A Break

Hey Everyone! Sorry this one took so long. I took a little while and figured out what I wanted to do moving forwards with this story. For starters, I felt like I was sticking a little too much to the canon. I wanted to swap it up a bit, so I figured out some original content that I am putting into it to turn this story from "A rewrite of the BNHA story with pokemon instead of quirks" to "Baku's Pokemon AU."

Also, I wanted to address something that some people have been wondering about. The reason I have posted this not in the crossovers section, long story short, is I don't really see it as a crossover. I see it as more of an AU I've created with elements of the pokemon brand in it.

That said, I will be posting a copy of this story in the crossovers section, as someone brought it up to me that some people may go looking for this story as a crossover, and be unable to find it.

Anyways, onto the next chapter. I hope you enjoy my original content

Izuku was thankful that he finally got a break. So long of constant training and nonstop pressure had really started to weigh down on him. It was nice to finally have some time to cool down and recover.

He had gotten into Yuuei, and everything was going to turn out okay. Or would it?

Izuku knew he and Riolu couldn't stop training. They had to work twice as hard to keep half the pace of the others. While they had been with their partners most of their lives, Izuku had only been with his for a mere ten months. They still had far to come, especially considering the toll on both of their bodies due to One for All.

That also brought up an issue. It had been nearly a week since his acceptance to Yuuei, yet he still hadn't heard a peep from All Might. It was starting to concern him that he hadn't heard from his mentor.

In one corner of the room, Riolu was lounging back on the reclining chair in Izuku's room, legs up on the desk, watching a video on youtube. Of all the things Izuku expected to come from having a pokemon partner, normal...human activities was not one of them.

To be fair, most Pokemon are just as intelligent as humans are. Izuku knew there shouldn't be a reason that pokemon don't act normally, but it was...odd. Nevertheless, Izuku found himself in his room on his self-mandated break from training, getting ignored by his own partner.

Izuku sighed, and just then, his phone buzzed on the desk. Izuku flipped the phone over to see a text from...All Might! Izuku shot up out of his seat.

-Meet me down a Dagobah beach, if you would kindly.- it read. Izuku scrambled for his things, throwing on a pair of shoes as quickly as possible. He scrambled out the door, only to see Riolu not following.

"Riolu! We have to meet All Might at the beach!" Izuku whisper-yelled, not wanting his mom to hear. Izuku expected the pokemon to get up and follow. That didn't happen. Instead, Riolu raised a palm dismissively, waving Izuku away, before turning back to his video.

Izuku stood motionless for a moment, trying to process what had just happened.

Did Riolu just...sass me? Izuku pondered.

"Come on! We gotta go!" Izuku tried again, only to be met with an even more impatient wave than last time. Normally, Izuku wouldn't be bothered by getting dismissed. Frankly, he was used to it. Yet, getting ignored by essentially his only friend over the last few months...well, it kind of bugged Izuku.

"Riolu," Izuku said again, trying to keep the irritation out of his tone, "If you go, Lucario might be there…"

Riolu raised his hand to dismiss Izuku again, but it faltered for a moment. Riolu dropped his arm, like he was considering it for once. He looked between Izuku and the monitor, before shrugging and hopping off the seat.

Izuku let out a pent up breath, I don't know what else I could have done to convince him, so I'm glad that worked.

Izuku and Riolu headed out of their apartment, waving a brief goodbye, "See ya, Mom!"

"Be safe, honey!"

Izuku made it down to the beach in about fifteen minutes, as per usual. He walked with a brisk pace, as he expected that All Might was waiting for him there. Sure enough, when Izuku went down to the beach, All Might was standing, overlooking the dark ocean in his deflated from.

"All Might!" Izuku called out, waving. That broke All Might from his trance, and he spat out blood in surprise. He turner around, thrusting his arms out.

"Repeat after me! 'I got the wrong person'!" All Might said. Only then did Izuku realize that he could be giving away All Might's identity.

"I got the wrong person!" Izuku called out extraordinarily loud. All Might visibly relaxed, huffing out a breath. Izuku approached the rest of the distance, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck.

