The internship week had come to an end, all the students were ready to return home, and back into the UA Classroom.
Izuku was saying his good-byes to Gran Torino, the older hero having a few more departing words for the boy.
"I'm glad your injuries heeled up, even if you do have a stress fracture," Gran Torino stated. "Which means you went over your limits again! You were only supposed to use five percent, don't lose focus of your goal kid! Remember, be calm and alert, and while you may already know this, but if you want to be a great hero like All Might, you still got a ways to go, keep up the work kid."
"Yes sir!" Izuku said.
"Good, now I'll be seeing you," Gran Torino said, about to go back into his home.
"Wait up!" Izuku called, getting the hero's attention. "Just one more question please, it's something I've been wondering for a while but never found the time to ask. I know it's weird to ask now since I'm leaving but-"
"Just get on with it boy!" Gran Torino shouted.
"You're really strong and you trained the Number One hero in the world," Izuku said. "I figured you'd be super famous, but you aren't. Why aren't you sir?"
"Honestly I was never interested in working as a pro hero," Gran Torino admitted.
"You weren't!?" Izuku was amazed to hear this.
"I only got my license to use my quirk freely without limits," Gran Torino said. "You're better off asking Toshi, I mean All Might about it."
"Uh, alright," Izuku said. "Oh, another thing sir?"
"What now kid?" Gran Torino was getting a bit impatient.
"How well do you know Superman?" Izuku asked. "You mentioned him once on my first day and he seemed to be quite familiar with you at the Hospital."
"That's a bit more confidential kid, you'd need to talk to Superman about that," Gran Torino said. "Now that's enough questions, you should get going already."
"He's not giving me a lot of straight answers here, but I guess I should take his word for it now, I hope I can talk to Superman again someday," Izuku bowed to Gran Torino. "Well thanks again for everything sir."
As Izuku left, Gran Torino looked on, making his final analysis, "The future of heroics, potential Number One Hero. Not only does he have Toshinori's praise, even Clark's showing interest. Not bad for a runt like that, may not act like him much, but he and Toshi aren't that different. The man chosen by my friend to inherit One for All." Gran Torino called back to Izuku, "Hey Kid!"
"Huh?" Izuku turned to face Gran Torino.
"Who are you?" Gran Torino asked, appearing senile again.
"Seriously!?" Izuku couldn't believe it. "I'm Izuku Midoriya sir."
"That's not right," Gran Torino said, still in his senile voice.
It took Izuku a moment to realize, but he understood where the older pro was going with this. "I'm Deku!"
Gran Torino seemed satisfied and finally went inside, "We'll watch over him together Toshinori, until the day the Hero Deku is celebrated all over the world. The day he becomes the new Symbol of Peace."
The day came when the kids returned to UA High, everyone eager to see each other and see how their weeks went.
"Whoa! Parker! What's with your hair!?" Kirishima asked, taking note of Mayday's appearance.
The girl had a nicely braided hairstyle with a flower accessory, "Oh, you noticed? Just a little something Best Jeanist did for me."
"Wow, you look amazing!" Sero said, blushing a bit.
"Heh, thanks, Number One Students have to look fabulous after all," Mayday boasted.
Bakugo walked past her, scowling a bit, "Narcissist."
Mayday's ear twitched, "Wanna say that again Katsuki!?" She turned to the boy, "Honestly I'm surprised you're even walking, I figured Auntie Rainbow Dash would have whipped you into shape, she has no tolerance for bullshit."
"Hey Bakugo, what was it like working with Rainbow Dash and The Human Torch?" Kirishima asked.
"I bet it was cool, working with one fourth of the Fantastic Four!" Sero said.
"Nothing interesting, now don't bother me," Bakugo said, making his way to his seat, not wanting to be bothered as the other students continued talking.
"Wow! I can't believe you went against actual villains! I'm so jealous!" Mina said.
"I didn't do too much, Death Arms, Wolverine, Human Torch and Rainbow Dash did most of the fighting," Jiro said. "Though I did help distract a couple of them."
"I think you did more than that Kyoka," Tsuyu said. "You did protect me from Boom-Boom and you stood by me when I faced off against Toad. Plus you and Johnny both saved me when I got pinned down by rubble."
"I guess," Jiro said.
"Still, you went against The Brotherhood! I heard Bakugo was there too!" Mina said, then turned to the student. "Is that true Bakugo!? You fought some old X-Men villains!?"
"Yeah, sure, now stop bugging me!" Bakugo demanded.
"What's with him?" Jiro wondered.
"Maybe he's still mad that he almost got killed," Tsuyu said.
"Keep your mouth shut!" Bakugo shouted.
Tsuyu paid him no mind and turned to her other classmate, "What about you Ochako? What was your week with Spider-Man like?"
"Very enlightening," Ochako said, throwing some punches in the air.
"Wow, Spider-Man must have been a really great teacher," Tsuyu said.
"He is a top level pro, it makes sense," Jiro said.
