Chapter 4: Hero of I-Island

Green

Wolfram

So close, I thought, just a few more minutes and I can get the hell out of here. I examined my prize, currently held within my hands. It was a delicate piece of machinery, looking like a thin metal crown, meant to wrap around the temple. Hard to believe such a tiny thing could amplify quirks.

As expected of the number one genius inventor David Shield, who was currently trailing behind me, clutching his injured shoulder. He had jumped into the way of the bullet that was meant for his traitorous assistant. A sentimental move, but ultimately foolish. The assistant still died, after all.

"Where… are we going? You already have what you want."

"To meet my real employer, of course."

"Your real employer? Who?"

"Ah, not so fast," I wagged my fingers, "I won't be telling you anything until I'm sure we're secure. I'm not like the other second rate villains who let down their guard at the last moment."

I put a finger on my earpiece, activating it, "Hey, is the ride ready?"

"She's been ready all night, boss. Just waiting on you."

"Good. We'll be there in a minute. Get ready for takeoff."

"What about the others, sir?"

"What about them?" They were just pawns, in the end. Nothing consequential, and definitely not needed after tonight's operation.

The was silence of the radio for a little bit, before the other side responded.

"…Roger that, sir. Over."

I looked over my shoulder at the limping professor. He seemed to be favoring his left leg, plodding along with a limping gait. His right arm was still holding onto his left shoulder.

I frowned at this sight.

"What's wrong with your leg?"

He blinked.

"What?"

"I said, what's wrong with your leg? I shot you in the shoulders."

"Uh, nothing really." He straightened sheepishly.

"Walk normally, then. Fucking weirdo."

He coughed awkwardly, and started to follow me normally, albeit reluctantly.

"I'm warning you now, Professor, don't try anything. This is the last stretch, and if anything can go wrong, it'd be now. My alertness is on a hundred twenty percent. You try anything funny, the whole island goes down. Understood?"

A quickly muttered 'yes' from the brown-haired scientist.

Good.

We eventually emerged from within the I-Tower to the rooftop, upon which a helicopter was already prepped and ready for takeoff. I grabbed the doctor by the scruff of his shirt and began dragging him over to the aircraft, keeping a close eye on him the entire time. If he was going to stage an escape, now would be the opportune time. Fortunately, he seemed relatively docile, and obediently got into the aircraft without much resistance. Everything was going smoothly. Yet, there was a certain sense of unease that I couldn't shake off. This op had been almost too successful. Too smooth. I had purposefully cut off radio communications with my men downstairs because I had been planning on abandoning them in the first place, but now I wondered if that had been a good idea. I had no clue what was going on downstairs. What if All Might had gotten free?

Unlikely, but this was the world's best hero we're talking about. Doing the impossible is a staple for someone like him. If that's the case, then there's even less reason to dally around here.

"Lift off," I gave the order. I won't feel safe until I'm in the air. I patted my pockets just in case. Machine's still there.

The helicopter began to lift off from the landing pad slowly. I glanced at the entrance from I-Tower suspiciously, waiting for the other boot to drop. Nothing.

The aircraft successfully launched into the air, and I let go of the tenseness in my shoulder.

"Another job well done," I congratulated myself, closing my eyes in relief.

Just in time to miss a green blur fly towards me from outside I-Tower.

The last thing I heard before everything exploded was.

"Delaware SMASH!"

Here comes the boot.

Green

Izuku

The wind whipped past my face as I approached the escaping aircraft at incredible velocities. Power, unadulterated and wild, coursed through my body like green lightning. I felt like every single cell in my body was being supercharged, like I could cause earthquakes with my steps and produce hurricanes with my breath. Was this what All Might felt like all the time? No wonder he was the number one hero.

Stay focused, Izuku.

I still had one more job to do. Save Professor Shield. Then go back and ask All Might what he meant by his power being transferable.

I quickly approached the flying vehicle, homing towards it like a heat-seeking missile. The only reason I was able to do this was because I jumped from the ground outside I-Tower, rapidly clearing a height over two hundred stories tall to get to the villains in time. Otherwise, there was no way I'd be able to catch up by using the elevators. I could see the Doctor's form in the helicopter. He seemed injured, but alive, which eased my mind a little.

Alright, I'll only have one shot at this.

The villain, who I assumed was the Wolfram All Might mentioned, had his eyes closed, luckily. Which meant he didn't see my rapidly approaching body from beneath the aircraft. As I came up to them, I swung my hand backwards, creating a powerful gale that changed my direction mid-air, shooting me towards the doctor.

The helicopter had open sides, which I used to fly into the craft, and wrapping my arms around his body. At the same, I kicked my legs out in an arc, producing a wave of force that hit Wolfram and the pilot, sending them both crashing into the controls.

