(A/N)Okay, where do I begin? Well for starters I'm sorry for taking so long to update this story, don't worry I'm not dead it just took longer than I expected. As I've had to deal with my college classes, (and my own procrastination as well) but my beta reader and I had a hard time meeting up until recently, and I wanted to give you guys the best, so I waited until I had some good feedback. So now that I've finished my finals, so I don't have any classes to slow me down. Oh and one more thing I'm also halfway finished with the next chapter, so while it may not update too soon, I swear it won't be longer than a month. With that out of the way I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Izuku's head quickly rose as a loud ringing sound echoed the apartment. The teen rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he turned his head to look at his alarm clock nearby which read, "9:22 AM." The green-haired boy lightly shook his head, 'I must've fallen asleep' the teen let out a heavy sigh. 'Well, I guess that's what I get for staying up late.'
The boy looked over his room. Usually, the walls were littered with posters of All Might, along with shelves filled with comics, figures, and 40k models. However, one of the posters that had stood proudly in front of his desk had now sat on his bed as it was replaced by a large map of the city with a large red circle surrounding where his school was. Izuku leaned back against his chair and narrowed his eyes towards the map.
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"So, do you mind telling what is your relation to miss Uraraka?" The detective asked Izuku as the two sat across each other in the living room. When the teen had returned from S.H.I.E.L.D, his mother had explained to the boy how both Ochako and Katsuki had disappeared a day before he had come back. She had then called over detectives who had come to her house earlier and asked her questions, and the two men had returned minutes later.
Now one of the detectives stood looking annoyed while his partner listened closely as they began questioning Izuku, the boy's mother looked like the only thing holding her back from bursting to tears was her son's hand lightly holding onto her wrist. "She's my best friend, ever since we met in first grade."
"Alright then do you also know who Katsuki Bakugo is?" The man who started the questions asked, to which the teen slowly nodded his head. "Well, he along with miss Uraraka have both been considered missing around the same time. So, when we looked through your school, two boys who claimed to mister Bakugo's friends and stated that they had last seen them talking together. Can you explain why the two of them might have talked to each other?"
Izuku couldn't help but widen his eyes as he stared at the two detectives completely dumbfounded. The boy slowly shook his head, "n-no, those two have always butted heads with each other, even as kids they couldn't stand each other."
'It doesn't make any sense, why would she talk to Kacchan?' But before the teen could think about it any further, he was quickly interrupted by the questioning detective. "We also talked to the girl's parents they both said you were the last person that she called, is that correct?"
The teen nodded, "can you explain to us what your conversation was about?"
"Well I was going on a trip for two weeks, and I wanted to ask her for notes to help me catch up."
"Could you tell us where you were during that time?"
'Crap, I was hoping they wouldn't ask about that, this isn't good my mom and friends are one thing, but police… If Steve could see right through me, what could I say to the authorities?' The teen let out a short breath, "He was out camping with a friend of the family for the past couple of weeks." The boy's mother quickly responded as he felt some unknown weight had lifted off of his shoulders.
The detectives seem to believe the green-haired woman as they continued their questioning for several minutes until the two men were satisfied. As the detectives stood at the door, the man who started the examination earlier, looked to the green-haired pair with a small smile across his face. "We'll be sure to solve this case as soon as possible."
Inko nodded her head appreciating the detective's words; the two men exited the apartment. The mother let out a heavy sigh as her eyes focused on the floor as she walked back to her room. However, before Izuku could follow her, the boy began to hear the detectives' muffled voices behind the door.
Curiosity began to overtake the green-haired boy as he slowly leaned onto the door, "all I'm saying Tsukauchi it's not impossible, their teenagers, they do stupid shit that doesn't make any sense."
"Maybe, but there is no evidence that the two just ran away together." Izuku slowly unlocked the door as he heard the voices began to move away from him. The teen slowly opened just enough to hear the detectives' conversation. "You do realize that we live in a world where you can find a billionaire in a high-tech suit and a Norse god flying around the skyline. I think things have already passed weird."
The teen heard a deep sigh, "yeah, but, we've got four disappearances in one week. It's just like last year all over again, if this keeps up no one will take us seriously anymore." The voices began to fade as they walked further away, but Izuku felt satisfied with what they had said.
'I need to do some more research.'
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Izuku sighed as he clicked on the mouse as his desktop began to light up the dark room. The teen had looked more into the recent kidnappings that the detectives had talked about. First, was Kirishima Eijiro, he was from Newark, and he was reported missing earlier in the week. The second was Kyoka Jiro; the boy had found a little bit more information on her as she was the daughter of a very popular musician in Seattle who had come to the city as a part of a national tour.
However, despite the teen's findings he was currently at a dead end, as even when checked the disappearances of the year before all he had found was that those who were kidnapped were two boys and two girls, all between thirteen to fifteen, they were reported missing somewhere in Manhattan, and the incident happened around the same week. But, those were the only things that he found in common with them, and it was becoming more frustrating every time he tried to think of any connection that could help him.
The green-haired teen tried to go with the basics by starting with Katsuki and Ochako if he can at least find where they were taken he could find some clues that could help him. Izuku had at least narrowed it down to a few areas that could work. A light knock erupted throughout the room, "Izuku, are you awake?"
"Yes, ma'am!"
