Over the next few days, tests were run and two other quirkologists were brought in by Dr. Ren to get their insight on the possible reason of why Izuku's quirk was registering as both a Emitter and a Mutant class quirk.

Izuku was currently in his assigned room. They had decided to have him rest in one so they wouldn't have to make the trip from their home everyday, Hisashi made sure to visit his son everyday before he had to head back to work the next morning. Things were looking up for the small child as the doctors finally came to a conclusion.

"Alright Ms. Midoriya your son's quirk was rather fascinating indeed" Mr. Ren said as he entered the assigned hospital room his entrance woke the middle-aged woman from her nap.

"Oh dear, is something wrong with my son?" Inko asked worriedly, she was always quick to worry about her son.

"Oh dear no Ms. Midoriya it seems we've discovered the mutant aspect of your son's quirk" he said showing off a photo specifically of a massively zoomed in one of Izuku's hand where Inko could see small microdots naked to the human eye speckled across the entirety of her son's skin.

"What are those?" the mother questioned, confused at the tiny markings. "Those are small pores that connect to your son's bloodstream and from what I can gather it seems that whenever Izuku touches a person he can draw a minuscule amount of blood from a separate person for what reason we still have no idea" The doctor said closing the file but was quickly interrupted by the small child who up until this point was silent.

"I think I know" he said looking at his hand drawing the attention of the two adults to him, he didn't speak but raised his hand towards his All Might action figure which had been left at the end of his hospital bed and the said toy suddenly shot to his open hand shocking both his parent and family doctor.

"I think I copied mommy's quirk" he said breaking the silence he had caused "And I think Daddy's and Kacchan's too" he said demonstrating the other two with small sparks detonating in his palm creating several popping sounds in succession before also breathing out a small puff of fire being careful to not create a flame too big as to cause possible damage.

"Fascinating!" Dr. Ren exclaimed, startling both of the greenettes at the sudden loud volume used by the doctor. Noticing he had scared them he quickly coughed and composed himself "Sorry about that I was just amazed by this new discovery, a quirk that allows the bearer to copy others through skin contact is incredible!" he exclaimed with a amazed look plastered on his face before he composed himself and returned to his professional voice.

"Young Midoriya, do you mind if we run a couple more tests? Just to test what this quirk of yours is capable of?" his doctor asked, giving a small smile at the praise Izuku nodded.

— 15 Minutes Later —

Izuku had been escorted to a small room and three members of staff had been brought in by Dr. Run for this experiment "Alright Izuku now I have gathered three members of the hospital staff for this experiment I want you to try and copy their quirks" he explained before the first person walked forwards she was an average height 19 year old Japanese girl with black hair and blue eyes.

"Hi I'm Emi I'm a volunteer that works here on the weekends, my quirk is "Healing Aura" it allows me to heal those I'm close to, the closer I heal to the original injury the faster It will heal and it works on my own energy it's a emitter type" she explains holding her arm for Izuku to grab, Izuku smiled and had to resist the urge to analyze the quirk before he reached out and grabbed her by the wrist and focused on trying to copy her quirk he felt nothing at first but then he felt what could be described as a short headrush before a new sensation replaced it, reaching for this this new sensation he was mildly surprised to see a green colored aura now surrounding his hand. At this point Emi chimed in after her own surprise ended.

"wow I thought Dr. Ren was joking about the copy quirk but look at that!" she said, motioning her hands dramatically to Izuku's outstretched arm which was glowing with the telltale signs of her quirk "I bet you'll make great use of that quirk little fella!" she said as she jokingly ruffled his hair before stepping back as a man much older than Emi stepped closer. He was tall and well built and wore janitorial scrubs.

"I'm Franklin I was born in America but moved here about a decade ago my quirk is Night Vision which basically allows me to see in the dark and I can turn it on or off it's a transformation" he said showing his quirk off as his brown eyes gained a green tint before he flinched and closed his eyes as the brightness of the room hurt his eyes which was quickly fixed when Dr. Ren turns the lights down to cover the room in darkness allowing the test to continue. Izuku was able to copy Franklin's quirk just as easily as he could Emi's.

