Quirk.

One word.

All it takes is this one word to determine the importance of a person in society. A word that defines a phenomenon in the body where the genes within a human being creates a supernatural reaction that causes them to develop and conjure an unnatural ability. This 'superpower' can develop within a person as early as the age of four. This strange phenomenon has evolved humanity into something ethereal, almost like a comic book come alive. And with these powers begets people with selfish desires who will try to misuse them to their own volition with no regard for human life. These people are known by a single word.

They are called villains.

They are a growing problem that plagued society until an answer came in the form of a group of people retaliating against these villains, their goal being the safety of the civilians and to protect society. This group of retaliators who protect the people and combat the villains are called vigilantes.

Over time, quirks started to develop more frequently, people who have develop these powers starting to take up most of the population which eventually made the term a form of identity to everyone in society. Now in modern society, the view upon the power has now changed, making individuals in society only see your worth in the power and strength of your quirk, individuals with powerful ones become high in society while the ones with weaker ones taking lower to middle jobs at best. Due to this public view, quirks are now seen as an additional quality in worklife, a person with a earth related quirk being seen or put towards a job with construction business or a person with the ability to control and command plants usually pushed and encouraged for a job in the agriculture field. With all this development now pushed in the society benefitting people with quirks, it raises a question that no one asks: what happens if you have a quirk similar to one of a villain? What would happen to a person who owns a quirk that causes destruction and chaos?

Or what happens when you don't have a quirk at all? A term in modern society defines the phenomenon being…

Quirkless.

The world that revolves around these superpowers now known as quirks, there is a lifelong battle between good and evil which allowed the government to put out a law to allow the occupation of super police officers to enforce the law against these villains, following the goal of the vigilantes as they now don the name: heroes. However, within the world of quirks and the people who hold the title of heroes, one has to wonder.

'What does it mean to be a hero? What does it take to become one? What does it take to have an identity in this world?'

"Izuku, lunch is ready!" A green haired woman of average height and a slim figure with her hair in a ponytail yelled as she came out of the kitchen with a tray of dishes. This woman, Inko Midoriya, was introduced to silence which made her worried until she heard some squeals from her young daughter, a little baby with emerald hair that is tied into a pigtails, her big, black eyes sparkling when she was eating food messily which made the mother put down the plates and run to the child. "Oh, Yu! You're messing up your dress. Stop that!"

Wiping the food from her daughter, she yelled for the boy's name again but once again received no response before she turned to a tall black-haired man who was coming into the kitchen while looking at his phone. "Sashi, is he in his room again?"

"Yeah…he's been holed up in there since Friday. Tried to get him out of his room but nothing, I'm not sure if he's sleeping." Hisashi stated in a worried tone with his arms crossed as he sat down by the table.

"Alright, nice as new. Huh, Yu?" Inko smiled at her daughter before she looked upstairs with a worried expression on her face. 'I hope that everything's alright.'

At the upstairs of the house, there was a locked door with the nametag 'Izuku' on it. Within the room, the air is silent as the place was shrouded in darkness with a slight source of light coming from the window. The bedroom is fairly average and empty with a brown mat along with dumbbells by the closet, some posters of heroes plastered around his room.

At the table in the room was a pale, raven-haired teenaged boy who was sitting down in a chair, his long black, curly hair covering his face before he raised his right arm to his head, his other hand squeezing a muscle cruncher. This teenager, Izuku Midoriya, was looking at the dirty and wrinkled paper that rested on his table with a dead look in his big, dark green eyes. His eyes then scanned the paper again, letting out a huge sigh when he looked at the top of the paper.

Dreams and Aspirations.

Izuku's shoulders started shaking upon seeing the title, his head bumping on his wooden desk before he turned on his computer, seeing a list with most of the options showing a red 'X' beside them. Letting out a sigh, he lifted his hands to get ready to type before he paused, his hands resting on the desk as his lips curled downwards.

"It's no use, huh? No matter what I suggest, I keep getting rejected. What can I do?" The teen mumbled to himself, in deep thought about the options that he has on the screen before he spun in his chair and looked outside. "Maybe a jog could get me an answer."

Turning off his computer and getting up from his chair, Izuku went to his closet, taking out a green and black hoodie along with black pants and red high-tops before he went out of his room. His parents were surprised to see him, the teen taking a moment to smile at them as he greeted his baby sister.

"Izuku! Are you ok?" Inko asked which he nodded with a smile. "Yeah, mom. I'm alright…just gonna take some fresh air."

Inko looked at him, a bit worried before she went to him and straightened his jacket and hair, a smile on her face as she did so. "Ok, please stay safe. And make sure not to stay out late, ok?"

"Yes, Mom." Izuku nodded before he heard his father on the table. "Oh, come on, Inko. He's 15. Izuku knows what to do. Kid's pretty much grown."

"I don't care, he's still my baby! Along with little Yu, is that right?" Izuku heard a muffled sound from his sister, seeing her mouth covered in food, much to Inko's dismay as Hisashi got up and wiped her mouth.

Waving at them, the raven-haired teen left the house and then went on a jog, him being unaware of the worried stares from his parents. On his way down the street, Izuku observed his neighbourhood, seeing people on the street doing their jobs, some of them using their quirks and powers to aid them with their occupations which made him look down at the ground and put his hoodie over his head.

