Prologue: The First (Encounter) (Human Interaction)

Midoriya tries to run an errand and makes a friend along the way

It was an off day for Midoriya Izuku. He was nearing the final weeks of his training with All Might and the results were obvious for anyone to see.

On this precious day of rest he decided he should head out and stock up on more of that protein powder All Might had had him on, he'd forgotten to get some last week and his stock was running low.

Thus Midoriya Izuku found himself in the middle of an incident.

Well. Maybe not in the middle.

He'd had precious little time to actually indulge in his old habit of watching pro heroes duke it out with villains, so when he saw a panicked crowd coming from the direction he was going he decided to wait it out and see who responded.

This was perhaps a mistake.

He recognized the first responder, pro hero Fourth Kind. He looked to be in casual garb so perhaps he was in the area for the same reason Midoriya was.

He moved to close in before being blown away in a massive blast of green energy.

"It doesn't matter anymore does it?!"

The villain was screaming so Midoriya could hear him clearly even though he was some distance away.

"I'm already caught so I might as well take out as many of you bastards as I can before I-"

Fourth Kind exploded out of the building he'd been knocked into, closing the gap in an instant and laying a haymaker with his upper right arm.

The villain reeled but retaliated in kind, unleashing an even more terrible blast than before.

Fourth Kind went flying, slamming into another building a few stories above ground floor.

"If this is my last show! I'm going to make it a bang!"

He aimed down the street Midoriya was standing on.

He hadn't noticed but he had suddenly become the only target in line of sight.

His reflexes failed him, muscles too exhausted from All Might's workout routine to respond to such a sudden demand of force.

He saw green rushing towards him but his body simply could not respond fast enough.

But, just because Midoriya was the only person the villain had seen did not mean that he was alone.

Someone tackled him from the side, carrying him far enough to just clear the blast.

They came to a rolling stop, Midoriya's rescuer jumping to his feet before grabbing him by the shoulder and bodily carrying him to a nearby side street.

It had happened so suddenly that Midoriya could barely even process who was saving him.

Another blast rocked the building they'd hidden behind but none of the debris reached them.

A sharp crackling reached Midoriya's ears as the boy held out his right hand.

Some of the scattered debris formed up in front of them like a shield, protecting them from the rest of the rubble.

Sparks jumped from that strange strange hand.

It was covered in pitch black scales, giving it an odd sheen.

"It'll be over soon," The boy said.

It struck Midoriya as oddly comforting. There was a confidence in those words, but more than that there was an overwhelming sense of calm.

This person was utterly unphased by the danger of the situation they were in. He didn't move any further down the side street, perhaps assuming the villain would simply inflict more collateral damage if he did so.

Or perhaps he knew what was coming next.

He looked up, prompting Midoriya to mimic his action.

"GOLDEN COMET!"

A brilliant streak of light came crashing straight down, slamming into the villain with a catastrophic amount of force.

A cloud of debris rushed towards them but again that boy formed a shield with a simple wave of his arm.

"I'm going to go ahead and set you down ok? It's over."

"O-oh. Ok!" He was honestly still reeling from the fact that this had happened at all.

When he looked back at where the villain had been standing he saw a pro hero he didn't recognize.

He was clad in a black leather outfit with stylish purple sunglasses and slicked back blond hair.

"Whooo! Sorry for the rough landing buddy but you weren't being terribly GOLDEN now were you!?" The hero picked up the unconscious villain by the back of his neck before tossing him out of the small crater he'd made on impact.

Fourth Kind landed roughly near where the villain was deposited.

"Yo! You're lookin a little winded! You ok buddy?" The unknown hero asked as he dusted himself off.

"... You're... Who called you in?"

"We picked up the disturbance and I was in the area! Decided to ride over and check things out. Didn't even see ya so figured I'd end it quick."

It was then that the unknown hero turned his attention to the two boys.

"You two ok over there? Looks like you got a little too close for comfort!"

Fourth Kind turned to look as well prompting Midoriya to become somewhat star struck.

"Y-Yes sir! It all happened so fast but- I'm sorry for making you worry!" Midoriya said with a bow.

Technically he hadn't done anything wrong. It was true that he hadn't run away when he really should have but technically he was injured in a way that prevented him from moving too quickly.

It was only now that Midoriya's nerves hit him. Strength left his legs as the realization that he'd almost died washed over him. That villain had shot a powerful laser blast straight at him! If that boy hadn't been there he would have been severely injured, or killed! His whole body began trembling uncontrollably as all of the tension started to leave him.

Thankfully his rescuer was there to steady him yet again.

"I'm fine," The boy said flatly.

It was a story of contrasts. Even now after everything was over that boy held the same smooth calm that he'd carried throughout the fight. The fact that he didn't seem to be having any kind of reaction was odd to Midoriya but perhaps he was just better at holding his stress in for longer.

A roar of sirens sounded in the distance.

"Mhr. You two. Stay here and get checked out by the paramedics. And you…" Fourth Kind motioned to the other hero who gave a quick thumbs up before approaching.

They spoke just too quietly for Midoriya to really hear them but one word did stick out to him.