"What exactly did my dad teach you Ochako?" Mayday asked.
"So many things, your dad is a great martial artist!" Ochako said. "He told me that he learned Kung Fu from a Chinese Hero named Shang Chi! He also told me that I was his best student since his sidekick Miles Morales!"
"My dad compared you to Miles?" Mayday asked. "Wow, and my dad loves Miles, he says he's like a little brother."
"Your Aunt Peni told me some stories about the two of them, it was so exelerating!" Ochako said. "I feel like I'm part of the Spider family!"
"Well, good for you, I guess," Mayday said, a little weirded out, then noticed Izuku coming in. "Hey Izuku!"
"Hi Mayday," Izuku greeted.
"So..." Mayday inched toward the boy with her hands behind her back. "Notice anything different about me?"
"Huh?" Izuku asked, curious by this girl's questioning, and her posture.
"Anything at all?" Mayday asked, patting her hair a bit, hoping to give the hint.
"Uh...did you...get new contacts?" Izuku asked.
"Huh? I don't wear contacts, my eyes are fine," Mayday said. "Now at least."
"Oh um...ears pierced?" Izuku asked.
Mayday looked pretty annoyed now, "Never mind, go sit down."
"Huh?" Izuku wondered. "But-"
"Sit, down, now!" Mayday ordered, Izuku quick to his seat, not wanting to incur Mayday's wrath. "Boys...Can't even notice the simplest things."
"I noticed," Kaminari said. "Nice hair Parker."
"Who the fuck asked you?" Mayday said, going back to her seat, Flurry having noticed this, feeling quite ashamed of her cousin.
"Mayday needs to work on her emotions, and people skills," Flurry felt.
Kaminari looked weirded out by Mayday's aggressive comment, "Well that came out of nowhere, still saw a nicer side to her, at least for a moment, meanwhile Uraraka seems different somehow."
"Please Kaminari, all women are demons at heart, they just hide their true natures," Mineta said, freaking out a bit. "I learned that the hard way this week."
"Uh...I take it your internship with Mount Lady was a bust," Kaminari said. "Fortunately my pros loved having me around, but if anyone changed, it would be Midoriya, Todoroki, Flurry Heart and Iida."
"Oh right, they had a run in with Stain," Kirishima said. "Thankfully they made it back alive."
"Yeah, I was very worried myself," Momo added.
"Lucky Endeavor was there to stop him," Sato said.
"So cool, just what you would expect from the Number Two Hero!" Toru said.
Shoto remembered what Police Chief Keji had mentioned, he knows his father did take full credit, especially since Spider-Man and Superman refused to be part of that. "Yeah, lucky..."
"Rumor is that the hero killer is somehow connected to the League of Villains," Oujiro said. "Imagine if that guy was there during the USJ Invasion."
"That guy's creepy but that video about him, he's also tenacious," Kaminari added.
"There's a video?" Oujiro asked. "I didn't even know that."
"Yeah, apparently he looked up to All Might when he was younger, that he went to some private hero school and hated how bad it was ran and just how lousy the Hero Society became, he thought he was doing good by purging the so-called false heroes from the world," Kaminari said.
"Basically he's one of those self-righteous villains that think they're doing the world a favor," Mayday added. "Not the first time this has happened obviously, I mean hardly anyone considers themselves a villain. My dad once told me that one his old enemies Kingpin believed he was keeping New York City under control despite being a crime lord himself, probably because 'only he can break the law' or something, I never fully got it. Unfortunately some people agreed with that, including my dad's old boss from The Daily Bugle."
"That makes it sound like some villains have to exist or something," Kaminari said. "Like if they serve a purpose."
"They don't!" Tenya said, getting everyone's attention. "Villains like that think they're making the world a better place through their actions, but in the end they're still hurting others. Stain being in custody just prevents more heroes from getting hurt, or worse, and while I do not know much about The Kingpin, if he were a crime lord, I believe Spider-Man was in his right to bring him down if he too was causing trouble." Tenya extended his hand in his usual mannerisms, "But I vow to be a great hero and continue protecting those around me, and to keep the world a safer place!"
"Yeah, let's do it!" Izuku said.
"Now everyone to your seats!" Tenya instructed. "Class is about to begin and..."
"Well, he's back," Tokoyami muttered.
"Great job getting him all riled up Kaminari," Jiro berated.
"Eh, sorry about that," Kaminari said, feeling dejected.
Izuku looked happy for his friend, it looked like he overcame some persona struggles and was ready to be himself again.
"Hey, Deku?" Ochako said, getting his attention. "Are you really feeling alright?"
"Oh, uh yeah, of course," Izuku said.
"That's good," Ochako said, feeling a bit shy at the moment. "I've thought about you everyday, Spider-Man figured that out though, so he helped me make something for you." Ochako reached into her backpack and pulled out an envelope. "It's a Get Well card. I wanted to give it to you sooner but you were released from the Hospital and I didn't know where your mentor lived, neither did Spider-Man. Apparently he seems to be off the grid or something."