"I really need to clear my mind." He said, gritting his teeth as he nonchalantly avoided the bins, garbage bags and dumpsters. "At least the breeze felt nice."

After several minutes of walking, Izuku arrived to a beach, passing a sign that said 'Takoba Municipal Beach' before he decided to rest on the sand and watch the horizon. Feeling the wind passing through him, Izuku rested his arms on his knees as he allowed the breeze to put down his hoodie.

"Hey, c'mon, bro! Use your quirk!"

"Okay! Let me charge up first!"

Seeing the kids playing on the beach with their quirks, Izuku looked at his hand with a look of pity before he let out a heavy sigh. "What should I do now? What else can I do?"

"Give up."

These words rung in the Izuku's head after they left the mouth of the spectacled man who was sitting in front of him in the classroom, his four arms checking various papers on the desk. "There's absolutely no future for you, Mr. Midoriya."

"W-what?" Izuku's eyes widened when he finished processing the words of the teacher in front of him. Barely paying attention to the teen's anguish, the man looked at the boy with disgust and frustration as he looked at another paper. "I said give up, Midoriya. There is nothing for you. You don't need to come to Career day."

Izuku racked his brain for every possible reason for this outcome, he tried his best and studied hard to score the best grades in his year which is shown in his reports, including the one in front of him. He has a fairly clean record and tried his best to avoid trouble, he even has decent grades in P.E. based on athletics. He then gripped his hair, wondering of the reason before he started to slightly panic and desperately spoke. "W-why?"

The man ignored Izuku, continuing to read his papers before the teen asked again. "Why?"

"It's simple. You're quirkless."

The raven-haired student felt his blood boil, trying his best to calm himself. With his fists clenched to the point of his knuckles turning white, his shoulders shaking in rage as he gritted his teeth. He hated that word. That damn word. That stupid status. "T-there's got to be something that I can do! I'm even top of the class and year in some subject and I'm even studying very hard-"

"But you have no quirk. No redeeming qualities and you're not even a part of a prestigious family." The teacher cut him off, the old man rubbing his wrinkled forehead with a frustrated expression as he stamped some papers. His mind in a panic, Izuku looked to the ground with a frown, thinking his remaining options before he asked a question on his mind. "Teacher. Is there anything that I'm good at? How about scholarships? What do you recommend for me to do? There has to be something!"

The teacher's expression changed into one of annoyance as he put down the papers on the desk and rested his hands on the table, his eyes looking at the curly haired teen in front of him until he stood up and slammed his hands on the table.

"Be quiet, you quirkless reject! You're lucky we even allowed you to attend this school for so long! You are just a waste of space, boy! You will not be anything! You will not amount to anything and there is no place for you in this world! There is absolutely nothing for you! If you have put that through your skull, then leave this room at once!"

Izuku was shocked when he heard this, his eyes descending to the ground as the teacher ignored him and continued his work. With a heavy heart, the ravenette grabbed his stuff and exited the room with his shoulders slumped, a huge sigh leaving his mouth as he dragged himself outside of school. 'It's always the same. I have no place. What can I do? Is there a point to keep trying?'

His thoughts clouded his mind as he left school, the teen not bothering to look back as he let out a sigh and scratched his wrist. 'It's almost the second year of high school...I don't know what to do. More like I'm not getting the chance to prove myself. I can't even mask some of my achievements or say I have a quirk because they take an exam to check your quirk factor. Who needs a quirk to do office work anyways?'

"Well, a part time job would be good. Some work experience could be good even if I don't have a quirk...maybe..." Izuku looked at his time as he made his way to the train station, making sure to check his surroundings. "It's gonna take some minutes until the train arrives. Just in case, let's kill some time."

After spending some time around the street and at the store, the raven-haired teenager arrived at the station only to realize before he realized that the train is not here.

"What the? Where's the train?" Izuku looked around, seeing on the screen that he will have to wait for an hour for the train to arrive, much to the teen's shock. "I need a way to kill time until then or else-"

"Hey, Deku~"

The voice made Izuku's body froze before a hand went on his shoulder. He then turned to see an orange-haired burly teenager who had an evil grin on his face which made fear grip the raven-haired boy. "Why are you going home so early? Don't you want to hang out with your friends?"

"K-K-Kurai. Uhh…I-I need to g-go home. M-m-my-" Izuku was cut off when he was lifted into the air and slammed onto the ground by the teenager who was named Kurai, knocking the air out of him as he saw the person's eyes turning yellow before four hairy spider-like arms came out of his body.

"Who gives a shit about what a quirkless piece of crap like you have to do?" Kumo's distorted voice echoed through the train station as he approached Izuku, the latter tried to make a run for it only to be stuck on the floor.

"Not so fast, Deku. You gave us the slip last time but now, you deserve compensation."

As the ravenette tried to escape from his webbed restraint, he received a kick to the chest before they started pummeling and beating him up, his screams of pain echoing through the place. After a while, they took a break and admired their handiwork, Izuku coughing up blood from his swollen face before a foot slammed on his head.

