Another chapter since the last did get a bit of support, so that was nice.
I'll be introducing more DC characters soon as well as more MHA characters. The main ones to be introduced will be Hal Jordan, Clark Kent and very obviously Bruce Wayne. Each will have a backstory with the character and that will be revealed soon.
Thank you for reading.
It had taken hours for both Izuku and Inko to start speaking to one another instead of just crying and hugging each other, and even then, it had taken even more time for the two of them to catch up on everything that had happened in the time the green haired teen was gone.
By the time they were mostly done with everything, it was already the next day and the two were excited to finally just go home for a while but once again, due to Miruko's constant pestering of wanting a good fight, that came first. It was apparently a big deal too as Izuku and his mother had been moved to U.A university, as it was the closest place in which a fight could occur without major damages.
"Izuku, are you sure you have to do this?... I-I just got you back and I don't want you to get hurt… I just wanted to go home with you again." Inko quietly spoke from Izuku's side as he stretched his arms out, giving the older woman a small nod and smile. The teen had shifted his bodysuit to be more normal looking clothes, meaning a pair of black sweatpants and a black tank top as well. It was drawing a lot of unnecessary attention to be in a black and green bodysuit.
"Don't worry, mom. I'll just get this over with quickly and then we can head home, I promise… and remember what I told you? About me… you know, having a quirk now?" He said, emphasizing the word quirk as Inko knew the truth about his new powers, job and everything that came with it. She wasn't exactly happy about the fact that Izuku had missions that were the top priority for him but she really was just glad to have her son with her again, especially as he promised that he would stay with her and on Earth for as long as possible. He had come home and he didn't want to leave it so soon after all.
Inko nodded and gave her son a nervous smile, patting his arm softly. "Yes, I know… and I wanted to talk to you about that, actually. I understood everything you said about it and your… missions… but what about being a hero? That was always your dream, son."
Izuku smiled and let out a soft sigh. "Yeah, it was… but I'm a hero in a different way now. It's not so much international but… universally, I guess?" He chuckled, looking down at Inko. "It's still been on my mind though… even when I wasn't here, I still thought about becoming a hero, so… I'd have to see. I just don't know if it would be completely worth it, especially since my other work is the priority."
"Well, yes… but maybe it could work out? You wanted to come to this place to be a hero even. The greatest hero university, you called it… so give it some more thought. That would be the smart thing to do… and I think you'll be gaining a lot more attention now. I feel like the Principal to this place gave permission to the whole place to come watch this." She chuckled nervously as well, pointing out at the several entrances to the gym, which were overflowing with students and teachers as well. The two that caught Izuku's eye were All Might and Nezu, who looked down at him from the second floor of the gym.
"Ah, shit. I was hoping this could be done quietly but it doesn't matter anyways. They don't know the truth about my powers. To them it's just a quirk and that's all. Now come on, mom. You should get on up to the second floor with them. Nezu did invite you to watch from a safer spot anyways." He gave his mother a confident smile and quick hug. "I'll be alright, don't worry. You just… enjoy the show." Izuku nodded, watching Inko once again give him a nervous smile before walking off.
It was just a few moments after that Izuku stepped out from the tunnel entrance and onto the main gym, looking directly in front of him at Miruko, who wore her hero costume. He had a feeling that she probably was expecting to beat him fairly quickly, even after he had apprehended her and several other heroes at a time the day before. All of the students that had gathered in the gymnasium were clearly thinking that too, as their chatter could be heard from where the two combatants stood.
"Are you kidding me? Who even is this guy?"
"It's the number 5 hero against a random buff dude… I think the winner of this is pretty clear."
"Damn… when we were called here I expected to see a fun fight. It'll just be the guy down there getting his ass beat."
Izuku could only just laugh at all those comments and jumped in place slightly, warming up just a tiny bit for the fight as the blue ring on his hand glowed brightly, with a light blue outline covering his body as well. "Seems like you're the popular one here, huh?" He said, looking over at the rabbit hero, who was staring him down with a massive grin.
"Clearly but that's only because they know me… and what's going on with you? You're glowing blue instead of green this time. Is that your quirk? Just glowing different colors and shaping limbs out of light?" Miruko asked as she impatiently tapped her foot on the ground as well, clearly just wanting to fight already.
