bopdog111: Well looks like everyone have fun at Yakushima. Of course there is one last thing before they head back, picture time.
Ulrich362: True, a nice picture to celebrate their nice trip.
bopdog111: And seeing what Violet asked Skyla to show them.
Ulrich362: Sounds good to me, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own the Persona Series, or My Hero Academia! All rights go their respective owners. All we own are the OCs.
Over the next day or so everyone had fun at the beach over. But soon everyone had to leave now as Golden Week is over, and everyone wished each other luck with training, and Personas with Mitsuru informing the Bakugo's that Nezu had asked her for a Shadow Orb for Hound Dog to have to help Bakugo train with his Persona while using a hero agency's Training Room to help train. Izuku, and Tetsuo both gave luck to Bakugo with his training while wishing to see him, Ochako, and Isogai again in U.A.
But before that time, there came some cute moments courtesy of Skyla, and Violet. From Violet's excitement she asked Skyla if they can see her while she was in Skyla's tummy, and while a little nervous, from Ochako saying she would love to see it figuring it be too cute to pass up Skyla agreed, and headed back to her room grabbing a small photo album that was labeled as 'Times with Violet' to show them.
Flashback...
Skyla walked into the living room where everyone was waiting after lunch with the small photo album in her arms while a small photo projector was set up to show everyone as there are too many people for them to see regularly.
"Hold on, before that we need to talk." Bakugo mentioned gripping her hand and dragging her into another room before turning to her. "You grew up in an orphanage right?"
Surprised that Bakugo grabbed her she only stared as they were taken to the room where he asked her if she had frown up in an orphanage which she frowned looking down. "Well... yes. When I was younger before mom adopted me."
Bakugo frowned. "I have a feeling you were lucky, I may have met one of your sisters or cousins... I don't know which... but she's not the kind of person you want to be... Mizu Kishinuma, her quirk works a lot like yours and you look related... only she tried to convince someone to commit suicide."
Skyla blinked hearing that. "Well... I don't know anything about my real family... Only clue I have about them was the basket I was left on. No letter, no note, no anything." She looked down at this sadly. "I assume it's probably cause my family didn't want me, or wanted me a place better then on the streets or something."
Bakugo looked at her before turning to head back to the others. "Well, whatever the reason you ended up with a much better family so you should be thankful for them."
Skyla nodded with a soft smile. "I already am." They walked back together from this over before she looked over.
"Okay, Bakugo what did you say to her?" Seeing she looked a little sad Tetsuo started looking protective over towards Bakugo over worried that he might've said some sensitive things or something.
"None of your business." Bakugo glared at him as he sat next to Ochako. "So, we're looking at pictures before we head out?"
"Yes." Skyla takes the photo album opening it over. "Well... first should be this one." She placed it under the projector which shows everyone it's an ultrasound photo.
"Oh wow, is that Violet? She's so tiny." Toga whispered in awe seeing the image.
"Yeah, she's curled up and looks so comfy... it looks almost magical that something so adorable was growing inside you Skyla." Momo agreed.
Violet gave a giggle over from this at them talking about her like that while Skyla rubbed her head with a smile. "I'd almost can't believe I was even growing a human within me. It felt like a dream..."
"A dream come true." Tetsuo smiled. "And one that's sitting on your lap."
Violet smiled looking up at Skyla. "I'm your dream come true mommy, I love you."
"Oh mommy loves you too honey." Skyla hugs her daughter with a smile from this before pulling away. "Well... next picture?" She moved to the next photo which shows Skyla in a Somei Uniform while Momo, and Nejire both in there uniforms were with her in the room of the Student Council. Momo was beside him smiling in the photo, and Skyla was holding a marker board that said '4 weeks' on it while Nejire was smiling wide giving double peace signs in the photo.
"Is that the president you mentioned, Nejire Hado?" Izuku asked. "She looks really friendly, I hope we get along when we all go to U.A."
"Well she is super energetic. She's a great person but a really fast talker. She might match you for talking so much." Skyla chuckled over at the thought of two chatterboxes like Nejire, and Izuku talking to each other.
"Please no." Bakugo shuddered at the thought, one was enough but having to listen to two people like that would literally make his head explode. "Keep them as far away from each other as possible, for all of our sanity."
"K-Kacchan, I'm not THAT bad-" Everyone just gave Izuku a dull look over for saything those words as he looked sheepish rubbing his head. "I-I mean... I'm not as... energetic as she is right?"
Bakugo glared at him before turning to the others with an expression saying just watch. "No way, All Might!?"
Izuku snapped out of it looking around. He moved over into his backup to look for something. "A-All Might!? Where, where is he! Do I have my notebook, oh I hope I do, if I don't get All Might's signature at this moment, I'm not sure if I can get another chance again! There is only a 1/100 chance I can meet with the number 1 hero in the entire world, so I need to get his autograph now or else I can never get a chance at it again so I need to hurry to get my notebook so he can quickly sign it before he's called away to more hero work. Oh but wait will there be a chance I meet with him again, and if so I don't need to worry but still I might never get a chance too-"
"I rest my case." Bakugo smirked. "So, what's the next picture?"
Izuku blinked over before realizing what just happened, and blushed turning over to Bakugo. "K-Kacchaaaaaannnn!" He whined about it knowing he was making his point but doesn't make him any less embarrassed.
Tetsuo chuckled softly as Skyla giggled over before moving changing to the next photo. It was the time Skyla was out shopping for baby things over, and she was holding a small yellow onesie with pictures of Thirteen's head on it all around.
"Oh, that's so adorable." Ochako smiled as Toga's sister let out cute squeals at the adorable baby clothes.
"They're so tiny, did I really fit in those mommy?" Violet asked seeing them.
"Yes of course you did fit in those honey. You probably don't anymore but we still have them in a box back at home for next time." Skyla smiled to her daughter rubbing her head.
