Welcome to Chapter 4 of this story. In this chapter, we get to see what assistance the Hatsumi have in store for Izuku Midoriya. They test Izuku's quirk and they all learn how powerful it became in his teenage years.
Izuku works to prepare himself for the UA Entrance exam and that doesn't go completely unnoticed.
And as always I do not own any rights to Marvel or MY HERO ACADEMIA or any of their characters.
With that let's begin.
The weekend couldn't have gone any faster. Once school was over, Inko picked up her son and drove to the address from Mr Hatsumi's business card. They pulled in front of the building that had Hatsumi Industries written with big LED lights. Inko found a parking spot and they got out. Inko had a book under her arm, however, she kept it hidden from her son.
The mother and son walked in and up to the front desk, "Do you have an appointment?"
"Um… I believe the name would be under Midoriya." Inko said, unsure of what to say. No real plan was made and Inko still felt like everything had been rushed a bit.
"Ah, the special guests. If you could take the elevator to floor 6. You'll find Mr and Mrs Hatsumi waiting for you." The receptionist said. Inko and Izuku walked to the elevator and rode it up to floor 6. Once the elevator dinged and the doors opened, they saw Mr Hatsumi working with a hero while Mrs Hatsumi was looking over a tablet.
Mr Hatsumi noticed them and said, "Ah, the Midoriyas. Glad you could come." The hero scoffed, "Oh I'm sorry Crimson Dynamo. It slipped my mind they would be here so soon."
Crimson Dynamo huffed and looked at Izuku, "He's your special guest." Crimson Dynamo was a tall and muscular man, almost as big as All Might. So to him, Izuku looked like a little twig that would snap under his foot.
"More like our daughter's." Mrs Hatsumi stated, writing something on the tablet, and then turning it off. She looked a little flustered but quickly hid that with a smile.
"Whatever, just make sure you fix my equipment as soon as possible." Crimson Dynamo stood up and walked to the elevator. He had to lean a bit to fit, then quickly closed the doors.
The Mother and Son looked back at Hatsumis, "He has a rough personality, but he's a good man at heart." Mr Hatsumi waved off their concerned looks, "Got into a fight with some thugs and they managed to bust some of his armour. More important is helping you out, Young Midoriya." Mr Hastumi pulled out his talbot and turned it on, "I used some connection to get a hold of your quirk file, perks of being in the hero business. 'Izuku Midoriya, Quirk: Hyper Static Cell. His body processes the ability to generate a high amount of static electricity. Which if discharged in a way, at the age of 5, would result in 105 volts of pure electricity. With all other electricity-based quirks this number is expected to rise, however, doctors were unable to say how high, faulting being Midoroiya quirk makes it hard to get a proper reading.' Well, that's your quirk file, it goes up into the depths of the science of how your body generates its static electricity, but we won't worry about that. We'll worry about the last line. The file stated devices struggle to withdraw the electricity from your body. However, I believe I have a way to help with that."
Mr Hastumi walked over to a briefcase and opened it. He pulled out a cylinder device. It was wide with barely any height, "This is a device my wife and I created to help lightning-based quirk users. However, with the palladium core we used, the thing was so powerful that it was too efficient. Imagine that. The cost was not worth it, so we mass-produced a weaker version of it. I believe this is the solution to your problem, Young Midoriya."
Mr Hastumi walked over and handed the device to Izuku, "Sorry to say but this particular device connects to your chest. You'll have to be shirtless for this bit."
Izuku looked at the device, wondering whether it was worth it to go shirtless. Not letting his mind overthink it, he slipped off his shirt and held the device against his chest. The metal was cold against his chest, luckily it quickly warmed up as it adhered to his bare chest. The arc reactor flickered for a bit, then gave off a steady blue light. Izuku looked down and saw he was scrawny as ever. He barely had any kind of muscle on his body, causing him to feel a little self-conscious now about being shirtless.
The elevator dinged and a few seconds later Mei Hatsumi walked in, "Hey Dad, hey Mom. Ms Potts said Midoriya and his mom were here." Mei Hatsumi's eyes flew on Izuku, more specifically the device on his chest, "Ah, you already gave him the arc reactor, I want to be the one to give it to him."
"Sorry, baby girl, you were too slow to get home, but we're just about to test it out." Mrs Hatsumi said. She pulled out a device, which Izuku recognized as a multimeter. A heavily modified multimeter. She walked over and attached the two clips to the base and top of the arc reactor. She turned on the device and waited for it to get a reading. Once the reading appeared, she let out a small squeak. Then she slowly turned and showed the multimeter screen to her husband.
Mr Hatsumi walked over and took the device. He tapped the screen a few times, but something was causing him to be confused, "Young Midoriya, when you first got your quirk, you were able to produce 105 volts. Right?"
"Yes," Izuku recalled his first test.
"Well, this is reading 300,000,000 volts. That's nearly 3 GigaJoules. That could easily power something big for 15 minutes." Mr Hatsumi said, showing Izuku the device. There was a lot of information that Izuku didn't understand, but his eyes were drawn to the reading of 300,000,000 volts, "Guess it's a good thing you can't accidentally discharge, you could easily kill a bunch of people."
