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Chapter 20 Back to the Spider-verse
So, our group of students of UA as well as their teacher, the two members of the league of villains, and the two Konoha Ninjas where in the theater room. along with them was Melissa Shield and her father.
"We are to swing back to an old world we saw not that far ago," Fox said.
"So why are we here I don't think we should be here at this moment I don't think Hinata are connected to a world that you already say?" Naruto asked.
Just then MW popped in, "I would saw that young Uzumaki Naruto," Madame Web said. Showing several Version of Naruto as a spider power hero. As well as Hinata wearing Spider-woman outfit. each Spider-Naruto was either part of the shinobi world or part of a Morden day world as one he's a UA teacher with Izuku who is wearing a spider theme of his hero suit, as well Ochaco who suit look like Hinata. [1]
"Wait is that a Spider-man theme version of my suit?" Ochaco asked
"It looks like what Hinata's wearing," Himeko said.
"Yeah, but it's more, pink the white." Mina said as she looked.
"And is that me with you guys as one of your classmates along with Hinata a Himeko, Naruto said as he looked at the UA sports festival.
"Why do I look like I'm cover a slime?" She asked out.
"it's blood Long story but Nomu test subject that escape and tried to Kill your sperm and egg donor, but Naruto stop you, you did get a taste of his blood, and it did something to you." Fox said.
"So instead of Izuku Himeko-san goes me?" Naruto question.
"You two keep that one No give backs," Tomura said as he got.
"Well, the older me saw her as a sister." Naruto said.
"Oh thank you." Himiko said as she huged Naruto.
"Anyway let's play the showing." Fox said.
Chapter 2: Does Whatever A Spider Can-
Yeah, Mom didn't exactly take the fact that I got bit by Dad's science experiment and now had superpowers well. Once she was done fussing over me and asking me if I was okay, she proceeded to berate Dad for not making sure the cages were secure and for not telling her about all of this last night, to which he apologized profusely.
"What Mother wouldn't call off their husband's stupidity," Kushina said sitting next to Inko.
Then she proceeded to use her Telekinesis Quirk to grab a nearby frying pan and hit him on the head with it.
"Aw, Metal hitting dimwit." Fox said, "I know the feeling."
"Show like you have the XP for that?" Tomura asked.
"He does far too much if you asked me," Himawari said.
Yeah, Mom can be a bit scary at times.
"That is the number 1 rule of the universe, something I know very well it also goes with wive to strong will wive that can make me hit my head to the wall." Fox said as he thought back.
Anyway, Mom wanted us to rush to the lab immediately, but Dad quickly calmed her down and pointed out if I was in any serious danger it would've shown by now. Still, we ended up getting those pancakes to go and ate them on the ride to CyberMax Tower.
"Sadly, scientific breakthroughs wait for no one." Davied said as rubbed his temples, thinking back fo all those sleepless nights.
Once we got there, it was time to start running the tests.
Oh boy...
Once they got to Hisashi's lab he drew some of Izuku's blood to run it through a DNA scanner. This was to see the effects that The results for that would probably take about an hour, maybe two. So while the tests were being ran, they moved onto physical testing down in one of the tower's Exercise Rooms.
"Hope that you don't turn into a giant Man-Spider," Naruto said.
"Yeah, like his counterpart," Fox said showing a Naruto as Man-spider.
"What the hell." Naruto said.
"Was he..."
"Hit by a serial shooter part of humarise That Naruto took a bullet filled with trigger that would hit a Magma hero." Naruto said.
"What happed?" Naruto said.
"That version of Sasuke and Sakura help you turn back to normal." Fox said as he looked at and purple and green armor tengu suit.
Said physical testing involved a run on a treadmill to test his stamina, a strength test involving CyberMax's new adjustable weight system, a grip test, a standing long jump, a 50 Meter Dash, and a few other basic tests they'd have you do in Gym Class at school as basic exercises.
Normally Izuku would've barely been able to pass these exercises due to his weak and wimpy frame, and utter lack of stamina. But now?
Fox then show what Izuku looked in middle school before his training that after the training, "Before, after, I'll send the pics to your phones latter girls." Fox said as he looked at the blushed.
"I'm getting Jr. High flashbacks." Davied said as he remembers trying to ring the bell.
He was able to lift the weight equivalent of a decent-sized car, though he had to push himself to do so. His father figured that as he got older and kept using it, he may actually get stronger.
He managed to breeze through the 50 Meter Dash in 5 seconds, a vast and welcome improvement from his usual time in Gym Class.
"Wow, he's fast." Hizashi said.
"I've seen faster." Naruto said.
"You're a Shinobi." Fox said. "Plus, you're a speed type." Fox pointed out.
The grip test was... inconclusive. Frankly because Izuku gripped the machine so hard the thing broke. "Don't apologize, Izuku. Those were last year's model. We're getting new ones delivered next week."
"That said grip strength he has," Izuku said.
The standing long jump was also inconclusive; frankly because when Izuku jumped, he managed to jump all the way across the mat, to the other end of the room, before slamming into the wall a good ten or so feet off the ground. "Ow."
What happed next everyone laugh at what Spider Izuku did. "One of many fails moment of Spider-Deku." Mina said with a bratty smile Izuku blushed at Mina teasing. as Fox put up a Izuku own count. "More to come and each would be more epic then the last."
Inko winced. "You okay, sweetie?"
Adhering himself to the wall, he shook himself and replied "I'm okay. Guess that's what happens when you have Jumping Spider DNA."
"More leg strength." Naruto said. "Fox what Spider powers do I have among the other spider-men."
Fox looked at Naruto and took out a smart phone, well the normal spider powers that being wall calming the six scents, strength, agility then you have powers venom blast which is a bio eclectic that can bypass power that can make a person invincible, an element or one of the three sates of matter, Bio-camouflage. in another Izuku has that and that Naruto has a power that is less known he can call spiders." The group flinched at hearing this, "But those Naruto also has the same power as you even when they are down, they always have someone to help them out right Madae Web." Fox said.
"Yes, I may had help them once and awhile," she said drinking some tea. Naruto hearing this smile at this, "I hope you'd kicked their asses in gear." Naruto said to her.
"I'd did after all I'd helped others even those girls I'd took in," Madae Web said.
"Back when you were human." Fox said.
"Gonna need to test that one outside later," Hisashi noted. "Moving on."
The rest of the tests flew by, save for the treadmill test. Hisashi decided to give Izuku a chance to catch his breath to measure the full extent of his stamina. That proved to be a mistake, as Izuku ran for a full hour before his father told him to give it a rest. Why? "You pretty much climbed the stairs to the top of the Empire State Building."
"Whoa, that's a lot of step," Melissa said as she looked at spider powered Izuku.
Once Izuku used one of the showers to clean himself up, they all went back to Hisashi's lab so he could analyze the results for Izuku's physical tests and the blood testing.
"So, based on what the machine gleaned from your blood, the spider's venom has altered your DNA," Hisashi stated. "A tad obvious given your new physique and your little ceiling cling this morning. But the changes extend far more than just new muscle and clinging to walls." Looking over his notes he continued "Based on all the tests, you have a spider's proportionate strength, speed, reflexes and agility."
"And considering my massive leap back into that wall," Izuku added "the Jumping Spider DNA gave me a super jump."
"Big deal I can do that too!" Katsuki shouted.
Naruto also rise his hand as well. "Me as well, plus I have, no quirk." Naruto said pointed that out.
"That cause you're a freak force of nature," Fox said as he looked at Naruto.
"Fair Point." Naruto said.
