Chapter 20, I'm glad I was able to get this out. I wanted this chapter to really show ONE's Character, specifically is heart. ONE TRULY cares about people. Remember the world Izuku grew up in, he has an overwhelming desire to help people. To end the suffering for any person he can, to change the world one person at a time, because of how HE suffered. This will be the chapter before we get into Two Heroes, that may be a two parter but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, enjoy!


Chapter 20 Understanding and respect

ONE flew across the city with Sky Walk, it was a relatively peaceful day in the city. He hadn't noticed much crime and he hadn't gotten too many alerts and requests on the app and he took that as a good sign. ONE looked down from the air and he could see a girl of roughly eleven years old looking sad, he had nothing to do so he kicked off the air and flew towards the ground in the direction of the girl. He landed with finesse and the girl's eyes went wide as she recognized who just landed before her. "ONE!"

ONE looked at the kid. She had magenta colored hair in long pigtails with green eyes, she was wearing a gothic dress shirt, a black skirt with black and purple leggings and black shoes. "Hello. I was just flying over the city and looked down and saw you looking sad so I came to help." He waved a finger at her. "Hazuki right?"

The young girl lit up seeing that he remembered her. "Yeah that's me! I'm Hazuki Shimada! You remembered me!" She exclaimed excitedly.

He smiled at her, "I'm pretty good at remembering names, especially those I've helped…Why the frown Hazuki?"

The girl's face shifted to a sadder one, "I wanted to buy that stuffed fox for my sister, but I don't have enough."

ONE turned to the left and looked to see a large, stuffed, blue fox in the window of the shop next to them. "I see…does your sister like plushies like that?"

"Yes. But she's been having a hard time lately, moving to japan, life at school, with her friends. But at home she always helps and plays with me, she does all the cleaning. So I wanted to give something that would cheer her up and let her know I care!" She exclaimed as she closed her eyes as tears threatened to escape.

ONE's heart was moved as he gently placed a hand on the girl's head, "You're very considerate Hazuki. Not everyone is so willing to lift up others when they need it." She smiled as her green eyes looked up at him, "Let's go talk to the shop owner." He said with a smile.

Five minutes later ONE and Hazuki exit the shop with her carrying the giant stuffed fox with a smaller one in the hands of the big one. The big one was 12k yen, luckily Hazuki already had 5k so he paid the difference with the cash he kept on him. After buying the big one he decided to go the extra mile and buy her a smaller version so now she and her sister would have one, and the young girl was grateful. "That takes care of that. I hope the plushie makes your sister happy, Hazuki." He said with a smile.

"Thank you ONE, She'll be so happy now!.. Um, can you bend down a little?" She asked him with a slight blush on her face.

ONE drops down to her level and is surprised when she plants a kiss on his right cheek, she pulls away and looks at him still blushing with a big smile. "You're really nice ONE. That's for being my hero. And I've decided when I get old enough I'm gonna be a hero just like you!"

The hero took in her words as he smiled at her, "I'm honored. What's your quirk Hazuki?"

The young girl smiled at him, "Constructive Aura. I can make things out of energy." She said as she suddenly made a giant green hand that spun a green basketball on it's index finger before disappearing.

"That's an amazing quirk Hazuki, you can definitely be an amazing hero with that. But remember that being a hero isn't just about what you can do, it's about what's in here." He said as he put his fist over his heart."

"Hazuki's face lit up as she seemed to understand, "I gotcha!"

ONE smiled at her, "Good, you get home safe."

"Bye ONE." She said before picking up the plushies and walking away.


While normally he would fly away he decided to walk the streets. Several people approached him as he went, he took pictures with some of them and had good talks with others, even gave a few autographs. He entered an area he hadn't been in in years, it was the park that was down the street from his old elementary school. He was close to the park he used to play in after school when he heard voices, "You're so stupid Koga there's no way someone without a quirk could ever be a hero!" He heard a child's voice say.

"Can too!" Another kid's voice shot back.

"Dummy! Why bother, you're quirkless, you'll never be a hero." Another kid said.

"Yes I will!" the same kid shot back again.

ONE looked into the park to see four kids with one staring down three others. They all looked around eight or nine. The kid by himself was shorter than the others with spiky black hair in a small ponytail and red eyes. The other three were clearly ganging up on him, and given what he's heard so far made the scene look all too familiar. "You talk about heroes even though you could never be one. You know what everyone in class is calling you right?" One of them said before they all chanted in unison surrounding the kid, "Koga the dorka! Koga the dorka!" The boy named Koga closed his eyes and covered his ears to try and tune them out, but it was clear their chant was getting to him.

ONE had seen enough as in a flash he appeared behind the boys, the bullies were too engrossed in their chanting to notice. "The last time I checked bullying was EXTREMELY uncool!" He said in a stern voice.

The sound of a mature voice made the three stop and look to see ONE. All four boys went wide-eyed at seeing the city's infamous vigilante. ONE crossed his arms as he faced the three bullies, "I've heard everything you three have said, do you have anything to say for yourselves?"

"Um..Well he was the one saying dumb stuff!" One of them said, trying victim blaming.

"That's no excuse to gang up on someone and bully them for nothing." He responded before looking at the boy in the center, "Koga." He said, gesturing to the young boy to come closer.

He inched past the bullies and faced the hero, he was slightly nervous, both because of the situation but because he really licked ONE, even though he wasn't a pro, he was his favorite hero. "H-hi ONE." The kid stuttered nervously.

He smiled at the boy hoping to ease his nerves, seeing him upfront he could see he was wearing one of HIS shirts. "No need to be nervous. I just wanted to talk. I heard what you said when these three mocked you for being quirkless, do you really want to be a hero?"

The boy's face lit up from this question, "Yeah I do! You're actually my favorite hero. I wanna be one just like you!" He exclaimed.

ONE smiled, "Well I'm honored. I wanted to tell you that YOU can be a hero! What you said when these three tried to tell you you can't..That tells me you haven't given up on your dreams or yourself, and that's a very important thing."

The young boy felt a wave of emotion at hearing his hero acknowledge his dream. "Thanks ONE. You really think I can do it?"

His smile didn't falter, "Of course."

One of the boys spoke up, "You're lying ONE! You can't be a hero without a quirk, everyone knows that!"

ONE looked at the child who spoke up, "Really. And who decided that?"

His question seemed to shock all three bullies. He turned back to Koga, "Remember these words. There's power you're born with and there's power you earn. Training rather than overly relying on a quirk is the key to being strong. Just because others say something is impossible doesn't mean YOU have to believe it is. Keep that in mind and I promise you'll be a fearless hero one day." He said with a smile.

Koga smiled up at him, "You really think so?" He asked hopefully.

"I don't think so, I KNOW so…Come on, let me show you what a little training can do for you." He said, gesturing to the boy to follow him as he turned to walk away.

Koga followed the hero leaving the three bullies behind with looks of jealousy, one of them snapped out of their shock, "ONE! Can I come too?!"

The hero raised a hand to wave back at them and turned his head without actually looking at them. "Sorry, but I don't like bullies." He answered as he kept moving, leaving them shocked and frustrated.

"WAAAAAH!" Koga screamed with excitement as they ran along the side of a building before jumping to the other side. ONE had put Koga on his back and went into a light sprint around the city, they were out running cars, flipping through the air and just having fun. ONE had told the boy you can actually out run a car if your legs are strong and can move fast enough. Koga asked him about his quirk but ONE had said it wasn't as important as physical training. Over the next hour he showed the young boy feats of strength and speed all obtained from just training, his point seemed to get across to the kid. The two sat on a bench just relaxing, "So Koga tell me, why do you want to be a hero?"