"You could say that… but I think you'll be surprised. I don't know if you're underestimating me or not but I'd recommend for you to be ready for anything. You never know who could beat your ass, Miruko." Izuku smiled, finally looking up at the crowd which had gathered.
They all looked surprised by their interaction and by the way that he was speaking to one of the strongest heroes in Japan and arguably even the world but there were a few that stood out.
The first person Izuku recognized was his old childhood friend, Katsuki Bakugou, who was staring down at him with shocked eyes. That much was expected after the green haired teen had just come back after disappearing.
The others were three students who looked particularly interested in the fight. They were also the three who Izuku thought as arguably the strongest of the massive mass of teens around the place. A blond boy with a plain face, a black haired boy with an anxious expression and hunched back, all topped off by a seemingly bubbly blue haired girl, who leant against the second floor's railing with a massive smile.
Along with Izuku's other abilities, he could measure the strength of others and those three students seemed extremely strong. Even closer to All Might's level of strength than most of the other heroes around.
"Beat my ass, huh? We'll have to see about that. I was holding back last night. We all were. You won't be so lucky this time, kid." The number five hero called out before looking up at where Nezu, Inko and All Might stood. "Can we start already? I'm getting bored!"
At that, Nezu laughed maniacally and nodded before leaning closer to the intercom set up next to him. "Yes, you may begin. Don't hold back either. We have Recovery Girl on standby." The mouse bear dog thing spoke quickly.
"Alright! You ready for this, Greenie?" Miruko snarled, staring down Izuku, who closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"In fearful day, in raging night, with strong hearts full, our souls ignite, when all seems lost in the war of light, look to the stars… for hope burns bright." The green haired teen whispered slowly, smiling brightly as the blue aura around him grew several times stronger, making the entirety of the gym shake lightly. He opened his eyes shortly after that, though instead of their usual green, they were bright blue. "I'm ready." He nodded, clenching his fists in preparation.
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"Huh? Where did all that power come from? He shook the entire building!" The blond named Mirio spoke excitedly, now looking down at the hero and unknown teen with a similar smile to Nejire's.
"I've got no clue! What even is his quirk? Do you think he'd tell me if I asked? Were his eyes always blue? How strong do you think he really is? Is he our age? Is he gonna be at the university? He looks younger than us but look at his arms! He looks super buff too! Even more than you, Mirio! Right, Tamaki?" The blue haired girl giggled and smiled brightly, looking back at her introverted friend.
"He looks scary… what if he takes one of our places in the hero course? I don't like it… it makes me sad." Tamaki sighed and stepped closer to the edge of the balcony they stood on, watching the scene below with slight worry.
"I'm definitely asking him to spar later if he does well! Even if he doesn't, I want to fight him!" Mirio added on.
"Oh, me too! Let's fight him together!" Nejire giggled again. "Wait, they're starting!"
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Miruko obviously made the first move, launching herself forward using her powerful legs, only to spin in the air and kick sideways into Izuku's chest, doing so with a triumphant grin until she realized that the teen wasn't even struggling much.
Izuku had winced slightly at the kick's incredibly strong impact, which probably bruised some ribs but smiled through the slight pain anyways, firmly grabbing onto the rabbit hero's thigh and calf before slamming her down against the padded floor, knocking the wind out of her.
She quickly recovered though and kicked with both her legs at Izuku's chest, launching him up into the air and almost towards the second floor's balcony until he simply stopped mid air and smiled, rubbing the spot she had kicked softly. "Jesus… I knew your kicks were strong but damn… I guess I underestimated those legs of yours." He smirked teasingly.
"Oh, you've been looking at my legs a lot, huh? How about you come down here and fight like a real man, then? Gonna run away in front of your mom?" Miruko retaliated, quickly getting up and off the ground with a ferocious smile. "Or are ya afraid to embarrass yourself in front of all these people?"
"Not really. I just don't wanna end this too quickly. You wanted a good fight so I'm giving you one. I'll just give you a hint from yesterday too. Green is the strongest color, blue isn't. See what I'm getting at?" Izuku smiled, quickly letting himself fall back to ground level. "Come on then. I'll let you have the first move." He spoke.
