Hey Everyone and welcome to the first chapter of this new story. This originally started out as a nagging idea in my mind. How would the story of MY HERO ACADEMIA change if Izuku Midoriya was born with a different type of quirk? I thought by writing it down, the idea would disappear and I could focus on something else.
Then as I wrote it, it evolved into a method for me to improve my writing and narrative skills. So here we are a little three months later and I have a story that is currently 521 papers. So you as the readers have a lot to look forwards too.
A few warnings before we begin. First, there is one OC character. They are used heavily throughout the story and is considered a main character. Second is there will be a bit of blood and glory, but I would personally only rate it as pg-13. (Yes I go off of movie ratings, I want too many movies)
Third and most importantly: I do now own any copy rights MY HERO ACADEMIA or Marvel or their characters.
With that let's begin
Izuku was excited, for later that day his mother would be taking him to see a doctor to learn what his quirk was. Every kid in his class already had their quirks and Izuku just loved seeing them. His best friend Katsuki Bakugo could fire out an explosion from his nitroglycerin-like sweat. Bakugo was already talking about how he was going to be a top hero, Izuku hoped he got a cool quirk like that so he could fight alongside his best friend.
He was so excited, so for the past few days, Izuku had been trying to use his mother's telekinesis quirk and his father's flame breath quirk. Yet he didn't show signs of being able to use either of their quirks.
Despite this Izuku was still excited. He couldn't wait until he learned what quirk he had so he could begin training to become a hero. He was sitting in the last period of kindergarten class. His feet were swinging under his chair waiting for the bell to ring so he could dash to meet his mom out in the car.
"Alright, class." The teacher said, struggling to keep the kids' attention for the last few minutes of class. Which was a common struggle on Fridays, even with high schoolers, "I know it's almost the weekend but it is important that you pay attention until the bell rings."
RIIIIIINNNGGGGGG!
Izuku didn't have time to hear the teacher cursing the bell, as he jumped up, grabbed his stuff and ran out the door. He rushed down the hallway, heading straight for the forward door, ready to learn what his quirk was. As he rounded the last corner he spotted his mom waiting for him past the front door. Once he reached the front door, he pushed it open and ran into her outstretched arms.
"How's my little baby?" Inko said, cuddling her only son. Her pride and joy and the most important thing to her in her life. Inko rubbed her son's hair, ruffling it up, "How was school?"
"I'm good. I'm so excited to learn what my quirk is." Izuku said, jumping up and down as Inko walked him to the car. The entire ride Izuku was bouncing in his seat, yet Inko could only smile whenever she looked at him through the rearview mirror.
She had done this since her only son had been trying to use a quirk and every time failed to do so. As Izuku's doctor's appointment got closer, she was increasing worry that Izuku might be quirkless.
Eventually, they arrived at the doctor's office. After several tests and a blood draw, the two greenheads found themselves in a room waiting in a basic doctor's room. Izuku was reading a book, while Inko twirled her hair between her fingers. She had been to the doctor enough times to know that if a doctor was taking this longer it could only mean bad news.
Inko said a silent prayer to whatever god was listening that her son did for a quirk and it would be perfect to make him a hero. She had a friend in high school that had been quirkless and with the discrimination her friend had, Inko won't wish that on her worst enemy. Izuku was a kind soul and Inko didn't want the world to destroy it. As Inko finished this silent prayer, a small knock came from the door.
Inko released a breath she didn't know she had been holding, as she watched the door open. A short doctor walked in, carrying a weird device Inko thought she recognized from the engineering class her husband took.
"Hello Mrs Sutāku, how have you been on this wonderful day?" The doctor asked in a calming voice as if he was able to deliver some bad news.
"Anxious to say the least. My son, Izuku, has been so excited the past few days to learn what his quirk is. He's been trying to use my telekinesis and my husband's flame breath." Inko had become worried, after seeing their Izuku didn't have either of their quirks.
"I assume with not much luck." The doctor guessed and Inko shook her head. He could see the worry on Inko's face. He had seen it on a lot of parents when their children didn't show obvious signs of having a quirk, "Well Mrs Sutāku. After looking at the test, it was clear that Izuku didn't inherit either your or your husband's quirk."
"Is he quirkless?" Inko asked, her mind just forcing the question out. She needed to know, after not seeing either quirk demonstrated by her son she had begun to fear the worse.
"He is not. He does have a quirk, however, it is not heritage. It in itself is completely unique to him." The sentence caused Izuku to look up from his book. "Izuku, I want you to understand something. Our mind runs off static impulses. It's what allows our brains to send signals to different parts of our bodies." Izuku listened attentively to the doctor as he continued to explain, "However, too much of this static electricity can cause nerve damage. However, by running a blood test we saw that not only is your body holding a high amount of static electricity, it is also producing it."
"Is that dangerous for him?" Inko asked, the doctor's words were folding upon themselves. She was getting confused.
The doctor held out a hand, while he grabbed the strange device, "This is a multimeter, which is used to measure voltage, current and resistance. It's been modified to handle high amounts produced by lightning quirk. Izuku, could you hold these two metal poles?"
