Today was the first day, the first step on the road to becoming a hero. Izuku and his idol All Might have met at the once beautiful beach. However, now it’s covered by trash and twisted metal.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAsGjAgZOt
Still, Izuku stands ready for his training, still somewhat in denial that this has all happened. Him with a quirk, a powerful quirk at that, and trained by his hero All Might.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPUnwVOsms
All Might: “Are you ready Shonen?!”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFHxVbbhic
Izuku: “Yeah!”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4Zl2BK3qR
All Might: “Excellent! But first, there was a topic we failed to discuss yesterday. And that is the ability you have that isn’t like the others.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUlB4VcA4d
Izuku: "The fire, right? I haven't…really been able to use it since. I tried just a little at home."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqXkMFOdPY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTp7x39zDKR
All Might: "Dangerous, shonen. Try to save training with that side of your Quirk for outdoors.Now, can you describe your parent's Quirks for me again?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJg8MfTQgK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AN9daXfto
Izuku: "Well, mom already mentioned it to you, but she can pull things about as big as her purse to her. It takes multiple motions though. My dad…"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9suTd5gOen
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlufvloCZ15
He looked down, remembering the few times he has dared ask about his father. The near instant anger from Tatsumaki and the sadness from his mother…was enough to stop further questions.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCW92Avainx
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5dPN9tRHZ
Izuku: "I…don’t know. Can we…not talk about it?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IHNzo9IQ6
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7iRpyHll0
He started to mumble, his volume decreasing as he remembers that his father seems to be a taboo subject.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VRZRhOIYR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqG4vOuh90
All Might:"Hmmm…alright Shonen. We can leave that side of your quirk alone for now."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBolYW3jkK3
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFt1hekT1vl
With that settled, Izuku regained his composure and will to train.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnMEV9g8RG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt9bAj8nf9
Izuku: “Thank you, All Might.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRT6GUTGAv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXELD8wEbt
All Might: “Think nothing of it. Now! Let’s start figuring out just what you're capable of, shonen, and worry about specifics later.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGu5IpwYw8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmSPYX6uil
All Might: “We know you can lift small items and lift at least an average junior high student…so let's see what your limits are! Do you see that, shonen?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12HukgfLDz
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCJVnC66HE
All Might pointed off to the side where piles of junk were. Izuku turned and scanned the piles until he realized exactly what he was staring at. He’s eyes bulged out at the sight.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2efDpWTxNv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfKBHfy5Gh
Izuku: "IS THAT AN EIGHTEEN-WHEELER CAB?! HOW DID THAT GET THERE?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjNgKdWH2j
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspmWH1M5UO
Indeed, the old big rig was practically buried about cabin deep in the junk, with its wheels sticking out at about a 30-degree angle. All Might's boisterous laugh sounded from behind him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnPlS6gt3r
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbB7BijLff
All Might: "Yes, this beach is truly a shadow of its former self. Had we been strength training for One For All, that would have either been your graduation test or I would have been forced to move it myself."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrB7YfloAP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7BzpMs5TP
He clapped a hand on Izuku's shoulder
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWwPzAmmrT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZCultClBY
All Might: "With your Telekinesis though…maybe it'll be a cinch! Go for it! You can do it!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9EUlanI0H
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIfbFV1NML
Izuku took a couple deep breaths before clapping his face. All Might believed in him, so he couldn't fail here! He closed his eyes and dug deep for his power. When he opened them again, his irises were blazing emeralds.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktwVoERdQy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDl0GnxiMU
The green glow enveloped the rusting behemoth and Izuku tried to lift it straight up. There was a groaning noise as some junk shifted and slid off the pile. The sound of straining metal filled the air.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsncBy1gGf
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5wODPlXY5
Izuku had already started sweating and his form was trembling. With a grimace, he threw his arm out as the green glow around him intensified. His arm was quivering like a leaf in a hurricane and he was letting out pained grunts.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtFkP62axz
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDh9P8Q1Xn
The big rig truck slowly lifted up, but Izuku seemed to lose the ability to breathe. Every muscle in his body was trembling and his face had turned bright red.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf3fD6qw0m
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNOP5MDR0x
With a gasp, he let go, collapsing to the sand. The truck groaned and flexed dangerously as it settled back into its heap. He'd been able to lift it about two feet which wasn't enough to separate it from the rest of the trash.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmg8gij2bP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRMINFLK0e
It was honestly more than All Might had expected. But he'd certainly been unable to hold it in midair or move it at all. And even with just that, Izuku was panting like he'd been in a triathlon. With cinder blocks attached to his feet.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxU0gTilkp
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5rPmLp5lq
All Might: 'What an… amazing Quirk…I truly hadn't believed he'd be able to even budge it. He's had his Quirk for a day…Just what kind of potential does it have? Could he even surpass his sisters?'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI42At0egmo
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TSsH2ycb5
The possibilities were almost endless and most of them were good for the world. All Might slowly grinned even wider than his Symbol of Peace grin.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGPHySlo1I
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2gJZ81l4g
All Might: "That… that was quite a show, shonen."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiDcmy9idy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3uFGCEoMI
Izuku: "I couldn't do it…"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRwj0cOKTe
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8FirCnu0s
He moaned, and clutched at his head.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0emkHIb4Zv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31GFGxG8GJ
Izuku: "And I have a headache now. Sorry for disappointing you, All Might…"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa18Xumxi2E
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiaoAHzlmD
All Might: "Disappointed?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiypIKPBqJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nLeo5h0t2
All Might's head snapped to him in shock and thought-
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0gsSTLmCS
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlenWKNuSBC
All Might: 'Just what has this poor boy gone through to give him self-esteem issues thisbad?'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GpMCm64V6
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnYLMY0BK8
All Might: "Shonen, I'm as far from disappointed as I could possibly be. I intended for that to be an impossible task…a goal for you to work towards if your Quirk was the type to grow in strength.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMalokfyPB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMqu88K7YH
All Might: “There are some with harder limits that can't be overcome. That was supposed to be your motivation and instead you blew me out of the water!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHFel6PF4P
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFSHPqM3M7
He smiled at the stunned boy and ruffled his hair.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhZ34toCML
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQUYOSQBYQ
All Might: "I now have to wonder…were you unable to lift it fully because you believed that it was too heavy…or were you unable to lift it because your Quirk is still in its untrained, fledgling state?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiFnSVuqSB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uEYRWAUc2
All Might: ‘Either answer to that question is… a little scary. Thank goodness he isn’t as quick to anger as the eldest Midoriya.’
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVon12zSyIF
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoZPlWdOoo
Miles away a certain green haired women sneezed a few poor villains into a building.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQhlHwQbCU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UDRhSQgvo
All Might: "Quite frankly, if it weren't for the fact that I already know you don't have a villainous bone in your body, I would be terrified of your potential."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1RQ3OMdUv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirXbHdimRa
Izuku was mute, blushing madly at the praise. His breathing had returned to normal though his heart was still hammering. His head was still a bit achy too.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tGOpwJeoT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcnuJwChgf
All Might allowed himself to revert and relax.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRxQ31rNvY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbxMPIntov
All Might: "Truly, it was a sight to see. Now, let's keep at it. Clearly a couple tons of eighteen-wheeler is too much right now. Let's try some lighter things and try to see if you can do multiple objects at a time."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hdJIlmkMf
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59lfpI0hzG
Energy restored from the praise, Izuku got off his knees and beamed, ready for the rest of the training.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqj6jJ7DNu
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptKhAZ1uIZ
Izuku: "Yes sir!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs8feeQJyE
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHOG3UkAnB
It wasn't working.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnNOAme1cP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡym2mI8ic8O
Months had passed since then, and yet Valkyrie still wasn't sure what to do. Ever since Izuku awoke his power, she had argued with herself on what was the best course of action. Even questioning her own existence more than usual.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOV9k2sAt7O
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGz7Ovt34V
Every now and then ,between her patrolling, she went back to Izuku's mind for rest and observed his training. Each time becoming more proud of her onii-chan, yet still feeling worried. His ability with his quirk is steady increasing thanks to All Might and her onee-chan’s training.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxRBftNUax
Her own power seemed to have increased alongside his but that fact doesn’t offer her comfort.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDNV9mZ7HE
When he eventually reaches a state where he can inherit One For All, what need will he have for her? With power like that, he would eventually achieve his dream of becoming a hero. He wouldn't need her anymore, would he?
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDCxn2NQk4
The more she thought about it, the more her phantom heart ached with sadness. Why did she have to feel this way…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiXn7WSkmh
Shouldn't she be happy that Izuku finally got a chance to be a hero?
