Don't mind me, just trying to work out a schedule that'll make updating/writing easier. I'm thinking once I get next chapter done, I'm going to be switching to every other day to allow me to write 3k words as well as proofread a bit more. Anyways, review time!
Xxser3ndipityxX said: Hey, thanks for answering my silly little musings~!
Ohma said: Haha, it's no worries! I like answering questions/talking reviews cause it helps people see what everyone is saying w/o having to go into the comment section!
Okay, so it was ACTUALLY Toshinori. Then let me speculate on that...So in the first chapter we see Emili tell Aizawa and the authorities about the truth, which means Toshinori probably eventually becomes aware too. And she said something to them about the manga, right? So it would make sense that Toshinori would want to see it back in her world. But that begs the question of HOW Toshinori was even there. I know you say the answer will be explained, but I've got some speculations...
Next chapter is the start of how Toshi got to Emili's birthworld! I'd love the hear the speculations!
But before that...you're not referring to Aizawa's...capture weapon, are you? ? ...No. I mean, skipping over HOW that could be, why would he ever do that? ...I feel like maybe that's not it. lol
Aizawa isn't the only one with a scarf like capture weapon, but in this case, I'd like to counter your question with another: you're asking how the weapon got into this/our/Emili's world, as to opposed who else would have a perfect key to set the trap up in her truck?
Ah, okay, I see why you would spell it "Emica" then. But from what I understand, the hard "k" sound is usually spelled with the letter k in English translations, not c. It's like...take names like Emiko. I've never seen them spelled with a c ever. Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% sure Emica is a Japanese name. Ultimately, this is a minor thing. It just might be worth looking further into a bit? But ultimately, that's your choice!
And now my speculations! " I can also safely say that when Emili died, she did not die in her birth world." - So THAT right there makes me think there may be some time travel shenanigans going on. ...Or..I guess time/dimensional travel shenanigans? Cuz like, how ELSE would Toshinori have been able to appear in her world? ESPECIALLY if you say her world was only in 2019 when she died. I can only imagine THAT'S the significance of you bringing up the timeline of years. ...And does that mean Emili was dragged into the future into the My Hero world THEN she died? ? ?
I like how you thought about it this way, and yes, there is time-travel/interdimensional travel shenanigans going on in this story, but Emili died in 2019. As Emili, she only dimensionally traveled. Emica and what happens in this chapter and the next two are the reason why I brought up the timeline ;)
If I've got this right, then this story might indeed get interesting~
By the way, I'm curious...did Toshinori look like himself when he showed up at her workplace?
Toshinori looked like himself, yes! Emili made the comment about how the wind might be able to blow him away with the right gust when she first saw him.
Thanks again for addressing all my questions! I always love when authors do that.
I love it when authors do that too, and like I said, I love answering questions!
And now to my comments on the actual chapter~
Geez, I know I keep saying this, but it's actually interesting how the twins are basically in protective custody now that both their parents are dead. I've never read a story like this one. Definitely a unique narrative. To be sure.
I've read fics about how Izuku was orphaned and then immediately adopted, but never if he was left in the system, and I really wanted to take on how everything would change stuff if this happened.
Plus, Aizawa would be a hero to recruit for the job who would make sense. I mean, if it's an escaped criminal we're dealing with, who better to help aprehend him than The Underground Hero with the capture weapon.
..Omg, Emica was in the water for 3 minutes? Dang, reading through it when it happened, you don't get the sense for just how long she was in the water. OR how long CPR was performed on her.
I don't know if I managed to capture the story I'm making with the right words, but there was a lot of debris and cars that fell into the water with Emica, and it made it a bit difficult for Aizawa to get to her in time (plus Emica was already partially unconcscious due to the hit on the head and that tends to blur time too). As for the CPR, you're supposed to stop after 3 or 4 minutes due to brain damage, but she was just a little girl and it would've been the first time Shouta lost a child he was supposed to rescue, to give you a hint on why he was so desperate to save her.
So wait, last chapter it was implied that both the twins were Quirkless. So then...I'm guessing Izuku manifested a quirk shortly after/during the incident? But then, WHY did he manifest the quirk if his physical still led the doctor to believe he'd be quirkless? ...Should I just take that as one of this story's mysteries?
