Chapter 2: What it takes to be a hero

I never wanted to be a hero. Growing up in a musical family didn't really help inspire me to become a hero. But, on that fateful day, my mind changed. Ouhh did I mention this is a story how me and my Izuku became the most powerful heroes ever?

Kyoka and Izuku was making their way home from a long day of school. Occasionally they would make small talks with each other.

"My teacher asked me where to go too, I said UA of course, he was speechless I tell you, hahahahaa" Laughed Kyoka.

"Why would he be speechless? It's your right to choose." Izuku looked at her as if it wasn't something to joke about.

"I don't know, I never really showed interest in hero business, I guess people would think I want to pursue a music career " She stopped laughing and was looking at the ground, her face seems troubled.

They came across a dark tunnel and Kyoka instantly slowed down her pace prompting Izuku to smirk at her.

"Scared much?" Izuku teased her. Since they were kids, Izuku would make fun of her fear of darkness, it all started when she refused to let go of Izuku's hand when there was a blackout in his house during their many playtime.

This earned him an elbow to the rib.

"You. Go. First" She said as menacingly as she can, still rubbing her elbow on his rib.

Izuku just laughed off the violence and walked on ahead and when he was halfway in the tunnel he turns around and looked at Kyoka.

"there's nothing here!" He waved at her, but she stood like a mannequin trying to point at something, then he felt something gooey beginning to wrap his body from his legs to his torso. He struggled to breathe as the gooey substance begin to cover his face.

"A medium size cloak, how wonderful." It was a big sludge villain that suddenly appear in the tunnel, smothering Izuku. Izuku was beginning to panic, he tried his best to squirm his way out but to no avail.

"Calm down, It'll only hurt for 45 seconds" The villain said sadistically.

"Izu-izu-IZUKU!" Kyoka screamed for Izuku, she ran to him and tried to pry him out of the villain's grasp but its gooey body just sucks her hands into it.

"You can't touch me, girl, I'm liquid" The sludge villain slapped Kyoka away and pinned her to the tunnel walls, knocking her unconscious.

Izuku kept on struggling but his strength was leaving his body. At his last bit of consciousness he saw a big muscle man at the end of the tunnel, then he only saw darkness.

~Moments later~

"Izuku! Wake up! Izuku" A voice was calling out for him. Izuku opens his eyes slowly to be greeted by blinding light.

"Am I dead" He felt at ease knowing he has passed on already before a big slap woke him up.

"Owww, Kyoka, Do you really have to slap me that hard?"

Then he was tackled to the ground, he opens his eyes widely and realized it was Kyoka.

"Thank God you're okay" she was sobbing on his chest, not able to contain her emotions as the both of them probably went through a life-threatening situation before somebody saves them. Then she realizes it's not just somebody.

"Now Izuku, I want you to calm down"

"Thank goodness, I was afraid that you would get hurt by my texas smash" an unfamiliar yet familiar voice was heard behind Kyoka. She stepped aside and a big towering muscular man with short blonde hair, swept backwards, with two iconic tufts that stick up above his head, the man was smiling down at Izuku. At first, his vision was cloudy but then, that unmistakable smile makes him realize who it really is.

"All-might?!" The boy sat up quickly, eyes in a loop as in to confirm his vision was not messing with him, his favorite hero is standing there in front of him.

"Sorry about getting you two involved in my villain fighting. I don't usually make mistakes like this, but I was in high spirits on my day off in a new place, Hahahahahah" Allmight laughs while flexing his muscles, showing off his big guns.

Kyoka just sweat dropped at the number one hero's behavior whilst Izuku was searching for something.

"Haa sign! Sign! Where should I" Izuku was looking in his bag before Kyoka gives him his 'Hero Analysis for the future' book.

"In this notebook... could yo-" Izuku stuttered.

"He already did" Kyoka interjected.

Izuku opened the book and there it was, Allmight's signature. Izuku stood up instantly and bowed 100 times.

"Thank you thank you! I'll make it my family heirloom!"

Kyoka couldn't help but laugh at Izuku, Allmight just gave him a thumbs up and started stretching.

"Okay! Now I must get this guy to the police" he patted on his pants pocket, there was a soda bottle that seems to contain the sludge villain from just now.

"Wait, There are still... Things I want to ask you" Izuku tried to cry out but he ended up whispering it. Kyoka, however, heard him.

"Izuku, don't you dare!" Kyoka tried to reach the green haired boy, but it was too late.

Allmight lifts off, flying to the air, and a certain green haired boy was clinging for his life on the number one hero's pants.

"Did he just..." Feeling so shocked Kyoka stood there, frozen as to what just happened before her.