Finally was a giant of a man, he stood over 8ft tall and dark purple skin, solid red eyes with long clawed hands, his appearance scared Izuku a little before he calmed himself down as to not offend the giant "Hi I'm Terry I take care of the gardens" he said in a surprisingly meek voice "My quirk is a mutant class that makes me look like this I call it 'Monstrous'" he said calmly as he allowed Izuku to try and copy his quirk only for him to fail.

"I'm sorry I feel nothing when I try to copy yours" Izuku meekly says trying to not upset the larger adult "It's alright" Terry said as Dr. Ren wrote this revelation down.

"Fascinating, it appears that Izuku's quirk can't copy mutant quirks possibly because his own quirk is a mutant class or possibly because Mutant quirks would change his body too much" he muttered as he wrote down this observed limitation. He then dismissed the three who quickly said their goodbyes to Izuku before Dr. Ren addressed him.

"Now this test has been very enlightening to how your quirk works" Izuku tilted his head confused "What does enlightening mean?" the young man asked Dr. Ren, causing him to smile and chuckle "Oh it means get more information on a subject, in this case your quirk" he explained causing his patient to nod in understanding.

"Now all you need to do is give your quirk a name and then we can release you, I bet you would like to go home after a week in the hospital" he joked causing the mother and son duo to laugh in response.

"Well I was thinking, how about Gatherer? Since it's a copy based quirk where I gather other quirks and I think "Copy" is already taken" he explained causing his doctor to confirm yes there were a few quirks with the term "Copy" in them.

After that Dr. Ren finished his quirk registration.

– Registry –

Name: Izuku Midoriya.

Quirk Name: Gatherer.

Type: Mutant with subsets of Transformation and Emitter types.

– Registry –

It only took a few minutes for the duo to be out of the hospital and back on the train with Izuku happily bouncing in his seat eager to show his father his quirk that caused his mother to giggle at her son's eagerness.

"How about when we get home we have Katsudon to celebrate?" she asked if the mention of his favorite food caused him to beam that ever blinding smile of his that she swore could rival All Might's. The ride home only took 15 minutes. It was too early in the day for Hisashi to be home so Inko went to work making the celebratory Katsudon while little Izuku went to his room to play on the computer while he waited for his father to return in a few hours.

When the man himself returned he was overjoyed at his son's quirk and what it could do "Look at you little man!" he exclaimed ruffling his son's hair "You'll be an amazing hero with a quirk like that" he said overjoyed.

"Thanks daddy! I will make you and mommy proud!" the young boy exclaimed raising his All Might toy "Oh dear you don't have to worry about that son, me and your mom are already proud of you~" he assured as he rustled his son's hair again, causing him to swat at his hands to get him to stop.

"Dinners ready!" They heard Inko call from the kitchen, Hisashi calmly walked while Izuku practically bolted from where he was sitting causing his dad to joke about him getting a speed enhancement quirk on the way home.

– 2 Day Later: Monday –

Izuku had just shown off his selection of quirks to his classmates and while most appeared to be excited and or in awe by the ability a certain angry pomeranian exploded.. Literally his palms popping off when his explosions startling the greenette.

"Dammit! You damned Deku!" The foul-mouthed youngster yelled, approaching the trembling "You couldn't hope to match the awesomeness of my quirk so you went and copied it!" He accused grabbing his "best friend" by the front of their Present Mic t-shirt and holding his sparking hand close to the greenette's face but was quickly stopped by the teacher.

"Now now Bakugou you shouldn't be attacking other students" the teacher Ms. Chiyo a middle aged woman with blonde hair and blue eyes she was one of the meaner teachers Izuku had to deal with, she usually didn't stop his bullies when they got aggressive but after seeing that the quirkless kid did in fact have a rather potent quirk suddenly made her the responsible teacher she was supposed to be.

"What!?" Bakugou yelled confused by the sudden change of heart of the usually mean hearted teacher "I said you shouldn't attack other classmates now I suggest you stop before I call your parents" the teacher threatened causing any further argument from the blonde to die on his throat and for him to storm off angered and annoyed at not being able to pound "Deku" into paste for "stealing" his quirk.

