"Huh?"
That was the first thing that came out of Toshinori's mouth as he felt himself in unfamiliar area. Doing a brief inspection at his surroundings, he noticed that he was currently in some sort of theatre room with row upon row of soft red couches were placed in neat order.
"A-All Might-san!"
Looking for the one who called him, Toshinori found the mothe rof his successor, Inko Midoriya, with scared look on her face, "Um... D-do you know where are we right now?"
"I afraid I was as clueless as you, Midoriya-san." He answered while noting the other people than them in this room.
Ranging from the U.A students from Class 2A and 2B (and the additional Mirio, Nejire Hado, Tamaki Amajiki, Mei Hatsume, Hitoshi Shinso, the little Eri, Kota and even Melissa too) to pro heroes like Nezu, Eraserhead, Midnight, Present Mic, Endeavor, Mirko, Ryukyu, Hawk, Mandalay, Recovery Girl and Gran Torino.
Heck, even someone like Lady Nagant and Stain were present in this room, just as confused as them from the look of it. Though, no one seemed to notice about them as if their presence were being hidden from the others...
Yet, the most unsettling thing that happened in here wasn't the fact that they have been transported into this place without warning or whatsoever. Rather, it was the fact that he didn't feel any kind of panic or survival instinct in his mind despite the absurdity of this place and their circumstances.
However, chaos soon ensued.
"Huh?"
"What the heck!"
"Where are we?"
"Everyone, please stay calm and collected. Do not let pani-"
"Nooooo! My save fileeee!"
"Shut up you noisy bastard!"
"Language!"
"Bakugo, keep your mouth shut. We have children here."
"Who the fuck did all of this? I will beat the ever living shit out of them!"
"Rumi, I don't think that was a good idea."
"Our guesses sure are lively huh, Narra?" A weirdly undescribable voice echoed across the room, carrying a weight that they caught immediately. It was ethereal and surreal like, as if several voices were overlapping each other. Neither feminine nor masculine.
Looking at the source, he find it to be even more confusing than their voice.
A figure of average height and build, stood at a some kind of doorway behind them with two other person on their side. Despite being completely naked, it has no distinguishing trait except for its mouth that was currently set in a pleasant smile.
Its white ivory skin have several crack and fissure spreading across its body, as if they are a doll made completely out of clay.
However, even if they looked like that, Toshinori could feel that he should never offend this person. Just looking at him was enough to make his spine shivers in fear.
On each of their side, stood a girl with annoyed look on her face and a stoic woman.
"Shut up." The girl, answered curtly, her frown deepened.
"Hm~ Hm~ Just as cold as usual." Despite not having eyes or any visible seeing visual sensory organ, Toshinori could see the teasing look the figure directed at the girl.
"Master," Suddenly, the emotionless lady spoke with voice that was as cold as her aura, "The guesses are watching."
"Ah, yeah. We should give them our explanation huh. What a chore..." Sigh escaped its mouth as look of irritation was on its face.
"Excuse me," Nezu, being the most calm and collected person in the room, stood up to his full height, which wasn't much, and called for the figure's attention, "May I know where are we currently at and are you the one that teleported my students and the pro-hero to this place?"
"Your concern is understandable, Nezu-san. But rest assured, I meant no harm with my action." They answered, taking a seat fairly a little bit far from them with the beautiful women following it behind.
"And why should we believe it?" The currently No. 1 Hero, Endeavor, voiced his suspicion while giving them a penetrating gaze.
"You don't need too!" Still with the same playful smirk, the figure answered back, "But you currently are in my captive, so there's nothing you can do other than complying."
The tension thickened. Some of the students and pro-heroes even took a stance, ready for a battle to get away from this place. Even Toshinori was ready to spring at any moment. While it's true that he was pretty much a civilian right now, at the very least he will do everything to protect Inko from anything.
"Now, now~... There's no need to be so hostile eh?"
"You bastard better told us where are we right now if you don't want to get beaten into shit." Bakugo dangerously threatened while raising his hand up, trying to do his signature style at making someone piss their pants.
But no explosion comes out of his hand like usual. Not even a single spark.
Looking at his own hand quizzically, the U.A's Pomeranian once again willed for his quirk to activate. But no reaction happened.
"What the fuck?"
"My flame–?"
"Wait, I can't become hard!"
"Phrasing!"
"My quirk isn't working!"
"Now you do understand what exactly I'm saying earlier, right?" The smirk on its face widened ever so slightly at seeing everyone fell into state of panic. But the distress lasted pretty short as the figure clapped its hand and gained their undivided attention again.
His quirk? So who is the one that deactivated their quirks then?
"Yes, I think I understand what you're implying at." With a slight grim on his face, Nezu answered. "But may I know what is your name and what are the reason for our situation?"
"Ah! Foolish me! I forgot to introduce myself and my servants!"
"Pleasure to meet you, my name is Noth. This grumpy girl is my beloved Narra, and this cool lady is my most loyal subject, Ardian."
"Osu." The girl, now known as Narra, greeted them lazily while the stoic woman give them a slight bow.
"My goal for bringing you to this humble abode of mine is to watch a possible future and alternatives of your friend,
Izuku Midoriya."
"M-mr. Deku?!"
"Wait, speaking of Deku-kun, where is he?!"
"Oh, now when you said that, where is green?"
"The last time I see Midoriya-kun... I think he was lifting the fridge, again."
"Kero~. Could it be that he won't be with us in this?"
"Ahahaha! Look how incompetent Class A- Guh!"
"We're so sorry for the interruption."
"M-my Izuku! Where is he!?"
