List of oneshots part 4
chapter 19
Izuku ends up turned into a chibi due to a villain and gets into shenanigans
Series: Boku No Academia
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"All right, let's see who's going to be my next lucky victim~" Chuckled a voice as a figure was casually walking through a park with a hum. The figure was a tall blonde woman in a long purple coat with an orange shirt and pants with a matching wide brimmed hat on.
Anyone who saw her figured she was a hero on patrol and didn't think twice about it. Unknown to them this was part of her plan, she made sure that she looked strange enough to make people think she was a hero, but not unique enough to stand out enough. All in all she looked like a minor hero.
'I need someone unsuspecting, someone who will give a good reaction, not to mention someone I can make money off of, my pocket cash is getting low.' She thought as she tapped her chin. 'Ok, so I need someone random, someone that no one will question a 'hero' pulling aside.'
She looked around with narrow eyes while looking like a hawk on the hunt. 'Let's see...no, too fat, too thick, too old…. Nice, but in too large a group.' She thought as she spotted a schoolgirl chatting with her friends. She turned her head before spotting someone sitting at a bench and casually make her way around. 'Ok, not bad, he looks a bit cute...freckles? Alright, not bad, very good in fact...green hair? Ok, I can work with that...yeah, he seems like he'll do fine.'
While she rubbed her hands, on the bench Izuku was looking at his phone.
'I wonder when Urakara will show up, she said she got Hawk's autograph.' He thought with a smile. 'Ever since he got into the top hero's list, he's been harder to meet in person.'
"Exuse me young man, are you free at the moment?"
Izuku looked up and saw the woman smiling, noted her attire, and quickly guessed she must have either been a cosplayer or a hero. "Yes?"
"Well, you looked like a strong young man and I need some help changing my tire, can you come help me?" She asked with a worried expression she had perfected for a long time.
"Oh, well, sure, lead the way." Izuku said as he put away his phone.
"Great, I parked nearby, just follow me." She said with a smile as she inwardly chuckled. 'Like clockwork, now he'll follow me and I'll do the deed.'
'This is one way to pass the time, and I get to help someone.' Izuku thought as happily as he followed the woman as she led him into a nearby alley and towards a white van with a plumbing business written on the side.
"I hope this isn't too much trouble for you." The woman said with a smile.
"On none at all, I'm happy to help. So, which tire needs to be changed?" He asked as he walked towards the van, unknowingly leaving him exposed to her from behind.
"It's the one in front." She said as she stretched out her arms. 'Ok, let's get started.'
Izuku crouched near the right tire while the woman did some random movements with her hands that made it look like she was twitching while he looked confused at the hubcap. "Are you sure that this is the right tire? It looks fine." He said as he turned around only for her to boop him on the nose.
"Yup, especially I just did that~" She chuckled as Izuku's eyes widened as he began to rapidly change. He instantly began to rapidly shrink down as his clothes changed to fit him, his eyes becoming larger as his features became more rounded.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"You're changing, duh. You were today's lucky sap and my newest victim of my quirk, chibi!" She cheered as his eyes widened. "Once you're hit you're stuck like that, in fact the change should be over in a minute or less."
"W-W-What does it do?"
"It turns whoever I touch into a chibi version of themselves." She chuckled. "It also makes everything they do adorable, cute, and it makes them defenseless~"
"Eh?! he cried out looking down at his tiny body and limbs while noting how everything seemed bigger. "H-H-Help! Somebody!" He cried out as loud as he could, but it sounded more high pitched making him cover his mouth in surprise.
"Hahaha! Another victim and another buck for me." Chuckled the villain as she pulled out a large bag. "Now be a good little guy and get in the sack."
Izuku paled and turned before he took off running before she went after him.
"Get back here, we have an auction to get too!" She called as Izuku tried running as fast as possible, but found he wasn't making it far with the villain coming closer and closer.
'Stupid tiny stubby legs!' He thought before feeling her grab the back of his shirt. "Noooo! Let go of me!"
"Got ya!" She cackled as she hoisted him up as he tried to run, but he didn't go anywhere before she tossed him in the bag. "I gotta say, this never gets old, I hit the jackpot when it comes to quirks." She chuckled as she swung the bag over her shoulder and went towards the van.
"Let me out of here!" Cried Izuku trying to push against the sack as hard as he could.
"No way, people go nuts over you guys, so small, cute, I bet I could get a good half million for you easily~" She chuckled as she got into the van and set the bag on the passenger seat. "Now just sit tight and don't cause a fuss, don't wanna get into an accident."
"L-Let me go! Please!"
"No way kid, now shut up, I don't want to use chloroform but I will." She warned starting the van up. "Come on... come on... start! Yes!" She laughed as the van started up and she began to drive. "And off we go~" She sang as they drove away, filling Izuki with fear.
'Oh no! I need to rip out of this bag!' He thought as he tried to get free from the bag, which only led to him sliding off the seat and onto the floor. "Ow!"
"Hey, stop moving! I don't want the goods damaged."
"Let me out then!"
"What? No, have you even been listening, I need you, and why would I free you?"
"I don't wanna get sold of course!"
"Well too bad, you're getting sold!" She spoke before suddenly feeling the van start moving off as it felt lighter with the ground seemingly going down. "Huh? What the hell?" She muttered as she poked her head out the window in confusion. Her eyes widened when she saw the van floating up into the air. "Fuck fuck fuck fuck!" She swore as she grabbed the bag Isuzu was in. "Time to go!" She said as she kicked open the door before jumping out.