"Toshinori is here; he says that he wanted you to help him out at his shop." The boy was confused for a short moment before it quickly hit him. 'Crap, today is the day I start at SHIELD!' The teen quickly straightened himself up, when he finished as he exited his bedroom, 'maybe I can try to use some of the resources that SHIELD has when Steve comes back…'
"I'm worried about him Toshinori." The teen stopped as he heard his mother's voice, Izuku slowly crept his way towards the source. "I know it's only been a few hours since he came back on your trip, but I've got this feeling…I'm just afraid with Ochako missing that he could do something dangerous, and I couldn't live with myself if he got hurt."
As the teen watched both Toshinori and his mother as the woman looked ready to burst into tears, "I-I know the two of you just got back from your trip, but…" The green-haired woman stopped as the blonde rested his hand on her shoulder as he gave her a small smile. "Don't worry Inko; I'll be sure to talk to him. So, don't you worry your pretty little head about it."
The woman let out a small smile as she nodded, Toshinori noticed the teen in his peripheral vision "Ah, there you are young man." Both adults turned towards the teen, the boy's mother had quickly given the teen a sandwich as he had yet eaten breakfast.
As both Izuku and Toshinori had said their goodbyes to the boy's mother as the two walked to the blonde's car as a deafening silence echoed between them. The teen couldn't help but feel a sense of unease as he entered the car. For a moment the two sat in silence, as the green-haired boy looked towards his mentor as the blonde's usual smile was replaced by a deep frown.
Toshinori let out a deep sigh, "how many hours?" The boy felt a chill run down his spine from the man's tone. Izuku remained silent, "how many hours of sleep did you get?" The boy's mentor asked once again as he felt the man shoot daggers at the teen. Izuku couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh, "about four hours I think."
Silence echoed throughout the car, "y'know your mother is worried about you, and losing sleep is only proving her point." The teen tried to avoid eye contact from the man, "I can't just stand aside while my best friend is taken somewhere and who knows what's happening to her."
"I know you can't, but there are rules, and you may have become a part of SHIELD; however, you are still a newbie. Trust me young man, whoever kidnapped that poor girl is more than likely out of your league."
Izuku couldn't help but ground his teeth together, "I chose to be a hero because I wanted to help people. If I can't help Ochako, the one person who has always had my back, how can I do the same with others!"
The blonde let out another heavy sigh, "it's hard, but trust me sometimes it's best to wait for all of the facts until…"
"What if it was me?" The adult man stopped in his explanation, and Izuku took advantage of his mentor's silence as he continued. "What if it was Mom, what if either of us was kidnapped? Could you look at me and tell me that you would follow your own advice?"
The silence was deafening between the two and Izuku couldn't help but feel guilty from the accusation. However, the teen chose not to say anything as he heard the engine of the car as they began to leave towards S.H.I.E.L.D.
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The silence between both Izuku and Toshinori was unbearable as they drove towards the S.H.I.E.L.D facility. The boy hated this, and every minute that his mentor remained quite the more guilt became to overtake him. The only way the boy could get his mind off of the lack of speaking was the breakfast his mother had made.
Finally, as they reached the parking lot at the facility and he could not hold the guilt any longer. "I'm sorry" Izuku blurted out as the car stopped. "I was out of line, and I shouldn't have lashed out, I know you want to keep me safe." The teen let out a deep breath feeling an enormous weight had been lifted off of his shoulders as he reached the car door.
But before the teen could open the door, the long twig-like arm kept the door shut. The teen looked over to his mentor as the blonde narrowed his eyes. "You can look for evidence." Izuku was taken aback by the statement. "However, even if you catch the bastards red-handed, you will not pursue. You will tell Aizawa or Nighteye, got it?" The boy's green eyes widened for a brief moment while Toshinori kept his stern gaze. "Look at my eyes and promise me."
The green-haired teen could feel the corners of his mouth rise as he nodded to Toshinori, "Yes sir!" The blonde sighed as he let go of the door and ruffled the boy's hair. "Now, go get 'em fanboy. It's time for the world to see a new hero!" Izuku couldn't help but chuckle as he got out of the car.
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As Izuku walked towards the S.H.I.E.L.D facility as the familiar scraggily form of Aizawa stood at the front of the building. The teen felt a chill down of his spine as the agent glared at the green-haired boy, "you're late." Izuku felt his skin crawl from the man's tone; the teen quickly focused toward the concrete floor. "U-uh, I-I'm sorry sir, I'll be sure it won't happen again!"
The boy heard a light grunt from the agent, "I will be sure to hold you up to that. Now follow me, Shield has got a set for you whenever you begin your patrol. As well as introducing you to your new team." Eraser Head stated as he walked into the building with Izuku quickly followed the adult.
"Now did Sir explain what your situation is at SHIELD?" The green-haired teen quickly nodded in response to the agent's question. "Yes, he said I would be focused on more street-level activity, making us a C-team."
"Yes, that is correct; however you and your teammates maybe given chances to rise through the ranks to handle more difficult missions, and expanding your reach. You can go from missions focused on the city to assignments that could have you traveling the world, that is if you play your cards right."
Izuku once again nodded as the boy carefully listened to the agent's explanation as they continued their walk, 'that makes sense. It's like what Sir Nighteye stated yesterday, I'm still getting used to One for All, and it would be disastrous to send me on missions that could be considered way too dangerous for me. So, I'll start small and work my way up. But first, I need start investigating on the disappearances.'