~meanwhile~

"Let go, your fanaticism is too much" Allmight was trying to shake Izuku off of him.

"But if... i. Let go... I'll die!" He struggled to speak from the intense air and the high altitude they were flying.

Allmight understood this and started to look around him for somewhere safe to land.

"I Have... So... Much to... Ask you!" his face was starting to look funny from the intense air.

"Okay okay, close your eyes and your mouth" he did so and hide his face on Allmight's pants.

Allmight flew on top of a building's roof and put down Izuku slowly. Said person was shaking on the floor, feeling as if he almost died again.

"I seriously am outta time, so I really must go." He turns around and waves his hand goodbye.

"Wait-" Izuku cried out.

"No! I will not wait!" Allmight interrupts, increasing his footsteps.

"But-" then the words of everyone that doubted him, ridiculed him, came to his mind. 'You should probably give up', 'You're quirkless', 'Midoriya? you must be joking'. Even though his dream was so far from his grasp, he still, he still want to-.

~Flashback~

"You are my hero, and I'm sure you'll be the greatest hero in the future" An image of small Kyoka trying to comfort him.

~Flashback ends~

Izuku clenched his fist tightly, calmed himself down and shouted.

"Even though I'm quirkless, can I be a hero!"

Allmight stops dead on his track.

"Can someone without a quirk be like you?" He looked down, a little embarrassed at what he's doing. Little did he know, those words would change his fate.

"Quirkless-" Allmight tried to say something before suddenly wincing in pain and his body started to cover in smokes, he leans on the railings beside him to support his stability.

"It might have been because I'm quirkless but I'm always made fun of... Maybe that's why... I don't know... But I think saving people is so cool. Saving people with a fearless smile. I want to become the best hero ever... Like you!" Izuku looked up and when the smoke was settled a very skinny unhealthy looking man stood in Allmight's place. Izuku was so taken aback, he screamed in confusion.

~meanwhile~

"*ring* *ring* Pick up you nerd! You leave me behind and now you won't pick up?!" Kyoka was back at Tatooine shopping district calling Izuku like crazy. She looked all over for him, trying to chase the flying hero wasn't an easy job. Suddenly a huge blast of explosion happened near her.

~rooftop~

"You're! You're! Deflating! Wait just now? A Fake?!" Izuku cried out in confusion.

"I am Allmight..." he puked out a huge amount of blood.

"No way!" Izuku jumped at this and cried in disbelief.

"You know how guys at the pools are constantly flexing and posturing? It's like that" Allmight wiped off the blood that was now leaking from his mouth.

Meanwhile, Izuku still can't wrap his mind around the idea the symbol of peace is actually the skinny skeleton in front of him.

"No way! Allmight is fearless... He saves everyone with a smile, He's the best..." Izuku murmured at the end.

"A fearless smile huh?" Allmight sigh at this and he sat down.

"Now that you see me like this young man, make sure you don't write about it online, even accidentally." Allmight said in a serious tone, and was looking at izuku dead in the eye, the boy jumped a little and nodded frantically.

Allmight lift his shirt up to reveal a nasty scar on the right side of his abdomen. Seeing this made Izuku wince in pain, scared even.

"It's an injury I got from an enemy's attack five years ago, Half of my respiratory organs were destroyed and I lost my whole stomach. I've become emaciated from repeated surgeries and the aftereffects. Now I can only be a hero for 3 hours a day." Allmight explained.

"5 years ago? That's when you fought toxic chainsaw" Izuku deducted.

Allmight was surprised that he knows this.

"You are well informed, but that shrimp can't beat me. This fight wasn't made public to the world. I asked that it not made public to the world. I will always fight with a smile. The symbol of peace cannot be daunted by evil"

This struck Izuku, even a hero like Allmight was this badly injured. The thoughts of him being mortally injured crossed him. A hero's job is super dangerous.

" I smile to show the pressure a hero is carrying and to trick the fear inside of me."

Even Allmight is scared? What about him? Just seeing his scar was enough to scare him, he can't imagine how he gets that scar.

"Pros are always risking their lives. I cannot simply say, 'you can become a hero even without power.' "

Izuku's world came crashing down on him. Those weren't the words he wanted to hear. Deep down inside he knew it was coming, he knew that even Allmight wouldn't say the words he wanted to hear the most. Izuku stood there with his head low, eyes defeated and his mouth was hanging.

"If you want to help others, you can be a policeman. They are all made fun off because villain are delivered to their doorsteps, but it's not a bad job." He stood up and heads towards the door, he took one last look behind him.

"It's not bad to dream, but you also need to accept reality"He turns around and closed the door behind him, leaving Izuku still standing there like a statue.

