Chapter 6:
(So, howdy! Hope your week has been good! Anyways, I'm glad this story's been a little well received! I'm hoping to continue, but I have a LOT of My Hero to catch up on, just to remain consistent. Anyways, it's time for Lucas in his teen years!)
"Ah!" Lucas jumped, defending himself against Aizawa's strike. "There you go!" He shouted, continuing his pursuing attacks, Lucas tried to block as best as he could. He swung his bo staff to protect him from the capturing tape Aizawa sent at him.
"Throwing in the towel?" Aizawa said, not wanting his student to give up, but knew he was having a hard time keeping up.
"No way! I've got determination!" Lucas said, continuing to block, before he saw the opening to tie the tape around Aizawa's arm. He took a few deep breaths. "What's next, Sensei?" Lucas asked, expecting the training to go on for a little bit. "That's all for today, kid." Aizawa said, smirking fondly. "Still, I'm impressed. You managed to keep up with me this time." Lucas smiled, healing his teacher's injuries.
"Thank you, Sensei." He returned to his hushed voice. "Still, you could do to have better confidence in yourself." Aizawa said, noticing the look he had. "Y-Yes sir." He said, understanding he needed to boost self-esteem.
Lucas was 14 years old now. He's been training with Aizawa before he started high school. And while Lucas is about to enter his first-year, he's still young compared to his peers. He's become somewhat shy around others, except his papa and Aizawa. Despite the lack of enrollment, Lucas is able to go to UA for groundskeeping. He's fond of gardening, and plants flowers around UA's facilities, since Nezu let him. Still, Nezu doesn't know that Lucas read his papa's mind and knows about his past. "Ok, kid, you get home, now, okay?" Aizawa said to his student, "And remember to study. The entrance exam isn't just physical." Lucas reminded himself that he needed to study, he changed from him gym clothes into a yellow and red striped t-shirt and blue jeans. He knew it wasn't cold out, but he still wore his favorite hoodie. The hood was that of a stuff-animal black cat, with kitty ears included. "Okay, I'll see you, Aizawa-sensei!" He said, leaving and going home. "Bye, Lucas." He said, going to take a nap for night patrol.
At home, Lucas was close to finishing studying for his entrance exam. Still, he admit he was having trouble with a new set of math problems. "G-Geez." He said to himself, walking into his papa's study. "Oh! There's my bright and dear pup!" Nezu said, greeting his son happily. "P-Papa…I…I don't understand these math problems. W-Would you mind helping me out?" He stuttered, he didn't want to admit he needed help. "Of course, let me see." He handed the math problems to Nezu and the rodent quickly looked at what they were. "Okay, I'll help you with the first set, I'll explain how to solve it and then I want you to try on your own, okay?" Nezu asked, grabbing a pen to write with. He went over it carefully with Lucas, making sure he understood. After that, Lucas tried a set on his own. Nezu check his work after he finished. "Splendid, Lucas! You've gotten them right!" He said, proudly looking over all the answer.
"Th-Thanks…" Lucas said, still not thinking it a victory, "S-Sorry I needed your help with the math problems, Papa." He said to his father, apologizing.
Nezu looked at his son in confusion, wondering why his son would apologize for needing his help. "Why are you apologizing, little pup? You know I'm always happy to help you." He said, gladly. "Still, I…I should be smarter, shouldn't I?" He asked, ashamed of himself. Being homeschooled by Nezu wasn't hard, but still knowing his papa was smarter than most of the world. The "mouse" looked at his son, saddened. "Lucas, you're being too hard on yourself." He said, "Son, you shouldn't be down on yourself, you're a smart young man!" Lucas buried his face in his cat hoodie. "B-But…I'm not as smart as you. How can I compare to you, Papa?" He asked, Nezu didn't like when Lucas started comparing himself to him, he doesn't want to hurt Lucas' self esteem. He climbs up on Lucas' shoulder, sits down and pats his son's head. Giving a reassuring smile,
"Lucas, you don't have to prove yourself like that." He said, comforting. Lucas was still buried in his hoodie, "But Papa…" the bot continued to protest.
"Son, I didn't become the principal of UA by sheer intelligence alone." He explained, "I had to handle everything with any ounce of strength that I have, I've had to overcome many failures, too." He admits it was hard to become a citizen of Japan, let alone joining UA's staff and becoming the Principal of UA itself, it was an actual challenge for Nezu. Lucas looked at his papa perching on his shoulder. "I…I see." He muttered under his breath, feeling still ashamed and nervous.
