Not all men are created equal...

"You should give up. He can't develop a Quirk," The doctor had said bluntly and straight to the point as he leaned back in his chair.

Little Four-Year-Old Izuku Midoriya dropped his All-Might action figure in shock as the doctor dropped the news on him like a ten-ton anvil on his head.

"Wha... Is there something wrong with him, doctor?" His mother, Inko Midoriya, asked with a worried tone. "Other children his age have already manifested their Quirks, but my Izuku is the only one in his kindergarten that has yet to show."

Inko was, of course, annoyed by the doctor's blunt and crass behavior, but pushed through it for her son. The doctor began to explain that by the age of four, the said child should manifest a Quirk that belonged to one of their parents, or a composite of both.

During the early years of Quirk research, it was found that anyone with a Quirk did not have a second joint in the pinky toe. The proximal interphalangeal joint was rather useless in the pinky toe for humans, as it wasn't used. This was used to represent the next stage of evolution.

"And since Izuku has two joints in his pinky toe, the chances of him developing a Quirk is zero, no matter how old he is." The doctor concluded. "We've had late bloomers before, but I'm sorry to say that your son will never be one of them, ma'am."

Crestfallen, Inko guided her child back to their apartment, unable to bear the fact her child's dream was shattered. Her husband, Hisashi, was working overseas so Inko called him about Izuku not manifesting his Quirk so Hisashi told his boss he was taking a week off.

Fortunately, his boss was understanding and when he got back home, Hisashi showed his family tickets for a cruise, hoping it would help get Izuku's mind off the troubling news.

The following day, the Midoriya Family was on the cruise and having a good time. Izuku began to steadily cheer up and have fun. Unfortunately, the good times wouldn't last very long.

An alarm rang and explosions of water suddenly shot up beside the ship.

"EVERYONE, INSIDE!" The Captain ordered, a little too late: A cannonball suddenly sent him flying to his watery grave.

From within the ship's halls, the passengers could make out a horrifying sight: A monstrously sized man, bigger than the ship was trying to destroy a pirate ship: A ship with the jolly roger of a skull with a yellow 'W' mustache and a Viking helmet,

Izuku would later learn that the giant was Sanjuan Wolf AKA The Living Battleship, and the pirate crew was the dreaded World Pirates. Sanjuan had been sleeping when the ship anchor woke him up, starting a fight.

"Have no fear! Why? WE ARE HERE!"

The worried civilians began to smile as Selkie's ship pulled up and All-Might himself leaped in to punch the giant away before blocking an attack from the Captain of the World Pirates, Byrnndi World.

It was the coolest thing Izuku had ever seen as his mother raced with him towards the lifeboats: The greatest hero fighting off a pirate captain and giant with nothing but his fists and a smile on his face: A beaming smile that made others feel at ease; All Might would save them, no worries!

Something crashed behind the lifeboats and a scream filled the air. Izuku looked to see a girl his age all by her lonesome, looking around in terror.

"Mom?! Dad?! Where are you?! Help!"

Seeing the terrified child lost and in the middle of a warzone with nobody around to help her, Izuku didn't know what had come to him. In an instant, the green-haired boy tore himself from his mother's arms and onto the sinking half of the ship to help the girl, paying everyone else no mind. All that mattered to him at that moment was that she needed help and he could do something

"Come with me! Let's go!"

Unfortunately, before they could return to the lifeboats, Sanjuan Wolf rose from under the ship, sending the two children skyward.

"NO!" All-Might called out, trying to abandon his battle with World to save the children, but the pirate captain wouldn't allow it, delivering a series of punches that kept the #1 Pro Hero distracted.

And the ship began to fall back to earth, Selkie had his crew tossed a lifesaver for the kids to catch onto. The Sea Rescue Hero readied to jump in and save the kids himself when another lifeboat suddenly snapped off and the two fell right inside it, seemingly saved…

Only for the Wolf to once again send the remnants of the cruiser flying with a giant fist. Luckily, he missed the kids' boat, but the waves from his movements sent them drifting away…

"IZUKUUUUUUUUUU!" Hisashi and Inko screamed as their son and the girl he saved drifted off into the distance.