"He's a bit on the secluded side," Izuku said, taking the envelope. "But thank you, I really appreciate that Uraraka."
Ochako nodded, "No problem."
This conversation did not go unnoticed by Mayday, the girl feeling a bit like a priss after how mean she was to Izuku a moment ago. After Flurry confided in her the truth about the battle against Stain, she figured it would be best to try and cheer Izuku up, and she thought looking pretty would help, but it didn't work. Still, she should have handled that better, Izuku is the one person in her class aside from her cousin that she cares about the most, and the one she definitely doesn't want to drive away.
Later on at the training grounds, the class was ready for their next lesson with their teacher All Might.
"I Am Here!" All Might began. "Time for your next lesson in your hero training, I hope you're ready! Honestly it feels like forever since I've seen you, it's good to have you back. Prepare for what's about to unfold! We're going to have ourselves a little rescue training race, a good chance to show what you've learned from your internships!"
"Shouldn't we be at the USJ if we're doing rescue sir!?" Tenya asked.
"That facility is mostly for disasters," All Might explained. "But this is a race! Prepare to enter Field Gamma! An area of factories that form quite the maze. Good luck finding your way around. You will be competing in groups of five and six. Each person starts on the outskirts of the model city, I'll send a distress signal, and you do what you must to rescue me. Whoever finds me first wins! Just try to keep property damage to a bare minimum please."
During the last sentence, All Might had pointed at Bakugo, causing annoyance for the student, "Don't point at me dammit..."
"First group, to your places!" All Might instructed.
Izuku, Oujiro, Tenya, Sero and Mina were first. All the other students waited by a giant screen to observe the training.
"Hey, Iida hasn't fully recovered hasn't he?" Kaminari pointed out. "He should sit this out."
"I think he's got this," Kirishima said. "Gotta say, everyone in this group has really good mobility, if Parker was among them then it'd be top notch race."
"Honestly, Midoriya is at quite the disadvantage here," Momo analyzed.
"No kidding, moving around quickly isn't his strong suit," Jiro said. "Plus he always injures himself when he uses his powers."
Nearby Mayday was seen glaring at the two girls, fortunately Flurry kept her under control with her quirk by gently rubbing her shoulder.
"I'm betting on Sero," Kirishima said. "Who's your pick Kaminari?"
"Uh, I'm going with Oujiro," Kaminari said.
"Ashido's gonna win, she's got a super athletic bod!" Mineta said.
"Deku's gonna be last," Bakugo said.
Mayday again grumbled, Flurry working her quirk hard to make sure she didn't snap. "Guess she's no longer mad about before if she's already getting this protective."
"I know Iida's recovering but I still think he can win," Ochako said, Tsuyu nodding in agreement.
"I vote for Izuku!" Flurry declared.
"I second that!" Mayday announced.
"Who could have seen that coming," Jiro felt. "Those girls are Midoriya's biggest fans after all."
"Stupid Fangirls," Bakugo mentally berated.
"Izuku's got moves, you'll all see for yourselves soon," Flurry boasted.
Shoto glanced at Flurry, worried the girl might accidentally let the fight against Stain slip, fortunately he didn't have to worry for long a the race began.
"Begin!" All Might declared, sounding a horn.
Sero began swinging around with his tapes, Mina used her acid to slide on the beams, Oujiro whacked the ground to propel him into the air while Tenya dashed off.
"Wow, look at Sero go!" Kirishima said, noting that the tape boy was in first place. "His quirk was made for this!"
"Seems like he's trying to emulate my dad with those swings," Mayday said. "A bit amateurishly but the style is there, he really is a fan of my dad."
"Sero has the advantage because he can take to the sky," Shouji commented.
"This course was built with me in mind!" Sero said, swinging around. "Sorry Parker, but you're not the only swinging hero in this class! Time for the Spider-Man fanboy in me to shine!"
Suddenly Izuku had passed by, using his Full Cowling to leap off the walls of the building, much to everyone's surprise.
"Whoa! Is that Midoriya!?" Kaminari asked. "Since when can he move like that!?"
"No way!" Sero shouted, still swinging through the city, hoping to take his lead back.
"Those moves," Shoto noticed, remembering the fight against Stain.
"Wow, that's so amazing!" Ochako commented. "Wait, those jumps look so familiar."
"Those are my moves!" Bakugo realized, then remember what Johnny had warned him of. "Dammit, while I was getting Friendship and Teamwork Lessons from The Human Torch and his annoying wife...Deku he's...dammit!"
"Midoriya!?" Mina realized. "Holy wow!"
"Shouldn't he be injured from using his quirk?" Oujiro wondered.
"Alright Izuku!" Mayday cheered. "I knew you could do it!"
"Way to go! Show everyone what you're made of!" Flurry cheered.
