NOTE*****: This story is ahead on AO3, it's easier to post there, the first update will always be there, you can check it out there if you want to read ahead, it has the same name: The Light, The Dark and the green in between
Just to make clarify, i like to use "..." as my time skips, sometimes i use * for flashbacks, loud sounds or sfx (sound effects).
Bold text is just something to make that word stand out, if used for a sentence it's like a different language, generally English in the MHA universe.
If i use it's like writer commentary.
End NOTES ******
*CRUNCH* *CRASH*
A loud sound wakes Windu from his idle daze, looking back at the fridge Young Midoriya was trying to get on the truck, crashed onto the ground, and dented all around. Frowning, he walks up to Midoriya.
"You alright Young Midoriya?"
"Yeah, huff, huff, i-I just lost focus for a moment when trying to lift the fridge again" he says while panting heavily, it seems it still took a large toll on his body when lifting something of such a size.
"Take your time Young Midoriya, sit down catch your breath and we'll try again later"
"NO! … sorry, I mean rest is not needed Master Windu, I can do this"
"Just take a break, the fridge isn't going anywhere, your mind is too clouded to continue, just rest and reflect on your emotions"
"Yes Master" Izuku nods as he takes a few steps back and sits on the beach.
Windu turned around with his eye on the fridge, standing on the sand straight up. Dents all over, the hinges were completely crushed inwards, but no other signs of damage. He thinks to himself, force crush , that isn't good, it's predominantly a dark side power, he's already unable to control his emotions so quickly?
It's cause for concern, fearing leading him forward may endanger the rest of this planet if he continues down this path. Maybe the Jedi order was right again, to not train those with attachments and those unable to control themselves in the way of the force.
No, let's not give up the moment we see darkness or repress everything dark, maybe I should talk to him, from what I sense he didn't even know that he used a hint of the dark side of the force. Can't learn what you don't know, it's best I tell him.
…
At the end of the day, when the sun was setting, Midoriya was cleaning himself up to prepare to travel home. Windu looks at the fridge, nods to himself and walks up to Midoriya.
"Young Midoriya, can I have a moment of your time"
Izuku looks back, for some reason he can feel some fear, perhaps he knows himself?
"Of course, Master Windu"
Windu smirks and sits down on the bench next to him. "How's progress at school?" He doesn't show it but he is still concerned with the little one's education, he can't spend all of his time here training and ends up flopping at the entrance theory exam.
"Ah great Master Windu, we had prelims the other day and I'm on track to score well at the entrance exams"
"Good, make sure to keep it up, knowledge is still important to your progress" he nods, "I want to speak about something else at school, is something bothering you?"
Izuku looked at Windu surprised, unsure what to even say.
"Yeah, all good, all fine Master" he said with a sweat dropping by the side of his head.
"You know I can sense when you're not telling me everything Young Midoriya"
Izuku ponders to himself, not knowing if he should hide anything from Master Windu.
"I-i… talked to some of my classmates at school today, they weren't exactly very happy with my goal of being a hero"
"Why is that so Young Midoriya?"
"Because I'm… Quirkless as far as they know, they don't exactly treat everyone equally at school, making fun of me when I said I aim to be a hero"
Windu nods, he is understanding to what he's trying to say, the inability to fit in due to differences, he's seen countless incidents throughout his journey in the Galaxy.
"But it's ok Master Windu, it's been a while since they have disturbed me, today it was only Bakugou's buddies who got bored and decided to try something funny"
"I see, when those guys tried something funny, did you feel anything?"
"Yeah, a little humiliated"
"Did you feel some of that emotion when you tried to lift the fridge?"
"I'm not sure, I just thought I could prove to them that I could do something"
Windu nods, he let his emotions leaked out slightly when he was trying to lift that fridge, tapping into the dark side just a touch to crush parts of the fridge.
"You know when you did that, you tapped into the dark side of the force"
"I WAH? I'M SORRY MASTER WINDU, IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, I'LL BE MORE CAREFULLY NEXT TIME WH-"
"It's ok" Windu reassures him.
