Chapter 2 is up! You'll see what happened with Shigeo and Izuku and how things are going to go down now that Shigeo is officially part of the My Hero Academia universe!


"Who are you?"

The young student couldn't fit the pieces together. And where did he come from? Midoriya had a general view of the area, and he didn't see any other student nearby. He didn't recognize this student from his school. More importantly, why was he injured? The blood on his arm seemed to be rather new, which meant he must have been in some sort of trouble or fight. But then what caused this? There were so many questions that Midoriya didn't have a single answer to.

Midoriya was so focused on trying to figure out where this teenager came from, he was completely oblivious to the giant mass of sludge oozing out of a nearby drain. After being chased by All Might, he immediately knew that trying to fight him was suicide, so he decided to take advantage of his sludge quirk and retreated through the sewer. Thanks to his body mixing well with the sewage and the darkness of the tunnels, he was able to escape All Might's grasp for the time being. But knowing his speed and senses, he knew he'd eventually be caught. On top of that, he'd need some sort of disguise now that his appearance would be publicly known.

As he reformed his body, he noticed a young boy standing out in the open, next to another unconscious body. What the hell was this? He took note of the unconscious boy's torn clothes and bleeding on his arm. Was he beaten up by that kid? The sludge monster gave a wicked smile: if that was the case, then the kid who knocked him unconscious must have a pretty strong quirk! And if it turned out he was a weakling, then he would just take over the body of the unconscious kid to see if he was stronger or not.

"You're mine now, brat!" Izuku Midoriya lifted his head up and could only cower in fear as this mass of sludge attacked him and threw him to the ground. Midoriya gagged when he felt the disgusting sludge enter into his mouth and try to cram itself down his throat. "Once I fully enter your body, I'll be able to control you and use whatever quirk you used to beat that kid down! Don't worry! Only 45 more seconds, and it'll be over!"

Izuku Midoriya felt an overwhelming sense of terror and sadness overtaking him, tears welling in his eyes both from his emotions and from the pain of the sludge entering his body. He began to act on survival instincts and flailed his limbs around, grasping the sludge with his hands, but it was pointless. It was like trying to grab water. As the seconds passed by, his strength was being sapped, his consciousness slipping away from him. If only Shigeo was awake, if Izuku had managed to shake him and get his attention, the esper might've been able to muster up enough strength to contain or dissipate this sludge villain, but now, it looked as though young Midoriya was nearing his end.

His journey to become a hero was already over before it began. "Come on, please!" thought Midoriya, looking to the unconscious teenager for assistance, "Wake up! I need you! Someone, please!" The tears now streamed down the young student's face, and his soul was in torment as he tried to resist his approaching death.

Death was farther than he thought: rising up from the sewer, the number one hero, All Might, had finally found the sludge monster. The villain turned around and widened his eyes with total fear. Despite chasing this monster, the bag of groceries were still in the hero's hand, but that didn't make All Might any less of a threat. "Do not worry, citizen! I am here!"

The sludge villain whipped his tendril, but All Might easily dodged the blow and quickly advanced toward the monster. He desperately attacked All Might with another tendril, but it was too late: bending his knees down and craning his arm back, the symbol of peace prepared one of his special moves to take care of this villain.

"Texas Smash!" All Might's amazing power allowed his punch to create giant gusts of wind that split the sludge villain into several pieces, freeing Izuku from his grip.

"Impossible!" said the villain, "His punch can create wind pressure this powerful?" Unfortunately for him, he didn't have the strength to regroup his body despite it being homogenous, rendering him weakened and unconscious.

Even though he had split the foe into several pieces, he knew this wasn't the time to celebrate. "I have to act quickly!" All Might knew that he had to gather up this villain's remains and trap him before he could muster up enough strength to fight again. But what would he used to contain them?

"I know..." The hero grabbed a bottle of soda out of his bag. He grunted in mild annoyance, and unscrewed the cap so he could dump all the liquid out onto the grass. Then, using his immense speed and strength, All Might briskly ran up to all the pieces of sludge and scooped all the sludge into the bottle. Although he was forced to cram the last pieces of sludge into the bottle, he nevertheless managed to get the foe contained in about three minutes.

Now that he had the villain contained, his attention was now on helping the young boy that the sludge villain had trapped. But wait! Lying unconscious a few feet beside him, another young boy had his shirt torn and his arm bleeding profusely. The hero felt a feeling of dread fill him, and he slapped his hand onto his eye.

