My Hero Academia: Heroes are Made not Born... Part 6
The Training Dome: Confrontation
Walking with the other Students to the Training Dome, Izuku felt uncomfortable wearing his Uniform in the daylight. It was not as effective during the day as it was at night where it could blend into the Shadows and Darkness. Shatoshashi had made some more improvements to his Uniform and he had not had a chance to try them out. One of the Improvements was the eyepieces. They would now flash brighter by him touching a small switch that he could subtly touch on his belt. Another means of intimidation and to instill fear among those he had contact with. Another improvement was she had given him a new wing cape. Now it was a stronger material that if she was right could deflect small caliber bullets and resistant to most bladed weapons. "Hello Earth to Owlman." Momo said as she waved her hand in front of his Masked Face.
"Sorry I was just thinking about the new upgrades that someone made on my Uniform." Izuku said to her as she smiled and leaned somewhat closer. He had not heard her or what she asked him a few minutes ago.
"That is alright, I was just asking you what you would like to do this Friday. I know my Mother would like you over for dinner." Momo said and she noticed his mouth tighten into a frown. "My Dad won't be there, he has a meeting this Friday and will be out of town." She told him and he exhaled. Then he nodded slightly and she smiled.
Stepping inside the Dome, Eraserhead and Number 13 had told them that Almight would join the session later. The Doors of the Dome began to close and Izuku flung his cape away from his arms. Going into a fighting stance. Eraserhead saw this and before he could ask, he noticed why Owlman had done that. Down below the stairs was a Man standing with hands all over his limbs, a black large creature and a flowing darkness. Then others began to appear and Eraserhead knew that they all were in trouble. Before Izuku could do anything the darkness surrounded them all and he was taken elsewhere. Dropping to the ground near the Fake Lagoon, he landed with his arms outspread and onto his left knee. Glancing back he saw Tsuyu Asui and Minaro Mineta. Returning his attention back to the ten to twelve Criminals that were now walking towards him. One of them paused.
"Shit Joey that is that Owlman!" The Man that had paused, his voice laced with fear. He pointed at Izuku and glanced over at one that had to be Joey. The Semi Large Man going by Joey shook his head and glared over at the one that had spoken.
"Grow some balls Drake! There is eleven of us and one of him!" Joey said angrily and as soon as they were about ten feet from Izuku. Joey's fingers grew into seven or eight foot long whips. But before the villain could use them, Izuku turned on another of the upgrades that Shatoshashi had added to his Uniform. Infrared Vision. At the same time, he palmed and tossed two of his Smoke Bombs. Denser ones that Mei Hatsume had just given him on Friday Morning. A dense cloud of smoke enveloped the group of Villains and Izuku moved. Joseph Andros alias Joey lash tried to see through the smoke, but could not even see a foot in front of him. "Hey close in! This asshole is trying to use the Smoke against us!" Listening for the others to acknowledge him, but all he heard around him was grunts, small yelps and thuds or sounds of impacts. "Say something you Guys!" He said loudly but all he heard was silence. The smoke began to clear after about a minute and Joey, stumbled forward. Then to his horror he found the others. All were lying prone on the ground, face up or face down. "What the fuck?" He gasped out and began to jerk around looking for the one that had just decimated his group.
"I left you for last. You are going to tell me who your leader is and what that big Monster is." A menacing harsh voice said to Joey's left and out of nowhere, Owlman stepped out of the dissipating smoke. He dropped the one he was dragging forward with him and Joey saw it was Drake. The man looked dead to Joey and he wondered if Owlman had fed upon him. Joey had heard that this Owlman Creature was a Vampire. "He was reluctant to say anything, you on the other hand will tell me what I want to know." Owlman stepped closer and before Joey could lash out with his whips. Some type of ropes encircled him and his arms were trapped. Tied and all he saw from Owlman was him or it throwing something at him. Tipping over he stared up at Owlman and whimpered. For Joey he never really believed the rumors that Owlman was some type of Demon or Vampire, but to see the creature in real life. He now believed it.
After tossing the Smoke Bombs, Izuku rushed forward and thanks to the upgrade could see all of the approaching Villains. Taking them down was easy, since it seemed that none of them had a very impressive Quirk. He had planned on asking the one identified as Drake some questions, but when he confronted the terrified Man. Drake fainted. So he decided to use Drake another way, intimidation against his friend Joey. Dragging him out of the smoke, he dropped Drake so that Joey would think that he had fed upon him or took his soul. In essence to let Joey believe that his friend was dead. Though right now Drake was unconscious. But upon seeing Joey's expression, he had achieved what he wanted. When Joey prepared to lash out with his Whips, Izuku released the Bolo that he had been swinging above his head. It easily wrapped around Joey and now the Man was staring up at him with total fear. Izuku really liked making Villains afraid of him. It made it easier to gain answers. As he leaned down. "I do not know! All we were told is that we would get a chance to take Almight down!" Joey blabbered out as he stared up at the creature before him. Seeing the long white fangs he whimpered. "Please do not feed on me." Joey begged, as he silently began to dictate the Lord's Prayer. Or what he could remember of it. He had not gone to church in years.