Violet's eyes widened hearing that as she looked at the clothes. "They look cute. Do you think if there's another baby she can wear them mommy? Will uncle Tetsuo help with that?"
Hearing that Tetsuo and Skyla both gasped and blushed in embarrassment while the others all laughed at that.
"Honestly childlike innocence like that is one of the most cutest things in the world." Saki chuckled over before gaining a teasing tone for Skyla. "But Skyla, I'm happy for you but please don't make me a Grandmother again until you finish U.A. with Tetsuo okay?"
Skyla turned a bright shade of red. "MOM!" She covered her face in embarrassment while Tetsuo looked down a blush evident on his cheeks.
"It's never too early, and well... you never know what might happen." Mitsuru admitted softly. "You shouldn't let your best years pass you by."
The rest of the Persona Users all looked down at that sadly.
"I wonder what Minako-senpai would do if she were here..." Rise admitted over.
"She'd probably tease Skyla." Junpei recalled. "She always was in a good mood and cheerful."
"Yeah, she was." Akihiko nodded in agreement before sighing. "Then again, one day she'll be back with us."
To change the gloomy mood Skyla went back to the photos changing the one displaying right now. It showed of another ultrasound photo but it looks different.
"Huh, what's that?" Toga asked curiously seeing the picture. "Is it when she was close to being born?"
"I don't think so, she still looks really small in that picture." Shinso pointed out.
"Well take a closer look." Skyla chuckled over showing the spot. "Before she was real tiny. Now she was a little bigger about the size of your thumb, and is starting to grow her arms and legs."
"You broke down into tears seeing that picture." Momo chuckled. "You were a complete mess seeing baby Violet."
"Well... can you blame me?" Embarrassed but having happy tears in her mind from the memory Skyla couldn't help asking that rubbing her head.
"Of course not." Chidori reassured her. "Seeing your child growing inside you is simply magical and of course it's perfectly normal to be emotional when you see something like that. I was the same way myself."
Medea raised her arm to show she's proof of that for Chidori's case.
Skyla smiled over nodding walking over, and changed photos where this time Skyla was in the girls bathroom (very much within privacy) with Nejire, and Momo with her again but the board this time said 12 weeks on it.
"My bump was still a little too small to see so we couldn't catch it on camera." Skyla explained why they aren't see Violet in here in the photo.
"But she was growing inside her mommy, and you were getting a little more emotional back then." Momo recalled.
"Yeah." Skyla changed to another photo where it shows of Saki being there where she seem to be giving a selfie with a unaware Skyla reading a pregnancy/motherhood book on a recliner.
"I took that while she wasn't looking, she looked so mature." Saki admitted with a fond smile.
"She really does, she's an amazing looking mother... Violet's really lucky." Toga smiled only to pause and frown as Izuku noticed and hugged her gently.
"Big sister." both her siblings hugged her.
"It's ok now." Tetsuo reassured her. "Your parents won't be able to hurt you anymore."
Toga smiled as she settled in the embrace before using her arm to wipe her eyes before looking towards Skyla. "Next picture?" Skyla softly nodded with a smile changing pictures where Skyla was laying in bed staring at the camera with a smile. Her shirt was pulled up showing her belly with a very tiny bump on it while written on it was 'Baby Violet'.
"There I am." Violet giggle seeing the picture. "I was getting bigger and bigger, but mommy's strong so she could carry me all the time."
Skyla giggled herself from this while everyone awed or cooed seeing the picture while those like Shinjiro, and Bakugo just smiled or grinned small. Skyla changed photos again over showing another ultrasound photo but Violet is bigger where they can see the outline of her.
"She's growing up so fast and she isn't even born yet." Izuku smiled seeing that. "Circumstances aside you must have been getting more and more excited with every passing day, was she moving yet?"
"Well the next picture should answer."
Skyla moved to the next picture. It was outside Somei where Skyla, Momo, and Neijire were there in a quick picture together hastily made. Skyla had tears in her eyes with a big smile with a board that said '17 weeks first kicks!'. Seeing that most of the girls gasped and had tears covering their mouths as they looked so emotional.
"That... oh my god... you must have been so happy... I can't even begin to imagine what if would feel like, it must have made those 17 weeks feel even more incredible then they already were." Ochako choked out with tears. "I can't believe... these are just pictures and I'm already crying at how amazing it was."
"Before I left the school Nejire reminded me we had to take a photo. So we were outside the school while I was leaving for the day off she arranged with the Principal." Skyla admitted over tears in her eyes too. "Feeling her kick... I feel like I died, went to heaven, and came back with an angel."
"You did, Violet is a little angel." Saki smiled gently as she rubbed her granddaughter's head causing her to giggle happily.
Skyla chuckled over before changing the photo again where this time is three photos where it shows of Momo in one, Nejire in the other, and the two together in them of a side view of the girls feeling around to see if they can feel Violet kicking.
"Oh, so are you and Nejire Violet's aunts Momo?" Izuku inquired turning to her. "From the pictures it looked like the three of you are almost sisters."
"Well... we kinda are... President Hado came up with us being aunties." Momo admitted that over.
"That's so sweet." Ochako smiled putting a hand on her heart. "I'm going to die of adorableness."
"I think you won't be alone Chako." Toga is feeling the same amount of emotions that Ochako must be feeling tearful.
"I think... we can show the rest of the pictures another time, we need to make sure we all get back and this trip needs one final thing." Akihiko mentioned calmly.
"Definitely, a picture to commemorate us all getting together and maybe we can do it again sometime too." Labrys agreed.
"I want us all to see!" Violet said over to them looking eager to show them more.
"Ok, ok..." Skyla laughed holding her daughter. "Do you want to pull up the next one sweetie?"
Violet nodded over moving, and changing the next photo. It was the photo like before of Skyla laying in bed but in lower few so that noticed a bigger bump, and also see another bump on it which could mean Violet kicked when the photo was taken while Saki's hand was seen rubbing Skyla's belly while the girl herself looked close to tears again.
