SON OF CROSSROADS
CHAPTER 1
GRAN TORINO POV
I left the house today to do some grocery shopping and this is what I get as I am on my way to the store? I thought to myself as I see the impossible, a carbon copy of All For One but younger. I would wager he is thirteen, fifteen the absolute most. This doesn't make sense, Toshinori said he killed him five years ago, maybe the bastard used a quirk to bring himself back from the brink of death. Then why was he suddenly so much younger, a side effect of what ever quite he used maybe?
I should follow him to be sure, it is probably just my imagination and the dementia messing with me. I followed him and the girl he was with, no way this is him, just being with her draws attention to him. If he was trying to hide from us like this he would not allow himself to be anywhere near her in public. The girl has pink skin and fuzzy mop hair like his, matching her skin colour as well. She had two antenna and black eyes with yellow pupils, hopefully it is just a mutation quirk.
That is when a bomb went off down the street and they made it there to be at the front of the crowd. With myself falling right behind them as they found their spot to watch. "Looks like this guys body emits some sort of explosive paste, but I don't think he light it by himself?" The kid with white hair and green eyes muttered pulling a notebook out of nowhere taking notes.
"How can you be so sure?" The pink one asked him leaning against him to look at the book. Is she blushing purple? Makes sense since her skin is already pink.
"Look at the homemade flamethrower he made using a blow torch." He stated pointing out the weapon. Can he really tell that just from the weapon? Only two people have been analyze a quirk that quickly in my life, Nana and All For One. I turn back to him to see a look of joy on his face as some officers almost got blown to pieces. Sick bastard, as always he just loves destructive quirks, especially testing them on people.
"Out of the way gramps." This tall guy with black hair said shoving past me and others to lean on the police safety fence to watch. Rude bastard, oh well I got to help them deal with the villain and quickly. I used my quirk to get above the crowd and land beside some officers.
"Need any help?" I said putting down my grocery bag and ignoring All For One for the moment.
"Gran Torino! Thank god you are here!" A young rookie I helped a few months back said coming up to me.
"Widen the barrier and get behind your cars while I handle this." I said stretching my arms while they get back.
"What the hell is this?" The criminal asked sneering at me. Inexperienced brat, does he take me for a weakling just because I am not in my prime anymore. "They must be really desperate if they have send in a fossil like you." He said mocking me. Yup he is definitely an idiot, this should be fast.
I use my quirk to quickly move to right in front of him barely lifting myself off the ground. Then I fly up before he can realize what is happening to knock him off balance and make him fall back. "What the hell!" He shouted as I swooped back down to kick the weapon out of his hand before getting behind him.
I moved in to kick just as he turns around on his elbows resulting in my kick to his face. I then rebounded back against the wall before going up above his head. As he was clutching his broken nose I came down on him knocking him out cold. "Someone get inside and check on the victim while the rest restrain him." I said walking back to my grocery bag to get an apple.
"You heard him, let's hurry." One of the officers said as everyone ruched forward. As the crowd started to disperse I realize I lost track of him. Dammit looks like I need to give Toshinori a call now to let him know. I dialled him up after I gave the brief basically instant report to the officers.
"Gran Torino what can I do?" Toshinori asked me making me raise an eyebrow at his carefree tone. Granted I haven't told him yet so as far as he knows nothing is wrong.
"I just saw All For One." I said waiting for him to respond.
But all I can hear is quiet before I hear him coughing up blood, I know it would shock him but seriously. "Are you absolutely sure of what you saw?" He asked me with worry in his voice. For good reason too, if he was still alive Toshinori most likely would not be able to beat him in his current state.
"He looked like thirteen or fifteen years old but yeah a carbon copy of him." I said hoping I was wrong in my assumption.
"Its impossible I killed him with own two hands." He responded back to me.
"But as I recall they never did recover a corpse from the fire and I don't think his whole body would be reduced to ash by such a simple flame." I retorted always having a gnawing feeling in my gut since that day.
"Where is this child you think is him now?" He asked me with less nervousness than before and more doubt.
"Him and the girl he was with walked away with the rest of the crowd." I said sighing.
"Tell me the descriptions I will ask Naomasa to keep an eye out for them." Toshinori said to me. Probably thinking I lost my mind but I know what I saw, it was him.
