"Not all men are created equal. I learned this lesson when I was four years old."

'Kacchan! Y-you can't us-use your q-quirk to hurt o-others! Please st-stop hurting him!' A young voice shakingly cried out. Much to the ire and amusement of his would-be tormenters.

"It was a tried-and-true outcome. Heh! Who would have thought that even in a superhuman society like ours, bullying among kids was still a thing? Anyway, where was I? Ah I remember now."

'What do you think you're doing Deku?' The chief bully of the little gang snarled out.

'I won't l-let you ke-keep hurting him. I-I'll st-stop you m-myself!' The scared youngster stated through his stuttering and shivering.

"It all started about a hundred years ago. A newborn baby in China suddenly had the ability to emit light. After the first incident, people started exhibiting various powers and abilities. It was pretty unpleasant at first, but humanity showed that it can adapt to almost any situation. Eventually, the extraordinary became the norm. And with this new superhuman society, came the golden age of superheroes."

'A hero l-like All Mi-Might won't h-hurt others l-like you!' Bravery and admiration tinted with fear and determination cracked the young voice up as the young zygote made his first heroic statement.

'Haanh? What are you trying to say Deku? You saying I'm not a hero? A worthless loser like you thinks that you're better than me? You're just a worthless Deku! Be quiet and get out of my way!' Derision and arrogance met the ideal with equal force and energy.

"Pro Heroes became the new social fighters. In a world where a common purse snatcher could shoot laser beams from their fingertips, heroes with superpowers became the face of justice. They were the first responders, the police, the disaster relief, and the field medics and everyone wanted to be like them. Everyone wanted to be a hero. Even a scared little kid like me."

'Actually, he's even less than worthless. He's quirkless!' A bully crowed out loud, earning the young hero even more cruel laughter.

'Yeah, that's right! A quirkless Deku like you can't tell us what to do!' The leader of the gang exploded out, quite literally.

*Sniff* 'Kac-Kacchan! Tha-That's so m-mean…' The young hero whimpered, his stance cracking.

"Many of the heroes were beyond amazing. They would willingly walk into a literal hell on Earth scenario just to save a single soul. Some were so revered; their names are still whispered in awe."

'Eve-Even if I do-don't have a quirk y-yet, I still c-can't let you h-hurt others like th-this. I'll stop y-you w-with a smile on my f-face… Jus-just like All Might!' An impressive amount of determination laced the heroic youth's voice, his once faltering stance straightening out.

*Gritting teeth* 'I was gonna let you go after a little beat down, but now I'm angry! You think you can blabber out whatever you want Deku? Well, you better be ready for the punishment!' Anger and resentment now fueled the bully, the kid gloves seemingly being taken off in response to the perceived thrown gauntlet.

"But among them, there was one particular hero who was considered the greatest of them all. A hero so legendary, he was given the title The Symbol of Peace… The world's number one hero, All Might! An icon of truth and justice, All Might became the greatest in such a short time, people still have whiplash just thinking about it. He introduced an entirely new tier of heroics and would then go on to inspire generation after generation of heroes. A hero that defeats any villain he faces, a hero that saves everyone, a hero that does this all with a smile on his face, that was All Might."

*Pop* *Pop* 'You think that jumping in front of worthless losers would make you a hero Deku? Well, let's see how you deal with a couple of explosions in your face… Heh, maybe being beaten up by me will stop you from being quirkless.' The bully readies his charge, instinctively knowing that the speed would ensure a quick decisive victory, just like his favorite hero.

"All Might became a beacon for heroics, his sheer presence alone plummeted crime rates all around the globe. He was an inspiration… He was my inspiration… Sensational heroes would follow in All Might's footsteps. He pushed the quality of heroes with his unwavering smile. And I wanted to be like him. Everyone wanted to be the next All Might."

'I- *sniff* I won't b-back down. I'll st-stop you Kacchan! I'm no-not scared! A real h-hero won't bac-back down from a b-bully like y-yo-you and, and neither will I!' The cracking of the voice is gone, the time of action preparing the young hero's body. His untrained torso shifts stances, unconsciously emulating a hero from the child's countless recollections.

'That's it! You're dead!' *Crack* *Crack* *Boom!* The leader of the gang of bullies charges forward, the young hero flinches but steels himself.

"Which brings me to the point I was trying to make. Heh, I uh… I went off on a weird tangent, didn't I? Heh, anyway, by introducing the world to a new level of strength, the idea of surpassing All Might became a non-factor. People wouldn't even think about it. Not all men are made like All Might, they'd say. Not everyone can be like All Might they'd say. And I guess, in some way, they were right. All Might was just... built differently. But people tend to forget that being different was never supposed to be a handicap. Sure, the world and life can be a little hard sometimes."

'No! Stay away Kacchan!' A shout of defiance.

*Creak* *Groan* A shift in the trees surrounding the children.

'Huh! What the-?!' And then,

'Whoa! What happened Bakugou!' The World Changed.

'This? This is my quirk? I- I got a quirk! Yes! My quirk! Kacchan look, I got a quirk! I can really be a hero now!'

'Dammit Deku! Lemme out of here!'

*Crack* *Boom!*

'Wow, Katsuki's explosions didn't do anything! That is some quirk Deku!'

'DEKU! Turn it off! You are so dead!'

'Waaah! Kacchan! Heroes don't ki-kill people!'

'I don't care! Let me go damn it!'

"But sometimes, life can be amazing as well. Not all men are created equal? Well so long as they have the guts and will, it doesn't matter. Anyone can be a hero! Anyone can be amazing! I learned that lesson early on as well. I was just a weak little fanboy for a while, and it took a lot more than superpowers to become what I am. Oh! I-uh never really introduced myself, did I? My name is Izuku Midoriya, and well, this is my story. The story in which my friends and I broke through all the limits and expectations of the old and became the greatest generation of heroes the world had ever seen. This is the story of our Hero Academia!"

-Line Break-

Aldera Middle school, Musutafu. 12 Years in The Future

The clamor of a typical classroom filled the room. Students of varying sizes mingled among themselves as the teacher tried in vain to quell the noise.

"All right you lot, settle down! I said settle down! Thank you… Now as I was saying, you all are finally ready to move out of middle school. It's high time you lot started thinking about your future and career options. That being said, why did every single one of you write "Heroics" in your career options? Ah, who am I kidding?"

"Of course, I wanna be a hero!"

"Me too, heroes are the coolest!"

The cacophony of dozens of children showing off their unique quirks once again followed after the teacher's statement. The shouting and yelling about how cool heroes are kept on going before being interrupted by a staccato of pops and cracks.

"Oye! You extras are being too loud. Besides, if anyone in this room is fit to be a hero, then it's obviously me, right? Side characters such as yourselves should just keep your mouth shut and watch a real pro at his best."

A loud and confident voice rang out, silencing the classroom. This is of course Katsuki Bakugou, the self-proclaimed protagonist of the story. A fairly tall ash-blonde with ruby red eyes, a confident yet condescending smirk on his face, he simply reclined further into his seat as the rest of the classroom erupted in indignation and fury as his words finally clicked into the kids. A single pair of verdant eyes only looked on the display of the blonde with exasperation before the owner of the eyes sighed and rolled them.

*Sigh* 'Really Katsuki?'

The teacher only looked on with dead eyes as the classroom descended into a mock version of a typical governing body making controversial decisions. *hint* *hint*

He clapped his hand loudly before clearing his throat, somehow effectively silencing the class.

"Ah Bakugou, you are planning on applying for UA, right? I heard you did well in the mock exams."

Katsuki simply grinned towards the teacher's direction before speaking,

"That's right teach, UA is the only place someone like me can go. I already aced the mock exams and with my quirk, the practical exams are literally child's play. I'll be the greatest hero that'll surpass even All Might and getting into UA will be my first step. It's too bad none of you extras will make the cut eh?"

The teacher only pinched his nose as the classroom, surprise-surprise, started voicing their disbelief, loudly of course, again.

'I'm not getting paid enough for this shit.'

"Alright, you lot settle down. Bakugou, try to keep it down, please. Besides, Midoriya is also applying for UA, right?"

The person in question only sighed in disappointment.

'Thanks a lot, sensei.'

The classroom became unnaturally quiet (again) before breaking out in a literal mutter fest.

"Yeah, I completely forgot about Midoriya…"

"With a quirk like that, of course he's gonna try for UA."

"Midoriya is super strong, not to mention smart as hell…"

The greenette in question only sighed in defeat before standing up to address the teacher. He was fairly tall, about the same height as Katsuki. His hair was a messy mop of green held together on one side by a small red clip. He was lean but not thin and held himself with quiet confidence.

"That's right sensei. I already started the necessary preparations for the entrance exams as well."

The class quietly looked on with some awe and a lot of envy as the teen took his seat without much fanfare and simply offered a small but confident smile. Well, most of them did. Katsuki gritted his teeth in suppressed anger at the display before readjusting his posture.

The teacher only sent a prayer for strength when he realized the day still hasn't ended yet.

"Well, that's all well and good. Now take out your course books. You still have to prepare for your final year."

A chorus of 'Yes sensei' rang out as the day went on.

