Chapter 2

('Thoughts' Flashbacks/dreams)

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"HEY…. HEY…. HEY KID WAKE UP!" A voice called out as Izuku slowly came to.

The first thing that registered in Izuku's head was the fact that someone was slapping his cheek firmly but being gentle at the same time. The second was that he wasn't being choked to death and that he was lying on the cold hard ground unharmed.

"Mmmm" Was the only thing that passed Izuku's lips.

"Ah your awake that is good!" The hero said.

Izuku opened his eyes and gasped at the sight of the person in front of him.

"A-ALL M-MIGHT!" Izuku cried out as he crawled back to see that it really was his childhood hero.

All Might stood up tall and proud before the teen and had a large smile on his face. Izuku was scrambling to find his notebook and for the Hero to sign just to find that it was already signed for him.

"Ah! You sign it! Thank you! This shall be a family heirloom that will be treasured and be passed down for many generations to come!" Izuku said, bowing repeatedly at the hero.

"It is fine! Well I must take this villain to jail! See you on the other side of the screen!" All Might said before jumping into the sky.

It took the hero a moment to realize that there was extra weight and looked towards his legs just to see the teen holding onto his leg.

"HEY! I may like my fans but this is going too far! Let go!" All Might panicked.

"I-If I let go I'll die!" Izuku shouted in fear.

"..." All Might mentally slapped himself for not realizing that.

"Keep your eyes and mouth closed! And hang on tight!" All Might then advised.

The teen did as he was told and hid his face in the calf of his hero's leg. The landing was rough but Izuku felt happy to be on solid ground again but also felt guilt about being a burden and causing trouble to his hero.

"You shouldn't have done that kid, that was an extremely dangerous thing that you have done." All Might said.

Tears filled the young boys eyes before he called out to his hero.

"I-I know…. But… I need to know." Izuku said, his voice broken and hollow.

All Might could hear the pain in the boys voice like it held years of pain, so the hero stayed to hear what the teen was going to say.

"Can a quirkless person like me, be a hero like you?!" Izuku cried out, eyes squeezed shut.

This made All Might freeze before he felt that familiar tingle, he was out of time. Smoke covered the area around All Might and Izuku didn't notice as he was in the middle of explaining a bit about himself and that he had dreams of being a hero. It was a moving little speech but when Izuku looked up and opened his eyes to see an extremely skinny man with blond hair and two longer pieces of hair that framed his face.

"WHAA!" Izuku yelled in shock at the sight.

All Might sighed at this, as Izuku stammered in shock and confusion. All Might raised a hand and Izuku closed his mouth and looked at the tired man.

"I am All Might…" He said,

He sat on the rooftop and lifted his shirt to reveal a nasty scar with deep shades of purple that cover the left side of his body. The hero explained how he gained the injury from a fight five years back and how he had asked for it not to be shown to the public.

"I'm sorry kid… Heroes risk their lives everyday. But it's good to have dreams but…" All Might said as he walked to the door of the roof. "But if you want to help then be a police officer or a fireman, even though they get made fun of for having the villains dropped off on their front doors but at least the pay is good. You have to be more realistic…. Sorry kid." All Might said, before leaving a now sobbing teen behind.

"Please…. Please…. I-I just want to save people…" Izuku whispered as he picked up his things and left.

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As Izuku was walking home from the rooftop where his dreams have turned into dust, the green haired teen decided once he gets home he will contact the school and ask to be taken out of the entrance exam.

Suddenly there was a loud sound of something exploding causing Izuku to look up but he decided that it would be best to just go home. So he left, but next thing Izuku knew he was standing in front of the crowd to see the slime villain from earlier.

'I thought All Might had the villain secured?' Izuku thought to himself before paling. 'It's my fault!' It hit the teen like All Mights Detroit Smash.

"Why aren't the heroes doing anything?" A person asked.

"The villain has a hostage and they are having a hard time saving the poor kid… A middle schooler at that." Another said.

"Yeah I think the kid goes to Aldera Junior high." A woman said.

