Hello again! I'm back with another chapter for anyone who is interested! This time, I decided to keep my promisse(heh) and change things a little bit, and now we will start to differ from the canon... but not that much! There will be a lot of canon content still, but I'll try to give it little touches just to make them more unique and if your curious about what I decided to do with this story... I won't say it now. It will be at the end of the chapter so there's nothing distracting you while you read, but anyway...
Without anymore hesitation...
Enjoy the read! =D
I had passed the entrance exam!
It was all Izuku could think. U.A. was the hero course with the lowest approval rate in the entire country, and he had passed! There was no word that could describe how happy he was… and the amount of tears that he and his mother had shed together, but that did not matter… what mattered was that Izuku was in.
After the small celebration his mother had pulled of, the green haired teen went straight to bed so he could have the best night of sleep in his entire life but, before he could lay on his bed, his phone rang. As he grabbed the device and turned it on, he saw a notification informing that All Might had messaged him.
"Congratulations for getting in, young Midoriya!" the text said.
"Thanks, it was all because of you!" Izuku replied.
"NONSENSE! It was all because of your dedication and hard work!" All Might texted. The teen could image the man turning into his buff form while saying that. "But without getting out of topic, I would like to meet you tomorrow morning at the beach, I have something I'd like to discuss."
"Did something happen?" Izuku asked, worried that something bad had happened to his idol.
"Do not worry, my boy, I just want to talk about One for All."
"I see… Well then, tomorrow it is!" the boy replied.
"Thank you young Midoriya, but if you excuse me, I have to finish some paper work. Have a good night!"
"You too All Might!"
And with that, Izuku turned his cellphone off and laid on the bed, 'What is it that All Might wants to talk with me?' he wondered. After a brief moment, the green haired closed his eyes and slept, after all, now he had a reason to wake up early.
"All Might, I'm here!" Izuku yelled as he saw the No.1 hero in his skinny form on the distance.
The hero was taken back by the approach, even cough a bit of blood.
"All Might?! Where is he?!" a bystander said.
"Repeat after me: Just my eyes playing tricks on me!" All Might ordered.
Doing as told, Izuku repeated and managed to trick the bystanders and continue his conversation with his idol, who pulled a newspaper and gave it to the teen. When reading the paper, the green haired boy was surprised by what was written: 'Mysterious well-doer cleans Dagobah Municipal Beach Park'.
"You're becoming kind of famous my boy! Even got the first page of today's journal!" All Might praised as Izuku read the journal.
"B-But they don't know it was me…"
"It just proves how noble you are!"
"B-But cleaning the beach was your idea!" Izuku said. I almost seemed like he was trying to negate the compliments.
"But it was you who did it, so please, stop putting yourself down like this!" All Might said, giving the teen a small pat on the head. "Now, changing the subject… I want you to tell me, how was your experience on using One for All for the first time?"
"It was… 'different'." Izuku replied, not sure of how to answer himself.
"But how did it feel?"
"Well…" the teen said, taking a little pause trying to organize his thoughts "It felt like… Putting an egg in a microwave!" he concluded.
"SO UNIQUE!" All Might yelled, surprised by how the teenager described using the sacred power.
"B-But why is it so important?" the green haired teen asked.
"That is why I asked you to come here today! I was watching the entrance exam along with the other teachers of U.A., and I observed you using your new quirk very carefully and, as I expected, you still have zero control over it, or you go for nothing or you go all out…" the hero explained, making Izuku feel a little bad about the reaction.
"So I am going to train you on how to control it before U.A. starts!"
Those words surprised Izuku. All Might planned on teaching him on how to control a quirk that breaks him on use, just how is he going to do that?
"B-But how?! We only have two weeks before it starts and every time I use it I break myself, not only that, your schedule is very tight as well and we barely know how much power I-"
"Slow down my boy!" All Might interrupted his muttering spree, causing the teen to give a small yelp. "Your questions are very easy to be answered, since you did the entrance exam, I've been doing my best to get as much free time as can and I managed to get these next two weeks completely free aside from my three hours of hero work…" he explained.
"And about the bone breaking thing, do you remember the heroine that healed you?" All Might asked.
"Y-Yes I do! Her name was Recovery Girl!"
