Author Note: After fiddling with this for a few days I decided I could go no further with it and I've decided to just post it and then focus on chapter three along with several other fic ideas and maybe squeeze in new chapters for my DBZ and Supergirl fic. I am honored that I got four reviews, ten favorites, and fourteen followers. Thank you so much.
Now I'll stop with this note and you can get on with reading chapter two!
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Alexander stood in front of the full length mirror in his bathroom. He was shirtless at the moment having just noticed that he seemed to have gain a little extra muscle since the night before. He hadn't been scrawny. Not at all. The last three years of his life had been dedicated to martial arts. Pushing himself as hard as he could, to be as fast and as strong as he could be. Even now though, with these abilities he wasn't going to slack off. He was going to continue his training.
He looked at his reflection closely, taking note of the added muscles. Though they were nice they didn't make him look like a mini Arnold Schwarzenegger back when he was Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. That would have been difficult to explain to his parents. These added muscles could be explained by his work ethic and training. Alexander could almost hear his mother telling him that he worked too hard for a boy his age. His father would likely ruffle his hair and tell him to keep up the good work. He shook his head and resumed his self admiring. His hair was still as shaggy as ever, barely touching his ears. The layers gave his bangs the 'adorable curls' his mother fawned over when he was little. He grinned fondly while running his right hand through his hair.
The greatest thing in his mind about having the kind of hair he did was that he didn't have to work very hard on keeping it the way he liked. Just getting a trim every so often when he felt it was getting too long.
His blue eyes seemed to shine though. They seemed brighter to him. He made a mental note to look at some of the recent pictures of him to see if they were indeed brighter or if he was just imagining it. Alexander looked at his hands, thinking over the show he had watched yesterday with the mysterious man known to him as Vulkan. The first season of the anime had been more than enough for him to eagerly jump at the offered ability. Which it hadn't taken him long to figure out which ability from the show Vulkan was offering.
One for All.
Early on he had been a little worried about it. Especially when watching Izuku Midoriya use the power and ending up breaking his bones constantly. Seeing the world's number one hero All Might use the ability had changed that though. Vulkan had told him while watching the show that the All Might they saw was nowhere near the height of his power. This was an All Might all but crippled by a villain called All for One.
The All Might vs Nomu fight had been amazing. Watching it while knowing the truth alongside Midoriya that All Might was at his limit when the others didn't had made the fight nerve wracking. Then came the part where the hero's injury was exploited by the villains when All Might had attempted to german suplex Nomu only for one of the other villains, Kurogiri, had used his abilities to basically open up a portal that prevented All Might from driving the mutli-quirk into the ground. Instead it had sent the upper half of Nomu directly under All Might's back. All Might hadn't had time to end the suplex, to at least attempt to get away. Nomu had used the new position it was in to grab at All Might's sides, specifically his weak point.
Alexander had visibly winced as he imagined the pain the number one hero was in at that point. Blood had soon become visible on the area around Nomu's hand, through All Might's shirt. Kurogiri began to slowly pull Nomu and by extension All Might back through the warp gate. His lips had formed into a large grin when Izuku had fearlessly charged forward to save his mentor. Only for Kurogiri to try and cut Izuku off from reaching All Might. Then Katsuki Bakugo had appeared shortly there after to blast the purple fog villain. After a brief bit of action of the students doing their best to fight off the villains, with Shoto freezing Nomu. Freeing All Might from the creation's grasp.
Katsuki had ended up pinning Kurogiri, threatening to blow him up if he dared move. The creepy villain with weird hand's around his head, Tomura, complimented the students before ordering Nomu to save Kurogiri. Alexander knew that the monster wasn't beaten when frozen so he wasn't surprised like the heroes when it broke free. Nomu had moved so fast that in real time the students wouldn't have been able to perceive it, unlike All Might who had watched the monster move right towards Katsuki.
Nomu then lunged for the unaware Katsuki only for a brief glimpse of what appeared to be All Might to get in the way. A large amount of wind was kicked up do to the creation's attack, it managed to blow Izuku and his friends back several feet. Once it passed Izuku had been quick to call out for his childhood friend only to realize that Katsuki was sitting on the ground next to him in stunned disbelief.
Izuku thinking he had dodged Nomu's attack complimented him for being so fast. Only for Bakugo to rudely rebuke him. Then he thought about how he hadn't seen anything.
Not long after that Tomura, Kurogiri, and Nomu were standing together facing off against All Might. Then Tomura ordered the two to kill him while he dealt with the children. That was the exact wrong thing to say as it did nothing more than get All Might angry.