"Waah!" He screamed feeling him falling down before bouncing against the bag and felt it shake. He felt it continue to shake as the villain ran, making sure to stick to the alley before hearing a familiar voice.
"Stop! Don't run!"
"Urakara? Help Urakara! I'm trapped in here!" He called out, making the villain scowl.
"Deku?! What are you doing in there, actually how do you even fit in the bag?"
"J-Just save me first!"
"You're not gonna catch me brat!" Growled the woman as she kept running. 'Ok, time for all that exercise to pay off! I need this payday!'
"Oh no you don't!" Urakara called as she made herself weightless as she kept running, allowing her to go faster. She used the alley walls to help push herself as the villain exited the alley and went running down the right, only to spot an udon cart moving in her path. "Ha, got you now!" Urakara called as the villain crashed into the cart.
"Gah! Stupid udon!" Cried out the woman getting a bowl to the face.
"My udon!" Cried the cart owner as Urakara pounced on the villain and grabbed the sack.
"I got you Deku!" She smiled while stepping back as two officers ran over.
"What's going on over here?"
"Officer, this villain tried to kidnap my friend!"
"And I would have gotten away too if it wasn't for this brat." Growled the woman while glaring at Urakara who glared back.
"Alright lady, come on, you're coming with us." Said the officer as Urakara opened up the sack.
"It's ok De….ku?" She started only to lose her voice as she saw her changed friend, now not even a quarter of his original height.
"Oh thank you Urakara, I was worried there for a second."
"Wha….what happened to you?" She asked in shock.
"That woman turned me like this." He spoke while the girl was blown away. "She turned me into...a chibi."
"A….chibi?" She asked, trying to process how this happened. "Uh… when does it wear off?"
"Never! It never will!" He cried out while holding his head and jumped around, which tugged at the girl's heart strings.
"Hehehehe...at least this wasn't a total loss." Chuckled the villain as she was huffed and led away. "Have fun with your new life!"
"Don't worry Deku, I'll get you to the school and we'll figure something out there." Urakara said as she tried to console the shrunken boy.
"Ok...I just hope no one will notice." he said to himself, knowing that was impossible.
(After some time of running to the school)
"Ok, I'll get them talking and warn them something's wrong, then show them what you look like." Urakara said as she and Izuku reached their classroom door.
"Ok, I'll be right here, you tell me when to enter and I will." He nodded while on the ground, with Urakara managing to keep from smiling widely due to the size difference.
'So cute! No, stay focused, tell everyone to prepare themselves then bring him in.' She thought as she entered the room. "Um, guys?"
"Ah! Greetings Urakara-san, you're late." Greeted Iida with a salute.
"H-Hey Iida...and yes, I am, but I have a good excuse why me and Deku are late."
"What happened?"
"Um...there was a villain and an attempted kidnapping...and quirks were used and well… Deku, you can come in now." She spoke while poking her fingers together as they all turned to the door and went wide eyed when Izuku stepped in with a nervous expression.
"H-Hi everyone…" He said nervously as he rubbed the back of his head.
"D...D….Deku?!" Spoke up Jiro.
"Yeah….it's me….I was hit by a villain's quirk called 'Chibi' and well...this is the result." He gestured to himself while all of them were speechless. Their silence was broken when Bakugo burst out in laughter.
"Bwahahahaha! Y-You fucking idiot Deku, you fucked up so bad! Bwahahahaha!"
Izuku blushed while Mina moved over and had to crouch down to look closer.
"Wow, you really are chibi. You're like one of those bright mascots they show on commercials."
"Yeah, you're right! Or one of those cute characters you'd get on a keychain from a vending machine." Piped up Toru.
"I'm not sure that's helping…" He deadpanned.
"Well, does it hurt? Do you feel any different?" Kirishima asked curiously.
"Other than everything being so big and me being so small, no." He said with a groan. "Everything is gonna be so inconvenient now!"
"Well, this isn't the worst thing that could happen." Mina said as she patted his head. "If it makes you feel better you look cute."
He turned bright red hearing that, along with steam coming out from his ears.
"Whoa, how is that happening?" She asked in surprise as she pointed at the steam. "Are you running a fever?"
"No, I think he's embarrassed, he looks like a cartoon character." Spoke up Momo.
Aizawa moved over to the boy and crouched down before picking him up by the back of his shirt and set him down on a desk. "I might have to get you to the hospital to see if your body is dealing with any side effects. No telling if it's handling this change so easy. Did the villain give away any clues that might be useful?"
"Um… not really, all she really said was have fun with your new life...so I don't think anything she did to me is fatal, and she made it sound like she's done this before."
"Sounds like she might have a record. If there's a pattern of missing people down in the local area, then it means she must have a pattern on just who she would target." He said as Izuku perked up. "However if she is a seasoned veteren to what she does this might be harder, she might have mastered her quirk and knew how to cover her tracts, not to mention she has clients, so there's also the possibility they will attempt to break her out so she will continue providing them people affected by her quirk."
That caused Izuku to slump down and look at his arms before closing his eyes, his hands and cry out. "This is awful!" cried the tiny Izuku flailing his arms while jumping around which made most the class close to snickering. "What am I gonna do?!"
