DISCLAIMER: I do not own either of the properties used in this fic. My Hero Academia and Ben 10 are owned by their respective creators. This fic is just for fun.

Chapter 3: The Hero Watch: Part 3

The Labyrinth forest of Musutafu was not just known for the people who got lost wondering inside. There were also some urban legends about mysterious sightings of bright lights and screeching sounds that appeared from time to time in the night. While most shrugged it off as delinquents fooling around with their quirks away from authority, some of the superstitious types believed that alien activity had occurred within the dark woods. Those theories where always stomped out by the police and even pro heroes. But if humanity spontaneously gaining powers one day and using those powers to become the heroes only found in fiction was now reasonable, why not alien life visiting our planet? If someone was walking through the Labyrinth had discovered a strange crash-landed device which stuck itself upon their wrist with secrets that it hid, wouldn't the first guess of its place of origin be from outer space? That was what Izuku Midoriya had thought when an event such as that had happened to him. Then curiosity had set in, and he fiddled with the possibly alien device.

"AHHH! HELP! I'M ON FIRE! I'M ON FIRE!"

The experience was not going well for him. He does not understand how he was set aflame and why his body and voice where different. He couldn't even explain why he saw a young boy crying on the floor. He never met the child ever in his life. Izuku only wished that he could have time to process what had just happened to him, but the flames on his body distracted him away from his questions. He ran back and forth, screaming at the top of his lungs, for an untold amount of times before frantically dropping to the forest floor and then rolling his body back and forth, yelling "STOP, DROP AND ROLL! STOP, DROP AND ROLL!" while doing so. Izuku's efforts to put out the fire were in vain, for no matter how many times he rolled around in the dirt, his body was still set ablaze. Finally stopping, he then sat up and took a deep breath so he could finally think about what was happening. Despite being on fire, he didn't feel any pain at all. Izuku then stood up to get a better look at his body and was amazed at what he had found.

"Okay. I'm on fire, but I'm not burning. I feel completely normal. No, better than normal. I feel...stronger somehow." He used his hands to feel his face and then his arms and chest, noticing that he was more muscular than before. Though not as built as All Might, he was bigger and much more intimidating. Then the last part hit him harder than Bakugou could ever do. "The watch did this to me! It changed me into Endeavor, but not really Endeavor. I mean, I look and sound like him but I'm still me mentally? I don't know but I bet this would pass as an extremely convincing cosplay for Herocon." Izuku's comment briefly reminded him of his annual trips to the fanboy convention which allowed him to mingle with other 'losers' like himself. He wonders if he could use the watch to win a few cosplay contests. Deciding to no longer look to the past, he began to voice his thoughts out loud. "If I look and sound like the flame hero, do I have his quirk?" Although his question was answered by the fire covering his body, he put out his right arm in front of him with his palm faced up and focused. Being quirkless, Izuku had no idea how to active a quirk, but fortunately, he didn't have to try at all because just thought about fire being in his hand, it was there.

"I did it! I really have a quirk!" no combination of words could describe how Izuku Midoriya was feeling at this moment. All that could be said is just as the fire lit in the dark woods, his life was that much brighter. Focusing on the flame in his hand, Izuku decided to form it into a sphere of burning plasma. He then looked around for a suitable target only to find a small boulder on the ground about twenty feet to his right. The green-haired teen then entered a throwing stance in the direction of the rock and threw the fireball at his target. Izuku couldn't resist the smile that grew on his face when the fireball hit the boulder, which now had a molten half while the top ceases to exist. "YES! It looks like now I'm HOT!" Izuku then whined in pain from that embarrassing excuse for a pun. Then he realized that he hadn't joked or smiled in a while. He was feeling the best he had ever since he had found out he was never going to get a quirk. Izuku Midoriya, the quirkless boy who would never amount to anything, had a chance to be a hero now and he was not going to let it go. "Let's see if I can hit multiple targets. For that, I'm going to need both hands."

Without even a second to reconsider his action, he formed fireballs in both hands and began to turn whatever targeted into a molten mess. Izuku then stopped his excessive fire blasting to start mumbling to himself about his newfound 'quirk.' "This is amazing! Not only do I have Endeavor's quirk, but I seem to have complete control over it. Maybe it has something to do with that flashback I had earlier. Maybe there's some kind of residual memories from Endeavor that seems to carry over in this 'transformation.' What is this really? Is it permanent or temporary? If its the latter then for how long?..." His 'note-taking' session went on for a brief while until a smell of something burning had entered his nose. He looked behind himself to find flames were covering the trees. Izuku then remembered to his horror his last targets were trees.