He recalled the fictional hero's words perfectly.
"I'm afraid that I have barely a minute left in this form. My powers declining faster than I thought it would. Even so, I have to stop these villains. Because I am… THE WORLD'S SYMBOL OF PEACE AND JUSTICE!"
Then to charge forward to meet Nomu in one of the most epic fights Alexander had ever watched. If asked about whether or not he got misty eyed while watching the remainder of the battle between All Might and Nomu, he wouldn't lie. He had been teary eyed. The way the ground shook and the powerful blast of wind that generated when All Might's fist connected with Nomu's. The furious exchange of rapid punches that followed soon after. The visible blood on his side where his weak point was. The blasts of air that the flying punches were generating had visibly been pushing Izuku and the others backwards. Kurogiri even stated that he couldn't get anywhere near them. Then there were Izuku's words about how despite that All Might was clearly injured, he was still giving it his all and more.
Then there were All Might's words closer towards the end of the fight. When he clearly had Nomu on the ropes.
"A real hero… will always find a way for justice to be served."
Then the grand finale…
"Now for a lesson. You may have heard these words before but I will teach you what they really mean. Go beyond… plus… ULTRAAAAAAA!"
The result had sealed the deal in Alexander's mind. All Might was awesome.
Once the 13th episode was over with, signaling the end of season one, he had looked at Vulkan and told him…
"I don't think we'll need to look elsewhere for a super power."
Vulkan had grinned knowingly before pushing himself off the sectional, getting to his feet. "I figured as much."
Alexander mirrored Vulkan's actions as he got to his feet too. "Though I'm still a bit worried. I'm not looking forward to shattering my bones each time I throw a powered up punch. Or kick." He had pictured a tiny chibi version of himself on the ground in pain while chibi robbers continued to shove money into bags before leaving a tiny bank.
"Have a little faith kid." Vulkan said while sticking his hands into his coat's pockets. "You won't be breaking anything by using One for All. I assure you."
He let out a relieved sigh at the reassurance before speaking, "Well that's good. I admire Izuku's willingness to use One for All even knowing that it is going to hurt but..."
"Not wanting to break your bones while using your power isn't something to be ashamed of kid." Vulkan frowned at Alexander. "Trust me when I say that if Deku could have inherited One for All perfectly and been able to use it without shattering his body in the process right off the bat, he would have done it. He gets better during season two."
The implication that Vulkan had been through the world of My Hero Academia didn't surprise Alexander.
"Now I'm afraid that season one is all I'm going to watch with you but I'll leave the DVDs of seasons two and three for you to watch on your own. Season one will be there too of course and a stand alone movie. The movie takes place after season two and before season three. I can already tell you want to watch that All Might and Nomu fight again. I did too after I first saw it. I'm also going to be leaving you a list of the named attacks Izuku and All Might use. Descriptions of them too. Might be a little weird to be shouting them out when using them but I leave that for you to decide." Vulkan chuckled. "I'm going to be adding a little something extra to One for All. A little telepathic resistance. Wouldn't want the League to discover me. Then they'd have all sorts of needless questions brought about by a healthy amount of paranoia. At least in the case of Batman."
Alexander didn't say anything but he understood Vulkan's reasoning. Plus, bonus abilities weren't something he was going to turn away.
"Soooo… how are you going to give me One for All? Snapping your fingers?" Alexander asked curiously.
Vulkan grinned widely as he brought his right hand out of his pocket and held up a piece of hair. A green piece of hair. "Eat this!"
Alexander shook his head. That man had enjoyed doing that to him. He didn't doubt that Vulkan could've simply snapped his fingers and given him One for All. He had simply laughed before reaching out to take the hair and eat it. Admittedly he hadn't felt any different at first. Then…
"Now lift up one of your hands. Clench it into a fist and focus the power inside of you to it." Vulkan ordered. Having noticed the disappointed look on the teen's face.
He did as the man asked, lifting up his right hand. Clenching it into a fist before trying to focus on that one particular spot on his body. His eyes widened when the red veins appeared on his forearm before quickly moving up the rest of the way to his fist, wrapping around his fingers. Tears had sprung up in his eyes just as the amethyst colored electricity sparked over his arm before he let go of One for All, letting the red veins and amethyst electricity fade away. He briefly wondered why the color was different than Midoriya's.
Vulkan reached out and put his hand on the teen's shoulder, "I know exactly how you are feeling right now kid."
