JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Headquarters
The control center was in absolute chaos. Sensors from various satellites were informing about a large extraterrestrial object speeding towards the Earth.
"Can we calculate the meteor's trajectory? Maybe we can evacuate the civilians out of its predicted impact zone before it lands," A female executive asked.
An associate shook his head nervously. "Our calculations keep fluctuating every other hour. Our partners at NASA say it'll land in the Pacific Ocean while others say Siberia.
"Do we know how much time do we have left before it lands?" Another asked.
"Approximately 24 to 36 hours. But I'm afraid even if we did find out where it would land, there may not even be enough time to evacuate everyone depending on population density."
"So what you're saying is, wherever this thing lands... the people there are doomed," she responded grimly.
The man hung his head low in shame. "Yes. They'll need a miracle if they wish to survive."
The Midoriya Residence
"So were you rejected or not?!" Bakugou growled at his green-haired friend, through the phone. It had been 2 weeks since the entrance exam and results were coming in today. Bakugou had got accepted as the highest scoring student, earning 223 points total. (A/N: Bakugou scored 47/50 for writing, 46/50 for fitness, 75 villain points, 55 rescue)
Meanwhile, Midoriya was scratching his head in confusion as he had received nothing about his results. "You said you got a video of All Might saying you were accepted right?" He asked.
"Yeah, so what?"
"All I got was a letter. Here, I'll send you a photo," He revealed, taking a quick snap of it before sending the image to his friend.
Bakugou immediately received it and got a good look at what it said. And two lines in, he was already confused.
'After reviewing the results of your exam and academic records, we have no choice but to hold your application until you schedule a conference with us as soon as possible. We are concerned the validity of your personal profile. Failure to attend our appointment with us before the beginning of the new semester will result in an immediate rejection from U.A.' He read to himself.
"You see what I mean? I think it's about my quirklessness," Midoriya theorized.
"Why didn't you just say you had a strength quirk for your info sheet? Now your life is ten times more complicated with everyone thinking you're lying." Bakugou angrily suggested.
"I told you before Kacchan, I want people to know I'm quirkless. I wanna show that I don't have to be like everyone else." Midoriya elaborated.
"Well then don't come complaining to me if they reject you for thinking you're lying. You better convince them well damn it, I don't wanna spend my first year alone," he threatened.
"Yeah, I know. I'll try my best," the green-haired kid reassured. The two ended the call and Midoriya fell on to his bed, emotionally exhausted. 'Man, this stinks. What am I even going to do tomorrow?'
The Next Day Later...
Toshinori lugged his briefcase around as he walked through the empty halls of U.A. toward the conference room he headed to. And by his side was his good friend Detective Naomasa. Together they would be in charge of questioning the legitimacy of Young Midoriya's profile. After all, it was he who was the one who brought to Nezu's attention about the inconsistency of Izuku Midoriya's profile.
This had allowed him to meet the boy in person and finally get to know just who he was. So an appointment was made for today and he was going to be the one to question the kid. And he was prepared as he could be for this.
"Toshi, you look kind of off, more than usual," Naomasa pointed at the heavy bags under Toshi's already sunken eyes.
"Oh. Yeah... I didn't couldn't really sleep last night," He revealed.
"In fact, I haven't been able to sleep well for a while now.
"And why's that exactly?" His friend asked.
Toshinori Yagi looked up at the ceiling with his blood-shot eyes. He was well aware that it was rather late, being 3:05 AM at the moment. However, he couldn't get the thoughts out of his head as the thought of a certain green-haired boy was causing his anxiety to skyrocket as thoughts pestered his head.
'Have I met Young Midoriya before? If so, did I perhaps accidentally transfer One For All to him? I cough blood a lot so it wouldn't out of the realm of possibility. Hold on,I never met this kid in my life,so this could have never happened! Butwait,couldAllForOnehavepossiblytakenOneForAllbackallthoseyearsago, keptit, thenrecentlygaveit toYoungMidoriyatobehissucess-ARRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHH I NEED TO SLEEP!'
"Um, you know. Hero stuff," All Might answered nervously.
JAXA was still looking out for the meteor, which now in Earth's upper atmosphere. Astronomers, mathematicians, and engineers from all around the world were doing their best to predict where it would land.
