Cyber Hero

Chapter 1

This is another I recently put up on my multiverse story and a few

(No POV)

Things had been rough for Izuku since being diagnosed quirkless. But in his memories, back when he was a child, he felt he had a true friend. Far better than Bakugo or anyone had been before he was diagnosed. The memories were fuzzy, but he kept thinking it was Haku who was the friend he met in a strange field long ago.

Today was another one of those bad days, but something else had happened. Meeting All Might in his weakened state and him trying to talk Izuku out of being a hero without a quirk. "It's good to dream young man. But you need to be realistic."

'I guess he wanted to let me down easy because he didn't think I could be a hero without a quirk of my own.' Izuku thought as he wiped the tears from his eyes. It still hurt though. As he walked through the city he wondered if he should go for a different path or still take his chance.

Along the way though, he heard an explosion and ran towards it. There he saw the Slime villain lose again and Bakugo was trapped by the villain, Izuku's legs started rushing him towards danger to try and help his bully. Even as terrified as he was, he managed to smile and pull Bakugo away.

Before anyone could step in to try and take down the villain though, he unleashed his full fury towards the middle schoolers. They both winced expecting the blow to come. At the last second, something small, white, and red flew through the air and struck the eyes of the slimeball.

Once it had landed, they could all see that it was some sort of little dragon with a large red hooded cape around his neck. It was about the size of an Akita inu, and its big yellow eyes looked focused and determined.

But the look morphed into a happy one when it saw Izuku. "Zuku! Its so good to see you again!" the dragon shouted before jumping into Izuku's arms. Before he could ask what was going on, the little monster snarled a bit before putting itself between Izuku and the slime villain.

The confusion piles up as a strange set of goggles fall down and hit Izuku on top of his head. "Put those on kid! You'll see things…. You may have forgotten about," a voice calls out from above with even the heroes being confused by the whole matter. The dragon looks back and tells Izuku to believe in him and they'll win.

Izuku gulps before quickly putting the goggles on. He brings the lens down to his eyes and he can see a readout of some sort and he could remember the name of the little dragon. "Haku. You're Haku right?!" Izuku asks with some trepidation. The dragon smiles before saying, "it's actually Hackmon. But Haku always worked just fine too. I am white colored after all."

The villain snarls before attacking and knocking away a few of the heroes that tried to restrain him. All Might was there as well, but he was shocked to see the strange little dragon and couldn't muster up enough strength to blast the villain away.

Bakugo stands and tries to attack as well, but he ends up doing more harm than good. Culminating with him burning both Kamui Woods and Death Arms. And getting smacked by a piece of trash that the sludge villain threw at him.

So, it fell to Hackmon and Izuku to try anything to stop the sludge. Right as Izuku was panicking again, he saw a dumpster falling towards Bakugo. It would likely kill him, so the scared teen's legs move him again and he tries to cover the blonde.

The surge of his courage and will feeds into the goggles on his head. And transfers the power to Hackmon. "HACKMON! DIGIVOLVE TOOOO! BAOHUCKMON!" everyone in the area hears called out as the little dragon transforms.

He is no longer just a dog sized dragon, but one as big as a small car. Baohuckmon's back legs had changed into razor sharp spike blade and the tail was longer and had a red blade attached to the end. His body also looked more armored, and he seemed to have flames coming from his front claws.

Right as the slime villain had snaped out of his shock, Baohuckmon attacked. With Izuku calling out the attacks. "Teen Blade!" as the tail blade was used quickly stab and spin up the sludge form of the villain. Starting with his eyes. The villain lashes out again and Izuku calls out, "Blazing Flame!" and the beast lets out a blast of fire from his mouth and claws.

The attack had caused the sludge villain to dry out a bit and he could feel his body stiffening. Right as he was about to try and get away, Izuku called out the last attack. "Fif Cross!" and Baohuckmon rushed forward to slash apart the dried-out pile of slime. All that was still wet was his head. And Izuku caught that in a jar that had fallen out of the trash. And like that it was over.

But there were others who were worried about the flames from the fight spreading. Backdraft was unconscious after Bakugo had blasted something else to try and hurt the villain. And instead hit the rescue hero.

Right as All Might was going to step in once more, as he could feel some strength returning, a torrent of water poured down into the alleyway. "Nicely done kid. But I think you could use a little more practice. And maybe a few more partners."

Everyone looks up and sees a massive serpent like beast atop one of the buildings. And next two it were two people. One was a man with red hair and very dark skin. The other appeared to be a woman wearing clothing that looked like a cross between a demonic priestess and a feudal Japanese courtesan, wearing long, purple robes over a latex catsuit.

The two human looking ones stepped off the top of the building and landed with little issue. The man adjusted his duster coat and Izuku could see the goggles he wore around his neck. Identical to his own.

While this had happened, the sea serpent disappeared and Baohuckmon had returned to his Hackmon form. When Izuku asks who he was the man just said, "I'm just like you. In more than one way. I can show you more than you might know. And help you grow to be what these fools pretend to be."

Izuku is still unsure, but Hackmon looked up at the man with happiness. And then told Izuku that 'Terry' had been watching over him and the others Izuku played with long ago. Right as the heroes were about to step in, the woman acted. She blew a kiss that let out a small mist. That made everyone else around hallucinate. "Thank you Lilithmon. That should keep them out of the way."

Izuku still seemed uneasy, so 'Terry' left it at that and said he'd be in touch. "You can be guardian far beyond what any of these jokes who call themselves heroes can. But… You have to be willing to step beyond what you see and know. And not turn your back on it like someone else I knew from this nation."

The man sends and angry glare with his dark eyes towards where All Might was standing. All Might's breath hitches and he feels his knees shake. Because he knows exactly what the man was talking about. And what he had abandoned long ago.