In the Manga, Doctor Tsubasa works for All for One, and one of the Nomu is actually Bakugo's childhood friends (the one with the wings is the Nomu that tries to kidnap Izuku after the Stain incident) so it's believed that he'd either lie to kids and parents, saying that they were quirkless and then send the kids to a Quirk Specialist that was really All for One or he'd keep track of the more powerful Quirks and help recruit them to the LoV.
And it makes total sense Aizawa and the Pros are thinking of Emili/ca's predicament as a quirk. After all, that'd be the only way they could relate/understand such a thing according to the logic of the My Hero world.
Aizawa and Hizashi know it's not a quirk! They said it was as a cover story so fi she said something that didn't sound like a little girl would, the others would just chalk it up to her supposed quirk.
So Emica is anticipating that she'll be quirkless in Izuku's place? I guess that makes sense.
...Wait. WAIT. ...Is THAT why Toshinori seems so familiar with Emica when he meets her back in her world? ? Because SHE'LL be the one getting roped into the One for All stuff? ? Uhhhh...okay. THAT'D be different. Oh, but that would make sense! ! Emica might tell him about her life from before and everything! That's totally gonna be it, isn't it?
Emi does end up telling Toshi what she knows, and a Midoriya will be the Successor, but I won't say which one due to it being a very major plot point. But rest assured, when the twins are 14, Dad Might will make a very strong entrance
Oh heeeeeeeeeey! IT'S DABI. Omg, you are totally going with the Dabi-is-a-Todoroki theory then. Which, I gotta admit, is probably likely true. Buuuuut on the chance that Dabi turns out NOT to be Touya in canon, what are ya gonna do? xD Will the fic just be AU? Actually that's probably a stupid question, cuz this fic is pretty AU right from the start. For one, in this universe Izuku's sister was part of the manga from the start. And then there's the fact that Inko is dead AND Izuku has her quirk. Which will most likely mean HE won't be receiving One For All. Yeah, this whole shebang is different right from the start!
But let's be honest, Dabi's a liiiiiiittle too fixated on the Todorokis for it to NOT be something like him being Touya. You know, you made me spend time looking up those fan theories. lol
Haha, yeah, I'm a bit fan of the Dabi is Touya theory, especially when you realize Dabi's body is literally meant for a cold Quirk while his fires burn hotter than Endeavor's Hellfire. And, yeah, this story is AU from beginning to end (still won't say who's getting One for All :p) and it's just going to get more AU in these next two or three chapters. I totally didn't mean for you to look up the theories aesrgdhtfgjjh
Also, I think I would deeeefinitely have to label Himiko a Yandere rather than a Tsundere.
Thank you for pointing that out! I always get Yandere and Tsundere mixed up, even though I know Yandere has no issue accepting their feelings whereas Tsundere rejects them.
HA! Izuku confirms it IS dimensional travel! ! So it's alternate universes then. My money's still on time travel and alternate universes in one, though.
Yep, I absolutely love interdimensional travel fics, and almost 1 out of ever 5 fics of mine that I ghostwrite are almost always that lmao. And yes, you are also correct, but not quite in the way you're thinking.
So..were they allowed to be placed in the orphanage because it had been so long since the attack with no sign of the villain in question resurfacing?
Yeah, since AfO went back underground and the minor villains were all captured, they had to be placed back since the Iidas couldn't adopt them due to their schedule. It's something they're going to wish that they kept insisting that they kept the twins.
Warning: This chaper holds mentions of Child Torture/Child Abuse
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia
April 12th, 2020: This chapter has been severely edited in light of Nana Shimura's Quirk being revealed.
At eight, Emi felt her world collapse on her again.
Shigaraki - Tenko, she corrected - had been found in an abandoned warehouse a day after her initial phone call, and upon him saying who he was, the adoption was quickly turned into an abduction alert.
How did she know this, one may ask? From the shoddy little tube TV that sat in the corner of their "room", though it was obviously more of a cell, what with how the twins were chained to opposing walls, one side covered in blue and the other in pink. They had only just enough of the chains to meet in the middle, and more often than not, for the first week or so, they brought their bedsheets in that middle ground and stayed close to one another, unwilling to leave the other's sight.
Part of her knew that, logically, they'd be rescued; they had several Pro Heroes in close contact with them and was practically their family. However, the more emotional, younger part of her was having silent meltdown after meltdown as each emergency alert blared, showing their pictures and reminding everyone of how unlikely it was that they were still alive.
