t had taken over three hours of crying between the Midoriyas before anybody could speak.
"Who knew their tear ducts were so powerful?" Chikara asked in some amusement and much concern, as he and Sumiko used their Meta Abilitoies to restore the water damage…and the fire damage from Hisashi's own fire sobs.
"Have you forgotten when our training started?" Sumiko smiled at the family sweetly, then recalling the crybaby Izuku had been despite his determination.
"They have every right to sob." Kazuya said, ending the conversation and making the others feel some shame.
Eventually recompsong themselves, Hisashi and Inko gave their son a run down on what had happened after he and Hibiki went overboard:
Selkie had searched for days before being ordered to pursue the World Pirates, who he successfully caught. Sanjuan Wolf was still at large to this day (literally and figuratively), but his bounty had been increased by 300 yen for the deaths of the two children.
Aside from the Bakugous, no one had given Izuku much thought, some even suggesting Inko and Hisashi try and have a Quirked kid.
"And long story short, I got fired after hearing that one too many times." Hisashi admitted with a chuckle.
"Honey, you punched someone so hard they still eat through a straw." Inko clarified.
"I don't care." Hisashi said.
"….Yup, you're DEFINTELY Izuku's dad." Riku smirked. "Honestly, I'd have done the same."
"Riku, you're not a dad….yet." Shun pointed out.
"He was a meanie, and he git hurt!" Komeko beamed, oknce againg hugging her big brother. "Kaa-chan talked about you a lot, Izu-nii! He missed you."
Izuku smield and returned the hug.
"And about five years ago, Komeko here came along." Inko admitted. "She was a surprise…but one I think we needed and adore."
"No kidding, how can one little girl be so freaking adorable?" Kohaku asked from outside through a window.
"…Sumiko." Hibiki and Makoto pointed. With a chuckle, the giantess was now shrank to a 'normal' size and inside the room….only her clothes hadn't shrank with her.
"I swear, if ANY of you not named Makoto look…!"
BOOM!
CRASH!
"WHERE IS HE?! WHERE THE FUCK IS HE?!"
Everyone jumped when the front door was blasted down and turned to see a young man with spikey ash-blonde hair, crimson eyes, and smoke steaming off his hands.
"KATSUKI, YOU BRAT! WE TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THAT ANYMORE!" Mitsuki's voice was heard as the boy paid her no mind before looking Izuku dead in the eye.
"Kaachan!" Komeko greeted happily, running to hug the blonde boy, only to pause when she realized he was paying her no mind.
"K-Kaachan-?" Izuku started, but he couldn't even finish his sentence when Katsuki suddenly kicked him square in the face, sending him flying into the wall. Izuku's friends all prepared for a fight before Izuku suddenly rushed forward, having instantly recovered from the blow and headbutted his old friend in the stomach.
"Is that any way to greet a friend you haven't seen in forever?" Izuku smirked, even wiping his lip. That kick had felt like one of Kohaku's regular hits!
"FUCK YOU, YOU SHITTY DEKU!" Katsuki snapped. "YOU DON'T GO DISAPPEARING FOR TEN STRAIGHT FUCKING YEARS AND THEN COME BACK NOT EXPECTING THAT!"
The two boys glared at each other before tears began welling up in their eyes, followed by them hugging each other.
"I MISSED YOU!" They managed. "I MISSED YOU MORE! YOU OWE ME SO MANY BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!"
"Is that Kaachan's friend?" A girl with pink hair asked as Mitsuki and Masaru came in after Katsuki.
"Yes, Kirby. That's him." Masaru said, taking off his glasses to clear the budding tears of joy from his eyes.
"Um...what are we? Invisible?" Shun asked bluntly as Makoto elbowed him.
"Let them have this moment, man."
Izuku took the time to introduce his friends and Katsuki in return introduced Kirby to Izuku. Needless to say, Izuku was quite surprised by this.
"How the hell did you manage to get a girlfriend, Kaachan?"
"Would you believe me that she fell from outer space and could only say 'Poyo' for the first couple of weeks she lived with us?"
"Thank goodness she's shown to be such a fast learner!" Mitsuki laughed, ruffling Kirby's head as she smiled. "Not to mention her appetite. She really put me and Inko to work but it's a good thing she was such a good big sis to Little Komeko."
DEVIL
Meanwhile, Hilda and Ben were still freaking out. In the flesh was All-Might, the Symbol of Peace, the #1 Pro Hero of Japan, a man that countless people strived to be like.
"U-Um, w-what brings you here, Mr. All-Might, sir?" Hilda's Mom nervously asked, just as freaked out as her daughter and her best friend.
"I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOUR DAUGHTER IN PRIVATE IF YOU PLEASE!"
"M-Me? Did I do something wrong?"
"NOT AT ALL! IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO SAY I AM IMPRESSED BY WHAT YOU DID TODAY!"
"I-I'm not following."
All-Might just put a hand on Hilda's shoulder, his proud smile never wavering. He just seemed to radiate an aura of calm and trust that Hilda immediately relaxed.
"I WAS IN THE AREA WHEN I SAW GUS THE OGRE HOLDING THAT FAMILY HOSTAGE. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO INTERVENE WHEN I NOTICED YOU RUSHING IN AND DISTRACTING THAT VILLAIN SO THAT THE FAMILY COULD ESCAPE."
"Yeah, it was all really a blur, I guess. Thank god the Quirk Judge was there to help."
All-Might nodded. He had heard tales about the Quirk Judge and understandably had doubts about him, especially since his abilities seemed far too similar to THAT MAN. However, what he had heard and now just seen helped ease those doubts.