"What the fuck is this?" One of the delinquents checked his bag and took out a piece of paper, reading the paper before he let out a laugh. "What the fuck is this? You got the 'Dreams and Aspirations' paper as well? Why the hell did they give you one?!"

"Hey, the piece of shit wanted to apply for psychology?! You, a psychiatrist?! HAHAHA!" Everyone started to laugh at Izuku who was quivering on the ground in frustration before he started. "K-K-Kemono…please, give that ba-ugh!"

Izuku received a kick to the face that busted his lip, blood dripping from his mouth before the foot connected to the back of his head which slammed him onto the ground. "Deku, what did I tell you? You address me as Master Kemono. Understand?"

Izuku could barely voice a word when he received another kick to the stomach that nearly made him vomit before they continued torturing him, throwing away his bag into a trashcan and taking away all his money.

"Jeez. Well, that helped relieve some stress. Also, I don't know why you have this. You don't need this at all." Kemono crushed the paper and threw it away, stomping on the paper with the rest of the bullies. Izuku could only watch as they all laughed while destroying his stuff, the teen fighting against his restraints but failed. After a while, they left him on the ground bloodied and beaten, the teen losing his consciousness as he heard the last words from Kemono.

"Face it, Deku! No matter what happens, you'll always be a loser! A quirkless piece of shit like you has no future!"

'Quirkless…all because I'm quirkless…'

Izuku thought, his frustration grew as he started gritting his teeth and balled his hands into fists. His body started shaking as he looked towards the sea. 'All because I'm quirkless. Nothing I do…nothing matters.'

He rubbed his black curly hair before he looked out at the sea, his frustration changing to depression as he traced his fingers along his wrists. "I just want to be something. To do something. Why does it have to be me?"

Izuku spent an hour gazing at the sea, able to soothe some of his depression as he enjoyed the comfort of the gentle breeze hitting his skin. 'I think I can try some of the stores down the street. Just any part time job.'

"Hey, if it isn't Deku?" Izuku's eyes widened and jumped up quickly, turning to see Kumo and his gang approaching him. Not wasting any time, the ravenette quickly sprinted as fast as he could, the delinquents in pursuit of him. Izuku sped through the street, him trying his best to lose his pursuers as he hid within the crowd. After a while of running, the ravenette was able to lose them, catching his breath by an alleyway. "I guess…I lost them…"

"Motherfucker! You're a faster bastard than I thought."

Whatever happiness and serenity that Izuku felt at the moment disappeared when he was grabbed by Kumo and thrown into a wall, causing him to cough as he hit by a ball of webbing. "L-let me g-go, Kumo!"

"Fat chance! You're coming with me." Kumo said before he grinned and looked ahead, dragging Izuku like a garbage bag before he threw Izuku into a dumpster. The orange-haired teenager then grabbed him by the hair and pointed him to a store, ignoring the pained yells from the ravenette as he pointed at a guitar on a display in the store.

"You see that guitar over there? I want you to steal it." When he heard the words from the spider-quirked person's mouth, Izuku's eyes widened before he started shaking his head. "I-I-I-I can't do that. I won't do that. T-that's stealing. There's no way I'm doing that."

Izuku received a punch in the face before he was grabbed by the collar, Kumo glaring at him with veins showing on his forehead. "Do you think I give a shit? You're just a quirkless piece of shit outcast. Who would care if your ass went to jail? They probably won't even care if you steal it."

"I can't do it. I won't. You can insult me all you want. Beat me up all you want but I'm not doing that." Izuku said before the delinquent lifted him into the air then slamming him onto the ground multiple time, his face covered in blood as he was lifted by his collar. "Now listen here, you motherfucker I don't give a flying fuck about your morals or your livelihood. I want you to steal that guitar and give it to me. Capiche?"

"No." Izuku kept to his word which made Kumo angry before someone cleared their throat, the two seeing Kemono who stomped on his chest. "Deku, you have a baby sister, right?"

Izuku froze, turning to Kemono who had a devilish grin on his face, his teeth transforming into sharp needles. "Your family? They live down the street near the doctor's office."

Kemono's hand turned into a claw as he grabbed the ravenette's face. "My brother's a gangster in the area. I think you know what this means, right?"

"B-but…" Izuku stuttered out of fear for his family's safety, his breathing becoming haggard, much to his tormentors' joy.

"No buts. Unless you want your family's house to be covered in red, do as I say. She's about to enter preschool, right?" Kemono smirked before he took out his phone which made his captor break in a cold sweat.

"Wait! Ok, I'll do it. J-just…leave my sister alone." Izuku conceded, much to the joy of the delinquents as Kumo and Kemono smirked, returning to normal as they reverted back to normal.

"That's what I wanted to hear. Now be a good Deku and steal the fucking guitar." The delinquents snickered as Izuku gazed at the ground before he slowly went to the store. He tried to go to the store owner to explain his situation which ended in vain when he saw Kemono dialing on his phone from his peripheral vision.

"I can't have my family getting hurt…not them…" The teen was in deep thought as he dragged his feet towards the guitar, a wave of guilt hit his body which made him sick, the teen struggling to hold the bile in his stomach. 'I don't want to this b-but…'

Each step felt like an eternity as sense of morality held his body down like gravity, making it seem like that the item is too far. As he is right in front of the guitar, his hand shook with nervousness as he went for it.