"Damn it... why do you have to have so many sappy pictures?" Bakugo asked despite being brought to tears himself by this point.
"Well... Nejire wanted us to record as I go along." Skyla admitted over with a smile but was openly crying herself as tears ran down her cheeks.
Tetsuo gently hugged her at that. "I think it's a good thing she did, you have all these amazing memories to look back on forever."
While in her Grandmother's lap, Violet noticed her mother crying so opening. Seeing that Violet squirmed out of Saki's lap before going over to hug her mom. "I love you mommy."
Feeling the hug around her leg, Skyla softly looked down towards her daughter. She looked up with a smile. "I love you mommy, you don't have to be sad."
Skyla stared before she started crying more knelling down, and pulled Violet to a tight embrace. Not tight enough to hurt her but tight enough to hold her close. "Oh Violet... you really are such a perfect little angel... please, don't ever change." Seeing all the photos, recalling the memories, and of course how sweet her daughter is, is really getting too Skyla the more it happens.
"I won't... unless I get to be more like you mommy." Violet smiled happily. "I want to be just like you."
Skyla just kept crying burying her face into her daughter's shoulder as she kept crying while everyone watches over as Tetsuo rubbed her back with a soft smile as he watches Skyla letting out the dam of her emotions over. Toga, and Ochako can feel there heartstrings being tugged from the pictures but seeing Skyla looking emotion happily from this, and holding her daughter so close to her...
"I want one..." the two of them said together with their own tears.
Izuku hearing them blushed deep as he slowly turned to Toga subconsciously imagining her holding a green haired baby. Blushing bright he looked down greatly embarrassed over. 'Oh gosh her holding my baby!? But... would that really be so bad though...?' He gave a small slight smile he thought this.
Bakugo also hearing that looked at Ochako, and subconsciously thought of her holding a blonde haired baby in her arms while using her Quirk to float things to entertain the baby.
"You're both too young, graduate from U.A. at least before having kids ok?" Inko requested.
"She's right, Violet is adorable but she wasn't something that Skyla planned so be a little more thoughtful." Mitsuki agreed.
Both girls softly nodded at it but Skyla having heard it smiled pulling away. "Sweetie?" Violet looked at her curious her left shoulder wet from Skyla's tears. "Do you mind... giving Miss Toga, and Miss Ochako some company?" Give them some experience over a girl like Violet.
"Ok." Violet smiled happily at that before going to sit between the two girls with a smile.
They looked over feeling something, and sees her in between them smiling at the two. Seeing that the two girls hugged her with tears. Violet giggled over as they hugged her while everyone cooed from the scene.
A few minutes later at the beach everyone was wearing there normal clothes while Junpei gets the camera ready to take the picture. "Okay everyone, is everyone ready!?" They all nodded over as Junpei set the timer running to them, "Okay everyone say cheese!"
"Cheese!" they all said as Junpei ran to stand next to Chidori as she held Medea and a few seconds later the flash of the picture captured them all.
The picture was taken, and Mitsuru informed them she'll make copies for everyone to have.
Overall a great Golden Week for everyone.
End Flashback...
Now they were back home over, and had been settling back into school. Like Nezu requested, Mitsuru had supplied Hound Dog with a Shadow Orb for him to use to train Bakugo with a small manual equipped with it to show him how to use it, and protocols to take as he, Isogai, and Ochako do school together. Tetsuo, Izuku, Tenya, Pony, Kyoka, & Toga continued school like usual with Skyla, and Momo over where they done well with there work.
And of course spending time hanging out, talking about plans, and spoil little Violet around with some fun times up ahead from it. But soon fun, and games came to an end cause 3 days after returning back it was time to train again. And with someone new that can very much change life again for them.
The Persona Users, Kikuno, and Inko were waiting outside the training room talking to each other over how the training will go while waiting for Tsunagu to finish what he is doing to the boys as they wait for the Pro Hero that will come to assist him for today. The door opened over as they looked to greet but froze seeing something on the boys.
Both Izuku, and Tetsuo looked a bit embarrassed over but there hair are once again in a silly hairdo Tsunagu usually does for who he trains while the man is behind them looking annoyed about something but not about the hair he placed them in. Yosuke, Junpei, Yukiko, Ryuji, Ann, Sophia, and Zenkichi all started laughing from the hairdos again over while Fuuka couldn't help letting out a few giggles.
"Yeah, laugh it up guys, laugh it up..." Tetsuo looked very embarrassed over in the hairdo. "I still don't understand why Tsunagu-sensei said this is integral to being heroes..."
"You want to show yourself as a professional." was Tsunagu's automatic response like he said this hundreds of times while he looked around his annoyance growing.
"He has a point." Akihiko chuckled at that before turning to Tsunagu. "Did you find out who's going to be helping out with today's training? I didn't get the chance to check myself."
"I did, but he's late." A knock was heard over that Tsunagu turned patience thin. "About time." He walked over opening the door as he stared over. "All Might's the one that's fashionably late, don't make this a habit." A loud grunt was heard as who walked in was a tall blue spandex man with flames around his body. But he wasn't alone, a boy having white hair on his right, and red hair on his left with a scar around his left eye walked with him looking a little emotionless.
Izuku's eyes widened in shock. "You're Endeavor! The number two hero, it's an honor to see you again sir!"
Endeavor stared over crossing his arms at him but didn't say anything. Tsunagu walked beside him sighing over. "I originally intended for All Might to be the one to teach us for this week... But his trainer had called last minute, and said he couldn't do so." Tsunagu looks incredibly annoyed about this that All Might picked now to tell his trainer to cancel the appointment. "So I have to bring Endeavor here instead to train for today."