Hisashi nodded. "Yeah. From what I'm seeing though, there's no other major physical changes. So, we don't need to worry about you growing extra eyes or arms."
"Thank God for that," Inko said, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Good, let's just hope he'd doesn't get hit by a trigger bullet." Kaminari said Jiro then hit him with her earphone jack. "OW!"
"Aw that's cute they are having a will they won't they." Fox said Himawari then pulled his ear. "Hima stop it please." this cause all of them to sweat drop.
"But are these permanent," Izuku asked. "I'd hate to think I just got a Quirk only to find out that it's gonna just cut out on me."
His father chuckled a little. "Don't worry, Son. From what I'm seeing these changes aren't going away anytime soon." Seeing the look from his wife he added "And there don't look to be any negative health effects either, honey. He's perfectly healthy. And with proper diet and exercise, he will continue to be for many years from now."
Izuku was beside himself with joy. He couldn't believe it. All his life he had been powerless, useless. Deemed unimportant by his peers because he had been unfortunate enough to be born without a Quirk, without any sort of power.
But now?
Now he had power. Now he wasn't worthless. His dream of being a hero, what most people would think was impossible to someone who was Quirkless, was now suddenly a whole lot closer than it had been before he'd been bitten by that blessed spider.
Okay, maybe he was taking it too far with the "blessed spider" bit, but his point still stood.
"I have a Quirk now."
Ochako held Izuku's hand giving him a gently squeeze. Izuku seeing this blushed.
"Look at the smile, so bright," Naruto said trying to block the smile.
Too bright too bright," Toga said.
Kurama came out and looked at the smiling boy. "Oh, kami my eyes!" Kurama yelled as his eyes balls where smoking like they were on fire.
Fox just chuckled at hearing this.
"Is everything ready?"
A monotone, almost bored sounding voice replied "Yes sir."
"Follow the orders I gave you. All of them."
"What's this than?" Naruto asked.
"Cannon event?" Fox said looking at Naruto, "I'm glad your other had told off, that O'hara guy and to go F' himself." Fox said. MW just cover her laugher with her hand.
"Who?" Naruto questioned.
The man seemed to want to argue, to speak out against the man on the other end of the phone. But then his eyes flashed silver for the briefest of moments, and that feeling of rebellion was crushed. "Understood."
Hanging up the phone, the man picked up a silver briefcase and walked out of the janitor's closet and into the hallway of the ground floor of the CyberMax main building, his face blank and emotionless the whole time and a slight silver glow in his eyes.
The smile on Izuku's face never left as he and his mother rode down in the elevator. The two of them were going to go to Central Park to properly test his new jumping abilities the spider gave him, and Central Park was one of the few places in the city that allowed people to use their Quirks without licenses (provided they didn't use them to start fights or cause a whole bunch of collateral damage.) So it was the perfect place for him to test out his "Spider Jump." With his mother's supervision, of course. His father originally planned to come with them, but sadly he got a call from one of the higher ups and they needed him up on the 66th floor. So instead he asked Inko to record everything on her phone and for Izuku to take notes. Inko obliged, but joked that he owed her a romantic dinner at that one restaurant the two of them went to when Hisashi first started working over there, to which he immediately agreed.
"I hate when that happens, those last minutes called always ruin some good family times." Davied said as he looked back.
"While looked at this now you and young Melissa can have fun catch you with," Toshinori said to his friend.
"Ah, Central Park, great place to have dates as well as its Dinners and restaurant," Naruto said looking back at his many lives.
The elevator ride down was quiet, save for Izuku having a mumble storm while writing in a new journal (where he kept it she didn't know) about his new Quirk. She smiled at that, as it reminded her so much of Hisashi back when they were his age. Like father, like son she mused.
Once they reached the ground floor, the two of them disembarked and headed to the front door.
But as they made it to the Reception Area, Izuku bumped into one of the workers there. "Oops. Sorry about that," he quickly said. "I wasn't-"
The words died in his throat as a strange feeling overcame him, something similar to when you feel a cold chill on the back of your neck and the hairs on it stand up on end. Only this cold feeling was felt all over his body, which tensed up like he may need to spring into action at anytime.
"Oh no, that can be good what was that?" Kirashima asked.
"And why am I not going to like this?" Momo questioned.
"That, Spidey sense it an early warning system and young Midorya you must learn from," MW said looking at the boy.
"What are you talking about?" Izuku asked.
Next thing Izuku felt a strong tingle and able to catch bowling ball with both hands. "How did I do, that?" Izuku question himself.
"That was one of the old users of One for All, and after this you and Naruto will be training Naruto kill him." Fox said looking at the blond ninja.
"Wait what?" Izuku look at Naruto who was just smiling at him.
The man either didn't notice or didn't care, but uttered a quick "Just watch where you're going next time" and shot Izuku a glare before walking away, his hand noticeably tightening around the silver briefcase he was carrying.
And Izuku could've sworn his eyes flash a sinister silver for the briefest of seconds. Wonder what kind of Quirk he has that does that to his eyes?
"That looks like an effect from a Mind control quirk." Shinso said.
"Wait but when you use your quirk it looks nothing like that?" Ojiro questioned him.
"Well not Quirks are the same, don't forget that Their quirks that can effect a person personality or thinking," Fox said.
"I can just make a person do what I want after I make the respond to me." Shinso said.
"And this guy bump into me?" Izuku said.
"So, whoever is controlling him its stronger." Shinso said.
"And this guy feels off." Naruto said.
"Negativity," Kurama said as he looked at the screen.
"What?" Izuku said looking at the fox. "I can see it the guy is being control by his negative emotions" Kurama said. this got everyone to look at him and paled a Quirk that can manipulate a person. "I can do that to, but I use it for good when I'm living in your world it helps with my job think of it a stopping people who have bad habits." Fox said.
"I can tell this guy his mind his angary full of hate." Kurama said.
Fortunately he was snapped out of his brief thoughts when his mother called for him and they walked out through the front door.
Unaware that things were about to take a turn for the worst.
The man walked down the hallway and down several flights of stairs until he arrived at the door marked SECURITY ROOM. Swiping his keycard he walked through and saw one other guard in the room. The guard turned around and gave him a confused look. "Bill? The hell you doin' here? You're shift's not for-"
Before the guard could finish his sentence "Bill" quickly pulled out his pistol (which had a silencer attached) and fired one round. Had the other guard understood what was happening, he would've been confused that the muzzle flash was a strange silvery-black, and that the bullet itself was glowing and left a similar colored energy trail.
"Okay, I wasn't expecting that?" Said Toru looking at what happed.
"You should guns are rare in Japan, but people still can get their hands on them and quirk or not quirk they can still kill." Fox said as he looks at them.
Sadly, he'd never get the chance as the glowing bullet nailed him right in the chest, bursting out through the other side and nailing the far wall. His life fading from him he fell to the ground, dead within minutes.
"Looks like what effecting Bill is also effecting his gun." Shinso said. "That not good."
"Training will be turn up by 5X, now thanks to Shinso." Fox said as he looked at the students.
Unfazed by his act of murder "Bill" walked past the now dead security guard and right to the control console, placing the silver briefcase on his lap before finally opening it and revealing its contents: a black flash-drive and a wooden opera mask that was made to look like the face of a Chinese Demon. Plugging the flash-drive into one of the ports on the console, he clicked on the prompt that popped up that said EXECUTE. The screens then promptly started flashing through multiple windows before finally showing several error messages as the virus worked its course, disabling the buildings security systems and all the locks on the doors.
Once it was finished he placed the block upon the console before pulling out his phone again and dialing the only number on it. Once someone picked up he said "It's done, sir."