"Keep being adorable." Snickered Mina. 'So cute!'
"Relax. It can't be permanent." spoke Aizawa. "The girl will crack and is bound to reverse it. If not..."
"If not what, am I going to get kicked out of UA?!"
"Of course not. Right now you're more likely to take some time off since you can't help your condition. Think of it as a vacation."
"B-But I don't want to go on vacation, I want to go to school!"
"Relax, you'll still get homework so you don't fall behind. Just take this time to get used to your size and let us take care of that woman." Aizawa said as he shook his head. "The last thing we want is you to get hurt due to your new condition."
"But how can I not do anything to try and help?" He said as he began to pace back and forth across the desk. "How can I be a hero like this?"
"By staying out of the way." Remarked Bakugo bluntly.
"Bakugo!" Urakara cries out in annoyance. "Don't be mean to Deku!"
"What?" The first blonde growled. "Deku is useless right now!"
Hearing that made Izuku stop and look down with a gloomy aura over him and a chibi thunder cloud.
"Apologize!" Mina shouted as she smacked Bakugo before quickly turning to Izuku. "Hey hey cheer up Izuku, no need to feel down." 'Even if it still looks cute.' She thought as she rubbed his back. "You could still be a hero."
"I can?" He asked as he looked up hesitantly. "The villain said that I would be helpless now, what if I can't use my quirk?"
"Well have you tried to?" Asked Seto curiously.
"Well no, not really."
"Well then why don't you try so you know for sure?"
He looked at his hand and made a fist before looking around and spotted a backpack. He walked over to the edge and looked at it before rearing his fist. 'Ok, I can do this...smash!' he thought as he tried to channel his quirk, only for his body to slightly glow and when his hand hit the backpack it only fell over. "Ah! It didn't work!"
"I wouldn't say that. I mean, it did look like it flew back an inch or two." Spoke Toru trying to sound positive.
"It should have at least hit the wall! All I can do now is glow!" He cried out before falling face down while sniffling as they saw tears drip down the side of the desk which looked both sad, and yet someone adorable at the same time. "I really am useless now…"
"Yep." Bakugo said before anyone could stop him.
"Let me try something." Tsuyu moved over and carefully picked Izuku up and held him against her shoulder and patted his back. "There there, it'll be alright, you'll get your quirk back eventually, you can still be a hero."
"Absolutely! We merely must be patient and confident that the vile villain who did this will fix you!" Spoke up Iida with a confidant tone. "Don't give up yet Midorya!"
"Yeah, you just have to find a new way to be a hero, if an invisible person can do it then so can you!" Toru said as she jumped up happily.
"I know one thing that perks me up. A freshly made pie." smiled Sato. "I'll whip one up in no time flat."
"T-Thanks….all of you." Izuku said with a sniff as he began to cheer up.
"We still have a class you know." Spoke up Aizawa in a blunt tone.
"Ah, right! Everyone back to your seats!" Iida said as he began to wave his arms around.
(Later)
Izuku sat on his desk as Aizawa taught the class, trying his best to at least take notes, but it was awkward using a pencil with two hands. 'Ugh, why is this so hard?' He thought as he tried to keep up with the lecture.
"And that's how to respond to an emergency situation on your own, any questions?" Aizawa said as the bell rang. "Alright, you know what the homework is, make sure to turn it in tomorrow."
The class went and started getting their stuff together while Izuku lugged his notes and pencil to his bag, and tried to put them in before zipping it with a groan. 'Nooo, the bag is as big as I am!' He thought as he tried to put it on.
"Do you need some help?" Urakara asked as she saw him struggle to get off the desk and move.
"N-No, I'm alright I just… have to figure out how to do this."
"I think you do need some help." Remarked Kirishima.
"N-No, I'm fine."
"Hey, it's ok to admit that you need help, ok?" Iida said as Izuku groaned.
"Really, I'm….o….k!" he let out, falling over the side and crashing on the ground and groaned, his eyes looking like swirls. "Ow…..what happened?"
"You fell. That's it, we're walking you home."
"No no, I'm ok, really."
"Hey, I just realized that none of his clothes are gonna fit him now, what's he gonna wear?" Mina asked as she walked over to them.
"Probably something really small and tiny."
"Like his baby clothes? Hey, maybe we can stop by somewhere on the way to his house and pick him up something?"
"Good idea. We must also inform his mother of the situation." spoke Iida.
"Yeah, how about half of us go with Izuku to go get clothes and half of us go tell his mom?" Mina suggested.
'Wait, are they making plans for me? I haven't even agreed to anything yet.' He thought before finding himself picked up again. He looked up to see Mina holding onto him as Urakara took his backpack. "I'm not sure about that. Shouldn't I go home first so my mom can see what I look like?"
"Well, if she's anything like you she's probably gonna faint when she hears the news, so when you do get home she'll be awake again." Iida said as the others nodded.
"...ok good point." Izuku sighed. "So… where are we going to get clothes?"
"Hmmm, good idea. Baby clothes won't work, but they sure would look cute." Teased Mina.
"W-What?!" Izuku said with a blush.
"Yeah, and I doubt you want toddler clothes… hey, I got it!" Kirishima said with a grin. "The toy store!"
"Toy store?" Spoke Jiro with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, they're bound to have a few dolls around his size, so we can probably buy him some clothes there." He explained.
"Hmmm, that might work." spoke Momo.
