Incredible Izuku


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My apologies for the late update. An unexpected situation happened in which my laptop developed a problem and subsequently CRASHED, and though I was able to save my files, the fanfics that I last saved were corrupted, and while the fanfics I've typed were among those saved, 50% of the progress was affected, hence I had to restart working on the chapters, hence I was unable to meet the deadline which the next update was supposed to be the last week of March.

So now I'm working on the next chapters and if this fic gets a review, I will have the next update ready. Now that I finished my explanation…time to get down to business…

Many thanks to the readers who read and reviewed last chapter, and I am happy with this, which inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here the story advances as Izuku Midoriya pushes through with the experiment to try get rid of his brain cancer and see if it succeeds or if this would cause additional problem for him…

Well then, read on and enjoy!


Tokyo General Hospital.

The scene shifts at the hospital lobby, where the Midoriya family are seen lining up at the cashier line to pay the bills, and as Hisashi is preparing to bring out the amount of money, Inko stared at her son, seeing that Izuku is still in a state of shock and disbelief, and she tried to assure to him that everything will be okay, though he was silent the whole time and seemingly didn't hear what his mom said.

"Izuku…"

"…"

"Its okay."

"…"

"Everything will be fine."

"…"

"Don't feel sad…"

"…"

Izuku is now mentally breaking down, and for a good reason. Since finding out that he is born Quirkless, he was bullied and tormented throughout elementary and middle school, and even some school officials seemingly ignored his plight despite the visible wounds he received from his tormentors.

And now he just found out that he has stage four cancer and he now has a few months left before passing away, which he now wondered what was the point of being born if he is going to end up like this, and as Hisashi finished paying the hospital bill, the Midoriya family leaves the hospital though the parents noticed their son's deafening and solemn silence.

"Izuku…?"

"Are you okay, son?"

"…"

"Izuku…"

"Its okay."

"…"

"Oh, please don't give up…"

"We still have time…"

"…"


Izuku Midoriya - an normal teenage boy living with an ordinary family…living in an ordinary neighborhood and leads an ordinary life...but he is born Quirkless, and slowly lives a rather lonely life. However, his ordinary life was shattered upon discovering that he has stage 4 cancer of the brain, and was given less than half a year to live…

Given by an offer from a good Samaritan... Izuku took the chance and underwent a secret chemotherapy session in an effort to eradicate the cancer within him. Then, without the good Samaritan's knowledge, he made a secret chemotherapy session in secret, and an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry.

And now, when Izuku Midoriya grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs…

The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter

The creature is wanted for a murder he didn't commit. Izuku Midoriya is believed to be dead. And he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him…


Ch. 3: Jikken ga Hajimarimasu

A week has passed since the Midoriya family has left the Hospital, and things seemed to be business as usual, as the Midoriya family are doing their usual thing, and some of their neighbors seemed to be unaware of what really happened to the younger boy, as Izuku is acting as his usual self, and his neighbor asks him if he is okay, which he smiled and assured to her that he is really okay.

"Izuku…?"

"Yes…?"

"Are you okay now?"

"Uh…yes…I'm okay."

"Really…?"

"Yes, really…sorry if I made you worried."

"It's okay. As long as you are not sick or anything…"

"Don't worry."

But underneath his smile and assurance, Izuku is still worried, as the doctors told him that there is no cure for brain cancer and that chemotherapy is unlikely to help, and all the doctor can say is that they will have to wait till Izuku dies.

While this caused the Midoriya parents to mentally grieve, Izuku himself somewhat found a ray of hope as he recalled that he met someone who says that she is willing to help him try to eliminate the cancer cells on his brain for free

- - - FLASHBACK - - -

A week ago…

The scene shifts at the Hospital, where Izuku and his parents are waiting inside the doctor's office, where the radiologist came, along with a neurosurgeon, and the two men appeared to be serious as they anticipated that this would be a long and serious discussion, and as the parents await the news, Izuku noted the serious looks in the two men's eyes, and he had a feeling that something is not going to be good, and he braces himself for anything. He also hoped that this would be a temporary thong and not affect his health.

As the radiologist showed the Midoriya parents the printout, Mr. and Mrs. Midoriya asked the doctor what the results are, and the neurosurgeon sadly told the parents that Izuku's fainting was a delayed symptom, and after conducting MRI, he discovered that Izuku has a Stage 3 Brain Cancer, and is just days away from reaching stage 4.

The Midoriya parents stood still and frozen in shock upon hearing this, and the doctor apologize for saying this as there is no other way to explain this and it is the only way to tell them the results, and Mrs. Midoriya went into an emotional fit as her husband tries to calm his devastated wife.

"Honey...calm down..."