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84H8MiVT2e
She'd faced some of the strongest and deadliest Villains and quirk beasts without even batting an eye.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOGyfv4g37
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIO5lCQSq3
But why…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGgE96BO9Y
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0u4M5F7jQ
Why was it that she felt so much fear and pain at being unneeded by her dear brother?
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaBZ1bxanF
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZ5bdxKELp
Her entire purpose for existing was to be a hero, but she was now unsure if she still had a reason to exist with Izuku's nearing inheritance of One For All. He could go and…be a hero himself...
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs6JdtdGKG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ySpVEmCKW
Valkyrie looked to the faraway mountains, a sudden thought occurring to her. Maybe she should seek out advice from a friend instead of tackling the situation all by herself. She should have thought of that earlier!
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8OyiEoGkB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcJkTrQCcV
She drops off her latest criminal at the nearest police station before rushing to her friend.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsPTQFchwA
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYQlbK7GNW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX8g3SSEpV
A new day, another grueling session of training. At least it’s All Might today.
Tatsumaki can be even more hard on him than All Might sometimes. But thanks to that tough love, his power has increased greatly.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Bqb5wZ5iG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkQhEqtHrO
Izuku still hadn't managed to lift the truck cab with the same ease that he could lift something smaller, but he could now hold it above the rest of the trash for a couple minutes before the mental strain got to him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTtp8Cqc0I
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DzqIoTiZy
All Might had forbidden him from moving it off the beach unless he could do it in one motion. In fact, he'd been told that if it touched any part of the beach, another trash heap, or fell, he would personally move it right back.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVXbUCHmSf
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgS3tF0RGf
Izuku hadn't made much progress actually cleaning the beach yet. Mostly he'd been able to move smaller items like chairs and tires with his powers easily. Items like fridges still tire him out after about two hours at best.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzoUcgLBcX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pUYbQ3Gc6
In addition, All Might had finally started his strength training while Tatsumaki and Fubuki help him better his technique.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEn6P1zktB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgDwqnKwdE
They still had no success with any fire. Fubuki forbade him from damaging himself on purpose to test the fire ability. Speaking of Fubuki…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73IzzsRUfr
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBJ4hW6U1S
She was a great help when testing out the flexibility of his power. But every time he makes progress she seems…sad for some reason. All Might and Tastumaki are always praising his progress so Fubuki’s attitude stood out.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvLgD9mHcQ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DBbjL27yc
Despite that, Izuku didn’t let it bother him. She trusted his beloved sister with his life.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeJAVYPAlx
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPLSmPXGaD
With that in mind, Izuku walked out of his house at about five AM to get to the beach for his training, only to jerk to a stop as he realized Toshinori was already outside and waiting for him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2Z26uqiiy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nVuuK7YiZ
In a car.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWO8yEBfrta
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq8ja4Y3S7
A very fancy car.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcQcaMBxHw
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyuKDLyTNF
All Might: "Hop in, shonen! Today we're taking a trip. It took a while to set up around this time of the year, so I had to wait a bit longer than I wished."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVsCwex40E
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqvTM2CD4G
Izuku: "Where are we going and do my sisters know where you’re taking me?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhvGDqPamH
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZWVoSXmpY
Izuku asked as he buckled in.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRosdQdilL
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lmZaRTtcL
Izuku: "And for some reason I didn't think All Might would like fancy cars…" He mumbled out loud.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OARSvLBKz
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEe9Qnvxou
All Might: "Bahaha! Shonen, I’m not crazy enough to hide this from your sisters. They know but for now, I’ll keep the place a secret. As for the car, Even if saving people is its own reward, the money does help occasionally. I normally don't drive at all, but as my health declined I've ended up doing it more often."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5YXsZduvD
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFqZn8u7TF
Izuku: “Okay, how long will it take to get there?”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaTy53eLwu
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraPDkKkeMF
All Might: “A while, you can nap if you like. Were the final exams for the semester stressful?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL22wKVbT4
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAppzeVAeA
Izuku: "Yesss…"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmiHtn9Se9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4mD5oTw5p
Izuku hissed out, recalling how the semester had ended. He stayed silent for a moment before answering.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbwG4NYGwY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOVggS6VIK
Izuku: "All Might… was I… right to just ignore the other kids? To confront Kacchan?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz3AdJeNqT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa1EF0gKPW
He asked timidly, as his mind drifted to the next time he had school after, the incident, as well as the days following it.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwTukyx1C2
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXlqOkBmpb
Izuku couldn't help but shiver slightly, though he couldn't fathom why. The day had proceeded…fairly routinely actually. He hadn't said a word about his new Quirk, and clearly the news hadn't recorded his face or actions since no one had brought it up.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKdOpJnJkF
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz28aeYia9
As far as anyone knew, he was still just worthless little Deku. Even Kacchan hadn't said anything. Actually, he hadn't so much as acknowledged Izuku's existence. Hadn't even glancedin his direction, at all since the incident.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0z0o2HvPtH
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTox9rmIIaq
Maybe that was what was giving him this bad feeling. That was so unlike Kacchan. He was much more…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TKmJniz3e
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zbUwxwJ3d
Explosive. Loud. Confrontational.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufQhmaHC2b
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4uEiw3J1a
Typical of his Quirk really.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVq5XiavDNi
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz4RWmMF5k
He hadn't even raised his hand to answer a question today. When called, by either one of his hanger-on's or the teacher, he had been even nastier than usual. No small feat when his default seemed to be set to absolute cockiness.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j4fJTo6XS
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe7GgWHQUI
The bell rang and Izuku hurried out the classroom, eager to get back to Dagobah and continue his training. Tatsumaki would be joining him today and he didn’t want to disappoint her by being late.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGj4UU3Om65
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk1iVlIa3Y
However, his plan hit a little snag. Or maybe the snag hit him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwijhd6WXKN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzgc0CATq4
Bakugo: "DEKU!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEscyZ2gxm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKHnaSJyzK
He cringed as Katsuki's voice rang up behind him. He eyed his peers, some grinning maliciously, eager to see him get another beat down. Others just regarded him with pity in their eyes and turned away.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjxrov3dd8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U4PzITXto
He didn't even have time to say a word, as when he turned around Kacchan had already grabbed him by the lapels and slammed him into a locker. He let out a surprised grunt, though he wasn't yet in pain.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Wr7geD6Kz
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksjs3ISpVJ
Bakugo: "You little bastard…What the fuck was that last Friday, Deku?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQNcpLySxP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7uKu9YT9i
Izuku: "K-k-k-k-k-Kacchan! I-I-I don't kno-"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡie2j736jWf
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLGPxnu5r9
Bakugo: "CUT THE CRAP, BASTARD!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxmAWBSne1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfCy7wlApt
He roared in his face, spraying him with spit. At this point, the rest of the onlookers had realized this wasn't juststandard Katsuki. No, something had happened. Something which utterly infuriated him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W8z73jjaS
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKcA02FC6C
Bakugo: "Has it been fun huh, you little shit? Making a fucking FOOL out of me?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeItT7CFYt
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQFw5DgyO2
Izuku: "Kacchan, what are you talking about!?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0syZN2vNUM
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeTsxkNh6m
Bakugo: "YOU KNOW DAMN WELL! Quirks don't develop past four you bastard! You've been hiding it for years, haven't you?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepipy4Z6LD
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAbZhqiGBz
Everyone in the hall gasped or started murmuring.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVasfyClAPm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyWthqOgdv
Bakugo: "Has it been fun, you fucker? Has it been fun making me the butt of your joke for years?!"
Izuku: "J-j-j"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw7icWUyZK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84Rt3lqqfe
First confusion. How could Bakugo possible think he would pull such a joke.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsv5iPqckUe
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm6QcsZGaM
Then astonishment. Bakugo really thinks Izuku thought he suffered though bullying and ridicule…for a joke.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ZOm5Ahn2
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedS4hZpOBt
Finally, rage. Red hot anger at the thought that Bakugo would dare think such a thing!