"Look at what that sludge villain did to this child," murmured All Might, "How could I have been so careless?"

To think that this villain could have dealt so much damage within such a short period of time! It couldn't have been less than a minute since he lost the homogenous foe. The symbol of peace grimaced, a rarity to see for the hero whose trademark smile was recognized by everyone.

He had to check if they were alive! The first one he went to was the child with more grievous injuries. He rushed up to him and began to tap him on the cheek multiple times. It took about twenty slaps before the young teenager's eyes began to flutter open. The esper's vision cleared, and who would have imagined that the first person he would see in this world full of new heroes would be the number one hero himself.

"Thank goodness!" exclaimed All Might, "I'm so sorry that you got injured like that! Usually I'm more cautious in my work, but I got sloppy!"

"Huh?"

"Hold on just a moment while I wake up your friend!"

"...friend?" Shigeo turned to his right, and saw an unconscious teenager lying in the grass next to him. The esper rubbed his eyes and tried to come back to his senses while All Might went to Midoriya's side and tried to bring him back to consciousness. Once Izuku woke up, his reaction to seeing All Might was expectedly more dramatic: he felt his heart come to a stop, and he immediately slid back across the grass in shock.

"A-A-A"

"What is this?" said Shigeo, "Who are you?"

Izuku's shock of amazement was redirected when he heard this absolutely ludicrous question, and the young student was momentarily gasping for air. Even All Might couldn't help but be surprised at the idea that someone didn't know who he was.

"You're joking, right?" said Midoriya, "You can't be serious! This is All Might!" The student dramatically shot his hands out towards All Might, "The number one hero! The symbol of peace! The most amazing hero of all time! You would have to live under a rock to not know who he is!"

"Now hold on," said All Might, "While I appreciate your praise, try to curb your enthusiasm." The number one hero grabbed both bottles with the sludge villain trapped inside, "After all, this young child was obviously beaten badly by the sludge villain."

"Sludge villain?"

"No." Midoriya calmed himself down and set aside his overwhelming geeky attitude to get some of the facts straight and have some important questions answered. "Actually, the sludge villain didn't do that to him. He appeared out of nowhere in some sort of bright light, and when I saw him, he was already injured."

"What?" exclaimed All Might. Appeared out of nowhere? Already injured? If the sludge monster didn't injure him, then exactly what did?

Mob didn't understand what they were talking about. "What is anyone doing here," said Mob, "The city was evacuated."

All Might and Midoriya looked at each other and back at Mob with confused stares, only creating more confusion and frustration within Mob.

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"Because of the esper attack! I was just in the middle of this huge fight that destroyed the-" The young esper looked around him and saw that everything around him was perfectly fine and undamaged, no trace of the destruction that had occurred during his fight with Toichiro. More perplexing was the fact that it was day time, but last Mob recalled, it was evening when he confronted the boss of Claw, and several storm clouds covered the sky. What did this mean?

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Mob's voice rose, and his face began to twist with frustration. "This is Seasoning City, right?"

All Might and Midoriya's faces became more sullen and serious, and both of them slowly shook their heads. "I've never heard of Seasoning City before," said Midoriya, "and I haven't seen anything on the news about any kind of attack or evacuation."

Shigeo felt a sudden coldness hit his core. The young esper couldn't process this. What was happening? How could he have been transported to this new place, and how come it was the middle of the day? How could no one have heard about the evacuation of Seasoning City or what was happening to the city on the news? This should have been a big deal.

But something else was off: when he absorbed Suzuki's explosive amount of energy, he felt something change inside of him. It was as if the psychic energy overflowing within him caused some sort of reaction within him. He couldn't explain it, but something happened when he absorbed that energy. But what? What could've happened that brought him to this seemingly new place? Overwrought with confusion and a growing sense of fear, he grabbed both of his hands to his face and bent his back forward while silently mumbling to himself.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no..."

The hero did not like what he was seeing. This child seemed to be in great distress. "Try to calm down." All Might approached Mob slowly and bent his knees down to try and get on his level and appear as non-threatening as possible. "Let'swork our way through this. I'm sure your family and friends are around here somewhere."

"Master, Ritsu, Hanazawa, Dimple, everyone else," said Shigeo, "They were all here with me less than a minute ago. What's happening? None of this makes any sense."