Izuku continued to dash across the course, "Focus, I can do this, don't surpass 5 percent!" He leapt off a building to a pipe.
Mayday turned to her classmates, "And you losers thought he wouldn't do well, that'll teach you to-" Meanwhile Izuku had slipped of the pipe, falling immediately to the ground. "IZUKU!?"
"OH NO!" Flurry worriedly shouted.
Minutes later.
"And it's over!" All Might declared, presenting a 'Thanks for Saving Me' Ribbon to Sero. "Congratulations Young Sero!"
"Yeah! I did it!" Sero cheered as Mina angrily stomped around, Oujiro lamented his loss and Tenya checked on Izuku.
"Are you hurt Midoriya?" Tenya asked. "That was a really bad fall."
"Stepping on unstable ground caused me to slip," Izuku lamented. "I never thought about that, maybe I can ask Spider-Man some advice on how to land gracefully on certain objects."
"Even though Young Sero took first, I can tell you've all made some remarkable improvements in your skills, work hard and I know you'll get through your final exams with flying colors!" All Might said.
"Sir!" the students sans Izuku responded, the boy trying to stand up.
"Group one leave the field, Group two, you're up!" All Might announced, then walked by Izuku. "Your skills have surprised me Young Midoriya, I am impressed." All Might gave a thumbs up, "Find me after class, there is much I need to tell you."
"Uh, yes sir," Izuku replied.
"It's time I tell you about One for All," All Might said, peaking Izuku's interest.
Later on at the Locker Room, the students had begun changing back into their school clothes, Kaminari lamenting his performance. "Man, between guys like Tokoyami and Sero, as well as Parker, who was like a natural out there, my quirk just isn't suitable for this."
"Come on, that one guy you like with the electric quirk jumps around rooftops as well doesn't he?" Kirishima asked.
"Well yeah, but he said it's because he was fascinated with Urban Exploration, so it was an easy adjustment for him," Kaminari said. "Plus he isn't exactly that fast unless he's on a wire, even still he probably would have done better than me."
"He's got more experience, don't compare yourself too much man, you're still learning," Kirishima said. "I mean Uraraka has a similar quirk to the Gravity Queen and she didn't exactly fly around in the air, she worked with what she had too."
"Well Uraraka spent the week training with Spider-Man, I'm just surprised she didn't have web-shooters but still, even she moved around like nothing," Kaminari said.
While the boys were talking, Izuku kept thinking about what All Might had told him, "He sounded so intense, what could this mean?"
"Hey! Everyone! Check this out!" Mineta said, gesturing to a hole he found behind a poster. "A previous generation has given us a gift! Someone made a hole in this wall to the girl's locker room!"
The boys did seem surprised by this, some somewhat interested, though Tenya was quick to speak up, "Do not peep on them! It is a massive violation of their privacy!"
"Tell that to my loins Iida!" Mineta said, pulling the poster off, ready to look through the hole, "Yaoyorozu's curves! Ashido's slender waist! Hagakure's floating underwear! Uraraka's tight body! Parker's well toned butt! Flurry Heart's thicc legs! Asui's boobies!" Suddenly a plug hit Mineta right in his eye, causing pain for the boy.
"Jiro's Earphone Jack!" Izuku shouted in worry. "How brutal!"
"Thanks Kyoka," Toru said from next door, the girl also in the middle of changing along with all the other girls, except for Mayday.
"How despicable, we'll close up this hole immediately," Momo said.
Jiro however seemed a bit disheartened, "Why didn't he say anything about me?"
"Let's hurry up if we're gonna fill it so Mayday can change, she's been waiting a while," Flurry said.
"Why doesn't she change with the rest of us?" Tsuyu asked.
"She's embarrassed to, the only ones she feels comfortable around are me, Rina and Frankie," Flurry explained.
Jiro snapped out of her lament, pulling her jack away while Mineta cried in pain next door, "She's comfortable around a boy but not other girls?"
"Well you're all still strangers to her, she might be alright if it was just Ochako here but she is not comfortable around the rest of you, according to her you might either be judging her body or you might have dirty thoughts," Flurry said.
"That girl is so strange," Mina said. "Uh, no offense."
"It's fine, I know she can be a bit weird," Flurry said. "Just don't tell her I said this, she'd cream me if she knew I told you."
"We won't say anything," Jiro said. "Still, a boy though? I mean nothing against your friend, I've talked to him once and he seems like a really nice guy, but for a girl to let a boy she's not dating see her less than decent seems a bit strange to me."
"We took baths together as kids so we're used to seeing each other naked," Flurry said. "I mean we don't really take baths together obviously but on occasion we have changed in front of each other. Frankie feels embarrassed sometimes but he knows we trust him enough to see our bodies and he trusts us, that's the power of Friendship."
"Weird way to put it," Mina said. "But I do like your mindset Flurry. Honestly I don't mind anyone seeing me naked either, as long as they're not being perverted about it. If say Midoriya saw me I don't think I'd flip out."
