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1.1

When Izuku first Awoke, he was confused, his head throbbing. Two sets of memories clashed in his head, threatening to split it open.

On one hand, he remembered currently being Izuku Midoriya, thirteen year old Quirkless middle schooler with hopeless dreams of attending Yuuei High School and becoming a hero. On the other, he remembered being Izuku Midoriya, fifthteen year old student at Yuuei, ninth wielder of the One for All, successor to All Might, and current owner of a provisional hero license.

Getting his head off the pillow, Izuku gazed around the room he was in. Sure enough, it wasn’t his room at the UA dorms, but instead the room in the apartment he shared with his mother.

“What the heck is going on?” he muttered to himself. “Did I get hit by someone’s Quirk?”

A thought came to his head at the thought of Quirks. Lifting his hand up, Izuku focused on the power that was normally inside him after fulfilling his training under All Might. As he called upon it, trails of green electricity snaked over his skin, red veins faintly bulging out from underneath.

Izuku intently stared at his hand before sighing. “It’s not as strong. Is something wrong with it? Is it because I’ve gone back in time?” He looked down at himself. “Is it because my body isn’t strong enough?”

However, at that moment an alarm went off. Izuku picked up his phone, gazing at the screen. When he saw the time he frantically started scrambling out of his blankets, realizing that he had middle school to attend.

While it took him until class time to realise it, Izuku found he was back to the day he first met All Might. Everything had happened rather similar to the original day, from Katsuki blowing up his notebook to the Sludge Villain attacking him. The only major difference was that he had grabbed onto All Might’s leg to ask him about the time loop, not Quirklessness.

Unfortunately, grabbing onto the man’s leg caused the Sludge Villain to fall again, which ended up cutting into Izuku explanations about what he was going through. Katsuki was once again trapped inside the Sludge Villain, and Izuku desperately tried to get him out. This resulted in him using the One for All to claw his friend out and punch the villain as All Might originally did.

Of course, it wasn’t nearly as strong as if All Might had done it, but it still managed to disperse the sludge enough for the heroes to finish the job.

But Izuku’s arm ended up getting injured.

And he passed out from the strain.

By the time he woke up, he found himself in the hospital, arm patched up though in need of a cast. The doctor had told him how his arm would be back to normal in about a month’s time with aids and his mother was on her way to pick him up.

After being alone for a few minutes, contemplating everything that had happened so far, the door to his room opened. At first he expected his mom, only to come face to face with the deflated form of All Might. There was a tense silence that blanketed the room, Izuku being confused at his idol’s reappearance.

“Um, hi?” he finally greeted.

“I see your awake,” Toshinori replied, moving closer to the bed. “But now that you are, I need some answers. Particularly about your Quirk.”

Izuku slowly nodded. “It’s about the One for All isn’t it?”

Blood spurted from the poor man’s mouth. “H-how do you know about that?”

The boy looked down. “You would’ve told me about it and offered it to me today, then you would give it to me in ten months time.”

A nurse had to bring in a mop after Yagi left the room.

Turns out, All Might was very understanding about Izuku’s situation. After all, Quirks tended to do the impossible, so time travel didn’t seem unlikely. Add in the fact the One for All could only be passed on willingly, and Izuku was already drafted back into All Might’s American Dream Plan. Well, after his arm healed.

Experimenting over the course of his training, Izuku found that he had about twenty percent of the One for All, and it seemed to remain constant in his body, unlike what had happened to All Might when he passed on One for All to Izuku. Once his body was back into his original, fit form, he started to test how far it could could go without destroying itself. And that was before he managed to get the rest back from All Might.

Another thing had changed, this time in his middle school. The impressive display he created while defeating the Sludge Villain had convinced his classmates he always had a Quirk, he just couldn’t use it without utterly destroying his body. Even Katsuki seemed a bit nicer, though it felt more like how he was before Izuku went back in time.

The Entrance Exam went almost exactly the same as it had been, only with a better score due to actually being able to get villain points and less injuries from taking out the Zero Pointer.

Classes began and Izuku did his best to both keep the time travel a secret and change what he could for the better. Nezu was soon brought in on the secret when All Might believed it would help, giving them more firepower in the USJ attack and the summer camp attack, making All for One’s capture all the easier. Izuku even managed to save Eri when he first ran into her, derailing Overhaul’s entire plot and saving Sir Nighteye from his demise.

Eventually, the Culture Festival rolled around, something Izuku realized was one of his last memories from the previous timeline. When the thought came, he smiled, wondering what the next day would bring, considering he didn’t know what would happen anymore. Either way, he fell asleep, ready for the future.

When Izuku woke up again, he felt a very familiar headache as another set of memories came crashing down on him.

“No,” Izuku muttered, eyes wide. “Nonononononono!”

Wanting to make sure he wasn’t going crazy, he picked up his phone, checking the date. Sure enough, it was the day he first met All Might all over again.

Split between crying in frustration and breaking apart his room with the One for All, Izuku just gave a heavy sigh.

“Here we go again.”

1.2

“Team Seven will be composed of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Izuku Senju.”

Izuku blinked from where he now sat. He had been painfully getting used to waking up in his bed after the Culture Festival, forcing himself to go through the same few months over and over again. This time, he Awoke in a strange classrooms with numerous people he didn’t recognize at first.

A wave of memories hit him, one’s completely new to him.

Memories of ninja training and hidden villages and ninja clans filled his head, giving him some insight to the world he was now in. Still, he couldn’t help but feel out of place with his other set of memories reminding him of who he really was.

