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The quirks that come with living in Royal Woods
Chapter one: The beginnings of heroism
Lincoln Loud, a twelve-year-old boy living in Royal Woods, Michigan, woke up on one well enough morning in his hometown. Stretching a bit, Lincoln gathered what he would be needing to wear then, wearing the baggy orange t-shirt and orange sweatpants he's taken to using as his sleep outfit, walked out of his bedroom to go to the bathroom to take a shower. To Lincoln's surprised interest, not only was there no line waiting to use the bathroom, but when he knocked on the bathroom door, he got no answer.
Opening the door, Lincoln did indeed see that there was no one inside. The sole Loud boy was at first surprised that there was, for once in a very rare while, no need to struggle/have to fight for the right to get into the bathroom in the morning. Lincoln simply figured that his sisters were all busy with some matter or matters that kept them occupied. Not wanting to waste this chance, the white-haired boy closed the bathroom door behind him, put a ten pound weight in front of the door to let others know that the bathroom is in use (they still haven't fixed the lock), and then he went on ahead with taking a shower.
When he was done cleaning himself and taking care of other hygiene tasks, Lincoln exited the bathroom and went back to his room, where he got dressed in what was now his new standard outfit; a long-sleeved white shirt under an orange shirt, with the orange shirt being similar to the green one Bobby Santiago wore, that was open in the front, a pair of tan-colored cargo pants held up with a belt, socks and shoes. Both the socks and shoes are the only parts that remained unchanged from Lincoln's old outfit of choice.
Lincoln also remembered that he had to meet with Aggro Ace later, so he made sure to pack a few things in his backpack that he was sure he was going to need when visiting the male Ace twin. This included a textbook on the basics of the Japanese language, as well as a few pocket knives and his new bowie knife. Lincoln also had the bokken carrying case that had his bokken, Starlit Sky, lying next to where his backpack sat on his bed. The sole Loud boy still had time for some breakfast, so he left his stuff be for the time being and proceeded to make his way down to the ground floor of his family's house.
When Lincoln turned the corner to head into the dining room, which he had to cross through in order to get to the kitchen, he was met up by his older sister Luna and their younger sister Lisa. Seeing these two girls standing together, and clearly waiting for Lincoln himself, piqued the sole Loud boy's interest, as he didn't think that Luna and Lisa would ever work together on anything extensively. However, Lincoln had a feeling that he would be getting his answer by the time that Luna and Lisa were done explaining themselves.
"Good morning, older brother unit," Lisa greeted, "Luna and I have been waiting for you to show up, as there is something that the three of us need to go over."
"What's up?" Lincoln asked, his curiosity itching.
Gesturing to Lincoln, Luna said, "Little dude, do you remember those bogus people that Harold-sensei and his group tangoed with while they were here so Harold-sensei's adult niece could heal your bum leg?"
How could Lincoln forget? There was a humanoid lizard man that was outfitted and equipped like a ninja, a psychotic school girl with a fascination with making others bleed, and a rather punk looking man with purplish burnt patches of skin, also said punk man could conjure and manipulate blue fire. Luna's music tutor, Harold Fisher, ended up dealing with those weird fellows, alongside his friends Mr. Yamanaka and Mrs. Inuzuka, Mrs. Inuzuka's large talking dog, and Harold's adult niece Sakura.
The weird fellows were eventually dealt with, and they even helped a bit with taking down (the now late) Lord Tetherby, the one who had put them up to their actions in Royal Woods in the first place. The weird fellows left, ultimately able to avoid punishment for their actions. It was during the course of these events where Lincoln's crippling injury in his left leg was healed by Harold's adult niece Sakura.
Looking to Lisa, Lincoln said, "Yeah, I can't forget those three." With an eyebrow arched in mild curiosity, the white-haired boy continued as he gestured to his brainy younger sister, "But why bring them up now?"
"I have recently discovered why exactly that trio of criminals were such a threat," Lisa began to explain as she held up a vanilla folder, "Even though Luna's tutor and his entourage, being trained and experienced shinobi from one of the elemental nations, were here in Royal Woods to help out with fighting against them." The brainy Loud sister opened her vanilla folder and skimmed through some of the papers that were held within. Finding what she wanted, Lisa let out an, "Aha!" as she removed a printed sheet of paper that had some details on it.
Handing the paper to Lincoln, Lisa said, "This is the basic summary of the info I went over with Luna a few minutes ago. We need to go over this with as many people on the one list that I have in this folder as well as possible at some point later today."