The boy looked ahead, seeing cars and people pass them by as he thought before answering. "It's everything to me…I want to prove that even if I'm not like everyone else I can still be what I've always wanted to be, a hero who saves people." He answered genuinely.

ONE smiled as he acknowledged his answer, "I see. And what do you parents think about this, they support you don't they?"

The look on his face shifted to one of sadness, "My parents died two years ago in a villain attack."

ONE's face also became sad, "I'm sorry to hear that." He said in an empathetic tone.

Koga shook his head and smiled, "It's ok. They believed I could be a hero, my mom used to call me one all the time…That day a woman who was passing by saved me. I was in really bad shape and was close to dying, she used her quirk to save me and after all that she adopted me and she supports my dream. I'm lucky to have her." He said with sincerity.

ONE smiled at him, "Love like that's lost never truly leaves, it's still inside your heart and it's reborn into new love."

Koga took in his words, as strange as they sounded, "Yeah." He said in a low voice, smiling in understanding.

"Koga?" They both heard a feminine voice call out. Looking to the left they both could see a tall, beautiful, well endowed woman with blue eyes and long blonde hair. She was wearing a black blouse under a white dress shirt and black skirt with black heels. She looked at them both slightly confused."

"Oh, Yukio. Speak of the devil we were just talking about you."

The woman raised an eyebrow, "Oh really." She said, turning to ONE as the both got off the bench. "And what were you two talking about?"

ONE step forward, "Koga was just telling me about his heroic ambitions, and with his..Shortcomings. I believe it's a fine goal, one that's very much feasible and one worth reaching. I"m ONE and you are Ma'am?" He asked, extending a hand.

The woman kept a neutral expression as she took his hand, "Yukio Kaijo, And I know who YOU are ONE, this kid never shuts up about you. Everytime a new story comes out about you it's ONE saved someone from THIS or ONE stopped villains from doing THAT!" She said dramatically as Koga began to jump and protest her claim.

ONE chuckled lightly, "Well I do my best to help however I can. I was just telling Koga of the perfect place that can help him achieve his dream."

Her blue eyes looked directly into his cowl with a raised eyebrow, "Hm, and what place would that be?"

20 Minutes later

The three of them were standing outside the front of Rising Sky. Koga looked at the sign above the giant door, "Rising Sky Dojo?"

ONE turned to the boy and smiled, "That's right. You can learn martial arts here starting tomorrow if you join today. Remember what I told you about training Koga? Well right here is where it all began for me. The master's here are basically gods of the martial arts. Before you step in here I'm warning you that this is a tough place, to be what you want to be you're gonna have to embrace a level of training and dedication that only a select few have. You can be a hero..But to accomplish that you'll have to work for it, harder than anyone else." He put a hand on the young boy's head, "I believe in you. Don't let anything steer you off the path you've drawn for yourself, forge ahead and be all you can be! Will you do that for me Koga?" He asked with a smile.

The kid tried his best to fight back tears, "YES SIR!" He exclaimed. Yukio watched the scene with joy, her adopted son was acknowledged by his hero, who also went out of his way to prove he could be strong enough to be a hero if he just worked hard enough.

He walked away from Koga and smiled at Yukio, "When you talk to the masters.. Let Koga tell them why he wants training. And tell them ONE sent you, they'll know." He said before walking past her and leaping away.

Koga looked up at the hero as he flew away, tears threatening to leave his eyes, "ONE…Thank you!" He thought to himself with pure gratitude.


ONE flew across the city, he looked down for any action or anything suspicious. He had no requests or alerts on the app and so far the day has been peaceful. He landed on a rooftop and observed the city, his phone began to vibrate, he answered it to see that it was Momo. "Hello beautiful." He said, answering the phone with a smile.

Momo smiled on her end, "Hello my love. I was just calling to ask if I could come over and hang out with you today. I want to show you something also. I actually called your cell[phone, but seeing as how you didn't answer I figured you were on patrol."

"I am. I'd actually like you to come over. Today is pretty quiet so I'm gonna call it a day early. We'll play games, eat some food and relax. Heck I'll even watch that Romcom you've been talking about."

A pair of young women who were walking past happened to look up and see ONE on the phone, both becoming excited at seeing the vigilante. "Look It's ONE! Who do you think he's talking to?" One of them asked excitedly.

"His girlfriend maybe." Her friend suggested.

ONE looked down and smiled at the two women before putting a finger to his lips. "I was right!" The same woman exclaimed as the two went about their day.

"I'll see you in an hour, love." He said before hanging up his phone and putting it away. He looked out to the city, "Now to kill some time." As if on que he suddenly got an alert on the app that read "A villain is destroying the woods". He accepted the request and in no time he was talking to the one who put in the request. It was a kid of roughly ten years old, with two other boys around the same age. He looked down at the three kids who were clearly scared from what they'd witnessed, with his sharp hearing he could hear explosions going off nearby. "I got your request, can you tell me what happened here?"

One of the scared children spoke up, "It was a guy! He has an explosion quirk and he's destroying everything!" He said, still shaken up.

"Did he hurt you or try to attack you?"

Another kid shook his head as spoke up, "No. But he looked at us like he was gonna kill us so we ran for it!"

ONE looked into the wooded area, still hearing explosions, "I see." He said before turning back to the kids, "What did he look like?"

"He had spikey blonde hair and he had on a blue muscle shirt." The last kid answered.

ONE smiled at the three boys before putting his hands on the shoulders of two of them, "Thank you. I have all the info I need now, you boys get home safe ok." They nodded to him before walking away and leaving him to enter the woods. He was hit with a bit of nostalgia walking these woods as he actually remembers this area. When he and Bakugo were still kind of friends they along with the others would roam these woods all the time. He continued to walk, all he had to do was follow the explosions and the trail of destruction being left behind, trees were burnt, snapped in two and the ground was cracked. Once he was deep enough inside, he could hear the animalistic screams and cries of DIE as he got closer to the source of the explosions. He made it to a slope that led into a wide clearing, looking down he could see Katsuki Bakugo in a navy blue tank top, gray sweatpants and hiking boots destroying everything in sight with his explosions.

When he put together that Bakugo was the cause of all this he already knew what it was about. He's letting out his frustration from the fact he failed the final exam. Momo had told him everything, and she was happy that she used his "Flowing Instinct" technique. As he looked at Bakugo he couldn't help but wonder how some things never change. You would think with all the failures someone as egotistical as him has had since entering U.A, it would force him to look inward and change. "Only a fool doesn't change", he thought about Keizo's wise words as he jumped into the clearing. Bakugo was so engrossed in what he was doing he didn't notice him. With his mastery of "Silent movement" he was able to approach the blonde from behind without making a sound.

He taps the explosion boy on the right shoulder, "Hey." Bakugo is so surprised he spins and throws an explosion at whomever startled him only for his forearm to be grabbed and his explosion hitting nothing. "Relax ok." ONE said calmly as he looked into the eyes of the now very surprised Bakugo.

Bakugo was very surprised to see ONE standing behind him. He was pissed at having failed the final exams and he needed to blow off some steam. Still when he came out here to get some peace the last thing he was expecting was to see the city's infamous vigilante. He had more than heard of ONE, there wasn't a person in Musutafu who didn't know him. The events of the past few weeks made him more curious about him than he ever was. He heard the rumors that he was stronger than All Might but never entertained them, but after hearing what he did at the USJ, seeing the full video of the fight with the blue villain, the hijacking, the hero killer and the meteor. He doesn't know what to think about him.

