Hisashi spent the following few days went training Izuku on how to safely use Fire breath. The fact that Izuku's ability apparently carried over whatever development was present in the quirk didn't make it easy. Most children had extremely watered down versions of their quirks when they first emerged. His dad also taught him a trick on how to switch quirks in a sneaky way: by putting his hand inside a pocket and rubbing/scratching his face with another. To make sure he doesn't lose track of the infused object, Papa Midoriya gave him an old 10 cent coin that he got during business trip. Izuku would say that this dime brings good fortune and that's why he always has it. Inko's Attraction was much easier to explain and teach, despite her apparent lack of experience with it.

Izuku told everyone in the kindergarten that he has a dual quirk, which was quite rare at the time. Coupled with the fact his fire was way stronger than anyone his age, he quickly became center of attention. This was very annoying for his friend Kacchan, who up to this point has been relishing in glory ever since his Explosion quirk manifested several months ago. The ash blond decided to make sure Deku knows his place.

Izuku was playing in a park when Katsuki and two other boys approached him.

"Hi, Kacchan!" Green head waved at the blond.

"Deku, how about we see if your quirk can beat mine?" Bakugou pressed his fist against a palm and produced a tiny blast.

"Sure thing!" Izuku assumed the fighting position he saw on Internet once.

Suddenly, the other kids activated their quirks: Dragon wings and Elongated fingers. They had sadistic smiles on their faces.

"Wha… What are you doing?"

"Teaching you lesson, you… HEY!" Katsuki screamed as Izuku turned around and ran.

"NIGERUNDAYO!" He yelled in response.

Three boys tried to chase after the fourth one. Good thing the flying child was overweight, otherwise outpacing him would be problematic.

The next day Izuku tried his best to avoid being left alone with Kacchan and his cronies. He figured that they'd calm down after a few days. The way to his home was through the accursed park, but if he stayed away from the road, he would probably be fine. Midoriya's train of thought was interrupted when he noticed a crying kid being surrounded by Bakugou and others. Green head couldn't help but intervene.

"Leave him alone!"

"Deku. Is this the part where you run away like a chicken?" The boy grinned.

"No, not this time." Izuku let out a large flame from his mouth in hopes of scaring them away. "Leave."

"Wow, is he for real?" It worked on one.

"Ha! I'll blast off your stupid face!" But not on another.

"I am the superior dragon!" And not on that one either.

"Die!"

Two boys assaulted Izuku from different directions. His strategy was to retreat and leave the flaming trail in front of him to discourage them. Flyboy bailed as soon as his hair got caught on fire, but Bakugou moved forward anyway. Big mistake, as his palms blew up due to the incoming flames. The ash blond fell on his knees from the pain.

"Oh my God, are you okay?" Izuku tried to move closer.

"Get away from me, Deku!" He screamed out of frustration.

Green head noticed that the crying kid was already gone and chose to do as Kacchan said.

Later that day Mistuki Bakugou came to the Midoriya residence to ask some questions. Luckily, Hisashi and Inko were already home, so Izuku didn't have to do it alone. The boy explained that he tried to protect some other child and only wanted to intimidate Kacchan.

"I see. The brat clearly needs some discipline. I'm sorry you had to do this, kid." The blonde woman replied before leaving the apartment.

"Like mother, like son."

"Hisashi!" Inko slapped him.

"What? She was like that too. Who knows would kind of mayhem she'd cause is she had a more destructive quirk."

"Dad, will Kacchan be ok?" Izuku pulled on father's sleeve.

"Yes, my dear, he'll fine." Elder Midoriya picked up his son. "If he ever tries a stunt like that again, let me know, okay?"

"Okay…"

Things have gone back to normal. Kids with high potential quirks like Tsubasa, Bakugou and Midoriya were elevated by their peers and adults alike. Everyone tried to put them all in the same basket, although Bakugou wasn't the fan of the idea. When families of two minions moved to the different part of Japan, he was still not content with an extra who was hogging the metaphorical spotlight. Eventually they drifted away into acquaintances at best, much to green head's displeasure.

The Fire Breath quirk has inspired young Midoriya to research other flame heroes, such as Endeavor. He even asked his parents for a few figures to put them near All Might. At times he wondered about transferring Hellflame, but he quickly perished the thought after remembering his promise. Dad was a clever guy. If he said would hate quirk transfer, then it has to be true.

Attraction was a very limited version of telekinesis. Izuku could improve the range and speed and which pulls the objects, but he was unable to manipulate the direction or move objects heavier than 500 grams. Additionally, it could not affect living organisms, even small ones. Still, he wasn't going to complain about having a quirk with good range. Fire was very hard use at further distances. There were plenty of heroes with similar powers, but his attention was focused on a relatively new one: Tornado of Terror. Despite only being 18, graduating recently and working solo, she was gaining ranks very quickly. Perhaps he could learn a thing or two from her.

Years have been passed…

Aldera Junior High was an uneventful chapter in his life. Other students were nice to him, but he suspected that they were only interested in his quirk. They tended to avoid answering questions about their own abilities. Some even said that he was looking down on them. What? Why would he do that? They were just dumb, like dad always says. No matter, he would not let envious tongues cloud his fascination with quirks. Even if he shouldn't take them, he can at least observe them from the side. A great hero must know quirks of his allies and foes.

UA entrance exam! The written test was very difficult. Hopefully, Midroriya's score was good enough. The practical part was about to begin. Izuku's lucky charm (the dime tied to a small chain) is ought to guide him through the challenge. He could try to damage robots' internal systems with Attraction, but there was a chance the examiners wouldn't notice it was him. A much safer bet would be to burn them down. His throat was seriously aching after Present Mic announced the end of the practical part.

The next week was full of waiting and nervous nail biting. Green head got in! His cumulative score out him in the fifth place overall, with Katsuki being at the very top. The whole household was celebrating like crazy, especially when Bakugous came to share the joy. Green head could practically sense resentment from his former friend, but chose to ignore it.

A few days before the new school could begin Izuku was taking a stroll through the city. There he became a witness to a villain attack: someone with a sludge quirk was trying to assimilate some girl. The victom was shooting laser beams from her eyes, likely to try and free herself. Death Arms tried it take her away by force, but his quirk didn't fit the situation. Mt. Lady couldn't squeeze into the narrow space to intervene. Could she not regulate her size more thoroughly? Kamui Woods was practically useless because of the burning building nearby, and Backdraft was busy preventing the flames the spreading. The villain must have had the luckiest day of his life. He didn't seem to be affected by fire or blunt force. No one here stop him, unless…

"I'm sorry, mom and dad, but I have to do this." Midoriya kissed his lucky charm for good luck before running headfirst into the danger.

Green head wasn't able to dodge villain's grab, but he could work with this. Izuku reached into his pocket to touch his phone and put his other hand on his attacker. The villain started to deform and slowly turned into a normal human. The kids panted heavily from stress while the no longer sludge villain was swiftly apprehended by Death Arms. The girl got taken away by paramedics. Midoriya was asked to accompany the police for questioning, but first he pleaded to call his parents. Dad was going to chew him out for today's stunt. It would be very hard to explain what he just did without looking terrible.

Little did he know, a certain well known hero but was watching his actions.