"That's more than ok, Endeavor is an amazing hero... just getting the chance to work with him for a day is a real honor." Izuku smiled in excitement. "I know all about your Hellflame Quirk, it's incredibly powerful and you're amazing at using it... you make stopping villains look easy and..."
He started going on another of his rants about how amazing the pro heroes were.
Endeavor, and the boy with him blinked over confused, and a little surprised over seeing he's so knowing about heroes, and stares on.
"Izuku?" Tetsuo shook his head making Izuku stop. "Your doing that again."
"Huh... oh, sorry about that." he blushed in embarrassment as Mitsuru frowned.
"We appreciate you coming, but who's this with you?" she asked Endeavor calmly.
The boy with Endeavor turned to her knowing the attention is on him.
"Actually about that, Endeavor has agreed to train them... but he has a few, conditions if he agrees." Tsunagu brought up for Mitsuru over. "And it involves his son with him."
"Conditions?" Mitsuru questioned hearing that as she turned to Endeavor. "What conditions?"
"I had heard about how you been training these boys." Endeavor spoke up towards them while placing a hand on his son's shoulder. "First some introductions. This is my youngest son who will head to U.A. next year, Shoto Todoroki."
Shoto stared silently at them but they noticed he cringed a little in disgust from Endeavor's hand on his shoulder.
"It's nice to meet you." Izuku smiled offering Shoto his hand.
Shoto stared at his hand but softly takes it.
"I remembered about these Personas, you spoke about. I talked with Shoto privately about what I plan to do involving this." Endeavor spoke over towards Mitsuru. "My conditions are to have him have one for himself, and to participate in the training those two are doing."
That caught everyone off guard that he wants his own son to have the power of Persona himself which is by far a very dangerous thing to do from there own experiences, and very few can be selected. From knowing of Endeavor's status, he is a powerful hero with flames capable of reaching 4000 degrees but is also an aggressive fighter. He should be enough to train Shoto to be a strong hero so why would be want him to have a Persona as well?
"Huh, why would you want to put your son in that kind of danger if you don't have to?" Junpei asked hearing that. "It doesn't make any sense, and to be honest he might not even have a Persona in the first place."
"He is capable enough as is. See he is stubborn that he only uses half of his Quirk so I figure this training would give him the motivation to have him use it in full effort. And he is also gonna be the strongest hero out there so I want to make sure he be as strong as possible." Endeavor explained over his reasons before narrowing his eyes. "Or perhaps you wouldn't mind if I tell the Commission about this?" That alarmed everyone knowing that it now changed to threats. "You shouldn't have revealed the truth about Personas earlier then planned otherwise they can use the knowledge against you."
Shinjiro had told Mitsuru to not reveal the truth of Personas to the people before meeting with the U.A. Staff alone but she done it anyway, and now Endeavor is using that against her.
"I see, well we can attempt to train your son with his quirk while you assist Tetsuo and Midoriya." Mitsuru noted calmly. "I assume his quirk is similar to your own, a fire based quirk?"
"Yes the perfect Quirk. Can also use ice like you from his mother. He only uses his ice though nothing wrong with his fire just refuses to use them." Endeavor answered over.
"Huh, why don't you use your dad's quirk?" Tetsuo asked Shoto hearing that.
Shoto's look darkened. "I refuse to use his fire. My ice is suitable enough."
Mitsuru frowned hearing that. "We can't force him to utilize his flames if he doesn't want to."
"Well if you don't want me to inform the Commission you will figure a way." Endeavor glared over towards her.
"Don't mean to interrupt but we're here to train, and we're wasting time." Tsunagu knowing how big the threat is figured to have Endeavor see that Shoto doesn't have what it takes to unlock a Persona, and see the Shadows are too much for him so they get off his back.
"Very well." Mitsuru relented. "Tetsuo, you and Midoriya are to keep an eye on Shoto Todoroki and if things get too dangerous get him out immediately understood?"
"Gotcha." Tetsuo nodded as they walked in.
"Don't try anything out of line." Tsunagu warned Endeavor who glared before closing the door behind them.
"Is this a good idea?" Fuuka couldn't help asking her wife nervously seeing that Endeavor has them trapped in his hand by spilling the truth of Personas, and Tsunagu's idea to have Endeavor see for himself would get him to leave them alone.
"We knew it would happen eventually." Yukari sighed. "And to be honest, we know they've been suspicious for a while."
Mitsuru looked over where there waiting. "Alright Endeavor-san, we will begin but you, and Tsunagu are for emergencies in case things get too much for them. Understand?" At his nod Mitsuru nodded. "Okay. Beginning test!"
(Battle Theme: Reach Out To The Truth)
The Shadow Orb already on from the first time raise up activating letting out sonar waves. A few seconds later blobs over before forming over where there is a masked spinning white cloaked monster with a lantern, and two bodies lacking heads with a large spinning heart with a pink mask on it with one wearing a white tuxedo, and the other wearing a pink dress dancing together while the tuxedo one is holding a rapier.
Seeing the Shadows, Izuku and Tetsuo summoned their Personas. Shoto seeing the obstacles readies a martial art stance.
"Agi!" the spinning sorcerer fired some light flames that they dodged over while Tetsuo charged in landing a slash with his knife before kicking it off. The rapider couple Shadow moved some slashes with his rapier that Izuku dodged over before kicking them away. While the two gathered Shoto stepped in front of them.
"Shoto?"
"If you value your health stay back." Shoto stated over to them as he charged up ice in his right hand. "This won't take long... Heaven Piercing Ice Wall!" A large wave of ice shot out towards them that the two were hit over. Shoto breathed a bit over as wisps of breath are seen over with his fingers slightly coated in ice. "Not that strong... could've given stronger opponents. Are we done her-"
SLASH!
He widen his eyes seeing the ice attack slice as it collapsed showing the couple Shadow was mostly unharmed from the ice attack. "What? How did it...?" That was one of Shoto's powerful techniques, and it barely done anything to this shadow.