What do you want?" He said in an angry tone having regained his composure.

ONE let go of him, "Well I came here because I got an alert saying a villain was destroying the woods. The kids who called me said the villain had an explosion quirk and looked at them like he was going to kill them so I decided to check it out." He said with his hero voice completely disguising his normal one.

Bakugo kept his angry expression, "Well you can tell that was all a bunch of crap, you can scram now."

"I don't know about that." He gestured to the destroyed wilderness around them, "You mind telling me the reason for this environmental crime?"

"You're an illegal hero, you don't get to talk to me about committing crimes." He said, annoyed.

ONE smiled, "Fair enough. But if I were anyone affiliated with law enforcement they would get on you for this. You seem angry, wanna talk about it?" He raised a finger as if thinking to himself. "Bakugo, right?" He said, flicking his finger.

"Do we know each other?"

"I saw you in the sports festival but I'm also really good at remembering the names and faces of people I've helped."

The blondes eyes went white with a glare, "YOU DIDN'T HELP ME WITH THAT SLIME VILLAIN! I WAS ABOUT TO BLOW HIS ASS UP WHEN YOU GOT IN MY WAY!" He yelled.

ONE rolled his eyes behind his mask, "Sorry, I apologize for stealing your thunder. At that moment it looked to me you were about to suffocate, while using your quirk to make things worse rather than save yourself, so my instincts took over."

His words slightly irked him, "Like I said I didn't need your help…Hey. Is it true you're stronger than All Might? And don't lie."

"I asked you a question first that you never answered, it's kinda rude to brush that off and ask me a question."

I just needed to blow some stuff up, happy now. Now answer my question!"

He exclaimed.

"I'm not against answering you but the look in your eyes concerns me. Personally it doesn't matter to me but it seems to mean a lot to you, why?"

Bakugo looked into his lenses, "Because I'M going to be the one to surpass All Might and become the number one hero." He said with conviction.

"How?...I saw you chained up like a wild animal after you lost the sports festival. You have a strong, flashy quirk, yes. But it'll take more than that to surpass All Might, let alone call yourself a hero."

"Did I ask for a fucking lecture or did I ask you are you stronger than All Might?!" He asked, more angrily this time.

"Alright easy, I was just curious…To answer your question yes. I am stronger than All Might. We had it out a while back and I won." He answered honestly without a trace of bragging.

Bakugo was shocked to hear his answer. His fight with All Might the other day had been an eye opener for him, it showed him how much farther he had to go to surpass him. It also frustrated him, Ponytail was able to hold her own against him and beat him in the exam. He was as pissed as he was curious. HE was supposed to surpass All Might, but this guy who was barely bigger than him somehow managed to take him down. He came out of nowhere and started doing hero work better than actual pro heroes. Now he's even beat All Might..HOW?! All Might wasn't supposed to lose! He wasn't a pro, why would someone like this NOT be? He needed answers.

I don't believe you." He answered with a glare.

"You're free to believe what you want. You weren't there, but we both know what happened."

The ash blonde narrowed his eyes, "Then prove it to me?"

"Excuse me?" ONE said, sounding shocked but not really.

Bakugo looked him straight in the eyes, "You heard me, I said prove it. Let's fight, I wanna find out for myself if you could really beat All Might." He said while making small explosions in his hands.

ONE raised a hand to defuse the situation, "Wait, before this goes any further, you're implying that YOU can hold your own with All Might. You should know if we fight you could be seriously injured."

Bakugo sneered with anger, "You calling me a weakling?!"

"No. I'm saying if you're competent you should know the difference in our abilities before throwing a single attack."

Bakugo grit his teeth, "If you don't want me to blast you all the way to hell punch back!" He exclaimed as he blasted upward and then threw multiple explosions at ONE.

ONE speed blitz, avoiding the blasts and getting behind Bakugo in mid air spinning and decking him with a triple kick that sent him flying. He bounces, flips and skids on the ground before coming to a halt sixty feet away laid out face down. ONE lands and jogs over to the ash blonde who was trying to pick himself up off the ground. Taking a knee to support himself his head was pounding, his vision was blurred, he felt dizzy and his body ached. He could hear a voice getting close, it was faint at first but turning to his left he could see ONE coming towards him and calling his name. He was able to stand when the vigilante got close, "Bakugo, are you alright? I'm sorry, that may have been a bit much. How many fingers am I holding up right now?" He asked, lifting two fingers.

Suddenly sensing malice ONE jumped back as the blonde threw a powerful explosion at him, "Two." He growled in a low angry voice as he got back up.

Having avoided the blast ONE looked at the teen, "Well good to know you're ok. So did that tell you everything you needed to know?"

Small explosions emitted from his palms as he blasted forward, "NO WAY IN HELL!" He exclaimed. Bakugo blasted ONE from the front as a faint that he didn't fall for then used several blasts to maneuver behind him. Without turning ONE balanced himself on his left left as he brought up his right legs to brutally kick him in the chest, sending him flying again. Using explosions to stop himself he stood to face the vigilante who was in his face so fast he seemed to teleport with his arms crossed. "Are you satisfied yet?"

Growling at his question the blonde fired consecutive explosions at him but to his shock ONE easily deflected each of his blasts. Explosions fired off in multiple directions as his hands were deflected, ONE also countered with punches and palm strikes to his face, chest, stomach all while easily deflecting him and getting closer and closer. ONE swats away a right hook and then a left before nailing the ash blonde with a brutal palm strike to the left cheek, he then quickly lands a left low kick to his right leg then two to his left thigh and one to his left side before finishing him with a side kick to the gut. As Bakugo goes flying ONE speed blitz him and hits him with a left hook to his right jaw making him fly to the side, he tries to hit him with an explosion as he goes but ONE uses his left elbow to divert his arm causing the blast to miss.

The explosive teen hits the ground hard and tumbles before landing flat on his face, anger enters him and his frustration has reached its limit. He was about to explode! He hasn't touched ONE a single time since they started and he was reaching the limits of his quirk, he tried to throw strong blasts but with his hands swatted away, they were pointless. His hands were hurting, he couldn't keep this up, but he still refused to acknowledge that this nobody who came out of nowhere was actually better than All Might. If someone who isn't a pro and doesn't want to be, can be stronger than All Might and beat him, what does that say about being the number one hero? Being at the top on paper and acknowledged as such but not truly being the best or the strongest makes no sense! And that's exactly what ONE is. He picked himself up and turned to the vigilante with a murderous glare.

ONE just sighed as he looked at him, "Bakugo, it's clear you can't keep going, and you clearly don't want to stop. But I DO have other things to do today so here's what we'll do, you hit me with your strongest blow, I'll hit you with a strong one of my own, and we'll call it a day. Hit me as HARD as you can. I'm sure once this is over you'll get your answer."

Bakugo looked at him and took in his words before taking a breath. He blasts himself into the air and uses explosions to propel himself forward as he spun. He became a human missile as he got closer to ONE who just stood firm, "Howitzer…IMPACT!" He yelled as ONE was blasted with a powerful spiral explosion that fully engulfed him. Bakugo landed and looked at the power of his attack, he was happy with this, that was his strongest blast. Even All Might couldn't completely tank this, he didn't think ONE was dead but he was happy to know he was able to hit and hurt him. "Ha! You're not so tough now ARE YA!" He yelled into the smoke of his attack.

The wind blew, and everything went quiet, suddenly a voice spoke, "No disrespect, but I've been hit harder." ONE spoke from behind the smoke. Bakugo's eyes went wide as the vigilante exited the cloud of smoke, a smile on his face and completely unharmed from his attack, not even a scratch on his costume.