"Good. Meet us in the Reception Area."
He nodded, hanging up the phone before putting on the mask and turning to leave the room. But before he did he aimed his gun at the console and screens and unloaded the rest of the clip into it, quickly reducing it all to a pile of sparking and smoldering junk. Smiling under his mask, he released the empty clip and loaded a fresh one into his gun.
"This doesn't look good at all." Denki said "they just took out the coms."
Everything in the Reception Area was perfectly calm; employees were clocking in or clocking out for work, a few people were waiting for job interviews or other appointments. Two security guards were at opposite ends of the area, one looking absolutely bored while the other one was tapping his ear piece and looking confused. "Jamie? Jamie, come in?" All that came through his earpiece was static. Concerned, he tapped it again and said "Guys, I'm not getting anything from Jamie. Is something wrong with my radio?"
"This just got worst." Kirishima said.
He never got an answer to that question as at that moment the sliding glass doors opened and a group of men wearing black suits and similar masks to "Bill" walked in, all of them holding assault rifles. As the two guards saw this they moved to pull out their handguns, but sadly the masked men were quicker and dropped them both with a spray of silver-black bullets. As they fell to the ground and the people began to panic, one of the men pointed his handgun straight up and fired twice, ending the panic. "NOW LISTEN UP," he roared. This got "DO AS WE SAY, AND YOU ALL LIVE! ANYONE TRIES TO BE A HERO, YOU'LL BE LEAVING THIS BUILDING IN A BODY BAG!"
With his piece said, he walked over to the receptionist. "Where's the board of directors," he growled.
Scared out of her mind, the receptionist stammered "T-t-the 66th floor!"
"Crap." Naruto said as he reading what was going on her.
"Oh no," Inko said worrying at see that her counterpart husband.
As for Izuku he was starting to feel a mix of thing his father was never there for him after he was found to be quirkless. But this version of his father was working hard for him.
If he smiled or looked grateful, it couldn't be seen because of the mask. "Thank you for your cooperation." He turned to walk away, but quickly added "Oh, and don't bother with that silent alarm. Salvation's not coming anytime soon." Looking at five of his cohorts he spoke to them in Chinese "You two stay here and make sure there's no funny business." Once they nodded he pointed at five others, each holding duffel bags. "Get to work. And remember; every floor." They also nodded, walking off and entering the elevators, except one. Looking at the remaining seven he said "Let's go. It's time for our appointment."
"What did he mean by every floor?" Shijo asked.
As they walked to the last remaining elevator, "Bill" arrived. "Alarms and phones are all disabled."
"Good." He patted him on the shoulder. "Welcome to the Inner Demons."
"Inner Demons?" Izuku said.
"Ba, they don't look so tuff." Kurama said.
Izuku didn't know what was going on.
About halfway on their walk to Central Park (since neither wanted to take a cab so they could see the sights) he and his mom were crossing the street when he felt the familiar chill on the back of his neck. He paused, looking around to see what was going on.
And that's when he saw it.
A truck had just blown past the red light, apparently not caring that there were still pedestrians in the crosswalk...
...and it was seconds away from hitting his mom, who was now at least five feet away from him.
Without even thinking he tensed up his legs and shot forward, grabbing his mom and pushing the two of them to the other side, the truck missing Izuku's foot by mere inches. Safely on the other side, Izuku looking in the direction of the truck and angrily yelled "RED MEANS STOP, ASSHOLE!"
"Izuku," Inko said not knowing were her son pick that type of language.
"Katsuki," Mitsuki shouted. Knowing where Izuku language.
"Naruto!" Kushina yelled just to try yelling out her son's name. the two mothers looked at her. "What I didn't get to rise not yell at him for doing something stupide." Kushina told them.
"Why is that?" Mitsuki asked.
"I'd died." Kushina said.
"What?" the two mothers looked at Kushina.
"Yo, God also long story but not the time or place." Fox said as he looked at was going to happen.
Looking to his mom, he asked "You okay, Mom?"
Shakily getting to her feet, she nodded. "Y-yes. Thanks, Izu. How'd you know that truck was coming?"
"I don't know. I just, had this feeling like something bad was going to happen."
He froze, a feeling of utter dread coursing through him as he broke out in cold sweat. Seeing this, Inko asked "Izuku? What's wrong?"
"Before we left, I had the same feeling when I ran into that guy. The one with the silver briefcase." His eyes widened. "Oh God. DAD!"
"There's the freak out." Naruto said. not knowing how to about this he and Izuku was not as close to his father but see an alternate version of him with a father who did love his family.
Before Inko could even blink Izuku had shot off, jumping across the street with an enhanced jump and then tearing through the crowded street. "IZUKU," she called out, even though she knew it was futile. So instead she pulled out her phone and hit Hisashi's number on speed dial while rapidly muttering "Please be alright. Please be alright." under her breath.
I didn't know it at the time, but that day wound up becoming one of the most important days of my life.
Too bad it was also one of the most tragic...
"Well, this is a red flag moment." Hizashi said.
"Mic, time a place." Aizawa said look at his students.
To Be Continued... Right Now.
-Chapter 3: Inner Demons-
With how fast I was running, it took me all of ten minutes to make it back to the CyberMax building. When I arrived, I saw that the security shutters had been lowered so nobody could see inside, and that there was a crowd of people outside looking at the building confused. I heard a few questions like if there was a security breach or if they were being quarantined, and then another guy asked where the police were. That confused me too, seeing as how the building had alarms that would automatically alert the police if something had gone wrong.
"Fun fact buildings that have that type of security are built like that to hold back riots," Fox said.
"Why?" Mineta asked.
"Cause of American's are hot headed, and crazy." Fox said. looking out in space. 'You know who and what I talking about.'
A million horrible scenarios flashed in my mind, before I finally decided to skirt around the crowd and see if I could find another way inside that was hopefully unguarded and not locked.
I eventually found a way in; an air vent big enough for me to crawl through with a cover that was held on by two very rusty screws . With a mixture of my sticking powers and a small amount of super-strength, it came off quite easily. So I crawled right inside, hoping to find my Dad and get out of there.
Which was when I learned one of the biggest rules in the Hero business: Nothing is ever easy...
"He's speaking the truth." Hizashi said getting accouple of nods from the other heroes that know how hard their jobs truly are.
"Crawling through the airducts, wow Izuku looks like the other you have some crazy ways to get inside some places." Ochaco said.
"I do hope those vents are clean." Momo said.
"As well as hold Izuku's weight." Itsuka said.
After about ten minutes of crawling through the very, very cramped air vent, Izuku had to take a second to pause and catch his breath.
Sadly he ended up with a coughing fit after accidentally inhaling some dust. Once he was able to breathe again he sighed and whispered "I really hope this doesn't become a regular thing for me."
Yeah, Spoiler Alert. It did end up becoming a regular thing for me. Seriously, almost every time I've had to sneak into an enemy base or a building that was taken over by villains/criminals I've had to use the air ducts from either the side of the building or the roof. At the very least the vents in this building were decently clean, unlike that one vent I had to use in a skyscraper in Nagasaki.
But that's a story for another time.
"I almost afraid to ask." Izuku said thinking what the older Izuku telling them.
Eventually he managed to come across some smaller air vents that let him see what was going on in the Reception Area. "Who are these masked guys," he muttered under his breath. "And why are they doing this?"
He heard one of the two say something in Chinese, the which the other replied and they kept talking. Izuku's Chinese was a little rusty, but he made out a few words like "Demons", "plan", "hostages", and a whole bunch of other things that didn't bode well.
And then he heard that the "Main Event" was happening on the 66th floor.