'Why does it always have to be like this?'

As he picked up the guitar, he looked the teen started sweating as he looked at it, moving from the owner's field of vision to find the best path to dash out of the store.

'Why do I have to do this?'

Starting to breath heavily, Izuku clutched his chest as he started panicking, a bunch of thoughts going through his head. 'I can't do this but I have to…for my family.'

"STOP!"

A voice thundered through the place.

Upon hearing the voice, Izuku froze, breaking in a cold sweat when he saw a bulky blonde-haired man dressed in a blue and red superhero suit, Izuku knowing the man as his mouth worded his name. "All…Might…"

Shaking in fear, the teen was overwhelmed by pure despair as the man entered the store. All Might then started laughing with his hands on his side before one of the people in the store fell to the ground, roaring in pain as he transformed into a huge lizard.

"Damn you, All Might!" The lizard said as it attacked the hero who vanished, Izuku caught off guard before he heard several men getting knocked out around him which caused some of the people to cheer and celebrate.

"What the hell is happening?"

"It's All Might! We're saved."

Taken aback by the strength of his opponent, the lizard man observed the place before he lunged at Izuku who nimbly dodged his attack, the teen dodging a few more strikes until he hopped off, making his pursuer hit the wall. Not wasting any time, Izuku quickly sprinted until a shelf fell on his leg. "Damn it! C'mon, I need to get away."

"Too bad, kid. Now get in my belly!" The alligator shouted as he dashed towards the ravenette who closed his eyes and shielded himself from the villain who opened his mouth. 'O-Oh no! It's the end.'

A sound of collision echoed through the store, Izuku opened his eyes to see All Might in front of him, the man stopping the alligator man in his tracks by holding his jaw with his hands.

"Hahaha! To think that you would do something so unsightly! If you want food…" All Might stated with a smile as he lifted the reptile into the air with one hand before he tightened his fist.

"Have a knuckle sandwich!" The blonde hero swung his arm, landing a powerful punch to the reptile that sent it into the air before he followed with another that knocked it out. As the lizard transformed back into a man, everyone rejoiced as the hero picked up all the thieves in the store and gave them to the police who just arrived. During this, Izuku watched this in silent excitement and at the same time, immense guilt and nervousness before he looked at the guitar that was still in his hand.

'I hate this. What the hell am I doing?' He thought as he was about to take advantage of the commotion and leave. "Damn it."

As he was about to leave with the guitar, a hand stopped him, Izuku turning to see All Might who had a judgmental look that made the teen look down in guilt.

"What are you doing, young man?" The blonde man said, his words and the worried tone of his voice stabbing the teen in his chest. Izuku looked at the ground with guilt before he dropped the guitar, his breathing getting more ragged as the man turned him around. "Are you ok?"

The police came to the place and arrested the villains, one of them coming to All Might and Izuku, saluting the hero. "Thank you, All Might for all your good work. Hey, is the kid ok?"

"Don't worry. I'm just speaking to this young man. He's a huge fan. Are you able to take him home after our talk?" The blonde hero laughed while patting Izuku's neck. Raising an eyebrow, the police officer nodded before he pointed at the ravenette. "Oh. So you think this kid is a part of the group of thieves?"

Izuku felt his throat being dry, trying his best to stay calm as he could hear his heartbeat in his ears. All Might looked at the teenager, his glowing blue eyes searching the teen's expression until he voiced his answer. "Not at all. I'm just making sure that my fans are doing alright."

The officer glanced at the two before he left and waited by the police car, Izuku fell to the ground, the teen finding it hard to breathe until he felt a hand on his shoulder, seeing All Might still beside him with a worried expression.

"You have not answered my question, young man. What are you doing?" Hearing his question and thinking to himself, Izuku pursed his lips before he opened his mouth and started. "I-"

"IS THAT ALL MIGHT?! AHHHH!" A bunch of fan girls dashed towards the man who laughed and saluted before he vanished into thin air, making the girls squeal before they faint out of excitement. After a while and at the outside by a roof, All Might reappeared there with a winded Izuku in his grasp, the man putting the ravenette down before he turned to him and asked his question. "Are you able to answer my question now?"

The teen looked to the horizon, an unreadable expression on his face before he nodded. Izuku then took a deep breath and calmed his nerves before he decided to speak his mind, pointing to where the delinquents are. "I…I-I was forced to do it. They threatened me...saying that his brother is a part of a gang."

"Hmm…why did you not explain to the police or the school about their behavior towards you?" All Might said with a concerned face, getting his answer in the form of a nod from Izuku. "I tried but they ignore me…they all ignore me…"

All Might's smile slowly faltered as he heard that, Izuku continuing to tell his story. "I tried many times to explain myself, even to my parents but to no avail. They kept covering the evidence and even went as far as to forge things and made it my fault. I tried recording them, the fact that I have no phone should explain everything."

Gritting his teeth, Izuku's hands shaking when he looked at the city. "I…I just thought I could just grit my teeth and avoid them as much as I can until I'm finished with high school but today…today…those guys found out about my family's whereabouts and threatened me…to take out my family if I didn't steal the guitar. And this is not gonna be the last time."