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxxwBRfGX1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBbYbyHp0n
Izuku: "Just what kind of TROLL LOGIC ARE YOU OPERATING ON, KACCHAN?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRRznQGkbg
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZJ0YZyvTU
He shoved the boy back and Katsuki stumbled, a look of utter shock on his face at Izuku growing a spine. The murmurs around increased in volume,
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI5WUjZUm4
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNChQsnYuGN
Izuku: "I thought… I thought you'd be happy for me, but you're still the same!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqM0M7xjYq
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K6yNibMMa
Rage began to cool as Izuku’s notorious crybaby nature was threatening to rear its head. Why couldn’t Bakugo be true friend to him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUDzmZcbaB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8ivbkK0I6
Izuku: "You think I liked getting bullied by you!? By all of you?! Having my dreams stomped on and crushed? That I was just pretending and having a good laugh out of sight behind your back?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45ynwKeQKX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VlI0jjQ1x
When the absurdity of Bakugo’s claims were said outloud, anger returned with a vengeance. It was even starting to literally waft off the boy. The rest of the students gasped as his hair started to wave and his signature green glow was starting to show.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUkFx2Jfb7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZSg7lkoci
Bakugo: "DEKU!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifKfIOf6cj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFepEixlcc3
Katsuki bellowed, rearing an arm back as explosions ignited it.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNAp5Xt5N8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRcR6zN6yE
Bakugo: "How else do you explain it huh?! Quirks don't just magically appear, you bastard!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMPoGMReHY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZMGn22Ie0
Izuku froze as he heard Katsuki's voice, even though his next words weren't spoken at all. 'You were a pebble! Just a pebble in my path! A nobody!'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaA2gHrsrn
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8cJDDKFC9
Izuku: 'Pebble?'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6H87Bkyy5
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQUMRDq12s
Izuku thought to himself, ignoring his Quirk showing another facet to it for the moment.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKRQauofow
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd0PHApINO
Izuku: 'Is that really all you saw me as?'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSI6e5Uyft
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelVzGGPJEA
His sadness grew as he came to terms with the fact that his former friend really had changed completely for the worse. Nothing remained about the cheerful, if somewhat mean, boy Izuku had befriended so long ago.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2hDouIg7z
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcymy1HOWX
And apparently all the praise heaped on him since early childhood had made him develop a full-blown superiority complex on top of all his other issues.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUutBZlske4
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cWqQ01oe4
Izuku: 'You need a wakeup call, Kacchan… and I'm not afraid of you anymore! I'll save you, even if it's you I need to save you from!'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KKQsptt5i
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ysBB2D4rm
Izuku: "Well mine did! And I'm going to use it to get into U.A. same as you! I'm going to become the greatest hero in the world!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNBKBRigLN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLfxP0z85m
Bakugo: "Deku… STOP LOOKING DOWN ON ME!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F8hRNkfG9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzdt5v4zfe
Izuku: "I'M NOT LOOKING DOWN ON ANYONE! I'M NOT THE ONE WHO THINKS HE'S THE MAIN CHARACTER!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oreoXjHvW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCS9kpcF2T
Bakugo: "DEKU!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf2qgPUHXY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qwzln9Np6
Izuku: "KACCHAN!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kyTcYvDz5
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCg3rKno9t
Katsuki charged forward, his arm igniting in mini explosions building up in a crescendo. Izuku's green glow engulfed him, his eyes turning into pools of shimmering emerald and his hair whipping about.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTgX6X8oAf
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3nFt9l8uW
Katsuki was picked up and thrown back into the lockers. He hit the metal and crushed it, a shockwave crumpling other lockers beside his impact zone.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpRHeiE89H
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d7WkYvUSL
Even the tiles on the floor were cracked and broken. But that’s not all, Katsuki also lost control of his Quirk for a moment in his astonishment, and a massive explosion turned yet more lockers and even the wall behind him into rubble.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcBfcuHRVI
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrX1KF9WGoU
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6fZFo7tVt
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0v4xMbJx8
Their homeroom teacher was hurrying forward and pushing the other astonished kids aside. He skid to a halt and gaped at Izuku, who dropped his Quirk and reverted to stammering old Izuku, sweating up a storm. The teacher gaped at him in shock.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiDLSbGbEX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTitaqXIKiZ
"Was that a Quirk?! At your age?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeFXll4rOM
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH71bdE8mPQ
Izuku: "Err…Maybe?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jtQI0HGli
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywKrQuVfNO
He squeaked, the fading adrenaline leaving him cold and timid once more.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowpIXqrmF3
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfEcXNynCJ
"That's amazing!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr6gawfzmr
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbMytV5Otv
The teacher gasped, before shaking himself and resuming his forced air of authority as he saw the damage.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fNfNJ6E8d
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxqQXYwnX3
"Bakugo! Midoriya! Principal's office! NOW!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb4zsMnvgk
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0wn5nSbCl
Izuku hurried after the man as Katsuki stood, somewhat scuffed up but not really harmed. He was… a very durable young man. Even that hadn't really hurt him, though any other teen there would have had a couple broken bones at least.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAuhE4m3Wk
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIJfXiuECg
His face was expressionless as he followed them, though if anyone else had been asked they would have claimed his face looked thunderous.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhASZJPqKcC
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY3cUl87j4
Deku hadn't just stood up to him… Hadn't finally grown a pair and fought back…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqWjmzllcg
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC265SN4r2
He'd drawn first blood.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELx6kFnYrd
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6TSa1EOJ4
The days following that, when they both returned from their week-long suspension, had been… confusing.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF5Qc4lJsE
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaisjaoHX1x
Strange. Irritating.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G8VKeKp06
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34vvsWl0We
He expected Tatsumaki and Fubuki’s rage at Kacchan. The near bloodbath between Tatsu and Kacchan’s mother. It took All Might and Inko to calm them down. Despite the tension, it was expected and normal.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GdVLAk0q9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNHoKKlMHt
But what wasn’t was Kacchan’s reaction.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg65yNeGc2T
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqvWBKqLbw
Kacchan hadn't said a word, quite the opposite, the boy had been ignoring him entirely except for nasty glares.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeV4kBPmQD5
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewAzoD7P90
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrhODzYY6O
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6uBmBlD3R
The other kids though…they hadn't exactly been sweet and innocent either. The ones who had bullied him their entire lives…had immediately started trying to cozy up to him. Acting like they were friends. Praising his quirk…never him. Acting like…all the bullying had never happened.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMjbR4B7bM
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiZx9Y1Moo
Those who had just stood aside and let him get bullied were no better.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuy3sspkZN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdlVICcZ85
Really, hadn't he always wanted friends of his own? Hadn't he dreamed of a day where he would have a Quirk and would finally be accepted?
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy79itg0Tc
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhmglK8T6b
And yet when he finally had it…he first got claustrophobic and then he got angry. How fake could they all possibly be? Not ONE of them had ever even apologized for all the snide remarks and insults.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXUGe7a3ci
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeW8da0QY2l
If he were Kacchan he would most definitely have told them all to fuck right off and told them exactly where they could shove their 'friendship.'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYINQCWb1Oi
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsOG1uN1qH
But he wasn't Kacchan. He was Izuku.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgjSwp1ot0
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfiL4hX0Iq
And he'd not accepted a single invite to hang out. Hadn't joined any groups…He kept them at arm's length at best. Shrugged off any friendly gestures. Spoke politely at some points, stuttered like normal at others…
Nothing had really changed, and this time it was because of him. And of course, his rejection had offended the little bastards, and it was right back to sneers and loneliness.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLDcGP2E6v
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpqU9JvFIJ
All Might: 'Years of mistreatment doesn't just go away, shonen.'
