Deku - Into the Multiverse

by DarkenRaichu

While testing one of the powers awakened inside One for All, Teleport, Izuku finds himself in an unfamiliar world. It's the beginning of a journey that will make him face the many facets of a Multiverse he never knew existed.

31. Chapter 30: Headquarters - Part 2

Deku watched the other version of himself step forward, both hands open and raised towards Shoto. "Wait, wait, I know what's going on, but she isn't Himiko Toga."

"That's right!" The girl shouted from behind him.

Izuku's eyes darted to Todoroki, and he winced when he noticed Todoroki's left side in flames, the heat strong enough to make him realize that the impression was very real. The man sighed as his fire retired. "Sorry, you are right. I'm… I was not prepared."

"I don't mind." Himiko Hatsume replied, "Also, Izuku, you talk like that but you tried to shoot me with your laser the first time." She turned to them and winked, whispering, "There is a laser in that metal arm."

"Cool." Ojiro coldly replied, "Can we go now? Please? It's one thing to see a lot of Izukus, but seeing one next to Toga's face is…" He looked at the AI with a clear expression. Zuzu-9-Delta, the holographic projection that guarded the lab, moved her glasses slightly before slowly nodding.

"Of course. I assure you Himiko is someone you can trust but I understand the discomfort you might feel due to personal history with other versions of her. Please follow me." She replied.

"Sorry…" Itsumi murmured to the other Izuku and Himiko, and Deku felt like he should say the same, even though the idea of apologizing to someone that looked like Toga felt almost wrong. However, before he could say anything, the man that looked like an older version of him just shook his head.

"It's fine, it's fine. I know the League can be confusing, and I understand the reaction. As she said, I did try to shot her the first time." The man replied as he turned back to work along with Himiko Hatsume. The sound of the workshop covered the grunted response Izuku noticed Shoto had given.

The mood had been mostly ruined after that. Zuzu did her best to show them the floor below, where magic was studied, and Izuku had to admit the workshop was fascinating, even though he could not figure out what those items and trinkets could do, but there was no one around, which meant Todoroki's mood couldn't turn for the best or the worst. Ojiro seemed to recover quicklier, as usual, but even he only looked at the various magic items on the wall, without asking what they did.

The fifth floor, surprisingly, was different from the others. It had a few smaller rooms, each with a wooden door labeled with a different name. Izuku glanced at one marked Melissa Yagi, one marked Isaac Midoriya and one with the name of Mariah Midoriya. Each of those led to a private room, he supposed, though why anyone would want to stay on the lowest possible floor was beyond him.

"This is floor five, where our tour will hand. You can consider this the core of the League for All. It's where the active members of the League hold their meetings, and as you can see it's also where they have their personal offices."

"Why put it underground?" Todoroki asked, "It seems odd to position the meeting center here."

"Safety, mostly. Each of them has their own personal documents and researches going on, so if they dedicate time to the League, it's better to put it in the safest place possible. This is a bunker under many layers of reinforced cement and iron, with airducts connecting directly to the surface. And with most members of the League having Teleport, there is no danger of people getting stuck down here if something happens."

"Didn't you mention you have a prison of sort?" He replied, "I assume that's below."

"Yes, but it's completely safe. Anti-Quirk and Anti-Magic tech is purposefully used to keep under control the prisoners. And besides, we have only four right now."

"That's a lot less than I expected. I thought you would have every evil Multiverse traveler."

Zuzu shook her head. "That would be foolish. No, what we usually do is keep them in a cell until we can give them back to the authorities of their own world, if we can. We aren't a police force, we don't have the right to capture and imprison fugitives from the law. This is already a breach of several laws, though thanks to miss Mariah we can get away with it."

Izuku nodded. It made sense, in a way. "I have a question, miss Zuzu."

"Just call me Zuzu friend. What is it?"

"Well… You said the League has a lot of members. But are they… willing to help other universes?" He blurted out the question, and both Itsumi and Ojiro glanced at him in surprise.