This made Izuku look at the villain and the hostage, to see a familiar head of spiky blond and red eyes. Bakugo Katsuki was the hostage, his best friend since childhood, the only kid who believed in him, of the very same villain that he had faced earlier. Their eyes met, scared green meeting pleading red eyes that was begging for help.

At that moment Izuku felt his mind cleared of any thought and his legs moved on their own accord. He burst through the crowd and passed the heroes, who were shouting at him to stop, the teen headed towards his friend and the villain.

"KACCHAN!"

The villain saw Izuku and grinned.

"It's you! Back for more?" It said with a creepy grin, which looked weird with Katsuki in the way.

'WHAT AM I DOING! I'M GOING TO DIE! I-I…. THAT'S IT!' Izuku thought to himself before remembering a section that he had written in his notebook.

He slipped off his backpack and threw it at the villain, as the yellow bag flew through the air it opened causing his things to spill out and a book hit the villains eye.

"AAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!" The slime villain cried in pain.

This caused him to loosen his hold on his hostage. Izuku started clawing at the slime while Katsuki coughed and gasped for air.

"Izu-Izuku… Wha-what are…. You… do-doing! Ru-run!" He begged.

Izuku looked at his friend with tears in his forest green eyes before he spoke.

"I couldn't let you die… you're my friend…. And you looked like you needed some help…" Izuku said, still trying to dig his friend out of the slime villains hold.

Sadly to no avail.

"YOU BRAT! I WILL KILL YOU!" the villain shouted.

The teens looked up to see a slime-like fist coming towards them, Izuku closed his eyes waiting for impact but it never came when a voice spoke up.

"You really are something kid… But I should really be practicing what I preach." All Might said, grabbing the two teens before throwing a punch towards the sky.

"DETROIT SMASH!" All Might said.

A whirlwind exploded in the area, the Pro-Heroes stood in front of the crowd of civilians keeping them safe, Mt. Lady in her giant form used her arms to also help protect the civilians. Izuku and Katsuki both clutched their teeth and screwed their eyes shut as their bodies clashed together due to being held by All Might.

When the wind settled everyone was quiet, then it started to rain making everyone cheer. Once Izuku and Katsuki were released from the hero's grip, Izuku was suddenly crowded by the heroes being scolded for being reckless all the while Katsuki was being praised for being brave. All Might was being interviewed by reporters, Izuku's confidence fell to the point that he lost the light in his eyes.

Once the heroes were done scolding Izuku they rushed to Katsuki and continued to congratulate him and his quirk. This made Izuku sad but he gathered his things and ran off the site in tears. Little did he know that the heroes and his friend notice this, All Might left right after this but not before he heard what the teen said.

"Are you all stupid! Izu was more helpful then you all! I couldn't BREATH! He was the only one willing to do something while you all waited for a hero who could do something about the villain!" The teen snarled.

"Now if you all don't mind I have a friend to find and to cheer up after what you all said to him!" With that Katsuki ran in the direction where Izuku took off in.

"Did we really hurt a kid's feelings?" Kamui Woods said softly.

"I was just worried about the kid…" Mt. Lady said.

"He is more of a hero at the moment than we were…. Even when I was dealing with the fires." Backdraft said.

This made them all feel guilty for what they had said.

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Izuku rubbed his eyes as he walked home, thoughts and voices filled his head knowing what was said to him was true.

"I… can't be a hero…. I'm a screw up and everyone hates me… heck that kid who followed Kacchan was right… maybe in my next life I will have a quirk…" Izuku muttered to himself.

He froze before shaking his head.

"No… Kacchan, Auntie and Uncle would be upset if I did that!" Izuku said, but that didn't mean he hadn't thought about it before it was sad to know that it was due to the fact that his mother and the other kids around him didn't care for him.

"IZU!" Katsuki's voice called out to him.

Izuku looked up and slightly looked over his shoulder to see his childhood, and only friend running up to him. Izuku came to a stop which allowed Katsuki to come to a stop and allowed him to catch his breath.

"Izu… Are you alright? Don't listen to what those heroes said to you! You were a hero and if it weren't for you I would have died!" the teen said.