DEVIL

After drifting for what felt like hours, Izuku and the girl found themselves on an island. Getting off, Izuku checked to see if the girl was alright, seeing as she had passed out from the shock.

Now despite the crushing of his dream, Izuku still had a heroic heart and carried the unconscious girl into the island, calling to anybody who might be on it for help. However, the growling of his stomach soon got his attention.

"I'm hungry..." The greenette sighed as he found a clearing with a small lake and set the girl down. As he pondered on what to do for food, he noticed a tree in the middle of the clearing, surrounded by beautiful flowers.

The tree was large and majestic with spiral patterns all over its bark. Izuku suddenly noticed a single fruit hanging from one of its branches. It was the color of all the rainbows and had the shape of a perfect sphere similar to a cantaloupe, with a stem sprouting out of the top, with swirls that went in a curly "S" like-pattern. Its overall appearance greatly resembled a Yubari King.

Seeing as there was no other food around, Izuku took the fruit off the branch and bit into it, only to cringe in disgust at the awful bitter taste.

"Yuck!" He spat out what he could and wiped his mouth before suddenly freezing up, seeing strange visions play out in his mind.

in the vision, he could see men and women harnessing powers far beyond any Quirks he had ever seen. Many could manipulate the elements, transform into fantastic beasts, and harness all sorts of other strange powers such as dividing their bodies into pieces they could freely control and even manipulate magnetism or stretch their bodies like rubber.

"W-what? Where am I?"

Izuku was pulled out of the vision and back to reality by his fellow shipwrecked child. She had started to come to and looked quite confused.

"Hey, are you okay?" Izuku asked as he helped the girl to her feet.

"Y-Yeah...Y-You came to save me."

"A hero always helps others before himself..." Izuku smiled, reciting one of All-Might's speeches.

The girl smiled back. "I'm Hibiki Hayashi."

"Izuku Midoriya."

"OY! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!" An old man's voice gruffly barked out as the two kids turned to see someone coming into the clearing.

He was an elderly man of relatively tall height with a very muscular build and tan skin. Two of his most distinguishing traits were his round glasses and facial hair, arranged embattled across his lower jaw. He also had a scar over his right eye.

He wore a large silver hooded cloak with the hood down over a plain t-shirt, shorts, and sandals. Underneath these clothes, the old man's body was surprisingly built and very well-toned.

Izuku knew one thing above all else; Whoever this man was? He was STRONG and not to be messed with….

But he seemed nice enough, as his eyes widened when he saw the two children.

"What the heck? How did…Oh wait…." The old man mused for a second. "Lemme guess; you were on a cruise ship that got attacked?"

Izuku nodded weakly "How did you?"

"I pay close attention to news and we're pretty darn close to World Journal HQ…Oh, goodness, where are my manners? Sorry kids; seems my mind is going after all." The old man smiled as he gave a gentlemanly bow. "Silvers Rayleigh at your service. Retired Pirate-Style Hero and Freelance Costume Designer at your service. Now, I reckon you two are tired and hungry, right?"

The two children nodded, and he knelt to open his arms as if to embrace them.

"Come along, it'll be quicker this way."

DEVIL

"Kids, I'd like to formally and belatedly welcome you to the humble little island of Sabaody Archipelago," Rayleigh beamed after an hour of walking. "And this here is my home."

Izuku and Hibiki's eyes widened, delighted by all the bubbles floating around

Out of a small building labeled 'Rip Off Bar', stepped a tall and beautiful woman with short black hair.

"Welcome back, Ray." She smirked before noticing the children in his arms. "Where did those kids come from?"

"That is my wife, Shakuyaku." Raylieght beamed in pride. "She owns this bar. And speaking of grub…you didn't happen to take a bite from a spiraled fruit earlier, did you?"

Izuku's eyes widened and worry filled him…before the old man burst out laughing.