"Lucas, in life, there will be failures. And some may hurt, but that doesn't mean you can't overcome them, okay? But being down on yourself makes the problem fester." He explained, knowing there was still problems he himself was dealing. "O-Okay." Lucas said, Nezu gave his a gentle smile,
"But I'm here for you, okay? And even when it seems like I'm not, I'm always there for you. Okay, little pup?" He said, hoping his son would remember that, always. "O-Okay, Papa." Lucas stuttered, but was starting to feel better. Nezu gave mischievous chuckle, "Now then, where's my happy precious pup?" He asked, condescendingly.
"H-Huh?" Lucas asked, knowing what his papa would pull. Nezu started tickling his son to make him laugh. "H-Heeheehee! P-Papa, I'm 14!" Lucas said, he was way too old for the babying, but Nezu still only sees his precious little baby. "Such a silly excuse, my boy! Tickle, tickle!" He continued to tickle his son, Lucas started giggling and laughing, "Hahahahahaha! Okay okay, I'm happy!" When Lucas conceded defeat, Nezu stopped tickling him. "There we go. Pup, I promise things are going to be okay. You're an incredible young man!" He complimented, knowing his son's training results were incredible and soon he could exceed that of many of UA's students.
"So, when do I enter the Hero Course?" Lucas asked, knowing that this year his papa would have him take the entrance exam.
"Well, the new semester starts in Spring, so in that time should be for training and analysis, little one." Nezu said, getting off of his son and pouring a cup of tea.
"Understood! No worries, Papa! I'm gonna be one of the best heroes in the world! Like All Might!" Lucas said, excited to help the world in one shape of another. Nezu smiled at his boy, knowing Toshinori has been a positive influence on him. "But…Most importantly, like you!" Lucas said, sure he thought All Might was a great hero, his papa was his real hero. Nezu's eyes started twinkling, lighting up with pure joy. "My precious little pup!" He said, hugging his baby, glad they had each other in their lives.
Nezu stayed with his boy until he fell asleep. "I hope I'm not being too coddling." He said, understand that he treats his son like he's still an infant. He sat back down in his study, writing notes of something. "Ah yes. Little pup needs to come up with an alias for a last name." He remembered that Lucas still doesn't have a last name, he'll need to remind him to come up with. The "mouse" looked over his notes.
Status on Lucas' powers:
Lucas has decided to call his powers, his "Quirk": "PSI". While we are still unable to determine how his powers even work, we have noticed they all link to psychokinetic ability.
But that's not all, Lucas seems to have fevers as some sort of indicator for a new power.
I don't know if they're related to him, but Lucas' powers bear a striking resemblance.
As of now, Lucas powers include:
Psychokinesis - Ability to push things without lifting them, I remember he could manipulate the blue energy and turn it into a barrier
Telepathy - He's able to read minds, but still, I have to put a mental block on any memory regarding...my past. I don't want Lucas to worry about me, let alone know the pain I've suffered during those days.
Healing - Lucas can heal injuries at an incredible rate. He challenges even Chiyo-san's Quirk. Though he seems to have a drawback, it starts to hurt him if he pushes the ability too hard.
Cryokinesis/Pyrokinesis: Controlling the manifest flames and ice. He's currently undergoing the training to control these. I wouldn't dare have Endeavor see any of this, I found too late what he's done to his children. Especially Shoto-san, he's a year older than Lucas.
Side Notes:
His powers are proven not to be a Quirk, as they still work even under that of Aizawa's Erasure Quirk. There's still so much about Lucas' powers that we don't know. But we're helping him learn how to control them.
With these abilities and the training he undergoes with Aizawa, Lucas is quite formidable. I still feel hesitant to put him in the Hero Course;As the possibility of him being a target for villains scares me too deeply.
Nezu put his notes and retired to his room. He was worried for his boy, as he was no where near close to figuring out what his kidnappers did to him. Still, he was truly worried about his boy going into hero-work. He couldn't bear to Lucas harmed in any way. But that's why he had Aizawa oversee his training, so that way he knew how to protect himself. Even then, Nezu would still protect his son. The entrance exam is still a few months away, so he knows Lucas is working himself to exhaustion. In training, studying.
"Please don't overwork yourself, pup." Nezu said, before sleeping for the night.
(So, here we are! I hope I've explained Lucas' PSI a little bit more. I know I kinda threw the PK Fire and PK Freeze in there, but it was a time skip and Lucas would be getting fevers in the in-between. Next chapter, Lucas meets everyone's favorite precious boy, Izuku! So, I hope you'll look forward to that. Remember to stay strong and awesome! And remember to forgive even those who've wronged you!)
