included in Japan - Shiketsu High School, Ketsubustu Academy High, or Seiai Academy for examples.
Japan's best known for having some of the best international schools on the globe. But the best of them all would have to be U.A. High. U.A. is the highest ranked heroic school in Japan, and like every hero school, they teach kids with quirks to be heroes, depending on their skill rates and what departments they are specifically assigned; ranging from classes A - K.
It's one of the top-notch schools in Japan, and what's so unique about it is that it's known for it's own "U.A. Barrier" that's specially designed to keep reporters, freeloaders, and villains out who aren't permitted onto the school grounds. You can't get in without having a Student or Staff ID Card or Special Entry Permission ID. No getting in whatsoever, unless you're as strong as the Juggernaut. Or already on the inside. Yeah, it's that special.
But I mentioned that was the only highest-ranking school in JAPAN. Now I think it's time to introduce AMERICA's most popular hero school. BUT FIRST, a history lesson! Sorry kids.
You see, in 1946, the following year after the end of World War II and the sacrifice of Captain America, Agent Peggy Carter received a phone call from Howard Stark of Stark Industries, who asked her to become one of the founding members of the new division they were putting together, held by Howard and another guy; an Army Colonel named Chester Phillips.
These three people served with Captain America before during the war, and helped him take down Hydra - the rogue Nazi science division that planned on blowing up the whole world to prove that Johann Schmidt - The Red Skull, had the power of the gods themselves.
With Red Skull gone, and Captain America nowhere to be found, S.H.I.E.L.D. was founded - the Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage and Law-Enforcement Division.
They originally were meant to be a covert agency that served with the U.S. Government, but as decades passed, along with the rising reports of Superpowers/Quirks, and the United Nations beginning to build heroics schools around the globe, S.H.I.E.L.D. was taken into consideration and jurisdiction by the U.N., who further turned S.H.I.E.L.D. into the Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistic Directorate.
After the reveal of Quirks and the rise of heroes and villains, S.H.I.E.L.D. was no longer a top secret government agency, but rather it was now known as one of the leading heroics and homeland security agencies that monitored, trained, and enforced superheroes all around the world 24/7. Now I think that gets me back to the topic about the most popular hero school in the U.S..
I'd like to introduce you to my school; S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy - the leading heroics school in America; located in Manhattan, New York City. S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy's one of the most prestigious schools in the U.S., with a current a total of 3,000 students who are currently being trained for the future. Just like a lot of private or special heroics schools, its acceptance is based on recommendations or selections. You can't get in without as so much as a recommendation from a Pro Hero or S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, who visit the neighboring schools and academies in the state in search of new candidates.
And it's not that easy to be picked. Unless you have field-based experience, or a biological descent from a Pro Hero, the odds of getting into the school are 1/300. However, if you do get in, and all the education pays off, then that's when they get their licenses and go on out into the real world and become pro heroes as well.
Pro heroes choose to either fight alone, or they form their own groups/teams, including the X-Men or the Fantastic Four. But I don't think any of them could beat the best of them all - Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers! They're the largest superhero society who work under jurisdiction of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council.
And when I mean large, I mean REALLY large. When the Avengers were founded, it just started out with only six, including Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor (yep, the actual Viking God of Thunder, Thor. Couldn't get any weirder than that, right?), and now, the Avengers are known to be the largest hero teams out there; out there to recruit heroes from all around the world 24/7 to join their cause, and some happen to stumble upon them.
They serve all around the world, and when there are no heroes out there, they'll always be there.
From the Quirked to the Quirkless, anybody could be an Avenger.
And yeah, there are such thing as Quirkless people.
Studies showed that there is an approximately 20% of the global population that are unable to possess Quirks. Something to do with extra joints in a toe or something. And these kinds of people were left in the dust, while everyone else got to do what they can't.
Yeah... Quirks are everywhere. Since everybody got powers, everyone else who couldn't were now considered the weak and helpless ones who were cast aside. And just like racism, if you were different from ordinary people, then you weren't accepted so easily. Wasn't so much different back then when it was the other way around - where people with powers were considered "mutants" or "freaks" and cast aside like mistakes.
But… Quirks weren't always the case. Not everybody needed superpowers to save the world. Remember how I brought up Captain America? Well, he wasn't just a super soldier. He was proudly considered the historically first Superhero. Way before All Might or even Quirks themselves. Heck, he was even the first Avenger before it all started.
