A/N: Also, about Izuku's speed. If you think he's not that fast.
Fuck you. Yes he is.
(I'm kidding I love you guys...But he is.)
Izuku jumped down from the balcony and landed next to Mei holding a case on the ground. "Are the gauntlets actually done!?"
"You better believe it! I spent every night on those babies." Izuku believed her. Not just because...Well, she's Mei. She would spend all night fixing a toaster if given the chance. But, also because she looked even more tired than usual. Her bouncy hair had pink strays flaring out everywhere, bags were under her eyes, and chocolate smears were all over her lips and gloves. "I may or may not have gotten some chocolate on 'em, but Muscles doesn't need to know that."
"...Hatsume, I'm right here."
"Hm? Did I say something?"
...Yeah, he definitely believed her. After he got the gauntlets he was going to make sure Mei got to bed without passing out on her dorm building's front lawn. "Hatsume, you have absolutely no idea how amazing your timing is."
He took the metal case from her and placed it on the ground. Izuku clicked open the box to reveal the Full Gauntlets in their vibrant red wristband form. Each one looked identical to the one he received on I-Island. The teen pulled them out of the box, put each on his wrist, and activated them. The familiar glowing blue engulfed the gear, and the wrappings extended out up his arms and fastened themselves.
"Hatsume, these are incredible! They're just like the one Melissa made me!"
"Like? You mean better! I used her nanotech shrinking technology to pack in even more impact absorption into the material. I added the same energy conduction tech that's in your legs, which also makes them stronger with your own power flowing through them. And it's made of a liquid titanium tri-weave with super charged poly-elastomers with hyperelastic behavior! The harder you hit, or the harder the gauntlets are hit, the stronger and more durable they become."
"I can't believe it! Thank you so mu-"
*Bzzzt*
Suddenly from the black touch screen across his knuckles emitted a small holographic image of a golden gear and with pink lettering on around it.
Mei Machinery and Support Gear:
"I'll make all of your babies!"
(Slogan Pending)
Izuku raised a brow to Mei in question. She merely shrugged. "I worked day and night on these for you. The least I can get back is some free advertising. I invent, you represent."
"Hatsume, you've done so much an amazing job in such perfect timing that I would wear your face and phone number on the chest of my hero costume if you asked me to."
"Deal!"
Izuku's eyes widened, "I-It was a hyperbole."
Mei placed a hand on Izuku's shoulder, "Oh Muscles. You and I both know I'm too tired to understand what that word means. Or half of this conversation. Or reality! Speaking of which, did you know that if you don't sleep for too long that you start to hallucinate?"
"... Are you hallucinating right now?"
"I don't know, are we on Mars?"
"...N-No."
"Then yes."
Izuku gave a small smile and swooped up Mei bridal style. "Okay, let's get you to bed."
"Sleep gets in the way of inventing."
"So does psychosis from sleep deprivation. Now hold on." Izuku made sure Mei's head was pressed against his chest to keep it in place to prevent whiplash. Izuku, after being limited to 15% since Kamino, felt a giddiness in his chest as the warm flow of 30% coursed through his body with absolutely no pain.
Izuku shot off towards the 1-H dorms. If anyone who was looking out from their window blinked, they would have missed the green bolt streak past the U.A campus grounds at blinding speeds. A cone of air and heat pierced the space in front of Izuku as he ran. He skidded to a halt in front of the dorm building. Black skid marks burned onto the concrete where he slid.
"Hatsume, you've really outdone yourself this time."
"Zzzzzzzz…"
Izuku looked down to see Mei completely passed out. He shook his head and chuckled as he entered the dorms. After getting directions to her room and dropping the inventor off, the teen made his way back outside onto the moonlit campus grounds. Just as he was about to make his way back to his room, he paused. His eyes gazed down at his gauntlets.
...A test run would be nice.
...And it was 10 minutes until curfew.
A smile creeped it's way onto his face.
*ZIP*
In a moment's notice, he was gone and on the streets.
10%
Faster than a speeding car, Izuku rushed through the off roads heading away from the city streets. It would be better if he wasn't seen in the city and avoided any cars.
20%
At the beginning of his life, running was torture. It meant fear. It meant running to avoid getting hurt. It meant he would eventually not be able to run anymore and get hurt anyway. But, now he loved to run.
30%
Training with All Might gave him his first runner's high. The exhilarating feeling of blood pumping through his veins and the burning of his muscles flaring with every movement sounded terrible, but felt incredible. But now with One For All added into the mix, it was a whole new feeling. It was like his body was pure energy.