After Izuku continued his story, the teen was unaware of All Might's fist clenched shut and his smile turned to a frown as he heard about the atrocities caused by his school's delinquents. 'To think such children exist…I need to something about it.'

"Not to worry, young man. You will be alright. Everything will be ok because I am here." All Might said as he patted Izuku on his back, the ravenette looked up at the man who gave him an inspiring smile. "Keep holding your head high and never give up!"

All Might then took them back down to the police officer who was surprised by their presence as the hero gave the teen to them. "Guide this young man home please."

"Oh, ok, sir." The officer saluted as he directed Izuku to his car.

"Ok. Oh! Umm, All Might, sir. I have a question-" Izuku turned to see nothing, much to his surprise. Turning at the sunset, he went into the police car before he was drove home.

"I didn't even get to ask my question…"

Izuku arrived home with the police only to come face to face with a worried Inko, the woman panicking as she spastically searched his body for any injuries. "Izuku! Are you ok? I heard about the accident near the jewelry store. I hope that you're ok. You're not hurt, are you? It was close to the Takoba beach!"

"Don't worry. He's fine. He has sustained no injuries. He's a lucky kid." The officer explained, much to his parents' relief as Inko hugged her son. "Thank you, officer."

The man bowed before he left, Izuku entering the house to see Yumemi who was slowly waddling around the place. Izuku had a smile on his face before he went to his sister and picked her up, the girl giggling as he played with her. The two children were unaware of their parents watching them, Inko letting out a sigh of relief before Hisashi hugged her. "Inko, I told you that he was gonna be ok."

"That's rich coming from the man who was seconds away from filing a search request for his son and has called him nearly 20 times." Inko gave the man a teasing glare before she pinched his cheek, getting a slight chuckle from him.

"I'm just happy he's ok. Let me get out his dinner." The mother said as she rushed to the kitchen, the father joining her as he smiled at Yumemi crawling around her older brother before she sat down on his lap to watch her favorite show. After having dinner with his family, Izuku stretched his arms before he caressed his sister's hair, the two unaware of their parents looking at them.

"Hey, Izuku. Tomorrow, we'll be going shopping so how about you come with us? I'll buy you anything you want. Especially since I wasn't able to get one for when you graduated Aldera Junior High due to being busy. We're also going to Natsuha: your favorite restaurant." Hisashi said, nudging Izuku who was cradling a sleepy Yumemi. "A-alright...I'll come along."

"I hope you're coming to spend time with your family and not for the Katsudon." Hisashi grinned at Izuku who looked away, Inko picked up Yumemi and putting her in her crib. "Well, it's time to go to bed. We're going early tomorrow."

The next day, they all got ready and went to the store, Izuku feeling a little better as they drove to a five-story shopping mall. They all spent time at the store, Inko buying groceries, Hisashi buying clothes and tools for his work and house respectively while Izuku just gazed around the place at the merchandise on sale with Yumemi. During their trip to the store, they all looked around until he felt the carriage shaking, a slight of excitement on Yumemi's face as she pointed at one of the stores.

"You want something in there, Yu?" The raven-haired teenager asked as he pushed her carriage in the store, the girl energetically pointing to a stand where a blonde-haired chibi dragon doll which Izuku recognized. "Oh! You want the Ryukyu doll, huh?"

"Alright, I'll get it for you." Hisashi pumped his chest, grinning ear to ear as he bought the doll which made Izuku a bit confused by his father's unusually excited personality before he leans towards his mother. "Is it ok for Dad to be like this? I mean, Yu's about to go to preschool soon when she turns 2?"

"Let him be. He just got a huge bonus so he'll feeling good right now. Surprisingly, he has her school tuition sorted which in itself is surprising."

The two just watched as the man skipped and gave the doll to his daughter, the mother and son sharing a nervous chuckle before Izuku noticed something in one of the stores walking to see a metal bat that was colored in a blue and red, similar to All Might's superhero suit.

"C'mon, Izuku! Don't you want anything for me to buy?" Hisashi turned to his son who put his hand on his face in deep thought before he picked up the bat and inspected it. "Is that what you wanted, Izuku?"

"Honestly…I don't know…" Izuku was in a daze, looking at his reflection on the bat before he put it down. "I'm…really not sure…maybe this bat."

Hisashi grinned and Inko clapped her hands together. "You want to go back to playing baseball again, Izuku?"

"I'm...not sure." Izuku looked at the metal bat before he practiced some swings with it, the store clerk surprised by the strength behind the swing. "Woah, kid! Those are some super swings there! Careful you take someone's head off with that."

Izuku nodded as he gripped the item multiple times before he put down the thing on the table. "I don't think I need it."

Hisashi looked at the teenager's expression before he picked up the bat. "Hey Izu-"

Suddenly the place started to shake violently, Izuku looking around the place as everyone began to panic including the guards who are inspecting the place and escorting some of the people from the stores as a precaution.

"What happened?"

"Is it an earthquake?"

"Seems like a slight tremor. An attack?"