"Ah, no worries kiddo. Sides, that fruit? It was the Devil Fruit." Rayleigh explained. "Something my late friend, Gol D. Roger found; a fruit that supposedly held the powers of an entire world at the beck and call of whoever ate it."

Izuku's eyes widened.

"T-then…I have a Quirk?"

"Nope." Rayleigh said, popping the 'P' as he poured himself a drink. "Quirks are born in you. What have you got? If you put the work in, pretty much any 'power' under the sun."

"…So, I can be a Hero?" Izuku asked.

"You already are, with what ya did with Hibari. Sides, Roger didn't have a Quirk and he did amazing things." Rayleigh retorted. "Whoever tells you that you need a quirk is an idiot. I mean, look at me; 70 plus and strong enough to whoop beasts like nothing. No superpowers, no Quirk, just training."

"And money from costume design!" Shakky said

Rayleigh rolled his eyes. "…And money from costume design, yes."

"Whoa...so cool!" Izuku whispered, stars in his eyes as Rayleigh chuckled and ruffled his fluffy bush of green hair.

"I can see you're enthusiastic, kiddo. Not a lot of people remember me, to be honest. I prefer a remote lifestyle these days."

"But you can talk about the past once you've all had something in your bellies. What do you like, sweetheart?" Shakky asked Hibiki.

"C-Cinnamon toast?"

Shakky turned to Izuku. "And what are you in the mood for, little hero?"

"Katsudon?" Izuku asked, smiling when the lovely woman dropped the food both he and Hibiki requested as well as some juice.

As Shakky went to light a ciggerette, the jingle of bells filled the air, along with the whirlloing of gears. The group turned to see a boy around Izuku and Hibiki's age somersaulting into the room with a cackle.

He wore the outfit of a court jester

"Hey-o, gramps!" The boy beamed to Rayleigh, not seeing the two other children. "Howdy, granny!"

"Good morning, Riku." Shakky smiled as she kissed the boy on the forehead. Or rather, where his forehead would be, he was wearing a clown mask. "Did you sleep a all lst night?"

"yeah, around…3…3:30?" Riku smiled, one of his arms then stretching to the back or the bar to grap a juice for himself…which he spat out when he spied Izuku and Hibiki.

"Oh…Um..hello?" Izuku waved, getting a shocked salute. Confused by this, he followed Riku's eyes, which were focused solely on Hibiki.

"Awwwww!" Rayliegh and Shakky cooed in delight.

"May I see your panties?" The masked boy suddenly asked.

"Eh?" Hibiki blushed.

BONK!

"Ouch! Granny!"

"Riku, you do NOT ask a girl that!" Shakky growled.

"Why not? You and gramps do it all the time."

"Because we're married, you moronic mechanical maniac!" Rayleigh snapped.

"WAAAH!" Riku wailed, hugging Shakky's legs and sobbing. "Granny! Grandpa called me a moronic maniac!"

He then glared at his grandfather.

"And for the umpteenth times; its CYBERNETIC! Not Mechanical, ay old goat!"

Rayleigh downed some of his drink, smirking at Roiku.

"Well then, I guess a certain little comedian doesn't want to see his new friends off…"

Riku clambered up.

"I'll be good!"

Rayleigh chuckled and placed his grandson beside Izuku as Shakky served her grandson a heaping roast of meat with a fresh juice.

DEVIL

After a few days of eating and resting so Izuku and Hibiki could properly recover from their harrowing experience, Rayleigh brought them to the neighboring island of Egghead along with Riku.

"Hey, Rayleigh-San, what even is Egghead?" Hibiki asked.

The old man smirked. "It's like that fancy I-Island where all the big-wig scientists make their fancy Support Items...but Vegapunk is way beyond any of those tinker toys."

And as they got closer, the kids believed him: cybernetic sea monsters and other robots, amazing machines, and wildlife, it was like something out of a Roald Dahl book!

"Sugoi!" Izuku and Hibiki exclaimed.

"Yeah, it's pretty awesome!" Riku grinned behind his mask.

After docking, they made their way up towards the tallest tower on the island, Izuku and Hibiki marveling at all they saw for as long as they could before Rayleigh scooped them up and carried them to a door.

