Super Science

Ch 65: Old Wound Come Back from the Grave

"I AM HERE!", All Might announced boldly as he struck a pose and landed in the center of the highly protected remains of the NIP facility building. Only to be greeted by several dozen guns pointed in his face. "AND IN DIRE NEED OF A NEW PAIR OF PANTS.", the man's body stated while sweating.

As he was held at gunpoint by all the government-sectioned guards, Egon came out with a very strange device in hand. He held the machine all over All Might's body and it made several strange and alien noises before flashing green. He put the device away in his coat and announced, "Stand down everyone! He's the real deal."

As the many guards put their weapons down and walked away, All Might turned to the man and told him, "WHY WOULDN'T I BE THE REAL DEAL? I'M ALL MIGHT!"

"And a person in a world where a thousand different shape-shifting and body-altering superpowers exist.", Egon huffed back in exasperation.

All Might sweat dropped and stated, "YOU'VE GOT A POINT."

Egon glared up at the man and told him, "I don't have any business with UA or Nezu at the moment so you're here for pleasure instead of business. So what do you want, hmm? An in-depth quirk evaluation and testing that you can actually do. A new upgrade to your surprisingly intact suit. Some support gear your school can't handle due to the nature of your quirk. A tour of our nearly broken down facility."

"WELL…", All Might droned out.

This caused Egon to grow extremely impatient as he snapped his fingers and told him, "Come on man, I'm very busy and don't have all day!"

All Might put his hands up in defense and stated, "ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT! SHEESH. I HEARD ABOUT YOUR BATTLE AND VICTORY OVER THE YAKUZA. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND APOLOGIZE FOR MY ABSENCE."

Egon put on a neutral expression as he told him, "Well, the heroes association didn't do squat when I told them. So there was no way for you to know. Plus, you were on the opposite side of Japan that day."

"STILL THOUGH.", All Might argued, still feeling guilty. But he didn't get a chance to continue with his apology as he saw a strange creature trying to sneak away. Pointing it out, she asked, "UM, WHAT IS THAT THING?"

Egon turned around, saw the creature, put in an annoyed expression, and gripped, "Oh darn it.", Pulling out a walkie-talkie, he spoke into it, "He got out again."

Within seconds, several robots came out of nowhere and grabbed the strange creature, pulling it away to somewhere as it made strange elk noises of fear and desperation. The last thing All Might saw before it disappeared was a face that vaguely resembled a human mixed with some kind of antelope.

As he saw this happen, All Might pointed to the scene and said, "UM…?"

"Not important. Anything else?", Egon waved off his question.

"I HEARD THAT ONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IS A BIG FAN OF MINE. SO I DECIDE TO COME IN THE FLESH!", All Might told him excitedly.

Egon's face fell at that statement and while trying to hide his stress he pushed on the man's back and stated, "Uh huh, well that's great! See ya!"

All Might moved around the man and asked him, "WELL AT LEAST GIVE THEM MY AUTOGRAPH, YOU CAN HAVE ONE TOO. THEIR WORTH A WHOLE BUNCH ON THE WEB."

Egon deadpans an expression at him then says, "All Might, I've made so much money from blood alone that your autograph is pocket change for me. And trust me when I say I have more than enough. Thanks."

All Might sweat drops at this then offers, "WELL AT LEAST GIVE THIS TO MY FAN."

At this point, Egon finally loses his cool and yells at him, "No! Why can't you read in between the lines!? Besides, he's already got one and you failed him!"

"WHAT?!", All Might exclaimed in shock.

Panicking for a moment at the confession, Egon quickly pushes on the man's back and demands, "GET OUT!"

Somehow this managed to work and the huge man finally bounced away. Egon huffs in a mix of exasperation and relief. Stomping back into the building he gripes, "Geeze, what a blowhard. I can't understand why people like that smooth-brained mass of meat."

"Because people are stupid and horny.", Megan, who saw the whole exchange, told him as Josie giggled.

"That makes sense.", Egon agrees with a groan.

From here, Egin makes his way to Izuku's office. Knowing him, he already knew All Might was here even if he came in like a normal person. Getting to his office door he knocked a few times before finally opening it and poking his head inside.

"Hey Izuku. You're holding up okay?", he asked as he looked around the seemingly empty room.

He stepped in and looked around before seeing the swivel chair with its back turned to him. He stepped to the other side and saw the boy huddle on the seat in a fetal position. He wasn't crying or shaking, just huddled into himself like a turtle. Which Egin couldn't tell was good or bad.

"Izuku?", he carefully asked in a light tone.

"I guess.", he mumbled between his legs.

"You guess?", Egon prompted him.

Izuku quickly unraveled himself as he let his body go splayed over the chair as he complained, "I don't know. I thought I was over it by now. Thought I was past it all…Guess I was wrong."

Egon crouched next to him and patted his shoulder as he told him, "Izuku, you can't expect yourself to be better overnight. Everyone handles their emotions and trauma differently. It takes time and you're still young."

Izuku wipes his face under his glasses and sighs loudly and in a tired exaggeration as he says, "I wish I could just use a Splinter to make it go away."

"Technically we could do that, but it's not healthy.", Egon dismissed the thought as Izuku curled his legs back to his chest. Egon sighs softly and offers, "Like I keep saying, you don't have to go to the Sports Festival, Knowing them, All Might is gonna be the "main man" and center of attention."

Izuku takes a deep and calming breath as he looks at his mentor and tells him, "I can handle it. Thanks for covering for me."

Egon smiles while ruffling his hair and says back, "No problem. I just wish you had some more healthy relationships, like kids your age."

"I have Chopper.", Izuku offered with a bit more pep in his voice.

"Yeah, but he's….", Egon trailed off while shifting his gaze.

"An intelligent animal?", Izuku offered.

"I was thinking "emergency food" but let's go with yours.", Egon corrected him as the teen just gave him a half-lidded glare.

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