-Scene Change-

"So, her quirk allows her to increase her size to a maximum set height but apparently she can't pick and choose it. It also seems that the usage itself doesn't have any visible drawback, a question of stamina maybe? Or the number of transformations per a specific amount of time? Hmm… If she could change the speed at which she transforms like Edgeshot she could be devastating against high defense type villains…"

Izuku mumbled on as he slowly cleared out his table with one hand, the other being busy with scribbling on in his Hero Journal no.13. He suddenly pulled his belongings out of the way of a surprise explosion that erupted where his book used to be.

'Huh, surprisingly predictable.' Izuku thought as he quickly stashed his notebook into his book bag.

The growl of a certain explodo-blonde ground in his ear.

"Oye Deku! What the hell were you trying to do, outshining me in the class?"

Bakugou was flanked on either side by two of his unnamed flunkies. Izuku rose an eyebrow at the posturing before sighing. He resumed packing his backpack as he responded to Katsuki.

"It wasn't my idea Katsuki. The teacher just wanted to shut the class down and apparently I gave him the best opportunity."

He simply said before slinking his bag onto his back and started walking out of the class. Before he could reach the door, an explosion rang out near his side, the heat and flames quickly rushing up to him. Izuku simply stepped to the right before the heat of the explosion could reach him. His posture immediately changed from a relaxed one to a ready one. His muscles, unseen by the rest, tightened underneath his clothes, his eyes gained a sharp edge, his entire body tensed in preparation as the blonde aggressively stepped in front of him again.

"You don't get to ignore me Deku! How dare you even think about turning your back on me?"

Katsuki gritted out. Izuku looked at him and ground out a question himself.

"Is there a point to this Katsuki? I still need to get back home."

Ideals, hopes, and dreams crashed against each other, though it was hardly the first time.

Katsuki took another step forward, his hands sparking furiously. His aggravated face turned even more surly, veins throbbing all over. A picture-perfect example of the hellhound that is a Pomeranian...

What? Don't look at me like that! Those dogs are pure friggin evil I tell you!

Anyways, our favorite blonde bombshell decided that he was sufficiently pissed off and started politely expressing his displeasure.

"I don't know what your plan is Deku, but if anyone is getting into UA from this shithole then it's only me. Do you understand that? You better stay out of my way or I'll fucking explode you until you die!"

Izuku scowled as he listened to the blonde. Not only was he getting his hackles raised by the arrogant bomber, his speech impediment of including words such explode, bomb and various states of un-aliveness in regular sentences was giving the greenette a headache. He gritted his teeth and swallowed most of his anger and replied.

"And what do you mean by that, huh Katsuki? Do you think I'll just roll over like your lackeys do when you bark out an order? No matter what you say or do, I'm still going to be a hero. There isn't much you can do about it, at least not without throwing your own chance at getting in."

Katsuki's face turned an unnatural red as Izuku finished talking. His hands started popping due to him activating his quirk by sheer anger.

"You little sh-"

"Careful Katsuki, if a fight between us breaks out now, neither of us will be able to get what we want the most."

Izuku spoke after exhaling his anger out. Katsuki only gritted his teeth harder before scoffing to one side and started walking out.

"Tch… One of these days Deku, you won't have any excuses to bail you out. Just stay the fuck out of my way if you know what's good for you."

He yelled out before stomping out of the classroom. Izuku simply gritted his teeth once more before sighing. He drew a hand through his hair and shook his head sadly.

'What happened to you Kacchan?'

He shook his head once more before walking out of the class himself.

-Scene Change-

Nearby Random Intersection

To the many out and about in the day for various jobs and chores, it was just a typical day out. The sun was shining, the tank was clean, and a random shopfront just exploded out into green goop...

Suffice to say that while people were startled, not many were actually surprised. In fact;

"Huh, it's green goop today. It was teal sand the last time, right?" Asked random passerby one.

To which random passerby two answered, "Yup, teal sand. Poor old man Kyobetsu just can't catch a break. It's almost as if he's cursed, really."

Upon hearing this, random passerby three chimed in. "It actually is a curse! You see my great grandpappy told me this on his deathbed. Apparently old man Kyobetsu's family always did the same business, and every time they hit a good spot financially, something horrible always happens to them."

The other two Randoms simply looked at Mr.3 with weirded-out eyes and asked him, "Why were you two talking about supposed curses when your pappy was on his deathbed?"

To which Mr.3 replied, "Oh that's because we were both high as a kite on catnip my man."

But the conversation between the three Randoms was suddenly interrupted by a soul-wrenching cry of anguish,

"Nooooo! My Cabbages!"

The passerby could only shake their head in pity at the sight of the old man hugging his tortured cabbages by the dozens, screaming and wailing into the heavens at the injustice that was wrought upon his poor, defenseless Cruciferous vegetables.

Anyways back to the story,

The storefront exploded out into the street in the form of a giant green puddle of slime. This was of course a villain. Or officially, a criminal who was using his powerful quirk in dangerous effect against his fellow citizens.

The people watching the commotion could only sigh out in annoyance.

"Another purse snatcher? That's two of 'em today, right?"

"Yeah, because of the commotion in the morning there aren't many heroes on patrol now. That villain was just taking advantage of the peace and quiet. Honestly, there is no end to problems like them."

Unbeknownst to the people talking to each other, a thin and frail-looking man was slowly buffing up in a small outburst of steam. The chatter filling the intersection suddenly died out as a booming voice rang out,

"Of course, there is an end! Do you know why? BECAUSE I AM HERE!"

A yellow blur suddenly rushed out from the intersection as the awestruck people slowly rebooted themselves.

"No way! He's actually here?"

-Scene Change-

Musutafu Suburbs, Detour

If one were to look out of the window to the left, one would see a wild middle schooler in his natural habitat, mumbling and/or brooding and otherwise minding his own business and thinking about other teenage things.

The wild teenager in this instance is, of course, our protagonist, Izuku -I Am A Cinnamon-roll– Midoriya.

"Katsuki's temper is getting worse and worse. If he doesn't shape up soon, his future in heroics won't look good. Oh man, I just hope UA doesn't do anything to ruin his chances at being hero, or more realistically, he'll do something to UA." Izuku mumbled out while walking home.

A sound of rustling from his back was heard, but as a typical teenager absorbed in on his own thoughts, Izuku ignored it with ease.

*Sigh* "What happened to you Katsuki? You were such a sweet kid back when we were kids...";

-Traumatic Flashback-

"I'LL FUCKING MURDER ALL OF YOU!" Screamed a chibi Katsuki in a squeaky voice as tiny explosions rang out in the background...

Isn't he just precious folks?

-Traumatic Flashback Finished-

*Sweat drops* 'Ehehe... Wow, I guess kids really are innocent. I mean how'd I miss all that?'

*CRASH!*

His introspections were cut off as the sound of a metal manhole cover crashing onto the ground rang out in the otherwise empty street.

Izuku, without pausing to look around immediately went with his instincts and jumped forward into a combat roll. He immediately thanked his lucky stars as a tendril of green slime rushed past where his head would have been and impacted the ground with a loud thud.

'Not slime, the consistency, and stench don't match. Sludge perhaps.' Izuku mused out in his head as he readied for the fight, which was no doubt coming.

The tendril of sludge slowly coalesced into a larger mass of green sludge, the stench of which intensified as the sludge blob gained more mass and uh... a face? Huh... Weird. The face then rasped out,

"Nice reflexes kid, you'll make an excellent skin suit... Once I'm done with you that is..."

'A villain? Here? Damn, he must have been hiding in the sewers waiting for victims. There isn't anyone nearby, but I doubt he'll just go into hiding quietly. I'll have to keep him here and hopefully, a hero will come by.'

A rush of warmth trickled down through his blood vessels as Izuku readied his quirk for the incoming melee. He shifted his stance, clasping his hands as if he was praying, as he felt the two different energies of his quirk rush out from the bottom of his feet, promptly combining as they reached underground.

The villain seeing the shift in his stance only chuckled maliciously.

"Ooh, I do like a feisty suit. Go on kid, show off your quirk, but remember I have a schedule to keep..."

Izuku exhaled slowly as he spread out his quirk, the energy of which branched out quickly underground, after which it solidified. If one were to actually see the end result, one would equate the final product to the root system of a giant tree.

'Gotta keep him talking. The more he talks, the more options I have.' the young man thought as he readied even more of the dual-energy streams inside his body.

"What's the rush Sludge-san? Late for the date with the hero chasing you?" He quipped out.

Whatever Izuku was hoping for, the sudden aggression from the villain was not it.

Thick tendrils of slime lashed out at superhuman speeds at the hero hopeful, Izuku dodging out of the way desperately.

"Whoa!" He cried out as he started dancing around the sludge tendrils.

"I was gonna humor you kid, but now you are dead!" The villain roared out as he sent more and more tendrils of sludge out at the teen.

Izuku mentally cursed himself as he fought and dodged, trying to get his equilibrium back.

"Why are you being so defensive villain-san? Don't tell me you have a crush on the hero or something?" Izuku quipped out in false bravado.

What he wanted to do was throw the villain off-kilter with clever one-liners.

What he got was the villain ranting out in genuine fury.

"ONE TIME! I SAY I LIKE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS ONE TIME!"