As the professor and I shot out of the helicopter, a loud boom materialized behind me. The aircraft must have exploded. My current trajectory aimed our bodies towards the rooftop helipad, which suited my purposes just fine. Landing lightly, I observed the man in my arms with concern. The concussive wave from the blast seemed to have knocked him out, but he was still breathing.

"T-Toshi…?"he mumbled incoherently, before his head sagged to the side and his body slumped like a ragdoll.

I gave a silent sigh of relief. At least it seemed like he was alive for now. I lay his prone form against a wall gently, before turning my gaze around to the helicopter wreckage. My ears were detecting a faint heartbeat from within the debris.

One of them's still alive.

Sure enough, from within the wreckage a pillar of metal formed from the debris shot towards be. I easily shattered it with one fist, thanks to my new power. A groaning, bloody man emerged amidst the flames.

"I fucking knew it," he swore, "nothing ever goes this smoothly without some dumb hero to fuck it up."

His clothes were ragged, but he seemed mostly uninjured.

"And who the fuck are you supposed to be?" He asked.

"My name is Midoriya Izuku," I responded, " Remember it as the one who put you down."

All I got in response to that was a scoff. "You may be powerful, but I've been gifted with power too."

He grinned, and pulled out an unidentifiable piece of metal from with his jacket. It looked like a crown or tiara of some kind. Wolfram placed it around his head, and immediately his skin began to turn red. His muscles bulged, ripping through his clothes, as debris from the wreckage began to rise around him. They formed a metallic construct around his lower body, raising him up so that he towered high above me and so only his torso was visible. Iron pipes coiled like serpents around him, looking like some demented metallic Lovecraftian horror monster. Wolfram pointed at the Professor, who was unconscious against the wall behind me, causing a few of the serpentine coils to shoot towards him. Those I disintegrated with a well-timed punch, the force of my blows enough to reduce them to fine dust.

"Che," Wolfram sneered, "How annoying. He told me that All Might was weaker than before, but nothing about another person with similar powers."

"He? Who's he?" I questioned.

"Hmph, no one you need to worry about. If I were you, I'd worry about trying to stay alive for now."

I merely grinned at him, "Right back at you."

He roared in anger, and slammed his hands into the tower beneath him, causing four metallic pillars and tentacles to shoot towards me at bullet speed. Each pillar was wider than my entire body.

They looked to pierce me where I stood, but I shot forward with a sonic boom, dodging their strike. Wolfram sent more and more pillars at me, but most of them I dodged with ease and the rest I shattered with a swing of my arms.

"Surrender," I said," There's nothing you can do against me."

"Shut up," he growled, "I'll show you my power."

With an almighty groan, he thrust both his palms out, facing upwards, and began to raise them. Mirroring his motions, the entire tower glowed purple as the tower itself seemed to rise up per his actions. The sudden shift almost caused me to lose my footing, but I was able to catch myself in time.

If this continues, he'll destroy the tower and everyone within.

I thought of Melissa and All Might, as well as the rest of the civilians, still inside the tower.

I can't let them die.

I lowered myself into a sprinter's stance, and concentrated.

Let's try out this power All Might's given me.

Red lines of energy spread across my body, ripping the suit Melissa made me and leaving my torso bare. Green tendrils of lightning shot out of the corner of my eyes like angry snakes, dissipating into thin air.

I glared at Wolfram, who was still lifting up the rooftop.

"One for All: 100%!"

I disappeared from my spot and rematerialized in front of Wolfram, fist cocked back. His grey eyes saucered, and he lurched backwards in shock. Too late, though.

I gave him a savage grin.

Squeeze your buttocks, and yell this inside your heart–!All Might's words rang out clearly in my head.

"SMASH!"

My fist impacted his face like a warhead, pulverizing both him and his metallic construct. Wolfram crashed through his self-made construct, shooting into the ground with enough force to create a crater. All of I-Tower shook from the force of my punch, but the foundations were, luckily, strong enough to withstand the impact.

I deactivated One for All and allowed myself to land gently on the rooftop, next to Wolfram's unconscious body. I inspected him cautiously.

Unconscious and half-dead, but still alive, I concluded.

Wouldn't be waking up any soon though.

Green

I jumped down from the rooftop all the way to the ground level, carrying the two currently lifeless bodies with me. I had to occasionally use my feet to generate gusts of wind to break my descent, otherwise the whiplash might kill Professor Shield. I don't care much about the villain, but he was more useful alive than dead and I had already caused the death of at least three others tonight. I didn't want to kill any more if I didn't have to. I had pushed the gravity of my actions aside due to the emergency, but now that everything was over I began to feel slightly nauseous about what I did.

Landing on the ground safely, I was greeted by a distraught Melissa and All Might, who had been finally been set free.

"Izuku, you're finally here! Is my father safe?" Melissa rushed over to me worriedly.

