Appearances Can Be Deceiving

by soulofdarkandlight

Aided by a boost from his cousin, Izuku's newfound confidence sets society on edge and pushes the limits of class 1A's abilities to unimaginable heights. With the support of class 1A, the world will never be the same as they test the boundaries of what is possible and challenge the status quo as they take on both heroes and villains alike.

62. Chapter 62: Conspiracy Theorists

Chapter 62: Conspiracy Theorists

A/N: Sorry for the long break in updating. It wasn't because I abandoned it yet again, but rather I was busy rereading because I forgot the plot points myself. Hopefully, I'll be updating on a rotating basis with my other fics!

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"All Might, is it true that you abandoned your children?" A reporter asked as the media hounded the number 1 hero, outside the gates of UA.

The camera flashes caused All Might to wince, "Are both Kaminari and Izuku your child?"

"Did you abandon just one of them or both?" Another reporter asked.

"How did it feel to see your abandoned children in your classroom after so long?"

"Isn't UA showing favoritism by allowing you to take the classes of your children?"

"All Might, why did you choose to be a deadbeat dad?"

Finally, All Might snapped, "I AM NOT A DEADBEAT DAD!" He yelled over the crowd of reporters.

There was silence and one reporter raised her hand, "So, you are a dad?" She asked pointedly.

All Might looked to consider the question for a moment, with disbelief and frustration painted on his face. He coughed to regain his usual friendly composure, "I reiterate, I do not have any children." With that, the number 1 hero jumped over UA's gates.

The forums were abuzz, reviewing the clip of the incident over and over again. Ever since the sports festival, the forums had been theorizing about All Might's secret child after someone by the username Dabi had pointed out the similarities.

Shouto had thought that was stupid. He was sure Izuku was All Might's child and had responded to Dabi under the guise ColdSoba. It didn't help that the pro-heroes were getting in on the rumor too and now the forums were at war.

The way he said it, I think All Might really is a dad
~MajorChaos13

The question is really whether he's a deadbeat dad or not
~SarahWinchester97

I mean, he could be. We never saw his children.
~V_Yuri

That's true. But maybe he just wanted to hide them for their safety? Otherwise villains would just attack the children.
~UnivHunter

Yeah, a lot of heroes do that. And All Might doesn't seem like the person who'd want that for his children.
~Nimily

I don't know. The guy does like the media. Would make sense to get his children in the spotlight too. Though he does encourage protection more.
~Denpalada

He might think the commission would be after his kids. From what I hear, they don't get on with All Might.
~Strawberrysouffle

He can't be a deadbeat dad. How on earth can they be that strong otherwise? All Might wouldn't have let the commission train them, so it must have been him.
~Dragon6

But I think only one of them is probably his actual child. So, which one is it, the one who defeated ENDEAVOUR'S son or the shy kid?
~Dragon rose 11

Hey, the shy kid is the class rep too u know?
~Stariana

I think it's Kaminari. Both have identical hair colors. Heck, their smile is similar. AND who else to defeat Endeavour's son, than All Might's son?
~Blackfire493

But the quirks don't add up?
~Alex Rueda Segura

Might have just inherited the mother's quirk, who knows?
~Starborne

So you're telling me that All Might's wife has a quirk stronger than Endeavour's?
~WOKELAND

The wife has to be a pro hero too then.
~MaydayMarBear

But we've never seen someone with a quirk like that
~Scribblepausescribble

Could be an underground hero?
~Sleep_whatajoke

Nah, the quirk's too flashy for that. Not everyone wants to be a hero anyway, you know?
~Guipa

I went to middle school with Kaminari, and I've seen both of his parents. All Might definitely wasn't his dad. It was some other guy.
~SeekingDusk

So that just shows that All Might was a deadbeat dad!
~ReiwaOtaku1377

Or maybe that means Izuku is the one who's actually All Might's son?
~Ms_Grumpy13

I'm leaning toward that too. Both quirks are similar in strength and Izuku did seem to have some moves that looked like All Might's
~Sheepheadfred

He doesn't really look anything like All Might tho
~Ramsay

Maybe his features came from his mother? Way more plausible than Kaminari inheriting only one quirk from his parents
~firefist02

Not necessarily. Loads of people inherit only one quirk. Only a few inherit both. Yo SeekingDusk, ever seen Kaminari's parents?
~Dukeofdragons1

Yeah. The mother was blonde and the dad had black hair. I don't know about their quirks.
~Seekingdusk

I guess that kinda proves it. Especially if the mom was blonde too
~I-like-cats-and-fics

Well All Might can't just show up if he's the dad. Maybe the couple was his other family members?
~HalfAwakeDragon

OR, maybe Izuku really is the secret child?
~Jpx0999

Yeah, maybe the shy personality is just something he got from his mom. I doubt All Might was around enough to brush off on him
~Stariana