One day, All for One changed their looks, making them look disturbingly like Jake and Jade before taking them to the press conference, forcing them to stand in the crowd alongside the newly made Kurogiri.
"We hold hope that these two are unharmed."
We're right here! She wanted to scream at the Police Chief.
"If anyone has seen them, please call the hotline shown on the screen-"
We're right in front of you!
"We ask that you return them, safe and unharmed-,"
Please, just look up! She begged that one of the Pros would even glance their way, to even dare to scan the crowd-
But none did.
She could tell Izuku was starting to lose hope, so she did the one thing she swore she would never do: she talked about One for All.
Well, she mainly talked about how little she knew about it.
"There'll be ten users," she whispered. "Though one is temporary."
"Who are they?" Izuku always asks.
"We don't know all of them," she always replied, both in reference to the fandom she left and the Heroes who were fighting to find them. "Only four are known. Only three have confirmed names."
"Tell me about them?" He asks.
Somewhere safer is what she usually says, but not tonight. "The Seventh User's name was Shimura Nana," she began, voice low. "Her original Quirk was 'Float'. She could, essentially, fly." Izuku's green eyes widened and he sat up, scooching forward as she spoke. "She was given One for All when she was in her final year of UA or she had just graduated. She was an amazing Hero, loved and admired in the community…"
"What happened to her?" Izuku tilted his head.
"A quirkless boy found her, asked if he could become a Hero. She laughed, and smiled, but ultimately said no. He took it at face value and began to walk away before he said it didn't matter: he was going to be a Hero no matter what." She paused, seeing Izuku's little smile.
"He was her successor?" he asked. "How did he find his successor now?"
"He is her successor." she replied. "The ninth user hasn't been found yet, and the tenth is only temporary." She could see the little light in her brother's head go off as he gasped and mouthed two words that had her nodding: All Might.
The door creaked open, and they both turned, assuming it was supper time, but her gut twisted and… They had just had breakfast. It was too early for their second meal, which meant…
She stood up and stepped forward, in front of Izuku. "Leave Izuku alone," she demanded, turning towards the mountain of the man, green eyes blazing. "You have me, and we both know why. Put him back, unharmed and quirk intact."
"Now why would I do that?" All for One asked, tilting his head to the side and grinning madly. "You've brought it to my attention how many live to see my face, and how many children are in desperate need of help."
"You-," she growled, cutting herself off to glance at her brother, who had a set look on his face. "Izuku, no."
"Emi," he whispered, and he had that look in his eyes, from when she had told him why she was quirkless; it was the same expression 14 year old was supposed to have when he saved Katsuki from the sludge monster. I can't sit back and watch you die, his tearful eyes said, you're meant for so much more, I can't let you do this.
Glancing down at her chains, she felt her resolve settle, and when All for One stepped forward yet again, she lunged forward, ignoring the sharp pain in her ankle in favor of shoving Izuku away, the giant man's hands clamping around her shoulder before she could hit the floor. I'm not sorry, she said to herself, over and over as two goons came in and the villain picked her up, all three ignoring her brother's cries and reached for her. You'll be the far better successor Izuku, quirk or no… I'm not sorry…
When her ankle was wrapped rather than her being tied to a table, she knew instantly what he was trying to do.
"It won't work," Emi simply said as she noticed all the All Might stuff. It was all negative, trying to paint Toshinori in a horrible light. He was human with flaws, yes, but he was still a good person at heart. "Your sick plan, it'll never work." There's too much trust, she mentally added, Izuku and the public hold All Might too high right now. Toshinori really doesn't know just how high yet and he's lucky.
"And why do you say that? Do you have a quirk afterall?" he asked, making her roll her eyes.
"If I did, do you really think I would tell you? I know what you are through research and research alone." she crossed her arms and glared at him doing her best not to shiver at the aura surrounding him.
When she was returned to the room, she was immediately chained back to the wall, but on her left ankle as opposed to her right. It made it a little bit harder to stay in the center, but as Izuku hugged her and refused to let go, she let out a soft noise and gently messed with his hair.
"We'll get out of this," she promised quietly murmuring into his ear. "Remember that thing I said I was brought here for? With All Might? That fight, it should happen soon, we just gotta be strong until then."