'Trash-talk and I need to have a serious conversation one of these days.' Izuku mused semi-hysterically as he dodged another set of tendrils that rushed by his face. So committed was he to dodging, he never noticed that the villain had gathered the rest of himself and essentially bull-rushed the teen in a sludge tsunami.

'Damnit brain!' He cursed in his head as the villain trapped him in a bubble of sludge. He tried to struggle out of the hold, but his stance was shot, and he was still trying to shake off the impact of the villain.

"Quit struggling kid, or don't. Either way is fine for me. Hope you like the choking." The villain mocked as he increased the pressure around Izuku's head.

Izuku was nearly panicking as the implications of the villain's words started filtering in.

'Shit! He really is trying to kill me! Idiot villain! Doesn't he know that hostages work better against heroes? Thank god I prepped the field beforehand.'

Izuku mentally reassured himself and ceased his struggle as he focused. The sludge villain only laughed out maliciously as his supposed victim stilled.

"Is that all kid? And here I thought you were a fighter. Doesn't matter now thou-"

*POP*

"Huh?!"

The villain started as he saw that his victim wasn't in his hold anymore.

"What the hell?" The villain trailed off.

'Where the hell did that kid go?'

His answer, however, came from about twenty meters behind him.

"Mayfly technique, success!" A young man's voice rang out from the street.

As the villain turned around furiously, he saw the kid he was choking looking like nothing had happened, sporting a small, albeit cocky smirk on his face.

Izuku simply smiled softly as he looked at the villain and spoke out.

"Looking for me Sludge-san?"

Mr. Choke-You snarled in annoyance at the supposed 'helpless' victim. His raspy voice was full of malice as he spoke in the typical angry villain growl.

"I don't know how you got away from me brat, but now I'm convinced that your quirk will help me get away from him."

As the villain doled out his villainous monologue, our green-haired hero nerd was calmly clasping his hands together as if he was once again praying while running through possible scenarios in his head.

'Holy crap! I can't believe that actually worked! I probably looked really cool doing it too. Oh man, I feel so awesome right now!'

…

Sigh...

Goddamnit kid...

ANYWAYS! The protagonist was totally thinking about the fight and not fanboying out about his own hype. Nope! Not at all!

The villain gritted his semi-solid teeth in annoyance at the sight of the cocky hero wannabe. His day was already turning out to be a completely shitty one. Adding on to that fact was this cocky little half-pint. 'Why you little shit! Just wait till I get my hands on ya, then we'll see who's laughing!'

Sadly, for the Badly-Rendered-Hentai-Plot, real-life quickly caught up to him and his would-be victim in the form of the aforementioned blonde bombshell.

"Have no fear young man! FOR I AM HERE!"

Both Izuku and Sludgy Mc'Sludgeface could only gape in awe as a goliath-sized specimen of perfect human physiology, friggin flash teleported with after-images and shit between the young man and the villain.

"All Might!"/ "Not you!"

The hero now identified as All Might smiled at the outburst that came from the two. He laughed joyously as he announced to the world,

"Ha-ha! Young man, it seems you are in quite a pickle! I'm sure you can use the assistance!" The hero stated to the dumbfounded teen. A rustle from the villain immediately shifted his attention to the Sludge.

The villain himself was close to doing the impossible, which in this case was shitting bricks, as he foolishly readied himself for a reckless charge against the hero to at least secure a hostage.

As if reading the villain's mind, All Might's smile gained a dangerous glint. He took a menacing step towards the villain and flexed...

A small shockwave erupted from the hero as the muscles in his chiseled body coiled up, readying for the oncoming carnage. Small cracks appeared on the pavement and walls as rubble and leaves were tossed around from the wind.

"Well, villain! Will you come quietly, or will I have to make an effort?" All Might said with his booming voice.

Both Izuku and the villain gulped at the show of power, both of their brains stuttering out varying degrees of 'Holy shiiiiiiit!'

All Might only looked on with a wide smile, tensing his muscles for the instant finish that was probably a little too much for the villain in question. But then again, his entire day had been shitty as hell, so sue him for being a little cranky!

"Since you are not forthcoming with an answer, I guess there is only one choice!"

"Wai-Wait! I surren-"

"La-La I can't hear you! TEXAASS SMAAAASSSHHHH!"

A downward punch was fired from a chambered fist with so much power, the entire street became an impromptu wind tunnel. Air rushed out from the end of the fist at such ludicrous speeds that the Sludge Villain didn't even have a chance to blink before his body was turned into puddles. No seriously, literal puddles. The walls on either side of the streets were painted in green goop and there was smelly stuff everywhere. Ugh.

Our typical Shonen protagonist could only gape at the sheer power he had just witnessed. He was also gaping at the sheer mess that had been created as the result of the epic beat down. Shaking his head out of the fanboy cloud he had just entered, Izuku turned his eyes towards the crouching form of the blonde behemoth, who was still in the epic after-punch pose. Then he promptly freaked out as the Symbol of Peace was currently shaking in genuine fear in his hunched-over form.

"Al-All Might? Ar-Are you o-okay?"

Izuku asked the giant man who was having a mental breakdown in the middle of the street. Furious muttering could be heard from the blonde giant as he entered what was likely the final hysterics of said breakdown.

*Mutter*"A hero never makes a mess, a hero never makes a mess, a hero never makes a mess..."

"All Mi-Might?"

"TENTH RULE OF SENSEIS' TRAINING!"

"WHAA? All Might?!"

Izuku screamed out as the No.1 hero wailed out with true fear. Thankfully, the scream of an innocent bystander was enough to snap All Might out of his... uh... funk? Yup, his funk.

Quickly straightening up, All Might laughed out loud with a strained smile as he quickly turned towards the teen, and promptly started to act as if the previous little freak-out didn't just happen. Never mind the fact that he was literally sweating a bucket per second. Gross...

"HAHAHA! Sorry for responding to your crisis so late young man. The sewer system of this town turned out to be a bit too complex for my taste. You are unhurt, yes?"

"Wait can we talk about what happened right now?!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about! Now watch as I completely change the subject as a hero would! You were noticeably confident while facing that villain, young man. Can you tell me why that was so? You do realize that fighting him would have been a very reckless thing to do, yes?" The hero known as All Might quickly asked the teen as he calmed his still stuttering heart.

The young teenager in front of him decided to play along with his favorite idol as he quickly re-recognized his savior as THE ALL MIGHT!

The hero observed the young teen calm down and ponder the situation before widening his eyes as he took a small breath. What came next was more or less an explosive projectile vomit of words...

"OHMAHGOSHALLALMIGHT!Youlooksomuchcoolerinperson!I'myourbiggestfan!Iwatchedallyourexploitsandfollowyourlife'sworkandIwannabeaherojustlikeyouandcanIhaveyourautographandwhatisyouropiniononthegrowingpopularityofantisemiticfeelingsamongthecitizensoftheislandnationofAltis?"

Wait, what was that last one again?

The hero known as All Might took all that was coming out of the kid in stride and responded like a proper adult and a hero.

Meaning he freaked out.

"Waah! Oh no! My tardiness caused such a promising youth to completely lose his mind due to terror! Please forgive me young man and his family! I will dedicate the rest of my life to helping this obviously broken child in returning to be a productive member of society and- Wait, what was the last part again?"

"What?!" The young man asked, obviously freaked out by his idols explosive statement.

"What?!" Said All Might, snapping out of his 'funk' once again.

…

…

"I'll give you two autographs if you can forget that little episode young man." The hero deadpanned.

"Make that two autographs and a head pat and you got a deal." Izuku deadpanned right back at him.

"Deal." "Score!"

*Snrk*

*Pftt*

"Hahaha!" "Ehehehe!"

Twin laughter erupted out the duo as the absurdity of the situation finally caught up to them. They laughed out for a whole minute, looking at each other and falling into another giggle-fest before calming down with soft smiles as they looked at each other. Honestly, the father-son chemistry between the two was so tangible that it was mindboggling that the two weren't related.

Hmm, questions for later.

As the laughter slowly subsided, Izuku rubbed his smile-induced tears as he looked up to his hero and spoke while smiling softly.

"I'm all right now All Might. You weren't late at all. As for your question earlier, it was obvious the villain was looking for a hostage to get away from you. Since my quirk would let me escape the guy even after he captured me, I figured I would stall for time and wait for the hero chasing him, which turned out to be you. Thanks for the save by the way." He explained as he rubbed the back of his head bashfully.

All Might sighed and chuckled as he gave the greenie a pat on his head as he spoke, "Well that would explain the sight I saw. Though it still was a bit reckless to confront the villain yourself, it seems that you had already thought things through young man. Would I be wrong to assume you're planning on applying for heroics? I would also like to know your name kiddo."

Izuku, who had his eyes closed as he enjoyed the heroic head pats of his hero, came back to his senses as All Might started collecting the exploded villain in a large All Might size soda bottle. He quickly scrambled to get his notebook and pen out for the promised autograph as he responded.

"Yes sir! My name is Midoriya Izuku. As for my quirk, it's called Wood Release and in simplistic terms, it turns my stamina into a form of energy that I then use to create large amounts of vegetation." He explained as roots, branches, and vines started growing out of the cracks on the street and walls. All Might looked at the display with intrigued eyes as he quickly signed off his signature on two different sections of the book he had been given. They did make a deal after all.