In The United States, at NASA's headquarters in Washington D.C., David Shield was escorted back to the capital during this state of emergency and was at the board scribbling equations and calculations as fast as he could, as lives were on the line. Punching in some digits into a calculator and typing code into his computer, his eyes widened as he believed he had just found an accurate measurement of where the meteor was going to hit. As his computer began triangulating possible impact zones, it finally began to approximate an area of land where the meteor would strike.
David's heart dropped as he saw where the meteor was coming for. Quickly saving his data and e-mailing it to the executives, he quickly picked up his phone and dialed the higher-ups with his shaking, sweaty hands.
As soon as someone picked up, he answered. "This is David Shield. I need to inform that the dragon-level threat meteor is headed straight for Japan."
Midoriya made his way down the hall to the room he was told to go to, he obnoxiously chewed on a piece of gum.
After another minute, Midoriya eventually stopped and looked up to read the sign above him that read "Meeting Room #9" on the side, the place he was told to go to for his appointment. And in front of him was a rather large brown sliding door. Pushing it open just a crack, he popped his head in and looked around, spotting two men sitting next to each other on a couch.
"Uh, is this where I'm supposed to talk with a teacher or something?" He asked in a blunt voice.
Toshinori spun his head quickly, finding himself face to face with the boy himself. 'It's about time we met, Izuku Midoriya,' he thought to himself.
"Yes, please take a seat," the skinny man responded.
Midoriya went over to the adjacent couch and slacked on it, getting comfortable.
"Ahem, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Toshinori Yagi and I work as faculty here at U.A.U.A. Beside me is my associate, Naomasa Tsuchauchi. He'll be assisting me today." The detective merely gave a friendly wave while the blonde introduced himself by letting out his arm for a shake.
Midoriya extended his arm and shook his hand back. "Nice to meet you. I'm Izuku Midoriya."
"Well Young Midoriya, I'll just be asking you a few questions today, please take a seat" Toshinori explained with a small smile to himself.
'Finally, I'll know the truth...' All Might happily thought to himself as the both of them got seated.
"So, it says on your document you are quirkless. Is this really true?" the blonde asked eagerly.
"Yes."
Tsuchauchi pursed his lips as he began typing his confirmation on the computer. 'Obviously, Midoriya is ly- TRUTH?!' All Might mentally scream at the result in his head, eyes widening.
"Wait, so you really don't have a quirk… despite destroying a zero pointer with your bare hands?!"
"Oh, that big robot thingy? Yeah," Midoriya answered.
Truth.
"So no one gave you a quirk then?"
"No, isn't that impossible?"
Truth.
"Have you ever met All Might before?"
"No, but I really wish."
Truth.
"Have you met me before?"
"Never seen you in my life."
Truth.
"How did you obtain such strength despite lacking a quirk?!" Toshinori asked with dwindling patience.
"I really don't like telling people. But this stays between all of us right?" Midoriya asked.
The two adults in the room nodded eagerly.
"Alright then, I'll tell you my secret." The two perked up in their seats, waiting for the big reveal.
"100 push-ups. 100 sit-ups. 100 squats. And a 10-kilometer run. Every single day."
Toshinori stayed silent for a bit, swearing he felt his brain snap by the absurdity of his situation. He started chuckling like a madman. "Ahahahaha! Oh my gosh, that's a good one. There's no way that can be…"
He looked over to Naomasa who was giving him a serious look and slight jerked his head at the computer scree. He looked and he lost all motivation.
Truth.
All Might felt his eye twitch. He was so done with this conference it wasn't even funny anymore. He had lost too much sleep over literally nothing. Midoriya was completely, 100 percent, unrelated to him and his enemies in every way possible. Toshinori sat silently as he slumped in his chair in defeat. What else was there to ask? Other than...
"Why do you want to be a hero," Toshinori asked in an exhausted voice, not even looking at the kid.
Midoriya looked up for a second, then responded. "For fun and profit."
Truth.
All Might raised an eyebrow. "Wait, can you elaborate?"
"I think it'd be a fun job," Midoriya answered.