"Congratulations on getting into Yuuei, young Midoriya." All Might greeted. Izuku immediately smiled.

"Thanks." Izuku scratched his chin, "You didn't tell me you would be a teacher at Yuuei."

"That, yes." All Might shuffled his feet awkwardly, "I was not allowed to tell anyone, and before you ask, I did not tell anyone in the selection process that I was connected to you in any way. You earned that all yourself." Izuku relaxed slightly, obviously relieved that he was chosen off of his own merits.

"Good job." All Might stuck his hand out, and Izuku gratefully shook it. "I also called you here for a little talk. Lets go."

Izuku walked down the beach with the skeletal All Might for a few moments in silence. It was a cool night, and the ocean breeze wasped over Izuku's skin nicely. The three of them, Izuku, All Might, and Riolu kicked up sand as they walked.

Finally, All Might took a breath, "You're probably a bit confused about One for All."

"You could say that." Izuku kicked up a seashell, sending it skittering across the sand.

All Might paused for a little while longer, trying to think of the right thing to say. Man, teaching was hard. How did Nana manage to teach him at all?

"Well, when you used one for all, how did it feel?" All Might decided to start.

There was a few moments of silence as Izuku thought. The only noise was the waves and the sand under their feet. "It felt like...I wasn't in my own body anymore. But I still kind of was? Like I saw through my own eyes, but I could also feel the things Riolu was feeling."

"Sounds like an incomplete version of the bond. When Lucario and I are bonded completely, it's like we become one entity. Each action isn't mine or his. It's ours." All Might tried explaining, "Does that make sense?"

Izuku looked down a little bit, "Kinda. How do we get to a full synchronization?"

"Practice. Lots and lots of practice." All Might flashed back to all the times he and Lucario fell out of synchronization in the middle of a fight. Nowadays, it was second nature. But back then? Absolutely not.

"Guess we're not out of the woods yet, eh buddy?" Izuku nudged Riolu, who just nudged Izuku's thigh. All Might chuckled slightly. Izuku reminded him of himself.

The two walked under the moonlight, nearly in step. It was rather...serene. Izuku had not felt as relaxed in a long time. For the last few months, he had been frantically moving around, with no stopping. Always either eating, studying, or working out. Most of the time, two at once. Now, just walking peacefully on the beach, was the first time Izuku had calmed down in months.

Something was still bugging him though, "Then what happened that caused it to blow up Riolu's limbs?"

"Hmm…"All Might scratched his chin. He hadn't had this problem.

"I honestly don't know." He finally relented, "It could be that there's something wrong with the bond at the moment? In order to pull it off, your emotions need to be perfectly in sync."

Izuku shook his head, "Riolu and I both wanted to save Uraraka. I'm sure of it." He gave a smile to Riolu, who returned it gratefully. Izuku knew the truth. They had both wanted nothing more than to save Uraraka and her Togekiss.

"The only other thing I can think of is that the power is too much for your body to handle. And either you can use all of it, or none. You have no control." All Might relented. He didn't know what he was going to do. He never had to learn this part.

"Guess our break was fun while lasted, huh Riolu?" Izuku joked, "Back to five AM runs for us!" He said with mock enthusiasm.

"The training never stops, young Midoriya. For now, however, you should go home and rest." All Might instructed, turning to the exit of the beach. Izuku caught his arm.

"There's one more thing." He looked down at Riolu and sighed, "The only way I could get Riolu off the computer was promising that he could see Lucario. Can you bring him out for a little bit?"
All Might smiled. Those two were too perfect for each other.

The next day was back to the normal grind. He woke up early for a run, and came back to lift weights for a couple hours. Now, he was sitting in his room, not knowing what to do, as he had finished all his homework and it was the weekend.

Riolu was back on the computer, so Izuku had no idea what to do. He wasn't used to having free time like this.

Maybe I could-

"Izuku, sweetie?" his mom's voice drew his attention.

