"All right everyone! Today is Quirk Counseling Day so head to the field", the teacher announced.
Izuku Midoriya was already in the third year of his junior high school. He grew up to be a fine young man. Respectful, kind, and smart, he was someone admired by a lot of people in his school. However, he had one problem.
The students arrived at the field and started showing their Quirks and knowing their limits.
"Why is Midoriya not showing his Quirk?", a male student asked.
"I heard that his Quirk is too dangerous", another student answered.
That was the reality Izuku was in. His Quirk, known as Ultra Strength, gives him an enormous amount of power. But upon using it, it would break his bones. Every time he tried to use it and which part he used, his bones would snap. Because of that, Inko forbid him from using his Quirk.
Explosions occurred as Katsuki shot sparks at some rocks which were destroyed upon impact.
"DIE!", he shouted.
"What an unpleasant fellow", a female student commented.
"I heard that he's aiming for UA. Can you believe that he's going to try with that attitude?", another student replied.
"WHAT?!", Katsuki angrily asked and glared at them which made the girls run away.
"Kacchan. It's not good to glare at girls you know?", Izuku told him.
"Shut up Midoriya! I'm not a stupidly nice guy like you. These extras should just shut up and watch me rise to greatness. I'll be the top hero one day!", Katsuki announced which annoyed his classmates.
"Kacchan. Don't call them extras. They're your classmates. Show them some respect", Izuku said.
"Don't order me around!", Katsuki pushed Izuku and the blond-green haired boy fell to the ground.
"Fucking annoying Midoriya", he walked away.
"Midoriya. Are you alright?", a female student asked.
"Yes. I'm fine", he answered.
"That Bakugo… He's a jerk", a male student said.
"Now now… Kacchan's not like that. He's just a bit misunderstood and a little bit on edge lately. After all, we got to decide which school we're attending", Izuku answered.
Izuku looked at his childhood friend who was walking away. A bitter smile formed on his face. They used to be great friends before but when Izuku manifested his Quirk, they began to drift apart. Katsuki started avoiding him and even punched him.
"Speaking of which, what school are you entering?", the female student asked.
"Maybe just a regular high school", Izuku answered and walked away.
That was his fate. With his uncontrollable Quirk, he could not possibly be a hero even if that was his childhood dream. In the few times he used his Quirk, all he knew was that he could deliver destructive blows (which caused his elementary school to be rebuilt), and make really strong gusts of air pressure using his fists at the cost of his bones.
All he could ever do was take down notes about other heroes. He had Hero Notebooks which contained detailed information about heroes especially their Quirks and special moves.
There was one hero he admired. And that was the Number 1 hero, All Might. The reason for that was that he felt a connection to him. It was a connection different from what he felt to his mother. Also, All Might had some sort of body-enhancing Quirk which allows him to deliver strong punches and make gusts of wind which was similar to Izuku's except for the broken bones part.
After the Quirk Counseling, they were dismissed for the day and Izuku went on his way home. He passed underneath a tunnel when he heard laughter.
"A medium-sized invisibility cloak…", a voice said.
Izuku turned around and he saw a slime-like substance with eyes. His gut feeling told him that it was dangerous and all of his instincts were telling him to run. However, it was too late. The slime-like substance lunged at him and covered his body.
"Don't worry. I'm just going to take over your body. Calm down. It'll only hurt for about 45 seconds. You'll feel better soon", the slime said.
I can't… breathe..., Izuku thought as he tried to claw his way out.
"You can't grab me. I'm fluid! Thanks for your help. You're my hero. I didn't think that had come to this city", the slime told him.
My body… There's no strength… I'm dying… Am I dying? I'm dying… Somebody... Somebody…! No…!, Izuku thought.
The boy heard the sound of a metal being tossed away.
"It's all right now, young man. I AM HERE!", a blond muscular man announced.
The slime whipped some part of his body at the blond but he avoided it easily. It then formed a hand and tried to grab the man but…
"Texas Smash!", he punched and a strong gust of wind blew.
The wind was strong enough to push the slime out and separate it from Izuku.
"All… Migh…", Izuku muttered.
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"Hey", the muscular man called out as he was tapping Izuku's cheek in order to wake him up.