"Oh Midoriya, it's good to see you again!" The boy was quickly brought back to reality as he looked towards the familiar face of David Shield. The gave the inventor a small smile as he nodded. "You too mister Shield." The man let out a light chuckle as he scratched the back of his head, "just call me David. Wouldn't want you to be confusing my name with the organization itself now, would we?"
"So, I'm guessing that you're here to get your new uniform, correct?" David asked to which the boy gave the man a nod in response. The designer let out a small sigh, "well the one we're designing for you is taking longer than expected. I thought since you and Toshi have the same powers that I could use the same material I had used for his suit, but I hadn't realized how long it would take for me to start from scratch."
"So, for the time being, I have a good substitute, for the time being, Mei!" The brunette called out as the familiar pink haired girl's head popped up as if she were a meerkat covered dirt and grease with her usual set of goggles cover her eyes. Mei wiped her hands off the sides of her pants as she looked towards her superior. "what's up boss?"
"Could you get the set I tweaked last night for me." The girl nodded and walked away for a brief moment before returning with a dark set of clothes, along with a heavy set of combat boots, gloves, a vest, a dark beanie, and a half face mask.
"Do I know you?" Mei asked to which Izuku thought she was joking, but from her tone and how she moved closer towards the teen, which made the boy even more flustered. "Um, yeah I came here yesterday getting measured for my uniform, don't you remember?"
"Nope doesn't ring any bells!" The girl happily stated which confused Izuku even more, "are you serious? You invaded my space and everything, and you don't remember anything?" To which the pink-haired girl shook her head. "Not a thing."
The boy stood there completely shocked, 'but that was only yesterday!' However, before Izuku heard a sheepish chuckle from David behind the boy. "I'm sorry she doesn't do too well with people. Mei this is the boy with the suit with the new weave I was teaching you about yesterday." Suddenly the corners of the girl's mouth went from ear to ear as she returned to invading the boy's space. "Ooooh, so you're the one who's going to give me new babies!"
Izuku's body immediately stiffened as the color of his face completely turned red from embarrassment, which earned another sheepish laugh from the brunette. "That's what she calls her inventions, there's nothing you need to worry about." The boy became somewhat relaxed, but it didn't stop his nervousness about the pink-haired teen. A loud sigh erupted across the room as everyone looked over to see Aizawa with an annoyed expression on his face.
"Normally I wouldn't mind wasting some time, but both of us are on a schedule so can you hurry up." The agent stated to which the designer nodded.
"Yes, sorry about that Shota. Now what I've given you, for now, isn't uncommon for other SHIELD agents on the field although for you I wanted to maximize on mobility while giving you some decent protection from a common thug until I finish your official uniform."
"The clothes themselves will protect you from glass and random shrapnel that might be thrown your way, however, the vest itself is where you get the majority of your protection as it is stab proof, but I would be wary of those with firearms as they can penetrate it. The steel-toed boots and Kevlar gloves also help protect your hands and feet for both offense and defense, and the mask will help against blunt objects as I've tweaked it in a way for the energy from any form of bludgeoning and dispersing it, and along with this beanie it can allow you some form of anonymity."
The teen nodded as David looked over towards the agent, "alright he's all yours now Aizawa, sorry about the wait." To which the scruffy male simply sighed, "alright Midoriya I'll take you to the locker room so that you can change and then you will get to meet your fellow team members."
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Izuku quickly suited up and had set his usual clothes in one of the lockers, as the teen quickly rushed out trying to not waste any more time. As the boy exited the locker room with both beanie and mask in hand, he was greeted by Aizawa who scanned the teen and narrowed his eyes towards his feet.
"What are you wearing?" The agent stated as he focused on the dark red shoes that the boy currently had on his feet. Izuku let out an audible gulp, "w-well you see I tried the boots on earlier, but they just made me feel like I was wearing cinder blocks on my feet. So, I chose these not only are they more comfortable but, they also can withstand me using Full Cowl, and are light enough to make me more mobile."
As the green-haired teen explained himself, he hid the major reason for his decision from the agent. While the shoes themselves may not provide any tactical advantages, it made up for it in sentimental value. The shoes he was wearing were the same ones he agreed to inherit One for All, along with the two weeks of training he had done with Toshinori and Steve. So, the teen figured what better way to signify his debut into the hero world with these shoes.
However, the agent let out an annoyed grunt, "whatever, it's about time that you met the rest of your teammates." Izuku felt his body begin to shake in excitement, 'this is so cool! I feel like I'm on the pages of a comic book, getting powers, being apart of a secret organization, and being apart of a team. It feels like back when Ochako and I…'
The boy's heart stopped as the realization hit him, but Izuku narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. 'I need stay on target with my goals. I need to find evidence to both Kacchan and Ochako's kidnappers!'
"Here" once again Izuku was brought back to reality as the agent had tossed a belt that held multiple pouches. "Even if you're Enhanced sometimes it better to have more options besides relying on your powers. After I had seen your abilities yesterday, I thought that these might help you out in the long run. Inside each pocket contains different items for utilities, from handcuffs to emergency first aid kit."
"As well as this" The scruffy agent held an object that went over the top of his fingers with a dull gray cylinder with a sharp point sitting in its center. "This is simply a grapple gun, all you need to do is point and pull on the handle, then let it do the rest. But in case you're in a situation where you need to move slowly you can press this button and it should unravel at a slower pace. Don't worry about whether it can hold your weight; it has a max limit of six hundred kilograms."