"Well, you already know his features but well… younger and he also had freckles." I said feeling like I was stating the obvious. "The other had pink skin and pink hair with-" I got cut off by the brat before I could finish.
"Why would he be with someone who stands out that badly?" He asked me confused.
"You think I know the answer! Now shut up and let me finish!" I shouted getting a quiet I'm sorry from him. "She also has large messy hair, black eyes with yellow pupils, and two antenna coming from the top of her head." I finished getting silence again.
I was about to yell at him and threaten to break my cane over his head when he responded. "There is no way that is him, but alright if anything comes up I will let you know." He said hanging up on me.
Damn it! And here I thought things were finally over, guess I was wrong wasn't I. Looks like he will have to make up with Night Eye soon if we want to stop this. I put my phone down that I was still holding onto and went to get some milk from my fridge.
IZUKU POV
I left the house today to meet with Mina and do some clothes shopping in Hosu. I woke up at 8 am and left by 9 am to meet her at the train station to catch the 9:30 train to Hosu. Ever since what I did for her when were little she has always been adamant about making sure she was waiting for me. Even though I tell her it is nothing, she still sometimes acts like a those personal maids you would see in a rich persons mansion.
Speaking of that we invited Yuga but he said he had plans with his parents already. Maybe next time we can go as one big group next time with all the others. I get to the train station at 9:11 and see Mina waving to me to come over. As I get closer I notice she already has the tickets in her hands, as always she bought mine for me. "You know you don't have to show up early just to buy my ticket for me." I said pulling out my wallet as she raises her hand.
"How many times do I have to tell you that you don't have to pay me back for your tickets?" She asked me pouting.
"Every time I try to?" I scratch my head have gone through this lecture of hers plenty of times before.
"Exactly, no matter how many times you say it is nothing it is because of you I can still study to be a hero." She said pushing my ticket into my hand and pulling me by that hand to the platform. We grabbed spots on a bench beside a vending machine so I bought us some juice. Grabbed her orange juice as a high acid diet works better for her quirk, and I got myself ice coffee. The sweet kind as I have a bit of a sweet tooth, though the normal one is all right but if I have the option I will always pick the sweet one.
"The moving sale for that clothing store with all the hero brands is today right?" Mina asked me with her trademark goofy smile.
"I only remembered it was a sale, as always you keep better track of things than me." I said amazed how well kept she can be. I mean despite how smart she says I am, I always lose track of time by mumbling. Case in point when she suddenly pulls me up only to see her guiding me onto the train. I didn't even hear it coming, I got to admit I was surprised even more so than usual. I really should do something about getting lost in thought like that but then again Mina is getting a good laugh out of it.
Once we got to Hosu we made our way to the store when we heard an explosion. "Lets check that out!" I said as I hurried towards the noise. Luckily we managed to snag some spots right at the front of the police safety fence. Before I knew it I was pulling out my notebook and started jotting down notes. "Looks like this guys body emits some sort of explosive paste, but I don't think he light it by himself?" I said writing down the sheer volume he seemed to be producing every few seconds.
"How can you be so sure?" Mina asked me looking a little purple. Did she get winded from trying to keep up with me? Looks like I owe her an apology.
"Look at the homemade flamethrower he made using a blow torch." I stated pointing out the weapon he was using. From what I could tell he took a blow torch and added some sort of secondary canister right below the tip. Most likely filled with propane, when he presses the trigger for the flame he is also pressing the trigger for the propane. This allows him to extend it towards the flame to reach the paste he tosses causing a mid range explosion. As always quirks are so amazing †o watch, especially when the individual tries to compliment it with the right support gear. An old man out of nowhere used his quirk to get above the crowd and land safely beside some officers and looks like he was an old pro who was out grocery shopping.
"Need any help?" He said putting down his grocery bag.
"Gran Torino! Thank god you are here!" A young officer said coming up to him and informing him of the situation.
"Widen the barrier and get behind your cars while I handle this." The Hero named Gran Torino said stretching his arms while they got us and themselves back.
"What the hell is this?" The criminal asked sneering at him, what a dumb ass looking down on a clearly long lived pro. "They must be really desperate if they have send in a fossil like you." he said like a complete jackass. Oh yeah according to my research a few weeks ago this hero was in the top thirty for most of his career. This new guy is definitely going to get his ass beat in about a minute I just have to wait and see.
