Welcome to this new story of MY HERO ACADEMIA. This one is what if Izuku grew up with a quirk, but it's history was complex and dark. The struggles he goes through when the past comes into the light and how he'll navigation the media.
As Always I do not own any rights to MY HERO ACADEMIA or their characters.
With that, let's begin.
Inko was working on dinner when she received a phone call. After setting the knife down on the counter Inko pulled out her phone. Without even needing the Caller ID, she already knew it was her husband.
"Hey Hisashi, are you headed home from work?" Inko said familiar with this routine, as her husband liked to always call her whenever he was driving home. A weird habit only Hisashi had, as all her friend's husbands rarely did anything of the sort. Most days it was just routine, but sometimes it was a helpful reminder of when dinner needed to be ready.
"I am honey, but I have good news. I got a call from the Hospital a few minutes ago, Kaina just came out of labour." Hisashi said as excitement filled his voice, "Our nephew was just born."
Inko froze as the news entered her mind. She had to go over it a few times before everything made sense. Once it did, she screamed, "Wait? What do you mean? Kaina already had her baby. But he wasn't due for another week. And how are you acting so calm?"
Inko knew she should be excited for her sister, as this was the day the three of them had been waiting for since Kaina first learned she was pregnant. Yet to hear the news so suddenly, Inko's worrisome mindset was acting up.
"Honey. Honey everything is ok. I'll be home to pick you up in a few minutes, then we can head over together. I'm sure your sister will appreciate our company." Hisashi said, reassuring his wife that everything is fine. Yet he was failing.
As Inko had been talking to him, she had turned off the stove and ran into the nearest bathroom. Grabbing a comb she began to brush out of the mess she had since waking up. As she brushed her hair she said, "No Hisashi, everything is not okay. We were supposed to have a week left to prepare everything. Most of everything won't be ready until Friday. Hisashi, it's Monday."
Hisashi laughed a little, "Inko, Kaina and the kid most likely won't be discharged until Thursday at the earliest. We still got some time to make sure everything is in order. I'm pulling into the neighbourhood right now."
Inko's panic rose even more and she dropped the hairbrush. Unfreezing she dove up her makeup bag and began searching for lipstick. She wanted the delivery to be perfect, to have everything ready for when her sister and nephew left the hospital.
"Honey, what did I just hear fall to the ground? And what did you just unzip?" Hisashi asked. Though he had grown accustomed to how easily his wife could panic at the smallest things this was almost assuming. This was a time when her panicking was becoming a bigger issue than what she was panicking about.
"You realize that we were supposed to have dinner with Mistuki and her husband tonight. Katsuki has given them a whole night's rest yet and isn't supposed to for another 2 months." Inko declared, having read all the baby care books so she could help out her friends.
"I already told Masaru and he informed his wife. They're fine, they'll order some takeout." Hisashi said, then realized his mistake.
Inko stopped as she did too, "Hisahi." Her voice took a tone as if she was right to tear himself apart like she was an apex predator, "You mean to tell me that you informed the Bakugou's of the situation before you inform me, your wife and sister to Kaina."
"I'm sorry." Hisashi said as if begging for his life. Which he basically was doing, but he couldn't tell if it was working, "I'm pulling up to the house right now."
That seemed to make Inko refocus. Forgetting the lipstick, Inko splashed some warm water on her face and then ran out of the bathroom. She hurried down the hallway and slid through the living room, using her quirk to pull her purse into her hand from the couch, as she did so. Stopping at the front door she knelt down and slipped on her shoes.
Once the laces were tied Inko ripped open the door and dashed out. After barely remembering to lock the door, Inko took off down the walkway. As she reached the road, Hisashi pulled in from the house. Sliding across the hood Inko threw the passenger door open and got in.
Then without so much as a 'hello' or any kind of greeting, Inko looked at Hisashi and said, "Drive."
Knowing it was in his best interest to obey his wife's command, Hisashi put his foot down on the gas and tore down the street. Working on getting to the hospital quickly, while making sure not to get pulled over, Hisashi could see the worry growing on his wife's face.
"Inko. Everything will work out fine." Hisashi said but noticed that she didn't seem to hear him. She didn't seem to be paying attention to anything around her until Hisashi pulled into a parking spot and turned the car off. As if the chair was going to shock her, Inko shoved her door open and leapt out of the car.
Hisashi had to work fast to get out of the car. As he got away from the car he looked down the parking lot and saw that Inko was already by the elevator and had pressed the button. Moments later the elevator dinged and the door opened, forcing Hisashi to run to make it in time.
He barely made it, having to squeeze in right before the door closed. He had to lean against the railing to catch his breath. He looked at Inko and said, "I don't want a word out of your mouth. I'm not the one that trained to be a hero, I feel like I'm about to have a heart attack."
"I told you, you should start going to the gym more than once a month," Inko said without taking an eye on the light that indicated which floor they were on. She was barely winded despite having done more running than her husband.
Hisashi shook his head as he stood next to Inko. Once they reached floor 6 the door opened and Inko began to move forwards, only to be slowed by her husband. Keeping his arm intertwined with Inko's, Hisashi walked Inko up to the reception desk.
"Hello, welcome to floor 6 of Shizukoa General. Who are you here to see?" The receptionist asked, looking up from her computer.
"Kaina Tsutsumi." Inko said wanting to see her sister and her nephew.
"I'm sorry we don't have anyone by that name." The receptionist said, without looking at her computer.
Hisashi smirked a bit. Despite Kaina being Inko's sister, Hisashi knew more about the political world of heroes than Inko did. Hisashi knew Kaina wouldn't use her real name, as whenever a heroine got pregnant they usually did their best to keep it a secret. And Kaina had done her best to hide her pregnancy. The fact the photos the media managed to get of her were always from a distance helped, making it hard to see her baby bump. Not that she really had one.