"Well, she is a very close friend of mine and knows about the secrets of One for All. I explained your situation to her and she agreed to come help me on teaching you on how to control the quirk." He explained.
"R-Really?! That's incredible!" Izuku said, almost jumping out of pure joy.
"But listen carefully…" All Might said, catching his successor attention. "Even with help, your journey to control One for All will not be easy, so I want you to prepare yourself both mentally and physically!" The pro exclaimed.
"I'll do my best!" The teen yelled with a determined look on his eyes.
"Now that's a reaction I like to see! So get ready and meet me at U.A., tomorrow, at the same time, me and Recovery Girl will be waiting!"
"Yes sir!"
And with that, both holders of One for All departed and continued with their daily activities but Izuku only had one thing in mind: How was All Might be going to train him with so little time? Well… no matter what he was going to do, he would have his answers by tomorrow morning.
It was around eight in the morning and Izuku was already at the train station, waiting for his ride to U.A. and while he waited he texted All Might, making sure that everything was ready or that he wasn't too late, after all, he didn't want to leave his idol waiting.
After the train ride, the freckled teen was now in front of U.A. gates and walking towards the building. As he looked to the gates, he saw the No.1 hero and the youthful heroine waving at him. Waving back, he compared the heights of both heroes that were in front of him, Recovery Girl was so small that she would need to get three times bigger than she already was to get in All Might's size, it was almost funny.
"Good morning young Midoriya!" All Might greeted as the teen finally got close.
"Good morning!" Izuku replied.
"So you really are the next holder of One for All huh?" Recovery Girl questioned, although she already knew the truth. "From what I can remember, you have zero control over the quirk, don't you?"
"Y-Yeah…" Izuku said, lowering his head to talk to the elderly.
"We are going to have a lot of work then. C'mon, let's not waste anymore time and begin your training session! Please follow me." She said, entering the campus.
"Yes Mrs. Recovery Girl!" Izuku yelled, following the pro heroes.
"Just call me Chiyo from now on!"
As they went deeper into the campus, they entered the same mock city that was used during the entrance exams. It was in the same conditions that it was left on, broken buildings and debris everywhere. Now in the middle of the city, All Might stopped and said:
"Okay, use One for All!"
"Eh?! Just like that?!" the green haired asked, caught of guard by the pro's words.
"But of course! How are we going to train you if we don't know your limits? So please, show it for us! Use it on that building over there, it is almost completely destroyed anyway!" the No.1 hero said, pointing towards the said building.
Analyzing the building, what he had said was correct, the building looked like it was could fall apart at any moment. Following the hero's orders, he took a step forward and pulled his fist back, letting the power flow through his muscles and with a big swing, a giant blast of wind pressure was released, but instead of destroying just the broken building, the blast also destroyed a good chunk of the mock city, making the wind roar and lift a cloud of dust, both heroes covered their eyes, protecting them from the shockwave the attack had created.
After a brief moment, the dust fell down, allowing the pros to see what the teen had caused and making their jaws drop in the process. That single attack had destroyed kilometers of the city, only leaving wreckage behind. Once recomposed, both heroes looked at teen, he had his right arm completely broken, the skin of the limb was in an extremely dark shade of red and he was grunting of pain, almost falling to his knees.
'Amazing! He is even more powerful than me in my prime!' All Might thought, completely taken back by the sheer power the teen had demonstrated.
Not wasting time, both heroes rushed towards the broken teenager to help.
"Here, let me heal you!" Recovery girl said as she planted a kiss on the broken arm, healing it in an instant.
"T-Thanks!" Izuku said.
As the energy consumption finally hit the green haired, he fell to his knees getting more worried looks from the adults. Quickly recomposing himself, Izuku flashed a thumbs up, signaling he was okay.
"I-I'm just not used to it!" he explained.
"And you shouldn't. That's why we are here!" All Might said, extending a hand to Izuku who gladly accepted it and got back on his feet.
"Well… Now that we know what you're fully capable of, we can start to think on ways to train you!" Chiyo said, scratching the back of her head.
"And how are we going to do it?" Izuku asked, still curious about what they were going to do.
The pros looked at each other for a moment, almost reading the other's thoughts, they turned to the teen, both wearing a serious expression.
"You are going to fight me!" All Might said bluntly.
