'Crap.'
"Wait, wait, wait!" The giant said as he took a step back but either the man didn't hear him or was ignoring him as he pushed into the ground and shot forward.
"DETROIT SMASH!" All Might bellowed, rocketing forward at speeds the titanic dinosaur could barely follow, only very barely putting his arms together into a cross to block him. He cringed as pain shot throughout his muscular arms but too his surprise they actually stood up to the pro's punch, who seemed to be similarly shocked. "Hey what the-"
"Would you listen for two seco-WOoooAaaaAHhhaHH!" He didn't get to finish his sentence as the blonde grabbed his arms and lifted him up, spinning him around at speeds that made the boy's head ache. "I'mm GOONnNAA HhuUUrllLllL!"
All Might let go and the dinosaur like boy groaned as he flew through multiple tree's, rolling over onto his back. 'I'm pretty sure this isn't what bonding is supposed to be like.'
"Gotcha!" The familiar voice of his mentor shouted and the boy shook his massive head. 'Alright that's it, if he isn't going to listen willingly then I need to make him. I can apologize later.'
"You know, I think I finally get with some reports saying you get too emotional sometimes." The once green haired boy muttered as he turned to face the incoming human missile of a man that was All Might. "WATCH YOUR WEAK SPOT!"
The blonde seemed to slow down a bit in surprise at that, giving Midoriya the exact opportunity he needed as he slammed his massive fist into the blonde's stomach with his full force. The flesh underneath caved in more than it should of and he could feel the flesh wrapping around his fist for a moment as the man cried out in pain. 'Oh, that felt wrong.'
The gargantuan teen shot forward, trying to grab All Might but the muscular pro recovered from the surprise shot quick, flipping over the hand and leaping behind the dinosaur, getting him into a headlock. "Ha, got you now villain! What did you do to young Midoriya?!"
"I-it's, m-ugh, me you I-idiot!" The boy chocked out as he scratched at the arm holding him. He was sure in almost any other situation he would dissolve into a fit of apologies and self-loathing at insulting his mentor…
…But when he had been turned randomly into a 12 foot dinosaur and beaten down by the man without a chance for explanation, his ordinary behavior wasn't particularly applicable.
"Midoriya?!" All Might asked incredulously as he let go of the boy's neck, causing him to flop onto the floor. The transformed boy groaned as he slowly pushed up and the blonde walked in front of him, hands still raised in defense but clearly having relaxed a little. "Is that really you? Is this a trick?!"
"It's me! L-ugh oh god you really got a tight grip. I can prove it's me, because if it wasn't how would I know about your weak spot? Or the fact you're burning down a time limit on your muscular form and you're actually really skinny most of the time?" He said and All Might's fists dropped as he reverted to his smaller form, mouth agape and eyes wide.
"Ok so it…is you but…what happened?! Is it a quirk?!" He asked as he took a seat on a log. The boy only just register that he had been knocked back into the clearing the man had first taken him too earlier.
"Long story. If it is a quirk it's a weird one." The boy said as he sat up. "It started with that bang I thought you would have heard."
And so Midoriya set to work, catching up the man to what had happened so far.
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"The omnimatrix. Now."
"You really think it will be that easy?"
"Would you rather forfeit your life instead? A futile trade as the watch will be mine regardless."
"You seem so confident."
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A clash
Blood splattered over a console
Gasps for air that wouldn't come.
"You….bast…ard…."
"You made a horrible mistake. Whoever you have given possession of the device will merely be another on my long list of conquers. And this one will be solely your fault."
~~~~
"That is….quite the story." All Might said as he sat on one side of a fire he had thrown together, Midoriya's gigantic form on the other. "Do you have any idea how to turn back?"
"None." The giant said as he shook his head and looked at the ground, many worried thoughts swirling in his head. "I really hope there's something to do it though. I'd probably give my mom a heart attack if I came home like this."
"It will certainly be a shock for her when you tell her." The blonde admitted as he opened a water bottle and downed it, causing the once small teen to look up in surprise.
"When?"
"Of course, even if we turn you back, if the watch refuses to come off by force then a trip to the doctors will most certainly be in order." The man explained and the boy heaved out a sigh. Suddenly, to both their surprise the symbol on the boy's chest suddenly started flashing between red and white as it made a loud beeping noise.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BWOO!
A large red flash engulfed the area for just a moment, making All Might shield his eyes. When he looked back the massive dinosaur was gone and in his place was Midoriya's normal body, eyes wide yet a slight smile gracing his features.
"Oh thank god I'm back! I guess there's a timer or something." Midoriya cheered as he looked down at himself, though his smile quickly dissipated as his yes trailed along his arm to the watch that had returned to where it was before the transformation. Lifting his arm he turned it towards the blonde to show him the device. "This is the watch."
