Izuku sighed as he left Aldera for the day. Another day of being stared at, feared, called a future villain in whispers…Honestly, at this point he was disappointed the students didn't even try to come up with new insults; he kept track of some of them!
Last he recalled it was 4,392 for 'Villain Scum', 355 for 'Quirk Thief', 190 for 'Waste of Space', 190 for 'Cain', and…oh yeah, 12 for 'Dead Man Walking.'
At least the teachers had cracked down on the insults, asking the students if they wanted to go down as the straw that broke his back and made him go into villainy. Yeah, it was insensitive, but hey at least they were acting like teachers.
Izumi and Katsuki had gone off with some of their friends to the arcade to kill time but Izuku wasn't feeling it, so he headed off to a special spot in Musutafu that had been made into a makeshift hideout for him and his own group of friends.
While Aldera was a pain in the ass in terms of interacting with folks his age (minus Izumi and Katsuki), here Izuku had some true blue, honest-to-God friends. They didn't see a villain in the making with him and he didn't see the 'punks', 'losers', and 'freaks' in their schools and neighborhoods.
Rejects have to stick together, and when they do they make the best of friends.
"Hey, Izuku!"
Izuku smiled when he felt a blonde blur jump into his arms and hug him tightly. The one who had embraced him was a cheery-looking girl with blonde hair tied up into two stringy buns, cat-like eyes, and cute sharpened canines.
"Hey, Himiko."
The girls' name was Himiko Toga. Izuku had met her six years ago when she was sucking blood from an injured bird. Izuku was initially worried she might have attacked the bird but she reassured him that she didn't and that it was already hurt, she was simply admiring its blood and trying, in her own way, to heal it.
Of course, her parents were disgusted when they saw her doing this. She and Izuku continued to see each other but when he learned that her parents and even her guidance counselor were telling her to suppress her desires for blood, which was affecting her mental health since her Quirk required it, Izuku immediately got his father on the line.
The Toga Family was quite wealthy and had a lot of resources but Hisashi Midoriya was a relentless force in court. Eventually, he managed to get the Togas indicted for child neglect, abuse, and withdrawing Himiko from something she needed to properly function. The guidance counselor also found themself out of a job for criminal neglect and unethical practice.
Ever since then, Himiko and her siblings had been taken in by the Blood Hero: Vlad King AKA Sekijiro Kan, and life had been much better for her since then. However, many people still were put off by her fascination with blood and often avoided her, though some girls did take a liking to her at her school and accepted her into their friend group, she found herself closer to Izuku and his group.
"So, how have you been? How was school today?" Himiko asked, swinging around and hanging on Izuku's back like a koala.
"Eh, could've been worse." The green-haired boy sighed as he walked, another person soon making himself known.
"Yo, you heading to the place, you guys?"
Izuku and Himiko beamed when they saw a boy with gravity-defying indigo hair and black bags under his eyes with a slouch to his walk approaching them. This was Hitoshi Shinso, a boy Izuku befriended after bonding with him over having a 'villainous' Quirk.
See, Hitoshi's Quirk was called [Brainwashing], and it allowed him to mind-control anybody who verbally responded to him. Many of his peers had teased him for having a Quirk that was well-suited for a villain, which fed into his insecurity due to his desire to be a Hero who helped people. Thankfully, Izuku reassured him, even showing off his own Quirk to prove that he didn't have to feel alone.
"Yup, the rest of the gang texted me on the group chat." Izuku smiled, showing his phone, Himiko doing the same.
"Heh, man, I can't believe it's been almost five years since we first formed our little band." Hitoshi chuckled.
"Good times, huh?" Himiko giggled, swinging her legs back and forth while clinging on to Izuku, who nodded in agreement.
"I wouldn't take back those times for anything."
Returning to the anecdote before Himiko had interrupted him; Izuku, Himiko, and Hitoshi had met most of their friends at a summer camp when they were seven years old:
Inko, desperate for her baby boy to have some kind of connection with kids his age who were not his sister or Katsuki, had found a camp for 'Quirky Quirk' users. After Hisashi and her made sure it WASN'T some kind of conversion or 'reality check' camp (Inko had told her children their father was put in one when he was younger), Izuku had spent a whole summer on a campground with others like him.
Vlad King had followed suit for Himiko and Hitoshi's parents had done the same for their son.
For the first time, the trio were not seen as monsters or villains in the making, at least not by their cabin-mates and most of the staff: A few had begged for their Quirks to be taken away and while Izuku did do that for a few and gave much better Quirks, he offered alternate ways of using their Quirks that made life easier. Himiko met kids with scary Quirks as well and Hitoshi was welcomed with open arms.