Chaldea.

That would certainly explain why Midoriya didn't recognize him.

The Chaldea Security Organization was something of a pro hero reserve force. They did not actively patrol but they responded almost immediately when called.

Even on the hero forums Midoriya called home there was little information regarding them. This was not helped by the fact that they were a relatively new organization, having seemingly appeared out of nowhere a few months ago.

Their mysterious nature and sudden arrival in the pro hero circuit left many forum members desperately trying to scrounge together all the information they could on them.

Midoriya wanted to talk to that leather clad hero, but he knew he couldn't interrupt whatever conversation he was having with Fourth Kind.

"Hey. Can you stand on your own?"

That voice snapped him back to reality. Midoriya looked to the boy next to him, nodding vigorously in response.

"Yes! I'm sorry! Thank you so much for jumping in! I- I just couldn't-"

It was only now that Midoriya registered the boy's face.

Brown fluffy hair with an odd tuft of curly white at his bangs.

But that's not what caught his attention.

Black scales covered the boy's right eye with a scar peeking out from under them.

"It's alright. Freezing up isn't an uncommon reaction to danger. I'm just glad I was there to get you out of the way." He said with a smile.

And what a smile it was.

It was almost alarming but not in a way Midoriya could articulate properly.

It was overflowing with an emotion he couldn't properly identify.

It was simply too vast to not be alarming, but it was also warm and kind.

Midoriya noticed another scar over the bridge of the boy's nose as he struggled to process the emotion that smile carried.

"My name's Nathan Relnor, it's nice to meet you."

He extended his left hand. It was covered in a black glove but otherwise it resembled a normal human arm unlike his right.

"Ah! Nice to meet you! My name is Midoriya Izuku!" The handshake was a little on the odd side but he seemed foreign either way. Not that he could tell from his accent.

Their introduction was interrupted when an ambulance worker came to check them out. As they were receiving their examinations that Chaldean hero departed the scene in a streak of golden light.

Midoriya had missed his chance to speak with a genuine Chaldean hero, but he had survived the incident uninjured and without getting yelled at so it wasn't a total wash.

And.

As Nathan Relnor turned to leave the scene Midoriya called out to him.

"Ah! Um! Hey! I was wondering! Could I get your number! I want to thank you properly for saving me!"

Nathan froze in place for a moment, as if not expecting that kind of reaction.

"Oh. Uh… Sure I guess." He said after a truly monumental pause. He fumbled around with his pocket before producing an unfamiliar phone model.

"I- I'm training to get into UA so I- I might not respond all the time but I…"

"UA? Oh right. That hero school…"

It was an oddly reserved reaction, almost hesitant.

"I'm thinking of enrolling there too. Or. My guardian is thinking about having me apply. Tell me, is it such a grand place?"

"It's amazing! All Might the number one pro hero went there! It's always been my dream to be able to get in but I- Well- It's…"

Nathan tilted his head to the side as Midoriya tripped over himself.

If Nathan was thinking of applying, Midoriya couldn't exactly tell him he was quirkless. He would see him after he inherited One for All from All Might.

"It's been something of an unattainable dream for me…"

"I see." Nathan paused to collect his thoughts before continuing, "I'm glad you're chasing it. Even if you thought it was unattainable. Perhaps we'll meet again in a month or so."

"Yeah! I'm looking forward to it Nathan-san!"

"Oh. I'm sorry, I messed that up, Relnor is my family name."

"Ah- I- I- I'm sorry Relnor-san!"

"No worries. That's one habit I've never been able to break in learning Japanese. Anyway, I should get going. May the sun and the stars guide you towards your dreams Midoriya-san."

With that he gave a small wave and turned to leave.

He was certainly a strange person, but for some reason Midoriya found him very easy to talk to. He gave off a certain air that just made him approachable.

Briefly, Midoriya wondered if he should join him on his trip back to the station.

But then Midoriya remembered he'd come out here for a reason.

And so they went their separate ways.

"Yo Boss!"

Nathan turned to see a familiar leather clad figure pull up next to him on his motorcycle.

"Hey Kintoki. Am I needed back home?"

"Nah, just thought I'd give you a ride. Figured Golden Bear would be faster than any of these trains!"

"Mh… Sure. That sounds good. What did that Hero have to say to you?"

"He was just tryin to figure out who called me but he seemed to buy me just loafin around in the area."

"That's good. Thanks for responding to my call so quickly by the way."

"No worries boss! You know we've always got your back Master!"

Nathan gave the Chaldean Hero a smile as he pulled himself up onto the back of the ridiculous motorcycle.

"Let's go! GOLDEN DRIVE!"

And with that they took off in a brilliant streak of golden light.

I just mostly wanted to set up Midoriya's first interaction with Nathan and Chaldea's status in the world of MHA. I'll get the first actual chapter out pretty fast. I've already got a bunch of them written out so hopefully I can make this a weekly thing and keep some kind of buffer.

Let me know what you guys think! I haven't written a fanfic in ages but this year has been so rough I decided to write a super self indulgent one so here we are.

UA entrance exams are up next. Hope you enjoy seeing lots of robots explode.