A/N: So, apparently some people thought I was going to leave Izuku out of the Overhaul Arc...PFFFFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *INHALES* AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! FUCK NO! Why on Earth would I do that!? Izuku literally needs to be in the fucking Arc, and EVERY arc. Because if you haven't noticed, he's the main fucking character!

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" The screams of Kyouka echoed throughout the gym.

Kaminari's eyes shot open. "GOOD GRIEF HE'S NAKED!"

Mineta nudged Sero on the arm, "Of course it's Jirou who's afraid of a naked man. Am I right fellas!? Am I right fellas!? Hachacha! Men stuff!"

"...What the literal fuck is wrong with you dude?"

'Just ignore it Momo! Just ignore it Momo!' She kept her eyes above Mirio's waist and charged forward. 'He can phase. I can work with that...I think.' She continued her bum rush and leaped through him. She rolled and landed back on her feet, facing back towards Mirio.

"Not too bad. You realized you couldn't hit me so didn't even try. I-"

*Ting*

Mirio looked down to see a flashbang missing a pin at his feet. "...Ah, I see what you did there."

* BANG*

Kyouka saw the opening and gave the order, "Long range attackers, fire!" Kyouka sent out soundwaves, Mineta threw balls, Aoyama fired his laser, and Sero shot out his tape.

...Only for Mirio to disappear into the floor.

Momo's eyes widened, "Oh no."

At the back of the room, Aizawa pursed his lips. "As rough as it is, this is the best way to jam this lesson into their heads. Togata is the perfect example of what they should strive to be by the end of their time here…"

Mirio popped up out of the ground in front of Kyouka and grabbed both jacks in one hand. He wrapped them around her and Kaminari, phasing through them to avoid other incoming attacks. He picked up the now tied up duo and threw them at Tokoyami, disappearing under the ground once more.

Dark Shadow appeared and caught Kyouka and Denki before they could fall. A fist suddenly slammed into the avian teen's side, and another to the side of his face. Catching his friends was nothing but a trap to occupy his attention. "Distraction!" Togata vanished back under the ground.

He appeared in front of Aoyama, "Over here!" Yuga fired his stomach laser at the third year, with the beam going right through Mirio. It went past Mirio and hit Mineta instead. The blonde phased his fist into Aoyama's stomach and shook it around. The first year had never felt such discomfort in his life. He clutched his stomach and fell to his knees.

Momo watched as Mirio took down her classmates in mere seconds. Izuku would've loved to see one of the Big Three at work...and also have been slightly terrified like Momo was. 'He's popping out of the ground at high speeds. It's like it's forcing him out. I'm starting to really wish I studied physics instead of anatomy."

Mirio shot out and flipped over Tsu, grabbing the sides of her head. He flipped back to the ground and flung the frog girl at Mina, crashing her into the other, and vanishing back into the ground. 'He's going after people with long ranged abilities. And that just leaves…"

Momo could already see a fist appearing below her from the ground. '...Me."

"Gotcha!"

*POOF*

Mirio's fist whiffed through the air, hitting nothing. Smoke replaced his target, who was now nowhere to be seen. "Huh?" A foot appeared from the smoke and was directed towards his face. He phased and it passed through his head. Momo rolled across the ground disappeared into another ploom of smoke. "Well that cool and all, but if I've learned anything from Sir it's…"

Mirio disappeared into the ground, and immediately popped back up facing the opposite direction, a kick flying up into the air. Momo appeared from more smoke was shocked to see Togata already attacking.

"Predicting attacks!"

Momo panicked and "Porcupined". She created needles across her entire body, shooting out of her skin. It was Mirio's turn to panic. "Woah! Woah! Woah! Holy crap!" He made his body intangible again and phased through Momo.

The first year then landed on one foot and pivoted around to attack Mirio in his distraction.

But, two fingers suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. "Poke." They phased through her eyes and a tangible fist rocketed into her stomach. Her ponytail was grabbed and she was thrown across the room.

Aizawa smirked, "... because he's the closest person there is to being the number one hero."

"POWEEERRR!" Mirio posed with leftover smoke covering his genitals. He cracked his knuckles and looked upon the rest of the class. "Looks like brawlers are up next!"

Shouta looked to his side at Todoroki and raised a brow, "You're not even going to try?"

"I didn't get my license. Not to mention the fact that I'm finally getting real sleep, thank you NyQuil, and getting my head back on track. This wouldn't help my recovery. I'm finally mellowing out and I'm staying out of anything too rowdy for a bit."

"Fair enou-"

"I still have my eye on you and Shinso though."

"What?"

"Nothing. Oh look, they lost." Shouta turned back to the battle to see Todoroki was right. In the span of their little conversation, Mirio had already taken down the rest of the class.

"Yep, that's about right. Okay! Everyone go get changed! Remember this spar! This is the kind of prowess I expect from you in the coming years. The sooner the better."

The entire class groaned in pain.

"I'll take it." Shouta shuffled his sleeping bag covered body out the door.