I showed her his unconscious body," He needs immediate medical attention, but he's still alive. Has the island's defenses been brought back under our control yet?"

"Yeah, that's what I went to do immediately after you left. The control room was empty, except for…" she choked a bit, "the body of Uncle Sam."

Uncle Sam?

"My father's assistant." She clarified with teary eyes.

"I'm sorry," I consoled, "I'm sure he's in a better place now."

"Young Midoriya," All Might clapped his large hands on my shoulders, "well done. Very well done. You have surpassed any and all expectations this evening, saving not only myself and Dave, but the population of the entire I-Island. We all surely would have perished if not for your intervention. For that, you have my eternal gratitude."

I blushed at his praise.

"T-thanks, All Might. I just did what I felt I had to do."

He nodded, then turned to Melissa, who had been watching our interaction from the side.

"My dear girl, go and get someone to come help your father. Midoriya and I will carry him inside while you do so."

"Oh, right," she patted her fathers hand, "I'll be right back with help for you, Papa. Just hold on." She dashed inside urgently.

"After this is all over," All Might whispered as he picked up David Shield's body bridal style, "come find me. You and I need to talk alone."

His azure eyes glowed seriously.

Green

The immediate aftermath cleanup took all the way till morning. Wolfram was taken away in a quirk containment cell by the police. Professor Shield was sent off to the emergency rooms for treatment immediately, Melissa following along. She gave me an appreciative but apologetic look as she hurried away. I gave her a nod to say I understood. Family came first, after all. She still wrapped her hands around my neck and gave a tight squeeze, which I returned with much enthusiasm.

"Thank you for saving my father," she whispered into my ears," and for saving me."

Pulling away slightly, she trailed her hands down to rest on my chest, winking, " And put some clothes on before I lose control, got it?"

She blew me a kiss before turning around to hurry after the paramedics who were bringing her father away.

I shook my head in exasperated mirth, before turning around to survey my surroundings.

The island police force was crawling all over the scene, talking to victims and the like. All Might stood someplace in the distance, talking to a few people who appeared to be reporters. I could hear their conversation from here with my sensitive ears.

"…about the attack on I-Tower? What was the motive? Who was the villain?"

All Might responded, "A villain who called himself Wolfram. From what I could tell, he was trying to steal something from the I-Tower vault, a technology that allowed people to amplify the power of their quirks. The villain possessed a quirk that allowed him to manipulate metals."

The reporter gasped," That's a powerful quirk, especially on I-Island, which is constructed mostly of metal."

All Might nodded," Thankfully, both the artefact and the villain was subdued before they could leave the island. I shudder to think of the carnage that technology would bring if in the wrong hands."

"Yes, definitely. As always, thank you for the good work, sir."

"Oh no, it wasn't me. I was restrained the entire time. Someone else did all the work tonight."

"Eh?" The reporter looked nonplussed. "What do you mean, All Might? Someone else did all the work tonight?"

"Yes, the villains knew I was here on the I-Island, so they came up with a plan for restraining me. They also took the entire island hostage by taking over the I-Tower control room, to prevent me from acting. However, they didn't take into account the actions of another hero."

All Might gave a proud smile to the enraptured reporters, and turned in my direction. He knew I was listening in.

"COME HERE, MY BOY! IT'S TIME FOR YOUR WORLD DEBUT!" His bellow was loud enough to be heard across the site. I gave a rueful smile towards him, and with a tiny crackle of green electricity, zoomed towards his position.

To the reporters and other onlookers, I would have disappeared from their line of sight in a green flash, before rematerializing beside All Might.

The female reporter gave a yelp of shock, flinching backwards into the disgruntled camera man. I looked into the camera and gave a wave.

"Hello," I chirped.

The reporter crossed her hips in faux anger," That was mean of you to scare me like that." Her face had a slight blush as she talked to me. Her eyes trailed down to ogle my body, before she caught herself and coughed into her hands.

"So you're the mysterious hero who saved I-Island tonight?" She held the microphone towards me.

"I just saw people in need and acted."

All Might gave a resonant chortle beside me, resting his heavy palm on my shoulder. He turned to the reporter," Young Midoriya here is just being modest. He first saved myself and all the others in attendance at the party tonight by taking out the three villains threatening us."

"With the help of Melissa Shield," I supplied.

"Then, after making sure we were alright, he took on the task of stopping Wolfram when he realized that I was stuck where I was. This is the second time he's done my job for me, now that I think about it."

"The second time? What do you mean?" The reporter asked, turning contemplative eyes towards me.

"Midoriya, Midoriya… where have I heard that name?" she mused, before gasping, "Wait, I KNOW YOU! You're that kid who captured the Sludge Villain all by yourself!" She gushed, eyes bright with excitement, " And now you've gone and saved the entirety of I-Island!"

