The next day, Izuku had gone to the very place he found the watch that gave him his quirk, Dagobah Beach.
He had only tested it once so far, but scorched footprints had convinced him to wait and try it outside. So he decided to go to the quiet, basically abandoned dump, so he could burn without anyone around.
So that was just what he wanted to do.
Now he was at the place, taking in his surroundings. There were some buildings by the beach, along with a park in the distance, but he knew nobody was in them because of the scent of the trash. But that didn't matter now; he was gonna practice!
Izuku looked down at his watch, and activated it it. He was already feeling giddy, the sight and weight of the watch serving as a reminder that it was all real. He really had a quirk now. He gingerly pressed the button down, and a flash of light enveloped his body.
In Earth's mesosphere, the Chimerian Hammer floated, badly damaged. Inside one of the rooms, there was a massive tube in the middle, which illuminated the room with an orange glow.
The tube held the captain of the ship, who was mangled and nearly dead, and was missing more than half of his body in a horrific manner. In front of him, a droid was kneeling down, and giving a report.
"What do you mean, it's not there?! Trying to get the Omnitrix has nearly cost me my life, and you mean to tell me it's not on board!?" The creature rasped out, taking deep breaths.
"Sensors indicate that probes were jettisoned from the ship just before boarding. It landed on Earth," the droid replied.
After a moment of thought, the creature looked to his side. "Go! Bring it to me!" He ordered, as a robot came to life, walking out of the room and booming with each step.
When the transformation was finished, Izuku glanced at his hands, expecting to see magma and rocks, but when he saw four gloved hands, he was... shocked, to put it lightly.
"This isn't what I did last time," he mumbled, stunned as he realized what this meant. "This is another quirk!" His mind began racing, as he flexed his new muscles, getting used to moving all four of his arms separately. Surprisingly, it came to him as if he'd been doing it his whole life.
"How many forms do I have?! How do I go back?" Izuku almost started up a mutter storm, but then he realized he should probably just test his power out first.
He clenched his fists, and got a good look at himself. To start with, he obviously had four arms, red skin, and muscle. Lots of it. Clothes, too, thankfully. At least he didn't have to go naked when he used his powers, like that one person in the Sports Festival.
He flexed one of his upper arms, grinning slightly as he saw the musculature. "I'm definitely strong, these arms look as big as All Might's! So obviously I have some sort of strength enhancement, but what's my limit?" Izuku looked at the piles of garbage around him, and--
BOOM!
His thoughts were interrupted as something large crashed in the ocean with a deafening boom, creating waves and splashing water everywhere, including onto Izuku, who was shocked and confused.
'Oh my God, what was that?! Another meteor?!' He looked past the trash and into the ocean, where he saw something moving. He was still as he watched, curious and afraid. A figure rose up from the sea, water cascading off of its body as it approached the shore.
Eventually, it became clearer to see. It was a giant robot with a sharp, cylindrical design and limbs that popped out of it like they popped into place, towering over Izuku at multiple stories tall. It walked onto the beach, eyes focused on Izuku as it scanned. It detected what it was looking for on Izuku's body, and it pointed its hand at him.
Izuku stood there, scared and not knowing what to do. When he saw something in its hand glow, and a beam shot at him, he freaked out and tried to run, but he was far too slow, and the beam hit him head-on, sending him flying with an explosion.
He slammed into a flight of stairs, recovering quickly. He sat up and groaned, looking at the robot as it got even closer. His eyes widened as he realized it was trying to kill him, and he immediately scrambled to get up, running up the stairs and barely avoiding another shot.
His entire body hurt somewhat, but he could still move perfectly fine. But if he kept running, he'd lead it into a populated area in the early morning where not many heroes would be patrolling, and he had no idea if he even had his phone while he was transformed, so he couldn't call for help. His only option was to delay it, or to fight.
So he turned to face the robot, shaking with fear. When he saw a glow, he immediately ran, avoiding their attacks as he circled the bot, watching how it moved. It had 3 legs, with the leg parts having plenty of joints connecting onto a 'sole' that was long, sharp, and flat, stabbing into the ground like a shovel. They looked like they'd be the easiest parts to break, and if he could destroy even a single one, their balance would be broken entirely.
As he planned, he realized he didn't know his own strength. And there was only one way to test it right now. But all his planning distracted him enough that he ran right into another laser, sending him flying once again. Pain shot through his body, but the adrenaline pumping through his veins let him get up again, angry and scared.