40%
Electricity sparked through his blood and muscle fibers. As the city disappeared behind him at breakneck speeds, he could feel his strength ride with his speed. With every step that pounded into the ground, he could feel the reverb of force echo into the ground and shake the earth. The crack of the sound barrier breaking behind him only excited him more.
50%
At that point, Izuku didn't even know where he was.
And he didn't give a damn.
Everything in his peripheral vision turned into nothing but blurred streaks. As he passed through a field, a bullet train could be seen in the distance traveling the same direction as Izuku. To the teen, the train looked to be sitting completely still.
60%
Looking back at his life, he had always thought he was cursed. After his diagnosis, happiness eluded him. It was strange to think now, he almost saw his quirklessness as a gift. If he wasn't quirkless, he never would have walked the path to meeting All Might. If he wasn't quirkless, All Might wouldn't have seen a piece of himself in Izuku. He wouldn't have gotten One For All. With the likelihood of getting his parent's quirks, he would have likely not made it into U.A. He wouldn't have met Momo. He wouldn't have met Uraraka, or Iida, or any of his friends. The life he had never would have come to fruition.
70%
What he believed to be the shackles on his life, keeping him in a living hell, was actually what gave him freedom.
...Freedom.
80%
Izuku believed he wasn't even visible to the human eye anymore like how All Might was at the USJ...Or maybe that was 20% ago. It didn't matter. The thought of being that fast made him push himself to go faster. He was free to do so. There was that word again. Free. It was the only way Izuku could describe how he felt. He was free to do it. He had earned his power, more than anyone else had earned theirs.
He fought, gave blood, sweat, and tears just to be where he was. He wasn't just born with a quirk. Izuku fought for and earned the quirk that was passed down to him.
He fought for his freedom to live the life he had always dreamed of.
90%
Izuku swerved around and looked back at Musutafu.
...Or the general direction of Musutafu. It was long gone at that point.
Izuku looked down and checked his phone.
9:57 p.m
He had 2 minutes to reach U.A before curfew. He gazed at his hand, and clenched his fist.
He was right. He earned One For All.
So why not make sure he knew how to use it, and put it to the test?
Izuku took a runner's position, and waited. Lights to his left caught his eye, making him turn. Far away, a giant city laid out along the horizon. The metropolis had some familiarity to him, but he couldn't pinpoint which city it was…
Until he saw Tokyo Tower.
'I... I'm in Tokyo!? How far did I run!? How fast am I!?"
9:58 p.m
He knew he had the ability to go at speeds unimaginable to most, but this was pushing it. Although, All Might moved so fast that he couldn't be seen. At least, for the most part. All Might took down the small-time villains and grabbed Aizawa in the blink of an eye. He had outpaced the Nomu, grabbed Bakugou, set him out of the way, and not a single person, even Bakugou, saw it happen. He had pulled Izuku, Tsu, and Mineta away from the fight before any of them even knew what had happened. Izuku only remembered standing near the villains, and then suddenly being far away with All Might in front of him.
And All Might was not only not in his prime anymore, but he was a massive mountain of muscle.
Izuku shook his head, clearing his thoughts. He would have to ask All Might about it the next day. He needed to get back to school. He once again took a runner's position, and waited for his time.
9:58…
9:59 p.m
100%
*BOOM*
The bang of the sound barrier obliterating echoed throughout the area. Izuku's senses heightened with his speed. There was absolutely no possible way he was visible to anyone. If One For All's energy wasn't protecting him, he was sure he would've burned up into a crumpling inferno. He could feel energy pouring out of his eyes. And for some reason his hair also felt electric. Izuku felt as if he left his body behind hundreds of meters ago.
The lights from Musutafu entered his vision. And then got closer, and closer, and before he knew it U.A was in sight. The wall around the campus was in his way, however.
Izuku leaped into the air, soaring above and over the wall. He closed his eyes and allowed the wind to flow past him. Up in the air like that, with his power flowing through him, a loving mother and a surrogate father at home, a girlfriend whom he loved with his entire being and she loved him back, amazing friends, Izuku felt like he could do anything.
He could save Eri. He could beat Chisaki.
Izuku felt the weight of his life he carried lift from his shoulders.
He felt lighter than air.
...In fact, he couldn't even feel the wind rushing past him anymore. Then, the wind suddenly began coming from below.
...Uh oh.