Once again, Miruko launched forward but instead of attempting to land a kick, flipped in the air and landed behind Izuku, attempting to sweep him off his legs with a low kick which the teen jumped over and then rolled away from, finally using his supposed quirk and launching a blue energy blast at the female hero, hitting her square in the stomach and throwing her back a bit.
She quickly shook the impact off though and moved forward again, springing from side to side unpredictably to hopefully land a punch against Izuku, and she seemed to be doing well, getting close and closer as he just stood there.
Just then she realized that was the problem, he was just standing there, waiting. In a slightly desperate attempt, Miruko shot forward once again, this time with a drop kick aimed at his face. She stopped just a few inches short of him though and the whole crowd watching the fight, which was usually loud, went quiet. She was stopped short by blue chains wrapping around her body and pulling her down flush against the floor, completely stopping her.
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"What?... h-how did he stop her? She's the number five hero…" Uraraka muttered out quietly as she stared down at the scene in front of her, along with the rest of Class 1-A, the newest students at the University.
"He's strong, gero… stupidly strong. He looks our age though… Are there people this much better than us already?" Tsuyu quickly spoke after the shocked brunette.
"H-How?... D-Deku didn't have a quirk… where… where has he been all this time? What the hell?" Bakugou was the most shocked out of everyone, just whispering out everything that came to mind for him.
"Who is this guy? He's super manly!"
"He has managed to completely stop the number five hero in Japan. That is truly an incredible feat."
"He's terrifying… how is he that strong?!"
Slowly, the crowd started picking up volume again, most of the students just in disbelief at the random teen who managed to stop Miruko.
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"So, Miruko… do you give up? I can either make the chains tighter or let you go without cracking a rib or anything." Izuku spoke softly as he stepped forward, his hand and blue lantern ring glowing dimly, only to brighten up again as the chains around Miruko's body tightened even more. "You won't be able to get out of those… I'm sorry to say that this has worked on much stronger people."
As expected, Miruko didn't want to lose, so she continued to struggle against the chains, kicking her legs wildly in an attempt to free herself. Deep down she knew she had already lost but she didn't want to admit it. Not in front of all those people. "No! Much stronger people, my ass! If you're this fucking cocky then fight All Might! How about that, huh? Is he weaker than all those other people you've fought?!" Miruko spoke up, still attempting to free herself from the blue chains keeping her in place.
"Who knows? I haven't fought All Might yet… though, it could be interesting to see." Izuku said quietly, lifting the number five hero up with his power ring so she was right in front of him, stepping closer. "I don't think you even know the story he has with me. You've got no clue how much I'd want to fight the person who told me I couldn't be a hero." He sighed with a small shake of his head, stepping behind Miruko before she could react to what he said and chopping her lightly on the back of the neck.
'That's done then… God, this is incredibly annoying. I'd be home by now if it wasn't for Miruko's ego.' Izuku looked up at the place where All Might, Nezu and his mother stood, smiling brightly as he saw Inko's proud expression and somehow even bigger smile. She was crying but very clearly proud. 'Maybe it was worth it… mom's proud and now we can head home.'
His smile slowly faded into slight worry as he noticed Nezu cackling like a madman while All Might stared down at Izuku with a slight frown and shocked eyes. Izuku wasn't sure if he was shocked by Miruko's words or just by his display of power. Either way, he didn't really care. His respect and admiration for All Might was nowhere near as big as it used to be.
"So, is that it? Can my mom and I go home now? I'm kind of exhausted after yesterday and all." Izuku yelled up at U.A's principal, disintegrating the chains around the rabbit hero's body and grabbing ahold of her before she collapsed to the floor, simply carrying her in a bridal position.
"Oh certainly, Mr Midoriya! I have got a proposition for you before you and your mother leave!" Nezu started, clasping his two hands or paws, whatever they were, together in almost a greedy way. "How would you like a place in this university? In whichever class you like and fits your age! As well as completely free of pay and costs… think of it as being our special recommendation student!" The small bear thing spoke uncharacteristically excitedly.