"I do not believe you! Now speak!" Izuku said with a bit of anger in his voice, grabbing Joey's shirt front and hauling him upwards towards him. Mere inches from his face. Joey began to cry.
"Okay! Okay! Our leader is Tomura Shigaraki, he is the one covered with hands and that big one is called Nomu! I do not know much about him! But we have been promised that it can defeat Almight!" Joey blabbered out as quickly as he could. Wanting Owlman to get away from him. Then they both heard a commotion out on the Fake Lagoon and to Joey's relief he was dropped back onto the ground. He laid there, feeling his heart pounding in his chest. Blissfully a minute later he passed out.
Striding forward towards the Lagoon, Izuku saw that a large number of Water Type Villains were encircling a fake Yacht, trying to get at Tsuyu Asui and Minaro Mineta. Raising his Right Arm at an angle towards the Dome Roof, he fired his Grappling Spike. It almost did not make it. With a jerk he was pulled upwards over the Lagoon. Rising higher, he fired another Grappling Spike just as the first one pulled free. With an exhale of relief, he swung over the Water. Waving at Tsuyu and then he pointed down at the Villains. She stared at him for a moment and then nodded. Grabbing the weeping Minoro and waited. Taking out another item that Mei Hatsume had given him. A low Yield Concussion Explosive. With a toss he sent the bomb into the water where the Villains gathered and when it exploded, it sent up a wave away from the detonation. At that moment Tsuyu leapt, carrying Minoro. Reversing his swing, Izuku followed Tsuyu and to his delight Minoro finally came out of his panic and began to throw his sticky balls into the water. When the water receded the Villains started to stick together. Landing with a roll, he stood and looked over at Tsuyu and Minoro. "Are you alright?" Izuku asked and Minoro started crying again. With a disappointed scowl, Tsuyu nodded.
"Yes, ribbit. Though it was lucky you came along." Tsuyu stated and then glanced about, now not even looking at the shorter Minoro as he wept with relief. A flash off to the right gained their attention. "That must be Denki, ribbit." She declared and Izuku gave a curt nob. Then looked back towards the Entrance.
"Okay, you two head for the Entrance. Try to get out and summon help. I am going to make sure the others are not in danger." Izuku ordered the two and Minoro whimpered.
"Maybe we should stick together, maybe hide until after the Villains are gone." Minoro said, both Izuku and Tsuyu basically ignored him. She gave Izuku a thumbs up and grabbed the shorter Minoro and began to drag him towards the Entrance to the Dome. He protested slightly then followed her reluctantly. After making sure that the two was not accosted, Izuku turned and sprinted towards the flash. His thoughts focused on Momo and hoping that she was alright. To his dismay it seemed the source of the Flash was considerably further then he expected.
Fight among the Rocks:
Momo and Kyoko knelt under the extra thick blanket that she had just created. Now concentrating on replacing her Uniform top. Not wanting anyone to see her bare breasts. Denki was moving about in a daze with a ridiculous expression on his face. Standing now covered she glanced over at Kyoko. Both were somewhat thrilled that they had done so well against the Villains that surrounded them just a few minutes ago. Then before either could react, another Villain appeared and threatened to end Denki if they did not surrender. At that moment the two were out of options and then Momo saw Izuku running towards them. Her heart began to pound harder seeing her Boyfriend rushing towards them. But then she realized that he was still a considerable distance away and probably would not be able to help them until it was too late. Though she hoped that she could somehow stall long enough for Izuku to arrive. But she doubted that the Villain would wait that long. Thankfully a bullet slammed into the Villain and the situation was over. Izuku arrived a minute later, he was breathing hard and Momo knew he had been running as hard as he could. She felt tears sting her eyes as she stared at him. "Sorry, I should have run faster." Izuku wheezed out and inhaled deeply, leaning on his knees and staring at Momo knowing he should have been here sooner to protect her. "If you three got hurt it would be my fault." Momo shook her head.
"No harm no foul." Momo stated and then stepped closer to him. "Do not try to get all protective of me. I am here to be a Hero and danger is part of being a Hero." She whispered, then smiled and gave him a small punch on the left arm. "Come on we better get to the Entrance and make sure that this is over." She said loudly and while Kyoko guided Denki in the right direction they headed for the Entrance.