Momo shook her head to get rid of the dizziness. "You really threw me for a loop back there." Momo looked up to see a now clothed Mirio holding a hand out to her. "That was great! Even your flashbang was surprising. Although, my quirk makes it kind of useless saying I can't absorb light into my eyes. But it was still shocking, that's for sure."

"Oh! Uh, thank you." She took his hand and was lifted to her feet.

"And uh, your clothes…" Momo looked down to see holes all over her clothing from her needles. She quickly created a sweatshirt and sweatpants to cover herself with.

"Thanks...again."

" Nah, don't mention it! I mean, you've definitely seen a lot more of me than anyone would be comfortable with," Mirio laughed. "I knew you would be interesting. You're involved with the troublemaker, so I guess it was a given. Speaking of which, where is he?"

"Today is his last of lockdown. He should be back tomorrow. Why?"

Mirio rubbed the back of his head, "Well, I was actually really wanting to meet him. And I wanted to see how he did against me."

"Oh, sorry. He would've loved to meet and go against you. Izuku has been dying to get back to class. We have the weekend until work studies. We could ask Mr. Aizawa to organize another sparring match for you two."

"That'd be great! I've actually had an eye on him for awhile now."

Momo tilted her head, "Really? Why is that?"

"Honestly, it started because of Sir."

"Sir?"

"Oh right! Sorry. I mean Sir Nighteye. He's been my mentor for awhile now. He saw Problem Child win the Sports Festival, and he was suddenly really interested in him and who he was. He called me to keep an eye on him. I asked if he should offer him a request for his internships, but he wasn't sure about him. He wanted me to see how he did during the year. And thanks to Nejire being so nosy, I got all my information from her. I know all about you guys and your interaction with the Hero Killer, your fight with All Might in the finals, his position in class. And word through the grapevine has it that you two were responsible for the takedown of the villain Muscular, and he manifested a second quirk. He's made quite the mark around here."

"Uh, not to be rude. But we just got rid of one stalker."

Mirio shook his hands frantically, "Nononono! It's not like that. More like job searching."

"And has Nighteye explained why Izuku is so important?" Momo wasn't taking any chances when someone decided to randomly take interest in her boyfriend. Who just so happened to be the successor to One For All.

"Eh, not really. I actually can't even tell if he's impressed by him or not. He's kinda stoic like that. It was a little weird too. When I asked what changed his mind about Midoriya, he said it was his fight with Todoroki. He thought he was reckless at first, but then when he stopped breaking his bones and turned it all around, he was suddenly engrossed in the fight. I just have a couple more small tests before I feel like I should introduce him to Sir. I'd like to meet him!" Mirio flashed another million dollar smile. Momo couldn't deny, Mirio's spirit was contagious just like Izuku's. But, someone she didn't know was looking into Izuku extensively. It was an immediate red flag.

"I'll see what Izuku's doing tonight. He's not on campus right now. But, if he's free later he'd be more than happy to meet you."

"Great! Now, I should give a pep talk to the troops" Mirio sarcastically said, gesturing to the rest of 1-A still recovering. He turned around and walked towards them. "So, who's interested about my quirk!?"

…

"Of course we can talk. You can always talk to me honey. Come on." Inko's mother's intuition could instantly tell this was more than just a talk. She had a feeling her worst fear was going to be realized. Years of denying would be undone.

The two walked into the main room, Inko turned back to Izuku. "Tea?"

"No thank you. Can we just sit?" Inko nodded and they moved over to the couch. The mother and son sat side by side. Izuku looked over to his mother and his eyes widened a little. "Have you lost weight Mom?"

"Oh, a little yes. Toshinori does morning exercises, and I decided to start joining him. Over the years I let myself go a bit, and everything's been changing so fast in our lives. I felt that this was a necessary one."

Izuku smiled, "That's great Mom."

"And speaking of over the years, I have a feeling that's what this is all about."

"..."

Inko pursed her lips, "I know about the fight with Katsuki. Now I know I'm the one that's always fretting and worrying over you and telling you to stay out of trouble. But, if what this talk is about, and what the fight was about is what I think it is...then I'm not mad. In fact, if it is what I think it's about then I'm proud of you for knocking some sense into that boy. Figuratively and literally."

Izuku chuckled, but brought back his serious look. "Momo did say that you talked to her in the hospital. And apparently I wasn't as good of an actor as I thought."

"You were far too good at acting Izuku. You were just bad at hiding things. It was only after that did I notice all the flaws in your demeanor." Izuku bit his lip. He was even far more stressed about talking to his mother about this than anyone else. 11 years. Out of anyone that he tried to hide it from the most, it was her. This was Izuku's equivalent of the government deciding to suddenly release all of its secrets to its citizens.

The strangest part of it all, was that this was usually the part where at the very least one of the Midoriya's would start to cry. But, neither shed a single tear. At least, not yet. Instead of sadness, the mother looked rather angry. But not at Izuku. Inko began wringing her hands together. "What did I do Izuku?"