"Something tells me if Izuku saw you naked, he'd faint," Flurry said.
Mina giggled at the sound of that, "Yeah, nice boy but really awkward, he would be uncomfortable seeing a girl's body."
"Well, it's not a bad thing right," Ochako said, fully dressed. "It just means he's respectful, I think."
"It could also mean he has his own dirty thoughts," Jiro pointed out, fully dressed as well.
"All boys have dirty thoughts, it's normal," Flurry said. "Even Frankie probably gets some dirty thoughts but he respects us enough to not act on them. I mean can any of you say you don't have dirty minds? If you saw the boys without shirts, especially boys like Ejiro or Shoto, you wouldn't fantasize about that?"
The girls did not answer, but the looks on their faces does hint otherwise. Jiro turned her attention back to Flurry, "Weird hearing this type of talk coming from you."
"I may have been mostly sheltered as a little girl and I was raised to be a prim and proper princess, but I am still a teenager," Flurry said, having applied her shoes. "I get curious myself too."
As Tsuyu fully dressed herself, she began to think about Frankie, especially given what Flurry told her. Sounds like he can keep himself composed around naked girls, though it could just be because they're friends. But she does wonder how that affects his mindset when it comes to other girls now. Since seeing him during her internship, she couldn't take her mind off the boy, he had that innocence to him that she found adorable, almost like Izuku, except he didn't seem like the type to get too overly nervous to every social situation.
She wanted to ask Flurry about Franklin, just to get an idea of what the boy liked, but she wasn't sure how to go about it. Tsuyu is usually one to speak her mind, but she also knew the other girls would pester her about it, aside from Jiro who probably already had an idea. Plus she has a feeling that Flurry would go on full matchmaker, she may have to play it safe and ask Mayday later.
"Thinking about it, I wonder how long that hole has been there?" Flurry asked.
"Probably last year the latest, I mean I can't see this hole having been here for that long," Jiro said.
Meanwhile on the rooftop of a nearby city.
"Yo Peter," Johnny said, keeping an eye out from the top of a building. "Remember the time we drilled a hole from the UA Boy's Locker room to the Girl's Locker room?"
Peter chuckled a bit, "Oh yeah, can't believe I let you talk me into that. Gave me a whole different view on Twilight."
"Dashie too, that bod was incredible, still is," Johnny said. "I wonder if that hole's still there, bet guys used it for years afterwards."
Peter chuckled a bit more, until a realization befell upon him, "Oh God, Mayday!" He quickly thwipped away, leaving Johnny confused a moment.
"So should I keep patrolling this area!?" Johnny asked.
Later, back at UA, Izuku had left his classroom to find All Might, though before leaving, Mayday had caught his attention.
"Hey Izuku!" Mayday quickly ran over. "Heading home? Want me to walk with you?"
"No I'm fine, I have to do something right now, you can go on ahead, I'll talk to you tomorrow," Izuku said.
"Oh, alright," Mayday said, feeling a bit dejected. "So, you're feeling better from what happened before? You know, when you fell?"
"I'm fine Mayday, you don't need to worry," Izuku said. "I just have something to take care of, I wish I can tell you more but I'm not sure how to explain it myself, it's...training of some type."
Mayday guessed it had to do with All Might and the quirk he gave to Izuku, of course Izuku doesn't know that Mayday is aware of this power, thus his secretive explanation.
"If you have to, then that's fine," Mayday said. "Good luck with whatever it is you're gonna do."
"Thanks...also Mayday," Izuku said, getting her attention. "I'm sorry about earlier, it took me a while, but I see that you changed your hair a bit. It looks nice, though I kind of like how it was before." He began to stammer a bit, But if you want to keep it like it is now then that's fine too, I just thought-"
"It's fine, thank you Izuku," Mayday said. "It's experimental anyway, I might not stick with it too much since it is a pain to wear my mask, thank you for your honesty." Izuku nodded and made his way to All Might's office, Mayday blushing a bit from Izuku's praise. "So, he likes my hair as is, guess I don't have to change too much for him." Still, Mayday was a bit curious about what Izuku was up to, and wanted to go check it out. "Time for stealth."
Izuku went to meet up with All Might, curious as to what the hero wanted to tell him. He knocked on the door to the room, "All Might, its me!"
Upon entering the room, he saw All Might in his civilian form, he had quite a somber look on his face, making Izkuku even more worried. "You may have a seat."
"Why does he seem so different?" Izuku wondered as he sat down across from the hero. Unbeknownst to them, Mayday was right outside, her enhanced hearing allowing her to listen in without being too conspicuous about it. To better disguise herself, she brought out her phone and attached some headphones to give the illusion that she was just standing around and listening to music or watching a video.
"You went through a lot recently," All Might said. "I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you."
"Oh you don't need to be sorry sir," Izuku insisted. "But I am curious, what did you need to tell me about One for All?"