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Neither All Might nor Midoriya understood what was about to happen. Although his powers were pushed to the limit when he absorbed Toichiro's energy and traveled through the dimensional rift, his emotions were beginning to run wild. The confusion of where he was and how he managed to get transported to this entirely new place, and more importantly, the fear of possibly having lost everything he ever knew, was pushing his psychic powers beyond their limits.

Midoriya saw several pieces of rock and earth begin to rise up out of the ground. A chill of fear ran down his spine when he saw a bright aura begin to manifest itself around Shigeo. Likewise, All Might's face began to show signs of uneasiness, and a single sweat drop fell down the side of his face.

"Young child, ar-"

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Overwhelmed by all of these new revelations and the possibility that he lost his friends and family, the young boy had no control of his psychic powers. Acting on pure impulse and practicing no restraint, the young esper unleashed his phenomenal psychic powers. Several large pieces of rock now floated up in the air. Nearby, some of smaller buildings began to break off from their foundations and floated several meters into the air. Then, Shigeo's aura burst out like a bomb as he screamed with primal fear, confusion, and frustration.

Midoriya gasped, and could do nothing but scream in horror as he was sent flying through the air and into the city. All Might was also pushed back by this sudden burst of psychic energy, although thanks to his superior strength, he was able to dig his feet into the ground and prevent himself from flying off. However, he saw Midoriya soaring helplessly, and he immediately reacted. He jumped up as fast as he could, his resounding speed and reflexes allowing him to reach the young student just before he slammed into a building.

All Might grabbed Midoriya in the nick of time and covered his entire body as the hero was slammed through not one, but two entire buildings, creating about a dozen holes as All Might crashed through a dozen walls. Although the speed and force of his collisions were quite potent, the number one hero was practically unfazed.

"Young man, are you alright," said All Might. He looked down, and was relieved to see that the student had taken no damage. Midoriya's eyes met his hero's stern gaze, and in a state of shock, could only lightly nod in confirmation.

"Thank goodness." The number one hero held Midoriya in his arms, and to the teenager's surprise, sprinted down the holes that he had just made and jumped down to the ground. Once he made it to the ground, he gently put Midoriya down and took a fighting stance to fight the psychic teenager. Whoever this person was, All Might needed to take care of him right now before he could do any more damage or threaten any more lives.

"Get out of here now!" shouted All Might, "I'll handle this!"

"All Might..." The young student directed All Might's attention to Shigeo, and the hero gasped: tears were streaming down the boy's face. The esper's shouts were howls of pain, and it was horrifying enough that even All Might felt his chest constrict. The hero had seen enough helpless victims and people in despair to recognize one. This was not the face of a villain who wanted to wreak destruction: it was of a boy who was lost and horrified by what was happening.

Fortunately for All Might and Midoriya, this sudden power-up was only a momentary burst: due to the strain his body had been put through by absorbing the massive psychic energy, this 100% state could no longer be maintained.

After only ten seconds, Shigeo Kageyama's aura flickered out of existence, and all of the floating buildings and other debris crashed back down onto the ground. The number one hero maintained his fighting stance, and held out his hand to Midoriya while slowly advancing forward. The symbol of peace stood above the once again unconscious body of this unknown child.

"What incredible power..." murmured All Might.

"All Might, what... what's happening here?" Midoriya's curiosity made him defy All Might's order, and he was standing alongside the hero, looking down at this child with equal confusion of All Might.

"I'm not sure." The number one hero was wrapping his brain around this whole situation, trying to figure out what to do about this. It was clear that something had just happened to this child, something very dramatic and dangerous that gave him the injuries he had now. What exactly happened had yet to be explained. But there was something All Might saw very clearly: this child was dangerous. Whether or not what he did just now was intentional, the kind of destruction he could bring with his powers was grievous. If he dropped him off at the police station or at the hospital to treat his minor injuries, he could potentially destroy the station and part of the city along with it.

No, that wasn't an option. He would need to be monitored very closely with very high and sophisticated security, and one such place existed for the worst of the worst of villains: Tartarus. This prison was reserved for criminals whose crimes merited less mercy than a death sentence, and was also used for criminals who were too powerful to be kept in regular holding facilities. But no! The idea of him throwing a child into Tartarus was nauseating, even if his powers made him dangerous. More importantly...

All Might saw the confusion in this boy's eyes, the tears flowing down this child's cheeks and the despondency in his eyes. This child was experiencing immense inner pain and conflict. With such raw emotions, it only further strengthened his opposition towards sending him to Tartarus. But still, some strong security was needed to ensure he didn't cause damage to anyone or anything...