Puzzled, Izuku looked at Windu. Using the dark side of the force can't be a good thing right? It's the bad guy's power isn't it? Izuku thought.
Windu looked up to the sky, he thinks he'll try something different, we've always barred and repressed our younglings from emotions and tapping the dark side of the force when they're young and when they develop that feeling of stagnation when stuck with using the light side of the force, it may bring them closer to the dark side when they get a taste of it, abusing it and completely falling to the dark side when they are addicted to it. If I can teach him to control the pull to the dark side, perhaps it yields different results.
He himself knows how to prevent himself from falling to the dark side, his lightsaber form is notorious for practitioners falling to temptation. He himself even used force crush against his foes, but even now he hasn't fallen to the dark, maybe lost touch with the light, but not embracing the dark.
"We'll learn and understand this aspect of the force together, I want you to also understand the dark side of the force, learn how it pulls people towards it, and learn how to control that pull, not completely barricading yourself from using it, we'll discuss this another time."
"Yes, Master Windu"
…
Windu observed Midoriya boarding the bus at the bus stop by the beach side, sighing to himself, panning his head away from the bus and at the skyline of the sunset… before speaking out "You know I can sense your presence"
A Loud laughter was heard "HAHAHA, I just wanted to know how you're doing" All Might appears from the background behind Windu while looking at the bus "So that's your infamous student on that bus?"
"Yup"
All Might nodding to himself, "Good to see the next generation of heroes working towards their goal, with you training him, no doubt he'll be powerful, he is progressing well to reach the entrance exam I presume"
"Nope"
All Might, looks at Windu with a puzzled face, before asking "isn't the exam in a month's time? What do you mean he isn't going to be ready?"
"He's not ready, his power is lacking for the test, he's too emotional, too attached to the idea of being a hero, our order starts their training from a young age, leaving their families before they can even form attachments, typically when they're infants, or children that's too young to be aware."
"My student is 17, and has only started learning months ago, most Jedi take years to reach the required amount of preparation for you world entrance exam, even with my accelerated training programme there's just too much to learn and too much to overcome to be a Jedi, he's also too old, the last time we took in a child that's too old, the order was destroyed, the galaxy went into chaos, and lost my right arm to that very child." He moves his right stump into view for All Might behind him to see.
"He's just used a hint of the dark side, when clearing the beach" All Might's bright smile goes into a neutral state when Windu says that.
"So he's too dangerous to continue teaching?" All might said with a worried tone
"Maybe, but I'm not teaching him the ways of the Jedi, I'm teaching him something in between, a little test to see if what we've done as the Jedi to repress everything has been wrong all along, I didn't even tell him the Jedi code yet"
"And if he falls to the Dark side?"
"Then i hope the light will rise to meet him then"
All Might feels like knows what he means by the light, he was often described by Windu as the strongest light side presence he has felt on this planet so far, he could mean him… or his student that he's training in parallel with Windu, even quite poetic All might think to himself.
"Let's hope the light will never need to rise to deal with him then" he turns away from the sunset to see All Might
"Indeed"
…
***Flashback***
Windu looks out of the hospital window, to see the sunrise. The conversation with All Might was interesting,he has found out a lot about this place, Earth, and a nation called Japan. The world is peaceful with many peacekeepers with all sorts of abilities employed by the government to stop crime, investigate problems and so on. He knows now he's a problem now that he just came in on a spaceship crashing into a local forest. He could save all the trouble if it weren't for that damn engine blowing up at the last second.
He was lucky it was All Might, the No.1 hero in Japan and easily the strongest hero in the world, a person that has plenty of "English" knowledge and clearance to speak to him regarding his situation. He made a deal with him to try to keep the knowledge that he's basically from space under the table, in exchange for his cooperation, not that he has a choice, he's in no condition to disagree and the authorities top responder is literally next to him.
Seems my side of the agreement is to answer any questions to the best of his knowledge to some detective, and for me to integrate into society without causing too many problems and revealing that he's basically an alien. Their side is to ensure he's protected, not harmed and to make up a fake identity for him to live here in Japan.