The same floor that his father was on. "I gotta get up there. Fast."
"Fox can Izuku make weds?" Tenya asked, "I know what that, Dr. Midoriya said that Izuku can't make webs like a normal."
"Well, Spider-men and Women can but they could do it from their wrist and or fingers." Fox said. "But there are rare cases where their webs are organic." when the students heard this, they fletched. "EW, wait hold on that means Izuku and Naruto's counter parts will make their own webs but how can those other spiders make webs are not organic?" Mina asked.
"In the words of Mai here they made their own babies." Fox said. hearing this Mai looked at Izuku and Naruto.
"Looked at the green bean." Naruto said. Hinata hugged his arm. "Try me, bitch." Hinata said.
As he continued crawling through the vent, he briefly considered calling the police in the hopes that they may get Pro Heroes involved, but that plan was immediately squashed when he saw that his phone had no reception. "Gotta find a spot that has signal," he muttered before continuing his crawl. "And make sure these guys don't find me, cause I doubt that spider-bite made me bulletproof."
"Oh, I hate that when you out in the middle of nowhere with no signal is the worst." Fox said.
"Yeah, we get it your old." Katsuki said.
"Yes, I'm old and you're a brat." Fox said.
"What a smart phone." Naruto asked.
"It that thing Fox gave you that you don't use?" Hinata said.
"Oh, that thing." Naruto said as he was given weir look.
"World where is less technology," Fox said as he got
He eventually came to another grate, this one looking out into one of the elevator shafts, one that was fortunately empty. Carefully as to not make too much noise, he pushed the grate out and crawled out, setting the grate on the bottom of the shaft. He then looked up, noticing that the elevator was fairly high up, at about the fiftieth floor. "Okay. Time to start climbing."
He used an enhanced jump (which he decided to call his Spider-Jump) to get a head start, easily clearing the first ten floors and sticking to the shaft on the eleventh floor. Despite the situation going on, Izuku couldn't help but smile. "Alright, this should help things go quicker. As long as nothing else-"
"Kid don't." Yagi said but it was too late.
"Note as on this point every time the Spider sense goes off image the 90's version of Spider sense.
The words died in his throat when his Spider-Sense went off, and his eyes immediately noticed what looked like a block of C4, but had a strange ethereal silver glow. His eyes darted down, and widened when he saw the same glowing bricks, one on each floor. "-goes wrong. Oh no."
"Never say that don't think of it and ten pages on quoting murphy law in heroes' job's and in any other jobs that has a high danger risk." Fox said.
He pulled out his phone and saw that he had a signal. It was weak but it should be enough to at least get a text out to his mom, which he promptly typed: CYBERMAX UNDER ATTACK! THEY'VE GOT EXPLOSIVES! NEED HEROES NOW!
"Well look at the bright side." Denki said before he gets web in the face by Fox who had web shooters on his wrist. "Denki that 20 more pages add." Fox said as he looked at the walking Meme.
Pocketing his phone he continued climbing up the shaft with renewed urgency, occasionally using a Spider-Jump to boost past a couple floors. Worry for his father and wanting to get away from the potentially deadly explosives that he was very uncomfortably close to. Granted he didn't see a timer on them so he knew they wouldn't just automatically go off, but with his limited knowledge of explosives he knew that they were probably on a remote detonator, and he had no way of knowing if the Demons (he figured that's what they called themselves) were about to make everything go Ka-BOOM! He seriously hoped they weren't planning on doing THAT anytime soon.
He was also hoping that his mom wasted no time in getting help before things went from bad to worse.
Inko Midoriya was doing her best not to panic as she told the officer in charge about the text her son had sent. It was a mother's worst nightmare, knowing that her son was currently inside a locked building with a bunch of crazy people armed with guns. The explosives were just the icing on an already terrifying cake.
Fortunately the officer in charge, a Captain Stacy if she remembered correctly, was quick to act. "I want every available S.W.A.T. team here ASAP. I need Bomb Squad too, possible explosives-"
Inko's phone Dinged!, and she saw another text, this time with a picture. Her eyes widened when she saw it, and she immediately got the Captain's attention and showed it to him. His own eyes widened before he said "Scratch that, we have visual confirmation from a civilian on the inside. I need Bomb Squad, NOW!"
Once he ended the call Inko asked "Aren't there any Pro Heroes who can help?"
"Well, that's going to be hard you see New York has a bit of a small listing of heroes most of them are vigilante some are not even trying to be heroes long story, the only hero team that are there are the Mighty Avengers." Fox told them.
"That a good name," Katsuki said.
The captain sighed. "I wish. But any of the Pros who would be useful are either off duty or too far away to help. But then " His phone buzzed as a notification went off, and he smiled. "But looks like we caught a lucky break. There's one Pro Hero who's available and perfectly suited for this kind of situation."
Relief filled Inko and she asked "How soon until he gets here?"
Captain Stacy smiled. "As fast as he can fly, I'd say about five minutes."
"Who's he talking about?" Izuku asked.
"Someone in the Marvel Universe that was just too smart and has no power just smart." Fox said.
Izuku managed to crawl all the way up to the 45th floor before he ran into his first problem.
The problem being that the elevator started up and started moving down the shaft towards him.
Thinking quickly he got to the doors that lead onto the floor and slid his fingers into the groove between them, and managed to pry them open enough for him to quickly slip through. Had he been a moment later the elevator would've probably crushed his leg, if not completely cut it off. Getting back up and dusting himself off, he sighed. "Least I can walk now." Looking at a nearby sign he read "45th floor. Okay, that's not too bad. If I can get to the stairs without running into-"
At that moment he got the bad feeling on his neck, and he heard footsteps coming in his direction from down the hall and around the corner. Seeing that there wasn't a room to slide into or anything big enough to hide behind in the hall, he did the only thing he could think of.
With a short jump (short for him, anyway) he jumped up and latched onto the ceiling, pressing himself as flat to it as humanely possible.
The footsteps turn out to be two of the Demons walking down the hallway; one holding a machine gun, and the other holding what appeared to be a sickle with a long pole that glowed with silvery-black light.
"Oh, that looks deadly," Toga said looking at the blade.
"Well, Izuku's Spider-sense is really a gift are their heroes in our world that type of power?" Momo asked.
"Yeah, by they were seen as weakling and told to give up they made the list as amazing Hero teammate every but they from a lesser-known hero group." Fox said
Now, while Izuku knew that his newly acquired enhanced strength could probably help him in a fight. If he was able to lift up a decent-sized car, he'd more than likely be able to send these guys flying down the hall with a punch or two. Hell, if his super-jump enhanced the power of his kicks, he could potentially send them flying to the other side of the city via foot-to-the-chest.
The problem? Well, problems.
One; he had no combat experience whatsoever. The guys below him obviously did if their group were able to take over the entire building.
Two; he had just gotten his Quirk today, and aside from some quickly thrown together physical tests this morning, he had barely any experience using his Quirk. And while he doubted these guys would mind killing him, he didn't want to accidentally kill one of them with his enhanced strength. (To be fair, a Hero killing a Villain wasn't unheard of. But they were very rare cases and tended to be either accidental, the Villain in question choosing death over incarceration, or the Villain overusing their Quirk and killing themselves.)
And three, Izuku was fairly certain his new spider Quirk didn't make him bulletproof or immune to to bladed weapons. And he really, really didn't want to find out.
'So, this Midoriya knows his limitations, good less for me to worry about,' Aizawa thought. he then took out a juice pack.
"Did someone just brake rule six." Fox said as he looked around.
'Crap,' Aizawa paled at hearing Fox.