Izuku nodded as he reached forwards and grabbed the two metal prongs the doctor held out. After turning on the machine and checking a few things. The Doctor turned the device to Inko and Izuku, "Normally a person's body can not withstand 42 voltage with a current of .1 ampere for two seconds.
"That sounds low," Izuku said. He understood a bit about electricity from the paper his father wrote for his degree.
"It surprisingly is. That is why electricity is so dangerous. However, this device reads the Izuku body currently holds 105 volts with a current of 10 amperes. Yet at the same time, Izuku is as healthy as can be. To answer your earlier question, Izuku's quirk, which I've come to call Static Cell, appears to allow him to hold a large amount of electricity within his body"
"Will He/I be able to fire off the electricity?" Izuku and Inko asked at the same time. Izuku imagined himself as a powerful hero, being able to take out multiple villains with a single attack. Inko was imagining all the potential fire hazards Izuku could cause.
The doctor smirked as they asked their question at the same time. He pulled out his cell phone, "Izuku, I would like you to concentrate on this cell phone and try to shoot a bolt of lighting."
Izuku nodded and turned his full attention to the cell phone. His face narrowed to show the amount of focus he had. After a few seconds nothing happened, "While it is common for people with electricity-based quirks to be able to discharge it as lighting, it seems Izuku will not. However, when most electricity-based quirks form they are only about to produce about 10 volts. It appears at the cost of being unable to discharge, Izuku's body is able to produce more electricity " The Doctor placed the phone in Izuku's outstretched hand, so the wireless charging port was up, " So unless you have a material that is superconductive. The static electricity in your body will never have a chance to leave your body." The doctor turned the phone over so the wireless charging port was touching Izuku's skin, "However if you can use a material such as this phone charger port. The electricity will slowly flow between your body and the material.
Izuku looked at his hand and saw a small spark of green electricity jump occasionally between his hand and the phone. The phone screen lit up, showing that it was charging. Izuku stopped paying attention as Inko continued to ask the doctor questions about Izuku's mutant quirk.
In the end, the Doctor stated, "Your son is perfectly healthy and I see no change that needs to occur to keep him healthy."
Inko thanked the doctor and Izuku handed back the doctor his phone. As the mother and child left, the doctor turned his phone back on and saw that unlike before his phone had a full battery. The Doctor laughed at the comedy provided by that thought.
"So I still can be a hero." was the first thing Izuku said he got home. Inko had begun to worry about Izuku and him slipping into depression when he didn't say anything the entire car ride home. He was normally a talkative and chirpy kid so his current attitude didn't look good.
Inko frowned at Izuku's comment, while in itself was great, the tone Izuku used didn't sound hopeful. Inko knew she needed to help her son, "That's great Izuku, you will be one of the great heroes in the world." Inko hugged her son
Izuku smiled a bit because of his mother's comment, "Yeah I can be the world's greatest hero. That just means I'll have to work extra because of my quirk. Yeah, I can be a hero."
Inko opened the front door to their apartment and allowed Izuku to walk in.
"Hey Zuzu, can you go to your room? I need to talk with your father." Inko said a smile on her face. Izuku smiled back and ran to his room. He was curious about what his parents were going to talk about so he left the door open.
"So Whose did he get?" Izuku heard his father ask. He hadn't been able to go to the doctor's appointment due to work. He had just barely arrived home before his wife and son did.
"Neither." Izuku heard a few books hit the floor. Izuku couldn't tell whether it was out of anger or surprise, but he knew his father had knocked the books over, "He's not quirkless. He has his own unique quirk. The doctor called it Static Cell. Izuku's body is able to produce a high amount of electricity, however, to balance it out, he can fire it off as lightning."
"So, he's basically a battery." Izuku heard his father laugh. It was a kind laugh that came out as if Izuku's father had heard a funny joke. It warmed Izuku's heart a bit.
Inko said, tears coming to the edge of her eyes. "Hisashi, I'm serious," Inko had tears forming in her eyes, "Izuku still wants to become a hero. But his quirk isn't like the others. I don't see how he could use it to fight or protect himself. What if he becomes a hero but can't control his quirk? He can seriously get hurt."
Familiar with his wife's waterworks, even before they got married Hisashi was ready. He stood up and wrapped his crying wife in a big hug and kissed her forehead,
"Hey, Inko, it's going to be fine. I still have contact with some old friends of mine. I'm sure I can get their help with this issue. If my son wants to become a hero, then I'll find a solution. Izuku has a kind heart and wants to help people, so I'm going to make sure that I can help him become that kind of hero. I will create a way for our son to become a hero."
And there we have it, the first chapter of this story. A little story into Izuku learning what his quirk is and how useful it is (Take that as you will). And a little show into Inko and Hisashi's reaction to it.
Now you might have guessed with Izuku's new quirk being electricity based and this being X Marvel. That narrows the list down to the possibilities of where this story going.
Just Remember Hisashi Midoriya's job is an engineer. ;)
Tell me what you think of this story and see you next week. Tuesday will not always be when I upload.