Izuku opened his eyes to see the roof of 1-A's dorm building coming dangerously close as he freefell through the air. He shot 10% through his body and landed safely. Izuku caught his breath and fell flat on his back against the roof. He pulled out his phone and checked the time.
9:59 p.m...10:00 p.m.
He made it.
Izuku dropped his arms back onto the roof and gazed up at the stars. Laughs of exhilaration escaped from him from time to time. Being able to fully feel the fruits of his labor meant everything to him.
He had never felt like he deserved anything. He still didn't. He knew he was one lucky bastard. But, he couldn't help but feel a small drop of pride in his heart.
There was one strange thing. With how he had jumped, he should've fell at an angle. But, he fell to the roof from a straight drop. It was like he had stopped midair.
But, before he could think on it any further, his phone buzzed.
*Bzzt*
He pulled out his phone to see a text from Momo.
Momo: Where did you go?
He quickly got up and ran back inside the building. As the door closed, the flowing of a white cape watched from above the roof. Nana smiled down from the sky.
"Not bad, Izuku."
…
Izuku opened the door to Momo's...Well, their room to find Momo already lying in bed reading. She looked up at him and tilted her head. "Oh, there you are. I came back and you were gone. I-..." Izuku watched her shocked gaze trail down to the Full Gauntlets.
"Hatsume showed up and gave me these. I couldn't resist trying them out again."
"Wow. She has really good timing."
"I know, right?"
Momo smiled at him, "I'm assuming they worked, because you look very happy."
Izuku deactivated the gauntlets and placed them on the nightstand. "Definitely. It felt amazing to use One For All to its fullest without any pain or broken bones. Hey, do you know how fast an object would have to be to go from here to Tokyo in under ten minutes?"
"Um... I'm not sure" Momo said. "That area isn't exactly my "off the top of my head" specialty." Her eyes suddenly widened "...Wait. Are you saying you went to Tokyo? Just now?"
Izuku had a splitting smile and nodded. "It was incredible. I wanted to test out my gauntlets, and the next thing I knew I could see Tokyo in the distance." Izuku sat down on the bed and shook his head in amazement. He felt good. Outstanding in fact.
"Easy, Izuku. I think you're getting a power rush."
"Sorry, sorry I...I-It just felt really good to finally not hold back like that. For myself, that is. I'm still going to hold back against people, of course. I don't wanna kill anybody."
He felt a pair of arms wrapped around him from behind. "I understand. You've felt like a glass cannon for so long."
"And I felt like just glass before I got my quirk. I'm going to take you for a run sometime, show you what it's like. I can take us to far away and exotic places for dates."
"That sounds lovely. But, I think you should use that new power to save Eri first," Momo chuckled.
Izuku nodded, the weight from before returning. He had a job to do. And now, with his new gear, he wouldn't fail. Especially if Nana really had something special planned for the next day.
Which he then realized that he would likely need lots of rest for.
...Buuuut he still was full of energy, and he felt great about himself, which was still a really new feeling. There was no way he was going to be able to sleep with that energy. Unless...
"Hey Momo?"
"Hm?"
"...Do you wanna have sex again?"
"...Very much so." Izuku swiveled around and attached his lips to hers, lifting her up and climbing up into bed.
…
(The Next Morning)
'Hmm...I'm not exactly physically here, but he can feel me. Can I hurt him?"
*Slap*
Izuku suddenly shot up straight from the covers holding his cheek. "Ow! What the-! OW! What was that for!?"
"Time for training, Pipsqueak."
Izuku furrowed his brow and looked out his window, the moon still in the sky. The alarm clock read 4:11 a.m. "Really? Even All Might and Gran Torino didn't start training this early."
"Do I look like those two?"
"...N-No."
"Then get up. We have to be up early. It gives us plenty of time before school starts, and we have until tomorrow to get this right." Izuku sighed, but nodded. He grabbed the covers to pull them away. "Woah! Before you do that, let me vanish. I'd rather see you with clothing."
Izuku's eyes widened as he remembered the previous night's events. He turned around to see the bare back of his girlfriend from under the covers. "U-Uh…"
"It looks like you already got a good warm-up."
"I'm just surprised she hasn't woken up."
"I have." Both sets of eyes looked to Momo as she kept the blankets over her chest and rolled over to face her partner and his ghost with tired eyes. "I'm simply far too tired, and I'm assuming you talking to yourself is actually Shimura. And I would much rather have our first official meeting to have me not be naked." She kissed Izuku's cheek, and rolled back over. "Now put on some pants and go do what she wants."