'It can't be?! I didn't think….. he'd still be…..' All Might thought before reaching back in his deepest memories. All the way back to before he met his master. Before he'd started to train to be a hero and the inheritor of One For All. Back when he had a little partner made of rocks with a powerful punch.

A portal then opens and the two walk toward it before tossing a piece of paper to Izuku. And with a two-finger salute, they leave. While Izuku is left with multiple questions and an old friend he had forgotten for some time.

With the matter mostly resolved, Bakugo and Izuku are each taken aside. With the former being reprimanded for his reckless actions during the fight. And the latter was scolded for running in recklessly. But a few complimented his courage in the heat of the moment.

"That boy who saved you is probably getting told off as well. But you are a bigger problem. Your quirk and attacks caused a lot of extra damage. Not to mention injured multiple people. We will be having more words with your school and your parents young man." Kamui Woods said while nursing a few of burns caused by Bakugo's explosions.

Death Arms meanwhile was talking with Izuku. "That was reckless what you did young man. But, if what you say about your legs started moving for you….. well, it at least shows you have a truly heroic heart. I don't know what your quirk is, or who/what this little guy is. But you do have something I think a lot are missing now when it comes to being a hero."

Izuku looks up at the white-haired pro with some tears in his eyes and thanks him for saying that. With that done, he offers to escort Izuku and Hackmon home. To better explain a few things to his mother.

Who is freaking out and crying that her son had gotten mixed up in something so dangerous. "Don't worry miss! I can keep Zuku safe!" Hackmon says with a smile and a raise of his claws. While Inko isn't sure on what to think of the little creature, she notes that it and her son seemed close.

"Well thank you… little one. And thank you Death Arms sir for escorting my son home." Inko says with a bow. Death Arms told her it was not trouble and tells them all to take care. She wonders what Hackmon could eat and if it was similar to like having a dog. "I'm not so sure they let us keep pets here."

Hackmon somewhat alleviates her confusion by telling her he could eat most anything and shows that he can turn invisible. "But I really like meat a lot! Especially katsudon after the way Zuku talked about it and Terry used to make it!" Hackmon says with a bit of excitement.

Inko laughs a bit at this before patting Hackmon on the head. She then says she'll make katsudons for both of them. Making both Izuku and Hackmon extra happy. After the hearty meal, both boys are exhausted from the day they had.

And while Izuku is tempted to just fall asleep right away, he has a few questions for Hackmon. "So, we met long ago right? But I don't really remember where we met. Can you tell me some more about it? And who that Terry person was?" Izuku posed to the little white dragon.

"Sure. We first met when I found you in the Digital World. You might not remember, but it's where all Digimon like me are born from. You said you had been exploring around the park on your own. And then fell into a hole. It must have been a portal taking you to the Digital World."

Hackmon explains that the Digital World was a massive place. Filled with Digimon of all kinds and types. Some good, some neutral, some evil. And they had met by chance when Hackmon had been training a bit to get stronger.

"We went on a lot of adventures together. You eventually found your way back to your world and would come and go for a long time. But… you stopped coming to the Digital World about a year after you found it." Hackmon said with some sadness in his voice.

Izuku tried to remember back to that time but he kept feeling like there was something he was missing. 'Maybe it was some head trauma? Or it could be…. No. It was because around that time was when I was diagnosed quirkless. And that dominated my memories.' Izuku thinks with some sadness.

He doesn't tell this to Hackmon but he asks who Terry was again. "Oh, Terry's great! He's one of the best Tamers and Guardians in the world! One of the two who protect North America. Not long after you stopped coming to the Digital World, he happened upon me and started looking after me."

Izuku hums before asking if Terry was a pro hero and Hackmon confirms he wasn't. "But in a lot of ways he and the other Guardians are a lot better than all of the heroes put together! There's only six of them, but they protect both worlds with their partners!" Hackmon explains with some excitement.

His partner is a bit surprised at what Hackmon was explaining and is curious to know more. "So is it thanks to their quirks? Or just because they are partners with Digimon?" Izuku asks with some trepidation. Hackmon looks at Izuku funny before telling him something that surprises the teen.

"Uh none of them have those silly quirk things. And it's kind of hard to explain how they do things. But just like today when we fought that slime guy, your courage and true strength of heart was what gave me the strength to win. It's the same with the others."

Hackmon's words confuse Izuku a bit but he's more interested in what this could mean for his dream of being a hero. But he chooses to wait till tomorrow to ask those questions. Now he was just exhausted from the rough day he had.

In a different part of the city, All Might in his true form was looking out over Mustafa with some unease. He let out a sigh before going back in to check his wall safe. He reached for it with some trepidation before putting in the combination.

Once open, he reached past some of the money inside and other fancy items. To grab an item, he hadn't picked up for so very long. And yet he could never bear to part with. "It's been so long. I always wondered…. If it would ever come back to haunt me. Guts. I have to wonder if I made the right choice."

As All Might or Toshinori is saying this, he pulls out an old bento box he had back when he was a child. Opening it to reveal a pair of goggles. Just like the ones Terry had given to Izuku. As he touched the goggles with some excitement, he was surprised by the tears welling up in his eyes.

And they fell as he remembered his own adventures back in the day. With the partner he had, the friends he made, and the battles he won. In a strange world no one would ever believe existed.

I know, I know. Cheesy bit of extra drama, but I wanted to build up a character who is kind of akin to Yukio in Adventure 02. But you know less crazy depressed and more regretful about what he gave up or walked away from.

I'll get into what I have in mind for this with the next chapter. And what Izuku's new role will be and who Terry and the other Tamers and Guardians are. Just need to get it done. Please review and check out my other works if you are interested!