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Izuku woke up in Hisashi's guest room. He was a little confused at first but remembered what he was doing last night. He walked into the living room. He started watching the news. He saw a report on what he did last night. Apparently moving overseas got him a lot of attention. Americans seemed a little more supportive of Vigilantism. That was pretty nice.
"Hey." says Hisashi.
"Oh. Hey." replies Izuku.
Hisashi looks at the TV and back to Izuku, "You're already started?"
"I'm not gonna be here long. I thought I'd work while I'm here." says Izuku.
"You met with those vigilantes." says Hisashi.
"Yup." says Izuku.
"Are you gonna meet up with some more Vigilantes after this?" asks Hisashi.
"Yeah, I was thinking about going to Texas to look for that cowboy looking' guy. I was thinking about staying with your brother while I'm down there." says Izuku.
"You'd like him. He's a decent guy." says Hisashi.
"Better 'n your bitch ass." says Izuku.
Hisashi chuckles at that, "Yeah actually. He's a good dude."
"Don't you have to go to work or something?" asks Izuku.
"I dictate what goes on at my agency. Whenever I show up is when we start. My employees probably have some paperwork or something like that from last night to work on anyways so showing up late is probably good for them."says Hisashi.
"Mhm." replies Izuku.
"So you took the flocks drugs? You ain't a pothead are you?" asks Hisashi.
"Most of it is for my roommates. The PCP is for me. You ever tried some?" asks Izuku.
"I've been around." says Hisashi, "Does Vigilantism pay well?"
"It all depends on what I can find. The flock paid well but I split it with six other guys. The Shie Hassaiki could've made me rich but I wasn't after their money." says Izuku.
"What about the syndicate? I heard you plugged a couple of their guys." says Hisashi.
"They paid pretty well. They had a good amount of money and I took a big box full of smith and wessons. 9mm and all that. Kept two for myself. I also picked up a pump action Remington. All in all it paid off pretty well for what I did. I don't think I want to make a habit of picking on the serpent though. They've been around since before quirks even existed and they're probably still the biggest organized crime group to walk the earth." says Izuku.
"You gonna head out today?" asks Hisashi.
"Probably, I'm gonna try to talk with the fellas I bopped the flock with the other day. They seem like pretty good dudes. They ain't bad in a fight either." says Izuku.
"Alright. Have fun and all that. Don't get killed and don't bring people back here." says Hisashi.
"I won't." says Izuku.
"Good. Then I'll be on my way." says Hisashi.
"See you around ass jack." says Izuku.
"See you." says Hisashi as he hits the door.
Izuku stuck around watching the news for a while. He decided to face time Toga if she was up to it. It turns out she was. So was Dabi and Eri. They were a little worried. He didn't tell them he was going anywhere, seeing as he did it impulsively. Him not coming home last night spooked them and him showing up in New York confused them. He explained what he was doing and they were relieved he promised Eri he'd be back soon. Or he'd bring her over. If he did he'd ask her to tell his dad to go fuck himself. It'd be pretty funny. He mentioned that he was gonna see if the guys he was with the other day were busy. He'd gotten their numbers and made a group chat. Once everyone back home was ready to get back to what they were doing he decided to text said group chat and talk with the Johnsons. Johnny was at work. Jimmy and Jay were gambling on bike races that Jimmy was participating in. The twins, Jeremy and Joey, were free and said they'd be down to hang out. They even invited him over to their place. Izuku thinks these guys are pretty nice, even if he can't remember which name goes to which face. They're names are all so similar what kind of dumb ass names people like that. Like Seriously who names their child Johnny Johnson? It was honestly beyond Izuku but it wasn't really that big of a deal. Izuku shows up at their house knocks and waits for them to show up. It's pretty cold out.
"Hey big man." says Jeremy?
"Hey, man how ya doing?" asks Izuku.
"I'm doing fine. Come on in. Joey is on the couch." says Jeremy.
So this one is Jeremy.
"Hey Joey." says Izuku as he walks into the cramped living room.
"Dude, I'm Jeremy." says Joey, no wait that's Jeremy.
"What? He said you were Joey." says Izuku.
"No I didn't. I'm Joey." says Jeremy, wait shit that's Joey.
"You're messing with me. Aren't you?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah we're messing with you." says the one that was in the living room when Izuku entered, " I'm Jeremy."
"Then that makes you Joey." says Izuku, pointing at the one that opened the door.
"No, I'm Jay." says Joey.
"Quit messing with me Joey." says Izuku.
"Damn, I told you he'd catch on quick. I told you, you said he wouldn't and I told you." says Joey.