The door opens to see a man in a white suit and blue face mask, looking at him.
"Ohayo Windu-san, Genki desu ka?"
Oh boy, and a whole other language to learn, I'm getting too old for this shit
…
"Here are the contents of whatever we're able to recover from the crash site" a half-naked guy with some sort of metal head helmet? Told Windu, placing a large box in the front of his room.
"To be honest, a lot of things were unsalvageable, everything burnt up, only the front was somewhat intact, it was a miracle that you survived that plane crash. The things I found were weird, no idea what it was but we just tossed it all in that box, take care of yourself alright?" As the man leaves the room.
Windu thanked that person for his concern as he left the room. A room that was provided by All Might for the foreseeable future while his identity is being sorted out. It's in a busy district of Tokyo too, the capital of Japan.
Looking at the box, it was unexpectedly small, he thought more of the ship would've survived the crash, but there was not much value of the contents of the ship. Maybe only the holo projector that may interest them, but probably too damaged to salvage.
Opening the box, the first thing he saw was half a head of R4, the damaged droid that helped him escape to this planet, not much use to him in that state. A few tools from the workbench that was in the garage of the ship, a couple of heavily damaged hand blasters, a couple stun batons and a short Vibro blade from the ship storage. Some stimulants from the medical bay and a few computer parts from random parts of the ship. Taking out the Vibro blade, thinking to himself, it's no Lightsaber but it's better than nothing.
Lastly a holocron that can only be activated with the force was also taken out of the box as Windu saw, flowing a little bit of force into it the Holocron opens up projecting a figure.
"This is Master Obi wan Kenobi. I regret to report that both our Jedi order and the republic has fallen, with the dark shadow of the empire rising to take their place. This message is a warning and a reminder for any surviving Jedi, trust in the force. Do not return to the temple. That time has passed, and our future is uncertain. Avoid Coruscant. Avoid detection. Be secret, but be strong. We will be challenged, our trust, our faith, our friendships. But we must persevere, and, in time, I believe a new hope will emerge. May the force be with you always." The projection stops.
Windu nods to himself "May the force be with you too" as the holocron slowly closes.
…
Windu walks the streets of Roppongi, Tokyo, he's never really interacted with the public before. He saw this bright red sign that looks like the food he saw in the magazine he read when hospitalized. 'Interesting' he thinks to himself, he hasn't tried the local food other than the provided hospital food, he opened the door and walked into the shop and was greeted "IRASSHAIMASE" by the lone blue counter girl that seemed to be working there.
Unsure what to do, he walked up to the counter and sat down, he has no clue what he's looking at, or what or how to order food. He barely spoke the language he recently been trying to pick up. The counter girl stared at him, before looking at a wall of buttons and nods back to him. The girl seems to have blue hair and blue skin, wearing a crop top and an apron kind of reminding Windu of another blue skinned Jedi he worked with often. Windu looks at the buttons, presses the one in the middle… nothing happens, a light pops up indicating 800 is shown, he takes out the currency in his pocket that All Might has provided him and stares at it "1000".
Looking back at the counter the girl is just staring at him trying to figure out how to use those buttons, geez, this can't get any worse can it? He looks at the contraption in front of him before spotting a slot that matches the shape of the note, he sticks the currency in it and suddenly it sucks it in, some round metal and paper pops out. Collecting the both of them, he returned to the seat and placed both of the objects on the counter in front of him.
The girl continues to stare at him, jeez what's your problem can't a man order food without being judged? The counter girl collects the slip of paper while saying something in Japanese before running off. Windu stares at the metal objects, "I guess that was the meal ticket and this is the change", he collects the metal objects placing it in a pocket in his robes. The Republic had credits, but he never had to deal with flaps of material as currency nor a droid that takes in credits to order food like this.
…
"You're not from around here, are you?" The girls speak to him in English while looking at him, Windu looks around the rest of the shop and there's no one else.
"What gave you that idea?" Windu says as he raises the bowl to meet his mouth, sipping on the contents.
