Alright, I don't know about y'all but this week by extremely quickly for me. I swear Monday and Tuesday were the same day. Then Wednesday and Thursday blended together as well, yet I don't know if that's from all that I did throughout the week, or how little I did throughout the week. I honestly can't tell.
Last week Izuku had the maiden flight of his Iron Suit and at the end it seems he's going to get into a bit of trouble. Time to see how much trouble.
As always I do not own the rights to MY HERO ACADEMIA or Marvel or any of their characters.
With that, let's begin.
It was only 11:00 in the morning and Hawks had had a late start to the day, clocking in for patrol around 9:30. Yet during that time, he had stopped a robbery, and a mugging, and helped rescue people from a nasty car crash. Then to top it off he had spotted a group of villains that were about to go into the mall with plans to blow it up. He couldn't help but laugh at their expressions when his feather suddenly lifted them into the air. But besides the point he was used to doing this amount of work, but since he had accidentally slept in, he didn't get a full breakfast. So as he flew away from the mall to look for more trouble to handle, his stomach growled. He tried to ignore it but it continued to growl and Hawks began to feel his stomach eating his back bond.
"Fine, you win. How about some fried chicken." Hawks said to himself, as he dropped his shoulders in defeat. He had been hoping to hold out until a reasonable lunch time but his hunger was stronger than his willpower. As Hawks rounded a corner, he sighed and pulled out his phone. He hit speed dial three with number two being reserved for Endeavour and number one being for an old friend. The line connected and Hawks moved his goggles to press the phone against his ear.
"Uh, Mr Hawks, so good to hear from you again. Would you like your usual?" The woman on the other side said. From the woman's voice alone, Hawks felt better and he knew the chicken was the best he ever had.
"Yes please, though can you add some extra wings on the side." Hawks requested as he flew over a traffic light. He heard a few of his fans call out to him, but his stomach made him focus on getting food.
"Miss breakfast again." The woman cheerily sighed.
Hawks hung his head, how did that woman always know, "Yes." He sheepishly said. While Ms Kenkin's quirk worked with food and increasing its quality, Hawks would swear she had a second quirk that let her read people's minds. Though HAwks figured since she had been working at her restaurant for longer than he was alive, she had gained the skills to memorize people's orders and remember the context behind them.
"I'll make sure to throw in some extra sauce for you. They'll be ready within 20 minutes." Ms Kenkin said with a small chuckle.
"You're the best Ms. Kenkin. May you have a long life and always be able to make chicken delicious" Hawks said.
Ms Kenkin gave a small life and said, "And you're my favorite customer." Hawks gave a laugh back and then ended the phone call, slipped his phone into his pocket, then readjusted his goggles.
Hawks paroled as he made his way over to Ms Kenkin's restaurant. Once the building was in sight, Hawks lowered himself to the street and walked the distance. He could have easily landed in front but in the past, he had been chewed out by Ms Kenkin, about scaring her cat and birds. After the third earful, Hawks decided it was just easier to walk in.
Hawks got a lot of attention as he walked to the street, he was a top-three hero for a reason. And while Endeavour beat him in power, Hawks was easily more charismatic and popular. He smiled and waved to everyone who saw him, but soon his stomach demanded he walk faster. Hawks sighed once he reached the restaurant, quickly walking in and the smell of fried chicken filled his body with energy. The doorbell chimed, alerting Ms Kenkin, who was behind the counter, to Hawks' presence.
"Ah, Mr. Hawks right on time. Your order is ready." Ms Kenkin said, pulling a bucket of chicken seemingly out of nowhere. Hawks swore to himself that Ms Kenkin had to have a magic ability for being to produce fried chicken that tasted then mana in such a short period. Magic, not a quirk, because there's no way a quirk this good could exist. As Hawks gave a few scratches to Ms Kenkin's cat, a fat Maine Coon, as Ms Kenkin put the fried chicken on the counter.
"Hey, Mochi, how are you doing?" Hawks said, getting a pleased purr from the cat. Hawks laughed as he walked over to the counter and pulled out his wallet, "You're a lifesaver Ms. Kenkin. You know that."
"Only for the millionth time you've told me." Ms Kenkin said, accepting the money from Hawks and ringing him up. Ms Kenkin handed over the change and the food. Hawks gave a deep bow to show his appreciation, then turned towards the door. He already had a second wing devoured by the time he was outside.