"Do not worry Midoriya I do hope Katsuki learns his lesson" Ms. Chiyo said in a calm and comforting voice, but Izuku knew better he knew she was trying to butter him up to get on his good side just because of his quirk but he decided to play along as to ensure she would still protect him from the rest of his classmates and thanked her. Nodding at this she smiled that fake smile of hers and turned her attention back to the class and spoke.

"Alright class, enough distractions time to get back to math class" Ms. Chiyo said, causing the class to groan at the dreaded school subject.

~~ Timeskip ~~

The day ended with most kids avoiding him like they usually did, but instead of avoiding him to "not catch his quirklessness" instead they were afraid of losing their individuality their quirks brought which left Izuku with a few new nicknames but "Copycat" was definitely the most prominent name which in future days will replace "Deku" as many found it more fitting to the new abilities of the unfortunate classmate of theirs but besides the name calling the students couldn't get away with what they could before as the teachers were much quicker to defend the copy student though Izuku knew better, he knew they were just buttering him up like did with Kacchan since he gained his quirk, Izuku was young but not stupid he was in fact quite intelligent when it comes to his age certainly a lot more than other kids his grade.

The walk home was quiet as today both his parents had gotten tied up by work and couldn't pick him up which a rare thing that happened maybe once or twice a month maybe more depending on if there was a villain attack recently which would hold up both parents as they would be needed as they were rather good at their jobs.

The sun was already setting as the 7 year old walked home, his head held low looking at his bright red sneakers, his signature yellow backpack slung over his shoulders as he tried to choke the tears caused by Kacchan's words.

"Hey kid you alright?" the sound of the monotone voice asking him that question startled the elementary schooler so much he fell on his butt this is when he finally noticed how dark it was as the sun had already gone down, which was given as they were in late autumn which left the air around them with a piercing cold that his puffy All Might jacket barely protected him from the chill.

"Uh yeah sorry" He said standing up and dusting himself off before turning to the source of the voice and was left awestruck as standing before him was THE Eraserhead.

"OMG! You're The Eraserhead!" Izuku was in full fanboy mode now as he began to mutter at rapid speed about the underground hero, said hero looked to be a taller male who was in his "Hero Outfit" which was little more than a padded black bodysuit, capture scarf and iconic yellow goggles perched firmly on his head which allowed Izuku to see his black eyes.

Eraserhead aka Shota Aizawa raised his eyebrow at this, how did this kid know about him? And better off, how did he know as much as he did about him? He had simply come down to check on him as a child as young as this boy shouldn't be out this late and he appeared upset and crying.

"kid?" He tried to interrupt the mutter succession his appearance had unexpectedly caused but his first attempt was met with failure as the kid continued to mutter at rapid speed his second attempt was much better at quieting the boy as he clapped his hand down on his shoulder to silence the mutterstorm.

"Oh oh s s sorry" he stuttered as he realized his mistake causing the older man to sigh as he now had to calm the kid down before they had

"It's alright kid you're not in trouble" he assured as best the pro could, he wasn't good with dealing with people, emotions just weren't his strong suit which is why he chose to become a underground hero where he didn't have to interact with people outside of the police force. Once the kid was sufficiently calmed he continued.

"Alright kid you may not be in trouble I just need to know where you learnt all you do about me? That kinda info isn't available to the public so I'm curious how you learned of me" he asked Izuku who brightened up at the question.

"oh no Eraserhead-sama I just like to research all about pros Spotlight and Underground heroes alike in my free time and since I have no friends I have a lot of free time and during one of my research sessions I stumbled upon you and have been a fan since" Izuku quickly explained as he bashfully rubbed his arm.

Aizawa's eyes were wide In surprise as he honestly didn't expect to have a fan let alone meet said fan on his patrol tonight but one detail perked his interest.

"Why don't you have any friends?" he asked confused, this kid looked around 7 or 8 years old and kids that age should have a few friends.

"Oh most of the kids at my school didn't really like me because until recently they thought I was quirkless because I didn't know how to use my quirk and even after I showed my quirk off at school they still want to avoid me" he explained to one of his favorite heroes.

