HERO

by oneaboveall364

everything in the universe of My Hero Academia have a series of events that takes place for a reason. but what if reason was thrown out the window and thus the beings of another multiverse were reborn into this world. the original series of events will be forever rewritten by the unpredictable hands of fate. [rated T for now, will change back to M in the far future]

5. Chapter 2 - The Beginning

Author's Note: it has been a while and do apologize for the long wait of this new update. as we are all aware, things aren't looking good out there. to bring up my
hopes and ease my mood, I got back into writing and now feel that I should go further with this story if I'm ever going to get it to reach more broader horizons in
this site. next chapter will show more of Logan and introduce two new reincarnates from the Marvel multiverse. for now, two reincarnate will be introduce in this
chapter as their parts take up half of this update.

Enjoy.

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HERO: Chapter 2 - The Beginning of The Beginning

By One Above All

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"To one who says that they have worked hard all their lives to reach a certain point or that one special finish line, they might be the ones to have fame and glory. Then, there are those whose goals are unreachable that it might as well be impossible to accomplish. They are the one to have their names immortalized forever. None are a much finer example than the legendary Leonardo Da Vinci. For in the minds of the historians of the future, they shall only know a portion of the truth. The Great Da Vinci was a shepherd to those who heed his words. He would become the one to give way to the next new realm of science and knowledge seeking for all of humanity.

The earth had prospered under his wisdom, until threats from beyond the stars had made their presence known. Being witnessed to this inevitable threat, he would construct machines that were beyond human comprehension. His inventions were unlike any to be constructed in the years beyond. They were enough to defeat numerous otherworldly creatures that only hell could have created or places worse than that. After long battles that were fought across the world, countries and civilizations all knew that they needed the fantastic machines of the brilliant Italian. At times of despair, all eyes and hands were all over Italy, but later Leonardo had discovered a whole other threat to the earth.

This threat was declared by the Italian inventor to be the Zodiac Celestials. Constructing his greatest mechanism, the most powerful machine on the face of the Earth. It was called the Primo Figlio and upon its activation had thwarted the mighty powers of the twelve celestial titans. Knowing of a possible return of the Zodiac Celestials, Leonardo found a way to obtain their cosmic essences and converted them into twelve artifacts, each representing a different Zodiac.

Scorpio. Aquarius. Sagittarius. Taurus. Virgo. Pisces. Libra. Leo. Gemini. Capricorn. Cancer. Aries.

These twelve celestials had the cosmic power to annihilate our solar systems, but the great Leonardo Da Vinci ended their invasion. Though humanity could never feel or understand just what this cosmic power may be, his genius had created twelve artifacts that hold great power, nonetheless. These relics were placed in hidden areas underneath the earth. These hollow earth locations were constructed by Leonardo himself to keep them away from humanity's greed. This campaign to rid the evidence of the existence of the Zodiac Celestials had taken him his whole life. Before his death, he had written his will a confession of who he really was. In his will, he had written that he was of another existence, another life. He called himself a reincarnate, a man from another living universe. He had decided to allow humanity to have the freedom to search for these artifacts and allow them to fulfill whatever destiny they wish to live in. This destiny is our mission. Our path to venture. These reincarnates that now live after the time of Da Vinci are not worthy to seek the relics, they are not worthy to live in the same existence as us, and they are not worthy to bear their own children. They will have to fight for that right. For now, let them kill each other in their destructive civil wars in Europe. Both SHIELD and Hydra will never know the true value of the universe that their own Leonardo had saved all his life. These reincarnates will either learn their place or place themselves at our sights to be slain. Our brothers in Europe had infiltrated the Hydra force and had gained information to where the first two relics may be. Italy and Finland, those two countries shall be the next step to bringing humanity to obtain the powers of the cosmic realm. It is our destiny for we are the Sons of Da Vinci. Sincerely, Moises Argueta, the Secondo Figlio"

This was the written letter that was hidden within the book that Frank Castle had discovered in the Venetian Noble's hotel in Italy. After the events that had transpired in Italy, The Punisher saw it to himself to begin an investigation on these Sons of Da Vinci. After delivering his report of last week's mission and the now freed Simon Williams, Director Carter immediately joined with her Thunderbolts and Forge to investigate the teenage boy's current conditions and as well as this relic that Frank had brought back.

"Other than the unnecessary body count and lack of following orders, it is safe to say that the mission was a success and the country of Italy is now free from active Hydra influence", announce Director Carter.

"To be fair, it's Frank's fault that we had to do the mission early instead of doing it on schedule", said Barton.

"Nevertheless, good work. The Italian government is now renewed and re-established to fit the needs of its people and land. The Italian citizens can now sleep peacefully knowing that their civil war problem is over. However, as a result we are now aware of a new enemy that had been watching us for a long time. These Sons of Da Vinci had come to make themselves a threat just as dangerous as Hydra. They not only have knowledge on our existence as reincarnates, but knowledge of relics that originates from the essence of the most destructive forces of our original multiverse, the Celestials", said Carter.

"I still can't believe that the Zodiacs got reincarnated as Celestials. They were the foundations of organizations like SHIELD, Hydra, and the short-lived Leviathan. From what Doom's R.C.S. provided, the Zodiacs were once a strong world government until their dissolvement, and any remaining members became the Zodiac Cartel. There were many other iterations after that, but none that mention their involvement with cosmic beings", said Forge.

"You learn something new every day. What about that Simon lad? How's he doing? The last time any of us had seen him, he was sent straight to the medical ward of the Helicarrier", asked Percy.

"The medical team did their best but couldn't figure out what was keeping him in an unstable state. To solve this issue, Forge took it in his capable hands to find a solution", answered Carter.

Forge then projected a holographic screen to show Simon's current state. The screen reveals Simon being on his two legs and wearing a SHIELD uniform that was his size.

"As you can see, I did a pretty good job getting our dear Wonder Man back on his feet. Sadly, it came with some very inconvenient circumstances", said Forge.

"Like what? I thought we secured him while he was alright", said Barton.

"You did, but that condition he was in was only temporary. A few hours later his condition became unstable and the medical team couldn't figure out why. I came into the medical ward and decided to try something else. Instead of looking in a physical perspective, I instead saw it to get a charge. If you think about it, in our original multiverse Simon Williams was an energy being. So, the only reason he would be slowly dying would be that his whole being is going through an Ionic destabilization. I then did some analysis on those twin ionic energy guns that Frank brought back from Italy. In your report, you guys mentioned that Frank wired the guns to the chamber he was in. it turns out that the explosion didn't just freed Simon, it also charged him to be in a stable state. However, the ionic energy that erupted wasn't enough to stabilize his body, but it did for his psyche. The forensic team that analyzed the Hydra tech in Italy gave every detail to what exactly those Hydra guys were hooking up to him. It turns out that Hydra wasn't just experimenting with Ionic energy. They were siphoning it from Simon's body", explained Forge.

"They were draining him dry", said Frank.

"Exactly. Hydra wanted to find a way to create energy weapons, so they started to mess with Ionic energy. The problem was that this earth's tech isn't up to speed with tech we once had in our original multiverse. So, the only way for them to get any Ionic energy is to know of Simon's existence. Thus, the possibility of his brother, Erick Williams A.K.A. the Grim Reaper, had regained his memory through some alternate means and revealed to Hydra everything there is about Simon", explained Forge.

"Well, that's just great. Hydra is getting their own reincarnates. Which begs the question, why haven't we run into any yet? So far, we've just been fighting locals", said Barton.

"Our recent theory suggests that Hydra is planning on one of two things were their reincarnate forces. They'll either save them for when they are desperate or for then they're going to initiate a major assault. Either two are likely. Other than Grim Reaper, we don't have the knowledge of any other reincarnates that appeared on this earth that are working with Hydra", explained Carter.

"Back on the topic of Simon, we may have stabilized his body, but his psychology is another problem altogether. The experiments Hydra did to him had fractured his mind to the point of giving multiple personality disorder. The recent brain scans show that he has a total of 20 personalities, each one with a unique skill set depending on the Ionic ability they are assigned to. Each Ionic ability was once a part of a whole skill set that Wonder Man was able to do as a whole minded person. After undergoing consoling by the medical team, recent data shows that Simon's body will be controlled by a random personality each day. It would have been difficult to tell which personality is which and figure out which power they each have, but fortunately each personality is self-aware of who they are and have given details to what each can do. With the information they provided, I made a list of each Simon and their Ionic abilities. The list can be accessed within your communicators. For now, just rest assured that Simon Williams is healthy and alive", explained Forge.

"The footage you showed us is of last week, so where's Simon now?", asked Barton.

"Although, his multiple personality situation could be considered a disability. He or one of himself was kind enough to inform us that every Simon within his mind has agreed to the terms of joining the SHIELD Youth Department. As we speak, Simon Williams has already joined and has received his position in Yelena's new team. Jimmy Woo has contacted us that U.A. Academy has accepted our terms and has allowed eight extra positions for their first-year hero courses. As planned, Yelena, Simon, and two others will be assigned to Class 1-B", said Carter.

"If that's the case, then where's Simon?", asked Percy.

"He's currently in his first mission with Yelena to recruit Arthur Parks into the Youth Department. Those two are already stationed at Queens, investigating any recent sighting of our reincarnated Living Laser", said Forge.

"With being said, Barton, you and I are to pick up Magneto for the recruitment process for Cain Marko. If we appeal to the fact that the six-year-old Charles that currently in his care needs a much better living condition to be raised in, then we might also be able to convince him with a familiar face", said Carter.

"Right, I'll start up the quinjet", said Barton.

"Frank Castle, seeing how you haven't said anything this whole time, what exactly do wish to gain from today's debriefing?", asked Carter.

Frank stood from his chair and faced Forge. He then unlatched the Scorpio Muramasa sword from his belt and unsheathed the blade.

"Did you run the test on the sword that I brought back", said Frank stoically.

"Well, you're not wrong when you said that the sword was a Zodiac Relic. Scans show that the blade specifically emits an invisible aura of cosmic energy. The handle and sheath are made of a really unique metal not found in the periodic table and actually hold traces of cosmic radiation. Other than that, I say that the weirdest thing about the sword is the fact you only killed one person with it and that the damn thing is stuck to you like Thor and Mjolnir", answered Forge.

It was enough to satisfy Frank's curiosity as he sheathed the sword and latched it back to his belt. He was then about to exit the room until he was stopped by Carter.

"Frank, whatever you planned to do in your investigation in Finland, just make sure of one thing. Whatever the Sons or Hydra would want from that country, be sure to be the first one to retrieve it. None of our enemies should get these relics. It doesn't matter the body count, you must bring back the prize", ordered Carter.

Frank then pulled out his black ski mask with painted white skull from his trench coat. He then puts it on and activated his quirk Evil Eyes. his glowing red pupils emitting from the darkness of the mask's eyeholes. He then turns his head to Director Carter.

"Consider it done", said Frank as he exited the room.

Carter then turns her attention to Percy, the Black Knight.

"Knight, you're free to return to your position in the SWORD headquarters over in Nevada", said Carter.

"Nah, Area 51 is fine without me. Besides, someone must make sure that the Punisher comes back home alive", said Percy as he walked to the exit.

"Be sure to not get too drunk in Finland", said Forge as Percy left the room.

As the Thunderbolts were dismissed to their next missions, four new holographic screens had been emitted in the center of the debriefing room. These four screens displayed video chat from the four teenage ex-villains. Victor von Doom. Erik Lesher. Eddie Brock. Victor Creed.

"Good morning boys, what brings this sudden video call. Hopefully something worth valuable SHIELD intelligence time", said Carter.

"If I can recall, Director Carter, the whole point of having us take the U.A. Entrance Exam and being accepted into said Academy was to investigate further on the quirk anomaly of All-Might and All For One. well, it just so happens that Creed has some very special intel he would like to share with everyone. It's also worth mentioning that the means he had committed to obtain such information was rather reckless", said Doom.

"Hey. Logan and I didn't catch that time. Yeah, we were lucky to not be seen, but we made it out safe. Anyway, yeah I do got something that really helps out with the investigation", said Creed.

"Can I ask just how you acquire information related to All-might and All For One?", asked Carter.

"Actually Director, it's more of relating to All-Might, specifically his quirk and secret identity", said Erik.

"Wait… All-Might has a secret identity. And to think that old trend had died out years ago", said Forge.

"Do you have evidence to back this up?", asked Carter.

Several holographic images then popped up to display what seems to be a skinny blonde man with a green haired Japanese boy.

"I could only guess that the skinny man is All-Might's alter ego. And the boy is who exactly?", said Carter.

"Green head's name is Izuku Midoriya. He's my next-door neighbor in the apartment complex we both live in. The only person he lives with is his mother. His father is completely non-existent. Only other stuff I know about him is that he's going through his last year of middle school and just like the four of us he's also applying to U.A.", explained Creed.

Forge then scrolled through his tablet to look up the private information of Izuku Midoriya.

"It says here the kid is quirkless. This could support the predecessor theory we had been jarring on. There had been rumors within the media that long ago there was a woman who had similar abilities as All-Might. However, the hero community had forgotten about her once All-Might made his debut", said Forge.

"For that theory to be the case, All-might's quirk must have been transferable. If the rumors of All-Might searching for a successor are true, then this Midoriya boy must have been the one he picked", said Doom.

Carter then examined the images in front of her.

"Creed, this evidence you have provided have answered a lot of questions, but how do we know that this skinny person is All-Might", asked Carter.

"I got Eddie to turn into his Venom form and sneak into All-Might's Agency", said Creed.

"Yeah, it took about two days until I was finally able to get a video recording. Check this out", said Eddie.

The small video Eddie sent revealed All-Might entering his main office. He takes off his coat and places it on his desk as he pulls out his phone from his left pocket. As he dials a number, he begins to cough out some specs of blood from his mouth. He made the call and started talking to someone who he named Naomasa. The blood from his mouth grew wider in its stream like form as his body had started steaming. Eventually, the room had been developed in steam and once it had been cleared out the skinny man stood there wearing All-Might's clothes. The video ended there.

"As soon as he left his office, I bolted for the air vent and got the hell out of there", said Eddie.

"This evidence has proven itself concrete, but I have to ask, Creed. Just how did you come across the thought of this Izuku Midoriya being the successor to All-Might?", asked Carter.