Hawks walked across the street, then after a fourth chicken wing to his mouth, took off into the sky. Hawks slowly ate the fifth wing as he flew over the city in a quick patrol, then handed over to his favorite spot to eat. Which was on top of a large skyscraper, which gave him a good view of the city. Hawks lowered him onto the roof and then began eating his food. He enjoyed the sight of the afternoon sun, as he looked over the city he protected.
The city had decided to give Hawks a chance to relax and enjoy himself, allowing him to take a small nap on the skyscraper. He felt the small breeze of the afternoon as he relaxed. He wished he could stay like this for a few, just enjoy the warm sunlight and not have to worry about anything else. But then he was drawn out of his nap, as his phone rang. Hawks threw the second to the last wing into his mouth as he pulled out his phone. The peace he had gotten from his nap was instantly gone when he recognised the phone number as the Hero Public Safety Commission.
Hawks sighed as he knew he was late for his evaluation, but honestly, he didn't care for it. Yet He knew he already had two strikes for the years and couldn't afford any more. He answered the call and acted dumb, "Hello this is Hawks, what can I do for you?"
"We picked something on our sensors and we need you to check it out." the HPSC worker said on the other side, the voice cold and quick, not dealing with the pleasantries of small talk. That was only one of the issues Hawks had with the HPSC.
Hawks stretched his neck, it popped a bit and he let out a sigh, "Can't you get someone else to do it? I'm eating lunch." He knew he wasn't the only pro hero in the area, nor the only high-ranking one. Yet the HPSC just seemed to enjoy directing all their problems to him.
"You're the only one that can get it. It's airborne and is going supersonic." The HPSC worker said and HAwks wasn't all that impressed, "And it looks like Sutaku design."
"So," Hawks said, trying to act like that name didn't mean anything to him. He spat out the wing in his mouth, skillfully landing it in the bucket, before popping the last wing into his mouth. The taste of the wing could do nothing to pass back the annoyance he was getting from the call.
"Sutāku is dead, so someone has his designs. Get them and bring the suit to us." The HPSC Agent said, struggling not to sound frustrated. Hawks smiled at this tiny victory.
"And that concerns me why?" Hawks asked as he rolled the wing in his mouth.
"It just stopped above Fukuoka. Two miles south of your position." The HSPC worker said as if he knew that would get Hawks off his butt and into the air. Which it did.
Hawks didn't respond to the news of a potential villain being in his city. He quickly closed his phone and slipped it into his pocket. He bit down hard on the wing in his mouth and took off. He didn't exactly have a good history with the city he protected, but he loved the people within it. If a villain was going to attack the people, he would have to deal with Hawks.
Hawks quickly spotted the villain. Its gold color easily gave it away against the white and blue horizon. Hawks always like it when idiot villains make themselves easily seen, always making his job of looking for them easier. Hawks watched as the villain hovered about the city skyline, it was moving its head around as if it was searching for something. Suddenly the villain turned around and looked at Hawks.
With his presence known, Hawks drew his blade. He pulled his wing in close and then pushed them back increasing his speed forwards. As he got in close, Hawks drew back his blade to be ready to attack. However, the villains didn't move, they kept perfectly still in the air. Hawks didn't miss a beat, he swung his sword, but the villain managed to dodge by dropping. Hawks' eyes followed the motion and he closed his wing to dive after the villain.
The villain tried to back up and get away, but Hawks kept him in range. Hawks swung his sword whenever he got in close, but the villains always managed to dodge it. Finally, the villain shot back up into the air. Hawks noticed the light coming from the villain's feet, that must be the villain's method of flight. If Hawks knocked them off, then the villain would be grounded and have no choice but to surrender. As Hawks continued chasing the villain, he shot two feather forwards, aiming at the right boot. As the first feather got close it disintegrated so Hawks increased the speed of the second feather to make sure it hit before it was burned away.
As Hawks' feather hit its mark, the villain stumbled a bit. It dropped through the air a bit before catching himself and continued to try and fly away from Hawks. The villain looked back at Hawks, then shot up into the air, but Hawks was right on his trail. The villain began to try and lower Hawks through the skyscraper, but Hawks had more experience and never lost sight of the villain.