"Sorry kids, no time for sightseeing." He then knocked on the door. "Hey, Doc! You available?"

Rayleigh then noticed the door was unlocked and opened it...only for a hand to be aimed at his head, the hand flipping open to reveal a cannon of sorts.

The owner of the literal hand cannon was a young girl who seemed to be the same age as Izuku, Hibiki, and Riku. She had soft features and stark white skin with a faint blue tint to contrast with the pink tattoos on her neck, stomach, and right thigh that read "PK DICK". She also seemed to be cybernetic as she had machine-like lines around her eyes, which were red with yellow circles for pupils.

"Oh, hey, old man! What's going on?"

Rayleigh remained unfazed, even with the gun to his head. Riku also seemed nonchalant, which freaked out Izuku and Hibiki even more.

"Nothing much, Rebecca," Riku said with a shrug.

"What's up, Choom? You need something?"

"We need to see the Doc. These kids need help." Rayleigh explained calmly.

Rebecca sighed before turning around. "Yo, Shaka-Laka! The Doc needs to see these guys!"

A tall man with a robot helmet for a head walked in. Izuku couldn't help but be reminded of a certain musician his dad listened to.

"Please, come this way." Shaka motioned. "The doctor will be along shortly."

The group followed Shaka inside as an elderly man in a lab coat descended the stairs. He had a bushy mustache and a long, silly tongue. But what most stood out was his head; easily double his size.

"My goodness, Rayleigh! You didn't tell me you'd be here so soon!"

"Hey, Grandpa Vegapunk!" Riku smiled behind his mask.

"Ah, Riku my boy! So glad you could come visit as well!"

"Oh, is Pilar here? I got that thing he wanted!" Riku said as he pulled out something.

"Ugh, I'll call him..." Rebecca groaned. "Yo, Bro! It's for you!"

An older man slid in. He was tall and had a lean muscled frame with black hair styled in a mohawk and a beard. He had golden robotic hands and cybernetic goggles and wore a black sleeveless vest with a pair of jeans.

"It's here!" The man, Pilar by the looks of it, beamed as he snatched the thing from Riku, inspecting it in his metal hands. "Top of the line, baby!"

"Yup! Quality Telekill Alloy! Lace that with your hands and you can punch through even the toughest Quirk!"

As Pilar enjoyed himself, Rayleigh and Vegapunk were busy discussing things from the side.

"So, the boy ate the Devil Fruit, eh?"

Rayleigh nodded and placed Izuku down, allowing Vegapunk to take a good look at him.

"Mmmm…A kind and clever mind and already brave. I can live with such a child eating it."

"I'm sorry for that sir…" izuku tried to apologize.

"Oh don't be! In fact, you eating it saved me and others here a lot of trouble: My sponsors wanted me to make an army of those, but with the only useable one already eaten? Well, even they are hesitant to murder children….Sometimes."

To distract Izuku and the other children from realizing what this meant, he messed with Izuku's hair and smiled warmly.

"What kind of Quirk do you have? Is it an Apple Head Mutation?" Izuku asked, pointing to the top half of his head, which seemed to be replaced with the top half of an apple connected to a brown stick.

The doctor just laughed. "That's a new one! Apple-powered! While my Meta Ability is a Mutant-type, it doesn't have anything to do with apples."

He then cleared his voice as he began to explain.

"My Meta Ability is Big Brain: It allows me to store an infinite amount of knowledge. However, doing so places stress on my brain and could kill me, so I Punk Records as well as his Satellites, who basically hold knowledge based on certain emotions.

"So cool!" Izuku said, looking at the large device with awe.

"And please, dear boy, never address superpowers as 'Quirks' in my presence; I refuse to call them that. Makes them sound…" Vegapunk paused to stifle a shudder. "Anyways, what can I do for you, Rayleigh?"

"Well, for one thing, Izuku is gonna need that book you wrote," Rayleigh said.

"Here I come with it."

In clunked in a large humanoid robot, one that looked like a wind-up toy, carrying a book that he handed to the professor.