Soon, the room began to clear out until it was only him left with two others, Naruto and Sasuke, his memories provided. Mind currently in overdrive, Izuku opted to instead pay attention to his fidgeting hands as opposed his new teammates. Because of this, he didn’t see the two share a knowing look, or when Naruto got up from his seat.

“Hey, Izuku?” Naruto called.

Izuku looked up, the blonde mere inches away. “Y-yeah?”

“I know this is going to sound crazy, but has time been repeating for you?” Naruto asked.

Izuku jumped out of his seat in shock. “You know what’s going on!?”

Naruto grinned. “Looks like we got a new one.” He turned to Sasuke. “Hey, Teme! Break out the presentation! We got ourselves a new Looper!”

“And that’s why time is repeating.”

Izuku stared for a moment, trying to process everything.

“So, let me see if I’ve got this,” the greenette said. “There is a magic tree that’s also a computer. And it is also basically the entire universe.”

“Yep,” Naruto confirmed.

“And the reason time is looping is because somethings wrong with it. And I’m one of the people who holds these Loops together.”

“Uh-huh.”

“And things can completely derail from what I’ve known because of variants and crossovers. Also, your one of the oldest of these Loopers and your basically ancient.”

Sasuke grinned from his seat. “I can’t tell if you’re taking this better than most people or not.”

Izuku took a deep breath. “I’ll admit, this is, well, crazy, but… I guess it could be fun. All I’ve ever wanted to do was help people, so if I can do that I think I can make this work.”

“That’s the spirit!” Naruto said. “Though, just so you know you can enjoy yourself however you want. You don’t have to be the hero every single time or do everything the same way as before. Hell, you can just disappear entirely and take a vacation for the entire Loop.”

Izuku nodded. “Alright.”

Naruto then gave the widest grin he could manage. “Now then, we have about an hour or so before Kakashi-sensei shows up. Let’s get our prank on!”

“So I have… Wood-Release?” Izuku asked.

Naruto nodded. “It’s a part of the Senju clan, though it’s really rare. You can make wood and trees from either the ground or your body, and they can turn into all kinds of things. It can also eat chakra, though I’m not sure it will work on anything else.”

Izuku offhandedly forms a small tree on the ground, watching as it sprouts up to his height. He then turns to Naruto and smiles.

“I think I have a plan for this.”

Class 1-A plus their sensei and Thirteen look at the scene before them.

Several villains, including one covered in hands and one made entirely of mist, we all trapped inside trees. Some of them were also sporting capture tape which the trees carefully wound around the captured. A strange beast of a man stood in front of them all, unresponsive. The hand covered man seemed to be trying to shout at the monster, but his mouth was currently covered by wood.

At the center of the madness, Izuku stood, smiling as he looked at the captured villains. He turned back to his class, focusing on his teacher.

“Do I get any extra credit for this?”

1.3

Izuku came to realizes that the Loops (or probably his Admin) had an interesting view on his Quirklessness. Perhaps it was because Quirklessness was uncommon, or because they felt sorry for him. Either way, Izuku often found himself in Loops with different Quirks.

“Thanks for the save, Midoriya!”

“Don’t mention it, Mineta.”

Izuku smiled as he carried both Mineta and Asui from the Flood Zone. He was living most people’s dream right now. After all, who didn’t want the ability to fly?

Tsuyu croaked in thought. “Though… I thought your Quirk had more to deal with strength?”

“Ah!” Izuku gasped before sweating nervously. “Oh, it’s nothing r-really! My Quirks just kinda work together! Yeah!”

Tsuyu gave the greenette a blank look. Part of Izuku wondered if it would be alright to tell his classmates about the One for All, just so he could avoid situations like this.

Izuku rubbed his nose before looking dejectedly down at his desk. The was a fresh set of burn marks grazing the top, along with the ashes of his homework. Ochako awkwardly patted him on the back for the loss of his homework.

Note to self, do not keep firebreath unless I can control it completely. He wiped his nose again. Seriously, how does Dad manage a cold!?

He brushed the ashes off his desk, somewhat annoyed.

And would it kill the teachers to use non-flammable paper? This is the fifth assignment I’ve burnt this month!

“Who the fuck keeps touching me?”

Bakugo was currently enraged again, several small explosions popping in his hands. Several students looked over to him, all of them giving him a wide berth.

“Bakubro, no one is even near you!” Kirishima exclaimed from his position on the couch. “It’s probably all in your head.”

The explosive teen scoffed, but sat back down to continue his work. Not even a minute later, he shot back up, swearing and setting off so many explosions he needed to be restrained.

Meanwhile, Izuku, currently invisible, giggled at the sight of Bakugo being held down by Kirishima. When Kaminari ran over to the two boys, the electric teen passed harmlessly through Izuku, the only sign he felt anything being a slight shiver gave before he electrocuted the explosive teen to make him stop.

Ghost Quirk, huh? I could get used to this.

The Looper stared at himself in the mirror. Or, more precisely, her self. Long green hair was loosely tied into a ponytail, her form dressed in a female uniform for UA.

However, after a moment of concentration and a flash of light, there stood Izuku in his normal, male glory. Even his uniform had changed to the male design.

“This might be useful, given how Naruto said I’m probably going to be a girl more than once,” the boy mumbled to himself.

After a moment of staring, there was another flash of light, and Izuku was once more a girl.

She ruffled her hair a little. “Though, I’ll admit I don’t look half bad.”

I can’t tell if this is better or worse than being Quirkless.

Currently, Izuku stood with all his classmates, teachers, enemies, and even the freaking Nomus surrounding him, trying to hug and cuddle him. A few of them tried to fight for his affection, but when they did all Izuku had to do was tell them to stop and they would instantly do so before returning to their spots. Any time he wanted something, someone would rush to go get it, sometimes several people at once, starting another fight.