"Uhm… That's an interesting question. Well, some of them would I suppose. I would ask miss Mariah first."

Todoroki raised an eyebrow. "Why is that?"

"Because of her position on the matter. Miss Mariah has argued with Mister Isaac the League should be more active when it comes to threats to the Multiverse. So I assume she would be the go-to person."

Deku winced. He had the feeling Mariah and Isaac didn't see eye to eye when it came to the League, but there was also that feeling he got when talking with her. That natural repulsion that seemed so out of place and yet lingered in his mind even now. "Anyone else?"

Zuzu-9 brought two fingers to her chin, thinking. "Well, for one…"

Oh, Zuzu. What are you doing down here? A voice asked in English. They turned to the elevator that none of them had heard move and open, focused on their conversation, and saw Melissa Shield walk in. Though it took just a moment to Izuku to realize this wasn't the same Melissa they had met before. For one, she was a good ten years older, maybe more. Her usual blonde hair was cut short, a unique change from all the other Melissas they had met so far, who seemed to prefer longer hair. Her glasses were also gone, Izuku supposed replaced with contact lenses. The woman also looked taller than any other Melissa, and was definitely more muscular.

Oh, miss Mel. I'm taking new visitors through a tour of our facility. They come from Japan. The AI replied, once again in English.

Izuku wondered if he should have used Tongues, but before she could there was a change. Mel raised an eyebrow and quickly switched her language to Japanese. "Four new ones at once? That is almost a record. Or does only one of them have One for All?" The question was asked in good Japanese, even if it wasn't as good as he had heard from other people in the building and was definitely worse than the one Melissa from her own world used. It had a strong English accent that showed she didn't use the language very often.

Izuku raised his hand slowly, "Uhm, I do…"

"Good to know. Guide too?" Izuku answered negatively and her interest seemed to completely evaporate, as she turned her gaze to the AI. "Ah, one of those. Well, welcome. Good luck with your training. Say Zuzu, is Isaac around?"

"Yes ma'am. He is currently in a meeting with Mariah on this very floor. Meeting Room number One." She explained. Mel nodded and walked away, leaving them by without so much as a nod.

"Not the funniest person." Ojiro dryly commented.

"I wouldn't say that within earshot of her." Zuzu admonished, "Miss Mel is a good person, but she is very… serious about her attitude and goals."

Todoroki nodded, "I can respect that. Still, is there anyone else we need to meet or another place we need to see?"

"No, I believe you have now met every single person currently in the building if what Beta and I have in our records is correct. Well, safe for the prisoners, but those require permission. It's always possible someone could show up eventually, but you would probably notice. Oh, and of course Izzzuku is somewhere in the building too, but according to mister Isaac's note you already know about him. Do not worry, each room has a dream catcher just for this."

"I see." Izuku nodded and started to think. "When should I meet Isaac?"

"Me or Beta will be calling you when Mister Isaac decides to, or he will come looking for you himself. For now, you are free to visit the base in your own time, talk with the others and everything else that comes with it. Beta has already assigned your rooms, you can ask her or Uraraka about them. Aside from that, you can go anywhere without asking for permission, except into others' private rooms or the floor below." She dutifully explained it all, and Izuku nodded once more. It all seemed to make sense to him.

"Can we leave the building?" Todoroki asked. The question seemed innocent, but Izuku immediately realized why he was asking. He wanted to see if it was just a prison or more.

"Of course." Zuzu replied, no hesitation in her voice, "I can upload on your phone a working map of the city, or if you prefer miss Uraraka has a few paper ones. It would be better if you could wait a couple days for miss Mariah to get in contact with a friend of hers and procure you fake ID cards, so that you don't have to dodge questions, but we don't want to lock you in, if that's what you ask."

Todoroki snorted, shaking his head, "No, it's not a problem."

Ojiro chuckled, and Izuku heard him whisper something that sounded like 'paranoid' to the ice-and-fire user, who just shrugged. "Better safe than sorry." He replied.

"Well, I guess we are free to go then." Ojiro answered, pushing slightly his friend to the elevator, "You coming Izu? Itsumi?"