"But how will we know when?" he asked in the same quiet tone.
"When we see the news," she answered, thinking back before leaning down to where her mouth was beside his ear. "Toxic Chainsaw and then it'll be just a couple more days, ok?" He nodded, squeezing her a bit more.
From then, they used their chains to scratch on the walls, marking how many "days" they had been kept there, (currently, they were at 15). From what she could count, they were being fed twice a day, once in the morning and once at night, and they were allowed out for the bathroom three times or whenever they made a fuss.
That, of course, led to Emi finding out that she still had her beef intolerance, having been careful to avoid it at the orphanage, Iida's and Aizawa's houses, but with being captive, she couldn't avoid it. So, of course, as she did her best not to throw up and pass out from the pain, Izuku started to make a fuss.
"Help! Someone, please, there's something wrong with Emi-bō! She's really sick!"
Even from her blurry sight, she didn't think the door ever opened that fast, and as her vision slowly settled, All for One and a slightly familiar person came into the room, making Izuku go quiet and flinch as they drew closer. "What's wrong with her?" the villain demanded.
"Her supper is only half eaten. One of the lackies might have tried to do something," the second man suggested before squatting beside her. "How did the food taste?" he asked her brother as another sharp pain ran through her stomach.
"F-fine," he murmured. "Tasted like n-normal be…" she could see the realization as he trailed off, eyes widening in horror. "Emi-bō is allergic to beef!"
"I thought you said they had no allergies," All for One growled, and she saw the man flinch back.
"She didn't. At least, not when her family last came in for a Quirk assessment." Suddenly, it clicked.
"D-Doctor Tsubasa?" she croaked out, and he turned to where the light hit his face for her, making anger fill her. "You… lied."
"That the boy was quirkless? Yes, I did, but for you? No, you are as Quirkless as they come." she knew this, expected this, but it still didn't mean it hurt any less.
"Why?" she gritted out, doing her best to glare at him.
"Because a fire-telekinetic Quirk could be very powerful," he answered smugly. Like picking a calf to grow up into the perfect steak, she thought in muted horror. Before she could say anything else, she was hauled up suddenly, making her cry out in pain as she was forced to uncurl. "Let's get you to the lab."
The fight with Toxic Chainsaw appeared like any other Villain fight on TV, but for Emi and Izuku, it meant salvation was coming. She did her best to take in every detail of what Toshinori looked like, and it seemed like Izuku was doing it too.
Had he caught on that something would happen to the Pro? Oh, god, don't let him see what happens!
Shaking her head, she clicked the news off, went over to the nearest wall and, using her chain, scratched the first tally mark. "I bet ten," she said in a light tone, doing her best not to reveal how scared she is.
"Five!" Izuku argued, though he was shaking, and he looked ready to start crying again.
It was day 3 that they woke up strapped to tables facing one another. Unlike the room, the lab was fully lit, and when she glanced out of the corner of her eye, she saw cameras pointed at them, making her swallow thickly, because of course they were being recorded.
"Emi, what's going to happen to us?"
Izuku's question and tone jerked her from her thoughts, and she looked at him, unable to not notice his tears or how he was shaking. What's going to happen to us? "I'm sorry Izuku," she said, looking away, unable to stare at him any longer. "I should've had you stay with the Iidas. You're in danger and it's all my fault cause I recognized All for One for who he really is."
"We'll make it out of this," Izuku's normally happy voice had been subdued within the month of their capture, and hearing how grown up he sounded saying that, it made her heart twist. "I won't leave you. We'll both be here when All Might comes…"
Oh, Izuku… she thought, looking at him, heart breaking as he did his best to keep up his wobbly smile. "He's only human, Izuku," she whispered. "He's human, and today is the day the world gets reminded of this."
Garaki came in a second later, a smirk on his face. "Sensei has given the order that you're going to be the first of his more… submissive soldiers, little ones."
"What does that mean," Izuku whispered, while a shiver tore through her spine. "Emi, what does he mean?"
"All for One steals quirks," she told him. "And he has the ability to give them to others. Their plan, it's to make super soldiers, beings of multiple Quirks able to easily take down all the top 100 Heroes. They're braindead, only capable of fulfilling orders from their commander." Izuku's green eyes widened in horror and he jerked, trying to get free. Her heart ached more as tears began to stream down her face, a grim determination filling her and keeping the girl calm. "Don't worry Izuku. They won't go for you first. It's easier to shove Quirks into someone who doesn't have their own power."