"And what is your quirk? if you don't mind me asking" Now Aizawa was curious as to what this kid's quirk was if the kids at school wanted to avoid it after it was revealed.

"My quirk lets me copy others' quirks when I touch them" he said, showing off the few quirks he managed to copy. Aizawa was astonished by the quirk it was so versatile but was confused as to why kids would avoid him.

"The kids think I would steal their chances at getting into UA or other hero schools if I copied their quirks" he explained after seeing the confusion on the pro's face. Oh that made a lot more sense.

"Well kid don't pay any mind to them, You should always focus more on how you use said quirk over the quirk itself, I mean look at my quirk "Erasure" useless on it's own but supplemented with my capture weapon and hand to hand skills it's a devastating tool, tell me kid do you want to become a hero?" he asked snapping Izuku from his awe as he was given a minor pep talk from THE Eraserhead.

"Yes sir! I want to become a hero that everyone looks up to, a Hero who saves Everyone with a Smile. Become a Hero who can show the world a Bright Future" he said his eyes full of determination.

Chuckling slightly at the declaration Aizawa spoke again "Well you should probably start with getting more quirks, try asking on the internet I know there's many who have weak or 'villainous' quirks that would enjoy seeing their quirk used by a future hero" he suggested causing Izuku to gain a thoughtful expression.

(brief note people speaking with * before the quotations are thinking not talking)

"I never really thought about that, I guess it would make sense some people don't really get the chance to try to be a hero and many of them would like to see their quirks in a heroic role especially those whose quirks would be considered 'villainous' by others"* Izuku thought before nodding to himself before Aizawa interrupted his train of thoughts

"Here why don't you copy mine, it could prove useful" The pro offered, holding out his arm stunned. Izuku asked, "Are you sure Eraserhead-sama?" the underground hero nodded in response to the question, tentatively Izuku grabbed the man's arm and activated his quirk feeling that telltale draw of power that his quirk brought and in seconds the erasure quirk was added to his collection.

Izuku's eyes turned a blood red as his hair seemingly floating as he tested his new quirk out Eraserhead chuckling as he felt his own erasure being well… erased.

"So that's what it feels like" he said chuckling as Izuku turned his newest quirk off. "I'm sure a future pro hero like you can make amazing use of my quirk, but you probably should be heading home it's almost 10 o' clock'' Aizawa warned causing the kid to panic and run "Thanks for all your help Erasurehead-sama!" yelled back as he disappeared around the corner causing the hero to chuckling once more before facepalming he had forgotten to ask the kids' name! Oh well if the kid is planning on going to UA he could see him again if and when the kid became of age and passed the entrance exam, it might be cocky of him to assume the kid was gonna pass but he had a hunch the kid had it in him. With that thought he resumed his patrol.

Izuku was quickly accosted by his parents for being so late but was quickly hurried to the bathroom to wash up for a late dinner his mom prepared, though as he washed his face and hands he was thinking about his plan which would require his parents permission he hoped he could convince them to allow him to post a ad online.

Dinner was an average rice dish and fried fish, "Hey mom, dad I had a plan but I need your guys' permission" this confused the parents.

"What is it Izuku honey?" Inko asked her son "Well I was thinking that I could put a ad up on forums and hero websites asking people to copy their quirks there's many out there that would enjoy seeing their quirk being used for heroics but for one reason or another can't maybe they just were declined by heroes school or were discriminated against for their quirk maybe it was considered weak or even villainous I could be a representative for them and carry on their dreams!" he exclaimed his voice full of conviction for this new goal. His parents were stunned by their son's idea and it took them a minute to process the words and it was Hisashi who recovered first.

"May I ask where this idea came from?" he asked causing Izuku to smile "A nice man gave me the idea on my way home and even let me copy his quirk" he said showing off "Erasure" to his parents Inko was surprised and wandered who this "nice" man was but Hisashi being high ranking member of the local police force knew who said man was and smiled.

"alright son after dinner you me can write up an ad and post it on a few message boards and see if anyone wants to see their quirk used by a future pro" he said jokingly ruffling his son's hair and resisting the urge to shield himself from his son's blinding smile.