"It's a powerful quirk perfectly suited for rescue work. But more importantly, ever since I was a kid, I wanted to save people with a smile on my face, to tell those that were terrified and needed help that everything was going to be all right. I wanted to be like you, sir. That's the reason I want to be a hero, so I can take your place as the Symbol of Peace! So that heroes like you and the rest of the top ten can take it easy for a while! Aaand I started blabbering at the end, didn't I?" Izuku explained with an earnest smile before bashfully hiding his now red face behind his hands as his brain finally caught up with his mouth.

All Might, whose smile had been progressively growing brighter as Izuku spoke simply laughed at the youth's blushing head.

"Well with a commitment like that, I have no doubts that you'll become a splendid hero in the future young man. As for your dream of taking the top spot from me, I sincerely wish for your success young Midoriya. This old man will eagerly wait for you to reach it!" All Might enthusiastically spoke out.

Izuku simply blushed brightly before bowing to All Might as he smiled and hid his tears of happiness. "Thank you All Might!"

The blonde hero only laughed at the young bo- no, the young hero hopeful standing before him before giving him another pat on the head, softly ruffling Izuku's green hair.

"It truly was my pleasure, meeting an exceptional young man like you, young Midoriya. I will be keeping a close eye on your future exploits as a hero! Till next time Midoriya Izuku! Now watch as I leave the scene like a hero!" All Might spoke as he quickly adopted a sprinting pose, slightly shifting one of his feet forward, his smile still unwavering.

"Thank you for your kind words All Might! I promise you; I won't let you down!" Izuku earnestly said as he braced for the oncoming shock wave.

All Might simply grinned wider before giving Izuku a thumbs up, after which, with a small grunt of effort that went unnoticed by Izuku, jumped and vanished in a violent gust of wind.

This was the moment the world slowed down for the still earnestly smiling Izuku. For you see, when All Might had shifted his frankly ginormous feet apart in preparation for his epic hero jump, a small tangle of Izuku's demo-vine had magically, (*cough*bullshit!), MAGICALLY, looped around one of his feet. A fate that was shared by Izuku's own foot.

A fate that went unnoticed by both hero and hero-hopeful as they were preoccupied with other, louder thoughts.

And so, All Might did his previously mentioned epic hero jump, not even registering the fact he had become All Might Express for One, and the only thing Izuku could do before he was bodily dragged through the air ala motivational banner tied to a plane style was a slight widening of his eyes as he saw the tangled vine quickly going taut too little too late.

This entire process of events was of course completely ignored for a few terrifying seconds (for Izuku) by the beloved blonde bombshell as he sailed through the air, his head literally lost in the clouds. If someone with a telepathic quirk had tuned into All Might's head at that moment, this would be the rough estimate of what they'd hear.

'To think I would find an exceptional young potential like young Midoriya the same day I permanently settled down near UA. It almost feels like a fated meeting! Hoo, deep stuff Toshinori... But still, young Midoriya managed an excellent first impression as a future hero! A keen mind coupled with a versatile quirk and a genuine desire to help others, including the heroes doing the helping themselves! The future truly is something to look forward to and smile master.' Here he takes a wistful sigh. 'Enough depressing thoughts Toshinori. Think about that promising young hero and smile. Young Midoriya will no doubt be a wonderful pro hero. Who knows? He might even be the one I've been looking for! Ooh! What a scary thought All Might! Did he really make that much of an impression on me? Now that scary thought won't leave my head. Hell! I think I can even hear the kid! What the he-'

"HOLY SHIT! Young Midoriya?!" All Might screamed in shock as he finally noticed his tagalong. Izuku, who was doing his best impression of the full-body version of the Electric Noodle, let out a soft warbled cry of 'All Might' which lost most of its content to the supersonic wind whipping around the duo.

It was only then All Might noticed the principal problem pertaining to the present predicament. He very quickly smacked himself in the head as he saw the surprisingly strong vine anchoring the floppy green accessory named Izuku to himself.

'Shit! Am I so out of it that I didn't notice something that glaringly obvious?' He was knocked out of his thoughts by a violent tremor that hacked his body which originated from his abdomen.

'And of course, my time limit is up! What the hell is up with my life right now? Ugh, priorities Toshinori. Noodle boy first, trying and failing in hating life later.' All Might thought resolutely as he wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth and called out to Izuku.

"Don't worry young man! This old dog can still make a midair save. Just, uh, hang tight! Pun intended, Haha!" All Might then started reeling Izuku in with the vine and in no time had the greenette secured in his arms as he scanned for a good landing spot, once again failing to notice the lack of one of the villain-in-a-bottle in his pockets. A bottle that had fallen off when he had twisted around to secure Izuku.

A bottle whose name should be changed to Karma with a capital K as it fell into an alleyway which was frequently frequented by one angry explodo blonde. But more on that later.

All Might, who had secured Izuku in luggage carry quickly spotted an apartment complex with its service door still open and course-corrected. For someone weighing about 250 kilos, his landing made surprisingly little sound. It still jarred Izuku something fierce, a fact he made abundantly clear as he curled onto himself as All Might gently let him down, after which he started shivering violently as the adrenalin from his impromptu flight died down.

'Me and my bleeding heart...' All Might thought bitterly as the seconds slowly went by as Izuku calmed himself down.

Still keeping conscious of his dwindling time, All Might gently rubbed the teen's back as he recovered from the mini heart attack, unwilling to leave the kid alone as he calmed himself down.

"Are you alright young Midoriya?" He asked the teen who was still catching his breath. Izuku coughed slightly and turned to his idol as he finally calmed down enough to speak. And then promptly blurted out,

"All Might? You're hot!"

To which All Might replied,

"I mean, you're not wrong, but..."

To which Izuku clarified,

"NO! I meant that you're steaming!"

To which All Might surmised,

"Aw Crapbaskets..."

And then he exploded into a skeleton...

And Izuku screamed...

True story.

-Scene Change-

Musutafu Market Intersection, Back Alley Detour

The sounds of footsteps and shuffling filled the otherwise empty alley as Bakugou Katsuki, and his two cronies stalked through the street leading towards their usual haunts. The sound of inane chatter followed the bunch of teens as they talked and sassed about meaningless things. Well, the two cronies talked.

Bakugou himself was uncharacteristically quiet.

Noticing his leader's silence and recognizing the root cause of it, one of the teens named Yubi, whose quirk allowed him to increase the length of his fingers called out to the blonde.

"Hey Bakugou, you still pissed about that nerd Midoriya? Geez dude, aren't you two like childhood friends or some shit?"

The other half of the two stooges also piped up, a young man with a winged quirk named Tsubasa.

"Yeah man, just forget about that damn greenie. It's not like he'll actually do something to mess up your chances at UA right? Deku's too much of a softy to do that."

*BOOM!*

Katsuki, whose mood was deteriorating the longer the conversation went on, immediately produced two loud explosions between the two teens, causing the two to jump apart in shock.

"Whoa!" "What the hell man?! Are you trying to ki-"

A single phrase was uttered by the utterly enraged blonde, cutting the two complaining idiots' words off,

"Shut the fuck up..."

A dangerous pressure had fallen on the unassuming alleyway, the only thing audible being the cracking of knuckles and the grinding of teeth.

The teens that accompanied the blonde bomber swallowed their complaints harshly and started breaking out in cold sweat as the soft muttering and harsh panting of the seemingly unhinged blonde followed the silence.

"You really do think you're better than me don't you Deku? I'll show you... I'll show all of you just how much stronger I am compared to you Deku. And when the time comes, I'll shove that quirk you're so proud of RIGHT UP YOUR TIGHT NERDY ASS! THEN WE'LL SEE WHO HAS THE LAST LAUGH YOU SMUG SONNOVA BIT-"

"You think Deku's ass is tight?" Yubi blurted out in a moment of intense panic.

…

I can't even...

I mean holy shit kid...

Anyway, uh b-back to the show I guess...

The apparent statement made by Tweedled-dee was so stupidly absurd, Bakugou Katsuki, who by that point was actually experiencing an intense anger-fueled headache/nosebleed combo, snapped completely out of his murder-rant. He quickly looked around in confusion and directed his attention to his 'friends' and asked,

"Oye dipshits, I blacked out for a moment. Where the fuck are we and what the fuck happened? Also, why the fuck is my nose bleeding? And what is with this shitty headache?"

The two trembling idiots trembled further as Katsuki's crimson gaze settled on them. Then, Tweedled-Dumbass decided that living was overrated and proceeded to relay what happened to Katsuki. Thankfully Yubi was more or else running on adrenalin high, from the near-death experience and all that.

"You were talking about Dek-" "Deku just pissed you out a bit more than usual, that's all! And we were just going to the arcade remember?"

Bakugou, who had developed a twitching nerve at the mention of Izuku snarled at the headache that followed the twitch. He rubbed his temple before firing a blast to the nearest wall to vent some of his mysterious anger, causing both of the nervously sweating lackeys to jump in fright.