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZtpe4wnTR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDvF6xyYhO
Toshinori thought to himself as they drove off.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4aBTZo4Qj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZICg6pCfgs
All Might: "Can I say you were right? No I can't. No one can say that except for you, Izuku. What I can say is what those kids did to you wasn't right. And personally, I'm glad you didn't buy into their 'friendship.' People can be incredibly fake and the fact that not one of them apologized to you exemplifies that."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsYyhqnB94
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7dkYu3sjB
He put a hand on Izuku's head and ruffled his hair.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsmqqnGzDG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXjpneCYJ7
All Might: "UA will be a new beginning for you, shonen. I'm sure you'll make plenty of friends once you make it in. Ones who like you for you and aren't just trying to be seen next to the 'next big Quirk.' You don't need any of those kids by your side."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QCtRE1VE8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55koOIPQzU
Izuku: "Thanks… Toshi."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4A4DJ9mw8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ug8Y0yXlf
All Might: "Any time, shonen."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFmLG6OT3w
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK7KG8P5o9
Deep within the secret mountain base, alarms start to blare with deafening volume, indicating that someone or something had tripped the multiple perimeter defenses. Three sets of feet thundered down the hallway as they made their way to the control center, a woman already manning the console and flicking on several switches.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0jx33X90B
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdVyKfrBTe
"What have we got?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSXpxPznDh
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC0OZgWnC3
The muscular man asked, hunching over the petite woman and eyeing the screens warily.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3PN4lxOJO
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHotoy35tH2
"Unknown bogey, approaching fast. Its tripped the laser defenses and is nearly here. This is no wild animal we're dealing with."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojDt31lnp9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7JZwGq5ZC
"A vehicle?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrTHks1ZTX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcdQVAmD2v
"Radar's not picking anything up. Thermal imaging returns one unit, closing in. It's plowing straight through the mini force-field barriers! Whatever it is, it's tough and not stopping."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPJlgTWlKs
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQL4Z7tu1wu
Another woman behind them cursed loudly, taking her position on another console as her fingers began flying over the keyboard in a series of rapid taps.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb1e6P1gdO
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9QdSatfzR
"A villain? Why here?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8mpRmiY3H
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuyqkHjd4m
A third woman questioned, cycling through the different cameras.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYceUvA25Ln
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0WHPxY4hX
"This is a rescue base, there's nothing valuable they'd want to steal."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK83kdoX5QQ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk7VgvAjsg
"Medical supplies, rescue equipment? A lotta important stuff in here. Who knows, maybe they just have a grudge against us."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhqmHdjQ2H
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqwZvPygpk
The man grumbled, already suiting up in his magnificent costume and preparing for battle.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgRJ4mSVCk
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcnvoAl3im
"Whatever it is, we can't let them take the equipment! We need it to help—"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoLRfBInU0
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj50SQD2iaI
A loud beeping started, and the lights in the room began to flash red.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdHnjobuNP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCgFOCr8F9
"Bogey's approaching the main gate at high speed! Prepare for impact!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaUk7cfCwh
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRi5SbyJVp2
The team of four hunkered down, each anticipating a massive impact against the near-impenetrable steel doors from the unknown… except absolutely nothing happened.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTvZfly4ea
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwmkOASFhc
"Eh?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNaurILZxM
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIAoaxUkoL
A small voice crackled over the intercom, soft and nearly inaudible.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dXS9u2MsF
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDp0uCfTGg
Valkyrie: "Cat-lady? It's me, open the door please."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY32LVgv9m
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZvmrQgvDL
Four set of eyes peeked up at the main screen, and a muscular arm reached up onto the console to cycle through the cameras until they found the one that was situated at the main gate. The screen showed a young woman with pale white skin, standing before the doors and waiting for a reply.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O2WtchB4m
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ9dD84B0i
"Is that who I think it is?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2XsnrvN5e
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbb1ofyNGq
Valkyrie started knocking on the titanic mechanical doors, each knock shaking the entire building. Dust started to drift off the ceiling within the base as vibrations resonated through the building.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIF6euW8HR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluZQQiEeGY
Boom, boom, boom.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dGbLPZ0Dc
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvOU08jH60
Valkyrie: "Cat-lady~. Open the doo~r pleas~e."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLd7Hx6X3f
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjYnZefw2b
The vigilante chanted in a sing-song voice, her expression still neutral.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5M7yhT9bb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyq5kwzH4Is
Every eye in the room turned to one particular woman, who grimaced sheepishly.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB71yfC1VY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOf0EzWdS1
Well, you're the only one she responds to verbally, right? You talk to her.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs5H9cds4x
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG5WEshFYK
Her teammates chided and pushed her into the main seat of the control room, giving her control over the communication systems.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PGh8sXDnU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlsMcIfqz2
"Testing- testing, is this thing on?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8usCoDyMC
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcEAFO4hUn
Valkyrie did seem to hear her for she looked around until she found a camera near the door, then gave it a nod.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgy2w6pqQiD
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSZwODVUbT
Pixiebob: "Right. First of all, it's Pixiebob, not Cat-lady! You're making me sound like one of those old women who keep a dozen cats. Second, what are you doing here, Valkyrie?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvfnZWkfl7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRpy2L2hYv
Valkyrie: "I need help."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0QP4y5voL
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIh1wbbpa0
Her reply stunned the rest of the team: never had the strange vigilante ever asked for help, let alone approach them in the first place. This must have been something serious, the end of the world even. 2012 in real life bad.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2ifPFi5wU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxdTer8JPw
Pixiebob: "Is it a disaster? Our emergency surveillance program hasn't picked up anything yet. Anyways, we're ready to roll in-"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCO52NTq2Cd
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChDArWzJ5g
Valkyrie: "No villain. No disaster."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBy1syxczI8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54kko2T73I
Pixiebob: "Huh? Then why'd you come here?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBfxCacJxX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlwKdmYIdR
Valkyrie: "I need help. You said to come to you if I needed help."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUoFpAljdN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgxpAIII0b
Pixiebob's three teammates shot her a look, which told her all that was needed to be said. The blonde woman groaned painfully, her head in her hands.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR3aZGD9E2
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKRMqFpOF6
Pixiebob: "Okay, I did say that last time we met, but you can't just barge in here! This is a super-secret rescue base, you know."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtIyYCbTft
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLq4SwYwG4
Valkyrie looked at the camera, then back to the supposedly impenetrable doors.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9awpAnPaCw
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtd1YHywtv
Valkyrie: "Open the door please."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqVNypfFdb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNsMfH5lyi
Well, apparently she didn't care if it was the National Bank of Japan or a super-secret rescue base. The girl stubbornly knocked on the door again, a little harder this time. Small shock-waves reverberated through the structure with each knock, shaking the building's very foundations.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zr93BqFsY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUhChOmAh1
Pixiebob: "What if I can't open these doors for you? I mean, how did you find this place anyways? This is a classified location-"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCMZSpzYHb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSudgCWQpPO
Valkyrie: "Open. Or I'll open them for you."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe9O0I6J4p
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9JAJzbQPa
That got their alarms bells ringing. Those high security doors cost a fortune and from what they'd seen of Valkyrie, she could pretty much tear through them effortlessly if she really wanted to.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡND9saikjMW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06DLOthYkF
Sighing, Pixiebob looked to her team for confirmation before reaching over to flick a switch.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8KUP4ckKa
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRrFDvjcca
Pixiebob: "Fine. But only because I owe you, got it?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb3Lxanxxt
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhny9KhtKu6
The heavy, multi-ton doors started to slide open and Valkyrie strode in casually like she owned the place. Little did they know she could recognize certain emotional signatures of people she remembered, which was how she found them.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh1uuhTyn9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqw8XkvxhS
"Well, I suppose we should meet our guest. I'll go prepare some tea."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUMP8F6SdB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXazkrEjgxf
The muscular man announced curtly, starting to make his way to the kitchen. An awkward silence fell over the three women, two of them already waiting for an explanation.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14JOTP8q5X
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0FR3h6Us5
"Y'know, when you said you can speak to the Valkyrie I thought you were joking. I mean, I've only heard rumors of her speech as an urban myth. So you guys are friends, huh? She's your pal, your chum?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFuqcC8OEC
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenhEybZ98g
The brunette teased.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQZMBfBZ6l
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjgqzNC4Aa
Pixiebob: "It's not like that, Mandalay."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlLhi6IDR7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqQkRHcTDE
She replied as the trio marched over to the main entrance to meet the vigilante.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PLyAetBUL
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpo67dWZ8y3
Pixiebob: "We met during that big earthquake rescue a few months back and she uh, took a liking to me? I mean, I don't even know why. She helped me out a lot during the rescue and we worked well together. I told her to come to me if she needed any help, didn't expect her to bring that detail up now. Haven't seen her since. To be fair, I do owe her for the help."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK42WSGKTi
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEegUUxyJSc
Mandalay: "Hmmm. Gimme a little more detail. I need to know what we're dealing with just in case."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pFvHW1Og7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJOreoz81I
Pixiebob: "She came across one of my earth beast puppets during the rescue effort. It scared a young boy nearby, and she started to tear it apart. She probably thought my earth beast was some sort of villainous minion and was trying to protect the kid. Took me a while to convince her I was here to help, but after that she helped me locate the remaining trapped civilians."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aVfVv0zqK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwGV59KIos
Mandalay: "Hmmm. Any thoughts on why she's here, Ragdoll?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXyxKJLvlp
Ragdoll: "No clue. My Search Quirk doesn't work on her, remember?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2rj9136UH
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MXHopKcVA
Mandalay groaned, rubbing her head.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQ82iqcmca