He used his quirk to quickly move to right in front of the villain barely lifting himself off the ground. Then Gran Torino flew up before he could realize what was happening, giving the old pro his chance to knock him off balance and make him fall back. "What the hell!" The Wannabe Villain shouted as he swooped back down to kick the weapon out of his hand before getting behind him.
He moved in to kick just as the villain turns around on his elbows resulting in a kick to his face. Gran Torino then rebounded back against the wall before going up above his head. As he was clutching his broken nose the hero came down on him knocking him out cold. "Someone get inside and check on the victim while the rest restrain him." He said walking back to his grocery bag to get an apple.
After that the crowd started to disperse with Mina quickly dragging me away. She had a worried look on her face for some reason, now that I think about me running towards the explosions made her worry. "I am so sorry, I wanted to see the villains quirk so badly that I didn't realize how dangerous it actually was!" I almost shouted causing her to stop and turn on me.
"It's all right after what is it? Almost ten years of being your friend I expect this." She said sighing before turning into a smile like always. "You can make it up to me by telling me how I look in mount lady short shorts." Mina said, like always never missing a chance to tease me ever since her body started to develop more.
I am pretty sure that she has turned me into a tomato, oh man this is so embarrassing. Why can't it be like when we were little and I didn't notice her and the others physical contact. "As always I will trust the fashion choices to you." I said at this point surrendering myself to her whims. As much as I want top quality everyday clothes, my dads company main sale products are jewelry and other fancy stuff. Like suits, imported shoes from other countries, and dresses all high class stuff I feel awkward wearing. That being said Yuga feels right at home when wearing them, him and my father have been trying to get me into suits for years.
MINA POV
I left the house today to meet with Izuku and do some clothes shopping in Hosu. His dad made it a rule that at least one of us must be with him at all times when he goes out on the weekend. Along with his bodyguard, but Izuku does not know about Dabi always following him on the weekends. As far as he knows he is simply an assistant his dad hired to help his mother with grocery shopping, cleaning, and obviously Izuku combat training.
I woke up at 7 am and left by 8 am to make sure that I would arrive and get the tickets well before he woke up. He always says I don't have to wait here early for him, but even if his father didn't tell me to. I would still do it, if for nothing else to make sure I stay ahead of the girls in terms of closeness. That being said at first it was more like hero worship I felt for him after what he did for me. But lately when I tease I feel like I genuinely mean it, but as long as I can stay close to him I will be happy.
We were to meet up at the train station to catch the 9:30 train to Hosu to catch a good sale. It was hero brand merchandise like Best Jeanist jeans, Mount Lady perfume/cologne and a bunch of others. I am honestly surprised some days that his father allow his son hero worship despite him being a criminal. Though the rest of us keep his fathers true current job a secret as far Izuku knows he is a former thief who turned his life around to become a successful businessman.
Once it reaches 9:11 I see Izuku approaching and wave to him to come over. "You know you don't have to show up early just to buy my ticket for me." He said pulling out his wallet as I raises my hand knowing what he is going to say. "How many times do I have to tell you that you don't have to pay me back for your tickets?" I asked him unable to stop myself from pouting. Honestly he is willing to help me cover up my incident from when we were kids, but he is still against killing.
"Every time I try to." He scratched his head the two of us have gone through this lecture of mine plenty of times before.
"Exactly, no matter how many times you say it is nothing it is because of you I can still study to be a hero." I said pushing his ticket into his hand and pulling him by that hand to the platform. Some days it just doesn't make sense, he can be so sweet yet stomach the sight of a horrendous crime like its second nature to him. Oh well like his dad always says, let UA crush his spirits and over time he will come to realize.
But this is taking so long, honestly I don't even want to a hero other than to help keep Izuku safe in the off chance they let him in. Bullies everywhere think that if you have a powerful quirk they can beat you up and say they are just like All Might. It is because of him there are so many egotistical assholes out there that think might makes right, and All Might probably doesn't even realize it.
We grabbed spots on a bench beside a vending machine and Izuku ended up buying us some juice. He ended up grabbing me orange juice as he knows a high acid diet works better for my quirk. And he got himself ice coffee the sweet kind as for as long as I known him he has always had a sweet tooth.