"Huh?"

"How could I have done that to you? One word. I just needed to say one damn word. Look at what I caused."

"Mom you didn't-"

"Don't say that. Don't say to me that it's not my fault. I know it's not all my fault, but I'll be damned if I'm not a major contributor. You asked. My son. My flesh and blood. The little boy who I'd die a million times over for. The little boy who wanted nothing more than to be a hero, asked if he you be a hero. And I said no."

"You didn't say no."

"I did, just not verbally. It didn't matter that I was here. You were still alone. You were all alone for 11 years. Your entire world was falling apart, and I wanted to fix it. But, all I did was pick up a sledgehammer and smash it into even smaller pieces. You needed someone to believe in you. Or simply anybody to just be there. And then you became...I need you to say it."

Izuku turned his head over to look at Inko.

"I need you to say it, because I can't. And if you don't then it'll never become a reality to me."

"...Suicidal."

Izuku watched as Inko closed her eyes and breathed in and out. She was processing it all. He thought back to his conversation with Momo about kids. The idea of a child of his own coming up to him and saying that at one point in their lives they wanted to end their lives...it made him sick. It was an imaginary scenario and it still made him want to puke.

To Inko, it was real. He would give her all the time she needed.

He knew that she was picturing it. A world without him in it. He scooted over closer to his mother, and brought her into a hug with her head on his chest. She needed to remember that he was still there, that he wasn't gone and wasn't going anywhere.

After what seemed like hours, Inko finally spoke up. "Even after years of thinking about this moment, nothing could ever make me ready to hear those words."

"Sorry."

Inko let out a dry chuckle, "Of course you still apologize to me. Even though I don't deserve it. Such a heroic heart. That's one of the reasons I know Toshinori is the one. Everywhere I failed to raise you, he did instead. He was the one to push you forward. Without him...I wouldn't have my baby." A small trail of tears began flowing down Inko's cheeks. It wasn't the fire hose it usually was. They were slow tears.

Izuku hadn't cried in awhile. He especially hadn't cried about that topic for a long time. He felt that he had cried enough.

"You raised me just fine."

"I neglected you."

"Don't. Say that. Ever. You did everything you could. Momo also told me about everything you tried to do about school. But, I blocked you up. I would've thrown a fit if we left Musutafu. And we couldn't afford other schools. No parent-...Scratch that. No person on this planet would ever truly know what to do in your situation. They can say they do all they want, but they wouldn't. You had to raise me all alone. Me. Me of all people. A quirkless kid with a pipe dream. One who hid things and had issues he refused to talk about. I didn't make anything easy for you."

"You really need to stop blaming yourself."

"So do you. None of this is all of anyone's fault. Even All Might had his moment. When we first met, he said I couldn't be a hero too."

"He did?"

"Don't be mad at him," Izuku quickly added. "He had the same mindset as everyone else did. And they weren't exactly wrong. I was only able to make it into U.A with a quirk. The entrance exam isn't exactly quirkless friendly. But, I'd say he's more than made up for it now."

"...And Katsuki?"

"That's a bit more complicated."

…

"Ah, Young Yaoyorozu. What brings you here?"

Momo entered the teacher's lounge and sat across from All Might on the sofa. "Do you still have any contact with Sir Nighteye?"

Toshinori's eyes widened, "Well that was sudden. Most don't people don't remember I had a sidekick these days. What brought this on?"

"To be honest, I didn't remember. But, Mirio Togata was apart of our class today. And he said that Sir Nighteye had taken an interest in Izuku, and had Togata keep an eye on him and learn about him. I did some research in Izuku's notebooks, and found out about your former sidekick. I was wondering if you knew about any of this."

All Might scowled, "No, I didn't. I haven't talked to Nighteye in quite some time. We didn't end things on the best of terms."

"Togata said Nighteye became interested in Izuku after he saw him win the Sports Festival."

Toshinori bit his lip, and looked down. "I...I was hoping this conversation would happen later. But, I guess I did promise to stop hiding things."

"What are you hiding?"

"Not 'hiding' per say. I just felt it wasn't important. If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to have this conversation with Young Izuku first."

Momo pursed her lips and nodded, "Alright, but Izuku doesn't know yet. But, Togata was very interested in introducing him to Nighteye. He claimed he had a few tests for him. Once Izuku realizes that not only one of the Big Three is inviting him, but it's to meet your former sidekick, there's no way he'll say no."

Toshinori crossed his arms and leaned back in his seat. "Did Togata just approach you with this information?"

"Well, I fought him first."

"And?"

"I got my butt kicked." Toshinori simply hummed in response. He was confident in Momo's abilities. She was definitely one of the best students both academically and combatively. But Mirio was something else entirely.

'To think if I had never met Young Izuku, them Togata would be…'

"So, are you going to talk to Sir Nighteye again about this? Or about Izuku going to his work study?"