"Calm down?! How can I calm down?! Our son...our son..."

"Izuku will be fine..."

"Fine? How can he? He has cancer! Stage 3 cancer! And now he is nearing stage 4?!"

"Let the doctors do their jobs...they'll see to it that Izuku will be okay."

"Stop lying! I won't accept this!"

"Honey...please...calm down... Izuku?"

"Huh? What...?"

The Midoriya parents turn around and saw the shocked look at their son, as Izuku remained still, and is in a state of disbelief upon hearing this, and he could not believe what he is hearing...he is nearing stage 4 cancer...which is on the brain. As tears fell from his eyes...he asked the doctor if he is serious about what he just said, and the doctor calmly, but sadly, confirm it.

"Mom…dad…"

"Izuku…"

"Son…"

"Is…is it…true…?"

"…"

"Izuku dear…"

"It's…well…"

"…"

The Midoriya parents comforted their son as the doctor offered counseling for the family, as he knew this is a very difficult time for them.

-x-

An hour later, Izuku is sitting at a bench somewhere within the hospital, where he sneaked off as he wanted to be alone. He is still trying to come to terms about his impending death as there is no way of escaping this. And with the financial situation his family is facing, he knew getting chemotherapy sessions are out of the question.

As he is contemplating about committing suicide, he is approached by someone, a teenage girl. The girl's appearance showed that she is a shapely and attractive pale-skinned young woman of slightly above average height with quite a round face. She has wavy blonde hair which reaches halfway down her back, two shorter pieces she leaves over her shoulders, side-swept bangs that frames her face, aqua-blue eyes with notable upper eyelashes, some slightly longer ones extending on each side and pronounced lower eyelashes.

She is seen wearing a white short-sleeved dress shirt with plaid cuffs, a large bow of the same design at her neck, and a dark raspberry pink waistcoat. Accompanying these are pale gray Capri pants, under which are a pair of plaid pink socks as well as a pair of heeled brown boots. She also wears a wristwatch and pink, oval-framed glasses.

The girl approached him and asks if he wants to be cured of his brain cancer which surprised him and asks her how she found out about it. She said that she overheard it an hour ago and said she is sympathetic and is willing to help him to get cured.

"Really…? You're going to help me…?"

"Yes. I am willing to help you."

"…"

"Do not worry…"

"Wait…which hospital are we…?"

"I happened to have a research facility near here."

"Eh? Seriously?"

"Yes."

The person introduces herself as Melissa Shield, and she told him that she happened to be a prodigy in physics and radiology, and she said that she happened to have a secret laboratory where she just secretly bought an equipment where she intend to test it, and said that after hearing his situation, she felt that this is her chance to put her talents to good use and offered to help Izuku in using her equipment to eradicate the cancer cells within his brain.

This somewhat entices Izuku as he sees this as an opportunity to get cured, but asks if there is any advance payment or anything of the sorts, but she told him that she is willing to do it for free, which gave Izuku a glimmer of hope.

"Eh…? You mean…?"

"Yes."

"For free?"

"Of course. You do not have to pay."

"I…I don't know what to…"

"It's fine…you need not worry."

"Thanks…"

"It is nothing…"

- - - END FLASHBACK - - -

Izuku is now thinking of a way to go to Melissa's secret lab without alerting his parents, as he is sure that they are against it as they do not believe in such things and he would have to come up with an alibi just to keep them from worrying.

By then Inko called her son saying that lunch is ready, and the Izuku went to the dining room to have lunch, and while having lunch, Hisashi said that he managed to secure some business deals and said that he is excited to start this new business, which Inko smiled and told her to husband to do well, and while the parents are chatting, Izuku remained silent.

It turns out that Izuku is secretly contemplating his next move as Melissa's offer is too valuable to pass up, and he had a feeling that his parents would be against it and now he had to think of a way to convince them first before considering in leaving on his own, as he knew that time is running out.

Inko noticed her son being silent and asked if he is okay, which he just nodded to avoid any suspicion.

"Really, Izuku?"

"Yes, mom."

"But…"

"Don't worry."

"…"

"I'll be fine…"

"Really?"

"Yes."

-x-

In the weeks that passed, The Midoriya parents had to conceal the fact that their son is terminally ill and have a few months to live, and at the same time make their son's remaining time comfortable as possible, and while the Midoriya parents are glad that Izuku is taking things well, they still worry about their son languishing mentally, and a week later, Izuku left a letter as he secretly leaves the house to head somewhere between the border of Kyoto and Kobe, where Melissa Shield is staying.

The letter states that Izuku is meeting someone who might hold the key in eliminating his cancer, and asked his parents for understanding and requested that everyone they knew be kept in the dark about this. Of course his parents were worried and his Inko wanted to call the police and have Izuku be brought back, however Hisashi advised her against it as their son wanted this so as to not burden them.