Nana smirked, "I thought she was the elegant one?"
"Being tired changes a person. Speaking of which, I'm going to have to get permission from Mr. Aizawa to go to the gym. I really don't want to be the one to wake him up."
…
(Gym Gamma)
"You know I'm going to tell everybody, right?"
(15 Minutes Ago)
*Knock* *Knock*
*Creak*
"Problem Child, it is four in the morning. What the hell do you want?"
"I-I'm really sorry to wake you up this early Mr. Aizawa, but I...I…" Both looked down at the teacher's pajama shirt to see a bright yellow and baby blue cat shirt.
"...I'm not ashamed. Out with it."
"U-Uh...I couldn't sleep, and I just got new gear from the Support Course. I was wondering if I could get access to the gyms to try them out."
"As long as you promise to never speak a word about my shirt to anyone."
"I thought you said you weren't ashame-"
"PROMISE ME!"
Izuku flinched away, "I-I promise!"
*Slam*
(Present)
Izuku turned to Nana, "You're technically not even alive. Who exactly are you going to tell?"
"Don't you sass me. It's training time." Izuku had never been in Gym Omega before. It looked like it was meant to be utilized for combat training, mainly hand to hand. The entirety of the floor was covered in black padded mats. Weights, punching bags, benches, protective gear, and other boxing and fighting equipment were lined up in every corner.
The large room was sectioned off into four squares, each one consisting of a fighting octagon with thick glass and a metal shell around it. Likely to protect the outside from quirk usage.
But, what surprised Izuku the most was the ceiling was completely covered in battle training bots hanging from the ceiling. "Woah."
"Yep. Toshinori always went to this gym. He cost U.A a fortune in robots." Izuku figured that Gym Omega was old. The teachers never mentioned it, and the bots up top looked like older models. "So, what exactly do you think we're here to do?"
Izuku immediately lit up, "Are you going to teach me how to use your quirk!?"
"Great idea! Too bad I can't do that."
"What? Why not?"
"We don't give you our quirks willingly. If we could, we would have given our quirks already. They only come from a desire."
"...But I really desire your quirk."
"Doesn't work like that."
"It never does with One For All, does it."
Nana smirked, "Now you're catching on. We're here to take advantage of what you have over Chisaki. Tell me, have you ever heard the phrase, "Eyes in the back of your head"?"
"Yeah, wh-?"
"There's a bee on your shoulder." Looked to his left and saw the bug, quickly reacting and jumping back while brushing his shoulder. "You're about to trip on that dumbbell." Izuku looked down and lifted his phone, just barely missing the weight. "Duck." At her command, Izuku ducked down as he was backing up. His head grazed under a speed bag.
Izuku stopped himself and took a breath. "Wow, than-...What just happened?"
"Everyone's sight is limited...Except when you have the ghost connected to your very being. Everything you can't see, I can. I'm your second pair of eyes. Now drop those robots to the ground and get in the ring. We have work to do."
…
(7:43 a.m)
"Uh, Yaomomo? What are you doing?"
"Reading."
Mina pursed her lips as she gazed at her friends from across the cafeteria table, her spoonful of cereal dropping back into her bowl. "I can see that. I mean, what are you reading? Is that a comic book?"
"Izuku has quite the collection. This is actually a part of my training. Fatgum couldn't help me with my fat storage or anything of the sort. My diet doesn't require any changes. But, he did tell me that I should be more creative. Creativity not only makes me more unpredictable in a fight, but it boosts flashiness. People enjoy more interesting things than just cannons and flashbangs. I believe that these graphic novels might bring me some ideas," Momo responded, taking a sip of her tea.
For a hero with the name "Creati", Momo found it ironic when she realized that she wasn't very creative. Sure, she could come up with a wide range of different items on the fly for any given situation. That was a given. But, she never thought about how to apply all of those things or materials in different ways. Her body was a literal walking 3D printer that's only restriction was that whatever she made couldn't be alive.
The amount of things she could create was unimaginable.
Yet, she always seemed to swerve back to a cannon, sword, staff, the occasional explosive, fire, and she used a gun twice.
...Not exactly eye catching.
She had spent so much time focusing on the practicality of being a hero that she forgot flashiness was a part of the job. It wasn't that polls and rank were everything. All that mattered in the end was that she saved everyone she could and stopped the villain.
However, being well received and appealing to the public eye was still part of the job. She couldn't just ignore it.