It was a pretty great summer for the kids: Yeah, the other campers may not have been all that nice to them; there'd be that one blonde boy who seemed to think he was God's gift to…something, and all around him were those trying to out do him for attention, and the head of the camp was clearly only in it for the money…but they DID have the best cabin mantra:
"CABIN 9 WEIRDOS WALLOP WOSERS!"
Hey, they were seven years old, it sounded cool at the time.
Speaking of time, the trio found themselves at their location:
What had once been the remains of a larger, almost mansion-like house that had apparently 'disintegrated' overnight (according to the papers at least, Izuku and Izumi hadn't been born back then) now was a large fort made of tarp, a cabin like build and a satellite to receive beamed power and electricity. Our hero could also see a brook of fresh water and with a [Super Hearing] Quirk he'd taken from a blackmailing creeper, could already hear a TV playing.
Seems they weren't the first to get here yet again. Oh, well.
Finally opening the tarp, Izuku waited for Himiko to jump off and saunter on in, Hitoshi waited a moment, admiring the pep in her step as Izuku gave him a knowing smile, which he avoided making eye contact with.
"There they are!" An excitable girl's voice chirped as a dark-skinned young woman with bob cut brown hair, golden yellow eyes, and a yellow origami butterfly hairclip skipped in.
"Hey, Miyu." Izuku greeted.
Miyu Patra was a girl born in Egypt but whose mother was Japanese. Her family had moved to Japan upon her mother's request and due to her father having a personal fascination with the country.
"Heeeeey, guys…." Came a smooth, contemplative, and teasing voice from above. The trio looked up to see someone let go of the roof and land perfectly on their feet.
They were lean, almost feminine in build, wearing a spiked choker with a pentagram medallion around their neck, black eyeliner that contrasted their sleepy-looking golden eyes, and wore clothes one would expect a goth to wear; a black tube top with a black crop top over it, tattoos on his arms, piercings on his cat ears, fishnet gloves, spiked bracelets, dark sneakers, and a black cat tail with a white tip.
"Bonjour, Quasi." Izuku smiled with a bow.
"Izu, my favorite greenie." Quasi beamed, nuzzling against Izuku before leaping over to Himiko, who chuckled warmly, and Hitoshi, who tried in vain to run away.
Quasi M. Felidae was a 'fem-boy' with an interest in PROPER horror literature like Stroker, Poe, and earlier King along with gothic architecture and woodcarving, so long as the tree had already fallen. His Quirk [Black Cat] made the superstitious wary around him and a victim of harassment from the CRC but Quasi often laughed off the fear or hate he got, mostly because he had people who knew the real him; his little siblings, girlfriend (who was busy with her cheer squad today) and his pals in this group.
"Toshi, buddy! I've missed you too." Quasi smiled as he continued to chase Hitoshi, who was laughing the whole time but otherwise refusing to let the cat boy hug him (Hitoshi wasn't a hugger).
"Easy, boy!" Laughed a girl with long orange hair and red eyes as she stretched her arms like elastic, wrapping them around Quasi and pulling him back as he pouted.
"Hey there, Yumi. How's Hayden doing?" Hitoshi asked.
"Oh, he's doing fine. He's planning on going to UA, my brave man." The girl, Yumi Nakamura, swooned.
Yumi was a troublemaker of the highest order. Her Quirk, [Malleable], allowed her to stretch and shapeshift her body, which was in a perfect fusion of Solid and Liquid, almost like the DC Comics Hero Plastic Man.
"Hey, I ordered us pizza!" Greeted a rotund and tattooed young woman in black garbs with red trims. Her black hair was tied in a tight chignon secured by twin obsidian needles, bright red eyes with black sclera, and a facial mask resembling that of a Noh mask covering her mouth and nose. "Figured we'd camp out here for a while, so why go hungry?"
This was Nanako Mori, the young daughter of an old Yakuza Clan who had managed to keep their operations up despite the rise of Quirks making the profession fade into obscurity. Despite her wide frame, she never felt ashamed of her appearance, even declaring she was her own kind of beautiful, which earned her respect from a lot of people.
"Hope nobody minds, but I ordered pineapple on mine," Yumi smirked.
"Boooo! You always gotta pick the gross stuff, Yumi!" Himiko pouted as she hopped off Izuku's back as Yumi merely laughed.