"The moving sale for that clothing store with all the hero brands is today right?" I asked him with my trademark goofy smile he is always mumbling about.
"I only remembered it was a sale, as always you keep better track of things than me." He said amazed as always at how well kept I am compared to him. I mean despite how smart he is when it comes to anything hero he will always end up forgetting the little details. Like right now for instance how the announcement said the train will be arriving any second now. In this case like in many others I have to pull him up and make sure to guid him onto the train. Knowing him he probably didn't even hear it coming, though I tried to hold it back I couldn't help but laugh a little.
Once we got to Hosu we made our way to the store but along the way I felt someone watching us. I took a discreet sideway glance at the side mirror of a car we were passing to get a look. It appeared to be an old hero in a yellow cape and jumpsuit carrying groceries. On the surface this looks like nothing but Izuku dad trained us well enough that as his escorts we could tell when a hero or villain decided to follow us. This creeper was definitely following us but before I could try to shake him we heard an explosion.
"Lets check that out!" Izuku said hurrying towards the noise. Before I knew it he was pulling out one of his notebook and started jotting down notes. "Looks like this guys body emits some sort of explosive paste, but I don't think he light it by himself?" He said writing down notes like a demon.
Whenever I see him at a villain vs hero fight like this he always seem to be in his element. Before I realized it I could feel my cheeks heating up thinking about how I could watch him like this for hours and not get bored. "How can you be so sure?" I asked him trying to divert attention from my probably purple face right now. God damn it, my head must look like a grape right now, a big fuzzy grape.
"Look at the homemade flamethrower he made using a blow torch." He stated pointing out the weapon the guy was using. Honestly this is really boring, after all the injuries I have seen people get from my acid this carnival show is nothing. But out of nowhere an old man used his quirk to get above the crowd and land right beside some officers. And if I had to guess he was a pro hero probably strong as hell if he can still fight despite walking with a cane.
"Need any help?" The hero wearing the yellow cape and jumpsuit said putting down their grocery bag.
"Gran Torino! Thank god you are here!" A young officer said coming up to him and informing him of the situation. By the looks of it he is well known around here, I will have to inform Izuku dad later tonight.
"Widen the barrier and get behind your cars while I handle this." The Hero named Gran Torino said stretching his arms while they got us and themselves back. The police seem to have no problems taking orders from this old man, now I am curious to see how strong he is.
"What the hell is this?" The criminal asked sneering at him, what a dumb ass even I would not make the mistake of underestimating a hero. "They must be really desperate if they have send in a fossil like you." he said already telling me what would come next. If the look Izuku has on his face is any indication I am going to see an ass whooping. This new guy is gonna be choking on his blood and some concrete before this old guy is done with him.
He used his quirk to quickly move to right in front of the villain barely lifting himself off the ground. Then Gran Torino flew up before he could realize what was happening, giving the old pro his chance to knock him off balance and make him fall back. "What the hell!" The Wannabe Villain shouted as he swooped back down to kick the weapon out of his hand before getting behind him.
He moved in to kick just as the villain turns around on his elbows resulting in a kick to his face. Gran Torino then rebounded back against the wall before going up above his head. As he was clutching his broken nose the hero came down on him knocking him out cold. "Someone go inside and check on the victim while the rest restrain him." He said walking back to his grocery bag to get an apple.
After that I immediately started to quickly drag Izuku away, the crowd dispersing on their own. In thanks to Dabi trying to discreetly force his way through the crowd causing them all to start moving. "I am so sorry, I wanted to see the villains quirk so badly that I didn't realize how dangerous it actually was!" He almost shouted which would have caused the hero who was following us earlier to find us and continue his pursuit. I stopped and turned to him to say anything, so long as it kept him quiet for a few more blocks.
"It's all right after what is it? Almost ten years of being your friend I expect this." I said sighing before giving him my goofiest smile possible like always. "You can make it up to me but telling me how I look in mount lady short shorts." I said, like always enjoying the chance to tease him.
Seeing him turn red as a tomato, this never gets old no matter how many times I see it."As always I will trust the fashion choices to you." He said at this point surrendering himself to my whims. Oh I am definitely going to have fun today even if I am surrounded by all that hero endorsed crap.