'Wow, I guess there was bound to get one of these eventually, but geez this is incredible!' Izuku thought to himself as Aizawa handed him the gadget as the teen had kept a mental note of it in his mind for the future. "Now let's go meet the others."
The agent led the teen through the facility as a new voice called out, "is that the new blood Eraser Head?" A teen with medium length blonde hair, honey brown eyes, he wore a black shirt with a giant red exclamation point and a set of headphones around his neck. Aizawa ignored the blonde, "Midoriya this is Denki Kaminari, he is a part of your squad."
Izuku looked over to the blonde, "are you an Enhanced as well?" Denki let out a small chuckle, "well, if you consider being able to type at three-hundred words per minute a superpower. I'm the only 'normal' person here, but think of me as the squads' very own Otacon." The green-haired teen simply tilted his head; the blonde let out a deep sigh. "Never mind, I mostly deal with electronics and support for you guys on the field, along with some hacking here and there." The teen eyes widened towards Denki, "that's amazing!"
"Well, if you're impressed with that, then you are about to get your mind blown." The blonde stated as the three exited the facility. "Ah, mister Aizawa have you brought the recruit" a voice called towards the agent, Izuku felt a sense of curiosity towards the source, the teen's eyes widened.
There stood three individuals, one looked to be a knight in silver plate armor with a dark blue cloth underneath it, and what seemed to be mufflers that extended towards past his back. Next to him stood another teen who appeared to be slightly shorter than the armored knight, but that didn't make his appearance any less strange as his hair was split between red on his left and white on his right as he wore what looked to be pure white clothes with half of it covered in ice.
The boy looked towards Izuku, and the green-haired teen couldn't help but freeze in place. Similar to the boy's short hair his eyes were different on each side as the right was dark grey while the other was a piercing bright blue. However, what caught Izuku off guard was the large burn mark that covered the upper left side of his face, as the boy casually looked away, his eyes showing no signs of emotion behind them.
Then lastly was a girl, she was around his age, she had pale skin, dark grey eyes, and long jet-black hair that was tied into a large ponytail and a single long bang over the right of her face. She wore what looked to be a red leotard and a cream-colored belt, but the teen quickly looked away and covered the lower half of his face when he noticed the bare skin of her stomach the sides of her chest.
Izuku couldn't help but feel heat grow across his cheeks. 'Why do I feel like amI completely underdressed for this. They look like actual heroes from a comic while I look like someone who is going to rob a bank in a Silver Age book!'
"This is Izuku Midoriya he is your new squadmate, and Iida he's also your new partner. Now, try to get acquainted with each other, or not, I don't care to be honest. Just let me know when you are ready to start your patrol and I'll get the quinjet fired up." The agent stated as he left the group of teens. Izuku couldn't help, but feel like his anxiety had been turned up to its absolute max.
But before the green-haired teen could think any more about it, the knight-like individual walk up to Izuku and extended his hand. "Why hello there Midoriya, and I look forward to working with you!" As the teen returned the gesture towards the knight, which the green-haired boy regretted as he felt as if his arm was going to be ripped off from the sheer force and speed of the others.
"I think that's good enough Tenya; it would be better if you had introduced him to the team." The black-haired girl stated which caused the knight to let go of Izuku's hand as he turned his head towards the girl, "of course! How rude of me, as your new partner I should commence your introduction!"
The knight had reached over to his helmet as a sharp hiss erupted as he slowly began to reveal his face. He looked younger than Izuku had expected with both his height and how he spoke, as he had short light black hair, and dark blue eyes that had made his expression appear stricter.
"I will begin by introducing myself! My name is Tenya Iida. Since we are going to start our partnership, then you should be able to understand my abilities. You see unlike the everyone else I was not necessarily born with any particular powers, but instead, I have these." Tenya stated as he lightly tapped his legs. "My legs are prosthetics that allows me to go at incredible speeds."
"However, when we are on the field you may call me Ingenium! This is Momo Yaoyorozu!" Tenya introduced as motioned towards the girl, as the knight stiffly moved his arms in a robotic-like motion. "Whenever we meet on the job you may call me Creati, my Enhancement allows me to create any inanimate object through my own skin by using that fat cells in my body." The girl quickly took over after Tenya as she finished her introduction.
'That explains why so much of her body is exposed, but that doesn't make it any less embarrassing to look at!' Izuku wondered to himself, the teen quickly shook his head, "My name is Izuku Midoriya, and my Enhancement is a powerful form of super strength!"
"Wait, you do not possess a code name?" Tenya questioned, as the green-haired teen sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. Izuku noticed it as the two introduced themselves how they had individual code names, which made sense when he thought about it. However, he was surprised that neither Toshinori nor Steve had ever had a chance to talk about this topic. "To be honest, the topic hadn't come up."
Momo had rested her hand upon her chin as she began to ponder. "Well, you said earlier that your enhancement grants you a form of super strength. Both your hair and eyes area similar color to the Hulk's, albeit it is a darker shade. We could call you Gamma after the radiation that created the Hulk."
"That sounds reasonable enough. So, for the time being, your codename will be Gamma!" Tenya loudly stated as his hand chopped the air in front of Izuku, startling the boy. 'I guess surprisingly I don't get much of a say on this. Oh well, I guess it could be worse.' However, before Izuku could say anything else, the green-haired teen noticed the teen with the burn across his face.
