"WEEEEEEEE!" exclaimed the freshest face in the Todoroki household in his male caretaker's arm as he almost literally rocketed forward "but does it count if he doesn't use fuel or an engine? Does he use fuel? Maybehismetabolismactsasafuelsourcealteringthestrengthofhisflames,heattooandwhatifheconsumedcertainchemicals?wouldhegetdifferentcoloursorjuststomachache?doeshisfireworkinsidetocookfoodandkillgerms?what abou-"
"Izuku, as much as analysis is important, so is observation. We stopped five minutes ago." The forever second hero alerted his newest ward. Izuku looked up to see Endeavour was correct. They had arrived at the Endeavour hero agency, the biggest agency in Japan.
The other day, Endeavour had asked if Izuku and Shoto would be up to spend the day at his work, both screamed yes almost immediately after being asked. Granted seems no one told Shoto who was currently asleep under his father's arm that this means he would have to get up super early. Endeavour laughed at how different the two boys were this morning, Izuku wouldn't shut up, and Shoto wouldn't stop drooling in his sleep, which was being affected by his quirk. Endeavour could still see the trail of ice chips that lead from his house to his agency.
"Good morning Endeavour sir," The receptionist said with a grin
"Good morning, anything happen last night?" Endeavour asked
"Nothing worth writing down, sir, just the usual drunks hanging around" It was then the receptionist saw Endeavour wasn't alone. "Oh, I see you brought young Shoto in, but who's this little guy?"
"Hello, I'm Izuku" Izuku introduced himself with a smile, Endeavour happy that Izuku was making some fantastic progress in certain areas. The receptionist let out an aww. It just proved to Endeavour that Izuku cuteness is everyone's weakness, or that's how Fuyumi put it.
Walking into the main office of his agency, Endeavour received the usual greetings of morning and asking how he is from his sidekicks. He did his best to reply to all of them as he made his way to his private office. Shoto, now having woken up, was walking alongside his dad. While Izuku had taken to sticking close to both Todoroki's, the large group of unfamiliar faces, making him feel uneasy. Endeavour's private office was huge, Izuku thought they had walked into a high-class hotel from the décor, heck there was even a crystal chandelier.
"Whoa, this is amazing," Izuku said in wonder at the massive room
"Yeah, dad thought his office should be like this. Touya says he just wanted to stroke his ego," Shoto whispered, the two giggled at Touya's statement about the room.
"Ok, you two enough laughing, we have work to do," Endeavour said, interrupting the two young boys.
"Oh, are we going to fight villains, or are we going to go on patrol with you?" Shoto asked, filled with excitement at the prospect of working with his dad.
"No, you're too young for that, it's too dangerous for you" Endeavour fired back at his son
"No fair! You took Touya into a fight when he was my age" Shoto fired back while pouting at his father, Endeavour groaned at his son's attitude.
"That was different. I was out with your brother and got attacked by a villain who had a thing against me." Endeavour replied, not exactly liking that he had to bring that day up, mostly due to how Touya was in danger and how he then had to calm Rei afterwards. It didn't help at the time. She was more emotional due to her being pregnant with Natsuo.
"So what are we going to do? Please tell me we aren't just going to sit and watch you fill out paperwork, that's so boring" Shoto groaned, honestly sitting around doing nothing was a child's most despised thing of them all.
Endeavour chuckled at his son's question. "Well, I was considering that, but I then thought of something. I want you to help me show Izuku around the agency."
"Wait, what?" both Izuku and Shoto asked in shock at Endeavour's plan.
"Well, I thought with Izuku's little gift of being able to breakdown quirks, I should do my best to improve in the best way I can, and this could help him get more adjusted to handling crowds of unknown people. Not to mention with you there Shoto, it will help Izuku feel safer" Endeavour said with a smile
"Wait Izuku; you can breakdown quirks! Does that mean you have a second quirk like me?" Shoto asked excitedly, directing his attention to his former roommate. Izuku jumped at the sudden attention he was getting. He had defiantly not expected this when Endeavour offered him a chance to come to his agency.
"Well….. no, I always found quirks cool, and I thought if I could break them down. I will be a better hero" Izuku mumbled, Shoto meanwhile was looking at Izuku in awe. Endeavour chuckled as Shoto started asking Izuku questions about his quirk. But just as he was about to show the boys around, his office phone went off.