Izuku's mom is Inko Midoriya. We saw her at the court case remember? The one with Endeavour getting arrested?
~Draconic_Bliss

Oh yeahhh! Maybe that's why Endeavour got arrested. All Might was sure to have a lot of pull.
~ReiwaOtaku1377

So did Aldera get sued just because All might had some pull? Otherwise, nothing would have happened?
~Thewanderingcat

Nah. Other schools got sued too soon after, remember?
~LadyPhoenix68

Is anyone from Izuku's school here? Ever seen his dad?
~InfernoKnightmare

I used to go to Aldera too. Never saw Izuku's dad cuz he was overseas. At least he claimed so. Funnily enough, he wasn't there at the court case either. And you'd think he'd want to be there for such a crucial moment in his child's life.
~Shadowfire23

See, that just maintains the fact that he's a deadbeat dad. What was he doing at such a substandard school if All Might was his dad?
~Ilikefanfiction4296

Touya, who was spectating the forum, nearly choked on his drink. Here, he was thinking Kaminari was All Might's child, but this made sense! "I had stolen the Aldera documents and given them to the police to help with the case. And I had seen Hisashi Midoriya being Izuku's dad but there was no attached picture. Maybe that was just All Might under a fake name?"

That's not a bad idea, I have to admit.
~Dabi

See, even the guy who came up with the theory that Kaminari was the child agrees!
~ Loggersssssssss

Hey, I didn't agree! It still makes no sense why Izuku gets hurt if he used too much of his quirk.
~Dabi

Maybe it's just not compatible? There are a lot of people who can't withstand one parent's quirk because they got the other parent's body structure.
~DarkGallant

Yeah, my older brother had a quirk like that
~ColdSoba

So who were the guys pretending to be Kaminari's parents?
~Purple Guys

Probably his uncle and aunt? Though I thought that Izuku might be Nighteye's child because of the hair.
~The crimson killer

Nah, that's unlikely. Even the heroes are saying that kid Watanabe is most likely his child
~D3viantB3havior

I think Inko might be Nighteye's sister since they have similar hair. And Izuku is Nighteye's nephew. I know Watanabe is Izuku's cousin so that would make sense if Watanabe is Nighteye's child.
~ColdSoba

Personally, I think Kaminari and Izuku are non-identical twins who got separated at birth.
~DarkGallant

I… kinda have to agree with that. My own quirk damages me because my body isn't for it. And my little brother's quirk was a combination of both of my parents. Maybe that's why Izuku has that lightning coat since he got a bit of the mother's quirk!
~Dabi

So I'm right? Izuku and Kaminari are both All Might's children?
~DarkGallant

Shouto signed out of the forums as he saw his classmates arrive. He was here at the train station, ready to go off to his internship but had come too early, and had decided to see what the forums were up to while waiting for his classmates. The theory about both Kaminari and Izuku being All Might's children and Watanabe being their cousin clicked with him, but he had more pressing thoughts at the moment.

"Dabi couldn't really be Touya, could he?" Shouto wondered to himself. While he did love conspiracy theories, the thought seemed too far-fetched to be true. True they had never found Dabi's body, but he had never really considered the possibility that Touya could be alive. And if he was, why hadn't he returned and tried to help?

Shouto shook the bad memories out of his head, seeing his classmates come closer. There was no use pondering over the past for now. He'd wait till after the internships to see what Nedzu had collected, and then he'd give the information about Touya.

"Sorry, we're late!" Kaminari apologized as he gasped for air, "Izuku took the wrong route as class rep."

"Hey, Iida and Momo didn't say anything either!" Izuku retorted.

"We are the deputy rep. It's not our fault the actual rep messed up." Momo joked.

"Where were you anyway? We were supposed to have a group lunch before we left for internships." Watanabe said.

"I just wasn't feeling up to it," Shouto replied. Watanabe nodded in understanding. With all that was happening with Endeavour, he understood why Shouto wasn't in the mood to relax.

"Our trains are here already, so gotta go. No time to say goodbye." Ojiro said as they all started to board their respective trains.

"Yeah, we have to go too," Kaminari said, "Shouto, we didn't really have a chance to talk. Who did you end up going to afterward?"

"I'm going to Manual as well, at Hosu," Shouto replied.

Iida stiffened while Izuku, Watanabe, and Kaminari looked at him with shock, "Why?" Izuku asked with worry.

"You said to help your friends. Iida is my friend too and you seemed worried about him. So, I'm going to help him. Heroes are supposed to meddle or something like that, right?"

Izuku looked at him with a mixture of shock and pride while Kaminari shook his head in disbelief, "Well, can't say we haven't had an effect on him!" Watanabe chortled.

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A/N: As some of you have noticed, the forum usernames are actually some of your usernames. Some of them are from ffn, and some are from ao3. I mostly used the commenter's names but I don't really have a lot of reviews here, so I used some random follower's names too as appreciation. Hope you don't mind!