"Yeah?" Izuku called into the other room.

"I need you to run down to the market and grab some groceries for dinner please!" Izuku groaned a little on the inside before standing up.

At least it gives me something to do. Izuku grumbled. He turned to Riolu before he left and asked, "Are you coming?" The pokemon seemed to consider for a moment before shaking his head. Too immersed in his youtube video, it seems.

Izuku grabbed his backpack and walked towards the doorway, "Be safe!" is mother called after him. Izuku waved to her as he left.

The grocery market was quite crowded. Of course, it was a weekend, but Izuku didn't expect to be barely able to move, shoulder to shoulder with other people in the area. It was unpleasant to say the least.

After about an hour of scrambling around, searching for the ingredients his mom texted him, Izuku found everything. Each of his arms carried a bag, and since they were plastic, Izuku hoped that they wouldn't break on the way home.

Izuku was making his way out of the block of people when something caught his eye. A bright red, gleaming apple sitting atop a stand Perfect and round, tempting Izuku with its sweetness.

I haven't had a treat like this in forever… Izuku reasoned, walking up to the stand. He walked away with the bright red apple in his hands.

Izuku struggled out of the crowd, but when he finally broke away from the mass, he felt relieved. It was getting difficult to breathe. He walked at a normal pace, not too fast, but fast enough that he could get home before the bags broke.

Izuku was lost in thought. So much of his life had changed over the course of the last year that it was honestly astounding. He went from a loser with PTSD that couldn't touch pokemon to having his own pokemon partner, going into the Yuuei, and being All Might's successor. Unfortunately, no matter how much for he wished it, mental problems like PTSD don't just disappear.

For some odd reason, he had expected for it to just..go away after that fateful day ten months ago. It had been foolish to think so. Other than Riolu, Izuku couldn't touch pokemon without freezing up. Not even All Might's Lucario. It was a bit easier to be closer to them than before, but he still couldn't go all the way.

It was worrying him that it may end up being a problem in the future. What if he needs to save other pokemon? What if he needed to catch another pokemon? It was all worrying.

Izuku was torn from his thoughts as something pink streaked across his vision, flying down the alley that Izuku was walking by at that moment.

"Ahh!" Izuku stumbled, barely keeping hold of the groceries as he regained his balance. He looked around, trying to get a grasp on what had just happened. He looked down the hallway to see a pokemon floating in the air slightly.

It was about two feet long, with a long tail that thickened near the end It had large blue eyes and looked kind of mouse-like. It had long, padded feet that hung down in the open space. Most notably, though, is that the entire thing was pink.

"Mew?" The pokemon tilted its head, looking at Izuku. It was floating completely in the air, bobbing up and down ever so slightly. It playfully bounced in the air, spinning in a circle. Izuku saw something bright and red in its short arms.

"Hey! That's my apple!" Izuku protested, taking a step towards the alleyway. The pokemon tilted its head, before spinning in a circle again playfully.

I've never seen this type of pokemon before...what is it? Izuku had memorized every textbook out there when it came to pokemon. He had the appearances off every single pokemon down by memory, yet he couldn't recall ever seeing a glimpse of this one.

Izuku took a few slow, careful steps down the alleyway, not wanting to scare it off, "Hey, that's my apple. Could I please have it back?" Izuku asked carefully.

"Mew!" The pokemon giggled cheerfully, slowly floating towards Izuku. It got closer and closer, holding out the apple for him to grab. Izuku's breath started to speed up. So long as he didn't touch it, he'd be fine right? He was just grabbing the apple from its hands.

Turns out Izuku didn't need to worry about that at all, because when the pokemon got close, it wheeled around, giggling again. It floated down the alleyway, Izuku's apple in tow.

"Hey get back here!" Izuku broke into a run, chasing the pokemon. He never lost track of it, but he also never gained ground. Like it was keeping him chasing it.

This is probably a bad idea… Izuku thought to himself all too late.

He ran after the pokemon through the maze of alleyways until he saw it take a turn that led to sunlight. He kept going, and as he stepped out of the dark alleyway, the sun blinded him.