"I heard that the hero killer swallowed some of your blood during your fight against him," All Might said.
"Oh yeah, that," Izuku said, remembering his fight. "His quirk allowed him to paralyze someone after drinking their blood."
"Well that's gross, still it looks like Izuku really did fight him," Mayday wondered. "Guess Flurry was right about what really happened, not that I should have doubted her."
"Wait, is that why you wanted to talk to me sir?" Izuku asked.
"Do you remember how I gave my power to you? What I said that day?" All Might asked, mimicking holding his hair strand.
"Eat This!" Izuku replied in his best All Might voice.
"Not that part!" All Might said, unaware of Mayday's brief laughter outside, even if the girl didn't understand the context. "I said the key was in my DNA, that's why you had to swallow my hair."
"Again, gross," Mayday felt, now knowing what Izuku meant.
"Holy crap! Did I lose my quirk to Stain then!?" Izuku frantically asked.
"What? No, you didn't lose your quirk," All Might insisted. "I just thought you might be worried about that, but it looks like it didn't cross your mind."
"Oh...I guess I should have thought about that possibility," Izuku lamented.
"One for All could only be inherited if you the bearer intend to pass it along." All Might explained. "It can't be taken by force, although it can be transferred by force. Like for example..."
In a brief fantasy, a girl was shoving chocolate into All Might's arms, much to Izuku's confusion, "That's such a strange example!"
"So Izuku can't give anyone his power unless he wants to huh? Guess I can't get it if say, I catch him under the mistletoe," Mayday blushed at the thought. "Wow, bold thought, feels like suddenly Izuku's really catching my eye."
"The quirk you have now is unique, you should know the origin," All Might said. "One for All came from another quirk, one that's very old."
"Is was something different?" Izuku asked.
All Might nodded, "The name of that quirk, is All for One. It allowed it's users to take quirks from others. The user can either keep the quirk as their own or give it to someone else."
"It can steal powers?" Izuku asked. "Permanently?"
"This was back when quirks started to really be a thing, before society could handle such an oddity," All Might said. "When quirks first appeared, people spent years wondering what it meant to be normal. Laws and human rights were hotly debated, civilization stalled, society fell apart."
"I think I've heard of this before," Izuku said. "When I did research on the rivalry between the X-Men and The Brotherhood."
"It does sound like something I heard from Rina's dad," Mayday mentally agreed.
"Yes, Professor X and Magneto both did their part in trying to sort things out, while Professor X wanted quirks and quirkless to co-exist side by side, Magneto felt it would be better if the Mutants Reigned Supreme, hence why he tried eliminating non-quirk users."
"Magneto retired though, didn't he?" Izuku asked.
"Yes, eventually he stopped, though his cause still exists, especially in the form of one man, one man who stood against the opposition, he went by the name of his power, All for One," All Might explained. "Using his powers, All for One actually stole quirks from others to spread across society. He manipulated people to serve his purposes, and committed evil acts with little resistance. It was he who eventually helped Magneto get his own start with The Brotherhood. He created a villainous league that ruled over Japan."
"I've heard about this online, mostly rumors, but I've never seen this in any textbook," Izuku said.
"There are some things people would prefer to stay in the past," All Might explained. "Continuing on, when a person gains new power, they enjoy showing it off to others."
"How does this all tie together though?" Izuku asked.
"Remember that All for One can give quirks to others, he made people trust him by altering their abilities," All Might continued. "Some poor souls could barely contain the power, they became like mindless dolls incapable of thought or voice, just like the Nomu." That statement surprised Izuku, he thought of the Nomu as Artificial Androids like Cell, not humans who have lost their humanity. "Some quirks evolved in many ways, especially from being combined with other powers. This evil man had a quirkless younger brother, small and sickly, but a strong sense of justice. Total opposites if you will. It pained his brother to see All for One's deeds, so he kept resisting him, but All for One transferred quick to his sibling, one that stockpiles power. I don't know if it was out of kindness he gave to his brother, or forcefully submitting him to his will."
"Wait, you mean to tell me..." Izuku already knew where this might be going.
"Yes, the brother everyone believed to be quirkless actually had a quirk, though even he didn't know yet," All Might said. "He had the once useless power to pass down quirks, and thus his stockpiling abilities merged with the younger brother's power, and that is how One for All came to be."
Izuku couldn't believe his ears, neither could Mayday who at this point had her ear pressed against the door, becoming to engrossed with the story to realize that doing so was pointless.
"It's really ironic, justice usually spawns from evil," All Might said. "The tale of most heroes."
"Heroes like my dad," Mayday remembered the stories of her dad's Uncle Ben.
"Hold on a second, I get how One for All came to be, but if quirks have been around for decades, shouldn't this guy be long dead?" Izuku asked. "How would he even have met Magneto, I mean I know he's old but he's not that old."