Yet the villain had enough speed that Hawks couldn't get any closer and while Hawks was starting to enjoy the chase. He knew this was over as soon as the villain turned around a building that had an opening between its two sides. Hawks quickly shot through the open and met the villain on the other side.
The villain stuck its hand out, slowing itself and stopping itself before it ran into Hawks. Hawks ready his feather sword, showing that the villain wasn't to make the wrong move. "You interrupted my lunch." -Hawks spat out the last bone to emphasise his point- "I hope you've got a good issue."
"Oh my gosh, it's Hawks." The villain said, sounding least starstruck. Hawks wasn't expecting that response and not in that kind of tone. The villain had come out of nowhere and made Hawks chase him throughout the city. Why did he sound excited to meet Hawks, when Hawks was able to arrest him and was supposed to turn him over to the HPSC?
"So you know how I am, then you know that I fight people who attack his city." Hawks said. He wasn't usually threatening, he never liked to portray himself like that. But having grown up around the HPSC and being a fan of Endeavour from a young age, Hawks knew how to act intimidating.
"Wait, hold on." The villain said. Suddenly the face plate popped open, revealing a high schooler underneath. Hawks were caught by surprise and did a double take. As he looked over at the high schooler, Hawks became very confused, then he realized the suit was armor. Was this the kid's quirk, and what was he doing in Fukuoka?
"Alright, you've got five seconds to explain," Hawks said, pointing his blade at the high schooler.
The high school looked panicked and in a hurried voice asked, "Can I get like 20?"
Hawks raised an eyebrow at that as it was the first time he had heard someone ask that. People usually began to rumble, tripping on their tongues as they tried to explain who they were so quickly. Hawks crossed his arms and said, "Alright sure."
"My name is Izuku Midoriya. I'm a first-year support student at UA high school. My father created the design for the suit that I'm wearing. This was my first full test flight and I wanted to see what it could do. I must have gotten lost in the upper atmosphere because I'm in Fukuoka now." Izuku said as he looked around still with no idea of how he got to Fukuoka. He hadn't gone that high that he would get disconnected from the earth's rotation.
"UA you say, got any proof." - To Hawks, it was clear that Izuku wasn't a threat, he was just a lost student, but unfortunately the same couldn't be said for the HPSC. Hawks remembered the HPSC had trouble with Sutāku a few years back, clearly, they weren't done with him.
"I have my ID card with me. One second." Izuku looked as if he was reaching into his pocket, but forgot he was wearing his armor. His arm patted his leg, but then he began to wobble so he quickly held his arm out to brace him and the repulsor turned back on, "Crap note to self, make pockets."
Hawks sighed, as he reattached his blade to his wings, "Sorry kid if you can't prove yourself, then I'm gonna have to take you in. You're wearing unregistered technology and causing the HPSC a headache."
"Wait, HPSC. What does the Hero Public Safety Commission want with me?" Izuku asked, pulling off his helmet with his right hand while using his left to keep him steady. What would the HPSC want with him? He had never gotten in trouble, and the few times that had gotten closer was when Hatsume Industries had to deal with Mei's usual antics.
"You are wearing unregistered technology and went super sonic, and if you are to believe, traveled up to the upper atmosphere. And since you're not a pro hero that's illegal quirk use. Now if you can't prove you're a UA student and that you have permission for this. I will treat you as a thug." Hawks explained.
"Wait, hold on, hold on, I can prove I'm UA. Just um give me a second. Izuku looked down at his helmet and a thought occurred, "Jabisu called Principal Nezu."
"Dialing Principal Nezu." Jabisu said, catching Hawks' interest at a potential third party in the mix. An assistant to Izuku perhaps, would make him an accomplice to all the charges and the HPSC would want to meet them too.
The phone call was picked up on the first dial. Hawks waited and sure enough Principal Nezu's voice came through "Hello Midoriya. I was under the impression you were doing a flight test today. What can I do for you?"
Izuku's voice got stuck in his throat a bit but he managed to squeak out, "Um Yes, Principal Nezu. I'm currently in Fukuoka, trying to convince Hawks that I go to your school." Izuku then shot a concerned look at Hawk.
