Welcome back everyone to another exciting installment of 'Analysis for the Future'. I was surprised by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to this story. 37 Favorites and 55 Followers with over 250 views in just one week. Thank you so much for all the support, especially the five people who left reviews. But enough of me talking, let's get in to the story. I'll see you all at the bottom of the page with more. Enjoy.
"Kid, we need to talk."
Izuku stood there, on a random rooftop, trying to process what was happening in front of him. The legendary Symbol of Peace, the great Hero All Might himself, was actually an emaciated middle-aged man. Taking a moment to try and focus, which failed, he started talking.
"OhmygodI'msosorrypleasedon'tbemadat..."
"Take a breath, kid. I'm not mad, I just have a few questions for you. Do you think you can handle that?"
"I think so, just give me a second." Izuku sat down in a lotus position and began some simple deep breathing exercises. After a few minutes, he stood back up. "Okay, I'm good."
"Alright, that's better. First off, what's your name, kid?"
"Izuku Midoriya, sir."
"Nice to meet you, young Midoriya. Now, this next question is very important, so be honest with me. How do you know about 'One For All'?"
"I don't really know about it, I just know it's name. My Quirk is called 'Analysis', and it lets me learn all kinds of things about anyone l look at, like their name, age and Quirk," Izuku explained. Then he paused, before starting to mutter under his breath. "Most Quirk names are self explanatory, like 'Gigantification' or 'Explosion'. But, 'One For All' doesn't carry any meaning that I'm aware of, and the 'Eighth Wielder' addition raises even more questions. If it means what I think..."
"Kid, focus," Toshinori said, snapping his fingers in Izuku's face. When the boy calmed down again, he continued. "Since you already know most of the personal information I've tried to keep from the public, I suppose there's no harm explaining the rest to you. But you have to promise that what I'm about to tell you doesn't leave this rooftop, understand?"
"I swear, I'll never tell anyone else for as long as I live."
"Good, now listen up, and keep all your questions until the end."
And so, All Might told the boy the history of 'One For All', about how it was a sacred torch passed on from master to apprentice. He talked about his battle with All For One, and the nearly fatal wounds they had dealt to each other. Finally, he explained that since that fight, he was only able to maintain his power for three hours a day.
"And now you know everything. That I'm nothing more than a shadow. A faint echo of the Hero I was," he concluded, his voice soft and sad.
"No you're not!" Izuku shouted, a bit more forcefully than he had intended. "I mean, if anything, this makes you even more impressive. By all rights, you should have died. But you pushed past that and kept fighting when any lesser person would have given up. You truly deserve the title 'Symbol of Peace'."
"Ha, thanks for that, kid. I'm sorry you had to see me in such a low moment." Standing back up, Toshinori stretched his legs before heading to the door. "With a Quirk like yours, and your upbeat attitude, you'll make a great Hero someday. I look forward to seeing you again when that day comes."
With that, he took his leave. Izuku stood there for a few seconds before releasing a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding.
"Holycrapthatwasthecoolestthingthat'severhappenedtome!" He exploded, his mouth moving faster than his mind. Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted by a literal explosion a few blocks away.
A few floors down, Toshinori also heard the commotion. 'Damn, I don't have time to deal with that. I'll have to leave it to some other Heroes. Right now, I have to get this Villain... to... jail,' he thought, reaching into his pockets and finding them empty. Looking back out at the smoke rising from downtown, he had only one thought. 'Shit.'
Downtown, a few minutes earlier...
Katsuki wandered aimlessly around town, annoyed that there wasn't much he could do without his wallet. He considered going to the park to work out, or the gym which would let him use his Quirk. Before he could decide however, a pair of large bottles fell from the sky.
"What the fuck!"
He looked up, trying to figure out where this trash had come from. Not seeing anyone there, he bent down and picked them up.
"Littering is a crime, asshole!" He shouted at no one. With an annoyed grunt, he hurled the trash at the nearest dumpster. Unfortunately, he threw them with such force that they burst open upon contact with the lid.
"Ah, thanks kid," a disturbing voice called out, causing Katsuki to flinch. "You've got a pretty rough attitude about you, should make you an excellent skinsuit."
Suddenly he found himself engulfed in slime, and he started panicking. He let off a few small explosions, trying to blast the Villain away.