"Hello…yes this is he…..ok….ok…..urgh, fine, send them up in five minutes," Endeavour said as he hung up the phone, he let out a grown as he pinched the bridge of his nose, he rather not deal with that annoyance today.
"You okay, dad?" Shoto asked
"I'm okay, just got a call from my receptionist. Apparently, someone needs to talk to me about something important. Apparently, it can't wait" Endeavour answered, he knew he didn't want Izuku or Shoto here for this meeting, so he formulated a plan. "Ok, change of plans. Shoto why don't you take Izuku around the agency, you should know it like the back of your hand. While I handle this meeting, afterwards, I'll catch up, sound good?" Shoto responded with a swift nod at his father's request. Looking to Izuku, Endeavour saw Izuku seemed worried, but he looked up to the giant of a man and nodded as well.
"Good, now you two get out of here and remember, don't leave the building without me."
"Ok, see ya, dad/See you later, Endeavour!" The boys cheered as they ran out of the private office.
After sending Izuku and Shoto away, Endeavour decided to do a bit of paperwork until his surprise guests arrive. It didn't take long until Endeavour heard someone knocking on his door, but before he could answer it. The office door swung open as The Number One Hero. All Might burst through the door, posing like he flying into a fight.
"I am here! Coming through the door like a normal person!" All Might shouted in a dramatic tone, making Endeavour groan
"That's not how a normal person walks through a door, you fool." Endeavour stated
"Hello Endeavour, long time no see," All Might said, seemingly not noticing Endeavour statement
"What are you doing here? Last I checked, there haven't been any big villains of late that that would require both of us, and while I get trying to stay friendly with fellow heroes, I have something I rather be doing." Endeavour said, it clear that he didn't want to deal with All Might, he would rather spend his time with Shoto and Izuku, at least there he gets a laugh.
"Now, now, Endeavour. No need to-" But as All Might was about to finish his sentence. He was kicked in the back of the head, causing him to tumble out of the doorway. Endeavour quickly rose to his seat, worrying a villain had snuck in. But to his surprise, out from behind All Might appeared a short older man, the first thing Endeavour noticed was he had a short grey beard and a long yellow cape that seemed to drag on the ground a tad.
"Damn kids, didn't anyone teach you not to block doorways!" The man said as he scolded All Might
"Ahh, yes. I apologize, sir" All Might said, leaving Endeavour even more confused, not only did he smack All Might, but he then was able to get the man to apologize. The only other people he knew that could do that was Recovery Girl and UA university principal Nezu, to be fair though, anyone who went there was scared of those two.
'Well, this got interesting. Still, I hope Izuku and Shoto are doing okay without me.'
Meanwhile, in another part of the Endeavour agency.
"Izuku no" Shoto said, in a stern tone in an attempt to sound like his dad
"Buuut Shoto, why can't I ask these questions?" Izuku whined in response
"Because they're stupid."
"No they're not" Izuku replied
"You have a question asking if their quirk alters their taste buds and another that asks if quirk made him fart fire."
"I just want to know as much as I can about the quirk," Izuku pouted at Shoto, shooting down a lot of his questions for Endeavour's sidekicks. Seeing how Izuku was reacting, Shoto decided to help improve Izuku's attitude.
"Come on Izuku, I got something we can do that will be super fun," Shoto exclaimed, raising his arms in the process to emphasize the point.
"Really, what is it?" Izuku asked, only for his response to come in the form of Shoto taking his hand and leading him to another part of the agency.
"I don't believe we've met. You are?" Endeavour asked the elder that had come in with All Might
"You young'uns today, you usually introduce yourself before asking someone else's name."
"True, but at this point, I just assume people know me." Endeavour replied, being the number two hero, he had gotten used to the lack of introductions on his part. "My name is Endeavour."
"Ok, so we're going with our hero names, well then I'm Gran Torino, and I see you already know my former pupil here," Gran Torino replied as he pointed to All Might.
"Not to sound rude, but can we cut the beating around the bush, and you two tell me why you're here?" Endeavour asked. It was rare for All Might to make an appearance at his agency, so he had plenty of questions.
"It's about that kid you took in. We need to know if that brat knows about his father and or his associates" Torino respond
"Sorry for that, Endeavour, my old teacher, isn't known for being subtle. We just want to know if Izuku has mentioned anything he may have overheard" All Might said, apologizing for his teacher
"He's said nothing about Hisashi. Now, if you're done, you can leave," Endeavour said in a harsh tone, directed mostly at Torino.