"I said he'd catch on way before you did. You didn't tell me shit ya wack ass sucka." says Jeremy.
"You guys are actually super fun to listen to." says Izuku.
"We actually get that pretty often… you look a little young with your mask off. They say you should never ask a woman her age. That shouldn't be a problem though, considering you aren't a woman and are in fact a man. So how old are you anyways?" asks Joey.
Izuku was trying to reply he really was but the way that question was phrased threw him off. It wasn't that he didn't understand what he was being asked he just thought it was stupid. No that was definitely stupid. Come to think of it these guys were pretty dense, but then again Toga was as dense if not denser than a brick and she was still pretty fun to be around.
"I'm actually fifteen." replies Izuku.
"Woah, you're way younger than we thought you were." says Jeremy.
"Yeah we thought you were at least eighteen." says Joey.
"I thought you were twenty." says Jeremy.
They both look at Jeremy kinda funny. Izuku really didn't look twenty. Well... maybe he did with the mask on, but no, not really.
"My quirk changes my facial structure when I use it. My face lengthens and narrows to let me grow my fangs. My nose gets a little longer to give me a stronger sense of smell. Basically I just narrow all of my facial features, slit my pupils, and lengthen my ears. My quirk makes me look older than I am. It helps sometimes." says Izuku.
"Well Damn, we wanted to take you out drinking." says Jeremy.
"You still can. I just gotta use my quirk to make myself look older and I've got a chance of getting in." says Izuku.
"Yeah that could work then we could get to fighting a couple more gangs. Or we could fight now and meet up with the rest of the brothers for a fun night out." says Joey.
"Do you guys know any gangs around here?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah, we actually used to have a gang consisting of the five of us but we stopped robbing people. Johnny was always against the gang he said we could manage without taking from other people." says Jeremy.
"Dude we weren't supposed to tell him that." says Joey.
"Oh shoot." says Jeremy.
"It's fine guys. I don't really care one of my closest friends back home is a serial killer. Actually two of them are serial killers." says Izuku.
"That's crazy." says Joey.
"Yeah, it's hog wild back home. Anyways yall wanna get started with those gangs?" asks Izuku.
"Oh, for sure." says Jeremy.
The three of them set out to hunt some of the small gangs of New York. They didn't go after anything that seemed desperate, they could understand desperation. They try to go after criminals who don't care who they take from. Joey and Jeremy actually come up with a pretty big list of gangs that fit that description. Izuku mentioned he was gonna go back to Japan tomorrow so they made sure to go after all the gangs they could. They actually made a lot of progress. They came down on and captured all the members of three different gangs. It was actually a very productive day. It was also nice to only split the money three ways. After they were done they decided to meet with Johnny as he was getting off of work. He worked as a repo man. He didn't really like his job but he needed money. They're currently waiting outside of where Johnny worked. He gets off in like five minutes.
"Hey Joey." a voice calls
They turn to see Jay and Jimmy coming over on Jimmy's motor cycle.
"Hey Jimmy. Hey Jay." says Jeremy.
"What's crackin?" asks Jay.
"Where waiting for Johnny. We hit some gangs and we're gonna use the money to go out drinking." says Joey.
"We'll tag along. We made a little bit of money racing." says Jimmy.
"Um is this dude Ketsuiki?" asks Jay.
"Yeah, it's me. Call me Izuku." replies Izuku.
"Cool. Wait can you drink with us? You look young." says Jimmy.
Izuku activates the parts of his quirk that change his appearance and stands up straight to look taller.
"I can probably get in." says Izuku.
"The hell are yall doin' out here?" comes Johnny's voice.
"Hey Johnny. We all went out and got a little bit of dough. We was wondering if you wanted to come and grab a couple a drinks with us." says Jimmy.
"Sure let's go." says Johnny.
The six of them walked down to a bar the brothers know. The twins were talking to each other. The two youngest were chatting. Izuku and Johnny fell in line behind them.
"Ketsueki-" starts Johnny.
"Call me Izuku." replies Izuku.
"Okay Izuku, My brothers really look up to you. I've been taking care of all of them since I was eighteen. I know they want to work with you and I know they're tough but try not to let em get hurt." says Johnny.
"I'll keep em safe like they were my own brothers." replies Izuku.
"Good. I'm not as big a fan as they are but I can appreciate what you do. I'm willing to help but I work my ass off to keep these guys in good shape. I don't have as much time as I'd like. I probably won't be able to work with you as much as they do." says Johnny.
"It's fine. You do what you have to." says Izuku.