The teenage add-ons laughed and chuckled fearfully as the blonde Pomeranian finally, finally, calmed down. Looking at the idiot's action in suspicion Katsuki released an explosive sigh before walking forward once more. He called out Yubi and Tsubasa as he trekked on, completely ignorant to the absolute shit show that was about to start, a shit show that was the consequence of a series of unfortunate incidents that started with hero hopeful showing off his quirk and ended with the demonstration of the blonde's own quirk which had caught a seemingly innocent bottle that was in free fall in the last blast he had fired.

"Right, the arcade. Well, no point in standing around idiots. Let's just get this over with. And none of that smoking shit when I am around, got it? The last thing I want is an actual permanent black mark on my record." Katsuki called out to the boys without turning around. He wasn't exactly expecting a response, so you can probably understand his confusion when instead of the typical drivel the lackeys would spew in his honor, a raspy, gurgling mess of a voice rang out.

"A perfect body with a perfect quirk, you'll do nicely blondie."

Katsuki immediately turned around, preparing an instinctual blast, but the moment his head had turned, he had come face to face with a dark green tendril of something that was directly in front of his face. The last thing he saw before the tendril collided with his head was the terrified look on the faces of the teenagers that had been following him. Immediately after the tendril of sludge impacted his head, a powerful, concussive blast ripped out from the blonde's hand, which he had instinctively aimed at the kids, which then immediately knocked the two teens away from the villain and at the same time propelled himself and the villain away from the helpless kids and into the busy intersection. Katsuki cursed at himself for toning down the blast for seemingly no reason but before he could fire another, his outstretched hand was covered in slime tendrils preventing him from overpowering his blasts.

The villain chuckled darkly at the furious look the blonde hostage was giving him and decided to, you guessed it, monologue.

"That's some powerful quirk you have kid. With it, I might even be able to take Him outwithout trouble. Thanks for being such a good sport, by the way, you really are my hero!"

And then, Bakugou Katsuki's 10 minutes of Hell on Earth began.

-Scene Change-

Jaru Binq Apartment Complex, Musutafu Market Intersection, Apartment Jungle

"-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

*Deep Inhale*

"AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaa-"

"Dear lord the lungs on this kid!"

"-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

…

…...

"You done kiddo?"The skinny version of All Might asked Izuku in a deadpan as he finally calmed down from the fourth scream.

Izuku lightly coughed into his hand to hide his flushed cheeks as he only just realized he had been screaming at his idol for the last minute or so. He quickly bowed towards the hero apologetically and spoke,

"I'm so sorry All Might! You just, kinda freaked me out when you went 'poof' and, um, well-"

All Might lightly chuckled and immediately regretted it as he coughed harshly into his hands. A fact that caused Izuku's anxiety to skyrocket, especially when he spotted how bloody that cough was. He teared up immediately after seeing his favorite hero in what is probably an immense amount of pain. With a single silent tear rolling down his face, Izuku softly asked,

"All Might... Why are you still doing this?"

This was not the question Yagi Toshinori was expecting. This situation was literally a nightmare that became real for him. Here he was, in front of an obvious fan, out of time and out of excuses, and instead of demanding explanations or outright denying the reality of the situation, the young man was asking such cryptic questions. His confusion was obvious in Toshinori's voice as he asked Izuku,

"What do you mean by that young Midoriya? I half expected you to accuse me of being an imposter or something, yet here you are asking such surprising questions."

Izuku shook his head softly as he explained himself, more tears growing from his eyes.

"I wouldn't have believed if I didn't see it happening with my own eyes. But even in this thin form, your eyes and presence are still the same. Even when you're coughing blood, I still feel safe. It's obviously some sort of quirk exhaustion, whatever your quirk may be, caused by some sort of injury. Probably from five years ago. And from the way you look, it's probably horrific. So why All Might? Why are you still working so hard? I can't even imagine the pain you must be in..." The young man trailed off as he furiously rubbed the tears off his face with his sleeve.

All Might gaped at the kid.

'How the hell? Just, huh?! I mean... B-but then...' His brain tried to create a rational thought as it tried and failed to recover from the literal bomb Izuku had dropped.

"Young Midoriya..." Toshinori began weakly,

"How?"

Izuku simply gave a sad smile as he looked at his beloved hero,

"I'm your biggest fan All Might." He started.

"Five years ago, after you stopped Toxic Chainsaw, you disappeared from the face of the world for nearly five months before reappearing. The hero commission waved it away by saying that you were undertaking a classified investigation, which would have made sense if it was anyone else. But you are All Might. Saying that you are undertaking a classified mission away from the public eye would be the least inconspicuous thing to say." Izuku chuckled slightly as he said this, causing Toshinori to also give him a wry smile.

"Anyway, after your five-month hiatus, you slowly started doing less and less hero work, probably because you must have some sort of time limit thanks to the injury or injuries you had suffered. Seeing you like this... Well, I was really concerned when you disappeared and was too busy being relieved when you came back into the limelight to think too much into it, but... When I saw you like this, everything just clicked I guess." Izuku finished as he slowly sat down near the service door, Toshinori mimicking him as he did so.

All Might let out a huge breath as he listened to Izuku's explanation. He chuckled softly as he looked at the now melancholic teen. He lifted his bony hands and softly petted Izuku's soft tresses as he deadpanned in good humor.

"First off, let me just say... Holy Shit young Midoriya!"

Izuku looked at Toshinori in confusion at this outburst. This was not the reaction he had expected from the blonde hero. A fact that was made abundantly clear by Izuku's next actions.

"Eh?" He tilted his head like a cat, which caused All Might to laugh out boisterously.

"Hahaha! What's up with that expression kid? That was just me expressing my disbelief at the accuracy of your analysis." All Might said as he slowly got up from his seat.

Izuku looked curiously at his future mentor and cringed in horror and disgust as All Might lifted his shirt and showed him the very real wound that Izuku had theorized. A stricken sob escaped from Izuku as he took in the damage his hero had suffered. All Might looked at him with a soft smile as he let the shirt drop back down.

"Five years ago, in a classified location, fighting against a classified threat, I suffered this wound. Parts of my lungs, diaphragm, and stomach were essentially destroyed along with the assorted mix of muscles and two or three ribs. The consequent surgeries and treatments essentially degraded my body into this pathetic form you see now. As time went on, it was clear that my body couldn't handle the power of my quirk anymore. Nowadays, I'm stuck to a measly time limit of just 3 hours per day in my muscle form." All Might explained as his body once again was wracked with a violent cough. But before he could go further, Izuku's teary voice called out and silenced him once again.

"A-All Might, you c-can't! If you k-keep pushing yourself like this, y-you'll d-die! You have to take it easy! Please, you don't have to worry about us. The other heroes can pick up the slack so please, worry about yourself and take it a bit more time to take care of yourself!" Izuku ranted out to Toshinori who himself was a bit stunned.

Don't get him wrong, this wasn't the first time he had heard that particular rant. Recovery Girl and her patented healing beatdown had perfected that rant into an art form. But to hear that kind of rant as an earnest plea from a kid young enough to be his son was a new experience for the big blonde.

'Damn... This kid!' He chuckled softly and once again gave the obviously distraught greenette a much-needed head pat. Izuku once again rubbed the tears off with his sleeves as he grumbled to himself about crying too much that day.

All Might chuckled heartily at the annoyed grumbling of the teen in front of him before stretching lightly. He then looked towards the intriguing young man and motioned at him to follow down the service door. Izuku cleaned his face up and smiled shyly at his hero before following him down the building. As they steadily trekked down the stairs, Toshi responded to Izuku's earnest plea.

"Worry not young Midoriya, for this Old Man has plenty of friends and loved ones that look after and support me. As for the heroics... You little zygotes will have to wait a lot longer to get a chance to take a crack at the number one spot from us old people! Haha!" Toshinori belted out with a laugh.

"And as for the taking it easy part; as a hero, I don't think I will ever be able to ignore an earnest cry for help. But I assure you young man, situations that force me to go beyond my limits are not a regular occurrence! In fact, this was the first time I went over my limits in about a year!"

Izuku of course still looked worried but after mulling the words of his hero in his mind he quickly adopted a determined expression and nodded decisively towards his hero.

"All right All Might, I think you would know better than most about your limits. But I promise you after I am done with my hero studies, I'll absolutely make sure to do my best to ease your burden! After all, no hero should have to suffer the weight of the world by their lonesome. I won't let you down!" The conviction and determination in Izuku's voice once again caused All Might to laugh out loud.

"With conviction like that, I have no doubt. I look forward to working with you, young hero!" All Might declared to the now blushing Izuku who had physically preened at being called a hero by his favorite one. They settled into a comfortable silence as they reached the last flight of stairs.

As they exited the apartment complex, All Might coughed lightly to get Izuku's attention.

"Young Midoriya, if you are free afterward, would you mind meeting me near Dagobah Municipal Beach? I wish to talk more about your aspirations some more. After all, it's not every day that I get to meet an excellent hero hopeful such as you!"

Izuku, for the nth time that day, blushed furiously at the compliment. He stammered and flailed about for a few seconds before taking a deep breath to calm himself down. Still blushing, he rubbed the back of his head as he replied bashfully,

"I-uh, I don't think I'm anything special All Might. But a chance to get pointers from you is a once-in-a-lifetime-chance! Of course, I will meet up with you sir!" Izuku replied in gusto, his previous embarrassment forgotten.