"Then try Kara Midoriya. We're her sister and brother-in-law" Hisashi said, giving the name he had helped Kaina set up in preparation for all this.
The receptionist smiled as she did a quick look over at her computer. Then she stood up and gestured down the hallway, "She's in room 628. Please be quiet, she hasn't had much time to recover."
"Thank you." Hisashi said with a nod, then pulled Inko away from the desk. As they walked down the hallway Inko's demeanour changed.
"Hisashi, are we ready? For the responsibility?" Inko asked, hugging herself.
Hisashi stopped, then turned around and said, "Nope, let's go home. I'm sure your sister will be fine." Hisashi began walking in the opposite direction, but before he could get too far Inko used her quirk and grabbed Hisashi by his shirt collar.
Once Hisashi felt his shirt start to pull him back, he stopped and chuckled. He then turned and walked back to Inko, placing an arm over her shoulder, "We've done everything we can to prepare, but for things like this. Sometimes your best isn't to be prepared for everything, but doing your best to adapt to the unknown."
Inko hugged Hisashi and cried a bit into his shirt. Hisashi hugged Inko until she stopped crying. Once she stopped she looked up at her husband and he asked, "Are you ready to go in?"
Inko nodded, so together they took the last few steps to room 628, where Hisash knocked on the door. A few moments later a voice called out, "Who is it?"
The voice sounded exhausted, but unable to sleep.
"It's Inko and Hisashi." Inko said, in a calm voice.
"Inko, it's good to hear your voice. You can come in… if you leave your baggage in the hallway." The voice said, with a little humour in it.
Hisashi gave a fake laugh and opened the door, "Obviously you're not that tired if you're able to joke about that."
Hisashi and Inko walked in and saw Kaina leaning against her bed. Her breath was slow and her eyelids were half closed. She tilted her head and despite being very pale, she gave a small smile as she saw the two.
"Hisashi, I'm going to be able to joke about that on my deathbed," Kaina said, her smile turning into a smirk.
"Come on you two, let's not go there right now." Inko said, as she walked over and gave Kaina a little hug, "It's good to see you again. How was everything?"
Kaina nodded her head over to a small tub that had a blanket poking over the edge, "I was barely in labour for an hour, it seemed like the little sucker wanted to come out." Kaina said, then noticed the worry on her sister's face, "Inko, he's fine. Despite being a week early, the doctor gave him a clean bill of health."
"So what are you thinking about naming him?" Hisashi asked, walking over to the tub and looking at the newborn that lay inside. The newborn was wrapped tight in a swaddle and was fast asleep.
"I thought I would leave that up to his parents," Kaina said. Inko took a shuttered breath and almost fell to the floor, "Inko, that's why you left training. You wanted to have a family, something you have been trying to have for three years now. That is the whole reason I carried him."
Inko looked her sister in the eyes and asked, "Are you sure?"
Using all of her strength and willpower, Kaina leaned forwards and gave her younger sister a hug, "I'm sure. It's not like my work will give me the time to be a proper mother. I want him to grow up with that in his life." Kaina broke the embrace and looked Inko in the eyes, "Hey, that doesn't mean I won't be there when I can. I'm the one that went through all this, I'm going to see him grow up. So what are you going to name him?"
"Izuku… Midoriya." Inko said, walking over and seeing her nephew for the first time. Inko looked back at Kaina who simply nodded.
Three days later Kaina and Izuku were discharged from the hospital. As Hiashi was unavailable, Inko picked them up and drove them home. At Hisashi and Inko's house, Inko carried Izuku while slowly walking next to Kaina. Unlocking the front door, Inko helped Kaina through the living room and to the ground-floor guest room.
After skillfully slipping Izuku into the bassinet that had arrived early, Inko sat down on the bed next to her sister. Together they sat on the bed in silence for a few minutes.
"Do you remember the day you told me you weren't going to train with me with the hero public safety commission anymore?" Kaina asked, then took a small drink of water.
"Yeah, at first you seemed disappointed, but then you smiled and gave me a hug. You told me that I should follow my own path, no matter how different it was from yours." Inko said, looking at her sister.
Kaina nodded and looked like she wanted to say something but didn't. Instead, she chose to say, "You seemed so happy. I never saw you smile as brightly as when you talked about Hisashi. I hope your two will always know how much I love seeing you together, despite how often Hisashi and I butt head."
"I know you do." Inko said, giving Kaina a mischievous grin. Kaina chuckled and lightly punched her sister in the arm. Over the coming months, Kaina worked herself back into top shape to go back to being a pro hero. Once she returned, she held a press conference telling everyone that she had a family issue that took all of her attention.
As Izuku grew Kaina visited him and her sister as much as she could. However, with her agency only two cities away, her visits were not as often as she wanted to be. Becoming less and less frequent as she got back into being Lady Nagant and the HPSC giving her more missions.
Yet she tried her hardest to see her son, but that all stopped one day. On that one fateful day when the world she had disillusioned herself with shattered with a single gunshot
That's Chapter 1 of Project Velocity. So Inko and Izuku's history has been changed around. Inko is now sister with Kaina Tsutsumi, a character whom I have loved since she was introduced in the vigilante arc. And loved her small, but epic part in the anime, as I thinks she perfectly show the darker shift of the show around season five and how a hero's world is not sunshine and rainbow.
A bit more of how character relationship will be revealed in the next chapter, so I won't go into much more detail. And as not to take up much time on Sunday, this story will must likely become a Wednesday update story.
Next time: On That Long Forgotten But Fateful Day.
Review and tell me what you think.