Then, an idea popped in his head! He would take the young child to an isolated area with no large objects or buildings for him to damage or use as weapons. There, he would try and iron out details about who this young man was and what happened to him. He'd also get a picture of the child and have some friends in the police force scan their database to find out who he was and what he did. If he found a match, he would locate the parents and try to explain to the best of his abilities what had happened after sending the boy to the hospital. That sounded like it would work great!

"Fear not, citizen!" All Might grabbed Shigeo by the waist and slung him over his shoulder. "I will take this young boy to question him! Do not concern yourself!"

"I see..." With the threat subdued, All Might began to walk into the city and prepared to jump high up, but before he could do this, Midoriya raised his hand toward the hero and shouted, "Wait!"

The young child couldn't help it: he understood that a teenager was injured and unconscious, and that it was selfish of him to ask him this, but Izuku knew he might never get an opportunity to see All Might ever again in-person. He had to speak to him now!

"All Might, before you go, there's something I have to know!"

The quirkless boy momentarily faltered. So much was going through his mind. The memories of everyone telling him being a hero was impossible without a quirk were racing. "Is it possible for me to become a hero without a quirk?"

This question stopped All Might in his tracks. He could feel and hear the gravity of this question in the child's voice and understood that his answer to this question could very well make or break him.

"Without a quirk, you say?"

Speaking of breaking, All Might grimaced when he felt his body begin to collapse from the inside. The young child and almost all of the world were unaware of one of the very large secrets behind their symbol of peace: he could only maintain his muscular form for a short amount of time. All Might's time limit was already very close when he was shopping, and being slammed through two buildings definitely had an impact on him. Now, time was up.

The hero's body began to emit smoke, and he bend his back forward, desperately trying to maintain a grip on his form when he needed it the most. While All Might was being covered by smoke, Midoriya's mouth turned into a slight frown, and he looked sadly at the ground as he tried to explain himself.

"I'm a quirkless kid, and all my life, people have treated me like I'm useless because I don't have a quirk. But I've never let that stop me!" The young teenager managed to turn his frown upside down and reminisced on everything he loved about being a hero. "Ever since I was a kid, I thought that being a hero was the best job ever: saving lives and protecting the community with a proud smile on my face. Just like you."

Izuku Midoriya looked back up, and what he saw was the last thing in the world he was expecting: standing where All Might was just a second ago stood a thin, frail man with sunken cheeks trying to sling the child around both of his shoulders for more support. The young child's body felt stiff and rigid, and he staggered back in shock.

"Who are you?"


What the number one hero failed to realize was that when he jumped to save Midoriya, he failed to properly secure the bottle that contained the sludge villain, so when he jumped up at such high speeds, coupled with his baggy pants, the bottle went soaring through the air and into a darkened alley.

Within the bottle, the sludge villain's eyes fluttered open, and he was surprised to find himself in an alley all alone. "What the- How did I get here?" The recollection of his defeat at the hands of All Might came back to him, and his brain fumed.

"That son of a bitch. If it weren't for All Might, I would've gotten the money and be out of town by now."

"Man, those were some serious insults you dished out at Midoriya today." As luck would have it, Bakugo and two of his lackeys were walking down the alley.

"Weren't you and Midoriya buddies when you were younger?"

"Yea, you usually aren't that harsh with the quirkless loser."

Bakugo stared down at the ground and kicked the unassuming bottle of green sludge out to a lamppost, loosening the bottle cap. "He had it coming." The blonde-haired student couldn't believe that even after all these years of being quirkless, that worthless little Deku still couldn't understand his place in society. His anger flared up, and he created an explosion in his hand. "That little nobody needed to learn his place the hard way! The way he talks hero makes my blood boil!"

As Bakugo made his impassioned speech about Deku, his lackeys picked up on something repulsive and approaching them.

"Whoa, Bakugo, what the hell is that?"

"Huh?" The explosive teenager turned around, and was greeted with some sort of giant mass of sludge forming.

"Just my luck!" said the sludge villain, "Your quirk is gonna give me quite the explosive power I need!"


Izuku Midoriya was trying to come up with some sort of explanation for what he was seeing in front of him. "You can't be All Might! You're a fake, an imposter!"