"Well normally I would be reluctant to allow such a thing to happen but if your father is fine with it then so am I" Inko said also having to res is the urge to shield her eyes *"Too bright"* both parents chanted in their thoughts.

After dinner was finished the Midoriya boys went to the computer room while Inko took care of the dishes, it took a few minutes but they posted their ad on several of the more popular hero forums and message boards as well as a few of the least popular ones and like that things were into motion as over the next few months and years he would receive messages accepting and allowing him to copy their quirks, Izuku would practice with these new quirks over the years, including a workout he and his dad put together, which included a protein heavy diet made by his mother he would also do extra work by cleaning up Dagobah Municipal Beach.

This was his routine for the next several years, Wake up go on a jog, take a shower, eat breakfast, go to school, do his daily workout, practice his quirks, eat dinner, do homework (if he had any), analyze heroes and finally go to bed, recently he started to analyze villains alongside heroes as he realized that would also be useful in the future.

And just like that he was 18 and was standing in front of UA his years of dedicated training were finally being put to use. He hummed as he walked to the entrance of the world famous school, over the years he had built up some confidence and self esteem but still occasionally stuttered especially when speaking to girls.

"Get out of my way, copycat!" Izuku heard a very familiar angry pomeranian scoff behind him as he shoved his way past his former friend and caused Midoriya to stumble a bit before he steadied himself. Bakugou had been a lot more lenient against him since that day, mainly because he no longer could get away with beating him on school grounds, the one time he tried during their second year of Middle School he was written up leaving a blemish on his record that he was still pissed at. Though at this point Midoriya didn't care he even stopped calling Katsuki, Kacchan after that day when he was seven as he finally realized that Kacchan didn't exist anymore.

Midoriya hummed as he entered the school of his dreams, his hands casually stuffed into his pockets as he headed for his assigned seat in the auditorium.

– After The Written Exam –

Izuku sighed as he stretched outside exam sight B and was prepping for the Practical Exam when he noticed a brunette girl who looked to be nervous and began to approach her when he felt a hand clamp down on his shoulder.

"What are you doing here? Are you taking the entrance exam to interfere with everyone else?" The blue haired teen accused but this made Midoriya rather confused.

"What!? N-no she just looked nervous I was just trying to help" Midoriya said motioning to the brunette girl. Before the very forward teen could reply a voice over the nearby loudspeakers startled them.

"GO!" Present Mic said confusing the group of young adults "What are you waiting for!? There's no countdown in real-life! Go!" This sent the test takers into a full sprint leading the pack was Midoriya and the blue haired kid.

One of the first quirks he acquired was a speed boosting one that allowed him to keep with the engine quirk of his peer who had an astonished look on his face as Midoriya broke off from the pack and using an air propulsion quirk he began looking for a large grouping of robots away from the pack of students.

Finding a suitable amount he prepared a combo, Fire Breath and Boost, his boost quirk massively boosted the power behind emitter quirks, useless on its own but massively helpful when combined with his many emitter quirks he has gathered. Rearing his head he released a massive torrent of flame from his mouth and melted the dozen or so bots into molten slag.

~~ In the observation room ~~

The teachers were all observing the students but one student in particular caught their attention as he showed off multiple quirks first his speed enhancement quirk then the propulsion quirk that Cementoss remarked resembled one of UA's top 3's quirk and now his fire breath quirk.

"What is up with this kid?" Midnight remarked as on the screen Midoriya destroyed several 3 pointers with a large explosion that erupted from his palm.

"Yeah at first I thought he had a speed quirk then some kind of propulsion quirk, now an explosion quirk!" Present Mic exclaimed motioning to the screen in question focused intently on the green headed young adult.

Aizawa stood near the back of the group he was rather quiet mostly because he was trying to hide his smile with his capture scarf *"It seems you took my advice to heart kid, Let's see how well you utilize it"*

Meanwhile a certain blonde pro had an almost opposite reaction to Midoriya's many quirks *"It couldn't be, 'He' couldn't have a kid could he?"* he questioned himself before shaking *"No no Toshi you're overreacting just because their quirks are similar doesn't mean they themselves are similar"* he assured himself as he returned his attention to the test.

"What's he up to now?" Snipe questioned.