The teen turned to his parents who are ok, Inko holding a scared Yumemi while Hisashi was on alert. He then turned around to see something out of the window coming towards them. 'Is that a giant fis-'

Suddenly, the shopping plaza was struck by a fist which destroyed part of the building and caused everyone to lose their balance. Seeing the ground about to give away, Hisashi grabbed Inko and took her and Yumemi to shelter before he called to Izuku. "Izuku, c'mon! We need to leave."

Suddenly, a huge piece of rubble descended towards them, Hisashi's mouth lit aflame as he shot a wave of flames that did nothing to the falling piece of earth.

"Damn it!" He carried Inko with him as they hurriedly move away. Everything was in slow motion as the debris was a few meters from his face before the man was pushed out of the way along with his wife and daughter, the parents turning to see Izuku who was behind them which made them shocked and worried. "Izuku!"

'Alright, they're out of the way.' Izuku thought but it was stopped when he felt a pole stabbing through his arm which made him yell in pain. "AHHH!"

The ravenette was then dragged down by the rubble, the weight of the boulder bent his arm in in an unnatural way which resulted in a sickening crunch. 'Damn, my arm! It freaking hurts!'

The raven-haired teen clenched his teeth from the pain that surged all over his body, tears bubbling from his eyes. Izuku then noticed multiple people falling along with him, some underneath him as he yelled at them.

"RUN NOW!"

Everyone underneath him looked up and ran away in fear and panic, Izuku tried to move only for his head to hit the floor that nearly made him unconscious.

'Damnit, it hurts.'

Suddenly he heard a roar that shook the place, looking outside to see a gigantic man that looked like a shark who was wreaking havoc until he was dragged out of the shopping mall by a wood clad hero who Izuku noticed. "That's Kamui Woods!"

During their brawl, Kamui Woods continued to pull the titan into the street, some other heroes clearing out the street as he led the villain further away from the shopping mall while saving some people in the process.

"It's Kamui Woods!" Some of the fangirls squealed as the Wood Hero hit him with a wooden fist before grabbing the titan by his neck and pulled him forward. "Now, Mount Lady!"

"Canyon Cannon!"

A woman descended from the sky and landed a drop kick on the villain, knocking him down as the woman quickly transformed to her normal human being as she went underneath him before she enlarged herself again to catch him. "You can't be falling for me now; we'll have to add property damage on your bill!"

"Shut up, you bitch!" Recovering from the attack, the villain tackled the woman who withstood his attack, the shockwave causing the shopping mall to be unstable which did not go unnoticed by the heroine.

"Kamui! I'll hold him off! Help the other heroes with the civilians!" Mount Lady said as she punched the villain in his face, Kamui Woods nodded as he swung over to the shopping mall and lifted some of the rubble that were trapping civilians along with stopping some falling boulders from hitting some of the people on the road. "Thank you, sir!"

"It's no problem. Now please go before you get hurt. The ambulance is over there."

During this, Mount Lady was fighting against the villain, managing to land a couple blows and putting him in a headlock before she noticed the villain screaming, veins appearing on his body as he started to increase in size. "What the? Why can't you just stay down and comply?"

"Shut...up!" The villain said, trying to slash her which failed thanks to her helmet before she grabbed his hands and twisted them behind his back. "Nonono. Now please stop."

Meanwhile, Kamui Woods quickly lifted some of the debris around the shopping center, directing the civilians to safety. He then transformed his branches into huge hands and wooden poles that reinforced part of the building. He then saw another villain about to shoot Mount Lady before he dashed towards him and went to attack him.

"Not on my watch!" The Wood hero knocked out the villain before he lashed and bind the huge shark, giving Mount Lady the opportunity to put him in a chokehold, the woman holding the villain with all her might while the man tried to struggle and attack them. The villain managed to break out of the blonde heroine's grip before he was about to go on a rampage.

"Lacquered Chain Prison!"

Multiple branches wrapped around the man, keeping him immobile as he tried to fight against his bindings. "Now Mount Lady!"

Mount Lady retreated, crouching with her arm raised before she sprinted towards the villain while swinging her arm with all her might.

"Gridlock!"

She hit the villain with a powerful lariat, positioning her fist behind her opponent's neck which knocked the man unconscious. The two heroes watched as the man started to shrink in size, Mount Lady doing the same as Kamui Wood dragged him to the police, much to everyone's relief.

"Good riddance..."

"…sashi…Hisashi!"

"Huh?" Hisashi let out a sharp exhale, jumping up before he felt a slight pain to his head. "What the hell?"

He looked around the place before he noticed that he is under a pile of rubble with some other civilians, some of them being wounded. The man then started to panic until he saw Inko and Yumemi beside him, the two having slight bruises on their bodies. "You're ok, Inko! Oh, thank God!"

"I'm ok…I thought you were going to die…" Inko said, her eyes watery as they both hugged each other. After a while, he looked around the place and touched the stones around them with a serious expression. "This isn't good."

"Yeah. It's a miracle that we aren't hurt, Kamui Woods helped us from being crushed." Inko said worriedly, cradling Yumemi as she started panicking. "I'm just worried about Izuku. I-Is he gonna be ok? I don't want my baby Izuku to d-"

"Inko!" Inko stopped as Hisashi looked at her with a gentle expression. "Izuku is gonna be ok. He's our son and a strong kid. We need to get out of here so that we can be able to find him."