"Anyone who has the ability to steal quirks have little to no limits, some quirks halt aging, for example Wolverine is actually a couple hundred years old, yet his quirk allows him to still look like a man in his 30s," All Might explained. "All for One likely would have stolen something like that. The Symbol of Evil seemed so immortal, and the state of the world favored All for One in favor of combat, so the younger brother entrusted his powers to younger generations. He hoped that one day All for One would develop into something that could defeat All for One. Eventually my turn came to pass, and I managed to defeat All for One, or so I thought. turns out he's still out there and is running the League of Villains behind the scenes." All Might stood up, looking out the window, "Now you know, the whole purpose of One for All is to defeat All for One. As it's holder, you may have to fight against this Great Evil yourself, because I failed. I know this isn't what you expected but-"
"I'll do my best!" Izuku said, surprising All Might. "I'll do whatever you ask, so long as you're with me I can accomplish anything. I trust you to stay at my side!"
All Might looked a little worried, he should be happy but... "Dammit, tell him. He has to know!" All Might was speechless, much to Izuku's worry. "That's not what'll happen, our futures..." All Might shook his head. "He won't understand." All Might focused back on Izuku. "Thank you, Young Midoriya."
Outside Mayday is still intently listening, to know that Izuku would have to fight this dangerous villain. Though she herself has to wonder who he might be, she's never heard her parents mention him. Maybe she can ask later.
"Hey Mayday," Franklin said, suddenly appearing behind her. "Er, what are you-"
"Frankie! Go!" Mayday said. "You're gonna blow my-"
"Huh? Is someone out there?" Izuku made his way to the door, opening it to see... "Huh? Guess I was hearing things." There was no one in front of the door, though right above the boy's head, Mayday was attached to the ceiling, holding Franklin with her as she covered his mouth. Once the door closed, Mayday quickly leapt down, taking Franklin away from the door.
"That was too close," Mayday said, releasing her friend.
"What was that about?" Franklin asked, somewhat annoyed.
Mayday shook her head, "Nothing. What are you doing here anyway?"
"I just finished helping Itsuka with some Class Rep stuff since I'm her Deputy," Franklin explained. "What are you doing in the middle of the hallway? Also was that Izuku Midoriya?"
"Yeah, I was just waiting for him," Mayday said. "Listen, you have to go before Izuku comes back out an sees both of us."
"Uh, why?" Franklin asked.
"Just do what I say Frankie!" Mayday ordered.
Franklin shrugged it off, no use talking to Mayday when she's like this, "Fine, see you later then."
As Franklin left, Mayday waited by the door once again, still pondering what she had overheard, about One for All's true origin. It wasn't long before Izuku had left, once again thanking All Might for hosting him.
"I'll see you tomorrow sir," Izuku said.
"Yeah, see you around," All Might said, bidding Izuku farewell. "So, catch everything you wanted to hear Young Mayday?"
Mayday freaked when All Might noticed her. She thought to hide again but it looks like All Might has figured her out.
"Hey All Might, how's it going?" Mayday said. "I knew I found him familiar that day at the Sports Festival. Talk about Bruce Banner like powers."
"How much did you hear?" All Might asked. "I want the truth too Young Lady."
Mayday twiddled her fingers, a rare feeling of intimidation flowing through her. "I heard everything, about your powers, how Izuku got them and that villain who steals quirks." She bowed to her teacher, "I'm sorry for eavesdropping, but I was worried about Izuku. He's been through a lot, and maybe I didn't help when I got upset about him not noticing my hair earlier so I wanted to make it up to him by being by his side." Mayday looked back up to All Might. "I swear I won't tell anyone though, not even my parents, assuming they don't already know."
"Your parents don't know about One for All, they know that All for One injured me though, which is why I look like this most of the time," All Might said.
"What happened exactly?" Mayday asked.
"I'll tell you another time," All Might said. "You seem to be taking this rather well though, I thought you'd be more surprised to know the truth about Young Midoriya's powers"
"Well...I may have overheard Izuku once already, so I've known about you giving him your quirk since the start of the school year," Mayday said, sheepishly rubbing her head. "But that's a good thing, shows that I really ca nkeep it a secret."
All Might face palmed at the explanation, "Tell me you're not stalking Young Midoriya, that's kind of creepy."
"What!? I'm not!" Mayday insisted. "I'm just...worried for him. Look you have my word everything said here will be kept under wraps."
"Good, I'm counting on you Young Lady," All Might said.
"Also, can you please not tell Izuku that I know," Mayday requested. "I'm afraid he'll be mad at me if he knew I eavesdropped on him twice, plus I'd rather he tell me himself, it would mean that he trusts me."
"I won't say anything, but if you're worried about trust, then I suggest you not sneak around like you did now," All Might said. "I get you care for him because he risked his life to try and save you, but there are limits even friends should have."
"Really? Not sure if my mom would say that," Mayday said.
"Just ease up on your affection, otherwise you'll just push him away," All Might said. "You wouldn't want that, would you?"
"No way! Izuku means the world to me!" Mayday said. "Alright, I'll ease up."