This accusation irritated All Might, and he frowned at Midoriya. "I assure you, I am All M-" The hero's voice was cut off by his mouth gargling up blood which dripped off of his lips.

Midoriya screamed in disbelief. "GGGAAAAHHHHH!"

All Might gave an analogy to try and explain what Izuku was seeing. "You know how guys at the swimming pool flex their muscles and suck their guts? That's me when I'm doing hero work."

The quirkless boy's scream grew louder. "No, this isn't happening! You can't really be All Might! All Might is the ultimate hero, the symbol of peace who saves everyone and protects the world from evil!"

The number one hero sighed, knowing a proper explanation was in order for why he was like this. "What I'm about to show you is something no one in the public can know, so keep it quiet, alright?"

All Might raised his shirt, eliciting another sharp gasp from Izuku Midoriya: on the left side of his chest was a red, disgusting scar that covered almost his entire left pectoral. "This bad boy's what made me look like this. I got this in a fight five years ago. The attack collapsed my respiratory system and took my entire stomach. I managed to get it fixed as best as I could through a lot of surgeries, but the toll is too great. Thanks to this, I can only perform hero work about three hours a day."

"Unbelievable..." muttered Midoriya.

"But this is the price I paid for becoming a hero. Villains exist out there who are strong, crafty, and unpredictable. Every day, heroes are forced to fight against such villains, and even then, they could get injuries as bad as the one I have. Villains like those are simply too powerful to fight against a quirk." The hero sighed and prepared to get the hardest part out of the way, "So my answer to your question is no: without a quirk, being a hero simply isn't possible."

The final straw. This answer was the final straw in Midoriya's mind that eliminated the dream the quirkless boy had spent his whole life fixated around. He felt his core become cold and lifeless, and all the fire inside him had just been snuffed out.

"I understand," whispered Midoriya.

"I wish things were different, but that's the hard reality," said All Might, "But that doesn't mean you should stop trying to help people. Plenty of other professions exist: police officers, firemen, investigators all save lives and are all sturdy career paths." The symbol of peace turned back around and resumed walking, but after about five steps, he stopped once again and gave him his final words of wisdom.

"Dreams are good things to have, but just... make sure they're attainable." And with that, the frail main walked down the street and made a right turn, disappearing from Midoriya's sight.

Once that was out of the way, the hero turned his attention back to this unconscious child. "First thing's first, I gotta clean that blood off your arm." All Might adjusted the esper's position and wiped the dried blood streams off of his arm, having to lick his fingers to get all of the blood off. "There. I'll probably have to sneak around back alleys to avoid drawing any attention to myself. After all, carrying an unconscious child with blood and a torn shirt on my back would probably make someone want to call the police."

Wait, the police! "Oh yea. I'll have to keep an eye on this guy before-" All Might reached for the bottle that had the sludge villain inside, but felt only an empty pocket. He widened his eyes and checked his other pocket. There was nothing!

"But how did-"

All Might's sentence was cut off by the sound of an explosion. He glanced up, and saw a rising cloud of smoke not too far from where he was. Whatever that sound was, it couldn't be good. The hero grunted and clenched his fists with frustration. "Damn it! Looks like you're coming along with me, kid." The number one hero decided to run to the sound of danger and risk any possible questioning about the unconscious child. If anyone asked him about it, he could just lie and say the kid was his son and he was taking him home or something.

Like All Might, Midoriya heard the sound of the explosion and saw the giant cloud of smoke. His first instinct was to rush towards the area and see what was going on, but All Might's words stopped him in his tracks. "Without a quirk, being a hero simply isn't possible." His spirits once again sank, and he closed his eyes in somber acceptance.


Things intensified rather quickly once Bakugo accidentally released the sludge villain from his bottle. After trying to take over his body, the young student unleashed several explosions which attracted the attention of several heroes, such as Death Arms, Backdraft, Mt. Lady (who couldn't help due to her large size and the narrow alley), and Kamui Woods.

Although these heroes had managed to put out some of the fires and rescue Bakugo's two lackeys, none of them had the quirks necessary to take care of this sludge creature. The villain smiled with delight as Bakugo pointlessly struggled and he tried to take over his body. "With your quirk, I bet I'll be able to take All Might down with a single punch!"

While the other heroes could do nothing but wait for more heroes to show up with the right quirks to defeat this villain, All Might finally made it to the scene of panic and destruction. He gently laid Shigeo with his back against the wall. Thankfully, everyone was too focused with the scene going on right now to notice the unconscious child. He looked to see who was responsible for all of this chaos, and it was the last person he wanted to see: the sludge villain.