"You're a good kid. You know that?" says Johnny.
Izuku thinks about a couple of days ago. When he killed those three guys. When he went to hell. It felt like a long while ago, but it hasn't even been a week. it was in selfe defense but he was the one who was hunting them. It was his fault he got shot at and it was his fault that those men were dead.
"I'm really not. At least I don't feel like I am." says Izuku.
"Well… neither are we, but we still do our best." says Johnny.
It was a really weird experience talking to Johnny. He barely spoke with the man for five minutes but he felt like he was talking with him for hours. He had only known this family for days but he felt like he'd known them for years. They were just so accepting and cheerful. It was the way he felt around Dabi and Toga but to a lesser extent. It reminds him of that old phrase, 'birds of a feather flock together'. He wonders what else this group would do together. He didn't really have time to pursue the train of thought as they had just reached the bar. The bartender looked at Izuku for a while trying to see if he was old enough but he let him drink in the end. The six of them ended up drinking away all of the money they'd made that day. It was fun though. Talking with these guys all plastered and stumbling. He introduced them to future funk. That was fun especially when they tried to sing along. They couldn't pronounce anything right. It was a good day and an even better night. Izuku and Johnny ended up carrying all of them home when they passed out. He really felt at home with these guys. He'd definitely come back and work with them again some time. For now though he was going back home to see Dabi, Toga and Eri. He had a lot of fun in New York. Meeting his dad was an interesting experience. He still hasn't forgiven him and part of him still hates him but he's got some sort of understanding of why he left or he at least had closure and that's a good start.
Authors Note
This chapter didn't really do anything for the story but it was still fun to write and I hope it was fun to read. I really like the Johnson five. If you get confused about which is which, because I sure do, just remember that it doesn't really matter because they're all basically the same person. I plan on introducing two more vigilantes. I'm gonna introduce a cowboy next and a little while later I'm gonna introduce a luchador. Izuku is going to meet more vigilantes than the ones I'm gonna show you. They're not as important just remember that they are a part of the story.
Also due to all of the things I want to have Izuku do in the story I'm gonna push back the date of the sludge villain incident. Izuku has more time to be a vigilante. From the sludge villain attack there is fourteen months until U.A. entrance exams instead of ten.
Also I don't show it but Izuku does pcp and crack off page along with some other drugs.
Also next chapter is gonna be Izuku showing up on present Mic's podcast. It's gonna be dialogue for most of the chapter. Izuku has been doing covers of old songs off page. He does old classic hard rock like guns n roses, ACDC, Van Halen and others like that.
Legendary mob: Thank you for all of the comments. I really appreciate the issues you've pointed out to me. I don't know if a whole lot is going to change but I'm going to try to remember what you've said and keep it in my mind while I'm writing. I'm gonna respond to your comments one by one.
I try to write out less fights or simplify them. As for the boring fillers I try to add monotony to the story to some degree to show that Izuku isn't constantly doing something exciting or fighting somebody. Apart from Vigilantism and his music career he manages to live an almost normal life, not quite normal but close enough for him.
I'm glad you like the part where Izuku is a rock star. I keep it in the background for the most part but I'm gonna try to touch up on it next chapter when Izuku goes on present Mics podcast. I hope you enjoy it.
For Izuku's recklessness against Overhaul and his lack of plan. I think his plan was alright because what he really wanted was to get Eri away from him. If Eri wasn't there and Izuku was trying to arrest Overhaul rather than save Eri he probably would have come up with a good plan. Although Izuku's group of vigilantes really weren't up for that fight. Some of them would have done fine but Koichi and Pop step were a little out of their element. He very well may have arrested Overhaul if he kept pushing but he wanted to make sure there were no casualties on his side. His recklessness was just a result of his anger. My Izuku is not as smart as normal Izuku and he has a habit of not thinking. Just going instinctually. I don't actually have any justification for it I just think it makes the story a little more interesting. I like the idea of needing to be revived. It makes him closer to being mortal which in my opinion adds some degree of stress and desperation to his bigger fights.
For Eraser not being able to Erase Izuku's quirk and not knowing why is because Eraser had already heard from the villains Midoriya fought that he either had claws or had no claws leading people to believe he has a transformation type quirk. Normally Eraser wouldn't have problems with that. But his quirk didn't change Midoriya at all even though it should have. That's what threw him off. When Eraser mentioned hearing about Izuku that was my way of saying he knew what Izuku's powers are but rereading the chapter I realize that I did a bad job of explaining all that. Sorry about the confusion and I hope this clears things up. once again thank you for all of the points you've brought up.