Which caused him to slam right into someone.

Izuku frantically pulled himself off the ground, scrambling to get all the groceries before they rolled away. He stuffed them into his bag, nervous as can be.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going and-" Izuku didn't look up, due to a mix of shame and embarrassment.

"It's okay! It happens, you know?" Izuku stopped. He recognized that voice. He looked up and took in the features of the person he had knocked over. The round face, short hair and pink cheeks. Sure enough, it was Uraraka.

"Uraraka I-"

"It's Izuku!" She said cheerfully, helping him to his feet, "I didn't expect to see you around, much less running out of an alleyway!"

"Heh. Yeah.." Izuku scratched the back of his neck nervously. Izuku was on his feet now, brushing dust off of his clothes. He scraped a knee on his way down as well, and it stung slightly. Uraraka bent over, picking something he missed off the ground.

"Is this yours?" She asked, presenting a bright red apple. Izuku's breath caught.

That pokemon...what was that? Izuku was bewildered.

"Y-yeah." Izuku coughed, "Did you happen to see a pink pokemon fly by?" Uraraka shook her head.

Weirder… Izuku thought, I do need to get home thou-

"Hey, we haven't caught up since the entrance exam! How about we go find somewhere to talk for a little?" Uraraka interrupted his thoughts.

"S-sure!" The words came out of his mouth before he knew what he was saying.

"Great!"

What have I done?

Uraraka and Izuku walked over to the nearby park to catch up, and Izuku felt awkward the entire way. Not only was he still flustered from running into Uraraka, literally, but he was walking with a girl. Izuku, walking with a girl.

I'd rather fight another one of the zero pointers right now Izuku thought to himself as they set up shop next to a tree in the park. It was a nice sunny day outside, so sitting and talking in the shade would be relaxing. Well, it would be relaxing if he wasn't alone with a girl.

"This looks like a good spot!" She said, plopping down on the grass. Izuku carefully sat down on the grass, not wanting to stain his clothes. They sat in silence for a few moments. Izuku didn't want to start the conversation, as he didn't know what to say.

Finally, Uraraka spoke up, "Did you get into Yuuei?"
Izuku breathed out. A question he could answer confidently, "Yeah. How about you?"

Uraraka's first reaction was a squeal of delight."I'm so glad you got in! I would've been angry if you hadn't, you know? I tried to give you some of my points, but they wouldn't let me."

Izuku stared for a moment, trying to process what he had heard.

She tried to...give me some of her points? Izuku was shell shocked. Nobody, nobody had ever done anything like that for him, outside of his mom. Izuku felt the tears start to surge.

"Izuku?" Uraraka tilted her head, looking at the odd expression on his face, "Are you okay?"

Izuku nodded, wiping the wetness away from his eyes, "Yeah, I think. It's just...nobody has ever done something like that for me, you know?" His breathing was a little shaky still, but he felt like he had calmed slightly from his sudden burst of emotion.

"Well, I couldn't just sit there and do nothing!" Uraraka gave him a hearty smile, causing Izuku to brighten slightly more, "I mean, you saved both me and Togekiss. It didn't sit right with me just doing nothing…" Izuku forced another wave of tears down.

"Thank you…" Izuku muttered.

"Anything for a friend!" Izuku's breath hitched again.

She called me her friend… Izuku thought, yet again surprised. He forced himself to not make a big deal out of it this time.

"Yeah...friend." He smiled at her. Somehow, she had been able to lighten Izuku's mood with a few simple words.

They sat and chatted for a little while longer. Mostly about minor things like where they lived and went to middle school. Izuku learned that her parents ran a construction company, but it wasn't going well at the moment.

"Where's Riolu?" Uraraka finally asked, recalling his pokemon partner from the exam.

Izuku snickered, "He was being lazy. Decided to sit and watch youtube instead of coming with me."