"It's….pretty odd looking for a watch." The older of the two remarked as he examined it, taking the boy's arm into his hands to get a better look. "So, I gotta ask, how did it feel?"
"Weird. It was like, I was in control but it wasn't…me. Like I was controlling someone else's body." The boy said and the man just quirked an eyebrow. "Well ok yeah that's exactly what I did but I meant it was like I was actually borrowing someone else's body, like their conscious was turned off to make way for mine."
"That's….dark." The blonde said as he let go and started to pack up the stuff around them. "Well, in any case, I think we should both prepare ourselves for what's to come."
"Huh? What? Is there something bad going to happen?" The boy asked confused and the older man shook his head.
"No. It's just we have to explain everything to your mother. Everything."
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"Ok, the watch and weird monster transformation thing I get. Obviously we need to explain that to my mom." Midoriya said quietly to his mentor as the climbed the stairs, keeping his voice low as he knew the walls in this building were fairly thin so it wasn't too hard to overhear people. "But why do we have to explain your quirk or the training? I thought we had to keep that from as many people as possible."
"We do, but this is an extenuating circumstance." The blonde explained as the started to walk down the balcony leading to the Midoriya's apartment. "Your mother has met me once before in my skinny form when you once passed out at the beach during our early training, I'm sure she'd start to question it if I randomly showed up with you again with this problem now. She'll realize we know each other either way and ask questions. You never have to necessarily lie about One for All, just only reveal so much of the truth."
"But here we need to reveal the whole truth?"
"Precisely. Because we need to explain our relationship, how we know each other. I have some people who can maybe help with this whole watch situation but you'd need appointments and I'm sure your mother would question it when they mention me. This could have a serious effect on your health as far as we know, and the one thing our secret should never get in the way of is someone's safety." The older of the two said as they stopped at the door. Midoriya sighed but nodded in understanding as his mentor bulked up into his muscular form. 'I wonder how much of his time limit he's wasted today on this. I should find a way to make up for it later.'
"Let me do the talking then, my mom can be a little….well like me." The boy said as he knocked on the door. A moment later a lock could be heard being unlocked and the door opened to reveal a plump woman with long green hair and kind smile.
"Welcome back Izuku. You got home ok rig-" She trailed off as she looked up and noticed the man standing beside him.
"Hey mom. You know All Might right? I've talked about him before?" He asked with a slight smile and the pale woman devolved into a mess of stuttering.
"Uh..uh-uh…All…All Mi-…." Of course she knew. Midoriya talked about the man non-stop, and after he met him it had ramped up even more. Still, the younger Midoriya could be a bit of a little shit when he wanted to and getting to brag he had met his idol and become his pupil, yeah even despite the situation he would gladly be a happy little git.
"Give her a minute." The green eyed boy turned to say to his mentor who just quirked a brow at him. Walking in he placed a hand on his mother's back as he guided her to the living room, gesturing the massive blonde to come in with his other hand. "Come on mom, you should go take a seat. There's something we all need to talk about."
"What's…what is going on? Why is the number one hero in our apartment? You didn't do anything did you Izuku?! I know how fanatic you can get!" The woman asked as she tried her best not to hyper ventilate.
"I can assure you your son hasn't done anything wrong!" All Might cut in as the boy got up and quickly ran to the kitchen, pouring out a glass of water for the poor woman. "What I'm here about is…hopefullynothing worth immediate panic."
"Hopefully!?" Inko asked with a frown and the blonde almost slapped himself as Midoriya placed the glass of water into his mother's hand as he placed an arm around her in half hug.
"This is what I meant." The boy said with a glance to All Might he just rubbed his neck. "I don't want to downplay your worry mom but we're kind of on a time limit so do you think you can stay calm enough for us to explain?"
"I can…try I think…" She said as she looked between the two and Oh god All Might was in her house, why was he in her house?! "i-I think…."
"Well, better than nothing."
"If we are going to do this, we had better do it properly. I am All Might as you know, but that is not all I have to introduce myself as." The man said as he stood, giving a light bow as some steam started to trail off him. A moment later he shrunk down into his regular form as Midoriya held his mother so she wouldn't collapsed. "I also have to introduce myself as Yagi Toshinori, the man behind the persona of All Might. There's a lot we have to discuss, miss Midoriya."
"Wh-what?! How, but…what? Aren't you supposed to be…well huge?!" She asked as she looked at him and to her son.
"I am. Or at least I was, until a few years back. I have told your son this story and now I must tell you." He said as sat back down and prepared himself.