What I found was so special about him wasn't the fact he was a hero without a Quirk, or the fact he was proudly picked for a super soldier project, or even the fact that he came back to life after almost 70 years of being frozen. But... It was his drive. Like everyday people, he had a drive and motivation to do what they think is right. That's why he wanted to join the army; even if he was known as the little guy in Brooklyn, and had just about everything wrong with his small and weak body. He wouldn't care what the registration form would say, he just wanted to serve his country like everyone else.
He didn't have a Quirk, and his super soldier abilities wasn't what drove him; it was his inspiring motivation and justice for America, and the inspiration he had on the American people, and the fear her put in the Nazis and Hydra.
Now that he woke up after a 70-year-old nap, despite his setback into a new world, he still serves in the line of duty - even if it's not the one he was used to. Not like he minds though. Even if he may be a bit weaker than most, he still does the right thing; Quirkless or no, and people praise him as a true hero. I mean, he did save the world over seventy years ago, didn't he?
Maybe that's what it really takes to be a hero? I dunno... I always felt like the Quirks are just an extra to what it means to be a hero. Besides, who said even some of the inconsiderable couldn't be heroes too? Think about Iron Man; who has superhuman intelligence and uses that to build high-tech suits of armor or technology that benefits the world and science, as well as help him what he lacks in flashy powers.
Sometimes, maybe it's the little things, or, the little people that make a real difference.
But hey, what can I say? I'm not even Pro yet.
But don't take my word for it. Why don't you take Spider-Man for another example - my biggest inspiration. As the years went by since his first appearance, Spider-Man was known as the big vigilante of New York City - no license, no identity, and no proper involvement of villain intervention or crime-stopping. Not like that didn't stop him though. Not the police, the Avengers, pro heroes, villains, or heck, even J. Jonah Jameson and his loud mouth on the Daily Bugle. He did just what everyone else did - save people and save the day. Nothing wrong with that, was there? He just didn't have a license was all. He's still a hero to a lot of people, as well as to me.
When I was a kid, and I saw Spider-Man on the news, I couldn't help but admire him for all the greatness and awesomeness he's done to save hundreds of lives for years to come... I'd watch Spider-Man like it was no tomorrow, buy just about every shirt with his face or name on it, the latest cereal, comic book, souvenir, and toy with him on it. Even watched his cartoon show and listened to his old Christmas album. Yeah, his face was everywhere in New York, and he served as the new symbol of hope of New York for years to come.
People argued whether if he was a hero, a vigilante, or a villain getting the credit for 'saving' people. At the end of the day, I still consider him my hero, and my role model, even if I didn't know why he did or who he even was. One guy who said he met Spider-Man before said that he didn't do it for the money, but it was because of responsibility. 'With great power, comes great responsibility' he remembers; proof it was another reason to do the right thing.
Not money, not fame, and not just for duty, but because it was his responsibility. His face was on everything, sure, but the only difference between him and a lot of superheroes was the fact he never truly sponsored or licensed them, and he didn't seem to care. He didn't do it for money, or for fame like so many heroes nowadays, but because he saw it was the right thing, and because he felt it was his responsibility. That's why he was my biggest inspiration since I was a kid.
So, with people like JJJ talking bad about him, it doesn't get him down. And me neither, even if I was Quirkless, or Worthless. I never saw the point of money. Nor the fame. I just believed I wanted to do the right thing...
If the world needs a new or another Spider-Man, then so be it. I'll be there, because of my responsibility... If the day ever comes, I'm gonna be the next symbol of hope of New York City. I may not be the next All Might, but I'm surely gonna be the next Spider-Man.
Sounds like a long shot, but it's true, actually...
Now I think it's time to tell you a story...
My name is Miles Morales, and this the story how I became the next Spider-Man.
Sooooo? How did I do? Good? Bad? Okay? Even for just the prologue, I feel like I put a lot of hard work and motivation into this story alone with my love of superheroes, including Spider-Man. I wanted to go with something completely different than a lot of the Spider-Man/My Hero Academia fics, and instead of using the beloved-known Peter Parker, I wanted to go with Miles Morales because I thought it would be interesting. Eh? More will come of Miles and the other students of S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. If you enjoyed it, please consider faving and reviewing. Bye-bye!