Mrs Hatsumi quickly smacks her husband on the back of the head, "Don't scare the kid."
"Can I have him finally try some of my babies?" Mei asked, grabbing a briefcase off the table. She ran over and began to open it, with even some much as an answer.
"Only if Young Midoriya is up for it." Mrs Hatsumi asked. She was the only social one of the trio and could understand Izuku's hesitation. They had just met and really didn't know each other.
Izuku nodded. Over the weekend he had researched some of the heroes Mrs Hatsumi had listed during dinner. Seeing the different equipment those heroes used, had made Izuku curious about what the family had made. And if he was the only one that could power them, he would happily help them. It could be his first step towards becoming a hero.
Mei dragged Izuku over to the side of the room and began having him try out the different inventions. Using the arc reactor to power different devices, also gave Mrs Hatsumi the chance to get some data on how Izuku's quirk reacted to the arc reactor. While that went on, the three parents sat down. Inko had a large textbook on her lap and Mr Hatsumi noticed, "Where did you get that?"
"It's from my ex-husband. He went to college for mechanical engineering. I thought about having Izuku go that career path because he would have a chance to find a way to use his quirk. But it appears you solved that issue."
"Ex-husband?" Mr Hatsumi asked, dodging a punch from his wife.
"We divorced when Izuku was 6. He died a few years later. Izuku still thinks he is working overseas. This book is the only thing I have left of him." Inko said, looking down at the textbook. She had kept the photos and everything else until she learned her ex-husband had died. She had thrown everything out, she only still had the book because she had forgotten about it.
"Well, Young Midoriya could still go into mechanical engineering. We would be willing to teach him. He'll probably spend some time here and we'll be happy to teach him. It will give him a chance to learn more about his quirk." Mrs Hatsumi offered, looking at the starry eye look on Izuku's face.
Inko looked over at her son, as he seemed to be working some kind of hover shoe and failing to keep his balance, "I think he would appreciate that very much."
Mr and Mrs Hatsumi bowed slightly. So over the next year and a half, Midoriya became the Hatsumis' first student/guinea pig. In the beginning, he would be spending time with the family on Friday evenings and over the weekend. During this time, Mr And Mrs Hatsumi began to teach Izuku a bit of mechanical engineering. Within four months he was on par with Mei's mechanical skills, making it appear he had been studying since a young age.
As his proficiency grew, he began helping the Hatsumi begin new inventions or repair damaged heroes. This caused him to spend almost every afternoon at Hatsumi Industries, after a month of that. Mr Hatsumi just decided to hire Izuku as a part-time worker.
Yet during all this, Izuku's goal of becoming a hero never changed. So he began to build himself physically and trained himself in his free time. He also got some training from Heroes wherever they came in for repairs.
This meant he mainly trained with Crimson Dynamo, Whiplash and Captain Japan, as they are Hatsumi Industries regulars. He even got two chances to train under the Rabbit Hero: Miruko. Her arrival was surprising, but she had been in the area and her equipment got damaged.
She got some recommendations from the local pro heroes to come to Hatsumi Industries to get a high-end repair for a cheap price.
After a bit of convincing, Miruko finally agreed to share some wisdom with Izuku. With the agreement, he won't complain a single time while they sparred. Izuku held true to his words, even though he spent most of the time on the at.
However in the end Miruko commented she was impressed by Izuku's resilience and willingness to get back up. Her stay at Hastumi Industries ended with her signing Izuku's latest journal. And with that, it seemed a fire had been lit under Izuku and it didn't appear it would be going out anytime soon.
However, despite all these changes, Izuku stuck with his lone wolf persona at school. He continued not to talk to anyone, keeping to himself. Working to not to draw any attention to himself, not that he expected anyone to do so.
Yet unknown to Izuku, someone had started to pay attention to Izuku. They noticed Izuku had begun to hold his head up a bit more. Speak with a bit more confidence, when he answered a question in class. Izuku even began to smile throughout the day.
They also notice the change in Izuku's physique, as through his training at Hatsumi Industries, Izuku had begun to put some weight on. In the form of defining muscles, it began to make Izuku look like a bodybuilder. From some angles, they noticed that Izuku's chest gave off a little blue glow. It was hard to notice from Izuku's shirt, impossible to see if he had a jacket zipped up.
And that pissed them off, as to them, Izuku was supposed to be a weak nerd with a useless quirk.
Bakugo didn't like the new Deku. At first, he just thought he was seeing things, his mind playing tricks on him. However as he watched Deku, he saw his suspicion be confirmed. Something had changed with the nerd, and Bakugo decided that he needed to find what was causing Deku to be such a pain in the ass.
One day after school Bakugo noticed Deku was no longer heading in the direction of his home after school. That was clear from the start, as their houses were in neighbourhoods right next to each other. And as Bakugo went East, Deku would immediately turn and head West.
Bakugo had asked the old hag if Aunt Inko had moved, but she hadn't heard anything. That just pissed Bakugo off, as Deku was going somewhere new. And whatever that place was, it was responsible for the change in the nerd's behaviour. When Bakugo finally had enough, he decided to follow Deku.
