My Hero's A Mobile Fighter: G-Gundam
Chapter 1: The Gundam Fight Begins! The Gundam That fell to Earth.
A flurry of strange objects from outer space are now headed to earth, a planet that's been ruined by constant fighting. One such object was seen heading to Neo Italy's capital city, Rome.
A place that's been almost entirely ruined by conflict. To the point where looting becomes a regular past time for the locals. And they are even ruled by the local Mafia, who lives in a prestigious manor on the outskirts of the city.
"So, it's finally begun…" A blue-haired Italian man in a black coat muttered to himself while holding a wine bottle in his hand. He appeared to be quite scraggly, with a multitude of severed hands on various parts of his torso. He was also wearing a black shirt, with black pants, and red laced shoes.
From his arms to his neck, and face. He noticed the crash site and looked on with great interest. Though it can't be seen from his hand covering his face, he was giving a hell of a slasher smile.
The bottle ended up suddenly disintegrating in his grasp. "Huh, guess I got a little carried away…" One of his henchmen, which is a bulky man with green hair, biker's jacket, and pants kneeled before him and asked "Your orders, boss?" The scraggly man looked at his subordinate, and said: "Find him, and grind his bones to dust."
The bulky man turned his attention away from the scraggly man, and to his fellow subordinates, who also look to be from a biker gang. "Well? You heard the boss! We gotta find the guy, and kill him!" They all cheered and headed out to find the person their boss was referring to… However, one with a red mohawk came back and asked: "What does he look like?"
The scraggly man's patience wore thin, and responded: "Anyone suspicious, obviously. Or do I have to give a demonstration?" The mohawk man shook his head and ran right out the door. "Good help is hard to find nowadays, huh?" He said before heading out to town.
Meanwhile, in town…
Several onlookers, who for the most part looked quite poor in terms of appearance due to the circumstances have sighted the large object in their town, but due to the rock barrier over said object, they can't make out what it is. However, a brunette man in a trench coat looked on with anger.
"So, it's already begun, eh? Of course, every four years this thing happens, and our home's the battleground." An officer looked at the man and asked: "Wait, you mean…" But was cut off by the man who answered "Yeah… The Gundam fight. As if the quirked/quirkless war wasn't enough damage, now the colonies have opted for this election every four years."
The officer followed the man, who seemed to be his superior. "So what do we do, sir?" The man turned, and answered, "It's simple, we find the Gundam fighter and stop this whole mess before it starts." The officer nodded and they got into their car before heading off to find the fighter.
At the local bar…
In a bar not too far away, a group of small children have found a case that they noticed on the table. One was a black-haired kid, with a sleeveless shirt and shorts. Another had blonde hair, a polo shirt, and blue torn jeans. The last was a brunette girl, wearing a sweatshirt underneath her green overalls.
"Can't believe that people would just leave these here!" The black-haired one said, to which the blonde added: "Yeah, this'll be easy!" The little girl was marveling at the jewelry that she had acquired but then noticed an interesting patron at the bar sitting on one of the stools.
He appeared to be a young Japanese man with dark, green hair, wearing what appeared to be a worn-out cape covering his attire. His attire being a green jumpsuit with a black line design that could easily catch anyone's eye, red laced sneakers with iron soles covering them, white gloves that doubled as arm braces due to the length, a red utility belt, a metallic respirator, and a mask that doubled as a cowl.
A bald man wearing an apron, who appeared to be the bartender was answering the phone while waiting on the patron. "Yeah, that's right. Some weirdo in a costume just strolled in here. Looks like some kind of SuperHero, but he might be your guy." He said over the phone before hanging up.
"So, young man… What can I get for you?" The man was snapped out of his thoughts, and nervously replied "Oh! Sorry about that! Kind of spaced out there, hehe…" The bartender raised an eyebrow at this stranger, who then pulled out an old photograph.
It appeared to be cut off from the other half of the photo, but it was a picture of a young man with green hair, a blue trench coat, and looking somewhat somber. "Have you seen this man at all?" The bartender looked at the photo and shook his head. "Sorry to bother you." He said before getting off the stool.
He then accidentally bumped into the little girl watching him and was worried. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked the girl who looked at him with awe. However, before she could say anything, a bulky man had shown up and grabbed her by the arm. "So, you're the little brats who stole our case, eh?" He asked while increasing his grip.