"Honey…calm down…"

"How can I calm down?"

"Our son wanted this…"

"He's too young! All by himself!"

"He can take care of himself…he wanted to try a method to cure himself of his cancer…"

"But…but what if that person is a fake?"

"Let us have faith in our son…that is all we can do…"

"…"

Several hours later, Izuku arrived at the area, where a research building is stationed, and there Melissa came and greeted him, and there she asks him how is he feeling, in which he said that he felt bad about leaving in secret after weeks of contemplating, but she told him that he did what he had to do, as she is sure that his parents would never let him go.

She then told him that his brain cancer is now at stage 4, and said that they are going to commence the experiment immediately in an effort to slowly eradicate the cancer cells in order to save his life, which Izuku nodded as he wanted to be cured of his disease once and for all so that he can resume a normal life and not burden his family any longer.

"So then, Midoriya…"

"…"

"Are you prepared? By now your cancer is probably at stage 4 by now."

"Yeah…I suppose…"

"This will be a process that cannot be done through shortcut methods…"

"I know."

"Then let us begin. Come inside…"

"Okay…"

The two teens then went inside the building, where it turns out that Melissa manages it all by herself, and outside, the scene shows that Taneo Tokuda, who is who is a freelance journalist and a part-time investigative reporter for a low-budget newspaper company, stood behind a huge thick tree, watching the scene in secret. Tokuda turns out to have a fairly competent journalist's instinct as he can tell if there is a good scoop to check out.

Since several days ago, Tokuda was curious about what Melissa is up to after accidentally overhearing her discussion with Midoriya about using some of her equipment in an effort to conduct a secret experiment to cure him of his brain cancer. Just a while ago, Tokuda heard Melissa state that Midoriya's brain cancer is now stage 4, thus attempts to use chemotherapy is futile as there is no recorded exploits about someone recovering from a stage 4 cancer.

Tokuda intended to find out if Melissa intend to help Midoriya or if she has an ulterior motive for doing this, as he wants to know why is Melissa willing to help Midoriya for free or if she intend to conduct a grotesque experiment and abandon the boy if she either succeed or if her intended experiment ends in an unanticipated failure.

"I will definitely find out…"

-x-

A few hours later, Melissa began to have Midoriya undergo a series of radiation therapy using her advanced equipment, which took about more than an hour, and while this process is different from the ones conducted in hospitals in a way of chemotherapy sessions, she took care not to cause discomfort to her patient, and he somewhat felt nothing other than a slight headache, and yet he did not feel anything un-pleasant.

After the session, Melissa uses the CT scan and MRI to check his brain, and told Midoriya that the methods somewhat worked, as his brain cancer was reduced to stage 3.3, but cautioned that he may have to wait for at least two days before resuming the next session, and Midoriya asks if they can do it at least tonight, but she advised against it as there will be a heavy thunderstorm by nightfall.

"Eh? Wait until a few days from now…?"

"Yes. There will be a severe thunderstorm today…"

"So…?"

"Then chances are there will be lightning storms…and if lightning strikes while performing our secret session…it might affect the equipment…and might put you in jeopardy."

"…"

"Be patient…we have time…"

"…"

"We should not rush…as we managed to weaken the cancer cells in you…"

Melissa urged him to be patient as she knows that the process should not be rushed, and even told him that she cannot perform a second session tonight due to the upcoming thunderstorm, and if they were to do that tonight and the thunderstorm occurs, the lightning that may potentially strike might cause a malfunction on the equipment and might put their efforts to cure him in jeopardy.

She assured to him that once the thunderstorm passes and the equipment is not damaged, then they can resume the second session, and she tells Midoriya to wait until tomorrow once the thunderstorm is over and when it is safe for them to continue.

"For now you should rest."

"But…"

"When the storm passes, then we can concentrate."

"…"

"Trust me on this. You will be cured."

"…fine…"

"Good."

"…"

To Be Continued...


The Lonely Man Theme (by Joe Harnel)
(Ending theme of The Incredible Hulk)


Hope you like this chapter, and while nothing much is shown here, it is a preview of what is about to happen. While there is no action showed here, the dramatic moments make up for it, and aside from that, this is the first step where the adventure of our main character of this story has commenced…

Also, Tokuda appeared, and he appeared to be slightly a snooper having come here to spy on what Melissa is doing to Midoriya, and he seems to be digging for something that would give him a topic to report for the company he is working…

More on that in the next chapter…


Preview:

A thunderstorm took place…

Midoriya gets rather impatient and does something in secret…

And something UNEXPECTED happens…

See you in eight weeks…

Reviews are welcomed, but needed…