'What kind of motivation is that?' Toshi was taken aback by the fellow. Sure he was telling the truth, but instead of being suspicious, the blonde felt more concerned now.
"Young Midoriya, I don't think you understand exactly what you're getting into when applying here. Hero work is incredibly dangerous and not for the faint-hearted. It's not some recreational activity to get a kick out of," the blonde warned.
"I know. But I think it'd still be fun."
"Midoriya, this is serious. You're going to get yourself hurt with that mentality. Real heroes don't think like that."
"Oh my gosh, yeah I get it. I know it's dangerous. But I still want to be a hero because I just like doing hero work" Midoriya said defensively.
Toshi sat up straight again. Now, the topic was shifting to something more important, more interesting. "Young Midoriya, what is your definition of a hero?"
The green-haired kid sat crossed arm. "A real hero is someone who helps others the best they can, all because they simply want to."
All Might felt this weird feeling churn inside him. It was oddly nostalgic, sad, and... enlightening. He couldn't explain why though. 'Have I forgotten something important?' He asked himself in deep thought.
Suddenly, his phone rang. But not his usual cell phone tone, it was the emergency notice ringing. Midoriya's and Naomasa's phones were doing the same, and they all took theirs out to check their notifications.
Toshinori's eyes widened at what the alert said. 'Meteor headed for Musutafu, Japan. Collision estimated in 45 minutes. Please evacuate out of the city as quickly as possible.'
"Tsuchauchi, please escort yourself and Young Midoriya away from this city as fast as possible," Yagi said in a serious stern voice.
The detective nodded and gestured at the kid. "C'mon, we gotta get out here," He told him as he hastily lead him to the exit.
"Wait, what about Mr. Yagi?" Midoriya asked.
"He'll be fine. Let's just try to evacuate." When the two were gone, Toshinori began unbuttoning his dress shirt, revealing his blue and red jumpsuit underneath...
All Might leapt onto the roof of U.A. He could see the sky was turning orange and people were frantically trying to leave the city, with traffic clogging the street. Desperate yells and cries were everywhere, and he could see police were doing their best to ease the situation. It wasn't good enough. They were practically sitting ducks.
The number one hero looked to the sky and could see the incoming meteor. It was absolutely massive, bigger than any mountain he had ever seen. It looked as if the moon was coming to crash into the earth. With an entire city was on the line and a threat like that, he was unsure if he had it in him to take this thing out.
"Shit, this is bad. I running on back up energy from some hero work earlier. Even then, could me at full power even be enough to stop it? Maybe back in I prime I could, but now?" He anxiously mumbled to himself. The doubt lingered with, as was grimly reminded that he wasn't the hero he used to be. Right now, he just felt pathetic.
"A real hero is someone who helps others the best they can, all because they simply want to."
Why were the kid's words in his head now? He gave the words more thought, feeling himself trying to bury the dark thoughts that were plaguing his conscious. What Midoriya said earlier was absolutely true. It was virtues he himself lived by and had forgotten as time passed. All Might tightened his fist. 'The kid's not wrong. If I really want to be a true hero…'
He squatted down and aimed his body toward the meteor. 'Then I need to go…'
All Might shot forward, flying off the roof and soaring through the air. He heard gasps and cheers as the people below immediately recognized him. With his signature smile on full display, the people below had they're hope restored. They were counting on him.
All Might cocked his arm as he rapidly began approaching the meteor at top speed. 'Full power!'
"DETROIT SMASH" He screamed as he rammed his fist into the searing hot meteor, causing a massive shockwave in the sky. The clouds parted and wind pressure was blowing across all directions. The civilians stared up in disbelief, as for second it appeared he had killed the meteor's momentum
However, little did they know, that far from the case. Blood spewed out of All Might's mouth while the sleeve of his costume was burning off of him from the space rock. He was being pushed back with overwhelming force as his arm felt like it was turning into mush as he was now getting carried with it.
But... he had to keep trying.
"SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH, SMAAAASH!" He yelled as he repeatedly began punching the meteor with full power, trying his best to slow it down.