"No hesitation! Ha! Then I'll wait for you tomorrow young man. For now, I need to get this bad boy to the poli-" Toshinori trailed off as he patted his pants pockets. Izuku who noticed the stricken and rapidly paling face of his idol quickly shifted his eyes to the pockets in question.

A pocket that was now noticeably empty.

Izuku gulped harshly while Toshi cursed at himself under his breath. A growing sense of dread enveloped the two as the severity of the situation had escalated very, very quickly.

"Oh... Oh no..." Izuku mumbled weakly. He shook his head and turned to his hero to plan the next step. Similarly, Toshinori also had pushed the growing feelings of self-loathing down and was about to hash out a possible plan of action.

*BOOM!*

A massive explosion rang out from the intersection near the apartment complex, derailing the thought process of the two heroes. Sharing a look of panic between each other, they immediately started running towards the rising smoke and fire, both coincidently repeating the same curse over in their head.

'Shit!"

-Scene Change-

Musutafu Intersection

'Hmm, I wonder... What if the real reason I'm choking in green, sludgy, and definitely not sewer water (because I am mentally repressing all of the facts about the things inside my mouth) is because I was a horrible person in one of my past lives? What if, me being attacked by this bootleg hentai plot was actually karma? Am I really such a horrible person? For my cosmic retribution to involve green tentacles, bondage, choking, a gag, and plenty of cameras?'

'Did I really deserve this happening to me?'

"..."

"Nah... That can't be it. I'm way too much hype for that to be true." Bakugou Katsuki said with a decisive nod.

Or at least, he gave the gurgle-gurgle version of it. You know because he's covered mostly in the previously mentioned ugly bas- I mean slime villain. He's also panicking.

Yeah, he doesn't do well with high-stress situations. Oye! Give him a break! He's just a kid! A shitty kid, but a kid nonetheless.

Hmm... Something seems to be missing from the above text dump. Lemme check, uh-

'Out-of-Character Introspection' - Check.

'Out of Context Introspection' - Check.

'Denial of Reality' - Check.

'Ego the Size of a Mountain' - Check.

'Reasonable Explanation for Out-of-Characterness' - Check.

Ah found it!

'Explosions? Explosions!'

"DROP DEAD!"

*KABOOM!*

Check.

Heroes and civilians who were playing live witness to what looked like either a kidnapping attempt or sexual harassment were literally tossed back like ragdolls as the literal worst choice for a kidnapping attempt named Bakugou Katsuki decided that blowing up a mostly empty intersection was better than being choked to death.

A decision he had no problem making again.

*BOOM!*

And again...

*Booooom!*

Explosion after explosions of various intensities ripped through the street as Katsuki tried again and again to escape the clutches of the villain. A task which he failed once again, successfully.

The Punching Hero, Death Arms grimaced at the newbie named Kamui Woods as another explosion staggered them.

"This might actually be bad. Not only is the villain's quirk a bad match-up for me, but the kid's explosions are also keeping pretty much any help away. And I can't even ask the kid to stop firing them off because it's probably the only thing keeping him alive at this point." Death Arms growled under his breath.

"If I was a bit fresher then I could have gotten the kid at least somewhat free. But I pushed myself too hard, my quirk won't activate quickly." Kamui Woods grunted in annoyance as another explosion ripped a piece of the road towards the civilians and blocked the asphalt piece with his quirk, noticeably straining as the fight dragged on.

"Kamui Woods, we need to keep those fires in check! The fire trucks will just take too long. I'm already stretched too thin!"

Backdraft, the rescue specialist, called out from the nearest fire hydrant as another explosion ripped through the air. His quirk was working overtime as streams of water rushed out in various patterns before cascading down on the multiple fires that the victim had started in self-defense.

"I'm sorry everyone, I can only provide overwatch." This was of course the final hero on-site, Mt. Lady, whose gigantification quirk would only add to the collateral damage.

Well, the final costumed hero on-site that is.

Katsuki, who at this point was genuinely fighting for his life upped the ante once more in desperation. Instead of trying to blast the sludge villain off of him using more concussive blasts, he switched his explosions to ones that produce more heat. The size of the explosions also quadrupled as the high stress caused his body to increase sweat production.

*BOOOM!*

For a split second, the world seemingly turned white as the titanic explosion of heat and light seemingly burned the street away thanks to its intensity. Heroes and civilians alike covered their heads as a heatwave instantly passed over them. The explosion was so powerful that the water that was being used to put out the various fires throughout the street simply vaporized in an instant. Seconds passed and the whiteout slowly subsided, allowing the rest of the world to witness the strength and potential of a future pro hero.

The entire intersection was charred black and cratered, the explosion having blasted through to the sewers. Melted rebars and other metal bits gave the gaping hole in the street a sinister yellow glow. The air was still unnaturally hot. There was a dryness in the street that wasn't there a few seconds ago. And in the middle of all this destruction, clutching his shaking hands, was a scuffed up and drenched Bakugou Katsuki surrounded by puddles of green goop.

"Heh, how'd you like that, you green bastard?" The small, still panting voice of Katsuki rang out in the silence.

"Holy Shit!" Someone called out from the crowd of still recovering heroes and civilians.

Katsuki smirked confidently as he heard this. 'Ha! Easy as pie!' He thought confidently.

People started murmuring in excitement, discussing between themselves the cool factor of what they had just witnessed. Even the pro heroes were sighing in relief, looking at the blonde victim with appraising eyes. The control and power the blonde had just demonstrated made some strong hints about his potential.

People were slowly beginning to lose themselves in excitement, the telltale signs of the first cheer already in the air. And in an instant, all the happiness and elation everyone was feeling was snuffed out thanks to a single rasping voice.

"Hey, kid..."

'No... That's not possible...' Was the thought running through the heads of all present.

"You Missed A Spot..."

And then Katsuki's world was once more covered in a choking green. The villain had apparently seen the shift in the nature of the explosion's temperatures and had hidden his only weak spot in the weak spot of the blonde's explosion which is of course, behind the explosion user himself. A detriment of using mostly heat-based, guided explosions was that everything behind the cone of the explosion was relatively untouched.

It was Katsuki's first and last oversight. No one, not even the heroes had suspected the villain to hide a section of himself behind the hostage like that. The slime had first erupted out from the puddle near his now discarded schoolbag which had fallen behind him in the scuffle. It once again trapped Katsuki's head in another attempt at asphyxiation, only this time, the villain had learned his lesson.

Instead of enveloping the teenager completely, the slime had carefully woven itself around the blonde's palms, completely restricting his arms while leaving the hands themselves free. In an instant, the slime villain had pinned and neutralized Katsuki's primary weapons.

"You use your palms to aim your explosions, right kiddo? Then getting in their way is not something I wanna do, obviously…" The villain snarled menacingly.

One of the nameless heroes that had heard slimy bastard couldn't help but exclaim,

"Oh no! The villain figured out that kid's weakness! He's completely helpless now!"

This of course was heard by the crowd surrounding the spectacle, which of course meant that they started panicking, which once again, meant that they started blaming the heroes that were, in their eyes, not doing anything. Typical mob mentality…

"What the hell are the heroes doing? Why didn't they make sure that the villain was down for the count?" Civilian #1 exclaimed loudly to all those who would listen to him.

"Wasn't All Might chasing after that slime guy before?" Civilian #2 asked aloud.

"If the angle of inclination of a slope is greater than the position of the Sun relative to the equator, then at what time would two trains starting from Istanbul crash into the Pacific Ocean?" Civilian 3# inquired.

The last statement, in particular, garnered much scrutiny.

Katsuki of course was not paying attention to any of this. The fact that the blasted slime fuck had effectively neutered him had nettled him something fierce.

'Bastard won't let me blow him up like this! Shit!' He screamed in his mind as he struggled to move his primary weapons.

The heroes that had been fighting the villain were also not idle. The moment the slime villain had pinned the hostages' hands, they had immediately rushed forward.

'If I can get a firm grip on the kid, then I can at least pull him out.' Death Arms thought as he ran up to the villain as fast as he could. Kamui Woods had also not hesitated in engaging the villain.

'Now! When he's distracted. With the explosions no longer a problem, I can finally put an end to this!' He exclaimed in his mind as tendrils of wood started sprouting out of his arms.

The heroes quickly reached the villain who had seemingly been too focused on his hostage to notice them approaching them. The world slowed as the heroes reached spitting distance from the struggling duo.

'It's over!' They thought as the slime villain was seemingly surprised to see the heroes so close by. The crowd, who only had just noticed what the heroes were doing, had started to regain their previous excitement.

Too bad for the heroes and Katsuki, the villain had one last trick up his sleeve.

As if they were stuck in a horror movie, Katsuki's arms, which were pinned by the slime tendrils, snapped forwards and took a rough aim at the charging heroes.

A raspy voice once again rang out in the intersection.

"Forced Quirk Activation!"

*BOOM!*

A blinding explosion ripped out from Katsuki's arms which then proceeded to envelop the charging forms of the heroes.

