Thunder Hero: Baraquiel 5
Enji and Fuyumi were waiting alongside Kido, Smoke and Burnin' outside the training facility where Harry had gone through a solo exam to obtain his Hero Licence. No-one had seen Harry in his Hero suit; although Smoke, another one of Endeavour's sidekicks and one that Harry surprisingly got along with had helped him develop the Lightning Teens outfit.
Harry was clad in black combat boots, black trousers with additional pockets, black and blue tactical vest/long sleeved shirt with a sort of chest plate with what appeared to be made out of some sort of carapace with crossed lightning bolts on the chest. Adorning his arms appeared to be some of sort of metal that ran from his elbow down to his fingers and on his back appeared to be a pair of sticks and on his face he had a pair of goggles.
"Well?" Endeavour growled.
"Passed…One of the most sarcastic hero hopefuls and also one of the most unorthodox thinkers as well. My main criticisms are taking on too much as once, not dealing with authority very well and…well PR."
Endeavour chuckled a little bit and Fuyumi sighed. "I can't take you anywhere."
"I'm sorry Fuyumi; I thought you knew what you were getting into when we started dating."
Fuyumi rolled her eyes before pulling Harry into a hug. They'd been dating for just over two years and Harry's influence on Endeavour and his family; yes, things were considerably frosty between the children of Endeavour and the man himself but things were changing. Endeavour had been slowly changing his reputation and stances, Endeavour had taken Harry's initial meeting with him and the bombshells the Lightning Hero had made to heart.
All-Might and his legacy were finishing or finished. It was only a matter of time before this information was seen or even heard in the public domain; it wouldn't do for the public to panic. It was the one thing Harry agreed with the Department for Morons, of British Heroics but there was not causing a panic and burying ones head in the sand. However, Endeavour would have needed to survive a run-in with a Nomu to demonstrate that he was now the Number One hero, in an alternate reality. In this case, in stepped Harry, Endeavour knew that the Lightning Hero would be his son-in-law. Endeavour respected Harry a lot, and this solo attempt at the Licencing Exam was his gift to the boy and his daughter.
"You have people problems?" Smoke smirked.
"More along the lines of, I dislike those who don't have two braincells to work out what I'm saying. I also have a very dim view of those who become Heroes, for the perks that come with heroics."
"What in your view makes a hero?" This came from Burnin'.
"Someone who is willing to stick his neck out for their common human, without the need for gratification. Someone who has a quirk; and genuinely helps others because he likes what he's doing. Someone who thinks the spotlight, the franchise, the autographs and the ridiculous opinion panels is a crock of shit; and they only do it because they need to. People like Eraserhead, Vigilantes except for Stain. There's a line between Vigilante Hero and a Mercenary with an agenda and he's the latter…got mad charisma if my cases I'm studying are correct."
Endeavour grunted "And me?"
"I still think you're an asshole, most of the time. Two years ago; I was all but willing to abduct your daughter, marry her, and then grab her two brothers by whatever hook or crook I could. Now…you're changing, still a major asshole but now you're no longer 'FUCK, ENDEAVOUR IS NUMBER ONE IN THIS CRISIS! WE'RE FUCKED!' it's more…"
"Endeavour's Number One, would prefer All Might but Endeavour's the best we've got. We're going to make it out." Endeavour responded. He shrugged off the insults, one doesn't become a hero without a thick skin, but thankfully Harry was one of the heroes waiting to take over for him.
"I'm thinking of losing some of my sidekicks…Smoke's one of them." Smoke looked at his boss.
"I'm not firing you, Smoke. I'm planning to help set you up as your own Agency; you're one of the best Police Liaison and Stealth Heroes in my agency. I would've fought to keep you in my agency but…"
Smoke nodded "We need good quality heroes in the business to keep this shit-storm from engulfing us. Endeavour, it's been an experience working for you."
"The fact you've not thrown a fit at him, proves more than most." Kido giggled slightly.
"I still think you're a prick." Burnin' replied with a toothy-grin on her face.
"And you're like one of those appetising chocolates with a crappy filling, Burnin'."
Endeavour shook his head "You three, back to the agency. I would like to spend time with my family."
They found themselves surprisingly in a Kuzumochi bar "What's the plan for the pair of you? You're both nearing the end of UA."
"I'm planning to open a Hero Agency and proceed with the plan; might do a Teaching course on the side. Then, if Shoto enters UA get a Teaching Assistant post at the School and keep an eye on him."
"You'd keep an eye on him?"
"Shoto, if he bothers to study chemistry specifically molecular chemistry might be able to branch his quirk out. I can. Specifically, to rather hot and cold levels."
Endeavour's eyes widened "You can manipulate fire and ice?"
"For a few seconds. A fistful of seconds surprise is golden in a fight." Endeavour nodded at that.
"Your nemesis? You electrocuted, froze and burnt him."
"To ash, then repeated the process to the point of ridiculous overkill. Then had Stratagem eat him."
"Stratagem?"
"One of the three of us who made Team Wreckingball. Eidetic was another and kinda obvious what I was."
"You were the wrecking ball. Eidetic and Stratagem handled the planning, you just hit them very hard."
Harry snorted "Yup. Then there's my other team…Squad Six. We were less a functioning team more of loosely aligned morons with big quirks, brass nuts and no sense. We couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery but we prided ourselves on being little gremlins, bastards and guttersnipes."
Fuyumi cocked her head "That sounds like code for being rather brutal in combat."