Regrouping and Situation Over:
Leaning against the Dome, Izuku tried to remain in the limited shadow of the Dome. Slightly out of view of the responding Police. His fellow Students were blocking him so that no one really could see him. Dozens of small time Villains were being led out of the Dome in handcuffs and then he spotted Joey. The man was demanding to see a Priest instead of a Lawyer. Wanting his sins resolved and penance for his soul. A couple of the others that had been with Joey were demanding the same. Stating that they had been attacked by the Owlman Creature and were mortally afraid that it had fed upon them or had taken their souls. Izuku chuckled lightly at hearing that. It felt good to know that the most Villains were deathly afraid of him. Glancing over at the Trees, he saw the Nomu creature again and scowled. Upon hearing about the battle between Almight and the Monster, Izuku knew that he would not have stood a chance against the beast. No matter how good he was at hand to hand fighting. He had heard that Almight had to go all out against it and barely won. When Midnight stepped over to him, he turned to look at her. "Almight would like to see you. He is at Recovery Girls Nurses Office." She told him and he nodded. Silently slipping away and around the Dome. He and Momo would meet up later after school and make sure that they both were completely fine.
Arriving at the Main Building and the Nurses Office, Izuku entered what appeared to be a a Hospital Room with four Hospital type beds. On one was a Skinny Man with bandages wrapped around his waist. An intravenous tube was tapped to his right arm. "I was suppose to meet Almight here." Izuku said and the Man smiled.
"I am Almight. I told you that I am near the end of me being able to be Almight." Toshinori Yagi stated as he gave a small smile. "My name is Toshinori Yagi and I need to talk to you about something vastly important." He gestured to a nearby chair and Izuku sat. Then listened to Toshinori.
An hour later, Izuku stood and went to the window. What he had been told was remarkable and if true was very tempting. "I just can't, I am sorry. I can't do it." Izuku said firmly, still convinced that he did not need a Quirk even one as spectacular as this One for All that Toshinori had just told him about. "There has to be others that would be more interested and suitable then me." He said to the skinny man that was laying back on the bed. Toshinori shook his head.
"None that I have found yet. Listen Owlman, you have the spark that would make One for All into something beyond what I have done with it. Maybe even more then the ones that had it before. Please at least think about it." Toshinori asked and Izuku closed his eyes and reluctantly agreed. Leaving the wounded man to rest. Returning to the Classroom to find out that classes had been suspended until tomorrow. Changing in the Locker Room into his Dark Clothes, eh stepped out of the room and someone collided into him. Arms wrapped around him fiercely, squeezing him tightly. He already knew who it was.
"Momo, if we are going to keep our relationship a secret you have to stop hugging me so tightly." Izuku told the dark haired girl that had her head borrowed against his back. Refusing to let him go yet.
"No one else is here. Otherwise I would not do this." Momo muttered into his back, then stopped and moved around so that he could hold her. She wanted to be comforted and held. Hugging him again, she was delighted when he put his own arms around her and they continued to hug. She placed her face against his right shoulder and closed her eyes. At that moment she hated the Hood and Mask, because she wanted to see and caress his face. But she knew that would have to wait until later. "Can we leave I really want to be with Izuku right now?" She asked and Izuku nodded. Using her phone to tell Jaspers to pick her up later.
They had walked to the Train Station about ten feet apart and as Izuku slipped into some nearby bushes he re-emerged not wearing his hood or Mask anymore. It had been so quick that no one would have even noticed. Moving closer she took his hand and interlaced her fingers into his. Smiling at him, she leaned against him. "Much better." She whispered to him and they went to wait for his Train. She was going to go with him back to his Apartment so that they could sit and be together for a couple of hours. The Train arrived and they stepped into the Passenger Car. Glancing about Izuku frowned. There was only one seat open and he gestured for her to sit down. "No you sit." She ordered and maneuvered him towards the seat. Once he sat down, she did as well on his lap. Putting her left arm around his shoulders.
"Comfortable?" Izuku asked and Momo smiled down at him. Nodding.
"Completely." Momo replied giving him a gentle squeeze with her left arm. Thoroughly enjoying sitting across his lap. She at first worried that she might be a little heavy for him, since they basically were the same size. But knew that he was stronger then he looked. That included his legs. "How long is the Train ride from here to your Apartment?" She asked and he smiled.
"About half an hour, before then another seat should open up." Izuku told her and she frowned slightly.
"What you do not like me sitting on your lap?" Momo asked and he shook his head negatively. "Good because I am content to just stay right here." Glancing around she did not see anyone looking at them. Leaning slightly down she pressed her lips against his, touching his lips with hers. Just long enough to illustrate to him that she was thrilled to be right were she was. Arriving at his Station, she reluctantly got off his lap and retook his hand. Once inside his and his Mothers apartment they moved towards the couch.
"Want something to drink or eat?" Izuku asked and Momo shook her head. Then glanced about. "Oh my Mom is probably at the grocery store." He told her and she pulled him down to sit next to her. She put her arms around his neck and held him tightly to her. She just wanted to hold him for awhile and feel his own arms around her.