She couldn't help but feel a slight annoyance when she realized that she wouldn't have to work hard to appeal to the heterosexual male populice or the homosexual female populice.
She couldn't do anything about that one.
But, her quirk was another perfect example of being not only flashy, but efficient. She just had to expand her way of thinking. She might've found solace in learning that she was Izuku's hero, but she almost felt like it didn't count.
...That sounded bad.
She was honored that Izuku felt that way, and she felt the same about him. She couldn't even fathom how happy it made her to hear Izuku say those words.
But she still needed to prove herself out in the field.
"Speaking of that hunk of adorable man," Mina said, completely ignoring the slight glare Momo was giving her from above the brim of her book. "Where is he? Shouldn't he be attached to your hip, as usual? Or did you "tire him out" last night?"
"Mina…" Momo warned. "Izuku actually had trouble sleeping this morning. He went out to train. I hope he gets back soon, we have to head to class in a bit." Momo took another drink of tea, but saw Mina giving her a devilish look from across the table. "...What?"
"How would you know that Midori had trouble sleeping?"
"He messaged me."
"Oh come on! I was the one that convinced-"
"Bribed."
"Convinced Mr. Aizawa to put you two on the same floor. You can tell me."
Momo almost laughed, "I would rather not have Izuku and I's sleeping arrangements gossiped about to the rest of the school." Momo loved Mina, but she spread information faster than the internet. Mina rolled her eyes and was about to push further, but Izuku walked through the cafeteria doors. Momo smiled, but then donned a look of confusion. As Izuku walked through the cafeteria, he looked...on edge.
Izuku was tying his tie, not even looking at anybody, and he was bobbing and weaving left and right. He avoided every person in his way. "Look out for that puddle, Kaminari."
The blonde, who was carrying his tray to the trash, looked down and immediately stopped. Izuku was right; there was a puddle just inches from Kaminari's feet. "Uh...thanks, Dude."
Tetsutetsu was telling a story to his friends at his table with wild expressions, his arms moving around as he spoke. His arm swung to the side and hit his glass of water. Izuku quickly grabbed it and placed it back onto the table without even looking. Izuku finally walked past Kyouka and Ochako sitting next to each other at a different lunch table. "You guys don't have to hold hands under the table. We all already know." The girls instantly went red and furrowed their brows in confusion as Izuku had never even looked in their direction.
The teen finally sat down next to Momo, giving his tie it's final pull. "Good Morning."
Mina and Momo both looked at one another, and then back at Izuku. His girlfriend looked at him in disbelief. "...W-...What was that?"
"What was what?"
Mina waved her arms at the cafeteria, "All of that! Everything you just did!"
Izuku shrugged, "I was just trying to help."
Momo shook her head and grabbed his tie, "You can do all of that, yet you still can't make your tie properly."
Nana floated above the two, "She's got a point."
Izuku blushed a bit, "Why would I learn how to do it properly? It's just another excuse to get you close."
"You can't smooth talk me out of everything, Izuku."
"I-Is it working this time?"
"...Just let me fix it." Izuku smiled a little. He was improving at his couples banter. Momo muttered under her breath so only Izuku could hear. "We make love one time and now you think you're Romeo."
Izuku raised two fingers, "Twice." Both began laughing to themselves as Momo continued to fix his tie. Mina smiled at them from across the table.
"You two are so cute."
Nana raised her hand, "I second this."
Momo readjusted Izuku's tie, but paused for a moment. Izuku looked up to see her looking past him. He turned around to see one of the mounted televisions on the news.
"Freak rain randomly occured in Tokyo last night. Clear to dark skies in mere seconds."
Izuku furrowed his brow in confusion. When he was there last night it was totally clear. He could see the stars and Moon perfectly. Momo tugged his sleeve to get his attention. She whispered, "Was that you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, All Might could cause storms, right?" Izuku's eyes widened. It was true. He had read stories of All Might in his Golden Age causing windstorms just by breaking out into a sprint.
'Was...Was that me?'
…
"What the fuck was that?" Katsuki gazed across the cafeteria at Izuku. His former friend had dodged his way through the cafeteria, grabbing things and helping people without even looking.
Ejirou shook his head in amazement in the seat from across from him. "I got no clue. Midoriya has always had that sort of focus about him. Everyday he just keeps getting better. He's one manly dude."
"Grr." Katsuki jabbed his fork into his eggs and ate viciously.
Kirishima rolled his eyes and dropped his utensil. "Okay, we're moving learning names back on the list. First lesson is jealousy."