"Yeah, so… I nearly got caught, but Logan and I were able to pull out of there unnoticed. It was during one of our vigilante runs in Musutafu that we got stuck in a tight spot. We were just about done giving a major beating to this one gang of thugs when suddenly All-Might bashed through the garage door the warehouse we were in. me and Logan duck under a few crates and kept our breathing steady. Let me tell ya… I know I call a lot of Pro-Heroes amateurs, but that guy was just chock full of power. I could smell it. It took an hour until the guy finally left and all that was left was the police. Me and Logan got out of there later, but yeah it was close. When we got home and rested for the rest of the night, we woke up the next day and heard knocking at our door. When I got close enough to the door, I could have sworn I smelled All-Might. I was about to burst through the door and take my chances in jail by attacking the guy with all I got, but that's when I smelled something else that was mixed with All-Might's scent. I chilled out, opened the door, and what do you know it Izuku was on the other side. He showed up to give us some food that he and his mother had for dinner the other, because they had made too much then. I accepted the free food and invited him in. I asked him about his day and next thing I knew he goes off about all the recent pro-hero bullshit that has been going on in the media. Seriously, with him is All-Might this All-Might that. Having his scent, being his fanboy, and having a face that just looks so fucking punchable. I mean the guy's okay, it's just that he doesn't stop being such a pussy when he's talking. So, when he finally left, I was thinking to myself why the hell was my next door neighbor just reeking of All-Might, both figuratively and literally. That's when one thought hit my head. What if Izuku was like some secret lover to All-Might or probably he's being taken advantage of by All-Might who could have used Izuku fanboy shit to get his way. So I figured I stalk Izuku the next day and… ", explained Creed who was then cut off by Erik.

"You mean to tell us that the whole reason you decided to gather this much evidence into the All-Might investigation was because you had the curiosity of the idea of All-Might being secretly a pedophile?", asked an irritated Erik.

"Yeah, pretty much", answered Creed.

"Wait, were you just going to do that just to blackmail All-Might for shits and giggles?", asked Eddie.

"Hell yeah I was", laughed Creed.

"Director Carter, just why am I on the same team as this guy again?", asked Doom.

"Alright, enough. Creed, please continue with your report", said Carter.

Victor Creed then explained the rest of his report to the Director. He goes through every detail of how he discovered Izuku's connection with All-Might. Each day he had either placed himself into a cramped space somewhere on the beach or spy from afar on top of a building. He describes the training methods the number one hero had the boy go through with the soul objective of making him the perfect vessel to his quirk. It was on that note that Doom's theory of All-Might's quirk being transferable was correct. The rumors that had been ignored by the media but were perceived by shadowy parts of society had also been confirmed true. All-Might was indeed looking for a successor. As the teenage Sabretooth finishes his report, Carter's mind had dived deep into thought. She pondered on the likely outcome of more reincarnated enemies from their original multiverse plaguing this different earth with their presence. After all these years, she still calls this earth home, but that belief became more stray the possibility of enemy reincarnate becoming more and more unsettling. It was already bad enough with Hydra being a main threat to the world, but an anti-reincarnate group made of mostly locals is on the rise and there is a possibility of extraterrestrial threats relevant eventually. If things were to become worse. If things were to become far too much, then could someone like All-Might truly be the only line of defense that this society could put all their hopes on. One man can't do it all, even with the power to rival earth's strongest heroes. That's when one thought had clicked in her head. An idea. A possible movement that could not only encourage change within this flawed society but encourage an evolution into the foundation of an all-new form of heroism. A heroic renaissance. When the time is right, she will tell this idea to the youths that she wishes to see become truly defined heroes. Not for fame. Not for glory. Not for gold. Not even for a god. It will truly be for the sake of protecting the one thing that had been taken from them. That one thing is life, because for a reincarnate, death was both natural and pointless. But for now, she decided to let these four boys in front of her know how she truly felt about all of this. She wants to open to them on what she perceived as her view of existence.

"So yeah, after going through hell for the past few days, Izuku is pretty much doing alright. I mean he keeps vomiting every time he does too much, but he's doing fine… hey Carter, are you feeling okay?", said Creed.

The four boys looked to Carter to see her being focused on her right hand. She then sighed and balled her hand into a fist.

"Doom, tell me, what is your best theory of why All-Might would need a successor?", asked Carter.

Victor von Doom pondered on that. Why would the current strongest human on the earth need a successor? Reaching for his custom computer, he quickly goes through several slowed down videos of all of All-Might's heroics. Running each form of covered media of All-Might's feats and actions through a calculative series of data-based simulations, he quickly noticed one common pattern that occurs each time the number one hero performed a heroic deed.

"Looking at the data, there is one contrast to each of his daily performances. Each time he is moving, he is getting slower by three milliseconds. The two possibilities I could think of is that he is slowly deteriorating upon using his quirk or the quirk itself is slowly deteriorating. However, there's still one fact that has changed the perspective of this investigation and that's this skinny blonde man is the real All-Might. Thus, the muscle-bound form he takes on is simply a symptom of his quirk. Other than that, the only option that's left to take in order to continue this investigation is to investigate this Izuku Midoriya", explained Doom.

"It seems we have made major headway in investigating All-Might, but we're still nowhere in the investigation of All For One", said Erik.

"Then for now, these investigations will be put on halt until otherwise", said Carter.

The four looked visibly confused on that.

"Wait, seriously. After I literally played stalker to gather this much information, we're just going to drop it like it was nothing", said Creed irritated.

"Yes, we are. If you four wish to actually continue with these investigations on the two quirk anomalies, then they'll have to be during your time. However, your real mission comes first and that's graduating U.A. Academy", said Carter.

"That's ridiculous. What about Europe? What about Hydra? The SHIELD agents and the European rebels will need our power to win their battles", said Doom.

"During your school years and or break weeks, you'll be notified if you will be requested for an available mission. Note that these notifications will be sent to you by Jimmy Woo, so all transport to mission will be by to the Japanese division's airspace and helipads. For now, we will make do with the Thunderbolts, but until then you four will be more focused on your cover as U.A. students along the successor of All-Might. Speaking of which…", said Carter who shifted her eyes to Victor Creed.

"Mister Creed, seeing how you are the one who completely gave such major discoveries on All-Might and his successor. From now till your graduation from U.A. Academy, Izuku Midoriya will be under your protective services", ordered Carter.

"Wait, What the fuck?!", yelled a pissed off Creed.

"And the rest of you are to provide assistance if needed", said Carter.

"This has officially become asinine", said Doom.

"And here I thought I might actually enjoy attending a Japanese high school", said a sarcastic Erik.

"Carter, you can't seriously give bodyguard duty on the side while we're doing some student work bullshit", asked a very livid Eddie.

"Everything that I've said today is to be received as a direct order. Do I make myself clear?", said Carter sternly.

Each of the four teenage former villains held a scowl on their face. They then gave in and collectively sighed in defeat.

"Yes, Ma'am", they each said in unison.

"Very well then, you're all dismissed for today", said Carter.

As three of the holographic screens faded away, Doom's screen remained on as he and Carter stared at each other. Both held an intense measure of asserting dominance as they judged the other with their eyes. After a few seconds, Doom closed his eyes and switched his screen off. In a way, the briefing room was a whole lot darker.

"Not to break the current atmosphere you're in, but there was something completely off about those last few minutes. To be honest, I don't know what's weirder. The fact that you were out of it for a few minutes or that you stuck those guys with a mission that was a weak attempt to keep them busy from their main focus in this existence", said Forge.

Carter closed her eyes and took in Forge's word. He was one of the first to join her SHIELD. One of the few she could trust with all her secrets, but there was one that she wanted to keep from all of them. This secret was the idea. The idea that would change this earth. Since her younger years, she read books about the travesties that had occurred in this so-called society. The horrible event that were caused by the discrimination of those with quirks. Her adopted father, Dum Dum Dugan, had even given his own stories of when he was just a security guard in the states having witnessed to nasty riots in many towns. The gang wars between different elemental quirks. The lynching of those with rather monstrous like quirks even though they were innocent. The destructive jealousy of those that held envy for those with far more impressive quirks. It wasn't until she reached middle school that the worst of a quirked filled humanity had finally ended. It was during then that hero communities of the world had finally picked up the pace. As SHIELD would monitor threats beyond borders, the pro-heroes secure the safety of everyone within their respective nations. When the day All-Might made his pro-hero debut, that safety was cemented for all to cling on. He was the iconic smile that people would run towards to escape despair. Peace and justice stood strong as he led the charge for the many generations of heroes that would come after him. Since then, society has thrived off his glory and power. They built their beliefs upon either idolizing everything he stood for or a hopeless attempt to surpass him in some way.

As All-Might performed his heroics as a symbol of peace, SHIELD had monitored him and the world for any concerning developments. Surprisingly, in all of Carter's years of being Director of SHIELD All Might has yet faced any reincarnated threats, other than the chase he had with Trick Shot. This fact would be reassuring, but the possibility is still likely to come eventually. However, now that they know that All-Might is getting weaker and needs a successor. He will most likely not have enough time to be an efficient ally for their small group of reincarnated SHIELD operatives. If this Izuku Midoriya truly was to be the next wielder of One For All, then their attention will have to be on him. Then again, they did have their one certain asset, Eddie Brock.

With his symbiote abilities, Venom can heal injuries and illnesses, even regrow lost limbs. If there was an illness or bodily damage that was degrading All-Might's abilities, then Venom could easily remove it to no longer be a problem. However, there were some variables to take in to. The symbiote biology that Eddie has is completely different to what they were familiar with back in their original multiverse. Due to him being a human klyntar hybrid, his symbiote reproduction is sexual instead asexual. The symbiote biomass was a part of Eddie's body, thus he couldn't fuse with anyone. Also, they have yet to see whether Eddie could use his abilities to manipulate another's quirk. Carter will need to notify Doom to investigate that. If Venom can change the tides of quirk research, then they'll need to keep that attribute a secret until it's necessary to reveal it to anyone. If the public were to find out that this American teenager from Queens was the miracle cure for every medical problem, then society itself would be all over him like vultures to a corpse.

But that will be a thought for concern later, for now Carter knew that there was one other way for these boys to grow.

"The truth is, Forge. I want these boys to go further. Further than they ever were in their previous life. They don't have to dwell on the past anymore. Neither the past of their original earths or this one. They can be more than just the villains they once were. The people they knew, the worlds they have seen, the realms they have once fought in. A part of me believes that it's just cruel to see life give these boys the same tragic beginnings they lived before. The same could be said for my Yelena. She lost so much in her original earth and she continues to lose more this second life. I adopted her to not only be an agent of SHIELD or a pro-hero to represent us, but to be free. Free from the bounds of a single country, free from being a monster for the Russians, red room, or AIM. I want to see her be free to become anything she could wish to be. Both her and the boys. I truly see her as my daughter and the boys are lost children who are just too close to returning to their sinister paths. For them to be free from the past, they need to focus on the future. Creed has Logan for a little brother. Eddie could possibly cure every ailment on earth. Erik is on the road to self-discovery. Doom is one of the brightest minds on the planet, if not the smartest human in existence. They have everything they need to just make a new life and yet here they are again, stuck in an endless cycle of heroes and villains. I just pray that they could see that too. It's just that Doom and Erik are right. The only way for that to be a possibility is for Hydra to be removed from the face of the earth", confessed Carter.

Forge remained silent as he took it all in. In his mind, he could understand where she was coming from. To any random person, it would just look like SHIELD was training kids to be living weapons. However, the truth always weighed more than the opinion of others and the truth was that these weren't just any ordinary teenagers. These were once the most dangerous villains of their original multiverse. Like Carter said many times, it's a miracle that they even agreed willingly to become SHIELD operatives. Another thing about truths is that there's more where that came from. He needed to remind her of that.

"Peggy, I get it. They have already been through hell long enough. I mean… yeah. Having to remember how you died and having to relive the same shitty childhood. I agree that putting them in a hero school could be a nice change of pace for them, but remember why we need them. Eventually, a shitstorm of god knows what will hit earth and we need these guys to be at their peak. Hydra isn't our only enemy now", said Forge.

Taking in Forge's words, Carter placed a hand over her mouth and sighed tiredly. She can't deny the facts given to her by her second in command. From the outside, these teenagers may look like youths being given special quirk training provided by the government, but that was far from the truth. They're reincarnated from a multiverse that holds more mystery than wonder. More advanced technology. More realms of the mystic arts and dark magic. More cosmic deities of supernatural origins. If one of this earth's local humans were to spend a day any of their earths, then they would either be awestruck by its properties or be terrified by the monsters and gods that hold powers that would make All-Might look like an ant. The humans of this earth didn't know it, but soon they will. Soon, they will come to see that true heroics aren't products of a status quo, but are created from the absolution of one's conviction.

"As always Forge. You are right", said Carter tiredly.

"It is both a blessing and a curse", said a smirking Forge.

"Send a message to Erik to inform him that he will be expected at Japanese division headquarters for his pick up. Barton and I will be there in three hours", said Carter.

As Forge sent the message, Director Carter headed for the quinjet that was piloted by TrickShot. Flying off the helicarrier, the two were off to pick up Magneto for the recruitment of a teenage Cain Marko.

… meanwhile in Queens, New York …

In north America, there had been a fair share of criminal organizations across each decade. Many of the old families have come and gone as new blood rises from the ashes. However, there is one family that has continued to stay alive, even in the awakening of quirks. This crime syndicate goes by one calling, The Maggia. They themselves were a group brought to this earth through reincarnation from their original multiverse, much like SHIELD and Hydra. The difference for them however is that they don't have the means of regaining their lost memories. Thus, it would be difficult to tell the difference between a Maggia member who is either a reincarnate or a local without the use of Doom's biomatrix software. Even without their memories, they are still a very active organization and hold a strong grip on the criminal underworld of the United States.

The Maggia's power went unopposed for years until recent events have shown that a certain vigilante has made it his crusade to thwart any and all Maggia activities in the city of New York.

This upcoming illegal rookie was known to the public as Light Strike. Years after the disappearance of Eddie's Lethal Protector, this bright as hell vigilante appears out of nowhere and taking down criminals at an alarming rate. Several investigators had found out Light Strike's obsession with the Maggia through the patterns of beaten and burnt bodies of Maggia members scattered across the shadier parts of the states. As this vigilante continues his mission to fight against the Maggia, some photographers were unsuccessful to gain any clear images of his appearance due to Light Strike flying through the city as fast as the speed of light. Eventually, luck would finally come for some amateur photographers when one was able to use a slow motion camera and quick accuracy to get a good enough image of the vigilante. The digital photo reveals a humanoid male covered in a glowing yellow aura. As he flew, the lower half of his body didn't show for it was leaving a stream of the same yellow light. Closer examination shows that under his possible light manipulation quirk, he is wearing a red and blue bodysuit with minor brown metallic armor on only the limbs. The body suit he wore also had an attached mask that covered all parts of the head that showed skin. However, the top of the mask was left open to let his long red hair flow freely.