After his Mother arrived, she stayed for Dinner and then called Jaspers to pick her up. Outside the Apartment she held him and kissed him once more. Riding away a few minutes later in the backseat of the car, she glanced back seeing him give her a wave. She returned it. She had spoken much during the short date at his home, her thoughts were on other things and not what had happened at the Training Dome. When they arrived at his Apartment his Mother was not present she felt the temptation to take him into his bedroom. She knew that it was too soon for them to be so intimate, but her hormones and the fact that she was so attracted to him at that moment almost overwhelm her common sense. Not able to see him any longer, she faced forward and smiled. Eventually soon perhaps they both would be ready and that made her feel excited.
In Class the next Morning she sat and smiled over at Izuku. He smiled back. She was so tempted to reach over and take his hand, but she knew that the substitute Teacher could be arriving at any minute. To everyone's surprise Mister Aizawa came in. Both of his arms were bandaged and in casts. He then told them about the Sports Festival in almost two weeks. Telling them that they would all have the next week off to train and prepare. Izuku passed her a note to meet him at the Closet as soon as they were dismissed. She smirked over at him, wondering if he was planning on doing some type of surprise intimate encounter. Later when she met him there they slipped inside and she was dismayed that it was not what she was hoping for. "i will not be competing at the Festival." Izuku told her and she stared at him with shock.
"Why not?" Momo asked with curiosity and disappointment. Izuku reached up and removed his hood and Mask.
"How would I compete. Would I compete as Izuku or Owlman. I am not ready to tell the world that I am Owlman." Izuku told Momo and she nodded with understanding, but she was still disappointed. She would love to see her Father's face when he discovered that the boy he thought was weak and not good enough for her was Owlman.
"Alright I guess that makes sense." Momo said and bit her bottom lip. Staring into his green eyes. "Can I ask you a favor?" She added and he nodded.
"Of course I will be there to rout for you." Izuku saw her shake her head. Then she told him reluctantly hoping that he would not say no.
"Teach me how to fight, I mean not that way you can't. But maybe enough Karate and Judo so that I can do better at the Festival." Momo said and Izuku nodded.
"I can do that. So we have a whole week, but you should also work out a strategy on how you are going to compete." Izuku suggested and Momo agreed, she could not continually create items. Not unless she snacked almost constantly to replace her Fat cells. She needed an edge and that involved learning how to fight. She did know some combat skills but those were limited and if Izuku could improve them then she would have a better chance at the Sports Festival.
"Thank you, now since we can start on Monday Morning. I think my Boyfriend should take me to dinner tonight and perhaps a Movie." Momo stated and Izuku smiled and rolled his eyes.
"I suppose I should take my girlfriend out on a date. Otherwise she might get upset at me." Izuku replied and Momo nodded. "So should I meet up with her around 5 PM at the usual place?" He asked and Momo nodded.
"That would be fine. See you later then." Momo then opened the door of the Closet while Izuku put his Mask back on and his hood up. Once she made sure it was clear she headed towards the Main entrance to be picked up by Jaspers. She had at least two hours to get ready and meet Izuku in front of his Apartment. Tonight was another casual dressed date and though that meant perhaps jeans and a T-Shirt, she wanted to look good for him.
Training Days:
Not telling her Parents that Izuku was coming over, Momo waited at the Main Gate for him. There was an Exercise Room over by the Pool in the backyard and she believed that would be the perfect place for Izuku to teach her. When she saw him walking down the entrance road to the Driveway he raised his hand and waved. She waved back and then walked towards him. Meeting him almost halfway. Stopping briefly he leaned over and put his hands on his knees, resting a moment. "Wow that is a long Driveway." He commented as he peered back and frowned. It had taken him close to an hour from the main road to that of the Main Gate to Momo's home. "Maybe I should bring my Bike and ride it from the Bus Stop to here." He said as she chuckled.
"Sorry about that, but I think it would be best to train here in the Exercise Room. Perhaps I should have jaspers pick you up at the Entrance Road." Momo told him and he shrugged. Then she took his hand, interlacing her fingers and led him through the gate. Taking him towards the backyard and to the a Building that sat off to one side. It was about the size of a basketball court and inside Izuku saw that it was. On the floors was several padded Mats with white ten foot circles in the center. "So how should we begin?" She asked as she removed her sneakers and socks. Taking off her Sweatshirt Jacket to reveal that she was wearing a White V-neck T-Shirt. Izuku followed suit and removed his own sneakers and socks. Removing his jacket as well and laying it down on top of his sneakers. Then they moved over the center of the White Circles and Izuku began to show her different Judo Throws. Karate would come after she learned some defensive throws and holds.
To be continued