"What!? I'm ain't fucking jealous!"
"..."
"..." Bakugou bit into the sleeve of his jacket, and muffled a frustrated scream. "...Fine."
"Look, wanting to be the best isn't a bad thing. It's really not. It's what we're all here for. However, you take a lot of...Okay ALL of the aspects in the wrong way."
Katsuki took a deep breath and leaned back in his seat. There really was no denying anything at that point. He had essentially already said he was jealous and angry to Midoriya during their fight. It was all about acceptance, right? "Explain...Please."
A smile graced Ejirou's face, "What was that last part?"
"Don't do this to me right now. You know how difficult this is for me." Kirishima raised his hands in defeat, not pushing any further. He knew Katsuki truly was trying his damndest, and mocking him wasn't going to help. Although, the red-head had to remember to add "Learn to take a joke" to the list.
"Look, having pride in yourself is fine. It's good to be confident. Your strength and desire to go further is something I and I'm sure a lot of people admire about you."
"Don't tell me people admire me. I shouldn't hear that."
"Fair enough. But, you should also have pride in others. When someone surpasses you in something, you just have to work hard to be better. You don't get mad and cuss at them, yell at them to die…" Katsuki grimaced at that. "...and you definitely don't fight them in the dead of night past curfew to try and massage your ego." Katsuki grit his teeth and gripped his fork hard. "You see that? That anger isn't focused on someone else. It's anger at yourself for making mistakes. And now instead of using that anger on someone else, you can harness that anger into bettering yourself. Anger isn't the first option, but you're you. No anger isn't an option. So you use it in the right way. Not for jealousy, but for self-improvement. For instance, remember that video game we played the other day?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I beat your high score."
"You motherfucker! You think you're better than me or something?! I'll fucking kill y-..." Katsuki furrowed his brow and sat back down. "God-damn it."
"We'll get there, Bakubro. We'll get there."
…
(After Class)
Izuku once again stood in one of the large octagons in Gym Omega, this time with a blindfold on. His Full Gauntlets still in their wristband form as Izuku only sat at a comfortable 10%. Three training bots moved around the teen, all combat ready. Nana floated above the ring, giving commands. "Block left!" Izuku's arm shot up, one of the bots training arms connecting with his own. "Down and roll right!" Izuku ducked down, dodging one another attack. Then he rolled to the side, avoiding a slam from another bot. "In the air!" Izuku leaped up above the bots as all of them attacked at once. "Take them out." Izuku fell back down to the ground, smashing his fists against the floor. Power sparked off of his body, passing through and destroying his metal opponents. Nana smiled from above, "I knew you were a fast learner, but this is still surprising."
Izuku took off his blindfold and smiled back. Before he could respond, a pair of footsteps could be heard approaching the ring. "That was some pretty intense stuff my boy." The teen and his "ghost" turned to see Toshinori through the glass window approaching the ring. "Blindfolded too? What exactly are you doing?"
Izuku stepped out of the octagon and walked up to the former pro. "All Might? What are you doing here? I thought you were staying at Nighteye's agency until the case was over."
"I figured I should spend the day before the raid back home...Not that I'm fighting or anything. But, I haven't been here for days. I-...Hey, are those…?" All Might paused as he pointed down at the Full Gauntlets on Izuku's wrists.
"Oh yeah! Hatsume finished them last night. They're even more durable than before."
"And have you tested them out?"
Izuku nodded, "I did last night."
Toshinori pursed his lips, "So, you've seen just how powerful you are now? And the potential for how even more powerful you can become?"
"Yeah I-I guess in my head I never really thought about it before but...I have your power. I have the strength of All Might!"
Even if it was unknown to Toshinori, he and Nana made the same look of worry. "Uh, well…"
"I know. I know. It's my own power, not anyone else's."
"Okay, good."
"But, still. You passed down this power to me to make my own. I know I'm just stating the obvious, but sometimes I forget I'm not the same quirkless kid I was over a year ago. With these gauntlets I can finally go all out if I need to. I can do so much more and…" Izuku paused as he looked at the hesitant face of his mentor. "...and you don't seem happy."
Toshinori put his hand on his hips and grinded his teeth in thought. "No, it's not that I'm not happy that you have them. Believe me, i'm ecstatic that you won't break your bones anytime soon. In fact, just don't go anywhere without them...But…"
"But what?"
"I think it's kind of...a crutch."
Izuku furrowed his brow in contemplation. "Well, I mean...I can't use my full power without them."