The joy that had sang through his entire being the moment he felt One for All course through him when he channeled it's power into his fist was something he struggled to put into words. Tears had ran down his face after he relaxed his hand, feeling One for All die down from his arm but it was after that he realized something. That he could feel One for All inside of him. Even now he could feel the power inside his very being.
"Thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Alexander's voice got steadily higher with each thank you but Vulkan didn't look upset about the teenager practically shouting in joy right in front of him.
"You're welcome Alexander." Vulkan said sincerely before removing his hand from the kid's shoulder. "Now I'm going to give you some advice. Whether you decide to follow it or not is up to you. Don't interrupt either, please." He took a step back, sliding his hands back into his coat pockets. "Do not rush out tonight to look for crimes to stop. It's tempting I know. Listen kid, you aren't ready." Vulkan stared directly into Alexander's eyes as he spoke. The teenager had wanted to protest but the look in the man's eyes stopped him. "You go out tonight. Guns a blazing, ready to use One for All to stop some bad guys… and you'll end up accidentally killing someone after punching them too hard. I'm not telling you this to frighten you. Just to warn you." From the tone of his voice, Vulkan was talking from experience.
Alexander remained silent but he looked a little scared at Vulkan's words.
"Take some time to get used to having One for All. Find a way to practice fighting with it. I recommend watching season two, three, and the movie first though. Along with reading the information I'm going to leave about the Quirk. It'll help prepare that brain of yours and maybe even give you a few ideas to use later down the line. Now!" Vulkan's gaze broke away from Alexander. Deciding to not mention or even hint that the information he was going to leave the kid wasn't everything he knew about One for All. "Let's take a look at that notebook of yours. I'm not going to leave you without a costume!"
It hadn't even occurred to him until Vulkan brought it up. He had seen what Izuku and All Might could do with One for All but the reality hadn't set in until Vulkan said it. Alexander wasn't sure what would happen if he pulled his punches while using his new ability, but he could easily guess what would happen if he were to hit a regular person without holding back. It did scare him a bit. He didn't want to go around accidentally crippling or killing people.
The teenager turned away from the full length mirror, deciding that it was best to not worry about what ifs. He'd cross that bridge when he came upon it. Alexander left the bathroom after grabbing his shirt off the back of the toilet. Once he was in his bedroom he slipped the shirt on over his head before continuing over to his bed. The temptation to pull his super suit (oh my goodness he has his own super suit!) out from under the bed and put it on for fun was strong.
God he was a tiny bit hopeless wasn't he?
He laughed to himself as he remembered how long it took for him to decide which of his drawings he wanted to make a reality.
"Kid." Vulkan said, he was laying down on the sectional. Staring at the ceiling. His coat draped over the back of the couch.
"Yes?" Alexander was flipping back and forth between his notebook. Looking over the costumes he had drawn and the superhero names he had come up for each one.
"I never thought I would meet someone as indecisive as myself and I'm someone who took five hours to name his character in a video game." Vulkan sat up like the Undertaker. "There were thirteen episodes of the first season of My Hero Academia. Now since we watched it without commercials that is twenty four minutes an episode. All in one sitting, obviously. Not to mention the time we had to pause for snacks, bathroom breaks, you assuring the security guards you were fine, and last but certainly not least you talking to your mother for a bit. Assuring her that… what did she call you again?"
"Don-..." Alexander tried to stop Vulkan but it was useless.
"Oh yes now I remember. Assuring her that her adorable little sunshine was okay and couldn't wait for her to come back home so they could spend time together. Now it was two in the afternoon when I made myself known to you… it's after eleven. I would like to check out the Star City night club scene. You've been flipping around in that notebook for hours." Vulkan got off the couch to stretch. "Need some help deciding?"
Alexander's face was a tad red in embarrassment, "Yes." He admitted quietly.
Vulkan smiled in response. "Turn to page twenty four."
The teenager did as Vulkan suggested, having to go back to the start and then counting to twenty four as he flipped pages. Once he reached the page Alexander silently stared at the drawing, a small smile on his face as he remembered why he had originally drew this particular super suit. The name at the top of the page was a bit cliché though.
"I think you should go with this one." Vulkan said. "At least to start off. Use it for a year or two and if you don't like it, you can change."
"Really?" Alexander asked. It sounded strange to him. He couldn't really picture any of the Justice League to come out tomorrow with not only an entirely new costume but a new superhero alias as well. Then again chances were he wouldn't become as much of a household name or as popular as members of the League in the first few years of being cape crusader.