"Thank you, Pythagoras." Vegapunk smiled as he handed Izuku the book.

"We also need to find a way to get the kids back home," Rayleigh said. "Of course, considering how you've worked to keep yourself and your science team secluded, it may take a while to get a proper boat for them."

"Hmmm, that is true..." Vegapunk hummed. "Dorothy! Maetel"

"Yes, Doctor?"

Two women stepped in. The first had porcelain pale skin, red hair, black eyes, and a black dress. The other had beautiful blonde hair, long eyelashes, brown eyes, and wore a dark dress and coat with fur around the neck, along with boots and an Astrakhan hat.

"Make sure the children are well-fed and tended to. Rayleigh and I need to discuss some things."

DEVIL

For the past five hours, Izuku had sat down and begun reading the Book of Devil Fruits. Hibiki and Riku sat with him, looking over his shoulders to see what all the fruits could do.

"Logia, Paramecia, Zoan…"

"Jeez! There are so many sub-categories for the Zoans!" Riku said.

"Yeah, the doc likes to categorize," Rayleigh said as he chugged down some sake.

Suddenly, the sound of crashing and banging was heard as everyone looked to see what was going on. Dr. Vegapunk let out a sigh and shook his head.

"Oh dear, what am I gonna do with those kids?"

What they saw were seven children, all with tanned skin, yellow eyes, and most notably; black angel-like wings on their backs. They seemed to be causing trouble for a young girl who seemed to be a giant of some kind as well as a girl with headphones and a sultry-looking young lady.

"KIDS!" Vegapunk barked as the seven stopped the mischief they were doing and stood to attention.

"Yes, Grandpa?"

"What have I taught you about how to conduct yourself around newcomers?"

"Leave nothing for CP9?"

"...Okay, correction." Vegapunk nodded. "What did I tell you about newcomers YOUR age?"

"To let us see them first." They all said in unison tiredly.

"Apologies for them." Vegapunk chuckled as he turned to Izuku and Hibiki. "Meet the Seraphim; S-Wrath, S-Greed, S-Sloth, S-Envy, S-Gluttony, S-Lust, and S-Pride!"

"Grandpa, we have names!" 'S-Envy' whined.

"Oh, right." Vegapunk apologized sheepishly. "Respectively, the names they have given themselves are Makoto, Yaato, Chikara, Kohaku, Sumiko, Shun, and Kazuya."

While they all had the same skin, eyes, and wings, the seven each had their own unique features to differentiate themselves from each other.

S-Wrath, Makoto, had a rather childish appearance with messy blonde hair a rather toned build under his clothes, and a dragon tattoo carved at the top of his left bicep, just below his shoulder.

S-Greed, Yaato, was a bit taller than the others and had a slouched posture. His hair was short, spikey, and colored pale blue and he had thin black eyebrows. On the left side of his jaw and extending down to his neck, he had a large scar and a tattoo of a fox was carved on the left side of his waist.

S-Sloth, Chikara looked like a young boy, even more childish in appearance than Makoto. He had a high forehead, and thin eyebrows, and was carrying a spiral-marked pillow. A tattoo of a grizzly bear was marked just above his left ankle, on the outer side of his lower leg.

S-Envy, Kohaku, was much taller than everyone else, almost akin to a Giant. However, she had a very cute and fair appearance. She had medium-length brown hair which was tied up into large twin tails. A tattoo of a snake was marked on her left outer thigh.

S-Gluttony, Sumiko, looked the most childish out of everyone next to Chikara. She had black shoulder-length hair, three beauty marks below her right eye, and on the left side of her neck was a tattoo of a boar.

S-Lust, Shun, had an androgynous appearance and magenta hair that reached just past his jaw. Over his eyes was a pair of light-framed glasses and on the right side of his chest was a tattoo of a goat.

Finally, S-Pride, Kazuya, had a very scrawny appearance with a shy demeanor to him. he had short brown hair and a gentle smile on his face. On his back was a tattoo of a lion.

"These precocious little brats are part of the Doc's latest project." Rebecca said.