"Actually, I don't really approve of the work studies. I was one of the teachers who opposed it. Especially for Izuku. Is this really something he needs right now? Even without the issues that have just come up, there's still so much that's going on. The villain activity is on the rise, and he hasn't perfected his Shoot Style. None of you kids have had a real break from it all, and now they want to throw you back out there... It would also be super awkward for me to talk to Nighteye again."

"That just makes it all sound like an excuse."

"No, no it's not. You do understand where I'm coming from though, right?"

Momo nodded, "I do. Izuku is in a... delicate state. I think we all are right now. But, Izuku is wanting nothing more than to improve himself. And someone who's worked under you and can really help. Nighteye was your sidekick, so he had an outer perspective of you. He could teach Izuku plenty about being the top hero due to watching you throughout the years."

"That's true. But, perhaps at another time. There really isn't any rush."

"To you, maybe. But to Izuku, he already believes he's out of time. The moment you retired, just like you told him, it's his turn. You created something big. Bigger than anything the world has ever seen. But, that also meant you created shoes too big for anyone to fill. Except for Izuku. You chose him to not just fill your shoes, but to surpass you. You see retirement. Izuku sees responsibilities and problems passed on to him. Endeavor can't be you. And no one after him can be you, at least not to the fullest capacity. It's for Izuku to do. He realizes that, and he also realizes that he's only a first year. He feels behind. He's going to take any opportunity to try and go beyond. And this is one way, and I think he should take it."

"Wow. Did he tell you all of this?"

"Nope. I just find it my responsibility to know my boyfriend."

Toshinori gave a smile, "I don't think I've said this, but I couldn't be more grateful to have you with us. Izuku especially shares that sentiment."

Momo smiled warmly, "Thank you. And, perhaps you could show your thanks by going with Izuku and Mirio to see Nighteye."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Do it."

"Don't wanna."

"Too bad."

"Can't make me."

"Do you really want to stress test that?"

Toshinori threw up his hands in exasperation. "Look, it's complicated."

"No. Izuku and Bakugou are complicated. And I think the last thing he needs to see right now is his teacher/father figure also refusing to tackle his friendship problems. If your successor shows up, and you are still nowhere to be seen or heard from, that could put an even worse strain on things. Are your issues with one another really that bad? Do you hate each other?"

"Well, no. But-

"If you see each other again, will you lash out?"

"...No."

"Then work it out. You promised to be the best mentor you can be for Izuku. Then be there with him whenever you can. Or at least help introduce him to Nighteye. You think he's spent too much time having to teach himself? Then be there now. You also say you've learned from Izuku. Then learn from him now, and don't do what he did. Don't hold off from working things out before it's too late. Or you'll regret it."

"...Is this because you still have pent up aggression against me for saying he couldn't be a hero?"

"A little bit."

"Fair enough."

…

"I should call Mitsuki right now and tell her just what she raised."

"Honestly, I don't think it was her." Izuku watched as his mother clenched and unclenched her fists in anger. She definitely wasn't a fan of the Bakugou's anymore.

He remembered back when Mitsuki and her were great friends. But, once he and Katsuki fell out, so did the parents. Inko spent her time trying to raise a quirkless child, and Bakugou was his own handful. And since their children no longer got along, then they couldn't share the troubles with one another with playdates and such. Their friendship was a slow and unwanted decay.

"How so?"

"W-Well, Mrs. Bakugou was always...vivacious. But, she wasn't slap happy like she is today. It only started after Bakugou started to become...him. She was never able to reign him in whenever he acted out. It seemed knocking some sense into him was the only way to get him to stop. Usually that wouldn't work, but since she's his mother, Bakugou wouldn't ever attack her. She's the only one who can stop him from doing stuff. His dad could, but he's a bit too passive for that. I doubt Mrs. Bakugou is very proud of how Bakugou turned either. She raised him to be confident, but the other kids and teachers were the ones that nursed his ego to unholy levels. Sadly, I was a part of that too, to some degree. At some point, Bakugou became too much for even his parents to control."

He could tell his mother still seemed unconvinced.

"Mom, you knew Mitsuki and Masaru better than most. Do you really think they would raise Bakugou to be how he is."

"...No," Inko sighed. "She would always confide in me about how worried she was about his ego. Apparently none of her lessons got through to him."

"Katsuki doesn't listen to anyone but himself."

"He should be expelled."

Izuku looked down to his lap. "...Maybe... Probably. But, I want you to let me handle this."

"Izuku he-"

"I know what he did Mom. I was there for it all. I was the one on the receiving end. But, it'll work out. In one way or another it'll work out. I got this."

"...Why do you have to endure so much pain Izuku?"

Izuku shrugged, "That's life. I'll have to endure more of it. But, I know in the end I'll have you, and Momo, and All Might, my friends, a bright future. I'll be alright. I've learned that I can't dwell on what I used to be. I have to know what I am, and how I can improve. I have to remember how far I've come. I'm not dead. I didn't kill myself. I'm alive. And I want nothing more than to keep living. I'm not useless, nor am a waste. I'm a hero, or at least I someday will be. I'm Izuku Midoriya."