As he let the many people cling to him, Izuku had but one thought.

I don’t think this is what they mean by an attraction Quirk.

1.4

Izuku was having a somewhat decent Loop so far. While it was another Baseline Loop, he managed to manufacture a scene for his Quirk to suddenly appear, this time going for a mixture between super strength and flying, which he decided to call Superman.

Unfortunately, the scene ended up preventing him from meeting All Might, but Izuku found he didn’t care too much, seeing as he had enough power already, his remains of the One for All stacking, though he couldn’t help but feel like something was missing.

Currently, he was taking the Quirk Apprehension Test, like he did every Loop when he was in Class 1-A. His Quirk was luckily good for most of the tests, but he decided to hold back a little, just because he didn’t want nor need the recognition of being first.

Once again, he was back to the infamous ball throw. He activated his carried over One for All before letting the ball fly with a five percent smash, luckily without breaking his finger like his very first time.

Yet, right as he was turning to see what his score was from Aizawa, he found himself tangled in his teacher’s capture weapon. A bit startled, he started flying up to escape, turning to meet his teacher’s eyes. His glowing red eyes.

“I was wonder if you thought this was some sort of game,” Eraserhead said, his voice icy cold, “but here I find that whatever your using, I can’t erase. And it’s no mutation Quirk.”

Izuku dusted off his hands as All for One was taken by police. His classmates, who had arrived to try saving him from the villain, gathered around him, yelling at him with awe and excitement.

It wasn’t everyday that your classmate stops the most powerful supervillain with a supercharged uppercut.

Then again, All for One shouldn’t have given him an opening by trying (and failing) to steal his Quirk, leaving him defenseless when Izuku struck.

Overhaul ran after the green haired person who was currently taking Eri away, a hero in training who had the ability to fly. He wouldn’t let his cure be taken away when he was so close to breakthrough. He pulled out a gun and the experimental Quirk repressors, loading them into the barrel. With a quick aim, the gun was fired, wounding the boy in the leg.

The boy grunted, visibly stumbling in his flight for a moment, before continuing on like nothing happened, other than his leg bleeding. Overhaul watched in shock as the man disappeared out of sight, no change in his flight path.

Unfortunately for the yakuza leader, the police had seen him pull out the gun and had him in cuffs before he could even think about using his Quirk to escape.

1.5

When Izuku Awoke, he found himself in a lab. There were several different types of support gear surrounding him, along with a computer on the desk before him.

“Okay, let’s see,” Izuku mumbled, checking his Loop memories, “Okay, so I’m in another Quirkless Loop, but this time I’ve decided to make use of my intelligence to…”

His eyes widened. He turned to the laptop, pulling up some of his more secure documents, finding the schematics for the most important thing his UnAwake self was making.

The Infinity Gauntlet.

Izuku took a deep breath as he leaned back in his chair, letting more memories wash over him.

“Okay, so I’m already associated with the League of Villains, All for One sees me as one of his most valuable assets, I’m responsible for aiding several villain groups, okay,” he muttered. “And, okay, wow, I never really saw All Might’s dismissal like that. I guess I would snap if it weren’t for the One for All. Though he does seem a little worse than Baseline, if just a little.”

Looking at the blueprints again, a smile crept it’s way onto Izuku’s face.

“I might as well finish what my UnAwake self started. Plus, who knows what else I can add from the Loops. Might come in handy.”

1.6

The green haired Looper stood at the edge of the yakuza compound, currently using his Ghost Quirk to remain unseen. He let the fingers of his right hand tap against the palm, hearing the small clinks as metal tapped metal. Swallowing any fears about entering enemy territory, he turned intangible and stepped through the walls.

Wandering through the compound, using memories from his last yet least favorite Loop, he made his way to the holding cells. Sticking his head through each door, he finally came across his prize.

“Eri!” Izuku happily called, dropping the invisibility as phased through the door.

The albino girl squeaked in surprise, hiding under the blanket she had. “W-who are y-you?”

Izuku gave her a gentle smile, kneeling beside her. “I’m a friend. My name is Izuku, and I’m here to get you out.”

The girl’s eyes filled with hope. “Get me out?”

The greenette nodded. “I’ll get you out and keep you safe.”

Suddenly, the door opened, revealing Overhaul. Izuku jumped to his feet, making sure Eri was situated behind him.

“What’s this?” Overhaul rhetorically asked. “Some stupid brat thinking they can enter my compound and steal my cure?”

“She’s not a cure,” Izuku snarled at the man. “She’s a person who deserves to be free. And I won’t let you keep her here any longer.”

Overhaul frowned under his mask before taking off his gloves. “Seems we will have to do this the hard way.”

Before he could even move, Izuku was already standing before him, gauntlet covered hand already stretched out. “Yes, we shall.”

His hand made contact with the man’s forehead, sending out tendrils of purple energy. Overhaul screamed in pain as he slowly crumpled to the ground.

With the leader down, Izuku returned to Eri. “Now, we’re going to get you out of here, okay?”

Eri timidly nodded.

There was pounding footsteps growing closer to the room, likely having heard their leader’s cry. The albino girl tucked herself close to her savior in fear. Said savior just looked up before raising his hand. The six stones glowed with power as two fingers came together.

Izuku snapped.

“I found her running away from the burning building,” Izuku explained. “I didn’t know what was happening, but I saw her beat up form and called for an ambulance.”