"Damn it! He must've been sent flying when I jumped to save Midoriya!" The hero grasped his scar and grimaced. "I should've been more careful! I should've secured him in my pocket! And I have the gall to go giving that kid a lesson on how to be a hero!" The grip on his scar tightened. "I'm a pathetic symbol of peace!"


With all of his hope extinguished within him, Midoriya was walking the streets with watery eyes, looking at all the notes he had taken about all the heroes, hoping one day it would come to use. "Well it didn't, because I'm an idiot." The student wiped his eyes, refusing to lose his composure and bawl like a baby. "Don't act like this is a surprise. Deep down, you always knew this was the truth. You just kept deluding yourself with false hopes and idiotic aspirations with no way to make those aspirations a reality. It's just like All Might said: make sure your dreams are attainable."

The quirkless boy picked up on the sound of explosions once again. He peered to his right, and noticed several people crowded around an alley. "Wait, don't tell me the fight from earlier is still going on."

Izuku folded his eyebrows up, and pursed his lips into a deeper frown. "Did I really just follow the sound of explosions subconsciously?" Acting out of curiosity, he crossed the street and tried to get a glance at what was going on through the crowd of people. But while he was doing this, a part of him was still deriding himself for even trying, for pointlessly getting involved in things he had no business being involved in.

The young student drew a sharp breath: the sludge monster had somehow escaped and was holding someone hostage, trying to take his body like he tried to take Midoriya's. "But how did he escape? All Might trapped him in that bottle! Was it-"

The only explanation Izuku could think of was it somehow flew away when All Might jumped to protect him. "The villain escaped because All Might had to save me." He slapped his hand to his mouth. "If I'd just run away more quickly, if I hadn't been there, then All Might wouldn't have had to rush in and protect me. I could've done something to prevent this! I know I could have!"

"Hey, that freak looks familiar." The people in the crowd were speaking amongst themselves. "I thought I saw All Might chasing him."

"Wait, if All Might was chasing him, then where did he go? No way All Might could lose to anyone!"

"Can't somebody call him?"

"What could've happened to All Might that's stopping him from helping the heroes here?"

All of these statements and inquiries caused the frail man clutching his scar to feel even more guilt and worthlessness.

Izuku Midoriya knew all of the answers to these questions, and all of them made his stomach churn. "All Might's in no condition to fight now, and none of the other heroes have the necessary powers to stop that sludge creature."

"I can't believe how useless I am right now!" Multiple thoughts were racing through Izuku and Toshinori's minds, "Here I am, watching heroes fighting to save an innocent civilian, while I'm here standing like a nobody!"

"I can't believe things have come to this!"

"I'm not a real hero!"

"A real hero will come and save that person!" As Izuku Midoriya had his hands clasped over, and he felt like his heart had reached up to his mouth, he continued to watch in horror as the citizen squirmed. The quirkless student watched as this hostage was fighting to break free, trying desperately to break out of this freak's control. He could see it in their eyes: the sense of fear, the sense of helplessness.

A spark reignited inside of Izuku Midoriya. The words of everyone in his life, even All Might, that had brought him down and convinced him of what he could not do were now meaningless. In the heat of the moment, with the fire in his heart, he no longer cared about whether he had a quirk or not. All he cared about was doing the right thing, causing his body to spring into action without hesitation.

Every single pro hero could not believe or understand what they were seeing at that moment: a frail kid rushing past them, into the battlefield as fast as he could.

"What're you doing! Get out of there!"

These words fell on deaf ears. Both the sludge villain and Bakugo immediately recognized the person that was sprinting towards them. "Deku? Have you lost it?"

Honestly, Izuku wouldn't disagree. Even he wasn't sure what he was doing at that moment. "What's going on? What made me leap into battle like a hero? I'm not a hero, so why can't I stop running?"

The sludge villain decided to finish what he started and end this pathetic child's life. "Now you're gonna get roasted, little punk!" The foe slashed his tentacle through the air, and for a second, Midoriya wasn't sure what he would do. What would a hero do?Then he remembered: all of the notes and observations that he had made about every hero prepared him for battle tactics, so he knew exactly how to react to this.

