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Izuku and Momo agreed that they would give Dabi and Nagant time to cool off. Trying again so soon might elicit even more agitated responses. They had weeks until the trial, so it wasn't like they were in a rush. They had time. So until then, they decided to put their efforts into different projects.

Currently, they were working on networking and expanding. Since they were so well-known during their time at UA, the transition from hero student to pro hero had been smooth. Their group was already in the top two hundred and individually, they were scattered across the top one hundred.

However, Izuku knew they would need to work hard. An agency was valued by the number of sidekicks (fellow heroes, Izuku preferred) it acquired. No current hero would want to work beneath newly graduated heroes, so they had to focus their efforts towards the hero students still in school who would be looking for internships.

They would have to attend the UA Sports Festival. Most of the top placers would immediately be picked up by the bigger agencies, but that was fine. Izuku and Momo had already decided they weren't looking for anyone with a flashy quirk; they were looking for kids with potential, kids who just needed a push in the right direction and who would be willing to put in the work.

The Sports Festival was a sore spot for Momo, even though she had taken third place second year and second place third year. Izuku knew her fight against Tokoyami had done significant damage to her self-esteem their first year of school. She had worked relentlessly to bounce back from that, to make sure no one ever got the upper hand on her again.

Momo had fought back against and risen above a world determined to keep her down; Izuku admired her greatly for that.

A red blur suddenly flew past his nose, stopping right before the window. As Izuku glanced over, the number two hero Hawks hovered outside. Izuku opened the window, allowing him to flitter in with a sigh. "Hawks, why can't you use the front door like a normal person?" he complained.

The winged man grinned. "Faster this way," he answered. "I don't have to take the time to land." He looked around, taking in the space around them and whistled lowly. "I see the new agency's coming together. How's it feel to be the youngest hero to start their own agency, Dekiru?"

Izuku rolled his eyes. "I'm not," he responded, crossing his arms. "Uravity is." Technically speaking, the Fortuitous Five were- collectively- the second youngest heroes to start their own agency as he, Tenya, Momo, and Shouto were older than Hawks had been by months. However, Ochako had been just on the verge of eighteen when they had officially opened which meant the singular title belonged to her.

Not that he had planned it that way, of course...

Hawks chuckled, before his face turned serious. "I'm sure I don't need to tell you that the Commission won't take this laying down," he remarked idly.

Something about the older man had always unsettled Izuku. Usually, he could read people particularly well which had been particularly helpful when he had been captured by the League all those years ago. Even Nagant he could understand even if he was unable to get through to her. But Hawks was an enigma, it was nearly impossible for him to tell what he was thinking.

And it didn't help that Hawks always seemed to be expecting him to pick up on some secret message.

"We don't expect them to," Izuku answered resolutely. The one thing that put him at ease around the other hero was that Danger Sense didn't perceive him as a threat. "But being a hero means doing the right thing, even if it's dangerous." Especially when it was dangerous was more like it. Though, he'd gotten chewed out by Tenya for recklessly rushing headfirst into danger a few times.

(See, if Izuku was an asshole, he would have brought up Hosu. But Izuku wasn't an asshole)

Hawks looked over him analytically. "I heard you visit with Nagant didn't go so well," he said, abruptly changing the subject. "If you want my advice, her problems don't start or end with the Commission."

Izuku considered his words. He knew Hawks was right, of course, but he didn't think that was completely the reason Nagant had turned him down. A lot of people assumed that his optimistic nature meant he was naive and ignorant. Many appreciated Momo's down to business attitude and Shouto's 'cynical' (really, Shouto was just oblivious) nature. But for him, Ochako, and Tenya they were often overlooked by older heroes as foolish and unable to understand hardship.

Of course, no one knew that he had been harassed, mocked, and abused for years because of something he couldn't control. No one knew that Tenya had been close to murder as a first-year student. No one knew that Ochako had starved herself during her childhood just because she had felt so helpless to aid her struggling parents.

And that suited the three of them just fine. No one needed to know the details of their private lives.