"Hawks as in the pro hero." Principal Nezu said, only showing a small bit of surprise, portraying more concern than anything else. Izuku was only supposed to fly around UA and he had already gotten some notice from the teachers about students who noticed some gold flying fast around UA. Once the call stopped coming in, Principal Nezu had expected to get a call from Izuku or Mei, but it took longer than expected.
Hawks flapped his wings moved closer to Izuku and looked down at the helmet. He had recognized the voice of Principal Nezu from the first word he said and there was no way it was fake. "Good afternoon, Hawks here. It's good to talk with you, Principal Nezu. Your student here, Izuku Midoriya says he had permission to test his armor."
"Yes he does. However if he is in Fukuoka, then he is out of my jurisdiction. I only gave him permission to use UA's air space. Midoriya, how is it that you are Fukuoka?" Principal Nezu asked.
"Wanted to test how high and fast I could fly. Got lost on my way back from the upper atmosphere." Izuku said as he moved his left hand to rub the back of his head, but he stopped himself as he became unbalanced. He would have to work on that, four pivot points were enough, but it was over his hands and feet and it was instinctually to move them.
"Hawks, would you mind disciplining my student for me?" Principal Nezu asked. Hawks gladly biffed Izuku up alongside the head, "Now would you mind escorting my student back to UA. Travel costs will be covered, just get him back as soon as possible."
"I can do that," Hawks said, any excuse to lay around and travel.
Before the phone call was over, Izuku thought it was prudent that Principal Nezu knew something. As it could become a bigger problem down the road, "Um Principal Nezu, the HSPC noticed my flight."
For the first time, Principal Nezu didn't have a reply, which was unusual for him. He had been hoping to keep Project Hero Suit and its completion a secret for a bit longer, at least until the Sports Festival. That was why Izuku wasn't supposed to leave UA airspace, but now that the HPSC knew about Izuku's suit. They would be furious when Principal Nezu wouldn't hand it over, so he would need to prepare for how they would respond. And with the past shown anytime, it wouldn't be nice and courteous. "Now that is a concern and I assume Hawks was sent to intercept you."
"Yes." Hawks confirmed
"If you could send them my way, I'll explain the situation to them." Principal Nezu said, already preparing himself for the headache that was going to cause. He would need to hold them off until he could coordinate with Powerloader as he was Hisashi's friend he went to when the HPSC came after him.
"They also mentioned Sutāku. Now I don't generally concern myself with things like that from HSPC, but I do have to ask. How do you know about Sutāku?" Hawks said, looking at Izuku.
Izuku got a sheepish look, "Hisashi Sutāku is my father and the one that designed this suit of armor. He left me the design before he died and I've been working on them at UA."
Hawks nodded. Hisashi had rarely brought up his wife and son, and Hawks had never learned their names, but there was no other way Izuku had Hisashi's designs. "That's all I need to know. HSPC has been looking for his lab for the past few years, once they learn of the suit they are going to come demanding it."
"They can pry it from my dead cold body." Izuku said as his smile disappeared and he spoke in a hard voice. He had worked hard to make this suit. There was no way he was just going to turn it over. The HPSC could come over him all they wanted, he would just run circles around them. He had spent his life dodging Bakugo, the HPSC was just a bigger bully.
Then as Principal Nezu knew what Izuku was thinking he said, "Midoriya, just get back to Ua. I will handle the Hero Public Safety Commission and whatever they throw. The best thing for you to do is to come back to UA. Don't worry about the Commission, you're focused on Iron Monger."
Izuku nodded his head, "I will." - He then ended the call and slipped his helmet back on. He turned to Hawks and said, "Mind if we continue this on the ground. You broke one of my repulsors and my others are struggling to keep me airborne." Izuku requested.
Hawks nodded and they began to slowly descend to the ground. Hawks landed softly, while Izuku landed with a loud thud. Hawks looked up and down the alleyway they landed in, the train station was a few blocks away. Hawks then turned back to Izuku, "There no way to get that armor off of you is there?
"No, not unless you've got my equipment or a saw buzz with the same strength as All Might," Izuku said, slipping the helmet back off, catching onto what Hawks was thinking. A full gold suit in the middle of the public would be all over social media, the HPSC would be able to easily follow him to the train station.