"Nice Quirk ya got there, you'll be much more useful than that green-haired nerd from earlier."
'Green-haired nerd, he better not be talking about Izuku!'
Increasing the power of his Quirk, Katsuki managed to free his mouth long enough to breathe.
"Cool it before you cause..." the sludge monster started to say, before he was interrupted by a voice from the street.
"Stop right there, fiend! Unhand that boy at once!" Kamui Woods shouted, as he was joined by a few more Pro Heroes.
"A scene."
Back on the rooftop...
Izuku hopped up onto the railing of the roof and removed his sunglasses. He blinked the sun out of his eyes before closing them tightly.
"Sit-Rep," he said softly, opening his now brightly glowing eyes.
Wind Speed: 6MPH SSE
Temperature: 62°F
Optimal Route Calculated
Estimated Travel Time: 4 Minutes 27.4 Seconds
Slipping the glasses into his pocket, Izuku jumped off the building. He reached out his right hand and grabbed the lamppost in front of him, then used his forward momentum to spin around it and slowly descend to street level. He rushed across the street, slipped through a back alley, took a right and two lefts, cut through a small park and finally arrived at the site of the explosions. Pushing his way to the front of the crowd, he found what he was looking for.
His brother, Katsuki Bakugō.
Izuku had recognized the Quirk immediately, but had not anticipated the Villain that All Might had dealt with earlier. Thinking quickly, he realized that the Hero had probably dropped the bottles some time during the unplanned detour they had taken when Izuku accidentally discovered the man's secret.
Looking at the scene, he noticed that none of the Pro Heroes were helping Kacchan.
"I get that My. Lady can't do it. It looks like she just has the one size. The alley is on fire, so Kamui Woods is at a severe disadvantage, and Backdraft is busy containing the damage. But Death Arms and Grand Slam are just standing there. No, wait, they'retalking about something."
Closing his eyes and focusing on his hearing, he could just make out their conversation over the constant bangs of Katsuki's escape attempt.
"...and my punch didn't have any effect on him at all," he heard Death Arms whisper.
"This guy sure is tough, not to mention he has a hostage. Looks like we'll just have to wait for another Hero with the right Quirk to show up," Grand Slam replied sadly.
'Seriously! They're supposed to be professionals and that's their excuse!? They don't have the right Quirk! Well, I'm definitely going to get yelled at for this, but I guess it's up to me to solve this problem. In all fairness, it is kinda my fault though, so whatever," Izuku thought as his eyes lit up again.
"Structural Analysis."
Building Integrity: 79%
Villain Composition: 94% Carbon Hydrogel, 2% Osseous Calcium, 4% Assorted Compounds
Weakness: Ocular Trauma, High Speed Winds, Low Temperatures
'Okay, here goes nothing.'
Running forward, he entered the alley. He bent down and grabbed one of the many pieces of large debris, 'Thank you Kacchan,' and shouted at the Villain, causing it to turn and stare him down.
"You again? Oh I'm going to enjoy killing you. But please, wait your turn. I'm in the middle of something right now."
"Not anymore, you're not," Izuku retorted, chucking the brick straight into it's left eye.
It screamed, most of it's body going slack, allowing Izuku to run in and pull Katsuki out of reach.
As he helped Katsuki walk back towards the street, he felt a slight gust of wind behind him. Pulling his friend to the ground, they narrowly avoided the tendril of ooze that shot out to grab them. Before either of the boys could respond however, a large shadow loomed over them.
"MY APOLOGIES, YOUNG MIDORIYA! THIS MAKES TWICE YOU WERE PUT IN DANGER ON MY WATCH! YOU'VE SHOWN GREAT BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF THIS ADVERSITY THOUGH, SO ALLOW ME TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. NOW, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH!
"DETROIT SMASH!"
With that one punch, All Might managed to not only desolidify the Villain, but also alter the weather, causing a rain storm that managed to put out the fires Bakugo had unintentionally started.
As he walked over and started talking to the reporters, a few of the other Heroes came to check on the two boys still laying on the ground.
"You were pretty brave to try and fight back against that thing," Kamui Woods said, helping Bakugō to his feet. "You've got a strong Quirk too. If you plan on becoming a Hero you should definitely come to my agency," he added, giving the kid a business card.