However, he had built up so much wind pressure and blow back, he ended up getting knocked back by his own attack and began falling back down to the ground, eventually landing on some random building's roof. There was a sudden silence that fell amongst the crowd underneath, now more worried than ever as the Symbol of Peace and Hope had fallen from the sky. And the meteor didn't seem to slow down.
All Might coughed more blood up and was now on his knees, his body now steaming. He was approaching his limit and could feel the strength leaving his body as he began shrinking again. He looked back up at the meteor and shook in fear. Below, he could hear people getting hectic as they were beginning to lose faith. That this was their tragic end. He wasn't able to do anything. He really was pathetic.
"Hey aren't you going to get back up?" a familiar kid said next to him. All Might quickly turned his head to his right to find Midoriya looking at him in awe.
All Might tried to hide his best to hide the blood on his hands. "Y-Young Midoriya! What happened to Naomasa?! Y-You need to get out of here. That meteor is going to kill all of us. Not even I can stop it," the symbol of peace said in a depressed voice.
Midoriya looked at it and then back at All Might, then saying "I came cause I thought you could use some help. And... I'm a big fan."
All Might raised an eyebrow. "I don't think that's such a good idea, this is dangerous Midoriya."
"Yeah... I know," He said simply.
All Might was quiet, then found himself snickering to himself after remembering their talk earlier. "Right, for fun huh?"
"Yeah. And I kind of have a mom and a friend who lives here," the green-haired boy revealed.
All Might stood up again, trying his best to muster his strength back. He eventually felt some of One for All return, stopping the steaming from his body. "Do you think you can handle this? This one's tough" He asked concerned.
Midoriya looked up and rubbed his chin as he observed the meteor a bit more closely. "Eh, I think I should be good as long as I don't use too much power and shatter it."
'Wait, too much power? Is he more concerned about debris than his own well being? Gah, no time for questions.' All Might thought to himself after being slightly puzzled, to which he then shook the thought out of his head. "I'll deal with any legal ramifications that may come. Let's just save this city," He said with brave resolve.
The young man nodded and the two squat together, and facing toward the meteor, "Are you ready?" Number one asked.
"Yep," the quirkless kid replied.
The two rocketed together toward the meteor, eventually breaking the sound barrier together as they charged for it as supersonic speed. Gasps were heard again and cheers were hollered as their hope was restored again. Sonorously, the hero could hear people rallying his name to save them from this threat.
'These citizens, I cannot let them down! To be a real hero, I must go beyond!' All Might motivated himself as he summoned all of One For All he could muster into his fist
'I can't let this thing fall on my town, the comic store has a sale on hero merch tomorrow!' Midoriya remembered to not let his savings for a new All Might hoodie go to waste. He decided he was going to need a little more than just a normal punch.
"NEW YORK…"
"Above Average…"
"SMASH!/Punch."
BWAAAM
The sky shook once more, as a wind storm began picking up, people below were to take cover as powerful gusts flooded the streets. The sky had changed from an ominous orange and back to baby blue, completely clear of all clouds. For several minutes, a windstorm had spawned and powerful and chilly gales flooded the streets. When the turbulence had settled, people were finally able to look at the meteor again to see if it had finally stopped.
The folks of JAXA and NASA watched together as their sensors measuring the meteor's momentum dropped to a complete zero. In other words, it had come to a complete halt…
Relief and happiness overtook the workers who had been keeping watch of the thing since it appeared. It was as if a ton was lifted from their shoulders and they could breathe again. It was truly a miracle what had happened that day.
In his office, David Shield's eyes began to swell up as he cried with joy. "That's All Might for you," He said.
With the meteor now at a halt and momentum completely negated, it sat in the sky like a floating island. It stayed like that for a few seconds, before eventually falling again, but nowhere near as devastatingly fast as before.
"Young Midoriya, we need to get this out of the city and to the nearest open area ASAP," All Might said in a strained voice, gripping tightly onto the shell of the meteorite as they began to descend. "And I know just where."
"Uh, I think I know where you're talking about. U.A. right?" Midoriya said in a completely normal tone, showing no sign of struggle.
"Ha, glad we're on the same page. Now let's get this thing out of sky shall we now?"
The pair nodded in agreement once more to one another and curled their fists again, turning their bodies facing the direction opposite of U.A.
"New Hampshire/Normal Smash!/Punch."