I could only dryly laugh. "It's been an exciting week for me."

"This is possibly the biggest hero debut since," she glanced towards All Might," All Might himself."

The reporter was almost giddy with excitement. This had the feel of the beginning of a legendary hero. And she was the reporter to discover him.

"Say a few words," she thrust the microphone in my face," this might be the words future generations will remember you by."

I floundered a little bit. I can't just come up with an iconic phrase so suddenly.

I looked towards All Might for help, but he just smiled and stayed quiet. It seems like I needed to deal with this on my own.

"Well, what do you want to say to the world?" The reporter prompted.

My mind raced furiously, before settling down on one perfect phrase.

Beside me, All Might smiled his megawatt smile.

"I am here."

Green

Sometime later…

I stared at the coughing, skeletal man in shock.

"This is a lot to take in," I stated, reeling from the gravity of what All Might had just revealed to him. His injury, his true form, the truth behind the One for All quirk, and his nemesis, All for One.

"Be careful with this knowledge, Izuku," All Might stated," for it brings danger to anyone who knows it."

"Why tell me, then?" I asked.

"Because, I have chosen you as my successor." He raised his shirt, showing me his injury for the second time. "I am no longer able to act as my full capacity as the Symbol of Peace. This world needs someone to watch over it, and I have decided it to be you."

"But, there are countless other heroes who are more powerful than I am. Why me? How can I possibly measure up to you?"

All Might gave a smile. "True, there are many people more powerful than you. But don't sell yourself short, Izuku."

He stood up, "Tonight, you showed me true heroism, and even taught me a lesson. You embodied the sentiment of 'Plus Ultra', even more than I did. If I left the burden of watching over this world to you, I know that I can rest easy."

He walked over to me, pressing both his hands on my shoulders, "The burden of power is heavy, but I have faith in you to surpass me. My successor. My legacy."

I stared dumbfoundedly at him.

"Will you accept this burden?"

Could I really become the next Symbol of Peace? Could I fill in the shoes of All Might? I didn't know. I didn't have confidence I could. But tonight I had been given a glimpse of the darkness behind my world. I had lived in a hero society my whole life, but tonight had been the closest I had been to true evil.

"With great power comes great responsibility," I quoted. I looked at All Might.

"I accept."

Green

Katsuki Bakugo

The next morning…

I sat at my breakfast table, eyes glued to the television screen in shock. A spoonful of cereal paused on its way to my mouth, dripping milk onto my shirt. I didn't care. I didn't care, because on the screen was fucking Deku, next to All Might, being interviewed for saving I-Island.

What the fuck?

"Oh, is that Izuku-kun?" Beside me, my mom was equally shocked," Wow, that boy has really… grown up. He looks good enough to eat."

I stared at my mom like she had grown another head, as she giggled dreamily at the image of Deku on the screen. He was shirtless in there, his powerful frame on display for the world to see. He was tall, standing at slightly over 1.9 meters, and extremely fit. His muscles were toned and defined, but not overly-bulky like a body-builder. I always hated the fact that he was so fucking tall. Like seriously, I'm only 1.7 meters tall myself, and I had to do stretches almost religiously to get myself this tall. He didn't even have to try.

"Why don't you invite Izuku over more often?" My mom teased," I'd like to talk more with him."

"Why don't you be less of a fucking cougar and shut the hell up?" I shot back, extremely creeped out.

Her eyes narrowed and a vein popped in her temples. "What the fuck did you say to me, you shitty brat? Is that anyway to speak to your mother?"

"It is when she's trying to fucking hook up with a Deku!"

"Oh that's it– I'm about to beat your dumbass–"

As we devolved into another inane Bakugou-family argument, my eye's couldn't help but trail to the television screen now and then.

Seriously, what the actual fuck?

That bastard had a hell of a lot to answer to when he got back.

AN: Whew, here you go, guys. Chapter 4. By the way, I'm kind of conflicted about the pairing for this fic. Melissa and Momo are definitely going to be romantic interests, but what do you guys feel about adding more people? Let me know in the reviews. Who are you guys interested in seeing?

Right now, Midoriya has just defeated Wolfram on his lonesome, saving the entirety of I-Island. From what I can gather from my research of the wiki, on All Might's debut he saved like 1000 people in under an hour or something. I'm assuming that the population of I-Island is at least on that level, if not more. This makes Midoriya's hero debut on the same scale as All Might himself. Also, he has OFA now, and All Might has officially taken him in as his successor. If you think Midoriya is overpowered now, wait till you see what else I have planned for him.

On the other hand, having such an overpowered main character does ruin the balance of the story a little bit. I might decided to power up other characters as well, including both allies and villains, in order to keep things interesting. Keep your eyes peeled for these changes. I'm also undecided about having characters from other series' making cameos in this fic. Who knows, it may or may not happen.