Welp, guess I'm here again! But is here where I need to be? Haha, I hope so. Otherwise I'm on the wrong account.
What is up everybody? (Point to you if you get the reference.) (Keep track of your points, you'll see why MUCH later on.)
Guys, guys, as I write this, there are 48 FOLLOWERS AND 35 FAVORITES?! WHAT? How the heckity heck five abs and one peck?! (Another point if you get the reference.)
Well, time to start the fanfic!
Hisashi squeezed Izuku's hand carefully as he and Izuku entered the government office for quirk registration. Odin was in the mind palace, and based on the fact that random images were appearing in Izuku's head, he guessed that she was creating objects to fill the mind palace.
As Hisashi went to the front counter to get put on the waiting list, Izuku couldn't help but glance around at everyone else there. It was just about entirely four-year-olds and their parents...but in the back, there was a kid around his age...alone. There was a boy sitting alone, looking at his feet.
Hisashi tapped Izuku's shoulder, then gestured for him to find a seat. Izuku nodded, then walked over to the boy. He had soft-looking purple hair, and as Izuku got close, he noticed some fading bruises and scuff marks on the boy's face and exposed arms.
That can't be good, Odin thought quietly-so she was also paying attention to the boy.
Izuku stopped and tapped the boy's shoulder, causing the boy to jump.
"Hey, mind if I sit here?" Izuku asked.
"Um...go ahead," the boy said quietly, sounding hoarse and unsure.
Izuku smiled, then sat next to the boy, kicking his legs slightly back and forth-neither boy had their feet on the ground.
"What's your name?" Izuku asked.
"Um...Hitoshi," the boy said. "I-I don't want to say my last name."
"Oh-well, nice to meet you, Toshi-chan!" Izuku said, and could practically feel Odin cringe.
Please call him something else, Odin said.
"Um...Hitochan?" Izuku said.
Better, Odin said.
I'm asking you about that later, Izuku warned.
"Um...and you are?" Hitoshi said.
"I'm Izuku!" Izuku said. "Izuku Midoriya! He carefully tapped his head. "And my friend Odin says hi, too."
I didn't say that, Odin pointed out.
Oh, shush, I'm letting him know that you exist, Izuku shot back.
"Um...what?" Hitoshi asked.
"Odin's part of my quirk," Izuku explained. "I can see ghosts and make a contract with them by giving them a name!"
"Weird," Hitoshi said.
"What's your quirk?" Izuku asked, clearly excited.
"Um...it isn't really cool," Hitoshi said.
I doubt that highly-quirks are amazing pieces of art that are fit to suit the user-no two quirks are exactly alike, which makes every quirk unique and special, Odin mused.
"I don't think that's true," Izuku said. "Odin says that everyone's quirk is cool. I think that's true. I mean, quirks are all unique. Every single one is amazing. You shouldn't say that it's not cool because that's not true."
Hitoshi gave him a surprised look, then looked about to cry. "Y-You won't say that after hearing my q-quirk. I-It's a villain's quirk. I-I can't be a hero with t-this."
No quirk is a villain's quirk, Odin thought.
"There's no such thing as a villain's quirk," Izuku said.
The thing that determines villain-like qualities is the person themself, not a quirk, Odin thought.
"The only thing that can be villain-like is the person and their...well...personality," Izuku said.
Hito-chan isn't a villain unless he wants to be one, Odin thought.
"You don't want to be a villain, right?" Izuku asked.
"O-Of course not," Hitoshi said. "Who would?"
"Then you won't be a villain," Izuku said. "So, what's your quirk?"
Hitoshi hesitated. "I-I can brainwash people. I-If someone responds to me, then I can control what they do." He squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for the inevitable hatred from this boy…
"Brainwashing?!" Izuku asked excitedly. "Oh my gosh, that's so awesome!"
Hitoshi opened his eyes and gave him an odd look. "H-Huh?"
"All you have to get is a verbal response from a villain, then bam, you can order them to surrender!" Izuku said. "That would be amazing for hostage situations! You would just have to say something that the villain would have to respond to, like something insulting their mom or some kind of popular joke, then they would answer, and you'd win the day! Aw, I wish I had a quirk that cool!"
Hey, I can hear you! Odin protested.
Izuku laughed. "Sorry, Odin, but you get what I mean, right?" He turned to Hitoshi…
...only to see him crying.
"Ack, sorry, didn't mean to make you cry!" Izuku said...as Hitoshi reached over and gave him a big hug.
"T-Thank you," Hitoshi whispered…
...as Hisashi walked over and sat down, giving Hitoshi a concerned look.
"Is everything alright?" Hisashi asked, kneeling down next to Izuku and Hitoshi.
"Hey, what's going on?"