The two were sent backwards, still keeping a strong, tight grip on the giant space rock as they began guiding it in the air away from the city area and toward the nearest open field, the physical activity area of U.A.
BOOM
It wasn't the prettiest landing. But it sure an expensive one, as there was a huge crater in the field. But the city still stood tall and unscathed, with it the citizens who were spared another day. Gently and slowly, the two set the massive space rock down. It was all over now. Finally, All Might was able to catch his breath and relax his shoulders.
"Young Midoriya, that was some good work out there. I must thank you for your assistance."
Midoriya gave a small smile. "You did really well too Mr. Yagi, like you always do."
All Might was taken aback, "You know?!"
"I mean, you just called Young Midoriya. The only person that has ever called me that is, well, you. It's not rocket science."
The number one hero dropped his smile and poofed back to his regular, emaciated form. "I should explain myself huh?" Toshinori went on to tell his incident and injury in detail, and how he got to this point. "That's why I'm getting weaker by the minute. I can't use my quirk like I used to. If it weren't for you today, we would all be dead. Thank you Young Midoriya."
Midoriya stared at the hero with no reaction. It was making him nervous. "Look, I understand if you're disappointed, but that's just how things are now," All Might said sadly.
"Oh, I'm not. I was just gonna say that's rough. But you're still my favorite hero," he was quick to respond.
Yagi smiled at his fan. "I'll be sure to give you credit for this. You deserve it."
The teen just looked at him with a normal face. "Well, wouldn't it cause a lot of problems for you then?"
All Might, at first confused, realized what was talking about. 'So he's aware that my public image would be affected if the media found out about this. Man, the kids smarter than he looks.' The blonde hero rubbed his neck, thinking. "You still deserve compensation Young Midoriya, that is a must."
"I mean, an autograph would be cool."
All Might chuckled, " I'll be sure to give you one as soon as I have a pen and paper."
After a couple of minutes authorities eventually arrived at the school and confiscated the meteor from the premises. All Might was given complete credit for taking out the meteor as Midoriya decided to hide in the U.A. facility. Luckily, since most of the evacuees were headed west and were on All Might's left side during their final assault. Midoriya, being on his right side, was hidden from the view of probably most camera's thanks to All Might's big body. So to the eyes of the public, All Might had single-handedly taken out the meteorite.
After about 30 minutes of being overwhelmed by news stations and journalists, All Might went back inside the school. He stopped by his office to pick something up and then eventually found Midoriya on a bench with his phone, patiently waiting.
"Sorry about that, paparazzi," The number one hero excused himself as he shrunk back to his skinny form.
"Oh you're fine," He forgave as he stood up from his seat.
All Might handed Midoriya an envelope with his name on it. "This was the letter you were supposed to get when results were handed out. You can open it now or later."
Midoriya took his envelope and noticed there was a second folded piece of paper with it, which upon opening it made him grin. "Thanks for the letter and autograph. But I should be heading home now. My mom's probably worried sick."
"Ha, go to her. I think this conference is as good as done."
The boy began to walk towards the exit as the sun was setting outside. Until Toshinori felt like he still had something to say. Just one more thing on his mind. "Young Midoriya, there's something I need to tell you."
The green-haired teen turned his head around. "What's up?"
The skinny just gave him a thumbs up. "I just wanted to tell you, I think you're gonna be a great hero."
Midoriya paused, silent for a moment, before letting out a small laugh. "I know I will," he said with a confident voice.
Naosama Tsuchauchi leaned back in his office chair, worn out from the day with the meteorite situation. With 0 casualties, everyone was able to return back to their normal lives. Though, that didn't stop traffic from being absolute hell for him and his men to deal with,
Meanwhile, All Might was seated to the left in front of him. He went on to explain what actually went down during the incident and that it took both his and Young Midoriya's strengths to stop it. On the other hand, Tsuchauchi went on to talk about how when he was escorting Midoriya from U.A., the boy simply vanished from his side as soon as he looked away.
That lead him to the biggest concern that the two once had when they had first found out about Midoriya. "You think he can be trusted?" he asked.