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZWsfWJqCa
Mandalay: "Perfect. An indestructible vigilante in our home that's immune to Quirks. Let's just hope she's peaceful."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWq69cnnCn
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pjcOWmzhD
Pixiebob: "Don't worry, she only attacks villains. Or people and things she thinks are "evil"."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGsttH5Vjj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOExObz1mb
The three women finally made it to the living room/main hall, where the vigilante was waiting. Their leader took a deep breath and stepped forward, looking to her teammates and sharing a nod.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98ZehZ95Ei
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLVTOzkr8s
Mandalay: “Okay, let's do this."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiucicnVJkA
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AIxEFU21k
Mandalay: "Locking on target with our sparkly eyes!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bg1EbVOkm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcOww38kcb
Ragdoll: "Our helping paws will pounce your way!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYCK1LMF3L
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosXRUb9D3b
"Springing suddenly from out of nowhere..."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOwe3TIaRp
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoh8WvasHm
A deep voice rumbled from within the nearby kitchen.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzzXsF1TGG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzgPUEONyz
Pixiebob: "We're cute, cute, cats with stingers!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCip9easNdc
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaCnERIO9a
"Wild, Wild Pussycats!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1I5n5LWAAK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs41RmtrP3W
All four members of the team announced simultaneously, the three women taking positions in fabulous poses in their cat-themed costumes while their fourth member was absent.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJZpxnWfcC
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FF3uBwCps
Valkyrie stared at them blankly, blinking a few times before answering.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOcqFudZTT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz1hWLOk5q
Valkyrie: "Hello."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJovTpnpSy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDJNoP3y4s
Ragdoll: "It's our new intro! What do ya think, eh? Eh?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO75Dd9cFPh
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH48WK3Iemc
Ragdoll grinned, even as the girl continued staring at her without a word.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxoDV2Smvm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuic1Soq2n
Ragdoll: "Tough crowd... she really does only respond verbally to certain people."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJXPvHC1Xg
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIHVQ9ulpw
Pixiebob: "Ahem. So, uh, Hi Valkyrie. What do you need help on?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2riHkrarj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJyCfrxSP2
The vigilante paused, sniffing the air momentarily like she smelled something.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkMBtXA1Uc
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx4tG5JOw9
Valkyrie: "Personal advice."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7RBojMiAr
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBDqv8q9mJ
Mandalay groaned, while Ragdoll started to giggle uncontrollably.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DkxO3krRq
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgebJhoIiPm
Pixiebob: "You came all the way here into the mountains, activated every alarm on your way here, infiltrated our secret base, just so you could get some personal advice?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8XfUGIySJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg3PNiKfVJ
Valkyrie nodded, then without warning started wandering towards the kitchen. A vague question of what she was doing crossed Pixiebob's mind but died on her lips when she realized Tiger, their fourth member, was still in the kitchen making tea.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ALGFw26ZD
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQClwGTFgc
Pixiebob: "I know you look like that naturally, but can you at least put on some clothes or something? There's a man in the kitchen."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkp6OFQCGGL
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclQxBYeIIj
The blonde remarked exasperatedly. Actually Tiger was a woman turned into a man via Quirk, but that was irrelevant now. Plus, it would help to train the clueless girl for future interactions. Pixiebob doubted that Valkyrie herself knew how many guys she was making hot and bothered with that alluring form of hers.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSekvSsWTx
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygaBAOaWPT
The girl stopped and tilted her head in apparent curiosity, looking at Pixiebob with that same blank expression she always wore. She looked down at her own featureless body, then at Pixiebob. Or more specifically, Pixiebob's costume.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqCclwLtDG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7LfIyXt3T
The older woman instantly got what she was thinking and covered herself with her hands, a scandalized look crossing her features.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodM1doR2lJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUYNXjPAzg
Pixiebob: "I didn't mean mine! You can't have these, make some of your own!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlq7czaIFW6
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBs8hauHfl
Valkyrie tilted her head again, this time to express her confusion.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGoVTNCtmA
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX4qUEPpRu
Pixiebob: "Don't give me that look, I know you can shapeshift. I saw you change to a smaller size to rescue someone trapped in the debris. I also saw you blend into the crowd when we left by making some clothes of your own. Why don't you do that now?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyapzg0saR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsechwZq4Hm
A moment passed and Valkyrie was suddenly clothed in a perfect copy of Pixiebob's costume, complete with cat ears, paws, and tail. The strange thing was, it looked better on her than it did on Pixiebob herself.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAvt99jRaZ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF1pCMXGzt
The sky-blue costume complimented her snow-white skin nicely. Mandalay and Ragdoll exchanged glances, then nodded in approval.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORpP4NO1NB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNpf2IuPBt
Pixiebob: "Wha- Hey, You can't wear that! Only official members of our team can wear that uniform, it's copyrighted! Change to something else."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqTKBosNJp
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtF6RpcbW7
Pixiebob protested, slightly jealous of the other girl's youthful figure.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQXDLUB7Re
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW5b9pKbW5
Valkyrie: "Okay, Cat-lady."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwCL7TeUJH
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3weUvGlg7J
The moment those words left her mouth Valkyrie shrank right before their very eyes, now taking the form of a child in an oversized hoodie that stretched down to nearly touch her knees.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7ddS9cbbp
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJT0TGa626
Her hair transformed to jet black, long locks shortening in the span of a few seconds. Her skin was no longer snow-white but instead a healthy, normal color. Light green pupils gazed at them passively, a surprisingly normal color considering that they used to be milky-white with a green glow.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoviWZPEDeW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fYDvPw08d
The women stared in silent fascination, until Ragdoll started squealing in excitement at the completed transformation.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl0QNW51ya
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecVsAQkVca
Ragdoll: "Ohmigod, she's so cuuuuuute!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KkIOhhyf8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA1lh1rkEm
She ran up to the now younger girl and started rubbing her head gently, cooing all the while.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQTGrY2WX5
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuFRkgidmd
Ragdoll: "I didn't know she could do that!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpbnwSnjNk
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieHuhTHA8U
Mandalay: "Me either. Careful Ragdoll, she just looks younger. For all we know you two could be the same age."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡch7eVG8L1I
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvt1dBwroa
Ragdoll: "But look! Look at her cute little face! Tiny!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLd7uaJe0g
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQuvILRJqb
Pixiebob: "I didn't mean-gah, nevermind. Why choose that ridiculous form?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBBMUrLFfJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ozq5tS8qB
Valkyrie: "Why do you go on rescue missions dressed as a cat? Just as that form is comfortable for you, this form is comfortable for me."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJ45EPYl2F
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXEAMqiwU9
The now miniature Valkyrie continued to wander past them and towards the kitchen, just as Tiger rounded the corner with a huge tea tray in his arms. He didn't see her due to their massive height difference, almost colliding with the girl until the last second.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkp7p5WqhM
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbOjMsDvKj
In his rush to avoid her, he dropped the tray. But he deftly caught it before it hit the ground in an impressive demonstration of his flexibility.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdz6b8gV9E
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDvNWnoVXe
Tiger: "What the- Who-"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqpPwFhNsB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnkwZgh3rS
The heavyset man didn't get his answers as the tiny girl strolled past him, stopping momentarily to sniff at his tea before finally reaching the kitchen. There, she floated up onto the marble counter-top and reached for a large porcelain jar, opening it effortlessly and retrieving the hidden treasure within.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e5BhMN4N7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MEyMZtulY
Without a word Valkyrie stuck her fingers into the jar and pulled out a small sugarcube, popping it into her mouth and chewing slowly. The Pussycats watched her from the kitchen entrance, bewildered.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkiiZrLheu
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSj6Vs8cQn
Tiger: "Is that-”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0VlrgZadn
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWsN0qId5F
Mandalay: "Yup."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZuWLOmJiB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo4siKZRaW
Tiger: "Why is she so...small?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHt0wGN3MB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VcWBJFo87
Mandalay: "Because Pixiebob told her to put on some clothes."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYyuchSaNH
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdTUESfJSy
Tiger: "What does that have to do with anything?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxWuJYnbIT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRKnFKkeiK
Ragdoll: "More importantly, she's eating all my sugarcubes! She can’t do that!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ979BDg8Q0Y
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLcWB9l0mP
She exclaims while shaking Mandalay back and forth.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO8pa2WTaq
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZlPkvhDx3
Mandalay: "Yeah, pretty rude. She's almost like an actual kid, if you think about it. Throwing a tantrum on our doorstep, eating our food...I wouldn't be surprised if she starts raiding our fridge next."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOTXzkWIGx
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9yAZU9nJw
Ragdoll: "No, I mean she'll rot all her teeth if she eats that much sugar at one go!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BmmmOBs1e
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EKzVdxe7p
After a few minutes of persuasion, the team managed to get everyone into the surprisingly spacious living room where they now sat in a rough circle on cushy-looking sofas. Valkyrie opted to sit on Pixiebob's lap with the jar still clutched tightly in her hands, occasionally reaching inside for another sugarcube.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfKGFZbjEj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIl6qB6QGOv
Pixiebob: "Okay, we're all here. So, what’s the problem?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hrf1qy74w
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYLZ8aEpql
Instead of speaking, Valkyrie noticed Ragdoll poking at the her childish cheeks. Ragdoll laughed musically when Pixiebob shooed her away gently.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCl0rteSGy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyopNmexmqa
Ragdoll: "Y'know Pixiebob, you kind of look like a mother when she's in your lap like that. Its adorable!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3EJeEcjJ9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iyLy7cA2k
Pixiebob flushed, her cheeks tinged red in embarrassment.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuyVmfu2Q1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMsPmo1sYL
Pixiebob: "T-that's not-"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGzmc9wOH7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZlxGuNszj
Before she could answer, the blonde found a sugarcube prodding gently at her mouth. Valkyrie held it in an angle, apparently trying to feed her.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3uASpSVGm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2DtMgRfeU
Pixiebob turned an even brighter shade of red, trying to remind herself that the child before her was much older than she looked (which unknown to them, was actually untrue).