Detective Tsukauchi nodded as he recorded everything, his lie-detector Quirk telling him it was all true. “Alright then. Now, I don’t mean to burden you, but do you think you could stay with Eri a little bit longer? She seems to have escaped from something pretty horrible and has latched onto you as an emotional crutch.”

“Oh! I don’t mind,” Izuku told the detective. “In fact, if my mom is willing and Eri has no family, my family might be able to adopt her.”

The detective nodded. “Thank you for your time.”

Izuku waved him off. “Don’t mention it. Anything to help out others.”

The detective walked off, leaving Izuku alone with Eri, who was currently at his side. Both were currently in the hospital, the former for minor burns from the apparent fire, the latter for her list of injuries and lack of medical history.

When the greenette was sure he was alone, he pulled the Infinity Gauntlet back out of his Subspace Pocket. Putting it on, one of the stones glowed. A look of realisation passed over Izuku’s face as he returned the gauntlet to it’s place.

Izuku gave a small sigh as he rubbed Eri’s head. “I guess it was a good thing I thought to change my memories to deny involvement. Tsukauchi’s Quirk doesn’t work if you believe something is true. Now you’re going to have a home.”

“Izu-kun, why did you save me?” Eri quietly asked, uncaring about her memories being altered back to the way they were.

Izuku hummed in thought, letting less than enjoyable memories play through his head. “Let’s just say I’ve been in a similar position before, almost the same, only I had to break myself out. When I heard about what was happening to you, I couldn’t let it continue.”

He gave her forehead a quick peck, and the girl gave him a very small smile before she yawned and curled up at his side. The boy smiled down at her napping form, letting a small horn form at the top of his head, similar to her’s.

“Don’t worry, Eri,” Izuku whispered to her, “I’ll make sure you stay safe, in this Loop, and any to come. I won’t make the same mistake of leaving you with them again.”

When Eri Awoke, she felt fear grip her heart.

No longer was she in her warm bed at UA, being protected in the dorms alongside her adoptive brother. No, she was back at the place she thought she would only see again in nightmares.

She was back in her cell.

The door opened, revealing the same madman who had experimented on her many times in the past, ripping her apart and putting her back together. She pushed herself back into the corner in fear, trying to avoid the man at any cost.

Why was it happening again? Did he return and kidnap her? Was her adoptive brother even real? All these questions filled her head as she looked at Overhaul in fear.

He reached out for her with his ungloved hand…

Clang!

…and promptly fell over.

Standing behind the man was Izuku, her brother, holding a frying pan.

“Wow, Rapunzel was right!” He happily exclaimed as he twirled the cooking utensil. These are the best weapons!” He then looked at her. “Hi, my name is-”

“Izu-nii!” Eri cried as she tackled him in a hug.

Izuku blinked. “Eri? Wait, you remember me?”

Eri blinked back. “Why wouldn’t I? You saved me months ago.”

“I- no way!”

There was resounding footsteps coming closer to their room.

“Okay, now is probably not the best time to explain,” Izuku told her as he grabbed the body of Overhaul. “I have a plan, I need you to follow along with it, and then I’ll explain everything.”

“So, Mommy won’t remember me?” Eri asked Izuku as they once again sat in the hospital, this time only for Eri.

Overhaul had been taking in by police, this time with the cover story that Overhaul attacked Eri in an alleyway and Izuku attack him with a frying pan he had in his backpack. Luckily, they managed to stretch the truth in their words enough that the lie-detecting detective didn’t bat an eye at their story.

Izuku sadly shook his head. “Not until she starts Looping, and who knows how long that will be, considering you’re the second Looper behind me.”

Eri gazed at the floor for a moment before meeting Izuku’s eyes. “At least I have you.”

She leaned over and gave him a hug. Izuku, without any hesitation, returned the gesture full force, a few tears crawling down his face.

“Don’t worry. Eri. I’ll protect you, from now to eternity.”

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2.1

Izuku was a bit confused when he woke up. 

Instead of being human, the ninth holder of the One For All found himself stuck in the body of a horse with a minty green coat, a similarly colored, slightly curved horn sticking out from the top of his head. His mane was styled much like his original hairstyle, while his tail matched with the same amount of fluffiness. His also noticed a mark on his flank, a black shield with nine stars of all different colors. A larger green one sat in the center while the other eight stars circled around it. 

His Loop Memories came in, supplying him with his new identity. Apparently, he was currently Selfless Star, a unicorn who had discovered he had a talent for heroics after helping many different creatures, no matter who it was or what the problem was. Several ponies suggested he become a Royal Guard, but he decided to go out on his own and be a hero in his own way. 

“Izu-nii?”

The Anchor turned to the voice, finding another unicorn, this one just a filly. Her hair and coat were both white, with her mane and tail both being a simple straight style. Her horn, however, was a bit different one. Instead of coming from the middle of her forehead, it was off to the side and was similarly curved compared to his. 

“Eri?” Izuku asked the filly. “Is that you?”

The filly nodded, a few tears in her eyes. 

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

“I can’t walk,” Eri replied. 

To prove her point, she stood up and tried to take a few steps forward. 

Key word: tried.

In her attempt, she swayed awkwardly and fell over, looking up to Izuku with a defeated look in her eyes. 

“Hey, don’t worry,” Izuku tried consoling the filly. “I’m sure we can get it worked out.”

Izuku reviewed his own memories, trying to remember how his Unawake self moved around. For a few minutes, he struggled and came close to tipping over, unable to find his center of balance, before managing a steady trot. 

“See?” He said to Eri. “Just takes some getting used to.” He trotted back to her, offering a hoof. “Now, how about we go see who’s Looping around here?”

Eri gave him a small smile as she steadied herself against him, back on all four hooves and ready to follow.