ONE faced the ash blonde who suddenly tensed up, "How the FUCK did that not hurt you?!" Bakugo yelled out, demanding an answer."

"I'm very tough" He answered, poking his heart with his thumb. "Get ready Bakugo, it's my turn now." His words sent chills down his spine, "Ready set go!" One exclaimed as in a flash he was behind Bakugo with his right arm outstretched to the side. Bakugo for some reason wobbled for a moment before turning to see the vigilante was behind him with his back to him, his surprise was short lived as he was suddenly pummeled with dozens of attacks, it seemed as if the air itself was punching him when a final hit sent him crashing into a the side of a hill, knocking him unconscious. ONE looked at the down Bakugo slightly concerned, "Maybe that was little much? But if I didn't take him seriously he'd make it into a THING." He checked his phone and saw he'd been out here for over twenty minutes, Momo would be at his place soon and he wanted to get home and take a shower before she showed up. The problem was he had an injured Bakugo that he couldn't just leave out here.

Looking around and spreading his sense he didn't feel that anyone was nearby, he dipped into the brush and got out of costume. He put the unconscious Bakugo on his back and left the woods. Izuku heads to Bakugo's house, he gets a few stares on the street and after ten minutes a walking Bakugo stirs awake, "Wha-, what the hell?!" He exclaimed as he woke up.

"Good, you're awake. I was a little worried about you, you know being out for more than ten minutes is SUPER bad for you." Izuku said jokingly.

Bakugo's eyes went white with anger, "LET THE FUCK GO OF ME DEKU!" He yelled, elbowing Izuku in the face, not hurting but making him drop him on purpose.

Bakugo hits the ground and quickly picks himself up, "What the hell happened to ONE?!...And why the hell was I on your back nerd?!"

Izuku rubbed his cheek pretending to be in pain, "Jeez. I was out for a nature walk and saw ONE sitting next to an unconscious you. He told me what happened and since I told him I knew you he trusted me to get you home since he didn't know how long you'd be out."

Bakugo registered his words before starting to walk, "Tch, as if I'd ever need help from your quirkless ass."

Izuku walked behind him, "Some things never change."

Bakugo turned and glared at him, "Got something to say to me?!

"What's with the aggression? We haven't interacted in literal months, why are you so vile towards me? I've never done anything to you."

Bakugo kept his angry expression, "You should have always stayed out of my way. Don't forget what you are and there won't be any problems."

Izuku was slightly pissed and annoyed by his words, "Seriously? I had a dream, the same one you do. What, because I don't have a quirk, I'm not allowed to want to be a hero?"

"Damn right." He answered smugly.

"You're terrible you know that? I may have let it go and moved on but that doesn't mean I couldn't do it."

"Then why'd you give up?" Bakugo asked, not really caring.

"What could I do? You were right, you can't be a hero without a quirk. A sentiment every school I applied to, including U.A agrees with. You don't know this but even All Might told me to give up."

Bakugo didn't look at him as he kept walking, "Good. Like I said, never forget what you are."

Izuku stopped, his words stinging a little. "Oh, let me guess? If the powerless Deku stays at the bottom, the core of your pitiful worldview stays intact right?"

Balugo turned to him with a glare, "The hell you just say to me?" He asked with a growl.

Izuku met his gaze, unflinching. "We're not friends. You've made that perfectly clear and I want nothing to do with you all the same. So stop expecting me to prop up your delusional B.S just to stroke your ego."

"What!" Bakugo exclaimed.

"I wanted to be a hero. I still don't know what YOU are trying to be. Always angry, using hollow threats, arrogantly belittling any and everyone based on their quirk. DESPERATE for people to acknowledge you, to praise you..Because you're special."

Bakugo kept a neutral angry expression before his lips formed into a grin, "You jealous nerd? Ha! I always knew it! Don't be mad just because the truth hurts. The world already knows who's destined for greatness, it's decided the moment you're born." He said arrogantly.

Izuku kept a neutral expression, his words not bothering him, "Answer me this, how many expectations have you failed since enrolling at U.A?" The blonde's arrogance quickly shifted to shock. "That's what I thought. Momo told me how you failed your final exam largely because you refused to work with her. Sad really, the one who beat you in the sports festival really could have helped you out, you could have learned something and passed but of course, you don't believe in help. How special do you still think you are?"

Small explosions appeared in his hands as a show of intimidation, "I've just about had it with your mouth Deku." He said threateningly.

"Don't be mad just because the truth hurts." He smirked at throwing his words back at him. "You don't want to be a hero..You're a petty, SHALLOW egomaniac who got into U.A and is still there only because of your quirk and it's potential. Nevermind that vile personality of yours. You've only ever truly cared about showing others how much better you are than everyone else, a meaningless endeavor..It's one of very few things I hate. Because you are an ASSHOLE, for the ages! Yet time and time again, you get a pass, excuses are made for you, taking any chance to grow and be a better person completely off the table.

Bakugo snapped and grabbed Izuku by the collar, "Shut your mouth before I murder you!" He growled.

"You've always boasted of how you'll surpass All Might and become the greatest hero but what hero threatens to murder someone? What hero tells someone to kill themself for not having a quirk or the other deplorable things that come out of your mouth on a daily basis?! All of it just to build yourself up and strengthen your cheap pride." Izuku finished as he swatted Bakugo's hand away as he was trying to burn his shirt.

Bakugo ignored the pain in his arm and looked at the greenette with glare so strong veins were bulging on his head. He wanted to blast Deku straight to hell but if he did and it got back to U.A Aizawa would probably expel him. He hated the nerd, truly hated him at this moment. Every word he said stung, it hurt like hell to hear. But Deku was just a quirkless loser, a reject U.A didn't even want. The shit he said wasn't true, he wouldn't let it be, so his words don't mean a damned thing. He WAS going to surpass All Might and be the number one hero, and he would do it HIS way. "Get the hell away from me Deku." He threatened.

"I was leaving anyway." Izuku said as he walked away. After a few steps he stopped and turned back to the blonde, "Hey Bakugo?" The ash blonde turned around and looked at him, "Here's some advice, having a little understanding and empathy will help you be a better hero. The person WEARING the costume often means more than what they can do." He said as he turned in the other direction heading home.


At the Midoriya house

Izuku, Momo, Eri and Kanna were playing a go-kart racing game in Izuku's room. Kanna was sitting in his desk chair while He, Momo and Eri sat between Izuku's legs on the bed as they played. When he had gotten home he saw that the girls were playing in Eri's room, he told them Momo was coming over and if they wanted to play games in his room they could join them. He took a shower and put on some clean clothes and was now wearing a white t-shirt, black basketball shorts and black socks. Momo arrived and they've been playing a multi-sports game ever since. Izuku isn't the biggest gamer but he has a fair amount of games that are fun to play. They were playing a racing game, Izuku was in first, Kanna in second, Momo in third and Eri in fifth.

They were racing with six CPU's, Izuku was in a comfortable lead with Kanna and Momo fighting for second. Eri had snagged fourth and was making her way up the ranks drawing closer and closer to Momo and Kanna. They were in their last lap, Eri put her kart into overdrive and as Momo and Kanna were fighting for second, Eri bumped Momo's kart and was able to grab third just behind Kanna. "Aha! Eri pulled it off at the last moment!" Izuku exclaimed, having come in first.

"I was so focused on dealing with Kanna I TRULY didn't notice Eri creeping up on me." Momo said.