Lincoln quickly scanned the printed sheet his little sister provided him with. He skimmed over the names of the three fellows, Dabi, Spinner and Toga, which were working for Tetherby at the time. However, what Lincoln saw near the tail end of the report on the printed sheet caught his attention. The sole Loud boy re-read those last few lines or so before he let out a knowing sigh, handing the paper back to Lisa who put it back into the vanilla folder.
Nodding once in understanding, Lincoln said, "That would explain the lizard man and the man that could conjure and manipulate blue fire, and I have no doubt their psychotic associate likewise has just as much standing as they do." Letting out a resigned sigh, Lincoln continued, "All three of them had quirks."
"That's also why Luna and I were waiting for you, Lincoln," Lisa proceeded to explain, "Out of the eleven of us Loud siblings, only you, Luna and I have quirks, and Lily's too young to check yet."
"That's why we need to get together with all of the dudes and dudettes on the one list that Lisa says she has in her folder," Luna remarked, "If criminal guys come around here in Royal Woods whip out some flashy quirks to help them commit crimes, we got to be ready to deal with them where and when they pop up."
Lincoln looked up at his musically inclined older sister as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Well Aggro-sensei has been training me in a new style that will help me take full advantage of my quirk," the white-haired boy said as he began to explain things to his sisters, "In addition to tutoring me in Japanese and continuing our Kendo lessons."
Nodding in understanding, Lisa said, "Yes, yes, we're well aware that you have already been receiving training from Aggro to make full use of your quirk, Vampiric Stun. And while we're on the subject of Aggro, he is also one of the many individuals on my list that I would like for you, me and Luna to gather." The sole Loud boy nodded a few times in understanding; Aggro Ace, as well as all of his siblings and all three of the Ace cousins, all had varying quirks. Lincoln also unsurprised that Lisa added Aggro to the list because of his quirk, Amaterasu. Lincoln had a bit of wonder about how many of the Ace siblings/cousins were on Lisa's list.
With a shrug, Lincoln said, "As it just so happened, I was planning to head over to the Ace's place later anyway, as I have some lessons to resume with Aggro-sensei."
"I would like it if Luna and I could accompany you," Lisa said right away, "As we need to speak with Aggro, as well as all of his siblings and cousins that are on my list. We're also going to have to visit the Santiago-Casagrande residence later to collect Bobby, Ronnie Anne and their cousin Carlota, not to mention how we have to swing by the residence of Luna's girlfriend Sam to grab her, not to mention locate Leni's friend Fiona."
Lincoln was a bit amazed to hear that so many people were on Lisa's list to gather. It made him wonder just how many people there were on that list total. The part in Lincoln that had a bit of a passion for heroes in comics was also starting to get excited; from the sounds of things, Lisa and Luna seemed to be working towards establishing a guild/alliance of quirked individuals that all lived in the Royal Woods area.
A team of superheroes. And Lincoln was clearly one of the persons on that roster.
How can any boy his age not be excited?
After they were all ready, Lincoln, Lisa and Luna made their way over to the Ace residence. When they got there, they were greeted by Anastacia Ace, the sixteen-year-old cousin of the Ace siblings. Anastacia, or Annie as she prefers, along with her thirteen-year-old brothers, the twins Arthur and Allister, moved into the Ace residence in recent events after they lost their previous home in Rhode Island, along with their parents, in a house fire.
"Ah, well if it isn't Aggro's protégé," Annie said as she spotted Lincoln with Luna and Lisa. The chubby blonde Ace cousin spoke with noticeable German in her words, a testament to the half German half Japanese heritage she and her brothers had. Gesturing to Lincoln, Annie said, "I'm guessing that you're here to see Aggro?"
Nodding once in the affirmative, Lincoln replied, "I have some lessons with him today." He jerked a thumb over his back, indicating his backpack and his bokken carrying case. "My sisters Luna and Lisa also wish to speak with Aggro-sensei," Lincoln continued, "As well as all of his siblings and cousins that Lisa has on her list in her folder, about something having to do with forming a hero group out of locals here in Royal Woods that have quirks."
"And as it just so happens, Anastacia," Lisa cut in as she addressed the older blonde girl, "You are one such person on my list, given that your quirk, which I believe is called Hogswineboar, is a rather appealing power."
