It was just a regular day. Or at least regular for him. Restraining a few villains, saving some people, and patrolling the streets became Izuku's daily life ever since he graduated from UA two years ago. Currently, he was ranked fourth in the hero rankings despite only being in service for just two years.
He had a lot of people to thank for his success. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't be proudly patrolling the streets in his iconic green costume. People would wave at him and he would smile and wave back.
Although the League of Villains were still on the loose, it was relatively peaceful in Japan compared to other countries. That was because the rookie hero named Deku captured villains in a flash and saved countless of lives already. But he was not the only one who contributed to peace.
There was Shoto who just started his own agency and solved cases as fast as his father. Katsuki already took down many strong villains and syndicates despite his nasty attitude. Ochaco took part of many rescue operations and saved countless of lives. The zygotes from five years ago grew into wonderful heroes.
Izuku arrived at his own apartment. His house was a mess. There were still unboxed things at the corner. He still hasn't done his laundry. And dust was piling up. He just moved away from his mom and even though his mom promised him to visit and clean things for him time to time, Izuku felt embarrassed to have his own mother clean things up for him at his age.
Inko had another suggestion for him. She advised him to find a girlfriend who was willing to take care of him. Izuku shot the suggestion down since he was still young and had to focus on his career. He smiled. If he were to find a girlfriend, he hoped that she would want to be his partner. Izuku shook off that thought and decided to make dinner.
Just as when he was about to enter the kitchen, his apartment began to shake.
"An earthquake?", Izuku asked.
The shaking intensified and the lights flickered. And then, a crack appeared on a wall. A hole formed and started sucking everything.
Save us, he heard a voice pleading in his head.
Izuku was sucked into the hole.
There were vibrant colors everywhere as he was being dragged by an invisible force. Izuku felt nauseous as he was dragged. He was being shaken while having lots of noise enter his head. Then the nauseous feeling stopped.
It was as if time was slowed down. Izuku found out that he was in the middle of a machine that was about to explode. How did he know? One: sparks were everywhere. Two: Tremors were here and there. Three: Flames were spreading. And speaking of flames, a girl was strapped helplessly on a chair and was about to get burned.
In the slowed down time, Izuku activated his Full Cowling. He leapt and with his superhuman strength, he got the girl out of the chair. Izuku carried the girl and leapt away from the machine.
"Are you okay?", he asked the girl.
That was when he noticed something weird. The girl was very familiar. She had light gray hair and had a single horn on the right side on her forehead. There was only one girl in Izuku's life who looked like her. Before he could say anything, he heard people scrambling to get up on their feet.
"All for One?!", a pink-haired young woman and a skinny blond man asked in fear.
"Huh?", he asked in confusion.
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Izuku didn't understand a lot of things. Mei and All Might were in front of him but they looked afraid. He was carrying Eri but he didn't understand why she was strapped to a chair. And what he didn't understand the most was why Mei holding a gun against him.
"Hatsume? What are you doing?", Izuku asked while looking at the gun.
"How did you know my name?!", Mei asked.
"Your support company has been working with me for a while now", Izuku answered.
"Support company? Even if I had one, why would I support a villain like you?", Mei asked again.
Izuku was confused. Why was Mei unable to recognize him? Why did she call him a villain? He looked at All Might and was surprised why his idol had a look of scorn on his face. All Might looked ready to fight him at any second despite being in his skinny form.
"Mei! Weren't we supposed to summon Lemillion or at least me?", All Might asked.
"I don't know. What my baby does is summon the greatest hero from another world", Mei answered.
"Then how come All for One is summoned?"
"I don't know!"
Both of them were clearly panicking. Izuku couldn't understand the situation. Mei and All Might were ready to fight him. And for some reason, he was being mistaken for All for One.
"Let go of Eri or I'll shoot!", Mei threatened.
He placed Eri to the ground. Mei and All Might still glared at Izuku.
"Eri. Come here. Get away from him", All Might said.
"No. He's the hero we need", Eri told him.
"What are you saying? He's clearly All for One", Mei asked.
"He only looks like him. Look at his face. Is he really evil?", Eri asked back.
Mei looked at Izuku's face. He was the splitting image of the most horrible villain. But then she saw what Eri was talking about. His eyes were different from the mass-murdering psycho. Kindness flowed from his eyes and the resolve to protect burned in it.
"Prove to us that you are not an enemy", Mei told Izuku.
Izuku was still confused as to why he was being treated that way but for now, he had no choice. He had to do what they say in order to learn more of what was going on.
"I'm going to show you my hero license. It's in my pocket so I'll slowly get it, okay?", Izuku asked and Mei nodded.
He slowly fished out his license from his pocket and All Might slowly approached him. All Might took the license and inspected it.
"Izuku Midoriya. Hero Name: Deku", All Might said.
"That's me", Izuku replied.
All Might looked at the license and flipped it back and forth.
"This is a legitimate license. Wherever he's from, he's a hero", All Might said.
Mei looked relieved and lowered her gun.
"So this means it was a success?", Eri asked.
"More or less. But we have another problem on our hands", Mei said.
All Might and Mei nodded.
"For now, let's find a way to cover your face. Having you parade around will definitely cause an uproar", All Might told Izuku.
"Why?", Izuku asked.
"Just trust us. We'll explain everything-", All Might was cut off when the door to the room was busted open.
"Mei! I told you a no is a no but you still disobeyed me. Do you know how much power your machine… cost…", Katsuki trailed off.
The slaughter of his classmates, the death of his upperclassmen, the pain of having his bones broken, the guilt in his heart, and the itch on his left arm came flowing all at once when he saw the green-haired young man. Rage and horror danced in his heart and he was unsure on whether to charge or run away or scream in horror or shout in anger.
"All… for… One…", Katsuki said in disbelief.
"Shit", Mei and All Might cursed.
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