He took his mother's hand.

"I am Deku. And I'm proud to be."

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*

Izuku looked down at his phone to see his an alarm going off. "I need to leave. My curfew is restricted due to lockdown." He stood from the couch, and Inko stood with him. "So, do you trust me?"

Inko wipe a few stray tears, "Yes...I do." Izuku used his jacket to help her wipe away the tears and brought her into a hug. "I love you Mom."

"I love you too, Izuku. My baby boy."

"I'll come back and visit again before the weekend. I promise. I know this is all a lot Mom, but...just remember I'm not gone. I am here." He gave his mom one final squeeze, and he took his leave. The whole situation was one big mess. But, at least the clean up was going smoothly.

As soon as the door closed, Inko pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number. She waited for the phone to pick up. "Hello?"

"Mrs. Yaoyorozu? This is Inko, Izuku's mother. How would you feel about buying a middle school and firing the staff?"

…

Izuku slumped back into his train seat and ran his hands through his hair. He had never been so emotionally tired. He just really wanted to go to bed.

*Bzzt*

All Might: Meet me in the teacher's lounge once you return.

"Uuuuuuuuuggggghhh."

At least his problems were lessening.

…

Blood was so dirty.

"AAAAAH! OH GOD!"

Especially when it belonged to filth that the world calls people.

Kai Chisaki watched as Compress fell to the ground, his arm spouting blood and pooling alongside the blood of his former comrade Magne. Shigaraki bolted towards him.

"Shield," Kai said, no panic in his voice.

One of his men flung in between the two and took Shigaraki's good hand to his chest, falling dead to the ground. Kai pulled out a clean rag from his pocket and began vigorously wiping off the blood.

'Disgusting filth.'

But, Kai needed this filth. They would be valuable to the cause. The Yakuza were already dwindling, and such grime filled violence wouldn't solve anything. "So, what exactly did you expect to happen there?"

Chisaki raised his head to gaze at the furious League of Villains, but specifically their so called "leader". "Touch me, I die. I touch you, then you die. Then we're both out of luck, aren't we?"

"Get. Out."

"Such counter productiveness. We've both suffered one loss today. But, we owe you an arm" He said almost amusedly, gazing down at Compress. He pulled out his card and flung it to the side. "Once you calm down, give us a call. We'll be happy to accommodate you. Maybe then you won't have to loiter in grime and dirt for a decent plan. I'll have everything we need, and I'll provide for you just as All For One did. I might only have one quirk, unlike him. But one is better than half of one." Kai wiggled his pinkie at Tomura.

Tomura merely stayed silent.

"Forgive me. I couldn't help myself." His cold tone still ever present.

Toga gripped her knife with ferocity, "Let me stab 'em Tomura."

"No. Leave it Toga."

The Yakuza took their leave with Kai at the helm. "I'll be waiting."

...

Izuku opened the door to the teacher's lounge and was surprised to see Momo there with All Might. "Oh, hey. What's going on?"

"I'd like to know the same thing!"

"AH!" Izuku jumped at the sudden voice next to him. Mirio's face was emerging from the wall next to Izuku.

The intangible teen's arm shot out from the wall and pointed at All Might. "You are here! Haha! Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm just siked that THE All Might summoned me." His face disappeared and he walked normally through the door. "Oh, Yaoyorozu! What's up? And Midoriya the Problem Child, awesome to finally meet you. For real this time. Not just me coming through your bedroom wall."

"Young Midoriya, Young Togata, please take a seat. I believe we need to talk about Young Midoriya's work study." Izuku's eyes widened and he hurriedly took a seat next to Momo on the sofa with Mirio next to him.

Momo laid a hand on Izuku's leg and whispered, "How did it go with your mom?"

He smiled, "Good. Really good."

She picked up his hand and kissed his knuckles before turning back to All Might. "Now Young Midoriya, I believe you've technically already met Mirio Togata, one of the Big Three here at U.A."

Izuku's eyes suddenly bulged out of his head. "Th-The Big Three? I knew I saw him somewhere but I couldn't put my finger on it. He made an awkward mark during his Sports Festival but he scored highly. He and the other two of the Big Three are the top students here. They're the best contenders to be the top pros once they're out in the field. Their quirks must be crazy. I don't have my notebooks on me, I need to ask him so many things. Maybe Momo can create me some paper and a pencil so I can-"

"Izuku, honey?"

Izuku stopped and realized he was muttering. "Oh! S-Sorry!" He stood up and bowed to Mirio. "It's an honor to meet you Togata!"

"It's my pleasure!" Mirio said, flicking his arms back and forth.

All Might got the group back on track. "Midoriya, I'm assuming Aizawa has withheld the work study information from you?"

"Yeah, I was hoping to learn about it tomorrow."