Nodding in understanding, Annie said, "Ja, that's what my quirk is called, alright. Although I'm not sure what you need with a girl with a transformation quirk that makes her bulky and strong while giving minor pig-esque features." Arching an eyebrow, Annie added, "Also, I prefer to be called Annie unless something really serious is being discussed and we have to be formal."
Giving her vanilla folder a light smack with the back of her right hand, Lisa replied, "This is a rather serious matter that requires some degree of formality." With a nod, the brainy Loud sister continued, "But I will concede the point and respect your wishes, Annie." The last line drew a bit of a smile from the chubby Ace cousin.
Looking up back to Annie, Lincoln asked, "So Annie, is Aggro-sensei in?"
Gently shaking her head in the negative, Annie replied, "Actually, no. He took Allister with him to the wooded area, near the lake located in the woods." With a somewhat amused look on her fuller face, Annie said, "You aren't the only ones today who have realized that something ought to be done to work on the quirks of those living here. Since both of them have fire manipulation quirks, Aggro decided to train Allister to get him to develop a technique where he can breathe fire at a target. They're going to be breathing the fire breath attacks onto the lake."
"Ah yes, both Aggro and Allister are on my list," Lisa said as she opened her folder and pulled the list out. Scanning it a bit, the brainy Loud sister continued, "Aggro's quirk, Amaterasu, and Allister's quirk, Hokage, are both rather notable fire manipulation quirks. I am also very much interested in getting both your brother Arthur and your cousin Allison, given that they both have rather notable lightning manipulation quirks." Giving Annie a look with a clear hint of knowing in it, the brainy Loud sister said, "I assume that Allison is training Arthur right now?"
Annie gave a single nod in the affirmative before replying, "Ja. Given how similar they are in terms of quirks, it makes sense that Allison would take to training Arthur."
"You said that Aggro-sensei and Allister are at the lake area in the nearby woods, right?" Lincoln asked, then continued after Annie gave a confirming nod, "Then I guess Luna, Lisa and I will be taking our leave to go find them."
"We'll be back to discuss things in more detail later with you and all of your cousins and siblings that are on my list," Lisa said to Annie right before turning around to leave with Lincoln and Luna to go track down the male Ace twin and his younger cousin.
On the shore of a lake in a wooded area on the outskirts of the Royal Woods residential area, Aggro stood by as fire flashed in front of his thirteen-year-old cousin Allister, who had the fire flashing out over the lake. The Ace cousin huffed a bit, as if he had just gotten done forcefully blowing out a lung full of air for a short while nonstop. Allister had a look of shocked surprise when he realized what he had done.
"…That came out of my mouth," the lavender-clad Ace cousin remarked.
Aggro nodded in the affirmative as he walked forward a bit. In addition to what he usually wore, the male Ace twin wore a headband with a metal place covering the forehead area, and said metal plate had an etching detail that resembled the Japanese rising sun flag. Aggro also wore a pair of han kote that covered the top of his forearms (it also had small plates that covered the back of his hands) as well as the black fingerless gloves he wore, a pair of suneate that covered the fronts of his shins over his tabi socks worn in zori sandals, and finally a simple necklace made of wooden beads (that were all fairly big for beads). As per usual, the cloth carrying case that held Aggro's twin bokken, Morning Sun and Nightfall Moon, was worn over his back.
The male Ace twin also clapped a bit, applauding his younger cousin's efforts just now. "A bit more impressive for a first time effort than most other people, Allister," Aggro remarked, "It's good that you have such apparent talent, as that will make things easier for me to train you." Gesturing to Allister, Aggro continued, "As you have a sufficiently powerful fire manipulation quirk, you are capable of developing a move where you can breathe fire at your target, as anyone with a sufficiently powerful fire manipulation quirk can do."
"I feel like I'm still missing one or two bits concerning how I go about using my fire breath move before I have everything figured out," the lavender-clad male Ace cousin remarked, a look of consideration on his face as he looked partly to the side and down to the grassy ground in the woods near the lake. Turning his attention up to his older cousin, Allister asked, "Can you show me your fire breath move again? I think that I might figure a few more things out if I see a fire breath move in action."
Nodding once, Aggro replied, "Mmm, very well." The male Ace twin walked up to the shore of the lake. "Kitsune's Breath," Aggro said in an audible but relatively quite tone before inhaling quickly and as fast as he can. Aggro, with his cheeks puffing out, blew out through his lips as he spewed a powerful breath of golden fire, creating a rushing stream of brilliant inferno that, thanks to the precautions Aggro was taking when he took Allister to the lake to train, was safely contained as the fire was cast out over/onto the lake surface.