So instead, he kept himself stuck to the ceiling and mentally chanted Please don't look up! Please don't look up! PLEASE DON'T LOOK UP!
The Demons walked on, apparently not noticing the teenage boy above them (to be fair it was a fairly tall ceiling), talking amongst themselves. Again, due to Izuku's loose grasp on the Chinese Language he wasn't able to understand the full conversation, but he was able to pick a few bits and pieces. None of it was good, primarily parts like "shoot on sight" and "No survivors." Real cheery stuff.
"Oh goody." Mitsuki said as she looked at her best friend kid on screen.
Fortunately the two of them continued walking down the hall, eventually turning a corner and walking out of sight, their footsteps growing more faint until he couldn't hear them anymore. Once he felt it was safe Izuku dropped down onto the floor, breathing a sigh of relief. "That was way too close. Really hope I don't have anymore close calls."
It was only now that Izuku was in the building and trying to get to his father that he realized how crazily stupid he was being. Even if he did manage to get to the 66th floor and too his father, what the hell was he going to be able to do? He was fifteen years old and had had his Quirk for less than 24 hours. These guys had guns and weapons and no doubt had far more experience using their Quirks than he did. This was a situation for Pro Heroes, ones who had far more training and experience than he did.
So, why are my legs still moving me forward so I can find my father?
To those who heard the inner those of Izuku smiled at hearing this. "In one world Hizashi was a cop a good and honest on the type of officer that would help a small kid get to safety." Fox said.
"Really." Ida said.
"Yeah, he was the type to never give up." Naruto hearing this look at Fox. "He'd save a hero from getting killed to." said Fox as he sated back.
Deciding to bury those thoughts and focus on not getting killed by the guys with demon masks Izuku kept moving towards the stairs, checking around every corner, listening carefully for any footsteps, and paying close attention for that warning sense of his. What did Dad call it? Oh, Spider-Sense! Let's go with that.
He was forced to hide multiple times along the way, usually by ducking into an empty room or jumping up to the ceiling. He was really thankful for the Spider-Sense in this situation, as odds were without it he probably would've been caught by these guys.
Eventually he made it to the stairwell, thankfully not hearing any footsteps or voices above him. He took off running, seemingly flying up each flight of stairs, desperately hoping that his father was still alive. And also hoping that they'd eventually get some Pro Heroes in soon to take care of this.
His luck managed to hold out, and he made it to the 66th floor, which mostly consisted of large, spacious personal offices for the Board of Directors. Said offices all had at least 2 or 3 glass walls, and to Izuku's right was a row of windows that were covered by security shutters. Sadly, there also weren't a lot of objects to hide behind, and with the glass walls it would be pretty easy to see him coming. Plus from what he could see none of the air vents looked big enough for him to crawl through.
"That's Parker Luck Chuck." Fox said looking the screen.
"The what?" Izuku asked.
"The OG Spider-man Petter Parker." Fox said. "And it looks like your luck is about to run out soon." Fox said. Inko looked like she was about to faint.
And from his position behind a nearby mail cart Izuku could make out one more Demon patrolling outside the room the Board Meetings were usually held. "Okay," he whispered. "How the hell do I get past that guy?"
He looked around for something to use, not bothering with the mail cart since that would make too much noise. The only thing he found that could possibly be useful was an empty cardboard box that he might be able to fit in if he crouched down real low.
Picking up the box and hiding under it, after making sure one of the handle holes was open all the way so he could see, Izuku muttered "If it worked for Solid Snake, hopefully it'll work for me."
"Izuku 30 pages on Why is not good to mimic what you see, or read for Movies, TV shows, Games, and Books." Fox said. he they saw Denki snickered hearing this. "That goes for you as well."
It didn't work. It did not work. [1]
Though on the plus side, he did manage to find his father. As well as the fifteen members of the Board of Directors.
On the downside, however; he was now stuck in a room with the Demons and all of them were probably debating on whether or not they should use their machine guns on them.
Hisashi's eyes were filled to the brim with fear as he watched his son be forcefully pushed into the room. The only thing stopping him from rushing to check on him was that the Demons had said if anyone moved they'd open fire.
One of the Demons, the leader he guessed, glared down at Izuku behind his mask and in English said "You're either incredibly brave, or incredibly foolish."
Izuku looked up at him and smiled, before replying "I'd probably go with both."
"Oh, he has Quips." Naruto said.
The lead Demon chuckled, before lashing out and slugging him in the face. "Smart ass." He motioned to two of his other Demons and they escorted Izuku over to the group, coincidentally dropping him right next to his father. "Don't try anything stupid," one of them muttered.
Once they walked away, Hisashi whispered to Izuku "What the hell are you doing here?!"
Izuku winced. "Long story. But I felt that you were in danger and... well, my legs just moved on their own."
"You realize how crazy that sounds, right?"
"We're on the 66th floor of a building being held hostage by a bunch of men wearing silly masks. I think that's just the slightest bit more crazy than my legs apparently having a mind of their own."
"I'd believe it." Naruto said as he looked at Izuku.
"What why would you say that." Ida asked.
"Cause I'll do same thing." Naruto said.
Hisashi looked like he was about to argue, but then stopped. "Fair point."
The lead Demon pulled out a phone and started talking in Chinese. "Sorry for the interruption, sir. We had a... disturbance."
"What kind of disturbance?"
"Some stupid kid somehow managed to get up here without getting caught. We got him with the rest of the hostages."
"Good to know. But this changes nothing."
"Have they met your demands?"
"No," his boss replied with barely concealed venom in his voice. "They're trying to stall us. And unfortunately, they're sending in a Pro Hero to ''deal with the situation' and he's on his way."
"What is taking that guy so long," Aizawa asked.
"And Who is it, Captain Celebrity?" Nemuri asked.
"Someone who wasn't a hero at all, at first didn't go to a hero school just MIT as a teenager and did run a weapon manufacturer, and Tech Company." Fox said.
"Wait what do you mean weapons manufacturer?" Mai asked.
Well, some nations armies buy weapons form companies of their nations like how a black smith is hired by the lord to make a sword." Fox said.
"Oh, so he never made it to anyone for the highest buyer?" Mai asked.
"Him no but someone that wanted his company try to kill him," Fox said.
"What happen?" Izuku asked.
Fox smile as someone was hammering down metal on the screen, "Heroes aren't born, they're made." Fox said as the sheet of steal was place down of the table after it was cold off.
"Damn it. What should we do?"
There was silence for a minute, until his boss said "Scorch The Earth."
The Demon was silent for a moment, before he asked "Even the child?"
"No survivors. Show them the power and conviction of the Inner Demons."
His eyes flashed silver, and he replied "Yes sir." Hanging up, he turned to the other Demons. "Scorch the Earth."
They all nodded, before taking the hostages and lining them up against the far wall opposite the shuttered windows. The Demons then took up positions in front of the hostages, all of whom looked even more scared now when they realized they were about to be executed via firing squad. "Your boss refuses to give into our demands. So now, you all will pay the price."
He aimed the gun at someone's head, the rest of the Demons following suite, when suddenly the security shutters began retracting. One of the Demon's asked "What's going on?"
Their leader was about to respond, when suddenly there was the wonderful sound of breaking glass and a loud THUD!
All of the Demons turned towards the sound, as did the Hostages, and Izuku's eyes widened.
Because standing there was a man standing a little over six feet tall, clad in a metal armor with glowing lenses over his eyes and a glowing full circle upon his breastplate. The armor itself was mostly scarlet red, but with gold over the face, biceps and thighs.
Izuku recognized him in an instant. "That's Tony Stark! The Technology Hero: Iron Man!"