"I don't know, you seem rather confused when it comes to all of this, replying in English as I expected" the girl smirked "and I've never seen anyone actually order Salmon Miso soup as their main dish without anything else, especially without rice" the blue skin girl smiled.
"Very insightful of you, you seem to know the local customs very well" joked Windu as he took another sip from the bowl.
"Yup~ born and raised here"
"You the store owner?"
"Not really, I'm just the part time dishwasher, have a good quirk for it" As she smiles and rubs the back of her head. "it's like mid-afternoon, we tend to not get customers around this timing, our usual staff is on break"
Taking out the metal objects he places them on the counter in front of him.
"Think you could teach me how a few things work around here?"
The counter girl grins giving a thumbs up. "SURE!"
…
It's been a few months living in Japan, with the information Windu gathered from the informants that he has recruited and trained, he's able to acclimatize well, even had a sneak peak of the underworld, not any different with the riff raff on Nar Shaddaa and Coruscant when he saw it. Crime breaks out between the common folk, heroes then come in to save the day and repeat, cartels or in this case, Yakuza have some control over the underworld taking advantage of the less fortunate, a never-ending cycle.
Looking through the internet, there's a few places he would like to investigate when given the time, structures around the world that look like a Jedi temple, even if the Jedi archives states there isn't any on earth, no harm trying. But trying to get there legally seems to be a hassle for him since his identity isn't exactly very legitimate nor ready, but he has time on his side, there's no rush.
Windu Sighs as he closes the laptop in front of him. Looking out from the nearby streets of Masutafu, shifted here after securing some more local currency. A more remote and less busy location is what Windu is comfortable with for now, but not too isolated, it's easier for him to hide in plain sight. Windu got up and slowly moved to his meditation room, sat down and proceeded to start meditating.
Windu has been sensing a shatterpoint looming for a while, he's unsure what's going on, but he senses a great darkness rising and opposite to that darkness is the light… All Might? He hears a conversation between the 2 of them but can't tell what's it about without any context. Where and when this is going to happen is a mystery, but it's soon. He should inform All Might, but he ponders, what if he's the cause of the shatterpoint? Conflicted but determined, he pulls out his phone dialing the contact on the top of his list.
"It's Windu, we need to talk"
…
"So you're saying that there's a great darkness coming?"
"Yes, I sensed it. My powers allow me to sense a shatterpoint, one of its aspects is to sense a critical point in time, and this point of time is soon, very soon" Windu explains to All Might and his companion in his office.
"What else did you sense in regard to this great darkness?" All might asks
"Not much else, he's a mystery to me, he did mention 2 things that stood out. One for all and All for one" All Might facial expression completely changes.
"And of the light that'll meet him?" the companion asks
Windu frowns, unsure if he should make it so explicit. He looks at All Might "The Light in this instance that I sense is you, All Might"
All Might frowned, his smile not existent anymore and looked at his companion.
"It aligns with my Foresight, it seems the inevitable is upon us, I thought we would have more time" the tall thin man frowns
…
"May the force be with you" Windu says as he takes his leave after a discussion
The door closes, and the companion looks at All Might
"Are we able to trust him? I don't seem to recognise him, I've had Centipeder check his profile, it's a complete blank"
"You can Nighteye, I trust him"
"And about One for all? He knows"
"He doesn't know the full details, only the name"
Nighteye looks visibly annoyed, he doesn't know why All Might trusts him so much, more than him? His own sidekick?
"So what is our course of action?"
"All we can do, If All for One is planning to make his move soon, we need to be ready to meet him, but we cannot let the public know of this, make preparations to ensure it doesn't, call all the Heroes that know about All for one, inform them to prepare to lend a hand."
"And of One for All in case anything happens?"
"Nothing will happen Nighteye, I'll settle this once and force all"
All Might thinks again about what Windu said, the Light rising to meet the Dark, One for all rising to meet All for one.