It was as Aggro was using his Kitsune's Breath move that Lincoln, Luna and Lisa came into the clearing in the woods. "Whoa, dude!" Luna exclaimed as she and Lisa both went wide-eyed with surprise, "You're like a friggin' dragon with how your breathing fire like that!" Lincoln, despite how he still looked impressed with seeing his sensei in action, looked nowhere near as shocked as either of his sisters that were with him. But then again, he has been trained and tutored by the male Ace twin for some time now; it would make sense that Lincoln had seen Aggro's quirk in action at least once or twice before now.
When Aggro finished his technique, he turned around to greet the visitors that he and Allister had just received at their training grounds. "…Ah, Lincoln-kun," Aggro greeted, "I see that you have sought me out. Apologies for not being at home to receive you, but I needed to begin Allister's training to help him develop a fire breath move." Arching a curious eyebrow, Aggro added, "And you brought Luna and Lisa with you, I see."
Pointing to the lavender clad Ace cousin, Luna said while facing Aggro, "You mean to tell me that you can get your cousin here to breath a big ass blast of golden fire like you?!"
Aggro chuckled a bit in an amused tone. "No, Luna, Allister's fire isn't golden like mine," the male Ace twin began to explain, "His fire is regularly colored, with a hint of shaded slash shadowy gray mixed in, as if the fire was under the ample shade of a large tree." Turning to his younger cousin, Aggro asked while gesturing to the lake, "Care to try again and show the Louds what I mean?"
Nodding once in the affirmative, Allister turned back to face the lake again. He did not yet have a name for his fire breath move, but Allister decided to try breathing fire out in a manner similar to what he saw Aggro do; Allister had his mouth open wide and was hissing the fire out, like a spray from a spray canister. This time, he was going to try forcing the breath out through his pursed lips, with his cheeks puffing up a bit from the effort to hold in a lot of breath.
Doing as he saw his cousin do with his golden fire, Allister breathed out a stream of shadowy fire, being a bit larger and more controlled breath than his last effort. This fire breath move lasted for a few seconds, at least a couple more than his last effort. The three visiting Loud siblings all looked impressed with Allister's efforts, with Lincoln and Lisa even clapping a bit.
After Allister's fire breath move finished when it was cast out onto/over the lake surface, he turned to face the Louds. "My cousin here was helping me develop my fire breath move," Allister said, "He said that anyone with a sufficiently powerful fire manipulation quirk can develop a fire breath move." With a hint of confidence on his face, Allister said, "That effort you all saw from me just now was my best one yet."
"Just keep practicing it, Allister," Aggro remarked, "And soon you'll have a solid, reliable move to add to your arsenal."
"Hey Aggro, what's with all of the extra frills in what you're wearing?" Luna asked as she gestured to the various additions to the male Ace twin's outfit, "And here I thought that you couldn't look any more like a samurai with that long sleeveless coat you usually wear."
Looking down at himself, Aggro said, "Oh, the additions that I'm wearing help to make up my hero outfit." Gesturing to Luna and Lisa, Aggro explained, "Since I'm training Allister in the use of his fire quirk, not to mention some of the training and sparring I'll be doing with Lincoln-kun later, I figured that I ought to be dressed for the occasion. One's outfit that they wear when they do work as a hero is important."
"Speaking of hero work," Lisa began as she walked forward, "There is something that I wished to speak with you about." Pointing to Allister while still keeping her eyes on Aggro, the brainy Loud sister said, "I'm likewise going to want to include Allister in on this as well, given that he also has a quirk." Aggro arched an eyebrow out of piqued curiosity, and he opened his mouth as if he was going to say something.
…However, before he could get one word out, Aggro was cut off when an adult woman excitedly called out, "Hey, there's Sengoku!" Suddenly, at least a dozen news media members, divided up into roughly four groups representing different channels total, came rushing into the forest clearing, with the woman who called out as well as a few other life field reporters heading right up over to Aggro.
The field reporter who had called out to Aggro, a late-twenties cocoa-skinned woman dressed sharply for the job, all but shoved a microphone into the male Ace twin's face. And hers was not the only microphone that Aggro had the misfortune to have shoved in his face. "Sengoku, how does it feel to be one of the most powerful and popular heroes in the midwestern United States?" the cocoa-skinned field reporter asked.