~~ Back With Midoriya ~~

Midoriya exhaled as he sucked in more air before smiling *"Let's see how they like this~"* he thought before forming a ball of condensed air in the palm of his left hand before throwing it forwards the condensed ball exploding against a nearing two pointer and leaving it as a pair of legs with everything from the waist up startling a nearby contestant with the sudden loud boom.

"heh sorry!" he called out before bolting off.

~~ With The Teachers ~~

"See!? He used some kind of air compression quirk!" Mic exclaimed his quirk getting erased half way through his statement.

"Keep it down will you? The students can probably still hear you" Aizawa chastised as he rubbed his eyes, Erasure was a strong quirk in the right hands but the side effect of dry eye was also very annoying to deal with especially if he used it repeatedly.

"Fascinating" the chimera known as Principle Nezu, in his hand was a cup of tea never a good sign when it came to short principle, and the short chuckle he let off made the nearest teacher, Powerloader, to lean away from his boss in fear.

"Hold up it seems he's injured himself" Cementoss commented as Midoriya appeared injured holding his arm.

"Let's see how he handles this" Nezu said, his beady black eyes glinting dangerously as he examined the green headed test taker.

~~ Back With Izuku ~~

"Shit went too hard on that last one" he said nursing his left hand the knuckles of which were bleeding profusely as he put a bit too much force into obliterating a one pointer. Taking a deep breath he activated 'Healing Aura' and began to heal his wound. Sighing as the pain faded Midoriya deactivated his quirk and charged back into battle.

~~ Back With The Teachers ~~

"Did the kid just heal himself?" questioned the oldest member of faculty, the youthful heroine Recovery Girl. *"f he can use his quirk on other people, I would like to teach him, I should bring it up with Nezu if the boy makes it into UA"*

"Powerloader, I believe it's about time, Lets see how the examinees react to your creation" Nezu said to the man sitting next to him.

"Yes sir" he said as he leaned over the control panel in front of him and pushed a big red button.

~~ Back With Izuku ~~

"2 minutes left!"

Midoriya heard Present Mic's voice over the nearest loudspeaker, smiling as he looked around for any more straggling robots before stumbling as the ground below shook a looming figure towered above the buildings, it was the zero pointer.

Most examinees ran from the massive robot as it tore buildings and Midoriya would have been running to but his enhanced senses didn't pick up someone crying out for assistance.

"Someone help! M my leg is stuck!" searching Izuku found the girl, the same girl he tried to approach before being interrupted. Without a second thought he charged forwards stopping just before the robot and kneeled down to the brunette and set to free her from the debris the zero pointer caused.

"I think my ankle is broken" she said, biting back the pain, and true to her word her left ankle was indeed swollen and deep purple in color. He hummed as he focused Healing Aura onto the wound, the broken soon repairing itself and was good as new in seconds. Astonished, the girl, Ochako Uraraka, tested her leg and saw it no longer hurt.

"Can you walk?" He questioned "Yes I can, thanks" she said as she began her retreat from the giant robot that was getting dangerously close to them but stopped when she noticed when her savior wasn't following.

"Aren't you coming?" she questioned her savior.

"No! I need to take this thing out!" Izuku said as his arm began to warp under the force of another combo, Boost, Physicality Boost, Force Multiplier, Force Projection, and Impact Resistance all compiled together and Midoriya shot up into the air like a bullet startling Ochako as he shot through the head of the zero pointer not just blasting straight through it but completely obliterating every above its shoulders leaving a sparking stump in its place. He flew a few dozen feet before he began his freefall, he underestimated the amount of energy he had left after running around for the last couple of hours and was barely conscious as he fell to the ground below.

"Shit! That took a lot more energy than I was expecting!" he cursed himself out as he plummeted "I'm sorry mom and dad for being so stupid" he thought as he tried to stop himself from falling but only in succeeding in angling himself towards the rapidly approaching asphalt of the fake city. He braced for impact but as several seconds ticked by and no impact he pried open one eye and saw that he was hovering mid-air. The last thing he saw before his lack of energy brought him into the arms of unconsciousness was the brown-haired girl hovering over him with a worried expression on her face.