"I don't buy it, that brat must have heard something, and I want to know right now."
"Oh I'm sorry, do I need to say that a bit louder, I do hear an elderly person's hearing is quite atrocious, perhaps I'll write it out for you or have you gone senile as well?" Endeavour asked, clearly mocking Gran Torino, soon a forehead tick formed on Torino's head, a clear sign of his annoyance.
"Now listen here, you flami-" Before Torino could finish his sentence, All Might was quick to cover his teacher's mouth as to stop him from offending Endeavour.
"Now, now. No need to go throwing around insults at each other. I'm sorry about that, Endeavour. It's just we believe that Izuku's father may have been in contact with a villain we've been hunting for a long time. Who Gran Torino has been trying to take down for many years," All Might explained. Making sure not to reveal too much about All for One or its sister quirk, One for All
Endeavour let out a sigh that sounded more like a growl.
"The only info Izuku has given me that wasn't in my report was that it seems Hisashi, knew some kind of doctor that could fix quite a few things. But I wouldn't take that info too seriously."
"Why's that?" All Might asked
"Cause the only reason I know this now, was my eldest son Touya. He told me that Izuku had a nightmare, and Hisashi in the dream briefly mentioned it, I know dreams aren't much, but things like memories or external influences influence some dreams." Endeavour said back
"Still better than nothing," Torino replied, Endeavour gave the elderly hero a fierce look. A clear sign he was still annoyed with the hero.
All Might groaned in exhaustion. He knew this was not going to end well.
After another half, an hour of discussions, All Might and Gran Torino said they had gotten what they needed. Before walking out, the officer, All Might, and Endeavour shook hands, while Gran Torino and Endeavour just glared at each other intensely, sparks flying between them for a moment. But as the three heroes walked out of Endeavour's private office, they were met with the sight of one of Endeavour's sidekicks on the ground laughing, as Shoto was ticking the man as Izuku was hitting his head with his quirk notebook.
"Give up, villain!" Izuku shouted as he hit the sidekick's head with his notebook repeatedly.
"Yes, we have you cornered," Shoto shouted as continued to tickle to downed sidekick's now exposed feet.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahh...I...I give...up" the sidekick gasped as Shoto's tickling made it difficult to breathe, due to his excessive laughter
"So... you've captured the dangerous head villain and have him at your mercy, correct?" Endeavour asked the two kids.
"Yeah!" Shoto and Izuku cheered in delight.
"That is just what I let you believe!" The large man of flames exclaimed as he grasped both underarms in a duo of headlocks. "Foolish would be heroes! The supposed head villain you captured was merely a decoy!" He continued as he proceeded to tickle the two kids. "Give up foolish heroes. You'll never defeat me!"
"Nn..never" Shoto replied through all the laughter
"Soo…someone…he-elp." Izuku gasped as he went read in the face from laughter
"Have no fear fellow heroes, for I am here!"
Before the kids could register the voice, they were suddenly swept from Endeavour's grasp. Looking to their savior, the boys were in awe that it was the number one hero himself, All Might.
"Good work on handling the evil villain and his forces, but leave this to me, a villain this powerful can only be defeated by the Symbol of Peace himself" All might said as he rolled along with the game between the boys and Endeavour. But before the two titans could clash….
"OH MY GOD, IT'S REALLY HIM IN THE FLESH, IT'S ALL MIGHT!" Izuku screamed in joy at seeing his favorite hero of all time. The scream brought the game to a grinding halt as the top two heroes looked to Izuku. Who was buzzing with excitement at finally getting to meet his idol.
Seeing the little green-haired boy's excitement at his presence, All Might decided to introduce himself.
"Why hello there, young man, if I'm not mistaken, you must be the one Endeavour told us about, Izuku, am I right?" All Might asked as he knelt in front of Izuku.
"Y-yes! I-I'm Izuku" Izuku responded, his excitement making it difficult to speak, even more than he was scared.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Izuku," All Might said as he held out his hand for the young hero otaku, it took him a few moments, but Izuku shook All Might's hand. In his mind, Izuku was going insane from excitement, he met his idol, whose smile made him hopeful when he was living with Inko that one day he be saved.
The handshake between the hero and his biggest fan went on for an awkwardly long time, Izuku not wanting this moment to end and All Might not wanting to make him feel upset, which would anger Endeavour and his son.