"What are you doing out here in the woods with these other local youths?" another field reporter asked; this one was an Asian woman who was also in her late twenties but, unlike her cocoa-skinned counterpart, clearly had a bit of weight on her, but in a way that did not subtract from her overall appeal. In fact, it actually made her look kind of cute in a way.
"Can you comment on what your sister Asgardian did when she intimidated that field trip from a Japanese hero high school was here in Royal Woods a couple of weeks ago into running away?" the only male field reporter among the lot that was bothering Aggro asked; this field reporter was also the only one among the field reporters that was Caucasian.
Aggro sighed to himself before deciding that he had no choice but to answer the reporters that were pestering him. "…I was training my cousin to help him get a better hang of his quirk," the male Ace twin began, "And I was about to begin discussions with my protégé and his sisters over there about something that they wanted to bring to my attention. As for what Allison did when she intimidated that field trip from Japan into running way, I don't have anything to say on the matter that can be freely shared without consent from the rest of my family as a whole."
The reporters continued to pester the male Ace twin with as many questions as they had prepared to ask. Lincoln, Luna and Lisa, who were joined by Allister, looked on with dry looks on their faces, showing that they were all annoyed with how Aggro was being held up by the media who all wanted a scoop with one of Royal Woods's most notable quirked persons. Both Lincoln and Allister were in fact a bit surprised that the media hounds came so far out just to track down and pester Aggro for whatever scraps they can publish to the all-consuming public.
Brandon McCann, the chief senior supervisor of Royal Woods's sewage treatment plant, was sitting in his office at said plant later that afternoon. Having recently been promoted to his current (and rather lofty) position, the McCann patriarch felt that he had it all; an excellent job that allowed him authority over others, a notable source of income, and the (commanded, not freely given) respect of many around him. Very few people, such as the sewage treatment plant's big boss, along with notable locals that have amazing quirks that allow them to become heroes celebrated all over, were more prominent than him, commanded both greater income and respect.
Sure, the issue with the big boss can be settled well enough; the big boss is rather old, and should an…unfortunate happening…occur, then Brandon himself is the only one with a high enough position to take over, allowing him to be the biggest head honcho at the sewage treatment plant. But the McCann patriarch was quirkless, same as his wife.
Without the potential to become a celebrated marvel liked the heroes that were starting to debut in the midwestern region of this country, Brandon can never truly attain the fame and adoration that he felt was owed to him, felt was his birthright. Hell, even Brandon's son Chandler had a quirk, specifically one that allowed Chandler to transform into a humanoid ferret; because of that, the McCann patriarch felt that it was a very real possibility that his own son could end up upstaging him, his father.
He thought that he had taught his own offspring better than to take from his was rightfully belongs to others, specifically himself.
Luckily for Brandon, what he lacked in powers he made up for with influence and wealth. Using a mix of both, he had not only gathered a number of persons under his private employ, but he had also gathered material that he would be needing for a…special project…that he had in mind, one that was being thrown together by some of the smarter men among those that he had in his private employ. Brandon felt for certain that, before all was said and done, he would be the one that stood above everyone else, stand in a position that could never be taken from him, stand as he received the respect that was owed to him
END, ROYAL WOODS QUIRKS CHAPTER ONE
Author's notes;
Yep, I'm actually doing this. Although this story is technically a crossover between Loud House and MHA/BNHA, you most likely won't actually see any characters from MHA/BNHA show up until late in the end, although some of said characters might be mentioned in here in some degree. There will also be mentions in this story to other works of mine that relate to this story; in fact, in order to have a proper understanding of everything going on in this story, it's best that one reads 'We must protect the runestone!' and chapters 14, 15 and 16 of my Loud House one-shot collection, as they cover events that are mentioned/will be mentioned here, not to mention how they introduce new characters that will be taking part in this new tale. The events of chapter 9 of 'A couple that will go down in legend' also relate to this story, as it tells a couple of things from the MHA/BNHA perspective. (Speaking of said events, I edited chapter nine of 'A couple that will go down in legend' to change it so that Allison doesn't attack 1-B and so Amy doesn't kill anyone.)
But anyway, the next chapter will see a few more of the quirked residents of Royal Woods appear and show off what they can do. It may also feature the first fight in this story, where some of the heroes and/or hero protégés that live in Royal Woods do some heroic work. It will also lay out a bit more groundwork for events that will occur later down the line in this story, as well as one or two things in the setting as a whole. It's a much bigger world out there than a lot of people realize, and they need to be ready for when that realization hits them with the force of Allison's Gungnir Bolt move.