“I’m quite fascinated by your world,” a certain lavender unicorn said as she poured the three of them some tea via telekinesis. “The concept of super powers appearing as an evolution factor in humans has only appeared in a few worlds, mostly that of the X-Men. And normally it only occurs within a minority.”

“Yeah, it is a pretty interesting world, Twilight,” Izuku replied, “but it can also be pretty bad, too. There can be quite a bit of racism depending on what your Quirk is, or even if you have one. I know I got the short end of the stick in Baseline when I was diagnosed Quirkless.”

“I sense some hostility,” Twilight pointed out. “Did you have a couple of bad Loops?”

Izuku shrugged, making a ‘so-so’ motion with his hoof. “It’s not so much that I had a bad Loop as it is that my Baseline always has me having a pretty crummy time before I meet All Might and go to UA. And I had a Loop where my Unawake self saw how the world could be.”

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “How bad is that?”

Izuku sighed. “There is a good portion of the government that is corrupt, mostly those that handle the heroes. A good chunk of the villains I met weren’t always evil for evil’s sake, but were often forced into said positions due to the mentioned racism, usually because their Quirks are considered ‘villainous’ for whatever reason. Quirkless people are often looked down upon by society and seen as dead weight for not having any powers. Several heroes commit acts worthy of villains themselves, the Number Two Hero committing several cases of abuse, while the government covers it up in order to keep the public favoring heroes.”

Twilight winced. “Yeah… that’s pretty bad.” 

“Yeah… I understand why my Unawake self decided to be a villain that Loop.”

The native Anchor smiled. “Well, you don’t have to worry about that in this Loop. Sure, there might be some minor racism amongst certain species, but it usually doesn’t amount to anything other than a few ponies thinking poorly of other creatures, and vice versa for other creatures to ponies. Other than that, things are mostly peaceful, so you can take a bit of a vacation.”

“Is that really alright?” Izuku asked. “Don’t you need help with anything?”

Twilight shook her head. “Our Loop is a Sanctuary Loop, so you can do whatever you please, within reason, of course. There are only so many problems that pop up over the years, which my friends and I can easily dissolve thanks to Loops of practice.”

“Okay, I guess,” Izuku replied, his voice unsure. “I guess Eri and I can practice using magic then, right Eri?”

The white filly looked up from where she had been attempting to levitate her cup, the ruby red aura disappearing as she did so. “Yep! I wanna learn magic!”

Twilight chuckled at the girl’s enthusiasm. “Well, I can certainly get you two started. Have you been to any other Loops where you would have something similar?”

“Well, I’ve been to the Naruto Loops and was a Senju,” Izuku explained, “but that’s mostly it aside from variant Loops where I just get another Quirk.”

“Ah, did you learn Wood Release?”

Izuku smiled. “Yep. I’ve got the basics down, even managed to create some Wood Clones. I want to learn Shadow Clones, but I didn’t have enough Chakra by the end of the Loop to do so without knocking myself out.”

“I see. Does Eri have any powers?”

The filly shook her head. “This is my first time in the mu… mul-tea-verse.”

“And she’s only Looped about… five times?” Izuku supplied. “I know there were a few Loops in between where she wasn’t Awake.”

“Of course,” Twilight responded. “Does she know how to Ping and use the Subspace Pocket?”

“Uh, she knows how to use the Pocket, but what’s Pinging?” Izuku asked. 

Twilight blinked. “Was Naruto the one to give you the “Welcome to the Multiverse” speech?”

“Yeah?”

She facehooved. “Of course. He may be one of the oldest Loopers, but he’s still a knucklehead.” She composed herself. “Pinging is akin to sonar, in this case one for Loopers. When you send out a Ping, other Loopers, and only Loopers, can feel it. And while you can’t tell who sent it out, you can feel the basic direction it comes from.”

Izuku nodded. “I get it. That way I know how many people are Looping.”

“Yes, but remember it isn’t an automatic thing,” Twilight added. “You have to send a Ping out for others to know you’re Looping, and others have to send out it for you to know their Looping. Even then, there are people who knowingly will not Ping and will hide the fact they’re Looping, usually because they just want a break. Or they might want to play a prank on the other Loopers.”

“Can we find Loopers any other way?” Eri asked, still trying to levitate her cup.

Twilight hummed in thought. “Well, new Loopers who simply don’t know what is going on can be easy to find. If you know them well enough, their actions alone will tell you, at which point it’s best to just ask if time has been repeating for them. You can also tell if someone is a Looper if they use powers not found in your Loop, though that might be a little difficult in your Loop.” 

“Understandable, almost every power in the Loops can just be called a Quirk and left alone,” Izuku confirmed. 

Twilight nodded. “Most Loopers also use certain lingo to ask if someone is Awake without accidentally telling someone about the Loops. Normally it will involve asking if the person if feeling Loopy. And you can always set up meeting points with your native Loopers in order to find out who’s Looping right away.”

“Yeah, I guess Eri and I kinda do that already in the latter case.”

Twilight tilted her head. “Oh?”

Izuku winced. “It’s not exactly a very pleasant thing for either of us. See, Eri’s Quirk is the ability to reverse time on anything she’s close enough to. A crazy gang leader who things Quirks are diseases figured out how to use her blood to make bullets that eventually reached the point where they could destroy Quirks entirely. Unfortunately, he was abusive to her, and used his Quirk to physically rip her apart and put her back together after her drained her dry of her blood.”

Twilight also winced as Eri whimpered slightly from the memories.