But maybe it was time to change that. If they were going to change society, they had to be honest about the ugly truths, especially in his case. If baring his soul to Nagant would get her on their side, he would do it.

Izuku nodded. "Yeah, I figured," he responded. "Creati's going to try next."

Hawks almost looked pleased at this. "Good choice," he complimented. "Kid."

The young hero looked at him. "Yeah?"

The older man had moved back towards the window. "From what I've been able to pick up, the boss lady's planning on airing your dirty laundry," he informed him. "And not just you, your friends too. Anything they can get their hands on to turn the public against you. Be careful."

Izuku smiled. "Thanks for the heads up," he said cheerfully. This was going to get interesting.

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Izuku was in the middle of dealing with a small bank robbery when he received a call in his earpiece. "Dekiru here," he grunted, using Blackwhip to subtly knock out two of the robbers. They were low level crooks, but dammit there were a lot of them. He should have taken Tenya's offer for backup. Oh well, nothing to do about it now.

'Izuku.'

He smiled to himself. "Hi, Mom," he greeted as he carefully dodged the array of bullets shooting out at him. He activated Smokescreen, effectively blinding his opponents as they shot at nothing. Using Blackwhip again, he took each of them out one by one, tying them to a lamppost. "How are you doing?"

There had been- predictably- many tears when he had moved out shortly after graduation. But Izuku made sure to talk to his mother as often as he could. Truthfully, he worried about her living all on her own. Inko was sharp and resourceful, but villain attacks were still dangerous.

And he was worried the HPSC would target her. He was sure the only thing stopping them was the fact that they feared what he- and the rest of the Fortuitous Five- would do in retaliation. They were the ones to take down All For One and other S-tier villains while just in high school. Inko also had a lot of connections; not even Izuku knew just how many.

He could practically hear her mother's smile. 'I'm great, honey,' she replied. 'Ochako visited me the other day and oh she is just the sweetest. You're planning to ask her out soon, right?'

Izuku was mortified even as he flipped another robber onto his back. "Moooom," he whined, sure he was blushing fiercely. He should have followed Tenya's lead and gotten a helmet or mask that covered his whole face. Who ever heard of a blushing hero? "Why was she there anyway? Mom, please don't tell me you showed her the album again." His friends had taken to his mother which he usually didn't mind until they started poking around for baby pictures.

'No, sweetheart, of course not.'

He groaned, knowing that meant she definitely did. "Is there a reason you called, Mom?"

'Oh, yes,' said Inko. 'I submitted the request to investigate the Commission for Touya and Shouto's medical records to a judge. But I found something else out from another contact of mine.'

Izuku's interest was piqued even as he rounded up the rest of the criminals with Blackwhips. "Oh yeah? What is it?"

'Their doctor was one hired and enlisted by the HPSC.'

Izuku's grin was shit-eating.

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Midoriya: My mom
The FF: Our mom

I like to think that like Midoriya, Inko makes friends with a lot of people because she's so sweet and caring (until she isn't lol). Anyway a bit of a shorter chapter. Yes I am a Hawks stan no I won't apologize for it. The only thing that bugs me is his Endeavor fanboying even after finding out he was an abusive POS like his dad. It would have been perfect for him to realize that the version of Enji he idolized in his head because of his dad's arrest never existed and reconciled with those emotions. But no, it's brushed aside just like always (unless I'm wrong I haven't read the manga as most of you all know).

Speaking of things that are brushed aside, LET'S TALK ABOUT BAKUGOU'S APOLOGY THAT I FINALLY GOT TO SEE :D It was as disappointing as I knew it was going to be. Not only does it not dare to go into detail in front of 1A (once again sparing him from consequences/retribution) but it's literally all about him. Why he did what he did, how the environment impacted him, all of his excuses. It's all about Bakugou and his remorse and not once do we get an insight into what Midoriya is feeling. I feel like it almost dehumanized Midoriya in a way by just using his trauma as a tool to develop Bakugou yet again.

Anyway, I hope you liked it and please review!