"WHAT!?" Izuku shouted, completely surprised by how they wanted to train him. He had just earned his quirk and now they wanted him to fight it's original owner and current strongest hero, All Might himself. 'Are they crazy?!' Izuku thought.
"Calm down, we're not asking you to fight him seriously, it can badly be considered a fight to be honest…" Recovery Girl started.
"Since One for All is too powerful to be trained like other quirks, you'll be directing your attacks on me until you get used to a percentage of power that your body can withstand and I will cancel your attacks, this way we can train you while bringing property damage to a minimum!" All Might finished.
"B-But won't that be bad for you?! I mean, you can only stay in your hero form for three hours, not mention your wound… Is this really a good idea?" Izuku asked, worried about his idol safety.
"It isn't good, but it seems to be the most effective way and don't worry about my wound young Midoriya, your attacks may be strong but I have survived being hit with a lot worse …" All Might said as he took a step forward and started to generate steam. "Now come, shall your training begin!" He said now in his buff form.
"I'll back off a little, one mistake coming from you two and you can say good bye to me!" Chiyo said as she created distance between her and the One for All users.
"B-But how am I supposed to control One for All? I have no idea on how to…" Izuku asked.
"Remember when I asked you how One for All felt like?"
"Y-Yeah, I do… Like putting an egg in a microwave."
"Well… Remember that feeling and concentrate on it to make sure the egg doesn't blow up! Reduce the power and shorten cooking time until you feel comfortable with it, and then hit me with all you got!" All Might instructed while flexing his muscles to demonstrate sturdiness.
"Okay, I'll try…" the introvert said as he pulled his fist back and let the power surge through it.
'The egg will not explode' Izuku said in his mind, trying his hardest to concentrate. 'It will not… It will NOT!' with the mantra being repeated in his mind, the teen felt the power in his body being reduced and, feeling safe with the amount of power he had gathered, he threw a punch toward the No.1 hero but, as the fist was about to connect with the pro's body, the image of All Might's wound flashed in his mind, making him lose focus and let all the power flow through it again.
Afraid of what the blast would cause, Izuku closed his eyes but the movement continued. As his punch connected, the teen opened his eyes and saw that everything was all right, no destruction or broken limb. Once he looked up, he saw All Might, completely intact, holding a smile bigger than his normal one.
"That was amazing young Midoriya! You managed to control it in the first attempt!" the hero said as he pulled the teen into a tight hug.
Izuku could not process what was happening for many different reasons, but the main ones were: The proximity he was having with his idol and why the attack had not done damage. Of course, he was glad the attack had not hurt the man but he felt the power slip through his grasp, how did it not cause as much destruction as before? He needed to know if All Might had the answer…
"S-Stop All Might! I did not control it!" the introvert shouted, grabbing the hero's attention and making it put him back on the floor.
"What do you mean? You completely nailed it!" All Might praised, but Izuku was not convinced.
"N-No, I did not! I did feel the power getting weaker enough to control it, but before the attack I lost control and used it at full power again!" he explained, confusing the buff man in front of him.
"So you're telling me that you used a one hundred percent blast but nothing happened?" the hero simplified.
"Y-Yeah!" he confirmed.
"But why did it not go full power then?" the No.1 wondered as Recovery Girl approached, grabbing their attention.
"Maybe it was because you didn't want to hurt him…" she theorized. "You said you had lost control, didn't you?"
"Yes I did…"
"What passed through your mind that made you lose your focus?"
Izuku was taken back with her question but he knew it was for the best. Clearing his throat and taking a deep breath, he answered:
"I remembered of All Might's wound."
"I see… So you were worried that your attack would hurt me…" All Might concluded, now understanding what was going on. "Then maybe, because you had no intention on attacking, your body automatically set a power limit for you so you would not cause any damage to the me!" the hero theorized as all dots in his mind connected.
"Do you really think that is what happened?" Izuku asked.
"Well, the previous holder of One for All said that the quirk had already showed some weird interactions with it's holder…" All might explained. "Like seeing the figures of the previous wielders and power variations, but she never said a thing about power limits…"
"If she said it or not it does not matter, what matters is that we just found an easier way to make the boy control the quirk!" Recovery Girl said, interrupting the No.1's line of thought.
"You are right! Young Midoriya, let's try this again, channel One for All and attack me just like you did before, but this time, try to focus on the power limit your body is using! It seems that that amount is perfect for you!"