"Relax, Himi, we got chu your favorite." Squeaked a short boy with a cute childish face with a rabbit-like nose, a pair of long rabbit-like ears, a dextrous otter-like tail, a pair of digitigrade legs with cat-like paws, and a pair of dextrous paws with four digits for hands was walking back to his classroom. His small child-like body was covered in soft fluffy fur which was mainly silver in color with a patch of gold-yellow fur on his chest and abdomen, curly dark-white hair on his head, and three white cat-like whiskers on each cheek.
"Awwww, Yoshi, you're the best!" Himiko cooed, running up and hugging the adorable boy.
A snore got everyone's attention as several doves moved out of the way of their resting place to reveal they had been sitting on a large humanoid creature with digitigrade feet with clawed toes, long arms with clawed fingers, a whip-like dextrous tail and a long thick neck which supported a bald humanoid head which had holes in place of human ears, a pair of slits in place of a human nose and a wide lipless mouth akin to a reptile's.
"Rise and shine, Mira."
"Oh, you guys are here." The beastly-looking young man, Mira Kunaku, said, rubbing sleep from his eyes before yawning widely, revealing an impressive set of pointed canines and even molars.
"Heh, about time you guys showed up. Everyone was wondering if you'd get here before the pizza arrived." Chuckled a boy with the head of a skeleton with blue flames surrounding it. "Of course, I remained calm because nothing gets under my skin!"
"Ugh...Really, Gani?" Groaned a young man with a pitch-black head and no features on his face sans a pair of glowing, glaring red eyes and ethereal black hair that floated like flickering flames. "You know only my minions find your jokes humorous."
"Don't you mean HUMERUS?" Gani Morcorba said, pointing finger guns at the other boy, Renji Fangei, who could only facepalm in annoyance.
"Ugh, it's too early in the afternoon for this..." Sighed a young man with raven black hair, red eyes, pale skin, pointed ears, and retractable fangs for canines who was hanging upside-down and wrapped up in a black blanket like a vampire bat.
"Hi, Chi!" Himiko beamed, waving to the man as he flipped off his perch and landed gracefully on his feet.
"Hi, Himi..." The vampiric boy smiled with a small wave back.
A huge muscular young man was sitting nearby while reading a book. He had a bone white mask seemingly fused to his face, short dark brown hair, and wearing only a black jacket, a large pair of tattered blue jeans, a black leather belt, and a large pair of brown leather boots. The mask hid the man's face, showing only his sunken red eyes and a pair of oval fleshy vents in place of cheeks which was producing fog with each exhalation. Sitting in his lap and reading with him was a shy-looking girl with long black hair and amber eyes.
"Hey, Tenshiro! Micky!" Izuku greeted the two.
Tenshiro Nogra, the big hulking young man who wouldn't look out of place in an 80s Slasher Film, looked up from his book and waved to Izuku silently along with the girl, Mikaela Dutkiewicz, who preferred to go by Micky.
"How goes the Vigilantism, Izuku?"
"Nothing really interesting to report. Just stopped a few crimes, and took a few Quirks. Kept a few but also gave some to others." Izuku smiled back.
"That's our Izuku, always giving to those in need." Chuckled a young man with short brown hair and milky white-blue eyes named Kuro Sakamoto. A black mass suddenly formed on his body before stretching out to reveal a creature's head with sharp white eyes and dagger-like teeth.
"Hehehe, yup. So, did you make those creeps suffer?"
"Down, Kiri..."
Kuro's Quirk was [Symbiote], which came in the form of a sentient parasitic being known as 'Kiri'. Kiri could extend himself from Kuro's body, creating shape-shifting tendrils to attack and even cover Kuro's body in a powerful suit that had the two of them work in perfect sync, similar to a certain Anti-Hero from the Marvel Comics.
"Well, they'll be living the rest of their lives without the Quirks they prided themselves on so...yeah?" Izuku awkwardly answered the symbiote's question, rubbing the back of his head.
"How's the Mammy and Pappy doing, Izu?" Asked a tall muscular boy with orange hair, heterochromatic eyes (the left eye being blue and the right eye being green), and arms that seemed to be made of polished red rock.
"Oh, Mom is doing fine and so is Izumi, Sato-Kun." Izuku said to the boy, Sato Suzuki.
"Ay, that's the important thing. Family and Clan mean everything to a person, lad."
"And what about your gorgeous sister, Izu-Chi?" Asked an excitable voice belonging to a tall, muscular young man with dark bronze skin, wild golden blonde hair, pure white eyes with no pupils, and a goofy smile. He was wearing a tank top in the colors of the Pansexual Flag, shorts with pink hearts on the buttocks, and black cowboy boots.