"What were you thinking, getting involved like that?" Death Arms asked, picking up Midoriya. "You could have been seriously injured, or even died."
"Oi, don't talk to my brother like that!" Katsuki shouted, before coughing up some sludge.
"Calm down, Kacchan. I'll handle this," Izuku replied calmly, turning to the Heroes. "'Looks like we'll just have to wait for another Hero with the right Quirk to show up.' Sound familiar? Quirks aren't everything. If you don't have the intelligence to adapt to disadvantageous circumstances, then how can you ever expect to be considered a great Hero."
"That's a lot of big words there kid, but behind your fancy vocabulary is the mind of a child. You should just..." Death Arms started, before being interrupted by Izuku continuing his rant.
"'Should just' what? Stand and watch while you let him die!? There were five of you here, and nobody but me was able to come up with 'Hit him in the eyes'?!" He was yelling now, as he draped Katsuki's arm over his shoulder and turned to walk away. "Let's get you home, man. If mom sees this on the news first, she'll finish what that Villain started." Looking back one last time, he decided he had one more thing to say.
"Thanks for nothing, Ogami," he spat sarcastically, before the two boys disappeared around the corner.
Death Arms opened his mouth to reply, but he couldn't find any words to defend himself. With a defeated sigh, he went back to helping clean up the Sludge Villain mess.
Outside the Bakugō Household, ten minutes later...
"Okay, let go of me. I can walk in on my own," Bakugō huffed, stretching his arms up over his head. "I'll go in first, and when things stop blowing up it should be safe to come in."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Izuku asked nervously.
"Probably not, but after what you pulled back there, I don't think you're in any position to lecture me on smart decisions."
"Fair enough. Good luck."
"Pssh, I don't need luck, I've got skill."
Not waiting for a further reply, the blond strode forward confidently, and vanished into the doorway.
Before he could start to mentally prepare for what he knew was going to be a difficult situation to defuse, Izuku was shocked by a voice from behind him.
"I AM HERE, YOUNG MI..." All Might tried to say, before deflating and coughing up blood.
"W-what are you doing here, All Might?" Izuku asked, a bit louder than he had intended to be.
"Shhh, do you want the whole neighborhood to come out here? When I look like this, just call me Mr. Yagi okay?"
"O-of course, All... I mean Mr. Yagi."
"Good, now about why I'm here," he tried to say again, this time being interrupted by a large explosion from the house in front of him. He quickly swelled up and made to move forward when Izuku put his arm out to stop the man.
"Save your strength, that's nothing to worry about. It's just how they communicate. I should go try to calm them down though. Can this conversation wait until tomorrow?"
Shrinking down again, Toshinori chuckled a bit before hacking up some more blood. "Sure thing kid. Meet me at Dagobah Municipal Beach Park at 8:00AM sharp."
"Okay, I'll see you there," Izuku responded happily, before rushing into the house to try and save his brother for the second time in one day.
'This kid is perfect. I promise Nana, I will help him just like you helped me. Izuku Midoriya, you will be the next Symbol of Peace.'
And there's chapter two done. 2,274 words of action and excitement. I just have a few things to say this time.
1. I revealed the remaining abilities of Izuku's Quirk. There's 'Sit-Rep', which is military shorthand for situational report. This allows him to gauge things like temperature and wind speed, as well as acting like an internal map and compass. 'Structural Analysis' on the other hand, let's him examine the composition of objects and people, which enables him to find weak points and calculate strategic countermeasures. Finally, All of his senses are heightened beyond normal human levels. Not just the traditional five senses, but also things like pressure sensitivity, balance, timing and proprioception.
2. Death Arms doesn't have an official name that I could find, so I used the name of his Japanese voice actor.
3. I will try to upload this story either late Saturday nights or early Sunday mornings. However, I have a question for you guys. Would you prefer chapters in the 2-3 thousand word range every week, or 4-5 thousand word chapters every other week. I'll set up a poll on my profile page that will run until I release next week's chapter. If I don't get a lot of responses, I'll stick to the shorter weekly chapters.
That's all from me this time, and I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a review or PM me with any questions or comments about the story. I will try to answer anything, but I will not reveal spoilers, so keep that in mind. See you all next time.