The resulting shockwave was deafening, only this time it was for a vastly different reason.

The singular thought running through the remaining heroes, the crowd, and even Bakugou as both Kamui Woods and Death Arms crashed into a car and a storefront respectively was thus,

'This was never a simple villain was it?'

And as Katsuki felt his quirk once again activating without his consent, for the first time in a long time, he felt nothing but despair.

*BOOM!*

Another explosion blasted out from the victim's hand, devastating the asphalt road and cracking the surrounding buildings. The villain cackled madly as he forcefully activated Katsuki's quirk again. He laughed out loud without care as another set of charging heroes were knocked down or out by the explosion.

"Ehehehe! There's nothing you pathetic heroes can do now! Though it is impressive that you lot pushed me enough to use that. And now, I'm unstoppable!" He gloated out loud, once again forcing his victim's quirk to activate.

"This is a nightmare…" A civilian croaked out, as the gravity of the situation finally settled itself over the crowd. And the final nail in the proverbial coffin was the look of absolute fear that was on Katsuki's face.

And it was to this nightmarish scenario that All Might and Midoriya Izuku arrived.

-Scene Change-

With All Might and Midoriya Izuku

The sprint from the apartment complex to the epicenter of the explosions was frankly, the single most stress-filled five minutes in Izuku's life. All Might's grim expression only added to the stress Izuku was feeling as worst-case scenarios ran rampant in his mind.

But nothing, not-a-thing, would have prepared Midoriya Izuku for the nightmare he would lay witness to, as both he and his beloved hero turned the final corner and rushed into the intersection.

The street looked as if a bomb had gone off, with the surrounding buildings peppered with flames and cracks. A large crater that reached out to the sewers was present right in the middle of one of the roads leading away into the city.

Multiple cars and storefronts were laid demolished, further adding to the post-war vibe of the scene.

And in the middle of all this destruction was the slime villain.

And worse of all, he had a hostage.

He nearly closed his eyes in shame and disgust at himself as he saw the young man struggling against the villain. He nearly vomited because of the stress he was feeling as explosions reigned all over the intersections. But he stopped himself, he forced himself to watch the villain and the hostage. He forced himself to listen to the fear and anger of the crowd as the victim struggled for an escape.

'Don't look away! This is my fault… If I hadn't distracted All Might, then this wouldn't have happened. So, don't look away. The least you can do is watch! The only thing you can do is watch! So, don't look away. Don't look…' His self-deprecating thoughts trailed off as he finally crossed his eyes with the terrified ones of the hostage.

'Kacchan…'

All Might grimaced as he surveyed the scene. He instantly sought out the two heroes who were slowly picking themselves up from their obvious crash sites. He also listened to the mutters of the crowd as more and more people were being distraught. He even paid close attention to the villain's monologue as he yapped on and on about being unstoppable.

All so that he can distract himself from the absolute shame and self-loathing he was experiencing.

Here he was, the world's Symbol of Peace, the No.1 Hero, the smiling savior of the good and innocent, just standing there, being forced to watch as a young life was being extinguished, as the cries of help rose around him.

Powerless.

Useless.

'All Might you goddamn hypocrite! If there is even a sliver of heroism left in you, then fight! Move! You worthless body… Someone is dying in front of you! Your greatest believer is watching you! So please, move…' His mind screamed at him, as he bit his lip in frustration, as he clenched his hand so hard, his weathered bones creaked.

'Move.'

'Fight.'

'Do something…'

"KACCHAN!"

The scream of utter terror that rang out from his companion instantly knocked Toshinori from his hate-fueled rant. In fact, it caught the attention of everyone in the area. Every single man, woman, child, and slime immediately snapped their heads to look at the source of the shout.

And every single one of them widened their eyes at the spectacle that was happening.

But Midoriya Izuku was not paying attention to any of this as he sprinted down the street. His face was fixed into a determined frown, his movements were crisp.

Toshinori experienced a mini heart attack as he finally understood what was happening. He immediately tried to reach out to stop the teen but was dumbfounded when the greenette seemingly sped up and left his skeleton frame in the dust. His outstretched hand limply fell to his sides as he stared at the scene disbelievingly.

"Young Midoriya?"

The crowd of people had at first, shouted for the seemingly hysterical young man to stop.

"You Idiot! Stop!" Some heroes like Kamui Woods shouted for the teen to stop.

"It's too dangerous kid! You'll die!" Some, like Death Arms, tried to stop the teen physically.

But Izuku ignored the calls and shouts.

Death Arms stretched his hands to clothesline the running kid, but Izuku widened his strides and in the last instant, seemingly blurred out of focus as he slid underneath the outstretched arms.

'Huh!'

'Too fast!'

The slime villain himself was having a tough time believing his luck. Not only did he find a perfect meat suit, but he now also had the chance to vaporize the cocky half-pint from before. Grinning maliciously, he aimed his victim's arms and prepped his quirk to produce the most devastating blast he could force.

'It might damage this suit, but I'm sure the Doctor will fix it up in no time.' He thought as the orange glow of the impending explosion illuminated his twisted face.

Katsuki himself was in disbelief. The nerd he had tormented for years was now running towards certain death just to save him.

'No! Stay away you idiot! You'll die!' He screamed in his head as Izuku got past the hero blockade.

"There's no All Might to save you this time brat! Now do me a favor and DROP DEAD!"

*KABOOM!*

A large powerful explosion ripped from the blonde hostage's hand. The fireball filled with death and destruction moved faster than its own shockwaves and seemingly reached the charging teen in an instant.

Now, when people see a young kid run towards certain death, they usually have an estimation of the outcome pictured in their minds. Such pictures may or may not include the said kid getting blown the fuck up!

So, the gasps of surprises from heroes, civilians, and villains alike are quite reasonable as the broccoli wonder boy pulled an Uno Reverse Card out of his school uniform-clad ass.

The only one who understood what happened was the blonde skeleton. His emancipated form shook in wonder and awe as he saw the true potential of the green youth.

For you see, the speed at which Izuku could clasp his hand had already eclipsed the speed of Bakugou Katsuki's average explosions. And while the villain had figured out a way to make bigger explosions, the sheer skill the blonde had cultivated to create chain reaction explosions to speed up his blasts were out of his slimy reach.

And so, even before the fiery blast had traversed over the halfway point between it and the green bean, Izuku had already fired two wooden poles out of his soles, catapulting him above the blasts at superhuman speeds.

"LET HIM GO, YOU SLIMY PERVERT!" Izuku screamed at the top of his lungs as gravity reasserted itself. He once again activated his quirk, but this time a light blue sheen outlined his body. He ignored the light scraps and cuts from the shrapnel thrown up by the explosion as he readied the next move.

"Wood Release; Great Forest!" He intoned as he landed before the slime villain, after which he extended one of his arms towards the villain-hostage combo.

The villain was still recovering from the recoil of the blast, which had mostly gone into his slimy body rather than Katsuki himself. As such, he had no chance to stop or even dodge the dozens upon dozens of wooden stakes that had erupted from Izuku's sleeve at the speed of a bullet.

The wooden stakes punched through the slime with frightening ease and instantly wrapped around Katsuki's frame. The speed at which the stakes moved caused the surrounding slime to be blown off, which helped Izuku's next move tremendously.

"Hrk!" With a grunt of effort, he twisted his body and ripped Katsuki off the villain, and jumped away with the blonde in tow.

The villain himself was launched farther away from the two teens thanks to the speed of Izuku's first attack, but he had already reassembled his body and was readying to launch more tendrils at the teens, only this time with murderous intent.

Katsuki, who had just taken precious new breaths was also glaring at his savior with murder in his eyes.

But just before either of the murder hobos could make any move, Midoriya Izuku, who had a pretty weird and stressful day, figuratively exploded on the root cause of it all.

"You sludgy pervert! Just because you have a thing for blonde bombshells doesn't mean you can just molest a 14-year-old!"

…

Huh… Apparently, the kid is surprisingly good at trash talk when he's stressed.

The sound of jazz music abruptly stopping could be heard as good guys and bad guy alike processed the uttered sentence. The crowd whose emotions were already frayed thanks to the back and forth that had happened between the heroes and the villain once again prepared for the villainous comeback.

What they got instead was a panicked outcry.

"I TOLD YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE YOU BRAT!" A blushing ball of slime roared out at the teen duo.

Katsuki immediately lost color as the villain finally aired his 'true motivations'. All thoughts of anger towards anyone were immediately forgotten as he shivered in disgust and dry heaved as he hugged himself.

The crowd, whose faces had gone blank at the greenette's accusation immediately roared in outrage as the slimy pervert confirmed it.

"Pervert!" "SCUM!"

"Lecherous bastard!"

The heroes also lost their cool thanks to the confession.

"To assault a schoolboy in broad daylight… Tsk!" Death Arms spat to the side in disgust.

Kamui, who was being helped upright by Mt. Lady screamed in outrage.

"You Sexual Deviant! To lust after minors… You truly are the most degenerate of all evils!"

The villain, who had slowly lost all his color thanks to all the hate and scorn being thrown at him cried comically at the green teen who started it all.

"Why would you say that out loud? What did I ever do to you?"