Harry snorted "Considering we defended our school with fingernails, heads, teeth, fists, elbows, knees, feet and whatever improvised broken furniture and masonry we got our hands on…We were little more than cannibals and savages." Over the two years, Fuyumi and Harry been dating the white and red haired young woman had managed to get more of Harry's backstory out of him than most people had ever known.
She'd even won the approval of Andromeda Tonks! Within five minutes of meeting her.
(Flashback)
Fuyumi had just settled Teddy down for the night when the seven bolts on the door to the apartment opened. Fuyumi had taken up training with Harry; her quirk allowed her to control the temperature of objects and as a result she always had the perfect cup of tea.
However, Harry had taught her how to manifest her cryogenics and pyrokinesis as well. She favoured her ice more than her fire as she preferred the colder months, the ice formed into a knife as the door opened.
It was Andromeda Tonks! Fuyumi raised the knife, Harry had let her fully into his heart after he saw her interact with his Godson like mother would her own child. "Darling, that knife needs to be colder to be sharper. Nice effort."
Fuyumi gulped and summoned a ball of fire "Who are you? What do you want? How did you find this address? Why are you here? Who sent you? Furthermore, how do I know I can trust you?"
Andromeda grinned "Tonks Andromeda, My Grandsons wellbeing, The Principle met me, my Grandson, Harry did. You don't, not until Harry comes back…You can even remain closer to my Grandson until Harry verifies my story."
Fuyumi quelled the fire and the ice "Care for a drink?"
The two had just sat down for a cup of tea as Eraserhead and Harry walked in. Eraserhead watched as the two women looked at each other and then at Harry "I'll be waiting."
Harry looked Fuyumi over and then Andi "Well, the pair of you aren't dead, grievously injured…so the initial greeting must have gone well."
"You could say that. You're…scanning my heartbeat, making sure I'm really me?"
"Can't be too careful. Hero Public Safety Commission are already on my ass and I've not even punched anyone yet. I've got them to leave me alone for now. What did they do to you?"
"Nothing, I wasn't unprepared for. Funny when you're a defence and prosecution solicitor no-one really wants to mess with you, even if your Grandsons Godfather is really high on their shit-list."
Harry smirked "So whose in charge of trying to find me?"
"Dawlish…looks like a pug, you threatened to remove his organs with a rusty spoon for what he did to Minerva."
Harry nodded "Ah, yes…Only wish Hagrid got him with his crossbow."
Andromeda chuckled mirthlessly "You've calmed down a lot, put some weight and height on. You're looking healthier, it must be because of this gorgeous woman. I never got your name."
"Todoroki Fuyumi. My family is one of heroes, although my youngest brother is the only one liable to take up the role in the future."
Andromeda smiled at her "Lovely to meet you. Keep an eye on these two for me."
"Andi, not to be rude, what's your plan."
"Don't worry about me. An accomplished internationally accomplished solicitor like me shouldn't find it hard to find a job. Although in regards to Edward, we'll come to a…beneficial arrangement. I'm not cutting you off from him, you need your education, I don't need to work but I intend to."
(End Flashback)
Endeavour paid and his driver drove the duo back to the school. Harry grinned, as he relaxed and Fuyumi placed her hand in his. They arrived at the gates of the school to find Eraserhead waiting for them "School was contacted. Well done Potter, well done Baraquiel. How does it feel to be legitimate?"
Harry grinned "Much better. Still a bit miffed at having to remain here, but can't complain."
"You've got no lessons for the rest of the day and tomorrow. Your reward is a night patrol with me."
Fuyumi looked at her boyfriend "Don't come back in a bodybag."
"That…I can guarantee." Harry turned to Aizawa.
"What time do we start?"
"We start at eleven tonight and we're back around six." With that the Erasure Hero headed off.
Harry looked at Fuyumi "Dinner?"
"I'm cooking and you, need, rest. You've got a seven-hour nightshift patrol, to look forwards to."
(HPSC)
"What do you mean we've got nothing on Potter Harry?" The Director of the department demanded, blood flooding to her temples in frustration. Ever since her team had encountered Harry at Endeavours house
"Exactly what I've said, sir…We've found nothing on his records; the British Department of Heroics are not exactly forthcoming."
"That is to be expected, considering our much more firmer hero laws and the British and American style ones that star in many Western Countries. I suppose we could try the approach of 'not intending to charge him', but he's setting up an agency in Japan, we'd like to know his strengths in order to keep the paperwork steady. I've seen his results and he is undoubtedly a credit to Japanese Heroics." Retorted the President of HPSC.
Minato spoke "I have something. It's not anything substantial but it's something."
The President steepled her fingers "That is?"
"He's got a very powerful fourth or fifth generation lightning quirk, he's honed it to an unknown degree. Furthermore, he's associated to the Todoroki Household. He's also just got his licence solo."
The President grinned "Very, very good Hayabushi…Anything else?"
"He's sharp, scarily sharp and he either possesses a very cracked moral and ethical compass or he's an expert on governmental censorship and controlling."
"Explain."
"He arrived as we were talking with Endeavour. Endeavour led the six of us into a meeting where between the four of us, we tried to get Potter to open up. He shut us down and more or less dismissed us as if we were nothing more than a nuisance to him."
The President nodded "That is disconcerting, however it would not do to antagonise either of them…Observe only."
(Eraserhead and Baraquiel)
The two heroes sat on the rooftop overlooking a busy subsection of Japan near U.A "Whom, are we looking for?"
"Just some rabble-rouser no-life. Let's keep it simple." Eraserhead stated.
Little did they know that Hagumi Raiden, Kuro, was going to be at the bottom of the bottle about to lure Harry Potter into an open confrontation and would succeed.