The locals of this earth believed this young vigilante to be just another member of the North American illegal hero community, but the truth was much more incredible than that. This young vigilante's real is Arthur Parks, another reincarnate from the Marvel Multiverse. Not much is known about this version of this reborn member of the Iron Man rogue gallery, but each member of the current reincarnate crew has explained their earth's version of the Living Laser. In their earths, the Living Laser was commonly known through his origin story to be a lovestruck loser who got dumb by some woman who went for a richer man. Jealousy was the cause that made this pathetic failure travel a road of gaining power. His path into villainy would inevitably turn him into one of the earth's most dangerous energy beings. Of course, this is only the sum of what he usually was in their earths. His true character shall be known once they bring him to Director Carter for his reincarnate memories to be unlocked by her quirk. Currently, there are two SHIELD operatives that were willing to confront their fellow reincarnate and recruit him into the youth department. These two are Yelena Belova and Simon Williams.

Within what appears to be a simple water tower on top of a building, Yelena Belova and Simon Williams were perched within a room size reconnaissance nest inside the water tower. Through a small opening, a pair of zooming adjusting binoculars had been sticking out and were being by the Ukrainian teen. It's been six hours since she had started this mission with her first and new teammate. If she had to be honest, she would have preferred to have gone alone and apprehend Arthur Parks herself. Unfortunately, not only would that be disobey her adopted mother's orders, but Doom and Forge have yet to create devices and weapons could help her combat an energy being. It has been confirmed by Doom that Arthur's Photonic energy form is immune to her Paralyzing Shock quirk. That's where the requirement of Simon was a mandatory factor for this mission. Doom had also confirmed that Simon's Ionic energy acts as a repulsion to Arthur's Photonic energy. The two of them were like the opposing sides of magnets, one pushing back the other. Until they found some alternate method to apprehend energy beings, Simon was their only method of tagging the reincarnate Living Laser. There was only one thing that irked her about having to work with Simon.

"Well, alrighy miss Belova, how should I serve this here god blessed United States?", said an enthusiastic Simon.

His rather annoying multiple personality disorder. 'This is going to be a long day', Yelena thought. Checking her SHIELD communicator for the list of all the Simon personalities, she had determined that the Simon she was currently working with was Simon number two, otherwise known as Patriot Simon. To her, this personality sounded like a Captain America fanboy.

"We already discussed this. Patriot Simon, was it? I am to keep monitoring the New York airspace for Photonic energy readings to track our target. Once I've found his exact location, that's when we confront him. First, we'll try to negotiate. If that fails, then it will be up to you to put him down", explained Yelena.

"Right, I understand now. When it comes down to it, I'll secure any victory for the sake of my nation", said a proud Simon who saluted Yelena.

Yelena sighed at his over enthusiastic patriotism. This was really going to be a long day.

"Listen, I'll explain to you what it means to work for SHIELD. We are an international agency that provides assistance to maintain the security of any country that needs it. We belong to no one, but we work with everyone", explained Yelena.

"That I understand, Miss Belova. But as long as I'm in control of this body, my loyalty is to the United States of America", said Patriot Simon.

Yelena pinched the bridge of her nose. She then looked at the timer that was at the top of the list of that held the names and abilities of each of Simon's personalities. This timer tells the amount of time that is left for the current personality who was controlling Simon's body. Once the timer hits zero, it resets to 24 hours, indicating that another personality is currently in control. Right now, the timer was telling her that this personality has thirteen hours left. She would read the list, but for now she would want to hear it from the horse's mouth.

"Alright, I understand this is a cruel symptom given to you by all the terrible things that Hydra has done to you. To be honest, I just want you to understand that you're not the only victim of their actions. Now that the two of us are going to be working together, I'll be able enough to open up to you if you ever ask me to and I expect the same from you. Understand that we are a team now and once we bring in the other two members we will need to cooperate as expected of us by Director Carter", said Yelena.

Patriot Simon looked at her for a while and then shifted his eyes to his boots. A small smile then slowly appeared on his face. It held a notion of understanding and a bit of sadness. He then shifted his eyes back to Yelena who now had a good look at his pupils. Deep within the blackness of the pupils that were ringed by scarlet irises, she could feel the pain that laid within them. A part of her had started to think that she might have gone too far with her proclamation.

"It's funny how life works. One day, poor Simon had finally gotten a job at some coffee shop. The next day, he gets attacked and dragged off into a van by his own brother, but that wasn't the biggest shock. The real shock was that his brother, some emo looking guy named Erick, had stabbed a scythe head through Simon's chest and somehow through some odd reason Simon had survived that. Everything went black and then purple light erupted within Simon's being. After that, we were made. Us, the personalities. We are each an individual conscious separate from Simon's. We are the fragmented souls to be put back together again. We are very aware that we aren't real people and believe me when I say that we wish to become whole again", said a very sulken Simon.

"Sorry to hear that. To be betrayed by your own family could shatter any one's spirit. I assure you that we are doing all that SHIELD is doing that they can with the Hydra threat in Europe. When the time comes when we finally apprehend Grim Reaper, I personally see to it that you gave access to his cell for any means of settling any unfinished business", said Yelena.

"No, it's alright. At this point, all 20 of us have already forgiven him. However, that doesn't mean we aren't willing to help put him in jail. So enough about our pain and suffering, what would you like to know", said Patriot Simon who returned to his chipper attitude.

"Well, I was hoping to understand how the Ionic abilities that each of your personalities have are attributed. There are 20 of you, right? Mind telling me how each of you are?", asked Yelena who was relieved to see him return to being jovial.

"Sure thing miss Yelena. But first, the twenty of us have officially agreed to tell a very important thing about our mental conditions regarding our attributed abilities", said Simon.

After hearing this, Yelena brought herself closer to listen.

"We didn't tell Forge this, because we thought it could complicate things. By telling you, we might better explain how our shifting Ionic conditions are. You see, there were actually 22 of us. Back in that church in Italy, Frank Castle had caused an Ionic explosion within that chamber we were stuck in. that explosion didn't just alter our mental stability, but also caused a form of mending our psyches. Pretty much, it had caused three of the personalities to merge. This has resulted in three Simon becoming one new and different Simon. Not only does this Simon present a new personality, but he also has the three Ionic powers that once belonged to the original three. This Simon is called by SHIELD to be Simon number 8, but we call him, Pacifist Simon. Before I go into detail about him, I'll explain the first seven guys, then him, then the guys after him", explained Simon.

Yelena put her communicator on edit to record everything Simon was about to tell her.

"First, there is Detective Simon. He is a personality that has great detective skills. Hell, he could be the next Sherlock Holmes. Along with that skill, he has the Ionic Ability of turning his body's molecular structure into just a manifestation of Ionic particles. Pretty much, he's like a ghost made of Ionic particles. Things just go right through him.

Next, there's me, Patriot Simon. I have Ionic enhanced Strength. I'm estimated to be strong enough to hold up four skyscrapers stacked on top of each other.

After me, there's French Simon who has Ionic enhanced Leaping. With it, he can jump great heights and far distances.

Then, there's Genius Simon who has Ionic enhanced speed. Actor Simon can manipulate the Ionic particles in his body to give himself unlimited stamina. Stuntman Simon can make an Ionic layer around his body that can make him bulletproof. Martial Artist Simon has Ionic enhanced agility.

Now, we've reached Pacifist Simon. Like the name says, this Simon prefers to not get into a fight. Luckily, he has three Ionic abilities that can help him from being hit. He has Ionic enhanced reflexes, senses, and a hearing ability that can let him create his own version of echo location.

After him, there's Pyromaniac Simon. Please don't ask, but this Simon can use an Ionic enhancement in his eyes to give an energy vision. He uses this to see any forms of flowing energy or to see anything in thermal vision.

Farmer Simon can fly. Cosmetologist Simon has Self-sustenance. Mute Simon has Ionic regeneration. Ship Collector Simon has energy manipulation. Irish Simon has solid energy constructs. Fortune Teller Simon can create Ionic force fields. Gamer Simon has Ionic shapeshifting. Pessimistic Simon can use Ionic energy to increase his size. Lady's man Simon can use Ionic energy to perform a power recycle, which is when he decides to give up to eight people a temporary Ionic ability of their own. However, it will only last for about an hour. And finally, there's Wrestler Simon who can use Ionic energy to teleport at random distances", explained Patriot Simon.

"Wait, you only explained 19 of the personalities. What about the twentieth Simon? Why didn't you explain about him?", asked Yelena.

"How right. That one. Well, his name is Optimistic Simon and the truth is that he doesn't have Ionic powers", answered Patriot Simon.

"He doesn't, but the list said that he could shoot Ionic blasts from his hands"

"Actually, that's just a sub-ability the 19 of us can do, because we are bonded to our Ionic exteriors. For some of us who can't run fast, fly, or jump high, we also use it as a means of propulsion and gliding"

"So then, what can Optimistic Simon do if he doesn't have Ionic anything?", asked Yelena.

"Optimistic Simon is the only Simon who can revert our body's Ionic exterior back to an organic tissue with naturally flowing blood vessels. It is because of this that he has control over the only power the rest of us don't. Simon's birth quirk", answered Patriot Simon.

"So Simon Williams does have a quirk?"

"Yes, it is called Emotional Water. Basically, any body of water he comes in contact with will emit an aura of the emotion he is feeling. Let's say that he is in a pool with some people. Those people will feel the same way he is feeling. Seeing how he is always so optimistic, then everybody is going to be optimistic if they were to be in a body of water with him", answered Patriot Simon.

Yelena was going to ask something else, but was cut off when they heard beeping from the small monitors. They showed that Arthur Parks was close by. The coordinates displayed showed that he was three buildings to their east.

"Alright, we know where he is. Take one these. Doom has mention that energy beings can sense another's energy spike, so don't try to propel yourself to the next building. Otherwise, he'll detect us and fly away", explained Yelena who gave Patriot Simon a grappling hook.

"Got it. Don't go boom unless negotiation fails", said Patriot Simon.

As the two agreed, they each left the water tower and stood at the edge of the rooftop. They shot their hooks to the next rooftop and swung building to building. Crouching at a ventilation duct was a few feet behind Arthur Parks. They slowly rise from their position and approach their target. From where they stood, it appeared that Arthur was observing a warehouse that was used for mainly exporting foreign goods. What was odd was that if their information was right, then the warehouse should be closed today. However, several cars were lined up on the west side of the warehouse. In Yelena's mind, she pieced out the possibility of why their target was focused on this location. It is possible that there was a Maggia business happening in the warehouse. It was time to make their presence known before they lost him.

"Arthur Parks, I presume", Yelena called to him.

Arthur Parks then quickly turned around to see two people that are teenagers like he was.

"Woah, uhm. Who are you guys and how do you know my name?", asked Arthur.

"If the symbol on our outfits didn't already give it away, then allow me to inform you that we are operatives of SHIELD. We are here on important matters that concern the possibility of recruiting you into our Youth department to be trained and supervised. Also, we know your name, because it's our job to know", answered Yelena.

Arthur sighed at this.

"Figures, eventually you feds would try to catch me sooner or later. Sorry to tell you this, but I'm not in the mood to join your little training camp gig. I'm in the middle of something more important than playing law and order with SHIELD, so just beat it", said Arthur.

"I'm not surprised by that being your answer. Simon, all yours", said Yelena.

"You got it, miss Belova. Alright mister shooting star, I apologize for the beating I'm going to give ya", said an excited Patriot Simon.

"The hell are you-", said Arthur who got cut off when Simon tackled him off the rooftop.

As they two fell, Patriot Simon tighten his grip on the Photonic vigilante as Arthur tried rapidly punching any reachable area of Simon's body.

"Will fucking let go already", yelled Arthur before the two of them had made impact with the concrete ground.

"Sorry about the tackle, mister Parks. We at SHIELD need people like you, but if you don't come with us via words then you'll just have to come by force", said Patriot Simon.

He then threw a punch at Arthur but was caught and had a kick delivered to his chest.

"You guys at SHIELD are now starting to piss me off. You feds are always saying that you help the society of all its problems, but you guys never bother to deal with the real criminals who walk among the people in plain sight. I'm here fighting the good fight, actually taking down criminal empires, and making neighborhood clean for families to live in. why the hell should a guy like me be arrested for going the right thing?", said an infuriated Arthur.

"First off, you're not being arrested… in a way. Second, if you just come quietly then everything can be explained clearly. Trust me, you'll thank us once you come see Director Carter", said Patriot Simon.

"I already said that I'm not joining SHIELD", said Arthur who shot straight at Patriot Simon.

Patriot Simon had locked hands with the raging Laser vigilante. As the reincarnated Living Laser pushed back the Ionic teenager with sheer speed and power, Patriot Simon held his ground with his enhanced strength while his boots were grinding against the pavement. Once they made way to the street, they release from their lock and rapidly perform a barrage of punches to try to damage the other. Patriot Simon's punches held powerful strikes with Ionic energy emitting from his hands to deal extra force, but Arthur's Photonic punches were faster and held more precision. With some luck, Simon was able to grab Arthur's left arm and swung him down onto the sidewalk. As civilians ran from the fight, Simon then stomped on Arthur's chest, causing an imprint on the concrete. Simon was going to stomp again, but Arthur zoomed out of the way. Arthur got up and speed at Simon once again, but instead carrying him high to the rooftops. Recovering from the strong hit to the gut, Simon realizes that he was being hurled into the sky. To escape this, he clenched his hands together and raised them to perform a powerful strike to Arthur's back. The Photonic vigilante coughed up sparks as he loosens his grip on Simon.

Taking this to his advantage, Simon grabbed Arthur's neck and unleashed a fierce headbutt. Still having one hand on Arthur's neck, Simon then punches him with his free hand. Arthur tries to shake him off in the air, but he was then caught in a headlock.

"FUCK THIS", yelled Arthur as he shot both of them straight at the New York shoreline.

Causing a crater in the sand, the two teenage energy beings were buried within the beach until their respective energies burst from the sand. They both brought themselves out of the beach dunes and radiated with Ionic and Photon energy.

"Alright, I'll admit you're a tough asshole to put down", said a seething Arthur.

"I'm not giving up. For SHIELD and the great nation of the United States, you will submit to be taken in and meet with Director Carter", said a similarly angry Patriot Simon.

"Honestly, how many times am I going to say NO today? Screw it, I'm going to use my other quirk", said Arthur.

"Wait?! Other quirk?!", pondered Patriot Simon.