All Might was nearing the coordinates given to him by Nezu when he began to see a light in the woods below him. He began to wonder if the light was the device that he was sent to retrieve and protect. He was proven wrong when as he moved through the air closer to the site, he saw the light turn into a full-blown forest fire. Lucky the flames had only consumed a small portion of the woods and had yet to spread. In all of his years as a pro hero, All Might knew when events where coincidence and when they were not. The attack on UA and the mysterious item of interest somewhere in these woods had proven the latter to be fact. He descended to the center of the firey disaster, prepared for a fight with the destructive villain who caused such damage.

The attempts made by Izuku to stop the fire from spreading had all failed. His actions only fueled the flames to grow much bigger. "NO!NO!NO!NO!NO! PLEASE STOP BURNING!" His pleas were of no use. This all had happened because his being overexcited had replaced his rationality for just enough time to not think about his actions. Now his celebration was put on hold to make time for panicking and feeling guilt. Izuku tried his best to formulate a plan to stop the fire only for a voice in the back of his head to remind him that this was all his fault. Even if somehow no one would ever discover that the fire was caused by him, he would never the less confess to the crime due to his belief in owning up to one's mistakes. That and he was a TERRIBLE liar.

Unable to focus on the task at hand made him not able to control the flames. His face contorted with panic and sadness. He had a quirk for not even five minutes, and he already caused a disaster. He had a chance to become a hero like All Might, and he blew it. Suddenly the ground beneath him shook so sharply that Izuku fell rear end to the floor. As he tried to compose himself, the fanboy began to wonder if somehow he caused another catastrophe. If he were rational at the moment, such questions would never even be asked, but his guilt had made him ask anyway. Looking to see what else might have been destroyed by the small earthquake, Izuku only found himself starstruck. Not even ten feet away from him was the man he idolized ever since he could walk. All Might was crouched with one knee on the ground along with his fist that had also made an imprint. Izuku noticed right away that All Might had probably been patrolling when he saw the fire and decided to investigate. What he had found was a Endeavor look alike and a forest fire all around him. Realizing how he looked in this situation, Izuku gulped in fear and wanted to cry. This was his first chance of meeting his hero, and he looked like a villain. This really was not Izuku's night.

When he landed to confront the one responsible for such an atrocious act, All Might was ready to throw down with a villain while shouting cheesy lines, all while wearing a smile. However, he froze when he looked at the supposed villain. He was shocked to see that it was his friend/rival Endeavor. The number one hero noticed that the color scheme of his outfit was different, being light green instead of navy blue. Second, the flame hero usually looked intimidating and had determination in his eyes. Endeavor had the intimidating look right, but his face, eyes included, only showed frightfulness and shame. It was as if he had not meant for things to transpire the was they had.

"Endeavor? What has happened here and what's with the new look?" All Might spoke loudly, hoping to get some answers that would be helpful in determining where was the device he was looking for. The symbol of peace didn't expect the response that came in the form of Endeavor kneeling down in front of him with tears in his eyes and hands clasped together. "ALL MIGHT, PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THIS! IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! PLEASE HELP!" Endeavor looked All Might in the eyes as he pleaded for forgiveness. The flame hero, possibly the most egotistical and arrogant in all existence, was in tears asking his supposed rival for help. it was without saying that the number one hero was confused.

"All right, stay behind me!" All Might had said to Izuku as he prepared to extinguish the fire consuming the forest. Realing his right fist back with a determined look on his face, he began to exclaim "DETROIT..." and then released his mighty blow with a word coming from the dept of his heart...

"SMASH!" Izuku couldn't believe what he was witnessing. He had seen this many times on Herotube but never in real life and definitely not this close. Even though he was behind him, he felt the impact of All Might punching the air. He knew that the fire was being blown away by the sheer force of the strike. The face made by All Might being so proud of himself told him everything was going to be okay. Izuku couldn't take his eyes off him the entire time. He was so flabbergasted by the whole ordeal that he almost didn't notice that the god-like man was standing in front of him. All Might's face was now showed seriousness and intrigue. "Now then, Endeavor. You wouldn't mind telling me what has happened here?" He couldn't move or talk after what he was just witnessed. Izuku's mind was blank in the face of his idol talking to him. All Might asking him a question, therefore acknowledging his existence was more than enough to send him into shock. The silence was only stopped by a blinking red light paired with a loud beeping noise coming from the badge on his chest. After three beeping noises a large red flash had blinded All Might for just a second before his vision was back to normal. When he looked to see Endeavor, he only found a boy in a school uniform with a black eye and a strange device on his left wrist. Now All Might was more confused than ever.