"Take this!" The quirkless boy used the opening and threw his backpack at the sludge villain. One of his textbooks hit the monster in the eye and caused him to loosen the grip he had on Bakugo, allowing the blonde student to breath.

"Kacchan!" Midoriya instinctively claws at the sludge of this villain, trying to make whatever progress he could and create a hole wide enough to grab Bakugo's hand and pull him out of there.

"Deku! Why the fuck are you rushing this green blob?"

"I can't say! I guess, my legs moved on their own!" With all of the frustration, the confusion, and the undying willpower to stand up and fight, the young boy's eyes began to water, and he looked at the boy who had done nothing but ridicule him all his life with a shaky smile. "I couldn't... I couldn't stand there and watch you die!"

The number one hero felt those words and the actions of this quirkless young boy, who had just been told he could never be a hero, go to his heart. Like Midoriya, the hero realized that he could not be a bystander and watch an innocent boy die. To hell with whatever time limit he had on his quirk!

"I'm not going to stand here, and be a bystander!"

The sludge villain's fury burst out of him. "I've had enough of you!"

Once the other heroes saw the sludge villain prepare to strike, they immediately rushed in to do whatever they could to save the child. But they were too late: Midoriya closed his eyes and held his arms up as he prepared for the blow that would kill him. But it never came.

"How far I've fallen."The quirkless child opened his eyes, and saw All Might in his muscular form, defending him from the tentacle with his trademark style and steam coming off of him.

"I lectured you before about the merits of being a hero, the need for them to sacrifice regardless of the costs! But thanks to you, I understand now that I wasn't living up to my own ideals! To be a hero, one must always put their lives on the line for the greater good!" The number one hero grabbed Bakugo's arm, and with blood spewing from his mouth as his body was pushed beyond its limits, prepared to unleash another one of his special moves.

"Detroit Smash!" With a strong downward punch, the symbol of peace punched the villain away with such force, such ferocity, that not only was all of the fire immediately extinguished and the citizens were forced to be protected by Mt. Lady, but the wind currents managed to create a literal tornado that spun high into the sky, parting the clouds.

All Might remained motionless as the steam continued to rise from his right arm while he panted heavily from overexerting himself. The heroes and the crowd were stunned silent, all of them in awe of the unbelievable power their idol just displayed. Then, the citizens began to feel a few droplets of water touching down. Those droplets of water soon multiplied, and a steady rain was falling on everyone in the area.

"It's raining. How could..."

"Could All Might have done this?"

"No way!"

"All Might, he..." Death Arms was baffled by the power the superior hero had just displayed, "He changed the weather with a single punch."

All Might moved out of his punching posture and stared at everyone in the crowd with his confident smile. Once everyone saw that their number one hero was still smiling and standing victorious, they all began to follow All Might's lead and started smiling themselves. In an instant, the smiles turned into cheering and applause. Once again, All Might had won the day with his fearless smile and unfathomable power. The number one hero responded to his audience and raised his hand in victory, sending the crowd into a frenzied uproar.

The hero looked down at the now unconscious Izuku Midoriya. While the crowd may have been cheering for him, they should have all been cheering for this quirkless boy. In reality, it was him who saved the day. It was he who began his journey to becoming a hero by rushing in to help the innocent without hesitation, regardless of the dangers. All Might knew at that instant that this boy would be the next successor. The next successor of One for All.

"Ha ha ha!" The hero hardily laughed and saluted the crowd. "I thank you for your support, but unfortunately I don't have time to celebrate! I have other pressing matters to attend to!" All Might turned to the spectating heroes. "I trust you will take care of things from this point on."

"Of course, All Might!"

"It's the least we can do!"

"Excellent!" The number one hero speeded through the alley and jumped above the crowd of people. Then, he quickly picked up the unconscious child with lightning-fast speed and jumped up onto the roof of a building, where he then jumped back down and sprinted down the road. The crowd waved their idol off as he went on to continue his work as the number one hero.

"Now the next order of business: finding out who you are." With the sludge villain defeated and All Might back in his muscular form, which he felt he could maintain for at least another thirty minutes or so, which should have been more than enough time to try and sort things out with this young child. At last, All Might would get some proper answers.


And Chapter 2 is finished! We now see how Mob unintentionally unleashed his psychic powers in a burst of confusion and inner turmoil, and look where that got him! Now, you'll see next chapter how Shigeo is going to explain himself to All Might and get himself out of this major pickle! Until Chapter 3 of 100 Percent Hero!