"Good to hear, now you should get going," All Might said. "I'll answer any more questions you have another time, right now I have things to take care of."
"Sure thing, bye All Might," Mayday said, running toward Izuku's direction.
"That girl...still, it is great that she cares so much for Young Midoriya," All Might felt. "The day will come when he may have to face All for One, but I won't be by his side when that happens. It's not all bad, because I trust that he will have Young Mayday with him."
Down the hall, Mayday called out to her friend, "Izuku!"
"Huh?" Izuku turned around. "Mayday? What are still doing here? I thought you went home."
"I was, I'm sorry but I just...you've been through a lot and I really wanted to stay by your side," Mayday said. "I really care a lot about you Izuku, and my mom always says to be there for those you care about. I don't mind waiting, but I really do want to walk to the station with you. It'll make me feel better since I almost lost you to a villain."
Mayday was a very confusing person to Izuku, one minute she has an aggressive attitude about everything, the next she's so soft spoken and nervous. There's quite a bit Izuku still doesn't know about Mayday, so maybe spending some time with her will help, "Alright, if you really want to. Let's go to the station."
That cheered Mayday up as she giddily skipped to Izuku's side, "So, anything you wanna tell me about your Internship with that Gran Torino guy?"
"Sure, anything in particular you wanna know?" Izuku asked.
The two spent their time talking as they got to the station, enjoying every second of it. For Izuku it was nice having a good conversation with his friend, for Mayday she got to spend time with a boy she admired a lot.
One could say that her feelings were like a seed, growing into the next phase of it's cycle, before reaching the full end goal of her affection.
Meanwhile...
Peter rushed inside UA, frantically entering the girls' Locker room. "Gotta plug that hole!"
That was a foolish move on behalf of the spider hero, for inside the locker room was a fully nude Midnight, her backside faced toward Peter as she was getting dressed. "Huh? How'd you get in here?" She turned around to face Peter, bearing it all to the boy. "Still that's quite the pick-up line but I think I'd like to get some dinner first before we go into dessert."
Peter's face turned various shades of red upon this sight, he really did not think this through. "I'm never gonna live this down."
Time passed, Summer was set to begin soon. Aizawa had prepared the class for what's to come. "Soon it'll be time for your summer vacation. But that doesn't mean you'll be relaxing for an entire month."
"Wait, does that mean?" Kaminari wondered.
"You'll be training, while camping in the woods," Aizawa said.
"ALRIGHT!" The class cheered.
"A big sleepover!" Mina cheered.
"Fireworks!" Tsuyu said.
"S'mores!" Tenya added.
"AND BATHS!" Mineta cheered.
"Considering we've been training in cities, this will be very different for most of us," Momo said.
"Different environment, but same vigilance," Tokoyami said. "Very wise."
"Hanging out with everyone all summer is so exciting!" Toru said.
"I'm not done!" Aizawa said, using his quirk to silence them. "If you fail your final exam, you'll be attending summer school."
"Everyone! Do your best!" Kirishima encouraged.
"This is stupid as hell," Bakugo added.
"You girls better pass!" Mineta urged.
"Can't believe I gotta spend my summer in the woods, how lame," Mayday said.
"Come on cuz, it'll be fun," Flurry said. "It's good to get out of the city for a change, bond with nature."
"Sounds like a bore," Mayday said. "But if I have to then I'll try to make the best of it. But there better be a proper bath, and sleeping conditions. I am not going into a Hot Spring like I see in a bunch of anime."
"Come on, it's not so bad!" Mineta said.
"Especially with a sexually hyper kid running around, clamoring for booty he's never gonna get," Mayday added, crushing Mineta's feelings.
"So cold..." Mineta said.
"Despite the mind blowing information All Might gave me, nothing's changed much in my life," Izuku realized. "Despite everything, my goals haven't changed. Thinking about it, All Might didn't say anything specific about himself."
Elsewhere in the city.
"The villain known as Stain, I'm surprised he got caught," a voice said. "But that works out well. Now that he's viral, all that want to wreak havoc or those who side with his goals can seek out the League of Villains to satisfy their urges. Tomura Shigaraki has been put in a position where he must unify new recruits."
"Things will move much faster if you talk to them yourself master," another voice said.
"Then you should hurry and fix up my body doctor," the first voice said.
"If only we had gotten our hands on a Super Regeneration quirk five years prior," the second voice said. "We could have easily gotten some from Wolverine, or even seek out the one called Sabretooth. Doesn't matter, you're wounds are all healed so it can't really help you." The Doctor turned to the screen with Shigaraki's face. "So he's to unite the League of villains, can the child pull it off? How much has he actually grown?"
"He'll do well, even if I have to work him hard," the Master said. "I vow for him to properly take my place. He has a mind twisted enough to be the next me after all. I haven't seen this much potential since my old friend Eric. Celebrate now All Might, this temporary peace will come to a violent end."