Arthur Parks had then vibrated immensely and a white, blinding flash speed at Simon. He crossed his arms to block the incoming object, but nothing happened. He looked back at Arthur who was now in a different appearance. The reincarnated Living Laser was wearing an all-black suit, his hair was also black, and even the bright yellow Photon energy that surrounded his body had turned to a black haze.

"Okay, what's with the color change?", asked a confused Simon.

Just as he said that, Simon felt a kick to the back of his head that staggered him. He turned to see Arthur again, but he was now the opposite to his current color scheme. The Arthur that was behind him was similar to the other Arthur, but instead of black it was white.

"Sorry for that kick", Said White Arthur with a smile.

Simon was still confused, but then received a punch to the gut.

"Stay focus, prick", said Dark Arthur with a scowl.

Patriot Simon was then receiving punches and kicks from both sides as the two Arthurs went berserk. The white one was giving apologies as the dark one was spouting insults. This went on until Simon was able to grab the white Arthur and threw him at the Dark counterpart, leaving a trail in the sand. The two Arthurs got up and flared up with immense Photonic energy.

"Oh, that's right. Yelena told me before we got here that you have a quirk that lets you split yourself into two versions of yourself that represent the divide of morality. The white Arthur is the good cop, while the dark one is the bad cop. Please tell me that's right?", said Patriot Simon.

"You SHIELD Bastards really know your sources. Yeah, my quirk is called Morality Split. It can pretty much do what you just said", said the Dark Arthur.

"I only use this when I need to one up any troublemaker who tries to get the best of me. If I had to be honest, this quirk of mine would be useless if it wasn't for the unexpected arrival of my second quirk", said the White Arthur who started to emit photonic energy through his hands.

Patriot Simon contemplated on what Arthur means by second quirk but realized what he was really talking about.

"Oh, yeah I get it. Well sorry to give you this piece of classified information, but in all actuality your laser powers aren't really a quirk", said Simon.

"What are you talking about, idiot? Of course, it's a quirk. I mean yeah it finally activated very late two years back, but it's obviously a second quirk", said Dark Arthur.

Patriot Simon really didn't want to go through the explanation, so he decided that now was a good enough time to end things here.

"Listen to me. You may not realize it, but you are destined for great things. You're going to be a part of something that will change your life forever, but that will only be achieved if you're willing to work with SHIELD. And I'm sorry to tell you that you no longer have a choice in the matter. I'm going to bring you back to Director Carter by any means necessary", proclaimed Patriot Simon.

"Yeah, how about no", said the two sides of Arthur in unison.

Both white and dark shot straight forward at the speed of light. Their black and white photonic auras were in tandem and their fists were burning like the sun. to their surprise, Patriot Simon just stood there. However, Simon had actually been focusing an invisible spiral of Ionic energy while he made his proclamation. Once the two Arthurs got close enough, he erupted ionic energy to the sand below him. Where Simon stood, a twister of sand burst from the beach and was pierced through by the two Arthurs. The two looked back to see if they hit their target, but were then grabbed by their necks by two ionic emitting hands. Raising both, Patriot Simon proceeded to choke slam the two Arthurs which caused another crater in the sand. As the two Arthurs were planted into the sand, Patriot Simon unleashed one final attack.

"IN THE NAME OF THIS GREAT NATION, YOU WILL STAND DOWN", yelled Patriot Simon as he fired a powerful ionic blast at the two Arthurs.

The blast was so powerful that it had created a geyser of sand to spread all the way to the nearby boardwalk. Within the sandy crater, the two Arthurs were groaning in pain. With the pain being too much, they united to be one whole Arthur in order to accelerate their healing factor. Before he could feel the healing process begin, Arthur Parks felt a hand grab his suit and lifted him from the sand. He opened his eyes to see Simon attaching a high-tech shackle to his right arm.

"This will make sure you don't use your reincarnated abilities", said Patriot Simon.

"My what?", asked a slightly bruised Arthur.

"You'll understand once you meet Director Carter. For now, start moving. You and I got to regroup with Miss Belova back at the warehouse", answered Patriot Simon.

"I hope you realize, because of you and that blonde chick the Maggia are now one step closer to recover everything they lost. I was really close to finally ending their criminal empire", sulked Arthur who winced at the pain in his leg.

"I get that they're a criminal organization that's running the New York underworld, but I feel like there's something special to why you hate them so much. Why is that?", asked Simon.

"You wouldn't understand", answered Arthur.

"Yeah, you'd be right. But once you get a taste of Director Carter's quirk, you're going to tell us literally everything we need to know about you and more. After that, You're going to willingly join our team", said Simon.

"I doubt it", said Arthur.

As the two walked their way through the mildly busy streets of New York and attracting a lot of attention from the people of Brooklyn, they were able to reach the warehouse where they made their first encounter. It was there that they were surprised to see what had transpired behind the vences of the warehouse. Lines of SHIELD squad vehicles had showed up to gather up any suspicious items left at the crime scene and to apprehend the people that once held possession over said items.

"What the hell?! The Maggia meeting?! How did it go to shit? No one, but me knew about their monthly dealings in this location. Who else knew about this?", asked Arthur.

"That would be me. Oh, and you idiots sure took your time", answered Yelena who was at a wall next to them.

"So, this is all you then", said Simon.

"Yeah, I contacted Forge to send the closest SHIELD strike force to apprehend everyone that was in the warehouse. Arthur is correct. This place is in fact Maggia bought territory and it holds a majority of their assets. Before the strike team got in, I entered through the back and took down everyone there. I did some searching around and found a room that held computers that were connected to through a hidden black market transmission server. I downloaded everything that was about their agendas and scheduled operations into this", said Yelena who held out a U.S.B drive.

Just then, the three teenagers could hear an angry middle-aged man being thrown into a SHIELD armored truck.

"You damn feds don't have jackshit on me. I'll get out, you'll see. I got every right to have a lawyer for this. Get your damn hands off me", yelled the angry Maggia member.

Arthur recognized the man that was being shoved into the vehicle. The man was named Turk, one of the dons that ran the burrows of New York. he had been trying to get that miserable jackass in jail for months, but there he was being pushed into a truck. His astonishment was then cut off when Yelena had called him.

"As you can see, Mister Parks. We don't half-ass our jobs and since you don't have a choice, but to join us we expect the same from you", said the Ukrainian teenager.

"Oh, and we changed your monacor. Instead of Bright Strike, you're going to be called the Living Laser. Cool, right?", said a happy Patriot Simon.

Arthur parks just sighed and accepted fate.

"So what now? Am I just going to become just another piece of SHIELD's massive armory?", asked Arthur.

"Lighten up, Parks. We aren't slave drivers. All you have to do is see Director Carter and everything can be explained better", answered Yelena.

"Seriously, what is it that's so important that I have to be involved with SHIELD?", asked Arthur.

"We won't spoil it too much, but it does involve you, me, miss Belova, and some other guy spending the next three years of ours lives in some hero school in Japan", answered Patriot Simon.

"More specifically, U.A. Academy", said Yelena.

"Wait, you mean to tell you guys are here to just put me in some hero school. And Japan of all places?! Why not anywhere here in the states", said Arthur with shock.

"Like I said, everything will be better explained once you meet Director Carter", said Yelena.

As Arthur kept asking questions under his confusion, Yelena and Simon had dragged him into the quinjet that its stealth mode on. Startled by the plane like a vehicle that appeared out of nowhere, Arthur hesitated to step inside it.

"Oh come on, you can fly. Why is getting into a plane scary", said Yelena who was irritated that this was to be her teammate.

"It's not the plane, it's the tech you guys seem to be packing. Seriously, a shackle that cancels my quirk and a jet that goes invisible. Are you sure that you guys need to go to a hero school?", asked an equally irritated Arthur.

"You sure ask a lot of questions when you're nervous. You sure you're the ruthless vigilante that we heard so much about? Let's go already", said Simon as they finally got into the quinjet.

The back of the quinjet had closed up and it hovered upward with enough momentum to fly straight to the sky. Within it, Arthur Parks was completely nervous about what SHIELD has instore for him. The friendly smile Simon offered as encouragement didn't help him in the slightest. As the two energy being made small talk with each other, Yelena piloted the quinjet for a while until she decided to switch it to autopilot and tried to make contact with the helicarrier. Making a call to Forge with communications on the quinjet's controls, she waited until she could hear machines working from the otherside of the line.

"Hi, this is the don't touch anything unless you wanna break it and buy it workshop, Forge speaking", said Forge.

"Forge, has Carter arrived with Cain Marko yet?", asked Yelena.

"No, you guys are early. Carter, Barton, and Erik are still over at Berkeley, California. There hasn't been any distress call from them about any conflict with Cain Marko. I could only guess that they were able to have a non-hostile conversation and Erik was able to convince him further. Either way, we shouldn't underestimate the situation. Doom's Biomatrix has confirmed an unidentified energy presence within. The frequency of the energy presence is matching that of a possible mystical influence, it may or may not be the Cyttorak gem. Even as a teenager, he could still cause a lot of damage with the powers of the Juggernaut. I'm surprised that he hasn't done anything during his time on this earth", said Forge.

"It could for the fact that he has been reported to be caretaking the reincarnated Charles Xavier. Cain is currently fifteen and Charles is six. Much like their past lives, the two had actually step-brothers when Xavier's biological father, Brian Xavier, had died in an explosion at a nuclear power plant. Xavier's mother, Sharon Xavier, had then been remarried to Cain's father, Kurt Marko. The only difference with this life and their last was that Kurt had died before Sharon did.

He died as a result of being a hostage in a villain attack. Sharon had died three years after, but her death had remained unidentified by the federal agents and the case had been dropped. It could be possible that this reincarnation of Cain Marko has accepted his role of an older brother, much like Victor Creed", said Yelena.

"Probably, but I'm not going to give him the benefit of the doubt. The only reason I don't jump to conclusions is the fact that we don't know what earth in our original multiverse he could be from. It's a fifty-fifty chance that he could be a good or a bad Juggernaut", said Forge.

"Nevertheless, Carter always gets what she wants and I have faith that she'll bring the two step-brothers on our side", said Yelena.

"Yeah, hopefully. Come on back with Arthur Parks, I'll if I could get situated her on the main deck", said Forge.

With that, Yelena and Simon Williams had succeeded in recruiting the reincarnated Arthur Parks and await the return of Director Carter and her team with the reincarnated Cain Marko and Charles Xavier.

… Berkeley, California. Two hour prior..

Landing on a runway within Oakland International Airport, the trio of Margeret Carter, Charles Barton, and Erik Lesher walk out of the quinjet where a line of SHIELD operatives saluted to them in their entry to the Californian city. In their traverse through the airport, they arrive to a SHIELD armored vehicle with an operative waiting for them.

"Director, we've prepared a full report to the latest activities that involved Cain Marko like you asked. It holds all information regarding everything we observed", said the operative.

"Has your investigations and observations followed the instructed method planned out by Erik?", asked Carter.

"Yes, ma'am. We have kept our distance within two miles, just enough to avoid detection from Xavier's psychic abilities", answered the operative.

"Good. Even as a child, Charles could easily tell when attention is drawn towards him through his psychic powers. Having only Cain as his guardian, he would have to learn how to be more effective with it. No doubt being given encouragement from his older step-brother, he would also have to learn how to be crafty with such abilities. It may be confirmed that Cain has taken up part-time jobs within Berkeley, but I doubt that would be enough money to maintain possession over Kurt Marko's estate. This will most likely mean that Cain has been using Charles for foul play", explained Erik.

"Still, let's not come to a conclusion way too early. Thank you for your services operative. Feel free to return to your original position", said Carter.

The operative returned to his squad as the trio approached the vehicle that would take them to the city of Berkeley.

"I'm driving", said TrickShot as he took the driver's seat, Carter in the passenger's seat, and Erik sitting in the seats behind them.

"Remember how we're going to approach this, we need to establish an understanding first and then approach terms. With powers like Cain's and Xavier's, we need to have them join us if we are ever to be ahead in the power race with Hydra. Erik, you were once friend and foe to both of them. Through your experience, what would be the right way to confront either of them?", said Carter.

"Mainly it's all about whether or not Cain Marko is willing to listen. Charles is currently a child, so his yet developed mindset will most likely treat every word that comes out of Cain's mouth as law. So indeed like you said, we must first come to an understanding. Cain Marko maybe a brute, but he is not without reasoning. We have the element of surprise with our SHIELD status and the fact that they won't remember us due to them not regaining their reincarnated memories. I would mostly be worried about what will happen when they do get their memories back", explained Erik.

"What sucks even more is the fact that only Cain is getting his memories back. Peggy, you sure your quirk won't work on Charles?", asked TrickShot.

"No, it won't. Although Logan is a special case, anyone who is the age categories of teenager, adult, and elder will be affected by my quirk. However, it won't be compatible with infants or children. Simon williams is definitely a big discovery for me. It seems those with split-personality or multiple personality disorder are immune to my quirk. Thus, any progress we make has to be with Cain", answered Carter.

"Let us hope we prevail then, Carter. Although Cain and I shared a rocky history, I can agree that he is an ally that is mandatory to have for when conflict arises. Doom took the time to calculate the immense mystical destructive power of the Juggernaut. He has concluded that Cain Marko is only human on this earth that could be stronger than the number one hero, All-Might", said Erik.

As all three agreed to the approach they would make with the two stepbrothers, they drove out of the airport and traverse for five hour in the northern direction to reach the City of Berkeley. As they continued to drive through many of California's popular sights, Erik Lesher rested himself on the back seats of the vehicle and pondered how his reunion with Charles Xaviers was going to be like. Although there was a large age gap, he hopes that even as a child the once leader of the X-Men had retained all the traits that made him into the man that the original Magneto had respected all those years ago. Now though, he is a reincarnated Magneto. A reborn Magneto, and thus change had to be accepted. Thinking back to how Victor Creed had accepted the role of being the older brother to his old rival Logan, he thought how ridiculous it was that those two were now brothers and not the savage enemies they were in their past life.

Erik internally chuckled at the irony of this. Here he was trying to get away from the past, but now he was heading toward it. He wondered if any other mutants from X-Men or Brotherhood have also been reincarnated into this earth. It still astonished how different and yet similar this earth was to their original earths. They just thought they were on some other earth was a part of their multiverse. The truth that was in a whole other multiverse was such mind-shaking revelation that Victor von Doom himself had stayed secluded in his quarters to perform every type of equation that could give any resolution this enigma of reality drifting. At the end, he had to agree to Carter's ultimatum of reincarnation. Still, there was one of many positive aspects that Erik could see from all this. When he was still the old Magneto, he questioned what life on earth would be like if everyone had mutant abilities. This different earth has very much answered that. Though after much education of this world's history, he was very disappointed to know that even in a world where a majority has their own mutant ability everyone wasn't born equal. It truly depressed him that nothing has changed.