"Well, your lockdown is essentially over. So, a work study is essentially an advanced version of the internships. You work under real heroes like last time, but you have your license now. Hero duties of the pro will be your own. It's far more immersive with more responsibilities. Young Togata here has been doing his work study under Sir Nighteye."

"What!?" Izuku whipped around to Mirio. "Nighteye!? All Might's former sidekick Sir Nighteye!?"

Mirio smiled brightly, "Yep Yep! Been with him for about a year now."

"That means you're almost guaranteed to be his sidekick!"

"As long as he'll still have me. I think I know what this is all about now. I'm assuming Yaoyorozu told you about Sir's interest in Midoriya?"

"Me? H-He wants to meet me!?"

All Might clasped his hands and nodded. "I wanted your opinion Togata. Do you think Midoriya has what it takes to work under him?"

"Hmm...I need to know two things first. The second is a surprise, but the first one iiiiiiiiiis... Midoriya, how well do you think you can stand up against me in a fight?"

"...What?"

"C'mon, I fought your whole class today except for you. And if I really want to get a full idea of what you're capable of, then I need to see how you handle yourself in a fight."

"I-I mean, if the teachers allow it."

"Approved." Toshinori stood up and began walking to the door. "Let's head on out to the Gym."

…

"You ready?"

Izuku zipped up his gym jacket and arched his back. He stomped down as lightning sparked and flew all around. 'One For All: 15%'

Momo turned around away from the fight. Toshinori raised a brow. "What are you doing?"

"Trust me. You don't want to look."

"GO!" Izuku shot off, and in the blink of an eye was on Mirio. Izuku's foot swung down on his opponent. It passed right through Mirio, with Izuku's foot taking all of his clothes with it.

"What the-!?"

Izuku backed up immediately as Mirio sank into the floor. "Intangibility? I can't hit him!"

"That's right!" Izuku swiveled around only for a foot from the floor to sink into his stomach, sending him flying back. He flipped in the air and landed on his feet. 'And he can sink through the floor. I'd be gushing over how cool that is if it wasn't for it being kinda scary.'

Mirio suddenly sank back into the ground, and his torso appeared next to Midoriya and jabbed his side, immediately sinking back under. The ground wasn't safe anymore.

Izuku looked up to the ceiling, and launched Black Whip into the air, wrapping it around one of the lights. He jumped up and hung from the ceiling. Mirio shot out of the ground and looked around. "Huh? Do you and your girlfriend both have disappearing acts?"

'He can't see where he's going when he goes under. And he shoots out of the ground extremely fast, he's being shot out. He probably can't be down there for long. I can work with that...I think."

Izuku placed his feet against the ceiling, and pushed off. Mirio looked up just in time to see Izuku rocketing towards his position. He vanished under the ground and Izuku slammed the ground, breaking and cracking the surface area of the fighting floor. 'Perfect.'

Izuku stayed dead quiet, waiting for Mirio to strike.

*Rumble*

His eyes widened and he immediately swung his leg around and kicked at the appearing Mirio. "Woah!" Mirio phased his upper half as the kick went through him. He went through Izuku and dove back into the ground. 'How did he know where I was coming from?' He shot back out of the ground, and once again Izuku was right on top of him. It essentially turned into a game of Whack-A-Mole. Mirio phased through the kick, and went back underground. He angled his body and shot out far away from Izuku. Once topside, he almost slipped on a rock. As he looked around, he realized what was happening.

Izuku had purposely smashed the ground to cause rubble, rocks, and shards to scatter across the ground. Whenever Mirio was shooting out of the ground, the disconnected rocks would shake and move away from him, immediately giving away his position. And with Izuku's super speed, that split second was all he needed.

*Crack*

Mirio phased his stomach as Black Whip passed through him. "I heard about your two quirks! That's really cool. You should work on your aim though...I shouldn't have said that, right?"

"Probably not." Izuku yanked back Black Whip, and the rock he had grabbed onto behind Mirio nearly hit his head, but instead went right through. Mirio charged towards Izuku. The first year shot bolts of energy at Mirio, but they passed right through the blonde. He was turning it off and on again. Izuku bolted back, creating more distance between the two. Mirio had complete mastery over his quirk. He just couldn't be hit.

Izuku just needed to figure out how it worked.

Quirks weren't magic. They were genetics. Which lead into physics, chemistry, etc. It was all scientific. Mirio didn't just magically go through stuff. Izuku had an idea though.

It was a dumb idea.

A very stupid idea.

But, it was his best chance. He had learned it from Pre-Quirk Era comics. So, it didn't exactly work for old world science. But quirks changed nearly every field of science. The impossible was now possible. And the phrase "only in fiction" ceased to exist.

So what did he have to lose?

Izuku bolted straight at Mirio, and the blonde charged right back. Izuku pushed all the energy he could into his leg and shook it around. He could feel the power course through every atom, and soon enough his arm began to vibrate at alarming speeds. Izuku leaped into the air, and sent down an axe kick onto his opponent.