Izuku rolled his eyes but smiled. "She's fine, Ishida-Kun."
Isamu Ishida was a flamboyant young man and openly perverted as well as proudly pansexual, loving everybody no matter what gender, race, or appearance they were. Despite his perverted and eccentric nature, he was also quite gentlemanly and respected people's boundaries. However, that didn't stop him from being as extra as possible whenever he could.
"T-That's great..." Said a shy-looking girl with long voluminous navy blue hair that reached her waist and bangs that covered one of her eyes, which were deep blue. "I know she's gonna be an awesome Pro Hero..."
"Don't sell yourself short, Yuriko. You also have what it takes." Said a dark-skinned boy with wild black hair and bright blue eyes named Ryoku Kibo, who was the son of two Pro Heroes known as Ninjetti and Paralyzer.
"ZA! ZA! ZA!"
Everyone turned to see several small creatures walking into the hide-out, each carrying several boxes of Pizza atop their heads.
"Good work, fellas." Renji smiled at his minions, created through his Quirk, [Minion Master]. "Take 20."
The Minions dismissed themselves, vanishing into wisps of ethereal light as everyone began to chow down and recount their days, Izuku smiling warmly the whole time.
AFO
As the gang ate and chatted, they didn't notice they were being watched: Far off, in the bushes across from their little hang-out, he sat and observed.
He was a slightly older teen, maybe actually in his 20's. He had light blue hair, bags under his red eyes, and cracked lips, the top of which was scarred. He wore baggy clothes of red and blue but what most stood out about him? His shoulders and arms were decorated with hands.
Now normally, like many other people, the fellow was filled with rage at someone using the remains of his childhood home…at least, he was pretty sure it was that…to erect some hangout. If he still existed in the eyes of the law, he'd have thrown them out. Heck, he didn't care for the law too much, perhaps this would be an acceptable time to use his Quirk.
That was until he saw Izuku: Green, broccoli-like hair. Freckles. Green eyes…and even if he didn't realize it, radiating power and charisma. And the watched would know those, because…
"So that's the kid Sensei told me about."
Once upon a time and in many another verse, he'd loathe and be jealous of Izuku; so many strong party members, all loyal to him and he to them….
But instead, he smiled.
"Good for him."
And good for HIM as well; he wouldn't be up against an All Might or an Endeavor or even an Eraserhead…no…he'd be up against a REAL opponent.
See, this fellow and Izuku wanted the same thing: To make life better for those around them, Izuku, the fellow thought, just aimed too low: He stuck to the streets, helping civilians and getting no praise, nor ever going after the biggest criminals.
Tomura Shigaraki was aiming much, much, MUCH higher.
By the time Tomura was done; the very concepts of hero, villain, good and evil would cease to be meaningful. Instead, people would just be people.
Seeing that the kids were getting ready to pack it in for the day, Tomura decided to make his own exit.
"STOP RIGHT THERE, CREEP!"
Tomura turned to see some newbie hero or sidekick racing towards him. Evidently, he'd not been as stealthy as he'd liked...
With a sigh, Tomura grabbed the hero…who turned into dust that blew away.
Now annoyed at having the first sight of his destined rival be sullied by some no-name scrub, Tomura decided to visit a certain…place of less reputable legality before returning to the bar he called home: Visit his favorite girls, bounce ideas off them and a few other regulars….
"I'll see you soon enough, Izuku Midoriya and friends. Try and stay interesting."
AFO
Izumi had left the arcade when two of Katsuki's wannabe cronies showed up, deciding to grab a burger and, since it was date night for her parents, a combo for Izuku's dinner later. All things considered, she'd had a good day…
"YOU DIDN'T BUY ANY ACCESSORIES?!"
Until her two best friends showed up.
Now, don't misunderstand; Izumi adored the duo who were now joining her. It was just…well, she meant well, but one was a little like her Aunti Mitsuki: obsessed about doing EVERYTHING to highlight how pretty Izumi was.
Okabe Yoshiko was an incredibly rotund girl with short strawberry-blonde hair and a cute soft face. She wore a typical middle school uniform with a green skirt and red sailor's tie, complete with green stockings and brown loafers.
When she managed to squeeze into a seat, she made the whole restaurant leap upwards for a split second. It was adorable and funny all at once.
"Oka-Chan, give it a rest."
The other girl and sanest of the trio, in Izumi's eyes (the green-haired girl felt she was just too nice) was Himeri Ikeda.