Izuku's theory of there being a time limit to his transformation was confirmed to be true. Shaking off his shock, he looked at the watch to find that the green hourglass symbol had turned red. Realizing that it must be recharging, Izuku then looked to All Might and slowly walk towards him, careful to not alert the pro hero into thinking he was a treat. He almost chuckled at the notion of him being a danger to someone like All Might. Now standing face to face with his idol, he tried his best to remain calm and began to speak. " Hello, sir. My name is Izuku Midoriya. It is a honor to meet you." He then bowed to the hero, hoping that he took the gesture as a sign that he was not the enemy. After the bow was finished, he then stood up straight to find All Might placing his hand on his shoulder. "No need for formality, Young Midoriya. I must ask of you about what has transpired here. I also need to know if you saw something land near this area. It is extreamly important that you answer me truthfully." It didn't take long for Izuku to tell All Might about all that had happened.

He told him about how he was lost in the woods, nearly getting crushed by the sphere when it fell from the sky and how the device found inside had stuck to his wrist and transformed him. He also mentioned that the fire started was caused by him being reckless with his newfound power. He didn't want to tell All Might that it was an accident because it wouldn't really be true. Izuku also left out the part about how he found himself in the woods alone at night. The fanboy believed that the number one hero had his own problems to deal with.

"Hmmm, what a series of peculiar events." All Might said as he put his hand on his chin. "You say that you cannot remove the watch from your arm?" the hero asked, still trying to wrap his head around the details given by the young man before him.

Izuku nodded and then answered, "Yes, sir. I couldn't seem to find any kind of release switch. I don't think even you could get it off me." Realizing what he had said might have been seen as offensive, he quickly began to apologize. "I'm really sorry, All Might! I didn't mean to-" he couldn't finish his apology due to All Might bursting into laughter. Izuku didn't know what to do except to nervously join in.

After a brief stint of releasing the tension, the towering man had spoken first. "Young Midoriya, you humor me with your ridiculousness! There is no need to apologize for I do not take offense! This is something that must be dealt with by one far more intelligent than either of us." Then All Might began to walk to another place so he can exit the woods without hitting any of the trees. He then turns to see that Izuku was looking at the floor, having not moved at all. He grew worried that something was wrong and began to speak to the boy to see what was the matter. "Quickly, we must see someone to remove the device from your wrist." He still didn't respond to him. That only served to make the hero more concerned. He walked towards the boy and then laid a hand on his shoulder. "Young Midoriya, what is wrong? Please tell me, and I will do the best I can to help." All Might's voice and face were now clam to help the boy relax.

He saw the green-haired boy's struggle internally about something before finally speaking. "I can't give it to you." the young man said while looking to the ground. This had shocked All Might as just earlier the boy was reasonable and didn't strike him as the type to disobey authority.

"Young Midoriya, this device does not belong to you. I was assigned to retrieve it and keep it safe from those who would use it for evil intentions so you must relinquish it to the proper authorities." All Might had told Izuku with a bit of sternness in his voice. He had a job to do, and he couldn't let whatever the boy was feeling get in the way.

"I sorry, All Might. I can't give you the watch." said Izuku, his apparent sadness now turning into frustration. He looked into All Might's eyes and pulled himself away from his hand.

This action seemed to spark anger in the tall man, and he quickly responded. "Now listen here, young man! That watch is dangerous to be wearing right now! Villains are currently looking for it, and anyone in their way will get hurt or worse!" All Might didn't want to raise his voice to the boy but if it could convince him the part ways with the strange watch, then so be it.

Izuku knew that All Might was serious but was still adamant on keeping the watch to himself. "I won't let you take it away from me!" he had yelled to his hero, slightly turning his body to hide the watch. The friendly conversation had went south faster then Ingenium could run. All Might had enough of the boy's foolishness and finally let his anger out. "Why won't you give it up?!"

"BECAUSE WITHOUT IT I'M NOTHING!"