"Wait, what if you made some yourself?" Suggested Mineta with a grin. "Then again it would take up a lot of skin to make that many clothes, you should probably strip~"
Tsuyu slapped the pervert away with him bouncing against the wall. "Nice try mister, ribbit."
"That's actually not a bad idea." Izuku spoke up.
"B-But if I did that I might upset the economy!" Momo said nervously. 'And I wouldn't get to take him to the toy store!'
"I suggest the store." Spoke up Todoroki. "I have some extra money to spare, so it would make sense to spend it on something useful for a friend." He said before holding up a plastic card. "I also have my old man's card, so if we racked up a large debt on it that would work too."
"Wow, Todoroki, that's pretty cold of you. Who are you?!" Fake gasped Mina.
"I'm Shouto Todoroki, you know that."
"Well, what are we waiting for, let's go!" Mina called happily, still holding Izuku in her grasp.
The group made their way out of the academy with Izuku blushing due to how close he was, but unable to say anything from shock.
'Is… is this my life now?' He thought as he turned even more bright red. Soon the group broke in two with half of the people going to his home and half to a large toy store. But one thing noticeable was the fact the girls were all going with him, with the girls casting a glance at his position. 'Was this intentional? Why are they all looking at me like that?' He thought as Momo tapped on Mina's shoulder.
"Excuse me, but do you mind if I try holding him for a bit?"
"Why?" She asked. "If you're worried I'll drop him then that's silly, I've got a good grip on him."
"No, it's not that, I was… just curious what he felt like, and hopefully I might be able to get a good mental picture of his size in case I ever need to make him something." She replied with a solid and calm tone while trying to not sound too eager.
"Um...I dunno.." Mina said, mentally trying to figure out any excuse to not give Izuku up.
"It's ok, I don't mind Mina." Izuku said, trying to be helpful. "You're probably getting tired from carrying me around for so long, right?"
"Not really, you're so light I could carry you without breaking a sweat." She said as she balanced him on one hand to show him. "You're pretty much as heavy as a large stuffed animal."
He blushed hearing that and looked down with Momo frowning.
"I insist, I feel it's only natural for others to help Midoriya since he's more vulnerable in his state. No offense."
"None taken…" Izuku said with a small groan.
"So please, hand him over Mina."
Mina looked annoyed, but she huffed and reluctantly handed him to Momo. 'Ugh….fine, just be careful, ok?"
"I will ensure he's perfectly safe." Momo said as she held him to her chest protectively, unaware of her assets pushing against him.
Izuku's jaw dropped feeling the chest with Urakara feeling her eye twitch.
'Does she even know what she's doing to Deku-kun?!'
'I wonder if that'll get a reaction from him.' pondered Tsuyu.
'W-W-W-Why is she holding me here?!' Izuku thought with a large blush as they began to approach the toy store. When they entered they looked around at the large inside. They saw that the store was several stories high and was packed with kids, teens, parents and tired workers.
"Alright, should we split up?"
"It'd make the most sense." Tsuyu said as the others nodded. "We'll text the others when we find the dolls, so who should take Midoriya?"
"I'll keep hold on him." Momo said quickly. "I just got him and I have the most money out of everyone here so I can start buying him clothes right away."
Urakara and the other girls felt irked hearing that, but didn't show it much with Izuku managing to speak up.
"U-U-Uh M-Momo-san? Ma-Maybe I should sit somewhere else?"
"Huh? Why? Are you not secure enough? Should I hold you tighter?" she asked with him shaking his head.
"I-I mean like on the shoulder!" he let out, not wanting to make it awkward.
"Really? Are you sure? You could fall o-"
"I'm sure, I'm sure!"
"You could ride on mine." Spoke up Tsuyu.
"It is fine, Izuku can ride on my shoulder." Momo said with a frown.
"I could carry him." spoke up Toru.
"It's fine, as I said before he can ride on my shoulder."
"Then why are you holding him so closely?" Asked Urakara with a calm smile and pointing to his spot. "You sure you're not up to something?"
"O-Of course not! I just haven't put him on my shoulder yet, that's all." She said as she moved Izuku to said spot, albeit reluctantly. "See?"
"Why don't we ask Izuku what he wants? Hey Izuku, do you wanna stay on Momo's shoulder or would it be ok if one of us held you instead?" Mina asked with a grin.
"Uh…." he saw them all stare at him making him blush and gulped. "Well, shouldn't we focus more on finding clothes at the moment?"
"Exactly. Me and Izuku will head upstairs and see what's on the next floor." Momo said as she began to quickly walk away.
Urakara and Mina glared with the latter girl shaking her fist. 'Sneaky.'
'If he stays like this for a while, maybe I could show my siblings to him. They'd get a kick out of him.' Thought Tsuyu.
"So, Izuku, what kind of clothes are you looking for?" Momo asked as they climbed up the steps, dodging a few kids that ran past them.
"Honestly I'm hoping it's something that won't slide off. I don't even wanna think about wearing clothes too big." He said with a groan. "I just hope they have something in my size, though in the end I just want to avoid being naked."
"Don't worry, we'll find something for sure." Momo said as Izuku nodded. "If we don't find anything here we'll just head to another store."
As she walked up the stairs though, her eyes caught site of a flashing glowing sign of some random chibi mascot advertising plush toys. 'Cute! I bet Izuku would look cute holding one of those toys… wait, is there any chance that chibi is like him? No… that's impossible, besides it's not like the idea of chibi anything is new, it's been around for a long time.'