"No relation to IKEA." She'd always say.
Himeri was a tall and podgy teenage girl, just as large and plump as Okabe, with short black hair, pale, almost translucent skin with deep, and almost pure black eyes that accented her face. She wore a baggy hoodie and parachute pants, all in dulled and muted colors.
"You'd be in the same boat as I am if…!"
"Gani doesn't care for that stuff." Himeri smiled. "Frankly, neither do I."
Yes, you read right; the bored and tired giantess was in a relationship with Izuku's wisecracking skeletal buddy. When asked why, she'd say:
"He makes me laugh."
Himeri then gave Izumi a look over and spied her purchase:
"'ZuZu out with the gang?"
Izumi nodded as she stood up. "It was a…slightly rougher day. I'll be right back, just grabbing Nii-san his dinner."
Himeri and Okabe sighed in worry for their friend, mentally prepping for another rant they'd agree with. Himeri mostly because Izuku stopped Gari from becoming a full-on thug and Okabe because she treasured her friendship with Izumi above all else.
AFO
Katsuki and the two 'extras', Fingers and Knuckles, had left the arcade and were heading home.
"Say, Bakugo?"
"Yeah, what?" The blonde snapped as he finished his soda.
"Why do you even put up with Izuku? I mean, I can understand Izumi; she's cute. But her brother is a full-on vill…"
That was as far as he got, and Katsuki turned and glared at him and the other extra, making them shut up.
"Okay, #1: Izumi is OFF limits! #2 Izuku not only sees me as just me…!"
"We do too!"
"BULLSHIT! ITS ALL MY QURIK! NOW AS I WAS SAYING, he saved my ass a few years back…"
Unfortunately, before more could be said, a tall shadow loomed over the boys: A shadow belonging to a sickly grinning, yellow-eyed monster of mud and sludge
"A perfectly sized skin suit!"
"BAKUGOU, LOOK OUT!"
AFO
With pizza eaten, games played and the day drawing to a close, the gang decided to head home.
"If you guys don't want to go to empty houses, you're welcome to swing by our compound." Nanako offered to Izuku, Hitoshi, and Himiko.
Due to his father's lawyer career and her father, Vlad King's, heroic career, Izuku and Himiko were used to being home alone for nights at a time. It wasn't too bad, they had their siblings. Still, sometimes it was nice to have adult company.
Hitoshi was a little different: his parents were security guards, so their hours were long, even if the pay was good.
"Father and Grandfather have wanted to check in on you, Izuku." Nanako added. "Nothing serious; they just enjoy chatting with you; fills their old souls with joy to see someone so close to our forebearers."
"Dad's got the grill going with the big three!" Yumi offered. "Steaks, filets, and shrimp! Hayden's gonna be there!"
"U-um? W-we'll take up that offer if they don't!" Micky smiled.
"As will I! Your dad makes a perfect steak!" Chi salivated "Bloody….!"
"I appreciate the offer, but I've got a hot date." Isamu beamed. "As does our cat femboy…"
Quasi blushed. "It's mine and Sam's anniversary and she wanted to try and make ratatouille."
"And I got babysitting." Yoshimitsu added; one of the upsides of his Quirk was that kids loved him for it, so there was no shortage of…
BOOM!
The conversation was halted by the sounds of an explosion and the sight of smoke.
"…Quasi, I don't want to sound Quirkist…" Renji started.
"You will, are and no, I did not take this path nor activate my quirk at any point during or before our hangout." Quasi deadpanned, far too used to this.
Seeing a crowd gathering, the kids made their way to get a better look: There was a slew of Pro Heroes fighting what looked like a smirking pile of mud holding someone prisoner and sparking fires to keep people back.
"These fires are keeping me out!" Backdraft, a firefighter-style hero called out as Kamui Woods leaped out of the flames carrying two students.
"And we can't touch this thing without risking the hostage; we need to wait for someone with a better Quirk!" Death Arms replied.
"Well, at least that one girl is keeping him from advancing and escaping." Mount Lady noted, pointing to….
"IZUMI?!" The group called out.
Indeed: There was Izuku's sister, shooting blasts of lightning, water, fire and wind at the villain.
IZUMI MIDORIYA
QUIRK: ELEMENTAL MAGIC! SHE CAN CREATE AND MANIPULATE THE ELEMENTS IN ANY WAY SHE SEES FIT AND NOT JUST THE FIVE/SIX CORE ONES!
"Hang on a little longer, Katsuki!" She tried to call out, only to be sent crashing to her feet by a tendril of muck she managed to freeze before correcting her form and summoning orbs of each element she could think of.