I was trying to beat Kanna, but I bumped you instead." Eri said.

Izuku looked at the stone faced girl, "Speaking of, Kanna? You rounded that last turn so easily and it's really sharp, how'd you do it?"

"Kobayashi has this game too, she showed me how to do it." She answered casually.

"Ok. I'll need you to show me that some time. So we've raced go-karts like three times now, let's play a different game." Izuku said as he exited out of go-karting. "Alright, what should we play next? Personally I wanna play basketball, We can do teams if you all are fine with that?

"How about tennis?" Momo suggested.

I prefer to play that standing up and that would mean I'd have to depart with my good luck charm, Eri." He said, rubbing the head of the little girl who cooed at his touch.

"I like basketball." Eri said.

"Football?" Kanna perked up.

Let's play basketball first, Football second." Izuku said as he started the game. "Me and Eri are a team so you two team up."

The game started and Izuku and Eri started out with Izuku getting the ball to Eri's character and she draining a three. Momo and Kanna came back, Momo passed Eri and made a lay up. Momo stole the ball from Izuku then passed it back to Kanna who drained a three, The game was only two quarters and by the end of the first half the score was 16-20 Momo and Kanna's way. The second half started with Kanna winning the tip and getting the ball to Momo that Izuku stole and passed to Eri, the two worked in tandem as Eri threw an alley that Izuku slammed. The two teams went back and forth, it was getting heated all the way until the final ten seconds of the game. The score is 39-40, Eri and Izuku have the ball with ten seconds left, Eri takes a three that gets tipped by Kanna. Izuku is able to get the ball with five seconds left, Momo jumps thinking he's going to shoot, Izuku gets around her and takes a mid range jumper and drains it at the buzzer winning the game 41-40.

"Yeah! That's how teamwork pulls out!" Izuku exclaime hugging Eri.

"You two got SO lucky just now. Momo said, smirking at the two. Kanna kept a stone faced expression as she agreed with Momo.

Izuku looked at Momo as he hugged Eri, "It's my good luck charm, you should think about getting one." He said to his girl friend as he nuzzled into Eri's hair.

After some joking around they all sat down to play Football. They decided to play this game as a team. They dominated and crushed the CPU's all the way to a 5 point victory. Kanna was bored with video games so she and Eri left the room and went back to her room to play. Locking his door, Izuku and Momo laid on his bed while a movie played. The two were just relaxing and chilling, they talked about the upcoming I-Island Expo and how much fun it would be as it was both their first time going. Izuku told her about his confrontation with Bakugo both in and out of costume today. "Izuku. What Bakugo said doesn't BOTHER you, does it?" She asked him, concerned as she looked into his eyes.

"I've long since learned to tune him out. I remember he said to me once, mockingly of course, "U.A will never accept a quirkless loser like you when they can have someone like me." The fact that he was right hurts more than him saying it."

Momo put a hand to his cheek, "Bakugo's a jerk, you know that. And you know that anyone who has ever doubted or made their false perceptions of you is just being ignorant." She said warmly.

His green eyes met her onyx ones, "Ignorance IS bliss…But it's fine, I've accepted it. Enough about Bakugo, the less I think about that guy the better." He said, changing the subject. "So what did you want to show me?"

Momo blushed slightly, remembering what she wanted to show him. Since their first time she had been pracaticing her oral sex skills. Michiko had given her some pointers and the ONE themed dildo she made that mirrored Izuku's length has been a huge help. Her gag reflex wasn't gone but was more modulated then the first time she took his huge member into her mouth. "I'll show you." She said with a seductive look as she leaned in and kissed him. She brought her left hand to his cheek and deepened the kiss while Izuku slid his right hand along her waist, reaching under her skirt and groping her sugary sweet ass.

Izuku smiled as they kissed, "Oh, so this is what you meant." He said as they continued to kiss.

Momo climbed on top of Izuku as they continued to kiss all the while she was massaging his crotch, feeling him getting harder by the second.

Izuku firmly squeezed her ass when Momo rose up sitting on his crotch. Momo untucked her shirt and started unbuttoning her blouse. She finished revealing her bodacious breast in a teal bra before tossing her shirt to the side. Momo slid off of him and he was about to take off both his pants and underwear when Momo stopped him. "Wait Izuku." She suddenly called out.

"What?" He asked, genuinely curious.

"Stand up and lean against the bed." She said, giving him the same seductive look.

Izuku got off the bed, took off his shirt and leaned against the bed. His girlfriend gave him a lustful look before lewdly kissing him then dropping to her knees and sliding down his shorts, revealing his huge, hard dick in the outline of his blue boxer briefs. Izuku could see the look in his girlfriend's eyes, it was a look he'd seen several times since they first had sex and the several times after. During his sex talk with his parents his dad told him how powerful sex can be, especailly when it's really good. Specifically for the girl, she may become clingy, lustful and worst case scenario possessive of a man that gives her amazing sex, almost as if she's hypnotized. Looking into Momo's eyes as she licked and mouthed the bulge in his underwear he was certain that Momo was dicknotized.

His girl's improved teasing had his dick ready to tear through the fabric of his underwear. Izuku lightly chuckled, "Someone's been practicing." He said with a sly smile as Momo mouthed his bulge.

"I'm glad you noticed." She smiled at him as she slowly pulled down his underwear and his hard twelve inch dick flung up once freed. Momo grabbed it and held it at the base and put her face to it, the heat and erotic scent coming off of it was intoxicating, it excited her and moistened her panties.

Izuku smirked, "You know I love you, but I can't help but notice you've been ALL OVER me lately. The big thing isn't messing with your head is it?"

Momo gave him a seductive smile as she began to stroke his dick and fondle his balls, "It's your fault Izuku. You flipped a switch in me that I didn't even know I had." She said as she began to lick his dick, "And you will take responsibility for it." She said before holding his thighs and taking his dick into her mouth and swallowing ten inches easily. Izuku was shocked, the warm, wet and tightness of her throat. The feeling of her tongue pressing against his dick, Momo's deep throat has gotten WAY better, almost as good as Mirko's. The sensation was so pleasurable he couldn't help but grab Momo's pony tail and shove the remaining two inches down her throat, Momo's eyes watered and her pussy soaked her panties. His pubic hair tickled her nose and she could feel his cock flex in her throat, Izuku pulled his cock and her head back, allowing Momo to catch her breath once the vast organ was free from her mouth.

Momo kept a lust filled gaze as she looked at Izuku, "That was incredible Izuku." She said in between breaths. "But I should have said before, NO touching." She said wagging a finger to him. Izuku gave her a slightly surprised look but accepted it, "Now relax, and let me do ALL the WORK." She said as she started bobbing her head on his cock, her full lips pressing, slurping and sucking him so intensely he had to restraining himself from accidentally crushing the boards to his mattress set that he was gripping. The sounds of sucking, slurping and gargling filled the room as Momo worked her boyfriend, Izuku let out moans and threw his head back from the intense pleasure.

Momo cupped his balls and massaged them as she continued to suck him. She slowly pulled off of him and looked up at him, "How does it feel Izuku?"

"Really good. I'm not gonna hold out for much longer." He answered with a sly smile.

Momo giggled a little at his response, "Your endurance is incredible." She said as she gently played with his big, heavy balls. "I really like your big tesiticles Izuku."

"Put them in your mouth and suck them."