"Yes, but if you always use them your body will never be able to handle 100% on its own. You've made such good progress this year. But this is like a cheat code in a video game. It gives you everything you want, but it doesn't save your progression. Once you take them off, or if they're destroyed, you'll be right back here."
Izuku rubbed the back of his head and shifted on his feet. "I-I didn't think about it like that."
"Young Izuku, I understand that this power is addicting. You've been closed off from all of your power for so long, and just as you get it all I tell you to limit yourself again. I'm not going to ask you to do that. Not entirely at least. Perhaps you can only use them for emergencies...Except tomorrow. Tomorrow, kick Chisaki's ass." Izuku nodded and looked down at his gauntlets. He was so happy to have finally been able to feel like he could do anything. But, All Might was right. He was essentially skipping steps. He trained his heart out for ten months just to be able to use 5%. He couldn't stop now.
It would just be a little disappointing going back to being Izuku instead of Deku.
Toshinori put his hand on Izuku 's head. "I understand your hesitation. But, just imagine the day when you can use 100% without those gauntlets. Imagine the day you're stronger than I could have ever hoped to be."
Izuku gave a proud smile, "I'll make it there. I promise."
"Good. Now c'mon. You, Yaoyorozu, and I should go visit your mother before we possibly die tomorrow. I th-...Brrr." Toshinori suddenly shook through a cold chill. "Sorry about that. I'm not sure where that came from." Izuku turned to see Nana putting a hand on Toshinori's shoulder. She kept it there for a few seconds before turning away.
"Uh...All Might, I need to clean up the mess I left in the ring. Just give me a minute."
"Oh, of course. I'll help."
"Oh no, I'm fine. It'll only be a minute." Izuku jogged into the octagon and began picking up metal parts, and looked to Nana only a few feet away. In a low voice, he said, "You can talk to him you know? I can say everything you're saying. Or we could find some other way."
Nana shook her head, "Not yet. But it needs to happen. Just give me a little bit more time. I just got over one emotionally draining moment."
"I understand."
"Left leg lift." Izuku quickly lifted his leg and prevented himself from slipping on a ripped wire from one of the bots. Nana laughed, "I almost feel sorry for Chisaki...Almost." And with that, she was gone. Izuku quickly finished cleaning up and made his way to the door where All Might was waiting.
"Alright, let's go." All Might opened the door for the two to leave.
"Going somewhere?"
Both inheritors were surprised to see Aizawa outside the door. "Aizawa?/Mr. Aizawa?"
"I'm just as surprised to see you here as you are to see me. I didn't think this gym was used anymore. We had an upgraded version added years ago. We forgot to tear this one down."
Izuku walked forward with curiosity on his face. "Is there something wrong? Is it Eri!?"
"No, calm down. Although, it does relate to tomorrow. I'm here about those. " Shouta pointed to Izuku's wrists at the Full Gauntlets. "I was talking to Power Loader today, and he told me that you just received a new upgrade to your gear. Something from overseas and more high-tech then most of the things the workshop has ever produced. And if I remember correctly, you wore something from your trip to I-Island that helped contain your power. If I remember correctly, Kaminari said you were "On par with All Might". And as much as I tend to find Kaminari's answers to literally anything unreliable, no one, including you, denied him. He apparently fought alongside you, All Might. Is any of that true?"
Toshinori gave a bright smile and put a hand on Izuku's shoulder. "Young Midoriya and I put Wolfram down for the count. He gave this old man a run for his money when it came to packing a punch."
Shouta looked to Izuku with curious eyes. "...Show me."
"Wh-What?"
"If this is true, then the odds of success tomorrow change drastically. Show me."
Izuku took a deep breath and steeled himself. He tapped onto the Full Gauntlets, the red wrappings activating and weaving up his arms with a blue glow. Once fully on, Izuku lit up his body in 100%. Lightning and energy sparked all around. He put himself into a runner's position and-
"Woah! Wait a minute! Stop!" Both teacher and student turned to All Might in a panic. "We should take this somewhere a lot safer. With no people around...or buildings...or public property."
Aizawa raised a brow, "Any suggestions?"
All Might nodded, "I had a place for my training when I became too destructive for the gyms here. Let's go."
…
(20 Minutes Later)
Toshinori closed his truck door as he took in a breath of fresh air. "Welcome to the Yavin-4 Airspace Hangar."