"Sir, I'm gonna ask you this one time. Put down the girl." The young man said to the bulky man, who looked down at him with condescension, and asked "Oh yeah, and who's gonna make me?" Suddenly the young man grabbed an empty table and threw it at the bulky man who was sent flying straight out the door. Luckily, the young man was fast enough to grab the young girl.
"You alright?" The man asked the little girl, who nodded. "Stay here, I'll be right back." He said before heading out the bar. He noticed a group of bikers outside of the bar with the bulky man. "And what are you supposed to be, huh? Halloween's nine months from now!"
The young man charged at the bikers, taking out at least three with relative ease. Though, when more ganged up on him, his body seemed to give off a reddish glow, before it suddenly appeared that he was covered in an electrifying aura. He then gave a devastating kick that knocked each of the bikers out in a single blow. Though, the bulky man, determined to beat him tried attacking but was punched swiftly in the gut.
He was raised in the air, and the young man pulled out the picture. "Now, while you're still conscious how about you answer me this? Have you seen this man?" The bulky man shook his head nervously, before being dropped onto the ground. "My apologies." He said before heading back to the bar to check on the children. However, he was stopped when a group of police officers shined a light on him.
"Freeze! You're under arrest for suspicion of being a Gundam fighter!" The man in the coat said into the megaphone. The young man, not wanting to look suspicious willingly raised his arms in the air, allowing the officers to arrest him. The children looked on as the young man was cuffed and put into a police car.
At the station…
His mask was pulled off, as well as the cape. His face had freckles arranged in a diamond-shaped pattern on both cheeks, and his green eyes seemed to have a fierce expression. "You got some nerve coming around here, Gundam fighter." The man in the trench coat said to the young man. "Got some ID?" He asked, to which the young man responded: "In my pocket, on my belt."
The officer hadn't expected the young man to be this cooperative. He looked in the belt, since he was handcuffed, and couldn't reach inside for it. And found his wallet. Inside was also his license. "Well, what do ya know, he was telling the truth." He then sat opposite of the young man and read the ID.
"Izuku Midoriya. Age 20, Height 178 centimeters, weight 77 Kilograms, Pro Hero name… Deku?" He seemed to question the last one, to which Izuku replied "Yes, I'm a recognized Pro-Hero of Neo Japan. I came to Neo Italy for a case that I was assigned to, so I'd recommend you let me go or else my superiors might have a word with you."
The officer next to the man wasn't sure if he was joking, but then the man said, "No, it's best if we do what he says." He then uncuffed Izuku and then said "Izuku Midoriya, you're free to go. So long as you are gone within the next hour." Izuku bowed to the man as though to apologize, and walked out of the interrogation room.
He grabbed his cape and placed the mask back on his face, and walked out the door. Where he was greeted by a brunette Japanese woman wearing a coat, dress shirt, skirt, leggings and brown shoes. Her hair also had bangs that would extend down near her neck.
"Oh, Deku! When I heard you were arrested, I got so worried!" She said to Izuku, who smiled and replied "No worries, it was just a misunderstanding, Ochako. But, I think we'd better find a place to stay while we investigate this place." Ochako nodded and walked off with Izuku. Though, they were briefly stopped by the three children, who brought with them two baguettes.
"Hey, mister! We just came by to thank you for helping Sofia out here!" The black-haired child said, to which Izuku smiled and accepted the baguette offered to him. "It's no problem. Because that's just what heroes do." This confused the children, but then he cleared his throat before explaining "My name is Deku. And I'm a Pro-Hero!" He said while pointing to himself with his thumb.
The kids were further confused until Ochako explained: "You know, people who use their powers to save people and defeat the bad guys?" The kids then simultaneously went "Oh…" To which Deku was a little saddened. "Was it the execution or the way I presented myself? Or was it because I didn't do some kind of pose or-" He continued to trail off with his muttering, to the confusion of the kids.
"Deku, you're doing that again." She said before he snapped out of his muttering trance. He looked over at the kids, and bowed to apologize "I'm sorry!" He said swiftly. Though, Sofia was quick to reply "Oh, no worries, Deku." He breathed a sigh of relief, and the kids opted to follow him and Ochako to what appeared to be a large, abandoned hotel.
At the Hotel...