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8F18PNEuv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbv36D93oii
Both Mandalay and Ragdoll smiled brightly at that, the latter even pulling out a camera from seemingly nowhere and taking a quick snapshot.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkLBI5CfAy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTx34rgp5a
Tiger just grinned slightly, content at the scene. Pixiebob eventually relented and popped the cube into her mouth, her face scrunching up as the sharp sweetness stung her taste buds.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhTUOYVUH7
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZYoungK4U
Pixiebob: "Geh. I don't know how you can eat these."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ6NTor1ih
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD33saWpNnC
She grimaced before reaching for a warm cup of tea to wash the taste down.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyqoM7496g
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvCCzYolfH
Pixiebob: "Okay, I ate it. Can you tell us what ‘personal advice’ you need?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0k84thJpD
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHFENH0KS5
The girl thought for a moment on how to answer the question. She didn't feel like revealing the existence of her onii-chan…she had to call him something different.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkcYtm1yru
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfm9RFLoRl9
Valkyrie: "I'm scared that my Master doesn't want me anymore."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMCvKLmwbU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7FnGQfew0
Pixiebob spat out her tea in a spray of disbelief, coughing and sputtering while the other three Pussycats looked on with various stunned expressions.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBh7Iq75Ec
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqh2jwjIco
Pixiebob: "What?! Master? W-w-what do you mean by that?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P0oZzb2dj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2awvhV08Lr
She couldn't believe it. Such a sweet, innocent, young girl was into such depraved play-wait a minute. This isn't her real form!
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEF0fkMD88
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdepEAW7GOS
Valkyrie: "Master is master. I serve Master."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qp51KtJ7R
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WkMj1F2Az
Technically she wasn't lying. Izuku was her creator and she was his construct. Master and servant. She just preferred to think of him as a brother, as family.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jPSCDVYyv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeBEYDaGT0
Valkyrie: "S-serve? You mean you do what he tells you?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZjrAd7nzf
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdddtVB66Y2
Valkyrie nodded, thinking of her first and only order.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D8rH9MHV5
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTK8ThwgOz
Be a Hero.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpcCp0jCoV
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKCwaS1Vd9
One that she continued following to this day. All three women blushed fiercely, their imaginations already running wild with all sorts of unhealthy thoughts.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KN5H1GIfv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf3O6dyGfD
Master and Servant play?
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAB7fLgd456
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1px1LM0nG
Oh boy.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbJ0O02eIX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswmXcTwxDQ
Tiger instead opted to down his tea, listening with renewed interest.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVr98KUfPb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU4v3ZIVvJ
Pixiebob: "Um, ooooooookay. So, uh… why do you think he doesn't want you anymore?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflExuOyMq8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R194y5vSb
It was hard for Pixiebob to understand why someone wouldn't want a shapeshifting, unstoppable metahuman at their every beck and call, especially one so cute by default. Maybe it was her lack of facial expressions. The girl clearly had emotions, but most likely had trouble expressing them.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDapwNvZjb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq6lKZN3OV
Valkyrie scratched her head, thinking of how to describe Izuku's new quirk and his inheritance of One For All without revealing too much information.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8My4FAt3l
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx2upDLrbY
Valkyrie: "He's gonna get something better soon. Better than me. He…already has something better…the next thing will just…make me more obsolete."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXzt0VdoTd
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfMLKOTASU
Ragdoll held a paw over her mouth in a scandalized expression while Mandalay turned even redder, fidgeting in her seat. Tiger coughed, then began to pour himself another cup of tea. Despite his hands shaking the tea cup.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXRqDTJnlk
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHILK70VUnr
Pixiebob: "Listen Valkyrie, I…don't know what kind of relationship you and your, uh, Master are in but I'm sure he wouldn't abandon you just because he found…someone better. At least, I hope he wouldn't. I-I mean, can you tell me what kind of person your Master is?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeisnUPrFgX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUEIL2OKd6
Valkyrie did not hesitate to reply as Izuku's good qualities were listed in rapid fire.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb0gbePIWP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZR8SgZkdS
Valkyrie: "Brave. Selfless. Kind. Generous. Caring."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAyF7C4sa1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4RhVB8Yv7
Pixiebob: "You really look up to him, huh? This person, do you love him?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqOcJ9FjyL
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzMRHd8apB
Valkyrie: "Yes."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqiw1sqcH0
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqO3hcDDaw
In a pure, sisterly way…of course. But Pixiebob didn't need to know that.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRgIQF3Yfc
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxIppe2q6b
Pixiebob: "Does he love you?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jQqp4Tf3K
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIQ9KY0IuK
At that, the girl didn't answer. Until the sludge incident, Izuku had never even met her face to face and likely barely even knew of her existence. How was she supposed to answer? Pixiebob sighed, stroking the girl's hair gently.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4QZ4B8ndt
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWJiW1IWWA
Pixiebob: "Look, kid. Can I call you kid? I mean you're literally a kid now…nevermind."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvidnbS39Dy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqJdzoBBTn
The girl didn't shy away from the physical contact, instead leaning into the older woman's bosom further. She snuggled into the softness, feeling the warmth of Pixiebob's body through her clothes.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOnTtcmeSP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxtxvl2aGb
Pixiebob: "At times like these, what you need to do is talk to him. I mean, from what you're implying you guys are close, yet far? It's such a weird relationship but hey, I'm not one to judge. You gotta go talk to him to find out how he feels about you, or else you'd just end up with an unrequited love that'll never bloom. Fight for what you want, what you believe in. If you don't even try you'll just be giving up without a fight."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWZsWHFFAU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsre0P2rH3o
Pixiebob took a moment to catch her breath, then hugged the smaller girl tightly.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLmxGymgG4
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYrjcL84aQ
Pixiebob: "I should know."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW4K4u4LVm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeo1yEOOD3
Valkyrie looked up, her face still cold and stony as if it was carved out of marble. Her eyes however told a different story, for Pixiebob could see a sort of childish fear within them.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouDbZpQF8e
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbuWsTyhEw
Valkyrie: "But what if he doesn't want me anymore?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPvRI7Kh8X
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVfNRHbvtq
The blonde thought for a moment, then took a deep breath and gave her opinion.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiX4bgrL07
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡci7a5ROVTx
Pixiebob: "Then you move on. It's not the end of the world. But whoever this guy is, he sounds like a good person from your description so I don't think he'll just abandon you. Which begs the question of why he would find other girls in the first place, the two-timing scumbag son of a-"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC61qCC7Oxi
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7RzGl1tTl
The vigilante tilted her head, suspecting that Pixiebob had somehow misunderstood her somewhere along the line. But so far her advice was pretty decent so she'd keep quiet and listen. Meanwhile, Pixiebob was busy getting upset on whoever would cheat on such an innocent girl.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVUcbOvsy6
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm6NG2LS9o
Pixiebob: "-knuckleheaded imbecile! Either way, that's all the advice I can give you. I mean, I was never really good at this relationship thing so I can't guarantee anything."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL78J07DwaP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRAP6TkEaQ
Valkyrie: "But I…want him all to myself."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7poCI0LgdO
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtPeebon5f
Pixiebob raised an eyebrow, then coughed awkwardly. Maybe the girl wasn't as innocent as she looked.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCvszzQcLo
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeNhQusmm7
Pixiebob: "Well kid, that's the thing isn't it? You want him. That implies you want to own him, have him all to yourself. But that isn't right. You can't just own people like they're objects...it may make you happy, but you gotta consider how they would feel. It's a delicate balance of feelings. Relationships sure are complicated, eh?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqgHtf95nW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamATBBPSYT
She thought for a moment of what Izuku would think if she kept babying him all his life, stealing away his opportunity to grow.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2tuq4PCcK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURYRLUSgua
But those thoughts burned away when she felt something horrible.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsP1TYCckHe
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUMxXhDgqg
Pain…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TuuFcB0tg
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG4Udh4HBS
Terrible, ungodly pain that made her shiver with fear.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVJtt0cWdJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegtc702MlB
Pixiebob: “V-Valkyrie?”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjwFX4ukU1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW57hUXMMUs
Her words fall on deaf ears. Valkyrie drops the sugar cube jar and sprints towards the exit while transforming back to her normal form.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw5ncCJQ30
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokZSo244sM
The calls of concern fade into static as Valkyrie’s body flickers in and out of existence.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFjbUabLWW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xB2dIehO7
Her onii-chan was in danger…he’s…dying…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6gU0maYrD
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttz95uNAYP
Izuku had a hilarious look on his face as he looked on at the pearly gates in front of him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzyv3f7cJ1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaN0lDCXX4
Izuku: "U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPpdlMhm4S
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIOXwOKu8c
All Might: "Are you a young man or a bad record?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIoZizLX06
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3O627j4vrM
Izuku: "U.A.! YOU BROUGHT ME TO UA?! DID WE DIE?! AM I IN HEAVEN?!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadfiq9BXby
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVibnJzn7v
Izuku was practically starting to hyperventilate.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrsswLPE7N