It was Friday and Bakugo kept a close watch on Deku during the last period. As per usual the nerd was quick to gather his things and leave the school building. Bakugo quickly gathered his material and walked out of the classroom. After telling two of his lackeys to get lost, Bakugo hurried to the front of the school. He immediately spotted Deku and began to follow him. While keeping his distance from Deku, the nerd didn't know he was being followed.
Bakugo followed Deku as he left the residential area and walked through the commercial area. Bakugo almost lost Deku as they entered the business area of town, but managed to find the big fluff of green hair. While doing this, Bakugo's anger was rising the entire time.
Not only was Deku training, but he was also training in secret and was willing to travel so far every day to do so. That could only mean one thing. Deku had finally grown a pair and was training to get into UA. Bakugo growled at that thought, as kids they always talked about how they wanted to become a hero. Yet after Deku had his useless quirk, it was clear who of the two would become the next #1 hero.
Bakugo was fine if Deku was depressed because that meant he knew the truth and wouldn't get in Bakugou's way. But now it seemed Deku had illusioned himself with the idea he could become a hero.
Bakugo crouched behind a small bush and watched Deku walk across a parking lot in front of a building with a large LED logo on the front.
Deku was going behind his back, to what. To undermine him, to make fun of him. If Deku somehow got into UA with his useless quirk, Bakugo would have to remind him of his place.
That thought caused Bakugo to yell and run across a small parking lot. He ran after the useless nerd, but by the time Bakugo got close. Deku had already entered the building. He must have heard Bakugo's yell because he turned around
"Oh hello, Kacchan. What are you doing here?" Izuku asked as he locked eyes with his childhood friend, through the glass door. He wasn't expecting to see Bakugo here, the only reason would be if Bakugo followed him.
"You damn nerd, what the hell do you think you're doing? Especially in a place like this." Bakugo yelled, demanding an answer. Small explosions went off in his hand, Bakugo was just waiting for the door to automatically open so he could cream Izuku. Yet the door never opened.
"You mean Hatsumi Industries. I work here. I started like a year and a half ago." Izuku explained in a confused tone, "What are you doing here?'
"What idiot would hire a useless nerd like you, especially at the age of 14? Don't try to lie, you're training to try for the UA entrance exam. Why else would you disappear every day after school and suddenly have a better physique? I told you, I'm going to be the only one from our shitty school that gets into UA." Bakugo said, punching the door. Which hurt, since it was made out of reinforced bulletproof glass.
"Training. Well, I won't say I've been training every day, really only when a hero comes in for repairs. Working out, usually. I didn't like that I was so scrawny looking, so I decided to start lifting weights. As for coming here, I do genuinely work here. Look." Izuku pulled out his wallet. Over shifting through some cards, he pulled one out and held it against the door. Bakugo looked at the card, it was an employee ID card for Hatsumi Industries, and it had a photo of Izuku on it, "As for trying to get into UA. I will say I gave up on that dream growing up, but now some stuff has changed. And now I think I might actually have a chance of getting in."
Bakugo looked at Izuku and yelled. He held his hand against the door and lit off an explosion. The door shook a bit, but no crack appeared, only burn marks were left behind.
"Young Man." Ms Potter suddenly appeared behind Izuku, "If you try to do that again, I will call the police and have you arrested. Not only for damage to our property but also for aggravated assault and illegal quirk usage. Surely UA will not allow someone with that record into their school."
Bakugo growled, shot a death glare at Izuku, then shoved his hands into his pocket and walked away.
"Classmate?" Ms Potts asked as Izuku turned around.
"Yeah, we were once friends, but that didn't last very long," Izuku said, as he and Ms Potts started to walk back to her desk.
"Well if he comes back here. I'll make sure to send him packing." Ms Potts frowned as she walked around her desk and sat down. Izuku smiled as he remembered Ms Potts' quirk: Mag field. Which allows her to manipulate the magnetic fields within her eye line.
Izuku suddenly had a thought, "Your quirk, that's why Kacchan couldn't get through the door. You used your quirk to lock the door after I walked through it."
Ms Potts laughed, "You really are a clever one, but the front doors don't have that kind of lock. I heard Kacchan's yelling, so I used a button under my desk to lock the door, but I'll tell your idea to the Hatsumis. They might even add some extra protection that only I can activate."
Izuku smiled as he walked over to the elevator.
And that's chapter four. The Arc Reactor is introduced and gives Izuku the hope that he'll be able to use his quirk to become a hero. He's begun training for the UA entrance exam and had a run-in with an old friend.
Now the confrontation was short and not much resulted from it. This mainly shows that Bakugo was noticing the changes in Izuku and how he reacted to them. There'll be a much bigger confrontation later on in the story, a similar time to cannon but the issues that will be brought up will be different.
The next Chapter will be a bit shorter, but Izuku will be given the blueprints of becoming a hero and work to perfect them.
Next time: Forgotten Promise and Failure Is A Better Teacher