Name: Tony Stark
Superhero Name: Iron Man
Quirk: Technopathy
Tony is able to interface with various technology through his thoughts alone, provided the tech in question is capable of receiving a wireless signal. He combines this with his vast fortune and genius IQ to create hi-tech suits of armor that he uses for Hero Work. He's claimed the #2 American Pro Hero Spot, right between The Mighty Thor at #3 and Captain America at #1. [3]
"What the hell!" Mic said as he read that.
If Iron Man could smile, he would. "Well, my reputation proceeds me." Looking at the Lead Demon he said "Don't bother trying to threaten me with the hostages you got downstairs. A friend of mine already took care of your guys and got them outta there." Once the Demon swore he added "So-" The palms of his gauntlets started glowing. "Who wants to go down first?"
One of the Demons yelled something in Chinese and aimed his gun, but before he could pull the trigger a blast of energy shot out of Iron Man's palm, nailing the gun and destroying it. A secondary blast followed, nailing the Demon in the chest and sending him flying into the far wall. Once he hit the floor, he didn't get back up.
"Next."
One of the Demons holding a sickle tried to rush him and slice him, but all that earned him was a energy blast to the chest and getting knocked out like his friend.
"Anyone else?"
The rest of the Demons immediately opened fire with their guns, silver-white/black bullets flying and a majority of them hitting him.
However, all they did was simply bounce off the armor like they were made of rubber, doing no damage save for scratching a bit of the paint. Once their clips were empty he said "My turn."
Before they could move, a panel on each shoulder moved to reveal hidden flechette launchers, and immediately fired. Each of the projectiles homed in on a target, striking them and delivering a sedative that immediately put their targets to sleep. The launchers retracted, and Iron Man looked at the last Demon standing, the leader. "And then there was one."
The leader pulled out a detonator, holding his finger right over the trigger. "Don't come any closer! I push this button and the bombs will detonate, and bring the entire building down."
Iron Man seemed to be considering this, his glowing gauntlets growing dim, but then he said "Oh yeah. Thanks for making this easier."
"Making what-" The words died in the Demon's mouth as the detonator in his hand suddenly sparked before emitting a loud POP! sound, a thin trail of smoke rising through the cracks. "NO! Impossible!"
And that was the last thing he said before Iron Man shot forward and nailed him in the face with a right cross, his armor's strength enhancement sending the poor sap flying through the wall and into the hallway. Once he didn't get back up Iron Man said "And we're done." Looking at everyone he asked "I take it your board meetings are nowhere near this exciting?"
Fox looking at Izuku Got ready just in case something happened. 'I'm sorry kid, Aizawa, Shinso Something is going to going to happen it might do something Izuku so I need you to get ready,' Fox send his thoughts to his student and his protege.
They all shook their heads, except for Izuku who was too busy staring at Iron Man in awe. I just got saved by a Pro Hero. This is awesome! Nothing could possibly ruin-
Sadly it was at that moment that his Spider-Sense went off, and he turned to the source of the danger.
One of the Demons had apparently managed to fight off the sedative enough to grab his pistol, and was now aiming it rather shakily at Izuku, pulling the trigger.
The next few seconds he wasn't sure what happened. One moment he was standing and about to be shot, the next he felt something rather forcefully pushing him out of the way, hearing a loud BANG! and then suddenly he was on the floor. The sudden shock kept him from moving, barely registering the sound of Iron Man firing off another energy blast and knocking the Demon out for good. Once he regained his bearings he got back up and quickly checked himself over, but found that he wasn't bleeding nor in pain. Confused, he got looked back to where he had been standing when the man fired-
-and what he saw made his heart stop and his blood run cold.
Lying on the ground was a man in his mid-thirties, with messy curly jet-black hair and four freckles on each cheek. Izuku knew that had the man been facing him and his eyes had been opened, then he would've seen two bright sky-blue eyes.
How did he know that?
Because that man was his father.
And now he was lying on the floor, dead; having taken the bullet that had been meant to kill Izuku.
"Nooo!" Izuku cried out Quick Ochaco and Toga as well as Hinata as moved out of the was as Izuku started to screamed and black energy whips started to thrash around the rooom Naruto seeing this jumped out of the way.
Aizawa tried to stop his student but couldn't do to the black whip. "Midoriya calm down," Shioso yelled. but it didn't work do to Izuku not hearing.
Naruto seeing what was happening Jump up and rush to Izuku grabbed the black whips. "Shinso, Hobo now!" Naruto yelled.
"Midoriya snap out of it." Shiso asked a Aizawa looked at Izuku who looked at Shinso and responded.
Hour later, Izuku who was being hugged by his mother. while Toga and Ochaco looked at him feeling sad.
A cold numbness spread through Izuku's very being as the realization hit him, and he fell to his knees when he could no longer stand. He crawled over to his father, ignoring the cries of everyone else, grabbing his father and begging, screaming for him to wake up.
But it was no use.
On June 21st, 2019, Hisashi Midoriya passed away from a gunshot wound to the chest in an effort to save his son from a shooter.
-Chapter 4: The Hardest Lesson-
I don't know what was worse; seeing my father lying lifeless on the floor of that meeting room, or having to tell my mother that he was... gone.
Actually no, I do know what was worse. Seeing my mother burst into tears after I told her.
Ida knows how that feels as he'd remember seeing his family after his brother was told he'll never walked again.
I don't really remember most of what happened afterwards, most of it blurring together like when you make a Blu-Ray player fast-forward as fast as it can go and all of the images start-
Sorry, I'm getting off track. It's just... trying to remember this day is always hard for me. Even after all the visits to the trauma counselor. And trust me, there were many.
Anyway, after we got down from the building and gave our statements to the police, Iron Man flew down to talk to me.
And taught me a very valuable lesson...
"It wasn't your fault, kid."
Izuku stared up at the Pro Hero, a bit shocked at the statement from the Technology Hero. "S-sir, how is it not my fault," he uttered. "My father died because I wasn't fast enough. Because I-"
"-am human just like everyone else," the hero said, cutting him off. "You couldn't have known that the one guy was going to fight off my sedative enough to pull a gun and pull the trigger. I didn't even know, and I make all this stuff." He gestured to his armor for emphasis.
He didn't respond, just staring at the paramedics as they loaded the body bag holding his father onto the ambulance. Once the doors closed, he said "It's just... maybe if I wasn't there-"
"Let me stop you right there, kid. If you- Hold on a sec."
To Izuku's surprise, the armor made several clicking sounds before the front of it opened up to reveal Tony Stark, who promptly stepped out. The man himself was roughly 6 foot 1 inches, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was dressed in a pair of blue jeans that had several grease and oil stains, and an old T-shirt for the band AC/DC. "Sorry, I needed to get out of the armor for a bit." He smirked at Izuku's slightly shocked expression and said "Yeah I know, you probably figured I'd be taller."
"N-no," Izuku quickly exclaimed. "Though I will admit, it is kinda weird seeing you in regular clothes instead of those fancy suits you're usually wearing at your company's expos. No offense."
"The Mark 1, He'd build in a cave with a box of scraps and a paper chip." Fox said.
Mai looked at this in amazement.
Tony chuckled. "None taken. I get that a lot from people who don't know me too well." His face became somber and he said "Kid, we didn't know what was going on aside from cell phone footage from the people outside. Until you got in we didn't know about the armed gunmen, we didn't know about the hostages, and we certainly didn't know about those bombs." Sitting down next to Izuku, he continued "I analyzed the bombs once the Bomb Squad got them out of the elevator shaft. If those things had detonated, the whole building would've been destabilized and potentially collapsed, and even more people would've been killed. While what you did was a bit reckless, you ended up saving hundreds of people."