Izuku started running towards the robot, keeping an eye out for more attacks. His mind ran a mile a minute as he did, and he came up with a plan. It was dangerous, but if he messed up, hopefully he was tough enough to last against another laser.
With a shot barely avoided, Izuku got to his target. One of the robot's legs. He grabbed both horizontal ends of it tightly, trying to keep a grip on it with as much force as he could muster. Surprisingly, the metal was easily crushed and bent by his grip. But he didn't let go until he looked up and saw the glow in the robot's hand, pointed right at him.
At the last second, he let go and jumped back quite far, meaning the robot hit nothing but itself, damaging its own leg and partially destroying it. The robot was leaning and no longer moving its legs, as it was unable to without falling over completely. Izuku grinned, knowing it was trapped now.
But from its shoulders, two far smaller floating disks popped out, flying at him. As they got close, Izuku got ready to fight them, but stayed cautious, his attention rapidly shifting from robot to robot.
While the giant one was on cooldown between lasers, Izuku dashed at the floating bots, grabbing one like a frisbee and crushing part of it. Arms popped out of it, firing lasers at him to no effect. He grabbed it with all four hands, and crushed it into a ball like a piece of plastic. For good measure, he threw it at a nearby building.
It embedded into the concrete, before setting on fire and exploding, leaving a hole in the building and shocking Izuku. The event gave him an idea. It exploded, so maybe...
As a plan formed in his mind, he ran out of the way of some laser shots, grinning. He was finally going to destroy this thing! As he reached for the other disk, it floated out of reach and didn't come down. He looked over to the giant robot, noticing it was about to fire another laser, and the disk was right above him. It was time for another risk...
Just before the laser fired, he jumped high into the air, the explosion coming off of it helping his flight high into the air, enough to be on eye-level with the thing he had been fighting. The robot above him tried to fly away, but he barely caught it in his hand. As he was in the air, it felt like time slowed down to a crawl. He noticed the robot aiming it's other hand at him, glowing with the charge of another beam. He needed to do this, now, or else he'd be hit again and lose his chance. His body twisted in mid-air, arm ready for a mighty throw. He then threw it with as much force as he could muster, and the robotic frisbee hurled right towards the head of the robot.
It embedded deep into the target, crushing into it, while the laser the robot had been charging fired, hitting him head-on and making him fly away. Suddenly, in a rush, it felt like time resumed at a normal pace, and he flew back. He landed on the ground hard, bouncing once before coming to a halt. He looked towards the robots, just in time to witness its head explode violently, with several more small explosions coming from the robot before it collapsed.
He'd done it. He'd won! Izuku grinned, trying to get up and celebrate his victory, but it was then when he heard a beeping, and in a flash of red, his body painfully morphed back to normal. That was enough to make Izuku collapse, unable to get up. He was panting, groaning, and whimpering, his exhaustion and pain catching up with him now that he was done fighting.
After a few minutes, he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, which was thankfully intact. It was 5:30 exactly, apparently... Then, he called his mother, who picked up after a few rings.
"Yes?" She sounded tired, as she was just woken up by the call.
"Hey Mom... I'm sorry to wake you up so early, but I need you to pick me up..." Izuku groaned, pain evident in his voice.
"Wait, what's wrong? Did something happen, sweetie?" Her tone quickly shifted to worry and concern as she heard him, her motherly instincts flaring up.
"I got into a fight..."
"A fight?! Are you okay? Was it a villain?" Inko sounded panicked suddenly.
"Don't worry, I'm okay, trust me! My quirk made me tough! And, uh... It was kind of a villain? It's really hard to believe." Izuku said, wincing as he sat up and looked at his watch. It was red instead of green now... Odd.
"Izuku, I'll believe it. After yesterday, there isn't much I wouldn't believe! But what do you mean it was kind of a villain?"
"It was a giant robot. It fell around the same place I found the watch." Izuku answered, his mind wandering as he stared at his watch. Why did two objects from space fall at nearly the exact same location, both times while he was there? The first time, he could dismiss as a coincidence, but the second? Not so much.
"A giant robot... Oh my God... Izuku, where is it now? Are you safe? Where are you?" Inko's panic returned in full force, distracting him."And I believe you, honey!"