Momo did just that, she gently suckled on his left ball sack while stroking his saliva coated cock. Momo sucked his balls with vigor, she was barely able to take just one in the hot pocket of her mouth, her skills showed with Izuku moans increasing. Izuku couldn't take it as she freed the testicle from her mouth, Momo unhooked her bra and wrapped his dick in between her jiggly breast. Momo titty fucked him as Izuku fucked her face, his dick between her tits was heavenly, she had been working him for almost an hour when she felt his dick twitch and his balls clench. His sweet pre-cum flowed down her throat like warm honey before she grabbed the back of his thighs and fully deep throated him just as release several blasts of cum straight to her stomach. Her eyes were wide, not just from him ejaculating down her throat but the pleasure of orgasm that came from her womanhood. She came just from giving him head. She rode the wave of pleasure as she slowly pulled off his dick before freeing it from her mouth with a loud pop. Izuku looked at her in amazement, "Man! I might need to flip your switch more often." He said, chuckling a bit.

Momo sexily smiled at him, "As long as you're willing to take responsibility for it." She said as she softly flicked his tip.

"Oh trust and believe I always will be. And while we're on the subject of showing new skills to each other." He said nothing as he reached under her skirt, sliding down her panties then scooping her up. He held her up with one arm as he fully slid off her panties.

Momo was getting an Idea where he was going with this, though Izuku just climaxed he was definitely ready to go again. "Izuku, what are you?" She yipped when Izuku suddenly flipped her upside down, her legs were spread with Izuku holding her up with his brute strength. His strong hands gripped her soft thighs and ass as he spread her open and she could feel his breath on her dripping wet vagina. Her surprise at this position was quickly replaced by a feeling of bliss as she felt the familiar sensation of his tongue sliding along and lashing at her most sensitive spot. "Ah~...Oh~...Izuku~." She moaned, blushing as she fully welcomed the pleasure that was rocking her body more and more by the second.


The next day

ONE was chilling, taking a break from all the work he'd done today. He was all over Shizuoka, Aiichi and Yamanashi. He got alerts on the app for things outside Musutafu all the time but today he was truly running around. Many who request his help from outside his city are usually surprised at how he gets to them so fast. The word is spreading of his speed.

Hearing a commotion in the distance he headed over to see a group of civilians, police, several heroes and firefighters gathered together in front of a large building, he decided to approach the police and find out what was going on. He walked up to Tsukauchi, "Excuse me detective, what seems to be the problem here?"

The cop and his associates turned to the vigilante, all a little surprised at seeing him here. "Not now ONE we have a REAL emergency right now!" Officer Sacha exclaimed.

"I just want to help. I saw the woman up there as I flew over so I've got a pretty good idea of the situation but I'd like the particulars if you don't mind." He asked calmly.

Death Arms finally noticed the vigilante, "We don't need you here. Get lost ONE!"

He looked ready to charge the illegal hero but Kamui woods and Mount Lady held him back. Tsukauchi sighed and spoke to ONE, "We're dealing with a suicidal jumper. Apparently she lost her mom, lost her job, lost everything…And came down here to end it all. I don't suppose you'd like to go up there and get her down for us would you?"

ONE took in the officer's words and looked up at the high building. "No." His answer seemed to shock the detective. "Do we know her name?"

"Kurami Watanabe." He answered.

"Ok.. I'll go talk to her." He said as he leaped into the air.

"ONE wait! We have a specialist enroute- AND he's gone." Tsukauchi said, slightly frustrated.

ONE made it to the top of the building, and using Sky Walk he kept himself afloat as he looked at her, she was sitting down, scrunched up with her head in her knees. She had short brown hair, and was wearing an olive green t-shirt and black yoga pants with low tops. " Hello Miss Watanabe."

She lifted her head from her knees and saw the city's infamous vigilante floating before her, "ONE." She said in a low voice, slightly surprised.

"I thought we might talk for a bit. I hear you've been going through alot lately and-"

She suddenly stood up and became defensive, "Don't you DARE touch me! That's what you want isn't it? Wait until I let my guard down and you'll take me back down there by force! Because you CAN! Because you're STRONGER than me! Because you KNOW I can't stop you!" She exclaimed with tears in her eyes.

ONE put his hands up to ease the situation, "No, I promise you that isn't my intent. I just want to talk."

She relaxed a little but was still on edge, "I heard that you never break your word, is that true?"

"It is."

"Then you have to swear to me that you won't try to stop me OR save me if I decide to jump? It's my choice and you can't stop me. Agree to that and I'll talk to you."

ONE was conflicted, he came up here to help her and the hero he was wouldn't allow him to let her die if she chose to jump. He would save her on pure instinct. He thought to himself if he could speak to her and try to understand her it may not get to that point, he sighed, "I give you my word, I won't stop you if you choose to jump or take you down by force." He answered reluctantly. "But please help me understand how you got here."

The woman grit her teeth as she fought in vain to hold back her tears, "After I buried my mom, I stood there after everyone else had left and I thought is this it? Working in a cubicle five to six day a week until I'm too old to do it anymore. And then I die. What ARE we here for? What's the point?! When we graduated from school we all thought we were going to change the world. If someone had said "You're gonna be in a box your whole life" or "You'll be doing nothing but answering to and cleaning up after assholes" we'd have laughed at them…IT'S NOT FAIR! None of it is and don't you DARE tell me it is!" He yelled.

"I won't because you're right. It's not fair. The good die young while the bad live long lives. Millions of kids go to bed hungry every night while those in positions of power have the ability to change that. People are hurt, mistreated and discriminated against because of their quirk…Or lack thereof. It's not right.. It just IS."

She brought up a hand to wipe her tears, "Is that the BEST you can do?! It just IS!" She said with a fake, slightly amused smile.

It's the truth… Sometimes we change the world and sometimes we don't.. But if we can save just ONE person it all just may be worth it. Sometimes just being able to help through kindness and understanding to change just one person's life for the better." He paused for a moment, "Because that's more than enough... It's not convenient, but we have to try. That's what life is, we push back against the darkness together because WE'RE all we've got."

Kurami held her arms, "Can we just not talk about this anymore for a while. My head hurts, I've been crying all day and I just… I just want to rest for a while." She said passively.

ONE gave her a nod, "I'll wait right here until you're ready to talk again. "He said as he stood on the ledge right beside her.

The afternoon went on with the sun setting and it getting dark. The police below them shined a high power light onto them from the ground. Kurami with her knees still tucked in spoke for the first time in a while, "That's really bright, can you ask them to turn it off? It hurts my eyes."

ONE created a speed clone that flew down and unplugged the light, telling them not to turn it back on before disappearing. "Better now?"

"Yes..Thank you." She answered."

ONE looked at the scene below. There were people passing by, standing around as well as heroes with the police and fire department waiting on what would happen. "Lots of people down there. I've seen someone splattered on the sidewalk before.. Are you sure you want to do that to them?"

Her face was full of sadness, uncertainty and regret. "I don't know. I don't know WHAT to think anymore. I don't know what to do..I just…"

"Can I make a suggestion?" He said as he reached out his hand. "I gave you my word I wouldn't stop you if you chose to jump. I understand how you feel. I don't approve, but I understand… If you think that your well of happiness is dried up I won't stop you if you chose to step off the ledge… But if you think there's a chance, no matter how small, that there will be just ONE more happy day in your life, please take my hand." He said with genuine warmth.

Kurami took in his words. His warmth, and his gentleness. She knows as much about ONE as most people but to be in front of him right now she couldn't describe it. He was known for his smile just like All Might, but as she hugged herself and looked at his outstretched hand she noticed he hadn't smiled this entire time. It was a kindness, understanding and a realness most heroes don't show. But what's moved her the most is his warmth. Her walls came down as she hugged her hero, tears streaming down her eyes as ONE held her in his arms allowing her to feel everything. "It's okay.. You're safe now.. It's going to be alright." ONE said in a warm, gentle tone as he held her head.