"It should've been hundreds and one," he muttered dejectedly.
Don't get him wrong, he understood what Tony was saying. If he hadn't acted, if he hadn't tried to get into the building and save his father, then there'd be a lot more body bags and a lot more grieving families. The fact that that wasn't what happened would be something to be proud of.
But he couldn't seem to see past the fact that his father was dead. And it was all because he had died saving him.
Tony placed a hand on his shoulder, and said "I know how you feel. Trust me." Once he saw he had Izuku's attention, he continued "Everyone likes to think that Pro Heroes like me are invincible. That because we're so good at our jobs, we never fail at anything we do. We never lose to villains. And whenever we try to save people, we manage to save everyone.
'But the truth is, that's the biggest lie in history. We're not gods. We're just as human as everyone else. That means we've failed just as much. I've got a whole warehouse filled with failed prototypes and inventions that I just couldn't get to work right. I've lost plenty of fights to villains who had Quirks or tech that utterly wrecked my armors. And subsequently had my ass saved by other heroes more times than my ego would like to admit." He sighed. "And trust me, there's been plenty of times where I wasn't able to save someone. Sometimes, a lot of someones."
Izuku just sat there, processing this. Finally he asked "You think All Might was never able to save someone?"
"There were, I can't be everywhere." Yagi said.
Tony nodded. "Kid, I'd bet half of my company's stock that there's plenty of people he wasn't able to save." He smiled, and continued "But what sets a hero apart from everyone else is that even if we fail, even if we get our asses knocked down to the ground, we always find a way to get back up and keep going."
Finally managing to smile, Izuku replied "That sounds like something All Might would say."
"It should be. He actually told me that." Seeing the look of surprise on his face, Tony replied "True story. He and I actually worked a case together when he was studying here. He actually gave me the idea for one of my armors."
"Huh. Actually I remember reading something like that. But your armor was silver back then."
"That was my Mark II. This one here-" he pointed to his red and gold one. "-is Mark XIII. Much lighter and with much more equipment."
"He has more one of them. Mark XIV powerful to take on that Nomu that the league of villains try to use to kill All-might he build it to try and stop something that is powerful that All-might."
"Wait what!" shouted everyone that looked.
"I noticed." Izuku finally said "So what you're saying is, I can't save everyone."
Tony nodded. "Trust me, that's something all heroes have to learn at some point." He looked off into the distance, seemingly lost in memory. "We all learned it the hard way, the day that portal was opened in the sky."
"Wait what?" everyone said some looked at Fox.
"Wasn't my doing." Fox said.
Izuku nodded, knowing what he was talking about.
"And there was a day unlike, any other, when earth's mightiest heroes found themselves, united against a common threat. on that day they became the Avengers,"
Back in the year 2012, when Izuku was only 8 years old, a gigantic blue portal had opened above New York City.
A portal that allowed a massive force of alien creatures that immediately went on the attack, raining lasers and leveling buildings. Izuku remembered seeing the carnage, looking in shock and horror at what looked like a Science Fiction movie come to life. Buildings were leveled, people were screaming in panic, all hope seemed lost.
Until they came.
The Top Six American Pro Heroes.
The Super-Soldier Hero, Captain America.
"Also known as the man out of time, Steve Rogers born with a weak body on July 4th 1922," Fox said.
"Wait what."
"How is he a hero if he has a weak body."
"World War 2 he when to join the US Army, but fail just wanted help his country in any way he could, so they gave him a shot of super solider juice, fought a group of Nazi as well as they side group of the Nazi that called them Hydra thing is the Nazi may have fallen but Hydra didn't they still trying to take over the world. He is known as the first Avenger" Fox said.
The Technology Hero, Iron Man.
The Thunder Hero, The Mighty Thor. (Commonly called The Mighty Thor by the news people.)
"He calls himself the Norse God of thunder what an Ego," Minoma said.
"Cause he is the Norse God Thor." Fox said.
"Say what?" the Kid looked at him.
The Raging Hero, The Incredible Hulk.
"Started at as a Gamma scientist working for the US army. that was working on part of another Super solider project with Gamma rays or something like that. Oh, and that's not a quirk." Fox said as he shows Hulk doing what he does best. "And became the Hulk the Strongest hero there is."
The Femme Fatale Heroine, Black Widow.
and the Archery Hero, Hawkeye.
"Both of them don't have quirks just skill. they were part of a Super spy group called shield." Fox said. Katsuki hearing this looked at Fox who was smirking at her.
The six of them had worked together to fight back and save New York, managing to win despite the immense odds. The aliens were either destroyed or sent packing, and the portal had closed, never to be opened again.
But Izuku remembered hearing the casualty list on international news; over 500 people killed, an additional 1000 more injured, plenty of homes and buildings destroyed and or heavily damaged (the giant flying alien centipedes smashing through buildings didn't help matters.)
Understanding what he meant, Izuku said "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be." Jolted back to the present, he continued "We can't save everyone, but that doesn't mean we won't try. Our job is to save as many people as we can, and make sure that villains like those men get brought to justice." Smiling at Izuku he added "Best advice I can give you is to remember the ones you couldn't save, but focus on the ones you still can."
Izuku nodded, "I-I'll try." Seeing Tony breathe a sigh of relief he asked "You're not really good with these kinds of talks, are you?"
He chuckled. "Yeah. Truth be told, Cap's kinda the one to make all the inspirational speeches."
They both laughed at that, and Izuku started to feel at least a little better.
Finally, Izuku asked "Do you really think I can be a Hero?"
Izuku look at the screen just blink.
Tony looked at him in surprise, before smiling and saying "Honestly, after what you did today, I'd say you're already a Hero. Now you just need a license and a costume."
Izuku's heart swelled, and a few tears fell from his eyes. "T-thank you."
"Don't mention it." Getting up and back into his armor, Tony said "You're a good kid... Uh, sorry I didn't catch your name."
"Oh! My name's Izuku Midoriya, sir."
"Thanks. You're a good kid, Izuku. And I get the feeling your going to be an even greater Hero." His helmet closed around his head, the lens lighting up. "Who knows? Maybe one day you might even be greater than All Might." Firing up his thrusters he said "See you around, Izuku!"
With that he flew off, leaving Izuku with a lot to think about.
And to be honest, he was feeling a lot better than earlier.
Don't get the wrong idea, I wasn't completely 100% okay after that talk. It would take a few more weeks, some therapist visits, and quite a few sleepless/nightmare filled nights before I was anywhere close. It took even longer for my mother. She still sheds some tears when she walks past a picture of her and Dad.
Anyway, a few days later after meeting with several of the Board Members so they could give their condolences and thank me (Which felt very hollow, as most of them probably didn't even really know my father. Or me for that matter.) we flew back home to Japan. Mom was eager to be home and me... I just felt that getting away from the place it happened might do me some good (something Mom wholeheartedly agreed with.)
The funeral was a few days after we got back, Dad's body taking a little longer to be flown home. Not a lot of people showed up, mostly just our neighbors and the few people who knew him from school or his work. He wouldn't have minded. He'd just feel honored that anyone besides me and Mom showed up.
The rest of the summer passed by without much incident. I went to see a therapist that wasn't too expensive and eventually managed to get some sleep without nightmares. I didn't even need sleeping pills anymore. Granted I wasn't at full 100%, but I was still pretty close. Maybe at 90%.
Thus, I began the 2nd Term of 9th Grade at Aldera Junior High. I was fully expecting to be set upon by my former best friend-turned bully Katsuki Bakugo and his two lackeys the moment I set foot in the school.