Izuku and Hisashi turned their heads to see a woman with blue hair rush over, clearly concerned.
Hitoshi looked up, then got up and walked over, hugging the woman, who looked surprised, then sat down in one of the chairs, positioning herself so Hitoshi could sit next to her. Hisashi sat next to Izuku.
"S-Shinsou-san," Hitoshi said.
The woman-Shinsou, must've been her last name-smiled and pat him on the head. "I told you to call me mom, Hitoshi...but are you alright?"
Hitoshi nodded, wiping away his tears. "I-I'm fine." He looked at Izuku. "T-Thank you."
Izuku looked confused-Odin felt confused, too.
He shouldn't be thanking you for something that should just be...said to him, Odin thought.
"What are you thanking me for?" Izuku asked.
"I-I needed t-to hear that," Hitoshi said, tears coming to his eyes again.
"Hear what?" Shinsou said, giving her son an odd look.
"T-T-That I can be...I can be a hero," Hitoshi said, then burst into tears again.
Shinsou looked surprised, then she beamed at him. "I've been telling you since you told me about your quirk-it's a wonderful quirk."
"You shouldn't doubt it," Izuku said.
"B-But e-everyone a-always s-says that it's horrible a-and villain-like, a-a-and…" Hitoshi trailed off, then burst into tears again.
Brainwashing can be so useful! Odin gushed as Shinsou tried to convince her son otherwise. I've never met someone with a quirk like that personally, but I remember hearing about this one person back during the Quirk Wars that had a similar quirk-they were famous worldwide!
Who? Izuku asked.
I think that they were called… Odin thought.
"Spirit's Voice," Izuku said, his voice somewhere between his own and Odin's.
Hisashi, Shinsou, and Hitoshi gave him an odd look.
"What was that?" Shinsou asked.
"Spirit's Voice," Izuku-or, well, Odin speaking through Izuku-repeated. "I'm not sure of everything about them because it's been...oh, 125 years, give or take? However, during the Quirk Wars in America, there was a famous figure fighting somewhere near California-it's a shame that I was unable to meet them because I was in Rhode Island at the time, but that doesn't matter at the moment. They were among the first heroes in America. Their quirk let them take control of someone like a puppet through some kind of series activation. Sure, at first, people found them to be a little strange and scary, but they saved so many lives and were one of the big reasons that heroes were even created in the first place. Without a select few fighters-a total of 50 people around the 50 states, to be specific-then there would be no heroes today for people to dream about being." Izuku/Odin looked at Hitoshi. "Your quirk is one of the most useful I've seen in my entire existence-and that's saying plenty seeing that I've been around for over 200 years-I've been around since about ten years after quirks first appeared." Izuku blinked, then shook his head as his voice went back to normal. "Well, now that we've had today's history lesson...Odin's right. Your quirk is really useful, Hitochan." He smiled warmly. "I hope that someday we'll get to be in the same hero class!"
Hitoshi smiled. "Y-Yeah."
"Hitoshi Shinsou?" the clerk called out.
All four looked in that direction, then Hitoshi and his mom stood up. His mom thought for a few seconds, then quickly typed something onto her phone and handed it to Hisashi.
"Here, give me your number-that way, we can talk again sometime," she said.
Hisashi nodded, then quickly did the same, handing her his phone. They quickly exchanged numbers, then Hitoshi and his mom walked over to talk to the quirk register person that was ready for them.
Hisashi patted Izuku on the head. "Well, it looks like you've made yourself a new friend. But...what exactly happened with that voice?"
Apparently I can talk through you now, Odin stated simply.
Well, that's helpful, Izuku shot back.
"Apparently Odin can talk through me," Izuku shrugged.
"Huh-well, day one with your quirk and we're already learning some of your great tricks," Hisashi said. "Can't wait to see where you'll end up by the time you're old enough to attend a hero school."
"UA," Izuku said quietly.
Hmm… Odin thought.
What's wrong with UA? Izuku asked, confused.
Nothing, I guess...it's just...not the most fun place I've been to…
Izuku's eyes grew wide. Wait, you've been to UA?!
Haha, um, remind me later-I'll tell you what I know...and as a big middle finger, I might even tell you and Hitochan a trick into acing the entrance exam…
Why does that sound foreboding?
Odin laughed. It really should, but don't worry-I'll tell you everything later.
Ok, Izuku thought just as the clerk called out, "Izuku Midoriya!" Strangely, this was before the bunch of four year olds-then again, they probably did that because of Hitoshi and Izuku being older.
Hisashi and Izuku got up and walked to the area where they would be able to talk to whoever was open for them about quirk registration.