"Pfft!" Uraraka burst out into a fit of giggles, laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation, "Well, I guess Riolu is a pretty humanoid pokemon. Seems fitting that he acts the same too…"

"Yeah he gave me sass yesterday when I made him get off the computer too." That illiced another fit from Uraraka. Izuku was already feeling more comfortable than he had initially. The awkwardness in the air all but disappeared.

"Where's togekiss?"

"She's in her ball right now. So is clefairy. Want to meet them?" Before Izuku could protest, Uraraka got out two pokeballs, and let out her two pokemon partners. Togekiss materialized standing on its stubby back legs, wings folded as much as possible to its sides. Clefairy was much smaller, and as soon as it was out of its pokeball, it jumped into Uraraka's arms.

"Hey!" She said, catching her partner and hugging it to her chest. Uraraka motioned to Izuku sitting on the grass in front of them.

"This is Izuku! He's a new friend!" The first motion was from Togekiss. The instant she heard Izuku's name, the pokemon waddled over far quicker than it should be able to move with those stubby legs. Its wings were spread out wide, going in for a massive hug.

Izuku froze. There was a pokemon coming towards him. Two options sprang to mind: Fight or flight. His breathing quickened, and Izuku was unable to control the pace.

Togekiss, innocent, loving look on its face, wrapped its wings around Izuku. His mind went blank. It had been so long since an episode like this happened. Izuku stiffened, brain numb. The only things that existed were him, the pokemon, and the fear. Oh god the fear.

The memories from so many years ago resurfaced. The bite marks littering his skin, the pain, the blood. Izuku thought he heard some distant yelling.

Then, it was all gone. The pokemon released him, and Izuku collapsed onto the ground. There were nail marks on his palms, and his muscles hurt.

"Izuku!" Uraraka rushed over, and Izuku slowly sat up. His mind was still reeling, and his mouth was dry.

"What happened?" Izuku asked dumbly. He knew perfectly well exactly what had happened. Uraraka's togekiss had touched him, and that sparked off a panic attack. Izuku shook his head, trying to recollect his thoughts.

"Togekiss hugged you, but then you stiffened up, and then collapsed…" Uraraka explained.

I can't let her know. She's going to shun me. Like everyone else. Izuku didn't want to lost his friend so soon. He abruptly stood up, trying to step away.

"I'm sorry, I have to go." Izuku scrambled to grab his things and go. Yet, as he was trying to leave, Uraraka grabbed his arm.

"Izuku...what happened?" She asked. She had a concerned look in her eyes. Worst of all, however, was the look on Togekiss's face. The pokemon had a look of confusion at what had just happened, but it also looked guilty for causing whatever had happened. Izuku let his knees collapse under him and he fell down. So much for not getting grass stains.

"I had a panic attack." He finally said it after what felt like years of silence, "It's really nothing to worry about."

"A panic attack? That is surely something to worry about!" She said, dismissing his attempt to shrug it off.

I can't tell her…. Izuku glanced at Togekiss. The look on its face had turned to complete guilt. The peppy face had gone gloomy, and it was looking down at the ground. It looked like it felt horrible.

But they deserve to know… Izuku thought. Uraraka was the first person to show him such kindness in such a long time. The least she deserved was an explanation.

"I-It happened when I was a kid." Izuku started, voice shaky. He hated retelling this tale, but he had to, "I don't remember the details. The only part I remember is going in an alleyway. Then there were pokemon and they attacked. Next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital."

Izuku choked up, needing to catch his breath. Uraraka stayed perfectly silent, waiting for him to continue. Izuku took another, shakier breath and continued.

"Doctors say it's PTSD. Whenever I touch a pokemon, my brain freezes up and I can't move. I sometimes have random panic attacks when a pokemon gets too close. The only exception is Riolu." Izuku let out the rest of the air, awaiting the negative comment he knew was coming.

"That's...horrible. I can't imagine what it feels like…" Uraraka said finally. Izuku felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Uraraka resting her hand on Izuku's shoulder, concern in her eyes.

Izuku looked over at Togekiss, and felt even worse for sharking. It's head was dropped so low that it looked like it was on the ground. Izuku saw what looked like small droplets of water dropping to the ground.