'You were right Charles. It seems even in a world of only mutants, there will always be that piece of humanity that defines us from each other', thought Erik.

After five long hours, they've reached Berkeley and traverse through the city to search for the Mark estate. As their vehicle parked outside in front of the gate, they discussed what roles they have.

"Barton, you'll be on distance with your sights trained on our position", ordered Carter.

"Got it", said Trick Shot as he walked towards the trees and perching himself to the highest branch.

"Erik, we'll do our best to make an understanding with Cain. Once we make equal terms with him, try to see if you could approach Charles Xavier and bring him to us", said Carter.

"You do realize that we have a fifty-fifty chance at succeeding, right?", said Erik.

"I'll take those odds", said carter.

Director Carter then made three loud adobe knocks to the door and pressed the doorbell three times. As they waited, Erik got a good look at the conditions of the private property. The gates that he had used his magnetism to open were rusted and covered in vines. The trees and grass of the estate had grown immense due to lack of grounds keeping. He could even see a family of owls in one of the overgrown trees. The exterior of the mansion itself was no better condition either. Some broken windows had cardboard ducts taped to their openings. Nature had covered each brick wall with vines, leaves, and branches. He decided to send an invisible pulse of electromagnetic waves to the surrounding area and had sensed a peculiar discovery. He could feel six rumbling objects underneath the mansion. Closing his eyes, the electromagnetic pulse he released had made out shapes that vibrates violently. He made out they were. They were six rumbling generators, most likely gas powered. It was then that he felt footsteps, powerful and heavy footsteps. They closer, until the main entrance opened up with a loud clicking sound. Walking out of the vast darkness of the inside of the mansion was Cain Marko, The Juggernaut.

They stood there, waiting for someone to speak first. It shouldn't have surprised Erik that Cain was still taller than the average man, especially when the young Marko was fifteen years old. Muscles bulging out of his clothes, his red hair was of neck length, and an all so familiar scowl on his face.

"Cain Marko, I presume?", asked Carter who decided to break the silence as he looked up at Cain.

"Yeah, I am. So, who are you?", said Cain plainly.

"Colonel Margeret Carter, Director of SHIELD. We've come under the annual protocol of visiting each state and recruiting youths with impressive abilities to our SHIELD youth department. We were hoping that you would have the time to discuss the terms of agreement to your recruitment, as well as the many benefits that come with it", said Carter.

Cain Marko narrowed at the two SHIELD operatives. One is the Director of SHIELD and the other he didn't know yet. Looking at the women, he could tell that behind her eyes she was a force to be reckoned with. Even without showing it, there's a reason why she is the director. Even with unnatural strength as an advantage, this chick would most definitely be trouble. The long white hair teenage guy next to her was even more unnerving. His eyes stared back at Cain's with the same intensity. In some weird way, in the back of his head it was like he met him before. Did he piss him off in the past or something? Either way, he knew better than to just fight out in the open. There were several reasons why he shouldn't, but the one he knew that was most important to remember was that his little brother would be watching him fight the authorities. There was no way out of this situation, thus he sighed in defeat.

"Do you guys have a warrant?", asked Cain in a pitiful attempt at keeping them out.

Director Carter then whipped out a piece of paper that held a state government approve singhal. Cain exhaled with an annoyed look on his face.

"Come on in", said Cain with defeat in his voice.

Cain went back in and left the door open for the two to walk in. As the two came in, they could see the poor conditions that the two step-brothers had been living in for most of their childhood. What was meant to appear as a fine and luxurious mansion interior was just the weathering shell of a man's crumbling legacy. With a closer look, Erik could tell that Cain did his best at some attempts at repairing the damaged areas, though they were amateur at best with the crude use of two by four wood and nails. It was as if someone tried to merge the outside of a tree house into every corner and side wall of the Mansion's interior.

Erik would consider it sad if he wasn't so impressed on how they managed to maintain possession over the estate from the rest of the city. He sees Cain leading Carter to where the main living room was. He was to follow them, but then stopped when something caught his eye from the top of the stairway in front of him. Hiding behind the stair's wooden grips was a boy who wore an oversized blue hoodie with a bluntly painted yellow X.

Narrowing his eyes to look closer under the hood, Erik could see a portion of the boy's face. Clear peach skin. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. And most importantly of all, there was an aura that emitted off the boy that he felt through his electromagnetic pulse. It felt afraid, curious, nervous, wonder, and overwhelming innocence. It was him, his old friend.

"...Charles", whispered Erik who continued to stare at the young Xavier as he did the same.

Their observation of each other ended when Carter called for Erik to come to the living room. He did just so, but held one last glance at Xavier as he did enter the room. There, he could see Carter sitting on a couch that has long since lost its color, but remained strong in structure. Cain however wasn't in the room. Erik then sat at the other end of the couch.

"So, where's Cain?", asked Erik.

"He said that he needed to do something before talking to us? Hopefully for his sake, that doesn't mean he'll try to pull something and go hostile", answered Carter.

As they waited for Cain to return, both of their communicators had let out an audible beep sound and a green light started flashing from the communicator's flash light. They both knew what this meant.

"I guess Doom's latest update to the Biomatrix software has really proven itself with its installed quirk activation detection system", said Carter as she checked her communicator.

"Indeed. I guess a certain someone nearby was using his quirk while we're waiting here", said Erik who had assumed it was Cain.

They then see Cain return with a plastic bottle filled with some kind of liquid to which he started drinking in front of them. The two looked at him skeptically which annoyed Cain.

"It's not an alcoholic drink, if that's what you're thinking", said Cain.

"We weren't thinking that", said Carter dully.

"I was", said Erik nonchalantly.

"It's a homemade sweet herbal tea mix that my step-mother had taught my brother and me. It's a family recipe", said Cain.

Hearing what could be possible cooking talent, Erik got interested immediately. This isn't any Cain Marko he knows. These patients. This calm demeanor. This stoicism. There's no way this was the usual Juggernaut that he and the X-men were familiar with then. This one has matured and, surprisingly, at a young age. Then again, he wasn't any different himself. They both lost their parents and had to toughen themselves up in order to survive. With so many traits that this Cain Marko had exhibited, all that remains is to see whether or not he'll be willing to join SHIELD. His thoughts were then interrupted when said person of topic had started to speak.

"Look, I can tell immediately that no isn't an option for me. And even if it was, that doesn't mean that I'm not reasonable. The truth is my little brother and I had gone through so much work to keep the land that this mansion was built upon. I worked several jobs, gambled, and even did some really illegal stuff. Know this, I don't kill. Murder isn't my style. I need to be there for my brother. A kid like him needs a place to call home. After hearing this, you guys probably want to send me to juvie and send Charley to some orphanage. So here's how it's going to work. The two of us love this acre of land and want our final days to be near this place. So unless you can offer us a really good deal to leave Berkeley, I see no reason to be a part of your SHIELD bootcamp gig", explained Cain who observed the two for their reaction to his offer.

Erik had to admit. Cain was being very confident, which again was out of character. He wonders how Carter is going to respond to that.

"That all depends whether or not you'll be compatible with not just me, but with every highly ranked SHIELD operative, the agents that'll be training you, and especially the members of the youth department which has three certain agents around your age that you'll be working with as a team of four. If you can promise me that, then I'm willing to pay any price no matter how high", offered Carter.

Cain then took a minute to think about that. He wasn't much of a team player and usually settled things on his own. However, even if it means having to work for people who most likely have more dirt on him than the federal government itself, this was his chance to finally get both Charles and himself out of this poverty. He had to take it.

"If I say yes, then do we still keep the estate?", asked Cain.

"While you're in training and on missions, SHIELD agents will mobilize to your estate and perform several repairs to this piece of private property. After which, it will be given maintenance so that it will remain pristine. During that time, it will be more useful as a miniature SHIELD outpost to monitor the North American west coast. Overall, yes. It will still have your name on it", confirmed Carter.

Cain looked at her for a few seconds and decided it was for the best. This is probably the only way he will keep his promise to his step-mother. Charles needed a better life than this.

"Alright, I'm in. when do I start?", asked Cain.

"Right now actually. But first, can you please introduce us to him?", asked Carter who gestured to the small boy who was peeking from the hall.

Turning around, Cain looked to see Charles being his usual shy-self. He sighed and gestured to him to come sit in the chair next to him. Charles then took slow steps until he finally made it to his seat. He then lowers the hood to his oversized hoodie to reveal his young face and blonde hair. Carter then looks to Cain.

"Well? Can you kindly introduce us?", asked Carter.

"Fine. this is my little brother, charley, but you can call him Charles. Say hi charles" said Cain.

"Hi. I'm Charles", said Charles shyly.

"Hello there, my name is Margeret Carter and this is my friend Erik Lesher", greeted Carter.

Charles looked at Erik to which the German teen felt nervous and wanted to look the other way. However, he knew that in child psychology if one were to look away at a shy child then that would discourage them in their social endeavours. Thus, he looked back and gave a gentle smile. As Carter continued to make arrangements with the two step-brothers, Erik thought back to the day he and Charles first met. It was funny in a way. The day they met was when they met on an awkward situation within a hospital institution that cared for holocaust survivors. After what could be a simple exchange of words and ideals, that day had marked the beginning of intertwined fate filled with conflicts and hardships. Friends at first, enemies later, and after so many years of back and forth with the twists of morals. It got old real quick. Just what happened between the two of them?

'Oh, yeah. I left him for dead with some woman in a destroyed Hydra facility and stole all the gold that was there. Definitely not one of my best moments", thought Erik as he remembered how his friendship with Charles was ruined the first time.

"With these terms and conditions met, we are most thankful for your time of hearing our side of this agreement and we look forward to having you be a part of our youth department. You will be assigned to a team of four that will be notified if they are needed for any missions available. Meanwhile, young Charles receives housing, scheduled meals, access to any entertainment appropriate to his age, and will have a chance to finish any missing elementary education. Does that sound fair?", said Carter.

"Charley can have the safe his mom wanted for him and I get to fight any asshole from across the globe. Yeah, that's a damn good deal", agreed Cain as he shook hands with Carter.

"I'll notify our ride that you have agreed to the offer. We give you time to pack your things as we wait for you", said Carter as she gestured to Erik to come with her.

He stood up from the couch and gave one last smile to the young Charles. He then walked with Carter to leave the mansion. The two step-brothers looked at each other about that odd smile the white haired teen gave.

"Why did he smile at me Cain?", asked the young Charles.

"Don't know. Hopefully, he isn't one of "those" kinds of weirdos", answered Cain who finished the rest of his ice tea.

After thirty minutes, the step-brothers had everything packed into their individual backpacks. Charles packed his clothes, his bathroom necessities, and a few books he had been reading. Cain had done the same except for the books and decided to pack a special item that held so much importance to him. Reaching the top of his closet, he holds out a small wooden box that held engraved words on the top. "To Cain, love Sharon", it said on the lid of the box. He opened it and a red light slightly emitted from the inside. Inside the box laid a bright red gem and next to it was a folded piece of paper. Unfolding the paper, Cain read silently to himself the promise that he has kept for all of his childhood to this point in his teens.

"Although you're not my son, I love you as any mother would for their children. After your father died, I spiraled into a never-ending pitfall of depression and loathing. It's true that he was a terrible man to me. A part of me believes you knew al long, but the pain of losing someone else again was still too much. The thought of Charles and you being alone and wasting away had been my stones steps to keep me strong on the trail for your good future. As the three of us struggled to keep our home, I was almost about to make the biggest mistake of my life. I was going to commit disgusting things. Things that you and my sweet Charles would feel horrid by. I was about to sell myself off to any street rat who had the money to keep us alive. I waited and actually hoped that this terrible plan would backfire. That's when I met him. From first glance, he seemed rather young to be looking for a whore on the streets of the city. When he removed his hood, it was revealed that he was a teenager. I told him that this isn't a place for someone his age, but then he responded with "and you're far too innocent to be a prostitute". He then flowed with some kind of energy. I thought it was his quirk, but later on I found out it was something more. Something astonishing. The powers that he held weren't what saved me from despair. They were what rejuvenated me to keep being strong for you boys. I'm sorry to write this, but I can't reveal anymore of this young man that I had met. For he said that one day you and Charles will meet him in the future. A future that made me cry tears of joy, because in that future you boys were on your way to becoming what this world needed. This red gem, is proof of that future. It is my final gift to you. Take it and please take care of little Charles. Love you with all my heart, your mother Sharon Xavier Marko", these were the words written in the letter in Cain's hands.

As he stared at the letter, a lone tear drop fell to the paper. He then used a thumb to dry his left eye. He could still remember the day he first touched the red gem. On the day he received the red gem, their family's lawyer had read Sharon's will to the two boys. She had given up everything she had left for them to find support from. One of the possessions she had left for Cain was the exact wooden box that held the gem. Upon skin contact with the glowing mineral, every vein in his body had grown red as well. He shut his eyes sternly as he took the burning sensation that occurred within his skeleton. Later on, the same burning feeling occurred in his muscles and organs. When it finally stopped, he opened his eyes to see his reflection in the mirror. It was then he had discovered the increase in his height and muscles. On that day, he swore to the promise wished upon him by his step-mother. To be the hero for his little brother. Not just any hero. The right hero.

"Cain, I'm ready. I think the lady and her friend are on the other side of the gate waiting for us", said the young Charles who peeked his head out from the door frame.

Cain looked behind him to see his little brother. With a small smile, he placed the letter back into the wooden box where it rested next to the red gem. He then put the wooden box into his luggage and walked out with Charles behind him. They exited their ruined mansion and took one last look of it before being sent to their new home. They exited out of their estate through the rusted bar gates and saw Carter, Erik, and a third member who they haven't met yet.

"I'll admit, you were a big guy the last lifetime, but damn you're a big guy even as a teenager", said the third member.

"So who's this?", asked Cain.

"This individual will be your mentor who will be cramming you with five years worth of training in the next eight months", answered Carter.

"The name's Charles Barton, also known as Trick Shot. International Vigilante and World's greatest archer", introduced Barton.

Before Cain could argue about what he just heard from Carter, Xavier said his curiosity for the archer.

"You have the same name as I do", said Xavier to the vigilante.

Noticing the small boy next to Cain, Barton removes his hood and mask to give the young Xavier a smile. A part of him was still at awe at the fact that this kid is the reincarnation of the leader of the X-Men. Maybe when the kid gets his memories back, he'll be in for a shock to find out his greatest rival and his brute step-brother being agents of SHIELD.