"Sure." Itsumi replied, and Izuku waited a moment before following them as well. Once the door closed, Itsumi sighed, "So, any idea guys? I… I think we should start asking around."

"That's a given." Todoroki replied, "The issue is that we don't have much of a start. Mariah is one, but she is busy, and when she won't be, Isaac will call up Izu for his own training. We need to figure out who we are talking to."

Izuku agreed. It was basically the same conclusion he had come to: they needed to know the other members of the League before they asked anyone for help. It was grating to have to wait, but they couldn't just ask everyone. Ojiro seemed to understand as well since he immediately spoke up. "So, is it alright if we start with Uraraka or Bakugo before the Izukus?"

"It's not that easy. We have to learn more about all of them if we want to get help." Todoroki replied, even if his displeasure was clear in his voice. Izuku wanted to assume they had gotten better at handling his presence, but he could understand why a building full of other versions of himself was disturbing. He tried to imagine a full building of Shigarakis and couldn't help but shudder.

The elevator pinged open as they reached the base floor of the building, right above the ground. Here, Uraraka gave them a nod. The older woman was still sitting in her place, reading a magazine leisurely. "How was the tour?" She asked with a smile.

"Confusing," Todoroki muttered, and the retired Hero chuckled.

"That about sums up everyone's first experience. And you didn't even pick a busy time, the place is basically empty. Patrollers aren't really around this time of the month, and even a lot of the founders are away."

"There are more?"

"Sure, did you think four people were enough? It was me, Isaac, Mariah, Mel, Mirio... The League had ten founders." She laughed, "You know, back then Isaac wasn't really sure he wanted to be the leader. Things really change."

Deku's expression grew perplexed. "Why? I thought the League was his idea."

"Isaac's? Well, in a way. But, it was more of a concerted effort. He was the one that came up with the Sitting Agents, Quarantined Universes, Patrollers, and all that. In a way, most of our protocols were at least drafted by him. But Mariah, Midorikawa, Mel and the others were always there to work with him." She sighed, "Those were some fun days, I'd say, before everyone realized what kind of responsibility we were taking on and different ideas started to clash." She closed her magazine with a sudden slap, "But enough moping, I think you four want to talk with people that can actually help you. So, drop it on me."

"Drop it…"

"Tell me what's your big issue. It has to be something important if you four are all on the same page about looking for help. Is it All for One? Another kind of villain? Some contagious disease? I know everyone in this building, that's the perk of being the guard dog of this place. Repays having to shoo the snoopers."

Izuku was a bit taken aback by her bluntness, but Uraraka seemed genuinely interested, and they had to start somewhere anyway, so they decided to tell her. When they finished, she grimaced. "Yeah, three All for One users at once… that's a lot." Her eyes wandered away for a moment, like she was staring at something out of reach, before she returned her gaze to them. "If I was ten years younger and had a functional back, I could help you directly, to be honest. I get Isaac's point, but I don't have the same worry."

Deku's eyebrow rose, "Uhm… If I might ask, miss Uraraka, what about your world?" The question had popped into his mind before he could decide what to do with it, but Uraraka had told them she was 'the guard dog', which he assumed meant she lived there all the time. He quickly realized what he had just asked and his hands shot forward, shaking left and right, "I-I mean if you can't answer it's not a problem it'sjustthatyoudon'tseemconcerned…" 'Idiot, that could be a touchy subject.'

He stopped mumbling suddenly when he heard her laugh. The laughter was honest, without a hint of bitterness or anger. She genuinely was just… enjoying this? "Oh, I missed that." She said, pointing at him, "All the Izuku that arrive here are different, but when I meet one like you, that reminds me so much of the one from my world, it's always the best." Her smile grew further as she turned to him, "And I don't mind the question, but you should remember the same isn't true for everyone else. Spider-Man or Power Suit will probably be happy to tell you about their home, but Mel will probably slap you for it and I think the Dekiru kid might get some tears going." Izuku noticed she was slipping slightly in her accent now, like the Uraraka he knew would do at times.

