[Official upload: 07/09/2018]
EDIT: Well... this is something. I have finished editing the first chapter into the v2 version. Let's see how this goes...
Disclaimers: I am not sure how factually accurate this shall be in terms of actual, or in-universe, science, so please if you happen to have knowledge on the subject, please inform me on discord (information is on my profile). I, also, do not own nor shall I ever own 僕のヒーローアカデミア(My Hero Academia)!
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'[in italics]' - thoughts of the person whose POV we are viewing
"[regular text]" - speech
"[italicized text]" - speech being repeated by POV thought
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It all started in Keikei City, China of the year 20XX. In a hospital room, a baby was born in conjunction with a strange "phenomena". The newborn child held the ability to emit a unknown amount of light from their body. But they were only the start.
Soon after their birth, similar "phenomena" began appearing all across the world. The source of this phenomena was unknown then, as it is now. However, what was originally the extraordinary soon became the norm. "Dreams" were now able to become reality.
Now, the world's population consisted of ~80% of those who held these unique abilities, these "individualities" - quirks. With the development of the "phenomena" known as quirks, humanity has entered a new age… the "Society of Superhumans"! But with this age came new hardships. The phenomena carried with it a new wave of crime, much more dangerous than the last. And out of it came the need for something else. Those who wished to protect the innocent from the evil, that began to infest the world due to the lacklustor ability of countries to change their current laws, began to wear the mantle of heroism. The profession, originally thought to remain a dream, came from the chaos of the new world. And from their various acts of heroism, they gained, not only money from the state, but also the respect and love of the public.
This is where our story begins…
Year 2XXX, four years after Midoriya Izuku's birth
"You best give up." a voice said, causing Izuku's heart to drop and his mind to stop in its tracks. Izuku wasn't sure if he heard him correctly. As Izuku was about to ask him, an old gentleman with lightly toned skin, a brownish-gray moustache, and large green-tinted goggles covering his eyes, to see if he heard correctly or not, when Izuku heard his mother, Midoriya Inko, speak in a tense voice.
"Doctor…! You mean there is something wrong? Every other child at his kindergarten has manifested, but Izuku still hasn't…" To which he replied "I'm sorry, ma'am, remind me: you're fourth generation correct? Your quirk I mean…"
"Yes naturally…" she started off slowly before continuing "but I just dabble in attracting objects from time to time. And my husband breathes some fire here and there." As he listened to their evolving conversation, Izuku's heart began to drop and freeze even further than before. He couldn't speak. He couldn't move.
Ignoring Izuku's current state of mind, the doctor continued with the bad news "By all rights, if you have a quirk it will manifest by age 4. Or possibly, it's some odd complex quirk. But take a look here." he took a small pause so that he may point at the x-ray of Izuku's left foot. "According to research from the dawn of the great phenomena, it's all in the joints of the pinkie toe. Did you know?" he stopped pointing at the x-ray.
He held no idea as to what the doctor meant by that but Izuku still listened in to gain more information. "Parts of the human body we don't really use are called vestigial." 'Vegetables?' Izuku thought as he mistakened the doctor's words. "people without the extra joint deviated from the standard mold." the doctor continued with his little lesson of the science behind quirk apparition. But that still doesn't tell him what is wrong…
He continued, his voice shifting to a more sombre tone "Little Izuku has two joints. In this era, that is quite rare… It indicates that he is a "standard mold" without a quirk." and it was with those words that Izuku felt like the world around him started to fall apart. '"Without a quirk" he said… what? How can that be possible?' Izuku, no longer hearing what was being said between his mother and the doctor, sat as stiff as a marble model. All he knows is that soon afterwards, he was being taken home by his mother.
When they returned home, the Bakugo family also returned from a similar doctor. They found out that their son was to have a quirk known as "Explosion", which was a combination of his mother's, Bakugo Mitsuki, quirk "Glycerin" and his father's, Bakugo Masaru, quirk "Oxidizing Sweat". After informing the Bakugo's of Izuku's state, both Midoriya's entered their home. To which Izuku immediately went to his room, not even bothering with lunch.
For the remainder of that day, Izuku stayed in his room at his computer. On it, with the volume rather low so as to not bother his mother, Izuku continued to watch All Might, his favourite hero and role model. Izuku was still at a loss for words at what happened earlier that day. 'Why? Why did I have the misfortune at being a "standard mold"' he constantly asked himself this simple, yet complex question.
Soon, Inko entered his room for the second time that day. With a small trail of tears in his eyes, Izuku turned to her. Then asked her, "No matter where people in trouble are, he goes and saves them with a smile… cuz he's a super awesome hero. Do you think I could be one too?" but what awaited him was not what he wished for. Tears started to well up in her eyes. Instead, she ran to Izuku and hugged him, crying onto his shoulders while repeatedly saying "I'm sorry, Izuku!"
It took a couple of days for Izuku to recover from the event of that day, but he managed to finally leave his house once more. Due to school being off for the break, Izuku went to the park that was nearby so that he could cool off. When he reached there, however, he saw Kacchan, Bakugo Katsuki, bullying another child. It was at that sight when Izuku intervened. It didn't matter to Izuku that Katsuki had a quirk and Izuku didn't, he wasn't going to stand on the sidelines watching this! Thinking of All Might's smile as he rescued people, Izuku rushed in to protect the kid.