"Wait, Kaachan's there too?!" Izuku shouted in worry.
"…Siblings. You leave them alone one time and everything goes downhill." Himiko noted, although her voice was filled with worry.
"Cute AND a strong Quirk?" The villain smirked. "After this blonde dies, you're next, greenie!"
Silence.
That was all Izuku heard. And felt.
But what he saw? A memory:
A memory of a battered five-year-old Katsuki on the floor and someone else holding a gun to a sobbing Izumi's head.
There was no more thinking. No regard for getting in trouble.
"HEY! HEY KID! GET BACK!"
In full sprint, Izuku ignored Death Arms' calls, his mind focused on one thing only: Save his sister and best friend. And his gang, after a single nod, leaped in front of the scene
"STAY BACK!" Hitoshi ordered. Himiko raced forward and drew a bokken to slice and dice away tendrils while Gani's eyes glew an emerald color, from which manifested two large bones he willed forward, moving throughout the arena and bringing back civilians…one of which he had dropped off beside him.
"Hey there, my big pillowy babe." Gani smirked at his girlfriend. Himeri blushed as an indignant and worried Okabe called out.
"WHAT ABOUIT IZUMI, BONEHEAD?!"
Tenshiro caught her as Yumi turned her legs into a spring and bounced upwards, stretching her arms out and bringing civilians out of the danger. Nanako touched the nearby fires and they suddenly turned into cooling mist, which helped dampen the other fires.
Throghout all of this, Renji's minions had been keeping people back as Ryoku raced after Izuku as well, Sato blocking anything that came her way as they got closer and closer.
"IZUMI! KAACHAN!" Izuku called out in worry, distracting the two from their gasps for air and fighting. Sadly for Izumi, this was all the Sludge Villain needed to grab and fling her to the ground, ruining her uniform and holding her upwards.
"MOVE AND SHE DIES TOO!"
And at the moment? Izuku snapped.
From his fingers burts tendrils of green and black that struck the villain, making him freeze.
"FORCED QUIRK DEACTIVATION! EXHAUSTION! LOOSEN! SHRIVEL! FORCED STAMINA SHARE!"
The sludge villain started shrinking, his skin becoming pale, and his form fat. His skin started to dry up and Katsuki fell to the ground, gasping for air.
"D-Deku?" Katsuki managed as Izumi caught and cradled him. He then saw her ruined uniform and found enough strength to cover her with his jacket. "Zumi?!"
Where was once the villain giving everyone trouble, there was now a small, old, sleazy-looking man. A man who cowered under Izuku's glare.
"U-um…T-they…She and him made me do it?"
CRUNCH!
Izuku punched the man with all the natural strength in his arm, which was enough to break his nose and dislocate his jaw. He then used [Convenience] to lift the man upward and grab him so he could deliver enraged blow after blow.
"HOW! DARE! YOU! DIE! DIE!"
Every blow echoed over the scene, many beginning to fear the boy…save for his friends, who rushed to stop him. Quasi leaped in front to keep anyone from interfering.
"Deku, stop! It's over!" Katsuki tried to call out, gasping for air.
Izuku didn't hear him, seeing another in the villain's place and refusing to stop until he was dead.
Tenshiro, Ryoku, Micky, and Miyu grabbed at Izuku, trying to stop him.
"HE'S HAD ENOUGH, MAN!"
"Izu-nii!" Izumi begged, hugging her brother. This seemed to calm him down…
BONK!
"OW!" Izuku fell to the ground, groaning in pain. "DANGIT, YUMI!"
"Sorry, Izu, but you were about to kill him," Yumi said, her hand turned into a hammer.
"WHAT THE HECK WAS WRONG WITH YOU CRAZY KIDS?!" Death Arms snapped as the twenty-teens were gathered together. "I'll admit, I'm impressed at how well you all worked together but don't you know how dangerous it was to just run in without a plan?!"
"To be honest, they seemed to work like a well-oiled machine." Kamui Woods noted. "If they're doing that and not even Heroes yet..."
"Hey! We didn't see you guys doing anything to help!" Chi said. "And you call yourselves Heroes."
"Backdraft gets a pass because he was trying to put out the fires Kaachan accidentally caused," Izuku said.
"Hey Kamui jumped into the fire, and he's made of wood! Props to him." Quasi pointed out.
"Fair point, thank you," Izumi said, bowing to the Pro.
"And I doubt Mt. Lady could have done anything without causing damage to the surrounding area." Hitoshi pointed out.