Izuku could feel a chill go down his spine as he locked onto the boy's heterochromatic eyes, as the burned teen glared at Izuku. "U-um, who is he?"
Both Tenya and Momo looked followed where Izuku was looking until they looked towards the burned teen. "Oh, yes of course. Why don't you come introduce yourself Todoroki!" The tallest teen exclaimed, to which Todoroki turned, "no." The green-haired teen was taken aback by dual-colored-haired boy's quick and blunt response. Which caused Tenya's hand to rapidly chop the air, "how rude! He is one our own teammates, how could you be so cold to your own allies. That is a terrible attitude for a hero to have!"
The teen simply shrugged as began to walk towards the quinjet, Tenya was about to confront the burned boy. "Wait, no it's fine, you don't need to get angry!" Izuku stated which seemed to somewhat calm the teen down for a moment. "Still, heroes cannot simply treat other people in that manner. That over there is Shoto Todoroki, he has no codename unlike everyone else. His Enhancement allows his left side to create fire while the right creates ice."
'Whoa, that's amazing I wonder how strong his powers are, I wouldn't doubt someone like him could quickly rise through the ranks at SHIELD.'
"Well, I should go talk to Shoto about where we should begin our patrol," Momo stated as she began to walk towards Shoto as she began to talk to the stoic teen. "We should also do the same Midoriya! Normally, I would normally go on my patrols alone. However, that is no longer the case, and since you are a beginner as well as a native to the city, it may be for the best if you chose where we can begin our patrol."
As Tenya continued his explanation; In, Izuku tried his best to hold back a grin. 'This is perfect! Not only can I be able to begin finding evidence to find Ochako and Kacchan, but if I'm correct about these patrols, it can also act as a rational way to convince Aizawa for me to continue my investigation as well.'
"Well, if that's the case could we start the patrol around Gramercy? I know the area quite well, and the crime rate around this time of year is low, so it should be good for practice." The green-haired teen explained hoping that the taller boy would buy his reasoning.
Tenya began to ponder as the taller teen began to walk towards the quinjet. "We can work with that. However, I need to be sure to confirm your request with mister Aizawa before we leave." Izuku nodded, trying to hold back an excited yelp as they moved closer towards the S.H.I.E.L.D agent.
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Izuku could hear a light tapping as his foot rapidly hit against the steel floor. The green-haired teen's nerves were on edge ever since he felt the quinjet lift off the ground and the other teens didn't help as they had just sat there in silence.
Izuku looked towards Tenya as the taller teen had returned to wearing his helmet. Once again hiding his expression, making it hard for the green-haired to guess anything that his partner was thinking. When the newest member tried to start a conversation with his partner, but he was quickly met with the taller teen chastised Izuku for attempting to endanger himself when he attempted to unbuckle his seat.
Even when he looked towards the other members of his team, Momo was holding onto what looked to be a visor with dark tinted glass with crimson sides, the black-haired girl seemed to fiddle with some set of buttons and dials, while Shoto did not seem to take any interest in his surroundings.
"Alright Ingenium, Gamma your drop zone is coming up in one minute!" Aizawa called out towards Izuku and Tenya, the silver and blue knight nodded towards the team's leader. "Of course, Eraser Head, are you ready Gamma?"
Izuku nodded as he pulled the beanie over his head and readied his mask. The green-haired teen felt the quinjet begin to decelerate and a light hiss pierced through the air as the ramp began to descend displaying the city as the day was reaching closer to its mid-point. Aizawa looked towards both Izuku and his partner as he made a quick motion with his hands, resulting in the taller teen to take off his restraints with the newbie quickly following suit.
"This is your drop zone, be sure to return here at around fifteen hundred hours, and we'll be sure to pick you up, or if an emergency comes along, do you understand?" Tenya made a quick salute towards the agent while Izuku simply nodded. "Good, now don't die out there." The green-haired teen let out a loud gulp from how blunt the agent's statement sounded.
Before he could think more about it, he then felt the knight light patting his shoulder. "Come on Gamma our journey awaits!" Izuku followed his partner towards the end of the ramp until the teen quickly stopped in his tracks as he looked down towards the what was below him, for instead of seeing any sort of solid grown was a rooftop around twenty feet below them. The shorter teen couldn't help but let out a small yelp at seeing the great distance below him.
"What is the problem Gamma?" Ingenium tilted his helmet towards the side a bit before looking down towards the roof below them, "ah, I see now! Do not fret grab onto my armor I should be able to brace for the both of us." Izuku looked at Tenya with confusion until it had hit him about his partner's prosthetics. Cautiously the shorter teen hopped onto the knight's back, the taller teen then jumped off the ramp and towards the roof below.
Izuku held onto Ingenium's armor for dear life as the two quickly descended towards the roof, until a loud "THUD" echoed around them as the knight landed onto the roof. Once Izuku realized that the two had reached the ground the shorter teen slowly let go of Tenya's armor as he dropped to the solid ground.
Izuku began to hear his heartbeat banging against his skull and his breathing began to rapidly increase as he noticed the large crater Tenya had created from his landing. 'I haven't even started the patrol, and yet I can feel the adrenaline kicking in.' The shorter teen began to remember to Steve's training for the last couple of weeks as began to control his body.