…
Izuku's quirk registration person insisted on being called Sir Akio Hasagawa. He was a tall, muscular man that looked barely able to fit into his suit-and he didn't even bother with the tie. He was in his mid forties, had brown hair, was going bald, and had a big handlebar mustache and delicate-looking glasses. This man looked-and, with his cute voice that didn't fit his size, sounded-ridiculous, but this man was the one that was reading through Izuku's file, and gave him a doubtful look.
"It says here that you don't have a quirk," Sir Hasagawa said. "You were diagnosed as quirkless five years ago, correct? I don't see a sign of you having one."
"With all due respect, there have been cases in the past where people with two pinkie-toe joints have had quirks," Izuku said.
"Wow, a kid knows medical history," Sir Hasagawa said. "Look, for a few seconds, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. You say you have a quirk? Well, then, let's see it."
Izuku nodded, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Odin, it's your time to shine, Izuku thought.
He could practically feel Odin nod in agreement and excitement.
"Well,?" Sir Hasagawa said. "I don't have all day-"
In a burst of light that was purely for dramatics, Odin appears. Izuku quickly stood up as wings appeared on his back.
Sir Hasagawa jumped while Hisashi, who was standing towards the wall, smiled.
"W-W-Wha…?" Sir Hasagawa said.
Odin smiled and waved. "Hi, I'm Olaf, and I like warm hugs!" (two points if you get the reference.) She giggled. "Nah, my name's Odin."
"S-S-So the kid can make people appear...and take their appearances-alright," Sir Hasagawa said.
Odin and Izuku shook their heads.
"No, not exactly," Odin said. "I didn't appear out of nowhere-I came from the Mind Palace."
"The what?" Sir Hasagawa said.
"Mind Palace," Izuku siad. "It's where my...um…"
"Sides," Odin smiled. "It's where Izuku's Sides stay when we aren't out and about."
"Sides?" Sir Hasagawa and Hisashi asked at the same time.
"I still don't really understand that one myself, but Odin said that she wants to be called the Caring Side," Izuku said.
Odin looked at Izuku. "It's a reference to something-I promise I'll watch it later with you, alright? For now, though, trust me, I'm just calling myself Odin, the Caring Side."
"Okay…" Sir Hasagawa said. "So, how does this 'Side' thing work?"
"I can create and share something called Lifeforce," Izuku said. "I gave Odin her name-she's a ghost-and that made a 'contract.' I give her a portion of my Lifeforce and let her control my ability to care for myself and others. In exchange, I can use her quirk. It's a win-win."
"Interesting...do you have any other...contracts?"?" Sir Hasagawa asked.
Izuku shook his head. "No, not yet. I just made a contract with Odin this morning, actually."
"I see…" Sir Hasagawa said. "So you don't know your limit to how many...ghosts you can make a contract with?"
"I don't," Izuku said, then looked at Odin. "Do you have any idea?"
Odin thought for a few seconds, then closed her eyes and willed herself to feel Izuku's Lifeforce, then she barely stopped herself from gasping.
She'd known that Izuku's Lifeforce had been larger than the average person's-it had to be. After all, his quirk was literally to create and share the stuff, but...woah.
A normal person's Lifeforce around the time Odin was born was about the size of a tennis ball, and that was just what they had at birth-as they aged, yeah, they would get more or less depending on what they ate and stuff. When quirks appeared, it became about the size of a bowling ball for a person with a quirk. One For All users usually had ones that were a little bigger than that-well, right before receiving the quirk, they did, anyway, Odin had to take some of theirs from time to time, but it remained around the same until Odin was passed along-she had plenty stored up from the last 200 years, but still. Izuku, however…
...to compare to a tennis ball or bowling ball…
...Izuku's Lifeforce was about the size of a freaking mountain. And Odin was only taking about the size of two bowling-ball's worth.
Odin's eyes snapped open, and she looked at Izuku.
"Did you see...any of that?" Odin asked.
"Um...no?" Izuku said, clearly unsure.
"You have the Lifeforce the size of a mountain!" Odin said. "In comparison to a normal person with a quirk...well, normal people have a Lifeforce about the size of a bowling ball!"
"So...how many contracts can he make?" Sir Hasagawa asked, his eyes wide.
"Well...seeing that I'm getting two bowling-balls worth of Lifeforce due to the contract...you'll probably be able to have a limitless amount," Odin said, looking at Izuku.
"Really?" Izuku asked, eyes wide.
Odin nodded. "Yeah…"
"Well, then, I guess I'll write that down," Sir Hasagawa said. "I'll make note of that...and I have a feeling that you'll have to constantly update your quirk file with every single contract you made, so I'm just going to put you on my schedule to make sure you talk to me about it once a year-I'll send you mail when I have the date finalized, as well as my number so I can know ASAP. Does that sound good?"