Silence had separated them once again. All Might was shocked about what the boy had said. He noticed that tears were starting to fall from the boy's sad face and remained silent for what he would say. Izuku then let all his pent up anger at the pro hero. "I'm quirkless, alright! I can't do anything amazing! I can't breathe fire or lift things with my mind! I can't keep myself from getting mocked or beaten up every single day at school! All my mother ever does is feel sorry for me! My dad left us, and I haven't talked to him in years because he doesn't like me and to top it all off my dream to become a hero is IMPOSSIBLE!" with that final shout he punched a nearby tree with his right hand, which made a loud noise.

His hand was bleeding but Izuku was too angry even to care. So he continued his venting to All Might, who was shocked to hear what the green-haired boy had said. "In this society, you have to have a quirk to amount to anything! Nobody cares about quirkless people because they have nothing to offer, nothing to give to the world to make it better!" All Might knew this feeling all too well, having been quirkless once when he was Midoriya's age. The feeling of being powerless could make any person want to seize the chance to make a difference. He continued to listen to Midoriya pouring his heart out.

"All my life, I wanted to be a hero. One that saves people with a smile on their face, just like you do. Even after I learned that I would never get a quirk, I still wanted to follow my dream. But no one has ever told me that I could do it. My mother always pities me for how I turned out, and my only friend likes to use me as a punching bag because he thinks that just because he has a cool quirk he's better than everyone. I'm literally nothing to him or anyone. It's just like Kacchan always calls me. Deku, the most worthless person on the planet! No use to anyone, not even to himself!" Izuku then positioned himself so that his back was against the tree and he was sitting on the floor. Then he lifted his left arm to show All Might the watch. "This watch gave me something that I never had before, something that I had always hoped to be given. Power. Not to show off or to put others down with, but to make a difference. This watch gives me a chance to help people just like you do. It gives me a chance to make my mark on the world. It makes me matter for once." With his peace finally said, Izuku put his wrist down and ceased crying. All Might saw in front of him a boy with serious emotional and mental issues that needed gentle care.

He slowly moved down next to him so he can talk to the boy and give him the comfort he needed. Choosing his words carefully, he began to speak. "Young Midoriya, you have a big heart and a noble spirit. I don't believe for a second that you have nothing to give to the world." He stopped to see if Izuku was listening to what he was saying. The boy beside him was looking at him with his eyes showing a little less sadness. All Might continued his speech " Young Man, you CAN become a hero." Izuku eyes lit up with hope after his idol told him his dream could be achieved. "However, it is not in the way you had hoped." With that said, Izuku's eyes reverted to being filled with sadness. All Might had seen this and quickly went to recover the boy's attention. "Listen, hero work is not for everyone. There is no shame in being a police officer. They may not get any of the respect that we heroes do, but it's still a fine profession. Perhaps you could even become a doctor and save lives in a different way. I know you don't want to believe it, but perhaps those are the parts you are meant to play."

All Might smiled at the boy next to him, hoping to encourage him to smile back and feel happy. However, Izuku had a blank face that showed the talk he gave him did nothing to change his outlook on himself or the world. Izuku then stood up and faced away from All Might, looking defeated while doing so. "Alright, let's get this over with so I can go home. I need to get some rest before I give up on my dreams." All Might's flinched when he heard what the green-haired boy had said. He never wanted to discourage a child from following their dreams, but he did, and he was ashamed of doing so. He then wondered if Nana almost said the same to him when they first met. How would he have ended up if she was told him he could never become a symbol of peace. All Might then stood to try again comforting the green-haired boy when suddenly a crimson beam blasted him from the forest. The force of the shot sent him sliding on his back for twenty feet. Izuku was petrified by what he had seen happen. The strongest hero in the world had just been shot by a blast of energy so powerfull; he was struggling to get back up. He quickly began to wonder who or what was strong enough to layout All Might like that. Tragically, he didn't have to wait long for an answer. From across the opposite direction, a four-legged tank had appeared from behind the now fallen trees; it's massive plasma cannon charging another shot. Izuku had never seen such a machine in all the hero battles he could find for note-taking, and those were powerful enough to wipe out a city block! But they were never a match for the number one hero, until tonight. As soon as All Might was able to stand, he was blasted again with his yells of pain echoing through to woods.

"ALL MIGHT!" Izuku called out to the hero when he was sent crashing through a large boulder that buried him in the rubble. He then ran to the direction of the ruins where he is under until he was then blocked off by three flying drones. The killing machines looked like floating mechanical crabs with bronze armor and crimson eyes. It's those eyes that noticed the watch on his arm which prompted them to arm their laser cannons. Quickly knowing that he is their target, Izuku dodge just in time to avoid becoming a smoking, seared mass that was one a human. Not wasting any more time, Izuku ran into the woods with the drones now in pursuit.