Ochako had rung the bell at the front desk, to try and see if they could get a room. However, there wasn't anyone working at the front desk. "Huh, guess it really is abandoned." Izuku then looked over at the children and asked "Hey, so… Do you know where your parents are? Cause if so, I could take you to them. You don't need to stay with us."
Suddenly, the three of them grew very somber. And that's when Izuku understood. "Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." The black-haired kid shook his head and replied "No, it's fine. You didn't know. But, it's all because of that Michelo Chariot guy!"
Izuku was curious about this Michelo Chariot and asked them to elaborate. "He's the head of this mafia in our city. He's nothing but a no-good criminal who steals, kills, and is the representative of the Gundam fight! Why is someone like him our country's representative?! He's nothing but a crook!"
Izuku then solemnly replied "It's because what your colony's looking for above all else, is strength. It doesn't matter how unforgivable the person's actions are. As long as they rack up wins and prove their strength, that's all that matters to them." The children were a little surprised by this, and Izuku then further elaborated, saying "Not all people are born equal. That's something I had to learn a long time ago."
"I couldn't agree more…" A voice said, which alarmed Izuku due to where it came from. Which was outside of the building. Suddenly, the wall appeared to disintegrate before their eyes, and what appeared to be a black, robotic hand appeared, holding the man known as Michelo Chariot.
He sat down on the hand and looked at Izuku. "Kids, get behind me," Izuku said, before looking at Michelo. "So, are you Michelo Chariot?" Izuku asked the man who answered "The one… And the only. Though I have to admit, I wasn't expecting a Pro to show up around here. News travels fast, I suppose. Now… Where's your Gundam?"
Izuku looked at Ochako, who seemed prepared for a signal. "I don't know what you're talking about." This seemed to annoy Michelo, as he scratched his neck out of frustration. "Y'know… It's times like these that make me annoyed at you "Hero Types". I can see that you're stalling, but... HOW ABOUT THIS!"
He then jumped into the air and threw a kick that produced a wave of air at the young hero. He tried blocking it, but it only served as a distraction for the Gundam to force him out of the way of the children. Izuku looked and saw that only two of the children were present, and one was missing.
"I may not be all for cliches, but this one… Is the right one that I need." Michelo says as he holds Sofia hostage. "Let her go!" Izuku demanded, but Michelo shook his head and responded "Come face me at the colosseum, alone. If you fail to do so… Let's just say this little one isn't gonna feel so good." He then cackled before retreating with the Gundam.
However, he then had the Gundam start firing Vulcan shots at the group, and Ochako acted immediately. Using her compact to create a sort of barrier over the group. Michelo had left, and the group was able to get out of the ordeal, mostly unscathed. She then removed the barrier.
"Are you guys alright?" Izuku asked the kids who nodded, but the blonde one said: "Never mind us, what about Sofia?!" Izuku then gave them a look of reassurance and said: "Don't worry, I'll handle it." Unfortunately, they were stopped by the man in the trench coat, and his partner.
"I'm afraid that's not gonna happen. Gundam fighter." Izuku sneered at the man, who then had his partner watch over them. "Inspector, just what do you think you're doing?" The inspector then turned to Izuku, and answered "Simple, my job. You and your assistant stay here until the situation is resolved."
He then walked out, and the children tailed him. "Don't think you two are gonna go anywhere while the inspector is out and about." the officer said, with his gun trained on the two. Ochako then opted to approach the man and gave him a pat on the shoulder. "Well, you got us, so that deserves some props, don'tcha think?" She asked, to which the officer wasn't sure how to respond.
However, what he didn't notice was that the moment she connected her fingers together… He started to lose his sense of gravity. "W-w-what the hell?! What's going on here, why am I floating?" Izuku immediately bolted, and Ochako apologized before saying "Don't worry, I'll let you down in a moment. Till then, we've got a job to do!"
After they left, she released her power. She heard the man hit the floor with a thud. "Did you make sure he'd survive?" Izuku asked her, to which she responded, "Of course I did! You really think I'd kill a man when I took a Hippocratic oath?" Izuku shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, I need you to go activate it for me." Ochako was going to ask where he was going, but she already knew deep down.