"You're a precocious brat yourself, 'Becca." Rayleigh smirked, ruffling the cybernetic girl's head.

"Hey, eat a dick, old man!"

"Language! We have guests!" Vegapunk scolded. "Honestly, your brother is a terrible influence on you."

Makoto smiled as he walked up to Izuku and shook his hand excitedly.

"Pleasure to meet ya! You all heard our names, and I think I heard someone call you…Izuku?"

"Y-Y-Yes! N-Nice t-to m-m-meet y-y-y-you!" Izuku stuttered, shaking from the aggressive hand shaking.

"…He seems…unsure." Shun mused.

"He'd be fun to wrestle!" Yaato cheered.

"So many powers, no wonder he's unsure, Shun." Chikara smirked.

"At least he has a good head on his shoudlers." Kazuya mused.

Izuku smiled weakly, not used to all this praise but liking it all the same,

"Gotta say Doc, not much resemblance between you and the kids." Rayleigh noted.

"And there is a reason for that. Have you ever heard of the Seven Deadly Sins?"

Izuku and Hibiki were silent.

"The legendary knights?"

More silence.

"The big names before King Arthur?"

Even more silence.

"OH, WHAT DO THEY TEACH YOU, KIDS, NOWADAYS?!" Vegapunk screamed, only to grimace in pain. "Whooo! By Oda, I am out of shape on this whole 'angry' thing."

"We're in preschool." Hibiki managed.

"Okay, long story short..." Vegapunk cleared his throat as he began to tell his tale.

"Better sit down, kids. This is a real doozy." Rayleigh smirked as Vegapunk started.

"Long, long ago, before noble knights and chivalry truly bloomed, the world was overwhelmed by demons and monsters. Eventually, a group made up of members from all races was formed to bring some order to the chaos. And they succeded, eventually…although apparently, they were all murderously cruel and violent. I say apparently because most of what we do know of them comes from…. propaganda-like messages. But anyways, thanks to that warmongering idiot, Judge Vimsmoke, I was able to acquire their Lineage Factor…"

"You mean DNA?" Izuku asked.

"….No," Vegapunk said flatly before continuing. "I was able to clone them back…and I grew to love them as if they were my own."

"Awww, Gramps!" Sumiko and Kohaku giggled happily.

"A touching story, but we still gotta help out these kids." Rayleigh pointed out, gesturing to Izuku and Hibiki.

"Right, right, we'll discuss ideas on how to get the kids back." Vegapunk nodded.

Unbeknownst to everyone, one of Vegapunk's Satellites, the girl with headphones known as York, had slipped away, and was preparing to make a call.

Unlike her fellow Satellites, York was out for number one, IE herself. And this was the perfect chance to try and make a deal with the old men.

The right hand of Roger himself? A bunch of incredibly powerful kids? The chance of finally being free of Veagpunk and the others? Hell, if she paid her cards right? She could become a World Noble!

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

York was brought out of her musings and froze and the sight of Shakky smoking a cigarette as she walked on the broken bodies of several guards.

"I like those kids. And Ray, for all his faults, is my dear beloved husband. And he likes them. So, you have a choice: Die right here and now when you try to call? Or live to see a new age and weigh your options. What's it going be?"

Not trusting herself to speak and deciding she liked living more than she was willing to risk it all to be free, York gulped and backed away.

"Good girl." Shakky patted her head. "Also? I was never here,"

York blinked and then, true to her word, Shakky was nowhere to be seen.

"Oy! The Doc wants to see ya, gorgeous!" Pilar smirked as he walked up to York, playfully smacking her behind and making her yelp, a blush spreading across her face.

"P-Pilar!"

"Yeah, yeah! Keep my hands to myself!" Pilar chuckled, holding his upgraded metal hands up. "But I had to test out the new alloy!"

DEVIL

Izuku, Hibiki, and Riku had bonded quite well with the Seraphim, who hadn't gotten to know anybody aside from the people on Egghead. Heck, only Rayleigh and Shakky really knew about them but had never seen them until now.