"Let's get you a jacket," Hawks said. Hawks had Izuku wait in an alley as he went across the street where a thrift store was. Hawks quickly went back to the coats section and grabbed the biggest one he could along with a baseball cap. After paying for them, hawks made a mad dash back across the street and into the alleyway. Where Izuku was found sitting cross-legged and trying to look at the bottom of his right foot, "Catch."
Izuku looked up and caught the coat and baseball cap. He attached the helmet to his side, then slipped on the trench coat and then slipped the hat over his hair. As Hawks led Izuku out of the alleyway he asked, "What were you doing?'
"You knocked one of my repulsor offline. I figured I would spend the time figuring out what exactly you broke, so I can repair it and get it working before the Sports Festival." Izuku said.
"Sports Festival huh. Well you're in the hero crouse, you're going to have eyes on you anyways." Hawks said but stopped when Izuku shook his head.
"I'm not in the hero course, I'm actually from the support department." Izuku said.
Hawks titled his head, "But with that suit you should have been….."
"Should have and probably would have passed but the problem is I didn't have the suit. Only the gauntlets, even then I didn't have any of the armor so an attack from a three pointer nearly broke them. Then I spent most of the test recovering from the attack. Luckily Powerloader took a chance on me and enrolled me into the support department. With the Sports Festival, any student that does well, can be transferred to the hero course, at least that's my plan."
Hawks smirked and said, "Well you gave me a good run, so you'll be running laps around those hero students."
Izuku smiled and said, "Yeah they won't know what hit them." -Izuku paused and then asked- "Hey is there any way we can stop by my mom's work and show her the suit? She'll be happy to see I got it working."
Hawks sighed and shook his head, "Kid, while I'm glad for the excuse to relax on the train. But that is too much of a request for me. She'll just have to wait until the Sports Festival.
Izuku gave a slow nod. He was in trouble with Principal Nezu and the HPSC, and he was lucky to have HAwks looking out for him. So he shouldn't be taking anything for granted, besides he could give her a call. So Izuku kept quiet until they reached the train station, where Hawks remembered Principal Nezu was going to reimburse him, so he brought two first-class tickets. Using the room to hide Izuku was an additional bonus.
As the train wasn't going to arrive for another 30 minutes, the duo found a corner to wait in. Once the train arrived, Hawks began to present their ticket, though he didn't have to as the conductor began moving out of the way. Still, Hawks slipped the ticket into the man's hands and led Izuku into the train. They quickly walked to their compartment where Hawks quickly locked the door.
As Izuku took off his jacket and hat he said, "That man seemed surprised to see me.'
"I think he was more surprised I was taking a train." Hawks said as he looked through the windows and then sat down on one of the benches.
"Yeah, you don't seem the type." Izuku said as he took the other bench. After that, the room began to quiet and neither started a conversation until the horn blew and the train began moving forward.
Hawks looked at Izuku, looking over the suit and made a face at the shiny gold, "You should think about a better color scheme. The gold made you too noticeable. Sure that can be useful for civilians to see you and feel safe, but with everything gold, it can hurt to look at you on a sunny day,"
Izuku laughed and said, "Yeah, like a giant mirror reflecting the sun. Well the gold color wasn't entirely by choice, but the suit is made out of a Gold titanium alloy. It was just par for the course."
"Isn't that the same thing as satellites?" Hawks said, remember that information from a random trivia night. Thirteen had been the only one that got the question right, though through her helmet, Hawks could tell she was quite pleased with herself.
"Yeah. I'm thinking about painting over it with a dark green thermal paint, though maybe I should leave some gold accents." Izuku said, then looked down at himself. While wearing the suit wasn't uncomfortable, it made Izuku feel awkward. Imagine going to a Halloween party and you're the only one that decided to wear a costume. Sure Hawks was wearing his hero costume, but it wasn't as eye-catching a suit that likes to be made of gold.
With that, the compartment felt silent for half an hour, but eventually, Hawks got bored. He turned to Izuku and said, "So let me get this right, your name is Izuku Midoriya. You're a first-year support student at UA High School. Your father Hisashi Sutāku designed the armor you're currently wearing. Someone who's lab the HPSC has been looking for the last few years, but could never find. And you thought it was a good time to fly the suit into the upper atmosphere and faster than the speed of sound?"