At the Colosseum…
The biker gang was hanging around in different parts of the colosseum, some even hiding in some alcoves. Chariot and his bulky subordinate were near the Gundam, currently holding the rope that Sofia is tied up on. "You sure he's even gonna show himself, boss?" The bulky guy asks, to which Michelo answers "Of course he is. He's a do-gooder, a gold old fashioned Hero. It'd go against his code if he didn't."
Unbeknownst to them, the inspector was pointing a sniper rifle at their location, more specifically, at Michelo. "Hey! I thought you were gonna save Sofia!" The black-haired kid said, to which the Inspector replied: "Listen, kids, we wouldn't be in this situation if it weren't for these people in the first place."
However, before the Inspector could take a shot, the bulky guy exclaimed: "He's here, boss!" Both the gang and the Inspector looked on as Izuku casually walked into the area as though he had nothing to worry about. The mohawk guy approached Michelo from the hand of the Gundam and asked "Um boss, a thought occurred to me. This guy's only coming in by himself, you sure he isn't setting us up?"
Michelo looked at the mohawk guy and then grabbed his face. "As I said, good help is hard to find these days…" He said before causing the guy to disintegrate before his eyes. Izuku was shocked that Michelo would treat his gang that badly. "He was asking a simple question, and that somehow justifies murder?" He asked Michelo, who looked down at him.
"I see you've come, and it looks like you're not wearing your mask. A shame, you looked more like a rabbit that way… And I do enjoy rabbits." Izuku sneered at the man and said "I'm giving you one chance. Give up the girl, and leave these townsfolk alone. Or else I'm gonna have to get serious on you."
Michelo snickered at his threat and gripped the rope Sofia was held on. "If you say so…" The rope disintegrated, and Sofia then screamed in distress. And before she knew it, Izuku took off like a bullet, exuding the same aura from before. However, the gang then pulled out their firearms and started shooting at the hero. A cloud of dust appeared as a result of the bullets, and Izuku's movement.
Once the dust settled, Izuku was seen holding Sofia carefully in his arms, while holding the bullets fired from the guns in his hands. What gave Michelo pause was the strange mark that appeared on his right hand. A heart with two swords crossing in front, with the words "King of Hearts" displayed on the bottom.
"Eh, boss… Isn't that the-" The bulky guy was saying before Michelo interrupted saying "The crest of the King of Hearts. A member of the most powerful group of Gundam Fighters. Izuku Midoriya… The new King of Hearts. So, you are a Gundam pilot after all! Isn't this touching!?"
Izuku noticed the Inspector in the distance and rushed towards him with Sofia. "Here, keep her safe. I'll take it from here, sir." Izuku said, before heading back to fight Michelo Chariot, who has now activated his Gundam. The Gundam being aptly named "Gundam Neros". Likely named after Nero Claudius.
It was mostly silver with some black on the chest, shoulder pads, and knees. With some red on the spiked gauntlets, and on the helmet. Inside, Michelo pursued Izuku, who dodged his punches and kicks with relative ease. And even avoided getting disintegrated by his hand. "So, it's one of those Quirk models." Izuku thought to himself.
Meanwhile, Ochako had just activated the device inside of the rock barrier, which revealed itself to be some type of containment device, shaped like a flower. Izuku had noticed the activation and rushed over. The device had opened up, revealing another Gundam. This one had the colors white, blue, and red as the primary colors. White for the overall armor, red for the treads on the shoulder pads and boots, and blue for the chest and gauntlets.
The helmet looked to be more like a traditional samurai helmet. Izuku had jumped into the back of the Gundam, opening up the hatch. Inside, he was greeted by a system that began tracing him. The system had now forced him to wear a black motion capture suit, with Japan's flag symbol on his chest. The strain of putting on the suit was somewhat painful, but he was able to bear it.
He had performed various maneuvers and motions to test if the Gundam was syncing up to his movements, and once it was done… Shining Gundam was all set and ready to go. In space, the fight committee had detected that a fight started, and erected a barrier around the Earth's upper atmosphere to prevent any fighter from leaving the conflict.
Michelo Chariot, in response to Izuku's declaration, revealed his own suit, which was also black and had Italy's flag on the chest area. "All right… We'll do it your way, hero. Gundam Fight!" He shouts, to which Izuku responds by shouting "Ready… GO!" Before charging at Michelo. He reached in an attempt to grab him, but Izuku then shoulder tackled him.