"Get back, you can't fight Shadows like that!" Tetsuo told him quickly. "Theseus!"
He removed the mask as Theseus appeared attacking the Shadow that dodged over while Izuku used his Evoker. "Come out Yukimura!" Endeavor, and Shoto looked shocked as he pulled the trigger summoning Yukimura who appeared over. "Swift Strike!" Yukimura charged in attacking both shadows but they dodged or gotten hit over while the mage charged a dark attack.
"Mudo!"
"Oh no! Careful this can take you out in one attack!" Tetsuo called as purple rings appeared around the three but they vanished with nothing happening. "Izuku!"
"Right!" Izuku charged in with him as they summoned there Personas together.
"Take this!" The two landed attacks together which destroyed the shadows over ending the training shess like that but no one notices the Shadow Orb is still active.
"That... I've never seen quirks like that before." Shoto whispered.
Tetsuo sighed turning over. "You okay Shoto?"
"I'm... alright." Shoto answered over before looking down. "But... how come my ice barely done anything...?"
"Well if you want an honest answer, Shadows like these have resistances." Tetsuo admitted over to him. "That Shadow is strong against Ice which doesn't work for you. It is weak to fire."
Shoto's look darkened like before. "I refuse to use my left side."
"I know, I'm not looking to pry but Shoto if you want to be a hero you can't half-ass things."
"I never said I wanted to be a hero." Shoto stated over with crossed arms.
"You don't?" Izuku asked shocked hearing that. "But why not?"
"Well it's cause-"
"He wants to spite his old man."
(Cue Theme: Borderline of Madness (First Encounter))
Hearing the sudden voice sounding like a distorted Shoto's they turned seeing the active Shadow Orb is summoning something walking over. The shadow effect faded which shows an exact copy of Shoto in front of them. Only his eyes are golden, and he had a smirk on his face.
"What?" Shoto questioned seeing that. "Who are you?"
"Oh shit..." Tetsuo looks stunned.
Endeavor blinked not believing what he is seeing. "What is this?" He uncrossed his arms stunned while Tsunagu blinked.
The Persona Users outside looked stunned from this over as Yosuke cried out. "Ah shit!"
"I-It... it's his Shadow." Teddie shook a little.
The Shoto lookalike in front of him chuckled sinisterly in front of Shoto. "Who am I indeed? Well the answer is obvious... a reflection, your own reflection. A reflection that was decided upon yourself, who wanted to spite dear old dad is that right?"
"What makes you think that..."
"I know everything you know... the time that Toya was killed, mother was sent to the psychiatric facility when she gave you your scar, and the times that flaming bastard pushed you too hard... You being a hero?" Shoto's Shadow spoke up in front of him. "You have no intention of being the next All Might he wanted you to become... You seek to be a hero to laugh in his face by half-assing yourself. You are holding yourself back because of a petty grudge for the death of the older brother, and he isolated you from his siblings seeking only for you being the next Number 1 Hero when he could not. How pathetic is that, makes you want to puke... And this training here... all the more perfect excuse that you want to have the last laugh!"
During the talk everyone was shocked from how he described Endeavor's treatment, his older brother killed by something, his mother causing his scar, and Endeavor sent her to a mental care center. But they all hear that Shoto is limiting himself to get payback on his father for all those deeds, and the training with Persona to get back at him more.
"Uh... sensei?" Teddie looked at Yu for what they can do.
Yu frowned. "Mitsuru-san, I'm going in with them... this is out of their league."
Mitsuru nodded opening the door.
"Shut up! Tell me already... who are you!?" Shoto is frustrated that this guy is talking about sensitive subjects like he's some know at all.
Shadow Shoto chuckled over from this. "I think, I've told you already... I'm you, your Shadow... I don't know nothing about you."
"No... your not..."
Tetsuo widening his eyes knowing what Shoto is gonna say next, and tries to stop him. "No Shoto don't!"
"Don't say that!" Rise cried out nervously as Yu entered the room with his katana.
"You're not me." Shota told his doppelganger angrily.
"Hmm? What did you say, I didn't hear you?" Shoto's Shadow asked cupping his ear daring for a louder response.
"I said you aren't me, so who are you!?" Shoto questioned angrily as Yu arrived next to Tetsuo and Izuku. "Answer me!"
(Cue Theme: Borderline of Madness (Intense))
Shoto's Shadow laughed over. "Wouldn't you like to know... I can feel the power coursing through me!" Shoto blinked stepping back as black energy built around his Shadow as he gave a sinister smirk enveloped.
Seeing the danger Tsunagu turned over. "Endeavor!" The Number 2 nodded as they run joining the three over as it transformed but Shoto gasped collapsing over which Endeavor looked over stunned. "Shoto!" He takes him over as Tsunagu turned. "Get your son to safety." Endeavor nodded moving to get Shoto to a safe distance as they turned seeing the Shadow transforming over eventually finished forming just as Endeavor joined them again.
"That... what is that?" Izuku asked staring at where Shoto's doppelganger had been.
The Shadow is now larger with himself unclothed torso with two long dragon heads sprouted from his back one red, and one blue with flames, and ice around them while his bottom half is a mobile insectoid seat over with crab claws on it while the Shadow smirked. "Let us begin..."
(Boss Theme: I Face Myself (Battle))
Boss Fight: Shadow Shoto
The five prepare themselves over against him while the Shadow spoke up. "I am a Shadow, the true self... Whoever gets in my way for spiting that bastard... will be burned by my flames of rage, and froze by my ice of sorrow."
"Black Frost!" Yu called as a small black snowman with a purple hat and red eyes appeared above him. "Agidyne!"
The snowman generated fire but it was repelled over as the flames charged in at Yu.
Yu frowned as his Persona seemed to absorb the flames. "Rise, does he have any weaknesses?"
"Scanning the target!" Rise summoned Kouzeon to scan Shadow Shoto.