They then heard some sounds above them, hearing Kamui Woods and other heroes calling for people as someone lifted the rubble, the people seeing a man in a red outfit similar to a water hose looking at them. "There are some more people here! Keep calm, we'll get you out!"

Everyone started to celebrate until the rubble started to lower on them which caused some of the people to scream and panic.

"Tch, we don't have time! Everyone, please move!" Hisashi announced to everyone, the civilians moved out from his way as he took a deep breath and held his breath for a minute, sparks coming out of his nostrils until he unleashed a blast of blue fire that melted the rubble in front of him and created a pathway. "C'mon, let's go."

Everyone quickly went through the pathway; the rubble starting to give way and fall on them.

"Oh no!"

Before they could be crushed, a white-haired muscular man, who was dressed in a cyan cardigan and dark blue baggy pants, suddenly dashed in and lifted the rubble which allowed everyone to leave. "Go now!"

"Our thanks, Death Arms!" One of the civilians said, the man nodded with a grin.

Hisashi quickly got everyone as quickly as possible, Death Arms smiled as he punched the rubble that caved in on him. Everyone was worried until an arm busted from the ground, the hero coming out unscathed which made everyone celebrate. Meanwhile, as the two Midoriyas were cradling their young daughter and looking around and searching for their eldest child.

'Izuku, please be safe.'

"Huh?" Izuku's eyes opened suddenly, his vision red until he noticed blood coming down from his head before he looked around. Trying to move, he felt an intense pain coursing from his left arm. "Ow. What the?"

His eyes widened when he saw his bloodstained arm that was bent unnaturally, noticing a gash that went from his elbow down to between his middle and ring finger. Gripping his arm, he slowly stood up before he noticed a few children in front of him that are injured.

"I'm scared…"

"It hurts…"

"I want my mommy!"

Seeing them like this made Izuku felt a pang of pain in his chest before he sat down, taking a moment to take a few deep breaths to calm himself. 'The best way to get around a situation like this is to keep a level head and check my surroundings.'

He then heard another collision, a huge tremor occurred that caused the rubble to descend a little which made everyone scared. Izuku opened his eyes and observed the place and people around him then mumbling to himself. "Alright, so it's obvious this place isn't going to hold for long but we will need to keep it reinforced until the heroes come. If we have the right quirks, we can keep the rubble from crushing them."

He was cut out of his thoughts when he heard the kids crying, one of them curling themself into a ball out of fear. Izuku felt a feeling of familiarity, seeing a smaller version of himself curled up in injuries and wounds which made him look to the ground.

'I hate how familiar this feels. I can understand their fear. These people…' He then tightened his fist as he noticed the rubble moving again. He then got up and clutched his arm, a single thought into his arm. 'I can't…give up…'

"I'm so scared…" One of the kids cried until he felt a hand on his head, seeing Izuku looking at him with a huge smile on his face. "It's…gonna be fine, ok? We'll get…out of here."

Izuku then looked around in a serious expression, the children looked at each other through tears before they gasped at seeing his arm. "B-b-but you're hurt, sir and we're stuck."

"Don't worry, it's not as bad as it looks. It's just a slight cut." Izuku gave them a thumbs up with a smile before he snapped his fingers. "Hey, I have a fun little project, you guys want to hear about it. I'll make sure that you guys get out of here…"

The ravenette then turned to the adults with a serious expression. "Do we have anyone with a super strength or an earth manipulation quirk among you?"

"No, our quirks aren't much." An old man said, Izuku shook his head in defiance as he stood up. "I don't think so, sir. There's no such thing as a useless quirk. Maybe if we put them together, we can get something done."

Everyone looked at Izuku in disbelief before they all frowned and shook their head. "There is nothing that we can do. We're powerless…we're gonna die…"

Izuku tried again to speak to them again but they would not budge, the teenager seeing the defeated expressions on their faces before he looked around for something. He then ignored everyone and clicked his teeth, taking up a few poles before he put them in sections of the rubble that it was weak. "Give up, kid!"

"Do you want to die, sir?" Izuku said while he tried to dig a pole into the ground as another tremor happened which the poles managed to withstand, turning to them. "Or do you want to live?"

Suddenly, they heard a collision before the place started shaking. The boulders above them then started to break apart as part of it slowly collapsed towards the old couple and the children, all of them screaming in panic until it was stopped.

"W-what?" The old man looked up to be shocked. They all saw Izuku holding up the debris, the teen struggling as blood dripped from his body with his teeth clenched tightly.

"Are…you ok?" The ravenette could barely word out, the people nodding which made him smile before he strained as the boulder started to descend on him. Taking a deep breath, he tried his best to hold the rubble in place as he pointed to a safe spot. "You need…to go quickly…I don't know…how long…I can hold this up…there's…an opening…"

"Oh! The opening got bigger!" One of the kids said as they tried to get through but the place was too small for them, much to everyone's dismay. "But we can't squeeze through it. We need it a little bigger."