"Do we have to update every single time?" Hisashi asked.
"We like to stay informed," Sir Hasagawa said. "It's kind of a security measure. That way, if some hot-shot villain or vigilante appears, we have an easier time identifying them."
"You don't have to worry about me doing something like that, but I'll keep you updated," Izuku promised.
"Good," Sir Hasagawa said, leaning back in his chair. "We'll send a report to your school so they can be updated...and...Odin, do you need to attend school as well?"
Odin shrugged. "Technically, I can just be in Izuku's head all day. I'll still hear all the lectures and stuff, and I can help Izuku on tests and homework. But we can talk telepathically, so...nothing could really stop me from doing that save quirk suppressants-if those would even work, since I'm in Izuku's head-so...yeah."
"Two heads are better than one-I wonder what it'll be like when there's more of you," Sir Hasagawa said. "Well, that's all I need from you. Have a good day, do whatever you'd like, I guess. Call me when you get my number."
"We will," Hisashi promised. "Well, I hope you have a good day as well-we're going to head home to call my wife and tell her everything."
Sir Hasagawa nodded. "Well, have fun with that."
"We will," Hisashi said, then turned to Odin. "Um...it might be easier if you retreat into the mind palace for a little while."
"Yeah, less people, and the wings'll disappear," Odin agreed, then disappeared.
That was interesting, huh? Izuku asked as they walked out of the office area.
Yeah, Odin said.
Um...do you think I should make more contracts soon? Izuku asked.
Odin stayed silent for a few seconds. Well...probably. I mean, I'm in control of how much you care, and if I'm alone, I'll probably overdo it somehow.
How can you overdo caring? That just sounded weird.
Ever heard of overbearing parents? Odin asked. Or helicopter parents? That comes from over caring.
I see, Izuku thought. Well, how about we go around one of these nights to meet some other ghosts and make some contracts?
Sounds like a good idea, but remember, you still need to get enough sleep yourself, Odin thought. Taking care of yourself will make you healthier, stronger, and in a better mood, which'll make it easier to help others-ok, that's part of me wanting to be more caring…
Izuku snorted, earning a strange look from Hisashi. Yeah, we get it, you're like that one Mom friend that takes care of everyone.
That's exactly what I'm supposed to be, Odin reminded him.
If you start being a mother to the other...sides, then I'm going to exclusively call you Mom, Izuku warned her.
Jokes on you, I like that nickname, and I'm going to use it, Odin said. (Point if you get the reference.)
Izuku smiled. Got it, Mom...wait, I can't call you that, I still have my mom.
Mama? Odin asked jokingly.
Too kiddish, Izuku complained, making a face.
Hmm...ooh, how about Oba-san? Odin asked. No, that makes me sound like an old lady...ooh, Mutti!
Mutti? Izuku asked.
It means "mother" in German, Odin explained. That way, you can call your real mom...mom, and I can be Mutti...or does that sound too weird?
Basically, I'm going to call you Mom in some other language, Izuku thought. We can use google translate to find some interesting ideas later.
Great! Odin said as Hisashi and Izuku walked out of the building.
"Um...Izuku, what's up?" Hisashi asked, giving his son an odd look.
"Oh, Odin and I were just talking," Izuku said. "I jokingly said that she was the mom friend, and if she became over caring when I made other contracts, then I was only gonna call her mom, and she actually wants to be called that, but then there's mom…"
Hisashi thought for a few seconds. "Well...you only see your actual mom once a year, and she hasn't called us for a while...she doesn't really talk to us anymore...maybe you can call Odin mom...but as a joke. We won't tell Inko about it, 'kay?"
"Yeah!" Izuku said, glancing upwards, as if trying to see his brain. "You hear that, Odin? Oops, sorry, you're now Mom."
Odin just laughed.
And that's it for this chapter!
Point system? Yay or nay? Well, keep track of how many points you get, and let me know if you catch a reference to something that I didn't point out. Towards the end of the story, I think that I'm going to see how many points people have and make a list so y'all can see-maybe, I'm not quite sure just yet.
Any ideas for the names and quirks of the next sides? I might do a time skip before long, but I'd like to introduce a few of the sides. I already know the name and details (besides quirk, but I'm working on that) of Izuku's Morality. I'm probably going to introduce her in the next chapter, then Izuku gets to have three Moms...or will he? What should the situation with Inko be? I mean, I love to think of Inko as that amazing, supportive mom, but at the same time, I want to be able to explore the character of Hisashi as the dad that lives with his son and might-a LARGE MIGHT-be divorced...I'm not sure what to do with Inko's character just yet.
Anyway! (point if you get this next reference) Take it easy guys, gals, and non-binary pals!
Peace out!