"She could've shrunk to normal person size, and THEN grown and grabbed the villain." Himiko pointed out.
"Yeah, I don't think she has a time-limit or 'recharge' excuse…" Gani added in.
"Wow, these kids are smart." Death Arms whispered to Kamui Woods before motioning his partner to return his attention to the kids.
"Okay, we'll let things slide. Besides, with skills like those, you kids could go Pro before you're even third-years."
AFO
All Might stared at the scene from afar, flabbergasted and proudly amazed.
These kids had worked like a well-oiled machine, covering each other and doing in a single minute what other Pros struggled to do for half an hour. Hell, a part of him was now disappointed in All For One for failing to be as heroic as his grandson.
He half laughed at that before feeling disgusted at the idea of Nana's killer being a hero…
But this 'Izuku Midoriya?' He and his pals had the chops, as their generation called them, to be heroes. So much so in fact, that to split them apart seemed like such a waste….
Good thing he had Nedzu on speed dial and a favor to call in.
AFO
A smirk crossed Tomura's cracked lips as he watched the report on his phone.
"I'm going to need to go for quality over quantity after all if he already has a party like that." The decayer mused as he came to his destination:
A seemingly average, three-story house, that had several cars lined up and a few others leaving. He knocked on the door and was greeted by an annoyed:
"Yeah, who is it?"
"Shigaraki." Tomura said. "And is that any way to talk to your business partner, Ranko?"
Out came out a tanned blonde girl with blue eyes, wearing ripped shorts, and combat boots and having tied her shirt into a knot, exposing her abs and emphasizing her generous bust.
"Well, well, Shiggy!" She smirked. "Didn't expect you here so soon. We have…"
"Nah, nah. Not here for my share just yet. Just making sure…"
"The fellas and ladies are just looking, feeding, and clothing?" Ranko guessed. "Yeah, we DID have this one prick who tried to get handsy with Kin…but he was disinherited and a loser anyways."
"Young or old, a fella with money will do anything for what he wants….including keeping secrets that'd ruin him." Tomura smirked which Ranko shared.
The business they were in together was an escort type that worked with a very unique set of workers: No one under Ranko's employ was over 25.
Some people will do anything for the attention of a lovely girl…including paying hush fees that would send those girls to school while still letting them live as teens. The one rule was to NEVER touch beyond an arm support or kiss on the hand and to have them back by 9:00.
And if anyone broke those rules? Well, let's just say there was a reason life insurance was a membership requirement…
"Bet you're looking for Miyako, I take it?" Ranko smirked, delighting in her partner's indignant response when…
"TENKO!"
A blue short-haired girl with two butterfly pins in her hair in shorts, sandals, and a hoodie ran in.
"Ouch!" Tomura groaned as the impact from the hug sent them crashing down. "Miyako, do you have to do that, every god damn time?!"
"Do I need a reason to hug my beloved Tenko? Of course not!" Miyako snapped.
"Do you need to ask and then answer your own question? Of course not!" The villain snapped back.
Ranko giggled at all this, whipping out her phone and streaming it to the other girls.
"Oh, so forceful!" Miyako smirked, trailing her fingers on Tomura's collarbone. "That kind of energy is sure to make this date a good one."
"When did I agree to even take you out today? Don't you have to grab Miyabi soon?" Tomura said.
"Do you really not want me anymore?" Miyako pouted, chewing on her thumb, and looking as cute as she could. "Is it because I put my face on all your waifu and fap material? Or is it because I know where your stashes are? Oh, no, it's got to be the time I stole your clothes from the bath and left you my…"
"SHUT UP!" Tomura snapped as he grabbed her by the hoodie and started dragging her away. "You want a date?! I'll give you a date!"
"I LOVE YOU, TENKO!" Miyako beamed as she wrapped her arms under one of Tomura's.
"I LOVE YOU TOO, BITCH!"
"MEMBER THE CURFEW RULE, TENKO!" Ranko smirked.
"YOU DON'T GET TO CALL ME THAT AND YOU KNOW IT, RANKO!"
Once they were a good distance away, Tomura led Miyako into an alley.
"….You had your fun?"
"Yup." The girl beamed as she checked her wristwatch. "And we've still got 20 minutes before we have to grab Miyabi."
"Good." Tomura smirked, advancing on her. "Enough time for a penalty game…"
Miyako just chuckled and pulled Tomura downwards for a kiss.
AFO
"How he settled for a harlot like her, I'll never know." Dr. Ujiko grumbled as he and his master listened in on their protégé's conversation with his lady.