Thinking about the situation, Izuku looked at everyone, seeing them panicking before he glanced at the ground. Contemplating his choices, the ravenette searched the place before he looked at everyone, something coming to his head.

"What are…your quirks?"

Everyone looked at him, the adults panicking a little, the kids looking at them before they had a look of courage and turned to the ravenette.

"I can throw things very fast!" One boy with purple hair said with a determined expression.

"I can harden anything I touch." A blonde girl with a ponytail added in before another child with brown hair jumped behind her. "Anything I spit on blows up but it has to be small."

Izuku nodded before he looked around the place, seeing a bunch of rocks. "Those…are wonderful quirks. I don't have a quirk so I'm not cool as you guys."

The kids were happy to hear that before Izuku turned to some rocks that were around the place. "Hey, why don't you try hardening those rocks over there?"

"Oh, ok."

The blonde girl touched the stones which made them glow, the teen then turning to the purple haired boy. "It's your turn."

"Yes!"

"You idiot! What can a quirkless boy like you can d-"

"Yes, I'm quirkless." Izuku cut the man off, a glare on his face that frightened the man. "But I at least want to live. Being a hero is great but there are times when you need to persevere on your own."

Everyone was caught off by this, Izuku shaking in anger as he started to push against the rubble. "Having a quirk or not having a quirk does not prove your identity…you can be whatever you are despite this. Even you, sir!"

The ravenette then turned to the kid, a smile on his face. "You can do this."

The kid then threw the stones with all his might, all of them moving almost like the speed of a bullet as they hit the boulder. After they pierced and embedded into the boulder, the last kid did not waste any time before he looked at Izuku who took a deep breath and he parted his legs.

He then looked at everyone as he braced himself. "Okay, I'm gonna push the boulder and once I push, all of you move and get out as quickly as possible, ok?"

Everyone looked at the teen with shocked expressions, one of the kids hugging his leg. "But what about you? Are you going to be ok?"

"I can't move right now but I have to make sure that you and everyone get out safe. Just make sure that you get out safely and tell the heroes that I'm here." Izuku smiled, the purple kid nodded before he turned to everyone and nodded. "The heroes can't save from everything. That's the reason for safety precautions, right?"

"You…" The old man mumbled.

"Are you all ready?" Izuku asked. As soon as he saw everyone nodded, Izuku pushed the rubble with all his might, veins appearing around his body as he managed to move the boulder a little. Ignoring the blood spilling from his hand, the ravenette then felt a spark of energy coursing throughout his body, everyone noticed the rubble started to raise and ascend as the entrance got bigger. His body started glowing as his hair was moving wildly.

'C'mon, Izuku. You can do this.' The teen's body started to feel like it's on fire, especially his hands as he pushed against the debris. As he was able to make enough space, the teen turned to the kid.

"Now!"

The kid did not waste as he spat on the pebbles, all of them exploding which created a hole for everyone to go through.

"Go on…now!"

Everyone nodded as they quickly crawled through the hole, Izuku trying his best to hold the debris in place as he watched they all went by. The raven-haired teen saw that the last person was the old man that was telling him to give up.

"What's wro-" Izuku paused, gasping when he saw the man's leg being damaged. "That's why I told you to give up…"

"This is different! If you told me about this, someone would be able to help you!"

"I'm going to be dead anyways. This is the end of the rope. Save yourself." The elderly smiled before he looked at the entrance. The teen's heart started to beat fast, the boy breathing heavily as his chest started to feel an immense pain. "You're at your limit, kid. Go."

"Who said that?" The man opened his eyes as he saw Izuku who gritted his teeth as he held up the debris, ignoring whatever pain that is coursing through his body. "Don't give up! I'll hold up as much as I can! I won't let you die!"

Izuku's body started to feel less strain as he steadily began to hold up the rubble, the only thing on his mind being the safety of the old man in front of him. The teen did not care how he felt at the moment, his entire life flashing before his eyes as he lifted the rock.

"Don't…fall…"

Seeing the teen slowly began to push the boulder up, the old man looked in shock by the boy's vigor and willpower. After a while, Izuku's body reached its limit, the teen unable to conjure anymore strength as his body fell forward, the rubble coming with him.

'I guess this is my limit.'

The teen heard nothing, his consciousness fading until he felt a shockwave hit his back. Someone then held him up, the boy confused until he heard someone from the distance.

"There's two more here."

"Did…did this kid really hold up that rubble?"

Izuku started smiling, his feeling of relief lifting off his adrenaline which made the teen fall to the ground, looking to the elderly man. "I…told you…so…"

His eyes closed, his mind shutting down into unconsciousness as the last thing he could hear were his parents' voice along with the heroes before he hit the ground.

'At least you're all ok…'

A new story. My Hero Academia. This is a weird show for me honestly. I like the show but I have my gripes about it but ehh, who cares. Enjoyed it. And yes, Izuku's hair is black in reference to his beta look but yeah. Another thing that was weird to me was how much they really discriminated against quirkless people. Well, enough of that. This is chapter, Hisashi is alive and here, the Midoriya household has another child, Yumemi Midoriya and Izuku and All Might's meeting is much...different than the anime. Hope you all take care of yourselves from here and let me know your thoughts. Enigma out!