“Once I had enough power,” Izuku continued, “I figured out I could storm the base they were keeping her in with ease. So I started using the beginning of my Loop to save her from her abuser, at which point she’s normally adopted by my mother. Even if she isn’t Awake, I still go to save her because it saves a defenseless child and prevents a major criminal ploy.”

Twilight nodded before looking to the still whimpering filly. She scooted over to the young Looper, place a hoof on her shoulder. When the girl looked up, Twilight smiled gently at her. 

“I think a shield spell or two is in order,” Twilight told her. “Maybe a good blast would also help keep him off you.”

Eri smiled and hugged the older mare, crying out thank yous.

2.2

Awaking in a random room wasn’t something uncommon for Izuku anymore, having been randomly thrown into different worlds multiple times over the Loops, whether it was a Crossover or a Variant. It wasn’t too hard to deal with, just check Loop memories, send out a Ping (which he recently added), find any Loopers to explain what was happening, and continue life as normal, with the added bonus of solving any problems he came across with his stockpiled powers. 

This Loop was a bit… interesting to say the least.

Izuku looked down at his hand, feeling a strange energy coursing through him. Something… mythical. Powerful. Ancient.

His memories supplied him with the basics.

“Okay, let’s see how this works,” Izuku muttered. 

With a quick breath, he shouted, “Dragon Up!”

The energy inside exploded out, wrapping him in fire. He could feel his body painlessly shift, becoming something no longer human. When it ended, only a second or two passing, he looked at himself in the mirror. 

No longer was a teenage boy standing there, but rather a dragon. He was larger in both height and muscles, with forest green scales and a mint colored underbelly. His hair had morphed into his head spines, trailing down to the end of his tail, while his ears had become pointed. A pair of large wings shot out his back, currently in a resting position. All things considered, he was actually rather human like, standing on two legs with clawed hands that functioned mostly the same to his normal ones. 

“Hmm… I wonder how well this body can handle the One for All,” Izuku wondered as he flexed his dragon muscles. 

“Izu-nii!” 

The cry caught Izuku off guard, even more so when he was hug tackled by a flying, white projectile. When he looked down, he caught sight of a white scaled dragon with long white hair on its head. Said dragon was currently cuddling up against his mint underbelly, scaly arms wrapped around his torso. When the smaller dragon looked up, Izuku caught sight of red eyes. 

Another check of his Loop memories confirmed his suspicion.

“Eri?” he asked. “Wait, this Loop, are you genetically my sister?”

The albino happily nodded before snuggling back up against him.

Izuku hummed in thought, carefully going through his Loop memories. “So, magic is a thing here, and we’re in America.” He got up, setting Eri down. “Well, let's see what we can do.”

He turned to the window, but paused when he saw the massive size difference. He stared for a moment, before turning back into a human. 

“It’ll probably be better to change out on the street than break a window.”

Eri giggled, changing back herself before following her now-biological brother out the door.

Izuku looked over his plans, trying to figure out what the best option would be for getting Eri out of Overhaul’s grasp. 

Well… actually it wasn’t so much what would be the best option and more like what would be an option he hadn’t already done. Who’s to say that more than one option isn’t the best, especially considering he had several powers that made him more than a match for anything Overhaul could throw at him. 

Especially when what could be thrown was either his Quirk or the Quirk canceling bullets.

However, as he poured over his numerous plans, there came a knocking at the door of his home. Curious, especially since his mom had left to get groceries, he put his plans away in his Subspace Pocket and headed for the door. As soon as he opened the door, a white blur shot out from behind and started hugging him. Looking down, Izuku found Eri in her dragon form.

“Uh…. How did you get out?” he asked after some brief hesitation. 

Eri giggled. “When the meanie tried to grab me I set him on fire and then flew away.”

“Huh,” Izuku breathed. “Well, I guess that takes care of freeing you. But we still need to find a way to report this to the police so Mom can properly adopt you.”

The girl pouted. “Can’t you just use you’re gauntlet thingy to change everyone’s memories and make it so I’ve always been here?”

He shook his head. “Sorry, but that doesn’t help deal with Overhaul. Besides, fabricating memories that will stay isn’t easy. If something doesn’t line up in their memories, the fake memories can fall apart. Not to mention we still have to get your legal paperwork.”

She nodded in understanding. “So… do we fake our own memories so we can pretend to tell the police what ‘actually’ happened?”

The greenette shrugged. “Works for me.”

2.3

“Awwww~ he’s so cute!”

A green tail flicked back and forth behind him, his eyes locked on to the group of girls before him. A few boys watched from their desks, some in amusement, some in envy, some in annoyance. 

“Return to your seats,” Aizawa’s voice rang throughout the room, causing the girls to return to their seats, but not without a few pouts.

When the underground hero approached his desk, he gave Izuku a nice scratch behind the ears, causing him to purr with delight.

Maybe being the class cat for a Loop wouldn’t be so bad.

2.4

Izuku groaned. This Loop was not going to be one of his favorites. 

At first, it seemed like it would just be a regular Baseline Loop, what with him being the same bullied, Quirkless kid. However, another factor soon appeared that made him wish all too much that he could just end the Loop. 

Alpha-Beta-Omega dynamics. 

It was almost as if humanity had de-evolved into part animals, as everyone had some sort of subgender, which greatly influenced their daily lives, especially if they were in heat. Alphas were dominant. Betas were average. Omegas were submissive and a very limited class. 

And Izuku was an Omega. 

What this meant for him was that he would be treated as if he were powerless, a being that only served to have children for the two dominant classes. 

Oh, right. The whole mating thing. 

That really made him want to end the Loop right then and there, consequences be damned. It did not help that everyone not directly related to him seemed to want a piece of him. He already had enough mental scarring from the Loop memories alone. 