So he began. He explained first how he had gotten into a fight in the past that had destroyed his organs. At the younger Midoriya's request he had spared her the sight of the injury that had been left behind and only told her of the consequences.
He told her of his time limit and how it affected his hero work.
And finally he got to the part he dreaded the most, not his quirk but his actions when he had first met his pupil.
"On that day, when I met your son. He was so passionate and like you predicted, his passion lead to him making some….interesting decisions." Toshinori explained as he tightened his grip on his knee, preparing himself. "This lead to your son to discovering about my time limit. I explained to him what I have to you. And….your son asked me if he could be a hero."
Inko tensed and Midoriya sighed, knowing she could already guess where it was going as the man's tone hadn't been one that had instilled confidence. "What…what did you say?"
"Before I continue, it doesn't excuse it or change the fact it happened but I want to explain that I was not…in a good frame of mind at the time. I was disillusioned with the world of heroics In general at the time if I'm honest and then your son, at the time to me some random teenage I didn't know found out one of my biggest secrets...I was hardly thinking positively..."
"You told him he couldn't…." She said and seemed to choke on the sentence as she placed a hand on her son's knee. "You told him…he couldn't achieve his dream."
"Yes. And while no amount of apologies will ever make up for it I want to say I am truly sorry. I do not exaggerate when I call it one the biggest failings in my whole life." The blonde heaved out a heavy sigh before looking up at the woman, whose own head was hung, hiding her eyes as her body seemed to tremble. Looking closer he could see the slightest hint of a tear rolling down her cheek and he frowned. "Of course, your son truly deserves credit for proving everyone who, even after such an event, still did what no one else could."
The woman lifted her head and tilted it to the side, surprised and confused. Midoriya wore a small smile as he recalled the events. "What…what do you mean?"
"After our encounter, we had ended up at the same area. A villain attack occurred that was, hellish for the pro's to say the least. I was there but as my time limit had passed, I didn't join in the fray initially." The blonde said as he looked between the mother and son. "You might know of this attack from what I've heard. It was a villain made of pure slime, who had taken hostage a blonde boy. Katsuki Bakugou."
The woman's hands shot to her mouth as her eyes went wide. Removing her hands a moment later as she looked between her son and the man. "Bakugou? Mitsuki's son?"
"Yeah…" Midoriya said as he started rubbing circles into his mother's back.
"It wasn't a pleasant situation, in the slightest. None of the pros around at the time had the ability to handle such a villain. It was starting to seem hopeless, 'Bakguou' you said his name was? He was struggling to breathe and none of the pro's were making any moves. I was berating myself yet never moved to do anything, another regret I hold. One that could have been much worse if the real hero of that incident hadn't shown up."
"Wait… you don't mean?"
"Yes I do, in a situation that was causing even pro heroes to freeze up and hesitate, all your son saw was someone who needed help as soon as possible. He leapt into action and I understand that your motherly instincts might make the thought nerve-wracking but your son acted like a hero." He explained and the mother immediately pulled her son into a proper hug at that.
"Oh Izuku…" She muttered as she held him tight and he moved to hug her back. It only lasted for a moment which the blonde didn't intrude upon and once it was over he immediately jumped back into it.
"Your son's actions were enough to inspire me to act. He ultimately couldn't get the boy out of the slime but his efforts were so valiant and actually put up a better fight against the slime even without his powers than I saw some of the other heroes do. I took out the slime villain and once I got the paparazzi off me I went to talk to you son. To apologize and to tell him something else. Something I tell almost no one, that I asked him to tell no one. And now I'm going to tell it to you."
"Huh? But…why?"
"Because, it's important for everyone in this room. While I regret my words, my point does stand about U.A which young Midoriya wishes to attend. It's incredibly difficult to get in without a power. After what he did, and how he inspired me to act, reminded me of the virtues I am supposed to embody as the world's symbol of peace, I would be lying if I said a part of me didn't feel indebted to your son." All Might said and Inko sat back slowly as her eyes went blank, having no idea how to respond to such a statement. "When I explained as much too young Midoriya, I promised myself to help him. I told him what I should have when we first met. He can become a hero."
Out the corner of his eye, the blonde noticed that a few tears seemed to spring into his student's eyes as well and he did his best not to roll his own. The boy could bring water to an entire country if just watched a single sad movie.
"And then I told him what I need to tell you. I told him the truth. The truth behind my powers, about my quirk: One for All."
"One for All?" The woman asked as she looked up to the man with confused eyes.
"My quirk. The one I hope for your son to inherit."
THUD!
"MOM!"
"INKO!"