"Now to get this guy to the police station" He reaches into his pocket but the object he was looking for isn't there. He kept on searching his pocket before he realizes 'he's not there'. Suddenly a loud explosion was heard from somewhere near, he looked at the direction and feared for the worst.

Meanwhile, Izuku was still on top of the roof, processing Allmight's word. He really should just give up on his dream. But, Kyoka's word still kept on playing on his mind. Does she really mean it? Would it even mean anything? He is still 'Quirkless Deku'. He was interrupted by a loud explosion near the shopping district.

"Villain? Who's fighting?"

He tried to rush over there but Allmight's words stopped him dead in his track.

"What am I doing? It's not like it'll make any difference" He said quietly, with his head hung low, he started walking out of the building, not paying much attention to his surroundings, he just can't accept it, even Allmight said it, he's just a quirckless boy, maybe it's time to think about a more realistic future. He was again interrupted by a loud explosion, but this time it felt like it was right beside him. He looked up and saw a gathering of people all looking at the destroyed shopping area.

"Oi oi oi, Did I just walked into a habit?" As if he lost control over his body, he moved closer to the scene and saw the same sludge monster that attacked him and Kyoka.

"Why isn't the heroes doing anything?"

"Its been like that for a few minutes, apparently a middle school kid got trap in that thing"

A group of strangers were talking together. Hearing this shocked Izuku, how could anybody survive that? He almost suffocated from it just in a few seconds. He took a closer look and instantly recognized the blonde spikey hair that was being held hostage by the sludge villain, Kaachan!.

"It's my fault" Izuku was having a meltdown.

Meanwhile

Allmight was running towards the crowd of people that was gathering in front of a shopping area, feeling exhausted, he lean onto a lamp post. After a few breather, he regain his focused and was so shocked to see the same sludge villain he caught from before was now rampaging again, this time, it seems that he have someone as hostage, a spiky blonde haired middle school student. Said student was struggling hard to pry himself away from the villain but to no avail, resulting in the boy using his explosive quirk. Then he remembered what happened in the air with the green haired fan of his.

"This is all my fault, I was so busy thinking about my limited time that I ended up making this mistake. After I diminish that fan no less. I'm pathetic!" Allmight took a moment to realize this mess was all his fault.

Meanwhile

Kyoka was frozen in her spot at the horrid scene in front of her, Bakugo, at least she think it was him, was struggling to break free from the same sludge villain that attacked her and Izuku. Speaking of Izuku, where is he?! She took her phone out and dialed his number frantically. When it rang, she could hear Izuku's ringtone thanks to her quirk, and it wasn't that far, she followed the ringtone until she saw him amongst the crowd, watching the same incident. She approaches him from behind and karate chop his head.

"Owww... Kyoka? Why must you always hit me?" Izuku complained, rubbing his head.

"You deserve it nerd, explain to me, Later! Understand me" she said whilst grabbing him by his collar.

Izuku just nodded frantically and continued watching the scene. He glances to the side and saw Allmight leaning on a post.

"Isn't that the villain that Allmight was chasing?" A random man exclaimed.

"Allmight? Seriously? He's here?" words of Allmight began to pass. The bystanders are all beginning to panic. Hearing this, Allmight couldn't stop the loop that was going on in his mind.

"Pathetic" whispered Allmight.

Izuku heard this and was starting to stressed up because he knew it was his fault, he covers his mouth and looked at Bakugo in horror.

"I'm sorry... Help will come... Soon" Izuku tried not to chocked up.

Kyoka heard this and tries to soothe Izuku like she always does, she pats his back and rubbed it slowly in a circle.

Izuku wasn't having a great time right now, everyone whispering as to ask where's Allmight, he knew it was all his fault, but it took only one look from Bakugo to make him sprung out and ran full speed towards him.

"Kaachan!"

Everyone was shocked at seeing Izuku running towards the villain, Allmight stood there like a statue. Kyoka, on the other hand was frozen at first but she sprung out after him. Seeing Izuku run made her jumped out as well, she didn't know why but she just has to, her body moved before her mind would have the chance to think.

Izuku ran in zigzag trying his best to avoid the fire.

"It's those two again! Don't interrupt me!" The Villain roared.

Izuku was racking his brains out trying to find a way to get to Bakugo closer.

"What should I do? What should I-" He was starting to panic before he heard someone shouting from behind.

"Izuku! Duck!"

He looked behind and saw Kyoka holding a megaphone and she had her earphone jacks connected to it, he ducked quickly knowing what she was going to do. A huge sound wave coming from the megaphone blown towards the Villain with high speed, causing the sludge villain to loosen on Bakugo's grip enabling him to breathe again, taking this chance, Izuku ran closer towards Bakugo and tried to pry him off from the villains grasp.