"Hey! He—Oh, good!", he said when Izuku woke up.
"I'm glad you're okay! Sorry 'bout getting you caught up in my villain fighting. I don't usually make mistakes like this, but I was in high spirits on my day off in a new place", the man said and had a laugh while Izuku stared at him with a mixture of surprise, happiness, and confusion in his heart.
"But you were a big help. Thanks! I captured him safely", he showed a bottle of Torrent that contained the slime.
The number one hero… All Might… H-He's the real thing… He looks completely different in person!, Izuku thought.
That was one side of Izuku which a lot of people didn't know about. He was a hero nerd especially when it comes to his favorite, All Might.
"Oh, right! An a-autograph! Where should I—In that notebook—He already did!", Izuku shouted as he found out that his notebook was already signed.
"Th-Thankn you very much! It'll be a heirloom! A family treasure!", he bowed deeply and repeatedly in a fast manner as he thanked the Symbol of Peace.
"Okay!", All Might replied with a thumbs-up.
"Well, I need to take this guy to the police. See you again on the other side of the screen!", All Might told him and started stretching.
"Wait, already?", Izuku asked.
"Pros are constantly fighting enemies and time", All Might answered.
Wait. There are still… things I want to ask…, Izuku thought.
"Well then, I'm counting on your continued support!", All Might shouted as he jumped up high in the air.
"Wait. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Let go of me! Your fanaticism is too much!", All Might shouted when he noticed that Izuku latched to his legs.
"If I… let go now… I'll… I'll die…!", Izuku retorted.
"That's true", the hero said.
"I… have… a lot of things… I want to ask you directly!"
"Okay, okay! I get it, so close your eyes and mouth!"
They landed on a building and Izuku's knees dropped to the ground.
"Th-That was scary…", Izuku said.
"Good grief. If you talk to the people downstairs, I'm sure they'll let you down. I seriously am outta time, so I really must go", All Might told him and started walking away.
"Wait! Um…"
"No! I will not wait!"
"But-"
Izuku remembered his childhood dream of becoming a hero. Everyone was having fun during the Quirk Counseling Day. He always wanted to use his Quirk to help but he couldn't. All he could ever bring was hurt and destruction.
"All Might! I have a dangerous Quirk that can harm people! Every time I use it, my bones get broken and I get hurt. However, I still want to help people. Can I still be a cool hero like you?!", Izuku asked.
All Might stopped in his tracks.
"I know this sounds stupid but I really want to be a hero. To become someone who saves others with a smile like what you do. But my Quirk is too dangerous. Can I still do it?", Izuku asked further.
All Might sighed.
"Young man, normally I would tell you 'Go ahead and train! Control your Quirk and you'll get there someday!' However… yours is a different case. You said it is harmful to others but maybe you can find a way to make it useful. But you also said it hurts you too and even breaks your bones. If you become a hero, you'll just be in the way because of your self-inflicted broken bones.A Quirk like that couldn't be in heroics. Heroes risk their lives no matter what but they don't throw away their lives meaninglessly", All Might explained.
Izuku's spirit dampened.
He's right. What was I expecting?, Izuku thought.
"If you still want to help others, you can still be a police officer", All Might said and he jumped away.
Now that he was away from anyone's sight, smoke came out of his body and he transformed into a skinny man.
"Shit. If I stayed there any longer, he would've seen my true form", All Might said and entered the crowd.
He then noticed that the bottle containing the slime was missing in his pockets. And as if on cue, a huge explosion occurred in the shopping district.
"Shit!", All Might ran towards it.
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Izuku was wandering around when he heard an explosion nearby. If he couldn't be a hero, all he could do was to support them. He could be a journalist, an informant, a police officer, a hero manager, and all other available professions which involves heroes.
He arrived at the scene and was horrified. It was the same slime villain which attacked him.
How did he?
Izuku then remembered that he selfishly hung to All Might. That probably caused the bottle to fall.
He looked around and the heroes were having a hard time. The buildings were on fire and since the villain was fluid, they couldn't touch him.
"That bastard! He's got a hostage", the Pro Hero, Death Arms said.