"I sure do kid. Get excited. Soon, you and your brother will travel the world being heroes in training", said Barton as he noticed the sudden sparkle of wonder in the young boy's eyes.

"Hold up. A vigilante is going to be my coach at being a hero. I thought I was going to be trained to be a SHIELD agent", conveyed Cain to Carter.

"You will be. It's just that for the certain project you're going to be a part of requires you to be both a hero and an agent", explained Carter.

"That sounds like a lot of work", said an annoyed Cain.

"I said I would be willing to pay any price, didn't I?", said a smug Carter.

"You heard the lady boys. This is going to be a mutual thing for all of us and it starts once you both get in this truck", announced Barton.

Although his suspicions had risen, Cain played along for now and entered the armored vehicle alongside his younger step-brother. As the road away from the Marko estate, the brothers looked back at their childhood home and accepted the fact that they might not see it for a while. This was indeed a new chapter in their lives. As the brothers sat back down, Cain looked at the only other teenage boy in the truck with them. Carter said that his name was Erik Lesher. This long white haired guy was sending several alarms into his head that he didn't know he had. Just what was it? It's like he met him before, but how.

"Hey, Erik was it?", asked Cain.

"Yes, what do you need Marko?", asked Erik back.

Cain looked at him for a bit to analyze the emotion behind Erik's eyes, but barely found any hostile intent. Like he was welcoming him, but kept his guard up. To Cain, the feeling was mutual.

"This is going to sound really weird… but… have we met before? Like at all? It's like I know you and a part of me really doesn't like the feeling of it", inquaried Cain.

It took a few seconds, but a smirk appeared on Erik's face.

"Trust me, everything will be better explained at the place we're going", answered Erik.

It took five hours of driving and three hours of flight, but the five reincarnates had finally made landing on the SHIELD helicarrier. At first sight, both brothers were astonished at the size and structure of the famous aerial mobile base.

"Woah, Cain look. It's the Helicarrier", said Xavier in excitement.

"Yeah. it sure is. So let me get this straight. This is where I'm going to be trained for my recruitment process", said Cain.

"You'll be trained here for half of the recruitment process. The other half will be at the Japanese Division headquarters", explained Carter.

"Oh… wait, Japan. Why there?", asked Cain.

"All will be explained once we're inside", answered Carter who exited from the quinjet once it made landing.

Cain was going to ask again, but was cut off when Erik spoke to him.

"Here's a spoiler. The other half is going to involve a lot of Japanese lessons. So be mental prepared for it", advised Erik.

Once hearing that, Cain could feel for the first-time anxiety filling up his core. Feeling a small hand holding his own, he looks down to see the young Xavier giving him a reassuring look. Cain gave a small smile back as they entered the helicarrier's interior. Further in the metallic hallways they traversed, a female SHIELD agent dawning the medical staff attire walked up to them.

"Agent Spade, will you show Charles Xavier to his and Cain's living quarters?", asked Carter.

"Of course, Director. If you could follow me, mister Xavier?", said the agent.

Xavier hesitated, but received reassurance from Cain that it was going to be okay. Once he was escorted away, the massive teen followed his new superiors to what appeared to be a briefing room. It seemed normal until his eyes landed on a red-haired teen who was restrained to his chair with two other people his age standing at each side. One was a blonde girl and the other a black-haired male.

"Yelena and Simon, it's good to see you both here with our much-needed recruit. I trust he has been cooperative", said Carter.

"As cooperative as any rookie vigilante who's just shit at their jobs", remarked Yelena much to Arthur's displeasure.

"Can we not right now? It's bad enough a guy with multiple personality disorder kicked my ass, but do you people really have to judge everything I say and do. I got enough of it already from my damn folks", chastised Arthur.

"I could only imagine how they would do so, mister Parks. After all, one family member in particular is the sole reason why you've been on this crusade against the Maggia for years now", said Carter as she threw a folder on top of the round table Arthur was sitting at.

Arthur looked down to see what came out of the folder and saw articles and pictures all revealing a red-haired woman wearing business wear with a Maggia symbol pinned to her coat pocket. He recognized the face of the woman like she was the one thing that has haunted his dreams. She was the one person in this life that he hated the most. This was this mother, Ceble Parks, the main head of the Maggia.

"Yeah, she sure is. So, mind getting to the point of why you send your agents to drag me up here and it better not be about lecturing me of my shitty childhood", demanded Arthur.

Before Carter could answer, Cain gave his thought on the situation.

"So, this is the team I'm going to be working with. Two of your agents and a convicted vigilante"

Carter sighed at his critique. "Just watch, all will be explained", she said as she walked closer to Arthur who tensed at this. He shuffled a bit in his seat and grimaced at the fact that his arms were still restrained.

"Mind telling me what you're going to do?", asked Arthur.

"Helping you remember who you really are", Carter answered cryptically.

Once her hands touched the sides of his head, Arthur's eyes glew and he had begun to relive the locked memories of his past life. After a few seconds, she released him from her quirk and the young vigilante had started to shift emotions in his mind. At first, the anxiety he had felt when he was brought into Helicarrier had dissipated. Only to return tenfold as an overwhelming anxiety that stems from the overbearing shock of his new reality. He could feel it. The actual change to his manifestation and perception. It all came flooding back to him. His mother. The Maggia. His failed bank heist. The SHIELD space station. AIM. MODOK. And… Iron Man. the hero that he has tried to defeat. The same hero he ended up saving from AIM. the same hero that returned the favor when he was resurrected and split into two. That wasn't the last memory though. He could remember himself just floating around in space until he felt a disturbance within the vacuum. He looked to see a black hole slowly approaching the earth's solar system. It had just devoured Pluto and was making its way to Neptune. With speeds faster than light itself, he shoots out of the solar system and found a blue sun. as flies around the star with immense speed, he absorbs the radiated energy it emitted and returned to his solar system with this great power. Placing himself in front of Neptune, he then turns into a vortex of star radiation and expands the energy. The massive white spiral and the black hole had then collided with one another. There was an eruption and then nothing. He had just died, then and there. The memories ended with him being reincarnated into this new Earth. Unknown to him, his final act had saved the Earth, but half of Neptune was destroyed thus allowing the scientists of Earth and a certain young Tony Stark to discover a brand-new element within the core of the far blue planet.

Once the memories ceased, Arthur then slumped on the chair he was sitting on. He then felt his arms being released from his restraints and looked to Carter who had a sympathetic smile.

"Please tell me this is a dream", Arthur told her.

"Unfortunately, it isn't", Carter said to him.

She then turned her eyes to Cain who tensed at this. She tried to walk close to him, but Cain immediately took a step back. She knew he might do that. She was going to talk to him, but then Arthur then spoke again.

"So, wait. Are all of you guys from my world? There's no way I'm going to believe this multiverse bullshit right now", he said to them.

"Then you better start believing and no, we aren't from your Earth. Each of us are from separate different versions of our Earths. Tell me, have you ever heard the names Yelena Belova, Simon Williams, or Cain Marko?", asked Yelena.

"No, I've never heard of you weirdos ever in life… eh, lives", answered Arthur.

"But I've heard of you. On my Earth, you started out as some freak who wanted to take the wife of one of the most influential heroes of that decade", explained Yelena.

"Wow. I think I would have remembered being that much of a douchebag in my… past life. This reincarnation shit is so such bullshit. What about him? What's his story", said Arthur with curiosity of the one who beat him.

"Because of my multiple personality, her quirk has no effect on me. It's a bit more problematic than that", Simon explained.

They then turn their eyes to Cain who was still lost at what they were talking about.

"Cain. it's your turn", said Carter.

"Hold up. This feels off, just what the hell did you do to that guy?", asked a suspicious Cain.

Carter was going to answer, but then Arthur let his opinion be heard.

"Okay, looking at it through his side. Yeah, it might not be a good idea for him to relive any of what happened to him. I mean I appreciate what you guys did for me even if it didn't have my consent",said Arthur.

"That is why we decided to use the convicted vigilante excuse to avoid your consent", bluntly said Yelena.

"Whether you did or not, I still would have said no if it meant seeing how I died the first time", said Arthur.

Upon hearing this, Cain hesitated more. "Okay, wait. What the fuck did he just say?", asked a freaked Cain. he was about to believe this might have been a mistake for both him and Xavier, but Carter halted that chain of thought by walking towards him. She reached to grab his left shoulder and beyond Cain's comprehension he was lowered to meet her at eye level. "Cain, Listen to me. You don't know it, but you're a part of a much bigger universe now. There are some things in this reality that the people aren't ready for, but we are. We need you to join us, so that we can rally together to protect this new Earth that we call home. If you truly wish to be a hero for your little brother, then you must understand this is the right choice. Not just for you and Xavier, but for the world itself. So, we will join me", proclaimed Carter.

Their eyes stared at each other for what felt like an eternity. Cain just stood there, being frozen in the pitch-black holes within Carter's pupils. As he stared further, he could see a light in the darkness. A light that symbolizes hope and righteousness. A call for those who are willing to fight through hell and not leave until he and his comrades finish the job. The same hope he would want for his brother.

"Cain", called Erik.

Cain looked to his right to see the same white-haired teen from before looking at him with the same intensity as Carter.

"I know of the internal conflict you must be feeling but realize that this is the path you must take. This is just for Charles as it is for the rest of us", said Erik.

Taking a few seconds to think this through, Cain stood straight and gave his response.

"Alright, let's do it", he said stoically.

With a smile, Carter reached for his head and placed her hands as Cain's eyes glow. He then remembered what version of Cain Marko he was, as well as the Earth he reincarnated from. On his Earth, he was a Cain Marko that had sought redemption. To do so, he decided to travel the world and perform small acts of kindness to hopefully work up the confidence to perform actual hero work. His cross the world tour ended when he heard news of his stepbrother and the X-Men flew to Europe to deal with a mutant problem. Once they arrived, they realized that the mutant problem was the least of their worries. Dracula had unleashed an army of vampirized mutants, villains, and heroes. They had held strong, but to their terror Dracula had gained the upper hand when he revealed his secret weapon. A vampire Hulk. the X-Men super scientist had found a solution to the problem but needed time. Most of the X-Men's heavy hitters had tried their best to slow the Vampire Hulk down but failed as they were swatted away like flies. The Vampire Hulk then held up Storm and was about to bite her with his fangs, until Charles Xavier halted his movements with his mental powers.

However, the Vampire Hulk had proven to be too strong for the telepath and marches towards him. As he was just a few feet away, a crimson armored glove punched him in the face. The Vampire Hulk got back up quickly to see the Juggernaut standing in front of a relieved Xavier. "Round two, you big green leech", said Cain. the two behemoths battled each other as the recovering X-Men faced off against Dracula's army. Cain had hoped that he could buy time for Beast to finally get the solution done, the vampire horde were too much, and sunrise was five hours away. The battle escalated when Cyclops unleashed a powerful ocular blast that had managed to pierce through Dracula's armor. Suffering from the ocular burns, the king of vampires called to the vampirized hulk for assistance. He was about to but was held in a full nelson by Cain. as the Vampirize Hulk tried to break free, the Juggernaut had decided to not let this monster be a weapon for another monster anymore. Igniting the Cyttorak Gem, Cain turned himself into an incinerating eruption of mystical energy that annihilated both him and the vampirized Hulk. unknown to the reincarnated Cain Marko, his Earth was saved from the vampire invasion thanks to his sacrifice and the solution created by Beast. He had given the solution to Storm who spread it across Europe with rain clouds. Said solution had reverted all those turned into vampires back to normal. The solution was so strong that it even destroyed Dracula himself. A week after the event, both the X-Men and Earth's mightiest heroes made memorials for the two fallen powerhouses of their Earth.

Finally out of his memory, Cain didn't break into emotions like Arthur did. Instead, he stood there as stoic as ever, symbolizing the strength that he wanted for his little brother. Erik gave a small smile for this and walked up to Cain. "How are you feeling, Cain?", asked Erik. Cain looked at him.

"I think vampires are now my least favorite people", said Cain bluntly.

On that day, the second team for the SHIELD Youth Department was formed. Yelena Belova as team leader. Simon Williams as her second in command. Arthur Parks as their fastest member. And Cain Marko, their team's current strongest member. With seven and a half months between them and entering U.A. Academy, this team will push through their limits as they try to endure ten years' worth of intense training and Japanese lessons if they were going to catch up with the first team. Speaking of said team…

… meanwhile in Musutafu, Japan …

Seven months have passed and the first team of Victor Von Doom, Erik Lesher, Eddie Brock, and Victor Creed had done all that was needed for their preparation into U.A. Academy. Victor Von Doom had created a suitable enough laboratory underneath his apartment complex. With said lab, he improved more on his switchblade technology to better the efficiency of SHIELD weapons and equipment. He had even begun integrating the tech into a whole new project to improve his body's conditioning to his quirk. During some body training, his body could now go seventy percent with his quirks. With the special microfiber outfit that he been utilizing during some of their past missions, he could ninety percent. For Doom, that wasn't good enough. He wanted to go beyond that. He wanted this power to meet his expectations. Thus, he had developed the schematics and materials for a suit armor that will allow his quirk to break past his own limits a hundred-fold.

In his lab, Victor had already assembled all needed parts and mechanisms to put the whole thing together. Standing back from his project, he could see each of its parts interconnected and elevated to their positioned location. Although he had become many things in his past life, there was one legacy that wanted to continue. A legacy that had died with and planned to use as a template to build the foundation to his possible pro-hero empire. Once he gains enough power and influence, he will return to Latveria and transform it back to the utopia it was meant to be. Not through dictatorship, but through advancements the world has yet to see. He recognized that said legacy was not his and that's why he will not take his name for it belonged to that man alone.

Nevertheless, Victor will take his attributes and give this world a taste of a true future. The name Doctor Doom will be a hero name for all to remember. Not to give hope, of course not, but to give fear to those who dare to disrupt the peace he plans on establishing. With this belief, he calls his artificial intelligence Servant, Boris. "Boris, begin integrating into the helmet's software and unite each of the armor's components to complete synchronization", ordered Doom. "it shall be done sir", obeyed Boris. Once said, the A.I. wirelessly downloaded itself into the helmet which caused the L.E.D strips representing as eyes to glow white and each piece assembled to become the iconic suit that belongs to that man's legacy. It shined silver with minor patches of dark chrome. As it stood, Boris had begun to move the limbs and graded each functionality of the armor's compartments. "Master Doom, the armor is fully functioning at a hundred percent", said Boris. Doom couldn't accept this either. There was something clearly missing from this beautiful painting. It then came to him and he walked towards a metallic box. Opening the box, he pulls out what was needed for the armor. The most important product that made Iron Man a reality, except now it is superior by Doom's design. Shining with a green light, in Doom's hand was his version of the famous Arc Reactor.

