-Last Time-
"YOU JUST COST ME THAT QUIRK!" The creature yelled. A tentacle slammed into his stomach, making Izuku cough. "You'll pay for that!" The creature swore. "STOP RIGHT THERE!" A voice cut through the crowd.
-Now - All Might's Viewpoint-
All Might had never felt so useless. He had stopped this villain, but somehow, the monster had managed to get away. Now, there was a kid in trouble, an entire market place in shambles, and there was nothing he could do. 'This was all my fault...' He berated himself as he saw the mother of the teen begging the heroes present to help her child. He shut his eyes and attempted to look away in the midst of all of this commotion, but everything grew still. He opened his eyes to see a man lugging a fire extinguisher standing before the slime creature. "HAHAHA! What are you planning to do with that?" the creature bellowed. 'Is that Eraserhead? No, no scarf. Some newcomer?' All Might internally asked himself, worried that a newbie would be fighting a full-blown villain.
He saw Izuku spraying the monster with the fire extinguisher, the substance damaging the monster's eyesight. 'When are you going to use your quirk?!' All Might internally demanded, but was astonished as he saw the man pull out. compressed air? 'This idiot is going to get himself killed!' All Might thought, clenching his fist. He witnessed as the compressed air temporarily froze the monster's tentacles and a punch managed to smash through the now frozen monster's stomach. The teen that was held by the villain fell out of the villain's hold. All Might watched as the monster's tentacle's wrapped around the newcomer's leg and begun dragging him in. 'Great, now there's two hostages instead of one.' All Might thought, but his train of thought was cut short as he saw the newcomer grab the kid and throw him out of the monster's grip.
'Did you just!' All Might demanded of himself, seeing the newcomer actively sacrifice himself to get the kid out of trouble. As he clenched his fist, steam began pouring from his body, muscles inflating as his entire body began filling out. "You'll pay for that!" The creature swore. "STOP RIGHT THERE!" All Might screamed as he dashed in front of the newcomer.
-Izuku's Viewpoint-
Izuku watched as a tentacle began coming down towards him, intent on ending him. He struggled against the slime, until he heard a loud voice yelling "STOP RIGHT THERE!" and a loud boom resounded. He looked up to see All Might, the greatest hero in the world, before him. The man quickly pulled him from the monster's grip and cocked his fist back. "DETROIT SMASH!" The man yelled as he slammed his fist into the creature, creating such a tremendous air pressure that the villain was sent into the air, freeing Izuku. Izuku watched in shock, as he remembered this hero. The same one who promised a future of heroics, and was the reason why he grew obsessed with a hero's future. He clenched his fists, but looked away. 'I believe this is my cue to leave...' Izuku thought as he began to walk away.
A sudden large hand on his shoulder froze him. "And where are you going, young hero?" All Might's voice boomed, making Izuku tense. "Aren't you going to stay for the photo op and the reporters?" All Might asked. "I have better things to do than to bask in the spotlight." Izuku answered, trying to make his voice sound gravelly. He took off and began climbing onto a fire escape to reach a nearby roof when wooden branches sealed off his escape route. "Stop, vigilante!" Kamui, a hero who had control over wood demanded. "You're under arrest for Vigilantism and operating without a hero license!" Mountain Woman, a woman with the ability to grow as big as a mountain stated. "Guys, what's going on? He just saved the kid and helped put an end to a hostage situation!" All might demanded.
"There's been a vigilante operating in the city, All Might. He's been stopping crime, but he's not registered as a hero and has no formal training!" The hero with fire hoses for hands stated, trying to calm the symbol of hope. "So he's been doing our job for us and the first thing we do is attack him?!" All Might demanded, but stopped as a hiss sound began from Izuku's location. Smoke quickly filled the area, getting everyone to tense. "Anyone have a visual?!" Kamui demanded. With a flick of his wrist, All Might cleared the smoke, but Izuku was gone. "After him!" Mountain Lady stated as she grew in size.