The excitement of the handshake soon proved too much for Izuku. As soon the pair hand stopped the handshake, Izuku mumbled something before he passed out in front of All Might.
"er...is this a usual occurrence?" All Might asked, not knowing what to do
Thankfully Endeavour was quick to act as he ran over to the now unconscious Izuku and carried him into his private office, with All Might, Shoto and surprisingly Torino close behind
"OH NO, IZUKU'S DEAD!" Shoto screamed as he watched his dad lay Izuku on the couch in his office
"Calm down Shoto, Izuku isn't dead, he just passed out, think of it like suddenly falling asleep" Endeavour explained to try and help his son calm down
"Wait if it's like that, then" Before Endeavour could stop him, Shoto grabbed Izuku's shoulders and started to shake Izuku. "Izuku, wake up! Mom has made katsudon!" Shoto shouted as he tried to wake Izuku up.
After getting Shoto to stop shaking Izuku in an attempt to wake him up, it took only a few minutes until the six-year-old started to regain consciousness. As little Izuku quickly recovered, his eyes opened slowly to the diminutive senior in front of him.
"...huh?...Oh my gosh! I slept until Megaman became real, old, and yellow!" Izuku exclaimed. His declaration made the room erupt with laughter, mostly from Endeavour and All Might, as the pair found it difficult not to fall over in laughter.
After a few minutes of laughter, Izuku was back to his usual self, as he started to ask All Might questions from his hero work to his quirk, the giant of a man redirecting the question the best he could like he did whenever asked in an interview.
"Well you can stay here and act like a fool, I'm heading out," Torino said as he made his way to the exit, but was stopped when he felt someone tugging at his cape, turning around he saw it was Demon's breathe son.
"Um, excuse me" Izuku whimpered
"What do you want kid?" Torino asked, his tone clear he was in a hurry to leave
"I was wondering if you could tell me your quirk? I'm sorry if I'm being rude," Izuku asked as he simultaneously apologized.
"Why would you want to know my quirk?" Torino replied
"Well… I like to learn about quirks. Mostly on how they work."
"Listen, kid, I'm…."
Before Torino could shoot down the kid's request, All Might suddenly appeared next to his former teacher and Izuku, grinning like always.
"He would be excited to inform you, young man, and if not, I will be happy to inform you myself" All Might proclaimed, this caused two reactions. Izuku's being one of glee and Torino being one of anger as he scowled at All Might before he could tell the boy anything, Torino dragged All Might to a secluded corner of the room.
"Toshi explain yourself" The elderly hero shouted in a low tone as not to raise anyone's suspicions
"Endeavour said the boy has a talent for quirks. Besides, it's not like you're an active hero anymore, outside of you helping me deal with All For One." All Might rebuttled
"Still, giving this kid info on my quirk could backfire on us?"
"But what if it doesn't?" All Might said. "Endeavour said this young boy idolizes heroes and hasn't had any contact with his father since he left him when he was three. What if, with the right support and environment, that scared little boy could grow up into being an amazing hero. Besides, this one small act could later define how that boy grows." All Might debated to his former teacher.
Torino could see the convictions in Toshi's eyes. For a moment, it reminded him of Nana when she first told him about wanting to make Toshi her successor, even if he didn't have a quirk. Looking back to the kid, the pair left waiting for their response, Torino took in a deep breath and walked back over to the kid
"You still want to know my quirk, kid?" Torino asked as he walked up to Izuku, the little boy nodded with enthusiasm. "My quirk allows me to shoot air from the soles of my feet; this gives me incredible speed and allows me to fly a short distance."
"Can you show me, please" Izuku begged, looking back to his student, Torino saw All Might was doing the same thing. Deciding to appease the pair, Torino let loose with his quirk as he darted around the office, narrowly avoiding any potential dangers with ease, a clear sign of how much he had trained with his quirk. All the while, Izuku was both looking at the elderly hero in awe and intrigue as he wrote down as much as he could about Gran Torino's quirk and technique.
After his little display, Torino landed back next to Izuku, who was had started mumbling up a storm about Torino's quirk. The elderly hero could see that he had satisfied the kid's interest tenfold and made his way to the exit, but not before grumbling to All Might. He expects plenty of Taiyaki the next time they meet up.