"Thanks for the advice." Todoroki replied before Izuku could. The teenager looked at the ice-and-fire user, and noticed his gaze. He was waiting, and Uraraka didn't miss it.

"Oh my, so many young men interested in me, I should be flattered. Or maybe another Uraraka should." She replied, and Izuku turned bright red, eliciting another laugh from the woman, "But my story isn't that interesting, in part because we have just never found my home, but mostly because I only remember bits and pieces of it. I inherited One for All, joined UA, made a good number of friends, fought All for One, sent him into space during our fight and then tried to Teleport back to Earth. Instead, I hit the ground in the wrong place. And with the wrong body part, probably."

"Probably?" Itsumi asked, while Deku was too busy trying to imagine Uraraka flying into space while holding All for One. It was such an absurd image he couldn't quite do it.

"As I said, my memory is hazy. Mel thinks it's the result of some sort of shock. At some point, I might have been hit with something that took away most of my memories. Or alternatively I am repressing something terrible. It's hard to say in the Multiverse, since both options are more than plausible. I'm just glad part of my memories are the good times I spent with my friends before being lost." Her response was once again blunt and to the point, but Izuku did notice the hint of unease she put in her voice this time. She was playing it off, but he could tell she didn't like to discuss that particular point.

"Sorry…" Itsumi started to say, but one look from the woman stopped her.

"Don't. One of the good memories I have is All for One freezing to death in space, gasping to breath. So long as I know my world is safe from him, I'm fine, even if I never remember more than bits and pieces of it." Uraraka's expression grew colder for a moment, like she was thinking back at something, before she suddenly continued. "I'm fine with the hand life dealt me. I still have my memories for the past thirty years, after the haziness, and that's enough. I have lived a rather adventurous life and passed One for All to a good kid with green hair and some freckles." She winked, and both Izuku and Itsumi couldn't help but chuckle, "I think I did quite well for myself, so now I'm here, in my retirement home."

Ojiro coughed, "Uhm, sorry to ask, but what about that kid then? If he could help…"

"Ikzu, who isn't a kid anymore by the way, comes around once a month, but he has his own matters to take care of. Kirgash the Dust Lord keeps him busy." She shrugged, "But well, if you stay around long enough you can meet him and ask him. If he agrees, good for him. As for the people you have met now, you are better off asking Mariah or Mel and see what they can do. Most of the Izuku are pretty selfless, so if you ask them they will probably help..."

She stopped when Zuzu-9-Beta suddenly appeared, fixing her glasses – a motion Izuku doubted had any real purpose given the fact she was a hologram. "Mister Isaac is calling for you, Mister Midoriya."

Izuku stepped forward. "Oh, sure, so do I just… go back down?"

"Yes, Delta is going to be waiting for you on floor -5. Oh, miss Mariah and Miss Melissa are there too."

"Great..."

"Do you mind if I go with him?" Todoroki asked.

"Yes, I do." The hologram replied, and Todoroki immediately prepared to argue, but she stopped him, talking first. "Don't take this the wrong way, but Mister Isaac only asked for him. I can't let you three go with him."

"I'm sure he just forgot…" Uraraka started, but Zuzu-9 looked her way with a poignant expression, and the woman shook her head, "Ah, whatever. Don't worry about it anyway, it's Isaac. He will just tell him how the training works and send him back up here."

"Sure…" Todoroki glanced at Izuku, and the young man nodded, before Todoroki shrugged, "Fine. Sorry, I think I'm a bit on edge."

"That's normal dear." Uraraka replied, seemingly resuming her motherly act. Or Izuku had to assume it was an act, given the clear difference between it and the bluntness she had shown earlier. "But as I said, you are safe here."

Izuku nodded, then stepped in the elevator, giving a nod to Itsumi and the others before the door closed.

-x-

Itsumi watched Izuku disappear downward, not without a little concern. She realized that was wrong of her. Isaac, as shady as he had been in keeping information from them, was not trying to actively damage them. He had brought them all here, and not letting her go home, while not a good thing, was the better choice. She understood that.