"Okay.. Okay.. Okay." She said lowly as she cried in his warm embrace

Moments later ONE landed back on the ground with Kurami in his arms, he stayed with her the entire time as they spoke to police until she was taken by EMS. Several heroes and police were looking at him, none of them making a move to try and arrest him. Once she was taken away everyone began to clear out, ONE was about to leave as well when he was stopped by Tsukauchi, "ONE wait?"

Turning to face the man, "Yes detective."

"You did a good thing today."

"I was just being a hero..In my experience most people just want a little kindness and understanding." He began to walk away, "I've only ever known what the opposite is, so giving it is only natural." He finished before leaping away and flying with Sky Walk.

He headed to the largest biotech firm in the city to investigate a hunch he had on a case he was working on. Several firms from Aiichi to Shizuoka prefecture had been hit over the past few weeks, the culprit had stolen multiple drugs which acted as steroids when taken by those with mutation quirks. According to the police reports and security footage Intech was able to get his hands on, the thief appeared to be invisible during his crimes, he was so stealthy no one ever noticed him.

This was clearly to work o a career criminal so he spent the past two days going through mugshots, reviewing the footage and crime reports to try to learn what kind of villain he was dealing with. He surmised that the thief was skilled in ninjutsu, had a quirk that allowed him to become invisible and it was most likely a mutant type giving what he stole. As he was going over crime scene reports, photos and footage he noticed something, as he zoomed in on the invisible thief stealing drugs and enhancing the quality of the video he saw the shape of the thief's body. Once he made it out he kept eyes on it as he continued to move, he got the audio and video as best as he could get it and as he watched he finally put it together. He wasn't turning invisible, he was BLENDING IN! It was camouflage.

A mutation quirk with that kind of attribute would be easy to find. He put his findings into a database and was able to find ONE suspect, a career criminal, a master of ninjutsu, a skilled thief and spy who's been able to outrun the police and heroes for years. And the part that stands out the most, he had a mutation quirk. The sun had gone down and he had gone to the largest biotech firm in the city. He snuck in and was waiting for the thief to show up, ONE was in the warehouse when he felt a disturbance, he became invisible as he went in the direction of it. He jumped to the rafters without making a sound and in a lab room was an invisible figure taking handfuls of drugs and putting them in a duffle bag. Seeing him in real life he could make out the full figure of the thief and he was proud of himself for once again using his detective skills to uncover the culprit of another case.

Looking down from the raters the hero spoke, "Kozuku Kamereon, AKA Kage Chameleon." The thief, startled, instantly dropped his camouflage and looked around, ONE now saw what he looked like. He was a tall man with the looks of an anthropomorphic chameleon, his skin was dark purple and he was wearing a sleeveless ninja outfit with armor on his fists and forearms. "You're skilled. Even as you were loading these drugs in a bag you didn't make a sound, if my senses were not as sharp as they are I may not have noticed you." He said, still invisible, his voice echoing through the lab and the chameleon man trying to find him. ONE jumps from the rafters and lands without making a sound just as the thief threw three shuriken in the direction of where he previously stood.

"Show yourself?" The thief demanded.

ONE deactivated his technique revealing him in his Alpha suit, much to the chameleon ninja's surprise. "YOU."

"When all the biotech firms from here to Aiichi get hit, I get curious. Even more so when it creates a straight line that leads right to my city..I read up on you, stealing drugs isn't your usual M.O, so why do this?"

The thief glared and grit his teeth before tossing three shuriken at ONE, with expert precision the hero caught all of them in between his fingers. Looking at them he could see there was a light blinking in the center of all three, he noted how smart it was as Kage used his camouflage to blend with his surroundings and speed blitz to the wall on his right, clinging to it just as the shuriken in his hand exploded. ONE was in a cloud of smoke, as it cleared he saw that Kage was gone, however being caught had made him sloppy. He could hear his steps and the swinging of a metal hatch and the rumbling in the hvac ducts, looking up he could see he escaped into the vents. He looked up the schematics on the place and memorized them, so he already knew where he was going to come out from. Becoming intangible he jumped through the glass window beside him, once he was on the other side he ran along the walls towards the vent he would exit from.

As ONE made it to the side of the building with the vent, the moment the chameleon thief came out he saw the hero coming and in a flash it was over. ONE had called it in and the police came to pick him up. Apparently he was stealing these drugs and was selling them to villains with mutation quirks. The drugs acted as powerful steroids when taken by those types, the cops took him away but before he could leave he was approached by detective Tsukauchi and surprisingly, All Might. "Twice in one day, really?" The detective said, not really surprised.

"Not to brag but I'm a detective too, detective. Long story short I knew this place would be hit next on his thieving spree and I had him as my suspect, all I had to do was catch him in the act."

"And how did you investigate this?"

"My methods are my own, detective." He smiled as he playfully shot back.

Tsukauchi sighed, "Fine, let's get him loaded up." He said to his men as he turned from the vigilante leaving the two heroes together.

There was an awkward silence between the two before ONE decided to break the ice, "Is there a problem All Might." He asked, genuinely.

The symbol of peace looked a little uncomfortable before regaining his composure, "I heard about what you did earlier with the woman on the ledge. Good job." He said smiling.

He took in the pro's words, "I'm just glad she's safe. Sometimes all someone needs is for another to not only be there, but to also listen and understand them."

"What did you say?" All Might asked.

"My truth. And truths about the world that I want to change." He answered in a solemn tone.

All Might registered his words, "I see."

"Hey All Might, now that I have you in front of me let me ask you something? Do you know anything about something called One For All?"

The number one hero's eyes went wide and his face and body visibly shifted, "Where did you hear about that?" He asked sternly.

"Long story short, AFO thought I had had it. He assumed I was it's successor and I have my theory of what it could be, and it starts with you. You visibly shifted when I asked the question so the first part of it is true, so am I right to assume the OFA is some kind of quirk?" He smiled as he asked, confident on what the answer would be.

All Might was shocked. ONE was able to figure out SO much. How long had he known this? What else does he know? He needed to talk to him but they had to do so in private. "I'll tell you, but we have to do it in private." He said in a solemn tone.

After agreeing the two took off and landed on a rooftop, "Ok this should be private enough."

All Might looked down at the shorter hero, towering over him as he collected his thoughts. "The answer to your question is a long one. You know about how quirks first came to be right, and the quirk doomsday theory?"

"Yes. It is speculated that quirks originated from rats, and it all began with a glowing baby in China. And the quirk doomsday theory suggests that at some point quirks will become so powerful that it will be impossible for governments to regulate them. New, more incredible abilities are made as powers mix. It makes a lot of sense when you think about it."

"That's right. During the era where quirks were just starting out, it was chaos, the concept of humanity shifted and human rights were highly debated. In the midst of this turmoil in society there was a man with the ability to take quirks from others, he could keep them to himself or give them away as he saw fit. He was able to take control of the chaos and rally many people together, he went by the name of his quirk, All For One. He stole quirks from others, and used his overwhelming abilities to spread his influence across Japan. He committed many evil acts, and manipulated many people to serve his purposes. With little resistance, in the blink of an eye he became the leader of villains and ruled over Japan." Al Might said seriously.

ONE crossed his arms as he registered his words, "That explains why no matter how hard I looked I couldn't find anything on him. I've heard rumors of a person like that, but without a name it's easy to chalk it up to a ghost story. Now I see why. It's the kind of shameful history most would want to forget, preferably ignore."