Izuku looked at the slime and a chill ran down his spine. The hostage was none other than his childhood friend, Katsuki.
"Look! It's the rookie hero, Mount Lady!", a woman shouted and a giant hero was running towards the scene.
"W-Wait… I need there to be at least two lanes!", Mount Lady complained.
The blond-green boy felt fear and guilt. If he didn't disrupt All Might in his work, the incident would've never happened. It was all his fault.
All Might arrived at the scene and felt powerless. He already used up his time and now he couldn't get into his muscle form without straining his body. All he could hope now was that a hero would show up.
More explosions occurred as Katsuki resisted the slime from taking over. The heroes couldn't get near. All Might was powerless. Izuku couldn't do anything… or so he thought.
His eyes met with Katsuki's. The explosion-user's eyes were filled with fear and were pleading for someone… anyone to help him.
And that caused Izuku to act. He ran through the crowd and the pro heroes. All Might was surprised and so were the heroes.
"Stop the kid!", a hero shouted.
"Is he suicidal?!", another one shouted.
All Might was about to step in but…
"LET GO OF HIM!", Izuku shouted.
Immense power surged through his right arm causing the sleeve of his uniform to be torn to pieces. It was a level of power he never reached before. All of the time, he held himself back or accidentally released it. But this time, his desire to save Katsuki made him go beyond the limit.
Izuku grabbed Katsuki's arm. The power continued building up in his right arm.
"You again?!", the slime shouted angrily. It formed a hand and was about to knock him away.
Izuku clenched his fist and certain words appeared in his mind. He didn't know whether his fanaticism made him do it.
"DETROIT SMASH!", Izuku shouted.
The slime was blown away from Katsuki who was being grabbed tight by Izuku. Strong gusts of wind blew from the blond-green boy that almost blew away the pro heroes and civilians and even put out the fire. Spectators from afar saw a tornado in the area where the villain attack occurred. The tornado lasted for a few seconds and then disappeared.
Everyone looked at the boy who was just standing. His right arm looked badly injured as it was in a deep shade of purple and his fist was bleeding. Katsuki looked at Izuku with shock written all over his face.
The sky darkened and it soon rained.
"Rain?", a man asked.
"Don't tell me it's from the wind pressure just now?", a woman asked.
"An updraft developed and…"
He made… clouds…?, Death Arms asked in his mind.
"With his right fist, he changed the weather?", another man asked, half amazed and half horrified.
"That's… one powerful Quirk", All Might muttered.
Izuku collapsed on the ground and when the pros checked on him, they noticed that his arm was badly injured.
"Someone call an ambulance!", a pro hero ordered.
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The incident was resolved and Izuku was brought to a hospital. Inko almost fainted when she learned of the damages on Izuku's arm. Luckily, someone brought Recovery Girl who did a surgery on him. Izuku's arm will soon be back to normal and Inko couldn't thank Recovery Girl enough.
"Why did you help us?", Inko couldn't help but ask.
"A friend of mine asked me to", Recovery Girl smiled and left.
Izuku soon woke up and Inko cried, hugged, and scolded him. She always warned him about using his Quirk and she couldn't believe that he would use it.
"Sorry mom. But Kacchan was in trouble and before I knew it, I used my Quirk", Izuku said.
"I know sweetie. But I just want you to be safe. Not that I'm telling you to be not kind. Learn what you can and cannot do before acting. That way, no one will get in trouble. I talked the police already and they let it slide this time. But please, don't get in trouble again", Inko pleaded.
They heard a knock on the door and Inko opened it. A skinny man in baggy clothes greeted her.
"Is this Young Midoriya's room?", he asked.
"Yes", Inko answered.
"Hello young man. I saw what you did earlier. I am Yagi Toshinori, a hero scout. Do you want to become a hero?", Yagi asked.
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A few hours after the incident, a certain male teenager was walking while talking to someone on the other side of his cellphone.
"Hey there, brother", the teenager said.
"What is it?", the voice, clearly annoyed, asked.
"I think I found him", the teenager answered.
"Found what?"
"AM 018"
"Are you sure?"
"Not really but I'm positive"
"Very well. I'll tell Father of this news. Continue your investigation"
"Roger that"
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