"It's destroyed, I'm safe, and I'm at Dagobah Beach, the dump."
"Okay, honey, I'm on my way. Stay out of trouble, and don't get hurt, okay? I love you."
"I'll be safe. I love you too! Bye." Izuku said, hanging up. Then, in his alone time, his mind wandered back to the topic of the robot.
"Was the robot sent to get the watch back?" Izuku's brain started going a mile a minute as he theorized, tapping his chin in thought. "But why would they send something so dangerous? And wait, why did the meteor it came in change directions towards mewhile it was falling? It would have to be deliberately forced to do that."
"In that case, they must have meant to have sent it to me, since it aimed at me in particular... But why send something to get it back if they chose to give it to me? And why give it to me? How would they know about me?" Izuku's mind began racing with countless questions, barely any of them having answers.
After more questions and thinking, Izuku had a theory. The watch and robot were sent by different people, and whoever sent the watch didn't want it to get in the hands of the other guy. It seemed plausible, but nothing about this made sense! It was giving him a headache trying to understand it.
After a little more thinking, Izuku got up, groaning and wincing as he used his aching muscles. If he was going to fight off more of those robots, he needed to train, not only to get better with his quirks, however many he had, but to also get his normal, quirkless self stronger.
He looked at his watch once again, trying to activate it. It didn't. "Is it... on cool down?" Izuku mumbled, confused and concerned. "I really hope so..."
That was when he heard a car driving up, getting his attention. Looking over, it was his mom's car, which had just parked. Izuku began to walk over, but winced, the pain of his aching muscles reminding him why he called her in the first place. So, slowly this time, he made his way to the car and got in.
"Hey, mom..." He greeted, a smile on his face. Then, he noticed she was staring at the pile of scrap that was the robot, white in the face. She had a mixture of fear and confusion in her expression, and she was muttering something under her breath, too quiet for him to hear. Then, after a few seconds, she looked at him and hugged him.
"Oh, honey! You look hurt, are you sure you're okay?!" Inko asked, looking at all the cuts and bruises on his arms and face.
"Yeah, I'm fine! It's nothing serious!" Izuku reassured her, trying to calm her down. Then, they talked for a bit, and as Inko drove back home, Izuku told her all about what had happened.
During school, Izuku noticed Bakugo was giving him weird looks, and almost as soon as school was out, he was cornered by him, alone. Before either of them said anything, Izuku was nervous, thinking that his explosive bully might've somehow found out that he was the person who tried to save him.
"Did you tell that fire bastard to try and save me, you shitty little nerd!? He called me by your stupid fucking nickname!" Bakugo shouted right into Izuku's face, which made him recoil in fear and lean against the wall.
"U-uhm! Well, you see, I was just watching, and I guess he heard me say your name? Trust me, I didn't know he'd do that!" He scrambled to make something up, stammering nervously. He trembled under his glare, hoping he'd fooled him.
"Fucking fine," Bakugo growled, giving a light push to Izuku's chest before walking away. "Didn't need that idiot's help anyways! I could have handled that sludge fuck perfectly fine on my own!" Bakugo yelled as he left.
After Izuku was sure he was alone, he sighed in relief, leaning back on the wall. He pulled his sleeve up slightly and looked at the watch. He definitely wasn't looking forward to Bakugo's reaction when they learned about what he could do now. At least the UA teachers would be better than the ones at Aldera, right?
Right?
POST-CHAPTER QUESTION ANSWERING!TheGreatGodzilla: It's regularly updating until Chapter 12 because there are currently 12 chapters that are written and posted on Archive Of Our Own. and to answer your other questions...
1: Heatblast, Upgrade, Four Arms, Spidermonkey, Grey Matter, Arcticguana, Snare-Oh, XLR8, and Wildmutt.
2: Well, you better keep reading to find out.
3: No.
4: Eventually.
5: Mr Bauman retired a good few decades ago and doesn't live in Japan, so no.
6: Yes to Plumbers, Maybe to Forever Knights, and No to Flame Keeper's Circle.
7: The fuck is Zarkovia?
8: Ehhhhh, probably not.
9: Ehhhhh, maybe some of them.
10: Maybe?
GXY-2013: He isn't replacing Ben, he just has Ben's powers. Plus, yeah, its overdone, but I don't really care, I didn't really read those except Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time by CreateGunner1209.