"Gamma, did you hear what I had said?" The green-haired teen had quickly snapped back to reality as he looked towards Tenya. "Sorry I-I didn't, I'm just trying to…process everything that just happened." Ingenium seemed to give the shorter teen a small nod as he quickly made his usual chopping motion towards Izuku.
"It's no problem! However, you should be sure to pay more attention in the future! I asked if you lost your earpiece on our fall?" The taller teen asked to which felt around the right side of his head as he felt a small lump in his ear. Aizawa had given both Izuku and Shoto the small device before the quinjet had taken off as a way to keep in contact with their teammates. The shorter teen then gave Ingenium a thumbs up, "were good!"
"Fantastic! Now I'll be starting on a lower gear so that you can keep up. But in case there may be an emergency I want to hasten my pursuit; do you think that you can work with that?"
Izuku nodded towards the knight, "yeah I got it Ingenium, and besides I think I know where we are, to be honest, I can think of some shortcuts that can help us." Tenya seemed to be satisfied with that as he nodded towards the shorter teen. "That is great; now we shall begin our patrol!"
Three dark grey short pipes quickly extended out where his calves would be, as a burst of smoke erupted out of them as the silver knight took off running as he jumped off the side of the building. Izuku quickly activated Full Cowl as he promptly followed alongside Tenya by going from the rooftops of the city.
The green-haired teen watched from the quarter of his eye as the taller teen ran. Ingenium quickly zig-zagging past multiple vehicles and even jumping over them. Izuku couldn't help but be awestruck at the taller teen's speed and finesse, making the newbie wonder if he was capable of such speed if he continued working on One for All. 'Maybe he could give me tips whenever we get a break.' However, before Izuku could think more about it, a voice yelled into his ear.
"Gamma, I will be turning left at the next intersection, will you be able to reach it at this pace?" Izuku looked towards the intersection that the taller teen had pointed out, the newbie looked towards the buildings around them making the quick calculations in his head. As the green-haired teen finished his mental calculations he couldn't help but grin, 'I guess those races with Steve are paying off!"
"You don't have to worry about me Ingenium, I should be able to reach it no problem!"
"Very well then good luck to you Gamma!"
Izuku took out the grapple gun Aizawa had given him, 'okay it's easy just point and pull and it should do the rest, that's at least what he said it should do.' Izuku held his breath as began to jump towards the building on the opposite side of him. Even with Full Cowl, he couldn't reach the building, but with the new tool, Aizawa had given him it shouldn't be too difficult or at least that was the idea anyway.
As the green-haired teen tightened his grip on the tool he felt a massive blast of air launch the hook towards the building the boy waited until he heard an electrical hum erupt from the grapple gun as he was propelled towards the building. Izuku couldn't help but feel a small amount of pride at the success as reached closer towards the building as just as he was close enough to the building the teen used his strength to yank the hook out of its place as his hand reached towards the edge of the roof of the building.
Using the momentum from the grapple gun Izuku pushed off against the roof with all of his might launching him up in the air, as the teen reached closer towards the roof the boy quickly began to go into a roll once he made contact with solid ground trying everything he could to spread the impact across his body.
Izuku continued with the momentum sprinting across the rooftop; the teen could not help but smile as he began to enjoy the adrenaline flowing through his body. The teen let out a howl of excitement as he started to bounce against the walls in the alleyway on his path as he made another leap towards another rooftop.
For a brief moment, Izuku seemed to forget everything, One for All, Toshinori and Steve, even trying to find Ochako and Katsuki. In that short moment of time, he ignored it all, as his inner child could not hold it together as he was in the air, as he fulfilled a part of his childhood dream as he even looked like he was in a panel ripped out of a comic. So, even with all of the crap he had to put up within the last few hours, Izuku felt at peace.
However, it did not take long for the teen to remember his mission and his goal to save both of his friends.
…
Izuku swiftly repelled down the side of one of the myriads of buildings with his grappling hook in hand. It had been about an hour and a half since he and Tenya had started their patrol, and during that time nothing too unusual had happened. While there was the occasional purse snatcher that the silver knight would quickly dispatch them, the most exciting thing Izuku had done was trying to catch a balloon for a little girl earlier.
However, that had quickly changed as they had gotten an alert that a bank was in the process of being robbed. Now the two had met around the side of the building next to the bank. Once Izuku reached Tenya's side, "who's in there?" The taller teen stood as still as a statue with only his head turning slightly as he scanned the front of the building.
"There looks to five men inside all with firearms from handguns and a rifle of some kind, and there is a car over there looks to be their escape vehicle. The driver inside has kept his eye on the building the entire time, so it would be safe to assume that he might be their driver." Izuku was shocked from the taller teen's quick analysis, he even looked towards the car that the knight had mentioned.
"Alright, what should we do?" Tenya returned to his silence for a brief moment before quickly answering back, "There looks to be multiple civilians inside, I cannot say for sure how many."
"How can you tell?" The knight simply tapped his helmet, embarrassing the shorter teen. 'Of course, he could see them, from what I've seen Tenya's armor seems to act similarly to the Iron Man suit.'
"However, it does not matter how many there are we need to be as precise as possible, as we need to protect as many innocent people as possible." Izuku couldn't help be astounded by Tenya's reasoning, with his noble attitude and his armor it almost reminded him of those knights he would hear from fairy tales.