Tsunagu turned to the kids. "Follow my lead!" They nodded as they charged in where Tsunagu jumped up moving to punch that Shadow Shoto caught in his hand while the red dragon head turned charging a fire blast that Tsunagu noticed but Izuku punched the head blasting flames away before Tsunagu freed his hand before using Fiber Master to try trapping the dragon heads together but they broken out by one of the crab claws snipping the fiber.
Tetsuo charged in slashing over with his knife before summoning Theseus to land an attack with his weapon over while Shadow Shoto raised his arms as both dragon heads fired ice, and flames over which they avoided but Endeavor stand tall not affected by flames due to his Quirk before charging in over landing a powerful punch over pushing Shadow Shoto back but it smirked over as the blue dragon head fired a barrage of ice that Endeavor growled firing fire that destroyed the ice.
"Okay I got it! It's weak against Electricity!" Rise called out for them to hear.
"Right, change Kohryu!" Yu called as a golden dragon appeared. "Ziodyne!"
A large golden serpent dragon rose up before blasting a large bolt of lightning striking the Shadow as it cried out collapsing down on the ground.
"Okay everyone, ALL-OUT ATTACK!" Tetsuo called over from this readying over charging in attacking all at once over striking numerous blows over to the Shadow damaging it but not enough to finish it.
Shadow Shoto growled over before crossing his arms the insectoid legs knelling down while the two dragon heads seemed to generate large amounts of ice, and fire together.
"What's it doing?" Izuku asked worried seeing this.
"Nothing good, everyone be on guard, this is dangerous." Rise warned them.
So they all guarded over as the two dragon heads finished charging where Shadow Shoto stood tall with the insectoid table as both dragon heads fired at the sky mixing forming frozen flames charging down to attack the group in front of it. They all braced themselves but Tetsuo cried out as it hurt him the most before the dragons heads seemed to fade slightly as though it were exhausted.
"Tetsuo!"
"Don't worry..." Tetsuo grunted over before calling. "Change Pixie! Dia!" Pixie appeared above as it generated green light healing Tetsuo as he sighed before grinning. "Alright should be time for the finishing blow. Ready to finish this Izuku?" At that a whistle blown the field which was a signal that Tetsuo told Izuku to listen for a final attack.
Izuku blinked before nodding. "Right, sounds good."
"Okay! Time for the finishing move!" Tetsuo called as they jumped up. "It's Showtime!"
A curtain effect happened before it pulled showing Izuku, and Tetsuo looking out in town on a large building before they jumped down together where Shadow Shoto is in an allyway.
"Ready for this?"
"Right!"
The two charged in where Tetsuo landed spinning slash with his knife jumping off just as Izuku landed a strong lariat over as they ran together jumping up before they both landed double knees together. "DOUBLE EX FINISHER!"
They jumped landing together settling in a group pose together while Shadow Shoto collapses behind them while words appeared saying 'Izuku, and Tetsuo has done it again!' ending the battle.
Shoto outside groaned starting to regain consciousness.
"What... what happened?" he groaned weakly getting to his feet only to see his father and pull away in disgust.
"Shoto. You alright?" Tetsuo walked offering a hand that Shoto slowly takes over. "Do you remember what happened...?"
"Now for him."
They looked seeing Endeavor walking over to the defeated form of Shadow Shoto back to his regular form raising his hands. "I don't tolerate fakes." He charges fire in his hands over as Tetsuo widen his eyes running over.
"Hey stop!" Tetsuo quickly moved in front of Endeavor arms spread to protect Shadow Shoto.
"Step aside!" Endeavor told him coldly. "This thing is a wretched copy that should be burned to ash so we can move on with Shoto's training."
"No! If you kill his Shadow, you'll kill Shoto too!" Tetsuo argued over to him.
That seemed to stop Endeavor as he frowned. "Then what exactly do we do with this thing? Lock it up?"
"Kill... me?" Shoto rose up staring over.
Izuku turned over to him. "Shadows are the suppressed desires of humanity. They manifest from your dark, deepest thoughts, and take form. I know it seems crazy but both you, and your Shadow are linked together. If it dies, you die too, as it is the same as killing your mind."
Shoto stared on before looking down turning back to his Shadow who is slowly starting to get up. Shoto takes a moment to think before starting to walk over.
(Cue Theme: I Face Myself)
"It's true isn't it, you represent another side to me... to us." Shoto frowned. "There isn't any me and you, there's just one us... we're one and the same right?"
Shadow Shoto looked over towards him as he stood up staring silently over without his smirk from earlier to him.
"...I hate myself... all the times, I wanted to just run... but if I run then who knows what can happen next... after Toya's Quirk went out of control from training, he changed..." Shoto said over to finish the saying. "Isolated myself so nothing else will happen... always train me harsh so that I can work hard just to not let the same thing happen again... I just wanted to laugh at him when I succeed with only my ice... spit in his face for making mother mentally unstable..." He looked down from this clenching his hands before looking at the Shadow before raising his left hand. "But now... I now realized what I want to do..." At that he generated flames in his hand. "I can't keep half-assing any further... I will become the hero, I want too be... and I'll use both my Ice, and Fire to make it happen, and one day... we can make things right with father..."
His Shadow slowly gave a soft smile over before closing his eyes transforming over into another form showing a twin headed serpent dragon the dragon heads similar to the ones on Shadow Shoto with a large golden body on it, and two large wings. It vanished into a card as it floated down in front of Shoto, and absorbed into his body as he sighed knowing the name of the creature.
"Frost-fire..."
He let the card float into his body before wincing and falling to his hands and knees breathing heavily. Izuku, and Tetsuo went over knelling to him to help him up while Endeavor watches stunned from this. He wasn't sure what exactly happened but hearing this... it made him start to think he if really went too far.
Later...
After tucking Shoto to bed to rest everyone confronted Endeavor about what both him, and his Shadow voiced over while the man himself extinguished the flames on his body showing he has red hair, and a trimmed mustache over in a large room over.