Is it crying…? Izuku immediately felt worse. Uraraka looked at where he was staring and caught sight of Togekiss as well.

"Oh Togekiss…" Uraraka reached an arm over and pulled her partner in for a side hug.

"Togekiss is a bit of a...fan of you I guess you could say. Ever since you saved us from that zero pointer, she's been excited to meet you again. Not to mention that she's really peppy and loves hugs." Uraraka explained. Izuku instantly felt worse.

"And she probably would give you a hug to make you feel better, but she...can't." The conversation had really taken a bad turn. Izuku knew he needed to turn this around.

"Well, if it makes you feel better, If I get over this at some point, I'll give you the world's biggest hug." Togekiss looked up, and the somber expression on its face brightened ever so slightly. He forced a smile, and Togekiss thankfully returned it.

Izuku and Uraraka talked for a little longer, but the conversation was light in comparison to what had just happened. Izuku checked the time.

"I think I do actually have to go now. Mom probably needs these groceries." Izuku said regrettably.

"Okay!" Uraraka returned her pokemon to their pokeballs and Izuku started to leave.

"Wait! One more thing!" Uraraka came over to Izuku and whipped out her phone. It was a small pink flip phone. She fiddled with a few buttons for a little while before handing Izuku the phone.

"I need your number so we can hang out some more before school starts!" She said happily. Izuku was instantly a flustered mess. His face flustered a permanent red while he sloppily put the numbers of his phone number into Uraraka's phone.

"Alright! I'll text you to make sure it's right!" Uraraka said.

"S-Sure thing!" Izuku said, grabbing the groceries. He started to walk away, waving to Uraraka as he left.

"See you soon!" She called, waving back.

As soon as Izuku was out of sight, he collapsed against a wall.

Did I just get a girl's number?

Izuku nearly made it home without something stopping him again. Emphasis on nearly. He was just around the corner when he was stopped once again.

Floating above the sidewalk in front of him was the pink pokemon from earlier. It was floating a few feet above the ground, tilting its head at Izuku. "Mew?" It said.

Izuku stopped walking. Up until today, he hadn't seen nor heard of this pokemon, but now he'd seen it twice in one day. Something was up.

I need to research this when I get home… Izuku thought. For now, he needed to figure out what it wanted.

"Why are you following me around?"

The pokemon just spun in a circle cheerfully, pointedly ignoring Izuku's question. It bobbed closer to Izuku. Panicked, Izuku took a quick step back, but the pink pokemon didn't falter. It came close until it was right in Izuku's face. Izuku's breathing stopped, paralyzed in his throat.

The pokemon tilted its head curiously, happy expression on its face.

"Mew Mew!" It said cheerfully, spinning in another circle. Then, it streaked away quickly, leaving Izuku standing on the street alone.

When Izuku recovered from the shock, he regained his bearings and finished his trek home. He dropped the groceries in the kitchen, only taking his bright red apple with him to his room. Inside, Riolu was still sitting on the computer.

"I need this." Izuku told the pokemon. It took some effort (And a promise of extra dessert) to get him off, but Izuku convinced him to got off. Izuku opened a search browser and furiously set to research.

He tried searching all sorts of things, but no matter what he tried, he couldn't find a single thing on the pink pokemon. He tried things along the lines of "Pink mouse pokemon" "Floating pink pokemon" and "Pokemon that likes to mess with people". Still, nothing came up.

Izuku called it quits, being completely unable to find a single lick of information online. Either what he had encountered wasn't actually a pokemon, or it was so exceedingly rare that nobody had ever seen it before.

Izuku went to bed still pondering the whole situation.

There we are! I hope you enjoyed! So, now there's something that I want to hint at before I go. One is that Mew is going to be a reoccurring thing. And it's VERY important. Also, I'm doing something very exciting with the villain alliance's true motives. And All for One, for that matter. I can't wait to reveal it! (Next chapter (Probably)).

Anyways, please review and comment! See you soon!