Mirio smirked at the attempt, ready to phase right through it. But, even after activating his quirk, Izuku's kick slammed into Mirio's head shooting him back and into the ground. "What the heck was that?"

"I think I figured out how your quirk works." Mirio looked and raised a brow at Izuku. "Your particles and atoms vibrate at such a fast and specific frequency that you can pass through any solid matter. You push right through empty space, and even tightly clasped atoms. You shoot out of the ground, because objects can't occupy the same space, and electrons repel atoms."

"...Holy cow. Smart cookie."

"Not really. I'm just a nerd who had way too much time on his hands to read old comics." Mirio smirked at him, clearly impressed. He vanished into the ground and shot out in front of Izuku. He phased his arm through his face, and made his hand tangible on the other side. He grabbed onto Izuku's hair and yanked him down, flinging Izuku down. He pulled his arm back out and grabbed onto Izuku's jacket.

Vibrating his leg wore Izuku out, and Mirio was still as energetic as ever. Was he even trying that entire time? The elder teen pulled back his fist, and shot it forward. Izuku closed his eyes and awaited for the hit...but felt nothing. He opened his eyes to see Mirio simply pointing at him.

"What sort of hero do you want to be?"

"...Huh?"

"What sort of hero do you want to be? That's the second thing I need to know?"

Izuku opened and closed his mouth, surprised at the sudden question. But, he was also in thought. A while back, he would have said "I want to be just like All Might". But, that wasn't exactly correct. He wanted to be so much more than that. He's had so many experiences now. He knows that everything will become harder and harder. Simply being a cool hero like All Might isn't a good enough explanation.

He thought of All Might.

"I want to be a hero that smiles and brings hope to everyone."

He thought of his mother.

"I want to be a hero that washes away all worries and fears."

He thought of Momo.

"I want to live up to who I am, and the potential people see in me. I want to protect those I love and those who are loved."

He thought of his friends.

"I want to be the rope that ties everyone together. The hero that connects to everyone."

He even thought of Katsuki.

"I want to be the hero that never loses, and never backs down. The hero that can't be brought down. Neither physical or verbally."

Then, he thought of himself. Who he used to be, who he was now, and who he wanted-...No, would be in the future. What he needed to be.

"...The Greatest Hero."

Mirio gazed at Izuku in silence. Then, his hand went from pointing at him, to offering his hand. "I don't see how I can refuse a mission statement like that. Welcome to the Nighteye Agency."

Izuku smiled and grabbed Mirio's hand, and was lifted to his feet. "Thank you Togata. I won't let you down."

"It's not me who you should be worried about. Sir can be pretty intense."

"I'll do my best. I promise I will-Holy shit how did I forget you were naked?"

"Oh! Right! Sorry about that." Mirio rushed over to his clothes and began putting them back on.

On the side, All Might and a still turned around Momo were beaming at Izuku's answer to Mirio.

Toshinori walked to the boys, "Alright, Izuku will leave with you this weekend for the work study. It's getting late, so head on back Togata. Thank you for this."

"No problemo! I'll see you Saturday Midoriya!" Mirio began his trek out of the room, but stopped. "Oh, by the way Yaoyorozu. You're invited too. You were really awesome during the battle today. Later!" And with that he left the gym.

Izuku turned to the other two. "By the way, I'm pretty sure I just vibrated some of my bones out of place. So I really need to go to Recovery Girl." Izuku then slumped onto the ground, cradling his leg.

All Might's facepalm echoed throughout the gym.

…

With a leg freshly popped back into place, Izuku walked out of Recovery Girl's office with Momo and All Might. "Wow Momo! You and I going to Nighteye's together! This is going to be-"

"Actually, I don't think I'm going."

"...What?" Even All Might was surprised at this. Momo stopped as they exited the building and turned to the two.

"I've been thinking about the work study, and about how you wanted to handle your predicament on your own. And, that phrase got to me. On your own. We haven't exactly fought on our own in awhile, have we? Besides your fight with Bakugou and my fight against Togata, we always fought together."

"Well, yeah. I guess so."

"It's not that I don't want to be with you at every second of every day."

"As I want to also."

Toshinori deadpanned, "Too sweet. Keep it going."

"Right, sorry. I'm just afraid that we'll become to reliant on the other. Maybe it's time we did something separately."

All Might chimed in, "Actually, I think that's a great idea. There will be times where you two aren't together and danger strikes. If you spend too much time thinking about what the other would do or not knowing how to handle yourself without the other, it'll cost you."

Izuku looked downtrodden. "Well, where are you going to go?"

"I heard Kirishima talking earlier, and Edgeshot said he'd give me a good word. I think I'm going to Fatgum."

"Fatgum? The BMI hero?"

"He knows a lot about fat conservation and changing. I think I could learn a lot from him."

Izuku thought about it and smiled, "If you think it's a good idea, than it has to be." Momo smiled back and kissed him. All Might cleared his throat and gained their attention.