"Well?" Mitsuru questioned waiting for him to start talking, the entire room icy cold along with her glare.
Endeavor looked down ashamed over before then sighed. "I won't deny it... what they both spoke about is true... It wasn't as bad as it was like that... it started after my oldest son died..."
"What happened to him?" Yukari asked hesitantly.
"To start... When I was younger, I wanted to be the greatest hero ever, greater then All Might... My father tried saving a girl when I was a child... they were both killed from the villain attack but that day lead me to make my choice to become the best hero out there, and surpass All Might..." Endeavor spoke up about how it started before then looking up. "Have any of you heard of something called a 'Quirk Marriage'?"
"Quirk marriages, aren't they forbidden?" Futaba recalled thoughtfully.
"They are... I given myself the name Endeavor cause, I know I can never be a hero like All Might, and a way to show a representative towards all my work to be the Number 1 Pro Hero better then All Might... despite my power, I know that my power will never be enough to match him." Endeavor spoke over. "So I sought the alternative, creating the successor with my power to surpass All Might."
Aigis frowned. "So you only see your own children as a means to an end?"
Endeavor looked down. "Not at first... My partner from the Quirk Marriage was a woman. Named Rei, she agreed to the marriage to help her family in finances. She had the opposite of my Quirk, capable of using Ice." He closed his eyes. "She was a great woman, despite knowing what the situation she was in, she didn't let it bother her, and soon I really came to like her too. Then we were blessed with our first child, my oldest son, Toya." He reaches in his pocket pulling out an old worn out photo handing it to Mitsuru. Taking a look she sees a photo of a younger Endeavor, a white haired woman having a smile, and with them was a red haired young boy looking happy with a large blue hoodie.
She looked before frowning. "But something happened, and he passed away, so you had Shoto?"
"He was always eager... too eager. His Quirk came in, a fire Quirk such as myself. He was always eager to prove himself, and show that he can be the person, I wanted him to be." Endeavor spoke over. "But there was something in his Quirk that thrown off his progress. Rather then being resistant to fire like my own Quirk does, he was instead resistant too Rei's ice, and without it his own Quirk really injures him. I was worried for him so I stopped training him... but he never stopped."
"What do you mean he never stopped?" Yosuke asked nervously having a bad feeling he knew what that meant.
"He burned to death." Endeavor answered looking down.
"What?" Izuku asked in horror.
"As the years passed my goal of surpassing All Might grew into me obsessing it." Endeavor told them over. "I often neglect my family, and used my duties as a hero to skip my duties as a father. His condition gotten worse as he had stronger fire but cannot be resistant to it. Me, and Rei had three more children, our daughter Fuyumi, our second son Natsuo, and Shoto himself. I thought of training Shoto instead when I founded out he had the Quirk of me, and Rei's in harmony... but Toya wanted my approval so bad he tried to attack Shoto, and I've stopped him. He gotten so emotional that his Quirk activated harshly, and burned everything... he didn't survive."
"Well you obviously learned from that and tried to support your family through that tragedy right?" Chie questioned. "After what happened you must have tried to support your family and make amends right?"
Endeavor looked more guilty before shaking his head no, it in fact was worse.
"What did you do?" Labrys asked him.
"While Toya's death really did devastate me... I never let that stop me, I thought if I stop now, all my work to surpassing All Might will be all for nothing. So I trained Shoto as intended but I was much harsher on him... I went as far as not letting Fuyumi, and Natsuo see him where I think of them only as 'failures' for not having the same potential as they carry more of Rei's Ice then my fire..." Endeavor spoke up his harsh treatments looking down. "I didn't give Shoto any breaks always being harsh, and whenever Rei tried to defend him... I just hit her, and yell. It gotten so bad she became mentally unstable... and she poured boiling water on the left side of Shoto's face seeing myself on that side giving him that scar you see him have. And all I done was sent her to a psychiatric ward when I thought she would now get in the way of Shoto's development. Shoto refuses to use his fire since that day knowing how much I was toxic to him, his siblings, and his mother... And he has every right to be." Tears start running down his face. "How can I... How can I even have the right to apologize after so much has happened?"
"That's why." Akira told him calmly. "What you're doing right now, it won't be easy but that's how you earn the right. And you put in more effort than you ever have to be a hero."
Hearing that Endeavor slowly looked over towards him confusion on his face.
"You're crying over what you did, you feel guilty about hurting your family, it means you want to change for the better... now you need to put the effort in and actually change things." Akira mentioned.
"I know... I haven't done much but I do send Rei her favorite flowers even if I don't see her." Endeavor admitted.
Tetsuo looked at him before saying over. "Rei, your children..." Endeavor turned to him as Tetsuo frowned over. "They have every right to hate you cause of it... but now that your willing to change for the better genuinely now, it means you have a chance of redemption. Now you just have to take it... It will not be easy but one day they will forgive you."
Endeavor stared over before looking down before wiping his eyes over, and turned over to Mitsuru. "Miss Kirijo... I apologize for attempting to blackmail... I will take the secret of the Personas to my grave."
She looked at him before nodding. "It's alright. And like I said we'll help your son in any way we can."
Endeavor closed his eyes. "I doubt my family will forgive me, but I can at least try to give them a better life than they've had so far." He stood up from this before looking at her. "Then... a chance to start over... Let me introduce myself for real... I am Enji... Enji Todoroki." He bowed politely to her.
"It's a pleasure, Enji." Mitsuru smiled softly.
Enji rose up over towering over her. "And also cause I'm curious... are you related to Rei? You have a Cryokinesis Quirk like she does, so I wonder... if you two are related."
"No, there's no relation." Mitsuru confirmed before pausing. "You should take your son home, awakening takes a lot out of someone so he needs his rest."
"How long does he need to rest?" Enji asked over.