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXPOHaV1i7
All Might: "Breathe Shonen. You'll be seeing those gates plenty of times in eight months."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv4lUzmUkE
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4ls7bSbYd
He gave Izuku a badge.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdB3hkCinK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLHh8P2Z9W
All Might: "Stick that in your pocket. You'll need it for the security system to let you in."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB4bm9AoV6
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6nvL9akqi
Izuku: "Why are we here?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLcM77duhX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VPmvBgydl
All Might: "We're meeting two people…far more capable than me in terms of Quirk Diagnosis. If they can't figure out the full capabilities of your Quirk, no one can."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrTRckfaK1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxCmjcFACU
They made their way through the campus and stopped at a fairly normal looking gymnasium building.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuUXxiwGVG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqm3vXCLBH
All Might: "This… is Gym Gamma… otherwise known as the Training Kitchen Land."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLh0RAIalI
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOk4r9OndH7
They opened the doors and went in.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILcHDNo2Kz
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMxzmEPbCT
All Might: "And this…"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB0v0YH329
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjyMSLEJOS
Nezu: "Am I a mouse? A dog? A bear? All you need to know is that I'm…the principal!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPjDX8WGym
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9hcD3h1Rm
Izuku: “Nezu!”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNg6NxCYR8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu9ljdpn8H
Nezu: “I’m happy to see you again, Midoriya.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5y2GWnMWn
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4T7cznWEH
All Might: “You two know each other already?”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPwSlChrls
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2zxhCLj68
Nezu: “We met during his sister’s last sport festival. I happy to see that his quirk has finally manifested.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagME8dp16O
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JHA6QIIAn
The other person suddenly coughed, drawing everyone’s attention to her.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xSfoWq3d1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHR2PQGTbC
All Might: “Oh yes, forgive me. And this is Recovery Girl!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjCV6SNP5z
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfDzoHayon
Toshinori pointed to short old woman with her gray hair in a bun. She had a cane shaped like a syringe in her hand. Her name was Chiyo Shuzenji and she was practically what kept UA running. They could never do the things they did without her healing quirk.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7tnrVkYT2
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoQtxH1KFp
Recovery Girl: "How are you doing today, Midoriya-chan? Here, some haribo candies."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JrDBF3HlN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo4tZE7DR4
Izuku: "Th-thank you, Recovery Girl."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolMFTlpe6V
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0AXzCi9Qh
Nezu: "Now that we have all been introduced, has All Might told you why you're here today, Midoriya?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQOEBRPpTu
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEjlsHwFem
Izuku: "Just a little. We're here to test out my Quirk, right?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kOikOJwc8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhsorQTYZW
Nezu: "That's right. Hopefully by the end of the day you'll even have a name for it."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctpiXwlV5g
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2hYmLBOiL
Izuku smiled at the memory of everyone trying to come up with a name for it.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡig9uFY5EJ9
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwX8N2fNdY
Most of them were too similar to Tatsu’s or Fubuki’s. Emerald Esper or Flaming Esper. Even Esperanza was suggested.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOV8xdmdhbx
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxa1yCEAR7
In the end, we decided to wait till we have a full understanding of it.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SVKYd1KSQ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58Zfr50rbE
Nezu: “Now, let’s go over everything one more time. Please, describe everything you've been able to do with your Quirk as of now, as well as your parent's Quirks."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaKh1JeAoo
Izuku began to explain his quirk once again, at least what he knows about it. He also avoided any mention of his father’s abilities. It was the same thing he told All Might. But he suddenly remembered that day at school again.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCtwqXr0qC
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZWHGDQt6w
Izuku: "Oh, I actually just remembered something! I think I was also able to read someone's mind!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWxdkGIKTO
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Omsu8Nqou
Toshinori coughed out some blood while everyone else raised an eyebrow.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSyMEc6xnx
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZXGTJszQN
All Might: "Pfff, you never said a thing about that to me, shonen!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8akq80zUT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTbyhTMY7Q
Izuku: "I… kinda forgot… It was the day that thing with Kacchan happened."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UYzW5e70s
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdYSNzfUqN
All Might: "Ahh…I suppose you did have plenty of other things on your mind that day."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbyRIixnJ8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8slZb0SdBP
Nezu: "Hmmm…very fascinating. That's quite a Quirk you've got. And all in just two months of use.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nPqO2eYfU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItEZ1h4S9S
Recovery Girl: “It’s hard to believe they diagnosed you Quirkless. Did the gene tests really come back negative? The MRI scans did as well?”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ377VypKksH
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE8LMq8vUv
Izuku looked at her for a few seconds, before tilting his head to the side.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmovpkb3Dxc
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBW8MXfX7PE
Izuku: "Huh?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcueOXosjdj
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzYsGO3hUj
Off to the side, Toshinori was looking equally confused.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiehwlHRGw
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQfnrKyCYq
Recovery Girl: "Your gene tests. I'd like to see them at some point."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIIflxfpPP
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSNOPJGNYX
Izuku:"…What gene tests? They just showed us the x-ray of my toe."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZU1qZR6sy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTJgzNWtcx
Recovery Girl: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! The x-ray? That was what they used to crush a young child's dreams? I'll have their practices! I'll have their medical licenses!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfxS9oh89L
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FnQKBnvTp
The kindly old lady was quite literally stewing in complete and utter rage. Izuku was almost hiding behind Toshinori.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FfhrBV8Uv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhn2AJSonqh
Izuku: ‘And I thought Tatsu and Kacchan were bad…”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQuS2hTizQ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGY5QIGNjp
Slowly, she cooled herself down.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoM2MuY1zn
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN6iUR6F7s
Recovery Girl: "Izuku-chan, that exam is merely supposed to be the first thing we look for. It IS generally accepted as a tell of Quirklessness, but it is NOT the end of the road. About three percent of the population with the extra joint still have a Quirk. They're just very late bloomers because their Quirks are normally harder to control. Six, seven, and eight is pushing it. Conversely, about one percent of the population without the joint never develop a Quirk. That is an ancient examination! Nowadays we test directly for the Quirk Factor!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvdzx0cD08
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaArIf3JRb
Izuku slowly lost feeling in his legs and slid to the floor. All this time…all this time, he'd been mistreated, ridiculed, and all but spat on by his peers…on laziness? On medical malpractice? He clenched a fist, feeling frustration well up inside of him.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6WWrIMO6I
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EsyrkBrA4
All Might: "I'm so sorry, shonen."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uqTzDOq5j
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGviSjwCe3
Toshinori puts a hand on the boy's shoulder.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRaZBgpbva
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSWtaqPyVd
All Might: "I never knew about this either. Back in my day the x-ray was all we had."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjZwuHTOaB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXpmXFMCN3
Recover Girl: "Who was your doctor? Where does he work?”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuwipnpPRe
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7EtWQDHEZ
Izuku: “He's dead…He and his grandson went missing years ago."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSgKmpK4sy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4cLbiL9n5
That brought the mood down to somber levels, before the principal intervened.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdaxIHkMY8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHefxtlf3o
Nezu: "I'm sure you're frustrated Midoriya, but we truly don't have much time here today. We have plenty to do to prepare for the next semester here as well as get the summer events in order. I feel for you as well, but we need to move a little quicker."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8umj142vvJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0kwdhIiin
He clapped his hands as Izuku gave him a determined nod. He was sure that this wouldn't be forgotten any time soon, but for now the boy would be able to ignore it.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mF24mCkgK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsr58xoSXt
Nezu: "Now, first things first…we must figure out how to use your second ability. You say the only time you were able to use it was when you were injured, correct?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiAc1tyOLR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHj7WsgrOT3
He got a sharp nod from the boy, and released a sigh in response,
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE6ffgDA5A
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFtthSUP5N
Nezu: "Then as distasteful as it is, injured you must be. Unless you can get a feel for the ability, you'll never be able to call it up again. After all, much of learning your Quirk is feeling it out."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAkLxXPZLv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83pzKXf7D8
Recovery Girl still had a heavy scowl on her face, which only deepened at the principal's words.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSxoBvBYPK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gHDCDKG07
Recover Girl: "Unfortunate, but accurate. I will be here to aid you if you can't get the ability to trigger again."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKIRE36JeN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LApeSBF5F
All Might: “I…don’t think that’s a good idea. His sister, Fubuki, forbid it. I wouldn’t want to make her or Tatsumaki rightfully angry.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzIc0XdZve
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kxojX88oG
Nezu: “Neither would I, but it would be better if he learn how that side of his quirk works under controlled conditions. Better now than in a crisis.”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNoTUlYHeb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvvked4r70
All Might: “I agree but…”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLYG8b7JoA
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVFplvmAYN
Nezu: “How about we leave it up to you Midoriya. Would you like to give it a try?”