"If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to have a talk with Young Izuku. Granted, he's just going to tell you everything when he gets back to the dorms. But, I'd still like to talk privately first."

"I understand. I'll see you back at the dorms." Momo kissed Izuku once more and headed back to 1-A's building.

Izuku turned back to All Might, "What's wrong?"

Toshinori gestured over his shoulder, "Walk with me." The two began walking at a slow pace down a small campus pathway as the sun was mere minutes from setting. "I wanted to talk with you about Nighteye. He knows about One For All."

"Oh. I guess that makes sense. You two worked together for years."

"That's not all. He and I didn't exactly end our last conversation on good terms." He turned back to Izuku and gave him a solemn look. "After my injury, I was stubborn. I wanted to keep going, not let anyone know about it. I wanted to keep smiling. But, he disagreed. He told me to settle down, retire, find my successor. I obviously refused. And...he warned me about something."

"...What warning?"

"His quirk allows him to see the future of whoever he touches and makes eye contact with. And, he saw mine. He's never been wrong. He said, 'If you continue down this path, another villain will arise. It will lead to my gruesome death'."

...Death.

Izuku's senses decided to stop working for a second. Everything became fuzzy, and sound was quiet. He looked around, repeating the word over and over again. All Might...dead. Those were two words he never wanted to be put together. In fact, he didn't want those words put with anyone he knew. Not his mother, not his friends, not Momo...God forbid Momo.

"But...All For One came back and you survived!"

"True. But, the farther in the future a prediction is, the harder it is for him to decipher. He claimed it was about six to seven years from the prediction...And that was six years ago."

"What!? But that could mean this year or the next! Maybe All For One was the villain! Maybe the future changed! No one is right 100% of the time. Quirks have weaknesses!"

All Might shrugged, "Maybe so. Maybe my future already has changed. Maybe I outlived the prediction and the future changed. But, he was so certain. So certain that when I told him about you, my successor. The thing he wanted me to get. He tossed you aside. He thought you were a terrible idea. So, he found me someone else to take your place. Mirio Togata."

"Wh-...Togata?"

Izuku couldn't deny that Mirio was a perfect choice. Powerful, smiled all the time, was energetic, had a lively aura around him...He was perfect. Looking at him now, Izuku realized how great Togata would have been in his place.

"That's right. But, I ignored him. I chose you. And kid...Nothing will ever make me regret this decision. No one, and I mean no one, is more deserving to be my successor more than you. No one would be a better pick. Even he sees that now. When Togata said Nighteye had an interest in you, it was more than an interest. He's been keeping an eye on you. He saw you win the festival, he saw the same potential that I see. You. Are. The one. Before I met you, I was so ready to accept my fate. The finish line was there, I was just gonna finish with a sprint."

"...All Might, I-...You can't die! Don't you remember your promise?" Tears were filling Izuku's eyes now. To think, earlier he was remarking about how little he cried anymore. "You need to be there for when I can say, 'I am here'! I-I-...Mom can't lose you now. I can't lose you now! Not anyone! I just-...Dad, you can't leave. You promised."

All Might raised his brows at that. It seemed Izuku didn't notice what he had said. Most people had that moment where they accidentally called their teacher or other adult 'Mom' or 'Dad'. Hell, with the recurring memories of his past lately, maybe it was Izuku's brain bringing back his feelings about Hisashi. To Toshinori however, it was everything. It wasn't just a reflex. This seemed different. It WAS different. He wouldn't bring it up now. He would keep it as a reminder. It was even more of a reason to defy fate.

"I remember. I thought it was a promise I wouldn't be able to keep. But then…" All Might scoffed with a smile. "Kid, you changed me. You changed everything. When I fought All For One, all I could think about was you and your mother. All I could think about was the life I had, the life I wanted to continue living...The life you gave me. You, a timid and quirkless kid that I've seen grow so much in only a year. The experiences and moments we've shared, it changed everything. After you, fate meant nothing. The only future I could see was with alongside you." Toshinori reached his hand out to Izuku, and did the best he could to buff up.

"With you by my side, I will use these hands to mold my future! The future that I want!" Toshinori stood in the glow of the sunset, determined with his statement. He went back to normal and continued, "I thought that I had no right to speak to Nighteye, because I thought everything he said was turning out to be true. But, Young Yaoyorozu told me something. She said that if I don't work things out now, I'll regret. Here I am worried about my sudden death. And yet, I was too scared to fix a problem with a dear friend that was only trying to help. I can't live with the idea of leaving this world without an apology to him. I want my friend back. I'll stand alongside you when you go to him. And train you even further."

Izuku held out his fist to All Might. "I'll stand alongside you, no matter what happens. I'll make sure fate can't bind you to any future besides the one you make. The one WE make!"

Toshinori smirked, and pressed his fist to Izuku's. "Well then…"

"...Let's change the future."

A/N: Took a risk with the Dad part. If people don't like it I'll likely delete it saying I was already on the fence about it too