Izuku looked around himself, but what he didn't notice was Momo's ponytail coming at him due to said girl turning her head, leading to him getting knocked off and flying off the girl. Now normally he would have just fallen to the floor, but due to his new body and it's strange new rules of physics he was sent flying across the store.
"Izuku, what do you think of that?" She asked as she turned to where the green haired boy had been, only to see him gone. "Izuku?"
Said small hero in training yelled out, which sounded like helium as he went over people's heads before he hit the belly of a huge plush teddy bear. He blinked as he sat up and looked around in confusion. "What happened, how did I end up here?"
He saw he was in an aisle filled with various toys and plushes, which made him feel more tiny than he already felt.
"Oh no, Momo? Mina? Tsuyu? Toru? Urakara?!" he called out, getting off the bear and noticing how high he was up on the shelf and backed up. "I feel like I'm on top of a building like this. I gotta try and find them." He said as he began to crawl over the bear he landed on in an attempt to move down the aisle. 'I'll find one of them soon, I mean I can see a lot from up here, so it should be easy, right?'
As that happened, we cut back over to the boys in Izuku's neighborhood.
"I believe I should be the one to inform Izuku's mother of the situation." Spoke Iida.
"Are you sure dude? You're not exactly subtle…" Kirishima said as they stood in front of the door.
"Yes. It is part of my duty and I feel I can describe it clearly."
"Tch, just say it how it is." Spoke Bakugo looking bored. "Why did I have to come, this is stupid."
"You're the only one who knew where Izuku lives."
"I don't get what the big deal is. He's small, tiny, and is with the girls." Grumbled Mineta looking irked. "Not to mention he's probably getting cuddled by them, fawned over by them, and with how tiny he is he's got the best view….GAH! I WANNA BE WHERE HE IS NOW!"
"Shut up perv, now...is one of us gonna knock on the door? We've been here for ten minutes." Sero said as he shook his head.
"I'll do it." Fumikage gave a firm knock as they waited in silence. Soon the door opened to show a slightly confused Inko who was looking at half her son's class on her front doorstep.
"Greetings Miss. Midoriya." bowed Iida. "You're looking well today."
"Oh, hello… Iida, right? How are you doing, is Izuku with you all?"
"No, he's with the others." Spoke Kaminari. "They're off to go get some new clothes."
"Clothes? Why would he need new clothes? Nothing happened to them here." Inko said in confusion.
"Well you see, he is in need of new ones." Spoke Iida. "Before he came to school, a slight accident happened which led the girls to take him to find ones that would fit him."
"A-An accident?! What happened to him, is he ok?!" Inko asked, growing nervous and worried.
"Well, kinda? I mean he's like a foot or two tall now, and he was almost kidnapped…" Kirishima said as he scratched his head.
Inko went wide eyed and slack jawed hearing that before swaying and fell back, fainting.
"Damn it shitty hair, you broke her!" Bakugo shouted as he smacked the redhead. "Come help me bring her inside."
"What? I was just being honest."
"And she passed out, congratulations! Ugh, I just hope things are going well with the girls." Groaned Kaminari.
With the girls at the toy store everything was not going well.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LOST HIM?!" Screamed Urakara shaking Momo like a ragdoll.
"I-I-I-It was an accident!"
"YOU STILL LOST HIM!"
"Easy there!" spoke up Toru as she and Mina tried to pry the two apart. "We need to try and keep our heads on!"
"Yeah, we have plenty of time to find him, and I'm sure Izuku can handle himself." Spoke Tsuyu calmly. "Other than being small, he's still himself."
"But what if he gets kidnapped again?!" Urakara asked nervously. "He wouldn't be able to get away if someone grabbed him this time!"
"Oh come on, what are the odds of that happening again?"
Back with Izuku, he groaned while leaning against some boxes of action figures to try and keep going and not look over the edge. "Ok, stay calm, t-this is fine, you just have to stay safe and find one of the girls, simple, right?" He said, only for a young kid to fall against the shelf he was on, causing it to violently shake and start to tip. "Oh no!" He said as he lost his balance and began to fall. "Nooooo!" He cried as he braced himself, only to be surprised as he lightly bounced off the ground like he was made of rubber.
He blinked confused and bounced again before rolling on his side like a wheel before stopping against the shelf. "Huh…. I didn't know I could do that." He got up and poked at himself and swore it felt like jelly. "I didn't feel anything." He said as he looked around, and saw that he was alone in the aisle. "Ok, let's go find the girls."
He started to make his way down a direction while feeling nostalgic looking up at the packed shelves, like when he used to be a kid and would visit here more often. 'Wow, this is kind of fun, like I'm a kid again...heck some of these toys are bigger than me!'
He smiled while spotting the All Might ones with his eyes sparkling as he looked at them. "Wow, it's like I'm in front of millions of All Mights! So cooool!"
What he didn't notice as he gazed at them however was two men who spotted him from the other end of the aisle and were stunned.
"Hey, uh…. Is that a kid?"
"I...don't know? It's small but it almost looks...like a cartoon?"
"Kinda reminds me of one of those stupid mascots you see everywhere."
"Yeah… should we bring it to the manager?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Alright, let's just try not to scare it off."