"Meh. To each his own." All For One mused. Honestly, he was happy Tomura had her in his life; speaking from personal experience, villainy and crime lost a bit of its glamor without that special someone. And in the supervillain's mind, Tomura chose a fine young lady.
Miyako was passionate, vibrant, loyal…and a seductress whose only target was his apprentice. Plus, her pranks and flirting kept Tomura on his toes and had, All for One mused, taught the young man to NOT always jump to force to solve his problems; instead, look for a weakness to exploit.
The fact the girl had her own reasons for hating the world and a simple but effective Quirk certainly helped….
With romance on his mind, All for One's mind turned to Kamiko; the one person he ever loved as much as Youichi. She had been a tough, take no crap kind of woman, unimpressed with his empire at first and never afraid to call him out on his lack of foresight when he'd started out. She had the determination of a One for All user, but her motivations were for herself and no one else…until she'd handed him the Third user in vengeance for a slight.
Something happened in Kamiko then, and they were together, the world just flowed. It was like she filled the hole Yoichi's death left…reminded All For One of his childhood and how he'd not wished that on anyone. Hell, they'd considered taking a break from villainy and settling down somewhere to raise their baby together…
Then En and Nana had attacked. En had died, but the two lost their baby and Kamiko died not long after.
Turning to another screen, All for One grinned wickedly as he looked over his great-grandchildren's displays of power.
AFO
As the kids headed home, their phones were bombarded by calls from their families.
"Here's your dinner, Nee-chan." Izumi cooed, handing Izuku a take-out bag. "It might be cold and banged up, though."
Izuku smiled at the bag, already knowing what was inside. He then wordlessly handed it to Yumi, who smirked as her green buddy took his sister into a hug,
"I'm just glad you're safe." Izuku said, then shot Katsuki a look. "You too, Kaachan."
Katsuki smirked at this, just as the sounds of a 'zoom!' and a shadow intercepted the gang's path.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA! I AM HERE!"
"AAAAAH! ALL MIIIIGHT!" The kids all screamed…minus Tenshiro.
Izuku hurriedly threw open his backpack
'A-A-A-ALL GRAPH! I MEAN, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR AUTO-MIGHT?! I MEAN, SIGNA-SMASH! I-I-I-I….!"
"Look down, my boy!"
"HE ALREADY SIGNED IT!?" The kids all gasped. "AND OUR OWN NOTEBOOKS TOO?!"
"THANK YOU! This shall become a family heirloom passed down for generations!"
"The sad part is? He'll do that." Izumi noted, Katsuki nodding in agreement.
"Um, M-Mr. All Might, sir? What can we do for you?" Yoshimitsu managed.
"HAHAHA! Well, as it turns out? I was in the area, and I saw that Sludge Villain threatening that blonde boy."
"I HAD IT UNDER CONTROL!" Katsuki snapped in spite of himself; no shame in admitting he was overwhelmed, especially if All Might himself was worried.
"Suuuure you did." Renji and Quasi said together.
"I was going to handle him myself but then you all showed up and displayed remarkable teamwork!" All-Might laughed. "I came here because there was something important I wanted to speak to Young Midoriya abou-!"
And suddenly, in a burst of smoke, All-Might suddenly deflated, turning into a skeletal husk of himself and spitting up blood, causing all of the outsiders to scream, in horror, Yuriko even fainting.
"WHAAAAAA?!" Izuku gawked, his brain almost short-circuiting as the skeletal All-Might sighed.
His friends had similar reactions, except Gani, who laughed and held out his palms, which were then graced with cash.
"…I hope you choke on it, your cheeky cheapskate collection of cartilage." Himiko pouted.
"Sorry that you kids had to see me like this..." The skeleton man sighed. "Anyway, I was gonna tell you the secret sooner or later because Young Midoriya...it has something to do with the power you showcased today."
Knightmare Lord A/N:
I combined Chapters 2, 3, and 4 together and also made some changes to the cast. We have Ryoku Kibo, Sato Suzuki, and Miyu Patra, OCs owned by BigBee17, Yuriko Lami, an OC owned by Rogelis, and Yumi Nakamura and Mikaela 'Micky' Dutkiewicz, OCs owned by yanows03. You can find all these characters on DeviantArt, credit goes to the original owners.
Also, I got rid of Ben since there are enough BNHA stories with my SIOC shoehorned into them. Time for a change of pace, I say.
What say you, Mrotrax?
Mrotrax A/N:
A good blend