***Flashback Ends***
Toshinori Yagi remembers as he walks by the beachside. It's been almost 6 years since, where light met the dark, and possibly again in the future if Windu student fails. The sun has set as he stops by the north beach. He's seen what Windu can do, he has said before that the dark side he has fought is far more cunning, far more dangerous, potentially world ending if not handled correctly.
"Toshinori-Sensei!" the figure in the distance shouts, All Might smiles as he looks at the figure, waving back.
A bio-electric aura forms around that figure.
"I Did it Sensei!" the figure said with an excited voice
Toshinori smiles. Feeling proud, all he can do now is to prepare One for All for anything that comes.
…
"Huff, huff" Midoriya pants as he clears most of the trash on the breach.
"Master Windu, almost done *huff*" while Midoriya looks at the few remaining trash that, it seems only the fridge is left, it's in one piece, Midoriya has sort to destroy anything that's too big and heavy into smaller pieces before dumping it onto the truck, but this specific fridge was untouched since he used force crush.
Pointing his palms at the fridge, he tries again, rattling the fridge. The door opened up and started swinging back and forth as it slowly lifted off the ground. It's moving really slowly, making more noise than it should.
Windu looks at his student as he tries his best to at least slowly move it towards the truck, step by step. That fridge was big, but not large, it certainly would've been a challenge for a youngling, but for a Jedi padawan it shouldn't be a problem.
Midoriya managed to get to the steps that lead to the beach carpark, but he couldn't lift it any more, he's sweating all over his body just to get it where it's currently is, his muscles all over scream in pain, from the over usage of the force.
He wants to prove himself, he wants to tell the world that he can become a hero, pushing himself beyond the limit!
"GAHHHH!" *CRASH*
Izuku stumbles, looking up he sees the fridge on the beach… he fails to get it up the stairs, he's already beyond his limit. He failed to clear the fridge. Looking down at his hands, he couldn't lift it with the force. What could he have done differently? I don't know.
Windu looks at Midoriya, nodding to himself.
"It's fine"
"h-huh?"
"The entrance exam is tomorrow?" Windu comments
"y..yeah"
"take a days rest, Young Midoriya, prepare yourself for the exam"
"But Master Windu I ca-"
"Overdoing it will just lead to negative results, the fridge will still be here even after the exams"
"But it's not enough to just pass the exam, I have to work harder than everyone else, I'll stumble and fail, but I want to be a hero, I want to be the strongest hero!"
Windu smirks "That's why I want you do prove yourself as a hero during the exam, I need you to be at a 100% at the exams, patience Young Midoriya"
Izuku, looking down, knowing he failed his initial objective to prepare for the exams, he got his second chance, he'll have to try to pass the exams with his current power.
"Yes, Master Windu, I won't let you down"
Notes: Chapter 3 Notes:The counter girl took me awhile to think who it'll be, at first, I thought I wanted to do an joke from another game but then I wanted to expand the interactions with characters that will in the future, I thought of 1-A and 1-B girl characters, I couldn't really get anyone who's living in Tokyo specifically that feels right + working age and all that. Then I found our resident blue skinned blue hair girl in the MHA world, seems like a perfect opportunity to give her a more… "Information specialist" kind of role since she was already one in the actual story. Abilities:
Force Crush – A dark side ability of the force to telekinetically crush their target, not exclusive to the dark side users.
Holocron – Basically a storage device that is used by Jedi and sith, tend to contain valuable information, sometimes is empty waiting for something to be stored in it. Can only access the Holocron by feeding the force into it.
Obi wan Kenobi – A Jedi Master.
Coruscant – The capital of the Republic, now the empire, a planet cover with infrastructure.
Temple – the home base of the Jedi on Coruscant
Jedi Code - A Code that the Jedi follow, a core belief to the Jedi, promoting peace, tranquillity and such.
Credits – Legal tender in Star Wars
Shatter point – A critical point in time (not really, but I'm using it that way)
Padawan – Young Jedi, tend to be in their youth/teenage years
Fridge – it's that same fridge that all might crushed with one hand in Chapter 2 of the Manga or episode 3 in the anime (i think)