All Might smiled. "He wants to be a hero simply because he just enjoys helping others. It's a rather pure response when I thought about it more," he explained. "He's an honest kid, and his actions today proved he's an ally."
For some reason, those words Midoriya had told him about being a hero stuck with him. Reflecting on what he said, he felt as if a veil had been lifted from his head all of a sudden as the words were beginning to resonate with him.
"I don't know why, but what he said kinda struck a chord with me. Sorta reminded me of myself back then. You know, when I still had a stomach."
The detective raised a brow. "What do you mean? You're already a great hero, then and now. Is it the injury that's upsetting you?"
The pro-hero shook his head. "I guess I forgot about how much I actually liked being a hero back then. Ever since my fight with All for One, I've just been a shell of what I used to be. I have a limit that's constantly holding me back, my powers decreasing slowly every day," Toshinori expressed in a depressed state. "I couldn't even take out that meteor by myself. Midoriya was the true hero today, not me."
Tsuchauchi gave his friend a concerned look. Leaning over his desk, he gave Yagi a comforting back on the back. "Hey, I know you've been through a lot. But maybe you gotta keep doing things with the best of your ability right now."
Toshinori gave a small but sad smile. "Thank Naomasa. But you know just as much as I do that the age of All Might is fading. Now's the time than ever for a successor, someone to take my place," he said as he got up from his seat. "I gotta get going now, but thanks for listening Naomasa."
Tsuchauchi pursed his lips, not enjoying how the conversation was ending. "Well I'm glad we can move past this case, now that we know he's innocent and all," he said to lighten the mood.
Toshinori nodded as he shook his friend's hand as a farewell. "It's a good thing too. He gonna be my student so I'm glad I won't have to be dealing with a mole in class," he said in a lighter tone.
"Oh, so he got in the academy?" Tsuchauchi asked.
The skinny man nodded. "Yeah, I'm sure he's celebrating right now."
"MY BABY IS GOING TO U.A.!" Inko Midoriya cried in happiness as she held her son close in a warm bear hug, while Midoriya was smiling in content.
"It was a team effort, you helped me mom," he credited her.
He felt his mom squeeze him even harder. "You've grown so strong after all of that hard work, I am so happy for you Izuku. I'm going to make you your favorite dish and we'll start designing your hero costume first thing tomorrow!" She said excitedly.
"Sounds good," He said with a small grin.
Midoriya then heard his phone buzz on the kitchen table, and he casually walked over to it with his mother still clinging onto him. It was from Kacchan.
Kacchow: How did the meeting go?
With a few clicks on the screen, he responded.
Me: It was okay.
Kacchow: So you got in?
Me: Yeah, it turns out I scored pretty well too.
Kacchow: Okay, so how much you bastard?!
Midoriya typed the number of points he scored. For some reason, he swore he had heard a familiar voice yell 'Motherfucker!' off from a distance shortly after sending that message.
Kamino, Yokohama
Meanwhile, in a small bar, a hooded teen with shaggy, rough blue-hair with a hand over his face stared at the TV streaming the live news.
"So, the number one hero took out a meteor in one punch. Glad to know he still uber strong Master. Why are you even showing me this?" He asked in his raspy, dry voice, visibly annoyed.
The TV screen changed to a live feed of a bed-ridden man hooked up to several tubes that were keeping him alive. While his face was mostly hidden, it was quite clear that it was extremely scarred.
"It's important to stay updated on your opponent's strength Tomura Shigaraki. You'll soon realize that one day," He calmed his pupil. "Besides, in this particular case, it appears that when Kurogiri was scouting for us, he relayed some valuable information to us."
"And that is what exactly?" He said with angst.
All For One smile sinisterly. "We found All Might's successor today."
An image flashed on the screen, having been taken from the very right of All Might's side. And very visibly was a certain green-haired boy with him…
Next Chapter: The First Lesson
A/N: Originally, I was going to have Midoriya be the one to take out the meteor himself. But I decided it was better if both he and All Might do it together cause the scene was to show Midoriya's true heroism, not show he was the better hero. Also, here's Midoriya results: 34/50 for Written, 50/50 for Fitness, 96 Villain Points, 55 for Rescue. You do the math.
P.S.: Yes, I did make a Jojo reference.