He then got out of arm's length, before trying to sweep kick Michelo, who jumped out of the way. Before Michelo could land, Izuku then charged in the direction of where he was landing and kicked him in the chest. However, Izuku continued to keep his distance away from him. "So, he's trying to win by long-range, eh? Well, how about I use my Silver Feet…" He said before getting into a crouch stance.
Suddenly, Neros Gundam began charging up silver energy and fired a beam near Izuku's general direction. Luckily, he saw that coming and took cover elsewhere. He then tried to slowly approach Michelo, who kept trying to draw him out with the Silver Feet. Meanwhile, the Inspector and the children were hiding near the fight.
"Damn, so they're content to start the fight, eh? Guess all Gundam fighters really are alike." The inspector said while loading his rifle with more rounds. "But, Deku saved me, sir." Sofia said to the inspector, who then responded "Listen when I was your age… I saw those guys just leave us on this planet. From then on, I knew we were forsaken humans."
He then rose, and added, "But not this city, I won't let them continue their onslaught! Not in the place we were born and raised!" He ran in the line of fire of Neros Gundam. "Hey, Chariot! Eat this!" He shouted, but couldn't fire when he saw another round from the Gundam. However, before he would've been hit… Shining Gundam jumped in the line of fire and guarded him with his arm.
The inspector was shocked, seeing a Gundam fighter he had deemed callous enough to forsake the people in his city, save his life despite everything. However, he stood up, continuing to take the attack, and even no sell it. The mouthpiece of the Gundam opened up, exposing the inner part of the Gundam's head unit.
"What the?" Michelo asked in confusion before Izuku raised his right hand and said, "You may have those silver feet, but I've got THESE GOLD FINGERS!" He stood up, continuing to hold off the attack, and then charge at him while dispelling the move. Michelo recoiled in fear and then saw the attack.
Izuku poised to throw a punch with his right hand, but then opened up his hand shouting "Here I go! SHINING FINGER!" The hand started to glow a bright blue glow and proceeded to grab Neros Gundam's head unit. Suddenly, the inside of the Gundam started to fall apart, as Michelo was bearing witness inside of the mobile trace system.
As Izuku was holding him, his palm had started glowing, and he said "Article One of the Gundam Fight International Regulations: A Unit whose head section is destroyed… Is disqualified." As Michelo was trying to move the Gundam's arms to disintegrate Izuku's arm, he found that the system wasn't being responsive.
"WHAT'S GOING ON!?" He shouted as he saw his display suddenly showing something. "I'm not done! I've got something I wanna ask you. Do you know… This. Man?" Izuku said as the picture showed up on Michelo's display. And out of fear, he said, "I've never seen that guy before in my life! Honest!" Izuku calmly replied "I see. It's time for you to review Article Two of the Gundam Fight International Regulations!"
Michelo was a bit unsure how to reply, but then said "A pilot… Must never target the cockpit of the opposing Gundam!" Before having the head section be destroyed. "At least you didn't lose your life, Michelo Chariot. Count yourself lucky." The police then surrounded Michelo and arrested him.
"Who knew that a Pro-Hero would help us catch a dangerous criminal. Thanks for eliminating him from the fight." One of the officers said to Izuku, who replied "No problem. Just make sure those cuffs disable his quirk." The officer tipped his hat and helped to escort Michelo to the car.
Before Izuku could meet up with Ochako, he was stopped by the inspector. "Wait!" The inspector said, and Izuku then responded "I'm sorry for the damage caused to Rome, sir. If it's any consolation, I've helped to detain your Gundam fighter, as well as his gang, and I'll be leaving Rome as soon as Shining Gundam is repaired."
However, the inspector extended his hand to Izuku, and said "I just wanted to say… Thank you for saving my life." Izuku smiled and shook his hand. "It's what I do. The true essence of being a hero is getting yourself involved even when it doesn't concern them." He then left the inspector waving goodbye to him.
"So, he isn't just bolstering his reputation. He's truly a genuine superhero. Then again, I have to say that this next year that we're in… Is gonna be very problematic." He thought to himself before walking off to meet up with his co-workers.
And thus, The Gundam Fight has begun. What kind of trials will Neo Japan's representative, Izuku Midoriya go through as he continues to fight? Find out next time!
To Be Continued...