“Deku~ Where are you~” 

The voice of his friend/bully attempting to be seductive almost made Izuku throw up in his mouth.

Going back to his recently picked up form, Izuku turned into a cat and bailed out a nearby window. Perhaps he could get his mother to adopt him and spend the rest of the Loop as a cat. It would be better than wherever this freaky business was going.

2.5

“Perfect,” Izuku whispered to himself. 

Before him sat a red costume, specially made with several zippers and flaps, along with being lightly armored. A nice utility belt and a vizor specially outfitted with a heads up display sat to the side. 

“Yaoyorozu is going to love this costume,” the Anchor whispered with glee at his finished product. 

Picking up the costume to set it into the respective case for the next day, Izuku took in the room around him. The UA Support Workshop stood proudly… and empty. The boy checked his phone’s clock, his eyes widening when he found out that it was close to six. 

“Aw man, Mom’s going to be so worried,” Izuku huffed. 

He then looked down at the case in his hands and smiled. “But it will be all the more worth it if they are alright.”

This Loop had been a slightly different variant, with his Unawake self desiring to enter the field of hero support once he had discovered he was Quirkless. When he Awoke, he decided to continue on with such a plan, knowing it would be rather odd if he suddenly changed tune after roughly a decade of dedication. 

That didn’t stop him from being a vigilante. After all, he frankly couldn’t sit around and do nothing anymore when he had dozens of powers and different kinds of training from his numerous Loops. 

Along with this, he decided to work on his original class’ costumes, making sure they were better suited for combat. He has had some pretty bad Loops where his classmates would get injured due to poor costume design, ranging from simply tripping due to high heels to being stabbed because there was little to no armor covering them. 

As Izuku put away the costume and cleaned up his workstation, he noticed he had overlooked one workstation that was still occupied. 

One with a bush of pink dreadlocks peeking out from it. 

Finishing up on his own station, the Anchor walked over to the station of Hatsume Mei. His eyes widened when he caught a full view of the station, where it was covered in several different blueprints, some looking close to completion while others only had basic sketches. 

“Hatsume?” He said to the girl.

She whipped her head back to him, her face a cross between annoyed and exhausted. What was shocking to Izuku was the fact she wasn’t smiling, something that he had almost always seen on the girl’s face as she worked with an almost oblivious sense of wonder that bordered on insanity. 

“Uh… whatcha doing?” Izuku asked as calmly as possible. 

“Oh, nothing, uh… Deku,” Mei replied, frantically turning her head back to her work.

Izuku frowned. Bakugou hadn’t interacted with him since they both started at UA, likely not wanting to keep any connections he had to the Quirkless teen, or at least not wanting them to be known amongst his new classmates. There was no way that Mei would be able to know that nickname. Unless… 

He leaned over, looking at the blueprints that she was currently drawing up. Slowly, Izuku began to recognize inventions she had made in Baseline, most notably the gear she used in the Sport’s Festival. 

It clicked in his head. 

“Hatsume, had time been repeating for you?”

The look the girl gave him was a cross between shock and relief.

“So time resets after every few months?” Mei asked as Izuku finished his Loop speech.

Izuku sighed. “Yeah, when the Culture Festival ends the Loop ends.”

Mei slumped over in defeat. 

“Uh, you okay?” Izuku questioned, visibly concerned.

“No!” Mei cried. “This is terrible!”

Izuku looked at her in fear, worried she was developing Setsuna Syndrome. 

“I have to leave all my babies behind!” 

Izuku relaxed, he even started chuckling in relief. 

“Hey, you wanna see something cool?” He rhetorically asked. 

Mei looked up as Izuku held out his hand. In the next second, his homemade Infinity Gauntlet was in his grasp. Then it shifted into some Kunai he picked up in the Naruto Loop. Then into a magic concepts book that he got from Twilight. 

“It’s called the Subspace Pocket,” Izuku explained as the book vanished from his grasp. “Once you figure out how to make it, you can store anything that will fit inside of it, and they’ll stay with you, even after the Loop ends. And the space grows over time, to the point where some people can keep whole solar systems in their Pockets.”

For once, Izuku was relieved by seeing Mei’s insane smile.

2.6

“We can’t cancel the USJ with such flimsy evidence. As much as I care for the safety of our students, it will make us seem weak and that the villains can influence us easily. Moreover, were we to change the schedule, the villains could just as easily change their own plans, especially if there is a spanner in our works.”

“But what are we going to do if the villains do show up and attack the students?”

“Quite simple, Eraserhead. We will merely have several Pro-hero staff stealthily waiting near the building. I’ll also get All Might to fake wasting his time, then show up when the villains do arrive, so he will have plenty of time to deal with the villains. With any luck, any major plans they have will be derailed and we can make several arrests in the meantime. I also want you to be on the lookout for anyone with a warp Quirk. That will likely be their biggest means of escape if they are capable of making it through our security. Though keep in mind that the safety of the students is your top priority.”

“Alright, Principle Midoriya.”

As the Underground Hero left his office, Izuku had to lean back in his chair. This Loop had decided to switch him and Nezu around, in more ways than one. Right now, he was a similar hybrid creature to what Nezu had been, only his fur was minty green and the mouse aspect Nezu had seemed to be replaced by a rabbit instead, giving him a cotton ball tail and long ears. Interestingly, he also seemed to possess Nezu’s Quirk, though he knew some basic mental exercises to keep the extensive intelligence from interfering with his daily life. And some for the mental scarring his memories of being stuck in a lab provided.