What happened instead... was something I never saw coming...
"HEY DEKU!"
Izuku sighed, turning away from his locker and expecting to see Bakugo, but all he saw were Bakugo's two lackeys; Kohei and Masashi.[1]
And judging by the evil smiles on their faces, neither of them looked like they were coming to just say Hi and ask how his summer was.
He sighed, somewhat thankful that Bakugo wasn't there. "Look, guys; I am really not in the mood for-"
"Heard your pops bit the dust over the summer!"
"Oh they are so dead when I get my hand around, their necks," Toga said.
Katsuki just glared at this. "After this follow the red line there will be LMD, of the counterpart all around the Multiverse have fun," Fox said.
Wow. Really not pulling your punches, Kohei Izuku mentally grumbled. "Yes, he did. Why do you ask?"
"Well, the two of us are wondering," Masashi said. "Did your pops really take that bullet to save you-"
Izuku clenched his fists. Please tell me you guys aren't seriously going to-
"-or did he take it so that he wouldn't have to live with the shame of his only child being a Quirkless loser," Kohei finished before the two of them cackled like two hyenas.
A few tears fell from Izuku's eyes at that statement, and his fists were now clenched so hard that his fingernails were digging into his palms and drawing blood. My father is dead. He was murdered by some asshole with a gun, right in front of me. His eyes snapped open into a horrifying death glare that made the two assholes flinch for a second, before he pulled back his fist. AND YOU ASSHOLES-
But before Izuku could unleash his fury upon them, there was a loud BOOM! and the two of them were blasted into the lockers in front of Izuku by a small yet powerful explosion.
The one behind the explosion was none other than Katsuki Bakugo, in all of his red eyed, spiky ashen-blond haired glory.
And boy oh boy did he look pissed...
...at Kohei and Masashi, and not at Izuku. "YOU ASSHOLES THINK THIS IS SOME KIND OF A JOKE!?" Grabbing both of them by the collars of their uniform, he growled "You bastards are seriously going to pick on a guy who just lost his father, and actually insinuate that it was because of HIM?! WHAT KIND OF ASSHOLES ARE YOU?!"
"Wait what?" the Kids questioned
"What do you care," Masashi replied. "You used to pick on him just as much as we did!"
"I never pulled this kind of shitty-ass stunt, you fucking bastard," he growled. He slammed both of them against the lockers again, and said "You ever mess with him again, and I'll make you fuckers curse your moms for giving birth to you!" He then let them go, daring them to make a move. "NOW GET LOST!"
"Hell the fuck yeah!" Mitsuki and Katsuki shouted.
They immediately ran off, both of them cursing at Bakugo for his actions.
Once they're out of sight Bakugo looked at Izuku, who had just been watching the whole thing go down with a mix of awe and disbelief. Finding his voice he said "Thank you, Kaachan."
Bakugo scoffed. "Whatever." His gazed softened and he asked "You doing okay?"
He nodded with a slight smile. "Yeah. Took a summer's worth of therapy, but I managed to finally leave the apartment."
They both chuckled at that. Izuku then said "You know, you're probably going to get detention for that."
He shrugged. "Meh. Wouldn't be the first time." Taking another look at Izuku, he asked "You join a Gym or something? You're looking like you put on some muscle."
"Of course you'd noticed why did those two loons." Izuku said.
"While I do have a keen eye of my surroundings." Katsuki said her chest swell with pride and her breast as well.
"Long story. I'll tell you after school."
With that, the two of them headed off to class.
Yeah, I was as shocked as you guys are. My former best friend turned bully was now... actually being my friend again. Sort of.
But truth be told, I was thankful. Truth be told I missed being friends with him.
Granted, we weren't best friends right off the bat.
That didn't happen until AFTER school that day...
"So, you're father's science experiment gave you superpowers," Bakugo asked in disbelief.
"If I did see it, it didn't happened." Katsuki said as she looked at the screen.
It was after school and the two of them were heading home, Izuku explaining what happened over in New York City. Everything from the Spider-Bite all the way to his talk with Iron Man.
He nodded. "Yeah. I went to bed that night the same skinny Deku as always. I woke up the next morning stuck to the ceiling with all of THIS." He gestured to his muscles for emphasis.
Bakugo laughed. "Only you, Deku, could get luckly enough for something like that to happen."
"I wouldn't call myself lucky," he replied. "The same day I got my Quirk, I ended up losing my Dad. Not exactly what I'd call an Equivalent Exchange.[2]"
"Aw a nod to Fullmetal Alchemist." Fox said.
He nodded. "Yeah, that sucks." Deciding to change the subject, Bakugo asked "So, what all can you do?"
"Aside from sticking to surfaces like a spider, I've got enhanced strength, reflexes, because it was a Jumping Spider I've got a super jump, and I have the Spider-Sense."
"No webs?"
Izuku shook his head. "No webs. Which is probably a good thing since considering where real spiders make their webs..."
They both cringed at that. "Definitely a good thing."
"And thank you two we know have that image in our heads." Fox said.
As they continued walking they passed a building that was scheduled for demolition when Izuku's Spider-Sense flared. He stopped, which got Bakugo's attention. "What the hell you stopping for, Deku?"
"Oh come on!" Izuku said.
The flare was getting stronger and Izuku immediately tackled Bakugo to the ground, and not a moment too soon.
Because the moment they touched the ground the front of the building exploded in a massive red and orange fireball, sending burning shards of wood, glass and metal everywhere. Because they were on the ground they missed the majority of the explosion, though they both still felt the heat from their positions.
"Sorry Kaachan," Izuku explained as he got up to his feet. "My Spider-Sense was going crazy."
Nodding, Bakugo replied "It's fine. But what the hell did-"
Whatever he was about to say was drowned out by a demonic sounding cackle, drawing their attention to the burning building.
And what they saw made their blood freeze in their veins.
Walking out of the blaze was a nightmarish abomination that stood well over six feet tall, with bulging muscles that seemed to barely be held by burnt orange skin. His head resembled that of a goblin, with a pointed nose and pointed ears. His eyes were fields of dark red that seemed to lack any pupils or sclera, and the only clothes he wore were a pair of incredibly torn blue jeans that were just barely holding onto his frame.
But most unnerving was his smile; a Joker-esque grin that was filled with shark-like teeth.
The beast cackled again, before looking at Izuku and Bakugo. "AH! My first victims." Crimson red fire surrounded its hands and he flashed them that sinister grin. "TRY NOT TO BURN TOO QUICKLY!"
"The Fuck is that!?" Mitsuki asked looking at the Goblin monster.
"Hobgoblin," Fox said.
To Be Continued...
As the Screen turn black everyone took a moment to unpack what they ben told, "So who would want to know about Spider-man's enemy, because there are some that are just plain weird, plus there are that heroes that are just cool but are just random." Fox said.
"Like who?" Monoma asked.
"Well there's Moon Knight, a man that Dracula lord of the vampires owns Money too, Magic is real in that world so that a thing and lastly, also aliens one of them being called Inhumans, where you guys are just mutants. by that I mean you guys evolved Will watch X-man cartoon from the 80's." Fox said.
"I think we all could use some time away from this." Yagi said, as he'd looked Izuku,"
"Also how did that-"
"Black Whip," Fox said cutting off Aizawa. "Izuku will be the last one for all user it because strong that the power change." Izuku looked at Fox.
"You knew what was going to happen, didn't you?" He asked him.
"Yes, and before you ask Aizawa and Shinso are here," Fox told him he then left.
1 Its Spider-Gwen's outfit. and your welcome for your thought dreams.