"Exactly. When one gains power they often love showing it off." All Might wasn't smiling as he spoke solemnly.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely. He can take powers and give them, that I already knew. How does this tie into OFA?"

"As you know he can give powers to others. He made people trust him, altering their abilities to make them submit to him. But not everyone was able to handle the burden of the quirks they were given. Some poor souls became mindless living dolls, unable to speak or think for themselves."

ONE's eyes widened as he realized, "Just like the Nomu." He said clenching his fists.

"That's right… As generations continued many different powers combined with others naturally producing stronger quirks. AFO had a quirkless younger brother, he was frail and sickly, but he had a strong sense of justice. They couldn't have been more different. He saw through the manipulative, evil nature of his brother and opposed all he stood for, resisting every attempt he made to make him submit. Then AFO gave him a quirk, one that would allow him to stockpile power. However the younger brother DID have a quirk, one that even he was unaware of that allowed him to pass on his quirk to others. The stockpile quirk merged with his, and that is how One For All came to be!"

ONE was shocked. He was happy to be right that OFA was a quirk, one that came from AFO but the particulars were amazing. He knew where All Might was going with this as he spoke, "It's Ironic isn't it? How good often spawns from evil."

"It's a sad truth."

"I understand how OFA came about now, And I'm assuming a regeneration as well as an age-halting quirk is one of the things keeping an evil like AFO alive and kicking? With a power like that.. Literally anything is possible."

"That's most likely the case. You can never know just how many quirks he has, but each and every one serves the same purpose in fueling his power."

"What happened to the younger brother?"

"He knew he was too weak to stop his older brother, so he entrusted the future. He passed on the quirk, hoping OFA would grow in power until it was strong enough to defeat his older brother. Eventually it was MY turn, and I managed to defeat AFO.. At least that's what I thought… He somehow survived, and is now acting as the brains behind the League Of Villains." He finished.

"So the purpose of OFA.." ONE began.

"Is to defeat AFO." All Might said, looking him in the eye.

They both stood on the roof, fully taking in what was just said. "You tried to crush his head in your fight didn't you?" ONE asked.

Yes." The blonde hero answered in a low voice. "How do you know that?"

"Because I fought AFO in Hosu after I stopped the LOV attack. I'm just assuming his potato head wasn't natural. Long story short I took him down but he was able to run away like a coward."

All Might wasn't all that surprised to hear ONE defeated AFO. There was a massive crater outside of Hosu and he's seen enough to know that ONE was far stronger than he was, even in his prime. "He does a lot of that, hiding in the shadows. He won't show himself unless he is sure of his victory."

"I'll find him. And he won't get away for a third time… All Might, who is your successor? Because I made it clear to him it wasn't me. Since my fight with AFO I've done some thinking on that. You become a teacher at U.A, now I know it was in the hopes of passing on your quirk. I suspect Mirio Togata." He said, smiling with a raised index finger.

"What makes you suspect young Togata, or should I say Lemillion?"

"He's one of the top three students at U.A, he works under your former sidekick, and back when I met them they were adamant on getting any info I had to share about AFO. Plus I saw his quirk, and the energy coming off of his was the same as yours when you chased me and during our fight. So.. Am I right?" He asked with a confident smile.'

"Yes, you're right. Lemillion is my successor. I have chosen him to be the next symbol of peace."

"Well I wish him all the best with that, he'll need it." He said before walking away.

"What does that mean?" He asked, slightly insulted.

"It means no one man can take on all of society's problems. You may have done it but there are a lot of cracks in it.

"Such as?" He asked, slightly defensive.

"I doubt you can understand this but do you know what I think is your biggest failure as a symbol, All Might?"

"What is it?"

"You succeeded in making people feel safe and protected, but your biggest failure is that you didn't teach people how to be kind. You didn't teach people to be good to each other, to have understanding and empathy." All Might thought about what he said as he continued to speak, "You know I met a kid yesterday. He was being bullied by three other boys for wanting to be a hero despite not having a quirk. He stood in defiance of their words declaring he would make it happen no matter what. I stepped in and had a talk with the kid, and he convinced me he could definitely be a hero. He just needed some help, so I showed him where he could get it… The point is I've seen that on multiple occasions, someone being treated as less than human because of their quirk or lack thereof… Would have been REALLY nice if the hero everyone looks up to to set the kind of example to treat people with kindness and understanding."

All Might had no words. He thought about his career as a hero, all he wanted was to be a symbol, to give people hope, have a sense of security and live happy lives that were impossible when he was a kid. ONE's words and his body language says it all, it was the same as that day at the shipyard. "ONE.. Tell me what happened to you, please let me help?" He asked with sincerity, almost desperately.

ONE lowered his head before looking back at the top hero, "It's too late… You had your chance." He turned to walk from the pro. He looked back behind him, "I'm just getting started, and I never give up. It's a little something I learned from you." He said before leaping away, leaving All Might to think of what he's said.


The next day in the Fujiwara lab

"Taku, come on man, you got everything?" Izuku asked his friend as waited for him to finish preparations. He had arrived at the house an hour ago, he called Momo a while ago and she and her friends were already on her family's private plane heading to I-Island. Taku was so busy perfecting his stuff for the expo he didn't sleep at all last night, lucky for him it was a eight hour flight more or less.

"Relax Izu, I'm bringing a whole bunch of crap to sell and show off, cut me some slack." He was using his tablet to go over the inventory of all he brought with him, several units of his latest inventions were loaded into three huge metal containers. He then pressed a button on the side of all three and they all burst into smoke, sealed in capsules. He picked them up and put them in a box with several others. He turned to Izuku, "NOW I'm ready to go." Izuku nodded as they walked to a side of the lab with an elevator door, Taku pressed the button on the side and it opened, the boys stepped in and pressed a button that said "Hangar" the car moved to the left. Inside the boys could feel the car moving along the shaft until it came to a stop then moved up, the door opened to reveal a massive hangar holding four planes, a small private plane and two larger ones and Taku's Monoplane, the Tornado.

The flight crew stood in front of the smaller one, waiting for them with the staircase set up and the door was opened. "Hey everyone, you all having a good day?" Taku asked the crew of three.

The pilot spoke up, "It's been really good so far sir can't complain. Let's get you boys loaded up and in the air." He said as the flight attendant gestured to them to enter the plane.

Taku walked up the stairs as Izuku faced the crew. He bowed his head. "I just want to say thank you so much for flying us, I appreciate it."

"You're welcome Midoriya, I hope you enjoy your flight as well as the trip." The co-pilot said.

"I will, thank you again." He said before entering the plane to find Taku sitting on the couch in the front looking at his phone. Izuku sat in the chair opposite of him and readied for takeoff.

Everyone entered the plane and after a quick talk from the pilot they were moving. Ten minutes later they were rising higher and higher, getting above the clouds and showing everything below. Izuku looked out the window. He's only ever flown this high a fair bit of times, he should do it more often, the view wasn't that bad. Taku went to one of the beds in the back to get some sleep, he got himself a snack and soda, put on a movie and enjoyed his flight. He may take a nap later, but right now, he was excited for whatever may happen on I-Island.


An that wraps up chapter 20. Glad I was able to get this out because I've been ready to write the Two heroes arc for a while now. I'll be getting on that ASAP so be sure to read and review this chapter despite the differences when compared to others. Next time, Izuku and Taku go to I-Island, They hang out with Melissa Shield as well as Momo and her friends, and chaos breaks out at the expo. See you then.