At least Eri seemed to enjoy his cuddly form. And his intelligence made it easy to figure out how to get around that detective’s lie detector Quirk.

The intercom on his desk beeped. “Hey, Principle! I’ve added the finishing touches on your robot! You wanna come check in out?”

Izuku smiled at the sound of Mei’s voice. 

“On my way,” he spoke into the device. 

Meanwhile, an almost sadistic student who somehow managed to get into All Might’s good graces was completely trashing Bakugou for the many years of abuse he suffered at the explosive boy’s hands. All who heard his insane laughter shuttered. 

2.7

Quirks. It was almost always the Quirk that changed, if anything was going to change. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.

(Quirk: Deck. Summary: Allows the user to trap anything within a playing card form, even fire or electricity. However, there can only be 52 cards at any time and the item being sealed must be within three feet of the user.)

The Vanguard Action Squad was getting into position, ready to start their attack on the training camp. Their major objectives were that of Bakugou Katsuki and Tokoyami Fumikage, though their leader had told them students like Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, or Midoriya were also acceptable catches. 

The first two seemed reasonable enough. Even if there was no way they would become villains, the ransom they could get for the two would be staggering, and their Quirks would be perfect for Sensei. The latter case, however, confused most of them. 

What was so special about Midoriya? Didn’t he just have a strength Quirk?

The group put off the thought as they got into position. Mustard started to release his gas as Dabi prepared to burn part of the forest down. 

Suddenly, a kunai knife flew out of the gas, almost hitting Mustard, who shut off his Quirk in shock. A figure appeared out of the gas, wearing a gas mask and hood. The figure made a motion with their hand, and the gas suddenly vanished in a flash as a card appeared in their hand. 

“Huh,” the figure breathed. “I guess it does count as one object. Good to know.”

The villains looked at him in shock before that shock turned to anger.

“Who are you supposed to be?” Dabi growled, his Quirk activating. 

The figure looked up to stare for a moment, before his shoulders shook. It took a moment for the Action Squad to realise the figure was softly laughing. 

“Wouldn’t you like to know?” the figure teasingly asked. “Well, I’ll tell you…”

He suddenly was right in front of Dabi. “... when you’re behind bars.”

There was another flash as Dabi disappeared. Another card appeared in the figure’s hand. 

The figure whistled as he locked over the new card. “Man, you have a pretty cool design. Love the blue fire effect.”

“Hey! Give back Dabi!” Himiko shouted as she charged the man, knife in hand. 

The man simply dodged anything she threw at him. By this point, the other members had realised the man wasn’t messing around, and closed in to attack as well. 

Underneath his mask, the man smirked. He threw two cards at the slashing girl, one on top of the other. The first one released smoke, blinding the group. The second unleashed Mustard’s gas. 

Mustard, faintly hearing his teammates collapsing, reached for his gun. Yet he didn’t have time, as there was another flash, and his mask was suddenly gone, exposing him to his own gas and knocking him out. 

As the gas and smoke faded, the figure looked at the card in his hand, the figure of Dabi emblazoned upon it, surrounded by flames of blue. However, underneath the picture a small name plate said Touya. 

The figure took his mask off, revealing the freckled face of Izuku. “I wonder if I can get him to make a case against Endeavor.”

(Quirk: Giant. Summary: Makes the user naturally twice the size of a normal human their age, and they can go up to five times taller, with a basic control of how big they get.)

Izuku blushed as he opened the door to Class 1-A, now thankful they made it as big as they did. The current students within the room turned to gawk at the towering teen, causing his blush to deepen under -or over, given his height- their gazes. 

Kaminari started laughing. “I guess we know whose desk that is now!”

Izuku looked to find a much larger desk sitting in the very back. He knew that his current size meant he needed special additions (his uniform for one thing) but it still was embarrassing to be called out in such a way. 

(Quirk: Mirror. Summary: Anything seen as a threat to the user will be automatically bounced back to the attacker.)

“This is certainly one of the better Quirks I’ve copied.”

Izuku looked up from his notebook to smile at a certain Class 1-B student. “I know. I really enjoy not having to worry about if an attack will hit me or not. Of course, it is a problem whenever there’s friendly fire, but I’ve been working on redirecting it. Speaking of which, do you need a top off?”

Monoma looked down at his watch. “In another minute. It was a good idea have intervals on this watch.”

He then looked up, smirking. Several students were trying to attack the two, only for their Quirk (or borrowed Quirk, in Monoma’s case) to redirect everything from energy based attacks to simple punches. 

Both boys had to admit it was hilarious watching Bakugou try and punch the two, only for his fist to spontaneously turn around and hit him square in the jaw. 

“So how do my notes on your classmates look?” Izuku asked. 

Monoma turned back to the book in his hands. “Pretty good. Though I have a theory on why only Kendo’s hands turn and how she can still carry them.”

Izuku perked up at that. “Do tell.”

The two continued talking as their classmates tried to wage war on them, only to have their attacks almost hit them (or actually hitting them, for the unlucky ones who weren’t able to dodge fast enough).

Meanwhile, Vlad King and Eraserhead sat off to the side, watching as their students attempted to take down two currently invincible threats.

(Quirk: Glow. Summary: Makes the user’s body glow in various colors. Colors can be controlled, but emotions can also change them.)

“Come my Shining Soul Brother!” Aoyama announced as he grabbed Izuku’s hand, pulling him along. 

Izuku blushed, which was reflected by his entire body glowing pink. A few people were giggling, some taking pictures or videos as the Frenchman dragged the Anchor behind him. 

Izuku could only hope he would find some use out of this Quirk. Or that he would get enough control that his emotions wouldn’t be broadcasted as colors.