Chapter 10 enjoy
re-edited 4-9-25
Izuku was sleeping soundly when he suddenly woke up from a splash of water.
"Wake up!" The loud voice of Bakugo said.
"Kacchan, what was that for he said, sitting up."
"Three hours till school starts, so that's two hours till the rest wake up. Hurry up, Yaoyorozu, waiting for us!" He said.
He got his clothes on before seeing Bakugo and Momo standing outside.
"What brought this on?"
"If you're going to replace All Might Izuku, you need to be strong enough not to suffer from One for All's backlash!" Momo glanced toward Bakugo and got agitated at his words.
"Your late-night fight with Bakugo made me realize he pushed you to your limit better than me, so I asked him to help us out."
"What about our quirks?" Izuku said, finally getting wide awake.
"All Might has already cleared us with Principal Nezu. But the only time we can is early in the morning before classes start!" He said, cracking his knuckles.
"Of course, you'll need a staff member present for this training!" The three look at Mr. Aizawa standing on the dorm porch with a lazy eye.
Izuku sent them a smirk by taking off running at full speed with the Bakugou right behind him, Momo following suit, and Aizawa tailing behind.
Half an hour later, Izuku dodged another of Bakugo's explosions before giving him a devastating uppercut. The two traded blows back and forth, increasing their endurance bit by bit.
As for Momo, she watches it intently, and beside her, principals Nezu and Aizawa watch them. Eventually, she focused on the book Melissa gave her back on I-Island.
"Surprise, you're here this early, Mr. Nezu?"
"All school faculty wake up hours before students to ensure everything is ready for the day."
Once the two-hour mark passed, they called it a morning and returned to the dorm to prepare for class.
Izuku stares blankly at Momo after hearing her request. She just asked him if she could convince Night Eye to give her a work-study alongside him.
"I'll see what I can do!" He said with a nervous smile before remembering Togata was waiting for him.
"If you want to join his agency, we must meet with Togata!" He said, grabbing her hand before sprinting off, unaware of the blush on Momo's face.
Togata is a little surprised that Izuku brought a friend with him.
"Momo is hoping Night Eyes will allow both of us to do a work-study under him!" Togata looks back and forth between them.
"What are we waiting for!" He said, taking the lead.
After some back and forth with Night Eye, he took Izuku and Momo under his wing.
Izuku is doing a patrol with Togata. Momo partnered up with Night Eye's other sidekick, Centipeder.
"How often do you patrol?" Momo asked.
"Not very often, with Lemillion doing most of the groundwork."
Momo continued to ask Centipeder more and more questions.
"How did you become friends with Deku?" He expected a quick response from Creati, but he received silence.
"That's difficult to answer since I'm sworn to secrecy. I'll say Deku needed some moral support when getting accepted to the U.A!"
"Fair enough!" They heard a loud commotion ahead. Both went into hero mode.
"Stop, thief!" A man forced his way through the crowd with a purse in hand.
What he wasn't expecting was a metal rod hitting him in the face, sending him to the ground. Momo stood overhead with her bow staff on his chest. When he got his wits together, Momo stood overhead.
"Do as I say unless you want an electric shock!" It wasn't long before the police arrived, arrested the man, and returned the stolen purse.
"Nice job, Creati!" Centipeder said with a clap.
"Thanks. It's time to finish our patrol," Momo said, taking the lead. The rest of their patrol was uneventful.
She expected Izuku to have a similar experience when they met at the agency. She's greeted with an eerie silence from Izuku.
"What happened?" Centipeder said with a slight edge to his voice.
"We ran into Chisaki on patrol," Mirio informed them. He filled them in on their encounter and explained that Izuku didn't want to leave young girl Eri, and Mirio wanted to wait for better opportunities. At this moment, Momo realizes the kid's gloves for hero work have come off.
The train ride back to the U.A. is silent for the three students. The other two see that Izuku took today's events the hardest.
"Izuku, Mirio, we'll save Eri from Chisaki. I know it!" She said with conviction.
"I second that!" Mirio added.
"We owe it to Eri!" He said with conviction.
"We'll have to up our training in the meantime."
By the time they returned to campus, it was nearly nighttime.
"I'll see you two later," Mirio said as she waved them off and headed to his dorm.
When they entered their dorm, their classmates slammed the two, asking about the work-study. Izuku clammed up. They continued to pressure him for an answer. Momo stepped so he didn't say anything he might regret
"It was enlightening to see what the world of pro heroes is like." This satisfies everyone. Izuku silently thanked Momo for bailing him out.
Two weeks later, the five work-study students were called to meet with the Pros about a plan to deal with the Yakuza and save Eri.
Aizawa just finished explaining his quirk before noticing Momo deep in thought. "Yaoyorozu, something on your mind?" Aizawa asked from his seat, getting all the pros' attention.