"Really." Vulkan said with a chuckle. "It reminds me of a hero I idolized in my original world and then I had the honor of fighting alongside him when I ended up in one of the universes with him in it."
"That must've been pretty cool. What was his name?" Alexander curiosity got the better of him.
"...Captain America." Vulkan answered. "Now do you want the cape too or no?"
So in the end, Alexander chose the costume he'd drawn in honor of his father and grandfather. Much to Vulkan's relief, probably. He had also decided to stick with the cape, though the cape wasn't made to be one with the costume, it was removable. The Higher Being only stayed around a little while longer. Before leaving though, he had given him just one more bit of advice.
"Glad you like it kid." Vulkan couldn't help but smile at the teen's enthusiasm at holding the costume. "I'm afraid however that it's time I head out." He grabbed his coat, putting it back on.
Alexander looked up from the super suit, a one size fit all. At least that's what Vulkan told him. "After you hit those night clubs are you leaving this… reality? Universe?"
"Haven't thought that far ahead yet." Vulkan shrugged before moving towards the archway that led out of the living room. He stopped before reaching it and slowly turned back to look at Alexander. "I almost forgot. Remember these words kid. A wise man said them. 'With great power comes great responsibility.' With that said… goodbye kid. Who knows… maybe I'll see you around." With that Vulkan walked through the archway, turning and heading down the hall.
Alexander rushed to the archway, wanting to say goodbye but by the time he got out of the living room. The man was gone.
He didn't know if he would ever see Vulkan again. Alexander picked up the DVD case for My Hero Academia season two. On the cover of it was All Might who stood in front of a blue background, arms folded over his chest and the trademark grin on his face. He opened up the DVD case, showing off the multiple discs which each had a number and a character from the show on them.
"I have two choices." He said out loud to himself. "I can either spend the day getting up and putting new DVDs into my Xbox 360 or PS3… or I could just get my portable DVD player. The trade off being screen size." Alexander popped his neck before picking up his large water bottle off the nightstand and taking a sip. He put the bottle down before walking over to his entertainment center where his Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 were sitting. Alexander reached out to tap the power button on the xbox and then opened the disc tray. The teen sat the season two case of My Hero Academia down so he could retrieve Halo 3 from the xbox and get it's case from the shelf. As he put the game back in it's case he thought about how Vulkan said he had actually fought alongside the Master Chief throughout the trilogy.
'Wonder if Chief was more talkative.' Alexander grinned at the thought as he slid the game case back in next to Halo Combat Evolved and Halo 2. 'Eh.. probably not.'
He gently popped out the first disc in the season two set and placed it on the disc tray. Then he tapped the button to make the tray retract. With that done Alexander returned to his bed, climbing onto it and taking his seat in the middle of the bed. He let out a sigh of frustration as he forgot to grab his water bottle from the nightstand before sitting down.
Alexander stuck his hand out towards the bottle, staring at it for a few seconds.
"No telekinesis." He groaned exaggeratedly before scooting across the bed. Once he was close enough he leaned over and grabbed the bottle. "Ahh… victory." He held the bottle up over his head in triumph.
With the mission of getting his water bottle complete, he took up his xbox wireless controller and waited for the menu to come up so he could start the show. In the meantime his mind turned towards what he did after Vulkan left. He hadn't gone to bed until a little after one in the morning as he'd been to wound up to even contemplate sleeping. Alexander had gone up to his room, finding the promised items on his bed. After looking them over for a bit, he had just sat on his bed willing One for All into his hands for the next half hour.
Each time the red veins had appeared with the amethyst lightning had made him want to shout with joy.
He was brought out of his thoughts as the main menu made it's self known by blasting music from the show. Alexander scrambled for the remote to turn the volume down. He really needed to stop playing video games at higher volumes but it was easier to hear footsteps that way. Alexander looked at the title screen for a little bit before selecting to turn on sub-titles, even though it was the english dub he just liked watching things with the sub-titles on. With that done he relaxed and pressed play, ready to enjoy season two of My Hero Academia.
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I'm sorry. I really tried to get the action into this chapter but when I got to this part… I just couldn't go further. I tried for a few days and now I've just threw my hands up and said 'screw it'. I hope you liked chapter two. I promise you that chapter three will have some action and Alexander will get to use One For All on someone… or something. That part hasn't been hammered out yet.
I've got some other Young Justice and DC ideas in the works. Keep an eye out for them if you like this.
Bye bye.