"There's room for additional weaponry, such as missiles. And I didn't know about the HPSC. After Hisa… my father left he didn't have much communication with my mother and I. I grew up thinking he had abandoned him, it wasn't until I was thirteen that I learned he was dead and left the blueprints to the suit to me. So I didn't know the HPSC was interested in it." Izuku said.
"So how exactly does your suit fly?" Hawks asked.
"Repulsor technology." Izuku showed his palms, "One of my father's inventions and a close guarded one at that. The only form I could ever find was the blueprint he gave to me and one file in UA's servers."
Hawks was unconfused, the HPSC was under the impression that it was Izuku's quirk that allowed him to fly and the suit was just protection, while the lights were support equipment helping Izuku direct his quirk. "So your quirk doesn't help you with that?"
Izuku shook his head, why did everyone think that? "My quirk is Static Cell. My body generates a high amount of static electricity, however I have no natural way to discharge it. This chest piece." Izuku pointed to his arc reactor, "siphons my body's electricity and powers my suit. Any other power source won't be strong enough to power my suit for more than a few minutes."
"Uh, cool. I bet there is a lot of stuff that happens in the suit, but I'm probably not going to understand how it works. So I'm not going to ask. However I will ask, do you have any plans to transfer to the hero course?" Hawk asked.
"Yes. I have a deal with the teachers that if I place well in the sports festival and pass the hero mid term exam I'll be transferred." Izuku said some confidence appeared in his voice. Hawks had said earlier he had given the pro Hawks a good chase.
"Well if you get transferred after the sports festival. I'll look for you for an internship." Hawks said with a smirk. He wasn't much of a teacher but he did owe a few favors to Hisashi, and with how sloppy Izuku's flying was, Hawks figured any advice would help.
"Really." Izuku said, his voice showing how excited he was at the prospect of getting to work under the number 3 hero. He would have to learn as much as he could.
"Yeah, you've grown a bit on me kid. I like you, you remind me of a younger me. Well, slightly younger me. Free and feeling like you can take on the world with….." Hawks paused as his phone went off. Hawks looked down at his pocket as his smile disappeared, "That's the HSPC. I need to take it."
Izuku nodded as Hawks pulled out his phone and answered the call, "Yeah. It was Sutāku's design. The UA student confirmed it." "Yeah, I said it was an UA student. First year in the support department. Said Hisashi Sutāku was his father and that is where he got the designs." "I'm with him right now." "Would he be available to talk with you?" Hawks looked at Izuku, "No he doesn't not want to talk with you." "Yes he understands who you are, what he processes and what kind of trouble he is." "We are traveling to UA so I can hand him back to Principal Nezu." "No, I am not willing to bring the kid to you. He is under Principal Nezu's jurisdiction. Besides, it is simply a matter of getting lost." "Typically the kid can swing the matter of illegal quirk use, moreover no one got hurt, nothing was damaged and nothing went horribly wrong. So no he is neither a villain or a vigilante." "Well that's your standards. Not mine." "What did you just ask me?" "So you're telling me, I have two options. Talk to the kid and convince him to come talk with you or beat the kid up and steal his armor. Armor, he has told me I would struggle to break open" "And what if I chose to do neither." "Be suspended for a year, with no hero pay. Sounds like I would have a year of vacation." "Good, you understand. I'm not bringing the kid to you." …. "Oh by the way Principal Nezu said he was willing to talk this over with you." "No, the kid will not be in the same room with you." "Oh, Empty Head is a new one." "Anything else you would like to call me by, besides my name. Oh good you're finished. Then good night."
Hawks hung up the phone, put it on silent, and then took out the battery. He was down the day and he wasn't going to be clocking off until he was back at his agency in his bed.
"That sounded like an interesting conversation." Izuku said as he hid a small chuckle.
"HSPC. Sometimes they act like I'm their dog on a leash. But don't worry about me. They really can't do anything to me. You on the other hand, after your graduation expect some hardship. Because once you become a hero you'll no longer have Principal Nezu to protect you." Hawks warned
"I'll remember that." Izuku said.
And that's Chapter 23. Hawks and Izuku meet for the first time and there seemed to be some unspoken history between them. Wonder how that will come to play out and if means disaster or not.
Next week: Hawks and Izuku travel back to UA and Principal Nezu and Powerloader reveal a bit of why the HPSC was such an issue to Hisashi.
Next Time: My Father's Story 2.0
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