Ingenium then quickly turned his head towards Izuku, "I may have a plan, but we are going to use our speed to overwhelm them, are you willing to join me, or do you want to stay here cover me?"
Izuku could not help but smirk under his mask, "are you kidding I've been waiting for this moment as far as I can remember, I'm not going to pass this up, just tell me what to do!"
…
The doors of the bank burst open as two robbers' side by side with black ski masks covering their faces and dark clothes, each of them holding a handgun in one hand and a black duffle bags filled with their bounty in the other. The two grinned like madmen feeling the adrenaline of succeeding their crime.
However, their wild glee was quickly shattered as the robber on the left gasped for air as a knee slammed into his gut while the other criminal's collar had been grabbed by a hand sparking with green electricity. Izuku launched the two men back into the bank as kept Full Cowl active, using his enhanced strength the teen threw the robber back. 'This will clear the way!' The rookie quickly felt a burst of wind behind him signaling his partner's entrance as two loud grunts followed.
Izuku did not have time to watch as the robber he had thrown quickly trying to stand back up. Wasting no time, the rookie used Full Cowl to close the distance as he held his left arm to cover his left side as he quickly threw a right hook towards the criminal's jaw. The man soon went limp as he was knocked out cold and collapsed onto the ground.
Izuku looked back towards Tenya to see if he needed any help, "NOBODY FUCKING MOVE!" A short burst of gunfire caused the teen to freeze in place, the teen quickly turned his head towards the source. Izuku's eyes widened as he saw one of the robbers with a rifle pointing it towards an older couple. "Take one step, and I'll blow their brains out, ya'hear!"
The green-haired teen ground his teeth, both he and Tenya were hoping to avoid this outcome. Izuku looked around the building seeing multiple people on the ground either trying to remain as still as possible or silently sobbing from the stress of the crime; the rookie turned back towards the robber. With Full Cowl the teen figured he could reach the criminal and probably disarm him; however, he didn't know if he could make it before the man would fire his weapon, from how the man's gun was shaking it looked as if even the wind blew the wrong way it could set him off.
Izuku then looked towards his partner, hoping maybe the taller teen might have a plan, but all he saw was the knight with his head hung low and his hands balling up into fists. The two robbers lying unconscious, one who was lying face first on the floor, while the other was huddled over one of the many desks. "How dare you!" Ingenium growled under his breath; this only made the robber even more nervous.
"Using innocent people as living shields! It is detestable actions like that prove to me, that you are a true villain!" As Ingenium yelled the pipes on the back of his legs released multiple blue flames as they whined like jet engines, before the criminal could even react, the knight was immediately in the man's face as he kicked the gun out of his hands, and in one fluid motion Tenya grabbed the man and handcuffed him to two of his unconscious comrades.
"Now, that should teach you that villainy's reward is a cold cell." Izuku was taken aback from his partner's sheer speed, as multiple questions had quickly taken his mind how the taller teen had accomplished this feat. However, his mind had snapped back to reality as he heard the loud shrieking of tires as the car Tenya had guessed being the getaway vehicle speeding off and the robber he had kneed at the start was no longer there.
Both heroes ran straight towards the bank's entrance as they saw the vehicle hastily trying to escape. "We need to catch up with them, hurry Gamma!" However, before they could begin their chase Izuku heard what sounded to be what almost sounded like coughing and wheezing, "damn it, I was hoping that I had fixed that!" The knight cursed as smoke started to billow from the pipes.
'That it isn't good, even if he can fix it, the act itself would waste precious time.' Izuku looked towards the speeding car go through the intersection as he narrowed his dark green eyes. "I'm pursuing!"
"Wait for Gamma not yet! The light is red, you can't just…" Before the taller teen could finish, Izuku using his enhanced speed t sprint towards the getaway car. The green-haired teen noticed the car going through the intersection; the rookie knew that he couldn't slow down, he sped towards one of the taxis and quickly jumped over its front and with both hands and propelled off its hood.
Izuku was quickly catching up to the getaway vehicle; however, the teen heard what sounded like quiet buzz fly past his head, followed by a loud 'BOOM' quickly followed it. The rookie was quickly realizing what had happened tried to act quickly as he used one of the cars to launch himself over the runaway car, hoping that he could try to avoid any unnecessary injuries. The hero rolled on the top of the roof as two more shots followed as they flew past him.
The rookie quickly pulled out his grappling gun as he launched himself towards the vehicle, making sure he was at least facing the car. Once he got a clear view of the windshield, he pointed the gadget and fired it towards the backseat. The hook launched as it quickly hit its mark and pulled him towards the back. The teen quickly used his free arm to cover his eyes as he slammed through the glass.
The green-haired boy let out a grunt as his side slammed into the back seat, but he had no time to think about it as the robber who shot at him was stunned by the entrance as the criminal covered his face from the glass. Izuku quickly tried to disarm the man as the teen tried to pull the gun out of the criminal's hands. However, the robber held onto the weapon tightly, remembering what Steve had taught him.
Using his enhanced strength, he twisted the robber's arm to the point of making his opponent let go of the firearm from the incredible pain forcing the gunman to loosen his grip on the weapon. The teen's opponent tried to counter by using his free hand to grab his throat. The teen gritted his teeth as he returned the favor by tightly gripping the inside of the man's palm and pried his opponent's hand away from his throat.