"Yeah, alright." Said one of them as they slowly approached Izuku from behind. "Hey, bring over the loose toy bin, we can put it in there and carry it across the store without looking like child molestors."
One of them grabbed the bin while Izuku listed off which toys he had and which ones he didn't. 'Huh, I have a lot of these, neat.'
One of the man held his hand up before bringing it down, making the one with the bin move closer to Izuku.
"...now!" Called one as he grabbed Izuku and threw him into the bin.
"What? What is going on?!" He cried out, falling on his head. "Hey where am I?!"
"Alright, let's go Bob."
The men started to quickly rush away while staying close to make sure no one gave them weird looks. Soon they reached a door marked 'employees only' and quickly entered it.
"Hey, boss? We got something you should see."
There was a tall man in an orange shirt who was sipping coffee and sighed. "Well whatever it is can wait. I'm having my coffee break."
"I think you'll want to see him boss, he looks really, really weird."
"Who Bob? I already knew that."
"That hurt." He said as he held up the bin. "Nah, we found this weird thing looking at the toys, it kinda looked like the mascot."
"Wait… did you two idiots just kidnap a child?" The man asked with wide eyes. "I swear if you two are into some sick stuff, I will-"
"No no no! We swear it's not like that! I mean, it's like a kid, but at the same time it's….well take a look and you'll understand." He said as he opened up the bin to show a very, very confused Izuku. His eyes widened while dropping his mug as Izuku noticed all their eyes on him and gulped.
"Uh….hi?"
"What...the fuck. Are you human? You look like that thing we use to advertise toys! A...shit, Bob, what are they called?"
"Super Happy Fun Time Action Man?"
"Jeez, we really call them that? But yes, one of those!" He said as he stood up.
"I think it's called a chibi."
"Actually, my name is Izuku." Said the student. "And where am I? Am I still in the toy store?"
"First off, yeah. Second, where did you come from? Are there others like you? What's it like being so tiny?" Asked the man rapidly as Izuku shook his head.
"I don't know, I was hit by a weird quirk and became like this today, and it feels kind of weird, everything is so big!" He spoke while flailing his arms around which looked like blurs.
"Woah, what else can you do? Can you do stuff like a cartoon?" He asked as Izuku pondered.
"I'm not completely sure, but I don't weigh much and I bounce when dropped, I've also had steam come out of my ears when embarrassed."
"Just like what you'd expect from an ad." Remarked one of the guys.
"Yeah… hey, I think I have an idea boss, what if we make him one?"
"A what?"
"Ya know, an ad, use him to sell toys, like a...a… a mascot, that's the word!"
"...we already have one!"
"Yeah, but we can make him into the mascot, wouldn't that be neat? We have the chibi thing all over the place, why not use a real one?"
"Yeah, plus it would save on animation. I mean why use computers when we have a real one?"
"W-Wait, I didn't agree to any of that!" Izuku piped up.
"Do you have to? I mean, aren't you basically just a cartoon now?"
"No! I'm still a person! Student!" He denied. "This would be kidnapping! You can't do that!"
"Well, if you aren't a cartoon, prove it, so far you look like a living cartoon to me." Said the boss as he crossed his arms.
"How can I do that?"
"Mmmm, show us you only have one quirk, so far you've told us that you don't get hurt when dropped, steam comes out of your ears, that sounds like something a human couldn't do...say, what's your name?"
"Izuku Midoriya!" He said as the man typed something on his phone.
"Uh-huh… yeah, this picture doesn't look like you, the real guy is apparently five feet tall and has some kind of strength quirk."
"Well I already tried to use my quirk, but being like this nullified it."
"So apparently you're claiming to be a hero student who can't do anything, and doesn't look like who he claims to be?"
"Of course I look like myself! Just smaller…" He said as he looked down with a frown. "Look, I am Izuku Midoriya! I'm just small, and can't use my quirk….and I kinda look a bit different.. But that shouldn't matter, right?!" he said as Bob cleared his throat.
"Hey boss, I checked online and apparently if a person is changed enough by a quirk their status can be classified as 'undetermined'."
"Really now?"
"Yeah, apparently there was a guy a few years back who was hit by several quirks that both turned him into a teapot and made people around him not hear him, he was passed around a few times by pawn shops before he was turned back. So technically this guy ain't a human."
"What?! That can't be right!"
"Nah, it says so right here, see? Apparently one of the people who's quirk hit him was from a hero school so they pushed the law to try and get him out of trouble, along with the pawn shop's lawyers." Said Bob as he showed Izuku the article.
Izuku read the article, his face paling with each line read. "N-no...th-this can't be real…"
"Kid, we live in a world where people get all kinds of bat shit crazy powers, so new laws are made every year to try and keep up. Hell even All Might got a few laws made to keep himself from being drowned in property damage lawsuits."
"B-B-B-But…"
"Which means that technically, until the quirk wears off, you're not officially seen as a person."
"B-But the woman said it was permanent!"
"Well, do you have your inanimate-object-but-human- license then?"
"Well no, but-"
"Then there you have it, welcome to the happy-go-lucky toy store and company, your new home." Said the boss with a grin.
"Hey, uh, boss? Are we gonna keep him here or send him to a different store?"
"Here of course. Why send him somewhere else?"
"Well what if he used to live nearby and someone he knows sees him? They could cause a scene."