Izuku looked at his friend before looking at the ground with his heart being heavy in doubt.

"I… I think that it is best if I… Don't go to UA…." Izuku said completely ignoring what his friend had said about him being a hero.

Katsuki froze before a scowl appeared on his face.

"Don't say that Izu-" Katsuki started before Izuku snapped.

"I'M QUIRKLESS KATSUKI! QUIRKLESS! I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO EVEN GET INTO THE HERO COURSE! THE HEROES WERE RIGHT! HECK EVEN ALL MIGHT BELIEVES THAT I CAN'T BE A HERO!" Izuku shouted.

Tears cascaded down his flushed cheeks as he glared at the other teen, who stood there frozen. Katsuki mentally cursed the heroes and everyone who hurt his friend before he stomped up to his friend and pulled him into a hug.

"They would have to be stupid to let you go." Katsuki said. "You could literally point out their weaknesses and strengths just by watching them use their quirk once!" He said, Izuku slowly smiled at his friend.

Katsuki kept on ranting about how he could find a hero or villain weakness in a moment, it was at this moment that Izuku realized that no matter what his friend would always be there for him and will be there to help smack some sense into his sadden mind.

"I guess I'll still go to UA… But you have to promise me that you'll help push me every step of the way when we do get to UA." Izuku said, with a fire burning in his green eyes as he looked up at his friend.

"I AM HERE!" A voice said, scaring the teens.

Izuku and Katsuki turned their heads in the direction that Izuku was walking in, to see the number one hero standing there. Katsuki held his friend tighter as he glared at the hero, who took notice and flinched slightly.

"Are you here to scold Izu? Cause if you are then go away, what the other heroes said did enough damage as is and from what Izu said a few minutes ago about you, I am tempted to beat you up for what you did." Katsuki snarled.

"That is the reason I am here. I am here to apologize for what I ha-" All Might started before spewing out blood and turned into his original form.

"ALL MIGHT IS A FAKE!" Katsuki shouted but it wasn't loud enough to gain attention to them.

"No… I was just badly wounded and the public doesn't know about it." All Might stated.

Katsuki blinked before nodding at the hero.

"Now… Thanks to your young friend I was able to exceed my limit and able to jump in when I did to save the two of you. So you kid, are my hero." All Might said.

Throughout the hero's speech Izuku started to cry while Katsuki rubbed his friend's back as he listened to the hero speaking to his friend.

"What I am trying to say is… You can be a hero!" All Might said.

Izuku's knees buckled causing Katsuki to tighten his hold on his friend as he lowered the other to the ground.

"I also find you worthy of my power." He added.

"EH?!" The teens said together as they were confused by the hero's words.

"Y-your power?" Izuku asked, tears staining his pale cheeks.

"Yes my power, I have avoided any questions about my quirk. I make jokes to distract everyone from the question. You see my quirk can be passed on like a flame to be passed on from torch to torch. You, my young fanboy, are worthy to inherit my quirk, like I did with my master." All Might said.

"Wait… You are saying that you were quirkless before?" Katsuki deadpan.

This made the hero pause for a moment before sighing.

"Yes I admit I was quirkless before and I-" All Might started before Katsuki cut him off.

"Your a freaking hypocrite! Izu is quirkless and you told him that he couldn't be a hero!" Katsuki snapped.

"Kacchan let him explain." Izuku said gently.

"Tch… whatever…" The blond teen said.

"As I was saying. I shouldn't have been so quick to judge you for being quirkless. So what do you say kid? Will you be my successor that I have been looking for?" All Might said.

Izuku looked at his hero with tear filled eyes, behind the hero was the setting sun which shone around the hero like a holy glow. Katsuki looked at his friend then at the hero and prayed that his friend would make the right choice at accept the hero's offer. Izuku looked at the ground before looking up once more and with a fire of determination burning in his green eyes.

"Yes I accept! I won't let you down All Might!" Izuku said.

All Might transformed into his hero form and laughed.

"A straight and confident answer, I expected as much." The hero said.

This was the beginning of the young teens journey of being a hero, Katsuki was going to help his friend with every step of the way.