"I SEE, THAT JUST MAKES THINGS EASIER FOR ME. HILDA WHITELANE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE PROVEN YOU HAVE THE HEART OF A HERO, I HAVE AN OFFER I'D LIKE TO MAKE AND I DON'T MAKE IT TO JUST ANYBODY!"
"What do you have in mind?" Hilda asked, a little excited now. Was she gonna get a recommendation to any Hero School she wanted?
"I WOULD LIKE YOU TO-HURK!"
Suddenly, much to Hilda, her mother, and Ben's shock, All-Might exploded into a cloud of smoke, blood spraying out of his mouth. His entire body had just changed in an instant. Instead of a mountain of muscles, he was now a sickly, gangly-looking man who was almost like a skeleton. His eyes were sunken but the electric blue irises could still be seen somewhat.
And now, Hilda and Ben began freaking out again. Mrs. Whitelane had already fainted dead away from shock.
"WHAT THE-?! HOW-?! WHY-?! I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!"
All-Might sighed. "Suppose I should start with the obvious, huh?"
The skeletal man lifted his shirt which now looked way too big for him as Ben and Hilda winced at a large scar running across the whole left side of his stomach and torso.
"Ugly, isn't it? I got this five years ago facing a dangerous villain. It had my guts spilling out all over it and everything." He put his shirt back down. "Luckily, I had a good friend heal up the worst of it but now I can only be a Hero for 5-6 hours at a time."
"What kind of villain was powerful enough to damage you that badly?!" Ben asked.
"This villain was only known to me and the people I trust with my life. Even among the higher echelons of the government, the Heroics Committee, and even the SCP Foundation, it's a closely guarded secret."
"To have your guts hanging loose and still able to win against whatever horrifically powerful villain you were fighting...that must have been something," Hilda noted.
"Yes, I thankfully had help from Ambrosia and Depestilous. Thanks to their powerful Healing Quirks, I got most of the damage repaired. Still, it was not without it's toll, as I've already explained."
"So...what did you even want to tell me about?" Ben asked.
"Well, when I saw Young Hilda risking her life to save that family, I knew immediately she was the one."
"The one for what?"
"To inherit my power, of course!"
"Wait, what? You can have people inherit your Quirk?!"
All-Might chuckled. "You jumped into action while the rest of us stood idly by. You acted like a true hero out there, a rare attribute in our current society."
"So...how does this even work? What even is your Quirk?" Hilda asked. "You've always kinda dodged the question during interviews."
"Because, my girl, like the villain who gave me my injury, my Quirk is also a well-guarded secret. You see...I was actually born Quirkless, my power was given to me by another. It is a power that has been cultivated since the Dawn of Quirks, growing stronger with each new user..."
All-Might then held his hand out, a glowing light emitting from it as Hilda and Ben stared in wonder.
"The name of this power, the Ultimate Quirk...is ONE FOR ALL!"
"One For All..." Hilda and Ben whispered in awe.
"I have been looking for a successor for quite some time now. Even I am not immortal and I will one day dip out of the hero scene. When that time comes, I will need someone who is ready to take the mantle." All-Might explained. "But I must warn you, if you choose to accept this, a great gift and a terrible burden will be placed upon you."
Hilda and Ben looked at each other worriedly but then their eyes steeled as determination came to the former, turning her head to face the skeletal Symbol of Peace.
"I always wanted to be a badass hero, especially since my Quirk makes me practically invincible! So if this Quirk can help me go even further beyond...LET'S DO IT!"
"No hesitation. Heh, you remind me of myself when I was your age." All-Might smiled. "However, with how much power One For All has accumulated, it could very well risk tearing your body apart if you don't know how to properly harness it."
"No problem!" Hilda smiled reassuringly. "My Quirk, [Optimal Condition], will fix up anything that's broken!"
All-Might was confused until both Hilda and Ben explained the former's Quirk to him. After they were done, he was left quite surprised.
"That is certainly an amazing Quirk. In fact, it could very easily mesh well with [One For All]!" All-Might smiled. "I guess both of us lucked out here today, didn't we?"
"You said it!" Hilda laughed playfully.
"Still, I must warn you; invincible and unstoppable are two very different things. Just because you are unable to be hurt or killed doesn't mean you can't still be defeated, after all."
Hilda nodded in understanding as Ben put a hand on her shoulder, the two of them having a mutual look of understanding. With that, Hilda turned back to All-Might.
"I'm ready for anything! Let's do this thing!"
DEVIL
Back with the reunited Midoriya Family, Yaato and Katsuki were getting into an epic cooking contest to see who could cook better.
"Eat shit, Ban Hands! I've learned the best from Red Leg Zeff himself!"
"Well, let's see if passed-down knowledge can beat self-taught knowledge!"
When the two boys were finished, they presented their dishes to everyone. Katsuki had made African Ramen while Yaato had made Hardcrab with Fried Beach Rice.
"Yummy!" Komeko mewled happily as she tried both dishes, which only radiated an aura of cuteness toward everyone.
"Well, I'd say both of you boys are plenty talented." Inko giggled.
"You know, Rayleigh told me about Zeff. They met a few times back in the day." Izuku said as he helped himself to both dishes as well.
"Heh, these hands are made for exploding stuff with my Quirk but Zeff taught me how to work with my legs as well," Katsuki smirked proudly.
All in all, everyone had a wonderful time, the mood of the Midoriya household having finally lifted after so long without their son. And he and his friends still had many stories to tell them.
Knightmare Lord A/N:
Hilda has become the Ninth Holder of One For All! Izuku has reunited with his family! Komeko from Konosuba is his little sister now! What other new stuff will come? Find out next time!
Mroytax A/N:
Next time, Hibiki and Riku confront their pasts and we begin to build the fleet!