He soon found himself between Kacchan and the kid, who was hunched on the ground with some minor bruises on his arm courtesy of Kacchan. "That's mean Kacchan! Look you made him cry! I won't let you hurt him anymore!" Izuku informed Kacchan, his voice, gaze, and body firmer than they would normally be, which sounded funny on the a four year old. However, the grin Kacchan wore also never wavered "You playing at "hero" Deku? You don't even have a quirk!" He replied back, punching his right fist into his left palm while creating a small explosion that happened on impact. But Izuku didn't waiver.
Kacchan threw the first punch, which Izuku just barely managed to dodge without any serious harm coming to him or the kid behind me. 'It doesn't matter how much damage I take.' he thought as one of Kacchan's other friends, one that can produce wings tried to attack Izuku from behind. He was just barely able to dodge him as well, and as a result the kid ended up crashing into Kacchan. 'The obstacles I have to face.' Izuku thought again as the one with extendable fingers reached out to grab my foot, to which he responded by stepping on the guy's fingers. 'Nor the people I have to fight.' Kacchan started to throw another punch at Izuku, this time his grin turned into a snarl. 'I will not allow anyone; quirk or quirkless; man, woman, or child; young or old; to be harmed if I can help it! I will be just like All Might!'
Izuku met Kacchan punch with one of my own. Our fists hit the others face, sending us both backwards. Izuku barely managed to not fly into the kid who was now just watching the fight with eyes as wide as saucers. Kacchan was not as lucky as he rammed right into his friend with the extending fingers, which were back to a normal size,sending him to the ground as well.
All four of them recovered soon, standing on their scratched up legs which were holding the bruised bodies. Other than Kacchan, the other two looked at Izuku rather warily. It was almost as though they were fearful to continue the fight. Kacchan, however, looked at Izuku with a glare that held a somewhat puzzled expression. However, it didn't take long for the expression to turn annoyed. Kacchan tsked before stating a single thing, the thing that signaled the end of the fight. "Come on, let's go." Before he turned and walked away. The other two didn't hesitate to follow.
Once they were gone, Izuku let out the breath he didn't know that he was holding in. Izuku then turned his gaze so that he may look to the kid Izuku was trying to protect. He was still on the ground, looking at the scene that just happened with wide eyes. When the kid noticed that Izuku was looking at him, he turned his head slowly towards him and gulped. Izuku's gaze immediately softened, it was never his intention to frighten the kid. Izuku then proceeded to stick out his left arm, his hand opening for the kid to take. He looked at the hand in slight bewilderment before realizing what it meant, his eyes returning to a normal size and a small, thankful smile appearing on his lips. Once he took hold of the hand, Izuku proceed to lift him up to his feet.
They looked at each other for a slight moment before he bowed his head. "I'm sorry for getting you involved with my troubles with Katsuki, Midoriya!" the kid spoke in a meek voice. He was one of the kids from Izuku's class, but whose name he couldn't place my finger on. "It was no problem. You don't need to apologize for something that I was fully prepared to take on." Izuku eased his eyes to close slightly while smiling so that he could ease the kids worries.
Later on that day, after talking for a while with the kid, whose name was actually Agano Iwane and was also quirkless, Izuku walked home. When he got there, as expected his mother saw the bruises on Izuku's body and immediately ran to him to check on him, asking him what happened. Izuku began telling mother the story, not leaving out a single detail of what took place. Inko looked to her son in shock.
"Why would you put yourself in danger?" she questioned him. Izuku fidgeted a bit before replying "Well, Kacchan was fighting Iwane using his quirk, something Iwane couldn't do as he doesn't have one. So, to stop him I fought back." Izuku defended his actions. Inko, sighing at his response, looked at him with concern. "And what made you think that you would have a different result?" she continued her questioning. Izuku, with his head down, stood still for a moment, thinking about how to build his response. "Well…. When I saw Iwane, I thought about how unequal the world was. But, then I thought of All Might. About how he always smiles, no matter the situation, and how he always saves those in his sight. I wanted to be just like that, but the world denied giving me a quirk." Izuku's eyes started welling slowly, with his mother's eyes widening. "However, even if I don't have a quirk, I want to still help people, just like him!" As he said this, Izuku looked up, his eyes showing his determination to keep his promise.
When Inko heard her son's declaration, she stared at him in shock. "Why?" she started. "Why would you want to put yourself in danger like that? Unlike heroes, you wouldn't have the back-up a quirk would provide you." Inko had to confirm, her heart racing unlike ever before. Izuku looked in his mother's eyes before replying "Because I want to help others. What is wrong with wanting to do that? And, if I can't have a quirk to back me up, then I will need to get stronger to achieve it in place of a quirk." Izuku stated this with conviction to his mom, who looked at him like she was seeing someone else. "Is…. is this really what you want? And if so, are you prepared for the dangers that might lie ahead?" Inko asked Izuku, wanting to know if he truly wanted this. "Yes." with that quick reply, Inko sighed in defeat. 'Just like father… incredibly stubborn…'
And it was with that serious expression on his face did the first door of many open before Izuku. But what shall the future beyond the door bring?
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Edit: This is now updated so that I can see what the reviewer thinks this time around, as well as to make it longer. So, first off you will notice that all the POV's are removed and replaced with simple third person. Apparently, it is easier so I am going to use it. Second off, the fist are now hitting the face instead of the other fist, so more realistic. And, finally, I added in more conversation between Izuku and Inko, along with how Bakugo found out about Izuku and his quirklessness. I also took some more creative liberty in adding something to Izuku's dad since we don't know much about him other than his quirk and that he is overseas. So, review to tell me what you think of the change! And also, please visit my profile for information! Special thanks to RandomDude(guest) whose review was used to remaster the first chapter. And see you, my peeps, soon!