"Nah, it'll be fine….I think? Well either way he ain't leaving, he's got a new job, take him to Lisa in marketing, she'll know what to do with him."
"Right boss." Said Bob as he quickly grabbed Izuku and put him back into the bin.
"Good, now if you'll excuse me I have to file some paperwork to make this nice and legal...ish? Legal enough so we won't get sued."
"Hey wait! I didn't agree to this!"
"You're not human, you don't have to." Said the Boss as Izuku was carried towards an elevator. "Good luck."
"Wait, nooo! Let me go, I want to go back to school!" He called as he was taken in the elevator and began to travel up with Bob and the other worker. "This is a huge mistake!"
"Nah, the mistake was for you to come into a toy store all alone looking like that, have fun with your new job and life." Chuckled the boss. "Lisa is gonna go nuts when she sees him."
"But I have friends!" He cried out from the bin.
"And now you have coworkers." Bob said as he patted the bin.
"Ahhhhh!" he cried out as the elevator stopped and opened up to show a large office with several small cubicles in it and a large glassed off room with one desk in it where a woman was working.
"Don't go screaming or you'll bug the other employees." Said Bob as they headed to the large office. "Now be nice, and I apologize for whatever Lisa does to you, she's...eccentric."
"Uh, what do you mean by that?" He asked nervously as they entered the office.
"You'll see." He said as he cleared his throat. "Excuse me, uh...Lisa?"
"Can't talk! Too busy! Send it to me later and I'll read it then!" Said the woman who appeared to be a tall woman with long pink hair that was in thick dreadlocks and tied in a ponytail. She was wearing a white blouse under a black suit and a black skirt and was frantically working on a computer, her yellow eyes darting over the screen rapidly. There were multiple empty coffee cups littering the desk along with mountains of paper that had different designs for toys and advertisements on them.
"But Lisa, this is something big."
"It can wait!"
"No, he can't. Look." Bob said as he opened the bin to show Izuku.
The woman sipped from a cup before doing a spit take which hit the two men before going wide eyed while Izuku felt a shiver noticing something familiar about this woman.
'Why does this feel so familiar?' He thought nervously as the woman focused solely on him.
"Where...where did you find him?"
"In the store, he doesn't have a license so he belongs to the store now." Bob summed up quickly.
"He's so tiny…." She reached out and poked Izuku's stomach, making him jump and step back. "And squishy."
"He called himself a chibi." Bob added.
"Wait, is this some new toy?"
"No, he's real." Bob said. "The boss said to take him to you, he probably thought you would know how to use him, I think we might use him as the mascot?"
"C-Can I go now please?"
The woman grinned before picking him up and inspected him like a plush toy. "Hmmm."
"The boss said to give him to you, so I assume you're free to do whatever you want to him., any ideas?"
"Hush! I'm looking him over." She snapped, her eyes never leaving Izuku. "Hmmm, interesting, his clothes can come off, I wonder if other clothes he wears will act the same way he does?"
"Should we go and get some?"
"Mmmmm, sure, and if those don't work I'll see if I can get some made." She said as she pinched Izuku's cheeks and tugged a bit.
"Hey! Don't tug on that!" He said as she just chuckled.
"Hey, hey, it's ok, it feels like I'm playing with a living toy. Say, can you do any tricks?"
"I'm not a toy!" He cried out while flailing his arms and legs around in a blur.
"Yes! That's what I'm talking about!" She laughed. "Oh I have so many plans for you~"
"I'm a student! I just wanna find my friends and get back to school!"
"Not any more...say, do we have a new name for this little guy yet?"
"I don't think so, he said his name was Izuku Midoriya, but that'll probably change soon."
"Hmm...I feel like I've heard that name before…." She said as she narrowed her eyes before realizing what school his uniform was for. "Wait, did you go to UA?"
"Yeah." He said as her eyes brightened.
"Really? What a small world, do you know a girl named Mei Hatsume there?"
"Mei?" His eyes widened. "Yeah, she's all about making new gear to help. She even helped me out from time to time."
"That's my daughter! Oh this will be a fun story to tell her." Chuckled the woman.
"You're her mom?!" his eyes bulged out of his head comically. 'That's why she looked so familiar!'
"Yep! Now then, let's start figuring out what to do with you…. I'll have to come up with a name for you later."
"B-But I already have a name."
"That may be true, but I think we can come up with a better one, one that better suits you as a mascot or whatever else we decide to do with you."
"But I'm not a mascot!"
"Well not yet you aren't, we have to come up with an ad campaign, get you new clothes, it'll take a bit but I'm sure we can find a role for you." She smiled while she tossed him up in the air.
"Waaah!" he cried as he flailed around before she caught him. "D-Don't do that again!"
"Hmm, light enough to be tossed like a ball. Very important and useful info." She said with a nod. "We better run some tests to see just what exactly you can do."
"You could have warned me…" He groaned with a sweatdrop.
"Now where's the fun in that?" She chuckled as he groaned nervously.
'I hope this doesn't last long, soon the girls or somebody else will come and find me...right?'
With said girls, they were searching all over the store with worry.
"He's not by the All Might toys!"
"He's not by the dolls, where is he?!"
"I don't know and I'm really starting to freak out!" Mina said as she looked around frantically. "We have to find him!"
"Don't worry, we're bound to find him." Spoke up Toru before Urakara started shaking her.
"WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO WORRY!"