Izuku just stared up at him with a blank expression, ready to say no before he looked at his mother, who had a blinding smile and was nodding her head furiously. "Sure… why not? I'm just eighteen by the way… or at least I'm pretty sure I am. Put me in a first year class and also, where should I leave Miruko? She's just still knocked out."
"Perfect, you'll be in Class 1-A! And just keep carrying her for now! She'll wake up if you give her a light shake probably." Nezu spoke once again. "You are free to go now as well! Or when Miss Miruko wakes up!" The principal laughed. "Students! You may go now as well!"
They didn't leave though. They didn't even pay attention to anything that the principal had said except for the part about Izuku attending U.A. It would be slightly harder for him considering being a Green Lantern came first but still. It made his mom happy and that was really all that mattered to him at the moment.
Izuku just stood still and stared down Miruko, contemplating what he should do. He wanted to shake her awake but on the other hand, he was terrified that she might just kick him at first sight. He was also slightly hesitant because the rabbit hero had curled up against his chest and looked admittedly adorable. "Shit." He sighed softly, still just looking down at the older woman.
"Izuku! We should head home now. I know you probably want to rest but I want to cook you some dinner before… maybe some katsudon? You haven't had it in a long time so maybe it'll taste even better than before!" Inko called out from behind the green haired teen, who still just stood still before turning to face his mother, who immediately let out a soft giggle at the sight of her son carrying the number five hero in his arms. "Oh my…"
"What do I do, mom? She looks so peaceful like this… but at the same time, I want katsudon… and I'm terrified of waking her up. I mean, you saw that she wasn't exactly happy about getting beat." Izuku said, still just looking down at the heroine's sleeping face, which suddenly started to shift slightly as Miruko's eyebrows furrowed and her nose scrunched up, only making her look even cuter than before.
Quickly enough though, the dark skinned woman had opened her eyes, staring right up at Izuku, who gave a nervous smile.
"I swear I was forced to carry you… and I-I couldn't just leave you on the floor, you know?... just please don't beat me up. I wanna go home with my mom and nothing else." The boy quickly spoke, feeling more and more nervous now that Miruko was awake.
She hadn't realized her situation and their position until a few seconds later when she looked around and felt taller than usual, but once she did take in how he was holding her and everything, her cheeks flushed a bright pink and a hand quickly shot up to Izuku's face, hitting him right on the nose before Miruko leapt out of his arms.
"Ow… ow… I just told you not to beat me up…" Izuku winced slightly as Inko quickly ran to his side and checked his face for injuries, which thankfully, there were none at all.
"Well… Y-You were carrying me without my permission! That's reason enough!" Miruko quickly retaliated with a slightly more nervous tone than usual, looking around at the gym's second floor still filled with students. That was the worst part about it. Izuku had carried her in front of hundreds of people who were supposed to be scared of her and respect her. Now they probably all thought of her as the cute bunny girl. "Next time I see you, I'm beating your ass." She finished and quickly walked out of the gym, leaving Izuku there with his mom.
"You know, I think she likes you, Izuku. She only punched you instead of kicking you or something." Inko attempted to lift her son's spirits a little bit, to which he only chuckled and nodded.
"Oh, yeah… she's definitely in love with me and already is my girlfriend… just Jesus Christ. I can't believe I already made enemies with the number five hero." The green haired teen laughed nervously and rubbed his face lightly, letting his blue ring take care of healing the slight bruising. "Maybe I should try and contact her soon to make sure she doesn't hate my guts… even if she fights me, that's better than being hated by a popular hero." He chuckled and looked around the stadium, smiling as all the students were still just whispering things about him, just like when he first entered. He gave them all a small wave before he turned to his mom. "Let's just go home for now. I really wanna have some katsudon now… and you'll need to help me plan out the things for University now too, mom. You convinced me, so it's your burden as well. Now, onwards!" Izuku smiled a little more brightly and began walking out the place along with Inko.
'Miruko did look pretty adorable back then… and I guess she isn't a complete asshole like some other heroes.' The teen thought. 'Maybe if she doesn't hate me I'll ask her out on a date… yeah. Fuck, she definitely hates me though.'