But that did not stop her from feeling apprehensive. Izuku was a friend at this point, and one she had been through a lot with. It grated her she couldn't be there with him. That she could not help anymore. 'If I had Teleport and Guide, this wouldn't have happened.' She found herself thinking.

'Yes, and then you would have been attacked by All for Deku and Alien King.' Her mind replied. She stopped the thought, but it remained there, in the back of her mind. In a way, she had been lucky. Teleported in the wider Multiverse right before Alien King escapes and another All for One user appears from another Universe. But she didn't feel lucky. She felt… useless. It wasn't a pleasant feeling, it reminded her too much of both her recent mistake with the Claw and before that of her

"Zuzu-Beta?" She asked to the hologram. The green projection turned around, looking at her. "Can I ask you a favor?"

The projection listened curiously, before pondering her question. "It's not something impossible, but it's not up to me."

"Please, at least ask."

"I will, do not worry. They are busy right now, a meeting on level -5, but I will pass to Delta your request. I am positive it's doable." She smiled, an expression that, Itsumi realized, she had not seen before on this version of the projection, "I will say I really approve of people that decide to endeavor to better themselves."

"Thank you." The teenager replied. Itsumi felt a warmness in her chest. It was… nice, she supposed, to hear that praise, even if it was probably just politeness. She turned to Todoroki and Ojiro, who had resumed talking to Uraraka, probably deciding she wanted to discuss the matter privately.

"… And Spider-Man is just here to look for the Prowler. Unless she ended up in your worlds, he is probably too busy to help. Back home he has a whole war on drugs going on." The woman was explaining.

"I see. Thank you."

"Don't mention it dear." The woman replied again, warm smile on her face. Itsumi found it hard to acknowledge what seemed to be the two sides of this Uraraka. The one in her own world was a kind, gentle soul. This one on the other hands seemed to be at once blunt like a mace and gentle like a flower with words. It was… different. "Now, you should go eat something. It's also a good chance for you all to get to know the others too. Lissa is a good cook, and the Green Scar learned to cook in the woods I think, but learned rather well. Neither are as good as some of the other regulars, but between them and Zuzu the food is always good."

Itsumi nodded, and then followed the others upstairs. "She wasn't really helpful, to be honest." Ojiro commented.

"She did what she could. Spider-Man is unlikely, some of the others are stuck here, ask the Melissa they call Mel – and I just realized they have one called Mel and one called Lissa, who chose those nicknames – or Mariah for help." Todoroki summarized, "Basically a whole load of maybe, but at least it's a start."

The mess hall was quieter now. Spider-Man was gone, and Katsuki Bakugo was sitting at a table on the side, alone. The Green Scar, on the other hand, was reading on his own. The Izuku in question scratched his green beard as he turned the page once more, before finally noticing them. "Back from the tour?"

"Yeah. I guess it's lunchtime."

"Sounds about right. Anything you'd like? Usually Zuzu or Lissa are the cooks, but I could use a bit of a distraction. Just word of advice, don't ask for rabbit."

Itsumi raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Personal history." He replied, clearly dodging the question. Bakugo, from his table, started to laugh, not stopping despite the glare the Green Scar shot him, who in response just sighed and returned his attention to them, "Let's just say I prefer other kinds of meat."

"That's fine." Itsumi commented, "Oh, can you make some Katsudon? It's dad's favorite."

"Your dad has good taste. What about you two?"

"Soba."

"Katsudon is fine." Ojiro added.

Izuku nodded, closing the book he was reading and standing up. Itsumi had to admit he was tall. Taller than her dead, not to mention far more ripped than her father. Not that her old man wasn't muscular, but this Izuku was at least a head taller and had enough muscles to punch through a mountain probably. 'Maybe it's because dad isn't a CQC-focused fighter?' She wondered. She had noticed Izuku – the teen, god this was confusing – was muscular, but she assumed her father might have looked the same in high school. But if one was more rounded and the other stayed focused on close quarter combat, that would change eventually.