"URAKARA CALM DOWN!" Momo said as she began to shake Urakara.
"MOMO, YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN!" Mina said as she began to shake her as well.
"Yes, calm down before we get kicked out." Jirou said with a groan.
"You think they need a break after this?" Asked Tsuyu.
"Probably...oh no, here comes security." She spoke as two big guys in uniforms moved over.
"Excuse me ladies, are we having a little problem?"
"I LOST THE CHIBI!" Momo cried out.
"...ok, ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to please leave the store and seek help for whatever narcotics you have ingested."
"Wait! It's not like that!" Spoke up Momo. "We're looking for our friend, he's lost and we can't find him."
"Uh-huh, alright, what does he look like?"
"He's small, a-and he has green hair, and he kind of looks like a chibi?"
The men looked at each other with one speaking into his walkie talkie.
"Yeah, we may need a few more extra hands down here."
"Yes! Thank you, so you're going to help us look for our friend?"
"No, we're going to escort you out and possibly call the cops. You all really need some help. You've got your whole lives ahead of you, don't go messing it up with drugs." He said, making Momo faceplant.
"I am not on drugs!"
"Ma'am, please leave now, this is your final warning."
"But Izuku might be lost or hurt!" spoke up Mina.
"Ma'am, if we find any missing persons in the store we will notify the authorities, but for now you all have to leave."
"Otherwise we WILL have to use force." Said another security guard as more showed up.
"Momo, I think we have to go now…"
"But Izuku could be in danger as we speak!"
"I know, but we can't help him if we get arrested!"
"But-"
"You all need to leave. Now." Said the guard as the girls began to shuffle to the exit. "If we see anyone you described we'll handle it."
"Thank you!" Mina called as they exited the building. "So… now what?"
"We better get back to school and inform the boys about what happened."
"Yeah...god this is going to be awkward."
"Probably not nearly as awkward as what they must be dealing with." Said Tsuyu. "They had to tell Midoriya's mother about his condition."
"I'm sure they've had plenty of time to explain the situation to her."
With said boys they were still trying to wake up the shocked Midoriya matriarch.
"Oh man, shouldn't she have woken up by now?"
"Nah, this is normal, Deku and his mom pass out for a while when shocked." Bakugo said as he riled around in the fridge.
"Bakugo! Now is not the time for that!" Spoke Iida while Kaminari tried fanning her. "That's stealing another's food when we were supposed to just tell her the news."
"Not my fault she got knocked out." He remarked bluntly before pulling a soda out and helped himself to it. "Besides, she should be waking up soon."
"On the upside this does get us out of taking notes." Remarked Mineta.
"Yeah, but have we worked out how to answer her questions when she does wake up?"
"How? We don't have all the answers so how can we answer her questions." Bakugo said as he finished his soda. "We just give her the truth, then leave."
The boys shook their heads before the mother started to groan.
"Oh...I had the strangest dream…" She muttered sitting up and rubbing her head. "Maybe I need some...tea?" She said, suddenly seeing all of Izuku's classmates in her house, and remembered what happened. "No...then...it really happened?"
"Yup, Deku's tiny now." Spoke up Bakugo making Iida facepalm. "He's also pretty much powerless now too, can't defend himself or anything."
"Oh no! My sweet son!" She cried out in horror. "This is horrible! He's all alone, defenseless a-and...and…"
"Wait, please calm down, he is fine, he's with some of our other classmates."
"Class...oh, I-I have to take him out of the hero course now, he can't be a hero now, can he?!"
"I wouldn't say that. I mean sure he's small, but he's still the same guy." Spoke up Kamishiro.
"Except his quirk doesn't work and he can't even knock down a backpack." Bakugo chimed in.
"Bakugo!"
"Relax ma'am, we'll find a way to fix him in no time." Spoke up Sato. "In the meantime we'll make sure that he won't get hurt."
The mother seemed unsure, but tried taking deep breaths with Mineta turning the TV on.
"Maybe some TV will take your mind off it." He said as Inko slowly nodded.
"O-Ok… do you know when my son will get home?"
"No ma'am, but we can assure you that the next time you see him, you will see he is just as you remember. In spirit I mean." Spoke Iida as the program was suddenly cut off with a commercial.
"Yeah, in fact I bet the girls will be back with him any second now."
"Introducing our latest and greatest product!" Called the pink haired woman on the TV with a grin. "It's new, it's cute and absolutely adorable, and our new mascot loves it!"
All of them turned and almost went slack jawed when they saw her gesture to Izuku himself! Wearing one of those cutesy outfits and a hat, with him blushing, and giving a shy wave to the camera.
"H-Hi…."
"Come on Iz-Iz, tell the folks about our new line of products!"
"T-That's my baby!" Cried Inko, looking both realized and horrified. "W-W-What's he doing on a commercial?!"
"I-I don't kn- wait, isn't this company the owner of the toy store the girls took Izuku too?" Iida asked as he spotted the logo at the top left of the screen.
"Yeah, I think it is."
"W-Well I'm sure the girls will be here any second with him, i-it's not like they tape these commercials live, right?" Sero said nervously as Iida got a text.
He looked at the text and read it, his eyes widening in shock, which Bakugo noticed.
"What is it?"
"T-The girls tell me they lost Izuku at the store…."
"WHAT?!" Screamed Inko, who wobbled again and wound up passing out face down on the floor, again.