"O-Okay, I'll try!"
And with that they repeated the process, Izuku charged One for All in his fist and attacked the Symbol of Peace, and just like before, he let the power flow freely before it connected and, just like before, the attack didn't deal the full power damage or break the green haired teen's arm, but it was still stronger than a normal punch.
They repeated the process a couple of times until they were sure that their theories were correct. After the third attempt, All Might asked the boy to stop and went back to his skinny form to relax a little.
"So I was right, One for All is creating a limit so you don't hurt anyone unintentionally!" The Symbol of Peace concluded, sitting on the floor.
"Did you get the feeling of the power limit, kid?" Recovery Girl asked, curioius if they had any progress.
"Y-Yeah, I think I do!"
"And how much is it?" The No.1 hero asked.
"Well… Compared to a one hundred percent blast, I would say my limit is five percent!" the introvert concluded looking a little sad about it.
"Five percent? That's amazing my boy!" All Might praised him.
"B-But it is almost nothing, how can it be so good?" Izuku asked, confused with his idol happiness.
"Do you think that someone that just got a tail would be able to do incredible tricks with it right of the bat?" All Might asked, receiving a head shake from his successor. "My master told me that most holders of One for All were only able to use one percent when they first controlled it…
"Even me, who managed to reach one hundred percent almost instantly could only use one percent at first, so for you to be able to use five percent right now really is some good news!" the pro concluded, flashing a grin towards the teen.
"But don't get so happy about it!" Recovery Girl exclaimed, grabbing Izuku's attention once again. "Even if you can use five percent, you control still needs a lot of training or else you may lose focus and release a full blast on someone… But of course, this will come with time."
"That's why we well keep training every day!" All Might said, getting back on his feet and extending a hand toward his successor. "But for now… I think you had enough. Come back here tomorrow and we'll try to make your control more precise… We'll be waiting!"
"Yes sir!" Izuku exclaimed, grabbing the pro's hand and shaking it happily.
After their goodbyes, Izuku went back home and continued his day normally, of course, his mother swarmed him with question like: 'Where were you?', 'What were you doing' and lots of 'Are you hurt?'. The teen answered them with all honesty could, but keep some details in secret since he was asked to not tell anyone about the training sessions.
By the end of the day, the introvert was more tired than normal. 'It must be because of Recovery Girl's quirk!' he concluded. Now laid down in his bed, Izuku stared at his hand, thinking of ways to better control this sacred power that he was chosen to wield but, as the exhaustion kicked in, the teen turned to the side and closing his eyes so he could get his such deserved night of sleep.
The next two weeks flew by. Every morning, the green haired teen would have breakfast and go straight to U.A. to continue his training. In the first three days, the pros trained him on keeping the power under his safe zone, the next seven, they trained him to spread the power through his entire body so he could have freedom in his moves, the ability he called 'Full Cowl', and in the remaining days, they taught him battle basics that he did not have access to since he was deemed quirkless, but after all this time, after all the hard work, Izuku was ready. Now finishing to tie his tie, or whatever he was trying to do, the teen proceeded to lace his red shoes and open the door.
"Wait Izuku!" he heard his mother call him.
As he turned around, he saw her observing him in his new uniform that was composed of a grey coat with yellow buttons and some green stripes, a red tie and a black trousers. With a big smile and teary eyes, Inko looked at her son one last time and said:
"You look great!"
Seeing his mother happiness, Izuku smiled back and passed through the door.
"I'm off!"
Welp... That's three chapters! And now... It's time for my answer... After days thinking about what I should do, I decided to make this a long fanfiction with a big number of chapters! To be honest... When I first started to write this, I only did it because this story idea didn't leave my mind, but right now, I actually enjoy writing it as a pastime activity, not only that, if I were to make this a short story I would have to rewrite all the premade chapters I already have and, since I'm lazy, I don't want to do that! I'll try my best to keep motivated and not drop this project, the love that I've been receiving is just amazing and I want to be able to fell it for a long, LONG, time! Also... since it will have so many chapters, I decided to organize myself and create a schedule! Starting today, a new chaper will be released every wednesday and saturday, and if doesn't come on this exact day, I'll be sure to release it on the following one!
Anyway... Thank you for reading...
See ya!