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKMDafSKdS
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHVbnZYSCc
Izuku thought for a moment. Nezu was correct in his assessment but he also didn’t want to disappoint or worry his sisters. But in the end, he leaned towards the more logical choice.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICTZaCvVK1
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPN04goDuv
Izuku swallowed a fair bit of apprehension and nodded.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKp0Etv8POB
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNncTkSCJS
Seeing him nod, Recovery Girl took out a scalpel from her doctor's coat.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RGIKnNCYS
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaTqhyiXMg
Recovery Girl: "Don’t worry dear, just a finger cut. I’m sure your sisters won’t mind."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzMKLDNNH5
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLKn4b6mXI
Izuku held out a shaky hand, and the old woman grumbled for a moment about oaths before making a small incision. Izuku winced but kept from crying out as a little blood started leaking through. Yet as the seconds went by, it was clear it wasn't activating.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4o1TZ2HP3
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OhBjG2609
Izuku: "I…don't think that worked."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g4DotuU4O
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61zaycJqry
Nezu: "Quirks aren't normally one-time things. If that didn't work, then perhaps there is a threshold of pain or injury itself needed to activate unconsciously."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI7H6Wgm9c
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEUWrwD9SB
Recovery Girl: "We are not going to put a young child through pain like that!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡar3N7fYGcr
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOJWwq0iXF
All Might nodded in agreement with Recovery Girl. Forget his sisters, he didn’t want the boy hurt either.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsN8FJm0q2
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4cg7QRkza
Izuku stared at his finger. The small cut was already clotting. Despite a slight sense of fear, he didn’t want to stop. He clenched his fist and looked up toward All Might.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDXKzmZKit
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBFKwrtrKo
Izuku: "All Might."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuMI3dkwTJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dfl348zSD
He turned to stare at his mentor in determination as he rolled up his sleeve and held out his arm.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wVJdVM2BT
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pHIJzzqdc
Izuku: "Hit me."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A4NDXBpU2
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QTDF7eefE
All Might: "Midoriya-shonen…"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7vGymJaqX
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAw9ONKPPqf
Toshinori's protest died on his lips as he stared at Izuku's determined gaze.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAyTiQ0lg8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XunIryLF9
Recovery Girl: "We can figure this out another way!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YvWilyFiN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOvbmUupLp
Izuku: "We tried small. We're not going to get anywhere without some risk, right?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpewBwBv6aO
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U6a2VUNBY
All Might: "You…you're far too brave Midoriya-shonen. Maybe even for your own good."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOA96l112S
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoxxySaMkm
He bulked up, turning into his hero form. He held a finger over his student's arm and pulled it back with his other hand. He allowed the finger to slip, and Izuku had to bite back a scream as even that tiny action ruptured tiny blood vessels in his arm and put a hairline fracture in his Ulna.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhhg1C3KL0
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0rSBxBaW8
A bruise formed immediately as Izuku slowly went to his knees, cradling his inured arm. Chiyo bit her lip and forced herself to stay still, fighting her very nature which wanted only to help the child.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcCb3z0vpm
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGnpQV8B68
And then Izuku's arm was enveloped in green flame. They all recoiled, mentally preparing to be hit by the heat, only to be surprised when nothing happened. Izuku was watching the flame with shiny eyes, a peaceful smile on his face.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUJCV1zyPv
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTfpneVLLc
Izuku: "It… it's cool."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmjnxyfiGN
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWHCy9sW36
All Might slowly put a hand over it.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQI9sBlk81r
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxd9yZLsQbw
All Might: "It is. I don't feel any heat at all."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLst9eU8nAb
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCOBhbjCFc
Nezu: "Fascinating! How is your arm, Midoriya-san?"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIUMC6xftG
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14b4V1dUTB
Izuku: "Healed! It only took a second or two for the pain to go away, but I wanted to get a feel for it."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfczsrKdm0Y
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFSwDjpOIJ
Nezu: "Excellent. Shut it off and try to bring it back."
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOOyAXGpCJ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU2670wyJV
Nezu told him and they stepped away from the boy. Even if the fire hadn't felt hot, they weren’t sure if that was actually the case.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyJitTsprs
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8CYBfAtlR
Izuku walked to the center of Gym Gamma and closed his eyes. His powers…they felt different now that he was aware of them. His telekinetic energy felt calm, powerful, and steady.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyLPZJPmrC
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcJbdIXK5H
Otherworldly…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGN9LwdJu5H
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9zL4qDp1U
His fire was…different. It was energetic and alive. It made him feel excited and happy. Like the sun was shining on him. He embraced that feeling and his right arm was once again engulfed in bright green flames. He grinned as he stared into its depths.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fFfexa2jY
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5ZPJQJKYM
Izuku: "I did it!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2lPCt1NAW
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzJxHI65zA
All Might: "Excellent work, shonen!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUw7kq2wXk
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6JKkTZlku
Izuku: "Wait! I want to try something!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtU29n5LZU
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0RZ72XCNt
He dispersed the flame and this time tried to reach for both powers at once. This time the fire that arose was decidedly not cool and tingly.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaRBNierKR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q11d6Cai5
No, this was a primal, burning fire looking to consume all in its path. He squeaked in fear as the glowing emerald flames enveloped him in a firestorm. They quickly grew out of control and started to spread. It was only a second later that Izuku started to scream.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7U0XW5IVK
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVmam3DXsk
A soul curdling scream that sent shivers down everyone who bared witness to how his skin began to boil.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslGBU5fwiQ
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQfyS157lj
Nezu: "Fire Emergency!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10WhPhEhKS
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8EhxnWVvr
Nezu roared, all traces of his jovial nature gone at the sound of a child and future student howling in agony. The fire suppression systems activated, dumping a deluge of water from the ceiling. They all had to shield themselves from the heat, and almost started to panic as the water literally evaporated before it could do anything.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLEwXHGWZy
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1WY7uygPz
All Might had enough.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS69EMC4yfF
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qeJg12DHx
All Might: "Austin Smash!"
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ic1O8gvCn
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9xk89Kprv
He bellowed and thrust his palm forward. The extreme wind did what the water could not. The fire dispersed, leaving a wobbly, naked and severely burned Izuku in the middle of the gym.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwjd9vqtZA
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEcqzNyGmH
Suddenly, the green flames returned. But this time it was of the healing variety. It was already healing the worst of it but would it be enough…
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzBQs95pJ3
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlT22ylrTkL
It was only his healing ability, which did not in fact turn off his sense of pain and made things worse by regenerating his nerves only for them to get seared again, that kept him from death. But he still so close.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWuZBiP0om
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrh2q6OnSi
Before he collapses onto the hard floor, All Might gently caught the boy. He was…barely recognizable due to the burns.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSB1ZonzkR
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7itaEbcKdG
The sight caused everyone to stand still in shock and horror. It was only broken when the ground began to shake and fear overtook them.
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSfvFk83r8
21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6geKG45OG1
All Might: “…We messed up.”
ns 15.158.61.8da2