The green haired woman had collapsed onto the floor at that final exclamation. Quickly picking her up and setting her back onto the couch Midoriya sighed. "She actually lasted longer than I expected. If we give her a mome-"
"INHERIT?!" The woman suddenly shot back to consciousness and caused the two to jump in surprise
"Huh, faster than I thought." Midoriya quietly commented.
"What do you mean inherited? Is that even possible!?" The woman asked and All Might sighed as he sat down.
"Yes it is."
And so the blonde explained his power, how it was passed on through generations, always getting stronger. How he wanted to give it to Midoriya once the boy was ready.
"That's…..amazing…" The woman muttered quietly as she looked between them. "But….why? Why keep it so secret?"
"That's because of me, I'm afraid, otherwise I'm sure young Midoriya would have told you already. It's existence has to be kept as secret as possible, due to the unique nature of it. Could you imagine what would happen if it was revealed I could pass my powers on to the public? People would be clamoring to be next in line, regardless of whether they fit what I intended for the power. It's kept as secret as possible for the safety of the user, to avoid even an accidental slip. But recent events have rendered this secret to need to be revealed to you."
"Recent events?" The woman questioned with a nervous tone and Midoriya stood up as he showed her his wrist with the watch on it.
"I know All Might showing up distracted you a lot but I'm still kind of surprised you didn't notice this." Midoriya said as the woman edged closer to look at it.
"A watch? I don't understand…"
"Unfortunately that's preaching to the choir." All Might said as he rubbed his neck. "Everything I have told you so far happened three months ago. Since then I'm sure you have noticed your son has been training a lot more, he has been preparing his body for the sheer power of my quirk. He has been doing really well, so we were taking a break today so he could recover. Unfortunately as it turns out something happened, and we didn't really get the chance to actually relax."
The blonde went on to explain the events of the day and Midoriya provided his side every now and then as the woman listened silently. Eventually they wrapped up the story with All Might apologizing profusely for punching her son in the face.
"And that's all that has happened so far. We immediately came back here to explain this all to you."
"Hang on wait, wait wait…" Inko held her hands out as she shook her head a confused frown on her features. "So you're basically saying a watch fell from outer space, got stuck on my son's wrist and turned him into some sentient monster dinosaur?"
"….Basically yeah." The blonde said and Midoriya idly traced a finger over the watch without realizing.
"This entire visit is really starting to hurt my head." The woman said quietly as she massaged the bridge of her nose.
"Yes, I understand that. So….seeing as the watch refuses to leave your sons arm and it's apparently got such a powerful feature hidden in it, part of why I came back was to help you with getting the right people." All Might explained as he wrote down some names in a notebook he had took with him, ripping out the page and giving it to the woman. "Tomorrow, you should call these numbers and set up some appointments for your son. I'll talk with them today so they understand the urgency. As for now, young Midoriya you should really rest. Transformation quirks always take a lot out of those who use them, I wouldn't be surprised if this was similar."
"Yeah alright. I was actually feeling pretty tired. I'm going to head to my room if you both don't mind?" The boy asked as he gestured to the hallway. Both quickly ushered the boy off. "Bye All Might, love you mom….Sorry I kept this all a secret for so long."
"It's…I understand. Goodnight sweetie, sleep well."
"Goodnight, young Midoriya. I know what you can be like, don't fret over your training. Rest for now, you'll need it." All Might said and the boy nodded as he left to his room. "Well, thank you for listening. I truly, deeply apologize for everything I have had your son keep from you and what I have done in the past."
"I forgive you. Actually…" The woman looked down at her feet as the two made their way to the front door. "I can't deny I'm upset that you crushed my son's dreams, however briefly but…I am just as guilty, I have said things I regret as I didn't think them through. Clearly, from everything you've told me though, your making up for it and you've given him a chance to achieve his dreams, something I could never do so… Thank you. And thank you for helping with this watch as well…"
"Of course. Well, I will see you again at the appointments most likely. I'll see you there." The man said as he walked out the door. "Goodbye miss Inko."
"Oh just Inko is fine All Might." The woman said as she brushed a loose lock of hair behind her ear.
"Then please just call me Toshinori, especially when I'm like this." The man said as gave a small wave goodbye, turning and walking away. The door closed and the man heaved a sigh. "I fight villains on a daily basis and yet somehow that was more scary than most of them."
As he walked off his thoughts turned to the watch on his successor's wrist.
'At least now, we can figure it out and hopefully nothing worse will come of it.'
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High, High in the sky floated two spaceships, one mangled and destroyed beyond repair, the other merely floating there.
Inside, a towering figure stood among a mass of robotic workers.
"Should we send a probe sir?"
"Give it a few earth hours. If we can know more about who may be in possession of the omnitrix, we can recover it easier."