"Deku? Why are you here?" Bakugo shouted in confusion.

There were probably many reasons that time, 'You should probably give up', 'You're quirkless', 'Midoriya? you must be joking' , everyone that said it was impossible for him to be a hero, he wanted to prove them all wrong, but at that moment, only one reason came to mind. He smiled at Bakugo.

"You looked like... You needed help" he said even though he was visibly shaking.

Allmight, who was watching from the side heard this, and this made him remember what kind of hero he claims to be.

"Pathetic... Pathetic... Pathetic... Pathetic!" With every pathetic he said, the bigger his body grew back into his muscle form. The villain regains his composure and tried to swipe Izuku away before Allmight jumped in front of him and stop the blow with only one hand.

"I am pathetic! Even after I admonished you, I still didn't put actions to my words. Pros are always risking their lives!" He swept the sludge's grasp away from him, grabbed Bakugo and cocked his first backward.

"Detroit Smash!" He punched the sludge villain with a huge wind pressure following suit and in an instance, its body dissolved just from the sheer power of the punch. Suddenly dark clouds started to form in the sky and it started to rain.

"No way! His punch just changed the weather!" a random person in the crowd shouted. Everyone started cheering for Allmight, shouting praises to the sky.

Meanwhile, Izuku was laying beside Bakugo who seems unconscious, he was just glad that he was alright, cause he knew he wasn't. Izuku could hear the thumping footsteps of a certain purple haired girl, and she's probably fuming with rage right now. He prepared his body for a fist or a kick but what came to him was a crying Kyoka that was clinging to him.

"(sob) you and your... Heroism! Is gonna kill me someday! You idiot! (sob)" She kept on sobbing on his shoulders, he just smiles at the situation he was in right now. That is until the other pro heroes that were there marched onto them.

Kyoka and Izuku were now in a kneeling position with their heads down, being scolded at by death arms and Kamui wood.

"Seriously how reckless can you two be?" Kamui said with a clear tick marked on his forehead.

"You two didn't have to put yourself in danger!" Death arm said tapping his feat in anger.

Kyoka was glaring at Bakugo, he, on the other hand, was being praised because of his 'toughness' WTH. She and Izuku gets an earful, and he got all the praises, even though they were the ones that saved that shithead.

After the dust was settled, the two walk their way home, and Izuku was being interrogated/ threatened by Kyoka about what happened after being saved by Allmight.

"I just wanted to ask him a few questions" defended Izuku.

"And you think it's alright to leave me behind? I was looking everywhere for you no less! Couldn't hurt you to pick up the phone right?!" She was obviously upset by this.

"I'm sorry, but a lot of things happened" he rubbed the back of his head.

Kyoka just pouted at him and crossed her arms not looking at Izuku. They walk in an "intense" silent until suddenly someone called out from behind.

"Oii Deku! Earlobe! I didn't ask for your help! Understand?! I have everything under control! Don't underestimate me! What were you trying to do? Are you trying to make me owe you? Don't mess with me!" he turns away and kicked off a spray can and walks away grumbling.

Halfway through she wanted to interrupt him but Izuku grabbed her hands and shook his head. They continue walking (in silence) before suddenly Allmight slide in front of them out of nowhere.

"I have come!"

Causing the two to jump from their shoes.

"Allmight?" Izuku exclaimed.

"I thought you were busy with the reporters?" Kyoka asked.

"Hahahaha, Escaping the reporters is easy for me, Why? Because I am-" he turns back to his skeleton form and he started to cough up blood.

Kyoka stood there frozen still like a statue. Did Allmight just turn into a skeleton? Izuku was speechless too, not knowing what to say to Kyoka to explain...this.

"Young Lady, I'll explain everything later, but for now I must give my thanks to the both of you, and a suggestion, young man, if you haven't told me about your story and if the two of you didn't jump into action, I may not did what I did"]

Hearing this from the number one hero is something so extraordinary, Izuku was having a hard time keeping himself together, Allmight just praised him and Kyoka.

"They are stories about Top string heroes since their school days, and all of them had one thing in common... Their bodies move before their mind could have a chance to think. This is the same for both of you right?" Allmight asked.

Izuku suddenly felt a need to get down on his knees as his tears started to well up, just a moment ago Allmight was saying that it's not possible to be a hero with him not having a quirk, now all of this praise made his throat sore. Kyoka saw the state Izuku was in, she stood down and comfort Izuku, patting his back soothingly.

"The Two of you... Can be a hero!"

Author note: I'm looking for a beta reader, doesn't have to be someone who's a master in grammar and everything, I want someone with a creative mind, to offer some ideas for the story. If you like the story and want to help with ideas, feel free to pm me. Bye