The green-haired teen ran as fast as he could while dodging the many trees that he found in his way. Risking the chance of running into something, he turned his head back to confirm that the drones were still right behind him. It was a risk that was not worth taking as Izuku found himself tumbling down a steep drop-off only to stop when he impacted with a large tree. Pain had racked his body, but he ignored it so he can hide from the drones. He chose the tree he collided into as a hiding place when he saw the mechanical scouts descend the drop-off. Izuku tried to calm himself so that he wouldn't get discovered as the drones passed. They seemingly didn't notice him, and for a moment, the green-haired boy was relieved. This moment of relieve was short-lived when a bleep could be heard from the watch. Izuku looked down to see that it had turned green again, signaling that it was fully charged. Unfortunately, this did not go unnoticed by the drones as they turned back and went towards the source. Knowing he wouldn't stand a chance as he was now, Izuku pressed the button to release the dial. In his panic, he accidentally twisted the centerpiece to find the silhouette had changed. Endeavor was replaced with a large, dog like silhouette that stood on all fours.

"There are more transformations?" Izuku questioned before looking back up to see the drones coming to where he was with guns blazing. Izuku yelled of fright has he slammed on the dial, being consumed by green light once more. He once again felt his muscles expand, but this time instead of being consumed by flames, he was growing fur. He then felt his skeleton crack and change while also not feeling pain in the process. Finally, his conscious was fading away into something primal and animalistic. Every single complex thought of his became simplified, and only one belief remained. The will to survive and the drive to kill anything that threatens him.

The drones were too surprised by the act to noticed that the creature that was now Izuku had lept into the air to crash down upon them with a monstrous roar. Two of the drones were able to fire off shots but ultimately missed as the now transformed Izuku. In retaliation, the orange furred beast shredded one drone with his razor claws. Dodging yet another blast aimed at him, the beastly Izuku ducked and pounced upon the drone that had fired at him. Izuku then removed hid muzzle to tare apart the machine with his teeth and claws, rendering it inert. The orange beast was too busy unleashing his anger that he failed to notice the last drone grabbed onto his foot with its crab-like claw. Now taken above the trees, Izuku swung himself on top of the flying machine and began to rip out its wiring. This new form may have impressive strength and speed but unfortunately lacks any calm and decisive thoughts. That is why when he destroyed the drone he was on top of, which was floating miles above the ground, Izuku then cursed himself.

Falling to the forest below at a great speed, Izuku decided it would leap towards the trees and find his way back to All Might, who was still in danger the last time he saw him. Izuku jumped on to a tree and began to run back to where the battle was, not caring about the crashing, ruined drone. Leaping from tree to tree with amazing speed and agility, Izuku as Hound Dog found his way back to the site of the battle only to find that no one was there. The ruins had been unearthed, meaning that All Might had escaped and fought back against the robotic enemy. Looking on the ground, Izuku found a small puddle of blood that he knew belonged to the tall hero. By second nature, he crawled to the puddle and sniffed it to find a scent. With the sent now known to him, Izuku bolted into the woods at great speed tracking down the number one hero.

With his newfound physical abilities and tracking skills, Izuku not only found where All Might was but also made his way out of the woods to civilization. However, this was not the time to celebrate as the orange beast had uttered a shocked gasp at what he was seeing. On his left arm band, the symbol began to make a familiar noise that leads to a red flash. Now human again, Izuku looked on in horror as Musutafu was in flames. Not only was All Might somewhere in the burning city wounded, but his mother was also at risk of danger. Putting aside all cowardice, Izuku ran into the city under attack, hoping he wasn't too late.

AMAZINGBRAN HERE WITH AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

Yet another transformation revealed! What is your guess on who will be revealed next?

For those who are wondering what I'm talking about, each hero transformation is an analog to a Ben 10 alien.

(EX: Endeavor is Heatblast)

(EX: Hound Dog is Wildmutt)

There will be some pro heroes in the Quirknitrix as well as original characters I created, so the transformations better match the alien forms in Ben 10.

Is that why this is classified as a crossover? Partly, yes, but there are other reasons which will only be revealed later on in the story.

Shout out to sunsetskywritesfor beta testing this fic and being a good friend.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this fic. Thank you for the support, please review and until next time...

- Bran