"It could be a day, it could be a week or two, it varies from person to person." Yu answered.
Enji nodded over before asking a final question about Shoto's condition. "Is there anything he should take or do so he can recover?"
"Just make sure he has enough rest." Makoto answered. "Once he recovers he'll be fine."
Enji nodded before bowing walking out to get Shoto, and head back home. Tsunagu stared off before he sighed. "I apologize as well... it was my lack of judgement that this happened."
"Don't blame yourself, this kind of thing would have happened eventually." Akihiko told him before sighing. "Still, that shadow was too much for them... Tetsuo, Izuku, and Shoto are going to need more practice before dealing with something that strong on their own."
"What we're the odds we deal with that kind of Shadow during training?" Tetsuo asked over with a shrug a soft smile.
Izuku looked down before turning too Tetsuo. "Well uh Tetsuo..." Tetsuo turned over confused. "Can I ask you something?"
"Huh, of course you can." Tetsuo nodded at that. "What is it Izuku?"
"Well... after hearing what Ende-I mean Enji is now making things right with his family... do you know about your family?"
Tetsuo blinked over hearing that confused. "What do you mean? Mom, and Mamagishi cared for me when they adopted me."
Izuku shook his head. "No... I mean, your own family... the family you were born into."
Hearing that Tetsuo blinked before then widening his eyes. "Oh... you mean my biological family?"
"Yeah, do you know anything about them at all?" Izuku asked him.
Tetsuo frowned shaking his head. "Sorry Izuku, I'm completely blank over who my blood family is... They just given me to the orphanage sometime as a baby. Like Skyla I have basically nothing to who they truly are."
He nodded hearing that as he frowned only for Tetsuo to blink, he wanted to talk with Igor about his social link with Skyla.
"Oh I just remembered something." Tetsuo said looking at Mitsuru. "I'm heading to the Velvet Room mom, I need to talk with Igor about my Social Link with Skyla already being max."
Tetsuo turned but Izuku takes his shoulder where he turned staring before Izuku smiled. "Tetsuo... I been meaning to say thanks... you been a good friend, and I hope we be great heroes together." He offered a fistbump.
Tetsuo smiled as he returned it. "Definitely."
Just then time froze.
"I am Thou, Thou Art I...
Thou has acquired a new vow.
It shall become the wings of rebellion
that breaketh the chains of captivity.
With the birth of the Justice Persona,
I shall become the hero that shall lead
to truth, and liberation..."
Izuku Midoriya: (Justice; RANK 1)
'Justice?' Tetsuo thought smiling. 'Fitting.'
Izuku blinked seeing him smiling like that. "Tetsuo?"
"I'm glad we're friends." Tetsuo smiled.
Izuku smiled over before Tetsuo walked out quickly finding a door, and opened entering.
(Cue Theme: Aria of the Soul)
He appeared in front of Igor again with Moritz beside him.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room, how can we be of assistance?" Igor inquired calmly.
While noting that Nusumu was also present beside him, Tetsuo bowed over before saying. "Well... something that hasn't happened before with my Social Link had been activated. It went all the way to MAX."
"That's simple, your social links represent your bonds but you didn't just form them after you awoke to your power... you formed them even before that." Nusumu pointed out calmly. "Your bond with someone could have grown naturally before you realized it was a Social Link."
"So... me, and Skyla were already through a Social Link before I was aware of my power... that must've meant it was at Rank 9 before it finished forming." Tetsuo cupped his chin in thought.
"That is possible, it's not common but it can happen." Moritz nodded. "And, it seems you're gaining more allies as well?"
Tetsuo smiled over from that. "Otherside from Enji, we also have a new teammate who can use a Persona. Shoto Todoroki."
"I see, that makes... four Persona Users then?" Nusumu inquired.
"Me, Izuku, Katsuki, and now Shoto." Tetsuo confirmed over with a nod to Nusumu. "We still have a long way before we head to U.A. but it looks like things are going great. I even managed to form a Social Link with Izuku, and he's Justice."
"You all are going to be great heroes." he smiled at that. "Though, Igor-san... if you don't mind I'd like to ask you something."
"Of course, Nusumu, what is it?" Igor asked over.
"His predecessors who possess his same power, just how powerful did they become?" Nusumu inquired.
"That be a lot to explain... however to put it in simple turn, it is too where that they can be capable to match the power of the Gods." Igor answered over towards him. "Including to defeat the one who cannot be defeated."
"I see." Nusumu nodded. "Well, that's all I wanted to ask, and Tetsuo... I do wish you the best in your goals as a hero... and maybe we'll meet one day."
"Are you going somewhere?" Tetsuo asked over hearing that blinking.
Igor nodded over from this before Tetsuo turned to Nusumu. "Well I wish you luck with what you need to do Nusumu." The man nodded back with a smile before time froze.
"Thou will have our blessing when creating a Persona of the Devl Arcana."
Nusumu: (Devil; RANK 2)
Tetsuo blinked but smiled from the Social Link advancing from this before bowing to Nusumu wishing him farewell.
Ulrich362: Another Persona user, Shoto Todoroki... and yes I know that Endeavor gets a lot of hatred... he's not going to be magically redeemed in this fic. He's just going to try and take steps to improve things like he does in the manga only at a slightly earlier point... it will take time for his family to trust him again.
bopdog111: Lots of people used the tag 'Endeavor Bashing' or 'Endeavor Faces Consequences' on AO3 cause they don't like him. But despite his bad relationship he was still a decent guy before it all fell apart so he had a chance to redeem himself.
Ulrich362: More like he becomes a decent guy and he might in this fic too... he's not going to be forgiven for what happened in one day but he's going to put forth the effort and we'll see what happens. that said, next up we actually won't see Tetsuo or any of the people with him.
bopdog111: Who are we seeing instead?
Ulrich362: All Might and those two girls, and Bakugo and Ochako of course. See you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!