After Gran Torino left, All Might elected to stay behind and get to know the boys a little more and have a bit of fun. It ended with the symbol of peace spending the rest of the day at the agency. Mostly due to all the fun he was having with the kids and losing track of time. The day ended with Endeavour, Izuku, and Shoto escorting All Might out the agency just as they were about to head home.
"Well, I have to say, I never expected to have so much fun in this visit." All Might cheered
"Don't be, kids have their way to get you to do whatever they want, mostly it pesters you or in these two case, just use the puppy eyes tactics," Endeavour said as he looked back to Izuku and Shoto who were giggling at their accomplishment.
"I'll make sure to remember that. I better be off criminals sadly don't apprehend themselves" All Might and Endeavour shared a final handshake before All Might walked a few feet away from the agency so his leap would damage the building.
Izuku had loved today, he got tons of new quirks for his notebook, he got to play with Shoto and meet and even talk to his idol…. but as he saw All Might get ready to leave, he felt upset. He had so many more questions to ask him, but one question stood out the most to him, and it had nothing to do with his quirk, he didn't want to lose this opportunity, he couldn't!
"ALL MIGHT!" Izuku shouted as he ran to the number one hero, catching both Todoroki's and All Might off guard. All Might looked back to see Izuku run up to him but stop just as he was a couple of feet away from him.
"Yes, Young Izuku, is there something the matter?" All Might asked
"I-I...I wwas..w-won-nd-er" Izuku was fighting back the fear the best he could, he was worried at the answer he would get. What would All Might say? Would he be just like everyone from before, or would he be like the Todoroki's? Izuku swallowed his fear and readied himself.
"CAN SOMEONE WITH A VILLAINOUS PARENT BE A HERO? EVEN IF THEIR QUIRK IS JUST LIKE THEIR'S?!" Izuku screamed from the top of his lungs.
Toshi reeled back in shock at Izuku's question, he knew earlier he said to his former teacher, how his help might affect Izuku, but this. This moment, right here, right now, defiantly would leave an impact on Izuku. Toshi looked to Endeavour, who just stared back in surprise. He didn't know about this or even plan it. Getting as close as he could to Izuku's height, Toshi kneeled in front of Izuku and gave him the biggest smile he could.
"Of course you can young Izuku, while it's true your quirk is similar to your father's in a few ways. You must always remember, it isn't his quirk you have, it's your quirk, and it's up to you what you make of it, no matter its origin. Your father decided to use his quirk to hurt people instead of helping others, but remember it's up to what you make of the quirk. No one else can tell you what to do with it or what you'll be in the future, that is your decision and yours alone."
His lips start quivering with his eyes beginning to water when suddenly a mighty torrent of water almost drowns All Might. He raised his head to see Izuku looking like some strange humanoid broken fire hydrant.
"THANK YOU ALL MIGHT. YOU REALLY ARE THE BESTEST HERO EVER," Izuku shouted as he continued to cry.
Endeavour upon hearing this can't help but feel his competitive impulses burn like his fire, unlike his fire, it cools quickly, seeing Izuku as happy as he is.
"Oh, I almost forget, I was talking to a friend of mine who was helping Endeavour with your case, and he asked me to give you this when he heard I was dropping by." All might pulled from his pockets, a worn, slightly damaged teddy bear. The clear amateur repair work was evident with the poor stitching and misplacement with the stuffing. Izuku, however, didn't care as All Might could see the stars in Izuku's eyes.
"MR PATCHES!" Izuku screamed as he swiped the teddy from All Might's grasp before he could say anything and held the bear close to his chest.
"My, I didn't realize the bear was that important to you, young Izuku."
"Yep! Mr. Patches was my favorite toy since I was a baby but after my mu…Inko saw my quirk. She took him away from me. I thought she threw him away," Izuku replied as he continued to hug his now recovered toy with all his might, fearing if he didn't, it would disappear again. It was then All Might saw tears start to run down Izuku face as he continued to hug his toy.
All Might was proud he could do this for Izuku.
After repeating his farewells, All Might leaped away, leaving Endeavour with Izuku and Shoto. The rest of the night was peaceful, the most entertaining thing being, Izuku refusing to let go of Mr. Patches, even when Rei offered to get it repaired by a friend. Izuku was saying he loved his teddy as he is, not wanting to change a thing about it. The best part of the night being Izuku, for the first time in what seemed like forever, had a peaceful night sleep without the aid of any of the Todorokis.