"How dare that nerd!?"
"Haaah~ Wake me up when you found out what happened to problem child."
"Toshinori! What did you do this time!?"
"Wait, me?!"
Chaos once again ensued as the absence of the U.A greenheaded cinnamon roll become apparent. However, they were silent again as soon as Noth clapped his hand.
"Jeez, calm down. He was currently with his other self, discussing something I have no idea or whatsoever." 'Though, I'm not sure whether he was safe or not. His alters can be pretty nasty.'
Noth didn't dare to say the last part out loud though...
"Anyway, just as I said before. You're 'brought' to this place to witness some other version of Izuku Midoriya in other worlds. If you're hungry, simply wishes for it and I will make it appears for you."
Cue to that, an apple candy suddenly manifested out of nowhere in Eri's hand, causing her to drool at the sight of the heavenly sweet.
"Gasp! But how!?"
"Um... Are you perhaps... God...?"
"How dare you slanders the lord's name, heretic?!"
"Wait, wait! Calm down Shiozaki. I mean he can basically make something like candy appears out of thin air. I remember that it was one of his miracle..."
"Setsuna-san, it's bread not candy."
"It's still a food, so my point still stands."
"Well, I don't think myself as a god to be honest, so you don't need to get riled up into some philosophical debate about bread and candy. Just simply think of me as someone with great power."
'Writing fanfic, that is. Lol.'
"You're thinking something dumb aren't you?"
"How can you think of me like that, Narra?! It's hurt!"
"Shut up, you weirdo."
"But this is the weirdo that you loves the most, you know!" The girl gritted her teeth in defeat as Noth turned away with victory at hand, "Now before we started, is there any objection?"
The whole cast might have been confused, and still right now, but they just don't know what to ask and they don't really want to mess with it.
Well... Other than Mirko and Bakugo, which was currently being held by their best friend, that is.
"Very well then, let's start with this."
Noth snapped his finger, and the vision where Midoriya met Toshinori at the very first time, All Might's rejection, the Sludge Villain incident, some small peek of his dark past, the time where Toshinori finally believed in him and then his rigorous training in Dagoba Beach until the time when he received One for All was being played in their head.
Silence.
They were speechless at the information they have gotten from the brief, direct implant performed by the Theatre's Master.
Minutes passed and no one has ever said anything as they still processed it.
"H-he's quirkless...?"
Until Shinso muttered that out.
The next one is a little more physical than the former.
*Pow!*
A full force punch from Ochaco directly hit Bakugo's face, causing him to stumble a bit.
"How could you say that to Izuku?" She asked, face filled with fury while eyes on the verge of crying.
Look of shock flashed on the boy's face for a second before shame and regret could be seen on it. He refused to look at the usually happy go lucky girl and keep his mouth shut.
Seeing that he won't say anything, Ochaco walked away and returned to her seat as the other looked at Bakugo with slight scowl.
"That was so unmanly, bro." Kirishima who sat on his side suddenly started, there was no trace of the normal 'shitty head' he known could be found on him right now, "You should make up for everything."
"I know..."
"Good, I will try to help as much as I can."
Not even someone like Monoma, who despised the class A so much, was happy to see the situation in his class' sister. The knowledge that Izuku Midoriya was initially a quirkless and just got his quirk barely a year before getting into the school has managed to shock him to the core.
'Just as I expected, that kid is a true hero.' Stain thought to himself while staying silent on his seat.
'That was impressive, really. But why am I in here?' Nagant thought.
Meanwhile, at the back rows, Inko could only look at the explosive boy with sadness and some tinge of disappointment before glancing at the other blonde that specifically sat on her side.
"Thank you for your support to Izuku, All Might-san." She bowed.
"Ah, no need Inko-san. Really, you have no need to. He was a good boy and I was more than happy to have him as my successor. Though, what I said to him at first was pretty inconsiderate if I look at it again."
"I don't blame you for that. It was normal to be concerned, All Might-san."
"In any case," Gran Torino started, look of seriousness settled on his old and wrinkly face, "You should never say something like that again, Toshinori. Just for what you have said to that boy was enough to warrant you some beatings from me."
"What a troublesome life you have, problem child..." 'Do I need to be a little bit softer for him...?'
"Still..." Mirko suddenly joined with wide grin on her face, "for a skinny quirkless kid, he have some serious guts. I like that!" Ryukyu could only sigh at his friend's antics.
'I wonder what will the commission do if they found out about this...' Hawks thought to himself as he eyed the former number 1 hero.
'So, you also have the same origin huh, All Might. Just as I thought, it was impossible to beat you in anything... It was already in the past though, so I guess I must work harder to made up for all the shit I had caused...' With a tinge of regret, Enji looked down at the floor as he looked back at what he has become.
"Lemillion-san, did you see how amazing Mr. Deku is!?" Luckily for them, Eri was there to lift up the mood.
"Yeah! He was so cool when he tried to fight that sludge!" Kota joined in hand and Noth quickly capitalized these two to subtly did some tinkering to their mind state.
In the end, the heavy atmosphere faded fairly quickly as the cast chuckled at the two children.
Good. Let show them despair, shall we?
"First thing first," Noth said, "This viewing we will soon have isn't that of Midoriya-kun's alternative. Rather, we will see the event that will took place in the near future."
'Does that mean we will watch my boy being the greatest hero?!' Toshinori couldn't help but feels excited at what awaited for them. He wasn't the only one though as some others have become enthusiastic and vocal with their curiosity.
And with a subtle wickedness in his smile, Noth snapped his fingers.