Inserting it in the chest compartment of the armor, the helmet's eyes changed from a glowing white to a bright green. Doom then took a step back to examine his finished project in its entirety. "Master Doom, the armor is now functioning at four hundred percent. Final product now ready for field testing", said Boris. A smirk slowly grew on Doom's face.

"Eat your heart out, Stark. Anything you can do, I can do far superior", said Doom in triumph.

The armor is complete and ready for his quirk. Speaking of quirks, such a topic had then brought another chain of thought to Doom's mind. A subject that Director Carter wanted him to investigate. This study given to him was regarded the probability of the biological capability of Eddie's Klyntar genetics and All-Might's bodily condition. Could Eddie use his symbiote abilities to heal All-Might's body and bring him back to his prime? It gnawed at him to determine if it was possible at all. Looking at their DNA structure, there were just too many variables. It could remove abnormality that occurs on All-Might's left side, but it is still not known whether it could revert a genetic structure on the scale of microns. In Doom's eyes, this is the most biofouling piece of this Earth's medical science. This quirk gene. It's structured like Inhuman genetics, but functions like the X-gene. It came to the point where it's no longer genetic study, but figuring out a concept that just appeared in this Earth's reality during the early 2000's. The only conclusion that came to Doom's mind was to find out if Eddie could restore All-Might to his prime was to just see it happen. All the Same, it was something that he will have to study more on as a student in U.A. Academy.

For Erik Lesher and Eddie Brock, they decided to spend their eight months in Japan to train themselves and learn to adapt to this land's culture. Erik trained to make sure that the current state of his magnetism is unbeatable. Memorizing his battles with the many of his Earth's meta-humans, he had fought such an airy of powerful opponents in his past life. Aliens. Mutants. Genocidal machines. Even gods. It's actually surprising that his death before reincarnating into this place was done by the Hand of all people. Still, he would do it again if it meant saving Wanda and Pietro. Now in an Earth where everyone has a superpower, the German teen could only imagine just who or what he will fight next in this life. However, there is one enemy that is absolutely mandatory for him to destroy. Hydra. For so long, he dreams of destroying their organization once and for all. It was already annoying enough to live with them on his old Earth. He refuses to let them exist even in this new life. Once they are all dead, his life can continue in peace.

Until then, Erik had found a new hobby to pass the time. He had recently taken up cooking. To learn such a skill, he had done some hands-on experimenting with the cookbook he had brought from Italy. To improve further, he had started learning from YouTube tutorials and even had a membership to a local Japanese cooking class. Suffice to say, he really enjoys learning the culinary arts and has recently given some of his works to the others in his team. Doom had said many times that even if it was an unlikely skill to adopt it was nonetheless rather delicious food that his German friend has brought to him. Creed would sometimes stop by Erik's apartment to ask if he was making something that he could bring back for Logan. Eddie especially appreciates Erik's sudden cooking talent and always asks for seconds. The German teen would continue to improve his cooking skill further as the day of the entrance exam approaches.

Eddie Brock, however, was a different story. His recent activities involved him going on nightly vigilante runs more often. Numerous nighttime thugs had gone through major beatings during the last eight months. The hospitals even had to volunteer their doctors and nurses to assist the medical staff in the jails which the arrested criminals were heading. These vigilante acts would eventually make the news and the public had started to call this night stalking vigilante, the Night Rider. To Eddie, it was just another vigilante name. His symbiote invisibility had quickly become his most favorite ability. It had allowed him to evade some of the nighttime heroes and had made hostage situations much easier.

Thanks to Erik's impressive cooking talent, Eddie's cannibalistic tendency had lessened immensely. Still. During his nightly runs, his symbiote appetite had sneaked in from time to time. With each time, he fights back with sheer will power and consuming mass amounts of chocolate. His diet would be only one of his many problems. As instructed by Carter, he was to keep his healing ability a secret from public eyes and only use it when the circumstance calls for it. As much as he wanted to help people with their health problem, he obeyed her orders and continued his usual schedule up until the day of the entrance exam.

Despite how the three had gone through their eight months of preparation, none had a much aggravating time than Victor Creed. Each day, he would wake up to an alarm clock that he would end up smashing with his fist to shut it off. Once out of bed, he would shower, get dressed, and begin his daily routine of spying on Izuku Midoriya and All-Might during their training sessions on the beach. Only time he wasn't spying on his green haired neighbor was when the guy was at school. On paper, his weeks would look mostly like him stalking Izuku every afternoon on weekdays and every morning on weekends. What pissed Creed off the most was that Japanese schools only get one day off. During his eight months, he just wished for once he could go into a bar and get drunk to forget all the awkward moments of seeing Izuku embarrass himself. At the start, it just seemed like his neighbor was the weakest piece of shit. And a cry baby to boot. Further down the weeks, he then noticed something about Midoriya's life. Something too familiar.

Five months til the entrance exam, Victor Creed had decided to finally get a peek at Izuku's school life. No friends, he should've guessed so. He's a smart guy, so the grades make sense. Then again, nerds never have it easy. Logan was once like that until Creed showed him how to be tough.

As shown to him clearly, Creed found out that Izuku had a middle school bully. Some blonde punk with an explosion quirk named Katsuki Bakugo. The bastard reeked with arrogance and superiority. Everytime Creed sees him near Izuku, it's like the guy doesn't give him a break. Insults this. Small explosion that. "Damn nerd" being said every time like it's hello. Even with all that, what wasn't what angered him most. What angered him the most was the fact that Izuku was a reflection of his younger pathetic self. To be born quirkless, being bullied to oblivion, and having life spit all over you. He hated it. It was also ironic how different they receive their powers. Izuku had his given to him, but Creed had to be shot in the head for his. Nevertheless, the forever scarred Canadian could see a relation between him and this green haired fanboy.

'You and I aren't that different, are we Izuku?', thought Creed as he walked back home.

Then there was that one day. As Creed walks towards Aldera Junior High, he noticed Midoriya being pinned to a tree by that blonde fuck and two of his goons. Katsuki was spouting all kinds of bullshit and Izuku was just slumped there taking it all. 'Just this once, I'll back you up', thought Creed.

"Hey, Midoriya. Your mother wanted me to walk you back home, so let's go", called out Creed in Japanese. This has caused the four middle schoolers to look at the foreigner that suddenly arrived. The two goons that were with Katsuki were confused on who they were looking at. Said blonde looked to see some random Gaijin calling out to the nerd. Izuku however was surprised to see his apartment neighbor here of all places.

"Who's the Gaijin? Is he lost?", said one of the goons. "And why does he know Midoriya? I didn't think he had friends, especially foriegn ones", said the other.

Katsuki analyzed the rando in front of him. Not once have he ever seen him with the shitty nerd before. From appearance, he looks like some westerner with long shaggy blonde hair. He was taller than him by a foot and clearly showed some muscle. Lowering his eyes to see the foreigner's hands, animal-like claws were out in the open. This tells him that this new guy has some kind of animal based quirk. Other than the height difference, this Gaijin was nothing special.

"And who are you Gaijin? Obviously, you don't belong here", exclaimed Katsuki with smugness.

"My name is go fuck yourself and I'm here to pick him, so hand him over", exclaimed Creed with very little patience as he pointed at Izuku.

This blunt and vulgar answer made Izuku gulped and Katsuki sneered. The explosive blonde let go of Midoriya's collar and started to erupt small explosions in his hands. Noticing the quirk being shown, Creed walked closer to the punk who's doing a lousy job at being threatening. The two glaring blondes were finally in front of each other. Their eyes give the other as much hatred as possible.

"Tough talk for some piece a shit Gaijin. Just why the hell should I take orders from you?", remarked a seathing Katsuki.

"Listen. Just hand over Izuku and I don't have to give you the humility that your daddy was too much of a pussy to give you", said Creed.

Izuku and the two goons were both in shock at this foreigner's guts. The green hair fanboy himself just couldn't believe what he was seeing. Was his apartment neighbor crazy or something? At that point, Katsuki just snapped.

"You bast-"

POW

Time froze right for Izuku as he witnessed something unbelievable. Katsuki didn't finish his insult as the world went black for him. The two goons behind him were frozen in anxiety as the so called alpha of Aldera was knocked out by a single punch.

"Punk", said Creed as he spat out some saliva at Katsuki's coat. He then looked straight to see Katsuki's goons shaking and about to piss themselves.

Creed smirked at their expressions and made a long inhale with his nose.

ROOOOOOAAAAAAR

With a mighty lion-like roar, Creed scared the two goons shitless as they ran off screaming. He then looked to his left to see Izuku eyes widen and also shaking. He didn't like this sight. In his mind, he planned that eventually he beat a backbone into Izuku and show him the type of man he needs to be. With that, he grabbed Izuku's left sleeve and dragged him out the school property.

"Let's go", Creed exacerbated.

"W-wait, what about Kacchan? We can't just leave him there", Izuku said worryingly.

Creed stopped his walking and let go of Izuku's sleeve. He then walked toward Katsuki's unconscious form and grabbed the punk's collar. With only a fraction of his strength, he hurled Katsuki into the tree where they finally met personally. Katsuki was tangled heavily in branches and leaves. Seeing that the explosive bastards were well hidden in the tree, Creed had a satisfied smirk on his face.

"There, he's safe. I'm sure he'll be fine later. So start walking, I want to get home", said Creed as he walked past Izuku. Izuku wanted to question him, but knew that this situation was completely out of his control and just caught up with Creed. They walked in silence for awhile until Creed decided to tell him what needed to be said.

"You don't have to put up with that, you know", said Creed who kept his eyes forward.

Izuku looked at him. He wanted to feign ignorance but knew Creed would fall for such a pathetic attempt. He just lowered his eyes to the sidewalk as they walked. "I know", said Izuku.

"I'm not going to ask why you let him do that to you, but I do want to know just how you can go throughout the day being bullied every damn week", said Creed.

Izuku thought about it himself. How has he lasted this long? There were times when he could feel defeat and the notions of giving up crawl all over. Pulling him to the deep abyss of depression. It was on that rooftop with All-Might when he said that he couldn't be a hero without a quirk. When All-Might said that, he came so close. So close to giving up. However, it was also on that day that his drive to pursue his dream had been ignited further than ever before. When nowhere else could have given him the resolve his heart ached for, out of nowhere during that sludge villain's attack a vigilante of all people was the one person who told him that his dream can still be a reality. Those words that came from him still echoed in his head.

"Quirkless."

"You're quirkless, yet you would run into hell and not give a damn what would happen."

"Although you don't have powers, you have guts and that's all that's needed to be a hero."

And if that wasn't memorable enough, All-Might had sought him on his way back home and gave him an offer that he just couldn't refuse. To be the successor to his quirk, One for All. Being under his wing has now given him a goal that he had worked through for all these months. To prepare his body to be a worthy vessel for All-Might's power and to wield it for his dream of graduating U.A. and becoming the next great hero. Maybe that was it now? That has become his rock. Thanks to All-Might, he will keep going and make his dream a reality.

"Creed-san, do you believe that dreams can come true?", asked Izuku to the blonde Canadian next to him.

Creed looked to Izuku, but remained silent. This signaled Izuku to continue talking. The green haired fanboy turned to his foreign neighbor and revealed what has kept him so driven that he could tolerate the pain and abuse.

"As long as I can remember, I have always admired the pro-heroes out there in the world. Ever since elementary school, I have made hero journals that hold all the research I had gathered from watching so many heroes performing their heroics. These journals I've made are what I was hoping to rely on as I work my way to becoming a hero, but something happened to me months ago to rethink that plan. It was on that day that I swore that no matter what I won't give up on my dream of becoming a hero. I want to know no fear and save people with a smile. I want to be a legendary hero, just like All-Might."

Izuku's speech was all Creed needed to hear. Processing his neighbor's word in his head, Creed could finally understand just what kind of person Izuku was. In a way, he was another Logan. Another lost kid who just got the shit end of a deal given to him by life. Much him and the other guys getting brought in by Carter, Izuku must have found a reason for living through All-Might.

This confession from Midoriya had also given Creed something to realize. Izuku's eyes… they had child-like innocence and a pure light. Those things were long since removed from Creed's own eyes.

Izuku then turned to Creed, waiting for a reply to his resolve. He was instead hearing a small chuckle and a calm hand on his shoulders.

"You know, to any sane person, that might be the cheesiest speech they ever heard." Izuku felt a bit saddened by that. "But. I've heard worse.", continued Creed which made Izuku perk up.

"It's guys like you that make this world bearable, Izuku. You know what it's like. To be tossed to the side as others just take what they want and barely leave you anything. You're a wolf pup left behind by his pack, but you clawed out of the snow and will someday become your own alpha. At the risk of sounding cheesy myself… Izuku Midoriya, I believe you deserve to be a hero", proclaimed Creed.

The words that came out of the Canadian were aspiring to the green haired fanboy. A warmth emanated within Midoriya, a warmth that only a true friend could give to someone. That warmth was then diminished when Creed uttered his next words.

"All-Might made the right choice when he chose you to inherit his quirk", said a stern Creed.

At those words, all color left Izuku's face as he stared at Creed in shock. Just how? 'How could Creed-san have found out about me and All-Might?', thought Izuku. He got his answer when Creed gave his explanation.

"The truth is, Izuku, that I've been watching you for some time now. You remember that special education I told you about. The one that Logan and I had before coming to Japan", said Creed.

Izuku nervously nodded. Creed then pulled something out of his pocket. He then revealed it to Izuku who went even paler at what was seeing. In the Canadian's hand, he held out a SHIELD agent badge.

"Well, I lied about that. My name is Victor Creed, designation "Sabretooth". I'm an elite member of the SHIELD Youth Department. Four other dickheads and myself were actually sent here under directing orders of Director Carter to assist the Japanese division in their investigation of two quirk anomalies, one of them specifically being All-Might. We were planning on just observing this year's student boy when the entrance exam had been settled. When rumors of All-Might becoming a teacher for this year had been confirmed to us, we had made theories of why he would even bother taking up the job. One possibility keeps coming up. The number one hero could be looking for an apprentice. So where else would he get than the best hero school in Japan. This was going to be our plan, but something unexpected happened. You", explained Creed.

Izuku swallowed a lump at that last part. "So… is that why you moved next to me? T-to keep an eye on me?", he asked nervously.