Garaki didn't say anything, instead going over to her and prepping what looked like an IV. "L-leave her alone!" Izuku protested, voice shaking. The man didn't even react, instead going to her right arm and inserting the needle, making her inhale sharply as she felt it go through her skin. He then went to her left arm and did the same thing, but she had a feeling this one wasn't going to be saline. After a few seconds, Garaki left, leaving the two alone, shaking and crying.
All Might, please, get here soon…
All for One walked through the door what felt like hours after the doctor left, even though it was probably only 15 or so minutes. Izuku was still trying to get out of the restraints, though he was tiring himself out, and she couldn't really risk moving without possibly ripping the IVs out, so all she could do was painfully tense up as he stopped in front of her, blood red eyes glancing at her chart once. Never have I been so grateful that All Might seriously injured someone, she thought, inhaling sharply as he moved to her right side.
"Ho-how many?" she demanded, voice breaking. Emi wasn't sure if she was asking how many other children had gone through this process, or how many Quirks would be forced into her, but she knew either answer would break her heart more.
"Seven," his voice had her dissolving into sobs as she realized what question he had heard. Seven Quirks… how many did that Nomu from the USJ have again? 4? 5? I'm…
"I'm going to burn out," she said in realization. "Too many… tha-that's… too many Quirks."
"Children are meant to handle the full drawbacks of Quirks until they're 13," All for One said, smirking as she tried to lean away from his hand. "You do not think you are going to be the first successful Nomu I've created, do you?"
...the first of his more… submissive soldiers…
Her mouth opened before she could even connect the dots properly. "All the ones you've created so far, you haven't been able to control. What the flying fuck makes you think you'll even begin to handle me?"
All for One laughed before reaching out and easily wrapping a hand around her tied down arm. Then, suddenly, it felt as if her very soul was being torn into shreds, and as she arched against the straps, she swore she could see a bloodied and very injured All Might, right there, scooping a scraped and bruised Izuku up from the destroyed table, but yet, when she blinked, her brother was straining against the straps, screaming her name as a different scream filled the air.
My scream, she thought, the pain in her throat being drowned out by the rest of her pain as her head and eyes gave a dull throb. The villain's hand disappeared and her body went limp, a wounded noise sounding as she dry heaved, neither one having been given food the night before. Now, she supposed she knew why.
"What did you do to her?!" Izuku screamed. "Emica! Emili!"
"Precognition has always been a harder one to properly transfer," the villain answered, and, ok, yeah, what she saw suddenly made sense in a sickening way. "What did you see, little one?"
Oh, I'll tell you, she viciously thought through the pain, baring her teeth and jerking her head against its straps, sinking her teeth into the man's hands as the straps gave enough leeway. After a second of shock, he pried his hand away, a dark amusement filling the air as he inspected the bleeding bite mark. "Fuck you," she snarled. "I won't tell you anything anymore."
All for One Simply shrugged and she watched as his flesh knit itself back together. "So be it, little kitten."
Little kitten ...? she thought, only to have the pain come back, twice as bad as before her vision wavering for a few seconds as she screamed again, hands spazzing as her fingers felt as if they were on fire along with her mouth. Her lower back, close to her hips, burned too, and as the pain ebbed away, she gagged, but rather than just spit, she could see four teeth and blood. It was also hurting her to be on her back, not mentioning the migraine (or perhaps brain swelling) that she now had.
Only three Quirks were forced on her before the building shook and All Might's voice thundered through the compound.
"ALL FOR ONE, COME OUT AND FACE ME!"
Even through the haze of her pain, Emi found herself grinning at Izuku, blackness taking up most of her vision as the villain himself jolted and huffed. "Trust the oaf to ruin my plans," he said. "Garaki, ensure the specimens are fit for transport."
As the doctor undid her head strap, she forced herself to watch him walk out, a mix of satisfaction and crushing fear filling her.
All Might and All for One's fight was here, but would they both survive the collateral damages suffered for each blow?
Thoughts, comments, concerns? I'd really like feedback on how you think Emi is coming along!