"So, what's your name anyway?" the Green Scar asked, while pulling out some cooking equipment and the ingredients. Itsumi didn't miss the fire starting apparently on its own, though she realized that was probably Zuzu helping. "I mean, that's Shoto and that's Ojiro, unless they really surprise me I can tell, but you are someone I don't know. Though your air color is really familiar."

"I'm Itsumi Midoriya."

"Oh." He raised an eyebrow, without raising his eyes from the cooking process, "That Izuku's sister? You know, I was an only child, but I did wonder what having one would be like."

"No, no. I'm the daughter of Hizuku Midoriya and Katsumi Bakugo."

Izuku dropped the frying pan, and the other Bakugo, who had chosen that very moment to drink a cup of water, had an explosive spit-take before starting to cough. Ojiro moved closer to pat him on the back, helping him. "Thanks. And what the fuck?!"

"What? He was the one that asked. Also, is not like it's weird for me. You are the weird one, looking like my mother's genderbend!"

Izuku couldn't help it at that and started to laugh, while Katsuki glared at him. "Oh yeah, laugh it off, you bastard!"

"But I'm already doing that, Zero." He replied, laughing louder, "I guess that's what you get for questioning my marriage choices, wifey."

"Ehi, I don't question your marriage with a humanoid rabbit monster."

"Ok, first, calling her that is rude. Second, you act like animal people aren't normal, what would Gang Orca say? And third…" He smirked, "Husband and wife shouldn't really argue in front of their daughter, dear."

Bakugo's screech couldn't cover completely the hearty laugh Izuku raised, accompanied by an equal one from Ojiro. Itsumi caught even Todoroki with a slight smile, and started laughing lightly too. Once everyone went quiet, she smiled, sitting down. "So, what about you two? I mean, I know who you are, and I have heard of Katsuki Bakugo, even though it's still weird. But…"

"You want to know where we come from?" Izuku asked, "Well, I don't mind, but it's a weird story. His is a lot simpler."

The blonde man snorted, but surprisingly talked anyway, against Itsumi's expectations. "Got a bastard with teleportation in his skillset in a chokehold. You know, I thought the best way to stop the asshole from killing someone when he can just pop out of existence was pinning him. He tried to get out of it with his power anyway, and that's when things went to Hell. We landed in some canyon city and me and the people from there had to fight and capture the piece of shit. Then I had to sit tight and wait until someone showed up."

Ojiro chuckled, "Man, does every Bakugo have the same vocabulary?"

"Yes." The Green Scar replied, "In fact, I dare say today is a good day."

"Whatever you say Bugbite." The man replied, downing another glass of water. At least, Itsumi hoped it was water. "Still, I got him out of the way, that's a success." His grin grew savage, and Itsumi could feel the man's bloodlust. "Didn't kill him, but let's see what he can do trapped in here."

Ojiro leaned in, curious, "And who is him? Some Villain we would know?"

Itsumi was curious too, but she noticed the Green Scar's expression before Katsuki spoke. "Eh, depends. Ever heard of All Might?"

Itsumi's jaw fell so low it was probably touching the table.

(xx)

Alright, we are back with a new chapter. Second half of the headquarters introduction, with some more content to some of our League members.

Just as a reminder:
- Izuku/Power Suit is from Rejected Stones by FullParagon
- Spider-Man is based on the Spider-Man!Izuku from Amazing Fantasy by TheInfamousMan
- The Green Scar is from The Green Scar worldbuilding by Quantum01 and the fic by Pro-man
- Fusion!Izuku is from Dekiru: The Fusion Hero by | OmegaInfinity |

I will keep mentioning the fics whenever their characters appear or are mentioned, of course.

So, we are done with all the League members currently present in the building. It's an interesting mix. I could have made it more varied potentially, but well, this is Deku - Into the Multiverse, I feel like not meeting a lot of Izukus would be betraying the title. Do not worry, the League has a lot of not-Izuku, not-Melissa members.

And someone asked where a Toshinori was, I guess this is the answer ;)