To which Izuku roared in reply,

"You tried to kill my classmate and before that, tried to get inside my body!"

And it was that particular sentence that broke the camel's back.

The moment Izuku's final sentence was registered and misunderstood, an intense, positively murderous pressure fell over the intersection.

The slow, rhythmic thud of someone big walking could be heard in the silence that followed.

The frightened crowd parted quickly as the source of the unrest was finally unveiled.

It was All Might… And he wasn't smiling.

Heroes and villain alike shook in fright as The Blonde Bombshell slowly walked over to them.

"Today was a tiring day for me… A lot of bad happened in such a short time that even I have some trouble catching up. Meeting that young man was honestly the only bright spot I had today…" He said softly in his booming voice.

"So, villain… I believe you can imagine how utterly pissed I am when I found out the perverse motivations that fueled your actions against these up-and-coming heroes…" All Might now stood directly in front of the villain who was shaking like a leaf.

"I-I'm sor-"The terrified villain shakingly started before All Might cut him off.

"Remember these words when you wake back up villain. Today's magic words are…"

"TEXUSSS SMASSHHHH!" All Might hissed as he fired a punch downwards to the earth.

For a single instance, nothing moved.

Then in the next, a shockwave of such intense magnitude erupted around the fist, the slime villain seemingly disappeared into a shower of green liquid. Hurricane class winds ripped through the streets as the closest pockets of fires and smoke from the previous explosions were dispelled from the rushing air.

The earth trembled as the blast of air kept going.

Izuku and Katsuki, who were being protected by the blonde giant, couldn't even open their eyes because of the wind.

Finally, after 10 seconds, the wind finally slowed to lull. And the first drops of rain fell.

All Might had changed the weather…

With A Single Punch…

A single phrase, let out by a dazed fan, pretty much summed up the whole experience.

"Holy Shit…"

I-is that the same guy? Does he not have anything else to say? Oh, wow that is some really lazy writing! Whoever wrote this is an actual idiot… Seriously, the author should give up on writing and go be a celibate monk or something…

Moving ON!

All Might quickly turned around and faced the teens. His eyes were shadowed, and his body was slightly trembling.

'He's gonna rip that green kid/Deku a new one!', Was the collective thought everyone present.

'Oh no! He's going to scold me for running out on him like that…', was Izuku's thought.

'Yagh dee daa dumbum…' Was the slime villain's thought.

The atmosphere had changed from the triumphant cheer to an uneasy silence. Tensions were, once again running high, only this time, each and everyone felt as if they were a younger sibling witnessing the metaphorical death of their older one at the hands of a worried/disappointed parent.

This was precisely why All Might decided to charge boldly ahead against the expectation of societal norms with the subtlety and charm of a squad of Krikkit warbots.

Meaning he broke everyone's expectations by casually ignoring all expectations.

Wait now that I re-read that statement… Holy Shit! All Might is a freaking genius!

Back to the matter at hand, All Might's hand blurred and closed around Izuku in the blink of an eye, causing everyone to brace for the potential impact. Izuku closed his eyes and awaited his punishment to begin.

As such, he, and the crowd let out a confused "Eh?" when All Might hugged the green teen tight and started fussing over him like an actual mother hen.

"Young Midoriya! Are you alright? Were you hurt? Did that degenerate do anything to you? I'll punch him again! Infac-"Toshinori prattled on as he hugged and patted the teenager for all his worth.

Izuku quickly got over his confusion and flushed deeply at the action of his hero. He flailed his arms around as he blushed neon at All Might's continued fussing.

"All Might! Uh-um, I-I'm fine! He didn't d-do anything to me… See? Not a scratch on me! Kacchan's fine too!" Izuku spluttered and smiled at his still worried hero while also gesturing to the blonde boy standing beside him who had a constipated look on his face.

'What the hell? All Might is surprisingly a cute dad?'

At the mention of the ex-hostage, the heroes and emergency services quickly came back to their senses and rushed the trio. As they did so, Izuku flexed the imaginary muscles of his quirk and forced the wooden poles that had emerged earlier to essentially shrink. As he did so, a translucent sheen of green light softly clung to his body. All Might, who had stopped fussing over the teen, looked on at the spectacle with interest.

When the last of the wooden pole had disappeared, the EMTs who were waiting patiently for the young man to be done, fell all over him like a pack of sharks who had smelled fresh blood.

Unnoticed by anyone else other than All Might and Izuku himself, a small flame-like tongue from the green sheen jumped from the palm of the greenette and settled on the raw wrists of Katsuki, causing some of the burns and redness to fade.

'You truly are an intriguing young man, young Midoriya.' All Might thought to himself with a small smirk.

The heroes who had surrounded the EMTs for their own turn had taken the reprieve granted to finally lay down the law on the two kids.

"What you two did right now was extremely foolish kids." Kamui Woods told his fellow wood user, causing the wood teen in question to rub his head sheepishly, while Katsuki clenched his fist tightly.

"Having a badass quirk doesn't mean you'll automatically win every fight kid. Now I'm not saying what you did was completely in the wrong. You using your quirk probably saved your life. But adding your explosions to the mix did more harm than good as well." Death Arms said softly to Katsuki as he gave out a tired sigh.

"You two have wonderful potential for heroics, but please understand the fact that the reason the situation became fatal was dumb luck. Young man, even though you had a plan when you rushed the villain, the chance of it blowing up in your face was very likely." This was said by Backdraft, as he looked pointedly at the greenette. Izuku had a perplexed look at the mention of a plan but didn't think much into it as he apologetically bowed his head.

Izuku took the admonishments with a properly chastised look while Katsuki had a sullen look as the hero said their peace.

Eventually, the police arrived and took statements from all who were present. When the all-clear was finally given, Katsuki shot Izuku a quick glare and stomped off, while Izuku looked at the retreating figure with furrowed brows. He softly scolded himself for reverting back to his old name for Katsuki before shaking his head and walking off.

Izuku had first wanted to stick around for All Might, but seeing as he was busy with the police, decided to head on home first. He smiled softly as he recalled the hectic train wreck of a day and mentally prepared for the Izuku-Seeking-Missile that was his mother as he left for home, not noticing the appraising look cast on him by All Might and his police friend.

Tsukaichi Naomasa looked at the soft smile of his old-time friend and chuckled lightly at the retreating back of the young man.

"You finally found someone, didn't you Toshi?" He asked All Might as he pocketed the writing pad he had been using until then.

"Maybe, old friend. It might be a bit early on my part, but if my suspicions are true, then he's absolutely worthy." All Might softly said.

Naomasa looked at his friend and suppressed a joyful gasp. He looked at the direction the young man in question had gone and softly shook his head.

"To think that young man would give you back your old fire. He really must be something." The detective teased lightly at the number one.

"HA! You have no idea, old friend! No idea at all! I don't really know what the future may hold, but one thing is clear… That young man represents a kind of hope that we have been sorely missing, that I have been missing. He may not it, but that young man, he's already my hero!" All Might boisterously spoke, his entire being emitting a kind of contentedness that was palpable.

Naomasa chuckled at his friend and removed his ever-present bowler hat.

'Midoriya Izuku… Looks like the future is a bit brighter thanks to you.'

Meanwhile, ignorant to the thoughts of his hero and his friend, Midoriya Izuku squared his shoulders and shifted one of his legs, his stance looking like that of a sumo's, and gulped at the ominous feelings emanating from the slightly bulging door to his home.

He took a deep breath in trepidation before shuddering. He didn't bother prepping his quirk, instinctively knowing that Wood Release would be of little help.

He shuddered once more before suddenly stiffening. Tentatively he raised his voice and called out towards the ominously creaking door, purposefully ignoring the alarming amount of liquid flowing from the gaps.

"M-mom? I'm home? S-sorry for be-being l-URK!" Izuku started before being violently cut off by a mini tsunami of salty tears as a green blur of frantic mom energy slammed into his unprepared body. The blur, which was moving several times the speed of light via sheer agonizing stress was letting out a loud wail as it did the slamming.

"IIiiiiiiizzzzzzzuuuuuuuuuu!"

As the impact from the blur finally started propagating through his body, Izuku thought blissfully,

'Ah! I'm home Mom…'

Then he promptly blacked out as his worried mother had accidentally TKO'ed him by using a picture-perfect shoulder charge.

-Midoriya Izuku: Origins-

AN

You see the shit written up there?

Yeah, that's right.

The 15k worded monstrosity of a first chapter.

This… This thing is the reason, the sole reason for why I had not uploaded/finished the ch5 for Vacation!

That's right, it's all THIS thing's fault. SO, PITCHFORK IT, NOT ME!

There are many kinds of writer's block. The chapter above was the big kind. Do you have any idea how annoying it is to start with a chapter and find out midway that the things you have been typing for the past hour or so stopped being 'Naruto and co. did this' to 'All Might flexed' without you not even realizing it?

It's bloody well annoying.

And don't even get me started on the length… It was like, no matter how many times I typed, the first flipping chapter still wouldn't end.

But I made it somehow, despite the countless times I ended up writing how Voldemort was tag teamed by Naruto and All Might, I have finally finished… the… first… chapter…..

Oh God! I only finished the first chapter…

GODDAMMIT!