"Actually, that was luck. The fact that I would end up being neighbors with you was a miracle on its own. Seriously though, I found out about you and All-Might when I picked up his scent mixed with yours. My mutation quirk enhances my senses, that includes scent tracking. So believe me when I say that you smell way too much like him", said Creed as he pocketed his badge.

"S-so what now? Are you going to take me away to some place and do a test on me?", asked Izuku who didn't like where this situation was heading.

"No, I'm not. Listen to me very carefully Izuku, there's a reason why SHIELD is interested in All-Might. But right now, I won't explain the details to you. Just know this, whatever you and All-Might are up, SHIELD completely supports it. It goes without saying that society today depends on All-Might. Hell, it pretty much at this point that guy's fandom has become those geeky cults that does nothing but worship the guy. I wouldn't be surprised if you were a part of those die hard fanclubs", said Creed.

Izuku had an embarrassed flush at that comment. He won't deny that he was no doubt an All-Might admirer, but he just wished that it wasn't the only noticeable quality to him.

"Other than all that stuff, the mission has now changed. Now that you're confirmed to be All-Might's successor, I and the three dickheads I mentioned before are going to be put into roles to help make watching over you easier. So yeah, thanks to you the four of us are going to be attending U.A. Academy as a first-year student", said Creed.

That statement left Izuku speechless. He would be attending U.A. with four SHIELD agents tailing in his own classroom. Something then came into realization for Izuku.

"W-wait, what if I failed the entrance exam? What will you guys do then?", asked Izuku who still held his current level of anxiety.

"Whether you passed or not, we're still going to keep an eye on you. You may not believe it, but us at SHIELD really hope you can stand up to the plate and prove to us that All-Might didn't make a mistake. Like I said, SHIELD knows that society needs All-Might as a pillar for the current world order. Honestly, I hate to be you right now", said Creed.

Izuku looked down to the concrete. Something panged at his heart at that last statement. His neighbor was right. All-Might, the number one hero, chose him as his Successor. The training. The endurance. Each time to pick himself up from every abuse. But now this, an organization like SHIELD wants him to make it. He's flattered, but this is just too much pressure. It's almost disturbing to imagine being a hero in training while a powerful international group is observing his every move. Is this some sick joke that life wants to stack upon the rest of his problems?

"You want to know what's funny? I'm not supposed to tell you any of this. It's against SHIELD regulation to give classified information to a civilian. Once Jimmy finds out, he's probably going to put on janitor duty again", said a nonchalant Creed.

Izuku shifted from being filled with anxiety to being completely surprised. His neighbor who turns out to be a SHIELD agent had just broken one of their most important rules and for him of all people.

"Why, Creed-san? If you knew you'd be in trouble for breaking that regulation, then why tell me any of this?", asked a now worried Izuku.

"Well… It's because it's you I'm talking to. This mission of being a U.A. student revolves around you, so it only makes sense to give you the heads up. It wouldn't feel right to keep you in the dark", answered Creed.

"I see, but-", Izuku was then cut off by Creed.

"No buts. Don't make yourself feel like a burden. I've pretty much gotten used to this kind of shit by now. Just understand this, I'm with you on this. Do your best to be the next All-Might and I'll make sure shit doesn't the fan. Starting today, I'm not just your next door but your bodyguard. Once you master All-Might's power, I'll only be your bodyguard until graduation. You and I are pretty much stuck together for the next three years. Understand?", said Creed.

Taking everything in, Izuku could understand where Creed was coming from.

"I understand, Creed-san", said Izuku with resolution in his eyes.

A smirk then appeared on Creed's face and he let out a satisfied grunt. "Damn straight. Well, let's get going. I'm sure your mother and Logan are waiting for us", said Creed as he walked ahead of Midoriya. Said green haired fanboy kept up at a brisk pace. Undenounced to Creed, Izuku would make his own observation of the Canadian. If there was one thing that he could tell about his foreign neighbor and soon to be classmate is that through the brash behavior and blunt language held a confident stature that backs down to know one. In a way, it was like Katsuki, but something else entirely. Izuku smiled as he could see a friend in Victor Creed.

And like that, the day of the Entrance Exam had come and Izuku Midoriya stood in front of the school that had worked so hard to prepare for. After the final stretch of his hellish training on that beach, he was gifted a strand of All-Might and, much to his dismay, swallowed it to officially inherit the power of the number one hero. As he was still mentally coping with the fact that he just swallowed hair, he felt a hard but gentle hand placed on his left shoulder. He turned to see a smirking Victor Creed carrying a black military-style backpack. He was also wearing a dark brown lumberjack flannel with a gray shirt underneath, a pair of jeans, and brown boots.

"Morning Izuku", greeted a confident Creed.

"O-oh uh, good morning Creed-san", Izuku greeted in return.

"I noticed you weren't on the train with Logan and me. I could only guess you know who drove you here after finally getting that beach cleaned, right?", pondered Creed.

"Yeah, my body is finally a good enough vessel for One for All. I just have to pass the entrance exam and into the U.A. if I'm going to learn how to use it", confirmed Izuku.

'One for All. so that's the name of All-Might's power', thought Creed.

"Anyway Izuku, you and I are going to have to hold back for a bit. There are three guys I want you to meet. Just like me, they were assigned to this mission of being U.A. students to keep an eye on you", suggested Creed.

"Really, so what are they like? Not to sound rude, but how are you and those three agents of SHIELD? You told me weeks ago that you are an elite member of the youth department, so that could only mean that they are too", said Izuku.

"You'd be right then. The four of us are actually an elite four-man squad. Seeing how we were the best in the youth department, it only made sense that they would send their best to represent them. For that other question, I'm in SHIELD cause I'm the goddamn greatest. If there's a job, I always get it done", said a confident Creed.

Izuku sweat dropped at that rather egotistical remark. "So what about your teammates? How are they also elite agents?", asked Izuku.

"Oh, those assholes. Well, one's a monster, one's a magnet, and the last one is both smart and weird. So yeah, the dream team they called us. But enough about them, let's go back to talking about me", said Creed as he would go back to being egotistical.

Izuku was a bit confused on these sudden mannerisms of his foreign neighbor, but thought it was best to just get used to it. He was about to ask Creed on what they might expect from the entrance exam, but was cut off by a very familiar and violent voice.

"Deku"

Izuku stood straight and his spine tingled, while Creed remained unfazed and with a scowl slowly forming. Izuku then turned to see his quote on quote childhood friend walking towards him.

"Kacchan!?", squeaked Izuku.

"Don't stand in my way, or do you wanna fucking die", scowled Katsuki.

Izuku jolted back and started stammering. "U-uh, hi Kacchan. G-good morning and let-", Izuku was going to finish his greeting until Creed's right hand grabbed his shoulder.

"Izuku, don't stutter man. Fucks like him feed off that shit", said Creed as he turned to face the explosive blonde.

At the sight of the foreigner, Katsuki's glare intensified as he remembered what this damn gaijin did to him weeks ago. Between then and now, he had wanted to find this damn shaggy haired caveman incinerate him in his explosions. To think, him, Katsuki Bakugo, a future number one hero, would be knocked out with a single punch by some freak from the otherside of the world.

"The hell are you doing here with the nerd, Gaijin? Finally decide to show your face so I can blow it away", Katsuki said menacingly.

"As much as I do want to kick your ass again, firecracker. I'm here for something more important and that's getting into this shit academy with my small friend here. Not to mention there isn't a damn thing you can do to stop us",said a smirking Creed who had a clawed hand on Izuku's head.

The anger that Katsuki held for the gaijin was so intense that a vein appeared on the side of his head. Oh how he wanted to just engulf the bastard and the nerd in a fiery explosion. However, the gaijin had a point. If he was going to be the next number one hero, then the entrance exam was the first step. So right now, he can't focus on these losers.

"Just don't get in my way gaijin, otherwise both you and Deku will regret it", said Katsuki as he shoved through Izuku and Creed.

Izuku just remained nervous at the departing Katsuki as many of the applicants had begun to murmur of the sludge villain incident a year back. That nervousness then shifted into astonishment at his Canadian friend who just kept his calm scowl at Bakugo. Thinking back to their earlier discussion and to their talk weeks ago, he could feel massive weight being placed on his shoulders, but a surge of motivation is what's keeping him up. All-Might, his all time favourite hero and now mentor, and there's SHIELD, an international organization that protects the world. They wished for him to master One for All, so he'll do just that. Looking to his dream school, he will go and make his dream a reality.

Unfortunately, he trips on the first step and was about to hit the floor. Creed however saw this coming and decides to let Izuku fall. This was his way of punishing Izuku for being clumsy on the first day of the mission. That was when his nose picked up a new scent that was coming towards them. Strawberries mixed with peach, probably the shampoo, and oddly enough a slight hint of mochi. He turned to see who it was and he had to admit, 'not bad'.

Before his face could hit the floor, Izuku was shocked to see that he hadn't made impact and began to float.

"You all right?", said a girl's voice.

Between the two boys stood a brown haired girl who held the most innocence that Creed had ever seen in a person. She had a cute round face with noticeable pink flushed cheeks. She then pressed her hands together which caused Izuku to stop levitating.

"Sorry for going crazy with my quirk there. I just think it'd have been a bad omen if you tripped, you know?", said the girl cheerfully.

Izuku tried to respond back to the pretty girl in front of him, but could only let out small stutters. After his pathetic attempt, the brunette girl then said her farewell and walked away from the two boys to head to the lecture hall. Creed, who had decided to stay away from the girl's sights, went back to his green headed neighbor to see how he had processed such a weak effort at talking to a girl. Unbelievably, the expression on Izuku's face said otherwise. Creed stood there dumbfounded that the guy next to him thought that all that stuttering was something to be proud of.

'This is the guy that I'm going to be stuck with for the next three years', thought Creed as grid began to well up at the thought of how his new Japanese high school life is going to be. He then tapped on Izuku's arm to get his attention.

"Buddy, as much as I do like wasting my time with admiring the fine selections of our current market, I think it's best you stay focused on the exam if you're ever going to get into U.A. understand?", said Creed.

"Oh um, right", said a flushed Izuku. His flush then deepened when he realized what Creed had just insinuated.

"W-wait, Creed-san. It's not like that at all, it's just that she seems really nice and I just never been able to talk to a girl before", said a nervous Izuku.

"Hey man, I get it. Just be sure to think with your noggin first before you let your dog downstairs do the talking for you. Woof woof, am I right?", said a smirking Creed as Izuku felt his face burning with embarrassment. He really needs to start getting used to his Canadian Friend's bluntness.

Before the two could continue with their talk of the female gender, their attention was then brought somewhere else as someone with a New York accent called out to them, specifically to Creed.

"Yo Sabretooth, we're here", called out a tall, muscular brown-haired boy dressed in black sneakers, blue jeans, and a white sleeveless hoodie with a black shirt underneath. Next to said boy were two other boys who each held features of European descent and wore long coats over an all-black attire. To the left walked a boy with long white hair and wore a dark purple long coat. To the right walked a boy with brown hair that was longer than the taller American boy and wore a dark green long coat. The gathering of four foreign teenage boys had drawn looks from the other applicants, but Izuku paid no mind to it as he realized who these could be.

"About time you assholes showed up. The damn exam was to start, and we've been waiting in the cold for you fucks", said an irritated Creed. Noticing that they're the only ones outside, he then turned to Izuku to finally introduce him to his team.

"Well Izuku, these are the guys I was talking about. Well assholes, this is the guy I was talking about", introduced Creed. The three foreign boys then looked at Izuku who flinched at their eye contact. Nevertheless, he regained his confidence and greeted them.

"H-hello, my name is Midoriya Izuku. It's nice to meet you all", said Izuku with a nervous smile. Their responses were unnerving as all Izuku got were silence and looks.

The American boy held a face of nonchalant uncertainty. The European boys to his sides each gave the fanboy a cold calculative look and felt like they were analyzing his soul. Finally, one of them spoke up.

"Is this really the boy that's going to be the next All-Might?", asked an unimpressed Doom

"Do I look like a liar, Doom?", challenged Creed.

"Your history says otherwise", countered Erik.

"Look guys, can we not argue about this right now. It's way too early in the morning and I seriously don't think our new friend here likes the situation either. I also don't think he can understand us, because we've been talking english over him", said an annoyed Eddie Brock who gestured to Izuku. All eyes then turned to said boy who was shaking in place from the nervousness. That nervousness then shifted into surprise when Doom held out his SHIELD communicator that flashed a green light.

"The biomatrix confirmed it. He is holding All-Might's power. It seems to have accepted him as a vessel, but the genetic bonds are unstable. How unfortunate considering today's occasion", explained Doom.

"Nevertheless, introductions are in order", surmised Erik.

"YES, thank you. Can we not talk about the damn mission? We're already going to be living it for the next three years. Just hurry up and speak Japanese to the guy before he gets more lost", said Creed.

All eyes then go to Doom. "what", he sighed.

"Leaders lead", said Eddie.

"Fine. Izuku Midoriya, as you are aware from whatever Creed has told you, the three of us and him are a part of the SHIELD youth department. A minor branch of the international organization designed to train pre-teens and teens who show potential in SHIELD. A majority of our members are those who were irrigantly denied by hero school who hold on to such bleek and stale definitions of what heroism truly is. Nevertheless, we now seek to bridge the gap in the rather less stable relation between SHIELD agents and pro-heroes. For that to be a reality, the department has enlisted the four of us for a three year long assignment to become students of one of the most famous hero schools of the world, that being U.A. Academy. That all changed when we heard of you and All-Might. I am Victor von Doom of Latveria, the leader of our little squad, and I shall be monitoring your quirk progression during our time up until our graduation", greeted Doom.

"Yeah, long speech, boss. I'm Eddie Brock. Queens, New York.", greeted Eddie who wanted to keep it simple.

"Erik Lesher. It has been a long time coming, Midoriya.", greeted Erik.

With introductions settled, the three new arrivals proceeded to the exam. Izuku was now feeling nervous about these new foreign acquaintances. The one named Eddie Brock seems friendly enough, the other two were so serious. He knows that he really shouldn't blame them. There might be a possibility that they are civil war survivors. As a pro-hero fanboy, he has a love for pro-hero everywhere. Thus, the civil wars that have plagued Europe for thirty years is heartbreaking to him. To think, Pro-heroes fighting pro-heroes. Why should that ever happen to any country?

A pat on Izuku's back brought him out of those thoughts as he turned to Creed giving an assuring smirk.

"Don't worry about those dickheads, you'll get used to them. Now let's get in there, can't get you into U.A. just by standing here", said Creed.

Izuku smiled back. "Right. Let's go, Creed-san", said Izuku as the two neighbors proceeded to the entrance Exam.

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Next Chapter: Working Hard

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