"Gamma good news, I'm back to peak performance! How are things on your end?"
"I'm a little busy at the moment Ingenium." The teen stated before he slammed his head into the robber's forehead and quickly followed it up by grabbing the man's collar and driving his knee into his opponent's nose. The criminal's eyes slowly rolled his eyes in towards the back of his head as he was knocked out cold. "Don't worry, I'm quickly gaining on your position, and I should be able to stop the vehicle. Although I would suggest that you brace yourself."
It did not take long for Izuku to understand what his partner was planning. The teen quickly pulled a seatbelt over the unconscious robber. The driver now without his defender soon began to move his car erratically trying to knock the teen around the backseat to no avail. However, the driver stopped when Ingenium skidded sprinted towards the car. "Get out of my way tin can!" The driver yelled as the car began to lurch forward.
Before Izuku could react, he was launched out of the back seat and through the windshield. The teen quickly tried to ball up before he landed on the asphalt. When he finally stopped moving, he let out a low groan, which was quickly cut off by a car horn. Izuku could feel the pain all over his body was began to fade, the rookie was glad that One for All for making not only more durable and increasing his healing.
The new hero began to hear the driver yelling at him as Izuku slowly began to rise. "Woah!" A voice called out which caught the teen's attention to see three kids watching him with wide eyes and mouths agape. Izuku cleared his throat as he did his best All Might impression. "And that is why you must always wear seatbelts kids! Do not try this at home I'm…a professional, do you understand!"
The kids nodded in sync with each other as they began to leave the scene still watching the new hero. "I did tell you to brace yourself Gamma." Tenya had reached out his hand towards the rookie who gladly accepted it. "To be honest, I didn't think you would hit the car that hard." As Izuku looked back towards where the car had been hit and he was taken aback, the front of the car looked as if half of it had caved in on itself. The driver's head was laying on the deployed airbag with one arm cuffed to the car.
"You had also dropped this." The rookie looked towards his partner as the knight held the shorter teen's grapple gun. Izuku smiled under the mask; he grabbed the gadget as he nodded in appreciation. "Now, we should get out of here before the police show up, we may be apart of SHIELD, but we are still technically vigilantes."
The shorter teen nodded as he used the grapple gun to leave the scene.
…
"Phew, talk about a tough workout, do you normally deal with crimes like this Ingenium?" Izuku sat near the edge of the rooftop. The two had chosen to sit near the escape vehicle to keep an eye on the robbers to make sure neither of them tried to escape.
"Not usually, most of the time it is usually petty thieves or the occasional mugger. But robberies like those are quite rare. However, that could have gone worse." Izuku sheepishly rubbed the back of the neck. "Yeah, sorry about running off earlier. I just didn't want them to escape."
"You don't need to worry Gamma, I messed up as well with not reaching the man with the rifle fast enough. But all we can do is learn from our mistakes."
Izuku smiled, however, the moment was interrupted by rumbling of his stomach. The rookie felt his face redden as he covered his stomach, the knight let out a light chuckle. Tenya walked towards the rookie and pulled out what looked to be some snack bar. "Here this will help replenish your energy. I'll keep watch here, you can take a quick break and we'll resume our patrol."
Ingenium had walked away while Izuku took off the face mask before he unwrapped the snack. The shorter teen then chose to explore the area, holding at least some hope to find evidence that could help locate Ochako and Katsuki. However, that light became dimmer the more he looked, but what was he expecting, finding the evidence was like finding a needle in a city-wide haystack.
The teen took a bite into his snack as he scanned the alley until something caught his eye, near the entrance of the alley as the bricks seemed off. "Hey, Ingenium, I'm going to check something, I'll be right back." Izuku held the snack in his mouth as he pulled out the grapple gun and launched it into the wall as he repelled off the wall.
Izuku heard his partner call out to him, but the green-haired did not listen as he reached the ground. The rookie looked at the alley's walls; the teen raised an eyebrow. It almost looked like frozen candle wax with its smooth surface and the side dark black across the edge.
A sudden thud interrupted his train of thought as Ingenium landed next to him as he began chopping his arm at air. "Gamma is everything alright!"
"I'm good; something just caught my eye," Izuku explained as he touched the wall, it seemed to gain Tenya's attention as well. "It almost looks like it's been…melted?"
"That might make sense with the ash over here." The knight stated as he pointed towards the dark spots. "But to do this, you would need at least fifteen hundred degrees Celsius." Izuku's curiosity continued to grow the more his partner talked.
The shorter teen looked around and noticed dark marks on the ground. The rookie lightly tapped his partner's side as he pointed towards the marks, to which the knight quickly complied as he knelt towards it. "These looks to be tire marks of some kind…" Ingenium's words flew over his head as he fumbled around his phone. The teen felt his breathing beginning to increase as unlocked his phone.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm testing out a theory." Izuku hit call as he waited for a brief moment as he held his breath as his body began to tense up. Then he heard it the loud heroic orchestra that he was very familiar with. The green-haired teen sprinted towards the source, he quickly moved trash out of the way, and he found it as its music continued to echo through the alley, but the screen was facing away from him. Izuku froze in place as fear crept over him, he let out a deep breath as he slowly turned the phone with its screen facing him. When he saw the screen, he almost broke down.
The screen had a picture of him wearing an old All Might hoodie with a fist raised in the air, with the name 'Deku' above him.