The boys roughhoused and wrestled while the girls practiced their Quirks, with Izuku joining in and showing off his brains.

Before the kids were ready to hit the hay after enjoying some good food and merriment, Rayleigh finally sat Izuku and Hibiki down and made them an offer.

"Considering that Izuku ate the Devil Fruit, I feel like he needs to be able to learn how to properly harness what he can do now." The Dark Knight explained. "However, I can see a lot of camaraderie between you kids forming already. Reminds me of my days with Roger."

"Grandpa Roger was one of the most awesome Pro Heroes around!" Riku explained to Izuku and Hibiki. "He was #1 for a long, long time before All-Might took the title after he passed away!"

"And from what I've been reading in the news, Heroes have been getting stale and soft." Rayleigh said. "So that's why I feel like it's time to make a new generation of Heroes willing to do what they do best for the sake of freedom and joy, just like Roger did in his day."

"My family runs a martial arts dojo," Hibiki said. "I've trained myself in Bojutsu since I don't have a very strong Quirk...Ouch!"

A gentle whack stopped her short.

"Young lady, what did I tell Izuku? A quirk doesn't mean anything. All that matters is the guts to do what's right. In fact, with that kind of attitude?...I'm tempted to have you join in on Izuku's training."

"Oye! Don't leave me out, gramps!" Riku cut out. "I wanna be as cool nas you and Roger were! Heck, you KNOW I got to beat those moron Bullet and Ace!"

"Can we get in on this?' Makoto asked. "I mean, we are pretty strong, but it'd be kind of nice to have more faces around."

"But CAAAPTAIN!" Yaato whined. "They weak!"

"They'll; catch up." Kazuya added.

"And don't call me Captain." Makoto said.

"I don't want to say goodbye to Izuku and Hibiki!" Kohaku said, fighting back tears.

"Me neither!" Chikara joined in.

"As would I." Sumiko added, then looked to her side. "Shun?"

"…Okay, I'd miss them too." Shun said. "But this is Izuku's choice, lets see what he says."

Rayleigh knelt down to the green haired boy.

"Izuku, if you can make it through this training, you can get through anything, but that means this will be HELL!" Rayleigh warned. "You will be tired, broken, hungry, and constantly need to improve. You will emerge from my training at the level of a Pro Hero, maybe even All-Might himself...but once we start there is no going back. It's not too late; Vegapunk can radio for a pickup and send you and Hibiki home."

"Selkie is in the area!" Dr. Vegapunk noted.

Izuku looked worried but turned to Hibiki, who gave him a gentle nod as he smiled and turned to face Rayleigh.

"Rayleigh-Sensei...I'll accept! I'll get super strong and find a way back home! Then we'll become the greatest Heroes ever!"

"And we'll help so you won't have to feel lonely!" Makoto and his siblings all smiled.

"I want to improve myself too!" Hibiki said with firmness.

"I've already been trained by Gramps since I could first start walking," Riku said as he strummed a guitar. "But I go by my own training regiment. Don't wanna just become a rehash of the old geezer, y'know?"

"Hehehe, you Choomies are alright in my book!" Rebecca chuckled. "Besides, Doc can help Hibiki out with what she needs. Sumi can pitch in as well."

"I do know my way around the labs." Sumiko smiled. "We'll pick a training plan that's right for you, Hibi-Chan."

Rayleigh smiled as he turned to Vegapunk, who nodded his head in approval.

"These kids are something else, I tell ya. I have a good feeling about them."

Knightmare Lord A/N:

[IMPORTANT UPDATE]

Mrotrax and I had to rewrite the story since we weren't satisfied with some things, such as Hibiki and Riku having their own Combo-Platter Powers. We were worried they'd overshadow Izuku and also put too much on our plates. So we decided to switch them up. Hibiki will be like Nami, being good with a bo staff and is a talented navigator and can harness the weather while Riku will be like Brook, being a chivalrous pervert with a talent for music and fencing.

We've also included Rebecca from Cyberpunk Edgerunners in the main cast. She'll fill in the role of Franky for Izuku's upcoming Pirate Hero Crew.