"This is just a hypothesis, but based on how you described the bullet and its function, it sounds like they are reversing quirk gene development." She gets looks of confusion from everyone.
"Quirk genes become more pronounced as we age. This leads me to believe that Amajiki's damaged genes aren't damaged. They were reversed to a less developed state."
"That still doesn't explain how it was temporary," Rock Lock added.
"I'm getting to that. Our DNA comprises two sets of genes, one from each parent. For example, suppose the bullet damages his father's genes. In that case, his body can fix it by comparing it to his mother's genes, thus fully restoring his quirk."
"Smart student of your Eraserhead," Fatgum said.
"Her quirk makes it a requirement." All the pros look to her for an answer.
"My quirk allows me to create any nonliving thing from the lipid in my body as long as I know its molecular structure." This gets nods from the pro hero's
"That's our Momo, for you!" Izuku said, getting nods of agreement from her classmates.
Night Eye finished the meeting by asking all the heroes in the room to investigate their areas tied to the Yakuza.
They narrowed Eri's location down to the Yakuza central HQ a few days later. Now it's time to descend into the wanna-be crime lord's base.
Just as everyone is about to bust through the front door, Overhaul's minions make the first move to bust through the front gate.
They effortlessly remove all the small fries and head deeper into the compound as Night Eye takes the lead. Unfortunately, they don't make it very far before Fatgum and Kirishima are separated from the others.
Then, the walls started shifting around them, and Izuku used his shoot style to full effect, smashing barrier after barrier.
"He's getting desperate to stop us. That means either Overhaul is nearby, or his booster is about to wear off!" Momo shouts.
Just as she finished her piece, the shifting halls ended abruptly, with new walls separating everyone. Izuku fired up his shoot style again, smashing a wall and revealing Toga in disguise before Aizawa made her retreat, allowing all of them to regroup.
"Come on, Deku. We don't have much time!" Momo said as she headed off, with Izuku right behind her.
In no time, he caught up to Mirio and Eri, and that is when the real fight began. It quickly escalated when the roof caved in. Izuku took the battle to the skies above with Eri's quirk at its maximum. Using OFA to its maximum output. Izuku counters every one of Overhaul's attacks.
With a combination of Ryukyu and Ochaco quirks, they got everyone back to the surface.
That's when Izuku smashes Chisaki back to the surface, and the gravity of Eri's quirk finally sets in. Overhaul returns to his former self. Deku is in agony, suffering the full Might of Eri's out-of-control quirk.
Seeing Izuku in pain, Momo runs towards him to help, but Ochaco and Tsuyu hold her back. Seeing her friend fighting to keep her back forces her to calm down, stand by, and watch.
Thankfully, Aizawa showed up using his quick namesake and nullified Eri's quirk, saving the savior and saved in one move.
With Izuku no longer in danger, Momo ran to his side and helped him back to his feet. He kept Eri in his arms as they waited for paramedics to arrive.
After a quick check-up at the hospital, Aizawa led Izuku and Momo to the Night Eyes room. Glancing toward Momo, Izuku knows she barely keeps herself together as Night Eye's breath gets increasingly shallow. He's not much better but knows he must be strong for her. He places his hand on her back, telling her he's there for her.
Barely a moment later, Night-eye's heart rate flatlines. Momo looks away, hiding her face in Izuku's chest. He, in turn, held her in his arms protectively.
And so the world lost another hero in the fight between good and evil.
As soon as the five students reached their dorm, they were swarmed by their classmates since word of the Yakuza spread like wildfire.
Four of the five explained the secrecy and their respective sides of the conflicts. The only one who did not speak was Izuku, who quickly found his spot on the couch with his head hanging low.
His mind is a whirlwind of emotions processing Night Eye's death on top of Togata losing his quirk.
Suddenly, he feels his arm wrapped around him. Looking up at Momo with a half-hearted smile, trying to lift his spirits.
He returned the hug as tears started to form in both their eyes.
"What happened to Izuku?" Tenya asked.
"Sir Night Eyes, the agency we were working with," Momo took a moment to compose herself. "Was badly wounded in the battle; he died at the hospital," she said as another tear went down her cheek and tightened her hold on Izuku.
"I thought that might be the case," Ochacao said, getting a nod from Tsuyu.
"Damnit, if Fatgum and I were not separated from you guys," Kirishima couldn't find the words to continue.
"Kirishima, you couldn't have known that would happen!" Ochaco said.
"Yeah, from what you told us, you had your handful with Rappa and the other guy!" Tsuyu finished.
"You're right," he sighed before heading to bed. The other followed suit, leaving Izuku and Momo to themselves.
Sorry for the massive delay, I had a lot going on IRL,
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