-With Izuku-
Izuku was running top speed, jumping from rooftop to rooftop in a desperate attempt to stay away from the heroes. He knew if he was caught, there went everything. Maybe not to the overly dramatic extent, but he would have to leave town. He was part of the League of Shadows. That meant being a shadow, not the center of the spotlight. As he ran, a giant hand landed before him, stopping him. He turned to see the rescue hero blocking off one edge of the roof, Kamui the other, and All Might coming up to him. "Come quietly. We don't want any trouble.." All Might stated. Internally, he was conflicted. He understood why him operating without a license or training was a big deal. It sent a message to other amateurs that it was fine. And that's how people ended up dead. Not to mention, with no hero insurance, there was no one to foot property damage bills, and if he ever went to the dark side, there would be no way to put an immediate stop to him.
Yet, here this hero was getting more done than even some of the highest-ranking heroes. It was a raw deal. "Not a chance." Izuku stated. With a swift motion, he withdrew shuriken from his emergency pouch and threw them at the rescue hero, pinning his hands to the ground. Kamui jumped in to attack, but was surprised as his karate chop was blocked and countered. Izuku grabbed his arm, twisting in a way that he felt an immense amount of pain, almost as if his arm was pulled from its socket. Izuku followed up by throwing Kamui over his shoulder, then slamming his heel into the man's leg, getting a sickening crack. Mountain Lady had enough and slammed her palm to where he was. Izuku rolled out of the way and gripped her sleeve. As she raised her hand, she raised him out of the way. Getting his bearings, he began to run down her arm towards her face, catching her by surprise.
Before she could react, Izuku threw a smoke pellet to her face, the sudden cloud of smoke obstructing her view. As she raised her hand, she positioned him into a freefall towards her face. Izuku tucked his knees to his chest, then released them with force, slamming his heels and entire weight into her nose. The heroine began falling back, her giant form receding. 'If she falls from this distance, she's done!' Izuku thought as he reached out and grabbed her. He could have run away instead of helping her, but that wasn't him. He couldn't risk All Might not doing anything and letting this woman get hurt. He snagged her collar with one hand as she gripped her face. He quickly brought her face to face with him and wrapped his arms around her. With a twisting motion, he turned his body to the floor and prepared for the landing, sure the entire weight and impact of the fall would be absorbed by his body. Before he could hit the floor, he felt large hands grab him from the air and land with him. A hand slammed into the back of his neck and the world went dark.
- 20 Minutes Later - The Heroes-
The heroes had recuperated and were currently standing over an unconscious Izuku. "You want us to do what, All Might?!" Kamui demanded, leaning on the hero with firehoses for hands. He could barely stand, the pain in his leg and arm still present. "I want to send him to UA." All Might replied from his depowered form, getting shocked looks from everyone present. "You're insane! He's a criminal! He attacked three heroes in broad daylight!" Mountain Lady stated, her nose still throbbing with pain. "And he took down three fully fledged heroes by himself." All Might countered. "Yea, thanks a lot for your help!" The rescue hero remarked. "Look, he didn't use any quirks during your fight." All Might began.
"He managed to disable Backdraft without killing him, take down the biggest threat to himself in Kamui, and take down an opponent 15 times his size!" All Might stated, getting the heroes to look towards the ground in shame. "Then, while Mountain Lady was in pain and plummeting to her potential death.." All Might saw the worry in her face "I was going to catch you." All Might tried to assure her. 'But he gave up the chance to run away and caught her. He did the same thing he did for that boy. He saved them." All Might assured the heroes. "He's a wanted vigilante. We can't just make that go away." Kamui stated, getting a grin from All Might. "You leave that to me!" All Might replied with a toothy grin as Izuku began moving. "Looks like sleeping beauty is coming to." All Might stated.
-Izuku-
His vision swam as he regained consciousness. "Gah...What happened?" He asked groggily. "Is the big girl ok?" he began, but was stopped as he received a slap to the back of the head. "Did you just call me fat?!" Mountain Lady demanded, sporting a light blush at the hero before her. It wasn't often a proffessional hero was rescued, so this was new to her. "..." Izuku stayed quiet 'Good, she's safe. Now, to worry about myself.' He thought as he tried to reach his back pocket, but found it empty. "Looking for this?" Mountain Lady asked as she held up a small blade. "So you fondled my butt." Izuku asked, making the woman blush and sputter excuses. He was stopped as a lanky blonde sat before him. "Who are you?" Izuku asked, getting a grin from the Man. "I am All Might, and I have a deal for you..." The man began. 'I've got a bad feeling about this...' Izuku internally groaned.
A/N: Read and review, crew! They help motivate my muse. She's a fickle bitch who likes shiny things and coffee.