Aizawa looked around at the 90 meter wide abandoned hangar with a full size plane runway. It was a decent way outside of the city, completely surrounded by forest. "Abandoned? How the hell has this place not been torn down or bought?"
"Because I own it."
Izuku turned to his mentor, "You bought this place? How!?"
"I was a hero to save people with a smile on my face to make people feel okay and to make sure everyone can live their lives in peace...but the Number One Hero money didn't go unappreciated. This was where I went to test out how much I had to improve. Even going for a run was dangerous toy classmates."
Aizawa nodded, "Alright, let's not waste anymore time. Problem Child, have at it."
Izuku jogged out into the middle of the runway, stretching out his limbs. Toshinori nodded his head back towards his truck. "We might wanna stand back." Aizawa turned to see Izuku go into his runner's position with his hair beginning to flicker an electric green. The cat-lover took that as a sign and began back-stepping. Toshinori pulled out four small foam cylinders, and put two in his ears. "You're also going to want these."
Izuku breathed in deep, and focused at the end point of the runway. His muscles flexed, and he pushed his foot off of the ground.
'Full Cowl: 100%!'
*BOOM*
Once again, the sound barrier broke. A whirlwind of air flurried around the area as the two adults just barely managed to stay on the ground. Just as his toe hit the edge of the runway, Izuku leaped into the sky heading above the clouds.
"SMAAAASH!"
The teen thrusted his fist forward, an enormous cyclone of air rocketed out into the sky. It all swirled around, clashing with the dense clouds and bringing them together. Once again, Izuku felt like air. His mind telling him he could do anything in his current state. He finally felt the wind coming from below, signifying his descent. Izuku fell down to the ground, landing safely on his feet.
He quickly zipped back over to his teachers. "So, how was that?"
Aizawa's long hair was splayed backwards as it was blow-dried by the wind. All Might took out his earplugs and pressed his lips together. "How high did you jump? You were up there for nearly a minute."
"Oh, I-I don't know. I-"
*Bloop*
A drop of water suddenly fell on Izuku's nose. They all looked up to see gray clouds above them, rain beginning to fall. Aizawa blinked up at the clouds in disbelief.
"...Call Sir Nighteye. We need to go over the plan again."
…
(Later That Night)
"Hey Hatsume?"
Mei turned around at her workbench to see Izuku walk through the door. "Muscles, not that I don't love working on my favorite client's gear, but I swear if you broke the gauntlets again…"
"Nonono! Not that! They're fine. Great actually! I'm actually here for something else." Mei raised an eyebrow to him. "D-Do you think you could add just one more small little thing to my costume?"
"... I'm listening."
…
Himiko sat on a sofa in the Yakuza base with Twice on the other. She twirled her knife against her index finger, looking up at the ceiling. Suddenly, a devious, toothy smile adorned her face. "Hey Jin?"
"Hm?"
"...Wanna fuck with the Yakuza?"
"No. HELL YEAH!"
A/N: Okay, here's the thing about Izuku's speed. To anyone that follows the stupid "All Might can run 500km in 30 seconds" as his max. That's bullshit.
Utter bullshit.
Does everyone forget that All Might (and now Izuku in the Overhaul fight) MOVED FASTER THAN THE HUMAN EYE COULD SEE! THEY LITERALLY BECAME INVISIBLE!
With Izuku, you didn't even see him jump forward. He FUCKING FADED.
First of all, that would usually take lightspeed level beings. But, I know they aren't lightspeed. Although, it is possible for an object to move so fast the brain can't process it at around 38,000 miles an hour. That's just in specific circumstance. But this is anime logic.
Also, you tell me Izuku during the Wolfram fight wasn't ungodly speeds. Not to mention All Might and Nomu moved so fast that everyone else was standing still and couldn't see what happened. Actually, All Might was FASTER in that scene saying he outran Nomu. He also dodged explosions that were already set off. He also took down a bunch of villains before they could hit the ground or process what had happened. And then grabbed Aizawa, Izuku, Tsu, and Mineta (WHO WERE ALL IN DIFFERENT SPOTS) before they even knew what happened.
...BROKEN.
I know combat speed is different from travel speed. But none of that was combat speed. That was all travel.
AND! It was stated that All Might running at 100% caused storms along with his punches! (Windstorms, granted. But those still lead to the bigger thing) That takes a ridiculous amount of force.
I know someone will try and combat this with other statements and stuff, but honestly I think I'm actually low-balling Izuku's max speed here.
I'm not even going to go into the amount of strength it takes to cause tornadoes and change the weather.
